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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-06-11

The new Attorney General Of the
United States, tIr. Pierrepont, is Just
now engaged in the hercuiean task Of
cleaning out the dirty stables of ms
predecessor, Laundalet Williams. It Is
an awful task, and as thankless as it is
dirty, but Mr.. Pierrepont, like a new
broom, seems to be sweeping up things
pretty clean of late. There have been
many changes made IL the West at his
lnetiSation, on account Of the whiskey
frauds, and now it is said that numer-
ous changes are shortly to be mad in
tue South, the only drawback being
the difficulty of finding capable Re
publicans to ill the POSITIONS Surely
this is a strange admission on the part
Of those who claim to be the party of
progress, and who have, for the past
fifteen years, held the reins OF power
III this country. It would seem TO in
dicate a doubt, both as to tue ability
aud the honesty of those on whom the
Republican Administration would con
fer the positions, two facts of which at
least those In the South have long beeu
aware, and which some of the Repub-
Hcan papers viii hardly pretend to
deny.
But the cream of the thing lies in
the peculiar position III which Mr..
Plerrepont is placed, Ill what would
seem to be a sincere desire to eDforce
reforms ia the conduct of public at
fairs. As true blue Republican, the
Attorney General, IL Accommodating g
men for the offices to be filled, must
send IN no names but those of men in
his own party. Plenty OF honest and
capable men can be found III the
South to fill the bill. but they cannot
be recommended because they are not
OF the right political stripe. Either,
therefore, the present corrupt officials;
must be retained III office, or their
places filled by others no better.
drawn from the Republican ranks, OR
else Democrats must be recompended
aud appointed. Mr.. Pierrpont and
President Grant may take their
choice Wadesboro Herald.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-06-11

They have hitherto fed the snakes
in the garden of Plants IN Paris, on
live rats. which satisfy the snakes and
nearly every one else but the other
day rat became unx reasonable, and
differed with snake worth 2,00Of. as
to who should eat and who should be
eaten. He killed the snake, and now
they will kill the rats before they put
them in, and won't give the old fell
lows q chance.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-06-11

Now that the Mecklenburg celebra-
ton is over there remains onIy fifty
three Revolutionary events to COM
memorate. They extend over a period
of six years, ending with Yorkto Va
III 1871. Bunker Hill, on the 17th of
June, will be the next feature of the
centennial programme.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-06-11

A lawyer of Louisville, few days
ago found that a book full of valuable
promissory notes which had been
slowed away for some years had been
so gnawed by rats that the signatures
had all been destroyed, while the re-
naming parts remained uninjnred.
An almost ridiculous use of steam
is found on Duck river, Tennessee, on
which placid stream steamboat,
drawing only twelve inches of water,
and having a grist mill on board, wan
ders UP and down, stopping wherever
she is wanted to grind 4 bushel or so
of com for the farmers Of the territory.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-06-11
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..FssE1 t~ls WRITTEN E1AN.,,
We give els where numerous ex-
! tracts from the press OF all political
/ shades upou tue recent letter Of Pes
/ ideut Gtai!5 il relation ~ the Third
| Term. While the D1moci attic and IL
l,reud ent papers universally condemn
| the letter, many of tile H p1l Iycau Or
gains are not satisfied with its tone or
language. Certainly if President
Graat had no aspirations Tor a third
| term he could have SAID so IN un, =
qulvocal language; and if there is an
" unwrittcn law of the Re public -
against such thing, he has taken
considerable pans 10 iet his party feel
jIat ne Is ignorant Of 1t, aud will not
abide by It in u certis;n event.
How i lltferent tne luugaage Of Wash
luSton when third term Was suggest
G! to him. He addressed letter to
his fellow- ftjzens, IN which he dis
tjnct.y and without reservation, in
form them cot Il resolution [ have
form' d t. decline being considered
among the number OF those out of
wGOm 4 choice IS to be made. X x
| All Influenced by 10 Giminition of
zeal for your future interest; 10 DIFF
CLERGY of greatful respect for your
past kiudless; but am supported by a
full conviction that tue step IS com
patible with BOTH
When his party Convention in the
''soc3cd state in the Union" had in
language which could not be mis-
understood, and when it was certain
that his party Convention in Ohio,
the next largest state in Union.
would, IL. few days, take the same
position. Grant writes a letter, very
long one for linn, in which he says
that ne did nat rant q Hird term any
uGorc than ~ did lie tySt-a lroposi-
ton 10 hich al VIII readily agree. Yet
he distinctly declares that the people
cannot b. restricted il their choice
stitutiCu. except as to age and nativity,
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-06-11
WITHHOLD FURTHER PAYMENTS

upon these accounts until another
showing is msde for the expenditure
of such frightfUl sums Of money. He
says hat he is aware that this ton
upon his part will awaken no little re
sentiment and criticism, but he is re ad 7
TO bear it all. The people, lie says,
had better dispense with justice alto
getter,l they cannot get it at a less
rate than they have been paying for It
IN the past few years. Such Il remark
does Aot sound much like Williams,
and it is certain that, If Picrrepont
only acts as we'll as he talks. the De
partment of Justice will soon lose the
odium it incurre d under the Williams
management. The stoppage OF the
payment OF money to the MAJ shals is
an Important preliminary to investi-
cation, ard will place the marshals at
once upon the defensive.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-06-11
From tt Chicago Times
A BIG JOB BEFORE MIR. PIER
EEP0NR.
Investigating Southern u. =. Mar
shaEs' Esascalisies.

WAsHINGToN, May 27-The Attor-
ney General says that he was led into
this proposed investigation of the
! Marshals' accounts in the South, not
from any reports that have been made
by congressional investigating COM
| nlttees. but rather from a melanchol
contemplation Of the accounts them
| selves. He says the demands for
money that have come into the depart
ment from the South have been so
/ enormous that he has felt astounded,
| and certain that the matter ouga: to be
| looked into In convel sation with the
Times correspondent, to-day, he said
that he was now engaged IN preparing
q cIlcuItr, which Ire was intending to
send through the South TO the District
| Attorneys there, asking for al expla-
nation of the outrageous sums that
| have been paid out in their districts.
He said that the largest require nenEs
come from the Western Dis .rict OF
North Carolina and the Western Dis
trlct of Arkansas. The Times CORES
pondent informed Mr. Pierrepont that
these Two districts had already been
| made subject If lnvestis sation, and
that the Marshal Of lhe Western Dis
trlct Of Al kansas had been branded by
a report hich made linn one Of the
handed brotherhood known as the
GREAT AMERICAN THIEVES
He said these reports were strange
to him; that he, i'll fact, had never
heard Of thtm This shows what
strangely active men tuere are Ia the
Department. of Jusfica Most Of VIII
lIams' Old men are there, and they are
the last ones 10 assist Pierrepont IL
his work of reform. Unit! he gets rid
of all the men trained under Williams,
there Is no hope of his making any ad-
vancement Ill department. reforms.
Mr.. Dlerrepont seemed especially III
terosted III the Seuer report OF the
frauds in Western Arkansas, and lie
sad that lie would send Tor it at once
to the Capitol. He thought that per
haPs he might fnd ample evidence fCr
him there, WIt,!Out caring to seek for
further testimony. OF this there can
be no doubt. The work of Sener's
Committee was very thorough, and the
report made was nearly unanimous. 1t
was the one complaint oI Sener's con-
8resSlOnal experience that Congress
was, at the time of the report, alto
gether too anxious about certain
AO1SS oi1l Go pay any aIteItIU1 10 tn6SS
MEASURES OF REAL EEFuRM
Ar. Pierrepont, who acts with the
UesU OF lntentI0ns, will see that the
purposes Of this report are carried
out The Attorney General says that
he las become perfectly astounded in
locking over the accounts submitted
to ilIm Ia some places the Witnesses
ices We're large enough 10 pay for the
s1mmonlng Of al Christendom. In
view OF this condition. Of Things, the
Attorney General has to-day decided
upon very important action, aud
onat lie Will
WITHHOLD FURTHER PAYMENTS
upon these accounts until another
showing is msde for the expenditure
of such frightfUl sums Of money. He
says hat he is aware that this action
upon his part will awaken no little re
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-05-07
Chinese Bank Bill,

Paper money is well known to have been
in use in China from very early period
The native banks of Fuchaufu are quite nu-
merous, and the bank bills in use are noted
for their unique appearance, and for difficult
ty with which they are counterfeited The
banks are not under government inspection
or control. Any individual who has the
capital, or any company of individuals who
can furnish the necessary funds may estab
lish bank and issue bills, without getting
charter, or applying for any kind of permis-
sion from the government. The outline of
the bill, with various devices to make coun-
terfeting difficult, is engraved neatly on Il
solid block of brass in the case of wealthy
banks poor proprietors of banks use hard
wood instead of brass The righth mar
gin is made an inch or more wider thap the
left-hand margin of the block of brass or
wood. The value of the bill and the day
of issue are filled in with the pen, and one or
more words to facilitate the detection of Il
counterfeit. Various stamps large or small,
round or square or oblong, some of which
are very curiously and elaborately engraved,
are impressed on different parts of the bill,
using red or blue ink These add very much
to the neat and handsome appearance of the
note, and are believed usually to have some
secret and private mark. From these and
other causes the notes are very difficult to
initiate with precision and exactnes5 by
| counterfeiters. But perhaps the use which is
made of the wide margin furnishes the great
est security against counterfeiting. On this
margin there are stamped or written varou.
| words, phrases, or sentences, before the
bill is cut off or trimmed and put into circu-
lation. When everything is ready, these
stamped or written sentences or phrases are
cut through by sharp knife, leaving the
right-hand margin of the bill, about the
same width as the left-hand, though it pre-.
sents very different appearance OF course
the edge of the right-hand margin of the
bill, aud the edge of the paper which was Gu
off from it will precisely match each other
| but, as the sentences have been cut into tive
parts, part of the words and stamps will be or
the bill, and part on the slip of pape cut off
These slips are all carefully kept in booI
form ready for reference each slip contain.
ing the value, date, and private marks of a
bill for payment, if there is the least doub
of its genuine reference is made to the cor
responding proofslp, and the banker or hi:
clerks know Immediately whether it is genu
inc or counterfeit. A successful imitation
of the written sentences and words, the blu
and red stamps, which are found on tn
right margin of bank bill, and which hav,
been cut through line parallel with tn
left-hand margin, it is almost impossible t
make so exact, precise and minute as to fl
the preserved proof-slip.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-05-07

1t is not in pearl powder, nor in golden
hair dye, nor in jewelry. 1t cannot be got
in a bottle or in a box. 1t is pleasant to be
handsome; but all beauty is not prettiness.
There is a higher beauty that makes lis love
people tenderly. Eyes, nose, hair or skin
never did that yet; though it is pleasing to
see fine features. What you are will make
your face ever for you in the end, whether
nature has made it plain or pretty. Good
people are never ill-looking. Whatever
their faces may be, an amiable expression
atones for all. If they can be cheerful also
no one will love them the less because their
features are not regular, or because they are
too fat, or too thin, too pale, or too dark.
Cultivation of the mind adds another charm
to their faces and, on the whole, if any girl
is desrous of being liked by the many and
loved by the one, it is more in her power
than she may believe to accomplish that OBJ
ject. Cosmetics will not accomplish il, how
ever Neither will fine dress though a wo-
man who does not dress becomingly wrongs
herself. Forced smiles and affected amia
bility will be of no avail but if she can
manage to feel kindly to everybody, not to
be jealous, not to be cross, to be happy i
possible, and to encourage contentment, ther
something will come into her face that viii
outlast youths roses, and gain her not only
a husband but lifelong lover
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-05-07
"APbOF Uay.u

The second Wednesday in April, is known
as "Arbor Day" in Nebraska. and is set
aside specially for the planting OF trees.
The farmers on the treeless prairies were
taught by sad experience that the only way
to bring a proper quantity of rain and to
protect themselves from the fierce sweep of
the desolating summer tornadoes and the
cutting winter blasts, was to plant trees and
raise forests as rapidly as possible. For this
purpose one day in each year is set apart,
and young and old engage in the work of
planting trees. As in Egypt and in parts of
France, this system has been successful,
although in Nebraska it has not yet had full
time to show its usefulness. In the mean
time the people of the Middle and Eastern
States continue to destroy their timber in the
most reckless manner, apparently needless
of the fact that dry summers and autumns
severe winters and disastrous spring floods
are the natural result. The time may ye
come when all these States will be obligeC
to have their own "Arbor Days" to preserve
their land from barrenness and desolation,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-05-07

WORDS FOR SPELEING BEEs.-Transmag
nifcanbandanjuality.
The proper method of spelling this word
is thusly:
s-n,-a-g-transmag-
transmagni--f-i-transmagnif--e-o-n--trans-
agnifican--b-a-n--trr rnsmagnifcanban--
d-d-n-transmagnifcan anbandan--.j-u-trans.
agnificanbandanju nju-a-l-transmagnii
observation-disclosures
-t-y-transmagnifcanbandanjuality.
Another word dis-Phsalmoguffa
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. This
word is treated the same way as the above.
Both words mean Just what they express.
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POetical.
"WIFE, CHILDREN AND FRIENps.o

When the back-lettered list to the gods was pre-
The list OF what fate for each mortal Intends
At the long string Of Ills kind goddess relented,
And slipped In the three bleSsings-wlfe, children
and friends.
In vain surly Pluto maintained he was cheated,
For Justice divine could not compass It's ends
The scheme OF maus pena1Ce was defeated,
For earth becomes heaven wlth-wlfe, children and
friends.
II the stock Of our bliss is In strange hands vested,
The fund, Unsecured, oft in bankruptcy ends
But the heart issues bills which are never protested,
When drawn on the irm Uf-wife, children ana
friends
Though valor st glOws IN his llfe's dying embers,
The death-wouhded tar who his colors Defends
Drops II tear Of regret us he dying remembers,
How bcSt was his home with-wfe, children and
friends.
The sul1cr whose deeds live immortal In story,
Whom Il It, - far distant ATTITUDES sends,
with trau-p1.t would barter Old ages Of glory,
For On" IdppJ day with wife, children and friends.
Though '!,a breathing gales on his caravan hover
Though lbr him Arabia fragrance asccnds,
The mere Iint st thinks OF the wOOdbines that COW
or
The bower where he sat with wife, children and
friends.
The daysprlng of youth, sill unclouded by sorrow,
Alone for Itself for enjoyment depends;
But drcar Is the twilight Oh age, II It borrow
No warmth from the smile OF wife, children and
friends.
Let the breath Of renown ever freshen and flourish
Tue laurel which DER the dead favOrite bends;
Ger me wave the wlOw-and long may IL flourish
Believed with the tears OF wife, children and friends
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev ]. p. Tus In, (supplyJ
sunday Seryices-luL u. m, and 6% p. IN.
Sunda, SCHOOL, q. m.
prayer Meeting Every Wednesday evening at 81
SEA s Tree. The public are inyi ed 10 attend.
ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Minis er-Rev, j. II. Williams.
SUNDAY Serviccs-lOB II. III. ana 81 p. IN.
FRA er Nee ing-Evory Wednesday evening at 6]9
seats free. Nopews rented. All are welcome.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Minis er-Rev stuart Mitchell.
Sunday Servlces-i0% a. III. and 6H p. m.
sunday SCHOOL, q. IN.
PRAYER Nee lng-Eyery Wednesday evening at 6,9
sea free. No pews rented. Strangers welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder-Rev. n. S. buckingham.
Minlster-Rev. j. II. McGarrah.
Sunday Scrvices-llH and Gk ?. IN.
Bible Class~Everv Monday evening at sX o'clock.
Young Mems PRAY er Nee ing-Every Tuesday
General Prayer Meeting-Every Thursday evening
at o'clock.
REFORMED CHURCH.
Corner OF Third and Iron streets.
PastOr-Rev T. +. Honmeler.
Residence-East street, near Forks Hotel.
sunday Scryices-l0H a. IN. and 6% p. IN.
sunday Schools a. M
Prayer Meeting-Saturday, p. m.
All are invited There Is always room.
Services every sunday afternoon at o'clock at
Heller's church. Madison township.
ST. rAULs CHURCH.
Rector-Rev. John Hewitt.
sunday ServCeS-iUN Il. M, 6L p. m.
sunday School, a. IN.
First Sunday in the month, Holy Communion.
Services preparatory to Communion on Friday
evening before the st sunday In each month.
Pews rented: but everybody welcome.
Persons desiring to consult the Rector on religious
matters win nnd him at the parsonage on Rock
street.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-05-07

LIfE.-Live for something! Yes, and for
something worthy of life and its capabilities
and opportunities for noble deeds and
achievements Every man and every wo-
man has his or her assignment in the duties
and responsibilities of daily life. We are in
the world to make the world better to lift
it up to higher levels of enjoyment and pro-
gress, to make its hearts and homes brighter
and happier by devoting to our fellows our
best thoughts, activities, influences. 1t is the
motto of every noble life, that 'no man
Jiveth to himself'-lives chiefly for his own
selfish good. 1t is a law of our intellectual
and moral being that we promote our own
happiness in the exact proportion we con-
tribute to the comfort and enjoyment of
others. Nothing worthy Of the name of hap
piness is possible in the experience of those
who live only for themselves, all oblivious
of the welfare of their fellows.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-05-07

Anybody can soil the reputation Of any
individual, however pure and chaste, by
uttering a suspicion that his enemies will
believe and his friends never hear of. A
puff of the idle wind can shake million of
the seeds on the thistle, and do a world of
mischief which the husbandman must labor
long to undo. Such are the seeds of SLAM
der so easily sown, so difficult to gather up,
and yet SO pernicous in their fruits.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-05-07

Prayer requires more of the heart than of
the tongue, of sighs than of words, of faith
than of discourse. The eloquence of prayer
consists in the fervency of the desire, in the
of faith, and in the earnestness
and perseverance of charity. Our trust and
confidence ought to proceed from that which
God is able to do for Us, not that which we
can say to God.-Queiaei
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-05-07

In the lives of the saddest of us there are
bright days when we feel as if we could take
the great world into our arms. Then come
gloomy days when the fire will neither burn
on our hearths nor in our hearts, and all
without and within is dismal, cold and dark.
Believe me every heart has its secret sorrows,
which the world knows not of; and often
times we call man cold when he is only
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-05-07

One of Brigham Young's wives told him
the other day that when she heard that the
Sultan of Turkey had 700 wives, she felt
mortified to think that her husband had al
lowed an outandish foreigner to beat him so
badly in that line. There is wifely pride for
you.
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THE COLUMBIAN
Columbia County Official Directory.

President tJudge--William Elwel
Associate Judges Iran Derr, Isaac 3. Monroe.
Pruthonotarv, &c.-R. Frank Iarr.
Register & ReCordcr-Wllllamson II. Jacoby.
District AttOrneY-JOhn NJ CLARK.
Sherln-Mlchacl Grover
Snrye or-Isaac Dewitt
reusurer-JOhn Sn der.
Commissioners William Lawton, John Herncr
Ohm Ent. .
commissioners Clerk-Willlaln Krickbaum.
AutltOrs-l. J. Campbell :. 4. Smith, David IOSt.
Coroner-Ch Charles q. MurphC,.
Jury Comms3 s3oners Jacob II. Fritz william II.
UT. .
Count. Suptrintendent nt-Wi liam II. snyder.
Bloom Poor Dlsttict -Directors-O. Y. Ent, Scot,
WIN. Kramer, Bloomsbury and Thomas Creyellng,
$40 [. q, Z. Ent SeCrctary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-05-07

A young man who knows all about it
states that his experience has taught him
that a hirt is a fool who delights in fooling
fools, and the fool who is fooled by such
fool is the foolishest kind of fool
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KINGDOM OF HOME.

Dark Is the night, and dtful and drearily
Rushes the Wind like the waves OF the sea;
Little care !, as here sing Cheerily,
wife at my side, and baby on knee,
King, King, crown me the king,
Home Is the kingdom, and love is king.
Flashes the loyclight, increasing the glory
Beaming from bright eyes, with warmth OF the
soul,
Telling Of trust and content the sweet story,
Lifting the shadows that over us roll.
King, king, crown me the king
Home Is the Kingdom, and love Is the king.
Richer than a mser, with perlshing treasure,
served with service no conquest c Ould bring,
Happy with fortune that words cannot measure,
Light-hearted ON the hearth-stone can sing,
King king, crown me the King,
Home Is the Kingdom, and love Is the king.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-05-07

Nevada brides won't stand much foolish
ness at a wedding Recently one of them,
while going up the aisle of the church,
stopped short, and kicked all the skin off
the shns Of a groomsman who trod on her
trail
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-05-07

''Sare,' said a Frenchman, wishing to dis
play his knowledge Of the English language,
"did it rain tomorrow" "Ies, sare,' was
the equally bombastic reply; yes, sare, it
Vos