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The above stock will be disposed of on he popn-
lar one price plan. giving every patron fine Gold
or Solid Silver Watch for SO, without regard to
value!
We wish TO Immediately dispose of the above
magnificent stock. Certificates, naming the ar
ticles, are placed in sealed envelopes, and well
mixed. Holders entitled to the articles named
on their certificate. upon payment of Ten Dollars
whether it be watch worth $1,000 or one worth
less The return of any OF our certificates entities
named thereon, upon payment. irrespective of its
worth and article valued less than $40 is
named on any certificate, it will at once be seen
that this is
No Dottsry, but a straight: forarard legitinqats
Transaction. 7rhich may be participated in
sreH by the most fasttdions.
A single certificate will be sent by mail,
for 81, eleven for So, thirty three and
elegant premium or SIS, sixty six and more valuable
premium for go, one hundred and most superb
Watch for SIS To Agents or those wishing en-
ploymeHt this IS rare opportunity. 1t is legiti
mately conducted business, duly authorized by the
Government, and open to the most careful scrutiny.
WRIGHT BROS. CO.. Importers
se5-26t 161 Broadway, New York,
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9Sarah Ann Cooper, who was arrested at
Holyok Mass. last May for bigamy, and has
and acquitted on Friday. Her second mar
riage was with young Hartford armorer
named Kenkel, and her counsel made the
been with negro at Darlington, VT, was ac-
complished, If ever, while the gtri was drueeed
as che claims to be entirely ignorant OF the
fact. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-02

swindIs at Nashua. N. H., on Thursday. he
managed to bump his head against pane Of
French glass in store window, breaking it
completely, and on the storekeeper demanding
pay FOR the damage done, claimed that ne had
no money. On being searched. q Sl00 note was
found in one OF his pockets, which the mer-
chant took, returning the man $50 in change
The later then sneaked on, and the $10O bill
pfoyed to be q counterfeit. - = go y -
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PAWNBROKERS.

TT'HE OLD ESTABLISHED FIRM OF
s. GOLDSTEIN Il CO.,
LICENSED PAWNBROKERS.
"a FOUR-AND- STREET WEST,
near Pennsylvania avenue,
Offer the highest cash advances on all kinds OF
Merchandise, to any amount and for any N8N
tine desired at reasonable rates. IA
Interest on large sums greatly reduced. - -
Business strictly confidential.
Goods bought for cash and sold at private sale.
2l-1y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-02

A CASE OF HEARTLEss DEsRRTION-We
have been recently apprised of case of heart
less abandonment occurring in to wn in this
vicinity. The parties most interested were
both Of high respectabllity; the gentleman, as
he had been considered, was about thirty years
OF age, and the lady about twenty-five. A
long acq uaintance had ripened into mutual
affection. which resulted in an engagement of
marriage. During hts absence in the army,
she had been true to him. and after his return
day was appointed for the consummation of
their happiness by uniting In marriage The
day occurred on Wednesday Of last week.
The friends Of both parties assembled. The
bride, as beautiful as she is accomplished
and good, was arrayed IN her bridal attire,
awaiting the arrival Of the groom. The
hour passed, and he did not come; in his
stead his mother came, with the announce.
ment that he was at home, and SO i'll that
the ceremony could not proceed. The poor
girl was so overwhelmed with modification
and conviction that the excuse was false, as it
afterwards proved to be, that she went into
cow ulsions and remained in that condition as
late as Monday last. Her deporable state ex-
cited the most painful apprehensions for her
life; and, as last resort, the author of her
sufferings was compelled. almost by force, to
visit her. What the result of their interview
was we have not learned; but the excitement
and indignation against him was 80 great
among his neighbors that 1t was with Difficult.
ty they could be restrained from laying violent
hands on him. If she RECEIVERS from her dan
gerous illness shH will have reason to con.
gratulate herself upon her lucky escape from
one who, by this act Of heartless treachery,
has proved himself unworthy of any woman's
love-Albdny Arqus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-02

ROMANTIC CHANGE OF FoRTUNR.-Two
years ago Hugh Crawford Pollok, a young
gentleman then about twenty years Old, sud-
denly disappeared from his home in Scotland
10 uch to the dismay OF his relatives and ac-
quaintances. 1t subsequently became known
that he had come to this country with $500 in
pocket. He sported about New York and otner
cities until his funds commenced to run short,
when. in fit OF desperation, he enlisted in the
Fifth United States Cavalry as private SOL
dier, and in this humb capacity struggled
against hardships and deprivations to which
he had been wholly unused In the meantime
his father died, some tour months ago. leaving
Hugh heir to baronetcy and a snug little in
come OF t5,00O per annum, or about S25, 900 in
gold. The young baronet was duly sought for,
and, after an expenditure of $500 IN ad dvertise-
ments, it was ascertained that he was stationed
at Camp Verde. Texas. discharging the duties
OF farrier. Colonel William S. Hillyer of
New York. who became interested ia the case,
induced Sir Frederick Bruce to procure the
discharge OF Pollok. which was promptly ac-
ceded to by General Grant. The young Sir
Hugh Crawford Pollok has, therefore, been
telegraphed for, and has given up the occu-
patton OF shoer and curer of horses 70 enter
upon Scotch baronetcy and 5000 year.
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ViFqinia News.

One th ousand pounds OF manufactured TO-
bacco were de ained by the revenue officers at
Richmond on Friday. The tobacco belonged
to party of s'bloekade. e.runners," and was
seized at point on Deep Run road about two
miles below Richmond. 1t has since, it is
said, been returned to The owners.
The Fredericksburg Herald says: sThe La
dies of Spottsvlvania have taken Bill Arp's
advice, and are going it strong on the boy
crop. A gentleman Fl ON the county informs
Us that within the Limited range CT his acq ualn.
tance, be can name five ladies, all OF whom
have recently had twins
At the last county court of King William, the
justices appointed one of their number to de-
liver 10 Gen. Schofiel Id their complaint Of ille-
gal organization In that county. The negroes
although admonIshed by the agent Of the
Bureau to disband, have contemptuously dis
regarded his orders.
colored man, named Hudson, was killed
by Mr.. W. G. Taliaferro, In Caroline county.
last Thursday. The man YVES drunk, and
very insolent. when he was struck on the
Taiiaferro gave himself up, and was billed by
magistrate in the sum of $500 for his appear
aDce at Court
A call is n ade in the Charlottesville Chron-
icle for meeting OF all the citizens without
distinction OF color at the October court 9TH OF
October) to consider the question of selecting
suitable persons to repre- sent the county In the
convention for framing Constitution.
A call is made in the Richmond Wh'g,
signed by 80 voters. requesting the Hon. Robt.
RIdgway, Of Amherst, to declare himself a
candidate for the convention for Buckingham,
Nelson and Amherst
The Virginia Conference will assemble in
Petersburg on the 18th Of November next. 1t
is expecfsd that some two hundred delegates
will be present. Bishop Doggert will preside.
The statues OF Lewis and Nelson have been
raised to their pedesials on the Washington
Monument at Richmond. They are said to be
fine works of art
A black man confined IN Culpeper Jail, and
a black woman, his betrothed, were married
al the Jail dosr last Monday.
a black man was caught in an undertaker's
shop, In Richmond, in the act of stealing cof-
fin. He was looking 10 the latter end.''
The Powhatan Hotel property In Richmond
has been sold, Mr.. Samuel Brown, Of Augusta
county, becoming the purchaser.
William f. Gordon, Jr., is a candidate for
the Con vention from the district composed of
Louisa. Albemarle and Augusta
Gov. Peirpoint will address the people or
AIbemarle on their next court day.
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SOMETHING NEW IN RAILRoADING-The
Esstner Zeitupg contains the following.

SOMETHING NEW IN RAILRoADING-The
Esstner Zeitung contains the following:
"The project Of the Rhenish Railway Csm-
pany to introduce the nine inch rail on their
line, instead Of the I've inch rail hitherto in uss
is Of such Importance for all persons connected
with the railway interest that IL has created
tie greatest excitement, and everything con-
nected with it is narrowly watched by all civil
engineers for, should it succeed, 1t will solve
the long debated problem OF the possibility OF
doing away with sleepers altogether, which
are be coming every year dearer and dearer. To
the Rhenish Railway Company the credit i.,
at all events, due of being first in the field to
give the new system fair trial. The nine inch
rails rest upon bed OF plates, and are then
covered with five inches OF gravel, on the top
ofwhich is two inch layer OF earth. well
stamped down SO that the head Of the rail pro.
jects only an inch above the surface. The two
lines OF rails are connected every three feet by
round bags of iron firmly bolted to the rails
below the surface, SO that the whole forms
one compact body. and may be compared to q
ladder lying on the ground half buried in it.
This mode Of construction is said to afford
quite as great security AZ the present system
Of underground sleepers. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-02

A SUPERB STOCK OF FINE GOLD AND
IA SOLID SILVER WATCHESi
All warranted to and thoroughly regulated
at the low price Of Sl0each: and satisfaction guar
anteed.
100 Solid Gold Hunting W atches.-...S go to 100
100 Magic Cased Gold Watches........ 300 to 500
10 Ladies' Watches, Enamelled .-... 100 to 800
20O Gold Hunting Chron'r Watches $50 to $40
200 Gold Hunting English Levers. 200 to go
2ON Gold Hunting Duplex w atches... $50 to 2Oe
500 Gold Hunting Amer'n Watches. 100 to 25O
80 Silver Hunting Leyers.-.........-... soto $50
$40 Silver Hunting DupleXes.......... Is to $50
500 Gold Ladies' Watches.-............. 30 to $50
loo Gold Hunting Lepines.-.......-..-. soto rs
1890 Miscellaneous Watches all kinds. 50 to loo
2.5OG Hunting Silver Watches Is to 50
b.GN Assorted Watches. all kinds. lotto rs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-02

~ Walter Brown, OF Portland, Me-, has
accepted the challenge Of Richard Tenning, OF
Toronto, to row q five.mile race on Portland
harbor for $500 in gold, granting $500 tor ex.
penses; or In Toronto, acc epting the same: or
Lachine, Canada East. to defray his own az.
penees. Also accepting the challenge OF VIM.
Jackson, OF Pittsburg, provided that the race
be in Boston or any other fair water. but rs-
fnsing to row again In Pittsburg under any
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CLOTHING, &c.
7 II. RIBNITZKY.
y. MERCHANT TAILOR,

y. MERCHANT TAILOR,
242 Penn. ave-, between 18th and 18th SITS.
Feeling gratifed that can once more deal with
my Gu stomers in nay individual capacity, -
respectfully announce to them and the pub
lie generally that having Just returned from
New York with fine assortment of French -.
and English Cloths and Cassmeres, l am now
prepared to furnish the latest style of Gentlemens
dress both in cut and material at the shortest no.
tce, and on most reasonable terms. A fine stock
of Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods always on hand
se aO-lm j. II. RIBNITZKY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-02

hUTCH BULBUUS FLOWER ROOTS, FRUIT
II TREES, &c.
The undersigned has just received his annual
supply of Dutch Bulbous Roots from the same en-
minent House in Haarlem, Holland that has sup
piled him the past 5 the roots this
of the finest ription-consisting of Double and
Ssnge Hyacinths, Double and Single Tulips. Lilies,
Polyanthuses, Crocus, SnOwdrops &c. To sue
ceed well they should he planted in the Fall.
FRUIT TREES.
$4,000 Peach trees, finest quality, cheap.
5OOW Grape Vines, all the choice varities.
Pear. Plum. Apricot. Cherries, &c.
Strawberries Blackberries, &c.
Evergreens, Shade Trees, Roses, &c.
Genuine Garden Seeds, fresh, pure, warranted.
JOHN SAUL,
446 Seventh street.
Sc 2S cost opposite Patent Office.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-08-02

FUNNY INCIDENT.-On the steamer
Indiana, on one of her trips down the
Mississippi, there happened to be on
board Hoosier from the Wabash, who
was going to New Orleans, and had
provided himself with an old fiddle,
fancying he could fiddle as well as the
next man, and planting himself where
he could attract notice, scraped away.
The fellow couldn't fiddle any more
than setting hen, and the horrible
noise disturbed his fellow passengers.
y Frenchman of very delicate nerves
and musical ear was especially annoyed.
He fluttered fidgeted, and swore at the
fiddle. The passengers tried various
expedients to rid themselves Of the
Hoosier and his fiddle, but it was no 90,
he swore he'd "musick just as long as
he pleased" At last big Kentuclian
sprung from his seat saying, "I'll fix
him." Placing himself by the fiddler,
he commenced braying with all his
might. The effect Of this move was be-
yond description. Old Kentucky brayed
81 lOuu tiitt lie uTOWHeU tnc Screachlng
of the fiddle, and amid the shouts of
thepassengers the discomtited Hoosier
retreated, leaving the victory with the
kentuckian, and his imitation Of Bala-
| ans friend. The delight of the French
man knew no bounds, and quiet was
restored. During the night, the Ken
| tuckian left the boat. The next morn
ing, before breakfast, the passengers
were startled by the discordant sounds
! of the tormentor. Hoosier had discoy-
cred the coast was clear, and was bound
to revenge himself on the passengers.
Louder and worse than ever, screamed
the fiddle. The Frenchmap iust seated
to read his paper, on the first ound rose
and looked anxiously around, shrugged
his shoulders and then shouted, "Vare
is he? Ware is he? Quick; quick
Ware is Monsieur Kentuck, de man vat
play on de jackass ?"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-08-02

QUAKER WIT OUTwITTED.-A Qua
ker having lost quarter of mutton by
lawyers dog, repaired to the Office of
the latter and said;
have come to ask piece of thy
advice. Suppose n dog carried Off leg
OF mutton from me, where do l look
for pay, to the dog or his owner?"
"Oh," said the man of the quill, "to
the owner of the dog he is responsible
for any damage his dog does thee"
Said broadbrim: "Thee owes me sew
enty-five cents"
"Ahw said the lawyer; then my
dog did the mischief! Well, here's
your money"
The face of the Quaker expanded
with "A smile at his shrewdness in fore
stalling the opinion Of lawyer, and
was about making his exit from the Of
flee, when he was brought to halt by
the lawyer saying: ~ have small bill
against you my friend"
" All for what? ?" said the Quaker.
" For advice in the dog case-two dol
lars" was the reply.
This was n poser, 1t being strictly
legal and the lowest fee in the calendar
for advice, there was no dodging, so the
money was forked over, and with an ell
ongated phiz the Quaker departed, mi
nus one dollar and quarter worse than
when he came, and wiser If not het-
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Choite 2cetrg.
THE HARPER.

ON the green banl,s of shannon when shcclnh
was nigh,
Nohlith" Irish ial was $50 happy rs
No harp like my own could so chccrlly play.
And wherever went was my poor dog Tray.
When at last ! was forced from my Shcclnh to
rHrt,
She said lwhic the sorrow was big at her heart
oh remember your Shrclah when fnr faraway
And b. kind my dear Pat, to our poor dog Tray
Poor dog! he was faithful and kind, to be sure,
And he constantly loved me, although was poor
When the sour-opkng folks sent me hcartcss
away,
had always a friend in my poor dog Tray.
When the road was so dark, and tho night was
so cold,
And Pat apd his dog were grown weary and old,
How snugly we Slept in my old coat orgrcy,
Andhc licked mo for kiudncss-my poor dog Tray.
Though my wallet was scont remembered his
case,
Nor refused my last crumb to his pitrul face:
But he died at my feet ON u cold wintry day,
And played n sad lament formy poor dog Tray
Where now shall go,poor, forsakcn, End blind?
Can find ono to guide mo, so faithful and kind .
To my sweet native Village, far, inraway
can never moro return with my poor dog Tray
ruHpjcH.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-08-02
ARTEMUs WARD, THE SHOW
MAN, VISITIN G THE SHAKERS

"MR. SHAKER" sed !, "you see be-
fore you Babe In the Woods, so to
speak, and he axes shelter of YOU"
Gay," scd the Shaker, and led the
way into the house, another Shaker bein
sent to put my hosses and wagin under
kiver.
"A solum female, lookin somewhat like
a last years bean-pole stuck into long
mele bag, come in and axed me was |
athurst, and did hunger? to which /
urbanely ansered, "a few" She went
OFF, and | endeavored to open a conver-
sashun with the old man.
" Elder, spect ?" sed I.
" Yay," he sed.
" Health's good, / recken."
"Yay."
What's the wages of Elder, when
he understands his business-or do you
devote your service gratooitous ?''
"Yay?"
Stormy night, sir"
"Yay."
" If the storm continners there'll be a
mess underfoot, hay 2"
"Yay."
"It's unpleasant when there's mess
underfoot ."
"Yay.n
IF l may be so bold, kind sir, what's
the price Of that pecooler kind of wes-
kit you ware, incloodin trimmins 2"
"Yay."
/ pawsed II mint, and then, thinkin
I'd be faseshus with him, and see how
that would go, / slapped him on the
shoulder, burst into harty larf, and
told him that as a yoyer he had no liv-
in ekal.
He jumped up as if bilin water had
bin squirted into his ears, rolled his eyes
up lords the sealin and sed:
"You' re man of sin,"
lie then walkt out of the room.
Direckly thar cum in two young Sha-
keresses, as pooty and slick looking gals
as | ever met. 1t is troo, they was drest
in mele bags like the old one I'd met
previously, and thar shiny, silky har
was hid from sight by long white caps,
ich As | spose female Cost wear; but
thar eyes sparkled like dimins, thar
cheeks was like roses, and they was
charmin enuff to make man throw
stuns at his grandmother, if they aXed
him to. They commenst clearin away
the dishes, castin shy glances at me all
| the time. got excited. ! forgot Betsy
Jane in my rapter, and seq 7, my pretty
dears, how air you:"
I'VE are WE'LL" they solumnly sed.
"Whar's the old manc" sed |, in a
soft voice.
"Of whom dost thou speak Brother
Uriah ?"
Il mean the gay and festive cuss who
calls me man of sin. Shouldn Y Won
der if his name was Uriah ."
"Ie has retired"
well, my pretty dears," sez ], ''let's
have some fun. Lets play puss in the
corner. What say?"
"Are you Shaker" they axed.
"Wall, my pretty dears, 1 havn t ar
raid my proud form in long weskit
yit, but if they was all like you, per-
haps I'd jine 'em. As it is, Pm Il Sha.
ker protemporary."
They was full of fun. | seed that al
fust, only, they was little skeery.
taut 'em puss in the corner, and sich
like phase, and we had Il nice time
keepin quiet, of course, so that the OLD
chap shouldn u hear. When we broke
up,sez l, "my pretty dears, ear GO, you
hav no objections, hav you, to inner.
sent kiss at partin ?'
"Yay," they said, and l ydy'd.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SING AWAY YOUR GRIEF.

WE can sing away our cares easier
than we can reason them away. Sing
in the morning. The birds are the ear
liest to sing, the birds are more without
care than anything else know of. Sing
in the evening. Singing is the last
thing that robins do. When they have
flown their last flight and picked up
their last morsel of food and cleansed
their bill on napkin of bough, then
on topmost twig, they sing one song
OF praise. j know they sleep sweeter
for it. They dream music; for some
times in the night they break forth in
singing, and stop suddenly after the
first note, startled by their own voice.
Oh that we might sing evening and
morning, and let song touch song all
the way through.
AS was returning from the country
the other evening, between six and
seven O'Clock, bearing basket Of flow
ers, l met man that was apparently
the tender of amason. He looked brick
and mortar all over! He had worked
the entire day, and he had the appear
ance of man that would not be afraid
of work. He was walking with 1.-THE
step, and singing to himself as he passed
down the street, though he had been
working the whole day, and nearly the
week. Were it not that my good
thoughts always come too late, should
have given him large allotment of my
flowers. If he had not been out of
sight when the idea occurred to me, /
should have hailed him and said, "Have
you worked all day." "Of course
have" he would have said. "And are
you singing"' "Of course l am"
"Then take these flowers home and
give them to your wife, and tell her
what blessing she has in you.
Oh that we could put songs under our
burdens. Oh that we could extract the
sense of sorrow by song! Then these
things would not poison SO much. Sing
in the house. Teach your children to
sing. When troubles come go at them
with songs. When griefs arise, sing
them down. Lift the voice of song
against cares. Praise God by singing;
that will lift you above trials of every
Sort Attempt it. They sing in heaven;
and among Gods people upon earth,
song is the appropriate language of
Christian feeling.-Beecher.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-08-02

ONE ENOUGH For HIM.-A middle
aged farmer and his wife We're enjoying
an evening cozily together, when the
conversation turned upon religious mat
ters, as described in the Bible, which
the man had opened before him.
" Wife," said the farmer, "I've been
thinking what happy society Solomon
must have had in his day, with so many
wives, etc., rs is represented"
" Indeed" replied the wife, some-
what mified, "you had better think of
something else, then. A pretty Solo
mon you would make-why, you can't
take proper care of one wife. What II
pretty figure you would cut, then, with
u dozen wives, and al. of them as spir-
tied Us amp -
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PATENTED OCTOBER 2, 1890,

This simple, though effective machine IL ndmt-
cd by ull scientific observers to he the most direct
device for gathering clover seed yet discovered
A mere glance at II is sufficient to convince the
most obtuse mind Of its practical utility.
1t strips the clover head from the stalk leaving
the straw standing upon the ground, II IL easily
drawn by one horse, and requires but one man or
boy to work II,
II Is compact, simple in structure, and not lia-
BILE to get out OF order, ana can be chcnply got up
The great advantage In this machine Is, We
have the seed gathered in the chaii, ready for the
clover mill or huller, besides saving the great
length Of time and labor Of moving, handling ana
threshing II from the straw, II VIII also pay eN-
cry farmer to gather his seed with this machine,
on account Of the saving of the seed which is lost
In the old way of gathering II.
Extraordinary inducements offered To energetic
men who wish to purchase state or county Rights,
For particulars nddrcs -
tENTRALIA,
jan2j7.l Columbia County, PA.