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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-02
The Monkey and the Hawk.


TT7HE cook ola French nobleman whose
i chateau was in the south of France,
had monkey which was allowed the
free range of the kitchen, and which
was SO intelligent that by severe training
its natural propensity to mischief had
been subdued, and it was even taught
to perform certain useful services, such
as plucking fowls, for instance, at
which it was uncommonly expert. One
fine morning pair of partridges was
given it to pluck. The monkey took
them to an open window, which looked
directly upon the park, and went to
work with great diligence. He soon
finished one, which he laid on the outer
edge of the window, and then went
quietly on with the other. A hawk,
which had been quietly watching his
proceedings from neighboring tree,
darted down upon the plucked partridge,
and in minute was up in the tree
again, greedily devouring his prey.
The CONSERVATION of the monkey at
this untoward adventure may be easily
imagined. He knew he should be
severely whipped for losing it. He
hoped about it great distress for several
minutes, when suddenly bright
thought struck him. Selling the re-
naming partridge, he went to work
with great energy and stripped off the
feathers. He then laid it on the ledge,
just where he had placed the other, and
closing one of the shutters concealed
himself behind it. The hawk, which
by this time had finished his meal, very
soon swooped down upon the partridge;
but hardly had his claw touched the
bird when the monkey sprang upon
him from behind the shutter. The
hawks head was instantly wrung, and
the monkey with triumphant chuckle,
proceeded to strip off the feathers. This
done, he carried the two picked fowls to
his master, with a confident and self
satisfied air, which seemed to say
Here are two birds, sir, just what you
gave me-" What the cook said, on
finding one of the partridges converted
into hawk, is more than we are able
to tell.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-02
How a Millionaire Got a Cheap VIII.

A MILLIONAIRE who lived and
IA died in the vicinity Of Chicago, as
he felt his last days drawing nigh, sum
moned distinguished neighbor and
lawyer, who since has ouccupied one of
the highest positions in the gift of rep
resentatlves of the people, to prepare
last will and testament. When the will
was drawn, the dying man said:
" l propose to make you my executor,
and shall require no bond from you.-
Write that also.r
The ex-judge complied, after thanking
his client, and promised to execute his
will to the best of his ability.
" What is your bill for drawing up
my will 7" asked the millionaire.
"Oh, under the circumstances, of
course shall charge you nothing" was
the answer.
But" said the other Z" that is not
my way of doing business. Make out
and receipt bill for your services and
will pay you now"
Well, since you insist, will make
out a bill for nominal sum = say S25.''
And this member of the bar, who sell
dom draws breath without charging
some one for the respiration, made out
and receipted for $25 bill which under
other circumstances would have been
$500.
The good man died and was buried
When the will was read it was found
that the name of his son had been in
serted in place of that of the distinguish
ed lawyer. The ruling passion was
strong in death. The man who knew
how to accumulate wealth understood
the value of tightly drawn will and
the difference between twenty-five dol
lars and $500. He had merely copied
the words in the order they were writ
ten by his legal friend and thus had OBJ
tained irrefragable will at small cost,
and an executor of his own choosing.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-02
No Place for a Rogue.

DARIS is the last place a runaway
i criminal would wish to go to. Such
is the vigilance of that city's govern
ment that no rogue can possibly hide
there-and no honest man lacks protec-
tion.
The population, floating or perma-
nent, of every reimbursement or ward in
Paris is counted officially every month.
Be your abode at hotel, clearinghouse
or private residence, within forty eight
hours you are required to sign register,
giving your name, age, occupation, and
former residence.
This, within the time mentioned, is
copied by an official ever travelling from
house to house with the big blue book un-
der his arm. The register gives, also,
the leading characteristics of your per-
sonal appearance.
Penalty attaches itself to host or land
land who fails to get and give to the
official such registration of his guests.
There are no unmarked skulking
holes in Paris. Every house, every
room, is known, and under police sur
veillance every stranger is known and
described at police quarters within few
days of his arrival.
Once within the walls of Paris, and
historically, SO to speak, your identity
is always there. In case of injury to
any person the sufferer is not dependent
on the nearest drug store for tempo
rary hospital, as with us.
In every reimbursement may be seen
the prominent sign, Assistance for the
wounded, asphyxiated or poisoned" -
Above always hangs the official tri-
color. say, " officialn because a GER
tain slender prolongation of the flag
staff denotes that the establishment is
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-02
The First sewing-Machlne In india.

IN THE days when the sewing-ma-
i chine was in its earliest infancy, a
lady residing in India imported one,
and for long time kept its mysterious
working hid from the ken of her native
tailor. This functionary was the slowest
of his proverbially slow ''caste," and
wasted no end of time drawling over
hem and stitch. One day his mistress
comes to him arm-laden with yards
upon yards of some dress fabric. "Dir-
zee" says she, show long will it take
you to run these breadths together ?"
"T'ree day, Missis,'' replied Dirzee.
" Missis, please, plenty too much
work"
"Three days Nonsense I! Three hours
you mean. You are very lazy man,
and I'll cut your pay. Give me the
stuff; I'll do it myself" Then the lady
retires to her boudoir, from the inmost
penetralia of which q sharp and contin-
uous click and whjrr reach the tailor's
ears. He can't make out what it is,
and he is much too lazy to speculate on
1t. He continues TO "chew betel," and
yawningly to ply needle and thread.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-02
ALL o a D s
PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R.
ARRANGEMENT OF pAssENeERrRAINs
OCTOBER 9th, 1879.
Trains Leave Harrisburg as Follows

Trains Leave Harrisburg as Follows
For New York via Allentown, at $50, sos a. m.
For New York via Bound Brook Route" $40,
For Philadelphia, at $40, sO5, 955 a. M, Las and
For Reading at 52Os.O5, et5 a. M, Las, ,4Oo,and
For louisville. at $40, sos a. m. and 400 p M,
and via Schuylkill and SusQuehanna Branch at
40 p m. For Auburn, $50 q. m.
For Lancaster and Columbia, $50, sos a. m. and
For r Allentown, at $40 sos o55 a. M, as and
The $40, sos a. m. and Las p. m. trains have
through cars for New York. o., ,,,h.,.,
The $40 train has through cars for Phadel-
phla.
The $40, sos a. m, and Las p. m, make close
connection at Reading with Main Line trains
having through cars for New YORK, via Bound
Brook Route"
SUNDAYS:
For New York. at $40 q. m.
For Allentown and Way Stations, at 20 a. m.
For Reading, Philadelphia, and Way stations
at Las p. m.
Trains Leave for Harrisburg as Follows:
Leave New York VIA Allentown, 5 As a. M, LOO
Leave ave New York via Bound Brook Route. l. As
a. M. 80 and 4tOp. M, arriving at Harrisburg,
l.SO, sop. m, l2S5 midnight.
Leave Columbia, I. .55 a. M. and 3.40p. M.
Leave Philadelphia, at GAS a. M, 400 and 7.45
Leave Pottsvne, 600 e,1O a. M and 44Op m.
Leave Reading, at 45O 7S5, ll50 "a. M, l3Q, 6.l5,
and 1925 p. IN.
Leave Pottsvle via Schuylkill and Susquehanna
Branch, S.25 a. III. Leave Auburn via Schuylkill
and Susquehanna Branch, 1l.50a. m.
Leave Allentown, at 800 9.05 a. M, 12.10, 4.3O,
and 9.05 p. m.
SUNDAYS:
Leave New York. at s. 80 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia at 7.45 pm.
Leave Reading, at T.35 a. m. and 10. 35 p. m.
Leave Allentown. at 9.05 p. m.
j. e. WOOTTEN, Gen. Manager.
@. G. HANCOCK, General Passenger and Ticket
Agent
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-02

under government supervision and no
party may adopt this fashion.
The French flag is not flung to the
breeze like the Stars and Stripes, SO that
none can tell whether II indicates
United States government or a beer
saloon.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-02
THE MANSION HOUSE,
New Bloomfield, Penn'a.,

GEO. f. ENSMINGER, Proprietor.
HAVING leased this property and furnished it
In comfortable manner, ask a share of the
public patronage, and assure my friends who stop
with me that every eXertion will be made to
render their stay pleasant
So A careful hostler always in attendance.
April 9, 1873. tt
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-02

g. A stout bankbone is as essential to
physical health as to political consisten-
cy. For weakness of the back and
disorders of the liver and kidneys, the
tonic and moderate dietetic action of the
Bitters is the one thing needful. Re
member that the stomach is the main
stay Of every other organ, and that by
invigorating the digestion by this prep
aration, the spinal column and all its
dependencies are strengthed.
For Hostetter's Almanac for 1880 APP
ply to Druggists and Dealers generally.
40 At.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-02
ALady,s Wish.

"Oh, how 1 wish my skin was as
clear and soft as yours" said lady to
her friend.
"You can easily make it SO !" answer
ed the friend.
"How ?" inquired the first lady.
"By using Hop Bitters, that makes
pure rich blood and blooming health.
1t did it for me as you observe" Read
of it. 49 2t
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15
An Ordinance

Providing for the assessment of tax
es IN property in the Incorporated
Village of Eaton, Ohio, benefited by
the condemnation of property for the
extension of Deem Street to Barron
Street, in said Village.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the
Council of the Incorporated Village of
Eaton, Preble county, Ohio, that the
following Lots, lands and property adj
jacpnt and contiguous to Deem street
are benefited by the condemnation of
property for the extension of Deem
street to Barron street, in said Village,
to-wit: Lots Nos. 437, 1873, 496, 497,
49S, 400, sol, SOP, SOB, 734, 1888, 1872, 731,
730, 729, 72S, 727, 726, 746, TAI, 1852, 1853,
75s, $50, 764, 765, no, III, S72, 769, 76G,
763, $50, 757, 754, Isl, 74s, 745, 1913,
822, 81, 800, 80, SIS, SIT, SIG, SIS, and
so much of Lot No. 800 as to include
Musselman's warehouse, and also Lots
Nos 1888, 1872, $50, 779, rs. ~, 77G,
rs, ia, 7S4, 7S5, 7S6, 1877, 1873, 7S9, 100,
79l, 1872, 793, 743, 745, 741, 740, 739, 73S,
1877, 736 and 1873, and shall be assessed
to pay the condemnation money, costs
and expenses, to-wit: The sum of Nine
Hundred and Fifty Dollars for the ex
tension of said street, which assess.
ments shall be payablein installment
of twenty-five per centum thereof, a
follows: twenty-five per cent. thel co
ten days after the confir mation of the
assessments upon said Lots, and TWEEN
ty-fiye per cent. thereof every ninety
days thereafter until said assessment
shall be fully paid.
| SEC, 3. This Ordinance shall be il
full force and effect from and after tel
days from the publication thereof.
Passed May 18th, 1879.
L. G. ABBOTT, Mayor.
FRANK MITCHELL, Clerk.
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15
We give below q let ter written b,

We give below a let ter written by
the Ohio Jun attic who edits the Oko-
Iona States, to Gen. j. S. robson,
Chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee. The Republi.
cans are denying that Mr.. Robson
received any such an epistle, but the
actions of every leading journal and
penny-whistler in the State is strong
proof against the denial. There is
no doubt the fellow has received
pecuniary aid from the Republicans
in the north, or they would not have
taken SO much stock in his crazy
rantings:
OFFICE OF THE SOUTHERN STATES
OKALoNA, MISS, April 80, 1921
General J. S. Robson:
The papers have been sent agreea.
BILE to instructions.
The points are made red hot this
week, and all of them will hit hard.
It is advisable to have them as ex
tensively copied as possible. W.
will mark them for our Northern ex,
changes.
Congressman Frye regards it as
a great success.
We will give them hell according
to the extent of the circulation. The
larger the subscription list the loud
er the thunder.
Yours with respect,
WILL H. HERMAN.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15
Special Master Commits
sion rs Sale.
1cnse No a5e11

tease No. 35S1.l
Robert J. Morgan, rrtf.) rreble Com
Eliza J. Foster ct al, d'fts)
10y virtue OF an order issued and di-
ID rected to me by the Court of COM
mon Pleas, OF said county of Prcble, in
the above stated case, at l O'Clock p. m,
On Saturday, June Ia, '79,
at the door of the Court House, in Ea-
ton, l will offer at public sale, the fol-
lowing real estate, situate i'll Preble
county, Ohio, and described as follows,
tc-wit:
Being allaliat part of said LotNo. q,
lying and being on the north side of u
line coincidcnt to the north side of De-
catur street, to be extended from the
west boundary line of said Lot No. 543
to q point where the east boundary line
of Lot No. $40 will cross the same at
right angles, is follows, viz: Situate in
the suburbs of Eaton, Preble Co., o.,
and being a part ST the southwest
quarter of section 35, township s, range
2 east, lying between the main line OF
the Eaton and Hamilton Railroad and
PiQua branch of said road; beginning
at a stake in the Piqua branch line at
station 13X41 feet as said line is now To-
Gated and staked off; thence south 81
degrees n min, west 43.3S oles to 4
point 90 feet east of the centre of SAID
main track; thence down the said
main track, 80 feet east of the centre
thereof, to a point 80 feet west Of the
centre of said Piqua branch; thence III
the said Piqua branch, 30 feet west OF
the centre thereof, to the beginning
including all the grounds south of sale
first described line, ard between thu
main line and branch lines of said road
and containing about 3115 acres, (inclu
ding all the machinery, engine and fix
lures which are now used in the Fla2
Mill thereon, and about said premises,
excepting that portion of said land
which lie south of a line cunning iron
east to west, 60 feet north of the bricl
dwelling house now on the south par
of said premises, which excepted par
contains y of an acre, more or less.
Appraised at S ,400.
Terms cash.
J. R. BEATTY,
Special Master Commissioner.
mayl5-tds
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15
NEGRO ExoDUs.

The negro exodus from the South
to Kansas is working its logical re.
suits. The present evil from the
movement is two.fold-first. in en-.
dangering the growing crops in the
South, and, second, in making nine
tenths of the deluded colored emil
grants suffering paupers for months
to come. The planters of the re-
gions in the South where the negroes
have abandoned their homes are al
ready arranging for Chinese4o take
the places of the eolosea laborers
and no grarer peril could be present.
ed to the freedmen. If Chinese la
Dor shall once get q footing on the
sugar plantations the negro will find
his vocation gone. The Chinese Ia
borer is active, quick witted indus
trious. and frugal. He do as
much work rs two average negroes
in the cotton, rice or sugar fields of
the South; he wastes nothing, and if
he is once employed in the South he
will stay and he will live well where
the negro, with equal opportunities,
will be ragged and hungry. The
northern parishes of Louisiana have
already engaged Cinnamon to take
the places of the migrated negroes,
and the New Orleans Democrat an
nounces that they "can be supplied
at a rate much lower than that now
paid the negro" And that there is
mo limit to the number of hands
which could be shipped on short no
tice." Between the chrome and cir.
cular colporteurs Of Northern agita.
tors and the few brutal SPIRITS of the
South, the freedmen haVe no peace
but as the Chinese are not voters
political agitators and hummers will
let them alone to attend to theil
work. In this negro exodus. as in
all other disturbances of every kind
in the South, it is the negro that suf
fers most; but the greatest calamity
that can happen the freedmen would
be competition with coolie labor or
the plantations of the cotton States
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15

We have no time to waste on the
two or three little ours that are bark
ing at our heels. They are too weak
in their upper stories. We may &C.
casionally give each of them kick
when too familiar. That is all we
can afford to do. Their yelpings
don't disturb us a bit, and no doubt
it is amusing to themselves, as the
ch~attering offs Paul Pry or the sense
less rant of idiots always is. 1t must
be a sore afliction to their readers
but then that is none of our bust.
ness and they can go on. They will
soon exhaust themselves as theil
brain power is very light and not
properly located, and if there should
be any sense of reflection left in their
added pates after they discover we
are moving along as usual, they will
agree with a majority of their read
ers that the proper sobriquet fol-
them is-donkey!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15

The immigration scheme of the
Republican leaders, to drain the
South of her colored laborers, is a
direct blow at the white labor at the
North. If it succeeds, the West will
DE overrun with negroes who will
work for almost any price, so low, in
fact, that the white man cannot af-
ford to compete. The West is, and
always has been, the great field
whittier the unemployed of the East
go to push their fortunes in the
struggle for bread. But if the ne.
groes of the South be induced to &c
there to further the political ends Of
the Republican leaders, they will fl.
that field almost to the total exclu
sion of the white laborer. Let the
white mechanics and laboring ner
of the North look at this question as
it concerns them, and then ask them.
selves how far they can support the
views Of the demagogues who arc
willing to build their own political
fortunes upon the misery and mis-.
fortunes of the people.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15

Our Republican friends have here
tofore claimed the exclusive monop-
oily of regard for the soldiers of the
late war. Nc n could say finer
things about them-no one could
make more eloquent eulogies upon
their services, than the Republican
orators. From every Republican
stump and platform, the same strain
was echoed and re-echoed, till one
would verify have thought that love
and gratitude to the soldier would
die with the Republican party. But,
there is a homely old adage, that
factions speak louder than words"
The Republicans have somehow al
ways failed to back up their fine
words with corresponding actions
when they had the fullest opportu-
nifty to do so. For instance, it was
left to a Democratic member and a
Democratic Congress to pass the
back pension bill, an act of simple
Justice to our brave soldier boys
which a Republican Congress had
repeatedly refused to do. Not only
that, but, when the bill was passed
the Republican Secretary of the
Treasury, John Sherman, refused tc
pay the claims as they were proved.
lest they should intefere with his pei
scheme of "forced resumption" His
iimsy pretext was, that he "had nc
funds not otherwise appropriated
although ten million dollars were
lying idle in the treasury vaults tt
be used for redeeming the fractional
currency. Here again, q Democrat
ic Congress saw hat justice was
done the soldier, by compelling thu
leader of the Republican party tt
pay the ten millions out for bacl
p~ensions.-Newark Advo cate.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15

EATON, O., April 30, 1879.
NOTICE is hereby given that sealed
IN proposals will be received at the
Auditors office, up to II o'clock Nj. of
Saturday, May 24th, 1879, for the grad
ing, g~raveling and culverting of the
L~ewisburg and Brookville Road I'M
proYement.
Bidders are required to bid by the
section of one-half mile each, or for the
completion of the entire length of road.
They are also required to furnish bond
with their bids, giving as sureties resi-
dents of the county. Specifications for
the work will be on file in the Audi
tors office on and after May Sth, 1879.
The right is reserved to reject any OF
all bids, if thought unreasonable or un-
safe F. NJ. DAWSON,
mayl-3 Engineer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15
Divorce Notice.

Melissa Splitter, pf'tff. Preble Com
VS.. fmOn Pleas.
Abraham Splitter, def't.
A BRAHAM SPITZER, of Clark's
IN Hill, in the county Of Tippecanoe
and State Of Indiana. is notified that
Melissa Splitter did, ON the 18th day of
May, 1879, file her petition in the Office
of the Clerk of the Court OF Common
Pleas, within and for the county OF
Preble and State of Ohio, charging the
said Abraham Splitter with willful abb
sence for more than three years last
past and asking that she may be divorc.
ed from the said Abraham Splitter,
which petition will stand for hearing
at the next term of said Court.
MELISSA SPITZER.
By B. HUBBARD, her Atty.
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15

Here is what the editor of the
Kenton Democrat says about the
Ohio ~lunatic, who is furnishing po-
~litical clap-trap for such enterpris-
ing journals as the Eaton Register
and Camden Thumb paper. "Birds
of a feather will flock together" At
ter the October election he will
come north and get his reward from
the Republican party:
We know Vim. H. Herman WE'LL
very well. He is now the editor of
the Okolona, Miss. Southern States.
He was employed on the Democrat
for q short time before the present
proprietor took charge. He has an
excellent command of language and
can write "red-hot" articles by the
yard. He is q disso.ute fellow, and
after being kicked out of several
newspaper offices in this State he
tramped it to the South and obtain
ed employment on the Southern
States, owned by Col. Harper. AT
ter he had worked upon that paper
for a couple of years, he opened a
correspondence with the Managers of
the Republican party in the North;
he enclosed samples of his rabbid,
fre-eating articles, and explained to
them that such articles coming from
a Southern paper, although grossly
misrepresenting the Southern peo-
lple, would fire the Northern heart, il
they were properly circulated, and OF
course he asked a good round price
for his work. The Republican man
ayers accepted his offer, and the
Southern States is being circulated
all over the North, and to day Bill
Herman is able to chink a hundred
dollars in his pocket for the frs
time in his dissolute life, and has
proved himself to be the most despi
cable dog in sll this broad land.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15

When white men in the northern
States, with large families upon their
hands for support, look in vain for
employment at 81 a day, why should
a million or two of colored men be
deluded from their homes and
brought hitherto swell the appalling
roll of idle or half-paid laborers in
the North? Let the Republican par
ty answer,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15

If you will vote the Republican
ticket you can plumber the treasury,
rob the freedmen-steal the Presi-
dency-shout for JEFF Davis-stuf
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Confederate
guerrillas for high positions in pre-
ference to Union soldiers-and still
be considered a 'loil' citizen. Such
is Republicanism of to-day. Will
any body dare deny it?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15

The list of the graves of the sol
diers of Ohio who died in the late
war, but which are as yet unmarked
by any durable monument, has been
carefully prepared by the Adjutant
General, and is now in the hands Of
the State, Printer. 1t will be issued
in a neat pamphlet form. Ohio is in
advance of the other States in this
respect.