KATES OF AnViSRTlSItfa .Issued,,, "r"!") !..... . Onelneh,((trelTeiineBorliaiinlralM InNonra cut) pel one. or two insertion, t,tvi time Inttr lions, lif.oti. run .. . 'im, vui ,11. I'A I . ... . . ' ' utn. 11.1 mutt in nii-nnrrt no iiiuiu' .nr. Aiier Mi ..I.. 7i ......... .X'"' inci. One I neb TWO MCllCS,,,, Tk. rev Inches... Four inches.... lu. in. cm, m. Jjr ...tJM) $3.00 t4.(K) H.00 tl0.(sl 'I" I'lllu' i i r ,i , , ' Ml I I. (o in,., rlu-r-, oat of the J' i.T Hrnil' ti. i u'lr.inoa . V f' ' "" " IKii''Ut '' ''.II., ..'il,n f tho . . I 1 1. ' I l.,ll . ' .'i '.rcijii or pi.- tir-t . . B.MJ G.uu l.ev v.'f io-w . 6.00 7.00 S.liO ln.eo l.m w.oa bo.os fO.OCI no. 7.00 .M 11.00 lT.HO u.iu uo uuar cr column lo.iio iinir column..,. .irao II.IO is.eio vo.oo uo.oo (I'.ll) GO.IH ,1' I . .1 it he Un column., ,.S .('0 st.w V.n.1v ..rltn.tlttr.rnpnla hat tblf. ntinrlrrlv. TMB Blent advertisements must bo phi before Inserts except wnere parucsnaTearcoui.iB. ifL'iAiifrt(ii nts two dollar re rlncli (or tbrf ll'o ' Jh1,1 lH no M-wled Tom subscribers In t - o r rt r-pi2xrc3-. iwiTl',,1.. '""'M !IU- '"i"'11 ""in I'Ol.t'Mlt AN Is very Smv' ';i'.n'.l"Jr.' ! '''""I'u will onip-.m favor ih.ll",of u' cltlrt. Allttoik liuhecn lUHLHiil, n.M 1 aim,, iiiO'U'iiilu riluf. Insertions, nnd at that rata for additional ln&crtloB without reference to length. Kxccutors, Admlnls' niter's one! Auditor's Kotlesf three dollars. Transient or Iwal notices, twenty cents a Ub regular advertisements bait rates. Card" In the "Business Directory" column, oit dollar per ear for each line. , I. iw5rSJV' s41tm 1511 prciir!ct6'rs' BLOOMSBTJIIG, PA., FKlDAI, JANUARY 14. 1876. THK COLUMBIAN, VOL. X, NO. COL'JMMA DKMOUItAT, VOL. XL, NO. 49 Cilitttitm T Columbia Cot.nty Official Directory. V' iliknt .Tii.Vf Assuelntc .liiilu'cs 'ruli .motur , .lrr 'tcrln -tk iiii-ori l)lsll'l ttnHi IWU -Ml. 'iiclf un'u ,r 1-jta,' i TMi'MIYI -111' " IV'tlllt-Sl UlllS .Tow h "anus (Ximl.istoner'i Aii.llb.t .. M. V i i!.iintkr-( buries Jury r'o nniis-ljH (to mt iiperl'it(" llljfi n IV) ,r lllntr! vm, Kr.tinr, oio . )"0 t. (. I', Jint, M, 'lllliim r.lKfll, Irani licrr, i e rge Scott, -it. f riiiil; Znrr. r -'.vtiit'iuiwi il. .latobv. liiin M. Uari:. , oMjr, Hit. .v.McnejnoM". 'im nurnvr, t. V. Mtlloiiry, rk-Wimamtfilcklini.ni. Kllno. I. i. r.itm. n. i. nrnwn. .Murpli . i-lai'nb It, nil?, Ham II. i-lojit Wt llamll.iivilpr. . -lTCtM-(. v. i:m, C0 t, lsimrrf mi'l riiomi!.fn'M'lliii', retnr . Blo .nisburg Official Directory. niocinwtitinf IianVi'ijcnmnnnj lolm , runs, on. lVoi.i-n ii. in-. CMtiiM'. I Iri S i I ,ml itii -clKirlonti. I'jx'on, rcMent iDi'imna t.itin" AM l.i I n -!;. ii. ven-. I .ry. Ill "i -l -niiiL' ' lit l I -Win, i'.'.i , ... lilmm ii"v Mn i, I. Hruivr, rivsii'.'u Mil Itnl billing runl nml I mm 1 u, I'rwililcii i c. v.. Miller, ."inil",ilnT fitri't .'K.-b l?n l"iit..t ii. liiitjttiSh. iM'ni . wivln.- Kmnl (N ,, i ion!. i ii. nurMO , seere ary CHUIti 'I DllllUTOUY. DAI "HT CHl'lll'll. Iter. .1. p. Tin in, ( 'ipph o Sln hv x rK"i - ,i m mid. i?v p. m. Kllnll !flliin!U i in. Pr.iM'i' Mi-ellns-ni Ty WcilnewLr i vcnlng al (t4 ULI.. b.vi sfic. Tin- pnlilte lire lull id 'c n'li'iul. 3T. Mtrrnntr'a ictiirkas iiu'kcii. Mlnli cr-ltcv..T. "fi'ron. kiiiiI.iv s.-nli-es-ioij a. m. and oysv- m. Sitn.l i i-lifitil un. m. l'r.i or Mcc tn?-Ui'ry Wrdnpsdav ervntnga1 (IJ4 S0.1U free. Xo pow . ron' .'d. All nri' wolfotno. 1'IIKir.MF.Ill INC Hl'HCll. MlnH er-llcv. Mu.in Ml'-holl. S'in'I.iy Senlccs-iov n, m, nnd CM p. m. H11nd.1v Sclioilti ii. tn. Pr.v er Moo Ins Uvery Vcdnos,d.iv evening a by, o'clock. Sea free. N'o po-vi rented. S' rangers welcome. MCTiiotiiM' Eiicoi'AI. rnt'iii'lt. Prcstdlntr Hldcr-Ucv. jf. s. Puekln-.'lmm. MlnN'tr-llev. .1. II Mcditrruli. Hnurlav scnlon-l v. nndr..lv m. lln,l.i' SctiiHil n. m. l:ii)lo chas-i:vor Mondiv evonlngtii flv o'clock, i'u'ing 'Ion's l'r.i or .Men lng-Lvor. Tuesday evening .1 o'clock. (Ii'iht il I'raj cr Meeting nvcry Tburiday evening linKOI'.MEI) CHl'I'.CII. Corner of Tlilrd and Iron streets. I'aitnrHcv. T. K. llnlTineler. KiMdeneo Kast stieet, opp. Hilrd street. Hiind.iy HorUeos-lu a. in. and 7 p. 111. MiwU School 3 p. m. 1'ra.uT Mi'i'tlng hnturiMv, 7 p. m. All aio Invited Tlicro Is nlns room. Scr Iocs cuTy Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at ilcller'a church. Jladlsoii township. sr. I'An.'a rumen. Hector Iti'V. John Henitt. siind.u Scrvlces-v j a. in., iy, p. m. sund.iv School 9 n. m. I''h'vt sin lnj In tlio month, Holy Communion. Son Ices propiratury to Cummunlon c.n I'rld.iy evening lii'loio tlio st Minday In each month. 'l'ows rented ; tmlcu'Obnd' welcome. Persons desiring to cliimiR the Hector on religious mi tors will tlnd him at tho parsonage on Hock street. KVISIlKUCAl. CHUKCn. Presiding Kld'T-liev. A. L. Heeser. Mini tor -liev. .1. A. lrWn. sund.i' 'enlco a p. 111., In Iho Iron street Church. l'r.i or Mm'tliif-I.iiry Sabbath at 2 p. m. All aro luMtod. Allaro welcome. lii-ooMsiiunc. 'niiiKcrouY. QCIIOOt, OIlDKI'iS, Maiik, just printo! nml O niatlv bound In (.mall books, on hand nnd tor sale at the coli'mdhs onlce. l'eb. 19, 13:5-11 T)LNK I)i:i:i)S. on I'an lu.i.nt nml Linen J J Paper, comnu, 11 and for Admlnls 1 alors, Kveii fiiri and trustees, for s do cheap ut tho uoli'Mman onlce. MAiuiiAfii': cnrnnfATiis i'it print. i nndtorsalo nt thei'ot.VMi.iiv Olllce. .Mlnls if tlio lios) in. J .Instil'.' should supply them seliea wllh theso neressary articles. USTO'KS nnirtmistables7 Keertilifur -ale at the Coi.tMiUAS omee. They contain I lie cor rected feesnse-tabll.-h,'d hi tie- last AH of tlif Leg lslal lire upon the fcithjeit. Elery .Iu.tke and Con stable sliiiuid hale on'. TrKNDl'K NOTTS ju-1 printed ami for falc cheap nt the C01 fiir.iiN oPice. CLOTUIN(l,.W. I) AVID .OWHN'nnKi, Mercliant Tailor italn St., nbou Central Hotel. HOOTM AMD SHOES. KNI1Y K I.KIM, Jl.'iniil'aelurer ami dealer in limits nnd Mine.... erueuiics. etc.. Main St.. aai I'.Ioomsbuig. l-l M. KNOIiU. IXaler In l!i'"N and SIioep, 1 1, latent andbi-st s .vies, corner .Main aml.Market Btreits. In the old post ollice. CLOCKS, WATCHES, SC. c. 1 II. SAVAf !K. Dealer in Clocks, AVatclies y m uuu ni .Hiiji .Mini 01. t IIoteK MILLINi:itY it IWNOY GOODS. Mil.itr Intt I. (il. hi I lili Pliir.ll MKI1CIIAXTS AND (iltOCLUS. II ('. HOVi:i:. Ilat.s and Cmw. liooU and . Shoes, Main strict, above court House. SIT. Mir.LKI'. A- SON, ilcnlew in I-v . (loods, grocerl'S, fpiccnswnre, Hour, sail, bhoes, notions, etc., V.aln striet. puorcssio.N'AL cAiins. E .1 1!. IKKIiKl!. Attorney at Law. Itniims in i:.change nioeic, su uoor, liiuuiusuun.', 1 DI, VM. M. HKIMCH, Surgeon and I'liyni clan, onleo S. U. corner lloelc nnd.Maiket sueets. "l 1!. KVAN'S, M. I)., Surgeon and Pliysi t) , clan, uoith sltlo of .Main (.trcct, abovoJ, K. T II. IeK KIA'Y, M. I)., Surgeon and l'liy- blc'laii.northsldo.Maln street, bt low Market. II. UOItlSON, Altnrn.'V-at-I.aw. OllUe . in llai tuuu's bulldlhg, Main street AMUKI. JACOIIY, Mnrlilo and llrown SlOlU' WOl KS, I.Ui.1 lilOOinsuuig, mill iliv 1 ui'i. llOSKNSTOC'K, I'liotograplier, over , 1 :lai k Wolfs s tore, Main st reel. II D H. II. L IIOWKl!, Suigeon lVntit, Main St., abou. th comt House. TH. MAI.IC, -Mniiimolh Oroeerv, lineOro . eerles, fruits, Nuts, Provisions, kc, Main tuid Centio stieets. Ml'CULLANLOl'S. IK. Kl'IIN, dealer il. Meil, Tullow, etc., , (VMM street, 1 1 twecn Second ami 1 bird, rpiIOMASWKIJIU'oiifiiticriryiii d H Ucr,", J wlioleFSlo mid n ull, i:.iliangu itlotlc. G 1 COItKI.I., Fun ilure Kimin., three- st.rv lirlek, .Miunsireei, nisi m jiuim . CATAWISSA. Xf). II. AllIIOTT, Allorne.v-al.I..iw, -Main btnet. 11 T. DAl.I.MAN, Men limit Tnilor, fc'icoinl J, Mieit, llr.l.ldHh' lUlll.lltltf. M, I,. KYKHI.Y, AT'roiiNi:v-.vr-i.Av, Catawlssa, Pa. Collections rromplly made and reiullted. Oillee OppDiItu CutlliVlwil IH',io.-U I'll'llk. """" SAVli MONEY by Eeudlug for any i I Mngozlno and 'I iik Wri.K l.v '1 iuihm: (ugular pii' e 0), or f 75 for Iho Muga zlnoand liiKbh.Mi-Wi.iui.v '1 i.nt (titular pil"' J3). Addiesi 'MIKTllllirSE, New Yoik. JOTICK. Hoin thin dt.te tl.e pli (tr.tltirg (ins frinruny will put ln"ei vice i'lii's 1.1 1 r! list awl lurnUh unci Kt meters at fuiu ilellom inili. , ,,.,.,. The euiiipunj I.11M u.MililB K,l "f po 'ff ' 9 for pulnili g i..i'lf,iiMUiibil i)lUrllii Uifcl'luud uinler giound. . , Pi lie lu leiitu pi t,,lliu(ir'''w.,rl;'lj,ij.pi Oct, 1VIfl.tr l-'''t' YULOAX IK0i WORKS, DANVU I.K, MONTOril I'OL'.NTY, I'A. TMI.UAM II- '-AW, .Miinufailiirer ot V.iiiiivi.l lion 1 'lilgi'", I'olUis (.ukliolilei. Fliepinoj liull.llliKs. gUt Hun LuoilLi!, Hiiolbug till I'r, I I-.' IIH' l-Ull U'llT. I'iHIU 'lltO- 111.1 elll- lu : Uso Mr.' gut in 1, lip'ng. MiU ulUlmU ol"mVtuWoiU,4c. i:l '11. pi'iupn aiiiimuto i, 1). liiuwIiii'iuiaKtliuutessupllca. oct, e is.o tf OKANaRVILM2 DUMXU'OUV. A It ItKltUIKn, Cnrprtiter nml liulMor, IX. , -Main ftrcetbdjiv Pino. iiuck jioux. O. k W. H. PITOKMAKKH. D'alcm lii l)r (looJs.Orocciloa and (lomrnl Mtrcliait. lllio. ItUSINKfcS avnns. J) IJ. A. L. TOKNEK, ltt'siilencu on Market Ptioct nno door lidow D.'.J. Wallfcr'F. Ofl'.ce over Klelm's Drug store, on're hours from 1 to4p.tn. for tieattmnt of dlscasi sot the Hie, Ear ii-.rtHir.nit. Allenlis nljht or day promptly attended lo. ArMTTvtf J. .1. C. ltUTTKlT," "HVSIL'IANSSUIHIKON, omce.'.Sorth Market street, Mur.27,'7l-y ISlootiisburg, Ta. jyi. II. V. OAllDNEl:, I'UYSICIAX AND SUKGKON, HLOOMsill'ltO, PA. Ofl'.enabovo J.Schujler son's Hardware Store. Apr.S3';.',-tf c (I. IIAIJKI.EY, ATTOItNEY'-AT-I.AV, "nice Main street, Proner's Ilulldtng, Second strry, Hooms4 and s. Oct. 1.V70. gAMUKt, KXOIIR, A T T O II N E Y-A T-L A W, 11I.O0MSIUIP.O, PA. onioi', iiartman's Block, corner Main nnd Market streits Oct. e, 7r, E E. OUVIS, All Uli.N Kl-A I .U IV. Okeice Itoom No. 1, ' Columbian" Ilulldlng. Sept. 13.1S75. c 1 MILLKH, ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW onlce In Erower's building, second floor, room No. 1. Woomsburg, Pa. )ulyl,"3-y c 1 !. & V. .1. 11UCKAI.EW, " ATTO 1 1 N E Y S-AT-L A V, r.loomsburg, Pa. omen on Main Street, first door below Court House. .Mar.0,'74 y F. .t J. 51. CLARK, ATT01SN EYS-AT-L AW, Bloomsburg, Ta. April 10,'74-y Ofllco In Ents Building. A. CUEVEUNd SJ1ITU. nKKVEV ewino sunn. A. CKEVELINO SMITH & SOX, ATTOHNEYS-AT-I.AW, Bloomsburg, ra. All business entrusted to our care will recleve prompt attention. julyl.'ja y V.. II. LITTLE. IIOU T. II. LITTLE. J7 II. & K. R. LITTLE, t 1 lUH.IClfMl.UIH , Hloomsburg, Pa. W"11u1pp before tliiTT.s. Patent on'.eo attended to. Oil.co In the Columbian ilulldlng. ly 3S B I'OCKWAY & EIAVELL, A T TO U N E Y S-A T-T, A W, t'OLt'MPiAN BriM'tsa, Bloomsburg, Pa. Members of the t'nlted states Law Association. I'nlir-citons maile In nnvnnrt of America. Agi'iiisrorconnneniai i.ue insurance company 01 country. Send tor ilescrlptlie pninphlft. tf M'W if.riv-. .isspis 1 pi riv si.ii ni.1,111. u uuesLini c HAH MAN & II ASSERT. FOUNDERS, .MACHINISTS, A ND IRON-SMITHS. East Ftrect, below Rail Road, BLOOMSBUG, PA. We reswet fully call rnblle attention to the follow ing facts that : They manufacture Hist class MIXE CAlt WHEELS AXIJ AXLES and all binds of coal Breaker Castings Theynlso make nil kinds cf (nr, Machine, Hildgo nnd other castlnes 11-ed by contractors generally. 1 hey Mm) manufacture HEATING AND COOK STOVES, nnd are prepared tn furnish all kinds cf repairs, such asiiraies, 1 ins, i-ire jiricK. siiciciiers, Uiey keep constantly on hand PLOWS AND PLOW POINTS. f.nri.,1 trnn Kpttlos. Varmcrs' Pelts. Sled Soles. Wntr- 011 Hove?, Cellar orates. 4c. They niu also prepared to furnish Sew and Grist Mill Mr.ehin.ery, Shafting, Piille) 's, Ac. 1 hey ray special attention to Repairing Tlireshing Machines Heapers, Ac, The Proprietors are both practical mechanics. Try them. Dec. 3,is;5-Cm READ THIS NOTICE! llnvltir. rtif-np-IMl In llift ClOtlllllCT BUInCSS IllO tindi isleneil Hikes iler.siiie In iinnoumlijg lothc publlo that ho will bale In a few uas a splendid siak of EEADY MADE CLOTHING ANU OENTLEMENS' FUHNISIUNT. GOODS OVERCOATS, CAPICS, KHIKTS, GJ.OVKS, HATS, CATS, ami all tt!.cr yooila belonging lo n llrst (lass CLOTHING KSTABLIS1IMEXT, Ab l.olsrol (lllU'dlnmnlo largo piotlts, toiav u 1 enM iini. be eel, ultoni to nil 1.1 tl.e i r liwc.t pi ui. lib'' lo cpH "a wmhiluo I'l1 gooda, sbiV'lhtbe1. . ."i'ostt'mco building. Main Street Ulow Market, 1 door bouth of I. W.llarlmaui. block. iM. 0. BIUTTAIN. JHC 17, 'fti-Cm BLOOilSUl-ltO, l' HLOOMSUllHG TANNERY. (t. A. licit KING P KSI'EfTKULI.Y nnnounccs lo tlie ptiWIc I V uuii uv 11111 1 r(.iw;(?fi rvtrr SKYDr.ll'rf TANNEUY, V 'La.Si' to!d stand) llloomsbure, Pa., nltlm .Jy5. t'l.rksrirthp I'.snv unit I Iirlit Street, -AVww. roads, where nil uesi'rlfitlons of -t.-vT' i,.,,,!,,., ,p made In the most uhstantlnl and workmanlike mat, mt. and sold nt prices to nut the tutus. The Highest price uicataj will nt all times be paid for O It K K N HIDES 1 f every dofcrlrtlnn In tl.e country, ronnge Is rcpectfull "ltclted, Hloiiin.-burg Oct. 1, 1st.',- The public pat- KEYS'lQHI CARRIAGE WORKS' J' w iii.ooMSiiuna, i'enx'a. AS. CHOSSLF.Y lin un liand and for ale . el.eaier than the ehenpe"'. f"r eiifb, orwlP e.ulinnguftyld Wagons on reasonable terms . ' CAlilUAfiES, ItUGGIES, AND VAGON of every description both plain and fancy. Portable Top Haggles, open Buggies, Plain nnd Taney Platform spring Wagons all 01 the latest stjle and made or good material nnd fully warranted. (Hie me n call befoio purchasing elsewhere, as 1 can not be undr rsold. I claim that I mako tho best wag ons for the least money. I nWo do painting, trimming and repair old work at Hi" shortest notice, old sprlni.'S welded and war ranted to stand or bo pay. I will eTcbungn a porta ble top bugg for anv kind of lumber, s'lchasberr lock, pine, nsh.llnn hickory nnd poplar to liedelliei ed at my shop by Un- llrst or February, 1S73. Iron dale orders taken and McKclvy, NealCo'sforrc- palrl nseash. A. S. CHOSSLKY. Oct s, 1S75. CARRIAGE M A N U F A 0 T 0 RY BLOOMSBUIiO, I'A. M. C. SLOAN imOTHER HAVE on hand and for sale at the niot reasonablo rates a splendid stock of careiiai:s, innics, and every description of Wagons both PLAIN nnd FANCY, Warranted to be made of the best and most durable maeerlals, nnd bv the most experienced workmen. All work sent oul from the establishment will be found to be of the highest class and sure to glie per fect satisfaction. They have also a line assort inent of SLEIGHS of nil tho newest and mot fashionable stiles well and caret ullj made and or the nest material. Anlnsnretlon of Ihplr work Is asked as It Is be. Ueicd that none superior can be found liithocoun- iry. Oct. S, 1STD tf. MISCELLANEOUS. c 1 M.BROWN, Healer In nonrs wn siiofs 'Iovaniia BooTsra Ftieelalty. Hepalriiig done at shert notice, lniler Brown's Ho- ,nl,l,,V..l.im, Illl.S'T.S 1V pENTRAL HOTEL, A FIRS T-C L A'S S. HOUSE, Oct. R.I.IIV JOHN LAYCOCK, I rop'r. p JI. DRINKER, GUN and LOCKSMITH. sewing Mueblnisund Machinery cf all kinds re paired, oitra HufSK Building, Uloomtbuig, Pa. Oct 1,'is ly jxctiangeTiotel, OiiiokI(: ttic fimrl House, BI.OOMSlirilO, PA. Tho Laiioeet and Best In all respects in the county W. B. KOONS. IToprtetor. Oct. s,'75-ly BIIOAYN'S HOTEL, Bi,oonssxtuiio, PA., B. STOHNER, Pjoprietor. Aecommodaticns rirst c'ass-tl.sntojl.to per day, RESTAURANT ATTACHED. . Largo, Airy Sample Eooms on 1st Fleer. A good stable in rear of Hotel, Bloomsburg, Oct. g lsT5-tf. EIITORS TO THE COI.UM1IIAN. ersons Indebted to the undersliriied forsuliscrln- tlon toll e i oii uiiHN aieben bj Inferued that Ihey ma) at an) tltni settle the ni count riuu by them to me with 1'.. K. (mis, rsq., at rum No.l, (olumblan LiulKllutr. Alter I chimin court, tbo extia nitv cenls per j ear will In all wis be added. l'erseiis owing tin Mints tir ml' i illslng nmlji'b work ale Infoiineil II at fittlenni.t must bemede, by pa mi lit or l ole, within tn c!n.s, 11 the Willi o iiiieen in mo uuuus 01 u jusiiieior luiimuiato toi .eotlon. ii.l.1)1i:fit.nbacii B'L.Miers Is no lcneernutborlycd tocollpet for tbo CoLi'jii'UN or to recclte monej for me. uec ii .imi JICXTISTUY'. n,u nuiir.i, iic i jai, P.cspcctfully oners bis professional services lo tho ladles and gentlemen of lilooinsbuig nnd Milnlly. Ilelsprepai'd to nllend to all the vni Inns operations In the line of his profession, and IsproMdeil with the latest InipiuM il 1 oi i ki.ais I i t. Til. wbhh Mill bu In serted on gold plating, illu-r and rubber base to look as wi ii us i ni' uaiuini leiiu, letiu eviration in nil the new nod nmst nppioied ni. Ilnds, and all niieralli.nsoii the tilth caielulli und nrorerli ut- teniled to. oniee u few doors aboiethe Court House, snmo side, Oct, s 76 17 J. THORNTON I'i. would amiouneo tothe eltlzensof Blooms burg and ilclnli.i Ihat be has Just teieludafull nud (Oinilete assoitir.ent of WALL PAPEll, WINDOW SHADES, tlXTl'MES, roiibs, TASftlS, and all other goods In his llneef business All the newest and most appioM .1 patleinsof thedai uio always to be found tu his establishment, Main street, below Mniket. oct.s.'ls 17REAS HROWN'S INSURANCE AGEN J; CY, 1-M'h.inge Hotel, BluoliHiurg, pa, Cai'ltal. -Etna, Ins Co., of Hartford, Connecticut. .. ti.MJU.i'tm Liveri'oi'i, 1.' iiunn aim uiooe u lto.vlof I inipoo u (iii.ei u laincunshlie le.iiW, () I'lm Axsuclail, n. I'litladi li hla 8.1011.11(1 Aliierleiin 'if l lillaai.il hla 1,1110111111 AtLiSif ll.illfold ftii,ww womlng. et wiim s earn- ;ii,un runners Mutual of DauUIle I.ouii.iipii liamllle MupihI 7r..-' Home, New Yell. M ,tiW Id, Us, cu March SC,'7l-y i,f jii.n.eno, tr.n, 0, !",ini', tj.'.MO, ii, co. flr.,cw Willi otuei sin I'll mo s 1111. j mi in 11111 11.1 uiiiuig I jittery 1 wbkh isiiiinluil.'l bj sworn ci mmlssloii. rs ami duly legu'i .11 I lb" UMiiiliig lA'Kl.-l.iiure. in gubir draw Inks 1Mb nnd :. Hi of euib iiiuniluiurlug tlieiear, 'Hi kits i 1 m b, 0 f v (f., w. furlio, elicit lavs Willi fuil li:ti nil n I 1 I,, 1,11 il fin , A1 Li . x 1 o ill na- ac .--r., New Yoki. Sep. 17,-nm. , 11 LANK NOTI'Sw'ili cr wl'l out i'ietii.tini tor ale, nt itw i 11 iin 1 'e. fllfllli Poetical. ALLAN ITItOV. rAROIISl! KOWO.V. It was ft heiutPfiiis lad. richly dressed i Around her neck aro chains of Jewels rarot A veh et mantle shrouds her snowy breast, And n joung child Is 8. tily slumbeTlng there, In her own arms, beneath that glowing sun, Sho bears him onward to the gr' en woM tree t Is tho dull heath, thou fair anil thoughts S3 one, Tho plnco where an earl's son should cradled bo? Lullaby 1 Though iv proud enrl be father to myMM, Y'(t nn the sward mv ble'sed babe shall lie i Let tbo winds lull Mm w Ith their murmur" wild, And toss Hip green bough upward tn tho sky, Well know s that enrl how long mv spirit rlncd, I loved n forester, glad, bob!, nnd free; And had I wedded as mv heart Inclined, My eblld were erndled 'ncnth tho grecn-wood treo Lullaby! RltimhM" thrill tm rvv (nnriMMnt mlnn nvsts .While t erill bnek the drofnjB of other days, Then when those pi.laco spler.dnrs mock my gaze. Fear not I my arm shall bear tbes safely back i I need tin squire, nor page with bended knee, To bear ray baby through tho wild-wood track, Where Allen Percy used to roem with mo. Lullaby I Here I can sit and while the freh winds blow, Waileg tho rlnglelR of thy shining hair, (living tnv cheek a deeper ting" of rose, I can rirenm dreams that, comfort mv despair! I can moke ilslons of n different home, such us wo hoped In other days might bo s There no proud carl's unwelcome footsteps come There, Allan Tcrcy, I am safo with thee I Lullaby I Thou art mine own III bear thee whero I list. Far fiom tho dull, proud tower, and donjon keep j Fiom my long hair tho rearl chains I'll un twist; And with 11 reasanFs heart sit down and weep. Thy glittering broldcrcd robe, my precious one, Changed for a simpler covering shall be ; And I will dream thee Allan Percy's son, And think poor Allan guards thy sleep with me. Lullaby 1 Original. History of Columbia County. NUMRER II. The Stisquelinnnn was always a favorite stream among tlio Indians, ami a residence upon its banks va.s coveted by all the tribes. We find the Delaw ares, the Sliawancse, the Gatigawesc, the Conays, the Monceya and others on the two brunches and in the val leys lying in the Forks of the Susquehanna. Hut above the Forks, the west sido of the West Branch was much better known than tho west side of the North Ilranch. On the former, almost every stream can be identified by its Indian name, but not in the latter. Fishing Creek, and Hemlock and Green and Huntingdon seem to have lost all traco of tho aboriginal title, and in 110 authority which I have been able to consult, have I1 found any certain clue to the Indian name. And that is thenioro singular, because the war and hunting paths of the different tribes lay through Columbia county, mitt across and along the streams I have mentioned. Van Cnmpcii tells us that when in 1778 ho headed a scouting party, they started from JleClurcs Fort, went up Fishing Creek about three miles to Wheeler's Fort, thenco to the head waters of Green Creek, crossed over through Eves' swamp to Little Fishing Creek, thence, tn the Chillisnuaque Creek, and from that stream to tlioMuncy h!ll,nnd I crossing them struck the waters of Muncy Creek, and thenco ascended or descended as the exigencies of the service required. Subsequently, in 1780, a party of Indians came upon the settlers about Wheeler's Fort, killed Van Campen's father and brother,and taking Moses prisoner, went up Rig Fishing Creek to Huntingdon creek, thence to the mouth of Lit'lc Tuiikhaiinock Creek, thenco up the river to Rig Tuiikhaiinock, and on to Meshoppen, Wyalusing, and so by the Paint ed Post to Albany. In nono of the narra tives of such expeditions which I have read, does the original Indian namo of Fishing creek or any ef its nfllueiits appear. There must lie such a designation and any authentic in formation upon the subject will interest all our citizens. Ncscopeck was the only southern route for travel between Wyoming and Shamoldn, Coming down the Susquehanna on their way to C'hcbtor.Lancaster, Philadelphia, Conesto- ga, or other places for holding councils, they left tho river at W yoming or at Ncscopeck ; and only predatory raids for murder or plun der came down tho river on the west side. Consequently v e have less knowledge of that than of other portions of the Valley. The name of the ShawnneMi village located where Uloomsbiirg now stands has never turned up amongst nil my researches. Tho Indian name of Ilriarcrcek is among my papers und will be rccourc-d'in duo time, Cntawissa is "yo most ancient" villogo of which wo have any knowledge, and was known by that name to whites and Indians in 1728, and doubtless much earlier. James Lo Tort writes under date of "May je 12" of that year "We always thought that the Govei nor knew nothing of tlio flight between tho Shawaynos and the white people." And tho famous chieftain Lapackpitlon, who left his namo temporarily upon tho place, was theru iu 1701. The West Ilranch, as it is now called, was known lo tho Indians by tho imnie of Otsin- acksuii ; and I reler to some o tlio localities upon that river because all tho territory above Point Township to tho Lycoming county lino was oneo a part of Columbia county. In 17.15 Mr Weiser writes to the Governor that a company of Indians had in formed him that they intended to build a town on tho river Olsinaeksoii, at a place etd id Utttuajry, or ns given elsewhere, Ol siuai'ky, and desiring him tu fend mime men 10 fence a cornfield fur them. And accord ingly, in Juno, following, wo ilnd him writ ing to tho Governor as follows : "Last night I arrived safe lit my house from Oisiuaeliy, an Indian town about -V miles uhuveSha mokin, 011 1I10 norlh-weat brunch of Susque hanna river, where I havubeclt wllh ten hir ed men lo fence in a corn-Held fur Iho In dians, according to your Honor's order." Farther along In hU letter he says : "I left 0110 nick ol Khmer (sic)witli them, the mme I did In tlio Indian at Ctuiiiswagy, about ten miles on this side ol'Oistiiachy." So, In another letter from the Minn Conrad Weiser, from the 1111110 pliiee, dated May 2, 17Ci,lio bays; "Liiil night 1 arrived bate Iroui my Journey to Slianiokln nml Wyo mini;, of which I think lauiol ii 'idby jour Honor's orders to lay before you a just and distinct account, which is ns follows : April tho seventeenth I set out from hoin6 and went by tlio way of John Harrh's and Thoiii' as McKce's, being afraid of the two hlgl mountains and the bad road that leads from them to ShamoVin. I arrived at Shamokin tho twentieth of April, found that two of the Shlck Calamys being nbout thirty miles oil on tho north-wet branch of Sasquehaniiah, commonly called 'JMachsnn, I sent a mt sage for them, there being a great number of Indians nt and about Shamokin. I thought fit to send my son with James Lo' gati, the lamo son of Shlck Calamys, with another Indian to Oskohnry, Nishklbeckon and Woyamnck, tbreo Indian towns on tho feVquchatinah (North East Ilranch), with your Honor's mesago. They set out from Shamokin on the twcnty-second,by water,be-cau-c tlicro was- no fodder to be bad by the way for horses. On the twenty-sixth they came back again and reported that they lodged the first night at Oskohary with Lapaekpltton, tho chieftain, and Sammy interpreted your Honor's message in Mohock to James Lo gan, and ho to Lapackpitlon in Delaware. That Lapackplttoti was wll pleased with tho message, thanked them very kindly, and gave them the string of wampum back again which they had given him, and told tlicin that it was best to leave tho string at Niski beckon, where there were more Iudians, with old Niitimus, their chief. When they arrived nt Niskibeokon, old Ntitimus was from home, but the) rest of tbo Indians re ceived the mesago very kindly, and said they would lay it beforo Niitimus and the rest of their Indians nfter they should come homo At Woyamock it waa hist the same. Paxanosy, the chief man there, was from homo also, the message with another string of wampum was taken well by those that were at home." There is abundant evidence that the points mentioned arc Catnwissa, Nesoepeck and Wyoming; and also that Oskohary was a Delaware name of tho place, as aro also tho other two names. No two men spell the same Indian namo alike, and the same man scarcely ever spells it twice the same way. The different tribes called the samo jdacc by different names, as Catawissa and Oskohary, as Wyomock aid Scahautowano and Maughwauwamo for Wy oming; distances are given by mere guess, and seem to depend on Iho strength of the rower or the bwiftucsa of the horse making the journey. l'ifty yearn ago much was known which is now lost ; but amongst old letters and old newspapers some things may yet be recover ed and made to contribute to tho personal interest and local and chronological cjrrcct- ncss of this attempt. Such, for instance, as Mr. Rhawn's contribution of last week, giv ing dates and names, and making a record permanent and trustworthy. Nothing .New under (lie Sun. The screw propeller has been in practical use less than forty years, and yet its ideal origin runs much farther back. Thomas Jefferson, writing from Paris in 1705, des cribes a ves.-el then recently invented, which ho examined while iu operation. Ho says tho inventor did not know himself the prin ciple of his own invi ntion. "It is a screw with a very broad or thin worm, or rather it is a thin plato witn its edge applied spirally round an axis. This being turned, operates on the air as a screw does, and may be liter ally said to screw the vessel along. The screw, I think, would ho more effectual if placed below the surface of the water." Mr. Jeflerson adds his note to this invention that he thinks Mr. IUishnell, of Connecticut, has a prior claim to tho invention of the screw as a motive power for vessels. During the Revolutionary war he invented a subma rine torpedo vessel to be driven by screws. This torpedo was the original of Fulton's, and may have been the first instrument of its kind, but the screw had been suggested as a motive power for vessels long belore the time of Rushnell. llrandu's Dictionary says that "The screw propeller is probably as old as the wind mill, and a windmill of the con struction now usually employed is represent ed in the 77th proposition of Hero's Spirila liti, a work written 130 years before the Christian era." For a century and a half efforts were made to introduce the screw as a propeller of vessels beforo Ericsson and Smith successfully demonstrated the utility of the screw, nml its advantages over paddle wheels. The history ol tbis,a3 of most other inventions, shows that the world must wait for its laggards ; that it cannot advance rap idly along one line of discovery or of 11 cl'ul applications until it has advanced or is ready to advance along others. Abnormal or pre mature growths are sure to bc"nippcd iu the bud." Savf. Dat Pockf.t-booic- A negro plan ter camo up to Vicksbuig the other day.sold his cotton, put his money in Ids pocket-book and started down the river. Leaning over tho guards as tho boat backed out, ho fell overboard. His port-monale, which was in his side pocket, floated out and rode with Ills hat on the surface of the water, while the current carried the negro nway. The yawl was lowered, assistance at once startid Inward the drowning man, who, perceiving his treasure floating off, raised his voice and shouted : 'Save dat pocket-book I" His head went under and he disappeared, As lie roso up again ho gasped : "Dar's $118 in dat pocket-book!" Scarcely had he uttered the words beforo he sank a second lime. The yawl came within rcacli just in time to rescue tho drowning African as ho came to the eutf.ice for tho last time. As soon us the water was wiped from his noso and iiv iilh so that lie could sco and speak, lie asked : "Did you save dat pockct-boolt!" "No," was the iisponse. "Well, den," said tho nepro regretfully, "what do debbil was the uo oh sain' me?" T ins 0'. A little live year old friend, who was alwuvs allowed to choose the prct' ticbt kitttn lor his pet and playmate, before the other nursling" were drowned, was taken to his mi.llicr'b iik-i('oiii the oilier niqriilni to sco the tlnv, twin babies. He looked re Hectivcly fiuiii out' lo the other for a inlnnlo or two, then poking hl (hubby linger lulu iho cheek of the plumpest baby, he said d cldiilly, Saui this one." An niipn btiu' sailor boy fell from the "round lop" in the deck, suinned, but Utile hurl, Tho captain evlnlnii'd in siipiie, Why, whero did yi u e'oiiie from V "From the north of JrilHiitt'iMiH the prompt reply, as the poor fellow gHllu nd himself up. Miscellaneous. A LIFB'S KtaitET. I am tho youngest of thrco sisters Mr giret, Loula and Helen, tho last named being of course myself. We reside In a small villa on the outskirts of the town of Norton Folgate, and from all appearances aro like' ly to remain for the rest ofourlivcs,pursulng what strangers would stipposo was tho calm and even tenor of a colorless existence. Our income, though small, admits of our keeping two domestics, and when we pay visits, which, at rare intervals we do. to some ofthe country families, wejnlnllv sub sirihe nnd charter a closo carriage, which enables us to mako our calls with something likoilignity, Not that my two elder sisters aro lacking in that respect, for thev never, either sleeping or waking, I believe, forgot that our Into father descended from an ancient and honorable family, and thatthe name of Howard, which we hear, is derived from a sourco which, even though it does not acknowledge us, is ours jttstlv ; and on the tree which testifies to our pedigree our relationship Is clearly set forth. Our late mother could also boat of gentlo blood, so that on both sides of the house our con nections were undeniable. In addition to those advantages, nature had not been unkind to us indeed, in our younger days we had our own shate of ad miration, and the three Misses Howard had on many occasions been pronounced the nest looking girls at the numerous balls which, chaperoned by our mother, we used regularly to attend. Our admirers were not few, and we wero always engaged for every dance whenever wo went ; but there, to all appearance, it ended, for, after more seasons than I care to record, nono of us were married. Plainer girls by far, even penniless ones, in due time made their appearance, had an interval of gaiety, and they an nounced their engagements, which duly ended in mnrriago ; and they would return in all the dignity of matronhood to patron ize and remind us in more wavs than one of the wide gulf that separated our unap propriated selves from them nnd their "po sitions" as married women. At first it waa not so galling, but byc-and bye I began to feel keenly,and to long as every woman does, sooner or later for ties of my own ; but my longings were not to bo gratified, for the one hateful reason tiiat 110 ordinary man was supposed to be good enough to mato with "a Howard," though one degenerate desccndeiit dared to wish it could be other wise. Ry degrees it became known that we were ard to please, and though it was trim enough of Margaret and Louisa, still I felt so differently from them on the subject that it was rather hard to he included, but I was "a Howard," und so had to pay for my priv ilege Margaret was seven years my senior, and Louisa five, consequently, I was accustomed to being considered quite a child until I had attained the ripo age of twenty-five, when an event happened, which, but for mv pre cious pedigree, might have changed tho color of my whole existence. We had received invitations to a ball given by a certain Lady Aylmer, who always made a point of asking us to her entertain ments; and though I waa beginning to he ery weary of gaieties, to decline was out of the question ; so, after some deliberation as to attire, etc., an ncceplion was sent ; and when the evening arrived, we, accompanied by our mother, crushed ourselves into a hired carriage, and set out for Aylmer's Court. We were received as usual most cordially; and after a few dances were over I became conscious of the presence of a gentleman who seemed to regard me witli some interest. He was a very nice-looking man of about thirty, rather fair, nud with a small mous tache slightly inclining to red. Ho was not fall, neither was ho very short ; liii figure was good, and he had a soldicr-liko look about him which I rather admired. As usual, I was well supplied with part ners ; but when Lady Aylmer approached with the individual I have just described, and introduced him to me, I waa very glad I had a spare dance still left for which he at once engaged me. I did not catch his name when Lady Aylmer brought him up, and when my eld est sister inquired who my new acquaintance was, I could only say ho was a Captain Somebody ; I fancied Rruco was the name. "A good name," remarked Mnrgarct : "I dare say bo is a relative of Lord Ilruce." Rut I was doomed to undeceive Iter short ly, for on addressing him as Captain Ilruco, lie smiled and told me that was not his name, his name being Ilebb. He-lib, I thought what a funny namo I However, it did not prevent mo thinking him very pleasant, and being secretly glad when he told mo ho was to bo quartered at Norton-Folgate for some months to come. To be brief 1 Affer several meetings,Cap- tain llebb, whose name had now transpired iu my family, began to pay mo marked at tention ; but, although in my inmost' heart I liked him, stilt I was well awaro that for 1 Howard" to ally herself with a RebU would be regarded as an impossibility by my family. His personal appcaranco was stigmatized as the most vulgar that had ever been seen ; his hair, which was really brown, waa Til- ways alluded to as carrots; and a shudder ing lit frequently overtook Louisa as sho ele.-cribeil tlio horror sho had experienced when, 011 one fatal occasion, he had shaken bauds with her, and his hot, clammy clasp had almost given her a lit. Perhaps, owirg to this, his name degen crated from llebb into Rlubber, ami several times my mother herself narrowly escaped addressing him as such, so persistently was ho called il behind his back. A dead pig having been found one morn lug in tho sly, I was strongly advised t go down and see the likeness, which, from my pnitlnllly to IHuMier, my bister felt sure would be inlereiting to inc. 1 am ashamed to rcnle-s that I hud not the moral courage to refute these unenllid fur calumnies; these incisvuit iriiel tuuiils wero enough to me nnd whin I did lecehii u proposal from Cnplniii llebb, my answer may be imagined I n Itisid him, iinil cried myselt lo sleep for 11, any nights uiteiwnrdi.. lint tlie ilt-t il was dune, and Captain llebb was nut one (o ask again, and I heard soon afterwards that he had loll Norton-Vol gate, I Very lllt'i win ih.'iitl t tl.e ufi'alr in 111 own family, and of tbo general opinion I am of courso unable to speak. The idea that I, "a Howard." bad been asked to be como Nelly llebb, or Rlubber, sometimes elicited would-be witty remarks from ray sisters : but by degrees tbo existence ot tnp tain Rebb camo to bo totally forgotten by everyone except rnysclf. Meanwhile wo did not grow youngcr.as tho years rolled quietly on, and ns they went I became more and more conscious ofthe error 1 made iu rejecting a man whom I felt I could harn loved and respected simply be cause bo wai ridiculed by my sisters, and bore the unariitocratlo name of Rebb. Seven years had passed nway still wo wero "going out to parties," I unwillingly, but my sisters more persistently than ever. Rut, alas I times had changed for us ; part ners wore no longer plentiful, and we were obliged to be thankful to tho few who asked ua to dance, or offered to escort us to suprcr, and who were, cenprally speaking, ' mee boy.,wlioft nursery days seemed like yester day. However, rather than return home without having danced at alt, I was indeed glad to take a turn with them. Rut on one particular occasion at a ball in the Assembly rooms, even tho boys failed us, and tlie three Misses Howard were standing together in a most palpably family group, when the entrance of a largo party gavo us some, momentary diversion. It was the Aylmer's Court party Lord and Lady Aylmer, two or three dowagcra, a bevy of bright-cyed,pretty girls, and several gentlemen. Among the latter who should I recognize but my old friend and rejected admirer, C.ipt. Rebb 1 He was looking remarkably well, happy and handsome, no resemb'anco to a pig was possible now surely, and for an instant a wild hope shot through my poor heart that ho might see me and speak to me again. He did see me, but instinctively I felt he hardly recognised me. Seven years bad not improved me with a bitter pang I felt that. He bowed, and, passed on with a young and pretty girl lean- ng on his arm. Oh I the mortification of that evening tho weary, desperato longing had to bide myself somewhere ; but there stood, a faded "wall flower," youthfully attired in white tarletau nnd blue satin ribbons, unnoticed, neglected, and, what I felt far more, uncared for. Whether he meant it or not I could not ; tell, but lie seemed to be perpetualy passing whero I stood. At last my sister consented to go home, and Margaret having secured the arm of a weak-minded little curate, who offered his other arm to my mother, the three walked slowly across tho ball room, followed by Louisa proud, erect, and in dignant at the want of appreciation she had met with and myself, with downcast eyes and a burning fce. The cloak-room seemed haven to me, and the drivo borne was com parative bliss, although it was embittered by remarks from my sisters on tho reappearance of Captain, or. as he was now, Colonel Rebb and the announcement that"after all, Nellie might have done worse." Yes, Nelly knew that now, as many an other foolish girl or elderly young lady knows wheu it in too late; nnd in my quiet irner a few heavy tears dropped silently upou my crimou shawl.whcn I remembered bow I bad allowed myself to bo influenced by ridicule tn reject what I felt sure would have secured the happiness of my life. Hut our ball days ended at last, for our mother died, und after that Margaret and louisa gave up the gay world and devoted themselves to meetings, Rible readings, the various other laudable occupations, to tho great satisfaction of the curate I have before mentioned. We settled down to our little villa, and are now three confirmed maiden ladies, without much to mako us care for life, beyond the daily colorless routine which makes "each day twin image of the ust." Once a year we go for a month to the sea- ide. During our last visit there I became much interested in some children, who, ac companied by their nurse, used to make their appearance at an early hour every morning on the sands. I was so fund of children that I soon made their acquaint ance. Little Amy was 4, and the elder girl about 1 year older, whilst there waa a boy ot about 2 Master Charley, as his nurse called blm. It never occurred to mo to ask what their surname was, though they became quite confidciiUl as to their small affairs genorally. Papa and mamma wero in Lon don, but they wero corning down soon ; and at home Ihey had all sorts of possessions, from ponieflund a tiny little basket-carriage, downwards. Would I like to see them? Rut what waa my name if I did come ? "Helen," I answered, "but they call me Nelly at home." "That's my name," exclaimed the elder child. "Hut what is your other name?" "Nelly Howard." I replied, much amused at her pertinacity. "Mino's Nelly Robb. My papa U Col. Rebb, and bo's got a Victoria Cross and lota of medals." "Your papal" I answered, staggered at her announcement, which I found was in deed what I instantly supposed. They were tho children of my rejected admirer, Cap tain Robb. Tho little group on the sands had astrange fascination for me, after I knew it, and fur tively I conveyed many little gifts to the children. But our prescribed month was now over, and though tho weather was en chanting, our rules were those of tho Mdes and Persians go homo wo must. So wo went; and my last glimpse, as wo drove to tlie station, was of my three littlo friends a joyous trio, with Col. Bebb.a shade stouter than of old, but looking bronzed and jovial, wlnlbt beside lam stood a bright-faced, pretty littlo woman, who had accepted the happy fate which I, iu my seuseless girlhood, had declined. Rut it is over regrets are vain. and though my heart feels young, still, I am last fading Into old age now, My experiences recorded bete may make another wise, for out of the depths of my bitter disappointment I have written the snort story ot my mistaken existence. For doubtless thero are many happy old maids woman was uot made let live a single life, nome lies, lamiiy euros, troubles, and an let es mnv lie her lot; but ir .1.,. 1. 1, ...... 1 t .. -U ,,IV, and if she feel, herself tlio centre of a little uiigiium poor, perhaps but precious she lm joys to balauuo the cares, lovo to smooth over me troubles, aud a strong arm to shield her from danger. Witli that arounu her bbe Is a tower of strength j she poae.sse that which makes life's Litters sweets: nor can sho Pver have to record h.t I, the poor neff In till 11 bl mill, I . .1,.. 1.1- Life . ""- ir...-, -....1 . r , Religion and Human Nature. Tho Epicurean philosophers, as religion waned, threw themselves into the study of natural phenomena. They believed that as man became acquainted with tlie physical laws of tbo universe, superstition would dis appear, and a code of practical rules could be created on theories of expediency. Sci ence might plumo itself on its splendid dis coveries; but human nature was stronger than science, and iu spite of it, and bv the sido of it witchcraft, magic, necromancy, with their attendant abominations, develop ed out of the putrescent corpse of Paganism. Lucretius would uot havo selected the sacri fice of Iphigcnia as an illustration of the atvocltics which could be provoked by relig ion, unless the spirit which had presided at Aulis had been alive and active Those who would draw tho horoscope of the spir itual future of mankind from tho progress of knowlcdgo will find their forecasts defeat ed by forces wliich thev disdain to recognise. Far as they may extend tlio confines of dis covery, the shoreless infinite of the unknown will still extend beyond them, and tho hopes and fears of what may lie in that impenetra ble region must over have an influenco stronger than reason on tlie spiritual convic tions of humanity. Lucretius boasted that he had trampled religion under his feet, and tli.it natural philosophy would sit hence forth triumphant on the throne from which God had been deposed. Tho especial as pect of religion which bad been chosen to illustrate its hatefulness was on the eve of becoming the soul of n creed wliich was to remodel human society and open a new era. Tho doctrine of human sacrifice, which had exerted so strange and growing a facination, was to lose its horrors wliilo rctaning its ennobling influence. J. A. I-Voude. Halt-Way Honity. The other day n a crowd iu attendance at a horse sale in De troit were greatly astonished to hear an au tioncer say : "Gentlemen, I can't lie about tho horse, he is blind in one eye." Tho horao was soon knocked down to a citizen who had been greatly struck by tho auctioneer's honesty, and after paying for the horse he said : "You were honest enough to tell mo that this animal was blind in one eye. Is there any other defect?" "les, sir, there is. lie is also blind in tlie other eye I" was tlie prompt reply. A powerfully built young lady fron Ghost's Gulch walked into a dry goods storo at Can on City, Col., tho other day, and blowing her nose and wiping it on her shoe-heel, inquired of the bachelor clerk, "Do you keep hoes, young feller?" "Yes, ma'am, all kinds,"was tho reply ; and pulling down a couple of boxes of hose he held a pair up to view. She looked straight at him, turned red, and overflowed with tlie remark, "You blasted fool, them s stockiu's I want a hoe." Ho referred tier to the hardware store. Why Uncle Danihl Skinned 'Em. It is known that Uncle Daniel Drew gavo J200.000 to found a new Methodist college. Tlie good old man, we learn from the St. I-iouis Glolt Democrat, recently told a friend all about it. "Well, sir," be said, "I didn't know where the money would come from. I was worried over it, and so made it a subject of prayer. After fasting and praying over tho matter for one day, I went down on Wall street, and in less than twenty-four hours I skinned those fellows out of 200,000." The following, intended to commemorate the fate of a tract peddler who sat down on a can of iiitro-glycerine to rest himself, was submitted to the poet Childi and pronouneej ed contraband: To the nzuro depths of tho upper air ms oouy na.s newn, newn, uewn ; And over the landscape everywhere A bit ot him here, and a bit of him there it now lies strewn, strewn, strewn; But his soul, I believe ami am willing to swear, Is grandly climbing the golden stair, To an anti-glvcerine tune: Gone whore they don't put it up in cans. He sat in a railway car. His head was thickly covered witli a mass of red hair. 'Be hind him in a seat sat a man with hardly any hair on his head. Ho said to him, "I gues3 you wasn't around wheu they dealt out hair." "Oh, yes, I was," replied bald head, "but they offered mo a lot of red hair, and I told them to throw it in tho ash bin." Two persons were once disputing so loud Vy on the subject of religion that they anoko big dog, which had been sleeping on tho hearth before them, and ho forthwith barked most furiously. Au old divine present, who had been quietly sipping his tea while tho disputants were talking, gave tho dog a kick and exclaimed : "Hold your tongue, you silly brute ! You know no more about it than they do 1" It is related of a Paris portrait painter wbo having recently painted the portrait of a la dy, a critic who had just dropped in to sco what was going on in the studio, exclaimed, "It is very nicely painted, but why did ye u ,.ikc such au ugly model?" "It is my moth er," calmly replied the artist. "Oh I pardon a tboiuaud times," from the critic, in great confuiion ; "you aro right, I ought to havo perceived it. It resembles you completely." Jones had prepared himselt for a homo dinner to his liking. He sat down In his dining-room at peace with all the world and said, "Now, Hannah, bring thu cold mutton. No hot meat lor nie this hot weather." Han nah hesitated for a minute and said. "Rut I'vo done givo It away, sir." "Give it uway I Give my dinner nway?" "Yes, Blr. You said if any tramps railed I was to glvo them. the cold shoulder." A fellow somewhat "boozy" had seated himself by tho stove in a church, mid on be coming somewhat affected by tho heat, and mawing auutiiruauce, was shown to the door by the usher, when he turned around, taking a good look at ho minister, and, in a slow, loud voice s.ild 1 ''such prc.ichiiig.sj that,s enough to mako a dug sick," A Utile boy in a Scotch Sunday school was asked if he did not wish to bo bom again, "Hirn again P'ssid Tommy; "no, I wadna." "You would not?" cried the" ttuulier, sadly j "why not?" "Kjr fe.ir IMbo honuw lassie," said Tjimmy, "Now,'' fald Seetry Chandler, gnj into tbo Interior u.i'3taieiit, "hero I au t. I 1 . ... I. . 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