Tl)e dolurqbilii.
OOLUUBtA DE)fOCRATt STAR OF TltB NORTH, and CO.
lohiian, Uonsolldatod.) '
1wicil WorUiy, CTOry I'rlcluy Morning, rtt
:ilLOUM8tlUUa, COMJMMA CO., l'a.
ATTwonot.i.AM per year. To subscrlbera out o(
tlio county tlio terms nro strictly In advance.
Iff'No paper discontinued except at tlio ontloti
ot the publishers, mitil nil arrearages aron.U .iiui
son? continued crodiu will nut bo Klven. '
All imperii sent put ot tlio Htato or to dWant post
ofllocj must m pnlil fur In advance, unless a rcsium.
nlblo penon In Ooluinbla county Kwumea to pay
tlin Rulwrlptlon duo on demand. 1 1
r.??JA,(,l!;l5nolonBl)roxnctei1 ,ron subscribers
JOB PltlNTlNG.
Tlio Jpbblna Depnrtmcntof tlio Columman Is very
couiplelc, and our .lob frlntlntr win eomnaro rnvnr.
swrwttiilhatonholnrgn cities. AllTorkdo oon
short notice, noatly and ntmodcrato prices.
um uiwiu m il . ui ..umim, !.,,
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
T E. WAbbKK,
XJ' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
omco In 1st Nutlonil Hank building, second floor,
nrstdoortothorliriit. Uornerof.Maln nnd Mar
ket streets, llloomsburff, l'a.
TU- U. FUNIC,
' ATTO UN 15 Y-AT-L AW.
DiooMsnnBO, pa.
OfflMln (Cot's nulldlnK.
J ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
1U.00VSCCKU, 1'A.
omco over 1st National innk.
JOHN M. ObAUK,
ATTO 1 INK Y-AT-L A W,
JUSTICE OF XI1K PEACE.
1II.OOM9BCKO, 1'A
Offlco over Mover llros. prujf storo.
p W.MILIjKR,
ATTOttNKY.AT-I.AW
omco In Urowcr's bulldln(f,sctond noor.room No. 1
Uloomsburgi I'a.
B.
FRANK ZARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
omco cornor of Ccntro and Mala Stroots. Clark-j
Building.
Can bo consulted In German.
C-1 KO. E. EIAVELL,
X
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Nkw coiumbian DutLDiKO, Bloomsburg, ra,
Member of the Dnltod States Law Association,
Collections tnado In any part of Amorlca or Ku
rope. pAUL E. WIRT,
Attorney-at-Law.
omco In Colombian liciLbiNO, uoom No. i, second
noor.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
8. XNORR t. B.WINTBRSTKKN.
Notary Public
KNORR & WINTERSTEEN,
.Attornoys-at-Law".
omco In Ut National Hank butldlmj, second floor,
first door to the left. Corner ot Main and Market
Btrocts Bloomsburg, ra.
J-Vnio)n and flounties Collected,
J II. MAIZE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Ofllco In Maize's building, over lMlmcyer'a grocery.
May 20, 'S1.
c
B. BROCICWAY,
Attorney-at-Law,
A 1.80
NOTARY PUBLIC. .
Omco in his building opposite Court House,
2nd lloor, Bloomsburg;, l'.i. npr 13 '83
JOHN 0. YOCUM,
Attorney-at-Law.
CATAW1SSA, PA.
omco In Nkws Item building, Main street.
Momber ot tho American Attorneys' Associa
tion. Collections mado In any part ot America.
Jan. 6, Wit.
A K. OSWALD,
ATTORNEY-AT-L AW.
Jackson Bullillng, Rooms -1 mill 0.
May 6, -81. BERWICK, 1'A
RIIAWN & ROBINS,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Catawlasa, l'a.
omco, cornor ot Third and Main streets.
y" E. SMITH,
Vttorncy-atLaw, Berwick. Pa.
Can bo Consulted in German.
Aim Fiitsr-ci.ASS
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANIES ItlSritCSENTED.
"STOfflco first door below tho post ofllco.
MISCELLANEOUS.
c
(, BARKLEY, Attorney-at-Law
omco In llrower'a building, snd story.Hooms
T BUCKINGHAM, Attomev-at-Law
r,. Oltlco, llrockwaj's Uulldlng.JIst floor,
Bloounourg, I'enn'a. may 7, '80-t t
JR. McKELVY, M. D.,Surceon andPhy
. slctaa, north sldn Main street,bclow Market
L. FRITZ, Atlnmoy-at-Law.
, In Comjudian Building, Juno 3 1
1 M DRINKER, OUN& LOCKSMITH
Rnwiit MiiM.vh ind Michlneryotatl kinds re
pUrM. orExi imui '.IliiMIoe, llloomsbnrif, ra.
D
'l . 0. R UTTER,
PHYSICIAN 4 8DH0K0N,
OOloo, North Markot street,
llloomsbure, f u
rU. WM. M. REBER, Surgeon and
I yi'byslclan. offlco corner or Uock and Markot
Blroet,
T 't. EV.VN8, M. D., Surgeon and
l , I'liysli ,u, (OfUce ud Uosldoiice on Third
BtMHt,
JA.MK.S R HILLY,
Tonsovi.'il Artist.
asun at Ma old stand under EXCHANGE
HUi'UU and has as usual a F1HST-CI.AKS
HAUblSHHIlOI'. Ilo roapcctfully solicits tho
patrcmasto otbla ol J customer and of tho publlo
generally, julyn.'SMt
EXOHANCrB HOTEL.
W. R. TDBBS, PROPRIETOR
DLOOMSBUna, FA.
OPl'OaiTK coiner IlOUgg,
I,arua and oqnvanlunt sample rooms, Ilath rooms
ijotimdiSald vyater,and all modorn oonvenlenoos
TMVOHCES.-N0 nulilldt:
rosldenti of any
JJiSUto. Hcsortlon, Nou-supporu
auvn) uua
a.pplcatloiw toraUnip. W. H.I,UH, Att'y, W
U'way, N. Y. r Hopt. tlth iw
II. HOUSE,
DENTIST,
Hi.oQji8iiuiti,Coi,ujiniA Ooumy, I'a.
Afl stylos of work done In a sunorlor manner, work
1 ttr,rr.tiilbrtau hinriiunti.it 'I'dwii k'vTUlf'T.
m wiTiioi t Cain by niu um. u( t.uu, and
(rceot cnarL'o wneu ai uncial uwtb
uro lnaurusd.
Onloo oerllloouuburg uauklui; Company,
Jo be open at alt hour during the oaj
Nov, w-ly
Pt M u.
J. K BITTEHBEHDEH, t f rcPwrf
J ohn Wanamaker's Store.PhUadelphia.
These are the First Days of the
Fall Business,
already the hum of activity begins.
We launch the busy season with
Some
Special
that prove to be strangely low. A
these have been in store some davs.
give everybody a fair
announcements until
from their holidays.
A good lot of first-rate Cashmere for 50 cents
Jerseys at $2.25. These (all wool). The new tar
are all black. The colors iff will prevent this aual-
are fis.w.
ity from ever
A Black Dress Silk at
75ccnts,that untilrccent
ly was always Sr. 00.
A fine Black Rhadama,
22 inches wide, at $1.50.
Half-wool Black Dress
Goods at 12 cents, which
is just half-price.
All-wool stylish Plaid
Suiting, 42 inches, at 50
cents. We sold the same
at Si. 00.
Another in stripes at 65
cents. Not dear at Jtr.oo.
A quality of Lupin's
Cashmere,
yam wide, at 45c.
A. vciy few much ad
mired Embroidered
Robes at one-third off of
usual price.
These lots of Shoes that
desirable for the prices :
250 pairs Women's
Straight Goat Button,
172 pairs Women's
Straight Goat Button,
245 pairs Women's
Curacoa Kid Button,
iSG pairs Women's
French Kid Button,
152 pairs Women's
Kid Slippers, 1.25,
H2 pairs Women's
Kid Ties, 52.C0.
1 10 pairs Women's
French Kid Oxford .Ties,
China and Glassware we hardly dare to
risk saying anything about, as the lots an
nounced are nearly always sold out in a few
hours of the day they are presented. Watch
the city daily papers for the announcements,
and if these lots are sold when you come do
not be disappointed, as we have new lots in
every day or two.
In Furniture. Young couples should see
The new Ash Suite of Bed Room Furniture for $25.
The same goods in Cherry for $28.
Our Works at present turn us out only
four suites per day of these goods, so that
first come, first served. Nothing like this
has ever been done in Philadelohia before.
1
A fine frame Body Brussels Carpet at
$1.25 that we are willing to endorse as a good
thing.
We are not permitted to
makers' names. The goods are
season, and fifty patterns at least
trom.
The first Fall Offering of Ladies' Robes'
are all-wool, of ample material, in niuo varieties, dark, rich hues,
and the new patterns are on the
much the same, if not a full equivalent, as though an expensive
Cashmere Shawl wero dis3eetcd and made into a robe, as is often
done. The expense being infinitely less $25.
Also a few Wrapper Patterns, Persian, and with a decided
Oriental effect. The olive, old gold
dued in a broad border of consistent
11 yards each. $2.00 per yard.
There are other lo.ts equally interesting,
and new things daily arriving.
Samples of Dress Goods sent by mail ;
a "Postal" will receive immediate attention.
Thirteenth Street. Chestnut Street.
Market Street and New City Hall.
I7UU5A8 BROWN'S 1JN.SURANCK
y AOKNCV. Moyer'a new building, Main
street, lilooraaours, l'a,
zlUna insurance Co., of Hartford, conn, tl.tns.ni
Uoyal of Liverpool 15,500,000
Lancasldro , io,oio,ftoo
Klro Association, I'blladelplila 4,icsji7
1'liojnU, or London r,!ce,3tg
London & Lancashire, ot England.. .. I,7uj,u70
llarttorl ot Hartford.. 3,3T3,ooo
tiprlncneld Flro and Marino 'i.osi.css
As tlio aicncles nro direct, policies oro written
for llio lHHurcd without any (Julny In the
omco at llloomsuurif. Oct, 98, 'Sl-tf,
Julius INSURANCE.
OmilSTIAN Y, KNAl'I', uLOOllHIiUKa.PA,
1IOMK, OK N. T.
JllillCIIANTS', OK NEVVAHK, N. J.
CLINTON, N, V, '
l'KOPLIIS' N. V.
HLWDINO, I'A,
TI16HO old cohpohations wo well uposoned by
atfo and run TKSTKn aud baro neter yet had a
loss tetilid by uny court of law Tietr oskjm
urgallinvosiodlnsouuiiMinRrTimnd i.ro liable
to thii bazardoti lux only.
LosbCJ 1'iioui'iM and LONKerLT adjutled and
p.vld ai toon &a defji mined by '""hmotjax V.
KSLTr, 81X0111, Acs ,J 1M1 AUllW lltOOMS.
Ultl3, I'A.
TUe P30HO of Columbia oounty abould patron
lie tbo agency where loaaea If any are tettled
and mild nv ono ot their own citizens.
I'ltOUlTNKSS, EQUITY, 1'A lit UEALINO.
lie
Thin
chance, we held
the return of people
A Bleached Muslin, full
yard wide, for 10c. The
best we ever had at that
again selling price.
S
few of
but. to
the
at this price. The best Twilled, All-
A Black Albatross at 25 Wool Red Flannel we
cents.'exactly half-price, ever sold for 25c.
A fine Black Camel's The best Canton Flan
Hair, 46 inches wide, at nel for I2jc. We never
to cents. could get so good a qual-
A good 36-inch all-wool' ity at the price before.
Cashmere at 40 cents. An extraordinary lot of
nu uxtvueiu macK loweis at 2t;c.
all-wool,
Eicht lots of Ladies'
and Children's Hose that
arc on our counters at 25
per cent, under prices.
are amazingly
141 pairs
Front Lace
Boots, S3.25.
131 pairs
Front Lace
Boots, S4.50.
150 pairs
French Kid
Boots, $5.25.
Women's
Walking
Women's
Walking
Women's
Button
give the
new this
to choose
nalm-Ieaf order. The niTprtr. is
and rich, dark hues arc sub
but curious formation. 10 to
i
Iff, S. TIlMGtLEY,
MERCHANT and H TAILOR,
la now fully prepared to furnish
SUITS MADE TO ORDER,
VltOM TUB .
BEST MATERIA!,
'in the market at
REASONABLE RATES,
ALSO TO FURNISH
Ready Made QUITS
JIAPP TO JIKAKUHK, AND
its G-ood 6h Cheap
AS CAN RE HAD AT ANY
Ready-Made Establishment.
Ordora taken for Blurts, mado
irom measurement.
BLOOMSBTTRG, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER
READY FOR FALL.
Our Clothing is Known to lie
Niipcrior In ninlic nml Nlylc.
Wc gtitirnutvc everything wo
Hell, nnd will I'cTund tlic moii
er on goods not found as repre
sented. SnniplcN TiirnlNlicd on niipll
catlon. A. C. YATES & CO.
MwBailair, feint & 61! Sis
PIULiVDEIiPIIIA.
Sept 7
"Ton claim too
ranch for Samaiii-
i BaysaskcpllC'IIow
can one medicine lo
a specific tor i:pU
Icpsy, Hydiirpttln,
A 1 c 0 h o 1 1 n in 1
Oplnra lntlnir, niienraatlsm, Hpernmtnr
thn, or Seminal Venltnesn, nnd Ufty oilier
eomplnlntdf" Wo claim it u tptclfie, f Im
ply, because tho virus of all dlif aeet arises from
tho blood. ItsNervlnc,leolver t, Alterative and
Laxative properties meet all the conditions herein
rcicrrcu 10. n-g Known tc orta wtat as
Itnntdiand eompnafi the patient not by tlio
introduction of opiates and drastic cathartic, lmt
hy tlio restoration of activity to tho fctomnch nnd
ncrvoufl pyetcm, whereby the brain is relieved
of morbid fancier, which aro created by tho
caufcsnliovo referred to. .
To Clergymen, Lawyer. Literary men. Mer
chants, Hankers, Ladles and nil those whoso scd
1 ntary employment causes nervous prostration,
Irregularities of tho blood, nomnch, bowels or
kidneys or who retpilro a nervo tonic, nppcllzi ror
Ftlmulant, Samaiutan Nkhvise is Invnlnablc.
Thousands proclaim It tho inot wonderful tin Ii;
orant that ever fiutnlned the sinking system.
fl.SO. SoldhyallUniRgbts. Tholllt.S. A.ltlClI
JiOXn MED. CO., Proprietors. St..ln'ph,Mo.
Chu. U. Crlttc:'.::, ij:-.t. Xn Tcii CU7. (I)
BROWN'S
willcurc dyspepsia.heartburn, mala
ria, kidney disease, liver complaint,
anil other wasting diseases.
BROWN'S
BITTERS
enriches the blood and purifies the
system j cures weakness, lack of
energy, etc. Try a bottle.
BROWNS
IRON
BITTERS
is the only Iron preparation that
does not colorthe teeth, and will not
cause headache or constipation, at
other Iron preparations will,
BROWN'S
BITTERS
ladies and all sufferers from neu
ralgia, hysteria, and Kindred com
plaints, will find it without an equal,
If yon arc growing (I ray or Uulil j
If your Htilr IsTliln, HriLslij.Dry,
Hiirsli, or AU'iiK
, If you nro troubled n llli Dandruff,
iioiiing, or nny Humor or Dis
ease of tho Scalp,
HSU
Ayer's Hair Vigor.
It heals nearly every dlseaso iiecullar to
the scalp, checks tho (ailing out uf tho Hair
and prevents It from turning gray, nnd Is an
unequalled dressing and toilet article
rilEl'Alltl) 11 v
Dr. J. C.Ayor&Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists.
AINWIUOIIT CO,,
WHOLESALE ailOOEES,
Philadelphia
PK 8. 8 Vltt'l'i, COCPGB, HUO All, MOL VSOLH,
HICK, UI'ICXS, B1CAHU KOllA, SO., SO,
N, E. cornor second and ArcU etreets.
nrder win receive proinptattentlon
V I If A ' -ft .7 V 1 -.
JAME3 BUOHANAH.
Tho following byl. M. Hticklty, 1).
p, editor of tlio 'Christian Adoocnte
in a literary notice of September '20,
1883, I think should bo widely circu
lated. Tho italics nro mine, but it
Huoms to mo tho wholo article outht to
bo in italics, and read by every citizen.
Twonty-thrco years ago was n trying
ora in our country. Time lias vindi
cated many who were then under tho
ban of Republican censure.
"Truth crushed to the earth shall
riso again."
K. M. Tkwkshuuy.
(Jatawissa, l'a.
'Twenty years ago few believed that
a L'fa 0 James Jiuchanan could
over find a market north of Mason and
Dixons' line. Despised by loyalists of
both pai ties as a weakling, if not de
tested ai a traitor, lie retired from tho
Presidency, to dio in 18G8 with little
more than formal honor to his memory.
The giant passions of the civil war had
not then begun to dio out, men had not
then to look calmly and judicially on a
career which seemed to liavo crowned
itself only with weakness and indecis
ion. Tho popular mood of that timo
made small account of character or
public services which preceded tho
struggloi for tho national life. What
men believed and did during the war
were tho criteria by which they wore
judged. James Huchanaii was bcliov
ed to bo unsound in his Constitutional
views and ovcr-sympathetio with trai
tors. That was enough. That ho
ho had been a statesman and diploma
tist of unstained honor was nothing,
It is perhaps too much to say that tho
masterly life of James Buchanan by
Georgo Tiekuor Curtis wholly relieves
him of the charges which havo been so
universally believed. But it is not too
much to say that tho most strenuous of
those who have discredited the loy
alty and patriotism of Mr. Buchanan
will, if responsive to truth, be oblbjed
to revise their judgments and acquit
him of intentional unfaithfulness to
the Union. Such will see that if the
J'resident did not take more 'active
steps to preserve the Union it was be
cause the liepublican Congress dis
trusted the J'resident and refused to
put the means of action within his
reach. lliero does not upon
tho ovidenco now before us, seem to
havo been a sufficient justification for
tho conduct of Congress. From a cer
tain point of view this distrust was
natural. All tho "statesmmship"
which preceded tho war was of tho
compromise kind. It had failed to se
cure quiet because it was a concession
to wrong. But Mr. Buchanan was not
to blame for believing, according to
his education and famous precedents,
that conciliation to tho utmost should
precede war. He still seems weak aud
timid, a man of lato exnedicnts and
tentative compromises. But ho can no
longer bo justly esteemed a traitor,
nor can his devotion to the Union be
fairly questioned. Wlfen candid men
cniember their own rapid growth of
opinion trom the timo of Lincoln's
election to the shot on Sumter, thev
will see that President Buchanan was
in a place of extremo difficulty, at an
ago when complications aro seldom
boldly cut, and when new viows aro
entertained with difficulty. They will
see tnat no acted with patience, tots
dom, and a union loving spirit, and
mat to las care it is due that the war
lid not earlier brake out under con
ditions ot feelinc at tho North less
likely to havo permitted that wonder
ful unification of purpose which was
secured at a later time.
In two large volumes, with portraits
of Buchanan in early manhood and in
later life, Mr. Curtis tells tho story of
the statesman's career. Of Scotch
Irish descent, of God-feaiinu parents.
Buchanan felt during his early lifo
and through his wholo oxistenco tho in
fluences of tho integrity and piety
characteristic of his ancestry. To his
motlier, a woman ot great industry
and ability, be owed his liberal educa
tion. His college lifo was a singular
mixturo of hard study aud a wildness
of conduct which nearly brought him
to expulsion. After graduation ho
studied law and gave early promiso of
tho eminence gained later on. Ho
was elected to tho State Lecislaturo in
1814 and mado reputation at once for
sagacity and legal ability. Just pre
vious to his election "to Congress ho
becomes ongaged to n lady worthy of
ins love, who, lor somo reason not
fully explained, cancels tho engage
ment and dies shortly afterward.
Never again does Mr. Buchanan ap
pear to havo oontemplated matrimony
though it is known that tlio cause of
alienation was ono that was trivial
and would havo been temporary but
for the death of tho lady, " As a relief
from sorrow tho young lawyer enters
upon political life, and accepts a nomi
nation for Congress without hope of
election, out is elected.
Henceforth his life, until the closo of
Ins Presidential term, is tho history of
tito united States. At twenty-nine,
on entering congress, 110 already pos
sessed iccisintivo experionco and de
bating power. His political principles
were sun unsettled, and a political
stagnation of Monroe's administration
needed tho storm which followed to
isolato and clear opinion, Opposition
to John Quinoy Adams was tho force
which broke up tho truco of parties.
ind gavo tho warring factions tho
names of National Hcpublicans and
Democrats. Mr. Buchanan, in lead
ing, with others, tho opposition to
iVIams and Clay, found himself
"Democrat.''
'J ho account of Mr. Buchanan h Con
gressional career is enlivened, not
only by tho interest of tho facts, but
by excellent sketches ot his content
poranus, written at 1110 nine, or as
recollections in -later life. Tho cone
spondence, which illiiminntes tho inner
political lito ot tho timo, is amazing 111
quantity, and of tho highest ordor of
ability. Theso doouments must here
after form part of tho materinls of
history, and essentially modify, oven
to the point of restatement, many no
copied viows. A very interesting
cuapier is mat which snows now early
the third-term question camo up, and
huw viguiuus wiu opposition 10 tno
third term was. In February, 1820,
Smyth of Virginia offered a resolution
looking towurd tho prohibition of a
second Presidential term by Constitu
tional ami'iKiment, uu a motion to
postpone consideration until March !1.
Mr. Buchanan said ; "The oxnmplo of
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and
Monroe has forever determined that
5, 1883.
no President shall bo moro than onco
ro-t lectcd. Tho principlo is now be
come as pacred as if written in tho
Constitution.'' Yet ho believed it best
that the matter should bo loft to tho
people,, ami his forecast was correct
when ho bclioved that the passago of
lime would make a third term impossi
ble. It has almost passed from recollection
that Buchanan succeeded Randolph as
Minister to Hussia, and that ho con
tended with Ncssclrode, and had an
interview with Nicholas as creditable
to tho minister as to tlio monarch.
His account of this interview is delight
ful in its frankness. Tho Old World
life, not only at St. Petersburg, but in
other capitals, is charmingly described,
in privato letters as well as public doo
uments. But, interesting as is tho record of
his senatorial aud diplomatic career,
the reader will scarce scau it first, but
turn to tho years in which Mr. Buchan
an was President. Yet there aro many
charming pages, relating to social lifo
!n Kngland, which will divide the read
er's attention with tho great bays bo
fore the war. And it is proved be
yond all contradiction that to Presi
dent Jiuchanan, and not to Gen.
Scott, was due the order whichprcven
ted the arming of several Southern
Jorts by ordnance from J'ittsburg.
A new face is put on the conduct of
Secretary Floyd by ovidenco which
makes it doubtful whether tho distribu
tion and sale of arms, so much com
plained of, was intended by Floyd for
tho benefit of tho Southern states. It
is shovvn, apparently beyond contradic
tion, that J'logd icas a strong Union
ist until Jiuchanan forced him from
his iCabinet for the misconduct about
the Indian Jlonds, and that Floyd to
savo himself, by a hastily constructed
political bridge, got up a new issue,
over which he departed with eclat to
tho Southern side. It is also shown
that Gen. Scott's memory was far less
to be depended upon than his patriot
ism. His memory was senile, his
patriotism virile. Jle can be regard
ed ajter the revelations of this book,
as a man of truth only by the chari
ty due advanced years and failing
2iccrs.
Our conviction, after pondering tho
ovidenco here displayed, and against
long-maintained prejudgmets, is that
Jfr. Curtis has succeeded in relieving
the memory of J'resident Jiuchanan
of almost all of the charges against
him. Tho interests of truth compel
this statement. Wo say "almost
all." There still remains that radical
vice in a statesman for troublous times,
over caution and indecision. But of
sympathy with practical secession, of
desire to get lid of cares which ought
to oo uorne by passing tliera over to
his successor, we can find no trace.
What ho could do according to his
best conception of duty to prevent war
and save the Union, he did up to tho
last moment of his official career. Ilia
judgment may still be criticised j his
mentions cannot be. When it is ro-
membered that Mr. Seicard wholly
mistook tho duration and seriousness
of the tear, even after it had begun,
wc may well be charitable to one who
endeavored to prevent what he fore-
saio and said would be one of the
most terrific conflicts of the loorld.
In privato lifo Mr. Buchanan is a
delightful figuro Courteous with tho
old courtesy, ho knew how to be play
ful and yet retain dignity. His old
tge is patient and cheerful. lleUe-.
clares his faith 111 tlio Gospel of Christ,
ind dies with clouded lame, indeed.
but in peace and hope.
it is unnecessary to say that JUr.
Curtis has done bis work well, lie
tas done it supremely well. With a
judicial mind ho has sifted documents,
compared dates, and authenticated
uv., mini u.k.- lujuiura mm, a i.isR. mu
difficult has fallen into tho hands of a
master. Never personally known to
Mr. Buchanan, ho seems to havo 110
object in view but tho truth of history,
and if this verdict on tlio ex-President's
career goes contrary to tho projudices
of thousands, it will compel acceptance
widely, because ot tho evidence, clear
and irresistible, by which ho rehabili
tates tho subject in tlio respect of bis
countrymou. His work, in a literary
sense, is of tho highest order, and will
bo an authority henceforth for all who
can yield prejudice to tho truth, and
rancor to charity.
Demands of Colored Voters.
Tin: si:coni i-i.aok on tip: hiu'uiiucan
TIOKKT OK Till', I'l.IUKiK 01' A OAIHNET
POSITION.
Tho uttcranco of fred Douglass in
bis recent speech in Louisville that will
attract most attention and comment is
that which insists that somo high oxo-
cutivo office, such as tho Vico Presi
dency or a cabinet position, should bo
given to a negro as tho mark of tho po
litical equality, ami it might bo added,
their fealty to tho Republican party.
This remark was not mado at hapha
zard. For somo timo thero has been n
movement among political colored men
to get recognition on tho Republican
Presidential ticket in 1881. Thoy want
Bruce nominated for Yicu President.
Who would bo the head of the ticket in
that ea-io would bo immaterial, though
preference is expressed 111 many of tho
colored newspapers for Secretary Lin
coln. Bui, failing in this programme.
they will try to extract a pledge from
tho Republican candidate for President
that lie will put a negro in the cabinet
Bruce would get the strongest backing
irom ins race lor tins position, uoug
lass has been supposed to l o very con
servativo on this point, and has lost
caste thereby among the more radical
negroes, who havo charged him with
bartering his independence for office.
That ho conies out thus boldly, there
fore, for recognition for the race by po
litical proferment, shows either 1
ciiango 01 icciing on ms part or a
shrewd desiro to place himself in lino
with popular tendencies. That tho al
logianco of tho negro lo tho Ropubli
can party lias beon shaken of late, and
is now worn loosely, is growing moro
evident daily.
Sho went to tho circulating library
and nsked if thoy had tho "Letters of
Juno Welsh CnrlyU'," and received tho
reply, "i on will got 'em at the Post-
office,"
T.. .! ., r . r .,
to to luniing on 1110 iiiiuio 01 uie
mgro, donn u. tallioun says Hint "it
may bo safely loft to time." Yes, nnd
tho wood pile, chickeu coop ami water
melloii patch.
TUB COMMBMN, VOL. XVII,NO40
C0I.UM11IA DKMOOHAT, VOL, XLVII, NO 31
The Child of the Torest Must Go.
With increased population and nu
merous inllroads to the Pacific and nil
through tho wojtorn territories, there
comes a demand for opening tho In
dian reservations for settlement and
development. Secretary Teller said to
a Chicago ret.01 tor tho other day that
tho timo had como when tho Indian
question must bo handled without
gloves. It was absurd that largo tracts
of valuable lands should bo given up to
the savages, when the ptiblio needed
them. Ilo had been much struck with
this fact traveling over the Northern
Pacific, where, at ono point in Montana
for nbout 100 miles, tho road ran
through an apparently desert country
which seemed to bo very good land.
Notjcing no cattle nor any evidences
of civilization, when ho reached Bil
lings he inquired into tho matter nnd
found that tho tract was tho Crow re
servation 8,000,000 ncres given up to
about 2,iOO Indians, who had no uso
for tho land. In this statement of Se
cretary Teller's thero is1 no roferenco to
tlio fact that tho Indians hold theso
lands under a sacred contract with tho
government, and their title is as good
as tho deed of tho farm of any man in
Pennsylvania or any other State Still
tho white man wants tho land and tho
child of tho forest must go. But tlio
government should soo that no injustice
is done to tho Indian in tlio matter.
Eric Observer.
The Apple Aspect.
two "oit yi:aus" liAi'i-EK to comi:
(ICTIIKIl.
TO-
The applo situation is peculiar this
year. It was tho "off year" last sea
son, and thero was tho customary light
crop at prices ranging from S2.50 to
S4 per barrel. "This year "by good
rights,' as tho farmers say, thero should
bo a larger crop, such as thoy gather
oftentimes, for sale at $1 to 2 per
barrel, aud export thousands of barrels
at those prices. Tlio Boston Commer
cial says : Reports from nearly all ap
plo growing seotions give promiso of a
very dillerent state ot. ailairs. It is
too much, perhaps, to say that the ap
plo crop is a failure, but it will tall
short of expectations. This is the talk
ot our leading dealers in this fruit, and
numerous private advices wero quoted
in support of this view. These all
point to tho fact tint the crop is a
scattered one rather than a failure. One
New England farmer writes hero that
ho will have a largo crop of 500 bar
rels. His neighbors will not do as well
as usual. Different counties in tho
same State return varying reports. Oa
the samo larm a marked diflereucc is
noticed in tho bearing of trees. Gen
erally, trees in sheltored localities have
done tho best, and this seems to be tho
key to the whole situation. Tho trees
blossomed well throughout the country,
but wero seriously affected by cold aud
damp weather in June, and tho orop
is largely in proportion to tho
natural protection of orchards. Under
such circumstances it is next to impos
sible to estimate the shortage. As the
harvest advances thero is likely to be
considerable chango in the situation.
But it is safe to count on an unusually
small crop for an applo year. It looks
now as if higher prices than those of
last year would be realized. A promi
nent dealer informs us that ho will con
tract for choice Baldwins at 1 per bar
rel. Fanners nro acting cautiously
about contracts, and only placing them
at safe figures. The export movement
win oe very small at the best, with a
likelihood of a much great value of im
ports irom tjanada, wliero tno crop is
said to be largo.
Saving and Sowing Ci.ovuuSekp.
i seasonably says tnat in securing clover
cod it is best to cut it as soon as the
neaas oecomo urown, somo time in
September. If cut later tho heavy
dews and reduced heat of the sun will
causo dampness and tho hull to clin
very tightly to tho heads-, When cut,
it is recommended to be at onco put
under cover to secure dryness -, somo
put in stacks or cover with straw. If
the ground is dry and tho sun is hot.
it may bo hauled 111 the samo day it is
cut. borne farmers cut it and stir it
and put it in windrows tho samo ns
making hay ; but this is a waste of
seed, as tho stirring rattles off tho
ipest and best of tho seed. In moving
it to the barn, it can bo stored on tho
barn floor until ready to thresh. If
there is no huller in tho neighborhood,
enough can bo threshed out for one's
sowing i and, as it will not bo very
cican, it snouid bo sown in February
or earlier, ho that tho hulls nnd seed
may settle 111 tho ground and gormi
nato as soon as tho soil is warm enough
giving it a good start, which is almost
certain to produco a good crop.
inn Jkwisii Lb.u' Yiuk This is a
Jewish leap year, and is remarkable
for containing thirteen months and 893
lays, the lateness of the Jewish holi
days this fall is attributed to tho pecu.
liar and exceptional character of tho
year, for ordinarily tho Now Year celo-
bration occurs prior to tho middle of
September, while this year 50113 ac
cording to tho ancient reckoning tlio
noiuiay din not occur until tho tirstdav
of October, not less than fifteen days
subsequent to tho date of its usual hap-
luuiug, iiiiu wont, is sun more remar
kable, twenty-eight, days later in tho
Jewish calendar than last year's occur
renco of tho samo festival, for that year
contained out iior days.
ivr.v. urrrmt inico apple butter is
4 I -v , ,
excellent with cold meat. Use tart ap
..1 1 . . 1 1 e. . .
incs, iuiu to iineo pecKS auer tnoy aro
peeled and quartered allow nine pounds
of brown sugar and two gallons of
water. Let tho water como to a boil.
then add the sugar -, when it is dis
solved put 111 tho apples. Stir them
constantly with a Urge wooden spoon,
niter tnoy nro sou el l hem simmer
until thoy nro thick, nnd do not seem at
ail watery. If you wish to add any
spices you may do so. Cinnamon, nut-
meg nnd a Uttlu ginger are liked by
somojpeople. When it is posslblo 10
get it, boilod cider makes a delicious
addition ; in this case less wator should
bo lined.
I'.diior nro as a rule verv aeoommn
dating. In tho far wrt tlio other day
wneu a uiiurcu iiitr coinmutco came
Into tho sauotiim to ask the editor to
give them a trco putt ho verv kindly
handed out an old clay pipe and told
them to help thomsclves to all tho puff
inuy wmiioii
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ODD ITEMS.
A paste of equal parts of sifted nshes,
clny and salt nnd a littlo water cements
cracks in stoves nnd ovons.
Mixtures of two parts of glycorino,
one part ammonia, nnd a littlo roso
wntcr whiten and eofton tho hands.
Cover plants with newspapers boforo
sweeping. Also put a littlo nmmoriia
011 them onco n week.
Corn husks braided tnako a Bervica
blo and handsomo mat. Tho braids
to bo sewed witli sack needle nnd
twino.
Cabbage is mado digestible by first
slicing, and then putting in boiling
water, with a pinch of soda nnd somo
salt, and boiling just fifteen minutes.
A porcelain-lined kcttlo that will no
longer servo for fruit is just tho thing
for corn loaf. A three or four quart
fruit can auswcis well tho samo pur
pose. Fourteen Mormon missionaries havo
been working for thrco months in Min
nesota and havo scoured ten converts,
four men, thrco women, ttvo girls and a
boy.
An advertiscmentina'Wcst Virginia
paper calls for "a No. 1 malo teacher,
strict, stern, severe and of good morals,
to toach the St. Georgo School this
winter."
It is said that ferrets aro rapidly d y
ing off in this country. Thoy aro a f
flicted with a mysterious disease sim i
lar to that which was so fatal to horses
a few years ago.
Tho first patent on record was takon
out by Samuel Hopkins, in 1790, for
making pcarlashes. Then, in 1791,
Pollard got a patent for spinning cot -ton
by power.
In 1827, Patrick Bell, in Scotland
invented the first successful harvesting
machine. It had the principal of tho
shears cut, which is in all modern ma
chines. Out west, the cellar is tho place to
go to in timo ot a cyclone, and when a
man has a barrel of cider in tho cellar,
it's surprising how many times a day
ho thinks there's a cyclone.
A Buchanan (Mich.) bee-keeper has
forty Btands of bees from which ho will
got over 2,000 pounds of honoy this
season. He keeps both German and
Italian bees, but prefers the German.
We don't thiuk that tho Chinese
would over bo able to wallop France,
if the Chineso go to war tho samo as
i1 they walk through the street in single
iilo.
The man who boasts that dishonesty
is just as good ns honesty nnd will pay
as well in the end is so green that tho
cows would mistake him for grass
and eat him.
It has beon demonstrated that man
can exist without food from eight to
ten days, and yet ho will growl like tho
mischief if tho dinner is ouly ten min
utes Inte.
A man was arrested in Detroit for
stealing the crape off tbo door of a
house in wnich lay a corpse, it's a
pity that fellow didn't go into politics.
He'd bo just tho chap to collect cam
paign assessments.
That Milwaukeo e.irl who declares
that sho married ono brothrr supposing
him to bo the other, has a very poor
excuse, .suppose tuoy did iook exactly
alike, she ought to have courted long
enough to tell them apart by their
breaths.
It is an undeniable fact that tho wa
ter supply in Philadelphia is not suffi
cient in case of a big fire, and yet some
would blame people for not drinking
it.
All kinds of hats and bonnets and
all kinds of cloaks will be worn this
fall, says a Now York paper. And it
might have added that so will all
kinds of umbrellas and all sorts of
noises.
Tho buckwheat cako season will soon
be upon us, and therefore it is well to
ndviso nil housekeepers that the cakes
this year should bo mado light nnd full
of small holes. The nearer you get
them to resemble a porous plaster tho
moro fashionable they will bo.
David Davis in Washington always
lived in a second-class hotel, and was
tho closest man ever in public lifo. It
is said that ho would disputo with tho
npplo women in tho Sennto hall over
tho prico ct nn npple.
Coffeo taverns seem to pay in English
provincial towns, but not in London.
Ono of tho reasons for this, London
Truth thinks, is tho oxecrablo charac
ter of tho coffeo which is generally sold
in London coffeo tavorns.
I.NoitowiNd Ton Naiijs. For in
growing too nails begin tho effort at
ouro by simplo application of tho solu
tion of the tender part of n small quan
tity ot porohlorido ot iron, it is tound
in drug stores in fluid form, though
some times in powder. There is im
mediately a sensation ot pain, constric
tion or burning. In a few minutes tho
alllictcd portion is iclt to bo dried up,
tanned or mummified, nnd cases to lie
painful. Tho patient who before could
not put his font to tlio floor, now finds
that ho can walk upon it without pain.
By permitting tho hardened wooddike
llcsh to remain two or tlneo weeks, it
can bo easily removed by soaking tho
toot 111 warm water. A new and
healthy strtiuturo is found below. If,
thereafter, the nails bo 110 moro out
around tho corners or sides, but always
1 t , 1 .1 -tf.
curved across wiu iront emi, tnoy will
in future grow only forwnrd 5 and by
wearing a shoo ot reasonable good hizo
and shnpe, all further trouble will bo
avoidod.
Taiuooa Chkam. Soak n teaounful
of tapioca over night in milk. Tho
noxt day stir into it tho yolks of threo
eggs well beaten, nnd a cupful of sugar.
Place n quart of milk on tho firo 1 let it
como to tho boiling point, and then stir
in the tapioca, and let tho whole cook
until it has thickened 1 then tako it off
the lire and ftlr in tho whiles of tho
eggs beaten to n froth. Flavor to suit
taste. A small portion of tho beaten
whiles if the eggs can bo saved to do
wn ale the top. Stir into tho latter a
littlo sugar, put it into 11 paper funnel,
press it out over tho top of the pudding
according to fancy, and plnco it in the
1 oven a tew moutents to color,