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'
I'ubUshi'r ' llntii 1 n1!!1 n';i3' C!"'r'1'1 "l th0 "J" '""" I ho
P.'.1.1.0-0?' ""lit. 1)0 IMIll for 111 nilVlltlcp. linl"S n. r.,i',i..
!!.i&rT,M o ray tho
(ho count"! ' """"WctC'l from subscrll.ern In
JOB PBINTINa.
-,!5S,T.obWn? "cimrttncnt of tho Cou-jidi n h very
amy Willi tliatuf ho lnrifc cities. All work ilmm on
ilonnuiil.iioallynnil at hWrnto prices. 011
Columbia County Official Directory.
l'rpslclent .luiliro-Wlltl.nn Dwell.
Associate .liulfp-n Irnm Dorr, (loorgo Scott.
1 10 h.iuotury, ,.c.-i. rrnnfc Znrr.
1 i''';ri ".''on'or-WIHIamsnn H. Jacoby.
i,K "i1 Allonicy-John M . L'lai li. '
Wicrlff MIcliacfdruviT.
xnrvoifur 1111.10 lvwltt.
TicaHurcr-nr. II. v. Mcllcynoldfl.
Joscp7l,yamKm",'lm ttmKr' W' XMeW,
CouimlislonerH' ricrlt-Wllll'im l?i Ickhattm.
Aiiilltora-M. V. 11. Kline, .1. II, c.isey. if. t, lirown.
ruroncr-ChailcHil.Jlurpliv.
iiiryuuinnikisloncis-iliieob It, fritz, William II.
county superintendent -Wllll.im 11. Snyder.
llUwm Poor DWrtct-lilrectfli-s-o. V. lint, Scott,
..V,i!', 'in?r,'. 1oonwburit and Thoraaa CruM-llntf,
tieoit, o. r. Knt, secretary.
Bloomsburg Official Directory.
llloomsburg liankln romp.iny-.lotm A. Funslon,
rri'sldent.ll. ll.timirl raMih r.
i 'a'lonal lluik-Charlealt. raxton.l'resldcnt
I. I'. Tnstln, cashier.
(.'nlumlil i rv,n,ii, r,,tnl uniM T....t t,
...,-,.,,,,,, , i,llI10 rresmen , u, v. jt ler,
Secretary.
-Iiloomshurg Uulldlncf and S.u ln fund Aswl.itlon
... " ' ':"-,"-k, i i iihuiii , .i . ii. ltoutson, ecr( lary.
lllntmiiburtf Mntunt Havlnu fund Association-.!,
. i iuaiueui, v. u. narKiey, ecrciary,
cuuiicuTmiKcrouY.
ntrmt ciifiicit.
ltcv..T. I'.Tuslln, (Supply.)
Sunday ScrtU'c-t-luja' a. m; nnd DM p. m.
Slllld.lV Sclioil1ll n. in.
l'rayer Meetliitf-Uvcry Wednesday evenlns at 6a
So.us free. Tho public arc Invited to attend.
8T. MATTItllwVl I.UTI1E1UN CIR'UCH.
Mlnli'cr Itcv..r. Mccron.
Siimlay Scnlecs-lOM n. in. and 0f p. m.
Simd.lv" Sclionl-!)!i.m.
rrai er Mcctlnt; Urery Wednesday evening nt fitf
Seats free. No powa rented. All aro welcome.
riiKsnvTEiit an ciivncit.
Jtlntilcr-Rev. Stuart Mitchell.
Sunday ScrvlccH-IO'i a. tn. nnd f.Ji p. m.
Sllllll.iV School D il. in.
o'clock1 T 5,tTllng-1-vcrJ' Wednesday c cnlng at rvv
Seats free. No pews rented. St rangers welcome.
METHOIiIST msCOl'AI.CHCKCII.
residing r.lder-ltev. N. S. ItucklUBham.
M I n I st er-l lev. .1. 1 1. .M c( I a r rah.
Sunday Sorlces-I0 nnd cv m. in.
suiid.iv School-'2 n. m.
lllblo Class-Uicry Jtouilay cvcnlngat Rtf o'clock.
Voung .Men's l'rayer .Meet lug-i; cry Tuesday
evening at n o'clock.
(loricr.il l'rjycr JIoetlng-Evcry Thursday c cnlng
liEFOIlllKn CHCItClt.
Corner of Tlitnl nnd Iron streets,
l'astor-ltev. T. K. HolTmelcr.
itesldcnco-fast street, opp. 'Hilrd street,
humbiy services MM a. in. nnd 7 p. in.
Sunday school 3 p. m.
I'raj cr .Meeting Satuiday, 7 p. tn.
All nro InMted Thero Is nlwnj s room.
Services every Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
ilcllcr's church, Madison township.
ST. l'AU.'d CHUltCU.
licctor-Itev. John Hewitt.
Sunday Services 10)tf a. m., 6f p. m.
Sunday School-n a. in.
first Sunday In the month, Holy Communion.
Senlccs preparatory to Communion on Friday
evening boforo tho ibt Sunday In each mouth.
1'ews rented; but out body welcome.
Persons desli lng to cunsull tho Hector on religious
matters will Had htm at tho parsonage on ltock
Street.
evaimf.i.icai, cnuncif.
Presiding Elder Key. A. I., llecscr.
-Minister Itev, .1. A. Irvine.
Sunday Sen Ice 3 p. m., In tho Iron street Cll irch.
I'ravcr Meeting Ki cry sabbath at i p. m.
All are Invited. AUaru welcome.
1H.00-MSI1UK0 DIItlCCTOUY.
QCIIOOL OliDEUS, lilank, just printed :
nw
neaiiy uoumi in small oooks, on
liaml nnd
lor saio ui tuo coi.cmiiian onice. l'eb. rj, tsjMt
1LAXK DKKDS, on I'lirclim-'iit ami Linen
i I'.itior. common nnd fur Admlntsiratois. Kxecn-
furs and trustees, (or salo cheap at tho Columuian
uuice.
rAlItIAGKCKITII'K'ATKS.iii,tiiriiitea
Curs of tho (iosncl and Justices should Minnlv them.
mm nil H uu ill lilt t ill. I'M I in Linii'e. villus.
selves with theso necessary ni tides.
TUSTICKH ami Constables' Fee-Hills for sale
t) nt tho Coi.cMniAH onice. They contain tho cor.
rei'ted fees as established by the last Act of tho Iz-g.
1 hlaturo upon tho subject. Every Justice and Con
st jblu should havo one.
"T "FN DUE NOTES just printe.t and for salo
1 CI1C.I
cap at tho Columiiian ofllce,
t'U)TJIIN(i,C,
""AVII) LOWUNHKKO, Merchant Tailor
.Main St., above Central Hotel.
P.00TS AND S110HS.
TTENKY KLEIM, Manufacturer and dealer
JUL. In boots and bboes, groceries, etc., Main St.,
l..uiL liloomsburg.
17 M. KXOIMi, Dealer in Hoots s
JlJ , latest and lie.st styles, coiner Main i
anil Mioes,
:ind.Maiket
streets, ui mo oui posi unn-e.
CLOCKS, WATCHES, C.
c.
K. SAVAOE. Dealer in Clocks, 'U'ati-hcs
and Jewelry, Main St., Just below tho Central
Hulel.
MlI.I.I.NEIiY .t FANCY (iOODS.
MEI1CHANTS AND (HtOCEKS.
II
C. IIOM'Ei:, Hats and Caps, !ools mid
Shoes, Main street, nboo Com t House.
SII. MILLER it POX, dealers in
(looils, groceiles, nucenswaro, Hour,
Bliues, notions, etc., Main street.
Dry
ball,
1'llOfESSIONAL CARDS.
lil 1!. IKELE1!, Attorney nt Law. liooni.s ill
Jli Exchango Illock, 2d floor, liloomsburg, fa. fci
C (i. HAKKLEl, Attomey-nt.Law. Ollice
; , In lirow it's building, 2nd story, liooms 4 H 6.
uci. 15, '73.
DU. WM.M, KEI1EU, Surgeon and I'Ii.vm
ehiu. Olllcu S, E. corner Kock audMaikct
Ml'lCtS.
T It. EVANS, M,
ri i:,,..,,,.,,,, nn,i ii,vJ.
f) . clan, noith
.fdo of jiatu street, abo0,I. K.
Ei er's.
Jli, McKELVY, M. I)., Surgeon nnd I'liy
, sIcIan.northsldoMaln slieet, below Mailcet.
T II. KOIilHOX, Attorni'V-at-Law. Oiliee
V
ln'llai tinan'a building, Main btrcet.
s
AMUEL JAC0I1Y, Marble and Ilniwn
htono works, Eiihi luoomsuurg, uerw ick i oau.
II
1SDSEXST0CK, J'liotograplicr,
i Clark i Wolt'shtoie, Main street. .
It. II. C. IIOWEIt, Surgeon IXntlsl, Main
St., nuoui un court iiouse.
TIL MAIZE, Manimotli.firoccrv, fincGro
, cerles, fruits, Nuts, Viu Hons, ic.Malnand
Ceutro streets.
MISCEUNEOL'S.
S. KUHN, dealer in Meat, Tallow, 'etc.,
, Centre street, letw een Second and Third.
T
1II0.MAS AVFIIII, Confectionery and liakery,
wuoiesaionnu leiau, i-nuaugu uuuu
G
W. COItELL, Fuririliire Itooins, Ihrce
, story brick, Main bl met, west of Market St.
OATAWISSA.
r-M. II. .
Y slieet
.M. II. A1I1I0TT, Attorney-at-Law, Main
1") F. DALLMAN, Meichniit Tailor, Second
J , btieet, fnbblHS' building.
fM. L. EYEItLY,
A'rroilNEY.AT.I.AW,
catawtssa, fa.
Collections promptly mado and remitted. Ofllco
opposite Culawlssa Deposit Hank. ciu-J
VT0T1CE.
From ibis date tho liloomsburg (las romnany will
put insenltu plpisnt tiist cobt uud furulsli and bet
iieti rs nt four dollars tiu It,
Tho company bine on hand a lot of gas tar suited
for painting loom, nnd posts or other timbers placed
under giouiid,
f i icu lu cents per gallon or t.CO ncr bai rcl.
0, W, MH-I.I.lt,
OCt.l5,'75.tt btct,
YULOAN IRON WORKS,
DANVILLE, MONTOUIt COUNTY, fA.
WILLIAM II. LAW, Mumifac Hirer of
Wioughl lion llrldgea, Hollers, (iasbolder,
fireproof lIuTldlngs, Wiought Iron Hooting, Itooillng
Frumes, Flooilng und Jionis, Fuim dotes and lVne
Ing, also Wrought Hon Piping, stacks and all kinds
of smith Work, io. ilcpidrs promptly ulteuded to
N. 1). Drawings and Estimates supplied,
Oct,, 8, 1SJ5-U
B
LANK NOTES.wllh orw ilhoiit cxemjitlM
(or solo at Uio Colvuuuh onico.
OUANG BVI LLH DIllKOTOltY.
A- It. HKUIUNO, Carpentcrnml bullilc
, Main street below l'Inc.
imoKirouN.
TIT 0. ,i W. II. RHOKMAKKK, Dealers in
O-i JL 'ri uoous, uroccrics aim iicncrai .Mcrcnan.
ItUSINICfeS 0AH11S.
U. A. h. TUUNK1!,
tosIJcnco on JIarkct Street ono door below
I). J. Wnllcr's.
omen over Ktelm'a linn? Store, omen hours from
1 to 4 p. in., for treatment of discuses of thofyc, Kar
tiiiu i nroui.
All calls night or day rromptly attended to.
Apr.s.r;5-tf
TMt. J. C. 11UTTK1!,
I'lIYSICIANASUItniMN,
orace, North Mnrket street,
Mar.5",'"4 y liloomsburg, l'n.
"TIt. I!. V. GAHDNKi:,
:i'HYSICIA"N AND StinOEON,
lll.OO.MSIll'lHI, l'A.
Ofllconbovo.I.scliujlcr .t Son's llardwaro Store.
TApr.2.T7S-tt
gAMUJ'X KNOUIt,
A T T O 11 N 13 Y-A T-I, A W,
lILOOMSllllltO, VA,
onicr, llartman'a mock, corner Main nnd Market
g K. OltYIS,
ATT0I1NEY.AT.I.AW.
OFEicE-Itoom No. i, "Columbian" lHUhllng,
Sept. ls.lbTn.
Q W.JIII.LKK,
ATTOltNEY-AT-LAW
Ofllco In llrow er's building, second iloor, room No.
. liloomsburg, fa. Julyl,"3 y
Q 1. & AV. J. 11UCKALEAV,
ATTUJi.Ni; S-AT-1.AW,
llloomstiurg, fa.
onico on Main Street, llrst door below Court House
.Mar.r.,'74 y
J) F. .t J. M. CLAIM?,
ATTUl.f;i a-AT-L-WV,
Bloomsburg, fa.
ArilI10,'7I y
Ofllco In Ent's Ilulldlng.
A. CHKVEUNO SMITH. I1E11VEY EWINO SMITH.
A.(
CltEVELINO SMITH & SON,
ATTOKNEYS-AT-LAW,
liloomsburg, ra.
SlfAll business entrusted to our carowlllreclcvo
prompt attention. ulyl,'73 y
E. II. LITTLE.
ROB'T. II. LITTLE.
II. & It. R. LITTLE,
ATlUliri;iS-AT-L,AW,
Hloomsburg, fa.
SJ?"Hii.slnesstaeforotliPtT. S. Patent omcoattended
to. onico In the Columbian Ilulldlng. 1y 3i
T)1!0CKVAY & EIAVELL,
A T TO It N E Y S-A T-I, A W,
cot VMniAN Htii-niMi, liloomsburg, fa.
tcmbei-a of the United States Law Association.
collections mane in any part or America
Agents for continent:!
nl Life I
Insurance company of
New A oik. Assets nearly 7,iiim,iHi. 'I he best In tho
country.
a in
tt
senu tor descriptive painpiuet
HA11MAN & HASSERT.
FOUNDERS, MACHINISTS,
AND
IRON-SMITHS.
East Street, below Eail Eoacl,
BLOOISBUG, PA.
Wo respectfully call public attention to the follow
ing facts that : They manufactuie llrst class
MINE CAU WHEELS AND AXLES
and nil kinds nt Coal Hreakcr Castings. They also
make nil kind, of Car, Machine, llrldgo and other
castings used by eoutrnctois generally, 'lhovulio
IU.11LU1UL.LU1U
HEATING AND COOK STOYES,
and aro prepared tn furnish all kinds of repairs, such
nsOrntes, Mils, fire Hrlck. stiitchcis, c. 'Ihey
LLL jl I.UILL.ILILIJ' Ull ll.Ultl
PLOWS AND PLOW POINTS,
Lnri-'O Hon Kettles. Farmers' f.flls. SledSolex. Wair
on f.oves, Cellar Orates, Ac. They uro also prejiared
IU 1U1I1ISU
Saw and Grist Mill Machinery,
Shafting, fullej's.Kc. Theyipay special attention to
Repairing Tliresliing Machines
Itiapei'S, 4 c.
Tho fronrlctors nro both nraetlcnl mecliniilcs. Trv
them.
Hoe. 3,ls;u-Cni
AMUIUOAN AND FOKKIIW PATKXTS
(Iii.moiii: ,v. ( o., suciessors lo Chliiinan. HOMiier &
Co., solicitors. Patents piociired In nil countries.
NO HIM IN' A11V1M K. Nolll.ll'ge UllllhSthu JMtl'Ilt
Is grunted. No fees for making preliminary exam
inations, Noaddlllnuiil lees for obtaining and eou
diiLtliiga lehearlng. 11 a leceiii deeUlon of the
l onimi.loiur ai I. lejccud applications may bo ie
tiled. S-dal attention gtun to Inicireii me cases
befnro tho I'M cut Ollice, extensions befoie Congress,
lnfilmreinent suits In different states, and nil llilira-
t Ion iipimtalnlng to tiiu-ntlons or patents. Send
btamp to Ollmoro i, to. for pamphlet of stxty pages.
LAX1) CASKS. LAND WARRANTS AND
sciur.
Contested land cases prosecuted lK'forotbo U.S.
ficiieral Land oillco nnd lieparlment of tho interior.
l'il nit 1. Hid claims, milling and pici'iopilon claims,
and homestead ease's attended to. UimI scrip in 1",
ni und luii ncie pieces ror sale. This scrip l.s assigna-
nie, nun can oe iocaicu in mu uiiiiio in inu puicuaser
upon uuy lloieruinent land subject to private entry,
at fi.ns nor note. It Is of ciiu.il value with bounlv
land Wurrants. Send stomp to Ullmoru & Co. for
pamphlet of instructions.
ARRKARS OF PAY AND 150UXTY,
oniccis. soldiers and sailors of Iho Into war. or
tin lr In In., mo In many ensi s entitled tomcmej riom
the goieinnicnt of which they haiuno knowledge.
rue inn nisioryoi ntiiit, nun Mine iiiuoiuuoi
pay und bounty leeched, l.nciose stuinptooilmoie
a; Co., and a full reply, after examination, will bo
given ou (lee.
l'KNSIONS.
All nnircrs. soldi! rs nnd sailors wounded. ruiiturcd
or Ihluicd In the lain war, how ever slight ly.cuu ob
tain n pension ny niiiiieshiug i.niiii.ru v m
Cases prosiciikd byldhnoic Jcco. bifoio thosu-
pi oinc court of the f lilted Mutes,! ho com lot claims,
und the southern claims comml.sslou,
Km h dopai Imenl of our business Is conducted In n
separate buicnu, under charge of thusamo ex pell.
cm oil parties implojeil by the old linn. Piompi at-
tenllou to all business entrusted lo (iiuioill! cu.
Is thus secured. v Ueslroto win success bydo-
sen lug It.
Jan ui, .o-ii.
MauW: HOW Losl, How Restored!
fml'mUTn UllUl. JMll'lUMll'll, l llt'lV I'UUIOIIOI IT.
.'!, Culurwell's ei lcbrated Kssay on tho
radical euro (w Ilhoiit medicine) ot skt
matorihii'ii or seminal weakuess.lniol-
unliirv seminal losses. ImiKiti lies', ineiitnlandnlivsl-
eui lucnpuelty, lmixdluieiitHto maulage, tie: also,
consumption, epilepsy nnd Ids, luducudbysclf-lndul-goiire
orsexualetiiiagunce, ,lo
,1 l ILL', til il tililltLI 111 , LIU, 1', UlllJ DIALt'lllh
Tho celebrnled author, In this admirable tssay,
dearly dcmonsi rates. Hum a thlity jeiiinsuceesstul
praolfee, that the iiltirmlng eoneiiinnces of sclf
ubiise may Is) radically cured without thodaiigerous
Hsu of InH iiinl iixdleliio or the uppllcatlon of tho
kiilfo pointing out niuiMloofcuro ntonco simple,
ii'ilulii and itli-ciii.il, by menusof whkhevery siit
feier noiuntter what ids condition may be, limy
cum himself cheaply, piltately und radically.
t 'flil.i 1., uiu shuuld be In tho handset ovkry
youth uud cm. imiiilu the land.
Sent undir ..oul, In n plain envelope, to any ad
dress, on receipt of six tin is or two jiosUigo stamps.
Address iho i'ubltsheis,
l Hill OMAN fc SON',
41 Aim St., Kcw Veil; i f. U, Hon
H. M, 1', Jim VI4U1.
BL001ISBUKQ TANNERY.
a. A. IICKRIXO
1" ESI'ECTFULLY announce lo the pnMic
JLi that ho has reopened
-v-ST? SNYDER o TANNERY,
(old stand) liloomsburg, fa., nttbo
l'orksoitno i;spy aim i.tgnr sireet.
.roads, whoro all descriptions ot
' lent her will bo mado In tho most
sulislnntl.il nnd workmanllko manner, nnd sold nt
prices tn suit the times. Iho highest prlcolneash
vt in at. un limes oo puiu iur
a n e e n
U IDES
otTivery description In tho country,
ronngo Is resperi fully solicited,
liloomsburg, Oct. 1, ls,6-
The public rat-
KEYSTONE CARRIAGE WORKS'
DLOOMSHUnO, PENN'A.
A S. CUOSSLEY has nn hand nnd for Falo
. chpnnert ban bo cheapest, tor cash, or win
exchange for old Wagons on lensouablo tonus,
OAllUIAGES,
HUOGIES,
AND
WAGON&
of every description both rlaln nnd fancy.
I'orlablo TopHnggles, open Ituggles, rlaln nnd
Fancy Platform Spring Wagons all of the latest st j lo
io inaieriai linn liuiy warraincu.
fore purchasing elsew here, as 1 can
not bo undersold. I claim that 1 make tho best wag-
is for t he least money.
Inlsodo nalntlntr. trlmmtnir nnd renalr old work
at the shortest notice, old snrlncs welucd nnd war
ranted to stand or no pay. I will exchango a porta-
tile ton bUL'Lrv for nnv kind of lumber, such as beir
lock, pine, nsh, linn hickory and poplar to bedcllier
hll
edatinyshop by tho first of l'ebmarj', 1873. Iron.
dale orders taken and JIcKelvy, Ncal Oreo's for re.
jiaini 7nsca.su. a. o. v;iiu5aLO-i.
UCU t, 1S3.
CARRIAGE
MANUEACTOKY
DL00MSI1UR0, PA.
M. 0. SLOAN & IHIOTHER
HAVE on liaml and Tor sale nt the most
reasonable rates a splendid stock of
CARRIAGES, SiUdUUES,
and every description of Wagons both PLAIN nnd
FANCY,
Warranted to bo mado of tho best and most durable
macerlals, and by tho most experienced workmen.
All work sent out, from tho establishment will bo
found lo be of the highest class and sure to glie per
iod satisfaction. They hai o also a lino assortment of
SLEIGHS
of nil the newest and most fashlonablo stjlcswell
and caiefully made and of the best material.
Anlnspcctlon of their woik Is asked as It Is be
hoved that uono superior can bo found In tho coun
try. Oct. s, 1S75 tf.
MISCELLANEOUS.
c.
M. BROWN,
Dealer In
HOOTS AND SHOP.H. TowANnv Hoots a Rneclalty.
Itepalrh.g done nt short notice. Vnder Hrmwi's Ho
tel, luoomsDiug. oct. s.'i.viy
QENTKAL HOTEL,
A FIltST-CLASS
HOUSE,
oct. stoty
JOHN LAYCOCK, f rop'r.
r 31. DltlNICEl!, GUN and LO
OCKS.MITII.
Sew lng Machines and Machinery cf nil kinds re
paired. OrmiA IIousk Ilulldlng, liloomsburg, fa,
Oct ly
Jg.XCIIANGE HOTEL,
Opposite tlio Court ISoitsic,
4t ni.oo.Msnuno, p..
Tho I.aiioest and Hest In all respects Inthocoitnly
W. II. KOONS.
Proprietor.
oct, s,T5-ly
13110 WN'S HOTEL,
BSiOOIWCSUtJIlG, PA.,
B. STOHNER, Proprietor.
Accommodations first C!ass-.25tol.t.o per day,
IIESTAURANT ATTACHED.
Largo, Airy Samplo Hcoms en 1st Floor.
A good stable in rear of Hotel,
liloomsburg, Oct, r, is"5-tf.
11TOUS TO THE COLUMIIIAN.
fersi
rsons Indelited to tho undcralDiieil forsobsriin.
lion lo the i oi cjiiiiAV uie hi n hi Intiiiined I hat they.
ma ai nii time sottlo iho iu'niu,tNiliai bylhomto
me with K. f. onls, i:si., ni room No. I, Columbian
bulhllmr. Aflir libriiinv louit. n.n oxitu nnv
cents pi r jenr will In nil insis bo added.
fi rsons owing aoeounla lor ndiiilUlng and Job
wnikuie lnfoi nml il.nt scttli im-nt must be mode,
by pavioent or note, within so Uii.ih, i r thev will l.u
placed In tliu hands ot it luitlco lor Immediate col-
ecllon.
11. I.. DIKITENHACH
E'L. Miers Is no loneernnlhoi'Iyoil loeollerl for
thoCoi.i'iniiAKorloietelioinoiieyror me.
Dec lo.'lMf.
JENTlhTUV.
II. 1. 1IUI! 1.11, IILiJVUM ,
nespectfully olTcrs Ids professional senlecsto tho
ladles uiidgentlomeu of Hloomsbuig und Mclnlly,
Hols prepared In attend to all tho vailous operations
In the line of bis profession, und IspioMded wllhiho
latest ImproMil foaciuiN TH.TII, which will buln.
sorted on gold plating, stlur and ml.licr base tn
look its well ns tlio natural teeth. Teeth extrncied
by all tho now and most inwoicd melbods. mui nil
opeinilouson thotteth eaittully uudpiopcily ut
tended to.
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nlwaj s t o bo found In his establishment, Main Hurt,
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FORTUNES
BLOOMSBTJllG, PA., FRIDAT, JANUARY 28.
Poetical.
i'auson ki:m.y.
old f arson Kelly's fair j oung wlfo Irene
IMi'rt when but thrco months wed,
And no new lovo has ever come between
Ills true heart and tho dead.
Though now for sixty year? the grass lias grown
I'pon her grave, and on Its elmpla stono
Tho moss
And jellow lichens creep her nnmo across.
outsido tho door, In tho warm summer nlr,
Tho old man sits for hours,
Tho Idle wind, that stirs his tllvcr linlr,
Is sweet with .Tiino's first lowers i
Hut dull ids mind, nnd clouded with tho hazo
Ot Ufo's last weary, gray Noi ember days!
And dim
Tho past and present look nllko to him.
Tho sunny sccno around, confused and blurred,
Tho twitter of tho birds,
Hlcndln his mind with voices long slnco heard
(Hail childhood's caielcss words,
Old hymns and Scrtpturo texts j whllo Indistinct
Yet strong, ono thought with all talr things Is
nuked
Tho brldo
Of his lost youth Ucer by his side.
By Us sweet weight of snowy blossoms bowed,
Tho rose-treo branch hangs low,
And In tho sunshine, llko a Ileccy cloud,
Sways slow ly to and fro.
"Oh, Is It j ou !" tho old man asks s "Ircno I"
And smiles, and fancies that her faco no's seen
Ileneatli
The opening roses ot a bridal wreath I
Down from tho gambrcl roof a whlto dovo tilts,
Tho sunshlno on Us wings,
And lighted close to w hero tho dreamer sits,
A vUlon with It bungs
A golden gleam from somo long vanished day,
"Dear love," ho calls; then, "Why will you not
siny v
Ho sighs,
for' at his voice, tho bird looks up and lies.
Oh, constant heart I whoso falling thoughts cling
iasi
To ono long laid In dust,
Still seeing, turnedto thine, 03 In tho past,
Her look ot perfect trust,
Her soft olco heating In tho south wind's breath.
Dream on I Lovo puro ns thlno thai! outllvo
death,
And when
Tho gates untold, her eyes meet thino again I
Marion Douglas, in The Gahixy for
I'tbruarf.
Original.
History of Columbia County.
NUMliEIt IV.
KonT FitfELAND was situated about four
miles up Warrior's Eun. It is said by Col,
Hunter to bo "a little fort near Muncy hill,
called 1'ort Krccland." It is first spoken of
as a lortin lu9. Thero was a gristmill
built near there by Jacob Frcclancl in 1773
or 177-1. The Freclaiul two-story log dwell
ing house, which constituted tlio fort, sceni3
to havo been picketed in the fall of 177S.
The Frceland purty were from Essex -county,
New Jcri-ey. On the 21st of April, 1771), tho
Indians killed or captured seven of the mili
tia men stationed' there but it was not until
the 29th that the real attack on tho fort was
made. Thero were nt tho time, forty or fifty
women and children in the fort, and by somo
accounts thirty-two men, and by others only
twenty-one. At daybreak on tho 20th of
April, 1779, a party of about 300, consisting
of Iiritish and Indians, commanded by C.ipt.
McDonald surrounded the fort. Thero was
but little ammunition, and Mary Kirk and
l'hebo Vincent immediately commenced to
run their spoons and plates into bullets. Tho
distress of tho women and children and tho
want of ammunition mado successful resis
tance hopeless, and about nine o'clock a flag
oftruco was raised. John Littlo and John
Vincent conducted the negotiations, and af
ter consultation agreed upon tlio following
articles :
aktici.es or capitulation, ronr fjti:n
l.AND, 1779.
Articles of Capitulation ent'd into l!e
tween C'npt'n John McDaniel 011 his Mujci
ties part & John Little on that of the Con
gress. AiiTiCLf. 1st. Tho Men in Garrison to
March out & Ground their Arms in tho
Green, in front of tho fort, which is to bo
tal-cii in Possession of Immediately by his
Majesty's Troops. Agreed too.
2dly, All Men Hearing Arms aro to Sur
render themselves Prisoners of War aud to
bo sent to Niagara. Ag'd too.
. Tlio Women and Children not to bo
Htrip'd of their eloathing nor Molested by
tho Indians and to beat Liberty to Movo
Down tho country whero they l'leasc. Ag'd
too.
John McDonald,
Capt. of Hangers,
John Litit.i:.
It was after this surrender that Capt.
Iioono's party camo tip, so many of whom
wero uselessly slaughtered by the eiiemv.
In the fort but five men weie killed, viz..
lames Watts, John MeClintock, William
McClung, James Miles and Henry Gillillen.
Thirteen scalps of Capt, lloone's party wero
brought into tho fort in n pocket handker
chief. Among them was Capt. Iioono's.
Tlio wholo garrison left tho fort by 12
o'clock, and tho women and children reached
Northumberland, 18 miles distant, that
night, not having eaten 11 bito during tho
wholo day. Col. Smith writes to Pre-ident
Iteed from Suiibury, August Sd, 1779, that
hois there "with sixty P.ixtang boys";a id
intends to follow tho savages, Ho reports
that fifty-two women aud children and four
old men camo safely from Fort Frceland.
Ho says the distress of tlio peoplo is great
tho town now composes Northumberland
county houses', barns, wheat, stacks of liny,
all 11 consumed, fcuch devastation ho has
not yet seen, Tho surrender of Fort Frec-
;md and the defeat and death of Capt.Iloono
left every thing exposed. Col, Hunter
writes under dato of July 29th, "Tho town
of Northumberland was tho frontier last
night, and I am afraid Sunbury will bo to
night," And ho begs for assistance, ns well
ho might, seeing tlio helpless women and
children Hying down tho river, many of the
husbands and fathers slain, mid those yet
ttlivo going on" into a hopeless captivity.
It would bo interesting now to know who
wero taken prisoners, and who returned
from thcjeaptivlty. Hut ono ease is known,
that of Hethtiel Vincent, who had been mar
ried a bhort tituo beforo ho was taken'prisoii-
er. Jus wile returned to her homo in New
Tcrscy. For four years sito heard nothing
from her husband, Ono evening alio was out
witli a sleighing party, and having btopped
nt n tavern a roughly dressed stranger in-
pilreu ii u .Mrs. Vincent lived In that vicin
ity. Sho was pointed out to him, mid ho
informed her that ho knew her husband tn
Canada, had lately seen him, and that ho
was well. On tho return homo tho stranger
wont with tho patty, and tlio extra passenger
crowding tho tied, ho proposed to tako Mrs,
Vincent on Ids lap but sho imligdantly d
cliiicd tho familiarity, whereupon tho strait
gcr diseovcrcd himself to bo her husband,
when tho proffered courtesy was joyfully C'
ccpted.
" Tlio Hells of Limerick.
Tho bells that hung in tho tower of Lim
crick Cathedral wero mndo by young Ital
ian after many years of patient toil, 1 lo was
proud of his work, nnd when they wero pur
chased by tho prior of a neighboring convent
near tho lako of Como, tlio artist invested
tho profits of tho Rale in a pretty villa on tho
margin of the lake, wliero ho could hear
their Angcltis music wafted from tho cott
vent ctlirncross the waters at morning, noon
and night. Hero ho intended to pass his
llfo ! but this happiness was denied li
In ono of tlioso feudal broils which, whethe
civil or foreign, nro tho undying worm in
fallen land, ho suffered tho loss of his all
luid w hen tho storm passed, ho found hint
self without home, f.imlly.fricnds or fortune,
Iho convent had been rar.cd to tho ground,
and tho chcf-d'iv tare of his handiwork-, tlio
tttnclul ehime whosn music had charmed
his listening ear for so maiiv happy days 0
liis past life, had been carried away to a for
eign laud. Ho becamoa wanderer. Hi
hair grew whlto and his heart withered be
foro ho again found a resting place. In all
theso years of bitter desolation tho memory
of tho music of his bells never left him; he
heard it in the forest nnd in tho citv, on tho
een and by the banks of tho rjuict stream iu
tho basin of tho hills ; ho heard it by day .
nnd when night came, and troubled sleep, it
whispered to lnm soothingly of peace and
happiness. Ono day ho met a mariner from
over tho sea, who told him a story of a won
drous chimo of bells ho had heard in Ire
land. An intuition told tho artist that they
wero his bells. Ho journeyed aud voyaged
thither, sick and weary, and sailed un tho
Shannon. Tho ship camo to anchor iu tho
port near Limerick, and ho took passaco in
a email boat for tho purposo of reaching the
city. Jlcloro him tho tall steeplo of St. 3fcv
ry's lifted its turrcted head nbovo the mist
and smoko of the old town. IIo leaned back
wcatily, yet with a happy light beamin
irom 111s eyes. Ilio angels wero whispering
to lum that his bells wero there. Ho pray
cd : "Oh, let them sound mo 11 loving wel
come. Just ono uoto of greeting, O bells I
and my pilgrimago is dono 1"
It was a beautiful- evening. The air was
liko that of his own Italy in tho sweetest
tinio of tlio year, tho death of tho spring.
Iho bosom of tho river was liko a broad
intrror,reltccting tho patincs of bright gold
that flecked tho bluo sky, tho towers, and the
streets ot tho old town in its clear depths.
Tho lights of the city danced upon tho wave
lets that rippled from tho boat as shn plldoil
tlong. Suddenly tho stillness was broken.
"rom St. Mary's tower there camo .1 shower
of silver sounds, filling tho air with music.
Tho boatmen rested on their oars to listen.
'Tho old Italian crossed his arms and fixed
Ids streaming eyes upon tlio tower. Tho
sound of his bells bore to his heart all the
sweet memories of his buried past ; home,
friends, kindred, all. At !a,t he was happy
too nappy to speak, too happy to breathe.
When tho rowers sought to arouse him, his
faco was upturned to the tower, but bis eyes
wero closed. The poor stranger had breath
ed his last. His own chefs:heuvrc had mug
his "passing bell."
Tlio London Human Hair Market.
For 0110 prime natural product tho emissa
ries of fashion must go to Mincing Lane.
Judging from tho quantities in which it is
imported, this article must bo in considerable
demand. Tho "lot" with which wo aro moro
intimately concerned is lying in Cro-s Lane
and weighs somo live thousand pounds a
tolerably largo consignment of an article
which is well ! not necessary, pcrhaps.but
apparently finds customers readily enough.
It is human hair. Tho great bulk of it
conies from China, is black as coal and coarse
as cocoannt fibre, but of magnificent length.
Many a Chinese head has been shorn to pro-
luco tlicso tons of material, to bo sold in lots
of two cases (of about four hundred pounds
each), and is expected to rcali.o abr.ut one
half a crown a pound in this wholesale trans
action. Skilled experts aro weighing and
feeling tho long trc-scs, but soon leavo them
to investigate tho various shades and quali
ties ef ono bale of European, worth ten or
eleven times as much as tho Chinese.
Whcneo comes this ? From Germany main
lyfrom llussia nnd from Franco sometimes.
Hero lies a heap of samples culled from this
valuablo bale, with tlio weights of each col
or carefully attached. Witli what variety
and richness of lines glow these long, fine,
silky tresses, ranging from tho deepest brown
through every sliado of ruddy auburn and
sunny chestnut to the purest gold and fairest
flaxen. What a monument of self-abnegation
is here? what a picture of sell'-saerificu!
for when woman parts with her hair she per
forms an act far moro trying than when she
parts with her jewols. That maiden must
bo poor indeed who parts with her crowning
charm for a few shillings. Legends to tho
contrary notwithstanding, how can sho get
moro than a pitiful sum when n chsieo bale,
aftor passing through tho hands of the shear
er, tho local merchant, and tho importcr.and
paying coat of traiispoit, will fetch no moro
than Boven-and-twenty shillings per pound?
Tho blondo madcheu who.so superb tresses I
hold in my hand, did not, I apprehend, get
much for them. Perhaps a few florins ; lit
tlo enough, according to our estimate of
money, but yet biiiliciuit to keep tho wolf
from her mother's door for a littlo space.
Hut this silken crown, which brought its
original owner bo little, must pass through
many hands beforo it adorns tho still hand
somo head of Lady Harepoles, who is not
quite tho woman sho was when Harepoles bo
caino tho captivo of her bow aud spear in her
first season but is yet a leader of fashion.
All the Year Hound.
A young gentleman got neatly out of a
fiuo scrapo with his intended, ' Sho taxed
him with having kissed two young ladies
lit somo party at w hlch sho was not present.
Ho owned up to it, but said that their united
ages only mado twenty-ono. Tho blinple-
mlndod t'lrl thought of ten nnd cloven, to
laughed ofl'hcr pout. Ho did not explain
that 0110 was nineteen and tho other two
years of ago. Wasn't It artful ?
Without decision of character no man or
woman is over worth a button, or over can
be. Without It, a man becomes tit onco n
good natural nobody, tho poverty-stricken
possessor of but 0110 Military priwiplo that
of obliging everybody under tho sun mcroly
iur uiu tisKiug,
1876.
Ugly Sam nml Why IIo Kcformcd,
Ho had been missing from the "Potomac"
for several days, and Cleveland Tom, Port
Huron Hill, Tall Chicago, nnd tho rest of
tho boys who wero wont to get drunk with
mm couldn't make out what had happened
They hadn't heard that there was a warrant
oul for him, had never known of his being
sick lor n nay, and his nbsenco from the Old
haunts puzzled them. They wero in the
UoIo-In-tlie-Wall falcon tho other momlne
nearly a dozen of them, drinkinc. KmofeIni
ami playing cards, when in walked Ugly
Sam.
There was a deep ullcnco for n moment ns
they looked at him. Sam had a new hat,
had been shaved clean, and had on a clean
collar and a white shirt, and they didn't
know him at first. When they saw that It
wai Ugly fcam they uttered a shout nnd
leaped up.
"Cavoin that lint 1" cried one.
"Yank that collar off," shouted another.
"Let's roll him on the floor." screamed a
mini.
There was something in his look and
ucaring which mado them lusitate. The
whiskey-red had almost faded from his face.
nnd ho looked sober and dicnilled. Ill
leaturcs expressed disgust nnd contempt ns
lie looked around the room, nnd then reveal
ed pity as bis eyes fell upon tlio red oves
aim uioatcil laces oi the crowd before him.
tWiy, what mis ye. Sam?', innuircd
CM- 1 1 -il . .
inu unicago, as they all stood there.
f vo come down to bid von irood-bve.
boys!" ho replied, removinc his hat and
urawing a clean handkerchief from his pock
et. "What I llevyou turned preacher?" thev
shouted in chorus.
"Hoys, ye know I can lick any two of yo,
but I han't on tho fight any more, and Pvo
put uown the last drop of whiskey which is
over to go into my mouth 1 I have switched
off. I'vo taken an oath. I am going to bo
decent 1"
"Sam, bo you crazy?" asked Port Huron
Hill, coming nearer to him.
Ivo como down hero to tell von nil
about it," answered Sam. "-Move tho clia'rs
back a littlo and givo mo room. Yo nil
know Pvo been rough nnd 'moro two. I'vo
been a drinker, a fighter, n gambler, and a
loafer. I can't look back and remember
when I'vo earned an lioncst dollar. Tlio
polizo hez chased mo around liko a wolf,
and I'vo been iu jail and tlio workhouse,
and tho papers has said that Ugly Sam was
tho terror of' tho Potomac. Yu' all know
this, boys, but yo didn't know I had an old
notlicr."
The faces of the crowd expressed amaze
ment.
"I never mentioned it to any of vc. for I
as neglecting her," ho went on. "She was
poor old women, living up hero iu tho
alloy, and if tho neighbor.! hadn't helped
er to fuel nnd food, sho'd havo been found
dead long ago. J never helped her to a cent
didn't see her for weeks and weeks, and I
sed to feel mean about it. When a fellow
goes back 011 his old mother, he's a gcttiu
purty low, and I know it. Well, she's dead
buried yesterday. I was up thero aforo
she died. She sent for 1110 In- Pete."
'Did sho say anything ?" asked one of the
boys as Sam hesitated.
"That', what nils mo now," ho went on.
When I went in sho reached out her hand
mo, and says she : "Samuel, I'm rroinir
to die, and I knowed you'd want to see me
afore I passed away. I sat down queer like.
he didn't go on and say as how I was a
oafer, and had neglected her, and nil that.
but says she, 'Samuel, you'll be nlono when
am gone. I'vo tried to bo -a good mother
to you, nnd have pra cd for you hundreds
f nights, and cried about you till my old
he.it t was sore.' tfoiiio of tho neighbors had
rapped in, and tho women were cryin?, and
tell you, boys, I felt weak."
Ho paused for a moment, and then con-
uued :
"And mother said sho'd liko to kiss mo
afore death camo, and that hroko mo right
loivn. She kept hold ut'iny hand, and by
md by sho whispered : 'S.iniucl, you aro
throwing your life away. You've got it into
on to ho a man, if you'll only inako up
our mind. 1 hate t ) die and feel that mv
ily son, and tiie la-t of our family, may go
to the gallows. If Iliad your promiso that
ou'd turn over a new lea', and try to bo
good, it seems as if I could then die iu peace.
vou,t you promise nie, my son ?'
"I promised her, boys, and that's what
Umo! She died holding my hand, and
mado a promise to quit tlio low business
:tnd go to work. I camo down to tell ye,
and now you won't sco mo on tho Potomac
;ain. I've bought an ax, and am going up
Canada to winter."
Thero was a dead silence for a moment,
aud then he said :
"Well boys, I'll shako haildi with yo all
iround afore I go. (Inod by Pelo j good by,
icu torn ,1 un, t hope you won't fling
any bricks at me, and 1 shan't never fling
my at any of ye. It's a dying promise, yo
ee, and I'll keep it, If It takes a right arm !"
Ihe men looked lcflectlvoly at each other
ftor lie had pas,c,d out, and it was a long
me bonne any 0110 spoke. Then Tall Chi-
go flung his clay pipe into the corner and
tid:
"I'll lick any man who savs Uulv Sam's
head isn't level !"
"So'll I," repeated each of tho otheis.
Tin: Chisamas'k Noah. It is believed
that Fohi, tlio lirt King of China, is identi-
with Aoah. Tho (Jhincso themselves
aim that Fohi 1ms no father: nnd Noah.
llthoiigh subsequent to tho flood tho great
rogenitor of the raco was himself at that
1110 fatherless. The mother of Fohi Is said
havo homo him encompassed with a rain-
ow an evident allusion to the bow nfnnnii.
0 revealed to Noah as tho sign of tiod's
covenant, l ohi is represented to havo rear-
ed seven kinds or creatures, which ho sacri
fico to tho Oieat Supremo. Noah also took
into tho ink clean beast and fowls by sevens,
men no (iliered to tho llotl of heaven 11s
ilerlngs; Fohi l.s jeprescntcd n drawing off
0 waters which had deluiad tho earth.
ins identifying him with the flood,
Sccno at a Hieoklyn wedding breakfast,
impany all seated about the table. A linii.ii
ill tho general convomition. Happy litis
baud, to his wife's sevcn-yenr-old sister ut
tho other end of tho room :"Vell, Julia, voti
tvo a new biother now." Julia "V.
but mother said to nnnii tlm nilwe 1 1 1 1 V I 1 1 ft t
ho was afraid yon would m VL,r amount lo
nuicli, but that it seemed lo be Sarah's last
lauee," Intense silence fur 11 moment, f'nl.
lowed by a rapid play of knives and fnrt-s
the columiiian, vol. x, no.
COLU.MIHA DKMOOKAT, VOL. XL, SO. W
r- Itrganllng l)lilitlicrin.
SOMH f IfncinsTIONfl ABOUT ITS iwciulation
AND Tllf.ATMIlNT THAT AH15 TIMELY.
Tho following rules for tho prevention or
extirpation of diphtheria form the conclti
ding sentences of n report submitted by Dr.
Stephen Smith to tho Chicago board of
health:
Cleanliness in nnd around tho dwelling
nnd pure air in living nnd sleeping rooms
aro of tho utmost importance wherever any
conlagiotis diseaso is prevailing, as clcanH
ncss lends both to prevent nnd mlticato it,
Every kind aud soitrco of filth around nnd in
tho houo should bo thoroughly removed;
cellars and foul areas should bo cleaned and
disinfected; drains should bo in perfect re'
pair; dirty walls and ceiling should bo limo-
wn.hed, nnd every occupied room should be
thoroughly ventilated. Apartments which
liavo been occupied by persons sick with
diphtheria should bo cleansed with disin
fectants, ceilings llmewashcd nnd wood
work painted, tho carpets, bedclothes, up
holstered furniture, etc., exposed many davs
to fresh air and tho sunlight (all articles
which may bo boiled or sub cct to liitrh
degrees of heat should bo thus disinfected).
Such rooms should bo exposed to .1 current
of fresh air for at least ono week before
rcoccupation.
When diphtheria i3 prevailintr no child
should bo allowed to kiss strango children
nortiioso sullenng from soro throat, t tho
disgusting system of compelling children
to kiss every visitor is a well contrived meth
od of propagating other gravo diseases than
diphtheria); nor should it sleep with or be
confined to rooms occupied by, or use artic
les, ns toys taken in tho mouth, handker
chiefs, etc., belonging to children havinc
sore throat, croup, or catarrh. If tho weather
is cold, tho child should bo warmly clad
with flannels.
When diphtheria is in tho houso or in tho
family, tho well children should bo scrupu-
ousiy kept apart from tho sick, indrv. well
aired rooms, and every possible sourco of
micction through tho air, by personal con
tact with the sick, and by articles used about
them or in their rooms should bo rigidly
guarded. Every attack of soro throat, croup
mid catarrh should boat onco attended to.
The fecblo should have invigorating food
and treatment.
Tlio sick should bo rigidly isolated in
well-nircd (tho air being entirely changed nt
least hourly), unlighted rooms, tho outflow
1 air being, as far as possible, throutrh tho
external windows by depressing tho upper
nnd elevating tho lower sash, or a chimney
heated by a fire in an open fireplace; nil
discharges from tho mouth nnd nose should
bo received into vessels coutainiuc ilisinfno.
Hits, ns solution of carbonic acid or sul-
phatoofzinc, or upon cloth which aro im
mediately burned; or, if not burned, thor
oughly boiled, or placed under a disinfec
ting 11 11 id.
Dull (ireat Men.
Descartes, the famous mathematician and
hilofophcr. La Fouutainc. celebrated for
lis witty fables, aud Iluflbn, the naturalist.
were all singularly deficient in the power of
conversation. Mormontel, tho novelist, was
so dull iu society that his friend said to him
Iter an interview, "I must go nnd read his
ales, iu recompense to myself for tho weari
ness of hcaringhim." As to Corucille, tho
greater dramatist of France, ho was com-
Ictely lost iu society so absent and em
barrassed that ho wroto of himself a witty
couplet, importing that ho was never intelli-
iblo but through the mouth of another.
Wit on paper seems to bo something widely
uiercnt Irom that play of words 111 conver
sation, which, whilo it sparkles, dies ; fr
Charles II., tho wittiest of monarch, was so
chtirmcd with tho humor of "lludibra,,"
that ho caused himself to bo introduced in
the character of a private gentleman to Ent
er, its author. Tho witty king found the
author a very dull companion, and was of
pinion with many others, that so stupid a
fellow could never have written so clover a
book. Addison, whr.so classic elegance has
long been considered tho model of style, was
shy and absent iu society, preserving even
before a single stranger formal and dignified
once. In conversation Danto was taci
turn nnd satirical. Grey and Alfieri seldom
talked or smiled. Housscau was remarkably
into 111 convcrsation.without a word of fancy
or cloquenco in his .speech. Milton was un
social and sarcastic when much pressed by
strangers.
Tun Old Folks. Wo often reflect that
tho bent and feeble forms of tho aged whom
wo meet iu our daily rounds, onco bum
hearts as blitlio and gay and wcioas full of
childish foibles as tlioso of tho moro youth
ful. They havo all passed through tho same
dream of happiness, and tho pure rnmaiico
that thrilled tho heart of tho beardlcs boy
when love's young dream enraptured him by
tho soft cheek and languishing glanco of
lovely woman-each could tell his talo of
school-boy life, and relato tho scenes of that
era crowded with more of love, of passion,
and more of spiritual truth than any of tho
talcs ho had read in after life. Ho could tell
of tender lays ho had penned at midnight by
the light of a "tallow dip," nnd contrast the
bright days of his youth with those later in
life, and even praise tho maidens of his gen
eration as being more fair than modern
maids. When young, they had whispers iu
a willing car, kisses upon a blushing check,
and think tho kiss and whisper of that early
day fonder than modem lips can now impart.
They have a recollection of passions slighted
and betrayed, of youthful friends early gono
tu the spirit land, und prospects that only
opened to deceive. Tho eyes that nro bright
and tho lips that talk of love and all the fair
forms that wo behold, must, iu the natural
order of time, como tu this. Ero long, all
that wo valuo 011 earth will fado irom our
sight, ami tho treasures that wo now so dear
ly legard must bo surrendered. Wo aro nil
growing old I
The other day a Vicksburg father genlly
said "Don't stuff victuals Into your mouth
in that way, my son George Washington
didn't ent nfter thnt fashion." Tho boy.
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unci piiiiueriiig ior a while, remarked to
himself: "And I don't bcliovo that Geo.
Washington licked his boy for findltig n
uuiuu ui Hiii.uey 111 tno shell whou ho was
hunting nfur a hoio shoo, cither."
"I never get mad at a fool Wlls tho cut.
ting remark of n man who fancied himself
iillinnted by another. "That accounts for
your always being on such uiulcnble terms
witli yourscll," was tho rejoinder.
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A Dead Man i)j lug Again.
AN HXTRAOIlIiINAUV 1ST0IIY 1'ltOM l'AKIS.
A man has just died in the lttio Lcmcrcicr
Hatlgnolles, who nt ono tlmo had a criminal
notoriety in tho United States, at New York,
nnd uftcr many vicissitudes had como to
sock oblivion in our great city.
This man was named Chas. Colt, nnd ho
was tho father oi tho inventor of tho revol
ver which bears Hint name. In 1847 ho
lived in Now York, on tho Hnrlom road, in
n wooden house surrounded by n gnrden and
remotofromovcryhnblttalon. Ho lived with
a mistress, with whom ho often quarreled.
Ono evening, in a fit of anger, Colt killed
this woman by a blow with 11 bottle on tho
temple.
In tho presence of thocorpso tho tinfortu-
nnto man only thought how ho could mako
away with it the quickest. An internal
thought parsed through his mind ; ho cut
the body iu pieces, nnd, after salting it,
buried it in another ono nnd transported tho
funcrnl load on n dray to n vessel which
sailed for New Orleans. Colt had taken
caro to keep tho head which ho had buried
n tho garden, and to give n false nddress in
New Orleans, concealing also his own nnmo
as consignor. Ou reaching its destination,
tho box could not bo delivered, as tlio ad-
Ircss was fictitious. It was sent back to
NcvYork,opcncd and tho coipso discovered.
Thanks to a mark on tho bosom (a tuft of
hair toward the neck,) justice oyertook tho
guilty one. Tho burled head was found
in short, Colt, was condemned to bo
hangod.
It is unnecessary to say thnt tho family
of tho unfortunate Colt mado all possiblo
efforts to procuro his pardon ; they wero not
oven listened lo. Tho evening beforo tho
day on which Colt was to bo executed In
tho prison, a fire broke out in the interior of
tlio Tombs tho celebrated prison of Now
York in the Egyptian stylo and tho fire
man penetrated to tho interior of tho jail
whero one of them won over by Colt's
family carried to him a fireman's dress, by
moans of which ho disappeared in the midst
of the tumult.
When they noticed his flight, it was tjo
late ; Colt had left New York and was lost
in tho desert wilds of America. Thus ho
camo to Utah, to San Francisco, to Mexico,
nnd from thero to Frnnco,whcro ho lived un-
nown 111 Pans under the nnmo of Charles
Kavanagh, the latter having been his
mother's name.
Beforo dying, Colt, who was a Protestant.
sent for his pastor, and in his presence, and
beforo ono of his neighbors from whom
0 get these details revealed the true story
of his llfo nnd his identity.
The First Printed Hook.
It is a remarkable and most interesting
fnct thnt tho very first uso to which the dis
covery of printing was applied was tho pro
duction of tho Hible. This was accomplished
Mentz between 1110 and 1415. Gut-
cnburg was tlio inventor of tho art.and Faust,
a goldsmith, furnished tho necessary funds.
Had it been a single page, orau entire sheet,
which was then produced, there might hnvo
been less occasion to have noticed it ; but
there was something in tho wholo character
of tho affair which, if not unprecedented,
rendered it singulnr in tho usunl current of
human events. Tho Hiblo was in two vol
umes, which have been justly praised for tho
strength aud beauty of tho paper, tho exact
ness of the register.and tho lustre of tho ink.
Tho work contained twelvo hundred and
eighty-two pages, and being tho first over
printed, of courso involved a long period of
tinio, and an immeuso amount of mental and
mechanical labor ; and yet for a lonj tlmo
after it had been finished nnd offered for salo
not a being save tho artists themselves know
how it was accomplished. Of tlio first
printed Hible eighteen copies nro known to
bo in existence, four of which aro printed on
vellum. Two of theso nro in Enirlaiid. ona
being in tho Greenville collection, one in tho
lloyul Library of l!erliu,nnd ono in tho Iloy-
il Library of Paris. Of tho fourteen re
maining copies ten nro in England thero
being a copy in tho libraries of Oxford, Ed-
nburg and London, nnd several in tho col
lections of different noblemen. Tho vellum
copy has been sold ns high as 1,300.
AOliitinso of Cen. Washington.
Ono other sceno may properly bo ndded
to this brief record of the struggles nnd
triumphs of old New York., There came a
sunshiny day in April, 1780, when Gcorgo
Y asliington, President-elect of tho United
States by tho unanimous voice of tho peoplo,
stood on a balcony in front of tho Senate
Chamber in tho old Federal Hall on Wall
street, to tako the oath of office. An im
mense multitude filled thy streets, nnd tho
windows and roofs of tho adjoining houses.
Clad ina suit of dark brown cloth of Ameri
can manufacture, with hair powdered, anil
with white silk stockings, silver shocbuckles
and stecl-hiltcd dress sword, tho hero who
had led tho colonics to their independence
c.iiuo modestly forward to tako up tho bur
dens that peace had brought. Profound,
silenco felljupon tho multitude as Washington
responded solemnly to tho reading of tho
oath of office, "I swear so help mo God."
Then, amid cjiecrs, the display of flags, and
tho ringing of all tho bells in tho city, our
ursi i-resideiit turned to faco tho duties his
countrymen had imposed upon him. In
sight of those who would havo mado an idol
of hlin, Washington's first act was to seok
the aid of other strength thnn his own. In
the calm suiishiuo of that, April afternoou,
fragrant with tho piesenco of seed-timo and
the promise of harvest, wo leavo him on his
knees iu Old St, Paul's, bowed with tho
simplicity of a child nt tho feet of tho Su
premo Huler of the Uulvorso. John K Mines;
Sci ilmcr fur February,
Zeb C'ruminciit says old Deacon Hansom
went to a circus and took his grandchild,
remarking to every ncqtinintimeo ho met
thnt tlio boy wantod to teu tho sacred an
imals, and ho couldn't find It iu his heart
to rofuso him. Arriving at tho tent, ho
cried logo home, and tho Deacon spanked
him to make him go in!
Mauy "Pleaso ma'iim.ls it true asyon'ro
agoing to buy a grand piano? Will it "Co
a real grand one lilo thoy 'ns at tho 'all?''
Mlstrcss-"Well, yes, Mary; I KUevo ,
but-why?" Mary-" You BCe, in'.n, cos'
when you went out I could play it to keep
tho children quiet."
An Irish doctor lately soiit his bil' i-t tt
lady ai follows "To curing vour Ii baud
till hodiol.'