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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-08
A Dutch Justice.

A PLEASANT country village in Ohio,
IN some years since possessed that which
is often denied to places of more conse-
quence-a court which really dispensed JUS
tice. It's chief was Justice of the Peace.
whose good common sense and honesty of
purpose counterbalanced his want of legal
lore; and in consequence of it's straightfor-
ward decisions the "Dutch Court as it
was popularly called, became great terror
to evil doers.
Once upon time a case was brought be-
fore his Honor arising out of an infraction
of the "liquor law'' of the State which
then provided for the punishment by fine
of any individual who sold Intoxicating
beverages to persons under sixteen years
of age, or by II less qauntity than quart.
Upon one of these grand occasions when q
general muster" of the militia gave de-
light to numerous officers in gay uniforms,
and to large masses of the good people of
the country, an unlucky wight sought, to
avail himself of the "glorious'' opportuni-
" W Gltih dll HOilesG penny. ITOVlulng
himself with small lot ofginger cakes and
a disproportionately large stock of eight
ming whiskey," he located upon an elligi-
BILE site near the field. Knowing the penal
ty of the law against his little enterprise,
the vender of "the ardent hit upon the
happy expedient, to evade its provisions, OF
selling to his customers a ginger cake, and
then throwing a drink into the bargain.
Justice was not so blind as to fail to no
tice 'this artful dodge" and the next day
found the delinquent citizen in the very
| jaws of the "Dutch Court" The tcstimo-
ny was short and conclusive, to the effect
that he had sold boy cake, and then had
given him "horn y and the defendant S
lawyer put in the defense that his client
sold, on the occasion under consideration,
not liquor, but ginger-cakes, well knowing
at the same time, that salt wouldn't save
him. AS he anticipated, the Court pro-
nounced a verdict Of guilty, but to the sur
prise of the defense, put the fine at fifteen
dollars, instead of the legal penalty of five.
May it please the Court" interposed
defendants counsel, "is there not some
mistake in this sentence?' The statutes
! provide for fine Of but five dollars for
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-08
The Dutchman and his Pony

"Chon, you reclememper dat liddle
placb bony I pyed nit the bedlar next
veek?"
"Yah vat of him"
"Notings, only I gifts sheaSed burdy pad
"So?"
"Yah. You see in de vurst blace he ish
plint NTH bote legs, unit ferry lame nit
Won eye. Den Won you gifts on him to rite
he rares up pehint unit kicks up pefore so
vurse as q chachmule dinks I dake
him liddle rite yesterday, unit so sooner
/ gifts straddle his pack he gonsmence dat
way, shust so like a vakin peam on po-
atsteam, unit ven he gifts tone, vas so
mixed up nit eferydinks, vints menezelf
zittin arount backwards, nit his dali in
mine hants vor de pridle."
"Vell, vot you going to do nit him ?''
''Oh, vixed him peter as cham up.
hitch him in te cart nit his dali we're his
heat ought to pc ; den gife him apout so q
tozen cuts nit a hitecow; he starts to go,
put so soon he sees te cart pefore him he
makes backwards. Burdy soon he STUN
bles pehint, unit sits town on his hanches,
unit looks like he veel burty stamped nit
himself. Den dakes him out, hitch him
de rite way, unit he goes rite of shust so
goot as anypody's bony."
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came and impudently stated the grounds
of his claim to the hand of his heiress.
"How much will buy you off, Mr..
Deele ?' asked with all appearance of
deep anxiety.
"Well, sir, do not wish to prosecute
the lady. If she has ceased to love me, it
is not my fault but it is not right that
l should be a sufferer by her change of SEN
timents. She is worth, am told, some
three hundred thousand dollars. / will not
be hard with her. Give me one sixth of
her fortune, and I will return the letters"
No sir; we will not Go that"
every well" said he, and coolly rose to
depart.
Gone word more; do you think your
claim upon that lady is good?"
Undoubtedly"
Wait moment, then, and will con-
vince you to the contrary"
opened the door of an adjoining room,
and Rose conducted lady who had come
with me from Baltimore, into the apart
ment.
"This lady will be an excellent witness
for the Defence" I remarked.
"Thunder ~ shouted he, as he seized
his hat and rushed from the house.
Rose threw herself on the sofa and laugh
ed till l thought she would go into hyster-
ics-the crazy girl.
In a word, the STANCE lady was Mrs.
Sampson Deele, wife of the aspirant for
Roses hand and fortune whom the wretch
had deserted several years before. So much
for my visit to Baltimore. Rose rewarded
Mrs. ID. for her trouble, and it was profit
able journey to her. About year after
Charles Carpenter was made happy by re-
ceiving the hand of Rose, and, I am pleased
to add, she has made very steady wife.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-08
A BREACH OF PROMISE.
BY A RETIRED ATTORNEY.
Se IT'S IT POSSIBLE! Rose Leavitt ?'


a exclaimed T, as I saw lady whom
l recognized as one of the beautiful heir
esses of Boston enter my Office.
81 dare say you are surprised but my
business is of strictly legal character; so
you need not waste any exclamation upon
the event.
Rose Leavitt was beauty and an heir
ess, but she was a strange girl for all that.
Her father had died when she was about
sixteen, leaving something like million to
be divided between her and her two broth
older than she, and both of them had long
been settled down as quiet, orderly bust
ness men. They were respectable in the
fullest sense of the word, and were never
known to be Grated in the slightest partic-
ular.
Rose seemed to be cast in another entire
ly different mould from that in which they
had been formed. At school she been so
wild, that neither master nor mistress could
control her. She would have her own way
"a popularity to which I am sorry to say,
very many young ladies are addicted.
For the proprieties of life-I mean for
those set folmalities of life, which pass as
such in the world of fashion-she had SOW
creign contempt. She hated pimps, hated
dandies, hated bellies, hated pianos, music
books, French andGerman "methods y in
fact, she seemed strikingly disposed to live
out her existence after the dictates of her
own fancy, or her caprices, as the reader
may choose to regard it, She passed into
her twenty-tirst year, without having done
anything to call the attention of the world
at large to her. Her whims had only been
manifested in the schoolroom, or at the
home of her eldest brother, with whom she
resided.
She was now twenty-five, and was in a
fair way to become historical, as / shall in
form the reader. OF course Rose had a
profusion of lovers-heiresses always find
them as plenty as snow flakes at Christmas
Rut Rose very summarily disposed of this
crowd, by selecting from them one who was
certainly very superior fellow. He was
not rich, and had not been very forward in
his attentions, until it was plain to him,
and all the world, that she had taken q fan.
cy to him. Charles Carpenter was poor,
but he sincerely loved the wayward girl,
and would not have bent at her shrine, il
he had not loved her. .....
Then Rose, after she had secured him in
her tolls, as the spider does the fly, seem
ed a little disposed to play the coquette.-
Now Charles Carpenter had not assurance
enough to deal with q coquettish heiress
He was not a man of the world He was
conscious of the vast difference in their socia
position, and when she began to tiirt with
another, he did not resent it but seemed tC
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cB~ "That's good gun of yours, stran-
ger, but Uncle Dave here has one that
beats it."
"Ah how far will it kill hawk, with
No. shot?" '.
81 don't use shot or ball either" answer
ed Uncle Dave for himself.
"Then what do you use, Uncle Dave ?'
81 shoot salt altogether kill the game
so far with my gun that without salt, the
game would spile before could get it,"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-08

cB- The coat that fits almost any one
just now That which keeps out the cold.
The Shasta courier., 1870-06-18

ERUSHED, Coffee, Powdered. Island and
" Ground Sugars, Syrups in Bbls. Bbs
and Kegs. These goods were bought of the Re-
fncry for Cash, which enables us sell them very
low.
The Shasta courier., 1870-06-18
Land Office Circular.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Anril u. 1870

April p, 1870.
Genaemen-In order to secure uniform
ity in the administration of the Homestead
Law, you are hereby directed, in regard to
the Homestead affidavit, that where it is
made before the clerk of the County Court
the rule laid down in Section of the
Amendatory Homestead Act of March u,
1864, must be strictly observed, in which
rule it is stipulated the parties shall salts
factorily show in the testimony that their
family, or some member thereof is resid-
ing on the land they desire to enter and
that bona fde settlement and improve
nicnt have been made, and showing further
the cause of their inability personally to
attend at the district land office The
affidavit must be made before the Clerk of
the Court for the County in which the
land is situated.
Very Respectfully.
JOS. S. WILSON, Commissioner
Registers and Receivers,
U. S. Land Offices
The Shasta courier., 1870-06-18
Registers and Receivers,
U. S. Land Offices.
('autiOn :

The Fashionable World and all purchasers
of Florida Water, should be careful to see
that they get the true Murray & Lanman's
Florida Water. All other preparations un-
der the name of Florida Water are compar-
atively worthless, and possess none of the
virtues of the genuine article, which is pre-,
pared only by Lanman & Kemp, New York,
sole proprietors. 553.
For sale by L. Wellendorf, druggist, Main
Street. Shasta
The Shasta courier., 1870-06-18
ENGRAvlNGs AND ROCKS.

II HAVE STEEL AND LITHOGRAPuIc EN-
IL cravings from Smiths Publishing House. Phil
adelphia, which | viii sell at his terms SAMPLES
and list embracing many ine works of Art. are
on hand from which to select. large sale would
benefit me. l also desire-so to raise needed
mesns-to cell most Of my books on hand here. A
favor would be conferred me could reason sbly
dispose Of the same.
Y. RIGHTMYER
Shasta, May 20, 1870.
The Shasta courier., 1870-06-18

III EMP T. inc. Sewing Twine, Butter NJ u.d-,
Ill Wood Bowls. Mp Handles, Brushes, Clothes
liI>kets and Market Baskets.
The Shasta courier., 1870-06-18
Z { s { s s s { { I /

TO THE WORRYING CLASS-We are now pre-
pared to furnish all classes with employ
a hnm,. the whole of the time for the spare
ui"tn-n,S. tu-iacs> new. Ii 1T and proftallc--
Persons of cithcf easily ffm 5"c To ;
per evening, aud proportional sum by devntng
their whole time to the hui ness Boys and girls
earn nearly as much as men That all who see
this notice may send their address. and test the
business. make this unpiralled offer To such
are not well satisfied will send 81 tj pay for the
trouble of writin Full particulars, valuable
sample. which viii do to commence work on, aud
copy Of The Peapie's Literary Companion-one
of the largest aud best family newspapers published
all sent free by mail. Reader. il you want per-
mancut. profitable work. address +. c. ALLEN 4
co. ArGrsT4. MAINE.
The Shasta courier., 1870-06-18
Baled Hay for Sale!

VNHE UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFULLY
IL announces that he has on hand, at the Pow.
erty Bend 6anch, fine lot of new baed hay which
he will sell at the most reasonable figures.
BENJAMIN OLIVER.
June, 18th, 1870.
The Shasta courier., 1870-06-18

lava, Costa Rica and Rio Coffee. A No. !
Qb article.
The Shasta courier., 1870-06-18
POLL AND HOSPITAL TAX.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN Poll and Hospital Taxes, for the year 1870
u. are due and payable on the first Monday of
March aud the statutes providing for their collec-
ton will be strictly enforced.
THE POLL TAX
oil Two Dollars, If paid prior to the first Monday
of August, and Three Dollars ou and after that
date is due from each male inhabitant of the
state, over twenty-one and under sixty years of
age, and not by law exempt
THE FER CAPITA HOSPITAL TAX
of this county is Two Dollars, and is due from
leach male nhabitant of the State over twentv-one
and under sixty years of age, and not by law
exempt"
The undersigned will call upon citizens, either at
their residences or places of business, for the
amount Of the above taxes
THOMAS GREENE, Collector.
Shasta, April Sd, 1870. ana
The Shasta courier., 1870-06-18
ASSESSORS NOTICE.

VUVHE UNDERSIGNED GIVES NOTICE TO
the Property Holders of Shasta County, that
on the
FIRST MONDAY IN APRIL, he will
enter upon the performance of bis official duties
for the current year. He would call particular at
tention to the following section of the Revenue
Law:
"If any person shall willfully make, or give,
under oath or affirmation, false list Of HIS or her.
or their taxable property, false list of taxable
property under his, her, their CONTROL such per-
son shall be deemed gnilty of perjury. and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished therefor, rs
is by law provided for the punishment Of perjury
and any property willfuy concealed, removed,
transferred or misrepresented by the owner or any
agent thereof, To evade taxation, shall upon dis
eovery, be assessed at ten times the of tax
for that year, which would otherwise have bcon
assessed upon it and fifty per cent. Of the amount
OF such additional tax when collected shall be paid
to the person or PERSONS who shall furnish the
per centage for collection, shall be paid into the
Treasury, for the benefit of the Common School
Fund of the State"
If Tax Payers were to have list Of their pro-
perty prepared, ready to be sworn to, as the law
directs, by the time of my reaching them, they
would thereby perhaps save themselves much an
noyance, as well as facilitate my work.
C. W. TAYLOR,
Assessor of Shasta County.
Shasta April I'd, 1870. n4.
The Shasta courier., 1870-06-18

III INNER Breakfast Plates. PIatters. Iakers.
~ Bowls, Tea 4 Coffee Cups. Stone .Iu.s.
and Gallon, Tumblers, Goblets, Eastern I rocks,
!, 2. ,, ) Gallon. fine Ware
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Dr.. RlCHAU'S GOLDEN REMEDIES.
Use these only and save time, health
and money
LOCO REWARD.
For any case Of Disease many stage which
they fail to eufe!!


nR. RICHAU'S Golden BaTsam, No ] ),
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TEN, and leaves the blood pure and healthys
nR. RICHAU'S Golden Balsam, No. g
Il cures Mercurial Affections, Rhepma-
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relief in all cases. Price of either No. or
2, SIS per bottle, or two bottles for 50.
nR. RICHAU'S Golden Antidote, RAJ
II pid aud radical cure for all urinary
arrangements. Price So per bottle.
nR. RICHAU'S Golden Elixir D'Amour,
II a radical cure for Nervous or General
Debility, in old or young iinparting ener-
gy with wonderful effect. Price IS per
bottle, or two bottles fos 50.
On receipt of price these remedies will
be shipped to any place. Prompt atten
ton paid to, all correspondents. None
genuine without the name of cdr. Richau's
Golden Remedies, d. B. Richards, Sole
Proprietor" blown in glass Of bottles.
Address Dr. d. B. Richards, No. 22S Va
rick Street, New York.
November "a, ls69-1y. a
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bed. That he found man waiting to
whom he owed little bill, and that
not having quite enough loose money
in his pocket he took out of the purse
one guinea. from the twenty he had
just got possession of to make up the
sum, which he paid. and the man went
away. Presently came III the robbed
gentleman, who, while Brunell was
gone into the stables, and not knowing
of his arrival told his tale, as before re-
lated in the kitchen. The gentleman
had only just left the kitchen when
Bruneli entered it, and being there in
formed, among other circumstances, of
the marked gnineas, he was thunder
struck! Having paid one OF them
away, and not daring to apply, for it
again, as the affair of the robbery and
marked money would soon become pub
licly known detection, disgrace and
ruin appeared inevitable. Turning in
his mind every way to escape, the
thought of accusing and sacrificing
poor Jennings at last struck him
The rest the reader knows.
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Signs Of the Hand.

A little work on Modern PALMS.
try" brings together a large amount OF
amusing gossip, but we cannot say
how much you must believe oft. The
person who will carefully study the
wrinkles, burrows, lines and hollows
on the hands will be able to tell for.
tunes as well as any modern gypsy.
If the palm of the hand be long and
the fingers well proportioned, etc, moi
soft, but rather hard, it denotes thu
person to be ingenious, changcable ani
given to theft and vice. Il
If the hands be hollow, solid. apG
well knit in the joints, it predicts Ions
life; but if overthwarted, then it de-
notes. short life. NJ -
Observe the finger of Mercury-tha
is, the little finger; if the end of it ex-
ceeds the joint of the ring finger, sucl
man will rule in his own house, ant
his wife will be pleasing and obedien
to him; but if it be short and does no
reach the joint he will have a shrew
aud she will be boss. AZ gF vel.
Broad nails show the person to b,
bashfnl, fearful, but of gentle nature
Narrow nail denotes the person to b.
inclined to mischief, and to do injury
to his neighbors.
Long nails show person to be goo(
natured, but distrustful, and loving re
conciliation rather than differences.
Oblique nails signify deceit and wan
OF courage.
Little round nails denote obstinaey
anger and hatred,
If they are crooked at the extremity
they show pride and fierceness.
Round nails show a choieric person
yet soon reconciled, honesty, a lover o
secret science. af ..f r,
Fleshy nails denote the person to b,
mild in temperi idle and lazy. -1 4
Pale and black nails show the person
to be very deceitful to his neighbor
and subject to many diseases.
Red aud marked nails signify chole
ric and martial nature, given to cruel
ty aud as many little marks as ther
are speak so many evil desires.
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The ONEIDA DIsAsTER.-A Sad Bo-
maace.-" Mack" the Washington cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
writes: 7. gEHE ip.i b & q 3 ifa
In conversation with very intelli-
gent and accomplished lady from
Maine, Il few days since, 1 learned the
following facts, which throw the shad-
ow OF sad romance over the Oneida
disaster; Commander Williams, the
highest officer on the vessel, and one
of the lost, was a widOwer of some
thing less than forty, and the father of
two bright little children. In May last
he contracted an engagement for a Sc
cond marriage, which was to have
taken place very soon after the arrival
OF the Oneita in this country, / be-
lievs it was fixed for the middle of
April. He left the United States for
Japan in June last, and just before his
departure he was one of dinner par
ty ut which my informant and the af-
tianced bride were also present. Had
he returned safely he would have
known fate which his brave heart
would not have met with the cool cour-
age that faced death at his post on the
quarter deck. Since the first of Janu-
airy his two children and his intended
wife have died. When he left Japan
he had not heard this sad news, but
supposed he was coming home to meet
them all i'll health and happiness. So
toone, ut least, who went down on the
Inflated steamer, death cannot be
called a disaster" ~,
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Succession Sale.
10. 13-Succession of Francois Poussin-
Parish Court.

No. lo-GtCCcSSlOu OF FTIDGOlS tOuSSin--
Parish Court. :.
DURsUANT TO AN ORDER OF SALE,
Il issued by the Parish Judge of the Pa
rish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, in the
above succession, dated April 10Th, 1870,
and addressed to me, / will sell at public
auction on the premises, on s
SATURDAY, the 2eth day of MAY, $780,
between the hours of II A. NJ. and 4P. NJ.
the following property for the payment of
debts, viz: ae4 4
A certain tract or parcel of land lying
and being in and around the town of Pine
vile, Parish of Rapides, containing eighty
acres (s0,) more or less, aud numbered by
lots from one CD to twenty-four (24) on q
plat of survey made by Robert w Bring
hurst, Parish Surveyor, on the 9th day of
january, 1870. on file in the Parish Court.
and bounded as therein set forth.
Also another lot of land, being the undi-
vided half Of a certain lot owned by said
Succession in partnership with Z. r. Bios.
sat, in the said town of Pinevilie, running
parallel with the cemetery lot of said Coz
partners three hundred (3OO) feet, more or
less, and fronting on q cross street two
hundred (20O) feet, moro or less,cs
| TERMS OF SAIE:-CASH ~
8sl JOHN DELACY,
| April "a, Is7O-tds. Sheriff.
| Printers Fees SIS.
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Household Receipts.

JET FOR HARNESS AND BOOTs.-
Three sticks OF the best black sealing
wax dissolved in half a pint of spirits
of wine, to he kept in Il glass bottle,
and well shaken previous to use. APP
ply it with soft IA sponge. Z
TO REMOVE STAINS FROM SILK AND
WOODEN GooDs.-Four tablespoonfuls
of spirits. of ammonia. the same GUAM
tity of alcohol; and Il tablespoonful of
salt. Shake the whole together in a
bottle, and apply with a sponge or
toothbrush. This removes ink, paint,
fruit, or acid strains from silk, linen,
or wooden articles. e
FRENCH PoLIsH.-Fora varnish, dis
solve twelve ounces Of shelluc in halfa
gallon of naphtha; it will be then ready
without filteriug. The wood must be
placed level, and s5lnd-papered until
1T is perfectly smooth, otherwise it will
not polish. Then provide rubber of
cloth, list. or sponge, wrap it in a soft
rag, so as to leave a handle at the back
for your hand, shake the bottle in
which you have placed the ,varnish
against the Rubber. and in the middle
of the varnish on the rag place with
YOUR finger a little raw linSeed oil
Now commence rubbing in small cir
cular strokes, and continue until the
pores are filed, charging tile rubber
with varnisil and oil as required, until
the whole wood has had one coat.
When dry repeat the process once or
twice, until the surface appears even
and fine, between each coat using fine
sand paper to smooth down all ifregu-
larities. Lastly, use clean rubber,
with "a little strong alcohol only, which
will remove the oil and the cloudiness
it causes. The work will then be
complete.
MEDICINE STAINS may be removed
from Silver spoons by rubbing them
with rag dipped in diluted suiphnrfc
acid and washing with soapsuds.
CRUST IN KETTLEs.-This is formed
by every sort OF water except rain wa
ter. A simple mode of prevention is
to place Il large marble in the kettle,
which. by attracting the mineral par
ticles III the water, will keep the inside
free.
To CLEAN CARPETS. Take a pail of
cold water, add to it three gills of OK
gall. Rub it into the CARPET with soft
brush. 1t will raise Il lather, which
must be washed of with clear cold wa
ter. Rub dry with clean cloth.
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No6TCEY

TINE PEOPLE OF RAPIDES PARISH
l. are hereby notitia, hat will be pres
ent at the following Pre.iDcts at the slip
,lated dates given below, for the purpose
of the collection of Taxes, and taking the
assessment Of all parties, therefore warn
all parties that arg subject to assessmen,
or that are indebted for Taxes, to NEE,
me there punctually aud without fail pre-
pared tor both branches. ,,f5t,.5
Springhill I3 aid IA May. -
Hineston Is, II and 49, May
Ten Mile, 10 and 20. May.
Lamourie, 6and 4 May.
Lecompte 9th May.
Cheney Vile 10, IL and IL May.
Annacoco, May @, % and "a.
Conrad, May 25 and %.
Cotile, May % and %.
Bayou Rapides, May Both. ls
Dennis Smiths, June LIST.
George A. Wis, IS June I'd.
Holioway's Precinct June and 5.
April "a. If ss 1870.