THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURtt, PA.
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Obstacles In The Way of Lum
bering in Honduras.
METHODS ARE PRIMITIVE
Ttie Tri'on Io Not (Irow In tliislrm
Mit arc Ncnttoml Throughout Hirt
j.-on.H(9 It Itcijulrvs a Bkilfnl
VMi(.Hinan to Flml Th.Mii.
rhcro are vast trncts of lne tin
ner land In Honduras, tho timber 'l
iriilrli will Borne duy become of rti.t
commercial value," said II. K. Ornia
by, a representative of the Uollze
State and Produce Compimy, nn Kni;
Itsh corporation holding fortifs-ilon
In Honduras." Maliofcaiiy furniiib.ua
tlic matorlal for profitable lumber
orverntlons at present.
"The methods of getlng out nip
fcoKiiny In tbo Honduras forests are
lir'uiltive. The cllniato of the coun
try Is tropical and the forests low
Ijins and swawpy. Only H.r'.it
weeks In tbo year are ivalbililu Ut
moving tlio out from tho raiiina; and
Its niovenient being done solely by
ovii. H-i ruplulty may be imiiKiut'd.
"Mahogany Is abundant, 'jut tho
difficulty of luniberlnj; It and Rettliii;
It moved Is a great handicap."! have.
b-."'U InvestlKattllK tho iletho.l:i cf
lijti'.llli)!? timber lu the Southern yel
low pine districts, and If wo can
j-i'ipt tin m to the woods of Oinleran
th(. problem of more profitable
ietnent of the nuiliOKOiiy inilmit.-y
of Honduras will havo been solve. 1.
"The system of labor with w.'Uch
vo havo to contend J own there Is
Loculliir, too. Laborers are hiiel
fur ono year, under contract, which
clls for three months wages to Le
rai l them In advance.
"Tho men go to the woods and re
inalu there until Christmas. Then
they all leave work and return to
their homes to celebrate. They briar;
tpveral months' wages with them and
do not go back to work until they
titve spent It all. Their ::ieney gone,
the men return to the forests.
"This refers only to the common
laborers. The lumbering jf ma
bogany requires the services of ex
pert woodsmen, who are ;ald ac
cording to the tasks they accomplish.
"Mahogany trees do r.ot grow in
dusters, but are scatterod through
out the forests and are hidden In
dense growths of underbrush, vines
and creepers. It requires a skilful
woodsman to find them.
"He seeks the highest ground .4
a forest, climbs to the top of the tall
est tree and surveys the surrounding
country. The mahogany tree has -peculiar
foliage, and the practised
eye of the woodsman, soon picks
. them out
"Following the timber looiter, s
ho would be called In American for
est work, comes the axtniun, and
then the sawyer and hewer. A large
mahogany tree will take two men a
day to fell It.
"The trees have large apure which
project from the trunk at Its base,
and scaffolds must be erected so that
the tree can be cut through above
tnein. This leaves a stump from ten
to fifteen feet long, which contains
1na finest of the lumber, but which,
under the methods of lumbering that
prevail, must be allowed to go to
waste.
"The day will perhaps come when
these stumps will be grubbed oi.'.,
J'ist as tho stumps of American black
Hl:iut are being grubbod now, the
relies of wasteful days of jutting
vueu that timber was plentiful, and
liow worth many times more than
the trunks mat are cut from them.
"The mahogany hunter has noth
ing to do with the felling or removing
of the tree. His duty is simply to lo
cate it. Often he may earn as much
as $1,000 a month, us he Is paid by
the tiee, but then again he nyiy
prospert for weeks without detecting
& available tree.
"Mahogany commands a big prlco
in trie markets to which it is export
M, but It Is not only because of
the superior kuullty pnd beauty
anl purposes to whlih it in put that
t U so coHtly. To tho I i (Acuity and
expenso of getting it from Its native
forests r.nd In shape for marketing
th&t a largo portion of Us high val
uation Is duo."
JuriiNdlction on Conduit I toads.
In the case of J. A. Lutz, who was
fined by the Glen Echo authorities for
fast driving on the Conduit Itoud, an
appeal to the higher court has just
b.-.n declod by Judge Honderson, who
Glares that the Jurisdiction of the
United tates over the Conduit extends
to lu use as a road, and that the au
tomobile regulations of the town of
Clen Echo or of Montgomery County
Maryland, are consequently of no
force and effect on it He added thai
the State has general Jurlsdlctlo nvei
the road, but that It la not a publlo
highway within the meaning of the
statute. The Automobile.
Experiment In Ostrich Farming.
An experiment la ostrich farming
s been Btarted at Martanao, near
Havana. The farm now has 48
olrda, 3 of which were imported from
the ostrich farm at Phoenix, Ariz.,
ml the balance from the Nice farm
n France
The bill fo putting up the Khe
dive cf Ksypt at Dudley house, (Eng
1) In U67 was $80,000, but It
IUO.D0O to entertain Prlnc.
rullnh Khan of Afghanistan at
Dnrhestej- bom In 1884.
Do You Open Your Mouth
Like a young bird mid gulp down what
ever food or mclleli n mnv lu r.lT,.r,.t mi 9
Or, do you want to know something of tho
composition and rlinrncter of that which
you taKo into your stomach whether as
food or medicine?
Most Intelligent and senslblo people
now-a-days Insist on kimwlnir what, iliov
employ whether as food or as mndlclnn.
Dr. l'lorco believes they have a perfect
right to Insist upon such k nowledgp. Ho ho
putillihrs.SMujilenM and on each bottle-
wrapner, w hnUhTsndJclnes nro made of
ftnd tifiosJfTTrnur4Lli Till lie fnnU
hi run wMlJllord to do brqinsp the nutrn
thiliiurre(i-rit8ofwilrh his medicines
nn- iiiiiur lire sueiien uno understood the
tporc will thelr superior curative Virtues'
Tor the cure of woman's nocullar weak
nesses, Irregularities and derangements,
giving rise to frequent heudnrhes, back
ache, drngglng-down pain or distress In
lower abdominal or pelvic region, accom
panied, outlines, with a debilitating,
pelvic, cntarrhal drain and kindred sym li
tems of weakness, Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription Is a must elliclcnt remedy.
It Is equally effective In curing painful
periods, In giving strength to nursing
mothers and in preparing tho system of
tho cxpcctiitit mother for baby's coming,
thus rendering childbirth safe and com
paratively painless. The "Favorite Pre
scription " Is a most potent, strengthening
tonic to the general system ar.il to the
organs distinctly feminine In particular.
Jt Is tils) a soothing nnd Invigorating
nervine and cures nervous exhaustion,
nervous prostration, neuralgia, hvsterla,
spasms, chorea or St. Vitus's daiice, and
other distressing nervous symptoms at
tendant upon functional nr.d organic dis
eases of the distinctly feminine organs.
A host of medical nuthoriiies of all the
snveral schools of timet ice, recommend
each of the several Ingredients of which
"Favorite Prescription" Is made for the
rure of tho discuses for wlilcli It isclaimed
to bo a euro. You mnv read what they
my far tniirw by sending a postal card
request for a 'free booklet of extract
from the leading authorities, to Dr. U. V.
Pierre. Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In
tltete. HuM'aln. N. Y.. and It will come to
vou by return po- t.
HIDINGS OF DK.XTII VAIXKY
A Storehouse of Wealth Terror
For the Kxolorvr.
The bodies cf two young pros
pectors have Just been found lu the
famous Death Valley of southern
California. Lost In this hottest and
dryest area known, they had per
ished of thirst. In tho old gold
seeking days the valley claimed
hunters who crossed tho country.
Less was known about It then
than now, not only because it had
not been so thoroughly explored, but
also because means of circulating
geographical knowledge among the
people were kicking. Each new body
of California-bound travelers bad
to discover Its terrors themselves.
Death Valley covers an area of
about five hundred square miles. It
la a deep cut in the plains. At the
bottom of It Is a salt flat, strong
In salt and alkaline compounds.
This murderous region demanded
Its first recorded human toll in 1849
when sixty-eight out of seventy Mor
mon emigrants, who wandered into
the trap, gave up their lives. The
story of their sufferings is too horri
ble to repeat.
The valley Is a storehouse of
wealth gold and other valuable
metals and minerals. There are
beds of borax,, niter, soda and salt.
It Is a treasurebox, but Death holds
the key. In Its preclnts more per
sons have perished than In any sim
ilar area, save that of the great bat
tlefields. Thirst Is not the only danger;
deadly vapors and poisonous dusts
arlso to suffocate the unwary.
Yet Into this place of death two
people once went In search of life.
A husband and wife, both threaten
ed with consumption and In search
of a dry climate, wandered into the
valley. Hading a spring In a little
canon, they put up a cabin and lived
for seven year's in the very midst
of the shunned spot. Then the wife
died, and the husband went mad of
grief nnd loneliness. Exchange.
In Buying n Horse.
Tho Ip-Tioranro dlsolaved bv most
men when they go to buy a horse
is something apalltng and the won
der is that more skinning is not
done. Every man should learn to
tell the age up to eight years. Ho
should learn also to discover ma
five principal blemishes ringbone,
sldebone, splint, spavin unci curb.
o ...111 !, nn hnrm to learn a whole
A I. niu .... " 1 '
lot of other defects, but It would not
even then prevent u man from get-
ting cheated once in a wmie. nw
professor from a veterinary college
who knows them Is easy game. Dear
thic I,, inliifl whenever vou cot de
ceived In a horse do not make the
matter worse and worry about It.
Never squeal but tako your medicine
like a man. FlelU ana arni.
Petticoat Prettlness.
In plaids the brilliant Scotch col
ors will dominate.
Stripes will be more of the naturfl
of Pekin stripes.
Clack and white effects are shown
In narrow as well as two-inch wldth.i,
Moreen of not too heavy a con
struction is to be revived and will b!
shown In fancy effects and color com
binations. Velvet ribbon Is a prominent feaf
fare In the trimming of silk petti
toats. In the more elaborate styled
It alternates with the laces. '
CASTOR I A
For Infant! and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
si
NOTHING but the
best factory cut
tings go into
COUPON BOND
the finest and long
est new clippings from
the best white goods
factories.
That's one thing that
accounts for
COUPON BOND
toughness and fine
ness. Then the strength of
this fine material is not
sacrificed in beating,
washing or bleaching.
Slow, old- fasioned,
nainctab-innf mPtrinrls
are usedthe strength
of the cuttings is pre-
served; and the"
finished paper has
the smoothness
and strength of'
fine linen. -
COLUMBIAN PRINTING HOUSE,
Where sample can be seen.
LACKAWANNA
RAILROAD.
"THE ROAD
OF
ANTHRACITE.
If you contemplate spending tlic
Winter months in Florida or California, call
upon our local ticket agent for particulars.
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Wifk
13 Ai'iroV
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Carried in stock at the
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II. A. McKlLUP
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Columbian Building 2n Floor
Bloomsburi;, Pa.
A. N. YOST,
ATTOKNKV AT LAW,
Ent Building, Coust House Square
Bloonisburg, Pa.
RALPH. R.JOIIN,
ATTORNEY AT-I.AW.
Knt Building, next to Court Hon
13 looms burg, Pa.
P"RKD IKKLKR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office Over First National Bank.
Bloonisburg, Pa,
CLYDE CHAS. YETTER
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
Office in Wirt's Building.
Bloonisburg, Pa.
W. II. RHAWN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office Corner of 3rd and Main Sta
CATAUISSA, PA.
CLINTON HERRING.
ATTORNEY-AT LAW.
Office with Grant Herring,
Blpomsbnrg, pa.
Crangeville Wednesday each we
A. L. FRITZ.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Oflicc PloomslurS Nafj Fanlc Bid.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
J- H. MAIZE
ATTORNEY AT I AW, INSURANCE ARB
EAL ESTATE AGENT
Ofiico in Townsend's Duilding
Bloomsburg, P,
N U. FUNK
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Ent's BuiMinR, Court House Sqtura
SADE T, VANNATTA
(Huorpfidor to f. F. Rrflnn)
GENERAL INSURACE
Office 238 I.on St., Bloomsbaim,
Oct 31, i9oi. if "
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INSURANCE and REALESTAT7
AGENTS AND BFOKEKS.
N. W, Come Main and Centre Sts.
St
Reprwent Seventeen as fi'ood Compniss
there ar in h. t' 1 j j r
- . ... ,,UIIU aa a la
promptly adjusted and paid
t their office.
DR. W. H. HOUSE
SURGEON DENTIST
Office Barton'. Building. Main below M
Bloomsburg, Pa.
All style, of work done in a superior ansa
All work warranted a. reprewnted
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT MOT
br the use of Gsj, and free of charge wk
srtificial teeth are inserted
Up" all hours during the day
DR. M. J. HES
DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCH
Crown and bridge work a spedalr,
Corner Main nnd Centre streets
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ro""Dbla ur Teirpnone conneooo.
J. J. BROWN, M. D.
THE EYE A SPECIALTY.
Eye. tested and fitted with gla.
No Sunday work.
3" Market St., Bloomsburg, P,
Hours 10 to 8 Telephossi
J. S. JOHN M. D.
DUUClxiu .
AND SURGKOW.
Office and residence, 410 Main St
7-3o-i BLOOMSBTmrc pa
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
t-Omoe Llddlcot bMiatogjeVSt ST6BM-
H. MONTGOMERY SMITH'
iUKity-AT-LAW, .
Office 1 Ent building, .l6 w
WILLIAM C. JOHNSTON.
ATTORNIY-AT-LAW. '
Wells' Hardware Store, Bloomsburg,
ur:n 1.- .
"'" ucln "imviiieon Tuesdays.
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
1. a. rNYDKR, Proprietor.
BLOOMSBURG, Pa.
Ie nd convenient si.mrle rooms, ba
rooms hot and cold water and all
modern conveniences.
CITY HOTEL,
W. A. Hsrtzel, Prop.
No. I3i West Main Street'
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' water, ana modem c
Tenlence.. Bar .locked with be.t wtakW
and llnnnn Wi... -I .
. . ...i-KiBd iivery att.cbed.
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C. WATSON McKEtVY,
Fire Insurance Agtnt.
Beprewnt twelve of tbcatronRoaltm
puiles In tbe world, sunonV
which are
Franklin of Phlla. Psna..PblA
Queen, of N. Y. Weatohee&r, NTl,
North AmerloR, Phila.
Office: Clark Building, snd Floor.