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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-29


and Refuse Liquors doctored spicod and sweet
oned to please the taste, called Toncs"" Appoti1-
ors," Restorcrs," &C., that lead the upplcr on to
drunkenness and ruin, but nro true Medicine, made
from the Native Roots and Herbs Of California, free
from nil Alcoholic Stiinulants. They Grc tho
GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER and A LIFE
GIVING PRINCIPLE a perfect Rcnovator G.d
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matter and restoring tho blood to healthy condtca
No person take these Bitters according Lgoc-
tion and remain long unwcll.
500 wrlbc given for Tn incurahlo case provided
the bones not destroyed by m!ac.sl Icisca or
other means, and tho vital organs wasted beyond tic
point of repair.
For InflummutOry and Chronic RheumR-
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Discusses of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys, and
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ful. such Diseases arc caused by Vitiutcd
Blood, which is generally produccdb by arrangement
Of the Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA or INDIGESTION, Head
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Bad taste in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Papitation
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symptoms, are tho o1sprngs Of Dyspepsia. -r- "a
They invigorGtc the Stomach and stimulate tno
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efficacy In cleansing the blood of all impurities, and
new ana 10 INC NilOlo system.
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptlons, letter, Salt
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buncles, Rngworms, scalG-ucad, Sore Eyes, Erysip-
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and Diseases OF the skin, Of whatever naturc
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short time by the of these Dittcrs. Ono bottle in
such Will convince tho most incredulous Of their
curative effect.
Cleanse the Initiated Blood whenever you flnd its
impurities bursting through tho skin in Pimplcs Erup-
tions sorcs clcanGc 1t when you find It obstructcd
nnd sluggish In the veins; cleanse it when It is foul
and your feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood
pure and the health OF tho system will follow.
PIN, TAPE end other WORMS, lurking in the
eystem Of many thousands, arc cfTcctuny destroy
cd and removed. For full directions, read carefully
the circular around zach bottle, printed In lam
guages-EnglslI German, French and Spanish.
J. WALKER. Proprietor. Il. II. MCDONALD 6; co.,
Druggists and Gen Agents, San Francisco, Gel,
and 80 and 81 Commerce Street. New York.
nzr SOLD By ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10

David Butler was the Governor Ct Nc
brasks. He was impoached and removed
from Office for embezzIing the State funds.
Since then David has shown talent worthy
of the immortal Benjamin Of Essex. Two
men namen Gere and Bramlee arc the
owners Of newspaper in Lincoln, Ne
braska. David Butter went among their
friends and proposed the presentation Of
silver service to the newspaper pro-
prietors. About seventy I've persons
responded. Gere and Bramlee were In.
vited to q banquet. Before the feast
David arose and in . most a6fectionats
speech presented to them dilapidated
pitcher Of britannia ware we'll FURNISHED
up, and . brace Of goblsts to match.
The newspaper men seemed overjoyed.
They laid theitestimouial carefully away
and then went to supper. During the
supper David went around with . sub
scriptiou paper aud raised . little over q
hundred dollars to pay for the present.
Everybody was delighted, and 90 was
David. 1t afterwsrd turned out that the
pitcher and the goblets belonged to the
ext Governor himself, and that the origna
cost was exactly twenty dollars.
Benjamin Of Essex should now try Ai'
hand at spoon presentation. IN. Y
Sun.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10
A Strange Creature.
[From the Brownsville lTenn.) States.

[Fro,n the Brownsville lTenn.) States.1
A. A. Freeman, Esq, member elect
from Haywood county to the next Legis.
lature, made to one Of the editors Of
this paper, in the presence Of several we'll
known gentlemen, tho following remark.
j. B. Maxoy, m intellisoat citizen of
Bells Depot, in this county, and keeper
of the hotel At that place. and for whom
A. A. Freeman vouched a. . reliable,
truthful man, was fishing in canoe on
July seventh, in Forked Deer river, near
Bells Depot, and in that part Of the river
between the railroad and dirt bridges,
his attention was called 10 an object in
the river some fifty yards distant, which
presented the appearance Of a man drown.
ing. Maxey rowed his boat within ten
feet of the object aud saw remarkable
creature, as the following description will
testify:
1t had q face perfectly whte, with
features like those Of human being. 1t
had something like moss on its head in
stead of hair, and its neck was longer
than the neck of man. Its body down
to its waist, or so much Of it as was ex.
posed, was covered with black aud white
spots. 1t was as large as an ordinary
man, and had largo black eyes. 1t looked
at him and slowly turned around aud
disappeared in the water.
Thomas Neal, Esq, toll Mr. freeman
that no saw the same thing at the same
place about three years ago, but did moi
tell it because he thought he would be
laughed at. James Neal aud Isaac WARD
say they saw the sumo creature.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10

but who she is, or who her relations are,
l have never found out, though I've tried
to do SO. There we're q great many high
people among the passengers lost, and
she must have belonged to scme of them.
Well, wife aud have kept her until now,
aud she seems like our own daughter /;
calls me papa, and, ,hough don's want
to, nor never will give her up unless
those who claim her are the right kind,
yot | thuk sometimes it would be sat
isfaction to her folks, If living, to got her,
and 80 : have come out here where good
many visitors come from all parts Of the
country, and whero some day she may
find her relatives. l saved her life last
summer; she was sailing With me, aud
being very vonturesome thing, fell over
board one day; but was sitting there,
and overheard went, and had her sit.
ting on my shoulder in a minute. Papa,
she said, "is that you?" "Yes Annie,
my little girl" said I, "lm here, and
you are just as safe as if you was on dry
land" Since then it seems as if the
child belongs to me, and shan't ever be
called on to give her up; but you can
mention the facts of my finding her if you
want to, and may be it will be better for
her; but she don't know now but what
We are her own parents, and shall have
every cont that we own when We die.
These are tn main points Of the Cap
tain's story, as he related itwhile bowling
over tho lake before . southwest breeze
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10
THE DYING WIFE.

Lay the gem upon my bosom, lot mo feel hss
sweet, warm breath,
For strange chill o'cr me passes, ana know
that 1t is death;
I would gaze upoh the treasure, scarcely given,
ere I go,
Feel her rosy, dimpled fingers wander ocr my
cheek of snow.
am passing through the waters. but blessed
shore appears;
Knccl beside me, husband, dearest, let me kiss
away thy tears;
wrestle with thy grief, my husband, strive from
midnight until day,
1t may prove an angels blessings when it van
ishes sway.
Lay the gem upon my bosom, tits not long she
can be there;
See! how to my heart she nestlcs-'tis the pearl
love to wcarj
If in after years beside thee sits another in my
Though her voice be sweeter music, and her face
than mine more fair;
If cherub call thee father, far moro beautiful
than this,
Love my frst-born oh, my husband, turn not
from the mothcrless.
Tell her sometimes of her mother, you can call
her by my name;
Shield he. froth tho winds Of SORROW II she errs,
ohi gently blame;
Lead her sonetimes where I'm sleeping, I will
answer If she calls,
And my breath will stir her RIM glots whom my
voice in blessing falls;
Aud her soft blue eyes will brighten, and shell
wonder whence 1t came
In hor heart, when year; pass Ger her, she will
hud her mothers name.
It is said that every mortal walks between two
angels here;
One records the ills, but blots it, If before the
midnight drcar
Man repentheth, if uncanc lied then he seals il
for the skies,
And the right-han' angel wcepeth, bowing low
with veiled eyes.
I will be her rght-hand angel, scaling up thu
good for heaven,
Striving that tho midnight watches find no mis-
deed unforgiven.
You will not forget me, husband, when Tn
l s'ecping meath the sod;
Love the jewel God has given US, as love thee
next to God.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10
Robert J. Walkers Duel.
From the NeW Orleans Timcs.

Ia our cbaptes on duelling 10 last
Mondays Mosaic we omitted an amusing
incident which occurred . good many
years ago betwees two men 10 Mississ
ippi, whose names have since become his.
torical in the annals Of this country. We
refer to Rotert J. Walker and DR.. Viii
liam NJ. Gwin, Duke of Sonora. An
alteration occurred between them which
led to q challenge f,om Mr.. Walkor. Mr..
Walker was man Of remarkably dimiu
utive site, while che doctor lowered like
. giant, with the Drawn and bone Of
London porter. Walker was bent on
fighting but the doctor. who was natur.
ally jovial and kind hearted soul, did
not feel at all sggrieved toward his adver.
sary.
But be that as it might. the doctor SO
cepted the challenge, aud chose the In.
dian war tomahawk as his weapon. The
terms were so arranged that on q given
day the combatants we're to be posted $50
yards apart, and at o given signal to run
past each other, like knights in a tourney,
Ainging their tomahawks in their course.
u0 OOCtOI CausCu ~ W W oiuNOu
abroad that he practised every day in a
savanna, a few miles from the town where
both resided. Piquod with curiosity,
Mr.. Walker allowed himself to be per
suaded to visit the spot surreptiously and
view the achievements of his antagonist.
Not so surreptitiously, however, that Dr..
Gwin was not aware whose prying eyes
we're fixed upon his movements.
Measuring of $50 PAGES from the
solitary stump Of a pine tree, the doctor
bounded with o spring and yell that
would have delighted Chinguchook, the
venerable padre Of the last Of the Mo.
hegaps, grin Of demonlac ferocity light
lug up his strongly marked features. Al
ho approached the stump he projected
the missile, with powerful sweep Of his
arm, clean up to the handle 10 tho soft
pine, and, painting, came to dead halt.
There was something so ludicrously
savage in all this that Mr.. Walker and
his companion burst involuutarily into q
ct of laughter from their ambush. The
laugh betrayed them q reconciliation
took place, and up to the breaking out 81
the Confederate war, aud it may be up to
Mr.. Walkers death, they were fast
friends.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10
The ArdenAes Dsf.

The dog of the Ardenues accompsuies
the flock, when it leaves the pen fold ID
spring, only to- return when the wintst's
snow drives the sheep homo to shelter.
Each shepherd possesses ono or two OF
these d"gs, according to the size of his
fock, to act ss sentire's. Their Office b
not to run about aud bark and keep the
sheep in order, but to protect them froM
outside toes. When the herdsman has
gathered his fock 10 somc rich valley
these white, shaggy monsters crOach rpoA
the ground, apparently half asleep; bus
now and then the great, sagacious eyes
will open, passing over the whole Of
their charge, remain for Q while, fxed on
the distant horizon, as though they fol-
lowed a train Of thought which led
them away from earth so sadly do they
gaze into Tire Infinite.
But let the mountain breeze bear to
the ever.mo,ing nos,ril the scerit OF tho
hated wolf, or the quick ear detect al
unknown noise, then is the time 10 see
one Of the dogs in his glory. lis eyes
become black with ferceness, his hair
stands erect, his upper Zip becomes
wrinkied, showing n range of white, for.
midable teeth, while low growl alone
escapes from his throat. When his keeA
faculties detect the whereabouts of bis
foe. he rushes forward with q bound that
overleaps all obstacles, aud q bark that
echoes from all the surrounding hills
Every dog Of the like breed that may
be near takes the note, and rushes
through the brusbwood, to join in the
attack. Tender as the Childhood he
protects, woe to him who dare lft hand
on one of the little ones with whom he
has been brought up. 1t is 6ot'he who
buys him who is muster; It is he who
fed him when q pup, who petted ana
shared his pittance with. him-he it 10
who has love and reciprocates his faithful
a ction.-Overlabd Monthly.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10

FILTRATION MANY . maiden, laugh.
ing away regret, leads her sdorer further
and further into tho domain of Loves
rapturous kingdom, weaving around him
the soft net work of her enchautmeut,
until, poor fool. be broathes . lotus. laden
atmosphere, is deaf to all sounds save
the low, sweet sound Of the siren, and
his very soul is drunk with the intoxica.
ton of the melody. He dreams the
ecstatic dream of reoiprocated affection,
and wakes to find himself excluded from
the kingdom, deserted for new ad,nirer,
the song WHICH 80 enrsptured him sung
to another listener, and something gone
from his life that we're he to live . thou
sand years, will never come back to it..
Shut out from bis earthly paradise, per.
chance he seeks to drown his bitter dis.
appointment in excitement Of perilous
adventure; finally, it may be, having
lost faith in womsn's truth, changing into
that thing, a male Airt, whose business iu
life is-psrhsps without . written OF
spoken vow Of love, simply BY these del.
icate attentions that cost so little but
mean 90 much--to win the fresh, pure
trusting Aeart Of . girl, to toy with it o.
with Q token, and finally to throw it back
upon itself as something too poor te
keep; teaching her as he has been taught
'thas there are other songs without
words besides those Of Mendlessohn's 8
that, when every sense is wrapped in th'
soN music.
WThat gentlsr on the spirit lies,
Than tired syelids upon tired eyes,
has suddenly stopped tho soul satisfyin!
strains, leaving her to carry about will
her heart that will feel sn aching volt
until the airs Of heaven sweep over he
everlasting existence . Asvnony."
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10

MECHANICS, They ere the pataes
builders Of the sorld; not stick Is
hewn, not q stono is shaped ,u oil the
lordly dwellings OF the sich, that does
not owe its beauty and fitness to the skin
Of the mechanic. The Sowcring spires
that raise ,heis giddy heads among the
clouds depend upon the mechanics art
for their strength aud symmotry. Not
an edi6cs for devotion, Of business. or
comfort. but bears the impress Of their
hands. How exalted 10 their vocation,
how sublime their callisS. s
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10

Many . discouraged mother folds hst
tired hands at night, and feels ~ if she
had, after all, done nothing, although she
has not spent an idle moment sinoe she
rose. Ts it nothing that your little help,
less children have had soue one to come
to with all their childish griefs and joys3
10 it nothing that your husband feeh
"safe" when be is away to his business,
because your careful hand directs every.
thing at home. IL it nothing when hi.
business is over, that be has the blessed
refuge Of homo, which you have that day
done your best to brighten and refine :
oh, weary and faithful mother, you little
know your power when you say, II have
done nothing" There 10 . book in
which . fairer record than this 10 written
over against your name.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10

A Word TO THE UNsUcoxssTUL.
Very few men are permitted to te sve-
cessfui very few men are permitted 10
be wise; very few men are permitted to
be eloquent; very few men are qualified
to be states men; very few men are good
for anything eminent; aud even those
that are eminent are men with like pas
sions with every one else. Therefore b
not discouraged because it is your lot to
be in humble circumstances because
your work is Insignificant in the eyes Of
men-because you are called to labor in
obscurity. The time is coming when all
earthly distinctions will be Of very little
account.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10
Whose Child is She Tho Lake
Captains Story.

The T,tusville Herald gives the follow
ing story Of Captain Thomas Bundy, an
old vessel Captain we'll known on Lake
Erie, and who has now settled down on
Chatauqaa Lake with number Of pleas
ure boats to he let to visitors:
Those who have ever taken a sail with
the Captain, will notice that he has one
little craft which he did not allow to 60 out
unless under his own supervision. She
is q trim built little vessel, sits on the
water like a duck, and flies with fair
breeze over the waves like gull. She
is named "Annio S. Bundy," and while
putting her before the wind, the old Cap
tain is frequently heard to say, snow
then, Annie, my darling, show them your
wings, my girl and other endearing
sailor expressions, for the old salt loves
his craft with an affection akin to human
But there is q story connected with the
name "Anuie," and if 1t is suooth sail
ing, and you are on the leeward side of
him, the Captain will tell it to you.
THE CAPTAINS STORY.
You see, the boat Is named after my
little girl Annie; that is, she amt my
girl (for we've never had any children OF
our own, though we've been married now
gone eighteen years); but call her
mine, for she is mine, and no one can
ever take her from me, that is, NO one
save her own parents or relatives; and
they have got to prove that they can do
better by her than can. If they are
not all tho right kind Of people, they
shall never have her In the world. You
see, it was in 1867 was master Of one Of
the finest sailing vessels on the lakes, and
bound for Detroit, when emo morning
about six o'clock, tho mate sung out
Captain, come on deck it looks as i
there had been . collision about here. y
I went up, took . glass and looked. al
around, but could not see anything but
pieces Of wreck aud such stuff. W.
Ecruised around to see If there wasn't som'
poor fellow that wanted assistance, ss VI
always do ip such cases, but couldn't 6ut
anything until, just ~ We were bearing
away, | saw . little child on piece o.
spar or timber, and l picked it up
Well, sir, it was . little girl about tw'
years old. She wasn't lashed bodily 4
the spar, as wo supposed, but Was cling
ing with her little fingers to . rope tha
had evidently been ballard. or . fsl
rope, and the timber Was part Of the aal
stsG. She had been iu tho water . goo
while, snd was dead, Is We supposed, ant
I hsd to lay out my steugth to unclasl
her fingers from the rope.
Well, there was . lot of rough men
not . woman on board, but We squeezed
the water out Of her, and wrapped hes VI
iu some clothes, aud pretty soon sh
'come to-" She had on . aight dfes
and chemise. both embroidered delicatel J
but NO mark on either to telA VITO sh
was. l cooked up some cruel and CAV
to hsv, and she talked to us. but neve
saids word about hes parents OF relations
and she neves tas from that day 10 shii
save about one month aftes We found he
she asked, "Where is Lettie ?" On gel
ting into port l learned that there ha
been . collision between tho propello
Atlantic suds barqus ( Forgotten name,
and there were . great many passenger
lost from the former.
! The bsby he'd belonged " %hs ftsans
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10

A Bennington man celebrated the
Fourth rather too freely, bu. n anagsd to
get homo and attend to'his "chores" after
= fashion. While he kept perpeudiculat
he could carry his load' as sooaas he
laid down it wouldn't stay. To his wife's
question as to what ailed him, be replied:
milk, wife, milk; that's what's the mat.
ter; driuked too much wsrm, and it's
soured on me-" "Oh! yes," said the
lady. "that story is sll right, but that
sincll 10 rum" "Then the cussed old
cows prob'ly been csl'brat'n ln'peu' 'ancs
day." said the inebriate, as he turned his
face again toward the basin.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10

MIssAPPLICATION OF SHAKESPEARE.
Hon. Benjamin Il. Wade and the late
Hon. Joshua r. Giddings used to be con.
slant competitors at the bar iu "old,
benighted Ashtabula," their place Of
residence. In the early part of his prac
ticc, Wade was defending a man against
an action Of slander, after having con-
oluded very effective speech to the jury,
sat awkwardly leaning backward, his feet
on the counsel table, and facing Giddings,
who was attempting to be eloquent in
behalf of his slaudered client. "Old
Gid" as he was familiarly called, knew q
little smattering of Shakespeare, and now
determined to bring that great author to
his aid.
"Geutlemou Of the jury" said he with
great ardor
"'Ho that steals my purse, steal, trash
But he that robs me Of my good name-'"
(Ah,m y
"At this point, to his great dlscom6t-
ure, Shakespeare deserted him. Ho re-
peated:
'"But ho that robs me of my good name-"
"Takes that I never had," Whispered
Wade, as il prompting him, and SO dis
,inctly as to be heard by all in the room
Amid the laughter aud bis own confu-
sion, Giddings brought his speech to suci
a "lame and impotent conclusion" tha
his client recovered but six and quarter
cents for his lost character Bench an(
Bar, by l.. j. Bigelow.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10

A SIMPLE CURE FOR SORE THROAT
A we'll informed friend sends Us tho fol.
lowing: Take the. whites Of two eggt
aud beat them in with two spoonfu's df
whito sugar, CRATE in little nutmeg aud
then add pint Of lukewarm water. Stit
we'll and drink ofteu. Repeat the pre-.
scrlp,ioa If necessary. Our friend thinks
it will cure the most obstinate case Of
hoarseness In q short time.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10
/ Patriotic Jury.

Mr.. Charles NJ. Lee is Q we'll known
criminal lawyeS Of Rochester, New York.
Ho summed up case With superauity Of
gesture, and On affluence Of perspiration,
that would have astonished even John
Graham in his vehement and melting
moods. Lee was defending an old Rev
olutionary soldier for passing a forged
promisory note for some $50. There
was hardly the faintest doubt Of his
guilt; but Lee contrived to get before
the jury chat the prisoner, then dare
devil boy Of nineteen, was one Of the
storming party that followed Mad An.
thony Wade in his desperate night on
Stony Point, aud helped to carry the
wounded General into the fort, during
the terrible fray. In summing up, Lee,
after getting over the ugly points of the
evidence as best he could, then undertook
to carry the jury by esplanade, on the
grounds Of his Revolutionary services.
Ho described in graphic language the
bloody attack on Stony Point, the impet.
uous valor Of Wayne. tho daring exploit
of his client, and wound up with tho
stunning Observation-Disclosures Of
the jury, will you send to the State
Prison, for passing a contemplate thirty
dollar forged note, an old hero of three
score and ten, who in his youth cheered
the heart of his country in the darkest
hour Of the Revolution, by storming
Stony Poiut2'
This was q poser. The chins.of some
Of the jury quivered, but the bluff fore.
man put on an air that seemed to say,
that tho storming Stony Point was good
thing iu its line, but what had this thing
to do with the forged note? After being
out couple of hours, the jury returned
to the court room, and went through the
usual formula.
"Gentlemen Of tho jury have you
agreed upon q verdict?"
1--WE have"
"Do you find the prisoner at the bar
guilty or not guilty2"
"Not guilty, because he stormed Stony
Point" thundcred the stalwart foreman,
who it was afterward learned, was the
last to an agreement.
The audience applauded, the crier
raped to order, the District Attorney
objected to the recording of the verdict
and the judge sent the jury out again
telling the foreman, in 4 rather sharp
tone, that they must 6nd an uncoudi
tional verdict of not guilty After an ab
sence of few minutes, they returned q
simple verdict Of not guilty, the foreman
adding, however, as he dropped into q
seat, "it was good thing, though, judge
for the old revolutionary cuss that be
stormed Stony Point"