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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-08-11

The origin ofthe terms "6 penny" go
penny" etc, as applied 10 nails, though
not commonly Known. is involved in no
mystery whatever. Nails have been made
certain number of pounds to the 1000 for
many years, and are st II reckoned in that
way in England, l0d, being 1000 nails to
ten pounds, and Cd, being 1000 to 6 pounds
and 20 penny weighing 90 pounds to the
1000, and having just one-half the number
of nails to the 10 pounds of the 10 penny
and in ordering the buyer calls for the
pound, 6 pounds, or 10 pound variety, ETC.,
until, by the Englishman's appreciation of
pun for pound, the Authorization has been
made to stand tor penny instead of pound,
rs originally intended and when il comes
less than one pound to the 1000, such as
tack., brads, ETC., they are reckon6d 6oz,
Soz, l2E,, etc, and the manufacturer WIN
would make less lhan one 1000 nails to ten
pounds for l0d, nail would lie looked upon
as a cheat, as in former times the difference
in the cost Of the manufacture Of one ponnd
of small nails over the larger sizes was much
greater than now. As nails are now made
and sold, the dealer only asks for the sizes
needed, by the usual designation, and the
fact that there ,re now but about two
thirds of the number Of nails called Cor in
the pouad does not lessen their value.
"WmGnW-Y Yestcrday morning boy
entered a Woodward avenue drug store, bot
tie in hand, and said lie wanted ten cents
worth OF 'arnakymopy." The druggist had
him repeat the word Two Or thr,e, and thtn
sad:
snow, do you mean arica or ammonia?"
IL dunno" was the reply,
"What is it forY asked the druggist.
| "Pll be licked il | tell" replied the boy,
starting slowly out He went as far as the
door, got a bright idea, and turned and said
"lf your wife hit you on the head with
chair leg, which Of thtn medicines would
you gil to take the swelling downr'
"Amica." n'Ir
Then fill ber in ten CENTS WORTH" said
the boy, and he gsad l,yIgly at The big
STICKS Of iieorice while the preparaiion y AS
being bottled. Detroit Ffse Ifaa
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PURE TEA-IN SEALED PACKAGES,
Direct from China nnd Japim.
DELIVERED at YOUR OWN DOOR, fresh from the
GARDENS Uf their GROWTH.
Imported direct by
THE WELLS TEA CO.,
POI Fulton Street, \. Y.


--:O:--
The difficulty OF getting pure Teas Of really rne
quality In the United States has Induced The WELLS
TIA Co, 10 ship their Teas In sealed packages direct
from the gardens IN which they grown, and as
Turll6r guarantee Of their being delivered In their
genuine state. they entrust The sale OF them only 10
reliable Agehts-the name Of the nearest Agent 10
You Is printed AT he foot Of This advertisement
lhul the t"uS pass through none but rpSpOI Sible
hands and Will be de- iyCTed AZ your own door as
fresh as when they left the gardens OF China and
Japan the price also is printed On each package 80
That no error can occur.
Every body buys Tea
Every body wishes 20 buy H. at first hanus-the best
qualities NJ the lowest prices.
Every body desircs-when they find II Tea suitable
10 thei tnstes-tO he certain OF getting the same
article alwa s.
You can have all these advantages by buying OF
TIL L WELLS TEA COMPANY
Because they import their own teas, and sell them
at wholesale prices-wiihOut the six or eight inter
mediate profits usually charged.
Because the quality Is better at the price than Is
sold by any other house.
Because their long experience In China and Japan
enables them 10 make better selections than Ordi-
nary lealors-and TO import them With greater ad-
yantagcS
Because they absolutely guarantee the quality OF
all their goods-ahd keep them 10 one invariable
standard, so that you can ALWAYS rely on them.
because they do business for cash only-anu there
lore make no extra proiit from good customers 10
Because their agents are responsible and reliable
Inen-who deliver Teas precisely as received from
the Company.
Because having once tried these Teas you will not
| need 10 go elsewh here hereafter,
| WANTED-A Druggist or o'her first-class mer-
chant In every town ana city IN the United States,
70 whom VIII be given the SOLE AGENCY IOr that
locality,
Address, for terms and full particulars,
| TllE WILLS TEA CO.,
J.. o. bOn a'do soi Fulton street, n. Y.
| July ~, 'ld.-2m.
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ARREARS OF PAY AND BOUNTY.

Onlcers soldiers ana sailors u the late war, on
their her ARE Ia many cases entitled to money from
the government Of which they have no knowledge
Write ful history OF service, ana stale amount uI
pay and bounty received. Enclose sta up 10 Gilmore
co., ana full reply, after examination, VIII De
given
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bates Of Adrertisiag.

one inch, twelve lines or It's oquivalonttp Nonre
rei type) one or two insertions, f.bO thfee inset
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-07-27
The Intelligence Of q Cow.

A correspondent of the Providence
journal says: In reading the article in
the journal for March 80, on the 6 Pow
er of Kindness on Brutes," there was
brought to my mind a circumstance
which happened when was young
lad, living at home on the farm. NV
father had q young COW, that / COM
menced milking at first, and continued
to for a long time. At last it happened
that was absent for q few days. When
milking time arrived the COW was turn
ed into the barn-yard with others, and
the hired man took the pail to milk her,
but she would not all.w him to approach
her. My father and others tried their
luck, but with no better success. | had
sister about my size, and it was final
~ decided, as the only way to arrange
matters, that she should disguise her.
self in a suit of my Clothes She did SO,
walked up to the cow, sat down and
commenced milking. The COW would
turn her head occasionally and sniff at
the garments. as if to satisfy herself
that every thing was right, and quietly
submitted to the operation. She was
obliged to be MIXED in this way till
returned home,
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AQuestlon Of Color.

After the opening exercises were over,
and the crowd had dispersed through
the immense building, leaving the
grounds comparatively open and clear,
one of the Turkish exhibitors, clad in
the flowing silk gown peculiar to his
country, and accompanied by beauti-
full young woman, who seemed to be his
wife, and who was magniicently attired
in the national costume and brilliant
With many gems, passed through the
a,enue leading from Machinery Hall to
the Main Building. The couple attracted
a great deal of attention and much in
nocent comment. When they had just
reached the doors of the grand gallery
they were met by a certain we'll known
negro member of Congress from South
Carolina, who was accompanied by two
of those peculiarly beautiful colored
women who are so often met with in
the Palmetto State. As the parties APP
preached each other the Congressman,
who was swelled out in all the dignity
of dress-coat and white kid gloves,
exclaimed, looking fixedly at the Turkish
lady, 81 S'clares to man, dat am stun
MIN looking woman" A shade of
jealous annoyance passed over the face
of one of his companions as he said this,
and running close up to the Turkish
party she inspected the face of the little
lady from the East with her gold
mounted eyeglasses. Then she re-
turned to her escort and exclaimed,
well, Mr.. S., Use sure can't say
I admires your taste. Dat poor Turk
gal amt neither niger nor white-just
q poor yeller halfway thing notin'
more, notin' less. Centennial Corre-
spondence N. Y. Times.
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Ministers. and a cloud of fancifully
dressed foreign officers. Dom Pedro
was recognized by the crowd immedi-
ately, though in plain clothes. The
Empress was not so easily distinguish
ed. She was richly dressed in lavender
silk, white satin hat trimmed with white
flowers, and delicate lace shawl over
her shoulders. Her female attendants
were even more brilliantly attired, and
fairly blazed with diamonds, richly col
ored silks, and grand feathers.
VIEWING THEExHIBIr1oN.
During the singing the Foreign Com
missioners filed off from the platform
to the main building and took up their
positions in front of the various depart
ments which they represented. The
procession then formed, headed by a
platoon of Centennial Guards. The
President was accompanied by Direct
or-General Goshorn, and Immediately
following them were the Brazilian ce-
lebrities. The other officials came after
them in the order of their rank, and
passing down the middle aisle, frequent
pauses were made to inspect the vari-
GUS articles on exhibition.
All the departments made a respect
able showing, except the Russian and
the Turkish. France and England, the
countries first in the line of the process
sion, were in excellent order. Ger
many, which but few days since seem.
ed far behind in her preparations, now
appeared in gorgeous array. When the
Brazilian department was reached, the
President and Dom Pedro made a joint
inspection of its really fine exhibit.
Meanwhile thousands of sightseers
had crowded their way into the building
and formed a solid phalanx along or
each side of the line of march, and the
utmost efforts of the policemen and
guards were required to keep them in
order. In the broad space between the
end of the main building and Ma.
chinery Hall the troops had been drawn
up in hollow squares, and line with
crossed bayonets kept back the surgine
crowd outside.
As the procession emerged from the
main building, a universal shout went
up from the multitude. The scene al
this point was exceedingly effective.
The long lines of troops, the gay uni,
forms of the diplomatic corps, and the
foreign military officers in the process.
sion, combined to produce scene Of
greater, brilliancy than had yet beer
witnessed.
Passing on to Machinery Hall the
President
SET THE CORLIss ENGINE IN NOTION
and, from there, the company proceed.
ed to the Judges Hall, where the Presi
dents reception was held. After the
opening ceremonies were ended, the
immense multitude thronged through
the grounds and building and gave it
self up to sightseeing and accompany.
| ing amusements.
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A Middle Ago Renaness .'.'

During the recent visit Of theQ ne1aT
to COburg, Germany, her attent1oAooet
called to venerable towery esse1ee
with ivy, q striking symbol Of Tme5
changes and LIES contrSdiclfpnk
Here, during forty years, Uhich Vtn
Lichtenstein, the hover Of the UNHAPPY
Anna Of Saxony, wife Of Duke JGh1aA
Casimir, fingered in prison. !, II 80
briefly outline this sad history, ~
is not alone Of local interest. This Nv
was daughter of Elector Of 611c1
and was married to the Duke Cssi1k
in 1856. Brought up amid the gxyd
Of her fathers court, she developee \
peculiarly lively temperament, and
ill-ftted for the quiet, lonely life MN
fell to her lot after marriage. The Dpke,
q passionate lover of the chase, apps
to have neglected his young wif6, -
she presently fell into the snare lidj8
her by one Scotus, brilliant and Wy
adyenturer, who had wormed himsell'
into the confidence Of the Duke, and
secured also the reputation OF being u
magician and alchemist. His machinn-
tons against the young Duchess WeFe
directed toward the result Of get1in9
possession of her jewels, and bringing
her into a guilty relation with V0h
Lichtenstein, . gallant officer q -
Dukes household. Sc0tus succee0e1
in his devilish intrigue all too well r.
beautiful Princess become totally undef
his influence, falling victim = -
slight Of-hand arts, and following ~
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able him to begin skirmishinc No. No.: ,
the affections of girl named Sm;.s.
and if she refuses him, he thinks 4 !.
tombstone may yet come into 49,
But we all have our doubts about i
Phisadelphia Bulletin. - -.
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How an Astronomer Determi,as =.
Age Of . Pyramid.

The German astronomer, Hsne,.
was one Of the first to determins -
day and hour Of an ancient battl. g
calculating the eclipse Of the sun vS;s3
occurred at the same time; and no- 81
French Psychologists, proftine IS =.
remarkable astronomical knovladss .
the old Egyptians, are applyins -
same methods of verifcation, with -
derfui success, to the hieroglyphis
At the meeting of the French A..a
envy of Inscriptions, on the 7th az Ar,;s
M. de Sauley read a paper in recs,s, =
q discovery by the scholar Chahss
which for the first time introdnces.
positive date into the Oldest Esvrs;.s
history. Hitherto, the distinsnI.h.s
Psychologist, M. de Rouge. IA ~.
succeeded in establishing three m.
with absolute certainty-the year, nm
1910 and 1862 B. c., the last Of theae 6s
ing that of the taking OF Jerusalem 1,
Sheshonk l., the Shishak Of the R;h,s
But two or three months ago N. sCbahss
was fortunate enough to succeed Il -.
ing careful ccrtoNche (royal naua 81
closed in an oval figure) in the lanom
Ebers papyrus, ac-simile Of Via
was published last year. Il provel 4,
be the name of the Pharaoh, Ma1fsras
the Mycerinus of the Greek hist0lisns
and the builder of the third or srnaly1.t
pyramid at Gizeh. Attached q 81
cartonche was an Astronomical ~
stating that the heliacal rising az ~
star StOthis occurred in the ninth ~
of the reign Of Menkeres. -.
The ancient Egyptians had tie hahh,
OF SIGNALLING important political H0ta
by some cotemporaneous astrononical
phenomenon. Many Of the latter eod0
scarcely be identified or determine1
now; but since we know that -
Sothis is our star Sirius, we ars eas1v
able to fix the rare periods Of It's helfnc:
al Using. This is the astrunomItI1
term used when star, after betnr &
conjunction with the sun and invi6bde
energies from the light sunicieaflf "
be seen just before sunrise. n. Chsk1
Immediately took his discovery a. tke
astronomer Blot, who made the 49,.
sary calculations, whence il appean
that the heliacal rising Of Sothiss ia9he
ninth year of the reign Of Nsnhan,
must have taken place between s0o7 and
500 B. C. M. de Sauley stated thas =
had made the calculation indspe1dett
", and with precisely the same leudlg;
he was entirely convinced o4stEi -
rectness Of the date. Az tho ff5f1D
sured step toward establishing. 4 olI
in its general outlines, the chron6lo1J
Of the ancient Egyptian Empire ~
discovery is of incalculable impoft lSco.
It fixes the age of the third Iyrani4 n
Gizeh at about 4,48O years, ~ ~.
dates BY fully Ito years the sel
accurately ascertained point IN. saaela1l
chronology. y sssss
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-Inhabitants q large cities pay O. "a
N average about ~ per year zach !W
postage. ''.esf ~ = -
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was amazed to see that the chopper was
the wretched suicide. He was amazed,
but before he could ask any questions
Alcibiades stepped up to him and said !:
Hush-sh-sh! Don't say any thing
about that matter. thought better OF
it. The pistol looked so blamed dan.
gerous when cooked it that changed
my mind, and came over here to Key
ser's to stay all night. I'm going to
live just to spite that Bangs girl.
Then the Coroner said that he didn't
consider he had bean treated like gem
tleman, and he had half notion to
give Mr.. Jones pounding. But they
all drove homo in the wagon, and, Just
as Mrs. Jones get done huRRing Alcibi-
AIDES, letter was handed hfm concern
ing the sonnet he had sent Julia. She
returned it with the remark that it was
the awfulest slush she had ever read,
and that she knew he hadn't cour-
age enough to kill himself. Then Al
cibiades went back to the store, and
was surprised to find that his employers
had 50 little emotion as to dock him for
half days absence. What he wants
now is to ascertain If he can not com.
pei Peter Lamb to give up that watch.
Lamb says he has too much respect for
the memory of his unfortunate friend
to part with it, but he is really sorry
now that he ordered that tombstone.
On the LIST of May Jenes's bleeding
heart had been 80 far stanched ss to en-
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The musical part of the programme
elected universal praise. Whittier's
hymn was magnificently rendered, and
the effect was majestic. Words and
music were well adapted to each other,
and in the hands of an excellent chorus
and orchestra under the baton of Theo-
dore Thomas, they doubtless surpassed
the expectations of their composer. The
cantata by Lanier, with Dudley Bucks
music, was equally fine both in compo-
sition and rendering, and the splendid
basso, Whitney, received the well-de-
served honor Of an encore. The spec
tacular effect of the orchestra and chorus
in full sunlight was decidedly striking,
as many Of the feminine singers had an
angelic and, sometimes, ghostly white
ness.
COURT-DREssEs AND UNIFORMS
appeared in profusion. Prominent up
ON the left might be seen the japanese
commissioners, looking strangely out
OF place in their stiff military close-but-
toned black and red coats, gilt-buttons,
and white sashes. The Turkish Com
missioners wore the customary red fez.
Their coats were lavishly adorned with
gold lace. The Egyptian Commission
ers were even more gorgeously dressed.
The Chief of the Commission wore a
yellow turban with tassels, superb
purple velvet cloak over his shoulders.
and silk blouse and scarf, embroider-
ed with gold upon blood red ground.
Then there were the Spanish and French
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30
Live Within Your Means.

Live within your means. This is a
good rule for office holders and
business men generally. When the
man of moderate income endeav-
ors to live as extensively as a
man of wealth his future can be easily
written: a little enjoyment, periods of
anxiety, burdensome debts, desperate
struggle to keep up appearances, ulti-
mate bankruptcy, and a red flag to
notify the neighbors that the Sheriff is
master of the situation. One-half the
dishonesty of the present age springs
from this foolish practice of initiating
the style of others. The man of a
thousand year wants to live equal to
the one who receives five, be in turn
aspires to make as big a show as
the one who receives ten, and the re-
ceiver of ten labOrs to keep pace with
the one who counts his income among
the fifty thousands. Is it any wonder
that so many fail in business or forfeit
by their misconduct the confidence of
! friends? We must come back to our
| Old-fashiOned way of living, and this
can be done only by obeying that in
JAAiNIlOh, i@iNN NIOIllll DOul lICdllS. lIllC
is altogether too short to destroy its
enjOyments by taxing soul and body to
keep up false appearances. Content
ment comes with moderation; mental
suffering and keen anguish with extrava-
gance. To the young man Just starting
in life, we say, live within your means.
To the man of business pursuing sue
cess, we say, live within your means.
To the office-holder who hopes through
honorable conduct to merit promotion
and distinction, we say, live within
your means. To all who labor for
honor or profit we commend the motto
as a safe and sensible one, and one that
will pay compound interest in the end.
A faithful adherence to it by old and
young, rich and poor, will restore con-
fidence in business and official circles,
and fill the land with happy homes,
from which will emanate spirit of
purity essential to the maintenance of
public virtue.-EJcbange.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30
Explosion of a Barrel Of Souri, rOut.

About o'clock on Sunday night,
says the Adrian Olich.) Press, when
the storm was at its height, number
of the inhabitants on the Chip were
startled by a report resembling a salvo
of 100 pieces of artillery. High above
all the din of dashing rain and detOnat-
ing claps of thunder it rose, and for a
few moments it seemed to those who
heard it as if the judgment day had
come. In few minutes some of the
most daring darted out through the
tempest in the direction whence the aw-
full noise proceeded, and encountered
one of our German citizens, shouting
at the top of his voice, like one crazed d:
go mein sauer-krauti Mein sauer-
! kraut!"
All endeavors to pacify him were I'M
availing, and while some took charge
of the miserable man others entered his
building. Here a scene presented itself
that completely beggars description.
On the lounge sat the " frau" a picture
of despair, endeavoring to "unkrout"
her new dress, while three children,
nearly covered with sour krout, were
flying about the apartment taking hand
fuls of the stuff out of their mouths,
noses, and eyes. Every article of furi-
niture in the room was displaced, and
over the door and all around was krOut
-sOur-krOut.
1t soon transpired that large barrel
full of krout had been brought up from
the cellar to the fire to be thawed out,
and the head being closely nailed on,
the gas generated had no vent and eX-
ploded with terrific force, bursting the
barrel and scattering the contents in
every direction. The entire apartment
was for the time being converted into a
strange phantasmagOria. From every
piece of furniture hung festoons of sour
krout like Florida moss in Southern for
ests. The superintendent of the gas
works gives it as his opinion that the
catastrophe was caused by ''the oXyge-
mated XylOphorium being precipitated
anonymously on the categorical of
the elliptical cylinder, thereby causing
a sudden rododendrOn on the homOgen-
eous conglOmerated mass, which caused
the sour-krout to explode" We are
pretty much of the same opinion as to
his conclusion, though we don't exactly
agree with his premises. We sympa-
thize with our unfortunate friend in his
loss, and hope that it may prove a warn
ing to others under similar circum-
stances.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-30
Another Internal Machine.

Last week W. B. Mcmillan, of Dover,
bought cooking-stove at stove store
in Ripley, Ohio, and after using it for
two days in cooking the meals of the
family Mrs. Mcmillan, on Saturday
morning, found that the draft of the
stove was not very good, and concluded
to examine the internal arrangements,
and if possible remedy the defect. On
probing into the ash or SCOT chamber in
the rear part of the stove she drew
forth package of one-quarter pound
of blasting powder, tightly and secure
ly tied with Irvine and about a dozen
friction matches Gin pairs crossing each
other) adjusted all around the package,
as if purposely to set it off. How the
powder came there is the questiOn-but
the most wonderful part is that the
magazine was not exploded by the re-
peated heating that the stove had re-
ceived during the two days that it was
used. As it happened, though, only
two of the matches had caught fire and
gone out, and the outside paper wrap
ping was slightly scorched in places
MaySrdle (Ky.) Eagle.