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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-23
Gen. Sherman leaves Washington for
the Black Hills aext Thursday.

4 Washington telegram from depart
mental sources speaks Of F" Deadwooi
City, Wyoming territory Getting the
people used 70 The sound Of il, 50 that
when the fraud is perpetrated i viii GO
down easy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08

A lady, closely veiled, hired, not long
ago, in the suburbs of Duna, Russian city
on the river Dunaberg, a carriage, and
dumping box securely corded into the
vehicle, ordered the driver to stop at a shop
where, as she said, she had to make some
purchases. The driver stopped and waited,
but the lady did not return. Then he asked
the shopkeeper to allow him to leave the
box. Permission was denied, but on con-
sultation, the box was opened by the two
men, when the body of a dead infant was
exposed. The driver did not know what to
do, fearing that he would be arrested for
murder. The shopkeeper advised him to
put the box back in the carriage, drive to
the market place, and leave it unattended
while he ate dinner, in the expectation that
some one would steal the box. The driver
took the hint, and the box disappeared.
Neither lady nor dead body has since been
heard Of
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08

A MURDERoUs SEA FLOWER One of
the exquisite wonders of the sea is called the
the opelet, and is about as large as the Ger
man aster, looking, indeed, very much like
one. Imagine very large double aster,
with great many long petals of a light
green color glossy as satin, and each one
tipped with rose color. These lovely petals
do not lie quietly in their places, but wave
about in the water while the opelet clings
to a rock. How innocent and lovely it looks
on its rocky bed Who would suspect that
it would eat anything grosser than dew or
sunlight? But those beautiful waving arms
as you call them, have use besides looking
pretty. They have to provide for large,
open mouth, which is hidden down deep
among them-so hidden, that one can scarce
ly find it. Well do they perform their duty,
for the instant foolish little fish touches
one of the rosy tips, he is struck with poison
as fatal to him as lightning. He immedi-
ately becomes numb, and in moment stops
struggling, and then the other arms wrap
themselves around him and he is drawn into
the huge, greedy mouth, and is seen no
more. Then the lovely arms unclose and
wave again in the water
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08
A War Map.

A dozen or more idlers around the Cen.
trail market were yesterday taking deep
interest in war map published in daily
paper, when Brother Gardner, the old COL
ored man pushed his way into the throng
and closely studied the map for minute or
two.
"Whar bouts on dis map is ole Virginny2"
he suddenly called out.
at isn't on there at ALL" answered one
of the crowd.
"Whar bouts on this mapis Richmond ?"
continued Gardner, running his finger over
the paper in wild way.
"How do you expect to find Richmond
on this map of Europe?" asked by-stand-
er.
"Ilow do spect? Why, sab, what has
de map of Europe to do wild Richmondf
Wasn't dar more fghtin aroun' Richmond
dan you can scare up in all Europe in ten
years? Have they got out map an left
dat town out in de cold? Somebody find de
town for me, an I'll show you de exact spot
where l was hit in de chin by a cannon ball
an wounded all to pieces"
"Go away--this war map of Turkey and
Russia"
'Without any Richmond on ?"
"No sir-Richmond isn't here"
"Den I'm gwine right away-gwine to
get out'n dis crowd in hurry After all us
folks fought an bled an died down dar an
left our bones to bleach in de sun, it
insult, sab, to come aroun' heah wild new
wah map showin' de Black Sea as big as a
meetin' house an leavin' Richmond clear
off de fair grounds entirely Come away
from dat fraud, you Guild folksw
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08

ToRToIsEs AS WEATHER INDICATORS
If there be any truth in paper read by a
French savant at recent meeting OF the
Academy of Sciences in Paris, every we'll
regulated household should have one or
more tortoises about the premises. Accord
ing to Nj. Bouchard, ,tortoises take extraordi-
nary precautions against cold weather. Their
Instinct tells them in the milder seasons
when the thermometer is likely to fall to
freezing point; and toward the end of au-
tumn, warns them, also, of the approach of
winter. In both cases they take precaution
to screen themselves from cold, and by care
fully observing them, NJ. Bouchard has for
years been enabled to regulate his household
At the end of autumn, when the winter
threatens to be severe, tortoises creep deep
into the earth, so as to completely conceal
themselves from view. II, on the contrary
the winter promises to be mild, they scarce
ly go down an inch or two, just enough to
protect the openings of their shells. Last
January, which was so mild, they even went
about. Last month. the thermometer stand
ing at so degrees Fahrenheit, our author
saw his tortoise creep into the ground, and
that very night the glass fell to 2S degrees
Fahrenheit. On the lst inst, the mercury
being at 10 degrees Fahrenheit in the sun,
one of the tortoises hid itself; on the fol.
lowing morning there was hoar frost.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08
Miscellaneous.
LOVE AND LOGGING.

Louisa's father had gone up into the woods
sixty miles away, to make the camp before
the winters logging should begin. She lelt
very lonely as soon as he was out of sight,
for more reasons than one. In the first place
there was nobody at home but little Tim,
who could dig the path, to be sure, and look
after the cattle; grandmother, who was com
panionable enough, with her stories of old
times, but care more than protector; and
Susette, who helped about the house, but
was only child. The second was that she
had quarreled with Ben and last, but not
least he and her Uncle Simon had driven
off on the OK team with her father. Ifthere
had ever been time since their quarrel
when she had felt disposed to make it up, it
was when the OK team had disappeared from
sight, and it was impossible to follow.
The fact of the case was that Ben had been
looking upon Louisa as his own property
ever since he could remember He had
beaued her to and from singing school he
had helped her out with her hard problems
at district school, and had carried her home
on a sled at quilting, sewing circle or pic
mic, he had chosen her for his partner in the
dance, had paid his forfets to her, and had
revolved about her daily. And she had
seemed to relish the whole thing till she
went away to the city one winter to work in
a milliner's shop, and so came home quite
out of conceit with country living and
country men, and had rather given Ben the
cold shoulder, refusing his gifts and at
tentions, and showing pretty plainly that she
looked higher. But Ben, with the instincts
ofa free.born American, felt himself as good
as anybody, and charged her one day with
having come by hifalutin ideas of herself
and life in the city, which didn't the least
become her and averred that she couldn't
do better than TO marry him.
"Well, Mr.. Benjamin Thurman. hope
you're conceited enough" she answered
him. "Marry you Il won't say but you're
well enough yourself; but to live in this
slow, backwoods fashion forever would be
the death of me and not so much as a lee
ture or concert to while away the time ; to
be wearing homespun all my days, and wor-
rying about the crops. Oh, dear, no, thank
you I've had enough of hard times. be.
lieve I'll wait awhile before ! settle
down"
perhaps there's somebody else?' ventured
Ben.
"No, | can't say that there is; though
don't mind telling you that | didn't come
home single for want of a chance. He
had house too, in the suburbs, and house
keeper, and he said | never should bring
the water to wash my hands"
"And why didn't you marry him." asked
Ben rigidly.
"Oh, he didn't exactly suit me; he'd los
his front teeth and his hearing. There's a
good fish in the sea as ever was caught" sh
sang gsily,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08

The Rev. DIR. John Hall, lecturing in
Philadelphia, said that the "blue laws" of
Connecticut were the "impudent forgery of
loyalist clergyman" and that it was a
calumny against Calvin to attribute to him
the saying, 'Hell is paved with the heads
Of little children lie adds "Barefaced
forgeries have carried with them millions of
ecclesiastics throughout centuries The
world has been wonderfully influenced by
those absurd and ignorant forgeries upon
the pen of ST. Ignatius, those spurious epis-
ties, which, like the Sibylline leaves, seem
to grow more valuable as they decrease in
number"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08

1t is believed that turkeys were introduced
into England from America by William
Strickland, lieutenant to Sebastian Cabot in
the time of Henry VII. Franklin always
said that the wild turkey should have been
the emblem of the United States, the log
cabin of the pioneer being in his day sur
rounded by these birds, who saluted each
other from forest boughs just as the chan
ticleer awakens the English farmers. The
first turkey seen in France was brought
thither by the Jesuits, and served up at the
wedding feast of Charles TX, in 1864.
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POetical.
EUROPE BECKONS TO AMERICANS WHO
CAN BE SPARED.

While Europe, breathless, stands and waits,
And war in every rumor turks,
'Tis not too late for Sergeant Bates
To go and join the Turks.
-New York Commercial.
And even when wars harsh alarms
Resound, time ample still remains
For Wendell Phillips to take arms
And Join the Russian trains.
Boston Globe.
Let Mary Walker fly with speed
To don her pants and gulp her tea,
And mount hungry mule and lead
The Austrian cavalry.
--New York Graphic.
And ere is reached the Danube blue
BY forty thousand Turks, or more,
Let g. F Train, and Plnchback too,
With Servans wade in gore.
-Norristown Herald
And why need "Eli" llnger here,
His wondrous yarns to try on?
Let him across the ocean st er,
And back the English Lie on.
New York World
And while there's so much to fly from
And nothing much to fly at,
Clang the harsh cymbal, beat the drum,
And clear the way for Don Platt.
Huntington Hdwkeye.
And Benny Wade, with passage paid,
should DER the sea be sailing,
To fight the Turk, with gun and dirk,
And make 'em do some waiting.
Philadelphia Bulletin
And let not Massachusetts shlrk
Her offering to the fray;
Send Butler of to fight the Turk,
And send him off to stay.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08

At the beginning of the reign of the En-
peror Nicholas a noble Russian lady gave
birth to son for whom suitable wet nurse
could not be found. A young nobleman, a
neighbor, however, offered one of his serfs
The young nobleman said, 'Madame, you
owe me the life of your son, and, hope,
you will, in return grant me a favor" What
the nsbleman asked is not known, but
whatever it was, it was refused He threat
ened to take back his serf, and the mother
appealed to the highest tribunal of Russia
Nicholas died, and Alexander II. began
to reign, and the case dragged slowly along
The other day, during brilliant review,
a messenger dashed up on horseback to the
handsome young Colonel of the Cars staff
and presented an official looking envelope,
saying, "Colonel, here is the judgment of
the Senate" "The judgment What judg-
ment?" Then the Colonel, opening the en-
velope, read "The Senate, in its high wis
DOM decides, after ripe deliberation, that
the wet nurse of Baron Y. shall nurse the
sou of the noble Baroness T. for the space
Of twelve months and six weeks The baby
mentio ned in the judgment was the Col
onel. He was then thirty-four years of age.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
uApTTsr TuTruru

CHURCH DIRECTORY.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. ]. p. Tusin, (Supply)
sunday services-i'1l a. IN. and 81 p. m.
SUNDAY School-9 a. IN.
sea free. The public are invited to attend.
ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Minis er-Rev. j. McCron.
Sunday Servlces-10h a. IN. and 6Hp. m.
PRAY ycr Meeting Every Wednesday evening at 81
seats free Nopews rented. All are welcome.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Minister-Rev. Stuart Nit ahell.
Sunday Servlces-l0ll a. III. and 81 p. m.
SUNDAY Schools A. IN,
PRAYER Nee ing-Every Wednesday evening Al 81
Sea free. No pews rented Strangers welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder-Rev. N. s. buckingham.
Mnlster-Rev. j. S. McMurray.
Sunday Services-l y and G}9 p. m.
Bible classDEver Monday evening al 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. d. Gurley.
Residence-Central Hotel.
sunday Servces-lO% a IN. and p. m.
SUNDAY SCHOOL, a. M.
Prayer Meeting-Saturday, I p. m.
All are invited There is always room.
ST. PAULs CHURCH.
Rector-Rev l.. Zahner.
sunday ServiCes-luk a. M, ~ p. m.
Sunday SCHOOL, 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 Elder-Rev. A. L. Roeser.
Mini-ter-Rev. j. A. Irvine.
Sunday Services p. M, In the Iron Street CHURCH
Pra er Meeting-Eyery Sabbath at p. IN.
All are invited. All are welcome.
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Meets in 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 Lords day af-
ternOon at 81 O'Clock.
Seats free and the public are cordially invited to
attend
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08

The San Francisco newspapers tell ofs
case of what they call spontaneous comoas.
tion of human being The story is that
topper, presumably saturated thoroughly with
alchohol by long drunkenness, lighted his
pipe at gas jet. Instantly his mouth was
ablaze, and he was burned inwardly so that
he died. The Coroner began an investigs-
ton.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08
AT THE BLUE GLASS WINDOW.

TO see what maiden flashes
I'm stealing along the stairs;
My love at the blue-gass sashis
I'll come on her unawarcs.
Her hair Of the deepest golden,
Takes the hue of heaven, | know,
Shell look like a saint in some olden
Church window OF long ago.
Her hair, did say? Oh, wonder.
Her head, like a billiard ball,
Cleans bare in the sunlight yonder!
Great Cpsar! ! see 1t all,
Her locks with golden.light Hitting,
Were false She hoped to win
Has none Of her own she is sitting
There, trying to get some in!
o Pleasanton where is the kindness
That sages have seen in thy face?
Better suffer from absolute blindness
Than see what I've seen In this place
You've shattered my idol, you've shown me
That science indeed has its dues
Your blue-glass invention has thrown me
In permanent tit OF the blues!
st. Louis RepuJlicd
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08
THE SEEDSMAN.

How doth the busy nurseryman
Improve each shining hour;
And pedde scions, sprout and seeds
OF every shrub and flower.
How busily he wags his chin,
How neat he spreads his stor5,
And sells us things that never grew
And don't grow any more.
Who showed the little man the way
To sell the women seeds?
Who taught him how to blow and lie,
And coax, and beg, and plead?
He caught himself, the nurseryman,
and when his day is DONE
Wen plant him where the lank rag-weeds
VIII 1utter In the sun.
But oh, although we plant him deep
Beneath the buttercup,
He's so much like the seed he sells,
He never will come up.
-Bwlington Haukey,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08
THE COLUMBIAN.
JOB PRINTING!
Columbia County Offical Directory.

President Judge-Willian Elwell.
Associate Judges-I X Krickbaum, T. L. Shuman.
PrOthonOtary, &c.-B. Frank Zarr.
Court StenOgrapher-S. N. walker
register ReCOrder-Wllamson II. Jacoby.
District Attorney-.John NJ. Clark.
sherifT-John W. Hoffman.
Surveyor-lsaac Dewitt
Treasurer-Dr II. W. McReynolds.
CDmmssloners-J0hn Herner, $. W. MCIIenry,
Joseph Sands.
Commissioners Clerk-Wllllam Krlckbaum.
Audltors-M. " b. Kline, J. B. Casey, E. b. Brown.
COrOner-Chares q. Murphy.
Jury Commissloners-Jacob II. Fritz, William H..
UT.
County perintendent-William II. snyder.
Bloom Poor District-Dlrectors-O z. Ent, Scott,
VIM. Kramer, Bloomsbury and Thomas Reece,
jcoCt, o. p. Ent, Secretary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08

A mOcking bird entered Methodist
church at Jackson, Tenn, the other Sunday,
and, after circing around the room, lit on
the railing of the altar, where it sat in at
tentive silence till the close of the sermon,
when it warbled some of its sweetest notes
and sailed away.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08

7. Hatch, editor of the North Tro" 'Vt)
Palladium, was assaulted on the s.fee. on
Friday evening by Miss HaddoJA yho
threw red pepper in his eyes and then sog-
hided him without mercy. Hatch had pub
lished an article rejecting on her and her
family.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08

The San Francisco Common Council has
passed special bill permitting a certain
Chinaman to carry pistol three months be-
cause his life is threatened by persons against
whom he has testified
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08

Capt. Kimberly, while riding horse in
Denver, was thrown, One of his feet caught
in a srirrup, and he was dragged In that
terrible plight he saved himself by drawing
his knife and stabbing the beast to death.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08
BIoomsburg Official Directory.

bloomsbury Banking Companv-John A. FUNSTON
Presiden II. II. Gro y Cashier.
Flrs Ma ional Bank-Charlcs X. Paxton, resident
j. L. Tustin, Cashier.
Columbia County Mutual Saving Fund and Loan
Assoclaiion-E. ii. Little, President, G. w. Miller,
Secretary.
Bloomsbury Building and Saving Fund Association
-Wm. Peacock, President, J. B. Robson, Secretary.
Bloomsbury Mutual Saving Fund ASsOcia' lon-J.
j. Brewer, Presdenf, C. G.. Barkley, Secretary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-06-08

rNHE UNDERSIGNED representing several
OF the most conservative and reliable Amerl-
can Fire Insurance Companies, would beg leave to
offer his services to the citizens OF Bloomsbury and
vicnt,, requesting reasonable share OF the public
patronage. .,e,,,.,,
bloomsbury, July 1s 1876.
Ofiice In Brower's Block.
July q
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PHYSICIANS RECOMMEND 1T,

DR.. Thomas j. h. Rhoads. Boyertown. Berks Co.,
Pa writes: Your compound syrup Of WI d Cherry
| esteem very highly have been selling and recon
mendinC It TO my patients for many years and II al
ways proves efllcaciOuS in obstinate coughs, bron
chial and asthmatiral 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 IS. If not sold by your
druggist we will forward half dozen by express,
freight paid on receipt OF price.
~ Describe symptoms n all communications: and
address letters to DIR. SWAYNE& & SON, $3.50 North
sixth street Philadelphia No charge will be made
for advice. Sold by druggists and dealers In medi-
cines generally.
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Babcook & Wyeth's Ads
p A II E N II S.

+. A. Lehmann solicitor OF American and Foreign
Patents, Washington, D. c. All business connected
with Patents, whether before the Patent once or
the Courts, promptly attended 10. Nocharge made
unless patent is secured Send for circular
May a. TT-tf b&w
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DIR. SWAYNES
Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry
DR. SW Avn
Comround Svrup Of Wild Cherry
Reliable Evidence.

HOME TESTIMONY.
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and suffering humanity TO give the following testi-
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person doubling the truth Of the above stat m
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EDWARD II. HANSON,
Engineer of Geo. Sweencys Pottery,
Ridge koad, below Wallace, PhLd.
over 20 years have elapsed, and Mr.. Hanson sti
remains hearty man to this day-September 5Oth
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THE LUNGS
CONSUMPTION.

This distressing and dangerous complaint and It's
prem0nitory symptoms, neglected cough, night
Sweats hoarsenesS wasting flesh fever-perinanent-
Ncured by Dr. "Swaynes Compound syrup OF via
Cherry"
BRONCHITIs-a Premonitor Of Pulmonary Con-
sumption, is charaeteriZedby Catarrh inflammation
or the mucuous membrane OF the air passages,
hoarseness, pains In the chest For all bronchial
affections, sore throat, loss OF voice, coughs,
DIR. SWAYNES
Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry
IS SOVEREIGN REMEDY
Hemmorrhage or splitting of blood may proceed
from the larynX, trachia brOnchia or lungs, and
arise from various causes, undue physical eXertion
plethora fullness of the vessels, weak lungs, over
straining OF the voice, suppressed evacuation, OBJ
struction OF the spleen or liver &c.
DIR SW A Y MES
Compound Syrup Of Wild Cherry
strikes at the root OF disease by purifying the blood
restoring the liver and kidneys to healthy action, n
vigorating the nervous system.
It's marvellous power not only over every chronic
disc sc where gradual Alternative action Is needed.
Under It's use the cough Is loOsened. the night
sweatS diminished. the pain subsidies, The pulse re-
turns TO It's atura standard the stomach Is imprOv
ed In It's power TO digest and assmate the food and
every organ has purer and better quality Of blood
supplied to II, out OF which new r0Creative and pas
tic material is made
DIR SWAYNE graduated at one Of the best Medi-
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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Why Dye h?

No matter how Gray or Harsh the
ir may be- it can be restored to It's original color
4 ,f,,Ia a hp
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-01

For the benefit Of few enqurers. and
prnhmblv few others. we publish see
ion 2vf law concerning cattle running
AZ large la this state;
ssrrioN 2. IL any domestic animal
break into an Enclosure or wander upon
The land. OF another the person injured
,l,rrby shall recover the amount VI
aawa.e done. Provided. that In town
ships where. by order Of the hoard q
county commissioner sail dom str m
inAls are pcrmi'ed 30 I'm ~ ,sfgr.
shall appear that H.. icne ,hro' - "n"'
said animal broke wa lawful ~ "M Z
such animal is nvt rrr'nu' ! 7" sr 4
upon the enclosed cos"muns sinl ~
be necessary 10 al. p urpro' IN eS'
ence sf law full fence IA ors'sr t. 'er'
u er the damage donc.