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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-12-31
BLOOMSBURY. PA, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1885,

well. Brush off the dirt ana a new order OF
things will inaugurate itself Immediately.
Look out for universal honesty, good times,
safe banks, good wages, clean minded states
men - but really, l must hurry on, 1 have
an appointment, begin my sweeping in q
few minutes"
"But you haven't told me your namep l
called out as he started on, with his broom
on his shoulder.
He looked back. broad grin on his hand
some young face, and answered. Eighteen
Eighty-Seven.n
Before / recovered from my astonishment
be added, 30, can sweeps I'll show you," and
he went on in his vanity and ignorance.
Poor, foolish, inexperienced, happy New
Year.
Turning about, / started toward home, and
In a moment more | heard the village bells
'ring out the old, and 'ring in the new"
had not gone far when | met another
traveller, very different figure from the vel
vet-clad youth with the confident air who had
Just left me- He was walking with tired
step, and was bent, as under burden. As
he approached l saw that he was elderly,
somewhat broken down, careworn as to
countenance, threadbare as to garments, and
under one arm he carried tremendous scroll,
and in the other hand the worst wreck OF a
broom l had ever laid eyes on. 81 was inn
pressed :" as the clairvoyants say, with the be-
lief that he was Eighteen Eighty-Six, and by
that name accosted him courteously as l
could and offered him my sympathy.
sympathy said the old man, laughing
till he shook Sympathy Well that is
really laughable. Thanks, my good friend,
but | don't need it. Your congratulations
would be better If you have any sympathy
to throw around recklessly give it to my sue
cessor | know the size of the load he has 10
pick up. That is II iine broom he carries, too.
Mine was as good year ago Look at it
nowl Hardy spear of it remains, and with
all its hard usage, | fear / haven't left the
earth much cleaner. l found the contract
too much for me, though ] started in as chip
per as he does. was chock full of reform
ideas; but you see how my efforts to clear up
the earth have aged me- and how l have
scuffed my clothes, as well as my soul. But
Pm through with it now, and am going to
dsembody myself, and look on at the other
fellow awhile" His eyes had a humorous
sparkle, and he certainly wore look OF
happy relief.
"Is it possible that your record is so bulky|
asked, pointing to his scroll.
"Bulkyl" said the old man, with sarcastic
grin. "If you want to know the heft as well
as the bulk of it you should glance over it, 1t
is made up of deaths, riots, earthquakes,
broken banks, trusted officials going wrong,
wrecks, runaways, blow ups, wars, rumors Of
wars, the overthrow of the Liberal parla-
ment in England, crazy monarchs, Doodle
aldermen, new recruits for Sing Sing, con-
tested wills, hard times, strikes, suicides,
sickness, MURDERS burgaries, thefts, and
nearly every unpleasant thing you could
think Of Think of the heartaches repre-
sented in this record The thought of them
oppresses me-"
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NEW YEARS RESOLVE.

As the dead year Is clasped by dead December,
So let your dead sins with your dead days lie.
new life Is yours and a new hopel Rememboe
We build our own ladders to climb to the sky.
Stand out in the sunlight of promise, forgetting
Whatever your past held of sorrow or wrong;
We waste half strength in useless regret
ting;
We sit by old tombs in the dark too long
Have you missed in your amS Well, the mark 3
still shining;
Did you faint in the racer well, take breath for
the next:
Did the clouds drive you backS but see yondeP
their lining;
Were you tempted and fellS let it serve for
text
Az each year hurres by let it join that procession
OF skeleton shapes that march down to the past,
While you take your place in the line of progres-
sion,
With your eyes on the heavens, your face to the
blast.
I tell you the future can hold no terrors
For any sad soul while the stars revolve,
II he will but stand firm on the grave of his errors,
And instead of regretting resolve resolved
1t is never too late to begin rebuilding,
Though all into ruins your life seems hurled.
For look how the light of the year is gliding
The worn, wan face Of the bruised old world
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
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PILLS NEW YEARS PRESENT

In one of the big buildings in the "down.
town" of New York, whence the newspapers
emanate and the financial wheels that move
the whole country revolve, there is cigar
store presided over by young man known
as "Phil." He has a more pretentious name,
no doubt, but the customers who buy cigars
there have never heerd it. His face has been
daily reflected in the glittering show cases Of
that establishment for five years. In de-
scribing him it would be enough to say that
his principal apparent possessions are fiery
and formidable mustache and kind heart.
The little newsboys and newsgirls in his
neighborhood have learned TO be very fond Of
Phil in the five years they have known him.
When the weather is cold they fit in and out
of his place of business like stray birds seek
ing shelter, and they are always welcome
Phil never said word or wore look that
would cause the raggedest and dirtiest of
them to feel that their presence was an intru-
sion They futtered in at all times with
rags flying like tlaglets over their shivering
little bodies and hair failing over their red
and grimy faces. They warmed their be-
numbed fingers and chirruped together, feel
ing perfectly at home in Phil's shop, and then
singly, or in groups, darted out into the cold
to pursue the difficult business of earning
their bread
On last New Years eve, Just before Phil
was ready to close the store, party Of his
little friends rushed in. Their eyes were
glowing, and their manner indicated that
something unusually exciting was in the
wind. The company was headed by black
eyed, baby faced girl, who has no other name
than Mary. She had been selling papers on
the corner for three years, and when she first
began she was so little she could not walk up
the stems Paddy Harrerty was next in the
procession. For years his father had a news
stand on the corner of Beekman street, and
Just four weeks before New Years had
dropped dead there Besides these there were
Micliey-the-Pi Snowfall Billy, a fuzzy
headed blonde; Becky McGill, Oscar-the-
Dude and wee little Bible Back so called be-
cause lie Las hump between his shoulders
resembling "a family Bible. Yes, and 'Siplas
Johnny was also one of them. He acquired
his name from a chronic rash on his face re-
sembling erysipelas
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The Burglar Lost His Bo Is.

We wish to return our sincere thanks
to the enterprising but misguided bur
gular who broke INTO our iesidence
night before last, under the impression
he was cracking the crib of the drug
gist who lives ext door. lie entered
the window and carefully removed his
boots, setting them down on the floor.
To this circumstance, and to the fact
that we saw him come In, we are in-
debted for the first pair of good boots
we have had in ten years. While he
was rapsaeklng the house we quietly
slipped out of bed aud exchanged our
old boots for his, and then went back
to bed and fell asleep, How long he
was in the house we do not know, but
the presumption is that when he went
away he took the old boots. They have
been missing ever since, aud there was
nothing else to take.-An Idaho
Paper.
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"But YOU have done some THINGS to felci-
tate yourself upon, haven't you| asked.
"Yes, l think l have" he said, looking
pleased II set up the Liberty statue in New
York harbor; inaugurated O new political
perty-I think have-and ! brought big
thought wave, which is making people hunt
up their souls and take some care OF them, as
well as of their bodies, ] sowed some seed
that will not bring forth thistles, mark me,
and then / am so thankful that wasn't a
campaign year.
away forever, isn't itp
"Forever!" he repeated, musingly, looking
down at the white snow II moment. "For-
everl / am not sure that l do This talk
about the continued re-embodiment Of souls
that is going on now in the western as well as
the eastern world is something am interest
ed in and have encouraged. For aught
know may come again, with new name
and new body, and further or finish what
have begun here. 1t is said that all that is
dead shall live, and all that lives shall dia
Let me quote Edwin Arnold moments
What hath been bringeth what shall be, and is,
Worse-better-last for first and first for last
The angels in the heavens of gladness reap
Fruits of a holy past.
Tho devils In the under worlds wear out
Deeds that were wicked in an age gone by,
Nothing endures; fair virtues waste with time,
Foul sins grow purged thereby
Who toied slave may come anew prince
For gentle worthness and merit won;
Who ruled king may wander earth in rags,
For things done and undone
Only while turns this wheel invisible,
No pause, no peace, no staying place can be,
Who mounts may fall who falls may mount;
the spokes
Go round increasingly.
He finished and taking fresh grip on his
ponderous scroll, and using the handle of his
worn out broom for staff made ready to
move on. Then he spoke again: "You, too,
my friend, must die and live, and live and
die. You may meet me again, but you will
havo changed. You will wear n new face,
ard be known by n new name. The sunrise
comes. Peace be with you. Au revoir," and
he passed on out of my sight forever.
MAX ELTON.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-12-31

As the old year blends into the new every
mortal stops and gives his enemy, Time, a
acknowledged the speed at which he travels
Is commented upon, if not with approval
then with astonishment His revenges are
remembered, and plans are builded for con-
ciliating him. He is admitted t. be formid-
able foe, sure to close in on one eventually,
but who can be bribed and caioled and per-
suaded into leniency for many day to come
Most Of us try our best to pull the wool over
his eyes, and believe we are doing it finely,
only to find out at last that We never sue.
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THE OLD YEARS BLESSING.

lam fading from you,
But one draweth near,
Called the angel guardian a.
or the coming year. ~
II my gifts and sraces fH
Coldly you forget,
Let the New Years angel ~
Bless and crown them yet.
For we work together;
He and l aro one,
Let him end and perfect
All leave undone.
drought good desires,
Though as yet but seeds;
Let the New Year make them
Blossom into deeds.
drought joy to brighten
Many happy days;
Let the New Years angel
Turn it into praise.
II give you sickness,
II brought you care,
Let him make one patience
And the other prayer.
Where brought you sorrow,
Through his care at length,
Ii may rise triumphant
Into future strength.
II brought you plenty,
All wealth's bounteous charms
Shall not the new angel
Turn them into almsY
/ gave health and leisure,
Skill to dream and plan;
Let him make them nobler
Work for God and man.
II I broke your idols,
Showed you they were dust
Let him turn the knowledge
Into heavenly trust. l.
If brought temptation,
Let sin die away,
Into boundless pity
For all hearts that stray.
If your list of errors
Dark and long appears,
Let this new born monarch
Melt them into tears.
May you hold this angel
Dearer than the last
So bless his future
While he crowns my past.
ADELAIDE A. PROCTOR.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-12-31

That great mystery Of Time, were there no
other, the illimitable, silent, never resting
thing called Time, rolling, rushing on, swift,
silent like an all embracing ocean tide, on
which we and all the universe swim like ex-
halations, like apparitions which are, and
then are not. this is forever very literally a
miracle-a thing tc strike US dumb-for we
have no word to speak about it-Carlyle.
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pecember's sun Is low; the year is old;
Through fallen leaves and flying flakes of snow
The aged pilgrim climbs the mountain cold.
But look the submits In the afterglowl
The fierce winds hold their breath: the rocks give
way:
The stars look down to guide her up the height;
And all around her lonely footsteps play
Auroral waves Of spiritual light
Nothing before her but the peak, the skyl
Nothingf All, look beyond is everythngi
Over these mountains greener valleys lie;
happier New Year, an eternal Spring.
Lucy Larcom.
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OLD WEATHER PREDICTIONS.

II New Years eve night wind blow south
II betokeneth warmth and growth
II west much milk, and lsh IA the sea;
II north, much cold and storms there will be;
II east, the trees will bear much fruit;
" northeast, dee Il, uaan and brutl.
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MAX ELTON.

o Time the beautlner Of the dead,
Adorner of the ruin, comforter
And only healer when the heart hath bled-
Time the corrector where our judgments err,
The test of truth, love-sole philosopher,
For all beside are sophists from thy thrift
Which never loses though 1t doth defer
Time, the avengerl unto thee lift
My hands, and eyes, and heart, and crave OF thee
gift.
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What is timel The shadow on the dial.
the striking of the clock, the running Of the
sand, day and night, summer and winter,
months, years, centuries; these are but arbi-
trary and outward signs, the measure Of
time, not time itself. Time is the life Of the
soul-Longfellow's Hyperion.
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The King is dead, Then let me peal
a pBan from my tongue of steel,
Hosannahs for the Joy we feel
To see in dust his banner trailed,
His sorrow palled, his passion paled,
And hopes bright star once more unveiled,
Let it resound.
Around, around
A King is dead, King is crowned.
The King is dead l, too, would tell
A dirge to His departed SOUL
Out in the night, from pole to pole,
Der deep and desert, mount and vale
Roll, roll 1t out upon the gale,
Till all earth lists the thrilling tale
In cottage homes
Meath gilded domes
Behold the King
He comes He comesl
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Like wind flies Time tween birth and death;
Therefore, as long as thou hast breath
OF care for two days hold thou free
The day that was and is to be.
Omar Khayvam
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Just thirty times, with every new born year,
Have been one among the ringers here,
And now each tone has grown into friend,
faithful friend, whoss happy voice love,
The friend who bore my first weak prayer above,
In that great grief my Father chose to send
Now my last peal some lonely heart shall cheer,
And then, though dying with the dying year.
shall have borne His message to the end.
N. c. HAY.
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RArss or AovrRTIs'He

Yearly advertisements payable quarterly. Tran
silent advertisements must be paid for before IL
serted except where parties have accounts.
Legal advertisements two dollars per inch ivs
three Insertions and at that rate for addition nal
insertions without reference to length.
Executors, Administrators, and AUDITORS no
tices three dollars.
Transient or Local notices, ten cents iine reg
ular advertisements half rates.
Cards in the Business Directory" column, on
dollar year for each line.
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An i'll wipd-A puff from sieker-
cite.
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The infant at the blackboard rubbing off
the old record is one Of us, for we are all
children and always will be in wisdom Tho
idea is not bad one. Expunge the old
record and begin again. The future is al
ways better than the past.
Wichita eagle., 1886-11-20

Stop. Iwn be your wifs"-Omaha
World
Wichita eagle., 1886-11-20

Sbe-Not another word. Mr. EicefeIlow.
Hush. / implore You. ! had no idea yoa were
eoinr to ask such question. l shall never
marry.
Hc-You love aaother.
- Il love no one.
IF Won are determined there Is no;hingsor
me to do ba4 TO 20 back TO my first love, Mss
Peache7
Miss Peacbe. O. how detest that si7l.'
E @She is the lovelieSt. most beautiful, most
Stop. IwT be your wifs"-Omaha
Wichita eagle., 1886-11-20

eJust throw rle half dozen Of the biggest
of those trout. said a citizen to fish dealer.
"Throw them queried the dealer. YES, and
then III go home and tell my wife that l
caught EN-. may lie poor fisherman, but
= - - = L
Wichita eagle., 1886-11-20

First Actrpss-I see that Nine. Noirnont
slammed Sarah Bernharits face in Rio the
other day.
Second Actress-Dear me, / wonder what
moor Nine. Noirmont did for her bruised
baud.-Oulaba World
Wichita eagle., 1886-11-20
The Quarrel in Era-il.

The largest hotel II the worId-at kooE
away Beach-st2nds vacant this season
Wichita eagle., 1886-11-20

Henry Ward Beecher always drinks wine
at dinner ana supper.
Telegram-herald., 1886-04-17
the air u filed With the sweet songs Of
birds and while buds and blossoms give
Promise OF golden fruit to be gathered in
the after harvest davs.
ABOLISH THE OATH.

The Rev. HENRY WARD BEEcHER hit
tue nail on the head when he SAID in his
lecture, the other night, that the oath as
administered in our courts is remark
able relic Of superstition. The frequency
Of Its repetition makes those who admin
lister il utterly indifferent to its character
and they mumble the words and make
them so uninteligible that the witness
usually doesn't know what he is swearing
to do or not to do. But il admins sred
with sll the solemnity possible the oath
i. practically useless. While it is in-
tended for a sort of thumb-screw TO ex
tract the truth, it IN reality Ia an excuse
FOR lying in general, the natural inference
being that il is essential to tell the truth
only when under oath The man who
will lie before he holds up his hand can't
be depended on to tell the truth after he
has held it up. Men who have a terror
Of hell expect to be punished If they lie
as well as II they commit perjury. The
way to get at the truth is to make the
punishment for false testimony summary
and severe, and not to defer 1t 10 an in-
definite he'll hereafter
Telegram-herald., 1886-04-17
Waller SEWAGE AND ASHFS

Gshud Rapids Is not the only place III
this world that is worrying over It's water
supply. Beyond the briny deep there is
an English village called London. where
The water for power and drinking pur-
poses Is all owned by corporations, ana
their charges ara so extOrtiOuste that
many OF the large manufacturers own
great artesisn wells. The level Of the
water IN these wells has unfortunately
suuk 100 feet IN 80 years. and Is still
sinking at the rate Of about three feet
year. so that wall owners viii soon have
to choose getweeu China and the water
companies as sources of water supply.
London is Just now making some expen-
slvs experiments with its sewage. The
great city is drained by six huge sewers
which carries the waste five miles down
the Thames, where it is pumped into p
SIX are reservoir which empties into The
river az ebb t.de and Is carried ont 20 sea.
This storage taak is. by the way. not a
nuisance 60 the ueighborho0d. as might
be expected. On the contrary it Is rooted
over. covered with earth. and forms a
pleasant. and II IS thought not unhealthy.
play groand and PARK Something
Ike a000000O gallons Ok sewage
is carried ont - the city each
day A part of It sllxs to the bottoIa cf
the river and part is carried back 20 fbe
ciiy BY .he inhowing tide. To prevent
this. experiments ara now IN progress by
which it is hoped tbe LIQUID part 0f fhe
sewage sill 81 rendered clean and bsra-
less before dischsrgs. while the solid
part viii 10 retained f0r sale a. manure
One millioa gallons a day have been tbus
treated fsr some time past ~ifb satisfsc-
tory resnits. Lime AMI suphata of iron
ara mixed with the sew ixe. vaicb then is
allowed to settle for tw1 boors. Attha
end - that time, the port says. sirhf
Sect - water clear eDouzh to vash ia~
IS lrsrn ~ and hsf an inch ~ sohd
fuattsr remains. This Is puf in presses
AMI fra tons ~ rich msnzre remain from
the feu000 gallons trested Tie re-
movsi of sshes sirasfy eosss London
s6110o Annually. AMI tbe expense ~ tbe
sewage experiments may ba imagined
Telegram-herald., 1886-04-17
WOMEN.

Mrs. LIvERMoRE Is Iecturing in Boston.
MARY ANDERSON is playing to large houses
in San Francisco.
The question of a clubhouse for ladies' is
now being agitssed in st. Louis.
THE Duchess or HAMILTON is one of the
most daring horseback riders in England.
MNE GERsrER, who has been in III health
lately. has returned to Paris with health
and voice restored.
MEs. GENERAL PHIL SHERIDAN, who has
been through a severe siege of illness. has
entirely recovered her health.
The best-dressed professional woman i'm
New York is said To- be DR. LoZIER, whose
quiet black gowns suit her and her calling.
Miss CLEVELAND le Z Atlantic City unex-
peeteilv, after "A weeks stay. IL is under
stood that her departure was due 10 her
belief thar She was being turned into an ad-
yerGsement tor the hotel at which she staid.
Size now visiting her friend Miss NELSON
iu New York City.
Mas JEkFFREspy, The Red House ,iWands-
worth writes as follows. NANCY VAIN
WRIGHT. the Brontes nurse, has just died i'm
the Bradford Work-house In was her last
wish not to be buried in a paupers grave.
J have sent guinea. and perhaps some of
your readers may care 30 send tie small
amount that ls still necessary 10 give
NANCY private funeral
MuE LUcc, has been quite contenti IN her
recent engagement in Vienna to sing for
500 q night
AIMEE believes that her voice is regainng
enough ot IFS old strength and quality to
justify BIER return 20 the Performance Of
connie opera.
DE MAHl WsIKER went Co Pitfsburg and
compromised rhe case of DR. ". III. Hale.
of Washington. who bad been arrested for
conspiracy fO defraud his creditors.
Telegram-herald., 1886-04-17
If You Want Goods Of ANY Kind

and cannot conveniently visit our city, YOU
can always avail yourself of our immense
stock and low prices by simply writing u>,
stating as near as may he your wants
Samples of any kind OF dry goods will be
forwarded you by Rrst mail Make your Sc
lections. return us the sample aud your
order will be executed promptly and with
great care.
All goods sent out on orders IN this man
ner and not giving entire satisfaction can be-
returned at our eXpeuse.
SrmNs & CoNP,NY.
Telegram-herald., 1886-04-17
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A litSIs originality Is bstssr than none
and, therefore. shs correspondents are to
be commended FOR getting mp love story
about Secretary LssAK for yesterdays
dispatches Instead oi another about the
Pr.siissbt