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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-05-05

are run on all through trains OF this road
This is the ONLY LINE running these cars be-
tween Chicago and ST. Paul, Chicago and Milwaukee,
or Chicago and Winona.
Al Omaha our sleepers connect with the overland
sleepers the Union Pacific Railroad for all points
west OF the Missouri river.
On the arrival OF the trains from the cast SOUTH
the trains OF the Chicago North Western Railway
leave Chicago as follows
For COUNCIL BLUFFS, OMAHA AND CALIFORNIA, Two
through trains daily, with Pullman palace craving
room and sleeping cars through 10 Council Bluffs
FoR ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, two through trains
daily, with Pullman palace cars attached 70 both
trains
For GREEN BAY AND LAKE SUPERIOR, two trains
daily, with Pullman palace cars attached, and run
ming through TO Marquette.
FOR MILWAUKEE, four through trains daily, Pull
man cars on night trains, parlor chair cars on day
trains ... .
For SPARTA AND wINoNA and points In Minnesota,
one through train daily, with Pullman s!eepers TO
Winona.
For DUBUQUE, via Freeport, two through trains
For DUBUQUE AND La CROSSE, via Clinton, two
through trains daily, with Pullman cars on night
train TO McGregor, Iowa
For SIOUX CITY AND YAsKTOH Two trains daily, Pull
man cars TO Missouri Valley Junction.
FOR LAKE GENEVA, four trains daily,
FOR ROCKFORD, STERLING, kENOsHA, JANEsvIIIE,
and other pointsyou can have from Two TO ten trains
daily.
New York office, No 4lb Broadway; Boston onice,
State Street; Omaha once, 1853 FarnhaIn street;
San Francisco once, l2l Montgomery Street; Chlca-
20 ticket Offices: 81 CLARK street, under Sherman
House corner Canal and Madison streets; Kinzie
Wells Street depot, corner Wells and KinZie Streets
For rates or Information not attainable from your
home ticket agents, apply 10
w. II. sTEssETT, MARVIN HUGHITT,
Gen. Pass. Agt, Chlcago' Gen. bup't, Chicago
Feb. a,76-ly
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The New Bedford (Mass.l Mercury tells
this "a day or two since FIVE dogs were
sh ut up in yard in this city by the gate
swinging together they passed through it.
When they wished to go out they were un-
able to open the gate, as it swung inward.
The animals held an apparent consultation
for few minutes, after which a big New
foundlsnd clambered over the fence. On
reaching the street he at once pushed the
gate open and released the prisoners"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-05-05

"I'se the boy what did the shootin'. "
The speaker young negro, sat on door
step in New Orleans, and addressed police
man. "Yes, you thoughts we'll arrest me,
for I've shot stepdad He cuffed me, and l
took sudden notion to kill the ole fraud,
Guess he's passed in fore this time" He
was right. His stepfather was dead, from a
wound inflicted by the stspsea.
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WHERE TO ADVERTISE.

A. T. Stewart says the best advertising mediums
he has ever found are the old established organs Of
the two political parties at the several county seats
throughout the Union" 'These," he says "reach
every family Of the least account In their several
counties and are more carefully read than any other
class OF Jonrnals" II Mr.. Stewarts Judgment is Of
value there is no difficulty in deciding which paper
IL is for the interest Of business 10 Gdvt In
The COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, upon which this paper Is
partially founded was established In 1880, and the
COLUMBIAN now enjoys wider circulation and
greater prosperity than 1t eySr did II secs week
ly into two thousand families in Columbia and ad-
Joining countless and by most OF them is read from
th first TO the last line 1t is the only recognised
exponent Of nearly hye thousand Den oeratc voters
In the county. II gives advertisements tasty dis
play, that makes them attractive to It's patrons thus
ehsuring greater certainty that they VIII persse
them While Its circulation is undoubtedly much the
lare est In the county. the advertising rates the
COLUMBIAN are no higher than those OF ether papers
with barely half and several not one fourth the num-
Der Of subscribers Facts like these speak for them
selves. No shrewd business will neglect 10 In
sert his advertisements In the COLUMBIAN II
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EASTWARD.

Erie Mail West Limited Mail West. Lock Haven
Accom-. west and Day Express East make close con-
hectlon at Northumberland with l.. & b. r. r. trains
Tor wilkes Barre and scranton.
ERE Mail west Limited Mail West and Fast Line
Mest make close connection at Williamsport With
y. c. X. w. trains north. ~
Erie Mall East and West, Limited Mail West Fast
Line west ana Day Express East make close con-
heclinn at LOCK haven with b. T.. V. X. Il trains
Erie Aall East and West connect at Erie with
Trains os l.. 5. q Nj. : r. Il. ut CORY with c. IA
" i X. a. Emporium with b. n. y &P r. r. ana NJ
DriftwOod with V. Il. H. " " ~ ~
paI1or Cars Will run between PhiladelnhIa and
Mllllamsport on Limited Mail West, Fast line West
rhaaelpha Express East and bay ExCrL East
Sleeping Cars on all night trains.
WM A. BALDWIN,
D''' '''' ''-u General Supt.
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NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY
~ COMPANY.
on and after November 2Oth 1878, trains will leave
SUNBURY as follows:
NoRTIWARD.
Erie Mail 500 o. n., arrive Elmira. q. m
Canandaigua., 1886 p. IN
Rochester ..... ol5 I"
Niagara......... $40 "
Remove accommodation lilo a. m arrive Williams
rt12.65 p. IN.
Elmlra Man 10 Il. IN. arrive Elmra 1920 a. m.
Buffalo Express 7l5 a. IN. arrive Buffalo $50 a. In.
SOUTHWARK.
Buffalo Express $50 a. m. arrive Harrisburg 4.5O a. m
Baltimore $40
Emlra Mail Ills a. M, arrive Harrisburg 15O p. m
" Washington 1890 "
Baltimore $50
Washington $50 "
Harrisburg accommodation $40 p m. arrive Harris
burg 1880 p. m.
arrive Baltimore 2.25 a. IN
- Washington G,l3 "
Erie Mail 1855 q. IN. arrive Harrisburg 3.O5 a. m.
90 Baltimore $40 :"
"a Washington 1925 "
All daily except sunday.
d. M. BOYD, Jr., General Passenger Agent
A. j. CASSATT, General Manager
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RAIL ROAD TIME TABLES

PHILADELPHIA AND READING ROAD
OF PASSENGEk
TRAINS.
MAY Sd, 1875.
TRAINS LEAVE RUPERT AS FOLLOWS SUNDAY BxcrrTED
For New York, Philadelphia, Reading, Pottsyille
Tamaqua, &C., II, ,33 a. m
For Catawssa, II ,s3 Il. m. and 1886 p. M
For williamsport, e,2s a. m. and 400 p. m.
TRAINS FoR RUPERT LEAVE AS FOLLOWS, SUNDAY E&
oEPTED9
Leave New York, 800 q. m.
Leave Philadelphia, 9i5 a. IN.
Leave Reading, 1i,3 a. M, Pottsvllle 1910 p. m
and Tamaqua, 1902. m.
Leave Catawissa, $50 a. m. and 400 p. IN.
Leave Williamsport 9,2Oa m. and 800 p. m.
Passengers md from New York and Philade
phia 20 through without change OF cars.
J. E. wooTTEN,
Jan. IL, 13TG-tf General superintendent.
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Green BAY and Marquette Lii
Frecport and Dubuque Lin,
Chicago and milwaukee Line

is the only route for Elgin, Rockford, Freeport an
all poiI Is via Freeport. It's
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CALIFORNIA
Omaha and California Line

ern Illinois, Iowa, Dakota, Nebraska, WyOmiu
Colorado, Nevada, Utah, California, oregon, Chin
Japan and Australia. It's
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Chicago, Madison d St. pau, Lin
WinOna and ST. Peter l.

Is the short line for Northern Wisconsin and Mime
sota and for Madison, ST. Paul. Minneapolis Duluth
and all points In the great Northwest. Its
, 1876-11-17
Idle Ladies'.

It is pity that so many young ladies
look upon domestic service with marked
contempt. Many of our social difficult
ties would be almost entirely mastered
if young ladies would consent to become
lady-helps in their own homes. Moth
ing can be more intolerable than the
mismanagement and discomfort to be
found in countless households, whore
there are plenty of grown-up daughters,
who have really but little to do but
grumble at the dreariness Of their lives,
and fret themselves into permanent i'll
health. Perhaps they take sufficient in
terest in the housekeeping to wonder
contemptuously how their mother can
be troubled with such inefficient ser
wants, " creatures" who cannot even
make palatable coffee, or keep the sill
yer Bright. They have no patience with
the shortcomings of the overworked
housemaid, from whom they expect as
much attendance as if she had only
lady's maids duties to perform. How
ever unreasonable their demands, they
expect any servant in the house to be at
all times in readiness to answer them.
Half the young women one meets sink
into O state Of semi-imbecility, from
idleness and want of interest in their
surroundings. From mere thoughtlessF
ness and ignorance they grow up exact
ing and unreasonable. From want Of
active exercise they become the preyfof
hysteria, dyspepsia and spine complaint.
They marry any one who will have
them, simply because they are so bored
that any change is welcome. They make
bad wives, because they have never
learned the rudiments of domestic econ
omy. When the unfortunate mother Of
such daughters allows herself to be per-
suaded, against her will, to add lady
help to the establishment, the hight Of
absurdity is reached. -Four or five com
monplace, stupid girls may lounge
about the house-one with piece of
soiled fancy-work, another playing
snatches of dance music, a third reading
French novels on the sofa, while per-
haps a pretty, graceful lady lays the
fire, dusts the room, and endeavors-
probably in vain-to bring order into
the uncomfortable and chaotic establish
ment.
, 1876-11-17
Two.
Ut ANA RoTSTOS

n,-n IN the town there is garden
Rork Work, roses. and hedge. high
uide the vines and the silver fountains
IWrV from the crowd that is surging oy'
pu-s drifts over Its rare e1oties,
ClalooF startles Its timorous deer,
Msrbles dean in its nooks and Aroors'
Ia tees are elegant. trim and dreAr'
1knaw the rod OF the stately garden,
Hk stands for aye by the lofty gate, ....
His white limbs bare, and his brow OF OeAu'!
Hiah and cold, and as hard as fate
In in the hills there is q dingle,
bare black ledges with harebells olue
wall II about, and silver birches,
And dropping elms let sunlight tnrOusn'
Soft siik plumes Of purple grasses
And faint pink stArs in its shadow snlne'
below IN the light is the laughing Water,
Above In the darkness the signing pine
And I know the god Of the wild, sweet dinsie'
Forever viewless, he hovers near;
I feel his touch in the mist OF morning
And his pipe on the peaceful wind hear
-ris beauty's form in the city garden:
A soulless form that is cold and tAir, -,
But 1 sit in the hills and my heart IS giAdueneu'
For 'tis beauty's spirit worship there
, 1876-11-17

the longest quarter of an hour 1 ever
remember. At last the conviction flash
ed on me that the time was gone. l ran
out of the room on to the platform to
see the clock. Oh, horrorl the time
was past by several minutes.
An astoniahed porter stopped, and
asked me what was up?
1.-The time isr answered sharply.
"Then more politely told enough of
my story to enlist his sympathy, which
took an eminently practical form.
"'Take cab at once, he said.
"And giving me a lift on his back, /
was in another minute rattling down
Queens road like mad.
"'Dolt, not to have thought Of this
before. What will Susan say? She will
never forgive me for being such an un-
mitigated noodle
when my Jehu hal thundered with
the knocker MISUNDERSTANDING to
his notions of propriety, which were
peculiar-the door Of my dear relations
house was thrown open by my late trav-
cling companion, who, bowing in the
blandest manner, said
"'Ohl here are your boots, Mr.. Sis
kin. Will pou put them on in the cab?
"'You crafty scoundrelr' / roared, as
soon as 1 could gather sufficient breath.
L will kick you to Jericho with them, if
1 can only get them on
"'Here, cabby, fetch a policeman or
two, said the nephew-for of course it
was he. Or, stay, your machine will
Just do to run him in; he's as mad as
halter
"Cabby grinned, so did every one of
the small crowd that had gathered
round.
81 put the boots on, and paid the fare;
then, quietly stepping to the door as
old Lionel San6s came along the pass
age, was about to explain the trick
that had been played on me.
''To my intense disgust, the old dom
key pointed to gigantic clock-face in
the hall, and addressed me as follows:
"'Mr. Siskin, you know my rule
punctuallty. Strict punctuality, and no
excuses, The business is settled. Ny
nephew will not regret it, if you do.
Another time, if you cannot get your
boots to come in, come without. Good
day
'He slammed the door in my face.
"I shall never forget the utter exas-
peration that seized me. 1 kicked at the
door like an impotent msdman. 1 am
afraid 1 swore, or very nearly; then
turned away to hide my tears-for keep
them back. I could not for my life.
Well, 1 cannot stay TO tell you all be-
sides, I am OBTAINING you, perhaps?
when old Sands died, he left every
thing to that gentlemanly thief of a
nephew, by a will dated the dSy1h he so
fercely sent me packing. He soon sold
off the clocks and furniture, and long
before this has beenl half over the
world.
Zone thing I must say-we received
e200 bV post six months after the death
of old Lionel and, as we could never
trace the sender, put it down as 'consci-
ence money from the nephew,
"Well, good-day," said Mr.. Siskini
'and at about 10 look for me.
So / did, but he never came; and to
this hour, if I disappoint dear Julia,
she is apt to ask me if I have been
stopping to talk to Mr.. Siskin about his
| boots.
, 1876-11-17

A RARE SIeHT.-A preacher is crea'
tied with having gotten of something
novel in a Church Greek pulpit, LATELY
which came very near, however, inYol,I
ing him in trouble. To draw Q lan
house he had it rumored far and wias
that upon q certain Sunday evening y
would show his congregation sometnln5
which they had never seen before ano
would never see again. CURIOSITY Y
cordingly led many out who had ~
looked upon the interior Of chursa
for many days. After the large anas s
ence were seated the minister arose ~ ~
drawing a peanut from his pockeSt, S,, nslS i
it up so that all could see it. tnas ~
began he, "you never saw before, az n.
then, breaking the shell, he tossed " "
kernel into his mouth, blandly rens.1s
ing, "and you'll never see 1t sgalni na.
The congregation was Justly lnd,gns-al ~
and it was hinted that if ne qua ~
shortly leave town he would be T5s,ss ~.
to a pelting with stale hen frult'--0u~
bridge Md Chronicle.
, 1876-11-17

1t is no exaggeration 30 saw that not
one farmer in ten in the United States
takes the interest in poultry keeping it-
importance demands. some arr too
careless to make il successful. others too
Indifferent to undertake IL. and others
still think it too insignificant an indus
try TO occupy the attention of full
grown man.
On very large farms where there are
many things to look after. the poultry.
if there is any. has to shift for itself in
the majority Of cases. and u generally
voted a nuisance, as II Is under such cir
cumstances.
Many a farmer who does not hesitate
to invest in fancy cattle, or horses, or
swine, loses all patience II fancy Poul
try is suggested To him. To this, how
ever, there are many honorable excep-
tions. The time is coming, and not far
distant, when the exception will be the
rule. A general waking mp TO the im-
portance Of improved poultry is spread
ing among farmers. In a few years the
farmer who does not keep improved
breeds of poultry and furnish them good
care and accommodations will he con-
sidered an old fogy.
Perhaps not one man in ten thousand
has any idea Of the magnitude OF the
poultry interest when taken in the ag-
gregate. 1t will doubtless startle some
people to be told that in all the Eastern
and Middle States the aggregate value
of poultry is greater than the aggregate
value of any other kind of stock in
those States, or any one of tbem taken
separately, but it is nevertheless true.
If any one is disposed to doubt it, let
him go to the statistics of the last census
and satisfy himself.
Another fact that will startle some
people is the enormous aggregate con-
sumption of poultry and eggs in the
large cities. From figures furnished by
the Produce Exchange of New York
city, it appears the annual consumption
of eggs in that city Aimee. at wholesale
prices, amounts to the astonishing sum
of S8, 900, 900.
Bucks county, Pennsylvania, alone
furnishes Sl50,000 worth of poultry to
the New York market every year, be-
sides sending more than twice that
amount to Philadelphia, Trenton and
other markets, while large amounts are
consumed at home by those who raise
them. Bucks county, however, is ac-
knowledged to be the banner county in
producing market poultry, although
Burlington county, N. j., is not far be-
hind. 1t may be truly said that if farm
ers throughout the country were to
equal those of few counties adjacent to
the large markets, the business would
be overdone. No such apprehension
need deter any one from improving the
quality and increasing the quantity
of his poultry products for many years
to come. The large city markets are
not the only ones where fine poultry
and eggs are sold. These are cash arti-
cles the country over, and will be as
long as any of US will be living to pro-
duce them.
Farmers in the vicinity of large cities
are alive to the importance and profits
of poultry raising, and the time must
come when those more remote will give
the subject greater attention.-Prgctical
Flumer.
, 1876-11-17

He HAD TO GO IT ALoNE.-'I want
to be shown through the Treasury
department" said a six-foot visitor,
with duster and carpet-bag attached, +,
stepping up to a well-known official in
the department, the other day. 81 am
afraid, sir, that you will have to trust to
your own ingenuity ip your wanderings,
as there is no one to accompany you, I"
politely replied the official. "Well,
what in thunder are these young men
doing here?" The courteous official
couldn't or wouldn't tell the truth, that
the young men were hard at work watch
ing theyoung ladies taking their daily
noon exercise, but simply said: "They
are not paid to act as guides" "Oh,
we'll, I'll pay 'em, if that's ALL" But
when convinced that it would hurt their
feelings if such proposal were made,
he concluded he would have to go it
alone.
, 1876-11-17

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A fr-.eosi irsan % nisteriug walls Of hfe'
-Haryers HSgaEiHs
, 1876-11-17

A DAUGHTER of Erin-the new cook,
on receiving "short" notice to leave,
with hint that she had given a false
character can is it me false eharac-
ter ye're after casting in me teeth As
if I'd be bringing me thrue character
wild me to lose it in your dirty ser
vice."
, 1876-11-17

HArcHNG CHIcKENs.-The best sea-
son in which to raise broods of fine,
healthy fowls is in tire fall of the year in
California The cool, moist weather
when the rainy season commences seems
to be much more conducive to health of
young fowls than the warmer and dryer
season. Thousands of seeds are sprout-
-ed-Xith the rains, the soil is softened,
and there is better picking and scratch
ing for them, something tender and
green to pick up, and little annoyance
from chicken lice at this season when
nights are frosty.
February is also good month to sit
eggs aud hatch out chickens. AS soon
as hot weather commences, the Matching
of chicks should cease for the season.
California AgriculturdliSt.
, 1876-11-17

PH11ADELPH1A furniture dealers 81 y
" confidential letters to clergylneI, m
the city, asking to be put upon ~ M b
track OF persons who are soon This
married, or have been, recently Ik;ronder
is truly business enterprise. no .-osn
how much commission the ciefs'
ch .ree.
, 1876-11-17

INSECT DEsTRoYER.-A fruit-grower
in Valparaiso, South America, writes to
his local paper that he has discovered a
singular property in tomato leaves. 1t
appears that having cut down some to-
mato vines, he used them as mulch"
around his peach trees. He soon dis
covered that the curculio, which has
been destroying his fruit, had aban-
doned the trees surrounded by tomato
vines. Following up his accidental dis
covery, he found the free use of tomato
vines proved a perfect protection not
only against the curculio, but against
other noxious insects. He found also
that by stepping in water some fresh
leaves of the tomato, and sprinkling the
infusion upon other plants, such as roses
and orange trees, the innumerable in
sects which covered them were driven
away. We commend this to our horti-
cultural friends.-Califoraia Agricul-
fatrist.
, 1876-11-17

THE worthiest people are mos. sa = tSst 10
by slanderers, rs we usually nnu ss have
be the best fruit which the Diru'
been picking at.
, 1876-11-17
1 murmured.
Exactly AptIvery apt


And he grinned horribly.
my newly-found friend" he contin-
ued, "offered most kindly to help me
out of my difRculty-he did not know
Brighton very well, but having listened
to the description Of the position OF Lilo
nel's house, he decided I should have q
quarter of an hour at least to spare.
"'I will take the pattern boot, and
match it in no time at the first boot
shop you can wait at the station. 1
will not keep You long.
"He was as good as his word when we
reached Brighton. Islt in the waitlne-
room, while, with the pattern boot IN
hand he hurried off on his generous
mission. 1t was a ridiculous predlca-
ment to be left there with one slipper
on and dependant on the word OF a
stranger. shall never forget that time