THE COLUMBIAN J nuill TlBlinOItlT.ITlROr THI HO ST It ANBl I An OON8ULIDATKP. J Issued weekly, eTery Friday morning, a DLOUMBBUna, COLUMBIA COUNTY, ' iiiniir t he icrn aro 11 ocr year.Bincuy in a oaWlwhora, until all arrearages are paid, b COD till UCJ 1 tuna V-W w-f-' year will not be siren, t r in txtnprsRont nut of the Stat 0 or tod at lomces must bo Paid for tn advance, unlcas a Isibi person In Columbia county assumes to rosTAHK ISTtwlonffer exacted from aubac the county. JOB IPDRTlSTTHSTi Tne .fobbing Department of tho Columbia 10. E Complete, ana our.i u rnnuni? wiiu-uuiiim In, J. hir wnni'vii-ui hiuik" vt domand.neatly ana at mod rate prices. Columbia County Official Dti President .ludge-wiltlara Elwell. Assoclato Judgcs-I. K. Krlckbaum, P. I, vrothonotarv. 0. vt imam, nnciioaun Court stcnograplier-s. N. v aiker. ?eirlster leoordcr Mlllamson II. J " iilftrlct A tt nrney-liobcrt II. Little. BhorltT-U. H.Ent. mi... ni4dmuni Nevhard. naaiimrii a. sweDnenbclscr, &art. Commissioners Stephen I'ohu, Chai ni'imuIiSn 'm' clerk 1. II. Casey, Auilitors-9. II. Bmlth, V. Mannln See- ''llu'r" Commissioners Ell ltobblns, 0 W. Count? superintendent William II, scolt, llloom roor imirii;i. niwwir-it. Win. Kramer, Dloomsburg and Tl lecce, BOOK, Bloomsburc Official DWW President of Town Council clprk l'aul K. Wirt. 3ounclt-I. 8. KIT chief of roltco D. Lnycock, President or uas company secretary C. V. Miller. y-S. Knot Hinnmaburff nankin? comnanr- Funston, President. II. II. urntz, Cashier. Jo: TCI -pirst. National Hank-Charles It. 0$ President . ... M j. p. Tusun, casnier. n -nA n.n Columbia County Mutual SavlroTw vni? Assoclatlon-B. II. Little, resldwJU":r, 5BloolSnrff Bulldlns and saTlnsfe 5?!il!J n -win. reacock.rrestdent.J.u. n,J,,Ij Bloomsburg Mutual Savin? J'utt(Jlluln, J. lirowcr, iTosldcnt, r. B. Wirt, ft CHURCH DIRKCX BiPTisT cnuncsj Itov. J. P. Tuslln, (supply.) k Sunday services 10r a. m; aaY- Knndav HCI10QI 0 a. m. Prayer Meeting Every Wedni veiling at X attend. clock. Scats frco. Tho public are Intt' ST. MATTHEW'S LETnBIU Bl,u' Mlnlster-ltev. 0. D. S. MarcUL Sunday Services 10) a. m. an' lu' Sunday School 0 a.m. .frTcnlniratISif Praver Meotlng-Eery .Vedfi opening ai jx scafsfree. Nopews rentedl0 welcome. FRKSBYTKKlANOft Mlnlster-ltev. Stuart MltchM, m Sunday servlccs-io a. m. p-m' Sunday School-0 a. m. f CTeninr, at c u Prayer Meetlng-Every Weft" EveBm seats free. No pews rented wclcomc- HBTnOniST KPISCO$ImCn' Presldtng Elder-ltev. W. Bi Minister llev. E. 11. Yocusl Sunday Servlces-lUtf andl' Sunday School 2 p. m. rin,..iy o'clock. e7ne?arpye?MeeilnS-fTbuTsdayeve 1 O ClOCK. HSVORMKDC,u;,M.. Corner of Third atr- '--"" fastor Itev. W. B. Krebih.rtnn .ir(.eia iteslder.ce-Corner 4th arV?"0,B,rcels Sunday Scrvlccs-10X a. r1 ' V' Sundav school a. m. Prayer Meetlnc Saturd' "51 All aro invited There Is ST. PAUL'S cn. Sunday Servlces-lox a.X P-m f'SLM'U'JSm'mSnTrof Friday evening before 'the st Sui'"" monlD' Pews rented : but evci7,w!.c,om0, RVANOEI4C, . Presiding Eldcr-ltey.-?'80' I Srs7 'Khelronstreetchurch. day servlce-2 p. m? ver Meetlng-rfveffl"?-" V- m. ire invited. All ar"0,;, I aslho welsh 'Sahurch-on Kc rraver 1.1 V luilbvu. ....... UIa- ,,, , ,,.,,vs Church on the bill," Meets In "the llltlo ,V.nh unrlr ntrppt known as tho Welsh uanurch-on Kock sireei "Vteularmectlng forJf 'P. ry "SKffrBo?' thaG are cordially Invld to attend !h nlnnW. iiist nrinted and Sea..y Uni 'ft , i Uand and TJLANK DEEM 'clim;nt and Linen Paper, common .. .ir Afiimuis' iuluihi , , an J trustees, for Oiee. E i iiiii-r, uuiHiiiuu.--, --:. , ..ni rMlllAll T7 KNDUE NOTl"' P"ntc' ""d fr R!" V cheap at the Or"'- mcc- ale Ob HLOOMSRC DIRECTOKY. I'HOFE-- L CAItDS. L,. IIAKKLE ttornev-at-Iiiiw. Dibit iilnri. hiSr. 2nd sion , Ituuins. tsi 1 II. ItnillSONMornevnt-L.iw. Oflice ) . tn IUrtuun'abd Sixain street. CJAMUEL KNOI Attonu'v ai L.iw,Oilice O In llartman s Uugi iiaiuwrrei. I) iVl M IfVR. siri'..iin ami Plivni Ian. OniCe Mit -'lei-l. ADOVOr-m iiasi slile. tr T I!. KVANMlD.. Sumeon and Phyd . clan, (OMco ifcesldencii on Third street, I T n. MrKKI.l M. D.. Surceon anil Pliy J . sIclan.norlh'iMaln street, below Market, McIIENIlM. D .Suiueuii and I'liy kin.in. 1 W. C. Market and Fifth St. ases of tho eyectalty. aug. 25, om. TK. J. C. RUHR, PIIAN SUIIQEON, t ortNorth Market street, Oct. 1, '7a. " Bloorasburg, Pa. 7"R. I. L. E1B, PRAJICAL DENTIST, Mam street, o-slto Episcopal Church, Blooms burg, Pa. ' xif Teeth cxbed without pain. Oct. 1, 1S7J. - W. I. HOUSE, BLOOMSURCOL. 00. PA. AU styles of wfdono In a superior manner, work warranted represented. Tbetii Extract ed with' Pain. Oood sets for 10, onico cor Main and Iron streets. To be onen' all hours during the day. Will bo at the co of Dr. L. H. Kllno tn Catawlssa on dncsday of each week. Nov, 2S-ly !Il3CELLANEOUS. DRKER, GUN and LOCKSMITH. bew Ing f log .Mao.es and Machinery of all kinds re- dalrcd. Opxkjouss Building, Bloomtburg, Fa. TsAVID nVENBEKO, Merchant Tailor Main suove Central .1 Hotel. T 8. KUU dealer in Meat, Tallow, etc., X centre et, between second ana i nira. KOSEJTOCK, Photographer, , Clark Wolfs btore, Main street. A UQUSlN FREUND. Practical Jiompo- Xl.pathlo ilou and cow Doctor, monmsnurg, i-a. feb. 11. TD-U W Y. KiTER, WtUHAJNT TAlivUll, KoomNo. 15,naA llocsx Buunwo, Bloomsbure. aprlim.lSTsj I7REAS BIlWN'S INSURANCE AGEN . CY, fchange Ilotel Bloomsburg, Pa. Capital. :na. Ins Co. i Hartford. Connecticut... e.ww.ooo Liverpool, Lomn and Globe . 20,1100,0110 Itoyn'of Llvenol 13 500,000 ucansmre..' iu,uuu, w uAsaoclatla Phlladelnhla 3.100.000 FirmersMutuiof DanvUlo l.ooo.ww tlianvllle Mutui 1!,M0 itiome, Kew vqc. . . o,ouu,uuo lo,-m.uuo a- AS luo agenL-B aro aireci, policies aro mi mcuiur f. tho Insured w jiout any delay tn the office at Blooms- II' A- March M .'sivv F. IljllTMAN FPBXSBHTSTnK KOtLOWlNO , AMERIflN INSURANCE COMPANIES! L coming r Muncy Pennsylvania. - ftorth Aimran nf Philadelphia, Pa ran kiln, oj " " . l eunsjlvairiot ' Farmers nf York, Pa. tl anoveroNew York. VlaiihalUUof " X onice or Market Street No. , Bloomsburg, Pa, . - ocl ia.lv. JpIRK INSURANCE. ( , CimlsTIANF. KNAPP, BLOOM8BUHO, PA. 'llHITISIl AMEIIICA SSUHAN'CE COMPANY. JiEIlM AV FIIIKI.NsUltANCK COMPANY. ANY. Heasoned by ago nun a loss set 'lit Ant nil Ini-i-til. edlnsonusuiKiTiisand aio liable to tho hazard ui rfit, -. ui, Ixttlh I hOUl Tl V 01 ll nostsTLV adlustrd and natd as nor ii o di in mini d by ('iimstian r Kkai p, bi so- ALAOIkT AM' Al'Jl'kTIB UUtOHSBl'SO, PA, The Kople i.f t'olnmbia ciunly thould patrculie the ngei ei wbtrtt losses If any are settled and paid By Ono of Ihilr nwnclllrens, w"'-i:Atl JUiVtTY FAIR DIALINQ u N i nt. uvev ft t it, v v . i-WA'l Kirt.Xl. f 1 nr. INSl UAit.UK UU.MI 1 ( 'Jhet-o om rnKPoiiATios. are well f ind nks 'ftsimond have never jet I tied by Ulil court or lav.' Tliflrflf.Ni E. EL-WELL, 1 . K.BITTEHBEKDEH, f rP"r. LAWYERS. p IS. MIOUKWAY, ATTORNEY- AT-L W, Columbian Bi'itbtso, IHcoiasburg, Pa. Memb'r of the United Mates Law Association. Collections mado In iny part of America or Kurope, oct. 1, l:. J E. WALU.U, Att riicynl-Iuw. oni"e, seoini Iccrti.iin 1st Sutlonal Bank. -HIT.O, PA. NU.F UNK, Attov noy-at-Law, Increase of Pensions Obtained, Collections Made. BLOOMSIIURO, PA. onico In Ent's BrnniNO. Q U & W.J. BUCK A LEW, Bloomsbure, ra, Ofllce on Main st rcct, flret door below Court Ilouso JOHN M. CLARK, A'l'iUHWiliX-AT-iJin, Bloomsbure, Pa. Oftlco over Schuyler's Hardware Store. F.1' BILLMEYER, ATTOUNET AT LAW. -In Harmon's Building, Main street, LI100 oor-sburg, Pa. II. LITTLKt BOUT. 11, LITII X. H. & R. R. LITTLE, Bloomsburg, Pa, Q W. MILLER, onice In Brower's building, second floor, room No. P.loomsburg, Pa. B. FRANK ZARR, Attoinoy-at-T.rv-. BLUOMSBURG, PA. omco In Unanost's Icn.mNa, on Main street becond OCMjr ahovt' tcntre. (!an be cnniulted in German. Jan. 10, 'sa-tf 1 1CO. E. ELWELL, J A T TO R N E Y-A T-L A W, Columbian Bcilsino, Bloorasburg, Pa. Merrbcr of the United states Law Association. Collections made In any part of America or Europe oct. 1, is;t). CATAWISSA. yM. L. EYERLY, ATTOKNEV-AT-LAW, Catawlssa, Pa. collections nron.ntly made and remitted. Office onposltc Catawlssa Deposit Bank. 6m-3S y II. RIIAWN, 'ATTORN E Y-A T-L A W , Catawlssa, Pa. Office, corner of Third and Main Streets. THE DAVIS. rilE LATENT IS THE BEST. The Greatest ewina Macbine of the Age Don't fail to see this wonderful imie (il 1,1 r- feci ion, Hit" New D.ivi.. Vfiin-itl I'tnl ylmtlle Sewing Maidiinc Miiiiufac tured at Watt'tinvii, Ni w York. Will be on t'xlllbilioll ut the Illoonisliurg (air ground during tho lair. All are cordially invikd to call and in spect tlio New Machine and obtain sininles of work, more beautiful and dcirable than ever before ucconipli-hed nnd ulteriy impo.ible for any other to duplicate. Thousands witnessing the immense rnngr of work, and dUcardini; their old machines for the NEW machine, is sufficient proof of I.. .... I l.f .1.- T.... .. lis superioriiy aim onug lur ine aam 11 trade that runs tho factory to its fullest ca pacity. The Vertical Feed, Which supercedes tho under feed, it the hi'ige upon which swings the iJnpaiialle- i:d success, Composed ofonly 13 Wotking Parts, while others have from forty to seventy-five, making the least complicated, the most dur able and tnott reliable machine in use. It positively leads all others, poinuaway with all basting, md is the liohtest iiun- NINO SHUTTLE MACHINE IN THE WORLD! and civet general satisfaction, Will be sold at the recent popular reduced 6cale of RICES, camplo-t ot work tree. J. SALTZER, Gen'l Agent, illoomsburg, Pa. oct. 3, 79-ly. AND Paper Hanging. WM. F. BODINEi IKON ST., 1IELOW ttEt'OND, I1LOOMSI1CIIO, PA ' Is prepared to do all kinds of HOUSE PAINTING Plain and Ornamental PAPER HANGING, BOTH DECORATIVE AND PLAIN. All kliKlN of'Fiiriiltiiro Ilcpnlrcd ami nintlv (im good it h ut iv. NONE BUT KIItST-CLASS WORKMEN FMFLOYBD Estimates Mado on all Work. WM. F. BODINE. Oct. 1,1 I3. PATENTS and bow to obtain them. Pamphlet free, upon receipt of Stamp for post age. Aildroaa QILMOHB, SMITH Si CO. Solldlun 1 JMboU, AW f'ulml VJIC4, IftuAfuflM, A O. doCC-tt SELLERS' ! COUGH SYRUP ! SO Years Before the Public. Prouounccd 1 , all to bo tho most Plennnt and flilrnrlouromody In use, for tho ruro of rnusli., eoliln, proup, littnrtpupi, tickling sensation of tho throat, whooping cough, etc. OVKH A .1III.I.ION iiutti.i:h mii.ii within tiii: i.ant fi:w YLIAItf. It gives relict wherever used, and has tho power to Impart benefit that cannot be had from the cough tnUtutPK now In use. boldbyallDrufgUtaat 23 cents per bottle. si:i,I.i:ks I.IVEU Pll.l.s are also highly re commended for curing liver complaint, constipation, sick-headaches, fever and ague, and all diseases of tho stomach and liver. Sold by all Druggists at 25 cents per box. E, E. Sellers & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. oct 8, ';-ly. THE WHITE mm MACHINE. Whereas, tho world renowned reputation of tho White 'Sewing Machine InduceH many unscrupulous competitors to resort to all klnd3 of mean tricks to injure Its reputation, we bee to caution all Intending purchaseranot to buy a White Machine except from Its regular authorized dealers, who will be sustained by the following warranty, WE WAIIHANT THE NATURAL WEAK AND TEAK OF TUB White Shuttle Sewing; Machine, PI-VTE N I'M Iir.lt IOR330 FOIt FAMILY PIMIPO SKS, . M) lir.ltEtlY AdllKETO K'EP THE SAME IN HEI'.MH FOII THK TEHM OF I'lVU VIIAKS KItO THIS DATE. FHEBOFCllAlidK. This warranty ex epts the breakage of needles bobblLs and shullles. This warranty will not be sustained unless tho late number above clven corresponds with Ihe umber on the shuttle race slide. Beware of defaced r altered numbers WHITE SEWING MACHINE CO. The "WHITE" Sr.utt o Sewing Machine Has okkatrk capacitv than any ether family Sewing Machine for dolDg every variety of work. J, SALTZEIt, f leneral Agent, uiGomsourg, ra. Oct. 3, :9-1y. KEK liMOur own Town, and nocap h 'I You iin Btw tht business a w ithoui t'Xpen'-u. The best opjiortu - e f)ITtnl lor thoe wllllnt: to Vmrl.ni,iiltr nothing fl-e uuttl r nuiK-ir what ou can do at Nu loom to explain ht'if. ,. tr time or only our spare ninl makn great pay lor eu-ry . Woimii mhlif much as men. AD Ill btlsl'ii You cm dr tlill" 'otlli ni hum Ilia ' l elil for ft at. t rmsaml paiticularwhleh weliullfrie t imlltfiee Don't complain of bard times Ni II.' itii ltat- such a chance. Address II. II.M.I E 1 T.t CO, Portliiid. Maine, oct 3, "'J iy TotJim.i a YFAll, or 3 tn J20 a i iv in u.iirown locality. No rhk Worn n do at will us mn. Miiij jii'li' iiii.i- luo tlu-anuaiutstat-l ultoxi . x fiiie fall fall o Inal'e lu'iiu" fi-t. Anv mil' c tn do Itie ii i u. in !. ' a uts u -Nut-bourny mr. .t-n'tiis ami ptre tlmo lo tin- bust--'s noihli'K totr Hip liiit-lne'-s Nothing ntmi" m.il.lmr fvt-r nffiTed b-f ire. Itusi 'tl ,it"lt.ili Hv hnmtrabVi. I -:irl r. If tu tow all abctiii Hie bt-st p it Injr l,ii--lii'fi3 In iilie. t'iiii nt your atiilp s-i and uc- "111 t ,- II fwi splf tin to 1; llwp' st-i'd - on t,u pnilt-tilars and private u-imt fu-t ; s'liiirtlfi Mf.rlb finito rrte mou cfin tln-n iikn up lour mind roruursflt Address UKOI.'dB stinsh.n i CO., Puitland, Maine. oct. 3, 'N-ly ESPY PLANING MILL. The undiTi-ltri.in less 'o of tlioE,py I'laclnsr Mill. Is prepared to do all Mads of mill wcrk. Doors, Frames, Sash, BIMs, etc. mado to order on short r.otlcc. satisfaction guar- auieea C'HAKtrs Euro, lilnemaburg. Pa. jr the ui;ami.i iiiiiii Ai:.iir.Jii You can get a Hioiou-n l-'diaailon with tho LEAST OUTLAY OF MONEY. Por Catalogue, address the I rlnctpal, ItEV. C K. CANKIELD. AprlllS. lsTJ-tf THIS PAPER IS KEPT ON VILE AT THE OFFICE OF bSo PHILADELPHIA I'or.t'nriinut ana kikiiui Who receive Advertisements 7or thli Paper, roTI ki ITCP Lowtit Casli Ilat tb I I MA I tOfrfft fhrNeripiprAdfrtli1nr. Vcud 350. fur AYUIl 4b bQ!i& MANCAi- VERY DIRECTOR, TEACHER AND STUDENT Should subscribe for THIS EDUCATOR, A Live Educational Monthly, published at ORANGEVILLE, PA., forw cents per year. Send six cents for specimen copy. April is, 18I9-U C. K.CANFIELD, Kditor. kW 8TOMACII &ITTERS The Sltimarli U Hlreiialheued. Tho liver reculatt-d. tho bowels put In proper order, tho blood enriched and purltled, and the. nenous system tranquil and vigorous by this luesttmtblo family medicine and safeguard against disease, which Is. moreoier, a most agreeablo and effective appetizer, and a cordial peculiarly adapted to tho wauva ui uia ageu auu iuuiiu, For tale by all Drug gUti and Dealers generally S15Q0 I I 1 11 It! Il l 111 BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 16. Poetical. THE MOSS KNOLL. T WOBDSWORTn. And closo besldo this aged thorn There Is a fresh and lovely sight, A beautlousheap, nhlllof mots Just half a foot In height. All lovely colors there you see, All colors that were ever seen i And mossy net-work, too, Is there, As It by hand of lady fair Tho work had woven been s A nd cups ttio darlings of tbo eye, So deep Is their vermilion dye. Ah mo 1 what lovely tints aro thcro Of otlvc-green and scarlet bright, In spikes, and branches, and In stars, Green, red and pearly white. This heap of earth o'ergrown with moss Whlih by the thorn you see, So fresh In all its beauteous dyes, Is ltko an Infant's gravo In size, As like as like can bo ; But never, never, anywhero, An Infant's gravo was half so fair I DEATH IN THE WOOD. Sr ELAIK2 OOODALK. Death In tho Wood Death and a ficcno of decay 1 Death and a horror that creeps with the blood, And stiffens the limbs to clay, for tho rains aro heavy and slow, And the leaves are shrunken and wan, And tho winds aro sobbing weary and low, And the lite ot tho j ear Is gone. Death In the wood Death tn Its fold over fold, Death that I shuddered and Bank where I stood, At tho touch of a hand so cold At tho touch of a hand so cold, And tho sight of a clay-whlto face, For I saw tho corpso of a friend I loved, And a hush fell over the place. "Death In tho wood Death and a scene ot decay, Death, and a horror but half understood, Whero blank as the dead I lay ; What curso hung over the earth, What woe to too tribes of men. That felt as a death what was made for a blrtb, And a birth sinking deathward again I Death In the wood In the death-pale lips apart ; Death In a whiteness that curdled the blood, Mow black to the very heart I Tho wonder by her was formed Who stands supreme In power ; To show that life by tho spirit comes, She gavo rs a soulless now cr." Select Story. A SAUCASM OP PATE A very elegant looking letter lay in little Minnie Velsor'a hands a letter that bore a delicious perfume of violets a letter ad dressed in a fine flowing hand and the enve lope of which was Btamped with aa intricate monogram, that unless Minnie had known, she could never have deciphered as Mrs. Paul St. Eustace Carriscourt's initials. The girl's small, pretty hands grew just a liille cold and trembling as she took up the letter to open it, because so much, oh, so much, depended upon what was in the letter; becau?e it either meant a new, independent life, in which she would not only earn her own living, but very materially assist in taking care of the dear boys of 5 and 7, or it doomed her to the old tiresome routine, out of which Minnie felt at times she must fly. Mrs. Velsor looked up from a stocking she as darning, and said nothing, seeing the nervous glow in Minnie's eyes. Then, with little, half desperate laugh, the girl tore open the thick satin envelope. It's almost like au ice cold plunge bath, but here goes, mamma 1' Sho hurriedly read the short, friendly note, and by the quick tears that gathered in her eyes, and the smiles that parted her lips, and the flush that bloomed like red roses on her cheeks, it was quite plain that the news was good news. Then she dathed the letter on the floor and rushed over to her mother, aud kissed her, laughing and crying at the same time. Oh I mamma I Mrs. Carriscourt has given me the position, and she wanU me to come immediately to-morrow I Just think 1 Five hundred dollars a year, and she as sures me I must make myself perfectly at Some in her house ; and she says, I am to ave a room to myself, and to eat with Pau line and Pauletta, in tho nursery. On, mamma, it will be just glorious 1 Aren't you glad, delighted ?' Her blue eyes were dancing, and her cheeks glowing like a rose leaf. Mrs. Velsor'a sweet, sad voice was in such odd contrast to her child's eager, animated tones. 'How can I be delighted to have you go away Irom me, dear uesiues, i am so alraid you will not realize your vivid antici pations, Tho outside world.which seems to you so rose colored and golden, will not be what you think.' 'Oh, mamma, what a Job's comforter you would bel Hut how can I help being hap py perfectly happy, except being away from you in New York, in a magnificent house, among people of wealth and distinc tion, and with these two sweet childien iny only care ? Mamma, I will ride with them and I am to make myself perfectly at home, the letter says, and you remember what a charming lady we thought Mrs. Carriscourt was, when she was visiting Doctor Mans field last summer.' Mrs. Velsor sighed softly. It seemed so cruel to pour the chill water of dissappoint- ment on Minnie's bright hopes. Well, dear, perhaps I am growing cynl cal as I grow older. Certainly you deserved a fair fate, and now, to descend to matters of earth earthy, suppose you see If the beans are boiling dry.' The third day thereafter a day fragrant with the smell of frost in the air a day when the leaves sailed slpwly, stately down through the tender, golden atmosphere, and the hush of mid-October was over all tbo earth and Bky, Miunie Velsor went away from her little cottage where she was born and had lived, to the world waiting to re ceive her all her girlish hopes on gladdest wlug.all her rosiest dreams bursliuglu fond est realization. It was a splendid place, Mrs, Paul St, Eustace Carriecourt's palatial residence on Fifth avenue a house that seemed to Mln uio's fancy like a translated bit of a fairy story with its profusion of flowers and lace draperies, Its luxuries and elegance, of which she had never dreamed, and of whose uses she was equally Ignorant. Mrs. Carriscourt received her with charming graciousness and patted her on the shoulder, and told her she hoped ih would not let herself get homesick, nd In Hailed her In htr beautiful llttU room, with its pink and drab Ingrain carpet and chest nut suit, and dimity curtains at the win dows. Then Minnie made some trifling little al terations in her toilette, and proceeded to take literal advantage of Mrs. Carriscourt'a invitation to make herself at home in tho great, beautiful parlors below, whero she made a charming sweet, qualut little picture as she sat nestled in a huge silken chair, the color of the roses on her cheeks, and at which Miss Cleona Carriscourt looked in astonlshtd, imperious disdain, and Mr. Geoffrey Fletcher In undisguised admiration as the two entered tho room at the farthest entrance. 'Uy Jove, what a lovely girl I Who is she, Miss Carriscourt V ho asked In a tone nf iinusal interest. Clcona's black eyes looked unutterable anger from Minnie to Mrs. Carriscourt, 'What on earth is Bbo doing hre,mamma, is she crazy V Her sharp, cutting tone was distinctly heard, as she intended it should be, by Min nie, who flushed painfully at sho rose, ven turing justone glance at the haughty beau ty's face, and Mr. Fletcher's eager, admir ing eyes, whose boldness Btartled her. 'I am sorry to have mado such a mistake. I thought Mrs. Carriscourt meant I was to sit here a little while. Please excuse me ; I will not come again.' Her voice was sweet, and just a little nervous, and she Instantly crossed the room, followed by Clcona's cold, cutting words, every ono of which brought a sharp thrill of mortification aud pain to her, 'Be careful you make no more such mis takes, girl. Your place is among the hired help, not in the parlors. Be good enough to remember that.' And even Geoffrey Fletchei's callous heart gave a thrill of sympathy at sight of the scarlet pain on the sweet, young face. Once safe in her room, poor little Minnie fought and conqutred her first battle with fate. 'I'll not be crushed by ,my first experi ence, she decided, resolutely, an hour or so after, when her breast yet heaved with con vulsive sighs, and her eyet were all swollen from crying. 'I will not give it up and rush home to mamma my first impulse, I will endeavor to construe people less literally ,and keep my place.' Rut there came a flush to her cheeks that all her brave philosophizing could not con trol, at the memory of Cleona Carriscourt's cool insolence. 'I'd not have spoken so to a dog,' Minnie said, as she repressed the bitter tears that sprang in wounded indignation to her blue eyes, After that there was no shadow of an op- portunity given by Minnie for Mrs. Carris- court or Cleoui to lay any blame to her charge. She performed her duties as no governess had ever performed them, and the twins progressed to their mother's complete satis- faction. Minnie neverwassecn in tho rooms ofthe family, but lived entirely to herself, taking her solitary little walks when the day's duties were ended, and disciplining herself 1 into an unconsciously unselfish, brave, pa tient woman. Her letters home were bright and cheer ful until one day Mrs. Velsor was horrified to learn that her darling was dangerously ill, that the fever had come suddenly upon her, and that in fear and selfishness, Mrs. Paul St. Eustaco Carriscourt had insisted that the raving girl be taken from her house to the hospital. 'It will kill her to move her,' Dr. Leth bridge had remonstrated indignantly, 'What nonsense, mamma 1' Cleona retort ed, looking fiercely at the physician, 'It will not hurt her to be moved nearly as much as it will for us to keep her here. She is nothing but the children's governess, Bhe bad better die, even, than to risk all our lives any longer Y'ou will please superln tend her removal to day,' sho added, im periously, to Dr. Lethbridge. He looked coldly, almost furiously, at Miss Carriscourt's face as he spoke. Then he bowed, and answered quietly : 'I beg to agree with you. This poor, Buf fering child had better dine than remain among such inhuman people.' And Dr. Lethbridge personally superin tended Minnie's transfer not to the hospi tal, but to his own house, where his lovely, white-haired mother and his sister opened their hearts to the girl, and nursed her back to health and strength, and the sweetest happiness that ever came to a girl's heart, for Hugh Lethbridge asked her to be his wife. And the memory of those brief days was hidden away beueath the glad sunshine of her beautiful new life, and Minnie in her new home was proud and honored, and be Iftvntl aa n nn..n 1 - The years passed as years have a trick of . passing bringing their burdens of joy and sorrow, and to Hugh Lethbridge and his wife there were only landmarks ot content to mark their flight. Three dear children had come to them, and matron Minnie was even fairer and sweeter than tho maiden had been, for she had been benefited by the stern discipline ut earlier days. And as the years went by Doctor Leth bridge grew famous and rich, until there were no comforts or luxuries he was obliged tu refuse to his wife or family and one of those coveted luxuries was a'resident gover ness at the home of tho children. I remember my own governess days so well, dear,' Minnie said ono day to her bus band, when they were discussing the feasi bilily of securing one. 'I feel as if I never could be kind enough to any ono in such a position in my house. And yet all the hap piness of my lifo resulted from my position in Mrs, Carriscourt s family. 'And Bho looked the great unutterable love she had for him, and Dr. Lethbridge kissed her lovely upturned faco tenderly. 'Then I will take this widow lady, whom Allison recommended, shall I, Minnie? Ho says sho is of good family, and in every re duced circumstances, Her husbaud was a miserable, drunken fellow, and she support both herself and her valid mother. It would be a charity, I suppose; but, of course, we must also look to our own interests The decision was to employ Ihe widow la dy Allison, so confidently recommended, uud a day or so afterward au interview was ar ranged. It was just at the dusk of a winter's after noou that the servant announced to Dr Lethbridge and his wife that & lady wished to tee them in the parlor the lid whom 1880. Mr. Allison had sent and Minnie and her husband went down to meet her tall, palo, bearing the unmistakable traces of misery nnd sorrow on her face Cleona Cartis court. Minnie gave a little exclamation of as tonishment. 'Is it possible 1 Miss Carriscourt' She Interrupted, quietly ! 'Mrs Fletcher Mrs. Geoffry Fletcher. And you are little Minnie Velsor. Iliad no Idea I had no idea I had forgotten Doc tor Lelhbrldge's name of course, I cannot have the position. It would hardly be natural that you should wish to befriend me. Mrs. Fletcher turned toward Ihe door, her faco pale and piteous, her voico bitter and wailing. Doctor Lethbridge looked sternly after her , but Minnie shot him an appealing glance before she stepped toward the de parting woman. 'Wait just a moment, please 1 I was so surprised, Mrs. Fletcher. Pray sit down, you arc in trouble, and if ..e can be of any service, I know the doctor will bo glad to as sist you.' Mrs. Fletcher's lips quivered aecmd, as she turned her pitiful eyes on Minnie's sweet, happy face. 'I am in need of work, but I do not ex pect it of you, Y'ou can only despise me and hold me in hatred and contempt for what I did to you. Hut that, or something else has come home to me.' 'I do not hate or despise you.Mrs. Fletch er. Ood has been too good to me for that. Stay I Doctor Lethbridge will indorse my forgiveness, I am sure, and we will make you as happy as we can. We will forget "nil that was unpleasant and start anew. Do stay, and teach my little girls, dear Mrs. Fletcher.' And Cleona sat down, overcome with pasttonate tears, while the doctor, with an indulgent smile, and a nod of the head to Minnie, left tho two women alone, under the strange circumtlanccs into which the sarcasm of fate had led them. An Episode of Hayes' New Year. One of the worst cases of injustice under the present administmion is that of Col Henry C. De Ahna, state collector of cus toms at Sitka, Alaska. Mr. De Ahna, after being appointed collector at Sitka, was re jected by the senate, without good cause.and simply on account .of the negligence with which John Sherman treated his case. He was impoverished by the expenses of his journey to Alaska and return, and the ad- ministration has steadily refused to do any. thing for him. Ihe finance committee ofthe senate, the other day, wrote Sherman that it had knowledge of the circumstances under which De Alma lost his place ; that it was a misapprehension ; that he was a faithful, meritorious officer, and recommended hi for a position in the treasury department. This letter was received with sneers by Sher man and Hawley. Wednesday De Ahna went to Sherman's office nnd excitedly re peated the story of his wrongs, and swore tlint justice should bo doue him. Sherman called for the messengers to put him out, but De Ahna told them to stand off, hurled more invectives at Sherman and departed. New Year's day, at the citizens' reception at the white houe, in the presence of hun dreds of visitors,Ue Ahna stood up and told Mr. Hayes that he had been seeking justice here for the past eighteen months, and now had come to tell him that if Divine Provi dence would inflict upon him the one-hundredth part of the disgrace, poverty and suf fering that had been inflicted upon his (De Alma's) family for the patt two year.t,Hayes would not have a happy moment of his life ; and, he conliuued, "neither do you deserve it." Hf re the police rushed in and took hold of De Ahna, but he found time to shout, "Here we have a very small would-be des pot, who does not know how " The incident created a great deal of ex citement among the crowd, which had to be parted all through the house and at the main entrance, to let De Ahna pass out. Hayes, during Do Alma's shouting, kept duckiog bis head and attempting to greet the other visi tors, who still then seemed anxious to hear De Ahna through. What a Fire I'olicy Covers. Fire insurance policies do not include in their indemnity among other things the fol lowing: Fences and yard fixtures; also store furniture and fixtures, and plate glass doors and'windows when the plates are of the dimensions of three feet or more." It is important that this fact be mention ed in the wording of the policy, if such ar ticiet are to be included under the policy. Careless, ignorant or unsophisticated agents and brokers very frequently make mistakes ! .11 ... , in int. roaiti.!. ' . .. . The following articles also are not includ ed in the security of a fire imuranco policy, unless mentloued,viz. : Jewelry. plate, watch es, musical instruments, ornaments, medals, curiosities, patterns, printed music, printed books, engravings, paintings, picture frames 1 sculpture, casts and modtts, money or bul lion, bills, notes, accounts, seedt, eviden ces ot debt or securities. These should al ways be specified. If a building falls no insurance will at tach or cover its loss unless caused by fire. Stoles property is not to bo paid for by the insurance company. Losses from explosion are not to be paid unless fire ensues and then only the actual fire losses is to be settled for. Property standing on leased ground must bo so represented to the company and ex pressed iu the policy. Uoods or storage must be Insured as Buch, Ihe assured, in case of fire, must invar iably do his best to save It and carelessuess In this respect will vitiate his claim, In no instance shall he abandon his premises to firemen or to thieves, Where a party has a rclinble and intel ligent representative, agent or broker, whose business it is to study these points and con suit his own nnd Ihe assurcd's interests by so doing it is sometimes safer than to ri-k it by attending to Ihe Insurance himself. Fire Insurance Jltporkr. A i'ros Hull)'. Nothing is so conducive, to a man's re mainlng a batchelor as stopping for night at the house oj a married friend being kept awake for fivo or six hours the crying of a cross baby. All cross crying babies need Hop Hitters to make them well and smlllnir. Younir man. re I membr this. THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XIV, NO. COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL. XLtV, NO. News from all Around. Gonzalez, the" would-be regicide, has written to King Alfonso, asking to be par doned, Governor Hoyt's appointment ot Judge Woodward has stirred up tho Republicans of Kingston to frenzied fury, and they have been smashing his portrait. After all, the Republican party doesn't want a non-partisan Judiciary. An enormous porker has arrived at the Mlshler House stables, Reading, from near Epbrala, Lancaster county, which is said to weigh over 1,000 pounds. The hog will be slaughtered on Washington's birthday. It is undoubtedly tho largest porker that has ever been brought to that city. The lato Judge Woodward's place on the Supremo Ilench of the State has never been supplied. Hon. Henry Green, of Northampton county, was appointed to the position by Governor Hoyt, but a severe at tack of rheumatism, which still confines him to his bed, intervened, and has prevented his being sworn in. The Wilkes-Harre llcord says that an immense catamount was shot near that place the other day. The animal, was as large as a half-grown sheep and was very savage. The first shot did not prove fatal and the cat fought two dogt furiously until a second bullet ended its lifo. The mate it alive and cau be henjd every night. In the Lower House of the Prussian Diet the Minister of Finance, in aking a a vote for the relief of the sufferers by the famine in upper Silesia, announced that the Government also contemplated the construc tion of two branch railway lines in Silesia, which would require n grant of 12,000,000 marks. He said that 100,000 persons at present needed relief and that a provision for these had been made up to the end of the month. The Government, he said, hop ed to effect lasting improvements by ex tensive drainage works and the promotion of local industries. The Lancaster Vxaminer relates this: "A farmer in this county, who was rich, died within a few years. Once, when his house took fire, the meu engaged in the bar vest field qdit work long enough to go and put the fire out, nnd thus saved the house from burning down. When he came to settle with hit men when harvest was over be took the time they were at the fire nnd refused to pay for it. One of them, having refused to settle in that way, brought suit before a justice and recovered for full time, at the expense of several dollars to the far mer for costs. A few days ago George Burr, a tinsmith aged 05 years, living at Strautburg, in Lancaster county, met with a strange acci dent, which caused his death. Uarr was very eccentric, and was troubled by a gang of boys, who loitered around his house, and to get rid of them Barr took a hub of a car riage wheel plugged one end up nnd filled it with powder. He then laid a train of powder to the place where the boys usually came, and concealed himself. When the boys appeared he applied a match to th powder, which caused an explosion ofthe machine, but instead of the boys the old man was himself the victim. His legs and body were terribly mangled. Ho wascatried to the cojnty hospital, where he died. Pub lic sentiment is with the boys. Robert and Dennis Patterson, brothers, at Huntsville, Ga.,quarrelled over th6 divid ing of some hogs that had just been killed An immense kettle full of very hot water was at the edge of a platform on which they stood, to be ued in scalding the hogs. Rob ert was a Methodist preacher, but that did not prevent him from getting furiously an gry, and he threatened to throw Dennis into tuekettle. Dennis challenged him bim to try, and he did. The two brothers struggled hard, and nfially plunged into the water to gether, receiving scalds that killed them both. Dr Charles De Montcalm, of Williams burg, N. Y., isan eithusiatt on the ques tion of manufacturing diamonds. Heclniras to do it himself. Further, he asserts, that by a proccis of his own invention, coal bet ter than that taken from the mines can be mado HO per cent, cheaper than it can be dug. Either of these discoveries would sat isfy the longings of & common mind, but the chemical doctor does not stop here. One of the products of his crucibles is tin as as good as the best Banca and at half its cost. Surely nolliln moro is needtd to make tho full measure of any man's happi ness, in the expletive vernacular ol the West: "When a man ha plenty of 'tin' he can get square with the world," Estatps that Came pkom Ga.mui.ino The 'ate Duke of Purlland and his fatlie , assumed the additional name of Scolt, iu accordance with the will of General Scott, the father of the Ddchets from whom they inherited their Ayrshire estate. General Scott was all his lifo a professional gambler aud notable as being about the only playing gentleman of that time who was not half ruined at tho tables. In 1755 Horace Will- pole relates his having won i'35,000 at White's from Sir John Bland, and discribes him asJ'"H Captain Seott who at present has nothing but a few debts and his commiss ion." Afterward he took to whist, and liv ing by rule aud keeping his head cool, he always possessed in that drinking age one very consideiabl" advantage over his adver saries; besides lie was a most scientific play er, as whi-it was played at that time. He madea very lare fortune at play, leaving a considerable estate and a very large sum to Lady Tichfield, and SO,000 each to hi younger daughers, Lady Donne and Mrs. Canning. Ills grandson, Lord Henry, In herited hit whist till ut to the full, for he was one ut the line-t plajirs of quite an Augustan age of whist, It is a question, though, wliellur the General would have approved his invention of the "call,1 story was told ol him that while playing the card table at ersailles, before the Rev olution, when .Ma.ie Antoinette was pies ent, aud when the slakes were enormous, the Queen appealed to the players for on behalf of a distressed widow, Scolt alms who wished to astouiih ihe Court, cried out bad French, Vucia pour le veil, ami staked the whole of that great pile of gold that lying before him on the coup, and bavin one aud won, ostentatiously poured it iuto the bask et that was being handed round, by and The little ones love It, and often cry more what? 'Dr. Seller's Cough Syrup, which cures them of conghs, colds J hooping cough. RATES OF ADVERTISING. unr.m. In. IK. In. e. IT One Inch M.oo u.to ts.oo ts.oo w.ot Two inches ........ 1 .00 4.(10 e.oo 8.00 lie Tttr lnr.hM 4X0 4.C0 J.00 li.M lMt Four Inches. e.oo 7.00 .oo 11.00 to.H Suarter column...... .oo 8.00 10.00 is.oo is.Oo alt column 10.00 H.00 15.00 js.oo to.Oo1 ono column.. io.oo is.co 10.00 eo.oo loo.ot vapiv .rtvf.rti.imentn rmvablo Quarterly. Tras stent advertisement must De paid for before lntertoo except whero parties havo accounts. Legal advertisements two dollars per Inch for thre Insertions, and at that rate for additional Insen lot. wiwoui reference 10 lengui. Executor's, Amlntstrator's and Auditor's notlcjA three dollars. Wust bo paid for when inserted. Translentor Local notices, twenty cents aline regularadvertlsementshalf rates. Cards In tho "business Directory" column, one dollar per year for each line. Iron In 1S79. A PRODUCTION NEVER BEFORE EQUALED i The year which lias just closed was a most remarkable ono in tho history of the Ameri can iron trade. According to a special report completed recently by Mr. James M, Swank, secretary of tho American Iron and Steel Association, moro pig iron, bar iron( rails and steel wcro turned out than in any previous year. The production of pig iron was 2,800,000 gross tons, or half a million moro than in 1878; of iron and steel rails, 1,1000,000 tons, exceeding the previous year by 311,889 tons. The production of rolled iron was 20 per cent larger than in 1878. Tho advanco in prices has been considera ble. No. "1 anthracite foundry pig has ad vanced 100 per cent', cut nails by the keg, 102 per cent.; old iron nails 89 per cent.; No. 1 wrought scrap 70 per cent. These aro among tho highest advances. Says Mr. Swank : "Such a rapid advance in prices has never beforo taken placo in ono year in this country, except during tho war; but if allowance bo made for tho depreciation in tho currency in that period, tho present rito is absolutely wihtout parallel." Tho year 1879 was remarkable for tho new jmpulso which it gnve to the building of rail roads. About 4,000 miles wcro constructed against 2,747 in 1878. Tho milcago of 1879 was equil to that of 1873, which was 4.0GU miles. The greatest milcago in any one year was in 1871, when 7,003 miles wcro built. Tho increased demand for now rails was ono of tho cautes of tho iron trade revival, but a more potent cause was tho sudden demand in tho spriug by existing roads for rails, cars and locomotives, to meet tho requirements of increased transportation of agricultural pro ducts and to compensate for the wear and tear of the hard time. Tho buine of building iron ships did not improve in 1S79, but tho manufacture of steel wire fencing was greatly extended durin," tho year, about 20,000 tons of steel being con sumed in this new industry. Thcro was also a very largo demand during tho year for iron pipes and tanks for the Ilradford region. Du ring tho lat si months t lie importanco of pig ron, iron and steel rails have been very large. 'This,' pays Mr. Swank, "should teach our manufacturers that tho English policy of piling up iron in hard times, to bo prepared for good times is a safe policy to folloiv." Of tbo prospects of the trade for the com ing year, tho Association has this to say: "Experience hat taught us that it is not sale to prophesy what any year has in storo for tho American iron trade. Wo will, there fore, simply state, what probably every person in the trado already knows, that moro furna ces and mills will be running in 1SS0 than in 1879, and that, as a consequence, our iron and stc;l production in tho new year will bo greater than in tho old one. After the 1st of pril it will be fu!'y equal to tho demand of all lines. Whether prices will regain as high as they aro or go up still higher no man can find out, nor whether we will build moro railroads in 18S0 than iu 1879. It seems cer tain that our importations of iron oro this year will bo larger than last, large contracts having alrcadv been made. Probably 600,000 tons will be imported in 18S0 agasnst 300,000 tons in 1S79. The sioel blooms in 1869, ag gregating considerably less than 500,000 tons have not yet arrived." OUR PUZZLE" CORNER. CONDUCTED I1Y W. II. EASTMAN. Contributions of original puzzles are so licited from every rsader. Address all com munications relating to this department to W. II. Eastmau, Auburn, Me. NUMERICAL ENIUMA. I am composed of fifty-four letters. My 20, 37, 2S, 41, 12 is a native of Europe. MyC, 21,29,40, 23 Is a fruit. My 32, 3,30, 35. 2, 51 is a masculine name. My 10,10, 34, 31, 52 is a city. My 43, 9, 5 is a useful article. My 1, 14, 19, 48 is a part of the body. My 33, 4, 45, 47, 7 is a masculine uame. My 50, 27, 40, 44. 54 is a junction. My 17, 38, 22, 30 is an animal. My 49, 25, 13, 11 is order. My 21, 15 it partuf lljing. My 18,20 abides alivajs with you. My whole is an old proverb. si. Y. ll. BLANKS. 1. When the captain arrived in he procured a of paint with whicli to paint his life-boat. 2. The lad sat uuder a tall eating a 3. At the the lady Hopped to buy a Tho above blanks are to be filled with me words syncopated. Uncle Claude. prohlem. A farmer has wo square gardens, the side f one nf which exceeds that of the other by 4 rods, while the contents of both are 20S square reds, How many square rods oes the larger garden contain more than the smaller? F. w F. CHARADE. Half nf a bird that chattering flies Across the road is half of me, My other half your food supplies, Though daily cast Into the sea. A wondrous power pervades my whole I am shown to stretch from pole to pole, In which the sailor finds a guide To lead him o'er the ocean wide. Old English. concealed song, One word of tho title of a popular song is hidden in each sentence. 1. Tho Iragments of rock were blown through the roof. 2. "Please bring the book to me, John," Bald tho lady, 3. Tho future is never revealed to mortal eye. 4. "Sleep, darling, sleep," sang the moth er, softly, i 5. "Mother.I'm atheep," lisped the child. VEBONE. at ANSWERS TO LAST l'UZZLES. in Numerical I'nigma. Grace Darling, I'roblem. 22 rods long ; 20 rods wide. Cliarode Flying Dutchman, Jranipoiitioni, 1. Town. wont. 2 Bniile, miles 3, Mates, steam. 4 Mate, tame, meat. 5 Made, dame. C Paste tapes, li'ord Square. MART AREA REAR TART was fo and