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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20
TILE r1MEs, NEW BLooMF1ELD Pa, MARCH 20, ls77.

of the barn. The bachelor vowed that
she had promised to marry him, as also
did both the young men, and each one
was sure that he held the widows
plump hand and was legally married to
her The four men had a fight, but that
dldn mend matters. The crowd ducked
two of them In creek, but that did not
decide the question.
Just how 1t would have terminated
had not the widower been man of
nerve no one can tell, as the other three
had already appealed to the law, when
the widower stepped in and took his
place as husband, and settled with the
others for two thousand dollars each.
One of the young men, now over
forty years old, and having all the wife
he wants, (she weighs two hundred and
thirty pounds), is living in this city,
and, during an interview had with him
not long since, hf solemnly and earnest
ly assured your correspondent that he
was legally married to the widow Dods-
worth that night in the big barn. An
other of the parties lives in Clinton
county, and he has time and again as
serted that he is the woman's true and
lawful husband, SO help his God. The
bachelor is dead, but were he alive and
kicking, he would renew his oft-repeat-
ed protestations-
" l married her, by gum and, by
gum, l ought to have her !"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20
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Too Well Proved.

A LAWYER had q case on the docket
n in which, among other things, he
wished to prove that his client had no
money, and to this end he cross-exam-
ined one of the opponents witnesses as
follows
You asked my client for money did
you notp"
Well--yes SIR"
" Answer promptly, sir. Let US have
no hesitation. You asked him for mon
ey-now what was his answer?'
Il don't know as can tell"
d" But surely you remember"
eyes SIR"
"Then out with it. What was his
answer?"
"I'd rather not tell"
"Hol hol You are on that track are
your You won't tell ?''
81 should rather not, SIR"
"But should rather you would So
sir, If you do not answer my questions
promptly and truthfully, I'll call on
the court to commit you for contempt" :"
"Well, if must tell tales out of
school here you have it. I asked him
yesterday if he couldn't lend me half
a dollar, and he told me he could not"
"And you believed him did you
not?
Yes, sir; for he said you had robbed
him of every cent of his ready money,
and if he didn't get out of your hands
pretty soon his wife and little ones
would come too"
"That will do, sir. You can step
down off the stand"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20
Wonders Of the Waters.

Among the most wonderful fish to be
found in the world is the blind Proteus,
which is found only in the subterranean
lakes Of Krain, in Austria. Six fine
specimens of this creature have just been
received at the Aquarium in this city,
with consignment of submarine wond-
ers from Europe,and with proper care it
is hoped they will live for considerable
time. In color they are yellowis h pink,
which, however, on exposure to the
light, becomes mottled and subsequent
ly turns to dark brown. They have
long fiat heads and four short slender
legs, the fore feet ending in two nailless
toes and the hind feet in the three.
Strange to say, coming as they do out
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20
What is Wrong with the Bees.

II. +. Criley, residing at Isabella Sta
ton, Wilmington and Reading railroad,
was the owner of six large hives of bees
that stored a great deal of honey last
year, but at present he is fearful he will
lose his entire bee family. Those in two
hives are already dead, and all the others
appear to be in dying condition. He
says that he had not taken any honey
from them since last spring, and the
hives are full of honey, showing that
they are not starving. He took the
combs out of one hive and examined
them, without finding a single worm or
indications of anything else being
wrong. There were Is combs II inches
wide, filled with honey, but all the bees
were dead. The bees are in patent hives
against the southern side of board
fence and protected from the northern
winds, occupying the same location they
did year ago and flourished exceeding
ly well. The cause of the death of the
bees is unknown.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20

Governor Ford, of Ohio going to or
from the Treasury where she holds an
Office, and Is as eager for her monthly
salary as the untitled, uneducated
woman who works in the same room.--
Ohio people will recall Mrs Ford as
woman who adorned the Executive
Mansion, and is still, as she was then, a
strikingly handsome woman. In an
other office in the same Department is
daughter of former Secretary of the
Treasury, Walker, and in all the De
partments we find women who have
been rulers in society and been described
as wearing five thousand dollar dresses
and giving ten thousand dollar parties.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20
DIR. sCHENCK's STANDARD REMEDIES

The standard remedies for all diseases OF the
lungs are Schenck's Pulmonlc Syrup Schenck's
Sea Weed Tonic, and Schenck's Mandrake Pills.
aud Il taken before the lungs are destroyed, q
To these three medicines DR.. j. II. Schenck. of
Philadelphia, owes his unrivalled success In the
treatment OF pulmonary diseases
The PumOnic Syrup rlpens the morbid matter
in the lungs nature throws II of by an easy ex-
peetoration, for when the phlegm or matter is
ripe slight cough Will throw Ii of, the patient
has rest and the lungs begin to heal.
TO enable the pulmOnlc syrup to do this Dr
Schencks Mandrake Pills and schenck's Sea
Weed Tonic must be freely used to cleanse the
stomach and liver. Schenck's Mandl AXE Pills
acton the liver, removing all obstl uctiOns relax
the gall bladder, the bile starts freely and the
liver is soon relieved.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic Is gentle stimulant
and Alternative the akall of which IL is composed
mixes with the food and prevents souring. 1t as.
sists the digestion by toning up the stomach to
healthy condition, so that the food aud the Pull
monte Syrup will make good blood: then the
lungs heal and the patient Will surely get well IL
care Is taken to prevent fresh cold.
All who wish to. consult DR.. Schenck, either
personally or by letter can do at his principal
otlce, corner OF Sixth and Arch Sts.. Phadel-
phia, every Monday.
.. Schenck's medicines are sold by all druggists
throughout the country. Inch e apr.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20
What It Feels Like to be GuilIotined.

NTE have heard how it feels to be
w poisoned, to be hanged and to be
drowned but it has been reserved for Mon
date, an italian gentleman, to let the
world know, through La Defense, what
it feels like to be guillotined. He was in
1873 condemned to death for crime of
which he was innocent, and it was not
the fault of Italian justice that he es-
capped. The blade of the gulllotine fell,
but the wood in the grooves of which it
ran and had swollen slightly, and the
knife stopped barely two cemtimetres
from his neck. While they were re-
pairing this defect a reprieve arrived
the true murderer had been found, and
had confessed his crime. at was at s
a. M, August II, 1873" says M. Mon
date, that my confessor, Able Fernia,
entered my cell to announce to me that
Emust die. When at the touch of his
hand upon my shoulder awakened, I
comprehended at once the nature of his
errand, and despite my confidence it
seems that L turned horribly pale. 1
would have spoken, but my mouth con-
tracted nervously and no saliva moist
ened it. A mortal chill suddenly in
vaded the lower part of my body. By a
supreme effort succeeded in gasping,
1t is not truel' The priest answered 1
know not what. 1 only heard con-
fused buzzing. Then sudden thrill of
pride shot through me. For some min
utes felt no fear; stood erect !; / said
to myself that If must die ] should
show them that an innocent man died
with courage. / spoke with great ra-
pidity l was horribly afraid to be ST.
lent or to be interrupted; thanked the
governor of the prison and asked for
something to eat. They brought me
cupof chocolate, but refused it. Again
1 had become fully aware of the hor-
rors of my situation; had visions of
what the scaffold would be like, and me-
chanicaliy asked the attendants, Does
it hurt much p No, not bit, answer
ed somebody, and saw before me new
person in a gown of black woollen-the
executioner. 1 would have risen, de-
Tended myself, asserted my innocence,
but 1 tainted, and when 1 returned to
consciousness was piniOned in the
cart which was entering the death
place. I cast q shuddering look at the
horrible machine. had no more con-
nected and coherent thought, and the
rights between which the knife runs
seemed as high as the nasts of a ship
was lifted to the platform; had but
one fixed idea-that Of resistance. But
how could resistr was seized and
flung down upon the plank. ] felt as II
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20
a Strange Hair Story.

MIE HAVE a remarkable ,circum-
w stance in hairology to relate. VIM.
Il. Hayes and lady called at the Reporter
office few mornings ago, with their
rosy-cheeked daughter, aged between
five and six years. Three years ago the
hair of this girl was cut, by our meas
urment the other day we find it q inches
in length, and in great profusion, which
is an extraordinary growth in that pc
rlod of time, three years. But the re-
markable part is, the parents inform us
that when their daughters hair was
cut, three years ago, the mother put a
small portion of it, about one inch in
length in vial, which had contained
cinnamon drops, but which had been
previously cleansed. In this vial the
little bunch of hair was placed, corked
and put into a chest, and forgotten until
two years ago, when finding it accident
ally, Mrs. Hayes, was astonished to see
the vial nearly full, the hair having
grown all the time, and now the bottle
is full and some half dozen hairs have
found their way out between the cork
and glass. From the curls in the bottle
we judge they are the same length as
the hair upon the little girls head at
this time, and of the exact color. The
bottle we are told has never been un-
corked since the hair was put into land
the parents fear to open it lest an en-
trance of fresh air might disturb its fur
ther growth. The vial has been left at
our office for short time, where any
one can see it. Mr.. Hayes and lady
vouch for the correctness of the fact,
and we have no reason to doubt their
story.-Centre Reporter.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20

of utter darkness, the creatures have
eyes. They are small, however, and
are ordinarily hidden beneath the skin.
Somewhat similar to these fish is tho
Mexican Axoloth, another strange
creature just received. "Lang Using
Yee" is the name of beautifully color
ed fish, two specimens of which have
just been sent from China. These are
of bright golden yellow, tipped on the
fines with black, and they have each
four lace like tails.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20
Fortunes Changes.

A Washington letter says: In the
rotation of fortune incident TO our re-
publican form of government, families
who are living in affiuence and ruling
society this year may be next earning
their own support or living in depend
ence upon friends. This is fact go
forcibly impressed every day in this city
that 1t has not the benefit ofa single
doubt, i frequently meet Mrs. Elk
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20
Old Hundred.

THIS unique psalm tune firstappeared
/ in John Calvin's "French Psalter,"
published at Geneva in 1543 as the
"proper tune" to the 134th Psalm
Guillaume Franc was musical editor of
this work. He was u master of music,
musical history regarding him is that
he was an "obscure musician of Stras-
bourg, of the sixteenth century," The
Church owes him not few of her finest
melodies. A melody in Luther's great
psalter, published from 1924 to 1860,
seems TO have suggested the ideas of this
inimitable chorale. One of Luther's
hymns of eight unequal lines, which
was set to n melody of the Moravian or
Waldensian early Church, contains the
elements of the Old Hundreth. But
these were reset and remodeled by Franc,
who left Strasbourg and became "can-
teur' or precentor to Theodore Beza at
Lausanne. He subsequently settled and
died at Geneva, leaving as his imperish-
able monument the music of the French
Psalter.' The music was afterward
adapted to the Hundreth Psalm in the
first English Psalter" ever published,
edited by John Calvin, and printed for
the use of the congregation of English
speaking refugees at Geneva in 1856, of
which at that time John Knox was
minister. The musical editor of the
psalter was Claude Goudimel, of Rome,
who suffered martyrdom at Lyons at
the time of the massacre of st. Barthol-
omew because he had set the English
psalms to music. This Genevan- English
psalter was reprinted in 1854 by "John
Day, over the pump in Aldgate." and
Andrew Hart, in Edinburgh, and laid
the foundation of the psalmody of the
Protestant churches of the world. The
words of this psalter contained first
thirty-seven psalms written by Stern
hold and Hopkins the remainder being
written by ten of the refugees at Geneva.
William Keith, from Aberdeen, wrote
the hundredth psalm. This psalter,
words and music, was for some time
universally used by the Potestant
churches of England and Scotland.
When Oliver Cromwell got the West
minister general assembly of divines to
prepare new versi on of the psalm in
common metre, for the use of the church.
es, the Parliment sanctioned it, the
English church at once adopted it, but
the Scottish people rebelled ON the
ground that they had already better
psalter of their own. Cromwell had to
come to compromise with the hardy
Scots. (The only other compromise
he ever made in his life was with Came
ron, of Lochiel, when he and his army
got bewildered in the wilds of Lochaber. J
This compromise was that in Scotland q
number of their favorite psalms, from
the old psalter, might be published as
second editions. This was done, and
the music is thus called "old''-the Old
! First, Old Forty-fourth, Old Hundredth,
Old Hundred and Thirty-fourth, Old
Hundred and Thirty-seventh, etc.
Boston Transcript.
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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-03-20

/ were paralyzed and lay there for an
immense time. Then there was sharp
blow on my neck, and tainted again
with the instructive idea that the knife
had struck me. 1t was not the knife but
the upper part of the lunette. When 1
came to myself 1 was in the prison hos
pital.v
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-29

The officer had TO flee, however, TO save
his life. One OF the negroes followed
him to the county site, whore they had
a second encounter, and second negro
was badly wounded.
It is charged that the Henderson and
Overton Tap Railroad, running a dis
tance OF sixteen miles, from the town OF
Overton. on the /. and G.. railway TO the
town of Henderson in Rusk county, has
perpetrated swindle on the State. 1t
purchased worn out and condemned
rails from the g., H. and II. Railroad at
$1s per ton. and laid It's track with this
worthless iron. Then an engineer in
speeted and received ten miles OF the
road for the State and pronounced 1t
first-class. SO the company gets State
aid in the shape Of sixteen sections of
land to the mile for road that is abso-
lutely unfit to be used, not to speak OF
| its unsafe character.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-29
FOR SALE.

HANDSOME PLACE OF TWO ACRES front
on tho beautiful river Teche, comprising co
acres OF excellent. newly fenced land, Of which
GO are admirably adapted TO the cultivation OF
sugar cotton, or corn: the balance consisting
OF a magnificent meadow In which the residence
is situated. Tho whole property will be sold.
consisting Of the land above mentioned. and a
residence, kitchen, cabins, stable, vegetable and
fruit gardens and al necessary yappurtenances.
This offers I'm excellent opportunity TO any one
wishing to raise stock, or 10 cultivate cotton or
sugar on a small scale, there being cotton gin
and sugar mill In the neighborhood This
property has never been inundated. The
dwelling house is comfortably furnished, and
will be sold with or without furniture.
For particulars address A. z. G., Postoflca
Box $50, New Orleans, feis
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-29
SOUTHERN NEWS.


The Natohtoches telegraph has work
ed only three days In sixteen.
Alexandria celebrated the release Of
Louisiana from carpet-bag rulo with
fifty guns.
The water pouring through Bonnet
Care erevasse Is now several Feet deep,
and within a few miles OF Kennerville,
above the city.
The residence OF T.. M. Wells on the
st, Philip plantation, near Alexandra,
and other buildings were consumed by
fire few days ago. No insurance.
A public reception was given Col. VIM.
AL. Levy, ex-member OF Congress from
the Red River District, 10y the citizens OF
Natchitoches at Lacote's Hail In that
parish on Sunday.
John Brown. of Prairie Mer Rouge,
parish OF Morehouse, while out hunt
Ing wild turkeys was mistaken for one
by a negro and shot. Fortunately, the
wound is not fatal one.
The Alexandria Democrat complains
that the different portions OF the parish
are not fully represented In tho new
parish school board, all of the members
of which comes from the immediate
neighborhood OF Alexandria.
It turns out that tho charge made
againt Hugh Magee and his wife, OF
Washington parish. OF having caused
the death OF Mrs. Eliza Magee, OF the
same parish. was false. The murderer,
Richard Smith, in no manner Implicated
either of these parties.
All the parishes of the State will have
TO be re districted into less than 10 wards
each before July 1st, In accordance with
an act of the Legislature. Each OF these
new wards will be entitled to one MEM
ber OF the police jury. Some OF the par
ishes, Terrebonne, Catahoula, etc, have
now some twenty wards each.
Natcnitoches, which formerly was q
very disorderly town, is now remark
ablyorderly, says the Republican. 1t
thinks the honor is due to Mr.. Dram
guet, tho Democratic mavor OF the town.
As the Republican IL Radical paper,
this testimony is good proof that Dem
ocratic officers are good for public
order
Shreveport is being visited by large
number OF railroad officials. The party
left Kansas City on Monday, the 9th
instant, and have visited and stopped
at all the most prominent places in
Texas on their route, viz: Galveston,
San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Dallas
and Marshall. They are on tour OF
inspection and pleasure.
The proceedings in Baton Rouge on
Tuesday night, when the news reached
there that the troops had Withdrawn
from the New Orleans State House, were
worthy indeed OF the good news. Tbe
Independent Brass Band marched
around town serenading all the citizens,
speeches were made. hre-crackers and
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-29
The War Ended.
IOinninnhti Enquirer

After sixteen weary years OF war,
peace has dawned upon the land, and
thirty-eight States lift up their heads
between the oceans, equal beneath the
stars and stripes. The sun shone yes
terday, for the first time in American
history, upon thirty eight. unfettered,
independent Commemorative, sisters in
q national family, the manacles re-
moved. The war waged between sec
tions Of the country is ended; the war
waged by the Federal government upon
several OF the States in time OF peace Ia
finished. The Federal government Is at
peace with the States, and another
epoch In our history was closed yester-
day at MONDAY MS the glitter OF the
Federal bayonets 10 New Orleans passed!
away from the support OF a so'ealled
State government in Louisiana which
had no right to exist.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-29
FITS EPILEPSY, j.,
FALLING SICK N ESS,

CHHED-NO HUMBuH.Bp
ONE MDSTH $ USE OF DIR GOULARDE CELE-
DRATED INFALLIBLB FIT POW DBRS. TO
convince sufferers that these powders VIII do ~
we RI .m for thom We will send them by inail.
pOSr PAID. n FREE TRIAL BOX. AS Dr.
Goulnrd a tho only physician who has ever made
this disease u special study. and ns tnQn knoW,-
edge thousands have been PERMA ,s,J NmN w !; !
CURED by the use of those ~ ,bhS ~
every g so, or REFUND you ALL MONEY
EXPENDED. II sufferers should sive those
powders an early trial, and be convinced Oh
their curative powers. 49,
Price, for large box ~, or four boxes Tor $40.
sent hy mail to any pait of tha United Stnlns ut
Canada on receipt oil price, or by express w. W. ~
Address. x.
3GT1rutton street Brooklyn. N Y.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-29

The Turkish first line of defense,
from Widin to the Black Sea, on the
Danube, Is about GOO miles long. The
Turks have about $4,000 men scattered
ut various points along the river to OPP
pose the Russian advance corps OF
800, 900 men. 1t is evident, therefore,
that the Russians will not have any Sc
rious trouble in getting to Bulgaria. A
Turkish notilIa Is between lsmail and
Galatz, and there are some gunboats
near Widiu, but it will AXE q larger
naval force than the Turks have to
efTectually patrol the river.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-29
RAILROADS.,
GREAT JAGRs0H ROUTE
NEW ORLEANS, ST. LoyIs ktlo CHICAGO

NEW ORLEANS, ST. LOuIs AND CHICAGO
RAILROAD IiNES. .....
DOUBLE DAILY THROUGH TRAlNsi
will depart and arrive 10 fnllnws: IRON oadnope
stres depot from March 25 1877
DEpART. arrive.
EXPRESS No. $3.50 y. IN. Express No. z II an hm
Express No. i. 7:2oH. m Express No 4, 6.4oam
Nos aud run daily, and daily except
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING OARS
through to Cincinnati Louisville CheHgo. Gal
rn and MiInn, Tenn without change and Tor ~.
Louis sleeper Is taken on nt Milan, enabling
passengefs to go through Without leaving the
train. .,,
Friday evenings train makes no connection
mt Duauoin for Chicago. ~
Accommodation trains between New Orleans
and McComb City: .
Leave New Orleans $3.50 .. m. Saturday: 7:2o
n. IN. and 1870 y. m Sunday.
Arrive 915 q. IN. and $40 y. III. sunday, hhu
Tickets Tor sale and information given ny ~
Camp street, corner Common Under gtty Hotel
A. ID. SHELDON. Agent
m u FpcsT General Manager. nh4
V,HE NEW ORLEANs AND MOBILE RAIL
noARnnM9IB,1IttE 2, 2 = m9I,1t ndS,Er h5nETr .ro THIN
~ EAST. NORTH AND WEST;
VI" A0oiaRIsif ooARRRYifNa M 1Ti1li' THE .. NAIL.
Trains arrive and pepart from Deptr. loot Of
Canal street. as follows;
Express :45 u. m. Express ..... II :2s n. m
Express .. 800 y. IN. Express. e:55 y. M
Pullman palaee Cars daily to Cincinnati! Lou
igville Nashville and St. Louis. without ghange,
and only one change to Now York and Eastern
Ticket Office. corner Of Damp and Common
streets, opposite City Hotel.
b. D. HOBINsoN, guperlntend,t
mhatf ]. W. COLEMAN. Ticket Agent.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-29
Southern Shoe Factory
OF JOHN HANSEN,
g3 and NJ CanaT street, New Orleans.
TO ALL SOUTHERN CITIZENS.

lam of the same opinion MS yourselves and
am determined to help build up the manuiae-
turing interest of our native State in order 70
help the laboring classes and keep the money.
About year ago started my Factory and by
using tho best material and paying my hanas aE
promptly. have been enabled TO extend nF
that would have otherwise left the State. II
order still to Increase my Factory. l Woula
earnestly call upon the merchants. not onIy o.
the city but OF the whole country. TO give me
dsa1y JNO. HANSEN.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-29

Martin Lannea, Stalls 81 and 70 Magazina MAR
ket, has associated with HIM in the butchering
b,islne ms brohe Pierre Launes, who Is Also
an adept W tn the saw and kuife. Thy bath un,
ders aud thoroughly the anatomy OF the animal
hodv. aid in dissec ing or ampu alton they are
decided success. II ey wi continue to cell eve
rything IN their line at old prices, satefied with
small p offs and quick sales. IL you want the
very best meats Of all kinds, and vegetables, go
tn l.annes.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-29

Grover S Baker Misunderstanding machines 10"
tsti and sh emakeIs ut the lowest cam ptiees,
Charres street.