q dolling
colum Bt a isMocniT star, or tiik Nontit, and CO
mjmman, Consolidated,
f atiitxl lVrilly, evrrjr I'rlitnr .ItnrnlnR, nt
lli.OOMSlll'ltO, UOI.UMMA CO ,1'a.
ATTWrtnoi.l.Ans per year. To subscribers out of
tho county tho terms aro strictly In advance
ItrNo p.ipsr discontinued oxcopt nt the option
of tho pufillHlicru, unlit all arre.traijvs aro paid, but
ong continued credits will not bo irivcn.
All p.ipcrs sent out of thu state or to distant post
omocs mint bo paid for lit advance, unlesi a rcsiion
slblo person In Columbia county assumes to Day
tho subscription duo (in demand.
l'oarAOK Is no longer exacted from subscribers
ntne county, .
JOB PRINTING.
Tho.Iobblnif Departmentof tho Cot.cwii in Is very
complete, and our .lob I'rlntlni will compare favor,
ably with tuatot tho law cities. Allwork done on
short notice, noutly and nt modcrnto prices.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
r E. WAIiLKH,
' ATTORNH Y-AT-LAW,
, . llloomsburg, Pa.
omco over 1st. N.ttloinl Hurt.
TUT U. FUNIC,
ATTOUNUY-AT-LAW.
IlLOOMSBURO, l'A,
orflo) In Sill's nulldlns,
Q It. JOICA.M3'.V,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
llLOOMSBOKO, PA.
omco over 1st National Hank.
JOIINM. CLA.U1C,
"ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
AND
JUSTICE OF TUE l'EAOE.
Dl.OOMSDl'RO, l'A,
omce over Moycr Hr03. Drug store.
p W. MILLER,
ATTOltNEY-AT-LAW
omco In tlrowcr's bulldlng.socond floor.room No. 1
Mootnsburg, Fa,
T FKANK ZA1UJ,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Hloomsburg, Pa.
omco corner of Centra and Main Strets. Clark-j
Building.
Can bo consulted In German.
G
EO. E. EL WELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Kbw comjmman liciLDiNO, Bloomsbure, r&.
Member of tho United States Law Association,
Collections mndo In any part of America or Eu
rope.
pAUL E. WIRT,
Attornoy-at-Law.
omco In Columbian Bdildino, Room No, i, second
noor.
ULOOMSBURG, PA.
B. KNORH. L. 8. WIKTSHSTIIN,
Notary Publlo
KNORR & WINTERSTEEN,
A ttovnoys-at-Ija-w.
omco In 1st National Hank bulldtntr, second noor,
flrstdoortotheMt. Comer of Main and Market
streets Uloomsburg, Ya.
S&'Peniionn and Iiounties Collected.
J II. MAIZE,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW
omco In Maize's building, over Illllmcyer's grocery.
May" 20, '81,
Q U. BROCKWAY,
Attorney-at-Law,
ALSO
NOTARY PUI3LIC.
Ofllco in his building oppo3ito.Court House,
2nd lloor, liloomsbun;, i'a. apr 13 '83
JOHN C. YOCUM,
Attorney-at-Law.
CATAWISSA, PA.
omco In News Item building, Main street.
Member of tho American Attorneys' Associa
tion. Coiio itlons mado In any part of America.
Jan. o, 1894.
A K. OSWALD,
' ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW.
Jackson Building, Rooms 4 and C.
MayO, -81 UEHWICK.l'A
I. II AWN & ROBINS,
ATTO UN E YS -AT-L AW.
Catawlssn, Pa.
Office, corner ot 'i'nird and Main Mrcots.
E. SMITH,
Attorncy-atLuw, Berwick, l'ft.
Can lie Consulted in Qcnnan.
AlSO FIltST-OLASS
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANIES UKi'HKSKSTBD.
GS"OQlco first iloor below tho post ofilcc.
MISCELLANEOUS.
CM. BAUIvLEY, Attorney-t't-l.uw
. omco in urower's building, and dtory.Kooms
Jtr K
1) BUCKING HAM, Attorney-at-Law
Xoni06, Ilrook viiy's llulldlug.Ilst iloor,
Bloomsbure, l'enn'a. may 7, 'su-t f
" B MoKKLVY, M. D.,Surgeon and Phy
.Itclan, north shVj Main streot.below Market
L. FRIT. Attnrnev-ai Lw. Office
in OjLDUBt am Uulldtng,
"1 M. DRINiCER, GUN & LOCK8MITH
n-v'vi Mniiluasand M iihlnery of all kinds re
n.rgJ. UMtn uoo, U'ltlllng, Uloouubarg, Pa.
D
R. J. C. K UTTER,
Pll V8ICI AN SUKQKON,
omco, North Markot street,
Uloomsburg, fa
DR. W.M. M. REBER, Surgeon and
Physician, oalcd corner of Uock and AUrkot
street.
r R. EVANS, M. D.. Surgeon and
ij . Physio in, (o.noo and Kosldenca on Third
stroat
y ii. house,
DENTIST,
Bu)OHsnuna,Coi,u.uniA Count, Pa.
All styles of work done In a auporlor manner, work
warranted as represented, Tibtu Kxthact
bd wiruour l'A in by the use of Uas, and
free of charge when artificial tooth
ure Inserted.
o;Uco over lllaocaiourg lianklug company.
la be open at all hours during the rfaj,
hot, il-iy
JURE INSURANCE.
OIIllISTIAN V, KNAl'i', ULOOMSUUHO, J'A,
HOME, OP N, Y.
MKUUIIANTH', Of NBWAItK, N, J,
CUNl'O.M, N, V.
I'KOl'I.KS' N. V.
HUADINO, l'A.
These OLD corporations nra wen sflaitnnftfl br
aiaandnasTicarBDand havo never yet had a
lou settled by any court of law. Tuelr aasou
jro alltnveated In solid SEOouirmaand are liable
'j vuo uAiara oi ibk only.
'Aid as soon as determined nv Oiiuihtiam V.
hvwoo rjtum tlt ana uonktlt aninai.Ra nna
KNArr. arsoiAL Auent and Aojcsria Uloohs
ioa, Pa,
Auapjopieot OJl'tmbla oounty should patron
a 'he uguuoy vhuro Iossjs It any aro settled
rUOMl'INBSB, JJtJUITV, KA1U UUAI.INQ,
BUHSCmilB KOH
TUB COLUMIUAN,
$1.50 A YBA.U
J. K BITTENBEWDER, p "prieKri.
E. B. BROWER.
OAS FITTING & STEAM HEATING.
DKALEK
STOVES &TINWARI5.
All kinds of work in Sheet Iron, Roof
ing mid Spouting promptly
nttuuded to.
tirstrlct attention given to heating by steam.
Corner of Main & East Sts ,
ISloomsburg, Pa,
ciiini! cifllm! cioiDii
G. W. BERTSCH,
THE MEUCHANT TAILOR,
AND DEAI.KI! IN
Gents1 Furnishing Goods
OP EVEUY DESCllIl'TION.
CLOTHING ! !
Having very recently opened ,1 new
Merchant Tailoring and Gents' Fur
nishing Goods Store, in KNOHR fc
WINTEIISTEEN'S building, on
Main street, wlicro I am prepared to
mako to order, at short notice, first
class suits of clothing always in tho
latest styles and prices reasonable.
Fits guaranteed. Having learned how
to cut garments to suit customers, and
also what kind ol material will give
satisfaction, I would ask you to please
call ana examine tho
BEST SELECTED STOCK
OF GOODS
Ever shown in Columbia county,
Bofore Purchasing Elsewhere.
Corner Main & Market StB.
April 13-1
Continued from tatt veel.)
How Waich Cases are Made.
In 1875, thirteen men comprised tho
entire working force used in tho manu
facture of the Jama iJoss' Gold Watch Oxse,
Now over Jive hundred nre employed, and the
number is constantly inereauing. Tho rea
son of this increaso is this: In tho James
liosi Gold Watch Case all tlio metal In tight
and subject to wear Is solid gold, liilo tho re
mainder, which only lends 'btrength to tlio
case, is of btronger metal than gold,
giving gold where gold is needed, and
strong, elastic metal wlicro strength and
elasticity aro needed, a combination pro
ducing u watch caso better than solid gold
and at ONE-HAW tlio cost.
Over 200,000 of these cases
have been sold, and every jeweler in tho
country can testify to their quality and
Inelt Lcmv-nTos, Mien., Dec. 5. lsa
E. W. Marsh, nf the Jitttioerat. tiouirht a Jmt. lioRn'
Gold Watch cue H yrarB afro, niict curried It uutll &
ehort tiluo ftjo, vrhuri I iurcho(.uil H. and sold it to
customer. The cane BhoO'l nr t-liraii of wear.excct t
that natural to any cams aud I am Katt&heU can be
lafoly iruarantwil foratleitt ton 1 cars more.
polrt the J arm Hops' uolii atch 1'ai.e for many years,
inraticitttoujcarHmoro. iuao
and tho iart1c nho b'HiUt the tirnt oueri aro carry
Idk than tolay.as ntll tatintted ad though they had
boUKtit a Bohil Knld euao coHtinirtwlcothoinoncy. I
retranl them a-i the onlyrahci.c.f this klutl ft Jeweler
should tieUho delriH to rio ItlH cuttoiucra U10
vorth of their luoiiey or alucK hW reputatiou.
Wat. J. Cl'BHWAV, Jtweler,
BendtrtntUmp to krttrta Watrh (t, 1'iiflArlr., 1'hlU,
rlflpblt, I'a., fur hBadxiiue llla.lriilril rnmphlrt.lionja Lgn
9ntt hint' aad KfJ.lune tlat.li en.ri trr u..,
Tule Continued.) t
ooc. ooooaooooooee
e o o o o o g o 0 o a o o o o
sootQttesetroesvset
Approbation.
We will send to persons re
siding in other cities, who are
known to our house, or who will
fivur us with satisfactory refer
ences, such articles in our line
n maybe desired on approval,
the application stating require
ments and price.
The selection will be carefully
made with judgment and taste,
fioin the newest and most de
sirable goods in our store, and
prices in plain figures marked
upon each piece.
Orders by mail for wedding
or other gifts, if entrusted to us,
will receive our most particular
attention.
Correspondence, ns to esti
mates, pr.ces, or other desired in
formation, is respectfully solicited.
J. K. Caliiweu. & Co.,
Jewel.T.-i, Silversmiths, Importers,
po'2 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia.
OOOOflOOOOOOOCOOO
&coooooocoooee
c e o o 1. o t i J o o 9 5
M. C SLOAN & BR0
IJI.OOMSnUJtG, PA.
.Mtnufacturersot
CARRIAGES BUGGIES, PHAETONS.
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAQOHS, &C
First-class work always on hand,
liEPAUUNQ NEA TL YDONE.
Vices reduced to mil the times,
B.
P. HAKTMAN
KSl'lltSBMTS TUI rOLLOWINO
AUJHIOAN INSUUANOK COMPANIES
North American of Phlladolphli.
Franklin, " "
l'ennajlvanla, " "
York, of Pennsylvania.
Hanover, of N. Y,
Queens, of Iindon,
North British, of 1-omlou.
omco on M ukn Btreot. No, 5, Ploomsburir,
oot. , TS-ly
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Olimbitig the Spiral Stairs.
nTUlble Arclilthcliiro In n NflvlCnulnlul Pnr
nonnKr, "YcV'sho said, "our cliIMren aro married and
gone, and my husband and I sit by our winter tiro
much as we did before tho llttlo ones carao to
widen tho circle. Hto Is something llko a spiral
staircase; wo aro all tho II mo coming around
over tho spot wo started from, only ono degreo
further up the stairs."
'That Is a pretty Illustration," remarked her
friend, musingly, gazing Into tho glowing coals
which radiated a pleasant heat from tho many-
windowed stovo. "You know wo cannot stop toll-
Ing up tho hill, though. "
"Surely wo cannot, and for myself I don't nnd
fault with that necessity provided tho advance In
lltd Is not attended with calamity of suffering, for
1 nave nau my Minru vi mat. nob long since my
health utterly broko (Dwn. Mvsvstcm was full
of malaria. My digestion became thoroughly dis
ordered and my nerves wcro In a wretched state. I
was langum, aio nine and mat. wnnout, enjoying
It, and had no strength or ambition to perform
even my light household duties. Jtcdlcnl treat
ment failed to reach tho seat of tho trouble, Tho
disease which seomod to bewcakness of all tho
vital organs progressed until I had several at
tacks which my physicians pronounced to bo acuto
congestion of tho stomach. Tho last of theso was
adespcrato struggloand 1 was given up to die.
Asthocrlsls had partially passed, my husband
heard of tho merlre of l-AKKKll'STONlO as an In
vlgorant In Just such cases as mine. I took it and
feltltsgood ctfectsat once. It appoared to per
vado my body, as though tho b'.csalng of new llto
had come to me. Taking no other meulclno I con,
tlnued to lmprovo. and am now in better health
than I havo been fora long time."
Extract from Interview with tho wlfo of Kev. P.
Perry Pastor of Ilaptlst Church, coldbrook, Mass.
Tiootily U .own ft fti tor TZpllcptlo Flta "VJJ
A' so for E,u.miB u. .1 lul. bkkucsa. 1- 0111
Wcancaj it launt,y rc,..u-a a.ul curci. tliua.CB
b'.ood ani qulcktus blu. It L,riuia.:oii. Kcu'.ra
llzci pcm t.f dlsca'to a..d fuvea tK-kncHS. Curci
i lb
U8l7Mottt.iu3itlL' Vm K.ori jiorcn, EUmtnatoa
Colls, Cirlu.it lea tnd Ccal-S. t TTcrmar.cntly ar. 1
rroirr' carc panrl. Ycfl, ItlJ.ichannln,'; and
hcaHUi .1 Aperient. T'lls f rofula ccd Klnsn Et!1,
twia brotl.ri. CIiari,-a badLrcttlitocood.remoT'
iW kit ms h
mi
lngtlie causo, Kou'i MIou U'udrrci!- tnml malrt
clear cc-ni'kx.ou. lyjuallcd by lioiiO la the delirium
of fcrcr. A c'.armlr.j? rr-olveat an 1 a r..nteMf u
laxative. It drives Stele Jlcmlnchc llko tl." v.InJ.
CCcntalnanodrftstlccatliariltrcrcpIatu, I 'llcvta
IT
tho brain of uoib.d fancies, rrv-itij lly cuua Ki.tu
matUm by rctuilnfrlt. Ilcatorcs Hfeglvtr.K in-prv
ties to tlio blocd. Ia piarr.iitccd to cure a'.l ncror
disorders. C7"neltablo v.ben all oplntei f 11 n"
freshen tho ir.Ind and Invlgoratea tho body, Ct.u
dyflpcpsia rr rv-neyrefunrtcu.
iXSil)
Dlsra6csof thcllOQtlownttaconnncror. Tludo m
In writing by ovirfltly thousand Icadlr.K iliizir. ,
clergymen ami pliystelars In tj. S. and ruropr .
HTFor n! 1 y nil l.-aJlnBdrusslttf. il-1.
Uio Vt, S. A. i l.nmud Mctllcal Co. Pro i
t-r.J.vrh.Mo. ,s)
Charles K, Crlitcr.ton, Atcnt, Niw YorkUty
TRUTHS
Tlic blood is the foundation of
life, it circulates through every part
of the body, ami unless it is pure
and rich, yootl health is impossible.
If disease has entered the system
the only sure and quick way to drive
it out is to purify and enrich the
blood.
These simple facts are well
known, and the highest medical
authorities agree that nothing but
iron will restore the blood to its
natural condition ; and also that
all the iron preparations hitherto
made blacken the teeth, cause head
ache, and arc otherwise injurious.
IIkown's Iron Hitters ill thor
oughly and quickly assimilate with
the blood, purifj inn and strengthen
ing it, and thus drive disease from
any part of the system, and it will
not blacken the teeth, cause head
ache or constipation, and is posi
tively not injurious.
Saved his Child.
17 J,'. Eutaw St., Baltimore, Md,
Feb. u, 1880.
Gents; Upon the tecommenda
tlon of a fnend 1 tried IIkown's
Ihom PnTur.s as a tonic and re.
(toratlve for my daughter, vhom
I wa thoroughly convinced .as
wastinir away ullh Consumption.
Having lost three daughters by the
lerriMe thteuse, under the care of
eminent physician, I was loth to
Lelicve lnat an) thing couhl arrest
the progress of the disease, Lut, to
nyyreat surprise, befote my daugh
ter had takin one bottle of IIkown's
trow lliriEKStshe began to mend
and now is quite restored to former
health. A fifth daughter began to
show signs of Consumption, and
ul.cn the physician was consulted
l.e qaivkty said "Tonics were re
iraired;" and when Informed that
the elder sisterwas taking IIkown's
Ikon hltltKb, rtsponded "that is
a good tonic, take it."
Auokam I'lieu-i.
Brown's Iron IIittlks effectual
ly cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
Weakness, and renders Ihe gicatest
relief and benefit to persons suffering
lioin such wasting diseases as Con
sumption, Kidney Complaints, etc.
TIRED OUT.
The distress
ing feeling of
weariness, of
exhaustion without tifort, which makes Ufa
a burden to so many people, ll due to th
fact that tho blood U lwor, and thu viullt)
consequently feeble. If jou arc urferlug
from uch feeling,
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
Is Jut what ' iiu need, and will do you Incal
culable KOfld.
Jo other preparation o concentrates and
enmultifs blixkl-purllylng, vitalizing, enrich
Ine, and Invigorating qualities as Avmi's
tiAIlSA l'A 1UJX.S.
I'RnrAREP nv
Dr.J.C.Ayor&Co., Lowell, Mass,
Sold by all DrarelBta i $1, lx bnttU " for 15,
y-AiNWiuaiiT & jo
WHOLESALE MiOCEIlS,
I'HIiiADEM'lIIA'
rKiS.SYUUlM.COIffSU.SUOMl, M0I.VS3K8,
KICS, Sl'ICKS. BICAKBSODl.iC, (tC.
N, R. Corner Second and Arch stroete,
ttrordors will reoelve prompt atumtln'
MIGHT'S INDIAN VEGETABLE PILLS
rou tub
LIVE
And all Bilious Comlnlnio.
fcafotu take, bclnc purely vo-i-t I nor In:
J'ikomtJiti. All In u, , .
yan.l-4w d
tWEME
BLOOMSBUIiG, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY
SELECT STORY.
APTEK FIVI! YEAHS,
A WOMAN'S I.OVi: STOItY.
CIIAPTUIt I.
1)i:au Fi.oitF.Nci: : Corao to mo nt
onco, It you cm. It seciiH nil afro
since I saw you, niul one cannot writo
. !...ll!!l.l.. 1 1 T
iiuws iiituiiigiuiy, 111 iti.isi 1 cnunoi i
but then I nm not clover, like vou nrc.
Tlio old houso is a tlcsort, Florence,
nntl I have neon tho unhappy femulo
Crusoe, Fortunately, Walter am! a
new friend of his arrived yesterday,
but Waller lias been called 'away 011
aw biisines for a few days. Poor
mamma is more nervous and cross than
ever. Dear Florence, I do so try to bo
patient, but is such hard, hard work,
you don't know. Mr. George Tranco-
lord ( Walters new friend) will meet
you at Moslyn on Thursday evening,
at 1.
''Evers, detrost Florence, yours,
"An , Mi.-win '
"Fair Grove, Thursday evening."
This hurried onistlo was from
my
ohool compmion and earliest friend.
but not my confidant. Good as sho
was, and trustworthy, doubtless, I had
never fell inclined to impart mv secret
joys and sorrows to her. Had bIio pos
sessed my commence sho would have
known that Mr. Tranoeford, whoso
name (lowed so freely from her pen,
was an old friend of mine, and rejected
suitor. Five years before George
Tranceford had" asked mo to be his
wife, and I had refused.
At 18 I did not know mv own mind.
and I found that George no trillcr
himself had fancied mv nature as
deep and earnest as his own, and took
my "No" for an nnswer. I didn't
quite mean it at the time ; but I
thought perhaps ho would ask me again,
fool that I was II liked GuorgoTrance-
tord, but 1 did not tell him that when
ho asked for my heart.
"JNo, Mr, Tranceford," I said, "I do
not love you.,'
'Jliss hincom, lie replied, "vou
have trilled with mo."
His tone hint mv pride, and I said.
rather tartly :
"J have a right to do as I please. '
"No, Miss Lincom, you have not,''
he observed ; -'if you intend to bo a
good and noble woman ydu must study
others feelings rather than your own
pleasure.
"lour edifyniff conversation reminds
mo of Aunt Gussy's lectures," I said in
as sarcastic a tone as I could command.
I should not like a husband who
treated me to daily doses of moral say
ings and wise saws ; so I wish you good
morning, Mr. J. rancelord.
1 bounced out ot tho room, after
making a bow that would have won
praise from a member of the house of
brattdison j and that was how we last
met and parted.
linamne the leap my heart iravo
when I reaj tho calm, unknowing, un
suspecting announcement, "Mr. Trance
ford will meet you at iuostyn 1
1 was thankful Ada knew noUnnsr,
for 1 should bo subjected to no leanings
or cioss-questioning, and that was a
great comfort to me.
1 had repented that "No many
times in tho courso of five ycais. When
George Tranceford left England it
seemed almost as if light had gono out
of my life forever, and that was only a
month after I refused to bo his wife.
Looking back at him when ho bad
gone, with the lounging eyes of love,
how his virtues were magnified 1 how
his feelings dwindled to nothing or be
came virtues to my too partial view !
no was lrequently silent, certainly ;
but then hu was a thoughtful man, and
I talked f-o much ; and then hu was to
earnest, and tender and true. Many
slight attentions that, ho had paid me,
and many phrases ho had spoken, be
came things to bo treasured in my
heart now that I loved him, and ho was
gone. And now but one short day aud
I should see him again, be near him,
clasp his hand, aud hear him speak to
mo in thoso low, tender tones, tho
memory of which still lived in my
heart.
"Nonsense, nonsense, Floience," 1
said to myself, "you must not give way
to theso sentimental fancies. George
Tranceford may bo married.'' "No,
no, that cannot be," something whisper
ed ; "you would have heard of it, or
seen it in tho nowspapers." Ho mav
bo very much changed P "What 1 in
live years 7" said tliatsomething within
mo.
"yes," I thought, "I am changed 1"
and I got up anil went to a looking
lass, and shook down mv hair and
curled it in ringlets aud Hung them
over mv shoulders and tied a blue rib
bonn-ound my head as I used to do Pivo
years betore, Mlien I sat down
aud put my elbows on tho dressing
tablo and looked long at my reflection,
thinking was I really changed or was
1 not 1
"Aro you satisfied witli tlio result of
that lengthy contemplation ! 'Vanity
of vanities,' saith the preacher, 'all is
vanity "
1 knew the shaip, quick tones well
enouijli, nnd when I turned was sure of
seeing Aunt Gussy's tall, straight figure
behind me, with her black-mittened
hands crossed placidly before her. Hut
she was not tho wild girl of live years ago,
and 1 was used to Aunt Uussy s iiecu
liarities and inclined to look upon them
. ...i. i-
wuu lenieuov.
"I was calling up tho memories of
out times, aunlie, dear, 1 said, and 1
glanced at tho curls with a flushed
face, and began untying thu blue lib
bon,
"A very bad thing to do," said Aunty
Gussy. "Rcmaikahly stupid. Tho
present and the future are tho only two
souses that over trouble me, or ought
to occupy any onos mum.
"Auntie," 1 said, "Ada Leigh has
sent lor mo to como to her to-morrow.
Oanyou spare mo 1"
"Yes, child, I can siuro you well
enough,'' she replied. "Good-night.'
Aunt Gussy kissed me, ami left tho
room to mo and my thoughts,
CIIAl'TKPs II.
To-morrow tho always coming to
morrow, that wiso peoplo say never
oomes ttawncti clear and bright, in
tho early morning I was awake 1 ngi
tated and tiembling, At noon J was
calm and dignified, In tlio afternoon
I was tremulous again I tried walk
ing, singing and reading, and finaliv
mad gailopade round the garden, to
banish tho thought ol lieorgo 1 rauco
lord iroiu my mind.
One two three four five struck
from tho "old clock on the stairs," and
was bidding Aunt Gussy good-byo
n thu dining room.
"You will bo met at Mostyn, Mor-
enco 1" sho said.
"cs, ailnlic dear," I replied.
"That is well,1' Baid she. "Good-bye,
then, and God hluss you."
rj .. in. . . ...
oomciuiug line a lear came into
Aunt Gussy's faded oyes, and I turned
back.
"You are sure you can spare me,
Aunt Gussv V I said. "You aro first.
If Atla wants me, you want mo too.
Say so, auntie, say you can't do with
out me, and I'll gladly stay."
1 ho tear was gone now i tho hguru
was as upright as ever, and the mitten-
d hands were placidly crossed bofore
her.
"I want you 1" she said, "I not
spare you ! What 11011301131', to bo sure I
igiista Liscotn want help from any
one 1 Quito a now idea, truly I Hut you
in kiss 1110 again, child, aud then go,
or you will bo too lato for your train 1"
bo I got into my cab aud went to tho
Great Western Station. I was just in
lime for tho train and was soon being
apidly carried toward Mostyn.
somehow, as the train drew nearer,
became calmer, and not till tho train
was slackening its pace to enter tho
station did it onco occur to me that the
George Tranceford mentioned in Ada's
letter might not be my George Trance
ford. Tlio thought had hardly flashed
across my mind when I saw him ou the
platform. It was my Gcorgo Trance
ford. 1 knew him nt once. I should
have known him among a thousand.
The same well shapcn hand beating his
cano against his boot. Ho did not seo
me, ami 1 stepped out ot tho carriage
md approached him Irom the side.
"iNow, I'lorenoe,' 1 said to myself,'
courage, courage.
My next words were spoken aloud.
"Mr, Tranceford, I am here. How
do you do ?" and I held out iny hand.
"Miss Lisoom, I am glad to see vou.
ho replied, in tlio samo voice as of old,
deep, tender, earnest and true.
My courago was all gone now, and I
poko no word more to George till wo
were sitting in tho pony carriage that
he had brought to fetch mo. driving
lown tho dusty road that 'was to take
us to Fair Grovo and Ada. At last I
ontured to speak.
"Tho country looks very beautiful,"
I said.
"Very beautiful," ho replied.
"Mr. Tranceford," 1 said, after
another half mile in silence, "will you
10 mo a lavcr 7 will you say nothing
of our previous acquaintance to Ada
JiCigli, it you have not already done
so r
"I have anticipated your wish in
this respect, Miss Lisoom," he replied.
'We are strangers.
tsliort, clear and decisive : no tender
ness now scorn had usurped its place.
Well," 1 thought, "I deserve it, and 1
sat back in tho little carriage with an
air mat was intended to say. "Thank
goodness, that is comfortably settled."
W e arrived at last at the Grove gates.
Ada met us in the hall. Sho kissed
and hugged me, according to her want,
and then commenced her apologies.
"Uli, IMorence, ' sho began, "allow
me to introducoyou to Mr. Tranceford.
Miss Lisoom Mr Tranceford ; Mr.
Tranceford Miss Lisoom. You see.
Florrv dear, I was obliged to get Mr.
Tranceford to meet you with tho pony
carriage, lor poor old John is laid up
with rheumatism. '
'I was most happy to bf of the
slightest S"rvico to any friend of Miss
Leigh's," said Mr. Tranceford, bowing
Ada. '
"Well, I knew you are very polit",'
said Ada ; "but you must excuse us
now, I want to carry Florenco off to
seo mamma.''
Before wo went to Mrs. Leigh I was
put simultaneously into possession of
my room aud the circumstances that
had led to tho friendship between the
Leighs and Mr. Tranceford.
"You know how ill poor Walter was
n Switzerland last year, Florrv," said
Ada. "Well, this Mr. Tranceford,
whom he had met at Basle, nursed him
like a woman through the whole of his
llness, aud at last brought him safely
home to us. He never left him till he
saw him within these doors, and then
10 wouldn't oven stav an hour with us :
but ho camu down a month afterward
aud spent a few days here. And oh,
he's such a wonderful man 1" continued
Ada, in ecstacies ; "so clever, and so
good, and kind aud thoughtful ; and
oh ! sometimes he's sad that I fancv he
must have been crossed in love. And
then bo's so haudsomo don't you think.
so, i lorry 7 Aud then ho's ciuito dif
ferent front other men ! Ho dosen'tllirt,
or nnko himself paiticularly agreeable,
aud I liku him verv much, don't you,
Florry ?"
"Well, really, Ada," I replied, hypo-
crito that I was, "Is it fair to ask me
so much upon so short an acquain
tance ?"
"Well, no, I scarcely think it is,"
said Ada ; nud the merry girl laughed,
and leu 1110 to her mother s room.
'Tho smiles were all gone- and tlio
young lace was satl indeed as Ada
stood with her baud 011 tho handln of
the door, and paused an instant beforo
Opening it.
".No laughing here, J lorry, sho said,
lu a whisper.
I shook my head. I felt in 110 mood
for laughing.
We entered a darkened room ; but
before wo had fairly got iusidu the
door, a querulous Voice broko out with
"Ada, Ada, what a noiso you make 1
Your footstep is as lumbering as a
wagoners. And did 1 hear a laugh as
you camu up tho stairs 1 How can you
uo so merry when 1 am sad 7 Uh, my
uervfs my nerves 1 you havo shatter
ed them all I" And the invalid droop
ed her head 011 the cushion, and let her
hands hang listlessly at her sldo
'Mamma, dear, I have brought Flor.
ence to seo you , said Ada, slopping
sottiy acioss 1110 100111, and kissing her
mothei s cheek
"I thought I heard two pair of lum
bering boots," she said. "So it was
Florence you wero laughing with T Hut
wnat tioos youin care lor ago t What
does life caro for death 'I All the samo
to me uobodv cures,"
Ada oamo across to 1110 and whis
pered i "This is one of mamma's bail
days, Horry, dear. She would not liko
to Iiu compelled to speak to you now
so wo will go,"
Wo went sadly down stairs, leaving
the half-mad woman and her muse to
solitude and daikness.
How glad I was to get to my room
25, 1884.
that night 1 I locked my door and sat
down to think. How strange this
meeting was I How Btrango that Wal
ter Leigh, Ada's only brother, should
have found such a friend in Gcorgo 1
Hut Georgo was not. strange to mo. He
might have stood still since I last saw
him, for ho was not changed at all to
any but ma. Of courso the tender
speeches wero dead forever, tho loving
glnnccs had ceased with my folly of
Ihe long ago, when 1 told him I did
not lovo him, and thought I meant it.
Ah, mo 1 I buried my fnco in my hands
that night, nnd wept bitter tears at my
heartless folly, at my ignorant rejec
tion of a priceless treasure a true
man's heart 1 and then I thanked God
011 my knees that I was wiser now, and
that, if I had lost a husband, Iliad
gained knowledge of myself, aud true
wisdom humility : and I slept calmly
and peacefully that night, feeling sure
in my heart that, whatever man thought
of me, God had forgiven all my fol
lies. CHAPTER III.
A fortnight passed gloomily enough.
Wo dared not laugh or sing loudly, for
the poor invalid could bear no noise ;
sho visited on poor Ada tho whole of
her displeasure if she heard any. Sho
tolerated my society for half an hour
every day, and allowed me to read her
to sleep. Visits to tho sick room did
mo an immense good. I always loft
it with my content and thankfulness
much increased, for I must confess I
was sometimes too willing to murmur
against my destiny.
Georgo Tranceford still lingered witli
his friend Walter, and 1 remained witli
my friend Ada. Hut tlio time had
como for mo to go. Aunt Gussy had
written, saying sho had a slight attack
of rheumatism in iho head. "Hut,"
said the letter, "understand me, Flor
ence, I do not want you at home.
Your presence would do me no good j
so do not hasten your return for my
sake."
"Just like Aunt Gussy,'' I murmured,
"so proud and cold." Hut I thought of
Ada's poor mother, and felt thankful
for so truo a friend and protector as
Aunt Gussy,
"I shall start to-morrow by tho train
that loaves Mostyn at 3, Ada," I said
at tea that evening. "Aunt Gussy has
an attack of rheumatism, and I cannot
be happy away fiom her."
For tho first time George gave me
an anxious look, and Ada burst out
with :
"Oh, Florence, must you go so soon,
just when mamma is getting betterand
enjoys your society and reading so
much '("
"You must remember that Aunt Gus
sy is tho best friend I havo in tho
world," I replied, "aud it would bo
cruel of mo to keep away from her
when she is suffering.''
So it was arranged after much dis
putation and attempted porsuasion,
that I should leave them the next day.
I was alone in the library, and I
thought, as I gazed abstractedly into
the garden. "This is my last evening
my lastjvcning," 1 repeated, "and I
shall never see George again."
I heaved a deep sigh, and turned
full round, and found myself face to
face with Georgo.
"Oh 1" 1 exclaimed, for lie surprised
me very much, and I pissed him and
was leaving the room.
"Sit here and talk to mo a little in
memory of old days, Florence," said lie
di'tainitip' nm.
"Thu old days are not so pleasant to
me that I wish to lecall them," I re-
plied j but I sat down near him all tho
same.
"Are these davsmoro nleasant V he
asked.
"No," I replied, abstractedly ; and
thou 1 added, almost immediately," Yes, (ll!l' aml llllxt-'tl 'itli powdered old ter
at leait I supposu so." ' ra-cotta or with ground Hint, granito
Then there was silence, which Goorcro
was the first to break.
"Florence." said he. "let 1110 call vou
Florenco to-night, Florence tell me, did
vou ever reizret that, vou sent mu awav
Irom vou 7
1
"It is too lato t.) talk ot that now.
. - . .. . ..I
I reiilied. ""Five vears liavu taucht mo
manv things , havo changed me much.
I do'not recognize in my staid self the
Floronuo hiseom ot live vears back.
the mrl with tho riniiliiitr curls, aud the
unfailing merry laugh ; tho girl that
cave a saucv answer to Ueoriro Trance-
V . , . . 0 . .
lord, and scorned Aunt Uussv's teach-
lugs. I havo learned sinco then to
ean upon O110 above, and to trust my
weak self less, I have grown wonder
fully old in these live years sinco I saw
you last. Perhaps you seo a difference
nine, lou are not changed. 1 seo
you just the same George as of old, a
little moro manly, a liltlo moro browner,
perhaps, but still tho samo old lieoigo.
1 can niiorn to talk liko tins, rising
from my seat, "becauso your lovo is
such a thing of tlio past you asked mo
to bo your wilo so many years ago
lou must torgivo mu it 1 seem unwo
manly to sneak to you thus. Perhaps
it is wrong ; for it can do neither of us
good to call up these old memories.
and 1 must leavo you now, lor it is my
last evening, nud Ada will like 1110 to
be with her. Good-by 0."
1 held out my hand to Uoorgo and
looketl him iraukly 111 tho lace.
"I'lorencc, IMorence, ho cried, "why
lo you talk of mv lovo as n thing ot
tno past 7 un, piorence, 1 lovo you
now a thousand limes better than I
ever did. I can thank God for keeping
you irom mo tuese live years to work
this ehi.ngo in you, Florence, dearest
IMorence, tell me, canyon lovo met
How proud and harsh I was to you, my
darling 1 how lightly I let you go 1 Hut
you must forgive me. Florenco: I havo
never lorgotten you. l hough all theso
weary years ot travel 1 have looked
back luin'iiiulv to Etirrlnnd Irnim-Sixr
that tho onlv face 1 hived wnx ihm-..
Oh, Florence, till mo do you lovo
' ' ----- ........
me 7
lie pausrti 1 nut tit last, with mv
haiitl in his, 1 ivplitd : "George, I have
always loved you. 1 loved you, un
known
uT tr. ,s,:,.if ...1.,,,, ,. ;t,.i
to
bevourwife. Lovo has grown with
the memory it fed on, nnd many times
in secret I have wept bitter tears that I
throw away a heart so strong and truo
as yours. '
"1 hank heaven for this 1" ho said,
and ho came to my side, and put his
arm around mo and kissed me.
"That is for our betrothal love," ho
whispered, and ho led 1110 on his mm
into tho drawing room.
"Miss Leigh," hosald smilingly, "thi
young lady has kindly promised to bo
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my wife.''
"Oh, Florence 1 how strango 1 and
yet how glad I nm 1" exclaimed tho lit
tle creature, hounding out of her chair,
and giving 1110 a loving embrace
It was not till years after, when Mrs.
Leigh and Aunt Gussy were dead, nnd
Ada, then Mrs. Carvasso, was spend
ing an autumn with George nnd mo nt
the Larches, that she heard the story of
our ursi acquaintance, ami now tho li
brary at Fair Grovo did not wittices
George's first proposal.
My rido to Mostyn was much hap
nior than my rido to Fair Grovo had
been. My long-lost lover was restored
to mo i my heart was at rest -, and tho
only caro on my mind was Aunt Gus
sy rheumatism, which I know was
periodical, and would havo its way.
"Take caro of yourself, for my sake,
Florry," were Gcorye's last words; as
the train moved from the station.
Three months from that day 1 was Mrs.
Tranceford, and settled nt tho Larches,
George's place in Sussex", with Aunt
Gussy in her element, superintending
the household arrangements, and mak
ing pickles nnd preserves, and when
sho died, some years afterward, I very
much missed her tall, straight figure
and her mittened hands. Georgo nnd
I agreed that she had been a staunch,
kind friend to us, nnd wo wero thank
ful that so true a heart had blended
with the story of our lives.
About Terra-Ootta.
The popular knowledgu of tcrra-cot-ta
in Ameiica may be said to consist in
greater or less familiarity with such
small objects as tho statuettes made in
Italy and in Spain illustrative of the
tjpes and costumes of tho people, and
in somo general information concern
ing the relics of various ages in tho
museum and churches of Europe : but
the capabilities of terra-cotta as a ma
terial for practical and artistic uses are
little appreciated.
It is our purposo to show not so
much what has been done in terra
cotta as what still remains to bo done,
and how wo can learn tho best exam
ples to avail ourselves of tho advanta
ges tho material offers, especially in
certain classes of art work. Tho man
ufacture of terra-cotta has been carried
on in some form from the earliest civ
ilization of which wo havo any record ;
in fact, much of our knowledge of an
cient history has been derived from
terra-cotta tablets, whoso impervious
surfaces havo retaiucd the original in
scriptions lor thousands of years, under
conditions that have caused stone to
crumble away and have corroded metal
until all trace of its having been fash
ioned by human hands has disappear
ed. Terra-cotta would literally include
everything mado of "cooked earth,"
from brick to china and porcelain ; but
what is now understood by the term is
something neither so rough and coarso
as brick nor so lino as porcelain. It is
not an imitation of stone nor a substi
tute for it, but a material possessing
distinct advantages aud capabilities
subject to the limitations imposed by
the consistency and tlio processes of
manufacture, which processes have now
becomo so exact as to enablo us to de-
fino clcaily the advantages and disad
vantages of terra cotta as compared
with other materials in any particular
undertaking. As an understanding of
thu nature of any material is the first
requisito for its proper treatment in
design, we shall brielly describe the
vat ions stages ot manufactuie, from
tho selection of the clav to its final
crystallization in a woik of art.
1110 clay selected lor terra-cotta is
tl,at composed of silicalo of alumina
and a small percentage of iron, ns in
bricks, producing a red color when fir
ed. Tho clay is stacked in sheds until
'lt s dry ; it is then ground to fine pow-
sunn, or oiuer viinnauie suosiances.
ine mixture is then ground with a cer
small proportion of water, to ob
tam a perfectly homogeneous, ductile
modelling clay free from tho smallest
! .!.:7 . rut .!-.. r
cavities. j.uu piu luittuii 01 water
oeieiuiities me siirniKsigu can uu reiieu
l. . . .1.. l. l. ...!! .. .1
upon as one-twelfth.
All objects, whether mere cubes or
statues, must bo hollow, and as nearly
" possiuiu or 1110 bamo imoKuess
throughout, as a solid object invariably
uecomes iiistoneu 111 uuruing, owing 10
ii'ieuur ufing ilium muwiv uar.eu
I .1 .1. ..1 : nil .
man uiu ex poseti poiiitms. 1 no uaiK'
er the color required, tho harder the
firing must be, often reaching a white
heat, or more than 110UU 1
Preparing for the Garden.
The success of a garden depends
much on its early preparation and
planting in spring. Crops which do
not need putting in till warm weather
arrives, are greatly benefitted by the
thorough preparation and pulverizing
and enriching thu soil, lt is well
theietorc, to apply 111 winter all tho
manure which may bo wanted. 1 ul-
verized bv fiost, and leached into tho
soil by rains and moiling snows, it will
bo woith more than if spread in lumps
alter spring opens and is imper
fectly intermixed. All new gardens for
vegetables should bu arranged for horse
cultivation, by extending the plants in
drills across it Irom eutl to end. I his
will greatly reduou tho labor of keep
ing it clean, and the few minutes ic
quired to cultivate it once a week will
be trilling compared with long nnd
laborious hand labor. Tho ci ops will
grow vigorously by keeping the soil
constantly mellow and clean by the
irequeiit passing ot the narrw one
horse hairow or cultivator. Gardens
which nro already laid tint may be modi
lied by rc-ariaiige incut, so that much,
if not most, may bo subjected to horse
cultivation, and tho amount ot hand
hoeing materially lessened 'I here tire
, . ,
many eiops which are commonly plant-
ed in beds, nud kept clean, if at all,
witn Hand labor, which may be arraug
en 111 111 ins ior uiu purpose.
iuaiuuw Arnoiu cans a cow a -coo.-
ir..ii ii n ( 1
eownous style of pronuu-
i mm inn
When a man falls so low that ho can
not look himself in tho face, it is time
to call a halU
Tho hoiseshoo
1 is only a symbol of
it is 011 iho winning
good luck when
horse. J'uck.
auow mo a people wnobo trade is
dishonest, aud I will r-how ycu a peo
ple whoso religion is a sham,
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Iti:i'UHI.10A.NS.
Senator Warren Miller, known moro
familiarly as "Wood-Pulp Miller," of
Herkimer New York, was born in Os
wego County, that State, August 12th,
1838, and is theretoro 111 Ins lorty-
sixth year. Ho graduated at Union
College in 1800, and then became a
teacher in tho Fort Edward Collegiato
Institute, but when tho war bloke out,
in 1801, ho enlisted as a private in the
1' if tli ISew 1 ork Cavalry, llo served
with conspicuous bravery in the Shcn
audoah Valley being promoted to Ser-
geant-jlajor and Lieutenant. At the
battlo of Winchester ho was taken a
prisoner, but was finally "exchanged"
after the closo of tho rebellion. Mr.
Miller engaged in farming and becamo
the owner of extensive paper mills
in which enterprise ho is alill engaged.
Uo was a delcgato to the .National lte-
publican Convention in Philadelphia,
in 1872, and in 187-1 was elected to the
New York Legislature, serving two
terms.
Mr. Miller then entered National pol
itics and was elected as a representa
tive to tho Fcrty.sixth Congress and
was returned to tho J1 orty-seventh. lu
loal, when Uonknng and i'latt resign
ed their scats in tho Senate, Mr. Miller
was chosen by the New York Assem
bly to succeed Thomas C. Piatt and
took his seat October 11th, in the same
year. His term of office does not ex
pire until the 3rd of JUarch, 1887.
Senator, Milller by his recent manip
ulation of the Republican caucus of
the New Yoik Legislature securing tho
election bv tho Lower House, of Mr.
Sheard as its speakei, has won for him
self the sudden reputation as being the
leader of tho New York Republicans
and the well-known fact that tho Sena
tor is antagonistic to the present ad
ministration ot Arthur gives especial
significance to his political controlling
power 111 his btate as indicating that ho
will become a prominent factor in dic
tating against Arthur's renomination
at Chicago next June.
Mr. Miller is a man of splendid
physical and mental strentb. fand pos
sesses that personal Jmagnetism which
wins tlio lasting lneiidship ot thoso
with whom he comes in intimate con
tact. Endless Labor.
Thero are to bo noticed especially in
publications devoted mainly to the cul
tivation of tho soil, many impracticable
recommendations which, if carried out,
would doubtless produco heavy yields,
but the labor in effecting them would
bo so great as to absorb every idea of
profit. 1' or instance, this has lust
struck our ovo and is one of many
which we are constantly encountering :
"Plants should be hoed as soon as they
make their appearance through the
soil, aud tho soil choukl bo continued
to bo stirred and the weeds destroyed
until they are able to take care of them
selves." What nonsense this is ! Who
could expect to lealizo any profit fiom
a crop that would reuuiro such atten
tion and labor 7 Thero is reason in
all things, and in nothing more than iu
tho raising of crops upon tho farm.
Iho best larmers will bestow an amount
of cultivation upon their crops that
,hev will necessarily need to give such
yields a will afford tho iuot profit, all
things considered. When thev go be
yond this and their experience will
give them all the information thev
need they will be throwing away an
amount of time and labor which it
will bo impossible for them to cover by
this unnecessary extravagance.
Small Farms.
Thero aro many farmers who havo
so much land they cannot make a Jiv
ing ou it. When they have learned
that it is not economy to own more
land than they can till in the most
profitable manner, so that it will pay
tor tho money expended in keeping it
frece from taxes, weeds and other in
cumbrances, they will have solved the
problem ot ease 111 a larmer s life. Tho
happiest and thriftiest farmers we have
ever known lived on farms ot only ten
to ono hundred acres some on farms
of only ten acres, every foot of ' which
was mado to count. Un the other hand,
the farmer who has so many broad
acres that ho cannot walk over ihem
daily i where rods of fence corners aro
never cultivated or made of auv ue.
lives a life of anxiety and worry. His
taxt s are heavy and his crops light.
lie ciiuii'H give reasonably thorough
cultivation lo so much laud. Now, if
ihe farmer who owns one hundred
nen.s of land will sell half of it and ex
pond iiu money received for it in culti
vating the other litiv, getting blooded
stoek and puultiy, tertilizei, etc, ho
can make each acre producu as much
as two acres are doing now.
His taxes
1 .,, 1 ,
will bo les, his caies less, and his
gains vastly greater American Farm
- " Home.
Cardinal McCluskey celebrated tho
fiftieth anniversary of his ordination to
the piiesthood iu Now York, last Sat-
urdny,
Word conies from Independence,
Mo., that Frank James is certainly
tlvitlL'. his liiison lift) h'tvinir limiirrht.
1U s" l,,w that his recovery from nn
Murk of pnuumonia is deipalivd of.
'The members of 11 brass band have
been arrested at Huntington, Pa., for
playing on iho streets on buiiiltiy, 111
I violation of an ordinance.