I.' r VW J -. . . COLCMtUDmocmr. UTittnPT,,. vn..n I Imneil Weekly, every Prlilnj Morning, nl ni.OOMStlUltO. COLUMBIA CO . Pu. .vi in,j-r uisjumiuueu except at the ontlon 0( tho niiDIUIier. iniill ill nrrr'.ir.i ' ,.ml p Pf ,"it of mo stnto or to distant port 'im.'oiimlit rap.tldrurlnadvance.tinlossarcspou. slbloi?raon In Columbia county asiumcs to dot Vio subscription due on demand. lu w the connt'y. 10l0n!fcrexaCled from 8"ibcis JOB PIUNTING. nnTSPn1 E2'?f 5?.9sw '5 ' PROFESSIONAL CARDS. B. WALLER," ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW, OMeaomlUoDainuk. "loomsbu v L FUNIC, AT TO It NH Y-AT-L A V. . , UtooMwmn, Pa, omce la Ent's Building. j ohn M.orwinKj ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW. AND JUSTICE OF THE 1'EAOE. BLOOJISBURO, PA. omce over Moycr Bros. Drug store. W MTLLEK, A.TTOKNEY-AT-LAW- nines ta orowor's bulldlng.second noof.room No.l Blootnsourg, l'a. FRANK ZRR, ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW. , Bloomsburg, l'a. oraie corner ot centro and Main streets. Clark j Building. Can bo consulted la German. G EO. E. ELWELL, ATTiORNEY-AT-LA'.W, Bi.oo.Msmiito, Pa. rnlnn , 41...... frnt nnrr nf PnT . UII1VU Ull . IIP, LUUli llli. . VV... wwu- u.miuan llulldliij;, Muln sliect, below E.- cluuigu llolel. pAUL E. WIHT, Attornoy-at-Law. Ufflco In COLOMBIAN udilmno, Itoom No, ii, SCCOOQ hour. BLOOJIdBUKG, PA. S. KNORR. L. 8. WINTER8TEEN. K.NORR & WINTERSTEEN, A ttornoy s-at-Law. onico la 1st National Bank building, second floor, first door to i ho 1 it. Corner of Mum and Market streets Wooinsuurg, l'a. iSf-i enstoiu and Bounties Collecttd. J II. MAIZE, ATTORNEY AT-LAW 3fllce In Maize's bulldjjf over BUlmeycr's grocery. JOHN 0. YOCUM, Attorney-at-Law CATAW1SSA, l'A. onico In News Itkm building, Main Btreet. Member ot tho American Attorneys' Associa tion. ;oiloctlon3 mado In any part ot America. K. OSWALD, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Jncksoii Building, Rooms 4 and 5. BERWICK, r A -y. ii. mi awn. ATTOItNEY-AT-LAW. Catawlssa, ra. OTlce.cornoror 'rnlrd and Main streets. E, SMITH, Atlornoy-atLaw; Berwick. Pa. On bo Consulted In Germnn. A 1.60 FI1IST-CLAS3 FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES KKntESKXTED. 3"0111co ilrst door below the post olllcc. MISCELLANEOUS. c vj . uanuuui, .iiiujiiGj'Hiu.ai. .onico in Jji'uwur'a budding, and story, Uoino3 . Dl lUfl.t'V . .tnnu.,...t1 ... Jli, MoKELVY, M. D.,Surgeon anJ Phy . ilctan, north side Main atreet.below Marktit A L. FRITZ, Attnrney-at Law. Oliico f . in Columbian Building, Q M. DRINKER, GUN & LOCKSMITH ening Machines and Machinery of all kinds ro airod. Ofeka uoesi Building, liloomsburg, Pn. D R. J. C. RUTTER, piitsiciah &BUKOBON, Office, North Martot Btreet, BlGOmBbUls, Pt- DR. VM. M. REDER, Surgeon and Physician, omce corner of Hock and .Market street. JR. EVANS, M. D., Surgeon and . Physlotan, (Office and Residence on Third street. 11 HOUSE, DENTIST, Bluomsbukg, Columbia Countv, Pa. 11 styles of work done in a superior manner, work warranted as represented Teeth Eitkict .kd without Pain by the use ot uas, and freo ot charge ben artmclal teeth are Inserted. OfBco in Columbian building, 2nd lloor, Jo be open at all hours during the dai Nov.ss-ly JjURE INSURANCE. ;CH11ISTIAN P. KNAPP, BLOOMSBOltO.PA, HOME, OP N. Y. 3IKKCIIANTS', OK NEWAHK, N. J. CLINTON, N, V, PUJPLEh' N. V. 1IEADI.NO, l'A. These iis coiii'okations are well .easoncd by sige and riBB tested and havo never yet had a loss bettled by uiy court of law, 'I heir awets aro all Invested JufcoxiD secuiiit.es aro liable to the hnzaittot KiliKtuty. Losses rRoumr and uokestlt adjusted and ald as boon as determined by ciikistun r. CNifP, SrECIlh AOENTAND ADJCSIER BLOOMSDUKO. Pi. The people of Columbia couuty should patron. Ize the agency where losses If uny b.e settled and paid by one of therown citizens. PK0M1T.NE33, EQUITY, FAIll DEALING, for Infants and Children. "Caitorla Ii so well adapted to children that I Castorla cures Colic, Conttipatlon, I recommend it as superior to any prescription I Ko,lr Stomach, Dlarrhuiu, Eructation, known to me." II. A. Archer, M. D., lo,naU, B'V" vtomiU 111 60. Oxford EL, Brooklyn, N. V. I Without injurious medication. entauiiniment An obsoluto euro for Rheumatism, Sprains, Pain In tho Back, Burns, Galls, &c. An Instantaneous Pain- rcllovlng nntl lloallnr; Itomody. letctt 30 YEARS RECORD. emus ALL SISIASES 07 TUB KIDNEYS Livrn BLADDEIl AND TnuuAnr ohoans DHOrSY obavei. diabetes BlUallT'a DISEA8S PALNS IN Tnu BACK LOINS on SIDE NEBVOO"S DISEASES DETENTION on NON. DETENTION or trlUNE. phioe S1.20. Bond for Pamphlet of Totl moal.1.. HUNT'S iiEiiuur CO., lrot Ucnc, It. I. Physicians' Testimony. A. W. Brown, M.D., of rravldence, ri. I,, soyst "I have nied Hpkt's tKIJney and Liver Hixest in my practice for tho pat sixteen ycita. and chccrfnlly recommend It as hclng a I a4 and rtllablt remedy." Another prominent doctor ot Providence nays that "1 am fre quently urceil to use other prepare tlonsaaanbatltnteifor Host's Kid ney and Liver IiiucpT. IOndon trjlng them that they are worthless In comparison toll." An Old Lady. "My mother, 70 years old, has chronla kidney complaint and drop sy. Nothing has ever helped htr llko Host's Kidney and Liver Remedy. She has received great benent from 8 bottles and wo think It will euro her." W. V. Sander land, Bnllder, Danbnry, Conn. A Minister's Wife. I!ev. Anthony Atwood. of Phila delphia, ay: "Hcxt's Kidney and Liver IUmedt ho. cured my wife of llropny in its word form. All say tint it Is a miracle." Cicneral Chnco. General Chaco of Ilhodo Island says: "I always keep Host's Kid ney and Liver ItcaiEDT In my house. Token in small doses occa sionally at night, Itpmcnts head ache, and regulates tho kidneys, stomach and other organs." 10 Disease soon shaken, by IlraT's P.emedt taken." X- CnilTCMOS, K. T General Agent. IN I Health and Happiness 9 DO AS OTHERS cT&critf have done. i4EP, your Kidneys disordered? 9ro r.'-i ir . i"uit" iu irom ray trro?e, Mil Etmit m im wTi11 KiTcn ur by 13 wt doctom in Are Uouilwin, Kd. Chiitttan Monitor CleTeliHa, O. iayy0." Wright's Disease? in KltJ,ne,7 "or? cured ma wtiea tay water waj Juat Bliko clialle and then like blood.11 J rant Wilson, reabo0y,3Iasi Sllfffirinrr fvnm riinWonO Sever used. Given almost lmmedlato relief." ?I,Y yu Livor Complaint? aiier i prayed to iIib ncury Ward, lata Co!. Mth Nat. Guard, N. Y. Is your Back lame and aching? H C. M. Talimafftf, Milwaukee, Wia, iUdnpj.Vort mdo tuo sound in llrer and kidocja iter ycara of unsuccosflful loctorintr. Its worth ijw Aro, you Constipated? KIanfyA ort causes ensy eacuatlont and cured mo niter 14 years uw of other nipdlcinen." Xvlnn FalrcbUJ, bU AJbans, Vt. Havo you Malaria? 'Kidnoyvwort has done better than any other remedy i hare etcr used In my practice." Dr. 1U K. Clark, BtiuLb Hero, Vt. Aro you Bilious P Kidney-wort has dono mo mora cood than any other remedy I lure eter taken." Jlrs. J, T. adUjway, Elk Flat, Orenon. Aro you tonnented with Piles? Kidney-Wort r rmantntly eurtil mo of bloedlnjf piles. Dr. w, C. Klme recouimonded It to me." Ceo. H. Ilorst, Canbier 11. Dank, ilyerttown, r&. Are you Rheumatism racked? B "Kidney-Wort cuntrt me, after 1 wan given up to die by physician 1 1 and I bad suffered thirty years." Ladies, aro you suffering? "Kidney-Wort cured mo of jiecullar troubles of f etenU years fctMUlIn?. Many trlenda line and rralno It." Urn. U. Lamoreaux, l.lo La 31otte, Vt. If you would Banish Disease i and gain Health, Tako li Thb Blood Cleanser. Feb C-.1 mo A. HOP FLUSTER Wtat la thoucecffiufTcriiijrV'ith Eaekaclie, Pain 1 n the Sido or Itip, Bcictica, rjieumat ism, fcidaey Diacaccs, Crick, Stitctcn, Swollen and tried IaTuscIcs, Chest and Lur troubles, or any eortof r-atnorecrsncfio, eitt-er local or deep seated nhinn Hop riaalcr vtill give instant relief P rripArcdfromlAircundyntch.Cana da Salscm, and the pcln.'fcJZllnc virtues of Hops. Tho beat fctrccstLxsinf plaster ever known. Thousands say so. Lloldbynudealers. Mailed oa receipt of price, 2Eo., & for CI 00. nOP rLAST'TR COTi-ANT. IV ston. Has. SttoTjfiesto.via.'Bcst. I WILL PAY $2.50 PER DAY To all who work for rr e at home. To many lean afloid to pay more, tr-3TCADY EMPLOYMENT. Light, Plea3Jnt Work. Send postal card to W. V. llldout, LouU ville, Ky. liar 13 4 w r EX CHANGE HOTEL, W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR BwoasB'jaa, ?a. oppoatTKCowr.T house. Urge aul convenient simple rooms. Hath rooms hot and cold water, and all modern conveniences J S 3ITIEHBEMDEH, J roJ" TSute Remedy 't'TQ;FAfc,fcr mnmrmwi life IrmiWiiifffi fie SELECT STORY, ON A GATE POST. CIIAITLK 1. AmbrtHu Nettloson has whut lie tlilnkB U n valuable mamiscript. He thinks sn, iloubtlesJ, becausu it ruconia part of his life. Ono tiiglit recently, while I wits at his house, he brought out the manuscript and read it to me. Although I did not ask permission, yet I do not feel that I violat'i his con fidence by giving ns nearly as I can remember, tho contents of the paper which ho treasured with such affeu Hon : Tho prospect wus not cheerful. I was riding a horse across a country whoso lonliness was as deep as a sigh which bespeaks tho long abcnco of some one. Night was coming on and a storm was gathering its forces. A frightened owl flitted past me, scream ing in my face. Tho time of year was when natuio hesitates whether to con tinue winter or begin spring. My horse almost eliook 1110 off when he stopped and shivered. Tho owl scream ed 111 my face again. Dead leaves, for a moment, would whirl before me, and then fall, scattered and torn as though they had, by an angry hand, been swept from their long, damp rest, only to be mocked. "What a dreary, dreary place it is 1" I mused. feel ns thoujjh something terrible is going to happen. The air, just before, the great agitation which must come, seems quiv ering in its desire to bear tho Bound ol murder, murder 1 As I live yonder is light. Is it possible that I shall receive, shelter ?" Urging my horse forward, I soon reached a small house, near thu sum mit of a desolate peak, overlooking tho Arkansaw river. I dismounted near tho door thero was no feneo around tho house. My horse looked appeal ingly at me and without asking per mission from any one within, I led tho animal to a stable close at hand and took off saddle and bridle. As I was returning, the storm burst upon the river. When I approached tho door, I heard a wail. 1 knocked and I heard the wail coming slowly toward me. Tho door was opened by a girl scarcely more than twelve- years old. Her face was tho pieluio of despair. Sho said nothing, but pointed to a bod, upon which lay an old man, gasping for breath. Approaching him, I saw that he had but a few minutes to live. Tho girl knelt besido tho old man. Ho tried to put his baud-upon her head. Fail ing, he looked at me and I assisted him. Ho tried to speak, but could not. The girl sobbed frantically. The rain poured down and tho storm shook tho house. "lie will never get well I" she cried. "My grandpa will die." Yes, her grandpa would die. His life had already passed away. Tho hand lying on her head was growing cold. She looked .it him andshiiek cd. What a night wo spent iu that house. Tho storm howled and tho rain lell until nearly daylight. Tho girl, whom 1 saw was intelligent, with an impressive face, said that her namo was Munette Loggeraon, and that sinco her earliest recollection sho had lived with tho old man who had spent tho most of his time, since sho begun to talk, in teaching her. "I have no relatives," she said in an swer to a question. "Any friends V 'No friends." "You have neighbor" "None. The nearest house is nearly eight miles away." I know not what to do. Surely tho situation was serious. Karly at morn i tig, we buried tho old man in tho yard. As best I could, I made a colli 11 of a trough which I found in tho stable. After the burial, I went out and found enough corn for my horse. I left Mun ette "at the grave, on which she had, sobbing bitterly, thrown herself. "Wtiero are you going, little girl !'' I asked when I returned, still finding her on tho grave. "How can I go anywhere V sho asked. "I havo no friends, I told you." "You cannot remain here." "I cannot go away.'1 "I will not leave you here. You must go with mo. My mother has no little girl. Sho will recoivo you." Stilt lying on tho grave, and without looking up.sho replied : "I will go and woik for my board." "You will not havo to work'. When I tell my mother of tho circumstances under which I found you, sho will take you in her arms. Come, get your clothes. It is tirau wo wero leaving here. Sec, the sun is shining beauti fully. It is a now day for you." Without replying, she arose and turned toward me. Her face, oven aside from her grief, wns so sad, and her eyes wore a look of such tender appeal that even though she had rela tives I would have thought it my duty to take her homo with mo. Sho went into tho house and soon roturned with a small bundle. 'I haven't much to take," she eaid. "Grandpa and I wero very poor, and you sec, having inherited his property, I am poorer than ever." I was not surprised to hoar her mako such a remark, for I had discovered that sho nover associated with children ami was consequently wise of her ago. "You shall havo some nico dresses after a while," I replied. "Pretty red ones V Tho child was asserting itself. "Yes, and bluo ones." She wept anew as we mounted tho horse bIio seated behind me. As long as we wero within sight of the house she said nothing, but when wo had descended into tho thick woods, sho said : "I won't cry anymore, if I can help it." "Your grandfather uiUHt have been good to youl" "Yes, but be mado me read many books that wero very dull great law books. I don't like them. Ills eyes for many years havo been so bad that I had to do all his reading for him. Ho wroto a book full of curious things and murders, but ouo day when he found mo reading it, ho took it away from me and burned it up. It must havo been bad and ho must have been sorry that he wroto it. What is your namo 1" I told her, and ox-pieescdmy surpriio that sho had not sooner asked, mo. "It was your placoto tell mo without BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 3, my asking," sho said. "When I told you my name, you should havo told me yours. Don't you Beet" I acknowledged tho justice of her re buke. Tho day passed rather ploasantly, with tho exception of tho inllucr.co of the night before, whioh naturally enough she could not dispel mid which I could not keep fiom arising occasion ally. Wo sat on n log and atu our dinner, and Miinctto's remarks gavo mo additional insight into her closo habit of observation. When evening came, we slopped at a farm house, whero the sad story of tho littlo girl awoke such sympathy Ihat the kind-heaitcd house wife begged mo to allow tho child to leinain with her. "It is a question that sho must de cide," I rejoined. "What do you Bay, Munctto " "I am surprised that yon should ask mo such a question," sho replied, ap proaching tho chair whero I aat and taking my hand. "Would it not be un gratetul in mo to desert you so soon, or to over desert yon?" "She's got moro sense than an old woman right now," said the host, ad dressing his wife. "Our twenty eight year old daughter that married last month ain't a patchin' to this girl." "W'y, Jcsperson," said his wife, iu mild censure, "Margaret ain't twenty years old." "She's mighty nigh it." "An' besides that," continued tho woman, "sho never had a chance.'' "Didn't go to school three months outtn nearly every year, eh t What show does a gal want I'd like to knowt This little creetur, I warrant you never has been to school." "Oh, yes, sir. My whole life has boon a school. The Old houso where I used to live contains many .books. If you want them you may go thero and get them. I shall never go after them. I could never read them again." "Well, blast my buttons if I don't tnosy up, that way. I ain't much of a scholar, but I reckon 1 can worry through with a lot of them." CIlAlTKU 11. My mother welcomed Munette, when I related tho sad -tory of how 1 found her, the sympathetic woman took tho child in her arms and kissed her. A few days afterwards, when I returned homo after a short absence, sho flashed upon mo 111 a gay red dross. Sho was more of a child than I had overseen more so than I had thought it possible for her to become. My mother was delighted to soo her .innocent pranks, and I, for tho first timo. kissed tho child. "You have kissed me at last," she taid. "Is it becauso I look better in this dress !" "It is because you look more like a child. Beforo you reminded me so much of a woman." "Do not women like to be kissed?" I laughed and my mother, shaking her head I can seo her gray hairs now said : "Ah, Ambrose, our young girl has a very old head." Wo sent Munette to school. The teacher, a man who had tho reputation of being profound, met me 0110 day and said : "Look here, Munette is the most re markable child I ever saw. Sho has read so many books and makes mo such wise observations that I am con stantly surprised. To tell you tho truth, I cannot advance her. Not that I am not intellectually able ahem hut because I do not think that at her ago it would bo safe. Therefore I would advise you to tako her from school. I know the effect that too much learning has on youth. I know how narrowly I escaped.'1 When I spoko to Munette, she said : "That school is a very dull place. It is a constant hum of arithmetic. I don't liko to cipher, as tho children call it. Fractions mako my head aoho and mis cellaueous examples make 1110 sick. Let 1110 study at home. I took her from school. Sho was a devoted student, but was never so ab sorbed ihat sho was oblivious to tho littlo attentions which a woman of my mother's ago prizes so highly. Mun ette grew rapidly and I was pleased to seo that she was daily becoming moro graceful. ClIAPTEK III. The war came on. How natural it is, in writing a story, to say "The war caruo on j" but this is not a story, and nothing can ba moro natural than truth although it is said to bo stranger than fiction. Therofoie, when I say that tho war came on, I intend that tho declaration should havo its full meaning. I left homo full of pride. I was a captain. .My mother prayed ; but Munette did not seem to bo affent.. ed. "Good bv." sho said. "War is ono of tho incidents of civilization, as well as a feature of baibarity, I know that you will do your duty, and that you will not forget tho littlo girl whom VOU OtlCO saw Hnhbinn. nmlnr flin I1ar.1l of a dying man. When you return, I shall bo old enough to kiss you." 1 looked at ner in astonishment. Mer riment snarkled in her pvph. Vnn don't liko to kiss children, it seems." "Jiuneite, you are strange. I ouce said that I did not kiss von 1ipthhm you looked liko a woman." -un, yes, mat is true. 1 thought that you did not want to kiss mo because I was bo small. Thero now, captain, don't bwoII up liko a toad." I turned away. Sho called me, when I was about a hundred vnrds nwnv ami said : "When vou nass tho bit? crate. look on tho right hand post." I did so and found thu words, "I lovo you." Under this I wrote, "And I lovo you.' I did not receive but ouo lotter from Munette. and Hint, miirht tnvt m .r,ll have been written by a professor of geuiugy, ior 11s lour pages wero dovot- P(l In II lipanrlntinn nf n l,t nt ..-.1.t.lr.a i.v.w.. w. i iu, v n;uuiva in a cave. I returned homo ragged and ill. Mun- otto was delifhteil tn kin mi. Him u'n so peculiar, though that I could uot ...l.-.l . , .... . icii wuetuer or not sue still loved mo. It seemed that she, ili.l ever I attempted to remind hor of It, ol.r. ,.t,n.,...l .!. ... T 1 1 II 1-iii.ufcjyu uiu BUUJUCl. 1.1KU UU irUO lovcis, 1 felt that without her my life would bo a blank, I spoko to my mother concerning my trouble. "Sho Is a very strango girl, but I al ways found her frank except when I asked her If sho loved you, and sho ro plied that the hawks had carried off three of tho domiuicker hen's chick ens." One day, hi passing thoTjlg gate, I wroto on tho post tho following : "Will Vou marry ine t Two days afterwards I visited tho place and found tho word "yes." Without further communication, ex cept to appoint tho timo by the "I'ost," wo wero married. I did not find her disposition to bo peculiar, only in tho intensity of her lovo for me. " "Why did you treat mo so?" I ouo day asked her. "Tho dominickcr has a great deal of trouble with hor chickens," bIio replied. Shortly afterwards, when kIio thought that I was uot looking, she throw back her head and laughed. Arkansaw Traveler. How Chewing tium is Made Oat of Orude Petroleum, "There's a car load of solid com fort for tho young ladies," said a gen tleman in Liwrencoville to a reporter of a Pittsburg morning paper, pointing to a car standing on tho Allegheney Valley railroad. "Now thoro's twenty. live-barrels of chewing gum there," ho continued. You may not know it, but it is a fact that nearly all of tho chew ing gum consumed in tho United States and Vnssar Collego comes from Pittsburg." "Of what is this maidenly solace composed ?" asked tho newspaper man. "Why, it's mado from tar, and tho worst of tar. Tho Standard Oil Com pany is a big thing on wheels whon you get talking about oil, but it is just as big relatively speaking when you get into tho province of chewing gum. You seo they control nearly all tho re fineries, and it is from them that tho gum is evolved, so to speak. Tho re liners tako tho residum from the crude oil after the refined article has been made and work it in an agitator, pro ducing a certain grade of paraffine substance. This is sent to two firms located in Boston and New York, who put it through another refining process and then scent tho stuff, cut it up into small pieces, and the retail dealers take hold of it and mako thousands of giddy girls happy with 'something to chaw.' Tho wax as loaded on tho cars is worth 17 cents per pound, but when put through tho second refining process, its cost is 30 cents a pound. I suppose a pound of refined paraflino will suf tico for the making of 500 pieces of chewing gum: so tho profit in tho busi ness is apparent when you recollect that it retails for 1 and 2 cents a stick." "How much of tho wax is shipped from Pittsburg wc.-kly t" asked tho ro porter. "Well, about fifty barrels per week. Some of it is used for finishing up in filiated tolegraph and telephone wires, some for making fancy candles; but the best grades aro used for making chewing gum. Iu fact, it can be safe ly computed that twenty-five barrels of this wax aro weekly shipped from Pittsburg to be worked up into chew ing gum. It is not a very attractive loooking substanco when it has gone through the first refining process, but after it has been reagitated it comes out a beautiful pearl-white in color and is absolutely tasteless. Tho making of paralHue is ono of tho green spots in tho desert of refiuiug just uow, considering the condition of the oil trade. It is only within the past few years that the secondary refining process has been ac complished in this country. The wax was sent to Scotland then shipped back to this country. Tho two lirma mentioned in New York and Boston are now making a good thing out of tho business. Taken for an Alligator, Captain Paul Boyton has opened au aquatic museum in New York. Ho should secure an old fellow whom ho encountered during his float down tho Arkansaw river. Just beforo reaching Ked Bluff, a nativo who had nover heard of the captain, saw hira float ing. "Ef that ain't a alligator Baid ho, "I'm a fish." Springing into a boat, he rowed out to investigate. vVhen within speaking distance, tho captain, who was afraid of being shot, raised up, and called "Halloa !" "Wall, I do declare," exclaimed tho old felloiv, ceasing to row, and gazing at tho captain, who in his rub ber suit, looked like some terrible mon ster. "I havo heard o' a heap o' things an1 havo seed a few, but you air the fust talkin' alligator that I over seed. Tho captain to humor the fellow, and not knowing that his words would enforce conviction, replied : "lcs, don t many of us talk, but I got tho hang of it somehow." "Wall, I do declare,' said the old fellow, slowly rowing down tho stream. "You must'vo larnt it from tho Yan kees." "Yes." "How'd they do it ?" "Split my tonguo." "It's a pity they hadn't split your hoad open, fur you'll causo trou bio enough, turned loose in this river. Uomo out on tho hank an let mo gel a good look at you. I'd like fur my wife to seo you, fur 6ho thiuks that I m tho uclii'st thine next to a cat-fish, but blamed if you don't lay over me. Whar you goin , any how T ' "Going hack down 10 tho Miesissip pi." "Whar you been ?" "Been up to Fort Smith ; went up after a school of bas." "Wall, if ,you ain't a peculiar fel low." "Say, if I como out may I stay all night with yon t" "Yes, go a little furder down thar an' yer ken git in tho bayou an' sleep thar, but mind, if I ketch you on ray trot-lino you're gone up, talk or no talk. Good byo; nover seed the like o' you befo' and I hopo never to agm," and taking a final look, hu mused: "My Lawd, but ho's a onery cuss. Arkansaw Traveller. Tho oldest volunteer military body which English annals reoord is the Honorable Artillery company of Lon don. Its origin dates back to the reiiru of William II, when it horo tho title of tho company of St. George and was composed of citizens who formed them selves into an armed association for thu preservation of public order. In 155B, when tho Spanish Armada made the actual attempt to invade the coun try, they raised a loice of 10,000 men. This was probably tho earliest dato at which volunteers wero raised. 1885. Life In Persia. AN ENGLISH DOCTOR IS SENT BO.MB PKIISIAN LADIES. POll 11Y Doctors are privileged persons. Pos sibly on his first visit, or if his patient bo tho wife of a holy man, they may bo veiled but afterward tho veil is cast asldo. Ono great characteristic of the Persian is his curiosity 1 among Persian women it is developed in an intense degree. And that is why it is that tho doctor is so often sent for. I have been summoned to tho house of a Persian grandee. Iu deference to Oriental prejudices I havo discarded my linen cutaway coat, which from its shortness, is considered indelicate, and substituted for it tho professional black cloth frock. "Heart's Delight I Heart's Delight I" shouts our guide, as he reaches a grimy curtain, at tho samo timo signalling mo by a wavo of the hand to advanco no further. A scuttling of slippered feet is heard, and Ileal t's Delight, a hid eous negresB of middle age, dressed in dean and bright print garments, raises tho curtain. "In tho namo of God, you aro welcomo j you havo been expected. One minute, sahib, till 1 inform our lady," grins tho black slave woman, Tho curtain falls, and in the half dark ncss of tho passage tho porter gazes at me and 1 gaze at tho porter. "Ne gresses aro the daughters of burnt fathers," ho rcmaiks. To which I re ply, "Yos, yes," as is the custom in tho East rn Rearing a self-evident proposi tion. Now wo aro awaro of considera ble commotion and shrill voices from behind tho curtain, and, before I can bo enlightened further by the door pur ter on tho subject of the daughters of burnt fathers, the curtain is nuain rais ed, this timo to admit us. "Welcome, sahib. Pray enter. May your foot steps bo fortunate 1" Our guide, the sooty Heart's Delight precedes us. Wo reach tho door of the principal apartment, tho windows of which look down upon the wholo length of the hauz. I cast off my galoshes at the door, but retain my head gear, for to reraovo it would bo tho height of rude ness. Heart's Delight motions me to a seat on a chair (tho only chair; Per sians sit on the ground) at tho head of tho room. When I say that the inter ior of this apartment resembles tho halls of the Alharabra Court at tho Crystal Palace, as they appeared in their first splendor beforo tho great fire there, I exactly describe it. A price less carpet, surrounded by felt edgings, two inches thick and a yard wide ap pears like a lovely but subdued picture artfully set in a sombre frame. In the recesses of tho walls aro many bou quets iu glass vases. Tho ono great window a miraclo of intricate cargon try, some 20 feet by 20 blazes with a geometrical pattern of tiny pieces of glass, forming ono gorgeous mosaic. Threo of tho Bashes of this window aro thrown up to admit air : the colored glass of the top and four remaining sashe? effectually shut out excess of light. The frou frou of silk is heard. Thro ladies enter tho room. Their feet and legs aro bare to tho knee, for thoy havo cast off their shoes at the door; but tho rest of them is shrouded in a large sheet of dark-bluo silk, tho outer veil of tho Persian lady. Gracefully they sink down into tho heaps in a Bemicirclo opposito us. "Salaam, sa hib. You aro welcome. Tea, tea, for the sahib I" I respond in the custo mary way, and inquire after tho health of my veiled hostesses. Only ono re plies, in a confident tone she is evi dently of middle age; and self-possessed. Tho other two bluo heaps shako with inward mirth, but aro silent. "It can not be, it is too hot 1" tho lady continues, as she castB off her dark-bluo envelope an examplo immediately followed by her companions. Heart's Delight hastily folds up tho threo veils; and a plump, middle-aged lady, very comely and her two innocent-looking daughters, handsomo young women, fair as any English girl, with round chubby faces and mag nificent eyes aro disclosed to view in all tho splendor of tho Persian lady's indoor dress. Tho costume of all is tho same, varying only in colors, and these aro of tho gayest; short and vol uminous skirts ot silk, much bouffee, reaching to tho knees; shirts (tho Per sian word, like the French chemise, is applied to tho garment of both sexes) of transparent silk eauzo s tinv Zouave jackets of gaily embroidered velvet, just covering tho shoulders uud the top of tho back (of theso tho sleeves aro unbuttoned from tho elbow, hanaintr down and showing the gay linings of paie-coiored out Drilliant silk); the top of tho head and tho cars aro hidden hy gorgeous silk kerchiefs, embroidered in gold ; and thero is no moro clothing to describe, unless tho numerous brace lots of tho bantrlo form, of cold and glass, which jauglo as the ladies move their arms, may bo called clothes. The ladies chat ; tho vounccr ones only to each other in an undertone, for maiden modesty prevents their address ing tho doctor; but thoy giggle and titter a good deal, and they aro duly reproved for it by tho elder lady. Tea in delicalo old china cups is served; wo all Bmoko hubble-bubbles, and four of them are brought by Heart's Delight atiu iiirce otner uiack tetnalo slaves. Presently I hear a titterinc bohind me. turn, and instantly thero is a Jead si lonco as a bright curtain of shot-silk quickly falls, but not before I have ob served an amused bovy of gayly dress ed women and children. "Excuse them, XJr. bantu ; thoy are so dull, so dull. uonvcrsation turns upon tho curious castoms of Europeans. I am asked if 1 am married, i havo to admit that I am not, and I am duly pitied. But then, ''After all, you are right. Whero thero is a woman there is discord," says my hostess. Moro tea; moro pipes. Sweet cakes, confection, and conserves aro handed : icod sherbet. 111 Bohemian glass tumblers, gilt and of gaudy ool ors, is served. 1 insinuato something to the effect that this is a professional visit ; my hostess smiles. I repeat tho remark, and then tho lady, rising to bid farowell, replies : "Wo wero dull ; wo wero bored j vou hrwo desennuye us. Wallah 'with a littlo lauch "I havo forgotten why wo sent tor you. Your footsteps, nowevcr, havo been fortunate, for our hearts aro no longer sail. So hero was an fcnd of my visit. Wo Bhook hands hoartily, and the lady guve 1110 n huco bounuct of narcibsus as I loft.' As I ode homo through tho giaung streets I tell all the moro clear HIE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XIX. NO lit COLUMBIA DKHOUKAT, VOL. XL1X, MO (1 ly that I had been merely sont for out 01 cunoMty. Hut the handsomo littlo carpet that I afterward received as a fee reconciled me to tho experience. and caused nio to icmembcr that it Is not iu Persia nlono that ladles summon n doctor simply becauso they aro bor ed. The HofWater Onre. r.ITKCTS OP THE TREATMENT AND THE POINTS IN ITS PAVOlt. It may seem a startling assertion, but it is nevertheless a fact, that more persona arc to day taking hot water for various ailments than any slnglo drug jn .our pharmacopa-ia. Tho spread iu tho belief in tho medicinal value of hot water has travelled chiefly by word of mouth. To apply hot water medicinally could not havo become so universally a custom unless great bene fit had been bestowed by it upon many. It was first employed in 1858, ao cording to Dr. Cutter, by Dr. J. II. Salisbury, who mado use of it in a scr ies of experiments undertaken unon animals and men, with reference to the effects of animal food upon the animal economy as a cause and a cure of disease. Theso experiments wero commented upon by tho London Lan cet as a "raluablo American contriott- tion to medicine," according to Dr. Cutter. The benefits that result from the in ternal use of tho hot water must be due, in part at least, if not wholly, to heat, said Dr. Ambrose L. Itanney in a recant lecture before tho academy of medicine in this city. Some of its ellecs aro manifested almost immedi ately in organs connected directly with the digestive apparatus. ine water may be taken in doses of from one goblet to ono and a half. An ordinary goblet contains about ten ounces. Tho dosa must bo mod I fi id in accordance with its effects., It must be drunk hot, and not warm (110 to 150 degrees). If necessary, fifteen minutes or more may bo con sumed iu sipping a goblctful. Wood en cups provent tho water trom cooling quickly. Tho water Jtnay bo flavored with lemon, sugar, salt, gingor, etc., if necessary, but it becomes very agreea ble to tho palate without such after tho patient has taken It for a short time. I lie doso must bo taken ono hour and a half beforo each meal, with abso lute punctuality, and 0110 at bed time. 1 atieuts have the first doso broucht to their bedside and consumo it beforo rising. Tbo passage of tho fluid into the intestines, or its absorption beforo tho meal, is insured by this rule. Tho quantity taken daily mcst bo modified according to the effects produced. II10 temperaturo ot the water should be increased as fast as tho patients can bear it. It is remarkable bow liitth a degree of heat somo patients can en dure after taking hot water for months. At first such a temperature would blister tho mouth. Below 110 de grees the heat is not sufficient, as a rule to have any effects save as an emetic. The administialion of hot water must bo continued at least six months in order to get its full effects. It will be somo wet-ke, as a rule, before any beneficial effects become markedly ap parent. It is not sufficient for a test of its value that it bo given at regular in tervals, with variable degrees of tem perature. lhe use of cold fluids in tho form of beverages must be absolutely prohibi ted. A restricted diet is often necessary to tho full effects of tho treatment in somo forms of nervous dciangemcnts. It is customary with somo patients to forbid all sweets, pastry, fresh bread in any lorm, and tats. The condition of the subject, In respect to lleeh, is a guide, as a rule to tho character ot tho diet prescribed, provided that marked disturbances to digestion are not to bo combated. On drinking a goblet of hot vatcr for the first timo a sense ot warmth within tho stomach will bo produced, unaccompanied with nausea. Eructa tions of gas from the stomach com monly occur within a few minutes af ter the first doso of hot water. This effect may persist for some weeks. Ex- cessivo eructation indicates that fer mentation of food occurs after eat ing. i he skm soon shows the effect of the heat. A gentle glow with a ten dency to perspiration is developed rap idly. This is diffused the cntiro body. Uoldness of tho extremities is often very much benefitted, and in a short time, by this treatment. Tho circulation of tho body appears to be come more uniform. The kidneys exhibit marked effects of this treatment early. 1110 accessory organs ot digestion (tho liver and pancreas) seems to be stimulated by tho internal uso of hot water, l'lalulcnce aud constipation are enumerated as things of tho past. ine nervous system seems to bo nro- foundly impressed by a nrolonged use ot tnis agent. Especially is this tho case among that class of patients who Buffer from tho effects of anosmia of the brain and of the spinal cord and spinal nerves. aids meiuou 01 treatment nas cer tainly onu thing in its favor that few possets viz., it is harmless. Because its remedial effects aro so slow in some cases, it is no proof that they are not nouDiy permanent. Most of our nationality chill their stomach with ico water between meals and during the act of eating. Who would think ot feeding a horse, and placing a bucket of ice-water by his side? Tho question may bo raised if this ono habit alone has not done moro harm to tho nervous systems of men than tobacco or alcohol. Tho success of tho hot mineral wa tcrs,as consumed at tho famous hot Bpriugs of this country and Europe, for chronic diseases, probably depends moro upon employment of internal heat than upon the mineral ingredients of tho waters themselves. It is harmless if properly administer ed. A degree of temperaturo that can do endured by tho mouth will not im pair tho integrity of the stomach Many ot 119 drink eoffeo and tea al an equally high temperature, and in ns large quantities as are compatible with too noi-water treatment. Its effects aro comparatively mil form, provided it ho given for a stilK ciet-t period. Exceptions provo the rule. Isolated cases may uo occasion any encouniereu wnere tno results as ajbs op DrrjisiNq. 1 m one Inch tin) HBO TWO Inches 300 4 00 Three inches 4 W soo (Pourlnches boo 7 00 Quarter column., una w lllaucolumn tooi 1400 lonccolumn,.... tooo 23 ou 3m Moo SOO 700 oo loon 1700 SO 00 (BIO 800 11 00 ISO) 1510 S3 00 MOO ir s,n men tooo C8 00 ffllO 1 110 00 Yearly advertisements pj able quarterly. 1 ran slent advertisements must ho paid tor beforelns ei l cd except where parties have accounts. Legal advertisements two dollars per Inch for llhree insertions, and at that rate for additional Insertions without reference to length. I Kxecutor's.Admlnlstrator'B.andAudltorsnotlcef threo dollars. Must bo paid for when nscrted. Transient or Local notices, ten cents a line, regu lar advertisements bait rates I Cards In the 'Business Directory' column, one dollar a year for each line. stated dp not occur. It scorns to exert n curalivo influ ence iipsn many of tho ohronio diseas es that influence and disturb tho proper assimilation of food. Somo of these aro Important factors in tho develop ment of nervous derangements. It appears that the curalivo influ ence of hot water is not usually tran sient. In many cases tho symptoms havo shown no tendency to return when ouco checked by Its use, provid ed tho patient's indiscretions do not lead to a relapse. It may be employed as an adjunct to all recognized methods of treatment, without detriment to tho patient. It exerts a marked influence upon disturbances of tho nerves. In diabetes and in somo kidney de rangements its action as diuretio is quite remarkable in some cases. As a laxative, hot water has - a slow but decided action. It seems to bo a justifiable deduction that the functions of tho accessory organs of di gestion aro mado active by its uso and brought to a standard of health. The Bk'n is stimulated by tho use of this agent, and the cutaneous circula tion Is apparently rendered moro unl- lorm. Fiom a few experiences made with rcferenco to tho effect of this agent as a preventative of seasickness, it should bo employed for from four to six weeks preceding an ocean voyage, in accordance with tho rules given above. Hartford 'Times. A Dog that Feigned Death, A troop of soldiers under tho com mand of the Neapolitan Government was marching at night toward a little wood, which was supposed to bo the lurking place of a horde of banditti. When tho Boldiers had almost reached tho wood they saw a littlo dog, that had been lying down and keeping watch, rise and begin to bark at tho top of his voice. The Boldiers follow ed him, thinking that ho would give the alarm: and, indeed, when they had reached the middle of th& wood, they found that tho brigands had fled. The officer in command, in bis anger, shot tho dog that had just made hira loso his prey. Tho animal bowled fearful ly, and fell, to all appearances, dead. Tho soldiers went on their way, but in a few minutes saw tho very dog that had just been "killed" stealing be hind tho trees, tacking like n ship, and intently watching tho direction which they had takon. Thoy ran after him and caught him, and found that he had not been 111 tho least hurt. His in stinct had taught him to feign death that ho might bo able to keep at his sentinel's post. His remarkable intel ligence and cunning air won the love of the soldiers, who adopted him and trained him to hunt tho banditti for whom ho had been so faithful a watch man. Good Cheer. Taking a Name in Vain Somo years ago tho lato T. S. Arth ur published a novel, tho sccno of which was laid in Washington. It pictured tho downfall of a talented young man who had gone to tho bad through his loudness for drink. Tho author then proceeded with great exact- nets to picture tho fascinating hostess a lady prominent in the social circles of the capital city at whose winetable the yoiiug man first developed his al coholic appetite. He called this lady jlrs. Logan and described her as tho wife of a gallant Union officer. When tho matter was brought to General Logan's Attention he addressed a sharp noto to Mr. Arthur, asking how he dared to take such liberties with a lady's name, and assuring him that bis wife was a teetotaler of tho most advanced typo. Mr. Arthur answered that ho was a very prolific writer, and left even tho correction of tho proof to his publisher. lie explained that he had hunted up tho original manuscript of tho story, and found that tho lady to whom refer ence was mado was dubbed "Logon. " Tho namo was purely imaginary. The typos, thiuking tho proper reading of tho word was Logan, and so printed it through the entire work. Mr. Arthur offered to make any reparation within his power, but, ns it was too late to undo the harm, the matter was drop- . ped. Chicago News, Compelled to Danoe. A story has just como to light iu Canton, Ga., which affords much amusemont to natives at tho expense of three Boston dudes, whoso connection with tho opening of a Geortria marblo quarry took them there. Thoy havo had much amusement with mountain hoosiers and delighted in showing off their superior accomplishments. While on tho way to Tates recently, they met two harmless-looking country boys who, barctooted and with but ono sus pender over their shoulders, were trud ging to town. 1 ho Uostniiians stepped in front of them and ordered them to danco a Massachusetts juba. When the mouutaineers became sat isfied that the ISostoniaus wero in earn est tlu-y pulled out two ugly-looking rovolvers and changed tho programme by ordering tho dudes to dance. Think iug to humor tho ioko and thus escape easily they danced awhile, but tho boys would not let them halt. Ivor hvo hours under cover of revolvers tho Bostotiiaus danced such a jig as has nover beforo been seen. When tho time was up ono of the mountaineers exclaimed : ".Now, dang it, run 1 The Bostonians were only too glad to go so ana reaenca lown lootsoro anil weary. They are now seeking logal redress. Iu tho West Albany shops, Superin tendent Buchanan, of motive power, and his men havo devieed a smoke-con-Miming locomotive attachment, which is being tested on No. 238, 0110 of the engines drawing tho "flyer from Al bany to Syraouso. It is simply an ar rangement whoreby four ouo sixteenth of an inch jets of htcam are forced into the fire-box from opposito ends above the coals. This device causeB the smoko to burn and also creates addl -tional heat. Threo tons of coal arc saved on each trip to Syracuso and ro turn hy using tho consumer. The United States has 17,000 dent ists, who use a ton of gold aud fivo tons of other metals and mako -1,000,-000 artificial teeth annually. Only ono American iu eighty is found to have perfect teeth, and one-third of tho pop ulation make more or less of the arti ficial product.
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