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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-29
Clinching n Bargain.

ID ATHER cute Irishman, named
III Pat Mulrooney, had a kicking horse
which he wanted to get rid of, but
found very difficult. At last he entered
him at lerkness Bazaar, and warranted
him sound and kind, and free from the
kicks. On the day Of sale, Mr. Herkness
pointed out the good qualities of the ami
ual, and he was sold for one hundred
and seventy-fivc dollars. Pat was afraid
the horse would show his bad qualities
before the money was paid, so he wanted
to hurry up the bargain, and the way he
did it was :-Ilc..went to the purchaser
and said
You can't have that horse sur"
"Why not? Didn't 1 buy him p
said the purchas er.
Yes you bought him." said Pat,
"b but I've been offered more money for
him, and you cant have him, besides he
bites"
II don't care for that" said the buyer,
But he kicks like the divil" said
Pat, "and he'll smash any thing you'll
hitch him to-"
Well Ima going to pay for him now,
and take the risk" said the buyer, " and
if he kicks, I'll never call on you to take
him back"
The fellow took the horse home, and
as soon as he attempted to put him to a
wagon, he smashed it all to pieces. 1t
was too late now to complain. Pat told
him that the horse kicked, and Herkness
had paid over the money, so the horse was
turned out to do the best he could for
himself.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-29
Resigned.

1t is certainly gratifying to know
that in, Illinois, the Young Mems
Christian Association is doing a good
work. One of its most active members
is Mr.--,a young gentleman of po-
sition and means, who had done much in
aiding the poor and unfortunate. At ono
time he became quite interested in a
German family in indignent circumstan-
ces. The wife was quite sick, and he
visited her very often, doing all he could
to prepare her mind for the worst, if it
should come to that. He had not seen
her for few days when he met the
husband, and the following conversation
took place:
"How do you do, Mr.--% How
is your wife?"
Mein frau ?-mein frau is dead"
" Dead is it possible" Was she re-
signed ?"
:" Resigned? resgneds Mcin Gott MO
had to be !'
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-29
How to be Handsome.

MOST people like to be handsome
Vl Nobody denies the great power any
person may have who has a good face,
and who attracts you by good looks even
before word has been spoken. And we
see all sorts of devices in men and wo-
men to improve their good looks-paints
and washes, and all kinds of cosmetics,
including plentiful amounting with dir
ty hair OIL
Now not every one can have good feat
ures. They are as God made them; but
almost any one can look well especially,
with good health. 1t is hard to give rules
in such short space, but in brief these
will do
Keep clean-wash freely and univer-
sally with cold water. All the skin wants
is leave to act freely, and it will take care
Of itself. It's thousands of air holes must
not be plugged up.
Eat regularly and simply. The stom-
ach can no more work all the time, night
and day, than horse it must have reg
ular work and regular rest.
Good teeth are help to good looks
Brush them with soft brush, especially
at night. Go to bed with clean teeth
OF course, to have white teeth, it is need
full to let tobacco alone. Amy powder or
wash for the teeth should be very simple.
Acids may whiten the teeth, but they take
off the enamel or injure it.
Sleep in cool room, in pure air. No
one can have clean skin who breathes
bad air. But more than all, in order to
look well-wake up the mind and soul.
When the mind is awake, the dull,
sleepy look passes away from the eyes. l
do not know that the brain expands but
it seems to. Think, read-not trashy
novels, but books that have something in
them. Talk with people who know some
thing; hear lectures and learn by them.
This is one of the effects of good
preaching. A man thinks and works,
and tells us the result And if we listen,
and hear, and understand, the mind and
soul are worked. If the spiritual nature
is aroused so much the better. We have
plain face really glori6ed by the love of
God and man which shine through it
Let us grow handsome Men say they
can't afford books, and sometimes they
don't even pay for their newspaper. In
that case, it does them little good-they
must feel so mean while reading it. But
men can afford what they really choose.
If all the money spent in selfindulgence,
in hurtful indulgence, were spent in books
and selfimprovement, we could see a
change. Men would grow handsome, and
women too. The soul would shine out
through the eyes. We were not meant
to be mere animals. Let us have books,
and read them, and sermons, and heed
them.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-29

n@~ Several young girls were amusing
themselves some time ago with an cleo.
trio battery. Emma proposed taking ono
of the poles and her friend Annie the other,
and instead of joining hands, kiss each
other. A scream from Miss Annie
caused the young lady who was turning
the wheel to stop suddenly, when Emma
exclaimed that it " felt just like NOUS
tache." The point is, how did the young
lady know how moustache feels?
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-29
Dey- The deepest penetration man ha

De5~ The deepest penetration man has
yet made into the crust of the earth, is
about five thousand feet. 1t is fouad
that the temperature increases as we go
down, at the rate of between one and two
degrees for every hundred feet. If
this rate holds good, forty miles below
the surface the earth must all be q mol
ten mass.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-29

l eoodent egsist with my sole harrow
ed up so. Therefore, one pleasant even
in, when mater, with the ade of potent
soothen syrup had bushed the prattlin
offspring to sleep, [ dipt my faxin lox
into lot of medicated hogs lard-greest
my boots with cole-ta.--put on my tother
close, and pinted for Deckin Conklin's,
determined to WOO the old mans darter,
or else be called a foofoo.
Mariar's muther cum to the door and
ushered me into the presents of my idle.
There sot Marian a quarterm apples to
dry. Crieky didn't [ feel sick jess
30. l, Ii never furgit my feelins if live
to be old enuff for the last revolushanary
soger. I wisht I was an apple and was
been quartered by them hands, as she so
gayly chucked her old case knife into
the core.
AS the old voman left suddenly, it
occurred to me that she smelt ded rat,
and knew what l cum for. Walkin up
to Mariar, Itook her by the apple-st ain
ed hand and sed:
Marlar, yoov jst old punkins," and l
slightly squoze her hand.
She sed with little litter
Now, you git eout, He Green.
"Pve cum," sed |, ''to offer the this
hart of mine Will you share my lot?-
Will you be my light fingered antelope
my rite bower Oh! Mariar, Mariar p'
| coctinood, thrown little stage actin
into my voice, "coodist you, with them
ere peppers of yourn, see the agitashun
of this ere distracted heart, and behodist
the"
| dident git no further fur goin thru
the attitoods, slept back, when " ker-
touse" l went into the swill keg, wich
was sot out to catch the apple parins into.
AS l went down, up squashed the por-
cine fodder, eoverin Mariar's dress. This
sot her to hollerin, when in Gums Deekin
Cenklin, Miss Conklin and 2 or three 9th.
er nabors. Thare was, doubled up like
a jack nife, with my nose between my
knees, looking as dogish as a string o.
sassiges.
A rose by any other name
Wood smell as sweet as l,
With Oncleen food all ore my close,
And sich perfoom, oh, myi
Old Miss Conklin was the fust to brake
the sients. Sed She:
"Hiram Green, you're fool. Yoove
jst got yoorself into sweet old mess
If you want to marry my gal, why don't
you up and say so, and not be dumpin
,yoorself into the swill barrel without nc
regard whatever for your best harnis.- -
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-29
HIRAM GREEN'S WOOING.
This life wood be one hoss sho,
Without day to sport in;
There isent a thing man can do
SO bunkey as q cortin.

So bunkey as cortin,
60 rites the poeck Green. A man
~ wich haseut bin a cortin, and engoid
them ere hunkey times, is no more COM
plete than bole of mush aud milk with
out the usual quantity Of lactea fooid -
Standin leenin over the front gate the old
humsted, holdin the digits of her who
has frozed tite to yoor affecshuns-oh
its soothin like. 1t makes Teller tingle
all over,as if hull regiment of little max
ed coopids was skwirtin latin gass, ise
GREEN and colone water into his eres with
u 40-hoss power steem fire ingin. Mem
ry carries me back ON her played-out We
locipede to the days of my yooth, when l
was a castin longin eyes and hevin deep
size to she who was Marian Conklin but
she now struts about wearin the uniform
of Mrs. Square Green, and knocken the
spots off of any woman in this ere nashun
as glitter up of veal pot pize and ingun
puddins.
l remember Sunday evenings, when
fallin into line with the rest of the boys
about the church doors waitin for Mariar
to come out, my gizzard wood warble up
and down in my throte like mulee ere
when sentin his otes.
The Gurus sensashun that man feels
them times is extremely bully. l uster
rite short snatches Of poikry. Sum of
them ! considered of hi order then, but
since I've erode to an age of diskreshun,
aud taken to bell letters, the insignif-
sents of them youthful efforts are sub
timely fotograit on my inteleek,
For instants:
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-29
CANTo 1ST.

0we Mariar, Mariar,
/ sure will eckspire,
With my buzzum heaven for thee;
If you wont to be mine,
l bet / shall pine
] shall pine and bekum pine tree!
CANTO I'd.
My heart is atre
For thee, true love:
Ipant for Mariar,
My sweet turkle dove!
The New York herald., 1870-08-02
TRIPLE SHEET
CONTENTS OF TO-DAY,S HERALD.

PAGE.
l-Advertisements.
Q-Adver se enta
8-Ihe Nathan Murder: Obseauies of the Iato Fen.
iamln Nathan; Pesiponement Of the Corouer's
Inquest; significant Charge to the Grand
the Tine hI1nas hMuTdsrsr Startling sia,s@ent
rne Newa sewer Accident-Personal IntelIi.
Eenoe-rhe Williamsburg Suicide Base Ball
Noies-Another Steamboat Horror: Explosion
Of the Boilers OF Steamer on the Mississippi
River-Twenty Persons Killed.
4-The European Mail: War Dispatches TO the Goth
OF July; Vast Preparations and Movement for
the Slrucg e; Speeches OF King William and
Napoleon; EarIs Russell ana Granyille on The
Crisis; Where the National Duel win Le
Fought Napoleon's Alleged Premedtation
Germany Unit from Berlin to Calcattl-An
Exciting scene IN Court.
o-The Murder Term Fearful Record of Blood in
Town and Country; the Knile the Bayonet,
the Buret and the Axe-New York City News
Retreats Diplomatic Conference at Long
Branch; the Town OF Greenwich and Ian
Oflce-The Delinquent Police-Confesson OF a
Murderer-Real to BE Hanged-Add tional
Police Rui SLOW Long Shall Rowdies Rule.
0-Edl' orials: Lead ny Article on the Latest Phase
OF the War Movement Brooklyn City News
JOURNALISTIC Noles-AmuseInent Announce
9-The ar: French Assault on the Prnsslans at
M saarb ucS; SHARP skirmish and Repuise of
the French; Vast ana Ext nsiye Military Move
ments IN Prussia; Germany Making Ready Tor
Two French Fleets n MorOnHfele''
graphic News March OF the French Troo 8
from Rome; The Cuban Question in Madrid
Burning u o Ferryboat-Business Notices.
S-CanadIan Annexation: Progress Of the Good
Work; Public Meetings. in Favor OF Aneric an
ISM EDthus astic Reso utOns-Amercan
Jockey Club and Saratoga ASSOCIATION Entries
The English Turf-Aquatics--A Hearty Old
Man.
9-Proceedings IN the New YORK Courts--Outdoor
rship-Workng Women's Rights and
wrong Financial and Commercial Reports--
Real Estate Transiers-Ma riages and Deaths.
1O-Waslin ton News-POtlcal IDtelliyence-Mi
tafy Reunion The Reported Homicide at Sha-
dyslde, n. J.-Atlantic lacnt Club-The Pub
lie Debt Statement Shipping Intelligence
Advertisements.
11-North Carolina: Tue Game Between the Execu-
tive AM the Judciary-TlcKat OF Leave-Tur-
key: Repairing Metropolitan Damages; Rela-
tions to Egypt-JOhn Cblnaman Among the
Sugar Cane fhe Crops In Northern Kansas
Advertisements.
f0-Advertiselnents.
The New York herald., 1870-08-02

LIFE IN THE LAND OF STEADY HABrTs.--
They have very ''promiscuous" way of doing
ugly things in Connecticut. For instance, .
dead body is picked up on beach, and,
although the case is evidently one of human
slaughter, the Coroner's investigation ceases
with the retention Of pair Of old shoes be-
longing to the victim. On another occasion
a colorad barber becomes enamored Of q SER
want girl, and because she does not recipro-
at an unoffending hackman, who has u coupla
of slugs lodged in his brain by the infuriated
tonsorialist and who, of course, escapes. Bet
ter revive the Blue laws than have such crimes
90 unpublished.
The New York herald., 1870-08-02
Ssveutoen Millions More Rsduction sf chg
Debt.

Mr.. Boutwell's debt statement for the last
month makes out reduction Of something
over seventeen millions in the national
debt for that period. The Secretary ID
going on better and better all the time.
Eight or nine millions surplus month to
DO applied to the liquidation or the debt
was considerable sum; ten millions waa
better still but seventeen millions, which Is al
the rate OF hundred and eighty millions .
year, is glorious, and shows that the debt Is
bagatelle to this rioh and prosperous coun-
try The reduction in June was over twenty
millions, which makes within Nhe last two
months over thirty-ave millions. or course,
we cannot expect the debt to be liqut-
dated 80 rapidly hereafter when the laws OF
Congress reducing taxation come into ppers-
ton; but we have no doubt there will be still
large surplus to be applied to The payment
of the debt. The United States can pay Me
whole offin fifteen years Never before in ttAs
history of nations did any country show ouch
resources and wealth. There ought to be no
difficulty in funding the debt at lower rate OF
interest, and there Is no reason why tie credA
ofthe republic should not stand highest in ths
markets of the world.
The New York herald., 1870-08-02
JOURNALISTIC MOVES,

The Aberdeen Nfiss.l Examiner states that the
Meridian Chronicle has died Of the Governors veto
of the District Printing bill Its publisner held half
Of the State county, city and national Offices IN tas
locality. The verdict In the Of that puDlIshsr
should be--"Dled Of too much ONCE"
Some Of the North Carolina papers are printed IN
blue Ink. Things generally in the old North state
seem to have taken that hue lately.
The Greensburg Tribune Is the name OF new
county paper In Pennsylvania. 1t has a high opus
ion OF Senator Cameron.
Georgia paper thinks that running newspap,r
IN the summer time Is very much like q two tupdr
and fifty pound female gong through &" q N Na
Mlsery,n la the Mammoth Cave They got tlllp ia.
but can't tell how.
The New York herald., 1870-08-02

On Saturday night q freight train on the
Susquehanna division Of the Erie Railroad,
going west, was thrown off the track. The
forward cars were smashed to pieces and q
number of horses in the cars were more or less
injured, while two men were instantly killed.
The conductor and engineer declared that the
accident was caused by some person having
''tampered with the SWITCH" Doubtless many
railway accidents have been caused by persons
''tampering with the SWITCH" but If public
opinion were as kcenly alive as ii ought to bs
to the vital importance of detecting and
severely Furnishing these diabolical "tampererz
with the switch" their occupation would soon
be gone. Moreover, tho guilt to be justly laid
to their charge is but molehil to the noun
tain of responsibility that weighs upon railway
corporations themselves for the vast majority
of accidents directly or indirectly Occasoned
by their culpable Indifference to human life.
A full and accurate statistical record Of such
accidents during the last ten years would
reveal an aggregate of horrible results too
dreadful 10 contemplate. The statement
which the late Mr.. Nathan made to an Ameri-
can railway king, that at the Mount Sinai Hos
pital alone, Gin the course of two years,
nearly forty persons, more or less seriously
injured along tho line Of his railroad in ths
city, had been brought in and treated, without
the expense of cent either to the railroad or
to the injured parties, gives but a faint idea
of the accidents which occur along the thou
sands of miles of railway in the United States.
The usual verdict in each Of these cases is,
''Nobody to blame" But the time viii surely
come when no such verdict can be accepted,
and when tsmpering with human life on the
part of railway corporations shall excite IN
deep Indignation and be- as summarily pan
ished as any alleged "tamperiug with the
switch" by individuals.
The New York herald., 1870-08-02

TIE EUROPEAN MAIL of the Goth OF July,
to hand yesterday, supplies very valuable
ard interesting history OF the facts which
preceded the great war struggle between
France aud Prussia. The exhibit is published
In our columns to-day. II will be exceed
ingly useful for future reference on questions
regarding the motives and animus of great
contestants, as well as Of the relative posi-
tions Of the neutral Powers and peoples.
The New York herald., 1870-08-02

WALL STREET AND THE NATHAN MURDER. -
1t must be some slight mitigation of the great
grief of Mr.. Nathans family to learn of the
profound respect which was paid his memory
in Wall street yesterday. The Stock Exchange
was hermetically closed throughout the funeral
services, and even the frivolous curbstone
dealers were awed into silence by the quiet
which reigned in Broad street. The remains
consigned to the tomb, the Stock Exchange
opened at one o'clock In the afternoon.
The New York herald., 1870-08-02

A MURDER IN FIGHT FOR BREAD Is q new
phase taken by the murder mania in at least
one instance in the city. A party of roughs
demanded bread of baker on East Fourteenth
street, but refused to pay for it, when fight
ensued and the baker fatally stabbed one of
the party, named Fingleton, with bayonet
The party were not starving or unable to buy
bread, but they had been drinking and were
bent on fight. Rum usually has something
to do with cases Of this kind, and bread very
seldom,
The New York herald., 1870-08-02
punber.

RUSSIA HoNoRs SEwARD.-It appears that
Che Russian government, on being apprsed that
Mr.. w. Fl. Seward intends to visit China on
the occasion Of his next trip across the Cont
palace of the imperial Legation at Pekin for
his residence while in the Chinese capital. A
kindly compliment from the Car to distin
guished American statesman; another evi-
dence Of sympathy between the great autocracy
and the great republic
The New York herald., 1870-08-02

MART ALLEN, who was recently sentenced
to the State Prison for five years, for panel
THE wing, has been released on five thousand
dollars bail, through the ingenuity his coun-
sci. A new trial is to be granted him, one Of
the jurors confessing to bias against him on
the last one. 1t is pity that there are not
more courts like Judge Dowlings, where such
weak inventions are unavailable for the benefit
Of old offenders like Mart Allen. There was
no doubt of his guilt, and the law is defective
If he is allowed to escape through a techni-
cality. As to juror being biassed against
him, IL would speak better for our average
jurymen If all of them were biassed against
such men as Mart.
The New York herald., 1870-08-02

Mr.. SEWARD has given the negroes who
celebrated one of their emancipation days yes
terday at Auburn some sound advice. He ad-
vised them to keep themselves free by edu-
eating themselves up to the requirements of
freemen and to compass the freedom of their
brothers in the West Indies, South America
and Africa in the same way. The latter part
of Mr.. Stewards advice we think was super
fuous. The emancipation Of the negroes in
the West Indies, in South America and in
Africa Is being worked out by sharper and
prompter method than education. In the West
Indies it is being carved out by the sword as it
was carved out here, and in South America
and Africa it is being brought about by the
ruling example and influence Of the United
States.
The New York herald., 1870-08-02

PRESIDENT GRANT, Secretary Fish and Min
lster Frelinghuysen are in close council at Long
Branch. 1t is believed that Frelinghuysen
Intends to decline the mission to England. II
such Is the case It is to be hoped that Motley
will return home, and that no Minister will be
appointed at all to the English Court. We do
not need anybody there In that capacity, for
there Is no great question pending between
ourselves and the English nation that can be
settled by diplomacy. Discussion on the
Alabama claims is no longer allowable, and
oonsular agents can do the necessary routine
~0rx Vi he mission.
The New York herald., 1870-08-02

THE GOVERNOR has finally decided against
committing the sentence Of John Real, who
will in all probability be hanged next Friday.
Considerable sympathy has been excited by the
courageous bearing of Real since his sentence {;
but sympathies have little to do with law, and
in this case, whatever one may think Of Real
personally, the courae Of the law IL as Just as
" is stern.
The New York herald., 1870-08-02
BROOKLYN CITY NEWS.

There were $4,000 visitors a: Prospect PARK lxss
week.
There are TAI remaining inmates In tine KIngs
County Almshouse.
The colored folks assembled yesterday at Haufrs
Myrtle Avenue Park, and In festive manner cello
brated the anniversary OF the emancipation of
negroes III tho West Indies.
case OF small pox was reported to the Health
Oflcer yesterday. The patient, boy Of fourteen
years. resides In Bergen street, near Rochester ave-
nue.. lie was removed to the h0Spltal at flatolsh
Judge Pratt, OF the Supreme Court, yesterday
Issued mandamus directing the Common Council
to pass a resolution nstructing the Corporation
Counsel TO apply ior the appointments Of coinmis-
sioners for the opening OF Pratt street, Il. d.
Patrick Higgins and John Chal entered Whit
zlzer's saloon, No. 243 Atlantic street, and aftes
partaking Of lager, which they refused to pay fcE,
stabbed airs. WInizizsr with caulki0g chisel over
the left eye They were arrested and lock up LA tn0
FIRST precinct station use.
Bridget Farrell was beaten severely about the
head with q heavy caue by her "better haIf,"
Thomas Farrell on Sunday night at their plaoa Of
abode No. "a Baltic street. The unhappy recipient
of the 'strlking proofs" OF Thomas aneSti0n Wao
conveyed to the hospital for surgical care. tbs
brutal fellow WAS locked up to await the result OF
her Injuries.
The Brooklyn Rink ia still well patronizsds
and the well known manager, Mr. Chichester.
Is exertng himself to keep up the interest," and VI
constantly in attendance. One Of the numerous az
fractions IL the sing ng OF Mile. fredscka haxan!s
who Is always well ecOTed. Next week, u is SAID
MISS Salvador viii make her deout. Last evening
was the tfiy y-thru concert and the attendance was
an excellent proof Of the appreciation Oh the pa
irons.
M,chael Arm strong was stabbed IN the right breast
ona cut about the head with knife in the hands Of
Jonn o,Hern. residing in Tenth avenue, near Sax
teen, n street. Gowsnus on Sunday night. O'Heu
was engaged IN the innocent occupation OF wiie
beating when Armstrong interered In her defence,
end WA tnus sanpulnarly disposed OF. SergeanS
Maher. Of the Eighth precinct. arrested the O'liern
to await the result Of the injuries inflicted by hin,
when are OF q serious character.