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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-12-22
Miscellaneous.
my NEW YEAR.
BY EMMA GARRISON JONES.

One solitary five. dollar bill, the last
of Charlie's earnings, and Charlie him
self lying helpless and unconscious in
the little bedroom, his right arm and
shoulder shattered by that dreadful fall
In the trundle.bed beside him, three
little curly heads, and three pairs of
chubby, restless feet, all sadly in need
of shoes and stockings, and three hun
cry little mouths that must have bread
and butter, and no coal in the bin, and
little food in the house.
The wintry dusk was fast deepening
into darkness, and snow was beginning
to fall.
81 must have some wine for Charlie"
| said at last, 'and few other things"
With these words, l kissed my poor
sufferer, and went outinto the tempest.
had gone but little distance when
woman's voice arrested my attention
in passionate and agonized entreaty. |
paused an instant to listen. Before the
door of small cottage, couple of
officers stood, with slender lad be-
tween them, and rough, brutal-look-
ing man, whom l recognized as one
Bronton, the landlord of the village Inn.
On her knees before him, with her un-
covered head exposed to the storm was
the wcman who plead so passionately.
"Don't do it, sir" she was saying;
"for Gods sake, don't! His father will
be home tomorrow, and he'll make it
all right don't take my boy to prison."
She put up her slender hands to clasp
the tavern.keeper's arm, but he shook
her Off with an oath.
81 won't wait, tell you," he cried /;
"the young rascal stole my money, and
| want it back. Give me five dollars,
and We'll play quits"
81 haven't five dollars in the world"
she sobbed; "but if you'll only wait, l
can raise it to, morrow"
mo, l won't wait, not another see
ond-march on, officers; the young
thief shall sleep in Jail this very night" !"
"I'm no thief, sir" cried the lad, his
fine face blazing, ~ didn't steal your
money-and you know it,"
"Silence!' thundered the landlord.
"Do you dare to call me liar? Officers
will you go on?"
had thought my own trouble incom-
parable. But here was something inf
nitely worse. Impelled by an impulse
of uncomfortable pity, l lstepped to the
poor mothers side.
"What is it, my good woman ?" /
asked.
She turned her poor, agonized face
upon me, with flash of eager hope,
"Oh they accuse my boy of stealing
madam" she cried; "and his father
who's been over seas for two years will
be home to morrow, and find his son in
Jail, like a common thief. 1t will kill
him, and break my heart.
My hand went instinctively to my
pocket, where the five.dollar bill rested
She watched the action with piteous
look in her poor eyes. / thought of my
own boy 1T home, brave little lad, SO
like his father. What if this poor
mothers case We're my own?
/ drew the bill from my pocket, and
put It in her hand. With cry Of joy
she darted after the officers, and only
waiting to see that her boy was released
j hurried away.
Charlie grew worse that night, and i
had to summon the doctor carly on the
morrow. The doctor ordered fresh sup
plies of medicine, good nursing, and
the best of nourishment. Alas! hap
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Shakespeare and the Rihle-

Shakespeare constantly reminds us of
the Bible; and when a passage comes
to mind, the origin of which is uncer-
tain, common impression is that it
must belong either to the Bible or the
great poet; and no other author excites
the same feeling in an equal degree.
There are some curious parallel pass
ages which show that "the bard of
Avon" was familiar with the Scriptures
and drew from them many of his ideas.
For instance:
Othello-Rude am l In my speech.
Bible-But though be rude in speech.
e Cor. XII. g.
Witches in Macbeth-Show his eyes,
aud grieve his heart.
Bible-Consume thyme eyes, and
grieve thyme heart. Il Sam. ii. 33.)
Macbeth-Life's but walking shad-
Ow.
Bible-Man walketh in vain show.
Pa xxx. 69,)
Macbeth-We will die with harness
on our back.
Bible-Nlcanor lay dead in his har-
ness. p Mac. XIV. 2s.)
Banquo-Woe 10 the land that is gov
erned by child.
Bible-Woe to thee, o land, when
thy king is child. (Eccles. X. 1877
Tlmon of Athens-Who can call him
his friend that dips in the same dish ?
Bible-He that dippeth his hand with
me In the dish, the same shall betray
Inc.
Similar parallel passages might bt
quoted by scores; and we will finish by
asking our readers to turn to the play
of "Troilus and Crecida,r l, 8, and Sc,
what an admirable paraphrase it is O
Luke xxi, 20, 26.
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IT HAS Just been discovered that the
Government owns no less than twenty.
eight arsenals in different parts of the
United States, and really wants none of
them. The most natural thing to do
would be to sell them forthwith, but
the same local pride which induced
congressman to worry the Government
into building them vii he in arms TO
prevent their being. di5mantled and
sold. In these days Of quick and iacile
raslway communication between all
parts of the country the old depot sys.
TEN has become obsolate.
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CURE FOR BONE FELoN.-The Lon
don Lancet, excellent authority, gives
the following recipe for the cure of bone
felon AS soon as the disease Is felt,
put directly over the spot II fly blister
about the size of your thumb nail. and
let ii remain for six hours, at the eXp.r.
alton of which time, directly under the
surface of the blister, may be seen the
ielon, which can be instantly taken out
with the point of a needle or lancet.
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THE United States Economist SAYS |:
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is beyond doubt the greatest in the
world. 1t owns or controls at least
1000 miles of railroad, representing
capital to the amount of s2jO,OOO, 900.
Its gross revenues amount to $40, 600, 900
year, and 1t owns or controls laud
grants covering 10000 square miles, an
area equal TO the aggregate possessions
OF four of the greatest monarchies OF
Europe.
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A CLERGYMAN, who owned a farm,
found his ploughman sitting on his
plough resting his horses. Qaoth the
clergyman John, wouldn'. it be a good
plan for you to have a good stub scythe
here, and be cutting few bushes along
the fence when the horses are resting
short time?" "Wouldn't it be well,
sir" said John, "for you TO have tub
of potatoes in the. pulpit, aud when
they are singing peel em awhile to be
ready for the pot?'
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LAZY BoYs.-A lazy boy makes a
lazy man, just as crooked sapling
makes a crooked tree. Who ever saw
boy grow up in idleness that did not
make n shiitess yagabond when he
became man, unless he had fortune
left him to keep up appearances? The
great mass Of thieves, paupers and
criminals that fill our penitentiaries
and almshousos, ave come to what
they are by being brought up in idle
ness. Those who constitute the busi-
ness portion Of the community, those
who make our great and useful men,
were trained up in their boyhood to be
industrious.
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BLOOMSBURY, PA. FRIDAY DECEMBER 49, 1871.

Twenty bills, of five dollars each,
crisp, and fresh, vnd new-one hundred
dollars, all my own. My little gift of
mercy had brought me glorious inter-
est for the New Year.
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N r w G o A l. Y A n ID.
IN TIE undersigned respectfully inform tho
citizens OF Bloomsburg and Columbia county,
that they keep al the different numbers ofstovc
coal and selected lump coal for smithing purpo-
Ees, on their wharf, adjoining MKelyy, Neal d
Co.'S Furnace; with good pair of Buffalo scales
on the wharf, to weigh coal, hay, and straw
those who desire it, AS they purchase large
amount of coal they intend tokeep superior ar
tcle, and sell at the very lowest prices. Please
call and examine for yourselves before purchas-
ing elsewhere, j, w. HENDERSON,,
AUGUSTUS MASON.
THE undersigned will take in ex.
1 change for Coal and Groceries, the following
named articles Wheat, Rye, Corn, Oats, Pota-
toes, Lard, Han, ,ShOulder,and side meat, Butter
Eggs, Hay, &C., at the highest cash prices, at his
Grocery Store, adjoining their coal yard,
j, W. HENDERSHOT,
Mg y
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rates. Longer Advertisements at proportloneto
AuditepIn' dieI'ors or OF Adminstrator's Notice, $500
Local notices, ten cents line.
AZ oe ner IN IN the business Directory coiun,
eacI pe, ppy,ar year Tor the first Two lines and s 11g
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
NEW STOVE AND TIN SHOP.

IN -
ISAIAH HAGENBUCH,
Main street one door above Z. Mendenhalls
Store.
large assortment OF Stoves, Heaters and
Ranges constantly on hand, and for sale at the
lowest rates.
Thinning in all its branches carefully attended to-
and satisfaction guaranteed.
Tin work of all kinds wholesale and retail. A
'ial is requested.
ian III
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CURLING CREAM.

"
BY using this article l aides and Gentlemen
can beautiiy themselves n thousand fold Thls
is the only article that will curl straight hair,
and at the same time give to il n beantiful mn,
pearance. 1t also invigorates, beautifes and
ceanses. 1t can be so applied as TO cause the
hair to curl any length OF time desired. Sent
ABN ER TOWNSLEY
Middletown, Adams Co., Pa.
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ID ARE CHANCE.

y ARE CHANCE.
FOR SALE--A secondhand "Arion" piano-iorte,
price $3.50, cost $3.50. This superbe instrument
was bought at an auction sale Of private property
IN New York, and had been But few weeks In
use, IT Is In perfect order and in ere1y respect
eduai 70 new piano. Terms positively cash In
SuVance. Address for one week,
oo,-, q. w. FOSTER,
may zou-u Mauch Chunk, Pa,
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USINESS CARDS,
ID VISITING CARDS,
ETTER HEADS,
BILL HEADS,
PROGRAMMES,
POSTERS,
&l,. SC,
Neatly and Cheaply Printet
From the Latest Styles OF Type al the
COLUMBIAN OFFICE.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING

Non None Inch, twelve lines or its eopivoiar, a..
inscrtions one or two insertions, si.to tbrame m
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-15
Monday Evening, Feb. 10,

per ton ................ q 90
C0RN.-We note an improved market.
Demand better ut present prices than 1t
has been for few days past. sale. were
I Car, White in bulk, on track me
500 sacks, Mixed, delivered .....". 5ge
coo White ......m5sc1GUc
OATS.--The market steady, n. prices
quoted below. The demand exceeds the
aunnlY Sales unra-
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-15

MI ASo WY scaTcc HHu PfIVe'
high. Tho only sale reported ia 10 bbls,
at 81 90.
SUNDRlkS.-2 bbls New Orleans
mollssses, 35ci sbbls cider, 81 90; 2 bbls
&C. cranberries, SIT 90 per Dbl; Dbl
pickles, $ls 00; bbls psrsnips, - 90;
100 bbls lime, 81 80; 80 bbls cement de.
!ivsssd, ~ 49, 10 boxes New York Fac
tory cheese, l6ac.
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BULLS
SARSAPARILLA
Read the Captains Letter and
the Letter from his Mother:


DR.. JOHN BuLL-Desr Sir: knowing the Ell
cheney OF your sarsparilla, and the healing ana
beneficial qualities II Possesses, ! send you ia.
following statement OF my case
was wounded about two years agO-WGs taken
Irls oner and confined for sixteen months. le ng
moved 50 oi,en, my wounds have not healed seq
! have not sat up moment since Sas wounded
am Fto through the hips. My general heAlti
~ impaired, and need eOmethiug 20 assist n.
tufe. ] have more faith In your Safsaparilla tn,I
~ anything else. Wish that that il genuine
Please express me half doEef hotties ant
oblige CAPr Z. l.. JOHNSON,
81, Louls. Mo,
i. S.-The following WAS written April 80, lsus
b, Mrs. Jennie Johnson, mother Of Capt. John.
oni
DIR, JOHN BuLI.-De.. Sir; Ny husband, Dr.
O >. Johnton, was a skilliui surgeon and piiysic,
Ian IN Central New York. where he died, leay,ng
the above q. p Johnson IN my care. AtthrteeI
years OF age, he had chronic diarThea aud
seroinla, for which gave hm yoCr sarsaparills
III CURED HIM; have for ten years recon
meLced u 10 many IN New York, Ohio and lows
Tor scrofula, fever sores, anG general debility,
Perfect success has attended H. 2Ae eurts egsci.o
" some eases Of serefaid and fever sores res ga0s
sraea!ess am very ANXIOUS for my SOD 10 again
nave RECOURSE 10 your ssrsapaIila, lie il fearful
OF getting spurious article, hence his writing 10
you for II, His wounds we're terrible, but 1 be
lieSs he viii recover Respectfully,
JENNIE JOHNSON.
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DIR. JOHN BULLS Principal office;
NO. 40 FIFTH, Gross street,
xsoIi0vi11o EEy.
1ULLS'S
WORM DESTROYER
To MY. United states md World
wide Reaalers:

~ "y sSubtCu SNSstSb uNu OOEiu
wide Readers:
HAVE received many testimonials from
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are genuine. The following. from q highly edu.
Gated and popular physician. IN Georgia, In cer-
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villanow, waxer County. Ca,
June ~, lsc5.
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and md II wonderfully efhcAcious. !. has no
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am aware that the TEE OF such articles IL contrary
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10 commandment hesitsting because some one
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cure all manner OF diseases to which Aesh i heir
Please reply soon, aud inform me ~ your bsl
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JuLiusP. cLEnESr. Mr.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-14

Those two complaints ArO more general al this season
Of the year than at almost any other They ecsey
akin; for bllOusnrS. always involves an impaired dgcs-
ton. and indigestion necessarily accompaniment Of
dIsordsrcd or torpid liver Happy the man or woman
who can boast Of stomach that has mover felt the hor
ror Of dyspepsia and to whom that great Ectrctlyr
agent the liver has never given palm trouble Not
one In thousand can lay claim to entire immunity from
rregulArity In these organs How then shall they be
rrRulAedi Not by powerful eathAIos AltcruASd with
ordinary EtimulAnts but by amodical inygoran like
ostettCrs Stomach Btters, which combine In due pro
portion tho tonic and the alternative principle. Where.
ever thereI, church Aschoohousc, and general sto
this famous medicine may bc procured. No village met
chant finds prudent to be without IT, for 1t is cnQurcd
for every day by every class The workngmAn bGyS il
because II nerraeshis capacity for toll, aud is followed
by no Actiou. The effect Of tho sAubrous roots herbs
etc. Of which II Is composed dnsod through hSsystcn
by tho pure StInulant VII ch form, the basis Of III,
Bittcr Is most hcAlthfal and nviEotnR. The ieholAr
tho merchant and, In fact, all men whose minds OF
bodies or both arc In constant exercise. will derive
benefit from IL use To person. Of HedcntaTy habits u
supplies In some measure that ActVit, In the eirculA
ton which is obtained by physical cKrion, and is the
best known remedy for constipation.
Ask for llostcttcra Stomach BttNrs, and do not b,
eoaKcd Into purchasing any Of tho limitations and fraud
sometimes offered In H. stead.
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Fetch on Your Rats.

Adam Bcplcr keeps a tavern in ALE,
ghany, New York. One gloomy even,
lug, stranger presented himself about
bedtime, and asked to stay all night.
Certainly" said Adam, cycling the
sccdy.looking stranger "If you take
breakfast it will he youst one dollar"
"But have no money, said the man.
I'm dead broke, but il you will only
trust me"
"Ah, said Mr.. Beplcr, 81 don't like
that kind of customer. l could fill mine
house every night nit dat kind, but dat
won't help me run dis house"
"Wcll," said the stranger, after Il
pause "have you got any rats here ?"
"Yes, said Adam, "you'd better be,
lieyc We have. Why, the place is alive
nit DEM"
"Well," rcjoincd the man. "I'll tel
you, what to do. II yOu let me hay,
lodging and breakfast, I'll kill all the
rats tomorrow"
Dome" said Bcplcr, who had long
been desperately annoyed by the number
Of old NOrNny's that infested his prcmi,
SEES. So the stranger, gaunt, sallOw.
melancholy looking man, was shown to
bed, and no doubt had good sleep.
After breakfast the next moving, Mr..
Belpcr took occasion in very, gentle
manner to remind his guest of tue con.
tract made the prcvious night.
"What, kill ra.s Certainly" said the
melancholy stranger, "whcre are they
the thickcs!"
"Dcy are pretty dick IN the barn.
yard. " answered Adam.
well, lets go out there" said the
stranger but stopl Have you got Il
piece of hoop iron ?"
A piece about fifteen feet long was
given him, and he examined It carefully
from one end TO the other, Expressing
himself entirely satisfied, finally, with
its length aud strength, he proceeded to
the barn accompanied by Mr.. Bepler rand
quite II party Of idlors, who were very
anxious to see in what manner the great
rat-killcr was going to work. Arriving
there the stranger looked aronda little,
then placed his back against the barn.
door. aud raised his weapon,
"NOw, said he to Adam, "l'm ready,
Fetch on your rats"
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Scarcely n mn,icaW de oo,H has been
mnde this season for full-dress, demi-
trimmed skirts being considered more be.
coming and elegant III thin fabrics.
Puhings, rulings, aud such are pass
ing away, and flat trimmings, such ms
braids aud binS folds, are taking pref
crence. The change is particularly no.
ticeable in children's dresses.
The yachting excitement has suggest
ed all sorts Of nautical neckties, and an
Choir designs on sacques, which viii pass
away, Of course when some other form
of enthusiasm arises.
The Crctonne costumes seem to he
ginning ground, and will probably strut
their brief hour during the summer sea-
son, MS their upholstery appearance IS
not objectionable in the country. The
amount of trouble women take to make
themselves striking" is almost incredi'
BILE. r... -.r...
A beautiful shade of blue in diago-
nal coating, is among the Sretty things
available for watering place wrap,
sacque, or hooded circular. II promises
not to fade,
Soft white hats, pale grey crush hats,
and few hats OF the Tyrol shape, are
now worn by gentlemen, with here and
there straw hat, broNd-brimmed and
blnck-ribboncd after the old familiar
style.
fantillas and little mnntelets are re-
turning to favor, and it is even predicted
that the style will not be restricted MS
before to those Of black silk or of mate.
rial like the dress, bnt that mantillas OF
colors in contrast to the dress will be in
: style.
Strange vagOries are noticed among
the calicos. They partake Of the gay
/ upholstcries of earlier times, and the
English goods are more highly illustrated
than the French. One variety, called
the MORE antique, is exceedingly gny,and
would be intense even fora "Dolly Var
/ den" costume.
Pulled sleeves, the puls running
!, Ilrngthwise, have been seen in some OF
the drcssmaking establishments lately.
The stylc is chiefly confined to grana-
dimes and barcgcs, md the puils are only
on the upper side OF the sleeve.
Pretty toilet slippers, so indispen,
sable in this season of far nieRie, are Of
colored kids, chiefly Of scarlet, blue, OF
bronze, with q quitting Of ribbon about
the ankle, and rosette on the toe will
II steel slide. Silyer.plated slides ar,
nfl,fnrrc1 occasionally 10 stgel ns better
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PETROLEUM ron FUEL. the LocledC
rolling mills in st. Louis, petroleum gas
is used us fuel in one Of the furnaces,
aud preparations are making for intro.
duCing Il in the remainder. The crude
oil from which the gus is manufactured
is kept in l00.barrel tank on the mar.
gin Of small creek, about two hundred
fee tfrom the furnace. The oil is pump.
I'd thence into cylinder, whore it pass.
cs around 600 copper tubes filled with
supcrhcated steam. The intense heat
Of the latter gcncmtcs gas which, after
being gathered in the receiver and again
brought in contact with supcrheatcd
steam pipes, forms the fuel. II is passed
off to the iire.hOx where il is to be used
through An ordinnry.lonking gas.pipc.
The heat is regulated by turning u stop.
cock in this pipe, which is all the labor
the fireman has to perform, The heat
generated by this gus is more intense
than that from u coal fire, aud bling
free from sulphur md carbon il makes
purer iron. The fire is more easily han.
died. is free from dirt and smoke, saves
time, and costs from twenty-five to fifty
per cent, less than does coal. A similar
apparatus has been employed for six
to run all the stationary engines
in the shops Of tho Illinois Central Rail.
rod, aud preparations are now being
made to drive all the engines on that
road by IL,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-14

CONCERNING BuGs.-Out in Iowa Il
new theory is advanced concerning the
chinch-bug A few years since, in APP
panoose county, general attempt vas
made to raise spring wheat, on 'he plea
that fall wheat was almost certain to
freeze out. But the yield OF chinch-
bugs increased from year to year with
the AREA of wheat sown, until ut last the
formers were compelled to abandon the
culture Of spring wheat. Soon the pest
disappeared. Lately the farmers put in
spring wheat in considerable quantities,
and the chinch.bug reappeared They
are first seen in fields Of spring wheat,
but soon spread and consume fields of
corn, oats, fall wheat, or almost anything
else on the farm. 1t is firmly believed
that il the spring wheat sown this year,
in the locality mentioned, had been com.
mittcd TO the flames instead Of the
ground, and the fields permitted to lie
idle, the county would have been the
Eliner by 100000.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-14

DEAD MEN TELL no TALES il they did,
anathcmas against the depicting lancet,
the drastic purge, and the terrible sail,
wants Of the materia medica, would arise
from every graveyard. The motto Of
modern medical science is "PreSerpe ana
Regulate, not desiroy," and no remedy q
our lay is so entirely in harmony will
this pliilanthropic logic rs DR., IVdlkr''
Vegetable Vinegar Bilters. In this pow
erful, yet harmless restorative, dyspep
STA, bilious complaints, and all diseases
of the stomach, liver, bowels and nerves
encounter an irresistible antidote.