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Loan Companies.
n0Ms sor'oS Ssa eahS ySa s sa5, srG Il
- 2hE B come 20 an established COM

naHsg1 borrow money II you can avoid
aHHHK 81 II you cannot avoia H.
- ShE come 20 an established com
pauy. The rate Of interest
charged for loans has 4 All times been fixed
nrst, By the size Of the loan. and Eecoud
the security offered. A large loan on gUt-
edBe security costs OF per cent per auuum:
q sIlaH loan On the same security costs more;
a loan on c2attels costs sin more. because
OF The expense connected with t.
II you are compelled 10 borrow. YOU should
no more hesitate 10 borrow On your house
nold effects Z that IS all che security you
save. than does the merchant who b0rrCus
on MS business or the fuancier VINO borTJvys
On ether securities They all borrow The
Dig merchant borrovs more than the little
merchant. Il is No Disgrace 10 be poor. or
70 nave 70 borrow On your household effects.
although i IS a little unpleasant az times.
our aaVlcs IN looking up a company u boz
row Tcn 3 70 pay little attention 70 the
companies that advertise lowest rates or
those that presume % quote their rates or
WaTn you against ten per centers.'f such
advertising IL tommy-rot AN coupautes
have practically the same rates II Is only
q question, therefore. % fair and courteous
treatment.
II you ara compelled 70 borrow on your
household effects. OF y you have a loan
now and are not treated cCUrtsousIy call upon
us and We Ttu take great pleasure IN rem
cerlug you such assistance as may be IN
or power. We make all classes Of loans
We VIII treat you courteousIy and give you
square deal"
SURETY LOAN COMPANY
Room !. Warder Building. sth and + SIS. SW.
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Dividend Notice.
American Graphophone Company

Consecutive Quarterly Preferred Dividend No
4S.-Ihe regular quarterly dividend (NO sSi
OF one AND THREE-QIJSR TEPS PEP
CENT on the preferred capital stock ~ ne
American Graphophone Company win be maid
Nay 10, 1907, TO stockholders or record Ma
/ BY order OF the Directors. EDWARD ~
EASTON. President RpIs % roy14
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WASHINGTON PRICES

Sales Of the board, including the after
cali. amounted TO 1,G62 shares Of stock
and 500 IN bonds.
Following are the sales and quota
tons of tOday's market:
Washington Railway and Electric As.
$J0GQo0l2.
Washington Railway and Electric
common, 5JQ393s, 50d3S5s. 5O7s29i5 5G7s8gIs.
soq 81, 5o05siz, 5ga3g9s, 50a3924. 5JIt357s,
5Ud33fs. 51u43. roo l10a40. 1000 2g7s
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
feTred, 2JUS0. 25US0.
Washington Gas. 10U59.
Lanston, 250l@7s. l50l3.
Mitchell Mining 1C0@l37t
After Call-COlumbia Fire Insurance.
feH9s4.
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George ScEaffer, messenger OF the
board of aldermen, died at the AleXau-
dria Hospital this morning at an early
years janitor OF a number Of public
buildings 30 this city. His funeral viii
be held Monday.
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BANK STATEMENT.

The surplus of the banks is ST.. 7O4, S25.
against S16,366. rs last year and S11, 44S, O5o
two years ago.
Decrease.
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The funeral Of little Ernest NJ Fleet
viii be held this Afternoon from his
parents home iu Queen street The
Rev. Van S!ystine viii conduct the fI-
neral services, and the iuterment will
be held On Bethel Cemetery.
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STOCKS, BONDS, AND MONEY
NEW YORK STOCKS

Quotations furnished by Charles c. Gates
& c.. Munsey Building; Members New YORK
Stock Exchanged
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Information has been received In this
city OF the death at Lewlsburg. W. Va.
Of Mrs. Richard Thomas, mother Of
Mrs. Harry HantzmOn. Mrs Robert ".
Elliott and Mrs. James Pickin. all Of
this city
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THE CURB MARKET

Quotations furnished by Charles G. Gates
& Co, Munsey Building Members New York
stock Exchanged
The Washington times., 1907-04-20

The funeral of Joseph Clair viii be
held tomorrow afternoon from his home
at AcCotinlg, Va
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
DON'T Kill Al. OF THEM

America has ever been a nation OF
trappers and hunters. and few wild
animals have escaped. The practice
Of determination has been q national
regret with respect to more than one
sort Of animal. Recently 100000 acres
has been set aside in Oklahoma for e
public park where the bison may en-
JOY some Of his native freedom Pre-
serves in Maine, New York and sever
al OF the western states are caring for
deer and elk, but many OF the small
Ter wild animals like the beaver,
which would add much to the pictur-
esqueness of our lakes and woods If
left unharmed are now killed wher-
ever seen. Squirrels have come to be
protected by public sentiment even in
the largest of our cities and many q
park or college campus IS enlivened
by the swift antics of these little ami
maIs-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26

IS many colors as Joseph's coat; and
Singing It and his corn planter ac-
ross his burros back, he mounts the
patient little beast himself and goes
losgiag out on the plain to his
sandy corn ground, which may be
many miles irom his home. Mois-
ture IN that arid land lies deep. so
be must make with his wooden planter
L much desper hole than an Eastern
farmer would think Of making. Then
he Drops into 1t a few grains OF
corn, draws the sandy loan carefully
over them with the blade of the
planter, and proceeds TO dig another
hole six Of eight feet away. And
so on until the seed is all planted.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
HOW THE SOUTH HAS WON.
email Cities Have Grown Into Manu-
featuring Centers.

Nthp'''
Commercially, the growth of ths
south since the war has been Elarye-
iCus. Small cities have grown Into
great manufacturing centers. STUDIO
&c With buildings that would rival
those OF New York.
Look at Atlanta, Jacksonville
II nphis-to mention scattered
iew--compare them with their wealth
and size OF a few years ago; tell. II
you can, how far their growth may
rot 70. These are the old cities. New
cnes have been sprlnging up since
the war and developing into rich
commercial centcrs.
The railroad has played no smlIl
part In this development, bat Mess
tho country had contained the pro-
misc and the resources, the railroads
would have been apt TO leave 1t
alone.
Whore, not so many years ag3
there we're only few miles of rallG
and a service which made trip
South an uncomfortable proposition,
now stretch thousands OF miles of
road, on which one can md the best
passenger service. In spite OF this.
however, the facilities fall short y.
the demands OF the expanding lndls-
tries of the South.
Last winter many shippers were
delayed for days because they could
not get cars or having cars, could not
find trains enough to carry their pro-
ducts. Speak TO any southern rail-
road man, and he will likely tell you
that ne Is at his wits end.
The railroads are doing great
deal to meet this constantly increas-
ing demand. Some Of them are
double-tracking their roads. They
are ordering new engines, more cars.
But all this takes timo. Freight ac-
cumulateo. And IN many sections
the South of to-day suffers from its
very wealth.
The comparison socially, too, Is
Just as interesting. Although the
before-the-war days of the large
plantations worked by slaves cannot
be revived, the social life of the
South IL again distlnctive--somewhat
more democratio-ready to welcome
worth shown In any honorable cause,
but still clinginB to It's pride of fam
lily, contering itself. where it met
years ago, mixing with the social
life of the North, ~ that of the NortS
mixes with it.-Metropolitan Maga-
zine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
a Uniquc historical C9,rfy.

A most unique, historical chair is
In the Independence hall at Pbiladel-
phia, Pa, ~ was manufactured In
1898 by William snider by order of
the commissioners Of Kensingtou.
The chair is composed Of the follow
ing rare relics:
LIST. A portion Of Christopher Col
umbus' house which was built near
the city OF San Domingo In the year
1896. This was the first house built
in America by European hands.
%. A portion OF the great elm
tree under which the treaty between
William Penn and the Indians was
formed. The Penn treaty was to
continue unbroken while the rivers
and creeks ran, and while the sun,
moon and stars endured"
Sd. A portion of oak joist taken
from a house which was once tho
home Of William Penn.
9Th. A portion OF the cane taken
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
musnrooIn Eypeyts.

There are more than 1000 edible
species of the mushroom. Once In
while you come across an inedi-
bic one, and there is trouble in your
"stomjack." In the good Old Roman
days the noble could not offer q
higher compliment to a friend than
to present him with & few pounds of
fresh mushrooms from his garden.
Gold and silver ornaments were as
nothing; even diamonds were COM
mon trash; but the mushroom was
the Offering of the gods, This state
ment is historical.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
Cement Euildlnas.

The use of cement ia now tirnly
established in the construction OF
buildings for domestic and CONNER.
cial purposes. The economies CT
this material are more than manifest
and its solidity Is hardly to be qucg-
toned, although It has been In com.
mon use but comparatively few
years. There are any number cf
0IoCk-forming machines on the mar
ket and up to a short time ago
these machines were limited to the
formation OF blocks of different
kinds. The variety of design has
been limited to the imitation of the
different kinds of stone commonly
used in architecture. The different
cuts, shapes and finishes followed
but recently there has been demand
for something more than this, and
to produce moulds for the forma-
ton of pillars, caps, baluster posts
and similar designs. These molds
are now 10 be had by those engaging
in the business of making cement
blocks, and with their use, It is
possible to construct a building OF
very pleasing lines. Heretofore this
has been rather difficult with the
limitations of the square block, al
though some architects have secured
some very interesting effects by the
exercise of some ingenuity In the
construction OF such block shapes as
were available.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26

DR.. James B. Ballitt, Of Louisville,
writes of lGila monster and a rat
tle-snake:
"A two years residence IN Arizona
made me quite familiar with both
of these reptiles; for 4 good part of
the time / lad one of the former
tied to the leg of my Office table by
string. In his native habitat the
monster Is credited with being the
enemy Of the rattlesnake, and is
said to Kill him.
CHANGING to have both REPTILES
On hand at the same time, put
them in a lGrga kox together and
awaited results.
"The rattler eoiled in one end
of the box; the monster would wsd-
die up to him, root under his coils
with his nose and finally nip down
on a coil near the tail
The rattler would then spring to
the other end of the box and recoil.
After this had happened a number
OF times the monster finally sue
ceeded in selling the snake by the
neck just back of the head.
He held firm grip until the
snake was chicken to death. The
monster sickened and diod couple
OF days afterward. On removing his
skin | found two punctured wounds
on his back. evidently the result of
the snakes having struck him once"
Chicago News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
sINgrLE DIAMOND TESTS.
Unwary ayynjrokers Have Been Dc
ceivcd by Stone Fakers.

"Ther5 are few persons" remark.
ed a jeweller, who are able 20 pur-
chase a diamond on the sire 9Th OF
their own knowledge and C9serva-
ton and without placing impl! :it
confldenCG in the man who sells rbC
stone. 1t is fact that even pawn
brokers have often been taken il by
jewelry and perciOus stone fakrTs.
Although IT. takes many years Of
actual observation and experience
before one can become q diamond eX-
pert, there are few simple tests
which Will considerably aid a buy
er of diamonds. One test Is to prick
a needle hole through q card and
look at the hole through the doIet-
ful stone.
''If the latter is spurious two holes
will be seen, but if 1t Is a diamond
only one hole viii be visible. Every
imitation stone which resembles q
diamond gives q double reflection
while the diamonds refraction is
single.
This is q delicate test, because t
IS difficult 10 see even a sharp and
defined object through q diamond.
The single refractlon of the diamond
also allows ono TO determine an un-
certain stone.
IF the finger is placed behind it
J. Ind viewed through the stone with
Z l watchmaker's glass, the grain Of
? she skin will be plainly seen If the
.,Stone is not diamond But II it is
- diamond the grain of the skin will
not be distinguished at all.
"a diamond in solid settings may
Re identified in the same manner. II
genuine the setting at the back can
not be discerned, but If it is a pbony
stone the foil or setting will be seen.
There is no acid which has any
oerceptible effect upon q genuine
diamond. hydroauoric acid, if
Z1ropped on a stone made of glass,
will corrode It, but Will not affect g
diamond one way or the other. A
trained eye can see the hardness in
a diamond, whereas the limitations
appear soft to the vision of the ey-
oerts."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
HISTORICAL CHAIR.

from tho seat of chair once owned
by william Penn.
9Th. A portion of the last of a
number of walnut trees which graced
the yard about the old state house.
The last of these trees was cut down
IL 1913.
9th. a lock Of hair taken from the
head OF Chief Justice Marshall, plac-
ed in the center OF the chair and
protected by glass cover.
7th. A portion of the U. S. frigate
Constitution"
9Th. A portion OF the. great ship
Pennsylvania" which was built in
Philadelphia and launched in the
year 1897.
9th. The thirteen stars on the
chair represent the Thirteen original
states and are made from the above
listed relies
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26

DR.. J. N. Mccormack Of Bowling
Green, KY, In conversation with Drs
Brayton Potter and other physicians
told little story OF the late Gen
eral Benjamin Harrison During
the civil war;" said the doctor, Col
onel Harrison-for he was then Col
onel--was for a time in command at
Bowling Green. Many soldiers were
sick. and he appropriated the hotel
OF the place, the Mitchell House, for
use az a hospital. Mr.. Mitchell
murmUred somewhat, but had 10
give way to military necessity, Col
onel Harrison assuring him that ce
should be paid for the use of the
house, even though Harrison should
have to pay out of his own pocket.
The war ended and the years went
on Mr.. Mitchell was well to do and
presented no claim. Finally, when
Harrison became President of the
United States, Mr.. Mitchell conclui-
ed to send his bill directly to the
President He did so, and President
Harrison sent him his check for the
mOnev."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
HANDLE ON BAG.

the bag is filled the string forms o
handle by which the bag can be
carried. The length of the string
forming the handle Is sufficient tc
permit the bag to be fully opened
fo~ the insertion or removal of the
contents. The bag is, of courye, re-
inforced and strengthened at the per-
foratio1 --l the purpose OF prevent
ing tearing OF the sides of the bag
by the flexible handle. It will he
0Gy.cu- that ono person coulG read
lily carry a dozen such bags filed
viii articles w'tt one hand. wher-
as With tda ordinary bag the carry
i1g capacity would be limited.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
CUi.La9CvISu ,EYB STONES.
Most Of the Genuine Specimens Found
In the Province OF Astrakhan.

Most Of the Genuine Specimens Found
In the Province OF Astrakhan.
The collection OF eye stones Is a
dying Industry. In New York the
principal sources OF supply are sail
ors who touch the Baltic Sea, and, as
might be imagined. the supply Is
precefious.
Eye stones arc analogous In some
respects TO bezoars, as they are Il
concentration found In the stomach
Of the European srawnsh. Most OF
the genuine eye stones, crabs eyes.
crabstoncs ~ lapiili sancrorum, are
procured In the province of Astrak-
han In European Russia.
There appears TO be some confus-
Ion regarding che nature OF the eye
stono, for some authorities speak Of
1t os concentration In the stomach
CT q certain crab and others as of n
peculiar shell formation which Is
separated from the erao at the time
Il sheds Its she'll.
The so-calfcd crabs eycs are found
fully developed At the end Of the
summer. ns the crabs begin to shed
their shells. 10 is noted that these
concentrations are absorbed into the
stomach Of the crab during the she'd
ding season and there puiverined and
absorbed, the dissolved calcareous
substance being used, II Is supposed.
for the formation Of new shell.
When these calcsreous shells are not
normally developed and absorbed II
is observed that the shedding process
IS interrupted and the crab dies On
early death.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
zUNI INDIAN CORN PLANTER.
Primitive Implement Still In Use b.
Red Men of the Southwest.

The Zuni Indians of New Mexico
are a self-supporting people who re-
tain many of the interesting customs
of prehistoric ancestors. Tho accom-
panying drawing represents the i'm
plement which they use for planting
corn. 1t is hewn from a piece of
hard cedar and is practically wood
en- spade, tho projecting horizontal
piece near the base being for the foot
OF the digger to press upon. In early
spring, when the oak leaves are the
size of squirrels ears. the Zuni far
mer fills basket with seed corn of
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
PAPER BAG WITH HANDLE.
Twelve Bags Can BE Carried With
One Hand.

In the near future the up-to-date
grocer, baker, etc, will be handing
goods to his customers in the novel
paper bag shown below, the recent
Invention Of q Missouri man. This
bag is similar in shape and size to
the usual paper bag, except that
the sides and the bottom are fold
able. rhe sides of the bag are per-
forated near the top. When the bag
is dat the rerforation will form two
holes adapted TO receive a loop OF
str.ng having the ends tied when
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
IN BORROWED LIVERY

"It often happens" said Uncle Eyb-
en-, dat man wants credit for beln'
truthful an outskoken, when he Is
simply indulgin' a desire to de disa-
greeable. Washington Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
SO Years Old

and geneTolly played out, when 7 COM
.nenced to use DR.. David Kennedy's Fa-
vorite Remedy" writes S. /. Young, of
Hiram, Ohio. "For years have suffered
with inflammation and constant pain in the
bladder and kidneys, and have gradually
grown worse and expected at any time that
passing urine by natures effort would cease
Besides have had rheumatic pain in every
muscle and joint, and have suffered in.
@ensely, but must say have not in five
years felt as wei 81 do now. Have i'm
proved daily since began the use of
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-26
Dr.Daviid Kennedy's
fAvcn.TE REMEDY

About week ago I gave man afflicted
with bladder trouble, some Favorite Rem
sdy, and to-day no said 'That is great
medicine; 1 am better already and he
lrove eight miles TO get bottle Of it,"
You may have free sample bottle Of DR.. David
iennedys Fayorlte Remedy the great Kidney,
valuable medical advice by simply writing to the DR..
David Kennsdys Sons, Rondout, N. Y. Mention
this paper, Large bottles si.o0 All druggists
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07
Year 1907
NOTICE TO THE
AK PAYERS
OF AUDRAIN COUNTY, NO,

Notice is hereby given that l
will be at the following places on
the dates mentioned below for the
purpose OF collecting all taxes due
said Audrain County:
Benton City, Tuesday. Nov. u.
Marinsburg. Wednes., Nov. ID.
Rush Hill. Thursday, Nov. ID.
Rowena, Monday, NOV. Is.
Sailing, Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Sturgeon, Wednesday, Nov. 20.
Centralia, Thursday, Nov. 81.
: Laddonia, Tuesday aud We'd
nesday, Nov. 26 and 81.
Mt Carmel. Monday, Dec. 2.
Vandalia, Tuesday and Wednes.
day. Dec. 3 and 4.
Farber. Thursday, Dec. 5.
THOMAS F. RODEN,
Collector Audrain Co., Mo.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

NJ. d. Lee, the negro who was
arrested in this city last week and
taken to the State of Louisiana on
the charge of killing a man down
there five years ago, was relea sed
this week as not being the party
wanted. He was given money and
transportation for his return home.
Lee should not have been taken in
the first place without the proper
requisitiOn papers
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

A couple of weeks or so ago.
editorially observes the Centralia
Courier, RUDE oRlesby aud Mr..
Whightman inspected the Wabash
track from the cafe of diningcar
travelling at the rate of fifty miIes
an hour. II looked good to them.
They did not zee the rotten ties
that permitted the rails 20 spread,
sending No. 20 into the ditch down
near Thompson last Saturday.
But honest John Knott on foot
would have detected the defective
ties. There Is two kinds Of ia.
spsction--ths kind that doesn't'in-
spect and the kind that does.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

Hon. Chas. NJ. Hay. Prosecut-
ing Attorney of Galloway county,
will make two speeches in Mexico
next week favoring local option.
his first speech will be at the Court
House at 2 o'clock Saturday after
noon and his second at 2 p. m.
Sunday at the Baptist church. he
Is a fine speaker aud il You are in.
terested in sObriety and temperance
you should not fail to hear him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

This State is coming to the pro.
hibition Of the liquor traffic. Can't
the Democratic candidates for
State Office next year see thatf
II we wanted to be State Senator
or Governor we'd get in the band
wagon; we'd be as brave as the
Democratic Governor OF Mississippi,
get on the right platform, and do
il at once.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

ShiplOads of foreign girls are
coming to America to get married.
The Auxvasse Review is wicked
enough to suggest that there is no
tariff on these girls aud the fact
that they come in free to compete
with our home grown girls in the
matrimonial market shows the hol.
low mockery of the republican pol
icy of protection to American in
dustries.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

The banking system of this coun-
try is entirely too shaky. That
little scare down in New York the
other week affected business inter.
ests in every part of the United
States. The best banking system
the world ever saw" should be a
better system than that.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

The County Court of Pike Co.
has made "A ruling that they will
grant no more saloon licenses with.
out the petitioner gets a majority
of the taxpayiug citizens of the
township, not merely the block in
the town. Another rap at the
liouor biz.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

We call attention to the large
advertisement of the Mexico Cloth
ing Co. in this paper. This firm
is doing phenomenal business
this fall. Charles Claybrook and
Harry Atchison are excellent gen.
tlemen and always treat You right.
Call and see their stock of men s
clothing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

The two Centralia papers, the
Guard aud the Courier, are max.
ing a united fight against the open
saloon in that town. They have
caused one saloon to close, and
they'll get the other; see if they
don't
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

The Missouri Military Cadet
boys in their new uniforms look
all right. Mexico is proud of this
school. Il is one Of the best schools
for boys in the State.