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Gen. Jackson Made Him Pay.

The keeper of a boarding house
when Andrew jackson was President, waited
on him one day and complained that a
Tennesseean, who had been appointed by
him to clerkship in one ofthe departments,
would not pay board bill. "Get his note"
said old Hickory, "for the full amount, in
terest included, payable in sixty days, and
bring it to me-" THAT will be of no use"
replied the clearinghouse keeper, "for he
never pays his notes" ''Do as l tell you
sir," said Jackson, as he turned away.
The next day the boarding-house keeper
reappeared at the White House and handed
the note to the President. He took it, read
it, wrote "Andrew Jackson" across the back
in his well-known autograph, and handed it
back, saying; Take that to the Bank OF
the Metropolis and tell them from me that
at its maturity it will be paid by either the
drawer or the endorser. They will discount
| it for you"
A few days afterward the man who had
given the note met his creditor and taunting,
ly said "Well, don't suppose you hav,
been able to negotiate my paper?' "Yes,
replied the boarding house keeper. "a haC
no trouble in getting it discounted at lega
rates of interest" "Who in thunder il
willing to discount my notes?" asked tn,
Tennesseean. "The Bank of the Metropoli
discounted the one you gave me, upon tn
assurance that if you did not pay it the en-
dorser would" "But who would endors
my note ?" Seen. Jackson, and he sen
word to the bank that ifyou did not pay tn
uote he would" 1t is hardly necessary I
add that the note was promptly paid by tn
maker.
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high tide. The alligators of the Everglades
got wind of what was going on. They came
down the Allokehatchie and Lake Worth
creek in scores, and attacked the fish dam
med in the blight. The slaughter was aston
ishing.
The water turned to blood and was car
peted with dead fish The alligators were
reinforced until their number was estimated
at five hundred. They gorged themselves
with fish, and dozed away their days on the
hot sand beneath the scorching rays of the
sun. The beach was black with their mailed
bodies. AT night their muttered thunder
fairly shook the foundations Of the light
house.
One day north wind arose. 1t gathered
in strength day by day until its fury was that
of gale 1t began to back up the waters
in the inlet. Rain fell, and the water in
creased in depth. The wind shifted to
the northwest. A high neap tide followed
As it began to fall, thread of fresh water
found its way over the sandy barrier. With
in twenty minutes the dam was burst, and
the pent-up waters were roaring and rushing
to the sea. The army of alligators wa'
caught in the food and carried outside. A
terrific fight ensued. The neap tide had
brought hundreds of enormous sharks to the
coast. They scented the fresh water anC
made for the inlet. Frantic after their en-
forced fasting during the storm, they attack
| ed the alligators The noise of the comba
| was heard above the roar of the ocean. A
son of Judge Paine, of Fort Capron, wht
was an eyewitness of the scene, tells m,
that he saw sharks and alligators rise on tn,
crest of the waves and fight like dogs
Many of the killed foated belly upward
and were afterward rocked ashore by th
waves. For days their bodies drifted to th
beach. The dead alligators had lost the
legs and tails. The sharks in some case
were nearly bitten into two pieces. TIL
current of the Gulf Stream strewed the shor
as far north as Cape Malabar with their car
casses. Clouds of buzzards, and even the Ba
hama vultures were drawn to the beach b.
the offal. Mr.. Paine fancies that the shark
were too active for the alligators, but other
say that the percentage of bodies on tn
beach indicated that the weight of metal wa
in favor of the iron clad reptiles.-N.
| SIM
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A gentleman has just died in Paris who
owed most of his celebrity to the quaint
manner in which he managed to disembar-
rass himself of his creditors. No sooner did
a dun present himself than he was ushered
into room hung round with variety OF
mirrors, some convex, Others concaye, &c
In one the unfortunate creditor beheld him.
self with head as fiat as a founder, in an
other his features were nearly as sharp as a
knife, in third he had several heads, and
in fourth he was upside down. Here he
had the broad grin of clown, there the
long-drawn yisage of an undertaken. Or
one side Of the room he saw himself all heaC
and no body; on the other side it seemed
as if a dwarf had put on the boots of giant
No applicant, however pressing, was known
to resist this chamber of horrors for more
than quarter of an hour.
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Stage Costumes.
HOW CLARA MORRIS WAS ARRAYED AS "CA
MILE" IN A BOSTON THEATRE.

Clara Morris appeared as Camille, in Bos-
ton, recently. In the first act she appeared
in dress of heavy creamy silk with long
train, the basque of the same being cut low
in the neck and with short sleeves. The
most striking feature of this costume was the
CANT China crepe shawl of creamy white, to
match the silk beneath, and very heavily
embroidered; it opened up the lett side, but
the entire space was filled in by over tapping
rows of the deep silken fringe which had
been cut from the shawl's edges. Embroi-
dered white silken hose and white satin
slippers completed the toilet. In her blonde
wig and at her throat were single white cam
elias and she carried magnificent bouquet
of the same. Her jewelry comprised pearl
necklace, the strings of which were confined
with turquoise clasps, brilliant earrings and
broad gold bracelets. In the second act her
dress was equally elegant, being of heaviest
black satin, with long fan train, and the
over.dress was of rich black Spanish lace,
through the meshes of which the satin
| cleaned with wonderful effectiveness. Upon
| a black velvet ribbon at her throat was jet
| locket, set with diamonds Solitaires OF the
same brilliant stones were in her ears, and
her feet were encased in scarlet hose and
sandal shoes, each strap caught by stee
buckles The third costume, worn in the
beautiful country scene, was of simple whit,
| dotted muslin, with blue ribbons at throat
waist, sleeves and slippers, and at thu
throat was also cluster of dark -hued pan
sizes The ball dress in the fourth act wa
most brilliantly beautiful of all. 1t was o
apple green satin of lovely shade, cut prin
cess, around the bottom being a deep Hounc
cut in blocks at the edge with a peating o
white crepe lisse peeping beneath. Tb
overdress was low necked polonaise o
magnificent white point lace, very long be
hind and draped with long garnitures of wa
ter lilies in all stages of bloom, from tn
tiniest bud to the full blossom, relieved b
rich-hued pads. A garland of the blossom
outlined the neck of the dress, and a cluste
was in the long tresses of golden hair. He
Jo"ehy was very Naiuaoie, cohsistinS oi
locket of diamonds surrounding monste
emerald; diamond ear rings, and a glitter
ing band of diamonds worn as a shoulde
bracelet-there being no sleeves in tn
dress-and butterfly of diamonds and em,
raids quivering in her hair In the fin,
act Miss Morris wore wrapper of fine can
brio simply trimmed with tucks and band
of embroidery.
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AN ORIENTAL KscULAPIUs.-M Oscan-
yan, in his book The Sultan and his People,
tells the following anecdote of Turkish
physician, whose prescriptions and method
of treatment will interest practitioners in
New York:
A person exceedingly i'll of typhus fever
called in one of these medical gentlemen,
who, although he considered the case quite
hopeless, prescribed for his patient and
took his leave The next day. in passing
by, he inquired of servant at the door If
his master was not dead. dead No; he
is much better" Whereupon the doctor
proceeded up stairs to obtain the solution of
this miracle. "why," said the convalescent
81 was consumed with thirst, and | drank
pailful of the juice of picked cabbage"
Wonderful r' quoth the doctor. And
out came the tablets, on which the physician
made this inscription, "Cured of typhus
fever, Mehemed Aghaan, upholsterer, by
drinking pailful of picked cabbage juice"
Soon after, the doctor was called to an
other patient, a yaghlikgee, or dealer in en-
broidered handkerchiefs, suffering from the
same malady. He forthwith prescribed "a
pailful of picked cabbage juice"
On calling the next day to congratulate
his patient on his recovery, he was aston
ished to be told the man was dead. The
Oriental Esculapius, in his bewilderment
at these phenomena. came to the safe con-
clusion, aud duly noted it in his memoran-
da, that although in cases of typhus fever
picked cabbage juice is an efficient remedy,
it is not, however, to be used unless the pa
tient be BY profession an uphOlsterer. ."-ED-
IToR's DRAWER, in Harpers's Magazine
| for June.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
UkpTIaT CHITRCU

BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. p. Tustin, (Supply.)
Sunday Servces-l0h a. IN. and 6H p. m.
SUNDAY SCHOOL, a. m.
Prayer Meeting-Every Wednesday evening at 6H
sea free. The public are invited to attend.
ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Minis er-Rev. J. NcCron.
Sunday Services-l0% a. m. and 81 p. m.
PRAYER Nee ing-Every Wednesday evening at 6h
clock.
Seats free. Nopews rented. All are welcome.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Minis'er-Rev stuart Mitchell.
Sunday Services-lO% a. III. and 81 p. m.
Sunday School-9 a. IN.
PRAYER Meeling-Every Wednesday evening at 81
seats free. No pews rented. Strangers welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder-Rev. n. S. buckingham.
Minister-Rev. j. S. McMurray.
sunday Services-1nh and 81 p. m.
Bible GlassDEvery Monday evening at 81 O'Clock.
Young Mems Pra, er Nee ing-Every Tuesday
General Prayer Meeting-Every Thursday evening
o'clock.
REFORMED CHURCH.
Corner OF Third and Iron streets.
pastor-Rev. G. ID. Gurey.
Residence-Central Hotel.
sunday Services-l0H a. IN. and p. m.
Sunday School, a. IN.
Prayer Meeting--Saturday p. m.
All are invited There Is always room.
ST. PAUL's CHURCH.
Rector-Rev L. Zahner
Sunday Services-lOH II. m N pm.
Sunday Schools a. IN.
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 Eldcr-Rev. A. L. Reeser.
MniSter-Rev. j. A. Irvine. ~
sunday Service-3p. m. In the Iron street Church'
Pra, er Meeting-Every Sabbath at Q p. IN.
All are invited. All are welcome.
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Meets in ''the little Brick Church on the hill,"-
known as the Welsh Baptist Church-on Rock street
east OF Iron
Regular meeting for worship, every Lords day af-
ternoon at 81 o'clock
Seats free and the public are cordially invited to
attend.
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WHEN THE GORSE Is IN BLOSSOM.
ny GORDON CAMPBELL.

There came lad from London town to the dear old
West Countree,
And he such bonnie lasses as he before did
see;
lass he saw and loved her. and asked If she would
wed;
"Til the gorse is out Of blossom I'll be true to you
she said.
Then he called her nckle-hearted, and he mounted
on his steed,
And back again to London town rode he in hottest
speed
And in his lovers anguish full many word spake
he
Gainst the lass that he thought ckle and the dear
old West Countree.
But one fine day he read about a saying In the
West
That sent him to the West Countree with all lovers
zest;
These were the words Of comfort his gladdened eyes
did meet
"when the gorse is out Of blossom then kissing isn't
sweet"
So back again he hurried to his lasse in the West,
And all his tale OF love TO her, his darling, he
| fessed
And when he asked the asse If she loved enough tC
wed,
T the gorse is out Of blossom III be true to you
she said.
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Fire companies in Constantinople often
fight as in Christian countries. The sultans
themselves used to run to fires, but now are
more dignifed. The cry of file is "Yankin
war ~ and instead of ringing alarm bells,
several Krupp guns are discharged. The
location of the fire is indicated by flags OF
lights. The firemen are called "tulumbad'
! Ris"
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Columbia County Official Directory

President Judge-William Elwell
Associate Judges-I. Krickbaum, +. L. Shuman.
PrOthonOtary, &c-B Frank Zarr.
Court Stenographer-S. n. Walker.
register Observation-Disclosures H. Jacoby.
District Attorney-John NJ. Clark.
5herin-John w. Hoffman.
Surveyor-Isaac Dewitt.
Treasurer-Dr II. W. McReynolds.
C)mmissioners-John IIerner, S. W. McIIenry,
Joseph Sands.
Commissioners Clerk-William Krickbaum.
Auditors-M. V. b. Kline, J. b. Casey 4. d. Brown.
Coroner-Charles @. Murphy.
Jury Commssoners--Jaco H. Fritz, william II
Utt.
County perntendent-Wiliam II. snyder.
Bloom Poor District -DreCtors-O. =. Ent, Scott
WIN. Kramer, Bloomsbury and Thomas Reece
scott, o. Z. Ent, Secretary.
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CATARRH.

mTlOMo AMI NOhh.
CataTrh is an affection OF the mucus membrane OF
the nose throat chest &C., accompanied with dull,
heavy headache obstruction OF the nasal passages,
weak eyes, watery and infamed, hacking or cough
ing, TO clear the throat expectoration OF offensive
matter, smell and taste are impaired, stopped up
feeling In the head, ncessant blowing OF the nose,
and other symptoms are likely TO appear very dis
tressing, and no disease Is more common, and none
less understood by Physicians. Nine-tenths OF the
cases OF offensive breath occasloned by Catarrh,
"Swayne's Catarrh Remedy"
is a certain and permanent cure, and warranted IN
every case, no matter how obstinate or long stand
ing. 1t can be obtained only by addressing DIR.
SWAYNE a. son, $50 North Sixth Street. phladel,
phia. Mailed 10 any address on the receipt or the
price, one dollar, with full directions for use also
fun account OF the or in and nature OF this dlstres-
sing complaint. We repeat It II is beyond all COM
paTson the best remedy for Catarrh ever discovered
Remember 1t can be obtained only by addressing
DIR, SWAYNE & SON, $50, North Sixth street, Phil
rdephia, with remittance as we do not place u 10
the hands OF dealers, the same as We do our otheI
preparations. In writing for our "uatarTh Remedy
pase state you saw this advertisement In the "Co-
iumbian" Bloomsbury.
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Bloomsburg Official Directory.

bloomsbury Banking Company-John A. Funston,
Preslden, IL. II. Grolz Cashier.
Flrs Ma ional Bank-Charles X. Paxton, resident
j. p. Tustin, Cashier.
Columbia County Mutual Saving Fund and Loan
Assocla'ion-E. II. Little, President, G. w. Miller
secretary.
bloomsbury Building and Saving Fund Association
WIN. Peacock, President, j. b. Robson, Secretary.
Bloomsbury Mutual Saving Fund Assocla' lon-J.
j. Brewer, President, G. g. Barkley, Secretary.
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PHYSICIANS RECOMMEND 1T.

Dr.. Thomas ]. b. Rhoads. BoyertOwn, Berks CO.,
Pa, writes: Your compound syrup OF WI Cherry
esteem very highly have been selling and recon-
mendng 1t to my patients for many years and 1t al
ways proves encacious in obstinate coughs, bron-
chal and asthmatcal affections 1t has made some
remarkable cures in this section, and consider 1t
the best remedy with which am acquainted.
Price 81. Six bottles for s.. II not sold by your
druggist, we will forward half dozen by express,
freight paid on receipt OF price.
tE-Describe symptoms In al communications, and
address letters to DIR. SWAYNE & 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 UNDERSIGNED, representing several
OF the most conservative and reliable Ameri-
Can Fire Insurance Companies, would beg leave to
ofer his services to the citizens OF Bloomsbury and
vicinity, requesting reasonable share Of the public
patronage. -
W. j. POWELL.
Bloomsbury, July 49, 1876.
ONCE In Brower's Block.
July 81
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Some twelve or fifteen years ago queer
character, nicknamed Jersey Bill" lived at
Otisville, n Y. During the races at Goshen
or Middletown he used to visit the courses
for the purpose of peddling whips, which
were made of reeds, and which he sold for
five or six cents apiece. When Bill had ac-
cumlated little money he abandoned his
itinerant pursuits, settled down at Hamp-
ton, and became proprietor of the tavern
there. He had many acquaintance among
the farmers in Sussex county, n. j., and
when business was slack he would take a run
across the line to visit them. On one of these
occasions Bill CHANGED to seee a mare which
he admired greatly, end which, after some
dickering, he purchased for $3.50 and
brought her back with him to Hampton.
She stood about fifteen hands high, was
sprghtly, neat-limbed creature, and attracted
considerable attention from the connoisseurs
in horsehesh who frequented Bills tavern.
| Not long after he received an offer of $3.50
and finally accepted it. The mare was taken
in charge by her new owner removed to
| Newburgh, placed in the care of a careful
trainer, and in due time regularly introduced
upon the trotting turf. Her history from
that time forward was marked by series of
triumphs Last week she made the fast
est time on record (2:l4!) ever known on the
trotting course in the State of California.
The gentleman who purchased her from
Jersey Bill was Mr.. Alexander Goldsmith,
and the mares name is Goldsmith Maid.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-01

PARADISE FOR LAZY MEN.-Senator
Jones, of Florida, says an orange grove or a
fig plantation is the greatest riches a man
can possess. 1t takes about five years be-
fore a fig plantation can be made perfect,
and about seven years before an orange
grove can be said to be paying. From these
times they commence, aud tor century
they bear their crops without any more ex-
pense for the old groves, except the gather
ing of the fruit, and in the meantime new
acres can be planted each year, While the
fruit trees are perfecting the farmer can be
planting corn, potatoes, barley, oats, etc.
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DR. SW a MES
Conpound SvY-,p of Wild Cherrv

stkes at the root OF disease by purifying The blood
restoring the liver and kidneys to healthy action n
vigorating the nervous system.
Its marvellous power not only over every chronic
disease where gradual Alternative action Is needed
Under its use the cough is lOosened, the night
sweats diminished, the pain subsidies, ihe pulse re-
turns to Its atra standard the stomach is improv
ed In its power to digest and assmate the food and
every organ has purer and better quality OF blood
supplied to It, out Of which recreative and plas
tic material is made
DIR SWAYNE graduated at one OF the best Med-
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
pri1 1pIp
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"Henry "" was played in Atlanta recent
ly, and one fiddler constituted the entire or
chestra. "In the furious battle scenes, says
the Constitution, "his bow flashed across the
strings like shining strokes of swords" The
climax of the lone orchestra's performance
is thus described: "Then when the charge
rested and the King stopped for breath, the
fiddler stood by his post. The wounded
groaned on the A string, begged for water
on the E catgut, and cursed their luck on
the G cord Andante and adagio, piano
and pianissimo, all the confused, pathetic
and terrible scenes of the fight were produc-
ed by the orchestra with painstaking labor,
sudorifc suffering and sublime skill. He
crescended on the crescendo with crescend-
ing crescendation, and diminished on the
diminuendo with diminishing diminution."
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Swayne's Ointment,
unME TEcTJNJONV
SKIN DISEASES.

SWayne S AlI-Hea!ing Ulntment
is also specific for letter itch, 2alt rheum, scad
head, eTyslpelas BARRIERS tch blotches, all Scaly,
crusty cutaneous cruptions Perfectly safe and
harmless, even on the most tender infant Price 80
cents, or six boxes for sl25 Sent by mail TO any
address on receipt OF price. Prepared only by
DR. sWAYNE d SON. $50 N. 9Th ST, Philadelphia.
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POetical.
TO A GORILLA IN A MENAGERIE.
BY +. W. CLARKE.

40 mighty apel
Half beast half man,
Thy uncouth shape,
Betrays plan
The gulf OF Being at bound to span
Thou art the link between ourselves and brutes
Lifting the lower to higher plain
Thy human face all cavilers refutes,
Who sneer at Darwin as a dreamer vain.
How camest thou beneath this canvas tent?
Within this cage? behind these iron bars7
Thou, whose young days in tropic lands were
spent,
With strange companions under foreign stars?
Art thou not lonely? what is life to thee
Thus mewed In prison, innocent of crime,
Become spectacle for crowds to see,
And reckless boys to jeer at all the time,?
Hast thou no feelings such we possess?
Art thou devoid Of any sense OF shame?
Rise up, brother, and thy wrongs redress
Rise In thy might, and be no longer tame r.
paused in my apostrophe; the animal arose;
He seized the bars that penned him In my blood In
terror froze;
He shook the cage from side to side; the frightened
people fed;
Then in a tone of savage wrath the horrid monster
said
'1m hired by the wake to wear the dirty craythurs
shkin;
come from Tipperary and me name is Micky
Flynn
-Scribner for June
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A Frenchman brought to well-known
Partisan jeweler diamond necklace which
he recognized as having been one of his
wife's wedding presents. The Frenchman
had with him its counterpart in paste, and
he proposed to sell the genuine necklace
for $4,000 francs and let his wife still
think she had the real diamonds. The Jew
eller then asked for few hours time. He
then called on the wife's grandmother who
gave him the 10000 francs tor the husband.
The money and the necklace were handed
to the husband who believed he was receive
ing the paste diamonds. "That is well said
the grandmother; "her husband will think
the diamonds are false, and will never try
sell them again" A few months passed,
and the wife embarrassed by huge dress
makers bill, brought the necklace 70 the
same jeweller to sell. She was of course ig-
norant of her husbands previous action
'How will you explain to your husband the
disappearance of the diamondsg she was
asked. "By substituting an imitation neck
lace" she answered. 81 will arrange that
for you" who fastened TO the grandmother
explained the situation, and received sc, 900
francs for the granddaughter. As it now
stands neither husband nor wife thinks the
diamonds are real, and there will probably
be no further effort to sell them.
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An unpublished Mass, by Mozart has
been discovered. 1t is claimed to be auto
graph and was composed about the year
l777' for the Convent of the Holy Gross, at
Augsburg, There is said to be no doubt of
It's authenticity. The Domino Deus" and
the "lncarnatus" are said to be especially
tine,
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8ates Of Adrertisino.

one inch twelve lines or To- equivalent IN NoDps
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