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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-10-17

There is only one country in the world in
which there are no iliterate people it is the
Sandwich Islands. The population of the
islands is $4,000. They have II high edu-
cational institutions, l69 middle public
schools, and 4S private schools, The public
instruction is under the supervision of com
mittee appointed by the King, and composed
of five members, who serve without remun-
GRAFTON ; the committee appoint general in
spector and number of sub-inspectors. The
Government takes care that every person
shall be able at least to read and write, and
pursues energetcally all parents who neglect
to send their children to school,
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A studious-looking man arrived at an Iowa
county fair with large and intricate ma
chine, which he unloaded with great care
from wagon. The superintendent asked
him what it was, 50 as to be able to assign it
to proper place among the exhibits. He
replied that it was an apparatus for making
human beings. Il put the proper amount of
bone, muscle, blood, and SO on, into this hop
per, he continued, set the wheel in motion,
and the result within an hour is perfect
adult man or women The only imperiec-
tion in his invention, he went on to say, that
the creatures thus made had no souls, but he
hoped soon to remedy that. He was allowed
to set up his machine, aud to explain it to
the crowds but he was unable to get the
proper material for practical illustration.
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with the comp liments of Captain Kidd

With the mpliments of Captain Kidd
C ONES up at last. While some workmen
were digging reservoir on the east side of
the Kennebec river, at Augusta, Me-. q
few days ago, they struck an iron chest
which was three feet long and eigteer
inches in depth. Marks about the ches
led Charles V. Granger, of Augusta, tc
claim the contents,which are said to be gold
and silver valuables. The Kennebec Journ
afsays Mr., Granger claims that his grand.
father and Captain Robe rt Kidd, he of pir
atical fame, were great cronies, aud say,
that when Captain Robert died he lei will
Grandpa Granger maps, charts, etc., tellin,
him where several m ilions of treasures wer,
buried. Mr.. Granger still holds those pa
pers in his possession and without doub
he treasure found belongs to him.
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Almost Young Again.

My mother was afflicted long time with
Neuralgia and dull, heavy inactive condi.
tion of the whole system headache, ner.
vous prostration, and was almost helpless
No physicians or medicines did her any
good. Three mouths ago she began to use
Hop Bitters, with such good effect that she
seems and feels young again, although ovel
70 years old. We think there is no othe,
medicine fit to use in the family.'-A lady
in Providence, R. /.
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POetical.
A RHYME OF THE TINE.

RHYME OF THE TINE.
BY NELLIE q. CONE.
Miss Pallas Eudora Won Blurky
She d'dnt know chicken from turkey
High Spanish and Greek she could fluently sneak
But her knowledge Of poultry was murky.
she could tell the great-unclc OF Moses,
Ana the dates OF the Wars OF the Roses.
ANA the reasons OF things,-why the Indians wore
rings
In their red aboriginal noses
"hy shakspere was wrong In his grammar,
Ana the meaning of Emerson's Brahma,"
Ana she went chipping rocks with a little black
box
And small geological hammer
she had Views upon co-education
And the principal needs OF the nation.
Ana her glasses were blue, and the number she
knew
VI the stars In each high constellation.
And she wrote In handwriting clerky,
And she talked with an emphasis jerky,
AND she painted on tiles in the sweetest OF styes
But she didn't know chicken from turkey!
-,Scri6ner.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.


Rev. J. p. Tustin, (Supply.)
Sunday services-iOT a. m. and eH p. m.
Prayer Meeting-Every Wednesday evening at oH
clock.
seats free. The public are invited to attend.
st. MATTHEWS LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Minister-Rev. o. D. $. Marclay.
Sunday Services-loN a. IN. and 7Xp.m
rraver Meeiing-Every Wednesday evening at ~
clock.
Seats Free Nopews rented. All are welcome.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Minister-Rev. Stuart Mitchell.
sunday Services-ION a. H. and 81 p. m.
Prayer Meeting-Every Wednesday evening at eh
CLOCK.
Seats free. No pews rented. Strangers welcome
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder-Rev. w. Evans.
Mlnister-Rev. E. II. YOcum.
Sunday Services-lOH and 81 p. m.
Bible ClassDEyery Monday evening at e,S O'Clock
Young Mems PRAYER Meeling-Every Tuesday
General Prayer Meeting Every Thursday evening
o'clock.
REFORMED CHURCH.
Corner of Third and Iron streets.
rastor-Rev. W. K. Krebs
Residence-C Corner 4th and Calharine slrects
Sunday servlces-loH a. m. and p. m.
SUNDAY Schools a. m.
Prayer Meetng-Saturday, p. m.
All are Invited There is always room.
ST. PAuL's CHURCH.
Rector-Rev l.. Zahner.
Sunday Servioes-i0H a. M, ~ p. m.
sunday SchOOl-9 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. Reeser
Minister-Rey. George Hunter.
sunday Services p. m, In the Iron Street Church.
PRAYER Meeting-Every Sabbath at 2p. m.
All are invited. All are welcome.
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST -
Meets in 1.-THE little Brick Church on the HILL y
known as the Welsh Baptist Church-on Rock street
o tst OF Iron ~
Seats rree and the public are cordially invited to
attend
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EGG PLANT,-Peel and cut into thin slices;
soak in salt and water ten minutes drain
aud steam five minutes, Make a batter of
one pint of sweet milk, two beaten eggs, one
third cup of melted butter, one heaping teas.
poonful of baking powder aud -four, to make
batter as for pancakes dip the slice into
this, and fry in butter until of lght-browu.
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Columbia County Official Directory

President Judge-William Elwell.
Associate Judges-1 Krickbaum, Y. l.. Shuman.
Prothonotary, &c.-William Krickbaurn
Court Stenographer-S. N Walker
Register y ltecorder-Wilamson II. Jacoby.
District Att0rney-RObert X. Little.
sherin-John W. Hoffman.
Surve yor-Samuel Neyhard.
Treasurer-H A. Sweppenbeiser
CpmmissioDers-stephen Pohe, Charles Rchart
A. B. Herring.
commissioners Clerk-.J. b. Casey.
Auditors--S. II. Smith, W. Manning, G, b. See.
sholtz.
Jury Commissioners Robbins, Theodore w.
Smith.
county Observation-Disclosures II. Snyder
Bloom Poor Observation-Disclosures y. Ent Scott
WIN: Kramer, bloomsbury and Thomas Reece,
5DOtt,
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Select Story.
A STORY OF THE PRINCE.

BOYIsH EsCAPADE THAT THREW THE
TUILERIEs INTO A PARoXYsM OF
FRIGHT.
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Diseases like thieves, attack the weak Fortlfy
your organization with the bitters. and II will resist
and ba1le alike the virus OF epdemics and the
changes OF temperature which disorder the constltu-
tions OF the feeble. There Is vitality In It. u Is
pure vegetable stmulant rare Alternative ana anti
bilious medicine. and has not harmful element
among It's many ingredients.
For sale by all Druggists and respectable Dealers
octs, ly
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BIoomsburg Official Directory.

President OF Town Council-I s. KUHN.
Ulerk-Paul f. Writ.
chief OF Pollce-D. Laycock.
President OF Gas Company-S. Knorr
Secretary-C W. Miller.
Bloomsbury Banking Company--John A. Funston
President, H. II. Grotz, Cashier, John Peacock Tel
Ter.
First National Bank-Charles r. Paxton, President
J. p. Tustin, Cashier.
columbia County Mutual Saving Fund and Loan
Assoclallon-E. ii. Little, President, G. W. Miller
secretary.
Bloomsburg Building and Saving Fund Association
WIN. Peacock President, j. b. Robson Secretary
bloomsbury Mutual Saving Fund AssociaiionyI
J Brewer, President, p. K. Writ, Secretary.
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THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XIII, NO4
DEMOCRAT, VOL. Xiv, NO. 3
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DLANK DEEDS, on Parchm ent ind Linen
- Paper common and for Adminls rators, Execu-
tors and trustees for sale cheap at the COLUMBIAN
OOcn.
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LAWYERS.

N U. FUNk,
AttoI ney-at-Law,
Increase OF Pensions Obtained Collections
Made.
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
ONCE in Ents BUILDING
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CCHOOL ORDERS, blank, just printed and
neatly bound in small books, on hand ana
I Jr sale at the COLUMBIAN Once.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-15
M0ntnnn LegisInfnre.

HELENA, Mont, January 15.-The
Territorial legislature organized yes
terday, with Mitchell as president,
md Word speaker,
The governors message says he has
proposition from a responsible party
to take the entire bonded debt of the
Territory (s74,OOO), now drawing ten
Der cent, at six per cent, free from
iaxation, or eight per cent if taxed.
Owing to the insufficient congres
;ional appropriation to pay the ex-
penses of the legislature, "a concurrent
resolution was introduced in the house
to adjourn January 18th, without day,
said resolution to be made the special
order for 10 am. to-day.
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LONDON, January l5.-The arbitra-
tion of the differences between the
employers and employees of the Cleye-
land and North England Iron Trade.
resulted in the decision that the men
accept five per cent. reduction Of
wages. The cotton mills at Nelson.
near Burley give notice of a reduction.
Some of the mills there have stopped
altogether, and also at Padiahm and
WhittefOld.
Eighty yards Of the roof of the Di-
mas mine at the shaft has fell since the
explosion, stopping ventilation. Ex-
plorers cannot enter the mines. There
is no hope of rescue for the sixty men
entOmbed.
BERLIN, January l5.-1he majority
of the powers have assented to the
porte's proposal for the prolongatiou
of the mandate of the Eastern Rou,
melian commission,
GENEVA, January Is. The disso-
luton Of the Sargua Spinning and
Weaving Company, one of the most
important cotton concerns in Switzer-
land, was in consequence of the un.
satisfactory results Of last year
working, and the general unfavorable-
ness of its position.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, January 10. -
The signature Of the Russia Turkish
treaty is expected Thursday.
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temperature of the air increases as we
rise above the earth's surface, while
during the day it is the reverse.

a WASHINGTON correspondent has
had an interview with Delegate Can
non, Mormon representative from
Utah, regarding the recent decision of
the Supreme Court and its probable
effect upon Mormonism. This decis
ion, which was delivered Monday, de-
clared that polygamy is a crime against
the laws of the United States, and
that the law prohibiting bigamy or
polygamy is constitutional. Mr. Can
non says there is great CONSERVATION
in Utah over the decision, as it de-
clares the wives of great many Of
their people, who were married in the
religion in which they believe, merely
concubines, and their children bas-
tards.
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suffering for a Life Time.

Persons aflic,ed with rheumatism often suf-
fer for a life time, their tortules being almost
without remission. The joints and muscles
Of such unfortunates are in most cases shock
ingly contorted and drawn out Of shape. 10
afford them even temporary relief, the ordina-
~ remedies often prove utterly useless. Hos
letter Stomach Bitters, on the other hand,
is avou9hed by persons who have used It, to
he genuine source Of relief. 1t keeps the
blood cool by promoting regular habit OF
body, and removes from It impurities which
In the opinion Of all rational pathologists,
originate this agoni7ing complaint and III
kindred malady, the gout. Besides this the
Bitters remedy disorders Of the stomach liver
and nerves, prevent and eradicate intermit.
tent and remittent fevers, promote appetite
and sleep, .and are highly recommended by
physicians as a desirable medicinal stimulant
and tonic.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-15

By the death of Mr.. Schleicher of
Texas, the number of congressman
who have died since the opening of
the present session, six weeks ago, is
increased to four, the others being
Williams of Michigan, Douglass Of
Virginia, and Hartrdge Of Georgia.
The loss Of few members could be
more generally lamented than will be
this of Mr.. Schleicher, whose service
in the house had been characterized
by both intelligence and integrity.
Representative Thornburg, of Tennes-
see, is reported dangerously i'll. Mr.,
Schleicher was the only one of the
deceased members who had been
elected to the next congress.
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course on the resolutions recently sub
mitted by Edmunds, declaring the last
three constitutional amendments duly
ratified; that the laws already enacted
for their enforcement should be faith
fully executed, and that congress
should further provide for that en-
forcement by additional legislation.
After some discussion the subject
was referred to committee Of seven,
headed by Judge Thurman, to report
to a future caucus. A committee of
three, with Senator Morgan as chair
man, was appointed to report what
further action, if any, should be taken
to secure the repeal Of both sections
of the revised statutes which prescribe
test oaths for jurors in United States
courts.
Mr.. Allison, from the conference
committee on the military academy
appropriation bill, submitted a report,
which was agreed to. The house hav-
ing agreed to report yesterday, the bill
now goes to the President,
Bills on the calendar not objected to
were considered under the five minute
rule.
The house bill reported from the
committee on ways and means for the
issue Of certificates of deposit of the
denomination of ten dollars, bearins
interest at three per cent. and con
vertible at any time into four per cent
bonds, was taken up and discussed.
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Or the course of the corporation of
Cork, ireland, in fouting General
Grant the Boston Pilot says: Not
for Grants sake, but for Igeland's, we
are sorry for the Cork blunder, and
every self-respecting Irishman in Ire
land or America will regret it. For the
sake of this friendly republic Cork
should have honored the representa-
tive, even if she disliked the man.
Such conduct would be magnanimous
and splendid. Her present position is
the reverse. But the vote of the cor
poration did not represent Cork
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"FEARFULLY and wonderfully made are
some of the connections which are adver-
tised and sold under the name of tonics.
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic is guaranteed in
quality, purity and favor. It is safe,
pleasant and efficient medicine in all dis
orders Of a choleric nature, such as dysen-
terry, cholic, etc. 1t is equally effective in
malarial diseases, and never fails to give
relief. A wine-glassful three times day
viii be found an agreeable invigorant.
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RErTAL oF ~ cIrY cRARrKR

We believe that the past malad
miuistrstion of the city Of Memphis
is unequalled in the history Of Ameri-
can municipalities 1t is replete with
extravaganza, wastefulness and fraud,
We have upon us now mountain Of
debt, with nothing to show for it.
Capital is so taxed that it avoids us
and real estate, for the most part,
with diminished productive capacity,
scarcely rents for enough to pay taxes.
With no sewers to carry of our filth,
and no means to build any, our CON
dition annually invites a pestilence
whose ravages at each visitation in
creases in intensity and destruction.
Taxation now virtually amounts to
confscation. This condition has been
fully portrayed to our creditors and is
well understood by them. We have
implOred them to permit us to settle
our debt at fifty cents ON the dollar,
we'll knowing that it would seriously
cripple the city to settle, even
on that basis, if it could be
carried out at all. We have re-
sorted to all the means known to in
telligence and sagacity to accomplish
funding of the city debt; but these
efforts are now proved to be fruitless,
and it is demonstrated that the COM
promise is failure and cannot be eff
fected. Seventy-eight thousand dol
lars of mandamuses were served on
the city council Monday. We are
assured that similar amounts will greet
nearly every meeting Of our city faith
ers hereafter. We are powerless, by
persuasion, promises, and pleading, to
induce our creditors to stay their
hands for while. They answer our
appeals by heaping Goals Of fire on our
heads. We see no future, or pros
perity, OF life for Memphis under this
sweeping rush of mandamuses, and
the brayest-hearted men in the com.
munity are gloomy at the outlook A
resort to repeal of the charter Of
Memphis alone holds out any relief
Wewill take occasion hereafter to com
ment on thevarious plans of govern
ment proposed to be substituted. II
is certain that : worse government
and more calamitous condition can
not be placed upon us. Public senti
ment, in view of the recent action 0
some of our creditors who are de
termined to give our people no chanc,
whatever to master their present diff
culties, has properly undergone
change, and is now almost unanimou
in favor of repeal Of the charter o
Memphis The LEDGER believes tina
this repeal ought to be accomplished
by appropriate legislation, immediate
ly, and we call upon our representa-
tives, in the name of ninety-hundreth
of our people, to give us this relief a
once.
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The Blg Fire in Sew YorI1.

New YORK, January l5.-At ,
o'clock this morning a number of fire
men and nearly all the police on duty
at the burning of Brooks building, at
Broadway and Grand streets, had been
withdrawn. Then only the Broadway
wall and about twenty feet Of the con-
Meeting wall on Grand street were
standing.
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TEMPERATURE IN THERMOMETERS.

Thermometers are useful articles
and command generally good prices,
but like everything else there is a
gneat difference in them. The ther-
molneters used by "Old Probabilities,
and the various United States signal
stations, and considered the best arti
cles, arc Fahrenheit'S, and arc always
carefully tested and compared with
the standard Thermometers at Wash
ington, D. G., before being sent for
station use. Notwithstanding this
fact. they are tested at stations every
three months There are thermome-
ters of various manufactures, great
many of which are not reliable. In
order to gain an Ineligible measure
of the changes Of temperature the
tube of the thermometer must be
graduated according to some general
principles For instance, there is
needed two invariable temperatures
for the determination of two fixed
points upon the scale. The tempera-
lures generally adopted for this pur-
pose are those of melting ice
and boiling water, and the inter
val between these points is various
ly divided in different countries.
In the United States signal Offices,
the thermometers used is Fahrenheit,
and the melting ice is marked 32 de-
erees, and boiling water 2l2 degrees
the interval being divided into l9O
equal parts. Upon the Centigrade
Thermometer this interval is divided
into 100 parts, and in Reaumur's, 80
parts. In the last two named the
freezing point is marked 0, The
necessary requisites of a good ther-
mlOmeter are that the degrees upon
the thermometer scale should CORE
spond to equal volumes Of mercury, II
The tube of the thermometer were
throughout of uniform bore then the
divisions upon the scale should be
throughout of equal length; but i
the tube be not of uniform bore these
equal volumes will correspond to un'
equal lengths upon different parts o.
the scale 4. hence the unreliability OF
many ofourcheaply gottenupthOrmom
eters. To properlymeasure the temper
ature the instrument Shouldbeexposec
in the open air whore the circulation il
unobstrueted. Il should face the
north, always be placed in the shade
aud removed at least one foot from th'
wall of the building, and elevated
about ten feet from the ground i
should be protected against the hea
reelected by neighboring objects, anC
sheltered from the rain, as drops o
water, by their evaporation, will lowe
the temperature of themercury iu th,
bulb. The difference between tw,
Thermometers, one whose bulb is kop
dry and the other moistened, will oc
casionally vary 20' in the summer sea
son. BY suspepding thermometers a
different elevations above the eartl
from Que or two inches up to 200 feet
il will be found that the loss Of heat
by nocturnal radiation, is quite Sensi
bic at The elevation Of City lcet, an,
does rot entirely disappear atthe high
of $50 feet During the night tn
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Work OrTramps.

ST. Louis, January l5,--A dispatch
from Atchison, Kansas, says A fire,
the work of tramps, destroyed the
rouud-house and machine shops ofthe
Atchison and Nebraska railroadin this
city this morning. -Four engines and
all the repairing machinery Of the
company were destroyed, Loss about
S1O0 0OO
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A Dishonest Postmaster - Resi-
dence Burned.

CINCINNATI, January 10. John
Back, postmaster at Frenchburg, Ky,
was arrested yesterday, charged with
riaing valuable letters. 1t is alleged
that he has broken open upward of
thirty letters within the last three
months.
Early yesterday morning the resi-
denee of James NJ. Glenn, a mile
south of Newport, KY, was burned.
Loss, 81, 900.
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River TelegFaIns.


WAsuINGToN, January l5,-SEN-
ATE-Mr. Voorhees, submitted a reso-
luton instructing the committee on
Indian affairs to inquire into the cir
cumstances which led to the recent
escape Of tho Cheyenne Indians from
Fort Sill, aud their slaughter by the
United Suites forces. Agreed TO.
The Democratic senators held a
caucus this morning to consider their
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-15

MAJOR THOMAS b. KEOGH, chair
mon of the North Carolina Republi-
can State executive committee, says
the Democracy of that State have no
sympathy with the rife club business;
that he went to North Carolina from
Western State, is well treated, and
likes the people and the country. Mr..
Keogh's conclusion is that North
Carolina has 'forbearing and Chris
tian population
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THAT paper has no more claims

THAT paper has no more claims to
journalistic recognition than tramp
has to seat in the house of lords,
says one newspaper about another in
Chicago, because the other paper
printed two governors messages day
ahead of their delivery to the legisla-
lures of Illinois and Indiana respect
lively. Now let somebody interview
about fifty of Chicagos leading citi-
zcns and learn if more than one out Of
the lot has read either message That
is precisely the situation here.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-15

WILKEsBARRE, PENN, January Is,
Parish a. Co.'S striking miners have
resumed work at ten per cent. roduc-
tion Of wages. The Plymouth division
minors resume te-mesTow, The re.
ductlon lasts till tho first Of April
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Suffering will exhibit its presence
by the cries of the baby, and should
be removed by the prompt use Of that
highly recommended remedy, DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup. 1t is free from
opium. Price 25c.