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independent Order Mechanics.

Brother u. ii. Patterson, L. 5. r., explains
that the full list Of officers was not published
last sunday was because the secretaries failed to fur
nIsh them.
Brother +. c. 0'Neill, Vice Grand Archi.
tec had both hands severely burned Tuesday evening
last In extinguishing the burning window curtains
In his room, which accidentally caught fire.
The anniversary sociable of Columbia
Lodge No !. on the 22d Instant, promises to be an
enjoyable affair." the arrangements being In Charge of
an efficient committee, of which the energetic Past
Master, ID. q. EichebeTger, Is chairman.
At the meeting of the board of directors
of The Mutual Relief Association last Monday even
Ing, eight applicants were elected TO membership,
land stating that energetic efforts being made in
behalf of the Association.
The Grand Lodge of the District meets in
annual session In Cooperative Hall, 1923 Seventh
street Tuesday evening next, at O'Clock. Besides
officers a number Of important amendments TO the
general laws VIII be considered.
Society Notes.
knights Of HoHor.-The grand visitation
Will he made To Potomac Lodge No. 1924 on Monday
evening, the 18th instant, at The knights OF Honor
Hall, - ST. Cloud Building The grand officers will
conduct the ceremony OF Installing the Lodge ocers
elect. This win be the first meeting OF Potomac
Lodge since the consolidation with Hope Lodge No.
22Ss, and the last grand visitation for the term.
Tcmperdnce.--Thee entertainments given at
Lincoln Hall last week for the benefit Of Brother
''Bud' Eageston's widow not to any great
extent financial success, on account of the heavy
expense attending the rendition Of opera on ac-
count OF unforeseen difficulties which could only be
suTmounted by heavy expenditures. ''Patience >,
however, was given In manner that reflected great
credit upon the Washington operate Association, and
Miss Maddox, who was called upon the title
role on tweniyfour hours notice, acquitted herself
with credit, and sang her part TO the entire satsfac
tlon OF the audience. Friendship Division Sons OF
Temperance Is entitled to very nearly all the credit
for the sale OF tickets.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-01-14

Clears out rats, mice, reaches, les, ants
hed-bugs, skunks, chpmunks, gophers. lSc
DTuurists
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-01-14

In the French army the bugler of the
Eighteenth Royal Irish Regiment at the recent battle
Ofrel-e-kebir, would have received the cross and
buEle of honor. This youngster, mere lad, was
breast To breast with Mai. Hart at the head OF the
attacking force. Tuning, ms he scrambled up the
face Of the works. to sound the charging call a
hostile rifle butt came down his head and he was
tumbled into the ditch He staggered to his feet,
picked up his buge, and followed the red wave
which had rolled by during his disaster. He got to
the front, where the rank and file treating the
foe the cold STEEL according the prescription OF
Sir Garnet Wolseey. Here he raised brazen note,
but In the midst of 1t bayoneted In the shoulder
by Nubian. The Irish boy had lost his sword In
the fall, but he held his bugle In his fist and with
this he Joined battle with his black antagonist.
whom he put down In no time with that point OF
war, called In ireland "a hand and foot. ~ Then,
standing over his PROSTATE captive, he blew
trumpet blast. The performance Is related by Lieut..
Drummond Wolff, who adds In his letter that the
drolery of the performance set the soldiers laughing
In the very thick Of the carnage. The feat had
humor and not less valor in Vt than that of the
French drummer ut the battle of the pyramids who
had his right hand slasbed of 10y horseman of the
desert but kept hamtnering the sheepskin with his
left.-BeifdSt Examiner.
PreviOustO Taking Inventory
Or stock we are Offering the balance of our
winter stock at astonishing low prices
EIsEMAS BROS,
The Prominent Clothiers and Taiors,
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CoULIssE CHAT.

Quick. complete cure, all annoying kid
ney bladder, and urinary diseases. 81. Drugglsts
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:" The SuS Do MovE.' $50 does the art of
Photography Ky the instantaneous process Davis
make photographs equally good In clear or cloudy
weather. Guaranteed, g2j Pennsylvania avenue.
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NOT SCOTCH or hot rye punch, such as
rs they serve at lie Nour's Eighth street, lust above
pennsylvania avenue, Is drink - At for the gods -
Ii Won doubt II. 20 thnrn and CONVINCE Ynnrseli.
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rantaIoons 10 suit An.

seventh street
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eCANLoN's BILLIARD PARLoRs, Ninth street,
In the building formerly occupied by Abner, the
hne't rooms Of the Kind In America. call and try
CITY.
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ArcrIoSEER DowIING will, on Wedn ssday
aud Thursday next, at his Saesrooms, Eleventh street
dreun>ylvaua avenue, sell large and valuable col.
lection Of genuine imported Turkish and Persian rug,
and carpets. For further particulars advertise.
mCut OH this page.
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Marked Down Prices In overcoats.
The Royal ArcRnum.

George Spransy, one-price clothier, 81
Seventh street.
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Mn. j. :. RoBERTsoN OF stalls h9j and 800,
Ninth-sreet wing OF the Centre Market, believes In
the motto Of live ana let live. lie Is selling the
choicest cuts Of meats ut bottom prices rs You will
see 10y consulting Ills advertisement In another column
oi tlrs issue VI TIM SuNpAY HERALD. give him .
rali examine his goods and prices, and We know you
win patrunige him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-31

CoI.oR OF EGGs.-The Main Farmer
heard farmer remark recently that an
egg having dark colored shell (that
of the Plymouth Rock, for instance)
was much richer shan the egg with
white shell, like that of the Brown
Leghorn and others, and it adds "We
have often heard the same idea express
ed, and preference given to the dark
shelled by those who were purchasing
for their own use, but the fact is, there
is no difference in the quality of the
meat between a dark shelled and a
light shelled egg, The difference in
tho shade Of the shell has to do with
the peculiarities OF the breeds, but
this difference does not extend beyond
the she'll The white of an egg is al
bumen and water, and when ooagulat-
ed by heat, as in cooking, it is always
white, no matter what the shcde of the
shell may have been"
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CHAPTER III.

The day of the ball has come and,
gone, and have borne the disappoint-
ment with wonderful fortitude. 1t is
all over now, and have not even
given it aregretful thought. What
are balls and parties to me when l
have Vincent's love? He has taught
me to call him Vincent. He does love
me-he has told me so hundreds of
times. ..... ..r...t
my little girl is growing prettier
every day." papa says fondly, as he
strokes my hair.
| We are sitting at tea in the shabby
dining.room. Freddy is with US.
My sisters do not approve of papa's
remark, but Freddy does, for he mods
approvinaly as he applies himself to
the bread and butter with hearty and
unromantio appetite, at which have
often laughed, and that never forsakes
him under any circumstances.
"You will spoil the child, father"
declares Caroline; 'praise to the face
is open disgrace" e,
"Nell is quite oonoeited enough
without having her good looks con.
stantly dinned in her ears observes
Elizabeth TO Caroline, as she hands her
her tea.
"For my part | do not object to a
little innocent vanity when there is
anything to be vain about" says Fred,
ldy, as he helps himself to another
slice of bread and butter,
| How glad ! am to escape from it all
aud Join my lover in the tender twi-
light of the summer evening. But
how had to snub poor Freddy to
prevent him from bearing me CON-
pany.
| Vincent is waiting for me at the
trysting place, and takes me in bis
arms, holding me as if he would never
let me go. lie loves me 80, my Vim,
cent, my king, And, oh, If he could
know how dear he is to me!
SHELL he says, after little foolish
} lovers talk-foolish, perhaps, in tn,
| ears of others if they could hear II
but 50 sweet to me---'who IN that lum
bering fellow ! saw smoking a cigar il
lyour garden the other nights"
"Oh, you mean Freddy" answer
? with light laugh. Surely you are
not jealous Of poor old Freddy,'
: 81 am jealous of any one who seem
: fond of you" he cries, with frown
Smell, you must come with me.
t want to take you away from them all
Q sweetheart"
Need l repeat the long string of al
: gument he pours out after this to in
s duce me to accede to his wishest III
y wants to make me his wife. III
t knows, he says, that my father woul'
Q never consent, and l feel that what h
= says is only too true,
h My father would yield to the stron
n will of my sisters.
u Darling" he urges, "you will no
y refuse my request 7 You can't"
e No, it is true--I cannot. / love hir
| 80 dearly that am wax in his hand,
He is years older than am-perhap
o twice my age--and he knows just ho'
h to talk to woman; understands tn
d way 10 bend her to his will.
'e Before we part have consented I
h. leave home with him, to go wherev,
70 he chooses to take me content so tbs
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lThE GREAT
[lNlElylElRIF|A|I|L1s

Diseases of tho blood own 1t conqueror. Endo.,.d
in writing BY over nifty thousand leading citizens.
clersymen and physicians IA U. s. and Europe.
tHfor saio " all leading druggists. 3iso.
Tho DR.. s. 4. Richmond Medical Co Prors..
S., Joseph, Mo. CS
Charles n, crittenton, Agent, New York CITY.
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does-into a pleasant shady lane.

does-into a pleasant shady lane.
On reaching it, I walk more slowly,
gazing up at the sky through the inter-
leaving branches. ....
"Ohi" I cry in surprise and conster
nation as trip against the root Of
tree and fall into the outstretched
arms Of gentleman who has approach.
ed me unobserved, his footsteps max
ing no noise on the soft swsrd. !
Only for a mement he holds me thus,
but in that moment take note of his
handsome face, 80 unlike Freddy's,
with its look of almost sorrowful grav-
ity, which even the smile on his lips
cannot dispel. Freddy could not look
like that if he tried. He looked sad
this mornings but there is nothing ro
mantle about the appearance of my
old playmate, and this stranger is
prince--a demi-god. ..
'Pardon me-" he says, as If he had
committed an offense in saving me
from an ugly tumble into a muddy
ditch, 81 was afraid you were going
to fall" .... . n
"And l was very sure of it, an
swer; "but for you my plight would
be disagreeable one, indeed Thank
you very much for coming to my as
sistance." +.
I flatter myself that the speech is all
that can be desired, and having made
it, naturally expect that the stranger
will pass on, but he does nothing of
the kind.
This is rather awkward for me, and
look up at him helplessly, not know
ing what to say. He has quietly ig,
nored my thanks. ..
| "What pretty place this is" he
presently remarks, 'the very prettiest
spot have ever seen, or go l shall
think from to-day" ...
"Why from to-day'" ask inno-
Gently, wishing he would leave, me,
and yet unable to suppress thrill Of
pleasure as we stand alone in the grass
grown lane-alone, save for the birds,
and the old white horse which is CROP
ping the heritage hard by and turns to
look at us.
because of the lucky accident that
made us acquainted" he answers.
The words, the glance that accom-
panied them, bring the warm blood to
my cheeks. What is the new inexpli-
cable feeling which is stealing over
me? How often have been here be-
fore, and yet how different the old
familiar lane seems.
Will anything in life be quite the
same from this timei l think not.
"Were you going for walk?' my
companion asks, looking at the garden
hat which hangs on my arm, and
which hastily place on my head as he
speaks. I
| eyes" return, when, of course, il
would have been proper to say no, but
| have been slave to propriety all my
life.
We walk together and the time
passes like a dream. But we are
obliged to find our way back
"Fairy," he says, looking straight
into my eyes as we part, ''is this TO be
our last meeting 7"
II do not know" and as l speak my
lids droop and my color rises.
"You can see me again if You wish
it," he says, "by coming here to-mor-
row at the same hour"
He puts his arm round my waist as
he speaks and presses his lips to mine
do not .chide him-my heart pleads
for him too powerfully. The glamor
of his handsome face is over me, and
l can only yield myself to his will.
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How he FIXED that Rooster.

A Hartford paper tells of gentle
man in Bloomfield who, having been
greatly troubled by incursions of his
neighbors hens, one day caught the
proud old rooster which strutted at the
head of the invaders, resolving to hum
BILE his lofty feelings by dressing the
captive in suit of stiff brown paper
and then letting him go, When set at
liberty the bird stood still and took a
survey of himself The legs of his
pantaloons were not cut in dude fash
ion, but were large and baggy, and
were calculated to interfere with rapid
locomotion. But at last the rooster, in
desperation, started for home. He put
out his right foot, and as the paper
rustled and ratified against its fellow,
chanticleer, still holding that foot aloft
looked down upon his extremities with
more puzzled expression than the
man did who was blown across the
river by cyclone and landed unhurt
by side of his wife. whom he left a,
home frying doughnuts, He next
tried the left foot, and in about three
minutes had taken the second step
The ice was at length broken, and tn,
old rooster, with slow and measured
tread and with stately dignity, travers
ed the intervening space to his home
Here new surprise awaited him. Tn,
hens of the flock didn't recognize him
and ran screaming away, The ole
rooster thought something was wrong
and started to run but changed his minC
right off. His leggins were not Gu
for go-as you.please Then he sa
down and looked as woebegone as
base ball umpire who had been hit b,
a foul aud sworn at by both sides Tn
gentleman who acted the tailor an,
dressed him up says he was neve
troubled more by the rooster coming
inty his yard, although the old bir
would mount the division fence one
every morning and crow like blazes,
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The only known specific for Epllcptio Fits. VI
Also for sp,snis HGi Failing Sickness. Nervous
Weakness 1t instantly relieves and cures. Clcanses
blood and quickcns sluggish circulation. Ecutra.
llLes germs OF disease and tavee lickness C,rna
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"Are you marriedi" asked the JUS
tioe OF man who had been arrested
for vagrancy,- mo, am not married,
but my wife is" "No tritiing with the
Court "Heavens save us I'm not
triding with the Court. | was married
but got divorce, My wife got mar
ried again, but l didn't so am not
married, but my wife is"
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There is sman in Larenceburg, Ohio,
so mean that he will cheat his horse.
The animal has one blind eye, and
when he feeds him he goes into the
stall on the good eye side, filings with
great flourish into the feed-box an arm.
ful Of corn, then he slips in on the blind
side and steals it all away except the
one ear on which the horse is busy
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-31

Aaron Glover, a Sumter county, ia,
negro, does not perspire like any other
man, The left side of his face will
trickle like a stream, while the right is
as dry as a bone Then his body is
Just the reyerse-the right side seems a
continual stream, while the lett is as
dry as a piece of iron lying before
big fire. Aaron enjoys most excellent
health
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RATEs OF AovsRTIsIuq.

Yearly advertisements payable quarterly Tran
silent advertisements must be paid for before iDscft-
cd except where parties have accounts.
Legal advertisements two dollars per inch for
three insertions, and at that rate for additional
insertions without reference TO length.
administrators and Auditors notices
three dollars. Must be paid for when Inserted.
Transient or Local notices, ten cents iine regu-
lar advertisements half rates.
Cards In the Business Directory" column, one
dollar year for each line.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-31

A man on Cow creek, Tuolumne
county, Cal, is making money running
q skunk ranch, The animal secretion,
30 offensive TO the Caucasian nostrils,
is highly priced by Chinese as a medi-
cine, aud they pay large price for it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-03-01
The Bad and Worthless

are never initiated or counterfetted. This Is ss-
pecially true of a family medicine, and it is pos
tive proof that the remedy initiated is of the
highest value. As soon as it had been tested and
proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was
the purest, best and most valuable family medi-
cine en- earth. many limitations sprung up and be-
gan to steal the notices in which the press and
people of the country had expressed the merits
of 81. B., and in every way trying to induce suf-
fering in7alds TO use their stuff instead, expect
ing to make money on the credit and good name
of II. B. Many others started nostrums put up
in similar style to Fl. B., with variously devised
names in which the word "Hop" or Hops" were
used in a way to induce people to believe that
they were the same as Hop Bitters. All such
pretended remedies or cures, no matter what
their style or name is, and especially those with
the word Hop" or Hops" in their name, or in
any way connected with them or their name, are
limitations or counterfeits. Beware of them.
Touch none of them Use nothing but genuine
Hop Bitters, with a bunch cluster of green
Hops on white label. Trust nothing else.
Druggist and dealers warned AGAINST dealino
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-03-01
A Former slave Becomes Owner of The
Plantation.

The Atlanta Constitution has found a
colored man in Meriwether county, Ga.
who, since the war, has amassed for
tune sufficient to purchase the planta-
ton on which he once worked as a
slave. GIN the time before the war"
runs the story, "There lived in Meri-
wether county a don't-care sort of a ne.
gro named Jack Wilson, who could
neither read nor write. He had gained
his freedom in some way or other, and
gained his livelihood in acting as sort
of director general to famous horses
in his neighborhood. Jack became at
tached to d servant girl who was owned
by a man named Gates, one of the
wealthiest men in Georgia, VINO owned
thousands sof acres of land, and lived
with his family in lordly style. The
servant girl was a bright mulatto, and
Jack was shade darker, They made
match of it and were married under
the order of things that existed in war
times. At the same time Jack had q
slave-time wife in Virginia; but she was
as black as coal. When the war clos
ed and the slaves were declared free,
Jack took the Georgia wife to be his
partner for life, and by living with her
for d stated period she became his wife
according to law. AS soon as he was
married Jack showed q sudden spirit
of industry that astonished everybody.
His careless habits were thrown aside,
and he went to work with will. The
broad acres fell to the possession of the
heirs. Jack still worked on the place,
and was saving and careful. The Gage
family had lost everything except their
land Hundreds of slaves were freed
by the new order of things, and the
vast and princely fortune was gone. The
heirs could not adapt themselves to the
situation. Finally pressed, they sold
fifty acres of land to Jack, then they
their security at the LaGrange Bank,
and when they were unable to pay he
would take up the notes at the bank
and trade for piece of the Gates plan
tation. He worked with vengence,
and all his family worked. Old man
Jack became a noted and honored cit
iz8n of the county. He was industrious
and prospered. In the mean time his
old masters children continued to sell
him parts Of the old homestead Fin
ally he owned it all and was rich. Three
years ago he thought it was his duty to
provide for his old Virginia wife, so he
sent for her. and she, with her children
came to him. She was given house
on the plantation, and it was well pro-
vided for. Jack owns now the magnif-
icant place of about l 800 acres within
three miles of White Sulphur Springs,
In Meriwether county. He is sixty
three years old, and his children are
settled around him, and all are content
ed and happy and industrious. He
owns fifteen or sixteen mules, and is
noted for keeping the best stock in the
county. His credit at the Lagrange
bank is good, and he can borrow all the
money ne wants on his simple note of
hand"