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A Colored Skeptie.

When schools were established in the
South for the education of the negro, they
were eagerly patronized by the colored folks
of all ages. Coy maidens of thirty and
bsshful lads equally old gayly trudged to
school with diminutive primers in their
hands, while the small fry swarmed in the
school-houses, and were enthusiastic on the
education question. OF Pete, the subject of
our anecdote, it might be truly written that
ne'er did pencil trace whittier eye or black
er face His former master, Dr. H, had
taken great pains with him, instructing him
daily III reading and writing. In the fall he
was to go to school, and anxiously looked
forward to it. This was in 1869 when the
sun was in total eclipse in August. There
were all sorts of rumors among the colored
people about calamities which hap
pen ct the time of this phenomenon. A few
days before it occurred the following conver-
sation took place between Pete and friend:
Pete, did you know dar was gwins to be q
'clipse OBJ de sun next week?
yes, said Pete, 4 heard de folks talkin'
bout it, .....
Pete, hear dat awful things is.gwiue to
happen when it comes. Dey say dat de
world is gwine to come to an end
Curling his lip in scorn, and fixing his big
white eyes on hin, Pete answered with con.
tempt, Go way, niggsh Don't you know
dat school opens in .S.ptemser How, den
can de world come to an end in August -
Editor's Drawer, in Harper's Magasine for
February.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. j. P. Tustin, (Supply.)
sunday services 10y a. m. and 6H pm.
sunday Schools q. IN.
Prayer Meeting-Every Wednesday evening at 6j1
seats free. The public are invited to attend.
ST. MATHEWS LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Mlnister-Rev. o. d. s. Marclay.
sunday services-1oN a. m. and 7Np. m.
i'ravef Meeiing-Every Wednesday evening at ~
Seats free. Nopews rented. All are welcome.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Minister-Rev. stuart Nit chell
sunday Services-l0N a. III. and 81 p. m.
PRAYER Meeting-Every Wednesday evening at 6N
Seats free. No pews rented. Strangers welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder--Rev w. Evans.
Minister-Rev. NJ. L. Smyser.
Sunday Services--lUH and 6h p. IN.
SUNDAY SCHOOL, p. m.
Bible Class-Every Monday evening at sH O'Clock.
: General Prayer Meeting Every Thursday evening
rdi Corner OF Third and Iron streets.
rastor-Rev.lW. L. Krebs.
Residence-Central HOTEL
Sunday Services-l0H a. m. and p. m.
Sunday SCHOOL, a. m.
% Prayer Meeting-Saturday, I y. IN.
All are Invited There is always room.
ST. pAUL's CHURCH.
Rector-Rev l.. Zahner.
Sunday services-i0N q. M, N 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.
i. Pews rented; but everybody welcome.
EVANGELICAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder-Rev. A. l.. Reeser.
Minister--Rev. George Hunter
Sunday Seryice-2 p. m, In the Iron street church.
PRAYER Meeting-Eyery Sabbath at p. m.
All are invited. All are welcome.
.tTI THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.
IA Meets I'm ''the little Brick Church on the hil,"-
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. II... ! .....
!, seats rree and the public are cordially invited to-
attend
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Columbia County Official Directory

President Judge-willam Elwell.
Associate Judges-1. X. Krickbaum, r. L. Shuman.
Proth0notary, &c.-B. Frank Zarr.
Court Stenographer--S. N. Walker.
Register a Observation-Disclosures II. Jacoby.
District Attorney--Robert X. Little.
Sherfff-John W. HOFFMAN.
LSurveyor--Samuel Neyhard. ~ H.
Treasurer-Dr. II. W. McReynolds. .--..s
Commissioners Herner, s. W. McHenry,
Joseph sands.
Commissioners rk-,William Krickbaum. lI..
Audtors-M. v, b. Kline, ]. b. Casey, K. b. Brown.
Coroner-Isaiah Yeager,
Jury Commissioners Robbins, theodore W.
Smith,. G71 U1 ~ Ir|I. f..HI
County superintendent-williamH II. Snyder.
Bloom Poor Observation-Disclosures 8. Ent, Scott,
VIM. Kramer, Bloomsbury and Thomas Reece,
SCOTT, secretary. IlI
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Lice On Cattle.

The best, as well as the surest remedy for
lice on cattle we have ever used, is kerosene.
1t is easily applied. First, ssturate sponge
with water, then dip it in the oil, and go
over the parts infested. We purpose trying
oil in the whitewash for the chicken house
this fall, and think it will prove sure cure.
1t may make the place look little stresky
or smeared, and lift does it will not hurt /;
but it will, we think, rid us of pests. When
we told Dick to paint the roosts and the
nests with il, aud put little under the wings
he thought our idea was to kill OFF his broods
because of their raid on the small fruit
bushes now he. too, has learned its value
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BIoomsburg Official Directory.

President Of Town Council-G. A. Herring.
Cerk-Paul 4. Writ.
Chief OF Poce-Jas. G. Sterner.
President OF Gas Company-S. Knorr
Secretary-C. W. Miller.
iBl6omsburg Banking Company--John A. Funston
President, II. H. Grotz, Cashier, John Peacock, Tel
Ter.
Firs, Naional Bank-Charles X. Paxton, PRESIDENT
j. p. Tustin, Cashier
Columbia County Mutual Saving Fund and Loan
Associaiion-E. ii. Little, President, G. W. Miller,
Secretary.
nloomsburg Building and Saving Fund Association
WIN. Peacock, President, j. b. Robson, secretary.
bloomsbury Mutual Saving Fund Ass0cia ion-J.
J. Brewer, President, c. @. Barkey, Secretary.
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THE CROW THAT THE CROW CROwED.

BNs. cosAsT FOSTER.
"Ho hor
Said the crow;
$50 I'm not s'posed to know
Where the rye and the wheat,
And the corn kernels grow
Oh mo,
Ho ho!"
"He! he!
Farmer Lee,
When fly from my tree,
just you see where the tops
of the corn-ears will be;
Watch me!
He he y
Switch -swirch,
with lurch,
f1opped the bird from his perch,
As he spread out hts wings
And set forth On his search
His search
switch swirch.
Clink bang =
How 1t rang.
How the small bullet sang
As II sped through the air
And the crow with pang.
Went Spang-
Chi-oang
THE TAIL FBATHERs.
Now know.
I hat 10 crow
Often brings one tp Woe;
Which the lines up above
Have .aen put there to show,
AMI 80,
Don't crow.i
81. Nicholas for Augdst.
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A Gesmsn farmer insists upon the great
valus OF swine as exterminstors of field mice
now SO prevalent.in many parts of Germany
is in great measure due TO the present sys.
TEN of keeping swine penned up instead OF
allowing them the range Of the fields, as was
formerly the custom. He states that care.
ful observer may often detect pigs in the act
of swapping up and devouring a good sized
mouse besides which they have an extra
ordinary keen scent for the nests, grphhing
them up in search of the young nice which
they eagerly devouk
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Poetical.
MIDSUMMER.
BY ANDnRw p. sAxroN.

Midway about the circle Of the year
There is single perfect day that lies
supremely fair, before our careless eyes
After the spathes OF floral blosm appear
Before is found the first dead leaf and sere,
II comes, precursor OF the Autumn skies,
And crown Of springs endcavor TIL It dies
We do not dream the nawless day is here
And thus, as on the way Of life we speed,
Mindful but Of the Joys we hope 30 see,
We never think, "These'present hours exceed
All that have been or that shall ever be !"
Yet somewhere on our journey we shall stay
backward to gaze on our midsummer day.
From the Midsummer Holiday Scribner.
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The midnight hour was drawing on;
Huahed Into rest iy Babylon.
AL save the royal palace, where
Was the din Of revel and torches flare.
There high within his royal hall
Belshaxzar, the king, held festival.
His mobiles around him In spendor shine
Aud drain down goblets Of sparkling wine
The mobiles shone and the goblets ring;
Twas sweet To the heart OF that stin- -necked king
The cheeks Of the king they flushed with fire,
And Still as he drank his conceit grew higher;
And, maddened with pride his lips let fall
Wild words that blasphemed the great Lord Of All.
More vaunting he grew, and his blasphemous sneers
Were hailed by his lordly rout with cheers.
Proudly the king has mandate passed;
Away HE the slaves, and come back fun fast.
Many gold vessels they bring with them,
The spols Of Gods house In Jerusalem.
With impous hand the kiAg caught up,
Filled to the brim, a sacred cup;
And down to the bottom he drained 1t dry
And aloud with his mouth afoam did cry
Jehovah SCOT at thy greatness gone!
am the king OF Babylon"
The terrible words we're ringing stw,
When tine king at his heart felt secret chill
The laughter ceased, the lords held their BREATH
And all through the hall 1t was still as death.
And see, see there ON the white wall see,
Come forth what seems mans hand to be!
And 1t wrote and wrote in letters OF flame
on the white wall-then vanished the way 1t came.
| The king sat staring he could not speak,
| His knees knocked together, death-pale was his
cheek
With cold fear creeping his lords sat round,
| They sat dumb-strcken, with never sound.
The Magans came, but not one OF them all
| Could interpret the writing upon the WALL
| That sef-same night-his soul God sain =
Was Belshazzar the king by his mobiles slain.
From Heine.
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CANNOT BE
EXCELLED.

CHARLEsTowN, Mass.
II. r. STh JENs.
Dear Sir-ThiS Is to certify that have
used your "B'oOd Preparation" In my
family for several wears, and think that,
for Scrofula or CankerOus HumOrs or
Rheumatic Affections, 1t cannot be eX-
celle d. and. as n blood purifier or spring
medicine, It is the best thing have evar
used, and have used almost everything
| can cheerfully recommend 1t to any
one In need OF such a medicine.
Yours respectfully,
Mrs. A. a. DINSMO RE
n 0. 10 Russell street.
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Reliable Evidence.

MIR. II. r. STEVENS.
Dear Sir | viii most cheerfully add
ny testimony 10 the great number you
h We already received In favor of your
e. eat ard good medicine, vegetine, for I
do not think enough can be said in its
pra' @; for was troubled over thirty
years with that dreadful dlsepsa. Catarrh.
aud had such bad coughing-spells that II
would seem as Il Oug.l | never could
breathe any more, and Negetine has
cured me and do feel to thank God all
the time that there Is so good medicine
as Vegetine, ard ! also think 1t one of
the best m'dlciues for coughs and weak,
sinking feelings at the stomach, and ad-
wise everybody to take the Vegetme. for
! Con assure them 1t is one OF the best
medicines that ever was.
MRS. l.. GORE,
Cor. agazine S Walnut Sts.,
Cambridge, Mass.
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GIVES
HEALTH, STRENGTH
AND tDDETITI'

MY daughter has received great hene-
nv from the use OF Vegetine. Her de-
clining health was source of great anx-
lety to all her friends. A few bottles OF
Vegetine restored her health, strength
and appetite.
N. II. TTLDEN.
Insurance & Real Estate Agent,
No. 40 Sears Building.
Boston, Mass.
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1T Is A
Valuable Remedy.

SOUTH Boston, Feb. 7, 1870.
Mr.. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-I have taken several bottles
OF your vegetine, and am convinced It Is
a valuable remedy for Dyspepsia, Kidney
complaint, and general debility OF the
system.
can heartily recommend II to all suf-
fering from the above complaints.
Yours respectfully.
Mrs. MUNROE PARKER.
Sc Athens Street.
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Bl.SHAZZ.AR.

BY TiiRlDRE MARTIN.
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The PhOneidOscope.

The marvellous rapidity with which
the inventions of the telephone. pho
nograph and microphone followed one
another will receive permanent record
among the memorabilia of science. Ref
erence has already been made to these
instruments, and readers will remember
that in the two first-named a thin disk
of metal is thrown into vibration by the
human voice. 1t has been proposed to
render these vibrations visible by the
use of film of soap solution, and the
experiments can be effectively made by
means Of a recently constructed instru-
ment known as the phoneidoscope. This
instrument consists Of cylindrical
L-shaped brass tube, the horizontal limb
of which has a cautchouc tube ending
in wooden mouthpiece, while the open
end of the vertical limb is surrounded
by brass ring, that carries a blackened
brass disk pierced with an aperture of
variable shape and size. This aper-
ture is covered with the film of soap So
| luton, which soon becomes thin enough
to show the wondrously beautiful colors
| fam altar to every one in soap bubble.
On singing near the mouthpiece, the air
| in the tube is thrown into vibration,
and the soap film at once takes up the
motion, which results in the production
of many lovely color designs. often ar
ranged in definite form, which, as the
film becomes thinner, are sometimes
simply superb. Change of pitch and
difference of quality effect remarkable
changes in the reflected figures, and the
shape and size of the film are not with
out influence, as may readily be OBJ
served by using disks with apertures Of
different forms and magnitude. 1t il
the varied color-display that makes this
experiment both novel in character ane
/ exquisite in demonstration.
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India as a Wheat Producer

The amount of wheat sent from India
to England in 1877 has given rise to the
belief that within few years England
would be practically independent Of
America with regard to this element Of
her food supply. The Madras MaH dis
putes the proposition, alleging that the
fact is, India exports, not because she
has a surplus, but because the people
are too poor to retain the food now e1-
ported. Were the people able to afford
it, every pound of grain produced would
be eaten. A very large proportion of
the inhabitants of this presidency do
not know what really hearty and salts
factory meal is from years end to year s
end. In Madras the cultivators have to
pay 94, 100000 annually in the shape OF
rent, and must sell their grain to get the
cash needed to give to the tax-collector
Again, much of the grain exported goes
to pay for the scanty clothing of the
people, for the cotton fabrics worn are
mainly of Lancashire weaving. As re
CARDS the wheat trade from the North
west provinces, it is clear that the great
export for time was due to the people
parting with their usual reserve. Wha
has been the result? Why, as the eff
feet of the failure of single harvest
Sir George Cooper has had to encoun
ter not merely scarcity, but actua
famine"
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Educated Taste.

It is curious fact that many, if not
most people, when suddenly interro-
gated, are not able to, tell the exact COL
ors or patterns of the carpet and wall
paper, or the style of furniture, in a
room in which they have lived for years.
This may be remotely connected with
the old metaphysical doctrine that al
ways to have the same sensation amounts
to having no sensation at all. But in
whatever way we account for the fact.
it ought not to be so. Our eyes should
be educated to enjoy whatever is beau
tiful in our Surroundings, and to de
mand the removal of what is offensive
to correct taste. The perfection of
Greek works of art is often accounted
for by the fact that Greek artists con-
stantly had such beautiful models be-
fore their eyes. We ought to take a
lesson from this, and endeavor to edu-
cate the esthetic taste Of the coming
generation by paying more attention to
artistic merit and purity of style in the
furniture of our rooms. There is, per-
haps, more luxury and comfort to be
| found in American homes than any
where in Europe. Too frequently, how
ever, display and costliness alone are
considered in the parlors of the rich,
while the furniture Of more humble
households. shows that absence of " the
power Of living thought animating the
workman's sensitive fingers" which Mr.
| Ruskin SO laments in our modern ma.
chine-made furniture. ....--
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EnNironed will, Danger,

The dwelier or temporary sojourner in a
malarious region of country is environed
with danger. Besides inhaling at every
breath an atmosphere saturated with an in
fectious poison, he also drinks water which
is in most instances likewise impregnated
with the fever and ague breeding midsmdtd.
If a bilious subject, deficient in stamina, or
irregular in habit of body or digestion his
peril is much increased, as these abnormal
conditions are extremely favorable to the
contraction of malarial disease But this
danger may be safely encountered with the
assistance of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which completely nulliies the atmospheric
virus, and neutralizes the constituents of
miasma-tainted water This benign antidote
to disease eradicates and prevents fever of
an intermittent and bilious remittent type,
besides effecting thorough and permanent
reform of those enfeebled or irregular con.
ditions Of the system which invite not only
malaria, but other diseases equally to be
dreaded
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Two Noted crave Robher..

Our readers will remember the account
given in these columns of the robbing of the
grave OF the Hon. Scott Harrison, in Ohio,
last May, the body being found in the dis
seeting-room of the Ohio Medical College
Public Indignation justly brands any man as
a scoundrel who will rob the grave of the
dead. But there are two noted grave rob-
bers in the country, so far from being the
subjects of the peop e's wrath, are univers-
ally lauded for their virtues. The reason
is plain. While the former class steal the
dead bodies of our loved ones to submit
them to the dissecting knife, these only
rob the graves to restore the living victims
to cur hearts and homes Their names DR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and
Pleasant Purgative Pellets-are household
words the world over. This Golden Med
zeal Discovery cures consumption, in its
early stages, and all bronchial, throat, and
lung affections; Pleasant Purgative Pellets
are the most valuable laxative and cathartie
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thereto, so that the COWS can go and
come at will, they will make their way
leisurely to and from the barn. This is
matter concerning not only their COM
fort. but also their health. In very hot
weather, such as we have sometimes in
summer, cows are often injured by
being driven too fast on the way to the
pasture, or from the pasture to the barn.
The boys who do the driving on many
farms are in haste to get through with
their work at night, and are very likely
to hurry the COWS too much.
A VERY successful plan for a scare
crow has been tried by placing in Mr..
Crows way a number of grains with
horse-hair run through them. He is
bound to swallow one, and his note of
alarm is soon sounded. 1t is impossible
for him TO dislodge the grain, and if he
be watched for sufficient length Of time
he will be seen to cut his own throat bv
scratching at it. His usual note is
changed, and [ can assure you life to
him is such misery he would even
wish he were dead. 1t has been noticed
that after the note of alarm has been
| sounded, all the crows in the vicinity
will leave that field and approach it no
| IlOIt tudG SSdSOH. II Is d Sill tuiuS,
| yet all who try it will find it a success.
| OUNCE JELLIEs-Peel, cut up, and
core some fine ripe ounces. Put them
in sufficient cold water to cover them,
and stew gently till soft, but not red.
Strain the juice without pressure, weigh
it, and to every pound of juice allow
one pound of crushed sugar; boil the
juice for twenty minutes. add the sugar
and boil again till it jeilies-about a
quarter of an hour-stir and skim well
all the time. Strain it again through a
napkin, or twice folded muslin, pou1
into pots or molds, and when cold cover
it. The remainder of the fruit can be
made into marmalade with three-quar
ters of pound of sugar, and quarter
of a pound of juicy apples to..every pound
Of ounces, or it can be made into com
potes or tarts.
APPLE JELLIEs.-Q.) Peel, core, anC
quarter some sound apples, and throw
them into cold water as they are done
boil them till tender then strain the juic,
) from them through fine sieve, an,
afterwards through a jelly bag
necessary pass it through twice, as tn
] juice should be kept clear-weigh it, anC
t allow three-quarters of a pound of suga
to every pound of juice, boil up til
, juice, add the sugar, stir till melted, ant
S boil for another ten minutes, add tn
, strained juice of lemon to every on
l and a half pound of juice just before
f is finished. (2) Wash the apples, qual
: ter them (do not peel or core them) pu
/ them into preserving pan with a YER
t little cold water, and boil till tender
J. strain the juice and weigh it, allow on
e pound of sugar to one and one-quarte
of pound of juice, boil the juice, ad
|, the sugar, boil again, stirring and skin
: ming well for ten or fifteen minutes, {
5 until it jellies; just before it is fnishe
t add few drops Of cochineaI.
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Moscow people are indignant over
the proposition to remove their great
beil-useless as it is-from its place in
the steeple. They say it shall never be
taken down. 1t is of no earthly ac-
count, except that it is the largest bell
in the world, weighing 443, ,772 pounds
Moscow has another bell that weighs
l41 900 pounds. The other famous bells
are light weights" in comparison to
these. Pekin has one weighing 136, 900
pounds; Novgorod, $4,000; Vienna,
10000; Sens, $4,000; Parliament House,
London. $1,000: Erfurt, 10000; Mon
treal, $4,000; Cologne. $4,000; York,
$4,000; Bruges, $4,000; Rome, 1899;
Oxford, 1900; Antwerp, 10000; St.
PauPs, London, $4,000.