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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-01-18
Climbing the Spiral Stairs.
Invisible Architecture in New England Par
sonnEe

Invisible Architecture In n New England Par
sonnge.
"Yes," she said, tour children are married and
gone, and my husband and I sit by our winter fire
much as we did before the little ones came to
widen the circle. Life is something like sp iral
staircase; we are all the time coming around
over the spot we started from, only one degree
further up the stairs"
"That is a pretty Illustration" remarked her
friend, musingly, gazing into the glowing Goals
which radiated pleasant heat fr ON the many
Widowed stove. "You know we cannot stop toll
ing up the hill, though
"surely we cannot, and for myself don't ind
fault with that necessity provided the advance In
life is not attended with calamity Of SUFFERING for
have had my share OF that Not long since my
health utterly broke down. My system was full
OF malaria My digestion became thoroughly dis.
ordered and my nerves were In wretched state. /
was languid, ate little and that without enjoying
IL, and had no strength or ambition to perform
even my light household duties. Medical treat
ment failed to reach the seat OF the trouble The
diseaSe-which seemed to be'weakness OF all the
vital lorgans-progressed until had several at
tacks which my physicians pronounced to be acute
congestion OF the stomach. The last OF these was
desperate struggle and I was given up to die
As the crisis had partially passed my husband
heard OF the merlrs OF PARKER s TONIC as an in
ylgorant In Just such cases as mine I took It and
felt Its good effects at once. II appeared to per-
wade my body, as though the blessing OF new life
tinued TO improve, and am now In better health
than have been for a long time"
tExtract from interview with the wife OF Rev p.
Perry Pastor OF Baptist Church, Coldbrook, Mass
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-01-18
Personal Cleanliness.

Bathing is conservative of health,
but all persons do not find it so. A
cold plunge bath is by no means pan
acea for all human ills, as some seem
to think. An occasional wash from
head to foot in winter, and bathing
frequently in summer, may be consi-
dered among the valuable agencies for
promoting health But have known
delicate people to be injured instead of
being benefited by cold bathing. For
most persons wet sponge passed rap.
idly over the surface and followed soon
by friction with rough towel is bath
enough for health purposes. When a
cold bath is not followed by a good
surface glow, it is doing more harm
than good.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-01-18
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Silver Plated Ware.

Modern inventions have great
ly improved the manufacture of
Silver-Plated Ware, and skilled
designers have contributed large
ly to the attainment of the pres
ent symmetry in shapes.
Our Tea Sets, Dinner Services
and Flat Ware, such as Knives,
Forks and Spoons, have the ap-
pearance and finish Of solid sill
yer. In these the assortment is
at all times large and complete.
The productions Of all promi-
nent makers will be found repre-
sented in our stock. In the
higher grades we particularly re-
commend the Hard Metal wares
of the Gorham Co,
We cordially invite an eXami-
nation Of our stock, feeling con-
fident that the moderate prices
prevailing, cannot fail to give en-
tire satisfaction to every one.
J. Z. CALDWELL & Co.,
! 9o2 Chestnut ST., Philadelphia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-01-18
Continued from, last ,reek.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

1t is fact not generally known that the
James Boss Gold Watch Gases really con-
tain more pure gold than many "solid"
gold cases The demand for these watch
cases has led to the manufacture of very
poor grade of solid gold watch cases
low in quality, and deficient in quantity.
These cases are made from AZ to 10 karats,
and or karat case is often sold for IL
or IA karats. 1t is NOT economy to buy
watch case so poor in quality that it will
soon lose its color, or one 80 soft that it will
lose its shape and fail to shut tight, thus
letting in dust and damaging the works, or
one SO thin that slight blow will break
the crystal, and perhaps the movement.
1t is economy to buy james Boss Gold
Watch Case, in which NONE of these things
ever occur. This watch case is not an erperi-
ment--it has been made nearly thirty gears.
HAzLETos. Pa. Oct. "A, 1881
sold two James Boss Gold wstch Cases thirty
years ago. when they first came out, and they in
good condition yet One of them is carried by
carpenter, Mr.. l.. W. Drake Of Hazleton, and only
shows the wear in one or two places; the other by
Mr.. Bowman. of Cunningham, Pa; and can pro-
duce one or both Of these cases at any time
SrLvEsrER EsaLr, Jsesl~r
Send stamp Keystone watch Case Factories, Pha.
dspha. FA fer hsndoss illustrated Pamphlet showing hsw
JAas Boss aad Keystone watch Casss are made.
(To b Continually
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-01-18

The story comes from Paris that a
lady, who visited four churches in one
day, missed her umbrella on returning
home, She Immediately revisited all
four churches, and found her umbrella
in the last one. When the umbrella
was handed to her she thankfully SAID
to the sexton "The people at this
church are much more honest than
those at the others"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-01-18

1T man is just rich enough to own
horse aud wagon, the law will pre-
vent him from hauling freight on Sun.
day but if he is rich enough to own a
railroad he may haul all he pleases,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-01-18

On state occasions the Emperor
Dom Pedro wears long cape made
entirely of the breast feathers of rare
South American bird.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25
NEWSY STATE NOTES AND
CLIPPINGS.

0. W. Conner of Calais made net
profit of $3.50 from one hen turkey
the past season.
W. f. Chaplin of Essex has seut 1000
pounds of butter and 2000 of cheese to
the exposition at New Orleans.
The comptroller of the currency yes
terday extended the corporate existence
of the First National bank of Montpe-
lier to December y, 1904.
Geo. w. Flagg of Braintree and H.
M. Dufur of Marlboro, Mass, both
well known wrestlers, with others, have
formed combination for the exhibit
ton of skill in athletic sports.
The Montpelier post office is to be re-
modelled and handsomely fitted up, by
direction of the postoffice department,
and at the expense of James r. Lang
don, the owner of the block.
The Felchyillc hunters and trappers
have had very successful season thus
far. Fred Ferber is ahead, having
caught lG foxes. 81 skunks and five
coons. Levi Clay is a good second,
with 81 foxes, 81 skunks and three
coons.
In the Windsor county court the fol-
Iowing persons have been indicted for
the liquor law: James Mer-
chant. Howell Stetson and Edward
Warren of West Hartford, and Ed. Gil
son of Bethel, Capiases have been is
sued against George Gibson of Bethel,
ID. F. McIntire, d. ID. Priest. Fred
Sawyer and G. III. Markham.
Alfred Sprague, a resident of STRAIT
ton, was arrested last week on the charge
Of stealing 500 from Sheldon, the town
clerk, and was put under $50 bail,
which was furnished. Ii seems that
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25
The WEATHER.

Of all the blessings and curses, joys
and sorrows, there is but one thing that
is dealt out beautifully to high and low,
rich and poor, black and white: and
that is, weather. Weather, good, bad,
and Indifferent. Weather from "Green-
lands icy mountains to Africs sunny
plains" Weather, for the "Little man
with cheeks of tam" Weather for the
golden haired and rosy checked little
maiden. Weather, for youth and man
hood. Weather for the aged. Wealth
er for the rheumatics; and weather for
all and every condition of life; for
which let us all, this blessed Christmas
day, give thanks.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25
ANOTHER LETTER From "JAxoN."
1. g.lar to sea that "Demsrcra,. hev om. :.
west townsend, Vt, dec. Esd.

west townsend, VT, dec. Esd.
me. editer;-i hey bin very bizsy fur
scvral days in reeing nv letter what
hez cum awl The wa fruM washington
ez sumo ez maid it out iwuza going tn
Civ it III the publick. il cum about 10
days ago, il wuz rit by dockter, 4 NV
corrs il takes time tn reed it. il sed
sumthin about the post offs. thawt ii
wuz my apintment, but SO fur il is a
asking me tu.go foath Sivin Letters on
post Discs, soon ez nowd whot il
mcnt j lhawt shood go STRATEGY tn raw
sonburg, in the town whot is Jamaka,
tn sea that that troo blu demercrat. will
Billiams hez fare shoing delt onto him
in relashm tn the post offs in that plais,
nun but demercrats shal hev offs, now.
i sha strike out sun cz our mex dance
Gums oil, which we hey got wclly ad-
vurtizcd in the performer paper under
the he'd NV town news. ! seed in that
same paper my own name whar the
wrightcr seq wrote slime and slang
now the wrOter NV that mcnt tn du me
injury aud he is most likely a 10 repub-
lean or new born dcmercrat who is
cnvcus IN me about the post offs. in
speaking about the peace rotc about
our joliiicashun he seq "as our most tenn
pcrate and best citizens in the place,
some of whom happened TO vote the DEM
ocratic ticket" happened to vote" seq he,
ez tho thay didn't no, at the time witch
way thay did vote. thay wuz ovcreum
by rcson nv the republicans, same cz
wuz. that WIZ it. again, SCI he lit has
,aused the. decent republicans to be i'll
tignant.,, just ez if all republicans wuz
lot descent. am so confuzcd bctwiXt
hat dockter's letters and the dance that
shell not think NV hat wont tn say,
'ou see we he'd Il big turn out aforc Il
Expect tn agin. we went tn one whunel-
0 roller & tole him tn lend us a lctle
lelp. Sez he "if tel them its demer-
rat dance thay won't COM" seq we tel
hem its arepublican dance and you shell
lev hat the profits. wei he toe EN- so
nd when it WIZ over cum tn us fur
UNI pay witcn he didn't eli, fur it wuz a
lemcrcrat drncc and we sarved him
lite fur telling q lie. We believe in re-
orn we du. shell rite agin soon as i
make out what that letter says. it seams ,
Il be sum dr. cleavcland and sayr sum ,
hing about post offs. JAXoN. {
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25
THE RESULT OF A personal,

A funny story is told of a lady who was
foolish enough to answer personal" in a
daily paper which stated that n young
man was DESTROYS of making the acquain-
lance of young woman, with q view to
matrlmony. She carried on long cor
respondence with the advertiser, taking.
however, the precaution to have her let
tiers copied by confidential friend. She
always sent the copies and retained the
originals. Her answers came regul arly.
but her correspondent was quite as can.
tious as she was herself, for he always
employed typewriter, and she had no
means of.becoming familiar with his
handwriting. Finally, after good deal
OF gJsh, meeting WAS agreed upon be-
tween the pair, and the la.iy was some
what surprised, when she arrived Mt the
place appointed, to see her brother, wear
ing in his button-hole the hJwer which
was decided upon as tire means of identi-
ticItion. They both acknowledged their
folly Ivy indnlsiDg in lie rty laugh and
went home together, fully resolved to
have nothing to do wisr these taps to
catch The unwary, callsl personals.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25
CHOwCHOw.
Yale has Lose students.

Yale has l,0S6 students.
Glocester mackerel receipts aggre-
gate 100000 barrels.
Church property is hereafter to be
taxed in Washington territory.
Biedebcck, one of the Greeley surviv-
ors, has gone on the stage at Washing
ton.
A Connecticut man who went to
Florida, in 1878 without means has re-
turned worth $4,000.
a father and SON are under sentence
of death in louisiana prison, and for
separate and distinct murders.
Florida orange lends, dby the gov
eminent a few years ago for Sl.25 per
acre are now selling in small lots for
500 per acre.
A bullet with which Henry Southern
of Greenvillc. S. c., was wounded in
the neck at the battle of Gettysburg,
has just been taken from beneath his
collar bone by surgeon. The bullet
was not disfgurcd and looked as new as
it was when it entered his neck.
The vane for the tower of the new
beard of trade building in Chicago will
u schooner in full sail, not cut
of Il sheet ofmetal, but made in every
respect like Il model. 1t is nine feet
ong, eight feet high, and is built of
sheet copper throughout. II weighs
lose to 200 pounds and abont 100
ballast willhave to be stored in its for
ward hold to balance it, as the supDort
passes up into the forward mast.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25

Our Washington letter, of this week
says: The return of Congress brings
back many familiar faces in the lobby.
Every season when the session begins
they come, and as it ends they disappear.
When it comes again they come, the
light of hope kindled in their eyes, some
with the same old threadbare suits of
last year and the same before, others
well dressed and brisk Your lobby
list who represents his own claims is
usually badly dressed lie who rcpres-
cnts somebody else with millions is well
dressed and well fed. Some live at the
best hotels in the city and ride to the
Capitol in their carriages, others live in
garret5 and hobblc to the doors of Con-
gress on crutchcs, or are carried there
on beds from which they have not risen
for months or years.
One woman is to be seen at the Cap
itol occasionally, brought there OH bed,
who has not been able to walk or rise
from her bed for seventeen years, hay
ing lost her health in service as q nurse
i'll the army. There are women asking
pensions for services performed as
nurses and as spies, and in cases where
they served i'll mems clothing, perform
mems duties. There are persons, as a
rule, who lobby only in their own be-
half. The most prominent lobbyists
are those employed for others, or who
have great enterprise on foot which
they see fit to come here and advocate
before committees and members.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25
A CRUEL LAW.
Rutland Herald Ode. 81

We have alcady referred cditorially to
the act eff the last Legislature by which
the wages Of labor may be attached by
trustee process if the amount due the
principal debtor reaches the sum of five
dollars. In other words, under the YER
mont law, If A has claim, good or bad
against B, he may seize upon the wages
due from C to b and arc in the hands
of G, and tic up these funds, if they
reach the sum of five dollars, until the
question is determined, upon hearing,
whether there is anything dne to A
meanwhile the family of The laborer
may be, and in the case of most day la
borers would be, without the means of
subsistence. And this law was passed
by a legislature of farmers who may
owe one thousand dollars and prevent
their creditors from securing a dollar
by reason Of the statute of exemptions.
This is unequal and unjust and in Vi
II of the wise policy of exemp-
which should be applied for the
,ction Of all classes of citizens to
saw them from being striped Of the
bare necessities of life and the instru-
ments of labor. On Saturday last we
heard two of the Oldest and most upright
members of the Cbittenden county bar
express in the strongest terms their in
dignation that the legislature should
have been SO thoughtless as to pass such
bill, and surprise teat it was not We
toed as against sound public policy.
They both believed that SO far from re-
ducing the old exemption Of ten dollars
that the sum exempt ought to have been
raised to fifty dollars. A shyster law
yer of Burlington has already brought
over thirty suits under the new law since
the rising of the legislature. The costs
of these suits are SO large that the poor
debtor finds himself saddled with some
six dollars additional Indebtedness.
In one case, where a man earns but
seven dollars week, his weekly pay is
eaten up under this law his debt being
chiefly for medical attendance on him
self and wife; the latter having suffered
a good deal since her last confinement.
1t seems to us extraordinary toat such
. cruel law should have thoughtlesly
been passed by our Legislature in face of
the protest of the ablest lawyers of both
houses. There ought to have been some
warm-hearted man, whose Indignation
would have made his protest effectively |
eloquent against such a measure. We
hope public opinion will be so strongly |
hostile to the act that it will be seldom
resorted to by any but men of the Shy
lock blood and breeding.
There ought to be humanity enough
and justice enough in Vermont to make
such laws dead letters from the date of
passage. The first business of the next
legislature should be to wipo this black
stain of our statutes.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25
THE JEWS IN RUSSIA.

A somewhat remarkable article has
appeared in the Rtssicl.e Rerue, by Prince
Dermidoff de San Donate, in which he
shows the very oppressive legislation
under which the Jews exist in that
country Except in exceptional cases
they are not allowed TO live where thev
like, but are forced to reside in certain
provinces, and then only in the towns,
By the law of 1868 this position was
somewhat ameliorated, and the Jewish
workman was permitted to qnit his
birthplace and settle in another; but
practically he cannot move without n
passport which has to be renewed
every year, and this Lay be refused on
very slight pretense. Even if he was
allowed to 60, he would have to obtain
permit of sojourn from the municipal
authorities of the town of bis choice,
which would probably be refused, and
if this difficulty were surmounted
another permit would have to be OBJ
tanned for carrying on his trade. His
wife and children may accompany him,
but no other relatives and if he dies in
his new abode, his family are obliged to
return to their original residence.
Should he himself grow old or incapa-
bic Of getting his livelihood, he has to
do the same, even though it was thirty
years since he made the change. In al
most all parts Of Russia, Jews are for
hidden to buy or to cultivate land and
there are also restrictions on their en-
tering certain trades and professions.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25

The railroads will carry a car load of
lumber on long haul, for ten dollars
car, but if farmer wants to ship a
car load of wheat from the interior of
Kansas or Nebraska to Chicago, he has
to pay eighty or one hundred dollars.
And the Omaha Bee declares that the
people of Nebraska are in Il estate bOr-
dering on revolt" And it makes this
appeal: "Farmers, shall we suffer the
curse of railroad slavery forever? Will
you not let your strength be felt in the
next Legislature? Are You towards?
This is the sentiment of every farmer in
Nebraska" [Chicago Tribune.]
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25
A SAHl.OW ,.>rA"s.

On one occasion NJ. tlinS imparllal
his life by attempting to n,oss the p ito.
mac in small boat. ae,omo,li4d by
his son John and by his steward,
Michael Antonine Giusta, who had Ell.
tered his service ut Ans terlam in 1914
Intending to swim back, they had taken
off nearly all of their clothes, which
were in the boat. When about half way
across, Il gust of wind came sweeping
down the Potomac; the boat filleI with
water and they were forced to abandon
it and swim for their lives to the Vir.
gina shore. By taking what garments
each one had on. Antoine managed to
clothe himself decontly and started
across the bridge to Washington. Dur.
ing his absence Mr.. Adams and his son
swan the river or walked to and fro on
the shore. At last, after they had been
about three hours undressed. Antoine
made his appearance with carriage and
so they were able to return to
Washington. Mr. Adams purchased
that day watch Which lie gave Antoine
to replace one which he had lost in the
boat, and he alluded 10 the adventure in
bis journal that night as "a humiliatinc
lesson and law" 'v,'"ino not to trifle |
with danger s....
utionary
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25

1t is given out, whether by authority
or not, that DIR. Geo. Nichols is to be
put in training for the next gubernator-
ial race. There is II 'last straw" that
breaks the camel's back, and when Geo.
Nichols is named for Gov. of Vermont
by the present dominant party he will
be the straw that breaks the aforesaid
party's back.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25
The Bennington Battle Monument.

The managers of the Bennington
Battle monument association have una
imously voted to accept the design of
Professor Weir. This design is for a
monument of rough granite some 80
feet high. The statue will represent
General Stark, or figure typical of his
''minute men," that won tie famous
fight.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25

The formal opening of the new Can
ada and Atlantic railroad will probably
take place Christmas day, when a spe-
cial train will run from Ottawa to
Rouse's Point. This road, which will
terminate at Rouse's Point. will make
direct communication with the Della
ware and Hudson and Central Vermont
railroads, and willprovea valuable feed
er for them. Regular trains will put
on early in January.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25

How is it. Fogg, that you are always
advising everybody to marry, and yet
you show no hurry about taking a wife
yourself9" Fogg: Because, my boy,
I'm too much of a gentleman to help
myself until everybody else is sup
Dlied."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25

1t would not be bad idea to take
down last January's good resolutions
and dust them off preparatory to OPEN
ing the old stand. 1t is less than two
weeks to New Years, and the margin
for probation is not a bit too large,
There's SO much going on New Years
day it is bad day to break in new
stock, and you'd better get the animals
out and give them warming-up spin
before the great struggle around the
1885 track.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25
Ms srAINEp wiru


Perhaps there has boon iwor
aud bloodshed oil account Of II
Oriental diamond, Great
than any ether, 1t originally
1877 carats, but by cutting wa,
to s79 II was apparently tn
aim OF every reigning potenta
to place that gem in his crown,
lntriguers had carte hlanchai
sovereigns to get it at any COST
the Iartars, under Nadir ShA
the civilized country aal cf
and about 800, 100000 in
beside. That was a century
ago, but not word has bce
the Great Mogul since. 1t is
however, TINT it is in one of Il
fortresses of Asia Minor
search Is kept up, and when
there will be sharp competitic
royalty and shoddy as to W
Russian potentates have alwa
to make q greater show of W
any others. The thrones c
Russians are miracles Of we
throne of the Empress is
covered with plates OF gold al
1900 rubies and 5000
besides many other rare
gems. The throne OF the c
as the diamond throne, is trl!
In it are set over 1000 diam,
first water. 1t is general,
that Russia possesses mo,
stones than any other nation,
of which were procured at {
of blood. The jewels in til
of Moscow alone are valued
600, The great Orion ih ,
which Count Orlolf paid 5
$50, 900 a year to the seller 10
title of nobility, wa, bio,
having been thu prize 1t stak
skirmishes. The Shah vas Il
on whose very facet could
written a bloody story of W .icl
Tie hero.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-12-25

several petty sums have been missed at
Intervals for some time, and suspicion
was directed toward Sprague from the
fact of his passing such a bill in Wards
boro when he had claimed before good
witnesses that he had no such money.