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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-01
Home, Wife and Saturday.

Happy is the man who has little
home and little angel in it on Saturday
night-a house, no matter how little,
provided it will hold two or so; no
matter how humbly furnished, provided
there is hope in it. Let the winds blow
close the curtains. What if they are
plain calico, without border, tassel or
any such thing. Let the rain come
down-heap up the fire. No matter if
you haven't candle to bless yourself
with, for what beautiful light glowing
Goals make. Rendering cloudless, she'd
ding q sun set through the room-iust
light enough to talk by, not loud, rs in
the highways, not rapid, as in the
hurrying world, but softly, softly,
whispering, with pauses between, for
the storm without and thoughts within
to fill up with. Then wheel the sofa
around by the fire; no matter if the sofa
is settee; uncushioned at that, if SO be
it is just light enough for two and half
in it, How sweetly the music of silver
bells for the time to come falls on the
listening heart then How mournfully
swells the chimes of " the days that are
no more"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-01

EyT If people wan their hens to lay in
cold weather, they must supply them
with plenty of gravel and lime and fresh
meat of any kind chopped into small
pieces. The latter should be fed three
times weekly. During the winter months
eggs are worth twice as much in this
market as they are in spring, and little
extra care and attention to the hennery
will be well repaid by an increased yield
of eggs. Chickens thrive better on a
variety of food, and a diet of corn, buck
wheat and oats fed on alternate days
will be more conducive to the preserva-
ton of health than if either of these
grains were given them.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-01

We have a Splendid
Assortment OF Goods
suited for Mems Wear.
Our stock Is very COM
plete in all kinds of
goods from Is cents per
yard upwards.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-01

"a" TO raise the pile of velvet hold it
over basin of boiling water, the wrong
side Of the velvet being next the water.
To clean silk dress make the following
mixture: Two ounces of curd soap,
shredded finely; two ounces of salts of
tartar, two gallons of water. Boil these
ingredients together, and then another
two gallons of water. Wash the dress
in the mixture, rinse in cold water, and
iron as soon as possible.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-01

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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-01

gg Never whip your horse for be-
coming frightened at any object by the
roadside; for if he sees a stump, a log,
or heap of tan bark in the road, and
while he is eyeing it carefully, and about
to pass it, you strike him with the whip,
it is the log or the stump or the tan bark
that is hurting him in his way of reason
ing, and the next time he will be more
frightened. Give him time to examine
and smell of all these objects, and use
the bride to assist you in bringing him
carefully to these objects of fear.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-01

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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-01
l.ittelI's Living Age.
UnapprOached by amy Other Periodical

in the world, of the most valuable Literary and
Scientific matter of the day, from the pens of the
Leading Essayists, Scientist, Critics DISCOVERIES
and Editors, representing every department of
knowledge and Progress
TIE LIVING AGE IS a weekly magazine giving
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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-01

Egr Remedy for choking cattle is
opportunely about this time when they
are more than usually exposed to the
danger of getting an apple, potato, or
small turnip stuck in the gullet. A
remedy is said to be to open the mouth
of the choking animal and throw upon
its tongue, away back, tablespoonful Of
saltpetre, then let the beast go and the
obstacle will either pass out or in, in
very short time.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-01

MnG0LD PLATED WATCHES. cheape.t
~. .1in the known world SGApls Watch Fres 70
VVAoena. Address, A. COULTER 4 Co., Chicago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12

Good partners at cards-a chimney sweep
and bugler. One can follow SCOT, and the
other can trumpet.
The proposition TO introduce ladies as rail
| road conductors is frowned upon, in view of
the fact that their trains are always behind.
Dean Swift said that the reason certain
university was a learned place was THAI
most persons took some learning there and
but few brought any away with them, ard SO
it accumulated.
who" said a member of the Canadian
House of Commons, to the members who were
trying by interruptions to choke him of,
who brayed there z" 1T was an echo" re-
torted member, amid yell of delight.
A woman went into store the other day,
and, picking up package of prepared cocoa
nut with n very rickety monkey painted on it
in alarming colors, observed to the crowd with
disguised air, "WhNt an absurd idee for
folks to say we've degenerated from this on
likely critter."
Boston paper says "A butterfly was
caught at the South End yesterday. 1t may
be SAT enough to catch butterfly at the
South End, but when you go to grab a wasp,
you want to catch it at the north -easterly end,
shifting westerly toward the head.-NOTriS-
torn HcrdM.
Daniel Webster once affirmed in company
that no woman ever wrote letter without n
postscript. MY letter shall refute youw
said lady of his acquaintance The 'Great
Expounder" soon after received n letter from
his fair disputant, where, after her signature,
stood; 'P. S.-Who is right now, you or
| II"
A little fellow, fyo or six years old, who
had been wearing undershirts much too small
for him, was one day, after having been
washed, put into a garment as much too large
as the other had been too small Our six
year-old shrugged his shoulders, shook him
self walked around, and finally burst out
with, II do feel awful lonesome in this shirt.
An Irishman's friend having fallen into a
slough, the Irishman called loudly to another
for assistance. The latter who was busily
engaged in cutting a log, and wished to pro
crastinate, inquired, ''IIow deep is the gen.
tleman in 2" Cup to his ankles" ''Then
there is plenty of time" said the other. mo,
there is not, rejoined the first II forgot to
| tell you he's in head first"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12

CoRK.-This valuable substance is nothing
more or less than the bark of an evergreen
oak, growing principally in Spain and other
countries bordering ON the Mediterranean. In
English gardens it is only a curiosity. When
the cork tree is about fifteen years old the
bark has attained thickness and quality suit
able for manufacturing purposes; and, after
stripping, a further growth of eight years
produces a second crop; and so on at inter-
walls, for even ten or twelve crops. The bark
is stripped from the tree in pieces two inches
in thickness of considerable length, and of
such width as to retain the curved form of the
trunk when it has been stripped. The bark
peeler or cutter makes a slit in the bark with
knife, perpendicularly from the top to the
bottom; he makes another incision parallel
to it, and at some distance from the former,
and two shorter horizontal cuts at the top and
bottom, For stripping off the piece thus iso-
lated he uses kind of knife with two handles
and curved blade sometimes after the cuts
have been made he leaves the tree to throw
off the bark by the spontaneous action of the
vegetation within the trunk. The detached
pieces are soaked in water, and are placed
over "A fire when nearly dry, and acquire a
more compact texture by being scorched
To make them fiat they are pressed down
with weights while yet hot.-Scientifc Amer
if1O
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12
BRATTLEBoRo, VT, FRIDAY, APRIL u, 1873

white flour cannot be obtained The best
mills of Minneapolis do not make over 20 or
80 barrels Of strictly prime now-procoss flour
out of one hundred barrels Of other grades
yet many mills return more, therefore they
show much larger percentage of what they
call first class purified flour. Very few of
the Winter wheat mills in the country make
specially Of shipping strictly purified flour,
but practice nearly the same system and run
it all together; and, with all the improve
ment', are able to produce very desirable
flour if the whole system of cleaning and
grinding has been fully carried out Yet it
cannot compare with frst-class ''new process
from Minnesota spring wheat
1t is quite evident that very little depend
ence can be placed upon the title given to
flour, as the words "Haxall," Patent Proc
ess,' New Process etc. are often used to
suit the notion Of the parties. A large amount
of flour is thrown on the market under ficti-
tious names. Dealers have trusted to their
own inspection or to some hircling's word
and flour from poor stock and poorly manu-
tactured has been thrown broadcast, while the
honest and practical miller has been obliged
to put his flour in competition with it, or lose
his share Of the trade. Many of the Western
mills have an Eastern house that handles
their flour, and their reputation is well estab-
lishcd; yet "A large portion of the flour sold
East is sold by spectators, who buy promis-
cuously. The consumer does not know
whether it is made from No. / or rejected
whether it will make the best of
bread or something just passable; and so
the traffic goes on in disguise. However,
many of the best mills in the country have
their flour so well established that dealers
and consumers can easily obtain it in large
or small quantities. 1t should be understood
that very little dependence can be placed up
on paint and stencil. The name of the mills
and the miller is Il much better guaranty
In closing this imperfect review. l would
urge every one TO investigate the character
and quality of an article which constitutes so
large a portion of the living of almost every
family in the country. If manufacturing
-four by the new process is truly great i'm
proyement, it should be understood and the
millers who have made the farthest advance
ment in the art should be known and appre-
cated f. CEosnY.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12
A.HERIC1N WHEAT AND FLOUR.
''NeW-PrOcess" Milling and the Flour
IrM fiic Of our COUNTRY.


For the last twenty five years the writer has
devoted large portion of his time to study
ing the character of the different kinds of
wheat and the principles which should gov
ern its manufacture into -four. 1t is well
known that this country embraces great va
riety of soil and climate, and, therefore, there
must be II great difference in the character of
the wheat The old-fashioncd wheat of New
England, which was raised quite extensively
in former years, seemed to embody all the
properties necessary to produce fine loaf
when properly ground; but since the lime
properties of the soil have been exhausted, our
farmers find the wheat crop quite uncertain.
Twenty-Five years ago western New York pro
duced the best wheat then known, except Vir-
ginia and a few of the more southern States.
The quality was white and strong, and the
reputation of Genesee flour was nearly equal
to that of Richmond, Va. For some cause
the crop was a failure for n few years but
later the quality improved, and it is now
equal to Golden time" Canada, Ohio, Mich
igan and Indiana produce much the same
kind of wheat, although there is wide differ
ence in the character of the flour which 1t
makes. The wheat contains some of the
same properties starch, gluten, germ, bran,
&C. but the strength and color are quite diff
ferent, owing to the difference in the soil up
ON which it is grown. As n whole, the tim
bered land will not produce as white flour
as the oak opening or ridge land.
have taken in wheat in some of the
western States grown on heavy clay soil,
which could in no possible way be manufae-
tured into white, lively flour. Missouri has n
soil well adapted to wheat raising, therefore
st. Louis flour has gained great notoriety 1t
is not, however, all owing to the wheat The
system of milling in that section has been
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12
Miscellany.


when sparrows in the Frightening sun
Chirped blithe Of summer half begun
And sure to prosper-over-bold
with rihed stores Of crocus gold
When liaca fresh with morning rain
Tapped laughing at my window pane,
And soft with coming warmth and good
Mild breezes shook the leafy wood;
Then, ere the FIRST delight was spent,
Adown the sunny slope went,
Until the narrowing path across,
Soft shadows hickered on the moss
Uf beechen buds that burst their sheath,
Aud twiniug tendrils, while beneath,
Where twisted roots made hollows meet
Grew budding primrose at my feet.
There all the riddles Of life
Which yexes me with Aimless strife:
The broken thoughts, that not with pain
Nor patience e'er will meet again,
We're laid aside, nay, seemed TO drop
As, when loud jArring voices stop,
The waves u silence rise, aud spread.
Aud meet ia circles overhead
How life might grow I seemed TO guess;
Life knowing 40 uneasy stress
on partial increase strong in growth,
Yet ever perfect, dawning truth
Which swsyed each hour that took its flight
An added empiry Of light,
That neither cloud nor mist might Htay.
SLOW Frightening to the perfect day.
Though Autumn hours will come again,
And leahess branches drip with rain
On Hodden moss yet having seen,
keep my faith; each Spring tide green
When dropping life puts Of its gloom,
And burned roots bear scented bloom
with tender prophecy makes sure
My heart to labor and endure.
Chambers journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12
Gentle word. to Newspaper Critic.

Among newspapers there is as great variety
of tastes, and perhaps standards Of excellence,
as there are readers. is not at all interest
ed in the article that suits the taste of b. and
b is amazed that 4 takes so kindly to the ar
ticle which he does not read, while is dis
gusted with both. Those who read news
paper should bear in mind the great variety of
tastes it is necessary for its editors to consult
A man whose attention is devoted exclusively
to farming and agricultural pursuits, will take
no interest in local town gossip, and the nu-
Iherous readers in town will take no special
interest in purely agricultural article. A
cultivated old man will be disgusted with the
silly story that will captivate the illiterate or
the children. Women are notalways satisfied
with political news, and men care little for the
latest fashion article. Old ladies will throw
down a paper in disgust that contains a de-
scriptiye account of an elegant party wherein
toilets are given; on the other hand, nothing
will quicker strike the fancy of society young
lady. Some readers of the graver sort may be
disguised nt reports of parties and social gath
erings; who arrive home and who leave town /;
while many will read nothing else in the pa
per. And SO it works. Please remember
then, when you articles in newspaper
that do not strike your fancy, that you are
only one of several thousand. old and young
male and female, wise and illiterate, whose
tastes have to be consulted in a newspapers
general makeup. Read what suits your taste
and pass the distasteful items over 10 those
who will find the greatest pleasure in that
which you reject. The mission and character
of newspapers have been greatly changed in
these latter days Now men are too actively
engaged in rivalries of their business pursuits
to stop to ponder over long g-studied and labor
ed articles that once filled the columns of
newspapers They require brief, pithy, and
newsy articles. Papers are now principally
engaged in disseminating news-newsy is the
word; and the slightest little incident is now
required to be taken notice of by the custom
and tastes of the times Many things may
appear in this paper that are in themselves
light and frivolous but it will be seen by
those who understand and appreciate the fore
going, that it is necessary to give space to
such things in order to meet the demand of a
great variety of tastes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12

come to thee, o Lord, for strength and patience
To do thy will,
Help me, Father, In this world Of duty
My place to fll.
may not 60 and labor in thy vineyard
Where, through long hours
Brave mgn and patent women toll, and from th
presses
The red wine pours.
Ny work at home lies with the olive branches
Thou'st planted there.
To train them meekly for the heavenly garden
Needs all my care.
may not ia tn. woods and on the mountains
seek thy lost sheep:
At home a little flock Of tender lAmbkius
'Ti5 mine to keep.
Thou pivtstto thy servants each cur fe-work
No trumpet-tonc
VIII tell the nations, 10 triumphant pealing,
How mine was done;
But twill be much II, when the task is ended,
Through grace from thee
give thee bEcs, undimmed the radiant jewels
Thou gavest me.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12

Tho motley month of smiles and tears
with shRmbling gait doth come,
And eager eyes, and heedful ears,
And backward crook Of thumb
Ready, with many furtive vile,
The wayside lout to lure,
And send him from his road a mile,
Strange nothings TO procure.
And laughter in the lanes doth ring,
And from the village school
At every waif sly urchins fiing
Their cry Of "April Fool!"
The grassy lawns are all aglow
With dandelion-flowerF,
And cowslips that In April blow,
Whether 1t tmilea or showers.
Out IN the fields hard by the town,
Where muDching cattle rest,
The meadow-lark, in coat Of brown
And saffron-yellow vest,
From topmost bough Of some tall tree
His vernal song doth pour,
Iiping his little tune Of glee
Against the railways roar.
The robin from the orchard siEgs;
The Jay screams from the copse,
Fitting upon his azure wings
Among the spruce-tree tops.
Aud, bark the distant campanile
Rings out a merry chime,
Saluting, with it's bells Of steel,
The festive Easter-time.
Appleton's Journal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12
NO. Is.

to waste. The inability Of the pipes to carry
of the oil would be "bessng in disguise
if it should induce the proprietors of wells TO
suspend operations for a while, until con-
sumption and production become equalized
continuance of the present activity must
soon fill the entire available tankage of the
region, after which from 20, 600 to 30, 900
barrels of oil must be daily poured upon the
ground and run TO waste
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12
When we were young and free,
And heard the merry Easter chimes
Hinder tho holly trpp

Under the holly tree,
are literally 'all in your eye" Each age and
condition of existence has its Joys and sor-
rows, and life is neither all sunshine nor all
shadow With every circling year there is
much to laugh and much to cry about, but
enjoyment is ever in the ascendant else we
should be- like Niobe, all tears. With the
greatest business activity there is always some
unpleasant drawback. In a rush of trade we
are too often physically and mentally Grip
pied by over eXertion and our desire to amass
wealth rapidly, whereas in quiet times our
wearied brains and bodies find rest We
have then more time to devote to social en-
joyment, end our families really begin to
know us better than they did when we were
constantly talking of the mart where moth
ing breeds but gold" Wemay not have quite as
much ready cash was formerly, buteven with
our somewhat limited supply we find serious
inconvenience in carrying around the silver
dollar of our daddies. The truth is man new
er was and never will be contented, and for
the keeping alive of his ambition it is n wise
provision that it is SO but these times are no
worse, looked squarely in the face, than many
that We look back upon a halcyon hours. Our
theatres are crowded, our streets are always
filed with well-dressed throngs, and the ma
jority of people have the necessaries and even
the luxuries of life. Why then croak about
hard times and dull times and monetary en-
barrassments Some people are always in
trouble on account of their want of foresight
and lack of business capacity, and if they
lived in Utopia they would be in an unfour-
ishing condition, if that were possible. "Suf-
fclent unto the day is the evil thereof" and
as We only actually live in the present Let us
enjoy it, and consider those times good which
furnish us with creature comforts and the
pleasure of happy homes In the words
which brought comfort and strength to the
soul of Paul Flemming in his weakest mo-
ments: Look not mournfully into the past
1t comes not back again. Wisely improve the
present 1t is thine. Go forth to meet the
shadowy future, without fear. and with man
ly heart. So shall you gain confidence your
self, and inspire confidence in your neghbor
and thus the wheels of trade, well oiled by the
spirit of cheerfulness, will spin merrily down
the ringing grooves of change - Golden Ruie.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12

There we're no roses till the hrst child died
No violets, nor bAlmy hearts-eAse,
No heliotrUpe, nor buds so dear 10 bees,
The honey hearted suckle, no gold-eyed
And lowy dAndelion, nor, stretching wide
Glover and oowslip-cups, like rival seas,
Meeting and pArting, as the young spring breeze
Runs giddy races playing seek aud hide.
For all flowers died when Eve left Paradise,
And all the world was howerlesa awhile,
Until little child was laid in earth
Then from its grave grew yiolets for its eyes,
Aud from its lips rose-petals for it's smile,
And 40 all flowers from that chds death tool
birth Scribaer tOr 4 prii.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12

With some people there is always a finan-
cial crisis at hand. Business is always dull
and hard times loom ever in the immediate
future. They are always lamenting the good
roseate hues 1t is useless to tell them that
they We're as despondent then as now, and
that in their earliest recollections of them
men were croaking of coming troubles. The
gay old times
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12

Indolenee is the rust of the mind and the
inlet of every vice.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-04-12
RI TROLEUW.

ITS EARLY nIsToRY-THE PENNsYLvASGA OIL
RRGIoN-How THE WELLS ARE BoRED--GAs
ron FUEL-sToRAGE AND TRANSPORTATION
POSED sEA-BoARD PIPE LINE-oyERPRoDUc-
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