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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Farmers institutes will be held
by the State Department of Agri-
culture in Pennsylvania during the
season of 1908. These institutes
will be in charge of Deputy Secre
tary Martin, who completed his
schedule yesterday. Two days of
institute will be held in every
county having not over 1000 farms;
three days to each county having
more than 1000 and not over 1900;
afterwards, one day for each 1900
farms or fraction thereof, additional.
This insures department aid to each
county in proportion to tits agri-
cultural interests.
The State has been divided by
Deputy Secretary Martin into FIVE
sections, each of which will be in
charge of one lecturer, with corps
of assistants. The attaches of the
department will attend as many of
these institutes as it is possible for
them to do. A separate set of lee
turers will be assigned to each sec
ticn aud in given county the same
department workers will continue
until all the institutes in that county
have been held.
The amount of money to be dis
tributed to the managers for local
expenses will be according to the
number of days of institute held.
In order to make the amount ample
for the coming season the sum has
been fixed at $I2.5o per day of
institute. This provides SIS for
each two days of institute.
Institutes have been arranged in
this county as follows /: Catawissa,
January 27-2S; Millville, January
29-3o; Mifflinville, January 81,
February /.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29
Will Stamp Out Black Hand.

AS far as can be done without in
terfering with the maintenance of
men at the barracks the entire force
of the State Police Department will
be placed at the disposal of local
authorities who may desire their
aid in roofing out the Black Hand
ers and other 1nurderous blackmail-
ing organizations in Pennsylvania.
They are not to be allowed to main.
tain the long reign of terror that
the Molly Maguires were permitted
to do.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29
BRIDGE LETTING.

The County Commissioners on
Saturday opened the bids for three
new bridges in Columbia county,
one a stone arch in Fishingcreek
township and two of steel and con
crete construction i'll Benton and
Madison townships. The following
were the bids:
Madison township:
Nelson Construction Co., Cham
bersburg; superstructure, 5000; ma
sonry, $5 90 per cubic yard; eXca-
vation, SOC per cubic yard,
York Bridge Co., York, Pa, su-
perstructure S565; masonry, 81 per
cubic yard; excavation, Coo per cu-
bic yard.
A. Buchanan, Chambersburg, su-
perstructure, $SIo; masonry, in
cluding excavations, Sc per cubic
yard.
Oil and Moore, Bloomsbury, ST.
perstructure $387. so;masonry S.. IS
per cubic yard; excavation, soc per
cubic yard.
Charles H. Reimard, Bloomsbury
bridge complete, including mason
ry and excavations, $500.
| Benton township:
Nelson Construction Co., Cham
bersburg, superstructure $662; ma
sonry S3,25 per cubic yard; exca-
ton s5c per cubic yard.
| A. Buchanan, Chambersburg, su-
perstructure $SIo; masonry, includ-
ing excavation Sc per cubic yard.
| George H. Keiter, Bloomsbury,
| Se26 for the bridge complete.
Ohl and Moore, Bloomsbury, bic
for superstructure, S397; masonry
1857 per cubic yard and excava
ton, soc per cubic yard.
York Bridge Co.. of York, S56t
for the superstructure; 81 per cubic
yard for masonry and 6oc per cubic
yard for excavation.
c. II. Reimard, Bloomsbury
$500 for the bridge complete.
Peter Keefer, Sunbury, super
structure $5e5; masonry, 81, As pc
cubic yard; excavation SOC per Gu
bic yard.
. Fishingcreek township:
Nelson Construction Co., Chem
i bersburg, $3.50 per cubic yard 70
masonry and 4oc per cubic yard TO
excavating.
t Ohl and Moore, Bloomsbury
;: S3.62 per cubic yard for masonr
}. and SOC per cubic yard for excava'
: ing.
} P. f. and r. H. Tubbs, $50
= per cubic yard for masonry and Sc
). per cubic yard for excavating.
e Peter Keefer, Sunbury, S6. rs pc
!. cubic pard for masonry and 6oc pc
} cubic yard for excavating.
The contract was not awarde
is because it was necessary to compal
e the bids to ascertain the lowest.
IS On Tuesday Engineer Brown n
le ported that Ohl and Moore wei
n lowest on all three bridges and tt
N Commissioners proceeded to hay
l. their attorney draw up the necess
t, ry contracts.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29
HOSPITAL DONATION.

The citizens of Catawissa last
week donated to the Ratti Hospital
$50 in cash, and liberal supply Of
dry goods, food stuff, &c. The
people of our neighboring town
recognize the fact that the hospital
is a very worthy charity, and a
number of cases from there have
ueen treated.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Two trick bicyclists attracted
large crowd in front of the Ex-
change Hotel on Tuesday. One of
them was without arms, apparently
having been born so. They per-
formed some remarkable feats.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Mrs. Prof. J. H. Morgan and
daughter Margaret, of Carlisle, are
the guests of Miss Mary Sharpless.
Mrs. Morgan was formerly Miss
Mary Curran, daughter of Prof. H.
A. Curran, who was for many years
member OF the Normal School
faculty.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Charles Alexander. son of Oscar
Alexander, was married at the
home of his parents on West street,
last Thursday, to Miss Rosenfelt,
of Philadelphia. The groom is en-
gagged in business in West Berwick.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29
Supervisors Blanks,

We have printed a supply of
blanks for Supervisors under the
new law, and will keep them In
stock. They include order books,
tax notices, and daily road reports.
Samples sent on application. If.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Miss Maude Patterson, OF Tren-
ton, N. J., has been spending the
past ten days with friends here.
Her father, Rev. l. M. Patterson,
was pastor of the Presbyterian
church of this town for a number
years, Immediately preceding Dr.
Hemingway.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

A party of Bloomsburg's young
society people will hold a dance at
Columbia Park on Friday night.
Oppenheim's orchestra of Wilkes
Barre will furnish the music.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

The Trustees of the Normal
School will dine at the school on
Friday, and inspect the changes
and improvements that have been
made during the vacation.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Peaches are peaches nowadays,
They are selling at for S cents, or
IS cents small box. Dealers say
they have to pay SITS basket in
the city.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Invitations have been issued for
the wedding of Harry White of
Almedia and Miss Sue Mines of
Espy. 1t will take place at the
brides home on September I7th at
I2.45.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Geo. H. Keiter has begun work
on the state road in Benton town
ship from near McHenry's distillery
to the Jackson township line. The
contract Is for 1900 feet.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Jesse Rhone died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. J. F. Harvey at
Saltwater, on Saturday, aged 80
years. He was the father of Mrs.
Stephen Girard of this town.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

The Bloom School Board has pur-
chased four new organs for the
schools, of c. G. Seebold, he being
the lowest bidder.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Edward Eyer of Philadelphia,
whose wife and child are visiting at
]. r. Townsend's, came up last
Thursday to join the family.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

]. M. Heddens, the Centre street
meat dealer, lost a valuable horse
on Monday. He had recently re-
fused $500 for it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

1t is rather unreasonable weather
for August when the thermometer
stands at 50 degrees nearly every
morning.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Former United States Senator
Iohn l. Mitchell died in Wellsboro,
Pa, on the 2oth inst, after a long
illness.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

DR.. D. ]. Waller returned from
his summer home in Canada this
morning. The family will come
later.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Frank A. Frear, the new princi-
pal of the Fifth street school, will
occupy house of G. A. Small on
First street.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

The Buckalew Bros. livery stable
will be sold at public auction on
Saturday, September 9TH.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

DR.. and Mrs. J. c. Rutter passed
the fifty-ninth anniversary of their
marriage on Monday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

The Odd Fellows Picnic at Col
umbia Park last Saturday was large
ly attended, and was a success
throughout:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Miss Marie Funk and brother
Harry went to Towanda today to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Elwell.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

The State Encampment of the
Patriotic Order Sons of America is
in session in Philadelphia this week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

Miss Esther Kendig, of Lancas-
ter, was the guest of Miss Lila
Sloan on Monday and Tuesday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

The hospital is in an over-crowd-
ed state, and an addition to the
building is much needed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

The public schools opened on
Monday with an enrolment OF over
1900 pupils.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

The usual services will be re-
sumed on Sunday in St. Pauls
Church.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Ikeler last Thursday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

William Leverett returned to
Philadelphia on Monday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29
AGREAT OFFER
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because the magazine finds they have not many SUBJ
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only limited number will be sold at this price, there
fore advise every to accept this offer without
delay When we have received certain number we
shall withdraw the offer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29
To Hold Institutes In Every County.

Department OF Agriculture Completes Plans
for Educational Campaign Among The
Farmers-How the Work Is Divided.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-29

PATENTS ss"sntes S%s S,s's'"s% wears at Ct
little cost. Send for free booklet. MILO b.
Stevens 8 Co., ss4 I4th ST., Washington, D.
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09
ROYAL BAKING POWDER co.. NEW YORK.

the six nuts we obtain forty-two va
rieties, and by using each of the four
colors with each of the forty-two
kinds of nut cream, one hundred and
sixty-eight additional varieties are OBJ
tanned, making a total Of two hundred
and ninety-two different kinds of
chocolate cream candy. If shredded
cocoanut is worked into the unfavor d
fondant and then rolled out and cut
into small bars we have still another
kind Of candy. Nut bars can be made
in the same manner, and both cocoa
nut and nut bars may be covered with
chocolate. Al the havors and all the
colors can be used with the nut meats;
thus we have many more. different
kinds of candy.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09
Mrs. J.
Home Made Candy.

Some one has asked us for some
good candy recipes and in looking
up some we find some interesting
candy making rules in December is
sue of the Ladies World
The writer says:
Like the conjurer's trick, lit is easy
when you know how it is DONE" There
is really no mystery in the art of
candy-making, but confectioners usu-
ally keep their secrets; therefore,
cook-books contain only such candy
recipes as are intended to be used
for home production. When these
recipes are followed the result is al
ways homemade looking candy, can
dy that anyone can tell was produced
in an ordinary kitchen and by an anna
teur. 1t does not even taste like the
product of the professional candy
Kitchen But, it is argued, it is pure:
wholesome candy, both palatable and
nutritious SO is the best store can
dy, and this is quite as easy to make
as the ordinary homemade kind.
The very word "confectioner" con-
jures up visions of massive copper
kettles and endless paraphernalia, ST.
lent white-aproned masters of alche-
my and tones of secret recipes, years
of patient study and experimenting,
and dollars upon dollars of capital
The housewife continues to dabb1e IN
the homemade kind, and only dreams
of the confectioner's kind, when, as
a matter of fact, it is just as easy to
successfully produce the latter as the
former. 1t is only matter of care
fully following the same recipes the
confectioner uses
Candy-making by confectioners,
however, is profession, and their
recipes, like the doctors prescription,
cannot always be read by the !ayman.
Before they can be used by the house
wife in an ordinary kitchen they must
be shorn Of technical terms and recast
in language that she will understand
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09

boil ten minutes longer. While it is
still hot add two ounces of sugar and
bottle for use. Blue is made by rub
bing indigo in little water on plate,
and yellow is made with gamboge in
the same manner. To make green,
boil the leaves of spinach for a min
ute in little water, strain and bottle
To color the fondant, simply work in
the desired color, little at a time,
until the proper shade is obtained
1t is favored by working in the flavor
ing extract in the same manner.
The simplest candy is chocolate
cream, a combination of fondant and
chocolate. After favoring or color
ing the fondant, roll into balls and dip
into melted chocolate. The fondant
balls should stand an hour or so be-
fore being dipped. Leave them in
the chocolate as short time as pos
sible, and do not allow them to col
lect too much, or the chocolate will
spread. After dipping, lay out on
parafhn paper to harden Ordinary
white writing paper, we'll creased with
butter, will serve as wei as parah6n
paper.
The reader will be surprised to learn
that about three hundred varieties of
chocolate cream can be obtained by
a simple combination of the two fon-
dants given in the foregoing with
some melted chocolate and a few
kinds of nuts. The unhavored white
tondant dipped in chocolate gives one
variety; the maple fondant another.
and by using vanilla, lemon, pine
apple, orange, Wintergreen and pepper
mint extracts with the white fondant
we get Six more kinds Each of the
four colors may be used with each
Of the Six havors, making twenty
four kinds, and by pressing half an
English walnut on top of the cream
after it has been dipped in chocolate !,
another twenty-four varieties are OBJ,
tanned. If we roll the unhavored fonI
dant around the following six nuts, we,
get six additional varieties: Walnut,
English walnut, almonds, Brazil nuts.
pecans and fberts. By combining the
six havors and the maple fondant with
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09

One of our readers asks that our
women tell through this department
what the most useful gift was they
received this Christmas time. A very
good suggestion. So let us hear from
our many readers. 1t would prove
very interesting and helpful too.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09
Your Most Useful Gift.
Household Department:

Editor Household Department:
I have been thinking that if some
of our readers would take the time
to tell the rest of us the most useful
gift they received Christmas, it would
help us to decide what to give when
next giving time comes. Won't you
ask them to do this for the benefit of
each other?
Mrs. J.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09

requirements of the housewife Or
binary cooking utensils only are ne
cessary, and all expensive parapherna-
liza may be dispensed with. The con
fectioner uses great kettles and labor
saving machinery because he mani
features in large quantities, not be-
cause they are essential to the pro
duction of good candy.
The innumerable cream candies
and in fact almost every variety #
sweets displayed in the confectioner' S
shop, can be traced to simple COM
bination of two Or i;ore equally SIM
pie compounds. The foundat On 81
the cream candies IS comb1natl'jil
OF sugar, water and cream OF t2ftA~,
which the confectioners call ion
dant." This fondant forms the base OF
all the cream candies, and the COM
t,natiors thai can be made with x
are surprising. The ingredients, which
should be mixed IN the order sven
are as follows: GRADUATED sugar
four cupfuls. Hot water, two cupfuls
Cream of tartar. on. level teaspoon
full.
Stir over slow fire until thorough
ly dissolved, but do not allow 1t tC
boil. AS soon as it is dissolved, take
damp cloth and wipe away grains
that appear around the sides of pan
Then put the mixture over quick
fire and let it boil until it makes a
soft ball when tried in cold water
Remove from the fire and set aside tc
cool, but do not pour it out of the
pan in which it was cooked. 1t is
important that it should cool evenly
therefore do not try to hasten the
cooling by putting the pan in cold
water. AS soon as it is cool-not
cold-stir energetically with spoor
until it becomes a thick, creamy mass
When too stiff to stir, take it in the
hands and knead Its lightness de-
ponds upon the amount of kneading
and there is no danger of OVERRIDING
it. When quite light and creamy, put
it into an earthen dish and cover with
slightly dampened cloth If the
cloth is kept damp the fondant viii
keep for weeks, and it is improved by
age It should be allowed to stand al
least twenty-four hours before being
used
1t sometimes happens, in spite of the
greatest care, that the fondant comes
out granny after being stirred. Should
this occur, do not be discouraged
simply cover it with water and stir
until it is thoroughly dissolved. Then
put on the fire and cook again The
grains must be wiped from around
the sides of the pan before it comes
to boil, and care should be taken
not to jar the pan while it is cook
ing or cooling.
The above directions are for white
fondant, the kind used most by con-
fectioners. This may be favored and
colored in variety of ways by fol-
lowing the directions given later.
There is one other kind of fondant
which goes we'll in the combinations
to be made. This is made from four
cupfuls of brown sugar Two cupfuls
of maple syrup. Two cupfuls of hot
water. One level teaspoonful of
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
Al, communications or inquiry for this de-
partment should be addressed to
FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

The editor of this department will gladly
welcome any hints articles pertinent to the
household. If any reader has any helping sug-
gestions please send them along.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09

A large number of our Northern
magazines pay for such items as the
above but we in our State will have
to help each other cheerfully and
without price. We hope many will
respond to the inquiry
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09

A very interesting article is to be
found in January Good Housekeeping
on "My New York" Don't let the
new year go by without subscribing
for this splendid magazine. If it ever
gains a place in the home it will be
sure to stay
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-19
L. D. HUBBARD

Chemist and Tssayer, Mill City, New.
All Work Guaranteed. Regular Prices
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-19
Seek More Millions

GOLDFTELD, New, Jan. H.-Not
satisfied with taking nearly 100000
from their lease on the famous Mo-
hawk, Hayes and Monette are out after
more millions, and have transferred
their plants from their lease OF the
Mohawk to a lease on the Goldfeld
Columbia, where they intend to do ex
tensive work and add to their fortunes
Hayes and Monette state that they be
lieve the Goldfeld Columbia will prove
as rich as the Mohawk, when properly
developed, and they intend to make il
a big producer, if they have to spend
hundreds of thousands of dollars ir
opening up the property
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-19
HISTORIC BRIDGE TORN UP FOR
FUEL
Cords, Will Be Distributed to
People in Sore Need

VIRGINIA CITY, Jan. lin or
der to relieve the fuel famine in this
city, IL. NJ Yerington, president of the
Virginia and Truekoc Railroad. has put
a force of men at work destroying the
historic railroad bridge known as the
Union bridge, and will have the tim
bers cut up and delivered to those
needing fuel.
This bridge was built during the
early days of the Comssock, and leads
to the dump of the Union mines. 1t
cost more than $4,000 when con
structed, and contains nearly 20
cords of wood. Several .ncn wcr
hanged on this bridge during tn
bonanza days on the Ccalstock.
The fuel situation in this city at
the present time is very critical, ana
Governor Sparks has appealed to the
railroad company for G al to distrlb-
ute among the shiverilg residents.
The snow is four feet deep on tn
streets. and many families are en'
tirely without fuel.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-19
FINDS $1,000 He LOST ON THE
STREET

GOLDFIELD, New, Jan. l7.-John
Olncy. q guest at one of the local no
tells. dropped a po~cketbook containing
over $1,000 in paper money on me
street here the other night and several
hours later found it with the contents
untouched.
Early in the evening ne started 70
enter a store to make some purchaser
and not caring to display his big roll
at the counter, stopped on the outside
ia extract a bin to hand to the clerk.
When he reached the hotel, some
t,mc later. he discovered that ms
poeketbook was gone.
at tir,t he thought he was a victim
Of a sneak thief, but after thinK'
ing the matter over, CONCLUDED 10 20
over the ground he had trod during
the evening, and it was while so en-
gagged he came upon the lost money.