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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05
A Good Father.

One evening as the wind was raging
and bowling with terrific force, shaking
the house, and making timid people
tremble for fear of fire or other accidents
that might befall them, a number of
grown persons were complaining of the
wakeful and restless nights they had
endured during the recent winter
storms.
A little boy who had listened un-
alarmed, with sweet beaming trust in
his face, said in his turn, 81 sleep so
well and sound because I've got such a
good father. L know he would not let
any thing happen to me- If the house
should catch fire, he would take me
right up in his arms and run down stairs
with me, and I'd be safe.'
This went to my heart, and rebuked
the fears of those who tremble and toss
upon restless pillows, when He who
holds the wind in his fist is their Father
and friend. The remark of that dear
boy has taught me lesson which hope
to remember. When go to his bed
side, after he has been asleep for hours,
and see his ruddy cheeks and clustering
ringlets, and watch his peaceful, inno-
cent expression, and listen to his gentle
breathing, knowing, as well as dc, that
he is timid child, often flying with
fear from trifling causes of alarm, then
1 feel how deep pervading must be his
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05
Lawyer and Witness.

A story Is told of very eminent law
yer receiving severe reprimand from
a witness on the stand whom he was
trying to browbeat. 1t was an important
issue, and in order to save his cause
from defeat, it was necessary that Mr..
A. should impeach the witness. He
endeavored to do it on the ground of
age. The following dialogue ensued
How old are you 7
"Seventy-two years of ago. said the
witness.
= Your memory, of course, is not SO
brilliant and vivid as it was twenty
years ago is it ?" asked the lawyer.
do not know but it is," replied the
witness.
State some circumstance which oe-
Cured, say twelve years ago, and we
shall be able to see how well you can re-
member? ?"
Il appeal to your honor if am to be
interrogated in this manner; it is inso-
lent ?''
You had better answer the question,
the judge replied.
Well, sir, if you compel me to do it,
l will. About twelve years ago you
studied in Judge BIS office, did you
not ?''
Eyes" answered the lawyer.
g Well, sir, remember your father
coming into my office and saying to me,
Mr.. E, my son is to be examined
tomorrow, and L wish you would lend
me fifteen dollars to buy him a suit of
clothes. L remember also, sir, that
from day to this he has never paid me
that sum. That, sir, remember as
though it was but yesterday"
"That will do, sir" meekly said the
lawyer.
T" presume it WILL" answered the
witness.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05
Z" Pitch In

Come, young ladies, the time for folly,
foolishness, and fashion is about gone
The sooner you pitch in" and make
yourselves more useful and less orna-
mental, the better for you. Everybody's
son don't own bank, and men amt
around "buying" household pets and
wall flowers for wives. The stock OF
" old fools" is about run out, and Betsy
James and Hannah AIMS will be in de-
mand after while by sensible men, who
want helpmates and not help eat. Pitch
in, help your mother, learn something
from her before she dies and leaves you
an idle, ignorant do-nothing-stu
ling block in the road of life for others
to run against and fall over. Go to work,
it must come. These are terrible times,
and the sooner you realize the awful
facts and condition of things in every
day life the better it will be for you.-
Take your old mothers place in the
dining-room and the kitchen, and
"give her rest" Show disposition to
help her, even if you are in the way. 1t
will cheer her old heart to know that
you are at least willing to help her, even
if you don't know how. Pitch in and
try at any rate.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05
Scandal Denounced.

In reporters wanderings about town
he heard lady talking across the street
to neighbor, thus deliver herself on the
subject of scandal: "Of all things l do
hate in this world it's a scandalizing
woman. Now, there's Mrs. Jingle
tongue, that everybody knows isn't a
bit better than she'd ought to be, and
whose two daughters cut up so shame
ful that no decent woman ought to speak
to them, and whose husband gets drunk,
and they do say he owes for that grena-
dine she puts on so many airs in over
her betters. If l was to say any mean
things about people like she does would
pull my tongue out by the roots, the
nasty, scandalizing stuck up old cat"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05
Which Denomination.

A German farmer in Eastern New
York was one morning drawing his
wheat to market, when he was accosted
by friend who was irreligious and who
hoped to cOnfound Uncle Peter. Said
he:
"Uncle Peter, which denomination do
you think is in the right?'
"Uncle Peter answered: Veil, ven we
tooks our veat to market some fellers
goes Won way und goes annunner. But
ven We all comes to de market blaze der
merchant don't say, Vich way you
come p but he want to know if my veat
is good. Oats vot he is after
Certainly very pointed answer--do
you not think SO, reader?n
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05
Lost Jewels.

COME years ago, writes correspond
~ ent of Chambers Edinburg "Jour-
nal," l was admiring the handsome
rings of a relative of mine, when l
noticed upon her little finger an insig-
nificant little ring of pale gold set with
a bloodstone.
Why do you wear that trumpery lit
tie thing ?" asked; and in reply she
told me the following anecdote:
"The night before my eldest son was
born, 1 undressed as usual in my big
bedroom up stairs, and put my rings
into little china plate (which contain
ed some oatmeal used for washing my
hands) on my dressing-table. | had
only two or three rings at the time, and
among them was the little bloodstone,
which had been given me by school
friend before my marriage. My boy
James was born the next morning, and
so it came about that for the next fort
night or three weeks L neither wore nor
thought of my rings. However, when
convalescent and dressed for the first
time, 1 naturally looked for my rings,
and found al! there except the blood
stone. Search was made for it through
the whole room, and afterward through
the whole house, but with no success it
was not to be found. l never thought
for moment that it had been stolen for
it is of little value; and this turquoise
hoop which had lain with it would have
been much more attractive to a thief
Years passed and James was sturdy
boy of 10, when some alterations being
made in the house, the flooring of my
bedroom was removed. Under one of
the planks was found the skeleton of
mouse with my bloodstone ring round
its neck. 1t had evidently venturned
upon my toilet table in search of the
oatmeal, had unwittingly pushed its
head through the ring and had returned
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05

you ish mex a mistake nit me. Ov you
dinks dotI vos vot der poys call elm Green
horn call, let me dold you viii more os
ten dollar bet, ov you kin learn vellar
dot ish make sassldge meat some new
bricks already. Mebbe Id ish besser you
gone mine shop oudt befoie l shall go o
more mad as / kick you quick oudt.-
Mebbe you don'd vas bear dot adferd
how dot said Nobody kin dem old bird
NIT some chaff got by der trapl'"
And the agent lost his application.
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to Its hole to die, an unintentlonal thief
strangled 10y its useless prize"
The second Is an out-of-door story. A
young lady, governess in friends fam
lily, was one Autumn day walking with
her pupils in their fathers kitchen-gar-
den. The children pulling at their
governess hands as she walked between
them, loosened u ring which she wore,
and before they noticed whittier 1t
sprang, the ring was gone from her
finger and was nowhere to be seen. The
garden-beds around, which had been
newly dug over, were searched, SO were
the celery and cabbage growing near !;
but no ring was forthcoming. The
governess mourned for the loss of her
ornament, more particularly because il
had been her fathers signet-ring; and
every day for some time she and her
pupils searched the kltchen-garden, but
in vain. A month afterwards she re-
turned home for a holiday, taking with
her basket of garden produce, as a
present to her mother from her pupils
parents; when 10 almost the first thing
unpacked from the country basket was
a fine hearty cabbage with a close green
heart, among whose curled blades lay the
much-lamented and long g-sought-for sig.
net ring.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05

tsy- The penetrating winds incident to this
season of the year are q severe ordeal for the
lungs. The neglect of hard cough generally
leads to weakness of the lungs, which, not
infrequently, results in Consumption.
schenck's Pumonic Syrup will at once re.
lieve and loosen tight cough, and is such an
agreeable remedy that children will take 1t
without being coaxed. A cold on the lungs, IL
consumption is not already developed, may be
easily mastered by the use of the Pulmonic
Syrup, together with schenck's Mandrake Pills
to clear the system of the accumulated mucus.
In more serious cases, where the disease has
become deeply seated, amp the patient suffers
from loss of appetite, weakness and emacia-
tion, Sehcnck's Sea Weed Tonic should be
used in connection with the above mentioned
remedies, to stimulate the appetite and bring
the digestive powers into healthy action, there
by sustaining the strength of the patient and
enabling him to resist the progress of the dis
ease until the Pulmonic Syrup may perform its
healing and cleansing work.
The use of these standard remedies accord
ing to the directions which accompany them,
cannot fail to produce most satisfactory re-
suits. A letter addressed TO DR.. Schenck, cor.
Sixth and Arch Sts., Philadelphia, asking ad-
vice, will promptly receive the Doctors per-
sonal attention, freesof charge.
schenck's medicines are sold by all drug
gsts. 10 At
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ALL Ro AD S i.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
November 9Th. 1872.


TRAINS LEAVE HARRISBURG II AS FOLLOWS
For New York, at $40, Sic a. m. coop. M,
For Philadelphia, at $40, $40, 945 am.
For Reading, at $50, $40, 9.45 a. m. and 200
1857 and 7.55.
For Pottsvlle at $50. $40 a. M, and 3.57
p. m, and via Schuylkil and Susquehanna
Branch Al 240 D. m.
For Auburn via s. 4 S. Br. at 51Oa m.
For Allentown, at $40, S.lOa. M, and at 200,
3.57 and 7.55 D. m
The $50, s 70 a. M, 357 and *7.55 p. m, trains
have through cars for New York
The $50, 8 10 a. m. and 200 p. m, trains have
through cars for Philadelphia
SUNDAYS
For New York, at $40 am.
For Allentown and Way Stations at $40 a. IN.
For Reading, Philadelphia and Way Stationsa at
Las p. m.
TRAINS FOR HARRISBURG, LEAVE AS FOL
LOWS:
Leave New York, at S45 a. M, l.00 $50 and
" As p M
Leave Philadelphia, at 9l5 a. m. $40, and
40 p. m.
Leave Reading, at t44O, 74O, 1l.2O a. m. 1.3O
els and 10. 35 y. m.
Leave Pottsville, at 6.lO, 9.l5 am. and ABS
p. m.
And via Schuylkill and Susquehanna Branch at
S.l5 a. m.
Leave Auburn via s. Il S. BIZ. at IL noon
Leave Allentown, at 1880 $50, 9.O5 a. M, l2l5,
430 and 9.06 p. m.
SUNDAYS:
Leave New York. at $50 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, at 7.20 p m.
Leave Reading, at 4.40, 7.40, a. m. and l035
p. m
j. T. WOoTEN, Gen Manager.
G. G. HANCOCK, General Ticket Agent
tDoes not run on Mondays.
*Via Morris and Essex II. II.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05
THE SEASIDE LIBRARY.

Choice books no longer forthe few only. The
best standard novels within the reach of every
one. Books usually sold from 81 to $3 given
unchanged and unabridged) for 10 and 20
cents.
l. East Lynne, Mrs. Henry Wood (Doubld Nc } 2Oc.
2. John Halifax Gent, BY Miss MulOck. &c.
3. Jane Eyre, By Charlotte BrOnte. Double No voc.
4. A Woman Halter, Charles Reade new novel, z0c
5. The Black. Indies jules Verne's latest lOc
s. Last Days of Pompeii, BY Bulwer. lOc
Z. Adam Bede By George Eliot. Double MOI 20c
8. The Arundel Motto, By Mary Cecil Hay. 10 9.
3. Old Myddelton's Money BY Mary Cecil H9J l0e.
TO- The Woman In While, BY Wilkie Collins. 20c
II. The Mill on the Floss. BY George Eliot. 20c.
IL. The American Senator, By Anthony Troll
lOpe. DOC
Is. a Princess OF Thule BY William Black. zoe.
"a. The Dead Secret By Wilkie Collins ice.
10. RomOla, BY George Eliot, Double NOD 2Oc
l6. The English at the North Pole and Field Of
Ice, In one book, By jules Verne. l0c.
II. Hidden Perils, By Mary Cecil Hay. l0c.
Is. Barbara's History, By Amelia Il. Edwards. 20c
~ A Terrible Temptation. BY Uhas Reade. l0c
20 Old Curiosity Shop, By Chare Dickens. 2Oc
q Foul Play. BY Charles Reade. 10c
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23. The Squlre's Legacy, BY Mary Cecil Hay. zoe.
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Pennsylvania r. II. Time Table.
NEWPORT STATION.

NEWPORT STATION,
ON and after Monday, June 25th, 1877, Pas
senger trans will run as follows
EAST.
MffiintOwn Acc. 1872 a. M, daily except Sunday.
Johnstown Ex. 1922 P. NJ, daily Sunday
Mail, ,............ 654 P. NJ, daily exceptSunday
Atlantic Express, 9.54P.M., fiag,-daily.
WEST.
WayPass. 9.0S A. NJ, daily,
Mail, 2.43 r. NJ. daily eXceptSunday
Mtfiintown Acc. 655 P. NJ. daily except Sunday.
Pittsburgh Express, LISP. NJ, (Flag)-daIly, ex-
cept sunday.
Pacific Express, 5.l7 a. m, daily (fag)
Trains are now run by Philadelphia time, which
is 13 minutes faster than Altoona time, and min
utes slower than New York time.
J.J. BARCLAY, Agent.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05
willing to Settle.

TMPUDENTLY cool was the Erie
| railway guard, whose interview with
Manager Fisk is thus related:
g You are conductor on the Erie, l
believer"
Yes, SIR"
"How long have you been on the
road 20
Fifteen years"
"Worth some property, 1 learn?"
"Some."
Have very fine house in Oswegop
Cost you some thirty, forty, or fifty
thousand dollars ?"
Yes, sir"
Some little money invested in bonds,
1 am told ?"
Yes, sir.''
Gown farm near where you re-
side ?"
Yes, sir.'
Had nothing when you commenced
as conductor on our road ?"
g Nothing to speak Of"
made the property since ?"
" Yes, sir"
I" Been at work for no other parties ?"
No; but l have been saving money,
and invested it from time to time to
good advantage"
"Well, sir, what will you give me to
settle? OF course, you cannot pretend
to say you have acquired this property
from what you have saved from your
salary? You will not deny that you
have pocketed a great deal of money be-
longing to the railway-at least fifty or
sixty thousand dollars ? Now, sir,
what will you give to settle, and not be
disgraced, as you certainly will be If o
trial is brought, and you are compelled
to give up the property you profess to
own, but which in reality belongs to
the company2"
well, Mr.. Manager, 1 had not
thought of the matter. For several
years have been running my train to
the best of my ability. Never looked
at the matter in this light before. Never
thought was doing anything wrong.
IdNS uOhC liolblnB hiOiC Ihui Othcl COil-
ductors; tried to earn my salary and get
it, and think I've succeeded. L don't
know that L owe the company any
thing. If you think do why there's
little difference of opinion, and l don't
want any trouble over it. 1 have nice
family, nice father and mother rela-
tives of good standing they would feel
bad to have me arrested and charged
with dishonesty. 1t would kill my wife.
She has every confidence in me, and
the idea that l would take penny that
did not belong to me would break her
heart. L don't care anything for the
matter myself; but on account of my
family and relatives, If you won't say
anything more about it, I'll give you
say-a dollar"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05

trust in n fathers loving heart and
strong arms, to cause such dreamless
slumbers amid bowling winds and
storms. Can not the experienced Chris
tan learn O lesson even from q babes
lipsY Ought we not to rest peacefully
amid causes of alarm, because we shave
got such good Father ~
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-05
DuNCANNON STATION.

On and after Monday, June 25th, 1877, trains
will leave Duncannon. as follows
EASTWARD.
Miffllntown Acc daily except Sunday at Sl2A. NJ
JohnStown Ex, l25SP. NJ, daily except Sunday.
MAIL Lou y. M.,................. -
Atlantic Express 1920 P. M, daily (fag)
WESTWARD.
Way Passenger, S.5S A. M, daily
Mail, 2.09P M, ............. .dailyexcept
Mittiintown Acc. daily except Sunday at 6.16PM
Pittsburg Ex. daily except Sunday (fag) IL S3P. M
VIM. @. KING Agent.
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-01-24
4 WarDin" TO DeacOnS.

There Is something so audaclous IN the
conception of ice-cream that it is not
strange that population undebauched
by the luxury, look upon it with kind
of awe, and SPEAKS of it with emotion.
So at Colonel Eprowle's party, as the
pyramids of ice were placed on the table,
everybody looked on in silent admira-
ton. The Judge took knife and struck
a sharp, slanting stroke. which sliced of
piece the right size. This act of dex-
terity was much admired by the compa-
ny.
"Oh, now, Miss Green" said an old
doctor, edo you think its safe to put
that cold stuff into your" A sound
broke OFF the doctors sentence.
Hes chokin' he's chokin' slap him
on the back Hes black in the face
he's swallowed somethin' the wrong
way" cts apop!exy-I told you So"
"Will he die?" "Is he dead?'' "What
is it, doctor?''
g Its all right" said the doctor, as he
looked through his spectscles while he
was shaking in his waistcoat with subter-
ranean laughter. The deacon, not being
in the habit of taking his nourishment
in a CONCEALED state, had treated the ice
cream as pudding of a rare species,
and had taken large mouthful of it,
without the least precaution. The con-
sequence was q sensation as if a dentist
were killing the nerves of twenty-five
teeth ct once. There were various ex-
carnations involving this breach of pro-
priety, but it was finally agreed THAT a
deacon eating ice cream wasn't To be
Judged by the rules th"t applied IT, other
folks
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-01-24
The Strange Experience of Louisiana
Duelist.

From the New Orleans Democrat
The late Alexandra Grailhe, whose re-
mains were brought to this city from
Europe in the steamship Nuremburg,
had singular and rather unpleasant ex-
perience on the field of honor in his
younger days. Like all adventurous
young Frenchmen, forty-two years ago.
he could not avoid involvement in some
of those numerous personal affairs which
were then so frequent between French
men and fiery young Creoles. With two
very prominent and gallant gentlemen of
the latter race Mr.. Grailhe became en-
gagged in controversies which led to meet
ings on the field of honor.
In the first instance the duel was
fought with swords and the unfortunate
Frenchman was run through the BODY,
and not only suffered greatly from his
wound, but exhibited for years after
wards the effect of the injury in GER
tain inclination of the body, which was
not natural owing to an internal abscess
resulting from the wound. Some time
after he engaged in his second rencontre,
in which he received the bullet of his
adversary right through the body
Strange to say the beneficent missile
passed right through the former wound
opening the abscess which threatened the
estimable gentleman $ life, and by infict-
ing a new, severe and painful wound,
not only cured him, but had the effect of
strengthening his person to rigid and
exact perpendicularity so that his car
riage appeared even unnaturally stiff and
naughty.
Quite a similar experience of the eff
feet of wounds is related by DR.. Guth-
rie in his celebrated work on gunshot
wounds, of that distinguished British
chieftain who received his death wound
on the plains of Chalmette, in the mem
orable battle on the Sth of January,
1915. We refer to Lieut. General Sir
Edward Packenham. In the attack by
the British at the close of the last cen
fury, on the French Notifications on the
island of Martinique, Col Packenham,
who led the storming party, received a
musket-ball, which passed through his
neck. He recovered from the wound,
but was for some years afterwards very
marked by it, bearing his head with a
strong inclination TO one side OF his body.
Seven or eight years subsequently
Packenham was the second man to
ascend the ladders which mad been estab-
lished against the walls of Badajos, in
Spain, in the brilliant assault of the
British on that fortified town, and was
again shot through the neck, the ball
entering on the opposite side to that of
his old wound, and passed apparently
through the same track. On recovering,
his neck was brought into its original
erect and natural position.