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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-27
The Battle for the Cedars.
by pREssLY w. MORRIS.
CONTIN UED.
HrTvHERE was a sound as though the

L N11GHIL was bOluu as OuOuBh bhc
L door at the main entrance was
burst open," said the master of The
Cedars. AT any rate, my senses locat-
ed the sound in that direction; and we
will see if that is the case"
Presently they came to the long hall
of the main entrance. A gust of wind
nearly extinguished the lamp.
"The door is open," said Evans.
GAS 1 supposed" was the muttered
reply.
Shortly the two men stood in the
doorway. The master of The Cedars
handed his pistol to Evans, and shaded
the light with his hand. The thunder
was yet pealing in an almost continual
roar, and vivid flashes of lightning were
playing across the sky.
&C Is this all that we are to discover ?"
said the master of The Cedars.
He was looking out toward the threat
ening heavens, and the lawyer felt that
he need not reply to that question, for it
had not been addressed to him.
"Ughl'' shuddered Evans, "what an
ugly storm there will be shortly |"
The light was shining on the open
door. Some stains there attracted the
attention of Evans, and he bent down
to examine them. They were of blood.
Look ~ he cried.
The master of The Cedars held the
light close.
Evidently the stains were quite fresh.
1t looked as though they had been made
by the wiping of bloody hand upon
the door.
Some foul work has been done here"
exclaimed Evans.
But who has suffered 2" asked the
man by his side in so hollow tone that
he was startled.
To Evans these stains were spots of
blood, that of human being it might
be, and so there was no danger for him,
he could endure the sight easily but to
the master of The Cedars, whose nerves
were all shaken, who dared not explain
to any living creature what he feared,
they seemed lat that moment, the tokens
of doom.
A flash of lightning made it as light
out-ofdoors for an instant, as though
the god of day were shining, and Evans
beheld from whence the blow had come
Stretched across the great stone steps
in front of the mansion was a large
form.
"Seel" said Evans. What is that 4?
There is an explanation of these stains
of blood"
He took the light out of the hands of
the master of The Cedars and held it
down by the PROSTATE form.
"Cashel, it is dead dog" he cried.
1t was the body of Barbara Lindsley's
foe. He had met just fate at last, and
was stiff and cold in death. Violent
enough had been the animals end, for
he was covered with blood.
"This is not the work of spirits . cried
Evans.
"Come in, and we will close the door, %
said the master of The Cedars, with a
shudder.
This last discovery did not relieve
him. The death of the dog was no less
sign of doom, he felt, in his state of
mind, than the stains upon the wall,
though it explained them. Evans had
said this is not the work of ghost. He
believed that. The question was, who
had done it Could this deed and the
figure he had beheld in the west wing
be connected ? The probability of an
affirmative answer to this last question
was what caused his shuddering and
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AbUUI Buck Beer.
From the Denver Trihuu,

Buck beer j. demoraliZiug i'm its
/ tendency when it moveth itself Alright.
/ 1t layeth hold of the intellect and
/ twistcth it ont of shape.
My son 20 not with them who go to
seek buck beer, for at the last it sting
eth like the brOcadcd hornet with the
red-hot narrative, and kickc.h like the
chocric mule.
Who hath Woe? who hath bab-
bling? Who hath rednesS of eyes =?
He that goCth tn seek the schooner of
buck beer
Who hath sorrow: Who striveth
when the middle watch of the night
hath come. To wind up the clock with
the fifteen puzzle? He that kicketh
against the buck beer and gettegh
left
Verify, the buekncss Of buck beer
buckC,h with q mighty buck, insn-
much tbag the buckcc riseth at the
noon hour with head chat compass
eth the town round about, and the
Swclluc,s thereof waNeth more and
more, even from Dan To Begr-Sheba.
Current Joke in The Holy Land.)
Who cldmorcth with loud voice
and saith: Verify, am not brd
man .n Who is lac that wllketh un-
steadily, and s.u-p.h unto himself,
" The Bright Angels are Waiting for
Me-"
Who wotteth not even q fractional
wrt, but sgttgth his rguumeter with
the wooden watch of the matchmaker
and 10y means of q tooth brush
Go tu. l. ID not hc that ha1Egth his
intellect fOrninst the buck beer, even
unto the eleventh hour?
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Hon. J. A. BAKER, of Lafayette
has written a patriotic letter to Hon
R. J. Guthrie, published in the Ok
ford and other papers, in which he de-
clines to be a candidate for Congress,
and declares his purpose to devote his
entire attention to his profession. In
the concluding portion Of his letter he
says:
"This course is also prompted by a
desire that nothing may be done which
NAV tend to create any difference in
our political household, either from a
personal or political standpoint. At
a time like the present, when the per-
petuity of our free institutions is to be
so much affected by the results of the
coming Presidential election, | feel
that our efforts collectively and indi-
yidually, should be alone directed in
the interest of harmony and united
action: by such conduct alone on our
part. we may be enabled to rebuke the
gigantic frauds so lately practiced' by
our political opponents at Washing
ton. by which the whole American
peopIe were in effect deprived of their
franchise as expressed at the polls in
November, 1876.
q Hoping therefore, that this letter
NAV contribute in some measure, to
the harmony of the canvass in this
district"
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New York Times
DIR. Treichler, a German physician
| has lately made some much noted
| comments on habitual headache
among young pcop'e, trouble which
he AYERS is largely on the increase.
He is inclined to attribute il to cNces-
sive intellectual eXeTtion, often caused
by the fancy of parents for having a
great variety of subjects taught, and
more especially TO night work. which
he says produces i'm the brain the
same condition as would he produced
i'm the muscles, il, after a long days
march, a mountain-climher were to
continue walking far on into the
night, and were to repeat this day
after day.
Dr. TreichlcT's letter has elected
from a London physician a statement
that he has sometimes found the
brain to be growing faster than the
skull which contained IL. What
seemed like great stupidity was for a
time the result, but in time the skull
effected it, enlargement, and the brain
was relieved. One Of the dangers
most likely to occur in schools arises
from the fact that the same lessons
are necessarily allotted to all in a
class, and, willie they entail no effort
Of intellect ON the part Of one, may be
a frightfll labor to another. Ii is the
dull, laborious pupil, we suspect, who
Oftentimes is the most injured by
school pressure, and it should I've the
study Of the teacher 10 recognize him
OF her, aud afford aid and encourage
ment.
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In the Louisville district it cost.
S129,O7O so to collect S3,O69,69l O6 in
ternal revenue, and S9,643 6S to collect
$41, 1888 O4 custom dues. This is the
official record for 1879. The per cent
age of collection is for internal rev.
eHue four and one-ffth, and for GUS
toms twenty-three per cent. At New
Orleans the cost of collecting internal
revenue is seventeen per cent. of the
total collections, and the cost of col
lecting customs is twenty-four and
seven-tenths per cent. At Galveston
the excess is greater. Detroit is an
other expensive customs district: So
is Milwaukee. 1t takes one-fOurth the
customs collections in Detroit to pay
the expenses of collecting. And SO
on. The Treasury Department should
explain. Who gets the money?
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WHAT rs 4 JUST BASIS OF DEMO
CRATIC REPRESENTATION
Hon. 4. =, Ford for Congress.

To the Editor Of the Comet:
But short time will intervene be
fore the Democracy of the 5th Con
gressional District will make nomi
nation for Representative to the mex
Federal Congress, therefore, it is meet
and proper that the members of the
party of this District should express
their views freely through the press
rs to the material in this district, out
of which first class Democratic Rep
resentative can be made. Since the
reorganization of the Congressional
Districts in this State, in 1876, (Which,
by the way, we thought at the time,
looked like gerrymandering, or put
ting in force the rule Of lcr
tdliOniS), making lG counties to COM
pose the 5th District, large portion
of which is situated on the sea-shOre
and pine wood region. Although this
section of the State having interest at
stake, as well as the other portions
more favored, yet we have not clam
ored, but generally came forward
freely and supported the nominees Of
the party. Although we have been
neglected by both State and Federal
authorities and more particularly
have our State authorities given us
the go-by-yet We still think that
we should have voice in selecting
the standard bearers Of our party.
AT our next Congressional Conven-
ton, according to thA rule adopted at
the last convention, there will be 46
votes--two votes for every representa-
tive in the lower house. This looks
fair enough at first sight, but when
you analy2e the matter, you will find
that the counties having the largest
Democratic vote have the fewest rep
resentatives. Therefore, we would
suggest that the basis of representa-
ton in the Convention should be,
say | to every 100 votes cast by the
Democratic party in every county, the
same to be ascertained by calculating
from some election where the strength
of the party was fairly made against
opposition. In that case
the Denoclatic party would he proper
ly represented. Several Of the coun-
ties in this District have made their /.
of delegates for the Conyen- .
ton, but none have instructed upon /
this matter; and for this and other .
reasons, | have thought fit to call their .
attention to the matter, and had | .
space, I could fully demonstrate my /
position.
Several names have been suggested .
% the people for their support, and +.
here can bcno harm in bringing forth
mother in the list-one who has
,cen tried, AMI who, in every instance,
las been equal to the emergency, We
.llude to the Hon. Thomas $. Ford, Of
Marion county-to the manner born,
md one whose interests are Identical
With ours. In presenting his name
We have not aught to say against
ther aspirants in tie District but we
eicve, from frequent interviews
18th people of the District, that his =
! I ,.,l, !
on of large majority. His political
ecord is bright and untarnished, hon ,
st, capable and faithful, we believe l
nat he has qua ifications i'll an emf
ent degree to represent our people in
ne national counsels. And if nomi- ,
ated we will have II standard bearer 4
whom we can have full faith and L
,nfidence. PIKE. =
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The New York Herald endorses
Grant in the following eulOgistic man
ner:
"Gen. Grant will not only be nomi-
mated on the first ballot, but nominat-
ed with such display of effusive and
outpouring enthusiasm as will make
his rivals wish to forget that they had
ever been arrayed against him as op-
posing candidates. Gen. Grant is the
only fit candidate for the Presidency.
OF course we do not mean by this that
no other citizen of the United States
would make good administration,
but those who are best qualified to re-
fuse to run against him, declaring
their opinion of his superior fitness.
The practical choice lies between him
and his immediate rivals, and in this
restricted field we have no hesitation
in saying that he is the only fit can
didate.n
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That Blessed Baby.
From the Chicago Times.


Did one ever notice how much diff
| ference q bright-eycd, idiotic looking
little baby viii make in q street car?
On yesterday afternoon when a Times
reporter stepped into West Madison
street car, he discovered that the sole
occupants Of the car beside himself
were a little happy looking woman
with two months old baby on her
lap, and proud looking father next
to her. The baby was one of those
red faced infants whose cheeks are 50
fat as to make it impossible for them
to shut their mouths, and whose eyes
are big and blue, ana staring. Little
chubby hands, with deep dimples
down their backs, and restless little
legs that would kick away the dress
and expose the fat sturdy little legs,
with their blue socked feet. The car
had not gone far before it stopped for
a little girl, who, when she entered
the car, sat down first in a corner
but, discovering the baby, moved up
next to it and its mother, and began
kutchey-kutcheying it, and think
ing up new natural positions in which
to hold her dolly when she got home.
a pretty young lady in light ulster
ette and blue veil stepped into the
the car, sitting down dcmurely
beside the little girl. She, too,
spicd the baby, and when it twisted
about and stuck its little fist out at
her she gave it a finger to hold, and
reached over and kissed it. a little
further along Il cross looking, hooked
nosed, sharp featured old man thrust
himself into the car, and planted
= -, |,
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Room for More.

PIKE.

Grccnvilc Times.
RICHMOND. Va. May l, 1850.
Brother John W. Ward, Grscnvile:
MY DEAR FRIEND-NIy son Clay Web
ster Calhoun has Just graduated with the
! highest hOnOrS as Il law student. and ! am
now in search Of location for him. our
old State is full of professional men, and
| would like to send him South. Is there.
in your rich region, an opening fora young
lawyer of superior promise: Answer i'm
mcdiately, and obigc your old friend.
j. NJ. u.
Lord bless you, yes! Tell him to
come Il running There isn't such
an opening in the known world for
a young lawyer as we have in this
country. Every path to wealth and
greatness is open here TO sense and
shove; but above all other trades, we
need more lawyers. True, there are
about twenty-five i'm town and few
scattered around the county, but the
profession is not crowded ; oh no! We
continue to grow them at every court.
There is vacancy to he filled on
our Supreme bench pretty soon, and
the lightning Of executive favor may
strike i'm the most scquestered spot.
nun y hbN II llClt btlblN AiN AlI'lh'-
ment is made. We are so glad tD hear
of another lawyer i'm the fuzzy period
of his career. Hope he will soon grow
intoa full-bearded word-Spouter. Saw
ing the air beat ssawiug wood all TO
smash and we would calmly advise
all the young men of the present day
who do not feel thoroughly qualified
to keep saloons, to commence at once .
the study Of law. 1t must pay big, orso f.
many people couldn't live at it. We /.
hear of merchants and Others breaking .
but we never vet heard .
Of a lawyer advertised TO sell out at .
cost. The brokers haven't found out
how 10 get up a corner on chin music. .
II il a safe article: aud although law
yerS bow their "baZOo's" In different .
Scys, the melody il pretty sure tp
10 wind up To the highest notes that
hey can possibly reach. Yes. sir,
rou come down here with voUr gourd
ull uf law, and You shall have all the
practice You can get.
i. S.-HOld on a minute. Thank
he Lord, we staggered up against
mother newborn lawyer yesterday,
md there i some little danger Of a F.
glut i'm the market. But the country .
5 stalwart, the crops promising, warm
weather and free fights close l,y. and .
here is 10 telling how many lawyers .
We can accommodate.
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4 }nSeiHptin% Murderer.

Buibo, IL Young Italian OF the lower
class, is under sentence Of death i'll
New York city. The crime Of which
he has been duly convicted, was, We
believe committed last year. The
. victim of ii WAS his wife; a pretty
woman of hi- own age and nationality
to whom he had NOT long been mar
ricd and who, in some way had
aroused his jealousy or disturbed his
naturally fiery temper. He thrust 4
stjlctto into her heart, locked the
door and darkcncd the window, of the
room, ali fled to Piltsburg, whore he
wa, subsequently arrested, There is
not, 50 far rs we are aware, a single
redcrming feature in the case; but as
soon as the tiger was caught and
Gagged ne became a cat, or rather the
most gentle and innocent of kittens.
His youthful appearance, good looks,
and apparently childIike simplicity,
have enabled him to play this part to
perfection. He had his cell fitted up
as an oratory holy images stood
upon the little altar, where holy cam
dies burned and holy flowers distilled
their fragrance. He said his prayers
with saint-lke regularity, and his
spiritual advisers have been delighted
by an example of piety Which they
could not hope to excel. He received
many visitors, mostly Of the female
pcrsuasion and these fair sympa-
thisers consolcd him by their smiles
and tears, and "could not bear to
think - that the object of their SYM
pathy was doomed t. die by the cruel
hands of the law. The stream of
scntimentalism thus started soon be-
came Il strong current, and the lucky
wife-killtr now has enlisted in his
bchalf-in addition to his lady friends
some of the most prominent Italians
in the country, including the italian
ut Washington and the
famous Italian tenor, Campanini.
All these are working together to
secure communication Of punishment
for life instead Of the
rr..11
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A Poker Debt.

In the Superior Court, at Logans'
port, Indiana, Simon Oppenheimer, 9
prominent clothing merchant, escaped
the payment of a note of S}lS 80, by
proving that he had given it in pay
ment of a loss sustained 10y him in a
draw poker game in September, 1876.
Oppenheimer visited Philadelphia
on business and got into a game OF
cards with Samuel Picscr and several
other parties at the Mansion. The
result was Oppcnheimer found him
self in debt to Pieser S31S 80. Pieser
sold the note to Goldstein & Son, bank
ers, of Philadelphia, and they brought
suit TO recover, when Oppenheimer
proved conrlusively how the note was
made. Plaintiff Withdrew the suit.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

Two well-known citizens of Natche2
were seen yesterday, on the middle
Bluff, armed with straws about foot
long, assiduOusly fishing for do0dles
They had considerable luck, and when
our reporter left they had caught about
ten of the repulsive looking worms
Natchez Democrat.
The average Jacksonian is busy at
the present time scratching for crick-
cts, and digging for worms. If doodles
are good fish bait, we may look out
for an abundant crop of doodle fishers
as soon as they read the above from
the Democrat.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

During the flush times of 1869 Ozias
Bailey was one of the richest men in
Kansas. He didn't know what to do
with his surplus money, and so put
it in st. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad stock, The stock was then
selling at three dollars a share. When
the hard times followed, Bailey lost
every dollar of his money in one way
or the other. His fortune was at the
ebb, and he only continued to hold
his railroad stock as so much worth
less paper. Recently, upon the con-
solidation of the st. Louis and San
Francisco with the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe, he sold out for a round
million.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

EX-GOv. HI. S. FooTE died at his
home in Nashville, Tenr., at o'clock,
p. M, on Wednesday, 10Th inst. He
was native of Fauquier county, Va,
and had reached the advanced age of
70 unore
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

THE Tennessee Greenbackers held
State Convention at Nashville, on
the 22d inst, which was slimly attend
ed. The Convention favored repu-
diation of all the State debt, with the
exception of 50 O0O,OOO.
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THE BLIND ASYLUM.

The plans of Mr.. Fucker, for the
Blind Asylum building were adopted
by the Trustees on the Goth inst. The
contract for the building will be award
ed to the lowest bidder on the 24th of
June, when the work will be imme-
diately commenced.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

In the suit of John II. HarrolC
against the New York Elevated Rail
road Company, to recover damages
for injuries received in IA collision on
that line in March last verdict was
rendered in favor of the plaintiff fol
$50 900.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

The thanks of The COMET are
returned to Hons. Chas. E. Hooker
and Van III. Manning, for interesting
public documents.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

THE people of Georgia are very in
dignant over the appointment of Joe
Brown to succeed Senator Gordon.
The press say Brown does not repre-
sent the South nor the State of Geor-
gia.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

The friends of the different aspi-
rants for the Republican nomination
at Chicago, are gathering there, and a
lively time is expected. VIM. E.
Chandler will manage the destinies of
Blaine, and Logan and Don. Cameron
will look out for Grants interests.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

THE Press dispatches announce the
death at Philadelphia, Pa, of Mrs.
Ann Randall, mother of Speaker Ran
dali, which occurred on the 23rd inst.
She was upwards of so years of age.
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VOL. Ill.

The New Orleans crews CAME off
victors in the boat races at Galveston,
Texas, on the 23d inst.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

While the Mass Convention on Sat
urday declined to instruct its delegates
TO the State Convention to support
Hon. ThOs. f. Bayard, for the Presi-
Dental nomination, the unanimity
with which resolution was adopted
expressing preference for him, is con-
elusive evidence that the mass of the
people of Monroe county are emphat-
ically in favor of the Delaware states
man for President, and a majority of
the delegates appointed to the State
Convention are strong Bayard men,
through choice.-Aberdeen Exam
iner.
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WIN. L. AVERY, formerly Repre-
sentative in Congress, from Tennessee,
was drowned near Memphis recently.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

A REPORT is current in San An
tonic, Texas, that Miss Ord, daughter
of Gen. Ord, of the United States
Army, is to marry the Mexican Cen
eral, Trevino.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

The Republicans of the Second
District of Alabama have nominated
Paul Strobach for Congress.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

The rowing race between Hanlon
and Courtney is said to have been sold
by the latter months before it was
rOWed
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

In railroad accident on the Pacific
Coast Railroad, at Big Trees, CAL, on
the Oath inst, l3 persons were killed
and 40 wounded.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

An old farmer once said: "When l
die | am going to leave behind me as
a heritage for my children, the home
where they were born, made as beau
tiful as my means and uneducated
taste will allow, pleasant memories Of
the home fireside and Of the sunny
summer days, and a true regard for
the dignity and worthiness of the cali
ing which their father followed"
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

During the storm Thursday evening,
pecan tree in the yard Of Mrs.
Humason was struck by lightning,
which, descending the tree, struck the
corner of the kitchen near by damag-
ing it slightly. Mrs. Humason's fam
iIy, who were in their dwell ing, were
slightly stunned by the shock, but
none of them, we are pleased to say,
were injured. Democrat.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

IL a prize fight between Ryan and
GUss, at Fort Hamilton on Monday
last, Ryan whipped Co.'s in eleven
rounds.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-29

SENATOR HoAR, of Massachusetts,
will probably be the President of the
Chicago Convention. He is neutral
neither for Grant nor Blaine.