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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-26
NO. 2e.

in the weazel Of three " York shillings,"
a " dime' and two reds"
Down with the document, Squire"
he cried, showing the skin into his
breeches pocket, and rising.
Veil, mine good weller, said Dutchy,
" | amt got my spectacles, and you
writes, don't you 20
" Just like school marm, old chap,n
replied Jonathan.
"Vell, den, you writes won," said
Mynheer, " for yourself putting down
your name, for to go vest and shettle
there, and I'll shign it. Come up to the
table, misther, and shall give you de
pen and paper"
The writing materials were produced
Jonathan threw his plush cap on the
floor, seized the old grey goose quill in
the ink-horn, tried its point on his
thumb nail; crouching his head until
his right ear almost touched the paper,
he drew his tongue out its whole length
and wrote. When he had closed the
scroll he threw himself back in his chair
to scan the production and see if it was
all right.
"That's the talk, t" he cried at length.
These are presents is to inform all it may
concern as how Jeddydiar Doosenberry
is hereby and herein entitled to go to the
far West, and take up land, be the same
more or less, and squat thereupon, for
having paid me in hand the sum of tew
dollars, lawful currency, as license for
so gwine West and squatting thar"
"Dat's til" exclaimed the Dutch
man.
Wall Squire" cried the Yankee;
"put your fist thar"
The license man did as he requested,
and signed his name to the writing.
Jeddydiar," as he called himself, took
the paper, folded it very carefully as
boys foot upa puzzle, and Deposited it
in his vest pocket among All assortment
of old chews" of tobacco, gun-flints,
matches and other articles too numerous
to mention. Then rising, he exclaimed:
Squire, I'm much obliged to We for
this ere piece of counsel. 1t takes a
feller nine lives to keep track of the new
kinks that turn up in the law. Good
bye to ye."
Goodbye, goodbye" cried the
Dutchman, and the victim went off,
whistiing " Yankee Doodle"
a week had elapsed after the transac-
ton we have just chronicled, and our
Dutch acquaintance had about forgotten
it, when a merchant of the village call
ed upon him saying:
. Mr.. S. if it is convenient, / should
like the amount of the order which you
sent me the other day, which paid to
a man by the name of Doosenberry."
San orter ~ cried the Dutchman,
utterly upset by the demand. 80 never
give an orter to nobody"
. But here it is" continued the mer-
chant, producing an order duly signed,
requesting him to pay s. Jeddydiar
Doosenberry" twenty-five dollars in
goods.
Dutchy saw at a glance he was sold,
paid up like man, and has never oper-
ated in licenses since.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-26
John WILKES BOOTH.
THE NEWEST STORY ABOUT HIS BURIAL.


A FTER lapse of twelve years there
IA are still those who doubt that John
Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Lincoln,
suffered death for his great crime. From
time to time his presence has been re-
ported in various quarters and currency
given to statements. of his recognition in
Cuba, Italy, South America, and even
in different sections of the United States,
by those who had known him profess
sionally and otherwise before and during
the war. Others admitting his death
claim to know the last resting place of
his remains. For a number of years
some ladies of Baltimore are said to have
annually decorated with floral offerings
a grave in the vicinity of that city in
which the bones of Booth are supposed
to lie. A correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer states that he is buried in
the soil of Maryland between two lofty
mountain ranges and predicts that
monument will yet be erected to
perpetuate his memory. That these
several theories are fallacious, that Booth
met his death in the manner officially
reported at the time, and that his body
was forever hidden from sight in q Sc
questered place, known only to those
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-26
THE PARSONS STORIES.

I Asst week told of a marriage where
- the daughter feared the mother and
now will tell of q case where the tables
were turned, and mother ran away to
be married unknown to her daughter.
l want you to marry u.s." an ordi-
nary-looking man said when went to
my front door one afternoon in reply to
demand for my presence; ''and there
is the license" he added.
With pleasure" replied. GO Please
bring in the lady" for saw he wished
to be married on the spot, and was in
great hurry.
She can't come in," he said " she
came a horseback with me, and we are
in desperate haste. Please come down
never mind your hat-and marry US
on our horses. You see we are in such
a hurry"
Iwent down to my gate, some sixty
feet from the front door-for we lived in
the suburbs of the town-and, sure
enough, there was woman there on
horseback in calico dress and deep
sun-bonnet, holding her companions
horse by the bride as he got on
Il will not marry you in the street,
/ said. |" Ride at least into my yard -
and / went in. Now, there was hedge
of boiS dare, or Usage orange, along my
front fence twenty feet high. 1 had in
terwoven the branches over the gate, so
that we had to stoop in entering on foot.
OF course it was impossible to ride on
horseback through the close and thorny
barrier, and went up to the house, ,Ieav-
ing them to do as they pleased. Fastening
their horses very reluctantly, they came
into the house. made swift ceremony
of it. The bridegroom forgot to pay me
my fee-which was perhaps his revenge
upon me for my obstinacy-and mount
ing their horses they were soon out of
sight.
Hardly were they gone before young
girl rode up on pony to the gate, jump
ed off and ran in, exclaiming, "Oh, am
1 too later"
She was nothing but an ordinary coun-
try-girl, not at all pretty, much freckled
evidently used to hard work, adorned
with the duplicate of the calico dress and
gingham sun-bonnet worn by her moth
er. The ladies of my household took
pity on the poor thing as she sank upon
the mating in the hall, weeping and
lamenting. She had ridden hard, was
very dusty and thirsty, and it was i'm
possible not to sympathize with her. 1t
was easy to imagine her story before she
told it.. "My mother is poor, sickly
woman. She is almost worked to death
already since father died." she sobbed.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-26
Select Poetry.
SITTING AROUND.


They are sitting around upon barrels and
chairs,
Discussing their own and their neighbours
affairs,
And the look of content that is seen on each
face
Seems to say, "I have found my appropriate
place."
Sitting around.
In bar-rooms and groceries calmly they sit,
And serenely chew borrowed tobacco, and
spit,
While the stories they tell, and the jokes that
they crack
Show their hearts have grown hard and un-
doubtedly black,
While sitting around.
The " sitter around'' is a man of no means,
And his face wouldn't pass fora quart of white
beans,
Yet he somehow or other contrives to exist,
And is frequently seen with drink in his
fist
While sitting around.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-26

" We live out along the road on little
place-keep chickens and things. why
there's little baby in the cradle not
year old-Bub we call him-and there's
four more of us, all girls"
"What on earth did the man want to
marry her forp" one of my family ask
ed, for we saw that they all belonged to
the class known as "poor white folks"
with whom the negroes had as little to
do, except to sell stolen chickens to them
for whiskey, as possible. "What in
ducement-what did the man udnt?"
was asked.
T." He wanted her to aUork for him. He
has got no niger, and that was the only
way he could get one,'' was the reply.
" You see, he lives near us,' the poor
girl proceeded, rocking herself to and
fro as she sat on the floor, and already
sunk into the stony sorrow which SEEM
ed to be her normal condition, "and he
worked his other wife to death not six
months ago-four months. There he
was with six little children, and he the
LATEST man that ever lived. He's too
lazy TO patch his roof to keep out the
water, and half his children are always
down with ague or something. The
weeds is higher than his corn, All he
cares for is patch of tobacco in cor
ner of his place, and that is for his own
smoking. The caster-oil weeds are taller
than his chimney almost, and he raises
gooberpeas, only his hogs always root
'em up, for his fence is always down.
He's got an old cow, and she hooks, and
he wants my nanny to milk her for
him, L suppose. He's the meanest
white man living!" the girl added.
But why did you not persuade your
mother" began.
Beg her not, you mean ?" the girl
said. "I never did nothing else. /
said, l'Oh, nanny, nanny! please
don't! Look at poor little Bub. All he
wants-old Parkins, they call him-is
to make niger Of you Beg? I've been
down at her knees crying and begging
all this last week. And she is such
good, good mother, such q hard, hard
working woman when her ague will let
her. L knew what he meant when L
saw them horses hitched to his fence
this morning. But, you see, little Bub
was having the fever after his chill
was crying for water. you run to the
spring, Marthy,' she said to me-mam-
my says, says she-'and I'll quiet Bub
till you come back 1 ran every step of
the way there and back, never thinking;
but when come back she was gone
Bub was crying fit to KILL but 1 catched
up Bill-that's our pony-in the stub
ble-field, and 1 jumped on, and I holler-
ed to neighbor as rode by, Please to
run over for moment to Bub!' and L
rode as hard as 1 could-What did you
do it for 20 she said to me with sudden
ferocity. " You might ha' knoaOn bet
ter mo, I won't have anything to eat
under this here roof. 1 want to get back
to little Bub.-and you q minister tool"
" All me ~ thought as she mounted
her poor scrub of pony and rode weari-
ly off, "this is not the first time feel
after marriage as Jack Ketch feels, or
ought to feel, after an execution; and
1 am afraid it will not be the lat time /
feel so."
-S-~AD-s
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-26
A DUTCHMAN'S LICENSE.

CEVERAL YEAR AGO there dwelt
- and for ought know there still
dwells-an old Dutchman on the line of
the Erie canal very illiterate, but very
fond of money, and, by some chance or
other, pretty well supplied with it. 1t,
was rumored, however, that he was not
over-scrupulous at times how he made it
and the following incident goes to sub
stantate the charge:
There came to his house one day an
awkward looking individual, betraying
in every turn and gesture that he hailed
whence wooden nutmegs and other
Yankee commodities are brought to
market.
"How do, Squire 20 was Jonathan's
salutation, squirting a gill of tobacco
juice inside the door, by way of a more
definite announcement that he was
ground"
"Valk in mine frient, said the Dutcl,-
man.
In stalked Jonathan, peeping on all
sides, and finally settled his six feet-be
the same more or less-of flesh and
bones in chair near the chimney cor
ner
Squire" he said, after pause, pro-
ducing jack knife and chipping off a
piece from the boot jack that lay behind
him, "I've notion somehow or 10th
er to be arter gwine to the far West but
darn my picter if it amt long way
thar, and L kinder guess Pm on the
wrong track" And he went on whit
tling, eyeing the Dutchman occasionally
from beneath the half disjointed 'front.'
piece to his plush cap.
"You goesh vest, eh? exclaimed
Mynheer " veil, you ish on the right
roat, my frient; but have you got IL
chense to go vest"
" Licinse! !" cried Jonathan, suspend
ing his whiting; 81 amt got the first
one, and what's more, cap'n, amt
never heern of the thing afore nuther. ="
"Vell, vell," said the Dutchman,
that Won't do at all. You musht have
lichense to go vest, for because they
WON'T let you shettle out there without
vone."
{" How you talk !" was the Yankees
ejaculation, deeply concerned at this
piece of intelligence.
dat is the truth mine frient, pursued
the Dutchman 9 but have lichenses
to shell-don't you want to puy Won, my
frient ?''
+" Can't dodge itin no way, can ~
exclaimed the raw one. " How much IL
the tarnal critter come to 2" he asked,
producing a weazel skin in an alarm
ing state of depletion.
"Only tew tollars, dat'sh all, mine
frient," said the operator, rubbing his
hands and rising to receive the fee.
"Well, suppose I've got to deu it,
anyhow, cap'n," remarked Jonathan,
" shelling out the pewter" piece by
piece, until he had counted out into the
Dutchman's greedy palm two halves"
and four quarters" {" leaving balance
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-03
THAT Gold Watch.

CERTIFICATES OF lNCoRPoRATIoN.-
Secretary of State Hedrick yesterday is
sued q certificate of incorporation to the
Brownstown q. &. Company, TO expire on
the 25th day of December, 1896. The OBJ
ject of the company is the buying, selling
and leasing of coal, timber and other
lands, mining, transporting and selling
coal, and chsrtering and disposing of all
articles necessary to the successful opera
ton of a general office at Brownstown,
Kanawha county, this State. The capt.
tai stock subscribed for the operation of
the company is $4,000, of which amount
$4,000 has been paid, the privilege being
granted the company to increase the capt.
tai by sales of additional shares from time
to time to $4,000. The capital sub.
scribed is divided to shares of 800 each,
and is held by the following parties:
Nathaniel English, fifteen shares; Lay
ton Williams, fifteen shares; Elijah
Rock, seven and halls shares; j. IL. Nor.
ton, seven and half shares; M. Norton,
one share.
A certificate of incorporation has also
been issued to the Snow Hull Salt Com
psny, the principal office Of which is at
Charleston, this State, the object of the
company being for the purpose of manu-
featuring salt, soda ash and bromine, and
for shipping and merchandising purposes.
The company expires on the LIST of Sep
TENDER, 1896, and begins with paid
capital stock of $500, and the privilege of
IL cressing the same to $4,000, The
stock is at present held as follows: Nor
decia Levi, Phil. w. Morgan, VIM. A.
Quarter and John p. Hale, of Charles.
ton, one share each, and X. &. NJ. Lowell,
of Covington, Ky, one share.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-03
..,.,.u,. mandrake PiIls

wall be found TO possess those quaiitie,
necessary to the total eradication OF al
bilious attacks, prompt TO starttne score
lions Of the liver, and give heaitny Hu r
TO the entire system. Indeed, ~ II 10 VI
binary discovery in medical science
To have Invented n remedy 1oI tneSe
stubborn complaints which develop an
the. results produced by q here,oioie
tree use of calomel, mineral justly
dreaded by mankind, and ackno"n
edged to be destructive In the extreme "
the human system. That the proper Ties
of certain vegeta bles comprise all the w.
tines of calomel without Its injurious zen,
denotes, is now an admitted fact. rendered
indisputable by scientific researches anu
those who use the Mandrake Pills Will De
fully satisfied that the best medicines are
those provided by nature In the common
herbs and roots OF the fields.
These Pills open the bowels ana coTiect
all bilious arrangements without saliva
ton or any OF the injurious effects OF caio.
mel or other poisons. The secretion OIL
bile is promoted by these pills, as Will De
seen by the altered color OF the stools'
and disappearing of the sallow complex
ion and cleansing OF the tongue.
Ample directions for use accompany
each box of pills. Prepared only py Js n
Schenck Il Son, at their principai once
corner Sixth and Arch streets, Phuaael,
phia. and Tor sale by all druggists ana
dealers.
Price Is cents per box.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-03
THAT Gold Watch.

The CoURTs.-Municipal Court
Judge Cranmer disposed of the following
business before this court yesterday:
In the case OF the Bank of the Ohio
Valley vs.. +. NJ. Bell and others, in as
sumpslt, the arguments of Council were
concluded, and the case submitted to
Court
The case OF Jacob Snider VS.. Lewis
Lunsford and others, in chsncery, was
argued and submitted to Court.
Adjourned till this morning at the
usual hour.
Police Court Judge Cranmer disposed
of the following cases before this court
Monday and Tuesday:
Mrs. f. OWNS, disorderly, fined two
dollars and costs. Paid
Mrs. Jane Lowe. disorderIy, fined two
dollars and costs. Paid.
VIM Smith, drunkenness, two dollars
and costs. Committed for thirty days.
John Sweeney, drunkenness, fined two
dollars and costs. Committed for thirty
days.
Arthur O'Hare, disorderly, fined two
dollars and costs. Committed for thirty
days.
James Williams, drunkenness, fined
one dollar and costs. Paid.
Peter Criswell, fined one dollar and
costs. Execution suspended on pay
ment CT costs.
Henry Lcgansport, disorderly, fined
one dollar and costs. Paid.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-03
THAT Gold Watch.
A CARD.

On Monday was one of the contes.
tants that struck the stake at the wheel
barrow match for the hog at Walters
two mile house, on the national road, and
the judges decided that L should have
a trial with the rest OF the contestants,
which were Messrs. T.. Seibke, Robert
McLenan and Louis Seldler, and |
having no friends on the ground and'not
wishing to make any fuss or disturbance
1 just submitted to Mr.. Z. Bingles ruling,
which was unjust. He would not allow
me to wheel with the balance, which
almost every one present said / was en-
titled to. Mr.. Seibke acted the gentleman
and wanted me to have my rights, which
l am obliged to him and respect him
for. EUGENE COTS.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-03
THAT Gold Watch.

PERsoNALITIEs.-M Chris. Seibke is
among the probable candidates for coun-
cilmanic honors from the Fourth ward.
Mr.. Bulger has been appointed as jus
tice in Union district, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by irregularities in the late
election.
DR.. Hulliben has returned from Mar
tlnsburg.
Messrs. Peterson and Savage, insur-
ance ageL IS, have the nobbiest calendar
we have yet seen.
Manager Murrin, of the upper River
side forge department, last evening gave
the men big supper and general treat
in return tor the gold watch presented
last week by them.
The Simmons and Slocum party leave
for Columbus this morning.
Mr.. Bayha has been elected President
of the Board of Commissioners for the
ensuing term.
The +. j. Tvs gave their first annual
banquet at Neuhsusen's hall, on New
Years eve. The secretary and treasurer
of the society were each made the rccip-
Tents of handsome presents. The I. j. rs
is fast becoming one of the most popular
social clubs IN the city. Misses Carrie
Weller, of Clevelsnd; Sadie Deroy, of
Pittsburgh; Rebecca Strauss, of Philsdel-
pbia, and Carrie Cohn, of Washington,
d. G., were present.
Rev. Z. T. Wunderlich of the German
NJ. f. Church, was the reciprocant of q
gold headed cane, from the members of
the church, after the wake last Sunday
night The presentation was made by
Gus. Wincher in a few remarks as to the
pleasures they have had of his association
Of almost three years. The pastor re-
sponded, expressing his surprise, and re-
cspitulsted some of the pleasures he has
had in there midst. Engraved on the
cane was: Rev. (. Wunderlich. Pre-
sented from the members Of the German
NJ. Z. Church OF Wheeling"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-03
THAT Gold Watch.

THAT Hoa.-Among the features of
New Years day was the contest for al
800 pound hog at Frank Walters. the
contestants, sixty in number, being
blindfolded and propelling h wheel
barrow towards stake, the party wheel.
ing the wheelbarrow the closest to the
state, to carry of the prize. The con-
test Monday, resulted in tie between
four parties, and yesterday another
"wheelp was had between them, Louis
Seidler winning the hog. During the
progress of the contest, there were many
amusing incidents. and loud cheers were
given at the blunders of those thirsting
for porclne honors. There were about
one thousand persons present during the
day.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-03
THAT Gold Watch.

A FLAW IN THE LAw.-As in all
cases provided, a prisoner before Court
according to law, must have hearing"
before the case is disposed of. Yesterday,
however. Judge Crsnmer met his match
in the shape II a prisoner who couldn't
.hear," and after reading the charge
some half dozen times for his edifica-
ton, and failing to make him 'hesr,"
assessed q fine Of one dollar and costs.
A policeman in the the room quietly
whispered to the Judge that the man bad
not had "hesrins." His Homer pom
dered q moment. took in the situation,
and suspended execution on the payment
of costs. An amendment 10 the law Is
now in order for tAe benefit of mutes, in
the shape offs proyiso to enable them TO
have clearing"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-03
THAT Gold Wstr

BOARD OF EDUcATIoN.-The Board
met on Monday evening, for the purpose
of organizing the new Board, as required
by law. Captain Andrew Wilson was,
on motion, made temporary President.
The minutes Of the last meeting Of the
old Board were read and approved.
The clerk certified that all the newly
elected members had appeared and taken
the oath rs prescribed by law.
DIR. George Baird was unanimously.
elected President DR.. Hullihen as Secre-
tary, and Prof. Hervey Superintendent
Of Schools.
After fixing the salaries of the officers
of the Board, an adjournment was had
till the third Thursday in January.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-03
THAT Gold Watch

AT THE CAPIToL-The Centennial
Museum and State Library at the cap
itol building have at last been properly
arranged, the different articles in the mu
scum and the books in the library having
been placed in their proper places. The
charge of the museum has been assigned.
to Col. Ned Woods, the handsome and
gentlemanly State Librarian, and visitors,
especially the ladies, can congratulate
themselves in having Mr.. Woods 10
chaperon them through the museum, and
show them the centen NAL wonders.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-03
Regular Secretion Essential TO
Health.


The regular secretion and flow OF the
gastric juices, and the bile which the use
of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters promotes,
are effects which conduce materially 10
the restoration OF health, whom the system
Is disordered. Food is not dlgested In the
dyspeptic stomach because the gastric
fluid is deficient. superabundant or vitiat-
ed the liver becomes congested and the
bowels conslipated because the supply OF
bile is inadequate or misdirected. The
Bltters rectifes all this, and removes
every i'll con- equence OF non assimilation
and bilious irregularity. Furthermore, 1t
stimulates the action of the kidneys, by
which impurities are, so TO speak, strained
from the blood, and any tendency in the
urinary organs to grow sluggish and dis
ordered counteracted. Whether II be used
as means of regulating gastric or bilious
secretion, and relieving the overloaded
bowels, or to promote complete, and there
fore healthtul, urination, HOstetter's Bit
tiers may be relied upon with confidence
to accomplish the end in view.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-03

Reward OFFKREp--Csptain Davis,
Chief of Police, has received circular
from w. NJ. Ream. Somerset Perry
county, o., offeri6g $4,000 reward for
the apprehension and conviction Of the
parties who robbed him, in his banking
room al tina, place, Of $1,000. There is
no description Of the thieves with the
circular.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-03

Too Much SNow.-The roof Of shed
belonging to George Sehreiner, At Mar
tins Ferry was crushed in by the weight
OF the snow yesterday. In the shed
were several carriages and buggies,
which were all more or less broken by
the falling timbeis. The damage to the
shed and vehicles is estimated at from
$500 to 500.