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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27
ALLIGATOR FARMS.
s New Southern Industry Due TO RecIt-
less Slaughter In the Past.


less Slaughter In the Past.
Within the past 10 years the alligators
in Louisiana have been nearly extermi-
mated The demand for alligator leather
and oil and the sport in shooting caters"
have killed off this saurian in all except
the lakes and bayous of southern Pla-
quemnes, Lafourche, and Terrebonne.
There is not one alligator in Louisiana to-
day where there were 90 10 years ago,
and the profession of alligator hunting
which formerly gave employment to
large number of "swampers, is now
followed by not over a score of people,
and these are only temporarily employed
during the dull season.
The extent to'which the determination
has been carried is we'll shown in the fact
that young alligators as pets and the
mounted or stuffed alligators formerly
sold in such large numbers to Northern
tourists at 25 cents apiece have grown so
scarce of late that it is almost impossi-
bic to get them at any price.
An attempt is now being made on
Bayou Morris in that State to supply the
deficiency by artificially Matching and
raising alligators for the Northern mar
ket. The animal Is easily reared and
domesticated, although treacherous and
liable to prove ugly when made angry,
at which time its bite seems to be poison
GUS. That it can be raised in confine.
ment has been clearly demonstrated by
the large number of pet alligators kept
in New Orleans at private residences, as
well as in public places. All that seems to
be needed for them is little mud and
water and fish.
The Terrebonne plan, however, looks to
raising the alligator not as pets or for
amusement, but in large quantities for
the market. The alligator field is fenced
in. Within this field the alligators are
imprisoned, having access to bayou or
pond, where they can refresh themselves!
The eggs are Matched in neghboring
sandbar. AS soon as the young aliga-
tors make their appearance they are
removed to the pond and brought up by
hand, care being taken to keep the small
separated from the large ones, who other
wise will devour them. The alligator
farms offer to buy all the small saurians
that can be captured, which are then
placed within the enclosure until they
grow to proper size for killing and
skinning, when the skins will bring from
Sl.25 to 50, according to size and quality.
The expenses of carrying on this new
industry are small, nothing beyond the
original cost Of the eggs or the young
alligators and fencing in the field. The
experiment is too young yet to pronounce
it a success or a failure, but those who
have embarked in it, and who have
studied the question, say that there is
money to be made in the business.
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eeB 4 Acres
and 6 perches of land, strict measure
ALSO:

and 6 perches of land, strict measure.
ALSO:
at the same time and place, all that certain
tract OF land situated in Briarcreek township
Columbia county, Pa, bounded and described as
follows Beginning at stone corner at the
North End OF the division line between the two
Nathan Beach tracts, thence South 81 degrees
East, one hundred and Sixty two perchcs to a
stone corner, thence north 70 degrees East
twenty perches to q stone corner by land OF
John II. suit, thence by same, North 4 degrees
East sixty six perches to a stone corner, thence
by land of said Suit South SO degrees East, one
hundred and twelve perches to a stone corner
thence north degrees East, twenty four
perches, crossing Shickshinny Creek to Il stone
corner, thence North 81 degrees West one hum
dred and seven perches to stone corner,
thence North degrees East thirty perches to a
stone corner, thence North SO degrees West
twenty ive perches to to stone corner, thence
North SO degrees West, twenty six perches to a
stone corner, thence South ~ degrees west one
hundred perches to the place OF beginning, con-
tanning
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue OF a writ of III. Fa. issued out OF the
Court OF Common Pleas of Columbia Co, Pa,
and to me directed, there viii be sold at the
Court House in Bloomsbury, Pa, on
SATURDAY DECEMBER Is, 80I.
at O'Clock p. Mall that certain piece or parcel
OF land situate in Pine township, Columbia Co.,
Pa, bounded as follows to wit On the north
by land Of George A. Frck estate, on the east by
land OF Isaiah Sryder,sn the south by land OF
c. w. Ewes and on the west by land OF Gustavs
Dues, containing
100 ACRES OF LAND,
more or less, whereOn are erected a
DWELLING HOUSE, BARN,
and 0ut-buildings.
Seized, taken into execution at the suit OF
John Ewes, now to the use OF J. b. Ewes, VS.. j.
v. stackhouse, and to be sold as the property Of
J. v. StackhOuse.
HRRRING, JOHN D. CASEY.
Attorney. ehcrtn.
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The Moons Eclipses.
AN ERRONEOUS BELIEF AS TO HOW OFTEN
HEY OCCUR.

Now let us correct an erroneous be
lief about lunar eclipses that seems To
be general, even among people tha,
are otherwise well-in formed News.
papers all over the country have said,
within the past week and several
Philadelphia papers did Professor Sny.
der OF the High School, the Injustice
of misquoting him on the subject
that there will be no other total eclipse
of the moon, now, for eighteen years
that total eclipses occur at intervals of
eighteen years and cannot occur oftener
That statement is grossly inaccurate.
but it illustrates the facility with which
inattentve people misconstrue impor
tant data. II it were true it would be
simply impossible that we could have
witnessed total eclipse of the moon
on the night Of July ssnd, 1888, and
yet we did witness it through all its
phases, from 1858 p. NJ, the time of
contact. to ASA A. NJ, when the moon
emerged from the shadow. There was
also total eclipse Of the moon Janu.
ary 2Sth, 1888.
That is enough to disprove the
statement that there can be only one
total eclipse of the moon in every
eighteen years, but let us tell you how
that m apprehension got abroad. As.
tronomers have watched the moon SO
carefully and for so many years that
they have perfect knowledge of her
movements. They have found, as we
have told you, that the laws that regu-
late those movements are exact and
unchangeablc, and therefore they are
enabled to predict to the minute the
time that she will be at any certain
place in the sky.
One of their most interesting dis
CoycreS relates to the periodicity Of
eclpscs They have found, for example.
that echpSes that occur in any year are
not connected with those that occurred
the year before or those that will oc-
cur the year after, but. having observed
them for term of years, they know
Ni'' III SNoN'i) SISlltCSn years ana SleN-
en- days after an eclipse a similar one
will occur and that a similar one also
occurred exactly eighteen years and
eleven days previous. Each eclipse,
therefore, belongs to a series of its own
and the interval of recurrence in each
series is eighteen years and eleven
days, but the various series have no
apparent connection with each other.
That is to say. the eclipse that you
observed on Sunday night, November
18th, will be duplicated, SO to speak, in
exactly eighteen years and eleven days
from that time, and a similar eclipse
occurred exactly eighteen years and
eleven days previous to that time. The
eclipses OF January and July, 1888, will
In like manner be duplicated in eigh-
teen years and eleven days from those
dates, and eclipses similar to them oc
Cured eighteen years and eleven days
before these dates
And yet from this easily understood
statement the misapprehension has be-
come general that it is only once in
eighteen years that we can see a total
eclipse of the moon.-Phiia. Times.
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THE BEST
A PERIE

In modern pharmacy is, undoubted-
1y. Ayers Cathartic Pills. Except
i'll extreme cases, physicians have
abandoned the use of drastic purga-
tives. and recommend a milder, but
no less effective medicine. The favo-
rite is Ayers Pills, the superior
medicinal virtues of which have
been certified to under the official
seals of state chemists, as well as
by hosts of eminent doctors and
pharmacists. No other pill so well
supplies the demand of the general
public for safe, certain, and agree.
able family medicine.
ayers Fills are the best medicine ever
used; and In my judgment no better general
remedy was
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27
ORPHANS COURT SALE

ESTATE OF REBEcCA Z. GIRToN, DECEASED.
BY virtue of an order of the Orphans Court Of
Columbia county, there will be exposed to pub
lie sale on the premises on
SATURDAY, DECEMBR S, 1891,
at 10 o'clock a. m, the following described lot,
piece or parcel OF land All that certain lot,
piece, or parcel of land situate in the borough
Of Berwick, Columbia county, Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, to-wlt: Be-
ginning in Chestnut street on an alley three
rods from the northwestern boundary OF out lot
numbers seventy-three s3) in out lot numbers
(sD, thence by Chestnut street ten rods to
three rods street, thence by said street three
rods TO lot number twenty-five ts2) OF j. ID.
Thompsons addition to the town OF Berwick,
thence on line parallel with Chestnut street
ten rods to the alley aforesaid, thence by said
alley three rods to Chestnut street the place OF
beginning and being lot number twenty-one Of
j. d. Thompson's addition, whereon is erected a
large TwC-Story
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l5 Acres

and l02 perches, strict measure, being partly
improved farm land.
TRACT NO. L.-Beginning at pine stump In
line OF land OF Geo. IIartlne at the southeast
corner OF land Joel Folk, thence by land OF the
said Geo. Hartline north 20 degrees east ~
lerches to post in the public road leading to
Bloomsbury, thence along the same and land OF
william Girton north 40 degrees west IL perches
% a post, thence by land OF the said Joel Folk
south 43 a degrees west IL perches to pine
Knot, thence south 32 perches to the place OF
beginning, containing two acres whereon are
erectel d tWO-StOrY
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City Man patronizingly(-Aw! You
conduct this farm yourself, eh? No help
at all? Farmer-Only at harvest time,
when I hire some. I've got one son, but
he amt here. sent him Z tn city t
earn his livin'. "Sent him to the city,
eh?" "Yes. He amt got brains enough
fer farmer. Good News.
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AUDITORS NOTICE


In the estate orJacob iieager deceased.
The undersigned appointed audi, or nv tho
Orpnans Court OF Columbia county TO pass IN
on on the exceptions filed TO the account OF NJ. 4.
mugnes VINO was the executor OF the said Jacob
leager deceased as filed by the administrators
OF the said Nj. q. Hughes deceased, and make
distribution OF the balance IN the hands OF said
accountants, viii meet the parties In interest al
November A. ID. 1891 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
AZ which time and place all parties having any
clalm against said estate must appear and prc.
from receiving any thing from said estate
1922, nd,',
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Frame Dwelling House

purtances.
TERMS OF SALE.-Ten per cent OF one
fourth OF the purchase money to be paid at the
striking down of the property; the one-fourth
less the ten per cent. at the confirmation OF
sale; and the remaining three-fOurths in one
year thereafter, with interest from confirmation
MIS-.
AMOS w. DREIBELBIS,
Al FRIrx, At,y. Trustee
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REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE IN
BLOOMSBURY.

Main Street.-Desirable building lot 5Oxali,
price $1,000.
First Street-Frame house, 6 rooms, lot 50x2l4,
price $1O5O.
Fourth Street-Large frame house, rooms lot
100 feet front on street, price $3.50.
Fit7h Sreet-Large frame dwelling house,
rooms, outkitchen, barn, fine fruit, &C, lot 79y
400, price s45OO.
Main Street-Large store building, with dwell
ing house on same lot, corner lot fronting OIL
two streets, price $4,000.
7hfrd Street-Larges room house, lot Gix2Is
Price $27OO
Second Street, East 0r Penn.-Corner lot, 50 n
'front.' Price $500.
Second Street.-Fine large residence, II rooms
deep, price 500.
exclusive Of bath room Steam, gas, sewer
water and all modern improvements.
Tenant houses and number OF vacant lots IN
other parts OF the town, all OF which are for sale
on easy terms. For further particulars inquire
Fine Brick Residence in Espy Pa, Lot 92 feet
front 10 room house, everything in good repair
recently papered and painted, well at doo,, cis-
tern, good stable and outbuildlngs, fruit Of al
kinds. Price $1,000.
Iron Street, near Fl1h-Two story frame
house, 10 rooms, bathroom, water-closet, hot
and cold water upstairs and down, sewer,
steam heat, electric light, and stationary range
all In splendid condition. Large new stable on
lot; room for three horses. Terms easy and
price low.
OF WiNTERsTEEN, BEcKtEY 4 M'KILLIP.
First National Bank Building,
u. Bloomsbury, Pa.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Estate OF Mary Clayton late or To,cn or Blooms.
burg.
Notice is hereby given:that letters testament
airy on the estate OF Mary Clayton, late OF the
Town OF Bloomsbury, county OF Columbia, Pa,
deceased, have been granted 10 f. 7. Pursel, re.
ed 70 said estate are requested to make payment
ana those having claims or demands will make
known the same without delay.
10-30-6t. Eroo,,
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PARTITION NOTICE.
In the matter or the partition or The estate OF
WWidm Eeck Sr., deceased.

U'iNid1n Eeck Sr., deceased.
To William Beck, Jr., OF Centre township,
COLUMBIA county, Pa; George Beck, whose last
known address was Dickson, Lee county, Illi-
nOiS Mary Beck of Centre township, Columbia
county, and Sarah L., intermarried with Wesley
sitter, OF Orange township, Columbia county,
Pa.
You are hereby notified that In pursuance OF an
order or the Orphans Court or Columbia county,
writ or partition has issued from said court to
Monday or December, A. d. 1891, and that the
inquest will meet for the purpose OF making
partition or the real estate or said decedent on
Nonday, November 10, 1891, between the hours
OF a. m. and p. m, upon the premises In
Centre township, Columbia county, "a, at
which time and place you IN attend II you see
proper.
10 30-sk JOHN b. CASEY, Sheriff.
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Frame Dwelling House

and Outbuildings. There is also upon said
premises large number of choice fruit trees.
TERMS OF SALE.-Ten per cent. of one-fourth
of the purchase money to be paid at the strik-
ing down Of the property the one-fourth less
the ten per cent, at the confirmation Of the sale;
and the remaining three-fourths In one year
thereafter, with interest from confirmation nisi.
Deferred payment to be secured by bond and
mortgage upon the premises.
Nov, 10, 1891. CHAhLES G. EVANS,
Executor.
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~ Acres

seventeen perches, strict meausurc.
Seized, taken into execution at the suit OF
John W. Chaplin, executor OF Joseph Stack
house. decd. assigned to N. b. Crary vs.. Geo. W.
Koons and to be sold as the property OF Geo. w.
kOons
HAND, WIsrsRsTnHS. BeoKLsyt& M'KiLLIP.
Attorneys.
John b. CASEY. eh eeio
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate or Benz. Snrtts late the to,rn OF blooms.
burg, Pa, , decd
Notice IS hereby given that letters OF admins.
tration on the estate OF Benz. +. Savits, late OF
the town OF Bloomsburg, Pa, det s,i, have
been granted to the undersigned ad ninistra-
tors to whom all persons indebted to said estate
are requested TO make payments, and those
having claims or demands will make known the
same without delay to
CHAR ES SAvITS,
II. c. RlSHEL,
1O-3O-6w. Administrators,
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Ever Devised

have used them in my family and caused
them to be used among my friends and en-
ployes for more than twenty years. To my
certain knowledge many cases of the follow
ing complaints have been completely and
permanently cured by the use Of Ayers Pills
alone: Third day chills, dumb ague, bilious
fever, sick headache, rheumatism, flux, dys.
pepsia, constipation, and hard colds know
that moderate use Of Ayers Pills, contn-
ued for few days or weeks, as the nature
OF the complaint required, would be found
an absolute cure for the disorders have
named above."-J. o. Wilson, Contractor
and Builder, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
"For eight years was afflicted with con.
stipation, which at last became so bad that
the doctors could do no more for me. Then
began to take
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O'Clock p. m.
all that certain tract of land situated in Briar-
creek township, Columbia county, Pa, bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at an original stone corner at
North end OF the division line between the two
Nathan Beach tracts, tthis lot is all the Nathan
Beach tracD thence South 70 degrees West
three hundred and four and five-tenths perches
along land of Pealer, Doty and Stewart to u
stone corner, thence South II degrees East,
one hundred and twenty-five and two-tenth
perches, across the west end OF said tract TO
stone corner by land OF same, thence North 20
degrees east, forty and flve-tenths perches TO a
stone corner, thence North II degrees west frty
one perches TO a stone corner, thence North 20
degrees East, three hundred ana thirty seven
and five tenths perches to stone corner, by
land originally surveyed to Christian Bender,
thence North 3s degrees West, one hundred and
sixty two pcrches on the division line OF the
two tracts to the place OF be. inning containing
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

License application blanks for ,e.
tallers, wholesalers and bottlers e.,
'1e at The CoLvMpIAs Office. A.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
OF VALUABLE
REAL. ESTATE.

lDy virtue OF a writ of FL Fa issued out OF the
Court Of Common Pleas Of Columbia Co., Pa,
and to me directed, there will be sold at public
sale at the Court House, Bloomsbury, Pa, on
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1891,
at two O'Clock In the afternoon, the following:
All that certain lot or piece Of land situate In
Main township. Columbia county, Pa, bounded
and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at
q stone at line Of land OF Amos Diener and land
Of Isaiah John, now John Harmony, and run
ming from thence by land OF said John Harmony
south thirty ve and one half degrees east, three
and fourth-tenth perches to q stone, thence by
land late OF John Fisher, now William II. Fisher
and William Fisher. south twenty. one degrees
east, thirty-two and six ei,ths perches TO a
stone near stump thence by lands now or
late OF Daniel Miller north sixty nine and three
fourths degrees, east twenty -cight and three
tenths perches to stone, thence by land now
or late OF Amos Diener, north twenty-e and
one-fourth degrees, west forty.two and one. e.balf
perches to stene, thence by the same south
nfty-four degrees west, twenty -four perches to
the place beginning, containing
SIX ACRES,
neat mea ure, be the same, more or less, where.
Oh are erected a
DWELLING-HOUSE, BARN,
and other outbuildngs.
soized, taken into execution at the suit or W.
II. Yetter, executor, now 10 the use OF George
Breisch, guardian, vs.. John steely, and to be
sold AZ the property OF John Steely.
CHRlsMAN, Attorney.
ALSO:-
BY virtue Of q writ OF AL Lev. Fa., issued out
OF the Court Of Common Pleas OF Columbia
County, Pa there will be sold at the same time
and place lands and tenements which were or
A. L. Fritz, James Corcoran, Sarah K. Jameson
and John Jameson, owners or reTuted owners,
and James Corcoran, doing business in the firm
name OF the FishiDgcreek Lumber Co. as Con.
tractors to-wit: tertain builcing to-wit; A
steam saw mill located on q lot or piece of
ground situate in Jamison City. n the township
Of sugarloaf, Col. co. Pa, containing
IS ACRES AND I6 PERCHES,
ying partly in Columbia and partly in Sullivan
County, adjoining Market street OF said jaime.
son, City, the right Of way Of the bloomsbury 4
sullivan Railroad Company, Black berry Run ana
east branch Of Fishingcreek
seized, taken into execution at the suit OF K.
Andrews, doing business Us Andrews 4 Son,
vs. A. l.. Fritz, James Corcoran and Sarah IA,
Jameson, John Jameson, owners or reputed
owners, and James Corcoran, doing business IN
the name Of Fishinncreek Lumber Co "A Con.
tractorfs and TO be sold % the property Of
James Corcoran. doing business In the name o<
the Fishingoreck Lumber Compsny.
JOHN D CASEY.
~ V"nN Assnsn% shsin
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Castoria.

"Castoria Is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children"
Da. g. G. OsoooD,
owoll Macs
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SHERIFFS SALE.

BY virtue OF writ OF Fl. Fa. issued out OF the
Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia county,
and to me directed, will be sold at the Court
House, in Bloomsbury, Pa, on
SATURDAY., DEC. IL, 1901,
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"Castoria is the best remedy for children Of
which nm acquainted. hope the day Is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and use Costoria in
stead of the various squack nostrims which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DR.. J. f. KIScHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
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Church SarYIceS.

Services at the Temple. every Sab
bath at A. NJ, and 1880 P. NJ. Sabbath
every Wednesday evening at 1880.
Services at st. Peters church at IL
O'Clock A. NJ. and 80 o'clock p. NJ every
Sunday. Every saints day at IL
O'Clock A. NJ. Holy communion every
Sunday morning at Z o'clock. First
Sunday in each month communion at
IL O'Clock, morning prayer at o'clock,
Evening prayer every Friday at 1880 +.
NJ. Rev. r. E. Metcalfe, pastor.
Sunday school at 9;39 A: M: Nh, - Al
vent Chapel, South Columbia, every
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock. Rev. Il.
E. Metcalfe, pastor.
Services at the FIRST Presbyterian
church every Sunday at II O'Clock A. NJ.
and 7 O'Clock p. NJ. Sunday-school at
9:3O A. NJ Prayer-meeting "Wednesday
nights at O'Clock. Rev. F. b. Webb,
pastor.
every Lords day. Sunday-school at
$50 A. NJ. Communion services at II A.
NJ. Prayer-meeting Thursday night at
7 O'Clock. Reading of the scriptures
each Lords day by, one OF the elders.
Church every Sunday at ii A. NJ. ana Z
p. NJ. Sunday-school at $50 O'Clock A. NJ
and prayer-maeting every FRIDAY hiehI
at O'Clock Rev. w. \. Leath, pastor
Methodist Church: Preaching every
Sunday at IL A. NJ. and 7 Z. NJ. Prayer
meeting Wednesday p. M. Sunday
| school 9:30A. NJ A. p. McFerrin Pastor.
Services at the Baptist church every
| Sunday at IL O'Clock A. NJ. and O'Clock
P. NJ. Sunday-school at $50 O'Clock.
| Prayer meeting at 7 O'Clock every We'd
nesday night. Rev. r. b. Mahoney,
| pastor,
| Services at the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian Church every Sunday at II a. M,
and Pm; Sunday school at $3.50 A. NJ.
| Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
| deavor, Tuesday evening at 1870 p. NJ,
| and praver-meeting Wednesday even
! ing at 7:3O p. NJ. Rev. J. ID. Gold, Rector.