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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28

GS- A lady askeda very silly Scotch no
bleman how it happened that the Scots who
came out of their own country were, gen.
orally speaking, men Of more abilities than
those who remained at home
so madam" said he, ''the reason is OBJ
vious. At every outline there are persons
stationed to examine those who pass, that,
for the honor of the country, no one be
permitted TO leave it who is not a man of
understanding" "Then," said she, 81
suppose your lordship was smuggled."
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28
Didn't Believe in II.

A more or less worthy Scotch wife was
demonstrated with by her minister for the
habit of beating her husband. She explain
ed that her husbands conduct was not at
all what it ought to be. The minister, rec
ommending kindness and forgivness, en-
joined her no more to use her fist and nails,
but to cheap Goals of fire upon his head"
"Weel, minister" replied the now enlight-
ened wife, "since you sac, I'll try the Goals,
but / may tell ye that two or three kettles
O. boiling water hae wrocht nae improve
ment."
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28

eB- Augustus says young men get
tight by solacing themselves with the
"ardent = but that young ladies get tight
by SO lacing themselves in quite different
manner. OF corsets So
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28

eB- A negro preacher once observed to
has hearers, at the close fhis sermon as
follows: "My obstinacious bredren, ]
find it no moro use to preach to you dan it
is for grasshopper to wear knee buckles"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28

NB" A young man, with couple of
young ladies attached thereto, paused in
front of the bronze Franklin the other
night, when he proceeded to enlighten them
in this way
"That is the statue Of Sir John Frank
lin, what discovered the printers press,
and the sowin' masheen and made the first
litenin. He was lost ON whalin voyage,
and his wife has cried her eyes out arter
him. Such is fame %
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28

No Person can take these Bitters accord
ng 10 directions, and remain long unwel, provided
her bones are not destroyed by mineral poison other
means and the vital organs wasted beyond the point
of repair.
in the Shoulders, Coughs, Tghness Of the Chest, Dix
liness Sour Eructations Of the Stomach, Bad Taste
in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of the
Heart Inflammation Of the Lungs Pain in the regions
of the Kidneys and hundred other painful symptoms,
are the ofsprngs OF Dyspepsia. In these complaints
il has no equal and one bottle will prove better guar
antee OF its merits than a lengthy advertisement.
For Female Complaints, in young or old,
turn Of life these Tonic Bitters display decided
influence that marked improvement is soon percep-
tble.
For Infhammntory and Chronic Rheu-
matism and Gout, Bilious, Remittcnt and Inter-
mitten Fevers, Diseases Of the Blood, Liver Kidneys
and Bladder. these Bitters have equal Such Dis
eases are caused by Vated Blood, which IS generally
produced by arrangement Of the Digestive Organs;
They are n Gentle Purgative as well as
Tonic, possessing also the peculiar merit Of acting
as powerful agent in relieving Congestion or lnham-
nation Of the Liver and Vscera Organs, and in Bilious
Diseases
For SKIN Diseases, Eruptions, letter, Salt
Rheum, Bloches, Spots Pimples, Pustules Bols, Car
buncles, Ring-worms, Scald- Head, Sore Eyes, Ery-
sipelas Itch Scurfs, Dscoloatons of the Skin, Humors
and Diseases of the Skin Of whatever or nature,
are literally dug up and carried out OF the system in
short time by the Of these Btters
Grateful Thousands proclaim VINEGAR BIT
TIERS the wonderful Invgorant that ever sustained
the sinking system.
I WALKER, Prop'r II. II. MCDONALD g. CO.,
Druggists and Gen. Agts., San Francisco, Call,
and cor. Of Washington and Charlton Sts New York.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28

GSs- A young lady tainted at dinner be-
cause the servant brought roast pig on
the table that showed its bare legs. "What
made you faint?'' anxiously inquired her
friend as soon as she came to. The naked
ness of this horrible quadruped," sobbed
this bashful piece of modesty. "Och an
bedad," exclaimed the servant who had
brought in the offensive pig, sit was not
naked at all. l dressed it meself before /
brought it in, sure"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28
inst Missed If.

81 once dreamed" said Pat, "that l
called upon the President; and he axed
me wud drink tould him didn't care
if l TUX drop of punch. "Could or hot?"
axed the President. Hot, yer excellency'
said /, and he stepped down in the kitchen
for some bihn' water; and, before he got
back, woke up; and now it's distressin'
me that didn't take it cold"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28

CB- Uncle Charles" said Jimmy,
six-year old, the other day, "can you tell
me why the sun sets in the west at night
and rises in the east in the morning?"
"Pshaw," said uncle Charles,'' the first
fool you meet can tell you that"
eyes, uncle" replied the sweet boy,
"that's why l asked you.''
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28

GH- ''Figures won't lie," is an old and
homely expression but few men can look
on fashionable woman's figure now
a-days and say as much.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28

GB- "Do you know BrownP'
eyes"
"What kind of man is be 9''
"Oh, tolerable."
"There are worse men than he is, aims
there P''
dyes but think they are all in the
penitentiary r'
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-28

GB- /" Do you like to 60 to church said
lady to Mrs. Partington.
claw me do" replied Mrs. Parting
ton. Nothing does me so much good as
to get up early on Sunday morning, and go
to church and hear pOpulous minister
dispense with the Gospel"
The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-04-12
Are You Preparing for sh. Fair,

Reader are Won preparing tor the Agri
cultural Fair TO Ice held az Charleston next
Fail? now commences the season Of p-epar-
alton. Are yon not going to ral-r some
big corn big oais, big wheat. hig stock, or
something else bis Tor the Fair? Are hot
.our wives aud daughters nj work on some
fancy work Tor the FAIR? Will not some
Of them exhibit their baudiwork ia the
culinary department II not, III, y should.
Tor there's nothing Of more importance.
Man can live without at. science and book
But mortal man cannot live without COOKS.
We hope You will prepare Ia patroniIe
the Fair The importance OF these meet.
ings upon the prosperity of the State car
not he too greatly magniiel They will
be visited by strangers from distance.
who will judge OF the industry, product.
aud people OF the state, from what they So.
at the Fair. Our farmers will there have
an opportunity OF seeing and comparing
every stylr aud make OF agricultural ma.
chiuery both uf home aud iurergu manu-
iacture. The Fairs Of our land evidently
do more toward awakening an interest in
agriculture than anything else. twill
stimulate farmers 10 raise better stock an!
better grain than otherwise would do. w,
again urge our readers to attend the Fair.
aud TO take something OF their own pro-
duction Tor exhibition. II you should not
be rewarded with IA premium, conf x ia
competition with others will excite YOU to
Crater efforts to excel in production, and
next year, or the year alter, You may car
ry off premium. Nc harm can possibly
follow yonr going, provided you stay sober
and keep your temper aud morey, hut
much good will lie accomplished. There
was perhaps but one objectionable feature
TO the Fair held Al Charleston last Fail.
and that was the number of gambling, or
games Of chance, admitted on the ground.
But we have been assured that this viii
NOT occur again. Fairs are generally what
the farmer makes them. II they take Az
interest in them and make them sclf-snt-
porting the managers will always .xc!udr
everything OF AN immoral nature West
Iiryi"td .IgricuH,Hist.
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Don't" says |. lis there AIRY man
about hereY'
moi a soul hui me What shall do 2,

Don't" says |. lis there airy man
about hereY'
Mot a soul but me What shall do p
Got ahy rops-no rope in the church p
I'VE dont run this church with bells,
aud there amt no tell ropes, aud there
amt no shops as keeps any around here"
We'll, zee here, GAYS | ats matter
OF five minutes, or ten at most, with me.
Il We got "a clothes liue ! dries the
clothes sometimes in the loft up there, but
1t amt no new line, nor II amt very long
That will do" says J., Now come in,
and be quick about it, with the clothes
line. She WAS gone minute, and pres
emily could hear something \ moving in
aide the little dome, aud soon che was At
the window.
"Now SAYS !, stretch out your cord.
and, just where the middle is, pass it three
times round the upright at tn. head OF the
staircase, make a .uble knot at the loos.
ends, just as you would on a double thread
when you are sewing, aud throw the ends
" hS. iiON tHc IOoI plu woman nus
tered and wiped her lace with her apron.
and how that old clothes line Tor could
see it plain, was all tangled and twisted!
Presently all was ready, and taking good
aim at me, she Il, ng the knotted end 10 ward
me. Ii wouldn't reach me 10y nearly three
feet. managed 10 get my knife blade
fAN In, It,t A
exertion and the strain had given on the
rope stretched out the fibres. 1t was a
jump had TO make, and il wanted nerve,
and thank Cod had it, and got good
hold, with one hand OF the clothes line. In
a second was up ten leet aud above the
cut IN the rope, aud now | was all right -
That old lady-she was worse of than
was when | was 10y her sde-she kissed
me first md then went oil into commit
lion. After it was all over hauled Ia my
old rope. You have heard tell ol the man
who was in the mine, as was lowered
down 10y rope, then left hanging until
his strength gave ont, aud at last he let CO.
thinking he was to he smashed to atoms.
When they did pick him up he had fallen
six inches, but was in dead faint. We'll
Sir, my case wasn't like his hauled up
the old rope, aud the old lady, she took
hold OF one part aud Of the other, and
when she jrrked it, she snapped the last
hits o. the strand like iarnlmg cotton; and
that was all ! was hurrinr To-
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a DAY OF SUNSHINE.
sr n. W. LoScyELI.ow.

o gift of GOdi o perfect day.
Wherein shall no man work, but play;
Wherein it is enough for me,
Net to be doing, but to be.
Through every fiber Of my brain,
Thro' every nerve, thro' every vein,
1 feel tho electric thrill, the touch
or life, that seems almost too much.
L hear the wind among the trees
Playing celestial $, mphonies;
see the branches downward bent,
Like keys of some great instrument.
And over me unrolls on high
The splendid scenery of the SKY,
" here through a sapphire sea the sun
Sails like golden galleon,
Toward yonder cloud land in the west,
Toward yonder Island OF the BIest;
whose steep sierra far uplifs
Its craggy summit white with drifts.
Blow, windsl and wait thro' the rooms
Tho snowaakes Of the cherry bloomsi
Flow, windsl and bend within my reach
The hery blossoms Of the peaehl
o life and Lowell o happy throng
VI thoughts, whose only speech is song.
heart Of mani canst thou not be
Blithe as the air is, and rs free?
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From the Kansas city News.
4 Major General In the Guttcr.

10 day there Is a man goln: about the
streets ct ih's city, ragged, dirty and PENN
less, suhSIstung on fr,e lunches and the
charities Oi gamblers and has not slcIt Ia
II bed Tor months, who during the war was
one oi the most da-hing cavalry officers IN
Union army, and was promoted from the
RANK ol fret lieutenant to iull hrig:uIi,r
ard trrvrt major general lor brilliant tx.
PLOTS ou the field o. battle, and who Tor n
tong time had Il large aud important COM
u"aud
lie has been here for two or three months
under AN assumed name, heinz ashamed
10 dim the brillancy OF HE record in the
service o. hi, country hy an exhibition al
hi~ Il graduation under his former honurei
name IL Is generally very rcticrnt, nav.
Jog lttlc to do Witn any one or tnlkin. bat
tie, save Nhen ''ensineerln-' fora drink.
when he l. rcm, k coy successful
Ni."t before .-t, while lying htlp'es-ly
drunk IN lhr rear part Of u Third street 81
loon, some men thought to play joke un
nun toy stealing his shirt, n Il proc, eded to
strip hun Und,rneath hi- shirt, aud sus
Pcnded 10y a string around neck, was u
small canvass bag, whIrh ihe nien uItnei
aud found Il To contain his commission H.
hrrvet mnJOr-S neral. two congratulatory
letters, from Grant aud one from President
Lincoln, photograph Of a lite girl aud -
curl Of hiir-H Chestnut shallow lhat
doubtless one day crept over the brow OF
some loved one.
When the-e things were discovered. even
she hall-irunkcu men VINO iounl them lrit
"a fe-pe-t FOR the mans lormer greatness,
aud Ply tor his fallen condition, aud qui-
ely returned the hag aud conten'- 10 whrie
Inr. found them, AID replaced tie -iecp
er r clothes upon h.m Yesterday q Necs
r'lrrl'r ired 60 interview the man AID tu
.etvor io learn something ct bis lie ~ % e
pl-t 'ry years iut be- declined tu cuiumu-
uIrat~ anything lie erred like cbIlu
when told hi. ri-ht name nud former p,-
,iu"n were A-cc,ttuei. aud win lrsts
trckiins down hi- checks. sand For God p
-iks, s'r, don publ -u my dr.rei,u"n "r
10Y name tt least 90 yuu are determined to-
SOY .Dut.hIu. aI,orl o. lti, enpu o. ihai
hnpw ,-~.i U"w l,v have become -
VIII ,oI Irput-- thut uurh2 lt wlldo
no good. hut wIlI ip ny uiru r. gent
i.al "i harm, H- fortunately. they thInk
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WrEEI,G tLA>r, --It,- au injury to
frequently water rIani- on thc surface -oiI
R'lrctio. vail convince any our thar Jr.t
'uIl "t lot cHnupt re-civr -nllire.t wntr-
O" tnor"p.hiy wet the ruUl~ % Is time
sevrd, once week Coo roce tie plants ~
- ole 70 'e--e. AZ H4uer. kr,p 90 ihr vster
unril the a'r iutbe, cra-r, also sponge
over "rh under fhe lOI4gr Il ND k.,p
the pl."i- healthy
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Jim IT,, out West. tc.l-a good yarn about
q sbell-bark lawyer liz client va. uj,
on Two charges frivolous charge, ~ the
shell bark he iuqtyd them, forging q notr
Of haniard -trrl us u horse On run ing I
eye over the jury. he didn't ike their .ooa-.
50 he prepared ~ AFFIDAVIT mr conGnua &C..
setting "a. Go the ai-erce Of principal wit
uc--es lie read in . whisper to the y,so
uer. who shaking biz head said:
squire, can swear ~ u,,t docl,
mcnt
why p
"Kase h.t haint true
Old -hell-bark Inflated anJ exploited loud
enough to be heard throughout TIE room :
~ hat forge note au' steal a hur-..
an con swear 20 liel Hang such iu-
fernai oo,,r'
And Doe Immediately leN the con.cieo-
tious o.e 10 hi fate
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a. II Stephens. one Of the heavy men
Vi the mex, Congress, weighs w.
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Ih same man n,- -Nc,t ttc -il.g,i1
On front ri the Whue llru~ Tor twenty
seven years without ra,-in. his salary.
, 1873-11-22
WANTED.
PRINTERS WANTED

Wanted, immediately, in Pitts
burgh, Pa, 100 non-Union Compos-
itors, to whom full Union prices will
be paid. Application in person
should be made at once to Pittock,
Nevin & Co., Evening Loader;"
O'Neill & Rook, " "Daily Dispatch !"
Commercial Publishing Company,
" Daily Commercial - Telegraph
Printing Company, Evening Telo-
graph - Sohenook & Collins, "Even-
ing Chronicle
, 1873-11-22
CUBAN NEWS.

The E4ECQTIpRH
New Yoak, Nov: 2l.-A Cuban gentleman liz;
ing and doing business In this city, WHO arrived
from Cuba youterdaY, declared the statement
that mora than loo OF tho crew Of the Yirgluiua
were executed was true, as he aaw 1t 80 stated
by Spanish official reports In Havana.
Special Dtpatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
TIE YRIAL OF THE GREW.
New YonE, Nov. 21.-The latest letters from
Santiago to tho El Cronista, tho Spanish organ
say s5pns sn aoanaod 81 NJ sr anps Work
without cessation. Tho Marine Court-Martial
met at a. m. on the 9Th, aud cloBed their work
at the next morning. 8uoh WAS tho rectitude
tlat presided over their deliberattons that thir-
twelve to different punlshment Of greater or loss
aeverity; and three acquitted, having proved
thoir ent{ro innocence.
DEMEANon or THE CONDEMNED
The thirty-aevon wero transferred to prison
behaved with dignity. and preserved an ostenta-
tions sezenity. Alfaro exhibited q bold Do
u,eanor at first, saying that he mas au American
citizen, but being asked tho city OF his birth, ho
answered Hayans. With bis oonlosgion' 10
was about to be visited upon him. he offered bis
ssryicea and influence for tho Spanish cause In
0ubn.
TIE LAW wAs EXECUTED.
at o'clock iu tho afternoon of the 7th, aud In
that solemn moment there was atill heard tho
- cry whioh waa lost In the report OF tho 1nus-
lota. There was one noble incident
yIoronY FOR our HOLY FAITH
twenty Protestant individuals wero converted
to our Catholic Church. They wero full Of the
most feryont faith. and received the sacrament
nd baptla1n. They coutosded, communicated,
and uith tho doepest foeling prayed tho Lord
for salvation tor their souls May 1Io
hare received them Into his rest Ono aaid lie
haa never had any religious instruction. and,
ku3wng that waa nacossary, he embraced in full
Aopo what was explained 10 him by our good
pisatB.
aoME OF THE uNnEnENEnATE.
lmong tho thirty-seyen wore puy, Trugllls,
oariou, Arcl. Duenha, Doloyo,. Ferran. Layra-
tho shoro wore Guillemo, Wallis, Jurto, Consul
gra, Franolsoo Dorran, polu, and Hotminio
Qnaada. All wero placol In tue condemned
celia 10 o'clock OF tho 7th. To describe
thotttitude Of tho band Of youth before tho
Orlnta1 ls an uugratoful task s!nco the sconQ
aR2oAed like 4 baeohsnnal Of mon, without
sol1H, a'd without knowledge OF what they were
soon to heot. They seemed to care vVg 4ttlo
, 1873-11-22
The VI ,st Virginia Legislature Fa7ors
Cuban independence.
Sherma n Inspecting the Atlantic and
Gulf Coast Fortifications.
Opinions Of Alexander H. Ste-
phens and Fernando
Wood.
Further Details of the Execution.
WASHINGTON ADVtCES,
Spec1a! Dtspatch TO The Chicago Tribune.

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, 1873-11-22

a1ol " o"p iron aoons somewhat disposed to pro-
o'PlssIo sctfon, 1t Ia undortood is also sena-
'or y" 4ndlor, Who arrived tonight but tho
mass Q tho members OF Congross. prominent
so!o'e IL, and nay al officers who arc hero dopro-
cAto unduo haste, while thoy worry generally
ooa sfnend tho Administration for tho promptnesH
Which 1t h'.s displayed In making ready for any
enesgenc;.
socrof ary Fish authorizes donfa1 Of tho sub
etance of tho vital points In tito He,d|d's Madrid
diapat h Of last night. He afflrms most deold-
GUY lht all things arc now auspio!oua for peaco.
no So ovory confidence in tho good faith In
Whit ii the Spanish Government aota.
THE oAsE OF THE vMa1N1ua
~ 3 finally unravoled at tho Treaaury Depart
n ont to-day, and 1t wns found that nha is beyond
.. doubt legally an American vessel, with all
American registry in due form, and TINT she has
, complied with tho laws governing merchant
ships in ovory particular. 80 TINT even 4 toohni-
| cal fault cannot be found with her in this re-
/ Bpoct.
THE CABINET SESSION TODAY
lasted four houra and nhalf tho longest session
| he'd for many ycarB. Every member waa proa-
cnt, Rnd tho discussion of tho Ouban-5paniah
| question occupied nearly tho whole of tho time.
The annual departmental reports woro laid over
| without consideration. Tho correspondence bo-
! t"eon 11iniator Blcklos and the Stato Depart
mont was subnitted and among other papors,
| dispatch confirming tho report sent you last
/ night Of tho
| MonD1Na OF TIE UNITED STATES LEGATION At
| MADRID
On tho 18th inst. Tho information at hand Is so
mcagro, mud Of such doubtful character, that
nothing decisive could DO done, and tho dis
cusHion raugod almost solely upon tho possibili-
ties Of tue future. It Was not thought baat to
abato my Of tic vlgor with which preparations
! for war arc being made. Rumors have baon
freely circulated III tho city to-day Of
ATTEMPTS TO AssAss1NATE e1cK1EB,
somo successful, somo not, but no credit Is givtr
thona, and they arc tronted as the natural out
growth Of tho oxcitomont OF the tlmos. Tfto fl
Koys-9ickleB scandal ia revived, with the s.llnga
tion that Keys' frionds now propose to roy eng
| his death.
CRITICISMS OF B1oK1Es' COURSE
arc In tho main favorable to him. He, IT, orcdite
with having borne himHen With f;ommoudabl
t1rnluesB and moderation.