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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22

81 took nearly everything that has ever
been prescribed for rheumatism, and had
the best of medical attendance but was not
benefited much. | was told that / would
probably be crippled for years.
" had about given up all hopes of ever
being able to 20 on the road again, when |
read an article in my paper about case of
rheumatism almost identical with my own
that had been cured by DIR Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People.
81 decided to try the pills and bought two
boxes of them. They gave me some relief
and bought six more boxes / soon gained
strength and flesh every day and continued
using the pills until l was entirely free from
all pain.
That is why recommend DIR Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People to those suffering
from rheumatism" c. w. CHURCHILL
This is to certify that Nh. c w. Churchill,
personally appeared before me and read and
signed the foregoing statement in my presence,
and acknowledged the same to be true in
every respect.
RoBERT F.. HULL, JR.. Notary Pubic.
What better proof could person want than
the above facts. These pills stand unrivalled
as n tonic for the blood.
The secret of perfect health is pure blood
and all the elements necessary to give new
life and richness 20 it and restore shattered
nerves are contained in condensed form in
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
Druggists consider these pills TO be the best
on the market and they report large sales.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
Crippled at Play.
EEipRUDENCE ON THE ball field ENDS
In MISERY.
Exposure Causes the Downfall of Many Athletes
The Story of Man who was Stricken
From the Free Press, Detroit, Mich.

"You talk about ball playing" said
Charles w. Churchill, of 66 Miami Ave,
Detroit, the well known travelling salesman,
who sells computing scales throughout Michi.
gan, 81 will never forget the experience
had while playing this game two years ago.
Like all young men played ball, in fact
during my college days / was quite ball
player, had all the qualifications to be pro.
fessional player, but instead, secured place
as a travelling salesman.
Two years ago while spending day in Il
small junction town in this State, some of lis
travelling men went in the suburbs to see a
scrub ball game.
"Well, to make the story short | got into
the game in less than five minutes and was
doing more talking and running than had
for years.
81 became all warmed up and had my
coat, vest and hat Oft. Every time ! made
circuit of the bases | would lay down on the
ground and try TO cool off
This was dangerous thing TO do in my
heated state. and the next mOrning could
scarcely walk. The physician that was called,
said had rheumatism. was taken home on
cot.
For nine weeks / stayed in my room and
for seven of those weeks | was OH my back
in the he'd.
''The day played that game I weighed
l4S pounds, and when ! commenced to be well
enough to be out again, / only weighed 1l6
pounds.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22

Avery pretty decoration for the table
nc the Christmas dinner is tiny Christ
mas tree. Candied fruits and gilded
and silvered walnuts make it bright
and seasonable, while little frosting
with the powder that comes for the pur-
pose makes it beautiful object under
the glitter of the lights. The tree will
he trimmed and prepared for you by
any florist and should be planted in a
fancy low vase or dish. The picturesque
dwarf evergreens that come from Japan
are most effective when used in this
way, and yet they are such costly treas
ares that few who own them are will
ing to make table decorations of them.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
CHRISTMAS IN THE ARMY.
How the Soldier Boys Celebrated
During the Sixties.

How the Soldier Boys Celebrated
During the Sixties.
The Army of the Potomac, under
General George B. Mcclellan, was
Gamped about Washington from August,
1861, to March, 1862, and most Of it in
Virginia as far down the Potomac as
Alexandria, as far up as Chain bridge
and as far out toward General Beaure-
gard and his tenacious Americans as
Munson's hill. Early in December word
came to the soldiers that railroad and
express companies would carry free
packages intended for Christmas pres
ents and dinners for the soldiers.
That year there was Christmas din
uer for every mess. From the rich
homes of the large cities had come the
best in the market. From tens of thou
sands of farms had come the daintiest
dishes that mothers, wives, sisters,
daughters and sweethearts could pre-
pare.
On Christmas, 1868, tho army was
xhiyering along the rivers Rappahan-
mock and Rapidan, and as far out as Cul-
pepper Court House. 1t was too cold, and
the men were too poorly housed to en-
soy the day. 1t was not a holiday to
many-a day of misery, instead. That
was the coldest Christmas the south
had seen for so years. and it has not
seen one like it since.
Christmas dinners were the order of
tho day in 1864. The army was strung
along behind Notifications from Rich
mond to below Yellow House, on the
Weldon railroad, distance of nearly
30 miles. The sanitary and Christian
commissions had arranged to supply the
army with Christmas dinner Few
men were overlooked. Except that in
1861, it was the happiest Christmas for
the Union army since the trouble began.
There were many signs that the next
Christmas would be enjoyed at home,
and SO it was by all who escaped the
not times from March 80 to the evening
of April 8, after Grant and Lee met at
Appomattox. ox.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22

The foliage of Christmas tree may
be- brushed here and there with muci-
lage and then sprinkled with common
salt and very pleasing result is OBJ
tanned. A pretty drapery for the tree is
made by cutting long strips, about four
inches wide, Of tissue paper, then cut
ting it closely, partly. but not entirely,
across the widths, making fringes. If
khe strips be dampened and held over a
not stove, the fringed edges will curl
and look quite ornamental.
Rec
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
CHRISTMAS CHEER.

At Christmas play and make good cheer,
FOR Christmas comes but once year.
-Tusser
Be merry all, be merry ALL
With holly dress the festive hall:
Prepare the song, the feast, the ball
To welcome merry Christmas.
w. r. Spencer
Il is the Christmas time:
And up and down 'twixt heaven and
earth,
In the glorious grief and solemn mirth,
The shining angels climb.
d. NJ. Mulock.
The time draws near the birth of Christ
The moon is hid: the night is still:
The Christmas bells from hill to hill
Answer each other in the mist.
-Tennyson.
Heap or more wood! the wind is dull,
But let it whistle as 1t will
Well keep one Christmas merry still.
Sir Walter Scott.
This is the time when the very old man
Leaps back to the days of youth;
When brows and eyes wear no disguise,
But flush and CLEAN with truth.
Oh, then is the time when the soul exults
And seems right heavenward turning;
When we love and bless the hand we
press
When the Christmas log is burning!
Cook.
We speak of n merry Christmas
And many happy New Year,
But each in his heart Is thinking
OF those that are not here
-Longfellow.
They who do their souls no wrong,
But keep at eve the faith OF morn,
Shall daily hear the angel song.
To-day the Prince of Peace is born!
james Russell Lowell
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
Where Toys Are Made.

The greatest toy producing districts
are the Thuringia mountains, sometimes
called the Thuringia forests; the an
eient city of Nuremberg, in Bavaria,
and the region of the Erzgeberg noun
tains. The most interesting of these To-
calities is the Thuringia mountain dis
tzict. Situated in upper Saxony, its
time and industry are entirely given up
TO the production of playthings in pa
pier mache, china, glass, wool, wood
and fur.-Baltimore Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
When you want to look on the
bright side of things, use
s q POZ. !, %
OLD GINGER FINGERS.

The New York SIN prints the fol-
lowing amusing article concerning the
battle of Gettysburg:
"The artillery fire at Gettysburg"
said a gunner of the old war, "was
simply magnificent. l was in an
Ohio battery, posted on Cemetery
Hill. We were running short of am
munition, when Gen. Meade, dismiss
ing his staff below, rode with single
orderly to our exposed position. The
boys were all at white heat and in a
state of frenzy, because the ammuni.
tion called for had not come. They
heard the quiet man on horseback say
repeatedly to the Captain that the hill
must be held at all hazards, ammuni-
lion or no ammunition. This vexed
them, but they knew that the officer,
whoever he was, spoke the truth, and
they began to collect the unexploded
shells that had been fired at them
from the Confederate batteries.
"There were great many OF these
scattered over our part of the hill, and
when Gen. Meade comprehended
what the boys were doing he was
greatly pleased. He dismounted, and
IN a quiet sort of way proceeded to
supervise the collection of Shells He
was in fatigue dress and wore no
shoulder straps, and none Of the men
recognized him. They thought he was
some ordinance officer, and finally,
when he turned his horse over to his
orderly and proceeded to carry shells
himself, they did not resent his super
vision. AS rule the shells were
heavier than the General expected,
and he did not compare with the stall
wart artlllerymen rushing about with
the recklessness and energy of mad
men.
'John Smoker was one of the best
men in the battery, but was rough in
speech and action. Seeing, as he sup
posed, Lieutenant or Captain from
the outside STOPPING to pick up shell
he pushed the officer aside with the
remark: Get out of this, old Ginger
Fingers! Your minds willin', but
your bodys weak, and you are in the
way Meade, surprised and amused,
stood aside. A few minutes later
Gen. Warren and staff rode up for a
conference with Meade, and the cat
was out of the bag.
"Snicker was so overwhelmed with
confusion that he almost had a fit.
The Sergeant tried to comfort him
with the assurance that Gen. Meade
would excuse informally under such
circumstances, but John insisted that
what scared him was that he never
came SO near kicking a man In his life
without doing it as he did Gen. Meade
when he stopped to pick up the shell.
He was grieved to think he hadn't
recognized Meade, and was in a panic
whenever he thought about what might
have happened had he acted on the
impulse and kicked the General com
manding the army."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
SHERIFFS SALE.

BY virtue OF writ OF Levari Facias, issued
out OF the Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia
County, Pennsylvania, and to me directed, there
will be exposed to public sale, at the Court
House, In Bloomsbury, Pa, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1900
at ten o'clock a. m, all that certain messuage
tenement and tract ot land, situate in the Town
OF Bloomsbury, County OF Columbia and State
OF Pennsylvania, bounded and described as fol-
lows, to wit: Beginning at point on the
southerly side OF Port Noble street, at a corner
OF land of the Pennsylvania Canal Company,
and running thence north forty-sX degrees for
ty-iive minutes east, one hundred and thirty
one feet TO stake in the westerly side OF
twenty-foot private street; thence south for
ty-three degrees fifteen minutes east, one hun
dred and thirty-nine feet to the line OF the
Pennsylvania Canal thence south forty-siX de-
grees forty-iive minutes west, one hundred and
eighty-three feet to the line of land OF the
Pennsylvania Canal Company; thence along
the same north twenty-five degrees thirty
eight minutes west, one hundred and forty
seven and hve-tenths feet to the place OF begin
ming, whereon is erected
BRICK MATCH FACTORY,
match making and other machinery contained
therein, including boiler, engine and fixtures.
Seized, taken in execution, at the suit OF c.
c. Peacock and L. b. Tustin, trustees, VS.. the
Bloomsbury Match Company, and to be sold as
the property OF the Bloomsbury Match Com
pany. w. W. BLACK, sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
AUDITORS NOTICE.

The undersigned Auditor appointed by the
Orphans Court of Columbia County, TO diStrt-
butte the funds In the hands OF the Administrat-
or OF susanna C. Hayman, late or Orange town.
account, will sit TO perform his duties at the of
flee OF c. W Miller, Esq, on Saturd ", January
7th, 1,99, at O'Clock p. m., when and where all
persons interested are requested to present their
claims against said estate or be debarred form
a share OF the same. GLEN X. WEISS,
l2-l54t. Auditor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
BRICK MATCH FACTORY,
EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE.

ESTATE OF wM. IL. SNYDER, LATE OF BLOOMS
BURG, PA, DECEASED
Notice is hereby given that letters testa-
mentary In above estate have been granted to
the undersigned, and all persons Indebted to
said estate are requested to make payment.
and those having claims, or demands, to pre-
sent the same without delay.
SARAH NJ. SNYDER, Executrix.
Bloomsbury, Pa, Dec. 10. 1898. ct
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22

mo, indeed; Evelyn would NOT
marry man for his money"
"If I couldn't get his money while
we were engaged" she exclaimed,
earnestly, I'd let it go!"
And yet the world, tenacious of
its fond delusions, insists that women
are sometimes mercenary.-Detroit
Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
ELECTION NOTICE.

The annual meeting OF the policy holders Of
the Briarcreek Farmers Mutual Insurance Com
pany or Lime Ridge, Pa, Will be held at the
hall, Centre Grange, No. 56, p. OF ii. on January
y 1899. between the hours OF 10 a. IN. and p; m.
for the election or twelve directors to serve for
the ensuing year, and for the transaction OF such
other business as may properly come before the
meeting ii. II. BROWN,
1873 to Secretary
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
ELECTION NOTICE.

The aDnual election by the stockholders OF
the Farmers National Bank, of Bloomsbury,
Pa, to choose a Board OF Directors for the ensu-
ing year, will be held at the Bank on Tuesday,
January 10th, 1899, between the hours or two
and four O'clock in the afternoon.
12-Ste a. IL. BLOOM, Cashier.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
ELECTION NOTICE.

The annual meeting OF the stockholders OF
the First National Bank OF Bloomsbury, Pa,
for the ensuing year will be held at the offlce
OF the Bank on Tuesday, January 10th, 1899, be-
tween the hours OF nine and twelve O'Clock q. m.
12-l5-ft. Z. b. TUSTIN, Cashier
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
CHRISTIAN F. KNAPP,
FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOMSBURY. PA

Home, of N. Y; Merchants of Newark.
N. J.; Clinton, N. Y.;Peoples', NY; Read.
ing, Pa German American Ins. Co., New
York; Greenwich Insurance Co., New York,
Jersey City Fire Ins. Co., Jersey City, n. ].
These old corporations are we'll seasoned
by age and fire tested, and have never ret
had loss settled by any court of law Theiz
assets are all invested in solid securities and
liable to the hazard of fire only.
Losses promptly and honestly adjusted sna
paid as soon as determined, by Christiau 2.
Knapp, Special Agent and Adjuster, Blooaae.
burg, Pa.
The people of Columbia county shoaid
patronize the agency where losses, if any,
are settled and paid by one of their own
citizens.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
s ACRES

and forty-three perches, strict measure, also
belonging to same tract.
LOT NO. 3.-Beginning at a stone corner OF
the Zaner farm, and land OF James and Warren
Coleman; thence north siXty-three and three
quarters degrees east sixty-three perches to a
stone corner; thence along same land north
twenty-seven and one-half degrees west one
hundred and seven and five-tenths perches to
corner OF GOlder'S land; thence along Golders
land south sixty-three and three-quarters de
grees west twenty-one perches; thence along
land OF Daniel McIIenry south sixteen
and three-quarters degrees west fourteen
and five-tenths perches to u stone cor
ner; thence along land OF said Zaner estate
south seventeen and one-half degrees west for
ty perches to stone corner; thence along the
same south twenty-three and oue-half degrees
east sixty-nine and two-tenths perches to the
place OF beginning, containing
IS ACRES
and twenty perches, altogether containing 1873
ACRES and 81 PERCHES, upon which are
erected
TWO SETS FRAME BUILDINGS.
The same will also be offered in two tracts, II
purchasers desire. The land is well watered,
mostly level. in high state OF cultivation, and
lies along the bank OF Fishingcreek
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
EXECUTORS SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL, ESTATE

The undersigned, executors OF the estate OF
John Zaner, late OF Fishingcreek township, de-
ceased, will expose to sale, on the premises, on
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-22
ALSO,

The following tract OF land, bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to wit: Beginning at q stone,
formerly black oak, corner of land OF Jacob
seventeen and one-half degrees east one hun
dred and siXty-three and flve-tenths perches to
a stone; thence by land OF William Ikeler south
seventy-siX and one-half degrees east seventy
four and five-tenths perches to post; thence
by land OF Ellis s. Stoker south eighty degrees
west one hundred and thirty-eight perches to a
post; thence by land OF John and Sylvester
Pealer south eighty three and a quarter de-
grees west one hundred and seven perches to
the place Of beginning, containing
70 ACRES
and one hundred and six perches, strict meas
ure, and also adjoining thereto and part there
OF, tract OF land, bounded and described as
follows, to wit: ON the north and east by land
OF John Zaner, south and southwest by lands OF
Geo. Pealer, and public road. leading IRON
Flshingcreek to Rohrsburg, containing
40 PERCHES,
more or less. Altogether containing 70 ACRES
and 146 perches, the same being vacant.
TERMS OF SALE:-Twenty per cent OF the
purchase money to oe paid at the striking
down OF the property; twenty per cent. April /,
1899, at which time possession will be given,
and the balance January lst following, with in
terest from April l, 1899
VIM. CHRIsMAN,
LLOYD zANER,
12-l-3G EXECUTORS.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-09-19
Queen Victoria's Private Mail.

It is in her private sitting room that
Queen Victoria private letters, which
comprise daily epistle from each one
Of her children and children-in-law, are
always opened and read by the recip-
lent Each day his portion of the royal
mail bag is brought to the sitting room
in locked dispatch boxes. 1t is not gen.
orally known that every letter personal
~ read by the queen, whether of a pub
lie or private nature, is not only filed,
but bound, and some years ago it was
comparatively easy for any visitor to
the castle to obtain access to these valu-
able and often private documents. Now,
however, these volumes are kept under
lock and key.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-09-19
Prince Bismarck's VIII.

The Dantzic Gazette says that it has
seen Prince Bismarck's will, The late
chancellor bequeathed all his estates in
Pomerania to Count William, with the
exception Of Rheinfeld III Rummels-
burg, which falls to Prince Herbert.
All the valuables, consisting chiefly
Of presents deposited by Bismarck at
BleichrOeder' bank in Berlin, are made
over to Prince Herbert Their total
value is said to amount to 1000, 900
marks, and in consideration of their
worth Prince Herbert had to hand over
in money to Count William the sum of
500, 900 marks. The daughters Of Count
William, three in number, each inherits
100 600 marks, and the Countess Rant
Eau receives 900, 900 marks. The value
of the property disposed Of in the will
Is said by the paper in question to have
been estimated at 3, 000 900 marks at
the time the will was made, but the
late chancellor's real and personal es-
tate is now valued at 20, 900, 900 marks,
or 81, 900, 0OO
Thus Prince Bismarck left G., 900, 900
under will made at time when his
fortune was considerably less than that
LIOSO WIZ I4O4eA lHO
is worthy of his hire will rejoice to
learn that he did not have to save his
country for nothing. AS he reproached
Moltke for avarice it is to be supposed
that he was himself able to lay by this
considerable sum without any infrmity
of that sort. His manner of living dur
ing the later years of his life offered no
temptation to extravaganza. He lived
on his own country estate like glori-
fed squire and kept far from him the
inevitable unthriftiness of the town and
the court. News
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-09-19
Thanks. MIR. Labouchere.

The old world in its dealings with
the new assumes an attitude of conde-
scension which is as ridiculous as it is
unwarranted. When the Spanish Amer
lean war broke out, the Spaniards treat
ed their American opponents with arts
tocratic contsmpt, referred to them as
"filibustering vagabonds" and gener-
ally assumed an attitude of incompar-
able superiority. One of the salient
features of the Late war, apart from the
ease with which the Spaniards were
overcome and the gross corruption that
has been shown to exist in official cir
cles in Spain, is the manly, honest, gen.
erous and chivalrous conduct Of the
United States government forces and
people from the beginning to the end Of
the campaign. 1t is only just to give ex.
preston to the general feeling of adj
miration which the new chivalry has
created throughout Europe.
Truth
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-09-19
The Donkey Brigade.

The New Haven News says that a
Connecticut clergyman on recent Sun
day gave out the following notice: ''The
regular session of the Donkey club will
be held, as usual, at the close of this
service. Menfbers will line up just out
side the church door, make remarks and
stare at the women who pass, as is their
custom. Any member known to escort
q young woman toa ch&rch like man
and sit with her like a gentleman will
De promptly expelled from member
ship"