THE COLUMBIAN
CJlUUBIA DKUOCKAT, STAIlOr TIIK SOUTH ANII COLVM'
IIIAN UOSSOl.tllATKll.)
Issued wcekl , every Friday morning, nt
U two noi.utu pr icar, nblo la iniraiicc. or
I irln,.U i) vorir. After tli" explrailjii ot tho tear,
I.M will bo charged. Tci subscribers u'lt or the
ct miy iio'icr-m urj jjper . 13 ir sirieuy 111 advance
-H.i.i It n it. pall In nliimcu mil Main It pniiiKiit
bJ iI.'H. Oil Ijj . 0,1 1 tlio j car
Nil )arlli'oiiilii'ii 'l, except nt. tlio option of llio
'ubitia'r, until n'.l iiir.'jraji's nri pull, but long
-j'llliiU'U rradlts after llu ("tplrullju uf llio llrsl
.' 'lll'll'lll llll llil gIV'Ml.
A I pi'ii son out of thus a o, or uidlstnnt post
ollc o. iii jst liij p.ilil fur In advance, ntitcss n rospon.
rtlblo porMii In Columbia county assumes toju tlio
l'is;rljitl jn duo on demand,
l'os I'AUK Is no longer exacted from subscribers In
tlio county.
3.T3 FS-iisr'Tiasra-.
I'!ij Jobbing lljpnrtmcnt of tlio Colujiiiian Is very
oiiiilivo. mill u ir.lo') Printing will compute favor,
uil.v vvl htlinlot ilio largo cuius. All work Uone on
il 'Hi.ui.l, niM'K u ml ill uiu.Ut.Ui: prices.
Columbia County Official Directory.
I'd'M.lcnt .tiid.M-WIIIUni I.livell.
Ani'liti.luil.j;i"(-lram Heir, I -una S. Monroe,
I'.Vii'iiutnr , .ve.-u. Kr.ni I; V. irr.
It itnter.s llei'order -Williamson il. .laooby.
DiurUt Attoin-v-lohn .M. I'huK.
n iTilf -Ml'.'lii"I(iroer.
S irvo or-H.t.t" l),'ltt.
I'l-as'irer lolni sit der.
Co iimtssl)iicM-Wllllain Lawton, .lohn Herner,
ohn i:m.
I'o.ninUsloner.s' Clerk llll.im Iii lcUiaum,
Au lltoM-lt, .r.0.iniilp"l , M. bmllli, DaMd Yuit.
I'liroiier-Charlesii.Jliirpho .
Jury L'oininU-doii'Ts -Jacob II. rrltz, William II,
lilt.
I'o'tnt iiiivrlnten lent -VI llatn II. Snyder.
llloi'u 1M ir Dwrlei-lilroctom-o. 1'. lint, Scott,
Win. KiMiipr. Ill jiimib'ir ami Tliomai Crou'lhuf,
S'o t, O, I. Kiil.Seci'ctui j.
Bloomsbtirg Official Directory.
Illn lanhup; llanklii;; Co.iip.my John . Funsion,
l're-l l.'ii-, II. 11. tiro z, Cashier.
I'lr n.i lj'.ial Hank Charles It. l'ucton, ''resident
J. P. I'm in, Cashier.
ColumMi (Van Mtt'iiat Smlns fund and I. an
. sifiel l-i'i-ll. II. 1.1 le, 1'iudden , C. W, .Miller,
Seerela-..
Illuoinsbiirg llulldlns niidSaMie I'umlAPSOCluMoii
Win. rt'i.em'k, President,.!. II. Iloblwn, Seciotaiv.
lllooiiHborr Mil nal mliu I''und Assoi la I011--.I
J llrower, Projlden , 0. tl. Iiarkloy, Secreuiry,
CIII'UCII DIKIXTOUY.
inviisT cuuitcii.
Iter. J. 1. Tits In, (supply.)
s in Uf s Tvlue.s I 11. in and 1! p. 111.
Sumli Seliool-t) 11. 111.
Prayer .Mettlna-llvery Wednesday c . cuing ,ii tys
o'o oek.
Hj.i h tree. Tlio public nro InM 1 d 'o nilend.
sr. MmiiBw'H tainiKiiiN liickcii.
Minis er-Uev, J. It. Williams.
Suu-liy SenlTS-lu'4 . and H'p. in.
Sun la, .'elioiil I'll. m.
l'ra er Mco liuf i:cry Wednesday evening at nj,
eloek.
.seals five. Nopcw.s ren'ed. All nro welcome.
l'llKSIIITKllUSl'lllKCII.
MI11H cr-l!ev. Stuart Mti-.hcil.
Sunday Scrvlces-lu', n. in. nud C,1; p. m.
s11nd.1v Si'liod-Ua. 111.
I'r.n er Aleo I113 i:very Wednesday cicnlng nt t)t
'clock.
Seas free. No pews rented, si rangei a welcome.
MKTIIOUImT hl'MCOI'AI, CHUItCII.
Presiding 111 ler liev. N. S. lluckln liiim.
Minister Itev. .1. II. Mcdarrah.
holiday Sen lees 1 'H and tij, m.
sund.u school I p. m.
lilble Class i:vcr Monday eAenlngnl 0 o'clm-k.
Young Men's l'nuer Meo lug lAery Tuesday
eienlugn a o'clock.
(leneral l'raj er. Meeting Kicry Thursday evening
at 7 o'clock,
IIKFOIIMEII CIICKCH.
Corner of Thhd and Iron streets.
Pastor liev. T. I', llolliiieler.
Itevplenco Ilistbtivet, near Polks Hotel.
Mind ly SerUces 1uj 11. 111. and o.s, p. hi.
Su11d.lv school 3 a. 111.
I'r.ijer Meeting Satiiidav, 7 p. 111.
All nru Invited 'I heiu Is alwujH loom,
sen lees every Sunday tiTternotin at i o'clock nt
Heller's ihurcti, Madison towinhlp.
.ST. I'Al'l.'rt CIII'UCII.
l!ector-Ilcv. John Hewitt.
Sitl1d.1v Services lo'j a. 111., en p. m,
Sunil.lv School 'J 11. 111.
'list sunda In tlio month. Holy Communion.
services picparatory to Coiiiiiiunlou 011 Filday
evening bcrore llio st sundav In each month.
Pewtircidod: but eierjbodv welcome.
IV1-.VH13 dulling to cunsult tlio Hector on religious
in I'trrs lli ilnd hi m at tlio parsonage on liock
it red.
TTf MBIWig MMM
" " JiLOOMrillC'llti "initl-XTOItY."
QC'IIOOI, OUDICltS, blank, ju printed and
i) neatlv bound In suiiill books, u hand and
tor Mile ut the Columiiias Oilice. eb If, IsTMt
")LANK DKICIW, 011 l'arclir.i.'iit and I.incn
Y I'atH'i', common and for Admlnls niton, i:ecu
fois and liiiitecs, for sale cheap nt the Coi.imuias
olllcc.
MAliUlAGIC t'KltTIKIl'ATKS.iu.ti.iinlecl
and for sale at the ('ou'Miiias (mice. MI11I1
te.'.sof the ilosp'il and Jiiitlci'Shliould .suppl them
selves with these necessary articles.
TrSTICIWaml Constables Kec-HilU for ralo
tf at tlio Coi.iuiius ohlee. They contain the cor
rected fies as established bj the last Act of the Leg
islature upon the subject. L'lery Justice mid Con.
stable should halo one.
rUXlHJK XOTICS piit printisl and for sale
cneap ac 1110 coia mhian oiuce.
CI.OITIIN(l,&C.
D
VVM) U)Vi;Xr.::iU;, Merchant Tailor
Main St., abovo Central Hotel.
HOOTS AND SHOhS.
HKXItY KI.r.lM, Maiiar.ietiiier nnd dealer
In boots, nd shoes, groceries, etc., Miilu St.,
h.t-,1 lllooiiisburg.
0 M- KXOOK, Dealer in Hoots and Slim-,
I I, lateit nnd best Hiyles,cornerMalnaud.Maikit
itiecw, In the old poit oluie.
CLOCKS. l ATCllKS, AC.
f i:.SAV(iK, Dealer in Clocks, W.Kcles
V J . ami Jewelry, Main St., Just below the Centi.d
Hotel.
L
(JUI.S l!i:itNAIU), Watch and Clnet
iniKer, near soullicasi corner .Maui ami iron.
MILLINL'ItY & l'ANCY GOOD-
MISS M. DKItlMClCSOX, Millimry and
Taney (loods, Main St., below Market.
'JlIIK M1SS1CS IIAHMAN, Milliiiuy and
JL l'ancj (ioods, Mam stitet, below Central llot'-l.
M KI1C1 1 ANTS AND (1 ItOCKHS.
II
G. IIOW'KH, Hals and Caps, IlooU and
Shoes, .Main street, aboic Court House,
Q II. Mli,I.Kli. .0 SOX, dealers in Div
0 (loo Is, groceries, ipicensivarc, Hour, sail,
shoes, notions, etc., Main street.
l'KOl'HSSIOXAI, CAHDS.
c
1 O. llAUKI.KY, Attoiiiey-at-I.aw. ltooms
4 ami , 1 roivcr u ouiuuug, uoor.
DU. WM. M. KKVrKK.Snrt'coii and l'liysi
ciau. omce S. 11. corner liotk andMaikcl
blieets.
T It. 1CVAXS, M. I)., Kuwim nnd l'lijl
rt . cian, no
.north side of Main street, ;ubove J, K.
i.j ei a.
T II. McKKIA'Y, M. I)., Surgion and I'liy
J . slclan, north side .Main street, below Market,
T II. l!011IS()xTAlloriie"y-.it-I.:iw. Olllcc
tl . In Ilaituuu's building, Main street.
QAMri:L .IA('()ItY7"Marbi6. and Ilrown
j Monc 11011
1 ks, Hast Hlojinsburg", Hem Ick road.
II.
KOSXKSTOC'K, I'liotograplicr, over
('lark S: Wolfsstoie, Main street.
DM. II. (.'. llOWKU, SnrKiTi DcntUt, Main
St., ubovo th emu t House,
JII. MAIZI'l, Maniuiotli Grocery, lineOio
. cerle.i, l'i ults, Nuts, Provisions, it., Main ami
en; 10 si 1 eels.
MISCELLANEOUS.
L
S. KUHX, dealer in Mci-t, Tallow, etc.,
Ccutro street, ' etween Second and Thud.
C
1 .M. CIIU1STMAX, Saddle, Trunk and
Harness maker, snivo s ihock, .uaiu sireei.
MMIOMAS WICIIII, Confectionery and Hikcry,
JL wholesale and retail, llxchaugo Pluck.
G W. COHKM,, I'liroiliiic IbsTuis, ,nc
( , stary bikk, Malnstieet, 11c.1t of Market st,
DV. ItOIIillXS, I.iiiordcnbr, sicond door
, from the northwest corner Main and Iron
buei is.
10 J. TIIOKXTOX, W11II l'.iKr, U'hiTow
lit Shades and lUtuies, Hupert block, Main st,
OUANOKVILLK DIKICOIOKY.
A II. lUJUniXli, Carpuiter and builder,
1 V. 1 Main street lu 1 jiv Pine.
D
It. (). A. MrXiAHOrX, I'livslciuu I
Surgeon, Main street, nuxt dojr to (lood's Ho-
AVID lIi:itmX(i, I'lourntidOrU Mill,
nii'i naier in grain, juii sireei.
TAMi h li. IIAUM X, Cablnit Maker
J Un Jertaker, Main street, below pine.
LIUIIT STItKUT.
P." OMAN tilio WlieciwriKlits, lim
1 dom ubovo Hehool House,
S. KNT, dealer In SloytM and Tinware in
, all Its branches
II
11
PWKll KXT, Millerrand dealer In alUliid
1 of drain, Flour, I'eed, Ac, All kind , of "tuln
"ureliastd.
rP W. i:btiAlSuueb.iniiii I'lauiiiK .Mill
B
USINICSS CAHDH,
VISIT! Ml OA It US,
u:ri'i:it iikads,
IHI.L IIKADS.
pnnm, 1 1'mia
., 1'osrKits. AO..AO.
NEATLY ANilOHKAl'l Y lMIIN JXD, AT TUB CO-
IIUN11Y 1.. DIEFFENIIACII,
CATAWISSA.
ST. JOHN'S (IIPISCOP L) CIIUItCH.
Hector Itev. John Hoivltt.
Sunday services-n o'i Pwk p. tn. every San Jay,
Sunday s.-liool -I1.10 p. m.
Holy Oouimiinlon llio second Sunday In th3 month,
Jll. K. W. HUTTICH,
PHYSICIAN A SUUOKO.V,
onlec, on Main street,
Mur.,'7l-y Catawlssa, Pa.
y.M. 1,. i:ykui,y,
ATTOHNMY-A l'LAW,
Catawlssa, Pa.
Collections promptly made and remitted. Ofllco
oppojiio Catawlssa Deposit Hank. Cm-n
7".NU 1. A 1IIIOTT, A ttorney.nt.I.,iiv, Main
13 l' DA M.MAX, Mercliant Wk'SiotiI
U, tlroct, lioiiblns'bullillug.
1IUCK 1IOHX.
MO.fi W. II. SIIOHMAKKII, D-al
a Dry (loods, (irocerles nnd lieiierul Me
cs in
rchon-
IlUeflXKsS CAUDrf.
JQ1I. J. C. l!LTTi:i!,
l'ilYMCIAN.VSni(ll.o.S,
onice, North Market strcit,
Mur.,'7l-y llloomshurg, Pa.
JJlt. II. V, UAitDXKl!,
I'lIYSIOIAX AXI) SUUGEOX,
111.00 MSIIL'IK), I'A.
onice above .1. Schuyler A- son's Hardware Store.
Apr.S3';5-tt
Q W. MI M.lCi:,
ATTOltNI'.Y-AT-LAW,
onice lu llrower's building, second floor, room No.
1. Illoomsburg, Pa. Julyl,73-y
c
1 11. & W.J.MJGKAI.KW,
ATTOItNT.YS-AT-LAW,
Illoomsburg, Pa.
onice on Main Street, first door below Court House
.ilar.c,'7l-y
Jl K.tJ.M. GI.AUK,
ATTOltNIlYS-AT-LAW,
Illoomsburg, Pa.
Apill lo,'7l-y
onice In Cut s Ilulldlng.
A. CUKVKI.INU S111TII. IlKltVKV KWINU SMITH.
A,
cmcvKi.ixo smith & sox,
ATTOIiNKYS-AT-LAW,
Illoomsburg, Pa.
: "AH business entrusted to our care will recleve
prompt attention. JulyV73-y
C. 11. I'.KOCKWAV. OEOKOK K. KI.WEI.I..
jJltOCKWAY&KIAVKM.,
ATTOHNEYS-AT.luW,
Illoomsburg. Pa.
3".ll business entrusted to our earn w 111 reei Ive
prompt attention. Sept.11,'74 y
K. II. I.ITTI.K. IIOU'T. II. I.ITTI.K.
j7 II. & 1!. II. I.ITTI.K,
' atto1!ni:y.s-a'm.a w,
Illoomsburg, Pa.
:rnii-'lncss before the t'.s. l'uteiitonicniitieniini
to. oihco Hi the Columbian llulliluig. ij as
1
j.. v.ik in,
at rnuvrv. t-t 111'
iu in .11 ,11 un me euuiisiii loiumoia, nuiii
vau and 1.5 coming counties. In the supreme court of
Penns.i liaida, and In the Circuit and District courts
of Hie I nlted stales held at Wllllamsporl, Pn
Mill be In his onice In the Columbian building,
room No. 1, liloemsburg, on I'ucsdajs, Wednesday s
and I Inn mI. os ul each week; nudlnllcntoiion Mon.
da. s, 1'ildais and Saturdays, unless ubsent on pro
fessional business. Sept. Is,ls7fi.
7ni:AS iiiiowx's ixsuiiaxck agkx-
JL CY, Kxihango Hotel, Illoomsburg, Pa.
Capital.
.l.tna, ins Co., of llarlford, Connecticut. . o,r,uo,uoo
Liverpool, London mid (.lobe l'o,u 0,0 0
Howl ul i.iierpoo n Oi),ouu
Lanealiihlle lo.nuo, lu
l ire Assncl.iilen. I'lilladelnhla a.iuu.iino
Aiiieilcau of I'liiladelphta 1,11111 ihjij
.11j.1 ui iiiiiuurii r u,U"0
H'.ioiuliig, of Mlkcs Harro i.ll.Oji)
Palmers Mutual of Damllle l.Oi.o.wu
luiiillle Mutual :r, 11 .1
Home, New Yolk 5,G'-o,oeO
tM ,!(.VS,l CO
Man.li 2i'.,'74-y
MISCKLI.AXKOUc
"riI.MAM MOHKIS,
MLliCHANT TAII.OIt.
Culling cleaning and repairing prompt!) 1
to PI si door over J. 1'. Wideuian's Haidiia
attended
re store.
Iiloomsniirg, ra.
Jan. 0, '75 If
D
i:XTISTl!Y.
H. C. IIOWHIt, DENTIST,
Uespcctfully olTers his professional senlrcs to the
ladles and gentlemen of Illoomsburg nnd vicinity,
llelspiepaied touttend to nil the various operations
In the line of his profession, und Is provided with the
latest Improved Po.icki.ain TKtTii, which will be In
serted on gold plating, sliver and rubber base to
look us well as the natural teeth. Teeth extracted
bv all the new and 1uo.1t unnroved methods, and all
opeiatlens 011 theteith e.uelully undpropeily at-
iciioeii 10.
ouico a few doors abovo the Court House, same
side. July ,'73
171 J. TIIOKXTOX
woi
ould announce totho cltlcnsof lllooms
hurg and vicinity that he has Just recelv ed 11 full und
complete assort tin lit of
WALL l'APElt, WINDOW SHADES,
1 lvu'iiks, conns, tassels,
and all other goods In Ids line of business All the
newest and mosi unproved patterns of the day me
alivajs to be found lu his establishment, Main street,
below Malket, July I ,'7J
KEYSTONE CARRIAGE WORKS'
III.OOMSIIUIIG. I'KXX'A.
I S. CIIOSSI.KY lias on band and for sale
V, cheaper thin the cheapest, for cash, or will
exchange tor old Wagons on reasonable terms
GAUHIACIKS,
IIUGGIKS,
AXI)
WAGOXr
of every descrlpllon both plain nnd fancy.
Portable Top lliiggles. open Iluggles, Plain nnd
Ritiei I'l.itfunii Snrlnir Wagons all or the latest stvle
nnd made of good material und fully warranted.
(live me a call before purchasing elsenheie, as I can.
not lie undersold. I claim that I maLu tho best wag
ons for the least money.
Ialsodu palming, trimming and repair old work
at the shortest notice, old spilngs welded und war
lahled to stand or no pay, 1 will exchange 11 porta
ble top buggy for any kind of lumber, such ns hen
lock, pine, ash, llnu hickory and poplar lu be demo
ed nt my shop by the Hrst of February, 173. Iron
dale eiders taken and MeKelvy, Neal K Co's for ie
palll nscash. A. S. CHOSSI.EY.
Jul) If
LIGHT STREET
BUGGV & CAIUUAOE
TT V. OMAX hereby Informs tbo imbll
I'l , that ho has entered lntoco-paiinershli with
hliTiotlier.ll.L, Oman, and that the business Will
hereatter be conducted under I ho linn nume ot
11 r. 0.11 iv iiiiM iii:it.
They v. Ill have on hand or uianufacturo to order
IIUGGIKS,
OAKUIAG1S,
Sl'JUXa WAGOXH,
light wagons,
no.vn wagons,
uu ' (very thing In their line of business, of tlio best
mattilal awl most complete workmanship, und ut
low as can bo afforded.
iurc of J'Mie jMtrouaje it respectfully
11. V. OMAN uitOTUEH,
Jtutf, Jl.H-ir.
w r ft .M kki A
OB NTH A MirS STORE.
NEXT DO It TO
HNDERSHOTT'S DRUG STORE,
Has Just opened with n Now, Fresh stock of
TEAS, COFFEES, SliOAIts, SPICE",
PICKLES, SAUCES, nmi, HAM,
SIHU'LDhlt, CANNED FItl'ITS
VEnur.MlLES, AC, AO,
FOItElHN AND IHMESTIU
Fruits, Nuts ami Coufcctionarics.
our goods have been bonrht at 110TTOM P11ICE-',
andwfilbusold at tho ViiltY LOW KMT POSSII11.E
PltlCES
IFOHR, CASH,
or exchanged for prime articles ot
OOUNTItV PllOlJUOE.
v
IT WILL PAY YOU TO
CAM. AXD r.XAMIXK GOODS AXI)
l'UK KS
rou YointsELVE.
Wo keep no book-all purchases CASH at tho time
ot sale, lly this strict cash system a
Saving of 10 to 20 per cent, is assured to
Our Customers.
A share of public patronage Is respectfully solic
ited, X. J. HENDEUSIIOTT.
Illoomsburg, March 19, lS75-y
NEW
MUSIC
STORE.
OPERA HOUSE, 3d ROOM,
sm.oo.mmm'im;, ia.
B. l-T. STuTcKFjAND
ltcsnectfullv Informs tho nubile that he hasonened
a New Musiu spire, in tlio Illoomsburg opera House,
011 Centre street, below Main, where lie keeps a full
assortment of
I'lANOK.
Oltd NS,
ML'slCAL IMSTHUMENTS,
SHEET MUSIC,
MI'SH! IKK1KS. An .
always on hand and for salo at thn lowest prices.
He Unites the patrons ot music to call audcxnmlnu
his slock.
Itr.l'AIltlXG AXI) TUXIXG,
also attended to on demand. The public patronago
Is respectfully solicited. uprll 0 '70-ly
VlJL0AAr" IROiY "WORKS,
DANVILLE, MONTOUIt COUNTY, I'A.
WILLIAM H. LAW, Manufacturer ol
y Wrought Iron Ilrldges, Hollers, (lasholder,
Fireproof Ilulhllngs, Wrought Iron Hooting, ltnotllng
Frames. Flooring nnd Doors. Farm dates and Fenc
ing, alio Wrought Iron Piping, stacks nnd all kinds
of smith Work, Ac. ltepalr.s promptly attended to.
N. II. Drawings and Estimates supplied.
July 1, lS7.l-tf
BLOOM3BUEG
State Normal School.
rpiIIS Initiliition afliirils to students iireiiaring
I for thn nrofesslon of TEAC1IINO. eieelient fa.
cnitles forlmpruvement In the most upprovedmeth
ods of Imi ruction,
'or tho accommodation of students deshlnc nren-
aratliinfor College, or for tho business relations ot
life, un Acad 'tnle Department Is organised, which
airoi'ds the most ample facilities tor so doing.
Each course of study Is complete In Itself,
superior advantages aio offeied for Instruction In
ML'.slUand LANOL'AOES.
Fall Session commences Wednesday, August 2dth
Fall session eloies Tuesday, December '.'.'d.
Spring Sesiloti commences Wednesday, Dec. 30th.
Spring Session closes Tuesday, June yyth.
Spring Tuasi commjnees Wednesday, March 31st
TEH.MS.
Iloiup, Including Fuel and Washing, rocnDoi.
i.aiis per week.
Tuition osi: nou.ui per week. In Model Schoo
orty to sixty cents per week.
Students nro admitted nt any time, and to and
course of study for which teey may bo prepared. It
Is belter, If possible, to be pieseut ut the commence
ment of u term, or a session.
Send tor a Catalogue,
Applications for admission may bo addressed to
Dlt. T. L. UltlSWOLI),
1'rluclpal.
COL. J. O. FKEE.U,
secretary.
Aug. !J,'74-1y
"BLOO MS B U It G TANNERY7
a. a, 11 1: 11 iti vc;
R
KSI'IXTl'l'M.Y iiniiouiices to the public
1u.11 uu lias ivuj't lieu
BXYDEU'TAXNUItY,
(old stand) Illoomsburg, Pa., at the
Forks of tho Espy and I Ighl street
roads, w hero all deieilpilons of
. IIUIIII'I ,!. VI? ,,(,. IV 11. HI.'..
siibitautl.il und wui kiiianllko manner, and sold at
prices to suit the times. Tho highest price In cash
will at all limes bo paid for ,
G It K K N II I I) K S
of every descrlpllon In llio country. Tho public pat
ronage Is lospeeitully solicited.
Illoomsburg, March IS, ls,5-y
Hoine-Itt Fertilizers Tlie Best.
FARMERS ATTENTION.
Ul'OX nceipt of tin cents to pay priming,
lmslago and proportion ot expense ot this nd
veitlieinent, the oravs retry I heiuleal Winks,
manufacturers of oil Vltrol, liround Hones and otlur
tei tllltlng inaterhils, will send tu any tanner or
other peisou, a recelpu for making 11 lloiucmadii
Ferlllli' r fiom bonesnnd ollur chemicals ut 11 cost
of about twenlv dollars per ton, without trouble, ii
paratus or miichlnery, pnuiounced bv hundreds who
halo meil It tobeeiiual If not supeilor loany super
Phosphate of I.ltno iiiirch.ned lu tlio uiaiUet. Ad
dress, (lltAVS FEI.ItY CHEMICAL WOltKS. Ofllco
lis South Front strict, Philadelphia. lu-lm
CARPETS! OARPlTS!!
S. H. MILLER & SON
HAVK JUST HECKIVKI) nnd are onering
fursalu at t cry low prices 0110 of the best us.
suiiiuentsof ( AHPE'IS ever ortiicd for Rule nf
I hu tow 11 of Illoomsburg. They lire nil now and In
the v cry latest st) les. I'l Ices vary H orn cents to
tl.Ni per yard. Cull and see Uiem.
Oct. X3, 74 If.
PUBLIC SALE HAND BILLS
Printed u this Oflico
ON SHOItTEST NOTICE AND AT THE
MOST 11EABONABLE TERMS
f.
fillllllliJ.iMljJIi.'ftlllill
ELOOMSBURG, PA., MtlDAY, APRIL 23. 1875-.
GRAND OPENING I
NLIAS MENDENHALL
II
AVI NO rtptimed tlie business of Mercbnn-
discing at his old Store, on
MAIN STItEET, 11LOOMSIIUUG,
NKAIt TIIK IORK9 HOTEL,
Desires to call tho attention of his Friends and the
ruoiicgencraiiy,u 111s
NEW, FULL AND VAlllEl)
STOCK OF GOODS,
JUST OPENED,
And solicits asliaro of public patronage,
I11S STOCK CONSISTS OF
TlllY OOODS,
oi10ce1iies,
queenswaiie.
woodenwaiii;
willowwake,
hoots a shoes,
haiidwahl,
FLOUlt AND FEED.
In connection with his stock of Mercnandlso he
constantly keeps on hand In his yard.
A FULL STOCK OF
Dressed and Uaflressefl Lnnta
AND SHINOLES OF HIS MANUFACTJItE.
Bill Lumber made a speciality.
CALL AND SEE.
OCt.S, 1573-tf.
110BERT ROAN
5? s ...
CABINET MAKEB
UNDEllTAK Ell,
Iron SI net, Ut ween Main and Third Streets
liLOOMSIiUKG, PA.
4 M, kinds ot Furniture made to order nnd
X.V. broken furniture neatly repaired. Tho quality
ami prices of Ids work will compare with any thn
can lie produced nnd ho respectfully solicits u share
of public pationage.
Undertaking
Will lie caielally nnd promptly nttended to. When
called upon dining any hour of tho day or night he
will at once respond and lay out the dead. When
female helulu such eases Is desired he will furnish
tho same.
Ready Made Coffins
both of WOOD nnd METALLIC WAltE always on
hand. He Is also the the sole proprietor In Illooms
burg and surrounding districts for
Taylor's Patent Corp Preserver
lly which a corpso may be surely nnd carefully pre
served In Ire for any desirable length ot time. The
iioof llio Preserver may be obtained from him at
any time, scarfs, Shrouds, O'.oves and Mourning
for Doors furnished when lcqussted. Also, I1EAHSE
and CONVEYANCES furnished
KSflloncmber he is a Regular Undertaker
and thoroughly understands his businsi. He
will not be undersold by ami in WooKuburq or
in the eounty. 110HF.11T ItOAX.
Dee. ll,'7J-ly
A GREAT STRIDE !
Ifp siikI Over Old IHHIioiIm fiuuiitl
to bo liMilty, ur nlijvclloii
alilf, (llm'ardudt
: o:-
A NEW AXD VASTLY ADVANTAGEOUS
FLAN IIEIfillY ADOPTED BY
G.EVl.&J.K.LOCKARO
At their Works in Illoomsburg,
Formerly Illoomsburg Iron and Manufacturing
company), w here will be kept constantly on Jiand a
large assortment ot
White mid Id'il AnIi Anthracite
Ootil,
VOIl DOMESTIC I'UltPOSES, AND
CUI'ULO, HI.ACKSM1TII AXD MT17MIX
OI'SCOAL, at prices to suit the trade. All Coal spoclally pro
lured before lcav lug tho Yard. Also
Plows and Threshing Machines,
and nil kinds of
Casting and Machine Work.
HEPAIIIINO promptly nttended to. They would
lespeclfully solicit tho I'atronagn of the Public.
(1, M.SJ. K, I.OCKAKI),
Jan. 8, '73-ly Illoomsburg, Pa.
GLAZING AND PAPERING.
SHI. F. IIODIXE, Iron Street below sec
ond, Illoomsburg, I'a., Is prepared to do al
s of
PAINTING,
GLAZING,
and
PAPEIt HANGINGS,
In the best styles, ut lowest prices, and at short
notice.
Parties hav Ing such wor todowll savemoncyby
work warranted to giro satisfaction. Order
Ued
W.M. F. UO DINE.
Mar. 0, '71-ly.
jELLElt it IIAHTI.EY,
Jobbers of
Notions, Hosiery, Fancy Goods, &c,
Comll's Ilulldlng, Main Street, below Market,
HLOOMSIlUlttl, I'A.
March SO, 1875-8IU
WM. Y. KESTER,
TAILOR.
IILOOMSIIUUU, I'A.
If (is icmoved to Iron street, second door above tho
I Itiformed ClmicliAvheru 1.0 vvillba pleased tosee
nil Ids old mends and new customers, und servo
tlHUi with salMaetkiu, All WMK wamiuled. 13-y
111 A 111 l J M,Jf
Poetical.
For Tint COLCMDIAN.
TO Sl'KINO.
DVTll.LIKI.AUniClI.
Wo have watted long thy coming,
oh, gentle Spdngl
And wo thought wo heard thy footsteps
Over all tho voile) s ring,
She Is coming, she Is coming,
(leiitlo Spring,
Dut alas, 'twas but an echo,
From some distant shore,
For stern winter's fleecy garment
Covers still the earth nil o'er,
And we fancied rain thy coming,
(Icntle S 'ring.
We hate waited long thy coming,
o, gentle spring I
Though we love the fair queen winter,
An I do oft her praises sing,
Wh mi 'tis lime for thy coming.
(I -.iti" spring!
Then nv wait and hearken fur thee,
1. 1 ',dn j for thy return,
For Ho reri, meads and calmy breezes,
We most earnestly do yearn.
And thou canst not too soon bo coming,
(Icntle Spring.
We have waited long thy coming,
Oerdlo Spring I
O, could we but buy thy favor.
To thro what tribute would wo bring,
Great Indeed, Is tho boon we'd give thee,
C.cntle Spring.
But thou art above all gifts from mortals,
And alas, we can only wait,
Wickedly murmuring that thy coming.
Will bo very, very late,
Unless thou dost come sn Ittly,
Oentle Spring.
ANSWK.lt.
I am coming, I am coming,
My heralds are there,
Ring out 3 our glad voices,
Through my own balmy air.
You have called me a laggard,
In song nnd In Jest,
Hut now I am coming,
Let each don his test.
1 am coming, I am coming,
I lovo you full well.
Hut why I'm n laggard,
I Indeed may not tell,;
You;are tired of stern wlnterf
Tho beautiful queen,
With her long tral lng garments
And star dotted sheen.
I am coming, I am coming,
Stem Winter Is gone,
lleritronglev fetters,
Now are riven and prone;
Her diamond decked sceptro
Has passed from your bowers,
And I'm coming, I'm coming,
To deck them with Mowers.
I am coming, I am coming,
I soon will be there,
lilng out 5 our'glad wclcoma
Through my own balmy air ;
Ah 1 loudcr,.stlll louder,
Let your glad welcome ring,
Open your arms to receive 111 e,
Your long wished for Spring,
Arrll 16th, 1&75.
Miscellaneous.
COFFEE.
Us Origin anil Use.
We find no mention iiiancient history of
the Greeks or Itomans being acquainted
with the use of codec. Though the contrary
ins been asserted by several enthusiasts, Pe
dro del Vallo says that the nepenthe that
Helen received from tlie Egyptian woman
was a decoction of coffee. Paschius, in, his
treatise' l)c Sores In Ocutes pretends that
colfee was among the presents made by Abi
gail to David. Hut after diligent search in
sacred and profane history we arc unable to
verify thc-c theories.
Coffee originated in Ethiopia, where it has
been in use from time immemorial. The
Persians ivcre the second people to adopt it ;
finally tlie Arabians discovered its merits
and introduced it into Europe.
The discovery of coffee is the subject of
many fables. It is related, among others,
that there was a poor dervish, living in an
Arabian valley, who possessed nothing but a
small hut and a few goats. One evening
these goats returned from their pasture in a
state of great excitement. On the next
morning he followed them, and observed
that they cropped the foliage and berries of
a small shrub which had previously escaped
Ins notice. lie tasted the berry himself and
experienced a pleasurable sensation. He
imparted the result of his investigation to
his neighbors, who, finding his account true,
introduced it into their country.
The Persians relato that Mahommed being
ill, the Angel Garicl invented the beverage
to restoro the Prophet to health.
It is also related that the superior of a
convent in Arabia, hearing of tlio strange
client of the berries on the goats of tlio der
vish, concluded that they would have a ben
eficial cllect upon his monks, who were in
the habit of falling asleep during prayers
The result exceeded his expectations. How
ever this may be, il is certain that it was in
the middle of the fifteenth century that the
Arabians first began to cultivate cotl'ee.
Grentalcddiii Aliou Abdullah Mahomnied
Hen Said, Mufti of Aden, having occasion
to assist Persia, relative to StatoallUirs notic
ed, while there, that tho natives used coffee
very freely, and were extravagant in their
praises of its virtues, On his return to his
country ho fell sick of a fever, and recalling
to his mind what ho had heard of the cura
tive powers of collet', ho determined to try
it. Tlio effect was almost miraculous. In
two days ho was well. On his recommenda
tion tlie prominent men of tlio city tested its
virtues. Since that time its uso became,
common, and it is said that tlie Arabs never
drink it without asking Heaven's blessings
for Grcmnleddin as a slight recompense for
tho great bonanza he bestowed upon them.
From Aden tho use of coffee gradually ex
tended to Mecca and -Medina thence, it
spread throughout Arabia, In all tho prin
cipal cities places nf entertainment where
coffee was dispensed wero opened Here
idlers congregated, passing tho day in play
ing checkers and listening to tlio poets who
came to tho ciiVj to recite their poems.
From Arabia the uso of coffee passed into
Egypt, nnd was first introduced into Cairo
in tho beginning of tho tenth century of tho
hcglra. From Egypt it was next taken into
Syria, first to Damascus and Aleppo, where
it was introduced without opposition. Fi
nully it was adopted in all the Syrian cities,
The first opposition to tlio new beverage.
took place in Mecca, in 017 of tho hegirn.
Two brothei.s of high authority persuaded
tlio Emir Kliair-lleg-Mimnr that coffee was
an intoxicating Ibjuor, and that its uso was
prohibited by tho precepts of the Prophet.
Khalr-llcg convoked tin assembly of wise
men ami physicians to deliberate on the sub
ject. Tho fimt class declared that the uso of
coll'eo was a violation of tho teachings of
Maliotnmed j tho latter held that it was in
jurious to health. Several pundits, hovvovcr,
toot opposite grounds, and u lively discus
sion ensued. Quo of tho doctors went to fax
ns to say thnt its intoxicating (piaUtics wero
grenter than those of wine. This declaration
was productive of not n llttlo merriment,
"lie lias tasted wine, then," many exclaimed.
ihe authorities took tlio matter seriously.
I he unfortunate debater was indulged wit!
eighty Btripea as a punishment for his viola'
tlon of the rules laid down In the Koran.
Khalr Ileg requested permission from tho
SulUn to prohibit tho sale of coffeo in Mec
ca. He closed tho places of entertainment
where it was sold. Doing informed that a
prominent citizen had continued tho use ot
coffee in his family after receiving notifica
tion of tlie prohibition, Khalr lleg had him
publicly chastWl for the offence.
Tho Sultan, however, soon altered his
mind. The wise men of Cairo, more learned
than those of Mecca, announcing that codec
was an Innocent drink, the Emir was induc
ed to revoke his prohibitory order, and tho
use of coll'ce became more general In 0;i2
of the hegira, tlio Shlek Sidl Mahomnied
Ilen-Arrak being informed that the' cafes
wore tho scenes of criminal conduct, in
structed tho governors to close all public
places where coffee was sold, restricting its
use to private families. After his death the
cts were reopened,
lint the persecution ot the innocent berry
was not to stop here. In Oil of tlio hegira,
a fanatic spoko with so much force in the
Mosquo against the use of codec that tho
people, excited by his words, ran to the
cafes, broke tho furniture, tho vases in which
the cofieo was kept, assaulted the guests, and
treated the proprietor to the bastinado.
These model "crusaders" asserted that on
Resurrection Day coffee drinkers would ap
pear with faces as black as tho pots in which
they prepared their favorite drink. The dis
cussion prevailed to such length that it be
came necessary to have a judicial consulta
tion. The felnek convoked his doctors of
laws, who decided that tho question had
been formerly set at rest by a previous con
vention, which had declared in favor of the
purity of coffee. Tlio Shiek ratified the
opinion of his distinguished savans. Thus
all the ed'orts that were made to prevent tho
use of coffee in Mecca proved ineffectual.
In 932 of the hegira, during the reign of
Solomon II., called the Great, coffeo was in
troduced into Greece and Constantinople.
iY man Irom Damascus, named Sehenis, and
a citizen of Aleppo, named Hekem, went to
Constantinople and opened cafes, when their
customers were served reclining on sofas.
these establishments became verv popular,
and were frequented by savans, professors,
and dervishes
Tlio Turks became great coffee drinkers.
Their capital was soon filled with A'uu'a
kanes, where coffee was sold at all hours.
Men of leisure congregated in these places
in great numbers, and young girls wero cm
ployed to entertain them with songs and
dancing. Hut this raised a furious storm.
Tlie priests alleging that the faithful desert-.
ed their places of worship to witness tlie
dancing in the cafes, created a great disturb
ance.
xncy asserted mat in tlie heating process
coflee became carbonized, and that every
thing partaking of the character of carbon
was forbidden by Mahommedanism. The
Mufti sustained tlie priesU, and, prohibiting
tlie sale of coffee in tho capital, closed the
cafes. Hut they were soon reopened. Dur
ing tlie war under Mahommed IV., the
Grand Vizier Kuprugli, for political pur
poses, again closed the cafes, but ns this
action diminished tlie revenues of the king
dom in a critical period, the prohibition-was
revoked, and the uso of codec became so
trcncral that in Egypt and Turkey to-day
tho husband is obliged to furnish his wife
with a certain quantiy. The refusal or fail
ure from any cause to do this is a just anil
legal ground for divorce.
In 1GG2 a merchant, named Edwards,
returning to England from the Levant, was
accompanied by a Greek who was noted for
his skill in making coffee. Edwards intro
duced it in London where it became very
popular.
During tho reign of Charles II. coffeo wns
subjected to the same persecution as it suf
fered in the East, In 107j tho .king had all
tho places where coffee was sold closed. He
regarded them as centres of treasonable dis
cussions, rdit this rigorous mea-uro produced
iin effect contrary to wliaftheking desired-
it only added to the popularity of coffeo
Hut this popularity was short-lived, as tho
general iiio of coll'ce gave place to the use
of tea.
Ten years after its introduction iiitu Eng
land, cod'eo was carried into France. This
was not its first appearance, however, for
Leonard Itatmolf, in 153U, mentions having
seen cod'eo in France.
Prosper Alpin, a famous physician and
botanist, published a work in Venice, in
1091, wherein lie gives a description of the
coffee plant which ho find seen in Egypt,
and to ' which ho .gave the name ol bonn,
ban, or bonn Hacnn, in his "Sylva Sylvar
um,"vpeaks of coffee as a drink very popu
lar in the East, and MoUner, in 1021, pub
lished a treatise on the subject,
In lfiU a Venetian, Pedro del Viille, in
troduced coffeo into Marseilles. A short
time afterwards a second traveler not only
brought with him large quantities of codec,
but ho also introduced the small silk nadkin
embroidered in gold and silver, then in uso
among the Turks.
In 1G71 a foreigner opened a small saloon
where hot cofieo was sold. This was tho
first cafe in France.
The use of cod'eo became general from
tliis date, notwithstanding tho opinion of
the physicians that it would prove injurious
to the climate of France. At this tiinb it
was almost unknown in Paris,
Solomon Aga, ambassador from the Su
blime Porte, was the first to introduce collc'o
in Paris. He brought it to tho notice' of
several prominent men of tlie time, who
continued to uso it after ills departure.
Pascal Armenian, several years later
(1071), established a cafe ut tho Saint Ger
main bazar; from there ho lemnved totho
Qaai c ' JCcole, opposite the Vont Xeuf.
Hut his saloon was attended by strangers
only, nud finding it unprofitable, ho left
! raneo for London. Later, a Sicilian, nam
ed Proeopo, opened a cafe in front of the
Theatre Comedio Frauc.iise.
T.10 next atfc was. opened by a man from
Aleppo, named Eticnnoj it' was unrivalled
in splendor, llio room was furnishci with
marble-topped tables ot exquisite, workman
ship, largo crystal mirrors hung on thn
walls, tho guests reclined ,011 comfortable
chairs, while in every corner there was to bo
found some Eastern curiosity of great value,
About this period u little cripple named
Cuudlot appeared on the street with a ho,at
fl 1 iUL-L.
TIIK COI.UMIIIAN, VOI. IX, NO. 10
COI.UMlllA DKMOCHAT, VOL. XI,, NO. 10
lng apparatus, surmounted by n coffee-pot,
which ho carried beforo him on n largo tin
waiter. Ho walked tho streets crying,
"cafe" "cafe" Ho charged n few sous a
cup, furnishing sut.tr nnd milk. In a few
years ho retired very rich.
In tho success of htlcnno nnd Procope,
whoso cafes wero frequented by YoUalrc,
Piron, Fontenellc, Santc-Foix, induced
others to open similar establishments.
Among tho most celebrated of these was tho
Cafe de la Ilegcnce.
This saloon was tho favorite resort of Jean
Jacques Itousscau. It Is related that such
largo numbers of strangers congregated
there of an evening to see him play checkers
that it became necessary to station a police
man at tho door to prevent more than n cer
tain number entering.
In a few years the cafes multiplied amaz
ingly. During tho reign of Louis XV.
thcro wero but GOt), under Louis Napoleon
there were more than 3,000.
In America, cofieo was first used to any
extent in New.Oileans. I)urlng,tho period
of the French ascendency tho cafes were
very numerous hero ; they were tho centres
of fashion ; many of tho most distinguished
men of tho colony being in the habit of
passing the evening there, discussing the
politics of France and home affairs.
Nico (Jirls.
There Is nothing half so sweet in life, hall
so beautiful or supremely delightful or so
loveablo as a nice girl. One of those lovely,
lively, good natured, sweet faced, amiable,
neat, natty, pious, prayerful, domestic crea
tures met within tho sphere of home, (Utilis
ing around . tho induence of her goodness
like tho essence of sweet, flowers.
nice girl is not the languishing beauty
drawling on tUosofa nnd discussing the last
opera or novel, or tho giraffe-liko crcaturo
sweeping majestically through tho drawing
room. Tlie nice girl may not even play or
danco well, and knows nothing about using
her eyes or coquetting with a fan. Sho nev
er languishes, sho is too active. She is not
given to sensation novels, she is too busy.
In ' public, she is not in front showing her
shoulders; she sits quiet and unobtrusive at
tho back o'f tlie crowd most likely. In fact
it is not often wo discover her. Home is her
place.
Who rises bfitimes and superintends the
morning meal? Who makes the toast and
tea, and buttons the boys' shirts, and feeds
the chickens, and brightens up tho parlor
mil sitting room? Is it tho languisher, or
the giraffe, or the elegante 1 Not a bit of it.
It's tlie nice girl.
Her maiden toilet is made in the shortest
possible time, yet how charmingly it is done,
and how elegant and how neat her dress and
collar! If you covet anything, it is 0110 of
the .n.ice girl's kisses. Not presenting her
cheek or brow like a "fine girl," but an au-
dible,smack which says plainly, "I love you
ever so much !"
Breakfast over, down in the kitchen to see
about dinner, and all day long she is up and
down, always cheerful and light hearted.
She never ceases to be active and useful until
the day Is 'gone, when she will polka with
the boys or read, sing old sonss or play old
tupes to her father or mother for hours to
gether. Sho 'is a perfect treasure, is the j
nice girl. When sickness comes it is she
who attends with unwearying patience on ,
the sick chamber. There is 110 risk, no fa
tigue that she will not undergo, no sacrifice
that she will not make. She is all love, all
devotion. " I have often thought it would bo
happiness to bo watched by such loving eyes
and.tended by such a fair hand.
One of tho strongest marked characteris-
tiss of a. "nico girl" is tidiness and simplici
ty of dress. Sho is Invariably associated in
my mind with a high frock, plain collar, and
the. neatest of nico ribbons, bound with
tlio most modest little brooch in the world.
never knew a nico girl who displayed a
profusion of rings and bracelets, or who
wore low dresses.
I say there is nothing in the world half so
beautiful, half so intrinsically good asa''nice
girl." Sho is the sweetest flower in tho path
of life.' There nro others far moro stately.
far moro gorgeousbut these wo merely ad
mire as wo go by. It is where the daisy
.grows thnt we liko to rest.
To preside over n great American newspa
per is to hold and exercise one of the most
dignified 6flices of the world. Now let us
open the newspaper, nnd see how it looks.
Freighted with the world's great allairs load
ed' down with tho hopes, struggle, misfor
tunes, crimes, triumphs and achievements of
humanity, wo expect to find it earnest, dig
nified and catholic. Tho first thing we see
is'llalf a column of sensational headings ad
dressed, perhaps, to the prurient curiosity of
the basest men. Wo open n v estern paper,
and find over 1111 item of intelligence, or of
falsehood, concerning a grievous scandal, the
word ''HELL!" in ns largo letters as can bo
squeezed Into n column. This is followed by
minor heads, every ono which is intended to
produce 'a sensation. Wo go on through the
paper,' and it is nil sensation. Oftentimes
tho headings mislead as to tho real character
of the intelligence to which they nro the pre
face. All tho chronicled is wrought up into
its most startling forms. To piquo curiosity,
to ralso feeling, to attract attention, to ap
peal to tho sense of the marvelous, to bo
stunning rather than simple and true, are
the apparent motives of the conductor.
Is this an extreme case? Wc can furnish
papers by the hundred that steadily pursue
this course as a matter of pnlicv. It is not
enough that wo liavo party presses in relig-
loinmd politics thnt give a party shapo to
every thing that comes to them. It is not
enough 'that'wo have presses that rejoice in
scandal an'd crime and take greater delight
in them, and greater pains in their details,
than are excited by thoso affairs which mark
tho advanco of tlio world in goodness and
wisdom. It is not enough that they touch to
tho personal purposes and prejudices of their
conductors, If 11 thing is tamo it must be
whipped into a startling appearance. If it
is s.ul, inexpressibly sad from its badnesi its
badness must yield the requisito sensation
Great and good names aro jested with. Top
ics which involve the most precious interests
of tho human race tiro tossed flippantly
about, like the bulls of n juggler, to attract
tho eyes of the gaping multitude. SubjccU
of which children can never know too little
aro laid beforo them familiarly as if they were
not btccped in shame. To receive tho world's
news, in the spirit und shape which it is ren
resented to millions of readers every day, is
to supposo that till tho world's momentous
events nro conceived in fever and brought
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include tho new world ns well as tho old in
her universal dominion. As regards tho
Spanish colonics in America that is a matter
of course ; but in tho United States tho
chosen homo of tho democracy and the most
omnigenous sectarianism thcro arc already,
It seems more than eight million Iloman
Catholics, and tho number is said to bo
steadily increasing by conversions as well as
by thu perpetual stream of Irish Immigration.
Nor can this bo wondered at. The samo
sort of feeling which inspires nil almost film
kcyl'li devotion to titles and decorations
among a people who are not themselves per
mitted to receive them, would in Its relig
ious aspect tell in favor of n church which
presents the imposing spectacle of venerable
antiquity amid the fleeting forms of modern
political organization, and claims to speak
with unerring voice amid the babel of jarr
ing tongues. Nor can there be any doubt
that tho appearance In such a society of a
prince of tho church, with nil tho gorgeous
trappings of his unfamiliar dignity, will b
hailed with satisfaction, and may even exort
a definite influence beyond tho pate of his
own communion. The strange tiling is, not
that an American cardinal .should bo created
now, but that there should have been none
created earlier. And these considerations
would alone fully suffice to explain tlie step
just taken by Pious IX. Hut it serves also
to illustrate an interesting question which
has been mooted of late, but which wo can
not do more than briefly glanco at here, ns
to tho possible intention of tho holy seem to
adopt a new line of policy, starting from tho
separation of church and state, which,
though condemned in tho Syllabus as a
principle, is becoming more and more recog
nized as an accomplished fact. Tho church
of Home, it has been surmised, may turn
away from tho monarchies and aristocracies
which havo betrayed her, and make her
appeal directly to tlie masses ; she is ham
pered by no abstract doctrine of the divine
right of kings, and has never committed
herself to the exclusive and inherent forms
of any form of government but her own.
This is perfectly true, and we may add that
it would not really be an innovation for the
opes to return to the policy deliberately
adopted nnd pcrsucd with a proud consist
ency by the nblest nnd most powerful of
their predecessors.
Hildebrand publicly appealed to the body
of the faithful, not only against the tyranny
of emperors and kings who had usurped
spiritual rights, but even against the resist
ance of an immoral or simoniacal clergy.
Ho went so Ifar as to forbid the laity to at
tend masses celebrated by married priests,
or to accept tho sacrament at their hands.
It may well be doubted whether Gregory's
bold experiment proved successful in the
long run ; and there is force in the comment
of a modern writer, that the laity who had
learnt from him to expose their clergy learnt
in the next country from Arnold of lircsciu
how to oppose the pope, and later still from
Luther how to throw oil their allegiance to
him altogether. Hut the situation is chang
ed sineo then, nud tho laity would be called
upon now, not to resist their clergy, but to
support them against it domineeiing civil
power. Still the attempt would bo rather,
to ue Cardinal Manning's words on receiv
ing hisnevvdiguity,"a foilorn hope," and it
is by no means clear that it would succeed.
In America, however, there is everything to
lie gained und nothing to be lost by holding
for democratic support, for there is only a
democracy to be propitiated, where tho
union of church nnd state has never existed
it can neither be perpetuated nor dissolved.
How far the same programmecould be safely
carried out in old established Catholic states
is quite another question, nor is it at best
anything moro than a plausible conjecture
that Itoineseriously contemplates so momen
tous a change of front. One swallow doe
not make a summer, and the appointment of
cardinal can hardly be taken as a pontifical
announcement that henceforth Cittliolicsocie-
ty is expected to conform itself to the Ame
ricun type. Tlie discussion is not without
interest, both on its speculative and practical
side; but is one which wo have 110 space or
occasion tb cuter intoniorc fully here.
On Sunday la-t, in one of tho Chicago
ehurehes,stood a couple apparently singing
from
tlie bottom of their souls out of tho
hymn book." Heing religiously disposed, and
not having n hymn book, a gentleman who
sat immediately behind them, attempted to
read from the samo book. In doing so, at
tlio end of tho verse, ho heard tho gcntlcmau
whispering: "Oh, say yes." The next verso
beganand when It ended, tho fair ono re
plied : "Go ask p.i fall's right so far as I
am concerned."
The spelling mania is taklngqucer shapes.
A Madison county (111.) girl has offered her
self as a prizo to the one of her four suitors
who outspelli tho others. Tho trial is to
come off in the district school house, and 25
cents admission is to bo charged, tho money
to go towards furnishing a house for tho
young couple
A policeman met a negro at night carry
ing a trunk along the street, and collared
him, The negro explained: "De family
what was boarding me has been axing for
money, and as dey was gone' out to-night I
thought I would get into some family whar
dey respected de panic."
An old bachelor, upon reading that "two
lovers sat up half tho night with only ono
chair in the room," said it couldn't be done,
unless one ot them stands orbits on the floor.
And Midi painful i;;noraiico pretty plainly
indicates that ho has never been there.
Had luck U simply a man with his hands
in his pockets and a pipo In his mouth, look
ing on to ceo how it will come out. (Jooii
luek is a mini of pluck with Ids sleeves roll
id up working to innko it cotno out right.
"1 ulways thought I should ntvci rutr
that child," said an old lady of ninety, on
hearing of the death of her son aged ncv
enty.
Josh liming! Hays: "1 am violently op.
posed tcvv ardent bplrlts us a beverage, but
lor manufacturing purposes, I think a little
vf it tftjjjes good,"