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eight inches. The hand Is remarkable
for its breadth and thickness, aud for
the great length of the palm, partly
occasioned by the extent of undivided
integument between the fingers. The
fingers are thus short, and appear as If
swollen and gouty and are conical in
shape after the first joint, by tapering
to nails, which, being not larger or
longer than those of man, are relatively
to the fingers much smaller. The cir
conference of the middle digit at the
first Joint in the gorilla is five and half
inches in man, at the same part, it
averages two and three-fourths inches.
The skin covering the middle joint is
thick and callous on the backs of the
fingers the habit Of the animal to APP
ply those parts to the ground, in occa-
sional progression, Is manifested by
these callosities. The back of the hand
is hairy as far as the divisions of the
fingers the palm is naked and callous.
The thumb, besides its shortness, accord
ing to the standard of the human hand,
is scarcely half so thick as the forefinger
In the hind limbs, appearances lead
to an inference that the gorilla resorts
to them in station and progression more
than any other ape.
The thigh has a great circumference
above the knee:joint, and more uni
form size than in man. The relative
shortness of the thigh adds to the APP
pearance of its superior thickness. Alb
it is.not of greater circumference
at its middle than is the same part in
man
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Aisrellaneous.

IMPORTANT TO BANKRUPTs.-Eve
applicant for the benefit Of the bank
rupt act, after the 1st of June next,
must show that he has property sufli-
cicnt to pay 80 cents on tho dollar, or
has obtain release from enough of his
creditors to pay 80 cents on the dollars
to the remainder. All who expect to
apply for certificates of bankruptcy,
without property sufficient to comply
| with the above conditions should hurry
up or they will be counted out For
the benefit of those who do not fully
understand the law, we furnish the fol-
lowing abstract
Who may take advantage of this law:
Any person or firm, who owes debts to
the amount of three hundred dollars or
upwards, whether they be individual or
partnership debts or both and it makes
no difference what is the character Of
the Indebtedness whether it be by hill,
note, account, judgment, as principal,
| or surety, or otherwise.
What does the law demand of the ab-
plicant?
That he shall surrender his property.
except such rs is hereinafter mentioned,
to his creditors for pro rata dstribu-
tion among them.
What does the law permit the appli-
cant to keep?
fir5t-i!Ouschcld and kitchen furni-
tur and ncccssaries to the amount of
five hundred dollars.
Sccond-The uniforms, arms and
equipments Of any person who Is, or
has been soldier in the militia or the
service of the United States.
Third-lf the applicant is the head
of u family, his homestead, to the val
ur Of five hundred dollars. II he has
no homestead, in lieu thereof money or
other personal property to the value of
$500.
If tho applicant has only so much
property rs is above enumerated, of
course he has nothing to give up to his
creditors.
Tho result Of the benefit of taking
this law is Il discharge from all indebt-
cduess.
In cases where there is no contest, it
requires from sixty to ninety days to
procure this discharge.
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Ghoife 2oetry.
LINES TO A SKELETON.

FIFTY years ago the London Mornitg Chronic
published poem entitled Lines to II skeleton.
which excited much attention, Every effort ~,
TO the Offering of a reward of fifty qulnros WA
NulhlN made to discover the author. All thn
eyer iianspitcd was, that the poem, in a fail
clerlily hand, was found near n skeleton of re
marlNable beauty of form and coler, in the mn
scum OF the Royal College Of Surgeons, Lincoln
ih'n sent to Mr. Perry, Of the Morning Chronicle
Behold this ruin! Twas q skun,
one of ethorial spirit full;
This narrow cell was lfes retreat
This spacc was thoughts mysterious seat;
What bcauteous vision nlcd this spot!
What dreams of pleasure long forgot
Nor hope, nor JOY, nor love, nor fear,
Have lett one trace Of record here.
Beneath this moulderng canopy
once shone the bright and busy eye;
But start not at the dismal void
lfsocial love that eye employed
fwlth no lawless fire it CLEANED.
But through the dew Of kindness bcamel-
That eye shall be forever bright,
When sun and stars are sunk i'm niuht.
within the hollow cavern hung
The ready, swift and tuneful tongue
lfinlschood's honey 1t disdained:
Aul when it could not praise was chained
If bold in virtues cause 1t spoke
Yet gentle concord never broke.
This silent tongue shall plead for thee,
When time unveils eternity.
say did those fingers dclve the mince
Or with It's cnvled rubies shine?
To lew the rock or wear the gem
Can little now avail to them.
But If tho page of truth they sought,
or comfort to the nourncr brought
These hands richer need Shall claim
That all that wait on wealth or fame.
AVails 1t whet her bare or shod.
These feet the path Of duty trodc
If from the halls of ease they fled
To seek atllictions humble shed;
Ifgrandcurs guilty brlbe they spurnod.
And home to virtues cot returned,
These fet with angels wings shall Nic
And tread the palace of the sky,
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THAT most dreary and uninterestng
of Representatives Mr.. Williams of Pa.
in his speech on Monday "denied that
all wisdom had died with our fathers
and that this Congress had as good Il
right to construe the Constitution rs
their predecessors" Mr.. Williams did
not show his individual wisdom by
this display of eloquence rs he was i'm
modiately aftcrward taken i'll and there
by lroventcdfrom finishing his oration.
We remembered similar case with
worse results which happened to gen
tleman by the name Of Ananias some
years since resulting from an indiscreet
rCmark.
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The Woodpecker's Foresight.

THE woodpecker in California is
storer of acorns. The tree he selects is
invariably of the pine tribe. He bores
several holes differing slightly in size,
at the fall of the year, and then flies
away, in many instances to long dis
tance, and returns with an acorn, which
he Immediately sets about adjusting to
one of the holes prepared for its recep-
tion, which will hold it tightly in its
position. But he does not eat the acorn;
for, as rule, he Is not vegetarian.
His object in storing away the acorn ex-
hibits acute foresight, and knowledge
of results more akin to reason than to
instinct. The succeeding winter the
acorn remains intact, but becoming
saturated with rain, is predispOsed to
decay, when 1t is attacked by maggots,
which seem to delight in this special
food it is then that the woodpecker
reaps the harvest his wisdom has pro.
vided, at a time when the ground being
covered with snow, he would expert
ence difficulty, otherwise, in obtain
ing suitable or palatable food. 1t is
subject of speculation why the red wood
cedar or the sugar pine is invariably Sc
lected it is not probable that the in
sect, the most dainty to the woodpecker's
taste, frequents only the outside of wet
trees but so il is, that in Calaveras
Mariposa, and other districts of Cali
fornia, trees of this kind may be fire.
quently seen covered all over their
trunks with acorns when there is. not
an oak tree within several miles.--A. h.
BdytOH.
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ALL great men have left some mem
orable expression to be cmbalmed in
the memories of their countrymen.
Lawrence exclaimed "Don't give up the
shipp Perry wrote, "We have met
the enemy, and they are ours" Stan
ton, in the ever to be remembered scene
in the War Office rendered himself H.
lustrious by Ms thrilling command
"Schroiver, if you have u bottle here,
bring ii out !"
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"SoME of our newspapers are fond
! of placing before the public the origin
of rich men. We think the poor ones
should have n chance; so we relate the
following brief facts for the encourage
mcnt of others
John Smith was the son of his father.
He formerly resided in Stoke Pogis,
and other places, but he has moved to
the pcnitentiary now.
William Smith was the son of his
mother. This party's grandmother is
deceased. She was woman.
John Brown was the son of old Brown.
The body of the latter lies mouldering
in the grave.
Edward Brown was the son of old
Brown by II particular friend.
Henry Jones was the son of sea-
cock.
William Jones was the son of a gun.
John Jones was son of Temperance.
In carly life Gabriel Jones was actu-
ally shoemaker. He is shoemaker
yet.
Previous to the age of eighty-five,
Caleb Jones had never given any evil
dcnce of extraordinary ability. He has
never given any since.
Patrick Murphy is said to have been
of Irish extraction.
John Peterson was the son of a COM
mon weaver, who was so miraculously
poor that his friends were encouraged
to believe that in his case the Scriptures
were strictly carried out, he would sin
herit the cart H." He never got his
property.
John Johnson was blacksmith. He
died. 1t was published in the papers
with head over it-"Deaths." 1t was
therefore tn ought he died to gain no.
toriety. lie has got an aunt living
| somewhere.
Up to the age of thirty.four, Hosea
Wilkerson never had any "Home,
Sweet Home" and even when he had
that, he had to sing it himself. At one
time it was believed that he would have
been famous if he had become celebra-
ted. lie died. He was greatly esteem
ed for his many virtues. There was
not dry eye in the crowd when they
buried him.
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THE MODEL MAN.--Josh Billings
says the Model Man never disturbs
hen when she is setting; never speaks
cross tew lost dorg; alwaz puts five
cent shin plaster in his pocket late Sat
urday Morning for the church platter;
rlzes whenever alady enters the street
kars; remembers poor unkle plainly,
and asks after awl the family. If he
steps on kat's tail he Is sure to do it
light,and Immediately asks her pardon,
hooks up his wife's dress and plays hoss
with the children. Never NEEDLES
with the cream in the milk pans; goes
easily ov errands, and comes back in
season; attends everybody's phuneral;
kan alwuz tell when the moon changes;
thinks just NJ yu do, or the other way,
fyu want him tew; follows every
body's advice but his owne; ; practices
most ov the virtews without knowing
it; gifts sick after awhile, and dies az
soon az he can, to save making any fur.
ther trouble.
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THOSE gentlemen in Congress whom
popular opinion endows with but a
modicum of virtue at the best, are the
ones whoassumo the loftiest standpoints
in their anti-Presidential harangues. 1t
is delightful to hear the highly moral
and virtuous disQuisitons of Stevens,
Butler and others whosereputatlons are
Ns untarnishcd and spotless as the
spoons and plates" confscdtcd at New
Orleans
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WILLIAM g. RIvEs, IA prominent
public.man for many years, died at his
residence at Castle Hill Va. a few days
since. lie was twice Minister to France
and was three times elected as Repre-,
sentative in Congress and three time,
Senator,
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DRUGS, CHEMICALS, sc.
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y, MuGEI& druggist and apothecary, Tx
- '"''H' 'l''h Nitll ST. NI-nl1
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AN Irish absentee is said to have sent
this comforting message to his steward:
"rell the tenants that no threats to
shoot you will terrify me-"
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Executors and Admini.trators Notice $500; Au-
ditors Notice $3.50. Other advertisements nser.
ted according TO special contract.
EusinoSsn notices, withou, advertisement, twenty
cents per line
Transient advertisements payable in advance
AL others due after the first insertion.
b. It Is, in al coscv more likely to be satisfc-
tory both TO subscribers and TO the Publishers
That rcm'ttnncrs and all communications rcspcct-
ing the business of thoparcr be sent direct to the
ohiro otuuhllcaDion. All letters, whether relating
TO the editorial or business concerns Of the paper.
and all payments for subscriptions. advertising.
orjohhing, orn to be made to and addressed
DROCKWhY & FREEZE,
"CniuHJidn ONCE"
BLooMsuuRG, PA.
Prlnic lat toAisou's Buildings, near the Court
House, by
L. N, N.ynEYCIyrE
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0RANGEVILLE DIRECTORY.
nF, %. \. MEGhRGEL, physician aud surgeon,
- Main &C., nest door to Goods Hotel Vl-nfl


- Moin st., nest door to Goods Hotel. vi-ni7
| nEcf HOTEL md rofrc.hmcrt saloon, by
/ D@"hl' tFOfrli, cor of Mainand Pine siNlni Il
! CWAE HOTEL the upper house ry John sny.
/ y der Main .l, uh,vc Pine. yl-n'7
/ N K.SLUAN, dealer in dry goods, -roc.rIoa,
~ lumber amt general "'''''"''"" N',1 WIT Il.
/ CEuHGE LAZARUS, saddle and harness maker
v Main ,... above the swan Hotel. vl-ni7
N II. SNJrI, manufacturer Of tfu ware and
" .ogl,t iH stoves etc. Main st., above he
& y. W. COLEMAN. Merchant tailor ana
Il, Gent 3 furnishing glods, Main -L next door
To Tine brick 'Ip.'l. vl-nF
NJ Z" uAlHuRsT Cloclss, Watches ana Guns
NJ ,r'l..f. I, Guns ana watches Tor sale, Main
JAMES b. AMMAN, Cabinet Maker. ami Tn.
D "'rt"'1cr. Main ST., below Pine vl-n7
llICHAELC G.. KELLER. Conrcctloncry. o,.lers
III "'" N'.' on ilnu St, between Main and Mill.
vl-nG
II u.&r. EEMHNER, Blu.ksmlth~, on MIN
II. street, near Pine, yl-nl7
WILLIAM nEIuNG Shacmalicrnrl narut..-
" iurcr ot iligil, MN 81, west ofpinc NhIo
VIIi. SNYDER, Flour and Gr., MIN. and
u De..''In In H'oin Mill street Nt-n7
I E,}I~ iD SCHUYLER. IRON r,nnd.r. NlocnIr.
List and Manufacturer of ulows Mil sLVl-ni7
NlD4.ANIrIIAMs d CO.,, ,rmncr. and llon.
III unat1r,r otl.Ithtr, NH street. N-ul7
J9llE FHli.r,R, H,os ana -no.nnl,cG rme
- ST.. .ri, ON '-Ite tuo Anauciny Nl-n5
( MuEruNG& BROTHER, corr.ni,r4 and
Il. hUiI.s, Main auoet, below Pine. W-n7
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BLOOMSBURG DIRECTORY.
STOVES AND TINWARE.

| AEON METZ, dc3lerm stoves N tuworo. Main
''"|'' Nj-u3
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W., M.,tliEMBERLIN, ,wholcsalcundrrfa'ld deal
o.'r III cIoihlnF etcd Iln'mnn's building Main
''.''' s
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\ NJ ~ iHNG stoves uud Iu.u,, lpneri
~ "I''I'' Main 20, west of Murl.,.. vi.ni3
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Third Congressional District.

Mr.. EDITOR: AS the Convention to
nominate o candidate for Congress,
in the Third Congressional District,
will convene il this city, to-day, I
beg leave to direct the attention of
delegates to the fact, that the Central
Democratic Club of Anderson Dis
trict have placed in nomination the
Hon. j. p. Reed, of Anderson, as a
suitable person to represent the in
terests of the people at this time. His
fine abilities as popular speaker ere
widely known, while his readiness in
debate would render his services to
the Democratic party of incalculable
value in the coming election. It is
unnecessary to enumerate the claims
of the distinguished gentleman now
brought forward by the Democracy
of the up-country; and I will only
add that they are entitled to the
highest consideration at the hands of
the Nominating Convention, having
sought no position nor claimed any
honors, beyond the privilege of bat
tling nobly against the tide of radical
ism first, last and all the time. :"
In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, the re-
solution adopted by the Central Club
OF Anderson, is herewith appended,
for the information of delegates:
ReSolped, That the District Central
Club of Anderson, respectfully beg
leave to suggest the name of Hon. j.
Z. Reed, as o suitable candidate to
represent this Congressional District,
and that the delegates from this club
to the Nominating Convention, to be
held on the 10Th instant, ere horeby
instructed to present his name before
the said Convention. 70
DEMOCRAT.
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The lawyers Test ioath. /

We see that the Legislature is
about to pass bill requiring lawyers
already adasi!ted to practice, to take
the oath to. support the present Con
stitution, required by Sections 80,
Article III, of said document ao,tyrt
We protest against this action, and
submit the following for the consi-
deration of the Govei.nor and the At
torney- General. The Legislature we
regard as a5oue law or argument.
Said section expressly refers to
members of the bar, ''before they
enter upon the practice Of their pro-
fession." If there is any meaning in
these words, other than that they
apply to those who may Aeredfle,'
apply for admission to practice, and
not to those who may have already
entered upon the practice, then we
have gone to school and studied law,
''before we entered upon the practice
Of our profession" to no purpose.
Again, all lawyers now in practice
have taken an oath to support the
Constitution Of South Carolina."
This applies to the Constitution then
in force, and ali amendments or sub
stitutes that might thereafter be or
dsined. If, then, the Constitution of
the Gath, 18th and 10th days of
April, 1885," be the Constitution of
South Carolina, the oath has dh.eady
been taken by all the lawyers who
have already entered upon the prac-
tice Of their profession. To require
this oatn OF them is to admit that the
Constitution of the s'14th, 18th and
18th days Of April, ," is not legally the
Constitution of South Carolina. ~ 2
Again, Article VI, Constitution
United States. Paragraph 2, provides
that that Constitution and the laws
made in pursuance thereof, s'shail be
the supreme law of the land, and the
judges in every State, shall be bound
thereby, anything iii tho Gonstitu:
ton or laws of any State, to the con-
trary Notwithstanding" Now, the
Constitution of the United States, as
interpreted by the decisions Of the
houPieu0 SourC, Oh CaSeS maze, IS the
law of the land just as much SO as If
those decisions were in totidem cerJts
part of the Constitution. The Su
preme Court of the United States, in
December, 1866, decided that any
law requiring an oath of o lawyer,
already admitted 10 practice, was On
e.c post facto law, and, as such, null
and void; being forbidden by the
Constitution of the United States.
Any Judge, then, (who is not d5o5gae
law,) will have to rule that d lawyer
already admitted cannot be required
to take the proposed oath, as the
judges ruled in er pasze Garland, 4
Wallace, p. 333. i3f 81
Finally, the GoUernor' is bound by
his oath of Office to yeto d bill which
is violative of the Constitution of the
United States. The oath required
violates that Constitution. and Sec
ton 81, Article I, of the nrasant CON
stitution of South Carolina.
Do the Legislature expect sta5ility
tofesultfrom excluding alltalent and
virtue from Our courts? s,ifss
A MEMBER OF THE BAR.
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New ADVERTISEMENTS. Special at
tention is called to the following adj
vertisements, published for the first
time this morning: ,s.i go -,
Fisher s Lowrance-Bristles.
D. Q. Peixotto-Auction. 5lfi III
Mesdames Girard-Schoo1. cy.8i,,-.
W. Hutson Wigg-Citation. te'f
Mrs. S. Townsend-B
independent Engine Company.
Columbia Lodge. u -Issii;,;,,
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nTaine.

Maine. ~ 81 e
The annual State election took
place in Maine, yesterday. But,
Of course, the actual result will not
Be BE iiisio~l, Id for a day OF two. Both
parties made q most active and tho
rough canvass, and q large vote may
be expected. Last year q radical
Legislature had made q most odious
liquor and constabulary law, which
disgusted Q very large portion of
their party. who showed their disap-
Iproval of these measures by remain.
ing from the polls, and, although the
Democratic vote was less by nearly
one thousand than in the, two cleo
tions, State and Presidential, of 1864,
yet the radical majorities of that year
were reduced nearly ten thousand,
and that of 1866 by nearly seventeen
thousand. The average radical ma
jority for the past five years is little
over twenty thousand, and it is from
this standpoint we should compare
the returns of the election yesterday.
The Wilmington Journal expresses
the opinion that neither the candi-
dates nor the platform of the party
are specially popular with the New
England Democrats, and their opin-
ions were not consulted in this re-
gard. But, on the other hand, the
people of Maine have suffered so
much from the enormous and unequal
taxation of the Government, and
have become SO disgusted with the
corruptions of the radical party, that
it is hoped and expected that the
usual majority will be greatly re-
duced, if not entirely overcome.
Democratic speakers have demon
strated to her people how the great
industrial interests of Maine have
suffered and perished under the bur-
dens of radical legislation; the ruin
GUS results of Jacobin rule have been
brought home to them, and they
begin to look with favor upon their
opponents. In summing up its con-
siderations upon this election, the
Boston Post remarks:
ga word or two in reference to the
election in Maine, which takes place
next Monday. Last year the radical
majority was 11.766; the year before
it was 27,70O, that is, the Democracy
made gain in one year of about
$1,000, in total vote of 1O4, 900.
This was one of the most stextraordinary
gains ever made in one year. A large
part of it was due to the State Con-
stabulary nnd other laws, which have
since been repealed; indeed, but a
small portion of it was fairly attribut-
able to national issues. At the COM
ing election, nothing will be due to
local State issues; the only question
before the people is q national one.
If, therefore, the Democracy retain
tuelr gain OF lasC year, or even keep
the radical majority down to 10000
or 1900, it will show q prodigious
change in Maine on national cues
tions.
eve ought not fairly to expect
more at this time, and we ought to
receive snch as result conclusive evil
dence that change had begun, which
would result in the certain success of
our Presidential candidate. We hope
for more-we hope, not only, that
the gain of last year will be retained,
but increased-but surely, if our
hopes are disappointed, and we get
in place of it gain of 10 OF 12, 900
from 1866, under the circumstances
of last and this years elections, we
onght to be satisfied"
-<%p-
Third Congressional District.
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No EnEcTroN IN M1ssIssrpp1. 1t is
now absolutely certain that there will
be no election for President and
vice-President held in Mississippi,
General Gillem having positively
prohibited it. The Chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee
announces that he will appeal from
the decision Of General Giilem to
General Grant and the President.