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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-06

A Grand Harvest Home Basket Picnic
will be held by the o. u. A. NJ, on SAT-
URDAY, the 10th day of August, 1873, in
Stambaugh's wood, near Green Park
All the Councils in the county are invi-
ted to be present. Parade in full regalia
at IL o'clock A. M. Addresses by able
speakers. Music by several bands. Re-
freshments of all kind can be had on the
grounds. Positively no huckstering al
lowed. All ar einvited to attend. If the
weather should be unfavorable on that
day, it will be held ON the 18th of Au-
gust.
T. Il. HENCH, of los.
j. S1AMBAUGH, of 162.
j. A. MCCAsKEY, of 172.
j. f. STonFER, of 1856.
j. 7. RHINEHART, of 224.
2t Committee.
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Plcnic.-The Philomathean Literary
Society of Laurel Grove, will hold its
annual picnic on Saturday, August 18th,
1878, at Laurel Grove s. H., Centre twp.
Vocal and instrumental music. Prom
inent Liteary Workers" from other
Societies will be present. The public
are invited.
]. @. BIsTLINE, Pres't.
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NOTICE 10 ADVERTISERS.

No Gut or Stereotype will be inserted in this paper
unless light face and on metal base.
tR Twenty per cent III OF regular rates, VIII
be charged for Yertisonents set In Double Oounn
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THE following is an dffieial statement
of the movement of United States silver
coin up to date:
Standard silver dollars coined 0,9S0, ,5SS
on hand $685., ,2i6
Amount outstanding -el,S58, ,352
Fractional silver coined s44,43l,7H
on hand 5,126,260
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Amount outstanding

A So and $3.50 counterfeit gold coin
were presented at the United States
treasurer's office and Immediately de
tected and destroyed. The coins were
finely executed, of composition metal,
but were of rather light weight.
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NOTICE no sUBsUMtG DBRs.

Look at the figures on the label Of your paper
Those figures tell you the date 30 which your sh-
ecriptinn IL paid. Within weeks after money IL
sent, If the date is changed No other receipt
is necessary.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14
A HUMAN BREAKwATER.

The bursts of rain in the Carnatic Tin the
British Presidency of Madras) are tremen-
dous. AS much as five inches of rain fall
in single night is not unfrequent, and
Sir A. Cotton has known as much as
nineteen inches of rain to fall in that time.
The smallest rill that is allowed to triekle
over the edge of an earthern bank wears
itself passage and becomes a destructive
torrent with extreme rapidity. On one
occasion the water in the Veranum tank is
said to have Overfowed the whole twelve
miles of the bund, and to have preached it
in thirteen places. On one occasion the
engineer in charge Of a bund, finding the
water rising with more rapidity than he
was able to meet by the supply of earth,
made wall of the bodies of his laborers,
causing them to lie down close to one
another on the top of threatened part of
the dam, and thus keeping back the two or
three inches of water which, if unchecked,
would soon have wrecked the whole bund
and ruined wide district, until their places
could be supplied by baskets full of earth.
1t was an original expedient, but it. saved
the district. What the laborers said about
it we have not heard,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14
VIENNA.

The first impression Of Vienna is that it
is like Paris. The streets are lively, the
buildings handsome, and some of the peo-
pie very French in their appearance.
There are indeed a great many French
people there, and one hears the language
continually on the street and inShe cafes.
There is large percentage Of the people
who are Italians, or of Italian blood, and
the Vienna German is not the light blonde
of the North so much as the dark hair,
complexion, and eyes of the South and
East. There is a superabundance Of Jews
there is in all German cities. In Vienna
they seem to crop out more as individuali-
ty. Since the tearing down Of the old row
of Jewish houses in Frankfort, the Jew Of
that city has become absorbed in the gen.
eral population. In Berlin he is indiyid-
ualized only as an old clothes buyer on the
street corners, and Jew and Gentle are
commingled on the street and on the
Bourse. In Vienna, however, they form
more prominent feature of the land
scape.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14
PxIALAP ASHLEY ANO TBEE WUSI.
CLANS.

Old Ashley had an unfortunate habit Of
quarrelling with the members of his band.
On the night of the first representation of
farce called "The Laplanders," at his
establishment, the orchestra, as usual, was
directed by Mr.. Hindmarsh, man ceie-
brated in his profession. The master car
penter had forgotten to remove one of the
unpainted pieces of profile on one ofSthe
wings, and observing it, was in the act of
saving it off while the curtain was rising
to soft music. Ashley, hearing this, went
to his rough rider, and requested him to
"tell them not to SaD so loud" Smith
often heard him disputing with the band
about their playing, went instantly across
the ring, tapped Mr.. IIindmarsh on the
shoulder and said, "Mr. Ashley begs you
will not sa,o so loud" upon which the
enraged fiddler returned for answer, "Tell
Mr.. Ashley it shall ',e the last piece I'll sap
in this theatre.' Upon the curtain drop
ping, Hindmarsh left the orchestra in a
fury, and went to Ashley, saying he was
not used to such treatment "What do
you mean?" said Ashley. "Why," re-
piled Hindmarsh, "you sent me word by
Mr.. Smith not to salo so loud," "Me!"
observed Ashley with astonishment, Hind
marsh! l never took you foc carpenter
before" Upon the mistake being rectifed
they shook hands and were friends again.
On another occasion Ashley was about to
produce little spectacle, called "Sailor
and Savages." His composer at that time
was named DR.. Heron-called Herring by
Ashley. who could seldom give men or things
their right titles. 'Doctor," said Ashley,
81 want you to compose me q tune for a
combat with broadswords between the prin-
cipal savage and the principal sailor On
the night of the first rehearsal, Ashley was
seated in 'front.', as usual. The savage was
represented by Mr.. John Taylor, Ashley s
nephew, and the sailor by Mr.. John
Astley, his son. After the set-to with the
swords, the old gentleman was somewhat
displeased, as it was not striking enough.
He got up and bawled vociferously to his
son, "Johnny, Johnny, this won't do; we
must have Shields" Heron on hearing the
word "shields," thought he wanted the
composer of that name, jumped from his
seat, and getting his band parts together,
rushed on the stage, and, tearing them to
pieces, said in high tone OF voice, "Now
send for Shields" Ashley was not a little
surprised, and exclaimed: "tWhat do you
mean, DR.. Herring?' "Why, said Heron
"if Mr.. Shields can compose better than
me, send for him at once" cob! by
c., | menta pair of shields, sir, for the
fight" A reconciliation, followed, and
Heron recomposed the music.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14
TEHE HUMAN FACE.

Too often the human face is but mask
which conceals the real character. The
men or women most famous for heartless
cruelty have been celebrated for their hand
some faces; writer's of fiction have never
been unmindful of the fact, and Faust is
represented as being a handsome man;
while the German fisherman sing of the
sirens who drag mems souls down to per-
dition with their fatal dover of beauty.
Some faces are unreadable, and tell nothing
of the owners characters. The merriest
men now and then have most solemn faces,
and the most serious frequently have cheer
full ones. frequently the most heartless
coquette has all the shy graces of girl of
sixteen, while the heart of some woman
who looks you through with cold, steady
eyes, may be filed with love and tender
ness that you are too blind to discover. So
we all 60 on, wearing DISCUSSES of different
device, never quiet concealing, never quite
revealing, the life within. No soul stands
out without any disguise. There is always
veil, however transparent, between it and
the rest of the world. And thus it will
always be.
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in compliance with her express injunctions,
is was sent to Queen Marie Antoinette, at
Versailles, and formed part of the furni-
ture provided for Louis XVI. during his
Imprisonment in the Temple. After his
execution his valet removed it to England,
where it became the property, first of the
Prince of Wales. and then of the Duke of
Cumberland The latter took it with him
TO Berlin, where it was placed in the hands
of an upholsterer to be repaired The
workman to whom the armchair was given,
discovered, upon removing the horse-hair
with which it was stuffed diamond pin,
the portrait of boy, and several sheets of
manuscript. He did not mention the dis
covery to his master, but soon afterward
sold the pin to q jeweler. giving him at
the same time the portrait and the papers.
The jeweler succeeded in making out from
the papers, which were written in French,
that they consisted of series of instruc-
tions from Louis XVI. to his son, and that
:he portrait of the Dauphin. A few years
nfterward the jeweler, whose name was
Nauendorff, claimed to be Louis XVII. the
son of Louis XVI, and Marie Antoinette,
producing as evidence in his favor the por-
trait and papers, and, as will be remem-
bered, he imposed upon many people. The
workman who had made the discovery was
naturally disinclinsd to say how Nauen-
dorf had become possessed of these docu-
ments; but when he was at the point Of
death he communicated the fact to his fam
lily, by whom the armchair, which the
Duke of Cumberland had left at Berlin,
was recovered and sold to Frenchman.
He took it with him to Paris, and his
widow was brought to such poor circum-
stances that it was the only article of fur
niture remaining in her possession when
she entered the alms-house. in which she
died few weeks ago.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14
A NEW BRUNSWICK VILLAGE.

After whirling along the Bay Of Fundy
shore, through places rejoicing in such
aboriginal name as Quispanisis, Passekeag,
Plumweseep, and Apohaqui, We reach q
terminus of the North American Railway
about a hundred miles from st. Johns,
New Brunswick, and debark at Shediac, q
+ New Dominion watering place described as
follows:
Take the most wretched New England
village, of about seyenty-fve houses, to be
found in either of our six Puritanic COM
mon wealths; bring all the two-story
houses to the level of cottages; tear off
every blind in the, place; paint all the
houses dingy color; turn every store and
shop, where scrap of reading matter can
be bought, into grocery and groggery;
dig cradle-holes in all the roads large
enough to bury the horse and buggy with
which you jolt over them; level all the
hills within twenty miles; cut down half
of the forests trees, and turn the rest into
stunted spruces; metamorphose all the
fields and pastures into bogs and swamps;
run muddy bay, with muddier shore,
along one side Of the town, and you have a
twin Shediac.
They have novel method, however, of
calling people to the sanitary in Shediac.
When the appointed time arrives, small
boy with huge dinner-bell mounts the
topmost step, and by shaking his bell, pro-
claims, to all within hearing that divine
service is about to begin.
But the inhabitants of Shediac, like
most people in the province, are free and
open-hearted, polite to strangers, and
proud of their native town and country
Our Vacations.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14

A DEAF-MuTE TELEGRApHER.- nsidering
the fact that in telegraphy as now prac-
ticed, all messages are read from sound, and
that on the quickness and good training of
the ear depends to great extent, an OPP
erator's skill, one of the most remarkable
cases lin fact, the only one) on record n
this or any other country, was that of the
late Samuel J. Hoffman. Having lost his
hearing entirely short time after learning
telegraphy, he nevertheless continued the
practice and successfully occupied prom
inent positions as long as he lived. He
made use of a sounder of his own construc-
tion and received by placing his hand over
it in such manner that he could feel very
distinctly every vibration of the armature.
He would thus continue to receive by the
hour without breaking" and experienced
no difficulty except when the wire worked
hard or circuits changed frequently; he OBJ
waited this by placing his fingers on the
binding screws of the relay, distinguishing
the characters by the variations of the cur
rent. He died in Florida, having gained
the reputation of being most thorough
operator and electrician.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14

RAIL SAw.-An ingenious kind of rail
saw, recently introduced, is described in the
London Engineer, in which, instead of the
rail being brought up to the saw, the latter,
mounted in swing frame which oscillates
on the main shaft, advances to the rail.
There is also a convenient self-acting clutch
arrangement, which fulfls the valuable
services Of holding the rail firm while being
sawn. The saw is placed sufficiently far
from the rolls to admit Of sixty-fve feet
length being rolled, to be afterward cut in
to rails of the required dimensions. At the
Airedale foundry, Leeds, where this system
is carried on, railway bridge rails are
rolled of eighty-six pounds to the yard, and
afterward sawn into two thirty-two feet
lengths. The production of the rail mill at
these works is from 600 to 700 tons week,
though ITO tons are frequently got out in
the twenty-four hours.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14
BANK NOTE PLATES,

The custody of the plates of the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing has been sub
ject of consideration in the Secretary's
Office for some days past. The RESPONSE
bility of such On Office is very grave one,
and all the officers of the Treasury whose
duties pertain to the proper care of the
purity of the national currency are anxious
that there should be every possible check
thrown around the custody of the plates on
which the securities and money values of
the nation are printed. 1t is stated that
the chief of the Engraving and Printing
Buread is desirous that the plates should
be caredfor jointly by custodians appointed,
one by himself, one by the Uuited States
Treasurer and one by the Comptroller of
the Currency; but that the Treasurer and
Comptroller, who are now saddled with
responsibilities under which they are re.
quired to furnish very heavy bonds, are
averse to any further augmentation of their
trusts, and would prefer tohave the money,
bond and stamp plates kept as they now
are in one place, under such checks and
guards as the superintendent in his judg-
ment may deem best for their safety
The matter has been thoroughly considered
by Assistant Secretary French in the alb
sence of Mr.. Sherman, and the result of
his investigations will probably be the pro-
mitigation of an order by the Secretary
placing this valuable collection of plates and
dies in the charge of two responsible per-
sons, one to have custody of the outside
and the other the inside plates, precisely as
they were kept when the fronts of the notes
were printed in New York and the backs in
Washington, except-which will be an i'm
provement-that the entire collection will
be under one roof and virtually in charge Of
one responsible head.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14

On, ye men abounding in the riches of
this world-riches which are not trans
ferable to the next-see what great good
a little of your surplus funds may do to
your fellow-men when judiciously be-
slowed with benevolent intent! The
thirteenth annual report of the Trustees
Of the Peabody Donation Fund IN Lon
don states that they have been able out
Of the income of said fund to provide for
the accommodation of two thousand
three hundred and forty-one families, in
eluding over ten thousand persons! The
average rent of dwellings provided by
the fund is 81 per week, and the pay
nent of this sum entities the tenant to
the free use of sculleries, laundries and
bathrooms. These tenements are almost
exclusively occupied by laborers, mechan-
les and artizans of limited means. The
death rate among these tenants is much
less than the average in the city of Lon
don.
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TO PREVENT MOTHS.

Ifa small piece of paper or linen, mois-
tened with turpentine, be placed in ward
robes OF drawers, two or three times q
year, it will effectually prevent any dam
age from moths. When furs are packed
away in the Spring, they should be beaten
well with rattan, in order to dislodge
any eggs Of the moth; afterward brush
thoroughly and sew up carefully. in a
linen pillow case; over all pin newspa-
pers, leaving no crevice where an insect
could insinuate ITSELF 1t would be well
to paste the edges Of the paper together
If we'll done, you need not fear for the
most valuable furS
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14

THE theory that the weather has a
great deal to do with the moral tenden-
cies of community has been frequently
advanced, and medical men have some
times made good showings of facts in sup
port of it. The present winter and early
spring have been mild and the weather
generally very pleasant, and the records
Df the Coroner's Office in this city show
but A cases since the 1st of January,
while in the same period last year there
were 60, and precisely the same number
br the corresponding time of the year of
1876. Both of these winters were much
more severe. Of suicides alone there
have been but in the city this year.
Last year there we're 8, and 13 the pre-
Tious year during the corresponding pc
riods. 1t will, on the contrary, be seen
that people are not much given to killing
themselves with drink during the rough
est weather. During the hard winter of
76 there was but l death in this city
from intemperance. Last winter there
we're 6, and but 8 during the present sea-
son. ...
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14

Our old friend, Sitting Bull, who has
been little neglected of late, receives
the attention of the newsgatherer to-day.
The old Chief is reported prosperous and
well fed, with game for the men and
grass for the ponies plenty, and his band
increasing in numbers every day. The
most interesting part of the statement is
that he will probably move South with
his whole force in the early summer, be
Joined by all the disafected Indians
in the West, and get up the biggest In
dian war ever known west of the Miss
ksippi.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14

the commanding officer of the advance
of Porter's Corps ON the eventful second
Manassas battle, but cites Generals Long
street and Stonewall Jackson in proof OF
the energy and efficiency with which
Porter entered into the engagement.
General Jackson says: 'In few mo-
ments our entire line was engaged In
fierce and sanguinary struggle with the
enemy. As one line was repulsed another
took its place and pressed forward, as II
determined by force of numbers and fury
of assault to drive us from our position.
So impetuous and well-maintained
were these onsets as ito induce
me to send to the com
manding General for reinforcements, but
the timely and gallant advance of Gen
eral Longstreet on the right relieved my
troops from the pressure of ovcrwhelm-
ing numbers" General Buttertield con
cludes his appeal as follows: "Our dead
lay in rows on that field as they stood in
line of battle. Is it not proper-is it not
justice-is it not duty, under the calm
light of unprejudiced and unbiased testi-
mony from our enemies, that this whole
matter should be taken up, examined
and reviewed by just and unprejudiced
tribunal? Can the Nation afford to leave
the names and memory of the gallant
dead on that field aspersed by leaving :
brave soldier to suffer from unjust accu
satiOn and sentenceW
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14

Hon. S. S. Cox regards President
Hayes as a "fraud." In order to cor
rectly estimate this opinion, it will be
well to remember that he regards Geo.
H. Butler as a capable and honest man
such one as should be employed in the
public service.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14

Now that members of Council are step
ping to the front for reelection, their
constituents should carefully run over
their past records. There have been a
good many things done in Council during
the past year which should not be forgot
ten as the spring election approaches. As
the fight progresses we shall with malice
toward none, but with an interest in the
selection of the best men, refresh the
recollection of our readers in few of the
most important matters.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14

THE DEAD PoNTIFF's RELATIvEs-None of
the brothers Of Pho TX survive him; the last
members of his family who died were
Count Gabrielle Mastai. oldest brother of
the Pope and his nephew, Luigi Mastai,
son of Count Gabrielle Another son of the
latter, Count Ercole Mastai is still living,
and resides at Milan. He has two sons, one
at Sinigaglia, and the other in France at
the Military School Of Saint Cyr; and two
daughters, one of whom is nun in the
Convent of Tor de Speech, the other mar
ried to Commandant Marco Fabri de Fano
In addition to these nephews, there are
others by the female branch.
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A CFrAEEs WHICH WAS OWNED BY
MARIE ANTOINETrE.

A curious story is being told in Paris
about an armchair which has been be-
queathed, by an old woman who has just
died in one of the alms-houses there, to the
Louvre for the collection known as the
Museum of Sovereigns. This armchair
was presented more than century ago to
the Empress Maria Theresa, who had it
placed in her boudou. AT her death. and
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-14

THE history of modern times records
very few such terrible scourges as the
famine in India. Notwithstanding all
that has been done to ameliorate the suf-
ferings of the people, nearly two millions
are believed to have died from starvation.
There is still great suffering in the af-
fected provinces, but no further starva-
tion is apprehended. e.