MB lie 'COLUMBIA DEXOCRIT, STAR Of THB NORTH, Md CO- MJUBtAX, Consolidated. It.unil H'eclilr, rrrrr Prlilnr .Horning, nt nLOOM3IUKQ,OOMMl)lA,CO,,I,i. at two DotiMRA per year. To Biioscrtberg out of tlio county tno terms nro Blrlctly in advance. rso paper UHcontlnucd except at tho option ol tho publUliers, until nil arrearages are paid, but aontf continued credits wilt not bo Klvcn. All papers sent out of tlia Htato or to distant post oMees must bo paid lor In nilrance, unless a rcspon nlblo person In Columbia county assumes to oar the subscription duo on demand.. . , rosTAUB UrnpiongMc.Ueted'.from ubscribcri n tno country v . , ' ; t , , IK 2 l W) 4 01) noo 700 800 1400 S3 CM (IK is oo 800 1100 18 00 18(0 CI 00 00 00 It 18 00 1800 1800 SO 08 23 00 00 00 10001 one Inch.,.. law Two Inches .... 8m Tlircelnchos.n.. 4 no (SUO n oo 7 00 9(10 io no 17 on 30 oo rounnencs. mi Quarter column,, tm la f column,.. ...looi onccolumn .moo Yearlr Advertisement narablenuArtcrly. Iran sIcntadrertlRementB mustbopaldforbcforolnseru cd except wucro parties bavo accounts, Legal advertisements two dollars per Inch for throe Insertion",, and at tbnt rata tor Additional Insertions without reference to length. Rxecutor's. Administrator's, and Audi tor'snollce three dollars. Must bo paid for when nscrted. i uutiuuiuiK i'ujnrtiiHiniui mo uoLuHBtiN is very complete, and our Job l'rlntlnir will compare favor ably with thatof tliolaruecltlos. All work done on snort notice, noatly and atmodcrato prices. n't. . l.it n.ilu:..i i. l.ia . .. . Transient or Local notices, ten cents a line, re uu- J.'k 'bITtInbjSnDEB, roprletor. BLOOMSBUJIG, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1884. THK COLUMBIAN, VOL. XV1II.NO 17 COLUMBIA DBMOUHAT, VOL.XLVI1I, NO 0 lar ndvertisfments half rates, Cards In tnn iliustncfw Directory" oolumn.one dollar a year for each lino. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. or n. ttALLteti, ' ' ' ATTOIttfEY-AT-LAW, 0.n:0ovWl,at1onal,BanW.1 ,ll00m,bUrir't,fl' , fc ..ATT.QJtNIiV-AT-IiAW. IILOOKSBCBO, I'A. (i llojla Sat's uulldlng'.i ' 1 prii'iiuoittUi'KW " ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. '" ' JlLOOHSBOBO, PA. O.Tlco over 1st National Hank. jqiiNcvmc, ,,,,, AT.T.ORNKV-AT-IjAV. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. I 1 .-';! )'l . ' fcuxumcho, i-i. orace over loycr llros. Drue Storo. p.W.fMILLER, ATTOUNBY-AT-LAW Ofilco In Browcr's bulldlng.aecbnd floor.room No. 1 Dloomsburs, ra. O FRANK ZARB, ATTjOltN;KY-r4TiLAW, f 1 'MM I iBlobraBbnrg, Pa. omce corner of Contra and Main 8trets. Clark i Uulldlng. .()')) !cAn bo consulted In German, QKO- E. ELWELL, , ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Nsw comjuiun Bcildino, ntoomsburff, Pa, Mombor of the United states Law Association, u'olloctlons made In any part of America or, bu ropo. T T f t . . ' Paul e". SvlnT,' ' ' 1 Attorney-at-Law. Ontco In Comjhbiin Bcitjt!faltIloomHo. J, second Boor. ' BLOOMSDURQ, PA. 8. Nonn. U B. W1NTXR8TIIN. KNORRV WINTERSTEEN, nm,. i, i orWntinnai Hank hulldlns. second floor, drstdoortothelett. Corner of Main and MarkBt streets uioomsoure, ra. t&"P(iuumt and Bountiu Collected. J H. MATe .ATTORNEY-ATnLAW omco in Male's bunotn?,"overBinmeyer'9trroccry. C "Bi'liWciCWAY; ' ):L ' M lit... !i' Attorney-at-Law, ALSO , ,u, ..NOTARY; KURLIC. Offlco In his building opposilo.Court' House, Uoor. JlJoomsburg, J?n. . ' npr 13,'83 . .inn- , f ' TOHN 0. YOCUM, A ttnrnev-at-LaWi CATAWISSA, pa. omco in NawsTBK.buUdlns, Main street. Member otltho' American. tAltorncya' ,Asocla, O jllmtlons made In any.part ot'Amerlcai Jan. 5. 1831. A. trtinlMlTUir. 1 fll T AAV Jackson nuiUUng, Rooms 4 and p.. Mav . -si. UKUWICK, PA KIIAWN & ROBINS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. CatawlBsa, Pa. omesreornerot Third "and MalnBtreota. E. SMITIir Attorncy.utLnw, Berwick. Pu. Can be Consulted In German, ALSO FIKST-OI.A8S FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES ItEPIlKSBSTKD, WOlllcc flrst door below the post olllce. MISCELLANEOUS. c u RAnifLRY Attnrnev.at.l.liw offlco In Brower's building, nd story.Hoouis 5 O BUCKINGII M, Atlorney-ot-Law I ij.onice, urocitway's uuuainf.iisi uuur. UToomsburg, Penn'a. may T, '80-t f R. NfeKELVY. M. D..8ureeon and Phy . itcun, north aids Main street.below Market LjFRltZ. :AttnrneT-at-Lw. Offlct Q M. DRINKER, GUN & LOCKSMJIH swine Machines and Machinery of all kinds tb alrod. onA Uooas Building, Bloomburg,"P. V D R. J. 0. RUTTER, PlITBlCIAN tHUHOBON, t Offloe. North Market street. Uloomuturt.il'i i s. pa It. WM. JI. REBER. Surecon land hyeician, omce corner oi iiocuauu mwfci T K. EVANH, M. D., Burgeon lnd tt . Physician, (Offlce and Itealdencu on TWr4 II. HOUSE, DENTIST, Bloomsbuuo, Columbia Countv,-Pa. All styles of work done In a superior manner, work warraniea&i reprcoeutcu, iiiiuiu,mi id wituoot Pain by the use of On,' and froeot charge whenartiaclal teeth ' are Inserted, offlco over Uloomsbur Banklnz Company, lobe open at all hourt during Ae ; ciaj IRE INSURANCE. OIJItlSTIAN V. KNAPP, ULOOMSUCIta.PA, IIOMK, OF N. V. MEltOIIANW, OP NKWAHK, N. J. IIL1NTON, N. V. PKOPI.K.T N. V. 1IKAD1.NU, PA. t These oLUooRroKATioMs are wen seasoned by ago and rial tsbtbd and have never yet had a lois settled by any court of law Their assets an alllnTeitod In soup iicomnnand are liable to the haiard of rial only. Losses raoiirrLY and uokbstlt adjusted aad paid a soon as determined by Cubiitiax K, KHirr, arasiAL aobmt amo Auuini uwu aumj. Pa. The people of Columbia county, should patron Its the ageuoy where losses if any aro settled ana cum or one oi their ownoiutens. . PUOUI'lNKaS, J(JU1TY, PA I It UKALINO AIjLINDS, fVlQl IVtfNTING AT THIS OFFICE. E. B. 8R0WER, OAS FITTING & STEAM MATING. DEALT". 11 STOVES & TINWARE. All kinds of work in Sheet Iron, Roof lug niul Spouting promptly attended to. tivstrlct nttcntlo'n given to Mating by steam. Corner of Main & East Sts , Bloomsburg, Pa. CLOTHING ! CLOTHING! 1 the Artist AND MERCHANT TAILOR, jWlid always cives you tlio latest style;), j and outs your olothing to fit you. Having had the experience lor a number of years in tlio Tailoring Busi ness, has learned what material will give Ins customers tno Dcst satistaction For' wear and style and will trv to pleaso all who give liim a call. Also on hand Gents' Furnishing Goods OF All DESC1IIPTI0NS. , HATS,' CAPS,. AND UMBRELLAS Always or tlio latest styles. Cull nnd ex limine his stock before purchasing else where. Store neat door to First National Bank Comer Main it Market Sts. , Pa. J; April S5-ly Cunttnufdrom last uwJt.) u(fow Watch Cases are, Made. ' Tin' innny great improvements intro ihue in the manufacture, of tlio J ax: Ross' iinl.1 Watch Case, have led tu similar iiu-' pr ivementi in tlm inukhig of hilvcr cases. L'lii!er the old methods, each part of ai filvvr e.ie was madp of several pieces of' r.ktal wihleretl toyitlicr; -reqiiiriiiy a great ii:nnt'!t nf euttlni; and fcolderhij,', which s '.kiied the n.Ual and gave it tho pliability ra' U;., rather than tho elasticity of silver. riu'.Lf tlio improved method!,, each part lUkieystuni) Silver Watch Case is made 1 (.'', ue M.K.I pieeo of nietal liammcrcd into sli ipo. Xhe advantages are readily nppnr , nt, Uir every ono knows that hammering hankoiithe metal whllesolderingtoftensit. To lust the wijieriority of tho'Keyktono i'ilver Wiitili I'ust, take one of 3 oz. weight, prc.-,s it Mpiarely in tho center when closed, mil it v. ill not give, hilo a case of same ivei tlit of any other make will give enough ' tofrfe.''' the crystal. Tho Keystone, Silver W'ntdi Case is made only with silver cap niul gold joints. frnit 3 rnt tMp to Krritana Wfttrk Can FBrtorlM, Tbtt j d , liU. I'M., fur ktiriHin, Illn.lrftU4 I'lMpklvl .honing J.iu I.dvt' Nd ktrilont ITilth Itid ir. nid. (TO conlifiucJ.) 1 THECOMP LETE H 0 M E.,i fSSSXlA I book. New edition. New binding. Nw illustiatlont I from new dit'". Surerbly ggtteti up. in low price. Adapted to all tli. bells at tight, Atenti iloinj big work. lixCHLLBNTTRHMS. The handoinet proipcctu tttt iiiued. Apply now. iKAULBY.GAKKSrsoH Si CO., (A North 4th St. Phllldel phU, l it Alto oilier rind new bonks and Bibles. usarssir aid ' ooI Iany Tor ernU. (tlOO lo K200 per mo. un4lc4llliiK siii r U iiiml v IIUtorT, t'Miiioiiaiiml lHUe llalllrsol llu orltl Yi rttc tu J. C. Met url 4k lo I'iiHudclyLU, l'a. mar 2S-iy aid tAprtl 44 rr MITCHELL'S ATLAS lljl OP THK WORlD ; ' iNpV-KDmoN. THE BEST iANU 0UKAl'ESTiTU9 I'ODLISIIED.! HATA11 .Book Stores,- Vi M. 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KNOW THYSELF,, urai wok in I i in i Exhausted Vitality, Nervous and Physical Debil ity, Premature Decl no In Man. Errors of Youth, and tho untold miseries rcsultlnff trom Indiscre tion o' excesses. A book tor every man, younjr, middle-aged nnd old. It contains 143 prescriptions torallacuto and chronic diseases, each one or which Is Invaluable. Mo found by tho Author, w hoso rjin-iiuiuw iui jc,u3 ta duuii ,ui jiruuauiy never beloro tell to the lot of any phj feLl.in. sua pages, bound In beautiful French muslin, embossed covers, full gilt, guaranteed to be a liner work In every sense mechanical, literary and professional than any other work bold In this country tor 3.50, or tho money will be rerumled In every Instance, l'rlco onlytl.oo by mall post-paid. Illustrative sample 6 cents. Send now. Gold medal awarded tho author by the National Medical Association, to the onicera of which ho refers. This book should bo read by the youn for In structlon. and by tho anitctcd for relief. It will bencllt all Umdon hatntt. There Is no member of society to whom this book will not bo meful. whcthcr youth, parent, guar dian, Instructor or clergyman. Argmumt. rtuuress tuu reauuuy .Meuicai institute, or l,r W. 11. Parker. 0. 4 llulnnch street, ltnsinn. Mnss.. who may bu consulted on all diseases requiring skill and experience. Chronic and obstinate diseas es and that have banied tho ij 1,1 I f,klll OX another physicians a spo iilljA Li clalty. Such treated successful 'it I t woni lly wlthoutan lnsnncoof I II IOrJljl: fall urc, .Mention this paper. Apt 11 l-tw d WA "vrrni?ri immkdiately.-a few r 1 1 1 Pi 1 ' good men to canvass for tho sale of Fruit '1 rces, Vines, Hoses, 4c. A'o (mwrlrntv. rpautrrd. (Innd Milarv nnd all expenses lmld. Address II. .1. HOW11K.N & CO., unguion, i. (i nine cast, oi uocnesier.) April 4-lw d April 11 i-y CIIAV'H HIMCCII'IC .-IIICDICINIC. TRADE MARK The GiieatEnii-tRADB MARK J.IBll UKMEUV. Ati u;alllni cure for Seminal W o a k ness, Spennator rhcea, Impotency, and all lilseases that follow as a &equeuco or belt AbUaO ; as loss of Memorr. Unlver. BEFORE TAIINII sal Lassitude, AFTER TAKING. Pain In tho Rick. Dlmnesq of Via on. Prcmaturo Old Age, and many other diseases that led to Insa nity or Consumption and n Premature (irave. HEwaKB of advertisements to refund money, when druggists from whom the medicine is bought (to "ot reftma, but refer you to tho manufactur ers, and tho requirements nro such that they are seiaum, Vcctr, compiled with, Sco their writ ten guarantee, A trial of ono single packago ot (iray's Spoclilc will convlnco tho most skeptical of Its real merits. on account ot counterfeits, wo havo adopted tho Yellow Wrapper i the only genuine. f"Kull particulars In our pamphlet, which wo dcslro to send free by mall to every one. UTTUo tjoecilic .Medicine is sold oyau druggists at il per package or 0 pacjeaes for fs, or will bo sent f reo uy uiau mi iuu receipt ui me uiuuey, uy auiiressiu THE OltAY A1KUIOINI1 CO., llullalo, S. . doiu ia niuuuisunrif uy uu uruuisis. Novll.lv Send six cents for postage, and re. eclvu free, a costly box of goods which .will help you to more money right away than anything else lu this world. All, of either box, succeed from ilrsi hour. The broad road to rortuuo opens beroro tho workers absolutely suro. At onco address, Thuk .c Co., Au. Itusta, Maine, DeoUMy r.::iiTs iixiiii v; I1R TUE And all Bilious Comp'ainta. Safo to tuk. being purely crc Prlcojsrcuu. AUlJru. . npr 44wd TXTViM nrl canvassers In every county In this vr auLCiistato io taKOoruers lor nursery stock, sttaau aim aesiraou emmov nem ui GOOD WAOl'.s. Kxpenonce in tno ousi ness not required. Nurseries widely and favor ably known. For terms address Tha 0- L. Van Bason Cursory Oj., GEXETA, s. y. Van Duscn Nurseries ostabllshodl833. , Also stock at wholesale. April 4-l3t o o w r ALOEN'S MANIFOLD CYCLOPEDIA. Over 3no,ooo subjects and 6,000 must rations, num crous mans, n, volumes, largo ociavu, i;o.ui cheaner edition. 113.00. Hncclmen n.iircs freo 600. Ow Volunios Choice Uooks ilcscrlptlvo catalogue free, nooks for esa i.ipatlon before payment on evldenco of good faith. NOT sold by dealers- prices too 101V. JOHN H. ALDKN. PU01 Vesey 8t., Now York, I'. 0. Hox li)r. AptlU.liv d BLOOMSBURG PLANING- MILL 10. Tho undersigned having put hla Planing Mil on itauroaa ntreei, in nrst-ciass conamon, is pre pareu lu uu uu kiuui ui wui k hi uis uue. FRAMES, SASH, DOORS, BUNDS, MOULDINGS, FLOORING, Etc. furnished at reasonable prloog, All lumber used Is well seasoned and none but skilled workmen Are employed, ESTIMATES FOR BUILDINGS lurnlstieU on application. Plan and epeclflcft CSI.iriLKS itnuo, llIooniHbiiri Va R Ml (In) papers niul lie i rtit ctl tu to (lio ItcNt ami cheapest Mput lit thu city to. buy. your IlciKly-inailo CJIolhliiR. Our Nrlii(;NtucU,nou' rcmly, In line, voll UNSrirtcMl tin(l(u iM'Iccii, A.C. YATES.&CO, LerlEer Builtliurr, Chestnut & 6th St I'IHIjADEIjPHIA. Fob 59 Bl Bulwer Lyttou's Bridgo,, vTnnri:''nrouciiF.s Tim shouks and the aitK.vr COLUMNS in midstiikam. "What a beautiful bridge between old age and childhood Is religion. How lntultlvcly;tho child begins with prayer and worship du entering llje; and how lntultlrcly, on quitting llfe.'tho old mkn turns back to prayer nnd worship, putting himself again side by blilo Jvitli thg Infant," remarks Mr 11 lluliver U-ttrtlnlils rstfarige story."! Yes, but between Its distant abutments tho bridge ot life his many high nail awful , arches, through which tho wild .waters dash and roar In wratli and Uisoliltlon. Prayer and wo'rs'hlp'alono do not sustain these. Nature's silld rocks must lie unshaken bjneath, and human art and skill must rear ami solidify tho structure overhead. tiod'swiilHbesUoxemplinedln tholaws llo has mado tor thocreatnrei whom Ho has placed under their control. Neither tho child's trustful "our l'athcr,"nortlio old man's "Forgot mo not In tho midst ot mine Intimities," will alter this by tho weight ot a single gram. Science and art urst then faith and praver Is thqorder ot Heaven Itself. Divinity, heals through Us agents, and thoso agents aro tho discoveries of man ; not tho v.igua announcements of prophets or seers. Is life a burden to you 1) je3 tlmo drag; Is your power to cops with life's inroblem and duties weakened 1 louaronot well. Yourblood lis muBKisu anu uunieu, perhaps j or some important organ Is torpid or overworked. This tact may have taken tho forai of dyspepsia, rheumatism, gout, malaria, pilns in tho stomach, chronlo headache, or any ot a dozen otlter Ills. PAItKIilt'S TONIcwlll Invigorate you, as fresh nlr Invigorates thoso who havo been shut, up lu damp, fetid cells. It Is pow erful, puredellcious; scientific, sato-tho keystono of the central arch ot tlio bridge of life. Analysis by Dr. A.,Voolckcr, F. JL.S., Con-' milting Chemist Itoyal'Agileultnral society, Knglaud, shows only a traca of nitrates in niackwcll's Hull Durham Tobacco. Tho sollf of tho Golden licit of North Carolina, In which , this tobacco is grown, don't bupply nitrates to ' tho leaf. That is tho secret of Its delicious! mildness. Nothing so puro and luxurious fori smoking., Don't forget iho brand. Nonegen-' ulno without tho trade-mark of tho Hull. All i dealer have It. When felino conccrtfl tlri o away eli'cp.your treat hoUco U found In JllaeKueUU Jlmt ur ham Smoking 1'ubaeco BLACKWELL'S m riii i DURHAM SMOKING TOBACCO yyAlNWMQIlT & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, PlIILAIIELPIIIA rK S, S YHUI'S, OOFFKE, SUH Alt, MOL VsS 1.3. HICK, SPICKS, BICARB SODA.&C, fiC. N. K. corner Second and Arch streets, rworders will rocelvo prompt attentlu ir ANTi:i).-C)no Lady or Oentleman in every AMIlltlCAX l'UHMSIIINIl, CO. r l-l-liii 17 North Tenth bl., l'hlladelphla, l'a.i II ton n. fc!3 a w,Hk and OKiienHi AddreM TfrSE 6UKE CURE rou " KIDNEY DISEASES, LIVER COMPLAINTS, CONSTIPATION, PILES, AND BLOOD DISEASES. PHYSICIANS ENDORSE IT HEARTILY, "nuiney.Wort la the moat idOccHful remedy X of cr ucd." Dr. F. C. Illou, Mcnktoa, Vt. 'Kidney -Wort Is always reliable.' Dr. H. N. Claik, Co, Hero, Vt. "Kidney .Wort has cured my Ifo after two yenra uCriii;," Dr, C. iZ Sumincrlln, Bun KU1, Qa, ira TltOU3A?JD8 OF CA8E3 It ho-i cured v hrro all rl o had failed. It ti mi: J, butcmicut, ci::;t.v:n is it action, tut btmlcua In all caeca. I7lt clcuntea tlte Hlood and Strcnclhcmartl ctvea Now J -llo to r il tlio l-npctatt orjana of tLobody, loua;ur-lac'Oi if t a Kidnoya U restored Tha Lircr is cloinssd of nil fl'icof?, and tho Dowel usve freely and healthfully, Xi tUia way -tho worst dluasea arj eiadicatod from tho ayitem. 8 rnrr; tiBO uqriD ca vuy, bold ht dbcqgists. Dry en h acnt by mall. MTCU, ItlCIIAUUSOX ACO.IIurltnKton Vt. Ctiros Ilhoumatism, Luni' bago, Lam o Back, Sprains and Bruises, Asthma, Catarrh, Concha, Colds, Soro Tiiroat. Diphtlioria, Bums, Frost Bites, footli. Ear, and Head' actio, dnd allpains and achos, Tt,. tttt Intirnal in. cittrn.l remedy In the wc-rM. I'.my tclll. fuaiaiit.4. SoUtymtJiclu. d..lvt. v.rylir.. imUviili .11,1 linsuAjei, riWs,lM.tju, i FOGTEn, MILQURN C, CO., Prop'n, nurrAU), n, v., u s. a, mSS H BCUtlKll am im ,i' mini mn ii i in h i in 1 1 iiiii lis SB ami select; story. N THE HEIRESS. "I ilont llilrik hochr68 twontraws for mo," thought Klsio Atillcr, pulling tho withered roses out of her Imlr with fi lulek.limimtlent littlo icrk. "And ho used ti) bo so different. Oh, dear I talk nhoiit tlio ftcklcncflr of won, an. Men nro twenty times, as unaccountable. 1 hit 1 tic n't cave, ono jmrticlo.'' . And. in undeniable tiroof of her In difference, the round, hriclit (Irons rolled dowh hbr fresh, pink cheeks, and her lip quivered. JSlsio wits a pretty, piquant nttio laurel, with eyes as bliio as china mar bles, a aoinjilexion liko a damask roBe, and bright tendrils of Bilkcn hair, par taking decidedly of tho reddish liuo, greatly to our heroine's daily dissatis faction. "Nobody has red hair in all my nov els,'-' said -Elsie, almost ready to des pair-. Aunt midget iucrriam naa uroiigiit Elsio tin until she stood on the thresh old of lier seventeenth year brought her up in a kindly, old-fashioned sqrt of a way, to knit ami sow, and to inlike her own fresh littlo merino dresses, nnd stitch her own spotless linen collars. "I or there s no knowing what tribu lation a body may bavo to pass through in tlio world, Elsie,'' said tho old lady solemnly; ''and it's always just ns well to be able to turn hand to almost any thing. I've lived sixty and seven years, and l'vo found out that Heaven helps those who helps themselves.' So Elsie unconsciously proved her self for a stormy future, brightening up wiiattver weapons nniuro nau given for that battle with the world whiijh Aunt Bridget appeared to consider almost inevitable. And when Aujit Bridget died suddenly; and she was luft alone, poor Elsio thought vaguely of dressmaking, school teaching, copying all tho make shifts by which women liOw-a-ihtys contrive to stave oit the wolf's footsteps from their doors. t his is a very unexpected stroke ot providence, Miss Miller," said Mr. Peck, the solemn f&ced lawyer. , "Yes, sir, indeed it is,! said Elsie, sadly, think how lonely tho house would be without Aunt lindget s bnik step, and aged, kindly face. Uut we must all to prepared to meet the dispensation of a higher ws UUUI lllilll UUIS, UU .kUUUU. 'Yes, air," said Elsio, wishing he would stop talking in tint sanctimon ious whine, and to'l her whether se had better accept the situation as teacher tu' thu district school, or go as governess to bqture .Ualton s six moth erless little girls. "And we, nonu ot us suspected lor an instant that our dear departed friend A'as .worth 'fifty thousand dollars. "Fifty thousand dollars I " .Elsie opened her china-blue eyes widely enough now. "Jixactlv that, sum, my dear Miss Miller and she has been been pleas ed to testifiv her confidence in my ha humble1 abilities, by constituting me your guardian until you reach the ag,1 of twenty ono yeais. Allow me hum to proffer my inot-t cordial congratu lations. How Mr. Peck wished his Freddy was twenty instead of ten years bf age 1 "For," lie inwardly reasoned, strok nig his lank, brisllv chin, "Mien sure to full a victim to some fortune hunter ,r other. And she's such a fool. JJut Air. reck was mistaken m that last estimate Elsie Miller was fool. r no Gervaiso (Jolton heard the story nf Miss Miller's good foitune in silence. "I am glad you told me," he said to his informant, Squire Dalton. "I was L'oing there this very evening, to ask Elsie if sho would accept a home ut tny hands." tJJo you mean marry, marry you j " uemauueu tno, struigutiorwuiu squire 1 l . 1 . r 1 ' "Uertauily ot course. "My dear boy, you couldn't do'i more sensible thing, lou ll nave tile i idlest wito and tho prettiest wite in. town, and 1 always thought that little Elsio fancied you. Go, by all means'." ".Never! said Uervaise, emphatic allv. Hallo !" cried the squire, dropping tho red silk handkerchief that he was nourishing about and storing fixedlv about at tho handsome young man op posito him. I would sooner cut my right hand oil than givo people- occasion to call mo a fortune-hunter, said (Jolton with quiet determination that made his mouth look liko iron, his words like adamant. "Gammon !" said tho squire, rather uncourteously ; "didn't you just tell mo you were about to proposo to her, uuder the impression that sho hadn't a penny in tho world 1" " es I told you so, and it was tho truth it would bo rather difficult to convince thu world in general of it." "(Jh, bother tho world in general I What do you caro for its verdict ono way or tho other t" lint (Jolton shook his head. "I have striven nil my lifo long to bo an honorablo gentleman, said he calmly "nor shall I allow tho shadow of a shado to dim my character now. I lovo Elsio Miller as truly and tender ly as a man can love, but I will not submit to bo called an heiress-hunter 1" "Put, my dear boy, please reflect that tho days of Don Quixoto aro over. Nobody will appreciate tho sacrifico you nro making : and lusio herself will probably marry some calculating mer chant or other, who won't innko half so good a husband to her as you would nave done. 1 Gervaiso Coltnu remained obstinate ly unconvinced, however, and tho squire's eloquence was utterly thrown awuy. And littlo Elsio ! How sho marvel led at (jervmsu s altered manner at his cold constraint and distant polite uess ; what scalded tears shu cried into her midmuht billow, and how vainlv she tried to read tho unreadable rid- dlo. "I'm suro ho used to liko me," said Elsie, as sho bathed her eyes with rose water in tho mornings. "And (hero's tho rosebuds ho gavo mo just before Aunt Bridget died, and the letters, he used to write, and nnd " So ended most of Miss Elsie's solilo quies in tears, T 1 ill . . nut i (ion t caro i persisted our heroine. Thi months passed nway, nnd still Gorvuiso adhered to his now rolo of distant, courteous friend, and One night Elsio resolved to ask him what sho had dono to forfeit tlio wholo place in his 1'?2rr!." .t.t ''.-...IvLi i.t i.. .... uv cue iii-iiuocii ujj lu null, in uiu merry contusion ot good bqmro lJn ton'i biithday party a resoluto littlo soldier, in armor of whito muslin and shield of roses. Gervaiso was leanintr sadlv ncninst the door, listening abstractedly to the music, whin Elsie laid her boquct of roses lightly on his arm. "Uervniso 1 He started. "Miss Miller I" "Mies Miller," she rcpoated, bitterly. "Oh 1 Gcrvaise you used to call mo Elsie onco. Why nro you so cold so changed 7 What havo I done to loso your friendship V .Nothing, ho answered, s'.innaely embarrassed. "Gervaiso 1" "Will you excuse me, he said, hur riedly. I sco a friend to whom I must speak." iMsio stood with her checks naming like tho roses in her baud, and her blue eyes humid with tears. Had sho hu miliated herself ui vain T tnd this was tho night sho went home nnd declared for at least tho bun- dred add ninely-nir didn't care;" nth time, that "shu "I cannot endure this," thought Gervaise Colton. "I shall forget dig nity, manhood, resolution and every thing else if sho looks mo in the eyes like (hut once again. Oh, Miss Brid get Mcrnams fifty thousand dollars could be thrown into tho sea 1" ll that night. Gervaise spent in packing Iiu valise, burning old letters, and setting his affairs in order for a journey. y f , . "I may fas' well go out West," he thought. "It's a wild place and a lonely place, and 1 shall bo sate from the A beijettiti'' demand of temptation only ttiorc. 5 1 'may ' surelv keep this bunch' of dried' violets that she gavo mo the day of the picnic ; she will never know." Alas, thoro 'was little of consolation in that last n flection. "Ouuht I to write and, bid her uood- by ?" he pondered, with an indescriba ble vea'rning, for thu ono last link to bridge over thu dividing currents of their lives. "No,1 1 must leave her free, unfettered even by a fancy." Gervaise Colton sat underneath tho swinging lamp of thu express train ns .it thundered. through tun uiiduigut sol itudes, with folded arms, and sleepless aringjeyes. 'jHo was. leaving 'hope, Happiness, jsmisiiiiie, ueuinu nun -iur-ever. Oh, why had Providence made tho path of duty so narrow, and so beset by prickly thorns" Why must he fight such a perpetual battle with him self t Would it not bu better to die at Ol)lio,t r. ... , . - "As the1 vague, repining' aspiration after the peacu and oblivion of death came across his mind, there was a crash a jar a noisu like the render ing ot beams and splintering of arches niwl , fin'iwr Poltlui u-na tlu-nu'ti ffoiently agaiiist' the sidu of the car, with a concussion that for a few mo ments depiived him of sense of con sciousness. Then ho struggled up, sick nud faint, into a silting position, and became aware that he was sur rounded thy dead and dying. The .train had I'lin, pit Ithej track, and the thi'ee fortuloit cms! Were preeipita ted into a sort of gorge or declivity some seven or eight ft el deep, just be yond. Gervaise Colton had wished for death here il was, face to face with him. No wonder that ho shrunk appaljeil.from the gastly sight. .Steadying himself .by the broken seat, he Vosu to his feet, convincing himself that lie was not scnously hin t, beyond a bruise or two, and began to assist ins less fortunate fellow travel ers. Alm'ost'direotiy behind him had snl a man in n slouched hut and nuiilldd face ; he lay now beneath a mass of fpliutcred woodwork and shivered glass., . , 'tit's, no use," ho 'groaned feebly, as Gervaise dragged away tho super in cumbent weight, and tried to lift him up j "I'm dying fast j there's an ugly gash on tho back of my head that all the surgeons in ci cation couldn't close up again. Let mo die in peace." 'Why, it is Jonathan Peck I" ex claimed Gervaise, recognizing tho law yer's voice, husky and faint though it was. "Yes, Gervaiso Colton, it is I," fal tered tho dying man, "Go back to Elsie Miller and tell her sho is penni less once more. I havo risked her for tune in railroad shares, and lost it ; but if I had succeeded and they looked promising I should havo doubled it for her. I was on my way to Europo. I dared not look her in the face, and tell her what I am telling you. But it. is all over now. God will iudgo mo more charitable than man would havo dono ; and I meant well indeed in deed indeed, I meant well. For " 1 hero was a choking sort of gurglo in his throat a rush of crimson blood over his lips and tho next moment Gervaise Lolton was holding a dead man's head upon his knee. m w w m m Lost 1 My fortuno all lost 1 Stop a moment, faervnise, nnd Itt mo collect my thoughts my head is growing diz zy, 1 think. IMsio -Miller had carca as littlo tor the money glitter of wealth ns woman could, and yet this shock uamo to her sharp and sudden. No more luxury, no more indolent indulgences, no more lay dreams, fahu must turn onco more to thu hard, dusty high-road of work day lifu i and oh 1 how lonely and des olato she felt in (lie contemplation of that new existence. "Oh, Gervaise, Gervaise, what shall 1 do 7" ' Tho words broko almost iiivoluntar ly from her parched lips : there was an imploring gleam in her bluo eyes. "I M ill tell you, Elsie," ho said, gently .taking both of her cold, nutter tug hands in his. "Tittst yourself to me give vour future, into mv oaio. And may Heaver, be my judge if ever I fail in tho charge, it has committed to me i "GervniseI rl am a littlo buwil dered by tills strange, sudden calami ty, and I do not quite understand you." i love you, iMsie 1 .vouid Hut ninko you my wife. That should suro Jy be plain enough, ' he said fondly. nut my money is an gone, i nm poor ns tho beggnrs on yondor pave. uieui. "I rejoice that it is gone, Elsio, lour wealth has been a barrier be tween us lontr cnouch now I mnv daro to speak out what has been in my heart fcr'yoars. Thank God that you aro poor, fMsiu. ' "Uh, Uervaise, how cruellv you havo misjudged." " "Tlint'a nnr it,n tnnaiu.. vi.tn t. answered, tenderly. "Will you bo my u-lfi, t Will mi. ,nn ,1,. t..t,. ...... .......... ..B,lk i care lor vou ami protect you always 7 She laid hoi hot cheek upon his suouiuer. "I havo loved you Gervaiso, as long and ( ns faithfully as you havo loved me." The barrier was broken down nt last, and heart met heart. "I am poor to-night," said Elsie, half jestingly, ns she sat in tho twilight i ,1 ...... biunviiiiiiiiDtfiiui, in vrt,l ..!..'. . 1.... -I ... . .1 . . vaise's tender clasp, "hut I think I am richer than I have ever been before." alio was an heiress no longer she was only plain littlo Elsio Miller ; yet how unspeakably precious in Gervniso Col ton's eyes I nd .Jothnm reck mmht have rest ed easier in his dishonesfgrave, know- ttt 1 1 1 nt Im won fm-rrli-nn i Geo- Bliss' Wages. "What was your entire chnrgc 7" "S3D,582. Of this amount S J.342 was for expenses. About 88,000 of it s slill unpaid. "Gibson sayr, you got $lf)0 a day. "That is not true. My bills covered greaier periods than ho reckoned." "How mnnv men did you convict?" asked Representative Fyan. "Only two." "Were thev punished 7" "No, sir." " "Would you charge for Sunday 7 iur. opiuigor- inquired. "I think my bills show that I charg ed ror ounuay. i Know 1 worked on Sundays." w nose iauit no vou mink it was that there was no convictions 7" asked 1'yan. ..T.l1. ? "i iniiiK it was tne iauit ottnejury, sir. Continuing, Bliss said : "I sav dis- tinotly that I never charged more than 8100-a day except possibly when the trial was being conducted. I would consider it a mightv poor day in Nuw York when I don't get $100." Mar lioutc Itivestipation, Oongressman-at-Large. TI1K DK.MOCItATIC NO.MISKK. General W. W. II. Davis, of Doyles- town, Bucks county, who was nomi nated by the Democratic state conven tion for coiitressman-at-large, is a son of the late General John Davis, who was a noted Democrat, in his lifu time. He was survevor of tho poit of Phila delphia dm nig the administration of President Polk. His son was a stu dent in the law department of Howard University at Cambridge, Mass., when the Mexican war broke out. Ho cast aside, ms law books, enlisted as a pri vate in Colonel Caleb Cuslung s Mas. sacnusetts regiment, ot which ho was appointed adjutant, and served to tin close of the war. SKOItKTAIlV OK SMV MKXICO. In loo.l ho was appointed secretary of New Mexico by President Polk, and tor a considerable time was acting governor of that territorv. Upon hi return to Pennsvlvavia be purchased the D.iylestown Democrat, in 1857, and ever since has been thu editor and proprietor of that influential paper When the rebellion broke out in 18G1 he raised the 104th regiment, of which ho became colonel, and was subs, qtient- ly promoted to n bngadnr geneialMn lor gaiiant nun meritorious service, tu one of the many engagements in which he paiticipated, he lost four fingers of the right hand. In 18Go he was the Democratic candidate for auditor gen eral, but was defeated by Goremor Ilartranft. AdAlK KKl'UATKI). Ii) 1 -S8U ho was the Democratic can didatc for congress in the Bucks-Montgomery distiict, and was defeated by only a few votes. General Davis is an able lawyer, wi iter and speaker, and beside Ins editorial labors has contn buted eoveral valuable papers to tho historical society of Pennsylvania. His Dfl'sntKil nniteorfinnn w vnrv ttrlt-li,. . slender nud straight as an arrow, his bearing is that of soldier. Ho is a captivating man in tho social circle. and is held in Hie highest esteem by an who Know him. ills ago is about sixty years. Iiu is a brother-in-law of Unlet Justice Mercur, of the supremo i;uiiu, uiu mum- iiaving man tea tno gen . i... i.. ...... i . i.i eiui s sister, It is said that the claimant. Sir Roger, is to adopt the stago as a pio- lessiun on ins reitasu irom i oruaiid prison, which w'dl now shortly take place. Iho hist character in which ho will appear is Sir John FahtaiT. II was to have been installed in a public "ess in hair singeing is rapidly increos house, but it was felt he had enough of ing m,(1 th0 remark, 'Give us a singe,' trial at bar already. btryclinino having been called tho "medicine for alcoholism," an over on thusiastio French writer demands that the Government compel tho introduc tion of a small quantity of tho drug into all of the alcohol likely to be used lor liquors, ms notion is to render it harmless as a beverage. Dr.Dujardm Beaumatz, in tlm Ihtllclln tlo 'J'hera- peuttque, shows that the wholesale doctoring of this kind would not do. llo also nolnts out the iiunnrtnnt fnoi that while strychnine is nu excellent remedy in deliiium tremens, it is of no value whatever in alcoholism. urn doitors say that some of .'dieal colleges are so gieatly in their me want of students that tho so-called pre liminary examinations nro a mere farce. it seems thntlast autumn a young man, niter paying ms advance tees to a medi cal instiimien, desired to ntteud nn other college, nnd requested that his money bo returned. This being re fused, thu youth determined to display great ignorance at mo preliminary ex ninination, and out of twentv-livo ques tions put to him, answered but ihieo correctly. Ctitain of his rejection, ho culled upon tho dean next day for his money. He was informed, however, with great affability, that his examina- tion had been entirely satisfactory. Tlio couego casucii uiu claim only after a iuwsuii inreaiened. An Indianapolis man. who claims know, says that an iron girder will loso its stillness uuder a heat which would not iguitu on nn oak beam. No Death for Over Thirty Years- Sinco tho first settlement of Fort Hoss, Ponoma couuty, now over thirty years, with a population averaging Irom oO to 100, there lias novcr been a death in tho place. Tho hotel la tho old rcsidcuco of tho ltussmn common- dante' bl,1,t n generation before gold was first discovered ill California t its rt ..,., c , ,i,,i ""uu i h11-" ;wv" ranks 8IX. illu,ie8 thlck' r,Ul1 tho great beams, groined miters, aim vast, iron hinges, reaching clear across tho door, givo tho plaio quite n dungeon-like ap pearance. Tho octajjon block-houses, pierced for cannon, with the quaint old chapel, from which onco nchimo of bells summoned a strange people to their devotions arc tangiblo remcm- Frances of 11 population here, now al most prehistoric. These pcoplo select ed a place ot marvelous beauty nnu in iriiiBiu merit, having a nice littlo harbor in which they build their snips in saio- ty, and a bench of a thousand acres of fertile laud, skirled by denso forests of redwood, rising from tho valley to the hciclit of 2000 feet, all watered by copious springs uiiu nvuiuip, bu uiur.u up its salient features. The old red wood stockade, which has been in tho ground soventy years, is nearly ns sound us when first made, and several logs have been taken from tins placo to England to show (ho durability of tho wood. Tlio other great merit of red wood is that it sprouts from tho stump and thus renews itself ; it is thought to be tho only evergreen tree that has that quality. When tho Russians cut the redwoods sixty years ago the new trees that have sprouted from the stumps are about three feet in diameter. lAan Jirancisco Alia. Singeing the Hair. LATEST CIIAZK IK THK TONSOHIAI. LINK. THE "Yes," said a Monroe street barber, as he quickly tossed a blazing gas jet over tlio head of the customer, singeing the hair off as accurately as it could have been clipped by a pair of scis sors, "the latest crazo in the tonsorial art is the singeing process. Tho meth od usually adopted in large shops is to use a movable drop light. Iho comb is parsed through tlio hair, and the ends aro burned off by the ilamo of gas, which is turned down low. "What is the particular benefit claimed to bo derived from this pro cess?" 'It is claimed that it prevents tho hair from changing color, and restores to its original color faded and colorless hair, bo popular has the singeing pro cess becomo that every first class bar ber-shop is prepared to remove hair eithei by tlio scissors or by burning. It is claimed that in singeing tho hair the ends aro hermetically sealed, thus preventing the escape of the vital prin ciple, or fluid ot the hair at tlio ends, just as the sealing of a thermometer by tho blow-pipe prevents tho escape ot thu mercury and tho action ot outside agencies.'' The secret of the preservative in fluence on tho hair of singeing was discovered in France in a very singu lar manner. Some ears ago a terrible g- explosion occurred in runs, and imong tnu casuaiities reported was that of an elderlv gentleman, who, upon aliu'bting after having been blown into the air au unknown distance, dis covered that his hair had been burned off clusu to his head. What was his surprise to find a few weeks later a luxuriant growtli ot hair wnere beloro md been scattered a few gray tufts of what looked more like frost-killed hunch giass than healthy hair. Acting upon the 111 nt. nltorded by this well authenticated case as to the effects of singeing off the hair, tho process of singeing hair to give it luster and pre vent its turning gray was adopted in a few of tho shaving parlors of Paris. riiu process spiedily became so popu lar that it was generally adopted. In Boston this method ot treating hair has been in vogue for several years. So far as I know, however, this is the first season of its use in anything like a general way in Chicago. The theory that it seals up the ends of the hairs and pi events tho leaching of the mar row of tho hair is, I think, correct. We lmve, ,a 8od ma,",y ""'nber is steadily customers and tho increasing. It is considered best to singe the hair onco in about tour weeks, and tho man who keeps this up through life, it is con tended by competent French authori ties who havo had opportunity to prac tically investigate tho matter, will nuver havo gray hair, and his locks will always preserve tho luster of youth." "Do you havo many lady custo mers 7" "Quito a number. Tho ladies aro particularly sensitive to the appcaranco of faded or gray hair. Yes, tho busi- is getting to bu almost as frequent as the demand for a hair-cutor a shove." Chicago Inter Ocean, Politeness is sometimes fatal. Up in Michigan the oilier day, a nurse and her charge were killed by tho bough of a tree. CllUAM Sl'ONdK Cakk. YolkB of eight eggs beaten to tho lightest pos sible cream, two cunfnls of suirar. tbreo I teasnoonfuls of hakini' nriwder siftml well with flour. Bako in thrco jelly. cake pans. Muko an icing of tho whites of three eggs nud one pound of sugar. Spread tt between tho cakes nnd sprinkle grated coconnut thickly over each layer. It is delicious when propeily made. Yi:i.vi:t Ckkam. One-hulf packago of gelatine, one cup of granulated sugar, large cup of sherry, one gener ous pint of rich, sweet cream. Soak the gelatine in ono cup of cold water tor an hoar, rut the sugar and wmo on the 3oaUed gvlatino. Cover closely nud leave lor an hour, l hen put the bowl containing them into a basin of hot water, stirring occasionally until the gelatine is dissolved, when strain and bet aside to cool. Keep this cov ered all the time to retain thu flavor of the wine. Now whip tho cream to n stiff froth, and as the gelntine begins to congeal, bent it, a spoonful at a time. to into the whipped cream, Beat ibor. oughly when all together nnd turn Into mould wet with cold water, and set ' upon ice until wanted.