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VOLUME XXXVII, NUMBER 13.1
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BUSINESS CARDS
D. J. X LOOP,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
;.K7-Culumbia, Pa. Odiee in Odd Fellows
Nov. 19 181:11-tf.
11. U. ESSICK,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LA,III,
Coi•UM MA* PA
33. M. WORTS,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOK AT LAW
Cottunbia,
Collection: promptly made in Laneasto
York COW/ties.
Cola., July '', ISOS.
A. J. KAUFFMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
rIOLL FICTION'S Ikfado in Lancaster and
adjoininl . ilounties.
Pensions. 'Bounty, back pay and all
claims against the goeorninent promptly
prosecuted.
Oiliee—Loettst Street.;between - Front and
Beeon(1. Deo. flit
--
SAMUEL EVANS,
.sera T 1 I; of Me PE.ICE.
()MCP', [N 01)1) F 1 L LOWS' HALL,
u0L1.3 NII3L I , I'A.
nno 18, 1311-1. /.1%4.•
J, z.:RoFFE3 I ,
)ENTIST,OFFICE, Front Simi nut dOr'r
,IJto It. Drug Store, between
Lo vast awl Walnut sts, Cola., l'a.
Dr. 3. li.II.iIE.A.WEAVEiI,
et I , l•'Ell'i 11. N PIIOFESST(iSAL SBIt
viv,..!-; (,) (Au citizen ;of Colll 11l bill 1111(1
i v.
(I[live—Lovust Street, between Seco n d
Third Street,.
June 17
'WASHINGTON EINISE HOTEL.
Fr att Street, 0)1111111)i" Pn.
DANIEI. Irmum, Propriato?
FRANKLIN HOUSE.
L C' US'T STREET, co um": Li, P- 1 •
rrous k a first el;k4 Intel, and k in every
J. ri..4peet adopted to meet the Wis:ios and
do-arcs of the traveling pnhlio.
JACOB S. MILLET:,
i'ol.july,ls, '65 j.ecwietor.
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111SHLER'S HOTEL,
EVAN NISHLER, Proprietor.
WEST M ARE: ET 5C4,15.111E,
REA AIN a : F EAry , A
Oct. 7th. ly.
IVASIIINGTON [LOUSE RESTAURANT,
WVHERE; may be found Oysters :away
on laud, of the lte:4 quality served
up in every style,
Also a room Mr the neeotwalation of la
dies or families. Oysters can be had by the
quart or hundred.
Lee.::, , G4„-tf
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GEORGE BOGLE,
Dealer in
LUMBER OF' ALL DESCRIPTIONS,
Also, PLASTERER'S LIAM
()thee Woreliouse—Vront Street be
tween Locust and Union.
July 8, 1865,
Confectionery
ANT, FRurr OF ALL KINDS IN '413.1.-
son. Parties and families supplied With
Doi C 3 &I%T
by the freezer, or in moulds, with prompt
miss at
SALITH'S
Adjoining the Franklin House, Locust St
I'. S. Also a lino assortment of Toys
and fancy articles constantly on hand.
July 22,
COLUMBIA FLOUR MILLS,
GEORGE BOGLE, Proprietor.
►IIIIE-HIGIEL.ST CASH PRICES PAID
J. for all kinds of Grain.
Superfine sad Extra Family Flour for
sale, also mill feed of all kinds. Wheat
ground and packed to order
Town and country custom solicited
July 29th ISO.
SUPPLER & BROTHR,
Manufacturers of
TN addition to our Foundry and Machine
-L. work, NVO aro now prepared to manufac
ure every variety of Boiler and Plate iron
work,
Idending and flowing Boilers
r'romptly attended to. Thankful for rsst
worm, we would invite the attention of
our friends and patrons to this new branch
of our business.
SUPPLEE
L.P..1 street, Columbia
jut. 21,
Aruer•ican House.
AN D
1t.M5r1".49..T.71=t_&.M. 7 " 1 ',
s.\:ltUEr TI. LOCK"ARD, Proprietor,
Peout St., between Loeuet to Walnut Ste.,
COLUMBIA. PA
Theproprietor will spare no pains to
make his house equal to any in the bor
(igh. Ills bar will always be stocked
with the be't liquors and restaurant with
allthe good things of the season. Oysters
fur sale at all times by the 'bushel, gallon
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GROVESTEEN & Co
pIANO FORTE
MANUFACTURERS,
499 BROADWAY,
NE W YORK.
TILE attention of the public and the
trade is invited to our Nnw SCALE 7 OC—
TAVE ROSEWOOD PIANO FORTES,
which for volume and purity of tone are
unrivalled, by any hitherto crfAnrod in. this
market. They contain all the modern im
provements, French, Grand Action, Harp
Pedal, Iron Frame, 0 ver-St ming Bassokc.,
and each instrument being made under
the personal supervision of Mr. J. H.
GnovitsrEns, who has had a practical ex
perience of over 35 years in their manufac
ture, is fully warranted in every particu
lar.
The " Groresteen Piano Fortes" have
received the award of merit over all
others a t the celebrated World's Fair.
lVitere were exhibited instruments from
the best makers of London, Paris, Ger
many, Pliihalelphia, Baltimore, Boston,
and New York ; and also at the American
Institute for five successive years,thc gold
and silver medals from both of which can
bo seen at our are-room.
By the introduction of improvements we
make a still more perfect Piano Porte,and
by manufacturing largely, with a strictly
cash system, are enabled to offer these in
struments at a price _winch will prccltnje
all competition.
PRICES—NO. 1, Seven. Octave, round cor
:ners, Rosewood plain case,s27.s.
o. 2. Seven Octuve,round corners
Rosewood, heavy moulding, $3OO.
3, Seven Octave, round corners
Rosewood Louis Xl' style $32.3.
Terms-Net Cash in current Funds.
DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS SENT
FREE.
July 29,1 y. "i. ct C."
Susquehanna Planing XIII,
Fi rs r. ND PENN. RAILROAD
columbia, Lain-aster County, Pa.
9111 E subscriber would respectfully an
nounce to the patrons of his Mill, that
the advaneed prices of labor and expellees
ineitient to carrying on the business of his
establishment compels him to charge his
customers 101 advanee on formerrates and
takes this method to inform them that, the
following arc the prices for work done at
his Mills:
L.',,r wt nli.. in g Flooring par it .$4.38
" do Weatherboards " 4.50
" surih-i»g 011 Q Sidi`, peV :NI. :2.50
‘l4 110 t. WO do do 4.:"Al
31e-sawing Whit° Pine face
nmastsre, per M. 5.00
" lin Poplar face meas. do 0.00
" do -Vsn, Oak. ' Cherry,
face fleas. per M. 8.00
" 11,:pping 4-4 per line, .10 It. 13
" do 8-4 do do 0
" do Joice do do 41
./.0 - Lumber hauled to the Mill anal re
turned to Yltrti lvithout extra eharge.
A Ceoll/11..9 lin• work i nt; ordressi Iglnutber
wilt Sc considered collectable every fuu r
in on Ms.
i t e,ul 'scribe] has on band mi assort tent
of It01:5511 and I)itESSEI3 IA3MI3Ett,
whielt tor ha le at Market Prices, 401(.1
o vont in tiatbm puhlie custom.
.1011. N B. BA.CIIMA.N.
Columbia,'l4n•ch Mit
IV. \V. - 41f.vita A. Ktrwrz
FR"Y" .23z KUIP.T2,
IMPOR 7'E! S AND JOBBERS
ErfigiS
FANGY GOODS,
323 AttCHSTREET,
Jan. 21, 13.4, Om.
13 0 S TO.V CHAIN
NYE Havejust received 700 pounds best
Boston fAnen Carpet Chain, in all
colors which Ivo will sell at a reduced.
price, STEIA.CY &BOWERS,
Opposite Odd Fellow's Hall,
May G, Columbia, Fa.
TO TOBACCO GROWERS !
HAVE constantly on hand at my
I
Mining Mills, Tobacco cases, and will
furnish them at reasonable prices, to those
who desire to pack their Tobacco.
JOHN B. BACHMAN,
Susquehanna Plaining; Mills.
May 13,
COAL I COAX, I COAL !
Baltimore Co. Lump for melting Iron.
ft "
No. 1, for Heaters, ..tc.
2, for Cannon Stoves,
3,for Parlor Stovesokc
4, for Ttanges,
14 5, for Nanor Grates
Lime Burner.
Shamokin Stove t Nut, a mednium burn
ing coal
Pine Grove, "
Lykes Valley, a free burning coal.
Parties wishing to buy Coal by the car
load. which comes via Reading A: Colum
bia It. it., can be accommodated at mine
prices, the undersigned having made ar
rangements so that effect. Coal cleaned
before leaving the yard. Oar office has
been moved south 200 from the old place.
Sept t. BRUNER d MOORE.
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IRON STONE CHINA.
WE HAVE just received our firstspring
envoiee of Mono China and Queens
ware, which we invite the early attention
ofpurchasers to, as we will sell them at
the right figure.
STEAM" ,t DOWERS,
Opposite Odd Fellows' Hall,
fob. 4, '6;," nalumbia, Pa.
Y. K. STAUFFER,
Watchmaker & Jeweler,
No. 148 North SECOND Street, corner of
Quarry, PHILADELPHIA.
An 't ssortment of Watches. Jewelry &
Plated Ware Con s tantly on Band,
.12epainin feg mut Jewelry
promptly ottenned to,
Dec 8,
"NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CHEAP AS READING; NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING."
COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1865.
iiirisHLEß'S HERB BITTERS.—BeIow
the afflicted will find a condensed
statement of the cures of various individ—
uals whose names are herewith appended,
whose Certificates can at any time be seen
by calling at the Store of the Proprietor,
Centre Square, Lancaster, Pa.
B. MISHL ER, Sole Manufacturer.
John C. Walton, Lancaster, cured of Dis
ease of Spine and Kidneys, se., contracted
in the Army.
Thomas Groom, Glen Hope, cured of
Disease of the Back and Nervous system.
Henry Nagle, Lancaster,cured of a stroke
of the Palsy, causing the loss of the use of
the right aria.
Joseph Witmer, Philadelphia, certifies
thatlishler's Bitters has restored him to
health, having been much afllicted with
various ailments for a long time•
James Kennedy, Lancaster, cured of
Chronic Diarrhma and Rheumatism.
Daniel Finefrock, Lancaster, cured of
Chronic Rheumatism, which ho was much
afflicted with while in the Army—reccom
mends the use of the Bitters to soldiers and
others similarly aillitted.
Levi Hart, Sen., Lbncaster, cured of
Rheumatism occasioned by exposure in
the Army.
Charles 13. Williams, Lancaster, certifies
that his daughter was cured of a lingering
sickness of eight months from various
diseases. by IAI ishler's Bitters.
Henry Maderf, Lancaster, was cured of
difficulty in passing his water, by
,the use
of the Bitters, and his wife also relieved
from Rheumatic pains,
Philip Bone°, Lancaster, Cured of an af
fection of the Kidneys tted Bladder, by the
usn of Mishler's Herb Bitter.
Bartle/ B. Herr, Rohrerstown, Lancaster
Co. certifies that he was cured of severe
stitches in the side which ho
_was tiitlictcu
with fot nine years.
Jas. Bteking ' Litiz, Pa., 'was cured of a
severe attack of Chronic Rheumatism.
Tbs. H. Watson, Lancaster, relieved of
pains in his shoulders and limbs, that he
was linable to sleep.
Andrew Eberly, Lancaster, Cured of
Cramp Cholie—was so severe that he be
came apprehensive of Rupture.
Mary J. Carney, Lancaster, cured of
weukenss of the breast and pain in the side
by Mishler's Bitters.
Win. H. Jordan, Lancaster,' relieved of
Cholera Morbus in MI or Li minutes, by
the Herb Bitters.
Jacob Haag, Lancaster, says that his
son was relieved of extraordinary pains in
his arms and legs.
Samuel MeDonnel. Lancaster, cured of
Dispepsin of 20 years standing by Mishier's
Bitters.
II G. Kendig, Farmer, near Lancaster,
was cured of a severe attack of Dispepsia,
by the Bitters.
Hugh Dougherty, Lancaster, says his
daughter• was curs. of weaknes,
sore throat, &c.
-- J. L. Baker, Lancaster, certifies that his
family has been much I li •v •cl front afflic
tion by the Bitters.
E. 11. R.hoads,lieaunstown,l. , uu•nstcr CO.,
cured of In 1 lam motor.) , Rheumatism of
some years standing.
Jonathan Styer, ()Maywood Hospital
Va. was cored of Rheumatism by the Bit
ters—contmeted in the Army.
Thomas Brophy, Lancaster, recovered from.
attaek of Fever and Ague, by the use of
Mishler's Bitters.
A. Musketnuss,Laneasler, cured of what
is called it Running Leg, by application of
the Balers.
John note, Lanew , ter, cured 01 a Run
nini rig Leg of 20 years standing, by llittlt
ler's Bitters.
Isaac Mclntyre, I.:nicaster, relieved of a
severe pain itcross his kidneys. by the
Hurl) Bitters.
C. B, Mayer, Lamasler, eared of a severe
cold %Odell had settled ill his teeth, by
1161 lees Bitters.
.1. Fred.mberg, Lancaster, was entire
ly timed of a remarkable distressing Ab
scess by the 'titters.
Henry G. Kmulig, Camp Potomac, was
cured of ll:arriura by the use of :dishier's
Bitters.
A. Fairer, Lancaster Co., Poorhouse,
cured of Dispepsia and disease of the Kid
neys, by the Bitters.
:Mary Rives. Lancaster, relieved of a
terrible cold on the breast of three months
standing, by the Bitters.
John Weitiman,Lancaster,says chat him
self and wife were cured of severe Rheu
matism by the Bitters.
A Lady of Lancaster,writes to Mr. Mish
ler, that the Bitters cured her of Piles of a
year's standing.
John Gilman, Lancaster. cured of Dis
ease of the lleart and a severe pain in his
breast, by the Bitters.
G. W. s.Vhitelleld, Agent nt Altoona,
Blair Co. writes of the success he has tact
in selling the Bitters.
Amos Atunent, of Strausburg. Lancas
ter Co., used the Bitters for a wound in the
leg received at the Battle of South Morn
tain, and and has now no more pain.
J. C.ll. a member of Co. E, 195th Reg
iment, writes to the Proprietor,that '
the Bitters cured him of a distressing cold
which has unfitted him front duty.
Martha Bents, Lancaster, was cured In
ilammatory Rheumatism, trom cold taken
by a broken arm.
John Neidich Lancaster,
was cured 'of
Palpitation of the eart, which ho had for
2,5 years.
John Sehock, Peques, Lancaster Co.
was relieved front an attack of the Gravel
by the Bitters.
Mrs. Druckenmiller, of Mount Joy, Lan
caster Co., was cured of excruciating
pains in her hands and feet by the use of
of Misider's Bitters.
Sohn testier, of Beatestown, Lancaster
co., was cured of a swell in the neck and
jaw by the use of Mist)ler's LLerb Bitters.
U. C. Ginkingor, Philadelphia, after be
ing confined to the house for two years,was
cured by the use of Mishier's Bitters.
Geo. W. Killian, Lancaster, was confin
ed to the V. S. Ilospital for 10 weeks, by
prostration, is restored to health by the
ilerb Bitters.
Mrs. Margaret Kirk, Lancaster, war
cured of a severe pain In her side and ner
vousness, by the use of the Herb Bitters.
Mrs. Eliza Wenditz, Lancaster. was cur
ed of Inflammatory Rheumatism by the
use of the Bitters.
Amos C.roff, Lancaster, was relieved of
a severe cold in the throat by the use of the
Bitters.
Henry J. Etter, Lancaster, had his sight
restored,(which he had been deprived of
for about 5 years,) by the use of Mishler's
Bittters.
Charks P. Miller, Philadelphia, writes
of a lady in that city having been cured of
the Dumb Ague, by the use of the Bitters.
Harriet Orr, Lancaster, was cured of in
ward weakness and pain in the back, by
the Herb Bitters.
John Kautz, Lancaster, had a slight at
tack of Lockjaw, which was cured by the
Bitters.
Thendnre Wenditz of Pa. Reserves, was
shot in the arm at the battle of Fredeneks
burg. Dv using the Hitters he was soon
relieved front pain in the arm.
.e try.
Written for the Columbia Spy.
To the Love or Christ and the
AngeN.
BY EVA ALICE
O mother, why mourn for thy darling,
For the spirit that's taken its flight?
It has gone from this ralley of shadows,
a'e realms of estatie delight.
Thyearo was the care of a parent,
A mother the fondest and best ;
But God, in His lnfl.dte widsom,
'rook thy babe to its Heavenly rest
Angels bore it awny to 1E bosom,
Who sold, •get them come unto Me ;"
Christeugralb. all such little blossoms,
To bloom on The Beautiful Tree.
Attended by ministering spirits,
Bright Angels of glittering wing
Whoattune th' sweet harps of God's children
Ills heavenly praises to sing.
Then mourn thee no longer, dear mother,
Post Oxon doubt in Ifeaven:oltind care ?
Trust to "Christ and th' love of the angels,"
Thou know'st that thy darlf „ ng is Omni
J 1 gin t
irtten for 'Oft Columbia. SPY
A Few Remarks on Orrunsnar.
Enrron.--I barequently worm
dered that none of the 4'9ntributors to
the columns of the ,Fimyerei gave us any.
articles on subjects connected with edu
cation, although all will admit that edu
cation is a subject in which we - all have,
though we may riot feel, a deep interest.
Now, merely to break the ice, as it were,
and pave the way for others abler than
myself' to treat on such topies, I will give
you a few rambling a oughts on the sub
ject of Grammar--a branch by. the bye,.
too much neglected, or too imperfectly
and formally taught in our schools gen
erally. When at school r redeived a
smattering of what was called Grammar,
and in the mass of what was Crammed
down my juvenile throat as such, I de
teeted,:(afterward) many things not re
concilable to the philosophy of the Eng-1
lish Language, and when I„in turn, was
called upon to act the role of Teacher, I
made rt a point to teach principles, not
forums, and never required a pile to
swallow any dose of nonsense bc k en , use it
was compounded by some.literary quack
of high repute in the world of letters,
and, acting on that principle,t cared not
whose treatise I used as a text-book, (on
that or any other subject,) but used the
errors of the author as texts from which
to deduce matter for instruction, as the
medical lecturer uses the diseased sub
ject to show .1.1 contrast the beauty of
the perfect part. In some cases, recog
nizing the truth and force of the adage,
that " it is easier to learn than te un
learn," I forbid the study of some parts
of.t.he text books. This is all prefatory,
Mr. Editor; what I wish to enforce is
the idea that there is too much teaching
of forms and too little, of principles, and
I mi . o,-ht illustrate in many ways,but shall
content myself at present with offering a
simple, every-day sentence for analysis,
at the same time:giving my own render
ing of it, viz, "I TM offered $l.OO for my
horse." Now, Grammarians all tell us
that the rules of Grammar are all de
duced from the effusions of our best wri
ters and speakers, i. e, they take for
granted that those who, by common con.
sent, are considered our best writers and
speakers, cannot be wrong in anything,
and therefore they take such sentences
as the foregoing, (and hosts of similar
ones,) and instead of examiniag, and ana
lyzing them, and determining for them
selves whether or not they aro in conso
nance with the philosophy of our lan
guage,they proceed to stultify themselves
by making rules for the government of
such sentences. Take for instance,a rule
that occurs in some work, miscalled a
Grammar,—"The objective ease may
follow Pas..dre v:t hs of asking, giving,
&c." (I am not sure that I quote liter.
ally, but I know I have the spirit of it.)
This is one of the rules which I forbid
my pupils to study. Now what one
writes another will teach and so an error
that is ":allowed to creep into a school
book is likely to do much tuischief from
the inability of some and the disinclina
tion of other Teachers to correct it.—
The nonsense above has been taught to
thousands. •
"Who did you give the receipt to ?"
Oh how you teachers all start back in
holy horror at the gross violation of one
of the simplest rules of our grammars.—
Well, do not nine-tenths of our educated
men, (leaving out teachers,) the very
men who constitute the class known as
"our best wrqers and speakers" use just
that identical form of expression ? Why
not adapt our rules to the form ? Oh
the violation of principle is too palpable.
So it is. Now, when the violation of
principle is equally gross should it be
tolerated, and rules manufactured to jus
tify it, simply because it is not quite so
transparent? I trow not. Now let ui
look for a few moments at the _first sen
tence. Transposition does not alter the
relation of words in a sentenee,neither is
the spirit of a sentence changed by
changing it from the active to the passive
voice or vice versa. Then I will say,
"John offered me $lOO for say horse."
Now all who know anything at all about
the English Language know that it is
very elliptical,t.e. there are in many sen
tences words omitted which the hearer
supplies intuitively, but which, in the
analysis of the sbutence, must be sup
plied, and any Tyro will stick you the
little preposition "to" in the above sen
tence and read it, "John offered to me,
$lOO, &c." Now what did John offer ?
Again the same Tyro will unhesitatingly
answer, "$100." Right; well then 8100
is the object of the transitive verb "of
fered." Now I believe that all 'Gram
niarians agree that in changing from the
active to the passive voice, thesubstart
tire that was the object, of the active
verb, becomes the subject of the passive
verb. Well then, in assuming the pas
sive voice, "$100" necessarily and arbi
trarily becomes the subject of the verb
" was offered," and, twist it as you may, ' 1
there is nothing left for it but "(to) I,
was offered no() for my horse," and in
stead of waking rules for reconciling dis
crepancies and false syntax, why not
boldly attack them as - sueh,'.or else pass
them over on the ,score of license, or a l
I sacrifice ofprinciple to euphony. '
"$lOO :was offered (to) me for my
• horse" is the corrected sentence, and if
people are so fond of the sound of the
pronoun "I" that they must use it, in
place,an . 4 out of place, why let them suf
fer the odium of violating the-plainest
principles of Grammar, but in the name
of common 'sense don't. make rules to
justify thetn: If I can get some of our
educators Wakened up f,a a, frieadly dis
cussion of sej'uts of en educational na
ture, it will afford me pleasure to•write
you often. Tours,,, .
ell n n
'Hr. Spurgeon's Conversion.
The Rev. C. IL Spurgeon, preaching
at Ross, recently, gave an account of his
"conversion." He stated that in early
boyhood he was the subject of many im
pressions, and those of so painful a na
ture that -he might truly say be was a
a miserable wretch. So at last he de
termined to attend three times on the
Sabbath in the house of God, and to go
to every chapel in the. town in which he
lived, to seek - a balm for his wounded
spirit. It was not without prayer he
formed this resolution ; and day after
day he cried to God—but had never
heard the Gospel preached. Ile said
this without dispargement of the minis
try of his own native town ; for they were
good men and true ; but one preached
the experience of the child of God, and
he bad nothing to do with that ; and
another told of the future blessings of
the regenerated, and that did not apply
to him ou one Sunday the text would be,
"Be not deceived, God is cot mocked ;"
and again, "the wages of sin is death ;"
he only became worse and worse after
hearing 4iscourses which drove him to
despair ; and then came the text for
good people, but notp. word for him.—
At last he found a Primitive Methodist
chapel, of which he had only heard be•
fore, that the sinking was so loud that it
split people's heads. Well, he went
there ; and he did find that they sung
quite as loud as he liked to hear. But
the text was, "Look unto me and be
saved all ye ends of the earth." Now,
that was what he wanted to hear. lie
knew that it was intended for him; and
indeed the preacher fixed his eyes upon
him and pointed him out with his finger,
and said to him, "Young man you are
under great distress of nand—(and sure
enough that was true)—and you will con
tinue so. Look, look," he added, in a
voice that he (Mr. Spurgeon should
never forget,and whose tones of thunder
made his own sound weak)—"Look to
Jesus now and be saved." "Aro you
lightened of your burden ?" said he; and
he felt that ho could have sprung into
the au, for he had looked and his burden
of sin bad left him.—English Parr.
Swearing for a Family,
Rev. It. S. Maday, for thirteen years
missionary in China, relates ens follow
ing anecdote:
During one of our examinations of
candidates for baptism at Nghuhang,
observed that one woman and three or
four young people had the same surname.
This circumstance lcd to the fallowing
conversation between myself and one cf
the young men;
- "I observe you all have the same sur
name, are you members of the same
family?" I inquired.
"Yes," one replied, "this is mother,
and these are my brothers."
"Where is your father?" I continued.
"lle's at home attending to business."
"Does he approve of your embracing
Christianity?"
"Yes, he is entirely willing."
"Why does not your father himself
become a Christian?"
"He says it would not answer for all
the family to embrace Christianity."
"And why ?" I asked with some
curiosity, "does he think so?"
"He says that if we become Christians
ourheathertzteighbors will take advantage
of that circumstance to impose upon us."
r. How will they do that?" I inquired.
"Christians are not allowed to swear or
fight, and father says that when oar
wicked neighbors ascertain that we have
embraced Christianity, they will proceed
to curse and maltreat us. Hence father
says to us, " you may all become Chris
tians, but I must remain a heathen, so as
to retaliate on your neighbors. You can
go to meeting and worship, but I must
stay at home and do the cursing and
fighting for the family."
Bonaparte died in his military garb,
his Field Marshal's uniform and• his
boots, which he had ordered to bo put on
a short time previous to his dissolution.
Augustus C.xsat chose to die in a stand
ing position, and was careful in arranging
his person and dress for the occasion.
Siward, Earl of Northumberland, when
at the point of death, quitted his bed and
pat on his armor, saying "that it became
not a man to die like a beast." A more
remarkable instance is that of Maria The
resa, of Austria, who, a short time before,
she breathed her. last, having fallen into`
a slight slumber; one of her ladies' in at
tendance remarked that her majesty
seemed to he asleep.
"No," said 'she "I could sleep if I would
indulge in repose, but I atu.seusible of
the near approach of death, and I will.
not allow myself to be surprised by Lim
in my sleep; I wish to meet my dissolu
tion awake." Such are the efforts of
poor expiring mortality—still clinging
to earth—still laboring Ur the breath of
posterity, and exhausting itself in efforts
to rise with gracefulness at the last.
Won't, Pay use Printer
E x-TEAcizErt
•"Deviljoe," a. facetiolis "knight of the
quill," invokes the following anathemas
upon the man who wont pay the printer:
May lie never be iermitted to kiss a
handsome woman.
May he have sore eyes, and a chestnut
burr for an eye•stone.
May his boots leak, his guit hang, fire
and his fishing lines break.
May one thousand night-mares trot
quarter-races over his stomach every
night.
May every day of his life be more
despotic than the Dey of Algiers.
May his coffee be sweetened with flies,
and his sauce seasoned with spiders.
May he be shod with lightning, and
compelled to wander over gunpowder.
Many the famine•stricken ghost of an
editor's baby haunt his slumbers.
May he be bored to death with board
, in gse hool misses practicing the first lessons
in music, without the privilege of seeing
his tormentors.
May a troop of printers' devils, lean,
lank and hungry, dog his heels each
day, and a regiment of cats caterwaul
under his window each night.
May his daughters :marry one eyed
editors, and his sons wed female type
stickers.
In the hnspital at Nashville, a_short
time ago, a wounded hero was lying on
the amputating table, under the influence
of chloroform. They cut off his strong
right arm and cast it, all bleeding upon
the pile of human limbs. Then they
laid him gently upon his conch. Ile
woke from his stupor and missed his arm.
With his left arm he lifted the doth,and
there was nothing but the gory stump.
"Where's my arm ?" he cried ; "get
my arm ; I want to see it once more—
my strong right arm." They brought
it to him. He took hold of the cold,
clammy fingers, and, looking steadfastly
at the poor, dead member, thus addressed
it with tearful earnestness ; "Good-by,
old arm. We have been a long time
together. wro mast part now. Good
by, old arm. You'll never fire another
carbine, nor living another sabro for the
Government," and the tears rolled down
his cheeks. He then said to those stand
ing by :—"Understand, I don't regret
its loss. It has been torn from my body
that not one State shonld be torn from
this Union."
$2,00 PER. YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,50 IF NOT PAID IN ADVANCE
The Ruling Passion.
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'•Good-By, Old Arm."
[WHOLE NUMBER 1,885•
TEE GRAIN SPECVLATORS.---The
cago papers complain that the speculators
in that section of the country are going
wild and running up.p does of everything.
to extraordinary figures by storing bread
stuffs, &c. The Tinges says: "Money is
scarce iu Chicago, but our warehouses
are full: 1,000,000 bushels of wheat,
55,000 barrels of flour; 13,000 bushels
of corn, over 2,500,000 bushels each, of
rye and barley, stored away in our were,.:
houses, tie up at least $4,000,000, and:l
the hides, the wool and other property,
would probably swell the grand total_to,
at least $6,000,000. The :same per
says: The last quarterly statement of the
Chicago national banks was quite as
startling, the decrease in deposits being
nearly $5,000,000, and yet the banks.in
creased their looms and discounts $l,-
250,000. The tendency of this expan
sion and speculatku is to create for every
commodity artificial prices."
How DARE You ?—An amusing lit
tle episode recently occurred in arailroad
ear. Shortly after the train had left the
depot, an old lady jumped up and ad
dressed a gentleman seated behind her,
with "How dare - you? What are you
at ?" The: astonished gentleman re
plied that he had done nothing. The
lady again seated herself, but .in a, few
.
mornents arose,,full of
.rage and terror,
and declared her neighbor was a "vil
lian," and on arriving at the next sta
tion was about to have him arrested,
when, luckily, the cause of her agitation
was discovered—in the.shape of a goose,
which, placed in a basket under the seat
occupied by the lady-, had, -during the
voyage, amused itself by.waking ether
"understandings." The discovery of the
criminal, created great laughter among
the passengers.
TILE ASSASSINATION ADVEATISIDIENT.
=lt will be - recollected that, during - the
Conspiracy trial, two printers employed
in the office of the. Selma Disgatch,: tes
tified that George W. Gale was the au
thor of 'an adatertiseruent which appeared
in the Dispatei; soliciting contributiofis•
of a million dollars withmbieb to priienre
the assassination of President Lincoln
and certain members of his -Cabinet.
Gale was in Washington ',hen the testi
mony was given, and had engaged coun
sel to conduct his case, in the event of
his trail in Washington. But be was re
moved South, where he has ever since
been in confinement. 'Recently the
President ordered that he be transferred
to a civil instead of a military court for
trial, in Alabama.
Tux FAMILY or JEFFERSON DAVIS.
—Mrs. Jefferson Davis is residing at the
house of Mr. Schuyler, near Augusta,
Georgia. She enjoys her usual robust
health, is under no surveillance and is
permitted to correspond at will with her
hasband and friends. Mrs. Moire'',
Mrs. Davis' mother is in Canada, in gen
eral charge of the children of the latter,
of whom Maggie, aged eleven years, is at
the Convent of the Sacred Heart, at
Montreal, and Jeff. aged nine, is at
school at Lennoxville, distant from
Montreal sixty miles. Burton N. Har
rison and Col. Lubbock,of Mr. Davis' late
military family are still in solitary con•
fincment at Fort Delaware.
—"Papa," said a littlo urchin to his
father the other day, "I saw a printer go
down street just 110 W."
"Did you'sonny ? How did you know
that the person was a printer?" "Cause
I do papa."
"But he might have been a carpenter,
blacksmith or shoemaker."
"Oh no, papa, he was a printer, for he
was gnawing a bone, be had no stockings
on, the crown was oat of his hat, and his
coat was all torn, I'm certain he was a
printer, papa."
"Poor man ! you don't know child
what you may come too, yet.
—A piece of ground located on Union
Square Now York has been contracted
for by Barnum on which he intends to
build a museum edifice. The ground
covers over seven lots. The work will
be commenced in May next, and it is in
tended to have the building completed
by the first of January, 1867. It will be
six stories in bight, fire proof, and con
tain peculiar facilities for reaching the
upper stories.
—Barnum is said to have a new curi
osity. A dwarf elephant is on its way
to New York for him from England.
lit came from the interior of Africa, and
is about the size of a Newfoundland•deg.
I There is but one other on exhibition in
the world, and that is in the Royal
Zoological Gardens, London.—lt ant
Barnum about smock