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Mother ShiptOn's Prophecy.
THE WORLD To COME 10 AN END IN 1881.

Many people take great comfort just now
in repeating certain lines of Mother Ship
tons Prophecy, said to have been written
in 1853:
In twice two hundred years the Bear
The Crescent shall assail;
But if the Cock and Bull unite,
The Bear shall not prevail.
But look in twice ten years again
Let Islam know and fear
The Cross shall wax, the Crescent wane,
Grow pale and disappear.
"Twice two hundred years" from 1853
brings us to 1858. This was the beginning
of the Crimean war France (the cock
and England 1.-THE ''bull'') declared war in
alliance with Turkey (Islam against Rus
sia (the ''bear'') in March, 1854. In 1856
peace was concluded by congress at Paris.
''The bear did not prevail" "Twice ten
years"fro this period brings us to 1876, dur
ing which year the disturbances commenced
in Herzegovina, Bosnia aud Bulgaria, Mon
tenegro and Servia; which finally involved
the Porte in war.
This is good fit so far, but Mother Ship.
ton proceeds to day;
Gold shall be found and grown
In land that's not yet known.
Fire and water shall wonders do.
England at last shall admit Jew,
The world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eighty.one
If all this Is true, the man elected Presi-
dent in 1880 will hardly get settled in his
seat.-Iater- Ocean:
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THOMAS h. HARTMAN.
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''Old ST.
THE OLD GENTLEMAN SPEAKS HIS MIND
ABOUT BILL CHANDLER.

Old 81 came in yesterday and said,
"phe-wp' with the accent heavy On the
sew"
"What is the matter now?"
swell, Use had er two days job dat waz
wurse dan plowin' in stumpy lan'p
"What was that ?"
swell, rs bin reedin' dat letter dat Mis-
ter Bill Chan'ler rit'bout de Presidenchil
mortgidgep
"What do you think of it2"
"Well, hit puts me in mind of dem two
fellers az stole de ham-least wise, one stole
de ham an glib hit ter de udderw
"Well, what of thatp'
"why, de one dat got de ham, he eat hit
all upw
"What did the other DO ?"
"He didn't git meme an he went round
turnin' States ebidence on de street cor
nersw
Now, how does that apply herey"
"Pell, Mister Chan'ler, he went down Ia
Fluridy an stole Mister Tildin's ham an
glib hit to Mister Hayes"
"Yes?"
''An' Mister Hayes, he tuck an went VI
in de White House an eat up de ham !"
"And where does Chandler come imp
"Dat's hit He don't come in at all
Hayes eat de ham, wiped his mouf wild BIZ
cote-sleye an didn't ebcn greece Mis'e
Chan'ler's mouf wild de meat skin an dat
what he's howlin' bout p
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AnecdOte Of Lincoln.

Zone day." said Mr.. Lincoln, "when l
first got here, got into fit Of musing in
my room, and stood resting my elbows on
the bureau. Looking into the glass it struck
me what an awful ugly man was. The
fact grew on me aud made up my mind
that must be the ugliest man in the world
1t 80 maddened me that l resolved, should
| ever see an uglier man / woulo shoot him
at sight. Not long after this Andy -" nam
ing lawyer present) came to town, and
the first time saw him | said to myself,
There's the man. went home, took down
my gun, and prowled around the streets
waiting for him. He soon came along.
Halt, Andy said l, pointing my gun at
him. Say your prayers, for I'm going tc
shoot you.'
why, Mr.. Lincoln, what's the matter
what have dones"
"Well, / made an oath that if / ever saw
man uglier than am, I'd shoot him oil
the spot. You are uglier sure so max
ready to die
"'Mr. Lincoln, do you really think an
uglier than you p
| eyes
"'Well, Mr.. Linceln,' replied Andy de
liberately, and looking me squarely in tn
face, if / am any uglier, fire a,Ody r'-Eo
itOr's Drawer ia Harper's Mogasine for ID,
eember.
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The Latest CuriOsities.

A fence made from the ratings of a
scolding wife. A plate of butter from the
cream of joke. The small coins in "the
change of the moon" The. .sbriginal brush
used in painting the signs of the times. The
latest contract with the trade winds. The
chair in which the sun sets. A garment for
the naked eye. A buckle to fasten on
laughing stock. The animal that drew the
inference. An egg from the nest of thieves.
A bucket of water from "All's Well" Soap
with which man was washed overheard.
The strop which is used to sharpen the
waters edge. A portion of yeast used in
raising the wind. The saucer belonging to
the cup of sorrow. Hinges and locks for
the trunk of an elephant. A feather from
the wings of flying report.
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THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT BL OOMSBURG, COLUMBIA
Miscellaneous.


.,no,,.,v oar.rv.b;,d,s c.oe Nth the
o...rv 4, !, MOS h,ourb, into tho Bbrarv
.nd h,nc nnon a hook bs.,ao the v;ndov.
On, nonned a mopse from hole behind
Al. hoal ca..
nwhv wh., ore ,,o, her. for canary p, abe
..;a ST ,ho,,h, ,,o,,. ,,,acs wss the bav
v;rdow In tho d;u;ng.room
"so !. ,.-so n IA p beginning with
,w;ttsr answered the canarv. "but tbcv
sa;d talked too much r,--eudiup with a
tril
"Talkedp, repeated the mouse. sitting up
m her bind.le0s and looking earuestly at
him. az Thought you only sanpl"
swell singing and talking mean about
tho same thing in bird. .,anyuauen said the
canary "But goodness g.r-r.racious =, he
went on. swinging ranidlv to and fro in his
little swing at the ton of his cage. s,t was
tbev that talked an nucb-mv mistres, and
the doctor's wife and the doctors sister-not
me. said scarcely a word, and vet am
called chatterbox. and punished-before
companv. too feel mad enough to pull
ont NV yellowest feathers or upset by bath.
tub. Now YOU look like a sensible little
thing mouse and IN tell Won all about II
what thew said what 7 said-.and Won shall
Judge if deserved to he banisbed.
The doctors wife and the doctors s;s.
ter called
"Its a lovely dav p, said thew.
"'A lovely. lovely. lovely dav ~ sang 7
"Tbe sun shines br;obt-tbe skv ia blne-
the grass is green-ves lovely lovelv love
lv-and I'm bappy bappv. bappv ant
clad Glad. glad,o
"Thev went right on talking though
sany NV verv hest without having the slight
est attention to me and when I stopped
I caught the words $50 sweet from m,
mistress. and then I sang again "Sweet
sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet 4
the clover-sveet ia the rose-sweet tb
sopp of the bird-sweet the bird-sweet tb
cIovsr-sweot tho ro.a-,be ro.s-tbe clove
tho h;rI-vo. Va. 90. swo.t swoo,
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Wistar'S Balsam
Wistar's Balsam
of Wild Cherry.
of Wild Cherry.

FROM BENJAMIN WHEELER, STATION AGENT
AT SOUTH RoYALSTON, MASS,
"I was most severely afIlicted with hard, dry
cough with its usual accom- paniment Of night sweatS
completely prostrating my nervous system,and pros
trating my nervous system, and producing such
debiltated state OF Health that after trying medical
aid TO no purpose, had given up all hopes OF ever
recovering as had also my friends. At this stage OF
matters was prevailed upon, through the influence
OF neighbor,to try Wistar's Balsam, though with
was almost magical. My cough entirely left me the
night sweats deserted me, hope once more elevated
wonted strength and vigor. Thus has this Balsam,
AS has often been remarked by persons cOnyersant
with the above facts IN this vicinity literally snatch
ed me from the grave. You are at liberty TO use this
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BlackV00dS Edinblrgh MagaZine.

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the originals in FULL and at about onethird the price
Of the kngiish Editions.
The latest advances and discoveries In the arts and
Sciences the recent additions to knowledge In every
department OF literature, and all the new publica-
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and discussed In the pages OF these periodicals. In
language at once clear, forcibe and comprehensive
The articles are commonly more condensed and full
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-11
PERSONAL.

The condition Of Mr.. Holman Hunt at last
accounts was unchanged.
Madame Theirs is contemplating a tour i'll
soan 70 NE begun about the opening OF the new year.
The Rev. John Weiss's condition is more
,,,rbIe His affection a difficulty Of the lungs from
which ne mas suffered long time.
A statue of Lord Brougham will soon be
erected at Cannes, France. He occupied q charming
i,Ia during the Winter season for many years III
delightful locality.
Ole Bull has added the laurels of an inventor
On his fame as a musician. He has made an improve
rt IN his avorite instrument the violin which is con.
sjdered OF the first importance.
The Rev. DR.. Sage, of Hartford, Conn, is
mentioned as probable successor TO the professorshp
IN Newton Theological Seminary, made vacant by the
election of the Rev. DIR. Caldwell to the presidency
OF VassaT College.
Senator Edmunds's head is thought to rcsem-
HE that OF the Duke de Bourbon the famous Constable
of France Of the time OF Francis bust of the Con-
stable is in the possession Of daughter OF the late
General Casa OF Michigan.
The Duke of Argyll, father of Canada's new
GovernorGeneral, Is suffering from q attack Of
the govt lie Is at Cannes France, and 1t is doubtful
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of these prudent cOparceners, and ma aoso-
lutely nothing to do about the giavest scandal
that has ever affected "a Presidential election.
The Democratic members of the committee
have had ample opportunity during the past
two months to learn whether there is any de-
fence for the persons already implicated I'D
the disclosures, and whether further lhVesu-
CATION would be likely to involve the party
more deeply than it is involved already. AS
a result of two months cOnsu .tatiOn ana de-
liberation, they have resolved to do nothing.
There are some able men on the committee
and they have undoubtedly considered ire
consequences of their determination. Ihey
know how greatly the public has been excited
by these revelations, and how earnestly many
high minded Democrats have urged the Potter
Committee to search this affnr to the bottom,
and reheve the party from the Odium OF sus-
tanning It's unworthy members. 1t, Deverthe-
less, Mr.. Potter and his associates have reached
the conclusion that there Is nothing they can
do which will make the condition OF the
Democracy any more comfortable, we muSI
assume that their Judgment Is sustained 10y
sound reason Apart from the cOnspnatOrS
themselves, it may BE- that nobody knows better
than THE TRIBUNE what an investigation
would bring forth, except Mr. CiarksOn y.
Potter.
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"HE 1IyTIy NO TRANCED

The statement appears, though on what
authority we do not know, that Mr.. Tilden
labors under the inCOmpTehensible delusion
that he is still politically alive. Not
Only this, but il has also been gravcly
asserted that there are leading d, mo-
cratic politicians in several of the States
laboring under the same hallucnatiOn. We
have not heard yet of any census having been
taken of these people: they may very likely
all be counted on the fingers; but it is
which is Mr.. Tilden's most prominent char
acteristiC, and which it is his habit to impress
upon his followers very early in the prosecution
of his enterprises, they are already at work
in some states laying the trans for ms rcnom-
nation in 1880. Heaven forbid that any Re-
publican should hinder so desirable con-
summation. If the Democratic nomination
for 1880 could be made by Republican votes.
Mr. Tilden would need have no fears. He
would be rcnOminated by acclamation. They
would like no better campaign than Mr.. Til
denis candidacy would furnish. The am
munition for it Is already in store in
abundance. And yet only q few months
ago it seemed, to any one who kent
careful reckoning of current political events.
quite within the range of probabilities
that such a thing should happen. The
genial Kentucky journalist, Mr.. Henry Wat
tersOn, was not so far out of the way as things
then appeared, when. on the occasion of
his last visit to New-York, he said 10
gentleman who has since attained
emnence as cOparcener: marble.
there are probably only two men In the
"whole country at this moment who would
@ like to see Sammy renominated. At the
"same time, If you and should both 20 to
"work at once to prevent it, we couldn't do
dit" The drift then was in that direction.
though few saw it with Watterson's philo-
sophie and prophetic vision. Mr.. Marble saw
it, and cheerfully assented to the truth of the
statement.
But alb, so many things have happened since
then! For some time following this interview
between the two statesmen above named, cir
cumstances were continually occurring to
justify the view of Mr.. Watterson. The
Democratic party had become reduced to a
single issue and one lonesome cry. The
Southern question was no longer of any as
sistanco; the white Democrats of the South
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-11
MUSICAL NOTES.

WiIhclmi's last success In Boston seems 10
have been greater even than his first.
Mime. Essipoff played the Saint Saens con-
.,rto Mt recent GeNandhaus concert N Lelps'c' 9s
mad lately been playing IN Berlin.
Signor Verdi. on his way from Paris TO LONDON
went TO the Grand Opera House TO hear "Polyeuc'e'
The composer proposes 10 pass part OF tue "i' =
Paris But. according to lie Atsss nc or A. present
The Beethoven Society of Chicago gave lt'
Ar. concert few days ago. and 1t seems to nave oeeu
ON excellent affair. The programme comprised me-"
,lss,p,s d" Walpurgisnacht," cantatas by Ruoins,an
and Cde and number Of selections, chora anu o'lo'
wise. from Tannhauser"
Uerr Wacuer's "Sieglried" has been very
sccessfu at the Imperial Opera House in Vienna The
ne,formapce lasted over FIVE hours, despite sever"
:. crt.rip the score. The chief characters were 81"
,oined by Madame Materna Ghe Bayreut1l p hai
douna uerr Jager (the tenor hsar nG $3.50 The
tI md Hcrrtn Schu.dt aud Scarla (tle DtssSI Tbs
t". m scSts as superior 10 that at Bdyreu, ~
GUtteriammerung" tue nnai oPsr" VI '"'
% be the next WORK ,r,
At Mr.. WaTen's organ concert tomorrow
.,ornoon. az Grace Church. the programme viii ine.uus
pho,nherrers Sonata I'm c. Minor, the well known nan
dol largo. Kuhmstedts Fantasia Eroca, an AhuauW
Groziozo by smart. the overture to MendessonnS ir
sum,ner Nigat's Dream, and the splendid Ihee AZ
aud Variations" In nat Mr.. Sohst VIII sing Marian
"Inyocazone Do" AID Adoloa Miami a. Orai,ty a,
uyiIe t A. "a absolutely excellent aud pure III quarry
those which he has given before, TINS proerhe O
~ and contains larger propnrtlIn OF
bc, viii come fully within the apP.eciSht,oh
NE tts as instrucuve. IL viii, too give more ge"e
" The concert Is at O'CLOCK as usuai'
NJ Deffes new opera, Les Noces dc fer-
ID - which was recently produced in Paris at the
opera Conque seems 20 have been moderately SUCCESS
mi The book which Is by sardou and De Nalae, was
not satisfactory for the plot hopelessly involved,
and the more il was attempted 20 remedy 1t the worse
Sot The music however, although II does not long
IN he most modern French school, and Is therefore re-
arded "a antduated by the critics, was good enough 10
c"rrV the piece through several OF the numbers beng
very warmly received.
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wishes he had never interrupted his enjoy
ment of them.

iHCbb Va ehNAn'
II circumstances ever prove cases, and EVIL
dfncc ever settles anything, it may now be
considered as well established that Justice
Pinckney was a man, to put 1t mildly, OF
drinking habits For the testimony was taken
We teIday of the hotcl-keeper who sold him
liquor and never could sell him enough OF
the policemen who once arrested him for
drunkenness, and locked him up over night /;
of the janltor, Interpreter and marshal of bis
court, who often saw him under the influence
of liquor, on the bench and off; and, lastly,
of "A frequent spectator of the court proceed
ings, who declares that he never saw the Judge
on the bench except in state OF lntONcatOn.
Those must have been edlfyng times when
the judge swOre at the witnesses, took public
drinks, and ordered spectltOrs to remove their
hats when they were already removed. The
fat that this man has been able to retain his
seat upon the bench so long, Is good illus
tratiOn of the power even OF VIGOROUSLY de-
PRAYED Judge, and should serve as warning
70 all whose duty 1t is to appoint or elect
judicial officers
Sympathy with Wade Hampton in his pros
tration, and in the painful ordeal through
which he passed yesterday, is one thing;
APPRECIATION of the methods by which he has
been made United States Senator Is quite
another. Under ordinary circumstances 1t
might almost disarm criticism to find
candi late under the surgeons knife on the
VERY day that he is voted for, and something
OF the unsubst initial feeling that such stu
alton might easily evoke seems to have made
its appearance at Columbia yesterday.
But the number of Republicans who voted
for Wade Hampton must have been very
small, for two of them voted against him.
and the number which the bulldozers allowed
to get into the Legislature was not much
greater. The vote which these men cast was
rs significant a protest as could have been
made. They declared fol Mr.. Mackey-not
the most worthy man in South Carolina, per-
haps for the place-but the most conspicuous
victim of the shameful crimes and outraCeS,
brutal intimidation and Unbushing frauds, by
which, at the late election, the party OF which
Wade Hampton is the official head carried ey-
cry county but one in the State, elected a Legis-
lature almost SOlidly Democratic, and made
the way straight for his nearly unanimous
election to the Senate. Governor Hampton
will, Of course, accept the honor which has
been prOftered to him, and which was intended
to be pTOtlered to him from the opening of the
campaign; but the means by which it was
obtained are known and will never be for
Cot4.u
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n he will able to return TO England to attend the
present session OF Parliament.
President Chamberlaiff had an enthusiastic
recepi ion from the students OF BOwdoin College his
arrival homo Saturday evening. Taoy escorted him
from the dpOt his residence, where DC thanked them
for the manifestation OF their regard.
Mr.. Irving and Mr.. Tocle, the actors, gave
the proceeds of two entertainments IN Glasgow and
EilnburGh, amounting to nearly $4,000, the CITY of
Glasgow Bank Fu d. They pal nearly ~ no incl
dental expenses Of the entertainments Cnt on h'r own
pockets.
AT Mr.. Beechers lecture IN Pennington, Me-,
last week. very pleasant incident occurred. geutle-
rose tho audience aud read some resolut ons
thanking the lecturer for his kindness 70 The 2sh Maine
Regiment which, by the invitation OF Mr. Beecner had
Oeen lodged IN Plymouth Church wrile passing through
Brooklyn during the war replying Mr. Beeoher said;
IL the first aud last time that ever NY chch WIZ
entirely hlled, and every one fast asleep'
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THE COMMITTEE AND TIE CIPHERS.

Mr.. Manton Marble found nothing to say
about the cipher dispatches except that he did
not write the only innocent one among them
Mr. c. w. Woolley has not thought it neces-
sary to explain the kilograms of Fox" Mr..
Smith N. Weed has refused either to admit or
deny the authorship of the communications
attributed to him. Colonel William T. Pelton,
when discovered after long search, has
absolutely nothing to say" 1t is quite in
the line of Democratic policy, therefore,
for the Potter Committee to follow the lead