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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, FA.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER ii, 1899.
Enfered at the Post ONCE at Bloomsbury, Pd'
a second class matter, Mdrch i, 1885,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

Driving gloves, Ben Gliding
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

Rows and Children's suits and
o,,arcoats very low in price at Gross
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

Do YOU want suit of clothing
for father or brother? Go to Gross :
He has a good variety at way down
prices. ~
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

Neckwear for Xmas, Ben 'Gldllng
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

The savory roasting pan, the best
in the world at Peacock's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

Cups and saucers, by the dozen
or half dozen, or full dinner sets, at
L. E. Whary's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

Have you seen the large line OF
n;ctures at S. r. Bidleman'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

Pictures from &c. to SIS at 5. X.
Bidleman'S.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

Hats and caps make good Christ
mas presents. Go to Gross. II
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

Ties and Handkerchiefs in grert
variety for Christmas at Gross. ct
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

Pocket knives, scissors and shears
at Peacock's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14


Thirteen different styles Of shaw ce' ce'
sets at Mercer's Drug and Book ~ ~
IRE.
)nlv eleven DAYS till Christmas.
ON present indications it will be
,reen one.
Nescopeck sportsmen are having
eat luck at duck shooting along
c Susquehanna.
Fourteen different styles of neck
and handkerchief boxes at Mer-
rs Drug and Book Store.
A man may be considered slow
hen he's behind in the rent, but y
e's ahead of the landlord. c
Do not forget that Mercer's S Drug
nd Book Store is good place 10
NV Your Christmas presents. a
Some people look as though 'hey
,ere having such a good time when
hey are riding to a funeral.
Bibles, either large or small
Prices, from SOC. to $500, at Mer-
.ers Drug and Book Store.
Saturday was pay day at the car
shops at Berwick. More money
was paid out than for many years
past.
A Chinese printing Office has a
type for every word, making as
many type as there are words IN the
language.
Pennsylvania Railroad employees
are rejoicing over the prospect OF a
material increase in wages the INST
of the year.
It has been truthfully said that
in some particulars one cannot De
too particular in choosing their par
ticular friends.
If you want nice caie''oai ;
Christmas card, booklet, or BOOKS
of any kind, go to Mercer's Drug
and Book Store.
Ask to see the new style of visit.
ing card at this Office. Can't be toie
| from an engraved card, and costs
LESS than half as much. tt
Don't forget that it will be illega
to kill pheasants and rabbits aite' I,,
tomorrow. 1t is better to heed th
| law than to pay the fine.
Basket ball at Normal Gymnasl
nm Friday night. Wilkesbarr
Cavalry Club VS.. Normal. nj
should be an exciting contest.
Almost everybody is wishing &c
a good fal, of snow. Good sielg,i
inc would enliven trade and max
Il Seem more like Christmas time.
Never quit certainty for hope:
Never take a medicine of doubti
va,ue instead of Hoods Sarsap
, rilla, which is sure to DO you goo
Next week a special edition
this paper will be issued ana a CO.
nlaced in every house in town. "A
vertisers should take advantage
this.
81 We have Just received an eXte
sive line of 1900 calendars for whl
we will take orders and print
reasonable prices. Cali IN ana
samples.
Some beautiful pieces of hand pal
!, ed china can be seen at Rlshto
~ druq store. 1t is the work OF NJ
Rishton who is an expert artist
that line.
George Washington dled
y hundred years ago today, Decem
,, 18th, 1899. In many places
event will be appropriately c.
memorated.
Ifyou expect to buy ChriSt
present for your uncle. or ;
amt, do not buy it until you
~ seen the line at Mercer Drug
Book Store.
c. +. Savage has nice as'
uent of Gold and Silver Watc
Boys watches from s., :yo11In so up .,
Guaranteed. A large assortme'
beautiful rings, scarf pins eh'
,.a,o,a+e and at exceedingly
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"a l
w Merchandise, everything that 7
nan or boy wears at prices so
asonable as to suit the most slend
purse will make this store the all
ntre of activity during the hoh- Ste
Iys.
A dream of beauty, our IS and so =,
rt Neckwear. Continuation OF gu
If extraordinary sale OH Suits ana te'
vercoats, Underwear and Shoes. D.
GO Y Ms. - vi vi
VEHYSS.gs;y.EEy .gs;.EEy l..
N F. .. !;
Gll5aif;l@s |
Dishes Dishes ! Dishes DO
YOU want to see the largest and mn
est stock in this section l.. E'
Whary can show it to you.
A fine assortment of carving sets
at Peacock's.
Do YOU want a suit OF clothing
for father or brother? Go to Gross
He has good variety at way down
prices. ''
/. Z. Whary is ready for the
HOLIDAYS, with a large and beauti-
ful line of fancy China. All new
shapes and beautiful decorations III
French and German China.
Fancy calanders Ioc. to SOC at D
R. Bidleman's.
Nickle plated coffee pots, tea potts.
chatting dishes, bakers bread trays,
etc., at Peacock's.
If you want an overcoat go 10
Gross and save money. 2t
! All the books at the City Cut
prices at S. R. Bidleman's.
@X Tea kettles and
~ many other house
~ hold necessities,
all of which make
very acceptable
Xmas gifts, at L. E. Whary's.
> Skates from IS cents up at Pea
cocks.
Hats and caps make good Christ
: mas presents. Go to Gross. 2t
S Have YOU seen the large line Q
pictures at S. r. Bidleman'
II Pocket knives, scissors and shear
r at Peacock's.
lie Ties and Handkerchiefs in grei
variety for Christmas at Gross. ct
Il Pictures from &c. to SIS at S. X
ie Bidleman's.
Cups and saucers, by the doze
or half dozen, or full dinner sets,
or L. E. Whary's.
ke The savory roasting pan, the De
in the world at Peacocks
:" Elegant dressing cases, su'tao
ful Christmas presents at Gross 2t
"a "a Iardinieres at l.. E. Whary's.
Diaries for 1900 at S. r. Bid
Vi mans.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

Telephone your grocery order
Tooley & Company.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-14

Xmas gifts, at L. E. Whary:s.
Skates from IS cents up at Pea
cocks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
F. q. Schmidt,
OPTICIAN. SCHMIDT BUILDING.
com rRUDCCT or THE RAND.
Increasing All the TimC-It Was 2,h86, S06
OMmCes In the Inst Six MnnLhG.

Adviccs lust come to hand show the gold pro-
duction OF the Witwatersrand district OF
South Africa to be steadily enarglng. The out
nut for June amounted to 445.7O3 ounces. val
ucd at nearly $n,OoO,OOO. representing the
largest total Of any month in the history of
the district. II compares with a product in
juno Of last year 81 IA, $40 ounces and IN the
same month OF 1897 Of pol ,I!E, ounces. Since
June. l%Ni, the output has much more than
doubled The following statement OF the out
put for the six months ending with June for a
term Of years shows the continuous Increase:
1897 / ,3SS. 43l ounces 1896. 1854. 503 ouness
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23

It would be TO have his wares shown in quiet
taking shape. where wrll-on people gathered
thickeSt in tho leisure season. and other deal
crs took the cue. until the exhibition room
became q part OF the regular hotel plant.
Now not only do the summer hOtcis have this
distinctive feature. but the winter hotels as
dents appreciativc of wares OF the METROPOLITAN
cut aud stamp, and at the Florida resorts. the
cities OF the middle West. ana even at Wash
ington. there are hotels with rooms devoted to
exhibition purposes where Filth avenue and
Bruadway firms have representatives showing
goods and taking orders. and where tn" dates
OF occupancy are hooked and hargaintd for AS
regularly an they would hc for any THEATRICAL
company making engagements Tor the road
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23

The writ OF mandaRIus granted to John
Pierce, the contractor for the new Hall Of
Records, which was signed by Justice Fit2Ger-
aid ul the Supreme Court Yesterday on his de-
clsoR OF the prior day. requires the Municipal
Assembly to- convene and pass a resolution au-
thorilinG the Comptroller to Issu" corporate
stock Of the city to paw Pierce S3i 25j which
he had earned up to The tim" the writ was ap-
Piled for and which he waR unable to get
through the bond hold IN posture OF the Mu-
nclpul Assembly. Nothing is said about the
rest oil the ". lOO.OOO held UP.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
DWIGHT ANCHOR
DWIGHT ANCHOR SHEETS

Dwight Anchor 10 ono of the good old
muSlinS that has kept Its popularity thIo OUCH
true merit, and nothing siss"....To bay
such quality ut such prices IL one of these
opportunities that We take pleasure In Dss4
SsntiaE to our ouAtonsES.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
FULL STOCKS and SPLENDID VALUES,
Some Items from
Ladies' Suit Department

Short Lines-BiG Values
for each one quoted, We can shoWstsa
others equally good.
ray Homespun Habit Dress skfrts--
Tailor stitched side panel. ......... 500
Black sicilienne Dress skirts-
latest shape-side buttons........... 2.90
Black Satin and Taffeta Skirts
full flare or tunic effect. 6.00
PiQue. Linen. Duck and Denim
Skirts-white and cold
were LAO to 7oS.........now .73 to 2.sa
White Lace Stripe Lawn Dresses
drop skirt-flare hounce-were 81. e 80
Fancy Oreandy-lace insertiugs-
with and without cold lnings
worth 800 and $10 .Oo.............. 4,oo
Tailor made Suits were Sill .QS ..... 500
Tailor made-full silk ined-worth$1s $50
Fine Mourning Dresses-were s20....i2.ss
Fancy India sik-fancy white yoke..i3.9s
Fancy Lawn wrappers-white yoke:
worth In Observation-Disclosures. 10
Thus we supply
Babies and Little ChlIdren's
Summer Needs
Long Cambria Slips-lace edge........ ia
Long Domet Flannel Skirts-scalloped. 10
Cashmere Shirts-silk finish. .......... 10
Short Cambria Dresses-neat TRIM. 10
Short Domet Skirts-with waist....... 10
Corded Lawn Caps-all sizes. .19
Embd Silk Caps-all sizes.............. .29
Long and Short Dresses-
fancy Yokes-5O styles. 80. az. SO
Extra Values in Eainsook Dresses
many with trimd skirts ..,........... SO
Long Cashmere and Bedford Cord
Cloaks-lace or emby trim. .......... 1853
Long White China Silk Coats
handsomely trim d Observation-Disclosures. 3.99
Special values in finer Cloaks. Caps and
Dresses-all far below carly season DTtoss.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-13
ANIMALS THAT CLIMB.
Some of Them Learn with Dimculty
the Use of Trees.

the Use OF Trees.
In New York men cheerfully go up
to the twenty-seventh story in eleva
tors, and sleep on the third floor
nights; but primeval man Is not
climber, nor do animals take to 1t
without long course Of development,
says the New York World.
African natives who have lived In
one-story huts show the greatest fear
of climbing stairs, and will sometimes
go up on hands and knees. Dogs often
have to be trained to climb stairs, in
stinctively distressing the upper
stories. 1t has been conjectured that
this Is because the dogs forelegs break
easily below the shoulder, and the
beast seems to realize this. The fox
has no such fear, and has been known
to climb a tree with plenty Of small
limbs to the height Of seventeen feet.
Swimming comes easier than climb
ing to most animals, as well as to
many races of men. Rats and guinea
pigs can swim well and climb not at
all, although their cousins, the squir-
rels, are at home in the trees.
Prairie dogs, which live on plains
and have no use for climbing, can be
taught the trick, but when they try to
Jump from height they usually fall
on their heavy, stupid heads, and
either stun themselves or break their
teeth. They lack the inherited instinct
that should teach them what can and
what cannot be done. Australian rab-
bits, of the same family of rodents,
can climb very well, having lived for
generations in forests.
Bears can climb well If little, but the
grizzly and other large species stay
mainly on the ground. A bear always
climbs down n tree stern foremost, as
does the domestic cat until she has
nearly reached the ground, when she
turns and jumps; but most wild cats
run down a trunk head first even the
heavy leopard being n more skillful
climber than the light house cat The
tiger and lion, however, do not climb.
for no discoverable reason except that
they fear falling on account Of their
weight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-13
Summer WRAPS.

The smart summer gowns this year
the addition Of some wrap. They are
so designed that very often they look
as though they were coats or outside
wraps, when in reality they are sim
ply the waists of the gowns; and 1t Is
necessary, for the sake of health, to
carry some light wrap or something
else to put around the neck to make
them warm enough.
The wraps are just as fascinating as
the opera cloaks of the winter, and
very nearly as expensive. for, rs a
rule, they are made of expensive ma
terials, and the fashion Is so new as
to make ii impossible to have ii copied
by any but skilled work people. There
is dainty, oldfashioned and pictur-
esque look about the wraps that makes
them essentially different from any
thing worn for some time, and both
the young girls and older women wear
them, quite irrespective of age. One
thing that must be said against them,
they are not I'm the least becoming to
the figure-in fact, hide all graceful
lines. There is one style, for instance,
made with n hood that enlarges the
shoulders below where the shoulders
should be, and Is extremely scant be-
low the waist-a trying cut for the
most wonderfully formed figure.-IIar-
per's Bazaar.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-13

Mile. Emma Calve is probably the
only great prima donna who combines
farming with her brilliant operate
achievements. She has a large farm
at Cevennes, and rusticates there each
summer.
Last summer the famous singer went
into her kitchen garden and cared for
her own vegetables. No one was al
lowed to touch them, and the results
were far better than when her gar
dener cared for the things. Mile. Calve
wore short skirt Of blue jeans, sabots
and a linen shirt-waist. She spaded
and hoed and watered her vegetables
day after day, and proudly sent gifts
of the finest fruits of her labors to her
friends in Paris.
The prma donna was very i'll and
nervous when she went to Cervennes,
but this free open-air life ard the Wig
orous exercise soon restored her to the
most robust health, and when friends
ask her the secret of her cure she an
swers, spades and potatoes
Mile. Calves chickens also come in
for some of her attention, but the gar
den Is her chief delight.-Saturlay
Evening Post.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-13


The winds at the casement. o wind
= = o. the night
DO you envy this shelter-thls Kicker
ing light2
You have stormed the pale stars from
the heaven above
Would you hound this lone hearth,
with its ashes Of love?
Far--far be your flight,
o wind o. the night,
To the terrible seas, with their pillows
OF white;-
To the fearful seas, where the black
skies frown,
And the gray gulls scream rs the ships
60 down!
Fast In flight
o wind o. the night,
From the ashes of love and the phan-
tom of light!
The wind at the easement. o wind o.
the night,
Beat down the rude portals in wrath
and In might!
You have blown the bleak stars from
the heaven above:-
Wreak your rage on this hearth, with
the ashes of love!
Nay, wing not your fight,
o wind o. the night,
To the seas where the drowned souls
are shrouded in white;
For the seas they lie east, and the seas
they lie west:
But the stormiest seas in the human
breast!
Stay your fight,
o wind O. the night
Here are ashes of love for you-embers
of light
The winds at the easement. 0 wind
O. the night,
Toss Ger my bleak bosom lost tresses
of light!
Reveal through the clouds-through
the shrouds o. the skies,
The smile on her dear lips-the light
Of her eyes!
I am weary tonight
AS your wings in their fight,
For the fall Of her beautiful tresses Of
light
For the seas they lie east, and the
seas they lie west,
But they bring her no more to the love
of my breast!
Stay your fight! -+>rS
o wind o. the night
Here are ashes Of love for you-embers
of light!
+. l.. STANTON.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-13
Mother Cnt ana the roxe..

Mr.. Buck Harrington, living near
Tip Top just over the line in Meade
County, who Is great fox-hunter, has
quite curiosity In a mother house
cat that has assumed the care of four
young foxes. Mr.. Harrington has
killed eight grown foxes this year, and
after catching the last one he secured
the four little ones, only a few days
old. and carried them home for his
children to see; put them down on the
floor, and, while the children were
enjoying the sight, the mother cat,
which had lately lost her own little
ones, ran in and grabbed one in her
mouth and ran from the room, and
soon returned for another, and again
and again till she took them all,
nestled them up to her in her bed, and
has been .tenderly caring for them for
ten days or observation-disclosures
QKy) News.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-13
one womnn,s PIN Money.

There is a woman living near New
York City who keeps herself in pin
money by selling platinum. 1t is a val
liable metal for certain commercial
purposes, as well as in dollars and
cents. In the incandescent electric
lights the copper wires outside the
lamp are connected with the carbon
filament by a thread of platinum,
which is used because its expansion
and contraction is the same as that Of
glass. Platinum being more valuable
than silver. these little threads are
worth considerable, and dealers in old
gold and silver also include platinum
in metals they vii! purchase. There is
said to be a woman who has for sew
eral years been going to shop in
New York where old metal is pur-
chased carrying little threads of plati-
mum that had been used in certain
lights. She gets fifty-five cents a pen
nyweight for all that she sells. Some
times she gets as much as So or 81.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-13
Mother Goose Dresses.

Mother Goose dresses for children
are the invention, If the term may be
allowed, of a clever New York woman.
If you don't want Mother Goose you
can take any of the nursery fables
and employ them in the same way.
To make Mother Goose nursery
gown, take piece OF wash goods,
preferably white and lay II out fiat
on n table near a good strong window
light. Take large sheet of carbon
or, better still. transfer paper, which
Is heavier--and lay this over the part
of the goods you wish to trace over
and begin.
The goods must already be cut out
for sewing, or, at least, with straight
edge for the purpose Of cutting tho
fiounces from 1t.
You can easily purchase at any Of
the shops set of Mother Goose melo
dies In large type and with full-pag'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-13

I notlcsd I'm the oworf scarce took
his eyes o. Jim except n ~ o'clock,
when we stopped for our bits Of food.
and then he sat In corner by himself
under q truck and scrubbed on q scrap
Of paper. with queer sort Of smile
on his face.
In the afternoon we got down to q
lower level 1t was dangerous part
of the mine, as we all knew, and we
kept our davy lamps pretty tight, I can
tell you.
There's fire damp about here" said
one of the men.
"And spark would settle the lot Of
us, wouldn't it?" said the dwarf.
.Ah, that 1t would" Jim answered.
Nothing more was said about the fire
damp, however. and the day, the long
est day l had ever known, came
around to 6 o'clock without an explos-
ion.
The cages were ready for us to get
up to the top of the shaft, and most
of the men had gone.
You go now," says to the dwarf.
'No," he answered, I'm going to
stay a little overtime tonight. You
all go on and send the cage down for
me. And, look here, give this to your
sister Hetty-will your and tell her
to open it."
He put n bundle into my hand tied
up in q handkerchief. / took 1t GIN
gerly enough, for with such suspicious
In my mind l half expected 1t might
go off in my face somehow.
"What are you afraid OFF," he asks.
sharp.
Nothing" says, as sharp.
And we touched the signal rope, and
up went Jim and me, and the dwarf
stood underneath and turned his face
up, watching us out of sight.
Well, felt more comfortable when
we put our feet on firm ground on top
Of the shaft and had sent the car down
again for him.
wonder what's in that bundle"
says Jim.
'Maybe Matty will tell you some
time" 1 replied, little thinking how
it concerned him.
took itAhome and called Hetty to
open it. Our cottage wasn't far from
the pits and it couldn't have been
above ten minutes since the dwarf
had put it in my hand.
She undid the knot, and there-if
YOU would believe it-were the title
deeds of his cottage and $50 tied up in
a bit of canvas and the scrap of paper
1 had seen him scribble under the
! truck There were the words on it.:
"What is here is for you. Ugly and
miserable am, but wicked / am not
l said you shouldn't marry him WHILE
1 was alive and shall keep my word.
| Think kindly of dwarf, If you can.
God made me as well as him."
We hadn't got to the end of the poor
dirty little letter when we heard a
sound that made our hearts stand still
"a long, dull, roaring shook the earth
where we stood, as if it was thunder
under our feet.
"An explosion ia the mine!" says
Hetty, with face as white as chalk.
1t was no use trying to dig him out.
He knew where he opened his davy
lamp-and he must have opened 1t
that human help could never reach
him there.
She cried about it for n week and
said she should never be happy again.
But think she is happy now. for she
married the Easter after. They live
in Matty's cottage still, and the gar
| den is all abloom with flowers.-Lon-
don Evening News.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-13

A very popular belt buckle is in the
shape Of two butterflies of gold beauti-
fully enameled and set with precious
stones.
Boleros are as long-lived as the
blouse. They can be made out of al
most anything. The newest have
half-sleeve which reaches a little be-
low the elbow.
The tulle hats of this season are
shown in the English walking shape,
as well as in the turban. There Is no
shane in which tulle Is not appropriate
this year.
A variety of the much stitched
gowns is to he found in one black silk
stitched with white. The tucks on the
bodice and across the tops of the
sleeves are stitched with white, and
the effect matches the plain white vest
and the lapels, upon which there Is
outlined a geometrical pattern In
black chenille.
The shapely little mutton-leg sleeve,
so easily fashioned and so graceful in
its present modified style, still con-
tinucs to divide honors with the close
coat shapes, open or slashed on the
shoulders, tucked, strap-finished, and
with many other fanciful arrange
ments. Novel and varied styles In
these pretty sleeves appear upon al.
most all of the dressy tailor gowns.
Brilliantine Of the finest, most silky
quality Is the favored material fol
bathing suits, unless wool Is required
and then French bunting and English
serge are the best fabrics. Cream
colored braid on white serge or mo
hair, which forms the collar and belt
is the favorite trimming, but, for the
sake OF vnriety, lace yokes are one fea
ture or decoration. Black, blue ant
, white are the popular colors.