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Swan Shooting.

The most usual method of hunting them
is by snares. These are set in the following
manner A lake or river is chosen where 1t
is known the swans are in the habit of rest.
ing for some time on their emigration south
ward-for this is the principal season of
swan catching. Some time before the birds
make their appearance, a number of wicker
hedges are constructed, running perpendicu-
larly out from the bank, and at the distance
of few yards from each other. In the
spaces between, as we'll as in openings left in
the fences themselves, snares are set. These
snares are the intestnes of the DEER twisted
into round shape, and looped. They are
placed so that several snares may embrace
the opening, and the swans cannot pass
through without being caught. The snare
is fastened to stake, driven into the mud
with sufficient frmness to hold the bird
when caught and struggling. That the snare
may not be blown out of its proper place by
the wind, or carried astray by the current, 1t
is attached to the wattles of the hedge by
some strands of grass. These, of course, are
easily broken, and give way the moment
bird presses against loop. The fences or
wattle-hedges are always constructed pro-
iecting out from the shore--for it is known
that the swans must keep close in to the land
whilst feeding. Whenever a lake or river
is sufficiently shallow to make it possible to
drive in stakes, the hedges are continued
across it from one side to the other. Swans
are also shared upon their nests. When
nest is found, the snare is set so as to catch
the bird upon her return to the eggs. These
birds, like many others, have the habit of
entering the nest on one side, and going out
by the other, and it is upon the entrance
side that the snare is set. The Indians have
a belief that if the hands of the person set
ting the snares be not clean, the bird will
not approach it, but rather desert her eggs,
even though she may Lave been Matching
them for some time. 1t is, indeed, true that
this is habit OF many birds, and may be so
of the wild swan. Certain it is that the
nest is always reconnoitered by the returning
bird with great caution, and any irregularity
appearing about it will make her extremely
shy of approaching it.
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The Last Man.
WHAT Is TO BECOME OF HIM, ACCORDING
TO THE SCIENTIFIC SPECTATORS.

What will become of the last man? Va
rious theories that have been seriously main
tanned by scientific men are described, and
we summarize them
/. The surface of the earth is steadily di-
minishing, elevated regions are being low
cred, and the seas are filling up. The land
will at last be all submerged, and the last
man will be starved or drowned.
2. The ice is gradually accumulating at
the north pole and melting away at the
south pole, the consequence of which will
be an awful catastrophe when the earth's
centre of gravity suddenly changes. The
last man will then be drowned by the rush
of waters.
8. The earth cannot always escape a COM
ct, and when the disaster comes there will
be mingling of the air and cometary gas
causing an explosion. If the last man is not
suhocated he will be blown up.
4. There is a retarding medium in space,
causing a gradual loss of velocity in the
planets, and the earth, obeying the law of
gravitation, will get closer and closer to the
sun. The last man will be sunstruck.
5. The amount of the water on the earth
is slowly diminishing, and simultaneously
the air is losing in quantity and quality.
Finally the earth will be an arid waste, like
the moon. The last man will be suffoca-
ted.
6. Other suns have disappeared, and ours
must, sooner or later, blaze up and then
disappear. The intense heat of the conha-
grafton will kill every living thing on earth.
The last man will be burned.
Z. The suns fire will gradually burn out,
and the temperature will cool. The earth's
glacial zones will enlarge, driving our race
toward the equator, until the habitable space
will lessen to nothing. The last man vii
be frozen to death.
s. A gradual cooling of the earth vii
| produce enormous assures, like those in the
| moon. The surface will become extremely
unstable, until the remnant of humanity
will take refuge in caves. The last man will
be crushed in his subterranean retreat.
8. The earth will at last separate into
small fragments, leaving the people withou
any fOothold. The last man will have
dreadful fall through space.
10. The tenth theory, proving that ther
will be no last man at all, is thus expressed
Evolution does not necessarily imply pro
gress, and possibly the race may have re
trograded until the human being possesse
the nature of the plant louise; such bein
the case, this single inhabitant will spon
taneously produce posterity of both sexes.
| l-Sctentifc american,
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What it Feels Like to be GuillOtincd.

We know how it feels to be poisoned, to
be hanged and drowned, but it has been re-
served for NJ Mondate, an Italian gentle
men, to let the world know, through La
Defense, what it feels like ito be guillotined.
He was in 1878 condemned to death for a
crime of which he was innocent, and it was
not the fault of Italian justice that he es-
capped. The blade of the guillotinc fell, but
the wood of the grooves in which it ran had
swollen slightly, and the knife stopped bare
ly two centimetres from his neck. While
they were repairing the defect reprieve ar
rived-the true murderer had been found
and had confessed his crime. at was at
a. M, August II, lS73," says NJ. Mondate,
chat my confessor, fAbbe Fernia, entered
my cell to announce to me that / must die
When at the touch of his hand on my shoul-
der awakened, comprehended at once the
nature of his errend, and despite my conf
dence it seems 1 turned horribly pale. l
| would have spoken but my mouth contrac-
ted nervously and no saliva moistened it.
A mortal chill suddenly invaded the lower
part of my body. BY supreme effort sue
ceeded in gasping, at is not truep' The
priest answered | know not what. ! only
heard confused buzzing Then sudden
thrill of pride shot through me. For some
minutes l felt no fear; l stood erect said
| to myself if must die would show them
] that an innocent man died with courage.
spoke with great rapidity; l was horribly
afraid to be silent or to be interrupted /
thanked the Governor of the prison, and
asked for something to eat. They brought
me cup OF chocolate, but refused it.
Again had become fully possessed with the
horrors of my situation; had visions of
what the scaffold would be like, and me-
chanically asked the attendants, Does it
hurt much Not Bit answered some
body, and saw before me a new person in
a gown of black woolen-the execution.
would have risen, defended myself, asserted
my innocence, but tainted, and when | re
turned to consciousness l was pinioned il
the cart which was entering the death place.
| cast shuddering look at the horrible ma
chine. / had no more connected and coher
ent thoughts, and the uprights between whicl
the knife runs seemed as high as the mast
: ofa ship. was lifted to the platform
had but one fixed idea-thst of resistance
But how could | resist? ! was seized anC
flung down upon the plank. l felt as if
was paralyzed and lay there for an immens
time. Then there was sharp blow on m
neck, and / tainted again with the indi
/. | tinct idea that tha knifa bad atruol M,
y 1t was not the knife but the upper part
: the lunette. When l came to myself wa
= in the prison hospital"
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Playing Chess with Real Men.

Most persons who have any acquaintance
with the literature of chess have heard of
the games said to have been played in the
middle ages with living chess.men. Lord
Lytton recently revived this amusement in
India. During his visit to Mooltan, last
month, his lordship. after receiving and re.
plying to an address from the municipality
of the city, engaged We are told, sin novel
game of chess with Col, Millet. The chess
board, if such term may be allowed to
carpet of red and white calico with check
ers yard square, having been spread in
front of the hall, chess.men, men and boys
dressed in opposing red and white uniforms
appropriate to the various pieces, were
marched in and took their places. Then by
a word Of command each man moved to the
square indicated, and a very lively game
ensued, ending in an easy victory for the
viceroy." An emperor of Morocco who once
INDUCED in similar amusement is said to
have added terrible realism to the game
by causing all the pieces taken during its
progress to be behesdsd,
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POetical.
MAUREEN COSHA DHAS.

Maureen Cosha Dhas
Yer the purtiest lass
Ever walked on shoe leather or dhrove boy mad
For your wee little feet,
And your figure so sweet
Are too much for the brain OF poor Irish lad
Maureen cosha JDhas!
When | see We at Mass,
Saints above I'm afraid that IT'S 10 ye pray
An tn crown o. my hat,
When look into that,
Has yer purity face there, wild the dlmpes at play
Maureen Cosha Dhas
Thin the MEDIA ye Grass,
To your fathers nate cabin, just under the hill.
Tn divil, we're tould
Tempted Tony OF oud,
Wild woman-kedad we've the pattern still.
Maureen Cosha Dhas
yer tn sly little ass)
Wild yer "rop o. tn mornln, thin yen go on yer way
But yer purity eyes dance
Andy ye gives me glance
That sez, "Dlnny, agra have ye nothing say?
Maureen Cosha Dhas
I'll not let ye pass
Tn next time meet ye at fair or at wake
Me peace ye destroy
An that's hard on boy
That ud fight a whole faction and die for yer sake
Mauieen Cosha Dhas
Wen sit ON the grass
Wild me arm roun' yer waist, and tear in yer eye
And yen say, "Darlln' Dennis!
Spake to father MaglnRis
Shure I'd rayther do that, now, nor think that ye'
die.'
-DuGlia University Magazine.
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ON A NAUGHTY LITTLE BOY, SLEEPING.

BY BRET HARTE.
Just now missed from hall and stair
A joyful treble that had grown
AS dear to me as that grave tone
That tells the world my older care.
And little footsteps on the floor
Were stayed. | laid aside my pen,
Forgot my theme, and listened-then
Stole softly to the library door.
No sight no sound "a moments freak
OF fancy thrilled my pulses through:
'If-no"-and yet, that fancy drew
fathers blood from heart and cheek.
And then-I found him There he lay,
surprised by sleep, caught in the act,
The rosy vandal who had sacked
His little town, and thought 1t play:
The shattered vase the broken jar;
match still smouldering on the floor;
The inkstand's purple pool of gore
The chessmen scattered near and far.
strewn leaves OF albums lightly pressed
This wicked "Baby Of the Woods;'
In fact, OF half the household goods
This son and heir was seized-possessed.
Yet all in vain, for sleep had caught
The hand that reached, the feet that strayed;
And fallen in that ambussade
The victor was himself o'erwrought.
What though torn leaves and tattered book
Still testified his deep disgrace!
stopped and kissed the inky face,
With its demure and calm outlook.
Then back stole, and half beguiled
My guilt, In trust that when my sleep
Should come there might be one who'd keep
An equal mercy for His child.
-Harper's Magazine for July.
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WHAT ALLIED HIS HAIR.-One day last
week, Prof A, Z. Macdonald lectured
on "Chronic Mania before the medical
students of New York University, and
brought from the City Hospital for the In.
sane, of which he is Medical Superintendent
some of the patients to illustrate his theme.
One he had specially selected, in order to
show the class that in subjects of chronic
mania the hair is stiff and bristly; but, to
his great astonishment, when he uncovered
the patients head, the poor fellows hair
was just as sleek and smooth as his own.
"Why, my man." he exclaimed, what have
you been doing to your hair9" swell you
see, doctor" was the reply, "they put too
much butter on my bread this morning, and
1 thought it was shame 70 waste IL. 30
rubbed 1t Ia my hair"
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DR. SW AK MES
Compound Svrup Of Wild Cherry

strikes at the root OF disease by purifying the blood
restoring the liver and kidneys TO healthy action In
vlgOrating the nervous system.
Its marvellous power not only over every chronic
disease where gradual Alternative action IS needed
Under It's use the cough Is loosened. the night
sweats diminished, the pain subsidies, ihe pulse re-
turns to its atural standard, the stomach is improv
ed In its power TO digest and assmiate the food and
every organ has purer and better quality OF blood
supplied to It, out Of which new recreatlve and plas-
tic material Is made
DIR SWAYNE graduated at one of the best Medl-
cal Colleges In the L, s., and was engaged in an ac
tive practice for many years, thus guaranteeing that
his preparations are prepared upon strictly scientific
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JOB PRINTINC4.
Columbia County Official Directory

President Judge-Wllam Elwell
Associate Judges-l. X Krickbaum, L. i. Shuman.
prothOnotary, &c.-B. Frank Zarr.
Court Stenographer-S. N. Walker.
Register a. Recorder-Willlamson II. Jacoby.
District Attorney--John VI. CLARK.
Sherf-John W. Holman,
rveyor-Isaac Dewitt.
Treasurer-Dr II. w. McReynOlds.
CJmmisslOners--John Herner, 3. W. McHenry,
Joseph Sands.
Commissioners Clerk-William Krickbaum.
Audltors-M. V. b. Kline, ]. Is. Casey, Il. Is. Brown
Coroner Charles q. Murphy.
Jury Commssoners-JacOb II. Fritz, william II
Utt
County Superntendent-William II. Snyder.
Bloom Poor Dlstrct-DireCtors-O. p Ent, scott
Wm. Kramer, bloomsbury and Thomas Reece
scott, U. =. Ent, Secretary.
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"a blessing in disguise" came to poor
operator in a Holyoke Mas mill some
twenty years ago, when he accidentally lost
two or three fingers of one hand. Out of
sympathy for the sufferer, his fellow-work-
men raised purse of some $500 for him.
With this he bought a bowling alley, and
having good business, invested few hum
dred in real estate. That land is now worth
eco, 900, and he is rated at about S50,oQ1
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LAreair deS Femmes criticises women as
beings who delight in discomfort They
have invented, it says, dresses too scant for
easy walking, long trains to be stepped on,
collars that do not admit the head to be
turned, pockets too low to be reached by the
hand, high heels that cause them to trip,
and big knots in their dresses which prevent
them from sitting.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
BAPTIST CHURCH.

CHURCH DIRECTORY.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. p. Tustin, {supply)
sunday Services-1OK a. m. and 6h p. IN.
sunday Schools a. IN.
Prayer Meeting Every Wednesday evening at 6H
seats seats free. The public are invited to attend.
ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Miniser-Rev. j. McCron.
sunday Servlces-10N q. IN. and GH p. M
sunday School-9 a. IN.
PRAYER Meellng-Every Wednesday evening at 6H
Seats free. Nopews rented. All are welcome.
PREsBYTERIAs CHURCH.
Minister-Rev stuart Mitchell.
sunday Services-lOH a. III. and 81 p. IN.
PRAYER Meetlng-Every Wednesday evening at 6H
seats free. No pews rented. Strangers welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder--Rev n. s. buckingham.
Mlnister-Rev. j. $. McMurray.
sunday Servlces-10H and 81 p. m.
Bible Class-Everv Monday evening at 81 o'clock.
Young Mems Prayer Meeing-Every Tuesday
General Prayer Meetlng-Every Thursday evening
O'Clock.
REFORMED CHURCH.
Corner of Third anl Iron streets.
rastor-Rev. @. D. Gurley.
Residence-Central Hotel.
sunday services-lOK a. IN. and p m.
Sunday Schools a. m.
Prayer Meeting-Saturday, p. m.
All are invited There Is always room.
ST. PAULs CHURCH.
Rector-Rev l.. Zahner.
sunday ServiCes-l0H q. M, ~ p. m.
sunday School-9a n. III.
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.
MiniSter-Rev j. A. Irvine. ~
sunday Services p. IN, IN the Iron street Chuich'
PRAYER Meeting-Eyery Sabbath at 2 p. III.
All are invited. All are welcome.
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Meets I'm 1.-THE little Brick Church on the hill, -
known as the Welsh Baptist Church-on ROCK street
east OF Iron. ,,- ,,
Regular meeting FOR worship, every Lorus uay "i'
ternoon at 81 O'Clock. ,-,., :,
seats free and the public cordially invited to
attend.
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PHYSICIANS RECOMMEND 1T,

DR.. Thomas j. b. Rhoads. Boyertown, Berks Co.,
Pa, writes Your compound syrup OF Wild Cherry
I esteem very highly; have been selling and recon-
mending to my patients for many years and 1t al
ways proves eflcacious in obstinate coughs, bron-
chial and asthmatica affections. 1t has made some
remarkable cures In this section, and consider II
the best remedy with which am acquainted
Price 81. Six bottles for 8. II not sold by your
druggist, we will forward half dozen by express
freight paid on receipt Of price.
~ Describe symptoms In all communications, and
address letters to DIR. SWAYNE a. son, $50 North
sixth Street Philadelphia. No charge Will be made
for advice sold by druggists and dealers In medi
cines generally.
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THE LUNGS
CON SUMPTION.

This distressing and dangerous complaint, and its
premOnitory symptoms, neglected cough night
sweats, hoarscness wasting flesh fever-permanent.
" cured by Dr. "Swayne's Compound syrup OF Wild
Cherry"
BRONCHITIS-a Premonitor OF Pulmonary Con
sumption, is characterized by CataiTh or inflammation
OF the mucuOus membrane OF the air passages.
honTsencss, pains In the chest. For all Bronchial
Affections sore throat, loss of voice, coughs,
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THE UNDERSIGNED, representing several
OF the most conservative and reliable Amerl-
can Fire Insurance Companies, would beg leave TO
Oer his services TO the citizens or bloomsbury ana
vicinity, requesting reasonable share OF the pupc
patronage. -, nou,p,r
Bloomsbury, July is, 1876.
ONCE In Browers BLOCK.
July al
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Reliable Evidence.
HOME TESTIMONY.

IIOME TESTIMONY.
DR. SwAYNE-Dear Sir: feel It to be due to you
and suffering humanity to give the following testl-
mony respecting the wonderful curative powers OF
your Compound Syrup OF Wild Cherry and Sarsapa-
rilla and Tar Pills. ] was aiictcd with a violent
cough, pains in the side and breast night sweats,
sore throat my bowels were coStive appetite nearly
gone, and my stomach so very weak that my physl-
clan was at loss to know what to do for me, as ev-
eryhing used in the shape of medicine was reject
ed spit different times pint of blood. remained
for months In this awful condition, and gave up all
hopes OF ever recovering. Al this time you recon-
mended the use of your syrup and pills, which i'm
medlatev began to soothe, comfort and aay the
lungs In short IL has made perfect cure OF ,De,
and am now able TO pursue my daily labor. ny
person doubling the truth of the above stat m
win please ca on or address me, at the factory
EDWARD II. HANSON,
Engineer Of Geo. Sweeneys Pottery,
Ridge Road below Wallace, Phi.a.
over 20 years have elapsed and Mr.. Hanson stlll
remains hearty man TO this day-September 3Oth,
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p A II e N II S.

e. A. lehman, solicitor OF American ana Foreign
Patents, Washington, d. G. All business connected
with Patents, whether before the Patent once OF
the Courts, promptly attended TO- Nocharge made
unless patent is secured. Send for circular.
May 4.TI-u bEw
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Bloomsburg Official Directory.

bloomsbury Banking Company--John A. Funston,
President II. IL. Grotz, Cashier.
First National Bank-CharleS X. Paxton President
j. p. Tustin, Cashier.
Columbia County Mutual Saving Fund and Loan
Association-E. II. Little, President, c. W.Miler,
Secretary.
bloomsbury Building and Saving Fund Association
WIN. Peacock, President, j. b. Robson, secretary.
Bloomsbury Mutual Saving Fund Assocaton-J.
j. Brewer, President, C. @. Barkley, Secretary.
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MtING.l

The Shn Of gool dive ID fun in.
deed. / have often "fetched bot
TOM - 1ftesn E.et, and brought
ops big stOve to prove to my com.
r4iles that fhad been ssclean
down. But 0Nte, in water like
Rsystsl, jiiths Uppeei Lakes, where
the pebbles could b. seep At the
bottOin, I came ruskinR ip with my
heeGl csschbGJ md eaw IN old SeI-
low griepipg st ma ! hung bgeath.
less on . wharf.-the, and he M
formed pe that the yater was
twqu1 ~ Is den ~ qr thar
abouts.s Jumping from q height Il
= Doubtful job. RecoIlect that In
eyeEything. oQnnectfd, With syim-
ml1 son n t{p:t}yj, end that
water il incompi essible. Hyou get
off your balance while dropping,
AMI fN on y0ur Sille, eithcr ynti
will bedrowneSi o. your mother will
need, xtday AL the c01d cream
In the nciGl GllbCfl,ooil. I11ere painful
recolDecti0ns IN thai d 1je6k Two
days ia'bei antl = maternal lect.
ure of the same length were too
much 10 ray fbr that one dizzy,
eidevise rush through the ar. II ]
'hHsl tNkew my leaden head tar q
plnmInet I shonid have been
spareslths blletsrs on NY bosly. ]
onRbt 10 hare tllved. 6k Nickola,
tor Jelly.
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tence andits meaning. The French
arrived, and the Indians (who
wanted none oftheir company. and
supposed they wer., also Spaniards
OH the same errand) were anxious
to inform them in the Spanish SEN
tence nAca nadia" The French,
who knew as little of Spanish as
the Indians, supposed this inces.
sntly,recurring -sonnd was the
name oftlie cohntry, any gave il
tile name of "Canada,7 Which il
has borne ever since.-N. Y. Com
mercial Adrertisey. .igH-i-iHif