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ooLCMBHUitHocnAT, BTncrTiii MonTii, and Co
lumbian, consolidated.
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t two dollars per jc&r. To mitwrlbers out of
Iho county tho terms are strictly In ndrnnco.
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of the pubthhrrs, until nil arrearages nro paid, but
loni continued credits will not bo Klvcn.
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ortlces must bo paid for In advance, unless n respon.
slolo peroon In Columbia county assumes to pay
the subscription duo on demand.
rosTAUR la do longer exacted from subscribers
In tho county.
JOB PRINTING.
I The Jobblnff Popartmentof the Columbian Is very
complete, and our Job Printing will compare favor
ably with that of tho lnnro elites. All work dono on
Bhort noUco, neatly and at moderate prices.
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lM
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Two inchm ... JOO 4 00 Boo 800 1J00
Thrcn Inches, ... on 500 ion Itoo 1800
Kunrlnches...... ftoo 700 9 03 isoo sooo
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one column .... aim moo soon mod 10100
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sient ml vert Iscmcnts must bo paid for iwforo I nsctt-;
cd except where parties have account.
Ugnl advertlsrmentji two dollars per Inch for
three tnnertlons, and nt that rato for additional
Inwitlons without rcfcrcnco to length.
Executor's, Administrator's, and Auditor's notices
uircoaowars. mini uo paid lur sviii-u iisunw.
Transient or Local notices, ten cents a line, regtt
lar advertisements half rates.
J ' f 'flTTEMBiNMB, roprletort.
BLOOMSBTJRGr, PA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1882.
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL XVI, NO 88
COMJMMA DBMUHHAT, VOL.XLVI, NO S9
Cards
dollar
tho 'lluslticss Directory'' column, one
ear for each Hue. I
('Ill
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
T K. WALLEH,
' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
OfUco In 1st National Hank building, second floor,
llrst door to tho right. Corner of Main and Mar.
kot strocts, Hloomsburg, )'a.
U. FUNIC,
ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW.
DlXXIMSBUSO, PA.
omco In Int'g UulldlDg.
It. AW. J. I1UCKALEW,
J ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
HLOOM8BURO, I'l.
omco on Main Street, 1st door below Court House.
J OHN M. OLAHK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
11LO0MSBCK0, l'A,
omc over Schuyler's Hardwaro store.
p W.MILLER,
ATTOItNKr.AT-LAW
Ofllco In Drawer's bulldlng.setond lloor.room No. 1
Uloomsburg, I'a,
T) FHANK ZAKR.
ATTORN EY-AT-L AW.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Ofllco corner of Ccntro and Main Strcts, Clark's
Uulldlng.
Can bo consulted In German.
G
EO. E. ELWELL-,
ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW.
Nkw Columbian BoiLDtHO, Btoomsburir, Pa.
Mombor of tho United StateB Law Association,
collections mado In any part of America or Eu
rope pAUL E. WIRT,
Attorney-at-Law.
Offlco In Columbian iiuildino, uoom No. a, second
floor.
BLOOMSBUUG, PA.
JJEIWEY E. SMITH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Illoomsburg, I'a,
OfUco In Mrs. Knt'B Building.
Sept. 18 SS-l y.
p UY JACOBY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
ULOOMSBURO,
ODlco In n. J. Clark'4 Bullrtlng, second floor, first
door to the left.
OCt.8,'80.
JOHN C. YOOUM,
Attorney-at-Lawi
CATAW1SSA, PA.
omce In Nkws Itkm building, Main street.
Member of the American Attorneys' Assocta-
Collections mado In any part of America.
Jan. 0, 1832.
K. OSWALD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Jackson Bulldlmr, Rooms 4 niul C.
Mavo. Dl. BKUWICK.PA.
II. RIIAWN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Catawlssa, ra.
Offlce, corner of Third and Malnstreots.
M. II. SNYDER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Orangoville, Pa.
"-Ofllco in Low's Building, socond floor, second
door to the left.
Can bo consulted In German. nuiris'81
1. IHOBK. L S. WmB8TI!N,
Notary Publics
KNORR & WINTERSTEEN,
Attornoys-at-Law.
nm.. I- U.llnnnl llnnST hllHrllnt fiCCObd llOOr.
nratdoortotliolett. Corner of Main and Market
Btroota uioomsnurg, ra.
t&'Peiuwns and Bountiet Collechd.
J II. MAIZE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
AND
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Offlco In Mrs. Ent's Building, third door from
Main street,.
M. L. EYERLY,
A.TTOKNBY-AT-LAW,
CatawUsa.F.
collections promptly made nnd reralttod.
Offlce opposite Catawlssa Deposit Bank. m-l8
AL. FRITZ, Attorney-at-Law. Office
, in Columbian Building, June U W.
T) BUCKINGHAM, Atlorney-nf-Law.
LV.onico, Brockway's Building ".1st floor,
BToomsburg, Penu'a. may 7, 'uo-t t
O. BARKLKY, Attorney-at-Law.
, ofllco In Brower's building, and story .Itooms
JB. McKELVY, M. D.,Sur,'eon and Phy
a ilclan, north sldo Main street.below Market.
TR. J. 0. RUTTER,
PHYSICIAN &BURGBON,
Office, North Markot street,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
stee
It. WM. M. REBER, Surgeon and
Physician. Ofllco corner of Hock and Markot
et.
T R. EVANS, M. D., Surgeon and
I J . Physician, (orace and Ilosidencu on Third
street.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Q M. DRINKER, GUN & LOCKSMITH
Sewing Machines and Machinery of all kinds re
pitrea. Orim lloosi Building, Bloomsburg, Pa.
I)
AVID LOWENBERG, Merchant Tailor
Main St., above central notel.
II. HOUSE,
DENTIST,
Bi.ooMStiuKn, Coi.ujibia County, Pa.
All styles of work done In a superior manner, werk
wurraniu aa njpnsacuuuu, 'iirru aithict
i wiTuooT I'ain by the use of a as, and
free of charge when aruuclal tootb
are Inserted.
Offlce over Bloomsburg Banking Company,
Jo bt open at all houn dunna the day,
NoT.ns-ly
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
W. R. TDBBS, PROPRIETOR
BL00USBURO, 7A.
OPPOSITE COUltT II0U8B.
iArgs and convenient sample rooms. Bath rooms
hot and oold water,and all modern convenience
JAMES REILLY,
Tonsorial Artist,
Is nirRl at ht old Ktand undftr KXOIIANnE
llorKL,und lias as usual a 1'lltST.CLASS
patroaage of hlaoldoustomersand of the puollo
generally, ulyie,'80.tf
&7QAWEBK.; $U a day at home easily made
Hcosily outilt free. Addr ess Tauii; Co
Angnsta,Malno, march 81. ly
FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING.
-)o(-A.
J. EVANS,
The uptown Clothier, lias Just received a flno line
of New Goods, and Is prepared to mako up
SPRING AND SUMMER SUITS
Cor Men and Bora In tho neatest manner and La
test styles.
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
Hatsi Gaps. &(?
Always on band. Call and Examine
EVANS'
ulock corner Main and iron streets,
BL00M8BUKO, PA.
PLUMBIIMG,
GAS FITTI1MG,
STOVES AND TINWARE.
,:o:
33. 33. 333ROW333R.
lias nurchased tho Stock and Business of I. 11a-
genbucb, and Is now prepared to do all kinds of
work In his line. Plumbing and (las FlttlDg a
specialty. Tinware, Stores,
In a great variety. All work dono by
EXPERIENCED HANDS.
Main Street corner of East,
RLOOMSKimCJ, PA.
N. S. TINGLEY.
Announces to tho nubile that ho Is prepared to
ao all kinds ot
Custom Tailoring,
promptly and at reasonable prices. Now Is tho
season for a
NEW FALL SUIT
And Tlngley's the place to get a proper nt.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Shop 3rd lloor Columbian Building, Main street.
BLOOMSBUItG, l'A.
M. C. SLOAN & BRO.,
BLOOMSBUUG, PA.
Manufacturers ot
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, PHAETONS,
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS, &C.
First-class work always on hand.
REPAIRING NEA TL YDONE.
Prices reduced (0 luit the timet.
AND
PAPER HANGING
WM. F. BODINEi
IRON ST., BELOW SECOND, BLOOMSBUUG, PA
Is prepared to do all kinds ot
IIOTJSH rAINTINO
Plain and Ornamental
PAPER HANGING,
BOTH DECORATIVE AND PLAIN.
All kin (In ofFurnlturc Repnlrcd
and 111 a tie an good an uciv,
NONE BUT FIBST-CLASS WOHKMEN EMP
LOYED. Sstimates XtXado on all Work.
WM. F. BOD1NE.
BLOOMSBURG PLATO MILL
Tho undersigned havlog put his Planing Mill
on Kauroau MreQt, in iirui-uuaa uuumuuu, to pic
pared to do all kinds ot work In his line.
FRAMES, SASH, DOORS,
BLINDS, MOULDINGS,
FLOORING, Etc.
furnished at reasonable prices. All lumber used
Is well seasoned nd none but Bklllca workmen
aro employed.
ESTIMATES FOR BUILDINGS
furnished on application. Plans and specltlca
lions prepared uy an experiencea araugnumuu,
CHARLES KltVG,
IIIooniHUiirg, Pn.
B, F. SHARPLESS,
FOUNDER AND MACHINIST,
HEAR L.& B. DEPOT, BLOOMSBURG, FA.
Manufacturer ot Plows. Stores and all kinds of
castings. Large stocir or Tinware, toon oioves.
Hooni htoves. Moves for licatlni: stores.bchool
houses, churches, 4c. Also, largo stock of ro
palrs for city stoves of all klnds.wliolcsalo and 1 etall
.such us Flro llrlck, Urates, Lla.centres, &o.,Stove
Pipe, Cook Boilers, Spiders, Cake PUies, Largo
Iron Kettles, Sled Soles, Wagon Boxes, all kinds
Of Plow points, Mouia uonnis, 110110, riasicr, oiui,
ZJOAVi' MANURE, Ac,
febst-t
T71KEAS BROWN'S INSURANCE
JL1 AGENCY. Moyer's new building, Main
GUI', UIUUIU3UU1),, I U,
Assets.
.Etna Insurance Co., ot Hartford, Conn, t,0T8,SJ4
itoyai oi Liverpool ii,inm,vuu
Lancashlro 10,0(10,000
Kire Association. PhlladelDhla 4.165.717
Pliumlx, of London fi,:co,37i
Loudon & Lancashire, of England- . 1,709,876
Ilartforl of Hartford S.JIS.OOO
Springfield I'lre and Marine i.os-lfiis
As the airencles are direct. DOllclcs are written
for tho Insured without any delay In tho
offlce at Bloomsburg. Oct. w, '81-tf,
piRE INSURANCE.
CUKISTIAN F. KNAPP, BLOOMSBUllO, PA.
BIUTI8H AMEKICA ASSUrtANCE COMPANY.
QEltMAN FIHE IN8UHANCE COMPANY.
NATIONAL PIKE INSUUANOE COMPANY.
UNION INSUHANCE COMPANY.
These old courOBATiONS are well seasoned by
ni-H and pih tistxd and havo never yet had a
loss settled by any court of law. Their assets
are all Invested In solid sicuaiTiisand are liable
tn thn hazard of PIHK onlv.
Losses rsoiitTLT and uonxstlt adjusted and
paid as soon as aeierminea oy cukistian r
Kxirr. BricitL Aoint and Adjdstir BloouS'
idho, Pa,
Thn nnonle of Columbia oonntv shou d natron
lie the agency where losses It any aro settled
Ana PAia oy one oi inoir own citizens,
PROMPTNESS, EQUITY, l'AUl DEALING
J. J.
CARPETS
BLOOMSBURG. PA
T.liOAL BLANKS.
ALWAYS ON HAND
AT THIS OFKIOU
BROWEB
DAItBYS
PROPHYLACTIC
FLUID.
A Ilouncliotil Artlcln for tliitvemat
Family tile,
ITsWWH Knr Hcarlrt
Eradicates lar
malaria. isaAaa
1 l'ux and
itllCniitnR!uUriI)UiftApii'. Pertoni waitlneon
the Sick should we it freely Scatlet Fever ha I
never been known to ipreaiuhere the HuiJ wa
uied. Yellow Fever h been cured with it rter
hlack vomit hntl takrn itlucc Hie wunt
caies or Diphtheria yielJ to It,
IVvrrrdandRlckl'flr. SMAM-1'O.V
HfiiM refreshed and and
llrri Sorc provrnt IUTTINO of Stimll
imI by nathinz with
Darbyt Fluid. I
I mp iir Air made
, 101 ritKVi:NTi:i
Ani:mber of inv fiim.
My w.i taVen with
t'rMnrTltrnuLUL'a t,.n4I.l P0.. I Uied the
Mmdi
the Ditient wa
CnntBRlnn deitroyed. not Jelirloui, wa not
Chatlnc. ilc. .W"V fln,J hc"
lltipumatUm cured,
had It.-J.W. Park.
I mew, Philadelphia.
Hoft While Coinplcx
loni necured by ita uie,
fihlp lfavcr prevented.
To purify the Itrentli,
Clciinin tho Tfothi
It can't be surprised.
Catarrh relieved and
cured.
Krynlpcln cured,
lliirniirelievedinttantly.
Scam prevented.
Dysentery cuieil.
Wotuidit healed rapidly,
Scurvy cured.
Aq Antliloto for Animal
or Vegetable I'ottons,
Diphtheria
Provonted.
The phyktclans here
use Uarbva Fluid very
successfully In the treat
ment of Diphtheria.
A, STOLLimWKRCK,
Greensboro, Ala,
Totter dried ud.
suni,c(c.
I iKtcl the FlnM fliirtnt 1 Cholera Prevented.
our present affliction with . Ulcer purified and
scarlet fever with oe
healed.
cided advantage. It Is
Indispensable to the sick
room, -Wh, F, Sand
ford, Eyrie, Ala,
In cunenof Poath It
should be used about
the corpse It will
prevent any unpleas
ant smell.
The eiiilni ntPliT
Mlrliui, J.MAUIOX
H13W, M, 1., New
I Yorlt, s.tys ! "I am
convinced Prof. Darbys
I Proph lactic Fluid Is a
I valuable dUinfcctant
Vanderbllt Unlveritlty, NahIUe, Teiin,
I testify to the most cxiLlIcnt qu.i!iti?s of Prof.
Darbys Prophylactic Fluid. As a d.sinfetant and
determent It is both theoretically and practically
superior to any preparation with which I am ac
quainted. N. T. LurtON, Prof. Chemistry,
Durby Flahl is Itccoiumrntlrd by
Hon. Alkxanukr II. Stbi'Mhnh, of Georgia ;
Rev. Chas. F. Dnus, D.D., Church of the
Strangers, N Y.j
ios. LbCowtb, Columbia. Prof. , UnlvcrsIty.S.C.
:ev, A. J, Uattlb, Prof, Mercer University;
Rev. Coo. F. Piuhck, Hishup M, K. Church.
INDiSr-KNSAllLi; TO i;VKKV 11(15112.
Perfectly harmless. Used Internally or
externally for Man or 1 least.
The Fluid has been thonmclity tested, and we
have abundant evidence tlut it fus dnncrcrihiiii;
here claimed. 1'or fuller lnfinuatitn pu of your
Irugist a pamphlet or send tu the rupiutors,
J. II. ZKIMX A CO.,
Manufacturing Chemists 1'HILA DKLl'IIIA.
AUff'IRt, 4 '82 ly
PLAIN
TRUTHS
The blood is the foundation of
life, it circulates through every part
of the body, and unless it is pure
and rich, good health is impossible.
If disease has entered the system
the only sure and quick way to drive
it out is to purify and enrich the
blood.
These simple facts are well
known, and the highest medical
authorities agree that nothing but
iron will restore the blood to its
natural condition; and also that
all the iron preparations hitherto
made blacken the teeth, cause head
ache, and are otherwise injurious.
Brown's Iron Hitters will thor
oughly and quickly assimilate with
the blood, purifying and strengthen
ing it, and thus drixe disease from
any part of the system, and it will
not blacken the teeth, cause head
ache or constipation, and is posi
tively not injurious.
Saved his Child.
17 N. Euuw St., Baltimore, Md,
Feb. I), iSSo.
Gent! ; Upon tlie rccummenJa
t!on of a friend 1 tried Ukown'3
Ikoh IlirTBKS as a tonic and re
storative for my daughter, v.tiom
I was thoroughly convinced v. is
wasting away with Consumption,
llavini lost three daughters by the
terrible disease, under the rare of
eminent physicians, I was loth to
believe tiiat anything could .irrttt
Ihe progress of the disease, but, to
my great surprise, before my daugh
ter had taken ouebot.le of 1kuvn's
Ikon HirTUKS, she began to mend
and now is Quite restored to former
health. A fifth duifhter began to
show signs of Consumption, and
when the physician was consulted
lie quickly said "Tonics were re
iiuircd:" and when Informed tlut
the elder sister was taking Ukown's
Ikun Iliribii!., responded "that Is
a good tunic, take iu"
Auohau rilELl-s.
Brown's Iron Bin eks effectual
ly cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
Weakness, and renders the gieatc3t
relief and benefit to persons suffering
from such wasting diseases as Con
sumption, Kidney C'oniplainls, itc.
March, 3, 'M. ly
DuiMsrs, Wives Joitas!
rr 1 B Aft A Om-IIRI
U f v J U V way
DISCOVEREH 'oE 'JiR. WnOUIfll'S
CATHOLICON,
A POSITIVE CURE FOR FEMALE COMPUINTS.
Thla remedy will act In harmony Willi tha Fe.
male (litem at all tline(, and (Unlmuudldely
upon the (lidomltml and uterine muwle(, tndr
(lorethemloaliKltliy ami drong condition,
l)r. Mareblil'. Ulerluc Cothollcon will euro fall,
loa o( the wuinli, Leocorrluea, Clirmilc InlUininn
tlou ud Ulceration of tlio Womli, Incidental
U-raorrlKse or rioodluc, I'alnful, Bupprfmwl
i.d Irreuular Menstruullon, Kidney Complaint,
llirrennenuiidl(e(lieciallyalaptedtotJiocliiigi
ofUfe, Bend tor pamphlet tree. All letter, ol
Inquiry freely aniwercd. Addrc(( a( above. For
(ale by all druirfliti. Nesr .lie 1 Per liottle,
(lid alio 81.00. He (uro and al fur Dr. Map
cblsi'a Ulerino UatBollcon. Taksnocther.
Moyer llroa., Wnolesale At'cnta, l)loonis.tiurj r
June 43-ly.
T
HE GREAT CURE
RHEUMATISM
A It U for all the painful cHiumm of Ua
KIDMEYBJ.LIVIk and bovvili.
It elwnsM U (Tstem cf Us aurrtd Dolus
itbal causes tha drsadful luirarlnjr whteli
onl Ui TleUma of Hhaumatlani oan raadta.
I THOUSANDS OF OASES
or tut worst forma of tbU tarrlblo dissaas
tuvo batn quickly rUTod,aad la aUortUma
PERFEOTLY CURED.
rain, i, uqnpou par, toto m caiccun.
ss- urrcaDDeaaDipymaiL,
WELIH.lUOlIAnUBON i Co., BurUoeton VI
Scarlet rovorB
I Curod. 1
J. SIMPSON AFRICA.
J. SIMPSON ATRIOA.
DUJIOOUATIU CASIII11ATB POK SIXIIUTAUV
01' INTUUN'AI. Al'l'AlltS.
Hon. J. Simpson Afiica, of Hunt
ingdon, tho Democratic nomiiieu for
Secretary of Internal Affairs, was tho
unanimous choice ot the convention
d of tho Demncratio party of tlio
Stato for that position upon tlio ticket.
Public opinion lias unerringly and tin
mistakably pointed to him, since his
appointment by General McCiuidless
in 187o, as Deputy Secretary, as tho
most competent person in the uom
liionwcalth for tho ollicu for which ho
was chosen as candidate. Hu had
become extensively and favorably
known through the public position
with which ho had been entrusted and
through his profession as a surveyor
and engincor. His personal popular
ly and his reputation for ability and
integrity aro not only ot tho highest
order among his friends and neigh
bors and in the portion of tho State
where he resides, but are co-extensive
with the Commonwealth, and aro not
confined to its limits. I ho truth of
this will be manifest when it is remem
bered that when elected to ollico by
the people, as has several times occurr
ed in his native county, it has been
against an adverse political majority,
which it was necessary for him to
overcome. Alwavs, when a candidate,
has ho run largely ahead of his ticket,
ud always, when they have had the
opportunity, havo the people expressed
their uiiicserved and uiiuouuucii con
lidencc in him.
(ir.Nrj.U.OOIOAI..
Mr. Africa is on the paternal side,
of German ancestry, his great-grandfather,
Christopher Africa, having im
migrated from near Hanover ami
settled at Germantown (now part of
Philadelphia). Subsequently ho re
moved to Hanover, in York county.
Ho and liis family were Lutherans, as
is shown by tlio recouls ol that chin ch
at the latter place. He had two sons,
Michael and Jacob, the former of
whom, tho grandfather of the subject
of this sketch, married Miss Catharine
Uralhii at iork, removed Io Hunting
don in 1791, and purchased piopeity
now owned and occupied by his grand
son, llo was one oi me iounuers or,
and an elder in, the Lutheran church
at that place. There Daniel Afiica,
our candidate's father, was born in
1791. He was a man of prominence
and influence in the community, was
leputy surveyor for Huntingdon coun
ty from 182-1 to ltwu, and was lor
twenty-two years a jitiiico ot uie
peace. His knowledge of the law was
much more thorough and extensive
than that usually po-iscsr-ed by magis
trates. He was'fainiliar with many of
the English and Anieiican decision,
especially with those of the Pennsyl
vania courts, anil kept a uoou lit w men
e noted a great number ot iinpoiiant
eases. Many ot these reiateii to too
land laws. His son was his constant
student and companion.
The great-grandfather ol our candi
date on his mother's side was James
Murray, a native of Scotland, who
came to America about the year liiiv,
it a very eaily age, and settled in Pax-
ton, Lancaster (now Dauphin) county,
and who was a captain ol one ot the
Lancaster companies in tho devolution-
try war. A diughter married .lonn
Simpson, of Jlucks county, who also
saw service in tno war lor our inde
pendence. This couple were the
parents ct tho wile or uaiuoi ami
mother of J. Simpson Africa.
suuvnvoit anp civn. r.N(iiNUi:it.
The latter was born in tho town of
Huntingdon, on tho loth day of Sep
tember, 18!i2, and has therefore attain
ed his fiftieth year. Ho was educated
n the public schools mid tlie utiiiliug
lou Academy, which afforded him all
tho opportunities thai were necessary
to fit him for his active and successful
business life. Ho has, however, con
tinued to bo a student, as all must do
who aro engaged in practical profess-
ional pursuits. After leaving school
ho commenced thu practice of survey
ing aim civil engineering wuu ins
tatuei and with his urcie, .lames
Simpson, the latter having been his
principal instructor, his nisi woik,
after completing his studios was with
Samuel W. Millliu, Eq , Chief Kngi
ueer on the liiiutingdoii ami nroaii
Top Uailroad, in 18,)3. Tho Jointing
of tho road was commenced in Jnim
ury, but Mr. Africa was nailed away
by other duties beforo tho oloso of tho
year. The intiiuato friendship then
formed between himselt and Mr.
MilHin remains uninterrupted until
this day,
Mr. Africa's distingiishing charac
teristic in his business, professional
mid public life has been undeviating
carefulness and accuracy. Combined
with his conscientiousness in this re
spect is his long experience as a sur
veyor, his field extending over tho
Stato from Now .Tcisoy almost to tho
Ohio line. So perfect is his familiar
ity with the laud titles of Peunsylva
Uy
nia,
that no suits are tiled in lluutiug-
lon, and but few in iioigliboiing
counties, involving questions of title,
in which his knowledge is not required
to unravel the mysteries and aid in
the administration of justice. This
knowledge would bo of inestimable
value in tho head of the important de
partment of Internal Affairs, including,
as it now does, tho former duties ot
the Surveyor General. Mr. Africa has
been pronounced, by competent au
thority, tho best surveyor in Central
Pennsylvania, and has not his superior
in tho State, if anywhere.
HIS 1'Ol.lTIGAt. I'Ol'UI.AltlTY.
The first ollice filled by Mr. Africa
was that of County Surveyor, to which
lie was elected in October, 18.13.
When nominated by the Democratic
county convention as a candidate for
tho ollico ho had not attained his
twonty first year and had passed it but
a few weeks when elected. Tho Whig
majority in tho county at that time
was about .'100, but Mr. Afiica was
elected by a majority of Iflo. His
Whig opponent was taken entirely by
surprise and could scarcely believe tho
figures that told tho result. Mr.
Africa was a catididato for re-election
in 18,)G, and again fan so far ahead of
his ticket that the result was a tie voto
between him and his opponent nnd a
failure to elect. Ho held over until
tho following year, when ho insisted
that the court should mako an appoint
ment, and thoy appointed tho Whig
candidate who last run against him.
I.1TEUAUV I.AllOItS.
In 185!! ho becamo one of the found
ers of tlio Standing Stone Banner, a
newspaper established at Huntingdon,
and was one of
tho editors and pro
prictors until it was discontinued, two
years later. He is well qualified for
editorial work and would no doubt
have been as successful at that as at
everything else ho has undertaken had
ho chosen to devote his efforts to it,
being a correct writer and having
command of a very ptiro English style,
Ho is also well posted on local history,
ami is oiteu consulted as an authority
upon the subject. The sketch of Hunt
ingdon county in Eglo's "History of
Pennsylvania was prepared by nun,
and Milton S Lytle, in his "History of
Huntingdon Uounty, gives mm credit
in various places lor information fur
nished. In the practice of his pro-fes-ioii
ho has had access to aud has
obtained posession of records which
havo afforded him a vast fund of
knowledge and which ho has not fail
ed to study to advantage,
IN UUMSIIaS
Mr. Afric.i lias been identified with
tho leading business enterprises of
Huntingdon, and has given assistance
and encouragement to every desirabl
publio improvement. Ho has contri
buted his time and labor to the wel
fare and prosperity of tho borough as
a member of council)), having been
elected burgess in 18.ril, 18o5 ami 1809
becoming chief burgess in 1871, his
last election being for threo years
during tho sessions of 18o8 and 18.VJ
ho was one of the clerks of thu Stato
Senato,
His next election by tho people of
iitiiiunguuii ooiiiiiy win as tiieir rep
resentative in the Legislature in 18,r9.
The majority in the county had chang
ed from Whig to liVpulicuu, and it
was against thu catididato of tlio latter
party that Mr. Africa was successful
Hu was among tho ablest and most
intelligent members of tho body, serv
ing on important committees, and both
on tho floor and in committee exerted
a great inlluenco upon its proceedings
si:nvi(ii:s iu:sm:ni:i 'inn statu.
The duty of organizing tho Depart
incut of Internal Affairs devolved
upon tho first incumbent elected after
the adoption of the constitution of
1873, by which tho ollico was created,
It was in recognition of his eminent
fitness for tho place that Mr. Africa
was appointed Deputy Secretary by
iienerai -Mcuamiiess when tlo latter
entered upon thp duties of the ofllco
187.V Mr. Africa's knowledge and
experieuco peculiarly qualified him
above evory other man in tho Com
inoiiwealth for putting the new do
parlment into suocessful operation
1 ho eutiro labor and rosponsibl i v o
doing so devolved upon him, and it is
well known to the people of the Stato
how laitiitiiiiy tho duty was perlormeil
and how creditably and honorably ho
acquitted himself' in tho inipoitnnt
trust. Tho department owes its
efficiency to day to thu thorough ami
practical manner in wnicii it was organ
izou uy iur. jvinoa,
HUNS AIIKAIt OP 1IS T1CKKT,
With a view pot only of continuing
him in tho office, but of placing him at
tne head ot it, the Domooratio Stat'
Convention of 1878 nominated him
as the catididato for Secretary of In
tcrnai Aiiairs. as it was tliu year o
a inoH important general election, and
as tho ltepubllcans thoroughly organ
men tneir party ami made an actlv
canvass for tho Biiccees of their ticke
and to retain control of tho State, the
election of Mr. Africa could not bo
regaided as among the probabilities,
but it was evident from tho day of his
f , I .1 . .) t K 1 .
poniinaiion mat, oven it dcieatod, tl
majority against him would bo miicl
less than that against any other candi
date on tho Democratio ticket, nm'
tln.ro was reason to regard his chanc
as not entirely hopeless. Tho result
Wfti hijrlily llnttcring to Mr, Africa,
tliu majority ngainat liim bulng but
12.109, wliili) that for Hoyt, tlio Ho
publican cnuilltbtlc for governor, wiw
nbout 22,fi00. UU poimlnrity in
Huntingdon county was ngulu attfHtoil
by a majority for liim of fill, white
Itoyt'ti was 3U7.
UNANl.MOfSl.V HKNOMINATII).
llaviuir (luvoloneil such Htroncth
inir developed sueli Htronctn
buforo the iieonle, his renomiuation
this year was looked upon as a certain-
ty long before tho meeting of tho con-
vention. Ho was in no sense n candi-
late, never having indicated any
lesiro for the nomination, but public
sentiment havinir clearlv pointed to
him as tho unanimous choice of the
parly, no other person wits I nought or mi stood up on the bench and yelled:
as a candidate, and tho nclini of the ''Whoa I whoa 1" as ho leaned for
couvention placing him upon the tick- ward and held out his hands, as though
without a dissenting oico was hut
10 registering of what had already
een decreed.
Mr. Africa ha held but ono ollioo
esides those that have been mention-
In 1880 President Haves ap-
(oitiled him Supervisor of the Census
or tlie tevcuth Jilri!t of fennsvlva-
la, composed of fourteen counties in
io central part of the State, and ex
tending from Clearfield to York. It is
nnpi.iM'tm'V III s:iv Mint. lw Hiaitlrti'rwl
j ..... ..,...,
io samo fidelity in this position that
io has always shown in overv publio
private station in which ho has
been placed, lis duties were perform-
1 to tne entire satisfaction of tho
epartment.
Mr. Africa's admirable character is
tho result of deep-seated moral and
religious convictions. It has been
stated that ins ancestors wore .Luther-
ans. 1'ioin ins mothers sido he comes
naturally by his Presbyterian faith.
lie belongs to tho latter church at
Huntingdon, is a member of the board
t trustees and treasurer for tho con
gregation.
Laborers I Who are They ?
Tho artisan classes cannot complain
lat their eauo is neglected now-a-
ays At Jiostoii, last week, the sec
ond annual exhibition fair of tho New
England Manufacturers' and Median
ics' Institute was opened at tho Exhibi-
tion Building, in Huntington avenue,
in tho presenco of a largo number of
persons, ciuuracnig prominent memoers
ol ttio clergy, citato and city ofhoials,
army and navy officers, eto. At Cin-
cinnati, the same day, an industrial ex
hibition was opened undor most favor
able auspices. In tho pageant, which
was part ot the opening ceremony,
iwciiiy-Bi luuieuu uui, lupiusuiuiug
iuu uiiuuiK, uvBHuiiiiy wuu uiiiuiiiiiui-
us at his plough and ending with Uin-
oinnaui as n is, were an laitniuiiy
lown ; much to tlio advantago ot Cin-
cinnatti and tno advancement achieved
u methods ot labor since tno sturdy
Poman alternately ploughed his way
over Ills farm or through his foes, as
occasion demanded.
industrial exhibition was inaugurated
iiU'Uii, sjii inu ni.iitu uiiiyiuuuu, .iu I
no loronto, tno Auorney-uencrai per-
forming the opening ceremony in the
n,nnn sif tlw I. milnhfllil Tift. I
ouaciivu ui uiu jnii.iui-uu,ci,iui.
1' Om ail llllS 10 IS (llllle evllicnt tiiat
uie interests oi niooiinnio lauorers aro
IllOIlg IIIO leading questions Ot me
ills. ,11 llliou s.-Aiiiuii.iuijn 11JUII Ul
standing in the various communities
were present taking active part, and
thus showing their coucern iu tho in
Itlstries of the country. It would bo
well it the working people of our land
could see in these lacts the assurance
that they are not regarded ns an uiiim-
ioi taut part ot tlio body politic. We
lear much of tho rights of labor as rep
esented by woiknigmon, aud attempts
aro made to creato a gult between cap
tol and inbor, ao though these ever
could be separate in a country of such
auvuuccu civilization as tins. imoo
5 .1 .1. f
more surely aro hydrogen and oxygen
ssential elements ot water, tlie absence
of either causing the disappearance of
the liquid, than aro capital and labor
ssential elements ot a country s pro
gross, iho sensible, American-born
woi'kingmaii understands this, and this
must bo taught to the toilers who comu
here, that all havo not learned it is
evident fiom signs which frequently
manliest themselves among us, for
instance, ninong tho banners displayed
n a large labor demonstration in Mow
York city last week, was ono which
declared that there must bo no money
monopoly j while another read, "Pay
no rent. (supposing this principle
carried out, who would tiirnisli tlie cap
ltal to build houses, anil, when houses
ire no longer built, who will employ
the carpenters and masons, thu plum
bers and painters, and tho many other
mechanics whose wages depend upon
busy building trade ? That such
coniniunisuo uieorjes wi i i.nd any very
no . uuiu n if, is nut-iirsuiy. s uey
nro held only by cr.ioUed-braiucd work
men of foreign birth, who conio here
to stir up strife between master and
men, so that they may get a living
without labor
"To the Workers should belong the
Wealth," was ono of tho mottoes of tho
labor procession referred to above.
Thuy spoko more trulv than they con
ceived, perhaps who devised this motto,
Wo are all woiking-nien, or ought to
no. isiuu oui ot ten must woik ill or
der to keep it, Hut these working
neonlu intei di d to idnlm tlmt nriixniw
. t (.a. .
were tno only wrigiiltul owners ot tho
will I I 111,1,1 tlwiil- iniwlj l,l,. 1 1 .,
dueo. This is an nrrogunt assumption.
The men who handles Y'oods or monev
all day over a counte
III! tl, IJ USI l ,1 cutlllll'l, ui svnu tons in
any oiio of the professions is no less a
woikmnu than ho who handles n spado
and brick. Tho man who driven a pen
a . .
or who toils u
illlllll nilitnrlfll snnnlnm is. ..is Ini. n
worker than he who sets the tvpo and
. 1 1. . I.. . . 1.. .1 1!. . .
iiiiia utips to uriug tne cuitors prouue
!..- ...... in ,
nun into priui. ah nro workers
while iu professional toil, as against
merely mechoeical work, there is so
much mora need of the uto of tho head
to guide and assist tho hand that, if it
is to be monopolized at nil, the term
laborer belongs to tho professional inan.
Meanwhile we trust these industrial
exhibitions may tend to strengthen tho
good feelings between tho artisan and
other classes of society, a feeling wo
believe to bo nn almost universal one.
A. i Observer,
HOI'K ON, IIOl'K KVEIi.
No matter what the ailment may bo
ruuuuiaiisiii, neuralgia, lameness, aslh
ma, bronchitis if other treatment
liavo failed hopo onl go nt oniico
for Thomas' Eclcctrio Oil. It will
secure you immediate relief.
Ho Had a Terrible Time-
A ucntlcinati, posscwinir a ratlicr
ioiibIi aiinearaiice. a native of Kansas
City, and who receives his letters anil
bills addressed through tho limits to
one William King, strolled in tho Un
ion depot recently just drunk
enough to look tired and sleepy. Ho
threw himself upon oiio of tlio wooden
ocnoncs in me lioiuicinin s waltintr
room and was soon asleep and snorinir.
In a few minutes passengers in the
waiting - room at tliu time were startled
at the capers ho began to cut. He was
evidently a chronic somnambulist and
imagined in his leep that lie was dri-
ving a street o.ir, and endoavorinir to
manage a very wild team ot homes.
no wcic attempting to obtain a tighter
grip on tho imaginary lines ho was
satisfied that lie had stopped tho horses.
he jumped from the bench exclaiming:
"Confound it I this car always nets oil
the track at the wrong time." After
making this observation be walked to
ono end ot the bench and begin to pull
it around the room with all his might
aud main.
"What aro you trying to do t" in-
(Hltroil n lit-arnnilm '
........ , .......... V.
"Why, you confounded old fool.can t
you see I am trying to get this car on
the track V
Finding it was up hill work, ho
walked to tho other end of the bench
anil tried to quiet his horses again by
saying : v noa uoy, wno, boy r eto.,
This task having been accomplished,
,ho turned to tho crowd of spectators
nnd asked them to help him lift tlio car
on tlio traok. When thov failed to re-
spond ho said : "You aro tho meanest
set of street car passengers I over
hauled."
"What is the number of your car 1"
chipped in a bystander who "stood near
the back, holding his sides as ho laughed.
"Tho number of my car," replied tlio
perspiring somnambulist, "is '17.
At this point of tho proceedings a
policeman appeared on tho scene and
dashed tho contents of a glass filled
with water in tho faoo of the sleep
walker. This awoko him and brought
him to his senses forthwith
When ho
saw the crowd standing around him
laughing and slapping each other on
the back his astonishment was of
courso very great. St. Louis Jlepub-
lican.
How She Won Him,
T llflvn insf. lionrri llin mnat. rnmnvL-n.
bi0 story of the cvciinessof female tern
pcr ln lact lt Beems m surprising to
mo tjjat I think some record of it should
,n em hn mrd in t'iP mv.liiv nf n;
t, linnntifnl inWv tnrv mi no,. o
nrom-iatnlv lm "TTmv Si, v,.
iTim Tmlrn.l it u m,ifn m,m,r,i, i
n.in n fn,. ,.-,s.-Un o., if i. .. ..,
aro evc,r won , w,icli I dare say they are
tln, t, im.1,1pnn,i i,..,, ; ii,iin.1r,lnl,in
nnl w nil ? liw u'len nn lt.r,,,-
mtlio,- vnn ilmi'i l-nn'w nniil T inii'..,
for inu-uliniil.l vnnn iW il.,.,. .
a beautiful dinner given "many years
., -. . & .. . . -
nrrn. nnil h in unr. nnimuitn m mi, I
lnnlr,.il ..v..v bis nlim-.n!,, inn ,..!,.
nn 01.,i ifc u. .1, a o,i
otherwise arravrd an nnvnr u-nrn ll.n
lilies iu any valley of this poor earth.
Well, tho idiot of a waiter in handing
thu soup upset the entire contents on a
ilate right on her lap. Just think of
it girls 1 Tho whole front breadth ut
terly ruined, and for the world it could
not be matched. Well what did she
hot dm she laint T Did sho sav hor
rid man ? Did she scream 1 Not at all ;
sho passed tho thing olt in some witty
remark about hery baptism and caenily
resumed her dinner. He, ot course do
lighted, thought her a most remarkable
woman, and indeed sho was; becamo
attentivo to her and finally married
her. Une evening long after the event
they were sitting beforo tho fire, tho
children having gono to bed, and were
talking, about old times, when ho
said:
"My dear, I never told you, I think.
how I first thought I would like to mar
ry you, did 1' i
"Why, gracious, goi.dness, no,
never.
"Woll," he said. "Do you reniem-
that dinner nt Mrs. Sinipkiu's where
your dress was spoilt by tlio
soup v
"Indeed I do, sho replied. "I shall
never forget it as long ss 1 live.
"Well, ' ho continued, "you behaved
so well about it that I thought you a
perfect iotvel."
"Yes, sho answered, "I remember
behaving very well about it at tho time,
nit, good land, you should havo seen
tho mark of my teeth on tho bedpost
mat mgiii,
Now wasn't that just too perfectly
VOniantic foranvthiiig ! Philadelh a
Quiz.
The Poisonous Mushroom.
PiofosRor Politick, of Rreshiu. has
lately mado experiments on thu com
mon mushroom, of which tho follow
nig are tho practical results : All coin
moil mushrooms nro poisonous, but
cooking deprives them iu n greater or
lessor degree ot their poisonous niiuli
ues' ';q'':''wl washing with cold
water, winch they usually undergo to
I iln'll.klit 1 limit fnlra-i! nimiif n iiAt-tima nf
v.... " ', i mi
SHU IHMI-IMI, .11111 IIUIUII" UUI-PI lliu ll'Sl,
JU.1. u.lp. water in which thoy havo been
b.0110" '? HStilv poisonous
mid
should
, . - ... (l ...
Exper-
- "v """-"".v b"".
. , , o , " I,"
"0"t niade on dogs sliowed that if n
loK u 1 l'L'nt ?f ,'VJ .w Wl''nt
of rn '""loums it fell sick, but re-
COVC' Cd j II It 1U0 01)0 milt a halt PCI'
tent tno poison had a more violent but
not fu'nl effect, and if it ate two per
cent it was inevitably lntai. The wa
ter iu winch mushrooms had been boil
en was nir moro poisonous than even
tho inw mushrooms, while thu mush
rooms thus boiled could bo taken with
out hin t to tho nmoimt ot ten per cent
of tlw weight of the dog's body. Wnsli.
nig wuu coin water noes not remove
nil the poison, so that mushrooms thus
nepai ed were poisonous when taken
in largo quantities, Dried mushrooms
are still dangerous for from twelve Xo
twenty days, and also tho water iu
which thoy havo been boiled. They
requite to bo dried for at least a whole
month and nro only really safe after
I four months' drying,
J.on(on uYews,
Coustipatlon, liver and kidney dis
eases are cured by Hrown's Iron
Hitters, which enriches tho blood and
strengthens tho whole system.
An Honest Man.
An easy going, honest minded old
country merchant iu Iowa had been in
trado for a dozen years when ho took
iu his son for partner. Tho boy had
lived in Chicago for threo or four years
and was up to snuff. One day nfter
the partnership had lasted nbout six
mouths, the old man camo down in tho
morning nnd found tho doors of thu
store closed and a sign up to tho effect
that the firm had failed. Ho wnlked
over to his son's houso and iisked :
"James, did you lock the store t"
"I did."
"What is the mutter?"
'Why, wo have failed nnd can only
pay fifteen cents on the dollar."
"James," continued the old man ns
ho pulled down his hat. "I'm going
down and open the door with a crow
bar and resume business at 100 cents
on the dollar 1 Kor thirteen long yeals
1 have given fifteen ounces to the pound
and measured both lingers with every"
yard of cloth, and tho idea of taking
any further advautage of tho Lord goes
against my conscience. Just consider
that wo havo resumed and comu nlong
and scrape out them sugar barrels."
llru7 Street Arci.
Talmage is described as follows by
tho Boston Jferald corrspondent:
"His mouth, like his church, is more
commodious than that of any other
Aniericau clergyman. Otherwise ho
is a common-looking man. His hair
is straight, aud reaches to his co.U
collar behind, but not nearly to his
forehead iu front. When ho smiles
you know it, but you do not sou the
idiotic grin ot a clown lie steps high
in walking to and fro on tho platform,
but docs not jump up nnd crack his t
heels together. Ho uses his nrtns
freely iu gesticulation, but they never
look like more than two. He isnota
jumping jack at least ho was not on
this occasion. J'erhaps there was
nothing in the sermon exciting euoiigh
to pull tho string." The samo writer
credits Talmago with memorizing his
sermons so perfectly that, without copy
or notes, his delivery is almost, sen
tence for sentence, identical witli tho
manuscript which hu has studied.
' When it is considered," he says, "that
tho longest role in a play seldom equals
a sermon in length, and that the actor
is aided by the breaking up of his lines
into dialogue, by the dramatic situa
tions in which he is placed, and by tho
prompter, whenever his recollection
fails, then Talmago's two feats of
memory every Sunday may bo fully
comprehended.''
Among the many anecdotes related
of the steadiness ot nerve of tho veteran
Prince Charles of Prussia as a boy is
tho following : On the 20th of Octo
ber, 1811, the Prince being then ton
years and four months old, ho was din
ing at Wustrau. Castlo with Count
Zieleu, tho only son of Fredrick the
Great's renowned cavalry General. His
host was a very eccentric person, in
veterately addicted topractic.il joking,
and upon tho occasion alio (led to had
prepared an unusua Uy startling sur
prise for tho juveiii le Prince. Count
Zieten rose during' dinner to proposo
tlio health of "tho King," and as the
words left his lips a whole battery of
field guns, which had been posted just
under the dining room window, was
fired off at a volley. Everybody pre
sent started except the Prince, upon
whom his host's eyes were steadily fix
ed. Observing with grim satisfaction
that tho loyal lad did not even wink,
Zicten turned toward him with the
question. "Not afraid of cannon, eh,
your Royal Highness?" Pointing to
tho walls of the apartment, lavishly ad
orned witli portraits of officers of tho
lamous .lelen Hussars tho regiment
(of which his son Chailes. alwavs wear
s
iho scarlet uniform Prince, hm-li.
es
in
quietly replied. "Certainly not,
such company as this!'' and went on
with ino desert as though nothing un
usual had been dono or said.
Liked to Meet a Gentleman.
"May I open tho window for you
niss?" politely itxiuircd a gentleman
of a young lady on tho Northern Paci
fic road, as ho saw her tugging at n
sash that had not yet recovered from
tno preceding winter, tiho glared at
him a'liioment and gave a reluctant
consent. "Folks can't bo too careful
who thoy speak too or accept favors
from," Biie)rcmnrked, after a long pause
"That is very true," replied tho gentlo-
uuiu, quietly, "jvro you a isoston
drummer?" she inquired. "No I am
not," ho answered. "A hotel clerk i"
"No, not a hotel cleik." "I'm
glad of that," sho said. "I never
let a drummer or hotel clerk speak to
mo. Maybe you're an nctor. "No
not an actor." "That's first clas !' shu
exclaimed, showing her dimples, and
i .'coming more anil more confidential,
"Jf mi actor should sneak to mo I'd die.
What is your business?" "I'm a bar
keeper, and I'm traveling West to get
n teriitorinl divorce from mv wife." ex
claimed tho gentleman. "Oh, I'm so
glad," giggled the girl. "Reach down
my satchel : there's a bottle of whisky
and a pack of cards in it. "I'll play
you an odd game of California jack for
if.r a corner 1 I like to meet n gentlo-
man,
ami i know cm when 1 seo em.
Ask the conductor if bo's goi a cork
screw, win you 7
Colonel Robert G. Iiigereoll was
asked by a friend the other day : "Is
it true; colonel, that you really keep a
considerable sum of money loose in nn
unlocked drawer of your desk at homo
so that your children may help them
selves without bliut or solicitation 7"
"Certainly, sir," was tho answer. ' I
belioyo that to bo tho best way for cul
tivating in them a sense of responsibil
ity and honor." Thereupon tho friend
said : "Well, frankly now. colonel, if
Hrndy and Dorsey were staying over
night nt your house, would you leave
that drawer unlocked ?" His answer
was a long nnd resonant laugh.
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