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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-03-28
Dat ish GOOt.

A 5 a gentleman from New York was
IN taking glass of wine at the St.
Louis, corner Of Freeman and Hopkins
street, in Cincinnati, about three weeks
ago, he observed at another table, seated
with others, German who seemed un-
easy and anxious, as if there might have
been Franco Prussian disagreement be-
tween his beer and himself. Presently
in ran little girl, her face radiant with
smiles exclaiming:
"Oh, father we've got a little boy at
home!
" Dat is goot," said the Dutchman, as.
the anxiety disappeared from his co un-
tenance; " fill up der glasses"
Not many minutes elapsed before in
rushed the little girl again with the an
nouncement:
'Oh, father we've got two little boys
at home :"
The Dutchman looked a good deal as
tonished and not altogether gratified at
this little family redundancy, but rising
at length to the magnitude of the occa-
sion he said:
Veil, den, dat is also good Fill up.
der glasses
In few minutes again appeared the
radiant messenger, with the astounding.
proclamation
"Oh, father, we've got three little,
boys at home
This was too much even for Teutonic
impassibility. There was no further calb
for glasses.
" Veil den," says he, 81 goes up dere
and | stops ter whole tam business
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-03-28

out Of the house, and down to the Wild
ow Carriers cottage. Mrs Carter and
Charles met him in the hall His wrath
had had time to cool little in his walk,
and if it had not he would have found il
hard to be so dcmonstrative as usual nm.
der the widows calm clear eyes. But he
expressed his disapproval quite stron civ
enough to show them that there had
been some mistake.
Charley produced the note, and the
doctor saw through the mystery at once
Mrs Thomas's lunacy and ALL That
stupid Barnes had changed the notes.
The widow Thomas had been advised to
stop gadding about of evenings, and 1Brs..
Carter had considered herself pernitte
to let him have" her daughter, How
ever angry he might be, the doctor saw
that it was too late to interfere.
"Well, young man, you have chosen
your way, and you must walk in it! She.
is her mother over again, they say--you
had better marry her as soon as possible
or she'll jilt you, as her mother did me p'
The widow Carter looked at him with
something like flash in her eyes.
How can you say that, when you
know it was you who deserted me?" she
said ...
Didn't you write me letter within
month of the day that was to have been
our wedding-day, telling me, coolly, that
you had discovered that you preferred an
other?" demanded the doctor.
"Never l never wrote you such %
letter! said the widow Charley began
to see that an explanation was coming, at
which third party would not be wanted
and took his departure IF he did, then,
have faint presentiment of what might
happen as aresult of that explanation at
some future day, he was not at all pre-
pared for what did occur that very nj ght-
When he and Rose moved away from
before the minister who had made them
husband and wife, his father and Mrs.
Carter stood up before him, and the cerc-
mony was repeated for their benefit
They had decided, in that brief space of
time, that that was the best reparation
possible for the mistake of almost a
lifetime.
And it proved so agreeable an az
rangement that DR.. Hurlburt is often
heard to say that, though he has always
prospered in his practice, he never made
so great a success as when he wrote pre-
scription for Rose Carter.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-03-28
A Question Game.

A BAND Of rustic worthless were
IN seated around the tavern fire, one
winters evening, consisting of the black
smith, the barber, the constable and the
schoomaster. After they had drank
and smoked to their hearts content, and
exhausted all the ordinary topics of con-
versation, the pedagogue proposed new
kind of game, in which each one was to
propose question, and whoever proposed
one that he himself could not solve was
to pay the reckoning for all Dick Dolt,
whom every one thought fool, was pick
ed out for the first question
"Neighbors," said Dick, drawing out
his words, and looking iueffably stupid,
"you have seen the way squirrels dig
holes can any one Of you tell why they
throw no dirt ?"
That was poser; and after a long CO.
citation, even the schoolmaster was COM
PEELED to give it up. 1t devolved on
Dick to explain.
"The reason is, said he, that they be-
gin at the bottom of the hole"
"Stop-stop" cried the pedagogue,
surprised out Of all prudence by so mon
strous an assertion "pray how does the
squirrel get there 7"
"Ah," answered Dick, that's ques-
ton of your own proposing. You're in,
for the drinks, master"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11
Ned Marshal and Mayne Reid.

Mayne Reid, the prolific author of wild
stories for little and big children, was once
gallant soldier, and distinguished him
self in the Mexican war. After the cap
ture of the City of Mexico, he was wont
to employ his trunk in adjoining his hand
some person before calling upon the fair
Guadalupe, and while doing so would stir
up his enthusiasm by reciting poetry,
much to the wrath and disgust Of his
brother officers, who had no fine clothes
and no loves. One day while dressing he
roared out:
AT midnight in his guarded tent,
The Turk lay dreaming of the hour.
When Greece her knees
~ say, Reid" interrupted Ned Marshal =,
"why did she grease her knees ?"
WHAT"
You said grease her knees Now, the
question that agitates the country is, why
did she grease her knees?p
The gay lieutenant gazed for moment
in blank amazement, and said sternly:
''You' re q fool"
A duel was the consequence, in which
Ned Marshal, with his usual luck, got the
worst of it.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11
WASHINGTON.
PENSION REGULATIONS Modified.
Loyalty of witnesses not Required.

Loyalty of Witnesses not Required.
WAsHIsGToN, August 10-The regulations
for applications for pensions for the war of lol2
has been modified. The loyalty of claimants
must be proved, but the witnesses need not
prove their loyalty, but must have certificate
of n Federal officer as to their character and
veracity The total number of applications for
such pensions to date are over 10000
Between now and the 1st of September Bout
well will call for the amount Of subscriptions to
the new loan and considerable sums in add
ton, and will commence the redemption of the
fve-twenties of g.
The Secretary of the Treasury has addressed
q letter to the National Banks, informing them
that arrangements have been made for the dis
posal of the remainder of the bonds offered by
the Secretary on the 18th of February last, be-
ing about one hundred and three millions OF
dollars. The arrangement is subject to the con-
dition that the National Banks shall have the
opportunity, within sixty days from this date
to subscr be for any sum OF sums not exceeding
$5O,OOO,OOO.
The Secretary has addressed the following to
agents heretofore appointed: Negotiations hav-
ing been perfected for the sale of the remainder
of the two hundred million dollars of five per
cent bonds, offered the public by the letter OF
the Secretary OF the Treasury, on the 18th OF
February last, the authority of the agents
heretofore designated is limited to the sale Of
equal amounts of four, four-and-a-half and
five per cent. bonds, or equal amounts Of four
and FIVE per cent. bonds.
In no EOrOppr' :
inquest, Superintendent BREASTED testified that
he thought there was no one aboard the West
field who understood testing the correctness Of
the steam gauge.
It is announced that the New York Central
and Hudson River. Pennsylvania Central and
Erie railway companies have made another i'm
portant reduction in transportation rates for all
classes of freights westward.
The Sun says United States Inspector STRAIT
ton yesterday discovered that the boiler of the
Staten Island ferry boat, Middlctown, was so
defective that light raps with hammer made
ruptures Fortunately the thorough examina-
ton drives the Middletown off the line for some
| time A new boiler seems absolutely necessa-
~. The boiler in useis rotten, leaky and patch
ed in several places; it was built in 1864
SAN Francisco, August 10-The Lake Ii
hoe and Central Pacific Railroad tunnell will
be miles long, through granite, l6 feet in
hight and q feet wide.
LONDON, August 10.-Marshal Mcmahon and
Count Mahoney are expected to visit Ireland.
A meeting is called for Hyde Park on Sunday
next to protest against prohibiting the Dublin
meeting.
VERSAILLES August 10.-The court marshal
sentenced Roques Myre and Puteuh to penal
sorvtude for life.
The official prosecutor said Mayoes' moderate
language entitled him to some favor.
The prisoners complain of the comments of
the press upon their cases.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11
The Community, in ROane County.

Mr.. Owings is the founder of religious
sect pretty generally known as the Com
munity, Ia part af whose religion is, or
was, to live 'in common Formerly they
all lived together, ate at the same table,
but for some cause or other this method
has been discontinued, and now each
family lives to itself Innumerable little
cottages are dotted about in the large yard
attached to the main building of Mr..
Owings, each of which is occupied by
former member of the Community. In
steadIof working or tilling the land in a
body, or as a society, as heretofore, each
head of family is now on his own hook
renting so much land from the proprietor
as he can cOnviently cultivate.
We were impressed with their happy
and contented appearance. The little set
tlement 1--WE presume there are some one
hundred and fifty or two hundred persons
still living in the Community presented a
thrifty, busy appearance, all, both male
and famale, seemed to be engaged in some
kind of employment. Mr.. Owings in
formed us that not one of the many who
lived on his place INDUCED in the use of
tobacco-a fact which greatly surprised US.
He stated that Notwithstanding the fact
that the greater number of the members,
when they first Joined the Community,
were addicted to the use OF tobacco, each
and every one being convinced that it was
not only dirty, filthy habit, but sinful,
abandoned it instanter.
Notwithstand this prohibition on the
part of the members, we, being only Wis
itor, were kindly permitted and invited to
indulge ourselves, and enjoyed a fragrant
Havana or two whilst our host entertain
ed us with the history of the Community.
East Ten1leSSeedT.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11
FOR EIcN.
Exciting scene at Court Martial of Com
munisfs.

munists.
PARIS, August 9.-At sitting of the court
marshal to-day, witnesses testified that they saw
five released convicts and gave them arms.
Able Derchy said he had served twenty-five
years as = missionary among savages and never
had he witnessed atrocities equal to those perpe-
trated by the Communicates. He said that
among the numbers court marshaled and held
by the insurgents in Roquette prison, there we're
boys of the age of seventeen.
Asst Borcilly admitted the share he had tax
en- in the execution of the captives, and defend
ed them on the grounds that they were justified
by law, as retaliation was resorted to by all
civilized nations in time of war.
The extraordinary statements of the witnesses
and the audacity of the accused, caused fire.
quent scenes of excitement in the court room
which was crowded to suffocation. The Presl-
dent of the court was obliged to call on tho Of
fcers several times to enforce order during the
session.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11

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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11
The FALL CAMPAIGN.-The following cleo
tons will be held during the remaining month'

Frederick the Great was very fond OF
disputation but as he generally termina-
ted the discussion by collaring his antago-
mist and kicking his shins, few OF ms
guests were disposed to enter the arena with
him. One day, when he was more than
usually disposed for an argument, he asked
one of his suite why he did not venture to
give his opinion on some particular sub,
iect. at is impossible, your Majesty"
was the reply. "to express an opinion be-
fore sovereign who has such strong con-
victions and who wears such very thick
boots.n
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11
A Startled Peddler.

A peddler of the non-rapping, outlaw
order, called ut house in Boston the 9TH
er day, and tried to enter without ringing
the bell. The door, unfortunately for him,
was fastened by catchlOck, and while he
was constantly twisting and pushing the
refractory thing, young man who had
been watching him through the closed
blinds, softly stepped into the hall, and
applied his mouth to the keyhole and call
out in an awful voice-are you prepared to
die? The answer was a breakneck clat-
ter of boots down the steps and the depar-
ture of coat-tails around the nearest cor
ner. This reminds of that anecdote of a
distinguished Congressman, who return
ing late, one moonlight night, from q par
ty, was cornered in a retired street by q
couple of roughs, and his valuables de-
manded. DESCENDING his eyeballs to their
utmost expression of terror, and pointing
tragically to the biggest assassin, he eX-
claimed, in Forests most curdling into
nation: There's no speculation i'll those
eyes Art thou a spirit ORR g-O-o-o-
bin damned-ah!' The gigantic ruffian
stood frozen in his shoes for an instant,
then with "GOod Cd, Bill, he's crazy
as loon ~ he caught his pals arm and
rushed away, leaving our brilliant member
to laugh in his festive sleeve.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11

FC'HE FIRST SESSION OF THE COLLEGE COM
j MENCES September i.
The College embraces the following departments !.
Collegiate: q Preparatory Classical 8. Preparatory
and Higher English.
The Institution is open to all Of both sexes of suit
able age and advancement. possessed OF good moral
character.
The College buildings new. tasteful and cOnve
nient Students rooms are furnished with table,
stove bedstead and washstand. Other necessaries
must be supplied by the occupants.
Kitchens furnished with cooking stove and dining
table, are provided for such wish to board them
In truction will be given in vocal and instrumental
music.
Room rent..................- ............-... 10
Incidentals .........-...-.. w
Table BOARD per week in the boarding hall m . 90
Catalogues sent on application. For further infor-
nation. apply to the President
augl0-dlw W2m 7. NJ. BARTLETT.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11
SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
A Man Convicted of Murder.

ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY CHRONICLE
JoNEsBoRO, August 10.
The jury in the case of James haze, COL
ored, charged with killing Edmund spur
geon, colored, have just rendered verdict
of murder in the first degree. Motion for
a new trial was entered
This is the first case where the finding
has been murder in the first degree, since
ante-bellum days.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11
S C. r O r u L A .

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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11

An Opelika (Alabama) paper lays down
its political platform briefly as follows:
"First, cordial, habitual and eternal dis
trust of the General Government. Sec
ond, an ineradicable, inexpugnable con-
viction that these States are. and of right
ought to be, free, sovereign and independ-
emit.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11

THE IsRAELITES A TEMPERANCE PEo-
PLE.-During a temperance lecture in
Flemingsburg, Ky, Col. William s. Rand,
the speaker reviewed the present condi-
ton of the children of Israel throughout
the world, concluding with the following
strik ringeflections
BY their uniform temperance practices
the Hebrews have acquired apOwer which
no other nation or people possess. Where
ever YOU find them they have and control
money. erich as Jew is a truism as
well as by-word. 1 can safely add,
Temperate as Jew" would be as true
and just. The prophecies are fulfilled
the Jews are restored to power. Money is
power, for they control the world, and the
main avenue through which they have
reached this power is temperance.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11
Drugs and Medicines.

The symptoms of liver com;
plant are uneaSineSs and
pain in the side Sometimes
OIkHEAnkIOJ the pain is in the shoulder,
NlMMtlNS and is mistaken for rheuma-
3 tism. The stomach is affected
with loss of appetite and
sickness, bowels in general
N cOstive. some alternating with
lax The head is troubled with pain, and dull heavy
sensation considerable loss of memory, accompanied
with painful sensation of hav
i ing left undone something
which ought to have been
~ done. Often complaining OF
INER weakness debility, and low
EIE LIZ spirits. Sometimes many o.
4 the above symptoms attend
the disease and at other
times very few Of them; but
the liver is generally the organ most involved. Cure
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
STATEMENT
OF THE CONDITION OF IHE
Niagara Fire Insurance Company,


Exchange and Deposit Bank Building.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COMPTROLLER's OFFICE.
Nash lille. July l. ISL
I, Ed. r. Pennebaker, Comptroller Of the Treasury.
Com pany located at New York. in the State OF New
York has pro uced to me satisfactory evidence that
said Company has complied with all the requirements
of tn laws of the State of Tennessee. imposed In
.urance Companies; and further certify that Messrs
Munson K Bailey, Agents Of said Company, have also
Vided in such cases.
WHERKFoRE said Insurance Company has authority
TO take risks and transact the business OF Insurance IN
this State at Knoxville, Tennessee.
ED. r. PENNEBAKER,
aug11-dlv3t Comptroller of Tennessee.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11

lax The head is troubled with pain, and dull, heavy
sensation considerable loss of memory, accompanied
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-17
Our Nashville Letter.
NASHVILLE, Oct.

NASHVILLE, Oct. Ia, 1911.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: The Legislature
moves along slowly. A great many mea-
sures have been, or will be introduced,
looking to retrenchment and reform, but
nearly all of them are more or less imprac-
ticable. They evince, however, COM
mendale disposition.
The Trigg resolution was voted down in
the House. Perhaps Judge Trigg will
thank Vaughn for introducing it, and per-
haps he will not. Your Nashville letter
in the House before the resolution came
up.
a resolution was adopted in the Senate
to-day looking to the enforcement of the
constitutional provision which denies
PAY TO MEMBERS ABSENT,
unless physically unable to attend. A
similar provision has been adopted in the
House. Some of the members feel little
sensitive on the subject; they don't like to
be harnessed up so tight.
THE PRINTING QUESTION
will receive a thorough investigation on
the part of some member at least. Gibson
introduced bill this morning which, if
adopted, will largely reduce the cost of
public printing. But it is one thing to in
troduce bill and another to get it passed.
And ] will illustrate this by Speaker
Vaughn's experience to-day. The Speak
er had introduced
BILL TO INCREASE WITNESS FEES,
but after long discussion in the Senate
this morning it received only Vaughn's
own vote in call of the yeas and nays.
Such is the common fate of bills.
L heard of passage at arms in the Sen
ate yesterday. Senator TOlley, Chairman
of the Committee on Printing, inquired
of Senator Gibson whether he imputed
that any member of the Senate had any
thing to do with the
PRINTING RING.
Whereupon the Senator from Campbell
informed the Senate that Senator TOlley
had admitted to him in the presence ofthe
Senator from Roane that he, TOlley, had
been approached by Printing Ring and
had some thought of getting an interest.
This declaration created great sensation,
and was decided ''Thou art the man."
No further questions were propounded to
the Senator from Campbell.