Viae doltuqb
OOLUMntA DKMOCIlAT, 8TAIt OP TT1R NORTH, find CO
i.umbian, Consolidated.)
inril Wrt-klrt r-vrr? 1'rltlnr Morttlnsr, ni
rULOOMSnUIUI, COt.UMIltA co.,r.
ATTwonoi.t.Ans ier yenr. To mibscrllKrs out of
tho county tho trrms nro Btrlctly In ndvnnce.
ir-No jinpor discontinued except nt tho ontlon
ot tlio puulhhcw, until nit nrrenrnires nrotmlil. but
inn continued r.ri'ilIM will nnr im 1 ' "
ATlpjppraBcntoitoftlio stntoorto dlstnntpost
0fIIC09 must bo nam forlnadrniicc, unless n rcsnon
glhlo person In Columbia county Kssumcs to niiv
tlio subscription duo oudcmaml. 1 y
l'OSTAOK Is no longer cxncttd from subscribers
in tlio county.
JOB PRINTING.
Tho .Tobniwr Iiepnrtmont ot t ho Column a n Is very
complete, ntui our Job I'r ntlnir will comtinro favor,
ably 'with tlmtof tliolnrifo cities" All" vork donjon
snort notice, noatly nnd ntmoderate I prices.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
r h. WALLKit,
' ATTO UN B Y-AT-LAW,
onUn In 1st National lltnk bulldlnir, second noor,
dfitdmr to Mm right. CornorotMaln and Mar
kotstrcots, liloSmsburff, I'a.
j U. FUNIC,
ATTO UN U Y-AT-L A W.
lltOOUSDDRn, t'A,
oni'oln Rut's Dulldlng,
p it. imoici,Ksr,
J' ATTOUNI2Y-AT-LAW.
Uloomsduko, l'A.
onlco over 1st National Hank.
J OIIN M. CLMUC,
ATTO I IN K Y-AT-L AW.
AND
.IUSTIOR OV THE PEACE.
r.i.ooManoiHi, I'A.
omce over Moycr llros. Drutr Store.
r W MtLT.EH,
" ATTOHNKY-AT-LAW
oni' In Itrowcr's bulldlng.sccond (loor.room No. 1
nioomsburg, re..
B.
FRANK 7.Ul
ATTOHNI5Y-AT-LAW.
IMoomsburg, Pa.
(inii'.o comer ot Contxp and Jlaln Strscts. Clark t
ilulldlng.
Can bo consulted In (lerman.
ATTOHNKY-AT-LAW.
New CottJMBtAN UoiLDtNa.lsioomsburg, Pa.
Member ot tho Unltod States Law Association
1,'ollectlons made In any part of America or Eu.
ropa.
pAUL E. WIKT,
Attorney-at-Law.
Olllce In CoMtuBiAH boti.pino, Koom No. second
noor.
BLOOMSnURQ, PA.
n mnHH. I- 8. WINTKB8IEEN
Notary I'ubllo
KNOUK & WINTEItSTEEN,
A 1 1 oi'noys'at-Law.
OlIKn 111 1ST National IHIIIK llllllillillf. BCtumi uuui,
flrstdoortotholott. Corner of Miln and Market
streets moum-tumi;, i u.
fjayVMiotti and llounties Cnllechd.
J II. MAIZE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
omco in Maize's building, over lllllineycr's grocery
May a), '81.
Q li. mtOCKWAY,
Attorney-at-Law,
AI.BO
NOTAHY rUJJLIO.
Onico in his building opposite Court House,
2nd lloor, Illooiusburg, l'u. apr 13 '8a
JOHN C. YOOUM,
Attorney-at-Lawt
CATAWISSA, PA.
Ofllce in Nkws Itk building, Main Btreet.
Member of tho American Attorneys' Assocla
tlou. . ,
Collections made In any part ot America.
Jan. D, issa.
A K. OSWALD,
' ATTO I INK Y-AT-L A W.
JacUFon liulldlng, Kooms -1 nnd 5.
MayO,!. IIEUWICK.PA
UIIAWN & HOIUNS,
ATTOHNKY.S-AT-LAW.
Catawlssa, I'a.
Ofllco, corner ot Tnlrd nnd Malnbtreets.
yM. II. SNYDER.
ATTOHNKY-AT-LAW,
Or.ingoville, Pa.
ortlco In Low's lluliaing, second tloor, second
door to the left.
Can bo consulted In (lerman. nuc 13 '81
E, SMITH,
Vttoriicy-ntL'.iw, Berwick, l'u.
Can bo Consulted in Gerinun.
At.bO FIIWT-CI.ASS
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE
(lOMl'ANtUS KKrllKsUNTBt).
CsTOIIleo llrst door below the post olllce.
MISCELLANEOUS.
c
l. BARK LEY, Attorney-at-Law
. onico In ilrower's building, ud story,Uooms
T BUCKINGHAM, Attorney-at-Law
Li.ontco, llrockway'sDulldlngttst door,
liToorusburg, Tenn'a. may 7, 'so-t f
JB. MoKELVY, M. D.,SurKeon and Phy
. sloUn, north sldo Main street.below Market
A L. FRITZ, Atlorney-at-Law. Office
in CotuuDtAN lluUdlug, Junosi "81.
p M. DRINKER, GUN & LOCKSMITH
Sowing Machines and Machinery of all kinds re
p ilMd. Oi'kka Ilocsi liulldlng, UloomBburg, ra.
D
R. J. C. RUTTER,
I'flYBlClAN &SU1KJUON,
omce, North Markot stroot,
Uloomsbur, I'a.
riR. W.M. M. REBEIl, Surgeon and
Wl'liyblclan. onlco corner ot Itocl; und Market
street,
T R. EVANS, M. D., Surgeon and
I . Phvaini in. mnir.,i and Uusldenco on Third
t.rmt
TAMES REILLY,
Tonsorial Artist,
again, at his old stand under EXCIIANOB
IIoPkl, and has as usual a KIKST-CLABH
llAltiiliitsiloi'. Ho respectfully solicits the
patronaga ot his old customers und ot the publlo
gonerally. July 16. '60-tt
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR
L00M3BVnO, PA.
Ol'l'OSITK C0UUT 1I0USB.
Largs and convenient aimplo rooms. Ilathrooms
hot and oold water,and all modern conveniences
AGENTS Wanted SnMkaXBih'iBs
I '" la riki lelllnir lull nrnlril -vivliei.i Mbrral leimi.
llrftJlr, lrrf Uuu Jrtv-,u N I "Ullli bl., I'lUl JclfliU,
Junoan-ly aid
r.mn wutu ail ittr fails.
II.mI ivmsh Hvrtm. TnHIKMI-utkl.
Lauliiliiuti. hi.Jby JiuKlxm.
5WIfgIBH
Jan -en MPV
I.
mn m ii
0. E.H&WEfcl,, VrA ,
. K BITTBUBENDEE, f'"uw""
l, i mm, i d,
Uodleal Quparlatondsnt of th) Sinltatlam.
Invalid's Homo,
Bloomsburg, Pa.,
Devotes special attention to Epilepsy,
Norvous AtTo:t!ons, nnd Diseases of Wernen.
Patients received at tho Sanitarium on
reasonable tetins for bond nnd treatment.
1. S. No charge for llrst consultation,
apr 27, '83
BLOOMSBUHli puhing mill
The undersigned haMnc put hla Planlnc Mil
on Itallroad street, In ilrst-eiass condition, Is pre
pared to do all kinds of work In his lino.
FRAMES, SASH, DOORS,
BLINDS, MOULDINGS,
FLOORING, Etc.
furnished at reasonable prices. All lumber used
Is well seasoned and nono but skilled workmen
are employed.
ESTIMATES FOR BUILDINGS
furnished on application. Plans nnd specinca
lions prepared by an experienced draughtsman.
CHARLES KKUG,
RlnaniNbtirg, Pn.
GAS 'FITTING-
STOVES AND TINWARE.
E. 13. BROWEB
Has purchased the StO"k and tlustncss of I. Hn
irenbucb, and Is now prepared to do all kinds ot
work In his line. Plumbing and (las Kitting a
specialty. Tinware, stoves,
ENQES ND IEXEFS,
In a great variety. All work done by
EXPERIENCED HANDS.
Main Street corner of East.
ItLOOilISItlTRR, I'A.
N. S. TINGLEY,
)
H now fully prepared to furnish.
SUITS MADE TO ORDER,
FltOM THE
BEST MATERIAL
IN TIIEMAUKICT AT
REASONABLE RATES
Af.SO TO FIT.NISII
Ready-Made SUITS
MAUI'. TO MEASUltl', AND
As Good & Cheap
AS CAN HE HAD AT ANY
Ready-Made Establishment.
Orders taken for shirts, mailo
from measurement.
M. C. SLOAS & BRO.,
KLOOMSUURO, PA.
JJanttfacturcrsot
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, PHAETONS,
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS, &C.
First-class work always on hand.
ltM'AMLVa XEA TL Y DONE.
Prices reduced to suit the times,
"y II. HOUSE,
DENTIST,
I5l.OOMIillLI!ll,Coi.f.MIIIA Coi'NTV, Pa.
All atj le3 of woi k done In a superior manner, work
wnrraiueuus ruprehcmcu. ibbtii cxTKitT
Kii without 1'iiN by tho use of (las, and
treo of chargo nhen artificial teeth
aro Inserted,
(jillco over llloomsburg banking Company.
To be open at all hours during the (iaj,
Nov. as-ly
B F, SHABPLESS,
FOUNDER AND MACHINIST,
NEAR L.& B. DEPOT, BL00MSBVBO, PA.
Manufacturer of Plows, Stoves and all kinds of
Castings. Largo stock of Tlnwaro, Cook Moves,
lloom btoves, Moves for heating stores.scliool
houses, churches, to. Also, largo stock of re
pairs forcltystovesot all klnds.wholesule and retail
.such as Flro Ilrlck, Orates, Udi.centrea, Ao.,Htoo
l'lpe, Cook Hollers, fplders, Cake Males, Large
Iron Kettles, Med Boles, Wagon lioxes, all kinds
ot Plow Points, Mould Hoards, Dolts, Plaster, palt,
jjumj iVAJiuitn, A-c,
feb3t-f
T7UUAS HHOWN'8 UNbUHANCB
auknuy. Mover's new building. Main
street, llloomsburg, I'a,
lltua Insurance Co., of Harlfurd, conn. T,oiit,sj4
uoyai oi Liverpool ij,.-.iu,uuu
Lancaahlro iu,uku,ooo
l'lre Association, I'hlladelphU 4.105.T1T
l'liiunlx.ot London B,'J('.t),3T
London Lancashire, ot England l.Toa.tiTO
Hartford of Hartford 3,?T3,00fl
yprlnglleld l'lre and Marino 2,os,e6e
As tho nireuclesnro direct, policies aro written
for tho Insured without any delay In the
onice at Uloorasburg. Oct. 58, '8t-tt.
piHE INBUHANCE.
CIIUI8TIAN P. KNAl'I', HLOOMHUUItO, l'A.
HOME, OP N. Y.
MEItl'HANT.S', 01' NUWAltK, N. J.
CLINTON, N. Y.
PEOPLES' H. Y.
ItlUUINM, l'A.
Theso old coitroRiTiotis aro well seasonod by
ago and kihk tksted and have never yet bad a
loss sottledbyany court ot law, Tholr ausets
are uninvested In solid sinvxtTlKsand aro liable
to the hazard ot nut only.
Losses riioimr and iiokk.iti.t adjusted and
paid as soon as determined by Ciikistmm P,
llKirp. sricui. Aqrht ihd Adjustik humus.
CRO, f i.
The poople ot Columbia oounty should patron
tzetbeaguuoy where losses If any are settled
and paid nr nnn of their own citizens,
I'KOMI'TNKSH, KO.UITY, l'Allt DEALINH.
B. 1
V, HAHTMAN
KtrilKSSNTS Tilt I'OI.UiWISd
AJIKUICAN INfiUHANX'J: COMPANIES
Xorth Vnieilc.in of 1'lilladeliilil.t.
l'rankli i
ivmw t - .ii. i '
York, of "innsjlvunU
lli"ivr, 'f N. Y.
N.i 'ni of Umdon.
I HlI. .ii f .tnll.m
untio on M irkJt srrwt, No , , nioaniBburg,
ntt 1 TU.1 V
ftetra... , . lrorlpepla
(lost I VCII OSS,
Pick Ilendnrlir,
Chrunlo Dlar
rlmin, .Tnundlcr,
Impurity of Iho
Illood, Vevcrand
Ague, Jlnlarln,
und nil Diseases
caused by Do-
rnngeinent of Liver, lloueli tndlCldneys.
SYMPTOMS OF A DISHASEn MVER.
Hail Ilrfathi l'aln In lli Side, lomttimo the
pain It felt under the f-houldcr-blaJs, riUtaltcn for
Khcumathm; general Ion of appetite i HowrU
ceneraHy costive, nmetimca alternating with lax j
the head It trouUcd with tain, ii dull and heavy,
with comulerablo losi rf memory, ncccmpanll
with a painful i cn.itl.in cf leaving tindone something
which oucht to have b"cn done; a slisht, dry coush
snd flushed face" it sometimes an attendant, often
mistaken for consumption i the patient complains
of weariness and debility i nervtus, easily startled!
feet cold or burning, snmctlmcs n prickly sensation
of the skin exists) .pints arc low and despondent,
nnd, although satisfied that exercise would lw bene
ficial, yet one can hardly summon up fortitude to
try It In fact, distrusts ivery rcmcJy, Several
cf the above symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred when but few of them existed, yet
examination tiftcr death has shon the Liver to
base bum extensively deranged.
It limill lio used by nit persons, old and
young, ulicnovor tiny of the ubovo
jmptoms nppenr,
I'ernom Trawling or Llslng In Un
licnllliy i.nrnllllix, by taking a dose occasion,
a y to keep the Liver in f.ealihy action, will avoid
nil Malaria, lllllmin utturks, Dlinness, Nau
sea, UruwilniM, Depit"' n of Spltln, etc. It
ill Inviolate like o class of v.lnc, but Is no In.
iDSlralliig liusoritgis
If You li.ivo eaten nnjtliliig linrct of
tllgi'Stlon, or f.-cl heavy after meals, or Meep.
loss at night, ukc a dose aud you will be relieved
Time nnd Doctors' llllls will bo saved
by always keeping tho Itcgulntor
In tho Ifottsnt
t or, whatever the ailment may be, a thoroughly
safe purgntlvr, nlterutlsii and tonlo can
never be out of place. '1 he remedy is harmless
and does not Interfere with business or
ulensure.
it is l'ui'.ixv vi:oirr.iir.i:.
And las all the power and efficacy of Calomel or
yiu"ne, without any of tho Injurious after effects
A Governor's Testimony.
Simmons Liver Regulator has been In use in my
family for some time, and I am satisfied it is a
valuable addition to the medical science,
J. Oill Siiokieh, GjvernorofAla.
Him. Aloxuiiilcr If. Stephens, of (la.,
says' Have derlied some benefit frm the use of
bimmons Liver Regulator, and wish to give it a
further trial,
",Vio SnK" ,"int "ever fulls to
Itel eve." 1 have used many remedies for Dyt.
rcpsia. Liver Affection and Debility, but never
have found anything to benefit me to tho extent
.Simmons Liver Regulator has. I sent from Mln.
nesota to Ocorgia for it, and would send further for
such a medicine, and would adtise all v. ho are slm.
larly affected to give It a trial as it seems the only
thing that never fails to relieve.
1'. M. Janncv, Minneapolis, Minn.
Ir. T. tY. Muson sai From actual ex
perience in the use of Simmons Liver Regulator In
my practice I have been and am satisfied to use
and prescribe it as a purgaUve medicine.
J&rSfTake only the Genuine, which always
has on the Wrapper the red Z Trade-Mark
and Signature of J, II. ZEII.IN & CO.
. l'OR SALE HV ALL DRUGGISTS
August, ss ly
-t .NOTED IHJT UNTITM'.l) WOMAM.
Il.'rom tin boituu GlvU.
'.i .. mh r-iM llhoncm nf Mm. T.ri!UCrink.
Uai ... i ).r.i-s.,wh.abfv,'iUl.tlifrliunnnlxlit;
. I t .i ifullj a!ltdtb ' DoArlVtsjiulurWncmi.,1
tut j.. cf Kr rorrprrrJt un lovp to call Iur. ho
1 Ml '-''tIs.,vottJtolurM'irk,hichUlla'outcomi3
cf ii l.fo mudy, nn.l is ctllff.-.l to kc. t-Jt Uuy
ft.-l-iuiitK, to I.Llp he r Answ c r ttto larjo corn f x,nilrn''e
v in- h C-iilj- i.ouw In u;iou hi r, each 1m arlng its nnvitU
bvrlcn t C mtrrl:i,r( or Joy at rtlfasv frt-ui It. lUr
VlAX C mpounJI a meOlcIno f-r gool anJ not
Ml! ; ", .1. I lu, tp,aonally limstiffaUtlitanJ
ainnjiNflwl tt tliftruthorthU
f i d'C i.rt t f It i-rou'i merit a, t l rpnmend.-d
an 1 ; n . u' lb., '.hi U ft iiIijmIoI jus in tl.o cruntiy.
On1 .t ' It wir!,i lllv'. a chart) und inut h
puln. It v ill euro mtlnly tlio worst form ,f filling
of the ut rin, I.cticrrrhoni, lrntrular and iilnfl
Mrn-'imtt. n.BtIOnrlnnTrouMi-, Indimmatlnn and
Ukcriiti !i, l in illm'si, sll risr.l ironi.-nt' andttircon
soi'iiti- . t' vi'irrftKW.aiid Id cttcs.lallymia;tt d to
tbe( bai pi or I. 'ff. '
It rrmiMV'fiof try tfirtlonof the pyitcm, and p-lves
re htfUKliltii'. It rtmiivtH faint new, flatultnoy,
dc tn ,.'iuil' : .Uhtf for frtliimlints.and riIii-cHv.tMk.
u f!lt t . uu li. U lurrn lliutin, ITwida-'liCH,
Ntrv"" l'rr.itiitii"i, (lonfi'il J'eblUty, lifpL'mncM,
Tk-p ! "iid T'tdlm 'i in. Tlt.it ft. him of bcirlnflr
dow'i.fji-i i.ir- :di , 'Ap'fcJ.L anil lvVaciK. I) alwua
It ri.iyin-tilly t ured by itn e. It til at all tines, nnd
U!idirfUtljcui:Htarreft!.ct In harmony with the law
tl V- vi Hit tht' ftitip.l Kj-htt in.
I I- jty j x r bottle r Us for 8 1 , and U Bold by
di uv' . Arj advficri nnrtdniti8iictil ciu-cand
tlf iiiie- -i niitny vKo luiu Uun ic-toml tJixiftct
LoiU'i bv the tiM-uf tbe V potable Cotiijiound, can I
obtajti.d iyt mt lntrMiH. I'M vlth tUmpfor nply,
at ltotboiiti hi I, i.n, M.itM,
I'm- K'iilnry C rnj.laint cf either wx thU compound U
un i.rfir d .taid.i.'LMfittrHimf.nbihfliow.
"Mm. riiJJiiin''IJirl,in(i,,,,nyaoNgwilt(r, "ntu
tfi'tr t in tho unrhl frr Iho euro of Coutlrkitlyn,
ni!l.'j-nas nnd Torpidity of tho Ifvcr. Her Blood
Purhli r v oris w on-lors In Its frx-cial lino and bid fair
to C'lUil tho Coir-iiound In Its poimlarity.
All nnu-t rL.iiM.ct Ik r tu an Anjvl of Mercy w bore note
aii.riiiitm I i to du good to otLcr
J'UUddi Ula. I'a. CO JIra.A.M.1).
The only known pcctho (.r l.plk',itlc Flic. "d
Alao for Ppttunt and railing Mckrcia. Ktrvou
McakLii'Ba It Instantly relieve and cure Cleanse
blood and qulcktna UusV.Ii circulation. Kcutra-lt-coa
pen of dl.casc and s;.cb t.ieknc3.i. Curc
FSKEPTIC SAlP)
ugly blotches an J auLtorn blood sores, Eliminates
Holla, CirbuticlcJ tni ScilJs. tTcrmaccMly and
rromptly cures ruiralyild. Vis, H l a cliarmlDe and
healthful Aperient. Kills Scrofula and Klnfra EtII,
twta brothers. Changes bad breath to good, rciaor.
lag the eaue. Houts bilious tendencies and makes
clear complexion. Equalled by none In tho delirium
of fever- A charming rcsoltent and a matchless
laxative. U drives Pick HcoJacho llko Iho wind.
pTContalns no drastic cathartic or oplatt i. liclieves
(THE GREflTl
CKlEnVEXclQHQlUERlOlRD
tho brain of morbid fancies. 1'romptly cures Jlhtu-
tnatlm by routing It, Ilcstorea llfc-glvlng proper
ties to Iho blood. la guaranteed to cure all nervous
disorders. ClT.cllablo when all opiates fall. ltc.
frebhes tho mind and Invigorate! tho body. Cures
avFrepsia or moncyrciunuca.
Diseases of the Hood own It o conqueror. Endorsed
In writing by ourflfty thousand leading cltliins,
clergymen and pliyslclant In U, S, and Europe,
Ifl'or s.ilu by all leading dmglsts,
The Dr. P A. Kli l.mond Sledleal Co, Props.,
bt Jo.-pph, Ho. (3)
Charles N. Crlitenton, Agent, New Vork City,
SOKES GURE
for all dl.onsoo of tho Kidneys und
nMmm E-8f IcR
It tuu spoclno action on tMa most Important
organ, enabling It to throtr off torpidity and
! inaetlcn, (tlmulatlng tho healthy ccrctiou of
tho Xllle, aud by kcep!u& tho bovrcu tn froo
condition, cfRoUxia lu rccrdar dlschargo.
HIll'-iMtTi Ifronaresulferinsfrom
I'iialctnUa ruolarU.liavothochlUj,
nro blllotu, dyspept la, or cotutlpated, Uldiioy
Wort will nuroly rollnvo and quickly euro.
In tho Oprlog toclcauaothotlyfcUm. every
ono Bhould Uko a Uiorcufh couno c-f tt.
!! OOLD DY DnUGQIfiT8. Price CI.
1 llli. .ULM'IIIA
rt.f 'ii'UM'b.uiii ii., vol v-hin,
' li nrirkn. bitui.t, ,uui. kt, Jtu
N. K. i'orntrttu)iii ai d AriUblrndb
ivvideu i'i ri ivlv.' uronipiiitU'titloii
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST
POETICAL.
SOMEHOW OR OTHER WE GET ALONG.
The (tooil wiro lmstlol nlmiit tlio limine,
Her fncoBllllbrlnht wltli n plo.mnt smile,
As broken f nrtlclicd tit h ippy pony;
FtrciiKtlioni'il her heart nnd hnnd the wUIlt'.
Hie iscml m.m ttit In the I'liltntiey nook,
Ilia lit tie? clay pipe within hu llp
And nil he'd mide, nnd nil ho had Wet,
Heady nnd clear on Mt ringer tips.
' land wife, I'veJintlK-en thlnklnp; n lilt,
Nothlnt! liai done very well thli j ear i
Money m liound to lie hard to pet
Everythlnir'i suro to Im vciy dear !
Hoiv the emtio nrc troluir to bo fed,
llowwc'ictokeeptho lioysat hcUooI,
Ib kind ot n debt and eredlt num.
I can't makebilanee by my rule.
site turned nround lruin tlio baking Iwanl,
Andkhe faced hlnnvltn a cheei Ml launh i
"Why, lnnlund, dear, mio would think
That thenood, rich wlio.it was only rliaff.
And what It tho wheat was only chair,
Ai loiijf as wo both ure well nnd strolls; 1
I'm not a woman to worry a bit,
srinuhow or other we'te got Mow.
"Into 'ome lives some rain mint fall,
over nil ltnihllio storm m"t heal,
Hut when thoraln nnd snew nreoYr
The niter sunshine h ttvlee ns sweet.
Tlirotitrli every strait we have found n iod,
In overy Krlef wo hao found n song j
We have had to bear, mid Lad to wait,
IMt soiip.Iiow or otLer v get alonj;,
"l'oi tli.rty years wehive lovexleacli othor,
Slooi bj oacli other whatever li.-ft II j
Six Ih) linve called us tal her nnd mother,
And nil of them living nnd tloln? well.
Wo owe no man a peuny, my dear,
We re both of in loving , and well nnd strong ;
tiood nun, I w lib you would smoke ngaln,
And think how well we've got alone;.
Ho tilled his pipe with a ple.waul laugh ;
He kissed hli wlfo with n lender prldo :
Ho said, "I'll do as you tell me, love,
I'll Just count upon the other side."
she left him then wlthhU better thought,
And lilted her work Willi n low, sweet song
A song that has followed 1110 many a yeai ,
somehow or other, we get along.
SELECT STORY.
AMONG THE BREAKERS.
Miss l'riin liinl inol her dcaliny.
Slii) was sure of Hi but then sliu hatl
been miro of it two or three times a
month on tlio nvcrauc for many years,
und at -lfi she was Miss Prim still.
If a gentleman lniiulotl up her
change in the stage, she was sure, he
was the man, and put on her sweetest
simper to thank liim ; if a stranger
asked his way she was suru he only
did it for the chance of speaking to
her, and posed accordingly as she re
plied ; when the man came to look at
the gas meter, she was sure ho looked
long and tenderly at her, and only
wanted tlio chance to speak ; but not
withstanding all these came to nothing,
the did not become soured.
Huing of a sanguine temperament,
she looked forward with hope to tho
next chance, and kept herself happy
in the prospect of tho right ono at
last
This summer she had brought her
pretty little niece, a perfect rosebud of
18, to spend her holidays at tho sea
side, where there was famous bathing.
Sweet Mary lell, reared in luxury, and
with every prospect ol ease ana alllu-
ence, found herself fatherless and pen
niless at 1 1 years ot age, and, without
any self-pity or llounsh of trumpets,
set herself to do tho only thine; she
could at short notice to help the dear
mother, feme ollereil horselt to her
milliner as a work-woman, aud proving
unusually skillful, hail been able to
keep food in their mouths for the past
year: ami just now, their lunu menu
ami physician having asked her moth
er to spend the summer in the moun
tains with his delicate wile, she lelt
tree to accept her ipieer aunt's unex
pected invitation, and enjoy herself a
much as possible.
At lust slit? was a little pu..led bv
her strange confidences, Jmt finding
they did not mean anything, and that
her fancied weic quite harmless, she
listened with no little amusement to
the thrillinu account of how a "entle-
man hail picked up her umbrella, what
a sad earnest gaze he cast upon her,
and with what marked emphasis ho
said, l,ls this yours, madam?" tho
truth being that ho was an irascible
oltl gentleman, and this is tho third
umbrella winch bail fallen on his toes
within the spaca of half nn hour ; also,
how another, of whom she iad inquir
ed the way the first day they had ar
rived, had walked a long distaneo with
her chatting so pleasantly, and helping
her over muddy crossings ; but sho
did not mention that she missed her
pocket book the same day, becauso in
her mind there was no connection
between the two things.
To day, as they returned from their
morning tranni and watching the
bathers, they turned a corner, and a
man, who was rushing along to catch
a train, ran violently into tiiein, scat
tering parasols to tho winds. Willi
many apologies he helped pick up
their property, and with hardly a
lance toward them ho continued his
headlong pace
"Did you sec how he looked ? Such
tn interesting man, 1 am suro ! Wo
shall meet him again, you see!" And
this exciting ml venture w.n food for
speculation tho rest of tho day. In
tho evening, as they wore in the piazzi,
Miss Prim pulled Mary by tho arm
and said :
"Didn't I tell you I There is my
destiny. How things will happen !"
Looking in tho direction indicated,
Mary saw n bluff, rosy, middle-aged
man romping on tho grass with some
children who were evidently used to it,
and pulled him about unceremonious
ly. The tea bell brought thorn troop
ing in, and they found themselves op
posite tho beligerent and belated pus
senger of tho morning
This was ono of a hundred similar
cottages which accommodated, or
rather crowded, about a dozen people,
so that besides Aunt Prim and Alary,
there were only this party of hanim
scnrum boys, with their delicate, wid
owed mother and their Undo Arthur,
whom they adored, rind who bud como
with them to coa that they did not
(juitu kill her in thoii' hilarity at hiving
holidays, ,
Couse'pieiitly, in such close tpiailers,
everybody miiit know everybody j
there was no stand-off nboul it to mar
the comfort of tho whole house, ami
Mary, being llko a child herself, fell
into tho w;(yso' tho-elnys, till they
'"cldoil she was iul as uood fun
.is I'liele Arthur, while .Miss Prim was
of t- nine wtil' mnii fl s ml v unvii.ci'd
th u HI his', und at Inst, ihi was he
destiny.
They formed so pL.'n.int a family
party uinv mere was no innugui ol a
walk, a tlrivo or a pionio without the
whole ol them i nnd as for bathhig
why, tho boyB couldn't liavu any fun
without Mary, and none of them could
get on without fncle Arthur,
The wcek( Which Arthur Ilalliday
had given himself to "draw a long
breath In" fairly tlow by, and he saw
with regret hls'kind little sister puck
his valiso for his departure.
Tho first day without him was like
a funeral i the boys were cross, Mary
was lonely, Aunt Prim was dejected,
nnd worso than all (they hadn't
thought of it before), they could not
go in bathing, for the little mother
was nervous about tho boys, and in
any caso no one dared to venture out
among tho breakers without Uncle Ar
thur. Two doleful daya passed, and they
all began to thiiik watering, places
were a delusion nnd it snare, when,
last as1 they were at ten on the second
day, they heard, "Vlioa ! I tell yer 1"
followed by a tramping on tho piazz.i,
and the next thing was Undo Arthur
beaming on them like n benignant
giant.
The boys nearly tlow over tho table,
everybody laughed aud everybody
shook hands with everybody else, and
there is no certainty that in tho hub
bub everybody didn't kiss everybody.
They were all so glad that no ono
thought ol asking why he came, al
though on their arrival it was well un
derstood that pressing business would
not admit of his leaving town for
more than a week during tho whole
summer.
Tho little mother smiled as she kiss
ed him, and her eyes twinkled mischc
viously as ho greeted Alary, who blush
ed furiously, and was so angry with
herself for doing it that it made it
still worse ; and to cap tho climax,
Aunt Prim said :
"Why, Mary, dear, how warm you
look I It doesn't seem to mo so very
warm to-night.
"How lone: aro you going to stay,
Uncle Arthur"?"
"That will depend on how well you
will treat mo," ho replied. What
would you like to do to morrow f
"Oh, bathing, bathing!" they all
screamed together.
"Whatever else wo do wo must havo
a dip. Wo haven't been in since you
went away," said one.
So it was agreed there should bo a
grand old frolic, and one and all should
havo a tasto of salt water.
Of all the groups which emerged
from tho bathing houses next day,
none wero so noisy or happy as this
family party. Even the mother ven
tured in a littlo way, and Aunt Prim
douued a most becoming costume of
navy blue flannel, with an abundance
of crimson scallops. Her modesty had
caused it to bo made unusually long
for a bathing dross, and as soon as it
was wet it became so heavy that she
could scarcely step.
They all joined hands and waded
out, jumping together as a wave met
them. A large wfivc struck Aunt
Prim before sho was ready and knock
ed her down, dragging Mary, who
held her hand, off her feet also.
Iiftforo either could recover her foot
ing another came, washing Aunt Prim
on shore, and in a r-eeond loft her high
and dry on tho sand, lying Hat on her
face, with her beautiful hair washed
completely away, giving her the effect
of being scalped.
The mother, who had retreated at
tho first big wave, and had seen it all
from tho shore, ran down, beckoning
wildly with her hands for them to
come in, and thinking it was sho who
needed them, they came in as fast as
tlio waves would let them.
I5y this time Aunt Prim had been
helped to her feet ; tho younger boys
wero met and dragged in by their
mother, who screamed to her broth-
"Mary ! Mary !"
lie turned deadly white, and plung
ing into tho foam again, looked wildly
ibout tor something, anything, floating.
Other swimmers searched alsoj noth
ing could bo seen except thoso who
were searching, and they all said:
"Mies washed out, you may ho
sure, when, just as Arthur turned to
swim for a boat, something slight
truck his hand. IIo clutched at it to
find ho was grasping a long loc'k of
hair, and drawing ft toward him, ho
had .Mary's head within his grasp.
rutting ouo arm around her, lio
struck out for shoro with tho othor t
but the waves were so strong, and he
was soon so exhausted, that they must
havo been drowned if the boats had
not mot them.
All they could do on tho way failed
to elicit a spark of life, and Arthur's
agony was intunso. As soon us thoy
touched shore, however, thoy wore
met by skillful hands, for not a mo
ment had been lost in getting all tho
issistauco possible j but for n long
tune it was very doubtful if she would
breathe again, When sho did, and
thoy wore able to take her homo, their
joy Knew no pounds. tint no one
spoko except the children i tho hearts
ot tho elders were too full for speech
Aunt Prim was too much shocked
and affected by Mary's accident to
say anything to her nbout her own
feelings with regard to Ilalliday ; but
sho glorified him to herself.
"What a bravo thing! Of course ho
n ia to icavo me, as t was sate, and
look after Mary ; and what a comfort
to be connected with such a noble
man ! Wluil could I havo said to her
mother if sho had not been saved ?
vii tl sho burst into tears nt the
thought.
Iter 10111101' care aud thoughtfnlness
lid much toward Mary's recovery, ami
in a tow days they had a jubilco'whoii
sue was nolo to no on the parlor sofa.
1 ho boys had been admitted for live
minutes ns a groat privilege, and after
mo una greeting tho eldest said ;
"wui you Know t'licio Arthur swam
in with you f He's u hero !"
"Yes, ' said the younger one, "and
what'n she?" nodding his held in
Mary's direction.
"Sho'if tho horo's wife," said Aithur,
who came in just nt that moment, ami
took her dear hnnd in his.
How he knew it win a mystery to
the boys, for no ono had heard them
saying anything before this, and a ludv
couldn't bo a wife till bhu was asked';
but however it happened, it was the
most satisfactory thing to all pirlies.
I In- buys thought in Aunt Murv to i
Mil- wuh just the jiillu'ttt thing in the
wi'ii l, ul most eclipilng I'ni'le Arthur,
being a novelty, aud Aunt Prim
(being ton sweet tempered to bo nil-
3, 1883.
nycd), resigned herself to the loss or
her latest destiny, nnd decided at last
that it was really nicer to have him
MaryM husband than her own, becauso
she could go visiting when she liked,
and ho would not be hanging round in
tho way, ns your own husband 1 will,
just when lie is not wanted.
Osoar's Lecture.
VIHWS 01' Tilt! wV.STHKTK OK HIS WAN
IlKltlNlin IN AMKIIU'ti
The London News thus reports tho
lecture delivered by Mr. Oscar Wilde,
called "Impressions of America :"'
'Stating Uiat ho had very little useful
information to give, he described his
first experience of tho interviewer, the'
literary pirato of the States,' who
sprang on board in tho midst of a storm
otl New York, and asked his opinion of
America. Nothaving seen it, ho found
it easy to give an unbiased opinion,
which was very favorable as far ns it
went. Now it was more dillicult. Tho
first thing that struck him on landing
was the prosperity of the people nnd
the ubsnnco of rags. Ho saw millions
of'chiniuey pot hats in all their dread
ful propottions, but no rags. The
second thing was that every one seem
ed to bo in a hurry, nnd this mado him
think it could not bo n country of great
romance, for romance was dillicult
where it was a vital necessity, to catch
a train. Tho beautiful ho found,
where tho Americans had last striven
for it, in their great bridges and their
perfectly beautiful use of the electric
light. The traveling, when one got
into a Pullman's car, was the perfection
of luxury, but had no more privacy
than if one sat in nn arm chair at the
Hamilton street corner of Picoadally.
Boys run tip and1 down selling litera
ture, good and bad, and everything
ono could eat or not eat, but what har
rowed his feelings most acutely was to
see a pirated copy of his own poems
selling for ten cents. He explained to
the boy that he got no profit out of
this edition of his work, but tho boy
saiil he got some, and seemed to tliink
that settled the question. IIo had
never been called 'Stranger,' but had
received tho title of 'Captain' and 'Col
onel,' the latter in Texas, but ho had
been very much distressed by being
called 'Professor.' Niagara, like Allan
tic Ocean, was extremely disappointing
principally, believe-1, because it was
ordinary seen under conditions extreme
ly unfair. In order to appreciate its
splendor and strength it was necessary
to go uudcr the fall itself in a suit of
yellow sealskin, so ugly that he should
never have consented to wear it but
that ho was informed that a similar
dress had been worn by the great ar
tist Mine. S trail B.irnhardl. (Laugh
ter.) "Of America itself the most beauti
ful part was the West, and California
most of all ; and the most depressing
the alkali plains through which ho
traveled for days, stopping occasionally
at small stations, where, what by some
curious process of reasoning was called
i meal, was served. Hero ho met tho
Indians, who were very picturesque
and charming so long as they wore
their own clothes, and very ugly when
thoy put ou European dress, Their
language struck him as resembling
Herman metaphysics veryfiuoas long
as it was not understood. (Laughter).
When it was interrupted he generally
found it to convoy a rcoucst for half a
dollar or some tobacco. Ono of the
great features of America was the ad
vertiser, who defacetl tho most beauti
ful parts of tho Uocky Monntains with
his advertisements generally of some
horrible medicine. The names of Amer
ican towns, where they were French
or Spanish, were often beautiful, but
the English names wore very ugly. Ho
was asked to lecture on art at Griggs-
ville, but ho refused unless thev con
sented to change the nanio of the town,
winch thoy declined to do. How dread
ful it would havo been if ho hail found
ed a Griggsville school of art! American
children did not seem to bo numerous.
and were not as healthy or as joyous as
England, but very precocious. ' Thoy.
grow up, some of them, into girls who
wore the prettiest deposits in the world.
Each American girl seemed to bo an
oasis of picturesquo unreasonableness
in a desert ot common sense, able to
talk on any subject whether she knew
niyiiiing ot it or not, with lovely hands
and feet, and the prettiest boots in tho
world, i hero were no idle men.
i',very man had something to do,
and very few took any interest in poll
tics. One career thev went into exten.
sively was jouralisni, for the first thing
a oany din in Amenca when ho was
aiilo to read anil write- was to start
nowapaper. It soeiued strange to .En
iisn peopio tneir intrusion into private
me. iio was asked by an mterviower
at Chicago for some details of his pri
vate life, but ho told him he had not
got one it was stopped nt the Custom
House in Now York. Their humor
was, ho thought, a sort of philosophy,
anil one thing he admired about the
American journalist was that ho could
write ubout tho price of wool without
relerring to Jason and the Golden
l'loeco. 'Iho lecturer also referred to
thoilisiinguished actors of Ainorio), and
concluded with some remark on Ameri
can art.''
Sampson's Strength,
Abundant hair is not a sign of bodily
ui- tiiuiuui sirougm, mo story ot ani
son naving given rise to the notiou
that hairy men aro strong physically
wlulo the tact is that thu Cliine.se, the
most enduring of all races, ura mostly
uaui ; iiuti ns 10 me supposition that
long and thin hair is a sign nnd token
ot intellectuality, all antiquity, all mad
iiuuses, ami common observation aro
-! ... a !. mi. . m . ....
iifimiM, it. inu easily wheeled i.siiii
was hairy. The mighty Ciesar was
bald. Long bairod men nro generally
wean, uiiii ianatiuai, ami men with
! scant hair nro tho philosophers am
i soldiers and statesmen of thu world
JMMton Jsincet.
A couple of lawyers encat-eri in
case wore reoontly discussing the issue,
"At all events, said tho younger and
more enthusinstic, "wo have justice on
mil' uliln " 'Pln rvl.l ,...1 ...! . It... I
... nv wmwi nun , li-ui l.'Jlltl:l.
"Quite true j but what we want the
t hief-jiistico on our side."
It is possible to tell the age of
by the wrinkhs mi her h"i'tM, I tt t
hire has provided in nip war I s;gnn I
which ino age ot an egg wi be emu
putwl. Hi (ink it gently
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mi mm in 'i i inn 11 lumt mi ii
riiK oolumMan, .vol. xvn.Koai
COMJMMA DEMOCRAT, VOL. XLVIt, NO Si
Black Boss iu Maine.
HOW Tlinu SI'OltTSMI.N AN'OM'.
(iamiiv risii.
roil tin:
,1'roti tlio lvmtnnd l'ress.
( The habits of the black bass .are un
hko those of any other Mnino fish.
Early iu May they make their appear
anco from deep water, and arc found in
tho shallow water bordering the shores
of the lakes thoy occupy. Theso nrc
thgir spawning grounds. Hero thoy,
in some unexplained manner, scoop out
a saucer-shaped depression in the sand
or gravel on the bottom, from three to
four feet in diameter, and iu a depth of
water seldom exceeding four feet. In
these thoy deposit their span, so it is
said. Almost any sunny day the fish
can bo seen Hitting about theso places.
Scare them away and they will inevita
bly return, After the spawn are hatch
ed the mother, accompanies tho young
fry for a while,, keeping a motherly eye
on tlieui until they are of ago to shift
for themselves! aud never did mother
guard her offspring more carefully or
tenderly. Woo betido tho offender who
dares to ndvanco within the homo citclo
occupied by thu little bass. If a strauge
fish, the mother starts for it with an
angry dart. We ouco know one of
these parent bass to chase a sun-fish,
which had made itself too familiar, so
that it jumped t.wo feet clear of tho
water, the bass also appearing abovu
the surface. About tho middle of Juno
the has retire to the neighborhood of
sunken boulders, rocky shoals, rapid
currents and ledges. Hero arc their
favorite lurking places; here thoy de
light to revel, playing hide and seek
among the nooks ami crannies made by
the rocks. Tho muddy bottom and hly
pads, of which pickerel aro so fond,
thoy despise' and shun. In September
they congregate together in large
schools and prepare to retire to deep
water; and a largo number of them
have been seen in Lake Cobbossceconto
In that month, lying side by sido in
shoal water. Tho last cf September
they can only bo found in deep water.
Anybody can bait a hook attached to
a lino' with a worm and lower it into
the water, but everybody can't hook a
four-pound bass and capture him in a
scientific manner. It requires nerve,
skill and long experience. The man
who could measure the distance of a
fixed star from the earth or produce a
painting might be a burglar at bass
fishing. Tho favorite method of fishing
practiced by our local disciples of Isa.ik
Walton is trolling. A boat with a man
to propel it is secured; the fisherman
teats himself in tho stern, the man in
the front part of the boat. The Hies
being adjusted and the line reeled out,
tho fun commences. A six-foot leader
is the best. From four to six flies should
be attached as they attract the attention
of tho fish much quicker than a less
iinmucr. i nc most critical point is
when the bass strikes and finds ho is
hooked. Then the fish makes a
desperate spring out of the water.
This peeuliraity is something remarka
ble. Salmon and blue fish do so fre
quently, trolit rarely, and other fish
eldom or never ; but a black bass ot
any size will invariably make ono or
more desperate leaps, it is a glorious
gilt to see his lull length in the water,
ns he rises above the surface ho shakes
his head violently in an effort to dis
lodge tho hook. In falling ho has
another trick ot upon the line by which
inanumvre ho often succeeds iu getting
out. tho hook if the line is taut. When
he utlcinps this tho lino should bo slack
ened by lowering tho lie, of tho rod as
tho bass falls back but instantly resum
ing its tension by again raising the top
when the fish reaches the water. As
the llbh daits hither and yon he is
rloadily reeled iu, the line being kept
constantly taut, and the pole well up,
thus maintaining a springing arch. If
the fish is large ono he will require some
time to reel him in, as he must bo wor-
leu untd tiled out. t ho bass resists
and struggles until the last gasp, and
iloes not sulk at tho bottom like the
iliiion whun he finds his efforts to
escape foiled. When the lish has boon
led to within a few feet of tho boat the
landing net is put under him and thus
hp is secured. Like nearly all other
fish, bass take tho lly best pist at night
or early in the morning.
ABlinil l'ei'soa's Sense of Touch
It is commonly supposed says Dr.
Carpenter in the Jfah'cul Joural, that
tho exaltation of ope sense which oc
currs (as in tho case of Laura Bridge-
man) when other souses aro wanting is
hie to an improvement in its organ.
But I shall bo able, I think, to stiow
you that it is chiefly, if not solely, at
tributable to the complete restriction
of the attention upon Itw one kind of
neiise perception which remains open.
tins you well know, in Laura liridge-
inan a case, to bo the touch, as to which
she has not only an extraordinary
tcuteness of discrimination, but tin ex
traordinary recollection of differences
so Blight as not to b.i even perceptible
to ordinary people. Thus, sho can not
only at once recognize by a slight
touch of the hand all the persons with
whom she was intimate, but, when she
has oncu held thu hand of a new visitor
lor a short time, she can ivcogni.i) that
visitor again after an interval of sever
tl months, nisi as nnv of us would
tlo by our sight. It was a visit which
.! .. s !!
t iiromcr oi mine paid Her come years
ago that put me in ioj.vuou id that
fact, lie brought un introduction to
her ; anil, his relationship to the waiter
oi thai intiodiiction having been ex
plained to her,she took one otjhis hands
into her own, so an to take in from it
the impression of his jiersonality which
the seeing person deliver, from looking
at the luce llue.illod on her two or
tlneo tunes, I believe, dining the visit
to Boston, and had conversations with
her through her interpreter, ami niter
ward traveled for about twelve months
in different partr, of the United States,
Un uniiniig back to Boston betoio leav
ing lor hughuid Iu paid her aunthei
visit, nnd she immediately recognized
him,-ufier that, interval, when shuloek
Ills hand into heis.
This is the time of the year at which
n small boy win travel through a swiuni
nil day long on un empty stomach, and
hink in the. mud anywhere fnnn hi
ankles to l-n lmt, in catch u couple ,,
mull wuit'i lurile-.. and think it glorious
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Mrftlt.l lo h Imi. hei f-ti. .i . on a m, , ,,-,
roa-t, just 'itlei- he has hron drc-usi'd in
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NVIIIISC'K tiii: savahi: custom or soai.i1-
1N(1 TOOK 1TH OltKJIN.
J'Yom the Ilcltna Jmlepemknl.
Hundreds of years ago perhaps''
thousands when the Indians wero all
ono tribo nnd under ono gr(5at chief, a
dispute aroso in tho tribe ns to whb
should become chief, tho old chief hav
ing died without leaving a son to suc
ceed him. There were two principal
aspirants for tho chioftancy, and cacli'
of them had a strong following. Tho
dispute ended in dividing tho tribe arid
in war. Previous to tliis time scalp
ing was unknown, as there were no
enemies to scalp, tho land being occu
pied by only ono people. Peace was,
never made between the two fac
tions. The chief of one side had a beauti
ful daughter, and one of the ; loading
Warriois was a suitor for her head. The
chief, as a condition to consenting to;
give his daughter to her warrior lover,
required him to kill the chief of tho op,
posing tribe (his old-time rival for the
chioftancy), and to bring him proof of,
the act. The warrior accepted tin?
condition. It was many long miles to,
the camp of the enemy and the snow
was deep, but ho immediately set out
upon his mission. After lying-in wait,
near tho enemies camp for days, and
undergoing groat suffering from tho
oxtrotno cold without having an oppoiv
tunity of carrying out his plan, he final
ly ono night, boldly entered tho camp,
walked into tho great chiefs lodge, slew,
him, and, cutting off his head to take,
back with him as proof, stalled to return
to his own people.
Tho next morning the murder was
discovered ; also the murderer's tracks
in the snow and drops of blood which
had fallen from the dead chieftain's
captured head. Two hundred warriors
started iu pursuit of the murderer.
They almost overtook him aud ho could
hear them on his track. IIo was al
most tired out, and the dead chief's
head was growing very heavy, yet ho
struggled on with it throw the snow
and cold, determined to not relinquish
tho proof which would win for him bis
bride. The pursuers pressed him so nt
length that bo through away every
weight but his trophy. They finally
gained on the weary bravo so fast that
itf-eenied that hemttst either relinquish
his pn.o or bo captured, which, of
course, would bo death. Whipping
out his rudo knifo (it was before tho
time of steel knives among the Indians)
ho hurridly stripped off the scalp from
tho dead man's head and sped on. Thus
lightened his load he made his own
camp iu safety, the scalp was accepted
as stitlioient proof that ho had fulfilled
his mission, the old chief no longer
witheld his consent, and the bright-
eyed daughter of tho forest became
bis own. Thus originated tho cus
tom of scalping among the In
diana. The New Postal Notes.
THU l'RI.NTINt! NOW (I01NI1 on woiik or
nisTitinuiioN.
Tho new postal notes for the trans
mission of small sums of money are
now being prepared by tho Homer Leo
bank notu company, in New York city.
They will be ready for delivery about
the first of September. The notes aro
in shapo nearly like bank notes Thoy
are printed in a blank form, spaces be
ing left for the names of the postollices
from which thoy are sent and at which
they are paid. On the right-hand sido
of tlio notes are three columns of fig
ures, one for the dollars, containing tho
figures from 1 to 1, and the second for
the dimes from 1 to 9, and the third
for the cents from 1 to 9. The post
master who sells one of these notes will
punch the figures indicating tho amount
tor which the note will be received.
For instance, if a note for $3.52 is
wanted the figures !! in tho dollars col
umn, .) in the dimes column antt 2 in
the c nts column will bo punched out.
Ml counterfeiting or "raising'1 i3 thus
prevented. The notes may be bought
of any value from ono cent to $1.99. A
charge of thrco cents will be made In
ulditiou to the taco value ot tho note.
I'ho great advantago possessed by the
postal notes over money orders is that
tho former aro transferrable, so that it
will not bo necessary for those who re
ce'ivo them to go 'in person for tho
money. They may bo used in payment
of goods or for other purposes, but
must be presented for payment within
tew months or their collection will
bo more dillicult.
Married in a Great Hurry.
'The quickest couitship on record,"
said one old resilient, "was that of Dr.
Nick McDowell, who, driving along tho
htrect in his buggv ono day, saw a
beautiful girl standing at a window.
Uo immediately stopped and hitched
his horse, rang tho bell, inquired the
lady's inline, was ushered into the pnr
lor, announced his name, said ho was
'pleased with her appearance and waul
ed to marry her at once' Nothing but
tlm knowledge that eho was actually in
tho presence of tho celebrated physician
kt pt her from fainting. To her pica of
'sui prise at this unexpected announce
ment he only replied, 'Now or never.
When she asked to 'tako a week to con
sider,' ho said, "l am going down street
to attend a critical case and have m
time to spare right now.'
' 'tiiv.s me a day then.
"I'll tell you what I'll tlo. When I
am through with this professional visit
I'll I..!.... 1 1 ' . ,
i ii wmu minimi nun gt-i ,t pro'iciii'l .
if you've made up your mind to man y
me by that time, all right !' and hu left
her brcaiblchs and unable to aiticiilalo
another word. When he returned thoy
were quietly married.' St J.oui'.i
J'o.it Dispatch,
Doau S.vift was once dining with ,i
family iu which the mutton boited of
tho number of centuries iu which the
magiual prefix "do" had been the right
ful' property of her anc slurs The
Dean hoard the tedious and oft-told
talo to the end, and then delivered his
opinion of all that sort of no-Dense bv
saying, "Madam, will yon kindly help
mo to another piece ol de uinpling ! '
'.loiinv, how many
in the human body "
hod ' Mine '" Yt r,,
stan ' "fit i'i tell
bo.'ii eating sli ul for
boties are thoro
"Whos.t hum in
, yii.H'i, fo, .a-
You see, l'v
breakfiiit, and
that upsets the au iioinioal
ust i m ale at
once. - ) iiM'i r.i (,ax-tu