Zimm wiwiuwkwwm q dolumbi&n. COMJWBlA DKUOCnAT, BTATl OP THR NORTH, And COMllf. iMiinl Wi-rUly, rverj- 1'rldny timrnln, nt tit nnMstil'iin. nm.mim a mtnnv i.. t 3-t HI M onolnch umi I--"' Hm l-"'"i Two Inches it.ou i.m r..m hid Throo Inches .. l.o.i 4.M t.n) 11.ru Kour Inches 6.0,1 T.no .ll 11 u) Quarter column.... nm .m loon r..i Half colmnii 10.ru I km 17.01 3VI) uno column sand svou 30.00 drum VniHr ni1trrrtl4Cinitill nivflhlf- ntlflrtorlv. IT js.fi I1.( Hon Bi.mi siioo ni.ni Uio, a AT TWO POU.AIIS POf JTMf, Ml CCntS dlsCOtltil OUrmcd oiinirtM wnnj nrp w per voir, strictly In advance, i irNn naner d eont n nod piicm it u .,n I UNI m - .-.. iiun inj h it rjii, All papers sent nut ot tlm stato or to tlW.mt post oniocs must be, na il tor 'In advance, unless n roi,mi. .-Uilo person In Columbia county assumes to pay the .uberlptwn duo on demand. 1 ' posTAOK Is no longer exacted from fcubscrtbera In tlio county. job FisinsrariitsrG. Tho Jobbing Pep irtmcnt of tho Cor.CMiitiN I very complete, mid our .loli Pilhtltig will compare f,ioni My with that of lii large cities. All work dono on demand, neatly and at moderate pi Ices. Tran stent ndvrrtlsomcniijmiKi 1m p.ild tor before , iscrtcd except wncro parlies u.ive accuuius. Iral advertisements two dollar, per Ineli tor three Invrtlons, and nt tlial rate tor nildltlon.il Insertion without refcrenco to length. Kxeeulor'B, Artmlnlsttator's. and Auditor's notices three dollars. Must bo paid lur when Inserted. Transient or Local notices, ten cents a lino, rcgulai O.B.ELWELL.. 1 ........... . K. BITTEHBENDEIl, f '"'" BLOOMSBUIIG, PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1881. .n.r rmiininnM vm vv un 1- advertisements nan rate, ..rAwHsU;JA.t S.t VtOi' nVi ,'l '"'" " 1,10 "IiuMnew Directory" column, onf UOLUMI1IA DKMOCHAT, VOL.XLY I, NO. A aoUnf pcr year for each lino. LAWYERS, II, MIOCKWAY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Colchman iiuim-imi, UiCiomtburg, I'a. McmbT ot tlio 1'nlted states Law Association. OCll 1. l"- ,ny part ot America or liuropo. K WALLER, Attornoynt'Lnw. OClcs. second door from 1st National Hank, ULOOMSIIUIIQ. I'A. inn. 11. ISH U. FUNK, Attorncyat-T..n-w, liLOOMSUiJUO. TA. Office In Knl's IHjildin.1, & W.J. HUCKALEW, ATTOKNEYS-AT-LAW, Uloomsltirg, t'a. onlce on Matb Street, drat door below Courtllouee -"OtlN M. CLARK", ATTOUNKV-AT-LAW, nioomebnrfr,r. Olilcc over Schuylei's Hardware Store. j ft. LITTI'l.. hub 1 . 11. 1.1 i ii.c 1" II. & K. B. LITTLE, -' L 'PTflTI M IJVM. A T.T. K V Hloomaburff, ra. HIDES. Tho Highest Market Prico in Cash I'AtDl'Olt AU, KINDS 01' IIIHKS AT Lcsitliei- anil Shoo l'liullng Store, Main STiir.r.r.Oi'i'osiTi: Sioni: Ont'iicit, BLOOJISimilG, I'A. Aprils, 'so-ly If) PHMQIfiMQ t"ornoi,i)iiiKH, LV.'Vq VJlUfVJ lJi, IjUi.u.tuollitt, tr mi I'iriii. 'ih,ni,nii,ii.ci(iimif,l, riir.tiirlrcn 1 ri riiiiK, f,tM, m ,1 , i tu-iiiu-,iiricie win, r itti) llUiit.i,, Th, 11, ,ti 1, rr t,in.t,irr. i,l .'.iltl'.""111"11' IM IIKAokSiiJ IMir.NTV. rAII.M'H irtnr, l t'.r lnu-M,ri. hnl,ll,ri 1 111 1 rri.nl nn ur..l nnrlit an I old. buMlrri ml In lr ftfl'Tr r..r 5 .,,r rli-lil nt r iirr. Semi l! iirni.. rr l li.. ('.iifn-s,.MIrr,"iiii,i I'unl .r 1 1 II tmiy 'm. 1'ii.k. ni,. iii.lftiitMli. . ,1 n r. r(, illi. ii-in , f lvnl' n, t m eilfH". Alf) j, l.vtk lliyxha.H Ulllll'KluD. aid rvri.sr April 82-2m c. W.MILLEIl, AITOUNEV-AT-LAW ooiceln Browcr's building, second floor,room No. , liloomaburp;, l'a. B. FHANK ZAKU, Attorno5rn t-1 ,n.-iv. IILOOMSIlUUn, PA. omro corner ot Centre and Main streets. Clark's IltilMIn?. Oati be consulted in German. Jan. 10, 'S'Mt i KO. U. ELWKLL, A T TO R N E Y-A T-L A W, cotxiinuN lluir.Dma, Hloomsburg, Pa. Merfber of the United States Law A&soclatlon. Collections made In uny part of Amcrlcn orEuroro OCt. 1, 1979. T KSOlllt. I' 8. WIVTBKSTKKV. 8' kh0 ' Notary Public KNOnPw & WINTEUSTEEN, Attornoys-ut-ljaw. omco in llartman's lllock, Corner Main und. Mar ket directs, llloomsuurir. l'a. tgS-ramont and lionntics Collected, Only S30 i-i.ii 1 1. 11. J.'iiniiuAiijriii,:eMtl li.e I lnntktt. Hi ttirtntu . ..., Uttihi'cxtttnluiil before fMl V"U fr II. This 1 II11. fnno it' icinii, rc 'ii.pTiirB rrt.iilfi.r $eo. All Mm tiii.1-4 Mariiitilfit tor tnrii jf 1. ',rii f'li-i.iir Illiiitriiii-iHir. ct.Ur til. J Ti rtiiniinii.il.. AJilii m I'HAItl.KS . V.Odll A CO.. 17 IMcuia, lt.Udel;h.i, h. caw l'eb.lS'sl.lsw p.VUL E. WIltT, Attorney-at-Law, (iniec In Ilrowei's lllock, one door below Colombian llulldlni; HL00MS15UHG, I'A. July 10, '60 It QUY JACOIJY, Attornoy-m," liuvv, lii.ooM.siuum, onico In tho Coi.csintAN Bulldlne;, second noor. OOt. 8, 'SO. m, HUT'JIUKSBN'S m DESTROYER An Oblii'iil'S'i I ill Ili'iitt'tly. Jlri'ioicfitltcWiirtus i' t'l'lif MflYf.-iHfi'I kri plliriilu'.t t. Yi' (;lltitnlHia lt vlrlil.'. Wo bum hundred 01' TiMltnoni. l.col li'i'tc 1 In t'io lust lfyi' ti. priln4 tmu luivilv Hide i II 1 I Hi I 'I fjn 1' t' I 111. lltllt-llllCOHV W'ui III Di.l. oyrr 1-1 rcnuivc the W urmi nil klm'- rniif, N 1. hum. mid . Unit infi-t llm liumnii .(i-lirn, I'.'muri in h !) ih' ,t mid bIvo Ilium tn their Millciltic patn'tit". lime m ii'i .i"i?j nior iimitlmi abort tlili tlmr hi !i!v rell.dilo tneillchiu. l'rlee, .c. per Ixjx. A.W.'WHIGIIT & CO., Wholesale DruMlsts, Market aiJ Front Streets, Philsdclfl.1! feb- 11,'si-sm To Ncrvo'is Sufferer: Ihs Great European 1111. J. 11. suirsoN's sitxihc medicine. Ilr. .1. II. Mmnsnn's Spcelllc Mcdlcliio Is a noslthn cure forirteiwi ikiflody tir li'jln erexcets ofuny Kin 1, sui'ii as we'iKiii ss ana an diseases rasuiin: from Nervous Deblll'v. Irrltabllltj'.MftiUI Anxiety, Lani'iior, i.asMiuui', lierivssiun 01 r-piniH and Hint tlanal dorangements of II111 iierons hyMein ten eraiij , 1 uitis in mr Hack or Side, I.0S' of Memory, l'rema Hire old aw nnddl eaus that lead t( t'0 11 nipt Ion, Uisuiil ty A-an early ijrnvi iirl.r.lh. X'nlnilttiM how shattered tin I tw1v315 system niaybofroii. Ktj excesses of a 11 5 IKSrXXKh kind, a hort course m this un dlilne w'lTl nltifOTIw lost functions and procure neuiiii unu Happiness sheie bi'fnri) was desnondenev and trlnom, 'I he mk- cltle Menlclno Is brlni; used with wondt'lfitl success. Pnmrhli'ts sel.t tiee to all. Write lortliemnud cet full pattrlniiar. I rice, l-peclllo l.oo per package, or six packages for W," 11. Will bo sent bv mull on receipt of money. Address all orders, ,1. II. SIMPSON'S MKDIClNIiL'O. No. 1ii4 and 11 0 Main street, uutiaio, x. v. let). 11, si-ir BLOOMSRUHG DIUECTQltY. l'HOl'GSSIONAT. CAltDS. T) liUClCIN'GIIAM, Alloniev-al-Lnw. Of lY.llco, llrockway'a llulldln-r, 1st noor, lilooms burs, l'enn'a. may 7, 'so-l t n (I. HARKLEY. Attorney-at-Law. Office , lu Urower's building, snd story, Itooms 1 & a 1 IS. llOHISON, Attorney-at-Law. 1) '. In llartman's building, Main street. OSice D'.l. W.I. M. KUBEK,.iirKeon and I'hyfi clan, omco Market sueet. Near depot. T K. EVANS. Jf. D.. Surccon and Thysi J . clan, (Olllco and llesldcncu on Third street T 11. MclxELVY, JL D., Surgeon and I'liy- sician, norm siao Main Direct, dciow jiuirnei., D U. J. C. KUTTEIl, PHYSICIAN &SUHGKON, Oct. 1, "73. onicc, North Market street, Hloomsburg, l'a. It. I. L. IJABB, PUAOTIOAL DENTIST, Main Street, opposlto Uplseopal Church, lilooms- uurg, l'a. I"" Teeth extracted without rain. Oct. 1, 1S79. T WILMOT CONNER. M. D.. PIIYSr 17CIANnnd Sl'IIUKON. special attention given u tUu Diskasks and ukpkcth of the Kvu. Kau Tiiuoat undsuiis:nv In all Its varlovs branches. ! Also carefully adjusts tho KYK with I'l.OI'IIIt tErous, Arrcn. imt i'Oll 'IIMftTIRM. Nouralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache, Soronoss of iho Chest, Gout, Quinsy, Spro Throat, Swcliinqs and Sprains, Burns and Scalds, General Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Foot and Ears, and all other Pains and Aches. No Preparation on earth c quali St jAcon On. as a sufr, Kttn; simple and r1,,11 Kxteniel Iletneily. A trial entail, hut the rimiparatlvily trllliuii oiillay of "ill Ci nlM, und eery uiio nillerlln! wllh puin can have cheap and jm-ltlve proof of lis claim. Direction lu Klcven I.imp;ni;n, COLD BY ALL DRUOOISTS AND DEALERS IN MEDICINE. A.VQG33LER & CO., llatttmarr. Mil., V.8.A. UDlTOR'ri NOTICE. KSTATK OK gAMCKL CIIEASV, DECSASKD. Tho undei'slirned .MHItor nnnolnled bv tho Or. phans' Com t ot Columbia eo..to 111 iko distribution of the balance In the hanos of tho iieeoiiiit'iiit among tho parties leerallv enlllled to lectdu the samu will meet tho parties liiteiesk'd lu said estate ill 111 oine-e 111 nit, rown 01 i.iooiiHourg 111 sauioini ty. on 1'rl l iv. the i'.uli o.iv m .Mull. a. I)., tssi at ten o'clock a. m . of said dav. wlem and wb to all paillisliiterested In said estate must attend or be forever debarred from any xli ire of .s ild tund I.. H. W.M.I.KII. aprll 1, 'Sl-iw Auditor. Poetical. (Ill KliOW, When you n pilr of lulghteycs meet, 'I'liUmaku jolr heart In rapture heal ! Whn once voice seenn to you more sweet Than any other volej ou know do slow, my friend, so slow I Kor brightest ejes have oft betrayed, And sweetest voice of youth and maid Tho very falsist things have said, And thereby wrought n ileal of woe 1 do slow, my friend, go slow I Whin you're convinced you nre a poet, And, wishing a'l the world to know it, Call on some editor to show It, Your verses full ot glow and blow, do slow, my friend, goilow! Tor muiy none lias done the some, And thought to gr.i.p the hand of fame. And jet lias never seen tho samo In prlat. And why waste-baskets know I do iloiv, my friend, go slow I When ou lo greed for monej jleld, And long tho mlg'ity ponerto wield Thai's always found In gold in II ild, With senseless pomp and prldo and show, Oo slow, my friend, go blow I For thousands, tempted by the glnro 01 wcnlth, luvo fallen In tho snaro Sjt for the thief. An 1 now despair, H'gret undslumo havobrcujht them low s do Blow, my friend, go slow I Tho good old earth Is ncer wrong; K ich ot her works takes J ust so long i Months pass bctoro a happy throng Of daisies la the meadow, do slow, my friend, go slow! And spring gives life to summer's llow'rs, And summer's sun and summer's show'rs, Prepare the fruit for autumn's bow'rs, And autumn frost brings winter snow i (So, slow, tdy friend, go slow! iludijc I'.lliol. N OTICE, fifb4, 'si -8m PENSIONS ARE PAID ctery oollkr tllanl.ltj la I,,.. . r .1 . l.v up..,. I. nt ,.r 1 II.. r, iai. A CVj-SIWIU'Mi t i. kiiiil.liiMuril'iiti'r.luo V ') r !, lll'I'TI'l.Uir lull . -Ii.lil.ilu- I" 11. Intl. ( mil r imi l-iii lliiiiifl.iiiiU uru 111 .1, tj 1111 iii'To 11, if t't'ii tun. IV in iih 'ili in .in.! ittpi tiilint fuliir 1 r ti , l In r , f - ' lar- rt 'i in, 'I III II 0 .irnn t ai'-tiriiin, IltlL'.XT V llls-ilini-i friiiiniil ItiliirW i nr ri uiro, r'" -full 1 ,111m. Sen i!C t.t.i',l icni'y 1' n n I It lint. :. Ail'il, - . P. (1. .Fltinernltl A Co., ciita An iii. hull i, '.'.Un linl. I'ftrti I' A.W I in-. Ph. t Imt I !'.'ilikii Ci. an I !i. I' K i ii"'i I r, - t c. iilr.l It ink. bullllyl' lUvlt t.i ,lulli. Nuiuu tt,3 liaiir. Old Nut leu Is hen hv sUcn that, (he follow Ipc account has been Hied In the I'rolltoiiuiao's olllceof Coliiiii bitieoiinty and will bo prr-cnted to the Couit of Common Pleas of s.dd county on 'I ucsdiiy, tint 3rd day if May, A. I), issi, ami eontlrni'il after the toiiith day of said term unless exceptions be nieu wiiuiu iiiaiiuue. Account of Cl.ii 1 C.illendar, Committee of Writ lit. Hughes. WM.KItlCKHWM. (1. M. (MUCK, I'lothonotniy. itepiuy. iipiu i, -ji'tc ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. RiTATBOt'MAItr K. IUUTEI., Hi:e'KAShl). Letters of aihiilnhtrallon on the estate of Mary 11. lla'tzel latoof Main township, Columbia county, ilccciised, have been granted by the lleguter i f said county to tho iiiider.sgneiladiiilnlsirator.All persons having claims airallisi tho (elate of said decedent are leituested to pli-scnt I hi Hi tor settlement and those indebted tolhc estate to make p.ijiiient to Iho undersigned administrator without delay. JUSKl'U A. IIAUTZIlt.. K. 11. IkF.i.Kit, Admlnl-trator. Attorney. MalnMlle, l'a. Mnreh ns-ow (iKNTS WANTED for the llest.'and Fastest Sell- i'UUI IM. i A lug Pictorial Hooks and lllble. I pees reduced 33 per cent. National Publishing Co., rhlla, march 4, '81-3m aid Select Story. "in the palace of truth.- l!i''li;inl TiiniiM', a lawyiT, let, lis hopo of future1 fiiiiic, rotiiniiii'' lininc tlio oilier nijrlit in an iiiioiiviulily luid liiinior, found a curtain little note awaitinp: liim on his iiiuiiti'lliiccu. It had just come, his laud lady said, and slowly tcaiiuy; open the L'iivcl()ic, Dick lu.'iii as lollowi: My I)r..i:Mi!. Ti unci!: .'laiiy ihaiiks for votii' lovclv llowcis which have Wen irrcatlv adiiiiretl. It was like vour thoii.nlilfiilness to l'L'iiicniWi'iiiy liiitlidiiy when I had alino-l torirotteii it invseli. I wad so sorry to miss your call this af tenioon. Sincerely yours, l'i.iii;i;sn: K'l.nn 1:1: A very graeioiM little note, lull for some reason it appeared to afford its read er lint small satisfaction. Dick read it twice with a ciuTuilc lip, then tossed it into tho scrap basket, lie lil a cimai', stretched himself in an easy chair and thought fully observed through the smoke wreaths tint bewail to lloat around his head: "What a precious little liar she is! As if I didn't see her,teu minutes after she- was 'not at home,' to me this afternoon. start out driving with 'Pom Maker in that onfoundetllv jerky ilt-nr; cart of his. Shouldn't wonder if tie had jerked her out before they i;ot home, and serve her right, too! Why, Snip, what is the mat ter with vou, sir;" .Snip was the skre terrier, who failni'' to understand why he had been so Might ed, .was seekiii"' to secure his master'! piRE INSURANCE. CHRISTIAN F. KNAPP, Iil.OOMSIll'P.G, I'A, UIHTISH AMKU1CA ASSVUANCK COMPANY. OWIMAN FIUK1NSV1IANCK COMPANY. NATIONAL l'IKK INSl'1'.At.OB COMPANY. UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. i he-e old coki'Ou ations are well seasoned by age and nun tkstko and have never jet had a loss set tled by any court or law. Tbelr assets are all invest--ed In soi.ui SECUBiTlEsand ato liable to the hazard of kihk only. , . , , , Losses iT.osti-Ti.v and nosrsn y adjusted and paid as soon as determined by ciikistian V. KNArr, srEO AI. AOEST AND AWl'STI BlILOOMSIlfKU, I'A. Tho people o( Columbia cuiuty should pat ronlzo the agency where 1os-.es If any are settled and raid by oneof their own iltlzer.3, rnOMl-TNE&S, JSHUITY PAllt DBALlhQ Nov II, 'su. $101 Ilouns a ID n. 111. S-. '51:30 p, in. (.7 o p. m. IVilliCKburri', l'n" J uly l o, "?o-t t mes"reilly, Tonsorial Artist, s again nt bis old stand under UXCHANOK IIO TKL, and lias as usual a FIliST-CLASS llAHUEIt shop. Hu respectfully solicits tho patronage of his old customer and of tho public generally. jHlylO, 'su-tf W. H, HOUSE, 1JLOOMSBURG, COL. CO. PA. All styles of work dono In a superior manner, work warranted as represented, Tkktii i:xtkact eii without 1'ain by the use of (Ins, and free of charge when nrllllclal teeth are inserted, onico over Hloomsburg Dauklug companj-. 7o Ic open at all hours during the day, Nov. a-i-iy oulllt fiirnMietl free, Willi full Instruc tions for conducting te most proiltnblo business tnai any ouu wu 'i in, iiiisinesstssocasy to learn, ami our Instructions nio so simple and plain, that anyone citu make great I rollts Hum it" e,iy stni t. Noone can all wl.o Is w lllng to w in k. Women ni o as suc cessful as men. los and glilscan unu to sim Manv have made atthii bus ness ov,runo hunuied ilollais in ii single week. Nothing like It ever knew n be o.c. A 11 w Ko engage are surpi lscd at tho ease vour snaro tlmeat gr"al prollt. You do not have to invest caplia In it. o take all the i Isl:. Those w ho need i resaty n oney. should wilteto us at once. All Srir..,r,., r..i ahTiVo-lo in jcco. Aue'usta.j nine iUllllSULU .11.1,. vu - oct. 16' 'su.ly MISCKLLANEOUS 0, JL DRINKER, GUN anil LOCKSMITH". Sewing Machines and Machinery of all kinds nv dalrcd. Oi'Kiu Hocsk llulldtng, lllooms,burg, Pa. AVID LOWENBERO. Merchant Tailor Main St., above Central Hotel. I) T 8. KUIIN, dealer h, Meat, Tallow, eta, Centre street, between Second and Third. 8. F. SHARPLESS, Cor. Ccntro and Hall lload Sts., near L. & U. Depot. LmTOst Pricss will net be undersold. .Manufacturer cf MINE CAll WHEELS, Coal Hreak crandllrldgo castings, Water Pipes, Stove Tin. ware, Plow?, IKON FENCE, and all l.lnds ot Iron and lirassC stings. Tho (rltMnal Montrose, Iron beam, right hand, leit hand, nnd bide lilll Plows, the best In the mark rt, and all kinds ot plow repairs. Cook Stoves, P.oom Stoves, and stoves for heating stoics, i chooi houses, chuiches, ic. Also the larg est stock of repairs for ctly s.toc3. wholesale and r,nii ,,ii n, vim nrlck.drates. cross Pieces, Lids &c. &c Stove Pipe, cock Hollers, skllllts, cake i'lates, large Iron Kettles, o gaUons to 1 barrels) Farm Hells, slid Soles, Wagon Boxes, "AUentown Bone Manure" PLASTEU, HAl.T.AC., AC. Jan o, 'so-ty bt'AtlvH IS Silverware WatcherJowelry.Clocks.&c OATAWISSA. WM. , EYERLY, ATTOHNEY. AT-LAW, , cntawlssa, l'a. collections promptly mado nnd remitted, onice opposite catawlssa Deposit Hank. m-3S W 11. JUIAWN, ' A T T 0 It N fi Y-A T-L A W , Catawlssa, l'a. onico, corner of Third and Main Streets. B, F. IIARTMAN ai irtnris of Watches, clocks and Jewelry neat lj repaired ana warrauvuu, HirUXSKNTS TBI FOn-OWINd AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIESi Lycoming of MuncyPennsylvauta. North American ot l'L--ideIphla, l'a Franklin, of " Pennsylvania of " Farmers of York, Pa. Hanover of New York. Manhattan of 11 Grace on Market street No. , UloomsDurg, ra, oct, w, 7ily. Aprll ti-em Ami !trnt:: ciNr.tinMt cured In u t,. aid.) . 'leu ' JU'iipllii't P-WtnrtJ. MrlUIICt- 1 IligCllkil.l) . UAIiltl, I'Ull'C)', AIKU, aid M. C, SLOAN & BRO. Manufacturers of Carriages, BtAggiea, Phaetons, Sleighs I'LATFOHM WAUONS, 40. nrst-cloas work alwsys On band. ' HKl'AIUINa HHATLY CONK. rncea reaa4 to suit ths tim6s. P A T I INT S K 1 1 tT-M I ' P l' 1 1 1 '!' I f 1 f0 CORSETS -JXX'i ,liwibi't-oirntl,of.iv,-ir U I ',-1 I U Willi till K.IH-.P ul fnrm til Vs,; 9 I T1 a rL-niiirkiib.u uccri'e, una r 1,1 I'.t .V. "rt luV'i'tt eiifl.'itna l.y ; , -it.( '", .jfA plisn'ciifiiTru.-yriKelTOi ,V B. f-Ts.-l (',ntol.ln..l 1 TliiiKitirn SWjt.l' VVM W l'rno lil Maud iip.vJili Mwj si?;-V VXl.iiiIyriinvns-.crs ttV-nteilVO fviT-rtt'iiTii. 1 1' -pi, c-iri-eu itu n ,t6- iilt ti - 'i r.lff. 1.x 'l.t hv trn-ui-ryrwrr.. Aircn'a ni k-tiu-ir IV- 3. nin 'ul l'ri.tU n " linnnti'. Send furu-rnii-1 i ' il, lj': iv.i-i.ii A t'n , fl Hrini'ltfiy.N Y,o-t Cic-icrcl Ui.' it. Amnts, .1 11. ifyit int ,lt (J,i rroiloala, M. r tna n,l-ijr.tttu--:rL-ti, t a'e-iffD, in. ll aprll i-4w ?.lliyl i ":vi w rttri ll. rf il. ,l ,tli.i'tl. iiinnil uio Hop L.ttcrj. IfYP'iruejouii'f rrd i ,. i,,... ,,t i,i in t n ,1 nr -itu U' M po.iru. altli or aii'.ul-li Li -t, uly on Hop '.Vliwi.-r you n AtK'iut.r vott 1 .1. t v ,. tt r tYittr .,. , .Id , l.'.lll-illl.'. tlHI pi or -.1101111,111111-'. WltlhlUt tHlOXlMllHU, Iffi 1.1 I A l O I O Il-tvp j-oil rrii ur nr ..1..1..1 ol llio i.f.iiiliio'l, lirfruriifrtfil f You will lie rnrrdiryoailM Hop Ulttora lryoilitrr-plm- .i tii-niL 1 fly nmil or i I- Vft ur t 'Inovrrliu, I tiilulirtt.lil.t'liruuu tvo.-,u, u.a nop u. finlTerlrn.! front any In, OUUr KUIlL'riiiK Hum Ilk' Oil IX LLU Ot fellll.' Blttora. , Jt . Tliouiinilsdls n, ; il iiu-.lly f i inn Homo eil, iiuito carnestlv. "Hut there aru plenty of men who arc always stupid, while you can bo rather ciitcrtmiimu;, when you are at your best," und shi mmed fciitly from him to greet, a new batch of guests. "Y as I ever damned with such faint praise Wfore'r" thoimh Dick. "I won der il I am at my best to niirlil?" I., . , . , . , . nil a moment lie sioon, uiKlllg n sur vey of the scenu before him. The liiusi- cians were playing u waltz, and playing it well i only strange to say there was a nine among them, which came piping in with its shrill, persistent little treble in a inaiiiiei' distractive to Dick's over sensi tive car. I lu thought of Mozart's saying that the only thing in the world worse than a llutc in an orchestra was two lliile.s.aml wondered at Mrs. Ci l ey's choice of music. Xevertlieles-i, as long as he was there lie might as well dance, and, looking around for familiar faees,h'H lirst glance fell upon a brown-eyed maiden whom he h(l met at a party only the week before, and whom he had admired with tho guarded and half-supercilious admiration of a veteran society man. In another minute they were on the floor contending with their fellow creatures for a little room to whirl around in, and seemingly successful in their struggle, until a slight lurch sentlheni rather sud denly against another pair of dancers. "That was stupid, wasn't it" said Dick as they slopped to take breath after the concussion. "Yes," replied she of the brown eyes, raising uieni lrankiy to hw lace; "vou are rather a poor dancer. Perhaps you are out of practice?" "Indeed I ought not to be," protested Dick, in utterable indignation at tlio ehartre. "1 never danced more in mv life than I have this winter." "Is that so' It must he awkwardness then," said hiscoinpaniun.gently. "Some people never can thoroughly learn. I think it is a natural gift." Dick wondered if ho could have heard aright.or if that wretched little llute.still piping awav so complacently, had abso lutely bewildered him. II there was one thing he prided himself on more than another one gift, natural or otherwise, which he felt sure of po-HC'ssim' it was his dancing. Was the brown-eyed dam sel out of her mind, or was she simplv mi ill-bred little thing who did not know t good (lancer Irom a bad one! Which ever win the ease, he lost no time in getting rid of her. and, mute with amaze ment and disgust, took refuge among a group of men at the door. i on here, turner.' said one ot them. I hardlv recognized vou at litsLvoii look .so vellow." "I should rather think vou did," was the friendlv answer. "I just said to Smith here as you came up that between your sallow skin and that bald spot on your head you were beginning to look like an old man but ore your time. Why don't you take to eounlry lilu and early bonis and tresheu up a Int; "Why don't vou mind vour own affairs and kindly leave me to attend to mine?" retorted Dick, now thoroughly aroused, and without waitinj; for another word he veered around and left the groiip.who one and nil seemed profoundly astoiiish- "Siieh a pity it should have been u failure," lie heard one of them whisper in a tone of sympathy. "And after all the expense you have'goiie to 1" "I am sure, then, it must have been tlic fault of in v irnests," returned Mrs, tlrey. "fori did my part as well as! could. Why, .Mr. Turner, arc voir tid ing so soon, I wonder if you too found my paily a stupid onet" She looked so harrassed that Dick for got the grudge he owed her and would gladly have declared her ball both bril liant and delightful, but the words he wished lo say stuck in his throat!. ho ab solutely could not give thorn utterance. An awful impulse was upon him, and to his own secret sorrow and dismay he heard himself assuring her the painful truth that it was the most di-unal affair he had ever witnessed in his life. Then,, overwhelmed with shame at his own in voluntary rudeness, ho turned away and his eyes fell upon tho crimson roses still blooming frcslily over the doorway. What an idiot he must have 'been? Thcre'in plain Knglish letters, were the three words, "Palace of Truth." As he looked and read, the magic Hutu iiealed forth so loudly, and with so shrill a tri umph in its tone.thut Dick fairly jump ed, and the violence of the- start, kicked the sleeping Snip, who leaped out of his iii.isiers nay and gazed at nun Willi re proachful, wonderinc eves. "Eleven o'clock, as I'm a living man," said Dick, yawning. "Three hours asleep,aud no ball for me to-iiii'tit. Suit you Jittlo villain, why didn't you awaken lUU' Snip was silent. He felt the arrant injustice- of the remark and bore it with the equanimity ot a stoic. "W ell, said the master, slowlv, as he lit his candle, "since- you did not, and as I have iiad all the dissipation and all the caniior 1 need lor one nnilit, 1 think, lit tic dog. that you and I will go peaceably ami gralelully to lied. A .New I'uu'itit'iit. notice bv Mtling upright and waving his cd at Ins ill temper front paws to and fro in a gentle- audde- !v this time he began to feel a little preeating iiislnon. uncertain who to approach next. Ilav- "l.i(l 1 hurt your leelings, poor little tug been told already that he was stupid, bov?" said Dick, tenderly. "Well, I tiglv and a bad dancer, what was there wouldn't, I insure vou, for a dozen little left for him to hear? lie certainly had llirts like l'lora Kedifcr, but I do think, never met so many disagreeable peopl Snip,aud 1 expect you to agree with me. in his life, and he- had seiioiid thoughts that wo would all be much belter oil it ol beating a permanent retreat, when he ivomen, and men, too, would say out caught sight ot a blonde head halt hid- tiuthfullv what w:.'s in their minds, in- den behind the azaleas in the conserva stead of this eternal - beating around the tore. It was Florence Itedifer, whom bush. Why can't people be a little morn he had never expected to meet to night candid with their lellow creatures, in Und whom two hours ago ho would have- slead of fooling them to the- top of their indignantly avoided. JJut for some rea bent and then laughing behind their son his contempt for her flatten and back? Do vou know. Snip.'" falseness had been strangely modified in tthe consistency ol very thick molasses; Snip didn't kno.v, but he was the last ko shot t a time that he felt a positive I this the professor calls livdrolitli. This dog in the world to contess his ignorance yearning to listen to her pretty noth-1 livdrolitli, by means ot a hand pump is The New Orleans 'J'iiiw.i gives an in teresiing account of a recent evjieriinent made in that city by Prof. Vou ('ruling, of Munich, in a new paving for streets, which is worthy the consideration of the town council. At Prof. Von ('ruling's reipie.st. Derbigny stieet, between Canal mil liieiiMlle, was pal at his disposal mil closed to trawl on March ".' I. at 1J oeioeu. and vcstivnav. (.March .u .at X'i o'clock in., was opened to the public Kvervolii-aciMiainteiljwith the dirt streets of tlie city knows the condition of the same, and Derbignv was one-of the worst in point of ruts, mud holes, etc. To-dav, the street, the sidewalks and the gutters thereof, present as line an appearance as any hlreet in the world. The whole stieet is paved in solid granite ,-trcet, sidewalks, gutters and ctubs to a thick ness of eighteen inches, and the cost of the whole work willl not exceed fifty cents per square yard. Considering the cheapness and beauty of the work, the rapidity with which it is performed, and the durability of the lrivemenl, the in vention is truly marvelous', The follow ing will give a faint idea ot the modus operandi : Alter pre-paring the toad bed, gutters, curbs and sidewalks out ol the ground itself, the earth is made perfect ly smooth anil level and beaten down with common spades or rolled with an ordinary street roller, and allowed to stand a few hours of a sunny day Then mi ordinary cistern of a capacity of six thousand gallons is filled witli our com mon cobble stones, and a solution ot three-quarters river water and one-quarter acid (.tho secret whereof is known to the- professor only; is poured in so as to cover the cobblestones completely: the cistern is then closed tight and in forty minutes the contents of tho cistern is rc- luccdto a semi-liquid substance, having Surprised Indians'. Phe toner who stole- and drank u bot tle of whiskey (as ho thought), and found it to bo wiuej of ipecac, was one of the limit v thieves who swallow more than they can keep down. 1 he experience of some copper-colored robbers out west was about as miserable as his. An Idaho mining canni, intending to celebrate the glorious Fourth, ordered a heap of lire- works to be sent lo them. A wnoie . . r . 1 . , . ., !, wagon load was lorwarden, aim wnue on its way was captured one night ny a band of Indians. They did not exactly know what sort of property tlicy liad ggt hold of, and proceeded to investigate. The chict thought tliucaiinun eracKers were- cigars, and the little ones cigar ettes, which articles he had seen in use at various camps lie- had visited, and he listrilmted a lot around, and they an lighted up for a smoke, and in a moment a more surprised and puzzled set of In dians never got together. I ho chiet had a cannon cracKer, anil ifter the explosion it was three minutes before he could breathe enough to yell, and then the wild shriek lie gave could be heard a mile awav. That ended the smoking. Another brave tell oil the top ot the wagon with a big box of giant torpedoes and the crash that greeted him as be alighted scared him so that begot up and ran off at break-neck-speed. A soiiaw contrived to get a pin-wheel afire, and as she dropped it on the ground, the natural tendency of the thing to whirl around made it go over tlio ground like a w'hcel of lire, sending out ashowcrof sparks, and causing the affrighted lady to scud away from it, witli her eyes as "big as saucers" with terror. The pin wheel got under the wagon and ignited it, and the Indians tried at first to extinguish the flames; but pretty soon a Koman candle went oil, and lie- fore tho man who was hit by the first ballon the nose could clap his hand on the lniured member another ball was thrown there and then a third. Then the rockets began to go olT, and take the braves in the legs and ribs, and the different colored lires threw lirst u red and then a blue light upon the scene. More pin wheels got loose, and when a brave jumped to avoid a pin wheel be got intothe air iust in time to be hit by a rocket, and and almost every red man was more or less burned: and in about live minutes a crowd of the worst scarei and most frantic Indium. 1 ever saw was scurrying oil' in the darkness across the prairie, bellowing witli pain and'fear And the next load of lire works sent through that region won't be meddled with bv those Indians. liostoti J'otf, f.irin of If. I (1 n a V tllst'.t-o (Lut iiiiil,t iirinn-jriwi-fji i, (I it r-t-n. ! I iLU I 1 nvi, lull ll tirft rnti il ty tt tiniuiy unu ut nupuiiiura Ply wfitk ami lmni'l"it .Mrs It i It mill rtnvo your life. It una saved nun drcds. Mutual NEVER TAIL D. I. C. an absolute i mill lrrL-Mii-ta ji-lo euro for uruuixvmu'oo t un or oMum. lubnecu, ur Bold bvtlru sr. I'l-tv. rxiitilur 1 Unit lur. 110P II ITT ERA BTQ CO., i Toronto, Oat. JUIJ 10, 3U- -ll Oathartie Pills Ctiinlilno tilt tlii.ii i st catli.itth- Jirim iples Li mi'ilii hie, In proportions lu'eiirati l.v ml just.' I ti, sii iirn mtniiy, i-tii.iiiit, niul iniiliuinilv nt cll'iit. Tlicy un- tin- lesiilt id M an t f cun liil study niul pm Ileal ex. in'iiiiii'iil. niul nio tin1 iiu'-t t ll'ei tu.it icui- tlx- yet tllM-iivi'iiil for illsr.isrs t iiiisetl liy ili-i.iiigt ineiit of the stimuli ll, liver, anil linwrls, which lerpilto -iriiiupt nml elfei'tual in it-wnt. A Kit's I'll is mo specially upplii iililo In this class ol iiisf.ru. im-v it t ilni'i tly un tlio tliipstlvi) ami assliui. I, lllln pl'ni'essfS, nml li-ttuti legiihir lie.ilihv ni'tioii. Tlit-ir oxteusiwi un Hv p!i .i. i.ms In tlu-ir prat-tii c ami l-,v all titilieil nations. Is nun of tlio many Munis nf their value in n safe, sure, ami riiitiv iru. unu 11111,111, ' .i-.iii i.i, . in! loiiiiiininileil nf Hi" cuiiii iitrateil Xilllll lit plll'clV Vl'gftlllilO SllOst.llll'C.S, tht v urn positively fi'o (ruin inloiiiel or niiv injurious i i ipei't Ins, niul t mi lu uiliiilii-liter-il lu i liiliheii wlili jn-rfi-et surety. Avt-it's I'u.i.s nro an effectual ciuo for Constipation or ("iistlvt'lii'ss, Indices' Hun. iljspi'psl.i, l.ovi of Appetite, Koul Hliuiiiicli anil llrcath, Dizziness, Ileiiihu'lic, Loss ul" Meinur.v, Numbness, lllllouiiieis, .liiiinillei-, ItliotiiuatlMii, I'riiptloiis unit Sliln Diseases, Dropsy, Tumors, Worms, NeunilKln, Colic, tlrlpos. 1)1. nil. ii-ii. Dysentery, (lout, riles, Dliorders of Iho l.tver, nml alt other tllseasi-s n tnltiii',' (mm a illiortlcrcil stale of th.) dlgcstivo apparatus. As a Dinner I'ill lliey have no cipial. YVIillu gentle la lln lr anion, tlicio PII.M are tlio must tlioroiigli nml si ineliiii'j i',uhar lli' that can bo i iiipluvetl, ami never jslvn p.ilil inili-is tlio bowels aru hillmiutl. nml lin n tlu-ir iiilliieneii Is healing. Tliey stliiiii jatu Ilin appetite ami tllgnsllvti organs; tliey opeiiitn lu purify niul enrich Urn blond, anil Itupait ii'iiowcd health ami viur lu tlio uholu system, Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & C., I'l.utleal nml Aiuil) Ileal t'lieiiilita, Lowell, Mast, toio bv all unvcoim tn:n(wi:ne. so assuming a look of wisdom which Sol omon might have envied, he gave a mys terious little bark that could mean any thing nml composed himself again to listen. ".lust S o'clock," said Dick, consultim his vatch "In two hours I've got to dress and go to Mrs. (Ircy's ball, the biggest bore ot the season I haven t a doubt; but there is no escaping it. Aicn'tyou glad, Snip, vou don t have to go to balls; Snip barked again, this time in an af firmative milliner. He always accommo dated himself to bis muster's moods and was well accustomed to being questioned. Aleit and vigilant he watched the cigar dwindle down bv slow degrees, while- lie waited in well bred silence for a renewal ot the conversation. Hut Dick was drowsy and cross, and when the cigar was smoked out he turned bis head aside and fell fast asleep, while his little dog, curl cd contentedly around his feet.looking up into his master's face with a world of patient love in bis honest brown eves. Seven, S, il, 10. Was it possible that he had slept neailv two hours, and the clock was striking 10? Dick jumped iip.glanced at his watch to make siirc.and .1.1 , ! ,1 I t . . . . I . wiiu a htmeii groan picparcn to iniiiici liuuselt into his dress suit. I his was never a very rapid process with him, and bv the tiiiiu he entered Mrs. (Irav's bril liantly-lighted house thcgreatclock in tho hall was pointing to quarter past 1 1. 'Phe rooms were crowded and stilliiu ly hot. 'Phe very flowers appeared to droop under the glare and heat, nil ex cept some deep red loes which had been arranged in a sentence over the door wav. and whose glowing hearts present ed the most sumptuous and unwise bit ot coloriug.evcn in thai many lined apart meiil. It was strange, but Dick louiid himself unable to read that sentence, although composed of onlv three shoit winds. 'Phe h uigiiage, even the letters, were unknown to him, and for half a minute he stood puzzling over the mys tery. Then the incoming crowd gently moved him aside, mid abandoning the eltort, ho made tho best ot his way to ward the hostess. A pretty little woman magnificently dressed, but stciuiiig v already much fatigued with the woik in hand, half her. lllgs and to see her blue eyes upnneti with that tender glance of "truthfulness lo his. It must have cost her a great deal of time and patience to cultivate that glance up to its present perfection and it was unkind, alter all, to sneer at the result of such honest and cndiiiing toil. The next minute he was by her side. She did look very pretty ; her lair hair tumbled in some mysterious fashion on the top of her shapelv little- head; her bright face lit up with smiles, and Jier white silk i-leaniing under the- colored lamps witli a soft and shifting radiance that pleased Dick's cultivated eye. Ho was one ot those to whom a woman s jrown is a matter of indilfereiice. "I came here tor a littlo air," she said; the rooms are so terribly hot, and the whole affair is very stupid. Don't you think so.'" "It has been worse than stupid for me. he answered, laughing, "i nave been insulted wherever I went. First, Mrs. (irey told me I was often very stu pid, then Ai iss ineeni.tio you know heir She is dancing now with Tom Stern." I don't know her; but never mind! What did she say lo voiif" She told me that 1 was awkward and a bad dancer, and intimated that I could never thoroughly learn." Florence Ucdifer burst into a laugh as clear and merry as silver bells. "l!ut you now. .Mr. lurncr, she said, "your best friends do not claim for you that you nance wen. Dick gasped and then recovered, he was gelling hardened now. "I always Haltered invsell that I did, liu s.inl boldlv. She looked at him in some surprise. "Of course I don't ineuii lo sav," she ex plained, "that one cannot get around with vou at all. but only vou aru not very o-raee- 0 r tul or sure looted. 'I here are plenty ot men here who daiieo worse. .Mr. rjinip sou, tor instance. -I should hope so," said Dick, us Simp sprinkled over the- street, sidewalks, gut ters, etc, so as to completely saturate the whole and then allowed to dry. In about twenty hours the liquid has pene trated the earth to a depth of about eigli teen inches, and has so completely grani tized or pclnhed the same that it may compare favorably in puint of hardness to square block pavement. Ill nek Heath. Piic terrible Oriental plague known as the "lilack lJcaih. that in lornier entiiries caused such devastation in hu rope, and mat in mi i mane us reap pearanco in I ripolis alter men had long ceased to tear us visitations is sun alive, and has recently appeared in America and on the borders of the- Cas nan Sea. In the vearlS'G it showed itself in Mesopotamia. In 1878 it cross cd the boundary line ot lussia,and cases that were detected in IS'ishni Novro mil, Moscow and other places spread un easinessthouglioutall l'.urope. 'iciniauv and Austria closed their boundaries, and cut off all communication, railway as well as other, with the empire ot this Czars. The dread disease did not spread in litissia, and finally disappeared fioin the F.uropean domain, some say on ac count ot the energetic sanitary and quar antine regulations of T.oris Melikoff, oth ers because the atmospheric conditions happened lo be- unfavorable to its exten sion. Hut the- lilack Death has con tinued ever since, and has just given a sign of renewed activity by annihilating a whole paity of pilgrims from .Mecca, and crossing the Euphrates to show it self once more in Mesopotamia. He nl iiiir Lumber. sou, a mile weak eyed man, who held his lair partner as if he feared she was packed with dyimmilo and was in danger every minute ot exploding, moved labor iously past the door. ' If that is the smiled as Dick edged up to best yot .an say for me, Miss Florence, 1 shall never have the audacity to ask ..it .. tt.. rit ...in i . . .... ..." . "ii.no you just come, .ur. i unieri you to (lance again, ami with u hcavv she said. "I thought you were to be one- heart ho left the conservatory, now fully ui my i-.iuy oiriis. satishcd no had nail enough ol .Mrs, "ho I would have been, ho explained, (ircy's ball. "oiiiy,iiiifoitiiiiately,I fell asleep and did lie took a glass of chanipagno in tho not waiiuup in nine. supper ixoni, where its quality was bo un, uuu was tuu case, was it : en, mg neeiy discussed by the voung men Kiicn a lenginy nap ought to brighten you who lingeied there, ami went back to up beautifully for the rest of the even- itay his paitipg icspocls to his hostess, lug. Soinetiines.you know, you are rath- There wci'o still plenty of peoplo about, er stupid," but a chill seemed to have fallen upon 1A!.1. I.,,. l..1 I ;r , ...... . iiuiv luuM-u in uer in seu u snu meant menu mo dancers wero lew, and every a joke, hut her pretty faco was gravely bodv looked bored or discontenled. Mrs raised to his. " on are flattering me, ' Grey was saying tho last words to a par- no sain, snoiuy. ty of guests who wero about tnliiir their I III , All'l AA ...I..A.1 II .1... I - . j a uuu t invito tuiyiuieeu, sue answer-"departure Keceutly when the lawyers in Judge Cary's court in Carson Cily,wero waiting for a verdict in a petty larceny case, sev eral stories wero told by the legal lights which provoked considerable surprise. Judge (Jarv evinced the- greatest in terest in these weird tales and edged up to tno group. lliesc are cm ions varus, gentlemen, but I believe them all. I had a dog once, buck in Nebraska, that I kept to herd lumber." "I leg pardon, .Judge; did you sav tlio log herded lumber;" Yes, sir; coltouwood boards. We .al ways kept a dog there to bring the lum ber in at night." Everybody paid the closest attention, as ihcv knew the boss was at work. "It was this wav. Cottonwood boards warp like thunder in the sun. A board would begin to hump its back up at 0 o clock in toe morning, and turn over liy 1 1 it would warp the other way witli the heal and make another lion. Each lime it turned it uio.ctl a couple of feet, always following the sun toward tho west. The first summer I lived in lirown- villo over ten thousand feet of lumber Skipped out to the bill the day before I adverliicil a house raiMii. I went to the county seat to attend a law suit ami when 1 got back there wasn't a stick of timber left. It had strayed aw ay in tho upland. An ordinary board would climb a two-mile hill during a hot week, and when it struck the timber it would keet w oi unu in minimi iiiiiuug ine ut t-s mu- a garter snake. Even- farmer in tho State hail to keep shei herd dogs to fol low bis lumber around the country, keep ii logeiner ami Know wnerc n was in the morning. A preacher whoso delight was to star tie his hearers said that there- were three things which a woman should both bo and not be at the samu time. First, sho should be like n snail, always keeping within her own house; but she should not bo like- the snail which cairies all it has upon Us back. Second, sho should bo like an echo and speak, when she is spoken to; but she should not bu like an ehco, which always manages 10 nave mo nisi word, nurd she should bo like the town clock and ul ways keep time nml regularity! Imt she should not bo like the town clock, which speaks so loud that nil tho town can hear it. 'Phe Elmira ldcerticr gives what it thinks a fair estimate cf the worth of Xew York millionaires, prefacing tho list with the remark that it they should shako oil' tho mortal coil to-morrow, not one of them could take a penny to that bourne whence- no traveler returns: William II. Vandeibilt. ".,000,000; ay Gould, 8S'.l,000,000; ltiissel Sage, tf'lo.OOO.OOO; D. O, Mills, .-..OOO.OOO; C. Iv. Garrison, S?:?0,000,000; Cornelius Vandeibilt, 818,000,000; S. .1. Tilden, SlL'.OOD.OOO; C. F. Woerishoffer, SK. 000.000; Milbank, ? 10,000,000; F. II. Green, yi() ,000,000; E. D. -Morgan, $0,000,000; W. K. Vandeibilt, SH.OOO,. 000; David Dows, S7,.'.00,000 ; Sam uel Sloan. 0,000,(100; W. I.. Scott, !?,i, 000,000; II. N. New-comb, .,-,,000,00(); Addison Cauunaek, $1,000,000; Solon Humphreys, !?:i,."00,000; George Osgood, s.'l.OOO.OOOj ('. .1. Osborn, :i,()00,000- II. . I. Mai'iniand, Sc'.iOO.OOO; .lames I.'. K'eene, S'.'.'.'OO.ODI); II. N. Smith. !? 000,- 000; D. P. Morgan, l,o00,00t). Odd Items. Hypocrites are now called oleomarga rine Christians. An EngliSh lady killer calls himself a great hunt list. A e.mnnn ball must pass within three inches of a man's nose to produce blind ness. 'Phe Philadelphia Star asserts that truth whispered is more effective than nonsense thundered-" and truth it is that l)e. thill's Cough Svrup is the best reine- in the- land -for curing n cough or cold. Never rent a house- of a man who talks sanctimoniously nbout gospel re pairs. It was a dentist who complained last summer il- the country that a wasp has only one tooth. 'Phe contribution box is superior to tho ballot box. It is never stuffed and in no danger of repeaters. An oyster, said Hood, is vcrv anoma lous, for you have to take it out of its bed before vou tuck it in. A new novel is entitled: "A liiirlcsquo ctress' Dress. It is very short, well bet. Thomas Mvrcs, Hraccbridgc writes: "Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil is tho best medicine I sell. It always gives satis faction and in cases of coughs, colds,soro throat, burns, ifcc, immediate relief has been received by those- who use it. Everything has to pay up sometimes; even the- little- chickens have to shell out. When he takes her in his arms to kiss her, Clara says her husband resembles a It-scaling envelope. 'Phe lirooklyn clergy will postpone further levivals. until after they have taken their summer vacations. Spixk's PonrGitAi'i: Wini: rim Wi'.ak- i.v IT.usoxs. l his excellent product ot the grape is prescribed and used by tho leading physiciansin the country, when a 'cneious and nourishing wine is desir able ; especially for females, aged persons Hid consumptives : and by churches tor comniuiiioii. Hundreds ot .New ork Physicians have visited Speer's Vineyards and Wine Cellars, but twelve miles dis tant from New York. For sale bv C. A. Kleiiu, druggist, liloomsburg, Pa. "My wife," remarked Fitzboodle, "is fairlv crazy over the spring fashions. Shcs got tliG delirium triininins." It is a great blessing not to have any money. You don't have the anxiety of loaning b and wondering if you'll get il back. Curran said of a man with a very sol emn lace: "Whenever I see smiles on that man's face, they remind me of the tin clasps on an oaken eolliii." Drummers never have to serve an ap prenticeship. As soon as they enter upon their business they become journeymen. When our lirst parents moved into their new bouse from the- Gardci of Eden, they carried everything in a baud satchel. Tin: i:utii.i:ss ncsinovi-.i:. That ruthless destroyer of so many lives. Consuniption.uiay be prevented by using Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil, a speedy and comprehensive medicine, used also for lameness and soreness, cuts, bruises, sprains, burns,pilcs,kidney troubles,frost ed feet, burns, warts, bunions and othtr bodily troubles, as well as diseases and injuries of horses and cattle. A Troy lawyer asked a woman on tho witness stand her age, -uid she- promptly replied: "I sold milk for you to diiuj: when a baby, and 1 haven t got mv pay yet." An exchange says: "John Green got under the switch engine Thursday, lie lingered four days." lie must have.liked being under there better than we should. Life insurance' companies are opposed to cremation because they cannot dig up i man to ascertain whether or not ho committed suicide. Take it -easy and live-long are brolh- t-rs.aiidaro related to Aver's Sarsaparilla, which has lengthened many a I He. Hoot ami Suilille. When cavalry are to prepare for the inarch, "lioot and Saddle" is sounded, It might easily be imagined that il oiig innllv meant that the men were to put on their ruling boots and saddle their horses, Such, however, is not tlio origin of the phrase. W e have boi rowed many ot our technical terms from the French, and among others, "lioot and Saddle. 'Phis is a corruption ol "liouto-selle," which means simply saddle, "boutc," be ing nu old Noiinan word still used by the peasantry, signifying place. "Houto selle" is, therefoie, "place the saddle.' A'oteii and Qitcrieu. Ely's Cream Halm is iho only catarrh remedy of many I have tried which has acted as a cure. I have been troubled for over lifteen years; mv head has been most of the time stopped and very much iullameil, It has opeiied'iny nostrils and reduced the iiillaiuuiation. ' My eyes aru improving, so that I can stand 'strong light, which 1 have not been able to do for years. Nathaniel I'eglev, with E F. Mont, .Merchant, Wilkes-liarre, Pa, My case is similar to tho above, and would recommend tho remedy, (Cream liulm) to nil siillerei'S irom L atari li. 11 II. Hodman. Ely's Cream Halm sells better than any other preparation for Cuturih. hnd gives: I l ......!. f. ..!.! i a . v IiicuiT suusittcuuii, i. AUinsironcr, (ling uist, WilkxS'lJuri-c, Pa. There is many a man in the world who never committed but one act of folly nnd who won't get to the end ol it until he- dies. isucrs cr.i'.TiricA'iKs. It is no vile drugged stuff, pretending to bo made of wonderful foreign roots, barks, Arc., and pulled up by long bogus cei lilicates of pretended miraculous cures, but it simple, pure, eflective medicine, made of well-known valuable remedies that furnihes its own ceitilicales by its cures. We refer to Hop Hitters, thc'pm esl and best ot medicines Sec another oluinii. Ilcjniilicdii, The Uoehester Jiuiocnit reiuaiksthat he is a slow young man, indeed, these days, who don't know more about mar ried life than the father of foiiileeu children. i-Aiuii's Aiiviri: -in iiii w-i.i: 111111:11s. The quaiest of all qiiareinvintions that's astonished the gossoons of late Is to see the tall young mill riding on a wheel of carciinifereiice great;' "Pis a wonder they don't take a tumble, and lull like salt maekeiill sphlit; Sure I've often been nsked for to thry one, but my answer is, "Divil a bit,'" I'm not very iiisely ('lightened, by either man, woman or spooks. Hut to lido a big wheel it quite scares me, though pel Imps easier far than it looks, There's one thing 1 do know forsartain: If 1 should be tempted to fry, I'd lay in a lew bottles ol" Fcltctiic Oil - best forbiuiscs tho woild can blip ply. ' Jcftvtric Oil Vuruijrtiplier. The most lioimlar color in Paris for the hour is called giraffe, and also goes by the name of the crust of toasted bread. If you expect to find puiify in poli tics, you aio as iinrcasonable as tho cir cus owntr who m,t his elephant lo tlio depot to get his trunk checked. HOW bill. SWr.l) MONKY. "For nearly six years my daughter was most of the time on a sick bed from kidney and other diseases peculiar lo women. We had used up our savings on doctors nnd prescriptions without any benefit. Our dominie advised us to try Parker's Ginger Tonic, and four bottlen effected n marvelous cure, As it 1ms been our only medicine mhcc, and n dol lar's woith has ki-iit our family well over n year, wo have been able to lay up n Httlo money again for p. rainy day.' . A Poor iMnn'ii Wife.