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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-05-13

R. r. Directors Meeting.-As we go to
press the board of directors for the Dun
cannon Bloomfield g. Loysville r. R., are
having a meeting. To-day, we suppose a
Treasurer and Secretary will be elected, and
steps taken to secure the services of com
petent engineer. If the citizens of the
county will properly second the exertions
of the officers of the company, it will be
only short time before contracts for the
grading of the road will be given-out. We
hope that those who have not already sub
scribed to the stock of the company will
see the Importance of doing so at once.
The subscription book is now open and
we earnestly urge the citizens of the county
to come forward NOW, so that there may be
no delay in getting to work.
Enough bark and timber has gone
to waste in this county during the past ten
years to have paid the entire cost of grad
With this road in operation, the county
viii send each year, thousands of dollars
worth of these two articles to market that
otherwise will be of no value. In addition
to this we have iron in large quantities,
and now shall we have rail road to make
this wealth available or not? This
is a question better answered by actions,
than by words. Will you act
X. Man Killed on the Railroad. 1.-The State
Journal of the 7th inst, says: About S.15
p. M, yesterday, while the mail train east
ward-bound of the p. r. r. was at point
equi-distant between Marysville and Pur-
dix, man was observed coming up the
main track, right in the face of the locomo-
tive. The engineer gave the usual danger
signal, but in spite of the warning the man
kept on his way and was struck by the en-
gine and thrown from the track. The
train was Immediately stopped and the
man picked up, but he survived his inju-
ries only about ten minutes. He had one
of his legs broken, and had deep cash
on the head, and had several severe bruises.
1t appears he was strolling mender OF
umbrellas, and his tools, stock, &C., were
scattered about promiscuouay. He was
apparently, forty years Of age, and most
likely under the influence Of liquor when
injured. He was taken to Marysville,
where an inquest was held over his remains,
We did not learn the nature Of the verdict
rendered by the coroners jury.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-05-13
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Tuesday, May I3, 1873.

CAL DEPART TMENT
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-05-13
Juniata COunty.-From the Mifiintow

Juhiitu OOuntys--rroi Ile hlliilutOWn
papers of last week, we copy the following:
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court Of Quarter
The Grand Inquest of said county would
respectfully report that an inspection of
the Court House has counselled them that
it is unfit for the accommodation of per-
sons having business to transact in the sew
eral Courts, and also unfit for proper
transaction of business that the building
is in diapidated condition, the vaults in
which the public records are kept are en-
tirely insecure, the offices are i'll arranged
and the Court room entirely too small to
accommodate the citizens of the county,
that such complaints have long been known
to and made by the citizens of the county.
We therefore recommend that the County
Commissioners be directed by the said Hon
orable Court to alter the Court House, that
the Court room shall be on the second floor
and the public offices on the first floor, and
that grand and petit jury rooms, witness,
attorney and judges rooms be provided and
properly located after the modern style of
Court Houses, and for the foregoing pur-
pose we further recommend the Court
House be enlarged and added to.
Also, two or three of the prisoners
rooms in the Jail are unfit for prisoners to
be confined in.
Also, that the northeast corner of the
Court House grounds, where the county
stable stood, is open and without any
fence, and the borough ordinance prohibits
the re-erection Of the stable, that then, in
that case, fence like the one standing
around the rest of the public ground be ex-
tended from the termination around to the
Jail wall.
Also, that the water closets be purified
and thoroughly cleansed and kept in good
condition for the accommodation and use
of persons in attendance upon business at
! Court.
Witness the Inquest this 3Oth day OF
April, A. D., 1873.
JOHN OWEN, Foreman.
All applications for Tavern Licenses al
the late Term of Court were summarily
disposed Of by Judge Junkin, who said,
=" that the citizens of Juniata by a large
majority had taken this prerogatiye out Of
the hands of the Court, and hence the ap-
plications could not be considered.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-05-13


Report of viewers appointed to assess
damages to William Moore, by reason Of
taking his land for site Of a School House
in Centre township. Held under advise
ment until June 8, 1873.
Petition for bridge across run at Lackey's
Saw Mill in Carroll township. Oliver Rice,
S. S. Witherow, Capt. c. Roth, Robert II.
Nelson, Thomas Sutch and Samuel Dun
bar, appointed viewers.
Report Of viewers appointed 10 view a
road from point on the road from Bloom
field to Newport to intersect 4th street in
said borough, that there is no occasion for
said road at the present time. Approved
nj 81.
Report of viewers to change pubic road
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-03-14

atmosphere, and the ashes of which add, II
Is estimated, one thousand tons weight to
our earth in three years, will never be
missedi
Besides the stray meteors, of which half
a dozen, more or less; mav be seen any
clear night by watching the sky for an
hour, there occur every now and then brill
liant displays, known as star showers or
meteorc showers. 1t has long been OBJ
served that some of these showers are pc
riodica, recurrng.on the same.day.of the
year, either annually or after a period Of
years. The most remarkable thing about
star shower is that all the bodies compos-
ing IL seem to come from the same limited
region,of the skv. Those thatTappear in
the centre of the space blaze out and die
away without seeming TO move: the far
Their the appearance Of n meteor from the
centre, the longer and more divergent is It's
path. The paths proceed from the centre
in all directions like rays, and hence II Is
called the radiant point ,of the shower.
This radiaton'!of the paths however, is a
mere appearance, due TO perspective. The
bodies are really moving parallel TO one an
another; but the one that is coming direct
ly toward the spectator has its path reduc-
ed to point, while the paths of the Others
all around are seen more or less fOreshUrt-
ened, ard all converging back ward toward
the vanishing point.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-03-14

SOME FACTS ABOUT SoAP.-lnteresting
articles are often-times made from very
commonplace subjects, and writer in the
Missouri Republican contrives to fill near
ly two columns and a half with readable
history of soap.
He begins by saying: at is not known
when the method of manufacturing this ar
ticle first became known, but ii is known
that mention is made of it lin the Old Tes-
lament The use of soap. or some substi-
tute for it, is as old as man for in all ages,
among civilized peoples, cleanliness was a
necessary adjunct to the respectable APP
pearances of men and women i'm society /;
hence, when the epidermis was TO he reno
waited, some natural or artificial contrivance
was brought into requisition.
an Asia, alkaline waters were found
and used in primitive and even later times
for washing clothes. The ancients used a
preparation or composition which nearly
approached the soap of the present day.
Many peoples used earthly matters, as clays,
which have the property of absorbing
grease from other substances. and are used
even at this late day by fullers for cleans
ing cloths. A certain kind of plant was
used by the Romans for its saponaceous
qualities. A plant with rare and wonder
full cleansing properties is found in Central
and Southern Mexico, and is employed by
the natives in lieu of soap, and indeed,
preferred to any artificial preparation yet
discovered in that country. The Gauls, il
is believed, were the first to introduce soap,
and were, of course, the inventors of il,
while the Germans discovered the method
of making hard soap and the several vari-
cites of the article. Next the discovery
was transmitted to Rome, but there it was
used more as q wash for the hair than for
cleaning clothes. Tallow and the ashes OF
beech wood were the substances used in its
manufacture.
"The explorations of the city of Pompei
after its burial for a period of LOO years,
disclosed the fact that soap mandatory
was in successful operation at the time of its
destruction, and, what is more remarkable
that the soap was yet in a fine state Of pres
ervatOu.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-03-14

FEED Fowls A LITTLE AND OETEN.--It is
a very careless method of feeding fowls
which we see so often adopted, where the
grain is thrown down in great heaps on the
ground or floor. 1t is not only waSteful,
but injurious to the fowls, because they
get over fed, and II is an important respect
contrary to their habits. For their nature
is to "scratch." Watch the old hen with
brood when she il Just let out of the coop.
She hardly stirs from the spot, but ms soon
as she has realized her freedom, down go
her claws into the soil, and aiterward,
whenever you see her, she is at ii.
Always feed, then, no more than can be
eaten at once, and take care that this is so
scattered amongst some light rubbish, that
they may have the luxury of scratching
for it. If feed is buried in fresh earth,
then they get, with their mouthiuls Of grain,
something of use to their peculiar digestive
organs. Grain, however, should not be al
lowed TO come in contact with the filthy
tainted soil too often ipu nd in the poultry
yard.-1He Poultry World.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-03-14

DISCOVERY OF BURIED CITIES IN AFRI-
cA.-Recent discoveries in the South African
republic of Transvaa have led to the sup
position that at one lime the east coast of
South Africa was inhabited by race of
men who were in the enjoyment OF great
wealth and far advanced in the arts of civil
LIKED and refined people.
The ruins of one of these ancient cities,
situated on farm near Bloemhof. on the
banks Of the Vaal, are TO be thoroughly ex-
plored, and the results of excavations al
ready made are such as to excite deep in
terest among archeologists. In another
buried city, which is being explored by
Herr Mauch, the ruins cover an area of two
square miles. The walls ofthe city were thir-
ty feet high and eighteen feet thick, built
of blocks of hewn stone, laid in cement,
itself. Within the walls, iron water pots
have been found, and vases with ornamen-
tai handles. II is supposed that the inhab-
itants of these cities in their day utilized
the rich mineral resources of Transvaal, as
there are numerous mines within the linn
its of the republic which were evidently
worked in former ages, but have been long
abandoned.
Mr.. Guzman, who is promoting the
organization of a company for the construc-
ton of a railroad from Pretoria to Delagoa
Bay, says that near the Limpopo river he
found one hundred and sixty pits which
bad been worked for minerals. He recent
ly exhibited at the diamond fields speci-
mems of ores taken from these pits which
were very rich, and included copper, tin,
silver, bismu.b, cobalt, nickel, and quick
silver. Alluvial and quartz gold has been
found in different places in Transvaal, but
reports differ as to the richness of these de-
posits.
The stories in relation to the buried cities
seem to be fully authenticated but boast
made by the inhabitants of Sofela, port
lying parallel with the largest of them, that
they have documents which prove the
ruined town in their neighborhood to be
Ophir, land identify it with the Queen of
Sheba,' remains to be substantiated by the
production of the documents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-03-14

THE BATTLE OF MoNEY.-The great bat
The combinations of capitalists, the consol-
idations of railroads, the enormous concern
tration of money in comparatively few
hands, is raising up a Plutocracy which
threatens to over match Legislatures,
courts, and all private interests that may
stand in the way of these gigantic corpora
tons. If the very abest men in Congress
are ~ easily beguiled and perverted by
this first onset, what will the future be,
when millions of dollars can be brought to
bear upon Congress to secure milionaires,
legislation, as against the interest of the
common people? Is the Congress OF the
United States to become an exchange, on
which money princes shall meet and ex-
change commoditles7 The rem sdy Is two
fold. There must be formed home senti-
ment OF honesty, which shall make 1t i'm
possible for any man to enjoy such gains
as he gets by sacrifice of honor, truth and
public trust. As long as men, by scores
and hundreds, can go to the Legislature
poor, and in five years return rich, main
tain their popularity, and enjoy their i'll
gotten possessions, of what use will it be
once in ten years to sacrifice luck less
criminal amidst universal excavations
The honesty must dwell among the COM
mon people. There must be honesty at the
source of power. If the people are debauch-
ed, their representatives will not be virtu-
Gus. The moral education of the whole
community must, AFTER all, be the grand
remedy Christian Union.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-03-14

How TO BREAK OFF BAD HABITs.-Un-
dersland the reason and all the reasons,
why the habit is injurious. Study the sub
ject till there is no lingering doubt in your
mind. Avoid the places, the persons and
thoughts tlla lead 10 the temptation. FIRE.
quent the places, assoc ate with the per-
sons, indulge the thoughts that lead away
from the temptation. Keep busy ideness
is the strength of had habits. D. not give
up the struggle when YOU have broken
your resolution once, twice, thouSaud
times. That only shows how much need
there is for you 10 strive. When you have
broken your resolution, Just thin> the mat
ter over, aud endeaNor to understand why
it is you failed, so that you may he on your
guard against recurrence of the same cir
cuinstances. Do not think il is an easy
thing that you have undertaken. II is fol-
~ to expect TO break off habit in day
which may have been gathering strength
in you for wears.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-03-14
STEEL rs. C.fsr ERO.v PLOsy.S.

NJ. Il. Olmsted of st. Adams writes to the
Vermont Farmer as follows:
Having had some experience In the use
of cast steel plows, will here state several
reasons why, in my judgment, steel plows
are much preferable To iron.
First, in drat. am oftbe opinion that
ut least one third team labor Is saved, as
well as that of the plowman. Especially
Is this true in sticky soils, where. upon the
mould board of cast iron pillow, in its pas
sage through the soil. the dirt accumulates
until 1t Is convex in form, and instead of
turning the furrow IL simply displaces ii.
Now 1t will readily be seen that this
must greatly increase the draft, besides the
labor and vexation of cleaning the pillow at
the end of the furrow.
Now in my experience steel plows never
clog, but make clean work in all soils, not
only rendering the plowman's task much
lighter, but when the job is finished lie can
view il with greater satisfaction, as it will
surely bring him larger and cleaner crop,
and this matter of clean crops l hold 10
he OF great importance to every farmer.
Among other questions l have been fire.
quently ask ed il steel plows are not more
liable to break In stony soils. To this
will say that on my farm there are but few
stones, aud so am not able to judge from
my own experience, but will add that "A
gentleman of my acquaintance has a steel
pillow which he has used on stony soil, and
TO his great satisfaction, l infer, as ii was
mainly through his influence that l pur-
chased one.
Two years ago l had piece of new land,
containing n few rods less than three acres,
which | wished to break up and stock
down TO grass. 1t was quite n difficult
| piece, as ii was very rough, and filed with
roots, and my neighbors expressed the
opinion that it would require four horses
| to do the work. thought / would use
three horses abreast. but on going to work
| thought best to strike out The piece with
| two horses, 10 save trouble, and the result
was that l plowed the whole piece with
two horses, and that it was well done may
| be inferred from the fact that | harvested
| two hundred and one bushels of oats from
! the piece.
Let no one conclude from this article
| that l am interested in the sale of steel
| pows, for am not, but do wish that far
mers were more alive to their interests, in
procuring better farm implements and ma
chinery. Let them also include the steam
engine, as l have done, and they will find
farming fully as profitable as before, and
much pleasaner. speak from experience
for l have in use a steam engine on my
farm, and perhaps in future article may
give my experience with steam aS n motor
for farm purposes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-03-14
Ceutaur Liuilpeut.

There is no pain which the Centaur Linimcnt will
not relieve, swelling it will not subdue, and
lam which 1t will not cure This IL strong Ian
guagc, but it is true Where the parts not gone,
its effects marvellous. II has produced
Of rheumatism, neuralgia, lock jaw, palsy sprains
swengs, caked-breasts, sealds burns, salt-rheum
ear-uchu. Sc., upon the human frame, and OF strains
spawn, gals &C., upon animals in year than have
all other pretended remedies rinee the world began
1t is counter-irritant, Jan aheang pain reliever.
Cripples throw away their crutches, the lame walk,
poisonous bites rendered harmless and-tbe woun-
ed healed without scar. 1t is no humbug. The
recipe Ia published around each botte.i It's selling
article before Sold and 1t sells because IL does
just what 1t pretends to do Those who suffer
from rheumatism, pain swelling deserve to suffer
IL they will not Centaur Liniment More than
1000 certificates of remarkable cures including frozen
limbs, chronic rheumatism, govt, running tumors
&C. have been received. We will send circular con-
tanning certi Gates, the recipe &C. gratis to any
reque sting 1t One bottle Of the yellow wrapper Gem
taur Lniment is worth hundred dollars for spav-
ined sweenied and mules, for screw-worm
in sheep Stock-owDers-this liniment ia worth your
attention. No family should be without Ccntaur Lini-
ment. j. B. ROSE Co., New York.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-03-14

SHooTING-STARs.-It has been calculat-
ed that Of meteors bright enough to be Wis.,
ible to the naked eye in clear mooness
night the numbers that enter our atmos-
phere daily cannot be less than seven and
"A half millions, and II we include those
that would be visible in telescope, the
calculation would exceed four hundred
millions. AS there is no reason to believe
that the region In which our earth moves
is more thickly beset with meteoric bodies
than other parts of the solar domain, and
as the space swept through by the earth in
day IL a mere point compared with the
whole extent that domain, the total num-
Der of these bodies that must exist around
the sun Is beyond conception. The hun
dreds Of millions yearly burned up in our
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-03-14

DANnuKY NEws-IsMs.-- Is the ell
DERBY scamp who has howled for sixty-three
years for an old fashioned winter. Where
Is the old REPTILE that we can get.at him.
How we would like TO run him.through
planning mill run by ice water, and cut him
open with snow pillow, and fill him full Of
snow balls, and sew him up with an icicle,
and strap him to the north pole until the
spring rains released him. The awful
wretch.
Thirty years ago a young man entered
the city of New York in an almost penni-
less condition, and without SINCE ac-
quaintance In the great wilderness of hous-
es. To-day his name is known wherever
humanity breathes. 1t Ii spoken In every
hamlet, it's heard in every city, and IL is
as familiar to the worker in tue mines as
TO his brother in the mills, and wherever
language is known aud ideas expressed the
name of this pennless, unknown and I'M
coutt lad of thirty years ago is uttered. 1t
was John Smith.
The ingenuity of woman is beyond all
earthly comprehension. A Danbury lady
becoming tired of bUtbering with wood,
besought her husband to get coal stove,
and devote the rest of their lives to that fu-
ell, but lie wouldn't do II. lie said wood
was cheaper and lie might as well he che p
ping IL and saving the money. Having
exhausted her elOquence. without any eff
feet, she hit upon a simple device. She ex-
tended her clothes line over his chopping
block. After supper he adorned himself
with his axe aud went cut for iucl and five
minutes later came tearing into the house
without his hat, aud with his mouth hall
full Of blood. lacerated gums and broken
teeth. A bright and cheerful coal fire now
| Eliminates that home,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-03-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

Col. Scott of Pennsylvania controls 90
railroads, with a total length of 10, 900 miles,
and value of 100000, 900, together with
$50 miles of canal and line OF steamships.
Charlotte Cushmln's health seems to
be quite broken down this winter. She has
finally given up her public engagements in
the South aud West.
The rate of telegraphing between this
country and Europe is one dollar word
but the price is to be reduced on the lst of
May, next, to rs cents per word.
A Pomiret man has Just lost valuable
pair of oxen in a rather unusual way. He
was telling tree, when a sudden change
In the wind upset his calculations and kill
ed his oxen.
Nickel is about to come into general
use AS a facing for printing type. 1t Is
much cheaper and much harder than cop
per, and makes better surface every way.
The application is one of the discoveries OF
1872.
An engineer in the French army Is said
to have invented new explosive, which Is
ten times as powerful AS nitro ri ycerine
and nearly three hundred times rs power
full as gunpowder.
-Gov. Hendricks has signed the temper
ance bill recently passed by the Indiana
Legislature-proyiding for the recovery OF
damages from liquor sellers, and prohibit
Ing Licenses except when majority of vot-
ers petition for thenl-and II has become a
law.
"A drunken fellow had wandered into a
Sunday school, and took seat among the
primer scholars, when the teacher accosed
him with "Why James, do you know what
condition you ore imp ayes, MINI
| the gall Of bipness, n the bonds 4 'niqui-
] ly. Ask me some hard question"