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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
Ret the People Speak.

MANHATTAN, KAN, April s, 1878.
r. v. PIERCE, Buffalo, N Y:
Dear SiT-Your Favsrite Prescription
has done my wife world of good. She
has taken nearly two bottles and has felt
better the past two weeks than at any time
in the past two years. No more periodical
pains; none of that aching back or drag
ging sensation in her stomach she has been
accustomed to for several years. have so
much confidence in it tha5 would be per-
fectly willing to warrant to- certain custo-
mers of ours who would be glad to get hold
of relief at any expense. i have tried
many Patent Medicines, but never had
any occasion to extOl one before.
Very truly yours,
GEO. q WHITING.
Mrs. e. r. DAnY, Metropolis, ILL.,, writes,
Jan. 9th, 1873:
"Dr. r. v. Pierce-My sister is using
the Favorite Prescription with great ben
efit."
MARY ANN FRIsBIE, Lehman, Pa, writes,
May 20, 1872:
"Dr. r. ". Pierce What l have taken
of your medicine has been Of more benefit
to me than all others and hundreds of
doctors bills"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
The Strike at Catasauqua.

A letter received in Harrisburg from
Catasauqua under date of February 16,
says
Our furnace men all struck fOr higher
wages this morning. This stsike is the
most complete of any we have ever had
here. They threw down their tools with
out even stopping up the furnaces, from
which they had just drawn the cinder
The company are doing their utmost to get
men to elbow out" but without success as
yet. IF they don't succeed in this toAnight
or tomorrow morning the furnaces will
''chill." Things look badly tonight.
Many of the men are intoxicated and
threaten the lives of any one that attempts
to blow out the furnaces
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
Harrisburg COrrespOn dence.

HARRIsnuRa. Feb. % 1874
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SOME now ueVeiHPnehts ,aaVe VaKen pace
In conueo.lon WIN Sne oanA sMiIuIe'
~ was lounu .nat sne IeIGers 10 Saun1eIs Is q
2.Doons WIZ uohx1ieI iSH st W ING DoiOoh
nvus1 anu W C,ie oleiA .ney wSre SNeu 10
W. u biinlick, Il., in1rnDeI ol Cne LeglSia-
ture from rlee anu wayne countes. Inc
0ther consplrator was lounu 70 90 D. M
AreiIer, Dr0KeI Oh TINS Guy both parties
were afEes.eu anu enISie1 pan ior tnelr ap,
peafance 9ei?Ie t9e " ?. coure 70 syand
Iriai ior VioiAtion o, the POstal laws Weary
Dushei OF letters nave Deen received from
parties tniougnout the otace; very many
incioslng .ne lein'Seances ~ ; wnicn onE Gircu- r
lars, III. reiereu 70 ~ my iast ,etter' caiieu Ior.
tnele ls no uoupe pue wns' porCoh Oh
TINS MONEY WAS 70 oe useu 70 convince
certain InemDeIs ot 'ne Necessity lor an
noteasS III tne I"yo y, lnVeles., anu tne
Ienaln9er mas W " ene iowaru 9t tnose
VINO nau oLlginaeeu U ene swln1ie. II Dlm.
mick ana Arei'9r aie guley Oh "n attempe
20 orloe ths beglslaeure, arc not tnose
VINO remlIleo Ihe money equany gulty Z
a INST OF the names ol tne contfiputors 70
TINS corrupuon iuhd Is promised ana VIII
DO looKep LOT Wl.n greaC Iiterest. l nave
seen parIiai iisC anu oonless my surprise
AZ seeing Tue Danhs anu pankeTs VINO are
there represented, as Wliling 70 DC Oerellted
Dy corrupt leglslatlon' Mr: Dlmmlck the
nonfl gentieinan VINO hails irom wayne,
mas saved hiInseii from expulsion from the
1r Mouse W scholng ln ms reslgnation.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
A Supposed Murdered Man Turns u

George Play, of Louisville, who disap-
peared in New York fGteen months ago,
with about 81, 500 belonging to merchant
doing busines there, and who is supposed
to have been murdered, has turned uDin
Montreal, where he has since been living
under an assumed name and with another
woman,
Play's'wife and children are still living
in Louisville, and had mourned him as
dead.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
The Western PennsrIranIa Colont.l

A member of the Western Pennsylvania
colony who, with others, recently went
from this State to locate writes as follows
from Plum Creek, Dawson county, Ne
braska We have located, and one of our
party has put in claim for timber land.
There is plenty of game here; prairie chick
en-, jack rabbits, buffalo, deer, elk, ante
lopes, &c. The land is all that it was rep
resented to be, but the weather is little
colder than in Pennsylvania. 1t is the rich
est land l ever saw. Tell anybody who
comes here not to sell their things, for it
will pay to bring out anything but iron
ware and furniture. Every one should have
four hundred Or five hundred dollars.
am going to build in three weeks.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
HOUSEHOLD.
PANACEA
AND
FAMILY
LINIMEMT.
Tane Worm /! Tape Worm

Removed ina few hours with harmless Vegeta-
bic Medicine No fee asked until the entire
worm, with head, passes. Rafer those afflicted to
residents OF the city whom have cured thai had
ical College, on Tenth Street; had taken in vain,
turpentlnes, the socalled specifics, and all known
remedies. Or. u. II. KUNkEL, No. $50 North
in business for over twenty-five years, aud Is per
1eetly reliable Can and see. Advice free Re
measuring 20 feet At his office can be seen spec
imens some OF them over forty feet ia length,
which have been rem0ve6in less than three hours,
by taking one dose OF his medicine. DR.. Kunke's
treatment is simple, safe and perfectly reliable.
and no fee until the worm, with head, passes. Dr.
E. II. Knnkel, $50 North Ninth ST. Philadelphia
Consultation at office or by mail free. 3s b52t
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
Ills Own Horse Doctor.

A shelburne Fall, Mass, man had a
horse with two lame legs, which he thoaght
ought TO be pOulticed. So he took pair
of his own drawers and, drawing them up
over the horses legs, tied them at the bot
tom, and strapped them over the back he
then made a large pail of pOultiCe and
poured 1t into the drawers. 1t is needless
to add that those legs are all right now
with the exception Of little hair that
came off very naturally. asg a4
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
TO CONSERVATIVES.

The advertiser, having been permanently eur
pie remedy, anxious TO make known to his fellow
sufferers the means OF cure TO all who desire II,
he will send copy qf the prescription used tree
using the same which they will Ind sure cure
for CONSUMPTION, ASTHMA, BRONCHirlA
address. Rev. t. A. WILSON,
5la6 6m. I0i Penn 81. Wllamsburgh, N. York.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03


THE Temperance panic" continues to
spread. 1t has now reached New York,
and is promised a foot hold in Philadel-
phia, this week. While we are firm friends
OF temperance, we cannot but condemn the
action of women who crowd themselves
upon the premises of others, against the
will of the occupants, thus committing one
wrong in their attempt to correct another.
Very many of the parties prominent in
this movement do it for large pay, while
others who spend whole days in the streets
and bar-rooms, could really do more good
at home. In many instances an untidy
house, or negligent wife and mother is
causing those who are dear to her to seek
bar-rooms and saloons, when sunny home
would keep them safe from temptation.
Let women make home pleasant and it will
do more to promote temperance and virtue,
than the course adopted by the fanatics.
We do not believe any real permanent good
ever came from fanatical attempt to cor
rect an evil. Conversions made under such
circumstances are usually but short
lived, and the last state of such men are
generally worse than the first.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
OBSTACLES no MARRIAaE.

Happy Relief for Young Men from the effects Of
Errors and Abuses In early ife Manhood Re
stored. Impediments 10 Marriage removed New
method OF treatment New and remarkable rem,
edes. Books and clrcuars, sent free In sealed
envelopes. Address, HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
No, South Ninth ST., Philadelphia, Pa Ian In
conduct and professional skill. M Bply.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03

0B- The women's temperance move
ment has broken out in the city of Will
Transport the ladies having signified their
intention of visiting not only the places
where liqnor is sold, bat also the Mayors
Office, The Court House and the residence
of the President Judge for the purpose of
engaging in prayer for the suppression of
the unhOly traffic
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
PAIN KILLER!
1910. 1aza.
Time Tests The Merits Of All Things.


THIRTY YEARS ia certainlv lopo epopOf
time to prove the efficacy of any medicine. and
that the Pain-Klller is deserving of ali its pro-
prietors claim for it, Ia amply proved bv the
unparalleled popularity II has attained. II ia n
sure and effective remedy. It Is sold In almost
every country In the world, and IL needs only
to be known to be priced, and its reputotion as
a Medicine Of Great Virtue, is fully and perma-
nently established. It is the great FamiIv Med
iclne of the age. Taken internally, Il cnres
Dysentery, Cholera, Dlarrhoea, Cramp and
Pain In the Stomach, Bowel Complaint, Paint.
ers' Collie, Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, or In
digestion, Sudden Colds, Sore Throat and
Coughs. Taken Externally, It cures Bruises
Boils, Felons, Cuts, Burns, scalds, Old Sores
and Spralns, Swellings of the Joints, Tooth
ache, Pain In the Face, Neuralgia and Rheu-
matism, Chapped Hands, Frost Bitten Feet &c,
Pain is supposed to be the lot ofus poor NOR
tails, as inevitable as death, and liable at any
time to come upon us. Therefore, It is impoT-
tant that remedial agents should be at hand to
be used on emergency, when we are made to
leel the excrucfating agony of pain, or the de-
pressing influences Of disease. Such a remedial
exists in Perry Davis Pain Killer" the fame
OF winch has extended over all the earth. Amid
the eternal ices of the Polar regions, or beneath
the intclerable and burning suns of the tropics
It's virtues are known and appreciated. And BY
1t suffering humanity has found relief from
many of It's Ills. The effect Of the Pain Killer
upon the patient, when taken internally in
cases of Cough, Cold, Bowel Complaint, Chol-
era, Dysentery, and other affections of the sys-
TEN, has been truly wonderful, and has won for
it name among medical preparations that
can never be forgotten. Its success In remoy-
ing pain, as an external remedy, In cases of
Burns, Bruises, Sores and Sprains, Cuts, stings
of Insects, &C., and other causes, of suffering
has secured for It the most prominent position
among the medicines of the day. Beware of
cOuntprfeits nd WOrthIaac inoft tinpa noip e..
Perry Davis Vegetable Pain Killer, and toke
no other.
~ Sold 6y Druggists and Gyocsrs.
March 3,-lnN-
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
Pinea for Contenr,t Of jury.

A welbknown Lafayetse, Ind, land-owr-
er was recently fined for allowing Canada
thistles tegrow on his farm. Being some
what angry at the jury ON account of the
finding, he "let out' at them, and was ar
rested foB contempt. uo1
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03

ly- There are probably a hundred or more
persons In this and nelghboring towns, who
daily suffer from the dlatressing effects Of kid
ney troubles, who do not know that Johnson's
Anodyne Liniment is almost certain cure. In
severe cases, great relief may be obtained, lr
not perfect cure.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03

tB- On Friday morning week, the large
brewery of Henry Muller in Thirty-sseond
and Jefferson streets, Philadelphia, fell to
the ground, burying twenty people Snder
its ruins. The building was only three
months old, and was built of brick, three
and half stories in height. Nearly one
thousand tons Of ice were packed on the
third floor, and it was while new additions
were making to this heavy weight that the
building fell. Eve persons were killed
outright; one was killed while the work &C
removing the ruins was in progress, and
several were seriously injured.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
a Horse Among thn Tlddles.

While Ned Buntline was riding his horse
Juno few evenings ago in the Olympic
Theatre, the animal backed up to the foot
lights and singed his legs. He then be-
came unmanugeable. Finally, to the con-
sternation Of the audience, he fell from the
stage into the orchestra pit, carrying with
him the footlight frame, and causing con
siderable Generalization among the musi-
clans. Juno was soon extricated and the
play went on.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
Why Wall You
Suffer

To all persons suffering
from Rhumatism, Neuralgia
Cramp In the limbs or stOmr
'ach, Bilious Collie, Pain in
the back, bowels or side, we
would say, THE HOUSEHOLD
and FAMILY IlNIMEET Is Of
all others the remedy you
want for internal and extar-
mai use. ID has cured the
above complaints in thsu-
sands of cases. There is,no
mistake about it.
Try It. Sold by all Drug :
gists.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03

THE women elected to the School Com
mittee in Boston have come off victorious
at last the Supreme Court having decided
that there is nothing in the Constitution
of that Commonwealth to prevent woman
from being member Of school commit
tee. 1t is expected that they will now be
given their seats without further opposi-
ton. This, however, will not be the only
result of the decision. The Court express
ly held that the common law permits "a
woman to ill any local Office of an admins
trative characterize duties attached to
which are such that woman is competent
to perform them" Under this decision
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has only to prove
that she is competent to perform the duties
of the Governorship of Massachusetts, to
be eligible for election to that office.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03

THE new horse disease seems to be max
ing it's appearance in different parts of the
country. 1t may be well for our readers to
take notes of remedies that have proved
successful, The treatment adopted by the
New York veterinary surgeons is to put
horses on a simple diet of long hay and fod-
der of bran. They are then given home-
Pathic doses of sulphur aoonite and BELLA
donna, no outward application being made
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-08-14
THE CONSCRIPT-DRA WING.

A French correspondent of the Boston
GIobe describes the draft under the
conscript law, in a country village, us
follows 1.-THE Mayor calls in urn the
young men of twenty years. they coming
forward rs their names are called and
drawing one of the numbers, which are
together in a sack. When n young man
called is absent, his father draws for
him if the absent is not represented,
the Mayor draws in his place. The
number of men required to be furnished
by the commune is known, so those
drawing a higher number are assured of
their escape from the service /; they
leave the hall rejoicing, and are met by
their friends and relatives, who rejoice
with them and cluster about as they re-
pair to the booths to buy ~gay-eolored
ribbons for their hats, which some
t. lend arranges. while the booth-tender
stencils the lucky number upon the
pictured card chosen to be worn in its
front. Others less favored by the draft
seek TO hide their secret disappoint-
ment, and likewise place their numbers
in their caps. Joining arm in arm, the
fortunate and unfortunate parade
through the town, singing to the music
of a drum the wine shops are after
ward filed with conscripts, some paying
and rejoicing over their wine, others
drinking and boisterously covering their
chagrin, and the day is passed by them
in coarse demonstrations and generally
finishes by intoxication. Parents do
not, and cannot, take pride in their
sons joining the army, for it is forced
service, and the grief at parting is not
softened by the thrill such as the moth
er feels who gave her farewell tears and
blessing to her boy volunteer during
the last Franco russian war;"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-08-14
II Is LETTER..

Better to wear a calico dress without
trimming, if it is paid for, than to owe
the shop-keeper for the most elegant
silk, cut and trimmed in the most be-
witching manner
Better to live in a log cabin all your
own than q brown stone mansion be-
longing to somebody else.
Better walk forever than to run in
debt for a horse and carriage.
Better to sit by the pine table for
which you paid three dollars ten years
ago than send home a new extension
black walnut top, and promise to pay
for it next week.
Better to use the old cane-seated
chairs and faded two-ply carpet than
tremble at the bills sent home from the
upholsterer's for the most elegant par
lor set ever made.
Better to eat thin soup from earthen-
ware, if you owe your butcher nothing,
than to dine off lamb and roast beef and
know that it does not belong to you.
Better to let your wives have a fit of
Mysteries than to run in debt for nice
new furniture, or clothes, or iewelry.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-08-14
PUNISHED FOR 4 CRIME THAT WAS
NEVER COMMITTED.

About nine months ago q very decent
looking colored man, named Herod
Armstrong, was sent to the p~enitentiary
from Somerset county under a sentence
of six years imprisonment for arson.
He had been a preacher, and his anx-
iety that his ministerial license should
be properly cared for, as well as his
declaration that he was entirely inno-
cent, and hat God would not suffer him
to remain long in prison where he was
made a strong impression on the prison
officials. Armstrong was quiet, orderly
and we'll behaved, and performed all
his duties as a convict for nearly nine
months; but Col. Woodford, the State
Comptroller, took an interest in the
case, and finally induced his Excel
lency, Gov. Groome, to grant a pardon
about two weeks ago. When told hat
he was a free man Armstrong thanked
God, asked eagerly for his license as a
minister, and said he knew "dat it
would happen; he knew God wonld'
not allow him to stay dar all de time
1t has since been ascertained that not
only was Armstrong entirely innocent,
but that there was no place burned
down and no place set on fire. How a
nan could be convicted unless it was
shown that a crime had been commit
ted, it is difficult to understand. Arm
strong was convicted on the testimony
of another colored man, but whether he
had malicious motives is not Known
baltimore american.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-08-14

Beware of the stork. She is sly ; do
not let yourselves be cheated by her,"
Whenever the stork devoured a frog,
the king would say with scorn, "Why
was he so silly as to be caught ?"
Now the stork wished for nothing so
much as to eat up the king himself.
"That fat king" she thought, "must
be a real feast" But the frog king
knew we'll how to keep out of the way.
The stork would have liked to have him
out of the pond just once, and for that
end she promised him this and that nice
gift, but the king did not come. At
last the stork thought of a trick, and
said to the frog king, "Hear me, my
dear friend !; I must tell you something
that can only be for your own good.
Over there in the thickst lives a large
green frog, who is your deadly enemy.
In the first place, he called you a water
croaker, and then tried to kill you, so
as to make himself king. You cannot
hear it, and let it pass any longer. You
must slay him. Go owe early to-mor-
row morning at about eight o'clock, and
you will find him there where the road
bends. at the side of the steep cliff.
Stay him ; mind, I tell you to-"
The frog king, who by the by, was very
vain, fairly boiled ever with rage at the
saucy green frog, and in his anger for
got that it was the stork who told him
about it. "The green waddler must
die !" cried he in his rage. The next
morning he started out. But first he
said again to the other frogs, "Be care
full about the sly stork while l am not
here. 1 must go and saw my honor"
The frog king had a great sharp thorn
for a spear, laid by him already. After
a while the poor green frog come quiet
ly looking for his breakfast. In a wink
the king jumped at him, and in blind
rage ran the murderous weapon through
his body. But in a flash the stork, too,
darted down from aloft, seizing the
murderer, and ate him up with the best
of appetite.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-08-14
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
Wash.Day.
BY OLIVE STEVENS BROWN.

BY OLIVE SIfsESs b4ltMN.
we's hang'n gu our wash'n',
Don't you see u teenty lines?
The shoest-ing one is BRIDES,
The other one is mine.
We alters wash on Monday,
Cause gran'ma alters does;
And the coolest ways to housekeep
guess orr gran'ma knows.
We've got a teenty washboard,
And a cunnin' little tub,
does most all the rins'n'
Cause Birdie loves TO rub.
! tell You she piles soap on
Most more han Bridget does
To do a dreat, big wash'n':
But Bridget never knows.
She'd scold us worse than fifty
If she should find it out:
But ives gen'ally pretty quiet,
And she don't know what we're tout.
II mamma'd come and see us,
I spect she'd scold some more,
Cause we've wetted up our sashes,
IND sopped the pantry floor.
We've crinkled up our fingers
Till they look as gran'ma's do;
And Birdie stopped some soapsuds
Right On my new blue shoe.
We set it in the oven
TgUess it'll dry right soon.
There, we've done this drest big wash n
And hung it out fore noon.
-IOuth's Companion
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-08-14
The Frog King.

In 3 pond lived a great many frogs,
big and little, old and young. But one
was extraordinarily big and stout and
fat. They called him their king. A
stork was almost always lei the pond,
wading in the grass, and before a frog
gy knew it she would have him in her
bill, and devour him. On this account
the king said to his people every day /: