THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG. Pa.
THE COLUMBIAN.
bLOOMSBURG, PA.
THURSDAY, DKCKMIJKIl 19. 1SK)7
A 'V1 at Hi tiu OtlUv, Hluomntniry, I'd.
atneomdclttu tiiatttr, March l, INt.
The awning in front of the St.
IV mo Hotel has been removed by
Landlord Wagonscller. It is a
great improvement.
Japanese table ware aud fancy
china inbeatiful designs, at L. K.
Hilary's china store.
At Gihnore's toy store the goods
are all up-to-date, and the prices
reasonable. Take a look.
See the large line of Christinas
Calendars, at Mercer's.
We invite a careful inspection ot
our stock before making your Holi
day Purchases. Geo. V. Hess,
Jeweler.
Christmas turkeys are not flood
ing the market as yet, and the
price asked for those oftered is up
in the air.
Diaries for 190S at Mercer's.
A beautiful line ot dolls at Gil
more's. Dinner sets in open stock, in
Haviland, Klite, Johnson's English
Porcelain, and Austrian, at L. H.
Whary's china store.
Mirrors, Shaving Sets, Military
Sets, Traveling Cares, Fancy Box
Paper, at Mercer's Drug and Book
Store.
The McKiuley-Darragh Co. has
declared a dividend of four per cent,
payable January 15th. A large
amount of the stock is held in
Bloouisburg and vicinity.
Christmas tree oruameuts at Gil
more's. Paul E. Wirt Fountain Pens at
Geo. W. Hess Jeweler.
Collar and Cuff Boxes, Necktie
Boxes, Handkerchief Boxes, at
Mercer's Drug and Book Store.
Jardinieres, cuspidors, vases,
glassware, and a great variety of
beautiful holiday gifts at L. E.
Whary's.
Prof. O. II. Yetterhaa charge of
the music at the teachers' institute
'at Indiana, Pa., this week.
Umbrellas Special Prices at Geo.
W. Hess' Jeweler.
An Edison Phonograph Outfit
will make an excellent Xtnas Gift.
You can get it and all the latest and
best Records at Geo. W. Hess
Jeweler.
. .
Fred B. Allen has returned home
fioni Panama, where he has been
employed on the engineering corps
for some time past.
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A fine line of Hawkes and Dor
flinger Cut Glass at Geo. W. Hess'
Jeweler.
The 23rd Christmas at Mercer's
D. ug and Book Store.
Sheriff Ent and his assistants
Jo eph Sands and Pugh Closseu
took nine prisoners to the Pen
itentiary at Philadelphia on Mon
day. An endless variety of plates, cups
and saucers, cream and sugar sets,
chocolate sets, salad and berry sets,
mayonnaise bowls, chamber sets, at
L. E. Whary's chiua store.
Electric light is going to cost
ke smoke now, bat you can see at
nice line of Lamps of all kinds, big
and little at Mercer's Drug and
Book Store.
Miss Bell,' clerk in the office at
the Normal, has recovered from a
serious illness, and resumed her
duties.
OASTOniA. '
faan tht Yuu HaveAlwajrs BoufiM
Signature
of
t EVANS' SHOE STORE
FALL SHOES.
The assortment of EVANS' Shoes
provides a shoe for every need, a style
for every taste, a fit for every foot.
Until you have seen these new mod
els, or better yet, enjoyed the luxury of
wearing one of them, you can not real
ize what shoe perfection means.
You are cordially invited to come in
aud see these new fashions.
The Progressive Shoe Store
CHAS. M. EVANS.
The winter vacation at the Nor
mal will begin on Friday, 2cth,
and the next term will open on
January 7th.
Watches, Watches, Watches, fine
cheap and pretty at Geo. W. Hess'
Jeweler.
Col. Freeze tenders his most
heartfelt thanks to his friends, who
so abundantly manifested their sor
row and sympathy in his great be
reavement. And especially for their
words of appreciation of the Chris
tian character and personal virtues
and many kindnesses of the deceas
ed.
The stock of Christmas Presents
at Mercer's Drug and Book Store
is larger than ever.
Fine Diamond and Pearl Brooches
at Geo. W. I less' Jeweler.
Elijah Hess, an old resident of
the upper end of the county, died
at his home in Elk Grove on Mon
day, aged 71 years and y months
His wife and three daughters sur
vive. The latter are Mrs. Laviua
Beishline of Elk Grove ; Mr. II. A.
Boston of Berwick, and Miss Jer
usha Hess of Bloomsburg. The
funeral was held today.
Toilet Sets, many kinds, at Mer
cer's Drug aud Book Store.
Gold Spectacles and Eye Glasses
tor Xmas Gifts at Geo. W. Hess'
Optician. Eyes correctly fitted.
At Gihnore's toy store will be
found horns, tool chests, magic
lanterns, doll houses, dishes, banks,
mechanical toys, engines, cars, go
carts, rocking horses, wagons, toy
trunks, sleds, velocipedes, drums,
pianos and organs, wheelbarrow,
and hundreds of other nice presents
for the children.
That the new pure food law
means trouble for liquor dealers
was evidenced at Baltimore last
Thursday, when forty-five barrels
of whiskey belonging to A. L.
Webb & Sons were seized and de
stroyed on the grounds that the
spirits were distilled from molasses
instead of grain. The barrels bore
the label stating that the contents
were ' pure rye whiskey.
Bibles and Testaments, the larg
est line ever shown in Columbia
county, at Mercer's Drug and
Book Store.
Returning Home.
The numerous young men and
women who are away from home
at college and seminary will all be
at home for the holidays. Some of
them have already arrived. The
social whirl will soon get busy, and
there will be lively times during the
Christmas vacation. There are over
thirty young people who are at
tending the higher institutions of
learning.
Gilmore's Bazar.
As usual Gilmore's Toy Bazar is
headquarters for toys of all kinds.
He has a large and complete new
line. Don't fail to see his stock
before making holiday purchases.
FARMERS' INSTITUTES.
Farmers' Institutes will be held
in this county as follows : Cata
wissa, January 27 and 28 ; Mill
ville, January 29 and 30 ; Mifflin
ville, January 31 and February 1st.
The committee having them in
charge are now at work arranging
the programs. A number of pro
minent instructors will be present.
Books of all kinds, Linen, Rag,
Juveniles, Poets and many late
Books at Mercer's.
Christmas Service.
The M. E. Sunday School, as
sisted by the orchestra and church
choir, will render a beautiful Christ
mas service in the auditorium of
the church on Sunday evening,
December 22nd at 7 o'clock, to
which the public Is most cordially
invited.
Farmers' Week at State College.
Superintendent W. W. Evans
has issued the following notice con
cerning farmers' week at State
College :
"Believing that many of our
people are anxious to keep in touch
with the wonderful advancement in
matters pertaining to the improve
ment of rural life, I have decided
to extend an invitation to all those
who share in this desire, to join a
party which is being arranged to
visit State College, two and a half
days during what is known as
"I-armers' Week." I know of no
other opportunity for gaining so
much valuable information as this
at so little expense of time and
money. Complete program may be
had by writing to the College.
All teachers, directors, pupils of
high and grammar schools, Grang
ers aud any others who are inter
ested in any of the various phases
of agriculture are cordially invited
to join our party.
We shall leave East Bloomsburg
at 7:25 011 the Pcnna. the eveuing
of ednesday. Jan. 1. I-rom Sun-
bury we shall go by the Reading to
Lewisburg, where we shall lodge
and breakfast, arriving at State
College about 9 o'clock Thursday
morning. Returning we shall leave
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon
arriving in Bloomsburg that even
ing at 6:05 on the 1) L. & W. .
The entire cost of the trip will
be somewhere between Pight and
ten dollars. All persons w ho expect
to join us should write nie 111 ample
time that I may make all necessary
arrangements.
W. W. Evans, Co. Supt.
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Christmas in the Philippines.
(From Leslie's Weekly.)
Although they are dwellers in a
tropical country, where the envi
rontnents differ greatly from those
in their own land, the Americans
now in the Philippine Islands will
celebrate innstmas wit 11 quite as
much zeal and in nearly the same
fashion as the people of the
"States." So far as the soldiers
stationed there are concerned, the
authorities at Washington have
done their share to make the day a
pleasant one. What is said to be
the "largest Christmas dinner ever
sent from any port in the world"
was shipped recently from Sau
Francisco to Manila, on the trans
port Sherman. The good things
thus characterized were intended
for the military men in our Asiatic
possessions and their families. Ev
ery member of the little army in
the Islands including, also, it is
to be hoped, the native constabu
lary is to be supplied with a reg
ular Christmas meal of the Occi
dental kind. For this purpose the
Sherman carried from the Golden
Gate not less than 35,000 pounds
of turkey, five hundred gallons of
cranberry sauce, big cases of home
made mince meat for pies, and hun
dreds of tins of plum pudding. In
order to convey these delicacies in
safety and good condition to their
destination, an immense ice-box
was especially constructed to con
tain them. The fowls were all rais
ed in California, and were of the
finest quality. This generous con
tribution by the government to the
typical observance of the great re
ligious holiday is expected to put
Uncle Sam's fighting men in good
humor and to lessen to some extent
that "home-sick feeling" which
frequently attacks the exile. The
personal friends in this country of
the soldiers have also taken a hand
in addiug to the latter's content
ment, by forwarding to them mul
titudes of gifts of various kinds.
Nor will the American civilians
there be forgotten by the relatives
and friends from whom they are
separated so far.
BRITISH VS. AMERICAN BOVS.
Taken as a general proposition.
Kirk Iiowden's assumption that the
English hoy Is superior to the Amerl
ran hoy In the matter of learning a
inerhnnln's trade and keeping at It la
a lihel on the youth of this land. The
Prltlsh hoy who learns a trade la s;IU,
desrite the democratic advance In hi;:
nativo country, subject to class con
ditions and traditions. In the average
ensn he looks upon himself as having
been horn to a station In which hn Is
destined to remain. He Is not dazzled
by sudden flights of his fellows to
wrnlth and power. His forming mind
Is diverted by no visions of a seat in
Congress or the chair In the White
House. He Is a shoemaker who sticks
to his last.
Contrasted with the spirit of worka
day solidity thus Indicated 1b the
vaulting ambition to reach social and
financial heights which frequently
causes the American boy to run and
leap where he might more wisely take
time to trudge. Vain dreams of quick
wealth and easy soaring become read
ily mischievous in young mins. They
are far from Inevitable to American
youth. But they find promotion in
an educational system rich in book
culture and regrettably poor In practi
cal trades teaching.
A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY, (NO. 4.)
Trobably nine-tenths of the peo
ple of Bloomsburg never saw me,
neither heard tell of me. I ask
your pardon lor indulging in per
sonal references, relating to myself.
I his I do because we are not gen
erally acquainted with one another.
I was born on the 10th day of
April, 1836, hence I am in my 72nd
year. I was married on the 1st
day of January, 1859, and hence by
next New Year, will have been
married 49 years. I am hopefully
looking forward for the 50th anni
versary of our marriage. I have
grown gray with the passing years,
but I am not iu the least bald. My
eyesight has never failed. I always
read and do all my business with
out the aid of glasses, except when
I read by artificial light. The glare
of the light hurts my eyes and I
protect them with glasses. I never
bought any spectacles, nor never
looked through any, through which
I could see any better than with
out them.
At present my health is par ex
cellent and I am stout and vigor
ous for my years. This you can
judge from the fact, since my hired
help left me on the 28th of Septem
ber without the possibility of get
ting any help w hatever by the day.
I was left with seven acres of corn
standing to be cut up and husked
and over 200 bushels of potatoes in
the ground to be dug besides other
farm work. With the aid of my
daughter at home I have gathered
and housed all. It was not the 111
tention that either of us should per
form all of tins work, as I am crip
pled and my daughter not stout,
but we had 110 other alternative
except to let these crops perish
and go to ruin. This we could not
permit. I would not have run the
farm this summer had I foreseen
such a condition. It will not be
repeated.
In the winter of 861 I had an
attack of malignant diphtheria
when the disease broke out in my
school. There were four cases ol
it in two families three children
in the John Ikeler home and my
own. Two of the Ikeler children
died. Happily there was 110 Board
of Health, nor quarantining done
and the disease did not spread
Three years ago this winter I had
a serious attack of pneumonia, and
my recovery was thought to be
very doubtful. Last winter I had
an attack of Blight's disease and
for six weeks I did not know where
I was. The swoon of hallucination
however, was very agreeable, and
I could not recollect of people vis
iting me in my sickness. Of course
everybody said I could not rally
from my sick condition, but people
never know. So long as there is
life, there is hope.
I have corresponded with various
newspapers for twenty-ave years
and I clipped every article I wrote
and scrapped it in a book. I have
now five completed scrap books
which will be a treasure to my pos
terity in years to come. I have
three daughters two married and
one at home. My daughters both
married Ashelmans, half brothers
One lives in Wilkes-Barre and one
a near neighbor to her old home
The one living in Wilkes-Barre,
lived a year or two in Fernville
adjacent to Bloomsburg.
This article closes my opportuni
ty to chat with the people in
Bloomsburg. If I have not been
entertaining I at least wish you al
well.
I wish you all a happy Christmas
John C. Wenner,
Benton, Pa.
Souvenir Post Cards are printed
at this othce. Halt tones supplied.
"Bertha, the Sewing Machine GirL"
That A. II. Woods is not afraid
to spend money, is proven by the
magnitude of his new production,
"Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl"
which will be at the Opera House
on Friday. December 20th. This
play is given in four acts and twelve
scenes, each of the latter being a
masterpiece of modem scenic art.
The locality in which the story is
laid is New York; the time the
present. Among the stage pictures
presented are "The Graud Central
Station; Central Park; The Tene
ment Quarter ;" "The Sweat-shop;"
The Kgyptian Room; the Motor
Boat Chase on the Hudson; The
Engine House of Co. No. 12; The
Burning Tenement House; The
Bertillion Room in the Tombs Pris
on aud the Criminal Court. "Ber
tha, the Sewing Machine Girl" will
be played by a splendid cast of
competent performers.
Williamsport Commercial College.
"'Eighty calls lor bookkeepers and
stenographers received since Sept
ember first. Winter term begins
January 6th. Trial lessons and
catalogue Jfree. We also teach by
mail.
That Little
Which has been placed on the
Suits, Coals and Children's Coats
at the Garment Department of The Clark Store, makes you
a NICE SAVING on your purchases of these goods. Its
just so much money in pocketbook, and they are the great
est Coat, Suit and Children's Coat VALUES NOW OF
FERED. Your inspection invited.
THE CLARK STORE
Furs of all kinds at the prices to suit.
PEMSYLVAMA RAILROAD
Bulletin.
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS ON THE RAILS.
At no other period of the year does home-hunqer grip
the human heart with such an eager yearning as at Christmas
time. The lasting memories of the old homestead, the ten
der welcome of the older and the merry greetings of the
younger dear ones, the happy reunion about the festal board,
the pungent odor of the cedar, the witchery of the holly, the
lurking sentiment of the mistletoe, all combine to make a
lure well nigh irresistible.
It is the season of reunions and foregathering, of meet
ing and parting.
The zest of travel is rife, for apart from the home-goings
and social exchanges it is a holiday time for many and there
are pleasant excursions to be made, where sightseeing has an
added relish from the prevalent gaiety and good cheer.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is always popular at holiday
times, Its system is so far-reaching, and at the same time
so closely interwoven with the needs of the traveler; its trains
are so numerous and so well equipped for the accommodation
of every class of travel, and its ticketing arrangements so sat
isfying that it might be termed the Santa Claus route.
Its Limited trains carrying the highest grade of travelers,
completely appointed in every detail, offer exceptional advan
tages to the children going home from school for the Christ
mas vacation. The boys naturally gravitate to such trains;
the girls will find every comfort and safeguard, as well as a
maid at their command.
No matter whither bound it is wise to consult a Pennsyl
vania Railroad Ticket Agent as to trains and rates. He can
start you right; the rest will be easy.
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