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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-09

Cumberland COunty.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland papers
of last week:
On Monday while Mr.. Sheriff, tenant
on the Zimmerman farm, in Monroe
twp, formerly owned by John Plank,
was threshing, the cylinder of the
threshng machine burst and suddenly
ended the threshing for that day, at
least. No person was seriously injured
which may be considered fortunate
escape.
Mr.. George Cremer, living near the
Red Barn Station, short distance from
the Oakville Camp injecting Ground,
had 80 tons of hay, which was in stacks,
set fire to on Thursday night of last
week and totally destroyed. The mis-
creant first broke into his carriage-house
and cut the curtains off his carriage and
mutilated the harness.
On last Wednesday Mrs. Sarah Lou
don went ON visit to Hoguestown. In
the evening she was not feeling well,
so she concluded to remain over night,
but before O'Clock that night death
summoned her to her long home. In
the morning her body was taken to
Middlesex to the Misses Bell with whom
she had her home.
On Friday morning, while James
Givens, young man residinging a few
miles north of Hogestown, was shooting
mark with breech-loading rifle, the
cylinder of the rifle failing to revolve
properly the gun exploded, nearly
knocking out one of Mr.. Given's eyes,
and cutting his face and hands in a
dreadful manner. DIR. Bowman attend
ed to his injuries, and the young man is
getting along as well as could be ex-
pected.
At Shippensburg between the hours of
II and O'Clock on Sunday night an
alarm of fire was sounded, and on arriv-
ing at the place it was discovered that
the bakery and residence-which is
large three-story brick dwelling house
situated on East Main street, near Penn
street-belonging to Mr.. Henry Rudolph,
to be on fire, destroying the entire back
buildingand portion of the front building.
The fire was supposed to have caught
from stove in the dining room. Mr..
r. had, it appears, started q fire in the
stove, and retired to bed, and neglected
to give the proper attention to it. For
tunately the night was calm one, or,
owing to the scarcity of water, there
would have been terrible confagration
to chronicle. Mr.. RS loss is about
$4,000, the house being insured in the
Lycoming insurance company, of
Muncy, Pa, for So, 900, and the furni-
ture, ETC., in the Centennial Mutual
company, of Cumberland and Franklin
counties, for 81 200.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-09

ENSTATE NOTICE. - Noticeis hereby Civ.
ID en- that Letters of Administration on the
estate Of Castleberry Harris late of Penn town
ship, Perry County, Pa, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned residing in said
township.
All persons indebted to said estate are request
ed to make immediate payment and those having
claims will present them duly authenticated for
settlement to
S. II. HARRIS. Administrator.
December 2, 1S79.--6t
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-09

Teachers Institute was largely attended
and was very successfully managed. A
good abstract of The proceedings will be
found in another part of the paper, for
which we are indebted to the secretaries.
IAImost an Accdent.-A few days ago
while threshing, d. t. Morrow became
entangled in thegearing of the threshing
machine, and when released was minus
pantaloons and one boot. Mr.. M. was
somewhat bruised, but not sufficient to
keep him from returning to his work.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-09

CoIored Blankets, 81 100 per pair white,
$2.25 per pair Also, full line of buff
falo robes, lap robes and horse blankets
at L. SCHWARTZ S.
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A ss1aNnE AND TRUSTEE ACCOUNTS.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following
accounts have beef filed in the Prothonotary's
Office Of Perry county, and will be presented to
the Court for confirmation on Wednesday, the
7th day OF January next
/. The Account of Michael Derrick, Assignee
OF Matthias Burd, under deed OF voluntary assign
ment for the benefit Of creditors.
O. The Account of John Hemperly, Committee
OF Michael Peters, Lunatic.
ID. MICKEY, Prothy
ProthOtary Office, Blo0mied
December 9th, 1879.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-09
Illegal Iurymen.

The whole bottom was suddenly knock
ed out of the Westmoreland county court
recently, SO far as The November term
is concerned The Farrell combination
gang of free and easy actors, from Pitts
burg, who were stuck In Westmoreland
county and robbed the residence of
old Daniel Walters to raise money, was
called up for trial, when j. Moorehead,
their counsel, made motion to quash
the whole array of jurors. He argued
that Sheriff Berlin was not present when
the jurors were drawn and that neither
the Sheriff nor Jury Commissioners had
made affidavit to the Prothonotary that
this duty was properly performed, both
of which features are required by law
The Prothonotary' testimony showed
this to be true. The motion was granted
and both the grand and traverse jurors
were discharged The question was then
raised by Mr.. Laird that a new venire
could be issued, but Judge kirkpatrick,
of Pittsburg, who had come hither to try
case in which Judge Logan was inter-
ested, decided that this was not case
similar to summonlng talesmen when a
jury was exhausted, and would be an
evasion of the law specifying how juries
shall be drawn. Judge Hunter coincided
and court was therefore adjourned until
the regular February term. Previous
juries have been drawn here i'll the same
manner. The discharged jurymen were
paid for the three days they served. All
the true bills found by the grand jury
are illegal and all cases will again go be-
fore the next grand jury.
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Queer Place to Sleep. = On Tuesday
night when the Harrisburg Accommo-
dation reached Collins Station, it was
warned by red signal to stop and very
promptly came to halt. On inquiring
the conductor was shown telegram
from Philadelphia to the effect that two
men were stealing a ride on top of the
baggage car. The two men had been
observed from one of the signal towers,
word had been sent to Philadelphia of
the fact, and from the latter point to
Collins Station. The conductor and en-
gineer mounted the car and there lay the
two men fast asleep, in perilous posi-
ton, clinging to the stove pipe top to
warm themselves. They were uncere-
moniously bounced, and Baggage Mas
ter Roberts, who is the most pious man
on the train, was shocked TO hear the
tramps swear string of Dutch cuss
words that burnt hole in the night.
I Carroll Township improvements. = Dur
ing the last season the following i'm
provements have been made in Carroll
township: David Billman, David Hair,
Samuel Smith, John Shearer, Joseph
Black, and Emanuel Feister have each
erected good bank barns. John Jones
has erected good brick house; Bryan
GibonY, a good frame house, wagon shed,
&c. yMichel Gibony has put an addi-
ton to his house i,/ /Wm. Stouffer has
built large dwelling and wagon shed;
Jas. Mcneil has erected q small house
Jos. Bender has built large addition to
his former dwelling and completely re-
paired the old part; Alex. Smith has
built new house; Thos. Dewalt,
new house L. M. Dromgold has made
large addition to his barn and three
blacksmith shops have been erected
A large number of other dwellings have
been repaired and improved, so that they
look like new, and, to complete the list,
we will note improvements made by
Judge Junkin on the old Donly proper
ty. These improvements consist of
general overhauling of the buildings,
the enlargement of the barn the erection
of several sheds, and such general i'm
provements as to make an entirely new
place.
Shot Wild Cat.-One day last week
James Agler, lad aged about IA years,
a resident of Walker township, was in
Loudenslager's wood in Walker twp.
His dog barked up tree. He could not
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-09
Kansas the Objective Point.
Valuable Farm Property
AT PUBLIC SALE.
Thursday, December 18th, 1879.


Thursday, December 18th, 1879.
HAVING determined to go West, j now de-
Ii sire to sell my farm, situate in Carroll town.
ship, on the road from DuncannOn to The Warm
Springs, and about miles from Bloomfield The
farm contains about
63 ACRES.
all cleared and in hgn state OF cultivation
There is on the place good
"a DWELLING HOUSE,
sSiHH in splendid condition, containing eight
80 rooms, and kitchen attached. Also a
BAKE OVEN, WASH HOUSE, and a well Of
good water with pump in il. There are also on
the premises GOOD BANK BARN, Hog PEN
Wagon Shed, Corn Crib, &C.
Each field on the place. with one exception has
water for stock. There Is also on the premises a
fine Young Apple Orchard and grapes, peaches,
pears, &c.
] will also offer for sale three lots of grounds in
Baskinsyille. These lots are fenced In with the
church at that place,
Sale to be atl r. NJ, on the day before men
toned when both properties above described VIII
be sold without reserve. aS am determined to 60
West. TERMS made known on day OF Sale.
JACOB HARNISH.
November 29 1879.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-07-10
WIT. HUM0R., AND sENTI-
MENT.

"Father," said cobbler's lad, pegging
away at an old shoe, 'ssthey say that trout
bite good now" "Wel, well, replied the
old gentleman, "you stick to your work,
and they won't bite you"
A wit being asked by seedy poet whether
he had written anything he thought would
live, replied: "Before you trouble your.
self on that score advise you to write
something that will let you live."
Dunning, when in the full flush Of cele-
brity at the bar, was asked how he got
through such an accumulation of business.
He replied "Some do, some does itself,
and the rest is never done at all"
MANY young lady, who objects to
being kissed under the misletoe, has no
objection to be kissed under the rose." A
careless compositor made an error in the
above, rendering it, "has no objection to
be kissed under the nose"
"Come under my umbrella and save a
ducking.' said an impudent fellow to a
pretty Miss in the street on rainy day.
There's one calf's head under it already,
and that's as many as it will conveniently
cover" replied the damsel.
What is dandy? A thing in pantaloons
with body and two arms; head without
brains, and a cigar stuck in hole in his
face; tight boots; cane a scented, white
handkerchief; a standing collar; two
brooches; and a snowy ring on his little
finger.
A plain and unschooled man, who had re-
ceived his education principally beneath the
open sky, in the field, and the forest, and
who had welded the axe more than the
pen, whilst speaking Of children, remarked,
with true and beautiful simplicity, "Ihe
little chips are nearest the henrt."
Doctor, looking learned and speaking
slow: "We]l, mariner, what tooth do you
want extracted ? Is it molar or an in
cisor? Jack, short and sharp: It is in
the upper tier, on the larboard side. Bear
hand, you swab, for it is nipping my jaw
like a lobster" (.
{" Ma, does Pa kiss you because he loves
" To be sure, my son but why did you ask
that question ?" "Well, guess he loves
the kitchen girl, too; for seen him kiss
AoA AAAOAc IL 4OAI GiLcS, AesSU Suuudy, WAcu
you were to church."
''Amelia for thee-yes, at thy command,
I'd pluck the stars from the armament
I'd pluck the sun, that oriental god of day
that traverses the blue arch of heaven in
such majestic splendor-Td tear him from
the sky and" ''Don't, Henry 1t
would be so very dark =" NJ
A Dutchman was relating his marvellous
escape from drowning. when thirteen of his
companions were lost by the upsetting of a
boat, and he alone was saved And how
did you escape their fate?" asked one of
his hearers. 81 It'd not CO in te pote !! :"
was the Dutchman's placid answer. -,
An editor got shaved in barber shop
lately, and offered the darkey dime, which
was refused, because, said he, 81 under
stand you is an editor !" "Well, what of
that?" "We never charge editors muffin ! ,"
But such liberality will ruin you" "Oh,
nebber mind, we makes it up off the GEM
men ~
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-07-10
LIVING IN FRANCE.

IT has happened lately that a number Of
people with families to educate have gone
to live in France for a few years that they
may reduce their expenses That is quite
compliment to France, but they might
have lived here just as cheaply. 1t is not
the prices that are so much the less, but
the good management of the heads of fami-
lies that makes everything 60 farther than
1t does here or anywhere else. There is
not there SO great profusion of everything
as here, and so people must be careful and
conscientious for fear they come to want
the very things that are almost thrown away
in this country. SO if strangers keep house
in France they find it no great saving, for
they take with them them the same prodi-
gal, wasteful ways that they have at home.
1t the prices of the same eatables are but
small, others again are very much higher
than in this country, and many compare
very equally.
In France the leading thought in every
good housekeeper's mind is economy; not
parsimony, but regular systematic frugal
lty. If servants there should throw away
the water in which vegetables were boiled,
they would be considered wanting in thrift :;
for if anything is boiled, the essence and
flavor of that substance is to be found in
the water in which it was cooked 1t is
usual there to steam most vegetables, but
when they are boiled the least fluid posi-
BILE is used; and if that, with the addition
OF cream or butter, is not suitable to serve
as dressing for the vegetables, 1t is always
put into the pot in which the soup stock is
kept That is kept as a receptacle for all
things which will help to flavor and enrich
the soup, and which seem to be proper only
for that use. Every little bit of bone and
gristle that is trimmed from meat that is
to be served In other forms, every leaf of
celery, every core of cabbage, even the
wing tips of chickens and the crumbs that
fall from the loaf of bread when the slices
are cut off, and every other eatable thing
that elsewhere would be thrown away, are
dropped into the vessel, which in England
is called the stock-kettle, in France the
F0t-du,teu. Do not fancy that the soups
are weak, or that anything is put into them
which would be disagreeable to think of.
1t is there the habit of housekeepers to
buy often nice bone of beef, with mar
row left in it, and this will be the basis of
stock for several days, the constant addi-
tion have spoken of giving to it tone and
flavor, and helping it to last longer, be-
sides saving from loss many things that are
nourishing and palatable. The first day
the stock is made it should be cooked slow
ly for several hours and skinned accession
ally, and once every day after it should bt
heated over. it will be quite jelly when il
is cold, and you cut out piece the size
will you require, and take it for the founda-
ton of soups of different names and flavors,
straining, and if for clear soup, clarity
ing the portion you make use of.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-07-10
"Whar's Jim?"

A great big gool-naturod fellow, about
twenty-five years OF age, came along to a
feed store yesterday, where two men were
ending up bale Of hay, and calling to
them to stand aside, he flung the bale
around as if he were playing with a
quarter sack of flour. The act called
forth the admiration ofall the bystanders,
and the man IN charge of the store wink
ed the giant aside, and SAID:
You are the man I've been looking for
In. the hay department down stairs, we
have a young fellow Of eighteen who
thinks he can clean out anything wearing
boots, and I'm anxious to have uim taken
down peg Or two; If you'll go doan
and pick HIM up and mop him around a
few times, I'll give you half a dollar.
Don't hurt him, but just bounce him
around and take the conceit out f him.
The big man descended the stairs and
when he struck the last step, he called
out in an awful voice:
''Where in bazes is that fellow called
jim? I've walked seven miles this morn.
ing to mash him to a jelley' and fifty
dollar bills won't buy me off,
Here am y came a voice from behind
the bales, and the giant was heard feeling
his way along, and growing to himself:
Thinks he runs this town, does he?
All l want in this world is to git my
paws on him for about the millionth part
of second!'
His wish was gratificd. Those stand
ing at the door above heard struggle,
quick gasps and tussle, and the giant
suddenly appeared without his hat, his
nose all blood, and hair on end. He was
in hurry. He halted just long enough
to cast a glance of reproach at the feed
store man, and then hoped over a con
signment Of oats, and was lost on the
street. They listened down the stairs
and after moment Of silence a calm
voice was heard singing:
Call me early, call me often,
Let me be your little pet"
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-07-10

The result has been = reached, and proved
absolutely that Byrant was the murderer.
It seems that Cotton had informed upon
some of Byrapt's relatives, who had been
running an illicit still, and it was though
best to put Cotton out of the way. One
witness testified that Byrant had offered to
sec him paid if he would kill Cotton, and
afterwards tried to get HIM to get Cotton out
of town, where he (ByranD could "get fair
lick at him." The witness declined to do
either of these things, and said nothing about
it. Byrant did succeed in getting Cotton to.
the retired place, and then struck him over
the head with a bludgeon and killed him.
He buried the body where it fell He to
several persons of it. 1t is not shown that
Byrant had any accomplice, but it appears
rather that he acted of his own volition, or a
drunken, half-crazy theory that Cotton must
be billed to save his (Byrant) relatives
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-07-10
COLD FEET AND sLEEPLEssNEss,

A WRITER in the British Medical Jour-
nal thus discourses on the above subject:
The association between cold feet and
sleeplessness is much closer than is COM
monty supposed. Persons with cold feet
rarely sleep well, especially women. Yet
the number of persons so troubled is very
considerable Cold feet are the bane of
many women. Tight boots keep up a
bloodless condition of the feet in the day,
and in many women there is no subsequent
d1atation Of the blood vessels when the
boots are taken off. These women come
in from walk, and put their feet to the
fire to warm-a most effective way to cul-
tivate chilblains At night they put their
feet to the fire and have a hot bottle in bed.
But it is all of no use; their feet still re-
main cold. How to get their feet warm il
the great question of life with them-in
cold weather. The effective plan is not
very attractive at first sight to many minds
1t consists in first driving the blood vessels.
into firm contraction, after which second
ary dilatation follows. See the snow
ballers hands, The first contact of the
snow makes the hands cold, for the SIN
arteries are driven thereby into firm con
traction, and the nerve-endings of the I'm
ger-tips feel the low temperature very
keenly But, as the snowbatler perseveres,
his hands commence to glow; the blood
vessels have become secondarily dilated,
and the rush of warm arterial blood is felt
agreeably by the peripheral nerve endings.
This is the plan to adopt with cold feet
They should be dipped in cold water for
brief period; often just to immense them
and no more, is sufficient; and then they
should be rubbed with q pair of hair flesh
gloves, or rough Turkish towel, till they
glow, Immediately before getting into bed
After this, hot-water bottle will be sue
cessful enough in maintaining the tempera-
ture of the feet, though, without this pre-
liminary, it is impotent to do SO. Disa-
greeable as the plan at first sight may ap-
pear, it is efficient; and those who have
once fairly tried it, continue it, and find
that they have put an end to their bad nights
and cold feet. Pills, potions, lozenges,
g night-caps," and all narcotics, fail to en-
able the sufferer to WOO sleep successfully;
get rid of the cold feet, and then sleep will
come of itself.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-07-10

=
Connaught issthe chegal5er sans peur ct
So, $ yepyocAe Of ,Englang. His life is
stainless, and his demeanor so amiable
and modest that he has made friends on
every siole who have given his little bride
a loving welcome for his sake. She her
self promises to hold place with the
people,as well as her new relatives. From
her feet appearance at Queensborough
her manner has been charming. There
is no regular beauty in her face, but its
expression is beautiful, the smile winning,
the eyes soft brown and full OF intelli-
gcnce and added to her look of girlish
youthfulness is frank simple dignity,
which has recalled to all minds the love-
ly Princess Alexandra of older happier
days. -
The Queens most constant companions
are now her two unmarried children, Bea-
trice and Leopold. The former has in
herited much of her mothers cleverness
in music and scientific study, but the
people know her only by sight; her pref
ty, cold face appears photographed in
every window, and is familiar to all
Windsor people, for she drives, rides, and
walks in the neigborhood Of the castle
constantly. Reserved and proud in tenn
perament, she can scarcely be called a
favorite, yet many stories of her tillal de-
votion are told. Life must be wearisome
tor any unmarried daughter of Royal
house; the convcntionalities which tram
mel her are so many and marriage is the
only means of escape; but in these days
royal pa'tas grow rarer. Princess Bea-
trice is the only child OF Victoria whose
destiny is not settled d, tor Prince Leopold
will never marry. He is confirmed in
valid, his life sometimes so nearly on the
wane that his pale face and slight, deli
cate figure are regarded anxiously. He
has many friends, to whom lie is proven
blally courteous and kind, but existence
grows oftcntimes burden to him, know
ing that his illness is incurablc.