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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-02-24
Romance as it Is.

The south wind is sighing softly
among the sturdy oaks, whose leafy
branches shield from the pitiless rays of
a July sun the velvety soft lawn that
stretches away to the eastward in front
of a lovely DuPage county villa On the
the verenda stands girl, lovely beyond
comparison, to whom man-o whose
sunny locks and beard of tawny gold
hue, tell plainly of the Saxon blood that
flows in his veins--is talking in an ear
nest manner. There is loving look in
his soft blue eyes, and he speaks with a
tender earnestness that shows he is try,
ing to get there. The girl is tapping
lightly with a croquet mallet the pretty
foot that peeps out timidly from beneath
the morning dress of soft, blue cloth,
with rows of ruflleS up the back-stretch
and polonaise that never cost less than
$22.
"Well, Beatrice, have YOU concluded
to take me ?" says the man.
The sunbeams flicker erraticallv down
between the leaves, making little lights
and shades on the veranda; the grasshop
pers sing among the red clovers the lit
tie foot, which has suspended its move
ments during the delivery of this inter
rogatory, resumes its occupation. Adel
bert's gaze is still fastened upon the pret
ty face that shyly looks down, but tho
smile has fled.
No answer comes
A moment longer and the foot tap,
cease; one or two irresolute movement,
of the body, and then the white arms
cleaning out from the loose sleeves, are
around his neck, and the brown locks ant
gold beard are mingled, while the lttl,
head goes down on his shoulders with ;
storm of sobs.
She had hit her bunion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-02-24

There is a story told of a fine old Cor
nish squire who only drank brandy ON
two occasions-when he had goose for
dinner and when he had not.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-02-24

The South permitted the Ryan -Sulli
van prize fl yht, but it was a Northern
affair, as viewed by the Louisville Cour
ier-JOmnaH "The brutal mill wa,
fought by two exponents of the superior
culture of the North, one of them repre-
senting the Empire State and the other
the Bay State Nearly all the money al
stake came from the North, as did near
ly all the roughs who constituted the
spectators. The Southern States have
not been accustomed to such aesthetic
entertainments, and therefore failed "a
enact laws prohibiting prize fights.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-02-24

Col. Ingersoll does not mean that it
shall he said after his death, that he
turned from inlidelity on his dying bed.
His secretary, who writes short hand, is
instructed to take down accurately what
ever he may say on that occasion. "There
will then be no opportunity" he says,
"for any one to put iuto my mouth utter
ances contradicting the expressions of
my entire life.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-02-24
sAlL ROAD TINE ThBl E
WINTER TIME FABLE.

DENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. pm
DELPufA & ERIE r. Il. DIVISION. !"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14

looked and l could not find the owner
so | came to the stationhouse as fasl
as | could for fear that thieves would
go in. If l give you thirty five cents
Captain, toward paying for the glass
viii you please let me 60 home till to.
morrow? It's all the money I've got
and | live too far away to 90 home
and come back again tonight. III
bring the rest down Tomorrow, but
please put some one to watch the
place"
You're a noble little fellow" was
the comment of the Captain, as be
handed the money back to the boy
Take back the money; I'll see that
the place is watched. II you g to
the owner of the store in the morning
and tell him what you have just told
me, l don't believe he will take q
cent from you"
The little fellow dried his eyes, said
"thank you" and leaving his name
and address, went to his home.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14

Or proved hiMsslf SleVsf II ALmlnls.
tfEli0n Of craftsmanship IA ohes, His
place Is tha. ola great outside leader
and opposition dsbater. 1t is pretty
well understood that if the comprom-
Use proposed BY Dervish Pasha should
be rejected land there seems reason to
think it is already repudiated by
England and France), then Arab
means to fight, and the Standards
correspondent at Alexandria is re-
sponsible for the publication of the
warrior Minister'S programme. which
has been communicated to the cor
respondent ION the best authority"
The moment England and France
decide upon active Intervention" he
will blow up the Suez Canal by msans
Of dynamite and torpedoes, which.
were prepared for this purpose as far
back as February. He will also cut
the railway to Cairo and oppose the
landing Of European troops at Alex
andria. If beaten he will retire to the
desert. where he is promised the sup
port Of thirty thousand Bedouins,
who are partisans of Halem Pasha,
whose mother was a Bedouin. Once
in the desert he will say to the pow
ers Catch me if you can These
steps, the correspondent is told, the
present Egyptian Ministry are pre-
pared to sanction on patriotic grounds,
and they would, Of course, be pre-
ceded by a general massacre Of all
Europeans found in the country. Of
this those of them who are Arabs
personal friends will, however, have
fair notice, so that they may have time
to run away At the present moment,
though there are indications of a re-
turn to something like the normal re-
pose of Alexandra, the prospect of a
specific conclusion Of the crisis are not
hopeful. Should another outbreak of
fanaticism take place, Admiral Sey-
mour is not likely to be content with
playing the part OF an emigration
agent" His, forces have been greatly
augmented. IF, saysa correspondent
on the spot, we had attempted to land
a small body of troops we would have
precipitated a general massacre y
His marines and blue jackets at that
time we're too small in number ITO
check ,butquite large enough toinfame
the passions of the Alexandrian mob"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
nas. BkFE IL WAxilIkafcK.
As Viewed by congressman who
Evidently Know What They
are Talking About.
Special TO the Courier. journal.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Hon. Will
liam B. Bate, Of Tennessee, Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor, has
arrived in Washington, where he is
receiving much attention, and every
Democratic member of the Tennessee
delegation is q warm supporter Of
Bate with the exception Of Jackson.
Mr.. House says he believes a good
fight will carry Bate through the diff
cultiss, and that some Of the men
who are now talking for Russell will
come to their senses in time to vote
for Bate, though he admits the dan
ger that the new nominee Of the kick
ers may drain of votes enough to let
in Hawkins. MIR. Mcmillan remarked
in conversation that the Courier
Journal had been the principal means
of bringing Bates candidacy SO well
to the front, and that its correspcn-
dent in Tennessee evidently knows
more about the politics of the State
than any one else who has tried ia
write about them since the complica-
tons of a few years past.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
A CEstOmhOuse Scene at KNOX
willie.
Knoxville Cor. Chattanooga Times

hnOANAlAo WI NnhlbhHOObh Alm0bs
The Federal Court has been in
session since Monday. The scsne
about the customhouse is 40 once
ridiculous and pathetic. The broad,
white pavement around the custom.
house is crowded with a n~ondescript
class Of 0moonshiners," needless of
the broiling sun, and clad in blue
jeans, or what has the appearance Of
having been of that texture. They
are seen e~nsconsced in every nook and
perched on every projection Of the
building, patiently waiting their turn
at the mighty mill Of justice. The
scene on the outside is enlivened by
lemonade vendors and panoramic
shows. On the inside the scene
changes; seated fiat on the marble
floor, and reclining against the mas
sive walls, are scores of forlorn look
ing men, women and children. Many
of them are trying to sleep and are
unmindful Of the high headed Mar
shals and stately Judges who step
over their outstretched legs, nor does
the rustling satin OF elegant ladies
disturb their repose. Many Of them
look worn and weary, and the dust Of
travel is upon them. fhe women have
a saddened look, and their deep signs
plainly show that they do not feel quite
at home in the great temple Of
justice. In the courtroom the scene
changes again. Here the great mill
stones Of the Federal government are
grinding slow but exceedingly fine"
On the bench sits judges Baxter and
Key the one the perfect picture of
the law, cold, stern and infexible; the
other a picture Of equity itself, beam
ing with the genial sunshine ofbenevo-
lence and charity. Put these two
eminent jurists on the bench together
and you have a perfect blending Of law
and equity. Inside the bar, the clerk
of the mill, Mr.. A. r. Humes, may be
heard calling the docket, when Gen.
Wheeler, seizing some trembling
"moonshiner' whose turn" has come,
throws him on the great mill stones,
where he is ground in a twinkling, to
the extent Of 800 and six months"
Mingling with the crowd on the out
side and in may be seen those whO
have sworn fealty to either Houk or
Rule, advocating the cause Of the one
OBTAINING the fair name Of the other.
Several of Houk's hitherto ardent
supporters have been heard to say that
they could support him no more.
These recaloitrant Radicals are being
stuffed by Rules friends, that when
they return to their mountain homes
they may disgorge themselves much to
Houk's hurt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
Eeyprs Fighting Requires,
London Letter To New York Times.

London Letter to New York Times.
There are points Of view, no doubt,
from which the Egyptian imbroglio
has 10 be considered that are not with
in the general ken. For example, it
is said hat in the spring Of the year
an officer OF the British Intelligence
Department surveyed Egypt OF mill.
tary grounds. He brought home maps
Of the country and full particulars OF
the fighting resources Of Arab Pasha,
including estimates Of his arms, am
munition, and canal torpedoes. Mr..
Gladstone has therefore been we'll in
formed as to the work before him in
case OF hostilities; and it may be that
at the moment when everybody thinks
he should have taken the Egyptian
army by its several threats he used a
wise discretion in remaining inactive.
During the present week il is pretty
certain that the contingency of a
forced British occupation has been
discussed in the Cabinet, and that Mr..
John Bright, who disagrees with fight
ing except with the tongue and pen,
has threatened to resign. Neither GER
tain leading Liberals nor the men be-
low the gangway would DO very sorry
if he acted on his threat. He has new
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
The CurIew Ben.

In Boston, and many other New
England cities, one Of the church bells
is always rung at 8 o'clock in the
evening. 1t is a city regulation, and
the custom has prevailed from early
Puritan times. 1t was brought over
from the old country, and still remains
in force in many parts Of England.
1t is curious hal a custom estab-
lished by the Norman Conquest, and q
memorial, therefore, of Saxon defeat
aud subsection, should be maintained
both in Old and New England.
William the Conqueror enacted a law
that soon after sunset, at the ringing
of a bell, all lights should be extin-
guished, the fires put out and the
people retire to rest.
The law was passed to prevent even
ing meetings among the Saxons, in
which conspiracies might be formed
against the crown. William had
previously passed a similar law in
Normandy, at a time when co~nspiraeies
were frequent.
The bell was called the curfew bell,
from two French words, couvre, to
cover, and feu, a fire. The 8 o'clock
bell was probably established by the
PuritaDs, as a signal for parties aud
meetings to break up, and for people
to retire to rest.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14

EspisEsHssd BY mcfS shEn They asEs
entitled TO, while 4 great many coun.
ties within easy access we're not repres
sented at all, or only BY persons hav-
ing peculiar views and speaking only
for a small minority. This was even
less of a representative body than we
had supposed. Ample notice had
been given, because the call for this
convention went out with and as a
part Of the news Of the regular SON.
ventiOn held in june. The fact is.
the party sat down to cold funeral
meats, and will need to prepare itself
for hat kind of diet in the future.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
Mrs. Langtrr,n Fnfher.

A London correspondent gossips as
follows about Mrs. Langtry's father :
Seated, the other afternoon, in the
row with some country cousins, who
were burning to see royalty, wearying
after a time of pointing out those emil
nences whom | happened to know, l
was suddenly aware of the approach.
ing figure OF a stately old gentleman,
who was alone. How changed 7 /
murmured to myself. Not less hand.
some than when | saw him for the
first time in 1861. The fine face. the
well shaped, mobile mouth-the mouth
OF an orator or an actor-the mild,
benefcent eyes, almost as they were
when | heard their owner read the
church service, as few bat BelleW
could have read it, in the town
church, st. Helier's, exactly twenty
one years ago. But the hair was
~blanched, the figure was thinner, and
there was that indescribable some
thing about the man, which expressed
memories Of sorrow. And verify be
bore those about with him 1t was
the Dean of Jersey-no longer the
officiating Dean Of Jersey--the father
Of the fashionable beauty and (thC
provincial papers say charming ac.-
ress. His daughter starring in the
country, making pots Of money : he
in London, with literally nothing to
DO"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
The Brightest InteIIects Suffer
Most.

Young men who have led a life Of
excess and dissipation, reforml Give
tone to the stomach, regulate the liver
and bowels, strengthen the urinary
organs, relieve those dull pains in the
limbs, rid yourself Of that feeling OIL
nausea, biliousness, languor and ner,
vous debility; give tone and strength
to each organic function, by using
Browns Iron Bitters; then will you
experience a genial warmth and awak-
ening life in place of that dead feeling
Of decay; and dyspepsia, milky urine,
etc, no lenger undermine your consti-
tuition. Delay is dangerous.
S. Mansfield & Co., w. N. Wilker.
son & Co., and G. W. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
INC ..rnking on q ETan.,
NeN Vol Hsrald. 10.

captain" said a small boy,
as he entered the Fourth street sta
tionhouse, williamsburg, last even
ing, "can you send a policeman to
guard some property to. night2"
Captain Woglom looked down at
the boy and and saw that his eyes
we're filed with tears. He asked the
boy why he made such a request.
Because, answered the boy, be.
ginning to sob, Il was leaning against
a store window in Broadway and
must have pushed too hard, for !
broke the glass, The store door was
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
The whole Truth About PoIitics

Julia wants to know what q
party platform is" Well, a platform.
Julia, is one preamble and twenty
resolutions; strong in non. essentials,
vague in essentials; round the bush
on tariff and rough as thunder on the
MormOns; clamorous for civil service
reform; down on corruption, loud in
its praise of purity, and determined to
have it it it takes every cent the party
can raise. The platform, you under.
stand, Julia, is a legitimate and neces.
sary part of the campaign pomp and
circumstance; it goes along with the
banners, transparencies and torches
and when the campaign is over
well, it is stored away in the cellar OF
the garrett, along with the rest of the
uniforms and torches. A campaign
platform is very much like the cam.
paigu torch, indeed; it gives out a great
deal Of smell and smoke, with a very
uncertain, Pickering light.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14

Mr.. David D. Jones, of Parkers-
burg, W. Va, writes: Il experienced
tor many years great annoyance and
suffering from rheumatism and weak
ness Of the kidneys, and my bowels
we're almost always irregular. L tried
Browns Iron Bitters, which acted
like a charm, restoring me at once to
regular health, and banishing all pain
from my body"
s. Mansfield & Co., W. N. Wilker-
son & Co., and G. W. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
Mon.roslaan1 lIonan.

L. -
No. 4295-In the Chsncerv Court of Sbe,hv
county, Tenn.-J W McCoWn vs.. Robjt If
Ober ct al.
/ appearing from the bill which is. sworn IN
u In this cause, that the defendant, Robt NJ
OoeI' ls 0 resident Of the State uf Mis-
souri, and a nonresident Of the State OF
tennessee; II Is therefore ordered that
he make his appearance herein, al the
courthouse Of Shelby county, In MemphiS.
Tenn on OF before the first Monday in SEP,
temDgrl loo1' y plead, answer or demur TO
for confessed, "a 70 him and set Tor hearins
ex.parte, n that a COPY Of this order ~
published once 2 week for four su9cossivS
weeks IN tho Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of July, iR67.
A copy-Attestl
Ry BLACK, Clerk and Mastsy.
By M Bradley, d. CAM. r'
Myers q Snsed, soils for oompl't.
Ibl2l l7 1888
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14

The best remedy for exerting a
powerful tonic effect on the muscles
governing and controlling the action
of the heart, is Browns Iron Bitters.
S. Mansfield & Co., w. N. Wilker.
SON & Co.. and @. w. Jones & Co.
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
UNION CITY.
No Interest Taken in the Action
Ofthe Boilers.
Special to the Nashville World.

UNION CRY, July 12.-The nomi.
nation by the boilers yesterday created
very little interest here one way or
another. The nominee being entirely
unknown in this part Of the State,
very few people seem to care who he
is.
The old line Democracy are selid
for the war-scarred veteran Bate, and
you may count on 0bion county rolling
up her usual Democratic majority. II
is thought by many here that even
Beasley will lead the boilers candi-
date.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14

Hand bills Of all sizes, from the
Jmallest to a three. sheet poster, done
with neatness and dispatch at the
PUBLIC LEDGER job printing Office.
Prices as low as the lowest.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14

Medicines poured into the stomach
can only excite it and interrupt its
natural work. DR.. Holman's Pad
gives the stomach the needed help
without disturbing it. The remedy is
sure. Is not this the better way2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14

"a Woman's Perils; or, Driven
from Home" in press and to be issued
in a few days by I. b. Peterson &
Brothers, Philadelphia, is a brilliant,
breezy and delightful Southern novelt
Love and treachery unite to give i.
vast interest. Mrs. James Q. Cook,
Of Columbus, Georgia, is the authOress.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
TUNING AN ORGAN.

There is a rumor on the streets to-
night that Colonel A. S. Colyar, editor
and President Of the American News.
paper Company here, is about selling
out his stock in the PIPER to the
boilers. 1t will be recalled that on the
death Of Colonel Burch. the value OF
the paper being estimated at $l20, 900,
Colyar bought $60,100 worth-a con.
trolling interest-for which he paid
So 600, the stock going at a premium.
If the rumor be true, H. NJ. Doak, the
editor of the Banner, will be, it is said
put in editorial control Of the Ameri-
can. This would give the boilers two
papers to one regular Democratic (the
World) at the Capital. O. Il. NJ.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
TGlaa1 E,snlnE. IaIy Il. 1859.
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET,
LLIAM B. BATE, for GOVERNOR.

WILLIAM b. BATE, for GOVERNOR.
P. R. ATHY, for Sheriff.
A.J.VAUGHAN, for Clerk Of Criminal Court.
Al. HARRIS. for County Trustee.
JOHN 2. McCALLUM. for County Register.
P. WINTERS, for County Court Clerk.
JOSEPH UHL, for Circuit Court Clerk.
B.. J. KIMBR0UGH,
for Attorney-General Bartlett Court.
7. B. cRENSHAW.
for Clerk Of the Bartlett Court.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
HOT AND TO THE | L

Colonel John j. Vertrees, Chairman
Of the regular Democratic State Exec.
utive Committee, is a gentleman of
splendid intellect, pluck and indom-
table energy, and is supported by a
company Of assistants who cannot be
excelled for capacity to organize
political forces.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-14
NASHVILLE.
The FusseIliers Getting Their
Little Gums Ready for the
RumOr That They Will
Buy the American.
Special to the Coprier-JOurnal.


NASHVILLE, July 12.-Silence has
settled on the scene, there being only
a stray ghost OF yesterdays suicide,
like Ebenezer james, for example,
gliding about the shadows of the
Maxwell House pillars, nearly all the
delegates having left for their discon-
ISOLATE homes during the day. "This
mornings Courier journal double
loaded editorial" remarked a promi-
nent Democrat, rings like a trumpet,
and pierces the very core and center
OF the issue between us in Tennessee
| hope it will continue to ring
throughout the campaign until victo-
ry is assured. No other public jour
nal can do us more service"
COLONEL GEO. DARDEN'S PREDICTION,
made several days ago, that the bolter,
whoever he might be, would not re-
ceive one-third the vote cast for
Wilson, Democratic low tax bolter in
1880, will certainly be verified unless
combinations and shifting political
tides shall entirely disappoint the
present outlook. The general
SENTIMENT OF THE BATE MEN
is that, while morally Mr.. Russell is
above reproach, he is an obscure in
dividual, is unknown in politics, and
mediocre ofintellect, and will be as
easy to beat as any man that could
have been put up. That old political
rams like Senator Baily, Luke Wright,
Eb James, j. V. Wright and others
should have led such an innocent
little lamb to slaughter is held by
many to have been intellectually un.
fair and absolutely selfish This is
another straw that shows which way
the wind is blowing. If these leaders
had believed a chance of election
within the range Of possibilities even,
would they have held back,
one after another refusing the
nomination. Verify, mol 1t looks
plainly like an alliance between the
Republicans and the faction. 1t is
pslpably party treason chat a few
Democrats-about five per cent Of the
whole-should put up a candidate,
declaring by their acts. if not by
words, that there is no hope for him
from the start. 1t is a diversion to
elect Hawkins, and no mistake. In
deed, it was Published in the World
this morning that two.or three of the
railroad Democrats we're overheard
last night to say that their only chance
was to combine with the Republicans
give Hawkins the Governorship, and
elect a so-called State credit Legisla-
ture, which would vote for one OF the
boilers for United States Senator.
Whatever c~redibility may be due the
publication, all discerning men must
agree that it really looks hal way.
| Tho f0ht will ha