COI.UMIlIA DKMOCI1AT STAR OF TITI NORTH. And CO.
Loitnufi, Consolidated, '
.iii. ii iTrcKiy, rvrryifrltlnr. Horning, nl
DLOOMSIIUIIO, COI.UMMA CO., fa.
At two hor.UM per yoar. To subscribers out Of
tho county tho terms srostrlctlyln ndvnnco.
f No tmuor illsoontlnucd ojtcont at tho onllon
of tho iiubllihcrs, until nil nrrearaifcs nro raid, but
lonir continuod credits will not no lvcn. '
All papers sent out of tho Mftto or to distant post
onicoi must bo paid form advance, unless a rowon
slblo person In Columbia county nssumes to nay
tho subscription duo on demand. p y
h0countyVl8'IOl0''scro',t"cleJ ,rom so"9"11
J O B PIlINTINGh
Tlio.loliblnitlleparltnentof the Coi.cumanIs very
ShA'Sfm' nnil VJ ,JoP ''rtntlmt win compare favor
ably with tlmtof tho lnrifo cities. All Work ilnnnnii
short notlco, noatly nnd at moderate 'prices. 0
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J ' ATTOUNK V-AT-LAW,
onico over 1st. National ll.infc. 1,l00,ns"urf- '
J" U. FUNIC,
AT'J'0 1 IN U V-AT-L A W.
onicsln Ida's liulldlntf.
Ulooksiidhii, I'A.
p It. HUOICALKW,
" ATTOHN 15 V-AT-LAW.
UI.001ISBUKO, I'A,
omco over 1st National Dank.
JOIINiM. CLAH1C,
AT I'O UN 15 V-AT-LAW.
AND
JUSTICE OK THE I'EAOE.
I1W0M8BOKO, I'A.
onioo ovor Moyc? Ilros. Drug Store.
Q W MILLER,
TTOUNi:r-AT-LAW
ouiio it Ilrjver'ab'.illdlny.socondfloor.roora No. 1
tlloomsbure, l'a.
FRANK ZVIJR,
ATTOIINEY-AT-LAW.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
omco corner of Contro ana Main Streets. Clark j
liuildlnir.
Cm bo consulted In Oennan.
G
EO. E. ELWELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
New Colombian hcildino, Bloomsburg, l'a.
Member of tho United Statos Law Association.
Collections madola any part ot America or Hu
ropo. pAUL E. WIRT,
Attorney-at-Law.
ortlco In Columbian UciLDiNo, Hoom No. i, second
Hoor.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
fl. INOnil. 1. B. WINTItRSTEEN.
KNORR & WINTERSTEEN,
Attornoys-at-Lav.
onion In 1st National Hank building, second floor,
llrst door to tho left. Corner ot Main and Market
streets llloomsburg, Pa.
JSfiyVnJtouj and Bounties Colkctid.
J H. MAIZE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Jdlco In .Mal.o's bulldlntr, over lllltmoycr'H grocery.
Q IJ. BKOWOKAY,
Attorney-at-Law,
ALSO
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Olllee In liis building oppositc.Court House,
2nd tloor, liloomalmrg, 1'u. ' upr 111 '6'S
JOHN C. YOCUM,
Attoi'noy-at-Lawi
CATAWISSA, I'A.
Ofllco In News Item building, Main street.
Member ot tho American Attorneys' Associa
tion, Collections mado In any part of America.
A K. OSWALD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Jackson .Building, Rooms 4 und 5.
BKHW1CK, PA
ItHAWN & RORINS,
ATTOHNEYS-AT-LAW.
Catawlsaa, l'a.
ouice, corner of Third nnd Malubtroow.
E. SMITH,
Altorncy-atlitiw, Berwick. l'a.
(.'m bo Consulted in German.
also nnsr.cLASs
EIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE
OOMl'ANIKS KUl'liKSBSIKU.
C-fl"0lllcc first door below tho post olllce.
MISCELLANEOUS.
c
(1. 11AKKLUY, Altormy-.t-bnw
, omeo In llro.ver's building, indstory.Uooms
" U Mcrvl'ILVY, M. D.,Suo;eon and I'liy
. ileum, north Blda Main strooi.bclow Market
I,. FRITZ. Atlnriiey.nl Law. Office
in Columbian Building,
1 M. DRINKER, GUN is LOCKSMITH
itiind. urmu Uotsk Building, lilooumrjuri:, l'a.
..u,i...r M.inlu,.i,u .),n1 Ui,itilmirvnr All IftlirlH M'.
'R. J. 0. R UTTER,
1'IIYHIOIAN OUWtKON,
omco, North Market strict,
HIcrinfMir.i I
rR. WM. M. UEIIER, Surgeon und
J I'hyBlclau. on'.co corner of Itock uud M nrket
Blfldt.
I It. ESAN'S, M. 1)..' Surgeon and
J . l'hyslciuu, iwace and liohllrnco ou Third
struct.
H HOUSE,
DENTIST,
Bloomsiiuiki, Columbia County, Pa.
All styles of work done In superior manner, work
warranted as rupri'seuted. Tkkth Kxtkaot
bp without 1'ain by tho use ot aas, and
trco ot charge when arttilclal teeth
nro Inserted,
Ollloo In Columbian building, 2nd lloor.
'Jo be open at all houri during the da
N0V.8-ly
L ill
in,
Medical Superintendent of tho Sanitarium.
Invalid's Homo.
HSloomsburg, Pa,,
Devotes special attention to Epilepsy,
Nervous Affections, nnd Diseases of Wcmen.
l'utlents received lit tho Snnltuiliim on
rcnsonuVlu terms for liouid nnd treatment.
1', S. No clmrge for first ronaultnllon.
npr 27. '8a
Uood 1'ii.t lor tKi uia. kloil li, s'aou per
iiiu.iiiiitl,ftf IHiiu oiirlJi'HinI yvw liliury,
tMiiiuiiiiiiillr0lM'liuliU'iillin'uiiu
Wrin tuj.t. jiiui.ij a riuii.iiiiiiiu.rd.
marJS-ly aid
0. SiDIiwEIiL,
J K SITTSMBEMDEn,;"0?"'16
jcrimd gaintlcr. Ih'arof HeliuyliT's hard.
waro Bloie.
All klndiol lltllnssfnrstenui, iris and water
pipes constantly on hand.
jjltoodngandspoutlns .utendodto at short no.
Tlnwaro of every description rnado to order.
Orders left at Schuyler : Co's., hardwaro store
will bo promptly lilted.
PpiYlnl attention given to heating by steam and
hot water.
y 'J-ly
E. B. B
OAS FITTING ti STEAJ1 HEATJNli.
BtALKIl IN
STOVES & TJNWARE.
All kinds of work in Sheet Iron, Hoof
ing mid Spouting promptly
attended to.
tirstrlct attention given to heating by strain.
Corner of Main & East Sts.,
221ooa3isburg, Pr,
Ml SLOAN &TRO.,
ULOUMSHUHG, PA.
Mtnufacturcrs of
CARRIAGES BUGGIES, PHAETONS
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS, &C.
Flrsl-closs wort always on hand.
B EPA lliliVa NEA TL Y J) OA'E.
Prices reduced to suit the times.
jpilili; INSUEANOIC.
CnitlSTIAN K. KXAl'l', ULOOMSBUhO, I'A.
HOME. OF N. Y.
.MEItCHANTV, Of NIJWAUK, N. J.
CLINTON, N. V.
PEOPLES' N. Y.
HEAUI.NO, I'A.
Thcso old couroiiATiON's aro well seasoned by
ago and fikb testeo and havo never yet had n
loss bcltlcd by any court of law. Their assets are
alllnvesicdinsoi.il) sKUi'iuriBS aro liable to the
hazard of fihk only.
losses 1M10MITI.V and nouESTLV ndjustcdnnd
nakl iion aM ileti'rmlncil bv christian f.
' KNAIT, SI'KCIAI. AOENT AND AIUl'STKIl BL00SISI1UH0,
r.l.
'I he people of Columbia county should natron
zo tho agency where losses If any iuc belt led and
mill liy one or their own clll.i-ns.
1'ItO.MlTNEIsSS, IXiOlTV, FAIIt DEALING.
I Send six cents for postage, and re
cel.e liw, acuatly bo., of guoda which
.will help jou to moio money right
.lU'ni' tli.in mivllilnif nKnln I hl wnrlil.
All, of either hex, bucceed fruin llrst hour, 'lhe
broad road to tortuno opens before tho workers
absolutely Hire. At once address, Tnuu 4; Co., Au
gusta, Maine. Dccsi-ly
w
'AINWKIGllT CO.,
1170 LESA L E Oil 0 UEIIS,
PUILADELI'IIIA
rEAS.SVKUl'H, COI FLE, SUOAIi, MOL.V-iSES
HICK, Sl'ICBS.BlCAKBSODA.&C, AO.
N. V.. corner Second and Arch streets.
tit "orders will rocoho prompt attenllu
S wanted for Tho Lives of all tho I'resl
dents or the U.S. The largest, hand
somest best book ever sold for less than
rwl,;n our nrlcfi. 'Ilul fastest bOlllm:
book In America, lininenso proilts to agents. All
Intelligent peoplo want It Any one can bacomo a
succes'-ful agent. Terms free, Hallett Book Co.,
Portland; Maine. Dec Sl-iy
AURNCV OF
WILEY & UUbSELL'S
UCOl! SAVINO TOOIJi
&
MACHINERY.
Head Qaurtcrs f o r
Iron, btet'Ulorseshoes
Nails and Wagon
Jlakers' and Black,
i-mlths' Supplies.
Israel Blttenbender,
store Warerooms
128 Franklin Ae., also
warerooms ill Frank
lin Ave, and US Cen
tre btreet.
may 23 ly
GRAY'H HI'i;CXI-IC .ItCUICI.M!,
TnADE MARK Tim OliKATENO-TflADE MARK
1.I8H HKUKI1V. An
unfailing cure for
rcmlnul W o a k
ness, Spermator
ihroa, lmnotency,
nnd all Diseases
that follow us a
hcquenco of Self.
Abuso ; as loss ot
Memory. Uidver.
BEFORE TAXING.sal Lassltudo,AFTR TAKING.
1'aln In tho Hack, DlmnesH ot Vision, ITcrnaturo
Old Age, nnd many other diseases that led to Insa
nity or consumption and a ITematuro Grave.
IIewauu of advertisements to refuud money,
when druggists from whom tho medicine Is bought
do of rvmui, but refer you to tho manufactur
ers, and tho requirements nro buch that they
aro teiaain, 1eivr. compiled with, bee their writ
ten guarantee. A trial of one Mnglo packago of
Gray's specific will convlnco the most skeptical ot
Its real merits.
on account of counterfeits, wo have adopted tho
Yellow Wrapper ; I ho only genuine.
fWFull particulars In our pamphlet, which wo
dcalrotoKcndfreobyiiiJllto every one. sTho
spectllo .Medlctno Is bold by all druggists at fl
per package or ti packaes for 3, or 111 bo sent freo
by mall on tho receipt ot tho money, by addressing
THE OKAY .MEDICINE CO., IlulTalo, N. Y.
Sold In Bloomsburg by all druggists.
ov.lv
THE COMPLETE HOME.f,SrJ,
book, New elitio New UnJInt.-Niw illunuttoni
0 from new (let-fin, Sujfbly gytttii ujj. Same low price.
Adaptetl all tla-.si. belli at tight, Afjim liolv bij
WOlk. liXCHtLFNTTHHMS, Tli llndou.eil plOiClHj
ftcr iuuel. Api-ly m-w.
IUU DLHV.GAKHKlSnN A; Co., fii North ilh St, PhlttieU
XhU, l'a. Ai-iuiliert'ranl new toukk ani OiLlei.
raar2S-iy old
for Infants
"Cantoris Is so wi ll adapted to children that
I recommend It u superior to any prescription
known to 1110." 1L A. Aucheu, 11. 1).,
Ill So. Oxford St., Urooldyn, N, Y,
An nbsoluto euro for EhoiimatlHin, Sprains, Pain In
tlio linoic, Jliirns, Gnlln, &e. An Inirtuntaiioous 1'aln
rollovluu ami lloallnu Ifomcdy. . , ,
pffir1
ir-1. n i - ii
Tho lime tor cluxagliifr tho
light glimmer Stilt Cor noiiic
llilnt; heavier In upon tin, mid
arc. in cuiiNL'iincncc. m-ih-liig
"fjinim cliiuiBc" lu our
stoi c. Wo arc t cmlj for yon
wllii a n NtocK of Fall Clotli
infr. A. C. YATES & CO.
Ledger lUi'ilding, Sixth Chestnut Sts.
PHILADELPHIA.
Cnros Rhouwatism, Lnm
baro.LamoBacl:, Sprains and
Snii'sca, Asthma, Catarrh,
Couchs, Colds, Soro Throat,
DiphtJioria, Burns, Frost
Bites, Tooth. Ear, and Jload
a ch o, and all pains an d ach os.
Tlie I,! (n'.eiMt at-1 c-terti'l ,mely In the
worl.l. rrcrytvotdiru.rinteeil. SclJbyme-licine
dil-r.evciy).vr. DiriMivus In eljhl lin.'ul,
!i nt, 5)ienii ant: !.(.
FOSTER, MILBURN & CO., Prop'-.,
Kt'lTALO, N. Y.. V. f A.
THE
SURE
FOR
CURE
KIDNEY DISEASES,
LIVER C01Y.P..AJP4TS,
AND BLOOD DISEASES.
PHYSICIANS JlTjnf.
"Kidney-Wort is tbo mot cucocjiful remedy
I over iinad." 1)?, V. O. Dallou, Monkton, Vt.
"Idiinoy.Wort lu alw uyo roUablo,"
Dr. It. IT. Clark, Bo. Hero, Vt.
" Kidney-Wort baa cm-od raywifo aflcr two ycara
tutt'orlnj." Dr. C. SuiL'iucrllc, Sun Hill, Ga.
IN THOUSAND!. OF CA8EB
It lioa cured vrhcro Ml olso had falloil. It 1b mild.
butefllciant, CKltTAIN IS IT A ACTIO.,but
Lamlcf-o la all caees.
I Vlt clcanncn the If loo J anil Strfrcth-jni and
ftlics hew I.llo to all tlio Important organs of
mo Doay. - no n;urut aouon ci ua iuancys la
rcstorsd. Tlie Liver Is rloausod of alldlaeaoo,
and tho Souo!a ihqvo freely aud healthfully.
In this way tho worst dJuootiua aro eradicated
irom mo oyBiem. a
ruicr, ?i oo LiQriu on dkv, bold nv drcgcists.
Dry can be Bent by mall.
WrXIsniCUAKlM)X.l:CO.RurHiiirtonTt.
OKl'IIANS' COL'UT SALE
or' NAI.UA1H.I;
liy vlitue ot uu Older or the Orphans' Court or
Columbia County, tho undersigned Administra
tors ot tho estnto ot Isabo Lcldy, deceased, will
sell at public Balo on tlio premises, on
Saturday, Sept. 20tli, 188-1.
nt 1 o'clock p. m. tho torowlng described icales
tato, to-wlt : All that certain truct of land blt
uate In Hemlock township, Col. Co., l'a., bounded
and described as follows, to-wlt : On the Sou tli by
lands or 1). 11. Wagner, on tlio east by lands of
Kvan Thomas, on tlio north by lands or Thomas
Hlckcy and Miles Olil, and on tho west by lands
ot Thomas Illckey and Urobst, contain-
Ins
111 Acres and 84 Perches,
whereon aro erected a two-story
BWEIXBNG HOUSE
bank b.irn, straw sheds, wagon sheds, corn cribs,
nnd nil necessary outbuildings. There Is n good
eprlni of never-falling water at tho door. A good
apple orchard, reaches, cherrlss, plumbs, and a
variety or other riults. Deed at tho expensoor
tho purchaser. All grain lu tho ground und per
sonal property on tho premiss reserved. 1'oasea
blon given Apia 1,115.
TKH.MH or SALE. Ten per cent, or one-fourth
ot tho purchaso money shall bo paid nt tho strlk.
lng down ot tho property, ono-tourth If ss tho ten
percent, at tho contlrmatlon or salo nnd tho ro
malnlng tlnvo-tourths In 0110 year ther.itler with
Interest trom coilrmatlou nisi.
WM. 1'. MIIDV, ) .,,
l. I.i:i I) V, Adm'is.
Vundeisllce, Att'y.
JXKCUTOH'.S NOTICK.
KSIAIE OK CLINTON MEI.ICK 1.ATK OK .'IT. rtllASANT
TWK. COI. CO. IIKCBABKII.
Letters testamentary on the wtnta ot Clinton
Mellck. dcce.iM'd, lalo ot Jit. Pleasant towushlp,
Loluinbia couiiiy l'enna., deceased luvo Ikvu
granted by tho lteglster of said county tolhoun
ilerslgned executrix. All persons lmvlng claims
against tho estate of slid decedent nro ruuuosted
to picsent, them ror settlement and thoso ludebt
ediotho estatolo mako payment to tho under
fclgned without delay. iiAltV M. MIXICK,
Aug. istli mi i:ecutrlx.
Aug-ow
and Children.
Cnftorlu cures nolle, Cortstlpntlon,
Hour Htomnch, IH.irrh(ia, r.rucuitluii,
Kills Worms, given tkx.'s uud prumutes d.
gostlon,
out Injurious inodlciitloa
4
mm
m
BL00MSBUT1G, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
SELECT STORY.
GALLING ON THE NEW MINI8TER.
HT 1IACIIKI. llANKOItril,
My liiitibdii(l anil I tried to oxcusci
our coTuliiot by Baying H was lliu
luiiulli of tho d'nvo atul depth of tho
until that had pvuvontcil our calling on
tho Hov. Mr. M.tybeiry boforc. At
tlie end of three months that cxoiiso
. eiued futile, nnd our long-continued
neglect ot tlio mytown minister mont
icpreliensiblc. At length c.imo to my
e.'irs stories that were being circulated
in Haytown about tho worldlinc'im and
lack of eariicstiiBSS of tho young min
ister in Straw Centre, nnd that Mr.
Mayberry was feeling keenly tho re
fusal of liia brother laborer in the next
parish to reach out n welcoming hand.
Just why 1 insisted on driving over to
Haytown on that especially hot day I
concealed from my husband, for I
knew that ho would bo most wretched
were I to tell him of tho short-comings
that were imputed to mm. lie coup
plained that tho roads woro as much
too dry as they had been too wet, and
tho nfteinoon sun was scorching, nnd
that wo should loso our third meal. I
heard none of these excuses, but sent
him to get the required conveyance
wlnlo 1 dressed myselt lor tho drive.
Wo owned no team, as a horse and
carriage is called in Straw Centre, but
lortunatciy in our parish was a stable-
keener, who. thoucli absentinir himself
regularly from all services, was most
zealous 111 letting (o his minister any
form of vehicle or quality of horso at
the shortest notice.
Tlio thought of my husband's world-
Uncss troubled me. 1 meant Haytown
should at onoo eco its error. That my
husband was voting 1 could not deny,
but that ho tailed 111 any other rsscn
tial thnn ago I would never admit. I
wanted to make myself look as sedate
and elderly as possible for tho visit,
but tho heat 01 tho day made ray
choice in my limited waidrobo very
small. The only thing at all available
was a somewhat youthful pink gown,
which I had foolishly possessed myself
of before I over dreamed I should bo a
minister's wife. If I was obliged to
wear anything so inappropriately gay,
I trusted everything to an elderly
black bonnet and a sober shawl my
mother-in-law bad recently sent me.
My appearance was far from satisfac
tory as regarded dignity and sedate
ncss, but tbo vehicle which Charles at
that moment drove up to our door was
atrocious. He must havo neglected to
state the nature of our errand to the
stable-keeper, for such n horso and
sucli a vulgarly painted buggy would
havo been hcemly ouly 011 a race couise,
or to peddle patent soapi. Hut to pay
a ministerial call on a perfect stranger!
Charles had told mo repeatedly that
all the stable horses were perfect cows
as regarded docility and speed. So I
did not venture making myself laughed
at by suggesting that there was an ex
pression in the horse's face that did
not inspire my entire confidence, and a
restiveness in the hind feet that did
not suggest the gentle cow. But I
mounted into tho high box-like struc
ture. Had I dreamed what effect tho
height, unmitigated by any kind of
cover, and the huge red wheels, would
havo had on me. I never would havo
set foot in tlio thing. I felt that Hay
town, seeing tho Rev. Charles Mason
and his wife seated in such a vulgar,
undignified vehicle, would bo justified
in making almost any remarks about
worldliness. No j better that wo erred
a day longer in not calling on the now
minister than that we appear before
his and our own parishioners in such a
guise.
My husband had just confided to
mo his intention of looking at tho
thermometer, and glancing again nt
the county map to bo suro of tho Hay
town road. "And changing that vel
veteen jncket,'' I added, seeing tho un
dignified garb ho had forgotten to put
off before going to the stable.
Rut tho horso or cow, as might be,
objected to standing longer looking at
tho uninteresting tacado our houso pre
sented, and forgetting that the driver
wns a necessary adjunct, started at a
rapid paco down the street.
'Oh, you forgot my shawl on tho
stops there,'' I said, perhaps a littlo
unfeelingly, to my husband, who had
just succeeded 111 climbing into tlio
carriage by a ditncult way over tho
bnck, "and that coat is too dreadful !''
I regretted tho day when I mado it.
"Its not quito tho thing, but wo
can't go back. You won't need u
shawl to-day, and, with duo respect lo
my mother, it is not beautiful, nnd can
bo forgivon HDlely on account of its
warmth.
Littlo Chailes knew how I had
counted on tho ugliness of that shawl,
and how glad I had felt that I owned
hucIi n sober articlo !
I tried to bo resigned. Soon that
disappointment was lost sight of, for
tho horso was showing unmistakable
signs of running awny. "Is this the
horso you generally diivo?" I meant
to bo calm, though wo woro tearing
down tho street nt break-neck speed,
barely escaping n perambulator in
which reposed tlio only son nnd heir of
tho .Methodist minister, and grazing
tho carry-all driven by our Sunday
school superintendent,
"No, nev cr. Tho oth ers -wcro
whoa ! whoa ! were much slow
cr. Whoa!" Ry n series of jerks
Charles was trying to stop tho horse,
to npologizo to Miss Simpson, who had
beckoned to us to stop.
Voico and strength were of 110 avail,
and on wo dashed, passing carriagos
filled wtlh our parishioners, who saw,
astonished, tho reckless speed of their
minister, mul the clouds of dust ho left
behind, I felt that I must ask to get
out, for I had consented to tho drive
behoving tho horso would prove as
languid ns Charles had found all of
thoso in Mr. Johnson's stable. An I
saw tho rapidity of our flight by tho
frequency of tho fence posts, I shut my
eyes, but opened them quickly when
tho horse began a tattoo with his heels
011 thu dasher. After that was demob
ishod, Charles's knees would suffer,
ami had an opportunity beon given 1110
then to get out, I could not havo gone.
Everything my eyes routed 011 but in
creased my horror. Charles looked
nearly exhausted. Tlio horso seemed
to havo dismissed nil compassion, uud
to havo determined to destroy us at
Ids earliest convenience. Tho fast
turning red wheels looked like coils of
Uaiiie, and tho stilling dust made
breathing diflioull.
Just then wo went over a rough
bildgc, and tho vloleiito of our motion
loosened my bonnet, which tho broe.o
blew lar behind us. A shower ot hair-
mis fell into my Inn, followed by abun
dant hair. 1 wound it closely about
me, tearing it might nnnoy Charles or
lie caught in tho whizzing wheels, it
wns so long.
bnstcrnnd faster we went, but for
tunately there was n clear rond before
us. 1 almost wont over tho dasher
Charles had to braco himself with all
his might when tlio horso abandoned
his wild run and wnlked deliberately
into a pool ot water by tho road side,
where horses wero in tho habit of
drinking. Anything moro delicious
than that stop I The horse drank
long, uud seemed lo cuioy the draught
but his pleasure wns as nothing when
compared to tho happiuens of tho two
breathless peoplo who hnd been driving
behind him. Wo told oacii other our
thoughts and emotions, nnd wcro
properly serious nnd grntcfnl for our
preservation.
"Levity seems out of place after
such peril, but truly, dear, you do pre
sent rather a funny appearanco." My
husband looked moro cheerful than nt
any timo during the drive.
"Anything wrong excepting my
hair T I asked, sadly.
"Rather : your bonnet is missing ;
vour gay gown is very dusty, and
l'ardon me, but really you do not look
liko my idea of a minister's wife. Rut
perhaps when you
"Uh, Charles! I am so sorry, fori
wanted to look very old and vory
serious. I find a particular reason.
1 looked 111 tho pool 111 which the car-
riago was standing, and saw just what
a tniiuro 1 nau made, lor nlainlv. as 111
a mirror, I saw myself, and fantastic
enough I looked in my pink gowu and
disordered yellow hair. "Oh doar, I'm
Borry wo ever startod I
"Rut you must bo glad of 0110 thing
that tlio horso telt thirsty and stoi:
ped." Chailes look advantage of tho
rest to dust himself, put on his gloves,
and mako his companion look ns re
spectnblo as ho could, with a handker-
chiof for her only bonnet. "What do
you say, now, to going on aud stop
ping just betoro wc reach tho parsoi
ago to arrange your hair?"
"Perhaps, if wo can go more slowly,
dear.
"I shall bo satisfied with a less rapid
pace. Now, Deacon for so I believe
you aro inappropriately called slowly
is the word." Charles picked up tho
reins gingerly nud chirruped gently.
Tho horse turned nnd looked full 111
our faces, as much as to say. Is it pos
siblo you two aro not satisfied yet. I
felt that it was tempting falo to ask
Dim lo move until he made Iho sug
gestion, Tho only drawback to tho
enjoyment ot tho next two hours
diivo through the pine woods, with the
waving ferns and bright lady slippers,
and the odor of tho liniiioa, was that
tho horso seemed exhausted. I never
exclaimed of tho stillness nud beauty
of our surroundings that ho did not
breathe heavily, as though to chide mo
tor my lorgetfulness of his weariness
I hesitated to speak, so well ho seemed
to understand my speech, nud by his
behavior to show his comprehension.
When wo reached the sign-board, 1
Mile to J lay town, I pointed It out to
Charles loytully. In spite of my de
termination, though, tho horse saw it.
no walked 111 his most sednto manner
just one mile, and when wo wero in
Haytown and observed by all Mr,
Mayberry'.s congregation, ho resumed
his original rate of speed. Again re
turned our uneasiness and mortilica
tioii. My hair again blew streaming
behind me. The sound of our flying
brought every one to tho windows
and people in the streets looked disap
provingly after us, as though we had
adopted such speed from choice nnd
not irom necessity.
"How shall we know tho houso V I
asked, after wo had dashed through a
series 01 well-settled streets.
"Look out for my hat !" my bus
band answered, irrelevantly, and I
caught it just before it fell under tho
wheel.
A larger group of peoplo thnn any
we had seen was standing beforo what
looked liko a hotel. All eyes wero
turned 111 our direction ns we emerged
from tlio cloud of dust far down the
road. Tho horso wns going faster
than his tastest up to that time, nud
wo seemed in a fair way to bo out of
tho sound ot tho merriment our appear
anco caused, when ncain tho horso as
tonished us by turning into tho hotel
yard, and stopping stock-still, his noso
sunk in tho stonu watering-trough
Evidently that horso had mado it n
rule of his life never to pass by n
chauco to get n drink. His eyes wero
keener thnn ours, nnd botli our bicath
ing-spaces would havo been lost had it
depended 011 us to spy out tho drink
ing fouutnins. It was wonderful, too,
what power water-drinking gavo that
beast ! Tho second rest was uot so
delicious as tho stop where tho alder
bushes wero our only observers, To
mako one's toilet and dust one's hus
band's face and clothes within the
sight of a dozen loungers was not
plensnut. Had they been content to
watcli us silently it would havo been
bad enough, but they ovidently wero
much amused bv our sudden appearance,
and mado audible jokes nt our expense.
One old man looked up from his whit
tling to remark that wo had been in
considerable of a hurry, and to usk if
wo had not all tho timo there was
going.
" 'Ain't I seen that boas 011 tho
track Bomewheres !" a horso-jookey
naked, eyeing our steaming beast ap
provingly. "1 nui happy to say I do not own
this animal. I am driving him for tho
first time," my husband answered,
with a show of dignity.
Then nroso in tho crowd a lively
disoussion as to whether soino peculiar
ity in tlio horso was or was not a
quarter craok, and my husband was
nppealod to by one sido and tho other.
Ho hud never owned . cent in any
horso, and know absolutely nothing of
horse loro. Ho told them this, and
then, with muoh dignity, inquired tho
shortest way to tlio parsonage.
"Ha! I thought as much. Theie,
can't I tell 'em fur ns I can see Tho
Hpeaker looked very knowing, and a
general tiller followed his remark.
"Of courso every 0110 could tell with
half an oyo ho wanted to see the par
sou, especially as he's just owned up so
honest liko. Come, some one, for
meroy's Bake, toll the young foller how
ho can git thero." Tho whittling old
19, 1884.
mnn tried to quiet tlio loud hilarity.
" oung feller indeed I that was,
on account ol tho vulgar-looking vc-1
t no 1 c iWr. Johnson had let lo his uinia- 1
ble minister. My lumbaiid had to ask
again, with greater dignity, tho dlieo-!
tion of Mr. Mnyborry's limine beforo
any one would answer.
Our animal resembled the so-called
steam-horso In two ways ho could not
ntt tin nuy rato of speed without water
ing up, aud onco his steam was up
thero was no stopping him. At least a
clergyman could have as easily brought
a locomotive to n standstill ns tnu horse
Deacon. As wo whirled away from
tho hotel steps every one shouted after
us, exciting tho horse to yet greater
speed, "Couple of runaways !'' "No
cake, no cards !'' "C4oing to get hitch
ed by tho parson !" "We'll all coino
no ceremony 1" A small boy on a
gato took up tlie cries, and proclaimed
us as the "runaways trying to git mar
ried," and as such wo wero observed
ns wo dashed through the elm shaded
street.
I was indignant. "Charles Mason,
what a ridiculous situation ! They
think you aro running away with me.''
"Should think they might seo at a
glanco the horse is tho guilty one,"
Charles found breath to answer.
"That Mr. Johnson ought to bo
ashamed of himself. If ho ouly went
to church, you ought to preach to him
about the sin he lias committed in
sending us such a horse."
"They're a-coming I Hi! there thoy
go !" cried a small boy, waving his hat
irom the roadside.
"Charles, dear Charles, that's tho
bouse, wlioro all those women aro
going in tlie door. Stop liore, oh, do
stop,, for my hair '' I know ho tried
to comply with my entreaty, but tho
horso saw no cooling spring in sight,
and kept up his speed round a short
corner, our carriago touching but two
wheels, on up a loug shady lane, aud
when I saw destruction ahead of us in
tho sliapo of a large stable wall, tho
horso came to a stop. Charles jumped
out nnd seized the animal's head,
"i'ou run rouud and seo if he's at
homo.''
I had hoped for a few minutes when I
could coil up my hair, and dust myself
beforo meeting tho clergyman, but just
then the horso began kicking again,
aud showing signs of much impatience,
and I ran for help as fast as I could. I
pulled the door-bell, but then walked
in without waiting.
"Is thu minister at homo i" I gasp
ed, looking distractedly about the
room filled with women for some ono
to send out to Charles. "Can't soinu
ouo speak to him 1 I want him imme
diately immediately !"
"Oh, ho knows you're coming, aud
he's gone to get ready," a woman an
swered, calmly, as it to quiet my im
patience. "Oh, dear, dear, can't somo 0110 tell
him f are here, and want his help at
oncot Won't .you go and tell him to
oome at once 1" I turned to tlio wo
man who had spoken before. My
voico was tragic and my appearanco
theatrical, but my anguish was gen
uine. "I'd rather not. Wo aro nil strnn
gers. We just como in a minuto ngo,
hearing as how you wero coming to
seo the minister. He's putting on his
best clothes, I guess." The woman
looked really sorry for me, and tho
lino of spectatorn opened their mouths
wider as mv distress increased. Tho
door opened softly behind me. I
thought no moro of my peculiar garb
or of Mr. Mayberry 's impression ; I
thought only of the kicking demon I
had lelt (Jharles alone with.
"Oh, please )leasc, Mr. Mayberry,
I want your assistance at once. I
don't know that you are in the habit of
doing anything of tho kind, but
Just then I saw whom I was address
ing, nnd tho unusual dignity and age
of the now minister mado me stammer
and hesitate, realizing tho nwkwaid
ness of my situation.
"Yes, 1 understood you wanted my
aid to-day. It's of cotirso a very seri
ous stnto you aro thinking of altering
but we will talk a little. Sit down un
til your compnnion comes to join us."
IIo spoko kindly, and courteously
placed a chair for me. The women
0110 and all looked glad they hnd come,
nnd ns though my behavior was as en
tertaining as anything thoy had over
seen.
"Oh, no, no, I can't sit down till ho
comes in. Won't you ploaso excuse
mo for asking, but can't you help him ?
I havo left him all alone witli a horse."
1 beckoned from tho window to
Charles that somo ono was going to
help him.
Mr. Mayberry rose deliberately. "I
really know no'thing of horses myself,
but I will seo what can bo done. Is
he is your companion not used to
horses !' IIo was slowly putting on
his bat, aud I saw ho looked regretful
ly at his spotless black broadcloth,
and that lie would have preferred to
keep far away from tho brute.
"Used to horses Charles ! Oh no !
ho has always driven cows befoie. Oh,
thnnk you, thank you for going !"
Just ns soon ns Mr. M'tyborry start
ed I felt that my 1 expansibility wns
pnded. I was just about to sit down
in a vacant chair in a corner when ono
ot tlio ladies came toward me. "Oh
no, that is not thu place. They al
ways stand in that part of the 1 00111,
just facing tho looking glass.'' I won
dered if the person wero demented, but
as I caught a look at myself, conclud
ed it would not bo prudent for mo in
my predicament to question tho sanity
of any ono olso, I wondered if Ruy
town peoplo woro in the habit ol filling
their minister's parlor whenever a vis
itor was expected, and was glad such
a custom did not prevail in Straw Cen
tro. "Do j ou prefer thu lipisoopal ser
vice?" a very meek-looking woman
asked. I gave up tryitig to twist my
hair into shape, I was so astonished at
the question. It looked as though I
was to bo subjected to a council and
interrogated ou my religious belief,'
"I don't know. My husband knows
my opinions, aud I do not onro to dis
cuss suoh things."
"Your husband ! You inoau tho gen
tleman you're riding with," my ques
tioner suggested.
".My husband, and alsu tho gontlomun
I havo been driving with," I said, stern
ly. Such a look oTastonishinent ns my
remaik caused. Many boiran whisper
ing togethor, and tho question that
somo one asked explained tho whole
situation 10 1110,
"Why, wo thought thero wait to bo
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rgw n m
a wedding, nnd wo came to ultend.
Wo hoard you wns coining, nnd had a
veil in your buggy lo wear." 1 mado !
no apology, uud urged no one to re
main, when I saw ono by one prepnr"
to lenve the house. At number time I
might have felt inclined to laugh, but
then thu wholu thing seemed a cruel
combination of circumstances to maUi
mo appear ridiculous. I sat alono in
tho parsonage pallor for somo timo 1
my fiuidost thought, was tho one that
would keep rooiiuiuir to me. that
Charles made the mistake of his life
when ho took for his wifo , woman
who wns nlwnys having adventures.
'I'M- .1. ..!. .1 .. ..f
iuir, muui-ii, aa mu most trying 111
all my ndvoulures, and when I espe
cially wanted to bo thought Hitch a de
mure, scrioua minister's wife. What
would not Haytown people say tho
next day when they learned that the
runaway pair in tho box buggy was no
other than the Itov. Mr. nnd Mrs. Ma
son, driving over from Straw Centre to
uuiKu u liiiusinncai can ou me ucv.
Mr. Mayberry t I felt that our days
with our prcseutparish were numbered,
and I was in tho depths of gloom. A
shadow passed tho window, and my hus
band camo in, arm in arm with Mr.
Mayberry, both looking friendly and
cheerful.
"Fanny, my dear, I want to intro
duce you to Mr. Mayberry, fornotA'ith
standmg tho fact that wo havo mado
him got ready for a weeding when wo
had no need of suoh a service, ns it was
well dono a year ago, he now wants us
lo take an curly tea and drive back in
tlie evening."
t "Not with that horse ?" I asked, a
little uncivilly, inking 110 notice of our
invitation or our host until that fear
was set at caso.
''No, indeed, Mrs. Mason. Now I
insist on your remaining and drinking
a cup of tea, nnd perhaps you would
bo glad lo mako a littlo preparation
first."
How delicately Mr- Mayberry sug
gested tlmt I wns far from being in
tho proper order to sit down at his ta
ble !
Peanuts.
KltOM THE SAM) TO Till'. ClllCUS T11NT.
now tiii'.y aiii: HAitvi:sTr.r anh
i'i!i;i'Ai!i:i) von Tin: consl'mi'.r.
A novel exemplification of tho max
im, "No great loss without somo small
gain," is found in thu history of thu
peanut. A quarter of a century ago
the peanut was to a great extent a lux
ury over tho greater part of tho Union.
The rustic beau who brought his "girl"
in town for tho circus, and tlie city
youth who took his cheap .and lofty
seat in the theatre, thought their
treats deficient unless they indulged in
pcanulu by no means an every-day in
dulgence. iNow, like ovsters inland,
this fruit tnkes its place among tlio
commonest of edibles a result, due al
most wholly to tho civil war and onu
of the now'devclopmcnts in Southern
agriculture.
Formerly Eastern North Carolina
produced all tho peanuts grown in tlio
United States, and called them "goo
bers." There is a story of a North
Carolina regiment in tho Confederate
army which early in the war wns sent
into Northern Virginia. Maiching
along ono tiny, as hungry ns usual,
these men camo upon a field of clover
something none of them had ever
seen before, and, mistaking it for pea
nuls, they broke ranks, leaped tliefenco
and began tearing up the roots of tlio
plant. Rittcr was their disappointment;
and ever allerward the regiment went
by tlio nnmo of "goober-grubbers."
I ho federal soldiers, who had known
peanuts as a holiday treat, found them
in quantities in certain regions, aud
acquired a new enjoyment of them.
When they went homo they demanded
them of tho dealers, who found
that the crop was not largo enough to
supply tho demand.
It is dilhcult.to get anything with
promptness out of North Carolina
Rut the Virginians are quicker, and
began to moot the call by widening
their littlo garden patches into great
Ileitis, isow two-thirds ot tho two and
a quarter millions of bushels expected
of this year's crop will como fiom the
Old Dominion. Tho counties engaged
aro Southampton, Nnnsemond, Isle of
Wight, hurry, faussox, 1'rince George,
Princess Anne, Gloucester, Norfolk.
and, to a less degree, Warwick and
Charles City. All of these lio in what
is known us tlio "tido-water" section of
tho State down in tho southeastern
corner. Tennessee raises 6Q0.000
bushels, while tho Carolinas givo about
isu.uuu. Maryland and Uolawaro pro
duco small amounts.
1 lie peanut is not indigenous, but
was brought from Africa with the
slaves camo ovor with thu conquered
Iho Alrican nut is now unmarketable
111 tho United States, but is used in
enormous quantities in Marseilles.
France, as ono of the sources of "olive
oil, along with Indian cotton seed, etc,
iianspiaiiiing to American soil chan
ged tho character ot tho nut and great
ly improved it for eating. It mado it
larger and 1 educed the excess of oil
The soil ri qui red for tho best success
witli this crop is ono light and drv
upon which thirty to forty bushels of
Blaked lime, or 150 bushels of common
marl, to tlie acre, havo been snrend.
In .March thu land is ploughed, well
iraggen ami cleaned ot grass, ridged
and "cut down." Planting takes place
irom tho 1st to tho 18tlt oi May, the
seed being placed in rows about four
teen inches apart and covered by ;
stroko of the foot, Tlio seed, in order
to bo good, requires very careful watch
iug in curing, to avoid a "heating" mjf.
ticient to kill tho germ, and should ther-
loi-o uo selected and losted with great
cure, noon alter the plant comes u
it is iiuoiKieu 10 repeatedly, ai inter
vals of ten to hfteen days, with culti
vator and hoe, upon tho thoroughness
of which work largely depends tho
character of tlio harvest. Some uso
tho horso cultivator altogether, abau
doinng tho hoe. Thu blossom is vol
low aud pretty. Almost simultaneous
ly witli its appearance, shoots form
upon tho plant aud make their way
into tho ground. Theso aro called
"pins," and bear the "peas ' beneath
the surface. The digging lakes placo
between tho 10th and i'Otli of October,
nnd consists in throwing the vines out
of tlio ground with a plough mado for
the purpose. On the samo da,,, ns soon
ns dried, tho vines are shaken free of
M11 and stacked in tho fluid into
"shocks." In from ten lo twenty days
both vino nud nuts will bo completely
cured and ready for market. The vino
3M m lv
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tl nt in vrrtlwmciit must be paid for beforelnf n t-
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Legal ndvrrtlwmcnts two dollars per incii io'
ilinw inuerllnn,. nml nt that rato for additional
insertions without reference to length.
Krriiilni' A.lmlnltl rnlfil '. nnd Alldllor'Slinl C('
tin t-o dollars. Jlust lie paid for vh'.a ntertrd
Trans ent or Local not h cs. ten cents a line, reau
lar ndvcrtlwmccts halt raits.
cards In the 'Business Directory" column, onr
dollar a year tor each line.
iw.j Eaf.ftiry yftyy tvwtm
makes good feed for stock, and is an
excellent articlo for fertilizing
purposis so much so that it is wortii
the piieo of digging the pea, nnd fnrm
ers sometimes givu it in payment for
that woik. In making anil tending
tho shocks skill is requited to prevent
over-hunting and mould.
Peanuts nro of two kinds, distin
guished ns tbo "bunching'' and tho
"runninc vines, denulinsr tlio manner
of their growth, but no separation is
kept 111 the market. In lennessco is
produced tbo "red nut variety ot
which tlio origin is unknown, at least
to Norfolk. Tho tendency of tlio husk
11 this variety is to grow long and
thin, and to contain moro than two
sometimes four or fivo kernels, tho
skin of which is a rich chestnut red,
much darker than the color of tho sea
board variety. Tho nuts, as fast as
lucked oil tho shocks in the field, aro
placed in bags holding four bushels
each, and aro sold to cleaning factor
ies in Norfolk, rctersburg, hnnthlield
and elsewhere, chiefly along the lines
of the Norfolk and Western and Sea
board and Roanoke railroads. Iho
Norfolk factories aro tho largest in tho
world nud consume twice tho amoitht
of all tho rest put together.
The bags as they come irom the
farm nre hoisted to th"o top floor of tho
factory, where their contents aro sorted
into four grade, tho lust containing
chietly refuse. Upon tlio care with
WHICH HUH is (luiiu oepeiius 111 u i.uyu
measure tlie profit of the buRiues. The
icanuts ot each class are tncn potirea
uto hoppers which carry them into tho
cleaning machines on tlio lloor below,
differing from ono another according
to tlio grade they treat. Kach of these
machines consists ot an iron cylinder
about twelve feet long by three feet in
diameter, a trifle smaller at one end
than at tbo other, so that thero may bo
a steady ovci flow outward. Theso cyl
inders revolvo with considerable rapid
ity and inclose a contrivance by which
tho cargo oi nuts is carried around
with still greater specd,and, at a certain
point in each revolution, thrown across
tlio cylinder with some force. This
jar dislodges all tho soil remaining in
tho croviccs of the rough bark of the
husk, while the friction ol nut against
nut polishes tho husk to tho required
fitness for market. A blower attached
to eacli cylinder carries tho disagreea
ble and dangerous dust into a chimney
Hue. Localities and seasons vary in
respect to the degree of hardness of
tho pea-husk produced, and tho tieat
tnent in polishing must be adapted to
the kind of material in hand. If too
much forco is exerted, tho husk may
be. broken, or it may be abraded and
thus made unfit for roasting, to which
tho presence of tho external enamel put
on by nature is osssential. From each
cylinder thu polished peanuts pour
steadily upon a moving broad belt or
table, divided lengthwise by lixed par
titions into three divisions. Down
each side division (lows the stream of
peanuts received from the cylinders,
and passes beneath tho fingeis of negro
girls, who, with amazing rapidity, pick
out all tbo small defective aud discol
ored specimens, and toss them into the
central compartment, where thoy aro
carried ou lo fall into a receptaclo by
themselves, while the perfect oues re
main as selected stock. I hero are
many of theso tables in the room, and
the busy girls raise in wild chorous
strains of plantation and camp meeting
melodies which sound very strange
amid tho noise of tho machinery and
tho rustle of tho moving nuts. Tbo
picking is not hard work, and tho girls
liko it. Some have been in tho facto
ry several years, and havo become ex
ceedingly nimble. They are paid from
forty to fifty cents a day. As the nuts
fall from these assorting tables thoy
are carried by 6ohutt-s down tho ground
lloor, where thoy pour into bags and
aro speedily ready for branding and
shipment.
Tho "culls," or refuse stoek remain
ing after two or tluee better grades
have been selected, are by no means
lost. Nothing is wasted in peanut or
tobacco manufacture. Thjs refuso goes
into a machine which hus'ks it, and sep
arates tlio light shells from itlie kernels.
No doubt here, as in soma other parts
of tho process, tho uso of graduated
blasts of air might be introduced to ad
vantage. The shells are sold as horse
bedding and for mixture it) artificial
guano. Tbo kernels go intP cylindri
cal sieves which sort them iiHo certain
sizes. Tho best kernels fet;ch a high
price, tbo second best sell well, and tho
trash remaining is bought by two or
three fanners who find it excetlent feed
for fnttening hogs. .
According to a recent statement by
Mr. Copeland, of The Viryiniitn, for
tlie season of 1883 '8-1 tho Norfolk clean
ers have handled 21-1,000 bags ; Peters
burg, 55,000 , Smithficld, -10,001?; other
factories about 25,000. Thero was 011
hand August 15th, 1881, -45,000 bush
els, making the year's crop in Virginia
(mainly) 880,000 bags, or about a 'mil
lion and a half bushels. This is fcur
times as great as the yield leu yearp
ago, but was largely exceeded in 1880')
and 1881, wheu the crop wns more
than two nnd a quarter million bush
els. Tlio great drought of tho present
season is unfavorable and causes tho
crop to bo backward, but uo serious
fears aio entertained of harm to it.
Tho uiaiket lias been much depressed
for a fow months ; there is an unusu
al quantity of stock on baud (a good
peanut may bo kept three years with
out harm) and a big crop coming, so
that prices iiiuuli under thoso of last
year may bo oxpected, but tlio farmers
will liud themselves well repaid for
their troublu in what is known as one
of tho stnplo industries of Southeastern
Virginia.
iii
Among the most blessed of all con
trivances of natnro is that which pre
vents a man from being disturbed by
his own snoring.
H is said that the reason Uuolo Sam
my Tilden wns never married was be
cause the girls never could tell whether
his lotteis wero of declination or accep
tance. A man in Cincinnati lias discovered
a process by which a corpse can bo
oouverted into inaible. Tins is a great
discovery. It will enable economical
families to uso tlio corpso for tomb
stones. A new industry, that of carving
meerschaums, lias been introduced in
Milwaukee, Wis. The meerschaum is
imported directly from Vienna.
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