Tiia Holy Ooat of Treves. THE CARMKNT SAID TO IIAVK r.RKM WOKN 11V TMK SAVIOLK liF.I UR;" THE CRUCIFIXION. American Catholics liavc begun a pilgrimage to Troves. That is a long journey to look upon a relic. Hut this is an extraordinary relic one of the most sacred in the keening of the Catholic church. Very old and famous is the city of Treves, in Rhenish Prussia. It lies on the riht bank of the Moselle, a ruin of former magnificence. In Treves are found the finest specimens of Ro manesque architecture. Very splen did is the cathedral. A hundred years ago the city library contained 100,000 volumes. Hut the city is celebrated above all other things because in it is treasured the Holy Coat, which has re ceived the most devout veneration from all good Catholics. It was St. Helena who gave the coat to the city. It is said she was born in Colchester, England, late in the third century. She did not accept Christianity until she was eighteen. Then her zeal was extraordinary. Her pilgrimage to Palestine in the fourth century is a famous event in the histo ry of the Catholic Church. The object was to secure the cross upon which the Saviour was crucified. She found three crosses. The holy one wa:; distinguished because it was said a mere touch healed a helpless invalid. While searching for the cross St. Helena found the coat, the seam less coat. She secured what was con sidered positive proof that the Saviour had worn the garment just before the crucifixion. When St. Helena returned to Europe she spent many years in Treves, which was then a famous re ligious cenire. She presented the coat to the cathedral. The first mention made of the coat was in the fourth century. It appears in the Gesta Trevirorum. For centur ies after thct it was exhibited regularly. The Hishop of Hruno was consecrated in it in 1 1 2 r. In 1196 it was transla ted from the chair to the high altar ol the cathedral. Then came the wars of the middle ages. In order to preserve the coat it was placed in the castle of Ehren breutsein. There it remained for cen turies, safely hidden away. In 1810, with the permission of Napoleon, the Bishop of Treves and Mgr. Mannay had it brought back to the cathedral. It was made a religious festival. When it was placed upon exhibiton j2o,ooo people flocked to see it. It was exhibited every seven years until 1844. That year its exhibition was one of the greatest religious excite ment. Kleven Bishops and over two million of the laity flocked to the city between August 18 and October 6. There were 9,000 from the United States. For a number of years petitions have been made to the government asking for permission to exhibit the Holy Coat. Hitherto it has been refused. Now it is expected that there will be a tremendous movement to Treves. It is said that 100,000 will go from Amer ica. Don't read I Don't think 1 Don't believe ! Now, are you better ? You women who think that patent medi cines are a humbug, and Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription the biggest hum-, bug of the whole (because it's best known of all) docs your lack-of-faith cure come ? It is very easy to "don't" in this world. Suspicion always comes more easily than confidence. But doubt little faith never made a sick woman well and the "Favorite Prescription" has cured thousands of delicate, weak women, which makes us think that our "Prescription" is better than your "don't believe". We're both honest. Let us come together. You try Dr. Tierce's Favorite Prescription. If it doesn't do as represented, you get your money again. Where proofs so easy, can you af ford to doubt. . Little but active are Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Best Liver Tills made; gentle, yet thorough. They regulate and invigor ate the liver, s'.omach and bowels Must dome to it- Customer (with little boy) Have you good thick sole leather that a boy can't wear through in a week ? Cobbler The very best. Do you want me to make a pair of shoes for your boy ? i Customer No, I want you to make him a pair of pants. Good Neica. f A Keal Ealsam is Kemp's Balsam i The dictionary says, "A balsam is a thick, pure aromatic substance flowing from trees." Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs is the only cough medicine that is a real balsam. Many thin, watery cough remedies are called balsams, but such are not. Look through a bottle of Kemp's Balsam and notice what a pure, thick prepa ration it is. ' If vou cough use Kemp's Balsam. At all druggists'. Large bottles 50 cents and $1. Tax collector's notices and receipt books for sale at this office. tf. OhMdrenCryfor Pitcher's Csstarla. A LETT Kit TO A RAT. Hotr It RhonM 11 Written Wlion (ha llodrnl ! Aakrrt to Vara. "DM you pv. r writo a letter to a rat?" nfki'd Dr. NVweil, 1.10 fulklorifst. "Tlinro Ik an old wiperstiiion to the pfTcrt that, If It is deniri'il to drive ruts out of a houst;, the boat pltm In to addrcs a formal note to them requesting them to leav. la cluing tli! it. in neeettsary Hint you sluill tin very careful to Ml tliom exactly by what route to go, to that tlipy may liave 110 ex cuse for not obeying. Finally, the mis nire should be well buttered 'ami tltrtmt Into the rat hole. I onee daw utich a letter that wa written to acolony of rata In all serioimneim by the owner of the premise which they were desired to vacate. It read : 'Mors!. Rats : You are respectfully asked to U-avo my house be fore noon on the first of next month. If you should not do to, you will be tnurli disturbed, because In that event I pro. pose to tear down the building. Permit me to refer you to the barn of tnv friend, Mr. X., on the high road just half a mild north of here. It is well stocked with grain, which will furnish you with food for the winter. Yours, respectfully, &v..' In a book published in the 10th century I have discovered the form of a similni letter recommended to be written to field mice in case where they become annoy ing. It resdt 'I adjure you, O mice, neither to injure sne.nor yourselves. The field at such and such a place, Monglnjr. to my neighbor So and so, I freely givo you to dwell ;n, and you can eat what ever growg thre.' This inscription had to be posted on a 'natural stone' in tho infested field. The book referred to was merely a compilation of old Latin author ities many centuries back, bo that tho superstition I speak of is evidently of great antiquity." An F.ltgllth Rector's lUapllallty. It was recently stated that a number of public houses in England were owned by clergymen, and much surprino was ex pressed that thny should have adopted such a method of increasing their in come. It now appears, however, that in one ease, at least, tho ownership was as sumed for a philanthropic rfiotive, noth ing less, in fact, than that of seeking to instill habits of temperance into tho peo ple. The Rev. Mr. Mordaunt, a War wickshire rector, has conducted a vil lage hostelry for 14 years, with the aid of a man and his wife, who, in addition to their wages, get a commission on all eata bles, but nothing on the drink sold. Beer is the only liquor supplied, and as there 1h no other public house in the parish persons who want that Artier English beverage, gin. must go to some village which does not have such a conscientious rector. Mr. Mordaunt's beer is said to be un usually good; and yet his customers drink little of it, and drunkenness has al most entirely disappeared. A portion of the profits of the hostelry has been de voted to the sinking of wells and the erection of pump; and the villagers, in stead of spending their evenings and earnings in a stuffy tap room, gather in knots around their favorite pump and discuss crops and politics to the creak of the pump lutndlc. It is an idyllic picture which is thus presented, and if all be true the rector is doing a more practical work of benevolence than are those of his cloth who are formulating new systems of theology. Philadelphia Record. Obacnra Bays anal Great Men. The record of most of the great states men of the country tells a tale of humble beginnings and early struggle against adverse circumstances. This is the story of the early life of Webster, Clay, Cal houn, Benton, Douglas, Lincoln, Henry Wilson, Feftsenden, Hamlin, Bell, Crit tenden, Cass, Hale, Seward, Chase, and the vast majority of the country's politi cal celebrities. It holds good also for most of the country's great warriors, literateurs, and business men. And this fact brings to our view tho further fact that it is the farming districts and villages, and not the large cities which provide the great bulk of the men in every branch of effort who leave their impress on tho age in which they live. Nor is this cir cumstance entirely peculiar to our own times and to the United States, although it has manifested itself more conspicu ously and persistently here than else where. This condition of things was noticed aa far back aa the days of old Rome. A commentator on the history of the land of tho CaHturs said that of all tho Romans who hold a prominent place in literature four only Cwsar, Varro, Lu cretius, and Marcus Aurelius were bom in the Eternal City. This seems like a reckless statement to be made of a State which produced Cicero, Virgil, dvhl, Horace, Tacitus, I'lautus, Terence, Sal lust, Catullus, Seneca, the Plinys, Livy, Juvenal, Martial, Nepos, Strain), Quin tillian, and dozens of others of almost equal ability aud influence, yet it appears to be a close approach to fact Country Ilouaee. Many of the abandoned farms of New Hampshire have been disposud of to city people, who soon transform barren hill sides into attractive summer homesteads. Our fathers made farms for them selves on hill tops that answered their purpose very well for a few generations, but did not retain their fertility. Their descendants have now removed to lower ground, and reclaimed the swamps and intervales. The farms that were aban doned ought to have been left to natu re long before they were. No better use pan be made of them than to let forest treos cover them again. And let sum mer homes of city people occupy the more sightly locations, beautifying tho landscape, and furnishing a market for country produce of all kinds. The superstition which builds ia mora tolerable than that which demolishes Uat which adorns a country than that which deforms It that which endowa than that which plunders that which disposes to mistaken beneficences than that which stimulates to real injustice. ' The true reward of work well dono la the having done it. , The DrgLaw. Judge Archibald, of Lackawanna, and Judge Siltser, of Wyoming, last week heard argumenc as to the figure a do;; cuts in the criminal law of the Stale. Harry Depue was convicted of larceny, for stealing a valuable dog from a friend, and was sentenced to one month's imprison ment. The next day lie was brought into Court on a writ of habeas corpus, and his counsel argued that he should be discharged, and that there is no larceny of a dog at common law, as a dog is not property. The District At torney opposed this, saying that the fact that dogs are taxed shows that the law docs recognize them as pro perty. The two Judges refused to dis charge the prisoner, and a writ of error was obtained, and the case now goes to Supreme Court to have the status of a dog in law determine. No Matter How Hard any druggist tries to sell you his own cough medicine, remember he does it because he makes more money on it. Insist on having Kemp's Balsam for the throat or lungs, for there is no cough remedy so pure and none so quick to break up a cold. For in fluenza, soreness of the throat and tickling irritation with constant cough, Kemp's P.alsam is an immediate cure. Large bottles 50c and 1. At all drug gists. All Oue. He I never saw clothing so cheap as it is now. Any man can divss like a gentleman. She Yes, indeed. So can the dies. Ntio York Wet Id;. The Purest and Best la- Articles known to medical science are used in preparing Hood's Sarsaparilla. Every ingredient is carefully selected, personally examined, and only the best retained. The medicine is prepared under the supervision of thoroughly competent pharmacists, and every step in the process of manufacture is care fully watched with a view to securing in Hood's Sarsaparilla the best possi ble result. The Secret of Beauty. Miss De Tlain Doctor, what is the secret of beauty ? Family Physician (confidentially) Be born pretty. Good Xews. Blood Poison Is very liable to follow contact of the hands or face with what is known as poison ivy, especially in hot weather or if the body is perspiring freely. The trouble may subside for a time, only to appear in aggravated form when op portunity offers. The great purifying powers of Hood's Sarsaparilla thor oughly eradicate every trace of poison frorr. the blood, as the cures it has ac complished conclusively show. It al so cures scrofula, salt rheum and other affections arising from impure or pois oned blood. Cantaloupes left on the grass over night will be nicely freshened by the dew for breakfast. If you sit up all night and watch them with a shot gun you will have an excellent appetite and a decided relish for the fruit. Handsome Versus Homely. Who is that fine looking lady that we just passed, Clara? Why, that is Mrs. Snow. Well, there, what a change; when I saw her last, her skin was so sallow and muddy looking, it's no won der I didn't know her. What has pro duced that lovely complexion? I heard that she took Sulphur Bitters, the great Blood Purifier, and now would not be without them. S 2 1-21. State ok Ohio, City ok Toledo,) Lucas County, j 83' Frank J. Chen-ey makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J CHF.NKY & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ever)' case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of De cember, A. D., 1SS6. A. W. GLEASON, Notaru Public. Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Unsold by Druggists, 75c. 7-31-41.. Persons who have . engraved plates for visiting cards, can have cards printed from their plates at The Co lumbian orhce. We are also pared to fill orders for engraved tations or cards on short notice. pre-invi- Our work is done by one of the leading engravers of Philadelphia, and is guaranteed as to quality and style. Samples can be seen on application. Don't send out of town for what can be ordered at home. tf. 1 unuaren cryroi I Pitcher'? pastera, i SEAL X ARB WE Right or Wrong A Slioe Dressing must restore the bril lisney of a worn shoe, nd at the same time fratrvt the toftntst of the leather. LADIES will the Dressing you are using do both t Try it I Tour dessert spoonful of your Dressing into a saucer or butter plate, set it aside for a few days, and it will dry to a substance as hard nnd brittle as crushed glass. Can such a Dressing be good for leather? w,ff's ACME Blacking will stnnd this test and dry as a thin, oily film which is as flexible as rubber. 25 Dollart worth of Hew Furniture for 25 Cent- HOW 9 By painting "25 square feet of Old Furniture with WOLFF . RANDOLPH, 037 Worth Front Street. PHILADELPHIA, tick HMiaaelm nod rellora all the troubtPS fnef. rtont tn r llliou9 state of the nyritftm, buob XdszlnfM, Muiiwii, Drowsiness, blntrofie aftes eating, l' -'u iu the Kulo, to. Whilo their most reiuuk&blo 0UCC6BS has been shown la cueing nonallelic, yit Carter's LltUo Liver PITH are erjinlly vuliuMo In Co netliMit Ion, curing nuil pre Yeiitl:,tf till iHUiioyinffCOUplftint.whilo tUoyalfltf correct nUdteordcrtiof tUotomrli,tlmiilato tha lircr aud rubuluiu Uio bowels. Even it tac; only 'Acfcetlieywor.MboalmoalprlcfllMwtothowwtia 'fmffor from tUisiluUruftMingconiiilalnt; butfortu xtatoly tbcirRoodncfledooe notondlnre,amltboM vbo once try thorn will And theso llttlopillnTulu eUjle In tommy ways that they will not be wil ling to do nithoutthem. SutaftorallalckhoM la the bans of so many Uvea that hers Is where wemakeourgreatboaat. Our plUa core It while Others do not. 1 Carter's Little Liver Fills are very small ana very easy to take. One or two vl makea doae. They are at riot ly redouble and do not gripe or puree, but by their gentle action pleeaeall who oe them. Xnvlalaat25centst ttveforSL. Sold ! tj druggists ererywhere, or aent by mail. CARTER MEOIOINK CO., New York; SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE " All AKISIS art ves Instnnt n-lief and is an iiilnllil.lo Cure for Piles. Prices 1. Ily lruicirl!"Mirmnii. pnmnics rree. AikircWANAKESIS," Box X416, New York City. For Nothing Self-Sacrifice comes natural to wo men. Much of it is born in them, and what is not is ground into them from their childhood by education. For the sake of her home duties a girl gives up' amusements and privileges which her brother would never be exptcted to forego for the like reason. As she grows older, this spirit grows, encour aged by all tradition and outside influ ence. Often its power masters her altogether, and her life becomes one long devotion to endless labor and ac ceptance of unpleasant things, that the pleasant part of living may be kept sacred for the rest of the family. The purely useless side of this en tire self-abnegation must sometimes strike the beholder. Such effacing of individuality is not uncommon. And it gives as little real benefit to the fam ily as it does to the individual. Putting aside the moral effect on the younger members of a family brought up to regard their mother as a machine run for the family service, does the woman who so gives herself for the well-being of her family really accomplish all she desires? If she work without pause or slackening day in and day out, does she always feel satisfied, with admiring onlookers, that it is the noblest way to so spend her health and energies? If she re nounces all recreation and higher life for herself, and gives up all commun ion of mind and spirit with her hus band and children, is the reward ade quate that is paid to them in a better kept house, a more bountifully sup plied larder, or handsomer clothes ? If over- fatigue causes her to be come petulant or complaining, is not the atmosphere of home more greatly injured than the added cleaning and cooking can repair? If she is too worn out to give sympathy and help to the children's joys and sorrows, what do the finer clothes and furniture obtained avail ? And if, as sometimes happens, outraged nature gives way, and others must step into the breach, do their own work and the played-out woman's as well, and take care of her into the bargain, what has she gained by her extreme efforts that she has not lost by the break down ? A life laid down in a worthy cause is not lost, but gained ; but is this cause worthy? Harper' a Jiazar. I Was Disgusted with the learned doctors after swallow ing their costly medicine in vain for over a year for the relief of catarrh in my head, wheu I cured myself by using six bottles of Sulphur Bitters. My wife is now taking thein for nervous debility. Abiet Carter, J'atker House, Jtonton. 8 2i-jt. CARTERS! mm mi cc tft anybody will qfyew poor jaluj tobacco wFjeri tfjey can et tfe genuine If hs f.0suj3e riorand NO equal at Tfe. jbrice. It is wortt Your wfjile. to vtry it. There's prf, arid 'pleasure forlOU in old Honesty "fbiSacco J. R. Smith & Co. J-IMITED. MILTON, Pa., D SALENS IN PIAWQS, By tbe following well-known makers : Chickering, Knabc, Weber, Hallet & Davis. Can also furnish any of the cheaper makes at manufact urers' prices. Do not buy a piano before getting our prices. Catalogue and Price Lists On application. FOR THE BLOOD- Kfal 4 Constipation, Lame Back and Headache it proves its worth in one dose as it will cure the worst cases of Billious troubles. Manners' Double Extract Sarsaparilla can be given to children as well as to adults. Mrs. Thos. Morton, of Avoca, Pa., says that it is the best for constipated children. For Pimples, Boils, Rash and Eczema it cannot be beat. For Erysipelas, Scrofula and Salt Rheum it has no equal. Once tried and it proves the home friend. If your druggist does not keep it, have him get it for you, and you will never regret it. For sale by all druggists, also at Moyer Bros., Wholesale & Retail, Druggists. Price 50c a bott'e. .OLD oEST.Y (Trade-Mark) ANV TIIINr: yof MAY WANT FI!OM N. Y. CITY I WILL OET FOH YOf I MY EAP.GAIN SOUNTEii : Till Ihti opportunity torlnb tnfptlior with your rrlfiiriKloicf't wliut you iiPfd'n' wiioi.k (Ai.R nw yohk rmi-M. Any nrtlr lo in tlilH list will be wiit tor 10 rt nts. Your clmii-puf H lor i'vtK. flfoMViK. 9i(iru: ts, u furMcts, ID lor nfcm. id lor sum. Hprlnif Curiinif Iron. Tooth r.rimh. Knit Brush. T.lricn Xnpkln, Iyakuxkck rokfi.imi, Lump Hurrier. Ccy-rliiir. Siitln uikii piixteii iiih-hhIi. tin. or Sft 'ht't hug, ntylish hold i i.atkd KreiiHt rln, run" Button. rnrf pin. C'nlHrn, Knchct Howrtor, japankhe Fwp1 i kp, w t or IK Nap kins, HRAl'Tim. KOI.PINO KAW. CHAW t. KTRA1', I.:i trllninf''! Itnhv luh. 1 'iiimiW.t ...t. .if lieckors, Dpiulno. Pliiylnif OircU, Autograph i tlntMl leaves, Imported bordered llntidker eliler. Ilurnioiileit, 'lollet sonp. Boxwood l.'ule Jit, Sateen Necktie dark or llirlitHliades. Needlti Hook. I'orket Hook tine leather. Memorandum Kilt tdge.Hllvered plu. Ac, Aildres! orders to I. K. niCKEHT, June lT-an. WIlllauiKUrldKP, N.Y . CLOTHING! CLOIEIliG! G. W. BERTSGK, THE JERC HAN'T TAILOR. cents' fu?.:;i:h:ng goods, kats and caps OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Suits nade to order at short notice and fit always guaranteed cr no sale. caii ana examine the largest and best selected stock of eoods ever shown m Columbia County. Store next door to First Nationa Bank. MAIN STREET, RloomsDursr, Pa. ri 1 'he Best Eunisj Gil That Can to Mads 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 xplode. It is pre-eminently a family safctv oil. We Challenge Comparison with anj other illuminating oil made. We stake our Reputation, as Refiners upon the statement that it is The Best mi IN THE WORLD. ASK YOUR DEALER FOR. Crown - Acme ACME OIL COMPANY ELOOMSEUKG,- PA U1IATEFUL - C'OMFOltTINO. EPPS'S COCOA. BREAKFAST. which govern the operations 01 digestion and nutrition, anu oy a carerui application or the line properties of well-selected Cocoa. Mr. Eppa has provided our breakfast tables with a dull- eately flavored bi-veniK'e which may save ud many heavy doctors' bills. Ir is by the Judicious use of such articles ot diet that a constitution may dp gradually built up until stroujr enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are rloatlliig around us ready -to attack wherever there Is a weak point. V a may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping our selves well fori tried with pure blood aud a prop erly nourished mime. ami aervltv liazetie. Made hliuply wlih bulllne water or tullk. Sold only I11 half pound tlus, by grocers, labelled uius ; JAMIvjiEPPH Sc CO.. IIcuioeoDathlo lKlulsts, I.omlon, Kny luiui. PATENTS. Caveats and Trade Marks obtained, nnd nil Patent business conducted fur MOD Ell ATE OI K OFFICE IS OPPOSITE THE r. S. PAT. KNT OFFli.'i:. We have uo sub-agenclea, ull business direct, hence cau transact patent, busi ness in less tune aim ai i.ess (.o.ii man most) re mote from Washington. Send model, drawluir or Dhofo. with rieacrin. tlon. We Hdvlsti if patentable, or not, tree ot charge. Our fee not due till patent Is secured. A book, "How to obtain Patents," with refer, ences to actual clients in your state, county, or v. a. h.now co Washington, D. C. (Opposite V. S. Patent office.) -THE WILKES -BKRREK STEUM LAUNDRY HAS CHANCED HAMOS. Tubbs & Hess, Hl'CCESSOKS TO It MI Til & HEHS.HtH 110 Sotjxzi :m:.liit St. Latest Improve-! machinery, best facilities. Hoods relaundured live of cuarge if not galls- lUtllflji CLEAMNti CAUPBrS. Carpets taken up, cleaned and relald. Best work at moderate prices, ooods culled for and delivered.
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