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The Mission Cause.

A Administer was soliciting aid to foreign
missions and applied to a gentleman, who
refused him with the reply, IL don't be-
heve IN foreign missions. | want what
! give to benft my neighbors.'
We'll, replied he, "whom do you re-
gard as your neighbors!'
"Why, those around me-
DO youmean those .whose land Joins
yours! inquired the minister
"les.
We'll, said the minister, how much
land do you own?'
Five hundred acres"
"lIow far down dc you own2'
why l never thought of it before
but suppose ! own about half way
through,
Exactly, said the clergyman, 81 sup
pose you do, and | want this money fol
the New Zealanders, the men whose land
joins on the bottom"
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BLOOMSBURY, PA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER %, 1881.

them up with her handkerchief. Nc
need to tell you who that was, my
Lads
"Na ma Twor Parsons missus,' said
two or three together
1,ight; it was Mrs. Ellsmorc--God
bless her Well my men; somehow
couldn't get it out of my mind, and
everywhere went those little feet
seemed to follow me; and at last those
ten little frozen toes walked straight into
my heart, and wouldn't let me shut the
door again. have only a few more
words to say my men Tomorrow, as
you know, is Christmas day; | wish you
would all 60 to church and hear what
Mr.. EIlsmorc has TO tell us about it.
Then, at one o'clock, in the big room at
the mill here, there will be long tables
set. with plenty of roast beef and plum
pudding for you aud your wives and
BARNS, and if any of you have fathers
and mothers, bring them with you, too
Now, lads, pass around here; my boy
has chosen his Christmas present, and
that is a crown piece to each of you but
don't spend it at the public Iou,too,
and Mr.. Fairbanks mentioned to the men
in the outer room. But first Mr.. Simp-
son. turning to the foreman, who was
mending his quill unconcerncdly-"ma make
your announcement please.
Mr.. Simpson said, II have only this
to say; Mr. Fairbanks has ordered all
the mills to be opered on Monday next,
and as many of the old hands rs wish to
come back will be taken on full time
Little Philip, lifting his blue eyes shy,
ly to the bearded faces bent above him
gave whispered "Merry Christmas!
with each silver coin, and many an an
swering voice was husky, and many n
hard, rough hand gave the little white
fingers lingering, kindly pressure.
The courtyard was full of eager knots
of men as Mr.. Fairbanks came out, with
little Philip cliuging to his hand.
This means bread for the little 'uns.'
said one, holding up Philips gift.
There's neither bite nor sup at
whoam,' said another
AYE, lads. but this is sure good news
for Christmas said third.
As Mr.. Fairbanks put his foot upon
the carriage step, voice in the crowd
cried out, "A merry Christmas, an God
bless i'm, hes a rare good 'un after a
Mr.. Fairbanks turned instantly-"And
a merry Christmas to you all, my men.
Please all we'll work and do our best
together
Such cheer went up as the carriage
rolled through the gates Mr. Fairbanks
drew Philip closer to his heart The
ten little toes had ceased to haunt him
now. The were clad in bright, warm
clothing of Philips own, and little Bob's
father was carrying home good news to
night.
y happy evening was spent at "The
Cedars,' but by-and-by the house grew
still. Twelve o'clock and Mr. Fairbanks
left the letter he was writing, to 90 and
open the window. How joyfully rang
out the blessed Christmas bells In the
distance We're heard the voices Of the
Nv ait,'-Christ was born in Bethlehem"
The ground was white with newly
falleE snow, a few flakes fell on his
forehead like a bencdiction.
Nearer and nearer came the chanting
voices, Peace on earth to men of good
will"
He closed the window softly. THANK
God for Christmas-day, he said.
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Mary Jane wants receipt for pre-
serving the hair. Certainly Use white
sugar "pound to pound, add enough
water to make heavy sirup, add the
hair, and four ounces oleomargarine, boil,
strain, and put in glass or stone jars.
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nurs THEN DY THE GROSS.

'''e"oe'Nl'V' NillVi +h"y 20, lNol'
Please send me at once a gross of your
most excellent medicinal tonic, Browns
Iron Bitters have used them in my
practice for indigestion, dyspepsia, sour
stomach, heartburn nausea, vertigo,
etc, and have met with great success, in
eilecting cures. lind they give perfect
tone and real strength TO every part of
the body, and in case of kidney diseases
and consumption they quickly stop all
decay, h. b. Alexander, NJ. ID. aud
Druggist
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POetical.
CHRISTMAS SONG.
ny CONSTANTINE h. BROOKS

Der the hills night shadows steal
Scarce light breeze stirs;
See the Virgin mild
Clasps her newborn Child
Round the manger shepherds kneel-
Humble worshippers
IIark! angels sing
RJund their heavenly King!
IT'S for man, and not for them,
sleeps the Babe in Bethlehem.
Thou whose head TO earth Is lowly
Bowed In woe ana shame,
When no help seems nigh
To thy piteous cry,
Think It was not for the holy
The Redeemor came.
llark! angels sing
Round their heavenly Kingl
For earth's sinful and defiled
Comes tonight the Saviour child.
lie who to the cradle brings
one pure. generous though.
To th3 infant there
Brings gift more rare
Than the gold and myrIh the Kings
OF the Orient brought.
llark! angels sing
Round their heavenly King!
IT'S for man, ami not for them,
Sleeps the Babe In Bethlehem.
-HaIper'S Magazine for January
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4 Battle Between Birds.

a gentleman from Stone county who
has Just reached the city, gave the par
ticulars of a remarkable incident which
he witnessed while crossing White river
on the ferry Just above the mouth Of
Sycamore creek When nearly half way
across the stream an enormous eagle
swooped down on flock of geese, which
were swimming in the river some eighty
rods below the boat The fowls,upon ob-
serving the eagle approaching, instinct
lively dived under the water lust as the
bird struck the wave. Baiiled in the
first assault the eagle flew slowly up
ward, and when the geese came to the
surface darted downward again and
burying lis talonS in one of them at
tempted to bear it away The goose
struggled Violently, while its companions
swan around it uttering shril cries, and
the persons on the ferry boat watched
the scene with keen interest Once the
eagle lifted its prey clear out Of the
water and seemed ON the point Of con,
| Veying it to the mountain cliff that ruSl
| grandly in the air on the other side OF
the stream, but the struggles Of the goosC
forced the captor downward. Whel
the water was again reached the goose
made supreme effort and plunged be
low the surface dragging the eagle afte,
it and causing the latter to loosen il
hold and rise upward with a herc,
scream.
The eagle next attacked another COOS,
but with the same result, being com
PEELED to relinquish its hold when il
intended victim plunged beneath tn
waves. This strange contest lasted full
thirty minutes, at the end Of which tim
the eagle gave mp the fight, and rising
scared away to the mountain westward
while the flock of geese swan farthe
down the stream. None of the hoc
were killed, but the water in the yicinit
was dyed with blood, and the surface
the stream was covered with feathers fC
considerable distance-LiUle Ro,
Letter IN the .1HaHta Constitution.
Mary Jane wants a receipt for pr
serving the hair. Certainly. l'se viii
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A Judges Charge with Variations.


The following comes from Georgia,
and its accuracy is vouched for by the
stenographer who took it down:
Judge --- was noted for the way he
got mixed in his charges to the jury.
On one occasion case was tried before
him the points of which may be briefly
stated thus: Smith brought suit against
Jones upon promissory note given for a
horse Jones defense was failure of
consideration, he aycrring that at the
time of the purchase the horse had the
glandcrs, Of which he died, and that
Smith knew it. Smith replied that the
horse did not have the glanders, but had
the distemper, and that Jones knew it
when he bought,
The Judge charged the jury: Gentle
men of the jury, pay attention to the
charge of the court You have already
maze one mis- trial Of this case because
you did not pay attention TO the charge
of the Court, and | don't want you to
do it again. intend to make it SO clear
to you this time that you cannot possibly
make amy mistake. This suit is upon a
note given for promisSory horse.
hope you understand that. Now, if you
find that at the time of the sale Smith
had the glandcrs, and Jones knew it,
Jones can not recover That is clear,
gentlemen. will state it again. Ii
you find that at the time Of the sale Jones
had the distcmpcr, and Smith knew il
then Smith possibly recover, But
gentlemen, | will state it third time
SO that you cannot possibly make a mi,
take If at the time of the sale Smitl
had the glanders, and Jones had III,
distemper and the horse knew it, thcr
neither Smith, Jones nor the horse car
recover Let the record be given to tn,
jury. '-Hitor'S UrUrer IN Hnper'
| .N0g,=iHc Jor JultUalY
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UNDER THE HULLy BOUGH.
BY CHARLES MACKAY.

BN CHARLES MACkAN.
le who have scorned each other
Or injnr.d friend or brother
In this fast-fading year;
le who, by word or deed,
Have made Kind heart bleed,
Come gather here!
Let sinned against and SHINING
Forget their strlfe's beginning
And Join In friendship now.
BE links no longer broken;
BE sweet forgiveness spoken
Under the holly beugh.
Ye who have loved each other,
SISTER, and friend, and brother,
IN this fast fading Year;
Mother, and sire, and child,
Young man, and maiden mil |,
Come gather here.
And let your hearts grow fonder
AS memory shall ponder
Each past unbroken vow.
Old loves and younger wOOing
Are sweet in the renewing
Under the holly bough.
Ye wh) have Hourlshed sadness,
Estranged from hope and gladness,
In this fast-fadlng year;
Ye with O'erburdened mind,
Made aliens from your kind,
Come gather here.
Let not the useless sorrow
Pursue you night and morrow:
Take heart! uncloud your faces
And join In our embraces
Under the holly bouph.
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THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XIV, NO. 81
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL. XLvt, NO. 4,
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EVILS TO BE AVOIDED.

Over eating is in one sense as product
i've of evil as intemperance in drinking
Avoid both, and keep the blood purified
with Burdock Blood Bitters, and you
will be rewarded with robust health and
an inyigorated system Price Sl.O0, trial
size 10 cents
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-10
A Little Mule story.

As q general rule, remarks the Silver
State, teamsters engaged in the freightine
business nave what they call a "bell mare
with each mule team. The animal travels
behind the wagon, to which she is hitched,
during the day, and at night is turned out
with the mules. The mules hold the bell
mare, which Is white or light colored, in
high esteem, and will follow wherever she
leads, never for e moment losing sight Of
her. When the teamster starts out to find
his team he listens to hear the bell, know
ing that where the mare is there will he
find the mules also. Now, mules are long
headed animals and learn much by expert
ence, as those who have come in contact
with the business end Of an old stager and
survived the ordeal have cause to remem-
Der, and two or three knowing ones be-
longing to G.. w. Bakers team got ii into
their heads that the bell was q dead give
away as to their whereabouts. One day,
recently, they concluded to have o rest upon
the Silver City road, near q station where
grass and water were abundant. To ac-
complish this object IL was necessary to
keep the bell mare still, and the teamster,
a thoroughly reliable and truthful man, al
all Transfers are, or should be, says when
he found them, after a two days search, the
bell mare was lying down and two old
mules were feeding her with choice bunch
es of grass, which they plucked on the hill
side, and carried several yards in their
mouths to where the mare was lying, while
q third mule stood by her side and kept of
the flies with his tail, 80 that the mare did
not have to shake her head or make the
least noise with the bell.
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GspeciaI to the sENrINEL.l

New YORK June 9.-The Worlds Lon
don special says: Private dispatches from
Cork say that intense excitement prevails
in the city and throughout the country.
The League branches are very active, and
armed resistance openly preached. Lieu
tenant General Hamilton, the officer COM
handing the Cork District, has asked for
more troops, and the detachments at Fer
moy, Mallow, Butlevant and elsewhere
will be reinforced at once. The Third
Dragons at Ballincoly have been split up
into half troops. and scattered all . e the
country. The forts on the Lee, Camden,
Carlisle and Houlbowline have been
drained of men, and the Guards ship, Re-
venge, lying in Queenstown harbor, was
stripped Of her marines, and yet General
Hamilton has not men enough to supply
the demand of the local magistrates. Just
before daylight this morning, so Dragons
arrived from Ballincoly. By the way, the
usual rumors are flying, that the Fenians
intend to blow up the government powder
works there. Nearly 800 men we're drawn
from the First Battalion, Twentieth Foot,
the Second Battalion Of Rife Brigade and
the Army Service Corps, and were dos
patched by special train to Skibbereen.
Orders were also telegraphed for the 10th
Foot, lying at Butleyant, and the Second
Battalion of the Twenty-ffth Foot at Fer
moy, to send SO men each to Schul and
B~allydehob. 1t was reported that both the
railroads running west from Cork, the
Cork & Brandon and the Cork & Macroon,
had been tempered with, and a pilot engine
was sent or in advance of the special.
Four miles from Skibbereen, it was found
that a number of old rails had been placed
across the road-bed, and that the culverts
had been torn up, but the train was
stopped in time to avoid a run off.
ST. PETERSBURG, June Cit is under
stood that one Of the first reforms to be in
troduced by Gen. Vanowski, the new ap-
pointee as Minister of War, will be a re-
duction of Generals of Cossacks by six, in
volving a yearly saving of 1870, 900 roubles.
Intelligence from Kieff states that a CEN
sus Of the Jews has been taken there, with
the view Of expelling those not entitled to
reside in the town.
TIFLIs, June 9.-In the conflict at the
small town Of Koubla, between 10 prison
ers and their military guard, Is men were
killed and wounded. About 80 prisoners
escaped, carrying off ten rifles.
DUBLIN, June 9.-The Land League ap-
pears to be practically affiliated with the
Fenians and Ribbon-men, and have them
working actively in their service.
The Sherif's sale at Mulligan passed of
~nuiatlv
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THE YOUNGEST SOLDIER.

One of the inquiries unfortunately
started during the present year has been
as to the age of the youngest soldier who
enlisted in the Union army during the
war OF the rebellion. At first the in
quiry was conducted with some modera-
ton, and several people who had been
soldiers at a very tender age claimed the
championship. But local pride has at
length been SO thoroughly reused that it
tells OF a soldier of twelve Summers who
killed a Colonel at C~hickamauga, of a
drummer but ten years old who received
hive or six different wounds at Perry
vile. and of other toddling prodigies.
There seems to be no necessary limit to
these stories. Fl
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LONDON.

The exact population of the city OF
London, according to the census that has
just been taken, is now announced. 1t
is 3,Sl5,57l. Vast as is the number
which these figures indicate, they will
probably disappolnt the popular imagina.
ton. For some time past people have
generally had an idea hat London con.
tanned four million people. and they ex.
pected this years census to show an in
crease. 1t must, however, be taken into
consideration that every year it becomes
more the fashion among the better class
OF business people to live out Of town.
In this way new suburbs are built up and
old ones developed, which do not come
within the range Of the London census.
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washoe Valley Crops.

The Reno Gazette says the hoppers have
destroyed so acres Of grain for Joe Frey.
The ranches at the lower end Of Washoe
Lake are looking we'll. although considera-
bly, behind the crops on the meadows. AT
the upper end a great many farms have
been devastated by the pest. Nobody has
had the courage to break up any new
ground this year. The fruit crop promises
well in Washoe Valley. Many trees which
did not bear last year are loaded this sea.
son, and the bearing trees are remarkable
for the luscious load which they carry.
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Hermosillo. the sleepy old Sonora town,
Is at last beginning to feel the effects Of
American energy. A Tombstone man
travelled through Sonora recently, and gave
his impressions Of the country in the Mug
get. He found the people far less suspi-
cious than be anticipated, and much more
try. In Hermosillo. q short walk through
the principal street showed eleven painters
changing Spanish into American signs.
When one considers the force Of Spanish
American inertia, this concession to the
Anglo-Saxon invader seems almost like Q
miracle.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-10
OVER THE WATER.

Intense Excitement atCork--Leag"e
Branches Very Actiye-Asking for
More Troops-RepOrf that the Fe-
mans Intend Blowing mp n Gov
eminent Powder Works-Soidfers
Flying In Every Direction-Rafi-
roads Being Tempered With-T"k'
ing the Census of the Jews-Es-
cape of Prisoners The Ian
LeagRe Affilfating with Fenians
and Ribbon Men.
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CURIOUS SAMPLES.

Some curious samples Of the genus hu.
n vegetate in New Jersey. From
the town OF Newport, in that State, the
Widow jackson has eloped with Thomas
Tibbott. The woman before leaving de.
posted her two young children at the
p~oorhouse gate. Her companion con.
hdes a penniless wife and five children to
the care Of the county,.
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BELOW REsPECT.

Matters in Ireland are getting no bet
ter very fast. and it begins to be evident
that the British Government has either
wholly moderated the extent Of the dis.
affection. or is wilfully ~endeavorine to
bring about a bloody issue. In either
case its conduct is far below respect.
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FREE FROM STAIN

The San Francisco Stock Report says
Collector Robertson's domestic life is
said to be perfectly pure and free from
STAIN, and his personal associates are Of
sne Dest. Conkling was therefore at
~slngaiariy great disadvantage in opposing
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PACIFIC COAST ADVICES
The Gray.Glancey Murder Trial,
ALIFORNI

Especial to the SEsrINEL.I
REDWOOD CITY, June 9.-The article in
the Press of Sept. Is, headed can AS
sault with a Deadly Weapon" which
Stearns directed Huse to write was offered
and read. Gray testified during the cross
examination to many incidents of his past
life; his various arrests in Santa Barbara;
his career as Pat. Maginnis, etc. Jones
conducted the cross examination in a mas
terly manner, which lasted the entire fore
noon. The defense will introduce one or
two witnesses, and the prosecution will
make q brief rebuttal. Arguments will
begin this afternoon.
.LATER-The testimony has closed.
Thomas will make the opening argument
for the prosecution. Thornton will speak
for the defense. Jones will cease. Court
adjourned till tomorrow morning to allow
counsel to arrange instructions.
Comstock Notes.
VIRGINIA, June 8.-The case OF the ex-
pansion joint of the big hydraulic pump at
the COMPUTATION shaft was broken this
morning; not a serious one, and can soon be
repaired. The necessary casting was ordered
at once.
At the jacket the $500 pump was
reached this morning, and found all right.
The reason 1t did not work was that the
rod was slipping in its clampings. Will
have it running tomorrow morning, when
it will drain the shaft without further de-
lay. Superintendent Taylor left for San
Francisco this evening.
The Sierra Nevada crosacuts were in
about twenty-seyen feet each this evening.
They have been delayed by some cleaning up.
In the inquest on the Andes victims this
evening the verdict was that the men came
to their death by gases coming from an
| unknown source. No blame was attached
to either officers or employees OF the Andes
mine.
Am Oregon Flood.
PORTLAND, June S.-The Willamette
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Contract TO LET

y at the Bowman mine until 1 p. NJ. June,
IL, 1881, for running q crosscut 80 feet westerly
from the first level Of the Bowman shaft.
Contractors to work three shifts Of men. fur
nish all supplies and sharpen tools. The COM
further particulars apply at the mine. The
Company reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. BEN. @. LEVY, superintendent.
Eureka, June 8, 1881. jeetd
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DEhvER' June "a Tribune Santa Fe
pec,al says: Valentine Marquis was shot
a killed by Fred Baxter while attsmnts
ng TO 7 b the ~latter's room.
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NEW TO-DAY.
Attention., Hooks \ Knicks

THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF THE
i Hooks b Knicks on Saturday evening next
at 8 o'clock, sharp. A full attendance 10 ur-
gently requested, az an election Of oficers will
take place. Action will also be taken with
reference to going to Ruby Hill to celebrate
the Fourth. p. P. CANAvAN, President,
A. L FITZGERALD, Secretary. jei0td