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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-20
r ESU r R ECT E D
CHRISTMAS
BY Elvira Floyd Proemcke

M7N ONE of those misty, gray evenings
N so common to December, certain
~ street corner was suddenly enliv.
med by a gay whistle, boy, bundle OF
hand bills and bucket of paste. With
the cold gaze Of the electric eye upon him,
the boy plastered bill upon the tall wooden
pole, and then stepped back to gaze admir-
ingly on his work, and to give an extra
dab or two at the loose edges which there.
upon clung TO their support in approved
artistic style.
Three women were approaching from dh'
ferent directions, and, thinking to do
good stroke Of business for his employer by
attracting attention to his advertisement
he whistled very shrilly and quite on the
hey, as he slowly picked up his pail to leave
One old lady stopped and exclaimed, i'm
patiently:
"Tf you must whistle, why don't you
whistle in tune?"
The boy only laughed good-naturedly,
and took himself off in haste, but the two
women approached uttering little express
xions OF surprise and pleasure; for they
were old friends, and at the very moment
sf meeting each had been thinking over by
gone days, when their lives were closely in
6rwoven.
''Well, here we are" gayly exclaimed Els.
leila; "three graces in ungraceful attire!
Did you ever hear such a fearful whistle as
that boy had? First he took me of my feet
and then frightened him into finding his.
Do see him rum" she added, as the youth
disappeared round corner.
"Are you going home?' she inquired =,
They simply answered: "Yes," and all
turned TO read the poster that had seemed
% draw them together
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closely and sympatnetically. 1hey were all
well over co, and their faces bore marks OF
sorrow, courage and well-fought battles.
Penelope and Urania were what the world
calls "old maids" flowing friends would
have another name). In youth Penelope he'd
had family, home, wealth and ease; now
al these had passed from her. She was
merely book canvasser when "the firm
-squired her services, or stenographer or
proof-rsader when that sort OF work
pressed. Her "home" was back room in
shabby house, on dull street in ths
sleepy old city; her only relative, brother,
yemained. He, alas, was hopelessly insane;
rct the brave woman supported him, a.
vays spoke Of him as my weak-minded
.rothsr," visited him on every holiday, aae
strove with love and gifts to recall the poor
wandering mind. In this duty she never
failed; remaining as Loyalty true 10 him as
to her young lover who had been drowned
at sea As years ago.
Urana had been an only child, mother
less from birth, Her noble old father had
laid down his life for his country on the
battlefield Of Gettysburg, and, after mourn
ing him so sincerely many years (asslsted by
numerous impecunious relatives), she awak'
ened to the fact that her money was spent,
her house mortgaged, and she was on the
verge of ruin through their care and sym
pathy." She plucked up courage, swept her
house of kinsfolk, and went practically into
the business at which she had played too
long. She was plump, rosy and motherly'
with great soft hands, tender heart and a
kindly spirit-a great contrast to the pale
ethereal Penelope and the slight, nervous
Estella, but her very dissimilarity was an
attraction to the others, their different
characteristics serving to draw out the best
side of their natures.
Estella had lately returned to the old
town where all had lived in their early girl
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BLOOMSBURY, PA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 90 1900
felt young again, ana acted 80.

tcit young again, hnO hcte0 so.
Three old pieces of driftwood toughened
by the tide" said Estela TOO old to Gel.
sbrate anything, even a day antique as
Christmas"
81 have heard that driftwood makes a
beautiful fire for warmth and color" said
Penelope, softly.
YES" added Urania, "and an open fire is
30 comforting Three logs and a pair OF well
polished androns-"
An unexpected laugh rang out; Estells
was certainly forgetting nerves, and cold,
age and infrmity
DO you remember" said She that aw.
hui Christmas we were forced to spend at
Miss Verplancks boarding school! ;sless
me, girls, II will be so years this Christmas,
Surely you remember its"
We'll, | guess we do" chimed in Pencil
epe. 81 was exiled because Of scarlet fever
At home; you because your mother and
father were called to London, and dear
Urania, here, stayed lest we should be un-
Happy; bless herl"
"Yss," added Uranis, with aisht funh,
and DO you remember the feast Ia EstellA's
roomH How you knitted something soft
and white, and Estella played minor tbines
on the piano, till q tear dropped on one O,
the apples | was roasting for supper, and
how you stuck your knitting needle in that
apple, so that ! should swallow my own
tear. Then how we danced the Highland
schottische, till little Miss verplanck put her
nead in the door, and said. with that little
cough Of hers: "A little less noise, young
ladies, if you please"
Let us do it all over again" cried Estel-
Ia. Come to my rooms on Christmas night
at five o'clock. Urania may send the cooked
chicken; you, Penelope, shall send the nuts
and candies, and will do the rest"
Prof. Wensel did not become richer in
pocket through these old ladies, but if, as
he said repeatedly in his lecture, spiritual
rewards always found and enriched him, he
must have been in affluence after this night.
People wondered why Urania laughed SO
much, one old boarder saying some one must
have left her fortune. Another thought
she must be on the lookout for a husband,
after which astute conjecture he gave extra
attention to his hair and clothes, and tied
his scarf with wondrows care.
Penelope worked with such zeal that her
employers were surprised. One day she
hummed little tune to herself, at which the
junior partner remarked:
"By Jove, there's plenty Of courage and
work in the old girl yet"
Essella spent every spare moment in max
ing her two rooms beautiful and immacu-
late. She had ceased to grumble about the
chimney place being d~ushty. II was no
longer IAN unsatisfactory heater and quite
out OF date" 1t was now glorious, such
perfect ventilator and 30 cheerful
On Christmas day she was prompt at
church. The anthem passed off capitaly.
Everyone was pleased. She visited the chill
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Dnesly rstens THIS Cnr,stmss. -


She drew the curtains, put fresh log on
the blazing fire and hurried to answer a
tiinid little knock that came on her door.
As the gust of air rushed in she looked up
to see Penelope and Urania with hoods off
and hands extended, whilst they sang in
nasal tones the old street WATTS: "I pray
you, merry gentlemen" Estella laughingly
whrled them into the room, saying. II am
dsmayed"
With many loving kisses, wishes for
merry Christmas" and soft little words.
they were dvested of wraps and furs and
finally nestled down into easy chairs with
the restful spirit of the hour floating lightly
on their tired senses
Penelope began knitting some soft, fluffy
white thing that grew and grew in ampli-
tude; and Urania after examining the prep
arations for supper with pleased anxiety,
busted herself with tosst-fork and apples.
Estella wandered about the room idly for
awhile, saying few words, and now and
again touching the cheek or hair of her
old friends with the tips of her slight fin
gers. Then, finding her scat at the piano.
she drifted off into the land of music and
ecstasy, a goden-haired child softly beck
oning the way.
Penelope and Urania kept a quiet accom-
paniment with needles and fork, and up the
chimney tiny flame spirits danced, while
the eheery logs sang tune all their own
As the last notes Of "Chopins Lament
fell on the air, great tear splashed down
Urania's soft cheek and fell into the snowy
heart Of the last roasted apple.
"Time!" cried Penelope, though her own
eyes were moist, and she drove her knitting
needle straight through the unsuspecting
apple.
Estella sprang up and came laughing to
the frsside. Then up jumped the others.
and, singing the Keel Row." danced abou.
the table as in their school days.
The flames shot pink light on the op-
posite wall, and made the dancing figures
look like little girls. The old portraits on
the wall took on disapproving air, and the
little fame spirits jeered; but the great logs
sang soft sweet song, and the dear Christ
Child nestled close to the old hearts that
had found Him, and caressed the wrinkied
faces into images OF love aud peace
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PROF. WENSEL
Lectures
Tuesday. Dec. IA. and Thursday, Dec IT,
PSYCHIC MEANING OF CHRISTMAS.

WELL" they all exclaimed, what does
he mean by that!"
ut seems to me easy enough" said Pencil
epe. at is having the spirit or soul of the
season within. l used to think of these
things once, but Christmas seems dead
Season now. Funny, too" she laughed,
when / have here under my arm 10 proof
sheets of Atoms new Christmas story,
which am to correct this very night"
"AndI," said Estella, never celebrate the
day now; though l am teaching six new
christmas carols to my pupils, and have an
anthem in my music roll to practice for
Christmas service in our little church"
"And l." puffsd Urania, "have ten pounds
of dried fruits for the Christmas mince
pies. 1t all goes to those greedy boarders
Of mine, and am too tired to know what
Christmas means in these days. 1t is dead
anniversary and practical people have out
grown it."
A fare from the electric lamp sent a
light over the three keen, intelligent old
3ces. and revealed three hands elasped
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-20

Edward R. Ewes began his rounds
as mail carrier on Saturday. The first
trip he brought in two letters which
in all probability will be the smallest
number he ever will bring. All per.
sons who desire their mail by carrier
should have it addressed to Mlllville.
A letter for person at Welliversville
addressed "Welllversville" will be sent
around by Bloomsbury to the Welli-
versville P. O., but if addressed "Mill-
Vile it will go by carrier Tablet.
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The Leader Department Store.
Diamonds.

A writer in one of the daily papers, said that among
the upper ten" those who accustomed to sx hg-
ures it was not considered the proper thing tor woman
to receive as present anything which to be used in
house furnishing That the proper gift for her royal
highness-the American woman-was diamonds, expen-
sive furs or other "trhes."
Now, this may be all right for those who can afford
to spend 81 900 where we can spend but we re- ola
gifts is something which will make home more comfort
able and more beautiful So want to talk to you about
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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 tnelr selec-
tions so that the cards will be ready
by January Ist. This Office can fur
nish them as cheap as they can be OBJ
tanned in the city. If
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-20

The Normal excursionists to Wash
ington, reached there on Monday
afternoon at a:2o, an unusually quick
run. Among those who went were
Mr. and Mrs. M. p. Lutz, Mrs. II. A.
McKillip, Mrs. J. R. Schuyler, Mrs.
c. w. Funston, Mrs. A. w. Duy,
Miss Marie Funk, Miss Mabie Neal,
and Guy Sloppy.
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An entertainment will be given at
the VI. E. Church at Light Street, on
Saturday evening, Dec. a9 tn, by the
Epworth League. 1t will be ga Trip
Through Europe" conducted by
Principal Mark Greasy of Hawley
High School. Admission 10 cents.
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Rockers and Rugs.

ROCKERS stock has been carefully picked.
First we take into consideration the comfort to be OBJ
tanned out of the chair. They having made selection on
this basis we choose the prettiest of the most comtora
be That gives the right kind OF goods Come
down and try them. Sit in them and think how much
comfort such present will bring to your friend. We
have all the popular finishes and coorings and the high
est price is $1,000 from that down to 81 %
RUGS.-A good second to the rocker. In fact' 1t
really takes first place. for it Older and the magnae
of the Orient counts his wealth in magnificent rugs. We
show some of the finest products of the American looms
The coors are artistic and the designs chaste We show
these in prices from S1O0 to $1,000. We will be glad
to have you look these over
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rAROLER-S. chanting song of puro sladness.
~ Worshipers. sounding q joyful refrain.
What these tidinss that conquer earh's Sadness
Echons softly DER city and plain7
Hark to the winds and the repyina
Jubilnnt. slndsome. their song o say
Over the winter world floating end flying,
5be HffIc Lord Jesus is born King fo-dayI
-
IA n. where the Bethlehem valleys lay sleeping
- Silent and calm I'm the occful moonlight.
Came there a burst of high melody sweeping
Rhythmic and tender wonderful night;
Clearer II sounded. the silver frightened.
Softer. their briianc faltered away.
Louder. tho plain with fair angel forms whitencd-
obs iffIe Lord Jesus is born King -dayi
GHEPHERD.S. guard where tho tired focks
~ resting.
Started OF tho wonderful sons
Wise reioiced. &. their LONG held faith tesns.
Sweey triumphan Mt twas carried aIons,
Sases and toiIers alike know tho glory
OF music and angels and heavenly
Listeni We still hear their worshipns story,
obe Hffis Lord Jesus is born King fo-dayI
G<TILL the thinkers and toilers who need Him
~ tho Chrst-child when winter Is drear.
Stll through His little ones" all may feed Him.
Clothe Him. and shelter. q nd cherish Him. dear.
So in the silence which follows corth's sadness
Waiting. In faith. till the night pass away.
ANGELS shall come. with their message of sadnessi
6he Hfflc Lord Jesus is born King to-day!
ETHEL N. coLsoN.
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The canal was lined with a throng
of happy skaters Sunday. Up stream
as far as the eye could see, young
people were gliding gracefully over
the CLASSY surface.
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hood and she brought spirit that stirred
to lie many tender memories. She had had
her sorrows. Widowed and made childless
in the second year of marriage, she had to
face the world and turn the art that she
sdored into a packhorse to sustain her life
and carry her over hard bridges.
Now the three had met snd--well, they
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-16
WILD BILL.
EAST SIDE ITEMS.


Miss Mary Bennett has been
visiting with her sister, Ruth,
who is attending Normal al
Meade.
J. P. Krisle went up to visit
with home folks near Fowler the
first of the week.
Several in this locality have
been having trouble with their
wells this week. A bad thing is
dry weather.
Prof. Barber, of the Meade
Normal, spent Saturday night
with acquaintance in this vicin-
itv returning to Meade Sunday
morning.
Some of our people went to
Fowler Saturday eve to fill up on
ice cream at M. M. Frazier's ba.
zaar.
Bob Carr was visiting with his
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
1. Bennett Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Owens, of Clark county,
was visiting with her daughter
Mrs. Henry Bloxom, near Lake
view last week.
A1va Davis has been suffering
the last week with a very sore
eye caused by the dust while
working around the threshing
machine.
F. I. Benefits spent Sunday
at N. R. Bishops.
B. I. Vanhosen lost a fine hog
from heat last Sunday.
EAST SIDER.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-16

John w. Breidenthal, the fusion
nominee for governor, does not have
scruples against taking railroad
passes, as ]. w. Leedy did when he
was fusion candidate for governor.
Leedy thought it wouldn't do for a
reform candidate for governor to
ride on pass, so he paid his fare.
Breidenthal will take every railroad
pass he can get. He formerly car
ried passes on all the Kansas lines,
but some of them refused to renew
his transportation after the special
session of the legislature was held
in 1898, claiming that he was res
ponsible for that session being call
ed. Since his nomination at Fort
Scott, however, the railroads have
come to the front and given him
passes. He is now placed on the
same footing as Governor Stanley is
so far as railroad transportation is
concerned.-Mail and Breeze.
All right, Mr.. Mail and Breeze,
the above makes it "hoss" and
"hoss." The second "hoss" will
be on Mr.. Stanley in November.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-16
BOTH SIDES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The Kansas City Stars Novel Forum
Feature.

The Kansas City Star has decided upon a
special feature for the Presidential Campaign
which was never undertaken before by any
newspaper. At its request the chairman Of
the two National Committees, Messrs. 7. K.
Jones and M. A. Hanna, have selected and
appointed two distinguished writers to con-
duct, in the Star, department to be called
''The Campaign Forum" In this depart
ment the arguments of each of the two great
parties will be presented, side by side, day by
day. To conduct the Democratic side, Mr..
Jones has selected and formally appointed
Mr.. Willis ]. Abbott, Chief of the Press Blu
reau of the Democratic National Committee,
and, for the Republican side, Mr.. Hanna has
selected and appointed the famous journalist
and literateur, Mr.. Murat Halstead. Upon
learning the decision of the two Chairmen,
the Star Immediately engaged the two gentle
men and on Sunday, August 10, the Cam
paign Forum will be inaugurated, to be con-
tinued in the regular issue of the Star, daily
and Sunday, until the end of the campaign.
An interesting feature of the Forum will be
the answers to questions upon campaign top
les, submitted to the Star to be answered by
either Mr.. Halstead or Mr.. Abbott. or both.
Under the circumstances, the answers thus
given will have the stamp of authority of the
National Committees.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-16
FOWLER NEWS.

The supper last Friday night
was very well attended and every
body INDUCED quite freely in the
luxuries and all report fine
time and among those present
were Profs. Barber and Nav
berry from Meade.
Mrs. Judge Beatty, a former
resident of Fowler arrived here
last Friday on a business errand
and to make a visit among her
several friends for a few weeks.
Joe Pinnick from Sand Creek
was up doing business in the city
last week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-16

No, my son, Imperialism is not a
''dream." 1t is the policy that the
Democrats claim Mr.. Mckinley is
trying to force upon the United
States by such acts as taxing Porto
Rico without giving them any rep
resentation in Congress. Also in
permitting our soldier boys in the
Philippine Islands to be shot down
by such people as the natives of
those islands, without trying to make
any terms of peace, and following
in the footsteps, of European coun-
tries. Don't be fooled by the willy
politician that the Republican party
is upholding the honor of the Unit
ed States by these acts. Don't let
them fool you by any of their cam
paign lies. The. Democratic party
upheld the honor of this country
and of our flag before they were in
existence as a party. Even Mr..
Sutton admitted this in his speech
here few weeks ago. Don't be
humbugged, my boy.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-16

The 37th district Senatorial con-
vention was held at Medicine Lodge
August g, and Hon. Lot Ravens
craft, of Ashland, was the candidate
agreed upon by both Democrats
and Populists. Mr.. Ravenscraft is
very strong man in Clark county,
having been representative from that
county two successive terms. He
will undoubtedly poll large vote
in the entire district. Senator
Titus, of Harper county, was a
candidate, also A. B. Reeves, of
Ford county. Mr.. Reeves could
have easily secured the Democratic
nomination, but he withdrew in the
interest of compromise man, for
which we highly commend him,
showing clearly that he thinks more
of the party's interest than he does
of his own. The conventions were
harmonious and everyone pledged
their united support to Mr.. Ravens
craft, who will be our next State
Senator from the 37th district.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-16
CRAcKERIACK.
FOWLER GUMDROPS.

~ " LIN ~ O4iAAHNOAo s
Charlie, where is your money
at?
What M. M. Frazier can't car
ry on his "bike" ism t worth tack
ling.
Can any one guess at what sort
of antics some of our women folk
will be up to next, we dare not
relate the antics they cut last
last week.
Melons are so numerous now
that the small boys are getting
their deficiencies supplied and
anymore would be superf1uous.
Guess again ''Rubberneck" for
who ever heard of a gumdrop
with long brown hair and eyes of
ETHEREAL blue. ha, ha, your poem
was, as the ladies usually say,
lovely and if you saw the scene
you for acertainty know we were
not one of the culprits who used
the screen.
Now. the printers devil made
us say "pest" young lady instead
of "pert" as we meant it but we
congratulate his satanic majesty
upon the fact that he did not
make bad mistake after all.
Yes, Mr.. Editor, if we had
stopped to mediate we need not
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-16
Our Correspondents.
PLAINS ITEMS.

AS we are not so DuSy at pres
ent will try to report once more,
Most of our neighbors were
out rather late last Saturday
night putting out fire started by
the evening train. The report
no damage but the boys worked
hard. and had the grass been a
little dryer we know not what the
damage might have been.
Since our last report we under
stand Mr.. Lou Osborne's mother
from Illinois has been visiting
here.
Mrs. w. ]. Harbit and daugh-
ter, Grace, who have been visit
ing in Missouri for the past two
months, returned last Tuesday
evening.
Don T. came up from Arkalon
last Saturday evening where he
had been employed in putting up
hay for the past three weeks.
Several of our young people at
tended the ball at Meade last Fri
day night and report a grand
time.
Mrs. Ed Aker and little Mary
went to Liberal few days ago.
Men employed by the R. R.
Co. have been at work arranging
the pipes so now we have water
in the stock yards.
A new addition is added to our
town in the form of new wagon
scales. They are being put up
north of the depot. Mr.. Elder is
putting them in.
Will King and family visited on
the Cimarron last week. Will
was looking after his cattle and
found them almost ready for fall
market.
Most of the threshing around
here is finished. We understand
that Farmer Bisbee thrashed out
about 1850 bushels of wheat and
barley together, while our friend
Dick Graham threshed about 1900
bushels. "And say, girls, Dick
is a bachelor" The farmers had
good crops but we are not able to
state the exact figures.
We notice our boys spinning
around in their top buggies and
we wonder how they can enjoy a
buggy ride by themselves.
There seems to be some at
traction on these dry, hot flats
for couple of the river boys.
Wonder why they don't stay
where it's nice and cool. Girls,
do you know!
We are proud to note here that
our young friend Charlie Angel
is engineering the threshing ma
chine. Charlie is a fine fellow
and seems to understand the
business.
WrrD Prrr
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-08-16

The Chinese situation remains un-
changed. China seems to be nego-
tiating for peace and has appointed
Ii Hung Chang to conduct the ne
gotiations. The allies are still ad-
vancing. The Chinese government
has asked the powers to take the
ministers away as they cannot be
responsible for them. They were
still holding out against the Chinese
horde at the last reports.