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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-19

nay A boy on farm near Norristown
lay down in field not long since, and
went to sleep. When he awoke there
was certain numbness in his leg which
surprised him somewhat. Upon casting
his eye along the afflicted member he
was surprised to observe that n gigantic
blacksnake had succeeded in swallowing
his big toe, and was preparing to dispose
of the entire boy in the same manner
Now, what we want to call the attention
of the society for the Prevention of Cru
city to animals to, is this: Instead Of
lying still and encouraging the snake to
satisfy its natural cravings, this depraved
and degraded outcast of boy jerked out
his toe and climbed suddenly over the
fence, The suffering reptile was left
there, not only discouraged by the loss of
its frugal meal, but sick at its stomach,
and mortified at the boy outrageous con-
duct.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-19

DGy~ In the vicinity of ST. Joseph,
Mo, there are 4OS,O49 fruit trees, COW
ering 37l0 acres.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-19
WhO has u House to Paint?
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be more economical more durable and more CON
venient than any Paint ever before offered
book entitled plain Talk with Practical Paint.
erS," with samples, sent free by mail on applica-
ton. MASITRY q WITHIN
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st., New York. Established 1885. Beware Of
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-19
THE WORLDS WONDER !
Equalizing OILY

THIS Oil for Rheumatism in all its forms,
Sprains Bruises. Cuts, Wounds of all descrp
ti0ns. Cramp, etc, etc, etc,
is UNEQUALLED by any now offered to the pub.
lie. 1t is for sale at so cents per bottle, by
NORTH e. BOLINGER,
Merstown,
Perry county, Pa.
AND +. MORTIMER q CO.,
New Bloomfield, Pa.
Relief given almost instantly and permanent
eares eHected 4l9 3m
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-19

Deg- Texas has $500 miles of railroad
and wishes more.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-19

30 TJOW SHALL WE PAINT OUR HOUSES
IL By j. W. Masury. Cl.. 22Op. 81 So Free
ny maj, on receipt OF price. Masury & Wilton
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-19

IS HINTS ON HOUSE PAINTING" ByJ. w.
ceipt of price. MASURY q WILTON, n. Y.-4l73n
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-05-06
Severe ON the InstIee.

p. G.. Coffin, a well known lawyer
of New Bedford, Mass, could hit wit
nesses hard. In defending a suit he
once asked a very pOmpOus witness in
erOss-examinatiOn, "What is your
bpsiness?' ?'' 81 am professional man,
SIR lawyer" "No, sir" doc
tore" Grave shake of the head
Clergyman ?'' Still more pOmpOus
denial. "Well, what are you, then ?''
The witness, after clearing his throat,
grandIy pulled down his waistcOat,
and answered, ~ am, sir, n Justice OF
the Peace" "Ah ~ said Mr.. Coffin.
In closing his ease to the jury, Mr..
Coffin, in speaking of this man, said :
"rhis witness reminds me of an incl
dent which happened 10 me on trip
/ once made to EdgartOn. 1t was on
a lovely Sunday morning that our
boat got in. We were passing up into
town beyond the wharf when We saw
n pig-pen near 4 house. One of the
party, more curious than the rest,
looked into the pen, and with loud
oath called attention to the monster
within-a hog with misplaced head,
and with one paw pointing up into
Hlld-dlI. w I'LL liidlly dll Odbl lie " ~
expressing to the party his astOnish-
ment at seeing such sight, when the
front door of a neighboling house
slowly opened. A tall and reverend
looking man came out, and with meas
ured pace advanced toward the group.
Looking that profane man in the face
hesaid, Sir, if you dare utter another
oath on this island, this bright Sun
day morning, l shall punish you Sc
verely' The offender looked up as
founded, and rs soon as he recovered
his breath, blurted out, 'W-w-whO are
yOu" " i am, sir, a Justice of the
Peace The wretch looked at him
slowly, from to foot, as if tOtake it all
in, and said, as if in u reverie, We'll,
now, j am a-sight more surprised
than when / saw the hOgpD
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-05-06
Wedding Dress n Century Ago.

To begin with the lady her locks
We're strained upwards over an inn
menSe cushion that sat like an incu-
bus on her head, and plasteIed over
with p0matum, and then spFinkled
over with a shower Of white powder.
The height of this tower was some
what over foot. One single white
rosebud lay on its top like an eagle on
a haystack. Overher neck and bosom
was folded a lace handkerchief, fasten-
ed in front by breastpin rather larger
than copper cent, containing her
grandfather's miniature set in virgin
gold Her airy form was braeed up
in a satin dress, the sleeves as tight as
the natural skin of the arm, with a
waist formed 10y a bodice, worn out
side, whence the skirt flowed off, and
was distended at the top Of an ample
hoop. Shoes Of white Kid, with peak
ed toes, and heels of two or three
inches elevation, enclosed her feet,
and glittered with spangles, as her lit
tie pedal members peeped cautiously
out. Now for the swain his hair was
sleeked back and plentifuIly befOured,
while his queue project like the han
die of a skillet. His coat was a sky
blue silk, lined with yellow; his long
vest of white satin, embroidered with
gold lace; his breeehes of the same
material, and tied at the knee with
pink ribbon. White silk stockings
and pumps with laees, and tics of the
same hue, completed the habiliments
of his neither Limits. Lace Tuffies
clustered his wrist, and a pOrtentOus
frill, worked i'm correspondence, and
bearing the miniature of his beloved,
finished his truly genteel appearance.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-05-06
RxnIoIts oraR Insane woman.

Recently at the Illinois Hospital
for the insane at Jacksonville, most
appalling, exciting and thrilling scene
was witnessed by many persons. An
insane woman in some way escaped
from the apartment in which she had
been confined, rushed upthe stairway,
leaped upon the roof, and dashed away
to the end of the building, swung her
self over the edge of the roof, and
dropped to the eOrniee some six or
eight feet below. Upon this eornice,
foot wide and some seventy-fve feet
above the ground, the wild manize
walked back and forth for aquarter OF
an hour. Men rushed la the roof and
passed a rope TO her, and tried tO per-
suade her TO fasten it about her body,
but all in vain. Below Iptls were
brought and placed, To break the fall
should size leap from her perilOus pOs-
ton. After remaining On the cOrniee
fifteen minutes, seemingly uncOH-
sciOus OF all danger, she swung oil
and holding 10y the c1Tnic,- until lI-r
feet touched u cap of the fifth story
window, when she let 90 tlIe cUrnist..
and, wonderful tO relate, aligLled erect
and steady on the cap, which was lHIt
u fOOt wide and tolIr feet long. There
1T that fearful aud dizzy height, she.
stood gazing about for a quarter al an
hour. Then she seized firmly hy tine
rope that waslOwered tO her, and IeaI-
ell iuto the air. The strong arms
gradually lowered her, and when she
Was about thirty feet from the ground
She relaxed her hold and fell upon the
beds below, and, although stunned,
was taken up uninjnred. ...
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-05-06
The German Hive.

I Every year Germany sends q quar-
/ ter of n million of her children out
side of her borders, and she still in
creases in population rs rapidly as
any nation in Europe. Germany con-
! tributes of emigrants to Australia in
about the same proportion rs she does
to the United States, and furnishes
almost exclusively the foreign in
crease in Algeria and the various Rus
sian provinces of European and Ash
attic Russia. There is an emigration
from Switzerland into these countries,
which cannot be more than small
per centage of the whole, and some
Italians are constantly migrating to
Greece. But the bulk of all foreign
immigration into other countries, ex-
cept America and Australia, is un-
deniably furnished by the German
people. In six years, toward the end
of the last century, 1G9 German colo
nies established themselves in the
governments of Samara and SaratOw,
near the VOlga, in Russia. They now
number upwards of 1000 souls. -.
About 81, ZOO MennOnites, a German
Protestant sect, have emigrated to the
Crimea and other provinces of Russia
during the last % years, and there are
upwards of 40 German colonies, with
u population of 100000, in the south
ern provinces of the Russian Empire.
a constant German emigration, too,
has taken place during the last six
years to the country bordering on the
Amour, in Russian Asia. Ifsuch a
depletion had taken place in France
or Italy, the population would evil
IDENTIFY have decreased to consider
able extent, whilst Germany and
Switzerland stand without being APP
parently affected. That males and fe-
males emigrate in about equal num-
bers from Germany and Switzerland
partly accounts for this circumstance,
but the principal reason doubtless lies
in the vigorous constitution of the
Germans. If the places of those who
so abroad were not promptly filled by
inexhaIstible Individuality, the Ger
man governments would have long
ago adopted stringent measures
against emigration.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-05-06
Repartee.

There are some persons who seem
to be endowed with an electric eur
rent of wit, which sparkles and fash
es when ever it meets an opposing
one and ready wit, or the faculty
of making quick and spicy repartees,
is a valuable gift, and the source of
much pleasure, provided it is used
with due regard to the feelings of
humOr may attach to himself many
warm and devoted friends; but sar-
castle, cynical person is always an un-
comfortable companion. -..-s-. .3 .
1t is related, that as some friends of
Campbell, the author of HOhenlin-.
den, We're leaving his room after a
late supper, one of the number had
the misfortune to fall down a long
flight of stairs. The poet, alarmed
by the noise, opened the door, and in
quired, "What's that ?" "'Tis !, sir,
rolling rapidly" was the immediate
reply of his fallen friend. Sheridan
remarked, i'm parliamental language,
on entering u crowded committee
room: "Will some member move
that / may take the chair?p Two
friends meeting, one remarked: al
have just seen q man that told me L
looked exactly like YOU" 'rTelI me
who It was that / may knock him
down." replied his, friend. Don't
trouble Yourself" (" said the other, "fOr
/ did that myself at once" - -. u
A physician, who was attending
COlman during severe illness, apollo
giZed TO him one morning for coming
so late, saving that he was suddenly
called to see Il man who had fallen into
well. "Did he kick the bucket,
doctor ?n was COlman's trite response
A poet asked friend what he thought
of his last production, "An odd
Sheep" Tile latter replied, "YOu
have done such justice to the subject
that it is impossible to read il with
out feeling its whole weight.n
the cOlOretl race are not to be out
done in Shrewdness OF retOrt. a lit
tie cabin boy on board q ship, the
Captain of which was areligiOus man,
was called up to be fiOgged for some
misdemeanOr. Little Jack appeared
before the Captain weeping bitterly,
and falling upon his knees, he said,
''Pray, sir, viii you wait till / have
said my PRAYERS ~ "Certainly will,U
Jack, locking up triumphantly, "Pll
say them when / get ashore"
During the late war, 4 colOred cler-
gyman feeling constrained to preach
against the extOrtions OF the suffers,
from which his little flock had suffer-
ed, announced for his text, "Now lie
serpent was more sutler dan any
beast Of the field dat de Lord God had
made" -t -.
A happy and graceful play upon
words was once made by our poet
LOngfellow. Mr.. LongwOrth OF Gin
cinnati, being introduced to him one
evening, some one remarked upon the
similarity Of the first syllable Of the
two names. "Yes," said tire court
eOus poet, ''but in this case i fear
POpe's lines will apply
&" Worth makes the man, and want Of it the
fsTf -
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-05-06
A Heroic Woman.
The Hudson Star and Times relates
the following:

The Hudson Star and Times relates
the following:
A man by the name of TOrger Tor
gersOn, living in the town of Gilman,
Pierce County, met with a narrow es-
cape from death, and strange deliv-
erance, q few days ago. He left his
home i'm the morning, telling his wife
that he was going into the woods to
cut timber, and said he would not be
home until evening. Heidi not make
his appearance, and his wife started
about dark to see what was the matter.
| Not knowing i'm what direction her
! husband was at work during the day,
her search was long and painful. At
times, and ut long intervals, she could
hear the thrilling calls for "help," +"
| that strikes upon the ear with such
startling force when We know hu-
man being Is in danger. But this wO-
man, with a babe at her breast, plOd-
| den on through the thick underbrush,
/ in agoniZing fear, and i'm dreadful sus-
pense rs tile calls for "help" arose up
ON the air, and puzzled her in the un-
certainty from which direction they
came. After an hours search, she
iOullu HeE HuSbdHu ptilHeu bD ttic
ground, held down by large oak tree,
that had fallen on one of his legs. He
was very nearly exhausted by cold,
pain and hunger His wife put her
shawl under him, took ihe AK, and i'm
the darkness cut the tree in two, in
two places, and released him. lt was
soon found that his leg was broken,
and the woman fled t0 the house, OBJ
tainesl li;ind-sled, and drew her hus-
band home upon il.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-05-06
SOHEBODY'LL CONE TONIGHT.

mus; bind my hair with the magic bOu-h,
And gem ii with buds OF white,
And drive this blush from my burning brow.
For somebody'n come tonight;
Aud while his ,AcS shall discern a grace
In the braid and folded flower,
lie must not find in nv teil-taie l5c.
The spell Of his wOndrOus power
| must don the robe which he IOndIy calls
A flood of enchanting light,
And sit where the mellow moonlight faIlS.
For sOmebody'H come tonight:
And while the robes and place shall seem
But the veriest freak of chance,
'TiSsgeet t0 know that his eyes shall beam
With tendersr, happier glance
Twas thus sang when years were lew
That lay on my girlish head,
And ali the flowers that fancy grew
Were tied with golden thread:
And somebody came, and the whispers there
cannot repeat them quite;
But know tina; my soul went up in PRAYER,
And somebody's here TO hight. --
blush no more at the whispered vow,
Nor sigh in the sOfl moonlight;
My robe has tint OF amber now, ..
As sit by my anthracite: fg I... -
And thelOeks that We'd with the glossy wren
Have passed to the silver gray; r.II .
But the love that decked them with. flowers
then ....- .... -.
Is a holier love to-day. ...a ...
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-05-06
Feather Beds.

Feather beds, though much i'm re-
pute, are open TO numerous objections.
In the first place, the feathers used for
bed filling are seldom prepared and
purified. AS stripped from the skin
of fowls, the small feather shafts are
charged with animal matter that un-
dergOes slow but sure putrefactiye
change. The result may not be enough
to perceptibly affect the atmosphere
of bedroom, but enough to be un-
healthy.
Now, in country places, nothing is
more common than the use for bed
making purposes Offeathers that have
not been subjected to any purifica-
ton. Twon uphOlsterers purify, or pro-
fess to purify, the feathers employed
10y them for bedding, but we are call
ed upon 10 inquire in what the purifi-
cation consists. 1t consists in baking,
heating and i'm some cases washing
Granting that these processes are fol-
lowed, that the feathers are purified,
and sewed when absolutely pure in
the ticking, yet what then? Night
by night animal emanatiOns from
the sleeper get absorbed into the
feathers, and there remain, in despite
of shaking up, exposure to the air, or
any other process of domestic purifi-
cation that either is or can be adopt
cd t..s'
We have assumed the best condi-
tiOns take now such as are the Ordi-
nary conditions if not the worst
Feathers never wear out, it may be
said-never come to an erd. To-day
q patient afflicted with fever or other
mortal disease may lie on n feather
bed tomorrow he may die upon it then
after a few days the bed may be sold,
and then who shall be answerable tpr
what becomes of it, or the injury it
may do? We know what ought t. be
done with it at the very least: the
feathers ought to be taken out and
purified before closure in the feather
bed again. Even then the idea of us
ing such feathers is repugnant, but
frequently no sort of publication is
performed, in which case the result
may he easily imagined.-GOOd
HP0Ifh f....... .-.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-05-06
The Contrast.

A boy at home, full grown, eigh-
teen; q lOunging boy always teasing
his sister, cleaning his gun, or sleep
ing on the best sofa; boy who
smokes his four or five cigars day
making himself n nuisance To sensi-
tive nOstrils; a boy upon whom hints
are lost, and a few kicks would be i'll
valuable.
He always dresses for the evening
in the height of fashion, and lounges
about among his aeqIIaintances where
there are silly girls TO welcome him.
Likes to talk of the governors cash
box. Pretends TO he studying law,
and thinks he is q swell, while all the
time he is only fool. Goes home,
receives his nightly lecture from the
man who has the honor of being his
father, and fOrgets it before he goes tn
bed. Says he won't work Us long rs
he can help himself, or rather, as long
as any body will help him.
ANOTHER PORTRAIT.
A boy at home, full grown, eigh-
teen; smart, active, handsome; the
idol of his sister, the sole dependence
of his widowed mother.
Up in the morning with cheerful
smile; singing or whistling. An't
like to see his sister bring in the
wood or his mother working beyond
her strength. Won't let her. Says 4
fellow can't have but one mother in
this world and he means to keep her
as long rs Providence and his strong
right arm will aid him.
He has a gentle word for the whole
household; would scOrn Ia he idle
Never sees n lazy "swell" without n
tingling just inside the toe of his right
boot. Intends to make q man of the
right sort, and has an eye on the
house he intends to own.
That boy will make a man to be
proud of.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-05-06
THE PEARL OF GREA1
PRICE.
BY REBECCA HARDING DAVIS.
CONTINUED.)

CONTINUED
She turned at last and went up Tho
hill. Through all the pain of last
night there had been a lurking hop,
| i'm the bottom of Bart's mind that the
story which the latter told was not
true. Muller had been man eccen-
/ tric to the verge of insanity. What
1 if the leatter, the confession which II
held, the secret of the mill, Were only
one of the freaks of his morbid, mel
anchOly mind?
She had no hope now. The vague
| dream had taken shape in everyday
ordinary facts more CHASTITY than any
dream. The half-witted girl-the mis-
er;Ible wOrk-hOase ending her miser-
able life-the old woman carrying the
weight that was too much for hel
during all these wears when Bart had
been healthy and happy-the cripple,
/ bedridden since he was 4 boy, who
might have been cured.
Aud down yOnder III the low crew
lee OF the mill, under the lichen-cOV-
cred boards, a few white bones was all
that was left of the man who would
have made life different for them.
She put her hand in her breast and
felt the letter. She knew it all, but
she took il out and, sitting by the
mill-race, red part of it over slowly:
at was hasty blow after hasty
words. Farrell was insolent: hard
| ly know if forgive him yet. But his
wife and children have suffered: | am
sorry for that. Ii / could have atoned
to them by the loss of all own
ed, would have done it. But how
to do this without drawing suspicion
on myself? That is the riddle that
has veXed my life. 1t seems TO me al
| times that atOnement should be made
and then at other times / feel that
have no right 10 lay this burden Oi
shame and remOrse on my innocent
children.
al wish heartily that were not Z
theoretical man: it has cursed my
life. leave the. matter with you,
Bertha. 1 think you are more prac,
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-05-06
PATCH.KOIK QUILTS.
BY MRS. JENNIE HAzES LEWIS

Does it pay to cut bits of calico in
still smaller bits, and sew them to-
gether To make bcd-guiltS9 / take the
negative of this question. | have
known women to get into neighbOr-
hOOd quarrel over the respective mer-
It's of their "Job's Troubles ''Stars
and Rings" "WildgOOse Chase" and
"PeOny" bed-quiIts.
knew woman who bought new
white muslin, and red and green cali
! Goes, and peiced 4 PeOny quilt which
occupied all her spare time for three
months. Then she bought lining and
batting, and put il ON the frames, and
hired a girl to come to her house and
! quilt il. Ii took six weeks of the girls
time, and all hers that she could spare
{ from other labor. -..-
And ali to prOduce-what? Simply
a red, white, and green abOminatiOni
; There was no beauty in it. 1t sOiled
easily. 1t was difficult to wash. So
! it WAS laid in the 'fblue chist,n and
only brought out TO feast the enviOus
; eyes of visitors.
All the women of the Immediate
neighbOrhOOd- is for two miles
arOund-Were mOrtally offended be-
cause they were not invited to help
quilt il. So they set themSelves-One
and all-at work to produce some
thing more hideOus still, than was
the faIaaa PeOny" quilt. They sue
eeede1 admirably; and they all made
| quilts from which the owner of the
obnoxious quilt was religiOusly exeln-
eluded. They had wonderful suppers
and very strong tea, and criticised
their absent neighbOr in a friendly
manner.
Mrs. Pope had seen the said quilt,
and examined it "clOst," and the
leaves were not of n size. Mrs. Tink-
ham observed good many that were
sOt crooked; and Mrs. Twist had seen
several spots on it that looked like
candle grease. Louisa Hunt presumed
that theyqulltedOn it by candle light,
''sO's not to give anybody chance to
see il :" and Susan Clark declared it
was a perfect bOteh, not "nigh as
purity" as the one they. had been at
work on and if she lived till next
summer, She would show 'em a quilt
that would make their mouths water.
1t was to be probably 4 musk-melon
quilt. With this promise of the future
glory of the neighbOrhOOd, they sep
arated. -
Says one rcader-'eW shall We
do with our old dress-skirts ~
My reply is-YOu haven't any
you've torn them into carpet rags; ut
least, you said you had year ago, but
if you have some yet, which you don't
need for aprons, and they are not
much worn, advise you to make
cOmfortables of them. Don't cut them
up into "Herring Bone" or Gross
cut-saws," but make one side of the
comfortable of one dress-skirt, and
the lining of another.
And don't quilt them, but tie them
with strong twine 1t adds much to
their prettiness, to tiein tufts of bright
eOlored yarn. Never put less than
four pounds of batting into one, so
that OF them, with pair of blank
cts, will be enough for one bed. 1t is
better not to tie them very closely !;
they are pleasanter to sleep under,
when they are soft and light.