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! ArroilNBY.AT.LAW,-
' ' OfVicl Front Room, Over Postofllco,
'.' . m.ooMsiiuitu, pa.
v r 14. WAM.RIl
r, Jjt r
': ' ATTOltNEY-AT-LAW,
omoo Of or 1st, National Dank.
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O l.co la Snt's Uulldlng,
J OIIN M. CI AHK,
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'- Uloomsbcro, I'a
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I , -
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ontco In llrower's bulldtntr.setond floor.room No.l
Dloomsburz, l'a.
pr-n I? RANK ZRR,
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9" Bloomsburg, Pa.
' onloe. comer ot Centre and .Main Streets, Wart a
' Building.
Can bo consulted In German,
G
1 KO. E. EL-WELL-
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- lli.ooMsnuita, Pa.
Ofllcc on First tlo6r, front room of Cot.
dmbian llulldlnu, Alula street, below Er.
chnngo Hotel.
pAUL E. WIRT,
Attorney-at-Law.
Office In Columbian BeiLDiNd, Third floor.
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r JJ V. WHITE!' C"
V- ATTORNEY-AT LAW,
BLlOMSBURQ, PA.
Office In owors' Utilldtng, Snil floor,
miiy 1-tf
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Attoi'iioys-at-Law.
Office lu 1st National Uank building, second floor,
nrat doortotliel. lt. Corner ol Main and Market
streots liloomsburtf, l'a.
f&JJe rutionii mid iiouK'.iet Collectid.
P. lltLLMEYEK,
(DISTRICT ATTORNEY.)
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
iTOnicu over Dentler's; shoo "storo,
llloomsburg, Pa. Japr-80.80.
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Catawlsin, Pa.
OBce.oorner ot Ttilrd and Main Streets.
jyj-IOUAEL. F. EYERtiY,
Convsyancsr, Csllsetor of Claims.
AND
LEGAL ADVICE IN THE. SETTLEMENT OF
ESTATES, 0.
rOfl!ce lu rentier's building with P. P. Bill
meyer, nttorney-al-law, trout looms, ana Boor
Bloomsburg, Pa. apr--S6.
D
li. U0N0RAA. ROBBINS.
Offlce and residence, West First street. Blooms-
burB, 1'a. T-
B. McK ELVY, M. D.,8ureeon and Phy
. irlau, north aide Main strcet.below Mattel
t-vrTjTo. RUTTEB,
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ornoe, North Market street,
liKcmsburg, ra
DR. WM. SI. RE11ER Surgeon and
Physician, omce cornor ot Hock and Market
ireot.
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR
BLD01IC3UHO.PA.
OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE.
Large and convenient sample rooms. Hath room,
hot and cold vt ater; and all modern conveniences.
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AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES
North Amorloan ot Philadelphia.
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orth British, ot London.
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oot. S4. I-
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uu.vik, ur . x.
MERCHANTS', OF NEWARK, N. J.
("LINTON, N. V.
PEOPLES' N. Y.
UEAIHNO. I'A.
These LD coht'Okations are w ell seasoned by
aire and hiik tested and have never yet had a
loss settled by any court ot law. Their assets are
all Invested in bOLin skcukities aro liable to the
hazard ot ntiKonly.
Losses rttowrrLv and itokistlt adjusted and
&ald as soon as determined by cubibtian f.
NAPP, SPECIAL AOKNT AND ADJUSTER BL00-SBUK0,
Pa.
The people ot Columbia county should patron.
Ue the agency where losses It any are settled and
pall by ono of thcrown clowns.
PK0M1TNESS. EOUITY. FAIR DEALING.
T7REA8 HHOWN'S INSURANCE
P AGENCY. Sloyer's new building, Main street,
Bloomsburg, I'a.
Assets
..Etna Insuranco Co., of Hartford, Conn tl,oV8,!K0
Royal of Liverpool l3,60i),noo
Lancashire 10,000,000
Fire Association. I'htladelnhla 4.1HS.710
Pbounlx, or London 5,i!C,870
Loudon fi LuncaMUre, ot England l.lW.vm
Hartford of llarttord S,a73,i0
Bpnngneld Flra am) Marine s.usa.Btsii
As the arenclea are direct, policies aro written
or the Insured without delay In the omre at
Bloomsburg. Oct. S8, '81.
VST H. HOUbE,
DENTIST,
Bloomsburo, Columbia County, l'a
All styles ot work done in u suwrlor manner, worn
warranted as reoreaented Terto Bxtract
kd without Pain by the use of (las, and
troeot charge hen artificial teeth
urelnRerKid.
111 IJtirillll H UUIKlltl, illU.U o,l.v,
below Siiirket, rtvu doors below Kleim'tt
a rug store, nrst noor
7o be vpen nl all hourt during the rfaj
NOV f .lj
Y"AINWH10HT & CO.,
W.H LESALE GROCERS,
l'lllLADKLl'lUA, PA,
TEAS, SYRU PS, COFFEE, HUOAR, MOLASSES
men, bi'ichs, niOAP.o eoDA', etc., etc.
N. E. Corner Kccond and Arch Sts.
WOrders will receive prompt attention.
Benton Hotel,
LEMUEL DRAKE, Prop'r.
This well-known hotel has been ro orenrdand
manv impro.emeDts made for the ni'eouimodatlon
ot tbo traveling public, Ibe bar and table aie
supplied with thelH-stthemarke affnrdi. A large
and commodious stable Is connected with the
hotel. 'iermsalwn)HieasonHble.
simaySTJ lJisiUtl. JUIAKH, Proprietor.
WII1I ilMHfl RT
BLOOMSEUEG. PENN'A,,
AGENT FOR THE
KEYSTONE DYNAMITE POWDER CO.,
manufaetruorsof the celebrated Kejstono Dtna
laltfl. 1 bin en plosive Is giving universal satlsfac
tlon." Quotallons cheerfully ghen. lau(;siu
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CaveatB and Trade Marks obtains), and all Patent'
business conducted for MODERATE FbKS.
DUIt OFFICE IS OPl'.blTL! U. B. PATEN P
OFFICE. Wo have no sub-agencies, all business
direct, hence can transact patent bush ess In lota
time and at I.tbS cost than thoso remote from
Washington.
bend model, drawing, or photo, with description.
)e advise If paleutablo or not, free of charge
Our fee not due till putt nt li tccuml.
A book,"iiow to Obtain Pat nts," lib references
to actual clients lu your Mute, county, or town,
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YATES & Co..
BEST MADE
CLOTHING
BMOMWGJLAIHG MILL
Tho undersigned having put his Planing Ml
on Railroad Street, In nrnt-ciass condlt Ion, Is pre
pared to do all kinds of work In his line.
FRAMES, SASH, DOORS,
BLINDS.MOUDINGS,
FLOORING, Etc.
urnisnca at roasonabloi rices. All lumber usea
s well seasoned and none but skilled workmen
aro employed.
ESTIMATES FOR BTJ1LDJKGS
urnlshod on application. Plane and speciaca
ons preparod by an experienced clrftugh'.sman
CIIAIILKS UUVG,
HI(toitiNlurt!, l'a
Mason & Hamlin
Organs and Pianos.
The Cabinet Organ was Introduced by Mason &
Iliimllu In lsrtl. Moron & Hamlin Organs have
always maintained their fnpremacy over all other.,
Iia Ing received Highest Honors at all Great World's
Exhibitions Unco 17. r
The Improved Mode of Stringing 1'lanos, Invented
by Maon & Hamlin In 1888, Is a great advance In
piano construction, experts pronouncing 11 "the
greatest Improvement In pianos in half a century."
Piano circular, containing 300 testimonials from
Burchaors, musicians, and tuners, and Piano and
rgan Catalogues, free.
MASON Is HAMLIN OBOAN AND PIANO CO.,
48 lilt lift CL(ni3;t), HIT TCSX. '
r-bros sep.30.
Dr. Schenck's
Mandrake Pills
PURELY VEGETABLE
AND STRICTLY RELIABLE.
They act directly and prompt
ly on the Liver and tomach,
restoring the constipated organs
to healthy activity, and are a
positive and perfectly safe cure
for Constipation, Liver Com
plaint, Sick Headache, Bilious
ness, and all other diseases ari
sing from a disordered condi
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They are the only reliable vege
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Thoy aro Perfectly HARMLESS.
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3 bum for R-t ru it wit l.y mill, imstsire fri", on
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CURB
Malaria, Dumb Chills,
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Colic, Bilious Attacks.
They produce rctrnlnr. nutural cvac
uulloiK, never gripe or Interfere with
dully limlncs. An u l uiiilly inidlelue,
lliey uliuulil bo in ut cry liuiikcliolil.
SOLD EVEItVWIIEItE.
nov3in.cA;eoiy.
Bitten bender &. Co.,
AVAGON MAKER'S
AND
BLACKSMITHS' SUPPLIES.
No. 120 & 128 Franklin Ave.,
6CRANTON, PA.
Iron, arid; Steel.
aprlll-ly.
CALIFORNIA
Via. Missouri Paclle Rr., and Iroa vocitila Epata. ,
Alllbochlefeouiion otrfce. Iiilliernll"! matMand
UaimiU will bavu on 1; r xeiirsion ticket.
Ir redoced rate, to Lo Aiia.lM.Mn IHwco. n4 "U
Pranelsco for eicursloiw leaving M IxiuU WluMr
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Missouri PaclUo liy mmmmmmmmmmamm m
V.W SIXTH 2 U'l
lie
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23,
NO ONE NEED
Remain
A DYSPEPTIC.
"I have been suffering for
over two j ears with Dyspep
sia. Fc tho laat year I
could not tnko a drink of cold
water nor eat any meat with
out vomiting it up. My lifo
was a misery. I had had ro
commended Simmons Liver
Regulator, of jvliicli I am
now taking the second boltle,
and the fact is that words
cannot cxpices the relief I
feel. My nppclite is very
good, and I digest everything
thoroughly. I sleep well now,
and I unfa to bo very restleBS.
I Bin fleshing up fast; good
strong food and Simmons
Liver Regulator havo doDc it
all. I write this in hopes of
benefiting somo ono who has
sulTcrtd as I. did, and would
take oath to these statements
if desired."
E. S. Bai.loh, Syracuse, Neb.
1
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THE BEST BURNING OIL THAT CAN
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It gives a brilliant llcbt.
It will not smoko the cnlinneys.
It will not cbar tho lck.
It bas a hljli Are test.
It will nor explode,
it Is pre-eminently a family safety oil.
WE CHALLENGE COMPARISON
With any other Illuminating oil made.
We Stake Our Reputation,
As refiners, upon tho statement that it 13
THE BEST OIL
in THE WOULD.
Ask your dealer for
CROWN ACME.
Trade tor Bloomsburg and Vicinity Supplied by
MOYER BROS.,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
BepMy.
CLOTHING !Q CLOTHING!
G. OT. BERTS OH,
THE MERCHANT TAILOR.
Gent.' Furnishing Goods, Bi. & Cap:
OK EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Suits mivlo to o'der at shoit notice
and afitalwajH gu-irauteed or no sale.
Call and oxT.mine tl e largest and best
. . " . i
seli'oteu st'ick ot gi os ever suown iu
Columbia ciiuuiy.
Store next .door to First National Hank,
MAIN STREET,
Bloomsburg Pa.
J. R. SMITH & CO.
LIMITED.
MILTON, Pa.,
DBALttltS IN
PIANOS
By the following well known makersi.
Chickcriny,
Knabe,
Weber,
Hallet & Oavis.
Can also furnish any of the
cheaper makes at manufacturers
prices. Do not buy a piano be
fore getting our prices.
.o.
Catalogue and Price Lists
On application.
Sept3-8)tf.
ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCES
OF OAST CH WROUGHT IKON.
Suitable for
Yards,
Cemetery Lots
and
Public Grounds
:o:
... . . Un tll1.u riA.tili. nn nl
TneiOllOWlUKBUUVrB IUD I 11... uum.v, uuu u.
the several beautiful stylesot Fence manufactured
by the underslened.
Por baauty and Durability tney areunsurrst
ed. et up by experienced hands and warranted
to give satisfaction.
Prices and specimens of other de
signs seut to any address.
Address
. wl wmm,
BLOOMSBURG PA
BilBl
rU1mRI1
All Drujrritti, V&c, OUc., tnil l W. 1'rrrarttl onljby
M. C. SLOAN & BRO.,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Manufacturers of
CARRIAGES BUQQIES, PHAET0N8
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS AC
first-class work always on band.
REPAIRING NEA TL YDODh.
Prim reduced to tuit the timet.
SELECT STORY.
THE TWO OBIBTMAS TEEES.
THANSLATEU FHOM THE DANISH.
Bark was strewn in the street, and
carriages glided along liko noiseless
shadows past tho great mansion where
tho young widow countess lived. Tho
door bell was taken off, and tho broad
steps were ooverod with thick carpeWi
tor aeatti sat at mo beau ot ttio bet
whoro lay the widows onlv child. It
had como so suddenly, so unexpectedly,
just at tho timo of tho children's great
leslival on tho iirsl year tho UoriaiiDAs
tree was to.bo lighted for tho rosy,
cheeked, bright-oyed boy. Now the
treo stood there decked from top to
root, bending its boughs under tho
wealth of gifts, but no otui thought of
lighting tho colored candles, for the
red checks wero pale, the blue eyes
dim. Juct as the Christmas bells were
ringing be bent his head with the last
sigh ; the young widow was childless
Tho earth had received what belong
ed to tho dnst, tho father no longer,
rested in tho quiet ohurch yard behind
the Iron fence; but she how lonely
she was! How empty wero her home
and he.- heartl A few days after, the
very last day of tho whole year, as she
sat by the grave, how agonizing it
was to think of the past twelvemonth,
when every day tho child's moiry
shouts had wakened her in tho morn
ing. Wearied by weeping, her eyes wan
dered over tho iron railing ; a new
grave had beon added since "eho had
brought her sacrifice a poor person's
grave with a pluin wooden cross.
Some wreaths of moss lay on the earth,
and abovo tho cns hung a Itomcmade
garland of pine tuigs. When she
went away she passed it j a middle
aged mau lay beneath.
A few steps from tho mound sh"
met tho grave-digger strolling along
with a rake in his hand, Tbo youug
countess stopped to give him an order,
and, as nho passed on, inquired who
occupied the new grave.
"A poor workman who waB drown
ed,1' was tho reply.
"Drowned 1"
"Yes, your ladyship; and he leaves
a wife and seven children.''
"So she still has children with rosy
cheeks and sparkling oyes, she is rich
er than 1," sighed the widow.
No, pardon me," roplied the gravo
digger, leaning on his rake, "she has
pale-faced; dull eyed ohildren ; it's a
sad Christmas for the poor people."
Tho countess went back and look a
wreath heavy with flowers, ono of
many; from her child's grave ; but
whon she approached tho wooden oros-s
to hang it there in place of the pine
garland, the man stopped her.
"No, let it stay, that wreath is most
sui'able, and It has its story too."
"Tell mo the story."
"Yes, your ladyship, it isn't long:
You see the man who lies there had
some money left over, for ho was
sober and diligent, so he bought a little
Christmas tree for the children, which
was to havo been lighted on New
Year's Eve, but tho green branches
wero put to a different uso because
tho poor widow bad no means to get a
bettor wreath."
The rich woman silently bowed her
head, then rose, stately and beautiful,
saying:
Where does she live, sitting in .her
sorrow among her palefaced chil
dren 1"
The way led through narrow streets,
high tip a dilapidated Btaircase, and
the countess had much difficulty in
finding it, but at last she readied the
room. A strange, damp odor of wet
walls and old clothes greeted her.
Thero sat the mother sewing by the
fading daylight, while tho children's
pallid faces peered out of the corners
Tho rich and tbo poor woman gazed
silently at each other a moment, then
tho countess said slovJly and sadly :
"We have graves side by side in tho
churchyard. You have children and'
no Christmas tree, I have a Christmas
treo and no children, rise and follow
mo."
Tho woman stared irresolutely at
her strange guest, but tbo counters
continued,
'"Don't you understand mo T I am
telling you that I havo como for you
all. Follow mo at once, just as you
are, you and all your children."
So the treo ligh ed ; it cast a ruddy
glow on tho children'n blanched faoes,
ind their dull eyes began to sparkle.
But as the Httln ones shouted j iyouly
around. tho two widows, tho poor wo
man Hung heri-elf at the countess
feet slut wanted to express her thanks
but could not. Tho lady raised her
saying:
"You see, I havo bteu thinking so
constantly abou. my boy, he waB the
light of my eyes and tho joy of my
heart, and now to-night a great seiise
of consolation has como uiiou nv 1
When children rrjoiro, the angel re-
ioice too, and among th m 1 (irmly be
iovo U my own boy I You havo m-iny
mouths and I havo plenty of broad,
come to me and wo shall both receive
a blessing from what God has given
us the Christmis blessing, for it wai
tho two Christmas treo that brought
us tpgoihcr, Uhurchman.
Biomley Junior and Bromley Benior
There aro fow journalists better
Known or ot more important rink in
America than Isaao Bromley, who f ir
many yeors wielded a weighty nen iu
tho editorial department of the Now
York Tribune. Mr. Bromley has ono
lonil ueliet in bis heart ol hearts that
ho has astrikinir and iirenressiblu fund
of humor. HUson entered tho Tribune
city department on leaving colli go to
begin his career as a journalist, One
day tho city editor told him to go
somewliero ami inierviow somo old
oharaoter in New York.
"Give full play to your humor," said
he, ;land you can have a column and a
halt In tho Sunday paper.'
Tho young reporter sought his
father in tho editorial room and told
him with great glee.
"But," ho said, turning kind of sol
emn, "father, how did ho know I had
any humor iu mo T"
"Well," said Mr. Bromley, straight
ening himself up, "iierhaps ho thinks
you may nave inherited it.
Tho son puzzled a mnmnntt then,
with . sudden gleam of comprehension,
ne sain;
"Does ho know mother 1" San
JtancUco Chronicle,
' OhrijtmM The Hew Yoar.
Tho holidays aro at hand, Christ
uiStf and New Yeor tho yearly carni
val of love, friendship and tho annual
epoch whon generosity and liberal giv
ing constilnto tho blessed fashion. As
the holy light of thu rising Christmas
star shines up over the horizon, its
sacred influence is felt, unconsciously
perhaps, by overy heart, and no bou! is
so bono and hardened as not to feci
whether tho feeling is acknowledged
or not that now is tho timo of "peace
on earth and good will towards men"
that thes" aro tho days when the
precepts of Him whose birthtimo it is
"Love thy neighbor as thyscly"
must find universal application. As
tho breath of the dying year comes
thick and short, and tho glazing eyes
bok reirret fully into tho past, wo feel
like solacing his parting hours with
beautiful deed and kindly giving. As
tho face of the Now Year a'ppears at the
opening gate and he looks with doubt
over tho world where ho is to reign,
we have it not in our hrts to greet
the stranger with harsh bitterness and
meanness and sorrow, so wo make his
'coming merry and jocund with gay
festivities and lavish (IhiH ot love.
The celebration of Christmas is of
very ancient origin. It was inaugura
ted by the early Christians immediate
ly after tne commencement of tho
Christian era. It was then held ex
clusively jji a religious festival in com
memoration of the nativity of tho
Saviour. It derives its. name from
Christi Massa, the ma-s tf Christ. It
was not celebrated on the same day by
all the primitive churches. For two
or three centuries the Eistern Church
kept the feast on the Gih -if January,
while the Latin Church observed it on
the 25th of Decombi r. Pope Julius 1,
who died A. D. 352, has usually the
oredit of transforing the least from
J uiuary Gth to December 25th. Somo
HUthorities, however, give the credit to
I'opo 'ieJephnrns. who died A. 13. 138.
About A D. 527. it is known that
Dionynius Exitfus a Scythian monk,
fixed upon the 25th of December, in
tho year of Rome 753, when Lentulus
and Piso wero Consul, as tho date of
the birth of our Lord, and that is both
tho day and tho year which has been
followed as tho date oi the Chriitiau
era up to tho present time. In tho
mi ldlo ngui the day wa celebrated by
tho gay, fantastic, dramatic spectacles
of that period,lh scenery representing
an infant attended by tho Virgin Mary,
St. Joseph, the wise men. and sur
rounded by cherubs, ball' heads, and
other grotesque decorations, and ,tho
custom of decking houses and churches
with evergreens is detived from the
praotices of the ancient Druids. Ivy,
mistletoe, holly, rosemary, bays and
laurel, are tho favorite trimminus.
ThA nilfltnm nf flhrlal mna rrtlta lina '
its ongin tn
" " 1 '
mo uoman racanaua,
winch was instituted by bervius I ulms
li. U. 55U. Un theso festivals, celebra-1
ted at tho beginning of tho year, an
aitar was ereoied in every village, and
to the box placed upon it, overy man,
woman and child was expected to con-,
lroUtT" m,n' -
St. Nioholis is one of tho most pop-
ular saints of Europe, being evoked as
thb patron of sailors, travelers, cap
tives and as the special guardian of
unmarried rorls and ohildren. Tho
- - - --- , - -
Ilodanders call him Santa Claus. Our
juvenile friends aro all acquainted with
nis appearance, ana mo siock oi toys tal disorder.
ho invariably carries with him. His idiosyncrasies made him the
In New England the Puritans gave 1 matked figure that ho afterwards bo
no quarter to any church festival, and came this U almost a truism ; yet
it is only within a few years past that those same idiosyncra-des sliuhtlv ex-
there has been any general celebration
of Christinas amonc their descendants
In the Southern States all tho hale and
hearty old English customs were duly
obsorved from tho first settlement of
the country. Christmas in this State.
as well as in all places south, is a tune
ot rejoioing and universal mirth and
festivity.
Christmas will no doubt bo cele
brated in our town by a general sus
pension of business, by the interchange
of gifts and tokens of persona! friend
ship and regard, by tho appropriate
deeorotiop of our churches and tho
holding of solemn divine service suita
ble to tho occasion. The day will evi
denlly pass away as heretofore in an
agreeablo and inierest'ng manner, and
many a heart will be made light and
joyous by tho receipt of some kind
token reminding it that it is not for
gotten. A Bloodless Man.
Till'! MOST REMARKABLE PHYSICAL 1'IIENO
JIliNON ON RECORD.
Not many miles from li rlin there
lives a man who, if what report says
of him is Hue, i? certainly one of the
most remarkable phenomena on record.
Tho papers Mate as a positive fact that
bo has no iilood in his veins, and that
a committee, of the leadinc physicians
and scteniU-havo doclared their in-
.,i.;r.i.. ... ,... , r, .li. , ,t
m... :. .
tuny ill mi in i ini' Aiit iiiuii li, u
corporal in tho German armv and coes
by the name ot Otto Schrciber. Ho
himself was quite uiiconecious of his
bloodless condition until two months
aco, when he fought a duel ydth a
fellow soldier. His opponent ran his
sword through' his body, without, how
over, drawing any 'blood, and tho
"patient'' seemed not a bit the worse.
Th man was bo tuken by surpriso that
Otto had no trouble in killing him.
Since that time the comrades of tho
corporal havo been cartful not to tread
on'hi toe, and mi no consideration to
accept a ohalleugn from him. lie was
submitted to a severe tost at a medical
Institute nt Berlin. A knlfu was thrust
into his mouth, tho point coming out
at the pack of thu ohoek. Not a drop
of blood was spilled, and Oito felt no
pain during the operation. Tho gentln
men who examined him are now fully
convinced that there aro many things
in heaven and earth that they never
dreamed ol, Otto Shreiber intends as
soon as his time is up (tho next year)
tn show hiiiM'lf in thu principal cities
of Europe.
A little child once asked his mother
the qiietl'iii ; "Mother, what part of
Heaven do children go to who aro
good, but not agreeablo."
The man who "stoid on ceremony"
was brought to his oiises by some
fivfli young )cron calling on him to
"como off.1'
Every fashionably dressed woman,
has liorday,
1887.
OLD VIRGINIA DAYS.
QKNEUAI, STONEWALL JACKSOn's ONE ItK-
connrt) Bi'KF.cii.
WHAT TUItNM) TUB UNIONIST SENTIMENT
IN THE Ot.ll DOMINION INTO ONE OF
SECESSION JONII IIHOWn's DAY.
Tho looiient hero recorded occurred
in the early Bpring of 1801, only a few
days before tho Stato of Virginia
passed tho ordinance of secession. flAs
soon as the sentence of death had been
pronounced on John Brown tho Gov
crnnrof Virginia ordered tho militia
of tho State, to tho number of about
fourteen hundred mon, to report at
Charlestown, then in Virginia. This
measuro was dictated by rumors of an
intended attempt to interrupt, by an
armed attack, tho progress of tho exo
cation. Among tho military organi
zations ordered out wero the cadet's of
thu Miliatary Institute at Lexington.
Thoy left tho instltuto Tinder the im
mediate command of Colonel Smith,
tho superintendent, tho tcclion of ar
tillery which thoy took. with tbem be
ing under the charge of Major Jack
son, who was then professor of physi
cal science at tho institute.
After the oxecition had taken place
there was a uuiversal senso of uneasi
ness throughout the stato, and nowhere
more so than at Lexington. Tho arse
nal near tho town, which had been
maintained before tho establishment of
the instltuto and tho old guard of
which had been substituted by the ca
dets, contained about 30,000 'stand of
arms, while the adjacent magazine had
500 barrels of powder. Rumors wero
rife that an attempt would be mado to
hHzo the arsenal and magazine by tho
sympathizers of tho John Brown raid,
and Governor Wise directed that re
doubled vigilance should bo exercised
in guarding public oroperty. Senti
nels were doubled and patrols scoured
tho neighboring country. The excite
ment of the young soldier guard was
aggravated by the discovery of more
tha'i utio auonytnous warning that the
m igazine would bo attacked at such a
day and hour. These alarms and tho
precautions to which they gave rise
necesitated the isnue to the cadets of
a fult supply of ball-cartridgo, and
they wero directed to be prepared at
the first tap of the drum to assemble
with their arras.
THE rECl)r.IAHITIES OF MAJOR JACKSON.
Major Jackson was os indifferent a
teacher as one would easily find. Ho
had won for himself a reputation in
the Mexican war. A thorough soldier
cunBcientious, painstaking, entirely
wanting in adaptabdity and sav'oir
faire, ho had a little in common with
.1 1. I 1 i r - r.
I iuu Bunuinny uceuomician asuustavus
Adolph'us with Erasmus. The light
biro eye which could blaze with tho
intensest.
llame 'n battle, exhibited
n0iio of the kindlinc which belonrzs to
lio tni.l,ni- u,t,n 1...... i,i ,..:
He was awkard, peculiar, bizarre. Hh
would march up and down in front of
tho superintendent's oflico in the rain,
rather than enter before tho appointed
ti,ne- IIe wonW endeavor to adminis-
tei his department on principles appli-
cable to a garrison of regulars, and
iako issues in hich it was impossible
that ho Bliould bo sustained. A dys-
......;.. , .: i ..i j v..
ijcjji.i, at times u iivijuunuuuriue, no
i was a typical proof and example of
I the kinship between genius and men-
augeratcd might havo Uroutrht him be-
fore a commission of lunaoy. General
Ewell was not alono in his opinion
when ho categorically pronounced him
mad.
A I'ICTURE Full A. 1'OET.
While thus disqualified from ever
becoming
more than an indifferent
teacher Major Jackson held his own
place in the respi-ct of tho cadet". A
sub-episode of tho time nf excitement
ot which we are writing will establish
this. Ono night when tho reports of
a threatened attack had bceu moro
man usuauy exact ,mo young soldu r
became correspondingly exoiicd. Ma
jor Gilliam, the commandant of cadets,
and a gallant Wcht Pointer, w.n in the
barraoks, but thoy had resolved that
they would be moio comfortable if
Maior Jackson were nn rfnrv Thov.
bad no rcsptct for his scholarship, but
no was me nero oi tjontroras and
Clupultepic, and it is a part a rifted
writ, r li is said that it is the ureatest
part of tho gif'. tho horo leaves his
race that has been a hero. Sent for,
I no came down in full uniform and
1 sword, and taking his seat in the guard
room remained thero till morninir. A
poet would need no richer tit-Id for his
fancy th m this tcono tho wiikini;
vtteran, ili obbiiig with unrecouiiiz. d
and peni-up powers, keeping guard
"ver us young urotners, sleeping be.
,1 , . rn . , . .
' 1 he sentiment of Roekhndce conn.
ty, ax of tho ureait r inn ot tho vallov
e ir T .t
of V'rlm.a 4' u time, was intensely
. ""wwiwiy in ravor ot tne pics
and
ervatton ot the Union. At tbo recent
election, tho Union delegates had been
elected by 2,000 majority in the conn-
ty. On tho other hand, the youth as
eembled in both of tho schools situated
in Lexington Washington Collego
ami tho Military Intituto wero se.
cessionists in tlpory almost to a man.
This was a conaition of things eaily
to bo understood. Youth has gathered
no experience to servo as a foundation
for cautiou: With suoh a division of
entimcnt In tho community nil the
cotidiuons wero presout for an out
broak between the Union resident" of
tho neighborhood and tho hot-headed
nil timenilum boys in tho schools. Tho
occasion soon presented itself,
THE TWO l'AUT'lSON rol.KH.
The two political parlies in LoxinE'
tou appointed a day when there was
to bo publio speaking, and when each
Bido wus to celebrate its principle by
mu I'li'utiuu in a nag poie. ino Be-
crssiomsis, oomparmiyi ly few in mini
uem, linen u poie oi inouoraio size,
llio more numerous Unionists had
provided a tall nolo, spliced in sovcral
places, which they faded in rnlaimr.
and which was left on tho ground for
a sccouu citort.
That night the mischovious minds
of the cadeis concocted a hclicino to
play a severe practical jok on their
political rivals. A number of them
ran the blockade of sentinels nnd ofli
ccrs, and b -nng the Union polo with
augers endeavored to blow It un. Fall.
,ing in this by reason of wit powder
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL XXI.NOCO
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL LI, NO 89
thoy left tho weakened mainmast, and
dragged the topmast away with tbcnl.
The trail in tho mud directed tho cit
izens in tho morning towards the per
petrators of the deed. They sent. a
coramltt"o to the superintendent of
tho instituto with Indupitablo proofs
of tho responsibility of tho cadets.
Colonel Smith assured them that ptop
er reparation should bo made, nnd go
ing to the barracks required the young
men to provide another polo and dp
liver It to tho citizens of tho town,
Tho matter was thus adjusted ; but
though tho fuso had been discovered
and extinguished tho charge had not
been removed which threatened nn ex
plosion. THE CADETS INFLAMED.
The next Saturday afternoon one of
two cadets walking on tho street in
Lexington was insulted by a resident
of the county., Tho boy was not a fa
vorite with his fellows, not in any
senso a controlling spirit among them,
but tho f 'Sprit du corps, which had re
corded as an unwritten law that the
honor of tho wholo was in every part
was instantly aflame. Tho companion
of the assaulted youth hurried to the
barracks and beat tbo roll call. It was
shortly before tho hour of evening pa
rade and tho wlolo corps was in the
barraoks. In a moment the cadets
rushed forth, each gun in band and
supplied with ball cartridges, flinging
on his accoutrements as no ran. As
they went leaping down the hill they
called to each other to ascmb!e in
front of the residence of Governor
Li-ti-her, which stood at the foot of tho
main etnpt of the town. Colonel
Smith, tho superintendent, who was
b irely convalescent from a desperate
illness, seeing tho tumultuous b-sue of
tno young men from the barracks, sus
pected the nature of the outbreak and
hurrying by a nearer way arrived at
mo point, ot assemuiy just as tho Hanks
were lormed.
I1 earless and determined, possessed'
of an unbounded influence with the ea
dets, ho shouted out to them that what
ever might bo tho cause of the distur
bance, he claimed tho ng t to lead
them. By this t'mo tho Mayor of the
own had called out the local company
to repel the attack and preparat ons
were rapidly making lor a desperate
esistance.
OliEYINQ AS UStTAI-
Tho habit of obedienc- amoncr tho
cadeis and tho commanding tone nf
Colonel Smith promptly provailed
over their excitement, and h-n h
avo the order "Ririit face!'' to turn
them towards tho mstitutc, evm
man obeyed except two, one of them a
nephew of General R. E. Lee. These
two ho quickly subdued and marched
the battalion to the barracks. Th
mastery was gained for tho moment.
but tno tenure of authority upon the
ramus oi mo excitca young men was
still frail.
Marching the corps to tho lamest
class room Colonel amith made to them
a calm aud earnest addrc.-s, enlarging
on the desperate naturo of the evils up
on which thoy had been about to ruu
and on the folly and jrirae of attacking
tho people of their own atate whe
standing ou the threshold of
civil war. As he was coucludinL'
Maior Jackson entered llin rnnin nnd
took a chair upon the rostrum. As
soon as Colonel Smith ceaied speaking
the cadeis, apparently as much in a
xpirit of bandiuago as in earnest called
out : "Jackson," "Jackson," "Old Jaek."
He shook his head. Colonel Smith
stopped and said :
I uave driven in tho nail, but it
needs clenching. Speak to them."
Delighti-d wtih tho novel thought of
hearing "Old Jack" speak the cadets
rt doubled their calls. At Iencth he
rose slowly and awkwardly, aud, in
ms own peculiar and inimitable tones
said :
"stonewall's" speech.
"Young gentlemen, I am no speak
cr. i am a man ot action, Mv urin
oiplo is, when civil war begins draw
the sword aud throw away tho scab
bard."
No moro characteristic speech than
tins was ever uttered. In its terse!
tern brevity, it was a fitting prcetii
sor of the famous reply to General
Bee, spoken by tho same litis on the
field ot Manassas :
"Sir, wo will give them the bayoni t."
In two days from the time of this
incident the rtquisition of President
Lincoln upon tho Governor of Yircini:
for tho quota of tho State towards the
seventy-live thousand men called fo
in his proclamation, reversed, as if by
a decreo of fate, tho sentiment of tho
Union counties of Virginia. Tho raa
jority for tho preservation of tln-Uuion
swung in a mass to tbo advocacy ot
secession. A committee of the citi
zons of Lexington agaiu waited on lib
superintendent, not tins tmn to com
plain of insults to their Union sonti
mnt8, but to ask tli- aid of tbo oadets
and of tho cadet battery in firing
saiute to tno nag or Virginia, tie re
idled that ina-mueh as tho Stato had
not yet i-eccded, he could not direo
tho cadeis to perform the si-rvioo ak
ed ; but that as many should have per
mission to participate in tiring tho
saluto as should volunteer to serve. It
is needless to declare that tho number
of volunteers was sufficient for th
duty.
James Henderson Smith.
Lives ia Bed Hot fire.
As Mrs. R. G. Ashorton, of Lyons,
i. x., drew a pan oi water from
well Monday morntng.sho saw a bright
red repine, resembling a lizard 3 3-
inches long, in tho pail. Sho thruw
tho reptilo iuto the stove, whoro there
was a hot coal tiro. Una hour later sh
was surprised to find the reptilo skii
ping merrily about on the red hot coals,
Sho called in Dr. Freyand, who says it
Is a genuine salamander and a fine
specimen. He put it into a tiro of 474
degrees Fahrenheit, as high as his cruet
uio would auow, and ct tho reptil
buowcu no signs oi aiscomtituro.
Henry S. Ives Discharged.
Judge Kilbrcth at the Tombs Police
Court, New Xork, rendered his deois.
ion Saturday in the case of Henry S,
ives, uie young nnancier charged will
larceiioy. The Judgo dismissed tin
complaint and discharged the accused
Neither Mr. Dexter nor his counsel
was in Court. Ivi s' his lowers and
several friends were there ami when
tho defendant was discharged ho was
congratulated.
WABHINQTON LETTER
From oar Itegular Correspondent.
Washington, D. 0., Dec. 10, 1887.
Congress, although tn session two
week, has m yd accomplished very
littlo work, mainly for tho reason that
Speaker Carlisle, owing to the unusual
ressuro brought to bear upon him for
I'olco committeo place.", lias been ob
liged to defer the appointment of his
committees until after holiday recfes,
hicti will bo irom Dee. 22 till Jan. 1.
ho only really important committeo
ms far orgaidzvd is that on Elections,
blob, for reasons personal to himself
Mr. Carlislo rrqucstrd tho Housuto ap
point ono of lis duties bolng to deoide
the issue between Carlislo and Thobc.
Apparently thero is no good c.iiibo for
a contest, still ns ono has beon Institut
ed by tho misguided labor reformer, so
called, it must bo disposed of accord
ing to the forms of law. Thero can
lie little doubt of tho validity of tho
Kentucky's statesman's claim to Ids
It is already evident that much of
tho time of Congress during tho pres
ent session will bo uselessly consumed
in tho discussion of purely political
questions; but nn the eve of what is
destined to bo ono of tho most exciting
and cloiely contested Presidential cam-
aigus in tho country's history, this is.
n-rlnp's, unavoidable. Tho first poli
tical titado of tho session was dellvor-
1, without tho shrillest nrovoemlon.
in thu House, by the Republican lend
er, Mr. Reed, of Maine, being a rather
ieeuio and natuient arraignment of tho
Democracy on tho tariff question.
uowover, a few ringing sentences
rom Messrs. Crx and Hatch sufllccd
to effectually siltnco the batteries of
ho burly Boanerges of tbo Republi
can party.
in the benato that notorious cham
pion of fraud, and vote-stcaler, "Bill'
Chandler, has presented an iudictment
against four' soveieign t-tat-8 South
Carolina, Florida, Mississippi and
Louisiana proposing to regulato their
Congressional elections, through the
medium of Federal intervention.
handler's idea of regulating elections
as exemplified bv tho Renublican
ape of t'-o electoral votes of tnroo of
icse same states in tho canvass of
18
G "7, and ''Bill" realizes that tho
uppott of these commonalities is ncc
'ssary for Republican Buccess next
ear. nut Chandler will net nnt.h ni
i.t a little cheap political "capital out
f his partisan resolution.
Probably the Senate bill that will
xcilo the most iutcrest and discussion
s that of Senator Cullom, providing
lor the United States Postal Tele
graph, appropriating four million dol-
r lor mat purpoee and designating "
number of the principal oities" of the
mntry to be connected bv the nro-
tosed lines; the bill also provides'for
no .ippuiuimeni, and regulation of
ho employes of the Postal Telegraph.
Dunne the e.nlv ilavn of thtfMsimi.
vhile there is little business to demand
their attention, many of the gay and
suvc ongrei-smeu, who havo doubt
88 forgotten their marital yows, aro
ielding their devotion to the. charms
of tho g'ddy fair ones of the Capital.
lu he l'aleut Otlice a few days since
a salacious scandal came to light tho
puncipais Deing a ejongnssman from
Kentucky, and a petite'bloiide beauty
f the office. A model attendont dis
covered them in a compromising posi
tion hence the publio exposure. Tho
tair clerk is a protego of her admirer,
le naving secured her a placo last Win
er. Pending inveNtiiration of thn
case, the bewitching blondo is suspend
ed fmm duty. This is mentioned as a
lnmon phase of Congressional life.
'I ho indications aro that there is
orae nppOHition to the confirmation of
Mr. L. mar's nomination, but not
nnugh to defeat it. It is hardlv nrob-
aMe that the matter will bo taken up
until alter the holiday recess; theu tho
iiiui,. 1MIJU1I lUlll, UUtUIIIUWUtlS will
in acled upon in their retiular order
Lunar, Vilas, and Dickiuson.
1 he recent reception iu the citv of
two distinguished Irish members of
iu lirtti.-li Parliament, was an im-
ire8sivo demonstration of American
national sympathy for tho sufferings
of Ireland, and fining cxpnssion was
given to this feeling by the eloquent
utterances of several prominent Con
gressmen. The Boom in Copper.
A tremendotiH riHi in thn nr!,rt nt
o .jiper has recently taken place. Ing it
COPlier h.tH liei-n Hllin. nf
. I ' O ' 1CU W
twelve cents per pouud, but tho price
in iiuw xurit is now seventeen nnd a
half cents per pouud, an increaso of
8140 per ton, brimjing tho price up to
3350 a tou. In London thu pric of
got copper is now $305 a ton, against
S200 a year ago,
This COPner boom in nu'lnrv rtawlt. rt
the fire which occurred in the great
il l.. .i .
vyamrnei aim noia mine ot Lake
Superior lat spring, but mainly to tho
operations of a Fiench syndicate with
a capital or 850,000, which has obtain
ed control of the market. American
capuoi is shut out from competition
.villi thin RvuHicntM lit- .1,.. tn'.4V
- j .......... "J J . 1 1 V. lu.lll Ull
copper ore which gives the Calumet
n.,,l TT. ln , .1.
..in. in urn cuijruiaiiuu IUO power tO
iittr iuto an airangement with this
French syndicate. All this is very bad
for the manufacturers who uso copper
as a raw material, and still wori-o for
tho great mas of people who use
irlicles manufactured from copper.
Hut it is a bonanzi to the owuers of
copper mines.
The Calumet and Hecla corporation
have made dividends in the twenty
uvu years oi meir existence ol $20,
150,000 averaging considerably ovor
ono million of dollars per annum.
i ms is, inueeo, a magnificent incomo
mid unlets new mini. a nf ,.r,.n or..
discovered it will doubtless increase
under the present tariff and tho opera-
lionn i.f ,Iim liVi.,,..!, u. .wltA.A n
oro undoubtedly i.vial- in u
southern counties in this Btato. It has
ueen lound in paying quantities in
Adams county and tho reinon ml
in Maryland. It is also believed to
exist iu tho southern part of Franklin
couuty. It is an ill wind that blows
nobodv crood nod nn doubt thn nmnf
rise in tho price of copper will accele
rate the development of tho copper
mines in Southern Pennsylvania.
u at nut-.
TllOflft whft rnrnmr travel ie
- .u i v a w evil iui
themselves may obtain an excellent
idea of a thriving corner of tho New
South by reading a description of tho
city of Savannah, Georgia, published
in Jfarper's Magazine for January.
Tho improvt menu in the placo sinoo
tno war, as well as the traces of for
mer days, aie sketched not only in
words, but by pencil in the illustrations
of the monuments, publiu buildings,
and natural bceuory thereabouts. What
a thriving town Savannah is will bo
nows to most Northern people. I. W.
Avery is tho writor; the drawings ore
bv Fenn, Graham, Hawley, Sehell and
Hogui. done into wood-cuts b) John
son, Fnber, Wcod, .Clement, Stewart,
Mirse, Heart! and B 'delist ab.
The only time a young girl -v ill ox
cuso her lover for treating her coolly il
whon ho nets up tho ice cream.