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A JAPANESE house is a convenient
house in many respects. 1t consists at
first of one entire apartment. Then
nova bic or permanent screens are
plac ed in position or thin walls put up,
so as to divide the house into such rooms
as the owner may wish. These, of
course, heean change at any time with
out interfering with the structure of
the main building. They have no ochim-
neys, for they never have fire in a
private honse except in little movable
sand-tilled box, where they boil their
tea and warm their hands with ignited
charcoal or fine pieces of pine wood.
During the late war in this country,
many officers and privates warmed
their tents by this plan.
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New Game.

Out on the Pacific Railroad, the other
day, a Kickapoo Indian saw locomo-
tive coming down the track toward him
at the rate Of forty miles an hour. He
thought it was an imported breed of
buffalo, and he was anXions to secure il
SO as to take the prize at the annual ex-
hibition of the Kickapoo Agricultural
Society. So he fastened one end of his
lasso to his waist-belt, and when the
engine got near enough he threw the
moose nicely over the smoke.stack. Per-
hap5 ii is not necessary, but we may as
well relate that the locomotive did not
stop. The engineer and fireman wit
messed the most successful attempt at
the flying trapeze, made by any Kicka-
poo Indian upon the plains, since the
1st of January. There was an aborigi-
nal funeral at the next station when
the engine arrived. The grave was not
large-for they only buried small piece
of copper colored meat tied to a string
and enclosed in a sardine box.
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Lost.

once there was n boat locked fast to shore;
But rust cat the chains day by day,
And the boat was looSened more and more,
AS the fastenings slipped away.
Yet any day an outstretched hand
Could have caught it and locked 1t again to land
But never hand was stretched to save,
And the boat Mt last was fret
And shot like an arrow over the wave
And drifted out md-sea.
And never Oh never across the main
VIII the boat to the shore be brought again.
SO was my heart, love-linlSed to thine;
But neglect eat the chains away,
Yet a tender word, love, opinc,
Would have saved it any day!
Ay tender word said first or last,
Would have mended the chain and held it fast
But the word was lacking; and so my heart
Slipped from its chains like the boat;
And then as the last links fell apart,
1t sped DER the waves-anoat.
Nor pleading hands. nor words, you see,
Bring the boat to shore, or my heart to thee!
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a MINISTER lately delivered strong
sermon against visiting on Sunday
evening. After tea the young clergy
man said to fried
"Come, let us go to tho deacon's and
spend the evening with his daughters" )"
"Ilow," cried his friend, with much
surprise, sis it possible you can make
such proposal to me, after the sermon
you have just concluded ?"
"Pshaw," said he, ~ only made those
remarks in order that we might have
the better chance with the girls our.
selves"
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HHDROpIIOBIA-A simple remedy
The Norristown independent says: In
1919 one Valentine Kcttering, of Dau-
| phin county, communicated to the Sen
ate Of Pennsylvania a sure remedy for
the bite Of any mad animal. lie said
that his ancestors had used it in Germa-
ny 2jO years ago, and that he always
found it to answer the purpose, during
a residence of fifty years in the United
States. He only publishes it from a
motive Of humanity. This remedy
consists in the weed called chckwced.
1t is summer plant, known to the
Germans and Swiss by the names of
Gauchnell Rother Mayor, or Rother
lIuehnderdarm. In England it is called
Red Pimpernel, and its botanical name
is Angelica Phonicea. 1t must be gath
cred in June, when in full bloom, dried
in the sande and then pulverized. The
dose of this for a grown person is a
small teaspoonful,o or in weight drachm
and scruple at once, in beer or water.
For children the dose is the same, vet
it must be administered at three differ
ent times. In applying it must be used
green, cut into pieces, and mixed with
bran or other feed. For hogs the pull
verized weed is made into little balls
by mixing it with flour and water. 1t
can also be put ON bread and butter, or
in honey, molasses, &c. The Rev. DR..
Muhlcnberg said that in Germanythir-
ty grains of this powder given four
times a day, the first day then once a
day for whole week, whileat the same
time the wound is washed out with n
decoction of the weed, and the powder
strewed in it. Mr.. Kettering said that
he in all instances administered but one
dose, with the most happy results.
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ant fancy | noticed, just here, that
had heedlessly brought the deed away
with me. Now, at this moment came
to mo one of those rare moods of daring
rccklessness, such as / referred to
awhile ago. While another thought and
in plain defiance of the fact that | knew
my father meant me to write the 70.
mautic story Of my half-brother's ad.
venture and subsequent good fortune
and | ventured to heed merely the ven
turc of his remarks and ignore theil
spirit. | took the stupid Warranty
Deed" itself and chopped it up into
Hawaiian blank verse, without alter.
ing or leaving out three words, and
without transpOsing six. 1t required
loads of courage TO go down stairs and
face my father with my performance. |
started three or four times before 1 fin.
ally got my pluck whore it would stick;
but ut last | said | would go down and
read it to him if he threw me over the
church for it. | stood up to begin, and
he told me to come closer. l edged up
a little, but still left as much neutral
ground between us as / thought he
would stand. Then / began. 1t would
be useless for me to try to tell what con.
flcting emotions expressed themselves
upon his face, nor how they grew more
and moro intense as L procecded; nor
how II darkness descended upon his
countcnance, and he began to gag and
swallow, and his hands began to work
and twitch, as l reeled Off line after
line with the strength ebbing out ol
inc, and my legs trembling under me.
THE STORY OF \ GALLANT DEED.
THIS INDENTURE made the tenth
Day of November, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight
Hundred sX-and fifty,
Between JOHANNA S. L. GRAY
And PHILLIP GRAY, her husband,
OF Salem City in the State
OF Texas, of the first part,
And o. b. Johnson, of the town
OF Austin, ditto, WITNESS ETH;
That said party of the first,
For and in consideration
OF the sum of Twenty Thousand
Dollars, lawful money of
The L. 5. of Americay,
To them i'll hand now paid by said
Party of the second part,
The due receipt whereof is here
BY confessed and acknowledged,
Have Granted, Bargained Sold temised,
Released and Aliened and Conveyed,
Confirmed, and by these presents do
Grant and Bargain, Sell, Remise,
Alien, Release, Convey and Con-
Firm unto the said aforesaid
Party of the second part,
And to his heirs and assigns
Forever and ever ALL
That certain piece of parcel of
LAND situate in city of
DunkrlI, county OF Chautauquo,
And likewise furthermore in York State
Bounded and described, to wit,
As follows, herein namely:
BEGINNING at the dstanceof
\ hundred two and forty feet,
North-halfeaSt, north-east-by north,
East-nOr th-east and northerly
OF the northerly line Of NIuligan street,
ON the westerly line of Drannigan street.
And running thence due nOrtherly
On Brannglu street 200 feet,
Thence Mt right angles westerly,
North-west-by-wcst-a t-aud-wcst-hllfw west.
West and hy-north, nOrth-west-by west,
About
kind Of lodged, and the boot.jack
broke the looking glass. l could have
waited to see what became of the other
missiles if l had wanted to, but l took
no interest in such things Gaiary.
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Ghoitt poGtrn.
Into Mischief.

Dancing feet and busy fingers,
Never still the whole day through:
For the little brain from dreamland
Brings them work enough to do.
Racing through the gorgeous parlor,
Romping on the winding stair,
Tearing books and breaking vases
Into mischief everywhere.
Picks the cakes and tastes the jelly,
Breaks the windows, slams the door,
Throws the statues from the brackets,
Scattcrs pl aythings on the floor.
Tearing little coats and trowsers,
Rumpling up the curly hair;
Busy, naughty, little fingers,
Into mischief everywhere.
Spilling ink upon the carpet,
Dashing pictures from the wall,
Breaking mirrors, singing, shouting,
In the attic and the hall.
Tracking mud across the entries,
Turning over desk and chair,
Cutting up the morning paper
Into mischief everywhere.
But no look of hate or malice
Darkens e'er those laughing eyes;
Not thought of harm or SHINING
In its little bosom lies.
For its soul is pure and guiltless,
Whatever harm the fingers do,
Though the little feet are straylng
Into mischief all day through.
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81 TIL OUGHT l understood you 10 say
that your father was a merchant only IA
week ago." said a lady to little girl
who was soliciting aims; "and if that is
so, how could your family have been so
reduced to beggary?" at is true
ma'am; my father kept peanut stand,
and last week he took a bad two dollar
bill, and failed! !"
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boy, the corn you are hoeing there
appears to be quite small" "Yes, sir
we planted small corn" "But it look 9
yellow" "Yes, sir, dad had to go all
the way down to Uncle Mats to get
yellow corn to plant" 81 shouldn't
think you would have more than a
CROP" "No, sir. we don't expect but
half a crop, we plant on shares"
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AN Iowa man tried to kiss a neigh
boris wife, but before he got through
the lady hit him on the head with roll
ling pin, and put him out of doors.
The husband took revolver and went
to the man for satisfaction, but conclu-
ded to settle it by taking the villains
note for $40, which he traded off for a
corn plough. The man who holds the
note can't collect, the giver of it claim.
ing that he did not get value received.
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A GENTLEMAN in New Orleans was
agreeably surprised the other day to
find plump turkey served up for din
ner, and enquired fhis servant how IL
was obtained. why, SIR replied Sam
DO dat turkey has been roosting on onr
fence tree nights, so dis morning seize
him for de rent OBJ de fence.'
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Executors or Administrators Notice. ss.cc,
Auditors OF. .Assgnee's Notice, $3.50.
Local notices, twenty cents line; by the year
ten cents.
Cards in the "Busness Directory" column, sa.W
per year for the first two lines and slOO for each
additional line.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-08-26

A RICHMOND wag sent an extract
from the Song of Solomon to city pa.
per, as original. The editor published
it as "fair specimen of the trash daily
consigned to the waste basket"
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Hotels.
THE ESPY HOTEL.
prick HOTEL,
ORANGEVILLE, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.
ROHR M'HENRY, Proprietor.

This well known House, having been put in
thorough repair, is now open to the travelling
public. The bar is stocked with the choicest
liquors and cigars, and the table will be- at ali
times supplied with the delicacies of the season.
NO pains Will be spared to insure the comfort OF
guests,
Orangeville, dec 10. .'69-tf
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A BOYS idea of having tooth drawn
may be summed up as follows: "The
doctor hitched fast on me, pulled his
best, and just before 1t killed me the
tooth came Out.n
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n L N II l S II II Y.
II. G. HOVER, DENTIST,


Respectfully offers his professional services TO
the ladies and gentlemen OF Bloomsbury and vi
cintty. He Is prepared to attend TO all the yari.
GUS operations in the line of his profession, and
Is provided with the latest improved PORCELAIN
TEETH which Will be inserted on gold plating
silver and rubber base TO look as well as the nat
ural teeth. Teeth extracted by all the new and
most approved methods, and all operations ON
the teeth carefully and properly attended to.
Residence and office a lew doors above the
Court House, same side.
Bloomsbury Jan.3l. 6Sf
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Stoves and Tinware.
NEW STOVE AND TIN SHOP.

ISAIAH HAGENDUCH
Main Street one door above L. Mendenhalrs
Store.
A large assortment of Stoves, Heaters and
Ranges constantly on hand, and for sale at the
lowest rates.
Timing in all its branches carefully attended to-
and satisfaction guaranteed.
Tin work of all kinds wholesale and retail. A
'tal IL requested.
Apr.9,69.tf
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STOVES AND TINWARE.

A. NJ. RUPERT
announces to his friends and customers that he
continues the above business at his old place on
MAIN STREET BLOOMSBURY.
Customers can be Accommodated with
FANCY STOVES
of all kinds, Stovepipes, Tinware and every va
rlety of article found in Stove and Tinware Es-
tablis hment in the cities, and the most reason
able terms. Repairing done at the shortest notice
2j DOZEN MILK-PANS
on hand for sale,
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

One square, tten lines orits equivalent In Non.
parei type one or two insertions, sl.5O; three
Insertions s2OO
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DARGAINS-BARGAINS.

QUICK sALFs AND SMALL PROFITS.
SAVE YOUR MONEY.
Go to
HENRY YOST,
East Bloomsbury Pa, for all kinds OF the best
home and city made
+ u RNIT u II Il.
Prices reasonable and the best work done.
jll670-u
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Philadelphia Directory.

Fhiladelphia Directory.
EAGLE HOTEL.
227 NORTH THIRD STREET,
II. ID. CUMMINGS, PROPRIETOR.
EsTABLISHED 1893.
JORDAN &BRoTuER
Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in
sALTPETRE AND BRIMsToNE.
No 2io North Third st.
Philadelphia.
c, II. HORNE. w's'KINe. J.n. sEYnrnr.
HORNE, KING g. SEYBERT,
WHOLESALE DRY GOODS.
No. I2l Market Street
PHILADELPHIA.
Orders filled promptly at lowest prices.
January ., 1868.
TT. w. RANKS
WHOLESALE TOBACCO, SNUFF, AND
CIGAR WAREHOUSE,
No. liJ North Third Street,
Between Cherry and Race, west SIDE
Philadelphia.
FRANK & STRETCH,
Successors to l. II. WalerJ
Importers and Dealers in
QuEENsWARE, CHINA, AND GLASS,
No. 23l N. Third Street,
Between Race and Vine SITS.
PHILADELPHIA.
:, 3, EEhs4MK, r sTTS,rc,r Genl Partners.
Je2r7O-tL ! III '''o''
] NJ KEPHEART, xl1';
BARNES, BRO. & HEBRON,
HATS, CAPS, STRAW GOODS Il FURS,
No. SOB Market Street,
(Aboye FinhJ
PHILADELPHIA
T Ohm STROUP & CO.,
Successors to Stroup & Brother,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FISH,
No 81 North Wharves and 25 North Third st
Philadelphia.
y RICHARDSON l.. WRIGHT, JR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NO. Los SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
PHoLADEIPHI
oct 22,'G9-ly
M LILLIAN FISHER
WITH
I'll o NJ a S CARSON ~ g.
WHOLESALE
DEALERS IN HOSIERY,
MEMS FURNISHING GOODS,
LINENS Il NOTIONS
NO. Is NORTH FOURTH STREET
Philadelphia.
june 4,'6O-Gm
WAINWRIGHT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
N. E. Corner Second and Arch Streets,
PHILADELPHIA,
Dealers in
TEAS, sYRUPS. COFFEE, SUGAR, MoLAssEs
RICE, SPICES, BI CARB SODA, &C., &C.
ks-Orders will rec 1--WE prompt attention.
may l0O1-tf
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/ kind Of lodged, and the boot-jack
broke the looking-glass. l could have
waited to see what became of the other
missiles if l had wanted to, but l took
no interest in such things Gaiary.
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EAGLE HOTEL.
227 NORTH THIRD STREET,
II. d. CUMMINGS, PROPRIETOR.
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VOLUME " $50 NO "a.
Orangeville Directory.

| A 4 U. W. COLEMAN, Merchant Talors and
~, cents furnishing goods, Main St., next door
| 10 the brlck Hotel. vl-n47
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-29
low A NEWS.

A block Of earth 80 By 80 feet, on
the line Of the new ID. NJ. & /. Rail-
road, 3 miles south Of Des Moines, is
mysteriously sinking, and the work
men cannot fiji il up as fast as it
sinks, says the I'egister.
The Germans Of Dubuque lately
netted 81 900 by a Sanitary Fair in
aid Of the wounded Of the Prussian
army.
Taber & Co.'S Saw Mill at Keolsuk
was destroyed by an accidental fire
last Saturday night. Loss about
$4,000; insurance $4,000. Weglean
from the Gate CITY.
The Union learns that the Masonic
Order in Abba promptly expelled
III. X. Steele, tho absconding Banker
Of that place, from their member
ship.
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Fifteen Days More.

Only fifteen days left in which to
raise the remainder of the deficiency
of SIS 900 III this County for our
Railroad. The time is short. Are
we doing what we ought" The
money must be subscribed, or VIC
lose the Road. Low much would
the loss be on your farm alone,
reader, if all our Railroad prospects
were now knocked in the head?
Hundreds Of men would want to sell
out and leave Ia that event, forth
with; anA e.eeFsrt iitif { otti Hottid fbc 'dUHd
as brick" 1t must not be SO. We
03usthave the Road. Fifteen days
only left to work in. There is no
time for dallying and ''fooling
round" Now is the crisis, the
turning point in our history. Let us
not be found wanting.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-29

The attempt which the Democrat
Of this week makes to defend Mr..
Bousluet is SO puerile, and so entire
ly lodges and ignores the main
points In the case, that there is hut a
single item in it which we deem
worthy Of notice. II asserts that
"aIl Of the fragnentary and incom-
plete reports" submitted to the Board
by sIr. Bousquet were endorsed by
Capt. Arnold, as Chm Of Committee,
and that "this report was adopted by
the Board," &c.
This assertion Of the Denlocrda is
untrue. The report submitted by
Mr.. Dousquet last Dctober-which
was the only one he submitted last
year, and which we 60 especially
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-29

Latest news from the European
war is that Prussia still refuses to
recognize the present Government
of France as national or permanent,
but insists on the surrender Of Stras-
burgh, Toul and Verdun before con-
senting to an armistice. The French
refuse to accept these terms. Paris is
now completely invested. There
have been no engagements Of impor-
tance recently. There are reports OF
great riots and disturbances in Paris;
but these are officially denied. The
French declare that Prussia demands
AIsace and part of Lorraine, and that
Paris will resist these demands TO the
last extremity.
Some dispatches say that the Prus-
SLAMS have captured Toul, and that
Bazaine has offered to capitulate on
certain conditions. But the reports
received are so meagre, speculative,
and contradictory, that it is hard to
form o good opinion anyway. 1t
would seem, however, that Paris
must stand the seigc, that heavy OPP
erations must soon be resumed, and
that Russia and other Powers are
marshaling their forces to either
stake hand" or be ready for possi-
bilities. Greatmeetings are still held
in England, in favor Of Republican
ism and opposing the Prussian policy.
The National forces OF Italy en-
tered Rome last week. The Papal
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-29
4 bAY SEPT J 20, 1870.
|comnasnteal On and showed up was
mot endorsed bv Capt. Afnoid. nor

|comnasnteal on and showed up was
nat endorsed by Capt. Anold, nor
by any other Committee; in proof of
which we refer to the report itself,
and to proceedings of Board, as have
been before quoted.
OF the partial reports submitted by
Mr.. Bousquet last January, three
have the endorsement of Capt. Arm
old, Chm of Committee, recommend
ing them to be approved and filed,
&c. The Board merely received this
report of Committee, and "ordered
the reports received and placed on
tile." fSee page 81 Of Minute-book
of the Board for last January session.
The Board did not approve" of these
reports, in any way. The action OF
receiving them and placing them on
file merely places them before the
board, subject to its future action
and the Board may at any time take
up these reports and act upon them
further, so far as it has the power.
If the Democrat thinks it can make
anything for Mr.. Bousquet by falsi-
flying the record andstultifying itself
as to Parliamentary usage, it is well
come to try il still further.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-29
4liy 50 beo1use the harder
ES T6s 6sI.1tfAYV. arld the esusosUeroofl


be wanted, the more fees he would
get, and the more his skepticism
would play into his pocket. Does
not this show the absurdity of this
supposition? But if the law doesn't
limit the fee to the bare 81, as it says,
then there is no limitation at all,
except so far as the Clerk may think
it a "safe grab"
Section 4i67 Of the Code, above
quoted, shows the penalties to which
Mr.. Bousquet has laid himself liable;
but the people need not wait until
November before expressing their
emphatic condemnation of his con-
duct. They have an efficient remedy
in their own hands. We urge now
only that they shall use it, and elect
next numffwCIefK wnowffi DO fis
duty as required by law, at the times
and in the manner required by law,
and for the fees specified by law.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-29
LOCAL.

TEMPERANCE MEETING AT New
BERS.-The regular Monthly Meet
ing Of Newbern Public Temperance
Society will be held at the usual place
on Wednesday evening, Oct. 5, 1870.
Good Speakers from DISTANCE are
expected to be present. tits hoped
that every person who has the cause
Of Temperance at heaftwiil turn out,
and aid ussby presence and enconr-
agement In the good work.
], ]. STrcEEi-l &c'y.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-29
ar Important statement.

An Official exhibit, signed by Wm
4. Richardson, Acting Secretary OF
the Treasury, and bearing date the
9th of this month. contains some
'f5e<Ne TEssNssfss ssksss roffl1 4 9sfi
National finances. The net receipts
and expenditures Of the United
states Government for the last eight.
cen months of Andrew Johnson i
ADMINISTRATORS and the first eighteen
months OF that OF President Grant
are contra-ted. The increase OF re-
cciptS under Grant has been Ss1 ,2l3,-
7tij.G0. And the decrease of eXpend-
itures for the same time has been
So, sJ3,OG0.37. Making total gain
of $40, 1905, ,s26.37.
There are other important items
in this exhibit. The amount Of in-
terost paid under johnson from sept.
/, 1867, 10 March /, 1869, eighteen
months, WAS 81, 800 ,6Gl .GS mare than
that paid for the next eighteen
months under Grant. For the same
time the reduction Of the public debt
under johnson tyaS 81 ,3S}, itaA6I
while under Grans 1t was 5l69,ol2,'
ldo.G0. The amount Of interest thaI
will be saved 10 the Government on
the debt actually daid by Grant will
be about s,7IJ, ,5q60s annually and
mostly in gold. The decrease of the
public debt for the first year Of Grant
WAS $50, ,03i. .782.84; for the next six
months il was So, ,i07 ,32G.7 showing
Il rapid increase in the reduction.
DO not these official facts speak
volumes for the capability, efficiency
and honesty Of the Administration
Of President Grant?--HdUheye.