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FOR the Cure OF Coughs Colds. Hosrscuess Asthma
Bronchius Group. Influenza Wnooping Cough Inclp-
tent Consumption. &c. Price only - oena bottle.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-11

cluded by an eloquent appeal to their
feelings; first, eulogizing their GOODNESS
and intrepidity in danger, and then
calling upon them to stand by their king
and country, and maintain the honor of
both, and slowly and emphatically reit-
Grated, "And said, should such man
as 1 flee p"-"No," said voice which
arose from among the marines, and was
evidently the effect of ventriloquism--
"no, blast you you are too well paid for
that |" A loud, long-drawn breathing
was audible among the men, who, feel
ing that something atroclous had been
done, which In all probability would be
followed by some terrible retribution,
while an Unsurpassed litter was heard
among the junior officers, at the sudden
ness and quaintness of the retort. The
chaplain paused and looked at the Ad-
miral, and the Admiral glared at the
men, as If he could annihilate them all.
Immediate inquiry was made and the
strictest examination of every Individual
instituted, accompanied by positive
declaration that the whole ships compa-
NY should be whipped, unless the cul-
prit was given up. The secret, however,
was never divulged, nor the threat of
indiscrminate punishment carried into
effect
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-11
TOO WELL PAID FOR THAT.

CAM SLICK tells this story of an
~ old admiral whom he knew at Hal
flax: On one occasion / attended divine
service with him, on board of his mag
nificent flag ship, the Graball. The dis
cipline in those days was dreadfully
severe, and, may add, unmerciful.
The men were punished so often and so
cruelty, that they became desperate, and
mutiny and desertlon were things of fire.
quent occurrence. Scarcely day passed
without the loss of man and even the
extreme penalty of death, which was the
inevitable consequence of such crimes,
did not check their desire to escape from
the service. The chaplain took the OPP
portunity to preach against such deser-
ton, and selected for his text the elev.
enth verse of the sixth chapter of
Nehemiah, "And 1 said, should such
man as l flee 7" He enlarged upon the
duty of sailors to be obedient to those
who were set in authority over them,
and to continue true to their engage
ments, and enforced every exhortation
by repetition of his text. Hethen con-
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-11
JERUSALEM AND THE DEAD SEA.

NEW ideas are working into Pales-
IN tine. A new city is going up on
the west side of Jerusalem, outside of the
gates. Along the turnpike to Jaffa run
the telegraph wires, and on the plain of
Sharon stands the large "Jewish Agri-
cultural College, surrounded by model
farm and thrifty nurseries. Bethlehem
is thriving town-largely 1t is nomi-
nally Christian-and it carries on extern
sive manufactures in mother. of pearl.
The Bethlehemites brought back from
our Centennial Exhibition at Philadel-
phia about seventy thousand dollars as
net profit of the sale of their beautiful
wares. If Palestine were only delivered
from the tyranny of the Sultan, or were
ruled by such man as the Pasha Roulf
(the governor of Jerusalem), it would
rise rapidly into new era of economic
progress. The Sultan's touch and tread
are death.
The much maligned Dead Sea has
weird and wonderful beauty. We took
a bath in its cool, clear waters, and de.
tected no difference from bath at Coney
Island except that the water has such a
density that we fioated on it like pine
shingles. No fish from the salt ocean
can live in it; but it is very attractive to
the eye on a hot MONDAY. A scorching
ride we had across the barren plain to
the sacred Jordan, which disappointed
me sadly. At the places where the
Israelites crossed and our Lord was bap-
tized, it is about 120 feet wide; it flows
rapidly, and in turbid current of light
stone color. In size and appearance 1t
is the perfect counterpart of the Musk
ingum few miles above GAINESVILLE. Its
useles waters ought to be turned off to
irrigate its barren valley, which might
be changed into garden. For beauty
the Jordan will not compare with Eli
jah's Brook Cherith, whose bright,
sparkling stream went flowing past our
lodging-place at Jericho. We lodged
over night in a Greek convent very
sma,l) and rode next morning to see the
ruins of the town made famous by Josh
ua, Elijah, Zaccheus and the restoration
of Bartimeus to sight. Squalid Arabs
haunt the sacred spot.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-11
NO. Al.

1t, now I've explained 1t to your Oh,
you can You've got brainsl Some day
I'm going to run pipe in your ear, and
start a phosphorus factory !" and Mr..
Spoopendyke danced out of the room,
leaving It strewn with pattern dust.
81 don't care" sobbed Mrs Spoopen-
dyke. "It read all right, and the skirt
fitted SO nicely that 1 supposed the arti-
cles were put together straight. And 1t
was SO perfectly natural anybody might
make the same mistake. It's so like
most of the news from Washington that
I've been expecting it every day." and
Mrs. Spoopendyke overcast the sleeve,
with the serene conviction that after all
you've got to patch newspaper into a
pattern to get at the actual facts some
times.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-11
Out of Groceries.

"John," said a farmers wife to the
lord of the manse, "we are out of sugar,
and you will have to go to town."
"Well, we must get along some way.
We can do without until 1 get through
with my rush. 1 can't stop my teams
now. You know the good book says if
we do not SOW we cannot reap"
"John," she says the next day, tive
are out of coffee, as well as sugar, and
you will have to go to town. You know
you can't do without your coffee"
''Well, we must get along some way
until get through with my work. We
can do-let's see, can't you go over to
Mrs. Riddleberger's and borrow some
until get time ?'
The next day John said to the hired
man.
"Billy, gimme chew of your tobac-
co. I'm out"
"Wish could but was just going
to ask you for chew" replied Billy.
"Well, declare," said John. swell,
Billy, I've got to go to town, there's no
use to talk. We are out of groceries"
John stops a machine, takes team
aud goes to town for groceries.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-11
Black, the fretwork of wrinkles once

Black, the fretwork Of wrinkles once
more coming into his brow.
"Sylvia," said Miss Darkridge, severe
ly, "if this happens again, shall dis
pense with your services Look at that
clock Is this the time of day to be
dawdling about the rooms with broom
and duster Remember that Mr.. Black
does not pay you exorbitant wages to lie
In bed until noon !"
"My dear" said Uncle Black, "Sylvla
is generally a very good girl, if"
"Dear Uncle," interrupted Joscelind,
"pray permit me to be the judge of these
matters. You have ruled your house
hold with a slack and indulgent hand
altogether too long. 1 shall now insti.
tute reform"
And poor Sylvia had never moved
about 80 briskly as she did that day.
Old John, the gardener, was not ex-
empt from his share of the general tur-
moil. Miss Darkridge chanced to over
hear her uncle reproaching the old man
for some fancied neglect in the flower
beds, whose diamonds, ovals and cres-
cents of brilliant colors were the pride of
his horticultural heart, and she came
promptly to his aid.
Gardening, indeed Do you call this
gardening p'' she said. 'Uncle Black,
I'm astonished that you keep such
man as this about the placel"
And the torrent of taunts and re-
proaches which she showered upon the
luckless head of poor old John was
enough, as that individual observed, "to
make ones flesh creep"
"My niece is young lady of spirit
and energy, apologized Mr.. Black, when
at last Joscelind had gone back to the
house.
"Verra like you, sir-verra like you I"
said old John, scratching his head.
"Like mel" said Mr.. Black, slowly.
And he stood for full five minutes,
quite speechless and motionless, staring
down at the mossy rim of an ancient
sun dial, half sunk in the velvety grass.
And ut the end of the five minutes he
spoke two other words, and only two:
"Like-me |"
"There's no KNOWN the masther, he's
that changed" said Betty, in the kitch-
en-, week or so after. He's as mild as
lamb and as peaceable as kitten.''
"Sure, isn't that just what the young
lady told u.s." said Sylvia, "when she
came down into the kitchen that first
morning before the fire was lighted, and
told us she was goin' to try an expert
ment, and we wasn't to mind word
she said, cause 1t was all by contraries.
He don't know what his temper has
got to be, said she 'and Pm going to
show him. And, bless her sweet heart,
her plan has worked like charm"
1t had, in good truth. Uncle Black
was changed man. And Joscelind had
relapsed into the original sunshine of her
temper-and all the domestic wheels of
Black Grange seemed to revolve on vel
vet.
But Uncle Black took all the credit to
himself. He never knew that Joscelind
had taught him lesson.
"We get along very nicely" said he,
'now that my niece has subdued those
little tempers of hers"
And Joscelind was his beiress and
darling after all-for he will always be-
lieve that it was he who "formed her
character"
Tnn WEII Dam Enp THAT
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-11
RATHER MIXED.


H rs there any truth in this story that
/ Mr.. Garfield has killed Senator
Conkling ?" inquired Mrs. Spoopendyke,
fitting the sleeve into the armhole and
running in the basting.
"Nol" calculated Mr.. Spoopendyke.
"Where did you get thatY Mr.. Conk-
ling has resigned, but he amt dead"
"I read that he had got into some diff
Guilty with Mr.. Garfield, and Mr.. Gar
field had dragged him all around by the
ear, and finally they had to take Mr.
Conkling away to save his life, though
he died afterward."
"Who said so 2" demanded Mr.. Spoop-
endyke. "Where'd you read anything
like that ?'
II read it on a pattern that Mrs. Win
terbotham loaned me for an overskirt
Pm sure it's so." replied Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke.
"Get the pattern, Mrs. Spoopendyke.
Show 1t to me-"
Mrs. Spoopendyke unrolled the pattern
ana commenced TO read -
""The complications at Washington
have assumed the most exciting shape.
To-day the troubles between Garfield and
Conkling eliminated by Conkling seiz-
ing him by the throat and holding on
while the crowd yelled with delight.
Twenty to one was offered, but Garfield
remains firm and declares that the adj
ministration will not yield. This posi-
ton reused the crowd to frenzy. 1t is
said that Conkling really desires to re-
tire to private life, but Garfield at that
moment planted his teeth in his game
adversary's ear, and dragged him around
until the friends of Conkling were COM
PEELED to interfere to save the poor
things life. He was taken home, but
died in a few minutes Therel" said
Mrs. Spoopendyke, triumphantly, 81
told you so."
"Show me!'' said Mr.. Spoopendyke,
jumping up and selling the pattern.
"Where dye find such dod gasted nom
sense as that? Where is it?
''Phere, 1t begins under the ruff1e,
then it runs over on the band and down
on the gore, and ends here on the plait-
ing. knew I'd seen it," and Mrs.
Spoopendyke smiled pleasantly.
whats the matter with you, you
measly idiot 2" howled Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke. ''This is where you get your po-
litical information, is it? This is the
source of your intelligence on national
affairs? All you want is two more
patterns and bald head to be a consti-
tutional lawyer Three overskirts and
pair of spectacles would make you a
supreme-court Judge What dye think
this is 7"
SIS MT it right ?" faltered Mrs. Spoop-
endyke. "Did you read from the ruf1ie
over to the band and down to the goTe"-
Eyes, / did, did MT l ?" squeaked Mr..
Spoopendyke, "and so did you, did MT
you? Do you know what you've got
here ?n
'Is MT 1t a patti
'Dod gast the pattern-I mean the
print Part of 1t is about Garfield, part
about Conkling, and the rest is about a
dog fight on Long Island. Know what
1t Is nowy Think you can understand
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-11
HOW SHE MANAGED HIM.
II T CAN get along with him, Pm very
sure" said Joscelind Darkridge.

L sure" said Joscelind Darkridge.
''Nobody could get along with him ~
chorused the three Miss Darkridges in
unison.
Uncle Black was the parsonage of
whom they spoke-a grabbed, ill-temper-
cred little old man-who lived in a su-
perb old county seat among the Catskills
He had money to leave, but his nieces
and nephews secretly believed that it
would be deal easier to go to California
or Golconda, or some of those fabulous
places, and dig fortunes out nugget by
nugget, then to stay at home and earn
them by making themselves acceptable
to an old gentleman who had as many
angles as rose diamond, and as many
prickly spikes of temper and disposition
as a porcupine.
Naomi was soft-voiced, slender girl,
with head which reminded one of
dropping lily.
''No one can help liking Naomi," said
Mrs. Darkridge, as she kissed her daugh-
ter goodbye.
But in three weeks Naomi came back,
halffrightened out of her wits.
''He scolds so dreadfully," said Naomi,
"And he looks at me as the wolf must
have looked at Little Red Riding Hood.
Oh, mamma, 1 couldn't stay there, not
if 1 was to be made richer than Miss
Burdett- Coutts herself!"
Magdalen Darkridge went next; but
o1t A,,a FOL M ri mi
spirit of her own, was cowed by Uncle
Blacks savage eyes in less than week.
"I'd sooner sweep crossings for q liv-
ing" said she, "than to be Uncle Blacks
heiresss."
And so she came home without loss of
time.
Rhoda Darkridge, in no wise abashed
by the successive failures of her sisters,
was the third one to try Black Grange
and its possibilities. But she also sue
cumbed before the terrible scourge of
Uncle Blacks tongue.
"It's scold, snarl, snarl, scold, from
morning till night !" said Rhoda, as in
three days time she tearfully related her
experience to her parents. "Oh, you
don't know, nobody can know, what
dreadful man Uncle Black is |"
''Oh, hang the old scampl" said Mr..
Darkridge, who was of free-and-easy
nature, and thought his girls great deal
too sweet and nice to be snarled at by
any old miser. LET him alone. My
daughters needn't go begging for any
mans money"
But here Joscelind, the youngest, tall
est and prettiest of the four girls, spoke
up;
81 will go - said she.
4'You do not know what you are un.
dertaking," said Naomi, with shudder
"He would wear out a stone,' said
Magdalen.
He's ghoul !" shuddered Rhoda.
81 can get along with him, am very
sure" said Joscelind, brightly.
And she packed her little trunk, and
went to Black Grange.
1t was sunset-a red, flaming sunset,
like one of Gifford's pictures-when she
came up the terraced flight of steps that
led to the old house. Everything blush
ed blood red in the deep light, and JOS
cellnd could see how lovely was the
scenery; how substantial this old gray
house, with its square towers and semi
circular, colonnaded porch.
Uncle Black stood on the steps, in a
wig and black silk stockings, surmount-
ed by huge silver kneebuckles.
$50 you are Joscelind ?" said Uncle
Black, surveying her with little twink.
ling eyes, like black beads.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-11

sgr A very charitable man and no.
body's fool was he who used to say, when
he heard any one being loudly condemn
ed for some fault, "Ah, well, yes 1t
seems very bad to me, because that's not
my way of SHINING"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-04-09
HOW TO FEED BRAN.

Bran or gound feed is best fed to
COWS on moistened hay; il being
mixed with the hay, all will be eaten
together and raised and masticated.
But if it is not fed with cut hay it
should be fed dry and in small
quantity each time, for if fed alone
it is not raised and remastieatd, but
goes on to the third and fourth
stomachs. II fed in slop it is swal-
lowed without any mastieation, and
mixed with little OF no saliva, but
If fed dry it cannot be swallowed
until it is mixed with saliva,
and the saliva assists in diges-
ton. When the food is masti-
Gated the act of rumination causes
the saliva to flow and mix with food.
We have experimental and find
that when fed alone dry ground feed
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-04-09

Rev. B. S. Raynor will preach in
the Methodist Church. Corington,
to-morrow, at the usual hours The
public are cordially invited to at
tend.
Rev. q. T. vickers, who was pre-
vented from filing his last round
By high water. will preach, Pro~i-
deacs permitting, at the Oak Grove
Church. on West Pearl River, on
The fourth Sunday in this month,
q half-past 10 A. T., and Ut Hickory
Grove. ct hali-past 3 ?. n, same
day.
At Vaudeville. on Easter Sun
day, the 18th inst, at IL An.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-04-09

is better digested than when fed
wet.-Er.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-04-09

The largest peach orchard ia the
world is not in Georgia. rs the pa
peers have it. bnt in Chambers Co..
Ala. oesr tire Georgia tne. It con-
tains $50 acres. and has yielded
$4,000 worth Of reachea. It is
owned and cultivated by Mr.. John
Parnell, brother of the Irish asyi-
tator. He came to this country
some ten years ago and bought an
old worn-out cotton farm, which. he
has converted iato this Immense
peach orchard. and is always FIRST
to have early peaches on the mar
ket. for which he receives almost
fabulous prices. He is getting i'm
mensely wealthy at the business
Americus (Ga) Republican.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-04-09
-Reeds GILT Edge Tonic prevents
Malaria
81 Have Ceae - Life, And An
s. Thankf0l.o

lam very happy indeed" writes
. lady. "aad feed As though I lived
In . different world from what
I did last winter. I haUe cone to
lys. sad an SO thankful" She
had used Compound Oxygen for
Asarly . yeaE Il was a terrible
sufferer (from nervous prostration,
gastric trosbles, and nervous iriita-
tation Of the stomach }: life was hard
TO Be enddlsd. Nv friends
wonder to see me do 80 much; many
never thought 70 zee me alive again.
ana can sst sn&cienuy express
eheir sarprise. I haze waited to be
quite surs." All information about
The Compsaad Oxgea Treatment
- contained in our Treatise, which
assent free. Das- SrA1xEs h PALEE,
ll09 and I'LL Girard Street, Phila-
dslphia, Pa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-04-09

We see it asserted that burnt corn
is a sure cure for hog cholera.
Where this remedy is in ase.
they pile the corn, cob and all. and
effectually scoreh it. and then feed
freely to the diseased swine. 1t is
said that this remedy has been test
ed pretty thoroughly and has never
failed. 1t is simple, and always an
available remedy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-04-09
FOB RENT.

The large dwelling house. on the
corner Of Florida and Boston streets,
next door 10 the FARxER Office.
Also, the small building on Co
lumbia street. formerly occupied as
Q drug store. Suitable Tor an Office.
Also q neat cottage, near the stone
springs. adjoining the residence Of
Dr.. Randolph. AepH to
j. E Smith.
Covington La
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-04-09

-Aesda Gilt Edge Tonic cures
Dyspjps;A
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-04-09
THE INTERNAL DOGS.

A bin for the protection of sheep
husbandry in Indiana has passed
the Legislature of that State. Dogs
must be registered and their owners
pay tax on them or they will be
slaughtered in accordance with law.
The grass value Of sheep killed by
dogs in Indiana during the past Eve
years, and the decline in sheep has
bandry on that account. made the
law an absolute necessity.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-04-09
A TREATISE ON NAVAL DISCI.
PLINE.

It appears that Judge Hunt, al
though a lawyer of many years
standing, has for some time made
a study of naval matters, and he is
said to be the possessor of the re-
! quisite general and technical kaewl-
edge necessary to perform the duties
of the secretary Of the navy. A
Buffalo paper prints the following
extracts from manuscript treatise
on naval discipline, prepared by the
judge:
-The custom Of sailing before the
wind should be avoided, whenever
it IS possible, as experience has
demonstrated that it is much better
to wait for the breeze and carry it
along, If not too heavy.
commanders of sailing ships-of-
war. / have observed, are addicted
to the practice of staggering under
all they can carry This matter
will receive early attention, as the
necessity for reform in this direction
would seem imperative.
"When dirty weather is threat
ened, or when there is reason to
suspect breakers ahead. the captain
should heaye two, or three, but
never more than four.
I'm taking on board ammunition,
and powder, and shot, and shells,
and caps etc. the fore. main and
mizzen trucks should be utilized,
in connection with the animals be-
longing to the horse marines.
1t is deemed best to abolish dog
watches. THIS practice is believed
to encourage idieness among the
sailors, aud neeessilates the keeping
on board number of useless beasts
whose presence must be anything
but desirable.
"While beating TO windward, care
should be taken to have = sufficient
quantity Of starboard tacks on
board, in case of running into the
winds eye, which cannot at VII ames
be avoided.
I'm the interest of economy, the
allowance for captains gigs should
be Withdrawn. 1t is plain that they
are of no real utility on shipboard,
and are always in the way. When
on shore, the captains can avail
themselves of the street railway, or
of the facilities Afforded by the
livery stables.
AN anchors should he accurately
weig he'd before being taken aboard.
and the weight plainly marked Oh
each. thereby Saving time and
avoiding trouble when a ship is
about to take her departure.
"All splicing should be done
by the chaplain as be is the person
upon whom the performance OF that
ceremony most properly devolves.
"When sailing in tropical sens the
breeches of the guns should be re-
moved and carefully slowed away
to be replaced when again entering
colder ATTITUDES and longitudes-
"Shoul1 q seaman inadvertently
leave his watch below and fail to
find it on return, the captain will
provide him with another one from
the ships stores.
"The practice Of carrying logs
merely for the purpose of 'heaving
them, is of questionable propriety.
and will form a subject for future
inouiry. -Couyisr-JournoL.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-04-09

We learn that Mr.. Deacon, the
tate clerk Of the Heroine. has sue
eeeded e The Position Of clerk d
thesstA4pT Nex Camelia- While
the Heroine was running in place
OF the New Camelia, Mr.. Deacon,
By his genial and affable manners,
became quite popular with our
people, and the fact that he is to
continue permanently in the trade,
- clerk Of the steamer New Ca
melia, we be 6a7led with satisfaction
BY oil.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-04-09

We acknowledge the receipt Of
some deliciens strawberries, last
Monday. They were raised by Mrs.
yienne, on her place near Coving-
ton, and are The first we have seen
CHS season.