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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15
LOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY. PA

The heavens above, tho earth beneath
hnd the water under the Garth and
would, if they dared, cayil 40 The Deity
Who created them. Row all this Is very
5od-it would be ludicrou5 ir H. were
not-it is certainly very sad 10 hear
reasonable beings conducting thom.
selves in such an unreasonable manner.
They do no, seem to appreciate tho fact
that their growing aud grumbliuE pro-
duce5 but one effect, ond that is their
own misery.
No great changes were ever effected no
troubles removed, no sorrow allevialed
by whining complaints. These groWler5
do not mean to be impious-but they
are they do not mean to be moral sui.
cides-but they are f; they DO not mean,
perhaps, to be nuisances-but they are,
They are simply egotistical, selfish crcG,
lures whose minds arc concentrated on
themselves and who make themselves
unhappy as well as ridiculous by con-
juring up annoyaudes when none cx-
ist. There is nothing manly or noble
or good in all this fault finding and yet
they persist in it because they refuse 10
use energy enough to break Themselves
of the habit-for habit its. Under cor
tain circumstances, ,0s of sickness. qucr.
ulou5 complaint is to be expected and
!SumTel "rcordingly, but persons in
good health, have no right eithor ty in
juro themselves or annoy Others, by
constant complain,
Such grumblers do exist in every com
munity; there is scarcely one ofu5 vhO
has not at least one Of tho sort on the
list Of acquaintance. There is no pleas.
urenor comfort nor satisfaction in know
ing them or talking with them unless
you are in bodily suGarins and c'p get
them 10 do your grumblinG fCr5ou
1t is u sin, and more than nn error for
tho creature to find fault with the Gre
ator and His works and sssuredly there
will come q punishment therefor. Sci.
fishness may be carried to the extent OF
p moral crime and must meet with q dt
penalty. 1t was to tho grumbicrs of
Corinth that st. Paul wrote "Neithor
murmur ye as they also murmurcd and
were destroyed of the destroyer"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15
Gossip With Our Readers.

Life is a "mighty pleasant" thing if
people would only take the proper way
to make it enjoyable, but there are
numbers who willhot do this and who
prefer their own selfish discomfort, to
the cXertions requisite to render them
selves and others happy, Pre'eminent
among these voluntary destroyer5 of
comfort are the constitutional grum-
b!crs. 1t is Impossible to please these
fellows-they are only happy when
they are miserable. No state Of the at
mosphere suits them, no condition of
social, political, moral, mental, physc-
al or any other kind Of affairs contents
them. No sun ever shines on them in
which they cannot doscry spots; no
moon SO soft and bright but they have
seen u softer and brighter and mourn
for it. Things to them Are not as they
used TO be- and never Will be again
Matters are steadily going to "the dem
milton bow.wows' end there is uo
much hope in anything. If they ar'
cold they growl-if they are hot they
grumble. If they are really in physic
al comfort-they disturb themselye
with possibilities. They find fault will
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

A cheerful creature in Bucks county,
with a talent for discovering The short
comings of nature has been devoting
himself to the task of investigating the
probabilities of the hay crop of the
coming season. The pleasing conclu.
sion to which he has arrived is that
"the warm SHOWS in January started
the grass buds, and the frost of the past
fortnight nipped the stamens-and set
the sap to running back in the roots
which will make the stalk grow tbs
wrong way, and therefore those who
can cut any hay at all this year viii
have 10 use hoes or subsoil horse rakc5
That's alp
This is chirpy and reassuring to farm
ers. II Horace Greeley would only fur
nish the country with an exhaustive ar
ticle on under ground hay making VIZ
might know what to do under The cir
cumstances, but, wanting that, we are
compelled TO recommend turuips as /
safe crop.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

THE first Of April, in this State, is
time of anxiety to many business men.
The payments to be made, very fre
quently nece5sitato the most lively cx
ertions, and both the generosity of
friends and the capacity of the banks
are tried to the utmost. But after the
first, the money market resumes its or
dinarily quiet state and the wheels Of
trade roll smoothly again. Who can
tell of the sleepless nights and nervous
days spent by those indebted ones who
have not the whereWithal to satisfy
their creditors? For them the first of
April is truly day of dire distress,
whose approach is watched with fear
and disgust.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

THE Town Council met on Saturdt ~
night last pursuant to adjournment,
all the members being present. The
petition of DR.. Turner relative to the
Market Street bridge and removal of
the Cmbankmcnt of the same was
ordered filed. The petition of a major
ity of the residents of Centre Street
asking for the grading, &C., OF said
street was also filed. The petition pro-
sented by Leonard Shipman praying
for the passing of an ordinance creating
Hook and Ladder Company in this
town was ordered filed. Messr5. Peter
BiIlmyer, John Wolf and l. S, Kuhn
requested that change be made in the
grade of Centre Street as before estab-
lshed. Sundry bills were ordered
paid. C. G. Barkley was authorized
to visit Kingston AMI Wilkes Barre for
the purpose of presenting the Market
Street bridge question to the h. II,
Company, and also to obtain informa'
tion relative to water works. The
Council then adjourned to meet on
Thursday evening, March l4th.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

WHAT DYSPEPSIA MAY Esd IN N-lnaigesl'h
is not dangerous, say the faculty. Perhaps not IN
itself while it remains mere indiggs ION; but
look IL the consequences to which 10 may Lead
and often does lead when f. becomes chronic
disease a Aspark of fire Is u small thing. a press
sure the foot will put 1t out; q breah n VIII
eGtIuguish it, Yet 1t may tlre powder mil, or
kludlc q flame that will consume city. In Ike
manner Indigestion may produce gastritis, eau
Ger of the stomach. congestion OF the bowels,
upolleXy, liver disease, and many other dan
ger,us maladics. Is II not wise then, to cneci II
in the germ? Nothing is more clearly aud iu-
dlsputably established than that H,stct,ers
stomach Eltters Will eradicate dyspepsia Ia all
It's stages, The true policy, however, is to oSiln-
gush it in the fTst stages with this wholesome,
powerful and inGillible tonic and Alternative. 10
is easier 10 queuch a spark than a ilame aud IL
is easier to cure dyspepsia when IL is first dcVo-
opcd, than whenit has made htaIway BY neglect,
and become complicated with other ailments,
There is not the shadow of n doubt that the blir
tiers are as directly antpgOnistic To uyspous'l uH
| water Is to lire. There HIC thousand OIL taHts tA
record proving this fact The remedy is safe ana
agreeable. All the liquors OF con l't lLt,c De
| ed as StimulRuts leave II sting bChlnu, bul lhe
sting Is taken out OF the spirlu btNls OF lhls
| great remedy by vegetable medication, ana more
| over the htimulRut thus medlc0ted Is OF eAcep
| tiunal puTiy, OF all tunlcs taken RS safeguards
| or rent dies Tor itUNur ana ngue, bilious remit
| cents ana Olhtrcp denies, ltIa the only one INA
! tan uniformly be uelcnt eel IN,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

Hold the paper from twelve to fifteen
inches from your face, keeping your
eye steadily affixed upon the dot; bring
the paper slowly nearer your eye, when
you will find at a certain distance-about
six or seven inches from the eye-that
the left spot will entirely disappear;
but, as you bring the paper nearer to
you, or carry it farther Off, it will be-
come instantly visible again.
1t has been found eXperimentally,
that the reason of this blindness is, the
image in the example given falls direct
ly upon the spot where the optic nerve
enters the eye, and this point being
"blind," no image is formed there. The
optic nerve is considered by most peo
pie to be the seat Of vision, whereas II
is only used in transmitting knowl'
edge Of what has been photographed
upon the retina, to the brain, where
the mind takes cognizance Of it, anC
We are said to see little Bistouy,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

THIS is tho day Of township elections
In this county and we hope there may
be full vote polled. Every election
this year is of Importance and no man
should stay at homo unless detained by
sickness or business which cannot be
postponed. In this town only judges
and inspectors of election are to be cho
Spn
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

WE see by some of our exchanges
that the wheat crop, in certain sections,
promises to be a total failure. In Co.
lumbia county, so far as we have learn
ed the crop has not been seriously in
jured, but the weather during the pres.
ent month will doubtless determine its
fate. A succession of thawiugs and
freezings would be harmful, but it is
hoped that no general destruction will
happen. In greatly exposed situations,
the wheat will probably be killed where
no snow lies to protect it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

ON February Goth, there was large
sale of horses at Limestoneville, belong
ing to the Estate Of John Mccormick.
Sir Dudley, by Gen. Hartranft's horse
Winchester brought s7Gj, age coming
five years q gelding colt, nearly two
years old, by Prince John sold for $500;
Prince John was bid up to S1925, but as
this was thought to be less than his val.
ue he was not sold.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

ONE of the most recent triumphs of
ingenuity recorded at the Patent Office
is device for opening in the morning
and closing at night the gat of bee
hives, the object being to exclude the
bee moth. The gates are so connected
with a poultry roost that when the
fowls are on their perches the addition
al weight closes the beehive gates, which
open again when the fowls depart in
the morning.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

AT about l O'Clock on Wednesday
morning, March 9Th, the citizens of
Centralia were aroused from their slum-
bers by shouts of fire. On arriving at
the scene tho house OF James Barry in
the upper square of the town was found
to be in flames /; it is supposed to have
caught from an old heating.stove that
was in a part of the house about to be
tenanted by another family. The house
of Mary NJ Brearty north of Mr.. Bar
RVS, caught, and was consumed, AS was
also Michael McNulty's, Thomt3
Hoar's, James Gannon's and Joseph
DAVIS. South of it, in the same row, six
large two story houses were destroyed,
and twelve families, the occupants,
thrown on the mercy OF the world III
the extreme cold that prevailed Many
Of them however soon procured houses
that were for rent here and the rest are
still depending on the hospitality OF
their friends. All the furniture was saved
except the usual amount broken on such
occasions. The house of AleXande,
! Morgan next to Mr.. DAVIS aud only
| five feet distant, was saved by the energy
of the citizens, as they managed to get
q supply Of water from some noighbors
There has been no water in town fol
some time past except that carried from
distance. The loss is about $1,000
being partially insured, but Mr.. Nc
Nulty and Mrs. McBrearty had no in
surance. The house of the latter wa
partially insured Dy Mr.. r.. Gorrell, h
having had some claims against it. Th
matter has been in litigation for sewers
years in court.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

IMPORTANT DECIsIoN.-T First
Comptroller of the Treasury has decid-
ed that where two parties have given a
power of attorney to third, and draft
is drawn in the name of one of the par
ties only, there must be a separate
power from that one, or the power
given by the two must distinctly state
that the attorney may act for either in
dependently of the other.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

ALTHOUGH we have not heard Of the
presence of thieves in the county, we
would advise such Of our readers as may
receive money in payment, on the COM
ing first of April, not to keep the same
in their houses, unless required for inn
mediate use. Thieves and vagabOnds
are numerous throughout the land and
they have remarkably keen eyes for
other peoples money. In the country
it is not difficult to know Of payments
being made and rascs.ls who are too Ia
zy to work will exert themselves great.
ly to obtain what does not belong to
them. Put your money in Bank and
you will be sure of ii. The Blooms
burg Banking Company have Il safe
which can defy the efforts Of thieves.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

In is said that the best champagne in
the market is made from tomatoes.
Our farmers should by all means go in.
to the manufacture of the article, as to.
matoes are easily raised and inexpen.
sive, whilst champagne always sells for
high prices. Jersey cider has had a
monopoly of champagne making for
years and we should be pleas I'd to know
that Pennsylvania tomatoes had finally
triumphed. We do not vouch for the
truth of tho alleged discovery or the
quality of the wine. 80
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

DRs. MCKELvY and Reber of this
place brought suit recently against the
County Commissioners, to recover $50
being amount of their bill for post NOR
tenn examination of the body of John
foreman who died suddenly in saloon
in town, last year. The Commissioners
resist this claim as excessive, whilst the
Drs. allege that the charge is the lowest
allowed by the fee bill Of the Medical
Association. Rather an odd case. The
suit was tried before j. j. Brewer, Esq,
who has not as yet given Judgment.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15
MARRIAGES.

CLAUS-BROCIUS-, Centre township. on the
~ inst, by Rev Sdtnl. u etterich Mr.. Frglpr-
tcll Claus, to Miss Helena Brocius.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q, by tle Rev.
i. Z. King William II. Ericibaum Of h1uo-
Columbia county.
CREASY-ROBERTS-F Is, l,72, at the
residence Of Philip Greasy, by Rev. q \,
ShurrcttS, Mr.. Isaac Greasy Ccutre, and VI IS
Margaret Roberts Of Jackson township, Colum
blH county, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

THE Secretary of the Treasury has
decided that is the duty ofall national
bank depositaries, wherever situated,
to receive at their full value, in pay
ment of nency, dues to the United
States, and to redeem at their full face
value on the terms SET forth in Circular
No. !, from the Treasurer's office, de-
faced and mutilated legal-tender and
fractional notes, each Cqualling or eX-
ceeding three-fifths of its original pro-
portions in one piece.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

WE are indebted to Peters1n'5 De.
tector, for the following, to detect
counterfeit 80 cents currency The
engraving is coarse and the lathe work
wanting, though initiated coarsely, yet
1t is well calculated to deceive. Thered
and blue flores in the paperof the gonu.
inc are initiated by printing: in the
counterfeit, the long beard of Secretary
Stanton is darker and the figures $50"
on the right hand are surrounded by
solid black instead of fine lines as in the
genuine. On the reverse tho counterfeit
may be distinguished by the rs" in
CUSTOMS" falling to touch the large
oval to the next, and also by the absence
of shading and the fine lines around the
"50' in the corners.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

DIR. VAsTtNE, formerly of Catawissa
died recently at ST. Louis and his body
was brought to Catawissa and buried on
Wednesday Of last week, DIR. Vastine
was brother.in.lawo Of Charles r.. Pax.
ton Of this place, and father in-law to
Walter Scott of Catawissa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

SOME graceless scamp having before
his eyes neither dread of che penalties
of the law, nor fear of personal chas-
tisement, has feloniously appropriated
sundry chickens belonging to Sheriff
Smith, under the very walls of tho Jail.
We are authorized to state that the
thief, if captured, will have time af'
forded him to repent of his misdeed5,
in strict seclusion. A vacant cell in the
Jail awaits him and the Sheriff yearns
for his society.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

BROWN & JoNEs.-Who are they
They are an e,.e"prising young firm
lately established in Catawissa and from
the astonishing amouny of Dry Goods
they sell it cvidepS that the people
are attracted by their low prices. They
are in constant receipt Of fresh goods
from New York. They sell only ior
cash, giving the huyct every possible
edvantagG derived from this plan. \
visit 10 Hcir stOrn viii cunNine The
reader Of these facts. "A P"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

AT meeting of the Friendship Fire
Company Of this town on Thursday,
March 9TH, the following nominations
were made for officers. For President,
William Correll and Thomas Geddis
FOR Vice President, John Phillips; foI
Secretary, William Webb, William L.
Rinker; for Assistant secretary, VIM,
Evans, f. M. Girton; for Treasurer
Il. b. Hartman, w. ii. Gilmore; fol
Foreman, William Shipman; for First
Assistant Foreman, Henry Yost John
Mccormick, and Frank Jacoby; fol
Second A ssistant Foreman, George
Gerringer and Isaiah Hotter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

PUBLIC Schools No. = and East
Ward and No. 1 Of West Ward will
hold an exhibition at the Court House,
on Tuesday evening, March 10Th, 1872,
the proceeds Of which will be donated
to the East Ward Public School Lii
brarV.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

In is stated as q scientific fact that the
shades Of scarlet, orange and yellow
have stimulating and even irritating
effect on the human brain. Some artists
cannot work long with those colors
without feeling the effects. Even ami
mails are sensitive to tho irritation of
scarlet, being sometimes perfectly en-
ragged by the sight OF a red dress or
shawl. It is said that bulls are made
furious for the fight in Spain by a gor-
gcOu5 display Of scarlet; and we all
know that the quiet COW and the turkey
are affected the same way. Blue of deep
and dull hue is said to have a depress-
ing effect on the mind, and other col
ors to have each it's own effect of pleas
urc or pain. This is a fact which may
yet be turned to good account in the
case Of nervous patients.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

To be good citizen, in the full sense
Of the term, is not merely to lead a cor
rect life, but so to live that the commu-
nifty may feel the influence of your pre-
sence for good. There are many men
whose career is unmarked by any ac-
tion calling for the condemnation of
good men, but whose death causes no
mourning except in their Immediate
family and among personal friends
Such men, though good husbands, ia.
thels and companions have not fulfilled
all the requirements of n citizen and,
dying, leave behind them no monu
ments of their deeds, except tho ones
over their graves. To SO identify per.
sonal with public interests, to add to the
public convenience, comfort or happi
ness and to use wealth for the benefit of
others and not alCne for selfish ambi-
tions are all indispensable for a good
citizen.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

Two important sales Of real estate
will take place in this town tomorrow,
March 10th, being the valuable proper
ty adjoining the Court House, belong
ing to the estate of Wellington IL. Ent,
and the residence of the late CnaIre5 IL.
Doebler, on Third Street. The bidding
for these houses and lots will uadoubt-
edly be spirited, as they are most desir-
able properties.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

THE season for maple sugar is at hand
and we should think that it would
prove good one. The weather has
been so continuously cold since Fall
that the sap has had no chance to run,
but when it does start, under the influ
cnce of genial weather it will, or ought
to, 50 with rush. We hope this may
be the case, for large crop will insure
small prices.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

SOMETHING WORTH KNOWING,-it
is worth while to know how TO stop
bleeding from the nLse wher it becomes
excessive. If the finger is ressed firm
ly upon The little artery W ich supplies
blood to the side Of the lace affected,
the result is accomplished. The small
arteries, branching up from the main
arteries on each side of the neck, and
passing over the outside of the jaw
bone, supply the face with blood. If
the nose bleeds from the right nostrii,
for sample, pass the finger s!lOng the
edge of the right jaw till the beating of
the artery is felt. Press hard upon it
and the bleeding will cease. Continue
the pressure five minutes, until the
ruptured vessel in the nose has time to
contract.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

THERE is cne man in this town who
is determined to keep his store open on
st. Patrick's day, even if all Others are
closed. He does not believe it is legal
holiday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

THE fino carriage recently built by
NJ. c. Sloan & Brother, and sent by
them to Norfolk, Virginia, was lost in
the river Delaware by the sinking of
the steamer on which it was shipped.
Tho carriages made by the Soans do
not wear out rapidly and they have to
sink steamer to destroy new one.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

BURNS AND SCALDs.-Eyery family
should have q preparation of tiaxseed
oil, CHALK, and vinegar, about the con-
sistency Of thick paint, constantly on
hand for burns and scalds. A noted re.
tired physician states that he has used
it in hospital and private practice for
the past forty years, ard believes that
no application can compare with it as
regards relief of pain and curative re-
suits.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs, Philip Unaugst cele.
brated their silver wedding on Monday
last. A number of their friends assem-.
bled in the evening TO offer cong ratula-
tiona.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

J0h3SOn'S AnOdyne Imminent, is with.
out doubt, the safest, surest and best
remedy that has ever been invented for
Internal and external use. 1t Is appii
cabic ia a great variety of complaints,
and is equally beneficial for man or
beast.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

THE base bail season is at hand and
the various clubs throughout the coun-
try are reorganizing and adding strength
to their mines daily. Why can not
Bloonsburg have first-class nine. We
are sure that the material is here If it
is only taken advantage Of Let US have
the champion club of the valley. Pre-
eminence in base ball playing is an evi.
dence at least of the vitality of the
town.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15
LOCAL.

THE Danvillc, Hazleton & Wilkes.
barre Railroad has at last been leased
to the Pennsylvania Railroad company
into whose hands it passed on Friday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-03-15

That terrible disease, the spotted
fever, is raging to such an extent in
Scranton and its neighborhood, that the
public schools at hyde Park, Bellevue
and Petersburg have been closed as a
precaution. This fever is remarkable
for the rapidity with which it pros
trates its victims, the beginning of sick
ness and death being separated by only
a few hours. We have heard of no