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Corns Can be Cured.

Why suffor with corns waen Peps
Corn Solvent is a. SURE cure. Price 26
cents bottle. 1t is warranted to cure
ortbe money will be refunded. For
sale by GETTIEGER IL HoKE,
Agents for the manufacturer.
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PROPOSALS
Wanted for Building School
House,

GEALED PROPOSALS will be received
- up to JANUARY Is, 1881, for build
ing School House in Mill Creek District,
to be completed By April |, 1881.
DIMENSIONS A good, substantial Frame
Building 20x24 feet, 10 feet story, wea Their
boarding dropped. of dressed inch-pine
lumber, floor above and below, the latter
dressed roof to project foot over ends
of building, with good oak shingles, with
the necessary backing; stone foundation,
to be SIX inches above the level of highest
point of ground, and pointed; seven win
dows, IL lights 8xl0 glass, and one four
light window in gable end, all trimmed
and glazed; one trap.door for loft; strong
brick chimney from upper floor through
the roof, well stayed; one door and double
battoned window shutters, with the ne
ceesary lock fastenings, &c; sufficient
square OF flooring elevated inches for
teachers seat, desk, &c; one good desk,
with lock, for teacher: sufficient number
of side seats and desks, of the late improv-
ed styles for scholars, also four long
benches with backs to surround the stove
Building to be wainscoated A feet high
around the building and filled in with
tan bark or saw dust, balance of sides or
ends to be plastered with two coats and
one skinned coat; strip with the neces-
sary hooks or pins around the building
for hanging bats, bonnets, &C. two
shelves for dinner baskets, &c. one for
water bucket and steps or platform in
front of door. All work to be done in q
workmanlike manner, with seasoned Ium-
Der. To be received by the Board of Ed
ucation, or By committee appointed by
the Board.
Payments will be made satisfactorily.
NJ. L. HENSHAW, President.
j H. CLENDENING, Secretary.
BUNKER HILL, w. Va, Dec. Q, 1880.
(decl1-4t)
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Nothing so good for Headache
and Dyspepsia as DR.. METTAUR's
HEADACHE AND DYSPEPSIA
PILLS. Price % cents. ALI Drug
gists sell them.
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a thorough and safe remedy is
DR. MErrAUR's HEADACHE AND
DYSPEPSIA PILLS. Sold by all
Druggists. Price % cents.
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For the Best Brown Sugar in town
at &c., and the Best Green Coffee at
l5c. go to j. II. SHAFFER'S.
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For Beaverton and Corduroy. the
best and cheapest in town, go to
j. II. SHAFFERiS.
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Gss EEl Outfit sent free to those who wish to en-
IL Agage in the most pleasant aud profitable
"a business known. Everything new. Capital
n mot required. We ww furnish you every
mM thing. $40 a day and upwards is easily
- w made without staying from home over night.
No risk whatever. Many new workers wanted al
once. Many are making fortunes at the business.
Ladies make "a muck men, and young boys aud
girls make great pay. No who is willing to work
fails to make more money every DAY than can be
made in a week at any ordinary employment. Those
who engage AZ once will find short road fortune
Address II. HALLET L CO.,
oet23 5O-lyr. Portland, Maine.
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Splendid Drives in Boots and Shoes
at j n. SHAFFER'S.
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Dissolution Notice.

WRE partnership existing between
l. the undersigned, under the firm name
of CIRQUE & SMITH, has been dissolved
by mutual consent, TO take effect on Jan
uary J., 1881. The books of the firm are
in the hands of Mr. Smith, who will settle
all claims against the firm and all persons
indebted are requested to settle their ac-
counts witt him at once.
KINSEY CIRQUE,
dec25 ct PHILIP SMITH.
will coctinue the business, al the same
stand, and respectfully ask a continuance
of the patronage extended the old firm.
PHILIP SMITH.
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PUBLIC SALE
A School House.
One Acre Of Ground,


situate on the MART nsburg and Williams
port Turnpike, three quarters of a mile
Strine, and adjoining the lands OF Jacob
Wisner i Son.
TERMS OF SALE.-One half cash and
tie residue in ninety days, the deferred
payment to be secured By lean on the
property.
Will be sold at private sale, GOOD
COAL STOVE, with drum attached, the
same which has been used in the school
room, and which is in good order.
BY order Board of Education Opequon
Township,
TE0S. s. WILLIAMS,
decl8-it. Secretary.
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DIED.

RSs- HaJ rates-due cents per Aae-for Obituary No
tires beyond The usual announcement.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-15

$40 A WEEK Twelve dollars day mt
WS q home easily made. Address True d
Co., Augusta, Maine.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-15
A MORAL,

A young girl, with soft blue eyes and
cOrOnal Of auburn hair; ono of hat bright
partcrrc which Enyland's queen, i'll the
dawn of her new welded life, had
grouped around her, as "maids of hon
Or" Il rare and exquisite bouquet.
To finite sight this young girls lot
seemed the elimination of earthly hap
piness; young and rich and fur; bearing
u name luminous III the roll of Englands
historic nobility Il favoritc other queen.
What could tho iicklc goddess ,lo that
had not been done for her so favored
child!
And who could find in their heart to
hate or injnrc one so lovely and gentle,
so helpless and SO harmless
Alas, her very lovclincss was her ruin.
We read, in Grccian story, of one who
was ostraciscd and driven from the city
lie made illustrous for no other crime
than that all men called him 'iust. "
But the Hate born of Envy which was
pilloricd in this history for the warning
Of the ages, did not die with Aristidcs.
Still we are taught day by day, that
there is no lot so high that Envy will
not soar TO pull it down; no heart SO
pure that jealousy will not stab.
And there are few things easier and
safer than to carry about u stilctto ton
que where with to stab 10 death aIc rep
UtatiOn ola woman!
SO i'll bcfclI hcr-rumors, half wills
pcrcd, began at first as snowtlakcs
fall, lightly upon the air, that she who
seemed so pure and fair, was but a whit
cncd sepulcllrc, at heart and in life a
wantOn. Soon these took stcadicr form
(it was so cheap and safe and she was
driven from her proud place to hide her
s1lanc in her dead fathers halls. And
in a little while the Lady Flora Hastings
was laid away in her ancestral vault,
dead Of Il broken heart, murdered by
s1andcrous tongues.
And yet i'll little while it was proved
by evidence as strong as Holy Writ,
that the foul charge was false. And
then, through Mcrric England u shud-
der shook mems hearts, as for some ter
riblc calamity, for England has never
been the kindly holnc of deeds like this.
But this did not heal the broken heart
nor bring back the young life that was
slandcrcd away.
"If thou bringest thy gilt to the altar,
and there rcmcmbrest that thy sister hath
aught against thee, leave there thy gilt
before the altar and go thy way; first be
reconciled to thy sister and then come
and offer thy gilt.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-15
A,L0VER OF SHAKESPEARE.

One of the most noted characters on
the border of twenty years ago was
old Jim Bridger, Of Fort Brldscr, IN
Utah. On one occasion he came to New
York. He did not like the marrow down
town streets with high buildings on each
side, and complained that he had once
lost his way in obey street Canon" and
been arrested with difficulty by the
police. Hc liked the theatres and cx-
pressed the utmost delight ut the per-
formance of the "Nlilsummcr's Night
Ercam." lIe had no clear idea who
Shakespeare, was, but conceived and
developed the most extravagant admira-
tion for him:
Returning to the fort he sold stock and
supplies to cmigrants and other travellers
as in time past. One dcy u man wished
to buy some oxen and Jim said he could
have any except one yoke, which he had
made up his mind to keep ut all hazards.
In the morning a messenger came to say
that the man wanted this yoke, and none
other.
ole can't have 'cm, said Jim. others
no Use talkin.'
"Wcll, he wants them, and is Just
awaitin' for tlcm," said the messenger.
'Hc's a-sitting there reading Il book
called Sllakspcarc.'
och J" yelled jim, jumping to his feet
" Did you say Shakespeare? Here, -
you give me my boots
lie ran to the corral.
Stranger" said he, 'just give me
that book and take them oxcn.'
"Oh, no." said the man. "l only
brought the book to read on the way. II
will not give it all to YOU"
Stranger" said Jim, lrsolutcly, |
'jnst you take them oxen and give me |
that book And SO the man did,
jim hired reader ut $50, II month,
and listened to Shakespeare every even
ing. All went well until one night, as
the reader came to the proposed muir
dcr of the princess i'll the tower, jim
sprang from Ills scat with blazing eyes,
and yelled in thunder tones:
" Hold on, there just wait till
get my rifle, and III shoot tllc----scoun-
drel" AS one of his old 'pards' Justly
remarked, u sinccrer compliment was
never paid to Shakespeare.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-15
LOTE,LiGHTENS LABOR.

A good wife rose from her bed one morn,
Andthought with a nervous dred
OF the piles Of clothes to be washed, and more
Than dozen mouths to be fed.
There's the meals to get for the men in the iiel'
And the children to fix away
To school, and the milk to be skinned an,
churncd
And all to be done this day.
1t had rained in the night, and all the wood
Was wet as it could be-,
There were puddings and pies to bake: besides
A loaf Of cake for tea,
And the day was hot, and her aching head
Tbrobbcd YEARLY as she said,
IF maidens but knew what good wives know
They would be in no haste to we'd
Jennie, what do you think ] told Ben Brown y
Called the farmer from the we'll
And q flush crept mp to his bronzcd brow;
And his eyes half basbfnlly fell.
1T was this" be said-and coming near
He smiled, and STOPPING down,
Kissed her cheek-"Twas this. that you were
the best
And the dearest wife in town y
The farmer went back to the deld, and the wife
In smiling and absent way,
Sang snntches of tender little songs
She not sung for many a day,
And the pain in her head was gone, and the
clothes
Were white as the foam of the sea
Her bread was light and her butter was sweet
And as golden as ii could be.
Just think" tho children all called in breath,
Tom Wood has run Oft to sea
He wouldn't, know, If he only had
As happy home as We
The night came on and the good wife smiled
10 herself, as she softly said,
''1is sweet to labor for those We love,
It's not strange that maids will we'd
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-15

important, too, that the youth should be
convcrsant with the topics of the day,
which may be found in the leading pa
pers, Noone can be considered well read
who knows nothing of tho literature of
the times.
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-15
WHAT CHILDREN SHOULD READ.

The greatest trouble which cnsucs
from placing sensational literature in the
hands of children is the false i,lca of life
it produces. Many children every year,
after reading those thrilling adventures
and glowing descriptions of the "yolden
West" have become disSustcd with the
tame and seemingly lncvcntfnl school
life and have left their homes to
seek their fortune and follow their
hero. Most of these dcludcd fortune
hunters find out their mistake and, like
the prodigal, return, but with the taste
for good reading impaired. Such litcra-
ture should not be placed within tho
reach of children. There are plenty of
good, useful books, ofmcral tone that arc
suitable, pleasing and at the same time
instructive. History is now gotten up
in such aplcasant style that it is Il source
of amusement us well as instructive to
read it. If novels must be rcad-and
one cannot deny that a good novel occa-
sionally does no llarm.llistorical arc
preferable to those whose chief merit
seems to bc the excitement they may
produce and the false ideas of life they
may create. Every piece child reads
should contain grain of truth, either
moral, philosophical, political, Or his
torical, that it may spring up and
bear some fruit OfusCtulncss, 1t is quite
nre nj. q. .lnedicine than n llrihk. L
Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-15

C0nrad's Bn,lwciser bottled beer as Il
health rcstorcr cannot be surpassed.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-22
Warning to Supervisors.

AT the last term in Butler county ver-
diets were recovered against Allegheny
township, said county, which with costs
will cause the taxpayers to pay about
$4,000, by reason of an accident which
the jury found was caused by one of the
public roads being obstructed by a sap
ling, which fell across it and was allow
ed to remain on it some weeks, and
which compelled travellers to turn off
the public road and go short distance
through the woods. The proof also
showed that it cost one dollar and fifty
cents to remove the obstruction after the
accident happened. Scott township,
Allegheny county has again had ver-
dict rendered against it of seven thou
sand dollars in the case of Mr.. Mont
gomery, where a new trial has been
granted the township; the Jury finding
the accident happened for want of suita-
BILE fence or guard at a steep embank-
ment. The supreme court says it is not
good defence for the district to show
that the accident might have been avoid
ed by careful driving. Horses are timid
animals, and the road must be in a con-
dition to be safely travelled with skittish
and spirited animals. Penny wise and
pound foolish people may object to the
expenditures necessary to make the
roads safe for ordinary travel, but even
their eyes ought to be opened by a few
such cases as above referred to.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-22
Disastrous Failure Of a Bank.


BRATTELBoRo', VT, June 10.-Great
excitement prevails over the report of
the insolvency of the First National
Bank of Brattleboro', representing $780,
600 capital stock, with 100000 surplus.
A meeting of the directors was held yes
terday afternoon and thorough inves-
tigation will follow. A suit for $780,
600 damages has been brought In the
name of the bank against the president,
Slas M. Waite, e,who left town on Thurs
day last, and of whose whereabouts the
directors profess to have no knowledge.
1t is feared the surplus of the bank will
be entirely wiped out, and possibly the
deficiency may reach upward of $780,
600. The directors are reticent as to the
cause of the loss, but poor investments
are undoubtedly responsible in a meas
ure.
1t is believed that to days investiga-
ton of the First National Banks affairs
will reveal astonishing forgeries, and
that even as large a sum as 100000 in
forged papers will be brought to light,
bearing the names of the most promi-
nent men in this and other States. A
receiver took charge of the bank to day.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-22
Attempt to Swindle the Mint.

PHILADELPHIA, June 16.-A man
hailing from Tidioute, Pa, entered the
United States mint in this city yesterday
and expressed his desire to deposit for
coinage geld bars, expecting to receive a
negotiable certificate in return. If COM
posed of pure metal the bars would be
worth 1900. The mans manner ex-
cited suspicion, and an assay was made
at once, resulting in the discovery that
the bars were composed entirely of
bronze, although the party had exhibited
pure goldflings, which he said had been
bored from the bars of metal. When
apprised of the discovery the man took
the matter very coolly, saying that he
had been deceived by the parties from
whom he had purchased the metal, and
after asking where he could dispose of
the bronze he left the building.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-22
How Valuable Horse was Lost.

The Clearfield Republican says that a
beautiful dark-bay horse, belonging to
Mr.. Wesley Bloom, of Pike twp, Clear
field county, and valued at $3.50, while
attached to cultivator in Mr.. Blooms
corn field, on Tuesday, became fright
ened and began kicking, at each blow
striking the solid iron of the implement
and continued doing SO until his hind
legs were completely mashed. The
owner Immediately procured gun and
shot the horse to end his misery. On
the Saturday previous Prof. Hamilton,
of the New York circus, offered Mr..
Bloom, at Curwensville, 1925 for his
horse but the offer was not accepted.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-22

physicians are busy night and day. Many
cases 1t is feared will be fatal. There is
little doubt that the epedemic is occasioned
by the impurity Of the water In the reser-
voir.
SCRANTON, Pa, June 14.-A prisoner
named McGill, who says his home is at
Pittsburgh, escaped through the wall of
the Scranton city prison this morning. He
was locked up last night and dug his way
through double row Of bricks lined with
plauks; he then dragged himself through
a hole twelve by fourteen inches to the
roof of three-story house, from which he
entered the bedroom of Humphrey Brady,
close by, and ran down stairs. Brady and
family were having breakfast when he de-
scended. McGill made dash for the door
but was intercepted by Brady, who seized
him by the neck and sharp struggle en-
sued. McGil was finally captured and
placed 10 stone CELL
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-22
Lipplncott's Magazine.

Lppincotts Magazine for July contains two
illustrated articles of light and entertaining
character" The Palace of the Leatherstone-
paughs," which is a humorous sketch of artist
life In Rome, and '" Paradise Plantation" !"
which Is a description in similar vein of
amateur farming in Florida. DR.. S. Weir
Mitchell concludes the interesting account of
his tour "Through the Yellowstone Park"
and some peculiar phases of Western life are
described by Louise Coffin Jones in a paper
entitled " On the Skunk River.' ga Forgot
ten American Worthy,' by Charles Burr Todd,
recounts the remarkable career of Joel Barlow,
whose name is known to most readers as that
of the author of epic poems long since buried
In oblivion, but whose phiianthropic character
and patriotic services entitle him to higher
place in the reccollection of his countrymen.
" On Spelling Reform" presents some strong
arguments against the proposed changes In
English photography. can Open Look at the
Political Situation" crlticlses the course of the
Independents" and discusses the chances of
Civil Service Reform. "Pipistrelo,o by
" Ouida," is a picturesque aud powerfully
written story of Italian life. ''Adam and Eve"
and "Studies in the Slums" are continued.
The poetry is by Emma Lazarus, s. B. Tabb,
and IL. l.. Leonard, and the ''Monthly Gossip"
and Literature of the Day' are as good and
varied as usual. This number begins the
twenty-sixth volume.
Specimen Number mailed, postage paid, to
any address, on receipt of 20 cents. Yearly
subscription $500. Address j. b. Lippincott
& Co., Publishers, 715 and III Market Street,
Philadelphia.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-22
Big figures.

Even those familiar with the enor-
nous sales of the vibrator Separators
manufactured by Nichols, Shepard d
Co., will be surprised to know that If all
the Separators manufactured by them
were set up ready for work and placed
in line just touching each other, the line
would be more than 100 miles long, and
if to this are added the Engines and
Powers manufactured by them, the line
would be over 200 miles in length. 10
ship these machines, placing one on
each car, would require $4,000 cars,
making |, ,250 trains of 20 cars each.
With such demand 1t Is easy to see
why the firm carries in stock 10000 900
feet of the choicest air seasoned lumber.
The reason of this success is the fact
that the Vibrator is perfectly simple,
does not easily get out of order, lasts the
longest, and does the best and quickest
work. Every article used in its manu-
facture is the very best that money can
buy, and as the firm has abundance of
capital, they buy for cash and therefore
sell at price no higher than other
parties charge for q poor article. or
course, no one would buy any Thresh-
ing Machinery without first examining
that made by Nichols, Shepard & Co.,
Battle Creek, Michigan.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-22
GREAT FLOODS.

Rain storms of great violence and un-
usual duration have raised the water to
a higher point than was ever before
known in the West.
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, is mainly
under water, and one of its business men,
Ferguson, was drowned. Two-thirds of
the city of Ocean, of Wisconsin, is inun-
dated, the loss in that city being placed
at $250.000.
The Mississippi is very high and con-
siderable damage is reported along its
bank.
At La Crosse thirty thousand tons of
ice has been ruined, and at Dubuque all
the lowlands are covered. Farmers and
others in Indiana and Illinois complain
of the excessive rain fall. Bridges have
been carried away, and many fields of
corn and wheat destroyed.
The telegraph company reports that
the heavy rains in the northwest have
prostrated the wires and flooded the
country. All the st. Paul wires are
down. There was snow in Minnesota
last week. The weather is cold and raw.
MILWAUKEE, June 15.- Much dam
age has been done on the Upper Embar-
rass and Pigeon rivers by floods. The
dam and mill near Raymondsvllle, and
the dams at Raymondsvllle and EN-
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-22
New Millinery and Fancy store.

We would respectfully inform our
friends and the public generally, that we
have opened
MILLINERY AND FANCY STORE,
on Main ST., two doors East of Spons-
ler's Law Office, and that we will keep
constantly on hand, all the latest styles
of goods in our line, and at prices to suit
all persons. Our Goods are all NEW
just received from New York, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore. Call and see our
fine stock SPRING BONNETS AND
HATS before purchasing elsewhere.
We will also keep on hand many spe-
cialties in Staple and Fancy Notions, all
of which we will sell at the lowest CASH
prices. III. V. LANE & SISTERS. %