THE COLUMBIAN. CotCMSIA DEMOCRAT, STAR OF Tn NORTH INDCOIXlt BIAN CONSOI.1DATRD.) tssuod wookly, every Friday morntnff, at IILOOMSIIUIIU, COLUMIIIA COUNTY. PA. At iwonottARsporyoar, 60 conta discount allowed wtmnnaldln advance. To subscribers out off tin oounty tho tormi aro i por yoar.strlctty in advanco.1 HO papur uisuijiii.iiiui.'u oai eii. ui. mu uniiuu ui 1110 continued credits nflor tho expiration ot the Orel rmniusiicrs. unui nil arrearages aro nam. dul lone ennr win nnr. iin irivnn. All papers dent out ot theHtato or to distant post slblo person In Columbia county assumes to pay the Subscription nuo ou ueuiuuii. rUSl Aua is uu louder UAttticu irum suum;riut:i9iu tho county. JOB DPItHSTTHSTGh. The Jobblcir Department ot tho Columbian Is very Anmniotii. Anri nur.T b iTinttnir will comparts favora- hy with tint ot tho Urge cities. All work dono on Columbia County Official Directory. l'rcsldcnt.ludso-WIUIam Klwcll. Associate Judges I. K. Krlckbaum. P. I Bhuman. Prothonotarvt sc. William Krlckbaum. Court stenographer 8. N. Walker, lleilster Koconler Williamson II. Jacoby. District Attorney llobcrt II. Little. sucrin-U. II. Knt. survovor Samuel Neyhard. Treasurer II. A. swoppcnbelser. commissioners Stephen l'olie, Charles lilchart. A. H. llurrinc . . . Commlssluners'Clerk-J. n. Casey. Auditors S. II. Smith, V. Manning, 0. 11. bee- ' Ju'rJ'commlssloncrs-EH Itobblns, Theodoro W. BSluntr superintendent William II. Snyder. llloom Poor DIstrlct-DIrectors-H. S. Ent, Scott, Win. Kramer, HloomsburB and Thomas Ilcecc, ricott, Bloomsburg Official Directory. Tresldent ot Town Councll-I. S. KUIIN. Clerk-Paul K. Wirt. Chief or i'oilco-I). Laycock. President ot (las Company 8. Knorr. Secretary C. V. Miller. Uloomsburs Ilanlilnir company John A. Funslon, l'rcsldenl, II. II. (irntz, Cashier, John Peacock, Tel lor. Flrst Naltonal nank Charles 11. l'axton, President J. p. Tusttn, cashier. Columbia County Mutual Savtnc Fund and Loan Assoclallon-E. II. Lltlle, President, C. W. Miller, Mramsbun: ltnlldlnjr and Savin? Fund Association -Wm. Peacock, President,.!. II. Hoblson, secretary. Bloomsburi? Mutual savlnif Fund Assorlatlon-J. I. llrowcr, I'rcslijeiu, 1 K. Wirt, secretary. ciiuncn DIIIECTORY. aitist ciicBCit. Itev. .1. P. Tust In, (Supply.) Sunday services lux a. ml and $X p. m. Sunday school-9 a. in. Prayer Meeting Every Wednesday evening at ox Soats'freo. Tho public aro Invited to attend. ST. MATTIIBW'8 I.CTHKKAN CI1CKCII. Mlnlstcr-Uev.o. I). S, Mareiay. Sunday Servlees-lovf a. in. and Jtfp. m. u.n.Hn anlinnl (In. m. Pravcr Mccllng-Every Wednesday evening at la Seats f rco. No pews rem cd. All aro welcome. rHE.snvTEaiAN enencn. Mlnlsler-licv. Stuart Mitchell. Sunday Services lojtf a. in. and (IX p. m. Praver Mcoiliig-l-Hery Wednesday evening at Sca'ts'frcc. No pews rented, strangers welcome METHODIST EPlSCOrAI. cnCBCII. Presiding Elder Hot. W. Evans. Minister Itev. E. II. Yocuin. Sunday Ser Iccs-lu: and tljtf p. m. lllblo'class-Evcrv Monday evening at 0 o'clock. YOllnff Mens i-ruyer .ncunuji ....... j j oencral Prayer Mectlng-Kvcry Thursday evening 7 o'clock. KEFORMEn cncKcn. Corner or Third and Iron streets, pastor Itev. W. E. Krebs. , HestdetiCe Corner 4th nnd Catharine sircets. Sunday Services x a. m. and 7 p. ta. sundav school ! a. m. Prayer Meeting Saturday, 7 p. m. All aro m Ited Thero Is always room. ST. l'ACL'SGUCKCn. Hector llcv L. Calmer. Sunday ScrMces-lOM a. ra 7tf p. m. M'JW.JiS'i?.0.'-.'."',,, ,,iv rummunlon. Services preparatory to Communion on Friday evening iieium i nu biouuuhi ........ - Pews rented ; but everybody welcome EVANGELICAL Clll'KCII. Presiding Elder llcv. A. I., lleescr Sunday service-! p. m. in tho Iron street Church. Praver Meeting Every sanuain av -i v All aro Invited. All aro welcome. .Ti.Kiii..ri!nrrnitl,T. Meets In "the llttlo Prick church on tho hill," known as tho Welsh lupust uuurcu ou mumi" ltegular meeting for worship, every Lord's day at- "eats free j and tho' public aro cordially Invited to attend OCIIOOL OHDE11S, blank, iut printecl anil 1 neatly bound In small books, on hand ana for salo nt tho Columbian Olllee. TLANK DEEDS, on rarcliment and I.inen Paper, common and for Administrators, i r.-anJ trustees, tor salo cheap at the Columbian (nice. "V7 ENDUE NOTES ,iut printed and for pale V cheap at tho Columbian olllee. IILOOMSRUKO DIRECTORY. rilOFESSIONAI. CA111W. , i il7AUKLHY, Attornev-at-Law. Ollici J, in lirower's building, 2nd story, llooms 4 & 5 II. ROIIIKON, Attoniey-at-I.aw. In Hart man's building, Alain street. Office SAMUEL KNORR. Attorneyiit-Luw.Oflice In Hart man s Uulldlng, Main street. nil. WM. M. KEHEH, Surgeon and I'livsi cl.in. onico JIarket itreit. Aboroeth East Ii. EVANS, M. D., Surgeon and I'liysi clan, lonico and llesldenco on Third stieet, T I!. McKELVY, M. D., Surgeon nnd Pliy J , hlclan, north sldo Main street, below Market. MiunENRY, M. D , SurKeon and l'l.y .klclau- unicu N. W. 0. Market and Fifth St. ses of the eye a specialty. aug. 2it, tint. , C. RUTTER, PIIYblCIAN tSUHQEON, OBlce, North Market street, llloomsburg, Pa. Oct. 1, '79. JQR. 1. L. KAMI, PRACTICAL DENTIST, Main street, opposite Episcopal Church, lllooms burg, Pa. rr" Teeth extracted without pain. Oct. 1, 1S7I). W. H. HOUSE, 1 1SV TnOl KST, BTFI 1 f tV. Hi 0)1 BLOOMSBURG COL. 00. PA. All styles of work dono In a superior manner, work warranted as represented Teeth Extract ed without Pain, (ioodsels for flu, Ofllco Corner Main nud Iron streets. To be open at all hours thirimi the dnii. Will bo at the ofllco ot Dr. L. 11. Kllno In Catawlssa on weanesuayoi eacn Meek, Nov. 23-ly " mi-cellaneous: p M. DRINKER, GUN and LOCKSMITH. sewing Machtnesand Machinery of all kinds re dalred. Ofbiia House Uulldlng, llloomsburg, Pa, TAVID LOWENBERG, Merchant Tailor f Main St., aboe Central Hotel. T S. KUHN, dealer ii. Meat, Tallow, etc., X . centre street, octween oecona ana -i cira. H ROSEXSTOCK, Pliotographer, , Clark t Wolf'sstore, Main street. A UGUSTUri Fl J pathlo llorao and lib. 14, IK-tt UGUSTUri FREUND. Practical lionieo- cow Doctor, llloomsburg, l'o. w Y. K ESTER, lEROHANT TAILOR, HoomNo. is, OriRA llousi Buildiku, llloomsburg. aprlllti,li7S. REA8 URUWN'8 INSURANCE AGEN CY, Exchange Hotel, llloomsburg, Pa. Capital, .Etna, Ins Co., of Hartford, Connecticut. , Ins Co., of Hartford, coo iol, London and Ulobe.... , 6,SOO,000 , I'O.IIUO.UOI) , 13,500,000 lO.OOO.'OO Liverpool, Lanaon ana Kojalot Liverpool...... uueuusuiru Klro Association, Philadelphia,... FArmers Mutual ot DanvUlo . 8,1IKI,0U) . 1.UN1.000 Danville Mutuol 7s,oou Homo, New York 5,6oo,ouo y),63l,nno As tho agencies aro direct, policies aro written for tho Insured w Itnout any delay In the office at lilooms- March M,'o y F. 1IARTMAN KErHUENTSTHK FOLLOWINQ AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES: incoming or Muncy Pennsj Ivanla. .vorth Aniclcan of Philadelphia, Pa rrunklln, of " ' Pennsylvania or " Farmers ot York, Pa. Hanover of New York. Manhattan of " tmice on Market Street No. , llloomsburg, ra, ocu 26, 79-ly. PIRI INSURANCE. CIIHISTIAN I'. KNAPP, I1L00MS11UII0, PA, 1III1TISII AME1I1CA ASSUHANCK COMPANY (1EIIM AN FIIIEINKUIIANCE COMPANY. NATIONAL FlltE INSUItANCE COMPANY. uimu.i i.-Nouiirtnin.t.u3irAri. 'jheo 0LH coki'OIUTIONb are well seasoned by age aiiu iin, iBi,uuiiuuaivuiil'rjt'lllJll a 10ha set' tletl bv unv court ot taw. 1 heir ossein nr., nil) n f Hti td In kOLiiibeiuKiTitsand ate liable to tho hazard of tunc onlv. UlktCH I'ROMI'TLV BPU IIONESTLV BdJUSICd BUd Paid as soon as dctetuilned by ciikhtian F. Knaiu', sho al AllEhT AN1I AIUUSTAR liLOOllfclirMII. l'A. 'Ihe people of Columbia oiunty should patronize Mie'sgeucy w hero losteii If any are bettltd and paid by one of Ihetr own citizens. PltOMlTNESS. EQUITY FAIlt DKAUNQ BQY, 10, H 3. E.ELWELL. 1 ?,.,, J, S. BITTEHBEHDEB, rr0P"et6r1, LAWYERS. Q I). nilOCKWAY, A 1 lUHfllil - A A-J J A Y , Columbian IluiLbtNO, llloomsburg, Pa. Membfr of tho United iUatcs Law Atsoclatlon. Collections made In any part of America or Europe. oct. 1, 111V. "J E. WALLER, Attornoy-at-Xjaw. Office, Second door from 1st National llank. llLOO.MsnUIUI, PA. Jan. 11, U. FUNK, A ttor n ov -a t-La w. Irtcrcaso of Tensions Obtained, Collections M ndc. nLOOMSIlUUO, PA. Ofllce In Ent's Iicildino. p II & W.J.1JUCKALEW, ATTOHNEYS-AT-LAW, llloorasbnrg, Pa. Ofllco on Main street, first door below CourtHouso JoTinTl CLARK, ATTOIINEY-AT-LAW,' llloomsburg, Pa. Ofllco over Schnj lcr's Hardware store. P. BILLMEYER, ATTOHNEY AT LAW. xk In llarman's iiuildlng, Main street, mo loomsburg, Pa. II. LITTLE. ROBT. R. L1TTI . E. II. A It. R. LITTLE, ATTOHNEYS-AT-LAW, llloomsburg, Pa. Q W.MILLER, ATTOIINEY-AT-LAW onicoln nrower's building, second floor, room No. 1. llloomsburg, Pa. B. FRANK ZARR, Attornoy-nt-Taw. IiI.OO.MSl!URG, PA. Ofllce In Unanost's Ucildino, on Jlaln street second door nboiu Centre. (!au be consulted in German. Jan. m, 'so-tf Q.EO. E. ELM'ELL, A T TO R N E Y-A T-L A W, Columbian Uuildino, llloomsburg, Pa. Member of the United states Law Association. Collections made in any part of America or Europe oct. 1, 1S70. CATAWISSA. yM. L. EYEKLY, ATTOItNEY-AT-LAW, Catawlssa, Pa. collecllons promptly made and remitted. Ofllce ooposlte Catawlssa Deposit isank. em-33 II. ItHAWN, A T T O K N K Y-A T-L A W , Catawlssa, Ta. onlec, corner of Third and Main Streets. THE DAVIS. HE LATEST IS THE BEST. The Greatest Sewing Macliine ofthe Age Don't fail to sep tins wonderful piece of per fection, we jsew imvis vertical Peed Shuttle Sewing Machine, ilnnufuc tured nt Wate'town, New York. Will he on exhibition at the llloomsburg fair ground during the fair. All are cordially invited to call and 'in spect the New Macliine ana obtnin samples of work, more beautiful and desirable than ever before accomplished nnd utterly mpossible for any other to duplicate. Thousands witnessing the immense range f work, nnd discarding their old machines for the NEW machine, is sufficient proof of Its superiority ami tiring lor tue Uavis a trade that runs lue laclory to lis lullest ca pacity. The Vertical Feed, Which supercedes the under feed, is the hi'igfi upon which swings uie unpakallu- Kl SCCCF.S-l, Composed of only 13 Working Parts, while others have from forty to seventy-five, makintr the least complicated, the moet dur able and mot reliable machine in ue. It positively leads all others, poinoaway with all basting, and is the lightest hun- NINO SHUTTLE MACHINE IN THE WOULD I and elves general satisfaction. Will be sold at the recent popular reduced i-cale op KICES. camples ot work tree. J. SALTZEIi, Gen'! Agent. llloomsburg, Pa oct. 3, '7P-ly. AND Paper Hanging. WM. F. BODINE, IKON bT.. IIELOW hEL'OND, I1LOOMSHUUQ, PA Is prepared to do all kinds of HOUSE rAIWTINO Plain and Ornamental PAPER HANGING, 110TII DECOIIATIVE AND PLAIN. All ItlnilN orriiriiidii'O IlcUtlrcd anil made as good un unv, NONE I1UT FI11ST-CLASS WOHKMEN EMPLOYED Dstimatca Mado on all Work, WM. F. IIODINE. PATENTS and how to obtain them. Pamphlet froo, upon recolpt of Stamp for post age, Address GILMORB, SMITH Si 00. Soltc(tor . riMU, .V.or fdhul Ofla, iriuAtagtoii, A a dOOS-U SELLERS' COUGH SYRUP ! 50 Years Before the Public. Prouounced by all to bo tho most Plruniit and cnirnelons remedy In use, for tho rnrc or rounds, colds, croup, liiiitrrurs, tickling sensation of tho throat, whooping cough, etc. OVIMI A .1I1I.I.ION iioTTi.us mild within Tin: l.vt ri:v Y HAltM. It glcs relief wherever used, and has tho power to Impart benetlt tint cannot bo had from tho cough inUiurrs now In use. bold by all Drujgtsts at 23 cents per bottle. xiil.l.lilts' l.ivnil Pll.l.i aro also highly re commended for curing Hi er complaint, constipation, sick-headaches, fever and ague, and nil diseases of thofcloraaclioudlUcr. sold by all Druggists at S3 cents rer box. 5, B. Sellers & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. oct 3, '79-ly. THE WHITE SEWING MACHINE- Whereas, tho world renowned reputation of the White Sewing Machine Induces many unscrupulous comitltors to resort to All kintU rr nipiin t rtf tii lnlui'M Its rennMt Inn. p tetr to caution nil lutcnillng imrchahersuot to buy a White Machine except tiom Its regular atithorlrel dealers, who will uu BU&i.iiueu uy lue lunuwing wurr.miy. WE WAUHANT THE NATUltAL WEAlt AND TEAK OF TUE White Shuttle Sewinn Macliine, LATE NUMIIEU i o:tn:ti roil vavii.v vmipn. hs. AMI 111. ti;iIY Al lti:K TO KR 1 T1IK SAM N HKPAIU FOIt THE TEIIM OF I'lVl: Villus FltOM THIS DATE, FliEE OF CIlAltOK. This warrantr eseenta the luenL-fitrn f.f nfeilles uuuiriiia uijii Millllirs. This warranty will not be sustained unless the lain number ahoio eUen corresponds Willi the umuer vu i ne miuuju race suue. now are or ueraceu r uuerea nuinoeis. WHITE .SF.WINfl MAf'lllNI'. f!fl. The "WHITE" Shutt.o Sewing Machine HasoHEATKu cu'Acitv tliaimiiv otlior fnintly seulog' .1, SALTZEK, ficneral Npcnt. JUuuimbui, l'a. Oct. 3, '79-ly. A UTEK in your own town, ond no cap ital risked. Vou can wive the business a trl.il wit bout expense. The bet,t opportu nity eer otTered tor Uiom ullllnp to work. You tibould try notbtiiff elsu until ou sen for nursrlf what rm run rin nt bo buslnc-a wo otTer. !o room to explain here. t'OU can deotl nil niir ttinn nr nnlv nnr time tothebulnes( and make great pay for eery iium i nut jun ui (v. uuini iiihmj ii inufn us men. Send for special jirlvate terms and lurtleulars.utileh we mall free. IMtuiutfree Dont complain of bard times while you hae hucb a chance. Addiessll. i ivlu , I'oriiauu Elaine, oct 3, T9 ly TOffinooA YEAH, or f'i to 20 a imy in jourown i.teaiuy. ,o iisk Women do as well as men. Many makt moro'han the nmcuntstat- td atpove, no ono can fall 'o make mone fast. Anyone can do tho woik. You can make irom cents to tmn hour by deotlncr jour et'nlngs and J-pue time to the buil- ii-ss. ii iomh noimnt; m iry uif uusine.j, ,oininy like it for money mak nirevr oirerea btfore. busi ness nleasautniidMrlctlv honorable, lieadpr. If ou want to know all about tho U'&t iiastnL' business be fore 1 ho public, send us jour address and wo will seudouiull putlculars and private terras free; our u uu iur Aourisi' .AUurefiS u .u n M i.rU- x tu., i'oruand, Maiue. oct, 8, 'TtMy ESPY PLANING MILL. Tho undersigned lessen of thoEsm rianlntrXllll. is piupmeu tu uu uu Kiuua ui mm urK, Doors, Frames, Sash, Blinds, etc. mado to order on short notice. Satisfaction guar. anteea. OnAKLCS Krco, Ulocmsburg. Pa. THE UKAAUH) 1LLK AUAHK.UV Y'ou can get a Thorougn Education with tho LEAST OUTLAY OF MONEY. For catalogue, address the;f rlnclpal, HEV. C K. CANF1ELD. Aprllis. 19-9-tt THIS PAPER IS KEPT ON FILE AT THE OFFICE OF MM timv.s nun inrinim BUILDING rniLHUCLrnm or. ln .Unit unit ICIkIiIIi St.. Who reteivo Advertlsemenu f.ir tills I'aper. loi mini uor ) tree Tur AeuKtiaiif r tilfrtMna'. AYKll &. SOX'S JIANL'Al- feeml Hoc for EVEUY DIUECTOU. TKACIIEU AND STUDENT Should subscribe for TH13 EDUOATOK, A Uvo Educational .Monthly, published at OUANGEVILLE, l'A., for 60 cents per ear. Send six cents for specimen copy. C. K.CANFIELD, Editor. April is, ls-9-tf SITTERS Tuo Muiiinrli U MrfiiMltiriifil The llrer reculated. tho bowela cut In nroner order. the blood enriched and purified, and the nervous a Vfett-m tranquil unj vloroua bv Hits Inestimable family medicine and safeguard against dlooase, wltictils. inoreoer, a most agreeablo and effective appettzfr, and a cordial peculiarly adapted to the vtunui ui uie ukcu tuiu muriu For salo by all DrugfflsU and Dealers generally, Oct 8 1y 66 BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 23. Poetical. IS LIFE MOUTH MVINCI ? Tni llABir. Begun I and round me slowed Hubo masks, with staring eyes And smiles alarmed mo more. t after saw In pantomlin.il story. I had no senso ot time j nor overmuch A senso ot anything ! I woko I my ej es con fronted with a glory That mado them open more and more, It seemed they'd crack to tako It In : Anon, a wall of black would supervene, I'd try to fight It off, and cry aloud I The light was outt Uriel, brief candlot Tin: Lovik. Another spell 'twas not tho one at school, Yet taught mo more than aught besldo s A being like myself, llut unllko more a nner-falrer To cery sense nnd thought a newer zest And newer meaning. How great had been the void That now was brimming o'r 1 What measure's depth could hold It all 1 inches untold : a world unknown before : Tho Idol 1-and I worshiped. Twas burning Ihon, was life and love Ilrlef, brief candle I TnsOLti Man. Tlsfurtheron: Ve staying power- Tor ftlends are gone, snuffed out As though they ne'er had been Whilst I, who miss them here, lle on alone! A retrospect of graves And Just ahead my own. There's over all a ghostly hue A nd rosy, golden day no moro As seen with lDfant's loner's eyes Tho nunc ot lire Is burning bluo I And dw Indllng near the final tucker 1 Hut at Its best It gives mo handle To ask If It wero worth tho candla 1 Brief, brief candle I G.J, A., In Scribner's"llric-a-llrac." Select Story. THE STAGE FIEND. Irom Sunday World. The wind liowleil and swept down Fifth avenue with a dismal moan, rattling the shutters and weathercocks of the silent som bre mansion, which Hue the Corso of the New Word. Tho day a dreary, wet and com ..November day was gradually wali ng into night. Here and there a street amp flickered up, and from behind the losely drawn blinds of the windows a ruddy ht shone into the street, suggestive of comfortable homes and warm fire-places for tho'se who enjoyed the supreme happiness of home on this dreary night. This was evidently not the case with an old fiddler, who stood on the sidewalk bareheaded, with his gray hair llowing in the wind, playing lis instrument diligently. Through the tilluei-s ol the streets the sounds of his fid dle were heard distinctly and sounded less discordant than performances of street mu- Iclaus are generally apt to he. His reporto- ire was was not rich : ' l'arigi Cara," from the "Travista,""Sanla Lucia" and a romance by Gordigiana were all he could play, lint he played these songs witli genuine feeling tolerable precision and with that peculiar chic which immediately betrayed the Italian lerforming his own national music. After the close of each piece he wistfully looked tip at the clo-ed windows on both sides, a shiver passed over his emaciated, poorly-clad figure.and after waiting a few moments with' out result he again took up his fiddle and be gan the next piece. While the angry Xo ember night closed in on this dreary pic ture rf human desolation and helplessness, the glow of a great fire burning cheerfully n a luxuriantly furnished parlor of the house at the gate of which the old musican was standing, shone on another picture of solitary grief and misery. A young woman lressed with a sort of careless luxury in a morning robe of yellow silk, paced fretfully to and fro in the large room. Now she ap proacned the piano and played with onp finger the first notes of "I'asiga la Bella," then she sprang up again, wrung her hands, while something escaped her lips which sounded very much liko an Italian oath and yawned in tho most dismal and (we are sorry to say) inelegant fashion. Here, in this abode of wealth and luxury, ennui, the the dresdest of all the monsters which asail nnd torment humanity, had evidently fixed his residence. Suddenly its fairvictim pulled at the bell with an angry jerk, which sent the sound ringing and vibrating through the whole house. A young chambermaid ap neartd on the threshold. Anneiee, faiu uie mistress, in j-rencn, 'go and call that musician into the basement I feel terribly dull to-night. Perhaps a few minutes' conversation with the man will amue me. But he inuat not know that I am the mistress of the house. I will change my dress and go down stairs. You and Jean treat me just as if I wero the ladlei maid or something of the kind. Do you hear ?' The young girl smilingly nodded and with drew. She was evidently used to the many whims of her capricious mistress. A mo ment later the fiddling on the street ceaned and the broken voice ol tue old mau was heard in the basement showering blessings in a very imperfect English on the head o the "noble signora" who had taken pity on a forlorn, helpless old man. While he was yet speaking the lady herself entered the basement room. She had changed her dress for a plainer gown, and in pursuance of the directions they had received neither Annette nor tho man servant Jean noticed iu any way her presence. 'Well, navo you a gcod appetite r sh asked the old man, in Italian. 'The lady lias ordered us to give you to eat and drink as much as vou like.' Uh, my most Iiuinule thanks to her ex cellency I tho old roan exclaimed, rap turously, pointing to the wine and the slices of cold roast beef which stood before him on the table. 'I have never had so good a meal since the blessed days in our own beloved Italy, when I played first fiddle at San Carlo to the sing of the great liarbcrini.' At this time the lady suddenly spraug u and imposiug, with imperative gesture, si leuce on her servants, took a seat close by the musician. 'rjoyou have accompanied theTlarberinl?' she asked, in an eager tone. 'Jinny a time, Signorina 1 And I shall never forget those nights if I live to be as old as Methuselah. Oh, what an artist what ablessed child of God she was, and what a shame it was for her to quit th stage I' 'You think so,' retorted the lady, shar ly, 'Do you know that she left the stage to marry a man whom she dearly lov ed?' 'I know that well enough. But whero can sho find that human love which could replaco the glory, the excitement, the In- enable joy nrt alone bestows on Its favorite children 1 I do not know who tho Barbcrinl married. I have once been told her hus band was an American banker. If so she now probably very rich and livine amid the most exquislto luxury ; and yet I am sure she feels dull and miserable and bitter ly regrets the time when she possessed noth- ng iu the world hut her volce.and that voice ono BUlhccd to bring tho whole world to er feet.' The lady answered not a word. A dark rown had settled on her brow whllo tho old man spoke. When he had endml. li pang from her chair and walked nuloklv out of the room, slamming the door.behlnd er. Tho old man looked in speechless wonder from Annette to Jean. 'What is the matter ?' ho at leneth utter ed. "Whoisthisladv? 'Well, old gentleman,' retorted the youne souhrette, with a mischievous smile, 'you havo made a nice mess of it I Do you know ho the lady is you have spoken to 1 No ther than Adelini Barberini herself now Mrs. Henry Thorndlke Van Puyten.' The poor old fiddler's consternation mav be easier imagined than described. At Drat he insisted on going up stairs nnd imploring le 'Biguora's' pardon, but, yielding nt ength to tho voice of reason, and after mut tering countless invocations to all tho saints hose names ho could muster, he left the louse heavily laden with victuals of every description with which the good-natured Annette had stuffed his pockets. If ho could ave witnessed the effect his words had pro uced on the lady of tho house the old fid- lltr's distress would have been still ereater. On leaving her protege Mrs. Van Puyten returned into the parlor and sat down on a low slool near the fire. With heaving bo som, her brows contracted and her beauti ful black eyes shining with tears, she gat thero fur a long while, looking steadily into the flames. Her whole past life appeared to er as in a mirror. She again saw the rillinntly illuminated, crowded house ; she heard the storm of applause rising around her ; she felt once more the atmosphere of thrilling, feverish excitement which hovers about the mysterious nnd picturesque world f the stage. It wa9 there she mado the ac quaintance of her present husband, who was no of her moat ardent admirers. Frequent greetings in society ripened the acquain tance to intimacy and at length to love, or at lenst. to what might have been easily mistaken for love. He loved in her his own anlty, the proud satisfaction of having at tracted the notice of a woman at whoso feet tho richest potentates of tho financial and' aristocratic world had lain in vain. She had ain in vain. She had been captivated by lis youth, his original wit, and last, but not eat, by tho dazzling prospect of a life full f social triumphs, of all the luxuries whicli millions can purchase. They were married and came to live in New York. Two years had passed since two years of the bitterest disappointment. Her husband, as well as the life of thoso dr ies of New York society which bIio nitural ly entered, proved on closer acquaintance to be widely different from the brilliant pic ture the ci-devant Barberini had drawn of both while the 'charm of the unknown' still lay around them. II. Thorndlke van ler I'uyten (of the name Thorndike and of his unquestionably Knickeibocker descent he was Immeasurably proud) was what one s apt to call a 'capital fellow.' A thorough portsman, a careful and experienced busi ness man he possessed all those qualities which render life enjoyable in a quiet, every- lay fashion, without ever becoming uncom fortable or clashing with the ways and man ners of the so called 'world.' In the limits described by fashiou he found all that his icart or his imagination could desire ; all nterests and pursuits lying beyond these limits were put down as eccentric or Mm ropcr.' That the passionate Italian prima donna, accustomed from her earliest youth to the bustle and freedom of stage life, Bhould feel from day to day more miserable in this nar row sphere of barren social conventionali ties, was not more than might have been ex- lected. Gradually her temper changed; she grew fretful, melancholy ; violent scenes be tween husband and wife became daily more frequent, and were the more bitter as neitn. er of tho parties felt to be in the wrong. Little by little poor Thorndike came to con sider his home as the very reverse of Para dise and was happy when business afforded him the the welcomo pretext for a more or less prolonged absence. Just now he had gone as far as San Francisco to inspect a mino lie had an important interest in. This forced solitudehad still more embittered the signora's temper, for she loved her lius band still, and though tormenting him when lie was present, missed him painfully when ho left her. She had no intimate friends and derived no pleasure from a superficial intercourse with the fashionable 'set' to whom her husband had intoduced her. Thus she passed neatly all her days alone with no other company than the bitter recollections of her past eventful lite and repeating over and over again in the dreary notes of the Venetian gondolier's chant,Dante's verse t Nessun magglor dolore cho rlcordorsl denltempl lelia mlserla I The effect which tho unexpected meeting with an old associate of those 'happy times' produced on the fretting mind and rebel heart of the artist can moro easily be im agiued than described. The old fiddler had by his words, which corresponded so exactly with her innermost feelings, raised a storm in the heart of the ex-prima donna. The 'fever of the stage' seizes on her with un controllable power. 'No I' she exclaimed to herself, springing up from her seat by tho fire, 'I will not, I canuot bear it any longer. This old beggar with his fiddle Is happier than I, for he at least' A sudden idea seemed to strike her. She lifted her head with an eager look; an ex lilting smile crept over her lips. She sat down at her writing desk, snatched a shee of nofe paper out of one of the drawers and wrote hastily a few lines. Then she rang the bell and giving Aunette the letter said : 'Be sure to have itseut tho very first thing to morrow morning. On leaving the room the chambermaid read tho address : 'Mr. Maurice Savarez, 10 West Four teenth street, city.' 1880. The name was that of a well-known op eratic manager. The pretty souhrette smliod slyly on delivering tho letter to Jean. Both domestics looked at on another In a know ing way, but said nothing. The next morn- Ing beforo 11 an elegant coupo dashed to tho door of Mrs. Van I'uyten's residence and thence leaped out in a Blate of feverish ex- cltement the well-known little figuro of Savarez. Adellna remained closeted with him for more thau an hour. The result of this conference became apparent the very next day. Mysterious notices were pub- llshed by the papers, hinting at the possi- blllty and even probability of an Impend- ing 'event' of unparalleled interest in the ar- tlstic world. A few days later thero appear-1 cd in all the papers the following card s "Adllna Barberini has the honor ol announc-1 Ing that she will glvo a concert to tho bene fit of the poor artist at the Academy of Mu sic on November 28th.' The news of the impending event ran like lightning through the city. The papers published biographical sketches of the ar tist, giving wonderful particulars of her for mer triumphs and hinting delicately at her present high social position. In a few days every available seat in the house was reserv ed. Many had sent the tenfold of the actu al price for their ticket ; tho stockholders of the Academy themselves on the extraor dinary and memorable occasion paid full price for their boxes. Before tho concert had taken place the receipts had already at tained a sum which Slgnor Savarcx declared to be unparalleled in the annals of musical enterprise. At length the great day came. Tho programme, distributed only ou the morning of the 28th, added still moro to the interest of the event. Signora Barber ini was to appear as Marguerite.in tho third act of Gounod's 'Faust,' seconded by the first artists of the Italian opera. Long be fore 8 o'clock the Academy was crowded to its utmost capacity. A thrill of suspense and of intense curiosity ran through the house while the overture, played by the orchestra of the Italian opera, who had vol unteered their services for the occasion, and the other numbers of the programme, all performed by exquisite artists, wero being disposed of. All the interest, all the atten tion of the thousands of ponple who cram med the houss was concentrated on that one act of 'Faust' which was to close the con cert. At length the curtain rose displaying tht well-known scenery of Gretchen's gar den, Sicbel sang his air to the flowers, Faust (one of the few good tenors still treading on the earth) rendered with exquisite feeling his invocation to the dimora casta a pura, the wicked tempter Mephisto placed his casket of jewels on the chair ; then came some soft mellow tones in tho orchestra, an nouncing the entrance of Margaret, the gar den door opened, and then, like the roar of the ocean, there arose from all parts of the house a deafening storm of cheers and ap plause which drowned every other sound. One moment tho artist stopped at the door, seemingly dazzled by the enthusiasm she ex cited, when she advanced slowly, bjwing as sho went. When she had reached the foot lights the musical director, a gray-haired veteran of the aristic world, rose from his seat and, bowing low to the artiste,presented her in the name of the orchestra with a beau tiful nosegay of white roses and violets. This was a sigual for a new and still more enthusiastic ovation. Following the exam ple ofthe musicians and their director near ly the whole audienco rose from the'r seats while a shower of flowers was poured from the proscenium boxes on the stage. In the midst of all this frenzy of applause the B irberini stood motionless with bowed head smile of unutterable happiness illuminat- ng her lace and big tears running down her cheeks. Never did the great artistic look more beautiful, She had disdained to follow the tradition, and had not cocealed under a blone wig her own beautiful black bair,wbicb fell into shining tresses over her shoulders her eyes flashing with happiness, triumph and tearsgiving a peculiar lustre to all her features. She stood there in all her daz zling beauty, with heaving bosom, like a statute, a work of art of wonderful perfec tion, but full ot passion and lifeMore than five minute elapsed before the first enthusi asm subsided so as to allow the 'artlat to be gin her part. How she sang it, how after each air the applause broke out afresh, how many times she waB called before the cur tain at the close of the'aet all this baffles description and is still fresh in the memory f all who have been fortunate enough to witness that remarkable performance. While the applause and the frenzy of the public were at the highest, nobody noticed an old man in a shabby black coat standing at one of the doors of the parquot. With arms stretched out toward the stage, he stood there sobbing like a child and muttering in a broken voice. "What an angel I What an angle of Hea ven she Is 1 At home the artiste was received with'an- other and still more touchinir demonstration the chorus of the Italian opera awaited her with lighted torches at her door and broueht her a serenade, composed exclusively of It talian national airs, The night was far advanced when Mrs Vn Pnvtennt l.t fnnn.l h.,..ir.i her bedroom. She was tired out by all the emotion of the evening, but could find no rest, She paced about the room with a uer vous, restless step, wringing her hands, sigh ing deeply, convulsive sobs shaking from time to time her whole fiViir... A fearful -. B...V... utrulo. on the Issue unnn whl.h hp, wl.nl. future life denended. seemed to bo rarln in herbrest. The nale licht of November nnmln, h.vin,iu.i, .,. ...i when Mrs. Van Puyten sat down to her ta- ble and threw a few hasty lines on a sheet of note paper. The letter bee an will, the words: "Forgive me forgive me I I can- not bear this life an? boner. It would but render us both still more mlseaable." No More Hard Times. If you will stop spending so much on fine clothes, rich food and style, buy good healthy food, cheaper and better clothing; get mure and real substantial things of life every way, and especially stop the foolish habit of employing expensive quack doctors or using so much of the vile humbug medi- cine that does you only harm, but put your trust in that simple, pure remedy, Hop llittert; that cures always at a trilling cost, and you will eee good times and have good health. See another column, THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XIV. NO. 4 COLUMBIA DKMOCKAT, VOL. XLIV, NO. 47 GEN. lIUBNSluE ON HIS OWN AND HtCLEL- LAN'S THREATENED RESIGNATIONS. H. J. Raymond, Km., of tho Timet, visited tho Army of tho Potomao pending the pro meditated second attack on Gettysburg. Ex tracts from his journal, published in Scrib net for January, shed new light on thi lita- tory of tho disastrous Fredericksburg cam Paien of 18G2-3. Gen. Burnsido's plans, it "ill be remembered, were stoutly opposed by Hooker, Franklin, Smith and others of his subordinates, and were treated with indufcr- cdco by his superior officers: "We returned to head-quarters at five, and found General Burnside there already. After we had joked him a littlo about tho rapidity of his journey to Washington, ho told us ho had been only to Aonuia Creek. Beforo leaving camp ho had telegraphed to General Hallcck as follows; 'I wish very much to see you for an hour. Will you como down, to Acquia, or shall I go to Washington ?' On reaching Acquia Creek ho found a reply: 'Uso your own judgment about coming up,' to which ho answcrcd.at once: 'Yours re ceived. 1 shall not como.' He seemed great ly annoyed and vexed at tho apparent indif ference of General Hallcck to tho movement of the army and to his wishes, and said he should not go to Washington to see him. Whilo wo were talking Lieutenant Bowcn camo down from General Hooker's'hcadqiiar tcrs and said that Hooker was denouncing tho attempted movement very freely and without tho slightest restraint; even if the weather had been perfectly good, ho said, tho attempt to cross would have prcoved a failure. General Burnside said ho would send to the President his unconditional rcs- uation of his command sending at the t-.mio timo tho removal of several of his field officers. I made no remark at the time, see ing that he was too much disturbed and ex cited to givo tho matter proper consideration. "JVtaay, January 23d. In tho morning after breakfast Gen. Burnside told me he had changed his mind about accompanying bis letter of resignation with tho removal of offi cers. Ho feared this would look too much like attempting to mako conditions with the government, which ho said bo had no right to do. He had determined to resign and Bend his letter to Washington by special messen ger. After i'ope s repulse, when Washing ton was thought to be in great danger when the rebels wero pushing into Mayland, Gen eral McClellan had refused to rciumo com mand of the Army of the Potomac unless Mr. Stanton or General Hallcck should first be removed. Ho had not done this formally but had told his triends ho should insist on theso conditions. Gcncrcl Burnside said he talked with him tuntil three o'clock In tho morning to dissuade him from making any such conditions. Ho found him excessively stubbornSabout it, and finally told him that ho had no right to take such a course, and that he could not possibly maiutain his posi tion before tho country as a loyal man if, when the Capital was in danger, and the North invaded, he wero to refuse the com mand except on such terms as he might pre scribe. General McOlcllan finally yielded to these representations, resumed his command, and achieved by far the most considerable success of his whole campaign. General Burnside said that half a dozen of tho officers had also resolved to resign unless Popo was removed. Ho heard of it, got them together, remonstrated with them, and finally de nounced them as disloyal for entertaining such a purpose, and in tho end induced them to forget it. When they had como to their conclusion he told them General Popo had been removed.' HORSESHOE OVER THE DOOR. Mrs. Abner Herbine, of Berks county, recently celebrated her birthday by giving an enjoyablo party, at which was our old friend, Senator Dan. Ermentrout. Over hanging the banquet table was a large hnrspshnn mftiln nf ranrlv. fSAnatnr Tl.nlAl fo.i to th tr.illdnn.l mMm i ,v, following words- ..Hllndda -nd hunnPw! nf ara aff0 , the distant land of Norsmen, before they had come down and overrun all Europe, It I vj i . . , ,, waa remarried fla ft rharm fltrntriat Ihn anall of witchcraft; it was a belief that bad been perpetuated for ages that when people wished to keep away harm from cattle the horsesbi e was hung over the stable door, and from the house, It waa hung over the house door. It was hung up to bring "good luck'" Its deeper meaning was that people believed In a power above and beyond them; that, although for generations men had been prguing against this belief in the supernat .1, against the existence of something above us and a hereafter, yet, despite it all, if we would to-day go Into the home of the most refined in the land, we would find the old horseshod in burnished- steel or bright Bilver, or shining gold, Illuminated some times with beautiful flowers, sometimes with the German word "Quick" engraved on It, hanging over the door, on the mantelpiece, or connected with some useful ornament, or shaped In the most costly jewelry. Y hat l"0 11 mean? It means that the highest O'lvilizatloii of the age Is paying the , same silent homage to the supernatural that he uncultured heathen did in the far back lime- This belief was an element of Im- raan "reiigiu ana went ui to nerve out hardy ancestors for tho privations, dangers and toils, whose ripened fruits we see in the comforts around ui on every band, and in the happiness of the present occasion. They believed in something of which the horse- , , . , , , "a09 WB8 n 'V000' la 1 P0"er "cm ab'B and w illinK t0 Prote. "d l""' they maUe real l"Kr. So long as we have the ame belief' 80 lon8 wi odety stick to &mt and make genuine progress. When we df pa.rt ffom tlli9 MM, "M lPe into barbarism," mn ulce D,'",K been converted, hat B've" up the show business and will enter the Held as an evangelist. He will begin his new career by speaking at Mr. Moodv'a meetings in bt. Louis. Guilty of Wrong, I Some people have a fashion of confuslug excellent remedies with the large mass oi 'patent medicines,' aud in this way they are guilty ot a wrong. Ineie are some adver tlsed remedies worth fully all that is asked for them, and one at least we know of. Hop Bitters. The writer hat had occasion to use Bitters in lust suoli a climate as we have most of the year in the Bay City, and has al- wayt found them to be first class and re! I I able, diiog all that is claimed for them. I 7houur, RATES OP ADVERTISINGS rAa. Onolach Two Intkei , la. . I. ta, ...n-M ILM W.M H.M ft. ... 1.M l.Ot I.OJ IjN U. Three tnchM., ... 4.N .N t.O ll.Ot W roar menu.. B.M T.M I.M it- m ... .N IM II.M ti. H. ...lB.M II.M 1I.M M.M M ...0.0 H.( M.N M.Ot IM. Sunrter columa,., alt column Ons column Ytulr iderUafimeaU tMtyaM anarurlr. Tri Blent adTertuementt must M pud for befortltu eicentwbera Bantei hve tecouaM. LetalMrtrtlBemeiutwoooiianwrLMMioTu hnoertlons, and at that rata (or aaaitloiaiuiMui without rerertic v iiu. Biecutor'i.Amtnlstntor'a md Auditor' otntn three dollan. Must be paid tor wbea UiertM. I rnlftv ai1vrf tMfnntJI half ratM. Transient or uocai doucob, iwvni7 cvbm CardB In the BubUbbb DlrMMry" eoluu, dollar per yearlor each lint. "4 A MAX STRUCK AND RILLED ST 1 FALLING METEOR. The report from Nemaha ecuitr, Km or the death of David MenwnlaVr, a ttocl man, by being struck by a falllsi meteor first came through the Tribune, pnbliihei at Seneca, the county teat, and ka line been confirmed by a gentleman from tatf place. The Utter sayi there It no dottbt about the meteor. MelsenlaUr wm wtlt known and his death Ii acknowledged U have been caused M stated. It took placa on the morning of Dee. 12 about o'cloe and tho sky at that time was perfectly clew. It was very cold, and Meisenlater had go from the house to a pasture about Jflve dred yards distance to drive up torn eattUi He was walking toward th barn oa his re turn, and while standing about twtntr fat from the trunk of a maple tree waa killtA. The aerolite which caused his deatk can from an easterly direction, and first struck the tree trunk, which caused it to glaaee slightly, and In its flight it cnt the upper branches of tha maple and entered Meisen later 's body 'from the right shoulder, com ing out at the left hip and then partial! burying Itself in the frozen ground. It course was undoubtedly changed by con tact with the tree, as could be seen by tka manner in which the latter was splintered. The deadly missile is said to b about m large a a mans head and egg shaped aa& rough, as if taken from a hot furnace and colled In Its flight through space. It resea bled in appearance iron taken Iron a blaai furnace and cooled by rolling in sand, aa4 is composed of Iron pyrites. It waa per fectly cool when discovered, about balf an hour after ita fall, and lay not more than two feet below the surfaoe of the ground. A HUMORIST'S DINNER. 'Twenty minutes for dinner,' shonUd tka breakeman, as we approached Lathrop. Arrived there, I entered the dinning rsosa and enquired of the waiter : 'What do jo have for dinner?' Twenty minjtes,' was the hurried rtpbfr I told him I would try balf a dozen ratnv uteson the half shell, just to see how Ike went. Told him to make a minute of It on his books. He scratched bit head, trying to comprehend the order, but gave it up aa waited upon tome one elte. I approached a man who ttood neat tka ' poor with a lot of silver In hit handl 'What do you have for dinner!' 'Haifa dollar tayt be.' I told him I would take a half a dolla well done. I asked him if he couldn't alra me, in addition, a boiled pocket book Huff- er with greenbacks, and tome aevea tblrtie garnished with postal stamps and tan etatt scrip; alto a Confederate bond, doaa browa. with lettece alone. And I would Ilk to wash my dinner down with national bank notes on 'draft.' He said they were out cf everything bat the bank notes, and that as soon at th traia left ho would order the walUr to 'draw' some. New Jersey Wine Sent U 2irf e. The success of Mr. Speer, the great win man of New Jersey, has arisen from th strict purity and valuable properties of hi wines for invalids and feeble persons, and his reputation extends around the world. His Port Grape Wine is now being ordered by families iu Loudon and Paris. For Mil by 0. A. Kleim, Bloomsburg, Pa. OUR PUZZLE CORNER. CONDUCTED BY W. H. KlSTKaJf. Contributions of original puzxlti are so licited from every reader. Add rest all com munications relating to this department ta W. H. Eastman, Auburn, Me CHOSS-WOBD ENIGMA, The first Is In false, but not in true. The second is in boot, but not In shoe, The third is in rat, but not in mouse. The fourth it in barn, but not In house. I Tl, r, 111. i i v i.... . i . I m, , , .. , , ' . . ', , i mo biaiu in iu arm. out not iu leeu I . ' ,ws The seventh Is In mit, but not in glove, The eighth Is In lark, but not In dove, The ninth Is in fiddle, but not In drum, The tenth is In gin, but not in rum, The eleventh is Iu coal, but not In slate, Ihe twelPh Is In hook, but not in bait, The thirteenth is In love, but not in hate. The fourteenth is in toon, but not in lata, The whole was an eminent American. G. L.B. 1I0UI1I.K ACK03TIC. 1. A famous engineer ot Holland. 2. Sister of the Emperor Augustus, and the wife of Mark Anthony. 3. The name of certain large Australia birds, belonging to the crow family (coroidat). i. A notorious highwayman. 4. A title of a Turkish state official. 0. A large island of the touthern ocean. The initials name one of the ftw eminent English statesmen who tympathized wltk the Union cause In the American civil war. the finsIt form th name oU f lhe tubet.u, rooU of u,ch Iu Mexico. Mbiahctbo. UIDDLB. Only tome hours I comprehend, Only three letters make the word. But if you shorten me a third, Then time thall never tee my end. J. B. INITIAL CHANOEa. 1. Change the initial of a part of th bead as many timet and form lucceailvily a sewer, a weight and a procession. 2. Change the Initial or a malt liquor aa many timet and form a wild anlmal.U taunt, a facial contortion, aa equal and a prophet. UllCXJI CLACDfc DEOrrBI) LBTTEKS, 8-e -a-d-r-d -y h- 1-n-l- i-o-e. A-d -I-t-n-d -o .h- m-a l-g -, A-d -a- i d -e-r- w-t -e- w-l-. "O, -a-e-, g-v b-c- m- 1-v t- m.," Unclh Claudb. ANBWE38 TO LA8T TCaZLES. Eniftna. "Be always at merry at you can. for no one delights In a sorrowful man.1' IilanU.. Port.pot. 2. Pine, pie. 8, Mart, mat. JVolfni. 80 square rods. Charade, Magnet. (XnUd &mg. "Bock m to sleep, mother." i