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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22
THE DIXIE HOME

is the name of an SPACE monthly each
number of which is chuck-full of mat
ter pertaining to the material interests
of the south. 1t is devoted to the up
building of the south on every line of ac-
tivity and enterprise. 1t gives reliable
information as to climate, Soil manufac-
tories, and everything you want to know
about the south. 1t has Household,
Fashion, Religious, Educational, Liter
features Price, 80 cents a year. Agents
wanted at every postofiice. Easy work
and good pay. Send for a sample copy
and terms to agents, etc. Address the
Dixie Home Publishing company p. o.
box $780, Birmingham, Ala.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22
The session of congress will be saved

The session Of congress will be saved
from utter dizziness only by the light that
will probably, in it's course, be thrown on
the prospective action of the next con-
gress, the first session of which will APP
parently be called soon after this session
ends. OF actual work there will be MOTH
ing turned out at Washington this winter,
SO far as can now be seen, except the
regular appropriation bills In respect to
these the urgent requirement. is that they
be kept down to the lowest limit consist,
ent with the performance of the necessary
public services ON the part of the Cow
eminent. 1t is mainly with view to,
seeing that this requirement is obeyed
that the proceedings of the session will
need to be watched.-Providence Journal,
Ind.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22
and presents of every description for old
9-29-3m-t ue-thu-sat

and presents of every description for old
er ones.
There is lots of fun for the little ones
at the fish pond, and the young ladies
and young gentlemen are delighted that
they can have their fortunes told at the
gypsy camping ground But the most in
teresting feature to many Is the restau-
rant, where lunch will be served at all
hours, and the following excellent dinner
will be served today from II to o'clock:
Oyster Soup. Vegetable Soup.
Olives. Celery. Pickles.
Roast Turkey. French Dressing.
Cranberry Sauce.
Pork Roast. Dreamed Irish Potatoes.
French Peas. Cabbage.
Baked Sweet Potatoes.
Mince Pie. Ambrosia. Cake.
Cream Cheese. Crackers
Coffee
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22
See Santa Claus in window.
Hopkins Stove and TinWare
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL

OF the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Bids Fair to Be a Success.
The Christmas festival of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church opened last
night at the old Bee Hive stand, on First
avenue, in great splendor. There were
beautiful dolls and TOYS for little folks
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22
Referred to the mayor, with power to
Lct.
LICENSE 1897.

Referred to the mayor, with power to
act.
LICENSE 1897.
On motion Chairman Moore, of the
license committee, was requested to read
the report of his committee. Several
items were objected to, and argued both
by the aldermen and citizens present
After. completing the reading, on mo-
ton the board went into executive ses-
sion to pass upon the report
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
In the executive session thee was some
changes in the license measures as Of
fered by the committee.
The only change was the raising of the
pool license to $1,000. There are some re-
auctions in the former license and in
some instances they are raised, the full
text of which will be published later. The
new license will SO into effect January
list
The garbage contract was awarded to
Wheeler & Co.
Report of the market committee adop-
ted.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22

Look atour window display,
notice the different styles of
Shoes, then. come inside and
make your purchases. We
are vain enough to assert that
our Shoe department is COM
plete. We can fit your foot
and can save you money. Call,
examine our Shoes and hear
our prices.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22

pupils in the Noble Institute, Admission.
returned home this morning
Mr. Willie Cobbs, student at Sewanee,
son of DR.. Cobbs, reached home this
morning to spend the holidays.
Mr.. Charles Sheldon, the Oldest man
in our town is very i'll, and not expected
to recover. He is nearly IS years old.
DR.. e. Young is confined to his room
with a spell of jaundice.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Ensley Land company will be held at
Ala, on second Monday, Jan. H. 1897, for the
purpose of electing seven directors and for
transaction Of such hf other business as nay
stock transfer books will be closed Jan. 1,
1897, and remain closed until JAN IL, 1897.
]. r. VAIL, Secretary.
Birmingham, Ala. Dec. II, 1896. n-12-td
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22

Tt hurts your feelings to get
into an ill-ftting suit of
clothing. This you can easily
prevent. Go to Louis Saks, his
Sz44 suits are perfect fitting.
Suits sold at els elsewhere are
no better. Call on Louis Saks
and you will find our assertion
correct. f.--.r~-o
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22
JOE DOWN THIS FACT.

that such values in mems
Overcoats, now at your COM
mand, have never been seen
in Birmingham. No use to
SILVER with cold, Louis Saks'
elegant Overcoats at 81 a., will
keep you warm. Go and try
it.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22
TERSELY TOLD.

Mr.. A. S. VanDegrift, general sales
agent of the Brown Shoe company, is
the recipient of a handsome diamond
from his firm as reward for selling the
greatest quantity Of fine shoes made in
their factories. s.s,,s..s = ,ss.s4
1 have just received all the newest
styles in patent feathers, enamel calf
calf skin and Cordovans, made by Ban
lister. The prices are $3.50 and $780,
Same goods elsewhere are 5000 and $780,
Free shine daily to those who wear our
shoes. sessaar 7. G. KING.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22

On the Honeymoon: The Groom.
Now, Jennie, dear, which would you pre-,
fer, to dine quietly here here it is cheap
and have plenty to eat, or go up to the
Swelldorf and have a bite and see lots of
people, It'll cost just the same.-Harper's
RaZar.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22
PETITIONS.

Mr. F. e. White, on behalf of the pho
tographers, asked that a reduction be
made in the license. The license now
paid is S25. He argued that the photog-
raphers have competitors who are nom
residents and who cannot be taxed on ac-
count of the interstate commerce law.
Also, that they have to maintain expen-
sive establishments in order to do bus
mess, pay high rents and the business
they do is not commensurate with the
tax demanded. Passed for further con-
sideration.
Mr.. Louis Gelders petitioned that he
be refunded license paid on Opera House
hotel from October to January /, as he
had given up the hotel to other parties.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22
POCKETBoOK FOUND.

Ladies' pocketbook found on South
Nineteenth street. Owner can recover
same by proving property and paying
for this advertisement. Call at State
Herald office,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.
An Old and Well-Tried Remedy,

has been used for over fifty years by mill
lions of mothers for their children while
teething. with perfect success; 1t soothes
the child softens the gums, allays all pain.
diarrhoea. Sold by druggists in every part
of the world. Be sure and ask for MRS.
WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP and take
no other kind. 25c bottle.
sep20-1y-d&w
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22
LOUIS SAKS.

Bring the children to regis.
ter. Hopkins Stove and Tin
ware Co.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16
Commissions Read.

Judge Ike'er of Columbia
County, Ehrgood of Lebanon and
Craig, of Carbon, the judges appoint
ed by Governor Hastings to conduct
the Lyon-Dunn contest, had their
commissions read to them in the
presence of Judge Bechtel, in Court
room No. l. last week at Pottsville.
Judge Lyon is represented by At
torney ]. w. Ryon, Chas. Breckons,
W. P. Ramsay and Chas Berger, and
Judge Dunn by Attorneys w A.
Mari, A. W. Schalk and ]. w. White.
house. The attorneys for Mr.. Dunn
filed a protest against the three
Judges proceeding in the case on the
grounds that the Governor had no
authority to make the appointments,
that it was illegal and without warrant
In law, and asked the Judges to dis.
miss the contest.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16

Great Britain is in trouble again
In the south of Africa, almost sur.
rounded by her Cape Colony possess
ions, is a little country called the
Transvaal Republic. 1t is inhabited
by the descendants of the Dutch col
onists who settled Cape Colony about
the time the Puritans settled New
England. They have been free from
the time Hollands South African col
ONES passed into the hands of the
world-renowned land-grabber England.
About 20 years ago England tried to
annex the Transvaal to Cape Colony,
and the Beers, as the people are
called, fought like tigers and drove
them back. They are brave, deter
mined and well disciplined, and after
a battle the field would be covered
with British soldiers shot through the
head, while the Beers suffered but
little. 1t was terrible and humiliat-
ing defeat for British arms, and they
have never gotten over it. A short
time ago a small army of English ad-
venturers under a certain DR.. Jamison
made raid on the Transvaal with
the intention of capturing the country.
The Beers met them in battle, killed
more than hundred Of them and
forced the rest to surrender. Among
the slain and the prisoners are sons of
the noblemen of England, and the
country is far more excited than it
was over Cleveland's Venezuelan ulti-
matum. To make matters worse,
Emperor William of Germany has
telegraphed to the President of the
Transvaal his sympathy, and used
such strong language as to leave little
doubt that Germany intends to see
fair play. If England takes up the
quarrel begun by DR.. Jamison, she
will have to fight Germany as well as
the Beers, and if she does not, about
500 sons of her best families will be
shot as freebooters by the exasperated
Beers. Everything considered, 1906
is opening up with several good sized
war clouds floating towards the zenith
and if a strong peace wind does not
spring up the storm is likely to break
directly over the British Isles.
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treasury has concluded to make this
loan popular one, but it is not done
without some apprehension as to the
result 1t is feared that there is not
enough gold at the command of the
public to make it of practicalacco
and also that gold will be cornered by
the professional money changers to an
extent that will render it unavailable
to the people.
But it is to be hoped that there are
individual hoardlngs of gold that may
be brought out by this emergency.
Ex-Governor Flower, of New York,
estimates that there is $3.50, 900, ,ooc
of gold boarded away in this country,
which would be available for a pop.
ular loan. If this is SO the people
may come to the relief of their gov
eminent in the hour of its necessity,
when it is deserted by recreant
Congress. - Wahhman.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16

AT an annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Philadelphia and Read
ing railroad company held at Philadel-
rhia last Monday the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year.
President, Joseph S. Harris managers
A. J. Antelo, James Boyd, Joseph F.
Sinnott, Thomas Mexican, John
Lowber Welsh, George F. Baer; treas
urer, William A. Church; secretary,
William r. Taylor. The meeting
reconvened at 1880 o'clock and after
the result of the vote had been an
nounced adjourned.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16

will close out our entire stock OF them
at reduced prices. Prices that will
make your eyes open when you see
the quality Of the blanket. When they
are marked "all WOOL" we will back
up the mark.
DISHES.
Are you in need of set of dishes
of any kind2 White iron stone China,
white China or decorated semi.porce-
lain. We can sell you a set or match
up your white ware at prices which
defy competition. Our assortment is
larger, more complete and finer than
you can find anywhere. Examine the
set of dishes we offer you at $ra for
100 pieces. Best Of imported porce-
lain, guaranteed not to craze, and you
will be convinced how cheap they are.
Ought to bring SIS. and would any
place else.
GROCERIES,.
Have you ever tried our Sunbeam
brand of corn and tomatoes They
are the finest on the market. We
guarantee them better than you can
buy any place else at the money. Best
Ioc. cons for 25c. in town. Mlnce
meat in S fb. glass jars at price low
er, and better than you can make it.
Have you ever tried our Meadow
sweet cheese' If not you have MISS
ed rare treat. California evaporated
fruits, pears. apricots, plums, peaches,
with and without their coats on.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16
Never Let Up.

The most successful advertisers and
business men Of the present age are
of one mind when interrogated as to
the benefits derived from judicious
newspaper advertising. All are Of the
opinion that it is he who keeps ever.
lastingly at it and never allows the ebb
or flow of trade or the change of con-
ditions to effect his course, who gets
the best results. Advertising is one
of the things in which there should be
no let up.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1896.
THE COMING ELECTION.
Instructions Gwen by the County Commits
sioners as 10 Certificates.

The county commissioners will fur.
nish the chairmen of the political par.
ties, who will send to the committee.
men in each district, the official blank
certificates of nomination on which
are to be certified to the county com
missioners' Office the district and town
ship tickets nominated.
Most of the townships will fix on
January IS and IS as the date for the
primary though some will be earlier,
and this is about the right time in ord
er to allow opportunity for the dis
charge of the complicated duties which
devolve upon the various officials ir
preparing for the election.
In undivided townships, such as the
Orange, Montour, Mt. Pleasant, etc,
only one certificate will be made our
by each political party. 1t will be
filed with the county commissioners
But in townships that are divided into
two or more election districts, such as
Scott, Sugarloaf and Greenwood, il
will be the duty of the officers Of the
primary meeting in each election dis
trict first to certify to the commission
ers the party nominees for judge ant
inspector of elections and also for reg
istry assessors and then to consolidate
the vote of the township on school dl
rector, supervisor, constables and the
the other township officers and iointl,
certify on the blank form furnished by
the county commissioners the name.
of the nominees to the commissioners
Thus, in the Town of Bloomsbury, for
example, which contains four districts
five certificates will be filed by each
party, one for each district by the Of
fcers of the primary in such district
and one by the four judges of the pri
mary for the township at large.
This must be done according to the
letter of the law, at least IS DAYS be
fore the election. But it may be well
to reiterate here that in order to give
the commissioners sufficient time to
properly discharge their duties the pri
maries should be held as early as Jan.
uary 10, and the certificates filed in
the county commissioners office, al
though Saturday, January IS, will be
sufficiently early for the primary if the
certificates of nomination are filed i'm
mediately thereafter.
The nominations in wards and bor-
oughs is done in a manner similar to
that in townships as described above.
Constables will be elected for a
three years term.
Only one person can be named in
each paper for inspector, and where
several are to be elected to the same
Office, as in the case of school director
the paper should state how many are
to be elected.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16
An Army of Students.

Five hundred and ninety eight earn.
est students are now in attendance al
Woods College, Scranton. Mr.. Will
liams, the owner and manager has, al
Rochester, N. Y, taught and lectured
to ten thousand studerts, and wrote
business college text books now used
all over America.
The splendid faculty is retained and
President Williams teaches day and
evening. If you wish a thorough
course in business or short hand, call
and investigate or send for College
Journal. o. +. WILLIAMS.
10,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16

land situate in the Town Of Bloomsbury, Coun
ty OF Columbia, Penn'a., bounded and described
as follows, to-wit: Bounded on the north by
an alley, on the east by Strawberry alley, on
the south by Seventh street and on the west by
lot OF Oscar Drake, whereon is erected o
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
said lot being feet on 7th street, and
feet In depth.
Seized taken into execution at the suit OF
Daniel II. Wingerd VS.. Clifton c. Knorr, and to
be sold as the property OF Clifton c. Knorr.
WHITE & YosT, j. d. McHENRY,
Att'ys. Sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16
The Gold Loan.

When it is necessary for govern
ment to make loan, it would seem
advisable that it should go to the peo-
pie for what it wants to borrow 1t
appears reasonable that the people
should be the creditors of their gov
ernment rather than that it should be
indebted to the bankers. This re-
mark is suggested by the new popular
gold loan.
A particular necessity compels the
government to borrow. AS a require
ment of the currency law necessitates
the keeping of certain stock of gold
on hand for a special purpose, this
stock is subject to constant depletion,
and 1t is to prevent its exhaustion that
gold loans must be resorted to. 1t is
troublesome and expensive process,
but the law that compels the govern
ment'S paper obligations to be paid in
gold requires it. The administration
cannot avoid this compulsory duty.
Under this compulsion this admin.
lstrarion has made number of gold
loans, the first two of which were tax
en- by irresponsible parties who al
most Immediately after the delivery Of
the gold managed to draw it out again
from the treasury by collecting guam
tity OF the governments paper and
presenting it for payment. This was
ike pouring water into sieve, and
the reserve received no practical
benefit from it.
The last loan was taken by syndi-
cate that bound itself not to practice
this game, and guaranteed to protect
the reserve from the danger of deple-
tion for a certain length of time.
The decline of the stock of gold in
the treasury has compelled the loan
that is now pending, Congress having
refused to do anything for the relief OF
the authorities upon whom is imposed
the duty of maintaining the credit OF
the government. In Difference to
public sentiment the secretary Of the
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16
WIDOWS APPRAISEMENTS.

The Touo,ofn0 Wido,o's Apprdisements spM be
presented 70 ne Orphans Court or Columbia
county on the Jtrst Monday " February A. ID
1885, ana confirmed MIST, ana unless erceptfoas
are gled ,ctthtn Jour days trerearter toH De con-
HInled absolute:
Samuel anderson est, Bloomsbury, Realfy,
$4,000. S'
:. Chrtsttan Ernest est, Bloomsbury, Personality,
si37.65. "
Jeremiah Hess est, bloomsbury, Pers sonalty,
$4,000.
Chandlee r. Epes est, Madison top, Realty,
$500 o. ''
LLOYD Rarfg est, Roartn0creek top, PERSONAL
", $4,000.
.o 8 2; Krfcsoaun est, Benton top, Personally,
John >. Burke est Conpaghan t,pp., Person
atty $l575; Realty, s2sd. %.
.o1 Wntidn Walter, est, Locust ticp., Personally
~ $4,000
Clerks 0gce, G. NJ Quick
1eoo"tSo1V' Pa, Jan. Q, 1896. Clerk o. O.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16
SHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue OF sundry writs OF Fl. Fa. issued
out OF the Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia
County and State of Pennsylvania, and to me
directed, there Will be exposed to public sale
at the Court House, In Bloomsbury, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1896,
at o'clock p. M, all the undivided right title
and interest or Clifton c. Knorr, the defendant,
in all the following described tracts or pieces OF
real estate:
lsT. All that certain piece or parcel OF land
situate In the township OF Centre, County OF
Columbia, Penn'a-, bounded and described as
follows, to-wit: Bounded on the north by
lands OF NJ. W. Jackson, on the east by lands OF
solomon Houseknecbt and VIM. L. Freas, on
the south by the Susquehanna river and on the
west by land OF Isaac Cryder and N. w. jack
son, containing
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN ACRES
of Land, more or less, whereon are erected q
TWO STORY DWELLING HOUSE,
ba nix barn, sheds and outbuilding
2ND. Also, at the same time and place, all
the undivided right, title and interest OF clifton
| G. Knorr, the defendant, In the following des-
cribed tract or piece OF land: All that certain
l piece or parcel OF lana situate In the township
OF Centre, County of Columbia, Penna., bound
ed and described as follows, to-wit: Bounded
by lands CT Jesse Hoffman, N L. Campbell, d.
,. Gardner, and others, containing
| SIX ACRES,
| with appurtenances.
aRD. Also, at the same time and place, all
the undivided right, title and interest OF clifton
C. Knorr, the defendant In the following des-
orlbed tract or piece OF land: All that certain
| piece or tract OF land situate In the Town OF
Bloomsbury, County OF Columbia, Penn'a.
| bounded and described as follows, to-wit /;
Bounded on the north by Fifth street, on the
east by an alley, on the south By an alley, ana
on the west by lot OF Mrs. Susan Rombach,
whereon are erected large
Two-sToRY BRICK. DWELLING HOUSE,
stable and outbuildngs, said lot being about
| ninety feet front on Fifth street by about one
hundred and ninety-six feet In depth, more OF
/ less.
4rH, Also, at the same time and place, all
the right title and interest of Clifton @. Knorr,
the defendant, In the following described tract
or piece OF land: All that certain lot or piece OF
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16

The costs in the contested election
case of E. NJ. Dunham have been
placed on the district, to be appor-
toned according to the assessed valu-
alton. Sullivan county will pay about
$4,000 or $1,000 to satisfy a badly
congested case of spite. The whole
costs have not been ascertained, but
they will be between $4,000 and
$I2,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16
List CALL ON CLOAHS.

This is the time of year when you
need wrap. We have coats or capes
and what we have left we are selling
out'at cost. We would rather take
cost than carry them over. 1t will
pay you to look at them and if we
can not convince you that the coat
and price are right, don't buy. Better
value in wraps now than ever before.
We received consignment of fur
capes this week which for value we
never have shown anything to com
pare with these. Fur men will sell at
any price now, so if you contemplate
buying one, it will pay you to see
these.
DRESS GOODS.
We are now closing out our winter
dress goods; rather take most any
thing than carry them over. We have
few patterns left yet and few nov.
elites which you can carry away at al
most your own price. We are not
through with our winter weather yet,
so If you must have a new dress better
buy now. You can save money.
BLANKETS.
Every one knows of the blankets
we sell. We are proud to say there
is not a blanket on the market that is
superior, and VERY FEW equal TO
them. Bought the same blankets for
years and sell more each year. We
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-16
Why Prices find a Low Level
Hefe for JANUARY Buyers.

Inventory in all departments there things
dispose small rather than hold
That part only of
goods that much reduced
Make list dry goods needs the price usually
examine Comparisons convincing: