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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

ANCIENT Ruins IN TIE L NITED STATES
Dim and mysterious is the early history
of man on this continent. 1t is enveloped
in thick darkness, never, it may be pre-
sumed, to be penetrated by human re-
search; and yet the ruins of ancient cities
are frequently discovered that tell of a
race that has long since passed away
probably cxtcrminatcd by the ancestors of
our present Indians, who are also fast de-
parting from the human family-farly
dying out before the ever advancing inhu-
cncc of the pale face. But these monu.
mental cities indicate great populations,
and prove the existence of mighty men of
Old \ new stimulus is likely to be given
to American archaeology, by discovery
recently made some ninety miles north
east Of Fort Stanton, a long account Of
which has just appeared in the Fort Smith
(Arkansas) Times We condensc. The
plain upon which lie the massive relics OF
gorge GUS temples and magnificent halls,
slopes gra dually eastward toward the river
Pecos, and is very fertile, crossed by a
gurgling stream of the purest water, that
not only sustains rich vegetation, but per-
haps furnished with this necessary element
the thousands who once inhabited this
present Wilderness.
The city was probably built by wal
like race, as it is quadrangular, and ar
ranged with skill to afford the highest pro
lection against an exterior foe many of tn,
buildings on the outer line being pierced
with op-holes, as though calculated fol
the use of weapons. Several of the build
ings are of vast size, and built of massive
block, of II dark granite rock, which coulC
only have been wrought to their presen
conditi on by a vast amount of labor
There are the ruins of three noble edifcc
each presenting a front of three hundred
feet, made of rondrous blocks of stone, ,and
the dilapidatcd walls are even now thirty
five feet high. There are no partitions il
the area of the middle (supposed) temple
so that the room must have been vast; ant
there are also carvings in bas-relicf ant
fresco work. Appearances justify the con
clusion that these silent ruins could one,
boast Of halls as gorgeously decorated b.
the artists hand as those of Thebcs anC
Palmyra. The buildings are all loop-hole'
in each side, much resembling that foun'
in the old feudal castles Of Europe desi ignct
for the use of archcrs. The blocks o
which these editces are composed are ce
mented together by species of mortar o
bituminous character, which has sucl
tenacity that vast masses of wall have fal
len down without the blocks being detach
ed by the shock. We hope ere long to b
favored with full and descriptive particu
lars, as it is probable that visits and ex
aminations will be made amongst such in
teresting relics of the unknown past b
some of the United States officers attache
to the nearest fort.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

sO~ The following fishy," yet proba-
bly, true despatch was received from
Havre de Grace on Monday oflast week /;
80 The fishermen are now in the midst of
fish harvest, The Chesapeake Bay is
perfectly alive with shad and herring
The herring are coming up in immense
numbers, and the fishermen are making
fortunes. Bond is said to have caught
from 1900 to 1900 barrels of herring al
one haul. Osbourne, at the Battery
caught 1000 barrels at one haul, and
everybody is catching from 300 to sO(
barrels per day. This run of herring il
said to be the largest for thirty years"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26


1t was near the close of sultry day,
late in the month OF June, in the year,
-, that two travellers might have been
seen ascending Il gently rising hill, just
back of picturesque little town in Ken
tseky.
As they neared the summit of the hill,
an intcrsectins ray of the sun brought
them out in bold relief.
One of them, as his garb and general
appearance indicated, was soldier He
had, by his good conduct, hcroisn, daring,
and bravery, gained for himself the rank
of 4 captain.
lie was young man, not over three and
twenty; of medium height, and Of uncom
monty graceful frame his shoulders were
broad and swelling giving to him that
robust appearance, 50 desirable in every
young person, His features were regular
and expressive; his hair was OF dark
brown color; his eyes a dark blue, and
his short upper lip curled haughtily; from
this and the positiceneSS of his eye, phys
iognomists would say that he possessed
Jirn,neSs enough to 20 through with any
and rtaking, and pride enough to keep
hin rom doing anything mean or low
The rersou we have thus described was
named Laman Morris.
His companion was really queer look
ing pocincn of humanity; he was tall
over six fect-and was very lean and slim
his head was thickly covered with coarse
hair; his chin was long, slim and project
ing downward, and it took q long neck to
separate it from his breast, but his was
calculated for this purpose; his fea-
lures were singular, but expressive and
striking, His eye was Il fierce black, and
contrasted strangely with his light hair
"hiS mouth formed sort of scmicrclc
from ear to ear, while his long, slim, eagle
nose came down between !" his was indeed
"comic phis." This person was named
Azariah Flick. His parents both died
when he was yet young, and he had found
home with Mrs. Morris. Although in
ferior in education and position to his com.
panion, yet he was gifted with as mucl
shrewdness and judgment as is usually al
btted to man.
They were returning to their home, il
the town above mentioned, from the wes'
tern part of the State where they had beer
to repcl an indian invasion.
As the equestrians gained the summit o
the hill and once more cast their eyes ovel
their native town, Azariah said
" Well, cap'n Laman, what do you thinl
Of the town! Does it look like it used te
afore We left home 7"
"Why yes, Az, it docs look something
like home yet, though it has grown goo'
bit since VIC left, two years ago." answered
Laman,
" So it 'as Laman, your right there,
returned Azariah.
How pleasant home does look, aftc
our battles and contests with the red skins,
observed Laman, partly soliloquising, an'
partly to AZ.
"ltkinder tickles you to see home again
does it I" asked Azariah.
+" Indeed it does" answered Lamar, I"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

Rag' Girard was poor man at thirty
Rothschild did not get his capital of ego,
900 till after he was thirty years old (; and
at thirty Astor had not made his first 81
900, which he said was harder to make
than all the others.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

sag- A lame fellow wanted to enlist as a
volunteer in the military service. "Yon
wouldn't do" said the recruiting officer
"thc more we ordered you to march the
more you would halt"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

A FRUITFUL LITTL House WIFE
Mrs John Howes, of Wethersfeld, Conn,
is a remarkable woman She weighs on
ly eighty pounds, and recently presented
her husband with three sons at one birth
She is as we'll as can be expected.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

A CAPITAL. TRICK THAT ENDED WELL
Here is a good story which we have Just
heard. A young man "a brother to "Sly
Boots perhaps, for, like her, he enjoyed
good jokc) was studying in college
One afternoon he walked out with one of
his instructors, and they chanced to see an
old pair of shoes lying by the side of the
path, which appeared to belong to a poor
man at work close by. "Lct us have a
little amusement at his expense" said the
student, "Suppose we hide these shoes,
and conceal ourselves in the bushes and
watch his perplexity when he cannot find
them" 81 can think of better trick than
that, said the instructor "You are rich ,
and suppose you put silver dollar in
the toe of each shoe, and then we will
hide" The young man did SO, The
poor man finished his work soon, and went
to put on his shoes. You can imagine his
surprise when he stopped down to take out
a pebble, as he supposed from the toe, and
found it to be a hard dollar, and then his
absolute perplexity and astonishmcnt when
he found still another in the other shoc.--
His feelings overcame him; he fell upor
his knees, looked to heaven and uttered
aloud fervent tn anksgiving, in which h,
thanked a kind Providence for sending
some unknown hand to save from perish
ing his sick and helpless wife and children
without bread. Do you wonder that til
young man stood in his hiding place deep
ly affected, and his eyes filed with tears
Young friends, and you Miss ''Sly Boots,
when you want to enjoy fun, real pleasur
at witnessing the perplcxity of others, Sc
if you cannot in some way initiate the stu
dent. Such tricks are worth performing
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

a nd no friends-I am starving; but if
you should give me all the money in New
York, heapcd ten times over, l would not
do this thing Why do you come here to
tempt, and insult me because l am poor ?"
and she almost fell down gasping, but she
says she saw the man start back, with face
ghastly. .palc, saying:
"My God What sin you have saved
me from !"
That day she heard accidentally of the
society to help children, and resolved to
60 there for last chance. If she failed
there, the only thing left for her seemed
to be self destruction or death. We know
the happy result.
The simple truthfullness and pathos Of
this girls story cannot be represented, Of
all heroic scenes which the upper Powers
ever look upon in this world, can surpass
that where the poor weak, starving girl
deserted of men, and seemingly almost
abandoned OF God, spurns from her the
greatest of all temptations, and deliberate.
ly chooses starvation rather than dishonor
or wrong! Perchance among those in
this day who sneer at, or bargain for, wo-
mans virtue, this little story, out of the
real life Of New York, may show what a
priceless pearl, this virtue is that the lone
ly, famished child should choose the pang'
of famine rather than lose it.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

MARK ANTONY yoked two lions to his
chariot; but there are two lions no man
ever yoked together yet - the lion of the
tribe of Judah, and the, lion of the pit
These can never go together. Two opin-
ions you may hold in politics, perhaps, but
then you will be despised by everybody,
unless you are of one opinion or the other
and act as independent man. But two
opinions in the matter Of soul-religion you
cannot hold. If God be God, serve him
and do it thoroughly but if this world be
God, serve it, and make no profession OF
religion. Ii you are wording, and
think the things of the world the best,
serve them; devote yourself to them, do
not be kept back by conscience, and run
into sin. But remember, if the Lord c
your God, you cannot have Baal too; you
must have one thing or else the other
mo man can serve two Masters" II
God be served, he will be a master; and
if the devil be served, he will not be
long before lie will be a master and Eye
connot serve two masters" Oh be wise,
and think not that the two can be mingled
together.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26
SABBATH READING.
SPURGEON'S GEMS.

lT may be, that during sermon two
men are listening to the same truth ono
of them hears as attentively as the other
and remembers as much of it; the other
is melted to tears or moved with solemn
thoughts but the one though equally at
tentive, sees nothing in the sermon, except
may be, certain important truths well set
forth as for the other, his heart within
him and his soul is melted Ask me how
it is that the same truth has an effect upon
the one, and not upon his fellow reply
because the mysterious Spirit of the living
God goes with the truth to one heart and
not to the other The one only feels the
force of truth, and that may be strong
enough to make him tremble, like Felix;
but the other feels the Spirit going with
the truth, and that renews the man, regen-
crates him, and causes him to pass into
that gracious condition which is called the
state OF salvation. This change takes
place instantaneou5ly. 1t is as miracu-
lous u change as any miracle of which we
read in Scripture. 1t is supremely SUPER
natural. 1t may be mimicked, but no i'm
itation of it can be true and real. Men
may pretend to be regenerated without the
Spirit, but regenerated they cannot be-
1t is change SO marvellous thatthe high
est attempts of man can never reach it.
We may reason as long as we please, but
we cannot reason ourselves into regenera-
ton; we may mediate till our hairs are
grey with study; but we cannot mediate
ourselves into the new birth. That is word
ed in us by the sovereign will of God a.
lone.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

If God be really worthy of worship,
and you really think so, demand that
you either follow him, or else deny that he
is God at all. Now, professor, if thou
sayest that Christ's gospel is the gospel, if
thou believest in the divinity of the gospel
and puttcst thy trust in Christ, 1 demand
of thee to follow out the gospel, not merely
because it will be to thy advantage, but
because the gospel is divine. If thou ma.
kest profession of being child of God,
if thou art believer, and thinkest and
believest religion is the best, the service of
God the most desirable, do not come to
plead with thee because of any advantage
thou wouldst get by being holy; it is on
this ground that l put it, that the Lord is
God and if he be God, it is thy business
to serve him. If his gospel be true, and
thou believest it to be true, it is thy duty
to carry it out. If thou sayest, Christ is
not the Son of God, carry out thy Jewish
or thy infdel convictions, and see whether
it will end well. Ii thou dost not believe
Christ to be the Son of God, if thou art
Mahometan, be consistent, carry out thy
Mahometan convictions, and see whether it
will end well. But, take heed, take heed /.
If however, thou saycst God is God, and
Christ the Saviour, and the gospel true !;
l demand of thee, only on this account,
that thou carry it out.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26

LOOK back on the paths of your pilgrim
age. Some of you can count as many
Ebenezers as there are milestones from
here to York Ebenezers piled up, with
oil poured on the top of them; places
where you have said, "Hitherto the Lord
hath helped me-" Look through the pa
ges of your diary, and you will see time
after time, when your pcrils and exigen-
cies were such as no earthly skill could
relieve, and you felt constrained to witness
what others among you have never felt
you felt that there is God, that there i
a Providence-"a God, who compassetll
your path" and ''is acquainted with al
your ways"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-26
Original 5torn,
Uriucn for me CJiHmbia Demoerd
CARRIE CARLETON

Chapter I.
SEVERAL THINGS TO COMMENCE WITH.
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GO M M ERC1AL.

DA.Ly Cars Cirr OyrscH, I
s asss Ks.klks jnnsl lth. 8s
FL0UR-Superfnc. ~ 65 Spring wheat. ~
tra - ST to 90 Fall wheat, extra, - 50 to 90 rs.
BRAN AND suoRTB, 70 to rs per 1 90.
c0kN--3S--good d@uaad. .t ss1#s
BAkLEY--6pring, S5aBS. Fall, 75asee. ss y
WHEAT IN good demand. Fall ~ seal 30,
Spring oeaI o5.
OATS---3b to 81. gsasaa.
KYE-soa7oc, in good demand.
.PoTAToEs-46to 30 by the load retail 80.
ROCERIEs--Nsw Orleans Sugar, fair TSas},
prime act, eiarised sAa1o, crushed and Loaf liz
tol2i. Molasses--PlantatioA 40 to 500, 8. II. 40
10 IS, Golden Syrup. 50 to S5c. coEse--Rio I3s
to I4A. Java 10 TO Ice. LAgnyra, to I5a Rice, SAG
Is. st@
BoAP-Palm sie, Family SIC; German. lcin
To7I. 8s fs
cAEDLEs--star Isto ~, sssarins 10, Mould
III, summer pressed, IL
LARD-lo to lot retail 114e.
BUTTER--chosce TO 10 retail l24 to Is.
EIDEs-Dry 10 to 1871; green, 81 to 81 green
shesp psIts &o,to 7so; green hog skins rs.
HAY Prairie $ba to &bf; Timothy and Hunga-
rian, 80 90; Baied do. ~ to s1ej Retail, &i7.
90 to eos Fiax Seed, S0s9e.
sUNDRIEs-0nions. 40 TO 80; Eggs, n to7i.
Feathers, soc TO Ssc; White Beans, zoe 10 90.
FRuiT-Dried apples, lac to / 65 per bush.
Dried peaches, - so to AGO. Rsisins, - let
40.
CHEESE--W- r.. 10; Denmark q to 10.
PRovIsIoNs--Hams aa to 10; Shoulders III to 8;
clear sides Q to vi.
BEEF-7Aasc gross; Sc TO % per quarter.
SLEEPS 90 10 81 90 p head.
H0Gs.--Dressed, ~ 90 10 So 90.
SALT--G- A.,tI % 70 80 per sack; Kanaw-
his, . 15a225 per Dbl; Liverpool, 81 - per sack.
Lake - 80 " Dbl.
FIsH--Mackerel, No. / $50 to 47l u Dbl; We
. sis to SIT; No. 3 $l2toxI3. White, No. - ~
TO s5 7sss half BIOL. Cod Fish 5tosen.
RAGs--2f Ia So.
OLD IR0S-a to lie per n BRASS 8 to Ice per
lb.i Copper I2i to i4c per n. tE
ExcaAsoE.-~0n New York for currency PEI
cent forgoid 4 per seste st.Losisi Per cent.
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Hon. Silas III. Burroughs, Member Of
|Congress from Niagara District, New York
| died at his residence on the 9th inst.
Mr.. Burroughs Was an sctivs politician
AID ~ eloonsnt speaker, and bis loss viii b
seriously fsl by the Republicans Of New
York.
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NORM BRrrIsH RKvrEw, May, 1850. Leon
ard Scott h Co., 10 Fulton-st., N. Z.
This Quarterly 10 the organ Of the Free
Church Vt Scotland, and usually contains
articles Of high merit. The number before
as has ten contributions, viz: Readings
"reminiscences Campbell; 2. Qua
kerism-- Past and Presents 3. Sir Henry Law
renee; 4. Australia Eshnology; 5. Poems by
Heinrich Heine 6. Church and State I. The
Origin of Species; s. British Lighthouses
8. The State Of Europe 10. Recent P1bliea-
lions.
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GR~rr. Hostctter's Hit'ers have received the
warmest eneoniun from the pTsss and the people
shrou ghout the Union. AS valuable tonic for the
cure Of Dyspepsia, fiatulency, Constipation. and
general debility, IL cannot be approached.
Every day new cases Of its great eject chron-
cied through public journals. There ia nothing
equal TO tbs enjoyment which the afflicted expe-
rieuce when using this valuable specific. Its mild
tone, Its and vigorous action upon dsordered
stomach, ard the cleansing Of the entire human
body, should recommend it to all classes Of our
community. Ali tbss will be necessary 10 convince
the skeptical Of it's healthy effects, la TO try bot
tie Of it.
For sale by Druggists and dealers generally
everywhere.
Sold by p. 6fBBoss, A. j. WILKINSON, BARrLxrr
KAYE d Co., and j. BEADEs.
jane 4, '6u-diw
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c. The news Of the great prize Sight was
reserved In San Francisco in ninetsen dsys
and half from the time is left England, by
the opportune arrival Of the Vanderbilt at
New York the day that the Pony Express left
st. Joseph. This 10 the quickest time De-
tween England snd the Pa0hc ever made.
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fTOn inquiry Of Qui!p. touching the
meaning OF the law term '.damnnns. snuH,' y
re we're extremely grasi6ed 30 learn that it
isn't half so bad ~ il sounds that, in fact,
the phrase does not import profans and
peremp.ory command 70 bring sais against
certain parties, bat ii ID an ianocent express
sion, signifying ssone's own hurt" and con-
tanning no intimation Of hurting anybody
clse.- Boston Post. G.
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Keokuk Drug Store.
Eifth~Sfreet. bet. Main a. HI IN q q n n /,
KEOKUK IOWA

ALARGF assortment If Drugs
A Chemicals, Instruments and
Fancy articles just received 81,
the above establishment, eom
prising all the ns W Chemica
prepar ations, Tiiden i Fluid Tx
tracts, irnsses, A hiomiDal sup
portess, psssaries, spe, ulnms Q,
al kiuds. Nteth sec res, Cattle
tiers, Sps rmatorrLma Rings. arc
some splendid cases Of Char,
rieres superior Instruments.
These articles having been SO
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HA MTHOKNk,s LAST.
MARBLE FAWN, just received Ct
Nl OGDEN, BK0WNELL CO.'S,
mylId d MAin-st.
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SAD AccrpKsr AND TouoHiso ScKsg.-A
hoy about six years OF age, gathering chips
lon Friday afternoon, near the Baltimore
Railroad depot, at Broad and Prime streets,
was struck by . locomotive, and had one Of
Ibis arms literally torn OF. The mother oil
the boy, who 10 very poor, Was almost die.
|trscted at the accident. The little fellow
bore his suferings brsvely, and bis only con-
Germ seemed to be for his mother. lie fire.
ouently ssid, "what will my mother do ! she
wiii bsve nobody 70 bring her chips. Phil.
Adelphia Inquirer.
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DAY &c BRO,
HOLES ALE GROCERS,

los MAIN SrRrxr............ X E0KFK, IOWA.
LAVE just received choice lot Of extra No.
j. Mackerel, q earges Bank Goldfish, Herring and
Sardiner, direct frem the seshoatd
Always en- hand large stock OF the various
grades OF Tea, Lagaira and Rio Coffee, N Q. and be-
lined Sugars Mace, alnger, Pepper and other SPICES,
various brands Of Flour, Dried trnits Gas. Sash,
Star and Tailow Candies, Starch, Cheese, brooms,
Brushes. Raisins, Pipes, Mats, Nuts, Nails, Vine
gar, SOAPS. Wrapping Paper, Irvine, Tubs, Pals,
Butter, Lard. Tacks, Gun Caps, Shot, Lead, Carpet
Chain, Cotton Yarn, Cordage, Candy, Crackers
Letter, Note and Foolscap Paper; and various 9th.
or articles usually kept by arocers, to which VIC
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same at the lowest possible figures, Or we will ex-
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