IMM3 COLUMBIAN. ... DMOCBiT.STAll Of Till HOUIH 1KB COtVlti issued wccHr. ercry rtw&y wofnihir, at . ;..,.untlli(l. COLUMBIA COUNTY. PA, l inn Dor year, 60 co nto discount allowed 'I'S n advance, After tne expiration of tho 2?f M will M cnarifed. To subscriber!! out of tho Sntr therms are fi por year.strlctly In aavanco.i in niiiwr d sconunuou, vxui-ii , mo wi ui in ..E.?,F.Er .until all arrearages are paid, but long; cmitiniicd credits after wo expiration 01 wo nrst KMmiSenftur!c!f tho Stale or to distant post iw Dcrsonln Columbia county assumos to pay tbo Wfia"PS5!cUd from .ubscrlbcrs.n S? HtT tKt of tho large citiV All worn ilono on imanrt.nently and at moderate prices. Columbia County Official Directory. i.re.MonUudiro-Wllllam Blwcll. S5 Judges-I. K. Krlckbaum, P. L. Bhuman. oWonota"yfc.-WllllamKrlckbaum. MSrt i sicnosrapiicr-s. N. Walker. M 'tir i iftcorder-Wllllamson II. Jacoby. mi It Altorncy-llobrrt It. Uttlo. Sheriff-John W. Hoffman. SLirroior-iamuel Noyhard. ( c'mralsslTOors-Btepnen Pohe, Charles Klcuart. A. l2"?:,.. rterk-J,.!!. Casev. uoiii ii"'v..... , -h ... ..- Auditors o. .. Manning, 0. B. Seo- ' jurvCommlsstoncrs- Ell ltobblns, Theodore W, Riinty superintendent William II. Snyder, moora Poor imtrlct-Mrectors-H. s. knt, Scott, wra Kramer, liloomsburg and Thomas licecc, icoit, Bloomsburg Official Directory. rrrildent o( Town Council 1, 8. KUI1N. Jlerlt-Paul E. Wirt, chief ot rollco-U. Laycock. President ot tlas Company S. Knorr, i....rn. w. Miller. iiiuoinsbarg Hanking Company .Tohti A.Funaton, Firs' Na'lonal nank Charles ft. Paxton, President t p Tustln, Cashier. Columbia County Mutual Saving Fund and Loan liloomsburg nulldlng and Saving Fund Association u'lll Peacock. lTCSKlcni, J. u. uooisun, necreiary. nioomsburg Mutual Having Fund Association J, I, Mower, President, P. B. Wirt, Secretary. C1IURCII DIRECTORY. BAtTIST CHURCH. ltev..T. P. Tustln, (Supply.) Sunday scrrtccs-iux a. m: and p. m. u.ininv M-hnnl Q a. m. i'rayor Mcctlng-Every Wednesday evening at M seais'f rco. Tho public are Invited to at tend. st. MiTrnsw's urrnsRiN cncacn. Mlnlsler-ltev. o. D. 9. Marclay. Sunday Services lof a.,m. and IJp. m. .. ..... uhnnl an. m. prOTcrMcollug-Kvery iVcdnesday ovcnlng at IX seats tree. Nopews rented. All are welcome. FRKSBTTERIAN CncBcn. Jtlnlslcr-ltcv. Stuart Mitchell. Sunday Servlccs-iotf a. m. and x p. m. prayer Mcollng-Kvery Wednesday evening at x seats'froo. No pews rented, strangers welcome. MBTnonisr bfiscopal cncacn. Presiding Ktdcr ltev. W. Evans. Minister Itov. E. II. Yocum. Sunday Servlce-10X and 6f p. m. ?.....- .S.. winro'MnTiiinv ovenini? at vf o'clock. young Men's Prayer Mcoilng-fivcry Tuesday I evenlnir at 6Jrf o clock. . , olsncral Prayer Mcetlng-Evcry Tnursday evening 7 0-C10CK. RKFORii id cntmcn. Corner ot Third and Iron streets, i-astor ltev. W. K. Krebs. itesldence Corner 4tU and Catharine sreeta. Sunday Services 10 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School 9 a. m. Prayer Meeting-Saturday, T p. m. All are invited There is always room. bt. riUL'a cnCRCn. Ilector Hev L. Zahner. Sunday Servlces-10 a. m IX P- co Sunday school a. m. , ... ..nHA.r ,n ihomnnth iTniv rnmmunlon. Services preparatory to Communion on Friday evening oeioreuui 'ubDuuusj pews rented; but everybody welcome. EYAN0EL1CAI. cnORCn. Presiding Klder ltov. A. I. Heeser Sunday servlco-a p. m In the Iron street Church. Praver Meeting Every Sabbatn at J p. m. All are invueo. auhtc neiwwc. Meets In "tho Ilttlo Urlck Church on tho hill," known as tho Welsh Baptist Church-on Hock street C uegullFmeettng for worship, every Lord's day af SlteeTand thepubuo are cordially Invited to at te no QCIIOOL ORDERS, blank, just printed anil Mailt, iinnnd in Rmall books, on hand and or aalo at the coloiibuh offlco. 11 LANK DEEDS, on Parchmait and Linen turs an, Office. trustccs, for sale cheap at the Columbian MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES iu.t printed and for sale at tho Columbian omce. Minis- era of thooospeianajuHuceuuuiu .. v-.- seives wuntueau ucv:i;aatt j 1 USTICES and Constables' Fee-Bills for sale rVeted fee Tia" established by tho last Act of the Ug h tmhiMtt. Everv Juatlco ana Con- I .1 at the Columbian omce. ;iuvs vu.ULi".'i iHzfX tftblo snould have one. rE5DUE NOTES just printed and for Bale BLOOMSBURO DIRECTORY. PROFESSIONAL CAltDS. 1 O. BARKLEY, Attorney-at-Law. Office J , In llrower's ouuaing, una awry, uuvuu. J 11. ROBISON. Attorney-at-Law. Office '. in nartman'a building. Main street. s AMUEL KNORR. Attorney-at-Law.Office in Hartmans uuuaing, warn sireeu OK. WM. M. REBER, Surgeon and Physi cian, offlco Market atreet. Abovo otb East f R. EVANS, M. D., Surgeon and Physi- ) , clan, (omco and Hesldenco on Third street, Ti irr.'i?r vv r r CJ,. n , ,1 pi,- slclan, north side Main street, below Market, D R. J. C. BUTTER, PHYSICIAN snilQKON, Offlco, North Market Btrcet, Mar.!7,14 Bloomsburg, Pa. D R. I. L. RABB, PRACTICAL DENTIST, Main Street, opposite Episcopal Church, lilooms burg, I'a. tin Teetb extracted without pain. aug 84, H-ly. MISCELLANEOUS. 0 M. DRINKER, GUN and LOCKSMITH, ewlng Machines and Machinery of all kinds re. dalrcd. Opkra Hocsb Ilalldlnff, BloomsDurg, Pa, AVID LOWENBERG, Merchant Tailor Mam St., above central uoiei. S. KUIIN, dealer lu Meat Tallow, etc, , centre street, between oecona um iuira. H ROSENSTOCK, Photographer, , Clark Wolf's store. Main street. A TTfllTSTIM FREUND. Practical homeo. J pathle Horso and cow Doctor, Bloomsburg, Fa. ICO. 14, i-u Y. K ESTER, MERCHANT TAILOR. RoomNo. is, oriHA uocbb JJcodino, Bloomsburg. apruit.isis. TlRITISII AMERICA ASSURANCE CO NATIONAL FIIIE INSURANCE COMPANY. The aiwets at thete old corporations are all In vested in bOLID SECURITIES and are liable to the hazard ot Flro only. MnrtprnfAHnpfi on tlm best risks are alone accented. Losses raourTLY and uonestlt adjusted and paid as M,n as determined bv CHRISTIAN K. KNAFr. tipc- clal Agent and Adjuster, B'oomsburg, l'enn'a. I Tbe citizens ot Columbia county anould patronize I ine agency vtnertj losses, u auj, uru w paid by one ot their own citizens, coi F REAS BROWN'S INSURANCE AGEN CY, Exchange Hotel, Bloomsburg, I'a. Capital. .Etna, Ins Co., of Hartford, Connecticut... t.soo.oos Liverpool, London and Globe -. 20,UX),0U) Itojafof Liverpool I3,60o,oou Lancanshlre 10,ooo,o Fire Association, Philadelphia i.icw.ooo Pinners Mutual ot Danvtua 1,000,000 Danville Mutual H.ooo Home, New York, , o,uu,wu tso,ui,ooo As the arenctea are direct, nellclea are written for the Insured without any delay In the offloo at Blooms. March M.TI y B.F" UARTMAN BBrBBSBNTS TUB roixowiHO AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES 1 Lycoming of Muncy Pennsylvania, form American ot Philadelphia, Pa franklin, of " I'ennsylvanla of Farmers ot York, Pa. llanoverof New York. Manhattan nt Offloe on Market Street No. , Bloomsburg, Pa, vvw Ml, ! I -1 J . JT THE OUAKGEVILLK ACADEMY You can get a Thorough Education with the LEAST OUTLAY OF MONEY. f For Catalogue, address the;i'rlnclpa), REV. O K, CANFIKLD, 0. E. ELWILL, r !Un and Propriiteri. LAWYERS. LE. WALLER; Attornoyat-Law. Increase of Pensions rtUlned, Celleetlens mtie. vuitu, Di-cona aoor rrom 1st National Dank. DLOOMSnurtrj. PA. Jan. 11, 1978 Nu. FUNK, Attor no vnt?I jiw. Incrcaso of Pensions Obtained, Collections liLOOMsnuna. pa. omco In Knt's iicildiho. jgROCKWAY AELWELL, A T TO R N E Y S-A T-L A W, CowniBiAH BciLbiKO, liloomsburg, Pa, Members of the United States Law Association. Collections made In any part of America or Europe Q B &W.J.BUCKALEW," ATTOKNEIS-AT-LAW, Dloomsbarg. pa. Offlco on Main Street, nrst door bclowCourtnouse JOHN M. CLARK, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Dloomibnrir.Pa. omce over Schuyler's Hardware store. -p P. BILLMEYER, ATl-UKTISX AT LAW, Orrics In Ilarman's Building, Main street, iiioomBDurg, ra. H. LITTLI. B0BT. X. UTTL1. U. A H. R. LITTLE, ATTUlUtBYS-AT-LAW, liloomsburg, Pa. Q W.MILLER, Al-AVHMKY-AT-LAW Office In Brewer's building, second noor, room No. l. Bloomsburir. Pa. B. FRANK 55ARR, Attorney-at-Ijaw. BLOOMSBURO, PA. Office in UKAnosfB Bdilbino, on Main street second uuur auuvo vuuire. Can be consulted In German. Jan. 10, 7-tt OATAWIS3A. M. L. EYERLY, A i 1UIUIA I 'At UL W CftUwlMtPft, Collections Dromntly made and remitted. Office oupuaito uaiawussa uevonx, iianK vm-ss yyr it. riiawn, ATTUKH a Y-AT-LAW, Catawlssa, Pa. Offlco, corner of Third and Main Streets. Julyll.H-tf QLARK F. HARDER, OV1LDER AND HANCFACTCRER OP Doors, Sath, Blinds, Uosldings, Ernie.!, and dealer In LUMHKlt and all kinds ot BUILDING J1ATJKKIAL, UAl(DWAltK,XC, TUIHD STKEET, CAPAWISSA, PA. May le, 1-sm' BLATOHLEY'S PUMPS The Old Reliable STANDARD PDMP For Wells 10 tO 75 feet Deep New Price List Jan. 1,1879. 4I ADDRESS C. G, ItXATCHLET, 4 40 MAIIKET ST.,FI1ILAD'A, April II, 1879-m THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY I GRAY'S SPECIFIC MEDICINE rRADE mark. Is especially recom-TRADt menaea an an un failing cure for sem inal weakness,Sper mutorrliea, Im p c tency, and all disea ses, such as Loss ot memory, Universal La&sltude. 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PA., forw cents pe'year. Send sir cento for specimen copy. C. K. CANFIKLD. April 18, isi- Editor. $2 ,000 A YEAR for honest, Intelligent business men or agents. New business; light work. Address Co-orsKATivt aobxcy, Madison, ma- June ST, isis-4m Private Sale! The following valuable property, the Estate of too late John Swlshedeceased.wlll be offered at private sale up to v SEPTEMBER 1st 187S. The property la situate In tho village of Jersey town, Columbia county Pa., and contains about FIFTY AC It .Lb ot excellent larmmg iana upon nuituure-o.- w j buildings, and la one of the finest locallUes in the I county. There are TWO GOOD ORCHARDS on the premises. isc For Information concerning tne property ap ply to 0. B. Brockway, of Bloomsburg, or T. J. I Swisher, ot Jersey town, May 83,-to THIS PAPER IS KEPT ON FIXE AT THE OFFICE ur MM So PHILADELPHIA T.r-. ........ Kltith Sla. Yfho receive AdvertlemenU Tor thlj rper. t-n-rin A-rrr l I-oct Caah IUte fcuid Hie tor AVBH idHfU MANU, tO I I ITin I tOrforKlwlPWASTM1Ulnr. MARK. Poetical. SPELLING IN TUP, NURSERY. BT BARL HABILE "O-u-n," said Crace to Willie "W hat does that spell 7" "1 don't know." Ho Is three and she Is seven. "(l-u-nl (loose t" "Oh, dear, no 1" "Koosterj Boy? sttckj" Each time Grace shook her curly head. "Taint conundrums I am giving, nut a lesson-word Instead." "When a little boy shoots At a rat bit, what goes off ', Grace said, her face a study, as she quelled a Ilttlo cough, Thinking he would surely guess It. You re so stupid I'm nulto hoarse Talking to you." "What goes off j Why, the rabbit does, of course." HAVE HOt'E. BT FATHER RTAN, The shadow of the mountain falls athwart the low ly plain, And tho shadow of the cloundlet hangs above the mountain s head And tho highest hearts and the lowest wear tho shadow of some pain, And the smllo Is scarcely rutted ere the anguished tear is Shed. For no eyes have there been ever wlthouti-a weary tear. And thoso lips cannot be human which never heaved a sigh; For without the dreary winter tbera has never been a year. And the tempests hide their terrors la the calmest summer Bky. So this dreary Ulo Is passlng-and we movo amid Its maze, And we grope along together, half in darkness, half in ugnt ; And our hearts are often hardened by the m) stories ot our ways, Which are never all In shadow and never wholly nngnt. And our dim eyeB ask a beacon and our weary feet a guide. And our hearts ot all ltto's mysteries seek the mean lng and the key; And a cross gleams o'er our pathway, on It hangs tne crucined. And He answers all our yearnings by the whisper, 'ronow no." Select Story. NOBODY BUT A PRINTER. iom Chrittian Telegraph. 'Oh I he's only a printer,' exclaimed Miss Ellen Dupree, a flirting and foppish girl, to one of her female friends, who was speaking in terms of praio and commendation of Mr. Barton Williams, a young and very In telligent printer. 'Well, Miss Ellen, you seem to speak as though a printer was not entitled to re spcctability. I hope you'll explain your self,' replisd Miss Mary Grossman. 'Well, I hope you'll excuse me. I do not think it becoming for a young man who has to labor for a living, to try to move into the society of those who are his superiors. And moreover, he might win tbe affections of a girl superior to him in rank ; and then do you think her parents would be pleased ? I know I would rather live an old maid all my days than marry a poor printer a man who has to toil day and night ; and then Lh I to think of being ranked among the poor I' whined out Miss Dupree, 'Then you think they are beneath you. 'Yes, ma'am, of course.' 'Both in worth and intellect too, I sup pose ; do you not V 'Yes everything. 'Are you superior to a Franklin, to a Blackstone, to a Campbell, and many other eminent men who were printers ? Or do you believe your intellectual powers soar above those of a Forney or a Willis, and many other distinguished printers of tb present day ?' '0, now and then you may come across one that is respectable ; but they are 'few and far between.' And as to Mr. Williams, I do not consider him a Franklin or a Black' stone, or any one else much.' 'Nor do I consider him a Franklin or a Blackstone either; but I do think him a very intelligent and handsome young man, and worthy of any young lady's attention, and I expect to treat him as such.' 'Well, I expect to consider him beneath my notice.' 'Now, Miss Dupree, I think you ought to reflect upon what you are saying, and have some regard for my feelings. You know not what you may come to, before you die.' 'Well I don't think I shall ever come to be tbe wife of a printer, or any body who has to labor ; nor do I intend to counten anco such. Miss Crossman remained silent for some time, while her face reddened with indigna. tlon. Mr, Williams was her lover, and a very good looking man, he was of ordinary size fair complexion, dark bair, beautiful whiskers of jet black, and a high and promt' nent forehead lively and intelligent in con' versation, and fluent and affable in his ad' dress.' A gentle rap was heard at the door, and the servant Immediately announced Mr. Willliams. He entered tho parlor, and Miss Crossman rose and introduced them Miss Dupree, Mr. Williams.' Miss Dupree affected to be polite returned i a Biignt dow, ana coony saiu i , .. , 'Good evening, sir.' Mr. Williams and Miss Crossman con versed freely, mostly upon literary subjects, upon which both were well posted ; and, of course they entertained each other pleasantly while Miss Dupree sat as though she was In despair now and then giving a lazy nod of assent or dissent to any and everything said to ber. Mr. Williams was gone, and Miss Dupree turned to Miss Crossman 'Mary, I am really astonished at you I Ynu are certainly In love with, that fellow. . .. do ,ik but j I vou pn never condescend to keep company 1 W(U a printer,' mumbled JU las Uupree. THE SEQUEL. Ten years were past. A man aud his wife were seated before a blazing fire. The even lng was extremely cold, and the wind blew fiercely and keen. Yes, and the editor of the "Tribune" was housed, with his wife, lu their Btately mansion, furnished In tbe best style, and lighted brilliantly with costly chandeliers, They were the happy parents of four intelligent and Interesting children, It was about the hour after Bundown and the bell had rung for tea, A rap was heard at the street door and upon opening it, there stood a woman, pale and dejected, and ap parently not fur from the grave, She bad with her three ragged children, shivering wib cold. The gentleman and bis lady I kindly asked them in to the fire. BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 22. 'Sir,' said tho poor woman, 'will you bo pleased to give me a little money Is buy some bread for my hungry children 1 My husband has been drinking for the last three weeks, And left me without a morsel to give these poor Innocent, or any fuel to keep them warm,' and then she wept bitterly. 'Where do you live, ma'am?' said the gentleman. 'In the garret of the old Phoenix Hotel, sir.' How long has your husband been ad-1 dieted to drink ?' asked the gentleman's I wife. 'About three years.' 'Madame,' rejoined tho generous editor, 'I am truly sorry for you, and of course shall I bestow upon you such charity as I think you Will you relate your misfortunes? I always feel a deep sympathy for the unfortunate. 'Mine is a sad Btory. I was bro't up in affluence j my father was a wealthy mer chant In Chatham street. My husband was also rich when we were married. We took a tour to Europe and returned home, and we lived happily and prosperously for twoyears. I Mr. Brooks was a gay and fashionable young I man. He spent his money freely, and we lived extravagantly. Three years more and I he was considerably on the declining ground I and Anally, by high living and unnecessary expenditures of money, we were dispossessed of our home and reduced to abject poverty,! and then my husband took to drink, and now am a beggar, with these children depending on my success for a living. And as such I beseech you , in behalf ot my poor little children, to bestow upon me such charity as you feel disposed to give.' Her story was told and met a kind re-1 spouse from a generous heart. The lady of the house recognized the poor woman ; but I she did not yet feel disposed to make herself known, but ushered them into the dining room, and sat down with them to a warm suDner. juadaine, saiu tne lauy, 'wnat was your maiden name?' 'Ellen Dupree.' 'Oh I Ellen, have you come to this ?' The poor woman was so. overcome with gratitude and surprise, that she could not utter a single work. She thought the lady's voice was a familiar one ; she had heard it before, but could not remember when or where : and after a long time she murmured '1 think I have known you in time, but I can't remember your name. What is your name, my good lady ?' 'Mary Crossman was my name when I knew you.' '.Mary wno ( 'Mary Crossman.' 'My God I Who is your husband 2' 'Oh 1 he's nobody but a printer.' The poor woman remembered being ln troduced, before her marriage, to Mr. Wil Hams, and she remembered, too, how coolly and indifferently she treated him on that occasion. Yes. 'nobody but a printer' went like a dagger to her heart. That 'printer' was now her benefactor and her friend. Young ladies, if you marry an industrious and Intelligent young man, and become I wealthy in your old age, you do well, but if you marry a vain, foppish dandy, of the non compos mentis order, and Bhould be brought from affluence in youth to beggary in old age, you do worse. Remember that, ladles, and make the I proper improvement. Ghost-Stricken Schuylkill. It is only on raro occasions that the people of Schuylkill county tako any stock in ghost stories and when they do the witness must be of unimpeachable character and not given to exaggerating. Such a story, however, comes from reliablo authority at the foot of Broad Mountain, on the Centre turnpike, and those who have heard it are inclined to believe it. Tho two young men who had their hair curl ed by the apparition are James R. Porter and Henry Iledioghouse. Ou one occasion they drove out of Newcastle to visit the house of a friend named Kirshlings' who lives on Broad Mountain, and they left Kir shilings about 11 o'clock for home. After driving a mile or so, Redioghousc noticed that the horso was trembling violently and evinced a dosiro to stop. He applied the whip freely and under its influence tho horse moved on a few yards ; but then came to a standstill and rofused to bo either coaxed or driven further. While the occupants of the wagon were debating who Bhould get out and lead tho horse, Potter looked down tho road and to his horror saw a Btrango whito object riso out of the ground. Bedinghouse saw the apparition about tho samo time ; but sup. posed it to be a cow, Tho horso now became perfectly wild and uncontrollable and tbo wagon was backed off tbo road until tho hind wheels rested in a gully. In the meantlmo tho spook took the form of a gigantic man, clothed from head to foot in white, aud marched toward tho now thoroughly fright ened men with majestic strides. When tho liBuro was within about fifty vards of tbo .nn u vtnnn,1 ond Wrnnmt th men to aonroach. It is DerhaDS unneccsiary to eay.the invitation was not accepted, although Potter asserts that he did not feel as frighten ed then as ho did when tbe spook vanished. The ficuro remained in the road about ten ,intQ H, VnrlKr lli nl l.nt Ueil nrr- house is confident that it was there much longer. Thomeu also differ in their stories .... . , o about the way the ghost disappeared. Port- cr, who by the way seems to have been tho lion of tho party, states that after remaining in tho road about ten minutes it walked slow lv to tho west side and molted into a c oud of tnUt tViat floated awav nn the midnight nir. .i. r .1 .i.. t...i ini, thB 'snnnlr nfler walking to the side of the road disappeared in tho ground aud out of Mb6- His bead and his hand are co-labor. That a remedy made of such common, aim the hole through which it made its exit came er"- He reaua tbo papers and profits by pie planU as Hops, Iluchu, Mandrake, Dan- th eWl of lhrht smoke that Porter saw waft- i,1 nwav hv tho wind. Rodlni-houso also wanta it distinctly understood that tho apparition was at least 15 feet Inch, bad creen eyes and vnn lnri ton ixtota. hut Mr. Porter remcm- I nnnn nf Ihnsn characteristics of his chost. ship. After tho figure disappeared tho men whinond un the horse and drove to New Cas- tie. where they told their Btrango story before going bome. Both men were sober when thev reached New Castle, and they state that no Ihuor had passed their lips that night. " . . .......... i . Although this road has been traveled at - . ' - all hours of tho night, that is tho first stoiy of tho kind ever located iu the vicinity of Broad Mountain, and consequently many per sons do not accept the story as gospel, ItU villi Journal. Are you bilious ? Do you feel drowsy ? Have you the 'blues' ? Take a dose of Dr, BuII'b Baltimore Pills. Price 25 cents. All druggists keep them. A FLIRT PUNISHED. l'POurtEss. Scene, a theatre. Heated In the orches tra a lady and gentleman ; the former much enamored of the latter, In fact.de- tirous of winning htm. The lady, however, has flirting tendencies, and indulges them with a handsome party In the circle. The escort Is not unobservant of this little by play, and, finally, asks smilingly : 'Do you know that gentleman with whom you are tuning T An embarassed negative Is the reply. Tho escort immediately crosses the thca tre, puts a similar question to the other con spirator, 'Sir, are you acquainted with the lady at whom you have been smiling this naif hour, No r 'Would you like to be?' pleasantly, Very much surprised, 'certainly,' 'Then come with mo.' A moment later the escort introduces the not altogether comfortable pair. Then tho mild expression leaves the Insulted gentle' man s face, and he says, sternly ; 'Now, sir, you may accompany this lady borne With a bow he takes his leave, and the woman who loves him never hears his voice again. SPREADING MANURE. The old-fashioned method of plowing un der manure has become obsolete. Good farmers now no longer follow old fashions because they are old : but having become used to think for themselves, and knowiue much more of the scieuco of their art than was known a score of years ago, they are ready to strike out new paths for themselves, The common method with manure now is, to keep it as near the surface, and to inter- mingle It with the soil, as much as possible. I We have discovered that in feeding plants wo must not only place the food within easy I reach of the roots, but must also supply the I best food in the best condition. These con- ditions are secured by a thorough mixture of the manure in as finely divided a condi- tlon as possible throughout the upper three or four inches of the soil. I Aue oest practice is, to spread the manure I upon the plowed ground and to work It In with the harrow. This is most convenient ly done by having manure In fine condition. Fine manure may bo made In two ways eithet by piling it and rotting it in the heap, or by using only short litter. It Is found in practice that it pays to cut the litter with a fodder cutter, so that it will not only absod- ingmoreoi the liquid manure.butthat it can kn Anatl ...nA.I I C L rTll - - 1! harrow will then mix the manure with the soil in the most effective manner. With cftotu Bficwi nucu iieau. me urumirv i long manure the work is not so easily done, out it may ne accompnsnoa by presevering. ihe manure will be drawn into heaps,doubt less, but by freeing the harrow and spread' mg these, and harrowing again, and again if necessary, the desired result will be at tained. X here are some improved kinds of narrows wnicn ao tnis worlc mucn better than others. The sloping-tooth harrow acta I lavorabiy ny pressing tbe manure into the .rth over it ! tho iL. . - a . "oil, and drawing the earth flexible chain harrow has the ame effect but tbe steel disc barrow not only does this but it cuts and breaks up the long litter, aud reduces it to fragments. This harrow con' sists of a series of thin, sharp-edged discs, which revolve upon axles in a different di rection from that of tbe movement of tbe implement. Each disc thus not only cuts into the soil behind it, this latter effect be ing assisted by the concave saucer shaped form of the disc. The result Is very satis factory either when sod has been turned down (and this comes under the head of ma nuring) or when coarse manure is to be spread ; tbe soil, is left in a very favorable condition for sowing or planting. These short hints may be found seasonable at any time, because tbe makug and use of ma nure is a work of every day in the year in one way or another, or should be. Ameri can Agriculiurut. THE GOOdVaKMER'. He considereth a field and buyeth It. He looketh well to the title that his children may not become outcasts. He fences it around with a strong wall. His flocks and herds do not trespass upon the domains of neighbors,but increase and fatten within his own bounds. He ploweth deep. He bar-1 rows liberally and manures abundantly. He I the Bought for bone still remaining some feeds the earth with rich food. At tbe bar-1 where else ? Ah 1 no, my dear brethren, vest he reapeth much grain. He dots IiIb land with fruit trees. His apples fill his chamber and his vineyards run over with pure wine. He riseth with the lark. Tbe morning sun finds him at labor. Ho Cometh from his fields when evening shadows gath cr, but be resteth from his labors in the heat of tho day. He bulldcth barns and store' U0U8e9' UIs cattle increaso in numbers and his purse is filled with plenty. Whatever oelh prospers, for his labors are direct. ed by the wisdom of experience. He pays cash for his necessaries. Ill name is not found on the ledger of the merchant. His name is not a familiar one In the courts of J"""-". He pays tithes without grumbling. , . ue" 01 'ne PUD uumens. " . ballot as a free man, and seek, " " uwiuiy. I; lowers and vines in great abundance please the sen educate the taste and purify the 80ul; His sons and daughters are known In no office, lne ,8nu- lne' ""Pense nis coariues, xne I noor. the sick and afflicted are souebt out and receive comfort and relief. He atoreth chambers of his brain with exact knuwl feir teachings. Jte gives from his foun ol Knowledge to all who ask. Ho is not PDlle UP wllu vanity, or uiieu wun sen- conceit and arrogance, A teacher In one of the public schools w18 tartled the other day at the answer Bbe g' one bright little fellow. Ou the """""""ru wo picture 01 au ostricn, Bnd tlje teacher described Its great strength Rnd powers of endurance, closing by saying I It tl. I.! ..1 ..kll. - was tn on'y M upon which a man 1J1 c0"1" "ae 'I know another,' spoke up a little chap. 'Well, what Is it it V A lark.' Unsuspectingly the teacher asked : How can you provo that, Johnny V 'All I know about It la' Bald the boy, 'that mother every little while says father's offon a lark, and when he gets home he looks as if he bad rode awful (vit.'SpringJiell J(. publican. 1879. A MODERN SERMON. The following exhibits the method upon I which the average parson constructs his de- lectable discourses i 'Bretheren, the words of the text are i Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cup board , To get her poor dog a bono : Rut when she got there the cupboard was bare, And so tho poor dog got none.' 'ibese beautiful words, dear friends, car- ry with them a solemn lesson. I propose this evening to analyze their meaning and to apply It, lofty as it may be to our every day life. Old mother Hubbard, she went to tho cup board, To get her poor dog a bone. Mother Hubbard, you see, was old : there being no mention of others, we may presume sho was alone ; a widow, a friend- less, old solitary widow. Yet did sho despair 1 Did she sit down and weep, or reau a novel, or wring her bands 7 No I the went to the cupboard. And here observe that she wtnt to the cupboard. She did not hop, or skip or run, or jump, or use any I other peripatetic artifice; she solely and merely went to the cupboard. 'We have seen that she was old and lone- I ly, and we now further see that she was poor. For, mark, the words are 'Mr cup- board.' Not 'one of the cupboards,' or the 'right-band cupboard,' or tbe one above or the one below, or tbe one under tho floor, but just tht cupboard, the one humble little cupboard the widow possessed. And why did she go to the cupboard? Was It to bring forth golden goblets, or glittering precIouB stones or costly apparel, or feasts, or any other attributes of wealth ? It was to get her poor Hog a bone I Not only was I the widow poor, but her dog, the sole prop sf her age, was poor too. We can imagine the scene. The poor dog crouching in tbe I corner, looking wistfully at tbe solitary cup- board and the widow going to that cupboard in hope, in expectation, maybe to open it, although we are not distinctly told that it was not half open or ajar to open It for that poor dog. But when she got there the cupboard was bare, And so tho poor dog had none 'When she got there i' You see, dear bretbern, what perseverance is. You seo tbe beauty of perseverance in doing right, ,he got there. There was no turnings and twistings, no slippings and sliding, no lean ing to tbe right or faltering to the left, With glorious simplicity we are told the got there.' liaVl It ed V 'The cuoboard was bare 1' It was bare 1 1 Ann nnw ven ntr nnn a piinrr rnwRM. There were to be found noither oranges, cheesecakes, nor penny buns, nor ginger- break, nor crackers, nor nuts nor lucifer matches. The cupboard was bare I There was but one, only one solitary cupboard in the whole of that cottage, and that one, the sole bone of the widow, and the glorious loadstar of the poor dog, was bare I Had there been a leg of mutton, a loin pf lamb, a fillet of veal, even an Ice, from Gutti's, the case would have been different, the incident ... . .. . -r. . .. would have been otherwise. But it was bare, my bretheren, bare as a bald head, bare as an Infant born without a caul. Many of you will probably say, with all the pride of worldly sophistry. 'The widow, no doubt, went out and bought the dog a biscuit.' 'Ah, no 1 Far removed from these earthly Ideas, these mundane desires, poor Mother Hubbard, the widow, who many thoughtless worldings would despise, in that she had only one cupboard, perceived or I might even say at once the relentless logic of the situation, and which had enabled her without deviation to reach the barren cup. board. She did not attempt, like the stiff. necked scoffers of this generation, to war against the inevitable ; she did not try, like the so-called man of science, to explain what Bbe did not understand. She said nothing, 'The poor dog had none 1' And then at this point our information ceases. But do we know sufficient ? Are ,we not cognizant of 'Who would dare to pierce the veil that a t,-,l i..i. r-t. f nu r,i,. DUIUUU9 VMls UlkVI IU1 J I ViU iUVIUBI Hubhard. the nonr dmr. th mAhnard. nP the bone that was not there f Must we im- agine her standing at tbe oDen cuoboard I door, depict to ourselves the dog still drop- ping his disappointed tail upon the floor, I we are not bo permitted to attempt to read tbe future. Suffice it for us to clean from I this beautiful story its many lessons ; suffice it for us to apply them, to study them as far at in us lies, and, bearing in mind the nat' ural fraility of our nature, to avoid being widows ; to shun tbe patronymic of Hub. bard; to have, If our means aflord It, more than one cupboard In the house; and to keep stores in them all. And, 0 1 dear friends, keeping in recollection what we have learned this day, let us avoid keeping I dogs that are fond of bones. But brethren, if we do, if Fate has ordained that we should I do any of these things, let us then go as I Mother Hubbard did, straight, without cur- veting or prancing, to our cupooard, empty though it be-let us, like her, accept the In- hu., u i:uUc ; .nu .uuum we, like her, ever be left with a hungry dog.and an empty cupboard, may future chroniclers be able to write also of us In the beautiful worua 01 our text, -Anu so tne poor uog got I none.' Ex. Po"le dellon Ac, are such marvelous and Jwonder- ful cures as Hop Bitters !do ? It must be for when old and young, rich and poor, Pastor and Doctor, Lawyer and Kdltor, all testify to having been cured by them, we must believe and doubt no longer, See oth er column. There is some humor in Texas. The oth- er day a man brought out a forlorn, spavined looking steed and addrenaed the citUenH 1 !.... . luuo 4 r enow citizens, wis is the lamous horso Dandy Jack. Look at him.-He's perfect, ii. J r i. '"m""uulu,UB could be done for him. What shall I have for the matchless steed ?' 'What will you take for him ?' yelled the crowd. 'Two hundred dollars.' 'Give you Take him. I never let 1195 stand .be tween me and no horse trade. THE COLUMBIAN. VOL. XIII, NO.35 COLOMBIA DBMOCKAT, VOL. XMV, NO. 5 HOW TUB ANCIENTS BNURAVEO OEMS. We must remain as yet some little In doubt as to the methtds employed by the old artist to perfect theso miracles of taste. We have, however, the absolute certainty that these auclent maulers were familial with tho diamond, and that their best work was made by using this, the hardest of all sub- stance, as a tool. A splintered fragment of the diamond served as a tcraplng tool, and they were well acquainted with the drill. Prehistoric man worked a drill at tne very commencement of his existence. A phcenl- clan gem a Hon attacking a bull shows how the drill was used. A number or cir- cular depressions are found in the gem, which mark the extremities of tho figures. This was dono not only for the sake of effect, but but'.to show the artist the limit of his work as to depth. After the holes were sunk, the artist united the various portions of his work as to depth. After the holes were sunk, the artist united the various portions of bis work by scratching. Now the use of the diamond point or splinter, bxed in a style or iron socket, allowed a certain flexibility ol hand- ling, which our modern procesfes of gem- engraving do not permit. To-day the work I Is done by means of a minute rotating disk of copper, which is whetted with oir and diamond dust. On the least application of tho substance to be cut to the disk, it is the disk which bites Into the stone. The differ. once In manipulation is, then, that to-day It Is the stone which goes to the tool, and not, as In olden times, the tool to tbe stone. It is more convenient, then, in 187'J, to bring the cart to the horse. It can now be readily understood why, In modern work, time and labor being spaied (the art conception not entering for the present into the subject) why this work of to-day is inferior to th art which is past. It is purely a mechanic-1 al process now, for a rotating disk will no more draw lines which have feeling than will photographing processes paint pictures It has been Btated that we are not entirely acquainted with tbe methods employed by the old glyptic artists. 1 his becomes quite evident from this fact, that their best work seems to have been both cut and polished at one and the same time. To-day we have no tool, no substance, which will accomplish this double feat. Mr. King, dwelling on the diamond point, says 'its extensive use is tbe great distinction between the antique and modern work.' Barnet Phillips, Harper'i Magazine for September. in AN APPEAL THAT NEVER FAILS. 'Your wife going to the country ?' aBked Green as he met Brown on the avenue yes i terday. B"ss not, I offerad her fifty dollars .0 Be' 'eady but she declares right up and down lnat BUe won 1 ( uu "' -""- 'Well, I tried to, but she has gained thir teen pounds since last January and never looked better than now.' 'Can't you make her believe her nerves are relaxing ? That plan generally works pretty well.' 'Can't do it. She sleeps like a brick and her nerves were never stronger.' 'A,nd he ,doa ' "n,t ,to 8ee her mother 'IT (t mnfnpr la rllii ' v Her mother is dead. 'Digestion good ?' 'Splendid. She eats everything from a radish to limberger cheese and I can't talk change of diet to her, Green fell to musing and by and by con. tinued 'Mr. Brown, you have been a good friend to me.' 'Well, I hope so.' 'Yes, you have stood by me like a brother and now I'll do you a favor. I tried every dodge I could thiuk of but she was bound to stay borne. At last I hit it. She had freckles. 'Ah 1 Egad I So has mine.' 'Nothing but the country air in June cures freckles.' True true. Peels 'em right off in from four to eight weeks,' leaving the complex' ion as fair as a babe's and without in J" 10 lDe moal "encaie eyeorows.- x ou seo I 11. t ! . .. 1 , t . , 11 -wr. ween, a we .1 .. . x uu uever lorgev your KiDunesa. lu iot lunu a weec I ... my lreckled wile will De in uerrien county ana yu 8na 1 cu "J out tin two o cio lB ,ue morning ana then go home to my house and sleep In the best bed with our boots on. Mr. Green, Lor' bless you shake. Any time you want a favor you may rout me out at midnight and command 1' De troit free Pren. THE IMMENSITY OP LONDON. Of all the great cities, London on the whole, contains the most to interest and in struct Americans. It has doubled In popu- lationin the memerv of men still young, Mo8t re.der9 . 'u. . Macaulev'a 0 author contrasted the grandeur of the mod- 1. 1.1. .u v 7 im 1 it . eru city with the London of Charles II, and boasted that the number of inhabitants bad increased from little more than five thou aand to at least one million nine hundred I thousand. In the brief time that has pass Lj ,tuC0 Macauley wrote, the one million niDe hundred thousand has become totlS?JtrZLll fill mlUion9. BosVn mgh.' as a thriufry1 A few contrasts taken from the bet es- tlmate4 wiu give Bome ,UKBe8tion8 of ,ho immense magnitude of tbe city. It is aptly described as a province covered with houses, vaw York is eoual in Dooulatlon to the air rt.r j xr ti ui 1 gate of Maine and New Hampshire. Lon- don equals Maine, New Uatnpthire, Ver- mont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Mass- . ' ., . ,. . m achusettsaud California alt together. To equal the city of London, here we should have to bring together the people of the fol- Anderson's College, Ulaigow, Bcotland, Iec lowing cities :-New York, Philadelphia, lure on tne ubJec Brooklyn, St. Louis, Chicago, Boston. Baltl- more, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Buffalo,San Francisco, " ""'"fa""' The transient people lu New Y ork are about tblity thousand ; In London one hundred and Blxty thousand. 'ITnur lnfifv wttl It 1.A lAfnrn tiat .1,1 work done ?. a lfl(Iv to . .mirpnlif.ft i ' who was painting her houne. 'Well, I don't kuow lna.atn - saId he . .the ha8 jU8t gone to look for another job. Ifbegets.it, I'll be done to-morrow, but if he don't I'c afraid it'll take me all next week,' 'Bash, sinful man,' said upbraidingly the chaplain to tbe prisoner, 'suppose you were to die now, what sort of conscience would would you die with, eh ?' 'Ob, my con science is as good as new ; never used it a bit,' uld the prisoner, proudly. mi RATES Of ADVERTISING. srici. Onelncb.... ...ftllo ... IM .... 4.(0 .... coo ... .M In. In, IV. H.eo ii.oo is oo 4.00 6.00 8.00 4.00 T.OO 11.00 T.00 t.00 11.00 a.oo lo.oo 18.W IT JIM 1.00 1S.00 VO.H M.Oo 60 00 Two Inches 14 Three inches, , rourincnes narter column,, all column ... 11.00 11.00 It. 00 IS.00 Ono column. . JO.OO J5.00 10.00 S0.00 lOCOf, Vearlr advertisement payable quarterly. Trab lie paid for beforelnserteo lent advert Iscraenta must eicept where parties havn accounts, 1 ifl ndvart inemeMa two dollars ner Inch for thret Insertions, ant at Wat rate for additional Insertion! wiinoui reierenco 10 icngru, Kiccutor's.Amlnlstrator's and Auditor's notice three dollars. Must bo paid for when Inserted. Transient or i.ocai notices, iwcniy ci-uib ur, regular odTcrtlsemcnt, hall rates. ' cards In thc"0u8lnta, Directory" column, one dollar per year for each line. Items. Minnesota has a town called Quod Thunder, People that have hens tu 'shoo' iseldom go to tbo cobbler. Our best Irish bacon is sometimes lm- ported direct from Ohio, The pedostrlan'd mission, like the physician's, Is toe-heel, 'Come to my alms,' as the poormasler said to the tramp. The cobbler who works all night sings, "It's never too late to mend." "His profession I What Is his profes sion ?" "Madam, be pedals music." White flannel suits are made for ladies to wear in mid-summer at the sea-side. A facetious critic observes that there are many-crew-ditttes In 'Pinafore,' Floral horseshoes have taken the place of wedding-bells at fashionable mar riages. The breath of sSndaTT too much lor cloves. An old ladv living In Ixiudon County. v., i, the mother ofH children, all living, whose ages range from 42 to 70 years. It is Bald that Mississippi farmers are thinking of going into the corn and cattle trade, and leaving cotton severely alone. The longest pine root has recently been d"B up on a plantation, n few miles from oavannau, ua. ii was iotv iuuj. The Ancient and Honorable Artillery was nearly lialf a century old two hundred years ago. . r a ...1 .1 I ..... ,,",,, "t Nw7mrt mowW the veWet awns in front of the nabobV houses, wlien ,iri,Bn mn reela from his Laddie to tho ground, and his horso stands on him, which is the lowtT animal Vnn Uulow savs that music can be cul livated with success in those countries only where the sun shines and the grape ripens. At Leghorn more than 1.000 womenare employed in tbe manufacture of coral beads lor necklaces, wnicn promise to uo raamuu- able. In shoolnir a fly the more experienced blacksmith uses a clnlh instead of a ham mer. It is not so liable to damage the fur niture. The man who makes wheels is a wheel- wrlgbt, but that doesn't prove that the man who makes anchors is an anchorite, by any means. Alwavs water plants with a sponge. Get the largo, coarse kind, and yau wilt save yourself much annoyance and spattered walls. Catechism: What is an island? A body surrounded by water. Give an illus tration. An editor in the city on a summer day. . . ... i th "cfrX. ABeingTed in Sunday-school wnBt j,, ne meaning of 'Selah,' replied that idea of It was ancient lor -wnoa, fcmmai The lover who vows he Is willing to die for the object of bis choice, means no more than the man who borrows five dol lars and agrees to 'drop ip to-morrow.' This h the season of tbe year when the little boy is more afraid of tbe warmth of his mother's slipper than he is of the coolness of the water. The eruntion of .'Etna now in nrosresa Is the seventv-ninth eruption of this volcano of which there is a record, and promises to be one of the most memorable ones. Dirmitv becomes a man. but wh en vour bat and a gentle zephyr have about a rod the start of you, dignity becomes of as lit tle account as a last year's calendar. -What a feeling of relief comes over a woman as she enters a church and discovers that ber neighbor's wife has the same fea thers on her hat that she wore last sea son. A narrow minded individual objects to having army officers commit suicide. He says they have no right to shed brains which be has been taxed tor educating at west Point. 'The moon is always just the same,' be said languidly, 'and yet I always find some new beauty in it. -11 s just so wun tne cir cus,' she answered. He took the hint and bought tickets for two. Somebody has discovered the !cl!maz of thouehtlessness. which is. being seated on an omnibus, to pull a handkerchief out of your right-hand neighbor's pocket to wipe your left hand neighbor's eye. -It doesn't take long for a rural neigh borhood to find out what kind of carpets and furniture a newly married pair possess, after the usual round of formal calls have been mado by observing women. I envv the man that kan talk 3C5 days in a year an one subjeckt and think be iz original and interesting all the time ; but I don't want tu be a sun-in-law ov these kind ov people. Joth MUingt. 'Mamma, may I go to Bridget's cousin' funeral to-morrow ?' Mamma. 'No, my dear. You went to a party last night and the matinee to-day. I think you have had amusement enough for the present. 'There is truth in my remarks,' yelled out a scolding wife to her suffering husband; and he meekly answered, '1 11 grant all the tru,tU the!? U ia your, re,marks' 1 'la,"11" -Jhe charge of telegraphing Irora Kew York to Yokohamt Is J3.05 per word; but thB or c.Dhe, u B0 wcTi av8temtized bv certain mercantile bouses that a single - 1 word serves for a dozen when trauscriu- - 1 When one of our army commissaries MkJ Gen. Grant how much his store house." . , ; n," 'jt Aweary wafting for nic! tures of hories on the fences, and so they - dine on lace curtains, or whatever ever I aruoue a week's washina I .. . L! 1 , . 1 1 A little dog in the front yard will make m.orB noi.8e ,lia" wh?le, meagarie- ,,,io the lrontdnnr without mak e H , , T,h0nf"mf "?.',yic'orJK '"!. are ,7 desirous of acquiring a knowledge of agrl- cultural chemistry that they travel forty or fifty miles to hear Mr. Maclvor, formerly of the front door without making any noise, and the old folks happen to sleep right over the front stoop. A policeman under investigation for conduct unbecoming his office wait called by - I a frtftnil fin , It a titreet tltn nt!,rF flnv ! 'Ifal. lof you've lot one of your buttons.' 'I am 1 i : t ,l ln.In 1 1, in imminent dancer ot losing them all.' replied the blue-coat. The year 1816 was known throughout Europe and the United States as the cold est ever experienced within the degrees of latitude which bound tboee countries. It is called tbe year without a Bummer, Snow fell iu June, July, and August, To vote in Massachusetts for members of tbe school Committee, a woman must be twenty one years old, able to read and write and have paid a tax within a year, and Ire sided for that time In the State, and six months in the town where she is to vote.