JC o In mi It is it
HCOI.fMnlA IlKMOllUT, UTAH or TIIR NOHTII,ntlll rni.l'tf-
lUAJl, I UllSUIHIIIiniiJ
l.;tr-i1 Wrckly, i-wry I'rlilny .1luriilntf nl
1M Stf Alt 6M IT
onolnch ., Iim is no Iflon woo
Two Inchon... a rio 4tio soi 800 laoo
Thrco Inches 40u boo ion 1 1 ft isoj
Four Inches &oo too 9oj moo moo
Qunrter column..., flio 800 looo is on anew
Half column In oo 14 01 not) e moo
ono column soon mso swoo oooi linoo
Yenrly mlvertlscments pnyntdn nunrterly. Tran
sient advertisements must bo paid for before Inserted
except whero parties liavo accounts.
t-eitftl advert Isements two dollars per lncli for threo
Insertions, ami ntthat into for additional Insertions
without reference to length.
Executor's, Administrator's, and Auditor's notices
thrco dollars. Must tio paid for when Inserted.
Transient or Iical notices, ten ccn't a line, rcgnkir
adverllsemcnls hnlt rates.
Cards In tho "lluslness Directory" rolumn, one
dollar per year for each line.
IlI.bOMSIirWI, COLl'MMA CO , Pn.,
lATTifn iiol.Urtsncrrr-nr. To suWrltiors out nf the
Icoutitv llw terms nro strictly In nilvntier.
Mr-.NninpcrilUcoiitlnuml c.T(-ct nt tint nptlin ol
tho iiuIiIMh-in, iintll nil nrrcnr.iir n nro imM.liii lotiK
continued rmllta mil not l Riven.
prAIUiiorMMonttint(if the Htnto nr In cllst.int posl
ofllrcs mutt Ikj n.ilil fnr In nilr.wcc, unless n respon
Bible ih'iwih In Cnlumlilitp unty nssumes to pay Hie
BUb loiljitlnn duo on itomintl.
Ml'O.H r.(H-l U lid Inntfer i-r.irlpil fifiin killi.u-i-llwrt In
ItllO COIt'lty.
.tt It 1JW I V 'I' ' V I
BHbi ii .niiiuiim i-' 1111111:111 i i in- m.i mu NMirri
coiiiili't mill our Jul) rrimltur "111 rniiip.ire f.ivnr.i.
hit 111 h Ihtif nf I Itn l,.l-tfn i-1tl,. lit ttnrL' .1,. ........
0. E. EIiWElli, pr...i.inTi
J, K, MTTENBENDEB, "OP""8"'
BLOOMSBUllG, PA., FRIDAY MA11CII 17, 1882.
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XVI, NO. It
COLUMBIA DBMOC'HAT, VOL.XLU), no, t
Bliort notice, ii 'i tly nrul nt moderate price.
t'UOFKSSIONAL'IAHns
' K II n 1 V A Y ,
,v r r o it n t: v- r-i.Av,
City a . Ht'i I in mi itiiomiuunr. Pa
'"in f r ii. Ctiii.. stfltis Ui Aksoclatlon.
r :
n i ii ii' nit ti iiiy inri of America or Eurooe.
113 'Vvi.i.ku,
HI'
A t lo rn (y nt I ,aw.
1 uK:; second doorfrotn It! National Dank.
nt.ooMstiuna pa.
IK
v' U. FUNK.
Attorney-at-Livw,
DLOOM8UUI10, FA.
romce in Knl's Ucildinu.
gJJ H A W.J. nUCKALEW,
AllUlinr.l3Ai.LAW
DIOOmBburg, f.
nimeeoa Main street, first door botow Courtnouie
IjnlJN M CLAHK,
arn oiiw b v-at-l aw,
Dioouistjursr.ri,
fotrk-e over Schuyler's Hardware Store.
Kpi W.MILLER,
ATIOUNIIV-AT-LAW.
0 nice In Drowcr'sbulldlncsocond floor, room No.l,
Bloomsbnrtf, Pa.
IB
Fit AN K ZARIt.
Attornoy-at-Ijtwv.
m.ooMsnuno, pa
I Oltlco corner of Centre nnd Main Streets. Clark's
Building.
Can be consulted in German.
UJ E. Oil A PIN,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
iti.oo.iisinnte:, iv.
Mav bo found In IIUCKALKW'SOFFICK, near tho
Court House. Sept. 10, '91, o-m.
71 EO. E. ELwELL,
At
A T TO R N E Y-A T-L A W,
Nkw Columbian IIcildino, llloomsburg, Pa.
Meu'ber of the United States Law Association.
Collections made In any part of America orEuropo
B. KNOKK, L. B. WINT8RSTKEN.
Notary Public
KNOUR & WINTEltSTEEN,
A t.torneys-at-Jjaw.
OfUco In llartmau'H Block, Corner Main and Mar
ket streets, Uloomsburg, Pa.
if Pensions nnd ISounhet Collected.
AUL E. "WIRT,
Atlorney-at-Law.
lonico In llrower's lllock. ono door below llrockway
Building
ULOOMSBURQ, PA.
LG
vy JAuonv.
A tto rnoy-at-Law,
ULOOMSBUUO,
lonico In H.J. Clakr'j Hulidlntr. second IDoor, nrst
uoortotuoicit.
Oct. 8, 80.
KJ- II. MAI'-iE,
AT I UnNtY-A I -LAW
AND
JUSTICE OF TDK PEACE.
lonico In Mrs. Ent's Building, third door from Main
street. May no. w.
anroiiN c. yocum,
Attornoy-at-LaWi
HLOOMSllUnil, PA.
ionica with Hon. C. It.Buckalow.
I Member of tha Amsrlcai Attorneys' Association.
ICollootlons made In any part of America.
dan. o, vssi.
U K. OSWALD,
Attoi noy-at'Lawi
Jackson Building, Rooms -1 and 0,
! May 0, 1. BERWICK, PA.
M. U. EYERLY,
S.TTORNBY-AT-LAW,
Catawlssa.Pa.
collections uromrtly made and remitted. Offlco
oposlte catawlss?. Deposit Bank. m-33
Vm- II. RIIA.WN,
A T 1 UUN15Y-A 1-Jj A W ,
Catawlssa, Pa.
pfllco, corner of Third and Main Streets.
L. FRITZ, Attorney-al-Law. Office
, in Brockwaj 's Building. June 24, "81
liT nUCKINOIIAM. Attoriiev-nl-Low. Of-
LLV.flce, llrockway's Building 1st tloor, lilooms
ifiurg, Penu'a. may 7, 'S"-t f
f1 U. UARKLEY, Atlorney.vl.Lnw. Oflite
IXJ , In Drawer's building, snd story. Itooms UJ
I it B. ROBISON, Attornev-at-Law Office
fl . In nartmnn'sbulldlng.Maln street.
D
R. WM. M. REISER. Snrceon mid Phy
sician, omco corner or hock unu mi Ket m,
K. EVANS. M. D.. Surgeon and Phyni
. clan, (Ofilce and llcbldcncu on Third street
. ,
IT D. McKELVY, M. D Surgeon and Phy
tl) , slclan, north sldo Main street, below Market.
It. J. 0. RUTTER,
PaVSlCIANiSUIiaEON,
omco, North Market street,
t )ct. l, f9.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
It, I. L. RAIHJ,
PRACTICAL DENTIST,
Iburg.Pa.
' MalnStrt30t. onDOalto Enlsconal Church. HlnomB'
i nr Teeth extractod without pain.
Oct. I 1819.
W. Ha HOUSE!,
HLOOMSBURG, COL. 00. PA.
'All styles of work done In a superior manner, werk
warranted as represented, akktu uxtkalt
xd without Pain by the use of (Jas, and
tree of cliargo wuen artificial teeth
are Inserted,
omco over Bloonsturg Hanking Company,
Jo be open at all hour during the day,
Nov.ss-iy
MISCELLANEOUS
M. DRINKER, GUN and LOCKSMITH,
owing Machines and Machinery of all kinds re-
aired. OnuA llocas Building, Bloomsburg, Fa.
I)
AVID LOWEN15ERO, Merchant Tailor
Mam St., above central Hotel.
KB. KUIIN, dealer III Meat. Tallow, etc,
Contre street, between Socona and Third.
JAMES RE ILLY,
Tonsorial Artist,
B atmln at hts td stand under EXCHANGE II O-
I'i uuaua uas as usual n fihht.class uauukk
niiur. lie respectfully soiiciib me patronage 01
mua uiuuueuimers aua 0( luo puuiiu gcueraiir,
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR
BLOOusDuna. pa.
OPPOSITE COintT HOUSE,
Iatua and rnnvenlfntsAmntn rnnmR. llathronma
hot und cold waler,aud all modern conTcnlencea
PALL AND WINTER CLOTHING
.-)o(-
A. J. EVANS,
The uptown Clothier, lias Just received a flno line
of New uoodi, and Is prepared to mako up
FALL AND WINTER SUITS
For Men and Boys In the neatest manner and Latest
styles.
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
Hat Si Caps &o
Always on hand. Call and Examine. EVANS' BLOCK
Corner Main and Iron streets,
ULOOIVTSBUIta, FA.
PLUMBIKG GAS FITTING,
STOVES and TINWARE.
,:o:
E. B. BROWER
Uasnurehased thoKto knnd TtiiRlness of I. llnecn-
buch, and Is now prepared to do all kinds of work
In his line. Plumbing and Ons Fitting asrcclnlly.
Tinware, stoves,
f(NqES ND -EAJEtS,
In agrent variety. All work dono by
EXPERIENCED HANDS,
Main Street corner of East,
IILOOMSItURG, IM.
N. S. TINGLEY.
Announces to I ho nubile that lie Is prepared to do
all kinds of
Custom Tailoring.
iromptly and at reasonable prices. Now Is the sea
on for a
NEW AVINTER SUIT
And Tlnglcy's tho place to get a proper lit.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Shon over Blllmcyer's Orocery. Corner of Main nnd
Ccnlro streets,
UIjUUMSUUUU, l'A.
M. C. SLOAN & BRO.,
111.01 MBHURO, l'A.
M inufacturcrs of
Carriages, liuEelcs.Phaeltcs Sleighs, Platform
Wagons, let.
First-class work alwoj s on hand.
11 EPA WING XEATLY 1)0 HE.
Prices j educed to tuit the times.
HIDES.
Tho Highest Market Price in Cash
PAID FOB. ALL KINDS OF HIDES AT
A. SOLLEDER'S
Leather and Shoe Finding Store
Main Street, Opposite Stone Chdrch,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
April 8, 'SO-ly
Paper Hanging.
WM. F. BODINEi
HON ST., BBLOW SECOND, BLOCMf-Bl LO, Pa
Is prepared to do all kinds of
house PMxrama
Plain and Ornamental
PAPER HANGING,
UOTll DECORATIVE AND PLAIN.
AH KIiMlH orFiirnltnre Itcpalred.
mnl in tide an gooil UN new.
NONE BUT FIRST-CLASS WORKMEN EMPLOYED
Estimates Made on all Work,
WM. F. BOD1NE.
BLOOMSBURG PLAMHB MILL
The underpinned havlutr nut his Planlnir Mill on
Railroad street, In lirst-ciass condition, Is prepared
to uo uu K1UU4 oi woru in um one.
FRAMES, SASH, DOORS,
BLINDS MOULDINGS.
FLOORING, Etc.
furnished at reasonable prices. All lumber UBed Is
well seasoned and none but skilled workmen are
empiojea.
ESTIMATES FOR BUILDINGS
furnished on application. Plans and rpeclflcatioas
prepared oy an experienced arauEnisinan
ciiaul.es unuo,
ItlooiiiHburg, IM.
piRE INSURANCE.
CHRISTIAN V. KNAPP, ULOOMSBUItO, PA.
BRITISH AMERICA ASSUitANCE COMPANY
(IEHM AN FIRKIN8URANCE COMPANY.
RATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
UNION INSURANCE COMPANY.
'1 heso old cosrORiTiONS aro well seasoned by age
and riRK tkstid and bare never yet bad a loss sot-
tied by any court of law. Tbolr assets are all Invest
ed in SOLID BBCUniTIKsana arc uauie w uie uazara
nf viRK onlv.
Losses rsouiTLT and donestlt adjusted and paid
as soon as determined by Ciihbtun f, KNirr, srio-
I1L AOINTiNP ArJCSTKSBlXXJMSiDRO, Pi,
The people of Columbia oounty Bbould patronlie
the aeeucy where losses If any are Bottled and paid
by oneonneirowncmziHin,
fKOMJTNlfSS, SylllTY KAI UKAI. M'
77RKA8 llltOWN'S INHL'HANCE AOKN.
I ' ui, aiojer s new uuuuiu, aiuiu siieei, uiuuius
Curt', Pa.
.Iltna Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn, ii.ois.sm
KOyai ui Mtcrpuui,,,..
13,5(0,000
Lancashl ro
Flru Association, Philadelphia
PhuMilx.of London
l)ndon & Lancashire, of Liiglund
llarttorlot Hartford
unrincfiplil Ktrn and Marmo
lO.IH 0,000
4.1CJ.TII
6,iC0,3Ti
l.iiHt.ms
9,473,000
As tho ajencles ate direct, policies aro written for
the Insured without any delay In tho onice at
. llAnnr., fWr 9U 'rfl.lf
B
V, HARTJIAN
HKl'HKSKNTS THE t'OLLOWINd
A31EHIOAN lrioUHArit r. uu.Mi'ANIKSi
Lycoming of Muncy Peunsjlvanla.
North American of Philadelphia, Pa.
Franklin of ' "
Pennsylvania of " "
Farmers of ork, Pa.
Hanover of Ncwork.
Manhattan of New ork.
Ofllco on Market street, No. 6, Iiloomsburir
oct. si, I-ly
Bt F. SHARPLESS,
FOUNDER AND MACHINIST,
N-AUL.& B. DEPOT, BL00MSBUHO, PENM'A.
Manufacturer of Plows, stores and all kinds of
Castings. Largo stoelr of Tin ware, Cook Stoves,
Room Stoves, stoves for heating stores.school hous
es, churches, Ac, Also, large block of repairs for
city sieves of all kinds, wholesale and retall.such as
Flro Brick, (Jiales, Lids, Centres,o Stove Pipe,
Cook Boilers, Spldeis, Caku Plates. Urgo Iron Ket
tles, Sled Boles, Wsgou Boxes, all kinds of Plow
Points, Mould Boards, Bolts, Plaster, Salt,
110XE MAM 'HE, Ac
rebst-s
0 E1 0
IO II
MEMffISi
J)
Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago,
Backache, Soranoss of tho Chest, Gout,
Quins, Sore Throat, SweI'ngs and
Sprains, Burns and Scalds,
Gonoral Bodily Pains,
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Foot
and Ears, and all other Pains
and Aches.
No Preparation on earth cqualiSr, Jacohh Oil, aj
A ii , ah re, ffiiMifftuid chttip KMetnul Remedy.'
A trial I'litnlla hut Ihc t otupnrntlvily trilling outlay
of nt) IVntH, nnd cverv ntto nitlerlng with pain
con have cheap nnd puxltlvu proof of Its (.lalias.
Directions lu Eleven languages.
BOLD BY ALL DRUG0I8T8 AND DEALEES IN
MEDICINE,
A.VOGELER & CO.,
llalttmorv, 3Iii.t U. S, A,
A cnhl or Mitr tlmmt may not wem to
nmount to much, una if promptly attended
to can cavil up mrut; but n'-Khrt Is ottcn
followt'd liy t'mimitl(it or tllphtlieiln.
NoiuuUclii" lua tvt-r iKemllovt'i-cd which
notnsi Mi.u-l.ly and oiui ly In stu-h casos as
lM;itIt. I) w VIS' lAl. KIliMUt. 'IhC
prompt ma tif this invatualtc rtmtOy has
bavtd lhus;inds of lives.
1'KIIHV lAVIS l'A IS KITJ.KK .3
not an t jM i iutt n(. 11 has been before thu
jmbtio in.' foii arM, and Is most valued
h re l Is tvst I. noun.
A lew i us run olunUry testimonials
rcidiih t o t-
Vtv t 'n. tfnniyliouHhnMn.nicJjfor
cold-i .tir thopiift ttvfiity4tYiu .urn, oiul haa
never Lnoa ft tt fall in etlrrtiu a cure.
U H Ci.nmcrii. WHUaiiwtme, N. Y.
For thirty jcir- I u-tt J'ain Killer, and
fiiiud It i nuu..t.iiliiiif rumdy for folds and sore
tbix.it UviirifJ
Have rco hwl lnmutl itc itlitf from rolun and
p'lfo tbri't i in I c 'liMder your I'ain Killu au
liui.btl.ljuiiK'dy. Ui.M.li.KvtiiETT, UicklUKon,
N. V.
I lii lit inmrcit from fl trv (-epro cold,
vrliUh 1 j v h d fir Hiim time, I could jrft no
reiki until t tried our Iain Killlh, uluVh
rolcctl fie buiuedi dily. I will nevir ugaiu bo
Without tt (. 1'ouok. LoMhiicn, Oa,
llne ,i e1 1'un Kilt.kii Id my futility for forty
cvh mid h c ne.er known It to fail. Hanhoh
Lnvvi, ijue Hn, (lu,
I )-ntniilii'.l'MN Kii.i.rn In mv family tucnty
the year iiim nnd h wo med Uetrhine,urt hao
foiind no mtdii'iue to t'tke iU il.tcv. U.W. tYEn,
Uunorl.t, (iiitldi N. Y.
J or wIkni iiik'ourh i nd croup It Is the tcft
ren. r t!n nr do. wci.ld not bo without It
A l I'tuisIdU-rty S.11N. u.
t- r tentrf jcjiw I hue UM'd TxiNKtLLEn
forrnlJm'nd tlini'd h H(rndcoiihitlerittlielett
nuilklitccvt-roijiml -(liu llnorMt.VulmliiKtou,
N. O.
I wiit f,r( rim." cm rc ly , itli bronchHK nnd my
thro it w.ih o tiiflHUic 1 1 toud unruly kwhIIot
i uvf.iod I uahnhihul to tiy jour 1'ais Kii.li n,
i nd utter t lltix ii lev doits wom coiui'lctcly
i n red it,iiiNov,
I'r. uiittfrriu Coi-hodon- Yourl'Als
K:r lkm em iv di bthitlu i nd torftliroot,onlann
tut'ly i'1-u. lent lieiv, 1 1 d him not len Known to
I d n . in-j-lo nirUiM'. Tliir feet jou tlioMld
l.i.iku kim.in t the noild
Mw. ri.T.rs' It Mash wrlteK- My i-on wantalpn
i'-lutU- f ik u:tti diKi'tl.erl'i.luVh feer, and cold
ihilN. So m my thildrui luve dltd here, I wus
ffr.t d tJ iull a hj-ieian, ond trleil jour Pais
KiLt.Fit. lie wtit tJiken on Kundiiy, und on
Wwlne-dtv IiIh throat was tlenr. It wan a won.
ile i fid run, nnd I wlt-h It could bo known to tho
intor inntheM w ho arj loniiik' -o many childreu.
For Chills and Fever PA IN K I LLKU has
n ii mi 1. It tur( when everything idse rails.
D'l.us aro olteii danemus. A bottle of
Pun Kii.leiHu the houwls a &afeguard that
no family should 1k wlttout.
AU dnitfULa bell It at 3c, 30cM and 81.00
per bottle.
PERRY DAVIS Sc SON, Proprietors,
Providence, R. I
STRONG
FACTS!
A great many people arc askirg
what particular troubles Crown's
Iron IIutlks is good for.
It will cure Heart Disease, Paral
ysis, Dropsy, Kidney Disease, Con
sumption, Dyspepsia, Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, and all similar diseases.
Its wonderful curative power is
simply because it purifies and en
riches the blood, thus beginning nt
the foundation, anil by building up
the system, drives out all disease.
A Lady Cured of Rheumatism.
Baltimore, MJ., May 7, iC3).
M y lieallli w as much Oulttcred by
UheumatMn when I cummenccl
taking Uruuii' Irun Bitters, nnd I
scarcely liad ttrcuzlh cnuucU lo at
tend to my dally household duties.
1 am now using the third buttle nnd 1
tini regaining strength daily, bi.d 1
chcerlully iccommcnd It tu all.
1 cannot say too much in praise
tflc. Mrs. Maiiv I'.. BiiAsurAii,
173 Prcstiuanit.
Kidney Disease Cured.
Christiansuurg, Va., 18S1.
RuITerlng from kidney disease,
from which I could get no relief, 1
tried Brown's Iron Bitters, which
cured me completely. A child of
mine, recovering from scarlet fever,
had no uppctiie and did not seem to
be able lo cat at all. 1 gave him Iron
Bitters with the happiest results,
J. KLU MuKlAll'U.
Heart Disease.
Vine St,,IIarrisburg, Pa.
Dec. , ibSi.
After trying diflcrcnt physicians
and many remedies frr palpitation
tf the heart without receiving any
benefit, 1 was advised totry Brown's
Iron Bitters. 1 have used two hot.
ties and never found anything that
gave me to much relief.
Mrs. Juriis lUss.
Tor the peculiar troubles to which
ladies are subject, IIrown's Iron
lllTTURS is invaluable, Try it.
Be suroand get tho Genuine,
AINMtlOHT As CO.,
wioij'SALi: anocms
. PlIIUDKMillA
TKAH, SYItUFd, C07FKB, SUOAlt, MOL VSSKa,
KICK, 1'1CB3. UICIKB 601U, AC., &0,
H. B. Corner Second und Arch streets.
tOrders will receive prompt attention,
THIS PANTACiltATI! JlINDKIt.
FOU 8AI.K ONI VAT
"THE CObUAIHIAK" OFFIOK.
CALL and ski:.
hthena
Poetical.
mi, n.uiit-nmmi
lino.', wIimi Mil nlirlit-w lal cl ip;otl IU win;,
And sliu .k t'i'i wi'i'l im .in 1 rjif,
I lK'anl tho xuula uf li.itiln kn'f
llrlvuby In cln'lilnrf r if I
Koinetlin?!!, n rutilo strife It kupt,
(if winter night's. In n'cutcil lri'i'81
tir uniliTi.i'.ilh Ihu i ntM It crept
A sw.irm of iniirtnurlng b.'ci.
or, now, w II j I.Miitsmoa of tho air
In hollow cIiisb lli"lr hugl'.-s blew,
V lillo K.illtu'. r tvuoj isnil UI II-top buru
Tlic lirll.o'ced ! lurrj llevf.
M .ini-llmoi I liar.l of lovem Uown,
S.f j, under ward of htorm und tiliflit,
To nlieiu. in s)lr,ni lili,'f, thrru tlion
A taper k nd and brlitlit,
'I hi'Si things thu nlgliMvInd used lo tell,
And Mill would tell, If I mlff.it boar ;
Hut Honow sleeps too sound and well
To b nd a di painful enr.
Iililh M Thmid.', in llie Midwinter Cen
tury. THUBXIIUY.
( Ii sweet arc tl.c scents and rones of Spring,
And bruvo are tha Summer flowers,
An 1 clitll aro tho Autumn winds tint bilric
The Winter's Hireling hours.
And thu world trues round and ro'.nd,
And Ihu sun i-Inks Into the sea;
And wlieth r I'm on or under tho ground,
The world caroa Uttlo fcr mo
1 h i haw k sails over the hill ;
Tno brouk stiolls In ihi (bade;
Hut fio fi lends I iaic lunt lie eotd und still
Whero these stricken forms were Uid j
And tint world goes round and round.
And Ilia sun slldis Into the sea;
nd whether I'm on or under the ground,
The world caies little for rr.e,
u, life, why art tnou ai brlcht a bocn 1
t). breath, why nrt thou so sweet!
i , f rlcufB, how can you forget so soon
'I ho loved ones that He at tur feet I
Hut tho world goes rouad and round,
And the sun drop Into tho sea,
And whether I'm ou or uud;r llie ground,
TUe world ca'cj llttlo f jr me.
Tho wsy j of men aro busy and bright ;
1 ho eyes of women aro Kin I,
It Is sw.-et for Hi ; eyes to bt li 'Id tho light,
Uut the d) Ins and the dead are blind.
And the world gets iour.il nnd round,
And tho bun falls Into tho son,
And whether I'm on or under the gro ind,
Tho world cares little for me.
Hut It nro awake, &ii will lout cease,
On tho future's distant shoie,
And the rose of lovo nnd Iho Illy of peaco
Shall bloom then for evei more,
It the world go round and round !
And tho sun slpk Into tho km,
for whether I'm on or under Iho ground,
OH, what will It muter t) mj.
J. (1. llou.iM),
JEPPBSSOMIAN DEMOCRACY.
i.errint i'kom .iamt.s i'aktox.tiik Airnioit.
Nnwiicitvi'oitT, M,ss., )
Fib. i:i, 1882. I"
ClIVf.NOIlV R IJi.ack, ICmj.
Di.au Sue-I accept with gratitude
iho honor done inc liy the .Icffciscni
Di'inocrntio Associatiim of Yoik in ad
ding my name to then- list of honoraiy
ini'iiibt'iH. I thank jou also, both for
the documents aivoiniianying your letter
and for ihu ngricnhlu manner in which
you coiniiuiiiic.'itc the action of your As
sociation. Kor many years I havo wislied to see
the Democratic jmrty ro-crcatcd in tho
sjiirit of its illusti ions founder and of his
worthy colleagues,Madison and (lallatin.
I have, nevertheless voted with the Re
publican party from its organization. and
I do not doubt that mi immense majority
of its members and of its leaders are
honest and patriotic men.
On ovtry national issue except ono
(the extension of slavery) tho Demo
cratic p.irty seems to lmvo been sub
stantially right ; but, in the c mrsc of
time that one issue became all-impor-tnnt,
so that every other interest had to
stand aside until it was settled. Happily,
by the union of patiiotic men of all
parties, that terrible question is forever
at rest, and the time scetm now ipo for
evival ot the miiiiiUi iintl migiil liuii-
ciples which tiiuinphod in 180'J.
iNot that we slioulil tollow 1 homas
Jefltrson.or any other man.wilh thought
less devoiion. JflTerson and his col
leagues weru sullicient for their own
days ; but no man, and no group of men,
c.n bo suflicieiit fur all days. New qui s-
tinns nro upon us new (langers.aiul new
dilhcullies ; ami we have to ak our
selvts, not merely what JefTeison did in
his time, but what he would be likely to
attempt or advise if he were now present
among us
1 think, lor cue, that he would be a
Civil Seivice liofoimcr,. because the
Spoils System is not Democratic. It sa
vols ot personal government, which ho
hated. 1 think In- would he a more pos
itive and sweeping Free Tiador nven
than lie was in Ids own lifetime; and
yet lie would probably not desire to )ro
ci'jitato Free Trade, and unsettle in a
inoini ut tho woik of sit-vears. Ho
would wish laihtr to iiroceid cautiously,
but unswei vingly, having in view tho to
tal, but not sudden, extirpation of tho
protective system.
1 think, too, that ho would endeavor
to ninedv an inconvenience from which
every president of tho United States has
suffered ; an inconvenience resiiltiui'
from tho inadequate coiimcnsat ion of tho
higher otlicers of go eminent. A king
can git any man to seivo him, because
tho king can oiler to tho most valuable
man his inrnki t price, while a president
of the United Statu, lepicseiitiug tho
lichist (liiployer in tho world, has an
extieiuely limited range of choice, be
cause he cannot make it possible fur poor
men to accept ilillicult situations with
out doing violeneo to their own interests
hen President .lelleison asked .lames
Monroe to procectl.upon short notice, to
l'aris, to negotiate for tho purchase of
Louisiana, lie lamented that ho could not
offer him just compensation, such as a
nicichaut or a coiporation would givo(for
apiivato 6ervicool eoi responding impor
tance. When tho negotiation was nt end
bv which tho United States obtained an
acquisition of territory mora important to
it than any country has ever yet pinna
nently obtained by conquest, Mr Mon
rooiotired only to render otlier uratui
tons services, nnd to end fifty years of
iirduouu public life in insolvency and de
pendence How (lifToiont tho fate of tho
negotiator emnloyed by tho Emperor
xsapoieon lor tho tow days service ren
derail by him without IcaviiiK homo !
For that slnglo act Napoleon Hindu M, do
.Mnrliois it present ol ueaily torty-thous
ami dollars.
Thomas Jefferson never couteniiilntei:
a L'oveinnicnt either of millionaires or
iioor devils j nor politics controlled by
bosses assisted by pugilists and bar
kcepeis. Ho wished to see at tho head
of goveinminta llie (lower of tho human
race. IIo wished to bco cities governed
by men who had proved their capability
by having succeeded in business for
tl'icin-ieUcs. Wo can tell with certainly
what kind of men he would now wish to
see in oll'ur, whether federal, state, or
municipal, by recalling the mon chosen
by himself when ho held the appointing
power. Kvoiy member of his cabinet
was a liberally educated man, and lie
chose persons of proved ability for em
ployments demanding mi'ii of business.
Ho hated the hereditary principle bj
cause, as ho said, "It iikait.ii impoii
tanck t'l'ox liuors." The Bo sysloni
does the same, and hence, I am bound
to conclude, ho would havo tinted that, if
he had lived sec it developed.
I wish your Society great prosperity
and success. Thomas Jefferson be
queathed to us immoital piinciples : it is
our humbler part to create methods for
giving those principles effect. Tho na
tiion has not becomo corrupt; it has
simply grown very largo and very licli.
Wo have to adjust our politics to larger
conditions, and apply .TefTersoninn prin
ciples to tho government of a vast and
glowing empire. In this arduous work
I trust your Society will bear a part.
Respectfully Your ,
.Ta.mi:s 1'AitroN'.
At a regular meeting of t lie .TelTeixm
Democratic Association of York,Feb.
188:.', it was resolved ;
That this Association desires and in
vites the fullest and freest discussion of
tho doctrines of Thomas Jefferson ; that
wo hail it, with pleasure, from whateyer
source it may come ; whether from the
friends of Federal consolidation, or
tho advocates of local liberty ; whether
from Federalistimperialist, so-called Re
publican or honet Democrat; relying
lirmly,as did Mr. .lellersou himself, upon
tho virtue and intelligence of tho people,
ceitain that whenever tho Issue between
tho blessings of homo rule, and the dead
ly evils of centralization shall bo fa'nly
understood, they will decide promptly
and wisely as they did in tho years 1800
and KS70.
Wo gratefully acknowledge the able
and interesting letter which Mr. l'arton,
the distinguished biographer of Jeffer
son, lias kindly added to the literaturo
of tho Association, and wo commend it
to tho thoughtful attention of men of all
patties, who arc prepared to sacrifice
merely partisan considerations, and sever
merely partisan ties, to save the Consti
tulion 178" from threatened subversion,
and tho erection of what is euphemisti
cally called a "strong government" on tho
ruins.
Rut whilo we heartily concur in the
main with Mr. I'arton's deductions from
the system of Jefferson, and admire his
lucid and forcible application of funda
mental principles to the exisiiiigsituation,
wo aro not to lie understood as agreeing
witli him throughout. Wo hold, for in
"tance.and we believe Mr. Jefferson, who
maintained that frugality, economy and
simplicity, were the great essentials of
republican government, would havo held
with us, ttiat our public servants arc as
a rule well paid. Wo got better, more
faithful, anil more honest service from
them, when salaiies were low,lhan since
they havo bocn raised in the general rot
of Federal centralization and extrava
gance ; and if we wero called upon to
vote for a change, wo would favor, not
an increase, but a reduction. That Mr.
Jefferson in the single isolated oaso of
Mr. Monroe, regretted his inability to
compensato him for an cxtraoidinary
public service performed at an extraordi
nary private saoritice, is true; but it
does not follow that ho even then con
sidered the ordinary pay of public olli
cials for ordinary services less than it
ought to havo been. It was in those
days of Jeffersoniau siinplicity,and truly
republican salaries, that men stood
ready to nerve the country at a private
loss. Wo see nothing like it now; when
salaries have grown largo .enough to
tempt cupidity, and ollices aro made the
spoils and rewards of paitisan work. In
stead of that spectacle Jefferson ad
juiing Monroo to go and servo his coun
try, piuetically without pay, we see a
Federalist Congress voting a retired civil
ian, already overloaded with gratuilies,a
tiieie gift of ten thousand dollars an
mally, instead ot directing proper pro
ceedings to bo instituted for tho recovery
of one hundred thousand dollars wrong
fully received bv him, as l'residuilial
salary.nnder color of an infamous statute
passed in flagrant defiance of the Con-
stitulioii, nnd signed by.this, the chief,
beneliciary.
Wo hold with Mr. Parton that Mr.
Jefferson would have approached the
liflicult question of tariff refoim in a
onservativo spirit, keeping in constant
vie v tho general good ot tho whole coui.
tryand not llie particular interests of a few
owners of capital invested in ceitain ar
tificially stimulated industries. We think,
howevcr.'thnt Mr. Jefferson was rather a
fair trader than a free trader. His leading
principles on this subject might bo form.
mated thus: Congress mav do that
which is necessary for tho general wel
fare. as for defense in war and to that
ond might impose a customs duty, pro
tective and even prohibitory in charac
ter, if tho object thereof wero to render
the United States ns a nation, indepen
dent of foreign nations, in tho matter of
warlike supplies. Rut Congress may not
under the plea ot ouuding up desira
ble industrieu," levy, either dirtctly or
indirectly, a tribute upon tho whole peo
ple, which does not reach tho Treasury,
mi which passes, as a mere bounty, into
the pockets ot a lavored lew. When
AS.. II !l. 1.1 r
.hi. .-i.iiiiiiiuii iuiiiuuiiceu uio reverse oi
mis iiiopusiuoii iii iiiseeiemateii uepon
on Manufactures, Mr. Jefferson accepted
.1.! !.! !.. 1 11 . 11..I.., . . I
IHO 1SS110 nsa Vliai one, mill llltonned
rresideni asiiiiigton, that m his judg
inent, it involvo.l nothing less than thu
,uwoiiuu nnuii viu in me -tinner
a iiiiiiteii or unlimited government. Rut
tor iiidepeiieU'iice, tor ilelense, for inter-
miuouai justice, uu ueiioved in tho con
stitutional power of tho United States,
to lay discriminating duties, and to go
oven to tho length of embargo, tho last
measure short of war. It is clear that no
man, of his day, did so much to ndvoueo
thoilomestio manufactures of his country
. f r re . . i. .t
as .u r. jciicrson ; ami lo uns end ho u
cited himself equally in both his public
and private capacity. Ho preferred to
rise tho necessary revenues of the general
government from custom sduties, wisely
adjusted to that object, rather than by
direct taxation; and the Hist blow of his
reform administration was at the inuiiis
itorial system of internal revenue, elo
Yt'iopoii uy ii. minion, nnu me largo cmps
of needl- ss ollioeholders employed iif its
execution.
....I 1 I 11 II. l ., , '
Rut this is n theme upon which weiiiittht
pile line upon lino and precept upon pre
cept from Mr. Jejferton, nnd still leave
soino room forhoucot dilfeieitcesof opin
ion ns to precisely what courso he would
lako "were ho personally pioseiit among
us." In Article II, of tho Constitution
of this Association. ui iiresenl our men'
statement of Jeffersoniau pi inciplcscoin I "You sco that item in ono of ttio pa
pactly, but clearly, we hope, in so far as I '''" 1)0"t tamin' young alligators, I
they seemed applicable to tho present sit
nation, iho aiticlo is as lollows:
"Its purpose shall bo tho Association
of JolTersonian Democrats for tho preser
vation of tho Constitution of tho United
States, the autonomy of the Stntc, homo
rule,freedom of elections, for rosistenco to
revolutionary cliangos.lending to con soli
elation or empire: to the election of any
person to the Presidency a ttiird term;
to the pitseiieo of troops nt tho polls; to
tho appropriation ot public money lor
nny purpose hut the support of govern
nient ; to commercial restrictions for tho
benefit of the few at tho cost of many ;
and to class legislation, which destroys
tho natural freedom of traile,and despoils
labor to build up monopoly. To these
ends wo invoke the spirit and reassert
tho principles of Thomas Jcffei son, tho
author of tho Declaration of Indepcml
once and the founder of the Democratic
Patty."
Upon this declaration we stand, and
upon this, tho slavery question being, as
Mr. Pat ton remarks happily and forever
settled, wo believe that all friends of pure
1.1! 1!.. - 1 ... .1.
iiqmuiiciiii govcriimeiir, million oy mo
wise safeguards of the written constitu
tion, must ultimately come to stand witli
us whatever may have been their pre
vious party relationship.
V. I1. Jji.ack, rresiilent.
Jamks A. Ri.Assmt, Secretary.
Snake Di'slrnyprs.
Rirds aro perhaps tho greatest snake
lestrovers, especially certain families of
them. Even small insectivorous birds
will devour a tiny reptile as readily as a
worm ivheii they lind one-, and storks,
falcons, pelicans, cranes and some vul
tures nro always on tho lookout for this
special favorite. The secretary bird,
iSerpciitarius reptilinorous, owes its scien
tific name to this habit ; tho cassowary
and suiibittern arc said to entertain a
similar partiality, while peacocks aro so
fond of snakes that they will actually de
sert the homo where they are fed in a dis
trict where these reptiles aro plentiful.
A well known I.omljn banker purchased
a small island on the west coast of Scot
land some time ago: no attempt at culti
vation had been made there, and it was
uninhabited save by sea birds and vipers.
That tho latter should have swarmed in
such abundaueie in a situation so far
north and isolated from the mainland is
certainly remaikab'.o; but there they
were in force so strong that tho banker
found his newly acquired territory quite
unavailable for the purpose ho had in
tended it a shooting and lishing station
in summer. Acting under advice, ho pro
cured six pairs of pea fo.vl and turned
them loose on tho island, which they
very soon cleared of its unwelcome- ton
ants, or at any rate reduced their number
to such an extent that the remainder
could be evicted without much danger
or difficulty. Almost any bird will at
tack a snake of suitable si.o (of course it
is not to be expected that a lark will swal
low a boaconstrictor,) and it is a curious
thing that they eat venomous or noti
venomous species indiscriminately. They
appear to first disable it by a sharp blow
with the beak on the spine, then kill it
by successive pecks and shakings which
eiislocate the vertebite, and finally trans
fix the head ; then gobble it down. Tho
presence of the venom in the bird'suuin
jured stomach would do it no harm, but
one would have supposed that the shaip
fangs or broken bones projecting through
the mangled skin in its passage down
must sometimes cause excoriations of the
mucous membrane, and thus provide a
means of inoculation oven if tho aggres
sor did not get bitten in tho combat.
Neither accident, however, has been ob
served to occur by those who have re-
iieaueniy watched the operations, l'igs
aro tremendous fellows for snakes
too.
i uev, as wen as peaceniks, nave t
lono
good service in ridding entire islands of
dangerous pests: and it is said that
Mauritius was cleared of poisonous rep
tiles by the wild hogs which were un
polled there in the first instance, and
have now spread over tho island. A lit
tle lame silver fox, belonging to tho
writer, got hold of a dead whip-snako
which was hung up in tho shade of the
veranda awaiting dissection; it was
about eight teel long, but no thicker
than an ordinary lead pencil, and tho
bushy little gourmand was meditatively
absoibing it lengthwise, like an Italian
sgherro swallowing his string of macca
roni. This fox had been brought up on
farinaceous diet and bread 'fruit, of
which ho was very fond, and thisexperi
inent of his in opiophagy was seized
upon as a proof of tho hereditary instinc
tive craving of his carnivorous nature
for the animal food ho had never known,
u theory which was abandoned shortly
afterward when it was discovered that
ho had been in the habit of- stealing
chickens from his birth. Tho mongoose
is a noted serpeuticide, and effects its
purpose) solely by tho agility it displays
in rushing in and gripping its adversary
by tho neck while dexterously avoiding
tho blow, not by any immunity from tho
consequences of a venomous bite which
it has been supposed to enjoy, nor from
tho antidotal results of eating a heib or
root of its own seeking, which tho popu-
tar prefereuco of mysticism to a common
iilnco explanation has decided ought to
be and therefore is the c.tso. Mou
L'OOsch havo been xitliiei'.ti.il in tin. (hihn
I e - . . . . . "
oi a serpent and havo died wii i lii-eeisn
ly the same unroiiiaiitio train of symptoms
. that would manifest themselves in other
' animu s, mill havo mom tlmn mien l.ni.n
, killed, whi'o under observation, in tho
; courso of a light with a eleadly snake, in
meir wild suite and surrounded by tno
vegetation among which thoy exist. All
the Year Hound.
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A ecu respondent sends tho following;
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e I'
fcclly safe to use.
ll is endorsed and
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and chemists.
eminent physicians
First Knglish gentleman (looking nt
....tl..nn.l .! ...1.1. A llllfll .. I 1
'"".in uiuu iiuue; "inn, wny no tney
'' I1- Seeond Knglisli gentleman
"That menus penny a mile." I'iM
'And what dots a. m, mean?" Second
'n by, 'apenny a mile, of course!"
A Massachusetts baby has been born
wiihoiii eyebaiis. its other bawls nr
healthy.
Taming an Alligator.
reckon, said n Uravcsenil man, captur
ing the cit editor by tho buttoiihokyiiitl
drawing him into tho doorway. "You
know the paper said it was the fash -nablo
thing to do."
''I don't remember. Perhaps I did.
What of iU" asked the city editor.
"I tried it," said the Gravosend man.
"A lriendof mine brought ono from New
()rleans,and I'm tamin' that alligator for
tho children to play with."
"How docs tho experiment conic
along T" asked the editor.
"I don't know about tho experiment t
tiie alligator is tlirivin'. He was six
weeks old when I got him three months
ago, and he's seven years old now. Poo
pie in our pnits says he's all tho alliga
tor I'll ever need."
"What does ho do t"
"Well it's here. When ho c.imo he
was a sportive little cuss and just wab
bled around friendly. IIo was
chit-fly mouth, and wo used to teed him
for tho fun of secin' him eat. Now. we
skin around when wo see him eoni'in for
the fun of seein' him go hungry."
"I ho dangerous?" asked tho city edi
tor.
"Is haven't 1 oin closo enough to seo.
IIo nte ill) mv dog. and when I left this
i - . . . . . I
ho was in the stv arcuin tho
(lucstion of pork as diet with tho nitf.
Mv wife thinks if tho pic has any luck
he 11 find tho cow we lost, '
"Retter get rid of him. hadn't vou !"
suggested the city editor.
V s . T. ...... I
1 elon t know, replied the Uravcscnd
man. " e vo stored so much awav in
him now that it seems liko givin' tin
most our property, nnd my eldest girl
says sho can't hear of bavin' her leg go
out among strangers."
'JJid lie bite her leg oltT demanded
.1... I if- 1 - II.
me uomiicu city editor.
- ouiei respiiiiiieu ine uraveseiiu
man. "leok it olt short! Then there s
the baby. Wo hate to part with tho
baby s grave, so we sol ter try and keep
die alligator along. My wife insists on
keepin mm cos she thinks she saw a
couple of peddlers go in one day, packs
;uiu an, aim sou s got uu uiea mo pacKS
1 -11 1 -..... L ! 1 - .1. . " 1 I
may come to the front again if wo hold
on. lscsiucs, sho seen that item nbout
tamo alligators bein' fash'nabl?, and she's
a good deal on style."
"JJut do you call that alligator tame?
"Lett n ly. Uo comes right to thehotise
same's any of us and keeps himself. IIo's
got mat neei, ami tno uravcscnd man
to a mutilated foot. "There's mv son's
wue, too. anc s part alligator now. lie
oat her up a week ago and theboy hasn't
got ocr his arm yet. The alligator got
ine arm too.
"Great Scott I' ejasulated the editor.
"Oh, yes! Its lively down there,
When he puts lumselt up lies busiues.
He's tho lightcningest alligator for a
. - .. . - - ...
tame ono you over saw. When we first
got lii ui. wo used him for a tack hammer,
drew nails with him, but now he is the
heat! of the family, except payin' th
rent. When there is any mysterious
disappearance around Gravosend tho
coroner comes and views tho alligator.
That ends it. When tho baby was
snatched thoy held the inquest in a tree.
Tho jury was all on one limb ami tho al
ligator underneath looking up. Rimobv
the limb broke, and tho jury disappeared
in a row, just as they sat." Wo didn't
wait for any verdict. 1 ho coroner gave
mo a permit and after the funeral wo
slued an empty cofliu at tho alligator,
then tho minister said 'dust to dust, and
wo an ousted. uo you remember
whether that item said what a real tamo some little elistnnco ahead of mo, point
alligator ought to bo fed on?" ing, as I thought, a long gun at some-
"Uon t recollect seeing it at all. Aren't
you afraid ho 11 eat up some more of
your family?''
"think lies liablo to? asked the
Gravosend man, with a curious exnres
sion of visago
"R" might. Suppose ho should get
your wife ?
Ah! said tho Graves-w'iul man. "IIo
might get her, imghteiit he? ou think
dbetler keep him then? and tho
Gravozciid man leaned against the door
and gave himself up to reflection. "So
no might ; so lie might, the citv editor
card Inm say, as ho drew away and left
im there. "That beautiful voung tamo
alligator may get her yet," and tho gloom
f nightfall enveloped tho frame dilating
wiiu a new nope. iirooan Jiagte.
Towed by a Shark.
Heading across tho bay lo St. Simon's
ignt, tno man in charge ot tho wheel
lailed Mr. Tift and directed his attention
to something ahead of us. The obiect
uu lieu out to oo a suai K s uu, so largo
is to be a matter of wonder to tho sail
ors aboard. Tho boat happened to bo
irovided with a shark line a mnnilla
cum iiuuui, u nan incil llilcK. with a
i -i . i..f . i . , ...
arge hook tied to a trace chain. A
suiaii pieeo oi ooiii was .puckiy put Oil
the hook, a float put on the lino anil
then cast out, nuel then tho line made
ii..- -,,
ast to tho capstan. As wo neared tho
lish tho fin disappeared and nil eagerly
watciiod tho lloat. biiddenlv tho no
tightened, tho lloat disappeared and tho
noaiiway oi mo boat was checked and
1 1... mm. nl llin nn,,..,, ..,.ll.1 ..lr..'.,
hookedV ' ' "
i nave been tuning, but 1 never saw
uio iiko oi that. 1 ho lellow roso to tho
suriace ot tno wavo and looked at us.
no had about seventy live vnrds of lino
out by this tune, and nctua iv in a bco
oiiti no niauo a rusii ami jumped clear over
tno uow oi uio steamer. Tho Indies
.i i..ii.. i ,
men nut uimer biit'iter uuei an nanus
helped to hold that line. Tho fellow,
when ho failed to eat us up, made for
tno ocean and lairly made thu waters
loam. Alter about a mile s run ho be
gr.n to tiro and tho boat was headed for
tho beach on Jekel Island, (irnriunllv
wo pulled in tho lino until tho boat
touched tho beach, and then ono of thu
a .
hands waded ashore, taking tho end of
tho lino with htm, which ho made fast
to a stump and camo for help.
v our oi us got on siioro and com
menced to pull Mr. bhaik on shore. It
took all wo could do, and two rillo balls
to boot, to land him When I tell vou
thnt ho measured seventeen feet ten and
a half inches from tip to tip you will
know what a job wo had. Wo deter
mined to prove that wo caught this
shark so wo gave two negroes $1 to cut
bun open and get his head olf, so that
wo could get ills jaw over home'. His
teeth nro wonderful, being nbout three
and a quarter inches long nnd so stiong
that ho actually flattened out tho hie?
iron nook, tho negroes made em to
- o
prize, lu his stomach Ihtv found eleven
stiver .Mexican dollars mid ono Spanish
. . .. I1
eloiibloon, gold, and a wholo lot
brass buttons.
lin Wouldn't Have It.
A boy owned a stalwart gander, nnd ho
thought it would bo n good joko to tio
a fish line to ttio leg of the gander, with
a hook properly baited, and watch tho
result. So ho fixed ttio gander witli a
line on ono log nbout ten feet long, nt
tho end of which was a pickerel hook
nnd a frog for bait Tho gander was
driven into the mill pond, where ho
swam around for half nn hour, turning
flip flaps, and diving for food. Sudden
ly tho gander felt a pull at his leg, nnd
ho looked ns surprised nsthc"I..ono Fisher
man" when he caught a wliale. Tho gan
der seemed to think there was something
tho matter with him, anil lie looked down
at his feet under water to try and see
into it. Tho pickerel began to vnnk, and
tho gander made up his mind ttiat lie
was not well and wanted to go homo.
IIo started for the shore, but tho pickerel
on the hook wanted to go the othor way,
and it was nip and tuck for a time. Tho
gander, to those on shore who were
watching, seemed frightened, and at
times would net as though saying his
prayers and asking for mercy, and then
lie would get mad and try nnd liy ashore,
when tho pickerel would pull him back.
They say it was a lino study to watcli
tho oxnrcssion on tho features of the
gander. He seemed to realize that a
change was nbout to come over him, and
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win o ho honed for the best, ho seemed
to bo prepared for tho worst. After
half an hour of the hardest work ho had
ever done, tho gander camo ashore, and
dractred n six-pound pickerel up the
bank, nnd tho boys camo and took off
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tho pickerel and put on another lrog, nnei
tried to induce tho gander to go nnu
tnke another swim, but ho wouldn't
havo it. Tlioy couleln t drive- him in.
IIo looked at them as ho ran through
between their legs ns though saying,
"Rovs, this mav bo fun lor you, but you
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nave crtisuctl a nomo nature, ioi, any
inorc piCKcrei in mine', ii you piease,
and ho new olt toward tho barn, squamo
ing as though his heart would break.
This was several weeks ago, but since
then the gander has never gone into the
water.
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1110 crowd gaiiicred togetner on mm
day at San Gabriel, Tex., wero nativss of
many different States, and told jokes at
the expenso of Arkansas, "tar heels"
and others. One North Carolinian got
after the half-dozen Arknnsans hot and
heavv. With other varus ho told tho
following: An emigrant preacher went
into the Roston mountain region on a
nrospectinc tour. Coming to a four-
acre corn patch, lie fought Ins way
through a dozen or more hounds nnd
curs to a windowless cabin in its centre,
and enterincr lie commenced a conversa-
tion witli tho lady of the house by in-
ouirinor info tho state of society there-
cj . s
abonls. Tho woman did not seem to
understand hit. general inquiries, so lie
began to particularize "what religion is
most common around here ?" Still sho
did not seem to understand. "Aro there
mauy Presbyterians arounel hero? ho
asked. "I don't know,'' sho said. "My
man John has hunted around hero right
smart tor nigh on to sixteen years, and
i don t reckon Be a killed ary one. "Ah,
madam!" said the good man, "I'm
afraid vou live in darkness here." ''Yes,"
bIio replied, glancing at the unbroken
log walls, "yi
out a winder
es, but .lohn allows to cut
next week." This was re
ceived with applause, nnd a truc-bluo
Arkansan had tho floor for ronlv. "I
was travelling once in tho old North
State, ho began, "and as I was riding
across an opening like, i saw a man
thinrr un in a persimmon trco. I reined
up my horso to wait for him to fire.
uer waiting some time and no linng
done I noticed the man did not seem to
be taking any sight, but appeared lo bo
shifting Vis piece from time to time, so
1 hailed him nnd asked him what ho was
uji to. 'Raising pork for market,' an
swered he, without turning to mo. I
rode up, and that tar-heel had a littlo
spotted shoat tied to a pole, holding it
up to eat persimmons. Uhicago AVics.
Odd Items.
A fashion writer savs: "Short skirts
are do riguer for dancing." Rv this a
girl will know how to rigiieurst'lf for a
ban.
Cincinnati is so wild over music that a
saloon with a hand organ is known ns an
opera house.
A New Orleans man lias contrived to
frec.o an ear, and the town is awfully
stuck up about it.
Dots a man become a brute when his
head becomes a little bare? or when a
thought is nbrewin' iu his brain? (.Inter
ucean.
Although chickens aro born in shells
thoy never become good oarsmen.
Ono man in Missouri has had legal pa-
pers hcrvcei on mm ny eleven itinerant
Sheriffs. He seems to bo an uuwilliii!
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autograph collector. P. I, Man.
Rrooklyn man advertises a powder
-Clll o cats illlll liogs 01 KOlIinamUUIlSlll.
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It is put in a gun.
"ine sassyest man 1 ever met, savs
Josu isiiiings, -is n Henpecked husband
when no is away trom home.'
"There is nothing liko settling down."
said tho retired merchant confidentially
to his neighbor. "When I gave up bus
iness I settled down and found I hnd n
comfortable fortuui If I had settled up
I should not havo had a cent."
St. Louis has a policeman named ligg.
His yolk is easy, and his friends say ho
liasu t a ht'ii einv in this world.
A Digger Indian had n sand bank
cavo m 0,1(1 bury him, and it took his
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squart- two tlays to Digger Indinu out.
There- nro no less than nineteen "Raid
Mountains" in thu United States. When
a mountain begins to shed its hair there's
no cure for it. N. Y. Mail and
Fx-
press.
If tho icsthetcs discover beautv in
everything peihaps thoy would bo good
enough to discover beauty in a gas bill.
A correspondent desires to know if
"fishballs are considered wholesomo
food." Certainly, but partridges nro
equally ns good. Wo know families who
never nto llshballs that are in splendid
iieaiiu.
Tho laziest boy exists in Dnnbui v.
lhi. mother sent him to a neighbor's
n lumso atter a cup ot sour milk. On be
I inir told that there was noro but gweet
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"i'K 1 ut-' 0'. be helped himself to a
of I chair, and said i "Well, I'll wait till it
isouis.