hi ri 1 1 i 1 .. . n xiie uoitirnDian. tCOI.tJHBUt)KMOCnT,TAIini'Tni! Monti!, Mid CO- i.umbian, romolldiiled. ' Is.rir-.l WceUlv,,,vr,T l'rl1 .llnrnlni,, nt Ilt.OOMSIlUltO, t'OLUMIltA CO , rn. ATTwnnoiUM per jwr, To subrrlberg out m thn enmity the terms nro strictly In i Rilvnnoe . of tlio publishers, nimi mi arrears- s Jr t.iE i.iii Ion continued credits will not .be u iven. 1 ' 11 Al't'npprasentoutoltlii) HtntocVrtoiiiHintittmM omccs must, be i.al.t for In ad v.inco, unlAnTtwion. s Mo iicrsnn n Columbia county assume? to i nav "'S.SlUJJ'iV.P 1011 '"won demand. MV,m" 10 I'V inthS county.'10 gtrexaclM ,rom sulcriue.is JO B PRINTING. .TJlfii,obbln,f,,t'P1rtm,,'"''tlKit,nM!iiilHiTtrv cotnplcto, nnd our.Toli l'rlntlnir wlllcoinnimfAVnr ably wit n in.it of tho largo rll cY. All workrtdSJ ,m snort notice, neatly una at moderate t,rt" ra PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ATTOllNEY-AT-LAW, jg- U.KONK, ATTOllNKY-AT-LAW. ortlco In Knt's llulldlnp;. llLOOMSnWO, l' p n. nuoiCiYi,Kw, ATTOllNEY-AT-LAW. lUoostsncrtd, l'l, omco on Main street, 1st dooi below court llouso, JOHN It. CLANK, ATTOHN 13 Y- AT-L AAV. IILOOMSBCKO, l'A, omce over Schuyler's Hardwaro Store p W. MILL EH, " ATTOUNKf.AT.LAW. omco In llrower's bulldtnc.sccond Uoor.rootn No, Utoomsbure, I'a. T FRANK ZAKH, ' ATT01 IN E Y-AT-L AW. Hloomsburg, Pa onioo corner of Centre and Jtaln Strscts. Clark'i uunaintf. Can bo consulted In (Icrraan. Q.KO. K. ELWJ3LL, ATTOllNEY-AT-LAW. New Coicmbian Ucildino, Illoonisburg, Pa, Mombor of the United States Law Association, collections mado In any part of America or Eu rope. pAUL E. WIItT, Attorney-at-Law. Ofllco in Colombian Huimiino, lloomNO.2, second nour. BLOOMSHUHO, PA. JJEltVEY E. SMITH, ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW, llloonnbursr, Pa, Ofllco In Mrs. lint's llulldlnff. Sept. is '52-1 y. ,UY JACOUY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. ULOOMSBUIU), Ofllco In 11. J.Clark'-slinlliilnir, second floor, first door to the left. Oct. 8, 'SO. 8. KNOUU. L. B. WINTSttSTBBK, Notary Public KNOlllt & WINTERSTEEN, A tiovnoys-at-Law. nniirn in 1st National nnnfc bulldtne. Bccond lloor. first door to the left. Corner of Main and Market streets llloomsDurtr, r.i. tSy Pennons and Iiounties Collecttd. J II. MAIZE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. omco In Mrs. Ent's Dulldlns, third door from Main stroot. m ay JOHN C. YOOUM, Attovnoy-cit-Law. CATAWISSA, PA. omco in Nkws Item building;, Main btrect. Mombor of the American Attorneys' Associa tion. Collections made In any part of America. Jan. B, IS32. A K. OSWALD, ATTOHN E Y- AT-L AW. Jackson Uulldlug, Rooms 4 nnd 5. May 6, 81. BEUWIOK.PA "y H. RHAWN, "attokney-at-law. omce, corner of Third and Main streets. M. H. SNYDER, ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW, Orangoville, Pn. omco In Low's Ilulldlnfe', second lloor, second door to the left. Can bo consulted In German. nur 13 's'2 E. SMITH, Attorncy-ntl.nw, Berwick. Pa. Can Ijo Consulted In German. AI.SO 1'IIHT-CI.ASS FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPAKIUS ItKl'IIKSCNl Kl). STOfllce with the Berwick Imlcpent'.ctU. MISCELLANEOUS. HTTP! k' f VP. 1 1 A M. A tlnriinv.nl-Law. tv Office, llrockway'sllulldlUB 'lst lloor, roomsburu, Pcnn'a. may T, ')-t f Clooi U. BARKLEY, Attornt-y-rl.lt.c omco In JJrower's bulldlnp;, snd story.I'oiir B. McKELVY, M. D.,8urceon andPhy . alclan, north sldo Main Btreet.below wirkct A L. FRITZ, Atlnrnoy.fit.Law. Oifice , In COMJMHUN Ilulldlng, Junoil W. c M. DRINKER, GUN A- LOCKSMITH Bewlnff Machines and Machinery of all kinM re pUrod. Opeka Hocbk Ilulldlng, llloomsburt'i P. D R. J. 0. BUTTER, PHYSICIAN HUItClEON, omco, Nprth Market street, Dloomstiurf, Pa. OR. WM. M. REI1EU. Suikcoii ami PhyBlclan. oillco corner of Itock and Mrket it. T R. EVANS, M. D.. Surgeon ami ll . Physician, (Olllco and Itcsldcnco on Third street JAMES REILLY, TonHorinl Artist, Is again ut his old stand under KXOlIASnK liopuuand bai as usual a KHMT-CWbS IlAHUKItailOP. Ho reapeclfully solicits t o patronage of Ills old customers and of tlio yawio Itenerally. julym.'SMi rR. I. L. RABI1, PBAOTIOAL DENTIST, Main Street, onpostto Episcopal oiiircli, Illoomslurtf, Pa, Tetth extracted without pain. Oct. 1, W. EXCHANGE HOTEL. W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR BLOOMSBURO, ?h, OPPOSITE COOIIT HOUSE, Large and eonvenlcnt t.imple rooms. IlUh rotms liat and cold water,and all modern couvcuIclocs J. K BITTEWBENDEB, J"ppri6tori. IT S COME ! ! And WE HAVE GOT IT. of CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, and A Crl'Sllltf liinc OF ents' Furnishing GOODS. Fall Novelties AT PRICES THAT WILL CALI. AND be co3sr-vi3xraBr). AT I). Lowonberg's. FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING. -)o(-A. J. EVANS, Tlio uptown Clothier, has Just received a tine line of New ooods, and Is prepared to mako up FALL AND WINTER SUITS For Men and Bos s In tho neatest manner and La test styles. GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, Hatsi Caps. &?- Always on hand. Call and Examine. EVANS BLOCK Corner Mala and Iron Streets, 3DL0OMSBURG, FA. y II. HOUSE, DENTIST, Hi.ooMsiiuno.Coi.u.MiiiA County, Pa. A 11 styles of work done In n superior manner, work warruiuL-u ua reyn-ai-uicu. ib.iu ed wituout Pain by the use of Oas, and free of cliargo when artificial teeth are Inserted. Oillco over llloonsburg Hanking Company. Jo be oper. at all hours during the daj Nov.ss-ly 8. F. SHARPLESS, FOUNDER AND MACHINIST. HEAR L. & B. DEPOT, BI00MSBUB3.PA. Manufacturer of Plows, Moves and all kinds of Casllng-i. Lnrgo stocK of Tinware, uook Moves. Itoom Moves, Moves for heating stores.school hoube-s, churche", St. Also, largo stock of re pairs foreltv Movi-H of all klncls.w holesulo and retail such as l-'lro Ilrlck, Orates. Liat.centrcs, Aa.Stoie IPO. 1.00K llrtliers. )lut, mu liait-B, imiv run Kettles, Sled soles, Wngou lloxcs, all kinds I'lOW l'Oims. JMOUIll nuarus, iioho, i iuaic-i, ouiv, jioxia MAXuni:, d-e, febst-f T7BEAS BROWN'S IA&UHANCB Jj AOKSCY. Mover's new bulldlug, Main street, liloomsburt, Pa, tr,n lnsiirnni-d I'n.. of Hartford. Conn. Uoyul of Llierpool 13,500,000 10,01 0,000 4.1(15,117 t,,SC0,3Jli J,7U,T 3,13,O0O l-HlltUSUIIU . Klro Association, Philadelphia l'liiL-nlx.of London Loudon & Lancashire, of Kngland Ilarltorlof lUrlford Unrlntrllf-M Kl ft! fltlll MlirillO ,0S2,688 As tho airencies nro uircci, policies iuu hju onico at Illoomsburg. mo insured wiiuuuv aui ucm, Oct. 88, 'St-tf. 7Ii:K INSURANCE. CIIIIISTIAN F. KNAPP, 11LOOMSUUHO, PA. UIIITIS1I AMERICA ARSUHANCE COMPANY. (IKItM AN F1HE INSUHANUK COMPANY. NATIONAL FI UK INBUltANCK COMPANY, UNION INBUltANCK COMPANY, vnnsn ni.n coHrosATions aro well seasoned by niro and rik tkstiu and have never yet had a loss settled by any court of law. Their asfleU are all Invested In soup HsccuiTiKsand are liable to tho haiard of rim only. 1.0S36S rnUHrTLT uu liunaoii.. iwjuowu uuu nai.i n9 Rnrm as determined by Cukistiin F. KNtrr, ereciiL Aoint amp Apjustm iiloomi. ri,in,nninfif cnVimbla county should ratron- i, ihr ,T,mnv wtioro losses if any are settled and paid nv one of their own oltlieni. B V. UARTMAN RtrKXSENTS Tilt rOLLOWIMO AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES Lycoming of Muucy Peiinylvania. North Aitieriean ui i -uimur.ui, Franklin of " ' I'eUllSJIVlliiia u Ksriiieisof ork, Pa. llniioverof Now ork, Msnlialtaii of New ork. onico ou Market Bircet, No, 5, Jliooni6burg. oct. U, iv-ly Lmmonso New Stock UTOffl YOU dm rorDy.pcpslB, Onstlvoliuss, Sick lleailnclip, Olironlo lllur. rliica, Jnuiiiltrp, Impurity of Ilia llloori, l'rverand Agur, Malnrln, mid ull J)li.raflefl ruined by Do. rnngement of I.lvur, How rls and Kidneys. SYMPTOMS or A msHASI!!) MVI',11. Had llitalhi Pain In the Side, tonwlime the pain U felt under the Shimldet.blaile, mlilakcn for Kheumatum general lo'of nppctltei lloweli Renerally co.livc, tomclimca alletnllng with lax ) the head ll troubled with pain, li dull and heavy, with considerable lots of memory, accompanied with painful tenullon of leaving undone iomethlng which ought to have been done j a alight, dry cough and flushed face ll tometlme an attendant, often ml.uken for consumption Ihe patient complalna or weariness and debility ; nervous, easily startled feet cold or burning, sometimes n prickly sensation ' 'he skin etlsisi spirits are low and cfespondent, and, although satisfied lhat exercise wouldl-e bene, nclal, yet one can hardly summon up fortitude 13 ft In fact, distrusts every remedy. Seseral of the above ivmploms atlend the disease, tut eases have occurred when but few of them existed, y.t examination after death has shown the I.lscr to have been extensively deranged. It should bo used by nil person,, old unit young, wlicnorcr any of tho tsboro symptom, appear. Persons Traveling or Wring In Ull. healthy LnrillltU-,, by taking a dose occasien. al y to keep the Liver In healthy action, will avoid aU Miliaria, Illllou, attack,, Dimness, Nau. ",a. Drowsiness, Depression of Spirits, etc. It will InviEorate likea class of wine, titit Is no In. toxlcatlug boveragu. If You have eaten nnjthlng liaril ot ingestion, or feel heavy after meals, or aleep. less at night, uke a dose and you will be relieved. Tlmo iinil Doctor,' 11111, will l,e saved by iilnay, keeping the ltrgulator In tin lfousol For, whatever the allmenl may be, a thoroughly safe purgative, ulti-i.itlvi- an-1 tonic can neierbeout of place. The remedy Is liarmli-ti mill ilor, not iiituifs.ro with buslnem or pleasure. a . iIT Is ;'UK,;i'v vispiiTAnr.iJ, Anil has all the power and efficacy of Calomel or yuinme, ilhout any of Ihe injurious after effects. A flnvernnr's Testimony. bimmons Liver Kcgulator has been In us. In my family for some time, and 1 am satisfied It is a valuable addition to the medical science. J. Glix Siioktek, Governor of Ala. non. Alexander It. Stephens, of flu., sas: Have dcrhed some benefit from ihe use of bimmons Liter Kcgulator, and wish to give it a further trial. n"Jhe "n'y, Thing that never fulls to llelleve." 1 have used manv remedies for Dvs. repsla, Liver Affection and Debility, but never have found an thing to benefit me to th. extent Simmons Liver Regulator has. I sent from ,M in. ncsota to Georgia for it, and would send further for such a medicine, and would advise all who are slm. ilarly affected to give it a trial a, it seems the only thing that never fails to relies e. P. M. Jannct, Minneapolis, Minn. Dr. T. IV. Masnrt snyst From actual ex. perience In the use of Simmons Liver Kcgulator In my practice I have been and am satisfied to use and prescribe it as a purgative medicine. IKS-Take only the Genuine, which always has on the Wrapper the red Z Trilde-Mark and Signature of J. u. ZI1IL1N & CO. FOK SALnjIV ALL DKUGOISTS August, S2 ly PLAIN TRUTHS The Iilootl is tlio fouiulation of life, it circulates through csery part of the iKiily, ami unless it is pure and rich, good health is iinposs'hlc. If disea-,e has cnteied the system the only sure and quick way to drive it out is to purify ami 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. Hrw.n's Iron lln mis ill thor oughly and quickly assimilate with the blood, purifjinp; and strengthen ing it, and thus dtivc disease from any part of the sjstcm, and it will not blacken the tetth, cause head ache or constipation, and is posi tively not injurious. Saved his Child. 17 N. l'.uuw St., Baltimore, Md. Feb. 11, 18S0. Gents r Upon lite recommend, lion of a fnuid I tried UitowsV Ikon Tintr.-, nj a tonic and re .toratlic for my daughter, wlnia 1 wes thoroughly convinced s.s v.slin.1 nivay wuh Conumpth ,i. llavint; lout tluco d.mght.r-. b tht; tcrnblu di'c-ise, under the c.irc 1 1 ctniii.-iit phjslcbns.l w.is Ictii h believe tli.it anything coild nrnst the progress cf the ilise.i-.e, but, to tny nreat hiirpii.e, btf-ie my d.unJi. tcr had Like 11 one buttle ul fliumN'-, Ikon Ki 1 1 1 i.s, she began to mend and now is quite restored to former he.ihli A filth daughter began to shoiv signs of Consumption, and when tho .h)slci.-in wa consulted lie quickly said "Tonics wt-rcie-etiired;" and when Infoim.-d ib.it the eider sifters, lis taking JlKi'Uh's Ikon Kmi:as, K-kpunded "lli..t is a good tonic, lake it." Auokam PiuLrs. Brown's Ip.o.n III rn.us effectual, ly cuis l))spepsia, lndicesliun and Wca'.iiess. and tenders the i;ni'teit telicf tuidbcnelil lo persons sulliiitit; lioin sueli watting diseases i.s 1 uii sumption, ICMtivy Complainlt, etc, ' Tin i.l.M ,M Miwimii 11 ' irl'TZfr March, n, '. ly DR. J. BTrbARCHISI. DTJ3COVElilYl7 'oi'DIt. lAIIClIISI'S A POSITIVE CURE FOR FEMAIC CCMPlAIRTii. This remedy will act In harmory with tin Fe male Fy.tum at all time1, tuid aln luiuuilltitcly upontlieabdoniinul utid uterltio tiiticlus and re store them to a henltliy and strni.g eoiidit.ou. Dr. Marclilil's Ulerlno Ctitliollcon will curu full ing of the womb, Le-ucorrluca, Clirnnlclntlatmim. lion and Ulceratlnu of Hits Vimb, Incidental ll'morrhaga or Floudiug, I'niiifnl, Siipprcrtoil si.d Irrugultr MriiPirusllon, Kidney Couip:altit, Ilarrcnneus and Is cspe-cially adapted to tho chango of Life, Send fur pamphlet fiee, Alllelteraof Inquiry freely answered. Address as nbuvc. For alo hr ttlldrncel.H. New hlo HI tin buttle, fiiUHUi. esioir, iiosuro ntnt iik ior jir, iiar chlsl's UteiinoCathollcoii, U'ako no other, Moyor llros., Wholesale Agents, Uloomsburjr Pa June 83.iy. for the Permanent cure of GOWSTIPATBOW. No other diacaao is so urovalent In UAm oaun. try ftaConallDaUon. oad 111 remedvhu ever equ&uca inu cciooratoa iuanoy.vort aa al curt, Vli4tovcr tho cause, liowovcr oUtinate! uio cue, iuu rcmeurwiuoveroomou- n H H KJSTS T1IIJ ilLLiiInt; tarn- oompllcatcdwitUeouaUoaUaii, Kldne-y-V. crt are uthc" l.ii svoseu I jwrUaja i;ule .:y curvja'.llaLa i-fl'.Vac awus.v no, ver7 ant t? La g U tlrlf 7 ali-vroa.taM.rtV a-rov'. t ana menu 1 nave no. 1- ' laiu 1. t " " I SS- I fc , Qirg t U iri.'lUkilsi'alll.sliV' f, 4 . Dailitors, Wives, fiolrac BLOOMSBUHG, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER SFXl'XT STORY. A MAN IN THE 00A0H. Itr C. t I1IM.UF.TII. It wn past ten o'clock, iinil one of the colilcst nights that over blew. Tho Dmstu enmo roannc tlirounh-ihn mmm tain gorges as if bent upon overturning the lumbering oltl singe. It, liatl begun in Hiiow-, too, aim tno wheels creaked heavilyt hntngh drift?, threatening 11 uotiiiiein xiaiuisuit ni 110 iltslatit 1110 ttient. Wrapped in my cloak I lay shivering in ii winter 01 1110 vctituic, tho sole pas senger, in tho very wpistt framo of miml. I was a disappointed and disheartened man. I was then at tho outset of my uateer as a detective, young and ambi tious. Hitherto 1 had been intrusted with tio ease of impoitauce, but on this occasion fortuno had thrown a grand opportunity of making n reputation in my way,only to llotit me with complete failttie. The caso was one of murder, a very interesting ouo from its complicated and mysterious character, .Imnes 1'latt, a well known citizen of N , a vil lage in Northern Vermont, hnd been found dead in a pit beside tho very road 1 was now traveling. There were marks of violence upon his person, death having resulted from a heavy blow wi li a wooden cudgel upon the back of the head. Robbery could not havo been tho inotive,siuce a lartro sum of money was loft untouched in his pockets. The man was not. known to have an enemy in tho world, and tho 1110U searching inquiry into his private history revealed no secret enmity or quarrel. Tlio onlv iierson in nnv wav intorohted was his nenhew. Thomas Ttidson, his only relative and heir-at-law. This individual had been the Hist object of my suspicions, unfounded it should scein. Personally he impiusFcd nw unfavorably. He was ono of those rigid formalists who-o verv freedom from nil of the petty weaknesses of men is puma facie evidence of the capability of crimes of greater magni tude at illlV late in IllV oxnerienen with humanity. He was a nale faced. pale-haired, light-eyed and altogether washed out-looking person, with a -oft voice and quiet manner, nnd withal in great favor with the tea drinking gos sips of N . His past record, so far as I could get it. was simply perfect. At the death of his uncle, moreover, he was known to be in nossession of several thousand dollars in cash. While lie was the dead man's heir ho exhibit ed no impatience to know tlie terms of his will or lo benefit thereby. On the contrary, lie seemed to be crushed with sorrow, and no one lent my efforts to discover the assassin such ready aid as lie. If there had been nnv i.luusihle doubt it was. to sav tho least, balllnl by tlio fact that he co'uld, if necessary, have a nearly perfect alibi. I say, nt-aily, because there was, t0 mv think ing, a Haw in it. At a quaitcr to 8 ho was seen in conversation with the dad man on the corner of tlio village street, wuero iney separated, the undo going down the road toward his home, a little way out of town, and tho nephew proceeded to attend a church sociable at the town church. Ho was kno.vn lo havo arrived here, certainly, .it.-i tiarler pasl 8. The evidence as lo time was doubtful, no ono b"Iug able lo swear to the exact moment of his arrival. There wa, however, in my viow tho nossiblo hiatus of tuontv minutes, it requiring onlv ten minutes to reach the church from the point whero ho hail last been seen. It must not bo imamncd that T gleaned tf'eso fragments' through Jud son's own testimony. I lis niinio never i ipeared in connection with tlio a fa r. and if I hnd ventured to hint at his pos.sibln eompliuily, I should have b.-eu hooted out ot thu'villago by his intlis nant neighbors. Such information as"! tequiretl was tlnoiigli the medium of patient and cautious study of all of the points piveented. When I had sum mod them up, I had no evidence that would hold water for a single moment. I was thus at a standstill, and afiev n short interval of obstinate waiting I started for the city, disappointed and usgusieti. The coach nassed tho verv snot wlim n tho deed had been committed, anil as the vehicle jolted up to the place 1 peered out of tho window to catch a glimpse of it. At that moment, with a Heavy thump, the coach stopped, the oor new open, admitting a second pas L-iiger, who threw himself into the corner facing me, and the coach pro ceeded. I was some what nstonished that a passeu'gir should wait for tho coaoh in uch a place, 'lo sav nothiiirr of tho uncomfortable uroxiinitv of tho scene of the mttrder, theto was no dwelling within a quarter of a mile, and it was altogether thu most desolate upon tho road. With thu instinct of my profes sion, I cMiiniiied my neighbor closely but cautiously. There was onlv ono smokv lamn in thu iuurinr of tho coach, and tho pas- hunger s.u immediately beneath it in hu shadow. Ho appeared to be an ldeilv and rather feeblo norsnnnirp. lmt, I ciiultl discern littlu more, for ho was ntillled to the oyus, and his hat was pulled well down upon his foiohead, i here was something nainelessly dis lgreuablo in his presence a feeling of inward reiiiimiauco and revolt simh as 1 had uevur before experienced, It was' allied to kiiuIi dread and disgust as on might involuntarily draw back with om a peison suH'crimr from an infect- tious disease. So strong did tho feeling become that I turned nwav ami hurled my head in my cloak in tho effort to forget him, Vresently 1 bocamo uwaio that ho was gazing at iipj with btrnngu inieuiiiuss, In spito of myself, I turned ng'du and met his o,,o. with my own, and, for a moment wo sat s tiring straight into each other's faces. Dining that ino-' ment a shock passed over me, liko that of n heavy current of galvanism. My llesh crept with internal cold, my hair stood up, and every nervo in my body thrilled witli something virv liko hoi1., ior. " 1 I could not comprehend mv own emo tions. Why this harmless 'and weak old gentleman, looking at mo silently fiom his uoi nor, should havo put mo into a imnio was moio than my philoso phy could account for. I could, how ever, trace my sensations to the str.iu ger'Hi yes. Though hUd.n bi'iuath his hat, thoy shone in their hollow sockets with a deep lurid lustro exactly liko tho rod glare often seen in tho eyts of n dog. Ju tho head of a human being tho elTect was startling beyond descrip tion, Deterniiiud to overcome my nervous ness t ventured to break tlio silenco with a ctMiimonplaeo lemark : "Very cold this uvciilnir sir," Tho stranger made no reply, but con tinmtl to stare al me ns before. After a moment of hesitation I made another attempt. 'Tho snow is likely to block up tho roads before morning" Instead of answering in the spirit of my remark, the stranger, in a hollow, fnr oir sounding voice, abruptly said: "Tho murderer of James l'latt has not yet expiated his crime t" "No," I replied, "ho has not yet been discovered." 'O, bund and deluded humanity 1" ho ciied, with tv sudden vehemence. "Ho walks among you daily, respected for his false viitues, laughing in his heart at your weakness ,' 'What!;' I exclaimed, suddenly for getting my nervousness in professional excitement. "Can you give me a clew 7 I am tho detective sent hero to woik up thu case " "I know you well," ho interrupted. "I havo been with you daily witnessing your labors nnd your disappointment. Why havo you given over so soon ? Does not tlio blood of the murdered man still cry out for vengeance?" "I have done all lhat ingenuity could suggest or patience accomplish. I an swered, in secret nwe. "If von can, give me a hint as to tho murderer." "Only to-day you clasped his blood stained hand in friendly farewell." re turned the stranger. "Can you mean 1 Is it ?" "Yes," interrupted thostif nger, inter preting my thoughts, "it is Thomas ludsoii, remorseless, sou ess vill.nn that ho is I" "I havo suspected as much myself." I answered, "but there is no proof " "ics, ho replied, with startling en ergy, "prool that will condemn him.' " hat is it? 1 asked in a suppressed voice, " ho can mvo it mo ?" "I," answered he, quickly. "Why else am I hero ? Listen, and lose not a "word, for time is short. From his earliest youth Thomas Judsou has been a vil lain, secret, selfish aud dangerous ; hiding his wicked deeds under a mask of assumed virtue, and dofving the law .!it, .,i.... ::..i i: .r. . ..... "'in iiiiisimuiuai i;ui!i finance tin us precepts. No man was ever kinder to the son he loved than was James l'latt to this man. He, too, was deceived by his plausible ways, and never until tho bitter days of his life, did the unfor tutiato man suspect his evil nephow. Judbon was secretly a speculator in unlawful schemes, and in ono of them was stiipped of nearly all his propetty. Huin and exposure stared him in tlio face. Iu this dilemma, instead of tak ing an honorable course, he forged a check upon a wealthy business hotisu and drew tho money." Tho forgery was discovered by his uncle, who obtained possession of the. chock aud informed Judscn of his discovery "From that moment, finding that ho could not obtain possession of tlio check, the evidence of his crime, from his uncle, Judsou determined upon get ting lid of him. On tho night of the murder Judsou nut his victim in tlio village street and made a final demand upon him for tho check, which ho sup posed his undo carried about him. Tho demand was refused, and James Piatt's fate was sealed. They separated, the undo to leturn to his home, and Judsou to attend a church festival. But before appealing in Uig house of God ho had a plan worthy of thu devil to execcute. "Ho followed cautiously iu tho fool steps of his victim, meditating thu safest means of destroying him. Just as the two entered thu' loneliest pait of thu road, chance helped him to tho ac complishment ot his design. A passing wood sled had lost part of its load. A large, heavy stick ot timber lay in tho road a weapon at onco deadly, silent autl safe. If it were found, it would merely offer good presumptive evidence that some traveling vagabond had done thu deed. "He suized the club, aud stealing be hind his uncle, crushed his head witli ono blow. Ho fell forward on his face , without a groan." Tho stranger paused a moment, as if overcome with his recital, and sat fau ing mo iu silence. I, too, was speech less with wonder, excitement, and I know not what sensation of horror was stilling my pulses. "The murderer then mado a hasty search of his victim," continued the stranger. "Tho check was not upon him. There was no time to waste. Hu well knew that some ono might puss at any moment, mid detection under such circumstances meant sure conviction. Ho lifted tho body and flung it into a pit beside the road ami hurried on, "As hu passed out of tho shadow of the trees into tho inoonlitrht. ho wns startled to discover that thu cull' on his right hand was spattered with blood. There was no time to wash out the teniblo evidence. IIu dared not return homo for a fresh pair, nor in his guilty terror tlid hu daru secreto it about' him. "At that moment a sleighing party came along tho adjoining cross road, and iu his alarm tho murderer torn off tho cuff and flung it over tho fence bo sido thu road. "It was not until hu had reached tho church that Judon remembered that the button iu tho cuff was engraved with his initials, nnd could bo identified by a scoro of persons as his property. Ilo waited in anguish of fear until after tho body had been found and tho neighborhood was clear; then ho spent hours iu search of the lost cuff. Hut ho nover found It. Tho wiml had blown it away and it remained hidden until tho venguaucu of God should, pro duce It to his ruin." "That cuff must bu found," I cried eagerly. "A hundred yards below tho sceno of tho murder," said tho stranger solemn ly, stands a withered pine, a littlo oil' tlie road. iMitangled in tho roots lies the cuff, with the blood stain upon it autl tho button btill fast to it." "1 will find it to-morrow," I ejacu lated, "Stay," said tho stranger, "ono last proof. Tho forged check is in tho right hand lower drawer of James Piatt's desk, ntnoug u number of old papers. With those two proofs you will oxocuto justice upon tho assassin." 'It shall be done," 1 exclaimed. InvhuUimly 1 1 t' iidi il my hand to ward him. Ho grasped it with lingers 22, 1882. whoso deadly chill iseetned to freeze tho marrow in my bones. "Who aro you f ' 1 cried, recoiling. Tlio stranger dropped the mulller from 1.!. r -Yl .. .1 "i! i.e... ins lace, unti os tno llgnt OI ino lamp 1 saw a white, immovable countenance, exprcssioniessjsoi in tlio rigor ot death, excepting only the eyes, which burned witli a lurid intelligence. I hnd neon tho portraits of James l'latt i it heeded only u glnnco to nssuro mo that ho was beforo mo now, in flesh or phantom, t no murdered man. ! or an instant only I saw him i tho roach jolted heavily over a etouo and camo to a standstill, Tho door flow open and a rush of cold air entered, When 1 reoovcred from the momentary shock nnd looked around me,my fellow passenger was gone. I descended fiom the coach nnd found tho driver cnu-ni?- cd with soino pait of tho harness of tlio team. "Who wns tho passenrrcr von let in when tho coaoh stopped a milo nbovo uero I I asked. Tho man turned nnd looked nt mo curiouslV. "Passenger 1" ho echoed, "there has been no passenger besido yourself to night. Up there, on the, hill, tho horses slued nt something, and I had to stop a moment, but no ono got in. You've been dreaming, sir," "Yes," I replied, not wishing to dis cuss the matter. "1 must havo boon dreaming, no doubt." Nevertheless, 1 stopped at tho next village and put up there over night. Early on the following morning I re traceil tho road again, and searched nt tho foot ol the pine, I was hardly stir prised to find the cuff, blond stained nnd fastened witli a gold button, en graved with Thomas Judson's initials, as I had been told. Nor was I less as fortunate in my scorch for tho oheck. With these two pieces of cvidenco I procured tho at rest of Thomas .ludson. Three days latter I obtained a full con fession from him, in exact accordance wilh tho story" of my strango fellow passenger. No ono over know how I obtainetl it, but it was by simple relat ing my experience in tho coach to the terror stricken criminal. His guilty conscience recognized tho hand of heaven raised against him ; and, truly, wlieit tho grave accuses, who dares deny its awful voico ? State Grange. At tho ineetinir of tho Stato Grant?o at Harrisburg last week V. E. Piolette made a speech, of which tho following is an extract : This is our tenth annual meeting of thu statu organization. You are awaro that we could uot mako a stato organi zation until wo had a certain number of subordinate organizations. Although we feel that thu farmers havo been derelict in not embracing this organiza tion with greater alacrity and read iness, still wo recognize that wo havo made commendable progress. Wo havo awakened those of our own class to an appreciation of tho importance of encouraging such intimate social and bu3inesss rulatioim among ourselves as would, in a measure, compensate for tho disadvantage of our comparatively isolated manner ot life. Wo could not have farms in tho towns ami cities. Indeed it has been well said that gen erally, whero there is a town or city, there is a good farm spoiled (merri ment) ; and not only have wo to live iu the country, but wo have to labor, on an average, thirteen or fourteon hours of tho twenty-fo'ir. It seems that it is impossiblo for a farm establishment to bo conducted without this extraordina ry amount of labor an expenditure of effort not common to any of tho iudus trienof the countiy other than our own. This is accounted for not only upon iho fact alluded to by tho gentleman w ho preceded me, that ours is the greatest fountain fiom which all the channels of tiado emanate and from which alt the industries annually re ceivo their recruits not only do wo constitute thu great corservativo reser voir which serves to keep society in or der but wo tako care of tho flocks and herds. Tho whole animal creation de pends upon our toil and euro and it is jiuito as much of a task to rear them ns it is to nutture our own species Here in wo Inn o a labor audi osponsibility that do not coinu within the purview of any other industry ; and when listening to remarks such as wero uttered by the gentleman who pn ceded me, I feel that thu grange, in its progress, is in deed leaving tho imprint of its influ ououupon our own times' Applause- Wo have, this j ear, added to our numbers more than ono thousand incut hers. Otio thousand farmers who had nut or before come within our grange have agreed to its secret formula nnd aro satislied ami pleased with its pur posts. Wo propose to go on increas ing and we propose, moreover, ns we progress, to meet boldly every exigen cy that arises. This leads mu to en quire, what is it, farmers, that stands in our way what is the evil from which wo seek relief. It is tho samo that has mado thu task of tho farmer an onerous ouo in all ages of civiliza tion. It is tho evil of unequal repre sentation ami its immediate nnd con sequent result.uncqtinl taxation, It is tho story of every government that has had an existence, that its burdens have been thrown upon tho agricultural class and that this class has been un reasonably and unfairly dealt with. This lias In on dono by tho force of law. It ha3 been dono nr. bitrarily nnd by no better warrant than that by which it was attempted to foioo tho American colonies into sub jection to a distant and foreign govern ment. When wo investigate the condi tion of tho agricultural classes of tho world nuil particularly of, that class iu our own country, wo find that thero nro laws upon our statute books which nro not snnctioned by any principle known to republican government or enunciated in tho creation of freo gov eminent. Wo therefore mean to agi tato this question, and, by our voico and by what is more potential, by our votes, to teach all other classes that wo must bo allowed to stand upon a broad plane of equality with every indmti v and with every other class of our fellow citizens. Enthusiasm. o mean to vote ior and wu mean to mako usu of our organization for just laws. Wo mako no war upon any rights that nro secured undur tho shield of statutory provisions, but wo demand justice and equality before thu law. Wo know that when wo do or guiiiz that when our cohinris do go forth to tho peaceful arbitration of the A A THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. .XVl.NO fil COLUMDIA DEMOOIIAT, VOL XLVI, NO ballot bo.v( wo can assert and securo tt. . . our ngnis nnti mat wo can iniko tho laws of this country, liko the gentle dews of heaven, fall upon all with tho same measuro of impartiality and evenness. Kenewed applause. Vow. WU do tin!, snv iminii inm-n when wo nro in private than when wo . ... .. nro in puuuo session, nuti i may say to tjioso of our people who feel that they are, somehow or another, restrained from blonging to a secret organization, that tht'v nro mnnli nils! iibnti tvlum they assume that thero is something gv.ug s.u .name? ui ii gi.uigi: turn is not itisl exactly the thing exposed to llllblio vlnw. To lilni.n nnr i.1 an equality with every other class was the cild for which irrnmri' worn iii. stituled, nnd wo will not be satisfied until wo accomplish that end. There is no stigma in tlio term "Grange" or "Granger." Its signification is well understood. Concemintr thn Imtinrlnnr.n nf nnr ( c. r --- w- - industry of which our worthy master nnti HjiuKen, tet mo suggest to you the ouerv ns lo udmt. u-nnhl In. dm quencea to the world if wo would givu up any department ol our industry, because Jt was not remunerativi. nvim for a season. Of course tho irentiemcn who control tho ereat ntront. tlmt-wnn derful force of fire aud steam (who, the moment they fail to realize fifty or sixty per cent upon their investments complain that their industries are all (.ensuing; can stop uie wneeis or. uus lnOSS atltl ('..111 Inf. llinir nnnrnl tuno In.'.. to somo other pursuit which, by the way, is sometimes lo ueg ol larmers but WO cannoL do tli.il. Om. nnti-, i- U that of animal force; and if we would put our teams away, in tlio beginning of winter, nnd greaso them up witli a littlo kerosene, as the rrri.nl. ni-innfn,.. turers do their machinery, we would uavu to inxe l torn out tn in hnnn factory in tho snrinf . I T.nmrliti.r 1 ! . oaio iorcedlogo steadily on. If wo would go off to Long Urauch, Sar atoga or Capo May for just one buiu mer and have a good time (though wo might possibly borrow tho money to i.r " , ' l...b...... nun woniii neglect to gather fornfre and mako nrovisinn fm- nm- stock through a winter such ns the nresent one. whom wnnlil dm nntinfrv get its beef and tho actual necessaries r irr n Ul 1110 i TllfcSO considerations slinnlil innitn on the part of every other class of iieopio a aesiro lor our prosperity. I know that thu best minds of din ...mm. try arc with us, and there aro many of our puuuo men whom wo will not forget. Among them is tho chief magistrate1 of this state, to whom we aro indebted for his presence on every occasion when wo hnvn mat. nmt fnr his words of cheer aud his comprehen sion of the aims and purposes wo havo in view. It is men such as he who are fit to govern. Applause. Patrons, ladies aud gentlemen, I will not occupy your attention further. I appreciatu tho importance of main taining this organization nnd I know, that if VOU WOUld civo mm-n nlfmitinn to it our success would be better assur ed. Iruo we have mistakes. Wo take but a small amount of dues from our members, aud, botore wo know it, our treasury wns bankrupt. Wo havo not the power to recuperate by luvvint? tares but we have honestv nnntnrli tn borrow money to nav thn rinlit rhnw.ii. tnr and to return all that wu borrow. Hut I coimratulate vou uoon thn t"n.t that wo will defray all expenses this year and havo somn dionsrniilj ,,f dollars surplus. I regard thu humble agency I have had iu assisting to bring about that result as onu of the best labors of my life. I believe that upon tho next occasion of Unassem bling of tho State Grange wo will havo money enough not only to pay tho expenses of our friends who come to tho Stato Grange but to givu them a mileage, not such as is paid to the public leprescntatives whom wo pay but enough to defray some portion of tho expenditures incidental to an an nual meeting. It will bo remembered that for some six years every member who has attended a Stato Grange meeting has defrayed his expenses oul of his own pocket. What kind of a legislature could you assemble at Harrisburg if that rulo was tho law of tho stato 1 I have no idea that they would stay 1.-59 days. Moiriment. The speaker hero retired undercover of a fresh outburst of applaus'e. The Hennery, Animal Food ron Fowls in Wix n:it. In tlm winter months fowls, whether confined Ol' lint. ni-i. fvrf ntlt. benefitted by tho giving to them of a nuiu iiuimai iooii a lew tunes n week as a compensation for wnrnw ami in sects of which they aro fond, and with ...i.tt. .i .... .i. ... urn. w hich inuy win not ue kept in good condition or yield a regular sup. ply of eggs. In summer the green grass and tho largo quantity of buds, hoppers ami other insects which the birds can nt nil times help themselves to, if ut liberty, furnish them witli a varied diet to counteract any harmful influence which might arise from feeding largo quantities of grain or food. Hut where tho birds nro kept in confinement they need a change of food at nil seasons of tho year, especi ally during tho warm months of sum mer and early full, Fowi.8 in Citii:s. In tho country fowls sre useful and-profitable to keep, but in tho cities it is entirely another matter. Neighbor's gardens aro close together, and fowls thero cause more trouble nud expense than is profitable. A rooster brought n number of per sons into court at Pottsvifle, Pa., ro contly, and kept a jury deliberating from 1 1 o'clock in tho morning until 4 o'clock in tho afternoon. It ap pears that James Nieco owned a roos tor while his next door neighbor, Charles E. Werntz, possessed n yanl and garden. Tho rooster and tho yard were on intimate terms. The former used to jump tho intervening fence and scratch to Ids heart's delight whenever ho saw fit. This familiarity was not satisfactory to tho owner of tho gardeen, nnd ho laid for tho roos ter. When tho latter was hoeing away as if digging for gold Mr. Werntz laid hands upon him. Tho rooster cackled with all his might nnd attraoted his owner's attention. Nicco yelled to Wcmts to drop that rooster and tho request was complied with after tho bird s head had been Jwisted so that it was of no further use to him. When ho saw his rooster's fate Nleoe became displeased, and to convince Wernt. of tlio fact, bdgan pelting him Sit f M 400 r.(,o ;oo 8 00 1401 SJOO 8M M jjoo hoj IT 1.10' 1SIH1 ISO) ytinn One Inch tlfx) Two inches i Thrfo inches;..., 4 01 Fmir Inches 500 ',& 1101 ill 00' 17 OU 30 00 II 00 1S00 llitsi soou quarter column.. 8io wi Ml One column toon itn reotutnn iouu MO I lfOOJ VmiIv n,1-rt-llci.msnljs nil nbtofiuarterly slentadvertlvmenwndistboiinldlorlx'fori . i eil except where parties bnvo accounts. Legal ndvrrtlsirments two dollars (per '" Ihr-o inKortlons, ami nt that rate for adrt'H -t 1 1 InserUons without referenco to longlli. nnr) An.illnr'h f lh 1 H r.ACi;ttlSI afHllllllli"M v - . Uirce dollars. Must bo paid for when naert.rt Transient or Local notices, ten cents a line, i. (.u lar ndvertlsemcnts halt rnts. rnrrtu tn ttift Mtuslncss Directory" coltm r r e dollar n year for each line. with stones. Tho result was n "i t for assault and battery. Kieco nf!' h ed lhat the stones ho threw wero tho size of chestnuts, whilo Werntz assur ed tho jury that they were ns largo as Ills lists. Tho rooster wasn't bi ought into cotirf. The jury occu pied live hours in finding n verdict. It was that Nieco wnsn't guilty of nssault nnti battery but that he should pay half tho costs and that Werntz should pay tho other half. Tho costs would buy a great many roosters. "Wernt. should havo sued for damages caused by tho rooster's scratching. Phila delphia magistrates havo several times decided that the owners of fowls nro liablo for nil tho damage dono by their roaming birds. 1' ItOOS AND JUCK 10U UIIICKF.NS Thero has lately appeared in tlio Oountri Gentleman some corrcspou denco in regard to tho liking fowls havo ior trogs nuil mico. uno wruor says: "Adjoining my cnicken run on my tarm 1 liavo a long, shallow ponu dug out of tho swamp muck at the edge of a wet meadow. Tho meadow- is covered with tadpoles cany in tno season, and alter the irog spawn nau hatched, and my fowls, Light IJrah mas, found this out, tliey spent tho most of their timo hunting these creatures, coming in so full in tho evening as to scorn their usual food which lav scattered over tho yard for several days beforo tho corn wns pick ed up. My fowls never did so well. From 11 pullets I frequently had ninn eggs ono day and six tnunoxt; nnti from tho 11 tho whole produco-froni last November up to July 1st, at from 40 to 2o cents a dozen for tho eggs, and L5 cents a pound for tho spring chickens (less than tho market price in New York), amounted to more than 00. At tho samo timo tho cost of feedinc was irreatly reduced. Iho fowls would come in nt night from tho meadow, black to their thighs with thu mud from which thoy had scratch ed out the frogs and tadpoles. I havo had cocks that caught and killed and ate moles (not enough of them, I ro gret), hens that hunted tho fence rows for mico as a business, and my flocks are now thriving upon grasshoppers and crickets, clearing tlio lawn aud shrubbery of them, and doing remark ably well on such diet. I havo never dono half as well when I kept larger flocks and kept them confined more. 2'ribunc tO Farmer. The Best Oows. Thero is no point iu issue between the breeders of dairy cattle about which there is such a diversity of opinion as that of judging tho merits of milch cows. With horses the watch makes tho criterion with runners and trotters, while draft animals cap bo tested by the dead pull, and carriago or pork horses need most to please tlio eye. With beef cattlo tho scales and handling generally give very good satisfaction, thougll tho butchers' block should bo the ultimate criterion. When, however, wo como to cows in milk to determine which is the best, thero aro so many innate or latent vir tues and vices it is hard indeed to tell which is tho best in a herd without long and patient study, aud even then they vary so in each year's perform ance, the decree of ono season is often overruled by tho experiences of an other. In the showing, of course tho exam ination upon which tho judges must rely is of necessity the mot super ficial. To bo Btire, tho cow can bo milked, and tho question as to which is the best when fresh, may be, wilh proper precautions against trickery, tolerably well determined, but after all, the best co.v is not tho one lhat does best immediately after calving, but, on the contrary, it is generally tho ono that does best immediately befoio calving. Tha is, the ono that holds out best throughout tho year, is tho ono that returns greater profits to the owner. This is often proved by actu al experiment to tho utter amazement of the owner, especially tho first season that tho owner uses tho scales. It is tho old story of tho loitoisu nnd the hare. Again, tho question of quality of yield is of tho greatest value only to the man who sells milk, whilu tho but ter maker is more anxious about thu cream. This point is difficult to de termine on a shot t acquaintance with the cow. Practical science seems un able to solve tho problem. Cream gauges and lactometers alike nro mis leading. Nothing but the churn seems to be able to settle the question outside of elaborato and oxpensivu analyses. Having tried all tho modern appliances for cheap aud expeditious tests, wo aro inclined lo think the mouth tho best judge, after all. With caro and considerable practico most people can tell rich milk when they taste it, though thero ato many way's to deceive tho tongue. Milk that hits stood long enough for tho cream to riso and ' is then thoroughly mixed again, will all tasto much richer than it would when Hint drawn from tho cow. This is probably owing to tho lumpiuess of tho cream, which takes hold on the organs of taste more read ily. Tho men who havo probably had tho greatest trouble and accomplished the least in tho matter of testing or judging nro those who manage the various cattlo club s. A meriemi J)airiinan. iNoiiiunni.r.. F. A. Scratch, druggist, Huthven, Oul,, writes ; "I havo tho greatest con fidence in your llnrdock Wood Hitter. In ono oaso with which I am personally acquainted their success was almos't incredible. Ono lady told ino that half a bottlo did her moro good than him dreds of dollars' worth of medicine eho had previously taken." Piico $1.00. Something now iu teapots is dark bluo majolica, inlaid wilh gold, and having a heavy gold rope for a handle, Watseka, III,, had a rhower of stones tho other day and tho people nro now waiting for a shower of eats to hurl them at. A trim iron medicine, bouuliuial to tho young nr well as tho old who suf fur from d)jpepsia, eta, is llrown's Iron Hitters. llouso football is indulged in by young ladies, but thero isn't inuoh fnii iu it, ns they can't kick each nihil ' shins. 1H
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