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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
THE THREE NOTCH ROADS
Origin of System OF Travsile's'
Gnidcs In the Ozarks.

Three notch roads are numerous
in the timberod parts of southern
Missouri and nort..ern ArkahadS.
Any one who has ever travelled
those sections of the count. WiH
know that three rotch road =
public highway as distinguished from
a road leading % a sawmill, church
or a schoolhouse back in the wooJs
or TO n farmhouse. A three notch road
goes somewhere. If the traveller toI-
lows 1t he will reach a town In time,
If the streams are not too high or
TOO swift to be forded.
1t seems that among the offenses OF
George H., King OF england, not
mentioned In the Declaration of ln-
dependence was that he required all
public roads to be marked with is
name. In England and its colonies
puDlic roads nal been known as
tne kings highway SO long that no.
Doay knows when the stom began.
There have always been private lanes
and rights of way, but an authorized
pubic road wGs alwa.5 the king >
highway. When KING George re-
quired his name to be posted at con-
\ 1nient points on the kings nigh
way in the colonies the people OF
that time were not particularly
proud of their duty, and where :
tney could they adoI led the policy
of cutting three notches on trees
along the road and emitting the ref
| erence to King Georse.
After the Revolutionary war the
| name was omitted altogether, but
the three notches proved rseful
| way of marking the puDlic lads.
| me Virginia colonists carried this
system to Tennessee, Kentucky and
| Indiana, and their children brought
| it to Idissouri. In early days the
| roads in Missouri were built first ! !
the Territory and then by the State
| There were two REASONS for this
| procedure. At first there were ne
counties, and later the State realized
| that IL the matter were left {, coun
ties there would be very little roat
building. So tic State built -oad
and marked them with three notches
Later when the counties began Il
buili roads they were marked IL
the timbered cuntr::' with tw'
notches.
Before and during the civil wa
this distinction was preserved AM
three notch roads were alway
through roads leading from one tow
of some importance to another. Tw
notch roads were less importan
highways, whine roads not notche'
were either rail roads or plank roads
A railroad was road leading tt
some camp wheI- men were spi--tin
rails, while plank road led to
sawmill This was the vernacular @
the OZarks. In tue swamp countr
of southeast Missouri some toll road
were built of plank {; we're know
there as plank roads. The thre
notch system OF marking road S
that the traveller would know
public from private road has SUI
vived for a century and half.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
Sorrows of Childhood.

by George" said the expatriate'
"the unnaturalness of living in an
apartment never struck me so forcibly
as when last night my two kids laid
their letters to Santa Claus on the top
of the steam radiator and went off to
bed trying to figure how Santa Claus
could come down the steam pipes and
up through the coils. ! went out to
buy a cigar before they could ask me
Poor little kids, no stockings hung by
the chimney for them"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
Sickness Sc asons.

II seems strange to the uninitiated
that there should be season for
sickness and one for health, but such
is the case, according to trained
nurse.
Everything is very quiet just now
said one the other day. 80 many
nurses are out, the doctors have plen-
ty of time and the druggists are com
planning of slow business, but little
later it will be different Our busy
season begins usually when the opera
does, though the two have no con-
nection. Late November finds US all
busy. February is one of our best
months"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
MOUNTAIN MAKING.
Illustration That is Furnished by Vol.
canle Islands Along Alaskan Coast.


The making of mountains is illus
trated by the Bogoslof Islands off the
coast of Alasla They are volcanic
islands which seem to afford an ex.
ample of Or. 4. j. Sees theory that
coastal mountain ranges are first
thrown up parallel to the coast line
Of a continent by the explosions which
result when the ocean percolates
through its bed to the heated rocks
below.
DR.. Sees suggestion is that success
siye percolations and the resultant ex-
lO5ions dig a trench in the sea bot
tom during the course of ages. one
ridge of the excavated trench being
thrown VI seaward, there to wait per
haps for a million years till it is es-
tablished as a submarine mountain
range, and the sea drains out from be-
tween it and the existing continent.
The Bogoslof volcanic islands con-
firm his suggestion. for they and the
Aleutian Islands are part of a ridge
which is being fC ned more or less
parallel to the northern coast line Of
North America. The ridge suffers
many vicissitudes and the islands are
never safe from sinking.
The last of them, Perry Island, rose
from the sea about the time of the
San Francisco earthquake, 1906. Fire
Island, its younger brother, rose in
1858. Castle Island, the Oldest, had
been known since 1876. The latest
island was believed to have disap-
| peared in 1907 1t is now reported
| that Fire Island has vanished also. A
party of explorers who had intended
doing little surveying about the isl
ands could not at first find them al
all. Later it reports that the biggest
of the three islands has sunk to a
reef.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
NOVELTIES FOR TIE TABLE.
silver Trimmed Casseroles-Cioths
for Formal Dinners.

This is decidedly the day of the
casserole. These comfortable looking
ard handy dishes have come to the
dignity of silver decoration, the silver
being applied In a very open design.
These may be used in exactly the
same manner as their humber
friends, as they stand the heat beau
tifully. For entrees there are indtvi-
dual casseroles in the same design.
The careful housekeeper, says Town
and Country, will be Interested in the
silver coasters or plaques in applied
silver which are designed to protect
her mahogany table from the heat of
vegetable dishes.
An odoiuy in old Sheffield plated
ware is double glass standard. This
has a champagne glass at one end
which when not in use forms the base
and cordial glass which In its turn
is used for the base at the otlAr end.
In this ware too is a dish for the cook
ing of the most important breakfast
egg. This has an hour glass on top
of It to insure the result desired.
Speaking of the table leads one
naturally to the flowers which form
SO large a part in its ornamentation
and to the beautiful linens which no
true woman can pass unmoved. For
the formal dinner the plain satin da-
mask cloth has no rival. On this the
monogram is placed on each side OF
| the centre decoration at distance
Of about fourteen inches, thus leav'
ing a space of some twenty-eight
| inches for the flowers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04

The characters in this tale are
called A. and B. A. has a frightful
toothache. B. Is playing the part OF
consoler
"My dear A." says B., you must
not succumb this way to the pain.
You must not thrash around and bury
your head in yonder pillow and In
dulge in such inelegant and thunder
GUS language. Be a stole, A., be
stoic!"
A. sits up.
Rats" he roars. "Stoicism leaves
off wnere toothache begins"
Epigram!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
Columbia & MOntOur EI. Ry.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT
June 1904, and until further tiee.

Carsleave Bloom for Espy, Aimed Lin
Ridge, Berwick and intermediate points
follows;
A. NJ. $500, $40, 6;2o, 700, 7:4o,. S:2
900, o;4o, Io:zo, 1900, II;4o.
p. NJ. I2;2o, 800, /: $40, 2. 40, 8 800, 3:4o
4:ao, $500, $40, 6'2o. ,7:4o $40, ,9;oo
'(o:4o) Io;2o *(II:oo)
Leaving depart from Berwicl one hor
from time as given above, commencin,
GOO a. M
Leave Bloom for Catavissi a. u. s;-~
bI5, t7:oc, $500, 900, tIoiCo, hta
1900.
Z. M. 1900, tz 100, 900. AGO, $500, 600.
t7:oo, 300, 600, 1920, *(I1;oo)
Cars returning depar from Catawissa 2
miurtestrom time givenabove.
First carileaves Marke,lSquare for Berwick
on Sundays at 700 a. m.
First car,for Catawissa Sundays 700 q. m.
First car from Berwick for Bloom Sundays
leaves at $500 n. m
First car leaves Catawissa Sundays at
: 80 a. m.
TFrom Power House.
Saturday night only.
| tP. x. X. Connection.
wv. TERwILLIGEr.
Superintendent
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
Danger In Speculation.

The farmer sows his seed and has
no doubt but that the harvest will
repay him but he who embarks in
regulations that promise sudden
and great wealth, knows that he may
be sowing the wind to reap the
vhirlwind.-Quince
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
SOUTH WARD.

Trains No q and % mixed, second class.
Daily except sunday. Daily Sunday
only. Flag stop. ". G. SNYDER, Supt.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
FEBRUARY JURORS.

The following persons have been
drawn to serve as jurors at February
term of court:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-01

picnic on Saturday. nj addition to the
children were Misses Baker, Bonham
and Reherd.
Whiting having no Memorial services
yesterday. greater part of our peo-
pie went to Hammond to join in the
Memorial services at that city The
citizens, nevertheless, showed their
patriotism, as store, schools, library
and all Offices were closed, and flags
could be seen floating all over the
city.
Messrs. Frank Murphy K. c. Savery
and NJ. Murphy Of Hammond called on
Whiting friends last evening
Messrs. William and Charles Gamer.
Walter. James and william Parker. Ed
ward Grady and Peter c. Pfeifer, Whit
ing members of the K. of c. at Ham
mond. attended the banquet and in
stallation. which was held at the Ma
sonic hall, Hammond, on Sunday
Skating every Saturday and Sunday
evening at the Coliseum rink, Indiana
Harbor If
The Palace theater has moved from
its former quarters on One Hundred
and Nineteenth street to the Soltwedel
block on One Hundred and Nineteenth
street, where the seating capacity will
be greater and better facilities in the
way of ventilation. The new place
Will be opened to the public this even
ing, and for the occasion an excep-
tionally fine bill has been put on.
The Ingrahams, who have been draw
ing large crowds every Sunday even
ing, will play and sing and another
feature will be Edward Grady and
Charles D. Gamer, Writings popular
entertainers. The admission for this
evening viii be 10 cents. after which
it will be the usual cents.
The annual exhibit work Of the pub
lie and high schools will be shown to
the public on next Friday. June a
from 9 to Il a. m. and from 8 to 8
p. m. The exhibit will be very in
teresting, and it is hoped that many
of our citizens will take advantage
of the opportunity to see what has
been done during the year
Charles Hyman of Gary spent Sun
day as the guest OF Junior Swartz al
his home in Sheridan avenue.
Mrs Cora Hayes of Michigan is here
| visiting at the home OF Mr. and Mrs
| James Hayes.
Misses Anna Slower and Grace WIKI
inson left Saturday evening for South
! Bend, Ind. to visit Miss Sadie Wilkin-
son. Miss Wilkinson returned home
last evening, but Miss Slower will re
main for several days.
Miss Edith Long OF Hammond was {
Whiting visitor on Saturday evening.
Miss Ruth Gardner, who has beer
Ill for the past two weeks is able
| to again resume her duties as ste
nographer at the Westrumite compan!
plant.
More for your money-easiest terms
OF payment-your home furnished OIL
thirty days free trial. At Spiegers
South Chicago's leading furniture
store. t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-01
LANSING.

At the dance given at voeste's hall
Saturday night large crowd was pres
ent. and an enjoyable evening was
spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Klein and son
of Blue Island were in town yester-
day
Miss Eva NJ Casey Of Chicago spent
the weekend with relatives here.
Miss Frances Runge spent the week
end at her home in Blue Island.
The Lansing West Hammond ball
game ended in scrap yesterday
Miss May z. Murray of Morris, Ill,
visited in town over Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Int Hout of Chi
cago spent the weekend with their
parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. w. c. vandenberg are
entertaining their son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. William Vanden-
berg. Jr.. from California Mr.. VIM.
Vandenberg has been in California for
the past four years, this being his first
visit home.
Cornell Int Hout of Chicago spent
Sunday at his home here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-01
GRIFFITH.

Mr.. and Mrs. L A. Southworth de-
lightfully entertained a number OF la
dies from the large retail store of
Marshall Field & CO. yesterday. They
were all associated with Mrs South
worth at one time in the big store.
and they were invited to her home to
spend their Decoration day vacation.
They were very jolly crowd and en-
joyed the freedom of our town and
country immensely.
After dinner, buggy riding, flower
picking and games were INDUCED in
They returned to the city in the even
ing acknowledging the great hospital
ity of their host and hostess. Those
present were: Mrs. A. S. Adams, Misses
Buelah Adams. Emma Hannish, NJ. Par
sons, H. Tournier, J. Merchant, Dorothy
Piepho, Anna Hid, Miss Larson and
Miss Instance.
Mrs. Frank Orsburn is critically Ill
with the measues.
P. NJ. Milburn of Peru. Ind. was a
business caller here yesterday.
The Griffith Juniors played the Ham
mond Stars yesterday. The victory go
ing to the Juniors. The game was
quite exciting. The Juniors are gain
ing quite a reputation, having defeated
Highlands Sunday by a score of 16 to 6.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-01
NEWS OF THE COUNTY SEAT

church yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
Burial was in Crown Point cemetery.
The county teachers examination
was a large one. Last Saturday about
sixty fac teachers taking the examina-
ton for school this fall. Out of the
sixty-nve taking it only six were men,
which is a great reduction over some
years ago, when the men teachers near
ly predominated-
Chicago autoists are getting wise to
the fact that grandstand and parking
spaces are becoming very scarce and
are accordingly coming to Crown Point
to arrange for places. Nearly all the
Crown Pointers have picked the cream
of the course. and Lake county people
viii have the preference over others
when it comes to selling seats in these
various grounds.
Crown Point was well satisfied with
the showing made at the meet on Sat
urday, and second best with the formid-
able bunchtthey pitted against is quite
feather in their caps. Hammond
was at no time a dangerous rival. she
being too far ahead for the rest to
keep UP.
a little daughter of Charles FTonek
was buried at Hanover Center on Sat
urday morning.
The meet dance at Central Music hall
on Saturday evening was well attend
ed, and a fine time is reported by those
attending.
Crown Point has been besieged by
autos for the last two days and they're
at present about the commonest things
seen around
Thomas Schultz. rs years old. living
near Cedar Lake. died there on Fri
day. The remains were shipped TO
Hammond for burial.
/ Among those visiting friends in
! Crown Point over Decoration day were:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Daley. Mr.. Harold
Iddings. Mr.. and Mrs. John Agnew
Roy G. Parry, John Dales. Fred Barr
i and LIE Grand T. Meyer of Hammond
Walter Woods visited with friends
/ here yesterday.
| The alumni banquet viii be rendered
sto the class of 1909 at the Methodist
achurch parlors.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-01

The firemen at a recent meeting de-
cided to hire two teams of horses and,
three men to be at the stations dur,
ing the automobile races. The decis-
ion is a wise one. as in the contem-
plated crowd the oId-time method of
getting to a fire would hardly be ade-
quate. No decision was made as to
whether the local team would compete
in the tournament. at Whiting. this
coming summer, but it is most likely
they VIII participate.
Whole furnished houses are tbeing
sought after in Crown Point atgpres-
ent by autoist and some fancy prices
are reported to have been ocered for
choice locations. AS the time for the
races approaches it becomes apparent
that Crown Point cannot begin to sup
ply the visitors with board or rooms,
so the scramble now seems'to be which
can get their first
Mrs. Hendricks. wife of Charles Hen
bricks. died at her home on Friday
afternoon. The deceased lived north of
town, near Ainsworth. She leaves a
husband and two small children. The
funeral took place at the Lutheran
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-01
HEGEWTSCH

The Misses Title Berg, Hattie Dick
ham and Ruth Bracket gave a party
last Friday evening for a few of their
friends at the home OF Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Berg. The entire evening was
enjoyed with games and music A very
dainty luncheon was served, after
which the guests returned to their
homes. having enjoyed a most delight
full evening. Those present were the
following: Misses Ruth Berg. Florence
DIETRICH. Florence and Hazel Back, Liz
zie Soly Trina Lynch, Esther CATER
dam. Ethel Greenberg. Hattie Wick
ham. Tillie Berg and Ruth Bracket;
A1essrs. Harry jacobson, Frank Crane.
E. Doe. Victor Edwards, Jimmy Nc
Donald and Charles Reed.
Miss Mary Mcdonald Of Ontario ave
nue. spent Friday In Chicago shopping.
Mrs. Harry Box was in Hammond on
business Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Ray Stevenson and little daugh-
ter. Mary, are spending a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Hight at Roselawn,
Ind.
Mesdames W. c. Neil, George Mills.
J. Patton, R. Rau, David Boyle E.
Hurd, E. Miles, J. Hophnson, D. Jor-
danf and J. Hohwy are the Pythian
Sisters Of Diamond temple, No 48. who
attended the Indiana Pythian Sisters
convention. held at their temple, at
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-01

Hammond, last Friday. The ladies at
tended the afternoon and evening ses-
sions. and report a grand time. Din
ner was served them by the Methodist
ladies at the Methodist church parlors
during the evening. The ladies returned
home at a laet hour, having enjoyed
the afternoon and evening.
Mrs. A. C. Mcdonnell and Mrs. B. A.
Anderson spent Friday in Chicago. At
noon Miss Agnes Mcdonnell met them
and went out to dinner together.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Drinnan of
Superior avenue were Chicago visitors
Friday afternoon.
Mrs Warner Carlson spent Friday
afternoon in Hammond shopping.
John Mcdonnell was in Chicago on
business yesterday.
A Memorial day program was given
in several of the rooms at the Henry
Clay school Friday afternoon. A large
number OF children from the school
gathered flowers for the graves of the
old soldiers
Mrs. V. A Beckman and relatives
from Pullman and Roseland planned a
very pleasant little surprise for V.
A Beckman last Friday evening in hon
or of his birthday. Mr.. Backman was
very busily engaged in making out
some reports when the front door bell
rang. Mrs. Beckman pretended to be
very busy in the kitchen at this time.
There was no way out OF it, Mr.. Beck
man was obliged to answer the bell.
The surprise being a complete success.
Mr.. Beckman soon became himself
again, and the evening was spent So
cially. A very dainty luncheon was
served and it was not long until the
guests departed, wishing Mr.. Beckman
many more happy birthdays and ex-
pressing their pleasures of the even
ing. Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Malmstone and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Volene
and children, Misses Irene and mas
Beckman and Mrs. Beckman.
Some stores claim to be the larg-
est furniture store in this section; we
know we are. Spiegel, South Chicago's
( leading furniture store. II
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-01
Commencement Exercises.

Before a large audience of friends
and relatives of the high school grad
yates. the class of 1909 passed from
school life into the world activities
last evening at Central Music hall. The
large class OF sixteen members. clad
in cap and gown, presented pleasing
appearance on the prettily decorated
stage. and their motto, Finish what
you attempt" seemed to be particular
~ appropriate for the evening.
The address of Dr.. H. G. Hill of
indianapolis. on Undiscovered Con-
tinents," was commendable effort and
was appreciated by the class and au-
dience for its instructive and entertain
:ag features.
Following is the program and names
of those graduating in the class of
1909:
Grades.
Harry NJ. Rockwell. Herbert F. John
sop, Alma Wilson, lila L Hughes, Mar
guerite Mack. Minnie L Upright, 10
sephine Wheeler, Lucie Jenkins. Gene
NJ. Klinefelter. Phoebe Westbay, Mabel
G. Love, Florence s. Seberger, ]. Ed
ward Fedler, Floyd z. Demmon and
Ralph H Young
Board of Education.
President. Frank Meeker.
Secretary-J. J. Wheeler.
Treasurer-W. e Wilmer.
High School Faculty.
Superintent-W. r. Curtis.
Pr1ncipal-Mary H. Curtis.
Assistant pr1nclpal-Clara vierling
Assistant principa1-Eleanorl Hall
Supervisor of music-Agnes Benson
Program.
Wandering IN woodlands. 49,. .Roede1
High School Chorus.
Invocation ......--.. Rev. E. r. Horton
6aIutory 49,. Rose Love
The Violets Fate. ................ Abb
High School Chorus.
Address: Undiscovered Continents
DR.. H. G. Hill. Indianapolis. Ind.
In Old Madrid. .......- II Troter'
Girls Senior Class Chorus.
valedictory ....... Marguerite Maacl
Rise. Sleep No More High School Choru!
Presentation of Diplomas
Ben ediotion ...... Rev. H H. Dunlav!
Congratulations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-01
GRIFFITH.

A number of our people attended the
track and field meet at Crown Point
last Saturday.
George Slocum of Highlands was
here Saturday evening on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. L A southworth ex-
pect to entertain a number of guests
from Chicago today.
Mrs. Cloe Profit and daughter. valrie,
Of Ross are visiting relatives here to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Belong of High
lands We're visitors here Sunday.
The schools in Calumet township
were out last week, but the Griffith
schools Will not be out until next Fri
day. Those In North township Will
run until June is.