doltmbilii.
OOLUMBta. DKMOCRaT, STAR OF Tlti NORTIT Rtld CO
LUMBIAN, Consolidated,)
Innut Worhlr, titer; I'rlrinr. Horning, nt
BLOOMSIIUIUI, COLUMBIA CO., ra.
AT two noi.tAn.1 per year. To subscribers out of
tlio county tlio terms nro strictly In ndrance.
J!Tlia J'-'Per illwontlnued except nt tliu option
ot tho publishers, until nil arrearages nro paid, but
sons: continued credit will not bo i?lvcn.
All papers sent out ot tliu stnto or to distant post
omcca must bo paid for In advance, unless a rospon
s blo person in Columbia county assumes to pay
tlio subwrlDtlon duo on demand. 1 '
rosTAOblsnoIongeroxacted from subscribers
n IliA pn Intv.
JOB PRINTING.
lhtoholMTjocltlcs. Allworkdonoon
short noUce, noatly and at modcrato prices,
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
r E. WALLKU,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
, , Illoomsburg, Pa.
UilUD lIUI lata .1lII.IUU.11 U.II1K.
X U. FUNIC,
' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
ULOOHsnnao, Pa,
omsa In lul's Uulldlna.
p It. HUOIC.VLKW,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Ul.O0M8DL'KO, TA
Ofllco over 1st National Bank.
J OHN M, 0LA.UIC,
"ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW.
AND
JUSTICE OF TUB PEACE.
Bloomsbcbo, I'A.
omce over Moycr Bros. Drug store
p W. MILLER,
' ATTOKNKY-AT-LAW
omce In Urower's bulldlng.setond floor.room No. t
Bloomsburg, ra.
T FRANK ZARR,
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW.
Bloomsburg, Pa,
omce corner of Centro and Main Straoto. Clark-j
Building,
Can bo consulted in German.
.QEO. E. ELWELL,
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW.
Nsw cotuiiBiAN Buildino, Hloomabursr, Fa.
Mcmbor ot tho United States Law Association.
Collections mado in any part of America or Bu
mps.
pAUL E. WIRT,
Attorney-at-Law.
Ofllco In Columbian bcildino, Boom No. i, second
uuur.
BLOOMSBURG, I'A.
8. KNORR. U S. W1KT!!R8TIKN.
Notary Public
KNORR & WINTERSTEEN,
A ttovnoy s-at-La-w.
nmnn In 1st National rianlt butldlnir. second floor.
first door to the left. Corner ot Main and Market
streets iiioomsourg, ra.
t&"Penswna and Bounties Collected,
J II. MAIZE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
omco la Malzo's building, over BlUmoyer's grocery.
May SO, 'SI.
Q B. BHOCKWAY,
Attornoy-at-Law,
ALSO
NOTARY PUBLIC.
-mi-.. ! .. i.!.. i .. ii. - . . . n.. ."Tr
2uil floor, BIoomsburKi l'a. npr l!i '83
JOHN C. YOCUM,
Attornoy-at-Law.
CATAWISSA, PA,
omco In News Itkm building, Main street.
Member ot the American Attorneys' Assocla
tlon.
Collections made In any part of America
Jan. s, 1882.
A IC. OSWALD,
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW.
Jacksou Building, Rooms 4 and 5.
Mays, '81 BERWICK, PA
UIIAWN & ROBINS,
ATTOUNE YS-AT-LAW.
omce, corner or Third and Main streets. '
e. smith,
Attorncy-ntLaw, Berwick. Po.
Can bo Consulted In Qcrraan.
ALSO FIltST-CLASS
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANIES IlM'llEaKNTKD.
5fl"Ofllce first door below tho post ofllco.
MISCELLANEOUS.
c.
H. BAKKLEY, Attorney-at-Law
omce In llrower'a building, sua story.Uooms
f BUCKINGHAM, Attorneynt.Lnw
JLVomoo, llrookway's Bulldlng.Jlst floor,
Bioomsuurg, I'enn'a. may 7, '80-t f
" B. McKELVV, M. D.,Surj;eon and Phy
iloUn, north sldo Main streot,below Market
L. FRITZ, Attnrney-at Liw. Olllce
. , in Coluubun Building,
f i m. drinker; oun & locksmith
eiu HiohlnBsiiad Mohlnery of all kinds re
alm l. orsKi uoosi Diiildlng, liloomaborg, fa.
D
R. J. C. BUTTER,
PHYSICIAN A BUUUBON,
omce, North Market street,
Bloomsburg, ra
D
eTree
It. WM. M. 11EUER, Surgeon nnd
1'hyslclan. omco oorner ot ltock and Market
reet. ,
T R. EVANS,,, M. D., Surgeon and
I . Physio 'in, (Omco and Itesldenou on Third
street.
y ii. house,
DENTIST,
Bl.UOMSIIUBO,Coi.UMUfA CoUNTlf, Pa.
All styles ot work done In a superior manner, work
warranted ai represented, Tkhtu Kxthaot
to without 1'ain by the use ot (J as, and
tree of charge when artificial teeth
are Inserted,
omce ovor Bloomsburg Banking Company,
'Jo be open at all hours during the aa ,
Nov.a-ly
JpiRE INSURANCE.
ouuistian r, knapp, bloomsbuiiq.pa,
HOME, OV N. Y.
1'KOI'LIM' N. Y,
KUAUINU, I'A.
These old corporations are wen seasoned by
age and nun tsotid and hare never yet had a
1039 sottledbyany court ot law. Their asseu
are alllnrested In solid mcuairnaana are liable
to the haiard of nil only,
losses TKOunLx and uonistlt adjusted aaa
paid as soon as determined by Cukutian F,
KHArr, srioiAL Aoint and Adjustm Blooms
luao, I'A.
The people of Columbia oounty should patron
lie the agenoy where losses it any are settled
"""P.?,'?..0.''.. 000 Df UMr own eitliens.
I'HOMl'TNKSS, KO,UITY, fAIlt UKALINQ.
FARMERS' SONSJMiflS?
SmLHTS Aaj" C. C. l'llBLl'S V CO., I'hlia
uciphla, 1'a, '
J)eoH-lw U
J K BITTENBENDEB, I CP"'
E. B. BROWER,
GAS FITTING & 8TKA51 II GATING.
BKALKlt
STOVES &TINWARE.
All kinds of work in Sheet Iron, Iloof
ing and Spouting promptly
nttcndeil to.
iwstrlct attention given to heating by steam.
Corner of Main & East Sts ,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
IT WILL PAY YOU
To call, inspect nnd comparo our largo and com
plelo stock of
CLOTHING,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS
FURNISHING GOODS,
TUUNKS, VALISES,
LADIES' CoJS, C.,
Before purchasing.
HANDSOME PRESENTS
To every Purchaser.
No trouble to show goods.
Every person purchasing of us will
receive a numbered ticket, entitling
them to a chanco in any of the hand
somo prizes which can now be seen in
our windows. Prizes to bo awarded
on Christmas day. Call and see these
prizes and tell your neighbors about
them.
Don't forget tho place.
M. LEVY & CO.
Successor to M. A, LOEB.
Kiiiifs of the Clothins Trade ,
152. WEST FItONT STREET. 122.
BEEWICK.
(Contlminlfrcm tad teak.)
How Watch Cases are Made.
It is a fact not generally known that the
Jama Boti Gold Watch data really con
tain moro pure gold than many "solid"
gold cases Tlio demand for tkeso watch
cases has led to the manufacture of a very
poor grade of solid gold watch cases
low in quality, and deficient in quantity.
These cases arc mado from 4J to 10 karats,
and a 6 or G karat caso is often sold for 12
or 14 karats. It is not economy to buy a
watch case so poor in quality that it will
soon lose its color, or one so soft that it will
loso its shape and fail to shut tight, thus
letting in dust and damaging the works, or
one so thin that a slight blow will break
the crystal, and perhaps tho movement.
It IS economy to buy a James JJojj Gold
Watch Case, in 'which none of these things
ever occur. This watch case is not an expert
ment It has been mado nearly thirty years.
niZLITOX. IM., Oct 34, 1883.
I Bold two James Bom' Oold Watch Cue thirty
yeara ago, when they flnt camo out, and they are In
good condlUon yet. One of them la carried by a
carinter, Mr. 1 W. Drake, of Uaileton, and only
howathowearln one or two places i the other by
Mr. Bowman, of Cunningham, ra.; and I can pro
duce one or both of these caaei at any Urns.
SiLYxsTxn Emolx, J4uiltr,
Si4 1 cut ittap toKtjiUi Wittk Cut rlrlH, Pfella.
4lpklt. ra., far hkatus UUiU.l4 PutpkUt kwla km
Jum UW aad aaitoat WaUk Cum ar Mad.
(To is CenttnutJ.)
Silver Plated Ware.
Modern inventions have great
ly improved the manufacture of
Silver-Plated Ware, and skilled
designers have contributed large
ly to the attainment of the pres
ent symmetry in shapes.
Our Tea Sets, Dinner Services
and Flat Ware, such as Knives,
Forks and Spoons, have the ap
pearance and finish of solid sil
ver. In these the assortment is
at all times large and complete.
The productions of all promi
nent makers will be found repre
sented in our stock. In the
higher grades wc particularly re
commend the Hard Metal wares
of the Gorham Co.
We cordially invite an exami
nation of our stock, feeling con
fident that the moderate prices
prevailing, cannot fail to give en
tire satisfaction to every one.
J, E. Caldwkll & Co.,
'902 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
ft C. SLOAN & BR0
ULOOMSBUItG, PA.
Manufacturers ot
CARRIAGES BUQQIES, PHAETONS.
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS, &C
First-class work always on band.
REPAIRING NEA TL YDONE.
I'rices reduced to suit the (imet
Jg F. IIAttTMAN
MirHESKNTB TUB rOLWJWJHU
AMEIUOAN INSURANCE COMPANIES
North American ot Philadelphia.
rrauauu. -
1-ennsylvanla, " "
York, ot ivnusylvanla,
Hanover, of N. Y.
oueens, ot London.
North llrltlsh. of London.
omco on Muifot street, No, i, Bloomsburg,
lie
Climbing the Spiral Stairs.
Invisible Arclillhctureln n NowKnslnml Pnr
sonnffe,
"Yes," she said, "our children nro married and
gone, and my husband and I Bit by our winter nro
much ns we did before tho Uttlo ones camo to
widen tho circle. Lifols something llkoa spiral
stalrcaso; wo nro all tho tlrao comlrg around
over tho spot wo started from, onlyono degree
further up tho stairs."
"That Is a pretty Illustration," remarked her
friend, muslnsly, gazing Into tho glowing coals
which radiated a ploasant heat from tho many
windowed stove. "You know we cannot stop toll.
Ing up tho hill, though.
"Surely wo cannot, and for myself I don't find
fault with that necessity provided tho advance In
life is not attended with calamity of suffering, for
I have had my sharo of that. Not long since my
health utterly broko down. My system was full
of malaria. My digestion became thoroughly dis
ordered and my nerves wero In n wretched stato. I
was languid, nto Uttlo and that without enjoying
It, and had no strength or ambition to perform
even my light household duties. Medical treat
ment tailed to reach tho seat of tho trouble, Tho
diseaso which seemed to bo-wcakness ot all tho
vital organs-progressed until I had several at
tacks which my physicians pronounced to bo acuto
congestion of tho stomach. Tho last ot these was
adesperato struggle and 'I was given up to die.
AsthocrlsM had partially passed, my husband
heard ot tho merlrs of l'AKKKIt'STONIO as an In
vlgorant In Just such coses as mine, I took It and
feltltsgood effects at once. It appeared to per
yado my body, as though tho blessing of new life
had como to me. Taking no other medlclno I con
tlnucd to Improve, and am now In better health
than I havo been torn long lime."
Extract frommtervlow with the wife ot llev. P.
Terry Pastor otllaptlst Church, coldbrook, Moss.
C;ilER'jj)MilHiElnl6a)
The only l:novn rpicljlc for Epileptic rit j.'ul
RU-Also f-r S;iasms nnd Falling SlcUncss.-ua
Nervous V.a!.a -a quickly relieved and cured.
Eqntillcil by nc.ic la dcllrlom of fcvcr.-'Ca
rir"Ncutrall7.c4 i'rns of dlaeaic and elckncss.
Cures nply M'tclu s End etnbborn blood f ores.
Cleanses bl. oJ, , .ii-kcns (luggtrh circulation.
Ellnilantca Kol' 1, Carbuncles rnd Scalcls.-tKl
Jtsrl'crmanf ntty nnd promptly enrrs raralysln.
Yes, It Ii a cli.'.nnl.ig and healthful Aperient.
Kills Scrofula end Klns Ell, twin brother,
disuses bad breath to good, removing cautc.
(ESTltouts blllouaurM :.nd clears complexion.
Charming resolvcrt and raatcukss lasatlvc.-ffl
It drives Sic!: Ilra.l lc'.if like tbo wlnd.-tfa
r35 Contains no dnsllccthartlc or opiate".
Promptly cures Ithcn-iall. -n by routing It.-SS
Itettorcs llfr-clving prnierliea to theblood.'ua
Is guaranteed to cure til r. rvon dlsordcrs.ca
tTT'Itellablc when All opiates fall.-u3
Itcfreahes tho nlnd nnd ini Iconics fie body.
Cures dyspepsia or money rcfondcd.'GM
C37"En'lorscd in writln.T by over fifty thousand
Lending physicians In U. y. nnd Euroiu.-68
Leading clergymen In U. 3. and Europc.ri.a
Pisceses of the M od own It a conqueror. -tTS
For salo by all I'.idlng r.nif;;!-ti. Cl.fO.ffa
Tho Br. S. A. Elc'.r.iond lie Jlcal Co., Pmns.,
Ct. Jos , '.i. ilo. ( )
Chns N. Crittentau, Actiit, ". ',' c-
STRONG
FACTS 1
A preat many people are askirg
what iaiticular troubles Drown '3
Iron liniEus is ooU for.
It will cure Heart Disease. Paral
ysis, lropsy, Kidney Disease, Con
sumption, Dyspepsia, Rheumatism,
Xcuialgia, and all similar diseases.
Its wonderful curative power is
simply because it purifies and en
riches the Mood, thui beginning at
the fouwhtion, and by building up
the )stcni, drives out all disease.
A Lady Cured of Rheumatism.
TUttimore. MJ., M.iy 7, iBSj,
My health wat much ih.ittcrcd by
Kl.cimtism uhcn I commenced
Ulvtuj I'rt'wn'ft Iron Hitter-, and I
tcarccly tu I iireiiLth enyiih to at
tottl to nt d Hy hut-htl(i duties.
1 rfnitiow uilug the third UdilcMid I
urn rcytlniu; strftfitli daily, and 1
cltccttai!) KCwiuiiictid it to a. II.
t cAiiu-t &. tuu n.uch hi praise
(.fit. Mrs. Mauv H. Hkasheak.
173 i'rcstmantt
Kidney Discace Cured.
Ct.iiMianstur, Va,, i83i.
fuirriot; fit,m KlJucy disease,
f.uiu whtbh 1 witM pet no relief, I
tiled Uiowa't 1- n Kitten, which
uirud 1 ic ttntii(kly. A child ol
n.itiL, rciovuii fium scailet fever,
had im upcittc .tud did not seem to
he aUc toi.it.ii tll. I K-tvtihtni Iron
Uiuerj v i '. the hoppiest results,
J. Kia M(jNfA-liH.
Heart Disease.
. m St., II.nrrUburR, Ta,
lcc, 3, ibSi.
.f:. r t yiny diFcrctit physicians
und nuny r.i:a livh ir patfltatLn
cf the l.r.irt toithutit reccmng mi
1 encr.t. I w s dM-.tdtoiry brown's
huii limits. 1 h.ne used tuo Ui
tits .-in 1 cvr fo md anj thina that
Kc lav- o mu"!i relief.
Tor the peculiar tumbles to which
UtiuH are subjecl, Urow.n's Iron
Uintks is invaluable. Try it.
Be sure and gel the Genuine,
If yon nru (,'nnvl:i(,' Gray or lialJj
If your Hair U Tiilu, Brali; , dry,
Ilursli, or tcak;
If you nro trouMoil with DaiiilrufT,
Ilclilii;:, or any llu.nur or Dis
ease of lliu Si-alp,
usn
Ayer'sHairVigor.
It lii'ji'.i ni'iitljr ctcry lliao rcrnllar to
tl.o cal, olerokf tin fulling out of I'm Iinlr
nml r v'iits It frnm turning prny. mul In uu
vuioiuallcit Jr. .slim n l tullt t nrt.rto,
rnci'Aiirii nv
Dr.J.O.Ayor&Go.,Lowcll,M3ss.
SoM by nil llriiesista.
AiNWiuaiiT & co.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
PlIlI.ADEI.riIU',
ms, SYRUr.S, OOfPKE, SUa AH, MOLlHStH,
KIC.'I,8rlCI8.B!C4HD80Dl,C,,0,
N, E. corner second ana Area streets,
in-orders will receive prompt attontlii'
mmn mm vegetable fills
ro tub
LIVER
And all Bilious Complaints.
Bite tu taW, being purely crtuM i iiorrblnc.
l-rlcansceuta. AU DrustUti L 1 1
BLOOMSBTTRG, PA., EIUDAY, JANUARY
POETICAL.
AT LAST.
DY JOHN 0. WlllTTIKR.
When on my day of lifo tlio night Ii falling,
And, In tho wuids from unsunned spaces blown,
I hear f.ilr voices out of darkness calling
My feet to paths unknown.
Thou who hast mndo my homo of llfo so pleasant,
Lcavo not Its tenant when Its walls decay t
0 Iivo dlvtno, O Helper ever present,
Bo Thou my strength and stay I
Bo near mo when all else Is from mo drifting,
Karth,9ky, homo's picture), days of shado and
ishlne,
And kindly faces to my own uplifting
The love which answers mine.
1 havo but Theo, o Father I I-ct thy spirit
He with r.to then to comfort nnd uphold j
No gate ot pearl, no branch of palm I merit,
Nor Btrcct of shining gold.
Sufllco It If my good nnd 111 unrcckoned,
And both forgiven through the abounding grace
I find myself by hands familiar beckoned
Unto my nttlngplaco j
Somo humblo door among thy many mansions,
Somo sheltfrtngshado whero Bin nnd striving
cease,
And flows forever through heaven's green
expansions
Tho river of thy peace.
There, from the music round about mo stealing,
I fain would learn tho new nnd holy song,
And find, at last, beneath tho trees of healing,
Tho Wo for which I long.
SELECT STORY
A PIRST DAY DREAM.
THE MIl.MOKV OF A FIIYV HOUItS.
Along tlio steep tree-clad bank of a
winding West country stream a young
man climbed one bright, blazing Juno
afternoon.
Entirely bewildered as to bis where
abouts now he stopped to peer up the
unexplored bights, now to look back on
tho silvery thread below, always start
ing afresh, puzzled as ever as to his
route. Soon, bv cood fortune, ho
stumbled on a guido.
Halting by a tangled underwood,
where shadows and sunsliino played
hide aud seek in tho summer breeze, hu
saw beyond tho moving brandies what
from a distance, ho had mistaken for a
bit of gray crag, but what in truth was
tho decaying wall of somo old monas
tic cell, nnd, leaning lightly against it,
a young girlish form, a book neglected
ot her feet, hands lazily clasped, and
dark eyes dreamily gazing into tho
nazy distance.
The South wind, stealinur round an
ivied corner, milled tho dark feathers
of her hat, and stirred tho short, curl
ing, chestnut hair below : but what
ever whispers it bore upon its wings, it
carried no tales of the stranger closo at
hand, no suspicion of an admirint?
watcher intruding on that happy soli
tude. Tho "I beg your pardon, but
may I ask if I'm on tlio right way to
Mr. Hurst's of Perristono?" that pres
ently broko tho stillness, was as start
ling as a thunderclap from an uncloud
ed sky, and a vivid blush rose on tho
young face that turned toward tlio in
quirer with the answer :
"You arc right if you wish to walk
round by tho bridge ?"
"But I think 1 was told to take
a nearer way,' said tho new-comer,
pushing forward through a miuiattiro
forest of bracken and oak saplings,
and disclosing, under tho broad-brimmed
hat ho raised, sunburnt features,
young and good-looking. "I was to
find Mr. Hurst's boat, ferry myself
ii n was on mis sine, or snout lor
it if it was opposite. I'vo kept watch
for tho boat all along, but failed to
find it. Can you kindly direct mo to
it r
A glance, half shv, half amused.
camo with the response to this :
"1 am atraut tho boat is nowhero
near. boino of them from the house
are fishing from it, I beliove."
"unlucky I And tho bridge 1"
"Will take von four miles round :
tlio river winds so.''
Now the day was delicious for doinir
nothing, and doing that at one's leis
tire, but the very idea of a four-mile
trudge under a three o'clock sun was
exhausting. Tho young man hesitated,
casting longing eyes at a mossy seat
near by in a cool, shady angle. His
young guido had much ado to keep
from laughing, aud a pair of fascinat
ing dimples began to hover about her
cheeks.
"Is tliero no other wav to net ever t"
said he, distinctly disinclined to go.
"Nouo at all," said she, with a shako
of tho head.
"Then I havo no choice. Tliank
you very pinch for directing mo ;" and,
adding something to his farewell of
being forced to get on to Pcrrietone,
tho stranger turned to begin his long
WUIK.
Horeat compunction overtook the
young lady, and her detaining voico
brought him to a standstill.
"Is it Jlr. Hurst you nro wanting to
seo ?"
"Well, partly. -yos."
"Then ho is not at home. I saw
him drive toward 15oss half an hour
back."
"Indeed
Thank you, but I must
I shall find Mrs. Hurst
still go on.
within."
"Oh, no.
M Mrs. Hurst was to
havo como back from Qlocestor yester
day, but, instead, sho only returns this
evening."
This seemed a stop final ; but tlio
gentleman appeared to be still undecid
ed, or, porhaps, lio enjoyed prolonging
the convcisation.
"I beliovo tbero are two Mr. Hursts.
of Poi'iistono. I am speaking of of
'And so" with n pretty smile "am
"And I bring a noto to him from
my hostess, Mrs. Kiirnival, of Coomb
side, who is his sister."
"Aunt Helen ! Oh, then, give it to
me, please, for i am his daughter."
At this off went tho young man's
hat again t tho nolo was handed forth.
and a prolonged study of tho bright
young face enjoyed while Its owner,
taking tlio iindei lined "Immediate"
for leave, opened and read tho missive
10 ner tamer;
"Di:.n Ilunii Pleaso entertain tlio
bearer of tins for a few hours, and
keep him to dinner. Ilo is Captain
Ryland, ton of my old schoolfellow,
you fell so desperately in lovo with
thirty yeais ago I lam planning a
little sui prise for him, and want him
out of tho way. Will explain when I
come this ovening with another fiiend.
Lovo to Charlotte, who camo back, of
'i' t i" r
course, last night.
"Your nffectionato sister,
Maud Fuiinivai..
"(live Iva five-aiid-twrnty kisses for
me 1 The child hasn't been to see me
for a week."
Tho said "Iva" diinimilivo for Oli
via sinco her babyhood finished tho
letter, and then with a most charming
mixture of giilish dignity and childish
naivettc, turned to Captain Ityland,
doing tho hospitablo honors of the mo
ment for her absent parents.
"They will bo glad to seo you this even
ing," said sho ; "and if you dou't mind
coming with mo wo will soon find tho
boys my brothers I mean and the
boat, and I'll ferry you over. Papa
will bo so sorry hu wns out, but of
course ho went to meet mamma."
And then a droll smile began to
lurk again about her lips at tliu notion
(oh 1 treason, treason I) of her quiet
old papa having ever had n fancy for
any other than the said "mamma :''
and Captain Ityland came to tho con
clusion that tho squire's daughter was
a most delightful substitute for her
elders, and blessed tho chance that
sent his steps a-straying up this path.
Perhaps, thrown off his guard by
this unceremonious introduction, ho ox
pressed his satisfaction a littlo too
warmly, or Iva's ingenuousuess took
flight at compliments a conversation
al event for which she had no taste ;
but her shyness camo back with a
rush, and instead of loitering down tho
uneven way, sho sprang on alone,
never so much as looking to seo if ho
wero following, nnd gained the greens
ward by tho river before her compan
ion's less accustomed feet had half
mado the descent.
Tho moment he reached her, "Now,"
said she, with a young imperiousness
that was vastly amusing, "stay here,
if you pleae, and rest. I can run for
John and Harold, I shall go much
quicker alnnc."
lint "I'orbid it, all vo shades of
chivalry," thought Captain Ityland,
and begged for leave to join the
search, and so humbly that it was gra
ciously accorded, and therewith set in
an innocent afternoon romance. For
in the languid heat along tho valley
that search proved a most desultory af
fair. "There's no particular need to liurrv.
if Mr. Hurst won't be nt homo for a
couple of hours," suggested tho young
man ; and Iva agreeing, with tho rec
ollection that her brothers coining up
stream must pass this point, thov stav
ed their ramble bv a littlo hill-rivulet
that rippled down to its stronger sister.
margined with whispering reeds and
uiuc lorget-ine-iiots, and on a huge
lichen-tinted stone, among springing
ferns and sprays of wild white rose.
sat and waited contentedly.
Mora man contentedly! For Wallis
Ityland, at pains to undo his first blun
der, put out the strength of his toil
years' seniority to pleaso; and Iva,
with all the frankness of 17, was so
ready to be propitiated, that they wero
quickly on the best of terms sho
gliding, willing as a child, into tlio
present hours enjoyment, ho entangled
cyery moment tnoro m tho fresh
charms of his young listener.
With the swallows circling over
head under the clear sky, no sound
near save tho rustling of many leaves
and the rush of gleaming waters, the
most sensible of mortals would havo
found it hard to bo prosaic. Our
couple had no extraordinary claims to
sense, and soon they wandered far out
of prosaic bounds.
To bo sure, their words wero com-
monplaco enough ho telling of a
chanco encounter that brought about,
this visit to his mother's old friend ;
she talking of her home, her father.
her brothers, their many Pets, of which
it was easy to perceive she was the
chief ; but there was something not
commonplace to him, and very now to
her, in tho lowered tono with which
the young soldier declared that chanco
encounter a stroke of rare good for
tune to him, and, when bIio turned a
pair oi loving eves toward tho gables
of her home, just visible on tho oppo
site bank, nsked: "Would sho never
care to leavo that homo t never ?"
Ihcu into a very wonderland fol
lowed Iva, while her companion told,
and told well, of fnr-oif countries.
wheio for eight years ho had seen ser
vice, and had run tho gauntlet of
risks that had sent scores of men about
him to their graves. Desdemona-like.
she hung sighing upon stories such ns
siio had never heard before, and saw in
this fair-haired guest of her aunt's tho
nearest embodiments of a ical hero sho
had over known.
"Iut you wero safe t" sho cried.
with a rising color and a long quiver
: i .i. .ii r
mi; uiu.uii .it uiu ciimax oi some dan
ger whereout ho had come scatheless,
thanks to his steed's swiftness. "And
oh ! I am so glad that "
"mat 1' echoed tho young man.
leaning a little nearer.
"that our Harold is not to bo a sol
dier 1" finished lva, so scattering warm
er words that a different answer would
assuredly havo betrayed Captain Hy
laud into uttering.
Thus quickly tho ininutes went past ;
the shadows lengthened ; tho golden
light gatliercd about tho tree-tons ;
and not ono thought did theso young
peopio givo to time, till a church boll.
sounding over tho hillside, startled
iva.
"Six o'clock I" sho exclaimed, open
ing wlpo her eyes, ns if just waking,
"And tho boys not back I Perhaps
they went tho other way, after all, nnd
left the boat ior ino. Oh 1 if I'vo kont
you hero for nothing, I am so sorry r
"Hut I'm not 1 never shall bo I"
was tho reply in n low tone, that stir
red a curious answering thrill. "And
must wo hmry now t Hero stay," as a
long urancn ot roses cauglit her dress
'let mo lust gather vou somo of these
before wo go.
A bunch of roses, a half-hour's
homeward stioll sido by sido in an at
most silence more eloquent than speech,
three minutes' row noross tho narrow
stream (would they havo made it hours
if they could t), and tho brief drama
drew to its last act.
The boat was moored under tho wil
low. As tho ocoupants stepped out
ono forgot to let looso tho hand that
lay in his. 1'ora few seconds they
lingered so she gazing over tho
peaceful meadows to tho dim Welsh
hills, that all to night seemed dressed
in some now beauty, ho looking down
on ner neaiiiy cnougii jor mm. Slid
ilenly, "Iva 1 shouted a boyish voico
and Harold came raoing down tho
steep laue, with a Hood of questionings
18, 1884.
nnd t explaining nncnt fishing nnd
wnding that lasted tho wholo way up
to tho manor. Tliero tho homo party,
earlier returned, nwnited them, Aunt
Helen in their midst, and somo one,
strange, whom she brought forward
with many smiles j and
"Now you'll forgivo mo for going
off to Swanloy Junction alone, Cap
tain Ityland ; I wanted to mako suro
of her coming before I told you n word
about it."
The next minuto a fair young wom
an, with the calm air of proprietorship
begotten by long engagement, was
holding tho gentleman's arm ; and how
happy ho might bo looking Iva never
saw, for vith a littlo cry of welcome t
she had run to her mother, glad
ah,strango to say,glad almost to tears
to shelter once again by her safo side.
Hut that years ago. Iva
"Olivia" in these days is now a gra
cious young matron, loving and dear
ly loved, the garden of her life filled
with such blossoms as womanhood
prizes abovo all others. Hut now and
again across her thoughts, liko first
notes of a melody never completed,
blits a memory of warm Juno hours, of
the first throb of an unknown pleasure,
of a nameless pain of a glimpso into
possibility never fulfilled of tlio fare
well she bado her childhood in a mid
summer day's dream.
Barnum Makes His Will.
Tin: oniiAT showman affoutions $10,-
000,000 OF FltOl'EUTVIN AMU
EllAT, WAT.
P. T. ISunmm seems to consider his
lifo work accomplished in the obtaining
of tho sacred white elephant from tho
Burmese King, for he has just mado
his will. In order that there might
bo no question as to his sanity upon
which to ground contests after his
dentil, ho had eminent physicians ex
amine him, and secured their attesta
tion that he was of sound mind. The
will and its codicils cover moro than
700 pages of legal cap, closely written,
and disposo of real rstato and personal
property of tho value of $10,000,000 to
twenty-seven heiis. Tho property is
in New Y ork, Brooklyn, Bridgeport,
Colorado and several other places. Mr.
Barnum values his intercstin tlio Barn
um and London shows at 83,500,000.
His bequests for charitablo purposes are
numerous nnd large. Among the bone
ficiaries are tho Chapin Home, Chil
dren's Aid Society, Old Men's and Wo
men's and the Society to Assist Males
and Females over Eighteen Years of
Age, of this city ; Bridgeport Orphan
sylum, Bridgeport Hospital, and
other Bridgeport societies.
air. Uarntim also makes provision for
certain worthy charities, by bequeath-
ng to mem a stated percentage of tlio
largo annual profits accruing from bis
share in tho Barnum and London shows.
Ho authorizes his executors to renew
the partnership at present in effect
with iMessi'S. James A. Bailey nnd
James L. Hutchinson upon his expira
tion, in 180!). To the city of Bridge
port he secures the only water-front
not already seized by private corpora
tions, with a dock upon it costing 30,-
000, for twenty-ono years after his
death, during which timo his executors
are forbidden to sell or lease it, his ob
ject being, as tho will recites, "to pro-
cut a monopoly of tho freight ausl
passenger traffic by any ono lino ot
steamers between New York and Bridge
port, ana to preserve, to lindgeport
and others the advanlago of reasonable
rates for freight nnd 'passage between
aid cities. '
Mileage of Members
m:Fi!i:sENrAnvi: aiiuxn to istuoduci:
a nii.i, roitrrs ahoutiok.
Representative Miller, of Pennsyl
vania, is a member of tho house com
mittee on mileage, and ho is preparing
a bill which will agitato members who
esides at points lemoto from tho
capital. Under the existing law
members receive twenty cents a milo
each way to tho capital from their
homes and return every session of con
gress. They aro expected to journey
by tho most usually traveled route. In
stead of making two bills, the member
receives, upon Jfts arrival here at the
beginning ot tho session, an amount
equivalent to forty cents per mile for
tho record trip from his homo to Wash
ington nnd return.
Tho Paoifio coast members reccivo
ibout $1,300 npieco in mileago alone,
and, as they are presumed to travel
with passes, tho money goes' far to
wards" paying winter board bills. Tlio
largest sum ever recoived by a mem
ber of congress was paid tho delegation
irom wasiungton territory, who, be
foro the completion of the Northern
Pacific railroad, was obliged to travol
over laud to Portland, Ore., thenco by
steamer to San Francisco and over tho
Union and Central Pacifio railroads
cast. Ho received over 81,700 mileage
each session.
Somo of tlio members of congress
from far distant states havo rcmnined
in Washington during the entire sum
mer recess, and at the beginning of a
now session drawn mileago for the
entire distance from their homes to the
capital. Mr. Miller proposes to intro
duce a bill abolishing mileago and al
lowing members to chnrgo their actual
traveling expenses simply.
Personal Cleanliness.
Bathing is conservative of health.
but all persons do not find it so. A
cold plunge bath' is by no means a pan
acca ior an Human ills, as somo seem
to think. An occasional wash from
head to foot m winter, and bathing
frequently in summer, mav bo consi
dered nmong the valuable agencies for
promoting health. But I havo known
delicate peopio to be injured instead of
being boneiitted by cold bathing. For
most persons a wet spongo nassed ran
idly over tho surface nnd followed scon
by motion with a rough towel is bath
enough for health purposes. When a
cold bath is not followed by a good
Btiriaco giow, it is doing moro harm
than good.
If a man is just rich enough to own
a norso nun wagon, tlio law will pro
vent him from hauling freight on Sun
day i but if he is rich enough to own a
rauroati no may Haul ail ho pleases.
On stato
1" Tl
occasions tho Emperor
vom j'euro wears a oner
wears a long capo mado
entirely of tho breast foatheis of a rare
aoutn American bird.
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XVIII.N0 8
COLUMBIA DBMOOHAT, VOL.XLVII, NO 47
nun sin.
OFFICIAL IIEADjOFTIIE REPUB
LICAN NATIONAL COMMIT
TEE. AND A TAI.KUI) OF CANDIDATE FOIt THE
FIIESIDENCV.
Dwight May Sabin came into this
world April 2.r), 1843, nt Manlitis, La
sallo county, Illinois, and not in Con
necticut as many papers have stated.
His father was a farmer on a large
scale in Illinois when Dwight was born,
and tho son grew up on tho farm, a
hard worker during tho :rop seasons
and a closo student at the country school
duting the winter months. Ho wns
not satislicd with tho rango of studies
taught, and devoted his evenings at
homo to tho mystery of tho higher
branches of mathematics, and civil en
gineering. After his fathers death, tho
son located in Stillwater Minnesota, in
iBU, no men being about 25 years of
ago. lie began dealing in lumber on a
limited scaleand capital, butso success
ful was the venture that his business
gradually increased and grow to largo
prporions, so that at the present time,
nfter fifteen years, ho is-doing a busi
ness of over 10,000,000 annually.
Besides being tho owner of a largo
number of mills in the pineries, he is
the heaviest stockholder in tho North
western Car Company of his State.
nnd enjoys an annual income from tho
profits ot his various enterprises of
nearly $2,500,000.
Mr. babm in early life becamo iden
tified with politics in Minnesota, and
was elected a representative threo terms
in the State legislature, and two terms
to tho State Senate.
He has been for several years a mem
ber of tho Republican National Com
mittee for Minnesota, and wa3 a dele
gate to tho Republican National Con-
tion ot 1872, 1870 and 1880 respective
ly. Was elected Chairman of tho Re
publican National Committee, Deo.
12th 1883, by n unanimous vote, and
since that honor lias been conferred.
Mr. Sabin's availability ns a candidate
ior tno nomination tor the Presidency
at tho Convention in Chicago next
Juno is being advocated by a large
number ol papers.
Mr. Sabin was elected to the United
States Senate to succeed William Win-
dom. and took his seat March 3rd 1883
his term expiring Mnrch-lth, 1889.
Ho is a littlo over 40 years of age, nnd
reputed to bo worm !l,UU0,000.
Why January 1 is (Jailed New Year.
livery ono Knows tuat January l is
tho beginning of tho year,but not every
one knows why it is so. It marks no
natural division of timo nor any eveut
in tbo world's history which would
give it such distinction. Tho winter
solstice that is, tho period when the
sun appears to reach its greatest south
or n declension, or furthest point south
of tho equator, occurs December 22,
nine days beforo the new year begins.
The summr solstice, another natural
division of time, occurs on June 22, a
point nearly as far removed from tho
new year ns tho calendar permits. The
natural divisions ot timo wincii sug
gest themselveB at onco to tho practical
observer are tho winter and summer
solstices and the vernal and autumnal
equinoxes, periods at which tlio days
and nights have equal length or their
greatest difference. These having been
neglected, mo moon's phases would
seem to havo been most likely to bo
fixed upon. But iraperia Ca)sar, who
iu 40 B. C. gavo us tho new year, gov
erned by caprice or reasons of tho most
temporary duration, departed from tho
tormer Komaii system ot reckoning tho
year from tho winter solstico nnd mndo
tho commencement on January 1 for
no better reason man tlio desiro to in
augurate his reform with a new moon.
1 ho Caesarean system, devised by
tho aid of Losigenes, constituted the
ordinary year of 305 days and tho
fourth or extraordinary year of 3CG
Tho subdivision of tho year into months
was Bimilar to tlio present system. This
division of time, though imperfect, is
sun practiced in tinssia. 'ir.o error
was in giving 'tlio year 305 l-l days,
which is too much by about eleven
minutes. Popo Gregory XIII ordered
October 5, 1582, to bo eallod tho 15th,
and that all centurial years whioh are
not multiples of 400 should not bo
leap years, which omission of three
leap years in overy -100 years gives the
civu year an average lengtu ot uu
aays, o noiirs, iu minutes and 'i seo
ouds, which still exceeds the true solar
year by a fraction of a second, which
would amount to a day only in 3,800
years, iho present, or Uregonnn, evs
tern is used by all Christendom, except
uussia. it was ndopted by isngland
in 1702 and by franco in 150 1
Prior to the reformation of thocalen
dar by Julius Ciosar, and many centu
ries nttcrward, mo methods ot dividing
wwu YuwuuB, uui.ijiuu.ucu mill mi"
jjuitwui. xuu iiiuuii w.ia lliu jiiuuui
which intliieiiced and governed most
nations, and gavo rise to universal var-
ianco between tho natural and civil
year. 1 ho religious feasts of tho Chris
tian church aro still regulatod by the
moon. Tho Council of Nico provided
that Easter, tho central point by which
nu other nays m tno cnurcn calendar
are fixed, should fall on tho first Sun.
day alter tho first lull moon occurring
on or atter .uarcn si. tho complex
method oi meso lunar periods corres
pond with tho civil your is ovldenco
enough ot mo dimcuiiy ot arranging
any system tor me computation of time
by tho "inconstant moon." Our week
and month aro not natural divisions of
time, though somo ingenious efforts
have been made to trace some conneo-
tlon between natural phenomeua and
tho period of seven days.
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Yenrlr advertisements naTablonunrterlr. Trfin-
slent advertisement must bo paldfor beforo lmiert
od except whero parties hare accounts.
Lciral ndvcrtlscments two dollars per Inch for
thrxo insertions, and nt that rato for additional
Insertions without reference to length.
Kxecutor's. Admin strator's.and Audltorsnollces
three dollars. Must bo paid for when nscrtcd.
Transient or Local notices, ten cents a line, regu
tar advertisements half rates.
Cards In tho 'Business Directory" column, one
dollar a year for each line.
The Oounty Newspaper.
The Philadolpha Tinm never said
anything moro significant thnn tho fol
lowing Hi regard to tho local newspa
per : "Tho Now Year is a good timo
to consider tho generally overlooked
claims oi tho local newspaper. It is
the most useful and least compensated
nnd appreciated of all tho ngencics
which stamp the impress of progress
upon villages and inland cities. With
out tho local newspaper local towns
are, as a rule, thriftless nnd tend to do
cay. It is common for small great men to
speak with contempt of tho local news
paper. In that they imitato greater
men in speaking of greater iournala
which offended them by manly criti
cism; but the Tillage newspaper makes
moro great men out of less material
more bricks without straw than any
otherfactor in politics, and it is tho ono
ladder on which mon climb to local dis
tinction as tho beginning of wider
fame.
Tho local journals of Pennsylvania
havo progressed iu typographical clo
gaucc, in editorial power and fresh
ness and completeness of local and
general news even more than tho city
journals during the last score of years.
t i l.i? i ...-.ji-.l e
juocai wcckiics nave cxicuuuu uum
the county towns into most of tho
thrifty villages, and tho local newspa
per has always dated the increased
thrift of tho community. Tho local
newspaper is tlio life of its locality,
and the measure of its support, as a
rule measures tho advancement of tho
people. Begin the now year by not
only subscribing but paying for your
local papers. They aro the friends aud
liolpmates of all Beasons."
Unable to Support Herself,
"Why under tho sun should I prac
tice my music so nluch 1" drawled an
over-dressed child one day. "It's well
enough lor Cousin Mary ; she's to
teach music by-and-by, but mamma
says I never shall work for my living,
so it doesn't mako any difference, and
I don't want to."
This girl grew up to be a vapid,
fashionable idler. She married a
young man who was tho son of
wealthy parents, and who had been
brought up to bo as aimless and ineffi
cient as his helpless bride. There was
a crash, both iamilies lost their money,
tho young husband fell into dissipa
tion, died in a short period from his
excess, aud Jett Ins wno upon tlio
world with two littlo children to pro
vide for.
Now sho was Bober, earnest, distract
ed, with a desire to know something
practical, but tho time for acquiring
thorough training in a special branch,
that will pay handsomely was passed.
Her children, after suffering from
hardship and privation, were placed
among sympathizing friends, tho un
happy mother found an asylum with
tho "(Jousin Alary" whom slio nad
onco despised and who was now a
skillful and well-paid teacher of music,
and tliero sho learned to utilize a "pret
ty talent," which she had somewhat
developed, for painting and embroid
ery. But sho never made enough mon
ey by this means to gather her family
together and keep them as sho wanted
to do, nor even to entirely support her
self. For a few years she kept up an
unequal strugle. Then she succumbed
and died a pensioner upon tbo bounty
of others.
Social Etlq.net.
While it is right and proper to ex-
iress difference of opinion, it is exceed
ingly impoltio to contradict. Say what
you think quietly and pleasantly, argue
the question if you wiBh, but nover
say flatly that what is said is not true.
1 havo heard young girls assert them
selves in this way, contradicting others,
often those older and wiser than them
selves, imagining tho while that they
were showing superior intelligence,
when they wero really rudo and unlady
like. Very young men aro often guilty
iu this way, because they have not yet
learned that they do not know moro
than tho rest of tho world. Older peo
pie, too, of the positive, excitable sort,
neeil to bo reminded sometimes that
flat contradiction is boorish. Nover for
get that other people aro quito as like
ly to bo right as yourself, at least their
opinions aro worthy of respectful treat
ment. Kemember also that a positive
contradiction often savors off an accusa
tion of falsehood, than which no grea
ter insult can bo offered.
Do not pride yourself on being "flat-
footed," an expression I have heard
used to describe a brutal frankness.
Many times "silence is golden," whero
unpleasant things aro concerned, but if
it be necessary to speak bo careful how
it is done. Thoro is a way and a way
of uttering supposed truths. Bo care-
iul that you ehooso tiik way. 1 have
heard peopio say to others in company
what was simply outrageous. Never
drag privato affairs or personal matters
into mo conversation, and nover say
unpleasant things to any ono that can
do no manner of good, but only stir up
unpleasant feelings.
The Editor's Story.
Rural editor "Yes, sir. Burglar
ies aro becoming altogether too fro-
quent around horoaud something lias
got to bo done."
Uetectivo "lou havo not been
bothered by thorn of course 1"
tiural editor "Haven t 1 though V
My houso was entered last week ;and
everything of valuo taken."
uetectivo "You don t say so ; nave
you no cluo T"
Jturai editor "Oh, ves, l havo
something better than a cluo. I
have the man himself, but ho is
dead.'
Detectlvo "Dead I Then you shot at
him 1"
Rural editor "No i ho was found
dead nbout four days aftor ho robbed
my house. '
Detective "What did ho ho die
of 1"
Rural editor "Well tho coroner's
jury decided that ho died of starva
tion.'
The story comes from Paris that n
lady, who visited four churches iu ono
day, missed her umbrella on returning
homo, blio immediately revisited all
four churches, and found hor umbrella
in tho last ono. When tho umbrella
was handed to her sho thankfully said
to tho sexton ; "Tho peopio at this
church aro much more honest than
thoso at tho others."
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