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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03

Picnlc.-The Airy View and Okefenoke
Sunday Schools will hold a picnic in
Lights woods, on the banks of the little
Juniata Creek, on Saturday, September
9TH. The schools will assemble at half
past nine o'clock A. M. All are invited
to attend,
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03

Liberty valIey.-A correspondent sends
us the following
On Saturday night, the 18th ult,, some
person or persons entered the fruit gar
den of Miss Sally Rice, and took there
from about thirty bushels of peaches and
some three bushels of plums and april
cots. This is very ungrateful act as
Miss Rice is very delicate lady and has
hard getting along.
On Monday evening, the 10Th ult. 9,
some person entered the house of Fred.
Peck while the family were at church
stole therefrom pocket-book contain
ing about $l7, and a lot of papers con-
tained in the pocket-book
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03

SwARTz- BooK-On the 22nd ult.. by the Rev.
Isaac Eby, Mr.. George SwartZ of TobOyne twp,
to Miss Annie Book OF Jackson twp.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03

Spring wagon for sale, cheap. The
wagon is as good as new. Apply to S.
II. BECK, New Bloomfield.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
WRIGHT'S LIVER PILLS,

Health and happiness are priceless Wealth to
their possessOrs, and yet they are within the
reach of every one who will use
WRIGHT'S LIVER PILLS,
The only sure CURE for Torpid Liver, Dyspepsia.
Headache, Sour Stomach, Constipation, Debility
Nausea, and all Bilious complaints and Blood
disorders; None genuine unless signed ;. VIM
Wright, Phil'a." III your Druggist will not sup
ply send IS cents for one box TO Barrick, Roller &
Co.. 70 N. 4th ST.. Phita.
January |, loIs ly
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03

FISH, SALT, LIME AND COAL
OF all kinds always on hand and for sale at the
Lowest Market Rates
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03

Removal. r. Messimer has remov-
ed his Shoe Shop to the room adjoining
r. B. Clouser's Office, doors west of the
Post Office, where he will make to order
Boots and Shoes of all kinds. Repair
ing promptly and neatly executed. He
will also keep on hand good assort-
ment of Boots aud Shoes, which he will
sell at low prices. Give him cnll. II
See Mortimer's Iron advertisement in
another column. Jl.H
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03

Cement and Calcine Plaster on hand
and for sale by f. MORTIMER.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-03

PENNSYLVANIA R. R.--MIDpLE DIVISION.
on and after June 2Sth, Trains run as follows
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Wooden-Shoe Makers.

o.
Let Us describe party Of wooden shoe
makers, Or as they are termed, sa5otjers,
at work near clear stream. The whole
family is together; the father with his son
and soD-in-law, the apprentices, the
mother and children running about IN
the beds Of cress. Under the trees rises
a hut OF planks, where all sleep; not far
off, the two mules which carry the be-
longings OF the encampment are tethered.
ley are birds of passage, trsvers1ng the
forest, ano seiourning where the wood is
cheap, In this green forest several fine
beech trees are marked for the axe;
they are fifty feet high, and three feet in
girth. Each will probably give six dozen
pairs of wooden shoes. Other kinds OF
woods are pongy and soon penetrated with
damp; but the beech sabots are light, of a
close grain, and keep the feet dry in spite
Of snow end mud; and in this respect are
greatly superior to leather. All is ami
nation. The men cut down the trees
the trunk is sawn into lengths, and if the
pieces prove too large, they are divided
into quarters. The first workman fashions
the sa6ot roughly with a Ratchet,
| taking care to give the
bend tor right and left; the second takes
it in hand, pierces the holes for the in
terror, and scoops the wood cut with an
instrument called the cutler. The third
is the artist of the company: it is his
work to finish and polish it; carving a
rose or primrose upon the top, if it be
for the fair sex. Sometimes he cuts an
open border round the the edge, SO that
the blue or white stocking may be shown
by coquettish girl. AS they are finish
ed, they are placed in rows under the
white shavings; twice q week the APP
prentice exposes them to Q fire, which
smokes and hardens the wood, giving it a
warm. golden brown hue. The largest
sizes are cut from the lowest parl Of the
hole, to cover the workmans feet who Is
out in rain from morning to night. The
middle part is for the busy housewife
who is treading the wash house, the dairy,
or stands beside the village fountain
Next come those of the little shepherd
who wanders ali day long with his flock,
and still smaller ones for the schoolboy.
Those for the babies have the
happiest lot; they are seldom worn
out. As the foot grows, the mother keeps
the little sa5ots in corner Of her cup
board beside the b ptismal robe. Long
after, when the child has become man,
and his chair is vacant by the hearth, they
are drawn out to be looked at, sometimes
with a smile, too often with tears. Dur
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-01
and cut for cut with such effect asto
cause the Ribbonmen to dread the result


cause the Ribbonmen to dread the result
of their champion.
For upward of half an hour did they
fight with desperate fury, neither ha wing
received any serious injury. At length
Trayner, In making feint, received a
blow from his antagonist that opened
frighttul cash in his cheek. bIaddened
by the pain, he poured On his opponent
storm OF blows which all his skill and
activity did not ward off. ThoughtIessly
he rctreated step By step toward the hole
At its verge he made a pause, and, sum
inoning all his remaining strength, he
aimed the head Of his antagonist blow
which had it taken effect, would have
decided the combat IN favor of the in
former. But. sprlnging back to eyade
the sweep of Traynor's stick, the next
moment the wretch's body was heard
rumbling against the sides Of the hole
some hundred feet below.
And SO IL happened that the inEormcr
never lived to bear witness aeainat the
Ribbonmen.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-01

ing all his toll the workman talks and
sings; he is not taciturn, like the char
coal burner; his muscles continually in
action, his work in the open air keeps
nm in good temper, and gives him re-
freshlng sleep and appetite. He sings
like l1nnet while the women chatter
and mend the family garme- is. When
the trees have been ali cut up, the camp
IS Iaised, the mules are loaded, adieu to
the green hollow, and another place is
sought for. Thus all the year long,
whether the forest be tinted with pale
spring verdare or covered with the yell
low autumn leaves, in some corner vii;
be heard the workers, busy as bees in s
hive, gayly carrying on their simple,
healthy forest life Chambers Jo3ranE.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-01
9he Old School Roo1n.

Ny school deskl it is many year
cincc in this little room
Fingered DER my tiresome task,
And lOnged for coon to come;
Or watched the lengthening shadows
Creep along the dusty floor.
And tried 10 catch one golden CLEAN
Ofsu shine through the door.
Here is the place / cut my name
fondiy hoped 'twouid lasti
Another's hand IDS now cTacea
The record OF the past.
Bat on the time worn window-fia
The very words remain
In which tried TO paint my love
To charming MARY Jane"
Metbinks 7 see the fairy now,
With curls Of golden hue,
A mouth all diInpling into amuoa,
And eyes of softest blue,
/ have treasured curl stole
OF the same golden hair;
Aiss for woman! Mary now
Is forty, fat, and falr."
My schoolmates! ye are scattered far,
And some are "gone BEFORE"
Oh. would were happy child,
Beside that desk once more
Where is the man that would no. live
His childhood DER again
Who has not memories in his heart
OF some sweet MARY JaneE'
Journal Of Education
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-01
Wonderful Gas Wells.

East Liverpool is beautifully situated,
abou5 fifty miles above Whe, ling, on the
banks Of the Ohio. in the southwestern
part Of Coll1mbiana County, 100 miles
from Cleveland and f3rty miles from
Pittsburgh.
Its natural gas wells form one of the
seven wonders Of the world. They are
situated in and around the city, aud give
it q continual supply Of the finest hight.
The gas is almost as free as the air. It
costs practically nothing, and forms the
illuminator and heater OF the town. The
city is lighted by it and the street lamps
blaze away at MONDAY as we'll as ct mid
night. 1t costs nothing to let them burn
and it takes trouble to put them out.
Almost the entire fuel used in this
town is this gas. It Is conducted into
the CRATES and stoves in pipes, and by it
all the cooking and heating is done. It
does the business. makes no dirt, is easy
to kindle and costs very little. Why. for
instance, the Dobbin House. where I am
nov writing, is three story brick, con-
tanning in the neighborhood Of fifty rooms
and basement. lis light and fuel for
the whole house is composed Of gas and
costs only SD per month the year round
and its light is not the Pickering mockery
OF poorly manufactured gas, but flame
which approximates in it's brilliancv that
OF the electric light.
But the question is, How long will this
last? Will these wells continue to send
forth their streams Of lisht-giying powel
throughout the centuries, or will thev die
away in q short time? This, Of course,
no one can tell. The prospects are, how.
ever, very good for the future. The first
we'll discovered now burns as brightly as
when it was first opened. and for the last
twenty years has never tagged in its bril-
l1ancy, and none OF those now in Opera
ton have never shown any signs OF Civ
ing out. For years Liverpool used manu-
featured gass, never dreaming Of the rich
supply that was wasting away daily UNDER
It's very feet. The poor quality Of this
caused Col. II. R. Hill, in 1859, 10 ex.
pertinent with and open his first gass-
well in this vicinity. A well was dug,
beng some $50 feet deep, and pipe
laid. That well has been furnishing fuel
and light to several houses, producing the
steam for large engine and burning
pottery kl!ns every aay for over twenty
years.
The great beauty Of the gas-pipe is the
entire absence of smoke and dirt, and,
when il an open crate, playing through a
burning iron log, made in the imitation
of wood, or over Jumps OF coke or red hot
fire brick, it has ali cheerfulness of an
open coal fire or an old-fashioned coun-
try-placn, with none of Its dirtiness.-
Cleveland Leader.
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Household s1in,s.

Household s1in,s.
A fresh cut watermelon is good Tor
fever
Ginge. ale will relieve stomach cramps
and cholera.
Carbolio acid or ammonia, in the foot
bath will cure pcrspirauon of the feet.
a bit of sandpaper IN the house will
keep needles sharp and save annoyance.
Fresh cream is the best cure for sun
burn. II draws the fire, so3thes and heals.
Furniture polish can row be had by
the wint; applied with cloth it makes
the furniture look like new.
Powdered borax sprinkled around the
base-boards and on the shelves VIII drive
cockroaohes ard ants away.
a bottle OF cement, bucket of paint.
with hammer and nails, Will save to any
| household ten times their cost every wear.
Branches Of the elderbush. hung in the
dining room OF house, will clear the
room Of aies. There is an odor which
the insects dctcst.
Kerosene laL,ps which are trimmed
daily rarely explode. The carelessness
OF the housewife can be blamed for
most OF the explosions.
Save your washing suds for the garden;
if they are poured over the roots of the
plum trees they will kill the curculio; if
turned at the roots Of geraniums. loses.
| ETC., they will enhance their beauty ten
fold.
10 cure weak eyes, take rose leaves.
the more the better, and put th,m into
little water; then boil; After this strain
into bottle and cork it tight. You will
find this iqdid very beneficial 10 remoy-
ing redness and weakness from the eyes.
Potato NoodZes.-Grate one dozen
boiled potatoes, add two eggs, q little
salt, oae half cup Of milk, enough floor
to knead stiff, then cut in small pieces,
ana roll long and round, one inch thick;
| fry IN plenty Of lard to nice brown.
In many households there are often
whites OF eggs to spare which are usually
thrown away. If they are put in a jam
pot and placed in a saucepan with boil
ing water In. and boiled for quarter of
an hour, they are most useful when cold
| to be cut In strips for salad.
Queen Cake-Work pond each of
good pulv. rized sugar, not granuiated.
and good sweet butter, not much sailed
together until the mixture Is almost like
cream. Then take one pound of floor.
eight eggs, about quart of grated nut
meg and two tabiespoonsful of wine.
Beat enc egg at time in the butter and
sugar until all are in, and the flour about
one fourth at time until the whole pound
IS IN. After beating all well together,
| let the batter remain short time IN
cool place. Grease some white paper
with butter and line your pans, Use
rather shallow pans and FIJI them little
more than half-full and bake in quick
oven, but not hot enough to burn; then
while warm ice it nicely.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-04-13
/ Bourbon SQIilOGuy.

Il tell YOU they've e0t Sc ipsiI.t pot
ter. Potter's a brick every pop, and
what's more'n that, he's got the bone
and siner of the Fust" ahind him
Ben Crawford baint got no business to
point his owq so+l ~ his yere tax col
lecterin offs. That Apt 4Iip1lytratic
That's downright Grantism, ard We
won't stand it. Gst YOU hold on, be-
sose onr crowd gifts out Of town, and
we'll show yo$t whst it is to bulldoze
that ere Board Of County kqElmish-
uners. We know @ thing Or two, and
We'll tell it to 'em if it takes oil day.
We don't want no nonsense nur nuthen
W. wants Potter" And thus solilo-
qulzing, na r4.2cell on into the holc-in-
wall"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-04-13
CHAPTER IL.

AN ACT to repeal sections two five, six and sevcn of
of the acts Of eighteen hundred aul scycnty.>:x.
chapter two hundred and eighty-one. entitled An
Act to provide Tor the regulation tho Of Spirit
uos and Fermented Liquors Lager Beer, in Cecil
cogniy, gsi 10 r,s-enact tie same wi amendments.
sEC'IGS l. re II EGSttY tH ile general 4 e. Ng q
HdrItdhd, That sectoas two I'VE, .i% and seven, d
the Act OF eighteen hundred and =aveityix, chapter
two hundred and rghty-onc, entitled AN Act 10 pro-
vide for til" regulation of the sale of Sprituous Fer
mrnted Liquors Lager Beer, i'll Cecil county be and
the same are hereby repealed amended and r,enutcd
read as follows:
.. No license sell spirituous ermented liquors
or lag" beer in Cecil county. shall he granted to any
applicant i.o G Piled with the preceding section
# this Act until s;ffai1Ga. il addition to the sum
or sums of money required or wch may hereafter
he required to he paid 10y the General License Law of
this State, shall also pay said Clerk a equal in
amount, TO he paid by the said Clerk the Board of
County Commissioners of said county for the use of
said county: pfor"isi. that the additional amount to
be paid to III" county for any licrn sell sprtaous
or trr..ente- Ii nJia or lager beer in quantities not
less tlau PHI t'sah OE = cc. Lar thirty dollars for
any one year, and ~ rffG iuI any 1irtun ct ear
allowed y tie Stat License Law fn4 r r,sd ta&e
payment to said Clerk, for the SAID joan,y Of
sum equal in amount to the paid under the General
License Law of this State shall be construed to ary
to license for crdiuaries.
> All sums received by said Clerk for the use Of said
county shall he accounted for and paid to the
Co MY Commissioners of said county the first of
the said Clerk shah kali. H., = aid snnis on his
oihcia bond and shall in addition .Ilo. ed
be entitled 10 receive the of dollar for APPROX
ing and filing bond and other papers.
g. 1t shall not lie Lawful for any person having
license to sell spritu"us termented liquors lager
beer IN Cecil county, To permit any game of chance
:. IL / pro! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. except the games
PIN an hi " r MA ed m tie larroou other
pGblic tuu On il =. ~. y Cd. t.. Inn or Nrr
or under his or hGr S5Tiri ad :. ay .'er,ot =, pc
sous having such license shall violate this law b., -
e.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-04-13
Sc ct TUUM.

1t was great day in capua--.yas
Tuesday last From the romantic bills,
where rolls the Octoraro and hears few
sounds, save its own dashings, to the
genial plains OF Sassafras, and from the
classic shades of Turkeytowh to where
the Turkey iuls out towards the se~1+ss,.,
"the great unwashed had come, at
tracted by the fragrance of the flesh
pots, and eager 10 catch the droppings
that might fall from the ta,,.i.es of the
masters. They came in all sorts OF con.
veyauees, and a few impecunious pa
triots, out al the elbows and down at
the heel-but none Tie less anxious to
serve the county,-stragglel IL afoot
1t vas 4 motley crew-a piebald ml.
cellany. The maxim that all men are
created equal ~ waS singularly and forci-
bly, verified, for the " s,nast frry " jostled
tine big fry, the young volunteer pushed
his way up to seat as high in the
synagogue as the old veteran, and the
little politician With q chip on his hat,
strutted boldly into the ps~sepce of the
big politician, and dared that W ottny TO
knock the wooden fragment off; whiie
ever and anon, above the din of the con-
hict, the voice of Sassafras county 5"
was heard, urging the claims of her
favorites, and, in the most approved
style, framing into sentences all the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-04-13
NOTICE:
A SWEARING HICkSITE.

There was something infectious in
the atmosphere of the Commissioners
Office on Tuesday, for the devil was loose
generally, and even an old Quaker gen
tleman from the upper part of the coun-
ty, breathing the pure Bourbon inspira-
ton, forgot his religion and sect. and
INDUCED the Democratic necessity Of
an oath Oh Temporal. oh mores -
" Press your case; press your case
Don't you sec the others doing it -
said jolly gentleman Got member of
this political church. What Office do
YOU WANT Ask for it; you can get
it?'' Encouraged by these words, the
old gentleman laid his hand upon
Mr.. Crothers' shoulder. saying: By
George, Uncle Dick, I'm d--~-~,i ,3orry |
didn't vote for YoU'-he had been sici.
last Fall and unable to go to the cleo
tion.-Sm,i!;Gg amiably upon the excited
old Quaker hickory y, Mr.. Crothers
said: We'll. what do YOU want ?" ooh
any thing, any thing from an Inspect or,
ship up" He didn't get oDe,-The
times in Cecil are sadly out of Joint
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROFANITY.

There is neither wit nor wisdom in
the habtual profanity and irreverent
use of Scriptural quotations INDUCED
in by men as prominent in Congress as
Butler and Cox ct is better" said
Butler, when speaking of Polk, the dis
carded Doorkeeper Of the House of Rep
resentatives, ''to be a doorkeeper in the
house of the Lord, than to dwell in the
tents of the wicked" OF course the
House applauded, and merry shouts
went up at this unwarrantable perver-
sion of familiar Scriptural passage.
We are apt to associate the possession
of high moral with great intellectual
qualities, but evidently the printed
speeches of men, claiming great rcpu-
tations as statesmen" disclose how
erroneous is the idea that men intellec-
tually great are necessarily morally so.
Commenting upon these wtless exhi
billions, the Baltimore daily " Herald
sensibly remarks that this order Of wit
is neither original nor novel, and, under
the circumstances, could not have been
given with the same stage effect as it
would have received from fourth-rate
negro minstrel troupe; but as General
Butler has the misfortune to he men,
Der of Congress, and is thoroughly
familiar with his audience, it may lie
pardonable in him to use the wit pleas
ant to their morals and appreciate to
their understanding. 1t certainly is not
pardonable in any representative of the
people profaning the sacred sibboleth'
of their calling by the distribution of
such pearls before-well before the
average Congressman. The strain Of
the wit not only wrought its general
effect, but it was contagious, and the
"par excellence " wit of the House,
Mr.. S. S. Cox, caught the refrain, and
at the close of his eXhortation Cleaning
over as in the act of benediction), said,
then will | send you to your seat par
doned, and may the Lord have mercy
on YOUR soul" This was also received
with laughter Whether Mr.. Cox was
in earnest and the laughter arose from
the supposition that General Butler was
past praying for, or whether the mock
benediction was taken as the quintes~
sence of wit, is matter Of doubt. If
it was meant for wit, it was equally as
unworthy of Mr.. Cox as it was of Gen.
Butler, for either gentlemen is capable
of better things.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-04-13

ity toward our visible enemies as well as
our earthly relations, and above all, perfect
love for our invisible God through the eX-
plicit knowledge of our mediator. Jesus
Christ, and as this last star il, always &C
companied by all the others as, Jupiter by
his satellites, we frequently, as does, ST.
John, use the phrase perfect love instead of
the word perfection; understanding 10y it
the perfect love of God shed abroad in the
heart of the established believer by the Holy
Ghost which is abundantly given to them.
The next sermon of the series W i'll discuss
the dttainableness Of Christian perfection.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-04-13
THE pleasant dilemma of the County
coHa, i-gioners on Tuesday
You shall aoa sG4 .42n't,
You will and yoa won't,
You'll be damn'd IL you &C,
You'll be damn'd if you dou't.

4 HAPPY COUPLES MEssAGE.-Sargeant
c. b. Fraa.S, of the " Monumental City F"
Police Force, fsP.srt- IS follows:-''I here
by cheerfully testify to Tie ss4,t t,at have
used less than one bottle of Keller>s i,o...an
Imminent within the past three weeks on a
Ir2ken ankle, which upon being reset, was
sevetesy SgGllen, and also rheumatic, pre-
venting me fro4. ;gal!hing, except with
much pain. The angie vas hrol:en in
December last, aud ali remedies w,i.h
were recommended | tried without effect,
until securing the Roman Liniment, the
pains were relieved almost entirely. was
a,sC enabled to walk, by its use, with com
parstive sssa. Ny wife has been also cured
of rheumatism Ia. TIC choulder by the use
of a portion of the same tottie ~ iniment. :"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-04-13

Mr.. BLAIR's efforts to unseat Hayes
don't meet with much favor anywhere,
but in the South they are unreservedly
denounced The "policy" explains
this apparent anomoly in politics.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-04-13

Col MCCLURE writes from Washing
ton to the Philadelphia "Times' that
he doesn't see how President Hayes
and the Republican Senators are going
to make it up; and if they do not both
will have to go under We shall see
more about that matter next November.