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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31
Cruelty Of the Pope.

The Pope of Rome has prison called
Fort Urban, in which he confines political
prisoners. It is built on small hill in
the centre of pestilential marsh, and the
site appears to have been selected as the
most disagreeable and unhealthy to be
found. Of the cruelties perpetrated in
this hell upon earth, where Gods vicege-
rent tortures men supposed to be his enc.
mics, the correspondents of the London
Daily News gives some horrible details.
cat present there are eight hundred
prisoners here, of whom two hundred are
detained without having been tried, and on
the mere suspicion that if they were at
liberty they might commit some political
crimo. Many of these poor creatures have
been confined for years, and although the
greater portion of them belong to the best
families Of Bologna.
In each of the square rooms is q sort
of skylig ght. and as they are only ventilated
epoFc ALoh Uulo uulioW OuD Cbu
imagine what suffocating temperature
there must be, which is not improved by
German sentries patrollipg through the
whole night. These sentries parading past
the doors Of course prevent the prisoners
sleeping. Speilburg was very bad, but il
is said that this prison Of the Pope's is fal
worse. 1t was in this prison that the oho
lera made such fearful ravages. The
medical men acted properly, and pointed
out how tho disease might be easily miti
gated; but ins cad Of this the governor q
the prison actually deprived political pris
opers of light and air. They wear tn
same dress as the convic,s, and ere, chained
in a similar manner. They have chain
on each leg, and in the centre is ring
and when they go to bed, through the rim,
is put chain, and then the chain is locke'
to the bed.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31
American Farmers.

There is one class of men on whom we
can yet depend. 1t is the same class that
stood on the little green at Lexington, that
gathered on the heights of Bunker Hill,
and poured down from the hills of New
England, and which were the life blood of
the nation, I mean the .tarqaer. They
were never found trampling on Law and
right; were l to commit my charac ter to
any class of,mep, such as the world never
saw for honesty, intelligence and Roman
virtue, sweetened by the gospel ofG Gad.-
And when this nation quakes, they and
their sons are those that will stand by the
sheet anchors Of. oHr liberties, and hold the
ship at her moorings till she cut rides the
storms X. Paul.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

AWoRp FOB THE EAR OF SINGLE MEN.
1t strikes us that there is " world of
wisdom" il the following quotatiiy9Pnn-brief
as it is:---
Every school boy knows that kite
would not fly unless it had string tying
it down. 1t is just SO with life. The man
who is tied by half dozen blooming re-
sponsibilities and their mother, will make
a higher and stronger fight than the bach-
elor, who, having nothing to keep him
steady, is always foundering in the mud
If you want to rise in the world, tie your
self to somebody"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

A GENEROUS AcT.-The BoSton Press
says;-A fact just came to my knowledge
worth relating in these hard times. A mer.
chant in Maine was some years since assis-
ted by merchant of this city, and was
thus enabled to secure.ia handsome little
fortune, which he had carefully invested
Hearing few days ago of the failure OF
his old friend, he posted up to Boston, with
deeds, mortgages and other property in
his hands, and offered the whole to relieve
the friend who had helped him. Truly,
the business world is all sel6shness.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

SITTING UP WITH THE SIoK.-The pre-
sence of strangers in the sick chamber is
always unfavorable to the repose of the
patient, and the burning Of lights renders
anything like natural rest or sound sleep
impossible. Next TO the absurdity of dos
ing a sick person with some nauseous drug.
every two or three hours, is that Of pre-
venting his rest by watchers; and when
two persons watch together in sick'room,
their conversation or whispering is often
worse for the patient than the disea itself
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

p9- A wpman's life was curiorsly pre-
served by her husband, in Staffordshire,
lately, by the process Of TRANSMISSION. She
lay at the point of death, when as last
resource, vein was opened in her arm.
and one in the arm OF her husband, ana as
the blood flowed from the latter it was
transmitted by suitable apparatus in the
veins of the wife. After seventeen ounces
had been thus injected, the pulse became
perceptible, the, colorless lips Redeemed, the
CLASSY eye frightened, and she thankfully
said, 81 am better" The case has pro-
grcssed very favorably, and the woman is
recovering.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31
"a Merrp 5kettl).
Love in a Printing Oft:ce.

u once heard ap old Jour, remark that
Il printing Office was no place for love- max
ing, and have since experienced the truth
of his observation being now perfectly
convinced that the flower of love can never
bloom in the midst of types, stands, and
printing ink.
1t was my fortune once to sojouru for
w,days in the village of B.. Direct
ly opposite the Office was pretty white
cottage. with roso tush's clambering
around the easement, aId l was not long
in making the discovery that the aforesaid
white cottage with the rose shaded window,
contained a, fair inma' ca flower, whose
beauty far outshone tho roses that clustered
around tho window. She was little,
blue eyed, saucy looking creature of some
sixteen summers. She was the belle of
tho village. Her name was Mary-sweet,
poetic Mary.
"ThaUo poetic pa's'Orjer the name Of Mary"
1t was beaui iful summer morning, and
i had n sisei the window to admit the cool
breeze from the flower dockcd fields, and
it was not long before perceived that the
cottage window was also .hoisted and the
sweet little Mary was seated near it busily
engaged with her needle. worked but
little that morning. Ny eyes constantly
wandered towards the cottage window,
where little Mary sat, and all sorts Of
strange and fantastic nstions whirled
through my fancy lighted brain, and ]
began to think felt slight touch of what
the poets call looe, sliding in at the corner
of my heart.
A few days passed away, and the chance
made me acquainted with Mary. Heavens
she was sweet creature-she had form
that could have shamed the famous Venus
de Medici, a check that outblushed tht
richest peach-and lip that would hsyt
tempted bee from his hive on q frosty
morning. I thought as I gazed on ,,hel
mute admiration, that I had never looked
upon one SO exquisitely beautiful. Sh'
seemed the embodiment of all that is lovel,
and bewitchiug.
Well time passed on and one day Mar,
expressed desire to visit the printin!
2fiice. Good thought 1, what chance
! Il do it there, yes, there in the very mids
If the implements Of mine att--wh,
shouldn't II Love in printing Office
ehl There was something in thst,u and
resolved to try it at all hazards.
Well, Mary came to the office, land
explained to her the uses Of the yariou
implements of the black anti the pres
and the roller; the ink and the stands, am
the boxes Of The A. d. C's, took an oppor
tunity to snatch her pretty, lilly whit
hand, and she drew it back, knocking
stick full Of matter into pic!
~ must hayo kiss for that my prett
one, " said I and at it went. manage
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31
9electe6 poetrp.
5fMS SNOW Hlf0RMe
,(PUB4IsrIEp By REQUEsT.)

(PUB4IsHEp By REQUEsT.)
The cold winds swept the mountain high,
And painless was the dreary wayl
Amid the cheerless hours OF night,
A mother wandered with her child
As through the drifted snow she prest,
The babe was sleeping on her breast.
Aud colder still tue winds did blow
And darker hours of night came on.
Aud deeper grew the drifts of snow,
Fer limbs were chilled her strength was gone
OH God she cried in accents wild,
If must perish save my child.
She stript the mantle from her breast,
And bore her bosom to the storm,
And round her child she wrapt the rest
And smiled to think her babe was warm.
With one cold kiss, one tear she SIZED,
Then sank upon her snowy bed.
A dawDy traveller passing by,
AS she lay beneath her snowy vale,
The frost of death was in her eye;
Her cheeks were bard and cold and pale,
He moved the robe from off the child,
The babe looked up and sweetly smiled.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

VALUE OF TIME.-When the Roman
Emperor said, 81 have lost day." he
uttered sadder, truth than if he had ex-
claimed, Il have lost kingdom Ma
poleon said tina. the reason why he beat
the Aust-ians was that they did not know
the value of five minutes. At the cclebra.
ted battle Of Rivoli, the conflict seemed on
the, point on being decided against him.
He saw the critical state Of affairs and
instantly took his resolution. He dis
patched a flag to headquarters, with propo-
sails for an armistice. The unwary Aus,
trans fell into the snare-for o few min.
utes the thundsrs of battle were hushed.-
Napoleon seized the precious moments,
while amusing the enemy with mock nego.
tia'ion, re-arranged his line Of battle,
changed his front, and in a few minutes
was ready to renounce the farce discussion
for the stern arbitrament of arms. The
splendid victQyy Of Rivoli was the result,
The great moral victories and defeats of
the world often turn on five minutes. Crisis
come, the not seizing of which is ruin.-
Men may loiter, but time flies on the wings
of the wind, and all the great interests Of
life are speeding on with the srre and silen.
tread Of destiny.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

S0~ To one visiting, after long years Of
absence, the village he left in childhood,
everything seems to have grown little with
years its old magnificent proportions have
dmindlod away Tue long drawn avenue or
other days, appears to have been shut
together like q telescope, and the village
has shrunk in its valley, like dried flbcrt
.;n.its shell. The village creek for what
old hamlet was without tits strangely
narrowed, and he wonders if the world has
indeed grown 50 very old, that its very
,yeius are running dry; and hc fancies they
have been setting the world over in min
ion,' that Nature stereotyped in great
pica,' and SO now there is pocket edition
Of the village and the vale.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

GENIUs.-Intellect SAINT bear fashiona-
BILE refinement, and dies under it in one or
two generations. If you would select
youth who is likely to make his mark in the
world, take one who is carting mud in
clam.shell wagon, or building houses in the
sand-and not the delicate baby who is
fondling china lap dog on the parl9r
carpet. Daniel Webster's father made a
cradle for littleiDan. out of a. pine log with
an axe and auger Lewis tCass was rocked
by his staid New Hampshire mother in a
second hand sugar-trough. The great
architects for. the manufacture of genius are
Poverty and Democracy.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31
Shun tho Intoxicating Bowl.

The fate Of the gifted Haskell, of Ten
nessee, should be warning to all young
men. He passed through Louisville last
week, in charge Of friends, on his way to
the Lunatic Asylum at Lexington. While
On the Frankfort cars he arose, and in the
most eloquent and pathetic terms appealed
to the gallant Kentuckians, among whom
he was, to protect him from the relentless
enemies he imagined were pursuing him.
He became so excited aud violent that his
friends were forced 10 confne him. The
career of this gifted but unfortunate son Of
genius should be known for the lessons
which it teaches. From his earliest boy
hood, says the Nashville Banner, he has
shown himself possessed Of the highest
order of talent. While at college he dis.
tingushed himself as poet and an orator.
His graduating speech is spoken of by
those who heard it as worthy of the i'm.
mortal Prcntiss in,his palmicst days. He
served his country on the battle field and
in the halls of Congress. 1t was bis resi-
dence at Washington that confirmed upon
him those unfortunate habits which finully
blasted his inte llect.
He ut one time broke the fiery serpent
from his hands and dashed it to the earth.
To make his own reformation complete,
and aid in lifting up others who had fallen
like himself, be went ,shrough the State
lecturing on temperance. The tour was
an eminently successful and brilli mt one,
his lectures being fully equal to those of
Cough, whose eloquenco has electrified
thousands in this country, and in England
But his old habits gained the mastery of
him again, and his subsequent life has
been 'bSt earfal!Fstruggle between his
appetites and his ambition-a struggle in
which it must be confessed, his appetitas
have generally triumphed. So great, in
deed, was his craving for artificial stimu.
lants that even while delivering his tempe.
rance lectures, he made use of drugs,
sufficient in quantity and potency to burn
out the vitals of an ordinary map. There
was no subject whether ancient or mohern,
grave or gay, upon which he did not con.
verse with fuency and eloGuence. He
passed. with the most careless ease, from
the profoundost. disquisilion upon the doc.
trines Of the Bible, the religion of Confucius,
Or the .Baconian philosophy, to tbe lightcst
literature Of the day. ....
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31
Wintor.

Winter is the season of abundant SHOWS
and all the intensity of frost. Yet Winter,
even in its severest forms, brings so many
scenes and circumstances with it to interest
the heart of the lover of Nature and of his
fellow, creatures, that it never ceases to be
subject of delightful observation and mo-
notonous as it is frequently called, the very
variety of the weather itself presents an
almost endless source of novelty and beauty,
Come In and close the limited door,
And shut the cold wilhogt;
Aud gather in pur wonted ring
The warn freside about.
'Tis pleasure through these winter nights
While W inds are piercing cold,
To gather round our own freside,
Where merry tales are told.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31
Good News:

No poverty therel Millions of good
men have left the earth poor; but never
has one entered Heaven poor. Lazarus,
the moment before he died, was beggar
at the sgate, but inI moment after his
death his estate had grown SO vast that the
naughty worldling, still surviving.in all his
afluence in comparison with him was
penniless pauper. o, poor believerl rejoice
in prospect of your grand Inheritance 1t
is incompatible, undefled, and fadeth not
away. 1t is really immense, inestimable,
unspeakable Has it not been your en-
deavor to clay up, for yourself, treasures
in Heavenl' Why not oftener think of
results therel Fear not. There is " good
news from that far country" Unsuccess-
full as you may have seemed on earth, your
heavenly schemes have all prospered.
The treasury of God overaows with your
wealth. And it is safe--perfectly safe.-
Neither "moth .por rust' corrupts it; nor
can thieves break through to steal it.
Moreover, it shall inorease--forever in.
crease. As long as you live on earth. you
may add to the principal, and its interest
will multiply, beyond all computation, to
all eternity. Cr~sus was rich, Solomon
was rich, lLuculus was rich, and the Roths.
childs are rich but the humblest heir Of
GOD is richer far than all. htmay be that
the stores you have already accumulated
in Heaven would buy this town, buy the
district, buy our country, buy the world
apd ,still be comparatively untcpched,-
Nay, think not this ,extravagsnt! I would
not barter the heritage of the most desti.
tute of Christians for the whole globe and
oil its improvements. Lift up your heart
let it expend, and fill and overflow with
bliss. A, the close of the short journey
through tiue, you will see eternity open
before you, all radiant with the variety Of
your boundless and endless possessions
Be not proud, indeed - alas, for the folly
, of all pride but be grateful, thankful
hopeful and happy.-Stockt0n's Sermons.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

sG- A few days since boy was, passing
through the cars on the Cleveland and Erie
Railroad, handing out advertisements of
Nothing to Wear" illustrated. A lady
remarked to gentleman, "That takes of
the ladies, I suppose"
"No," said her friend, ait only takes
off their dresses"
"Theu,"~ replied the lady, ait is proper
that STRIPPING should. .sellit."
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

,INFANcY.-Is there anything so lovely,
so innocent and pure, as the smile Of in
fancy? 1t is the good spirits which mani
fest their presence by the heavenly express
sion on the divine image. They act through
the pure and innocent medium. And oh !
how more than happy if in after life the
eugrossment of material things did not
drive them away, that we would always
smile as innocently as in infancy.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31
A Sisters Love.

More constant than the evening star
Which mildly beams above
Than diadem Oh dearer far
A sisters gcltle love
Brighter than dew drops on the, rose,
Than natures smiles more gay
A,tiying fount, which ever flows,
STEPPED in loves purest ray.
Gem of the heartl Lifo's gift divine,
Bequeathed us from above,
Glad offering at affections shrine -
A sisters holy lovel
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

R9- John the barber is a bit Of G phil
osopher. The other morning, while shay
ing one ,ofour merchants he allowed that
he would not need his head scratched, as
he could 90 enough of that himself these
hard times.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

gg A Man, whose appearance indicated
that he was staggering from the excessive
weight of brick in his hat, being asked if
he was Son of Temperance, replied
"Hic,no-no, relation--not even an hic-
acquaintance"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

The New York papers caution persons
in quest of work or situations of any kind
against going to that city before next
Spring. They say, there is not employ
ment for those that are there now, and es-
Inmates that on. the first of December there
will be 100000 persons in the city who
will be unable to obtain anything to do.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31
xa- Mussulman writers speak of a.

SD- Mussulman writers speak of ar
ignorant Arab, who, being asked how he
knew anything about the existence of a
God, replied Jus, as I know, by the tracks
in the sand, whether man or beast has
passed there, so, when I survey the heavens,
with its bright stars, and the earth, with
its product ions, do l feel the existence and
power of Gud.'
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

BEFORE marriage, the man is very much
struck with the woman, and afterward the
woman is very much struck by the man.
Punch says it is a striking piece Of business
all through.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

pa- An honest farmer thus writes to the
chairman of an English agricultural So
ciety: Gentlemen, please put me down on
YOUR list of cattle for bull
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

ass- There are three sorts of nobility
divine, worldly and ,mOral-tho divine
depends upon the powers of God, the
worldly upon the greatness of our birtt,
the moral upon the liberty Of our mind.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

ps-It has been said that grain is treated
like infants. When the head becomes
heavy it is cradled--snd it is generally
we'll thrashcd to render it fit for use.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

s0-An Irish gentleman at cards counting
the pile, exclaimed, "There's shilling
short, who put it in :"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

pG- The amount of specie in the United
States at the present time is estimated at
ssOO,OOO,o 900, or equal to sl2 in coin
for every man, woman and child in the
country.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

s@- Always doubt the sinceity of a
girls love when you seep her wipe her mouth
after you kiss her.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

81 Honesty is term formerly used in
the case of man who paid for his news
paper and the coat on his back.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

sss- young lady inquired of sailor,
why a ship was always called she! Be-
cause, replied Jack, the rigging costs a
sight more than the hull.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

las- Why is person approaching a
candle like, man getting OIL his horse =
Because he is going to light.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31

What causes girl the most pleasure, to
hear yourself praised, or another girl run
DOWN.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31
The Tomb of Juliet.

An Italian correspondent Of the Journal
of Commerce, in, narrating his experience
in Verona says:-
Invent on,,a ShaBsperian research to see
what is shown as the tomb of Juliet. 1t
IS not q. .mausoleum, but merely coffin or
trough Of stone, whose authenticity is per-
haps as good as many other relies which
have received high sanction. Even the
house of the capplets is pointed out, not
emitting the very window where the i'm
passioned Romeo beheld the star of his
adorati ton:
..But SOFT rhat hight through yon ViHdOp breaks'
II 10 the East and Juliet 70 the sun"
Who wishes to be told th&t Romeo is
only an invention, and the gentle Juliet
but q poets dream! How real, after all,
arc the beings of Imagination, and how
much deeper the impression which the
.sreues they moved in make upon the mind
than the dull ordinary relations of life.
10 A culprit being asked what, he had
to say why sentence Of death should not
be recorded against him replied; He had
nothing to say, as too much had been said
ABOUT it already.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-10-31
The Sabbath.

Let us thank God for the Sabbath---tho
calm, quiet, soothing day Of rcst--the poor
mans holiday from toil-the worlds mo-
nitor of Heaven. 1t is the interest as we'll
as the duty Of every one--tte poor cspe-
cially-to keep the Sabbath. The insti-
tuition is wise and benefcent one, and all
should observe it with circumspect.
Let us give thanks, with gruteful soul,
To him who sendetb all,
To Him who bids the planets roll,
And sees a 4" sparrow fall" v"
Though grief and teAIs may qlE our joys
Aud care and strife arrest,
'Tts man, teo often, that alloys
The lot his Maker blest;
While sunshine lights the boundless SKY
and dew drops feedsil tod
While stars end rainbows live on high
Let us give thanks 10 God. ..I