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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-28
NO. 81.

rabbits and could be reached at low tide
by wading, the water then being only q
few inches deep. One morning they
went in their boat quite early, 1t being
high tide, andon landing saw dead fox
lying on the beach. The fur of the
animal was all bedraggled, and he SEEM
ed to have been drowned. One of the
men remarking that his skin was worth
something, pitched him into the boat.
Procuring their bait they returned to
the mainland, and the man who had
possessed himself Of the fox seized him
by the tail and flung him on shore. AS
soon as the animal touched the ground
he picked himselfup with considerable
agility for deadfox and shot off like
flash up among the cliffs, while the men
stood staring at each other in mute
astonishment The men concluded that
he had crossed over to the island during
the night, when the tide was low, In
search of rabbits, and finding in the
morning that he was cut Off from the
mainland counterfeited death, with the
expectation of thereby procuring pas
sage to the shore in the boat, an expec-
tation which was fully realized.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-28
The Cunning Of the Fox.

Many curious anecdotes are told of the
craft of the fox, some of which are, no
doubt, apocrypal, bu; others, doubtless,
true. Naturalists assert that it has been
frequently authenticated that the fox has
counterfeited death to escape capture. 1
have been told story Of this kind
within a few daysby person who claims
that he was an eye witness of tie affair.
Some fishermen on the west coast of Ire
and, had gone few hundred yards
from land, in quest of bait. The
island was inhabited by large numbers
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-28
w I8LooMF1ELD, PA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER ss, 1880.

ham to do with It, L should like to
know She is nothing to me; nor was
she ever anything more than the merest
acquaintance
"Then," said Josie, speaking very
low, "if that be the case, you may come
again. But, as for your fees"
GAS for my fees" interposed the doc
toa, gaily, " 1 will send the account in
to your husband after you are mar
ried !"
But as no entry Of the transaction was
ever made on the Doctors books, we.
may presume that this was one of his
"bad debts"
And Mrs. Wintringham never called
on Mrs, Aymer.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-28
Force of Imagination.

A Hoboken drug clerk had gumption
enough to give powdered chalk instead
of arsenic to youth who looked as If he
wanted to commit suicide. But drug
clerks have no imagination, and can't
realize the extent to which it works in
others. The desperate youth swallowed
that chalk, and lay down ia the street to
die. He thought it was arsenic and was
suffering intense agony when picked up
by the police. When told 1t was not
arsenic, but only chalk, he promptly re-
covered.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-28
Very Animated.

Very Animated.
CEVERAL nights ago, says the New
~ Orleans Picoyune, Rev. Mr.. Null
bury, a Presbyterian minister, and Rev.
Mr.. Sassafras Swing, q Methodist circuit
rider, stopped at hotel in Little Rock.
The two men had held union meeting
together and were friends. They agreed
to occupy the same room, and when
they had been "shown up'' a pleasant
conversation on the general welfare of
the church was introduced by Mr.. Null
bury.
eyes," said Brother Sassafras Swing,
placing his feet on the round of the
chair and beginning the work of remov-
ing his shoe, sit Is good that preachers
of different denominations talk to each
other.'
"It advances the cause" replied Mr..
Mulbury. at moves the Gospel car
with more celerity for ministers. to. ex-
change IDEAS"
Mr., Mulbury, why is 1t that you,
alters say minister 7 You amt ashamed
of preacher, are you 7"
say minister because it is correct
/ was taught at college to speak cor
rectly, and intend to do so."
Peter, the fisherman, didn't have no
such foolishness."
No, and Peter could not present the
Gospel so eloquently and feelingly as
Paul"
"Paul might have had more book
larnen, but when you struck him on the
subject of horse sense, Peter was the
captain. have said it many and many
a time, and expect to say it many
times more, that I'm glad that L never
rubbed my back agin college wall"
That's intended as fling at me-
said Mr. Mulberry, emphatically. "Any-
body could discover the fact in a
moment, Mr.. Swing, that you never
rubbed your head against college
wall"
81 can preach all around you, all the
same"
"You couldn't preach genuine SER
llOh w Save JOuI llLo.
Well, I'll just bet you fifteen hum
dred bundles of fodder and young
heifer that can preach the socks right
often you. And don't you forget it.
I've rid circuit too long to be bully
ragged by school house top-knot."
(, Mr.. Mulbury's face flushed. He look.
ed at his companion for moment, arose
and said:
dislike to use such violent language,
but allow me to say that you are an
ignorant old liar"
Brother Sassafras Swing sprang to his
feet, kicked his shoes out of the way,
showed up his sleeves and exclaimed !:
~ didn't want to truck with you, but
you've raised my bile. Cut your Ca
pers!"
The two men dived at each other.
Mr.. Mulbury jammed his thumb into
Swings eye and exclaimed "He that
hath eyes to see, let him see." Mr.
Swing reached around, caught Null
bury's ear between his teeth, and NUT
tered He that has ears to hear let him
hear"
The porter heard the racket, rushed
into the room and attempted to separate
the men, but Swing bit him on the leg.
Finally the clerk and two drummers
rushed in and dragged the men into the
hall.
1.-The uneducated brute" painted Mr..
Mulbury.
"The school house top-knoti" puffed
Brother Sassafras Swing. 4" L can fan
the tecks often him any time"
1t has been considered better not to
take the case into court.
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rowed safely to shore and became pro-
fessors of religion and gave up swearing
and drinking and all vices. We have
respect for porpoises, and believe II they
were not SO plentiful, the New Jersey
shore would swarm with sharks, and
then goodbye to fishing and bathing.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-04-24
Lightning Speed.

On Tuesday, March 80, Mr.. Osborn
| President of the Illinois Central Rail.
road, accompanied by General Man
ager Clarke and other officials, made q
trip over their line, the n. o. st. l.. & c,
II. r. Some railroad man in the party
happened to make the remark that the
New York Central was the only road in
the country that could run at the rate OF
one mile per minute for ten consecu-
tive miles.
Mr. Osborn remarked that he
thought the jackson road could make
this time. In order TO ascertain what
speed could be made over the lately
gravel ballasted road, the engineer,
Mr.. G. G.. Jarvis, man of experience
and discretion, was instructed tn make
as fast time as could be made with
safety.
A ten mile stretch, from O-yka to
TangipahOa was chosen, as this por-
ton had Just been ballasted. The ten
miles were run in exactly six minutes,
or i'm other words the train went at the
rate of one hundred miles an hour.
Master mechanic f. ID. Anderson was
on the engine with Mr.. Jarvis.
The engine was one Of Rogers
make, and was rebuilt at McCOmb
City under the supervision of Messrs.
Anderson and Purdy.
To railroad men it is known as No.
81 or Jarvis engine. The officers of
the road congratulated Mr.. Jarvis on
his achievement, but told him he need
not make a practice of running at that
speed.-N. o. Picayune.
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Burlington Hawkeye.

]
~ hope nothing will happen to tina
boy" the cross passenger remarked
anXiously, as we were speeding north.
ward from London.
The boy in question was about sew.
Ell years old. He was entertaining
the passengers by running up and
down the aisle, shouting like a Co
manche Indian. He would run to the
rear door kick the pannels and shout
''Ho ~ Then he would run to the for
ward door, kick it and yell clay "
When this performance began to grow
maddening with the monotony, the
boy would lend it little variety by
pausing to look into some passengers
face, while at the same time he would
strike at him and shrek, "I'll kill
yOu!o 1t was very interesting, and
we all loved the infant. Now and
then his mother would say, "Sammy,
Sammy dear, you mustn't strike the
doesn't like it," And then the gentle
man would lie like a Trojan, and say,
ooh yes, he doesn't mind it; he liked
the little boy" And 50 we were all
worried and nervous for fear the child
might get hurt. We fairly grew with
anxiety. He stopped at my seat,
snatched the lap tablet out Of my
Gil !" and when his mother said,
Why, Sammy, I'm afraid that you
disturb the gentleman.n Sammy,
yelled, "I'll kill him!" l was so
anxious about him that | watched him
all the way down the aisle to see if he
wouldn't fall and break his neck. so
we all sat and watched him, with con-
Germ written all over our faces. The
boy snatched an apple away from the
fat passenger, kicked the cross passcn-
gers valise, made faces at the sad pas
senger, and hit the man on-the wood
box twice with stick. Once, and
only once, he made an offer to slap the
woman who talks bass, but she glared
down at him with crOak that made
his hair stand on end, and he avoided
her during the rest of the trip. At
last, just as he was rushing up to the
forward door to kick it, the impetuous
brakeman banged it open to announce
a station. He cracked that boy on the
head with the brazen knob, and the
boy acted very much as he would |
have acted had he been shot with a
a catapult, and it took all the ice water
in the cooler to cool off his head, and
the boy was effectually quieted down.
And it was really pleasant to see the
wearied look of anxious concern pass
off the passengers faces, after the
dropped the boy. The cross
grim face relaxed like a
May morning, the fat passenger wink
ed at the man on the wood box, who
was still rubbing his knuckles with
IN air of tender interest; the sad pas
senger hummed merry little air, and
The woman who talks bass gave
cheerful croak that was interpreted to
mean laughter. -Four passengers,
whose names l could not learn, gave
he astonished brakeman fifty cents
piece. The boy, with his head swath-
ID up in wet handkerchiefs remained
quiet.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-04-24

Indian loss was very light-only twelve
killed and seventeen wounded. Only &
Few Frenchmen escaped during the night,
and they made their way to New Orleans
messengers Of the sad disaster.
~ " y N
The sun was just gliding the tree-tops
with his first beams, around the scene OF
the massacre, while the life-blood of the
fated French colonists lay fresh and undried
upon the ground, when heart-rending
wall came forth from Fort Rosaie "a
woman's voice. 1t was Winena, weeping
over the body of her dead lover. What
ever his intentions were toward this I'M
tutored child of the forest, will never be
known, but she confided in and truly loved
him.. She rsked her life to save him from
the fate which overlook him, and now that
he was gone, she moaned broken-hearted
over his corpse.
Two hours elapsed before she left his
body, and then, with the assistance of her
mother. she scooped out grave beneath
the spreading branches of large oak near
the fort, and buried him there. This was
the last time Wincna was ever seen in the
vicinity of Natchcz.
Late on the evening after the massacre,
and just as the sun was dipping down be-
hind the western horizon, an Indian girl
might have been seen, picking her way
carefully along the white cliffs, some twelve
miles down the river from Fort Rosalie.
At length, arriving at a point where the
cliff is nearly perpendicular, and at least
two hundred feet above the water, she
paused and commenced chanting the death
vail of her tribe, and, at the instant the |
asst rays of the sun sank out of sight, she |
lrew her mantle closely about her, and |
plunged over the abyss, and the turbid
waters of the Mississippi closed forever
'ver the body of Winena, daughter of n
sun of the Natchez.
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j. r. Benjamin.



Mr.. J. p. Phillips, of Missouri, re-
Gently, when the House of Represen'
tatives was in Committee of the Whole
on the claim of l.. Madison Day, paid
the following compliment to Mr.. Ben
iamin, late of Louisiana:
"Three years ago looked in upon
the House of Lords of the British Par
iian,ent 1t had not been long since
there left his once happy home under
the genial sky of the Pelican state, a
beaten. disappointed man, once a
leader among his people, lie had
landed at Liverpool moneyless, irlenu-
less and homeless. He sought but lor
a resting place and bread. Before TINS
great and magnificent House OF LORDS,
on this grand theatre where genus
and learning had wrought tneir
btiestschievements IN the worlds 5
civilization, l then saw this wanderer
from our shores pleading cause be-
fore tbis august tribunal sitting as
bigh court of appeals. Every eye and
car were given to his every word as to
an oracle of the law. / inquired OF an
FnOlish barrister near me, who that
VV.sP He whispered TO me THAT Is
Tndah p. Benjamin, the foremost
isvVv-er in England" Differing as we
bad during the war, vet my Ameflean
heart felt a tinge Of pride, TO remem-
her thai be was Of my own, m!
native land"
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do not come across every day. In
fact it would seem as if they had set
, up new Jerusalem in this country.
Not that they love Judean hills less,
but old Marengo more. Like the sons
of Jacob they have come into this
land of corn and plenty, and here they
can fill not only their sacks but their
cribs with an abundance and with no
one to modest or make them afraid.
So much for the spirit of liberation
that is engrafted in the very form of
our Government and which our peo-
pie have learned to exercise. The
Jew is a strange anomaly. They are
to-day filling that strange prophesy,
that not one Of their number should
beg or want for bread. Schooled
in that great virtue forbearance,
they do not kill or murder.
Linked together by a common destiny,
they are fond Of each others society.
Ostracised on account OF their religious
tenets, they only marry and are given
in marriage to each other, and hence
keep up that peculiar characteristic
that stamps them as peculiar people.
FCnd of accumulating wealth, they
will eventually become to America
what the Jews are to Europe - the
great monied powers Of the land.
What shall be their destiny God still
holds in reservation for them, and only
the great future will disclose.
In the fall of 1875 another race, scat
tered over this fertile district, began
their great exodus, and the owners Of
the soil looked on with eager and un-
abated interest, the development of
this seemingly strange movement 1t
was said that during that fall and
winter, not less than 10000 negroes
passed over the Vicksburg and MeTi-
dian Railroad from Georgia and Cen
tral Alabama, into the Mississippi
valley. This correspondent well re-
members those seeming gloomy days
to the planters of this section For
several years the country had seemed
to get poorer, and distress and starva-
ton, like those phantom ghosts that
came into the tent of Hiawatha, brood
ed over the land. But with the COM
ing Of the genial spring, the grand
move seemed to abate, and those left
behind went to work Prosperity
seemed to smile once more upon the
and, and every year since, hecountry
las grown to be in better condition,
lntil now you cannot find Il more
section of the country than
lad only gotten rid Of that discon-
ented element that has now turned,
ike the deVOurng locusts, upon the
Dleak and arid regions Of Kansas.
The Demopolis Of to-day is Il quiet,
1eaccable little town, with many
handsome buildings, and two good
lotcIs. Malcolm Burke, an old Col
ege chum Of your spondent, con
Iucts an exceedingly readable and
picy paper, which | understand is
veil pauonized. May success attend.
lin. Yours truly,
JACKSON Boy
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The Colonel.
Memphis Avalanche.

"ColoneP' is a military title that i,
Indispensable, especially in the south
ern part of America. The salutation
"Good morning, Colonel" always
meets with smiling response. II
makes not Il particle of difference
whether citizen has been in the
military line or not. Henever fails to
respond to the address of "Colonel." T."
"Hello, ColonelW pronounced in a
moderate loud tone of voice on Main
street, and every citizen within hear
ing of the words would respond,
thinking himself personally address,
ed. One reason for the almost univer-
sal custom is that the word Colonel"
is easier to pronounce than "Mister
-" And then, in the whir of
business, one forgets sometimes the
names of acquaintances, and the
handy "ColOnel' comes in to supply
all deficiencies in that respect, and
when once the habit of styling an ac-
quaintance a "Coloneln the habit
sticks closer than brother. Another
reason, not to be lightly considered,
is, that there is just the faintest suspi-
ciOn of military rank connected with
the title. 1t is true, it is only bare
But unless person has
been intim tely associated with the
"Colonelo for the past twenty years,
there will always remain a shred of
belief that possibly, in the remote
past, the reputed "COlOnel' might
have seen service at the head of at
lFaNt "a, ,,EagUpent.Dofs hnlun. ..,gm9rlf, !
wholly exempt, while another class
is only partially entitled to receive
the honorable title. Doctors and
preachers are never called "Colonels,"
but every lawyer who is not styled a
'Judgen is a "Co'onel.n The right |
)f editors to the title is undisputed,
md they are all "Colonels." without
exception. With the exception of
loctors and preachers, every citizen .
S liable, some time or other, to be .
styled a "Colonel." The slightest no.
-oriety of any sort is quite sufficient
% convert very modest and peacea- .
Die citizens into full blown "Colo-
lel." The craftsmanship of ward
meeting has been known to make a
young politician life long "Colonel.n
Another citizen, who has come off
irst best in tussel with Monroe
treet "tiger,' has ever after been
,nown as the "Coloncl." While it
5 hard on the real Colonels, who have
cen service at the head of regiments,
II real war, yet it must be confessed
hat there would be a big hiatus in
his world of military titles, if the
word was strictly confined to des-
gnation of those only who are or have
zen, some time or other, sure enough
IOlOnels.
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rrnm the Denver .cgl.l Inter-Occnn.

FROM the Denver llu..! lnter-DccAn.
1t WAS nearly Il year ago when Lead
vile was first showing what there was
/ in her. There were several newly
made bonanza kings about Denver
/ then, and among them was a man
who had probably never had $50 in
| his pocket at one time previous to his
/ strike. To him the possession of a
watch was the natural evidence of
/ the possession of competence, and
/ as he had more than competence he
/ felt that the fact should be indicated
/ by the purchase of several watches.
These he had deposited in the Grand
Central Hotel safe. One night he
came into the office ycrv much the
worse for liquor, lurched up to the
desk, and hicroughed out to the clerk:
Gimme a watch,V 4 time-piore
was passed to his unsteady hands, but
in endcavoring to thrust it into his
trousers pocket he let it slip and fall
upon the floor. Without casting
glance at the fallen watch, he lurched
to the counter again, reached out his
shaking hand, mustered all his facul
ties to the task of speaking. and then
blurtcd out: "Gimmc 'nuthcr!n Can
the indifference of afiiuence 90 beyond
tDlS
He was evidently a teuderfoot. ~
but rs he stopped before an Old miner
and held ont piece of nicaceous
granite for his inspection. he made a
stonr effort to look rs if he had been
born with contempt for civilization.
and that the feeling had been steadily
growing on him ever since. "What
do you make this out to be-" he ask
ed, indicating the specimen with n
nod. "Humph :" was the expressive
answer. "GGld quartz OF carbonates?n
The "houcst miner" turned it over
in his hand indifferently, took out his
knife, and picked Mt it for while,
and then asked: "Got much of it,"
Thousands of TONS answered the
other eagerly. "How much do YOU
suppose she'll rum" Cant tell
nuthin' without an assay" But
you can guess, can't you: YOU can
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-04-24

Last Sunday morning the usually
quiet and monotonOus little village OF
Beulah, was the scene of tradegy
that threw the whole county into a
fever of excitement. 1t seems that
Mr.. Theodore Gayden, Il young man
well known in Bolivar and whose
record for bravery and integrity Is
unimpeachable, had an alteration
with man by the name of SOmmers,
i'm regard to business transaction.
The affair was, dropped however, and
Mr.. Gayden considered it settled,
until Sunday morning when Sommers
came into his room, presented a cooked
pistol at his head and demanded the
immediate payment of the money
which he claimed was due him. Mr..
Gayden, who is very active, succeeded
i'm knocking the pistol out of Smomers'
hand, and before he could recover IL,
the young man fired a load of buck
shot into the desperado's head, killing
him instantly. The young man inn
gave himself up, was tried
and acquitted. As the act was entirely
iustifiable and i'm self defence, the
of the whole community
are enlisted i'm his behalf.-Rusedale
padpr
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-04-24

In Richmond, Va, on Saturday,
Col. John r. Popham, proprietor OF
the Southern Intelligencer, was as
saulted by his business manager, r.
G. Agee, which resulted in Agee's
being popped in the head by a pistol
ball. Wound serious but not dan
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-04-24
A LEGE N D.
FROM THE GERMAN.

From the Whitworth Beacon.
In the new year. when comes the Spring,
When first the lark begins to sing;
IN valleys low, by pastures poor,
Near humble homes upon the moor,
mere comes maiden wonderful
a maiden bright and beautiful.
She was not in the valley born,
None knows from whence this maidel
comes
For quickly is her footprints lost;
Nor can one find what She is named,
Beloved is her presence there,
All hearts to her send many a PRAYER.
But dignity and sacredness
Seem wrapped around her loveliness,
And so repels their near approach. -
she seems to bring the fruIt and flowers,
She scatters them in fields and bowers
different sunlight comes with her
so say the peasants on the moor;
she gives to each Il parting Gift,
Or fruit and flowers most rare:
The little child is not forgotten
Nor sick or aged pair.
She fingers near with words of love.
They may be gone another year,
On happy lovers in the fields
She smiles and tOsses garlands fair.
How welcome then is this fair maid.
W hen larlls begin to sing.
Each heart and hand for her await
with every dawning Spring. d.
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Risen From the Dead.


We hear that Andrew Macon, who
was hung at the triple execution here
on the ID inst, and delivered TO his
friends. has been re-animated, aud Is
yet alive. 1t is said he is speechless,
and gives signs Of great soreness in the
throat, but eats very heartily and i in
apparent good health. We learn the
doctors who are eattending him are con-
fident he will entirely recover at an
early day.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-04-24

1t is expected that the st. Gothard
tunnel through the Alps will be
ready for travel next September.
On the 29th of September the last
blast took place making unity OF
the heretofore portion of the work, Ii
is nine and a quarter miles long, has
cost 81 100000 mile and caused be,
tween sixty and seventy accidental
deaths. Every month fourth Of the
animals died and the laborers had to
be recruited very frequently.