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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-24

ness and its fatty appearance, but chiefly by its
minute cellular structures.
This curious hard material is the store of
food laid up by the plant for the nourishment
of the embryo, or young plant contained in the
seed. 1t corresponds to the white in the egg OF
the hen, and has been consequently called the
albumen of the seed. In its early condition
this ivory exists as clear insipid fluid, with
which travellers allay their thirst; afterwards
the liquor becomes sweet and milky, and in
this state it is greedily devoured by bears, hogs
and turkeys; it then gradually becomes hard
It is very curious that this hard mass again re-
turns to its former soft state in the process OF
termination. The young plant for some time
is dependent upon it for its food, and if the
seed be taken out of the ground after the plant
las appeared, it will be found to be filled with
a substance half pulp and half milk, on which
the plant lives until it is old enough to obtain
its food on its own account.
From the small size of the seed, the largest
not being more than two inches across its great
est diameter, the vegetable ivory can be en-
ployed in the manufacture of only small arti-
cles, such as beads, buttons, toys, etc. What Is
wanting in size is, however, often made up by
the skill and ingenuity of the workman, who
Joins together several pieces SO as to make
long object, Especially when such articles are
made by the turning-lathe, when it is easy to-
hide the joints from view,) OF makes a i'd from
one seed, and the box from another. in some
years as many as $50 tons of seeds hsve been
imported into England, and they h:ve been
sold in the market at the rate of thousand
nuts for seven shillings and six pence.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-24

A great increase in the order Of Free
Masons has been shown lately in this country
by the multiplication of lodges and the erec,
tion of new Masonic buildings. A census of
the order just taken shows that the increase is
real one. Over 10000 new members have
been initiated during the past year, the entire
number now reaching nearly 10000.
- In illustrating the fruits of advertising,
an exchange says: ga family in Florida lost
their little boy, and advertised for bm in dai-
ly paper. That very afternoon IN alligator
crawled up out of swamp anddied on the
front doorstep. In his stomach vas found a
handful of red hair, some bone Buttons, pair
of boot heels, glass alley, a Iair of check
pants, and paper collar. The advertisement
did it."
"A few weeks ago baby wa taken into
church to be baptised, and his little brother was
present during that rite. On the following
Sunday, when baby was undergoing his ablu,
tions and dressing, the little brother asked
Mama if she intended to carry. Willie to be
christened? "Why, no." replid his mother; ;
"don't you know, my son, thatpeople. are not
baptised twice?" "What," retrned the young
reasoner, with the utmost astolishment in his
earnest face, "not if it don't TAX the first time"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-24
The New York Journal Of Commerce

- The New York Journal Of Commerce IA
vors the recognition, by law, of suicide as a
felony. 1t would punish the attempt, since it
could not be an accomplishment of the act
That paper says The public welfare is, in
many ways, endangered by allowing people to
kill themselves at pleasure-suicide often as
sumes an epidemic type, unless checked, as is
we'll known, and hence there should be pun
ishment inflicted upon those who attempt to
commit the supremely selfish act of suicide, in
contempt of all obligations to God and man."
= Mr.. Charles Dyke, engineer of the first
steamboat that ever turned wheel on the Hud-
son, died Sunday, July %, at East New York,
in the S5th year of his age. Mr. Dyke was as
sistant engineer on Robert Fulton's steamer,
the Clermont, on her first trip to Albany
There, elatcd over his success, the engineer got
on terrible spree and was discharged by Mr..
Fulton, and the position. given to MIR. Dyke.
He also engineered the first steamboat down
tho Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans.
"A new dietary article has been introduced
by the London bakers in the shape of quinine
biscuits They are small, extremely well
made, and have pleasant but dcicatcl ly bitter
flavor. Each biscuit is estimated to contain
one-fourth of grain of quinine, and, for deli
cate stomachs or where it is desirable to dis
guise as much as possible, or to combine food
with medicine in perfectly agreeable form,
these biscuits are likely to become very popular.
- The editor of the Elmira Aiccrfiser has
poor luck buying medicine. lie says; 81
went to a drug store early one morning for a
dose of morphine for sick friend The night
clerk objected to giving it to me without pre-
scription, evidently fearing that might de-
stroy myself 'Pshaw,' said l. do I look like
man who would kill myself? Gazing at me
steadily for half moment. he replied; L
don't know. Seems to me, if looked like you,
1 should be greatly tempted to kill myself"
According to one of the resolutions lately
adopted at woman's rights meeting, conc of
the most detestablc sight ever seen is a parcel
of old bachelors lounging around smoking, and
talking of the horrors Of married life. ;"
= There are great many wags at the South.
This class of humorists are all honored with a
handle to the professional titles down there
the people atFectionately call them scaawags..
= The first ingredient in conversation is
truth, the next good sense, the third good hu-
NOR. and the fourth wit
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-24

Some people, ignorant of what good edit
ing is, imagine the getting up of selected mat
ter to be the easiest work in the world. to do,
whereas it the incest work that is done on pa
per. If they find the editor with scissors in
hand, they are sure to say, "Eh ! that's the way
you get up original matter, eh?" accompanying
their new and witty questions with an idiotic
wink or smile. The facts are that the interest,
the morality, the variety and usefulness of a
paper depend, in no small degree, upon its Sc
feected matter, and few men are capable of the
position who would not themselves be able to
write many of the articles they select. A sensi-
BILE editor desires considerable selected matter,
because he knows one mind cannot make 50
good paper as five or six.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-24

A New York wholesale grocer, who. had
become rich in his business, has lately made the
following revelation: He says his rule always
was when he sold bill of goods on credit, to
Immediately subscribe for the local paper of
his debtor. So long as his customers advertised
literally and vigorously he rested, but as soon
rs he began to contract his advertising space
he took the fact as evidence that there was
trouble ahead, and he invariably went for his
debt. "For," said he, "the man who feels too
moor to make his business known is too poor to
do business" This withdrawal of an advertise
ment is an evidence of weakness that business
men are not slow to observe.
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WAVERLY HOUSE,
Anderson, S. G..
JOHN A. MAYES, Proprietor.

YVlHE wAvERLY HOUSE has been repaired and
fitted up, and has now magnificent ap-
pealance. Mr.. Mayes is lately of Abbeville, and
is well known as good Hotel keeper. The House
has been newly furnished and has all the modern
improvements and comforts, and will give the best
the country affords in way of fare, which will be-
served up in the best of style
Stop and see as, and you will be well treated.
March %, 1871 3S
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-'eatttIl5 At our Shop we put up those $3.50 T0mbs
at s16O and guarantee to furnish as good ma
torial to and heavier pancled work for the same,
Parties wishing Marble Work. will find it to
their interest to call Oh lis.
T. WILDMAN & co.
Nav o. 1871 Il
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-24

-"You have, considerable floating popula-
ton in this village. haven't you?" asked a
stranger of one of the citizens of a village on
the Mississippi. "Well, yes, rather" was the
reply: "about half the year the water is up to
the second-story window"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-24

-"What brought you to prison, my colored
fricnd?" ".rwo consables, sah." "Yes, but
mean had intempcrancc anything TO do with
itp "Ycs sah dcy was bofc of 'cm drunk. >;
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-24
MARBLE WORKS.
LOCATION,
lain St., near Railroad Bridge.

WYE WILL FURNISH MARBLE WORK AS
wv LOW AS CAN BE BOUGHT ELSE
WHERE. Below is our Price List:
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06
Local Briefs.

The commencement exercises take place
at Dickinson College on Thursday of this
week.
A lad named Thadeus LETTERS aged about
10 years was drowned in the Tuscarora
creek at Perysville on Tuesday last.
Huntingdon has dog which catches fish.
On the occasion of the race being drawn off
he caught II and carried them on to the
bank.
A lad about fifteen years of age son of
David G. Herr was downed on Thursday
last while bathing in the canal at Harris
burg.
The pretty three story brick front dwell
ling and store now being erected by Mr..
Fenstemaker on the lot adjoining the bank
is great improvement to Carlisle st.
Two Girls filed burning lamps with coal
oil last week in Ohio and have now rested
from their labors and sleep in the prettiest
place in the cemetery. Had they used
"Carsons Steller OIL" they would still be
performing the drugery incident to life in
this world.
"A barn belonging to John Stephens of
Buffalo township on the farm where he
lives was struck with tightening last We'd
nesday afternoon. The fluid entered the
east gable end of the barn knocked off some
weather boarding broke rafter and in
jured the roof somewhat. The stroke was
terrific
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06

A Good Law.-The law to prevent fire.
quent changes in school books has passed
both branches of the legislature, and will no
doubt be signed by the governor. If such
law had been passed ten years ago it
would have saved the citizens of this
county many dollar, and the school dircc-
tors many cursing. Below we publish
the law as passed
SECTION 1. That, hereafter the board
of directors of any district, the controllers
in cities and boroughs or any school super
intendent shall not order or make any
change in the school books or series of text
books used in any school under his or their
superintendent, direction or control more
than once in every period of years, and any
laws or parts of law inconsistent herewith
shall be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. Any school director or su-
perintendent who shall violate the provis-
ions of this act shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be sentenced by the court to pay a
fine not exceeding two hundred dollars and
be deprived of his office.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06
Tribute of Respect,

At a stated meeting of New Buffalo
Lodge No, 4021. o. of G. r. held May 3lst
1871, the following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted.
Whereas death has come in our midst in
which God, in his mysterious Providence,
has removed from us our sister Adah
Middaugh therefore.
Resolved. That in this affecting dispen-
sation of Providence, we are reminded of
the uncertainty Of life and of the necessity
of a preparation for that life which is eter-
nal and that we so live, that when death
shall come upon us we may go home with
the assurance, that eternal rest and peace
shall be ours.
Resolved. That while we deeply sympa-
thize with the husband and. friends of our
departed sister in this their bereavment,
we rejoice that she though early taken
away from earth, has, we trust and hope
found happier home in Heaven.
Resolved. That the members of this
Lodge wear the usual badge of mourning
for twenty days and that the charter and
hall be draped in mourning for the same
period.
Resolved. That copy of these resolrl-
tions be presented to the bereaved friends,
be recorded in the minutes of this meeting
and published in the Bloomfield Times.
WIN. M. JACKSON, !
VIM. Il. JONES, Committee
j. b. JACKSON,
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06
Valuable Discoyery.-Mr. BENJAMIN

Valuable Discovery.-Mr. Benjamin
Chambers has discovered on his farm near
the Red Bridge, east of Chambersburg, a
vein of beautiful black mottled marble, also
vein of gray marble. Mr.. Jas, King pro-
nounces both kinds to be of fine quality
and the gray variety particularly well adapt
ed for monumental purposes. Mr.. King
dressed a piece of the mottled variety, and
it takes very fine polish. 1t is not known
to what extent these marbles may be found
possibly in large quantities, which will
open new enterprise.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06

Boring For Coal.--The directors and
president of the Little Germany coal COM
pany held a meeting last Tuesday to decide
whether they should continue to bore in
the hole which has been started or COM
mence at some other place. 1t was agreed
that two more holes be sunk each 100 feet
deep after which the balance of money be
spent in which ever hole appeared to give
the best prospects for coal. Since striking a
three inch vein no more coal has been
found. A committee of eight was appoint
ed to select place for sinking the next two
holes.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06
Qbe Gimes, New Bloon1flelo, 1]a.

Paid Out.-The twenty thousand dollars
appropriated by the legislature to aid the
sufferers by the large fire at Mif1intown has
been paid out and the committee have made
areport. This we publish below, as many of
our readers may like to see where the money
went. We hope that this action of the
Legislature will not be precedent for
future appropriations.
Alex Ellis, $50 90. j. G. Moscr, $500 90.
James w. Stewart, so 90. Myers Troup, $50 co.
James Robinson, 2,412 80 William Walton,
500. William Ellis, so 90. John NJ. Winner,
so 90. Samuel Bridge, 100 90. John Deitrick,
$50 90. William Egolf, 400 90. John w.
Emory, 80 90. j. X. Stump, 20 90. James
McGraw, 15 90. o. 2. Robbison, 70 90.
William Noble, $50 90. George Heck, 10 90.
B. Browan, 1900. Lavina Hurrell, 23 90.
A. B. Fasick, 20 90. T. w. Auker, 500 co.
o. N. Goshen, 25 90. John E. Schafler, so 90.
William Wise, 500 90. Jacob Wagner, 1000.
Horny S. Goshen, 1900 90. Mrs. Fasick, 765-
90. Alfred Steel, 200 90. Simon Albright,
1856 90. Mrs. Oswalt, 250 90. Sarah Splitter,
20 90. Cornelius Mcclellan, 800 90. James
Mcclellan, IS 90. T. w. Hamilton, 800 90.
Sarah A. Albright, 251 90. Daniel Troup, 25,-
90. Samuel Stimeling, 575 90. Mrs. Maria
Rees, 725 90. Emma Herning, IS 90. Mrs. E.
Greer, 500 90. Mrs. E. o. Westfall, 500 co..
Mrs. McCahan, $50 co. Emory McCahan,
5000. Mrs. Samuel Bell, $50 90. Mrs. Ellis,
30 90. Jesse Howe, 400 90. Amos G.. Bonsall,
800 90. Mrs. Sarah Dolin, 10000. Thomas
Rees, 100 90. f. c. Maxwell, Is co. Thomas
U. Parker, 100 90. John Huzzard $50 co..
VIM. j. Jackman, so 90. Mrs. Stambaugh,
$50 90, John Hoffman, $50 90. w. W. Will
son, 100 90. George Jacobs, $50 90. r. E.
Parker, rs co. John Graybill, 700 90. Ed
mund S. Doty,1 500 90. Jacob SulouG,1 900 co..
james NJ. Sellers, 1000 90. Mrs. Young, 3d.
90. John Ilollobaugh, 200 90. The Com
mttec, for services, each one hundred dol
lars, 500 90. The Secretary of Commit &c,
5000. For incidental expenses, 20 so.
Total amount, $4,000 co..
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06

Arrested. man "Eagen,' who, a
few weeks since, made his exit from town,
fastened by some young men armed with
horse-whips, for abducting and attempting
to outrage little son of Henry Skaters,
has been arrested and held to bail on the
charge. The arrest was made by Constable
Messimer who found the job no easy task,
as both Eagen and the old woman with
whom he is staying made a desperate re-
sistance. No charge had been made against
him until last week, as it was generally
considered that the punishment he had al
ready received would prevent him from
committing such a deed again.
A few days since, probably at the insti-
cation of some person or persons, Eagen
made charge and procured the arrest
Of those implicated in administering JUS
tice to him, on the evening referred to-,
which is the reason why the charge and
arrest is now made.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06
A Singing scIlOol.-Mr. II. c. Jones pro.

"A Singing ScllOOl.-Mr. II. G. Jones pro-
poses to form class, in this borough :,
for instructions in vocal music. For
this purpose meeting will be held in the
court house, on Thursday evening, when all
extremely low. Mr.. Jones has just COM
pleted course of instruction for class at
Landisburg, and so well satisfied are the
citizens with his success that they have
engaged him for another term.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06
One Hundred Dollars Reward.-The fol-

One Hundred Dollars Reward.-The fol-
lowing singular letter is vouched for as
being genuine V4 F 81 e..
For the apprehension of Enos Tuttle, a
tall man, about fifty years of age, has con-
siderable money and a forehead lang-faced
and lantern jawed man, bad man with
fist like a giant, and has often beat me, and
want him to end his days in a penitentiary
where he belongs, and he wears grey
coat with a very large mouth, and one blue
eye, and a hideous looking man, and now
living with the seventh woman, and me
having one child to him brought slap up
in the law with blue pants. He ought to be
arrested, and has one hundred dollars of
my money, and a bald headed rascal, full
of flattery and deceit, and she is bad
woman, and her little girl calls him papa
and is called Eliza Jane Tillis, and boy
blind of one eye, and he is not man who
has got any too much sense, nor her. And
he stole hundred dollars from me and
some of my gold and silver, and ought to
be caught and will never live with him
again, no never, he is n disgrace, and 1
would like to him caught up and compelled
to maintain me and his child, as am his
lawful welded wife, and have the certificate
of marriage in my possession.
NANCY TUTTLE.
"FINLEYvILLE, April, 1871
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06

A Valuable Paper.-The New York
most valuable commercial pa per published.
The editorials are excellent, the selections
are of the best, and the market Reports and
quotations, are complete and perfectly reli-
able. We can hardly see how any country
merchant can do without it. 1t is publish
ed by the New York Mercantile Journal Co.
ut $50 Pearl st.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06

SOTrOwful Accident.-On Saturday after
noon last, our citizens were shocked and
startled by the intelligence that Fairman
G. Flenner son of John Flenner, Esq, of
this place aged about eighteen years, was
drowned in the dam at the mouth of the
Raystown Branch, about q miles below
town.
The deceased was an apprentice in the
Monitor printing Office, and, in company
with three other boys, started on fishing
excursion to the dam, about the middle of
the forenoon. 1t appears that while there
the boys had stripped for BATH the water
being very deep at that place and young
Flenner being no swimmer, he had not gone
into the deep water but was standing on
the breast Of the dam when his feet slipped
and he fell over and almost Immediately dis
appeared beneath the surface, the force of
the reacting current carrying him under the
sheeting of the dam. Search was immedi-
ately made for the body, but it was not till
Sunday morning that it was recovered and
delivered to his heart-broken friends
HuntingdOn Journal.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06

The First quarterly meeting of the New
Bloomfield circuit, will be held in the NJ.
E. Church at Bain, on Saturday and Sun
day next. The Quarterly Conference will
meet on Saturday at p. m, and Doctor
Hamlin will preach in the evening. The
doctor will also preach on Sabbath morn
ing, and administer the Lords Supper
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06
state Sunday.SchoOl Conrention.-Th

seventh annual convention Of the Pennsyl-
mir State Sabbath School Association will be
held at Allentown, Pa, on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, the 18th, 18th and
10Th of June. All the earnest Sunday
school workers of the Keystone State are
cordially invited to be present. Each Evan
gelical school is requested to send two or
more delegates. Those who propose to at
tend should notify A. j. Breinig, Allen
town, Pa, who is chairman of Local Com
mittee of Arrangements, on or before the
7th Of June, SO that entertainment may be
secured, and orders for excursion tickets
procured and forwarded.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06

~ Large LOad.-A correspondent says
that last week load of bark measuring
ten cords and twenty feet, was delivered at
Newport. 1t was drawn by two horses and
four mules. 1t is the largest load of bark
we ever heard of being hauled on wagon,
and hardly believe that it would weigh
"over ton to the cord,' which one of our
exchanges says should be the standard
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06

High Heels.-Dr. Pancoast, of Philadel-
phia, recently performed painful opera
tion on little girl whose feet had been de-
formed by wearing high-heeled boots, and
expressed his opinion that it was only the
beginning of large harvest of such cases.
1t SO happens that extremely high heels are
going out of fashion but there is still room
for much improvement in this direction.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06
Strawberries and Ice.Cream.

A Grand Festival will be given by the Ladies
of the Lutheran Congr egntion for the benefit
of their Sunday School on Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings in the Court House yard.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06
DR.. WELLS EXTRACT OF JURUBEBA
LOVE AND MATRIMoNY.

r AIDES AND GENTLEMEN, If you wish
i 4 to marry, address the undersigned, who
will send you valuable information, that will
enable you to marry happily and speedily, ir-
respective of age, wealth or beauty. This in
formation will cost you nothing, and if you
wish to marry, l will cheerfully assist you.-
The desired information sent by return mall
Address, SARAH b. LAMBERT, Greenpoint,
Kings County, N. Y.-5 15.a
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06
Church Notices.

Preaching in the Reformed Church on Sun
day the 18th inst, at o'clock p. NJ, by the
Rev. Mr.. Crawford.
Preaching in the NJ. f. Church in this bor-
ough on Sunday evening next by DR.. B. b.
Hamlin.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06
Overcome with The Heat.-on Monday

y UVtTCUHU WIIII IH6 IItHIs-VH hOHuay
of last week some fat cattle belonging to
Capt. 10y of Madison twp, were driven to
this borough. Part of them were for Mr..
George Hoffman and while in driving them
from here to his farm, two of them died
about mile and half from this borough
and another was left at Oliver Rice's so
nearly exhausted that it was feared he
would die. The other two were for Messrs.
Reeder & Yohn at Newport, and one of
them lay down about mile this side of
Newport unable to go farther. The other
they succeeded in getting home and
slaughtered it the next morning. We
would not fancy that kind Of meat for our
use.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-06

ImprOved.-The York True Democrat
came to us last week in an entire new
dress. Their new type gives the paper a
very clean and pretty appearance. We
think they must have new lot of ink too.