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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-15
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-15

eB- SUSIE" said teacher to one of
her pupils, "you shouldn't make faces
You will grow up homely if you make
faces" Susie looked thoughtfully into the
teachers face moment, ard then innocent
ly asked
"Did you make faces when you were
girl?"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-15
ID oBINsoN HOUSE,
formerly kept by Woodruff and Tnrbett,)
Nsw bloomfield, Perry County, Pa.
AMOS ROBINSON, Proprietor.

This well known and pleasantly located hotel
has been leased for number OF years by the pres
entproprietor and he will spare no pains to accom-
modate his guests; The rooms are comfortable,
the table well furnished with the best in the mar
careful and attentive hoster will be in attendance
good livery stable will be kept by theproprietor
April 3, 1871. tt
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-15

do not know how long was in state
of forgetfulness, but it seemed an age. A
vague consciousness grew upon me by de-
grees, and then came a gathering anguish of
pain in my limbs and through all my body
l shuddered. The thought fitted through
my brain, "this is death-rthis is the here
after"
Then came white upheaval at my side,
and voice said, with bitterness;
"Will some gentleman be so good as to
kick me behind?"
1t was Ballou--at least it was a towzled
snow image in sitting posture, with Bal
LOUIS voice.
rose up and there in the gray dawn, not
fifteen steps from us, were the frame build
ings of stage station, and under shed
stood our still saddled and bridled horses |
An archen snow-drift broke up, now, and
ollendorff emerged from II, and the three
Of us sat and stared at the house without
speaking word. We really had nothing
to say. We we're like the profane man who
could not do the subject JUSTICE" the
whole situation was SO painfully ridiculous
and humiiating that words were tame and
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-15

EZ-If young lady of twenty is attrac-
tive, how is it one whoh " five twenties9"
Would there be in such a case sufficient
bonds for q union?
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-15

'k4, Enigma. H
am composed Of twenty-one letters
My 21, 10, 2, @, IL, ID, and 0 is an animal.
My 3, 20, 81 and deslgnates certain por-
tion.
My 81, z, 1, II and 20 isthe name of mount.
My 21, 4, II, 10, and o, is Rp article of female
dress, 'YfF a IYG ylH N
MyS, 12, 7, and Ia, is d county in Ohio.
My is, 2, 10, and 13 is a small bird.
My 10, 10, 5, 20, and 8, is a fold.
My11 1, and Q, is house of entertainment.
My whole is the name of an American poet.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-15

GB-A promising young man is all very
well but better have a paying one.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-15

Answer to Geographical Enigma No. l.
"The Conhagration Of Moscow"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-10-15
ENIGMA DEPARrMEN e NJ .

aS- All contributions to this department must
be accompanied by the correct answer.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03
"IowA"-WHAT DOES 1T MEAN?

"IowA"-WHAT DOES 1T MEAN?
We notice that some of the Iowa
newspapers do not yet seem to un-
derstand what the name of our State
means. Some say "sleepy eyes,
"dusty noscs," and "drowsy one"
&c.
The fact is, the terms 10 and WA,
forming the word Iowa, are common
in the dialects Of both the Iroquois
and Algonquin Indians, and each
means beautiful, grand, excellent.
Those terms are adjectives, are
parts of tho names Ontario, Ohio,
and more than twenty other names
in which one or both of the words
occur. t....
As those Indian words are merely
descriptive, and have been combin-
ed to make beautiful name for one
Of the best States, it is wrong that
an erroneous Specification should
be given. Iowa was spelled in half
a dozen different ways for over 200
years, in relation to tribe of Indi-
ans before Iowa became . State,
and then merely referred to the
country which they had occupied
for . part of the time for nearly $50
years. The best definition Of the
word Iowa is, "Beautiful Land" an
expression alike significant to all
Indians since they first saw white
men on this soil in 1887 and to the
100000 white people who occupy
the same land to-day.-Du6"que
Times.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

One Of Mr.. Lincoln's Weaknesses
was Mr.. Delahay, an old Illinois
nclghbor, and an early Kansas pio-
neer, and he made him Judge Of the
United States district court for Kan
sas, Notwithstanding he was well.
known to be bright and shining
warning of the evils Of the flowing
bowl. The consequence is that
there is now m effort to have Con.
grcss impeach and displace the
judge on the ground that he is not
only an habitual drunkard, but has
been repeatedly drunk upon the
bench. Citations arc made of his
somewhat original speeches to con-
victs before him, when supposed to
be in this improper condition. He
told one, for instance, that, by viz.
tue Of his personal regard for him,
he would sentence him to only three
years, and give him letter of in
PRODUCTION to the warden Of the pris-
on, whom he knew very well, and
who, he was sure, would treat him,
(the prisoner) slike perfect gem
tlcman." 1t is SO rare that the ju-
dicial mind INDUCES in tender and
apologize words of this sort, that
there is no wonder the Kansas wit
nesses thought the judge must be
drunk. Probably he was; but per-
haps Mr.. Lincoln, if alive, would
suggest that some Of his liquor be
distributed to other occupants Of
the bench.-SpringieM Republican.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03
Postal Cards.

The bill which has passed the
House of Representatives adopting
the English system of postal cards,
will most probably become a law,
and will greatly cheaper the cost of
postage and the facility Of CORES.
pondence. Nine tcnths of the let
tcrs written are short business epis-
ties, or social epistles, which the
writer's would be quite rs free to
send uncovered as is any other way,
even supposing that there was 4
likelihood of their being read. But
there is little liability Of this. From
the time the cpistlcs leave the wri-
ter until they get to the person adj
dressed, they are under the control
of the agents of the Post Office De
partment, who have little time, nn-
less it be i'll the case of the keeper
of some small office, to examine let
tiers, and still less disposition to do
so. The inviolability ofthe written
contents of these cards would be
practically all that writer would de-
sire or care for, and there is little
foundation for the objections in this
regard that have been urged. The
difference in cost between this and
the present method is very material.
The bill provides that the govern
ment shall furnish these postal
cards, including stamp at one cent,
while the paper, cnvelop, and stamp
at present necessary, costs nearly
or quite four cents. Here is q saw
ing on the larger part Of the cores
pondencc Of tho people Of no less
than thy~e cents per letter-a saving
that would doubtless multiply that
correspondence very greatly, and
soon make up in the volume Of bust.
ness, the reduction of cost.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

An Elkader dispatch to the Du-
buque Times announces the death
at his home in that town, on Sunday
last, of Hon. Timothy Davis, first
Republican member Of Congress
from Iowa. He served but one
term, in the a5th Congress, and rep
resented the I'd District, then COM
prising the whole northern half of
the State. Mr.. Davis was native
of New Jersey from whence he en-
igrated to Kentucky in 1915, and
was there admitted to the bar. He
afterwards spent 20 years Of his life
in Missouri, thence coming to Iowa.
He was good lawyer, though he
had little taste or inclination for
public life. He was universally re-
spected by all who knew him, and
died lamented by friends and neigh
bors. His age was 70. 4.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

Among the praiseworthy acts of
the Legislature previous to it's ad-
journment, was the passage of the
resolution ordering the erasure from
the corner stone of the new Capitol
of the names Of the late board Of
Commissioners. Without harshly
assailing the integrity or motives Of
the former board, it may nevcrthe-
less be truly averred that by no con-
spicuous display of wisdom and eff.
ticiency in the sphere Of their du-
ties, were they entitled to have their
names handed down to posterity in
enduring granite. Admonishcd by
this lesson of the uncertainty of hui
man greatness, the Legislature or
dcrcd the substitution of the names
of the Commissioners by the simple
word ''Iowa." The present nor no
future generation will have occasion
in shamfacedncss or sorrow to OBJ
literate that name.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

The Cincinnati Convention is
called ostensibly in the interest of
reforms" but the public gets
very vague and unsatisfactory ideas
from its promoters concerning the
nature of the reforms proposed
The incongruent elements of which
it is composed are left very much
at liberty to form their own concep.
ton of the scope and direction of
the reforms needed, and we accor-
DINGHY find Col. Fred. Hecker, of
Chicago, at the close Of an address
to the German "Reformers" of that
city, uttering words like the follow.
ing: 1--WE fought for freedom of
thought, and now receive Sabbath
laws and a Yankee God. Ny friends
and I will 60 to Cincinnati with the
earnest intention that it must there
come different" This will hardly
square with the ideas of the "Rev.
and Hon." J. B. Grinnell, and the
consequence will be that these dis
tinguished reformers will differ
irreconcilably, and possibly one
Of them depart from the Con-
ycntion soured and disappointed.
Which will it be?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

Much uncertainty seems to exist
regarding inst what was done by
the Legislature with regard to the
liquor question. The Iowa City
Press, Hon. John p. Irish editor,
gives summary Of the whole mat
ter, from which we condense the
following facts:
The Boomer bill, which proposed
to include wine and beer in the pro.
visions of the present prohibitory
law, was rejected in the Senate, and
never came to the House. The
Irish license law was beaten in the
House, and never came to the Sen.
ate. The Teale bill, which pre-.
scribes more stringent regulations
for the sale Of liquors by druggists,
passed both houses and is the law.
The Teale bill providing for suits
for damages, by parties interested,
against persons selling intoxicating
liquors, including wine and beer,
was amended so as to exclude wine
and beer, and in this shape cngross-
ed. 1t was afterwards serrepti.
tiously taken from the files and the
clause, against wine and beer, re-
stored to it. On its final passage,
on the last day Of the session, it
was defeated. For this defeat its
too jealous friends are responsible,
as,without the wine and beer clause,
the bill would have undoubtedly
passed, and parties suffering wrong
from the sale of liquors would have
been furnished with a powerful
weapon for their own redress, and
against the traffic, in the way of
money damages against the vcnder.
Neither can we in too strong terms
denounce the attempt, by dishon-
est stratagem, to accomplish that
which was found impossible by open
and fair legislation.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

Long John Wentworth of fragrant
rep utation, is reported to have said
in a speech to the Illinois delega.
ton at the Cincinnati convention,
that the movement must look to the
Democrats for ninc-tcnths of its
support. Said he, with tho most
fragrant prostitution Of Scripture on
record: "Paul may plant, and APP
pollos may water, but the Demo-
cratic party must give the increase. ="
The sentiment was greeted, says
the report, "with immense cheer
ing" All Of which, with the Dem
ocratic dictation as to the candidates
by the New York World, Chicago
Times, Cincinnati Enquirer, &C.,
leads us TO ask if the term Liberal
Republican" is not slight misno-
mer?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

If there were no other good rca-
son why Charles Sumner should alb
sent himself from the merely per-
sonal scramble into which the Gin
cinnati Convention gives signs Of de-
generating, the following given by
him is amply sufficient, and does him
honor. Other Senators who arc
figuring and intriguing for person.
al ends at Cincinnati, might profit
by the example OF conscientious de.
votion to duty. Mr.. Sumner says:
"If I should go to the Convention
At Cincinnati, it would be the first
time in my whole life that ever At
tended national convention, and
it would also be deviation from q
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

brought into requisition, and a seal
hunt was proposed as the object of
the day. The dogs were lowered
to the ice in a boat from the davits,
and were tackled to low sledgcs by
the Esquimanx. Capt. Hall says
that the sagacity and tractableness
of these animals was remarkable.
After half an hours stretch gallon
over the heavy ice, the painting dogs
suddenly drew up and yelled and
paved the surface. One of the Es-
quimaux-the oldest of the lot-at
once interpreted the warning of the
dogs, and quick as lightning he
bounded from his seat and turned
the dogs heads toward the ship. Tn
half the time it took to reach the
distance they had travelled from tho
Polaris, the eager dogs pulled up
beside the hull. Around the hori-
zon then there were murky clouds
assembling, and the atmosphere felt
misty and bleak. Within an hour
after the warning of the sagacious
animals the ice had been broken ND
and the Polaris was separated from
it by stormy channel nearly half
mile in width. Had the seai-hunt-
ing party fulfilled their intention of
urging on the dogs and keeping up
the sport until moonlight, few Of
them would have survived the ex-
cursion. Upon another occasion
these valuable dogs acted as settlers
in seeming out a large number of
seals, which would have probably
passed the notice OF Indians them
selves. On that day they shot over
forty seals and brought back to the
ship the clippers or paws Of sew.
eral old harps, which were given to
the cooks charge, and proved to be
rare and palatable relish.
The most important clue to the
existence Of Polar passage is the
fact OF the crew OF the Polaris
having seen, followed and killed a
whale having in one of it's fins q
harpoon similar to those used in the
South Pacific; and this happened in
region where, as Capt. Hall SAYS,
''thc sail of an American or Euro.
pcan vessel had never been given
to the wind BEFORE" In MAY, Capt.
Hall hopes to make clear passage
to the undiscovered pole, and learn
all necessary information concern
ing that region about which so
much has been conjectured, and for
which SO many noble lives have
been sacrificed. He also assured
the Captain of the Mcerbeck that if
the future role OF the expedition
then conceived by him and strongly
believed to be easily practicable,
would not be interrupted by unfor-
seen accidents, the Polaris would
be at home on next September, af.
ter having achieved the renowned
object Of her adventurous voyage.
Apart from Il leak occasioned by a
sharp berg of ice beneath the sur
face Of the water, the Polaris look
cd trim and sound. Since her de-
parture from New York she has not
lost rope, spar nor an inch Of
canvas. The health of all on board
has been considerably improved by
the trip, and those who were Of
meagre built have grown as shapelr
as they desire. Capt. Hall asserts
that if there be any habitablc land
in the vicinity of the North Pole it
will be the ne pi"s "lru Of salnbri-
Gus climates. and his only fear
is that he will have TO encounter be.
fore landing a new and formidable
race of human beings.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

Abilities Of the Death Penalty.

The following is the full text Of
the bill, passed by the Legislature
before its adjournment, doing away
with tho penalty Of death as pun
ishment for crime:
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa, The penalty Of death as a
punishment for crime is hereby
abolished. ''''
SEC. 2. All crimes heretofore
punishable by death shall be pun.
ishcd by imprisonment for life At
hard labor in the State Pcniten-
tiary.
Skc. 3, IN all cases arising un.
dor the preceding sections, the Gov
ernor' shall grant NO pardons except
on recommendation Of the General
Assembly.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

The Davenport Gazette has the
following regarding the Liberal"
demonstrations in that city last week:
A full report Of the proceedings
had in the so-called estate Conven-
ton" of the "Liberal Republicans"
held in this city yesterday, is pre-
scented to our readers on the fourth
page Of the Gazette this morning.
To that report we invite the most
careful and considerate attention.
The reader will do we'll to examine
and re-examine the utterance of the
several speakers, and to weigh and
re-weigh every word Of the pretty
little platform. If, after such exam
ination and consideration any one
can tell just what "Libcral Rcpubli-
canism" means IN Iowa, orr just what
its Professors propose to do, or hope
to do, or would desire to see accom-
plishcd in relation to National poll
tics, except to defeat Grant ON strict
ly personal grounds, he will have
learned more than did or could the
most attentive Of those who were
present at the convention from it's
beginning to its close. The silence
of the platform as to any direct is.
sue with the Republican party, or
any one principle or measure, well
illustrates the character If the con.
vention in all its proceedings and
in every utterancc Of its members.
No one Of the speakers, not even
"the father Of the reform move
ment," Governor b. Gratz Brown,
SO much as attempted to set forth
the principles in behalf Of which
the "Libcral movement is prosccu-
ted. The questions Of revenue, Of
tariff, of taxation, &c, were entirely
ignored. Civil reform was only in
cidcntally referred to, and without
the slightest attempt to define what
sort Of reform is desired or how
sought to be accomplished. Am.
nesty was dwelt on by Gov. Brown
only, and by him only to run a
wholly imaginary parallel between
North Carolina under "proscrip-
tive policy" and Missouri under
the "policy Of Liberalism" But
here the Governors sophistry was
so patent to any one at all acquaint-
cd with history of the respective
States named, that his efforts prov
cd a signal failure.
In y single particular, however,
the convention did demonstrate
facts not before quite apparent. 1t
did prove that while in Iowa the
"Libcrals" are compelled to sail un-
der Republican colors, some Of the
would-bc leaders have not well
learned their parts, and hence as
did Mr.. Grinnell, must let ont their
old-time ideas Of the "out at elbows,
out at knees, and ont at toes" De-
mocracy. 1t proved also that a few
heretofore Davenport Democrats are
quite ready to swallow, or be swal-
lowed in any political organixa-
ton that promises hostility TO the
regular Republican nominees. In
all else, and in poverty of ideas even
more than in sparseness of numbers
the much heralded convention was
q pitiablc fiasco. No wonder Gov
ernor Brown incontincntly fed from
the scene, and could not be induced
to hold forth in the evening. No
wonder even j. b. Grinncll was
glad to hasten to look after his Pow
eshick county lambs. No wonder
the Burtis Opera House, shroudcd
in darkness, was substituted for the
"grand rally" advertised for last
night as the closing triumph Of the
Liberals in Iowa!
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

There will be meeting of this
Association at Waterloo, common.
cling Friday evening, May 10th, at
Il o'clock, and closing Saturday p.
NJ, in time for evening trains
Business of Importance to the
Teachers of the State, and to the
Educational students of Northern
Iowa, will come before the meeting.
Our Legislators and all cduca-
tional men are invited to be present,
and participate in the proceedings.
It's expected that there will be
large meeting and an animated dis
cussion on matters of vital interest.
J. VALENTINE, President.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

The ocean cable has been burdens
ed during the past week with the
shocking details Of fresh eruption
Of Vcsuvius, by which, hundreds of
lives have been lost, and thousands
OF people in the villages which clus-
ter about the base of the trcachcr-
Gus mountain, been compelled to
fly for their lives. Several towns
have been completely ovcrwhelm-
ed, some six or eight miles from the
volcano. Naples, which is sixteen
miles away, is not entirely tranquil,
as the mass Of lava is gradually APP
preaching, and the people OF the
city have to protect themselves with
umbrellas from the showers of ashes
which are constantly falling. The
view from Naples is described as
the grandcst which has been wit
messed since 1881, when the eruption
was accompanied by great currents
of lava, and immense volumes of
boiling water were vomited forth.
A Naples dispatch describes the
terrible sublimity OF the scene, the
bay covered with boats, the earth
quaking, and the nights lurid with
the flames from a new crater bclch-
ing flame, fire and ashes, with
detonations which can be heard for
miles, while about the summit of the
volcano lightnings dart necessarily.
The town of Tore del Greco, con-
tanning $4,000 inhabitants which
was entirely destroyed by the erup-
ton Of 1894, is reported to be again
overwhelmed.
Probably no volcano has been
more destructive Of human life than
Vcsuvius. Its first recorded erup-
ton occurred in August A. d. 70,
when the cities of Pompci and Hur-
culaneum were buried beneath the
ashes and scoria which were elected
in quantity exceeding the bulk of
the mountain itself. The total num-
Der of its great eruptions down to
the present time has been about so.
Between 1906 and 1913 Vesuvius
was quiet, save slight CONFUSION
in 1900, but throughout this period,
Etna was in an unusual state of ac-
tivity, giving vent to the gases and
lava which would otherwise found
a passage through the crater Of
Vesuvius. The eruption Of 1879 is
described by Sir William Hamilton
as among the grandest and most
terrible of these phenomena. White
sulphurous pillars of smoke rose
four times higher than the noun
tain, andfrom the crater great mass
es. of rock were projected, one of
which measured lOs feet in circum-
ference and II feet in height. There
were violent eruptions in 1855, in
1858, in 1850 and 1861, in each of
which Tore del Greco was threat
ened and the frightened inhabitants
made to fly for their lives.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

rule which laid down when l first
entered the Senate, not to be absent
q day in Washington while the Sem
ate remains in session. Ny going
to Cincinnati, therefore, would be
new Departure from my life, 9TH
err than in o political sense"