She in 2M Ju ts oo BOO 700 B 00 1000 1700 30 00 (IK tsm 800 11 oo 13 00 1510 MOO 60 00 lr 11 o ISOf CO 00 S5 00 ISO 00 100 00 lMtie.1 Weekly, flvrry I'rlilny Morning, nt HLOOMsnUHO, C0LUMMA 00 Pa. ArTwoiioUABS per year. To mibwibors out of tho couMy tho terms nro strictly in ndancc. One Inch, i.i I J 00 IIM Two Indies son 4 cm Tlirco inCHcn..... 4 oo boo Pour Inchon boo 700 Quarter column., eoo 8 00 Half column 1000 14 00 onccolumn.,....iwoo koo r. r...vl '"wuuniiin-(i incept, nt mo onllon ? 5 t?SL VVi.,,r" 'V!,m "!.' ""ciraifes ato "will, but VAA.tvnrf.f.rfitu,tni.ntli nardlita miAtterlr. Iran BtentaiivertlM'mpnW must bo paldforbeforolnott cd except where parties havo accounts. Jbla pemin In Columbia county tiT'p "y the ubtcrlntion duo on demand. 1 Igal advertisements itwo dollars .per incii m Ihreo insertions, and at Uiat rate tor ftddlllor,' Insertions wltbout refcrenco to length. ..ITAOhisnolotiOTroxoiited from subscribers i;xecutor.AilmlnlBtralor',nndAudlU)r'snollcei JOB PRINTING. Tho-Iobblnirliep.ntmentof tho coluhmanIi very oompleio, nnB our .tob Printing will comparo favor, ably wit I; tlmt or t ho lanro cities. All work done oti liort notice, neatly and nt moderate prices. three dollar.. Must uo paid for when ntvenca. Tnuwlent or Local notices, ten cents a line, regt 0. E.HI. WELL, ....iA4... lar advertisements bait rates. BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1884. THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XVIII.N0 45 COLUMBIA DKMOUICAT, VOL.XLVIII, NO 3T Cards In the 'Business IMrootory'l column, om dollar a year for each line. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. E. WALLKU, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, umceowirt. Rational Bank. Ulo0m9bur' ra jJ U. FUNK, ATTO 1 5 N E Y-AT-L A W. omteteKnf Buliaintf. Q It. IJUOKALBW, ' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. ULOOMSBURO, FA. onico over 1st National Hank. J OHN M. CLA1UC, . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW". JUSTICE OF TIIE PEACE. liLOOMsBCHO, FA. onice over Mojcr Bros. MniK Storo. p W.MILLEK, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. omco In Urowor'9 bulldlnff.sccond floor.room No. 1 Moomsburg, Fa. T FHANK ZAliR, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Bloomsburg, Pa. omco corner of Centre and Main Streets. Clark a nulldtng. Can bo consulted In German. QEO. E. ELWELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Nitty Columbian UCH.DIKO, Bloorasburg, Pa. Member of the United States Law Association. Collections mado In any part of America or Bu rops. PAUL E "WIRT, Attorney-at-Law. OOlco In Columbian houdino, lioom No. i, second iloor. BLOOMSBURG, PA. ' b, xnokr. l. s.wiirrsnarBEN. KNORB & WINTERSTEEN, Attorneys-at-Law. omco In 1st National Bank bulldlntf, second floor, fir9t door to the left. Corner of Main and .Market Btreeta Bloomsburc, Fa. . tOrPermow and Bounties Collected. J H. MAT55E, ATTORN F Y AT-LAW omco in Maize's bulldJyj; over Blllmeyer's grocery. Q B. BHOWCKAY, Attorney-at-Law, AI.80 ' NOTARY PUBLIC. Olllco iu Ills building opposue.Court House, 2utl lloor, moomsburg, Pu. apr 13 'S'i john c. Yocuar, Attomoy-ut-Lawi CATAW1SSA, FA. onico In News Item building, .Main Btreet. Member of the American Attorneys' Associa tion. Colleotlous made In any part of America. A K. OSWALD, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Jackson Bulltliug, Rooms 4 and 5. BERWICK, PA. RIIAWN & ROBINS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. catawlssa, Pu. Office, corner of Third and Matnhtreets. "y E. SMITH, Attorney-ntLaw, Berwick. Fa. Can lie Consulted in Gorman. ALSO FIltST-CLASS FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE B COMPANIES ISmtESEXTED. US"Offlco first door below the post office. MISCELLANEOUS. c CI. BARKLEY. Attorney-at-Law , onico In Brower's building, and Btory.Ilooms & s B. McKELV Y, M. D.,8urge on and Phy . ttlclan, north, sldo Main street.b ilQV Market A L, FRITZ. Attoriiov-at-Law, Office In Columbian Building, c M. DRINKER, GUN & LOCKSMITH owing Machines and Machinery of all kinds re al rod, omBA 1I0U8S Building, liloomBt urg. Pa. D R. J. C. RUTTER, PHYSICIAN SBUROEON, omee, North Market street, Bloci asturs, Pa WM. M. REDKH. Sur peon and i'hyslclan. omco corner of ItuTk und Market Btroet. T R. EVANS. M. D.. Bureeaa and (J . PhyBlcian, (Omco and Ilesldec co on Third Btreet. "y II HOUSE, DENTIST, Bloomsiiuiki, Columbia County, Pa. All Btyles of work done In a supe nor manner, wort w&rruniea as rupreseniea. 'ixsi '11 jcxtkact id wituout Pain by tho usu of Gas, and true of charge v. hen at tide) al tooth uro Inserted. Jfllculn Columbian b-dlUlIi ijr, 2nd floor, lo It open at all hov,r duriwj the aj Kor.s'-iy BXOHANCVB 3IOTBL. W. R. TDBBS. PROPRIETOR 8MOM3UB0, 'A. opposite oouut n OUSI. trgo and ronTcnlcnt iamrle ro oms. Bathrooms v uu twm wavsr, nna all ma lern couveniencca CClVD frefc. ft rn.tlv Aft nf t'nncU which bCnn eir rrntn frit nrwincrf. nnd ri. W1U help you to iore money right A 11. of either tex, Bucoml from nt hour. Tho BroJdroad to fortune opens be foro tho workers 5uffv mn" M 0BCe aaai'cs' 1 'fiicie H Co., Au. " j "TMtEAS BROWN'S INSURANCE I? AOE.NOY. Moycr's now building, Jlaln street, liloomsburg, Pa, Assets. .F.tna Insuranco Co., of Hartford, Conn 7,orn,o ltoyal of Liverpool 13,500,000 1 Jincashlro 10,0011,004 l'lro Association. llillnrtfinliia 1 in.! 7in Phoenix, of London B,2M,38 Indon Lancalilro, of Kngland 1,109,970 Hartford of Ilattlord .1378,uro tfprlnglleld Kite and Marino s.Oitf.WO As tho aitcnclesaro direct, policies aro written for tho Insured without delay lutho onico at Bloomsburg. Oct. ss, 'si- BLOOMSBURG- PLANING MILL 10. ThO undcrslirnfrt hAvmo nut. bin Plnnlnr Mil on Kallroad Street, In flrst-cioss condition, Is pro parod to do all kinds of work in his lino. FRAMES, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, FLOORING, Etc. furnlsncd at reasonable prices. All lumber UMjd Is well soasoned and none but Bklllcd workmen ESTIMATES FOR BUILDINGS furnished on ODDllcatlon. l'lann nnd nnicincn v.uun i.cyuiuu uj uu uxyurientea uraugnieman niooniNburfr, I'n SHAV'K HPUCII'XC IKGDICINi;. TRADC MAflK TnROUEATENO-TflADE MARK M81I KKMKUV, All unfailing euro for Hemlnal Woak nesa, permntor rha'a, Ini potency, nnd all Diseases that follow ns a SSjwh fcrauenco of Self. rfMS fettMa Abusojas lossofSSjinaJI ' MPtnnMf TTnlror. Tiitf BEFORE TAKIXO.sal Lassltude,AntR TARIKB. Pain In tho Back. l)lmness of Vision. Premature Old Age, and many other diseases that led to Insa nity or consumption ana n rrematuro uravo. when druggists from whom tho medicine Is bought do ot refund, but refer you to tho manufactur ers, and tho requirements aro buch that tboy aro seldom. If ever, compiled with. Seo their writ ten guarantee. A trial otono Blnglo packago of dray's Spcclito will convlnco tho most skeptical of Its real merits. On account of counterfeits, wo havo adopted tho Yellow Wranoer : the onlv irenulne. t"Kull particulars In our pamphlet, which wo ucsiru luHuuu irue uy man 10 every ono. iitiio Specific Medlclno 13 sold by all druirirlsts at tl per package or 6 packaes for J5, or will be sent freo by mall on tho receipt of the money, by addressing TIIE QUAY .MEDICINE CO., Buffalo, N. Y. aum iu jJiwiuauuiK uu uruKKlsks. NOV 9-1T yAINWRIUHT & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, Philadelphia TEAS, 8YBUP8, COFFEE, SUOAH, MOLA8SK3 RICI, SPICKS. BICARB 800A.SC., SC. Tl. E. Corner Second and Arch streets. rw'Ordcrs will receive prompt nttentln STAFFORD'S extra iLMKIN Gives a MORE BRILLIANT SHINE THAN ANY OTHER. IN BOXES WHICH PREVENT SOILIHG THE HANDS. SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. S. S.STAFFORD, Xow York. 1 Octf4 W Plumber and gas fitter. Bear of Schuyler's hard ware store. IRlooxuslmrg, Pa. All klnd3 0f llttlngs for steam, gas and water pipes coiiitantly on hand. Hoofing and spouting attended to at short no tice. Tinware of every description mado to order. Orders left at Schuyler C'0'3., hardware storo will bo promptly niled, Special attention glvon to heating by steam and hot water. r 0-ly B. 3R0WER, (PWJMBING,) OAS FITTING & STEAM HEATING. DEALER IN. STOVES & TINWARE. All kinds of work iu Sheet Iron, Roof ing and Spouting promptly attended to. nrstrlct attention given to heating by steam. Corner of Main & East Sts., Bloomsburg Pa. piRE INSURANCE. :cniHSTIAH P. KWAPP, DLOOMSBURQ, PA, nOMK, OF N. Y. MEItcnANTS', OF NEWA11K, N. J. CLINTON, N. V. PEOPLES' N. Y. ltE.I)INO, PA. These old coKroiiATiona aro well seasoned by ago and vims tested and have never yet had a lusi fcettled by any court of law. Their assets are alllmeatcdlnbOMD BkcuitiTiks aro llablotothe nazaru oi iiKKouiy. Losses 1'iioMiTLv and iiovestly adjusted and paid us booh as determined by Chkistian r. KNArr, 81'ECUL AOENTAND ADJCSrEll ULOOllSUl'KO, I A. Tho neonlo of Columhla rountv should natron lo the agency when) losses It nny&iobettledand puiu uy uiiHoi inerown enuens. PltO.MlT.Mi5S, EQUITY, i'AIU DKALIN'O. TlioScieuceofLife, Only$l BY MAIL POST-PAID. KNOW THYSELF. i Groat Medical Work on Manhood. Exhausted Vitality. Nervous and Physical Debit iij, 1 ,t uiatuiu .iinuf IU.UUUI i.iiuioui tuuvu, and tho untold miseries resulting from indiscre tion of excesses. A book tor every man, joung, middle-aged and old. It contains lit prescriptions for all acuto and chronlo discuses, each one ot wlUch Is Invaluable, so found by tho Author, whoso expeni'iicuiurrojuars is bucji us prouaoiy never ut'iuru ii'H iu iuu jul ui uuy iiuybltiuu. uuupugltH, covers, full gilt, guaranteed to bo a nner work In overy sense meclianlcal, literary uud professional t lun any other w ork bold In this count ry for tv'.dO, uuuiui 111 ueauiiuii rreucu muslin, emix or the money will bo refunded In overy Instance, Pilco onlytl.ou bymnll nosUpald, Haninlotl cents, bend now. Oofd mi Illustrative Ciofd mortal awarded si-naiu. 11 th author by tho Nutlonul Medical Abboclutlon, to the uiilccrs of which ho refers. Tho Science of Lite bhould bo read by tho 5 oun for instruction, and by tho anilctcd lor icllef. It will btueilt ull Umaon Uim tt. There U no memljerot bochty to whom Tho Science ot Lite will not bo useful, whether uth. parent, gumdUu, Instructor or clergjman. .lr. yuiMf Ml. Address tho Peabody Medical Institute, or Dr who may bo consulted 011 all diseases requiring 11. uinc-j, nu. 1 imiuucu oireei, uosiou, .tiuss, out. viiiivl.v. vuiuiiiu wuu UUSIIUUIU UIM.'UU' esaudthatliaNobamcdthu 1 1 1.1 1 1 bklll 01 another physlcluus a buo 11 11j li elallv buch tienled bucce&sful f n 1 I o 1 , 1 I , ly wlthoulan luBtuncoot tl'L 1 i5Jyljl.'Iull utv, iiiitvi, mil pauur, Oct IMw z Our Clothing Speaks for Itself. Wo arc ready to meet t.Ue iviints oftlic 1 1 men. "Vhkcn nre low ami tlnicN 11 ml ltaymcnts nre Hloiv. We olTer our koihIs lower than ever before. Fall Overcoats from 8 to 830. Business Suits from $10 to $25. Dress Suits from SIC to S3f. Ono dollar to-day will buy as much ns Si. 50 n year or two ago. Our Clothing has been awarded First Premium at this year's loirs nt Doylcstown, Fa.,andMt Ilol- iy, . u. A. C. YATES & 10. The Leading and Popular Clothiers, G02, GO-1 & GOG Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. DOES WONDERFUL CURES OF KIDNEY DISEASES AND llfftumi It act on tho I.1VLII, BII1VEI.S and KinSEIS at Clio iim time Boeause it eleftiuo U10 frstcm or tbo polion. oua humors that derelopo u Ulduey ivud Uri B&rr DIbomm, 23UioainM, Jaundice, Conatt-ia-tlon, lile. or la BAOumatiim. Keuralitla, N cr voua Uiaordoni and all Fcmala Complaiau. t3-soLwrnooFor ruts, w wtxii stniEL cxmn CONSTIPATION, PILES, nnd RHEUMATISM, TJy caualllfi; FUEZ! ACTION of all tho crgana and functions, thereby CLEANSING tho BLOOD rcitoiine the normal power to throw otT discuo. THOUSANDS OF OA8C0 of tho worst forms of these tprriblo lUe-vjca havo boon quickly reUcTod.nnaiaaLhoii-taiuo PERFECTLY CURED. PKICE, $1. Liql'IDOR HUT, (-OLD HV HRIGGI5TS. Err can bo scat WEXaIaS. BICHAU1330N & uy man. Cj.. Eurlinctoa. Yt. Almioie t.r ll'l. Cures Scrofula, Erysipelas, Pimples and Face Grubs. Blotches, Boils, Tumors, Tet ter. Humors. Salt Hliouzi, Scald Head. Soros, Mercurial. Diseases, Femalo weakness and Irregularities, Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Juandice, Affections oi tho Liver, Indi sestion, Biliousness, Dyspep sia end General Debility. A course of flurdoele h!oo4 Hitters will satisfy the most sUplkal that it Is the Greatest lllomt funner on earth. S11 by nieliciue th-alers every, here. Directions In desert lan'uat'es, l'Klci:, l.eo. FOSTER, MILBU3N St CO., Proj'i, Buffalo, N.Y. a week at home. t5.00outllt free. Pay ab solutely sure. No risk. Capital not required. Header, If you want business at which por soniof either box. vountr or old. can make great pay all tho tlmo they work, with absolute certainty, wrlto for particulars to II. 1Iai.i.eti & Co., Portland, Maine. Deosi-iy Infants nnd Children TVhat (rlres our Children rciy cbeaVi, What curea their foyers, makes them slerp; Caitorla. When BablM fret, nnd cry by turns. What cures their colic, kills their worm. Cftatorltt. What quickly cure Constipation, bour momacn, , Colds, Indigestion j 'rtfttnrln. Farevrell then to Morphine ByrupJ, Castor Oil and Paregoric, and HnllCnstnrln. " Caitorla Is 10 well adapted to Children that I recommend It as superior to any medl clno known to mo." II. A. Ascuia, M.P.. Ill Bo. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N.Y. IentauR INIMENT An ntsolato euro for Rhon- mntlstu, Sprain, Pain iu tho I Baric, Barns, Galltj, &o. An in- I Ktantaneoas Fain- rollover. A Magnificent Holiday Book For the season oflS3l-s, LADY AGENTS WANTED to sell tho most attractive and popular book for iuu iiuiut) una rirebiuo iu uo issiteq uunti mn 1101. lday feeuwm of 1SSI-5. TliUwIUlxi utiplondldop. nort unit)' durliu; tho next two months to make money by Indies dcslrlnt; pleasant and protltublu employment. Address, for all descriptive clrou larx liiiviN, Taylor & Co,, Bli llroadway, N, V, City, Oct DM w a A MONTH and 1IOA1H) for thica Uro voum .Men or ituies in eacit county, Addruu W, ZUXiLKH J CO., Philadelphia oct u-iw a SELECT STORY. QUITS, "There, I think that will do. Ho will novcr bo nlilo to recoqnizo lliu Imndwrillng," nnd Nnnnlo Hnytnond liuld nt nnns IciiL'tli for Inspection tbo letter alio hnd been writing. After slowly waving it to and fro sbo put it ri 1 1 1. into 1110 uuvuiopu niiu, wun a inugn, wroto : Mr. Sidney Moore, Magazine, City. "Surely my pathetic appeal would touch a heart of stone, and I havo very little iciiROti to think iMr. Moore hard hearted," thought Nannie, whilo faint blush crept into her face. Nannio Raymond was vixitintr her school friend, Kate Moore. Tho for mer bad been making a prolonged trip through Europe, and, on her return, was spending a littlo timo iu New York bqforo going to her southern home. AVhilo at school Nnnnlo had formed a strong friendship for Kate, but had not met the rest of the family. On the steamer she had often specula ted as to what Kate's homo would bo like. She knew that Mrs. Mooro had died when Kate was but a child j that Mr. Mooro had been very successful in business ; nnd that his son, Sidney, was an editor on the Btaff of a promi nent magazine. Consequently he must be very learned, very near-sighted, and quito old. So often had she pictured him to herself that he became 11 real ity. At dinner, on tho day of her arrival, Kato said : "Nannie, I want to intro duce you to my brother." Nannio looked up at the handsome man who was entering tho room, and, after greeting him, turned quickly to her friend and said, with comic dis may : "Why, Kate, you told 1110 he was an editor I" Mr. Mooro was very much amused at Nannie's evident surprise, and om barrassnient, and bantered her about it mercilessly. Several days later Mr. Mooro was tolling Nannio somo of his experiences as an editor ; among which ho men tioned the numerous letters that he ro ceived from people who offered to give vo him their history, provided he should write it up tor the macazinp, thov nav-. p ing the pecuniary help and he the glory. He then added : "If these peo ple would only become stenographers or typo writeis they might bo of somo use to a magazine. Vliv, only to-day I advertised for a stenographer." INannic immediately conceived a Hchemo by which sho would punish him for tho discomfiture he had caused her on her nriival. SLo would answer the advertisement. Ho had told her what kind of letters were most effect- ve, nnd bIio could not doubt but that ho would givo her appeal some atten tion. ."Mr. Mooro becatt receiving innumer able answers to his advertisement. Ono aspiring stenographer assured him that she was very prettv, and could play on tho piano. Another said that sho could not write very well, but would soon learn. Ono morning Mr. Mooro came up to tho desk of another editor, and exclaimed, triumphantly : "1 have it, frank I Just the kind of girl one likes to help, too.'' '.Nonsense, Jloore. 1 on ro entirely too sympathetic. You havo been'kept 1 state of chronic disgust all tho week by tho epistles you havo received, nnd "Just read this letter yourself," nnd he handed it to his friend : To the Editoii op Maoazini Dear iSir : I saw your advertisrment in aJNewiork paper nud hasten to answer it, hoping that I may obtain a hearing. 1 tear that 1 am but ono among many applicants, but it is so important that I should havo work that 1 must not lose tho slightest chanco of uuiiviiiiuir 11. 1 ii.ivu met, wiui suvutu losses in friends and means, but I will not inflict upon you my sad personal history, it Is suthcient to say that cir cumstances mnko it ne.xsesary for me to support myself or become dependent on charity. Ihis fact gives me no claim upon your time, but, 111 view of what might happen, 1 have perlected myself in stenography, and think I can honestly say that I could do tho work you require. 1 nm, very respect- fully yours, Mauv Rivkiw. "By Jovo 1 Mooro, vou havo indeed been successful. I envy you tho op portunity to give such a girl a ohance." 'bho s a trump 1 her letter interested me immensely. 1 hen, ho added, see ng his friend s look of amusement, you cannot doubt her ability. Oh, by tho way, Kato wished mo to ask you to .1- ...i.l. .. o 1 t-- . 11 time wun us uu oiiuuuy. jties tvuv mond is visiting her, vou know." "Thanks. Tell Miss Mooro that it will givo mo great pleasure to accept her invitation, nnd l'rauk Hunt pass ed off in search of some dilatory artist, leaving his friend lo congratulate him self on the success of his advertise meiit. That evening ho told Miss Raymond his iutontiou of giving tho placo to the girl ivlio had so strongly enlisted his sympathies. "You had better answer immediate ly, as, no doubt, tho poor girl is nnx ions to hear from you, said Kato. "I intend to writo somo letters and vours can be posted with mine, this evening.'' JNnnnio and lvato exchanged signiti cant glances r . , ., . , ,Jf lo: "& held a council of war, nnd Kato til umphnntlv produced her brother's let ter. Nannie seized it aud hastily tear ing it open, read : Dear Miss Rivera : I received your letter iu answer to my ndvertise ment, and would be plonsed to havo you call on mo Saturday morning. Yours truly, Sidni:v Mooiti:. "0 1" cried Nannie, dancing around tho room with the letter iu her hand, "to think that an editor could bo so awfully fooled 1 What do you think of my answer, Kate'?" The girl had seated horselt nt n table nnd wns care fully writing 111 her assumed hand i To Mu. Siiinhv Mooiik, Maga zine, City i "Remember mo, When this you see." "Ho will get that on Saturday, April Fools' Dav. vou know. Helih nhn. my. oidiioy itiooro I JNow wo nio ,.. . ' .; . o ' quits 1" Saturday evening came, and with It Mr. limit. After a littlo pause ho ox clnimed : "Havo you heard about Mooro's stenographer 1" "Oh, sho was to call to-day. Tell lis about her 1'' cried tho two girls. "Instead of tho visit Mooro was bo ardently oxpecting n message boy came, bringing a most touching billet doux, in tho fnlr stenographer s hand writing reminding him that it was All Fools' Day, and that ho was one of tho fools. You can imagine) his disappoint ment." "I had overy reason to bo disappoint ed," said Sidney. "Ono docs not often nnd such a girl ns this promised to bo. T?y jovo 1 I'll Iind out who shu was, if Why, Sidney," eaid his sister, "what difference can it make f To bo stiro it is rather annoying, but then you can easily find some 0110 for tho place. JNannie, won t you play that nocturno I heard you practicing to-day V Qiuney immediately lorgot overv- thing and hastened to tho piano. So slight a thing could not worry him, and he thought ucnin and ucniu how sympathetic and full of pathos was her rendering ot ttio music. After she had limsued, Mr. Hunt asked Knto if sho would look nt tho proof of somu pictures ho had just re ceived, and they went into another room. "Mr. Moore," said Nannie, "I havo learned tho accompaniment to tho song you asked for last evening. Would you like to sing it now T and sho play ed tno opeiiuii' ctiorus ot "My Queen." Thcro was that in his voico and glance as ho sang the words, that deep cned the color in her cheeks and ren dered uncertain tho touch that was usually so true. .Then, as if yielding to an impulse that could not be longer restrained, he said : "O, Nannie, I cannot wait in sus pense. 1 he words will como. in you I.havo found my queen." ) . Tho music crow confused and Kato was heard saying rather loudly : These arp very interesting Mr. limit. 1 wish that you would tell mo tho story thoy 111 not t'n tA ' "Mr. Mooro," said Nannie, hanging hor head rather guiltily, "I havo a con- . i. big lu W ill you promise to "I will promise anything if you will but givo me a chance 1" ho answered promptly. "1 am tho stenographer 1 Then sho added quickly, seeing his incredulous look : "I did it to punish you for laughing at me, and my unsophisticated idea ot editors." "Indeed 1" Well it may all turn out tar better than 1 hoped, lou know my heart was set on getting that very girl and a hundred told more so now. I wish to oiler her a different position that of pnvato secretary and general manager 1 Will you be tho power, not behind tho throne but upon it, my queen 7 7 "If I should ever try to exert any ot the sovereign powers that you suggest you might remind me that you made your royal offers on Apnl first I" "Well, then, 111 plainest English, will you bo the managing editor as far as I am concerned t No, but I may try to bo assistant editor a little. Indeed, I think I will bo the girl you had set your heart on I told you tho truth when I said I had perfected myself 111 stenography, thanks to papa. Ho said that wo girls must bo ablo to take caro of ourselves if ho couldn't tako caro of us. Yon may talk as fast as you please and I will givo you back every word just as you said it, with the t's crossed aud tho i's dotted. Try mo l'n take vonr word for it. I'll tako your word for everything, even on April first I say, Hunt ! Hunt I" ho called, and his friend and Kate entered ti10 room. "I havo the best of tho joko atter all. l havo secured that steuog rapher 1" Mr. Moore and .Nannio exchanged glances of intelligence and tho former paid : "You have proof of a short poem in your pocket, sit down w;th your back to tho audience, and don't look around, on your honor." Nannio produced from her pocket n Bmnli note book nud nencil. "Now ,cad," ho concluded, and Mr. Hunt ruad the brief poem rapidly Now, Miss Mary Rivers, it's your turn," nnd Nannie laghiugly rend the poem aloud from her notes. Hunt looked at the blushing mil ami his friend's excited and happy face and said, "I congratulate you 1" No ono over turned his First of April experi ence to better account. 1'auline S. Roe. A New Eival to the Diamond Tho now precious gem discovered n couple of years ago in a raino about titty miles distant from isridgcwntcr, N. C, and known as Hiddcnite, is said to bo almost equal to the diamond. It is placed next to it, and at present su perior to it on account of Us scarcity. This gem is of a clear, beautiful grass- green tint, sparkles like a diamond, nnd is very hard. Thoy vary, when cut, from a fraction of a carat to about jsix or seven carats, nnd. tho demand for them at S125 to 150 for a carat stono is far greater than tho supply, and comes chielly from Europe, though many wealthy persons in Now York and Now Jersoy havo bought them. I IT . -SAtUUl-'ll, it TUUIIU, UlltllUBlttatlU of geology 'and ,inerology, of V 171 TT!, 1,1..1 ... . I. ...!.:.. Mow .Jersoy, wont down to Western North Carolina somo years ngo, and iii prospecting tours over tho moun tains iotind tho now celebrated gem which by n friend, wns named "Hid denite." The stono seems to havo mado moro impression iu liuropo thnn in this country, juding by tho demand the interest manifested. Thov are found encysted in hard rocks that inn in Hat veins, thus evincing tho stability 01 iuu lumiauuii nun us permanency The gems nro concealed in pockets in - e .1. t .1 i -. . " - sine 01 stones, lining tho sides, nnd hnvo to bo crushed out. Hundreds of stones may bo crushed boforu n pocket is found, and tho number of gems iu each pocket varies. Sometimes ns many us eight gems, variug lu size, aro found in n pocket that is, there may bo $50 worth of gems or $1000 worth 111 0110 pocket. Aio Orleans Times Democrat, "Don t Ho much 011 tho left side, says the writer. -ISO 1 it you must II do it on the winning side. Women Wno Earn Their Living. Tho field of employment of women is constantly increasing, says tho iNow York J-Jvetiinit Post, but, as the candi dates for positions multiply, tho wages decrease. Women, who fivo years ago wcro enabled to make from 818 to $'22 a week In somo special branch where men had thertolore been employed, now aro paid from to $15. Still, ns the occupation for women multiply, more livings are mado in dcsirnblo and womanly employments than over bo- fore. Among tho better paying occu- lations for young women, typo-writ- ing ranks well to tho fore. ''I... 1 1 writer has been brought to its present j-iiu irim- 1 perfection within livo years. At lirst it was bought by a fow real estate agents nnd lawyers, and discarded, af ter a short trial, as it required consid erable skill to bo operated. To-day about eight hundred young women uso the type-writer. Tho field is becoming somewhat crowded, however, and it is advisable to combine stenography vith typo-wri th typo-wn- , typo writ- law, insur- less offices, ting. Uirls who are expert tcrs, hnd employment in ance, real cstato and business The commercial agencies employ about ono hundred of them. The hours aro from nine iu the morning to thrco in tho afternoon, and the labor is rarely latiguing tar less tiring nnd exacting than telegraphy, and usually better paid. Typo-writer operators rcceivo from SS to S12 a week, although in some special instances when tho opera tor is required to mako herself general ly useful, to keep books, to filo docu ments, and to answer questions the pav is better. Hut it is now difficult to Iind employment as a type-writer operator simply. Young women who aro fair stenographers, ns well as typo-writer operators, are had for from lo to 25 per cent, moro pay, and naturally a lawyer or a business man prefers n stenographer, who may act also as au amanuensis. A Tale of the Snmmer Time. Sealskin Cloak, slumbering in a cedar closet awoke with a start, and beheld a suit of Summer Flannels hanging upon au adjacent hook. 'Mercy on me 1'' exclaimed tho Seal skin Cloak, 'aro you hero already 1 It seems to me 1 have hardly been asleep at, all 1 hat timo of the year is it 7 ' Oh,' saitl the Summor Flannels, 'lie, still ; don't get up. It's only tho last week in June, but 1 vo nlaved the loud est joko on tho boss. Uot him to run down to the country with me, whero I had an appointment with a Cold Wave, and wo fixed him up with a new kind of catarrh, a touch of rheumatism, sore throat, cold in tho head, neuralgia, lumbago, and stilt neck, lie bred mo urn, ut int.- wiuuuiv iitnt, ingiit, uu vuwo that he'll never, never, go with me again. 'What will you do?' asked tho Seal skin Cloak. 'Oh, I'l stay here,' said tho Summer Flannels. I'll bo wanted again. He'll wear his winter flannels nntil ho lias a sunstroke, and then just before the next cold spell, he'll como around af ter me. I know his ways.' 'Horrid 1' said tho Sealskiu, sleepily and silence reigued. JJurlinyton llawkeye. The Baneful Oigaretts, Says the Boston Herald: "Too much cntiuot bo said against cigarette smoking by boys," said a well-known physician, when asked his opinion upon tho subject, "and we mean to havo 0 mean to iiayt it in the futuro. The iwinrmiibllv nnd i-i A ... moro to say about evil is certainly gro ono that we find hard work in corabat- iug. Boys havo overy means of smok ing without the knowledge of their parents, and often have their full con sent. Cigaretts may be obtained by them at any littlo variety store, at two or threo for a cent. These are sure to bo made of tho vilest tobacco, or no tobacco at all. Well recognized brands are not much belter, and I have good authority for Btating that ono biand of cigaretts, which is peihaps moro oxten sively smoked than any other, is large ly manufactured from clippings from block paper soaked iu nicotine. The paper wrappings in the best brands nro perhaps not injurious, but in others add another lenture to tho harmful ness. What remedy would you sug- gestt" "Let n law bo passed prohibiting tho sale ot tobacco 111 any form to boys un dor a certain age. Such a law ia in ef fect in Now Jersey, though of course tho dithculty is in its proper enlorco ment. 1'arents should always keep a sharp oyo on their sons. When a boy slinks into the houso lor his supper trying to look unconcerc-d, yet very tishy about tho gills, and not eating anything, you may bo sure ho has been own tho baok alley wrestling with his first cigarette. Express a gentle regard tor his health, take him tip-stairs, and then ndministor not tho supper, lor tho boy may havo a shingle in his trou sers but a good dose of ipecac, one of castor oil, ono of bitter iheubarb, and .iy oiiie. yu.tr luuov nay miggest , then call in your physician, let him shako his head, and if that boy is not impressed by tho situation you may bo sure no is out lor an Alderman' ' Advioe to Roller Skaters. In skating always keep to tho right. Do not continue to skate with a young lady when yon see sho has n de sire to "mash somo other fellow. Do not rush into nn intimacy with every voting ladv vou meet nt tho rink. , ..w.,.rm.,,n .tmvrMj, simply UrOKl'll. xjo not emim uio acquamianco 01 lady on the ground that you onco help eu uer vacate 1110 sent suo had sudden ly taken on the lloor. Do not Hiiagino that becauso a lady permits you to escort her around the rink you daro claim tho right to escort uer to 1110 troni gate. A lady skater should not expect her bO a week fellow to trot her out on rollers live evenings out of six A gentleman should never nermit , . 1 . . , , ,,'.. his light arm to encircle a girl s waist whilo teaching her to skate. A lover who can't skato should not run over tho skating lloor after his dear, slinking his cane nud muttering "sweet things.'' For people will laugh. A man who thinks himself tho "per sonification of giaoo" should bo modest enough to keep it a secret. A Terrible Rebuke- aii oiu man whom ngo had made helpless and decrepit was obligod to fence for tho poultry yard, but overy depend entirely for his subsistofico nod body docs not know how to make a caro upon his son's family, While tak- ing his food his hand trembled so that ho often spilled It upon tho table cloth, and his son had htm tako his meals out of an enrthon dish In tho corner. The dish fell out of hii trembling hand and was broken, which so vexed his son and his wifo that they bought him a wooden dish for his futuro use. Tho next day the littlo grandson wa. discovered nt work with chisel nnd iiuuiiiitjl IIIIUII II 1U1T UI woou. ... 1 r .1 1 , "What in the world nro you doing ally on the part of tho dogs, but bo son,'' said tho father. causo tho fenco will not withstand tncre, my son X (10 littlo fellow did not want to fellow did not want to tell, nnd hli mother asked, "What aro you doing thore, mv son 7 Tell mo nt onoo 7 "Oh," said be. "I'm making a. lit tlo trough, oft" liko tho ono piggio cats out "What aro you going to do with tho ig trough, my sonl'' pig trough, my soul ' "Why, mother," said tho littlo boy, "I'm making it for you and father to eat out of when I'm a man 1" It was a lesson iu timo to tho father nnd mother, and grandfather had n plnco nt tho table, nnd was treated as ono of the family, nnd not liko n worn out brute. Webster on Political Reputation, On tho 14th of November, 1818, Daniel Webster delivered an address in tho Supreme Court of Massachusetts on tho death of Chief Justice. Mason. Tho following beautiful and imprcssivo passages aro among his closing his closing all- dress : "Hut sir, political cminenco and professional fame fado away and dio it Willi things earthly, in owing ot char- acter is really permanent but virtue personal worth. Thcso remain. Whatever of excellence is wrought into the soul itself ill ilnnlf liolnnnd tn Knll, worlds, ltcal goodness does not attach "v...bo -u itself merely to this life, it points to another world. Political or profession al reputation cannot last forever, but a conscieuco void of offenco before God and man is an inheritance for eternity. Religion, therefore, it nn indisponsible clement in any great human character. The 10 is no living without. Religion is tho tic that connects man with his creator and holds him to his throne. If that tie bo all sundered all broken, ho floats away a worthless atom in tho universe ; its proper attractions all gone ; its destiny thwarted and its whole future nothing but darkness, desolation and death. A man with no senso of religious duty is ho whom the Scriptures dosenbu in such terse but terriho language as living "without lod in tno world. oucn a man is out v-s .nr. ,.,1.-1 uciujj, mi oi vuu uiwo of all his happiness and away, far away, from tho purposes of his crea tion. The New Paris Post-Offlce. A building which has been for many years in the hands of the contractors will be opened for public uso almost immediately. At a cost of over 9,000, 000 fiances, Paris has built a now Post-office, and placed it on tho site of the old one, erected in tho year 1757. In tbo lapso of moro than aceutury the French capital, liko our own, has stretchod westward, but still tho lluo Jenn Jacques Rousseau remains the centre of tho great city on tho Seine. The new building is simply an estab lishment on a very largo scale for tho reception, tho sorting, nnd tho delivery 0f t,0 colregj)ondence of tho Freuoh ,.arjilai i L0 tho fresco nai nt e r "mini, in i omo tno iiesco painur and.tho landscape gardener wcro call- ed in to assist the labors of tho arch tect, and the now Post-offico in tho Via Gonvertiti is one of the most pio ttirrsquo of buildings. In Paris busi ness requirements alono were consider ed. Two improvements have been nd opted which might well be imitated on this side of the Channel. A large room is set apart for the use of persons who desire to writo letters, it is iur nished with maps, guide books, dic tionaries aud directories, and has a sup ply ot pens, ink nnd blotting paper. An attendant supplies stationery at cost price, and thero is a small charge ot 11 penny or two-penco for tho 1110 of the room. In another wing of tho build ing a passage is fitted with letter boxes hired out at an annual rent to mer chants and business men. Thcso boxes have doors in front and doors behind. The keys of tho latter aro with tho Post-office authorities, and as soon as mails como in letters nre put in their respective boxes, while the clerks out side bring them to their masters with out the delay of a general delivery. This system, now about to bo iutrodua- ed into tho capital, has tor somo years been in use in largo towns in Franco nnd Switzerland. It is general in tho United StntcB. London Dailv Nevis. Rats in Cellars. "Shortly before winter, as tbo stores go to cribs and cellars," says tho New lorn Jribune, "young rats, raised by oaroful mothers in hollow trees or other , , .hllpr1i ... illflv ..ln. "". ", 7 sclvo looking for winter quarters whero thero will bo defence from cold, and where food will bo nt hand. "When a cellar is storod with fruit, vegetables, etc., it is very difficult to drivo out rats, aud the damage they do in buch a placo is enormous. All the finest fruits aro soon bitton into, defil ed, and spoiled. A littlo anticipatory care, to prevent their establishing a colony, pays well. Tho openings for ventilation should havo rat-proot screens; tho iloors nnd the walls should bo gen,0leiI f0,- n0Ics . emptv holes : empty barrels Iw .n,l .,nl c.A.w,.,.! ...Ill, a ioua ttnm u t I L;i(ica UUll lllUllflla UIIIl al 11 US 11 UU It Ul whitewash given. If doubtful places remain, a good sprinkling of oopporas and lime is hateful and deterrent to thcso troublesomn nnimals. If from any causo 111c cellar useu oaunot mado secure, ohoico samples of fruit may bo kept sate in old tin boilers or similar vessels, or iu boxes suspended irom the joints abovo by wiro hooks. .1?. .. 1 1. "iho rats that go out to torm now I UUIUIlll-9 Ultt uiuatiy VUlttltTs mitt lUtlUt! moro im,lnP 0UIA ,, 5.1-. rf light 1 fed for two or threo nights on n tray of sawdust steel trap is placed in tho tray will not bo seen or susnected, und hold at least one marauder, The boarding-houso business in New York is ranidly becoming a thing of tho paivt. The apartinunt houso and tho tint nro steadily driving tlieni out. Poultry Tenoes- ifivervbody knows now 10 inane n chaap fence. 1 oucos aro very expen- slve. nnd any plan thnt enables a pcr- son to mnko a fenco In such a manner as to cost but littlo nnd yet bo servlcoa- ble, will always bo adopted. Tho cheap- est fenco is mado of lath, but unless it is well mado it is worthless. Tho do. siro should bo to hnvo tho Jfoneo ns strong ns possible, ond tho woakest nlaco is near tho bottom. Tho obieo- tlon to n lath fenco is that dogs somo- tunes break through, not intention- s 1. . 1 n . I. pressure. To make a good, strong, durablo lath fence, six feet high, tho pf.r.'i may bo eight feet. Having! plaocd tho posta eight feet apart, procure somo good shingling strips, (shingling lath,) and securely nail the bottom strip from post to post, and six inches abovo tho ground. Noil tho next atrip exactly ground. Noil the eighteen inches r Thus the first strip abovo tho ground, above tlio nrst one. ) win no six incnes nnd tho second strip being eighteen inches abovo that, will consequently bo two feet from the ground. The third (or top) strip should bo nailed threo feet abovo tho second, or Ilvo feet from the ground. Now, nnil to tho bottom strip naif lath. As a lath is. four feet long, a halt lath will bo two feet in length. Let tho bottom touch tho ground. Nail the lath to the two strips, the bottom of each lath of course being on the 'ground; the tcp of tho lath Is nailed to tho second (or mid. die) strip. Place tho half laths ono inch npart, which will keep in the chicks as well rts tho largo fowls. Hero .,.;ii 1,0 noticed thnt you havo n .trontr. close, irood fence, with the ,..:. !., ;!,. ini,..a h',f,h onj oi y, Z fmm ti.n mu-rr !,.:, i, ,,, a i,t ,i, fnnnn ia . b . . . ' on v two leet nch. Having mado Iho fdnco only two feet nigh, but closo and strong, you now desiro height. This is made of the w.holo lath, which is nailed to tho raijd(0 anj top strips, but instead of .! ollinnn tnnli nnnrt. two inches boing only- one inoh apart, two inohes will bo closo enough. The fenco will thus bo six feet high, and durable. The practice) of .nailing wbolo laths with a half lath abovo it, is hero re versed, as wo placo tho half at the bot tom, and the whole lath at tho top. Thcro aro several advantages to bo gained by so doing, First, tho strips are brought closo to each other, making tj10 urcS3tlro against two strips instead n( ' rpi,n i.-it i-.u ,n Un nioCod ct08er together, with economy, than wjtj. lhe U8Q 0 ts,0 whnle lath Should it b0 de8'ireu tho whole lath may bo at th c ; heg 3part a3 fuu Becurity 0 conutiement is made by tho lower, it 0QeaDer to reuair a rotten half lath than a wholo one, and as such fences usually begin to givo out at tho lower part first, this is a great advantage. Such a fence combines strength, cheap ness, and efficiency, and can bo mado by any oue. Poultry Monthly. Different fertilizers. at T . . . 1 II f . . . . A correspondent to tno u rioune ana Farmer thus gives his experience with different fertilizers : I havo had my mito of experimental practice. I have paid 81.00 a load foi' Buwdust with a little mixturo of Iioipo droppings, nnd hauled tho samo 'rur miles to the tune of 3800 to $1,500 p. year, because I was educated thus and so, but as it did not pay, I applied my self' to a study of tho components of my so:is nj thefP wants for mv orona and 1 y crops, ana wth Ono years dressing of animal , f0nov.-ri n.ie.h vear thereafter manure, iollowed each year thoreatter with four bushels of salt to the acre, I grow as fino quince trees as over wcro set out by any dealer. I applied on sandy land, plaster and bono meal, and grew fino peach trees minus any animal manure, and when I took tho poor tract of land on which I now resido a tract which had been rented and worn out until it would not grow buckwheat, white beans, or any other crop, whoso only grass was thnt commonly known as wire grass and bogs I knew I could not afford to pay for animal manures, mostly com posed of sawdust, at $1.00 for a lod and haul it four miles, so. I set about another way of producing what I wanted, I plowed narrow and deep say nine inches furrows very late in the autumn, nnd in February I sow ed salt nt the rate of eight bushels to the acre. I buy a refuse article cost ing about twenty to thirty cents a bushel, then early in March 1 sow three hundred pounds of bono meal to tho acre ; it is an articlo not all boric, but is tho scraps and bones left from mak ing of glue, dried aud ground fino like coarse corn mcnl, and its action is much moro immediate, although not as last ing as clear bono ; then when tho full foliage is grown, eay about middlo to last of May, I sow about ono bushel of plaster of Paiis (gypsum) on each acre, because at that time I have found tho practical benefit very much greater than wheu applied in Februnry or March. I cannot yet boast of tho besi land in the State, but I am willing to r"".Z7L-'".r""" " cauoages, tomatoes 01 fruits with any one, and ray vegetablo garden is rarely purpassod by any of my neighbors t but when any of them do surpass ine, I gavo them credit, and then get just a fow of their better ments. Let tho American caglo flap his wings and deliver himself of an car splitting scream. By tho roport of tho chief oftho national bureau of statis tics, it is shown that tho valuo of tho products of tho various industries of the United States is soven times tho total valuo of tho foreign commerce of Great Britain and Ireland, and fivo times the total valuo of tho foroign commcrco of Pruuce, including iu each caso both exports and imports. Tho total value of the products of industr. ue 111 1110 united Dimes is also shown 'o bo a little more thnn twico the el valuo of tho exports of merohnndir- j from all countries of Europe.. Tin United StateB is now tho largest manu facturing country ou the globe. Tho Washington monument will be tho highest work of man to bo found in tho world, lhe highest point reach ed by man so far is tho spiro of tho cathedral at Cologne, which is 5'20 feet hi t:h, and was completed in 1882. Tho Washington monument will bo 555 feet high when completed. The tallest of tho great pyramids is ouly 480 feet iu height.