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SLAUGHTER MADe EASY.
The Now Military Invention OF Sci
BerdRu

The Now Military Invention OF Gen.
BerdRn.
The Berlin correspondent of the
London News writes:
| had an opportunity the other
LAY Of examining General Berdan's
new distance calculator, or, in mill
tary' language, grange finder"
which is making such a sensation
here in military circles. When
closed up ready for moving it looks
like a sort Of primitive chariot,
mounted on two large light wheels,
aud drawn by one horse. Two
men ride upon the comfortable seat,
the driver and the operator, and for
the latter SO simple is the instru-
ment that no special training is
necessary, however desirable it may
be that he should also understand
the principle of trigonometrical
science. When the range of any
point is to be taken, before a battery
begins to play, for instance, or d
regiment to fire, the horse is slip
ped out of the shafts and the body
Of the I" chariot" then completely
turned on its axle. The frame on
which is built the seat then serves
as firm and steady support for the
instrument. The body of the ve-
hicle is revealed as a box or case
one metre wide, nearly two long
and about foot deep; and when
It's two opposite ends are thrown
open the instrument is ready fol
use. This consists, loosely described
of two parallel telescopes about one
and a half metres long and very
powerful, affixed to a frame which
swings on n common pivot. The
sight ends are Just one metre apart
and this of course the base line O.
calculation.
One of these telescopes-the one
on the right hand-is movable only
with the frame. of which both form
a part. This is first sighted on tht
object and then the frame is made
fast, the first step being thus com
pleted The other telescope is adj
Unstable further on a pivot of it
own, and by means Of a small whee
is turned to the right angle of con
vergence with its companion-tha
is to say, until it too covers the OBJ
ject. Now, having the base lint
and the angle Of conveyance, any
surveyor could, of course, calculate
the distance. But in General Ber
dams instrument the wheel which
adjusts the second telescope i
marked off into metres, centime
tres, and milometres, is covered b,
q littlo hand or pointer, and whei
The object is sought within tn
focus the pointer indicates exactl
the distances. This is absolutel
all there is of it. In two minute
the instrument can be unlimbered
put into readiness and a distanc
found IN less time, therefore, than
/; gun or battery is madeready. The
the two ends are closed, the bod
f swung around into its place, tn
horse put into the shafts, the drive
t and operator mount the box an,
away they dash to some other point
2 The one that is now completed
being tested by a German artiller
commission, and believe the En-
! glish war office is also Aegotiatin
Y Tor one for trial. | have therefor
Z refrained from a detailed technics
description, which would further
more demand no little knowledg
of mechanics, but even layma
i is struck by the simplicity and al
! parent adaptability Of the "rang,
5 Under" !" which, if it proves success
: full, will reyolutionize the science Z
! art Of war,
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Chancery Sale Of Real Estate,

Chancery Court Of Shelby County-S. G.
Rutland vs. Sarah Doyle ct al.
DY VIRTUE OF AN INTERL0OUT0RY
on the pa day Of May. and July "A, 1876 and
revived, renewed. etc., December 49, 1876,
will sell, st public auction, to tho highest
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MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

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AN INDIAN FESTIVAL.
Y. wHITsT0RE.
puhIiehar aud pranr;atov

How They Run Them tn I'm ChOctnw
HauOu-A Jolly JOdge and n High
ODD Time.
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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
BETWEEN MEMPHIS & LYECHBURG
WITHOUT CHANGE.

Time Twenty REjnutes Faster than
CITY T1me.
---s---
g JORDAN,
- Chief Engineer and General Supt.
The Morning herald., 1877-03-14

at once" said Brandon, rising.
Sooner the better" returned Potts.
By.the-way, my junior speaks very en-.
Gouraglng!y about the prospects Of the
docs he p cried Potts, gleefully. (
~ well, lido believe we're going ahead
of every thing" I'm .
THAT'S right. Boldness is the true way
to success" ....
"Oh, never fear. We are bold enough"
"Good. But am hurried, and I must
60. will send Asgeelo up, and give him
a letter." 9q s0uaW :, .r T
With these words Brandon bowed an
adieu and departed. Before evening AS
geelo was installed as one Of the sevants.
The Morning herald., 1877-03-14
TO BE CONTINUED.

The Mikado has reduced the annual ma
tional expenditures Of Japan 100000
yen, or about one-half by general aboli-
ton of sinecures and reduction of salaries.
The Morning herald., 1877-03-14
FINANCIAL.

WILMINGTON, March l3.
Reported by Elliott. johnson 4 Co., Bank
crs and Brokers Sixth and Mark ct Sts.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-20

g Dear Charles - she sobbed, II could
not sleep for thinking I'd set spies on
you. And I'll never, never, never do 1t
again"
"There's been nobody here but rats
and mice and black beetles ;" said Miss
Patty, behind her pocket-handkerchief.
And if I'd known you were such
weak, poor-spirited thing, Mary Wrlnk-
field, would never have offered to help
you'll"
g l want no more of your help" said
Mrs. Wrinkfleld, with spark of cour-
age. "Get husband of your own if
you want to play the spy and.eavesdrop-
per-"
Miss Patty Pry went home in a rage,
and didn't speak to Mrs. Wrinkfield for
three weeks.
&c To be sure" said she, Mr.. Wrink-
field di1nt give bachelor supper that
nigh, t but it wasn't D1y fault! And for
Mary to be so ungrateful, too, after the
neuralgia got in that damp closet ,look-
ing after her concerns!"
While Mr.. Wrinkfield's verdict is,
"Served her right
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-20
Are You Ready?

Rev. DIR. Kidd was Scotch minister
of some prominence, andvery eccentric,
and one who had his own ways of doing
things. One of his Pensioners says:
81 was busy in my shop, when in the
midst of my work, in stepped the doctor.
g Did you expect me ?" was his abrupt
inquiry, without even waiting for
solution. b9
" No, was nay reply.
" What if it had been death ~ asked
he, when at once he stepped out as he
came, and was gone almost before /
knew it.n
What question What thought for
every one Of us Does not death come
to most, if not all as unexpectedly as
this ? And does not the inquiry impress
the lesson from our Sayiour's lips: . Be
ye also ready; form such an hour as ye
think not the Son of Man cometh."
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-20
WHAT MISS PRY DISCOVERED.

MY DEAR" said Miss Patty Pry
Nl " I'm morally certain that some
thing is wrongl"'
Little Mrs. Wrinkfield looked up, and
began to flutter all over like u frighten-
ed bird
Something wrong 2" she repeated
"Oh, Miss Patty, what can possi-
bly, be wrong?''
Mrs. Wrinkfield was pretty little
blonde, with great surprised-looking
blue eyes, a deprecating expression of
face, and voice soft and sweet as the
coo of ring-dove. Miss Patty Pry was
tall, grenadier-like female, with a sus-
picion of a beard, high cheek bones, and
elbows that wore holes through all her
dresses, so sharp and uncompromising
were they.
My DEAR" said Miss Patty, lowering
her voice to husky whisper, &C it looks
suspicious Wrinkfield is a great deal
too willing for you ogo home and spend
the night with your mother.''
He thought it would be pleasant
little change for me-" asserted Mrs.
Wrinkfield eagerly.
Exactly" snarled Miss Patty
" And it'll be a pleasant little change for
him tool"
don't understand you,'' said Mrs.
Wrinkfield, with bewildered look.
Oh, you little GOOSE" cried Patty
He's going to give a bachelor party.
He means TO invite his friends and turn
your house inside outl That's his idea,
you may depend upon it. 1 know, for
positive certainty, that Dollabee has
received an order for hundred picked
oysters, dozen of champagne, and q
tureen of lobster salad. For tonight,
my dear. wondered who it could pos
sibly be for, and now / knowi And
that, my dear" with fearful emphasis,
explains your husbands kind willing
ness to letyou go to your mothers for
the night. Ah-h-hl They're all alike,
these men ~. laae
Mrs. Wrinkfield burst into tears. 81
Il won't go" she cried. "Ill stay at
home" t8a
Don't do that, my DEAR" said Miss
Pry. Pack your bag and 90 with the
baby. Who knows when you may again
have an oppcrtunity2 And IN make
tiny business to watch wrnkheld." +"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-20
BLooMF1E1I10 PA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 90 1877.
NO. 8.

me ~ screamed the invalid, fairly jump
ing under his rough inspection.
Madame" cycling her pityingly
You haf called me just in time. Two
weeks and you haf been. dead!'
20, mercy, Kate, do you hear thatp''
But Katie had left the room with her
handkerchief to her ace, shaking con-
vulsively, but not with weeping we
fear.
Meanwhile Doctor Bfohoc had pulled
a mysteriousl looking box from his pocket
and taking out ten peculiar beans, was
going over some nsonotonous chant in
a strange tongue, lifting each bean at
arms length, above his head, and return
ing it to the box.
Kate slipped into the room again, and
watched the proceedings.
Atfast the doctor spoke:
Here great charm, sure cure. Mad
anne, must take beans efery morning." ,"
6 All at once 2" with look of horror
she asked.
No swallow" he said. ''Efery
morning take beans, go out into garden,
lay bean at foot of every tree and bush
on place. Do so efery time lay bean,"
lifting both hands from his shoulder as
high as he could reach g den when beans
all out,go back where you begin and take
up same way, understand 2"
go, dear, it will kill me to do all that, y
sighed the invalid
g Must do it or die. Sure charm. No
cure, no ask pay"
But how often must do this, doc
tor?''
Efery day at six O'Clock in morning
for two weeks"
6 1 just know it will kill mel Ny poor
backl"
"This chair no good" asserted the
doctor, ' it kills you too. Must not use
easy chairs, always use hard chair; no
arms-no cushions. All spoil charm"
But, doctor, / can't do without this
chair!" exclaimed the now Mortified
woman.
Must die sure if don't. Room too
hot, open windows, doors get out in
sunshine then charm do good, and has
tily gathering hat and cane, Doctor Mo
hoe departed abruptly.
The poor woman seemed deprived Of
all strength at contemplating the new
regime laid down for her but faith
works wonders and it is said that every
body has some superstition Mrs. Rich
mond had her belief in charms, anathis
alone caused her to try the strange pre-
scription.
1t was hard at first, but after few
trials she improved, and friends persuad-
ed her that she was looking much better
and their kind flattery helped her.
In short, she continued her exercise
under Kate's training, until she found
it much nicer to be out and stirring than
moping in warm room
Her views of life generally, changed,
and when at the proper time, Kate ex-
posed the fraud successfully practiced,
her indignation was suppressed, and a
full pardon granted DIR. Harry Brooks,
with the possession of Kate's hand, and
she now considers him a wonderful
charming doctor.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-20
Select Poetry.
TOO POOR TO PAY.

We were so poor when baby died,
And mother stitched his shroud,
The others in their hunger cried,
With sorrow wild and loud;
We were so poor we could not pay
The man to carry him away.
see it still before my eyes =
1t lies upon the bed,
And mother whispered through her sighs,-
"1he little boy is dead"
A little box of common pine
His coffin was-and may be mine
We were too poor to hire hearse,
We couldn't get pail,
And when we drove him to the grave,
A wagon held us all.
Twas who drove the horse, and |
Who told my mother not TO cry.
We rode along the crowded town,
And felt SO lone and drear,
And oft our tears came trickling down,
Because no friends were near.
The folks were strangers, selfish men,
Who hadn't lost baby then.
We reached the grave, and laid him there,
With all the dead around,
There was no priest to say prayer,
And bless the holy ground.
So home we went with grief and pain
But home was never home again
And there he sleeps, without stone
To mark the sacred spot,
But though, to all the world unknown,
By US It is ne'er forgot,
We mean to raise stone some day,
But now we are too poor to pay.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-20
THE CHARM DOCTOR.

nOCTOR HARRY BROOKS, the
~ latest accession to the medical fra
ternity of Parkerville, sat one morning
in the dingy old Office of DR.. Able, who
had kindly taken him into conditional
partnership
An observer would have thought that
DR.. Harry, was very much absorbed in
the large leather bound volume which
lay in his lap, but such, in reality, was
not the fact. The old volume had been
taken up with the laudable intention of
study, but the young Doctors mind was
running in a different channel, and his
thoughts properly written out would
have read something like this:
{! Here, I've been partner of old Doc
tor Able's about six months, and in all
that time haven't had case fit for
charm doctor to experiment upon. Peo-
pie will insist on asking for Doctor Able,
and look at me with a fearful frown
when dare to offer my services. Wish
1 was old, gray-headed, married-Ah
yes, perhaps that would help me into
practice, married Wonder if L could
prevail upon sweet Kate Richmond to
bestow her hand and expectations on
such as II L believe she loves me,
and know love her. But that moth
er of Kate's; Whewl"
Rap-rap-bang as if the door was
about to be knocked in, and Doctor Har-
ry's book ratified on the floor as he let
down the front legs of his chair.
"Come in ~ he roared, somewhat in
proportion to the strength of the knock
A bright looking Irish lad about six
teen years of age appeared, grinning.
Good mornin'," Doctor Brooks.
"Teddy Mileen, is that you, why did
you not cave in at once ?"
" Hadn't time, sure am in hurrah
where's the ould man ?''
"Gone to the country. What's up
now Is Mrs. Richmond worse 2"
Worse is it? She'll be dead as a
mackerel in jist sixteen minutes and a
half" 'o 1.d lp .rN.
"Well, Doctor Able will return in
about an hour, and will tell him he is
wanted there" rhfsi
"Better sind the undertaken along wild
him" answered Teddy as he banged the
door after him and started up the street.
Doctor Brooks knew that Mrs. Rich
mond-Kate's mOther-was hypochon-
driac and was only happy when she
could find new doctor.
He had been sent for in haste, on his
first arrival in town, and thus began his
acquaintance with Kate. But he had
very incautiously asserted the real truth
to the afflicted mother, and she had in
dignantly dismissed him, and forbidden
Kate to speak to him again.
However, there were many opportu-
mites of meeting Kate, unbeknown to
the old lady, and such meetings had
taken place until Harry had come to
consider himself an accepted suitor, but
poverty had prevented him from decid-
Ing the matter definitely.
Something must be done to kill time
when there are no patients at hand for
the same purpose" thought DR. Brooks,
"ahd why not play business for want Of
the genuine article.'' rsq h'
Acting on this impulse, he rang for
the stable boy, and ordered out his
horses and buggy, for he was fortunate
in the possession of those very necessary
adjuncts to his profession. When they
, 1877-12-14

sa5, $50, 500, $500, md $1,000, SO AZ to
suit tho purses of every clnss OF people.
Make them rcdcemablo in silver or
gold, at the option Of tho Govern
mens. Accept silver or other 1cga1-
tender for them at the option Of the buyer,
and thoy will DO sold to tho great American
people about as fast ~ the Secretary Of tho
Treasury can print md issue them. With
the silver received for those bonds, let him
call In tho $50 6 per cent bonds, pay thom
of, and burn them. There arc over 100
millions Of those i;-2os outstanding, MI draw
ing 9 per cent in gold. but they are all re-
dcemab1e, principal and interest, in "co!n,"
which means silver at the option Of tho
Government. Tho people will purchase
enough por cent silver bonds to furnish
tho Secretary Of the Treasury with sufficient
"coin to tako care Of ell 5-2O indebtedness
without the aid Of amy Syndicate go-betwocn
contrivance. Let Congress restore tho silver
standard, and ortler plenty Of dollars coined,
and tho people will take caro- Of tho rest, and
tho Syndicate may go 10 H--nlifax+
, 1877-12-14
FRIDAY, DECEMBER II, 1877.



The Chicago produeo markets wern generally
rmer yesterday. with less doing. Mess pork closed
1bc per bri higher, Ut $l1. D51 II. 90 cash, and
s1o. 0s1012. o7h for January. Lard cloecd 1oc pei
100 lbs higher. at 81 .B7,f cash. and 81. a75S ~ DO
for January. Meats were 6rmer, at 4xc for bo1ad
shoulders and 8hc for do short ribs. Whteky was
Mc higher, at 81. 00 per gallon F1our was dull.
Wheat closed &c higher. 1t 81. % for December
and S1.00N for JANUARY. Corn closed A1ne
higher. At 43Ac cash and 42Ae for January. Oats
closed eaeier, at 24He eash and c sellcr Jannary.
Rye was tame. At 6Gc. barley closed A&b1c higher,
at o1Ac cash and 02c for January. Hogs were
active and closed firm, at 5Go1Oc advance. Sales
weto at 80. 1hdb4. cA. Cattln wcre quiet and
steady. with sales at $2. 00Gio. 90. Tho sheer
market was frn,, at 81. 00s14. 20 for commo,
10 choice grades, Inspected into store In
this city yesterday morning: 198 cars wheat, DG
cars corn. RI cars cats, II cars rye, and ~ casl
bas1cJ. Total 1904 cars), 143, 600 bu. Ono hun.
drcd dollars in gold would buy s1o3 Is In green.
backs ut tho clos3.
, 1877-12-14

Since The passionate assemblages Of the
people during tho War, there has not been
hold In this city q mass-mooting that ex-
pressed deeper feeling Or stronger dctermina-
tion than that which last night filled tho
Tabernacle to domand tho restoration to the
currency Of the silver dollar. Tho spcechea
aud the admirable resolutions placo the sup
portera Of the secret demonotizatiou Of the
silver dollar on defensive they will find 1t
hard to maintain. The law, tho facts, and
the will Of tho majority are for the silver
dollar. Tho people demand tho right OF
paying their debta according to tho contraot,
and there is no botter why than this to main-
tain tho public credit. II 1t DO Reputation
to fulfill n contract, to overthrow fraud, TO
undo publicly socrot wrong, lot us have re-
pudiation, and moro Of It. Tho demonstra-
tion Of Inst night shows that tho silver dol
lar, like tho national flag, las place
in tho affections of the people. But
In it's covert demonstration son,e-
thing deeper than sentiment was
touched. Tho gensa Of Justice has been
outraged. Without tho knowledge of the
people, the monetary system they inherited
from the founders Of tho Republic haa been
changed, aud by skillful aud covert 1egisla-
tion the contrnct with tho public creditors
turned against thom. If the advisability of
any change OF standards Ia to DO discussed,
lot 1t be discussed after tho repeal Of logis-
lation that was passed without the knowl-
cdgo Of the Secretary Of tho Treasury who
was supposed to be responsible for 1t, tho
= Il,
, 1877-12-14
THE ADMINISTRATION DEFEAT.

Tho defoat Of the Administration In the
matter Of tho New York Custom: House nm
pointmonts ia no moro than tho country had
reason To expect, md tho wonder. If apy. in
tho matter. ", that tho Senate yoto was not
moro unanimous. Tho President, by Ills
own rule, was In tho wrong. and. under tho
circumstances, bud no roason to oxpeot that
bis nominations should be confirmed,
The President, whom nominated at Gin.
cinnau In juno, 1876, acceptotl tlo non,Ina-
ton, and deliberately assured tl,o country
that, II ho were eloctod President, he would
10 wlatever waa In his power to break MI
the business Of mixing political appoint.
menta es q rovRrl for partisan xervico liza
iusiated TINT there slould be a return to tho
old systom and 10 .sthe old rule. the true
rule, that honesty, capacity, and f,,lolity con.
stituto tho real qualifications for oftice. and
that tbero il no other c1aim," and
that tho public "oflcor should be seoure
In hls tenure a. long as hts per.
sonai character remains untarnished md
10 performs bis duties satisfactorily, In
Lis inaugural address. the President ro,
reated Ills views On this subfect of annofnt.
ments aud removals from ot{3ce. in which
the declarations Of his latter of aocantnnce
were even more emphatically affirmed as tho
, 1877-12-14

Ten thousand ot the prisoners surrendered
by OsNAs Paslla at pleyna are On tleir way
TO bucharest. Tho total number which fell
into tho hands OF tho Russians is ascortained
by official count 10 te ton pashas, 128 atad
officers. 1000 officers, 10000 infantry, and
Loo cayalry, besides soventy-aeyen can
non. ln the fighting Which immediately
preceded tho fau Of Pleyna the Turks were
terribly worsted, losing 1000 killed aud
wounded, whils the Russian loss was about
200 killed aud 1,250 wounded.