Tle dolttimii. COLUMBIA rUMOCnlT, STAR OP Tni! If. ftnd CO i.uxniAK, consolidated luiint Weekly, every I'rlilnyiilns, nl uLooMsiiuna, comimuiaIim. at two nott.AM per yoar. To suipra out of tho county tho terms nro strictly Ininco. ir-,No paper discontinued cvccllie option ot tlin puiitlhers, until nil nrrear.ilopald, but song continued credits win not uo i All i ipcra Hf nt mil or tno Ntittoif sinnt. post nnicn in iial im niin rnrmndvnnncjin reinon. Biuio person in uoiuinoia county. mo miiHcnpiiuii uuo un ueinunti. C3 to pay ubscrlbcrs POSTAd is Is no longer exacted u ms COUUiy. JOB PRINT The.lobblngpcn.irtmontof thoddArilsvcrv complete, mid our Job Printing wlparo favor bly with tlintot tholnrgo cities. rK dona on short notice, noatly nnd atmodcrj'cs. U. S.BbWSIiX,, 1 - , . J. K BITTENBENDEn, ;"8f BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1884. PROFESSIONAL B. WALLEIl, ATTOUNJSVwVMV, Imsburg, Pa. omco over 1st. National Hank. N, U. PUNK, ArroitNHY'-iUY. 0M9BUR0, PA. O llco (n Ant's Building. ATTOUNEY-VW. l.ooaaBOR(i, Pa. Oftlco over 1st National Hani JOHNS!. ObAlUC, ATTORNEYjf'AW. JUSTICE OF oilco over Moycr Bros. Prl c. W MILLER, ATTOItNrfAW onica tn Drower's bulldlnl llloomsJ4' BADE. Bloousbcro, Pa. lnoor.roomNo.l 13. FRANK ZARI ATTOHNE omco cornor of Centre, D Hiding. Can bo consulted irn Lomsburg, Pa. lnStrseta.ciam-j fi EO. E. EIAYELT. ATTOHNE' New Columbian , Bloomsburg, r-a, Momber ot tho UnttojaLaw Association, Collections mado In an" a""" rops. pAUL E. WIRT, AttorneiJ-aw. -LAW. LAW. E. B. 8R0WER, UAS FITTINO & STEAM HEATJNG. THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XVIII NO 1 COLOMBIA DKMOOItAT, VOL, XLV1I, NO 45 DI'AI.KIt STOVES &TINWARE. All kinds of work in Shoot Iron, Roof ing nnd Spouting promptly nttended to. tirstrlct attention given to heating by steam. Cornor of Main & East Sts , Bloomsburg, Pa. IT ILL PAY I0e To call, inspect and compare our largo and com. pleto stock of CLOTHING, BOOTS, SI10K.S, HATS, CAPS FURNISHING GOODS, TRUNKS, VALISES, Ladies' OniCO In COMJMBIAK BC1 BLOosiaa, pa, omcBtulst National B: flrstdoortotholeft. ctMam anu streets Bloomsburg, ra, II. MATSE, ATTORN EM-LAW Hoom No. 3, seconl I S. WINTtBSTXIN, Notary rub KNORR & wERSTKtiCti Attornelt-Law. lldlne. Becond fid tiei Collected. omce In Maize's bulldln c. B. UROCKW Attorne. It-Law, NOTAR Ofllcu in his builatnj 2nd lloor, Hloomsbu TOHN 0. YOCU."! A K-nimii-ntrLaWl 1 CATAW1SSA omco In News iTsfiudlng, Main Btrel Member of tho Amelia Attorneys OjUo'otions made In anjUt ot America. Jan. d, issa. rBlllmeyer'sgroi May M, ' UI5LIC. posite Court lit l'ti. Pr 1 Bcforo purchasing. HANDSOME PRESENTS To every Purchaser. No trouble to show goods. Every persou purchasing of us will rcccivo a numbered ticket, entitling them to a chanco in any of tho hand some prizes which can now bo seen in our windows. Prizes to bo awarded on Christmas day. Cull and seo theso prizes and tell your neighbors about them. Don't forget the place. M. LEVY & CO. Successor to M. A. LOEB. Kings of tie Clothinoc Trade , 123. WEST FliONT STREET. 1S2. A K. OSWALD, ATTOKNjY-AT-LAW. Jackson Mayo, -81 Uulldl; ; Rooms 4 and fj BERWlCl RHAWN k ROBINS, ATTORNEVS-AT-LAWJ i Catawlssnl Offloe, cornor ol Third and Main Streets. E. SJIITII, Attorncy.ntLaw, Berwick. Tn. Can bo Consulted in German. ALSO FIHST-CI.ABS FIRE ANU LIFE IN3URANC OOMPANlltS HBl'llKSENTKO. STOfflco ilrst door below tho post offl Conlimiidjrom last ueei.) How Watch Cases are Mado. It is a fact not generally known that tho Jama Hon' Gold atch Gun really con tain moro pure gold tlinn many "t,olid" gold cases Tho demand for these Match cases has led tn tho manufacture of a very .1,1 (I .. " (uur gmiio oi bona gom walcli cases ion- in quality, and deficient in quantity. ineto cases niomailo ironi -Jj to 10 karats, nnd a 5 or 0 karat case is often sold for 111 or 1 1 karats. It is not economy to h-iy n waicn case so poor in quality that it will soon lose its color, or one so soft that it will lote its shape and (nil to shut tiidit, thi.s .i... . .... i i . ii-miij in hum, nun uainaL'ini ino uiu Kit, 1 1 ono so thin that a sliijht Mow will I, real; tho cryttal, and perhaps tho niovoiueiit. It lis economy to buy a Jama J!s' GoU Mutch Que, in whiih mm; of these tilings ever occur. This watc h ciimi is nut timjua went it lias Ictii made iKMily Unity yam. 1IAZU.TOX, l"l., Ott. 24, issa I EOKl tVO JlUKM UOUli' Oolil Wlllcll Cus Ihlrlv 1 earn ito, hi u llii-y lit came out, and Uicy nro iii food con.litloii yet Ono of tlicm la carrud ly n v.iuk;., .u,. it. ii. uiuut:, VI liazuiou, ILU4 OI,l rhounthoxciiriu ono or tno 1'lua.st tho ollwr Uv Mr. llouinau, of UiiiuiIiikIuiu, r.i ami I can iro. umv viiu ur uviu vi luche ca.ea ui any uuie. hnil a H nt tlnittu l,i Kp,.ln llmlrh r. I. .,.!... fi.n.. dtlhln. 1'(., f,,r haiiij.utiip lllu.lrAl.d l'UiUblrl .Imwlng bow (To Ic ContinueJ.) eiittdiiiiim MISCELLANEOUS. c ,i RAUKI.KY. AttomfV-st-La , omco In Brower's building, 2nd story.t Precision in Timekeeping At no period of our business :xperience has there been so real pr urgent a demand for time- p BUOKINOHAM, Attorne.8iflCcpcrs 0f accuracy and preci rv.oaice, BrooKvay's Building :ist noorj . ' . lJ'v.i Blboiusburg, Penn'a. may 7, 'soSion, as at the present moment. the attention of those inter- n UntTP.f.VY. M. D..Hurieon andisted ill this Slihiprt nnrl tlinco . oiclia. north sldo Main street.bolow M , , . . , .,;....,-.- Ion in nurchasinrr mnnv c( thf OS,.--,r., lwrrl. r J ..i.i liiui; wtiiuiiua Ul c clay, is directed to the names L. FRITZ, Attorney-al-Liw. , in Columbian uulldlng, ri.'.... w ,K,.,. u.nlilnurv nt all kind!! I 1) 171 T a n. i. uKeuruii. j-ou s sutle rs and Vaclicron & Constantin, D R. J. 0. BUTTER, pnrsictAN SSUHOEON, omco. North Market street, Bloomsbure, Geneva, wlio are everywhere gnizcu as tlie leading makers liti rope. ;ur assortment embraces all varieties of Repeaters. Cal- D street. J. ( . i. r 1 . r R. WJI. M. REBKlt, burgeon aruua, iiruiiugriipns, apuc 3CC l'hysi'cian. omca corner of itock and MarnjL nm Plain Timers, marked rices as low, if not lower, R, KVANS, M. D., Burgeon ai is ireipjcmiy oemanucu lor . PhvKia in. (O.nce and ltasldenco on street. Thl II. HOUSE, DENTIST, Bloomsbuiio, Columbia Countv, Pa. All styles of work done In a superior manner, worl warranted as represented. Tkktu Kxtkict- id wituout 1'aim by the uso of oas, ana tree of charge when artincial teeth are inserted. Hiomce oyer Bloomsnurg Banking Company. 'Jo be open at all howt during the uaj Nov. ss-iy or watches. Correspond vcry respectfully solicited. Ji. LALDWELI. & CO.. Chestnut St., Pliiladclphia. uon't eu Niilvcrlupr around tills coltl wcuthcr fur tlio want of n koocI, wsirm Overcoat, It will not pay. we iiv mem in nil grmleii, from tho plainest low In price, lo the Uncut. A. C. YATES & CO. Sept 7 PHILADELPHIA. "Ton claim too much for Baham ian NEnviNE," 6ayaaUcptlc."IIow can one medicine bo a tlicclSc for Epl. Icpay, Djiprpaln, Alcoholism. Oplnna T!ntlnR, Ittifnmatlsm, Bpcrmntor tha, or Heinliml Weakness, nnd flfty oilier comnlnlntsf" Wo claim It n tptcllle, dim ply, beennto tho virus of nil dljcntcs nrlt c from tho blood. Iti Nervine, Itcfolvent, Alterative snd Lnvntlvopropertlcsmcct all lliccondltlous herein rt-iviii-u 10. 11 s unown trorm mat as U quiets and compoes tho patient not by tho Introduction of opiates and drastic cathartics, but uj mo ri-Biurauunoi acuviiyio me stomacnana tiervom sjftcm, whereby tho brain is relieved of morbid fancies, which nro created by tho enntes abovo referred to. To clergymen. Lawyers, Literary men, Mer chants, Bankers, Ladles and all thotouhoBO Bed rntary employment causes nervous prostration, Irregularities of tho blood, stomach, bowels or kldnoTS orwhorequlro a nerve tonic, nppetlzeror stimulant, BAMAniTAW KsnriNB Is Invaluable. Thousands proclaim It tho most wonderful im lg grant that ever sustained tho sinking system. . . SELECT STORY, THE MAN ON THE LEFT. 'lho gonlleman on the left, Knte Uo yon know him t Uo has looked fre- cuionlly lownrd vou. ' "Hnshot" ' "Who is it t" I.T . . .11 T . a u.iniiiii, iimi. a navo not Been mm. "Supposo you look T" nt ... ,r.... . t . i ijiuiui inn. a uiiino to seo t in play. Is not Helen Fanchct auporb 1" oo, bo. i wish you would tell mo who that gentleman on the left is. I run Hiiro ho knows you, and ho is strik ingly liaiidsoino.'' "At picsent the stago inlet esta me, iJosiiien, it men aro i iulo enough to staro nt strangeis tliero is no occasion lor us to nnitnto them. ' "Your ladyship has no curiosity V "Not any ; I exhausted it somo lime ago." Her ladyship was not telling tho truth i elio was intensely curious, but it pleased her at that time to piquo tho Honorable Selina Dorset. Tho strnnrm sympathy that makes us instantly con scious of a familiar glance, even in a crowded building, had solicited her re gard just as Selina had advised her of it. If she had not been asked lo look toward her left bIio would probably have dono so ; as it was, slio resolutely avoided any movement in that direction. The play finished in acq ii.li n MONp MED. CO., Proprietors. St.dnienh. Mo. Csia. , Crlt'.is'.cn, Agist, 17iv Tc:i City. (I) BROWN'S IRON BITTERS will cure dyspepsia.lieartburn, mala ria, kidney disease, liver complaint, and other wasting diseases. BROWN'S BITTERS enriches the blood and purifies the systemj cures weakness, lack of energy, etc. Try a bottle. BITTERS ia the only Iron preparation that does not color the tctth, and will nut cause headache or constipation, as other Iron preparations will. QSBEZ3SBEB 'S ladies and all sufferers from neu ralgia, hysteria, and kindred coin plaint i, will find it without an equal. tiieitttttioi 0Oe03C(900 THIMOFITNOW! Although much Is said about tho Imnnr. Unco of a blood-purlf jlng medicine, It may be punsiuiu tu.iv mo suojeci lias never seriously claimed jour attention. V'Alnl oK now. Almost every person has tome form of scrof. ulous olon latent In his veins. When this develops In Scrofulous Rorcs, Ulcers, or Eruptions, or lu tho form of ftltetimntlsm, or Organic Illsi im s, tho sulTcrlng that en sues Is terrible. Hence tho gratitude of those uu luiourcr, tut luousauus yearly uo, that . bLUAW k MU , Ayer,s sarsaparilla IRE INSURANCE. OUUISTIAN V, KNAI'f, BLOOMSUURQ.PA, HOME, OP N. Y. MEKOllANTsV, OK NEWARK, N. J. CLINTON, N, Y. PEOPLES' N. Y. READ1MU, 1'A. Theso old corporations are wen seasoned by age and riRi tisto and have never yet had a loss sottled by any court ot law Their assets are alllnvested in solid sicouinEsand are liable to the hazard ot run only. . Losses raourTLT and uonkstlt adjusted and paid as soon as determined by cuuistian P. KMArr, srtciAL Aqint and Adjcstik uloous oko, Pa. Tha people ot Columbia oounty should patron lte the agijuoy whero losses It any are settled and oito or one of tholr ownottlions. PKOMl'l'NKSS, KliUITY, I'Allt UEAMNO. rnii, Pand others wanted X1 i) UiXd QU lv Qat big pay to work m-ur uuim auuivss v, i;. i'jicm'o a iu., i una Uelphla, Pa. l)oo H-tw d OOiMSUUliG, PA Mtnufacturersof !S BIIQQIES, PHAETONS. HATFORM WAQQNS, AC k always on band, fillfO NEA TL YDONE, to uit the timet, tTMAN IsSENTtl TUI rOLLOWlNO INSURANCE COMPANIES f Philadelphia. V " lanla. iondon. lUruet, No, 5, Bloomsburg. will thorouchly eradicate this evil from th. ystcm. At well expect life without air at health Without mire blood. Cleanun tlin l,lnn.l ullh AVtU'S SAUSAI'AIIILLA. rniii'AiiED nv Dr. J. C. Ayep&Co., Lowoll, Mass. bow uy all Drugglttt j Jl, tli bottles for $3. yAiNwmaiiT & co., WHOLESALE QUOCEHS, Philadelphia m8,8rHUP3,OOPFKK,SUOAH, MOLAhHI H, 1101, BNCtS, BICARB SODA, SC., 40, N, K, Corner Second and Arch streets. Ordarj win rooclvj promptattentlon' a tumult nf n. plause. Lady Kato Talbot forgot ovorylhiiiir. in her excitement, and slm stood up iluahed and trembling, she in advcitently turnod toward tho loft. In stantly sho recognized a presence with which sho ought to have been familiar enough. lho gonlleman bowed with an ex treme respect. Lady Kato acknowl- eugeu uio courtesy in a manner too lull of astonishment to bo altogether gracious, and the elaborate politeness oi uio recognition was not sottencd by "v implying a moro tender in timaoy than that of mere tance. nr.. iuy iiiuv was HllcnL .1 tlio wnv home, and for somo reason Selina was not disposed lo lntm-rnnr. lier rnvnrin it did not seem to be an unpleasant one. Kato's faco had a liriirbt. flnab nn it, and her eyes had in them a light a light that resembled what Selina would have called hope and love, if my lady had not been alreadv tiinrripil. ... .i i. i .. . : ' aim ner uestiny apparently settled. "bolina, when you have got rid of all that laco and Batm, como to my iuuiu: A navo BOtnet lllirr tn anv tn H "J v" yuu, Selina nodded pleasantly. Sho was Buro it concerned the gentleman on the left. Sho had no lovo affairs of her own on hand or heart at present, and, being neither literary nor charitable, nur iimu went, Heavily onward. A lit llo bit of romance, especially if con nected with tho cold or proper Lady laibot, would bo of all tinners tho most interesting. She was speedily unrobed, aud, with her long blondo hair haticinp- loosely over her pretty dressing gown, sho sought my lady's room. Ladv Talbot sat in a dream-like stillness, looking into tho brio-lit blaze on tlio linm-th Sho scarcely stirred as Selina took a largo chair beside her. and RR.nv.nlv smiled when sho lifted ono'nf h pr Inns. ened curls and said : "Wlmt. nvnniaii,. hair you have, Kato ! True golden." ICS, it is beautiful. I know that. of course." "Of what aro vou thinkim? so in. tently?" Of tho centleman on our Inff tn. night." "Ah, who is he 1 lie seemed to know you?'' 110 OUffllt to know mo inunli lu-ttnr man no uoes. llo is mv Imiq mml Lord Itichard Talbot." "Kate 1" "It is true." UT .1 1.. I . . - a luoimni nu was ill jlni!.i or Asia, or iMirope, or somewhero at tho end ot tho world. ' "Ho is now in England, it seems, marry i that Hiohard had consented, nnd that I must meet a fow friends in our private chapel at 7 o'clock in tho morning a week later. Of course, thoo things wcro told mo in a very genuc manner, and my dear father, wini many loving Kisses, begged mo as a nisi lavor io mm to mako no objee UUII, "And whit did Lord Hiohard sav 1 "I glanced up at him. Ho stood ....ii it near a winnow looking out over our lino old park, and when ho foil my gianee no colored deeply and bowed Jiord Talbot said, rather angrily. lucuaiii, iuiss ivmcr waits lor you II rut - . . . to speaK.- i noil 1,0111 liichard tiirnoi toivard mo and said something, but in sueli a low voice that I did not catcli its meaning. 'My son says you do nun a great nonor and pleasure,' ox claimed Lord Talbot, and kissed mo and led mu toward tho unwilling brido groom. ' "Of COItrsO I OUL'llt lo h.ivo Imtrrl Hun, behua, but I did not. On tho contrary, I fell dcsneratelv in lovo will him. Perhaps it would have been far better for mo if I had not. Itichard read my heart in my face, and despised ins cany conciucst. As tor mo. 1 mif- Icrcd in that wpak and tortured bus penso of a timid school girl in love a uiesseu myscit in tne best ot mv plain, unbecoming childish toilet, and wateiii'U wearily evcrv ilav for a visit ironi my promised husband ; but I saw uo more of htm until our wedding inuriinig. jv IIHS timo somo vpiv nun eiuiiung nau arrived tor me, and also a London maid, and I think even then my appearanco was fair enough to navo sotnowh.it conci hated Hinhnnl Talbot. Hut ho scarcely looked ni. .nr. Tliocennony was scrupulously and cold ly periormed, my tather, aunt and gov erness being present on my side, and on llichards his father and his threo maiden sisters. "I never saw my father alivo again ; ho died tlio following week, and. lho mockery of our wedding festivities at lalbot Castle was suspended at onco in ueierenco to my gnot. Then he eatno to London, and mv lord selected for his own uso tlio left wing of tho house, and politely placed at my dis- jiosai an mo remaining apartments, lu Ono Inch foo Two Inches ..... A no iThrco Inches 400 rour incites Ann ounrtrr column.. on iinircoiumn... . in on Oiiecoliimu..,.!oon 2x f SM 400 BOO ;no so it no 1300 500 ',00 tow 1700 30 00 tsoo 800 It no 1SP0 19 fO M I'll 50 U I . 00 1310 18(0 VI) (II lira Mrw 100(10 Yearly ndrnrtlKftnMiitt t,.iniiinmiAif..rif. nr. aleii t ad vertlwincn Is must lio paid for bcfoi o Inr or t ' cd except whero parties have accounts. I.egal ftdvcrtlscmcnts two dollars per Inch for thnl Ineortlnnn. nnd at. flint, rntn for ni!f1lll,inul Insertions without rctcrcneo to length. Executor's, Administrator's, arid Audltorsnollcca three dollars. Must bo paid for when nscrted. Transient or Local notices, ten rpnl n n llnp. reoiu Inr advert Iscmcntii halt rates. Cards In thn Mluslnrqn tltroctrirr! cnlunin.onii dollar a year for each lino. ha ' to: considered this an intimation that I was not expected to intrude upon his quarters, and I scrupulously avoided every approach to them. I know from tho iirst that all attempts to win him would bo useless, and indeed I felt too sorrowful and humiliated to try. Dur ing the fow weeks that wo rcm-iincd under tlio samo roof we seldom met, and I am afraid I did not mako theso rare interviews at all pleasant. I felt wronged and miserable, and my wan face and heavy eves were onlv" a re proach to him." "Oh, what a monster, Kale 1" "Not quite that, Selina. There were many excuses for him. One day I saw a paragraph in tho Times saying that Lord Itichard Talbot intended to accompany a seientifio exploring party whoso destination was Central Asia. I instantly sent and asked my husband for an interview. I had tiitnni1r.il dressing myscit with care for tho meeting and making ono last effort to win tho kindly regard, at least, of nun wnom i could not help Iovintr. But some untoitunate fatality always at tended our meeting, and I never could do mysell justice in' his presnce. Ho answered my request at once. I sun poso lie did so out of respect and kind ness; nut, tno consequence was ho found mo in an unbecoming dishabille, and with my taco and eves red and swollen wiin weening. i iea moiuiied at a prompt atten tion so malapropos, and mv mannnr. nslead ot beintr winnino nnd nnin!. c n . . . . Haling, was cold, iinDieiiossessinc I did not riso from tlio sofa on which 1 ad been sobbing, aud he mado no nt I supposo ho just arrived. I have not seen bun berore. ' "Where is ho staving, then 1" iMt.iuiiio hi mu ion, wing ot tins mansion. I notice there aro more nguts than usual in it to-night. His apartments aro there. "Now, Kate, do tll mo all, dear, l (.u know I lovo a romantic love'af. fair, and I am surn this is one." "You were never moro mistaken, Selina. Tliero is no lovo at all in tho affair. That is tlio secret of tho whole position. I thought that as vou worn staying hero this week, and might probably seo or meet my lord, it was better to make all cle ar tn vnn. Pim. pie aro apt to associate wrong with things tlioy do not understand.'7 "To bo sure. dear. i Hiinnnan T.nr.l Itichard and you havo had a little dis agreement Now, if I could only do anything toward a reconciliation. I should bo so happy, you know." "No, Selina, thero has been no quarrel, and you can do nothing at all between ii8; I don't want you to try. JllSt bo kind eilOllorh to irrnnrn tlin wholo circumstances. Lord Iticlmrd and I understood each oth nr nnnt'lv four years ayo." "Hut it is not four yeais sinco you married 7 "Just four years yesterday." "And my lord has been away " "Threo years, eight ninnitm nnd eighteen days, so far as I know." "Well, that IS n most oxtrnnrdinnrv thing, and very, very sad, I must say." "It might easi v have linen munli sadder. I am going to tell you the exact truth, and I rely upon your lion or and discretion to keep tlio secret in-viblablo." "My dear Kate. I would not timiin it for the world." "Listen, then. One night when I wah scaicely 17 ears old. in v father sent lor mo to his study. I had known for months that ho was dvinn-' If,. was tho onlv crcatuiu that. 1 imd love, and I loved him very tenderly. 1 must mention this also, for it partly ex plains my conduct that tho idea of disobeying him in anything had never presented itself to mo as n possibility. iiuo muni a iuuhu mm wiin ms lite long Mend, tho lato Lord Talbot, and the present Lord, my husband. I was a shy, Bhrinking ghl, without any knowledge of dress or society, and very timid nnd embarrassed in my manners. Then my father told mo that it was necessary for tho good of both houses that Itichard nnd I should omiit to sit down beside mo or tn (mm. fort me. "1 pointed to tho paragraph and ask ed if it was true. " 'Yes, Lady Talbot,' ho said, a little sauiy and proudly ; '1 shall relieve you of my presence in a fow days. I in tended Wilt well to call on you to-day witli a draft of tho provisions I have inado lor your comfort. "1 could mako no answer. I had thought of a good mauy things to say, um nuw in ms prcsenco i was almost fretful and dumb, He looked at mo almost with pity, and said in a low voice : Uvate, wo havo both been sac rificed to a necessity involving many besides ourselves. 1 am trying to mako what reparation is possible. 1 shall leavo you uurestrietcd uso of three fourths of my iucoino. I desire you to mako your life as gay and pleasant as you possibly can. I havo no fear for tlio honor of our namo in your hands, and I trust that and all elso to you with out a doubt. If vou would trv nnd learn to mako boiiio oxcuso for my po sition, I shall bo grateful. Perhaps, when you are not in constant fear of meeting me, this lesson may not bo so hard. "And I could not sav a word in re. ply. I just lay sobbing like n child among tho cushions. Then ho lifted my hand and kissed it, and I know ho was gone. ' 'And now, Kate, that vou havo bo- como tho most brilliant woman in Kng- luiiu, wiiui, uo you in mm io do T "iv no Knows T I havo such a con- trary streak in mv nature. I nlivnv do tho thing I do. not want to do." Certainly it seemed like it, for, in spito of her confession, when Lord Tnl- not eeiit tho next morning to requeBt an interview, Kato regretted that sho had a pi lor engagement, hut hoped to meet Lord Talbot at tho Duchess Clif. lords that night. JUy lord bit his lips angrillv. but. nevertheless, ho had been so struck witli his wife's brilliant beauty that ho doteiiuiued to keep the engage- ment. Sho did not meet him with sobs this time. lho centre of uu admiring throng, sho spoko to him witli an ease and noiiehalaneo that would h sivit I ml i. catcd to a stranger tho most usual nnd eoniinnnplaeo of acquaintanceships. Ho tried to draw her into a confidential mood, hut sho said, smilingly : "My Lord, tho world supposes us tn kvn already congratulated each other j wo need not undeceive it.' Ho was dreadfully pinned, nnd tho Iquo kept tho causo of it continually u his mind. Indeed, nnl.m tin In it Lomlon, ho could hurdl v nvniil meltings which werecoiieiant aggrava tions. .My lady went oury where. Her beauty, her wealth, her splendid toilets, her tlno milliners uero tho tint,,! theme. Ho had to enduro extravagant comments on them. Friends told him that Lady Talbot had never been so brilliant and so bowitching as sinco his return. Ho was congratulated on his luuuonco over ner. In tho moantimo she kept strickly nt tlio distanco he himself had arranged four years ago. It was evident that if ho approached any nearer his beautiful mu long neglected wile, ho must hum bio himself lo do so. Why should ho not T In Lord lalbot s mind tho reason against it had dwindled down to ono, It was his valet. This man had know all his musters matrimonial troubles, and in his own way had sympathized with them. Ho was bitterly averse to T l rii.il .... . ijuui AaiooiB niaKing nuv conces sions to my lady. Ono night", however. no received n profound shock. lit?! It i -r m I - oimmons, Paul jjoru la boL vnrv .i . i . 11.. . -w . y. uuuiuuuiy, "go mm a?K lndy Talbot if i. ...in i. . ., . . . biio win uo mu uio nonor to receive visit from me." My lady would bo delighted. She was in an exquisite costume, and enn descended to exhibit for his pleasure all her most bewildering moods. Tt. was with great reluctanco ho left her after a two hours' visit. The next night ho stayed still longer. Mv ladv had no other engagements, and ho quite forgot the one ho had mado to bo present at tho Marquis of Stairs' wino party. Tho following week mv ladv reoelv ed every morning a basket of wondnr. ful flowers, and a little note with them containing a hope that sho was in good IlL'illlil. uno morning she was compelled to say that sho was not very well, and Lord Talbot was so concerned that he sent bimmons to ask if ho might be lermitted to eat breakfast with Imr. My lady was graciously willinrr. nnd Lord Kichard was quite excited bv the permission. Ho changed his lnornlnrr gown and cravat several times, quite regardless of Simmons peculiar face, uuu, witn many misgivings as to his appearance, sat down opposito tho lovely litllo ladv in pale bluo satin and cashmere and white lace. It was a charming breakf.ist. nnd (luring it the infatuated husband could not help saying a great many sweet and flattering things. Kate parried them very prettilv. "It is well." saui, -mat no one hears us. It wo were not married tlicv would think wo were maKtng love. "And if we are married, Kate, why not mako love now, dear ?" Wo had no opportunity before wo were, nmr, led." "Ah, Itichard. in fashionable lifo wn should make ourselves ridiculous. Ev ery ono says our behavior is irre proachable. I should have dearly lik ed it when only ashy, awkward coun try girl; but now. mv lord, wo would bo laughed at." "Then, Kate, let us be laughed at. I, for one, am longing for it dying for it. If timo should run back and fetch the ago of gold, why not love? Let us go back four" wholo vears nnd n half. ' Will VOU. Kate dearest, nnd wectcst Kate ?" "Wo should have to run awav to tho country, Itichard, and, now I think of it, I havo not been to Esher sinco we were married, love." When such a conversation as this was prolonged for five hours, it was little wondered that my lord's valetand my lady's maid received orders to pack valises and trunks, or that next day Esher Hall was in a happy tumult of preparation. Lovo comes better lato than never, and Lady Kate always told herself that sho nover could have been so happy in those Bweet old gar dens with her lover as sho was with her husband. Probably they were both as perfectly satisfied as it is possi ble tor human lovo to bo ; for, greatly to tho amusement of the fashionable world, they not only spent tho wholo slimmer alono in their country home, but actually, when thev camu'baek to London, had tho courago to appear in the very height of tho season in tho Hamo box at tho opera. "Really, Kate,1' said Miss Selina, "I never was so astonished. This gentle man on your left " "Is always at my right now, doar. Ho will uever bo in tho opposition again. "How delightful 1" "Eorus? Oh, yes. Charming. Ono Idea Hen. Men aro so absorbed in tho pursuit of wealth or pleasuro that they havo no timo to read anything thoughtfully. Tho numberof lawyers who know nothing but law, of doctors who know nothing but medicine, of business men wlinie. information is confined to their "line," and of nctiyo men in other avocations whoso knowledge outsido thereof in small and scrappy, is surprisingly large. Tho jiowspapor is an educator to many, nnd it supplies deficiencies of training as well as it supplements moro thorough knowledge But lo be nnd to do this it should bo more thoroughly rend. Tlio most of OUl' activo men need In widen their horizons and enlarge tho peekholts through which thev lnnW -nr. tho universe. Tho newspaper will en nblo them to do this, but th mako a better uso of it llnstnn irr. aid. ' ' The Great Monument. Colonel Thoinas L. States engiueer in chargo of tho con struction of tho Washington monument rcpoitthatsoventy feet were added totho obelisk during the past season bring ing its top to the level of four hundred and ten feet abovo tho lloor. Material has been secured for carrying tho iron frauio work to the height of 500 feet. A 1 .in. A - ..'I t . . an- feet. tlwi foundation is now 7H,0G0 tons, nearly ninuty-sovon per centum of the entire weight to bo placed upon it. Tho wok s earned forward satisfactorily and it. is oxpectod that the walls and roof will bo finished by tlio closo of tho working season of 1884, Tho total expenditures during tho year wero SlHO.ruo nnd i, lalanco of S51.13.275 will bo s.iillnie.n. to eompleto tho Bhaft and roof, tho in tenor stnircaso mid platforms, masonry, tho paving of tho floor nnd the passeii grr elevator. iramo woik to the height of 500 feet Also material for completing tho gran ito backing of tlio height of -152 feet lho total pressure- on tho bed of tin i !"V1,tl,;,fV,0 J'0" ""PI'oso that man is driving 1 inquired nu Austin gcntle- uiiu, poiuung to n Hashily-dressed fel low behind n btvlish team. Im i,,.i.. ruptoy," was tho quick reply of n by stander. ' lho Youngest McniDor of tho l'orty-eighth Congress, and Youngest man ever elected to the Nation al Legislature. a briefisketchTdf his career. Wo hero present the rnadi rd nl t.lin UOI.UJtlllAN With nu excellent likenes nf thoyoutigest member of the present Con gress, anu uio youngest man over elect ed to our Manorial Legislature. Geo. A. Post, of Susquehanna. IVnn sylvania, enjoys this distinguished hou or, representing the 15th D atriet. nf Pennsylvania, comprising tho Counties .,! J C! V MT "iiiiiuiu, ouMiuuiiaiiua, vavne and vtr r . .. ' . ivyoming. Mr, I'ost is only twenty nino years of age, of fino physical pro portions, a Binooth faco strongly marked with moro than ordinary character for ono of his years, and is onu of tho most popular and promising young men of nn piate. Mr. Post was born in Culm. T. V.. September 1, 1851, removing at tho ago of seven years, to Owego, in that . . ' n,,K,u "u Aemueu nnin aoio, re ceiving his education in tho Owego Academy, and tho Oswon-n "Nnrmnl School. He then removed to Stisnne- hanna, Pa., shortly after eutorinrr the sorvico of tho Erie Railway, in which ho was soon promoted to a position cf responsibility. Ho was elected Mayor oi ousqueiianna wnen only twenty-two years of age, which position ho tilled with distinguished ability. Mr. Post, while in the railway ser vice, and during his mavorshin. imnio- ved his evening hours bv roadinc law. and so naturally apt was ho in master ing tho intricacies of Blackstonc, that in n iow years, he was admitted to the bar. The politicians of northern Penn sylvania began to seo that Mr. Post had won a standing on tho tidal wave of puunu puijuiariiy mat would elect Dim to Congress as a democrat in tho 15th District, which in the previous Congres sional election had given a republican majority of 4,021. Consequently ho was placed in nomination last fall by the democrats, and elected by a plurality of 2,454 votes over tho Hon. C. C. .Tad- win (Ind. Rep.), whoso term expired witli tho Forty-Seventh Congress. This great victory by a young man of only twenty-nino years of ago over a gen tleman who had served acceptably in Congress, and who in age is many years his senior, is the greatest encon ium that an appreciative constituency could bestow on the character and abil ity of Mr. Post. OTIII'.R HONOItS. Mr. Post is prominent in other than political honors. He is a leading mem ber of tho knights of Honor, having been Grand Director (executivo head) of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania for threo years, aud the representative from his Stato to tho Supremo Lodge f tho United States for four ve.H's. nnil in 1880 was ono .'of the Presidential ectors from Pennsylvania. IIu is one f the owners of the Montrose Demo crat, the organ of tho democracy in his iBiuci, ana nas neen an active cam paign orator almost from boyhood P; Mr. Post is married, and lias alreadv beconio ono of tho most populai mom bors of Congress now in Washington. Ho is very unassuming, and impresses tho student of human nature as a "com ing man" in our national affairs. A Spioy Reporter. "You must throw a little spico into your writing, said tlio city editor to a i now reporter, -racts are all very and mako an admirable foiindn. well tion, but thoio must bo some elabora tion. A baro bonnet without trimmings would bo an unsightly af. fair.'' ''Why, I havo thrown spico into this arhole," tlio repoi tor replied, "Whero is tho spice ?" "I say spice, because I havo handled tho subject gingerly." "My collegiate friend," said tlio city editor, "you aio too smart to be a re porter. Go on away and lectin u for spvonty-fivo dollars pur night. At ver tise yourself with colored ni it - . - . .,,., can yourself a great paragrapher. public is hungry for you." "You , seem to be interested in welfare." 'I am, for I believe tlio public would kill you tho 'first night.' Ar kansato Traveller. Tho my Soma of tho Presbyterian ministers iiijtheir local positions have been criti cizing the hymns of Moody and San key in ft Homowhat hypercritical spirit. Ono of tlio preachers said that those hymns tniido him "spiritually Hlck" and hu had taken paim to "run them out" ot his )limch, We do not see any rca son assigned for this fault finding. Whether tho musiu in theso hvinns do not come up to tho ministerial stand ard of harmony, or whether lho t,enti ment of the woi ds is objectionable, we cannot ascertain. But the truth Is, thnt no ono source of Chrihtian activity has been moro fei tile during tho last eight or ten years in producing con verts than tlu hymns with which San key's name has become identified. To n cultivated mind ninny of them nro undoubtedly trashy.bothns regards mu. sio nnd sentiment, ami vet no one can havo failed to observe tlio woudei ful effect they hnvo iad upon the feelings of tho masses in turning them to icllg ious aspirations, Lots of businesA men have involun tarily ndnpted theinsolves tn the pres ent weather. Tho days are short nnd so aro they. The Meal Beefsteak, t Any ono can cook n beefsteak in his mind. As a matter of fact, it re quires nn nrtist to do it, nnd this view is slinred by n correspondent who writes: "A member of mv family has brought tho cooking of this nrticlo of food to perfection. Tho first require ment is not so much n tender nnd juicy steak, but n glowing bod of coals, n wire gridiron a doublo ono bo that vou can turn tho steak without touch ing it. Tho steak' should bo pounded only In extreme cases, when it is too thick. Attempt nothing elso when you are cooking steak, and have everything ready for the table, tho roasted pota toes and vegetables all being in their respective dishes in thooven, withdoors left open a littlo way. Prom ten inin- tucB upwards is needed to cook Bteak. Tho timo must depend upon tho size, and you can easily tell by tho color of tho gravy, which runs from tho steak when gently pressed with n knife, ns to its condition, If tho master of tho house likes it 'rare done,' when there is a suspicious brown grnvv with the red, it will bo safo to infer that it is done enough for him. If tlio next stage is tlio favorite one remove tlio steak tho instant tho Bteak is of a light brown. Removo it to a platter, pep per and salt it to your taste, nut on small lumps of butter and then for two brief moments cover it with n hot plate, the two moments being sufficient to carry it to tho tible. Ono absolutely essential factor in tlio preparation o'f good beefsteak is that it must bo serv ed at once. If you can impress it on your cook that he is not to let tho steak stand nnd steam whllo ho is do- iug other things, you will bo likely to receive your reward for so doing." Cheating in Eigh Lit Wasb'ngton cor. Chicago New- Tliero must hnvn bent, n livnlv scene at cx-Mjnister Sclienck's hoiro not long ago. if thn tnstimnnv nf thnan present can be trusted. A noted col- el in tho u nited States array, a friend manv hirrli in nnwnr u-1tn Imj linrl ,j o pet assignments for several years, was dismissed from the house for cheating . .... . o at earns. 1 hero was a gathering of men at Schenck'supon tho evening of tho scandal for tho purpose of playing poker. Th nv ulnv tnr -nrv lmfiw stakes at Sclienck's. Tlio plavors aro PPOSed to bo gentlnmnn. nnil tlin gamo is not played always witli tho samo care as would bo exercised by nrnfensinnnl n-ntnlilnrd TV, .1... evening in question tlio players around tha lnl,ln 1.1 -L .. I 1. ..u uiun, wuuiu iiiinoiiiicu ineir nanr" UPOU the n.all witlinnr. Klinu-lnir fl.m. cards, tossing them on the table faca uown wards. The colonel won oftener than any one else, and had made sevo,; ai hundred dollars. Towards tho close of thn evening there were $800 0n th3 table. Hands wero called. The highest hand in tho call was "threo queens." At this the' colonel threw down his cards nerl!irent . ly ns he said, "I have a straight flush," and began to rakn in tlin tnnnnv. Hold on 1" said tlin holder nf tlin tln-en queens, you may havo made somo mis take ; let us look at your cardb, ' and boforo they could be swept into tliu pile, the three-queens man picked up tho colonel's ham'. Tl ipim Iran nnt In in it a single card of the hand declared. There was no possibility for any mis- iiKu. .in onco inero arose a perlect bowl if COIltemnt and anee-. Thn nnliln nnin. nel was bounced out of tho house and very Boon after he was ordered out West, although Rutherford It. TTnves tried to save him from being sent away from Washington. Liu gliable Pulpit Lapses- Ne w York News. Many laughable lanses have nnnnr. ed in thu lmlnit. "NT-it ni-nlk- moat nt ( ........j, .....uv v. theso havo resulted not from ignorance, l.iit f..... ll.. 1 1!7 ...1 .1 ..uu. wmi, luuuuuuy lu blips WHICH no one can at all times avoid. The wonderful number of -'clerical errors'' which arc current, arises, probably, from tho fact llmt. tlin ntll tArf li nit inc nf hearing them aro moro frequent than ii mo case ot poiitic.ii or other speak ers A few Sundays ago, in a church which had recently been repaired, a voucraoio clergyman prayed "that this building mav stand etn.nn.il v fnr mnnv generations to come." Another rever end gentleman wound up a glowing peroration with : "Oh ! mv brnlbrnn tho bridgo was gulfed ah iliat is, tho gulf was bridged 1" the prosaic, hur ried tones of tho explanation completer ly robbing the climax of its intended ...r . a ...... ... . vuvuu g.uii, a clergymen solemnly enunciated the following lirnmmnt truth : "If these men had been 1mm Hottentots they'd havo been llotten- tnta atill .' Thora is a Htnrv Inld nf mlniiini. , . J - - - v "'"""iw; who referred in his sermon to tho "Sar isees and Fuddue.ees " nnd in tlm 1 " uivvuiiiov of an announcement as tn a ncrtnin meeting "held in thn linll." placed the vowels in tho first and last worik At a clerical gathering in n ceitaiu town in Nova Scotia, an aged brother rose and remarked ; "Wo aro all acquainted with tlin Kni-min! I., 4 ..... . ...... . , . .j.,.., ,,t junction this day every man is expect ( (1 to do his duly." As tho meeting dispojsed, one of thu clergymen spoko v mu luvcrcuu. lapso-maKer, and in formed him tlm mint-itim, n-nu C.,.'.' bluuespearo. "Shnkespearo I" replied uio old minister; "that can the, for I've never read Shakespeare." Whito House Wear and Tear, Many people wonder whv it enat en much to keep tho executivo mansion in go(d in dir. mis ii WiiKli'inirinti 1 ... . Colonel Rockwell says tho "wear and mar oi i iiu iiiinituro exceeds that ol any hotel in lho country. Tho "dear public," to the average of 500 a day. lnsifl upon seeing tho White House. 1 hey must Head upon tho caipets nnd rei-t thi'inst'lves in tho tempting chairs. Thev must examini- u-iil, il,.,l ....., and fingers, all thu upholstory and din- puiy. nen it is remombored thnt this w iopeated every day in the year it will cense to bo a matter nf u-nmin. that tho wear is ro nmid nf course, tho neoiilo of thin would llvu and din ln.t .-w l,.,,,,,,. ;f they were excluded from tho Whito House, but what a tempest of indlg nation such n high-haiided would nrovoko I Thoso thinn- paid for by the pecplo nnd the people mo going to seo them. All that can be dene is to h t the jh-oplu wear 'em out and then they cau pay for more. Stsiittttsias iinn nrtlll tuX,
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