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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-05-19
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There are hundreds of young men that
should be married who are not married.
To marry early is discreet and wise. And
when men and women are of a marriaqeable
age, think it to be, in general, true, that
it is wholesome for them to be married.
1t is not necessary that they should remain
single because they stand in poverty for
two can live cheaper than one, if they live
with discretion, if they live with co-opera-
tive zeal, if they live as they ought to live.
If the young man is willing to seem poor
when he is poor if the young woman, be-
ing poor, is willing to live poorly if they
are willing to plant their lives together like
two seeds and wait for growth, and look
for their abundance by and by, when they
have fairly earned it, then it is good
thing for them to come early into this part
nership. For characters adapt themselves
to each other in the early periods of life
far more easily than they do Afterwards
They who marry early are like vines grow
ing together and twining round and round
each other ; whereas, multitudes of those
who marry late in life stand side by side
like two iron columns, which, being sepa-
rated at the beginning, never come any
nearer to each other. There is no school
God ever opened, or permitted to be open
ed, which young people can so ill afford to
avoid as the school of care and responsible
ity and labor i'll the household, and a
young man and young woman marrying,
no matter from what source they came to-
gether, no matter how high their fathers
have stood, one of the most wholesome
things that they do, having married for love,
and with discretion, is to be willing
to begin at the bottom, and bear
shall have its education.
/ tell you, there are pleasures which
many young married people miss. l would
not give up the first two years of my mar
ried life for all have now. I live in big
house, with brown stone front, and very
fairly furnished /; but after all, among the
choicest experiences of my life were those
which passed through in Indiana, when
hired two chambers up stairs when all my
furniture was given to me, and was second
handed at that and when the very clothes
which had on my back had been worn by
Judge Birney, before me. We were not
able to hire servant We had to serve
ourselves. 1t was a study every day how
to get along with our small means-and it
was study never to be forgotten. l owe
many of the pleasures which have run
through my life to being willing to begin
where had to begin, and to fight poverty
with love, and to overcome it, and learn
how to live in service and helpfulness, and
in all the thousand ingenuities which love
sweetens and makes more and more de-
lightful.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-05-19
A SharD Trick.

A few months since man who called
himself a conjurer entered tavern in
country town, and asked the company as
sembled in the bar-room if they would like
to witness one of his tricks. The fellow
looked cold and hungry, so the landlord
gave assent and stated that he knew few
tricks himself, and had seen many wonder
full ones. The conjurer then requested the
company to place three hats upon the ta-
BILE, which being done, he desired the land
lord to bring loaf of bread, and the
stranger cut three pieces (nearly half a
pound each) and placed one upon each hat
He then stated that he could do the trick
much more comfortably if he had three
pieces of cheese. The cheese being brought
he cut three good-sized pieces, and placed
one by each piece of bread. Now for the
grand trick. The conjurer turned up the
cuff of his coat, took off his neckerchief
and unbuttoned his shirt collar, ard stated
that he would now proceed to eat the three
pieces of bread and cheese, and afterward
bring all under one hat. He commenced
the bread and cheese, and, after eating two
pieces, declared he could not proceed with
the trick unless he had something to drink.
The landlord wishing the wonderful trick
should be proceeded with for the amuse-
ment of the customers, Immediately gave
the fellow a quart of ale, and the third
piece of cheese soon followed the first two
pieces. Now the grand trick was to be
disclosed, and the landlord and his COM
panions waited to see it. The coniurel
thon said, Now, gentlemen, which hal
shall bring the bread and cheese under "'
The landlord pointed out his own hat,
wishing it to take part in the trick as well
as his bread and cheese. 1t being so al.
ranged, the conjurer again said, "Gentle.
men, / have eaten the bread and cheese,
and now will bring it under the land
lords hat . and he Immediately placed the
hat upon his head, and continued, "now
you will perceive it is under the hat with.
out any deception"
There were shouts of laughter from al
the company except the landlord, who was
minus three pieces of bread and cheese, and
a quart Of ale.
The fellow left the house without max
ing collection, he being well satisfied with
the landlords generosity.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-05-19

tB- A Connecticut school teacher in a
paper recently read before teachers in
stitute, suggests that pupil of each sex be
placed at the same desk and allowed to
assist each other in their lessons, and at the
end of each month permitted to select new
partners if they desire. 1t was claimed
there would be less trouble in governing
school, more tidiness in the pupils appear
ance, and greater ease in their conversation
and intercourse, which would be of much
advantage when they became men and
women. 1t was affirmed that where the
experiment has been tried it had been at
tended with success.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-05-19

eBr Ten years ago Timothy Wheeler, of
Waterbury Centre, VT, adopted strictly
vegetarian diet, and five years ago became
impressed that nature did not require so
much liquid to quench thirst as is common
ly used. The result has been that the first
year thereafter he went thirty-eight days
without taking any liquids into his system
the second year seventy days, the third 1870,
the fourth 40, and up to Thursday of last
week, had gone 29s days in the fifth year
without drinking anything whatever
Montpelier Argus.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-05-19

WIN. NJ. SUTCH,
w ATTORNEY AT-LAM,
New Bloomfield, Perry co.., Pa.
AS- Objective doors West Of Il. Mortimer
StOre--37ly
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-05-19

UTM. A. MORRISON,
w JUSTICE OF THE PEACE and GENERAL
COLLECTOR, NEW GERMANTOWN, Perry CO.. Pa;
R5- Remttanees will be made promptly tor az
Collections made. f44u
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-05-19

eSs- 1t is the goodly outside that sin puts
on which tempteth to destruction. 1t has
been said that sin is like the bee, with hon
ey in its month, but a sting in its tail.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-05-19
Four Impossible Things.
liglltful,

l. To escape troubles by running away
ment, but it did not succeed. Therefore
manfully meet and overcome the difficulties
and trials to which the post assigned you
by Gods providence exposes you.
2. To become christian of strength and
maturity without undergoing severe trials
What fire is to gold, such is affliction to the
believer 1t burns up the dross, and makes
gold shine forth with unalloyed lustre.
3. To form an independent character, ex-
cept when thrown upon ones own resour-
ces. The oak, in the middle of the forest,
if surrounded on every side by trees that
shelter and shade it, runs up tall and COM
paratively feeble cut away its protectors,
and the first blast will overturn it. But the
same tree, growing in the open field where
it is continually beaten upon by the temp
est, becomes its own protector. SO the
man who is compelled to rely on his own
resources forms an independent character
to which he could not otherwise have at
tanned.
A. To be growing man by looking TO
your position. Therefore prefer rather
to climb up the hill with difficulty than to
be steamed up by power outside yourself.
E5S- Most Of us, at some time or other,
have experienced morbid impulse urging
us to do something we ought not to do.--
Sometimes it is an impulse to laugh when
we are under an obligation to be serious
sometimes an inclination to bluTt out fact
which good manners requires us to be
reticent about. Very frequently it is the
impulse to rush into danger which common
sense and our natural instincts teach us tC
avoid. Nervous persons tell us that in the
presence OF any sudden and unlocked fol
peril they can with difficulty resist the
temptation to incur it, even when they
knew the act would be fatal and they ar
deferred from exposing themselves to risl
by the fear that this nervous impulse SHOULD
overmaster them. There can be littl
doubt shat many so called suicide, has beer
only the acting out Of such nervous impul
ses and perhaps the same may be said o
many crime.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-05-19

AuctIOneer. - The undersigned gives
notice that he will cry sales at any point In Perry
or Danpin counties Orders are solicited ana
prompt attention viii be given. xvptYs
New Buffalo,
Perry CO., Pa.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-05-19

tB- A liquor-seller at Rutland, VT, who
recently heard that the police were coming
after his merchandise, went to the cellar
whore it was kept and sawed the stairs
nearly Off When the officers arrived he
told them where his rum was, but warned
them that the stairs would break down il
they stepped upon them. The officers, Of
course, thought he was trying to fool them,
and, starting to go down, soon found them
selves sprawling on the cellar bottom
They made no report of the seizure.
, 1874-09-15

Marahal Macaraton ia nov making second
tour In tho Trench provinces for tho purpoao
Of roassuriug tho poop!o Of tho pormauency Of
the Soptonnato and tho consequent safety Of tho
uation. uo docs not establish satisfactory
case. For, whi1o It may ho truo that the Gov
ernmont is settled for some years, there Is abso-
lutely no telling whnt may come when Its term
has expired. Besides, tho Ma.shal does not uso
to good advantage tho arguments which aro ut
hand to Justify tho iaissez Jatre policy. ua is
moro uoldior than 4 politician, and moro a
"workor in politics than spoakor. Tho like.
ness botwoen him and all American soldier who
has gone into politics is very remarkable. The
Marshal md tho 0onora1 arc no orators aud
tho popular Judgment. that they do not speak
because thoy cannot, aud TINT they cannot be-
cause they are not accustomed to rapid and &C.
curate thinking, mas not DO far wrong.
, 1874-09-15

Strangers In tho city, attending tho Expoal-
tion, will find larger and mora characteristic
Exposition by visiting tho burnt district on
State street, hotwcou Harmon court aud Van
Buren, street. On this strip Of territory. half
milo III 1eugth. aud Oh many Of tic parallel
stroets west Of It, they will 1ad reproduced up
on smaller scale, as the aroa ia more limited,
tho wonderful scones Of enterprise, dotermna-
ton, and industry which characterized tho South
Division Immediately hftor tho great fro Of
1871. There is scarcely = lot upon State street
on which tue iaborors arc not at work. 4 few
buildings are already up to their proposed alti-
tudo. Some hayo reached thoir frat story, In
some places tho foundations havo Just been
laid; in othera, excavations arc being
made. Tho district awarmH with labore,u
like = hivo. Tho street Ia crowded
with teams taking away dirt aud debris, aud 70,
turning with lumber, asono, and brloks, NO tha.
pedestrians aud atroot-cars make but slow prog.
reaB* Everywhere may be heard tho aouud oI
tho trowe1, hammor, md saw from morning to
night, Uwnors, contractors. and laborors allls
Boom to have combIuod In q gigantic enaoayo
to goa thsiz buildings up And eloasd h bsfos'
, 1874-09-15

st476@l5,0o per 100 'bs caab. and o11.02>9 sollor
tho year. Atoats wore In good demand aud strong
at o]]k@O1lo for alou1dcra, 199s@1911o for Hhcrs
middlcs, and 12,5@19o for swoot-pIcklcd hams.
11sghwir1os woro III fair donlnud and stoady, at
t1.01 per gallon. Lalto frcigl,ta wore moro ac.
two nnl steady At og9s@9,so for corn to buffalo.
Flour was quiot und unchanged. Wl,oat wa
quito pctlvo mud 11lo higher closlug at 09c
casl,, 07gG@07115 aollor tho mouth, mud 954o
fur October. Corn was tame nnd 20 lower,
closing strong at TIC cash 76o seller tho month,
and 7Al4o for October. Oats wcro aotiys and
3dG01lc higher, closing at 48c cash, 472{c for tho
month, and 459lc for October. Rye waa quie'
and BtcHdy at $40. Barley was in bottor domand
and 1@2o higher, c1oaing ut Odo sollor tho month
11ogs woro In actlvo lon,and, and ao1d at 10@25e
advance. Cattto and Hheop wcro firm.
, 1874-09-15

The beauty and aymmetry t this operation
will be apparent whon 1t Ia rom 4'bered that both
equallzatona wure made by tho aame Board. In
1873, tho total assessment was 2A0 per cant
Groater than the ''oqualizod" valuation Of 1879,
and, iuBtoad Of apportionug or "equallzing"
tho inorcaso thoy mado tho apporslon-
mont no havo stated. Doth valuations
were "oquaiized." Tloy wore not original
valuations, but in each caBo Ill aggregate valua-
tion apportionod among tho counties. Ono or tho
otAor was wrong both wore judicial tanal, aud
without appeal. All this tomfoolery Ia for tho
purpose Of fixing valuation to raise 81, ,5o0,0 0m
OF revcnue, Ill told, from 2,5oo,oo0 people. or
ono dollnr per head. Tho operations OF this
Board nre In many cascs oppressive and unjust.
ThuB. In county aome property may ba asasssed
by tho ABaeBsorat one-1fth, moro 1t ono-fourth,
ons-tlird, one-half, 1vo-aixths, threo-fourtha,
and another at it's full value. Tho State Board,
in " "equalizing" deals ouly With counties, and.
as in this county, year ago, it added 122 per
cent to tho assesHed value of all tho land, a,'y
land In Cook County returned BY tho Asaessor at
30 per cont Of ita real value WAS taxed on II per
cent above isa cash value any land returned At
its true value paid ta1os on S2.22 tor overy 81
Of cash value Of tho land. AL porsoual property
was increased C por cent, aud thus grecnback
dolars we're taxed at tho ratio Of S1.GS each.
We have no doubt TINT tho assessment In this
county is broad farce. so Much
Of tho property here IL assessed at = valuation
rangiug from 10 to 80 per cent Of its real ya}uo ;
one hundred millions Of dollars' worth {caah
value) Of personal property ia not assessed at
all but the remcdy for this is not III treating
tho whole people OF this county ~ single in
diyidun, and adding arbitrarily and blindly to
tho assessment OF all the property In tho
county, making tho honest people pay for tho
ignorance, stupidity, and negligence Of tho A.
sosaorH. To make IN honest and equitable aa-
scssmcnt in this county would require Board
Of Assessors aitt1ug continuously for throo
yearB. The machinery Of tho Revenue law is
wholly inappropriate and utter1y deficient. Tho
work Of the State Board Ia all guess-work. and
| aimed at Chicago. The whole systeu Of State
taxation is rotten and defective, and should be
abolished as behind Aeago. and as q rcproach
| to tho civilization OF An intelligent people.
, 1874-09-15

An election to I'LL vacaucy In tho Trench AS
soulbly was hell In tho Department Of A1aino
choice. Tho Republican cantidato received
$4,000 votes, the ono supporting tho soptonnato
10000, and thu Bonaparstst $4,000. Tho faos
that q, 600 people in tho Department Of Maine
aud Loiro hayo forgotten who was responsible
for Sedan constitutes, Of oourso, tho Significance
Of these returns. Wo learn from thom that tho
French people arc lncllniug moro aud moro to tho
comfortable conclusion tint tho "boastly" prua.
eians aro alone deserving ol punlshmont Tor tho
war,
, 1874-09-15

To-day tho Episcopal Convention Of Illinois
will be hold In this city. Tho most important
buaineaa to bo transacted by It is the choice OF
= SUCCESSOR to Bishop Wnitehouso. It ,B well
understood that the 1aity and clergy OF tho do
cese arc not OF ono mind AZ to tho merits OF cor
tain canddates, and that there will bo abundant
opportunity for acrimonious discussion; but NC
shall be disappointed II tho representatives ol
tue Church In 1ll,noia do not put thoir brethren
In Wisconsin to shame by conducting thelT de-
l'hers.ona docantly and In splrlt Of oonoila'
uou.
, 1874-09-15

Tho "Thiof-Dotectivo Society" Of Dea
Moines, H., has arrested two mon and hung ono
Of them till ho was dead. Tho other wus lung
1t intervals, "to mako him conioas," until ho
satiafied tho gang that ho was innocent. Tho
vigilance committee to hang horBc-shloyos.
Such oecurencos at tho South would be good
for innumersble headlines and yards OF editori-
ais In the newspapers. AZ they happened at tue
North there will doubtless bo no immediate call
Minnesota.
, 1874-09-15

The law OF tlis State has provido6 fa IT, n,*~
chinery Of government tribunal called tue
State Hoard OF E4uallzatlon' and has clothed
this Board VITA spoclai fnneaons ano arbitrary
powers THO 1nag'nonsa OF the boara nave peen
declared to no 1udlcaa'' aaa tne supreme oous1
has pronounced thon hha1 aaa 1ffoVefsloe' OK
cops upon proof oi isaua' ia9 speca' oo1e't u
thla Board was 10 eaaallze Inc a8sc8seo 'a4ua1on
OF property roa anu pet7oua'' 10 ttat eacn pe1Son
ana corporation IL 'n's o''''o Hnon'o pay an
honest Snare OF ta1ae'on' psoPoFtoneo 10 Ii"
actual value OF hfs, her OF It's properly "e nave
often had OCCASION to refor to the heVenne 10"
OF 1hsH state; 1t Is ooo OF sho cafaoHls'ea OF 1ee
iB!ativo literature ana rs monatfos'ss las per-
haps no parallel. The state OF Aano1s' from
1887 to lSi8 Aad large pnnao aeot' upon
Which the state Tor several years omitted 70 pay
intefest' IN ieao WIG peoF1o So'on'as''S p'aeeo
In tho'r CONSTITUTION tho z-m1ll lax 70 oe app1oo
10 tho payment OF tnae oops aau 1ntefe7s' Aa
1ofo the e'ato "as pFaotica''S OUT u oeDt'
tue outStano'he oonos' not yes oao' oelns W.
anceo by the 1uoos actually III sao 1'Saaoi5' "'o
''-"@ ~
ton. a new CONSTITUTION "as aaopEeo' p1oa'o"'
ing any further depsf ana tae z'nl' 8a3' po'oe no
longer required, was repeslea' pur1ng al tne6e
years Of poverty and struggle tue state ma
rovonuo systcm which, "hlle oy no moaas pef1oos'
accomplished its ena' In0 general RUE nnoof
that law %as to asaosS the properly ~ hrss a.
one-half. and, aa the State grew IN "oalth' at
reduced proportion OF the actual Value' anu On
this assessment to lovy such rate OF TAX as
would produce the required revenue fof q
number OF years tho naseaaea VALUATION Of Gil
tho property IN tho State ragged from s47o' ooo'
600 to e5a0, 100000. This was perhapH about
oue-tlrd tho actual value OF tho property as
nessoa; there being personal property to tho
value, porhapst Of sa0o, ,ooo or moro (cash)
never found by tho Assessors. It made
no difference to tho Taxpayer whether
ho was taxed mills on the dollar
! OF one-third valuation, or l mill on the
dollar of cash valuation. Tho result vas the
, 1874-09-15

There Is nothing like being outside Of a politi-
cal contest to know That is going on inside.
While Judge Poland was IN Congress ho could
SEQ no reaaon why be should not always Btay
there, aud why every ouo should not DO ra-olect-
cd. Now that hiB own party has left him out IN
the cold, his eyes are vide opon, and he suddenly
exclaims 4 knew tint the gnnoral disposition
Of the timo was for change, anil that there was u
popular feeling through the country for change
and uaW 1aparturea.S
, 1874-09-15

Tho Supreme Court Of Illinois has granted
eupcrscdcaa in tho case Of Dr.. EARL, now aezV-
;pr torn in tho ponitentiary for procuring an
abortion, but has rofusod to admit him to bail.
Tho present gain to Earll IL thoreforo nos sub
stantial, though tho Court wais obliged to aasumo
that thore are reasonable doubts Of his guilt.
, 1874-09-15

lufton In parst which Now Orleans roaemblos in
many Of ita characteristics.
As dofauoo Of rocognized authority and
III opon revolt againat tho existing Government,
tho New 0rloans royolutioniats muBt bo put
down by tho atrong nrn Of tho Government.
Thorc can DO 10 question about this. Thcro
should bo no dolny III bringing tho rovo1t to
sudden end. But It will DO well to keep In
mtnd TINT the revolt was among tho b1BinoHs
moi alld olaBs of cttizens who have nothing to
gain iii Ronsolcss and usoosp conflict With tho
Government 1t Mill bo proper to ask, when tts
mob Hl,all haYo boon drivon on aud order shall
Aayo boon restored, whotllor 1t Ii not time that
something should bo done for q Slate which
oven Senator Carpenter said, year ago, has
beon "troddon bonoath tho foot OF Federal
JudEoa
, 1874-09-15

meanwhile arc suffering because they cannot
afford to pay for theHe thrco articles
Of primo Importance. A the romody tor thie,
tho Herald suggests that tho Stnte shall p',1-
cllnac theHe llmc, coat, anl iron lands, and work
thcm Will. convict lnbor. This would afford m Ok
oollont fold for labor, II tho authoritaeH would
arrost oil tho corrupt aud thloving politicians in
That s.ase ana aot them at work. 1'hero aro
enough Of tilona to develop tho complete re-
sourcos Of tho Btato In theso various directions.
, 1874-09-15

The Atlanta (aa) Herald points out tho faot
that tho principal wants Of the people Of that
s.ste are cheap manure, oheap fuel. and cheap
iron; and this Notwithstanding tho fact that
there nre immonse umo-atons quarrles On tho
line OF tho Western l. Atlantic Railroad, that
there ero atrata OF ooal on Lookout Mountain
fast thick, md that they havo more iron-ors
than pean4yl.ania. AL theas great. .]nduntsios
romaln underclopsd, hoxoYsr, Ind thu poonls