iQ dolttrqli)iki.
Imtieit U'rpklr, nvcry I'rlilny Jtnrnlnif, nt
DLoojisDuna, comtmma co., r.
ATTWOhOLt.Atts por year. To subscribers out of
the county tho terms nro strictly In ailriuico.
(irsa paper discontinued oiccpt at tlio option
ot tho publishers, until nil arrearages arc paid, but
suuit uuiiiiiiuwi uiuuiio nut mjivcn.
Ail papers sent out of tho sta to or to distant post
nnieommntbo mid forliinitranrn.i,fi ri
slblo person In Columbia county assumes to oar
tho subscription duo on demand. ,v"u,acs " Pa'
rosTAHK lis no longer exacted from subscribers
ntuo county
JOB PRINTING.
Tlio.iobblniMepartmcntoftliocoMJMBUMlsverv
complcto, and our Job I'rlntlnj will compare faror.
bly with that of tho laruo cities. AUworkMnBon
dhort notice, noatly and at moderate prices
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
omco ovor 1st. N.UbnU m. mwm'b"-
vr u. punk,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
onice In Snt's Uulldlng,
Hlooxsbdro, Pi.
J' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
IIW0H3D0R0, PI.
OCllco over 1st National Hank.
JOHN 31. CbATUC,
H ATTOltNE Y-AT-L AW,
AND
JUSTICE OF THE TEAOE.
llLOOUSBCRO, l'i,
Oince over Jtoycr Bros. Drug Store.
p W. 3IILLER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
omco In Brower's bulldlng.second floor.room No. 1
Bloomsburg, Pa.
B,
FRANK ZARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
omco corner ot Centre and Main Strscts. Clark 1
Building.
Can bo consulted In German.
QEO. E. ELWELJi,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
New Columbian Bcildino, Bloomsburg, Fa,
Member of tho United States Law Association,
Collections mado in any part ot America or Eu
ropa.
pAUL E. WIRT,
Attorney-at-Law.
omco In Columbian Bcildiko, Room No. 1, second
iioor.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
8. KKOHK. I. S. W1KTIBBTKBN,
Notary rubllo
KNORR & WINTERSTEEN,
A ttornoy s-at-Law.
omce tn 1st National Bank building, second door,
flrstdoortotholeft. Corner of Mam and Market
streets Bloomsburg, ra.
tSy-TVnjtons and Bounties Collected.
J II. MAIZE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
omco In Maize's building, over Blllmeyer's grocery.
May;w, '81.
Q B. BROCKWAV,
Attorney-at-Law,
ALSO
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Ofllco in bis building oppositc.Court House,
2nd lloor, Bloomsburg, 1'n. ' npr 13 '83
JOHN C. YOOU3I,
Attorney-at-Lawi
CATAWISSA, PA.
omco In News Item building, Main street.
Member ot tho American Attornoys' Assocla,
tlon.
Collections made In any part of America.
Jan. B, 1SS2.
A K. OSWALD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Jackson Building, Rooms 4 and 5.
Mayo, '81. BERWICK, PA
RIIAWN & ROBINS,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
C&t&wls3& Fft
omce, cornor ot Third and Matn streets.
e. 83iiTn,
Attorncy-atLaw, Berwick. Pa.
Can bo Consulted in German.
ALSO FIRST-0LAS3
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE
COMI'AKIES 11EP1EESENTKD.
STOfflco first door below tho post ofilcc.
MISCELLANEOUS.
c.
U. BARKLEY. Attorney-at-Law
omce In Brower's building, 2nd story.Uooms
T BUCKINGHAM, Atlorney-at-Law
1 u.uinco, urocKways uuuaing.;ist uoor,
BToomsDurg, Penu'a. may 7, 'so-t f
B. 3IoKELVY, M. D.,Surgeon and Phy
. slclan, north sldo Main Btroo t.below Market
L. FRITZ, Attnmey-at-Liw. Office
, ID COLOMBIAN Building,
c
M. DRINKER, GUN & LOCKSMITH
owing Machines and Machinery ot all kinds re-
utruu. urKitA uoDss uuuamg, uioomsDurg, ra.
D
R. J. 0. BUTTER,
PHYSICIAN &8UHUKON,
OQlce, North Market street,
Bloomsburg, Fa
DR. W3I. 31. REBER, Surgeon and
Physician, omco corner of Itock and Market
street.
T R. EVANS, M. D., Surgeon and
If . Physician, (Omco and Uesldonco qn Third
Btroet.
"W,
H. HOUSE,
-DENTIST,
B,L00Msiiuitq,0QLUMi!iA OquiTy, Pa.
VI styles of work done in a'sunurior tn.an.ncr, work
W4rra.utedis represented. Tektu Kta(it
liD without 1'ain by the use of Has, and
free ot chargo when artiacial teeth
are Inserted.
Oflloe ovor Bloomsburg Banking Company,
Jo be open at all houn during the aj,
Nov.ss.iy
JURE INSURANCE.
CHltlSTIAN P. KNAPP, BLOOMSBUKO, PA,
HOME, 01' N. Y.
MUltOHArn'S1, OP NKWAHlf, N. J.
CLINTON, N. Y.
PKOI'LKS' N. V.
HKAUINO, PA.
These old cortohations aro wcu seasoned by
5S.an a-f TaTBD and have never yet bad a
..s,T?Mledbf anJr 00urt ot law- Toelr assota
KaAu,?.T03te' ln B0UD BECCBirusand are liable
to the hazard of riKE only.
tS L3se raoniTLT and domestlt adjusted and
PMd as soon as determined by cueistian V,
''iMeoiai, AasNr and Adjcstee Bloous-
i.??.9p8opleot0olumbIa oounty should patron
.B.liiSuo' wbero l0Me3 11 aro flettlod
aiPiS?..1f,9P6 ' tb6lr ownctttiens.
JHIOMPTNK8S, KtiUlTV, PA lit UKAL1NU.
4LL KINS Qli JOB PRINTING
AT THIS OFFICE.
O.E.ELWELk, t . 1 1
J. K BITTENBENDER, reP"8Uri.
. B. 8R0WER,
OAS FITTING & STUAM IIUATINO.
DKALCIl
STOVES &TINWARE.
All kiiuls of work in Shoot Iron, Roof
mg mui bpouting iiroinptly
iitteiidctl lo.
ew-strlct attention given to heating by steam.
Corner of Main & East Sts.,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Cloii! CMMi! Cliii!
G. W. BERTSCH,
THE MEHCHANT TAILOR,
AND DEALElt IS
Gents1 Purnishing Goods
OP EVEItY DESCKIPTION.
CLOTHING ! !
Having very recently opened a new
Merchant Tailoring and Gents' Fur
nishing Goods Store, in KNORR ifc
WINTERSTEEN'S buildintr. on
Main street, where I am prepared to
make to order, at short notice, first
class suits of clothing always in the
latest styles and prices reasonable.
Fits guaranteed. Having learned how
to cut garments lo suit customers, nnd
also what kind ot i laterial will give
satisfaction, I would ask you to please
call ami cxamino tlio
BEST SELECTED STOCK
OF GOODS
Ever shown in Columbia county,
Boforo Purchasing Els9whors.
1 Mi 1 (111
1
Corner Main & Market Sts.
B
n
6 Ul'
April 13-1
OmUnutilrm last uuk.)
How Watch Cases are Made.
Imitation Always follows a successful
article, and imitation is ono of tho best
proofs of real honest merit j and thus it is
that tho James Boss' Gold Watch Case has
its imitators. Iiuyers can always tell tho
genuine by tlio tr.ide-mark of a promt, from
which is suspended a pair of ... O u.,
scales. lie sure both crotniand
teaks nro stamped in tho cap of tho watch
case. Jewelers nro very cautious about en
dorsing an article unless they not only know
that it is good, but that tho character of
tho manufacturers is such that tho quality
of tho goods will bo kept fully up to standard.
WiniAMsronT, Pa., Feb. 13, 1883.
Tho James Boss' (lold Watch Caf,ca K" Ilko hot
CAkcs. Lach ouo I bell Bella another. Don't nood
to recommend theuii ttiey acll theinuoHea. Ono of
my cuntomcrs has had a Junes lions' Uold Watch Case
tnuseforso ears, audit is as KixxUj over. WlthtbJa
case I do not hesitato to g-lvo my ou-d guarantee, co.
rocially wlUi the new ami lmiTOTed cases, which
seem to bo v erlasUntf. Jissu T, Little, Jnttltr,
New BnuNswicx, N.J.. Jan. 8, 1863.
This rdM case, No. cc&5, known as tho James lloas
Oold Watch Case, f amo into my poaseneton about 1SS8,
baa been In use sinco that time, and Is stui in Rood
condition. Themoremeutlsthoonowhlckwaslntho
case when I bought lt.ancllta coudltion chows that
tho case baa really out-worn tbo movement, which is
rlaycdout. Maiitin A. Howell,
Of Daaric VirMeri X.J, It, lt,it JYon. Co.
Bind 8 r.it itanp toE.jtton Wattb Cm. Fatlorlei, rklla.
dalpbta, l'a., for feandioma lllvitraUil I'saipbUt ibowlag bsv
ivmtt Vom' aai Kiritana WsUh I'tiM art naJ
(To it Cqx'm ucd.) t
OjOOOCOOOOOOOOOCO
ooooooeooooosooe
teosoeeteoessisti
Bronzes, Clock Sets, &
Decorative Ornaments.
Our new things from Europe
..rc arriving in great quantities,
adding materially to the attiac
lions of our beautiful store.
Objects of Art in Real Bronze
;:re now much in vogue, as well
as Clock Sets, Mantel and Pedes
tal Ornaments, and other deco
rative pieces.
Our collection represents the
Lest efforts of all the noted
makers of Paris, Munich, Ilcrlin
and Vienna, whose ateliers have
been visited by Mr. Caldwell
during the past summer.
We desire to extend a very cor
dial invitation to the residents of
this city who may be visiting or
passing through Philadelphia, to
call upon us.
Our store will be found to con
tain much of interest to every
one. It will give us great pleas
ure to have an opportunity of
showing attentions to visitors.
J. E. Caldwell & Co.,
902 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
oooooooooeooooees
oooooooooooooooo
ffl. C. SLOAH & BR0
IJLOOMSIJUltG, PA.
Manufacturers ot
CARRIAGES BUOQIES, PHAETONS.
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS, &C
l'lrat-class work always on band.
REPAIRING NBA TL YD ONE,
Price reduced to suit the timet.
jg P. HARTMAN
HKrusasiuu Til rui-wjninu
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES
North American ot Philadelphia,
KranUIln, '
rennsjivania, . v
York, ol lvmiajlvsuila.
Ilunorer. ot N. V.
Querns, ot London,
North tint lili, ot London.
omco on Market Htruot, No, 0, Bloomsburg,
utv. is, iijr
1
110 mil
Olimbing the Spiral Stairs.
Invlallilri Arrlilllirtiiro In n Ncvr lIiiRlnnil l'ar
hoiiiiro.
"Tcs,'slio said, "our children aro married and
gone, and my liusband nnd I sit by our winter flro
much as wo old beforo tho llttlo ones camo to
widen tho circle Mfols somothln? llkoa spiral
stalrcaso l wo aro all tho tlmo coming around
over tho spot wo started from, only ono ilcgrco
further up tho stairs."
'That Is a pretty Illustration," remarked her
friend, musingly, gazing Into tho glowing coals
which radiated n pleasant heat from tho many
windowed stove. "You know wo cannot stop toll,
log up tho hill, though. "
'Surely wo cannot, and for myself I don't find
fault with that necessity provided tho advance In
llfo Is not rttended with calamity of sulfcrlng, for
I hare had my sharo ot that. Not long slnco my
health utterly broko diwn. My system was full
of malaria. My digestion becamo thoroughly dis
ordered and my nerves were In a wretched state I
was languid, ato llttlo and that without enjoying
It, and had no strength or nmbltlon to perform
even my light household duties. Medical treat
ment aucu 10 reacu mo seal or mo irouuie, Tno
disease which seemed lo bo-woakness of all the
v ital organs progressed until I had Revcral at
tacks which my physicians pronounced to bo acuto
congestion ot the stomach. Tho last ot theso was
a despcrato strueglo and I was given up to die.
As tho crisis had partially passed, my husband
heard ot tho mcrlrs ot l'AKKElt'S TONIC as an In.
vlgorantlnjust such caies nsmlno. I took it and
felt Its good effects at onco. If appeared to per
vade my body, as though tho blessing of now llfo
had come to inc. Taking no other innllclno I con.
tlnuedlo Improve, nnd am now In better health
than I havo been for n longtime."
Extract from Interview with tho wlfo ot Itcv. l
Perry l'astor ot UaptUt Church, Coldbrook, Mass.
CcohquerorQ
A SPECIFIC FOR
zwr- EPILEPSY, SPASMS,
GOHVULSIOHS, FALLIHG SICKNESS,
ST. VITUS DANCE, ALOHOHOLISM,
' OPIUM EATISG, SYPHILLIS,
SCnOFULA, KINGS EVIL,
UCLY BLOOD DISEASES, DYSPEPSIA,
NERV'OUSflESS, SiflX HEADACHE,
r.::cu.vMisM, nervous weakness,
."ehvous frostratioh,
;.?;;-! worry, blood sores,
sligushess, dostivehess,
mil troubles m irregularities.
CT""$I.50 pcrbottlc at druggists.-EQ
TL3 L'r. S. A. PJckiiiciii M Co., ProDrietora
ct. rcoj5ii, zs.o. (l)
t "rrcrpondento in cly uuss crctl by Physicians.
C. ". CRITTCNTON, Ajcnt, Hew York,
SEEK
health and avoid sickness.
Instead of feeling tired and
worn out, instead of aches
and pains, wouldn't you
rather feel fresh and strong?
You can continue feeling
miserable and good for no
thing, and no one but your
self can find fault, but if you
are tired of that kind of life,
you can change it if you
choose.
How? By getting one
bottle of Brown' Iron Bit
ters, and taking it regularly
according to directions.
Mansfield, Ohio, Nov. s6, 18S1.
Gentlemen : I have suffered wilh
pain ln my tide nnd back, and cre.it
soreness on mybrc.ist, with shoot.
Ing pains nil through my body, at.
tended with great weakness, dep-res
slon of spirits, and loss of appe
tite. I have titen several different
medicines, and was treated by prom.
Inent physicians for my liver, kid.
lieys, and spleen, but I cot no telief,
1 thought 1 would try Ilrowu's Iron
Hitters 1 1 have now taken one bottle
find a half and am about tv ell pain
In side and back all gone soreness
all out of my breast, and I have a
good appetite, and am gaining ln
strengthand flesh. It can justly be
called Itiskiiige mtJieintt,
JoiIK K, .Ulekdcji.
Brown's Iron Bitters is
composed of Iron in soluble
form; Cinchona the great
tonic, together with other
standard remedies, making
a remarkable non-alcoholic
tonic, which will cure Dys
pepsia, Indigestion, Malaria,
Weakness, and relieve all
Lung and Kidney diseases.
I.ns of ApiM'tlti', Ilfiiditclte, l'pri'.
Blnu, IiuIIki Mli .llnl C'miatlimtloit, (t II
l(iti.irl,i, n Hnlliiw I'air, Dull i;,vi-,iuul
u ltlutUuMl r)Uln,nro atnui.g tho 8) niitui)i3
v tilth lihllcilu that tlio l.lvcr h crjlug for
old.
Ayer's Pills
will etlmnlato tho l.lvcr to proper action,
and correct all thesu troubles. One or more
of thesu Tills should bo taken dally, until
health is fully cstnUlsl.O'l, TliotuaiitU tes
tify to tbclr (jrottt int-ilt,
!."u family oau nlToiil to bo without .Wirt's
I'M,
I'ltCI'UKW 11V
Dr.J.C.Ayor&Co,,Lovoll,Mass,
Sold by all Iruggist
yAiNWiuairr & co.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
Piui.ADEi.rin A.
rKA9,3YltUPd,aOFFKK,8UCUIt, MOLVS.StH,
BICE, 8PICI9, BICiRD S0D1.4C, tO.
N. IS. corner second and Arch streets,
Hrorden wlilreoolvo prompt attontln'
WRIGHTS INDIAN Y&1BTABLE PILLS
inn ins
And all Bilious Complaints.
BJft lo take, being purely viw' ' J nofjrkilng.
i 1U.U SJ i-VULS. 4Ull
YC) MIY
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1884.
SELECTSTORY.
A BUEGLAIt'S STORY,
nv w. s. oii.nnitT.
When I bcortmo 18 vcars of nco. my
father, n distiiiguialiuil hegying-lottor
impostor, Bftld to mo "ItegiimUl, I
tliink it Is timo tti at you began to think
nboiit choosing a profession."
Theso were ominous wcrda. Sinco I
left Eton, nearly a year before, I had
Bpcnt my timo very pleasantly awl very
idly, and I was sorry to 800 my long holt
daysdrawingtoaclosc. My father liadto
havo sent mu to Cambridge (Cambridge
was a tradition in our family) but bus
iness had been very depressed of late.
nnd a eentencoof six months hard labor
had considerably straightened niy poor
father's resources.
It was necessary, hiclily necessary,
that 1 should chooso a calling. With
a sigli of resignation I admitted us
much.
"If you like," said tlio father, "I will
tako you in hand and teach you my
profession, anil in a fow years, perhaps,
I may tako you into partnership ; but,
to bo candid with you, I doubt wheth
er it is a satisfactory calling for an ath
letic young man like you.
"I don't seem to caro about it partic
ularly," said I.
"I am glad to hear of it, said my
father, "It's a poor calling for a young
man of spirit. Besides, you havo to
grow gray in tho service boforo people
will listen to you. It's all very well as
a refugo in old age, but a young fellow
is likely to make, but a poor hand at it.
JNow, 1 should liko to consult your own
tastes on so important a matter as tho
choice of a profession. What do you
say 1 The army ?
"No, I don't caro for the army V
"Forgery , Tho bar . Cornish wreck
ing V
"Father," said I, "I should liko to bo
a forger, but I writo such an infernal
hand."
"A regular Eton hand," said he ; "not
plastic enough for forgery ; but you
could havo a writing master."
"It's as much as I can do to lorgo
my own name. I don't beliovo I
should ever bo able to forgo anybody
elsos."
" 'Anybody's else,' you should say,
not 'anybody else's." " It's a dreadful
barbarism. Eton English.
'No,1' said 1, "I never should mako
a fortuno at it. As to wrecking why
you know how seasick I am."
"You might get over that. Besides,
you would deal with wrecks on shore,
not work at sea."
"Most of it is done in small boats,
I'm told. A great deal of small boat
work. No, I won't bo a wrecker. I
think I should liko to bo a burglar.''
"Yes," said my father, considering
tho subject j "yes, it's a lino manly pro
fession, but it's dangerous, highly dan
gerous," "Just dangerous enough to be excit
ing no more."
"Well," aaiil my fathor, "if you'vo a
dissinct tasto for burglary, I'll seo what
can bo done."
My dear father was always prompt
with pen and ink. That evening ho
wrote to his old friend, Ferdinand
Stonelcigh, a burglar of the very high
est professional standing, and in a week
I was duly aud formaly articled to him,
with a view to ultimate partnership.
I had to work hard under Mr. Stone
lcigh. "Burglary is a jealous mistress," said
he. "Sho will tolerato no rivals. Sho
exacts tho undivided devotion of her
worshippers."
And so I found it. Every morning
at 10 o'clock I had to present myself at
Stoneleigh's chambers in New square,
Lincoln's Inn, and until 12 I assisted
his clerk with tho correspondence. At
12 I had to go out prospecting with
Stonelcigh, and from 2 to 4 had to
dovoto to finding out all particulars
necessary to a scientific burglary in any
given house. At first I diu this mere
ly for practice, and with no view to an
actual attempt. Ho would tell mo of a
house of which he knew all tho partic
ulars, and order mo to ascertain all
about the houso and its inmates their
coming and going, the number of their
servants, whether any of them were
men, and if bo, whether they slept in
the bascmeut or not, and other details
necessary to bo safely attempted. Then
ho would compare my information
with his own facts, and compliment or
blamo me, as 1 might deserve. Ho
was a strict master, but always kind,
just and courteous, as becamo a highly
pousiicu gentleman ot tho old school.
IIo was ono ot the last men who habit
ually wore Hessians.
After a year's probation I accom
panied him on several expeditions, and
hud the happiness to beliovo that I was
of some little use to him. I shot him
eventually in tho Btoniaeh, mistaking
him for a master of tlio house into
which wo wcro bieaking (Iliad mis
laid my dark lantern), and ho died on
tho grand piano. His dying wish was
that l.is compliments might bo convey
ed to me.
I now set up on my own account,
and engaged his poor old clerk, who
nearly broko his heart at his lato mas
ter's funeral, Stonelcigh left no family,
His money, about 12,000, invested for
tlio most part in American railways, ho
left to the Sooiety for Providing Bish
ops, and his ledgers, daybooks, memo,
randaand papers generally hu bequeath
ed to mo.
As tho chambers required furnishing,
I lost no timo in commencing my pro
fessional duties. I looked through his
books for a suitablo houso to begin
upon, and found tho following attrao
tivo entry :
Thurlow Square No. 102.
House Medium.
Occupant John Davis, bachelor.
Occupation Designer of dados.
Ago Eighty-six,
Physical Peculiarities -Very feeble j
eeeentrio thinks j Evangelical ;
snores.
Servants Two housemaids, ono cook.
Sox All female.
Particulars of Servants Protty house
maid called Uachel i Jewess t open
to attentions i goes for beer at Op. in. i
snores. Elderly cook j Primitive Meth
odist j open to attention j snores.
Fastenings Chubb's lock on street
door t chain and bolts. Bars to all
basement windows : praoticablo ap
proach third room, ground Moor,
which is shuttered and barred, but
bar has no catch and can bo raised
with tablcknifc.
Valuable Contents of Houso Pi oscu
lation plato from grateful nsthetc,
gold repeater, Mulready envclopc,two
diamond ring, complcto edition of
"Bradshaw," from 1034 to present
lime, IBB volumes, bound limp calf.
General Mr. Davis sleeps second lloor
lront, servants on third lloor i mvis
goes to bed at 10 : no ono on base
ment t Swarms with beetles ; other
wise excellent house for purpose.
This seemed to be a capital Iioiho lo
try Binglo-handed. At 12 o'clock that
very night I pocketod two crowbars, a
bunch of skeleton keys, a centre-bit, a
dark lantern, a box of silent matches,
some putty, a lifo-presorveratid a knife,
and I setoff at once for Thurlow square.
Iteuieinbor that it snowed heavily.
There was at least a foot of snow on
the ground, and there wns more to
come. Poor Stoueligh's particulars
wcro exact in every detail.
I got into the third room on the
ground floor without tho least difficulty,
and mado my way into tho dining
room. Thero was tho presentation
plate, Hiiro enough about eight hun
dred ounces. I collected this aud tied
it up, so that I could carry it without
attracting attention.
Just as I had finished I heard a slight
cough bohind mo. I turned and saw a
dear old silver haired gentleman in a
dressing-gown standing in tho door
way. The rencrablo gentleman cov
ered me with a revolver.
My first impulso was to rush at him
and brain him with my life-preserver.
"Don't move," said he, "or you aro a
dead man.
A rathy silly remark lo tho effect
that if I did inovo it would rather
provo that I was a livo man occurred
to me, but I dismissed it at once as un
suited to tho business character of the
interview.
"You're a burglar," he said.
"I havo that honor," said I, making
for my pistol pocket.
"Don t move," said ho ; "I havo
often wished to havo tho plcasuro of
encountering a burglar, in order to test
a favorito theory of initio as to how
persons of that clas3 should bo dealt
with. But you mustn't move."
I replied that I should bo happy to
assist him if I could do so consistently
with a duo regard for my own safe
ty. "Promiso me," said I, "that you will
allow mo lo leave tho house unmolest
ed when your experiment is at an
end."
"If you will obey mo promptly, you
shall bo at perfect liberty to leavo tho
house."
"You will neither givs mo into cus
tody nor tako any steps to ptirsuo mo?"
"On my honor as a designer of da
dos," said he.
"Good," said I. "Go on."
"Stand up," said he, "and stretch
out your arms at right angles to your
body."
"Supposo I don't t" said I.
"I shall send a bullet through your
left carj" said he.
"Permit mo to observe " said I.
Bang 1 A ball cut off the lobe of my
loft car.
Tlio car smarted, and I should havo
liked to havo attended to it, but, under
the circumstances, I thought it better
to comply with tho whimsical old gen
tleman s wishes.
"Very good," said he. "Now do as
I tell you, promptly and without hesi
tation, or I'll cut off the lobo of your
right car. Throw mo that life-preserver."
"But"
"Ah, would you t" said ho cocking
ins revolver,
The "click" decided me. Besides,
the old gentleman's eccentricity amused
me, and 1 was curious to seo how it
would carry him. So I tossed my life
preserver to him. He caught it neatly-
"Now tako off your coat and throw
it to mo.'
I took off my coat and threw it to
him diagonally across the room.
"Now the waistcoat."
I threw tho waistcoat to him.
"Boots," said he.
"Thoy aro shoes," said I, in some
trepidation lest ho should tako offenso
when no ollenso was really intended.
"Shoes then," said he.
I throw my shoes to him.
"Trousers."
"Come, come, I say," exclaimed l.
Bang 1 The lobe of tho other ear
oatno olt. With all his eccentricity
tho old gentleman was a man of his
word. IIo had tho trousers and with
them my revolver, which happened to
bo in tho right-hand pocket
"Now tho rest of your drapery."
I threw him tho rest of my drapery.
IIo tied up my clothes in tlio table
cloth, and telling me that ho wouldn't
detain mo any longer, made for the
door with tho buiidlo under his arm.
"Stop !" said I. "What is to becomo
of mo t"
"Really, I hardly know," said he.
"You promised mo my liberty," said
"Certainly," said he. "Don't let mo
trespass any further on your vahmblo
time. You will find tho street door
open j or if from force of habit you
prefer the window, you will havo no
difficulty in dealing the area railings."
"But I can't go liko this. Won't
you givo mo something to put on ?''
"No," said ho . "nothing nt all. Good
night V
Tho quaint old man left the room
with my bundle. I went after him,
but I found that he had locked an in
ner door that led up stairs. The situa
tion was really a dilllciilt ono to deal
with. I couldn't possibly go into tho
streets as I was, and if 'I remained I
should eertaltily bo given into
custody in the morning. For some
tlmo I lookod In vain for something to
cover myself with. The hats and
great coats wcro no doubt in tho inner
hall j at all events they wcro not acces
sible. Thero was a carpet on tho floor.
but it was fitted into the recesses of tho
room, and moreover a heavy sideboard
stood on it.
However, thero were twolvu chairs
in tho room, and it was with no llttlo
pleasure that I found that on tho back
of uach was nn anti-maoassar. Twelve
anii-maoassars would go a good ways
towards covering mo, and that was
something.
I did my host with the nutl-maoassars.
but on rcllootion I came to tho conclu
sion that thoy would not help mo very
much. Thoy certainly covued mo, but
a gentioman walking through Houth
Kensington at 3 A. M., diossetl in
nothing whatever but iintl-maoassurs,
with tho snow two feet deep on tho
ground, would bo sure to attract atten
tiou. I might pretend I was doing It
for a wager, but who could beliovo
mo t"
I grew very cold.
I looked cut of llio window, nnd pres
ently I saw tho bull's eye of a polico
man who was wearily plodding through
tho snow. I felt that my only course
was lo surrender to him.
"Policeman," said I from the window,
"ono word."
"Anything wrong, sir I'1 said he.
"I havo committed a burglary in this
house, and I shall feel deeply obliged
to you if you will kindly tako mo into
custody."
"Nonsense, sir," said ho t "you had
better go to bed.''
"Thero is nothing I should liko bet
ter, but I livo in Lincoln's Inn, mid I
have nothing but anti-macassars. I am
almost frozen. Pray, tako mo into
custody."
"Tho street door's open," said ho.
"Yes," said I, "como in."
IIo came in. I explained tho cir
cumstances to him, and with great dif
ficulty I convinced him that I was in
earnest. Tho good fellow put his own
great coat over me, and lent mo his own
handcuffs. In ten minutes I was thaw
ing myself in Walton Street Polico
Station, In ten days I was con
victed ot tho Old Baily. In teu years
1 returned from penal servitude.
I found that poor Mr. Davis had
gone to his long homo in Brompton
Cemetery.
For many yeais 1 never passed his
houso without a shudder at tho terrible
hours I spent in it as his guest. I havo
often triod to forgot tlio incident I
have just been relating, and for a long
timo tried in vain Perseverance, how
over, met with its reward. I continued
to try. Gradually ono detail after
another slipped from my recollection,
and ono evening last May I found to
my intouso delight, that I had abso
lutely forgotten all about it.
Funerals of Members of Congress.
Tho following artiolo taken from tlio
New York Hun will illustrato to our
readers how recklessly the public mon
ey is spent at funeral occasions. Why
Congress should appropriate money at
all for tho burial of members is a mat
ter wo can not understand. Friends of
members of Congress should meet tho
funeral expenses themselves without
incuring such oxpenses for tho govern
ment. Members aro paid well for their
services during life.
Below is a reprint from The Sun :
Tho burial of a member of tho Sen
ate or of tho House of Representatives
not only involves a heavy chargo on
the contingent fund, but is too often
the causo of scandal. This extrava
gance has becomo so common that tho
Conmiitteo of Accounts of tlio Houso
has notified the Sergcant-at-Arms that
there will bo no futuro allowance for
"lunches," under which name items
havo been notoriously concealed that
aro forbidden by common decency on
funeral occasions.
Tho bills of undertakers and othcis
aro, in nine cases out of ten, barefaced
ly extortionate, and would bo rejected
if thero was tho least scrutiny to com
paro them with the regular pi ices for
tlio same objects in private life. They
have been senctioncd becauso some
baok-stairs infiuenco has usually pro
vailed to sustain collusion, and becauso
of tho so-called delicacy of raising a
question over tho burial of a member
of Congress.
Tho iuneral of tholatoPresident Gar
field cost $8,2-15.41, and tho bills wcro
so outrageous that thoy were suppress
ed, if not destroyed, by a member of
tlio committeo that passed them in tho
House. Tlio scandalous scenes of that
occasion aro no secret.
Tho report of the Clerk of tho last
) House of Representatives gives tho ex-
I penses for burying fivo members of the
House, threo of which cases averaged
nearly i'.ouu each. They aro worthy
of notice, as tho people rarely have a
chanco to seo tho items that mako up
the cost of a Congressional funera
lho lion. J. W. shacklelord ot A'ortlt
Carolina died last year. His residence
was at itichland, between five and six
hundred miles from Washington. Hero
aro tno aocounts rendered am! approved
for taking his remains to their restiug
place :
W. It. SrmilE for fnnernl nf llm linn. .1. W.
Shacklcford.
t!5 00
75 m
oiaio casnci, covcau wtiu nnest Droad-
ctuui, iR'.tvity ornamenteu, mil piaieu
Klass ton. nullled satin nlllotr. best
i-xtenslou box hand les. i-o 425 no
Wlver plato and cngraMng is co
uujs traveuuif case, copper uounu. plato
enirraved m m
Cutts and buttons, collar and button, ono
Iiornbazluo door crano in
6 towels, f3.!5 ; l sheet, tiw s 23
um ui-i a il-u id ; i uuzcu WUllO gloves 'J... 14 Ul
O bUK Htl-Ill-3 i m
Uolt whlto ribbon, L'.OO ; 0 carriages. 130 :
uearac, lis ;,.; 4150
iiuuuL-r uover tor casKci , u no
Watch alt night at houso 10 00
Attcndanco to Itichland, N, 0 60 00
i.Bjiitji.uu4ji v.u. i-or use 01 carriages
iui luucriu ui iuu tuto non. j. w.
Bhacklefonl Ac rr. ji
rut uifuu ut, ti-iuuu tor wongressiouai
lUMlJUllllU.. ........ .......... ....
Hotel bill nt (loldaboro
Hotel bill at Kingston
Kxpenses at ltlchund
Lunches and porter hire
William H. 'ivcl-i if dozen whlto kids. ... .
8 l-s dozen black kids ,
Notary feo
33 00
at ou
(i'J to
ss 00
KJ 00
34 SO
II 0
Si
itouert, 11. rnrKer l-'or transportation fur-
ui-Miru uutiKrcsMunni cninmitteo Willi
remains 01 iho Hon. J. V. Shackleford.
ashlinrton to (loldsborn nmi return rxa ii
u , iuwuavim rur services 01 special
carirom wasnwgion to uoldaboro
and retuin with rnnutmtfw ... sin rw.
m. ov-i rur miit'i luruisuea uon-
grcssiouai committeo with remains of
thn Unit T 11. L .inMnf.iKl .a nA
1. iv. uuiupuruy f or expenses inprovtd-
"i" ..v.m w. 1 , . 11114.IWIIIU1 U. ......... qi, Of,
mk uvwmiuuuiiviuu lur llto lUIU'rut t'S-
cort to attend burial of tho Hon, J,
W. Shackleford :
Joseph I.aplter
75 00
J. W. Iimb ,' 3'sui
.Miuitum riortu Carolina company,,,.
to otcra, per statement 4s so
Total.
!,4I3 :u
It will bu noticed that nearly twelve
hundred dullars 1110 oharged for trans
porting mu cominitico and the remains
tiom Washington to Riuhlnnd.
lhe next case is that of the lion R
M. A. Hawk of Mount Carroll, Illi
nois, tho total amount of which is $i,
931.02.
lho third caso is that of tho Hon
Godlovo S. Orth, whoso rcsidenen was
Lafayette, Indiana, tho total expenses
wero o-,iwo.oit
Those oxamples aro sufllcient to ox
nose tno looso praoticcs that havo too
long been tolerated in rendering tho
nisi, omces to deceased members of Con
gress. I he prodigality and jobbery
which have permeated tho whole nub-
lie services havo found thoir way even
1...- !. m t . 1 -
iiuu iiiu cumii.s 01 tno tieati.
A sorenuded girl leaned too far out
01 nor window, at l'ottsvlllo, to boo who
tho alngois were, and fell to the ground,
wrecking the party and their song ou
1110 way.
THE COLUMMAN, VOL. XVIII.tfOfl
COLUMBIA DUMOOIIAT, VOI..XLV1I, NO 60
Senator Elect from Ohio in
place of Pendleton, and Au
thor of tlio Civil Service
Bill.
Henry B. Pavno was born Novem
ber 30, 1810, in Madison County N.
Y., and was tho son of Judgo Elisha
Payne, ono of the early settlers of that
part of the State. Ho graduated in
1831 at Hamilton Theological Semina
ry which his father founded, and after
ward read law with Judgo 1 leld for
merly of the Virginia Court of Ap
peals and John C. Spencer of Canan
daigua. He removed to Cleveland in
1833, and fimshinir his law studies with
tho lato Sherlock Andrews, was admit
ted to tho bar the next year, and prac
ticed law until 18 10. Sinco that timo
ho has been engaged in various cxtcn
sivo business enterprises, and not long
ago was a stockholder and director in
eighteen corporations, embracing coal,
iron, manufacturing and banking inter
ests. Mr. Payne was a Presidential Elect
or on tho Cass ticket iu 1818, and the
next year was elected to the Ohio Sen
ate. In 1851 ho was the Democratic
caucus nomlneo for U. S. Senator, but
was defeated by Benjamin F. Wade
by a majority of one.
In 1857 JUr. Pay no was tho Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of Ohio
against Salmon P. Chase, and was de
feated by a small majority. Ho was
a warm friend of Stephen A. Douglass
and stood by him in tho Cincinnati
Convention of 185G, and acain at
Charleston in 18G0. During the war
ho was a consistent Union man. At
tho Baltimore convention he favored
tho nomination of Horace Greely.
In 1874 ho was elected to Congress
from tho Cleveland District by a ma
jority of 1,500 over Col. 11. 0. Par
sons, of DeGolyer contract fame. Mr.
Payno was tho first Democrat from
that district and entered Congress just
in time to take part in tho Tilden
Hayes contest. IIo was chairman of
tho Houso Committee 011 tho Electoral
Vote, a strong advocate of tho Elector
al Commission bill and a member of
the Commission itself. He was also a
member of tho Committeo on Banking
and Currency, and the author of tho
bill for tho gradual resumption of spe
cio payments, which was adopted by
tho Democratic caucus, but never en
acted. Mr. Payno will take his seat in tho
Senate March -ith, concurrent with the
inauguration of tho next President.
Daniel Webster's Disappointment as lie Told
it to an Intimate Friend,
Daniel Webster, it is known, was
poor, llo had the power to mako
monoy but not to keep it, for his houso
was as open as the dav to meltincr
charity. His only son, a man of fino
intellect and character, but like his
parents of littlo wealth, asked of tlio
laylor administration an ollicc, which
110 ono doubted he was competent to
fill. Tho result is told in the words of
Mr. Webster to one of his intimato
friends. Tho conversation occurred
whilo Taylor was still President :
"If I were to livo my life over asraiu
with my present experience, I would,
under no circumstances and from no
consideration, allow myself to enter
nibho hfo. lho public is unurateful.
1 no man who serves the public most
faithfully receives no adequato reward,
111 my own History inosu nets which
havo been before God, tho most disin
terested and the least stained by selfish
considerations havo been those for
which I havo been most freely abused.
No, no, havo nothing with" politics.
Sell your iron, eat no bread of depend
ence, support your family with lho re
wards 01 honest toil, do your duty as a
pnvato citizen to your country, but let
politics alone. It is a hard life,
thankless life. Still I know it has its
compensations. 1 hero are some tireen
spotH, occasional cases, 111 tho life of a
public man , otherwise ho could not
live, lho convnlion that the great
mass of tho intelligent and patriotic
citizens of your country npprovo of
well-directed efforts to servo thorn is
truly consoling. The confidence on
tho part of my fellow citizens I think I
possess. I havo had in tho course of
my ollieial life, which is not a short
one, my full sharo of ingratitude, but
tho unkindest cut ot all, the shaft that
has suufc tho deepest into my breast,
has been the refusal of this administra
tion to grant my request for an ollico
of small pecuniary consideiation to my
oiuy son.
Ho then straightened miinself, and
null li'jusjuioiiH tiiguuy, mined :
"I lmvo lint, rlftunrviiil unnti li-nn)-fl,.l
1 have served my country too loinr and
too assiduously to receive such a slight
from this administration. However,
let us say no more about it j the whole
thing is too contemptible to claim from
mo a moments thought. (Jorrespon
"How did you get a start in life?
asked a youth of a billionaire.
"I worked at odd jobs until 1 found
suiiiuiiiing ueueiv
ha--.. . 1 . .
-iott tiiorcugiiiy mastered somo
trade, business or profession in tho
courso of time, I presume, to acoumu
lato such wealth t
"No,' was tho reply. "I was in bus
iness, but knew no moro about it than
thousands of others. I owo mv Btieccss
to my mastery not of a trade, business
or proiession, nut an ait."
An art V
" es, young man, tho nrt of adver-
Using,"
Canals can't bo frco
nnd quays upon them.
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Vftnrlv nlrnrlUnmrtntJI nntfltllfl ntlflrttrlr. Trfln
ilrnt nrtriTtisemenis must ljo raid for beforelnffit'
ed except where parties hare accounts.
tx-gal advertisements two dollars per tncli for
tlirro Insertion, nnd nt that rnto for additional
Insertions without reference to length.
Executor's, Administrator's, and Auditors notices
Uirco dollars. Must bo paid for when nscrtcd.
Transient or Local notices, ten cents ft line, regu
lar advertisements halt rates.
Cards in tho 'Business Directory" column, ono
dollar a year for each line.
Golden Gems.
Fortuno befriends tho bold.
Order is hcavon's first law.
Youth should bo a savings bank.
Silcnco never yet betrayed any one.
Remorse is tho echo of a lost virtue.
A good smilo is the sunshino of wis
dom. Fools rush in whero angels fear to
tread.
Paticnco is bitter, but its fruit is
Bwect.
A quiet conscience makes 0110 so bc
rcne. Let not tho sun go down upon your
wrath.
Conscience is a man's most faithful
friend.
Tho worst men often give tho best
advice.
Where boasting ends thero dignity
begins.
Tho worst of slaves is he whom pas
sion rules.
A man may smile, and smile, and
be a villain.
Who will adhere to him that aban
dons himself t
Charily comc3 too lato that comes
for tho asking.
Hooks, like friends, should bo fow
and 'Well chosen.
To rule one's anger is well, to pre
vent it is better.
To know how to wait is tho great
secret of success.
Few men havo virtue to withstand
tho highest bidder.
Children aro living jewels dropped
unstained fiom heaven.
If a man wishes to becomo rich, ho
must appear to bo rich.
Wo aro as liable to be corrupted by
books as by companions.
To read without reflecting is liko
eating without digesting.
Chastity, once lost, cannot bo recall
ed ; it goes only once.
Worth begets in base minds envy ;
in great souls emulation.
Let no man valuo at a llttlo price a
virtuous woman's counsel.
Were Bbo perfect, one would admire
her more, but love her less.
Doing good is tho only certainly
happy action of a man's life.
Advice is seldom welcome. Those
who need it mo3t like it least.
If thou desircst to bo held wise, bo
so wise as to hold thy tongue.
When our hatred is too keen it places
us beneath those wo hate 1
When angry, count ten beforo you
speak ; if very angry, a hundred.
All flowers will droop in absence of
the sun that waked their sweets.
Weakness of character is tho only
defect which cannot be amended.
Tho usual fortune of complaint is to
excite contempt more than pity.
lie thou as chaste as ice as pure as
snow, thou slialt not escape calumny.
Spider Life Wonders.
In a lecturo at tho Lowell Institute,
rofessor AVood dealt with tho phe
nomena of spider life. The female is
much larger and fiercer thau the male,
who while paying his addresses is iu
constant peril, frequently losing somo
of his leffs. In 0110 tribe the female is
1,300 times as largo as the male. The
spider's thread is made up of innumer
able BiiiaU threads or libers, ono of
theso threads being estimated to bo
one two-millionth of a hair iu thick
ness; Three kinds of thread are spun :
Ouo of great strength for the radiatinc
or spoke lines of tho web. Tho cross
lines, or what a sailor might call the
ratlines, nro finer and are tenacious,
that is, they have upon them littlo
specks or globules of a very sticky
gum. These specks aro put ou with
even interspaces. They are set quite
thickly along tho lino, and are what,
11 tho hrst instance, catch nnd hold tho
legs or wings ot the fly. Onco caught
in this fashion tho prey is held secure
by threads flung over it somewhat in
tho manner of a lasso. Tho third kind
of silk is that which tho spider throws
out in a mass or flood, by which it sud
denly envelops nny prey ot which it is
somewhat afraid, as for example, a
wasp. A scientific experimenter onco
lrcw out trom the dody ot a single spi
der 3,480 yards of thread or spider
silk a leiiL'th a littleshort of two
miles. Silk may be woven ot spider's
thread, act! it is moro glossy and bril
liant than that of the silk worm, being
t a golden color. An enthusiastic en
tomologist secured enough of it for tho
weaving of a suit of clothc3 for Louis
XIV.
Little Emma Burt and Franky El-
morn were making a doll-babv bed of
leaves in tho former's front yard when
tho following important conversation
occurred :
"Which would voti sooner be.
Franky, when you git married, a man
ur a woman 1"
"I'd sooner be a man, cause pap he's
man, and he can go n-lmutin' and do
most anything. Which would vou
soonor be, Emmy V
"I'd sooner be a woman, 'caiiBO my
ma she's a woman, and she can go out,
loo, when she wants to, and kin git
such fine close and can boss pa and
mako him do jist what sho wants to."
"I'll bet vonr muvcr can't boss my
pap," Baid b'ranky, straightening up.
"Yes, sho kin, fur my pa is a bigger
man than your pa.
"iNo, she cant, mover. My muvcr
is most twice as big as your muvcr and
sho can't do it. Kentucky State Jour
nal,
"Ye?," said tho noted detective. "I
have seen a great many queer things
in my experience."
"Discovered a good many gigantic
frauds, I suppose 1" ventured 1111 ad
mirer. "Well, 1 should say so," was tho re
ply 1 but between you and I, tho most
complcto piece of deception I ever saw
wos a woman, young, pretty, and I
would havo sworn sho was an angel.''
"But she wasn't V
"I should say not. Sho has a loin
per liko a whirlwind, and when sho
gets mad tho very earth seems to
shake."
"Good gracious 1 And how did you
manage to get down to her truo char
ncter 1"
"Well, I,- ahem the fact is, I mar
ried m. Philadelphia Call.
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It is asserted that thero is a one-leg.
god Confederate soldier in Georgia who
has nover drawn any State pension,
becauso all of his command were killed,
nnd thero is no ono to ceitify to his
having been in tho army.
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