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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09
A Talk With The workingman.

You are paid for your day of hard
and unremitting toil--for the wear and
tear of your bones and sinews-ln legal
tenders. That money is thought good
enough for you, aud why should it not
be good enough for the bondholders,
who tolls not, who Is urraycd in fine
linen, and lives upon the fat of the
land? If it is good enough for him,
ought you to vote for the party which
tells that he must have better money
than you receivc-that he must have
the solid gold You are oppressed with
exorbltant taxation in every variety OF
form. The rent Of the dwellings in
which you live il far too high. You
are taxed two or three prices for every
thing you buy in the shape of clothing
and provisions. Why is this? a por-
ton of your money does not go to your
landlords, or your grocer or your butch
er, or your tailors, they only receive it
and then pass it to the tax -gatherer.
Sl1l 900, 900, Senator sherman admits,
was paid on the bonded debt last year.
1t is proposed to pay this interest, or
twn-thirds of this interest, for forty
years, which would be $1,000, 600, 900 !;
and then we must pay the principal of
I'll debt, $1,000 100000 more-pay it too
in hard coin Have you thought how
much of your sweat and blood would
have to go toward paying this enor-
nous debt-of how many comforts
yourself and your family will have to
be deprived, in that long interval of
time, on its acCount-unless we pay the
debt or II portion of it, off in legal ten
ders, and thus save this oxorbitant in
tcrest" VIII you vote for Grant, and
thus vote to establish this dreadful in
cubus upon yourself and your posteri-
four years, is in addition to all the 9TH
cr taxes for the support of the govern
mcnt, and that they will he at least &c.
OOo,OOO,0 900 more in that interval. DO
you think that we can stand that bur.
den of taxation? DO you think the
$2,50O, 900 which is now in bonds that
are not taxed-which capital in its
present shape affords no man employ
mcnt-ought to be permanently locked
up: Or do you want it paid and the
now idle capital used in building hou5-
cs and steamboats,, carrying on inter
nal improvements, and giving employ
ment to millions of laborers If you
want this change you cannot get ii by
voting for Il ticket which believes that
the bonds should go unpaid for .encra-
tions to come CiacinnaW mar.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Webster Matched by a Woman.

| Is the somewhat famous case of Mr..
Bogdon's will, which was tried in the
Supreme Court some years ago, Mr..
! Webster appeared ~ counsel for the ap-
pcllant. Mrs. Greenough, wife of Rev.
VIM. Greenough, late of Weston tall, ,
straight, queenly-looking woman, with
Il Keen black eye--a woman of great self
possession and decision of character
was called to stand as a witness on the
opposite side. Mr.. Webster at a glance
had the sagacity to forsee that her testi-
mony, if it contained anything of i'm
portance, would have great weight
with the court and jury. lie therefore
resolved If possible to break her up. And
when she answered to the first question
put to her, 81 believe" Mr.. Webster
roared out:
1--WE don't want to hear what you be-
lieve; We want TO hear what you
know"
Mrs. Greenough replied "That's just
what | was about to say, sir" and pro-
ceeded with her testimony. And, not
withstanding his repeated efforts to dis
concert her, she pursued the even tenor
of her way till Webster, quite fearful of
the result, arose, apparently in great
agitation, and drawing out his large
snuff-boN, thrust his finger TO the very
bottom, and carrying the deep pinch to
both nostrils, drew it up with gusto:
and then extracting from his pocket a
very large handkerchief, which flowed
nearly to his feet as he brought 1t to the
front, he blew his nose with report
that rang distinct and LOUD through the
hall.
Webster-"Mrs, Grccnough, was Mrs.
Bogden neat woman %"
Mrs. CT cannot give you very full
information as to that, sir; she had one
very dirty trick"
Ncbster-"What was that, ma'am?
Mrs. G.-"She took snuff"
The roar in the court house was such
that the defender of the Constitution
subsidized, and neither rose nor spoke
again till Mrs. Greenough had vacated
her chair for another witness, having
time to reflect on the inglorious history
of the man who had stone thrown on
his head
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09

DURING the war, a soldier, who was
residing for few days in Philadelphia
to spend an extensive bounty, became
slightly intoxicated with his task, and
while perambulating the streets of the
Quaker City, fell in with crowd of
colored people on their way to church,
and as they arrived at the meeting house
he went in with the rest, supposing it
to be tn eater, or some place af amuse-
ment. After waiting some time for the
curtain to rise, the minister appeared
and proceeded as follows;
"My bruddering, in dat last great day
when de trump OBJ de Lord shall blow,
and de sheep shall go to de right and de,
goats to de left, who wants to be dc
goat ?n
After short pause he said again rails
Ing his voice, 81 say, who'll be de,
goat ?n
The soldier supposlng the performances
delayed for a person to represent goat
in some play exclaimed:
"Look here, old fellow, rather than
to have this thing play out, III be goat!''
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09
Uow We Are Swindled.

a national banker buys one hundred
thousand dollars of Bonds and receives
ninety thousand in greenhacks. His
real outlay is therefore only ten thou.
sand doll0rs. On this he gets from the
government, on the bonds, six thous.
and in gold, equal to eight thousand in
grcenbacks, and besides makes ten Der
cent. At least on the grccnbacks is
sued to him for the bonds, making the
comfortable sum Of $l7, 900, and yet the
people, under this absurd system, cX-
pect some day to pay about three thou
sand millions of the public debt. The
bankers may be able to discharge this
debt by this system of augmenting It,,
but the people, never. The only real
outlay TO which a national banker Is
subjected is the difference between the
amount of United States bonds he de.
posits and the amount of greenbacks is
sued to him. Suppose he continued
this process, and when he has 800 900 of
greenbacks, he again buys bonds and
again draws greenbacks, $500 from
the treasury. Again he repeats the
process and draws $50, 900 and then $50.
600, and then $4,000. Sums greater, but
approximeting these in greenbacks,
would be furnished until he would re-.
ceive interest on quite half a million of
dollars from the government, and his
only real outlay would be the original
ten thousand dollars. If the Union
Were richer than Crrsus and Ruths-
childs and all the kings and emperors
Of the world, this process would speed
lily bankrupt it. The epeople under this
wonderful banking system, disguise it
as we may, pay one hundred per cent.
for the use of private bankers capital.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09

A SNAKE IN A WATERMELON
boy named Golfer, who sells papers oc-
casionally for the sake Of making few
dimes, yesterday invested fifteen cents
Of his earnings in watermelon, on
Dcaderick street. He took it over to "A
stand in the market-house, and, in COM
pany with a "chum," proceeded to have
Il luNurlant feast, a large jack knife,
which Golfer had purchased about two
weeks ago with his savings, was brought
into active operation. The melon was
cut in two but horror! inside in one
half of the melon was II young snake,
yellow as leak and about nine inches
long. The half in which he had his
habitatiOn was nearly all hollow. The
younge snake darted his forked lounge
ilercely and aimlessly about five or six
times, the first dart he made hitting the
forciingcr of young Golfer, who lmme-
diately ran or to the drug store on the
corner of Cherry and Cedar streets, but
finding no doctor he hurried up Cedar
street still further,
We learned afterwards that the ply
siclan cut or the first joint of the bitten
finger, and sent the boy back home in
Il hack telling him it would be all right.
The little snake was caught and put in
to II fruit jar by Whitesides butchers :
assistant, who lives out in German.
town. 1t is a most extraordinary lusus
nature, and it seems impossible to
account for how the snake could have got
into the heart Of large and apparently
SQUAD melon. The part in which il
was found was thrown violently against
post by Cotter, and was bruised and
broken in such way,it was impossible
toascertainwhether there were any holes
or damaged spots on the rind.- The case
l. decided unusual. NdShriite Times.
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A Serious Charge.-Will Grant Ar
sWer?

THE Evening Herald Says:
Mrs. A. G. Brewer, formerly Miss
Cox, Holly Springs, Miss, charges Gen
and Mrs. Grant with carrying Off the
silver plate from the house of her faith
er, which they occupied at Holley
Springs. Among valuable heir-looms
that were carried Off in the Grant bag
gage, was handsome card waiter of
salver, with the name of General Moul-
trie engraved in the centre, also very
massive silver waiter handsomely
carved, made in England before the
Revolution, with the name of lady Ma
ry Annesly, l770, engraved in the cen
tire. "This waiter" she says had been
in her fathers family for q long period,
and will be readily recognized in the
Grant mansion at Washington. That
and several other articles of stolen val
uablcs that come from the South may
be recognized here" A nephew of Gen
Grant also at tho same time carried or
an antique quilt made by the grand
mother of Mrs. Cox. This is Il bold
and open charge, made by one who
claims to speak by authority, and it be-
hooves the friends of the gren',S' GEM
erGt Of ancient or modern times to prove
its falsity. viii "Fawnkee" explain ?
The above charge is ii grave one to
Make against any one, and particularly
so when the person accused is IA candid
ate for President of the United States.
1t does not beat round the bush, but
gives names of places. persons and ar
ticlcs. Is General Grant guilty" Let
him speak out, or the people will su--
pect there is some truth in the charge.
1t would never do to take the Brewer
plate into the White House.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09
Make Them Tell You.

| WHEN Radical asks you to vote fol
Granta nd Colfax, make him tell you
how much benefit you or the country
will derive from such course. MAX Il
HIM TELL YOU why it Is that in
time of peace, the party he asks you to
support keeps Il standing army that
costs the Taxpayers of the county one
hundred and .ffty millions .Qf doVdrs a
year.
MAKE HIM TELL YOU what has
become of the millions upon millions OF
dollars that have been paid into the
public Treasury since the introduction
of his party into power--that there is no
account of now.
| MAX f. HIM TELL YOU why it is
that with all the taxes and tariffs that
are wrung from the people annually,
the public debt is still increasing at
the rate Of ten miiion Qf d0iars per
month.
MAKE HIM TELL YOU why his
party makes negro voters in all the
States, of the South, and then denies
the North.
MAX T. HIM TELL YOU what JUS
tice there is in the Radical doctrine of
taXaton--which exempts the rich from
all taxes and places them upon the shoul-
ders OF the poor.
MAKE HIM TELL YOU how it is
that three years after the war has ceased
the Union for which we were told it
was waged, is further from being
restored than it was at the beginning.
MAXI + HIM TELL YOU why the
bloated bondholder, who robbed the
government and invested the money
he stole in taX.cXempted bonds, should
receive gold for his interest, while you
are compelled to take grccnbacks for
your work.
MAX T. HIM TELL YOU why the
labur.ng men of the North should toll
and ~weat, day after day, to feed n lot
OF negroes and lutten Il pack Of lousy
Bureau officers, who yearly take from
the cpublictrrasury over FORTY mWions
IF ,iptioUS.
MAKE HIM TELL YOU what good
will arise from voting for Grant, how
much it viii lessen your taxes lower
the prices Of the nrces,uries of life, and
how -uD:. = will restore the Union, and
make our Govcrnl..cnt II government of
white men, established by white men,
for the benefit of white n-NOrth-
mberi,UW COuUty Democrat.
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Ghuire 2uetru.
NEW Mu.Ic-ruE poNpuoLpEp.

To the authorcss, n sister Of the late stephen
G. Foster, we are indebted for an odvancc copy o.
the song entitled "The Bondholdcr." The music
is excellent, and will no doubt become popular
with the sons and daughters of plowholdcrs
The words, which we copy below, give n good
idea Of how the poor are robbed in order that the
rich may be paid in gold. II IL song for tho
times, and we commend It to Democratic Glce
Clubs, Messrs &. Crainard Il Sons OF Clevela nd
| are the publishers.
THE BoNDiIoLDER.
Oh, the Bondholder rests in II cushioned chair,
As lie sits at his table to dine;
While before him is spread out the danticst fare
And the choicest of foreign wne
Then he q kinks of the wealth that lie made by
the war
For his heart has grown selfish and cold
And he laughs, and he quaiis, and smokes his
cigar,
As he counts up his interest in gold,
On, n rocklng fellow is he, is he,
And this lie passes smoothly away,
And what careth he for you or me,
While he has no taxes to pay.
Cuonrs-
Then Il rolicking time will have we, have we,
And our days VIII pass smoothly away,
when our country we see in prosperity,
And we have no taxes to ray.
And the Bondholdor's wife III her caach and four,
Knows nothing of labor and care,
As she drives by the suffering taxpayers door.
Not ling the misery thc:c
The brave, crippled soldiers she sees not now,
Nor his children SO hun .ry and cod
While the laboring man by the sweat Of his brow
But pays up his interest in gold.
Oh, a light merry life has she, has She.
This Bondholder's wife gay,
And what careth she for you or me,
While they have no taxes to pay.
Then roll'cklng time, &c.
Then working men all put your hand to the
wheel,
And let us no longer delay.
For tell you we're only beginning 10 feel
The taxes we'll soon have TO pay.
Oh come crippled soldier, come rally again,
TIL Union restored we behold,
FOR our sons have been slain, aud your blood
shed in vain,
TIL we wipe out this interest in gold
Then n rollcking time, &c.
Then comrades arouse, for the people no more
Intend to be purchased or sold,
And one kind of money, for rich and for poor
Well have, be that paper or gold.
llurrHh boys, hurrah for the burdens 50 light.
In the sweet, merry days of old,
When on saturday night, by his llressdc bright,
The poor counts his wages in gold.
1hcnj, "plliciing time, &c.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09

TuADDEUs STEVENS, the father of
the oppressive reconstruction measures
Of the Radical party, was the only
member of 1t who had the frankness
and honesty to avow that they were
unconstitutional, and that Congress, in
adopting them. was acting "outside the
Constitution" Now that the Great
Commo ner is silent in the grave, the
Radical leaders are trying to pursuade
the people that all their legislation was
entirely constitutional and legal
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09

WATCH TIE MOVEMENTS OF THE
ENEMY.-Our friends will do well to
keep an eye on the secret oath bound
Loyal Leagues, established Throughout
the Country these associations are in
tended to decoy the unwary into the
support of negro equality, and negro
rule. Watch them, Democrats, never
was there greater occasion for watchful-
moss and zeal.
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Is It Right

Is it right to exempt 81 ,50O,OO0 of the
property of the country from taxation,
when we are compelled to pay more
than $l20,0o0, 900 in gold per annum, in
intesest' 1t is this debt and the cY-
emption Of the property of the rich
from taxation, that is reducing the toll
ing millions Of America to the slavery
and vassalagc of the poverty stricken
MASSES Of Europe.
1t is II fraudulent contrivance of the
boud-holdGrs, of tho privileged classes,
to rob labor that monied mlnopolists
may be enriched at the expense of the
poor.
We put the question to every honest
man--to every Chrl,tian-is it right?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09

GHANrAND MCCLELLAN-HHE COM
pARArlVE Losses IN THEIR CAM
PAlGNs.-Speaking Of the comparative
losses in the campaigns Of Mcclellan
and Grant, the Army and Navy Journ-
al OF August % says:
1--WE hold it to be quite evident that
our total losses in killed and wounded
from the Rapidan to the Appomattox
were, at least, double those suffered by
General Lee. We hold it to be no less
evident that the total of our losses from
May, 1864, mp to Lees surrender in
April, 1868, was about double that OF
the enemy. On the other hand, ii
Is toIerably certain that McClellan's
LOSSES in his famous Chickahominy
campaign were less than those he inilict'
ed. Taking Antietam and his other
battles into the account, our belief Is
that McClellan's entire loss, in killed,
wounded, and prisoners, was less than
that suffered by his opponents at his
| hands,
The Army and Navy journal is not Il
partisan paper, and its statements are
taken as authority in all army and navy
matters,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09

JUST seven minutes before Congress
took its last "recess" carpet'bag Con-
gresham from one of the Southern
States was sworn in. For his valuable
services he received from the peoples
money his isyear's salary, $4,000, mileage
and from his home toWashington. What
magnificent commentary upon Radl-
cpl reconstruction.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09

How strange it is, that, gentlemen
members of Religions denominations,
and claiming not to be party men at
that; are found among the enemies OF
Horatio Seymour, n most exemplary
christian man, and supporters of Grant,
notorious for his bad habits, and disre-
gard of religion. Can such people be
sin cere?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09

FRIGHTFUL EXPENDITURES The
expenditures of the Government dur
ing the month of July were
$iG,5i9,O0O,
and the total expenditure for the month
of August, as just reported by the Ses-
retary of the Treasury, was
$37, $780, 900!
This indicates an average expenditure
per month of Si2, $780, 800, or
s505, 100000
per year! Taxpayers are you ready for
peace?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09

PREVIOUS to the nomination of Gene
raj Grant, the New York T'ibHe thus
spoke of him as man and II general:
General Grant we esteem by no means
Il great man, nor even very great gene
raj. We want statesman We want
Mr.. Chief Justice Chase, The Rcpub-
lican party contains no purer, no worth
Ter, no more gifted man, In what rr.
spect does General Grant surpasS MIR,
Chase? "ls hcu better Republican" "'
we ask General Grant. No reply. II We
want, then, to talk about horses and to-
bscco, we may find him the most valua-
BILE OF men. No one lcOrd upon tbe qHeS-
ton that backs the heart Of Hs country
Take me, If you will, rs Ulysses :.
Grant, General, and when am rrc,i-
dent | shall do rs 1 please Perhaps
we must take him, but we do not feel
like cheering over it; certainly not 50
long rs great statesmen remain in our
ranks. "Give us Grant because Wa can
elect him" Again that cowardly argu-
ment. Is there nothing in this great
party but office hunger: Is the rhiei
end of man the po-toiiicc and revenue
series . Are we willing to follow q
doubtful leader into nm uncertain battle
for unknown principles"
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join IL. SURRATT has been dis
charged under the statute of limitations
So this wretched business ends, after
costing hundreds of thousands of dol
lars.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-10-09

RADICAL leaders of Philadelphia, are
promising pardons from Gov. Geary,to
all who may be arrested for fraudulent
voting, or ballot box stutiing, in aid OF
the Radical party.
Our friends must therefore keep an
eys on the ballot box, for we have an
INSCRIPTIONS, and lawless party to con-
tend against. How long will respectable
citizens give support and countenance,
to party that does not regard law or
moral principles?
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JERSEYTOWN DIRECTORY.
BUCKHORN DIRECTORY.

NJ q. & w. H. SHOEMAKER, dealers in dry
vi goods, groceries ana general merchandise.
First store in south end ftown. V2-nlS.
TACOB& WM HARRIS dealers in dry goods,
v groceries, drugs and medicines. First store IN
north end ol town. v2-nls.
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T,he October Election.

THERE is no such thing a1 over vsti-
mating the Importance Of carryin-; the
October election. There should not be,
in our vocabulary, such Il word rs mil.
We must elect our candidate for Audi
tor General, CHARLES T.. BOYEL; we
must elect our candidate for Surveyor
General, WELLINGToN IL. ENT; We
must elect majority Of the mem her-
of Congress, and Il majority of the Lcgis-
lnturc. These things we can do, If we
act vigorously, and get out the Demo
cratic vote; and, as we can do them,
we must do them. There is now but n
short working period between this and
the election. Work bravcly-work
constantly-worka all the time, and we
shall do all we propose, achieve glo-
rous State victory over the Radicals,
and ensure the election OF Seymour and
Blair in November.
Such glorious result as this, fellow
Democrats it is worth working for, and
shame on him who tlinches from du'
ty, now the pinch has come.-Pdtriot'
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Give Tho People Facts.

TIE timn for argument has gone by,
SO far rs the press IS concerned. What
ever Of argument is yet to be used, let
the stumprrS do it. The time is short,
and the pres can only give facts,
The Radicals tell Us that the public
debt has been decreased.
Let Us see. Da the lst Of September,
1867, it was s. 2,7S3,3d5
On the l-t Sept, 1865, 2,j3jGll BIB
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Now If there is any truth in figures
that shows an increase of the debt, in
one year, of fortY-two millions eight
hundred and thirty thousand nine hun
dred and forty-cight dollars, or more
than three millions and n half per
month.
The increase in the last year is more
than dollar per head for every man,
woman and child in the country.
So mach for Radical vcrac'ty.
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TaX.Paycrs Look at This!

IT is time now to aSsail the ears OF
the people with plain facts to din into
them truths in figures to show them
in the fewest words what is the finan-
cial condition of the country, and how
certainly bankruptcy and ruin await us
without Il change of rulers.
Look for a moment at these figures,
compiled sron official reports:
PUBLIC DEBT.
May |, 1868, $1,000, ,:j2S .327 81
June |, 1865, 2,JlO, 2i5, $50 "a
An increase in one month of nine
,Ailliun, seven hundred and seventeen
thousand, tlity-nine dollars and eigh.
teen cents.
PUBLIC pEBT.
August |, 1865, 2,523 ,;J3i, $50 81
September |, 1865, ,j3j,6li,3l3 u;
An increase in one month of twelve
million, seventy-ninc thousand, eight
hundred and thirty-twod dollars and six.
ty-siX cents.
And yet we are told by the Haaaira
press that the public debt has been de.
creased. AS figures are supposed no
to lie, and as no supposiiion Of the kin,
ia entertained in regard to the Radical
press, we may safely leave, without
comment, the question of vcracity be-
tween the figures and the press, to bC
decided by the public.