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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
PApJAN TREE HOUSES.
Cool and Clean, but not Built for Som
nan1bullsts.

The famous tree houses of Papua
are rapidly disappearing before the
march of civilization and settlement
in the colony.
The tree house-a near and well
built habitation. placed at an enor.
nous height among the branches OF
a forest tree and reached only by a
swinging ladder-was primarily in.
tended as q refuge from enemies.
Now, however, that the Government
has brought the wild tribes under con.
troll the native prefers to live in a
house that demands less skill in con.
struction.
There are still many tree houses to
be seen, though few or none are being
built. In the northeastern district OF
Papua (where much valuable sugar,
rubber and cocoanut land lies ready
for taking up) the Government officials
on their regular tours of inspection
often sleep at night in the house OF
some hospitable village constable,
who draws his ladder up at sundown
to a doorstep eighty feet high in the
air.
These tree houses are exceedingly
cool, clean and picturesque with the
roofs of native made thatch and walls
and floors Of waited boughs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
A WARNING WORTH
NEEDING.

Lord Rayleigh, in addressing the
Royal Society on the subject of air.
ships, drew an important distinction
when he said that, while the recent
achievements with aeroplanes proved
the capacity of man to fly, as feat,
they had done almost nothing in the
way of indicating the feasibility of
aerial transportation in the future.
The difficulty long ago pointed out
By Prof. Newcomb-that flying
machine, to carry twice as much as
another, would have to be not twice
but four times, as large and strong
Lord Rayleigh pronounced an in
suQerable obstacle to more than
very limited progress along this line.
1t is we'll that this warning against
undue expectations should have
come from an authority so high.
The Wrights and their fellow
workers have accomplished wonders,
but theirs is as yet very incom-
picte conquest of the air, and there
is hardly hint in their best per-
forinances that the day of ships and
railway trains is almost over.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
Cur Great American Astronomer.


Prof Simon Newcomb, the celebrat-
ed astronomer, who has just been dec
Grated by the Kaiser, is the first
American official to receive foreign
decoration of any kind in eight years.
This order is but one of many that the
distinguished American scientist has
had conferred upon him by foreign
rulers. He is an officer of the Legion
of Honor, and he is the first native
American to be made an associate of
the Institute of France since Franklin.
He has received exalted degrees from
ten European universities, is a men,
Der of about thirty foreign societies,
and has received five medals from
abroad. Recently the Gear ordered
his portrait painted for the Imperial
University of Russia, and both the
Imperial University of Japan and the
Imperial Observatory of Russia have
presented him with handsome vases
in recognition of his position in the
world of discovery, of his scientific
achievements, and of his contributions
to science as a result of his wonder
full experiments in the motions and
phenomena of the heavenly bodies.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
Orphaned Shouts Answer to Biddy's
CIuck, Cluck and Follow Her.


Spokane, Wash. If the S. p. C. A.
is mindful of its duties, it will send
an officer after "Biddy," an ordinary
brown hen owned by Joseph Thorn,
rancher in Columbia County, Wash,
living ten miles east of Dayton, south
of Spokane, which abandoned her
brood of chicks to care for litter Of
Poland China pigs, whose mother died
soon after their birth.
The hen calls the pigs around her
with the same "cluck, cluck" with
which she formerly summoned her
chicks, and they are fed from bottle
by Thorn's daughter The little ami
mails follow the fowl about the barn
yard in the most contented way imagi-
nable.
While unable to cover them at
night. the hen squats among them and
croons her goodnight lullaby as If the
four-legged creatures were her own.
Thorn believes that "Biddy" will
continue to be foster mother to the
litter, but just now he is experiencing
some difficulty in finding a hen to care
for the chicks cast aside by the hen.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
A Recommended Polish.

A good furniture polish, which gives
q soft, oily finish to furniture and
wood work, is made of one scant
ounce of linseed oil one full ounce
OF turpentine, and three-fourths Of an
ounce of cider vinegar. Shake until
II is thoroughly mixed; then rub the
furniture with the mixture, doing
little space at time, and rubbing the
polish we'll in; allow 1t to- stand q
short time, then polish well with q
soft, dry flannel cloth. In polishing
furniture or floors. only very little
OF the polish should be APPLIED at one
tine, and It must be well rubbed 10.
Here Is where so many fail--tbo much
'pnlied at once. and too much space
ryteIuHted before finishing what is be
gun. :.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
HEN LAYS TRlPLET EGG.
Farmer Finds Two Inside First Pro-
duct of Plymouth Rock.

ouct OF FIyfHoutH HoCN'
Greenwich, Conn.-Frank B. Sands,
Of Mount Kisco, who sells farm pro-
ducts in Greenwich, came to town the
other morning with an egg story that
beats anything ever heard hereabouts.
He is the owner of some Of the fin
est Plymouth Rock hens In the coun'
try.
One of his younger brood passed
out OF the non.producing stage a few
days ago and began her life work. The
first egg was a wonder. Not only
was 1t larger than any Mr.. Sands had
ever seen, but the ends were about
equally rounded. Mr.. Sands decided
the egg was too large to market at the
usual price, and that he would keep 1t
FOR table use.
The next morning he had the young
Plymouth Rocks: egg for breakfast.
breaking the. she'll carefully. Mr..
Sends found another perfectly formed
etx. This second egg was broken and
o third egg OF the usual size was re-
vealed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURY. PA.
.RUMOR FORETOLD HIS DEATH
Young California Man Crushed TO
Death Next Day at Spot
Indie ated

salinas, Cal.-Like harbnger OF
his fate. rumor spread through this
town early that Percy Morse, a
wealthy young seed grower, was killed
beneath his overturned automobile be.
tween this place and his home in
Watsonville. 1t caused keen concern
among Morse's friends and word was
telephoned to his home. There IT was
learned that Morse was all right.
The moment the rumor reached
Morse, he jumped into his car and
started for Salinas to set the anxiety
Of all his friends at rest. He person.
ally visited them all and assured them
he was not dead and did not mean to
die for long time. He drove up and
down the main thoroughfares meeting
chance acquaintance and chatting
gayly with them about the rumor
How it started is a mystery. Morse
was curious and sought to trace it to
Its source. He failed and finally start.
ed for his home. He went alone
After he left the town his friends
were mystified concerning the rumor
and could not drive an evil PRESENT.
ment from their minds.
Within a few hours Morse was
found in his wrecked machine at ex.
actly the spot described in the early
rumor. He was dying and lived only
few hours after he was taken to
his home in Watsonvlle The tragic
death Of Morse. coupled With the
strange rumor, has caused much ex.
citement here. No one can explain
how the rumor happened.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
PREHISTORIC FOREST FOUND.
Engineers Bore Through It on Dunes
of Sandy Hook.

Sandy Hook, N. J.-Engineers,
while boring for an additional water
supply on the Fort Hancock Military
Reservation, on Sandy Hook, discov-
cred what appears to be the remains
of prehistoric forest, and in the in
terest of archaeology a thorough in
vestigation is being made.
When the test pipes had gone down
TO a depth of 400 feet, a broad and
deep strata of wood was encountered.
At one time the pipes were driven
through twenty feet of timber. 1t is
believed great forest flourfshed
where the sand dunes now are, and
that the action of the ocean for ages
buried II.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
4 CITI'S PROUE
DISTINCTION,

Toledo, Ohio, Is said to have few
er bad boys than any other city in
America. A writer in the World's S
Work gives the reason in his account
Of the juvenile organization estab-
lished there by wise philanthropist.
lie organized the boys into drum
corps and athletic teams, provided
the uniforms and equipment, and
then made it condition of remain
ing in the organization that the
members refrain from bad talk, al
cohol, tobacco and gambling. AL
most any boy will give up g harmful
habit for harmless one II the harm
less one is made attractive.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
Her "Raw Saves a woman's Life.

Cincinnati, Ohio.-While wearing a
rat" in her hair Mrs. Jesse N. Stall
man. of Walnut Hills. fell to the bot
tom of two flights Of stairs. Her head
struck the floor, but the big coil of
hair broke the fall. DR.. Poole said
the fall sustained by the woman
would have fractured her skull under
ordinary cifehmlstantes. and tA6t the
"rat- alone 'prAveAosdr asa1A
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
Columbia e. Montour sEI. Ry
rIME.rAsI.E. GNIEFFECTi
June. 1904, and until further ,ice.

er-~-
Cars eave Bloomf for Espy, Almedi a, Lin
Ridge, Berwick and intermediate points q
ollows:
A. NJ. $500, $40, 6:2o, 700, 7:4o,.S:2
900, 9:4o, 1920, II:oo, II:4o.
=. NJ. 1880, 100, / 40, 2 40, 3 100, 3;4o
4:2o, $500, $40, 6.2o, 7 100, y 40 ,S:2o, o:c :
*(o:4o) Io:2o *II:oo)
Leaving depart from Berwicl one &C
from time as given above, commencing
6:oo a. m
Leave Bloom for Catawissa A. NJ. So
6n5, t7;oc, $500, 9:co, tIo;oo, tItiot
1900.
p. NJ. 1900, ta:oo, 900. 400, $500, 6,oo.
1900, S:oo, o:oo, 1920, *(Ir;oo)
Carsreturning depar from Cstawissx
minrtesfrom tim as givena bove.
First car leaves Market Square for Berwick
on Sundays at 700 a. m.
First car for Catawissa Sundays 700 a. m,
First car from Berwick for Bloom Sundays
leaves at $500 n. M.
First car leaves.Catawissa Sundays at
80 a. m.
sFrom Power House.
Saturday night only.
tP. 4. X. Connection.
WV. TERwILLIoKR,
Superintendent
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
MOST PRIMITIVE OF
INDUSTRIES.

or all the industries in the world
the manufacture of Cantu laces by
the peasants following this pursuit
in Milan, Italy. is the most primi-
tive, considering the great demand
for these rare fabrics and the nun
her of peasants employed in their
manufacture.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
NEW TRIBES
DISCOVERED.

Recently NM. Lamboiz and Diguet
have discovered two tribes not far
from Tepic, city Of 10000 inhabi-
tants in Mexico. They are known
as the Coras and the Hutchols. and
appear hitherto to have been un-
known to the outer world
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
DIR. HUMPHREYS SPECIFICS.
Directions with each Vial In Five Languages
English, German. Spanish. Portuguese and French.

No. FOR Price
I. Fevers. Congestions, Inhammatons. ......35
2. Worms, Worm Fever, or Worm Disease. 26
3. Collie, Crying and wakefulness OF Infants. -
4. Diarrhca. of Children and Adults. ..,....,25
8. Dysentery. Gripings, Bilious Collie ........24
Z. Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis is,.........,.......36
.. Toothache, Faceache, Neuralgia, ...,..,...2H
Q. Headache. Sick Headache, Vertigo ......2S
10. Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak Stomach. ....3 -
Is. Group. Hosrse Cough, Laryngitis, ..........25
IA. Salt Rheum. Rruptions, Erysipelas. ........36
1b. Rheumatism. or Rheumatic Pains. .......,96
16. Fever and Asue. Malaria. ......,......,.. as
~. Piles Blind or bleeding. External, internal. ~
Is. OphthAlm Weak or InnAmed Eyes......2S
10. Catarrh. Influenza, Geld in Head ..,.,,.,.26
20. WhoopiaG Coash. sphshodic Cough ..25
~. Asthma. Oppressed, Dianoult Breathing. ....3S
~. Kidney Disease. Gravel Calculi, ,..........,3S
-. Nervous Debility. vital Weakness .....1.0O
20. Sore Month, Fever Sores or canker. .......26
80. Urinary lnco ntinence. wetting Bed. ......33
-. Sore Throat. QuinsJ and Diphtheria... -
50. Chronic CopsestiOns, Headsches. ,.....36
~. Grippe, Nay Fever and Ssaaer Colds. RS
A. small bottle. Of Pleasant Pellets hts the vest
pocket. Sold by druggists sent on receipt OF ptc
Medical Book sent free.
Wnlism and Ann Streets. NSw Y0Ek.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
CSOUTH WARD.

I Daily except sunday. Daily Sunday
only. I Flag stop. W. G. SNYDER, Supt.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-04-23
SADDLE BUTTE

By regular correspondence
w. Elliott transacted business in
this vicinity Monday.
Glen Wallace spent Sunday with
home folks.
Mrs. G. A. Gordanis reported on
the sick list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Parsons spent
Sunday evening at the home of H.
G. Delany.
Bert and Herman Brown each
purchased a fine team of horses
last Monday.
Frank Holnberg and family Wis.
tied at Bert Browns Sunday.
Sunday school was held last
Sunday at the Wallace school house.
Twenty-Five were in attendance.
Teacher for the bible, young people:
and children's classes were elected
for the insuing term. Sunday
school will be held every Sunday
hereafter and every one is cordial.
ly invited.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-04-23
RULES ON ENTRY Of COAL LAND

Washington, April 2O.-Secre-
tary Of the Interior, Ballinger, has
approved instructions to local land
officers for their guidance under
the act of congress Of March 3,
1909, for the protection of the sur
face rights of entrymen, involved
in the coal land entries in western
North Dakota.
The purpose of the act is to pro-
tect the rights of persons who enter
in good faith under the mineral
laws public lands which are subse-
quently classified, claimed or re-
ported as being valuable for coal.
The act applies both to entries
made prior to it's passage as we'll
as to those made subsequent there
to, provided only that the lands
entered are classified as being val
liable for coal after date of entry.
In cases where the classification is
subsequent to the passage of the act
the entryman may elect, upon MAX
ing satisfactory proof of compli-
ance with the law under which they
claim, to receive patent upon the
land and the right of the United
States, or anyone authorized by
it, to prospect for, mine and re-
move the coae in accordance with
the limits of the act.
Upon due notice from registers
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-04-23
LIVERY BARN
CHANGES HANDS
John Japson Becomes the Propri.
etor Of E. \. Halls Livery
and Feed Barn

The Hall livery barn has changed
hands, including four lots build
ing and chattle property. H. C..
Jensen last Friday closed deal
with E. H. Hall whereby he Sc
cured an option on the property,
and the first of the week Mr.. Jen-
sen sold his interests to John Jap
son who will close up the deal with
Mr.. Hall and become the propri-
etor of the barn.
The property includes 100 feet
frontage on Blanche street, the
barn, buggies, harness, etc., and
IL head of driving horses.
Mr.. Japson will take possession
before the first of next month,
and will conduct the business as
heretofore. Mr.. Japson is large
rancher who has a ranch on the
Little Missouri northeast Of town.
Mr.. Hall is undecided as to what
his next move will be, but it has
been reported at Yates that he will
engage jim the livery business there.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-04-23
BUSIEST TOWN
IN The STATE
Something Doin' All the Time at
Beach --l8 Residence Lots
Sold In One Day

L. w. Richards, the townsite
agent, reports the sale of 18 resi-
dence lots last Monday, and struc-
lures are to be built on all of them
before fall. This is the record in
any one day this spring and it is
sure a good one, considering that
Beach has never had an auction
sale of lots, like a great many
other tows in this section. Ours
has been a steady and natural
growth. On the Saturday pre-
vious 16 were sold. Who says that
Beach property is not active?
Beach is undoubtedly the busiest
little city in the state today, con-
sidering its age and size. AL
though spring has just opened up,
twenty-five substantial buildings
are we'll under way Of construction.
Power plow outfits are constantly
being unloaded and taken into the
country around to turn over the
prairie. There will be an increase
If 200 per cent in acreage cropped
this year over last season which
means that with fair yield over
a million bushels of grain will be
marketed at Beach this fall.
Farmers are building more sub
stantial houses and barns, phones
and rural mail routes are being
established, and the country is
speedily improving in every way.
Never in North Dakota history has
any of her territory been brought
to the front like that Of the Gold
en- Valley. This is no idle boast
Unbelievers should come and pay
us a visit and see with their owr
ewes.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-04-23

be passed to patent of otherwise
regular.
If the reclassifcation is that the
land is valuable for coal, a hearing
will be ordered.
In cases where the classicfiations
are subsequent to the date of the
non mineral entry, the burden of
the proof will be upon the United
States to show that the land is
chiefly valuable for the coal de-
posits therein.
Where the entries have been made
subsequent to the classification,
the entrymen must show that the
lands do not contain valuable de-
posits Of coal.
Where hearing are had, the pro-
ceedings will be as in other like
cases.
Where satisfactory final proof
has been made prior to the classi-
fication the entrymen will be en-
titled to a repatent without reser-
walton. unless it shall be shown
that at the time of such proof and
entry the land was known to be
valuable for coal. In such cases.
hearings will be had except where
reports for charges are made show
ing bad faith on the part Of the
entrymen in the making of proof
because of the known character of
the land.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-04-23

are hereby notified to appear, re-
spond and offer evidence touching
said allegation at 10 o'clock a.
m. on June S, 1909, before the
Register and Receiver at the Unit
ed States land office in Dickinson,
N. D. The said contestant, having,
in a proper affidavit. filed April
10th, 1909, set forth facts which
show, that after due diligence per-
sonal service of this notice cannot
be made. it is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
S. M. Ferris, Register.
Burgeson & Haney, attorneys -
for contestant, Dickinson, N. D.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-04-23
T0\oy SYSTEM
BEING INSTALLED
Country Lines Already Under Con.
struction--Im mportant Meet
ing Wednesday

The stockholders of the Golden
Valley Telephone Company held
a meeting Wednesday afternoon
of this week in the central office
at Beach. A majority of the
stockholders were present and
business matters were discussed
and the bylaws amended allowing
a majority Of the stock to be
owned by one party. This amend
ment was made so that Messrs.
Kopan and Wheeldon could get
majority of the stock, according to
the agreement made with these
gentlemen some time ago.
The construction of the town
system is progressing rapidly and
as soon as the switch board is re-
ceived the system will be put in
operation. and it can be said that
Messrs. Kopan end Wheeldon are
putting in first class and up-to-
date line, better than can be found
anywhere in this section of the
state. They have already COM
menced to put rural lines into the
country, having nearly Is miles
of wire running southeast Of town.
They are going to put in rural lines
just as fast as subscribers are
secured and it is now up to the
farmers to sign up and get on a
rural line so that they can be con-
nected with their neighbvrs and
the town people. The gentlemen
who have charge of the company
are going to do the right thing
with our people and they should
receive the support of town and
country people alike.
They have an attractive PROPOSE
tion to make to prospective rural
subscribers and any farmer want
ing to get telephone should make
arrangements 1T once.
Although Messrs. Kopan and
Wheeldon have a majority of the
capital stock Of the company, there
is still a small amount unsub-
scribed which can be secured at
par for the next 30 days, after
which it will command a good
premium.
The people of Beach and the
Golden Valley are to be congratu-
lated upon getting such able men
interested in giving us practical
telephone system.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-04-23
BURKEY

By regular correspondent.
Thill was in Beach on business Sat-
urday.
There was crowded house at
church Sunday, a number from AL
pha being present.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Page were
Beach visitors Saturday.
Mrs. F. ]. Snow was unable to
teach school Thursday and Friday
on account of illness. A second
attack Of la grippe.
Geo. Bosserman is suffering with
a severe cold.
Mrs. Doubles has returned to
her farm home after spending 8
pleasant winter with her daughter
at Beach.
Chas. Steinman and brother made
a trip into the Bad Lands Monday.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-04-23
CONTEST NOTICE

Department of the interior,
United States land office, Dickin-
son, North Dakota, April 10, 1909.
A sufficient contest affidavit hav-
ing been filed in this Office by Rag
invalid Horne, Of Midway, N. D.,
contestant, against homestead
entry No. 1896, made January 20,
1908, at the U. S. land office at
Dickinson, North Dakota, for the
northwest quarter (nw4) of section
IA. township 1876 NJ, range 100
w., of the Fifth Principal Mer-
dian by Ernst Stabek, contestee. in
which it is alleged that said con-
testee never at any time establishd
his residence upon said land;
that he has wholly abandoned the
same and changed his residence
thereform for more than six months
last past; that he has never settled
upon, cultivated or improved said
land as required by law; that each
and all Of said laches and defaults
existed at the date of filing said
affidavit, and that such alleged
absence from said land was not due
to his employment in the army,
navy or marine corps of the U. S.
during time of war; said parties
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-04-23

and receivers, each claimant hav-
ing a claim falling within the
provisions of the act will be
allowed sixty days within which
to file in the local land Office his
election to take patent for the land,
exclusive of the coal deposits, or
to file denial that the land con-
tains coal Of workable value and re-
quests a hearing to determine that
question.
Where the claimant elects to take
a patent containing the reservation
the owner under the patent may
mine coal from the land for his use
only up to and including the time
of the disposal of the coal by the
United States to some other party.
If the claimant takes no action
within the period described by the
notice. such failure will be con-
strued as an election to receive a
patent containing the reservation
to the United States, and such en-
try will be treated accordingly.
Where claimants file. denials Of
the coal character of the land to-
gether with statement under oath
as a basis for a hearing. the papers
will be forwarded to the general
land office his election to take pat
ent view to reclassification. and if
upon such consideration the land is
classified as non.coal. the case will