Til R COLUMBIAN ottrmi bbhockat-.star or mi otn and colcm- IAN CONSOLIDATID.) Issued weekly, Ovcry Friday morning, at nmnuanntm. rnr.truntA rnmo ... Li -iwoPOt-Unsporyear, Mconts discount allowAii wnoniiata In advance, Aftor the expiration of the rearr.wi o ,-ui.tKcv., luouvscrinersout of IhA rtiinty tne terms are ft i per yoar.strlctlr In adrai j No impor discontinued, escept at tho option M thi -..t.nl.imt-. until nil nrrnarnmii ... . , . . .... . '"V continued credits utter I ho expiration of tho Bra? Mill nnf rwt rrlvmn ,a Alt papers aonf out of the Btate or to distant post l.n.n.,f mnat.hn nalrl fnr In nilfina ni... 1 ii-P?sl Utile person In Commhia county assumes to MrtiiM lutiscrlptKm duo on demand. jime roiTAdKIs no longer oxacted from subscribers In rni.rnhhlrtf llenjirttnAnt if tlm rntm...ui.! jomplflf', and our .1 b i iTlntlnu win cnmpnro favorS- jrtemamt.ncatly and at inoderato prices. Columbia County Official Directory. president .f udffo-Wllltam Klwcll. AsuoclatoJudses-l, K Krlckbaum, F. I Hlmman. Protnonotary. ca.-Wiliiam Krlckbaum. Court Monosrnptier R. N. Walker. HojUlcr Keaonlor Williamson II, Jacoby. OHirlct Attorney liobtrt it. Little. SliiTlH-John W. Ilnnman. s irrno s-vmuel Ndylisnl. Treasurer II A. ftwennunlir-lset-. liTiimlaslonors-stopUen rohe, Charles lllcliart. Ojinnmionors' Clerk J, II. Casey. Auditors s. 11. smith, W. Mannlnff.C. It. see- ihnltz. , Inrv Coinrnlssloners-Bll Ilobblns, Thcodoro W. iimm'tv Superintendent William it Hnviw liljoni Poor Ulstrlct lilroctora-li, H. knt, Scott. Bloomsburg Official Directory. .Tresldcnt of Town Conncll-1. S. KUI1N. ' Clerk-Paul K. Wirt. ' riuct of Police D. Laycock. President of Has Company H. Knorr. Secretary C. W. Miller. liliiomsourg Hanking company .Tobn . Fnnslon, l i wBiuvut, ......x,...,., vnouiu , u vim ruMJUCK, i CI- Firs' National Jiank-Charleslt.raxton.rrcsldcnt J. p. Tnilln, Cashier. . Columbia County Mutual Savins Fund nnd Loan Association . II. Utile, President, c. W. Miller, lUoomsimrg nntldlnz and Sanng Fund Association -Win. 1'oacock. President,.!. II. ltoblsdn, Secretary. liloonwburir Mutual Saving Fund Association J. I urovror, President, 1'. B. Wirt, Secretary, CHURCH DIRECTORY. Itov. J. 1'. Tustln, (supply.) BAFTI8T CllUHCP. Sunday Servlccs- ttunuay services in a. n iiX a. m. and t p. ra. sundav scnooi o a. m, Prayer Meeting Every Wednesday evening at elf clock. Soais frco. The public are Invited to attend. , ST. MATTnRW'S IitTTimUN CIICRCIT. Minister Iter. o. u. S. Marclay. Sunday Services lof a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school 9 a. in. .raver Meoilng Every A'cdnesday evening at tyi clock. . Seats free. Nopews rented. All are welcome. FHKSRYTEKIAH CHURCH. Minister Hcv. Stuart Mlf.hcll. Sunday Servlcesiojtf a. in. and OX p. m. Sunday School 9 n. in. Praver Meet lng Kvery Wednesday evening at 6)tf clock. seal a tree. No pews, rented, strangers welcome. MBT1IOD1ST KrlSCOPAL CtlURCU. Presiding Elder ltcv. W. Evans. Minister Hcv. H. II. Yocum, Sunday Services lutf and OX P. m. fnndav School t p. m. Illblo Class Evcrv Monday evening at tx o'clock. V'oung Men's Prayer Meeting Every Tuesday C7enlng at an o'clock, (ieneral Prayer Meeting Every Thursday evening' I o'clock. RBFORUSD CUUKCn. Corner of Third and Iron streets. Pastor ltev. w. E. Krebs. Ucsideiice Corner 4th and Catharine sjreets. Sunday Services w a. m. and 7 p. m. Simdnv School 0 a. m. Pro er Meeting HaturdAy, T p. in. , . All are Invited There Is always room. ST. PAUL'S cnuRcn. Hector Kev L. Zahncr. Sunday Services lux a. m., IX P Sunday School 0 a. m. First Sunday In tho month. Holy Communion. Services preparatory to Communion on Friday avening before tho fit Sunday in each month, l'ews rented; but everybody welcome. BVANOBLICAL CHOKCn. Presiding r.ldcr-Uev. A. I,. Ileeser Minister Hey. Georgo Hunter. Sunday Servtco-J p. m., In tho Iron street Church. prav er Meeting Every Sabbath at p. m. . All are Invited. All are welcome. the ciiUKcn oirnaisT. Meets In "tho little Urlck Church on the hill," known as tho Welsh Baptist Church on Kock street oist of Iron. , , . . Itcgular meeting for worship, every Ird'8 day ar ternoon at 3X o'clock. -ents free ; and tho public nro cordially Invited to attend SCHOOIi ORDKHS, blank, just pnntcil anil nenllv bound In small books, on hand and f ir saUj ut the com mbiah onice. 1IjANI DEKDfi, oiTl'arcIirjjnt anil Linen 1 1 Paper, common and for Admlnlsi rators, Execu firs.ind trustees, for salo cheap at tho Colombian onice. JUSTICKS anil Constables' Fee-Ilills for sale attho Columbian onice. They contain the cor reeled fees as established by t ho last Act of the Leg B'.aturoupon tho subject. Every Justice and Con. tablo should have one. V ENDUE NOTES just printed and for sale cneap at mo uolcmiiiam uihcu. ULOOMSRURG DIllECTOHY. PItOFESSlONAL CAItDS. 0. O. DAR1 iKLEY, Attorney-at-Laiy. Office pr's building, 2nd story, llooins 4 & 6 ln Urowe 1 11. KQI11SON, Attorney-at-Law. t) . In llartman'sbulldlng.Maln street. Office AMUEL KNORR. Altorney-at-Law.Office in nartmon's uuuaing, wainsmti. I K. WM. II. REBER, Surgeon and l'liysl I clan, offlco Marltcfirrect: Above oth East r A. EVANS, f. D., Surgeon and I'liyfi I . clan, (onico an4 .licsldence on Third street, T" II. McKEIA'Y, SI. D.. Burgcun and l'liy J . hlclan, north side Malnl street, bolow Market. MMoIIENRY, M. I) , Suigeoii and I'liv slcian- itifllca!M.iW. 0. llarkt and Fifth it. sea of the eyo n specialty "aug. so, ma. rit. J.ciiuri'ER, " ' PUYSICJAN SjrRQEONi onico, North Market street, Oct. 1, "79. Uloqmsburg, pa. TR. I. L. RADII, ' .PBAcnOAIijDENTIBT1, t Main Street, opposite Episcopal Church, Blooms burg, Pa. nr- Teeth extracted without pain. OCt. 1 1S79 f -I 'li-, , 1 i . i . a , , j i , MISCELLANEOUS. "1 M. DRINKER, GUjindOCKSMITH, Swing Machines and Machinery of all kinds re dalred. OrxkA House Ilulldlng, liloomeburg, Pa. AVID LOWENBERG, Merchant Tailor Main St., above Central Hotel,' , r, 18. KUIINrleaIer7iT Meat,Talloyr, . etc, a Centre street, between Second and Third. ROSENSTOCK, Photographer,' over , Clark A, Wolf's Store, Main street. 4UGUSTUcS FREUND. Practical-, homeol pathlo Horse and Caw Doctor, liioomsburg, . 1J, nt-U ' W Y. RENTER, MERCHANT' TAILOR, RoomNo. is, orxxA Ueu&s Bcilduju, uioomsburg. aprlU9,l87S. IREAS BROWN'S INSURANCE AGEN . OY, Exchange Hotel, liioomsburg, I'a, Capital. Etna, Ins Co., of Hartford, Connecticut... e,soo,oou Llveniool, London and Ulobe M.wo.OiO Hoyalof Llverpaol,w., I3fioo,(ioo l.ancanahlre.... i 1o,(kxi,') Fire Assoclatloa: Philadelphia,,,, 9,100,000 Farmers Mutual of Danville 1,000,000 Danville Mutuali... 1 ' 7s,ooo Home, New York.,..,. ,000,000 (.S0,31,M)0 As tho agencies aro direct, policies aro written for the Insured wltnout any delay ln the onico at isiooms- burg. March so.'so j F. IIARTMAN VIBI'llliSENIS JUS FOLLOWINO , , AMERICAN INSURANCE C0iIPAKlf5! . Lycoming of Muncy Pennsylvania. orth Amclcaa of PbUadefnMa; Pa Iranklln, of - (" 1 Pennsylvania of f armcrs of York1. Pai f ' Hanover of New Vort. , Manhattanof " , ' 1 1 onice on Market StreetNofs, Bloomsburg, Pa, oct, s, 79-ly,, ? ESPY PLANIKG 3IILL. , The undersigned lessee or the Espy Planing Mill, Is prepared to do all kin ds of mill work. Uj AIU1UUU) UUUU jUUUUUj UlU, made to order on short notice. Satisfaction guar. CnABLts Eavo, Ulocmsburg, Pa. JUDGE FOB YOURSELF. By sending u rents, with age, Llvht, color of ejes and hair, jou v. Ill menu by return mall a cor rect picture of jour future hus band or v He. with name onddAlB Address, W VOX, Box tl FultonUllc, N. V. tug, M, sm. I 0. E, ELWELL, l . t, EITTENBENDErt, ) ProprletoPi Q 11. llUOCKWAY, A T T 0 It N E Y-A T-L A W, OotUHBiAN liciLoiNci, liioomsburg, Pa. Co'uecnJlon,m!,''0.,!niU!l1 Mn Law A''a'ton. &t. l,T'i9mad0 ln 'n)r " of America or Europe! E. WALLER, Attorney-nt-Tjaw. Increase ef Pensions eltainii, Collections made, onice, second door rrom 1st National Bank. lILOUMSUUno, PA. Jan. 11, 1573 f U. 1-UNh," ATfnYtlnv.nl.7 IntTcnsc of Pensions Oblnined, Coilcctions Made, , , , in.ooMsnuna.rA. onico In Ent's lii'tt.mn. Q A W.J.11UCKALEW, ATTOltNEVS-AT.LAW, A lllArtmoKrt Of Da omco on Main Street, first door below Court House JOHN M. CLARK, ATTOItNKY.AT.LAW, Hloomaburg.Pa. Office over Schuyler's Hardware store. P. BILLMEYER, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Orricx-In Harman's Building, Main street, Bloomsburg, Pa. n. 1.ITTLI. bobt. r. trmi, :. & R. R. LITTLE, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Bloomsburg, Pa. Q W.MILLER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office In Brower's building, second noor, room No. Bloomsburg, Pa. Jg FRANK ZARR, Attornoy-at-Tfiw. BLOOMSUURQ. PA. Office In Unanost's UutLriiNo, on Main street second (!an be consulted in German. Jan. 10, 's3-tt Q.EO. E. ELWELL, A T TO II N E Y-A T-L A W, Columbian Building, Bloomsburg, Pa. Member of tho United States Law Association, Collections made ln any part of America or Europe oct. 1, 1S.9. ' OATAWISSA. II. L. EYERLY, ATTOItNEY-AT-LAW, Catawlssa, Pa. Collections Dromntlv made and remitter!, nnlen onposlto Catawlssa Deposit Bank. sm-ss II. RIIAWN, ATTORNE Y'-AT-L AW, Catawlssa, Pa. Office corner of Third and Main Streets. CAMUEL FREDERICKS, GENERAL FOUNDRY BUSINESS, NEAR CATAWISSA. I New work and repairs neatly, quickly and cheaply done. Plows, Water-Wheels, sc., manufactured or rep.uted aug. 22, "79. THE DAVIS. THE LATEST IS THE BEST. The Greatest Sewing MacMue of the Age Don'tail to see this wonderful'pieco of per fection, the Nev Davis; Vertical Feed Shuttle Sewing Machine. Manufac tured at Wate'towu, New York. Will be on exhibition at the Bloomsburg fair ground during the ; fair, -All are cordially invited to call and in spect the New Machine ' aria obtain, samplfi -of work, more beaiiill'ulaud"dfslrable than ever before accomplished and utterly impossible -for any (other to duplicate. Thousands witnessing the immense range of work, and discarding their old machines for the SEW machine. ' sufficient, proof of its superiority and bring, for the Davis a trade that runs the factory to its fullest ca pacity, 1 which supercedes the' under feed,: is the hinge upon which swings the tjnpae'allk- ED BCCCES3, Composed of only 13 . Working .Parts, while others have from firly to seventy-five, making the least complicated', the most dur able and most reliable machine iu use." It positively leads" all others, doino AWAY with all basting, ent Is tho lightest ltu.v NINCl SHUTTLE MACHIHff" IN TUB 'WOBLII 1 and gives general satisfaction. Will be sold at the recent popular itKDUCED bcale of prices. Samples of work free. J, 3ALTZER, Gen'l Agent', liioomsburg, I'a. bet. 3, '79-ly, i . STOMACH Diseases, like thieves, attack the weak. Fortify your organization with the mtlers. and It will resist and baflte alike the virus of epldemtcs and tho rhangei of temperature vvbkh disorder the constitu tions of the feeble. 1 here lb vitality In it. It Is a cure vegetable stimulant, a rare alterative and autl bUlous medicine, and baa not a harmful element among Its many Ingredients. For sale by all Urugglsls and respectable Dealers eeMfa"jr ootMy. TiAWvrna ! - - , I . l0, I Poetical. AN EPISODE (if TUB KUSSU-TUHKISH WAlf From Tbnple liar, lahls wlod sliakcn tcnttho soldier tits, Jiesldo him Hires an oil Ir np (mok'ly, " 11053 ""n "Slit glooms and nic'iers on tho slioct of rustling paper that, w.th eager eyes And heart, Intent ho reads. Now with a srallo The flaxen bearded supburnt face lights up, A smllo that In tho smiling breeds a pain Within his yearning heart i llio gentle hand That those sweet loving words hatli traced, wP! ho Ever again In his protecting clasp Enfold It I Who can tell I Ho crn but kiss, With wl'd Intensity, tho pngo that hand Hath touched. Ea!hllnc, each word read and ro read, At last there is no more. With swimming eyes Ho looks, and drinks her namo loto his sou', Yet Ihoso lines with pencil widely ruled. Where largely sprawl blg'lettirs helplessly i What do they say, those baby characters, Bo feebly huge T 'Loved papa, 'When will you come homo again ? '.My own dear papal' As he reads fils the tent to him grows darker, Ills strong hand trembles, and tho hot tears bum In Lis bluo ejes, and blur the straggling words. What need to sejj Tho words are stamped upon His heat t, and bis whole soul doth feel them there. Tho wind on gusty vv Ings swoops by, snd lo I With Its wild voice, his child's sweet treble mingles In accents faintly clear s "Loved papa, "When will you como homo again "My own dear papa I And now his head Is bowed into his hands, Ills bravo heart for a moment seems to climb Into his throat and choko him. Hark I what sound Thus sharply leaps among, and klajs tho sad .Wind voices of the autumn night, with shrill And sudden blast ? The bugio call "To arms 1" And startled sleepers, and Us nerco appeal. Half dreaming clutch their words, end gasp'ng wake, How many soon to sleep agaln-ln death I And on that father's heart tho pealing cry Btilkes cold as Ice, though soldier there's none braver, For still above tho bugle's thrlll'ng breath That pleading child voice sweetly cat's : "Loved papa, "When w m you come heme again ? ' "Xlyovvjdearpapa! ... Across a roujh hillside tho light ef dawn Doth cold'y creep, with ruthless touch revea'lng All that by darkness bad been hid, and there Amongst tho strlvvai t forms that stiffening lio Upon tho blood soaked ground, where they llo thick est There Is ono rouid, with flaxen hair and beard Dark dyed with gore, a bullet In hU heart I A crumpled paper In b's hand was clutched, 'Gainst the co'd lips the rigid hand did press Some childish writing by his life blood stained Wbat aro tho words ? Ono scarce can read them now : "Loved papa, "When will you como homo again 1 ".My own dear papa I" Select Story. THE MAIN liltlDUK. At was past midnight the lights on the stoiie bridge which coss tho river Main nt Frankfort were still fuming, though the footsteps of passengers had died away for some time on its pavement, when a young man approached the bridge from the town with hasty strides. At the same time, an other man, advanced. in years, was coming towards him from Sachenhausen, the well known suburb on the opposite side of the, river. The two men had not yet met when tbe latter turned from his path and went toward the parapet from the bridge into the Mnin. The young man followed him quickly and laid hold of him. Sir,' said he, 'I think you want to drown yourself,' What is that to you V 'I was only going lo nsk you to do me a fayor, to wait a lew minutes and allow me to join you. Let us draw;c!ose to each other, aqd, arm in arm, take thejeap together. The idea of making the journey with a perfect stranger who lias chanced to conio for the talne purpose, is really ratlier interesting. P6r many years Ilhuvo not made a renuest o(j any human being ; do not refuse me thin otje, which must be my last.' The young man held out bis hand. Ilia companion (ook it. He continued with eu- thuslatliii '-'So be'lcjj. STrm In-am, I do not ask whoy'c4 are, good or' bad-come let us drown.' fThe elder of the two, who had at first been in so great a hurry to end his existence,now restrained the impetuosity of tbe younger. Stop, sir,' said lie, while his weary eyes tried to examine the features of his com panion, 'Stop, sir. You eeem too young to lejve life in this way ; for a man of your yejars life must still hap bright prospects. Bright prospects 1 in the midst of rot tenness and decay, vice and corruption. Come, let us end it.' 'And so young 1 Let me go alone, and do you remaiu here. Believe ine, there are many good and honest people who could render lifo charming tor you. Seek them atid you are sura to find them.' 'Well, If life presents itself to you in hues so, bright, I am surprised you should wish to leaye it.' 'Oh, lam only a poor, old sickly man, un able tu earn anything, and can endure no longer that his only child, 4n angel of a daughter, shoud work day and night to maintain him. To allow Ibis longer I must to a tyrant, a barbarian.' 'What, sir,' exclaimed the other, 'you have an only-daughter sacrificing herself for your sake f 'And with wbat patience, what sweetness and love, what perseverance I I see her sinking under her toil and htr deprivations, and not a word of complaint escanes her lips. She works and starves, and still has a word of love for her father.' 'And you commit suicide I Are you madl 'Dare I murder that angel ? The tbought pierces my heart like a dagger,' said tbe old niflii, sobbing, 'Sir, you must have supper with me : I see a tavern open yonderl Come, you must veil uie yuur uieiury, ana I will tell you mine. There is no occasion for you to leap Into the river. I am a rich man, nndyour daughter will no looger have to work, and you shall not starve.' Tbe old man allowed himself to be dragged along by his companion. In a few minutes they were seated at a table in the tavern, with refreshments before them, and and each examining curiously the features of the other. ' Refreshed by tbe viands, the old man be gan thill) 'My history is soon told, I was a mercan tile man ; but fortune never favored me. I had no money myself, and loved and mar lied a pbor girl, I could never begiu busi ness on my own account. I took a situation as a book keeper, which I held until I be came useless from age, and younger men BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, were preferred to me. Thus my circumstances were always circumscribed, but my domes tic happiness was comnleln. M lt n angel of love, kindness and fondness, was good and pious, active and affectionate ; and my daughter is a lure Iraago of her mniher. But age and Illness have brought me to tho last extremity and my conscience revolts against the Idea of the best child In the world sacrificing her life for a useless fellow I cannot have much lomrer In llyo o...l T hope the Lord will pardon me for cutting off h lew uays or weeks Irom my life, in order to preserve that of my dear Bertha.' 'You are a fortunate man, my friend,' ex claimed the young man ; 'what you call mis fortune is sheer nonsense, and can be cured. To-morrow I shall make my will, and you shall be the heir of my possessions, and to morrow night I will take tho leap from the Main bridge alone. But befjro I leave this world I must see Bertha, for I am anxious to look upon one who is worthy of the name of a human being.' 'Sir what can have made you so unhappy nt this early age V cried the old man, moved with compassion, ') am the only son of one of tho richest bankers In Frankfort. My father died five years ago, and left me heir t an Immense fortune. From that moment, every one that has como Into contact with me has en deavored to deceive and defraud me. I was a child in innocence, and confiding. My education had not been neglected, and I possessed my mother's loving heart. My friend, and to whom I opened my heart, be trayed me.'and then laughed at my simplici ty ; in time I gathered experience, and my heart was filled with distrust. I was be trothed to a rich heiress, possessed of all the fashionable accomplishments ; I adored her with enthusiasm and love j I thought it would repay me for every disappointment. But I soon sbw that she wished to make me her slave, and yoke all otter men beside to her triumphal chariot. I broke ofT the en gagement and selected a poor but charming girl a sweet, innocent being, as I thought, who should be my life's own angel. Alas 1 I found her .one day bidding adieu with tearsand kisses to a youth whom she loved. She had accepted me for my wealth only. My peace of mind vanished, I sought diver sion in travel. Everywhere I found the Batne hullowness, the same treachery, the same misery. In short I became disgusted with life, and resolved to put an end this night to the pitiable farce.' 'Unfortunate young man,' said the other, with fears of sympathy, 'I pity you. I con fess I have been more fortunate than you. I possessed a wife and daughter, who came forth pure and immaculate from the hand of the Creator. The one has returned to him in the whiteness of her soul, and so will tbe other.' 'Give me your address, old man. and ner. -t , ' mit me to visit your daughter to-morrow. Also give me your word of honor that you wll not Inform her, or insinuate in any manner that I am a rich man.' The old man held out his hand. 'I give you "my word, I am anxious to to convince you that I havesookenthe truth. My name is Wilhelm Schmidt, and there is my aauress, giving him at tho same time a bit of paper which he drew from his pock et. 'And my name is Karl Traft. I am the son ot Anton Traft. Take these bank notes, but only on condition that you do not leave this houso until I fetch you from it. Waiter! a bed room for this gentleman. You re quire rest.Herr Schmidt. Good night. To morrow you will see me again. II. In one of the narrow andill-llghted streets of Sachsenhausen, in an attic of a lofty and unsightly house, sat a blonde, about twenty years nt nge,busily employed with her need le. The furniture of the room wiw clean and tasteful. Tbe girl's whole drees would not havo fetched many kreutzers ; but every article fitted her as well as if it had cost hundreds. Her fair locks" shaded a face brightened by a pair of eyes of heavenly bluo. The spirit of order, modesty, and cleanliness reigned in everything around her Her features were delicate, like those of 1 onelioble born ; her eyes betrayed sleep lessness and anxiety, and ever and anon a deep sigh rose from 'the maiden's breast .Suddenly steps were heard on the staircase, and ber face lighted up with joy. She listened "and doub t seemed to shadow Tier brpw. Then came a knock at Ihe door, which made her tremble scL much that she almost wanted courage to say 'Come In.' A young man, shabbily dressed, entered the room,and made a low and awkward bow. 'I beg pardon, Miss,' said be, ' does Herr Schmidt, livo here?' Yes, sir. What is your pleasure ?' 'Are you his daughter Bertha?'' 'I am.' 'Then it is you I seek. I am from your father.' For Heaven's sake, where Is he ? Somt thing must have happened he stayed away all night.' 'This misfortune is not'very grea.' , 'Oh, my poor, poor father I what shall I hear ?' The young man seemed to observe these visible marks of anxiety with great interest. He said: 'Do not be frightened, It is nothing of great importance. Your father met last night an old acquaintance, who invited him to a tavern. They had supper together, but when tho landlord came for hU bill your falber.s friend bad decamped, and left him to' pay the score. He bad not sufficient mon ey, for this, and now the host will not let him go until lie is paid, and declares that unless he gets his money Iru will send him to prison,' 'To prison I' exclaimed the girl. 'Can you tell me bovy much the bill comes to?' 'Three florins and a half.' 0 God I' sighed the girl ; 'all I have ddes not amount to more thau one florin, but I wll go at once to Madame Berg aud beg 01 ber to advance me the money, Who is Madame Berg?' 'The milliner for whom I work,' 'But if Madame Berg does not advance the money what then?' 'The girl bilrst Into tesrs. I am afraid she will reluse. I already owe her one florin, aud she is verv liar,!.' 'For what purpose did you borrow the money you owe her? The girl hesitated to reply, 'You may trust me.' 'Well, my father is very weak, and re quires strengthening. I borrowed tho mon ey to get a quarter of a fowl for him,' Under thpso circumstances, I fear Mad amo Berg will not give you any. I possess nothing. Have you any valuable moro ? Here la one fljrln, but that is all upon which wo couiu raise some money.' Bertha considered for a moment. I have nothing,' said she at length, 'but my poor Mother's prayer book. On her death bed she entreated me not to part with It, and there Is nothing In the world I hold moro sacred than her memory and the prom, ise I gave her ; but still for my father's sake I must not hesitate.' With trembling hand she took the book down from the shelf, 'Oh, sir,' said she, 'during many a sleepless night I have been accustomed to enter the secret thoughts of my heart on the blank' leaves at tho end of the' book. I hope no ono will ever know whose writings they are; you will promise mo that ?' " 'Certainly, Bertha. I will take caro that your secrets are not profaned. 'But now get ready that wo may go,' Whllo sho left the room to put on her bonnet and shawl, Karl Traft (for the young man was no other than our hero) glanced over the writing in the book, .and his eyes filled with emotion and delight as he read tho outpourings of n pure and pious heart j and when they had left tho house together, and she was walking beside him with a dignity of which she seemed entirely unconscious, he cast upon her looks of respect and ad miration. They first went to Madamo Berg who did not give the advance required, but assured the young man that Bertha was an angel. Certainly this praise Mr. Traft valued more than the money he had asked for. They pawned the book and the required amount was'madeup. Bertha was overjoyed. 'But If you spend all that money to-day,' rejnarked the young man on what wilt vou live to-morrow ?' fl do not know, but I trust In God. I Bball work the whole night through.' iwhen they went to the tavern, the younc man went in to prepare old Mr. Schmidt for the part he wished him to act j then he fetched Bertha. It ts impossible to describe the joy he felt when he saw the young girl thVow herself in her father's arms, and press him to her heart. She paid the bill and triumphantly led him home. Traft accompanied them and satde had a few more kreutzers in his Docket : bIio had better en And rvpf anma- tblng to eat. It was late before Traft went hdme that night ; but the leap from the Main .bridge was no more thought of. He came to the house every evening, in order as he said, to share with them his scanty earnings. About a fortnight after, as he was going avjay one evening, he said to Bertha : Will you become my wife ? I am only a paW clerk, but I am honest and upright.' llertha blushed aud cast her eyes to the ground. !A few days after the vouni? iinnnlo. slm. . - - a 1 ply but respectfully attired, and accompa nied by Herr Schmidt, went to church, where they were married In a quiet way. When they came out, man and wife, an ele gant carriage was standing at the door, and a footman in rich livery let down the step. JOome,' said the happy husband to tho bewildered wife, who looked at him with anjazement. Before sho could utter a word the three ware seated in the carriage, driven away atn quick pace. The carriage, stopped before.a spjendid house in the best part of Frank fort. 1 hey were received by a number of domestics, who conducted them to apart ments decorated In the most costly style. Uhis Is your mistress,' said Traft to the servants, 'and her commands you have henceforth to obey. My darling wife,' said be, turning tb Bertha, 'I am Karl Traft, one of the wealthiest men'of this citv.' A SUUTllEltX KOJIANCE. Tlln 1'ITIPUL CASE THAT HAH JUST BEEN mtouaiiT to Liuirr in an Alabama couht. During tho rebellion a well-to-do family. colislsting of John H. Itcjnnldj, his wlfu anil daughter, were driven from" their North Carolina home because of Us occuoation bv Federal troops, and settled'in Walker boun ty near uirmiugnam, Alabama, There ac co npanied the migrating family a handsome wt man, who, though called a quadroon, was naraiy to be distinguished from awhile per son. This nuadrnnn flAVnlAil Uar tima in care of Mrs. Reynold's, a confirmed in valid. Alter tho war Henry Horton settled on an adjoining plantation. He had a son, Mfrfc, and Mark grew up as a playmato of Jessie, the daughter of the Reynolds house hold. A few years ago, both families belng prpsperous, it was arranged by Reynolds that If the children could be induced to love each other there should be a union of the houses. Jessie was sent to a cirls'.school in Ldulsville, Ky.,and Mark, entered at Priuce to 1 College, N. J. Returned from their co legiate studies the -young folks sure enough fell In love and were married Under the most promisinc ausDices. A month or so,ago a child was born to them and it was remaraeu mat young iiorton and wile were among tbe hniioiest of mortals. Hut a clntirl came up on the horizon shortly after the oirtn ot tue child. The quadroon fell sick and Dr. Blackman. the Birmingham nhvai. cidn, told her that her death was at hand. ineouaaroon sent lor vouncr Hnrtnn. Khn tod bira that her conscience had tortured her Into niaklnir a dentli-hoil .llemnl SI. a said that Jessie had negro blood in her veins' Jhat she was her daughter, John Rey nolds was Jessie's father, but tho invalid Mrs. Reynolds had never been a mother. The life-long illness of the latter had in fact been caused -by Reynolds,- who at Jessie's birth' forced his wife to acknowledge the cliild of the quadroon as her own. The death of the quadroon! occurred soon after Horton had been given the statement. Hor ton at-once told his Innocent wile the story of her parentage, drove her from his house and sued for divorce In the Walker County Court now sitting, The other day the court decreed the marriage void because of fraud. Tending tho decree Horton disposed of his property and left for California. Reyuolds Isjnow cndeavoilng to sell ao that he may return to North Carolina. The poor young wjfe and mother is wild" with grief. It is not likely that she will bear the strain, and an educated, refined girl will be broken un der her weight of woes, the victim of an in. stitutlon of the past. Condemetl from Ihe Lincimiani commercial, , Archbishop Wood nf Philadelphia has de cided that tbe GramlAnny of the Republic Is not a secret society, and that therefore; uatuouca may be members. FAI15IIX0 NOT LIKED. Wo see an nrtlclo going tho rounds of cer tain papers that seem to publish anything to fill up, In which it Is undertaken to tell 'why farming Is so little liked. Beforo go ing farther!;! the subject It should be first in order to prove that farming t' not liked . For ourselves we d?ny the proposition, Tho very fact that three-fifths of the population are engaged In farming puts a stopper on any such nonsense. There is uo business more liked than firming, and none that yields so sure a living and provides more certainly for the wants of old age when our work-days are over. There are lazy people engaged In farming as In any othor calling, who aro over ready to try their hand at something elsa which seems to promise as much or more gain with less labor. But we all know who have paid any attention to these changes how seldom any ono bettors his condition. On tho cot trarj how frequently In fact how generally they fall ontirely. It U perfect folly, af ter working at a pursuit for year?, ind be coming well acquainted with it in all its ramifications, and doing well enough, t abandon It and begin anow some other busl ncss of which weiknow nothing about. And we see the result of tho folly all around us.. The industrious, temperats, careful man who pur.ues larming as the vocation of his life, becomes ardently attached to it, and never, falls to do well by It. We say never, be cause such a man cannot help but succeed unless overwhelmed with misfortunes, which is not often permitted In this day of good will and benevolence. There is no business that a man engages ln,for the support of a family that Is bo cer tain, of accomplishing its object, or that up on the wholo Is better liked, thau that of tilling tho soil ; and there is no people, take them altogether, who arp held in higher re pifte by the rest of mankind. Lancaster In- lelligencer. LIVE BASS OX ICE. On Monday morning as Georce Snvaer. 'thp ice man, was delivering ice at th.e drug Btbre of Van Duzen Brothers, on Wall street he took a cake of ice weighing 260 pounds, nnd as the amount to be delivered there was only one hundred pounds, cut it in two. About the centre of the cake was discovered a young black bass.whichonboingcutout of the Ice was found frozen as stiff as a stone. The'ice had been harvested from the river last January, and so for eight months tbe fish must have been in the ice in a frozen stato. Seward Van Duzen, one of the clerks in the store, thought to himself that he would try an experiment in- reviving the fish. He put him in a snrinkllnir Dot. In which was cistern water of the ordinary tem perature, For about half an hour the fish showed no signs of life at all. After that time had elapsed ho was noticed to begin to mdye his tall. He was transferred to a class globe, and shortly afterward was swimming around as though he had not been locked in, the cold embrace of a cake of ice for the greater part of a year. Pieces of crack erjwere thrown Into the water, and the fish ate them. The elobo containing' the' fish now adorns one of Van DUzen Brothers' counters, and a large number of people vis ited the store cn Monday to take a look at what is really n curiosity in tho way of re viving animal lite From the Rondout (N. Y.J Courier. ' A CIIEKKKUL WIFE. . Better than gold to a man is a cheerful wife. But he must do his part toward mak ing her cheerful. It is easy enough for a man to marry a happy woman. But the bride expectant, when sho thought how hap py she would be, nover contemplated thi picture of a husband coming home as cross as b, hear, and going to bed without speak ing to her i she had never thought of tho long evening when he'wouldn't coma at all, or his bringlne somo ono home to dinner without warning or preparation, or his aw ful profanity over so trilling a matter as her little bill of expenses. She had no idea, in faqt, there tould be anything but happiness in married life, and she had determined to be happy, and to distribute her happiness to those about her. It Is not ften her fault if she doesn't succeed. Men, as a rule, do not exprt themselves to secure their fives' hap piness: They know that it requires a con- slant, and great effort to possess property and be secure in its value In the midst of' constant commercial changes. The cheer fulness, the happy, hopeful character which eviiy woman displays at the beginn ing of marriage is not lost so easily, as a for tune ; it requires but a small share. A wdrd to the girls in this connection is in or. def : Beware of the man who doesn't know enough about cheerfulness to understand its yalue in daily life. Such a man would lav prbyo thB fl"t opportunity to grind the cueejfumessoui oi uis nome ; to frighten a sujibeam into a shadow, and then wonder .L' . t. . . , ' . . . wuat 13 tne matter. Such is no heifer limn 30) husband at all ; and 'when you want a dsband go find somebody else somebody who will give you at least somo chance to be happy far into tho life beyond the honey mton. 1 A XAltllOW ESCAl'E. 'Ihe carelessness which some people in this city manifest in leaving their doors insecurely barred at night, is a topic with which the newspapers are always rife. One instance iu particular' was called to our no tice. A lady living on Kutaw Square was siitlng'up with'herdaugh'ter.who wasafllict- eq wim pulmonary consumption, and whose ternuie cough could be heard by the ueltrh bars, This evening in particular sho was more than usually depressed aud harrassed by severe and prolonged fits of coughing, uer motner left her bedside to go to tb bureau to get some medicine to relieve her, -...1 ..1 1 . . mm u bud iasseu tne wmaow sue saw an Immense shadow of a'man on the wall. One shriek and she fell in a faint, as a tall stal wart K-llow leaped in at the wbdow, The sick girl, too wgak to cry out lay in a trance of fear, while the ma'u leaned over aud pick ed up her mother, and said in a kindly tone 119 not alarmed, Miss, I am no robber j but 1 nave heard you coughing so much that nM , 1 1 ucvqrunueu 10 relieve you, and so brought you this bottle of Dr. Bull's Cough oyrup.- 1 lie young lady lhauled her plill uuiiiropic itienu.took the medicine and now rapidly improving. llalto,Eiery Satur day, pi... ...-11. . - , , 1 mo engine, wuicn to many peo piu saw at tne ieuienmai, is now used to run tbe branch mint at San Francisco, THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XIU, N0.44 COLUMIUADEMOCltAT.VOL.XMV, NO, It A CUKE FOR SLANDER. The following very homely, but singular ly Instructive lesson is by St. Philip Nelr : A lady presented herself to him one day, accused herself of being given to slander. 'Do you frequently fall into this fault :' In quired the saint, 'Yes, father, very often,' replied the penitent. 'My dear child,' said the saint, 'your fault Is great, but mercy Is still greater. For your penance, do as fol lows : 'Go to th,e nearest market, purchase a chicken just killed and well covered with feathers ; yntl will then walk a certain dls tancej.ptucklng the bird as you go along j your walk finished, you will return to me.' Great writhe astonishment of the lady on receiving so stiange a penance J but, silenc ing all human reasoning, she replied: 'I will obey, father ; I wlllobey.' According ly, she repaired to tho market, bought the fowl, and set out on her journey, plucking it ns she wont along, as she had been ord ered, In a short lime she returned anxious to tell of lier exactnesl in accomplishing her penance, and deslrious to receive an expla nation of one so singular. 'Ah,' Bald the saint, 'you have been faithful to .the first part of my orders ; now do the second part and you will be cured. Retrace your steps, pass through all the places you havo already traversed, and gather up, one by one, all Ihe feathers you have scattered.' 'But, fath er,' exclaimed the poor woman, 'that is Im possible, I cast tho feathers carelessly on every side ; the wind carried them in differ ent directions : how cau I now recover them ?' 'Well, my child,' replied tho saint, 'so it is with your words of Blander. Like the feathers, which the wind has scattered, they have been wafted in many directions ; call them back if you can. Go, and sin no more.' History does not tell if the lady was converted, but it is.probable. It required a saint to git 0 the lesson; one would be a fool not to profit by it. THE OLD, OLD STORY. A young gentlemau, happening to sit at church in a. pew adjoining, one which a youug lady occupied far whom he conceived a sudden and .violent passion, was desirous of entering into a courtship on the spot, and the exigeucy of the case suggested tbe fol lowing plan : He politely handed bis fair neighbor a Bible open, with a pin stuck In the following text second epistlo of John, verse fifth : 'And now, I beseech tbee, lady not as thougii I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had in the beginning, that w0 love one another.' She returned it, pointing to the second chapter of Ruth, verso tenth : Then she fell on her face and bowed herself to the ground and said unto him. Why nave I found grace in thine eyes, seeing that I am a stranger?' Uo returned tbe book, pointing to the thirteenth verse of the third epistle of John : Haying many things, to write unto .you, I would not write with paper and ink, but I trust to come unto you and speak face to face. .From the above interview a mar riage took place. Wandering bands of gypsies are still foundjin parts of Europe, and even in so well settled and strictly governed country as Germany, They travel with their wo men, children, horses and baggage, and are sometimes numerous and strong enough to overawe the farmers, and even bid defiance to the village constabulary. .Nominally they are in Germany accorded permission to ptop for a limited time in the neighbor hood of the hainleta which they meet on tlieir erratic course.but in reality they often stop as long as they please, with or without permissionwhile the horses graze on the farm lands, and game and poultry myster iously disappear from the vicinity. A newspaper correspondent, writing from Koslhelm, near Maynee, gives an amusing account of the audacity .of a band of these European tramps who encamped near that place, made havoc with the adjacent crops aud fields, defied the messengers of the bur' gome Uer, aud did not move until the mill' tary reserve of the village had been called out, even then not.retreatlng without mak ing a show ot battle, and evidently giving way only to superior force- E everal San Francisco bartenders have been led into buying, almost worthless paint ings at S lOO.apiece in this way : A wel1- dreaserl stranger lounges In the bar-room a day or two, and then .asks permission to hang a picture in th-) place.fbr a rattle. The barkeeper thinks of the profit to come from incidental drinking and 'readily consents. 1 ne paintings are put up, tbe.'strancer prais ing it excessivelyjand pjacing200:tlckets ou sale at $1, each," A secondj well-dressed stranger soon appears, lie sees the Dtcture. and says, that, kuowiog its high value, he wii buy ft for $200. Can tho tbarkeener mate euch a bargain 1 The barkeeper, in tent on clearing $50, goes to the stranger, aqd 'succeeds iu buying the daub ,for $150 ; put me seeonu, stranger never returns, to taice it for S2Q0 or any other price. Ihe Bothlebem Times says: 'At the pres ent rate of dividends declared by the Lehigh Valley Railroad the annual income of tho. Lehigh University is $80,000. Every ad ditioual per cent of earnings adds $20,000 to tne annual income of tbe institution. By the timo (he-Packer trust expires Lehigh University will be tbe most richly endowed institution of learning in America.' Mrs. Deitzel, Bister of Presiding Elder, Joseph M.Siy lor, of Reading, who was bitten on the Index finger of ber left hand onthe21stof August, while attending the Sinking Springs camp meeting, has had the injured member amputated at the second joint, Btrong evidence of mortification hav ing appeared. Of AnnleLouisqCary,.wio has just left her homo at Durham, le., a farmer living in that neighborhood saya; 'Annie's jest .1 t i 1 . 1 -.. iuu guv sua useu to ue. Due aon t wear nous of her fine dres&ee, nor her flashin diamonds either. She's jest as natral as natur, aud dou't put ou no ain. She jtst comei iuto the old church and pipes up,and Hows everybody jest ai the did when she was a Bchoilgal A World of Good. One of the most popular medlclues now before tbe American public, Is Hop Bitters 1 ou see it everywhere. People take It with good effect. It builds them up. It Is more like the old fashioned bone set tea that has dona a world of good. If you don't i'eel Just right try Hop Bitter9.--J'unrfa AVtw. RATES OF ADVERTISING. SFA01. IK. tV. IK, M. U.hO fi.OO 15.00 4.00 "i.m s.oo i.tt 7.00 11.09 7.00 .n ii.oi) S.00 10.00 n.oo Ono Inch i,.fs.oo Twolnabrs 1.00 Three Inches 4.10 li.Ct Kourincnes . n.oo 0.1(l ts.fo uuarter column e.oo 11 air column., n.ra ll.oo H.po i.oo Una column ......to.00 u.oo 10.00 o.oo iw.'t VeArlr advertlsemenU navabln nnarterlr, Trafi slent advertisements must be paid for before lnscrtoo ezcepi vrnero parties aave mccouniB. liraladvtrtlsemenUtiro dollars twrlncb tor three Insertions, and at that rate for additional mertiot wiuiouirrrcrenceioiengin. j Executor's, Amlnlstrator'a and Auditor's notice inree aoiiarB, musi oopaiaror wnen inserieu. TranMentor Local notices, twenty cents ivllne reirulnr ailverflsAmpntnbftlf ratrn. caras in tno "uusiness inreciorj" column, ow aouar per year ior eacn line. Items. Popular science Boxing. A big revolver Tho world. Nature's glazier Jack Frost. As soon as a man swears off smoking, every one he meets offers him a cigar. When people are killed by an overdoso of opiates, isn't It laudun'm to the ikies? A motto which milkmen should heed 'Let well enough alone,' Now Is the lime lo put up your stove pipe aud get your fall Boot. ' Autumn wears the .same colors every fall. No fashion nonsenso about that old lady. Twenty Indian girls havo been put at their books in tho Hampton school' this autumn. The mnwitiito is poetically called 'tho mournful minstrel nf tho miasmatic marab,' Pork nar.kcrsof Chlcaeo require 25,000- 000 fret of lumber this year in the shape of boxes. -The secret of long Ufa is to keep the liver perfectly healthy, which Is best accom plished by using only' Sellers' Livar Pills,' A. J. Davidson, a colored lawyer, oi' Athens, Ohio Is making Democratic speech es in that State. 100 educated Indians have established a colony in Tuscola county, Nev building their own houses. All tho female correspondents write: 'Brown will be popular this season,' How aout jones r If you want to got rid of pimples, bolls, tetter, &c, uo 'Llndsey's Blood Searcher.' Sold by all druggists. An American has ordered a bronze codv of the statue nf St. Peter nt Rome. It is to be full size, and cost $20,0)0. There is nt least 0110 thine which can be said in favor of tho tramp. Ho novct asks you to lend him money. Students in tho Texas State Normal School are now required to tcf ch for five years after they shall havo graduated. 1 You bet, when "coughs and colds are flying about like gnaU In n storm, 'Dr. Sell ers' Cough Sprup is a sure euro. In the hiehest public schools of I(nl. Greek, Latin, nnd mathematics have been superseded by the study of modern lan guages. The Rev, Edward Egeleston has writ ten 'an acting play for Sunday-schools,' which will be printed In St. Nicholaj in time for the holidays. A man dvine recently In St. Louis IaO: $1,000 to an individual woo, years before, ran away with bis wife. He said in tho will that he never forgot a favor. , A child recently died of dlnhthnrin fc pringfield, Vt., contracted by making mud ies in the street, where sand from a Ronr-r had been placed in mending the road. The houe in which Milton was hnm wai burned in the great London fire of 16G6, but the exact counterpart waa built nn thn site, and is occupied as a lace factory. The mouth of a wise man Is in hl heart. The heart of n fool is in his mouth, because what he knoweth or thinketh ha uttereth. Pedestrian matches are not marln In heaven, and from tho disturbance thev era. ate we Bhould'nt think they 'were invented in me otner place. . Macbeth used to nlar base hnll? Ma DOsitlon beini. 'r.lnan liohln III. Ka gratify his wife, who ordered him 'to catch tne nearest way.' One reason, savs the Detroit Vm A--.. why children like the mother the best is because she cau rarely find the bootjack until after the occasion has passed away. A (treat deal is said about thA ..nmnl. of economy the wealthy should set; but it should not be forgotten that the whims of tne ricn many times go far toward feeding It has been su??ested fw nna nf tho. nl- lege papets that the best-endowed chair in. America might be secured by persuading tha Smiths to f stablish a memorial professor-. hip of their family. ! Durine the past three veara 1S2 Am r?. ran railroads, covering nearly seventeen. tuousana miles, and representing an invest ed capital of $728,403,000, have been sold under foreclosure. Stuart'Robson. the ar.kir.h Alt niflrla n hlf In San Francisco by making himself closely resemble Beecher when personating Oro home, the wicked clergyman, in 'Champag ne and Oysters. Always keep the bottle handy, Do not place It out of sight, For it cured our little Andy, Who was coughing day and night, Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. -Women somehow cet over clilMUli nn. tions that men never outgrow. Some men celebrate the anniversary of every birthday as long as they live, while women quit do- iiijj ou muiui as soou as tney grow up, She certainly is.no true woman whom evcrv man rnav not find ft in bis I.mi-i in have a' certain gracious and holy and honor able love ; she is not a woman who returns ' no love, and asks no protection, 'I'.isoner, how old are vou?' 'Twentv.- two, your honor.' 'Twenty-two ? your pr pers make out that you were born twenty three vears atro' ,'Kn T was l.ni T .r.i bne year iu prison, and I dou't count that It was lost time. t'l Am All I'layed tint". Is a common complaint, if you feel so get a package of Kidney-Wort and you will at once feel its tnnio power. It renews tha healthy action of the Kidneys, Bowels and Liver, and thus restores the natural life and strength to the weary body Get a box and try It at once. Forney's Progress says there are women who make a businwa of colntr from wir. ing place to watering place, at the close of iue Benson, aim ouying vi leBStnaU halt cost tbe cost oft clothlnir of the belloa Tbls they take to the great cities and easily At a trial of a criminal case the pris oner entered a plea of 'not guilty,' when one of the jurymen putc-u bis bat and started for the door. The judge called him back and informed him that be, could not leave until the case was tried, 'Tried V queried the juror; 'why be admits that be is not guilty. Thurlow Weed went to 'case' at tho early age of twelve years. It enabled him to 'form correct opinions' of his fellow men and to 'stick' to them. What a treasury ot 'proof positive is 'locked up' In tbe veleraiT printer's 'cabinet' of experience aud recol lections I Ono llox or Six bottles. If you are suffering from a combination of liver or kidney diseases, and constipation, do not full to use tho celebrated Kidney Wort. It is a dry compound as easily pre paied as a cup of coffee, and In one package is as much medicine as cau be bought In ix dollar bottles of other kinds, General J. W. Sprague, general superin tendent of the Northern Pacific, says that the road will bo completed four years from this fall, ll