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| IA Young Woman's Christian Associa-
ton has been formed in Cincinnati.
Mahogany is so abundant in Nevada ss
to be used for fuel. q.
...How to get at the real complexion Of
some ladies-take soap and water. .:.
General Mcclellan is one Of the ensi-
neers engage in constructing the bridge
across the Hudson at the Highlands.
...Curran was asked by brother lawyer,
'Do you see anything ridiculousin this wig?'
Nothing but tho head" was tho reply.
"A temperance author wrote drunken
ness is folly, and the printer made him say
drunkenness is jolly. ..,'.
lin the Schuylkill county almshouse il
an Irish woman who has reached tho age Of
one hundred and nine years.
Negro constables in Louisiana, when
serving warrant, first shoot their man 80
as to save trouble in arresting him.
1.-The women in Germany are to have q
convention at Stuttgart this month, not to
demand the suffrage, but-to discuss the
best way Of managing babies. ,..
IA negro woman in Columbus, Ga, cor.
rected her child by dragging him through
the street with rope about his neck, aud
finally breaking his skull against fence.
...Somc capitalists Of Chester, Pa, con.
template building an immense foundry in
Philadelphia, on the river front, which will
be the largest in the United States.
"a contemporary lauding "well known
citizen" just elected to. Office, says, "IIo is
one Of the clevorest fellows that ever lifted
hat to lady, or q boot to blackguard."
1T is said that Englishmen in Canada
pat-iotically avoid placing green spectacles
upon their noses, lost it be construed into
hoisting tho green above the red.
The city passenger Railroad Of Harris
burg seems to be d failure. There is not
travel enough on it to keep it up. There is
talk Of its being abandoned. e..
...Flattery is a safe coin which our ewn
vanity has made current, and which will
never 10 out of credit as long as there are
kuaves to offer it, and fools to receive it.
IA gentleman travelling on q steamer,
one day, at dinner was making way with q
large pudding close by, when hc was told BY
q servant that it was dessert. 1T matters
not to me-" said he, II would eat it If it
wore wilderness" -,
...A woman at one Of the New York city
dispcnsaries applied for medical aid, stating
her disease to be filtration Of the hoart. !"
"Not an uncommon ailnent with your sex,
ma no." replied the doctor, with atwinkls
Of the eye A
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-11-18

The extent to which \ charger can appro.
bend the pegiis OF q battle ieii may be
easily unlegated 5y one who confines his
observation 10 horses stiil Carrying their
ridcrs for, as long rs troop horse in ac-
ton feels the weight and hand Of a master
his deep trust in man keeps him seemingly
free from great terror, and he goes through
the fight, unless wounded, as though it We're
field day at home but the moment the
death or disabling wound deprives him of
his rider, he seems at once to know what a
battle is--to perceive its real dangers with
the clearness of a human being, and to be
agoniacd with horror at the fate he may in
cur for want of hand to guide him.
Careless of the mere thunder of guns, he
shows plainly enough that he more or less,
knows the dread accent that is used by mis-.
sells of war while cutting their way through
the air, for as often as these sounds disclose
to him the near passage of bullet or round
shot, he shrinks and cringes. His eyeballs
protrude. ,Iild with fright, he still does
not most commonly gallop home into camp.
His instinct seems rather to tell him that
what safety, if any, there is for him must
be found in ranks, and he rushes at the first
squadron he can find, urging piteously, yet
with violence, that he, too, by right is
troop horse that he, too, is willing to
charge-but not to be left behindo that he
must and he will "fal in." Sometimes
riderless charger thus bent on aligning with
his fellows, will mot be content to range him.
self on the flank of the line, but dart at
some point in the squadron which he SEEM
inely judges to be his own rightful place and
strive to force himself in.-Kinglake Lava-
sion of the Crimea.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-11-18
pI OOMSRJRG PA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER l8 1863
Herbert had put in fnc. order. = But tn

Herbert had put in ine. order. :, But the
over work soon told on the strength Of the
young man. 1t was warm weather unfor-
seen changes occurred; his business went
bchindhand little; he missied the gentle
stimulus of his happy home-evcnings; he
grew pale and careworn in his effort to keep
straight with the world.
There came time when for weeks his
foot never pressed the threshold Of his hand
some new house when poor Dotty, white
and frightened, sat in the darkcned room
and listened to his incoherent words-al-
ways toward and other; words of tender.
ness and beauty There came time when
she was borne shrieking from that still cham.
Der, because the gentle lips had stiffcned to
the semblance Of marble, and the love and
light had flown ont of the stiff, glazed eyes.
There, in that beautiful par!or-aIl dark
encd now, the strange aroma of fading bios.
SONS telling of the tomb the chilling silence
and deathly pallor that seemed to change
even the familiar furniture striking upon the
senses Of the most Indifferent there lay the
love other youth, the husband Of her choice,
never to smile on her again, never to whis-
per the words that had made her heart leap
with joy. How little she had dreamed of
this How all her reasoning came echoing
back, cruel, hcartless, it seemed. D, why
did not her heart break and let her weary
spirit fly to meet him, to beg him to forgive
her? No not yet; she was doomed ever to
keep the recollection of that dim, darkencd
parlor before her mental vision-that haun-
ted room. Never afterward could she think
Of it without shudder; it was always pres.
ent, always q warning to her against the
pomps and vanties of the world. As time
went on the memory softened, its harsh
dreariness melted away, and an angle SEEM
ed to gil its gloom with softened light
Constant communing with the dear one she
had lost led her thoughts aud affections up
to the home he entered. She lived for
years, trained their child to blest woman.
hood, and then gave herself up to deeds of
mercy. Her heart was in heaven, and the
haunted room had become to her like the
recollection Of power Of beauty.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-11-18

The Paris Illustration, in giving por-
traits and sketches Of the Siamese Twins,
(now exhibiting themselves in that city,
cells story about them which We have not
heretofore heard. 1t is to the effect that
,hey lived together in great happiness unit!
the war broke ont, when Chang declared
himself Unionist, Eng secessionist, and
the auarrels between them became so vio-,
lent that the twins we're OF one time on the
point OF fighting duel.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-11-18
Bloomsbury Normal school and
Literary Institute.

BOARD OF INSTRUCTION.
HENRY CARVER, A. NJ, Principal,
Professor Of Intellectual and Moral Science,
and Theory and Practice Of Teaching.
Miss Sarah A. Carver, Preceptrcss,
Teacher Of French, Botany and Ornamental
Branche..
Isaac o. Best, \. f.,
Professor Of Ancient Languages and Eng
lish Grammar.
j. W. Ferree, 4. H.,
Professor Of Mathematics aud Practical
Astronomy,
Rev. David c. John, A. NJ.
Professor Of Chemistry aud Physics.
+. VI. Bates,
Teacher Of Geography, History and Book
keeping
James Brown,
AMistan; Teacher of Mathematics and Eng
lish Grammar.
Miss Alice NJ. Carver,
Teacher of Music on Piano and Melodeon.
Mrs Hattie L. Best,
Teacher of Vocal Music, aud Assist. Teach
er Of Instrumental Music.
Miss Julia Guest,
Teacher of Model School.
The Winter term will commence Novem-
Der I'd, 1868, and until our Boarding Hall
is ready for occupancy, on application to the
Principal, students will be furnished with
homes in pleasant families.
1t is better for students to commerce at
the opening Of the term but when this is
impracticable, they can enter at any timc.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-11-18


his post till morning. If you can make
him do it, | shall be satisfied that you are
as smart and as brave as l require hus-
band to be-"
"Why nothing is so easy" exclaimed
Fritz. 81 can scare him away. Furnish
me with sheet, show me the room and 90
to your rest, Batbma. You shall find mo ut
the post in the morning"
Barbara did as required and saw thn TAFT
uer step lightly away to his task. Il was
then nearly Twelve O'Clock aud she sought
her own chamber.
Barney was sitting at his vigil, and so far
all had been well. The night seemed very
long, for he had no means of counting the
time. At times thrill went through him,
for it seemed us if he could hear low sup
pressed breathing not far away; persuaded
himself that it was the wind blowing thro'
the crevices of the old house. Still it was
very lonely and not at all cheerful.
The face in the coffin cleaned white STILL
The rats squeakcd as if there wasa famine
upon them and they smelled the dead flesh.
The thought made him shudder He got
up and walked about, but something made
slight noise behind him, and he put his
chair with his back against the wall, and
sat down again. He had been at work all
day, and at last grew sleepy. Finally he
nodded and snored.
Suddenly it seemed as if somebody had
touched him. He awokc with start, and
saw nobody near, though in the centre of
the room stood white figure.
Curse you. get out Of this" he ex-
claimed in fright, using the first words that
came to his tongue.
The figure held out its right arm and
slowly approached him. He started to his
feet The. spectre came nearer, pressing
into the corner.
'lhe mischief take you /" cried Barney
in his extremity.
lnvoluu,arily he stepped back; still tho
figure advanced, coming nearer and nearer,
as if to take him in n ghostly embrace. The
hair started up on Barney's head; he grew
desperate and just as the cleaning arm
would have touched him, he fell on the
ghost Ike whirlwind, tearing the sheet,
humping, pounding, beating and kicking,
more and more cnraged at the resistance he
met, which told him the truth.
As the reader knows, he was big, and
Fritz was little; and while he was pomnel-
ling the little fellow terribly; and Fritz was
trying to get lunge at Barney's stomach,
to take the wind cut Of him, both kicking
and plunging like horses they were petri
fed by hearing voice cry:
Take one of your size, big Barneyp'
Looking around they saw the corpse, sit
ting up in his cchin. This was too much.
They released each other and sprang for the
door They never knew how they got out;
but they got home in hot haste, painting like
stays.
1t was Barbara herself who came and
opened the door next morning.
ITS very early one more little nap"
said he, zone more little nap" turning over
in his coffin.
So she married him, though she sent Fritz
and Barney invitations to the wedding they
did not appear. IF they discovered the trick
they kept the knowledge to themselves, and
never willingly faced Barbara's laughing
eyes.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-11-18

MIR. Toot coming home late one night,
was met at the door by his wife. pretty
time of night, Mr.. loot, for you to come
home-three clock in the morning; you a
respectable man, and father Of u family II
'.Tisn't three-its only one" "My word,
Mr.. loot, your drunk. It's three in the
morning." II say, Mrs. loot, ! heard it
strike one as I came round the corner two
or three times I" 1d-
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-11-18

...Spriggins says he once prevented Q 60.
we're case Of hydrophobia, by simply getting
on high fence and waiting there until the
mad dog left.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-11-18
OF COLUMBIA co.

President Judge Hon. William Elvcll.
nS'oc'a'e '"a.e' Peter x. porbcn.
Pro,h' y sud Cl't Of Courts-Jes!e Coleman.
Register sud Eccorder-Jobn g.. Freeze.
-. (John i. Fowler,
Commissioners Montgomery Cole.
y David Yeagcr,
Hheriff-Mordecai Millard.
Trcasurer--.Jacob Yohc.
.,.. l.. B Rupert,
Auditors John p. Harmon.
Jacob Harris.
Commissioners Clcrk-Wm: Krickbaum.
Commissioner Attorney-E. H. Little.
Mercantile Appraiser II. Jacoby.
County Suryeyor-Isaac y. Dewitt
District Attroney-Milton NJ. Traugh.
Coroncr-William j. Ikeler.
County Supcrintendent--Chas. G. Barklcy,
Assessors Internal Rcycnuc-R. y. Clark.
, John Thomas,
Assistant Assessor $. B. Diemer,
Daniel Mclicniy.
Collector-Boniamin i. Hartman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
High.Heeled Shoes.

LADIES, doYou remember how hard it was
for you to become accustomed to wearing
high-heeled shoes-how they threw you
forward, squeezing your poor toes down
to the extreme ends ofyour shoes, making
them ache horribly, and ensuring you a
good crop of cornsP Don't you remem-
Der that, after you had worn them an
hour or two, the cords of your legs felt as
though they were stretched to their
utmost tension, and there was such a
trembling weakness in the small of your
back you could hardly stand-that there
was faintness felt, sort of an "all-gone-
ness at the pit of the stomach, and, last,
but not least, racking headache?
Did you attribute all these most distress
ing symptoms to the wearing of high
heeled shoesY l dare affirm you did not.
These symptoms wore off after while
you became accustomed TO the shoes, and
now they don't hurt you at all.
They don't? You are greatly mistaken,
my dear friends. The evil is there Just the
same, but Nature has ceased her efforts to
teach you the error of your ways. Your
toes have grown numb and insensible to
pinching. The muscles are stretched out,
as they are no longer painful, but are,
nevertheless, unnatural; and, should the
high-heels go out of style, you will find it
equally hard to wear shoes without heels,
because Nature must then make an effort
to resume her normal conditions.
Just consider for moment the absurdi-
ty of the thing. The foot is so construct
ed as to touch the floor from toe to heel,
except narrow strip upon the inner side
of it. Instead Of making o shoe to fit the
foot, we make a shoe that compels the
foot to fit itself to it, at fearful cost OF
good temper-and even health ITSELF They
are dangerous, too. Have you never no.
ticed how apt you are to trip at slight OBJ
structions, and how easily your ankle is
turned and sprained-how frequently the
heel of your boot is caught in the stair
carpet, and you are in imminent peril OF
falling from the top to the bottom of the
stairs? All these mishaps are clearly at.
tributable to high hheeled shoes.
am quite willing you should make
martyrs of yourselves, if you choose; but
protest against the cruelty and wicked,
ness of putting them upon our children
even upon babies of six months old, and
compelling them TO learn to walk in them
The muscles of their little legs are never
properly developed, thus tempting girls tC
resort to the pitiful cheat Of false calves
JENNIE II HAZEN
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
A Love Story.

ABOUT twenty miles from New York
lives rich man, who has fine estate and
an enterprising family, Ofwhich the eldest
is beautiful young lady, her fathers pride
and hope. Last year, while his elegant
mansion was building, a young carpenter,
who had Just finished his trade, and whose
sole property consisted in pair of large
hands, a stout, good heart, and habits of
industry and soberness, came TO work upon
the premises. Very naturally the young
knight of the broad-ax soon fell in love
with the young lady; and, not strange to
say, the young lady fell equally in love
with him. She spent considerable time
every day in watching the progress of the
work, particularly that performed by the
young mechanic, and he found his greatest
incentive and joy in working under the
watch Of her loving eyes.
The secret, however, soon became an
open one, and finally was broken to the
young lady's father. He heard the sad
news without apparent concern, but, in a
few minutes, set off for the village, where
he made diligent inquiry respecting the
young carpenter, who, he learned, was the
only son and support Of awidOw, but was
an Intelligent, capable, promising young
man. The father returned home, and,
calling ms daughter to his room, asked her
how the matter stood between herself and
the young carpenter 1t was a critical
moment to her, and for moment her fears
4riumphed over all her other feelings, and
she burst into tears. The tears were fol-
lowed by confession of an attachment
which had grown stronger every day, even
with the fear that it was doomed TO cruel
isappointment-for the object of It was
nothing but poor mechanic. "Bus ] love
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
Concerning Leisure.

THE most fallacious ideas prevail re-
specting leisure. People are always say
ing to themselves, "I would do this, and
would do that, if I had leisure" Now
there is no condition in which the chance
of doing any good is less than in the con-
dition of leisure. The man fully employ
ed may be able to crafty his good dispo-
sitions by improving himself or his neigh
bors, or serving the public in some useful
way but the man who has all his time to
dispose of as he pleases, has but poor
chance indeed of doing so. To do increas-
es the capacity of doing, and it is far less
difficult for man who is in habitual
course of exertion, to exert himself little
more for an extra purpose, than for man
who does little or nothing, to put himself
into motion for the same end. There is
reluctance in all things to be set agoing /;
but when that is got over, then everything
goes sweetly enough.
Just so with the idle man. Inlosing the
habit, he loses the power of doing But a
man who is busy about some regular en-
ployment for proper length of time
every day, can very easily do something
else during the remaining hours indeed,
the recreation of the weary man is apt to
be buster than the perpetual leisure of the
idle. AS he walks through the world, his
hands hang unruffled by his side, and he
can sometimes do more by single touch
in passing, than vacant man is likely to
do in twelve-month. Let no man ask
for leisure in order to do anything. Let
him rather pray that he may never have
leisure. If he really wishes to do any
good thing, he will always find time for it,
by properly arranging his other employ
ment-Erchdnge
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10
Grant and His Friends.

GRANTisin in nothing more acceptable than
in his knowledge of character. No great
military leader has ever had more devoted
friends among his associates and subor.
dinates, There are no voluminous letters
on file in the department of complaining,
either Of his civil superiors or military
comrades. When he had to censure or
dismiss it was done without passion or
parade. He never stood on punctilio
while commanding a strict and instant
obedience. He parted from few of those
with whom he began his eXampled career
The friend Of Governor Yates and Mr., f..
b. Washburne at the beginning of war,
he is their friend now. All his West Point
companions speak well of him; and those
who served with him in Mexico remember
him with respect. Though he had hard
ships to endure during the rebellion, and
envies to encounter, and enmities to sur
mount, few words of recrimination have
fallen from him. Even the Blair family,
who have scolded everybody through four
years of their bizarre politics, have not at
tackled him. All his Generals gather
around him like brothers and there is not
one of the Corporal's guard of Brigadiers
who have made sort of commercial en-
gagement to vote against him, that does
not make point to reserve a record of
compliments to Grant. OF all the public
men in the country, the only one that ever
tried to get Grant into a personal quarrel,
is Andrew Johnson, and this he did after
a long and insidious effort to get him into
his tolls. But A. j. failed in this as COM
pletely as when he undertook to restore
the rebellion.-P PhilddgDhid Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-10

him with all my heart, and would give my
life for him." said the honest girl.
docs he reciprocate your aifectionY
asked the father
"That he does" replied the daughter.
But he knows that you would never con-
sent 30 his paying his addresses to me, and
he has been very reserved about IT, He
talks of going away, because he can't live
here without seeing me, and thinks you
would not be willing to have him visit the
house"
The latter sent for the young carpenter,
who came to the room with the greo
trepidation. He suspected what was in II
wind, and, anticipating an immediate dis.
missal, his heart was in his throat, when
the father said to him, Young man, how
is 1t that you have dared to carry on fllrta.
ten with my daughter. without my con.
sent9"
"That is false, sir, utterly false, sir"
the young man replied; "your daughter
came to the house where l was at work,
and saw her and loved her. / could not
keep my eyes from looking at her. She
returned my look with interest and asked
me questions, Almost every day she has
been to the house, and her coming makes
1t seem heaven to me, sir. But knew
l was only q poor mechanic, with a
mother on my hands, and that you would
not consent to my offering her any partic-
ular attention. SO have kept away.
I'm going off, sir, as soon as the job is
done, for l cannot live without seeing her,
and would not do anything dishonorable,
or that her father would disapprove.
The young man turned his face toward
the window to hide few stray tears which
came to his eyes, The father looked stead
lily at the secretary, as if it contained some.
thing of unusual interest. After not un-
welcome silence, he turned to the young
man and said: "You have acted perfect
ly honorable in this matter. You shall
see my daughter all you please. l hear
that you are worthy, industrious young
man, and prefer such a one for my son
to any despicable snob. l am sorry your
education has been so neglected. But it
is not too late to remedy that matter. l
will pay your wages to your mother, and
send you to school for year or two.
After you get good foundation laid,
will take you into my business, and if you
bear yourself in worthy manner, one of
these days my daughter shall be your
wife"
Our readers can imagine the scene and
the Joy that followed this speech of wise
and kind father, far better than we can
now describe them. The young man has
just finished a years course at school,
where he has made wonderful progress.
The father seems to be as proud of him as
he well can be, and he has found that life
in his new and elegant mansion on the
banks of the Hudson, with an accom-
plished daughter who cannot sufficiently
express her gratitude, and the occasional
visits of a noble minded young man who
is working his way up in the world, is only
sweet foretaste of elysium. If other
rich fathers would follow his example,
there would be fewer elopements and less
misery than at present, and great many
happier hearts and happier homes.