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POetical.
KREE.
BY A. O, GORDON.

My bov Kree,
He played Wild you when you was a chile?
You an he '-Hiu ". H
Growed UP together7 walt lemme seei ..
Closer SO kin look in yer face. .. r
Mas Georges smile
Lord love you, Marster.
Dar meath dat cypress is whar Kree lays
sunburn an grown
Mas George, shudden ha' knowed you, son,
Count o. de benrd dat yer face has on,
But for dat ole. time smile o. yourn.
"An' Kree 2" you say
Hadn't you heerd Marster, ..
lie 'ceasded de year dat you went away7
Kree an YOU - OF .. Ur.
How de ole times comes beck on mo-.
Moonlight flshin's. an hyars In de snow,-
Squirrels an jay birds mp overhead
In de oak-frces dat de sun shlned through
Look NJ me, Marster
Here is me Twin an Krec, his deadl
'PeNrs TO me strange.
Now when thinks on 'em dose ole years.
Mas George. sometimes de b'nlin' tears
Fills no nv ewes
Count O. de miserY now, on de change
Do SUI dims, Marster,
To an ole man when his one boy dies.
Did YOU say "Hoy?"
out in de dug-out one moonsh ne night
Fishin wid your baby brother he
Wild de curls o. yaller like streaks o. light " ''
An de dancin' big liue eyes. Dead now.
Ui Kree died for him. ...
An yearnin Ter Kree,
De Lord tax him, Marster;
De green grass kivers 'em both from sight
Heerd O. de tale ?
Didn't k ow Kree was dc one dat drowned
sayin Mas Charley? Wei, twere he. s-
De chile waxed weaker, his face mo- pale
Arter de corpse o. poor Kree were found
Two months later he went, you see.
God bless you, Marster.
Nine years has rolled over both underground.
Worn out an gray,
Here sits waitln', Mas George, alone.
. All on ems gone,-
Marster an Mistis, am Charley an he. ....
You an me only is lef, Some day,
When you've gone back TO yer ship on de sea,
H m III hear him say, ..H
Jes as he used ter, a-nshin', ter me;
DADDY, come over - An passin away
Dat side de river again I'll be
Wild my boy Kree.
--"From Bric.a- Brac :" .Scribner for Octobe
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Business in Ancient Pompeil,

One of the most interesting discoveries in
recent years al Pompeii was made in 1876,
when wooden chest was brought 10 light
containing the business receipts of one L.
Cecilius Jucundus. The chest crumbled to
dust on exposure to the air, but the tablets
on which the receipts were written have at
length proved to be legible in many instau-
ces, and the result of careful study of these
tablets by Mommsen and others has been to
clear up several points in what was among
the Romans matter of great consequence,
viz; the position of the middleman In affairs
of business. There was not among the
Romans the same extensive system Of shops
as with us, supplying every possible article
of necessity or luxury, and Cor this reason
there arose innumerable occasions of private
persons desiring to dispose Of this or that ar
ticle, as for instance, surplus of agricultu-
raj produce, old carts, plows, or even old,
and invalid slaves, as Cato recommends the
landowner to do. The tablets in question
are dated, according to custom, by giving the
names of the consuls for the year. The
greater part of the dates fall between A. D.,
$3.50. A few are as early as Is and 27.
Since there is no more recent date than 62,
it becomes highly probable that the tablets
of Jucundus had been overwhelmed in the
earlier eruption Of Vesuvius. The majority
of the!tablets are triptychs, and are written
partly with letters on wax. spread on the
tablet, and partly in ink on the bare wood
Among them there is only one which gives
the amount of commission which he re.
ceived, and that proves to be two per cent.
which ia known from other sources to have
been the general rate. Usually he merely
says "minus the commission" The persor
to whom this expense fell WAS the buyer.
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A Real Romance.
LOOKING UP THE HEIRS OF A MAN WHO
WAS BORN IN A DUBLIN JAIL.

A romantic case is subject Of inquiry be-
fore commission held at the suit of the At
tOrney General at Victoria and nine claim
ants, one resident in this country and the
rest in America. The case is one of intesta-
cy, and the question substantially raised is
the Legitimacy of the claimants. The amount
of'property involved is estimated at between
f80,0O0 and 100000. 1t was realized by
one Patrick Cody, who, it is stated, was born
in the old Jail of Newgate in this city on st.
Patrick's day, 1916, and died in Australia
on June l6, 1872. The mother of the de-
ceased was servant, who was convicted of
stealirg plate which belonged to her master
She was sentenced by the then Recorder of
the city to seven years transportation, and
while awaiting the arrival of convict sbip
at Cork to take her to New South Wales she
gave birth to the deceased, who was baptised
Patrick in the Roman Catholic Chapel Of
St. Michan, which has an entrance directly
opposite that leading to Old Newgate In
Halston street. At the termination of her
sentence his mother got "the rum of the
country and married a freed convict named
Buckley. Whether this second marriage
was bigamous or not does not appear, but
the Buckleys prospered. The woman died
at an advanced age, and her memory is hon
ored in poetry and prose in monumental
marble in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of
Sydney. Her son, having been one Of the
earliest squatters in Gipps Land, amassed a
very large fortune and bore high character
for beneyolence and rectitude. After her
death search was made for a win but none
could be found. Whether any existed or
not there are no means of ascertaining, as
the authorities had all the records relating
to the arrival of csnvicts and other circum-
stances in their penal life destroyed, lest
they should bring disgrace on families that
had grown rich and respectable. Two suits
were instituted in Australia, one in chancery
and the other in probate. In the latter a
| forged will was set up by man named Ma
! her, but the fraud was detected and Maher
sent to Jail to await his trial for the offense.
Inquiries were instituted by Mr.. Octavius
| Brien and the result is that the present set
of claimants have come forward. In order
to establish these rights evidence has been
taken by commission in the United States
Canada, Newfoundland, Kilkenny, and now
finally in Dublin, before the trial, which is
to determine the question at issue, is held in
Australia. A number of old records relating
to Newgate, also to registrations of marriage
and baptism; and of the sailing of the con-
vict ship, were given in evidence, and the
examination of witnesses WAS closed yester
| day. y.--London Times, FEB. 22. ...
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Miscellaneous.
THE LUCKY LARCENY.
A Lawyers STORY.

Mr.. Courtney was rich old bachelor, and
the uncle of a couple of nephews-the one
brothers and the other a sisters son.
These two were his next. of kin, legally en-
titled, tin case he died intestate, to inherit
his property. ....
Edward Horton, his deceased sisters son.
was decidedly his favorite, and to him the
old gentleman resolved to give the bulk of
his estate. ..r
Charles Courtney, the older nephew, had
inherited handsome fortune from his faith
er, and, moreover, by his uncles will, was
entitled to succeed to that left to his cousin
in the event of the latter's dying without
issue.
Old Mr.. Courtney was one of the halest
of bachelors, when it was suddenly an
nounced not only that he was dead, but
that foul play was suspected. A post-mor-
TEN examination demonstrated that he had
fallen a victim to poison and it was given
out that the hand that had administered it
was that of his favorite nephew. The pub
lie mind was naturally both surprised and
shocked
1t was not until Edward Horton had been
fully committed for trial for his uncle's
murder that was retained to work up the
defence.
His own statement was, in substance, this:
A physician bad been called in to see Mr.
Courtney on the occasion of some apparent
ly triaing illness, requiring some simple
remedy, for which a prescription was written
and handed to the prisoner to have made up.
This the latter had carried to a well-known,
competent druggist, who had put it up in his
presence. The medicine consisted Of three
white powders, each folded in scrap of pa
per, and the'whole inclosed in a single wrap.
per. They were to be given at intervals oi
an hour, and had remained continuously in
the prisoners possession till the FIRST was adj
ministered, which was done by himself, inn
mediately on his return from the druggists.
Mr. Courtney grew rapidly worse and when
at the expiration of an hour, a second pow
der was administered, the symptoms became
so alarming that a ssenger was dispatched
for the physician, who, on his arrival, de-
clared that the patient was suffering from
the effects of poison. An examination O
the remaining powder disclosed the fact tha
it was pure arsenic, 1t was too late for an,
sntidote to be available. and in less than al
hour death had relieved the sufferer. An
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A beer brewer has patented new bever-
age called Jewish beer" He brews 1t him
self, you know,--N y Com, Adv. Don't
Jewish you had some - Boston Globe.
Shan This Isreally too bad Worcester
Press. But Judear people, the beer Israelite
and pleasant, Providence Journal Scribe,
cease this Babylon You deserve Canaan
for your Leyite-y,-B Boston ADJ. Jerusalem!
what awful Je'os despra. Moses bad as il
we had perpetrated them ourselves Norris
t0sp. Herald.
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Reliable Evidence.
HOME TESTIMONY.

HOME TESTIMONY.
DR. SwAySE-rear sir I feel II to he due to YOU
and suffering humanity to give the following tesi
mony respecting the wonderful curative powers OF
your Compound syrup OF lid Cherry and sarsapa-
rllia and Tar Pills. was afflicted with violent
cough pains In the side and breast, night sweats,
sore throat my bowels were cosive, appetite nearly
gone, and my stomach so very weak that my physi-
clan was at loss TO know What 10 do fof me- as ev-
ery hing 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. this time you recon-
mended the use OF your syrup and MIS- which I'm
mediately began TO soothe, comfort and aliay the
violence Of the cough, strengthened and healed ~
lungs In short, It has made perfect cure OF me,
and am now able to pursue my daily LABOR ny
person doubling the truth of the above stat m /
VIII please ca on or address me, at the factory
EDWARD II. HANSON,
Engineer OF Geo. Sweeney's Pottery,
..Y . Ridge hoad, below Wallace, Phila.
over 20 years have elapsed, and Mr. Hanson stin
remains a hearty man to this day--September 80th,
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CATARRH.
SYMPTOMS AND CuRE.


CataTh IS an affectiOn Of the mucus membrane or
the nose, throat chest, &C., accompanied with dull
heavy headache obstruction or the nasal passages,
weak eyes, watery and intiamed hacking or cough
ing, TO clear the throat eXpectoraton OF offensive
matter, smell and taste are impaired, stopped up
feeling in the head, incessant blowing OF the nose
and other symptoms are likely 10 appear very dis
tressing, and no disease is more common, and none
less understood by Physicians Nine-tenths Of the
cases OF offensive breath are occasoned by Catarrh
"Syyayne's Catarrh Remedy"
Is a certain and permanent cure, and warranted in
every case, no mater how obstinate or long stand
ing. IL can be obtained only by addressing DIR.
sWAYNE & SON, $50 North Sixth Street Philadel-
phla. Mailed TO any address on the receipt OF the
price, one dollar with full directors for use also
fu account OF the orr in and nature OF this distress
sing complaint. We repeat II II is bev Ond all COM
parson the best remedy for CataTh ever discovered
Remember II can be obtained only by addressing
DIR. SW AYNE & SON $50, North Sixth Street, Phil
rdelphia, with remittance, as we do not place Il In
the hands OF dealers, the same as We do our other
preparations In writing for our '',atarTh Remedy"
place state you saw this advertisement in the "Co
iumbian" bloomsbury.
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THE COLUMBIAN.
Columbia County Official Directory.

pr r,sid mt Judge-William Elwell.
AS Iciate Jud5 5es IRAN Derr, NJ q. Hughes.
p. .Jthonotar, Sc.-B. Frank Zarr.
& ,lrt SttnJgrapuer-S. n. Walker.
4, rlster & Disorder Williamson II. Jacoby.
ostn5t Attorney john NJ. CLARK.
sntrln-
Sifv. or-Tsaac Dewitt
Tr.asurer--Dr II. W. McReynolds.
O. a nlssi1ners-John ierner, s. W. McIIenry,
JOS ,ph sands. ..,,,- ,.-,.
CIn nj isloners' Clerk-William Krckbaum.
AIlltors-M V. r. Kline. I. b. Casey, Il. b. Brown.
ClrJner Charles q. Murph
Jury Com nlssloncrs Jacob II. Fritz william II.
Utt. , ,-,.,,-. =, ,,
plJ n POj District -DirectOrs-U. p. Ent, SEQ I,
n. kramer, Bloomsbury and Thomas Creveling,
ico e. o. z. Ent, Secretar'.
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Steam is agreat thing, remarkeda a French
traveller in railway carriage to his vis-a-pis.
80 it is" was the reply 81 owe my for
tune to it" Monsieur is manager of the
company?' mo" "An engineer perhapss"
mo have lost number of relatives by
railroad accidents"
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No OCCUPATION.-A GRAvE MISTAKE.
We recently read a sad letter from an am
bilious young man. He had been unfor-
tunate in some respects, but life lay before
him, and he was ambitious he experienced
however, double misfortune in this world,
in which there Is so much to do, from not
knowing how to do anything. "My father"
he wrote, "did not think 1t worth while for
me to learn any trade or business" He
had been thrown on his resources, and, al
though now man in stature and years, he
was mere infant in his capacity to earn a
living. How awkward What a misfor-
tune Yet such cases frequently come under
our observation; and they lead us to look
upon the culpability as very great, of auy
parent who brings up son without having
him practically and thoroughly instructed
in some way of earning an honest living
Every man should have some profession OF
trade; should know how to do something
Then, whether he steadfastly pursues it o.
not, he at least has an occupation to which
in an emergency, he may resort, for the sup
port of himself and others who may be de
pendent upon him. A practical know-noth
ing is greatly to be pitied in this practica
| world. .-NeW York Ledger.
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THE UNDERSIGNED. representing several
| OF the most conservative and reliable Ameri-
can Fire Insurance Companies, would beg leave 10
offer his services to the citizens OF Bloomsbury ana
vcinit requesting a reasonable share Of the public
..
Bloomsbury, July IS, 1876.
once In BTower's Block.
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PHYSICIANS RECOMMEND 1T.

Dr.. Thomas j. h. Rhoads Boy ertown, Berks Co.,
Pa. writes: Your compound syrup OF WI Cherry
esteem very highly have been selling and recon-
mendng II to my patients for many years and II al
ways proves eflicacous in obstinate coughs, bron-
chal and asthmatical affections II 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 p'ice. .'I PIP
tE-Descrlbe symptoms IN all communications, and
address letters to DIR. SWAYNE& q SON, $50 North
sixth Street, Philadelphia. No charge Will be made
for advice. Sold by druggists and dealers In medl-
cines generally. r W If. -A" ... ....
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English railway corporations are employ
ing women as clerks at the stations. Their
experience in managing trains and switch.
es probably suggested the experiment.
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WRITING TO THE "OLD MAN. THE
other day one of the clerks in a Washington
street store found the porter crammed among
the boxes down in the cellar, with pen, ink
and paper before him. n
"Writing letter. eh 20 queried the
clerk. ..f ..,... .......
"Yes writing to the old man in Bufa-
To-" f..r.N H--
He handed up the half-written letter for
inspection, and presently the clerk remark
ed: d .g. .e ... ..s..v ... B..
81 see you spell jug 'gug;' that isn't
right" .' '..ra
"Of course" replied the porter, ''but you
see am writing to the old man, and he al
ways spells that way. If put the other
g to it he would think was putting on
style over him and forgetting that was his
son. He's good and don't want
| to hurt his feelings" .H.-..
The letter went off with only one "g'' al
the end of "gug"
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The editor of the Corpus Christian Ga
sette was kept awake all one night last week
by the noise of the growing grass coming
through the ground.
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~ llrg flllllllils anu NHHluk fuu NS7tDlt iOh
BiilmsDnrt Mn ua saving Fund Associa lon--T.
T. Brower, Presiden c. g. Barklcy, Secre ary
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
BAPTIST CHURCH..
Bey. Up. rus ia, t,upplyJ
nlav ) aylcis-- / q IA IN and 81 p. IN.
SlnD School . a m.
prayer Maeting-Evcry wcdnesday evening at g.
% 1cK
;sa free rhc public are lnv ed 10 tend.
ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Minis er-Rev. j. HcCron.
sunday Services 10y a. IN. and 81 p. m.
sunday School-9a a. m.
FRA er Nee lng-Every wednesday evening al SjS
seats free. Nopews ed. All are welcome.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Minis er--Rev. Stuart Mi rhel
sunday services-ioN a. Iii. and 6X p. IN.
SUNDAY School-9 n. IN.
Pra, er Nee ing-Every Wednesday evening a. eh
sea free No pews rented. Strangers welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Presiding Eder-Rev. N. s. Buckingham.
Minis cr--Rev. J. :. McMurray.
Sunday Servlces-l X and 81 y. m
bible class-Ever Monday evening at e,E, o'clock:
Young Mems Pra er Nee ing-Every Tuesday
General prayer Meetng-Every Thursday evening
O'Clock.
REFORMED CHURCH.
Corner OF Third and Iron streets.
Pastor-ReV. q. u. GureS.
tesidenCe-Centrdl Hotel.
sunday Services-l0H a. IN. and p. IN.
SUNDAY Schools n, m.
Prayer Meetlng-Saturday, p. m.
All are invited There Is always room.
ST. PAUL's CHURCH.
Rector
SUNDAY Servces-1ok a. m, 6H pm
SUNDAY School, a. IN.
First sun lay 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.
Mini .ter-Rey. j. A. Irvine. ,
SUNDAY Services p. m In the Iron Street Church.
pru or 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 street
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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DIR 8 w "A Y N E'S
ccmpturd Syrup Ct Wild Cherry

strikes Al the root OF d by purify ing the blood
restoring the liver and Kidneys to healthy action Ia
MIGRATING the nervous system.
lis nhrvel' u power not cnlv over every chronic
disc - where gradual rltf frDtive aciinn ts needed
UnCor its use the cough Is lOnsened the Dight
sweats diminished, the pain subsides. ihc rulse re-
turns To its atural standard, the stomach is improv
ed In Its power to digest and assma'e the food md
eer, organ has q nurer and hotter quality ~ blood
supplied r. II, ont NJ which new rcrcative and plas-
tic material is made ..
DIR SWAYNt graduated AT one NJ the best Mefi.
cal Colleges In the r. :. and engaged In ac-
tive practice for many years, thus guaranteeing that
his prrraraio ions are prepared upon strictly scientific
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8IoomSburg Official Directory.

H1lnsDurg Banking Conpanv-John 4. Funston,
Pr 4 len , Il. II. gro Z, CASHIER
Fl's M l1nu Bank Charles x. Paxton, resident
=. 2. ru5tin, Cashier.
'Cdiin5ln count. Muunl Saving Fund and Loan
,ssiria ion e. II. Lit le Presiden c. w. Miller,
secretary. -
1bln{IIrg 'lulldiny and Saving Fund Assocla' ion
~ H. Peacock, president J. H. ROhlson, secretary.
B11m,Durs Mn uul Saving Fnnd AssOcia ion-,I.
!. Br1wer, Presiden c. O. Barklcy, Secre airy.
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THE LUNGS. 5..
H.ns cl lrrnl .tf 1I ..I.er.. ..s ...I.
CONSUMPTION ms ;'1,

This distressing and dangerous complaint. and It's
premonltory symptoms, neglected cough, night
sweats, hoarseness wasting flesh fever-permenent-
Cherrc !" '|F| '.I7f HN. HI
BR0NCHIT1S-a PremonitOr OF Pulmonary Con-
sumption. is charaeteriledby Catarrh or inflammation
OF the mucuous membrane OF the air passages,
hoarseness, pains In the chest For all Bronchial
affections, sore throat, loss Of voice coughs,
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Swayne's Ointment,
HOME TESTIMONY.
SKIN DISEASES.

swayra's All-Healing Ointment
is also a specific for tetter, itch, 2at rheam scald
crusty, cutaneoiis cruptions Perfectly safe and
harmless, even on the most tender infant. Price 90
cents or six boxes for ,25. Sent by man to any
address on receipt OF price. Prepared OILY by
DIR. sWAYNE & SON, $3.50 n. 9Th St, Philadelphia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-05-30
Nueva imprenta
"DEL BOLETIN." /"
FORTALEZA, 81.

Proyista esta IMPRENTA de abundancia de
tipos de las mejoles iundiciones de los Estados
Unidos, de una grande magnifca prensa me-
canica lie g Marinoni, Y de otras dc ma
no de las mas perfectas, lie fataba, sin en-
barge, un ,elemento para podcr hacer toda
claSc de impresos con Ia perfection y
baratmra descabes y era que no te-
MIA Papel de las diversas classes que ha
menester un establecimiento dc esta indoc,
debendo adquirirlo en- el mercado prccios SUI
mamente subidos, no encontrando siempre Ia
ealidad mas conyeniente Este 6bice ACADIA de
rei,ediarse con las remesas de papel que he
mos recibido ltimamente de Alemanla, Fran
cia Y Barcelona por el Ponce jose ISd10. Nue.
yos totios los materiales de la imprenta, pose
ycntlo un gran surtido de toda clase de papcl
espahol extranjere, podemos offecer al co
mercio, cuerpos de ej6rcito, oficinas del Esta-
do ' municipales, toda clase de impresos he
chos con PRoNTrTuD, LIMPIEzA y BARATURA.
A los Sres. Alcaldes en- particular otrecemos
4 "precios m6dcosp LIBROS TALONA-
RIOS PARA, MATRICULAS, GUlAS DE
MADEIRA. DE LENA Y demas docnmentos
que necesiten, en- la intehgencia de que es-
tamos seguros han de quedar satistechos
tanto de La exceencia del trabsjo como de los
prccics.
LNimprenta del BoLETTN, ademas de contar
con nm extenso surtido de material nuevo Y
molerno, cuenta tambicn con opcrarlos suma-
Inente PRACTICES en- toda clase de trabajos IT,
pogrSRcos por lificiles extensos que sean.