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MAN AS AN ARTICLE OF FOOD.

IT was formerly supposed that the rel
ish with which certain savage tribes ate
their enemies arose from the gratihcu-
ton of the passion of revenge Within
the last few years, however, II has been
clearly shown that some of he barbara
an man-eatcrs are really fond of human
flesh for its own sake--that they enjoy
it asa civilized epicure enjoys turtle
soup or venison. Your Feejee Islander,
now, thinks the greatest praise he can
bestow upon any edible is to say that
it is, "as tender rs dead man." The
Fceiceans have plenty of provisions /;
but they consider 'long pigs'--thcir
pleasant name for human flesh-much
finer than pork, beef, or mutton. \
modern traveller tells us that oneof these
chiefs-the head. man of the Raki-ltaki
is said, in course Of his luxurious life,
t" have eaten nine hundred persons! 1t
is also stated that your Feeieean, as II
rule, relishcs his "long pig" most when
alanders, on the otherhand, do not con-
slider mans flesh as delicacy, but eat
dead heroes and "wise men" whether
they have been friends or enemies
makes no difference, with the idea that
they imbibe the valor and intellectual
qualities of the deceased during the pro-
cess. The "noblc savage" of Terra del
Fuego never eats any of his own people
except when other meat is remarkably
scarce, although always ready "to take
in" the shipwrccked stranger. In Sc
we're winters, If we are to believe Ad-
miral l'it2roy, the Terra del Fuegons,
"when tn y can obtain no other food,
take the oldest woman Of their party,
hold her head over thick smoke made
by burning green wood, and pinching
her throat, choke her." after which she
is served up to iicr friends. The burba-
rians, on being asked why they did not
eat their dogs instead of their old ladies,
naiVCly answered that their dogs caught
otters but that their venerable grand
mothers and uunts did not. Probably
the majority of oven the lowest order of
Savages prefer fish and yams to human
| flesh; but it is nevertheless true that
there are several tribes in Australasia,
Africa and the South Sea Islands that
actually banker after it. There is some
consolation, however, in the assurance
| given us by travellers that most of these
anthropohagi prefer colOred persons to
Caucasiaps as table-luXuries. This fact
is certainly encouraging to the mis-
sionary interest; but then there are in.
discriminate feeders among savagcs n,
we'll rs amongth civilized races, so that
now and then missionary suffers.
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OFFICE
MAIN STREET, sIIICKsHINNY, PA.
The lands held by this Company, consist Of
FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY
ONE ACRES


ana percnes, oi carc'uily seiec''u lana
lying southwest oi "Hkcs-harre' huHerhe c"uh-
w. fn' III the western part oi 'he ureot Nor'herh
or wyoming 'oi i'"sih
\ very creiui anu 'hnough examination re-
ceh.iy maze mas proven 'hesc uor 'he "DoVe)
lands To be the embodiment OF vast amount OF
inc very pest Inailty Oh ahthi',cite coal having
eNery h'chity thut couiu pc oesreu lot trahs-
portatioh III "ii urec'iohs Inc anoVe tract Is
cr"sseu ny Boo" rou' anu also unee'y III
'front.' anu lolhins arethe iack"W"hha blooms
pu1B raiiroau, anu the wyoming CANAL lhuH NJ
ioru'hg the very oesthuNah'age oi ac''trNlhs roau
ana canal running 10 the very mouth oil the
mines wlthout expense TO the company
Inc measurement Oh the diiierrht pcds or seams
"'rc"uy ""Ne'opeu was cuiNiuus opu"'he" "io
h'ucu t"Rether the thickness oi 'hcsc "eaihs'
lhciuu'hs 'he ceiepr"'eu i'eu ASH DUCK ho"i'-
o'h vi "r"h" i"hhei N'ih' iH '"r'S one anu
h'li ieet' "ii2h every cupic S"rd Oh which WIN
sieiu IA toh' giving large amount oi 'he pes'
quaii'y oi coai.
Inc loca'ieh IL such that All the VEINS may DC
cut and worked to the greatest possible advantage
above water level and Mt much less exppnse than
can be done from colleries operating below water
level.
The coal can be brought to the surface through
drifts or tunnels which drain the water from Tia,
mines and saves the hoistlna of the coal So the
Iii,,iI,,,, %, ,hoso ,o,, ,,r or,o,, ,,i,i,, a.,
s'"'' Va '"v"' anus W. .''"p ''''','.H - W,
or RED ASH vein ha. been opened and is now
= ,...t..-. -. a.. . M. -, - -, -
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CARD CALI.S.-The following precise
and plain prescription may be of inter
est to some of our lady readers who fire.
quently go out to "make calls;"
"A plain card denote, "A passing call ;
the lower right hand corner turned, a
visit; left hand lower corner, coincidence;
right hand upper corner, business left
hand upper corner, adieu."
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Executors and Administrators Notice $500; Au-
dltor's Notice $3.50. Other advertisements inscr-
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Business notices, without advertisement, twenty
cents per line.
Transient advertisements payable in advance
all others due after the first insertion.
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ing the business of the paper, be sent direct to the
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to the editorial or business concerns of the paper,
and all payments for subscriptions, advertising,
or Jobbing are 10 be made to and addressed
BROCKW\Y Il FREEZE,
"CoiumbiaH 00ice,"
BLooMsRuRG, PA.
Printed at fiobisons Buildings near the Court
House. by CUNs. NJ. VANDERsLICE,
FRANK II. SNYDER.
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SENsIBLE.-At Il social party one even
ing met fair young friend scarcely
eighteen, from one of the best semina-
ries III the State. In the course of the
evening we CHANGED to be together with
two or three newly married ladies'
mutual friends, who playfully rallied
my friend Of the seminary respecting q
beau
81 have none," she replied.
Honestly? asked one.
eyes, honestly, and do not wish or
intend to receive particular attention
from any gentleman until | leave
school"
"Why not ?" asked demurely.
81 will tell you," she answered, turn
ing to me with great seriousness. 81
think it diverts ones attention from
lessons, to be thinking of, and writing
to special friend. The poorest schol-
ars in school each year, have been those
who We're "engaged." They were all the
time thinking and talking Of, and
writing to their gentlemen, and as a
|
learned, and they took very little inter
est in school exercises. OF course they
are minus of much they ought to know.
| cannot help thinking that girl ne Il;
Il great deal of knowledge, in order tC
read character correctly, so that She
may judge wisely in so important t
matter ms matrimOny."
All! | guess she Is opposed to mar
rying," laughed one.
"Not at all. hope to have an excel
lent husband some day, and | want tC
know enough to be an excellent wife
you see. Time enough for me year o.
two hence. My education is the busines
in hand now"
Sensible girl! School days are indee'
too prcci Gus, too important, to be triie'
away in vain thoughts of vain men,
~ q T. ,NpyPUg-
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HOTELS AND SALOONS.


q q q n ID ii o T f. IL.
THE undersigned having leased and e-furnlsh
ed In good style the above wcll-known House,
situate
AMONG THE OUNTAINS
in the borders of Columbia and sullivan counties,
In one of the most beautiful and hCnlthtul regions
In tho state; Is fully prepared to accommodate"
visitors ana sojouInors
WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
Tho Pond and streams nrc well stacked with
delicious fish of many kinds including
4 Il o L 4 N ID = X r.,
aud boats in good order Will be kept for the ac-
comlnodation and amusement of guests, either
for fishing or pleasure excursions upon this beau.
tiful sheet Of water which is
SEVERAL MILES IN EXTENT.
Surrounded by an extensive Forest, there is nfior.
dcd to the huntsman n splendid field iOr his own
peculiar sports, and exercise with his
DOG A N u q L y.
His Harder will he always provided with tho
dclicncics of the season and his Bar stocked with
PURE LIQUORS. The House IN large ana Cuinino'
dlous the Stabling extensive and safe.
The House is reached irom several points Oi
the liloonsburg y IRclSawanna Railroad; ana is
splendid place to pass the hot months Of sum
iner u. X. HANIIIikSE,
May II, lsG7-im
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A CIRCUS IN A TEMPEST.

A CIRCUS exhibited at Dubuque, Iowa
one evening last week to about seven
hundred people. Advent well ill eight
o'clock, when one ofthe richest pcrfor-
mances over witnessed commenced. The
local paper describes it as follows:
At this hour one of the finest rain
storms that ever wet the earth since the
deluge began. In two minutes the cam
vas was saturated, and the rain poured
as freely upon those inside the tent as it
did upon the stones in the street. The
water rushed downthe Third street gut
ters in torrents, and poured upon the low
ground occupied by thecircus like a flood.
In five minutes there was six inches of
water covering the earth there. People
thought such shower would spend IT.
self, and waited for il to stop.
In fifteen minutes there was at least
two feet of water on the premises. Then
the ladies present thought it best to start
| for home. And such a start Talk
about the Black Crook! And tumbIing!
This is the way they did ii. a gentle
man would take lady in his arms and
start for the door. This couple would
collide with other couples down would
Il fair one and q stern one go in the water,
amidst screams ofthedrOwning ones, and
yells Of laughter from spectators. The
luckless fallen ones would arise, las black
with mud rs water stirred in black muck
/ rnul1 ,nolgn tbnpn And a.. IN sls irts nm
| body seemed to care whether skirts were
gathered as high as their waists, or
thrown over their heads.
Two ladies deliberately took Off their
shoes and stockings and gathering their
garments high" started for land. They
waded and stumbled toward the door,
and the way the cheers went up from the
crowd was stunning; they drowned the
loud thunder. At one time there was
such mixture of tumble-downs in the
water that it was hard TO tell who were
women and who were men, save by an
occasional bearded face that appeared
above the floating calico. Nobody seem
ed mad-every body laughed until his
or her sides achcd.
The circus performance added interest
to the scene. Just after the rain com
menced they appeared and began ground
and lofty tumbling. The first one landed
in mud puddle and fell. With loud
cheers the others followed suit. In les.
time than we are taking to tell this thc
water filled the ring. But the actor;
needed it not. They turned handspring z,
somersaults, made cart whccsand walk
ed on their hands, ,or attempted to,in the
little lake, till their spangled tunicS, ,thci
tiesh-colored tights, s,theirhandsand faces
were all of one color-a dirty black. a
each exercise the crowd cheerCd and Tn,
performers roared.
Amid such sights as these the crowt
made their way through mud and wa
ter to the sidewalks west of Iowa street
better satisfied with their money
worth than any circus crowd ever wa
| bptDrp.
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PEPPER. is an almost uni
versal condiment. Black pepper irri-
tates and inilames the coating of the
stomach red pepperdocs not, it eNcites,
but does not irrtatc: consequently it
should be used instead of black pepper,
1t was known to the Romans, and has
been in use in the East Indies from time
immomorial, ,as il corrccts that tlatulcnce
which attends the large use of vegetable
food.
Persons in health do not need any
pepper in their food but to those OF
weak and languid stomachs, it is man
ifold more healthy to use cayenne pep
per at meals than any form of wine
brandy, or beer that can be named, n
ii stimulates without the reaction o
sleepiness or debility.
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An old lady inquired at one the rail
way stations what time the 7;l5 train
would start, and was told at a quarter
to eight. "Bless me I" she exclaimed,
"you are always changing the time on
this line"
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Chuire 2netru.
FAITHFUL TO THE SQUARE.

AITHFUL TO THE SQUARE.
by RRo. ron MORRIS.
NEVER slight mailing brother
BE II blue or gray they wear;
Never ask his creed or country.
SO he's Faitful TO the squarel
Only sure he's true and faithful
To the solemn VOWS he swore,
And then n generous hand extend him,
As in peaceful days ofyorc.
Glo,us-Only sure he's true and faithful, etc
Sad the strife and fearful, brother
Almost hopeless seems the end;
Some have felt its utmost horrors
In the loss of home and friends.
Yet the fire and shot have lett us
Even stronger than we were
And on this day Frccmasons conquer
Faithful, Faithful to the Square!
ChorUs-Net the fire and shot have left us, etc.
When sweet Peace shall bless us, Brother,
And tho fire and shot have ceased
oh well strive not to remember,
All the cruel things have passed;
But there's one thing wen forget not.
While II memory we bear
II is the Sacred Tie so cherished
Iiy the Brothers of the Square!
UoruS-But there's ono thing well forget not, ct
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OMNIBUS LINE.

The undersigned would respectfully announce TO
the citizens of Bioomsbnrg and the public gene
rally that he is running an
OMNIBUS LINE
between this place and the different railroad de
pots daily Sundays excepcd), to connect with the
several trains going South and West on the Cata-
wissa and Williamsport Railroad, and with those
going North and South on the Lackawanna and
Boomsburg Railroad.
His Ompibusses are in good condition, coinino-
dious and comfortable, and charges reasonable.
Persons wishing to meet or see their friends de-
part can be Accommodated upon reasonable charge
by leaving timely notice at any of the hotels.
JACOB l. GIRTON. Proprietor.
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LORK'S HOTEL,


GEORGE W. MAUGEll Proprietor.
The above wel-known hotel has recently under
gone radical changes in its Internal arrangements,
and its proprietor announces to his former custom
and the travelling public that his Accommodations
for the com fort of Ills guests second to none in
the country His table will always be found sup;
piled, not only with substantial food, hut with mi
the dclicaclcs of the season. His wines anu IL
quors (except that popular beverage known aS
"JfcHenrU' J, purchased direct from the importing
houses, are entirely pure, and free from all poi
sonous drugs He is thankful for Il liberal patron
age in the past, and will continue TO deserve u In
the future. GEORGE w. MNuGER.
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EXCHANGE HOTEL,

L'NCH ANGIE HOTEL,
~ BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.
The undersigned having purchased this we'll
known and centrally located house, the Exchange
Hotel, situate ON NJ AIN STREET, in lHoolnsourg,
immediately opposite the Cutumbia County Court
House, respectfully informs his friends and the
public in general that his house is now in order
ior the reception and entertainment OF travellers
VINO may be disposed to FAVOR it with their Gus
tom; lie has spared no expense in preparing the
Exchange for the entertainirent of his guests,
neither shall there he anything wanting (on his
part) te minister to their personal comfort. Ills
house IN spacious, and enjoys IN excellent husi-
ness location.
Omnibusscs run Mt all times between the EX-
change Hotel and the Vnrin' srtilroad depntS, by
which travellers will be pleasantly conveyed to
and from the respective stations in due time to
meet the cars JOHN II. CASLOW
bloomsbury March -. 1866.
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CAPITAL $4,000.
DIRECTORS:

JOHN NJ. STACKHOusE, President
CHAS. A. BOONE, Secretary and Treasurer.
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SCENE IN \ SCHOOL RooM.-Phe
Springfield RrpUJiiom' is responsible
for the following:
Come here, George, | wish to exam
inc you in punctuation. What's that"
George That ! that's comma.
Mistrcs5-Right now what's that?
George-Ah! now you've got me
where my hairs short dun kno.
Mistress-George, do not wish you
to use any slang phrases here. When
you are unable to give correct replies,
say so, but do not repeat such phrases
rs that which you have just used. Now,
what's that?
George dun kno.
Mistress-Don't know what that is ?
Why that's period.
George Looking critically mt the
point in question: Ha ha !! ha! Now
I've got you where your hair is short ;
that amt nothn' OaIy a Ry-diH!
Mistress CRc-eNamining critically
George, you are dismissed.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

THE PADDY RUN
co A l. COM a NY,
sHICKSHINNY, PENNSYLVANIA.
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OUR YOUNG FOLKS.


We respectfully invite attention to the following
note from the able and popular Deputy state Su-
perlntendent of Schools for Pennsylvania:
Messrs. TIcKNoR a FIELDS, Boston, Mass:
GESrLEMEN,-Permit me to congratulate you
on the marked success of "Our Young Folks"
From the issue of the first number have watch
ed with much solictude Its tone and character,
well knowing the Immense influence, for good or
for evil, 1t would be likely To WELD. Judging
by the tone which has prevailed in much Of our
Juvenile literature, both religious and secular,
feared that Its contributors might lack that young
heartedness which can alone speak to the chile
nature, or that the faith and ingcnuousness oi
youth might be tampered with and displaced by Il
fancy for the vices and deceits Of maturer years.
Happily my fears have proved groundless, and
the whole community hnye TO thank you for pro-
dgcng magazine SO well adapted to the class loi
which II IL Intended and so eleyatlng ann rehn-
ing In It's influences. SAMUEL 4. BATES,
Deputy State superintendent Schools, Pa
TERMS OF OUR YOUNG FOLKS: s2a year. IN
advance; three copies, s5i hNe copies, ss ten CO.
pies SIS; and each additional copy sl.5O. Twenty
copies, $50 and copy gratis to the person procul-
ing the club.
Special Inducements offered to teachers to act
as agents. Special copy and circular sent TO per
sons who wish 10 procure Subscribers, for ten
cents. TlCkNOR 4 FIELDS, Publishers,
boston, Mass.
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JOSH BILLINGS on GoNGs. Josh
Billings relatcth his first experience
with the gongthusly: | never can erad-
icate hOli from mi memory the sound
ov the furst gong ever herd. | was
setting on the front step of the tavern
in the sitty of Butfcrlo, pcnsivcly smo-
kin. The sun was goin to bed, and the
hevins for an hour was blushin AT the
performance. The Ery Kanal, with its
golden waters, was on its way to Alba
ny, and l was pcrusin the line boats a
ilotin by, an thinkin Ov Italy lwher
Use to live and her gondolers and gal
lus wimmin. | wanted to kline, felt
crate, | actually grew. There are
things in this life tn big tn be tritled
with; there are times when man
brakes luce from hisself, when he see.
sperrits, when he kin almost tuch the
munc, and feels as tho he kud fill botl
his hands with the stars of hevin, and
almost sware he was bank president
That's what allied me. But the KorsC
ov tru luv never did run smoothe, (thit
is Shakspcrc'S cpinyun too. Just as
was DUNG my best--dummer, dummer
spat, bang, beller, crash, roar, ram
dummcr, dummcr, whang, rip, rare
rally, dummer, dummer, dum-with ;
tremenius jump struck the center o.
the sidewalk, with anuther kleareC
the gutter, and with another stood il
the middle Of the street, snorting lik
an Indian pony at Il band of musck.
gazed in wild despare ut the taverl
stand, mi hart sweIled up as big as
outdoor oven, mi teeth was aS luce as
string of bedes. | thot all ov the crock
cry in the tavern had fell down. | tho
0v fenomenens. thot of Gabriel AM
his horn. | was jest on the point q
thinkin of somcthin else when the land
lord kun out to the irunt stupe Ov tn
tavern, holden by string the bottun
Ov old brass kittle. He kawlcd III
gently with his hand. | went slol
and slola up tn him, he kammcd IN
fcrcs, he said it was gong, | saw tn
kussed thing, he said supper was reddy
he aXcd me Of ] wud hav black or rgroel
tee, and | scd | Wud.
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THE SWAN HOTEL, ,

THE SWAN HOTEL,
THE UPPER HOUSE,
| ORANGEVILLE, COLUMBIA CO., PA.
| THIS subscriber respectfully informs his friends
and the public, that he has taken the above well
known House Of Entertainment, and will be
pleased to receive the custom of all who VIII
iavor him with n call
| HE WILL KEEP \ GOOD TABLE,
| n Bar well stocked with the best Of Liquors, and
every effort will be made to render entire salts
| faction. JOHN SNYDER.
| Ornngevllle, Pa, March ll. lsti7-lm.
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DIRECTORS:
John VI. Stackhouse, N. L. Campbell,
Chas A. Boone, Cyrus Stackhouse,
a. M'Dowell.
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THAT was beautiful idea in the
mind of the little girl, who, ON behold
ing rosebud, ON the topmost stem of
which the oldest rose was fading, whilst
below and around it three beautiful
crimson buds We're just unfolding their
charms at once, earnestly exclaimed To-
her brother: "See, William, those lit
tie buds have just awakened in time to
kiss their mother before she dies"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-19

better for all the States to be govern.
Cd by Military rule than by such c "
rupt State Governments as cxist
North
These indications lead us to ono
important inference, and it is this
Government administered in the
United States, as formerly, under the
provisions of the Constitution framed
IN l787, has Jcrcver departed from the
Federal Union.
Those (oncc) United States, with q
population now Of over 34,0O0,000 of
souls, and these thirty-four millions
or at any rate, u majority of them),
having notions Of q consolidated,
rather than federated, government OF
Statos,-will mover again bo the
United States designed by the origi-
nal compact of government. That
day is past.
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The Radical Party and the South.

Thousands and thousands of envel
opos arc coming South enclosing docu-
mcnts cmanating from tho Rcpubli.
can party North. A batch of these
we have seen. Ono is entitled
"Thc Policy of Congress in refer.
"oncc to tho Restoration Of tho
"Union."
The other is the "Spccch Of tho
''Hon. IS. Shcllabargcr, of Ohio, OF
Reconstruction"
Tho former is Tspublishcd by the
"Union Republican Congressional
"Committcc, Washington, D. c."
The latter is "publishcd by the Re
"publican Congressional Committee"
In the ono styled ".fho Policy OF
"Congrcss," &C., we find, in very con
voniont form, tho two Acts of Con
gress called tho Military Bill and til,
Supplemental Bill. And ut tho CLOSE
of these We find somo comments which
arc designed to build up, not the pros
pcrity of the whole country, but the
prosperity of tho Republican Party
The most insiduous arguments are
used for this purpose.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-19
Military ys Federal Government,

1t is singularhow tho administration
Of Military Government at tho South
impresses itself upon parties at the
North. The Tribune is perfectly sat
isfed with all tho acts of the Com
manding General, because they give
an earnest that tho Republican party
will secure the support of the South
when it comes to voting.
Tho Herald, on the other hand, ad-
mires these Military jurisdic tions bo.
cause they secure to tho people more
protection and liberty than the cor.
rupt administration of Civil Govern
ment in tho Northern States and up.
on this notion the Herald asks the sig
nifcant question, ifit would not be