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Action of Coffee and Sugar on the Stomach

In paper presented to the Socicte de
Biologie (Rev. Med) VI. Levcn stated
that coffee 50 far. as is often supposed,
from accclerating the digestive process
of the stomach. rather tends to impede
this. When thirty grammcs of coffee di.
luted in one hundred and fifty of water,
is given to dog, which is killed five
hours and a half aftcrward, the stomach
is found pale its mucous surface being
auumic, and the vessels of its external
membrane contracted The whole organ
exhibits a marked appearance of anUmia.
Coffee thus determining anTmia of the
mucous membrane, thus preventing rath-
er than favoring vascular congestion and
opposing rather than facilitating the Sc
cretion of gastric uice, how comes it
that the sense of comfort is procured for
so many people who are accustomed to
take coffee after meal? A repast, in
fact, produces, in those whose digestion
is torpid, heaviness Of the intellectual
faculties and embarrassment of the power
Of thinking: and these effects, and the
disturbance of the head, are promptly
disSipated by the stimulant effect which
the coffee produces on the nervous cen
tiers, as shown by experiments with
cascin Coffee and tea, when taken in
excess, ARE frequent cause of dyspepsia,
for the anTmic condition of the mucous
membrane being periodically renewed, a
permanent state of congestion is at last
produced, which constitutes dyspepsia
Sugar, which with many doctors has Il
bad reputation, is an excellent aliment
which assists digestion, and should not
be prescribed in dyspepsia. BY expert
ment digestion of meat is found to take
place much more completely when sugar
is added Coffee eXerts both a local and
general action, operating locally by means
of its tannin, by diminishing the caliber
of the vessels, but acting on the general
economy by exciting the nervons centers
and the muscular system 1t renders di-
gestion slower, and is only of good effect
by relieving the feeling of torpor after
meals. Its injurious action on digestion
may be corrected by adding sugar as to
countcrbalance its effects on the mucous
membrane. This adding sugar TO coffee
is not only pleasant practice, but one
contributing to digestion.-Scientifc
lmeric0H.
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THE ROUND OF LIFE.

Two children down by the shining strand,
With eyes as blue is the sumner sea-,
While the sinking sun nus all the lau
with the glow OF gol ten myster
laughing aloud Ut th' sel-ncw's cry,
Gazing with Joy on It's snowy breast,
TIL thj irst star looks from tn, evening SIX,
And thn amber bars stretch over the west.
A soft green dcn by tho breezy shore,
sailor lA ANA maid N far;
Hand clisIcd In hand while the tale OF yoro
Is borne again on the listening air
For love IS young, though love be- Old,
ANA love alone the harrt can an;
And the dear Old tale thIt has plen told
In the days gone by Is spoken SIN.
A trln-buIt home ON sh h.lterei bay
wife 10 king out on tn gl5'enlng sea,
A prayer for the loved one 'ar away,
And prattllng lmps meath Iha oil roof-tree
\ lifted iat' atd 4 radiant face
by the open door Ia Tue falling night;
A welcome homa nd warm embrace
From the love Of II, youth ant his ch!l rcn bright
An aged man in IA Old armchair
A golden light from the western sky;
His wife by his side, with her s'lyered hair,
And the open Book Of God clos bi.
Sweet on the bay the g'Oimlug fills,
Aud bright IS the glow Of the evening star;
But dearcr to them are tn Jasper walls
And the gOlden streets Of the Land afr.
An old chnrchyard on a green hlllslde,
Two lying Sun In their peaceful resi-
The iishermeu's boats going out wi h the tide
In the fiery glow OF the amb d + west,
Clildreus lIuJhtcr ami old IN MS sigh3.
The night tnat follows the morning clear
\ ranto " bridging our dlrkcned skies
Are tn round II oar lives nom year to year!
-Chambcr| JouruuL
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4 Modern Miracle.

Savannah isn't a very good place for
uamps, One OF the travelling fraternity
called the other day at an unprctendmg
looking house on Jones street, lie was
an exceedingly woe bcgone kind of a
specimen, and inquired of the vinegar
faced matron who met him at the door
whether he could get a bite = adding,
Il am positively exhausted from hunger
haven't had a mouthlul for so long
that | can hardly put one foot before the
Other"
"Couli you get a bite here r respond
ed the lady of the house, in a cheerful
sort Of way, "Wcn, think | might ac-
commodate YOU Here, Lion " \ mas
siye bull dog appeared in the further end
of the hall, with an eager look on his
cXpectant face, 1t took the tramp but
two bounds to clear the twelve steps
and he took down the street at a rate OF
speed that would have discouraged q
professional pedestrian
TEL me the age of miracles is past :
mumured the mauon, with Il mothcHl
smile, as she slammed the door-Saran
nah NcuS.
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THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XIV, NO. 4G
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, vol. XLyT, NO. 81
Troubles OF Babies.


The hairbreadth escapes which babies
60 through make Othello's story TO
Desdemona insignificant in comparison.
You hear Of them falling out of bed,
falling down stairs, swallowing buttons,
scalding themselves, burning themselves,
burying themselves under table cloths
covered with dishes and yet doing very
well That they are literally provision
ed by nature is happily certain. If tooth
ache keeps a big, able bodied man writh-
ing and groaning what would he say TO
cutting tooth? And yet a baby will
cut half dozen teeth at a time, and
look at you as much as to say. Pooh,
pooh,my dear sir mere trifle !" One
fit OF spasms shall make a strong man
crawl upon his stomach, but baby shall
have strong fits Of spasms hour after
hour and still appear as if it thought life
worth living. Wordsworth calls the
child 'fathcr to the man. But if by
child the poet meant "baby' we beg
respectfully to differ from him. Moth
ing SO completely illustrates the certain
ty OF the unexpected as baby. The
feeble grows strong the strong grows
feeble. The dull and sluggish infant
turns out wise, bright man or woman
the precocious child, whom its mother
and father boasted of as an embryonic
Shakespeare, with large admixture of
George Stephenson and Mozart in its
composition, ends rs Il mediocrist, with
out promise and Improbable. The
prophet dealing with babies shall be
wise to wait until after the event has
happened before he begins to vaticnate
Vet one thing may safely be said of ba-
bies-that though the home that has
lacked them may have. missed a little
portion of life's anXietes, it has also
missed very great deal of the light and
beauty and tenderness which consecrate
our homes to our hearts.
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Select Story.
ROSE GERANIUM.

- ha'e ,he o1or
liarIy Ienry'h oFUPPGI IHe tlHy spray
OF rose gefahiuh "nich ne heId' ahd Il
snuudcr crePV over MIN 1T was on Il
W'"''cool Verahaa OF iarSe h9'eI at one
.! inc I"S'l'on'olc wagering pages ana
HIS companion was Ntrs' " alpuiloi'' Il
!ou"S an" io''I! "''o"' one '"oNc"
up lh'o MS i''""so'ile race WIN pecU-
,Iar ,,Iar glance from uhuer Fer lohS eye
la'uus' :,
Wv n.y. nir' itn'y'I' "he cried, gayIy,
"Ia' "' lEe" 10 nae " .o"er'
ne 'rico 70 S'n''' ooU 1t cH"eo III Il
l'h4Fe' -, ".
i VIII le'I leI youh -i''' " arourton; he
ai'"cfeH' ana tl''h perhaps you Will uh-
uerS'a'o me oe''er IN Ihe illSt pace,
ever SInce l can Itihe'"ocr-cven "hch
Il cl''"-'he o'1F o. rose g'ra''io'h caUS-
ca curious slcN''ll'S se"S"''oi, 10 creep
over me, can not uhd'fs'ahG IT.; II Is
Sor, ol anV'gon'Sh OF rHPu'S,on' for
"nich l la'i TO account linen later
'ip P"usV't ana I lar away look Stoie
i,''o MS o"rN eyes Us 'h0uS" Il r'callihg
paUp of his life-historv
II heard \ dear friend once" he went
o." allcr a pause. a uraT lHShd-nGN'r
were like Iru1h,rs modern editions Of
h"','"' ana y',l'"S 'n'y uSeo 10 can us
had no hopes noraspirations apart from
Gerald; and his interests were as dear
to me as NV own. Nothing could hurt
him which did not hurt me,
II rcgr,ttcd northumberland
with 4 s,raur, panp of iGaiousyS when
at last. in the course of events, Gerald
fell in love. The lady was one whom he
had met while TRAVELLING for the firm
which EMPLOYED him. | never met Miss
Delo,me, but leaned she was the per
fcction of grace and beauty: an elcrant
and accomplished woman, and, withal,
an arrant coqucttc. She was hoartless
and unpriuciple1, and set about breaking
INV friends heart, coolly, deliberately
and Systematically. Mrs. Warburton,
that woman was as certainly the murder
cSs of Gerald BrookcS as though she had
slain him with her own hand. for she
blightcd his hopes and ruined his peace
and ured him on with her false, deceit
full smiles, and her glorious beauty, until
he confessed his love and cast his heart at
her feet, only to be laughed at and told
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Valuable Ranl Estate
AT
z RIYAL'!E!GS SALE! -!

Tie undersigned Administrator cum testamento
anneXo Of Peter Applomonlute Of Benton township,
deceased, ocrs the following described premises at
private Ne. All that portion OF the following de
scrlbed TRACT OF LAND, in Benton township,
bounded as follows: on the north by lands OF r. l..
f. Cooley, D. f. chaplin and \. Wilkinson, on the
west by lands OF Ell Mcll,iry, John f. Appleman
and Peter l0ubaCh, or the south by lands OF VII
liam Hume and Margaret Didmo and on the east
by lands or Reuben II. Davis and Stott f. COlley,
containing EIGn1N-EIGHT ACRES, more or less,
whereou are erected two-story FRAME HOUSE,
Bank Barn. wagon house and U,hCr uut-buildlngs.
only that portion lying on the west side of Fishing
creek viii be sold.
Also, all that tract Of land situate In Benton town
ship bounded Oh the west BY lands Of kebecca Con-
ner, on the north BY lands Ol the hel,s Of Thomas
Davis, deceased ard j. 1. ChaIin, on the south by
lands Of Ezekiel Cole, containing EIGHTEEN
ACRES, more or less, unlmprOycd land VIII be sold
as a whole or in parcels to suit purchasers.
Terms made known on applIcalionto
l. X. KHICKBAUM,
Administrator, &C.,
aug. 5-f Cambria IA.
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Odd Items.

Dyspeptic symptoms, such as retast-
ing Of the food, belching, heat in the
stomach, heartburn, etc, promptly cured
by Browns Iron Bttcrs.
The man who "stemmed the current
is stoning raisins for Thanksgiving.
Take Ayers Cherry Pcctoral to stop
your colds, coughs and bronchial alIcc
tions before they run into consumption
that you cannot stop.
Gentlemen who are soiourning at the
State Prison will be glad to learn that
''stripes are fashionable this season"
The farmer that 'Tun rapidly through
his property wore red shirt and had
his briudlc bull behind him.
THE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE
says: "a general complaint that spares
neither class nor condition of persons,
is seated in the liver 1t may be truly
said this is our national disease, and it
gives us great pleasure to hear Or read
the testimony Of persons Of well known
vcracity and Intelligence to prove the
value Of Simmons Liver Regulator as n
remedy. The printed and verbal testi
mony Of 50 many friends and acquaint
ances satisfies us that this is not one Of
the general humbuggcry Of medical spe-
c'alties.
Sausage gIinders are congratulating
themselves that their busy season is now
opening because there is an ''r in pup.
A Chicago lady invites sealed propos-
ais to remove from her residence six
teen pairs of old shoes
IT'S 80 JOKE
TO suffer constant headache, depression
of spirits, longing for food and not being
able to eat when put before you, guaw-
ing pains in the stomach, Iassitude and
a general feeling Of "goncness:' but 4
capital joke to find that Burdock Blood
Bitters removes all these symptoms and
only costs 81; trial size 10 cents.
In one county in Iowa at the recent
election not Democratic vote was cast.
And yet we 90 on year after year send
ing missionaries to foreign climes.
An Eastern bard has a poem entitled
tine Lost Kiss" and this prompts us to
remark that some way ought to be found
to keep girls small brother out Of the
room.
MQUlD GOLD.
Daniel Plank, of Brooklyn, Tioga
county Pa, describes 1t thus: Il rode
tbirt,r ,,,ilnu f,,, q bott1o of fTbopoS' E'c
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PNlPlrAlloN or THE HEART.
J. NJ. Might, Syracuse, y. Y, writes:
"When | first commenced using your
Bmdock Blood Bittcrs ! was troubled
with Tutoring and paIptation of the
heart. felt veal, and languid with
numbucss of the limbs; since using, my
heart has not troubled me and hcnumb-
ing sensation is all gone, Price 81,
trial size 10 cents.
4 young fellow once offered to kiss
Quakercss "Fricud, quoth she, thee
must not do it, "Oh, but 10y Joyo, |
must said the youth. "Wcll, my
d,as thee hast sworn thee may do it,
but thee must not make practice of it.
The new Czar lead, Il very simple
life. lie rises early and takes a long
walk, then breakfasts with hi, family,
after which he goes in the cellar and
covers up in the coal bin for the balance
Of the day, to keep out Of the day to
keep out Of the way Of the Nihilsts.
Philadelphia, March l, lsSl.-AIessrs,
Ely Bros, druggists, Owego, n, Y
Gents: About October l, $50, | gave
your balm a trial with the most satisfac
tory results. | was troubled with chron
ic Catarrh and gathering in my head,
was very deaf at times and had dis
charges from my ears, besides being un-
able to breathe through my nose; before
the second bottle of your remedy was
exhausted l was cured and to day en-
| Joy sound health, for which please ac-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-11-18

\ CA>E or CoNsClENCE.-A citizen of
Detroit entered a Michigan avenue gro
Gerry the other day and said he wanted a
private word with the proprietor, When
they had retired to the desk he began;
Il want to make confession and repa-
ration, DO you remember of my buying
sugar here two or three days ago."
Il do
"Wcll, in paying for it worked off
a counterfeit quarter on the clerk, 1t
was a mean trick, and | came to tender
You good money
"Oh, don't mention it" replied the
grocer,
slut | want to make it right,
Its all right-all right We knew
who passed the quarter ON us, and that
afternoon when your wife sent down q
dollar bill and wanted can of sardne,
| gave her that bad quarter with her
change, Don't let your conscienc,
trouble you at all-it's all right-Dc
l troH Free Press
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Alone on the moonlight veranda Lily
Moreton sat, pale and sad Harry Pen
ryth came to her side and bent tcndcry
over her,
Tjly," he whispered, "whcre did you
get those scraniunS"
She started slightly and blushed
Mrs, Warburton gave them to me, "
she replied; "isn't she kind p
"Nery," he answered dryly. lie then
sat down beside Lily, and told her the
story of his friend and his tragic fate,
Before it was concluded she had torn the
blossoms from their resting places and
tossed them over the veranda railing,
They fell on the grass plot below, right
at the feet of Ethel Warburton. And
recognizing them she knew the truth
knew her wicked wilcs had not succeed
ed, all was lost,
And she was right, for before the sea
son was ended the newspapers announ
ccd the wedding of Lily Moreton an,
! Harry l'cnryth.
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The trial of Julius lIoebel proceeded
with great smoothness and celebrity at
Evansville, Ind, until the clerk said.
prisoner Staudup and hear the verdict
Then it was found that there was no
prisoner for he had quietly slipped out
an hour before.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-14
They Can't Afford 1t.

The Christian and Temperance
people of Parkersburg can't afford
to stand idly by, and see the politi-
cal parties wrangle in contest to
decide the simple question as to
which shall have the honor to per-
petuate, dignity and make respecta-
bic, so far as it is able, the misera-
bic and ruinous liquor-traffic,in our
midst by granting unlimited license
to the miserable vile dens," as we
heard them justly styled in the re-
cent Sunday-evening lecture.
There is not single idea or item
of policy that can possibly enter
into the coming canvass to divide
voters on party lines. There can
not be-will not be one iota of diff
ference that can be dignifed with
the adjective "political." between a
Democratic and a Republican ad.
ministration.
Between them it is simply, Who'll
Iy, absolutely question of office
and future success.
The Christian people Of the city
can't afford to silently look on while
the tricksters in the party-lottery
gamble away the lives and souls Of
our boys and young men, in order
to win these offices and that success.
The sober and moral citizens OF
this community are not yet in that
condition of vassalage to the saloon
power that they dare not ask to be
represented by men in favor of so
briefly, order and decency, and
where they must vote their senti-
ments silently. if at all, and with
an apology to a party-master.
On behalf Of all the good people
of this community, we boldly say
They can't afford 1t!
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-14

saying, "That's an enthusiastic
whopper" adding that sit never &C
cepts anything the Gazette says as
proper" The FREEMAN processes
to be a temperance paper; and we
advise it to be a little more moder-
ate in it's Language. "Be temperate
in all things"
Now, beloved, let US tell it: You
playfully announced Charley Cald-
well for Congress. and we playfully
chided you for taking our prohibit
ton candidate, making no refer
ence at any time to your sugges-
tions as to districts. Then you an
nounced seriously that the FREE
MAN was enthusiastically support
ing Caldwell for Congress, and ac-
cepted your suggestions as to leav-
ing Wood out of the First District
as proper. To this we, perhaps,
replied this (not as you have it),
leaving off the "whopper" part (for
if we said ''whopper" we take that
back ; we don't believe in whop-
pers): "The FREEMAN isn't sup
porting anybody for congress, and
lever accepted anything the Gazette
said as proper"
The Gazette does say lots O things
we are quite willing to accept as
proper, notably the many good
things it says about the FREEMAN,
We meant that particular remark
for the particular and special appli-
cation in the particular premises
then under consideration.
Now, you're not mad are you :?
We're not mad one bit. O, we could
just hug you if 'twasn't for the
hills between us.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-14
The ''Spirit'' of Trade, and How
the Spirit Moves in
Clarksburg.

We are glad to see the Clarks-
burg Telegram coming out vigorous
ly against the disorder, violence
and crime prevailing in our neigh
Dor city as the immediate result of
the illegal trade in spirits,
What the people demand of the
Press is that it treat the violation
of the laws against the ruinous
traffic in liquors, as it ought to and
does treat the violation of the stat
utes against other misdemeanors
and crimes.
The Telegram says:
1t is a shame and a disgrace to
our town that although the county
does not grant license, whisky and
other intoxicants are sold boldly
over counters to whomsoever has the
money to buy. irresponsible par
ties sell whisky and the men are
drunk when arrested, but who ever
heard of the Molly Mcguire Mayor
investigating and finding out where
the drunken party got his liquifed
damnation? We have plenty OF
law, but men are to-day selling
liquor without license to boys not
over fifteen years of age, making
such boys graduates at the school of
vagabonds and inebriates, who ex-
pect to skip out andleave the coun-
ty or State previously to the sitting
Of the next Grand Jury. At one of
these gin mills in the center of
town, noregard is given to Sunday,
and only last Sabbath boys and no
groes were drunk on whisky and
beer purchased thereat, and during
the row that followed one negro
had his nose cut clean into the nos
trils by a blow evidently from beer
glass. These things are not only
on one Sunday, but on nearly every
Sunday as well as week days, and
our officers sit by with folded hands
and witness the ruin being wrought
under their noses. Is there no balm
in Gilead? Will not this illegal
traffic be stopped? Will whisky
continue to be sold in defiance of
law and decency? Cannot decent
people have at least one day out of
the seven on which they will not
hear the curses of the drunk and
witness the revelry of the debauch-
ed? Is outlawry stronger than
law? Will not the people of our
city take the law into their own
hands and stop the crime against
humanity which is making beasts
Of their own flesh and blood? We
shall see.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-14
To Our Friends.

Please read special terms and offer
inside, and see to it that every ef-
fort is made to rapidly run up our
subscription list during the month.
Now is the time to work for the
FREEMAN. Many are doing grand
ly. Some could do better. Send for
specimen copies. You can succeed
better with them.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-14

IN THE 9TH WARD,
At the M. P. Church next Friday
evening, Dec. 18th, at y o'clock
also at
THE NJ. E. CHURCH,
Next Monday evening, Dec. 10Th,
at y o'clock.
These meetings will be addressed
by F. B. Carroll, w. G. Snodgrass,
J. w. Carter, and others.
Let everybody who is in favor of
a sober town and common-sense
government be present, not only to
hear the speeches, but to consider
the situation.
Let the 9th Ward turn out enmasse
and start the campaign off with a
Boom.
By Order of the Elk. Com.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-14

LoTTERIEs.-Sp speaking Of GER
tain lottery advertised in it's col
umns, the Journal says;
"This action on the part of the
managers of this scheme should set
all ticket holders at rest, and induce
early investments in the tickets re-
naming unsold."
We sincerely hope that none of
the Journals honest readers will be
foolish enough to take it's advice
and be swindled.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-14
Chow About the Petitions"

ED. FREEMAN: In the FREEMAN
of Dec. 18th, I find short article
under the above caption, signed by
Dave D. Johnson, Chairman State
Ten perance Executive Committee
Hoao? Our understanding has been
that every county was organ
lied. But while the meeting OF
the State Legislature is near at
hand, we have not heard of a meet
ing or petition in Ten Mile DIS
trict, Harrison county. In some
parts of the county the prohibition
lists are at work, and the petitions
are being numerously signed wher-
ever they have been brought be
fore the public. Think the Haril-
son county committee needs SUIT
ring up. Il: M. MALL too1
CHERRY CAMP, Dec. Sth, 1851
Stir them up, Brother. Let every
temperance man stir his neighbor,
and then we'll all soon be stirred
up.