HE LIOKED THE BULLY. GOVERNOR CITRTIV Tf.I.I.S HOW A SOI, DIER WON PROMOTION. AN OLD LADY'S SOLICITUDE FOR IIKR SON'S SAFETV ENLISTED OURTIN's SYMPATHY AND GOT JIIM INTO A ROW. It was several months apo. Ve were sitting by a cozy fire in the cloak room on the Democratic side of the House of Representatives, when ex Governor Andrew O. Curtin of Penn sylvania entered. His hair is as white as the plumage of a snowy horse, but he retains much of the fire of youth. He is as straight as an arrow," and his eyes sparkle like the eyes of a canary. And there is full as much music in him. His mind is as clear as an Italian sky, his memory of past events marve lous, and his power of description per fect. A colored boy took his coat, hat and umbrella and he joined the story-telling group at the bright fireside It was a favorite nook with him while a member of the House. He preferr ed it to the room of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, of which he was chair man. He was hardly seated before General Forney of Alabama passed him a fragrant lntimidad. After light ing he crossed his legs, blew wreaths of smoke into the air and listened to past reminiscences. In the hall outside the droning read ing of the Clerk of the House was heard, interrupted at times by the sharp rap ot the Speaker's gavel. Through the open door a glimpse at the side gallery was had. Several ladies were leaning forward, evidently regarding the little circle at the ingle side with curious interest. Their at tention was momentarily distracted by a sharp spat between General Spinola and Louis K. McComas over a district bill, but it again became concentrated upon the group m the cloak room. Governor Curtin was telling a war story. The handsome old fellow was all aglow. His face pictured the emo tions of his soul and his gestures were alive with discriptive power. Framed by the doorway with the fire as a back ground, and such men as Crisp of Georgia and Flower of New York in the circle of listeners, he must have made a more than interesting picture as seen from the galleries.' There was some humor in" the Gov ernor's story, but it was almost lost in its strain of sentiment. The incident occured in the second or third year of the war. The Governor had left Har risburg and come to Washington on business. A great battle had been fought. The number of killed and wounded had mounted into the thou sands. Governor Curtin had been in consultation with the President and members of his cabinet. ' He had re turned to the capitol, where there was a night session of Congress, ' when an old lady dressed in deep mourning ac costed him. She was evidently very poor and nearly distracted. She wore old-fashioned black mitts, and her habiliments of woe were worn and rusty. Her face was wan and wrin kled, and her fingers were toughened with work and gnarled with rheuma tism. She had not heard from her boy since the great battle, and had come to Washington in Search of in formation. He had enlisted in a regi ment raised in the' mountains of Penn sylvania, and had been at the front for more than a year. 'Oh, Governor," she cried, as tears streamed down her faded cheeks, "my boy never tailed to write before. He always sent me a letter after a battle. I havn't heard from him now in more than a fortnight. He's the only boy left me, and I can never live without him. Oh, I fear he's dead or sorely wounded. If I could only get through the lines to nurse him or bring his body back home. Please, Governor, try to get a pass, and God will bless you. My heart wil break without my boy. " " The Governor said he heard the number of the regiment with a shud der. It had been in the heart of the fight, and had been cut to pieces. His heart went out to the mother. If her boy was alive he was determined that she should see him, or if dead that she should have his body. Upon question ing he found that she was utterly des titute. She hadn't even money enough to pay for a night's lodging. He as sured her that he would do what he could for her. He would see either the President or the Secretary of War in the morning and get her a pass through our lines. Then he took her by the arm and es corted her down stairs. Passing out under the arch of the Senate wing of the Capitol he halted a cab. Gallantly assis'ing the old lady into it he paid the cabman his fee, and told him to drive his charce to a hotel, where the Governor was well knoivn, and where he had sent many a destitute friend As the cab rattled away the Governor turned to re-enter the Capitol, when he met John Sherman, Ben Wade and Galusha A. Grow, then Speaker of the House. The Senate had adjourned, and thev were on their way home. It was a clear night. The great temple of a national legislation shone in the moonlight like a palace ot aiaoaster. The city lay below them, dotted with gas lights. The music of a drum was heard away off on th right. A rail road train had arrived with a new reg Children Cry for iment, and the troops were seeking quarters at the Soldiers' Rest. . Tw-.four salesmen descended Cap I'ol Hill together. They drifted down Iennsy vania avenue, conversing on political topics. They had halted on a corner near the National Hotel pre paratory to separating, when a cab was driven to the curb near by. Its driver was m altercation with a womnn in side the vehicle. Governor Curtin was even then telling the Senators and Speaker the story of his meeting with the old lady in the Capitol. The alter cation attracted his attention. The driver was using villanious language. He insisted that his passenger should leave the coach then and there, or he would pull her out. "Something told me," said the Gov ernor, "that it was my old lady who was in trouble." He stepped to the door of the hack and looked in. The suspicion was con firmed. She was the old woman whom he had sent to the hotel, and she was in trouble. The driver had not taken her to her destination. He had stoped at two or three sa loons and spent his fee for liquor. Pos sibly he had forgotton where the old lady was to go, but at all events he had determined to drop her on the street and let her shift for herself. He was filling the; air with profanity and threatening the poor old woman with violance. The Governor was indig nant. He asked the hackman whether he had not paid him to take the old lady to a specified place of shelter. The driver swore that he had never seen him before, and threatened to punch his head if he did not mind his own business. The Governor's indig nation was getting the better of his judgment. Sherman and Grow tried to calm him. but old Hen Wade grew as hot as a bird pepper and swore like a pirate. He not only wanted the hackman thrashed, but he wanted to help Curtin thrash him. The driver was a giant. He laid his whip across the foot-rest of the hack and squared away. He evidently meant to down not the Governor alone, but the Sena tors and the Speaker. Things were decidedly squally when a boy in blue came along. He carried a musket and carried the tail of a buck in his cap. The Governor recognized the insignia. The soldier was a mem ber of Colonel Kane's famous Bucktail Brigade. Over six feet tall he was brawny and well proportioned. He looked like a raftsman, and he swung along the avenue as if the world was too small for him. He was promptly hailed. Do you know me ?" the Governor I asked. " 1 "Yes, was the reply. "You're Andy Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania. I ve seen you many a time at home and in the field." "I want you to do me a favor," the Governor continued, pointing to the hackman, who had already begun to skirmish with Ben Wade. The boy in blue sensed the situation in a twinkling. Turning to the Gov ernor, he said: "Hold my musket." i hen he jumped between Ben Wade and the cabman and salied in. It was a rough and tumble worthy of the days of Poole and Morrissey. The raftsman proved too much for the bully. He had a terrific struggle, but finally literally mopped the sidewalk with him. The hackman looked as if he had been through a fanning mill. Governor Curtin ascertained the name of the soldier, and placed the old lady in his charge. She arrived at her destination without further trouble. On the next day he secured passes for her, and she went to the front for her boy. Two weeks afterward Private Fox, of the Bucktail Brigade, received an order directing him to report at the Adjutant General's office in Harris burg. Transpotation and supplies were furnished. It was a bright and sunny morning when he entered the city. Without delay he sought the office of the Adjutant General. There he was told that the Governor wanted to see him. The way to the Executive chamber was pointed out. The soldier entered with his haversack swinging at his side. The Governor stood near a table talking with a friend. He saw Private Fox approaching him. The soldier was awkward and very much embarrassed. "Good morning, Lieutenant," said the Governor, ''I'm glad to see you." Why, Governor," replied the boy in blue, "you make a mistake. I'm not a Lieutenant. I'm only a private." "It is you who make the mistake,'' the Governor replied, with a smilling face. "You were only a private last night, but you are a Lieutenant this morning. Here is your commission." It was the commission of the First Lieutenent. The parchment was gratefully accepted. The soldier ex pressed his thanks. He was modestly asserting a doubt as to his merits, when the Governor replied : "I know your record. You can truthfully say that you won your rank by service on the battlefield." The Governor dispensed the usual hospitalities and Lieutenant Fox de parted. His fate showed that he richly merited the distinction, vvitnin tnree months he became Captain and after ward Major. He was shot through the heart while leading his regiment as its Lieutenant Colonel in a charge at Spottsylvania. Pitcher's Castorla. Stolen Fruits. The Republican politicians have ob tained another Governorship without the consent of the people. A partisan court has determined, upn a techni cal point involving his naturalization, that James Iv Boyd cannot be Gover nor of Nebraska, although the people ol the .Mate elected him to the oflice by a plurality of 1,144, but that Tohn M. Thayer must remain the chief ex ecutive of the State, although he was not a candidate for re-election and re ceived no votes Without reference to the legal mer its ol the controversy, no one will re gard this decision as anything but par tisan and as one more testimony to the universality of the desire of the Republican party to take advantage of every opportunity to defeat the popu lar will. Nebraska is the victim of the same dishonorable and unpatriotic tactics that have deprived the people of their choice for Senators in Montana, for Governor in Connecticut and New Hampshire, and are about to give to Rhode Island a Governor who received fewer votes than were cast for his Dem ocratic opponent. And all these rob beries rest in the baleful shadow of the Presidential steal of 1877 World. Catarrh Can't Bo Cured with local applications, as they can not reach the seat of the diseae. Ca tarrh is a blood or constitutional dis ease, and in order to cure it vou have to take internal remedies. Hall's Ca tarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous sur faces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is no quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular pre scription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combi nation of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in cur ing catarrh. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.,ToIedo, O. tttTSold by Druggists, 75c; 5-i5-4t. The Tyrians excelled all other na tions in the manufacture of a purple dye, said to have been extracted from a shellfish found on their coast. It is now well known that tin dissolved in muriatic acid produces a brilliant pur ple dye. It is not unreasonable, there fore, to suppose that the use of tin in dyeing had much to do in the produc tion of the. Tyrian purple of the Phe- nicians. "That's a little hint I give my land lady once in a while," said Mr. A. Star- boarder ; and as he spoke he deposited on the floor the advertising sheet of the Whirled, from which half-a-dozen of the "Boarders Wanted" advertise ments had been cut out.', I'uck. The Spring Medicine The popularity which Hood's Sarsa- parilla has gained as a spring medi cine is wonderful. It possesses just those elements of health-giving, blood purifying and appetite-restoring which everybody seems to need at this sea son. Do not continue in a dull, tired unsatisfactory condition when you may be so much benefited by Hood's Sar- saparilla. It purifies the blood and makes the weak strong. The Number Nine. Nine is the last of the significant digits and expresses the greatest a- mount that can be indicated by one figure. It is the second square num ber. It is employed but little in the Scriptures. There are nine orders of angels. Grecians taught that there were nine muses. The mystical and significant numbers formed by combi nations of the digits are almost without end and cannot be here mentioned, but a student of numbers will find much in them to interest and instruct. Chicago Herald. Bankers, Doctors, Lawyers, Carpenters, Drug gists, Engineers, Mechanics, in fact we have recommendations from people in all stations in life, testifying to the wonderful cures that Sulphur Bitters have effected. Send for testimonials. See another column. 5-i5-2-t. It is hard on a man to have his beard shaved off for fun, just to see if his friends will recognize him, and then to be bitten by his own dog at the front gate when he comes home to tea. Momervule Journal. Tommy "Can we play at keeping . l . vl r a store in nere, mamma r mamma fwho has a. headache "Certain! v. but xtmt tmict ht vtrv vpru mm 11 T-m my "Well, we'll pretend we don't ad vertise. Art in Aaocrtiaemg. Almost Killed- I was almost killed by the doctors, who treated me for bleeding piles. It cost me over $100 without relief. took Sulphur Bitters for two months, and now I am well. (?w Hall, 2Voy, JV. r. 5-is:2-t. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. Scrofula and Salt Rheum Th horltngeof whlchcvery htimnn be ing I almost ascertain ns he la of air, sun light and breath, Is Scrofula Humor. I'nr away In the realms of history we rntrh glimpses of whnt n cniup upon tho people till nil-prevalent ronlnmlnntlon minis Itflplf. Poor dint and Insufficient food, 111 ventilation, filth anddampnoss, all nsslst the Hill inhering germ of Herof uln to o-erpower the vitality of tho body nml run riot In the systom. The blood In It process of renewing the wnote can not expel any Inherited Uilnt of weak ness or Impurity. It can only be re moved by the nct'on of soino purifying nicdlclnnl agency, which assisted by nu tritious food, welldlgONtod and assimila ted Into blond, gradually Insures the pos session of sound health. Surh renovat- Cured by InR remedy has Brown's Rarsaparilla proved Itself to be, whether this taint has given rise to Scrofula, So It Ithoum Ithou mntlsm, Neuralgia, Liver Complulnts, or Kidney Diseases, whlrh aro the most fre 'jnent manifestations tf Its presence, nil hnvo readily yielded to tho clean nnd purlfylngnctlonof Brown'sSnrsapartlla. A VERY BAD CASE of Scrofula, cured by Brown's Sarin pa 1'Hln, has excited the people living In and iirniind tho town of Lee, Me. Mr. Aver Ill writes us as follows: "My son has now taken fourteen bottles of Brown's s.irmparlllo, nnd I am snro It hns rom rli ted a euro. His case was the worst I evr baw. Ills face was covered with w lint seemed to bo scaler) or srnbs.and the Itching w as so liilolcrublothut he touted 1 vhuy x;; hi At nil rn:sfTtatS 1.00. DON'T Mfco S iniethlng else ' AllA WARChS A C', too J'l prawn's iaps ''ssssiiigiisansctieiiiDeccaciicitniiiiisaiiiitsiiiiiiiisananasissuaS -DOUBLE EXTRACT- SARSAPARILLA ! The Greatest Blood Purifier of the day for SCROFULA, SALT RHEUM, ERYSIPELAS, PIMPLES, And all diseases of a rash nature. It is without exception the best for HEADACHE, BILIOUSNESS, CONSTIPATION. It Acts like Magic. For sale by Moyer Bros., Drug gists, Bloomsburg, Pa. Price 50 cents a bottle. Pre pared only by W. R. Manners, Moosic, Pa. tine more woriShe bright'erlt Busywives who use SAPO L-I O never seem ro grow old.Try & c&ke A compute wreck of domeetio happiness haa often resulted from badly washed dishes, from an unclean kitchen, or from trifles which seemed light as air. Bat by these thing a man often judges of his wife's devotion to her family, and charges her with general neglect when he finds her careless in these particular. Many a home owes a large part of its thrifty neatness and its consequent happiness to BAPOLIO. 4-Grocers often substitute cheaper foods for BAPOLIO, to make a better profit, send back such articles, and Inn 1st oa haTlna; Just what vou ordered.- . Haentza's Nervaline. A FCRKLT VgOlTABLB MEDICINE FOR THE NERVES an effectual cure for Inflammation and Irritation ol tilt) HLADDEH, K1DNKY8 and LIVBK, Htone In tUe MaiMcr, Calculus, u ravel and Hrlclc-dust DcpoHllH, Weakness In Male or Female Ag a KeHtoratlve Tonic and a Hlood I'urtller It haa no equal, cruutlUK a liealluy appetite aud pure UlCKMJ. PRICK SO CENTS, If yonr druinflst has not got It, ask him to get ltioryou. lUKOuo oiucr. mauoouiy uy THE HAENTZE MEDICINE GO. PHILADELPHIA, PA. rvsead (or w page Book, (roe to all. a Mont In agony through many tleef lean night. He commenced lomt weeka aco to uso Rrown'a Harnaparllla In con nection with tho naive you sent to allny the Irritation, and now he Is so far recov ered that we consider his complete care as certain." Mr. J.W. Burke of Lee,ehalr man of Ponobscot Co. Commissioners, (ays: "It Ik wonderful what Brown's Bur snpnrllla, has done for young Averlll." In this rase. Brown's Sarssparlll threw open the bowels and porea of the skin, at the name time entering the blood, beginning a vigorous warfare on the Impure matter found there, and which was a conatant source of supply for the scrofulous humor on the outside. In time this was expelled from the system, and only pure matter entered the blood. the Use of SALT RHEUM. On Davis Street, In Bangor, resides Mrs. Edwin Wiley, whose daughter was badly afflicted with Salt Rheum. At times her face and hands would be covered with blotches. So IntDse was the Itching sensntion thnt applications of aalt were made to destroy It. For a long time no relief could be obtained. One day some one suggested Brown'a Sarsaperllla, and a bottle was purchased. Later Mrs. Wi ley brought her daughter to the estab lishment of Mr. Arn. Warren wbeae Brown's SnrsaparllU la made. The face thnt a short time prevlops was covered with blotches, burning and Itching, pre ecntod as fulrand smooth an appearance ' as thnt of any young lady. Lug TU x ONK BOTTLE WAS USED. e bottles for 8. 00. 'Jmtai good," IT IS NOT. . roprlctors, Bangor, II 0. 4 The Old Tree stands out in bold relief. It has become a conspicu ous landmark. Honest Goods, its roots ; on these it depends for its life. I hey have given it 1- ame, Popularity and Success, 15oth the YATES Stores are now consolidated into one at Cor. 13th and Chestnut Sts. The Ledger Building Store no longer exists. This consolidation gives the old firm added vigor, which will result alike to your interest and ours. A. C.YftTFS&CO. NOW ONLY AT ijlta and Chestnut Ht. PHILADELPHIA. From Barred "PLYMOUTH KOCKS." The Parmer Favorite, From RED CAPS, The Great Layer. AT (.SO PER 13, OK U JO PER EGGS I EGGS ! 6 EGGS. W. B. GERMAN, If. MUlvllle, Pa. Beware of the Dog I 1.. Ivt "i. 'Av Vt - Also beware of inferior binder twine : The market is being flooded with a twine Bold a? a "Pure Manilla" which is nothing more than ''Sisal" colored in such a way as to look Jike "Manilla, and it takes an expert to distinguish, the difference. Come and see U3 before you buy your Twine. Where ever you find twine stamped with the name of Wm. JJecring & Co., vou may be sure that you have found the "Best. 1 hey guarantee their twine to be as represented, and ' the guarantee of such a firm,' makes the quality of their gooil3 unquestionable, See their twine and bo con- . vinced. "We sell no colored sisal twine and call it "Pure Ma nilla," neither do we sell com bination twine and call it Ma nilla. We do sell Sisal and Combination twine, but we sell it for what it is, and our cus-' tomers know what the' buy. We have Prices and Quality to suit all tastes. Elsewhere in this issue you will find our advertisement of the Deering Binders, Mowers etc., and we trust that anyone needing these or other Farm Implements will call and., in spect our stock. Send for a copy of our new book, "The Why's and Where- ore s by Therefore Do So Esq." It is a book that every farmer should have. Sent post paid to any address. D. W. KITCHEN. Bloomsburg, Pa. 1 1 'ho Ecst Burning Oil That Can te Mado From Petroleum. It gives a brilliant light. It will not smoke the chimneys. It will not char the ' wick. It has a high fire test. It will not' 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 the statement that it is V&6 Best ' OU IN T.HE WORLD, ASK YOUR DEALER FOR. Crown - Acme acme oil company BLOOMSBURG,- 1A G HATEFUL - COMFOHTINQ. EPPS'S COCOA. - BREAKFAST. 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