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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-26
"Nothing In the Paper.v

The Richmond Examiner, has spicy
chapter on the subject Of newspaper,
elected by the sterotyped remark Of In
different readers after scanning the
"miniature world" Of daily issue Of
news, that "there's nothing in the pa
per-" 1t says. "And men are always
grumbling about their papers, and in
sinuating how much better they could
do it. They talk as fiippantly about
"fine articles'' on every imaginable
subject as If they could effect such
change. Let some of these over run
ming philosophers try 1t for one hundred
and fifty days in succession. And then
they think 1t is nothing to 'select" for
a Newspaper, you have merely to run
the scissors through a half dozen ex-
changes, and you have got matter
enough. Now this Is the most impor-
tant, and the most difficult department
to fill on a newspaper. Very few men
have the slightest idea how to do such
work. 1t requires thorough newspa-
per man-who knows the public appe-
tite well-who knows what is going on
in the world-and who knows how to
re-write and pack column into doz-
en- lines. Men who skim a newspa-
per and toss it aside little reflect how
much brains and toll have been expend-
ed in serving up that meal. Busy heads
and busy hands have been toiling all
day to gather and prepare those viands,
and some vast building has been lit
from cellar to garret all night to get the
paper ready for the newsboy by crack
of dawn. "Nothing in your heads,
that's what's the NATTER
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-26

NOT VOUCHED FOR!-A gentleman
in Savin Hill, Mass, has recently i'm
ported from Europe selection of poul-
try noted not only for their serviceable
and game qualities, bnt also for their
remarkable intelligence. At the sound
of bell they skip up ladder, and,
while awaiting their meal on the Sec
ond floor, preserve the utmost decorum,
standing in file, awaiting further orders.
The meal being placed before them one
at time, is considered inviolate until
all are served, and even then they re-
main abstinent until Il second eound of
the bell gives the signal. During the
meal there is no interference with each
others portion; tho utmost propriety
is observed, and, as each finishes his
repast, he stands quietly awaiting the
the bell which announces that the meal
is over, when, in military style, the
fowls proceed in single file down the
ladder to disport themselves as they
please.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-26

THE AGES OF THE PREsIDENTs.-
AS so many of the young men of to-day
are hoping and striving to achieve
greatness and possibly aspire to hold
high places in the land, it may be of
interest, if not positively consoling, to
know that those who have held the no.
biest position, known to our form Of
government, attained it late in life.
Particularly is this true of President
Harrison, who was the oldest of the
Presidents, being sixty seven years of
age when he was elected. That courtly
and elegant old gentleman, President
Buchanan was sixty-five when he be.
came Chief Magistrate, and next to him
in point of years, vas Zachary Taylor
the hero of Buena Vista, and the elev-
enth President of the United States.
John Adams, Washington's succe ssor,
was sixty-one, as also was Andrew
Jackson, and both Madison and Monroe
and also John Quincy Adams were
fifty-eight when they attained presiden.
tial honors. Washington, Jefferson and
Martin Van Buren were each fifty.seven
and James X. Polk was forty.nine.
franklin Pierce was next to the young.
est, being forty. eight, while the present
incumbent, U. s. Grant, was forty seven
at the time of his inauguration. OF the
three Vice Presidents, Tyler. Fillmore
and Johnson, the former was fffty-oae
the latter fifty-nine, and Mr.. Fillmore
was fifty.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-26
Singular Whisky Phenomena.

The La Crosse, Wis, Democrat tells
the following: 1t appears that Mr.. Fl.
field has been troubled with fearful
cold, which settled on his lungs, and
his friends held consultation and de.
cided to give the gallant Sergeant an
old.fashioned sweat. He was wrapped
in blanket and placed upon a cane
seat chair, and about pint of whisky
put under the chair, and a match touch
ed to the whisky.
1t is evident that too much conf
dence had been placed in the fact that
Madison whisky was never before
known to burn; but, singularly as it
may seem, this particular whisky did
burn, and Mr.. Fiield, with his we'll
known astuteness, discovered the fact
as soon as anybody. Without stopping
to argue with his friends as to the sin.
gular phenomenon, Mr.. Fifield arose as
one man, end with his hand on his
heart, thanked the audience for the
warm and genial manner in which he
had been received, kicked the chair
over, and jumped up.
He jumped well, but it is said that il
the ceiling had been higher, he would
have increased his leap at least eight
feet. On his return to earth his elocu.
tionary powers were brought into requi.
sitien, and he made speech that in
blistering sarcasm ana burning pathos
has never had its equal in the annals OF
legislative experience.
DIR. Woolcott was telegraphed fol
from Milwaukee and came by special
train, but gave it as his opinion that am
putation would not be necessary. The
party with whom Mr.. Fifield boards,
the telegraph informs US, has raised the
price of Sans board three dollars 6
week, because it is necessary to set the
table for him on the mantlepiece.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-26

SOME DIsCoUNT.-One pleasant morn
ing some two or three years ago, says
the Hartford Times, party Of gentle
men were standing on the steps of the
fremont House, in Boston, enjoying
their cigars, when they noticed coun.
try looking chap riding a slim, NANCY
horse up and down the street in front
of the hotel, apparently trying to attract
the attention of the group. Ono of them
says: ''I'll bet that fellow has horse
for sale, Well see." Presently along he
came, showing his beast, and was ac.
costed with 81 say, is that animal for
sale.'
"Well-y-a-a-s,-I might be induced
to part with him; but he is mighty
likely critter." SIS he sound ?' "Sound
as a bullet" "Can he trot ?" "Trot
Well he can. He can just mock trot-
ter" "How fast can he go?" "How
fast? Well he can 60 in four minutes;
and he would 60 faster if he could. He'd
love-ter!" "What is your price for
him ?" "Five hundred" Well,
don't want horse, but I'll give five
dollars for him." stranger he's yourn.
But that's blazin' discount"
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BLOOMSBURY, PA, FRIDAY APRIL 26, 1872.
POetical.
The Origin of the Shamrock.

st, Patrick sat in field of fclover
Pondering how to make pagans think,
And as he was turning the problem over
A Bee climbed out from the blossoms pink.
"what dost thou hcro?" said the Saint TO the
Bee.
Said the Bee to the Saint: otis my busy way
To plunge head-frst in the nowery sea,
That heaves in the breeze ofthe Summer day.
"what nndst thou there?" said the Saint to the
Bee.
Said the Bee to the saint; "There be fairy
bowers
Down mid the roots of the clover tree,
Where elves weave charms out Of three.leaved
flowers"
"What can a three leaved flower do
To spel-bnd men" said the Saint to the Bee
"Can there be stronger than three and two,
Like this flvo-ioiled sprig hold on my knee''
Said the Bee to the Saint "Now lend an ear
TO words that honey to you shallbe,
For am the queen ofthe fairies here
And your thoughts are as plain as noon to me-
"sad is your heart. and grieved your mind,
Because the work that you've begun.
Nainly you strive type to find
That tells of the mighty Three in One.
"Iet down in the hooks of the shady dells,
Where MOSES mould and cowslips blow,
And snalls are safe in their painted shells,
The symbol of Three in One doth grow.
"a little trefol with pale green leaves
That hides itself from the light of day,
Under the web that the spider weaves,
And fairies call 1t the shamrock spray.
"Gather the little silent plant
Silent in voice, though It's leaves can preach;
And threc-on. one-stem will the minds enchant
Ofthe people you have come to teach.n
And thus it was that st Patrick found
The symbol with which mems hearts he won,
In tiny plant which cleaves to the ground
But whose leaves are the book of Three in One.
-NeU York Standard.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-26

A member of the editorial staff of the
Cleveland Leader, it is said, has invent
ed sheet-iron cat, with cylindrical at.
tachment and steel claws and teeth. 1t
is worked by clock-work. A bellows
inside swells up the tail at will to be-
ligerent size, and, by tremolo attach
ment, causes, at the same time, the pat
ent cat to emit all noises of which the
living cat is capable. When you want
fun, you wind up your cat and place
him on the roof. Every cat. within half
a mile hears him, girds on his armor
and sallies forth. Frequently fifty or
hundred attack him at once. No sooner
does the patent cat feel the weight OF
an assailant than his teeth and claws
work with lightning rapidity! Adver.
saries within six feet Of him are torn to
shreds. Fresh battalions come on to
meet a similar fate, and In an hour sew
eral bushels OF hair, toe nails, and I'D
dle'strings alone remain.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-26
COL. DEM. -. VOL. XXXVI-. NO. 10,

"But it was your mercy, not her jus.
tice, Miss Seeley, that saved me. Vic.
let, love you, and 1 will take Red
burn with your hand, not else.'
/ put my hand in his, trusting him,
loving him utterly, and proud, very
proud, to make him the master of Red.
burn.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-26
fNs EANOE AGENCY.
HINKLEY KNITTING MACHINE

TIE SIMPLEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST IN
USE! HAS BUT ONE NEEDLE! \
CHILD CAN RUN IT!
Designed especially for the use of families, and
adits who desire to knit for the market VIII
do every stitch of the knitting in q stocking
widening and narrowing as readily as by hand
Are splendid for worsteds and fancy work.
TAKING FIVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF
STITCH Are very easy TO manage, and not
have one.
We want an Agent in every town to introduce
ana sell them, TO whom we offer the most liberal
Inducements. send for our Circular and Sample
stock ing. Address.
HINKLEY KNITTING MACHINE CO.,
nov. lO,E-ly. Bath Me.
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President Jttdgc-WILLIAM ELwELL. , A..
associate JudgcS-IRAM DERB, lsAAo % hoE'-
ROE, - ,,--..,,
ProthonotaTy, dc-RUDoLPH H. RINGLElt
Register e RecOrder-WGLL1AMsoN h'JACohi'
District ftOrncy-JAMEs BRHsoN, JR'
GhCriD--AARON SMITH.
SjtJpCUoT-IsAAC DEWITT.
gre0SlreT-WILLIAM LAMoN. ~
CoglUlfySiouers- CYRUS ROBBINS, HIRAM D.,
RFFpFn WILLIAM SHAFFER.
Commissioners C2crk-WILLGAM KEGCEBAUM,
Auo'jtorS-U. j. CAMPBELL, DANIEL LEE.
CHARLES CONNER
Cor0ncr-CUARLEs G.. MURPHY.
JiuV CO8iniiSSi0HCly-ISAAC MCBRIDE, JOHN NC
ANALI.
County upcyintcHdcnt- CHARLES q, BARKLEY
Bioom Toor DiStrict-Dlrectors, S. H. MILLER
WILLIAM KRAMER, bloomsbury, and JOHNSON
lEILrH Greenwood, CHARLES CONNER. Secy.
Bloomsbury Official Directory.
BloomSLtrg Ranking Co.-JoHN A. FUNSTON
President, II. II. GBOTz, Cashier
Eira National BdnL-CHAs. II. PAXTON, Prest 3
j. p TUsTIN, Cashier.
Columbia COuntU mutual Saving Fnid and Loan As
S0ciotiOn-E. IL. LITTLE, Pres't, c. W. MILLER
SecV,
bloomsbury SUilding and SdUiiiD Ftt1id AsSocida
PEACoCK, Pres't, ], Il. RoBIsoN Sec,
Bi0o3pSbtrg luiudt SduinG Fund Association
j. J. BROWER President, G, @. BARLEY, Secy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-26

A MAN is usually refused credit for
one of two reasons-either because We
don't kno W him, or because we do.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-26

Executors or Administrators Notice, $500
Auditors or Assisnee's Notice, $780,
Local notices, twenty cents line.
Cards I'm the "Business Directory" column,
s2OO per year for the first Two lines, and MOO for
each additional line.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-26
VOLUME VI. --- NO II.
Orangeville Directory.

n Is. HERRING & BROTHER Carpenters and
~. Builders, Main ST., below Pine.
DRTCK HOTEL and refreshment Saloon, by
ID Rohr NJ Henry cor.of Main and Pinest
DR. o. A. A.MEGARGEL, Physician and Surgeon
DMain ST., next door to Goods HOTEL
DAVID HERRING, Flour and Grst Mil, and
~ Dealer in grain, Mill Street.
TAMES B. ETARMAN, Cabinet Maker and TN
y dertaker. Main st., below Pine,
SCHUYLER Il co., Iron founders, Machinists
~ and Manufacturers ofplows, Mill st.
CAMUEL sHARPLEss, Maker oftheH eHayhurst
y Grain Cradle. Main st.
WILLIAM DELONG Shoemaker ami manufac.
" turer of Brick, Mill ST., west of Pine
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-04-26
USTICE'S BLANKS.

We now have ON hand q large neatly printed
assortment of JUSTICES and CONSIABLES
BLANKS, to which we invite the attention or
these Officers
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

One inch, OwelVe lines OF It's eluiyalent In
Nonpoieil type ono OF two woinseftions, $50 three
800
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nj a CIV. II. SHOEMAKER, dealers in dry
NJ goods, RrOceierleR and general merchandise
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-11

was then referred to u select commit
tee of three.
The bill providing for the incidental
expenses Of the Justices of the Su-
preme Court. was referred to n special
committee. The Canal and Locks
bill was taken from the table and re-
ferred to select committee. The
Joint select committee to examine the
Canal and Locks present,d a report
which was laid upon the table. In
committee of the Whole. the House
considered the bill granting bonnties
for sellps of certain wild animals.
Amendments were made, and bill re-
ported back to the Senate A memo
rial relative to the lack of harborage
on the Pacific Coast was read; also. a
bill asking aid from Congress In the
construction Of wagon road and telc-
graph line from Portland to Astoria.
The following bills were passed: Bill
relative to the rights Of married wo-
men in the possession of property; $.
Il. requiring the recording OF patents.
DEGREES. etc.; II. II. for the relief of
DIR. !. &. Hawthorne was made the
special business tor Thursday at 3 r
NJ. Committees made their reports.
and House adjourned.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-11
Rev. Addison Jones, Of CAL. opened

Rev. Addison Jones. Of CAL. opened
the House with prayer. Mr.. Martin
from the Committee on Elections. pre-
sented a report on the Claekanlas
county contested case. with rUSnlu-
tion declaring the setting members en-
titled to the seats. MIR. Glow present.
cd a minority report and resolution lu
favor Of the contestants, and asking
that they be allowed to appear by at
torney at 7'O'clock this evening 10
argue their case. which was lost by
a vote of 20 yeas to "a nays. The
resolution Of Martin was then passed
by a vote OF 30 to Is. The bill 10 en-
franchise women. after reports for and
against were read, was indefinitely
postponed. The bill to grant aid to
the Portland. Dalles aud Salt Lake
Railroad was passed by 4 vote of 2S
to Is. One thousand copies of the
Governors message were ordered
printed. Adjourned to Z p. NJ, at
which time tle act regulating and
defining lawful fences In WascO and
Umatilla Counties and providing
against trespass was passed unanimous
". Nothing else definite was done.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-11
Albang gegister,
oREsoN H.rsGusu.ATURE.
THURSDAY, Oct. 3.

EHGkSIpAI1 OCt' "'
PRAYER was offered In the Senate by
Rev. Mr.. Medbury. Of Portland. After
number Of bills were reported back
by committees. and appropriately dis
Dosed Of. the following bills were In
trOduced: S. B. No. ~, for the relief
of Lane county ; s. B. No. 43, to pre-
scribe punishment for iniuring rail-
roads. The following bills were passed:
TO change the mode of voting from
riM rocs to hallOt /; to locate the State
University at Eugene City; to repeal
the act to prevent frauds In elections.
The bill to amend the law regulating
ferries was indefinitely postponed.
The Senate conc,rred with the House
in the memorial asking Congress to
appropriate funds to remove obstruc-
tions IN the Yamhill river. The com-
mittee on printing reported that they
had appointed Urban f. Hicks as eX-
pert, and ID. w. Craig as Clerk. Sem
are adjourned.
House opened with prayer by Rev.
Addison Jones, late Of University of
Chicago. A bill relating to instruc-
ton In common schools, and n bill to
amend an act to regulate the jurisdic-
ton Of Justices Of the peace. The
bill to grant aid to the Portland, Dal-
les aud Salt Lake Railroad was read n
rhird time, and the question on its
passage was postponed until evening,
and Col. Chapman was invited to ad-
dress them on the subject. The two
bills to provide for the construction Of
a wagon road to TillamoOk, were
made the special order for Saturday ;
also, the bill to purchase the Meacham
wagon road was disposed of the same
way. At the evening session. Col.
W. w. Chapman addressed the House
on the subject OF the Portland, Dalles
aud Salt Lake Railroad, after which
the consideration of the bill was post
-poned. A communication was re-
celsed from Portland inviting the
House to attend the Mitchell ratitica'
tioa at Portland Saturday night. Ad.
j0urned.
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FRIDAY. Oct. 1.

Prayer was offered in the Senate by
Rev. A. Jones, Of Mayfield, Cal. MI.
Myers, from the Committee OH Wavs
ard Means, submitted tie following
report.
We the Committee on Ways and
Means, in accordance with s. Il. No.
IL, find on examination the existing
unpaid debt Of the State which re-
4tlires legislative appropriation to be
a. follows:
Out. Genenll Fund, warrants. -. s7,76i G6
Agricultural +" 49,. tS+l Gs
Accts. on hand for sup Of pO0r... Liz 8!
Out. c8nvis.iS warrants. $40 00
Accts. filed tOr conveying
cOnYiets to the PcHi
tonIiafy.,.....,..... l,2OO 20
Auaa. fled for expenses of Peni-
tentiAry.. .................. l9,G7T Is
warrants. ................... lG272 n
Incidental ...... LOS 90
Accounts fled for incidental e%
Pcnitentiary j Building 5i,isS s
ing Fund warI.tnis.. a,raa a.
Insane Fund warrants Si,7g7 "
accounts on file for conveying In
sane to Asylum and keeping ss,cOO %
public printing
exclusive OF interest. $50. 9d OO
Outstanding Printing FnnG war
4 FnYfo fAWeilgiye Of intaTsaafi a 2ID Qt
warrants disallOwtd by
investigating commission. 3,lsS 90
Total amount of existing un.
sAtti ueilt.. ...-.............. .$IT5,C ,CJ3 W
Exclusive OF interest due on the samr and
no. yet computed.
The bonded debt of the State, as per
TIpasurer's report, il all providid for and
requires no further legislation.
The Committee found it difficult to
compute the amount of appropriations
asked for, and they did not report on
that head. The bill to appoint a Com
missioner Of immigration was referred
to the Joint Committee on Ilnmigra-
tioD. The following bills were intro
duoel A bill to authorize the State
Treasurer to convert currency In the
Treasury into coin, and to redeem the
Canal and Lock bonds; to amend tie
aC4 regulating the public printing
allowing the State Printer 800 for
publishing the laws Of each LegisIa-
iue IN sCits newspaper III the State /;
10 change the time Of meeting Of the
Legislature TO the elst Monday in De-
cernber. Bills were read asecond
time and referred. and some amended.
s. ]. r. No. q, was moved to amend
20 q to report back 4 bill abOiIshing
tie Office of State Printer, and author
izing the authorities to let ont the
public printingby contract. which wai
adopted, Leave was gTahted to the
committees TO examine the Locks until
tie Senate meets llext week, SENATE
adiOurned.
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The following bills were introduCed:
For the relief of Jesse B. Stump, Of
Baker county; to amend al act to
provide a code Of civil procedure; to
protect the forced sale of homestead
property (; to incorporate McMinnville.
The bill authorizing the Governor to
appoint Esd. Applegate asa Commis-
siOuer Of immigration was passed !;
also. the BID providing TOR an election
in UniolEcOnnty to relocate the county
seat. A number of House bills were
read aud referred. A resolution III
structing the Committee Of Elections
to report on the c;Ise Of Witham vs..
Stsalan Tomorrow, was lost, IL to IL.
Senate adjourned.
House met at 2 r. NJ. A resolution
was passed appointing u committee Of
three to investigate certain charges Of
bribery relative to the advocacy Of the
Canal and Lock bill. The bill rela-
tive to female suffrage was reconsider
ed, aud the amendment allowing them
the privilege Of voting on Ill temper
ance questions was adopted. The bill
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-16

TEMPERANCE DIVISION ORGAN1zED.-Sun-
beam Division, No. (colored). Sons of Tenn
perancc, WAS organized on Friday night last
with w. l.. johnson. T.W. FitzhHgb, John
D. Booker, Robert Wynne, Peter Smith and
Others, as charter members. This division,
which was chartered under tho late action
of the National division Of North America,
starts out under favorable auspices, having
quite large membership. There were
initiated also the charter members for three
other divisions, Nos. 2, 3, and 4, and quite
an enthusiastic meeting was held. The diyi-
sion works under different password from
the white divisions. and it is contemplated to
organize 4 coloreu Grand Division IN few
weeks for the propagation Of the work
among the colored people.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-16
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.


NEW YoRz, December 14.-The bank state
ment shows an increase in legaltenders,
SST5, 1000; decrease of loans, S750,000; de-
crease of specie, 81, $4,000 decrease of de-
posits, S2,l25,000; loss in reserves, s125,OOo.
Money closed at 6 to 7. Sterling dull at
100 to 1o9t. Gold, 11al to 1923. Govern
ments dull and steady. States quiet: Ten
nessee's heavy; Virginia consols strong;
Tennessee's, 7ss; new, 70. Virginia's, At
new, so; consols, 5S3; deferred, Is. Lou.
isiana's, 81; new, so. Leyee's, so; s's, go.
Alabama's, so; 5's, 81. Georgia's, 10; rs, So.
North ,Carolina's, 30; new, 20; special tax,
ls. South Carolina's, so; new, 2il; April
and October, 25i.
BALTIMORE, December 14.-Firginia con-
soils, oS; new, 49a; registered, 40. West
Virgini's, II. Bids.