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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-01

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Nail leaves Jackson Tuesdays and Saturdays at pm.
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Church Directory.

First Methodist Chureh.-ssrvices every sabbath al
1880 and 30 pm.
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Rates Of Subscription
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Mail leaves Jackson Tuesdays, Thursdays and satur-
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MADISON LosGE, 80. 10.
J d Rushing n. G. H. W Tomln. v C.; John d.
Blair Secretary; J. T. Bolts, Treasurer Rev. +. Ne
Nair, Chaplain. Meets every Thursday night at Odd
Fellows Halt
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knights OF PythiaS.

B. TDayvler r; J. d. Rushing n. p; }. r. Botts,
scribe Meets every Ind and 4,h Thursday night IN
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MOBILE * OHIO RAILROAD.

Accommodation Train going South Leaves n. o
junction at so A.. NJ
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Ny little granddaughter, who fsn would know
Why, folded close in scented satin fine,
keep relic faded long ago
This pearl gray dainty, vitheFcd glove ofmiue-
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Madi.on CountY DirectorY.

DAptist ,eol) Church.-sSrvices every Sabbath 81
n ~ al m. and - pun.
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Paine Chapel, lEast Jackson lServices every Sab
bahh al 10 30 ain aud 30 pm.
Rev W NJ Patterson, Pastor
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JtcEsoN LoBgE 40. A.
Il r. Haris, W. MILO. Saith, Secretary. Meets
sab Friday In each month.
JOINS LODgg, sgla
L. - Talbot W. N; r. A. snecd, Secretary.
Hrrts I>t Monday in each month.
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The Madison coaaty Branch of the Tennessee Immi-
grafton Labor and Real Estate Association meets first
Monday IN each month at o'clock A. NJ, at the Office
Of Williams Campbell A. r.. REID, President; }. j..
WILLIAas, Secretary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15
Fight Between a Trout and a Water Snake

A. w. Chase, of the United States Coast
Survey, in note to the editor of the Popu-
Tar Science Monthly, describes as follows a
contest which he and brother officer wit
messed in 1867 on the Purissima, small
trout stream about twenty-four miles south
of San Francisco
1--WE had been fishing on the stream, and
| came to high bank which overlooked a
transparent pool of water about ten feet in
diameter and four feet in depth This pool
was fringed with willows, and had on one
side small gravel bank. The trout at first
sight was lying in mid water, heading up
stream. IL was, as afterward ascertained.
fully nine inches in length, very desirable
prize for an angler. While studying how to
cast our flies to secure him, a novel fisherman
appeared, and 50 quick were his actions
that we suspended our own to witness them.
This new enemy of the trout was a large
water snake OF the common variety, striped
black and yellow. He swan up the pool on
the surface until over the trout, when he
made dive, and by dexterous movement
seized the trout in such fashion that the
jaws of the snake closed its mouth. The
fight then commenced
The trout had the use of its tail and
fins, and could drag the snake from the sur
face; when near the bottom, however. the
snake made use of its tail by winding it
around every stone or root that it could
reach. Alter securing this tail-hold it could
drag the trout toward the bank, but on let
ting go, the trout would have new adyan-
tage. This battle was continued for full
twenty minutes, when the snake managed
to get its tail out of water and clasped
around the root Of the willows mentioned as
overhanging the pool The battle was then
up, for the snake gradually put coil after
coil around the root, with each one dragging
the fish toward the land When half its
body was coiled it unloosed the first bold
and stretched the end of its tail out in every
direction, and, finding another root, made
fast, aud now using both, dragged the trout
out on the gravel bank. 1t now had it un-
der its control, and uncoiling, the snake
dragged the fish fully ten feet up on the
bank, aud suppose would have gorged him.
We ailled the snake nnd replaced the trout
In the water, as We thought that he deserved
liberty lie was apparently unhurt, and in
few moments darted off. That the water
snake of our California brooks will ,rey
upon the young of trout and also the small
Ter and less active fishes, l have noticed, but
never haye seen an attack on fish SO large
or one more hotly contested.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15
Jeem's Roberson's Last Illness.

A Jonesboro negro, waiting for the train
to 60 out, last night, struck up with several
old acquaintance. "How is Jeems Rober-
SOM" asked one, after the usual "time Of
day" had been passed
Didn't you hear bout Jim 7" queried
the Jonesboro darkey.
~ amt heerd fun Jim since he cut loose
fun de chain gang. He amt down with
the billiousness, is he?"
"Oh no Jim amt sick, an he amt bin
sick He jes wanted fer ter ride Mars Bob
Proctor's mule de udder Sunday, an de mule
peered to have another Engagement. / done
bin fool wild dat mule before an tole Jim
he better not git tangled up wild her. But
he lowed he was hoss-doctor an den he
axed me for a chew of terbacker, an got
the bride, an cotch de mule, an get on
her-well, spec / better go git my ticket.
Dey tell me dis train goes a callyhootin."
Hold on, you amt tole us bout Jim,"
said one of his dusky auditors.
81 done tole you all know. Jim got on
de mule, an she sorter hump herself an
den der wuz ascuffie, an when de dus' blow
way see de niger on de groun' an dc
mule eatin' at de trofr wild one Nv Jim's gal
luses wrapped round her hine leg. Den af-
towards the kur'ne he cum an sed Jim died
sorter accidental-like. Hits jes like tell
you; de niger wuzn't sick a minnit. Well,
| got ter be Citing on. So long, boys"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15
GRANTS THREE SPEECHES.

''Let us have peace said President Grant,
AS he seated himself In The chair OF state
But all his words have been words OF cant,
But all OF his words have been acts OF hate.
"Let no guilty man escape" said President Grant,
When justice was hunting the government thieves,
But his terrible threat was ridiculous rant
And he quickly repented by granting reprieves.
"The count must be honest" says President Grant,
"For fraud in elections we know, never PAYS"
"A fair and just count is what we all want.
"And Kellogg can do it-a elect Mr.. Hayes"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15

A correspondent of the Churchman writing
from Moscow, Russia, of the Greek church
es of that city, which number about 300,
says; The wealth and splendor lavished
upon these churches is inconceivable. The
silver in them can be weighed by the ton.
The silver altar and screen in the Church OF
Our Lady ots Kazan is thirty feet high and
twenty feet broad, and the chancel rail Of
solid silver; aud the solid silver sarcophs-
gus of St. Alexander Newsky weighs $3.50
pounds of pure silver, besides the large
amount of it on the altar above aud on the
screens. The eight churches within the
kremlin of Moscow are crowded bursting
as Dean Stanley expresses it-with un told
wealth and magndcence of gems, pearls,
gold and silver,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15

A curious story comes from Paris. It 10
not 80 very long since young man we'll
dressed, and apparently rich, entered clan.
destne gaming honse. He was playing at
trente-et-quarante, and had already won .
little pile of gold. "Red WINS" presently
said the banker, and proceeded to hand over
100 napoleons to the unknown one, for the
stakes were high. But the stranger made
no attempt to take the gold, and returned no
answer to three or four questions put to him
in reference to the game. His eyes remained
fixed on the red. while his features assumed
a ghastly paleness. A player touched his
arm-he was dead. Then the banker cold
ly withdrew the 100 napoleons, observing
that play was in the nature of reciprocal
contract, which could only be entered into
between parties both of whom were capable
of contracting, and therefore never between
alive man and dead one The cause O,
death was heart disease.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15
An iIeiress of $3.50, 100000.

Miss Melissa Elder was a poor clerk in a
hotel dining room in Atchison, Kansas, and
here is the account, from a journal of that
city, of her wonderful luck: A short time
ago Melissa Elder fell heir to ell2, 900, 900
oterling, amounting to about $500, 900, 900
1t seems that her great-grandfather on her
mothers side, who was a Roman senator,
had all his property, which consisted of
vast amount of real estate in aud around the
city of Rome, confiscated to the Roman EN-
pire, on account of his being concerned with
Marc Antony in the terrible assault on the
body of Caesar. Caesars wife was also ac-
cused at the same time, bu. Marc Antony af-
terwards said she was above suspicion, and
nothing was done in the matter. All the
property of Melissa great grandfather, how
ever, was coniscated upon the testimony Of
detective. The detective was afttrward
taken with frenzied remorse, and wrote full
confession, moved to Pompeii, and was liv-
ing in that ill-fated town when the sudden
catastrophe which befell it cut him down in
the prime of life. During the recent discov-
cries ameng the ruins of Pompei this con-
tesSion was discovered, and Miss Elders
seat-great-grandiathe was viadicated. A
Chicago lawyer who was travelling through
Europe, heard of the circumstances, and
by the aid of detectives, found in the person
OF Melissa Elder, the only lamented heir of
her great-great grandfather. The LAWYER has
taken the prosecution of the case on con-
tingent fee, and Melissa leaves for Rome to
take possession Of that city. OF course she
should be congratulated, as $500, 900, 600
do not grow on bushes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15
POetical.
LIES MEASURE.
BY II. II. BROWNE.

"He liveth long who lveth wen,"
so ran the legend terse and bold
To keep this truth In mind were well,
For truth is better kept than gold.
The one will perish in an hour:
one never dies but, bright and pure
AS Heaven Itself, when earthly power
Has passed, forever shall endure.
Not by the years OF life is told
The length OF life, but by the zeal
And kindly works, as, growing old,
Men for each other do and feel,
His life Is long whose work Is well,
And, be his station low or high,
lie who the most good works can tell
Lives longest, though he soonest die.
Then as the swift-winged moments speed
Freight them with wealth Of truth and low
With garnered sheaves OF thought and deed
For the glad harvest-home above.
Within the ranking breast OF Hate,
In desert wastes where no flowers bloom,
In scenes where Folly sits In state,
In wan-faced Sorrows house Of gloom.
Sow love and taste It's frultage sweet,
Sow smiles and see the sert spriIg,
Sow wisdom for It's harvest meet,
Sow sunlight fer the Joy twill bring.
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BLOOMSBURG. PA, FRIDAY DECEMBER Is. 1876.

be a decided improvement on her present
condition. Alas, poor Caleb He had need
to listen to Mr.. Weller's advice TO his "son
Samivel," to "beware of the vidders." He
| took the gorgeous bait thrown out to him,
and, in an intoxicaton of folly proposed and
was accepted.
Very well satisfied, Philena folded her
pocket-book with over sixty dollars of we'll
earned money, and resigned her place with a
smile to the charming Mrs. Fletcher the Sec
| ond.
Poor Caleb lie had jumped out of the
frying pan into the fire. If the tables had
been turned in the reign of Miss Phlena,
they were doubly turned now. 1t is said
that tyrants are at heart the most cowardly
of men. 1t would seem so from the manner
in which Mrs Fletcher the second managed
to get her husband in hand. She had the
talent to command a regiment. No wonder
she succeeded in bringing into line ON" e"hgh
private"
Neighbors sometimes wondered if it would
not have gratfed the carnal nature of the
meek Sabna to have seen the poetic Justice
meted out to Caleb 1t certainly was very
gratifying to them.
But the new Mrs. Fletcher had her good
points, too. She was a kind mother to little
John. These two formed an alliance, often
sive and defensive, against the old man; a
bad thing in Il family, as general rule, but
extreme cases sometimes call for extreme
measures.
There were stormy words sometimes be-
tween man and wife, and Calebs mulish
temper fought hard for the mastery. But
even in cases of seeming defeat his wife
could make him :tired of gaining the victo-
ry long before she was tired of losing it,"
SO the world over, "the measure we mete"
is very likely to be measured to us again."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15

George! George!" said the wife Of .
Marietta street man the other night waking
him from his slumbers.
"Whadder you want9'' he growled
"Oo, listen, George I'm sure l hear
something"
"Lsmme alone, Maria"
"Bot | 90 hear something's know do"
"W rat does she sound like?''
"tiaor5e, it sounds like watch tick
ing"
"i.'s the bed ticking" quickly responded
the brute, and then turned over and began
to snore, Maria has gone home to her
mother.-Atktnta Constitution.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15

A bank employee in Paris, named Jonas.
left sack containing 5000 in a cab the
other day. The csbman found the money
and, fastening to the Bank of France. - st, red
it to the clerk, who was oyerjoyed II It's 70
covery. He at once borrowed 81 and hand.
ed them to the cGbmau, but the latter de-
clined to take them, saying, "Neverl Co
you think that | should be willing to pro6s
by the misfortune of one who like me, work.
for his liying?"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15

Standing on the postofflce steps and look
ing down on the smaller boys who wanted to
Fnow why he had plasters on his face and
his arm in sling he said
81 don't care whether you are Democrats
or Republicans, nor how much you hole
on the street, but don't put two ounces OF
powder into an old dinner horn and think
you've got the biggest cannon in town."
"Did you ?" asked small newsboy.
"DidIG Go up to my house and see the
dent in the ground where cvme down-see
mothers left leg-see my old goat in the
corner of the yard waiting fora New York
surgeon to come and pick the powder out Of
his nose You move on small boyP
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15

We are indebted to kind friend on West
Seventh street fer a handsome present in tic
shape of an ugly Klusas grssshoppar. The
animal came browsing around in Nr, Jones
back yard Yesterday and had eaten ua sever.
al tine pear trees before he wa discovered.
Nls. jones, who has never Travelled much
tilr"ugA tlie country, WIS the fir,t to see the
Illuminating grassho9p,r, and rushing in to
where the family ws, at dinner, hreatAle.,ly
told her father that somebody's COW had
broken IN the yard aud was eating I'D his
fruit trees, Mr., Jones went out and co, :
fron;cd the bug rum the west Just as it hgd
pulled up cabbage head in the garden aud
WAS about TO swallow il Wish the aid of
his two sons aud big dog, the impudent in
sect MAS oHerpowered anl led down to the
Enquirer Office by a Ghain in its nose. In the
absence OF proper cage, we temporarily tied
the beast with two.ply rope to the door
post OF our oHice and went home to supper
When We returned two hours later the gra.s-
hopper was loose. lie had chewed the rope
from of his leg and then ate the rope up to
the doorsill. A new silk umbrella, an old
broom, several pieces of coal, map of west.
era railroad lands, aud three cor ies of An
Agricultural Report bound in cloth had also
been consumed by the queer quadruped, As
we entered he had just reared himself and
was reaching for the fire alarm chart. In
sheer desperation and self-defense we shot
him through the heart with our Derringer.
We hereby notify the public that we will not
accept any more animated presents before
Christmas Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15
THE COLUMBIAN
)LUdBiA DEMOCRAr, srAN OF THE NORru Ann coi ~,
BtAN CONs0LtDATEDD
tsquod wppyiv. every Friday tnorptp,.
JOB PRINTING
Columbia County Official DIRECTORY

president Judge-Willlam Elwell
Associate Judges-lra Derr VI. q. Hughes
prOthOn1tary, &C.-B Frank Iarr.
Court StenOgraphCr-S. n. Walker.
}egster e williamson H. Jacoby
District AttOrney-John NJ. CLARK.
sheriff
S1rve Or-Isaac Dewitt.
treasurer -Dr II. W. McRcynOlds
COnml S3lO1er5-tohn lIernUr, s, ", McHenry
Joseph sands.
Commissioners Clerk-Wllllam Krckbaum,
Au1itOrS-M. V. u. Kline. j. ID. Casey, Il. d. Brown
Coroner Charles q. Murph,
Jury commissioners Jacob II. Fritz William H.
utt
count superintendent liam II. SNYDER
BlJO Poor District -DreCtOrs-O. p. Eut Scott
y u. Kramer BloomSburg and Thomas Creveling,
,GJ {, o. u. Ent, SCCTctart.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15

A cigar contains acetic, iormic, bu!yric,
valerie, and proprionic acdia, prIssic acid.
creoSotc, carbolic acid, ammonia, sulphure,-
ted hydrogen, pyridinc, viridne, picolins
aud rubinene, to say nothing about csbbag-
Inc and burdocic acid That's why you caa
not get good one for less than five cents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15

ENCOURAGEMENT FOR YoUTH.-A paper
encourages the young by the example Of a
youth who formerly lived in a hovel, yet
with only his two hands and a crowbsr
opened jewelry shop and now he Is living
in large stone residence at Portland.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15
A remarkable game of cards was playe.

A remarkable game of cards was played
in the basement of house on Washington
street yesterday. The boy of the house had
just turned up diamond and was waiting
for the other toy to lead, when the old man
appeared at the head of the stairs, ordered
the other boy up, turned his own boy M,
discarded some of his apparel, and swung
aclub. The old man played it alone and
made every point, although the neighbt 70
boy cut.-Rone Sentinel
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15

celebrated MI over the world for It's remarkable cures
Of Scrotua, Mcrcuril and rypiitlc Complaints
and IN cases where Syphllitlc Virus or the parent
causes development Of syphilis or scrofula in the
child nothing has ever proved so ehCCtual IN COM
plete, eradiCatng every yestge OF these dangerous
the blood.
Ba particular 10 obtain the genuine, as prepared
by DR.. SWAHNE & son, S3r f. 9th 81, t.,Pliladeiphia
See that the name is spelled correctly, SMAYNE,
as there are preparations OF somewhat similar name
IN the market
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-15
DR. SwAYNE,


and other valuable preparations, entered upon his
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