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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-08

Overcoats, Overcoats, Overcoats.
For Men, for Boys, for Children.
Latest styles, lowest prices at d
Lowenberg's,
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A really fine Dress Shirt, try the Eclipse
Shirt. perfect fit, elegance and economy
combined; can only be bought at d. Lowen-
berg's.
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A large variety of Dress Goods very cheap
at Clark & Wolf's store. A full line of No
tivns, Collars, Cuffs, Ties, Ruches, Dress
Trimming, Ladies' Goats, made up, and
Beavers at 50 and upwards, Water-proofs,
&c.
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Sheet Music, Music Books, and Musical
Instruments generally in endless variety at
Thomas's Music Store, Danville. Dec. 1-3m
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-08

A full line of Green and Black Teas, Q
all qualities and prices at Russell's.
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Lamp Chimneys and Bronzes in all varie-
ties at Meyer Bros.
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Rubber Boots at McKinney's

Go to E. NJ. Knorr's for Gum Boots.
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Registers Unice, /
l'loomsburg, Nov. ~, 1876. I

"lDOWS tPfRAISEMENTS.
w The following appraisements OF real and
personal property set apart 10 widows OF deceden
have been ed III the office OF the Register cf COL.
umbia county under the Rules of Court, and WIN be
presented for absolute confirmation TO the Orphans
Court to be held In Bloomsbury IN ana FOR said com
y on Monday, the 4th day Of bee, SO. ut 3
O'Clock p m, OF said day unIess exceptions 20 such
continuation are previously nled, OF Which an per-
sons Interested IN said estates will take notices
!. Widow OF Charles FettermaR late OF Locust town.
ship, deceased
9. Widow OF Oliver Philips, late OF Bloomsbury, de-
ceased. -
5. Widow OF Thomas Gibbons, late OF Benton Town.
ship deceased.
4. Widow. ot,Ephraim McHenry, late OF jackson
township, deceased.
5. Widow Of Ludwig Thiee, late OF Locust township
deceased.
9. Widow Of Joseph Cole, late OF sugarloaf town
ship, deceased
7; Widow OF Reuben Fahringer, late OF Locust town
ship, deceased.
Registers Onice WHJ JACOBY
biooihspufg, NOV ~ 1916. Register.
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For good cheap suit of Clothes go to
d. Lowenberg's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-08

Tycoon Reps 20 cents per yard at Clarl
& VOLTS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-12-08

People coming to Court can buy Goods at
!. W. Hartman's cheap for cash.
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Chiekering, Steinway, Mathushek & Haines
Bros, Pianos, at Thomas's Music Store,
Danvlle. Dec. 1-3m
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Go to f. M. Knorr's for your fall Boots
and Shoes.
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Gents fancy Slippers at EcKinneys.
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Benscn,s Cnpcine Porous Plusiers--Hear wha
the People Say.

Benscn's Cupcine Porous PIasiers--Hear wha
tue People Say!
''The BEST cheapest safest, and surest remedy Of
fered AN Intelligent people" San article OF great
merit which win In n short time be found IN every
household" "They are all that tie manufacturers
claim for them, whose name alone Is sunicent en-
dorsement OF their gennne merits" 1.-THE best
remedy known fer all external difficulties or local
disturbances" They are vigorous, removing almost
instantly the most Violent pain and ensurng spec
dy cure" ~ consider them great and needed I'm
prOvement over all other porous pasterS they give
prompt relief and cure quickly they are held In
high esteem They are now preferred over all 9TH
ers. They cure where other porous plasterS simply
relieve" When suffering try them and you Will not
be disappointed. Price Is cents.
MaylyIG-ly SEABURY q JOHNSON,
Pharmaceutical Chemists NY.
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ID LANK NOTES,with orwithout exemption
ID TOR sale az the OoLUsaIis ones
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Buy your Clothing at d. Lowenberg's.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

|NorIcE'
To ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN; This is TO give
notice that have loaned X. NJ Davis one bay mare,
during my pleasure, and hereby notify all persons
not 10 Interfere with said property. - -. -.
SALTWATER Dec. 1. 1sI6-aw.
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AND DEMOCRAT, LOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA
Business Notices

BUSINESS N0tlCeS
12l cent Dress Goods worth Is cents. A
case Just received at Clark & VOLTS, in the
latest patterns.
A large stock of Window Glass on hand
at Meyer Bros.
A new lot of cent Canton Flannel at |.
W. Hartman's.
Go to E. NJ. Knorr's for Gum Boots
-
Rubber Boots at McKinney's.
->-~s-- -.
For good cheap suit of Clothes go to
D. Lowenbergs.
Mason & Hamlin, Geo. Woods, and the |
Celebrated Standard Organs at Thomas's
Music Store, Danvile. Dec. l-3m
Mems Calf Boots for $3.50 at f. M.
Knorrs.
Some 80 or 40 styles of Silk and Linen
Handkerchiefs on sale and display, just re-
ceived at Clark e. VOLTS store and also a
great variety of goods suitable for the Holi-
days.
Lutz & Sloan knows as well as everybody
else that money is scarce and hard to get, so
they have marked their goods low that a
little money will buy large lot of goods.
Beautiful nickel-plated students lamps,
fine bronze lamps from rs cents upwards,
just the things for Holiday presents at Moy-
er Bros.
l. w. Hartman is selling Camels Hair
Suitings for Is cents per yard,
Gents fancy Slippers at McKinney's.
All kinds of Rubbers at Z. NJ Knorr's
this week.
Buy your Clothing at d. Lowenberg's.
A large variety of Dress Goods very cheap
| at Clark & Wol7s store. A full line of No
| tivns, Collars, Cuffs, Ties, Ruches, Dress
| Beavers at 50 and upwards, Water-proofs,
&c.
Chckering, Steinway, Mathusbek & Haines
Bros, Pianos, at Thomas's Music Store,
Danville. Dec. 1-3m
| l. W. Hartman is now opening up Christ
mas Goods. Go early and see them.
A full line of Tobacco and Cigars, whole
sale and retail, at M. M. Russel's.
| OvercOats, Overcoats, Overcoats
For Men, for Boys, for Children.
Latest styles, lowest prices at d.
Lowenbergs.
Ladies' Rubbers at McKinney's.
NJ. NJ. Russell keers the Magic Glyoerine
Soap. Something new and first class.
Boys Kip Boots for 81 90 at E. NJ.
| knorr's
Tycoon Reps 20 cents per yard at Clark
& VOLTS.
A really fine Dress Shirt, try the Eclipse
Shirt, a perfect fit, elegance and economy
combined; can only be bought at d. Lowen-
berg's.
People coming to Court can buy Goods at
!. W. Hartman's cheap for cash.
Lamp Chimneys and Bronzes in all varie-
ties at Meyer Bros.
Go to f. NJ. Knorr's for your fall Boots
and Shoes
Sheet Music, Music Books, and Musical
Instruments generally in endless variety al
Thomas's Music Store, Danville. Dec. 1-3n
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We give below the charge of Hon. William
EIwel in the case of John J. McHenry vs.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Co., which was tried last week and
resulted in verdict for the defendants. The
charge will be Of interest as explaining where
and how railroads companies are liable fer
goods entrusted to them and under what cir
Gums ances they cease to be responsible
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Hereditary Instinct,

7 saw curious case to day of what
may call the Hereditary instinct. Of ami
mails. | was smoking pipe on a brae over
looking field in which there were some
five and twenty cows and bull grazing.
It was Sunday, about midday, and every
thing was quiet and still. ! heard loud
roar or below. | thought it was the bull
but every animal in the field lifted their
heads and left off grazing Their was an.
other loud roar.-and all the COWS began
walking towards and "eenternga on the
bull, Just as if they were going to mob a
dog, and while | remained Watching them
till my pipe was done)' they kept at .sat.
tendon,' not resuming their grazing
Wombwell's menagerie was pitched n !
town, about a quarter Of q mile from where
the cattle we're grazing, aud the roar mas
the roar Of lion. t must have been hnn-
dreds. aye, perhaps thousands, Of Years
since the ancestors ofthese cattle heard tb4
roar Of lion, but still they recognized j
as an enemy, n esgefal Of cage bred
canares We sometimes see d 6ptter ,,a.
4 hawk passes The window, but thev NAV
have learned this from their mothers =
grandmothers who had been wild and -
hawk being a common Occurrence uo.1d
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A SnirifAd 1 rgn .,aant.

A CORE spondent Of the Boston Globe
says: Passing down Washington street,
yesterday, | ran afonl of two individuals
who were evidently braced for the occasion.
As their argument sounded political, stop
ped, and was apparently absorbed, to
them, in reading the inscriptions on the
Old South, but | caught the following:
"Wazzer mazzer miz Haze ~
S'Yes, wazzer mazzer
aHayes don't treat his family right
"Izle he does.
'Izlie he don't
Wazzer mazzer i'm ~
"Hayes ezent got any turnout
''Waz at got zdoo wiz Presdint ?''
"Nozin. Stlljens no bezzer.'
"stilzens man
"So'z Sadams.s
"So'z Dorzhammer =
"Who'z DoorsIammer
t.Fannel Hall 'rator!'
"D-n Doorslammer I'm speezing
stild n
ssoz T.
s'stilsens sno man. stilsen beat shey
azzezzors ninkum tax, had four bazzl es
money in cellar
Was zat Hayes horze was sno more zar
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Il know-Tom told me all about

u know-Tom told me all about it,
laughed Kate.
''Did he2 But you will forgive me, Katy
darling, because I love you SO, and learn
to love me little, won't you 2" pleaded
Frank, boldly throwing one arm around
her, and drawing her down by his side.
4 am afraid | have learned that al
ready she whispered frankly.
And then-but neither you nor I, read
er, have any business listening to the love
secrets in the fre-lighted library, SO won t
tell YOU what then.
But I will tell you that when the next
New Years came, Frank and the bewitch-
ing widow were visiting Toms again, but
she was widow no longer. They called her
Mrs. Y Northingto1.
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How TO Suppress Slang.


Tie Reform Club is the title ofa new SO
clety tn Minneapolis, organized by young
ladies for the purpose of discouraging the
use OF Slang phrases in conversation
At a recent meeting, while member was
addressing the society, she Inadvertently
made use of the expression lawful nice,
and was called to order by sister mem
Der for transgress;ng the rules.
In what wa~ have I transgressed p
asked the speaker, blushing deeply.
'sYou said it would be lawful nice. to ad
NIT young gentleman to our delibera.
tons, replied the other.
"Well, wouldn't it be-" returned the
speaker; you know you said yourself, no
longer than yesterday, that
ayes, I know but you said awful nice,
That's slang
"Well, said the speaker, tartly, "if you
are going to be SO awful nice about it, per.
haps it is; but wouldn't say anything il
| were you. Didn't you tell Sally Sprig-
gins this morning to pull down her
basque ?''
No, I didn't, retorted the other her
face growing crimson 'and= Sally Sprig-
gins will say | didn't. She won't go back
on mo
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COUNTRY JUSTICE.

THE following lines from poem entitled -" Country
Justice,n were written by DIR. John Langhorne I
Clergyman Of the last century The aluson in the las
lines the dead soldier and his widow on the field
Of battle made the subject of print which hap
pcned to be in the i'll which Sir Walter Scott me-
Burns for the first and only time On reading the pas
sage-wch is printed at the bottom Of the picture
Burns shed tears, and Scott then lad of fifteen, wa
the only person present who could tell him where thu
lines to be found The passage is beautiful in il
self but this incident will embam and preserve it for
ever The print is preserved in the Chambers Iusttu
tion at Pceblcs.
For him who, lost TO every hope of life
Has long with fortune held unequal strife,
known to no human love, no human care,
The t1iendIess, homeless object Of d spair:
For the poor yogrant feel, while he complains,
Nor from sad freedom send to saddcr chains
Alike if folly misfortune brought
Those last Of woes his evil days have wrought;
Believe with social mercy and with me-
Folly's misfortune in the first degree
Perhaps nhospitabe shore
The houseless wretch a widowed parent bore;
Who then no more by golden prospects led,
Of the poor Indian begged Il cafy bed
Cold on Canadian hills or Mndens plain.
Perhaps that parent mourned her soldier slain;
Bent ocr her babe, her eye dissolved in dew
The big drops mingling with the milk he drew
Gave the sad preSage OF his future years,
The child Of mis- ry baptised in tears
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Ess and F,,Sses.

$50 you have finished your studies a
the seminary? ! was much pleased with
the closing exercises. The author Of thai
poem-Miss White I think they call her
bi Is fair to become known as poet"
awe think the authoress will become
celebrated as a poetess," remarked the
young lady pertly, with a marked emphasis
on two words of the sentence.
"Oht-ah!" replied the old gentleman
looking Il ought nlly over his spectacles at
the young lady II hear her sister was
quite an actress, and under Miss Hosmer,s
instructions will undoubtedly become quite
a sculptoress.'
The young lady appeared irritated
"The seminary" continued the old gen
tleman, with imperturbable gravity, lis for
tunate in having an efficient board Of
manageresses. From the presidentess down
to the humblest teacheress, unusual talent
is shown. There is Miss Harper, who as a
chemistress is unequaled. And Mrs.
Knowles has already reputation asan as
tronomoress, And in the department Of
music few caa equal Miss Kellogg as a
singeress."
The young lady did not appear to like
the chair size was sitting OF. Size took tf1r
sofa at the other end Of the room.
eyes" co tinued the old gentleman, as
if talking to himself, chose White sisters
are very talented. Mary, I understa nd,
has turned her attention to painting and
the drama, and will surely become famous
as a painteress, and even a lecturess.
A loud slamming Of the door caused the
old gentleman to look up, and the criticess
and grammariaEess was gone.
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Gone Of ny first lessons, said Mr.. Stur-
gis, the eminent merchant, was IN 1913,
when | was eleven years old. Ny grand
father had 6ne flock Of sheep, which
were carefully tended during the war Of
those times. / was the shepherd boy, and
my business was to watch the sheep IN
the fields 4 boy who was more fond Of
his book than the sheep was sent with me,
but left the work to me, while he lay under
the trees and read. I did not like that,
and finally went to my grandfather and
complained Of i. | shall never forget the
kind smile Of the old gentleman as he
said
"Never mind, Jonathan, my boy; if you
watch the sheep you will have the sheep. !"
''What does grandfather mean by that
said to myself. | don't expect to have
sheep. My desires were moderate, and q
fine buck was worth hundred dollars. |
could not exactly make out in my mind
what it was, but had great confidence IN
him, for he was q Judge, and had been to
Congress in Washington's time 50 | con-
eluGed it was all right, and | went back
coptentedIy to the sheep. After ! got IN
to the field could not keep his words out
Of my head. Then I thought Of Sunday
! lesson: Thou hast been faithful over a
few things | will make thee ruler over
many things. began to see through It.
Never you mind who negleets bis duty !;
be you faithful, and you will have yo-r re-
ward
] received a second lesson soon after
came to New York as a clerk to the late
Lyman Reed. A merchant from Ohio
who knew me, came to buy goods, and said
Ma ke yourself 50 useful that they canno
do without YOU took his meaning quick
er than | did that Of my grandfather.
sWell, I worked upon these two idea:
until Mr.. Reed offered me a partnership
IN the business. The first morning afte
the partnership was made known Mr.
James Geery, the old tea merchant eallee
to congratulate me, and he said sYo,
are all right now. have only one wore
Of advice to give YOU Be careful who yol
walk the streets with That was lessol
number three
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new came into the little office whore Franl
Worthington kent his dusty law books and
he]ped himself 10 = chair and ciyar will
quiet make-vonrse1fat-bona sort of cool
ness which showed bn was no stranoar r.
the premises.
"WelI. Frank" said bp. "we oot tbrouor
the last case TODAY, and am roadv % be
off tomorrow. You promised 70 90 home
with me. YOU know,
nHo ,ood 70 ron,;,d ma ,,f;4 o11 e,,1o,.. j,
1onabod rra,1- ..1,.o o,d,,oI ~ t,e,..,,..
ofa 1,u.m1;nc l,.,,.,. 80 1e,,l.~.,.t :. .,,.,.-
81 +ba oha3oo ~ tu..;, o.,,,,t,,.. 1;f
~,.lIa.I ''0 '''''' l--
nCa., ,,,... J.. l.. o,
uoI, 49, - ..a.,.4 'I.,.7 .,.,'7. =.
,nr III bara,,,t sar c..nt,,,r t,.,,,i, IT, -
e1i will, aounnos n,,I 4,,n,,.1.,,7 ;,
"Au r;nbt tbon W. sba1l have cons
in of,n mother to % dawn with ns !,
4Tbe d13ce we sbar, Tom. fits Girl
l won't go, by George! | got enough ot
travelling with girls last summer"
"You will 20! I'll never forgive YOU If
YOU don't"
"Is the cousin of the feminine persua-
sjon?"
.'Yes. but she is not a girl. She is sed-
ate widow lady. who goes down to make an
annual visit to rs every Christmas"
"Oh, that alters the case! One of those
motherlv. middle-aged ladies who makes a
fellow look respectable, as if he was travel
inc with his mother"
Tom repressed an inclination to laugh
and replied soberlv.
eyes. no doubt Mrs. Cameron will ap.
near like a mother to both ofus.''
Mrs. Cameron. A good, old, respect
able name.a repeated Frank. "Has she
money. Tom ?"
"Well-ycs, a fair, little fortune
"And YOU may stand a chance in hc1
will ?''
"Possiblv."
..Yes. Well, my boy, YOU are quite right
TO be attentive to your mothers elderly re
lations. No doubt Mrs. Cameron will be an
addition to our Journey"
"Decidcdly," said Tom, feeling it about
time for him to go out Of that Office, where
he could indulge in the laugh he had rea
sons for wanting, and rising as he spoke
you'll meet us at the depot at seven il
The morning?"
II will"
Sharp seven, remember"
ayes. As time and railroad cars wait
for no man, or woman either. Depend OIL
me, Tom, to look after that elderly cousin
"I'll doit. Good night then.
And, as Tom went out, Frank arose and
began to put his Office in order to make
some preparations for his Christmas jour
ney.
He meant TO be very early next mor4..
ing, but oversight himself, and reached the
depot only five minutes before train time.
He went hastily into the ladies room sup
posing Tom would be there with Mrs. Cam
eron The room however. had but one
e'o"' : ~ 'oo.", "o"st',' A'o - ~ ~
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taking some mean k1nd oi 90 'uslssse
him. . She is the very best woman il
the world, sir" says squills, "bat now ane
then she will act mean, and she can't bell
it,
Last Sunday at breakfast" say.
squills, = she was as smiling as = baske
of chips"
care your chops done to your liking
Squills, dear !"
Deliciously, my dear"
G / broiIed them myself, dear.
Il knew it was going to be hot" said
squills, " and when I got into the hall te
leave, Mrs. squills was there, 'tsh my ha1
in one hand and my overcoat z the 9th
err
~squiIls, dear, she began.
II thought it time to pitch in here,
said squills, I" 50 | said quietly
How much, Mrs. Squills. 0atwith it
my love-
Mr.. squills, don't be unmanlY, sir! ;,
/ beg you not to be ridiculous. Gussy
wants new silk dress t. 90 to church in
The poor child isn't really decent. You
are very sorry Well, so YOU ought to
be. Let her say her prayers at home ?:
No, Mr.. Squil!s, she shan't staY at home,
and she shan.t say her prayers; and, Mr.
squlls, you're enough to provoke saint,
and your conduct is disgusting. and it is
enough to drive woman to bolt right of
to Chicago and get divorce.
thought this a good time 10 fire off
my pet Joke said, Squills, $50 | said,
Mrs. SquilIs, bolt is always in order
Tfen | bolted myself, for Mrs. Squills
comes Of a Fl -hting family
When | went home that night, Gussy,
dear child, played all my Oaenbach music,
and knew | was in for the dress, only /
wanted to hold cut till morning, just for
the looks of the thing"
"For five years after we were married
Mrs. S. persisted in looking under the bed
for man. It's the same man every wo-
man looks for, suppose, for they all do it.
Well, failing to find the man, Mrs. Squills
gave it up in disgust and took to some
thing else Mrs. SqQills weakness now is for
boiling the door, Mr. Sqoilis, have you
bolted the door? is always the last thing
at night
This particular night Mrs. squiIls was
very dignifed and distant, You wound
Cd my feelings il their tende5est point this
morning and ! cannot forget dough you
mother of YOUR chiidren.s R.54sl.4l4ls's -
Tb;s was n;tob;o, !, i aa,on ) J., l. st.on !
!, l,o.. ) s.;a s4a;lIs a,n1 W.. ). .bon5
! s,r,o,der uban Nrs san;Ilx tnr al oa
the a.s at.d coi1Aa herself M Il not
.ooarhoro ~ tho onts;1a If Il . he'd rail
No+ aven Good n;abt soniIls felt