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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
UNIQUE Institution.

There Is perhaps no institution in
ths United States which enjoys such
a unique reputation for debating
work az the University Of Notre
Dame. Indiana. Seventeen times
Notre Dame has debated with State
Universities and the other great
schools OF the country. and never
once has victory failed to perch on
her banners. This curious record
Las caused considerable speculation
among professors OF debating in 9TH
er institutions. but the probable ex-
planation Is that advanced by Presi-
dent James of the University of Ill.
This Is what he calls the
wild Irish oratory OF Notre Dame,
coupled with a stubborn course in
Logic" that gives these astonishing
results. Fully eighty per cent of the
students OF Notre Dame belong to
the celtic race, ana quickness and
imagination are theirs by right of
Inheritance. Notre Dame has dis
cussed both sides Of the subject in
the same year with important col
leges and won on both sides.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
"A Reliable
Remedy
Ely'S Cream Balm
Is quickly absorbed.
Gives Raliaf NJ nn.n

Gives Rsliei at Once.
II cleansos, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses Of
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
Insanity Among Indians.

In my experience OF 2G years resi-
dence among the Chippewas of Min
nesota l have known only two cases
of insanity proper among full-bloods
One Of these, young body, was in
sane from birth; the other was a very
old woman who became demented
over the death of her children three
years ago and is now at the hospital
for the insane. l have known of
about six or more persons of mixed
white and Indian blood who were lu-
natics. And 1t seems, from my OBJ
servation, that the more white blood
and the more modernized the Indian
becomes the more liable he becomes
to lunacy or imbecility This reserva-
tion now has three members in the
Indian insane hospital, one of them
is the old woman cited above; anoth.
er, a mixed-blood about 80 years old
who has always been weak mentally
a shrew "a being who is capable of
driving any man, not excepting an
Indian, to insanity; the other sub
ject is a young mixed-blood Indian
boy Of about Is years old, who is not
a lunatic in the proper sense of the
word, but. more properly speaking, an
incorrigible being.
have talked over the subject with
several men, some of them old trad
ers, and other who have lived among
different tribes of Indians, and the
universal verdict seems to be that
in the earlier history Of the country
insanity was not only rare, but was
almost unheard of among the Indians,
but of recent years it seems to have
developed itself in high degree.-St.
Paul Dispatch.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
RAILROAD TIES OF PINE.
100000 Ties Hewn Annually In Three
Texas Counties.

! The wood Of loblolly pine is infe-
rior to that of longleaf and of short
leaf pine, partly because of the rapid
ity with which it decays when ex-
posed to the weather or in contact
with the soil, but for many purposes
1t answers just as well as the more
valuable species. 1t is certain to in
crease greatly in commercial value,
AS the longleaf and shortleaf pines
become scarcer and higher in price
and It's use Is now extending rapidly.
loblolly is sure to replace them to a
great extent; this study OF its uses
is therefore very timely.
One of the chief purposes for which.
loblolly is now used in the Gulf states
Is for railroad ties. The wood is not
durable, and the tie in its natural
state Is shortlived, but by preserva-
tive treatment 1t can be made TO re.
sist decay for number of years. The
discovery that treated loblolly pine is
an excellent substitute for longleaf
Tor railroad ties and is greatly to the
benefit Of railroads, since it enables
them to use less expensive tie.
Loblolly pine is found in CONNER.
eial quantities in ten counties of east
Texas, where 1t covers an area OF
nearly 2,SS0,o00 acres, and Is hewn
into cross-ties on a larger scale than
in any other state. The magnitude
Of this industry results from an
abundant supply Of loblolly pine OF
sizes just suited for pole ties. 1t is
estimated that from rs to 80 per cent
OF the present loblolly stand in Texas
Is timber of tie size. the remainder
being large enough for lumber pur.
poses.
Three counties in east Texas-Or.
ange, Jasper and Newton-furnish
annually from 100000 to 100000
hewn loblolly pine ties. The trees
cut for ties vary in size from il 70
II inches in diameter measured
Breast high. The hewers prefer di.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
Most girls are fond of flowers until
they have to study botany.


You cannot make sweet butter in
foul, unclean churn. The stomach serv-
es as churn in which to agitate. work
up and disintegrate our food as il is be-
Ing, dlgested. If it be weak. sluggish
ana foul the result will be forbid,
sluggish liver and bad, impure blood.
The ingredien: IS of Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery are just such as best
serve to correct and cure all such de-
fangements. 1t is made up without a
drop of alcohol in its composition;
chemically pure, triple-refined glyce-
rine being used instead of the common
~ employed alcohol. Now this glyce-
rlne is of its self valuable medicine,
instead of deleterious agent like alco-
hol' especially in the cure of weak
stomach, dyspepsia and the various
iorms OF indigestion.
Prof Finley Ellingwood, NJ. d., of
Bennett Medical College. Chicago, says
OF 1t: In dyspepsia it serves an excel
lent purpose. 1t is one of the best
manufactured products of the present
time in its action upon enfeebled, dis
ordered stomachs."
Lake Huron is dotted with over 81
OOO islands. This is more than any
other lake has in the world.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
Lawsuit Lasts Four Centuries.

Spain boasts probably the longest
lawsuit in the worlds history. 1t be,
gan in 1917, and is still sub judice.
The case, which concerns a pension,
is between the Marquis de Viana and
the Court Torres de Cebrera, and the
accumulated sum in dispute would
have reached fabulous millions had
not four centuries of attorneys, bar.
risters and court officials taken con.
siderable measures of appropriation
to prevent the sum becoming unwielt.
ly
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
Physical Culture for Girls.

II you would sit gracefully, said
the phosical culture teacher to her
class, choose a chair the right
height. A tall woman cannot help
being ungraceful if a chair is too
low. Then care must be taken in
seating ones self that the skirt is
not drawn too closely over the
knees.
The feet should not be thrust for
ward. Keep them just under the
front round of the chair.
Sit upright. This does not mean
stiffness, but it does mean the keep
ing OF the spine straight instead of
curved. Don't let the shoulders
droop forward.
Don't cross the hands on the lap
in ''prunes and prism fashion; /;
let them lie easily.
Don't thrust the head forward or
hold it down unless you want to
cultivate the double chin habit.
Don't lean your face on yo1r
hands or support your head in that
way 1t brings the elbows into
prominence and makes angles in
stead OF curves out Of the lines of
your figure moreover, it pushes
up the flesh of your face and helps
to form lines. - Washington HrraM
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27

ameters of IL, 13 and ii inches, as
tications. the less the labor in squar-
ing it. The largest number taken are
l3 inches in diameter. This practice
is very wasteful, for the average tree
IL inches in diameter is about 80
years old and is growing rapidly. The
average yearly increase in value be-
tween IL and Is inches is over per
cent, and from 13 to IA inches 5.5
per cent. After the latter size is
reached growth falls off SO fast that
for the next inch of growth the in
crease averages only 2.5 per cent, and
at 16 inches the value for hewn ties
ceases to increase.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
Flow of An Artesian Well

To calculate the rate Of flow Of an
artesian well simple plan u 10
lower bottle of aniline fiuid to q
depth Of say 500 feet and then elect
ricaily explode . cap TO burst the
bottle. The time required for the
huid 10 appear at the surface gives
an socuIats gauge - to the vsloG1Ay
Of dow. n 10 claimed that thh mSth-
cd gives results ~ accurate - q weir.
The diameter 0 the p1ps balng
Known, ths FuAs of nov ysAdf1y soi-
Nova
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27

ONLf A LITTLE COLD in the head
may be the beginning of an obstinate
case OF Nasal Catarrh' Drive out the
invader with Ely's Cream Balm applied
straight to the intlamed stuffed up air
passages. Price SOC. If you prefer to
use an atomizer, ask for Liquid Cream
Balm. 1t has all the good qualities Of
the solid form of this remedy and will
rid you of catarrh or hay fever. No co
caine to breed dreadful habit. No
mercury to dry out the secretion. Price
75c.' with spraying tube, All drug
gists, or mailed by Ely Bros, So War
ren Street, New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27

The Oldest ship In the American
navy II the frigate Constellation.
which II ~ days older than the Con-
stitution, farniliarly known as Old
Ironsides. She was launched Sep
tember z, 1877. The Constitution was
launched October d, 1897.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
The Harvard Student,

That great proportion Of college
students are the sons Of wage-earners
is the conclusion drawn from the stats
bureau of statistics of labor. Bulle.
tin No. S5 has been issued, containing
statistics regarding free schools, man
nal training for men and women, labo,
legislation and industrial agreements
Nearly 10 per cent Of the students a
Harvard are the sons Of workingmen.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27

Silence is golden II you are going t.
rob q bank.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-01
THOUSANDS WELCOME TAFT
IN NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY
wei COME GIVEN TAFT AT FARGO GREATEST OF TRIP
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE PRESENT.
R0USNC DEMONSTRATIONS.

circle. 1t was Hello, Bill'', and
+" Come again, Bill'' all along the
line, Right on a level with the
people is big Bill'' and the stand
ard bearer of the republican party
is sure to win out on his war cry,
Shall the People Rule?"
Because Taft is one of the peo-
pie and when he is elected it is a
cinch that the people will rule.
The reception accorded the next
president of the United States last
evening was unpresented in his
tory of the Gateway City or state
it was one grand outburst of
cheers from the moment he APP
peared at the rear end of his car,
on reaching Fargo until he re-
entered his car at the Milwaukee
yards at 9:45 p. m. in the hope Of
securing a peaceful nights slum-
ber. The greatest demonstration
amazed even the eastern news
paper men who are accostumed to
seeing Mr.. Taft daily greeted by
enormous crowds.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-01

Fargo, Sept. 29.-With his tri-
umphal procession through the
rich agricultural sections of North
Dakota and Minnesota ending in
the greatest demonstration that
has been accorded him since the
present tour was inaugurated last
week at Cincinnati, William How
ard Taft, the most popular man in
the country today, the man des-
tined to carry out the Roosevelt
policies, got close to the hearts of
the people at Fargo and other sec
tions of the state last evening, in
the Gateway City.
According to the reports sent to
their respective newspapers by
the eastern newspaper correspond
ents with the Taft party, $4,000
people greeted the presidential
nominee in Fargo, and further
that the demonstration here was
without doubt the most enthusias-
tic and largest thus far witnessed
on the present swing around the
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-01
TESTING OUR
LICNITE COAL
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PARTY HERE
MAKING EXTENSIVE TESTS OF
Ignite COAL--POWER HOUSE.

A party of engineers, working
in the interests of the Geological
Survey Bureau, arrived in the
city few days ago and are now
busy making tests at the Govern
ment Power house. The party is
from Pittsburg, Penn, and con-
sists of j. K. Clement, physicist;
Henry Kreisinger, assistant en-
gineer; E. j. Hoffman, assistant
chemist and F. E. Woodman, ju-
nior engineer.
These men are here for the pur-
pose of making tests of Ignite
coal, it's heating qualities, etc,
and they will have the use of one
of the boilers at the Government
power house for several weeks.
When it was decided that tests
were to be made it was but nat
ural that the men should be sent
to this city as we have the largest
plant in the United States, using
Ignite coal.
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Sixty Million Bushels.

Spokane, Wash, Sept. 26.-
Twenty-Five hundred and fifty
combined harvesting machines,
operated by steam, gasoline,
horses and mules, and $4,000 men
were required to garner the wheat
crop, estimated at 10000, 900
bushels, in Washington, Oregon
and Idaho. The value of the crop
is placed at from SIS, 900, 900 to
$50, 600, 900. The machines cut
about SO per cent of the total
yield and on this it :iss estimated
there was q saving of 5 cents .
bushel and two bdshels sof W1sts
grain to. the acre, adding nearly
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-01

So, 100000 to the revenue of the
producers. The men we're paid
Sc, 900, 900 in wages, the average
cost of saving the crop, being 10
cents a bushel, exclusive of bags
and haulage to warehouses.
The harvesters established 4
new record this year in saving the
crops in the three states, as never
before were the wheat belts
stripped of their stands of grain
in such time. The farmers had
the most efficient help in years
and at no time were they obliged
to suspend or even curtail opera
tions because of shortage. The
average earnings Of each man was
500 for the season, and the average
amount of grain harvested by him
was 1000 bushels, while the aver
age threshing crew of four men
headed, stacked and threshed
1900 bushels a day. The average
yield was a little more than 30
bushels to the acre, while individ-
ual fields reported as high as 40
bushels.
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frightened away without securing
any booty. A number of shots
were exchanged by the robbers
and citizens of the town but the
former escaped and no clues to
their identity or whereabouts can
be found.
The noise of the explosion,
which wrecked the outer door Of
the safe, awakened O. H. Fris-
void, a general merchant whose
establishment is next door to the
bank and in the second story of
which he makes his home. He
Immediately opened fire on the
bandits who returned the fire and
sent several bullets through the
window. There was quite fusil-
lade, which aroused the populace
and frightened the robbers away
who in their haste left several of
their tools near the vault.
Posses were organized and the
surrounding country was secured
but no clues could be found and
there is little hope that the yegg-
men will be apprehended.
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BASEBALL LEAGUES
RUNNING CLOSE
SOMETHING TO MAKE FANS TALK in
CONDITION OF NATIONAL AND
AMERICAN LEAGUES

New York. Sept. %. Never be-
fore in the history of professional
baseball has the home stretch in
the race for the pennants of the
two major leagues been reached
with the leading clubs so closely
punched and with the followers Of
the game excited to such a pitch
of acute interest. In both leagues
the leaders, New York in the Ma
tional and Detroit in the Ameri-
can, held the honors by one point.
Chicago, in second place in the
national, is seven points ahead of
Pittsburg, while Chicago in the
American is but three points be-
hind Cleveland for second place,
to which position the latter club
fell yesterday through the defeat
of Philadelphia by Detroit.
The standing of the leading clubs
in the two leagues, including Sun
day games, is as follows:
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Church Reception.

The Congregational people
gave the out going pastor and his
wife, Rev. and Mrs. Henness, an
elegant reception last Friday even
ing at the spacious home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Powell on north Main
street. Although the evening was
one of the worst of the season and
the storm was pitiless in force,
yet many gathered to enjoy the
good cheer of the evening and to
show their respect for those who
are to 60 out from among them to
other fields Of labor.
Since their coming to this town
the Congregational church has en-
joyed a period of Unprecedented
success on all it's lines of work.
No pastor has put in more hours
of hard labor in Williston than
has Rev. Henness during the past
two years, and no church in the
city has prospered more, all
things considered, and his entire
congregation join in saying that
his pulpit work has been superior
to anything of the past. Much
of the success is due to the earnest
and efficient labors of Mrs. Hen
ness who will be greatly missed in
the Sabbath school and among the
children in Junior work. After
dainty refreshments had been
served, Rev. and Mrs. Henness
were presented with an elegant
Japanese china set, and also a set
of pearl handled fruit knives.
Rev. and Mrs. Henness responded
to the preventative address by A.
j. Fields in q few words of thanks
and appreciation, and the crowd
went to their homes glad of hav-
ing been present. Rev. and Mrs.
Henness will leave town the last
of the week.
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TAFT ENDORSED
BY LaFOLLETTE
WISCONSIN MAN PAYS GLOWING TRlB.
Ute TO TAFT--HlCH EXECUTIVE
ABILITY.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. a.
Wisconsin had a political climax
today in the complete and emphat-
ic manner in which United States
Senator La Toilette first declared
Judge Taft to be radical in his po-
litical ideas and then gave him bis
own unqualified endorsement.
This is Senator La Follett's en-
dorsement of Judge Taft. Senator
La Toilette said:
Mature gave him poise, judi
cial temperament, great force of
character and tenacity of purpose.
His long life in public service
is distinguished for its marked
ability, it's wisdom, it's integrity,
its patriotism. He has taken ad-
vanced ground upon the great is
sues that have engaged the pro-
foundest thought Of the people of
this great country. From some
what intimate acquaintance with
him for twenty years, say today
that he is progressive in principle.
''He is equipped most wonder
fully by experience. Pause a
moment and consider. The last
ten years in the life of the Amer
lean government are big with
events. In all that time whether
in the Philippines, in Cuba, in
Porto Rico, in Panama, or in the
councils of the cabinet, whenever
problems most trying and COM
plex, demanding greatest courage,
prudence and tact came up he had
a large grasp and displayed the
highest executive ability" ("
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SEN. McCUMBER
ON GRAIN BILL
SENATOR IS WORKING UP SENTIMENT
FOR HIS GRAIN INSPECTION
BILL.

Washington, Sept. 28.-Senator
P. J. McCumber, OF North Dako-
ia, author of the bill providing
for federal grain inspection, is
working up sentiment for his
measure all over the world.
For the past few weeks United
States consular reports have been
mailed with columns of reports
from our representatives abroad
on the loss of American shipments
of breadstuffs, and giving the rea-
son for it.
A report just filed by Consul
Robert p. Skinner, of Marseilles,
France, sets forth that an associa-
tion has been formed in France
composed of hundreds of the most
substantial business men, COM
planning of the carelessness with
which grain inspection certificates
are delivered at various American
ports.
The Montreal certificates COM
planned of usually cover grain in
transit from Northwestern states.
Attention is called to the case
with which certificates are deliv-
cred both at New York and Mon
treal, and the inaccuracies which
result from the method of proceed
ure in vogue. 1t is suggested
that if no remedy can be found,
the French interests might be COM
PEELED to exclude from contracts,
arrivals from the ports complained
Of, as have been excluded already
shipments from the Gulf of Mexi-
co for similar reasons.
Thus far American boards of
trade and chambers of commerce,
though informed of these COM
plants, have failed to provide an
effective remedy by means of a
mutual understanding and the or
ganization of a comprehensive in
spection service under their own
control.
It is obvious that in so impor-
tant an inspection of grain for ex-
port, differences of grain stand
ards as between exporting ports
and differences in administration
methods can work great mischief
and tend to break down the pres
ent system of selling American
cereals on the basis of certificates
rather than of samples.
If private trade organizations
now issuing these certificates will
not surround them with such safe
guards as to make the certificates
issued at every port of equal value,
the only alternative is for the
government to do what private in
itiative has thus far failed to ac-
complish.
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Meeting Of B & T Club

The B. & 7. Club was entertain
ed by Mrs. Sharp at her country
home on Wednesday afternoon,
thirteen members and three Wis
itors being present. A paper on
'The Legendary Age' was pre-,
pared by Mrs. E. G. Carney and
read by Mrs. Dochterman, Mrs.
Carney not being able to be pres
ent. Mrs J. A. Corbett gave an
interesting paper on The Spar
tans". Current events were in
charge of Mrs. w. H. Denny.
At the close of the program de-
licious refreshments were served.
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Coal Investigations

Carl D. Smith and party passed
through the city Tuesday on their
way from Fl. Peck, Montana to
the Fort Berthold Indian Reser-
yation in this state. Mr.. Smith
and party have been in Fort Peck
country conducting Ignite coal
Investigations and will carry on
the same work in the Fort Ber-
thold district. They are obtain
ing the data for the Government
so that in case pumping stations
are established in either. of these
sections in the future, reliable In
format;on will be st hand as to
the cosl supply. 4
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National

Only a casual glance at these
figures is needed to show that at
the present moment in both lea
CUES it is anybody's race, and
probably until the last game is
played next week the decision as
to which two clubs shall have the
honor of unfurling the tanners
emblematic of the superiority and
Of playing each other for the
worlds championship will remain
tn the doubt.
Eight games in six days is what
the New York players have before
them.