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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-07
Lost and Found.

The Fife g Herald" of May %, 1876,
told the story of valuable find thus :
zone morning last week, a workman
at West Bridge flour mills, Cupar, while
in the act of washing a quantity of
Egyptian beans, had his attention di-
rected to something sparkling at the
bottom of the vessel. He at once lifted
the article, which proved to he valua-
BILE diamond ring of chaste workman
ship in fine gold. There had originally
been seven diamonds in the ring, but
one had been lost out of the setting;
otherwise the ring was uninjured. The
mystery, however, Is, how did 1t find its
way there9 The beans, we believe,
came direct from Egypt; and of course,
as some one must have lost the ring in
that country, means were taken, and
we believe with success, to discover the
rightful owner. The far travelled ring
has returned to the east" In the
Scotsman" of 9th January, 1878, q
correspondent gives this curious in
stance of the loss and recovery of q
ring: About three weeks ago, two
gentlemen were out fishing on Loch
Eriboli, northwest of Sutherlandshire,
and one of them dropped valuable
ring into the water. Last week fisher
man on the same losch had among his
haul a pretty large cod and inside it was
found the identical ring safe and sound.
The fisherman was handed pound
note on his returning the ring to the
owner.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-07
A Dumb Dog.

Mr.. Darwin might turn to some ac-
count story which is told in the Ger
man papers about the manner in which
an intelligent dog adapted himself to
his condition. A deaf-and-dumb lady
living in German city had as a COM
panion younger woman, who was also
deaf and dumb. They lived in small
set of rooms opening on the public cor
ridor of the house. Somebody gave the
elder little dog as present. For some
time, whenever anybody rang the bell
at the door, the dog barked to call the
attention of his mistress. The dog soon
discovered, however, that neither the
bell nor the barking made any impress
sion on the women, and he took TO the
practice of merely pulling one of them
by the dress with his teeth, in order to
explain that some one was at the door,
Gradually the dog ceased to bark alto
gether, and for more than seven years
before his death he remained as mute as
his two " companions. When express
sion by sound was useless, it fell with
him into absolute disuse.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-07

After running round IL many times, the
pereecuted one flew Off In tangent in
to the dark woods, and the medley
sounds Of "snakel murther helpl fire !"
ETC., gradually died away in the dis
tance, and the hunters were alone.
Umph," said Jim latter stopping
his laughing hiccough), "umph, L
thought that snake would stop snoring
in this camp at least Umph." The
next evening the Patlander was seen
travelling at a mighty rate through
Knoxville, with small bundle under
his arm and huge shillalah in the eother
poked out ahead of him in half de-
fensive, half-exploring attitude. When
he was hailed with, Which way, Pad
dy ?" casting round at the speaker a sort
of hang-dog, sulky glance, he growled
forth, word at step, Strate to
Ireland, by Japers, where there's no
snakes ~
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-07
A Remedy for Hard Times.

Stop spending SO much on fine clothes,
rich food and style. Buy good, healthy
food cheaper and better clothing; get
more real and substantial things of life
every way, and especially stop the fool
ish habit of running after expensive and
quack doctors or using so much of the
vile humbug medicine that does you
only harm, and makes the proprietors
rich, but put your trust in the greatest
of all simple, pure remedies, Hop Bitters,
that cures always at trifling cost, and
you will see better times and good health.
Try it once. Read of 1t in another
column. . ct
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-07
Words Containing the Five Regular yowels

There are number of words in the
English language each of which con-
tains all the five regular vowels, but it
would puzzle almost any one to think of
more than one or two at short notice.
The following may be given as ex-
amples:
Education, reputation, regulation,
emulation, perturbation, mensuration,
repudiation. Besides these there are
several words, each containing all the
vowels, including the "y." OF course
we may mention revolutionary and up-
questionably. The word invisibility
may be noted as peculiar word, for it
contains the letter i'' five time. Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee are each spelled
with only four different letters of the
alphabet, although one contains eleven
letters and the other nine. Schnapps, a
word of one syllable and eight letters,
contains, but one vowel. There are no
words in the English language of more
than eight syllables, and of those con-
tanning that number may be mentioned
incOmprehensibility.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-07
THE TIMES NEW BLooMF1ELD Pa JANUARY I, 1879

who was driven from his fathers house
twelve years ago for dlssipated habits.
wished to hear from home again. He
wrote two letters last year, but as he
received no answer, he now thinks his
father is dead, for Mr.. Gray was old.
Gray ?" / asked, interrupting her.
Yes. Marvin Gray, my husbands
father" she replied, wondering at my
growing excitement
WAS it Marvin Gray of Highclif
Castle, Hampshire, England 2" uues-
toned, hardly able to keep my seat
"Tbe very same"
Then / have been searching for
your husband. Marvin Gray Is dead.
but long before he died he forgave his
son, and was searching for him, that he
might tell him he was forgiven and give
him fathers blessing"
Marvin came in from his work lust in
time to hear this of his father, and drop
ping on his knees beside his wife, who
had borne so much for his sake, he pour
ed forth fervent prayer TO the One who
had guided and watched over them
through all the long dreary years of
their wanderings.
But little more remains to be told.
They easily proved their identity, and
received the property which belonged to
them. And had you, kind reader, gone
with them to that Eastern State, you
might have witnessed joyful meeting
when the daughter, so longed for, re-
turned to her aged parents home where
they now reside, having no fears of mo-
lestation from Mr.. Ennot, who choked
to death during an encounter he had
with the end of rope in the hands of
an infuriated people among whom he
had been living, away on the Western
border.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-07
MARRIAGE AND HEALTH GUIDE.

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PORT TOWNSEND, W. T., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 49, 1879

State to Texas are joining in tho
"boom." But Mr.. Tilden is also
profting by the slaughter of the rag
baby, as represented by Thurman
and Ewing.
There is an emphatic republican
revival in the South, 1t seems that
our friends there have taken courage
from Republican victories in the
north and from the consequent dis.
couragement Of the democrats.
in particular sends us good reports,
and the excellent republican ticket
will poll large vote, and some re.
publicans are predicting that we will
carry the legislature and thus head
off the plot to unseat Senator Kel.
logg. The Republicans Of Maryland
are also making good fight and In
Florida they are preparing to go in
to the National campaign with flying
colors. LEO.
, 1879-11-13

ENGLISH journals report that the
Duke Of Beaufort, who returned
home recently from America, has
published his observations on Amer,
lean wheat prospects. He thinks
that the surplus for expectation will
increase yearly and that wheat NAV
be landed at Liverpool from the in.
terror Of America at an average of
81 per bushel, with which price
English farmers cannot compete.
They must turn their attention to
cheaper and better modes of grow.
ing beef and mutton, so as not to be
driven out of the market also BY
America. The Duke is a large
landowner, and his opinion is con.
sidered to have great weight in Eng
land. .,,.,.- .al
, 1879-11-13

The steamship Hylton Castle is
now on her way to this coast to enter
the lists as an opposition freight and
passenger steamer. According to
the programme Of her owners, so far
as their plans have been perfected,
this vessel will ply between Puget
Sound ports, Victoria and San Fran.
cisco. The Hylton Castle left New
castle, England, for Victoria, Sept.
25th, touching at Rio Janerio, Val.
paraiso, Callao and San Francisco.
She will be due at Esquimauit har-
bor about Dec. 9th, and shortly
thereafter will be put into active
service.
, 1879-11-13

d DURING his tour around tina world
Gen. Grant was received formally
by the following high born rulers and
people: Queen Victoria OF Eng
land, King Leopold Of Belgium, the
Khedive of Egypt, the Sultan OF
Turkey, King Humbert, Of Italy,
Pope Leo Kill, President McMahon
of France, the King of Holland,
Emperor William OF Germany,
Prince Bismark, King Oscar Of
Sweden, the Emperor Alexander Of
Russia, the Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria, King Alphonso of Spain;
Prssidedt Grevy of France, NJ Gam
beta, Viceroy Lytton of India,
Prince Kung of China, the King of
Siam, the Mikado of Japan.
, 1879-11-13

Iris the business of a newspaper
to let peoples business alone, unless
the public veal is involved. There
is too much mudthrowing between
newspapers these days. Personal
journalism is the curse Of the editor
ial profession. An editor has no
business cumbering up bis columns
and cheating his readers with his
private quarrels with other editors.
Private. character is entitled to re-
spect. An honorable man will re-
spect it, nor will he always be on the
alert to drag before the public the
shortcoming of his neighbors or even
of his enemies.
, 1879-11-13

ARTICLES have been filed for the
incorporation of the Gee Kong Song
Society of Portland. The object of
lhis society is the relief Of sick, poor
and unfortunate Chinese resident in
Oregon. ,,
, 1879-11-13

SPEAKING OF the. movement of
gold to America, the London "Daily
News" says: "Ifgold continues to
leave England and France as it has
lately, it will soon become necessary
TO consider the possibility of. meas,
urVs to stop the outflow. IT will be
time for England to consider the
action to take when the French
authorities make move by directly
or indirectly raising the premium on
gold to such point that tho whole
weight of the United States demand
is thrown on this country"
, 1879-11-13
MEMO RIAL

MeMuhIAt ...
PRATlNG FOR AN APPROPRIATION OF
SUM SUFFICIENT TO COMPLETE THE
CANAL AND LOCKS AT THE CASCADES
AND DALLEs, ON THR COLUMBIA RIVER.
10 the Honorable Senate and House Of
Representatives OF the United States Of
America in Congress assembled:
Your memorialists, the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory of Wash
ington, would respectfully represent
that the basin of the upper Colum.
bia river is settling up with uprece-
dent rapidity, and, as statistics here
in recited will show, that, while the
Oregon Steam Navigation Company
have expended large sums of money
to provide transportation for the
produce of that vast region of farm.
ing country, but, owing to the fire.
quent handling Of freight at the
portages, their facilities are entirely
inadequate. There is, at this time,
twenty thousand tons of wheat at
Walla Walla, waiting transportation
and it will be impossible to get it all
to market this season, thereby de-
priving the owners from realizing
the benefits of their hard summers
work until some future time.
And, we would further represent,
that there is, in the six counties in
Eastern Washington, 39S surveyed
townships, eaqual to 9,l69,920 acres.
One, fourth Of this area in wheat, at
20 bushels per acre, would give
product of 45,S49,600, or l,375,4SS
tons. The six counties in Eastern
Oregon have 1,Ol6 surveyed town
ships equal to l6,40S,640 acres. One
fourth of this area in wheat, at 20
bushels per acre would produce S2,-
4S3,200 bushels, or 2.24S,49s tons.
Bearing in mind that there is large
amount of unsurveyed land in the
said basin of the upper Columbia
river, it is impossible to estimate,
with any degree of certainty, the
grand aggregate Of this vast country
of unsurpassed productive capacity.
The transportation Of such products
wouldrequire 9,625 steamboats,, each
carrying 400 tons, to convey it down
the river. This estimate is only for
tonnage, one way. The imports, to
the interior, of lumber, coal, iron,
and merchandise of all kinds, would
equal in value, if not in weight or
measure, the exports. These figures
reveal the productive power of the
upper Columbia basin and the i'm
portance OF the Columbia river itself,
as highway of commerce.
We would, therefore, ask your
honorable body to appropriate a suf-
icient sum to complete the canal
and locks, at the Cascades. and Dallss,
on the said river, at an early day,
that we may have unobstruCted nav
igation to the sea; and, as in duty
bound, we will ever pray.
The above memorial was intro
duced by Hon. John A, Taylor Of
Walla Walla, in the House OF Rep
resentatives of the Washington Ter
ritory Legislature, and passed that
body unanimously, with an order
that 500 copies be printed for gen
erai distribution. 1t is perhaps as
good an advertising document as the
Territory can circulate at present.
, 1879-11-13

On the docket of the supreme
court of tho United States there are
now 800 cases, enough, it is ssti-
mated to occupy the attention Of
the court three years, without tax.
ing into consideration the new bust.
ness constantly coming up.
, 1879-11-13


APPROVED SOLDIERS ADDITIONAL
HoMEsTEADs can be located upon any
lands. either single or double minimum
lands, subject to homestead whether tim
bered or not. and having the only first
class paper in the country. have made ar
rangemeuts with the following gentlemen
in Western Washington; F...
A. Macintosh. Seattle,
JOHN r. Wheat, Olympia,
c. Morris Ha!ler. Port Townsend,
Henry Jackson, Snohomish City.
Who will have on hand. at all times. my
scrip for the accommodation of these de-
string to purchase. at the rate OF 1925
per acre for SOS and 120s. and 1915 per
acre tor 40s; fractions special. Another
fraudulent class Of script known AS floats
eau be- gotten at much less rates; but no
title can be given. and is. OF course, not 50
valuable. 4 deed can be gotten from the
original applicant OF any land lOcated by
script purchased Of me. as in no case buy
from othil than the original hOmestea6er.
and know where to address him for decd
II one b. required. Fall investigation is
asked that The worth OF my paper may be
known. Call upon or write any OF the
gentlemen named above, who will sell yon
the Talbot additional homestead scrip
which viii ens,uc yon q patent to your
land as well as Il perfect title. and also as
chcap as you can buy it Of me.
ID. II. TALBOT,
Gen'l Land-scrip and Warrant Broker,
Sioux City, Iowa.
, 1879-11-13
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON d. G. Oct. "a, 1877

matl0n comes from Maine bearing
on tho late campaign there. The
greenback orators and the commit.
tee men made their headquarters at
certain greenbaok. democratic hotel
at tho capital, the proprietor of
which was very lenient towards them.
While Republicans were expected
to promptly pay their bills, the
Greonbackers gave fat promises to
pay, and the good landlord and all
ofthem were so confident of fiat sue.
cess that they ran up pretty big bills
everyone who had the remotest con-
nection with that grsenback cam.
paign made it point to stop at
that hotel. But it turned out that
the fat people were overwhel med,
and the grsenback committees are
not hasty in paying such debts. So
the board bills Of the grsenback
worthless, from the Rev. De La
Matyr down to the smallest claquer
are unpaid still, and the landlord is.
probably willing to scale that indebt
edness some in order to get any.
thing. This incident is pretty
good illustration Of !iatism, and will
serve to put others on guard against
running the new concern on tick.
1t is reported here that President
Hayes has offered the English Mis-
sion to Sec'y Evarts. The subject is
kept ''strictly private," but the report
is not improbable. Mr.. Evarts
would make q good representative
abroad, and it has been suspected
for some time that he aspired to
some distinction of that kind. He
has just returned from New York,
where he was grandly received and
spoke well for the republican party.
Speaking Of New York reminds
me that our news from the campaign
there grows better and better and
there are many here now who think
the republican ticket will have
clear majority over all factions as we
did in Ohio. The same report holds
good with Massachusetts, and Penn
sylvania. The farther we get along
in the campaign the brighter the
prospect becomes. Senator Blaine
has recovered his voice, and will
speak in New York and Massachu-
setts probably. So will Senators
Alliton and Chandler. In fact all
the great republican leaders are do.
ing yeoman's service this year.
The Senatorial contest in Ohio is
narrowing down, as we view it here.
Sec'y Sherman having announced
that he is not candidate for Sena.
: tor,Gov. Foster sen DIS similar word.
The conspicuous names about equally
mentioned here for Thurman's suc-
cessor are Garfield and Taft, either
of whom would be very acceptable.
The overwhelming democratic de.
feat in Ohio has effectually buried
the rag baby so far as the democratic
party is concerned. That is the
judgement of semi. democratic or.
gan here. The fact is apparent
from the tone Of the organs of the
party, especially those Of the South.
Ithas had the effect of strengthen.
ing Senator Bayard's prospects for
the democratic Presidential nomina.
ton. Southern papers which were
severely censuring Mr.. Baysrd be-
cause of his financial principals, and
even calling for his settrsment from
the head of the Senate committee on
finance. now admit that he was right
and call him the best candidate for
President. Bayard and Palmer Tex
Governor Of lllinois) have been nom
mated by a North Carolina paper,
and democratic journals from that
, 1879-11-13

Ar the BIackfcet sgency in Mon
tana there are zoos Indians; AZ the
Crow agency 2l90, and at the Flat.
bead agency, 1885.
The New York herald., 1879-02-14
RETURN OF ExGURsIoNIsTs.

GALVESTON. Tex, Feb. 13. 1870
The steamer City Of Mexico. with tho returning
excursi sionists on board. has arrived from Mexico
Most of the party dscmbarkcd here and will go hence
to st. Louis tomorrow. AL arc in good health.
TRADE PROSPECTS.
Tho deputation in their report on trado prospects
between the two republics say
We have found everywhere only the most cordial
feelings and unbounded hospitality the part Of
the Mexican people. and unanimous desire for
closer commercial relations with tho United States.
We have observed special insecurity to either
person or property or any opposition among any
class to internal improvements the development
of trade with the United States. We have especially
noted an earnest desire tho part of the public
men of Mexico for increased railway and steamship
communication between the two nations. and of
opinion that the United states government should
encourage the sentiment that sctuatcs the leading
men of Mexico which Is nanifcstly q desire to
cultivate tho most friendly relations with the
two countries, titus uniting them in trade and In
tercst thereby increasing the strength OF both.
that in unity Of interests may be found n bond of
friendship enabling them 10 maintain the true prin-
ciplcs of republican government ~ the prevailing
sentiment on tho American Continent.
Tho report is signed by about sixty of the cxcur-
sionists.
The New York herald., 1879-02-14

pipe. swallowing the smoke and then sending it out
again. Little Big Man cautiously and yet with an air
o. triumphant pleasure. continued:-
"Some time ago. late at night. there came to my
lodge an old ran-ycry old-with an old woman
They very cold and had no clothes on and
no blankets. The old man shivered a great deal as
he talked to me. and asked to to tho fro end
warm himself. ! took pity on him. gave him some
thing TO eat. some clothes, pair of mocassins
and all my blankets. He could hardly stand up and
was almost dead. I gave him five horses. fed his
family and made them warm. He is now in .
lodge near by ard getting better His family are
with him. The old woman is not his wife, but an
aunt or sister. do not know which am going to
take his daughter to live with me my wife. That
old man is Dull Knife. He was suffering much Of
course had to help him."
Here he manifested an immensely pleased and self
satisfied manner in rejecting what he had done.
and the interview ended. Thus the long disputed
point as to what had become of the old warrior who
carried on his shoulders the fortunes of the flying
Chcyennes is settled. 1t is thought with Little Big
Mans warriors and the other Sioux disposed to pro-
ect Dull Knife the government cannot, with hope OF
success. make "a demand for his surrender.
The New York herald., 1879-02-14
sHERE ALIs DETERMINATION.

HE WILL REFUSE TO MAKE ANY TREATY WITH
THE BRITIsH-HIs EFFORTS TO SECURE THE
CzAR's PATRONAGE.
my CABLE TO THE HERALD.1
TAsHKRND, Turkestan, Feb. 13- 6 A. M.
The Afghan Embassy, which will arrive
at Samarcand on the 18th and Tashkend on
the Goth, is furnished by the Ameer with
full powers to treat Shere Ali has de-
clared to General Rasgonof that he will
follow implicitly the advice of the Car and
will refuse absolutely to negotiate with the
English invaders of his territory. What
Yakoob Khan may do in his absence does
not seem to enter into Shere Ali's considera-
tions.