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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-12-26
MOTIONS coNCnRNISG BnIpEMAIps.

Instead OF being so many graceful
ornaments at the marriage ceremony, as
nowadays, the bridemaids in olden times
had various duties assigned to them.
Thus one of the principal tasks was
dressing the bride on her wedding MORN
ing, when any omission in her toilet was
laid TO their charge. At wedding, too,
where it was arranged that the bride
should be followed by numerous train
Of her lady friends, it was the first BRIDE
maids duty to play the part of drill
mistress, "sizing' them so that "no
pair in the procession were followed by
taller couple" She wns also expected to
see that each bridemaid was not only
provided with sprig of rosemary, or a
floral posy pinned TO the breastfolds of
her dress, but had symbolical chaplet
in her hand. In many parts of Germany
it is still customary for the bridemaids to
bring the myrtle wreath, which they
have subscribed together to purchase on
the nuptiil eve, to the house of the bride.
and to remove it from her head ut the
close of the wedding day. After this had
been done, the bride is bindfolded, and
the myrtle wreath being put into her
hand she tries to place it on the head of
one e her bridemaids "a they dance
ai ound her for, i'll ace 1rdance with au
old belief, whoever she crowns is sure to
be married within year from that date
As may be imagined this ceremony is the
source of no small excitement, each
bridemaid being naturally anxious TO
follow the example Of the bride. Re-
fering once more to the bridal wreath
and chaplet, il is still a current notion in
many parts of our own country that the
bride in removing these must take
special care that her brdemaids throw
away every pin. Not only is it affirmed
that misfortune will overtake the bride
who retains even one pin used in her
| marriage toilet, but woe also to the
bridemaids if they keep any of them, as
| tleir prospects of marriage viii be there
by materially lessened.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-12-26
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CNgERMARRIAGE IN COUSINS.

The prevalent idea that the offspring
of the intermmriage of first cousins are
specially liable to be below the averge,
Intellectually and physically, is not found
to be sustained by good evidence, Mr..
g. II. Darwin, in very carefully pre-
pared paper, read before the Statistical
Society, comes in the conclusion, MS the
result of close comparison of all the
records available, that the evidence will
not "enOble any one to say positively
that the marriage of first cousins has any
OBJECT in the production of insanity or
idiocy With respect to deaf
mutes, there is no evidence whatever of
any i'll results accruing to the offspring
in consequence of the cousinship of their
parents" And again lit tends to in-
validate the alleged excessively high
death-rate among the offspring OF
cousins" And once more "The safest
verdict seems to be that the CHARGE
lagainst consanguineous marriages on this
head is not proven"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-12-26
JAPANESE FISH,

At Numata, town of about four
thousand inhabitants, we secured speci-
mems Of the "al," celebrated japanese
fish belonging to the Salmouide Ghe
Salmo aEeveliS of authors,) These fish are
caught in peculiar manner. After
whipping the stream with flies, as for
trout and securing a fish, fine gut line
held in the hand; trailing behind the
feh, thus fastened, which is simply a
decoy, are several bright hooks, which
flash in the sunlight and attract other
fish. The decoy is now gently led up
the stream. and the fish, in darting after
it, set snagged on the hooks.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-12-26

Tis Christmas Eve How fast the years
Rise up about the heart.
Choke with their dust the fount Of tears,
Ana Kill lfe's better part.
How fast the tide OF time devOurs
Youths shining fields 0f morn:
How soon where once we dreamed OF now'rs
Rolls gray sea forlorn.
'Tis Christmas Eve The blessed time
When Heaven leans anear,
To share the music Of the chime
with carth's untuned ear;
The blessed time when children guess
The truth of Heavens Joys;
For Santa Claus comes down to bless
Their hopes with earthly toys.
Your dreams, dear child, OF toy and play
Are bright as dreams may he;
And Ike enough the coming day
Each wish fulnll'd may see.
When, with heart adance with Joy,
Your little hands unfold
The paper crisp that hides the toy
More coveted than gold.
An, shall we never feel again
That bliss early days,
When In the dusk, with eyes astrain,
Their heads the children raise
And dlmly in the wlntry light,
While Joy bells 1ll the air,
Find each dear wish is answered right
Upon the bedside CHAIR?
But soon the dream Of eager weeks
Improbable seems;
And doll that blinks or lamb that squeaks
Must go the way OF dreams;
And soon the restless love, grown faint,
No thrill Of rapture feels,
In grace OF form, or gloss OF paint,
Or cunning work OF wheels.
Yet at the childrens festival
Let them rejoice awhile;
Though soon the new-found rapture pail
Sweet is the early smllc.
And sweet 1t is to hearts grown old,
That such surprising joys
stll linger, allundimmed their gold,
About the dear old toys.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-12-26

Thou mayest be sure that he who will in
private tell thee of thy faults is Thy friend,
for he adventures thy dislike, ami doth haz.
ard thy hatred; for there are few men that
can endure 1t, every man for the most part
delighIing in self praise, whichis one of the
most universal follies that bewitcheth man
kind.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-12-26

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-12-26
RArEs OF ApveRTIsINc

Yearly advertisements pay able quarterly. 1ian
silent advertisements must be paidfof BEFORE insnt
cd except where parties have accounts
Legal Advertisements two dollars. per inch 10
three Insertions and at that rate for addljoHai
insertions without reference TO length
Executors, Administrators, and Auditorsnoticrt
three dollars Must be paid for when Inserted
Transient or Local notices, ten cents line, teeu
lar advertisements half rates
Cards in the business Directory column one
dollar year for each line.
National Republican., 1884-05-08
TALMAGE ON TIE rHEArER.
Sensible Views on Much Disputed Sub.

Sensible Views on u Much Disputed SUBJ
ject-A Clean und Refined Drama.
"Yes know that in tho eleventh century
the churches were used for the production of
miracle plays and priests were the patrons
and actors. But that is an abstraction.
think that tho drama-although not, perhaps
in our time-will be disenthralled from its
evil surroundings, and mans natural love for
the drama will be met by something worthy
of it. 1t will be SO reformed. think, that
church people will approve OF it.
81 know that there is natural human
fondness for the drama. l speak out of my
own feelings. When l see or hear the dra-
matte l am moved by it as nothing else can
move me. have been a play-goer myself,
though not very recently. The last time 1
went to theater l saw Edwin Forests
King Lear. My judgment of current plays
is not formed alone by what i SEQ in the
newspapers, but by tho direct testimony of
witnesses as well rs by the concurrent testi-
mony of tho press, although it is contrary to
tho financial interests of the press to critcse
the plays. When it criticises adversely l
take its conclusions to be conclusive. 1t is
unfair to represent me as not knowing what
the theater is to-day. l know what it is as
we'll as those who go every night. l como in
contact every day with men who like the thea
ter and men who do not. L also read many
of tho modern plays when they arc acces-
sible.
81 sum up the whole thing as follows:
That which is unfit for the parlor is unfit for
the stage. An illusion, an innuendo, that
would be considered improper in group Of
| ladies aud gentlemen, is more to bo con-
demned in representation before thousands,
before our wives, our sisters, and our deli
cately reared young daughters. Shaksperian
nastiness is as bad as any other nastiness, and
all .Nn1f
/ hear men talk about Shakspere who have
never read his works and who, if they had
choice, would rather serve the country thirty
days in the penitentiary than read two Of
them. l wish tho newspapers would write
down the 'Sodomic apparelled' figures of the
theatrical Autographs and cuts; nine-tenths
of them exposed on bill-boards in front Of
our houses are indecent.
~ ain not against the clean and refined
drama, but on the contrary believe in the ad
vancoment and cultivation of it. do no
wish to be put down as condemuing any play
that ia Wholesomen
National Republican., 1884-05-08

MERGE, and the strengthening of friendly and mu.
tually advantageous relations between the United
states and all other American nntianalities Re
ferred TO the committee Of the whole
Mr.. Rosocrans, from the committee OH military
affairs, reported resolution directing that COM
mittee TO Investigate the present management OF
the soldiers homes. Placed on the house oalendai.
Mr. woodward, from the tommittoe on the
library, reported joint resolution for the compile.
ton OF the monument TO Mary, the mother OF
Washington. Referred 10 committee of the whole.
Mr.. Dibble, from the committee on public build.
ings aud grounds, reported II bill for the sale OF
United states at Iarpcrs Ferry. Referred to the
committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Willis, from the committee on rivers and
harbors, reported the river aud harbor appropria-
tion BILL and II was ordered printed aud recom-
mitted.
National Republican., 1884-05-08
aEo. r. pmILLIfss. ls,upsrLnLonllat ~. '.-- :

ITALY LINE 10 NORFOLK, FORTRESS
IL MONROE, AND THE SOUTH ~
SlllAMENS GEORGE lEAltl aud EXCELSIOR
SuMslEE sCuEuuLE-NAY ro sErr, 20, 1854;
Seamor3w vii leave seventh street whar. As follows;
LEARN on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and
FRIDAYS al $50 p. ul,, making no stops between
AleEuudrla and Fortress Monroe. - -.
E&CELSIOR or TulSDANs ~ and I'll IllSpANS
Gt $3.50 and SATURDAYS ut q p M, stopping AZ
Plnuy Point aud Coruiuld llarnor oacu way. 49,,
Exclusive connection with Boston unu lloyllsnCo
steamers Connect also with New YORK aud Rich.
mOud nteam0rB, Norfolk ADl WestygW 0Canuard ana
Roanoke, ocean View, and NlreIn.g NtAoh Railroads,
Passage and rooms can be secured pt Baltimore ana
Ohio tiCket onCe, 40 l4th ~. und Pa ave-, 81 Marc
Hotel, PolkiuhOrn next 10 CITY Io-loiuue once OF
kuoN's ENpress, Oth ~, and Pa. aFer ana NJ COM
patN'g OIiCv. Til-gt. wharf.
'KN6X's EN NpREss win call FOR and check bag.
gugo nom hotels and private rpHI.rhtH''
w II. MNIlIi General Agcut.
National Republican., 1884-05-08
Transfer of Baron Won EIsendeel,r.

Baron Won Eisondecker, who has repre-
sonted the German government at this capital
for u little more than Il year, received dis
patch yesterday from his home Office inform
ing him OF his transfer to Baden, and of the
appointment Of Mr.. Won Aivensleben, now
minister at The Hague, to succeed him here
The position to which Baron Won Eisendecker
has been transferred has recently been made
vacant by the death of the official holding it,
Tho telegram received by Baron Won Eisen-
decker was very briei and he will be obliged
to await further dispatches by mail to nscer-
tain the date on which he will be relieved
from duty nero,
National Republican., 1884-05-08
OHIO AND W ESrERN Raj
w ROAD COMPANY,
Slramlolt Mines.

n YERClTANTS AND AIISERS' TRANSPoRTA
AA ton Co., for Boston, My73., via Norfolk.
The 4 Iron steamers
ALLEGIAEN, cant. William A. Ilalletti
BERkSTlBE, tlpt. r. NJ. iIOwes;
u, IA. NJ lLllsII, capt solomon liOwes.
From Baltimore every MONDAY and THURS
DAY ats D. mn. From Boston every WEDNESDAY
and SATURDAY ut g y. IN.
Faro, iqclgdin8 mu1s and s,atcroom berth, ga.
Round trip so.
The Al nou steamers
JOHNS HOpklNS, cant. u. D. March, ir.:
WILLIAM CRANE, CHpt !. q. TAy. or;
WILLIAM lAWItENtl', APT. n. A. Hooper,
EVERY FIVE DAYS.
Fare, including meals and staturuom BERTH slJ.
Accommodations unsurpassed, SECOND class passage
un children a reduced rates. Through tiCkats 70 all
points iu Georgia, Florida, and Aabauu. For freight
or p.y,sHrp apply 70
\. L. luDG Ns, Ngt, foot Long Dock, Baltimore.
y, SAMpSyN; Aggul - Central wharf Boston.
JAMIE, li. WESlE 60. AGENTS, savannah.
National Republican., 1884-05-08
uNIIE aREA1

i rI,% NJ -" IN h&NSYIIIyAErA ROUTE
10 TIL THE ,i ihpTbM, ~, NJ, WEI AM s0uTHWEsT
STEEL EALLLtS Lt., ,MAAG.NiE!GENT MA IN EgUIPMESE
TRAINS LGkV2E wHsiiSafoNH IS 5m s, Station,
..o corner OF sixth and streets "a follows;
Palace sSSpSsy Car, "HSG az $50 h.'Sa a. M day T'
t ihinn r., - H. n M daily, win Sleeping Cars from
m. daily, with Palace Cars TO Pitsburg: also con.
and r. VITA Sleeping car PiitsSurs S !; 10 e chi: IL
Gthsgcs Ghs2 Mnl Express 10 p NJ daily lor Pilisburg aud
toG GhIcaao'" WIN P"Iaee sleeping Car Washington
BSiTiMoRB AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For Erie, Cannndagua Rochester, Buiialo Niagara.
l9p. m dniy, except saturday. with PalAoa Cars
falo. 1ryln leaving Washington on saturday night
For Willamspolt, Lock Haven and Elmlra, attn
Il. M. daily, except sunday
h 100 . nj 10 m,ea Il q on 81 SSnqpGay - pso, AND
For Boston Without chan q. Lao y. IN every week.
For BrooEyn, n T., ali through traius connect at
JersGy City with boats o. Brooklyn Annex, afford.
ferrlage across New York city.
For philadelphia, SIS and 1850 q. m l4o 4 10. and
1Li5g N. On SUNDAY, 400 10, aud ll.i5 p. IN Linn
:, tied ENpte's. Nil a. m. daily. except sunday ,
4,l25 80, T. o 7lj, 10, aud Ills p. m; On sunday.
rVr gY iSy, y mi w Gto TO- ana dIiS r. M DALE,
For Annapolis' ESQ n m. and &c D. m. daily. except
AWXY AW AND Alex kNb5RRilt ENb5RtS5 XS5 WKsHINadI. s hAaI
Ton IAlLHOAp.
i@r o & o. d pi O ana I L5 Io p m ao On i sSndayas
TSr iirli @ id a ana tic South. as and roja m
daily RuJ y. m. daily, eX rept sunday.
Trains leave Alexandra for Washington, G05 SOB.
lUl AMI i13J ~ NJ, l. a0, A2a 6u, 1Oi and 1910 p
M, ana J.. 10 midnight. on SUNDAY at A0j and l0l1
q. M. LUj and 1910 p IN.
corner OF Thirteenth street aud Pennsylvania ave-
nue. aud at the station where orders eau be lon fol
the checking OF baggage " destination rom hoteh
/ and re,deuCes. j. II WOOD,
General Passenger Agent
CHARLES T. pUGU, General Manager.
| CHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY.
National Republican., 1884-05-08
The EIrht-Hnur LnNR.

The bill relating to the oight-hour law in
troduced by Senator Blair yesterday pro-
vides that any laborer, workman, or mechanic
who has been in tho government employ
since June %, 1868 the date of the enactment
of the law making eight hours days work,
shall be paid for each eight hours he has been
regular price paid by private persons in the
vicinity for days work, without reference
to the number of hours tho private persons
require. IL refers to the court OF claims for
adjudication all claims to payment for labor
in excess of eight hours per day.
National Republican., 1884-05-08
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

The leave Of absence on surgeons certificate of
disability granted Capt. George X. SandersOn, llth
infantry, Is extended six months on surgeons
certificate of disability.
Capt. John .. Skinner, assistant SURGEON Is de-
tailed as member OF the army retiring board
convened at Washington barracks, District of
Columbia, vice Capt. Edward B. Moseey, relieved.
Capt. John McGilvny, I'd artillery, will report
by letter to Col, ROneyn Is, Ayres, 2l artillery
president of the army retiring board convened at
Washington barracks, District of Columbia, and
will hold himself IN readiness to appear before
the board for examination when summoned
National Republican., 1884-05-08

y TOUNr VERNON. MOUNT VERNON
M ..,.,., MplNH NEIN0H,r,y
leaves seventh slrHrt wharf daily .te-pt sunday for
MOUNT VERNON
az 10 O'gIugI, 10 u returning, reaches washington
l., l.. BLAKE, Captain.
National Republican., 1884-05-08
Grs5,l,rs' gufs.
DALTGMoRE AND ONO RAILROAD
THE EAioDELBAsTL LINE ArSpTHE ONLY Ii
uTTWFItN' Ey
THE FAST a Z NM y 4 gilE1y ggftE yEsr.

49, AAH%' aeAAaH
THE Va JFAAsT TzHsSIiiSggfo%S. HSR TgfF %Srsr
DOUBLE TRACK JANNEY COUPLERi STEEL
,5schSedglo to take eject SUNDAY. NOVEMBER
idavs washington from station, corner or New
Isrscyuvenue aud street, BY Eastern standard or
For Chlcaso Cincinnati Louisville, and ST. louis
g7ef SSS g. ana ana SS 5a5 q aapS @ iUlS o2. p To- i ay n
points, wthopt changes lO!l6 u an daily 10 Chicago,
Taf PittsbuTg nt 1918 A. m. and $40 p m. daily,
= iu p. m to pts1urg, Cleveland, aud Detroit with
US Toledo ana Detroit, via Hronrorviie. 1913 A.
u, daily, with sleeper Tor Toledo, via wheeling aud
Trains Tor Philadelphia and New York at $40 a. m.
daily except sunday 2 p m and 10 p NJ daily, with
tqr ,Gm2llImgrs "a on YggS ,l Days $50, PAP. SSi95
nSGio 94 iHS2 gn g. 5 @ @2i2 i6 iSS SYS D. aSG no. 90
For baltimore on sundays. $50, 3. o, a. M, I2J,
For &6aS4o asV I dtS AN a. az aaS2d a1o and 44o p mi
on sunday Q g, IN. aud i.iO D.; m. , ~,
more. o, $40, q @. NJ. l2lO 3.39 4,4o q aud l0l5
r. r. 'l, iot a,.',."s 9I Melrnpon h!eIiclt ~ ',sV Y"
daily for principal stations on metropolitan Brauch,
lon, aid vailey Hrahcn sS6a. m. daily Except sun.
uay, $50 q. ~ dglly' for Lrederck, $50, 1918 a.
For liwFt town, 1915 "a. IN. and Js45 p M. daily
tot poiuls ju S. v. l.. H. lO15a m. daily
,. IwusarrNc Nc tsom The West daily $50, 100 n m,
from Sew Yorl, and rhnadelphla, 2;55, $50 a. IN.
dniN, SEQ p nI apilv ,tu'pt SUNDAY. -.
~; sunday, lU.iO and G.87 p. m. B.
From Lryustgu, O-O a. IN. daily, and 2il5 p. IN.
Ffom l'Ledctic, and intermediate points, si25, 10
q. III, gao, A"u aud p. m. daily except SundRyt
4 p. IN. daily from Point of Rocks, -
d, Trains leave p9lumarc ior Wellington pto, 4.4o,
BHn, T'lh. 7'.U, 3d. B.lO and 1O:8O M, 1910 800,
4, $40, .. d2b, ESQ, 81, and lO.lBp NJ. sundays,
=. $40, $50, y, VIOa n., 1880, o. 8.26, 7'30 and
. u. m. ~. .s.
Al trains from Washington stop a. Relay station
except i:bU p IN,
For further information apply nt the Baltimore
| Hnl ONO llctct oNtCo Washington station, OlB and
1901 Pennsylvania avenue, corner Of Fourteenth
street, whore orders Will bo tlktu for baggage to DO
checked aud rec iNei ~ any point IN The city.
| W. NJ. CLEMENTS, NJ. Of l., baltimore; Q. X.
National Republican., 1884-05-08
Tho Princn AII,crt

Is finding more favor than ever, owing to the fact
that they are adapted for dress Ms wen general
wear We have them in all fashionable shades
and weUves. ElsEAIAN Bros ClOthieTs and tailoTs
corner Seventh and Il.
National Republican., 1884-05-08
LOOK AT LOW FARES.
Fortress Monroe and Norfolk.

Faro 30 cents NORFOLK and FORTRESS NOM
ROE, steamer JANE AtOSELrI leaves Washing
ton Tor rlplK and ola POINT Monday wednesday,
ana hrltuN aJ 0Bu p, mu making close connectton
with steamer for New YORK uuu lkcumOnd ocean
Wow, virginia Beach. and H0 Railroad LIues south.
tOTOA AC RIVER LANDINGS. Fare, % cents.
steamer ], W. THOMPSON leaves Monday, ,Wednes-
day and saturday, Ut Z q, IN. -
For Information apply &c General ONCE, 6l3 10th
street, or aJ mpauy' Is wharf iuni Ol 9TH street.
ALFRED WOOD Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-25
Married in Fun.

THE FREAK OF TWO SILLY SCHOOLGIRLS AND THEIR
CADET LOVERS.
Misses Lydia and Mary Wyles attended 4 young
ladies' seminary at Worcester, Mass In the same
city there is also a military academy for young
men. and Fred. McNally, OF Chicago, and Henry
Walling, OF Detroit, were students there The ca
diets and young ladies had frequent opportunities
for getting acquainted with each other at fairs.
festivals, and sOciables. and these young people
evidently improved every such opportunity Their
Irritation was carried on quietly until they had
their annual commandments, when the yOunp
ladies accepted an invitation from their elder sis,
ter Mrs William Ii. Quicker, visit her at her resi-
dence in Huguenot Park. New Rochelle n Y They
invited Their young cadet friends to accompany
thein. Inc invitation was accepted and the four
In due time made their appearance at the QUICKER
residence. which Is in the most arstOcratic portion
OF New Rochelle. The Duckers received the young
men Hospitality, and they seemed very glad to have
them to be company for the young ladies' MIR
Ducker's horses and carriages were placed at their
blue uniforms, embellished with brass buttons ms
making Dazzling addition TO the gay attire OF the
young ladies. Things went on In this manner for
week or ten days, when the 3Oth OF June arrived
They went out riding usual on that day when
each cadet proposed marriage to his young lady.
and each proposal was promptly accepted. That
evening the two couples appeared before Justice
flnckney, wh0 perceiving they were respectable
and apparently OF legal age to contract marriage,
performed the ceremony without asking any awk,
ward questions. The young brides and grooms re-
turned to the Quicker mansion and went to their
respective rooms. keeping the subject OF the mar
riage profound secret. After couple OF DAYS the
cadets went TO their homes leaving their brides TO-
hind them.
Four days after that the marriage notices were
published in local paper, and they were shown to
MI QUICKER, who had not heard OF the weddings
before He was dumbfounded, and ut once took
steps to set the matter right He questioned his
young sisters-in-law, and they unhesltatingy re-
piled that 1t was true but that 1t was all a Joke
Ihey had not for moment considered that it was
a serious and binding contract. The parents Of the
young cadets were communicated with, and they
were also in ignorance as TO what their sons had
Deen doing The outcome Is that legal steps have
been taken to procure the annullme6t of the mar
r1aseS.