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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03
SUNDAY BEADING.
For The Tinee .
CAIN,s WIFE.

Mr.. Editor. Dear Sir lin your paper
of the 9th of March you give an account
of portion of sermon preached by %
Rev. Mr.. M'Carty. of New York, on the
subject" Who was Gains wife?" j
would beg leave to differ with the Rev
erend gentleman for the following rea-
sons. First, he says Cain had no sister.
Tradition says he had twin sister and
so had Abel. The Bible says Adam had
sons and daughters, born unto himself,
and that he begat sons and daughters
see Genesis "a. And again st. Jude
says that Enoch the 7th from Adam
prophesied. Now st. Jude says that
Enoch was the Tth from Adam, how
could this be If tradition is not correct?
We must therefore conclude that Adam
was No. / {; Eve, No. 2; Cain, 3; his
sister No. 4 Abel, No. 5 his sister No.
9, and Enoch, Gains first son, No. T.
In no other way would the writings of
Moses, st. Jude and tradition agree
The Reverend gentleman also places the
building of the city before the getting Of
wife. This is also mistake. The
city when founded was named after his
first son. Again he thinks that there
was tribe of people there that possessed
the land of Nod before Cain, and helped
to build the city. would refer the gen
tleman to that great work by Prof. Ham
ilton, of Mobile, Alabama, called The
Friend of Moses" where he proves
that at the time of building this city
there were many thousands Of the de-.
scendants of Adam and Eve and Cain
in that country The Rev. gentleman
seems to intimate that, that city was
built as soon as Cain got into that land,
this is undoubtedly a mistake.
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A Sad Case.

TNMIL SCHWERDTFEGER one of
IL the most brilliant and promising
young men of the pres-senior class at
Cornell university, committed suicide
at ithaca by shooting himself in the
head with small pocket pistol. Some
of the circumstances attending the act
were particularly sad and deplorable.-
The young man returned from the in
tercollegiate literary contest in New
York some weeks ago, having secured
the $500 prize for the best examination
in Latin, but with his health broken
down by the hard labor of preparation.
He subsequently became so unwell that
finally he was obliged to give up his
place in his class and, this, coupled with
impaired eye-sight, seems to have led to
the fatal act. Soon after retiring last
Sunday night some members of the FAM
lily of Prof. Harris, with whom Mr.
Schwerdtfeger lived, heard the report of
pistol in his room, and on going there
he was found sitting lifeless in chair
by his table, with the pistol in his hand.
On the table beside him was O kind of
informal will freshly written in which
he explained the cause of the suicide as
Constant sickness, and the conviction
that he would never be any better in
this world" He disposed of his per
sonal property to his various university
friends and to DIR. Rodrigue of New
York city, who was sending him the
university. During his freshman year
Mr.. Schwerdtfeger received the prize of
fered by the London Pathological society
for the best essay on the English Verb
and he has been regarded as prodigy ir
the university community for hii
linguistic talents.
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RAILR oAps.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R.
ARRANGEMENT OF rAssENeEnrRArSs.
Novcumber 2stI,, 1876.


TRAINS sLEAvEHARRIsBURG AS FOLLOWS;
For New York, at $40, sic a. m. 200 and
For Philadelphia, at $40. $40, siS a.m2.oO
For Reading, at $50, $40, eiS a. m. 200
For PottsyiIle at $50. $40 a.m., and 3.57p.
M, and via schuylkill and susquehanna brancn
For For Allentown, at 5ss $40 a. m, 400,
The $50, Sio a. m. 200 p. m. and .7.65 p. m.
trains have through cars I for 70 New f9rs; & ,ava
through cars for Philadelphia.
SUNDAYS
For New York, at 9 70 q. M
For Allentown and Way stations at b,20 a. m.
For Reading, Philadelphia and Way Stations at
L45p. m.
TRAINS FUR HARRISBURG, LEAVE AS FOL.
LOWS
Leave New York at s.45 a. M, 100, $50 and
Leave philadelphia, at 9.l5 a. m. $40, and
Leave Reading at44O, L4O, ll.2Oa m. l.aO, 6l5
Leave Pottsville, at 6l5, 9.l5 a. III. and -495
And via SchuylkiI and susquehanna Branch at
Leave Allentown, at 2.sO, $50, s.5S a. M, l2.i5
The 230 a. n. train from Allentown and the
days
Leave New York, at 80 p. IN.
Leave Philadelphia, at 7.20 p. m.
Leave Reading at 4.40, 740a m. and lOS5p m.
Leave Allentown, 2. 80 a m. and 900p. n.
eVia Morris and Essex Rail Road.
j. E. WOJTEN, Gen. Manager.
c. q. HANCOCK, General Ticket Agent
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No Wonder They Failed.

Before the Insurance Committee of
the New York House of Representatives
last week, sworn statement of salaries
and expenditures of the Mutual Life In
surance Company for the year 1876 was
read. During the year the following ex-
penses were paid for salaries: The Pres
ident, $4,000; Vice President, $4,000 !;
Second Vice President, $12,40O; Secre-
tary, $4,000 Assistant Secretary, IS, 100;
First Assistant Actuary, 81, 200 Second
Assistant Actuary, $4,S00; two Medical
Examiners, $4,000 each Solicitor, At
torney and Counsel, Sl4, 400; 10 clerks,
&c, $191 ,463.61 fees for medical exam
nations in different parts of the country
for the year, SO, ,s55, 1881 amount paid at
torneys throughout the country for the
year, $17,715.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03

Next day the boy went over 10 tne
grocery after some vegetables. There
was another boy there after milk, and
the two fell TO talking about the Ameri-
can rifle team, BULLS eyes,plgeon shoots,
etc. The boy with the pistol had r,ade
some wonderful shots in the back yard,
and had just loaded the pistol up with
beans TO kill cat.
She's just ole lightnin'l' he whis-
pered, as he displayed IL. g What i
want now Is to meet bear or an In
JIM
"Dot pishtol ofer here again eh 7"
called the grocer, as he caught sight of
it. Somepody shall get hurt init dot
small gun, and somepody else will got
putin shall for ten yearsl''
He was reaching up for some baking
powder when the boy somehow dis
charged the weapon. A wild yell was
uttered by the boy with the milk, as a
part of the load struck his left hand, but
the fat man just threw himself ON a
Centennial howl. He stood up and
howled, and he bent over and howled,
and there was locomotive screech in
his voice as he addressed the boy with
the pistol"
"Vot told you so much, eh!''
You said she'd go OFF, replied the
trembling lad.
How many peans in dose gunp"
asked the grocer, as he ceased groaning
for few minutes.
"Only eighteen, and I'm very sorry
sir"
Shot eighteen peans into my pody p
groaned the fat man, wiping his legs
with an old coffee sack.
The boy with the milk had Travelled
and the other boy was going, when the
grocer called after him:
"Poy, What kind of peans wash dose ?''
4" I dunno. Shall get the doctor ?''
A" Yes, go right away queek, for some
doctors. can feel dose beans working
all aroundt my legs, unit L pellet dey
have commenced to sproutl Crate
Heavens but did 1 come over to dis
country to become peanbole !"
surgeon came, and 1t was discovered
that one or two of the beans had drawn
blood, while the largest part of the
charge had struck barrel.
sc l can't help dot" replied the grocer
when told that his injuries were trifling
der principles off dot bistol is abou
der same as if I vhas in my graifl"
The boy who owned the weapon
skulked around until he heard what tn,
surgeon had to say, and he was greatly
relieved,
Looked like ten years at Sing Sing,
he unused, but now 1 won't even ge
licked If this old pistol made hin
howl that way with nothing but beanl
how she'd go for den of robbers will
old nails and buckshot in herl"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03
Water for Dogs.

A writer in an English newspaper
says that the great neglect in otprovid-
ing water for dogs to drink no doubt is
the cause of frequent hydrophobia.
They do not throw off their heart by
perspiration like many other animals,
but from painting and throwing out the
tongue. He says there are many dogs
kept in Portugal, aud there are not
many instances of hydrophobia, al
though the climates much hotter than
ours. 1t is there understood to be a
municipal regulation to cause troughs
or vessels to be provided near each house
containing a supply of water. There
would be little fear of dogs going mad
were they regularly supplied with
water, unless bit by some other animal.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03
BADLY SOLD.

IA Texas, on an electioneering trip,
tells bit of his experience as follows:
Well, put up with first-rate good
natured fellow that met at q billiard
table. went in and was introduced to
his wife, q fine, fat woman - looked as
though she lived on laffin,' her face was
so full of fun. After awhile, in comes
three or four children laughin' and skip
ping as merry as crickets. There was no
candle lit, but started for my saddle
bags, in which put lot of sugar candy
for the children as went along.
"Come here" said 1, "you little
rogue, and tell me what your name is"
The Oldest one came to me and said
my names Peter Smith,
"And what's your name
' Bob Smith,
The next said his name was Bill Smith
and the fourth said his name was
Tommy Smith. l gave 'em sugar candy,
and Mrs. Smith was so tickled that she
laughed all the time. Mr.. Smith looked
on, but didn't say much.
Why" says l." Mrs. Smith, i would
not take good deal for them four boys,
il had 'em; they are so beautiful and
sprightly."
"No,'' said she, lafIin,' &C set good
deal on 'em but we spoil 'em too much. {"
" No, no." says 1, they're rale we'll
behaved children, and by gracious, i"
says L, pretending to be startled by a
| striking resemblance between the boys
and the father, / looked at Mr.. Smith -
81 never did see anything equal to it, !"
says 1, {" your own eyes, mouth, fore
head, and perfect picture of hair, sir
tapping the Oldest on the pate. thought
| Mrs. Smith would have died a laffin' at
that, her arms fell down at her side, and
she shook the whole house, she was SO
well pleased.
"Do you think so, Col. JONES'" said
she, looking towards Mr.. Smith, and 1
thought she'd go off in fit.
eyes, says /, &C do really"
Ha, ha, haw |" says Mr.. Smith kind
o. half laffin', "you're too hard on me
now, with your jokes
+" / amt joking at all, - says /, "they
are handsome children, and do look
wonderfully like you"
Just then gal brought light in and
| I'll be darned if the little brats didn't
turn out to be niggers = every one of
them and their hair was as curly as the
blackest nigger's' Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
never had any children, and they sort of
petted them niggers as playthings.
I never felt as streaked as / did when
1 found out how things stood. If l
hadn't kissed the nasty things 1 could
have got over it; but kissing 'em showed
that was in earnest. Though l was
| soft soaping 'em all the while, how to
| get over the scrape didn't know. Mrs.
Smithlaughed SO hard when she saw
how confused was that she almost suf-
| focated.
"A little while afterwards, there was a
whole family of relations arrived from
the city, and turned the matter off; but
the next morning could see that Mr..
Smith did not like the remembrance of
what said, and / don't believe he'll
vote for me when election come. L
'spect Mrs. Smith kept the old fellow
under the joke for some time.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03
THE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD. Pa, APRIL g. 1877

ceived them with gratitude. Some time
after his departure he returned, saying
that In the fob pocket he had found a
gold ring, inscribed with initials, which
he thought might at least be valuable
from association, and he had therefore
found his way back to restore It. The
ring had been missed some months and
was gladly received by the rightful own
er. Score one for the tramp"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03
One Honest Tramp Discovered.

The Hudson Register says: GAS a
proof that the tramp is not always the
soulless creature he is generally credited
with being, we note an incident TO his
credit which recently happened. One OF
these way-farers called at the house of a
citizen and begged pair of pants with
which to cover his nakedness, and re-
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03
vICK'S FLORAL GUIDE

and containing an elegant cuIiored FioWer Plat
with the first number. Price 0nly 25 cents for
year, The nrst No. for 1877 Just issued In Ger.
Vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden, In paper
10 cents: with elegant cloth covers ei00.
Vick's Catalogue--30O Illustrations. only 2eents
Address, JAMES WICK, Rochester. n. y.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03
QEM0vAL.
The undersigned has removed his
Leather and Harness Store

from Front to High street, near the Penn,a..
Freight Depot, where he will have on hand, and
REDUCED PRICES,
Leather and Harness Of all kinds. Having good
wOrkmen. and by buying sf the Lowest eTsh
prices, fear no competition. y " ~ -
Market prices paid In cash for Bark Hides and
Skins. Thankful for past fayors, solicit a con.
Linuance OF the same. -ttl',
P.s-Blankets, Robes. and Shoe andlngs made
speciality,
Duncannon, Juiylo. ls76.-tf
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03

EgAn AGENTS WANTED to canvass for a
ooO GRAND PIoTURE 22x28 Inches entitled
THE ILLUsrRATRD L0RD's PRAYER" Agents
are meeting with great success
For particulars, address
II. NJ, CR1DER, Publisher,
Bly York, Pa.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03
Pennsylvania II. r.. Time Table,
NEWPORT STATION.

On and after Monday Noy. 9th, 1876, Pas
senger trains will run as follows:
EAST.
Mifiiintown Acc. T19 a. M, daily except Sunday.
JOhnstown Express 1922 p. M, daily =" Sunday
Mail, ............ 6.4 p. NJ, daily exceptSunday
Atlantic Express, 1902 Pm, nag,-daily.
WEST.
WayPass. 9.08 A. M, daily,
Mail, 2.38 T. NJ. daily exceptSunday. y.
Mifiiintown Acc. 6.55 P. ". daily except Sunday.
Pittsburgh Express, lisp. NJ, tFlag)-daily, ex-
cept sunday,
Pacific Express, $40 a. m. daily (hag)
Trains are now run by Philadelphia time, which
is Is minutes faster than Altoona time, and min
utes slower than New York time.
J.J. BARCLAY, Agent.
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vICK'S
Flower aad Vegetable Seeds

ARE PLANTED BIZ MILLION OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA
See Vick's Catalogae-300 Illustrations, only 2
cents, Yick's Floral Guide. Quarterly, 25 cents a
year. Yick's Flower and Vegetable Garden, SO
cents with elegant cloth cover &l.00
All my publications are printed in English and
Address, JAMES WICK, Rochester, NY.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03
VICK'S
Flower aud Vegetable Garden

IS the most beautiful work In the world
1t contains nearly l50 pages, hundreds OF fine
Illustrations, and six Chrome Plates Of Flower
beautifully drawn and colored from nature
Price 50 cents IN paper covers 3l.0O In elegan
cloth. Printed in German and English.
Yick' Floral Guide, Quarterly, IS cents yea
Vick's Catalogue-S00l illustrations, only cent
Address, JAMES XICk, Rochester. N. y.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03

HT The only sin which we never for
give in each other is difference of opin-
ion.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03
=" BEWARE or MEN,"

A STRANGE CAUTION THIS and
n yet not needless. A humiliating
truth it is, that there is necessity for
our being on our guard against our fel-
low men, our brethern of the human
family who ought ever to be
ready to befriend us. What volumes do
these words speak to our shameY So
depraved, SO sinful, so devilish even has
man become, that his brother man must
beware of him. He must even be Wig
liant, lest he be wronged by him in some
way and by some means.
Let it be said, indeed, that this caution
is not needful with respect to all. There
are noble exceptions. There are those
in whom we may cOnfide. There are
those who would no sooner wrong us
than they would wrong themselves
But such are the exceptions, not the
rule. The caution, to beware of men, is
of general, though not of universal ap-
plication. o, what an untold amount
of wrong is perpetrated by the race one
upon another How true those Oft
quoted words of Burns:
"Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn"
TO specify all the methods of abuse
and unkindness would be an almost end
less task. In infiicting these, every COM
mandment of the second table of the
decalogue is violated in thousand
forms. Every newspaper that we read
contains long, sad chapter of mans
misdoings towards his fellow man.
And then the thousandth part is not
told. When all shall be revealed in the
judgment of the great day, what a dis
closure there will be! Alas that it
should be thus. Alas that every man
should not be the friend of his brother
man. Alas that instead of going about
doing harm, each and all, like the
Saviour, should not go about doing
good.
Blessed be God, better times are COM
ing to our sinful, sorrowing world
The glorious gospel is to be preached to
every creature. Its benevolent princi-
Piles are to gain ascendency in human
hearts the world over. There is to be
universal prevalence Of this holy re
ligion; and blessed times those will be.
Universal peace and love will reign
"They shall sit every man under his
vine and under his fig tree: and none
shall make them afraid" "They shall
not hurt, nor destroy in all Gods holy
mountain.--N. Y. Observer
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03

ET When Peter of Croton was en-
gagged on picture for the royal palace
of Petit, Ferdinand III. particularly ad-
mired the representation of weeping
child. Has your Majesty" said the
painter, "a mind to see this child
laugh ?" And suiting the action TO the
word, the artist merely depressed the
corner of the lips and the inner extremi
ty of the eyebrow, when the little urchin
seemed in danger of bursting his sides
with laughter, who a moment before
seemed breaking his heart with weeping.
If this be true in the word of living
men, slight, very slight, are the causes
that make or break the happiness of
life. The touch of a brush can dim
heaven with cloud, or brighten the
propects of the fair horizon.
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\ +. QUIGLEY & CO.,
SGddle2y Shop

IN Bloomfield, on Carlisle Street, two doors North
of the Foundry, where they will manufacture
HARNESS OF ALL KINDS,
Saddles, Bstdles, Collars,
and every thing usually kept In nrst,class es
tablishment. Give us a call before going else
where.
NJ FINE HARNESS a speciality.
REPAIRING done on short notice and at rea.
sonable prices.
as- HIDEStaken in exchange for work.
d. f. QUIGLEY Il co.
Bloomfield, January 9, 1877.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-14
MR.. PACKARD'S TABULATION
MS TTTIE BETTER THIN TINT or MR.
RUIHERFORD n. TirES.


s"ith W hhttufh hfpubuchn Electors
NEW ORLEANS. April l3-Packard's brief,
setting forth the legal status Of his government
has becn printed. Itcontnins two tabular s,atc-
mcnts Of the votes for Preside initial electors and
for Governor. which are Of interest. Tho first
shows the face Of the returns for Presidential
electors and Governor for parishes in which tho
action Of the Returning Bonrd did not affoct tho
titles Of members Of the Legislature. Tho OBJ
jet Of this table is TO show that IN forty-four
parishes the Returning Board made no changes
of the votes for members Of tho Legislature,
Presidential electors. and Governor. and that
therefore, there can bc no dispute as to tho cleo
tiOn Of Representatives and Senators from these
parishes. The aggregate vote for the two lower
Hayes electors in these forty-four parishes is
about GG.OJO. and tho aggregate vote for tho
thrcc highest Tidon electors in the same par
ishcs is nearly 9O00 The vote for Governor
IN the same parishes t.. for Nichols Gs 1872 and
for Packard G7uS5. The second table shows
tho vote Of twelve parishes IA dOdored by
the h'turning B9ari to return h"puhll-
place Of Democrats who were olcotnd
according TO the Commss ipnors' returns. Tho
Ohl ct ul TINS table rs 30 show hnt tu secure Re-
publican mrmncrs of thH Legislature from III ESQ
twciyr parishes "a less number of vote had To- ba
rejected than were rrlrrtrd from the same par
ishos In order 10 elect the HAYES electors. Tho
conclusion drawn il this: II the Hayes eio'tnrs
wer" 'Snliy returned. olectod hy the exclusion
of votes from the returns Of tho-. twelve pHr-
ishcs. a fOrtiorithc title of Republican members
ui the Legislature is better than that of tho
Of loss votes iO count In tn" former than tho
latter The following foot notes are appended
TO the 30 'Ond table:
clecton o Sow T. - in the st,e Of La Siam far rscs.
which actual, determined n,c menicr-ilr OF tic losn
General A,s'mnN O., egllnni1I m ihr 'iai' liou. ~
senate ani House ot Ecle.' nD,'i,c- FURNISHED b, tho
Nifs also MI iiiN ltlifitN if tlf 70 IN candidate
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-14
THE HOSTTLE TNDTiNs.
Red c1oud sent Envoy TO Treat with
Crazy Horse and his Hand.

CAN'T RoBrSsoN, Mob, April 13-Lcut.
Clark Of Gen. Crooks staff received from ono
OF the 1900 Indians who arrived at the Spotted
Tail Agency today ths seal ring of Lieut.. NJ.
W. Reilly ofthe Seventh Cavalry. who was killed
in the Custer massacre.
1t is not positively known whether or not
Crazy Horse with his band proper will come in.
though his reply to tho commission. sent to
them byn runner. was that he would como in
and hola a council Since then, however,
nothing has been heard from him. anl tn as 'or-
tain fully as to his whereabouts AT pres nat and
his intentions regarding surrender. a now en-
parted.
The party who arrived AZ the Spotted Tail
a-.en y consist principally Of Northern Cheycu-
nrs while about forty az the -anir tribe arc IN
route for th' cunfonmcni ON Tongue river and
viii surrender 90 q Do. Miles.
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This was opposed hy Mcssrs. Tehc AMI Suy-
u urni In In v H. hRu1g n, e.' n, u,'I WS Sd r., irI
reading. .notwthstandingth the protests of Mossrs.
Suydam and Tighe. THIS is the hii uIon
cd to Mr. Humer to fix II tn suit the company
which he declined TO do. Mr.. Tighr said to-day
that the hill az IL came from the cOmnlitrr Wns
n compromise. and satisfactory to all. but Bul-
Nor denied that he knew Of any compromise.
The bill IA amended is certainly not sntsiac-
tory tc the ferry company
Tho general Savings Bank bill. conforming
and making uniform the charters Of all su b in
stitutions in tho State was also ordered To u
third reading.