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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-06
Appointed Deputy Sheriff

Sheriff elect Daniel Knorr has ap-
pointed A. Bruce Black as his deputy.
Bruce is the present incumbent and
has been for the past three years, so
that he is thoroughly acquainted with
the duties of his position. He is
courteous, gentlemanly, industrious,
and intelligent, and Sheriff Knorr
could have made no better appoint
ment.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-06
Topic Cards

A fine line OF samples of Topic
Cards for Christian Endeavor, Ep-
worth League and Baptist Societies
are kept at this Office. Committees
should call early and make tner selec-
tions so that the cards will be ready
by January rst. This office can fur
nish them as cheap as they can be OBJ
tained in the city. tt
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-06
BLOOMSBURY, PA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER g. 1900

claim allowed; also as to officers O
the Court.
The following reports of viewers ir
favor of roads and county bridges
confirmed absolute:
Road in Fisbingcreek township
near Thomas Coleman's.
Bridge over Roaringcreek IN Frank
lin township.
Road in Cleveland township over
lands OF Fisher, Long, Ell al.
Bridge over West Branch of Briar-
creek near house of Daniel Kelchner.
Bridge over Little Fishingcreek be-
tween Fishingcreek and Greenwood
townships near house of Simon Boyer
Recognizance OF Michael Rodger
and Patrick Shearer and John r.
Murray in the sum of $500 for appear
ances of said Michael and Patrick
Shearer at next term of Court.
Petition of Wesley Morris and G..
w. Derr, supervisors of Greenwood
township for mandamus, awarded as
pfayed for.
Petition of Mabel +. Sterner by
her brother John Sterner for revoca.
tion Of former order. Rule granted.
Estate of Samuel Hidlay. Report
of sale confirmed nisi.
Estate Of George Rice. Return of
private sale confirmed nlsi.
Commonwealth VS.. Lawson d.
Gaumer. Charge surety of the peace.
Hearing in open Court.
Court sentenced defendant to pay
cost of prosecution and give bail in
the sum Of $500 to keep the peace
toward all good citizens, and
especially toward prosecutor, Nelson
Blair, and stand committed, etc.,
and the prosecutor, Nelson Blair, to
give bail in the sum of SIoo.
Recognizance of Nelson Blair in
the sum Of 500 to keep the peace
toward all good citizens and especially
toward Lawson d. Gaumer, etc.
Grand Jury returned the following
bills
Commonwealth VS.. Alex Williams.
Assault. Not true bill. Prosecutor
ohm Berger to pay costs of prosecu-
ton, give bail to Sheriff for payment
of same within ten days, stand CON-
mitted, etc.
Commonwealth VS.. Harry Klinga-
man. Assault and battery. Not a
true bill, and prosecutrix Rebecca
Kingaman to pay costs.
Court sentenced prosecutrix Re.
becca Klingaman to pay costs of
prosecution, etc.
Commonwealth VS.. John Wellington
Manning. F. and B. A true bill.
Commonwealth VS.. Jos. Lettunnix.
Assault and battery. A true bill.
Commonwealth VS.. Joseph Roof.
Assault and battery. A true bill
Commonwealth VS.. Harry Farver.
Larceny. Not true bill. County
to pay costs.
Estate of Adam Shelhamer. An
swer of heirs and order of Court filed
Court adjourned to meet at a.
m. Tuesday Dec. 4, 1900.
Court convened Tuesday morning
at 9 o'clock with his honor R. r.
Little and Associate Fox on the
bench.
Report of inspectors of bridge over
Roaring Creek near Litwiler's. Con-
Continued on Page SD COL
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-06
Photographs Cheap.

The undersigned is prepared to MI
orders for Photographic views OF
houses, street views, etc, in Blooms
burg at low rates. Pictures AXIS at
Sl.5o dozen.
G.. EDWARD ELwELL,
Market Street,
If Bloomsburg.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-06
The Leader Department Store.

Christmas thoughts are the uppermost in ones mind
this time Not alone the child dren, but the older
folks well, are beginning to wonder what good Santa
next three weeks will be- Guessing not only what will
be given, but also what to give.
Let us help you. For weeks before making
purchases with the meeting wants. and here
they are. Good and useful fancy and ornamental and
at prices to all purses.
We have decorated store and with all due mod
esty we think have the pretties decorated store n
the county Come down and tell if we not right
in our belief.
First of ALL you cant think of Christmas without
thinking of good things to eat Not very spiritual we'll
admit but none the less true.
OUR GROCERY DEP'T.-Will supply. you with
all the staple dantes Candies, from &C. to Lowneys
Fruits, nuts, rasins figs and dates. Give us call
TOY DEP"r-We have given up the front of the store
showing the chidrens delights Wagons and carts
Full supply of ornaments up, Books SOC and
s Dolls - Let spell that with captals-DOLLS Our
family that cannot find names for them
all. Prices, to ST. 90.
FOR THE OLDER FOLKS-You make your Sc
lection between something for personal wear or brighten
them both ladies and gentlemen and in from SC
$I7o No finer stock is shown anywhere Umbrellas,
we have for the children and older people, all qualities,
and as low as oSc Better ones much better S. Un
less people becoming more thoughtful an umbrella is
always acceptable.
lamps-somehing which will brighten up your and
make home comfortable Prices range from So 50
SO Don't think because general store that
offer you something tasty and acceptable in
JeqOe We have we'll chosen line OF rings, breastPns
chaelaine bags at moderate prices Will look as we'll and
well as similar goods which cost great deal
s more money.
for the holiday tradegood reliable goods-and when we
say they all linen, they all linen and you de-
and napkins always make desirable present Give the
pleasure call Even though you don't buy, it does
good to hear you say we have mice things
THE LEADER STORE CO., LTD
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-06
License Blanks.

License blanks for Hotel, Restau-
rant, Wholesaler, Bother, Distiller, for
sale at this Office, 10 cents each, 3
for IS cents. At
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13

SINCE the chicken, removing the pin.
feathers and oil bag. Divide at the joints
and remove the leg, thigh and breast
bones, being careful to keep the meat in
good shape. Wipe with n clean, wet cloth,
dredge with -four which has been season
ed with salt and pepper. If not well COW
cred, dredge again with flour. Fry out
several slices of fat salt pork and cook
the chicken carefully in the hot pork fat.
1t should be a uniform brown on each
side. and use fat enough to keep it from
burning. Arrange the chicken on a hot
dish with the legs and side bones at one
end, wings and neck at the other and the
breast in the middle. Serve with gravy.
Pour off the fat that may be left in the
pan, wipe out the Drowned crumbs, re-
turn the clear fat. about one tablespoon
of it. stir in one rounding tablespoon Of
-four and when well mixed stir in one cup
of hot milk Season to taste and when
thick strain il over the meat.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13

Whatever may be said Of the soien-
tifc causes upon which the Rev. lrl Il.
Hicks bases his yearly forecasts 0f
storm and weather, IL Is remarkable
fact that specific warnings OF every
great storm, flood, cold wave and
drouth, have been plainly printed 10
his now famous Almanac for many
years. The latest startling proof OF
this fact was the destruction Of Gal
weston, Texas, on the very day named
by Prof. Hicks In his 1900 Almanac, as
one Of disaster by storm along the gulf
coasts. The 1901 Almanac, by far the
finest, most complete ind beautiful yet
published, is now ready. This remark
able book Of near two hundred pages,
splendidly illustrated with charts and
half-tone engravings, goes as a premi-
um to every subscriber who pays one
dollar year for Prof. Hicks journal.
WORD AND WORKS. The Almanac
alone is sent prepaid for only 25c. Or
der from WORD AND WORKS Publish
ing Company, 220l Locust Street, st.
Louis, Mo.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13
OAK AND MlSTLETOE.
Tree and Plant Were Both Regarded
as Sncred by the Druids

To the Druids the oak was sacred
tree and fire a holy element In many
English country households AT the pres,
ent time the Yulc log is dragged in on
Christmas eve with song and dancing,
rolled into its proper place ut the back
of the great fireplace and n fire built IN
front Of il. just as the custom has been
from time immcmorial in the forests ot
Germany and the Scandinavian PENN
sula
To the Druidical priests the mistletoe
was sacred plant, vested with many
mystic virtues. and by the English, Ger
mans and Americans today the mistletoe
is regarded with something akin to SUI
perstitious reverence.
Among the pagan Germans every
neighborhood. every village, had its sa-
cred tree. aud at the midwinter festival
a circle of fires was kindled round il, and
the people danced about the holy plant.
Sometimes torches were fixed to its
branches, and the chief decorated its
limbs with new swords, shields and other
arms and armor for his men and bright
garments for the women; hence the
Christmas tree. an institution which ante.
dates, probably by thousands of years,
the date Of the Nativity.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13

Peptorene Tablets cleanse and inn
prove the blood, curing all eruptions
OF the skin. 25 cts. p0r box.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13

supposed to be grown mp beyond the de-
sire for the Christmas tree, with its rich
fruit Of surprises. One of the jolliest
Christmas celebrations possible, however,
is to have a Christmas tree for the grown
up folk
In no country perhaps does Christmas
wear so strange Il gafb rs in the half In
dian and half Spanish cities Of the South
American republic. OF these not one
presents so singular and so interesting an
aspect as Lima, the capital Of Peru. Its
Moorish architecture, lis magnificent reli-
gious festivals, its many colored popula-
ton, its picturesque costumes and its
strange mixture Of the customs OF old
Spain with those OF the ancient empire
of the lncas combine to form picture Of
rare attractions
On Christmas eve--noche buena. the
good night, as the natives call 1.-THE
whole city is akivp with preparations for
the approa ching festfvity. The alemadas,
or public walks outside the walls, are on
Christmas eve crowded with pleasure
seekers. and the great square is filled 10y
a motley thrpng. whose faces present ev-
cry shade of human color from the aris-
tocratic white and slender figure of the
pure Spanish creole through 30 crosses
ana gradatiDnS 10 the jetty black and ro-
bust frame of the equally pure negro.
Numerous ice stalls. surrounded with
chairs and benches. are catered over
the square and drive busy trade. for
10 the LImena ice is n necessary OF life,
and never is it more welcome than dur
ing the sultry Christmas time. As the
night deepens the crowd increases, and
presently is heard above the hum of
voices the wild chanting or the Peruvian
waits, bands Of negroes dressed in flow
ing robes of red. with their black faces
sometimes disguised by ugly and still
blackcr masks and carrying in their
hands calabashcs filed with pebbles To
the monotonous music of the guitar and
gathering castanets they sing cultural
songs and dance uncouth measures. rat
Ting the pebbles 10 mark time. After the
negroes come groups Of Indian women,
loosely dressed, their long. black hair I'm
bound. falling 10 their ankles carrying
long, slender wands flutterng with rib
bons. In low. soft tones they sing sweet
melodies and move in circles. performing
the most graceful dances waving their
light wands in time TO the music OF
flute and harp.-Kansas City Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13

Ing the straw Truss-Engtfsh Ceie-
brations--In south America.
- IRISTMAS Is celebrated in
many ways In this country
al know what is done--the Civ
ltKkcfs ing Of presents. the dinners. the
Is1..-asss-aS churchgoing and the general joy
diffuscd III every possible way
In England Christmas is celebrated
with more boisterous enthusiasm than
anywhere else. Every person who can
yead the English language knows the
Christmas Of Dickens, and the old Eng
lish celebration of the feast has been de-
scrihed in detail by Washington Irving
in THE Sketch Book" Feasting is char
acteristic Of the English celebration.
Eating has become such part OF the day
in England that the Italians have the
following proverh: "IIe has more bust
ness than English ovens at Christmas"
The English probably do more eating
Christmas than any other people.
In Norway there is a peculiar Christ
mas way of Offering a lady a brooch or n
pair of earrings IN Il truss of hay. The
house door Of the person complimented
is pushed open, and there is thrown into
the house a truss Of hay or straw. "A sheaf
of co.n or a bag of chaff. In some part
OF this "bottle OF hay" envelope there is
a needle Of n present to be hunted for.
favoFite way for lover to send pres
ent to his mistress is to make large
brown paper bundle, which on being
opened reveals second parcel, with a
loving motto on the cover, and so on,
parcel within parcel, motto within motto,
until the kernel of this paper husk is ar
rived at. which, opened, contains some
delicate and valuable ornament.
One of the prettiest Norwegian Gus
toms at Christmas is the practice OF Civ
ing on that day a dinner TO the birds.
On Christmas morning every gable, gate
way or barn door is decorated with 4
sheaf of corn fixed on ii tall pole. where
from il is intended that the birds shall
make a Christmas dinner. Even the
poorest peasant will contrive TO have a
handful set aside for this purpose, and
what the birds do not eat on Christmas
day remains for them To finish at their
leisure through the winter. The caroling
Of these birds about these poles makes n
Norwegian Christmas CHEEKY.
On New Years day friends and ac-
quaiutances always call upon each other,
exchanging calls and good wishes. In a
corner OF each reception room stands a
little table, which is kept furnished all
day with Wine. cakes and sweetlneats for
the visitors who talk, flirt. compliment
and sip wine and Hibble cake from house
to house with great perseverance.
Christmas brings it's cheer and joy year
after year to the little ones OF the house
hold, but the time comes when they are
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13
In THE NORSELAND.
CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS or THE LAND
or THE MIDNIGHT SUN.

Feeding the Birds ON the Anniversa-
ry OF the sayiour's Birth-Throw-
Ing the straw Truss-Engiish Cele-
brations--In south America.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13

! didn't get a dod darned thing ! wanted, not a
toy,
An the Sunday schools reward TO me was a motto
bout boy
Who always was very good the whole year
round, by gee
That | knowed the printed card they sent was
never meant fer me.
l ate so much on Christmas. though, the doctor
had TO take
Heroic measures with me; had such belly
ache;
! thought I'd die, but then | knew about jes'
where | stood
An was sure OF bliss above. fer ! had been SC
good.
But now I'm feeln better, an LIES again a joy,
An, with Christmas safely over. Pm once again
jes' boy
Edwin J. Park.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13

In some parts of Germany, Scandinavia
and Holland the custom is for all chill
dren to say prayer at the chimney cor
ner on Christmas eve to Kriss Kringle,
asking him to fill their stockings for
Christmas morning, and many hopes and
fears are confded 10 him. Kriss Kringlc
is a corruption OF Christ Kindlein. who
Is supposed to descend the chimney with
gifts for all good children, and has in
Germany quite superseded St Nicholas
or Santa Claus, the patron saint OF
children.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13
Fact. About Christmas.
Christ was born in 4 b. c.

Christ was born in 4 Il. &.
Christmas means Christ's mass.
The Greek church celebrates Christ.
mas on Dec. -. old style. which is Jan.
g. new style
The Armenian church celebrates
Christmas un Jan. 16.
Christmas island was discovered by
Captain Cook on Christmas day in 1777.
In all the states and territories Christ
mas day is observed as a legal holiday.
The custom OF giving Christmas gifts
on Christmas day Is general among all
Christian nations
In the Philippines Christmas day Is
celebrated by mass in the morning and
cockfight in the afternoon. both sery-
scs being " I'll attended
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13
The poor mans frIend-Fraternity
our SIX yearOIdDaughter.

Our little six-year daughter had a
very sore throat. badly liberated, and
coughed almost necessarily Gave the
White Wine and Tar Syrup according
TO directions and she began to improve
Immediately and soon got well. Mrs
Groves and | have recommended it to
others, and we consider II the very
best medicine In use.
REV ID I'll. GROVES.
Pastor NJ. T.. Church. Clarksville, Mo.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13
Plum Pudding SCUM.

Plum pudding is a purely English dish
Originally the dish was plum porridge.
There is story that King Henry Nv OF
France once, wishing to do special honor
to the English ambassador. ordered plum
pudding for dinner on Christmas day.
Unfortunately the cook forgot the cloth,
and the dish was served as a soup.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13
Get your old papers at this Office.

Peptorene Tablets cure Dyspepsia.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13

In the Greek island Of Chos on Christ
mas day a tenant farmer takes a pole,
decorated with fruit and flowers, as a
present to hi> landlord. The offering is
expressive of good will and typical OF
good crops for the coming year.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13
JES' PAST CHRISTMAS.


yes' past Christmas. an, by craeky.
Feel So blame natural. seems like could ny.
Been so prim an proper for long time past,
Seemed 10 me. by ilnksi twas allus goin 70 last!
had 10 20 q Sunday school. reg lar once week;
'Spected me ON other days 10 be quetlike an
meek:
Got so tired q sayin yes'm, polite an with q
smiTk
Std OF talkin back 70 folks-say, twas worse'D
work.
roudnt sass my mother; had 70 mind my dad
Didn't dast to lick kid. an, oh, but Il was badi
Reckoned that I'd get some skates. fur cap an a
sled.
Ar hggered on tippet with aaring ends o. red
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13

Absence makes the heart grow fondcr."
Does IL? Really. oft we ponder
II AZ Christmas 'twould he pleasant
Were there absence Of the present.
Baltimore American
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13

r aggered on a tippct with daring ends o. red.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-01
Color of LIQUID Air.

The color of pure liquid air is a beau
tiful pale blue. Before an Eastern col
lege recently was exhibited two sam
pies of liquid air in glass tubes; one
was made from air which had been
washed to purify 1t from dust, SCOT,
carbonic acid and other impurities.
This, when condensed, was pale blue
liquid; the other sample was made by
condensing some of the air of the lee
ture room in which the audience was
assembled, and was an Opaque, black
ish fluid, resembling soup in appear
ance. 1t would appear as II condensed
samples of air might afford an easy
means for comparing different kinds of
contamination. 1t may be possible some
day to supply the hospitals of tropical
countries where the natural air supply
is bad, and the necessity for a better
one very pressing, with beautiful blue
country air guaranteed absolutely pure.
This can never be accomplished, how
ever, until some means have been pro-
vided for transporting liquid air to con-
siderable distances without enormous
losses, caused by its return to It's for
mer state.-Exc iange.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-01
Meaning of the Word Gun.

"The evolution of the word gun
forms an interesting study in up-to-
date etymology," remarked one of u
party of newspaper men. "a dozen or
so years ago we all understood gun to
mean fowling piece-a shotgun as
distinguished from rifle or a musket.
Heavy and light ordnance. in fact all
pieces of artillery, without regarl to
size, were known as cannon. That, OF
course, was where people made an ef-
fort to speak English. Out in the from
tier the word gun was applied exclu-
sively to pistols.
Nowadays the nomenclature has
curiously changed. BY degrees the good
old word gun has become monopol zed
by the long, slim, murderous machines
that constitute our modern artillery
We speak OF quick-flre guns, S-inch
1O-inch, 12-inch guns, and the woi
seems singularly apropos. They ale II t
cannon. Cannon Immediately sug ests
the big. numbering, black -thrJate.'
smooth-bores of the past. The word
conjures up all sorts of curious and ,uc
pictures-swappers naked to the waist
motionless men holding lighted matt h.
es, frigates lashed together and firing
into each others ports, Sepoys bouad
to the muzzle, neat geometric forts. the
charge of the Light Brigade, and lots
of other things too numerous to men.
tion. New Orleans Times Democrat
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-01
Pussy Seemed to Be a AoOdoo.

II ever the tug Lorne picks up an
other derelict, and there happens to be
a black cat on the abandoned vessel.
the chances are the feline will be al
lowed to remain, for the cat taken from
the wreck of the Jane A. Falkenbttrg
seems to have been a hoodoo of the
most pronounced type. Storms followed
the tug all the while the cat was on
board, and many other things have
transpired on the tug that were GER
tainly not to the increased benefit Of
those on the vessel. That was because
OF the hoodoo brought from the
wrecked barkentine. said some and
when Capt. Locke shipped the feline to
her little mistress at San Francisco by
the Walla Walla on her last trip down
from here II was thought that all the
trouble was ended; but no-two OF the
officers of the tug are now no longer
connected with the vessel, and other
things happened. The steamer carrying
the cat to San Francisco broke down
when off the entrance to the Golden
Gate. and had to be towed into port. AS
will be remembered, the cat was taken
from the wreck by the Walla Walla
when that vessel rescued the ship
wrecked men. but jumped into the sea.
and swan back to the wreck, and re-
mained on board until the tug found
the derelict.-Victoria Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-01
TO Employ Anyone to Bid for the
Owner at Il Sale.

In the recent case of Rafferty,
VS.. Norris the superior court of
Pennsylvania decided an interest
point of law. The case was tried
in Cleartield county before Judge
Gordon and the facts were as fol
lows:
Rafferty, had advertised a tract
of timber land at public auction.
Norris was the highest bidder;
and after the sale he refused to
take the property ON the ground
that there was not the amount of
timber represented in the adj
vertisement, and because fraud
had been, us he alleged, practiced
by Rafferty, Rafferty, then went
on and re-advertised and resold
the timber and having sold it for
several hundred dollars less than
Norris bid, they sued Norris
TO recover difference and also re-
cover their expenses connected
with the resale.
On the trial upon the cross eX-
animation of plaintiffs, Mr.. Norris
counsel, Messrs. Swoope & Pat
ton, drew out the fact that Raft
erty had employed a party to bid
up the timber land for them to a
certain price, and defendants
counsel contended that this viii
ated the sale and rendered it
fraudulent and that plaintiffs
could not recover. Judge Cor
don so held, and plaintiffs appeal
ed the case to the superior court
which affirmed the decision of
Judge Gordon and sustained the
position of defendants counsel
that the employment of a party
to bid for the owner at a public
sale is a fraud on bidders and
renders the sale void and non for
chile.