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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-20
That Fly.

uE SAT down upon recent Sunday
Ill morning for quiet hour with his
newspaper. Presently fly, socially in
clined, began to forage upon his bald
spot. He put up his hand the fly
described graceful curve in the air,
and came down upon his ear. He cuffed
his ear, and the fly darted around and
perched upon his nose. He then put
his hand to his nose six times in success
sion, and the fly shot into the air each
time, and returned at exactly the same
angle. Wild with vexation, he waved
his paper in the air and muttered
If L were in the habit of swearing,
should say, cuss these little pests !"
Then an inspiration seized him; he
yanked off his slipper, and said to his
seven-year- old son:
Here, boy, take this and go for these
flies, and make mummy meat of every
one of them ?"
''Shall hit 'em on the wallY"
Yes hit 'em on the WALL"
"Shall hit 'em on the table Y''
Yes hit 'em on the wall, hit 'em on
the table, hit 'em on the china teacup,
hit 'em anywhere; only be sure that
you mash 'em ~
The lad was dead shot, and entered
upon the work with a relish. Nearly
every stroke marked the demise of one
of the hated pests. But after little there
was silence for a space, and then sudden
ly a resounding whack.
The outraged parent clapped his hand
to his head, leaped to his feet, and shout
ed in high G, as he drew the Shiny re-
mains of mangled fly from his glossy
pate.
Hi, there you little heather, what
do you mean by hitting me on the head
in that shape?"
90, pap !" cried the boy, with enthu-
siasm, sit was whopping great blue
bottle ~
Blue-b bottle = well, I'll blue-bottle
you, If you hit me on the head again
you hear mel"
And with clouded brow he resumed
his reading, while he gently stroked the
swelling bump of self-esteem.
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house. AS they sat at dinner the stran-
ger, looking at the hungry children
around the table, said compassionately
Poor man, what cross you have TO
bearlr
IT? A cross to bear Y'' asked the
father, wonderingly; "what do you
mean p''
Nine children, and seven boys at
that ~ replied the stranger, adding bit
terly: F." have two, and each of them is
nail In my coffin"
Mine are not" said the teacher,
with decision,
How does that happen : asked the
guest.
Because have taught them the
noble art of obedience. Isn't that so,
children 2"
"Yes,'' cried the children.
"And you obey me willingly ?" The
two little girls laughed roguishly, but
the seven youngsters shouted: Yes,
dear father, truly
Then the father turned to the guest
and said: "Slr, if Death were to coma
in at that door, waiting to take one of
my children, L would say'-and here
he pulled off his velvet cap aud hurled
it at the door" Rascal, who cheated
you into thinking that 1 had one too
many ?"
The father sighed; he saw that it was
only disobedient children that make
father unhappy.
One of the nine children of the poor
schoolmaster afterward became widely
known he was the sanity pastor Ober-
lin.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-20
Pointed Prayers.

The Deacons of certain church were
too pious to quarrel or in the slightest
degree handy hard words. But they
were sorry for the sins of each other,
and when Deacon Goeart got up and
fervently prayed that the manifold sins
and wickedness of Deacon Pump might
be overlooked and forgiven, Deacon
Pump got up and earnestly prayed that
the lord would pardon Deacon Goeart
for all the malice, falsehood aud diyiltry
of which he was guilty. And they both
felt that If 1t wasn't for the wiekedness
of the thing they'd clinch.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-20
Skill In the Workship.

To do good work the mechanic must
have good health, If long hours of con-
finment in close rooms have enfeebIed
his hand or dimmed his sight, let him at
once, and before some organic trouble.
appears, take plenty of Hop Bltters.-
His system will be rejuvenated, his
clear, and his whole constitution be
built up to better working condi-
ton. 37-3S
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MOMIE Cloths and other Dress Goods in v
II. MORTIMER
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-20
8s At
Dissolution of Partnership.

NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership
~ lately existing between Geo. A. Liggett and
g. j. Delaney. OF Perry county, Pa, under the
Arm arm page assf o. bv LggetI Dea9cy H9Tea 9s on 1SIa
to the said partnership are TO be received by said
Geo. A. Liggett. and all demands on said partner
ship are to be presented to him for payment, until
the 10th of June, 1881, and after that day the
accounts OF the firm will be placed in the hands
OF an officer for collection
GEO. j. Delaney.
June 7, 1881.
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ALL x o A o s 4.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R.
ARRANGEMENTS OF PASSENGER TRAINS
Iune 27ih, 1881.
TraIns Leare IInrrisbnrg as FOLLOWS .

lune <Itn, 1851.
Trains Leave Harrisburg as Follows
For New York via Allentown, at sos a. m.
!, For New YORK via Philadelphia and Bound
For Phladepns % @ az O S.sj, sos, $50 a. m, Las
and 400 y. m.
For Reading, at 500, $50, sos, o.5Oa. M, Las
For Pottsviile. at $50, sos. $50 a. m. aud 400
g, M, and yla schpylkill and and sqsgqIehanna Ie n,
For Allentown, at $50, $685. 9.bU a M, Las and
through cars for New York, via Allentown.
SUNDAYS;
For Allentown and Way stations, at 20 a. M
For Reading, Philadelphia, and Way stations,
tl.45 p. m.
Trains Leave for Harrisburg as Follows
Leave NewYork VIA Allentown, SO and 900
a. m 100 and $50 p; M,
Philadelphia at 745 a, m, L30 400, and $50 D. IN.
ARRIVING at Harrisburg, 80, 800 8 20 p m. and
1895 a. m.
Leave Philadelphia, at e.45 a. M, 400, $50
Leave louisville, 800, 9,1o a. m. and 44Op NJ.
Leave Headlng, at 400, 80, ll6O a. n, l.3v, ,6l5
Leave potIsyle via Schuykllland susquehanna
Branch, 8.l5 a. M, and 44O p. m.
and 9.05 y. m.
SUNDAYS.
Leave New York, via Allentown at $50 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, at 745 pm
Leave Reading, at ~ a. IN. andl0. 35 p. m.
Leave Allentown. at 9.05 p. m.
BALDWIN BRANCH.
Leave HARRISBURG for Paxton, Lochiel and
SteeltOn daily, except Sunday at 5.25. $40, 935
a. M, and 200 p. m; daily except Saturday and
Sunday, at 5.35 p m, and ON Saturday only, 4.45,
610, 9.30p m.
Returning, leave STEELTON daily, except
Sunday at 8. 10, 100 1000 a. m, 2.20 p. M; daily,
except Saturday and Sunday, 6.l0 ,. M, and ON
saturday only $40, $50, 95Op. IN.
y. L. WOOTTEN, Gen. Manager.
c. G.. HANCOCK, General Passenger and Ticket
Agent.
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RALDMIN BRANCH.
THE MANSION HOUSE,
New Bloomfield, Penn'a.,

GEO. f. ENsMINGER, Proprietor.
HAVING leased this property and furnished 1t
| n comfortable manner, ask share of the
public patronage, and assure my friends who stop
with me that every eXertion will be made to
render their stay pleasant
R5- A careful hostler always in attendance.
Aprll,9, 1873. tt
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-20

THSTATE NOTICE.-Notlceis N is herebyglVen
IL that letters Of administration on the estate
OF Susanna Steel, late OF New Buffalo borough.
Perry county. Pa. deceased, have been granted
TO the undersigned, residing in same place. {,
Allpersons indebted to said estate arerequested
to make immediate payment and those having
claims opresentthemduly yauthenticatedfors set
tlement to
DAVID T. STEEL.
May slle8lh Admnisti ator.
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ID EMN ANTS Of PRINTs--of these we have
HI large quantity in good styles.
In addition 10 the above goods we have nice
assortment Of Ladies Neckties. Corsets, German
town Yarn, Zephyrs. Shoes for Ladies and Chill
dren, and thousands OF other articles.
r. MORTIMER.
New Bloomfield, Pa.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01
Personal POINTS.

Mr.. Dana Thayer was an east bound
passenger yesterday.
Supt. Bennett, of the Pullman cars,
was through bound passenger on No.
yesterday.
Mr.. M. d. Altman will leave for
Leadville to-day, where he will engage
in the wholesale liquor business with
his father-in-law, MIR. Schloss.
Mr.. VIM. E. Todd, business manager
of the Saroni burlesque and novelty
company, is in the city. He has thor
oughly billed the city for the big show
on Tuesday evening.
At Dyer's: Thos. Babbitt, Chug;
]. P. Mallan, Golden; J. F. Dunn,
Omaha; Mrs. Race; Henry Chase,
Castle ranch; o. r. Goodale, U. p. r.
R.; R. M. Allen; W. P. Young, Nc.
Pherson, Kas.; W. II. Ashley.
At the Inter Ocean: F. ]. Over
Pa; o. G. Waid, city; Miss Lena Nc
Donald, Greeley; E. T. Dennings, E
F. Clifford, Fort Collins; H. J. Monroe
Hulend, N. Y; II. q. Fry. Galena
ILL.,; G. W.. Simpson, Pruison, Iowa
A. A. Ballsberg, Council Bluffs; E. S
Gothold, st. Louis; D. Sheedy, Kansa!
City; j. M. Mcdowell, Wyo.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01
Dorsey's statement Denied.

Washington, April 30.-Ex7Senator
Dorsey himself was authority to the
Western associated press reporter for
the statement that the postmaster gen.
eral exonerated Dorsey from all COM
plicity with the star service affair, and
had promised to write a letter to the
president declaring that nothing
against Dorsey had ever been found. 1t
is denied at the postofiice department,
by the best of authority, that any prom
ise was made, or that any such letter
would be written. 1t can be stated
that the president, since the threats Of
the alleged star route ring to attack
him, has reiterated his determination
to go to the bottom of the affair.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01
Laying out the Progra m me

Washington, April 30.-The repub
lican caucus committee are working to
perfect1a programme to govern the ex-
ecutIve sessions that will receive the
unanimous support of the republicans,
and prevent the taking up of any nom-
nations or questions calculated to
cause any division on that side. 1t is
likely that the plan will be to let the
committe have control of all executive
business, and not to take up any except
what the committee recommends.
While Conkling may object to such an
arrangement, it is claimed that the
majority of the caucus will vote for it.
Senator Sherman is opposing the
confirmation of Sheldon for governor
of New Mexico. Sheldon apparently
has majority of the senate to support
him. His friends insist on his con-
frmation at once, but if this case shall
be brought up, it is said that Conkling
will claim that this would be bringing
up contested case, and that he would
insist on the ratio for himself to being
one of that kind. This is because of
the strong support held on Hazen by
both sides Of the senate. This causes
some embarrassment, which it is rep
resented, may be removed by Sherman
agreeing to simply vote againt Sheldon
and not make any fight against him.
Shelden was the Ohio delegate to the
Chicago convention who opposed Sher-
mans nomination. The caucus COM
mittee feel confident of their ability to
arrange everything SO as to work with
entire smoothncss and perfect harmony
among the republicans, sothat they can
resume the fight for the majority rule
with an unbroken front.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01

Washington, April 30.-An evening
paper, referring to the star service
scandal, says: 1t is rumored that Pres
ident Garfield is indignant at the tone
of certain republican newspapers in
their assaults upon, and insulting allu-
sions to himself. for taking such de-
termined stand on this matter. In
deed, he is reported to have said to a
New England senator that Mr.. Cor
ham as an editor had so abused his
position since the star route question
was revived, by repeated covert attacks
upon the administration, that If he (the
senator) voted further to sustain the
candidacy Of Gorham for secretary of
the senate. he 1.-THE president) would
consider it personal affront.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01

to the caves of many of the houses
The inhabitants are all out in fat boats,
busy day and night in getting out live
stock and household goods. Some stock
has been lost, and large amount OF
grain destroyed in cribs and houses.
The entire distance from St. Joe to
Wathena is suffering great damage.
The inhabitants are quartered in Wath-
ena or camped around the village.
The lower part of Georgia City is
overfowed and the adjacent bottoms
are sharing the common suffering.
Stacks of mail for the east are piling
up in the postofiice at Troy and hun
dreds of registered letters are in the
safe. The express company has $l7,-
900 in gold bars stored in the vaults of
the bank, it having been shipped from
the Pacific coast and detained on this
side by the food.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01

London, April 30.-The bill for the
amendment to the parliamentary oath,
which the government proposes to in
troduce in the house of commons on
Monday contains only one clause, which
provides that any one who is required
to make or is capable Of making affirm
alton in court of law, shall be per
mitted to make affirmation in the house
of commons.
Parnell will not speak on the land
bill in commons until the final stage of
the second reading of the bill is
reached. He will then indicate the
course he proposes to adopt incommit-
tee, but will not oppose the second
reading Of the bill or move any amend.
ments.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01
FOREIGN NOTES.

Paris: A duel is about to be fought
between two famous champions.
st. Petersburg: A war between Japan
and China is considered probable.
Cracow: 1t is announced that Belvi-
dere castle, at Warsaw, Is being pre-
pared for the czar, who will make q
heightened stay there.
Paris: Emile De Girarden is to be
buried to-day. The funeral service
takes place at st. Pierre Du Challiot,
near his residence. The archbishop
refused to allow the Madelin to he used
for the purpose.
Algiers: A messenger from Itarem,
chief of Taurrego and of Hoggart, has
been arrested with a letter from Itarem
to the sultan of Turkey, announcing
the massacre Of Col. Flatter's expedi-
tion, and asking the sultan for re.
ward.
Paris: A terrible epidemic, some.
thing akin to typhus, is making great
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01
FRANCE AND AMEaleA.
President Greyy to President Gar
neId.

aeId.
Washington. ApriI 30.-M. Ontray
the French minister. accompanied b,
the secretary of state. called upon the
president Yesterday and presented q
letter. of which the following is n
translation.
Jules CREW. President of the Frencb
Republic. to the President of the
United States of America. Great and
Good Friends.-I have inst received a
lsttsr whereby vour honorable prada-
cessor. His Excellency. Rutherford r.
Hayes, nounced to me that in pursu-
ance of a resolution of congress, he in
yited the government and people of
France to unite with the government
and people of the United States. on the
18th of next October. in celebrating the
Tooth anniversary of the battle of York
town. have accepted the invitation
in the name Of the government of the
republic and in that of the whole
French people. This solemn testimonv
Of remembrance which has been nre.
served by your fellow citizens. of the
mart taken by eminent individuals of
France in the glorious struggle which
secured ipdependence and liberty tn the
United States. has called forth a feeling
of deep emotion in France. of which II
has afforded ma pleasure tn he tha in.
tarnreter bv informino can No,as
vonr vorthv rsnrasen,et;vo tho. CO.
-,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01

Hayes ON the star Route Business.
Washington, April 30.-Hayes has
been heard from in regard to what he
knew of the star routes. He says that
the matter was brought to his attention
just before last years congressional
investigation, doubtless through the
newspapers. He did not become very
much exercised over it, it seems, he
having information from senators, a
number of army officers, and others,
that the expedited service was just the
thing for the frontiers. He quietly let
congress 60 about an investigation, and
so far as he was concerned, that was
the end of it.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01

Washington, April 3O-The question
of who owns Dead is under consid-
GRAFTON. Placer claimants, through
their attorney, hold that the site npon
which Deadwood was located is placer
mining ground and hence was not sub
ject to town site. On the other
hand, the authorities of Deadwood,
through their attorney, claimed the
right to enter it for town site, except
where mineral lands could be proved
to exist.
The case came before the secretary
on an appeal from the commissioner Of
the general land office, who held that
the land was placer mining land, and
only subject to entry under the mining
law. A decision by the secretary is
awaited with much interest.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01

Atchison, April 30.-The river has
fallen about three inches since mid
night last night. A strong east wind
has been blowing to-day, lashing the
vast expanse of water in strong waves
against the Kansas shore. The flood is
unabated. The village Of Oak Mills, in
the lower part Of this county, is almost
destroyed by the food, and all the
stock is drowned. All the spare houses
and churches Of White Cloud are filled
with refugees.
Burr Oak bottom, northeast Of Troy,
IL entirely flooded, the water reaching
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01

London, April 3O.-During the past
month 1,500 cases of small pox have
been refused admission to the hospitals
because they were full. During the
same period 297 persons have died in
their own homes from small pox.
There are now LOLA cases OF small
pox in the London hospitals, and only
one bed available. The epidemic has
much increased IN violence lately, and
about ten per cent. of the cases prove
fatal. During the past fortnight 153
persons have died in the hospital from
small pox.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01
The Monetary Conference.

Paris, April 30.-The next sitting o.
the monetery conference is expected tC
be held next Thursday, May 8, to re-
ceive list of interrogatories now being
compiled by Cermuschi, the French
delegate. and Thurman, delegate from
the United States. In spite of the
announcement yesterday by the Hayre
agency that the English delegates to
the conference are expected daily, the
question of British presentation is
still undecided.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01
Progress or spain on the Woman
Question.

Madrid, April 30.-After several
weeks of animated debate. the superior
council, of education. over which the
minister Of public works presided, has
decided, by narrow majority, to ad-
init women and girls to the lectures
and degrees of the universities and the
faculties. No decision was taken as
regards allowing women to practice
after obtaining the degree. A vigorous
opposition was made by part of the
council and clerical influence was
brought to bear against the concession.
The idea gains ground, however, as
many of the girls have won prizes and
honors during the last year.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01

Yankton. April 30.-All telegraphic
communication having been destroyed,
the following telegram has been for
warded to Sioux City by mail:
The Missouri flood has subsidized and
the river is falling almost as rapidly as
1t rose. For week past the river has
been out over its banks and overflow
ing the bottom below Yankton, again
submerging large portion Of the land
overfowed by the Missouri rise. The
worst is now over. The jam has been
full from bluff to bluff and from mile
to mile and half wide. All the
bottom lands for rs miles up have been
overfowed, and most of the houses on
the bottoms have been swept away.
The destruction to property is great
and great destitution prevails. The
flood sufferers are still being cared for
in Yankton; $25, 900 worth Of govern
ment rations have been issued, and
probably as much more has been fur
nished by tho Yankton people. Six
boxes of clothing from Omaha have
been distributed in Union, Clay, Bon
homme, Cedar and Knox counties.
The demand is greater than the supply,
and all Of the applicants are in positive
need of aid. Governor Hand is taking
steps to secure the burial of the dead
cattle, horses and hogs in the bottom,
as the carcasses are beginning to de-
compose. The steamers Helena, Big
Horn and Rosebud, which were cast
upon the prairie by the food, have
been launched and are ready for work.
The steamers Butte, Black Hills and
Nellie Peck cannot be launched until
there is another rise in the river, as
wide sand bar has formed along the
river front where they were left by the
food.
The weather is warm and pleasant
The grass is green on the hillsides and
the farmers are putting in their grain
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01

London, April 30.-rhe Queen and
Princess Beatrice drove to Huhendor
Manor to-day to visit the tomb of Bea
consfield.
Right Hon. VIM. Henry Smith, NJ,
r., yesterday purchased, for 1900,
Millais' portrait of Beaconsfield, now
on exhibition at the Royal academy.
A telegram from Galway says: A
bailiff named King was seized last
night by gang of disguised men and
roasted over fire until he swore thai
he would resign his Office. Kings con
dition is believed hopeless.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01

Lacalle, April 30.-A hurricane ac-
companied by rain, on Friday night,
rendered the roads impassable, paralyz.
ing the French movements in this re-
gion. The position of most of the brig
ades, consequently, remains unchanged,
but they are expected to resume their
march on Sunday. The PROMPT entry
of the French into Kef destroyed the
idea of resistance among the neighbor-
ing tribes, and several of the chiefs
have submitted. Ali Bey, the Tunis-
ian commander in chief, has come into
the French camp at Sioux Ell Arba, and
announced that he would return with
the Tunisian troops to the capital.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01
Denver 4 Rio Grande II. r.. Pushing
Things

st. Louis, April 30.-A thousand
tons Of steel rails for the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad arrived here yes
terday by barge from New Orleans.
They 60 to Pueblo, COL, via the st.
Louis & San Francisco, and the Atchi-
son, Topeka s. Santa Fe lines. Twenty
five hundred additional tons are now in
New Orleans, being loaded OH barges
for this port.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01

New York, April 30.-John W.
Minturn, of the long established firm
of Grinnell, Minturn Il Co., 70 South
street, shot himself dead in his private
office this morning. Temporary aber-
ration of the mind was the cause. He
waspossessed of large private fortune.
His business affairs were prosperous
and his family relations most happy.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01
Drowning OF -Four Prominent Bust
ness Men.

Detroit, April 30.-There is no longer
any doubt of the drowning of four
prominent business men from Mt. Gle
mems, who went fishing in Lake st.
Clair. Nothing has been heard from
them, and one or two packages known
to have been taken with them, have
been picked up. The affair has cast a
gloom over the entire community of
Mt. Clemens.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-01
The New Oath for Members OF Par.
Lament.


London, April 30.-The Earl of
Shrewsbury has eloped with Mrs. Mil
Ter Mundy, of Shiply, Derbyshire. The
fugitive pair fed to Strasburg, where
the lady's relatives overlook them, gave
the earl sound thrashing. and brought
the lady back to England.