4 4y $
IrbPllllllPlllll
VOL. II.-N0.2
BLOOMSBTJllG, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1868.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ni,oi).usnim mi.kotouy.
STOVES AXD T1NWAUE.
Al'illl MI'.TZ, dealer ill sloven A tinware, Main
I id., iibnv, cniiit ltiiti!cr. vl-n 1 1
ji. itti'iitr,
, llllK'li, M.lhlKl
stovetv anil tinware,
, west of .Market.
llniicrt
1-n 1 1
Cl.OTltiXd, AC.
,oWI:NUlil!d, iiicrdciuttiillor, .Main id., :d
ihsir above American house. l-nn
1 W. I'ltKMIlIlltCtN. wholcsalonliilrclaliilrnt.
.1 ir tn flitt liln. te.; lliirtimiti'K building. Main
ntnrl, Vl-nll
dkuus, chemicals, ac.
1 N, MoVI.lt, iIimbkIkI uiul nitheciiiy, lix
j, change bloclt Mnln st. 3
,i l l.t'T .Irin.irlst. olnl iilintliceurv. Itlllier
I'j. bloclt. Mulll !., west "f .Market, vi-nll
CLOCKS, WATCHES, AC'.
I dl'lM lll.lt;VII.VHI', VVIIICU Wlltnun .i.........
I I iii.nr southeast cornel Main and I mn ts. l-i 1 1
ni; HAV.UIH, tlciler In clocks, watches 1111,1
itiiln k.. noni-le iiia-slfo American
house. ' vi-nll
u
L'ATl It 'AUT, watdi and rim ;
hi,, li lowJlaiu,
maker, Mailed
vMilI
ISOOT.S AX1) SHOIiS.
plo-llu American house.
V'. "I
i f-.nt.i.i'iii:it in;iiiitf.iftiiriT niut ilcnlrT In limiti
A uiul itlmcOl-iluHl., rpiiudt" Kplseopal rhutdi
Vl-lll!
MKNItY KUilM, tmnuf.icturcr ami ilialrr In
l.nritu uiul !uif.i ifi-itcir1iHt iti . Kii.st Illooiiiv-
buri'MuliiM. tnlt
1)
)UAX(li:VlM,i: MUhTTOHY.
Dlt. (1. A. MliriAWII'.t,, i-hyslclnuniid surgeon,
Mnln si., nu.U door tndotsl'ii Hold. vMil,
1)ltl('K lloiiil, nii1 rcfrcslmu nt saloon, bv Is
I rai-1 Mitiiiinii,i'iii nrr ir Mnlmiiicl Hue id.vint?
CjWAN ltOTl't,, tho m-ncr house by John Ktiy
tj dcr, Main t above l'lne, vblil"
Dk. Kl.oAN, dcMi r In ilry goods,
, lumber unit general .Meitluindlsc
rroccl les,
Mnln st!
Mm;
riHIOMAM Ilt'ClvI,:, xii.l.llf iiii.l llnnuss innl;, r
I Mnln st., above the swan Hotel, vlnl7
iii.inuf.icturer of iln ware and
Main si,, above 'lit.
M.liU
r II. MMITH
) , denier In stovts itc
CAMfiM, r.vintirn-, iiniiuiw
Q.Mnln Mm ot,
A A..
dhccury,
vl-ni
I A 1', mfXMAN, Mi-ulmnt lallnr ami
A ((i-iit'i furnishing rooih, Mulnst.,not ihr
(o die lukl; hold. l-nlT
H. irAYlirimT,('lorUn, Wntdirs nn.HlntiH
, K'lKilri'iI. UuiiH ntul WnU'hcH lor wile, Mnln
iH-uiw l J in. 1-1114
I AMIW I1. 1IAUMAN, ('nlflnrt Milker, mvl t'n
tj ilerlnker, M.Uu HI,, lielow L'lne, 1-n IT
At M IIAKIiC. Kr.I.l.r.lt.OiiiffitlonFry. ovucrH
M Ae.. iVei)ii rineHI., Ititweeti Miiliiaii-l Mill.
II. A C. KllU'Il.vr.Il, I11ackiniUliH
, htieet, nuir l'lne.
on Mill
V 1-11 17
riU.IAM lii:i.ON(J..shoitniiKu nii.l Miiiiur.tr
luui'ol i:riik,JllflM.,MttnnMno vlnl'J
MID, nnl
1-nlT
1M.IAH HNYlHUt, I'l.mr nn.l (tiM
lj iKulirtu grnln.MlllHtrttt.
I DAM M'lirvi.l'.lt, Iron f.mn.lor, MiiclilnM
il ntm .-viiiuuiiu-utUT OI I'lOn U1I fI,
i Democrat us rscAVspwptMl
h rLni.t4iit:i) r.vi.itv hiiuav mih.mmi ,t I
ut.ooMsiivitd, pi:x.'a.
Tlinitrlnclplesof llilap,iHrureti the JeiriThoJ
Inn Hihoolnf poll! let. Tluw print Iplcn will ne
hupotiiprmnUctl.jetrouilrJ'y niul khuless hhnl
not ho forKittm ttutlormtln thetii,ulit'tliirvltl
lnl!lliinlt, or with emit' tnp.irarles of the Vrvl
Thciulty, lmppltK.niwl prtwperlly of the coin!
tryWnurnlni uiul nhject; iitut ns (he nientiH t
ttceure tlutt, wcrIiMI lahnrluincMly nnileiirnehlll
for thelnirnioiiy,.ueeiHanl grow tlinf our ornnil
Ir.alluii,
TMiMiurM'HsCHU'TloNj 1vn dollarn n ynl
If p:ill In mUame, If lint paid In mhrniw t
)llar.Hiuil fifty ecnl vlll 1itlnnrlahly thniaKe
Ti.hmh ov'AitVi.i;TiiNO i Oiiei-riunruiileii Uiul
or UsH)oiie ur three lii'-eitlont each nutis.l
nunt luertlou &) ceulH,
UA:h A. WII.I.IAMMACn.
.il 17
lanniiMiu.il Man-
below IIuitiu.m'M .tore
i st of Market ht reel .
Vl-n It
UtOKKSSIOXAI..
I H I V ANM, M. I. Mirueon aiul phjslel.m soutli
J side Main M., la-low Market, I-iilt
It. It. I Klntiey fiiirucon ileutUt, ti-t-lh extiaet
lecl without pain. Main M neatly opnsltt
f.plscopal Chureh, vMiM
II, M'KIIIiVY, M, I. PiirReon mid phjslelan
fj KOtitli Bl'lo Main st., below Market. vl-nll
I UU'ITKH, M. It. suron nntl I'hyslelan,
,) Miirlccl si., above Main. ln 1 1
DU. II. o. lIOi:U(surBeondentM,Maln M.,
nboo court Imuse. vl-nll
MIIjIjINKHY it KAXCY GOODS.
MIKH I,t.in IJAHICM'.V, lulllluer, Uam-.i-y
hultoliiK. .Malum. vl-nh
MI A, I). Wr.llll, fancy conrN, nollonn, hooks,
Muttout-ry, north hi do Mulu iltet't below Mar
ie t. vl-ntl
l.i l-IiTKUMAN, mltlhiciy and fancy mU n
Jj poslte I'plscopul rhunh, Mttln M. l-nlt
HH. .ll'I.IA A. A. SADII llAKIvIXY, Indies
ill eioaiiH
4 and dress n.itti-rn
Main niiil ti-st tl.
houtheatl corner
vl-nll
MISSM. IHUtUICICHD.V, millinery and fancy
snot Is Maintd.,op.osltu Court IIoue. l-nil
IW. M. II. l'UUMAN, milliner. .Main M.
ill
. Ilartmau'M store, west of Mutket M.
below
l-nl.I
mm: MIshi;s IIAUMAN mllUneiy and fancy
J ko'Is, Mnln strut Just below Ann ilcau hnuso.
l-nll
jioti:ls and saloons.
II.KACOCK.nyKtcrnnd eatlns falonn, Ameri
can IIouc, Maln fit., lialtzer la-nciKk miperln
ti ndent. vl-n M
A. .IACOMY, roufettlonry,
chaimu Mod:, Jluln
liriliMYr.lt
and oyster saloon, wholesale and retnll,
baltrry,
1-n i:i
I.lOX A W'KHK, confeellonery, bakery, and ojm
1 ter Nihxm, iliolchalo and retail, Main fit., Just
below lion. vl'tiM
nXCllANOl-: 1IOTKU hy J. V
Jj ht.t opposite eomt house.
IMKUICAN H0rSK,ly JoitN Liucotic, Main
A td., wvi of Iron hlreet, l-nl-1
hy ti.W, MAti:n, east end tt
vl-ull
Casmjv. Main
vl-nll
I.iOUKS norKi.,
r M.uuM.
1) HTOIINKlt, refreshment t-alnon.Mntu nt.Juit
), uIhimi court hoiiKe, vl-uM
P. ('AHU)Y, rt'fn'shmetit salcon, KxcliiiiiKa
hotel, Ijiwkoh laliniin,Miperlutende!it vl-nll
r II. (III-IIOIM:, lefreshment wdoon, hhlu-'s
nioi it houui Mtie ;iain m. em
MKUCIIANTS AND (ilUK'KItS.
11 .IAt OIH, Cot'reetHn vj ,
i M., about Com t ll(aie,
i lhs 1 1e. Midli
v 1-110
CJ II. MH.I.lCIt, ileahT In dry K"ods u'riM-erle-,
n liueenswaie, flour, wilt, hhoeN, nidlou. t te.
iTxehalico Moelf, M.ilustrtet, l-lill
II'KI'IA'Y M'.AIj Co., dealeiw In diyK'ds,
Al uiod'iies, Hour, h'd. mlt. tl-h, lion, nails,
t te,, multicast coinei Main and Marl.tt M. 1-till
and fihoeK,
i-ui;
HC.llDWr.Il.hatKand caps, hoof!
Main M., abn e t mirt houv.
ft l. it A It II. drv fronds nnd nntlolis. huiltllWCt
j. coiner Main and lion Ms, lnl J
noith-
.1. llli(lVi:it. dry Ko.ds, Kiocerlis
, wvsl lonier Main and Imu
il
111 uiacturers of halher, Mill Mint. In I
IDIIX Ki:r,I.i:U, Uoot nnd Shonnalur, I'lim
I sireet, opposite Iln- Academy l-ni"
l II. II r.lMttNO A ldl()Illt:il,l nipuuerHand
A, liulldeis, Main Mud, hi low l'lii", vl-ulT
OAMlir.I. M. l'UKNTISS, Veteilnaiy snrion,at
O th: ltrlck Hud I. corn r of Main and l'lne sis.
vl-n 17
hpaci:.
Oncfi'iuare
Two sjuaies
Tin i Kiuares.
I our fcrpiarctf,,,
Half column...
One column,...
LKillT STKIIKT IUHKCTOUY.
)irn:it KNT, ilealrr in dry Roods, ciocerlos.
Hour, feed, alt, lUh, lion, ills, etc., Unlit
htreet. 1-nH
I TKUWII.I.KII.i:,
I and Chilli maker.
CaMutlm.ikt r,
L'ndeitaker
vl-ull
11 V. Kr.l.I.I'.Y, Iltackumllh, opposite, post nillee,
1 M'lllit
II
above schixd house.
st door
l-n l(;
, millinery and ianey goods,
vl-uM
IU.M.l.Kl.l, iieaier in i.eauier, nmr", miiit,
tie. Casli paid for Hides. vl-nl'l
HTM. M. I'AT. ilenlerlii stocs and till ware 111
) nit Its branches. " vl-nl'i
)i;n:U W.OMAN, niamitaduteraud dealer In
I nonis. nnu biioes.
.H.KSEYTOWX DIKMCTOUY.
i M
A ce
rles, yralu, lumber etc., .Ierse town. W-nW
.1 it irlt Kti- Minllvi.ti tiiwiisbln Columbia eountv
l',. l-n lii
HOTELS AX1) SALOONS.
JO N O I' O N 1) It O T K 1..
i ii k iitnK'tlfMio(l h.ivliiT l.'fiHfil ami i e-lurnlsli
'd In ood K l ho iiIhuo w t Ibltiuiwn House,
81IU1IU1
A MO NO TIM! M Dt'NTAlNH
In I be bnrilpr-tof CnIinnbl.llindSlllllail COUIltlrs,
In mi., nf I h imtl bfiiiitttnt mid lieu) tbl ill reifious
lnthoHtate; Is tully piepaied to aeeoiuuiodato
viMiorH aim hojouiueii
VIT 'rmuit r.vMium
The I'iUid ami streams uro well blocked with
delicious tlsh of inuny KIikIh including
T It O V T A .N 1) 1 I K K,
mid hoatM in uood nrdtr will ho kent fur tho ac-
commoihiHou and amusement of guests, elthei
lor iisuiiiK or pieaMire excursions upon mis neau
1 1 fill sheet of water which Is
hi:vi:ual mu.i-4 in kxtiint.
iteil to the huntNUian a splendid llefl lor his own
peculiar uporiH, ami exercise witii uis
li O (1 A Nil (j U X.
HIh Larder will ho alwajs provided with the
delicacies ol tho season and his Uartdocked w llh
1'UHK I.Kilious. The llotisu Is lai'Konml couiuio-
illous; inu ntaniiui; extensive aiut sale.
Tl... irilllyll i 1,-1, lll.ll ftllMl KUl'.-llll Itf.llltH
the IJhionishuri; A- Lackawautvi Il.illroad; and is
a spiemtiii luace in pass inn noLmoiiins oi pom
imV. 1J. It. HAYIKMIST.
May 17, Wi;-lm.
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illtor'H Nollt'o S-,1-1. Otlitr aiUiTtlsenicnl lnicl
U'tl nccortllns tfusprclat contrnrt.
r,iiK!netH not tecs, wllhoul advertUflufnt.twpnll
ccnti jht line.
Transient nilviTtNeinents I'ayublo Inadvanctl
all fitheri. duo alter the llrst tnvertliin.
45 It Is, In allcnl'i, mote likely tn lie (.atlslail
tory, both to Hiihscrlber1! and to tho rnblUhcr J
that remittances an.l all coniimiiileatloni respet 1
lug tho bulncusof thepaper, be sentiltrect to thl
otllceef inibllentlon. All littert, whether relallnl
to the editorial or hu!nex4 concerns of the impel
att-1 alt payments tor subscription, advertMinl
or Jobblnc, nro to bo made to ntul nddrtsttcd
nnocKVAY a ntr.nzi:,
"Oitumltan Ojjlct,"
IlLOOMflUMtO, TA.I
Printed at rtobNou'R ItulMlui;'., near tho foul
House, by fir.vi. St. VAsnKKSi.in!,
1'lt.VNK It. HSYIIKK.
BUSINESS CARDS.
J
PH XT r NG
Neatly CM euted lit this Otllee.
31. 1VKIiI.i:,
ATTOllXIiV.AT.Ii A W,
Ashland. Sehuj Iklll ft unity, IVnn'a.
K. JACKSOX,
AT TO UN Ii Y-A T I, A W,
lkrwlek, (Jiiltiuibla County, IVnu'ii,
"TV J Jl. TIIAC'UII,
" A T T () It X K Y - AT-1, A V,
lierwlclt, rolumbla rounty, lNiura,
"YII,L1AM II. A15IIOTT,
A TTO II Nl'i r-AT-I, A V
C'liNTI'.Al.IA, l'A.
M.
nllV. A. WAHTMAN
Irv eoiiils. imilons, and
arocerlcn,, Main htojtposUe rplseopuldiuii h.
Mil, HrNSIlHIUint, ihl-i lit.) wioei-rle, tobae.
, en, and cun f I'tiomuy, Main st la low Aim i
Han house, l-lill
a.iii:civi,i:y
Muln sis.
, KeVtoneshoestoic
I, htntlotnrj, southwest corner Market and
honks and
1 aiut
I.nll
rll.l.IAM I'.ltA'-.MI'S, eonlietlonuICK, Main
St., jiihi ni)ot eouri noose. i-u w
p MIINIU'NII AI.I..KI neial stork nf melt-liau-lj,
illsnnud luiulier, euiner of Main strict and
lienvlek ro id. M-ni:l
I .1, IIOM1I1NH, ileulcr 111 dl.v po.ls meelles l ie.
I Wihe'Hbloik, Malnsl., bt lnwlron vbjii!
I I.'. (UllTON, (lloeerlt'H ,fc l'l 0 Molls, Solllll-
fjeast eoiner Main nml lion Mi ets. 1-n 1 1
KUlis, etc.,
l.lill
( V, KXYHr.lt, harilwine, eulluy,
C, Mtllust., below lion.
I .1. Sl.l)AX,ilealei'llnholceiliyi!oods, House.
j ki f plimnonds. in sh KiiKerh s, etc., etc. Main
si., opposite loutt nouse. lnt I
I K. liVlilt, L-roccrlis nml gdiernl inelcluinillsn
il Main St., abovo West. 1-11 1 1
I 'l, r.lAliri.l.."s-t, ory tittoo., Kits-, i.e., u.,i,
1 1. shoiK.ttc. ltupelt blink. Main ,t west ol
1(.Marklt.
llliliX Alill KTOHXlilt.
II wt.MI hilelv inirchnsed nml IHte.1 11)1 the
MCII-KIIOWII litililstiu lltiiei rropi llj ,ioei,i,si
fi:v boons Aiiovi: Tin: coftir uopsr,
on the sanio sltle of the streit, In Hie town of
Itlooiusbtirt lilel hlil!M nbblflltda lleellstj for
the same am
n k ,s t a v n A X T ,
the Proprietor lias ikteriiilned to Hive tt) tho peo
ple Wiling the loivu on busluesii ur plcasuie,
A I.lTTI.Ii MUltl". KOOM,
Ills slllblllll; also Is extenKe, lllnl Is lltted up
in put bui;lesiinilialll.u;eslii thediy. lie Pi")!);
Ui'Slllat eei j thllui about hisi slabll.hnieni shall
beeoiiiluctid In an oulei ly and law nil iiialitii l ;
end he lespeellull) solicits a share ot the public
I 'itioii'iuf. (iiiyl7'iti-m.
iconics I1DTKI.,
tii."ii:iii: w. MArur.it, rmpiutor.
'I ho abo"e well-known hold has locciitly under.
none rud "Ml ehaiues In Its internal in raiiw iih ills,
and Itspr. prleioriiniiouncf stohlstorniereusioin
and the triuelllni! public that bis accomodations
lor theeonilolt nf III guests are second to none 111
the country. Ills table will always be found sup
plied, not only with substantial food, but with all
the dellenehHof the leason. Ills M'llies and li
quors (except that popular lieveniKti known as
,1.V.7fin7"),plltchHscddlrcct fioin tho linpoltlliu'
houses, nlu ililltely pule, ami lice liom all itol.
snnous di tigs. He Is thankful for n liberal pal run
aee In the past, ami w 111 einillnue to deserve It In
the future. (IliOllUli V. .MAl'dlilt.
rjHI K SWAN 1IOTKI.,
THH l l'bl.l! norsi:,l
tlllAXdliVII.I.i:, COI.l'JIIUA CO., l'A.
Ths subseilber respectfully Informs his fl lends
nnd the public, that lie has tnltt n the ntme iw II
known llouso of I'nti riulmiiut,.nud will lt
Iueuseti in icceivo ino eusioni ,u an win, ,,,.
avor hlln with n enll.
T1 W, 3IIlil,HU,
ATTOIlXIiY AT I. VW.
Olllcewlth II. It. Little. In 1,1 lei! ''' l
lolnlm.' l'ost Otllee. ca-1 loll n ties, ilic i-rn mil
lVnsluils collected. , iKepJSJ'i.
. .-
JOIIX (I, PltK'.IZKr-
A T T O 11 N I i Y - A T -1, A V,
Office In ltejilster nntl ltoconler's ofllce, In thl
Imsement of tho Court House, llloomshurji, .
V) OHKUT K. CI.AltK,
A T TO It X II Y A T -1, A W
lllll.n. collier ot Main and Miukct streets,
I'llst Xiitlonal llalllf. Hlotimsbuiir, I'.l.
II. Ii 1 TT Ii H,
ATTOltXIiY-AT-I.AW,
on Main slu et, In bilclc Imlldlim below the
House, lUotmishurir, I'.i.
13.
Oi-Kicr Court House Alley.
tumblttn Otllee,
hi: wim, Kr.iii' a noon
'USCKI.liANlCOrs.
ft V, COltl'.I.I., furniture looins, three sloiy
U, InleU on Main fct west ol .Mm kit si. M-lll'l
11 J. THOItXTOX, wall paper, window shades,
j, and llxtures, llupert block, Main st. v l-till
II
ItOSliNS'lOCK, pliotonrapher, lixchallBe
block, Main St., opposite (unit house. lul I
I'. llltOAlir, phototrapher, I Inl I Hum's build
Inn inn thcnsi t oilier Mill li and M.irkctst, l.iill
T W, IIAltTOX,lobiieconlst.alid dcalerlll sloe
i , ciinl. Main st opposite court bouse. vl-nlt
I II. I'l'll-UXI.. sieldle, trunk nntl harness
tj iiLikei, Main st below eouit, house, vl-nl'l
ft I'lisll'lill, (Hue Milker, Hint Whllo and f.lliev
t Tilliuer.scnlltivil, Vl-1117
I.l'MllliH CO., manuf.icturers
I.uinber. ot al kinds, plaluluu
mill iiint tho rail-load. vl-iitu
W3. iTiTiI.liMAN.sndilleanil hainess limit, r,
. iienrsouthw est isu net-.Main and Mai ki t st,
.ntl
1 W1I.MAX, iiialble works,
j, isnncr Main and Marl.Vt st
lii.ooMHiiuita i.i'Miiiilt
n.iud lumen in
TAiir.i:,
loll
lllll
ii liar well stiKketl with the best of Liquors, nnd
every eflort will be made to render entire satis,
faction. JOHN H.NYPIilt.
oransevllle, I'a., March l lsu7-lui.
pXClIANliK SA1.00X,
Tun 1'ioprlctor of the I ixcbiuige Saloon hns now
on hand u large stock or
M'.MMlilt liri'ItliSHMliNTH,
consisting of
XI-ltMl OVsll.KS. SAllPIMS, I lltl'K. HOI.mi.NAH
slll.KI' KiMlt'U, 111)11.1 1) Pl.i-s, sW I irZl.ll C1I1.USP
IiACiKlt I1KK11, AI.K, AC,
es- ro.Mi: oxi:, comi: am, and hki:. -
i.awson cai.man.
Hupcrliittntlent.
Illoomsbtirg, May 3, M7.
II ll.ltlNdl.l'll.dciihr In bhinos,oiKiiii
I t, linloilcons.ato. W.ColiU slillliltiiieioi
nuir southwtst
vl-nll
hinos, oigtinv ami
.inn
Ills
m II. MAHI I'.llH. agent for (Hover , Ilalicr's
. sewing machine. .Main st., Hartmau s i.uiiu
iii4, up stalls.
vl-nll
I)
W. ItoillllXH, llipior dealer second door from
northwest corner Main and ltonsts, vl-nll
r l'liACOCK. Notary I'ublle, notlheiist corner
Main nnd. Market st, M'
II UN A, ITNhTOX, lulilual nnd cash lates llle
l Insiu mice eompiiny,uoitli(nsti oilier Malii uiul
S im.1 t. vl-nU
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Ilicn nil ttutluclotii blrtl ilrtipiu-'tl n miiir
nlo tlicfllciucj liiit nutliiiii flo sllrrctl.
Yi'iiw nftcr, wlicii I wns soul-sick of
ioIsu nml worry I illil not foruet t tint
.li'ltiroof Itlylllcqtili't. And oho dity
Ivlti'ii I liiiiipcncil ti lion it m'vv.spiipcr
villi iiiiutlvi'rtlsi'iiiciitsotllni'forlli tlmt
llto liousc culled tliu, V()W(.ri', Itluill Its
Ipimrlciinnrt's was to lot, I si'l.cd ti ioi
Die thought tit once.
We uro tx mrjjp, rollicking, fuu-lin-
liK family, nml we linvo totintlcss rein-
lioti". I reiiicliilicrcd the lonu stretch
If front wall, nml wns sure of hrdrooins
Mciuntu to our licstowiiicnt. If I could
cure It, ono Miuimer was happily pro-
lldcd for.
I wroto to tho tifjont, luiiMd tho house,
Ind tho llrst of .Ittiio we migrated conn-
rywitnl. In nu Incredlhly short space
If tliuo we hud scattered ourselves all
ver the liou-c, explored to tho utile,
liken nit Inventory of clo-.ets It liclnu
, theory of nilno that house-, are hullt
Ihlelly to contain tho-e convenient
Ipartnients and made, a mid on tho
relinrds and cardon. ltut there belli;;,
Is Charley said, no fruit rlpu except n
low Krecn curmnts, wo did not proc-
Into our luveidiirntloiis any further In
hat direction.
Returning to thu hou.se, wo renewed
Iiir ndvcnlttres within It. There was a
iw wing, joining the main hotly of tho
houe, where tho humbler parts of the
Ivork could be performed. It was
Willed Into apartments, the largest
Ind most remote of which hnd once
leen it-cd its a kitchen. This was in a
Iretty dilapidated condition. The plns-
I rlng wns cracked, and In somo places
tiling front the walls. The hugo
ratm that crossed the celling wero
lack willi ancient smoke, nnd tapes-
lied with cobwebs. There wns n wide,
lien fire-plate with ponderous crime,
lid foot-hooks,
"And what's this?" cried Charlie,
tying hold of a rusty iron door. It
lidded to his urgent hand nnd dlscliH-
II a yawning entrance to a dark env.
Why, it's tho oven, Charlie."
".Sure enough I Hold your candle
ere, sis," i illil mi.
"Why, the place is large enough to
1st tin ox whole," Charlie saiu.
it was, Indeed, and at the further
irt lay a pllo of rubbish, of what sort
o could only faintly di.-eeru.
"Who knows but there are treasures
Id there?" said Charlie, with cntlm
asm. "I've n great mind to creep In
the den nnd see."
"Xo indeed, Charlie! With your best
tithes on, too," I remonstrated.
"Whew!"
Charlie looked down ut his now grey
lit in dNiiay, then cast n longing
tigering glance at the mouth cf tho
veil.
"There aro only ashes there I dnro
ty, cnnrlle, ntm you may nor. gei
bother new suit of clothes when you
ant tlieni."
Xo! It's Jiut poviblo 1 mayn't,"
id Cliarllo turned heroically uway
"Stay!" he said. "Wo must put up
ictloor first. Help .no, Lu."
1 stooped with him and lifted one
do of the heavy door.
"Why you needn't try so hard, Lu,"
dd Charlie, looking at mo in surprise
"1? I was thinking that I wasn't
iftlng a bit," I returned, also surprised
Charlie stared at me.
"Didn't you breathe bard and fast
ind lift ulimvtt tho whole weight'.'
bought you were trying to show your
iiiiscle."
"Xonsciise!" I nnswered, with iiulig
int inn, "11 wns you who breathed llko
a locomotive, ami tugged and strained
with every sinew."
"Upon my word It wasn't, I.u !" said
Charlie, vehemently.
We locked at each other in u sort of
confused surprise.
"You look as If you had seen n ghost
l.ticilla," cried Charlie, at length.
I shivered. I felt an unaccountable
sudden depression.
"Come! Let's gonwity !" I snltl hast
ily.
Wo tin nisi to go out. Charlie pa--ed
fir.-t Into the next inom.and I had step
ped over thn thie-hold, my hand upon
the door, Jut ready to clo-e It, when It
was wrenched from my hand and slam
nnd violently upon us.
"My iod-what was that ?"
It was Charles's exclamation. The
young, red blond bad left his face, I
was trembling too much to speak, but I
totterctl out sjmiehow, and holding to
Charlie's bund made my way into tho
light, airy room whith wo used as our
kitchen. ' Catty, our maid nf all work
looked up from the biscuit she wns
moulding "nil exclaimed :
"Why, Miss Lu, your cheeks nro like
mow, nnd it's ill you'll be.nfter nil this
work."
I looked fit Charlie; ho was discreetly
silent. ,
Ju,t then mother's bell rang, nnd I
ran upstairs in her. Mother was the In
valid of our family. Sho wns not our
own mother, but n llttio delicate, wo
man Wliotn my laiuer nan laiven m nit
I WAsalwavs a stubborn dl-liellever
in ghostly appearances until 1 went to
live ut the Towers, but my experience
there wns too much for my Incredulity,
The first time I ever saw the Towers
was on a sweet, summer afternoon,
more years ago than I llko to Ibink.
Ve hnd been driving over miles and
miles of country road, climbing breezy
hill-, where lonely farmlioii-es sat over
looking thu ipilet, pastoral Iand-'cnpe,
honiellkeand happy In their seclusion,
swooped down into green hollows where
merry livers ran noi-iiy, mm nuns clat
tered, and the horses feet echoed on
the crazy wooden bridge, nnd tho deiu
ntls, In full tlowcr, whitened tho thick
ets, and tho gentians mado the mead
ows blue, nnd loltrred through dim for
ests where the birches whispered in tho
wind, tho great oaks uprose, and tho si
lence anil religious light awed ono llko
a cathedral ; nnd at last, when thu af
ternoon wns In Its prime, wlien tho
whole western sky wns a Held of gold,
and church tower and treo-top wero de
fined upon it with exuuUlto distinctness
wo came upon tho village of Lauds-ilowne.
First there came neat whltohotisestet
in vines nnd shrubbery: straggling,
moss grown slouo walls dividing tho
lileasant mowing Held-. ; lines of grace
lul Knglish elms, garlantled ntiottt tneir i iicavt during the last years ol ins nie,
brown boles with young green leaves, nn,i dying, left on our bands. There
nntl tempting paths curving prettily be-1 Wero three children to, the youngest u
tween margins or soft turf. And so j merry morsel of fun. The others wero
presently ivo reached tho Towers. i respectively six nntl eight. Then wo
1 dltl not know, at tho time, thai it l mtl a Sophia anil .May, tno twins, jusi
owned this soubriiniut ; afterward 1 sixteen, anil Hugh who was twenty
learned that it was tho ancestral homo , (m0, and a tall, blue-eyed, nioti-tachloed
nf n fimilW mom remarkable for Infill-, fellow whom wo called the colonel. 1 io
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cncoimd wealth than for goodue.i a
family now ijulte extinct.
It was n massive three story house,
with thu end walls of brick ; two nar
row, tnll wings, exceeding tho main
structure lu height, Hanked It; the win
dows were inany-p.mcd and old-fashioned
; it stood dose upon thu road, the
grass-grown yard, as trim, and green,
nnd velvety as u gentleman's lawn, un
closed. There was n low, Insignificant
porch over the front door, curiously ills,
proportioned to tho height of the build
ing. A girl sat lu a chair in front of it
porch busy with somo needle work.
All around there wero homes which
must have been the centres of warm,
wns then maiclilng and countermarch,
lug between the l'otoniae and lllch
itimiil.
1 lltlll nlo n tv o f (hint's to worrvnbout. I I'Ul
mother's 111 lienlth, Charlie's lllghtlness,
tho problem its to how tho twins were
to be educated, mid whether Hugh
would ever bo anything but a dreamer;
then Winnie, nml Jack, nnd .Ininlo wero
idwiiyscinotinteiiiig frightful perils by
field nnd Hood. And when these all
failed 1 could always bemlserablonbotit
Will.
I was nover called up stairs by moth
er's bell without suspecting a letter con
taining bad news, I mil up hastily.
therefore, and my complexion wasn't
bonne life, but tlio street was utterly 1 any ruddier when 1 presented myself
,. . r .... ... i . :
still, its If the people wero nil locnett in at neriluor
n Hip Van Winkle sleep
I'rom far-olV mowing fields caiuo tlio
clink of tlio whetted scythe, now and
This llttio stepmother of ours was n
a wonderfully dellcnt' creature- She
was past her fiftieth hi Ihdny now, but
her cheeks were as fair as n girl's, nnd
hniHItat wavering pink color in thftm
which Is so delicious. Her life was nl
ways on the point of going out, nntl sho
required to bo guarded from Jill rude
sdioeks with tho tenderest cure. So
when she exclaimed ut my pallor, I
mado out to smile and said 1 supposed I
was tired.
"I'm suro you nre, dear, nnd no won
der. Hut now we nro here In this lino
old eoiintry-plaeeyou ought to begin to
Ick up. ' ou mint Inst on tlio twins
doing more such great, red-cheeked
girls ought to do half the work."
I smiled, thinking that if I dld'nt
get rested till Sophia and May began to
help mc 1 should wear out first.
"'1 bo girls don't llko housework, you
know, mamma. Hut never mind. I
dnro siy wo shall do very well. Tatty
ays tho house is so convenient that it
will bo only fun to do tho work."
Mamma drew a little sigh of satisfac
tion, anil glanced around her room. It
was n large airy south chamber, having
an outlook over cheerful green fields
with blue hills In the distance. All our
pretty things somehow gravitated to
iiiamnin'.s room, and it had already,
though wo hnd not been twenty-four
bout's lu the house, n cosy homo look.
"I really think 1 shall begin to mend
here," sighed mamma. "You know Dr.
, iissir said a room with a southern ex
posure was what I needed. There is,
though, just a little too much sunshine
here. l)on't you think you could man
age to furnish up thosoold green chintz
curtains? You might darn the rents, 1
should think you do-such things so
nicely."
"I might line them with something,
suppoe."
"With rose colored cambric," said
iiininmn, eagerly. "That would be so
pretty, dear. Do go and get them, Lu,
and let's see what can bo done."
So In discussions over the faded cur
tains tho rest of tho afternoon waned,
and I did not get a chance to speak to
Charlio idono ngnln after tea.
Iiut the first moment I had I said:
"What could that bavo been Charlie?"
Charlie drew his paper-cutter between
tho leavecof "Uallou," and replied cool
ly enough :
"It seems there Is a co-tenant in tho
house."
"A co-tenant!" I echoed.
"Xo need of being frightened, Lu.
Wo can't be hurt only scared at .the
worst. I don't remember knowing a
ghost to have donupositlvo harm. Do
you?"
I dld'nt think I did, but what differ
encedid that make?
I'd as lief bo murdered outright as
scared to death !" I said sitting down
quite helplessly.
"O, never mind, Lu. I think It will
ho capital fun."
"Fun !"
I shuddered.
"And then it mayn't bo anything af
ter all. The wind may linvo shut tlio
door."
"Wind! There wasn't a breath of
wind stirring, nnd no way by which
draught could have been In tho room."
"Well, well ! It can't hurt us, what
ever it is."
I reflected and camo to the same con
elusion
"Only Charlie, not a word to Catty,
llcmcmbcr. And mother must not bo
frightened either. So don't forget that
It is n secret between our two selves."
A llttio calm consideration soothed
my fears wonderfully, and it was with
more curiosity than feartlint 1 lay down
to sleep the first night In the new, or
rather old house. Hut, to my surprise.
1 am afraid to my disappointment,
wns utterly undisturbed, nnd rose in
the morning rendy to laugh at my
whimsies of yesterday.
Six weeks passed away nsi'iiietiy as is
compatible with two young ladles prac
tising tin the piano nil day long, and
tbrie small Imps, whoso ideal of delight
Includes unlimited noise. Hut I was In
splteof inycnres,"pickingup,"ns main-
inn said. Mamma was better too, Cliar
llo hail settled down to rending law
with tlio village squire. Hugh was
writing a novel from which we all con
fidently expected great things. And all
was quiet along the l'otomae.
And so, the chintz curtains having
been a success, I was ut work upon thin
white niusllu that should ndot nlthe par
lor. 1 was in my own room. It was
past eleven o'clock at night. Every
body in the hou-e except myself was
sound asleep.
I hail eea-ed to bo troubled by any
hypothetical ghost, nnd I sewed quite
contentedly, Hut suddenly (tho room
having that perfect stillness which Is so
notlcenblent night I 1 seemed tobeconio
awnre of somebody breathing at my el
bow. For a minute my heart stood
still, nml I felt tho cold sweat start upon
my forehead. Hut presently Charlie's
consolation recurred to me.
"The
iiiu-l they
I would not bu scared. So I shut my
teeth tight, determined not to scream,
till 1 felt my strength coming back.atid
my blood tlowing regularly. All tho
time this slow, steady breathing went
on close at my side.
1 mustered courage presently to
chnngo my seal. Tho sound followed
me. And I hail moreover mi uwful
sense of oppression. I am sure It was
not terror. Was it the Impalpable at-
ino-phero which encompassed "iy spir
itual visitant V
1 changed my seat two or three times
1 could not get away from that
sound, 1 wns losing my self-control
again. Suddenly a thought struck mo.
1 would go to Charlie.
Hut could 1 V I could try. I got up
and iwscd tho floor, but tho Invisible
presence went with me, Along the en
tries I pa-sed, anil there was n rusllu of
garments that were not nilno. My
own slippered feet made no noise, but
there wns a light footfall beside mu all
the way,
A strong draught of wind met mo
met iih, should 1 siiy? Just at Charlie's
door. If my light goes out, I thought,
1 shall die. Hut It did not. 1 reached
tho door, pushed It open. Charlie was
awake nnd up, but 1 did not think of
that. 1 cried out mid ho caught in? In
Ids nrins ns 1 fell, for I swooned away.
When I wokuChnrllo wns bending over
me.
"Did you hear It?" I whispered.
"Yes ! It Is not gone yet. Hut don't
bo frightened, Lu."
I was braver now for I was not alone.
Forhnlf an hour we sat holding to each
other; then the room was still ; theop
presslon, the nightmare which wo bad
both felt was gone. Cliarllo spoke first.
"The co-tenant has made in a pretty
long visit," ho said, with n smile which
seemed ghastly enough.
"Did you hear anything before I
camo?" I asked.
Hcforo Charlie could speak there wns
n sound as of rapid running along tho
entry ; swift steps descended the stairs ;
there was something llko a strugglo;
and then n heavy fall,
Wo both sprang to tho door, Tiio
bright light of tho kerosene lamp was
flung over the entry nnd staircase. Hut
there was nothing to be seen.
While we stood hesitating, n new se
ries of sounds commenced further off
n medley which wo could not well de
fine. "We'll follow It up. Can you come,
Lu?"
I could not stay alone, and I followed
timorously, along tho dark, nnrrow
entries, through the kitchen, nnd final-
through the narrow pnssago-way
which led to that room In tho wing
which had been tho scene of our fln.t
singular experience. And here I laid
my hand upon Charlie's arm and im
plored him to stop. For tbcro wero
trange sounds within a confused
tramping about the floor, so hard and
heavy that the walls beside us shook j
PCe-ently a fall, with a sharp, metallic
ring.
"There goes tlieovendoor!" exclaim
ed Cliarllo.
There followed a sound ns of a heavy
body drawn over thefloor; then came the
strain and tug of lifting; a weight, nnd
then tho Iron door wns slipped into its
grooves with u clang,
tjiniuitnueously Charlie Hung open
the door of thu room. It was quite
empty, of; course. A pale moonlight
shonolnnt the unshuttered window nntl
revealed the cobwebs on tlio wall re
vealed, too, something which wo both
huddered in looking at a dark, It-
regular stain iiimii thu tloor which in
evltably suggested a pool of blood.
"O, come away!" I cried, and drag.
get! Chnrllo nway,almost, until wo wero
well into tho body of the house again
Just as wo reached the head of the
stairs tho clock in the dining-room
btruck two. Charlie sat with mo hnlf
an hour, but there was no further dls
turbatico
"I guess the entertainment Is over for
to-night," said Charlie. "You goto bed
Lu, and I'll finish the night on tho sofa
in mamma's sitting-room.
This nrritngement was adopted. Af
ter a while I fell asleep. I thoiigbt I wns
In my first nap when 1'nlty's voice at
my bedside nwoko me.
"O Miss Lu, who do you think is
come? I was never to tell you, but you
was to come down stairs, and find him
there, and bo besldo yourself In your
surprise. Hurry then, for suro it's eight
o'clock, and that's late enough for you,"
And with tliis Patty hurried uway.
I dressed hastily, ran down nnd thero
wns our darling old Will, allvo nnd
well. All ii. y long heurt-slckness was
over.
Home on a furlough 1 All 1 tho moan
ing compressed into those words. O.but
it should bou holiday ! And it wns.
We were all ns merry ns birds. Will
was, in himself, enough to bring tun
bhluo anywhere. My load wns inex
pressibly lightened. Ho was older than
I, whllo all tho rest wero younger, ami
so I slipped off upon him many a euro
thnt I had homo uneasily.
And first Charlie and I took him in
to our confidence. Of course Will was
Incredulous, and when weluul scornful
ly routed tho whole battalion of natural
causes which ho had brought into the
field nerves, fancies, fears, illusions-
he stubbornly declared himself uncon
vlnced.
"Well, you will see," 1 retorted.
And that night ho did so, and hear
nlo. Tho whole performance of tho
preceding night wns repented, with
scrupulous adherence tothe letter of the
programme
Only I bad taken the precaution to
install Will In a room next my own, so
that at the first call ho was beside me.
With him near, I was not much afraid,
and of course n soldier who has faced
the cannon's mouth is not to bo routed
by an invisible army.
There is a great deal in use. Even
the supernatural becomes divested of
Its terrors when wo become uccustomed
to It.
These singular manifestations wero
frequently repeated. We became In a
measure habituated to them. All the
y can't hurt us anyhow. 'I'lio ' 0,er members of tho family heard tho
Ley can do is to glvo us a scare." . b0UIltU) ul0i t.SM.pt lumnma nml mo,t
old not bu scared. So I shut m.v r...,, ....... i .n ......... .
fortunately she was never disturbed.
At last I would wake, hearthosounds
betokening tho presence In my room,
and fall asleep again. Will declared
It was a getitlo ghost that haunted mo
not tlio one, he was persuaded, who
mado thu racket in thu old kitchen.
Ono night there was a peculiarly cu
rious phenomenon. Little Jamie had
, showed symptoms of tho croup, and I
had taken him Into my bed. In thu
night bu woke anil cried not violently
but sleepily, nntl us if disturbed and un
easy. My coaxing did not still him.
Hut, by-antl-by, there wasalowsh h,
prolonged as u mother sometimes hush
es her babe.
"Will?" I called.
Ilucumo to inu Immediately, mid we
both heard thu low, soothing noise, con
tinued till Jam lo dropped on" Into
quiet sleep. Ho was quite well In tho
morning, and at hrenkfust timo startled
us all by turning on mu his round, blue
eyes, nnd demanding, In his childish,
peremptory way :
"Who was tho pretty lady?"
"What lady V" 1 nsked, ustoiilshed.
"Don't you know?" ho said, iiupu
tlently. "Tlio pretty lady that got mo
to sleep!"
"What Is the child talking about?"
said mamma.
"Ho has been dreaming, I supposo,"
I had to say. Hut wns it a dnatn?
Autumn came. Will's furlough whs
to last till Chrlstmas,and wo hnd deter
mined to retain tlio houso till December,
and keep our Thanksgiving there.
Catty regarded this plan with favor,
nnd hnd a project of her own.
"We'll heat tho brick ovon In tho
back kitchen nnd do our baking in It.
i on don't know how much better the
turkey will be, baked in tlio oven."
"Hut, Fatty, It will take an ocean of
wood to heat it."
"O, there's plenty of dead wood ly
ing around, that had better bo out of
tho way," ratty said, nml clung to her
plan so persistently tlmt 1 told her to
do ns she liked.
Soslie4mpresscd Will into tlioservico
nnd with a lotig-huudlcd boo and a su
perannuated broom ho wivs set to clean
thu oven.
I wns making cako in tho kitchen,
and had heard the scraping and shovel
ing going on for ten minutes or more,
then Will came to tho door saying:
"Lu, can you beam little more nnd
not bo frightened ?"
"I don't think anything would start
le mo much now," I replied, haifguess
iiigut his meaning.
"Come, then, nnd see what wo'vo
found."
I followed him into the empty, deso
late room which hnd been thosecneof the
strange phenomena.
There, lying upon a heap of nshes I
saw somo pale, disjointed bones, hu
man bones small and delicate exhum
ed at last from their long resting-place.
"It is tho skeleton of n woman," said
Charlie, lifting up tlio bones of tho
hand. "And see hero, Lu I"
It was a plain gold ring that could
only have fitted n lady's linger.
That night tho remains wero quietly
burled under a great elm In thu pasture.
Catty could nover understand why I
hnd so suddenly changed my mind, nnd
determined to have tlio cooking done
by tlio stove. I had to put up with
somo sharp innuendoes, but I did not
mind them.
After this discovery tho midnight
noises ceased, and, for tho six weeks
that wo remained, there wns no distur
dance. During this time we made cau
tious inquiries in the neighborhood,
and a weird, interesting story, hut too
horrlblo to repent, came to us from tho
lips of an old crone who had outlived
her generation a story of betrayed
love, nnd cruel murder, whose details
may ns well bo spared.
Tho law never laid hands ou the
murderer; though he went down to
ids grave ntlended by dark suspicions.
And now, nftcr tho lapse of half a cen
tury, the nhes of tho victim testified to
his guilt.
Smoking' in Prison.
Tiik "Amateur Casual" writes to the
London Eecniny i7'that tho first treat
which prisoners give themselves when
released is a pipe. An incident show
ing tlio strength of their attachment to
tobacco was related to him by ono of
tho officers of Cortland I'rlson : "Some
how n bit of tobacco and ti plpo wore
smuggled in a manner that mado It thu
Jointstock property of three of tho con
victs, nnd it wns treasured until thero
occurred n fair opportunity for its en
joyment. At Inst thu long looked for
timo for thu treat arrived, and then
camo tho question how was tho luxury
to lio fairly shared. Ono suggested six
whlirseaeli till tho pipe was exhausted,
but ho was nstrong lunged villain, and
ills device was at onco seen through it
wns clear that lie could 'pull' as much
smoko in six whiffs ns could tho others
In ten. It wns n nico point to decide,
but presently one of the party, whoso
lugenulty somowhnt exceeded his deli
cacy, lilt on tho exact thing. Two
straws witro procured, and possession of
tlio precious plpo was tossed for. Tills
preliminary settled, tho trio sat down
and tho pipe was lit, tho holder of It
taking in ids lips ouo of the straws as
well as tho pipe stem. Tho other end
of this straw thosecond man took in his
mouth, us well as a tip of the third
btruw, at the further extremity of
which sat tho third man. Then tho
treat began. The man with the plpo
took a whlll", enjoying tho mouthful of
smoko awhile, and then carefully blew
It through tho straw Into the mouth of
the second man, who, after taking toll
of It, passed it on through tho straw to
the third man, who, in consideration of
what virtue tho tobacco might have
lost, comming to him, us it did, at third
hand, was permitted to swallow It a
precaution rendered necessary lest tlio
Warden should get a scent of tho'prohib
lied Indulgence,"
On Kissino. Tim first oddity that
comes into my way is a remark by
somo ono that kisses aro llko creation,
because they aro mado of nothing, anil
they are very good n very sensible re
mark, hy tho way and thu next U u,
definition of a "buss,"
Thus: Buss, to kiss ; rebus, to kiss
ngnln ; plurlbtis, to kls without regard
to sex ; syllabus, to kiss tho wrong
person; omnibus, to kiss till tho per
sons In tho rooi , erebus, to kiss in thn
dark.
Evidently thu (untry girl who ennui
to "town," had the.-u definitions lu her
head. Her cousin, a fine, hundsomci
young fellow, wns to escort her a nillii
or two, mid not wishing to walk, exclaimed;
"Mary, let's take a buss?"
Hut Mary, blushing to the eyebrows,
drew back, and with wounded modes
ty replied :
"O! Ooorgu! not right here on ttu
street I"
A l'HAYiilt ANswiiiiiiH. A Cincin
nati gentleman who has been married
for tlio post twenty years, has alwayn
desired to bo tho father of a (laughter,
his children being all boys. So great,
Indeed, bus been ids desiro forn daugh
ter that ho has often prayed that Prov
idence might bless him with one. A
kind 1'rovidcucu wns not deaf to hit
prayers, for, to nls great surprise, he
was granted three girls a few days ago,
thero being about three hoursdlfi'ereuca
in their ages, lie don't pray now as
much ns ho did.