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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
A Story with a Moral.

The New York Journal of Commerce
says: A dealer in pork has a precocious
son who is an expert in cards, and, in
playing with his companions was seldom
on the losing side. He began at first to
bet on the game. and ere long could play
regular for money with any of his age
disposed to take the risk. He came home
one day, bringing several dollars which
he had acquired in this small way of gain
ing, and exhibited his gain to his father
with quite an air of triumph. The
thoughtful parent shook his head and
told his son that the money was not
honestly acquired. "ButI didn't cheat,
said the boy. "T hope moi" replied the
father ;"but did you give the loser any
equivalent whatever for it?" The boy
hung his head, and the parent added:
" Money is honestly acquired when there
is an exchange of products or services,
and the receiver gives an equivalent for
it; to take another mans property and
give him no equivalent for it is to rob or
cheat him. pIio) Phl lc yorii.,l iEa5rirr
IA few months after the father came
home from the Produce Exchangewith an !
elated aspect and announced that he had
settled his speculative contracts in pork
by the receipt of fifty thousand dollars
His son eyed him steadily moment, and
thea said. "What did you give the other
man, father,i as an equivalent. for the
money ~ tRdl flfspD ldl 10 sr,sr4t,s.[i 7
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
A Walking Match.

TN the town Of Williamsport, Mr.. Ban
Il. giles, it appears, laid wager that he
could walk thousand miles in thou
sand hours, and there were a good many
heavy bets in sporting circles in his favor
and against him. shr, edo f.u
h Mrs. Bangles was known to be opposed
to the undertaking; and SO when the
work began, and it became apparent that
Bangles was not doing himself justice,
his friends went around and told Mrs.
Bangles that her husband was disobey-
ing her positive order not to. attempt that
pedestrian feat Well, Mrs. Bangles sud
denly put on her sunbonnet, and seized
bed slat, and started for the tent. AS she
entered, it was observed that Mr.. Ban
giles accelerated his pace, and in a. few
moments he and Mrs. Bangles were NOV
ing around that ring with singularly en-
couraging swiftness. Everybody said it
was the best time on record and once in
while Mrs. Bangles would vary the mo-
notony by taking a short cut across the
ring, so as to head off the pedestrian, who
would Immediately turn around and glide
in the opposite direction. They walked
over nine hundred miles in one evening,
and on the last quarter of the nire-hun-
dred-and-ninety-ninth mile Mrs. Bangles
caught up, and after tearing out two or
three handfuls of the noble sportman's
hair, she bruised him with the bed.slat
and took him right home. If he gets
we'll in time, he expects to finish the 9th
er mile before the thousandth hour clap
ses. Bangles has since intimated to
friend that Loves young dream has been
dissipated. '.''.'7 ''''..''' '.l
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
Childlikee.. E.

Jennie Jones was a very, pretty little
girl, and it was the first time she had ev-
er been visiting by herself she was
spending the afternoon with one of her
schoolmates, and when it came tea time
Jennie was invited to stay to tea. io'" No,
| thank you, ma'am, ,"'she said slyly, In
answer to the request. i"5I guess you'd
better, "7said her little friends mother,
good, hospitable Mrs Morse 6 sit right
up to thertable along with 6airy-won't
you nowfN Jennie ,fdgeted, twisted her
apron, put her finger in her mouth, and
finally electrified the company by remark
ing, f" f"Well--Ild don't know; ma said /
was to say no, thank you, the first time /
was asked, bHt-but-Vy yop ftrged ne |
e cgs1a y 4, stay; is seareqlyi necessary to
add, that she .staid, ,,,.,..'. ' .,.', -.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01

tsg-lA modern thinker says many
peopleiwiIl be astouished when they get
TO heaven, to find the angels laying no
schemes to be made archangels. ,gfnl'a1
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
Inside the Earth.

HNHE greatest depth Of the earth hith-
il. erto attained by mans explorations
has not reached more than one mile from
the surface. When, as Professor Forbes
states, it is remembered " that the dame.
ter of the earth is 1900 miles," the dis
proportion Of our studies between the sur
face and the interior of our planet is
evident, We have traversed every sea
from pole to pole; the desert, the prarie,
the great forests, and the inland river
founts have alike been explored. All the
sciences prove with what ardor we have
studied things of the earth's surface and
thence directed our attention to distant
planets to study them; yet of our plan.
ct no attempt has been made beyond one
mile down What, however, we have
learned from this descent is astonishing.
We have discovered that the earth is not
a solid substance on the contrary it has
fluid interior, and only the crust is SOL
id and relatively not SO thick in proper
ton as a hens egg. 1t is found that, for
every hundred feet of descent there is a.
rise of oftemperature of two degrees Fab
renheit, which is sufficient to melt iron,
and the lava which, we see elected by vol
canoes. Nov, without any verifying ex-
pertinent, the existence of volcanoes in
different parts of the world, the perpet-
ual springs of boiling water in Iceland,
at Bath and Matlock, clearly proves the
existence Of subteTanean heat. Fortu-
nately, Experiments, of a,diferent, charac-
ter from those Of descending into the
earth substantiate the fact of interior
fuidity "'i 70 'a'2r" yi9F'l9b a'' '' J1q
( no isJs4--.a- ---~.e-inl -.lat4l5 a,'na
,B6- A revival preacher says the tough
est customer he ever came across
in the pursuit'yof his calling was a
rough old fellow in avalley of The Green
Mountains, who approached him at the
close Of an evening meeting with very
long face and asked gravely'; "Did Il /
understand you to say that hell was a'lake
of fire and birthstone P1d'b Yes,Y said
the divine, thinking that he had at last
succeeded in making an impression upon
the hitherto obdurate heart, and going
on 70 o4eplarge upon the place of tormentg
''s Nonsense NONSENSE" interrupted his
listener F" l don't believe word of it
you pile it on too, thick; a man wouldn't
live a minute in such place rs s"They
will be prepared for it, said the minister,
impressiyely, " BE prepared for it! will
they ~ exclaimed the anxious gucstioner,
frightening up. "I'd as soon be there as
anywhere, them" and off he walked 4
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01

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OAOO no agents. Address U. s. PIANO co.
Broadway, N. Y. fI't 29d4 4w
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
SENT FREE TO AGENTS
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with other efficient remedies, in popular form,
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OF throat difficulties Of years standing.
CAUTION.-Don't be deceived by worthless i'm
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Price 25 cents per box. JOHN q. KELLOGG,
Platt St. N. Y, Sole agents for U. s. d 20 Avn
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01

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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01

WTANTED AGENTS.-s20 q day., to sell the
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Has the under-feed, makes the. "lOck-stlteh''--
and best family sewing machine in the MARKET
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fittsDurg, Pa, Chicago Ill, or st. Louis Mo- 20 d4w
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
DR.. WELLS EXTRACT OF JURUBEBA

and he confidently recommends II to every family
as q household remedy which should be freely tai
ken as blood purifier In all arrangements Of the
system and to auimate and fortify all weak and
Emphatic temperaments., nI.f Il IT,, M ftii-i Z
JOHN q. KELLOGG, Plat ST.. N. Y
Sole agent for tile United States. A.
Price One Dolarper Bottle. Send for cirular 20daw
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-02

LIFE EINsURANcE.-It is but little more
than twenty-five years since the first life insu-
rance company became proftably established
in the United States. Others followed in due
time, and their business has rapidly increased
We have now upward of seventy companies,
insuring the lives of some seven hundred thous-
and persons. Every day the system is becom-
ing better understood and appreciated but yet
there are thousands, who for want of proper
knowledge on the subject. have mot availed
themselves of its benefits. 1t is adapted in one
form or another to the wants of cuery producer
of ,uealth, and of every one upon whom Others
are dependent for support The man who
would neglect to insure his house or his ship,
would have little sympathy for his neighbors
should he be ruined by the burning of one or
the laundering of the other. Yet men go about
nsglecting to insure their lives, forgetting that
death is more sure to come to them than fire to
the house, and that it may. come at time when
afew thousand dollars or even hundreds, would
save the widow and orphans from untold suf-
fering. 49,:
Our life companies are doing most noble
and benevolent work. They take the burden
and anxiety from the individual, and distribute
it so equitably among tie many, thatit is scarce
ly felt. We wish them every success. The
time must soon come when the life-policy will
be as well, understood and appreciated and as
universally esteemed as the fre-policy. - -.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-02

A concurrent resolution was sent from the
House instructing the Clerks of both Houses to
draw pay certificates for the members and en-
ployees Of the General Assembly from Februa-
1ry to March l, inclusive Adopted.
The following passed: Bills to regulate the
manner of drawing juries; to regulate the
granting of writs of ha6eos corpus; to regulate
the disposition of fines and penalties by the
Courts joint resolution to appoint trustees Of
the De La Howe free school, in Abbeyille
County. .'i g.. '''c.-'s
A bill to regulate the measurement of tim
Der and lumber in the city of Charleston was
indefinitely postponed.
At $50 P. NJ, the Senate adjourned. -;
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at u NJ. {.
The Committee on Ways and Means reported
fayorably on bill to release the lien of the
State upon lot of land in Charleston.
The Special committee to examine the ac.-
counts for fitting up the. hall of the House and
committee rooms, reported upon the same, re-
commencing that the bills, amounting to the
sum of $9O,556.31, be paid; after lengthy
discussion, it was decided inadvisable to have
the accounts itemized and printed; the ac-
counts were ordered to be paid. The debate on
this matter occupied the greater portion of the
day.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-02

= An eccentric citizen of St. Louis died re-
Gently and left in his will 81 900 to man who,
ten years before, had run away with his wife.
One Of the last things he said was that he nev-
er forgot favor -
: The Atlanta Sun asks: "Why are we not
to-day the richest people in the .world?" The
Louisville Journal presumes it is chiefly because
there are other, people in the world who have
the advantage of us in point of property.
- Cotton, it is said will keep for long time
without change. Thus, at Columbus, Georgia,
no difference was noticeable in the appearance
of the staple in bales of cotton that had been
in the warehouses there since 1866; and at Au-
gusta Georgia, bale was sold recently which
had been in warehouse for eleven years, and
which, though presenting an oily appearance,
brought as high q price as new cotton of 0imi-
lar grades.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-02

o = = 80 - ..i.
SPEAKING SLIGHTLY OF WoMEN.-Ata re.
cent dinner in New York, at which no ladies
were present a man, in responding to a toast;
"Women," ;dwelt almost solelyion: the frailty of
the sex, claiming that the best among them
were little better than the worst, the chief diff
ference being in their surroundings At the
conclusion Of the speech, a gentleman present
rose to his feet and said: is.s ssisl . Sc
"I trust the gentlemen in the application of
his remarks, refers to his own mother and sis-
tiers, not ours"
The effect of this most just and tirnely febuke
WAS overwhelming and the maligner of women
was covered with confusion and shame.
This incident serves an excellent purpose In
prefacing few words on this subject. r '.i,f
Of all the evils prevalent among men, We
know of none more blighting in its moral effect
than the tendency to speak slightly of the yir-
tue of woman. Nor is there anything in which
young men are so thoroughly mistaken as In
the low estimate they form of the integrity Of
women-not their own mothers and sisters,
somebody else's mothers and sisters.
Plain words should be spoken on this point,
for the evil is a general one, deep rooted. If
yonng men are sometimes thrown into society
of lewd women, they have no more right to
measure all other women by what they see of
these than they would have to estimate the
character of honest and respectable citizens by
the developments of crime in our Police courts:
Let young men remember. that their chief
happiness in life depends upon their faith in
women. No worldly wisdom, misanthropic
philosophy, ne generalization can cover Or
weaken this fundamental truth. 1t stands Like
the record of God himself--for it is nothing less
than this-and should put an everlasting seal
upon lips that are wont to speak slightly of
women. t,asii' t.sf:-s:f.-', '..5,.5s,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-02
VOLUME o---No. So

IMPORTANCE OF READING AND STUpy.-'
Lord Derby, in addressing the pupils Of Liver
pool College, remarked that In, these days, and
in this country, very few rren can give them.
selves up altogether to study, and in few cases
the fragmentsof time that can be saved .out.of
a busy career are available for strenuous men
tai culture. It was not, however, 60 much time
that was wanted "a man will always. find time
for what really interests him.. But energy isins
each of us a limited quality; and We cannot
blame or wonder at the wish to rest altogether
after good days work. Yet knowing allthisstl
and feeling it myself, I do say, to every young
man whom am noT addressing, what
ever your pursuit may be however active,
however absorbing, don't:-unlesis you are
are willing to forfeit one of the most lasting Of
human enjoyments-don't if you can possibly
do so, allow yourself to- lose, your taste for
reading; 1t is bad thing to have the brain
always filled with ones own narrow personal
concerns or, what is one degree worse, with the
small personal concerns of ones neighbors. Il
is great gain, putting it in. the lowest pointof
view, to be able to pass at pleasure out of the
eternal round of petty duties and trivial ar
rangements, to observe, with however an unprac-
ticed eye, the marvellous arrangements of ma
ture, or to live in the Lives and follow the
thoughts that have interested and instructed
successive generations of mankind. 1t often
appears to me, in the present day, that we are
little too apt, in all classes; to look upon our
own selves as mere machines for what is called
"getting on" and to forget that there are in
every human being many faculties which cam
not. be employed, and many wants which cam
not be satisfied by that occupation. I have not
a word to utter against strenuous devotion to
business while you are at it. 4, But one of the
whom ever knew retired before the age of
fifty from profession in which ne was making
an enormous income, because, he said, heshad
got as much as he or anybody belonging to him
could want, and he did not see why he should
sacrifice the rest of his life to money getting.
Some people thought him very foolish. I did.
not. And believe that the gentleman Of
whom speak never once repented Of Inside
cision.-Eschangs. - s...s;,.,,.zs :. :.
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-Revels, the negro Senator from Misisis-
sippi, proved, the other day, that he had tar ar
more good sense than his brother Senators ! Ioi
the white race, by denouncing the clause in the
District School bill which provided. tor mixed
schools. He declared that tsthis effort OF Leg
islatures to foist social equality uponycomm1uni-
ties, was the very thing that operated disadyan;
taresously s to the negro race" Such, fanatical
foel fools rs Sumner and Wilson opened their eyes
ut this declaration from their negro peer.
"A man named Butler having been commits
stoned as maior-general of the Florida militia,
t the Legislature Of that State, both houses con-
curing, unanimously passed an act. changing
his bapttismal name to Benjamin F., and max
ing Ing an appropriation of Is cents to provide
him with set of pewter spoons. - !,
Mr.. Carver doing the honors Of shs.aol sraa9sa
girl of the period, II see thatyou have plenty
Of breast, Miss, but do have a little more dres.
singW ti'i,- s
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-02

NARROW GAUGE RifLRoAD DIS. There seems
10 be quite Juror in the country on the sub
ject of narrow guage railroads. It is said that
they can be constructed at, oneythird less, or
even greater reduction in cost, with shorter
curves and higher grades than are admissible
in roads of the 4 #. 81 in. or #. guage.. htis
even claimed that more freight with the same
motive power can be transported over them.
Such roads are now operated successfully in
Europe, and in Canada also: We see
Pennsylyanis is about to test their usility. IA
thirty-inch track is to be built from Allentown
to Harrisburg, and the cars are to be constIuc-
ted with single seat on each side Of the aisle.
Should these roads become popular here, q
great impulse will be given to ths railroad sys..
tenn of the United States, and many additional
branch, roads will be built to connect with main
lines that now traverse the country. We trust
that the experiment may prove sncce.sfui.na
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-02
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1871.
CENATE trnr
The Senate met at II M.

The Senate met at II M.
A bill to establish new judicial and cleo
tion County from portions Of Edgefield, Barn
well, Orangeburg and Lexington, was made the
special order for tomorrow, at 2. NJ.
The following were read and referred: A bill
to abolish the Sixth Judicial Circuit; and
bill to authorize Clerks Of the Court to take
testimony in certain cases.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-02
ToPREvrNr LAMP CH1MNEYs BEEAKrNe

3 ToPREvENr LAMP iCHIMNEYs BEEAKINa.
Every housewife, who uses kerosene poil,
knows thatit affords the best and cheapest light
of all Eliminating oils. But she also knows
that the constant expense and annoyance from
the breaKage Of lamp chimneys, almost ifi not
quite, .counter-balances the advantages rof its
use. Put the glass chimney in lukewarm Wa
ter, heat it to the boiling point and boil it one
hour, after which leave it in the water till il
cools. The chimney will beless liabh to crack
BY sudden change Of temperature .a94i,i
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at II. Is A. NJ. =,
A resolution by Mr. Byas, that the regular
order of business be suspended during the re-
rnainder of the session, was adopted.
A bill to facilitate the punishment of crime
was taken up as the unfinished business OF yes
terday and passed to a third reading. Also, a
joint resolution authorizing the employment of
Us. G. Richardson, Esq.,@to publish the de-
cisions of the Supreme Court for the last three
years.
The House then took up the appropriation
bill on its second reading and discussed to 40
P. NJ, when it was passed to third reading,
after certain amendments. se..-. .-4~-o.
A motion to adjourn was lost, and the House
proceeded to the consideration of Senate bill
to release the lien of the State upon a lot of
land in Charleston, owned by the South Caro-
lima Institute, for the promotion of art, me
chanical ingenuity and industry: which was
made the special order for tomorrow, at l
o'clock. - ~ s .i''f.': -
Pending the discussion of bill to provide
for the election of Justices of the Peace, the
House adjourned, at 5.26P. NJ.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-04

The cowardly silence of the Demo
cratic press on the subject Of the Con-
Stitutional Amendments will not suit
the Henry Clay Dean and Sam Evans
wing of the Iowa Democracy. That
wing which Is so cowardiy in war,
and so brave in peace, Is full OF fire
and hungry for blood just now. Its
organ and mouth-piece the Ottumwa
Dcmocrat- which we must give the
credit Of wacing bold and uncom-
Portable rcd-hot warfare upon the
trmmers and auctioneers Of its own
party-has for some time been open
and rabid in its declaration Of war
against the Amendments, and pro-
poses to keep that Kind Of a flag fly
ing straight along. We have before
made quotations from its columns to
show the position and purpose Of the
faction it leads and represents. 1t is
q comfort to find one Democratic pa
per nowadays that knows what ana
where it is in politics, and can tell
lust where II stands, The Democ'M
is the only one. Of that kind among
.he opposition. press in Iowa.
But we intended to honor Dean as
she subject Of this article, and not the
DenocyQt--Dean, the beloved apostle
of thousand odors. Our old friend,
after silence Of several months,
again appears upon the surface, to
once more play at his fayorite game
in politics. He has letter in the
last Democrat, in which he violently
sounds the tOm-tom of the fire-in-the-
rear Democracy. We quote portions
Of it, just to prove, by the potential,
evidence Of Democratic confession,
that the rebellion is not dead yet,
eyen!n the opinion Of all Iowa DEM
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-04

Under this head we may mention
few Of the results Of short-sighted
policy, pursued by some commuiti.s
i'm regard to Railroads, for whicA
they afterwards repented In sachcloiii
and ashes, but without avail:
OskaloOsa committed Railroad su:-
eide when she allowed a railroad to
pass by her, and was only brought t.
life again several years afterwardN,
by an expenditure OF about half
million dollars.
For the small price Of $4,000 Des
Moines might have had the North
Western Railroad, but they thought
the road was bound to come to them
and the opportunity was lost. Now
they would give five times The
amount to have the opportuniiyovor
again,
Lyons, in this State, is another
example. When the North Western
Railroad reached Fulton, on the
Illinois side of the Mississippi river,
they wished the old and prosper
Gus town Of Lyons, on the Iowa side,
to help in bnilding tbs bridge. The
people of Lyons said to the compa-
ny: "You cannot cross any place bur
here--the bridge is sure and we Will
not help YOU" What was the cen,
sequence? The company built tbs
bridge about two miles lower down
the river, the rival town Of Clinton
sprang up and is now q town q fron'
five to seven thousand inhabitants.
The people, of Lyons saw their mis-
take but alss il was too late-the
opportunity had gone PAST and gone
foreyer.-yasper Repubsicos. ssasl q