A. X MAMBO, Editor and Publisher.
VOLUME XXXVII, NUMBER 15J
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D. J• X LOOP,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
.70 - Coluinbin, Pu. Otllee in Odd Fellows
llit
Nov. 19 1864-tf.
EL W. NORTEK,
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAIC
a Columbia, Pa.
Collections promptly made in Lancaster
York counties.
Cola„ July 2, LSO,
A. J, KAUFFMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
COLLECTIONS Made in Lancaster and
adjoining Counties.
Pensions. Bounty, back pay and all
claims against the government promptly
prosecuted.
°lnce—Locust Street,between front and
&mond. Dee. 1'64.
SAMUEL EVANS,
JUSTICE of the YE.ICE.
OFFICE IN ODD FELLOWS' HALL.
COLUMBIA, PA.
Juno 18, ISB-1. Iy.v
- - - -
J. Z. HOFFER.
DENTIST. --- OFFICE , Front Street next dorir
to It. Williams' Drug Store, between
Lorust and Walnut stm, Cola., Pu.
Dr. J. H. LELVEAWEAVER,
fArninti IIIS PROFESSIONAL Sliß
1.1 viees to tile citizens of Columbia and
v icinity.
43111ce—Llcust Street, between Second A:
Third. Streets.
June 17 lye
WASHINGTON HOUSE HOTEL.
Fr ant Street, Columbi. Pat.
D.tsiEr. Proiwietot
FRANKLIN HOUSE.
LOCUST STREET, coLumnr.t, PA.
T is it first class Late], and is in every
respect adapted to meet the wishes and
desires of the traveling public.
JACOB S. MILLER,
july, 15, '65 Proprietor.
J.SII LER' S HOTEL,
EVAN MELEE, Proprietor.
WEST M ARKET SQUARE,
READING, PEN:VA.
Oct. 7th. ly.
IVISIIINGTONAIOUSE RESTAURDO,
WIIER.E may be found Oysters alway
t V on hand, of the best quality served
up in every style,
Also a room for the accomodation of la
dies or families. Oysters eau be had by the
quart or hundred.
Pee. 3, '61,-11
GEORGE BOGLE,
Dealer in
JA-DIDER OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS,
Also, PLASTERER'S HAIR
°dice and Warehouse—Front Street be
tween Locust and Union.
July 8, 1865.
Confectionery
AND FRUIT OF ALL KINDS IN SRA
son. Parties and families supplied with
XCEI
by the freezer, or in moulds, with prompt
ness at
GEO..r. SMITH'S
Adjoining the Franklin House, Locust St
r i S. Also a fine assortment of Toys
and fancy articles constantly on hand.
Ottly
COLUMBIA FLOUR MILLS,
GEORGE BOGLE, Proprietor.
THE HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID
for all kinds of Grain.
Superfine and Extra Family ]lour for
sale, also mill feed of all kinds. Wheat
ground and packed to order
a- Town and country custom solicited
July 29th 1865.
WEIR Sr, BROTHII,-
• Manufactilretit Of
S'TM.A.MIC Jaaizammts_
.I.N_ addition to our Fonndry end Machine
wtirk, wctare now prepared to manufwa.,
Lure every variety of Moiler and plate iron
work, '
•
sending and Reparing
Promptly attended to. Thankful fory ast
rayons, 'we-weed invite the -attention' of
our friends and patrons to this new branch
of our business.
SUPPLER & BRO.,
jnn. 21, ,13.5. lid Street. Columbia.
American House.
AWD
RESTATJRANT ,
RAHUEL H. LOCKARD, Proprietor,
Front fit., between. Lomat 4' Wnisint Mae
COLUMBIA. PA
The Proprietor will spare no pains to
make his house equal to any In the bor
ough. His bar will always be stocked
will' the best liquors, and restaurant with
all the good things of the season.
for sale at all times by the bushel=
r quart. Roe, 2, '65,
._( - 1J:11,::,-* - : 4 - tiltit .. .A..t : ,..iii : a . .:-•'..p'=,.
GROVESTEEN & Co
PIANO TORTE
MANUFACTURERS,
499 BROADWAY,
NEW YORK.
THE attention of the public and the
trade is invited to our NEW SCALE 7 00-
.f.A.VE ROSEWOOD PIANO FORTES,
which for volume and purity of tone are
unrivalled, by any hitherto offered in this
market. They contain all the modern im
provements, French, Grand Action, Harp
Pedal, Iron Frame, Over-Strung Bass,&e.,
and each instrument being made under
the personal supervision of Mr. J. H.
GnovEsreEsr, who has had a practical ex
perience of over 35 years in their manufac
ture, is fully warranted in every particu
lar.
The " Grovesteen Piano Fortes" have
received the award of merit over all
others at the celebrated World's Fair.
Where were exhibited instruments from
the best makets of London, Paris, Ger
many, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston,
end New York; mid also et the American
Institute for live successive years,the gold
uttd silver medals from both of trhich can
be seen at our ware-room.
By the introduction of imprevements We
make a still more perfect Piano Forte,and
by manufacturing largely, with a strictly
cash system, are enabled to oiler these in
struments at a price i wltich will preclude
all competition.
PlucEs—No. I, Seven Octave, round cor
ners, Rosewood plain case,.s27s.
No. 2. Seven Octave,round corners
Rosewood, heavy moulding, $3OO.
No. 3, Seven Octave, round corners
Rosewood Louis XIV style $325.
Terms-Net Cash in current Funds.
DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS SENT
FREE.
July 29, "A. 4.•
Susquehanna Planing Mill,
ON FRONTS F. AND PENN. RAILROAD
Columbia Lancaster County, Pa.
TUE subscriber would respectfully an
nounce to the patrons of his Mill, that
the advanced prices of labor and expellees
incident to carrying on the bushless of his
establishment compels him to charge his
customers an advance on formerrates, and
takes this method to inform them that the
fllowing, are the prices for work done at
his Mills:
For working Flooring per M. $4.50
66 d 0 Weatherboards " 4.50
" Surtheing one side, per M. 2.50
do two do do 4.50
" Re-sawing White Pine face
measure, per M. 5.00
do Poplar face meas. do 0.00
" do Ash, Oak & Cherry,
face meas. per M. 8.00
" Ripping 4-4 per line, hi IL I i
do S-4 do do 3
" do Joice do do 41
Lumber hauled to the Mill and re
turned to Yard without extra charge.
Accounts for workingordressing lumber
will be considered collectable orgry four
month&
Tile subscribe' has on hand an assortment
of ROUGH and DRESSED LUMBER,
which in for sale at Market Prices, and 80.
Belts a continuation of
JOHN public custom.
B. BACHMAN%
Columbia,March 18. 184$-I.
W. W. KRT. 111.‘RK A. KURTZ
PRY eIZ KTTRTZ,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS
II 111 Y, GEMS, EONS AN
FANCY GIEIOIIS,
325 ARCH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
Jan. 21, 64.
BOSTON CHAIN:
WlHave just received 700 pounds best
; Boston Liniat Carpet Chain, in all
colors whirl' we will sell at a reduced
price. STE A.CY tt, BOW kl RS,
Opposite Odd Fellow's Hall,
May 0, Columbia,
TO TOBACCO GROWERS!
HAVE constantly on band at rny
I
Plaining Mills, Tobacco cases, and will
furnish them at reasonable prices, to those
who desire to pack their Tobacco.
JOHN B. BACHMAN,
Susquehanna Philning At ills,
Mayl3, TS.
COAL ! COAL ! COAL !
Baltimore Co. Lump for melting Iron.
. ". No. 1, for Heaters, ate.
16 64 2, for Cannon Stoves,
. . 3,for Parlor Stovesotc
. . 4, for Ranges, dc. '
46 .. 5, for Nanor Grates 4.
Lime Burner.
Shamokin .Stove d Nut, a'tnednium burn
ing coal
Pine Grove, 6$ l. .
Lyken Valley, a free burning. coal.
Parties wishing to buy Coal by the ear
load, which comes via Beading dr, Coltim
bin R. R., pan be accommodated at Mine
prices, the undersigned having made ar
rangements so that effect. Coal cleaned.
before leaving the yard. Our ogle° has
been moved south 200 from the old place.
Sept 9. BRUNER at MOORE.
IRON STONE CHINA.
IXTE. HAV.I4 just mocilv our first spring
y envoice of Stone China and Queens
ware, which we invite the early 4ttention
of purchasers to, as we will sell then% at
the right,tigu re.
STEAM' (N. BOW NitS. '
Opposite Odd Fellows' Hall,
fob, 4,'85 Ooltunbia, Pa.
I. IL STAUFEIIIt,
Watchmaker & Jeweler,
No. 148 North SECOND Street, corner of
quarry, PEITLADELP I- 1 1 A.
Ala sserttaeut C onst antly
on
dc
Plated Wareon Hand,
lat.itepairMa of Watches and Jewelry
promptly rcttenned to,
JleC Rr
"NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CIIEA.P AS READING, NOB ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING."
COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1865.
MISHLER'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. MISHLER, Sole Manufacturer.
John 0. Walton, Lancaster, cured of Dis
ease of Spine and Kidneys, etc., contracted
in the Anny.
Thomas Groom, Glen Hope, cured of
Disease of the Back and Nervous system.
Henry Nagle, Lancnster,cured of a stroke
of the Palsy, causing the loss of the use of
the right arm.
Joseph Witmer, Philadelphia, certifies
that Mishler's Bitters has restored him to
health, having been much afflicted with
various ailments for a long time•
James Kennedy, Lancaster, cured of
Chronic Diarrhoea and Rheumatism.
Daniel Finefrock, Lancaster, cured of
Chronic Rheumatism, which he was much
afflicted with while in the Army—reccom
mends the useof the Bitters to soldiers and
others similarly afflicted.
Leyi Hart, Sen., Lancaster, cured of
Rheumatism occasioned by exposure in
the Army.
Charles B. Williams, Lahcaster, certifies
that his daughter was cured of a lingering
sickness of eight months from various
diseases. by Mishler's Bitters.
Henry Maderf, Lancaster, was cured of
difficulty in passing his water, by the use
of the Bitters, and his wife also relieve°
from Rheumatic pains,
Philip Donee, Lancaster, Cured of an af
fection of the Kidneys aed Bladder, by the
use of Mishler's Herb Bitter.
Daniel 13. Herr, Rohrerstown, Lancaster
Co., certifies that he was cured of severe
stitches in the side which he :MIS afflicted
with rot nine years.
Dfcking, Litiz, Pa., ''was cured of
severe attack of Chronic Rheumatism.
Jos. H. Watson, Lancaster, relieved of
pains in his shoulders and limbs, that he
was unable to Nicer
Andrew Eberly, Liuteaster, Cured of '
Cramp Cholie—was so severe that he be
came apprehensive of Rupture.
Mary J. Carney, Lancaster, cured of
weakenss of the breast and pain in the side
by Mishler's Bitters.
NVin. 11. Jordan, Lancaster, relieved of
Cholera Morhus in 10 or 15 minutes, by
the Herb Bitters.
Jacob Haug, Lancaster, says that his
son was relieved of extraordinary pains in
his arias and legs.
Samuel McDonnel, Lancaster, cured of
Dispepsia of 20 years standing byllishler's
Bitters.
H G. Kendig, Farmer, near Lancaster,
was cured of a severe attack of Dispepsia,
by the Bitters,
Hugh Dougherty, Lancaster, says his
daughter was cured of weaknes, phthisic
sore throat, de.
J. L. Baker, Lancaster, certifies that his
family has been much t .dfromaillic
tion by the Bitters.
E. H. Rhoads,Reatmstown,Laneaster Co.,
cured of Inflammatory Rheumatism of
some years stamding.
Jonathan Stvcr, of llttyWoOd hospital
Va. was cured - of Rheumatism by the Bit
ters—contracted in the Army.
Thomasßrophy,Lancaster,recovered from
attack-of Fever and Ague, by the use of
Nishlees Bitters.
A. 31usketnuss,Lnneaster,enred of what
is called u Running, Leg, by application of
the Bitters.
John Rote, Lancaster, cured of a Run
nining Leg of Y 0 years' standing, by Mish
ler's Bitters.
. _
Isaac Mclntyre, Lancaster, relieved of a
severe pain across his kidneys. by the
Herb Bitters.
C. B, 'Mayer, Lancaster, cured of a severe
cold which had settled In his teeth, by
Mishler's Bitters.
Fredenberg, Lancaster, was entire
ly cured of a remarkable distressing Ab
scess by the Bitters.
Henry G. Kendig, Camp 'Potomac, was
cured Of Diarrlima by the use of Mishler'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
terribic cold on the breast of three months
standing , . by the Bitters.
John %Veidman,Lancaster,says that him
self and wife were cured olsevere Rheu
matism by the Bitters.
•
A Lady of Lancaster,writes to Mr. ;dish
ier, that the Bitters cured her of Piles of a
year's standing.
John Gilman, Lancaster. cured of Dis
ease of the Heart and a severe rain in his
breast, by the Bitters.
G. W. Whitelield, Agent at Altoona,
Blair Co. writes of the success he has met
in selling the Bitters.
Amos Autnent, of Strnusburg. Lancas
ter Co., used the Bitters for a wound in the
leg received at the Battle of South Mot n
tam, and and has now no more pain.
J. C. R., a member of Co. E, 195th Reg
iment, P. V., writes to the Proprietor, that
the Bitters cured hint of a distressing cold
which has untltted him from duty.
Martha Bents, Lancaster, was cured In
flammatory Rheumatism, front cold taken
by a broken arm.
John Neidich, Lancaster, was cured -of
Palpitation of the Heart, which he had for
2e years.
John Schock, Peques, Lancaster Co.
was relieved from 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 Mishler's Bitters.
John Lesher, of ReILMStOWII, Lancaster
co,, was cured of a swell in the neck and
jaw by the use of ,Nlishler's Herb Bitters.
H. C. Ginkinger, Philadelphia, after be
ing confined to the house for two years,was
cured by the use of lilishler's Bitters.
Goo. W. Knlian, Lancaster, was confin
ed to the U. S. Hospital for 10 weeks, by
prostration, is restored to health by the
Herb Hitters.
Mrs. 'Margaret Kirk, Lancaster, WILT
cured of a severe pain in her side and ner
vousness, by the use of the Herb Bitters.
Airs. Eliza Wendita, Lancaster. was cur
ed of Inflammatory Rheumatism by the
use of the Bitters.
Amos Groff, Lancaster, was relieved of
a severe cold m the throat by the use of the
Bitters.
Henry J. Etter, Lancaster, had his sight
restorea,(ivhich he had been deprived of
for about 5 years,) by the use of Mishler's
Bittters.
Charles P. Miller, Philadelphia, writes
of a lady in that city haying been cured of
the Dumb Ague, by the use ofthe Bitters.
Harriet Orr, Lancaster, was cured of in
ward weakness and pain in the back, by
the Herb Bitters.
John Rants, Lancaster, had a slight at
tack of Lockjaw, which was cured by the
Bitters.
Theodore Wendits, of Pe. Reserves was
shot in the arm at thebattle.cd Fredericks
burg. By using the 'Bitters he was soon
relieved from pain in the arm.
gottrg.
Written for the Columbia Spy.
Faded Leaves,
EFIE=I3
Among the withered leaves,
The south wind sighs and grieves ;
And turns them over one by one,
And bares them to the autumn sun ;
In vain, they all are dead.
Among the withered hopes,
Fond memory lingering gropes—.
Perchance, asingle one to find,
Still living; round some warm heart twined,
E'en that hope now has fled.
Poor soul how blind thou art!
The leaves form not the part
For which yon oak tree yearly liven.
Beneath the dead and withered leaves
A hundred life germs lie:
Thy withered hopes sad heart
Were but of earth a part
The fruit of all thy sighs and tears
Thoult find reserved for endless years
'Neath Heaven's changeless sky.
Written for the Columbia Spy
'What's the Matter ?
BY JAMES S. WATKINS.
O help me, dear Doctor I help a poor fellow
Who seems to see life through spectacles yellow.
I have got the great Jaundice exleedingly bad,
And have sought for a cure, but it cannot be had
I am yellow and gloomy, and lean as an Edson,
I am a walking dispensary--chocktull of med'cine,
Me Cowper, I rise in ilia morning, like frog,
From the slime and the ooze of an Acheron bog!
My !wart goes pit-n-pat; likewise my liter
Don't work iss it ought, to, I often Nliskiver,"
My brain is befogged—and tltiti l'in displeased at,
For these verses give proof that's not to be sneezed at
One habit I have (at least I've no less)
Which causes me pain, and produces distress :
'Tie a practice for which I deserve a sound beating,
Neither more nor loss than the practice of eating.
O for some Father Matthew to traverse the land,
With a pledge to abstain from all food in his band I
I'd sign it; I'd cleave to the food toiler band
As long as my trap•stleks beneath me would stencil
Never mind—l can relish and tough at ajoke,
In spite of my stomach's imposing a yoko
Upon my poor brain that endeavors to free
Itself and go bounding o'er pocey's bright lon.
Origi,l*
Written for We Culumbin Spy.
A Few more Remarks on Grammar
MR EDITOR j—ln the Spy of the
4th inst., I published an article under
the caption of "A few remarks on Gram
mer," in which I called attention to what
I considered defects, not
.only in the
methods of teaching, but• in the text
books on the subject, illustrating my
subject by giving a very common sen
tence. with my analysis contracted with
the common method of disposing of the
same, and showing, very conclusively, as
I think, the utter absurdity of the latter.
Then, after disposing of the subject to
my own entire satisfaction, but very nat
urally supposing that others, as fully en
titled to feel confidence in the correct.
ness of their opiuions,might feel disposed
to defend them. I, as politely as I know
how, invited them, one and all, to a
"friendly diseession" of this and other
similar subjects. You can imagine my
surprise, Mr. Editor,on opening the .Spy
of the 11th inst., to find an article in
which I am charged with "entering the
lists," mounted on a "foaming charger,"
and, with a "great flourish of trumpets,"
"challenge" all educators to meet rue,&c.,
and the writer of this tirade of vapid non
sense, scorning the protection of a nom de
plume, bold signs himself, "T. R. Vick
roy" and promises "to develop, if possi
ble, the principles w.lilch underlie this
important science." Here is modesty
with a vengeance—"if it is possible to
develop the principles, &c., I, T. R.
Vickroy, am the man who possesses the
requisite qualifications to do that in
which Murray, Kirkham,Fowler, Priest
ley, Campbell, Brown, et id onine genus,
have failed ; and the readers of the Spy
may felicitate themselves with the assu
rance that I have lifted Ex-Teacher's
glove and entered the lists for that pur
-1 pose." Of course, Mr. Editor, your sub
scription list has received large accessions
already in consequence. So much for
paragraph No. 1.
In paragraph No. 2, Mr. V. pays the_
highest compliment it is possible for him
to pay, to my " few remarks," as by his
awkward evasion he tacitly admits that
they are unanswerable, whilst he is con
strained, albeit very reluctantly, to
acknowledge that they contain " some
truthful views of the subject" but declines
a direct answer to my " views" because,
forsooth, " the subject has a beginning
and an end, and ho (I) has commenced ,
in the middle." Now Mr. V. in the next
paragraph certainly begins at the begin
ning and there is, fortunately, at hand a
means of arriving at an approximate
guess of the time when he will get to the
end, and in the course of a tolerably ex
tended reading of works on the subject
of Grammar, I have met with but one
that professes to be an exhaustive one,
and that is " Brown's Grammar of Gram
mars," a work that is truly exhaustive
of the reader's patience, in which t':e
writer coolly stigmatizes Murray, Priest.
ley, and a host of others as " idle copy
ists," &c., and corrects the style of Mil-
ton with as much self-complacency as
the shool-master corrects the first attempts
of his class at composition, &c. Now in
this work of Brown's,which is not nearly
as exhaustive as Mr. Vickroy's contem
plated work, (for he don't mention " Pe
leg" once,) there are are 500 pages of
royal octal e, small type, each page of
which would make three columns of the
Spy. Now Mr. V.'s article is three
fourths of a column,so that it would take
four articles or one month, per page, and
a not very different calculation will show
that in about forty years from the pres
ent writing, Mr. Viekroy, who is now at
the besinning,may with good luck, reach
the end. He has demonstrated by his
article of to-day that it has a beginning,
and the readers of the Spy, or that por
.ion of them, (small, I fear,) who feel an
interest in such things, may congratulate
themselves that, within a half eentury,he
will as successfully demonstrate that it
has an end.
Mr. V. now goes on to show the ex
tent of his erudition by giving us a
chapter of Bible chronology which I
don't feel disposed to examine into the
correctness of, because I can't for the
life of me see the relevancy of it. In
the days of Adam, the presumption is
that there was but one spoken language,
(and, whether the language in which
the devil tempted Eve was Hebrew,
Greek or Mohawk, is perfectly irreva
lent to the subject of my "Remarks.")
Now there are many, ergo, there must
have been a time when the tongues be
came divided, and as I cannot perceive
that it makes any difference to us whether
this occurred in the days of "Peleg" or
of Jack the Giant Killer, I am willing
to take Mr. V's dates as correct. Now
Mr. V. goes on to state that "if these
facts are well attested" language is sus
ceptible of cultivation, &c., and proceeds
to state as original the time-honored and
thread-bare truism that our standard
must be the works of our best-educated
men, and that from them must be de
duced our rules of Grammar. Now Mr.
Editor, I believe it is an uncontrad►eted'
truiiiii - fliff'othere are exceptions to all
general rubs" and it is with these "ex
ceptions" that I have to do at present. I
took one of them as my text in my last,
now I will briefly call attention to
another—VlZ :—"You had bette • do so
and so." I call all to wituesd that this
is a phrase of very frequent use in the
writings and speeches of "our best writers
and speakers," therefore, (but for the ex
ception,) we should make a special rule
for that sentence. In the sentence quo
ted, the error, now so universal, has ev
idently grown out of the contraction
"You'd better, &c.," being completed by
inserting "had" instead "would" (the
contraction being the same for both)
thus making a sentence which cannot be
parsed in accordance with the rules of
any of our Grammars.
I wrote my "few remarks" with the
sincere desire of doing some good by
eliciting "friendly discussion," not for
the purpose of trumpeting to the world
the fact that I profess to /mow some
thing about the English Language f
and I therefore chose a nom. de plume
under which to make my entree be
fore
that august body of literary critics
composing the citizens of Columbia that
I might speak plainly and call things by
their right names without the appear
ance of egotism or presumption, and I
am not to be driven off the track by Mr.
V's meaningless article of to-day,but still
bold out the same "challenge"—(as he
calls it—invitation, as I call it,) to any
Person to enter into a' friendly inter
change of opinion on the subject of the
relative merits of the different methods
of teaching the different branches, the
differniit text-books on various subjects,
the relative degrees of' importance that
should attach to different branches, the
order of study, &c., &c., only stipulating
that the discussion shall be carried on
solely for the purpose of eliciting truth
and establishing sound principles, not for
the display of erudition, and then I care
not whether the writer signs himself
John Smith or T. R. Vickroy—au revoir.
Ex-TEACHER.
—Brigham Young has a new "revela
tion." He says it is "the will of God
that the sisters should make their own
bonnets and hats for themselves and their
families, from straw and other materials
raised in the Utah mountains." The
next "revelation" will probably dictate
the style in which they are to be made
and worn. It is said that Brigham
Young has a large lot of rye straw "for
sale in lots to snit purchasers," whioh
perhaps accounts for straw hat revelation.
--A man in England died of the cat
tle plague.
$2,00 PER YEAR iN ADVANCE; $2.50 liIIOf.PLTD. IN ADVANCE
VitOrtil a VMS.
Beautifying by Arsenic.
Among the remarkable luxuries in
dulged in by the human species, perhaps
the most remarkable is that of arsenic
eating! In this country arsenic is known
only as a rank poison, ana when medical
men use it for curative purposes, they
prescribe it in the minutest possible doses.
But in Syria, Lower Austria, and the
hilly region towards Hungary, many of
the peasantry eat arsenic regularly in
considerable quantities. The practice is
one of some antiquity, is continued
throughout a long life, and is handed
down from father to son. The young
peasants eat arsenic for the purpose of
improving their freshness of complexion
and plumpness of figure. Who would
have expected such an effect from eating
poisOn? And yet, on credible authority
regular arsenic-eaters are generally re
markable for their blooming complexion
and full,rounded,and healthy appearance,
The quantity of arset,ie with which eaters
begin is about half a grain. They con
tinue to take this quantity two or three
times a week, in the morning fasting
till they become habituated to it. Then
they cautiously increase the dose, as
the quantity previously taken seems to
diminish in its effects. At length they
are able to take two or three grains at a
time with impugnity, and even to the
apparent benefit of their health; for they
look blooming, healthy and robust. A
new and more winning lustre is imparted
to the sparkling eyes of the youth, the
lips assume a riper ruddiness, the cheeks
are painted with fresher bloom,
" Which arsenic's 9WOOt Awl cunning hand laid on,'
and the form becomes rounded and filled
up, thus attracting the admiration of the
youths of the other sex.
Sometimes, however,the beautifier acts
as a poisoner. For instance, Dr. Tschudi
relates the following case as having oc
curred in his own practice: "A healthy
but pale and thin milkmaid, residing in
the parish of llarvach, had a lover,whom
•
she. wished to attach to herself by a more
agreeable exterior. She therefore had
recourse to the' well-known beautifier,and
took arsenic several times a week. The
desired effect was not long in showing
itself, for in a few months she became
stout, rosy.eheeked, and all that a lover
could desire. In order however to in
crease the effect, she incautiously in
creased the dose of arsenic, and fell a
victim to her vanity. She died poisoned
—a very painful death.
Arsenic is also swallowed by the same
peasantry, for the purpose of improving
their wind. They say that it enables
them to climb long and steep heights
without difficulty of breathing. The
middle-aged and the old alike use it for
this purpose. In Vienna, the drug is
extensively used upon horses in order to
produce the same effects. A pinch of
arsenic is sprinkled amongst their oats or
hay, or they tie a piece as big as a pea
in a bit of linen, and fasten it to the bit,
when the bridle is put into the horse's
mouth, where it is gradually dissolved
by the saliva, and swallowed. • .
Thus is their glossy, sleek appearance
improved, and in country districts, the
horses arc enabled, with the aid of a lit
tle piece of arsenic, to ascend steep
roads with heavy burdens. Aud the
practice is continued for a length of time
with impugnity, both in men and horses.
"The peasant Ragnrdi," says Dr. Tschudi
"a hale man of sixty, who enjoys capital
health at present, takes for every dose a
piece of about two grains in weight.
For the last forty years, he has continued
the habit, which he inherited from his
father, and which be will transmit to his
children."
But once begun, the practice must be
continued. If left off for ati rue,symptom s
resembling those of poisoning by arsenic
at once show themselves; loss of appetite,
great flow of saliva, burning in the stom
ach, spasms in the throat, and oppression
of breathing. There is only one mode
of relief for these painful symptoms—an
immediate return to arsenic•eating. Thus
like all other noxious babits,fairly rooted
in the system, it becomes an actual ne
cessity of life. It is the same in the case
of horses,to which arsenic has been regu
larly given. If they pass into the pos
session of persons who do not give arsenic
they soon lose their_ sleek, spirited ap
pearance, fidl off in flesh, and they can
only be restored by recurring to the use
of arsenic.—N. Y. Weekly.
—The youth who can sneer at exalted
virtue, need only wait for age and expe
rience to beeome a consummate knave.
—More than 54,000,000 feet of lum
ber were sold in Chicago in a fortnight.
['WHOLE NUMBER, 1,887•
How to be Agreeable in arluting
Office.
Reader if you want to make yourself
very agreeable in a printing office, step
into the sanctum first. If tkeeditor is writ
ing or proof-reading,take &seat along side
of him, and tell him how you started in
business, about your dog, your horse,
your wife and baby,or if you can remem
ber about your school-boy sports. Should
the editor manifest a disposition to be lu
ll
1 atteutative to your sto to . it, and
go through with it. Sho of the
compositors, or the "devil, up and •
ask for copy, or whether t r proof . is. •
read, or if either is done, you should; - by . 1
all means, ask what the -article is about,
and insist upon seeing it. Of course the
editor will read it for you, and profit by
your opinion as to its fitness to go into .
the columns of the paper.
After thus entertaining the editor, step
into the composing room and ask each
one of the hands as many qudstions as to
the cases, letter, &c., as may be agreea
ble to yourself. Then begin to whistle.
All printers are fond of whistling.—
Give them at least three or four jigs.—
Then ask the foreman whether he hasn't
a quarter or so, to treat? If you don't
do that he will feel slighted if he is a
true man. Before leaving the office
you should take hold of the hand press
—give it a pull and let it fly back, just
to see how it works. If possible give
the
,power press a turn and don't forget
to examine everything in the shape of
matter on the stone, even if you should
knock some of it into pi—that will only
put the patience of the printer to a fair
test. When you leave the office, be sure
to promise' another visit by to-morrow or
next day, and our word for it you will
be forgotten by the printer for a long
while.
Blessed 2
1. Blessed is he who does not make a
cent, for he will have no income tax to
pay.
2. Blessed is the bald-headed man, for
his wife cannot pull bis hair:
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3. Blessed is the homely man, for the
girls shall not molest 'him ;•yea, thrice
blessed is he, for when he asketh a lady -
to dance she shall answer him, saying,
"I am engaged for the next eat." •
4. Blessed is .he who .polisheth his
boots and not his morals, who maketh
the outside of his head to shine, but nag-
Iceteth the inside theieof, for all the
gir]s shall rise up with smiles at his com
ing and call him beautiful.
5. Blessed is the man who hath no
brains, but brass in abundance, for ho
alkali be the ladies' favorite Selalt !
6. Blessed is the man who giveth
many and costly presents to young ladies,
for great shall be his reward—in a horn.
7. Blessed is the man who is always
flat broke, for no man saith unto him,
Lend me five dollars.
8. Blessed is the Digger Indian, for
unto him no man preseoteth a subecrip.
Hon paper.
9. Blessed is the Chinaman, for. when
he is asked to contribute to a " good
cause," ho answereth saying, " Me no
sabe," and straightway the philanthro
pist leaveth him, and John goeth on his
way rejoicing.
M 53
On last Saturday morning a number
of children went into the woods near
Brandenburg for the purpose of gathering
nuts. In rambling through the woods
one of the boys found what he supposed
to be an iron ball, when he called the
other children to look at The children
took what they supposed to be a ball,
but which was really a shell, home with
them and commenced endeavoring to.
break it open, when it exploded with a
terrible noise, scattering ite death mis
sies in all directions. The holm Id
which the shell was taken was that of
Mr. Padgett, of Brandenburg. At the
time the shell exploded there were nine
children around it, all of whom were
more or less injured,some of them having
their arms and legs blown off -and so
mutilated that it was hardly possible to
to recognise them. It is said that four
or five of the children cannot possibly
live, and that two others, if their lives
are spared,will be cripples for life. Mr,
Padgett the father of the children, who
was standing near by at the time of the
explosion, was struck by a portion of the
shell and severely though not dangerously
wounded.—Louisville Democrat, Dce.lB.
• —To cure a sty on the eyelid, put a
teaspoonful' of tea in a small bag. Pour
on it just enough of boiling water to
moisten it. Then put it. on the eye
pretty warm. Keep it on all night, and
in the morning the sty will most likely
be gone ; if it is not gone, the second
application is sure to remove it .