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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-21
Anecdotes by General Shields.
WEARS AGO GEN. SHIELDS was q

WEARS AGO GEN. SHIELDS was a
i prominent man in the politics of
this country. He was twice elected to
the United States Senate from Illinois.
He was an officer in the Mexican war,
where he greatly distinguished himself.
He was shot through the lungs and sur
vived the terrible wound. Hestill lives,
and on the End of July Iectured at
Lockport, N. Y, and correspondent to
the N. Y. Times, gives these extracts
from his lecture:
DANIEL WEBSTER AND THE QUAKERs.
"While was in the Senate (said Gen.
Shields) saw much of Webster both in
and out of the Capitol. He met me one
day and said: Shields, find have got
into difficulty with some of my constit-
uents, some Quakers, who are dissatis-
fled with my advocacy of certain
measure, and they have sent a large
delegation down here from Massachu-
setts to make a protest. I have prom
ised to meet them this evening, and I
would like to have you there
"'Why, what can I do p
50 Your native blarney, Shields = it
may help me out of the trouble
" I laughed at the idea of blarney ef-
fecting anything where Daniel Web
ster's eloquence could not convince: !:
and made that my objection !;
but he insisted, and 1 promised to
be on hand. Evening came, and I
Joined Mr.. Webster at his rooms. Pres
entity the delegation arrived and were
seated; a dozen or twenty of the most
solemn men have ever seen, all rigidly
costumed in Quaker. Without waiting
any time the Chairman arose and ad-
dressed Mr.. Webster in a set speech
He commented severely on the course of
the Senator as to the measure in uues-
ton, setting forth the bad effects which
1T might have on their sect, expressing
great sorrow and surprise that Mr.. Web
ster had been found supporting such o
bill, and concluded in vigorous protest
in writing, which bore many signatures.
Webster listened attentively with un-
changed countenance, and when the
spokesman had resumed his seat he rose
and replied. He spoke half an hour,
and before he concluded he grew as elo-
quent as he was often heard. His de-
Tense was simply that he deemed the
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-21
The Rain Tree.

The consul of the United States of
Columbia in the department of Lereto
(Peru) has written from Yurimagus to
President Prado, informing him that in
the woods adjacent to the city of Moyo-
bamba exists tree called by the natives
Tamia-caspi (rain-tree) which possesses
some remarkable qualities. 1t is tree
OF about fifteen meters (about fifty feet)
high when at maturity, and of about one
meter in diameter at the base, and has
the property of absorbing an immense
quantity of humidity from the atmos-
phere, which it concentrates and subse-
quently pours forth from its leaves and
branches in shower, and in such abund-
anee that in many cases the ground in
Its neighborhood is converted into per-
feet bog. 1t possesses this curious pro-
perty in its greatest degree in the sum-
mer, precisely when the rivers are at
their lowest, and water most scarce; and
the writer proposed that it should be
planted in the more arid regions of
Peru, for the benefit of agriculturists.
ps' Knife-wounds heal, but not those
produced BY words.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-21
Select Poetry.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

Life is race, where some succeed,
While others are beginning;
IT'S luck at times, at others speed,
That gives an early winning,
But if you chance to fall behind,
Meier slacken your endeavor,
But keep this wholesome truth in mind
'Tis better late than never.
If you can keep ahead, tits we'll,
But never trip your neighbor;
IT'S noble when you can excel,
By honest, patient labor;
But if you are outstripped at last,
Press on as bold as ever;
Remember, though you are surpassed,
TITS better late than never.
Ne'er labor for an idle boast
OF victory DER another;
But while you strive your uttermost,
Deal fairly with brother.
Whate'er your station, do your best
And hold your purpose ever;
And if you fail to beat the rest,
IT'S better late than never.
Choose well the path in which you run -
Succeed by noble daring;
Then, though the least, when once 'tis won,
Your crown is worth the wearing;
Then never fret, if left behind,
Nor slacken your endeavor
But ever keep this truth in mind
'Tis better late than never.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-21
NO. 33.


like to know the cause of the previous
nights ahrm, as II originated in that
part of the line which was under my
command, answered that L would
report in person, which at once did
On the way l thought the matter over,
and concluded that 1t would BeA best to
make clean breast Of it, and did so.
The story thew Gen. Scott into a tre-
mendous rage. Ever since Cerro Gordo
was fought he had addressed me at
My Cerro Gordo friend but he now
dropped that familiar name. Gen.
Shields, he thundered, you are insubor-
dinate and reckless in the highest degree,
You have put in peril the fruits of the
whole campaign; you have, perhaps,
frustrated all my plans for the capture
of the City of Mexico "Sir, I'll dis
grace you, III court-martial you, and
have you dismissed the service Z at
this my temper rose, and l answered
him plainly that he might court-martial
me, and perhaps get me dismissed, but
that after all that had occurred on this
campaign, neither he nor any other man
could disgrace me; and being by this
time pretty well stirred up, said that
under like circumstances L would do pre-
cisely the same thing over again. In
stead of being more. angry, the General
was rather softened by this speech. I
was wrong, Gen. Shields, he said, Sin
saying that 1 would disgrace you; / ask
your pardon for that. You are brave
man, and disgrace is not the word to use
toward you. But you are greatly to
blame in this matter, Sir. You have
acted without orders, and have imperiled
the whole campaign. Gen. Scott
said, before you say anything more
about it, suppose you come over to my
quarters and see these ladies' After.
some further talk he promised to do so,
and L rode back to my tent satisfied that
L should have no further trouble with
the affair. In an hour over came Gen.
Scott, and L at once introduced him to
the ladies. The daughter was a picture
of beauty, with her golden curls and her
blue eyes; and after the mother had
thanked the General for their preserva-
ton with fearful eyes and trembling
voice, the girl seized his hands, wept
over them, called him her preserver and
invoked the blessings of heaven on his
head. Scott looked from her to me with
very benevolent face, and said, We'll,
my Cerro Gordo friend, if I get you
court-martialed for this, 1 shall have
you promoted, too have only to add
that long afterward, when the war was
over, and we had returned to the United
States, L received from England, the
gift of these ladies, q costly diamond pin
as to token of their gratitude"
These are but a few of the interesting
and varied "reminiscences with which
Gen. Shields entertains his listeners in
public and private.
For the benefit of those curious to
know something of the personal ap-
pearance of the man, it may be stated
that he is of medium size, hale and
hearty, though 81 years of age, with
keen eye, and something like the
brogue" in his speech. His residence
is at Kansas City, Mo. He speaks with
out the least bitterness toward any of
his contemporaries, either in civil or
military life, and evinces the warmest
interest in the prosperity and welfare of
his adopted country.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-21

SI knife-wounds heal, but not those
produced BY words.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-15
VOLUME At.
HAY for Hens.

The Poultry World advises the use of
hay in the diet of fowls in winter, as they
eat grass to advantage in summer. ''Bull
IN lood IS required for health as well for
poultry rs man OF animals. Rich and con-
centrated food is not readily digested and
invites disease. 1t is stated that, in i'm
portation. the life of valuable horse was
saved on shlpboard by feeding to him cut
Shavlngs in the absence OF hay in order
20 dilute, so to speak his grain diet. Some
think a craving Tor bulky food is one chief
cause of feather eating in winter, or among
fowls confined Now, lust try and secure
good supply OF second crop hay, short,
and, if possible, containing clover Cure
only enough to preserve, and your fowls
wall eat a portion OF it all winter when
they would turn away from stale cabbage
What IS not eaten will furnish untold
amusement in scratching over. Remem-
Der in winter if poultry stand on one leg,
unemployed, all day, they are disposed to
have the "blues." Idle meditations lead
always to had habits; while u wealthy
mind, in = vigorous body, suggests busi-
ness, which, with fowls, means winter
eggs and early chickens Secure your
roWen this month before it is too late, If
You have not already attended to the mat
ter, and before severe frost. if possible.
for it is injured il quality by being frost
bitten. The above advice is good, al
though few suppose hens would eat hay if
given them, but this is because they have
not watched the habits Of their poultry
We have noticed them oftea picking short
bits OF cut hay OF almost any variety. and
hay cooked for cattle is eaten greedly by
them We advise shortcut clover wei!
boiled tor them Let them have the water
IT ~ boiled ill., Glover is better than any
other hay because it possesses egg max
ing nutriment, besides fibre TO separate
the particles of grain. 1t is not bulk, as
mere quantity that is needed, but coarse
fibre 10 separate the concentrated food in
the stomach, 50 that the gastric Juice can
circulate through the mass. 1t is the |
pOrouSneSs OF food that facilitates diges- |
ton. that is the point in the ration of
shayings with the grain in the TODD of |
the horse. The stomach cannot well man.
age solid food Only few minutes will
be required to prepare this hay for a large
number OF poultry. National Live Stock
journal
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-15

On the arrival of the express train from
the East on Wednesday morning, gen.
tleman whose wife Ga lady Of fine appear
ance) had returned by it, sprang upon
the platform of the sleeping-car in which
she had travelled and met her Just in the
doorway. In Il second she was gathered
to his bosom, and he hugged her and
kissed her. smoothed down her hair, pat
ted her on the back, kissed her more and
more, backed off to arms length. inspect
ed her critically, and then tried another
hug, all the time oblivious of the pres
ence of a score or more of people, who
were anxious to get in or out of the car,
the door OF which he was blockading
The lady was the first to realize the situa-
ton, and remarking, laughingly. "Ihere,
that will do !" she made her way back
into the car, blushing like a rose, while
the crowd that had witnessed the little
scene smiled audibly. [Sacramento Re-
cord-Union.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-15

1it BItf GlAs5 TnEOE1. About tour
years ago the New York Tribune referred
editoriaIly to Gen. A. j. Pleasonton's theo-
ries concerning the influence OF blue and
sun light upon life and disease The cx-
changes took up the subject with one con-
sent and indnlged in comments more face
tious, perhaps, than wise. A correspond
emf of the Chicago Tribune has recently
striyen to renew public interest in the mat
ter by relating some Of the remarkable
cures which have been wrought by means
of blue glass. For instance, two old
friends OF Gen. Pleasonton were afflicted
with rheumatism, in the iorearrns from
their elbow Joints to their ger-cnd8, 50
severe at times that they were unable to
hold pens. They obtained n piece of blue
gla3s and set it up loosely in one OF their
windows. Tor three days they barred their
arms and held them IN the associated blue
and sun light ior thirty minutes Each
day brought them relief, and at the end OF
three days the rheumatism had disappear
ed A little child that had, from its birth
scarcel y any use OF ITS legs, wa9 taken to
play daily IN Z room where blue class
formed q portion OF one of the windows
In a very short time it obtained the use of
it's legs. and learned to walk and run with
out difficulty. The correspondent gives
page from his own experience. "A lady
of my family, about six weeks ago, had a
violent hemorrhage of the lungs, and for
ten days raised more or less blood daily.
She was very much weakened by the loss
of blood, and considerably frightened
withal. i obtained some blue glass and
placed it in the window where she was in
the habit of sitting, the blue glass consti-
tuting one-half OF the lower sash of the
window, The lady sat daily in the associ-
ated lights, allowing the blue rays espec-
tally to fall npon the nerves of the back of
the neck for about an hour a day The
second day, the suns rays being unusual
ly strong, she got too much blue glass and
at night felt peculiar sensations in the
back of the neck, among the nerves. and
an unpleasant tulness in the head. These
sensations wore off next day, and since
then she has not remained so long at
time under the blue glass. But from the
first she began to grow stronger, her face
soon gained its natural fullness, and in a
week she was to all appearance as well as
ever VI course she was not cured of the
trouble in her lungs in so short time,
but the soreness in her chest has passed
away and she begins to feel we'll again"
Another lady who had lost her hair sat
under glass and regained it, Another-but
a paragraph. like all other good things,
must come to an end sometime
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-15

The BIRDS AND GR4ssHOPPERs. Ten
years ago. the grasshopper plague in the
districts recently devastated in the West,
was much less damaging because the in
sects and their eggs were more generally
destroyed by their natural enemies the in
sectivorous birds. 1t is admitted that.
through reckless and useless hunting, and
wanton sport, the wild birds, including the
red and blue birds, the woodpecker. the
meadow lark, the wren the robin, and the
catbird, have been almost wholly driven
away, while there has been correspond
ing increase of insects, the depredations
of which human ingenuity, iii many in-
stances, is incompetent to resist.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-15
Utilizing Cider Pomace.

At this season of the year. and especial
ly when apples are so plenty as now, there
is much fruit manufactured into cider, the
pomace after pressing, being often trouble
some to dispose Of We have found it pay
well to feed pomace to stock. which usu-
ally eat it greedily. If placed in layers
six inches thick, with twelve or fifteen
inches of hay or straw between the layers.
it will not ferment, but will keep in good
condition until fed out, provided it is kept
from freezing. Cattle, sheep or horses
will eat straw readily, if it has been used
to dry pomace. and frequently improve in
condition. even if fed nothing but the
straw and pomace. A neighbor once
stated to us that the owner of q cider mill
near his fathers farm in Lyme, Conn, al
ways filled thirty or forty foot barn full
of straw and pomace, on which he Win
tered large flock Of sheep, bought up in
the fall Tor this purpose, and sold them
fat after shearing in the spring He al
lowed the sheep to eat all the pomace and
straw they would. and in so large Il mass
il kept secure from freezing, except at the
outer edges, so that it was always fresh
and soft when fed. In making cider with
the now common hand mills we have
usually pressed about one bushel OF apples
at each time, and the resulting cheese will
usually last y horse one day, with hay or
straw in addition This feed makes the
horses coat silky, and makes him lively
when driven.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-15
Beggars FOR Yesterday.
ny AUSTIN DoBSoN.

"Princes and you most valorous,
Mobiles and barons OF all degrees
Hearken awhile to the prayer of us
Beggars that come from the overseas!
Nothing we ask Of gold or fees
Hurry us not with the hounds, we pray;
MOTOR the surcote's hem we seize
Give us-ah! give us-but yesterday
"Dames most delicate, amorous,
Damosels blithe the banded bees
Hearken awhile to the prayer of
Beggars that come from the over seas!
Nothing we ask of the things that please;
Weary are we, and old and gray;
Io-for we clutch and we clasp your knees.
GiNe ua-ah give usbut yesterday!
mosels-dames, be piteous!"
(But the danes rode fast by the roadway trees.
CLEAR us, o knights magnanmous!"
But the knights pricked on in their panoplies,
Nothing they got or Of hope or ease.
But only to beat on the breast and say,
Life we drank to the dregs and lees
Give us-ah give us-but yesterday"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-15

A curious as well as interesting series
of experiments, made in France, show ap-
proXimately y that the heaviest load man
of strength can carry for a short distance
is 3l9 pounds; all a man can carry habit
ually, as. for example, Il soldier in his
knapsack, walking on level ground, is
1872 pounds-an extreme load, it would
seem-or he can carry IN aggregate Of
1913 pounds over 5000 feet, as a days
work, under like circumstances If he
ascend ladders or stairs, rs do hod car
riers. then he can carry but l2l pounds
continuously, and his days work cannot
exceed 1882 pounds raised 5000 feet high
With regard to the effort and the velocity
which man can produce by pulling or
pushing with his arms, it has been found
by these experiments that, under the most
favorable circumstances, and for continu-
GUS work. an effect cannot be gained ex-
ceedlng from 2G.4 to 80 pounds raised
from Is to 2l feet per second, or about
one-eighth horse power.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-15

A few days since person wishing an empty
hogshead, drove a sharp trade with trader
for one, paying an extra price for the supposed
deposit of sugar in the bottom. Taking it home
the family regaled themselves with the syrup,
after which the head was broken out to obtain
the sugar. This done there lay revealed to the
astonished purchaser sixteen nicely preserved
rats. He regards this as the worst speculation
in sugar that he has ever made. iLewiston
journal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-03-17
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OBITUARY.
In Memory Of Our Mother, Sarah E..
Slaughter.

Daughter OF John Carter, wife of Henry Y
Slaughter. Born in Culpepper county,
Va, July 2, 1906; died at st. Bethlehem,
Tenn, Feb. p, 1877.
"If it is the Lords will, am willing to
die" were the words of our dear, sweet
mother, a short while before her death, and
though it caused deep mourning and sorrow
70 those who loved Him, such was His holy
will.
Our dear mother has seen and felt much
sorrow during her soiourn here on earth,
having mOurned the loss of husband, chill
dren, father, mother, and brothers and
sisters, and though she now leaves many
who loved her so fondly well, to mourn in
deep sorrow here on earth her irreparable
loss, she will meet many more who will
welcome her with gIadneSs and joy 10 the
beautiful realms of pure and holy heaven.
Though angels welcome with songs of joy
her pure and gentle spirit to their bright,
happy home, loved ones will mourn in sOr-
row her loss on earth till time with them
shall be no more forever.
A son and daughter, lonely and sad,
mourn in deep, deep sorrow for their dear,
sweet mother, so gentle, kind and good
and though she can never come back to
them, they have the sweet consolation of
knowing that time never ceases in its on
ward course, and will soon, yes very soon,
lead them to their journeys end, the holy
home of God, where dwells in peace and
happiness their kind and gentle mother.
Then sweet mother dear, we say farewell
Though not, no, not forever;
For soon we hope with thee to dwell,
Where death, us, never more can sever.
Far away on Canaan's happy shore
Wen meet thee, dear precious mother,
To live and love forever more,
And bless His holy name together.
This world is dark and sad dear mother,
Since thou from us away did go,
To dwell with holy God dear mother,
On Canaan'S bright and happy shore
But soon we thee must meet dear mother,
Where loved ones all at last must dwell,
Where angels will us greet dear mother
Where none will ever say farewell.
We know that thou art blest dear mother,
Though still we mourn in sorrow for thee,
And will never more feel rest dear mother
Until with thee we again shall be.
Far, FAR away from earth'S cold clay,
Within the land that God hath given.
Where reignS forever perpetual day,
Pure and bright, in holy Heaven.
Farewell sweet mother, fare thee well,
Farewell, bnt not, oh, not forever
For with thee soon We hope to dWeH,
Where death US never more will sever.
In our Fathers bright, pure spirit land,
Where our blessed Redeemer dwellS,
We soon will clasp thy loving hand,
No more, forever, to say farewell.
81. Bethlehem, Tenn. q. II. :.