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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-03-28
How Monkeys are Captured.

Monkeys are pretty common, yetas all the
families are remarkably cunning, has it ever
occurred to the reader how they are taken
Pitfalls will take lion, and the famished
monarch will, after few days starvation,
dart into cage containing food, and thus
be secured. But how are monkeys caught Z
The ape family resembles man. Their vi
ces are human They love liquor and fall.
In Darfour and Sonar the natives make a
fermented beer, of which the monkeys are
passionately fond. Aware of this the ma
tives 90 to the parts of the forest frequented
by the monkeys, and set on the ground cal
abashes iull of the enticing liquor. As soon
as the monkey sees and tastes it, he utters
loud crys of Joy that soon attracts his COM
rades Then an orgie begins, and in short
time they show all degrees of intoxication.
Then the negroes appear. The few who came
too late TO be fuddled escape. The drink
ers are too far gone to distrust them, but ap-
parently take them for larger species of their
own genus. The negroes take some up and
these begin to weep and cover them with
maudin kisses When negro takes one
by the hand to lead him off, the nearest
monkey will cling to the one who thus finds
a support and endeavor to go on also. An
other will grasp at him, and so on until the
| negro leads a staggering line OF ten or
dozen tipsy monkeys. When finally brought
into the village they are securely Gagged up
and gradually sobered down; but for two or
three days gradual diminishing supply of
liquor is given them, so as to reconcile them
by degrees to their state of captivity.
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POetical.
SCANDAL.
ny MARY @. JOHNSON.

A woman to the holy father went,
Confession of her sin was her intent
And so her misdemeanors, great and small,
She faithfully rehearsed them ALL
And, chieite.t in her catalogue of sin,
She owned that she a tale-bearer had heen,
And borne bit of scandal up and down
TO all the long tongued gossips in the town.
The holy father for her other sin
Granted the ab'olution asked of him
But while for all the rest he pardon gave,
He told her this offcnse was very grave,
And that to do fit penance she must go
Out by the way-side where the thistles grow,
And gather the largest, ripest one
Scatter It's Seeds and that when this was done,
See must come back again another day
To tel him his commands she did obey.
The woman, thinking this penanoe light,
fastened to do his will that very night,
Feeling right glad she had escaped so well.
Next day but one she went the priest to tell
The priest sat still and heard her story through
Then said, There's something still for you
to do;
Those little thistle seeds which you have sown
| bid you go ther, every one"
The woman said, "But, Father 'twould be var
To try to gather up tn ose seeds again
The winds have scattered them both far and
wide
Over the meadowed vale and mountain. side.
The father answered, "Now I hope from this
The lesson l havn taught you will not miss
You cannot gather back the scattered seeds,
Which far and wide will grow to noxiou
weeds
Nor can the mischief once by scandal sown
By any penance be again undone."
-Montredl Witness.
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BLOOMSBURY, PA, FRIDAY MARCH 2s 1879

We'll, my boy, have you had pleasant
evening 2'his father asked kindly.
% yes, sir Charley Smith was there with
his dissected maps, aud sir, put them all to-
gether myself.
That was right my son. Charley is fine
fellow, and like you to associate with h i'm.
Suppose you invite him here tomorrow
night ?
%, papa, may =? 1t would be so nice 7
Harry could hardly believe the testimony of
his own ears.
Mother he said, as he he kissed her good
night, how nice it would be if papa were al.
ways so kind =
Il think he will be in future, my SON., said
Mrs Nelson, smiling. She was in the old
judges confidence
Nor was she mistaken. James Nelson's
lesson had done him good.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-03-28
THE NEW BANKRUPT LAW.

The new bankrupt act has been prepared
carefully, add is ready for presentation to
the state senate. Several prominent mem-
bers of the Phiadelph bar have been con-
suited in regard to the bill, which is briefly
as follows:
An act relating to failing traders and 9TH
er insolvents, and the administration of
their estates.
Provides that any citizen OF this state may
make cession of his property, provided that
hesurrender be without fraud and conforms
with this act, viz:
Every debtor who shall wish to make sur
render shall present petition to the judge
briefly stating the circumstances and ask for
a meeting of creditors, and in the meantime
proceedings against him shall be stayed.
A schedule of his creditors shall be pre-
sented, aud statement of value of all his
property assigned.
A debtor is not obliged to surrender any
property not subject to be seized and sold in
| execution.
The schedule shall be signed and sworn to
by the debtor.
| After the debtor has complied with the
formalities, the judge shall endorse the sched-
ule and shall order meeting of creditors to
be called.
The judge shall older that all proceedings
against the person and property of the tbt-
or shall be stayed.
The court shall appoint trustee who shall
administer and sell all the property accord
ing to law. On application of three of the
creditors, an additional trustee shall be ap-
pointed, both to give bonds.
All property shall be delivered to the
trustees.
A debtor shall be declared guilty of frsud
who shall keep back any of his property.
The trustees shall divide the proceeds
among all the creditors, following the order
of priority in cases of liens or judgments, OF
proportionately il there are any other credi-
tors.
Any debtor who may be imprisoned under
t writ of arrest, and against whom no charge
a Of fraud spending. may be discharged from
arrest by making surrender of his proper
ty to his creditors.
$ Following the above are large number Of
e sections relating to involuntary assignment
one of which provides that in cities of tn,
Q first class a separate court shall be held con
|, tnuously for the transaction of business un.
der this act.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-03-28

How FRANKLIN WAS CURED. D.--Somebody
has brought out the following interesting
reminiscence When Benjamin Franklin
wasa lad he began to study philosophy, and
soon became fond of applying technical
names to common objects, One evening he
mentioned to his father that he had 'swal-
lowed some acephalous molusks,' and the
old man was much alarmed, and, suddenly
seizing him called loudly for help. Mrs
Franklin came with warm water, and the
hired man rushed in with a garden pump.
They forced half gallon of the water dowr
Benjamin's throat, then held him by the
heels over the edge of the porch and shool
him while the old man said If we dom
get them things out of Benny he will be pi
zened sure I! When they were out, anC
Benjamin explained that the things referred
to were oysters, his father fondled him al
hour with trunk strap for soaring the fam
ily Ever afterward Franklin's languag
was marvelously simple and explicit
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CONQUERED AT LAST"
A PRIZE POEM on THE GRATITUDE OF THE
SOUTH FOR NORTHERN HELP.

[Some time since the Mobile N1rs offered a
prize for the poem which, by a Southern writer
should be judged most meritorious expressive
of the gratitude which existed in the Southern
heart towards the people of the North for the
philanthropy and magnanimity so freely and
nobly displayed in the time of the dire afflic-
ton of the South by pestilence. This offer on
the part of the Ne,rS called forth seventy.seven
competitive compositions from various parts of
the country. The committee to whom the
manuscripts were submitted decided in favor of
the poem entitled Conquered at Last by
Miss Maria L. Eve, of Augusta, Georgia,
which is here given !:
You came to us once, o brothers, in wrath,
And rude desolation followed your path.
You conquered us then, but only in part,
For a stubborn thing is the human heart.
So the mad wind blows in his might and main,
Their heads in the dust and their branches
broke,
But now shall he soften their hearts of oak?
You swept DER the land like the whirlwind S
wing,
But the human heart is stubborn thing.
We laid down our arms, we yielded our will
But our heart of hearts was unconquered still
ave are vanquished !" we said, "but our
wounds must heal !"
We gave you our swords, but our hearts were
steel
eve are conquered we said, but our hearts
were sore,
And "woe to the conquered" on every door,
But the spoiler came and he would not spare,
The angel that walketh in darkness was there
He walked thro' the valley, walked thro' the
street.
And he left the print of his fiery feet.
In the dead, dead, dead, that were everywhere
And buried away with meyer prayer.
From the desolate land, from its very heart,
| There went forth cry to the uttermost part =
You heard it, o, brothers! With never {
measure,
You opened your hearts and poured out you
| treasure.
o Sisters of Mercy, you gave above these
For you helped, we know, on your bende'
knees.
Your pity was human, but oh it was more,
When you shared our cross and our burdel
bore
Your lives in your hands, you stood by ou
side.
Your lives for our lives, you laid down an
died.
And no greater love hath a man to give
Than lay down his life that his friends may live
You poured in our wounds the oil and the win
That you brought to us from Hand Divine.
You conquered us, brothers our swords "
gave
We yield now our hearts-they are all we hav
Our last ditch was there and it held out Ions
1t is yours, o, friends! and you'll find it stron
Your love had magic, diyiner than art,
And Conquered by Kindness wen write {
our heart.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-03-28

An enthusiastic breeder of poultry says :
"Farmers will feed bushel of corn TO pro-
duce six pounds of pork, while the same
amount of corn will keep good laying hen
one year, and she will produce at least twelve
dozen eggs, s,averaging eighteen cents per doz-
en- which would equal S2.l6; in addition
she would rear brood of chickens worth as
much more, making total of nearly five
dollars, against six pounds of pork at ten
cents, equalling sixty cents or, in other
words, the hen will yield seven times a
much as the pig on the same quantity ol
food Aside from the profit, which is au
important consideration in the keeping o.
poultry, it affords a healthful recreation anG
enjoyment to all classes. Those who daily
toll in the counting house, factory or mill
each and all need some light, attractive
Eeaith-produciug employment
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-03-28

AN AWKWARD BLUNDER.-In Paris a
young lady went into one of the great dra-
perry houses to shop with her maid. They
keep watchers there and one of these max.
ing sure he had seen something, presently
tapped the young lady. on the shoulder and
asked her to follow him to the searching
room. you have just put pair of new
gloves in your pocket, madamoiselle don't
deny it. Il know have, said the young
lady quietly; 'andif you will be good enough
to look inside them you willsee that, as they
were bought at another house, they could moi
have been stolen from this The watcher
had made mistake and he and the whole
gang of searchers began to grovel in excuses
Now: said the lady, turning to her maid
go to the nearest commissary of police anC
tell him that the daughter OF Prince Orlof
requires his protection 1t was the awk
wardest of blunders her father was tn,
Russian ambassador The contrite draper.
company offered thousands to hush it up.
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Thank heavens, yes 7 he grumbled from
behind the paper he had resumed. Silence
followed. He read on undsturbed for full
ly an hour. His wife having regained her
hold on the poker, was occupied in twirling
it, and at the same time murmuriDg, while
looking intently at the ashes Type matter,
galley, proofs, devils, quoins, presses
dIb1nu .Touro1L
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. j. p. Tustin, (Supply.)
sunday Services -ipk a. m. and dH p. m.
PRAYER PRAYER Meeting Every Wednesday evening at cX
Sea- S. tree The public are invited to attend.
ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
NlnIs,er-Rev. q. d. $. Marclay.
sunday servlces-1O4 a. m. and 7Hp m.
PRAYER PRAYER Mee'ingEEtery wednesday evening at ~
seats free. Nopews rented. All are welcome.
PREsBYTERIAS CHURCH.
Minlster-Rey. stuart Mi Ghell.
sunday Services-l0N a. III. and 6H p. m.
PRAYER PRAYER eeIing-Eyery Wednesday evening al 6>G
Sea Sea free. No pcws rented. Strangers welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
Presiding Elder-Rev. w. Evans.
Minisier-Rev. NJ. L. Smyser.
sunday servces-1OH and 81 p. m.
1be e1y ClassWEyery Monday evening at 6X O'Clock.
Young Mems PRAYER Mee'ing-Every Iuesua!
GeneFni PRAYER T Meeting-Every Thursday evening
REFORMED CHURCH.
Corner of Third and Iron streets.
t1astOr-Rcv W. K. Krebs.
tesidence-Corncr 4th and Catharlne slrects'
sunday Serviccs-lOK a. m and p. m.
sunday SCHOOL, n. IN.
PRAYER Meeting-Saturday, p. m.
All are invited There is always room.
ST. rAuL's CHURCH.
9ector-Rev l.. Zahner.
sunday scrvlocs-iOK a. H., ~ p. m.
SUNDAY SCHOOL, a. IN. ,
Tlrst sunday in the month, Holy Communion. -
services preparatory to Communion on FRIDAY
avaning before the st sunday in each month.
Pews rented; but everybody welcome.
EVANGELICAL CHURCH.
Presiding Elder-Rev. A. l.. Reeser
Niul.tcr-Rev. George Hunter. . ,,..,,,
sunday Seryice-2 p m, In the iron street m On''''i
Pra cr Meeting-Eyery sabbath al p H.
Al are invited. Ali are welcome
the CHURCH OF CHRIST ,,,,
Nrots in ..the little Brick Church on the hill =
known as the Welsh Baptist Church-on ROCK s'ree'
east Cf Iron. ,, ,. 7 or,,s ao, a p
Regular meeting Tor worship, every Loiu . "'' "
s"95 free and the public are cordially invited to
Attend
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Columbia County Official Directory

President Judge William Elwell.
Associate Judges-I. X krick6aum, f. u. shuman.
1r,thDnotary, Nc.-William Krickbaum.
Cnprt gtenOgrapher-S. n. Walker.
~ ist,r 3 Rcc1rler-Wllllam5on u. Jacoby.
District Attorney Robert Il. Little.
Sheriff John W. HOFFMAN,.
surve snr-s samlel Neyhari
TreoslrDr--H A. Sweppenheser.
C1nnls s9ners-Ste phen Pohc, Charles RiChart
A. u. Herring. - -
~ n nj al lners' Clerk-.T d. Casey.
Auiltors-S. II. smith, W. Manning, @. b. See
shOltZ. -, -,, ,,.,.,,u rr,...,.. a,
TDInty erntendent-WilIam II. Snyder.
ploln Poor Dlstrct-Dlrectors-R S. Ent, Scott
vim. Kramer, Bloomsbury and Thomas Reece,
scott,
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BIoomsburg Official Directory.

President Of Town Councll-G. A. Herring.
Clcrk-paul y. Writ.
t'nlef ~ Pollce-Io-. @. Sterner.
President ot Gas COmpany-S Knorr.
Secretary-C. ". Miller
Hpl.nsOurg Banding Company-1Ohn \. Funston,
Pr lem. H. II "~oiz, Cashier John Peacock, Tel
Ter. , ,,.-,,, ,,,... ,.,,,
j. T.. rustin, Cashier.
columbia County Mutual Saving Fund and Loan
As3Oca lOn--E II. Lit lie, President, &. W. Miller,
secretary. ,--,-,
Hlolnssurg building ana Saving Fund Association
-Wm Peacock, President, u B. ROblson, secretary.
Bloomsburr Muual Saving Fund Associaiion-J
7 Brower President, p. Il. Writ, secretary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-03-28

In spite of the present distress in England
it is said that in the matter of wages the ag-
ricutural aborer is better off than ever he
was before if prices are taken into account.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-03-28

Germany exported last year, in the elev-
en- months ending with November, over IL,
775,0OO bushels of potatoes.
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Select Story.
PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE.

Harry, my boy, what are you reading p
Harry Nelson colored little as he closed
hi bnoI-
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12

Effects Of breathing Nonious Vupors.-
In some experiments lately made by
M. Poincare on the effects Of poisoning
by sulphido Of carbon, he often found
IN the blood-vesscls drops, apparently
of this substance, condensed anew after
absorption by the lungs. Still, the
great volatility of the substance ren-
dercd this priori, and rs he has not
succeeded in chemically determining
"fI"6 oho e'rops u-ere, he hnaitated to
express the view referred to. He has
since obtained like results with other
substances not miscible with blood, and
which are much less volatile than sui
phide of carbon, especially spirit of
turpentine and nitro-benzine. The
chemical determination, indeed, was as
difficult as before; but from the fact
that 1t was only In animals which had
respired these vapors, he thinks the
matter worthy Of attention. Workmen
who rcspire vapors of this kind are
evidently exposed to a poisonous act
ion, varisbly with the Vapor's compo,
sitton, and also to mechanical disturb.
similar to those produced by smbolics
and introduction of air into the veins
Thus may probably be explained the
sudden deaths observed In the course
Of experiments with those substances
and perhaps certain fatal results from
| taking chlOrofOrm have been due tc
the same cause. The drops in question
in nearly all the organs, are especially
abundant In the liver, the Kidneys anG
the lungs.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
The Pliyslen,t,aradox,

1t has beer sad that "the blood is the
source Of life.' u is as truly the source
of disease and deesh. No life, that is to
say, no healthy issue can be generated
from impure byod, no organ of the
body can normally perform, its func-
lions when supplied with impure blood.
The fluid thai should carry life and
health to every part, carries only weak
ness and disease. Blood is the source
OF life, Onlylwhen 1t Is pure. If 1t has
become disclosed, 1t must be cleansed by
proper medication, else every pulsation
Of the human heart sends q wave OF
disease through tile system. To cleanse
the blood OF all impurities, use Dr..
Plerce's Golden Medical Di discovery and
Pleasant Putgatiye Pellets, the most
effectual Alternative, tonic, and cathartio
remedies yet discovered. They are es-
Peciatty efficient ia scr0,fulous diseases.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
business Law.

Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
An agreement without consideration
is void.
Signatures made with lead pencil are
good in law.
A receipt for money paid is not le-
gally conclusive.
The acts Of one partner bind all the
others.
Contracts made Oh Sunday cannot be-
enforced.
A contract made with minor Is void
a contract made with lunutic is
void.
Principals are responsible for the acts
Of their agents.
Agents are responsible to their prin-
pals for errors.
Each individual In partnership is
responsible for the whole amount of
debts of q firm.
A note given by Il minor is void.
Notes bear interest only when SC
stated.
1t is not legally necessary to say on q
note "for value rcceived,''
a note drawn Oh Sunday is void.
A note obtained by fraud, or from
Il person in state Of intoxication, car
not be collected.
IT. note be lost or stolen, 1t does no
release tho maker; he must pay it..
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
"CoLne, Bots"

"Get your tickets at the wagon -
screamed the doorkceper at the circus
to young man with Il girl on his arm
who had a handful of small change.
"Thls Is the third time you have come
here when you know can't take
money"
The young man and his girl fell back,
and as they did not go near the ticket
wagon, and yet seemed very anxious to
see the circus. curious-mlnded citizen
edged around and inquired Of the
young man:
"Why don't you buy tickets if you
want to 60 in?"
cause Pm shortp' was the whis-
pered reply. "I didn't low enough
for incidentals when was lingering on
the cost of this thing, but don't want
the gal to know 1T"
elbow much are you shortp'
"Only five cents. tlggered that ten
shillings would pay all expenses, but
got left. We spent ten cents for pea
nuts, ten cents on the street cars, and
five in candy, l had just dollar left
to pay our way in, when the gal got a
peanut shuck in her throat and had
to buy her glass Of lemonade to wash
it down. Didn't do it though, till l
had pounded her on the back more'n
fifty times and tried to pull one o. them
hydrants up by the roots ~
''l'll lend you five cents to make up
your dollar" said the citizen.
"You will9 BY gosh but that lots
me out! I'd made up my mind to tell
the gal that the tigers had got loose
and the hyenas had run mad, but she's
long-headed and might not have be.
lieved 1t. Thankee, sir, and the fusl
time Pm in town I'll pay it back
Hang 1t, orter fggered on 'leven
shillings, 'stead of ten, but you've
made me happy for life. Come, Bets.'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12

PREJUDICE KILLS. - "Eleven years
our daughter suffered on bed of
misery under the care Of several Of the
best (and some of the worst) physi-
clans, who gave her disease various
names but no relief, and now she is re-
etorcd to us in good health by as simple
a remedy as Hop Bitters, that we had
poohed at for two years, before using
1t. We earnestly hope and pray that no
one else will let their sick suffer as we
did, on account of prejudice against 80
good medicine as Hop Bitters. ."-1he
Parents.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
A Novel wedding,

Three years ago, Wheeler Ellis, a
young, poor, Woodworking mechanic,
left Washington for the far West to seek
his fortune, leaving behind a lovely
and lonely maiden to await his coming
ut some future time, when his finances
would admit of marriage. This time
had come but OH account Of business
engagements the young man found
that he could not make the trip East
A friend arriving there from the West
was commissioned to take the young
woman to Georgetown where the cere-
mony would be performed. This ar
rangement, though entirely in accord
ance with the young lady's wishes, did
not suit her mother, who 80 strenuous
ly objected to this way Of the thing be-
Ing done that some other plan must be
adopted Or the affair postponed. The
girl had waited long already, and moth
ing but distance seemed to stand in the
way. At tho suggestion Of the Rev.
George Carpenter, the telegraph was
called into service. This calmed the
old lady's objections, and tho preacher
performed the ceremony. No cards
The only spectators were friend O,
two. From the time Of the first mes.
sage till the young man answered thu
solemn 81 do' was something ovor fou,
hours. The bride started for home
and husband in the far West, with tht
best wishes of many. friends. The par
ties are woll known, and the affstr
caused quite a ripple Of excitement
when it became known. It's UNI
equalled in strangeness In tbs annals
Of marriages. a#.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
Fresh Supplies of Vitality

10 renew waning stock may be gathered
1rom source accessible to all, and neye,
sought in vain by any whose constitution and
Vigor are not 40 much dilapidat. ID as to be
wholly past repairing. Evidence direct con.
Stomach Bitters as a tonic Of nne1smrIea ,ys
efficacy and perfect purity, and possessed of
properties that constitute 1t an invaluable
remedy for dyspepsia, constipation, liver com
plant urinary and uterine weakness. rheu-
matlc complaints and malaral fever. Delicate
females and infirm old persons are einyiporatad
end sola cd by 1t, and the physical prostra-
,9Qn which usually follows q severe illness ia
- great degree remedied and convalescence
derated through It's use. It occupies 4
~, E& position among medicinal staples.