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of new banks established since the
guarantee law went into effect are
also grossly misrepresented. The
number of new banks is not larger
than might be expected in a new
State during the first year of state
hood. The population of Kansas is
probably only about 10 per cent larger
than Oklahoma, yet that State has so
per cent. more State banks than Ok
ahoma. This would indicate that
Oklahoma has not an excessive NUM-
her of such institutions. When the
number of new II is mentioned it
is not taken into consideration that
twenty-four old private banks and
individual banker in Indian Territory
became State banks after Oklahoma
became a State.
There is no Cub that there
must he some way to regulate the
number of banks that may be estab-
Jishcd and the character of the men
organizing them, but this can easily
be done. / recommend to the next
LEGISLATURE that it pass laws prOyid-
ing the necessary regulations.
The contention that the guar
antee law viii lea to reckless and
dishonest banking is not borne out
!, H., thr facts. Such a condition could
,,a+ exist under the laws of Okla
, h9r,a which provide for close scru-
: tinv Of the affairs of the State banks
The records Of the past fifteen years
: - oklahoma Territory show that the
5 depositors in National banks have
90 i donositors in State banks, and
Of the losses in the National
!; hants have been caused by what may
+ y" 4aroed inside burglary. Witt
= pe tr lnnervision there is no danger
5 Of pro he state banks falling below tn
e Il which has been maintained
= IN IN. IN belief has been expressed il
Z inc ' or,ter that the State should
: many many ularantee the bank deposits an{
lltSell Su'i"l annual premium
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-03
Oceans Toll In Soil.

One Of the most startling facts com.
ing to the American public from the
latest report of the Secretary of Agri-
culture Is that the rivers of the Unit.
ed States are annually pouring into
the ocean not less than one billion
tons of sediment, and that this i'm
mense volume of waste consists OF
the most valuable elements of the
soil, the very richest material, as the
Secretary calls 1t. "the cream of the
soil." At a moderate appraisal the
annual loss exceeds all the land taxes
OF the whole country, and this loss Is
steadily increasing instead of decreas.
irg. This does not take into account
he coarse detritus which is pushed
gong the sides of the larger streams
Then We have to take into account, be-
secs the soil impoverlshment, that
TIE sediment pollutes the waters that
carry 1t, endangering the live, OF
those who are compelled to use them
and reducing their value FOR man nfac
turing and other domestic purpos ss.-
The Independent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-03
Natures Way Is Best.

The unctiOn-strengthenin and OBJ
stinate cases of disease as pursued by
DIR. Pierce, is following after Natures
plan of restoring health
He uses natural remedies, that Is ex-
tracts from native medicinal roots, pre-
pared by process wrought out by the
expenditure of much time and money,
without the use of alcohol, and by
skillful combination in just the right
proportions.
Used as ingredients of rr. Pierec's
Golden Medical Discovery, Black
Cherrybark. Queens root, Golden Seal
root. BlOodroot and Stone root, spe-
cially exert their influence In cases of
lung, bronchial and thrOnt troubles,
and this discovery" is, therefore, a
sovereign remedy for bronchitis, lar
yngitis. chronic coughs. catarrh and
kindred ailments.
I'll above native roots also have the
strongest possible ei dorsement from
the leading medical writers, of all the
several schools of practice, for the cure
not only of the disease named above
but also for indigestion, torpor of liver,
or biijousness. obstinate cont tipatiOn,
kidney and bladder troubles and ca
tarrh, no matter where located.
Send to DIR. r.. V. Pierce, of Buffalo
n. Y for free booklet, telling all abol
the medicinal roots composing this
wonderful medicine, There is no alec,
hol In 1t.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-03
Endurance Of a Guide.

An Alpine guide. Philippe Allamand,
OF Bex, has gained publicity In the
Swiss papers by marvellous pedss-
trian achievement. He started on Q
Monday from Haesch and ascsnded to
fthe Weisshorn hut, whence he return.
Led to the valley to fetch a member OF
mis- party who had been left behind.
There was time for only three hours
sleep after that. and then the Weiss.
horn had to be climbed. It was in
bad condition. and the ascent took
nearly eleven hours. No sooner had
ne reached the top than Allamand
hastened down and proceeded to Ter.
matt to Join another party who had
engaged him for the Matterhorn. He
overlook them In the hunt at four
O'Clock on Tuesday morning, went up
the Matterhorn at once, and did not
get back until eleven o'clock on Wed
nesday night, having been forty-four
hours without sleep walking and
climbing all the time. Even then he
took only days rest before leadina
party up the Dent Blanche.
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8. HOLMES, JR.
An Episode That Made Him Dispair
of His Friends Ability.

of His Friends Ability.
His! Hist!" said Sherlock
Holmes, jr.
What is it. Sheriff" asked his
friend the doctor.
"Yonder man with the ruddy
complexion and the look of satisfac-
tion on his conference.-the you
see him?"
Yes. A friend of yours?"
Il never saw him before. He has
been spending his vacation in Can
ada"
Wonderful. Really, your pow
ers as deducer seem to be growing.
But perhaps somebody who knows
him has tod you?"
No. AS | have said l never saw
him before. | have spoken to no
one but yourself concerning him."
us there anything peculiar about
the tan one gets in Canada?"
mo. A man who fishes In north
ern Wisconsin or Michigan may ac-
quire the same degree of reddish
ness in the immediate vicinity Of the
countenance that one gets while en-
Enthusiastically yanking four-pound
bass from Canadian waters"
Il can't see anything else about
him that would stamp him as one
who has Just returned from the
great dominion. Perhaps you will
be god enough, Holmes, to inform
me how you have made your deduc-
tion In this case?"
MY dear Whatson, you are really
very stupid. You should have no.
ticed 1t. I am tempted to give up
trying to teach you to be deducer,
Did you not see, when he asked the
druggist for stamp, a moment ago,
that he pulled handful of Canadian
dimes from his pocket?"
With a gasp the doctor fell back
in silent admiration, while the great
detective sauntered on down Clark
street, trying to discover whether
the reports that there was gambling
in town were true or not.-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-03
INDOOR WALKING.
Surprising Figures Disclosed by Ho-
tel Keepers Pedometer.


How far do you walk in a day? Not
in the street, not even outdoors, but
in your house or place of business? 1t
is safe bet that few busy persons
could come within a mile of telling.
The manager of one of the largest
hotels In New York decided some
time ago to find out exactly how much
indoor walking he did, so he bought
a pedometer and carried it with him
on his daily rounds. He seldom
walks up or down a stairway, using
the elevators for perpendicular travel,
but he does visit every part of his
building at least once a day.
The pedometer experiment con.
vinced him after a weeks trial that
his walking about the hotel alone
amounted to from eight to eleven
miles day.
Now let some active housekeeper
who does part of her own work apply
the same test. How many miles O
day would her little clock register?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-03
FRENCH GAVE JEWELLERS
Two Million Modern Trogl glodytes,
Mostly Peasants, In the Republic.

Two Million Modern Troelodytes,
Mostly Peasants, In the Republic.
"There are no fewer than 100000
| cave dwellcrs in France" writes a
! traveller. whether you travel north,
south, east or west, you will find these
curious limitations of the homes of
primitive man. They stretch for fully
seventy miles along the valley OF the
Loire, from Blois to Saumur, and as
the train proceeds you can catch a
glimpse from time to time, of their
picturesque entrances, surrounded by
you will see the inhabitants standing
or sitting in front of their mysterious
looking caverns, and unless you have
learned the contrary, you will be in,
clined to imagine that they possess
some of the characteristics of the
troglodytes of old, and that their
homes are mere dens. Not SO, as you
will find on visiting them.
They are nearly all well-to-do
peasants, owners perhaps of some OF
the vineyards that deck the slopes on
ell sides, and their habitations are, as
a rule, both healthy and comfortably
furnished These singular houses are
remarkably cool in summer, without
being in the least damp, while in win
ter they can be warmed much more
easily and better than ordinary apart.
ments. The health of the modern
troglodyte is, as rule, excellent, Gad
Ii Is not uncommon to find centcnar.
ians among them. This, however, is
by no means surprising when we con.
slider that their homes are not only
healthful to live In, but are also com.
fortably furnished and fitted up.
"In the majority Of cases these rock
houses were not excavated for TIE
special purpose of being Inhabited but
with the object of obtaining stone for
the building Of houses. At Rochecor-
bon there is rock dwelling carved
out of single block of stone, and TIE
ingenious owner, in addition to max
ing two-story villa therefrom, has
provided himself with a roof garden,
from which fine view Of the valley
can be obtained. A similar house ex.
lists at Bourre, In which locality the
disused quarres are said to date from
the days of the Romans"
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WHERE WOMEN FIRST VOTED.
Equal Suffrage Had Its Origin in New
Jersey In 1875.

-fSo' S~"'9sS tau no O''9'n 'H NcW
Jersey In 1875.
The renewed agitation for equal
suffrage recalls the almost forgotten
fact that in New Jersey was first ex.
tended to women the right of suffrage
on the same terms as to men.
On the second day of July, 1776
(two days before the signing of the
Declaration Of Independence), says
the Detroit Free Press, the first con.
stitution convention of New Jersey, in
session at Burlington for the purpose
of revising the old Colonial charter,
struck out of the suffrage clause the
words male freeholders" and insert.
ed the words 'all Inhabitants 1t
then read "All inhabitants worth
ESQ"
On this property qualification won.
en- voted 'in increasing numbers" un-
til 1907. Only those few women
could vote who owned $3.50 worth of
property, and these were almost all
federalists. That party continued to
control the State until 1907, when for
the first time the Democratic party
obtained majority in the Legislature.
The Democrats at once proceeded to
disfranchise the white women and
free negroes by an act which, it is
said, was clearly unconstitutional, but
which never was contested. In 1874 a
new constitution removed any ques.
tion on the subject by using the words
white male citizen
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-03

THE U. s. GovERNMENTinit in its "Pun
Food Law" does not "endorse" or
"guarantee' any preparation, as some
manufacturers In their advertisements
would make 1t appear. In the case OF
medicines the law provides that GER
tain drugs shall be mentioned on the
labels. If they are ingredients of the
preparations. Els's Cream Balm, the
well-known family remedy for cold In
head hay fever and nasal catarrh,
doesn't contain single injurious drug,
so the makers have to simply to print
the fact that 1t complies fully with all
the requirements of the law.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-03
In Time for the Train

Am l in time for the overland
limited?" gasped the man with the
valise, hurrying up to the ticket
sellers window in the railway sta
ton at Drearyhurst.
Yes sir"
when is 1t due?"
I'm five minutes"
II want ticket to Kansas City"
'All right, sir"
The stranger bought his ticket and
sat down to wait.
Presently a train whizzed by at
the rate of Lfty miles an hour.
What train was that?" he asked
THE overland limited"
Doesn't 1t stop here?"
mo, sir"
Great Scott! Why didn't you
tell me?"
Great Scott! Why didn't you
ask me, sir?" said the ticket seller
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-03

A boy with no respect for pro-
priety got druggist out Of bed at
midnight, a few nights ago.
II want bottle of magnesia, "
announced the youngster, and, say,
do you give anything for the empty
bottle?"
Yes. 5 cents" growled the drug
man, grudgingly serving the article
Then he went back to bed. About
half an hour later the bell rang
again. When the druggist got to
the door there stood the lad.
Here's that bottle, mister" said
he. Civ. US the n'pence."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-03
IN RE APPLICATION OF THE
BLOOMSBURG LITERARY IN
STlTUTE FOR AMENDMENTS
10 CHARTER AND CHANGE
OF NAME.

HAN ShANb SIlANIC
OF NAME.
Notice is hereby given that petition
was presented to the Court of Common
Pleas of Columbia County on the 18th
day of May, A. D.. 1900, by the Blooms
burg Literary Institute to make the fol-
lowing amendments to it's charter. to-
w.t.
Amending the name. style and title of
the corporation from ''The Bloomsbury
Literary Institute to the "Bloomsburp
Literary Institute and State Normal
School of the Sixth District; increas-
ing the number of trustees from nine to
eighteen; changing the time of the An
nual Stockholders Meeting from the
first Saturday to first Monday in Nav;
designating the officers of the corpora
ton as President Vice President, Sec
retary and Treasurer; the manenr and
mode OF election and appointment of
trustees; increasing the quorum of the
Board OF Trustees from five to seven;
hxing the capital stock at $50, 400, 90, di-
vided into 1907 shares. prohibiting divi-
dends upon the capital stock of the cor
poration and enlarging the purposes and
scope OF the institution; whereupon the
following lnterlocutory Decree was en-
And now May I2th. 1909: the forego-
ing petition having been presented and
read, and it appearing to the Court that
due notice of this application and these
proceedings were given to the Auditor
General. on the sth day of MAY 1000,
and the court upon consideration there.
OF being of the opinion that the said
! amendments and change of name of said
corporation will be lawful, beneficial,
and not injurious to the community and
! not in conflict with the requirements of
! the Constitution or the laws of the Com
monwealth, it is therefore ordered that
said petition or writing be filed in the
Office of the Prothonotary of the court,
and notice thereof be inserted in two
newspapers printed in said county, for
three weeks, setting forth that said ap-
plication has been made. and that a final
decree will be made on the IAth day of
June, 1909, at 10 o'clock, A. M, in con
formity with the prayer of the petition.
unless sufficient reason be shown why
the same should not be done.
BLooMsBURG LITERARY INSTITUTE,
5-I3-4t. per N. U. Funk, Solicitor.
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BARNARD Talk,

First Rooster-"Bless me II the
old hen isn't eating tacks."
Second Rooster-"Yes, I believe
she Is to lay a carpet"
Ought not we do something for
the preservation of our forests!"
"Oh. what's the use?" answered
senator Sorghum, impatientiy.
Trees cant vote"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-03
One on the Cat.

An Iowa editor recently printed
In his psper that II the rain didn't
stop before long, everything In the
ground would be peeping out. An
old subscriber. reading the prognos-
tication. went out in the back yard
and dumped another load Of rock
on the grave of the family ca(.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-03
Trespass Notices.

Gard signs mo Trespassing" for
sale at this Office. They are print
ed in accordance with the late act
Of 1903. Price S cents each. If
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An Old Grandfather.

Little Girl-I've got a. father and
a muvver and grandfather.
Kindly Stranger how old 10
your grandfather?
Little GIRL don't know, but
VIEW bad him . long time. v
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-03

Bloomsbury Souvenir Books, as
half tone pictures, IS cents, at the
COLUMBIAN Office. #.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-03

If theatres put out standing room
only signs why shouldn't trolley cars?
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Farm For Sale R;Sss Ri;ss,. e. Q

- ur,B sIms IN IL States. Strout's
p,,r,.. ,-.s..., n, New Monthly Bulletin OF Real
sou, | :. r. fare z. 4. STROUT Co, Book Try n!
s'dA' Largest Farm Dealers. Land Tai: BIis.. Pill.
4-I5-Iot
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This unparalleled offer is made to all and
an OLD ones who pay all and within thirty days.
Sample copies free. Address:
TIE COLUMBIAN, Bloomsbury Pa.
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TWO-STORY FRAME DWELL
ING HOUSE AND BARN.

Seized taken into execution at the
suit of George B. Markle, Trustee, VS..
Z. l.. Pohe, Administrator of VIM. C.
Robinson, deceased, Laura Robinson.
and Charles Schug, Terre- Tenant and
to be sold as the property of VIM. C.
Robinson, deceased.
CHARLES B. ENT.
j. y. CreVehng, Sheriff.
Attorney
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-07-23

Flowers, has returned home after a
stay of two weeks.
Mrs. H. B. Aston has recovered
from severe illness and is able to
be out again.
The prayer-meeting on Wednesday
evening is still full of interest and
we'll attended. Our Mission Sunday
school is doing well.
Miss M. j. Gibson, of A. & NJ Col
lege, Normal, Ala, spent several days
with us last week. Miss Gibson was
formerly Associate Editor of Hope"
The following visitors called last
week: Mr.. Hamilton, of Knoxville,
Mr.. Holmes, of Chattanooga, Prof and
Mrs. Dawson, and Mrs. Hammond, of
this city.
Miss Tamma Jackson, of GAINESVILLE,
spent two days this week with her
cousin, Miss Tayma Ghee.
A special programme will be rem
dered Monday night by the Christian
Workers Foreign Missionary Society.
Mrs. Eva Benson, of this city, will
lecture. Mr.. Benson will accompany
her and favor us with song. We
cordially invite you to be present
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NORTHWE
Continued from Page H.

new luminary that bids fair to eclipse
all the known colored singers. The
wonderful soprano voice of Nine. Jen-
lie Curtley was discovered two years
ago by Francis Walker, the baritone,
well-known in Europe and America,
who is now settled in Spokane He
finds Nine. Curtley's voice superior to
those of the great soprano now before
the public in that it has, in addition
to an astonishing upward range, the
heavy tones of cOntralto down to
the F below the treble staff. She has,
in fact, three entire Octaves. Her re-
pertoire includes such great test num-
bers as the Proch Theme and Varia-
lions" Benedict's Carnival of Ven
ice" Eckert's swiss Song" and many
great operate selections.At a recent re
cital it was said that for purity of
style and intense feeling nothing could
exceed her renditions of the Brahms
Lullaby" the Last Rose Of Summer"
and other classics. Her voice has a
great volume and much natural fiexi-
bility and is brilliant and true in
tone. Nine Curtley, without having
special beauty, is decidedly attractive,
with a stately yet genial presence,
and mobile and expressive face. She
is well educated and has charming
manners. All her training thus far
has been carried on by Francis Walk
err, who, by the way, is the author OF
the famous Letters of Naritone."
He has had a fine career as a singer
and is the best known instructor in
the northwest. At a recent concert
Nine. Curtley was assisted by Charles
C. Daniels, whose splendid baritone
voice will henceforth be under Mr..
Walkers care. The two singers will
appear together under the direction Of
their teacher and when adequate tenor
and contralto voices are found, con-
cert company will be formed with
Nine. Curtley as the star attraction.
She has already had many offers OF
engagements, but wisely decided to re-
main. at least another year, under the
guidance of the teacher who discovered
her extraordinary powers and brought
them to their present stage of devel
opment.
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with their new productions. The peo-
pie everywhere are clamoring for this
music that expresses so much to the
soul. The music is growing in favor
every day. Every person who hears
it once wants to hear it again, and
then to linger in their imagination in
the spot where they heard the first
sweet sound.
In order that the people of Nash
vile may have on opportunity to Sc
cure the music, the company has ar
ranged to put the same on sale at the
Palms, Corner Cedar street and Fifth
evenue, North Work Bros. & Hart
Co., have put their music in reach Of
everybody, because they desire that
everybody sing them. Their sheet
music is high class and is gaining in
popularity every day. For informa-
ton write
WORK BROS. & HART Co..,
Box 61, Nashville, Tenn.
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RE, KY, from which practically all OF
the trade comes to Nashville. The
Tennessee Central Railroad runs west
from Nashville, and passing through
several enterprising towns, principal
among them being GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
and Hopkinsville, KY. South on the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad some
very important towns are touched,
namely, Brentwood, Franklin, Thomp-
son, Columbia, Lynnville and Pu-
laski. The Nashville, Chattanooga
and Saint Louis Railroad passes
Decherd La Vergne, Smyrna,
Murfreesboro, Wartrace, Tullahoma
and in close touch to other
thriving towns in the southwestern
part of the state. On the same road
going west the great farming section
of the state, fertile and noted for its
agricultural advantages, is traversed.
Nashville vies with Memphis in con-
trolling this section of the state. 1t
is safe to say that as far as McKen'
zie, Union City, Hollow Rock juno
ton and Jackson the trade comes to-
ward Nashville. The Tennessee Cen.
trail Railroad draws the trade to
Nashville as far east as Knoxville.
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NASHVILLE A GREAT CONNER
CIAL CENTER,

There is something in and about the
mountainous section Of Tennessee
that not only compels the water to
run off the hills and down the valleys
toward Nashville, but this something
forces the trade from hundreds of
prosperous communities, important
villages, hamlets and crossroads to
find its way to Nashville, where
wants of every kind can be supplied.
A retrospective view of the impor-
tant location of Nashville will readily
convince the outside world of the
city's Importance. In middle Ten
nessee there are places that will ri
val any of the great cities Of the
United States in a commercial way,
which argues much for Nashville and
its future. "a glance over the map,
said business man in this city some
days ago, "is all that is necessary to
impress any capitalist, manufacturer
or enterprising man of the impor-
lance attached to Nashville as COM
mercial center" Going north from
Nashville over one of the principal
railroads in the south which runs d.
rectly north and south, the Louis
Vile & Nashville, the traveller passes
through Maplewood, Madison, Edge
field, Hendersonville, Pilot Knob, Gal
latin, Black Lodge, Bakers, Green Bay.
on, Springfield, Cedar HILL. and Guth.
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rHE NEW SONG SENSATION.

The firm of Work Bros. & Hart, pio-
neer publishers of Jubilee songs or
Plantation Melodies, is creating
quite a sensation in the musical world
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-07-23
SUNSHINE NOTES.

Mrs. M. H. Flowers left for Mem
phis Monday night to attend the Bap-
fist State Convention.
Little Mary Beatrice Flowers, Of
Chattanooga, niece Of Mrs. M. H.