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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-24

ed his eyes he was surrounded by five or
six men on foot and others In the saddle.
1t was under tree in a open field, and
he had been tracked by dog. AS he
rose up at their command, he resorted to
his wonderful skill as gymnast. By
dodging and twisting and jumping, he
got out of the crowd, pulled man Off
his saddle, and would have escaped had
not the dog fastened to his leg. He was
then put under guard in log house
with only one room. Two sentlnels sat
at the door with revOlvers in their
hands, and kept watch of his every
movement. After an hour or two
Kelley approached as if to offer them
tobacco, and jumped clear over their
heads like deer. He had half a mile
of open field to cross, and he crossed 1t
under the fire of score of muskets and
revolvers without being hit.
During his three years and n half in
the service Kelley captured flfty-two
Confederates and turned them over as
prisoners. He himself was captured
and escaped five times. AS a spy he
entered more than thirty Confederate
camps and forts. He was fired upon at
least one thousand times, and yet was
never wounded. He had said that he
would never die by the hand of an
enemy, and his prophecy came true.
In the last year of the war, while bring
ing captured Confederate scout into
camp both were killed within forty rods
of the Union lines by a bolt of lightning.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-24
A Sailors Description of a Piano.

A lady of New Bedford, Mass, whose
husband is sea captain, asked him to
look at some pianos in Boston, as she
wanted to buy one. He wrote home the
following description
81 saw one that l thought would suit
you, black walnut hull, strong bulk
heads, strengthened fore and aft with
iron frame, sealed with white wood and
maple. Rigging, steel wire-double on
ratlines, and whipped wire on the lower
stays, and heavier cordage. Delaying
pins of steel and well driven home.
Length of taffrail, over all, 6 feet inch.
Breadth of beam 3s inches, depth of
hold IA inches. Hatches can be batten-
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-24
Select Poetry.
DON'T SLAM THE GATE.


Now Harry, pray, don't laugh at me,
But when you go SO late,
1 wish you would be careful, dear,
To never slam the gate.
For Bessie listens every night,
And so does teasing Kate,
To tell me next day what O'Clock
They heard you slam the gate.
Twas nearly ten, last night, you know,
But now 'tls very late
GWe've talked about SO many things)-
o, do not slam the gate.
For all the neighbors hearing it
Will say our future fate
We've been discussing, so beg
You will not slam the gate.
For though 1t is all very true,
wish that they would wait
To canvass our affairs-until--
Well-pray don't slam the gate.
At least not now. But by.and-by,
When in "our home" l wait
Your coming, shall always like
To hear you slam the gate.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-24
Boy Inventors.

COME of the most important inven-
- tions have been the work of mere
boys.
The invention of the valve motion to
the steam engine was made by boy.
Watts left the engine in very incom-
plete condition, from the fact that he
had no way to open or close the valves,
except by levers operated by the hand.
He set up large engine at one of the
mines, and boy was hired to work
these valve levers although this was
not hard work, yet it required his con-
slant attention. AS he was working
these levers, he saw that parts of the
engine moved in the right direction,
and at the exact time that he had to
open and close the valves. He procured
a strong cord and made one end fast to
the proper part of the engine, and the
other end to the valve lever; the boy
had the satisfaction of seeing the engine
move off with perfect regularity of
man came around and saw the boy
playing marbles at the door. Looking
at the engine he saw the ingenuity of
the boy, and also the advantages of so
great an invention. Mr.. Watts then
carried out the boys inventive genius
in practical form, and made the steam
engine O perfect automatic working
machine.
The power loom is the invention of q
farmer boy who had never seen or heard
of such thing. He whitfield one out
with his jack-knife, and after he had
got it all done, he, with great enthusi-
asm, showed it to his father, who at
once kicked it all to pieces, saying he
would have no boy about him that
would spend his time on such foolish
things. The boy gathered up the pieces
and laid them away. Soon after that
his father bound him out as an appren-
tice to blacksmith, about twelve miles
from home. The boy was delighted
with the idea of learning trade, and he
soon found that his new master was
kind and took lively interest in him.
He had made loom of what was left of
the one his father had broken up, which
he showed to his master. The black
smith saw he had no common boy as an
apprentice, and that the invention was
a very valuable one. He Immediately
had a loom constructed under the super
vision of the boy; it worked to their
perfect satisfaction, and the blacksmith
furnished the means TO manufacture the
looms, the boy to receive one half the
profits. In about year the blacksmith
wrote to the boys father that he should
be at his home at given time and
should bring him wealthy gentleman
who was the inventor of the celebrated
power loom. You may be able to judge
of the astonishment at the old home
when the son was presented to him as
the inventor, who told him that his
loom was the same as the model he had
kicked to pieces but year before.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-24
A Remarkable Soldier.

tom KELLEY, a private in the Sec
i ond Michigan infantry, was re-
anarkable man. He had arms q full
hand longer than any man who could
be found. He had no more backbone
than snake, and could almost tie him.
self in a knot. He could tell the date on
quarter silver held up twenty feet
away, and he could hear every word of
a conversation in common tone of
voice across an ordinary street. He
could run half mile as fast as any
horse could gallop, and there was
standing offer of $40 to any man who
could hold him down. On bet of a box
of sardines he once passed six sentinels
within an hour On another occasion he
entered the colonel's tent, and brought
away that officers boots.
When Toms remarkable qualifica-
tions were discovered, he was detailed as
a scout and spy, and was changed from
one department to another. In the
capacity of spy, he entered Richmond
three times. He entered Vicksburg and
preached sermon to the soldiers q
week before the surrender. He was in
New Orleans five days before that city
was taken. He was man that firmly
believed that he could not be killed by
an enemy, and he governed his move
ments accordingly.
While under the orders of Gen. Hook
er, Kelley proved on several occasions
that he could see further with the naked
eye than any officer could with field
glass. If he could get place of con-
cealment within fifty feet of picket,
he could catch the countersign. He
visited Lookout Mountain, intending to
spike as many of the Confederate guns
as possible. His disguise was that of a
farmer who had been driven from home
by the Union forces. The enemy some
how got suspicious of him, and he was
placed in the guard house for the night.
There was sentinel at the door, and
others near by standing guard over guns
and stores, but it was all the same to
Kelley. With an old tin plate for use
as shovel and scoop he burrowed out at
the back end of the building, and walk
ed up to two pieces of artillery and
spiked both before any alarm was rails
ed. When the sentinels began firing at
him, he ran out of camp, but before he
was clear of 1t he had been fired on fifty
times.
Kelley was once captured when asleep
by Missouri guerrillas. When he open
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-24
Bravery Among Women.

COME time in 1871 woman named
~ Theresa Maria, dwelling in the viii
lage of Fratel, on the frontier of Portu-
gal and Spain, on the way across the
fields with her husbands dinner, was
told by shepherd boy that he had seen
wolf prowling about. Never having
seen one in her life, she put down her
basket, and, directed by the lad, climbed
to high place, and looking eagerly
around deserted the animal in the act of
devouring lamb. Thinking to scare
the brute from its prey, the boy shouted
at it and pelted it with stones, SO infu-
rating the wolf that it left its meal
unfinished and made for its disturber,
jumping up at the little fellows face,
tearing the flesh, and then pulling him
to the ground. What did the horror
stricken on-looker do-run away Not
she. Picking up large stone she rush
ed on the beast and seized hold of him.
In vain he bit and tore her flesh; the
undaunted woman contrived to keep his
throat closely infolded by her left arm,
while she battered his head with the
stone, and at length killed him. Mean
while the villagers had been alarmed
and came hurrying to her aid, armed
with guns, sticks and stones, meeting
Theresa on her way home covered with
blood, from terrible wounds in her face,
arms and hands. They carried her to
the hospital at Mia, where, pitiful to
tell, she expired exactly month after
ward, consoled in her dying hours with
believing that she had not sacrificed her
life in vain. A false belief, alas for the
shepherd boy died of hydrophobia day
or two after his lamented delverer.
Courageous in another way was O
woman at the Commune, who during
that terrible rising had worked day and
night in the hospital, assisting a certain
surgeon, whose services were freely rem
dered to men with whose cause he had
no sympathy. When the insurrection
was quelled the doctor was arrested, and
marched off to be tried by drumhead
court-martial. AS he approached the
door of the tribunal he met his late
female assistant coming out between
two soldiers. "Why, Adele!" he ex-
claimed, show came you here 2" Look
ing hard at him, with unrecognizing
eyes, she replied: "I don't know you,
sir )" denial he set down to fear of
acknowledging the acquaintance of
doomed man. Not little to his sur
prise, he got eff, and was set at liberty;
to learn that Adele had been shot and
was on her way to death when she
had repudiated all knowledge of him,
and forebore appealing for his aid,
rather than compromise him, and rem
der his chance desperate one.
A poor servant girl of Noyon, in
France, once proved herself real hero
inc. A common sewer of great depth
had been opened for repairs, the opening
being covered at night with some plank
ing but those in charge of the opera
tions neglected to place any lights near,
to warn wayfarers of the danger of their
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-24
Watch Him Sell Dot Goat.

i EhMAN balu fOyuras bLTeeJ
III merchant clothier, addressing
his clerk, " haf We sold all of dose over
goats vat vas left over from last vim
ter ~
mo, sir; der is dree OF dem left
yet"
"Vell, We must sell 'em right away, as
de winter will not last, you know, Her
man. Pring me one uf de goats und /
will show you Something's about de pis-
ness. will dell you how We will sell
dem oud, und you must learn the
pisness, Herman; de winter vas gone,
you know, und We hev had dose goats in
de store more es seek years"
An eight-dollar overcoat was handed
him by the clerk, and smoothing it out,
he took buckskin money purse from
the show case, and stuffing it full of
papers, dropped 1t into one of the
pockets.
Now, Herman, my poy," he con-
tnued, "vatch me sell dat goat. / haf
sold over dirty-fife uf dem shust de same
way, und want to deech you de pisness.
Ven de next customer comes in de shop
1 will show de way Rube Hoffenstein,
mine broder in Detroit, sell his clothing
und odder dings."
A few minutes later negro, in quest
of a suitable pair Of cheap shoes entered
the store. The proprietor advanced,
smiling, and inquired:
"Vat is it you wish ?"
Yer got any cheap shoes hyar ?"
asked the negro.
Blenty uf dem, my trent, blenty; at
any price you want"
The negro stated that he wanted
pair of brogans, and soon his pedal ex-
tremities were encased in them and a
bargain struck. AS he was about to
leave the proprietor called him back.
81 amt gwine ter buy muffin else.
Use got all want" said the negro sui
lenly.
Dot may be so, my dear sir, :" replied
the proprietor, "but / shust wants you
to look at dis goat. 1t vas de pure Rus
sian wool, und dis dime last year you
doan got dot same goat for dwenty-fife
dollars. Mine gracious, clothing vas
down to nodiDg and der vas no money
in de pisness any longer. You want
someding dot will keep you from de
vedder, und make you feel warm as
summer dime. De consumption vas
going round, und de doctors dell me it
vas de vedder. More den nine boobies
died round we're lif last week. Dink of
dot. Mine trent, dat goat vas Russian
WOOL, dick und hevy. Wy, Misder Jones,
who owns de pank on Canal streed,
took dat goat home NIT him yesterday,
und wore it all day; but it vas leedle
digit agross de shoulders und he brought
it pack shust a vile ago. Dry 1t on,
my dear sir. All dot vos all right.
Mister Jones vas a rich man und he
liked dot goat. How deep de pockets
vas, but it vas leedle Digit agross de
shoulders"
The negro buttoned up the coat, thrust
his hands in the pockets and felt the
purse. A peaceful smile played over his
face when his touch disclosed to his
mind the contents of the pockets, but he
choked down his joy and inquired:
"Who did you say wore this hyar
coat g'
IVY Misder Jones vot owns de pank
on Canal streed."
"What yer gwine to ak fur it?"
"Dwenty dollars"
"Well, Ill take it. Never mind tying
it up, I'll keep it on" And he went
around the corner as soon as possible to
examine the pocket book, while the Jew
fixed up another coat.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-24
Possibly a Mistake.

"James," said a motherly woman to
young man whose first sermon she
had just heard, James, why did you
enter the ministry 2" "I had a call
from the Lord" said the young man;
then came the reply. "But are you
sure it wasn't some other noise that you
heard ?"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-24

ed down proof against ten-year old boys
and commercial drummers, or can he
clewed up, on occasion, and sheeted
home for first-class instrumental cy-
clone"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-24

~ People never attack religion but
when they have an interest TO at
tack it.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-31
EAGLE CORPS, n. e

COnudeno9
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-31
Irish Items.

DUBLIN, Dec. 2S.-Circulars from
the Ladies' League, sum moning
all branches Of that organization to
meet on Sunday, are issued for the
purpose of testing the legality of
said meetings.
The meeting OF the Irish Home
Manufacturcrs' Association adopt
ed q resolution to communicate
with mem bers of the late Indus-
trial Exhibition Committee, with
q View of having an exhibition OF
Irish manufactures In 1882.
The landowners and traders Of
the city and county of Dublin have
formed u branch Of the Property
Defense Association.
Ryan and the two Whelan
brothers, arrested at the time OF
the seizure of quantity Of arms
and smmunity, have been COM
mitted for trial.
A maohinist In the Office of
United Ireland has been arrested. /.
The Chief Secretary for Ireland
has requested the five recently ap-
pointed magistrates to inform, the
Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland wheth-
or the police of their respective
dtstrtcts are snf1cient.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-31
Mavster's 8eIf.RegulatIng
f T. e D q r

Il the only Tesdsr msnufaotursd that fesds
without moving All ths straw In body, con.
sequontly giving mora regular feed than 1t 10
possible to obtain with draper feeder; It
leeds ths whole length Of the cylinder; II IL
easily changed 70 feed fast or slow - desiredy
saves the labor Of two men and does NOT Re.
Qutre an experienced tablsman to feed II.
exoopi1m q ne ssnaoYal a fosd board to q.
cure It In pqeittons and dou nnt have to b.
taken Oh when moving. It requires but 1t
tie power 20 run y. and has - complicatod
having bssn fuliy dsmoustsS{Sd. Tcordisiiy
lnvito al parties interested to 0nil and judgo
q ~ merits. ror fall partoll1u Sddri1u
~. lfA1sxuno.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-31
LINES OF TRAVEL.

| PACIFIC COAST
sTEAMsHIP COMPANY.
GO0DALL, PERKINS q co.. GEN.
ERAL AGENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO.
ONCE of Los Angeles Agency re moved to
No. 5 Commercial st.
SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER
0snl.. soas. Coin. North
:. : 4 II1I i
1a.ss. os,sss.. Sss: Dee. Dec. Ds'' Il
or,saba.- 2ncab " le :. III y "" 1s
OriKaba... 2OI ~ IA rs
Orisaba..l SoIJan. Han. slJan s
t66iLuisO Obisp0J Jand Santa BSfbars.
The Company reserves the right to
change the steamers or their days Of
sailing.
CHANGE OF HOUR.
s~Passsngers for San Francisco take
the train for Wilmington that leaves
Los Angeles at 1880 O'Clock A. M. Los
Los Angeles and San Diego
TIE STEAMERS
orlxaba and Ancon.
Leave San Pedro for San Diego D &c. o.. 2,
II. H. q. g. and Jan. i.
Passengers take the train that leaves Los
Angeles for Wilmington at 800 r. NJ,
Los Angeles time.
Rates OF Fare from Los Angeles.
Cabin. steerage.
To San Francisco o.-----~...Sl6 eQ tlQ %
T0 rort Ha!f0rd. Y % 800
To 5anta harpara..........s.. 8 90 500
~ 5An Oieko s...s.ss.. ..,.......... " %
Plans Of steamers cabins ct agents of1ca.
where berths may be secured.
FOR WAY PORTS.
The steamer senator leaves San
Buenaventura and Santa Barbara for San |
Francisco every Friday, calling ct way
ports.
Tho steamer Newport, Piummer com-
mander, runs between San Francisco
and Newport Landing, calling at Santa
Cruk, San Buenaventura, Hueneme, San
Pedro, and Anaheim landing, for |
com mbustibles, way freight and passen-
gers, leaving San Francisc0 about every
ten days, a. tides serve on the Newport |
bar.
For Passage or Freight ss above, or
for tickets to and nom
Eastern Cities and Prlncl.
pal European Ports,
Apply to
II. MCLELLAN, |
Agent, Office, No. 5 CONNER
oiaI street, Los Angeles.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-31
MONTANA MEAT MAR KET
THE PIONEER MARKET of this oi
ll4 MAIN ST., NEAR FIRST.

Keeps ON hand the best Beef, Veal
Pork, Mutton, Salt Meats and all kind !
Of Sausages. Meats delivered to all parts
OF the city. A. FRANCK,
mrl-6m Proprietor.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-31

RALEIGH, N. M Dec. 3O.-The
Pasquatonk Rifles, Of Elizabeth
City, are ordered to Plymouth by q
special steamer, and have doubtless
reached there. The Edgecomb
Guards have gone from Tarboro.
The military will be under the
command Of Lieut.. Colonel Cotton
Of the Fret Regiment of the State
troops. The rioters are thought to
be from the immense shingle
swamps Of that section. Governor
Jarvis is at Greenville.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-31
PHYSICIANS.
F.T. RIcknelI, N, D.

oFFICE-City of Paris Block. Rooms
% OFFICE HouRs-s to IL A. M. to Q
sIMay bs found at office after 7 P. M,
d7-3m
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-31
n,lsssra Match.

NEW YORK, Dec. 80.-A billiard
contest Of 800 points, between
6chsefsr and Sexton. for stakes OF
5000 and gate money, Sexton
won, 6chaefer SEQ ring 676.
rae Lew Asserney -Gssesas.
HzILAD1LPHIA, Dec. 80.-Attor-
nsy.QensrAl Brswster leaves for
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-24
Chicago Market.

CHcAHo, Feb. o. Flour.---Nominally un-
changed. Wheat Unsettled and generally low
er; No. red winter, 90 d9S; No. Chicago
Spring, 91a974 for seller cash; 97ss for sell
Ter March; 9SA a99la for seller April 1.Ol q,
for seller May; rejected, 7Oa7j. Corn--Un-
settled and generally lower, 37d37ls tor seller
cash; 31}s for seller March; 371, for seller
April; II q GIl7s for seller MAY; rejected &6a
36A. Oats Steady and in fair demand; re-
seller March 295a for seller April 80 Z. a33&
for seller May; rejected steady and unchanged
at 80. Barley--Eascr at l.02 Pork-Actiye
but lower and unsettled; li.62h for seller cash
1857 for seller March; l4.S0dliS2p bid for
seller April li95ali.97}a for seller May.
Lard-Actiyc firm and higher. 1907 Isdl0.l0
for seller cash and March; lOl7li 30 for
seller April l0.27sd 1890 for seller May,
Call-Eyeryth closed and unchanged; Re
ceipts-Flour, 10000 wheat, ,jG0 corn, Is
O0O oats, $4,000; rye, 400; barley, 1000.
Shipments Flour, II 900; wheat. q O0O coru
80 600; oats, 10000; rye, 300 barley, 800.
The "Drovers Journal" reports: Hogs Re
ceipts, % 600; shipments, 3 800. badly demoral-
lied, regular stampede in prices in sympathy
with break in mess pork; prices Doc lower on all
grades; mixed packing, j,2jQ 800; light 5.25
aj6j; choice heavy, 5.75Q6,25; extra lot, 6.3j;
closed with many left. Cattle-Reccipts, s 900
shipments 3 800 many hare which snow block
ade kept bacl, last week; market exceedingly
weak, almost nominal, l5a2Oc lower; common to
fair shipping, 3,9jQ l.j0; good to choice 4.7Oa
800; exports, nominal at 5.25Q $40; butch
ers, plenty and weaker, 2jOa&.7j; stockers,
steady at 29OG O.sheep-Receipts $500 ship
ments, 400; declined &c, in fair demand;
mostly sold; Texas, 3.7jaA2j; common to medi-
UNI; natives, 4OOG jO good to choice, ijja
: o.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-24

| poets the destruction of her vainds she
had made bid for qour1lets and
epicurss, rs well as for Ambassadors
and Cabinet dignitaries, and that she
got them all placed her among the -lite
of party-givers as one of the queens OF
elegant hospitality.
y These, /" from Is to 81 affairs are all
visiting costumes, hat and wrap occa-
sions when the hostess only is in full
dress, and thanks to the crowd other
peoples clothes are of small account.
But at full-blown evening receptions
the chrysalis of the afternoon !" at
home" shows her wings and bright
hues, aud | will venture to say that
there has never been anything in the
catalogue of fashion here that has
surpassed the richness and beauty of
the dress, feminine, this season. To be
sure, the hand-painting, pearl, crystal,
Jet and irridescent pass ementerie and
embroidery that covers the hand
soonest dresses reminds one little of
the Queens of the stage, and, indeed
we saw a veritable one off her pedestal,
and without the Elusive glamour of
stage makeup and footlights, at Gen-
eral Shermans last reception, Tuesday
evening 1t was Mary Anderson, a
little haggard and worn after the play
of Evadne, from which she had lust
come, and so colorless and quiet was
she that ore could not help thinking
that all that is said Of her overwork
and failing health might be true. There
is none of the elasticity and freshness
of a young life about her. All that. has
been sacrificed to the public. Bat Il tall
statuesque and 10y no means beauti-
ful woman, in dark-blue velvet dress.
who responded to introductions in II
deep contralto voice, was what one
beheld, in place of the radiant Juliet
and lovely Parthenia of the stage.