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The Discovery of Fire.

Fire, the common source of heat, of light,
and of life, and the active principle of a
multitude of industries, and of metallurgical
industry in particular, is unquestionably
one of the greatest conquests achieved by
man over nature.
The discovery Of fire was more than
benefit; it was, in fact, giant stride on
the road to civilization. With fire arose
sociability, the family, the sacred joys of
the domestic hearth, all industries, all arts
together with the wonders they have pro-
duced, and still produce from day to day.
Hence we can readily understand how it is
that fire has ever been and still is, among
many nations, the object of special wor-
ship (priests of Baal, Ghebers, Hindoos,
Brahmins, Roman vestals, prlestesses of the
sun in Peru, etc. y and that it often figured
in the religious or funeral rites of nations
most remote from one another, both in time
and space, as the Chaldees, Hebrews, Greeks,
Romans, Peruvians, Mexicans, etc. But
how and when was this great discovery
made, in the absence of which we can hard
ly conceive of the possibility of human
arts or even of human existence? Did man,
as we are told in the myths of India and
Greece, steal fire from heaven? ? Or did he
as other legends affirm, take advantage OF
spontaneous forest-fres, arising from the
violent rubbing together of dry branches
under..the action of the wind, or finally, wa
man so ingenious, from the beginning, as tc
devise one of those simple and practical con
trivances by means pf which certain savage
and halfciyilized tribes in our own time OBJ
tain the fire they need for their daily uses?
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A Lion Tanners Feat.

Perhaps the most magnificent act of hero
ism ever performed in this vicinity was wit
messed during the performance of circus
at Reno on Saturday last. The lion tanner
was giving an exhibition of this control over
the ferocious brutes under his charge, when
suddenly he was observed to turn pale and
tremble. The largest lion of the six in the
cage had displayed unusual sullenness and
anger, and now refused to obey its master.
With glaring eyes it crouched in the corner,
and evidently meditated spring. The trail
ner recovered his self possession. in mo-
ment, and, keeping his eye firmly fixed up
on that of the huge beast, dealt it terrific
blow with his rawhide oyer the face. With
fierce snarl the infuriated lion bounded
forward. Catching one of its open Jaws in
either hand, the powerful man held the
brute off for a desperate moment by mair
strength. An electric thrill of horror ran
through the crowd which surrounded th
cage in an instant. The beasts in the othe
dens shrieked and roared in chorus. 1t i
in moment like this that the real heroi
element asserts itself. Without turning hi
head in the least, the brave man firmly whis
pered, "Pass me small boy p One was il
stantly seized and crowded through the bar
With one superhuman effort the trainC
thrust the boy into the hot, closing jaw
and then bounded lightly aside. A snarl,
few savage orunches, and the beast turne
again for his prey. But the hero was gen
The door snapped behind him, and gaspin
"SavedP he tainted in the arms of Il
cheering concourse.
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A Curious Lawsuit.

Los Angeles has had a novel lawsuit. 1t
came before Justices COURT and was to this
effect A had sick horse which was going
in great suflering,and which he thought was
to die. So he took the horse to B, livery
stable keeper, and said, 81 will give you
five dollars to kill this horse for me-" GAN
right" said B. So A paid the five dollars,
left the horse in charge of and went away.
B could not, however, summon sufficient
nerve to kill the poor animal, so in his turn,
B said to c. "If you will kill this horse
for me l will give you five dollars" "All
right" said c. G, however, did not
kill the horse, but doctored him and re.
stored him to health. A, much to his sur
prise, one day saw G driving fine animal
which unmistakably recognized as his
formerly sick horse. A demanded the horse
from C.; G refused to give him up, and A
brought suit against @ to recover possession
of the. horse The jury decided that G was
entitled to the horse. We understand that
the case will be appealed to the county
court.-Los Angeles (Coi.) Express.
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Novel Use for Carrier Pigeons.

The experiment which was tried last win
ter of employing carrier pigeons to bring
early intelligence every morning from the
fishing ground, off the Scotch coast, of the
results of the nights labor, is again being
restored to this season. One of the birds is
taken out in every boat in the afternoon, and
after the nets have been hauled on the fol-
lowing morning, the pigeon is dispatched
with small piece of parchment tied round
its neck, containing information as to the
extent of the catch, the position of the boat,
the direction of the wind, and the prospects
of the return journey, If there is not wind
to take the boat back, or if it is blowing in
an unfavorable direction, request is made
for tug, and from the particulars given
as to the bearings of the craft, she can be
picked up easily by the steamer. Most o
the pigeons, when let off from the boats
circle three times round overhead, and ther
sweep away toward the land with great ra
pidy, generally flying at the rate of abOu
a mile per minute.
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Influence of the Piano on Musical Compo-
sitiOn.

believe there has been no more perni-
formation which the piano-forte has under
gone since Beetheven's time, and its diffu-
sion over all the world | do not refer to
the cruelties which it is daily the means of
inflictipg upon inohensive families and true
lovers of music, but to the effect that it has
had upon composition and upon perform
ance. The former it has helped to he at
once fashy, dull, intricate and shallow !;
the latter it has led to be astonishing. Bril-
liancy, crowd of notes, sonerity, all, with
out beauty of form or emotional suggestive
ness--this is the music which the modern
grand piano-for;e has brought upon us. Not
only piano-iorte music, but in a measure all
music, has become a brilliant fantasia by
Signor Rumblestominsk. We do not sit in
a passive silence to listen to it we talk, or
are tempted to talk against it and the
praise we give it is not look of serene Joy,
with that tinge of sadness which Shake
speare had in mind when he made Jessca
say, "Pm never merry when l hear sweet
music" but a clapping of the hands and
| congratulatiou upon a brilliant triumph
And then we turn aside and go on with oul
society gabble. Orchestral leaders and per
| formers are not content unless they have g
score to interpret" They must have big
brilliant noise. The pitch has been raised
until singers shrek, in order that the tone
of the instrument may be brilliant. Oul
ears must be shot through and through with
piercing shafts of sound. The time is quick
ened until allegro has become presto, anc
presto maddened indistingushable rush
Even Theodore Thomas loses some of tn,
majesty of the final movement of the "Fiftl
symphony" by too quick a movement ant
in the Trio of the Scherzo he drives tn
BASES into a headlong scramble up an,
down the scale. When the clear succession
of notes becomes indistinguishable, musica
form, and with it musical beauty is lost AN
the performance becomes a mere victor
over musical difficulties. And this quicken
ing of time is exactly what should not hav
taken place. Our orchestras have increase
in size and in volume of sound since the day
of Mozart and Beethoven. As larger bodie:
therefore, their movement should be a littl
slower to produce the effect which the grea
5 composers had in mind. But in our rag
l for brilliancy we have hastened the move
ment ; as if we should make an elephar
r gallop like horse. Moreover we have ia
len into the fatal error of making the finisl
t if not the difficulty of execution, superi'
r to the presentation of beauty in form IN
u in expression.-Richard Grant White IN
i Gd[dry for June,
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Danger Of Wearing Belts.

The evils arising from compression of the
chest and body in early life are not exclu.
sively restricted to the female sex. School
boys and youths constantly practice the
habit of binding up their clothes around
their bodies by means of belt tightened
firmly above the hips, instead of wearing
the braces over the shoulder. Some boys
and youths are also taught the plan of put
ting on an extra belt for "holding in the
BREATH" before they run or leap. In the
pursuit OF certain active businesses in which
weights have to be carried, this same sys-
tenn OF wearing tight belt is adopted and
practiced by workingmen, until the artih-
cial and ingenious support, as it is assumed
to be, becomes, like the corset of woman,
veritable necessity. To the belt the
same objection applies as to the tight
band and corset. 1t impedes the free action
of the abdominal organs it impedes the
freedom of the respiration; it interferes
with the circulation in the young athletes
who wear it while they are running, rowing
climbing or wrestling, it tends to bring on
hernia-rupture.-- Diseases Of Modern Life.
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DEBT.-"Debt! there is no worse de-
moralization of character The sad records Of
defaulting, embezzling, and dishonest fail
ures which we meet with 70 constantly in
the daily press are often, indeed most fire.
quently, the result of the decentralization of
debt, and consequent desperate efforts of ex-
trication, The financial props have given
away. The little debt, which at first was
as small as a grain OF mustard seed, like
the rolling snow-ball, has gathered weight
and multiplied itself a thousand fold And
still it grows, and like the fabulous hydra
which Hercules was sent to kill. you nc
sooner strike off one head than two shoot up
in its place, The struggle is severe, but il
the end decisive; either confession is mad,
of hopeless bankruptcy, which might anC
should have been avoided, or integrity
sacrificed to the temptation OF the moment
Debt ruins as many households and destroy
as many fine characters as rum Christia
al Work.
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A middle-aged woman has called at the
post-ofiice two or three times daily for the
past week, to see if there was any mail to
her address. Her anxiety finally became so
great that she explained that she was ex-
pecting money from her husband, who was
off on his annual vacation. Yesterday
morning she was made glad by receiving
postal card from him. She retired to one
of the windows and read aloud to herself
Dear Wife.-Pd send you $50 with this,
but you see I'd have to pin it on, and some
one might take it of, put counterfeit in
its place, and when l got home you'd be in
jail"
She read it over again. and there were
tears in her eyes as she mused:
| Hes the best man ON earth. Few hus-
bands would have been as thoughtful a,
that. don't know good money from bad
and but for his thoughtiulness might pass
this very night in Jail. see now what d
narrow escape I've had. and III take tn.
children and 90 and board with my broth
er-in'law for The next two weekA--Dshoi
Free Rsss
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The Seaside Library.

Choice books no longer for the few only. The best
standard novels within the reach OF every one
Books usually sold from TO s8 given (uhchahgeu
and unabridged) for 10 and 20 cents.
!. EAST LYNNE, BY Mrs Henry Wood double no. 2oc
2 JOHN HALIFAX, GENT. by Miss Mulock 2oc
g. JANE EYRE, by Charlotte Broute (doubN MOI 2oc
A. WOMAN HATER. Charles Reades new novel &c
g. THE BLACK INDIES, jules Vernes latest ioe
g. LAST DAYS OF PoMPBII by Bulwer ,, 0 d0c
s. THE ARuEDEL MOTTO by Mary eel Hay zee
0. OID NIpDIEToSs MosEY, by Mary CeCl HAY I've MlUc
o. The WOMAN IN WHITE, by Wikie Collins Soc
IL THE MILL on THE FLOSS, by George III lott 2Oc
l9 THE AMERICAN SENATOR, by Anthony lrohope Z
a. A PRINCESS OF THULE, by William Black 2Oc
Il. THE DEAD SECRET, by Wikie Collins M Mmc
is RoMOLA, by George Elliott. double no. xVc
is. THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE AND FIELD
OF ICE, in one book by Jules Verne ioc
II. HIDpEN PERKS, by Mary Cecil Hay loc
is BARBARAs HISTORY, by Amelia Is Edwards 2Oc
49, A TERRIBLE TRMPTATIos, by Charles;Reade M loo
20, OLD CURIOSITY SHOP by Charles Dickens Ioc
81. Foul PLAY. by Charles Reade IUC IUC
23. THE SQUIREs LEGACY, by Mary Cecll Hay Ky Ky
"a at IS NEVER LATE TO MEND" by Charles 2Oc
s5. LADY ApELAIDE's OATH, by Mrs. II. Wood. loC
49, AURORA FLOYD by Miss NJ. K. Braddon. zOe
81. VICTOR AND VANQUIsHED, by NJ. G. Hay. iVe
2s. A DAUGHTER OF HETH by William BLACK. i iSC
2g NORAs LOVE TEST, by Mary Cecil hay iut
3d. PUT loURsRLF IN HIS PLACE, by g. Reade. Yt
81 FELIX Holt, THE RADICAL, by George Elliott ~
92. THE QUEEN OF HEARTS, by Wilkle Collns lo'
For sale by all Booksellers and Newsdealers, ol
sent postage prepaid on receipt OF price.
GEORGE MUNRO, Publisher.
P. o. Box 1861. 2l, 23 and 25, Vandewater ST., NJ T.
uag 8, I7-6m
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The following words of Thomas Jefferson
are quite opposite just now, and the fraudu-
lent President should reflect upon them /:
II confess that l am not reconcied to the
idea of Chief Magistrate parading him
self through the several States as an object
OF public gaze, and in quest of an applause,
which, to be valuable, should be purely vol
untary. had rather acquire silent good.
will by faithful discharge of my duties
than owe expressions oft to my putting my
self in the way of receiving them"
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A DREAM-LAND CITY.
by FRLNCBs L. MACE.

Sometimes the guarded gates
OF the Unseen on outward hinges roll,
And In deep dreams OF night the troubled soul,
In bright, brief vision, the gisry of its goal
Some angel watchful, kind
stoops for the moment from his kindred band,
Reaches, through veil of sleep, plying hand,
And leads the Dreamer forth into a fairer land.
Such boon TO me was given.
Thus to my sorrow came sweet release
sleeps magic touches gave TO pain surcease;
Glttered along wide streets with pearly pavements
bright olH
Amaranth ana aspodel
Above each pillared door their blossoms hung;
From every mansion mystic music rung,
For Poesie was here the only voice and tongue.
High in the city's midst
Arose a temple, as the sunset bright
OF fiame-like splendor dazzling TO the sight
Arch column, altar, glowed with an interior light.
"This is the shrine OF Song" ''A t-t
voice beside me uttered. "This her home, ,JGr
Her chosen dwelling. Hither none may come
But her beloved, her own. Fannies worshipers are
dumb -''i iA'h
"Forth from her temple flows
Perpetual inspiration. Glorious themes
Break on the vision in ecstatic gleams
Embodied here the bard beholds his rarest dreams
'Hither the minstrels throng-
The masters wearing laurels centuries old,
Bards who the .harp-strings smote with fingers
bold.
And they whose softer lays with faIterfng rips
were told. lNE
''Nor they alone whose brows
On earth the victors sparkling wreath have wern;
These, too, whom Fate OF every bliss hath shorn,
Save OF the matchless boon-that they were single
| born.
| Even as he spoke there rolled
| From out that inner shrine tide OF song.
Each outer voice the anthem bore along;
The angel at my side responded full and strong.
"This is indeed my home ~
| cried "Here every grief may forget
| Here even for me are peace and rapture metz
My guide; IN tender voice replied, mot yet ~
The dream was at an end
Yet in its light walked through many days,
Seeing no darkness in them for my gaze.
Ilumined once, still burned with the celestial rsyA
| Now, singing as go,
Little heed although the path 10 long.
Light from above hath made my spirit strong.
1t is enough TO be the humblest child Of Song
And VIII be content
To love her for herself with homage sweet 7g
To sing unheard, unanswered, at her feet,
| TIL in some other life l make my song complete.
-Harper's Magazine,
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
- t,ssrgr nUtTuTu

BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. p. Tus in, (Supply.)
sunday Services i y "A, IN. and 81 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Every WEDNESDAY evening at ON
sea 5 free The public are invi ed 10 attend
sr. MATHEWS LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Minister-Rev i. HcCron.
sunday services -lOig Il. IN. and 81 p. M
sunday SchOOl-9a.m IN.
l'ra er Nee ing-Eyery wednesday evening a 81
Seats free Nopews rented. All are welcome.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Minister-Rev. stuart Mi Hhell.
sunday Servlces-iOh a. III. and 6h p m
SUNDAY SchOol--9 a. IN.
Pra er Nee ng--Every Wednesday evening a 81
Sea 5 free. No pews rented, Strangers welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Presiding Eder-Rev. n. s. buckingham.
Minis er-Rcv. NJ. l.. Smyser.
sunday Services-l y and 81 p. IN.
B6e Hie cassEvcr sSE 7 Monday evening at eX O'Clock
Young Mems Pra er Nee ing-Eyery Tuesday
General prayer Meeting-Every Thursday evening
o'clock.
REFORMED CHURCH.
Corner of Third and Iron streets.
Pastor-Rev. q. d. Gurley.
Residence-Central Hotel.
sunday ServlceS-l0H a. IN. and p M
SUNDAY Schools a. IN.
prayer Meeting-Saturday, p. m.
All are invited There is always room.
ST. PAUL's CHURCH.
Rector-Rev l.. Zahner.
SUNDAY Services-iuH H. M, X p. m.
Sunday School, a. m.
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.
EVANGELICAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder-Rev. A. L. Reeser.
nister-Rev j. A. Irvine. -. ,,...u,,,
sunday Services p. IN, In the Iron street Church
Pra, er Meeting-Every Sabbath at p. m.
All are invited. All are welcome.
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Meets in .'the little Brick Church on the hill, y
known as the Welsh Baptist Church-on ROCK stree
east of Iron. ,,. ,.,- 80
Regular meeting for worship, every Lords day al
ternoon at 81 o'clock. ,,,, ,,.,, =,
seats free and the public are cordially invited U
attend
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THE COLUMBIAN.
JOB PRINTING
Columbia County Official Directory,

President Judge--Wllliam Elwell.
Associate Judges-I Krickbaum, f. L. shuman.
PrOthOnOtarv, &c.-B. Frank Larr.
Court Stenographcr-S. N. Walker
Re gister Il Recorder-Wamson IL. Jacoby.
district AttOrney-IOhn NJ. CLARK.
Shertff-John W. Holman.
Surve, or-lSlac Dewitt.
Treasurer-Dr. H. ". McIloynoldS.
C1mml5siOners-John Herner, s. W. McHenry,
Joseph sands
Commissioners Clerk-Willlam Krckbaum.
AudltOrs-M. V. u. Kline, j. b. Casey, E. d. Brown.
COrOner-Charles q. MURPHY.
Jury CommlssiOners-Iacob II. Fritz, William II.
UT.
COuntv Superntendent-Wllam II. Snyder
Bloom Poor District -Dlrectors-O. p. Ent Scott,
Wm. Kramer, bloomsbury and Thomas Reece,
Scott, q. p Ent, Secretary.
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A new edition of etiquette says that it is
no longer fashionable for young men to call
on their girls on Saturday evening. This
willgive the girls chance to put their hair
up in bits Of paper before one O'Clock on
Sunday morning,
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BIoomsburg Official Directory.

President of Town Council-D. Lowenberg.
Clerk-W Writ.
chief OF Poce-M. C. Woodward
President Of Gas COmpany-S. Knorr.
Secretary-C. W. Miller.
bloomsbury Banking Companv-John A. Funston,
Presden II. II. Gro z, Cashier
FRS Ma ional Bank-Charles II. Paxton, resident
J. z. Tustin, Cashier.
Columbia County Mutual Saving Fund and Loan
Associa ion-E. II. Lit lie, President, c. w. Miller
secretary.
Bloomsbury Building and Saving Fund Association
WIN. Peacock, President, j. b. Robson secretary.
bloomsbury Ma ual Saving Fund Assocla ion-J
Brewer, Preslden @. g. Barkley, Secretary.
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Song Of the Baker-"I Knead Thee Every
Hour" The first note Of the song is
Dough,
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SQUARE TIMBER"
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF

EItoHJ. a MOS O. NoH ES,
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FoE STATE TREAS
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Poetical.
SOME NEW EPITAPHS.


J..
Here lies the body of Mary Hatch,
Who has ended lifes strange story.
She slipped one day, on parlor match,
And was carried on TO glory.
r,,o s,,'ao,as, y, nsr 90,
never loved dear gazelle,
But II handed in its checks.
o.
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Col A. G. Noyes was bora in Grafton
county, New Hampshire, November 18th,
1918, where his ancestors, who were of
Scotch-Irsh descent, resided and were
among the pioneers in the settlement of this
State. His father was farmer and gained
among his fellow citizens, largely made up
of the same element Scotch, Irish and En-
glish), a reputation for sterling integrity and
activity in all measures or Improvements
that tended to promote the interest and sue
cess of those engaged in cultivating the
soil.
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FARMER, SCHOOL TEACHER AND LUM-
herman.

Col, Noyes spent his youth in active
work on his fathers farm, attending the
village school during the winter months,
until he was competent to assume the posi-
ton that in the good old days of the Repub-
lie was the highest ambition of the boys of
the country and village, that of teacher OF
the district school. In this manner Of liv.
ing he attained mans estate, when, in part
nership with his father, he engaged in lum-
bering on the Connecticut river. The success:
of this enterprise led him to seek in his ear
ly ambition, wider field of operation.
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THE woRKINGNlEN's CANDIDATE.

WorkiDgmen of Pennsylvania you have
a candidate for Treasurer on the Democratic
ticket who is one of yourselves, familiar with
all the toll, disappointments and trials that
fall to the lot of those born to earn their
living and place among the men of the ma
tion by the sweat of their brows-a whole
souled, big-hearted gentleman fine type
of American manhood, who is all and more
than he assumes all that honest meu want
in public officer, and whose life and ener'
gies thus far have been spent in doing good
to others as well as to himself.
THEN BE TRUE TO YOURSELVES.
be true to your order, and true to your State
let not demagogues interested only in thei
own advancement lead you from the path o
duty, and you will in the election of Col
Amos @. Noyes, Of Clinton, secure to tn
old Commonwealth Treasurer who will b
firm in the honest discharge of the duties {
his Office and add new lustre to the recon
of the sons of toll.
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THOMAS b, HARTMAN. ALBERT HARTMAN.
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BLOOMSBURG PA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 19. 1877

district two years, yet he had served but one
year in the district as now composed, and he
was again re-elected-a remarkable testimo-
ny of his character for integrity in the dis
charge of the duties of a Legislator in dis
trict where candidates of known ability,
anxious to serve the people in that capacity
are able to be found in most any township.