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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-14
A Faithful Wife.

Sheriff Prichard tells us that the wife
OF George Hyer-sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for five years for horse stealing
followed her husband to the walls of
the prison. They attempted to get away
from Lewistown without letting her know
about it, but the poor woman was ever
more on watch at the depot, and so she
was on hand when the officers and prison.
ers started away last week, and, following
on the cars, hung about the neck of her
husband at the end of the journey
Mrs. Hyer had two children. These she
had deliberately given away to her peo-
pie, determined to remain in Joliet near
her husband, so that she could see him as
often as possible, and be ready at the end
of five years, to welcome him again to
freedom. She hoped she would be per-
mitted to see him often, but this fond
hope was rudely torn from her by the
stern prison rules. She can see him but
once in two months, and then but for two
or three minutes in the presence of u
guard. She can write to him as often
as she ploases, but he can write in reply
once month. After learning these facts
the sheriff tried to get her to return to
her family near Peoria; but her resolution
was firmly taken. She had given up
home and children to be near her husband
and there she determined to stay, at what
ever sacrifice. They left her alone and
friendless, a stranger in strange city
weeping as ifher heart would break, but
unwavering in her devotion to her hus-
band. No entreaty of her husband, or
friend, or stranger, could move her to
leave him in his long imprisonment.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-14
Gbe Qines, New Bloomfield, ]1a.
Look Sharp.

A FUNNY affair occurred the other
IN day, illustrating the Importance of
business men looking on both sides of
scrap paper upon which they may write
orders, receipts or messages. A well
known merchant having small lot of
damaged and almost unsaleable goods re-
naming from large consignment, at
last succeeded in working them off," and
sitting down to his desk, wrote a note to
the consignor, announcing the gratifying
intelligence in these words
81 have at length succeeded in closing
out those goods, by selling the whole lot to
old Scroogins for hundred dollars, and
glad to get rid of them at any price. I'm
so afraid, even now, the sharp old codger
will back out, that 1 won't let him have
the goods till he pays the money"
At this point the merchant was inter-
rupted, and turning the note face down
ward in his portfolio, went out into his
warehouse to attend to customer. An
hour or two afterward, as he returned,
having forgotten the note entirely ,Scroog-
ms clerk enters, hands hundred dollar
bill, and asks for a receipt. The merchant
seizos the first piece of paper before him,
dashes off the receipt, and hands it to
the clerk
What was his CONSERVATION half an
hour afterwards, when the grnning clerk
returned with the message from his mas
ter, Mr.. Scroogins wants to know if
you won't give him another receipt on
clean piece of paper" to find that he had
inscribed the acknowledgment on the
back Of the very letter announcing the
sale to his correspondent Scroogins got
an amount Of information with the first
receipt that he didn't count upon.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-14

Bs3~ In one of our neighboring towns
not long ago, a family had been afflicted
by one of those mysterious dispensations
of Providence likely to occur in any
family, and were making arrangements
for the funeral. A little son of the fam
lily was sent for the minister. Arrived
at the parsonage, and confronted by the
kind gentleman, the boy said
:" Mr.. Preacher, father wants you to
come down to our house."
"What for, my young man"
He wants you to preach a funeral"
"a funeral! Who is it that has
died /"
"It is my little brother (boo-hoo.")
Your little brother, indeed; how old
was he ?"
He wasn't old at all, (boo,hoo) He
died a bornin."
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-14
A Country Editors First Kiss.
WE NEVER believed Pope's line,

Die of a rose in a romantic pain,
till we once accidentally got kiss award
ed to us at a game of forfeits, some fifty
years ago. Eheu! Jagaces. The fair one
in question was the secret idol of our soul.
When we were entitled to kiss by the
sacred game of forfeits, the keenness of
the rapture almost grew into a toothache.
y kiss seemed more than we could mag
inej it grew into Titantic Dimensions. We
had vague notion of asking the company
to help us out by sharing our bliss, as the
school boy who, when he hears Of his
monstrous pound cake being on the road,
promises all his comrades a slice, but
when it arrives he keeps it all to him
self
A kiss from Mary; and all to our own
check Oh ! and then the blushing shame
Of a first love, vulgarly called calf, came
over us, and we stood looking at our
Mary's lips as a thief does at the gallows.
Oh those sunny eyes Oh those lux
uriant tresses, as she shook them off her
radiant face, as a dove shakes her feath-
ers and dog his hide, in order to leave
more check to kiss. Oh ! those provoking
lips, pursed up ready, like the peak Of
Tenerifle, to catch the first kiss of love
that rosy light from heaven. OH that
moment when she said, "Well, if Cousin
John won't kiss me I'll kiss him. She
stopped down-my sight grew dim-my
heart beat fast as though | had swallowed
a dose of Prussic acid her lips touched
mine; the world slid away as it does
when We soar in a balloon and we were
carried away into a calm delrium, which
has never altogether left us.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-14

Dsl37' a few days since colored lad en-
tered a drug store in Portland with what
he described as an awful feeling in the
stomach, jest like it was full of fish hooks
and angle worms" and demanded " set
ter powder" as he had been advised that
would give relief Accordingly the seid-
litz powders were dissolved in separate
glasses, as usual, and placed before him,
with instructions to pour one into the
other and drink while eflervescing. But
the sable youth did nothing of the Sort
Instead of following the directions, he
drank off the contents of one glass and
Immediately swallowed the other. The
effect may be imagined, butnot described.
The effervescence which should have ta-
ken place in the glass before it was drank
took place in the bewildered darkey's
stomach, sending streams of the frothy
liquid from his mouth, nose, eyes, and
ears. As soon as the poor fellow could
recover breath, he cried out in frightened
tones:
My stomach has busted; can't live
a minute !" In few minutes, however,
he felt better, and turning to depart, he
said: "Dat stuff may work we'll nuf on
de white trash, but its shure death on
niger"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-14

Bs5" A lady writer in one of the daily
papers says, if women were as particular
in choosing a virtuous husband as men
are III selecting virtuous wife, moral
reformation would soon begin, which
would be something more than 1roth and
foam.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-14

DD- Some people, because they can
not give as much as they would like to,
will not give anything. But this was not
the way with the poor woman, noticed by
our Saviour, who cast two mites into the
Lords treasury
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-14

Rs5~ The less we expect from this
world the better for us. The less we ex-
pect from our fellow-men, whether the
spiritual help or of inspiring example,
the smaller will be our disappointment
He that leans on his own strength leans
on a broken reed.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-14

BGy~ A White Pine landlord thus ad
vertises, his hotel in the local papers E
" And Joseph wept aloud, and he said
unto his brethren, 81 am Joseph, doth
my father my father yet live?" And his
brethren answered him: you bet the
old man is doing bully, for he boards at
the Cosmopolitan"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-14

Ds5~ If a man goes into any kind of
an enterprise, and is successful, he will
say he was smart; but his neighbors will
say he was lucky; but if he does not sue
ceed well, he will say he was unfortunate;
but his neighbors win say he was fool.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-14

DeS" What would you say if you wished
a reverend Doctor of Divinity to play
tune on the violin? Fiddle-dee- deed.
ID
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-14

Day~ 1t is bad sign when a preacher
tries to drive home his logic by thump-
ing the desk violently with his clenched
hand. His arguments are so-fst-ical.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-02-14

D6S~ There is only one good substitute
for the endeorments of a sister, and that is
the endearments of some other fellows
sister
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-12
A Strange Re-Union.

There lives in Youngstown" Lincoln
vile, where she has resided for many
years. Il widow lady of about so years,
named Polly Field whose only resource
since the dea h of her husband, seventeen
neighbors, has been until recently pen
sion of 500 Il year granted by govern
ment for services rendered by her hus-
band in the war of 1872. Forty-five years
ago her first husband, Hammond, died,
leaving her in INDECENT circumstances
with child five years old. At the urgent
solicitation Of Mr.. Palmer, n man of some
means, she allowed him to adopt the child
and give it his own name. Soon after
the child was taken away, and the mother
could never learn what became of him,
but from the fact that she did not hear
from or of him, finally came to the pain
ful conclusion that he must be dead. AZ
ter the disappearance Of her boy Mrs.
Hammond married her second husband,
Mr. Fields. removed to Waldoboro,
where they resided u short time, and then
removed to Youngstown, where Mrs.
Fields has even since made her home.
During q recent visit of Il cousin of the
Old lady, namel Mattocks, to Brewer. he
found out by some means that her son
was not only alive but 4 very successful
business man, senior partner in the firm
OF Palmer q johnson, Brewer, extensive
lumber dealers, and residing in Bangor.
On his return home Mr.. Mattocks inform
ed the old lady OF the good fortune in
store for her, and she Immediately Wrot e
to Mr.. Palmer. Immediately on receipt
Of the letter, which was somewhat delay
ed by misdirection, that gentleman came
down to Lincolnville, though he could
hardly believe the evidence that his moth
er still lived. But "seeing is believing"
and thus parent and son (now q stalwart
man of fifty years. beheld each other after
separation of forty-live years. The last
days of the old lady will doubtless be
spent in peaceful contentment.
1t seems that Mr.. Palmer had in his
early years endeavored to find his moth
en- but was told by people in Nobleboro
that she was dead. The error probably
arose from the fact that Mrs. Fields last
husband had buried one wife, and the
parties inquired of did not know of the
second marriage.
The above facts were obtained from the
old lady herself, and may be relied upon
as substantially correct. camden Her
aid.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-12
zsEaEssE PRICES CURRENT.
orrerfea Jfeeh!g FOR the Jo'nmai.
BNLFASr. "Wednesday. Oct. II. Isl
BRIGHTON CATTLE MARKET

For the week ending wednesday, Oct.
At market forthc current week-Cattle ;l96 Sheep
and Lambs 1868; Swine 1910
From Mane-Cattle 60; Sheep and Lambs 12lS.
Prices OF Beef Cattle per 100 lbs, the total weight
s615a1 first quality 3GaG 80 second quality 25a5
third quality 81 1.,i5; poorest grade OF Cows, oxen,
Bulls, &c, ~ 1d;tI %.
Hides ana rallow-Bfghton Hides s1s lie; Brgh-
ton Iallow Cat l2c; Country Hides l-24s; Country
Taliow 5a3 Ice; Calf Skins 6alec; Sheep and Lamb
Skins, 81 5Oll -.
Working oxen-Extrit, $aooa25O; ordinary, slIoa
100; poor Oxen from $]5 to 50 per pair
Store Cattle-I earrings, ) HAS Odds : lja
IS, > year olds, 53a45. Those OF poorer quality 1T
prices ranging from $7a$9.
Mich Cows-E>tra s5519o; ordinary, s3oa5o
per head. Store Cows, S2oaj5.
Sheep and Lan5s-Exra and selected lots, 81 o0a
30; Ordinary, 81 71a2 10; or from haze per ID.
Swine-Storc pigs, wholesale, II5c; retail, ,a1c
per pound. Fat Hogs 5aj lie.
rouItry-ENtra, l5al5 l2c; medium, laa14 1-@c;
poor t3al SIC,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-12
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.

MONDAY, oct. Q, 1871.
BUTTER--We quote strictly fine lots Of fall made
Butter sc; fine diaries, comprising fall and sum
make, 2Sa30c; good fair lots at 23a21c common do
at l4alsc inferior do AT llalic bakers at 10al1c;
Western Butter choice grades, ut 22a2dc, and com
mon do Al l4al1c per h.
CHEESE-We quote at u Liable for Ohio; Is ~
allie for Vermont and New York; Liable for choice
dairy, and l0c per Id for common cheese.
EGGS-The market is at 29a3oc per do6, and there
is Il little more demand.
BEANS--We quote choice Northers hand picked
pea beans at So O0l3 T.; choice Eastern at S3 rs
common pea beans 81 l2a2 30; choice mediums at
s. 50a2 20 and yellow eyes at s. - per bush.
APPLES-Thc market is hardly so strong, and 5
is the selling price for the best fruit to-day.
NEGErABLE S-JacSson Whites are selling at
soc per bush, Norfolk Sweets ut 81 -, and Jerseys
at So 30 per Dbl; Onions dull At s. - per Dbl.
HAI-We quote at S}oa:ii Per ton for the best
Vermont and Canada hay; !ta2d for inferior; $2sa
so for Western timothy, and 5ll1 for Swile. Straw
sells at $2Sa29 per ton.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-12
Supreme judicial Court, Knox Co.

Al The sept. term of the above court,
Judge Nickerson presiding, the following
eases have been disposed Of, by the report
of iiu Gazette
Arson Il. Bowler W: Inhabitants Of Wash
ingt0n.
This was an action against the town of Wash
ington for an injury received by plaintiff. in
November 1868, in consequence of an alleged
defect in the highway. The damage claimed
was $4,000 Ii appeared in evidence, that the
plaintiff was riding. in company with Il man
named plummcr; that between sunset and dark
they called at one l4evetts, and IN driving again
to The road, or Immediately after regaining it,
the wheels passed over large boulder, or rock.
lying partly imbedded iii the earth. in conse-
qtence of which they We're both thrown from
the carriage. Bowler received a severe cut on
the face and a conclusion of the spinal column
more or less severe, from the effects Of which
lie has not yet fully recovered. Medical testi-
monV was Introduced to show the severity of
the injury, and its probable effect.
The defence claimed that Bowler had been
drinking, and al the time of the accident was so
much intoxicated that he was not capable of
driving, and that Plummer was in Il worse
condition even than Bowler. 1t was also fur.
Their claimed that the rock was not an Obstruc-
ton to travel to persons exercising ordinary
care and that the road was safe and conven-
lent as required by law. A very large num-
Der Of witnesses were introduced on both sides,
aud the trial has occupied the court nine days.
The arguments are about concluded, and the
case will be given to the jury some time to-day.
Gould, Bliss a Moore, for Plt. ,Tewett Il
staples, for pctt. The verdict was for the
town.
The criminal docket will be taken mp as soon
a. the above case is concluded. The st. George
mansaughter case will be the first for trial.
Attorney General, T. B. Reed will assist the
County Attorney in the prosecution,
The following divorces have been decreed ::
William Robertson, libt. VS.. Susan Robertson.
Hall for libt.
John c. Dumont libt vs. Mary j. Dumont.
Beattie for libt.
Gilbert b. Thompson libt. vs.. Delphinc
Thompson. Drake for libt.
Eliza II. Bachelor libt. vs. John NJ. Bachel-
der. Rice & Hall for libi Mortland for Ii
belize.
Chharine Nutter libt. vs.. Daniel Nutter.
Beattie for liht.
Edwin +. Rhoades libt vs.. Ella j. Rhoades.
Beattie for libt.
Judson J. McAllister lbt. vs. Mary 4. Ne
Allister. Barrett for libt
Lizzie A. Kilton liht. vs.. Erie Kiton. Per-
far
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-12

EMPLOYMENT FOR EVERYBODY. We are
~ prepared to give constant employment to any
person who wishes to engage in a light, agreeable
and fine paving business. We will pay liberal sal
airy by the week, and pay expenses, or allow com
mission from which any person of common abilities
no catch.penny humbug, but is of the most valu-
able inventions of the age, patented in the United
States and Europe; is great novelty, and sells
the business, will send package of the goods
by mail on receipt of so cents, and those not well
pleased with the business shall be paid for their
trouble. Address
4wi. .. p. HOWE, & CO., Augusta, Me.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-12
T H e
New York University Medicines
The Greatest Success of the Age.
BRANCH OFFICE, 80 CONGRESS ST., PORTLAND.
Under Congress Hall,
t. II l. f. 6 = Il A p l. f 5 i,
Agent for the State of Maine and
New Brunswick.
II II e

BIZ Agents wanted in every town in the State-aa
II has been about one and one-haf years since the
University Medicines were introduced into this State
Notwithstanding the opposition from the Faculty,
the sale is daily increasing Thousands OF certificates
can be presented if necessary but if the following
are not sufficient to satisfy the most sccpca 10 900
additional ones would be useless
CAIARRH, (the mother of consumption, Scrof
ua, Salt Rheum, and many other diseases hitherto
considered incurabIe readily yield under treatm ut
Of the University Medicines.
FEMALE DISEASES treated with perfect sue
cess Having treated over two hundred cases within
the last three months consider it safe to warrant
perfect cure to % cases out of every hundred
without cauterization or the least exposure.
SPERMATORRHHA, the greatest DESTROYER of
humanity on the face of the Globe. Ii ow many be-
wall the loss Of precious vitality without having the
slightest idea of the cause, their manhood is daily
vanishing and they are gliding into state of hope
less decay. have treated over tive hundred cases
OF this malady within sin months with the Uniyer.
sity Medicines with perfect success.
Persons afflicted with diseases will please call or
send and get a book Gree wherein they will find
their diseases explained, and necessary remedies.
Address PELEG STAPLES,
$50 Congress ST., Portland. Me.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-12

the ''Rheumatism, for five months and at that time
it seized my right hip and leg down to the foot,
This the physicians called "Scitic." tried many
kinds of highly recommended medicines which |
took for the blood. Still got no retet for seven
months more, all the time doing my best, with as
good advisers as we have in our city. Finally call
ed at the New York University Branch, and the
proprietor said he could help me. So commenced
on his medicine, and in four weeks thought | felt
relief and in eight weeks | was able to leave my
cane at home, and have been well up to this time,
three months have passed DAVID kEAIER.
Portland Aug I'd 1870
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-12
BATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE.

This superb Hair Dye is the best in the wor Id
perfectly harmless, reliable and instant aneous;
no ridiculous tnts or disagr eeabe
odor. The genuine VIM. A. Batche or's Hair Dye
produces IMMEDIATELY splendid Black natural
not contain particle of lead any injurious
pound Sold by all Druggists. Factory, l6 BOND
STREET, N. Y. 1yrlIsp
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-12
Insolvency Notice.

WYE, TIE SUBSCRIBERS, having been ap-
w pointed by Hon. Asa Thurough, Judge Of
Probate, for the County of Waldo, Commissioners
to receive and examine the claims of the creditors of
Alonzo E. Fletcher, late of said County, deceased,
represented insovent do hereby give notice that six
months allowed to said creditors to bring in and
prove their claims, and that shall attend to that
service at the office of the Clerk of Courts in Belfast,
aforesaid on the second Saturday of December xt
and on the second Saturday of March, 1872, at two
of.the.clock in the afternoon of each day.
w. G. FRYE, oo'i'i''ss'oei''
Belfast, Sept. %, 1871. 10
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-12
The Texas Election.

WASHINGTON, Oct. s.
A private despatch just received here
from Mr.. Giddings, the Democratic can
didate for Congress from the Third Dis
trict of Texas, states that the Democrats
have elected all four of the Representa-
tiyes to Congress from that State. An
other private despatch, more in detail,
states that in the First District, Whitmore,
Republican, is elected, probably by q
small majority, though the Democrats
claim to have carried the District; that
Connor, Democrat, is elected in the
Second District by about 1000 majority
that in the Third District Giddings, Dem
ocrat, is elected by decided majority,
and Hancock, Democrat, beats Degener,
Radical, by about 1900 majority.
The English doctors think that the
cholera now existing in Europe is not the
genuine Asiatic malady, but q less terrible
disorder, that originated in Russia.
Glory is well enough for rich man. but it
is of very little consequence to poor man with
large family, who is receiving but nine shli
lings day. [Kennebec Journal.
That is what the poor men who voted
for Grant are thinking about this time,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-12

and Sail Eheum. Tor TetterS Have Maid ont Inn.
dreds Of dollars, and been treated by several first
class physicians without benefit. Some four weeks
At the time my forehead and head were covered with
sores and scaliness of the skin: also my tongue was
covered with small ulcers. am to-day free from
all the above troubles, and can heartily recommend
these medicines to the afflicted.
S. c. MuNSRY, = Chestnut St.
l,ArIl lh,l InIn
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-12

WHAT IS VITALITY? Some philosophers
call it Animal Magnetism, some Nervous Force,
others Caloric, but by whatever name it may
called, the thing meant is the main spring Of
existence; it is the principle we Inherit and
which may be nourished by proper attention to
the requirements of the body and the avoidance
Of excuses; it is wasted or destroyed by over
taxing the mind with study or anxiety and in
temperate indllsenees, indeed it requires an
expenditure of vitality for every thought or
action equal to the magnitude of the thought or
action. When the body and the brain are well
balanced, the stomach is capable of restoring
the waste; but when the brain is large in pro-
portion, the stomach is incapable of supplying
it; in other words, the expenditure is too large
for the income. Here lies the cause of so much
suffering from diseases. of the Heart, Liver,
Stomach and Lungs, and Fellows Compound
Syrup of Hypophosphtes is the only prepare
ton known which imparts this vitality directly
and consequently the power to overcome dis
ease.
parsons Purgative Pills" will greatly re-
ieve, if not entirely cure, dyspepsia, when
everything else fails. They have been tried
in some desperate cases, and have given mo lie
relief than any other medicine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-12
GEO. G. GOODWIN Il co, Agents,
HtlSTnN
THE CONFESSIONS OH An INVALID.

DUBLISiIED as 4 warning and for tha benefit of
L pouRg men etRd others, who suffer from Nervous
Debility, &c, supplying IlIE MEANS or SELF-CURE.
Written by one who cured hins elf and sent free
on receiving postpaid directed envelope.
Address, NATHANIEL MAYFAIR, Brooklyn, n. y.
6Ini5Sp