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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
The Price of Eggs

Eggs, and indeed all poultry pro-
ducts, have been getting higher in
price ever since the cold storage
and refrigerator car business began
to develop. Chicago is the centre
o. this industry, which is now be-
coming an extortion. All this fall
eggs have been abnormally high all
over the country, and the reason
for this appears in the statement
that there are 100, 900, 900 more
eggs in storage this year than last,
and that some of the greedy crea-
tors of artificial scarcity are stag
gering under their burdens. Tue
evil results OF this business thus
conducted are apparent. The high
price cuts down consumption, and
the deterioration of eggs in storage
also cuts it down, all so that few
food pirates may prosper.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
A Powerful Light.

The most powerful light ever
produced from a single fixture. will
soon illuminate the Hudson River
from the tower of the new Lacka-
wanna Station at Hoboken.
The exterior lighting of the new
Station will include some strikingly
novel features, as well as good eX-
amples of signs and outline work.
The large sign, "Lackawanna Rail
road, on the water front Of the
building, is made up of letters 9 feet
high. The arches of the ferry slips
are outlined with incandescent
lamps. The most striking feature
of the exterior lighting and one
which will make this tower the
most conspicuous object at night
OIL the entire North River water
front, will be cluster of 4o flaming
arc lamps, which will be arranged
in series within a single globe feet
in diameter, each arc consuming I6
amperes at 2, 800 volts. 1t is esti-
mated that candlepower of 1900, =
900 will be reached. This will un-
questionably be the most powerful
light ever produced from single
fixture. The globe will be sus-
pended from the upper part of the
tower. Besides being a most i'm
pressive spectacle, this experiment
will prove of no little commercial
value in demonstrating the possi-
bility of lighting large open spaces
with exceedingly high candlepower
placed at a proportionately great
distance above the illumined sur
face.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
Enter "The Toymakers."

"There are strange things in
Toyshops" was the wise and witty
saying of the olden time and
Charles FELTON, Pidgin has brought
out once more the force of the ad-
age in his new and wonderfully
clever comic opera of THE Toy
makers" a musical presentation OF
his book under the same title and
for whose merry and always melo-
dious score the well.known Boston
composers, Charles D. Blake and
John A. Bennett, are sponsors.
The action of the play takes place
in England-Merrie England Of a
certainty in this instance and the
locale, the shop of the old toymak-
er, who has made wonderful dol
and endowed it with electrical life
and whose fantastic performances in
the village call out a laugh produc-
ing power and sustained interest
that is almost unequalled in one
day. Few there are who have not
either in book form or on the stage
seen Mr.. Pidgin's earlier and most
remarkable success Quincy Adams
Sawyer" ''the greatest New Eng
land play ever written" as it has
been called, and this new work by
the same author bids fair to equal
It's famous predecessor in populari-
ty. THE Toymakers" will be
given here at the Grand Opera
House, tonight, under the manage
ment of Charles F. Atkinson and
James Thatcher. The opera has
been everywhere received most ia
vorably, the audiences have been
large and the public are unanimous
in its praise. The musical num-
bers, twenty-six in all, are unusu-
ally bright and tuneful and Mr..
Pidgin's lyrics find worthy set
ting, One may sum up in saying
that in its all-around good qualities,
of clever, witty and always whole
some dialogue, its merry airs and
the humorous surprises of its situ-
ations, the author has gwen us a
play whose success is already as
sured
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
No Posters on Freight Cars.

Freight cars must not be trans
ferred into moving billboards. The
National Association of Trunk
Line Railroads has notified all
freight agents that hereafter freight
cars must be stripped of all adver-
tising matter. This rule, of course,
does not apply to the cars owned
by transportation companies which
paint their names upon the cars,
and therefore do not need to pla.
card them. A general cleaning up
has been in progress since the order
was issued several weeks ago and
signs pasted, tackled and otherwise
attached have been removed. The
order was not issued on aesthetic
grounds, but because the numerous
posters were sometimes so affixed
as to cover car names and numbers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
Turkeys Scarce ce-Prices High.

AS Thanksgiving approaches the
fact becomes pretty apparent that
turkeys are scarce. Practically none
are seen in market. Few farmers
are found who have turkeys for sale
and these have no definite informa-
ton to give as to what prices may
prevail about Thanksgiving.
A few townspeople have already
engaged their turkeys at 20 cents
per pound. Such price is nearly
prohibitive. Food stuffs of all kinds
are so high in price that most per-
sons of ordinary means, it is feared,
will be obliged to eschew such a
luxury as turkey at twenty cents
per pound and try to be thankful
and happy on plain chicken, if not
on still humber bill Of fare.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
Pennsylvania Society Banquet.

The Pennsylvania Society in the
City of New York is making
arrangements for notable banquet
TO be given to Governor Edwin S.
Stuart of Pennsylvania at which
Governor Hughes of New York
will be the chief guest of honor,
with many other disting-
uished men from Pennsylvania and
New York. The dinner will be
given on December 18th, and will
be the ninth annual dinner of the
Society. 1t will be held in the
Grand Ball Room OF the Waldorf
Astoria, where the whole of the
FIRST floor will be required for the
dinuer and the guests of the Society.
Like the Society's banqnets in
former years the forthcoming one
promises to be one of the foremost
linners given in New York during
he coming season.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
John D's Big Pile.
Shows hstonished Banker 100000, 600
U. S. Bonds and Stocks Of Gilt
Edged Securities.

For several years John D. Rock
efeller has kept the greater part of
his securities in a vault which was
especially constructed for him in
the safe deposit department Of the
Standard Trust Company in New
York.
According to a story told III Wall
Street, Mr.. Rockefeller made three
visits to his strong box during the
recent financial disturbances. On
one of these visits he is said to have
met the president of a big corpora
ton list as he was about to open
his vault.
Gone with me-" said the head
of the Standard Oil Company, land
| will show you some of my rainy
day savings"
1t required four keys to open Mr..
Rocke!eller's vault. MIR. Rookie
feller showed the astonished man
great stacks Of U. S. bonds, St.
Paul, New York Central, New
York, New Haven & Hartford
and other gilt-edged securities.
There was at least SIoo, 900, 900 in
y. S. bonds alone, according to this
interesting bit of gossip.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
PHILO REUNION.

The Philologian Literary Society
of the Normal School will hold
their annual reunion Thanksgiving
Day. For the evenings entertain
ment they have secured the cele.
brated Colonial Octette" accom-
panied by pianist of high repnte.
The Society earnestly ask the
generous patronage of the public,
as they are at great expense in Sc
curing this superb company.
Diagram opens at Bidleman's
Saturday. November 23rd. 1T.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
Muncy Dam Sold.
A Company will Use II for Electrical Pur-
poses.

1t is reported on good authority
that the Pennsylvania railroad has
sold the Muncy Dam to n party of
capitalists who will utilize it for
power purposes. For some time
engineers have been going over the
site apparently for the purpose of
estimating the horse power that
may be developed.
The capitalists who purchased
Muncy Dam are the same who pur-
chased the Nanticoke Dam, and are
now constructing a power plant at
Nanticoke. While it is not the
same company, it is made up prin-
eipally Of the same people, with a
different organization. 1t is ex-
pected that the power plant at Nam
ticoke will be completed before
work is commenced on the plant
there.
The plan is to utilize the full
stupendous horse power that can be
obtained from the dam with which
to make electric current for sale up
and down the West Brauch Valley.
Such towns as Montgomery-which
IS directly across the river from the
big dam Muncy, Allenwood, White
, Deer, Dewart, Watsontown, Mil
ton and Lewisburg are within easy
, delivering distance for the product
from the Muncy dam power station
and beside these possibilities it is
probable that the building of the
new power station will draw to its
immediate vicinity important man
ufacturing concerns to which power
can be served at a minimum cost.
The Susquehanna is regarded as
one of the best streams for the de-
velopment of water power il the
United States. 1t is without doubt
only a question of time before the
dam there will be used for this pur-
pose.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
FACTS OF INTEREST.

A cannon report has been heard -
far as l46 miles.
There are $4,000 abstainers in the
English army.
French mints coined 1891, 900 OF Sviss
coins during 1906.
Spain leads in the production of lead.
Germany is second.
The average cost of maintaining q
prisoner in an English prison is about
$l25 year.
Dover, England, will have a nev
harbor, which will be completed in
1910, when it will accommodate SO
men-of-war.
The salamander looks like a lizard.
but its character is that of frog. The
old story that the salamander can en-.
dure fire is unfounded.
Built early in the eleventh century.
th ere are great cracks appearing in the
north and south transepts of the catbe-
dral of Southwell Minister, England.
Battery Park, in New York city, is a
school OF languages. A French visitor
in the city who can speak in nine
tongues heard every one of them there
one day last week.
In Kamchatka there grows a mush-
room called the false oranre. from
which is made liquor that produces de-
iirium and convulsIons. Neverthe-
less it is favorite beverage.
In the old miracle plays the ''Adora-
ton of the Three Kings" was always
by members of the Jewel
ers' Guild, each act or scene of the
plays being given by separate corpo-
ration, which betrayed all expenses.
When the United States Immigra-
ion Commission visited certain spot
hear Marseilles recently it was found
impossible to ascertain "the average
'rice of land' in that locality, becau Q
10 transactions ever took place, othe r
han by inheritance.
Physician-, chemists ami physiolo-
,ists (niuny of them smokers them
elves agree that smoking before ma
urity is reached always leads to
waste of nerve power and brain force,
md thus squanders lie by weakenin
he very ceute' of strength.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
Fraternal Organizations.
Membership Has Doubled In Ten Years.

A census recently made shows
that the principal fraternal organi-
cations of America now have a
membership of S,27S, 900, against
I, 200, 900 ten years ago, says the
New York SIN. Here is All in-
crease of eighty per cent, coinci-
dent with only twenty-five per cent.
increase in population. The joining
instinct, which the atmosphere of
America seems to develop, is rag
ing as it never did before. Once in
the United States so great was the
antipathy against secret orders that
opposition to them became all inn
portant political issue. But Nor
gan is forgotten and the prejudice
has departed. 1t is no longer
thought, because a certain group
of men get behind closed doors and
guard themselves with passwords,
that they are necessarily in conspir-
acy against their neighbors. The
saner view now prevails that, bring
ing together as they do the various
elements of the population, these
organizations are valuable public
cement, increasing personal ac-
quaintance throughout the country
and training their membership into
capacity for cooperation and mutu-
al helpfulness.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
STARS ON THE FLAG.

Every time there is a new state
admitted there is a new star added
to the flag. Every school boy
knows that. Every time new star
is added it is necessary to rearrange
the entire field of stars. Oklahoma
makes the forty sixth state, and
the forty-slx stars will be arranged
in six rows from left to right, the
first, third, fourth and sixth rows
of Eight stars each, and the second
and fifth rows of seven stars each.
1t is quite likely that at the ap-
preaching session of Congress that
both Arizona and New Mexico will
be admitted as states, and the flag
will be again arranged, the next
time in six rows of stars, with eight
stars in a row.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
Editor Gets $1,000 Verdict.

A verdict OF 81, 900 was returned
in tavor Of J. B. Kraft, city editor
of the Hazleton StaRaard, at Scran-
ton last week in his suit against the
United States Express Company
for $40, 900 damages. Mr.. Kraft
based his suit on permanent injur-
les sustained June 4, 1906, by being
struck by horse and shaft of the
defendant company while leaving
the running hoard of a Lehigh
Traction car to enter within, the
horse having been left united.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
Three Double Holidays Next Year.

Sample copies of 1908 calendars
show that next year Washington's
Birthday, Memorial Day and the
Fourth of July fall on Saturday,
giving the public three double
holidays" Ordinarily these do not
fall on the same day, but by the
intervention of February 2eth next
year Washington's birthday falls
Just fJurteen weeks earlier than
Memorial Day, which regularly
comes five weeks before the Fourth.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
Shaving a Luxury

when executed with a Safety Razor
that " Tie PAiIaAelphia Press"
offers with the daily edition of their
paper one year. Paper and Razor
both for S.. so (the value is IS. 90 }
If you need Safety Razor and are
tired borrowing your neighbor's $
paper to read, here is fair and
generous offer you cannot afford to
ignore.
TT r EE DOLLARS AND
FIFTY CENTS MAILED TO.
DAY. NO OTHER EXPENSE
TO YOU.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21

The pocket diary issued this year
by c. A. Snow g. Co., Patent At
torneys of Washington, ID. G., is
one of the most useful and complete
books of the kind we have seen II
contains beside ample space tor di-
airy memoranda and cash account,
information about patents and other
data of value to the business man,
the mechanic and the general pub
lie. Nowhere that we know OF can
such a complete memorandum book
be obtained for so little. Copies
may be had by sending a two-cent
stamp to {. A. Snow x Co.. iat-
ent Attorneys, Warder Building,
Washington, d. c.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21

Charles Drake and Theodore
Rush of this town have bought
Wagner's moving picture theatre
in the Danville opera house block
and took possession on Monday.
They intend making some improve
ments. These young men formerly
had charge of Achenbach & Moore S
bowling alley in Danville.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21

The milkmen are to be commend
ed for gracefully dropping the fight
for higher prices The public held
the winning hand, and it was wise
not to carry on fight that would
have meant loss of business to the
dealers and great Inconvenience to
the consumers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21

The following letters are held at
the Bloomsbury, Pa, post office
Isador Bognslam, Miss Medrith
Croft, B. Mcdonald, Mr.. N. B.
Mears. Cards: Mr.. Edw. H.
FRYE, Miss Sussie Gerton, Miss
Grace Long, Mrs. R. Rungon (2.)
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21

Having clipped I'm God we
trust from the national coin, the
next thing Roosevelt will be up to,
will be to cut out L piU16uS Hnnm
from the National Flag
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21

John w. Larned has made some
extensive improvements to his prop
erty on Fifth street. The building
has been raised, repapered and
painted, and concrete walks laid.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21

Miss Minnie Pollock who has
been employed in this office for
number of years, has been confined
to her home on Fifth street by i'll
ness, this week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21

St, Margaret's Guild of St. Paups
church will hold pie and cake sale
Wednesday morning before Thanks
giving at 10 O'Clock in the Parish
House. 1881 st
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21

H. Clay Hartman has been in
town the past few days, being
brought here by the death of his
aunt. Many years ago he lived
here, and clerked in the store of H.
c. & I. w. Hartman. He is now
residing in Philadelphia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21

DR.. J. c. Biddle has resigned as
superintendent of the Miners Hos
pital at Ashland, after a service OF
twenty-four years. He will prob
ably spend some time i'll Europe,
and then practice in some large
city. He has national reputation
as a surgeon.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21
Those Delicious Lemon Pies.

The kind that make your mouth
water" are easily made with no fussing
and at least possible expense if you use
OUR PIE" Preparation. Don't hest
tate. Try it and tell your friends. At
grocers. 10 cents Everybody is pleased
with "OUR-PIE."
lI-Il-lt.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21

Samples of Calendars for 1908
are now ready at this office. Send
in your order now. Don't wait
until the end OF the year when the
choicest lots are all gone
The calendars are for sale only,
not for free distribution.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21

The erection of new church
building by the Baptist congrega-
ton is one of the talked Of inn
provements that may matcrialize
before long.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-21

A fine new line of Wedding in
vitations just received at this office.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-15
Burns Knocks Out Montana Kid
Indians Not Dying Out

The red man is not passing. There are more Indians in America today than there were in the time of COlum- bus. The Indians never were popu- lous. They were too much at war. The first actual census of the Indians was taken seventy years ago. At that time there were found to be 263,464. In 1860 there were 254,2OO. In 1880 there were 256,l27. In 1890 there were 262, ,O23. Today, according to the count of the Indian agents in the coun- try, there are 2S4,OOO Indians in the country. The Indians of the new state of Oklahoma are intelligent and wealthy.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-15
Agitation Seems Organized

Washington, D. C., June lO-Jap- anese residents of the Pacific coast and the progressive parties of Japan seem to be banded together to provoke war with the United States. It is be- lieved here that the agitation is the work of the yellow press in both coun- tries. No serious results are appre- hended as the Japanese government is determined to allay friction.
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Charge Breach of Japanese Treaty

Tokio, June 1O-The progressive parties in the council of the empire this morning adopted resolution de- claring that the San Francisco incl dent was a most fragrant violation of treaty rights and that necessary steps must be taken to insure the safety of Japanese compatriotS in America.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-15
Great Gold Hines

Curle considers Mount Morgan the greatest gold mine in the world. Those that most nearly approach it are: The HomeStake, in South Dakota; Robin son, Ferreirra Deep, Simmer and Jack in the Transvaal, and the Walhi, in the North Island of New Zealand. Mount Morgan has paid over $27,5OO, GOO in dividends. It has an immense ore body, workable for over 20 years to come. The average value of the ore is high, working costs are low. The HomeStake and Simmer and Jack treat far more ore, but it is low grade. The Robinson and Ferreirra Deep are richer, but they have not the past rec ord and will be worked out while the Morgan is still producing. The Alas ka Treadwell can be worked for one- fifth the cost. Golden Horseshoe is twice as rich, but it has only one ton in sight to Mount Morgan's ten; its ore is eight times as poor. The Mount Morgan is not hill of gold. bearing quartz, but the greater part of it is gold-bearing. All the top of the hill, 25O yards long, 400 wide and l5O deep, is being quarried away and more than half is ore.-Minlng Topics.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-15
Plan Better Coast Defense

Washington, D. C., June Blowing to the continued talk of war with Japan administration officials are planning to strengthen the defenses of the Pacific coast.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-15
BLAME JAPANESE JINGOS
 ON COAST FOR WAR TALK

Washington, D. C., June 13-Presi- dent Roosevelt and other public men blame all talk of war with Japan upon Charlie Tashitina of Seattle and other Japanese jingos on the Pacific coast.
 The president deplores the talk of trouble between the two nations and says the gossip of war is preposterous.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-15
Root and Aoki Confer

Washington, D. C., June l3-Secre- tary Root and ViScount Aoki, the Japanese ambassador, held conference of halfan hour today in the state department, presumably upon the sub ject of the Pacific coast troubles in- volving the Japanese there. Neither would give out any statement after the interview.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-15
Offer to Iron Out Fuss

London, June l5-The British ann bassadorS to both countries were in- structed today to take immediate steps to bring about good feeling between the United States and Japan.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-15
Japanese Are Plotting

Ashland, Ky, June l1-Another cy- clone swept through several counties this morning and wires are down in many places. It is known that at least one person was killed.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-15
MUST NOT STIR
 UP JAP TROUBLE
Home Department Calls Down TOkiO Newspapers for Print.
 ing Sensations.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Tokio, June l3-Newspaper men were summoned before the home de- partment today and instructed under threats of severe punishment not to publish inhammatory statements re- garding the Pacific coast Japanese troubles in the United States.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-15
HaYashi Minlmizes Trouble

Tokio, June l5-After a conference with other members of the cabinet this morning Minister Hayashi came out with an official statement that the California troubles of the Japanese are too trivial to warrant diplomatic action.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-15
Nelson-Brltt Fight July 3

Los Angeles, June l2- Battling Nel- son arrived here today on his way to San Francisco to begin training for his fight with Jimmy Britt in that city July 8.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-15
Carrie Nation Starts Riot

Washington, D. C., June l3-Carrie Nation was arrested last night for creating riot in front of @ saloon. She was released on putting up S2O as collateral in lieu of a bond for her appearance in police court.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-06-15
Alaska Copper LoOks GoOd

Washington, D. C., June l3-An official report issued today speaks highly of Alaska copper development. The report shows that the output has doubled in the last two years.