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t - o r rt r-pi2xrc3-.
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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
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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.
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always to be found tu his establishment, Main street,
below Mniket. oct.s.'ls
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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
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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
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