I)c mc0, New Bloomficlir, 3a. Boots I A Full Assortment ot THE CELEBRATED YORK . BOOTS, Hand or Machine Sewed, Whole Stock nud Double Hole anil Warranted to Give Entire Satisfaction, Manufactured mid For Sale to the Trade by M. B. SPAHR, YORK, PA. A full Assortment of Boots, Shoes and Rubbers Constantly on Hand. KfHiwlaX Attention raid to Order.-? 5 2a ). New Millinery Goods A.t Newport, rn. I DUG to Inform the public that I have Just re turned from rhiladelplila, with a full assort ment of the latest styles of MILMNEKY GOODS, HATS AND HON NETS. Mimosa, FRENCH FLOWERS, FEATHE1W, CHIGNONS, LACE CAI-ES, NOTIONS, And all artleles usually found ill a tlrst-elass Mil linery Establishment. All orders promptly at tended to. -Vc will sell all goods as Cheap as can be got elsewhere. PKESS-MAKING done to order and In tho la test style, as 1 net the latest Fashions from New York every month, (iollerlni? done to order, In nil widths. 1 will warrant all my work to give sat isfaction. All work done as low as possible. ANNIE ICKES, Cherry Street, near the Station, 51013 Newport, I'a. CARSON'S STELLAR OIL. This is not the lowest tirlccd. but being much the best is in the end bv far the cheapest. Do not fall to give it a trial, ana you win use no oiner. milE alarmlmr Increase 111 the number of frltiht- I ful accidents, resulliiiK in terrible deaths nud the destruction of valuable liropertv. caused by the Indiscriminate use of oils, known under the name of nctroleum. nromnts us to call vour sio cb attention to an nrticlo which will, wherever USED, remove the CAUSE of such accidents. We allude to Carson's Stellar Oil FOlt ILLUMINATING PURPOSES. The proprietor of tills Oil has for several years felt the necessity of nrovidliic for. and nrcsetitiiuz to the public, as a substitute for the dangerous coiniHiunus which lire nt-ui uroaucai. ovor int, cniiutrv. an oil that Is SAFE and HUILLI ANT. and entirely reliable. After a long series of labo rious and costly experiments, he has succeeded in providing, and now otters to tho public, such a substitute in "CAIISON'S NT K I, L Alt OIL." It should be used by every family, 1ST, Because it is safo beyond a question. Tho primary purpose In the preparation of STELLAU OIL has been to mako it l'EHFECTLY SAFE, thus InsurliiK the lives and property of those who use It. 2D, Because it Is the most ItMLLIANT liquid It luminator now known. 3D, Because it is more economical, In the long run, than any of the dangerous oils and fluids now In too common use. 4T1I, Because It Is Intensely ItMLLIANT, nud therefore economical, giving the greatest possl ble light at the least cxiicndlture to the consiim cr. Its present standard of SAFETY AND BMLLIANCY will always be maintained, for upon this the proprietor depends for sustaining the high reputation the STELLA It OIL now cujoys. To prevent the adulteration of this with the ex plosive compounds now known under the name of Kerosene, etc., kc, n is pin up lor laniny use in Hvo Gallon cans, each can being sealed, i damped with the trade-mark of the nronrietor cannot be tampered with between the inaiiuinc turer and consumer. None Is genuine without the TitADEMAltK. STELLA H OIL Is sold only by weight, each can containing live gallons of six and a half pounds each, thus securiioe to everv mirchaser full meas ure. It is the duty and Interest ot all dealers and consumers of llliimliiatlngoil to use the STKLLAlt Ol 1. only, because it alone is known to be safe and rename. 5- All orders should be addressed to JAKIKX V CO., WHOLESALE A&ENTS, 130 South Front Street, 1 5 ly riillntivlphlu. GREAT BARGAINS IN DRY-COODS. GREAT BARGAINS IN CROCERIES. A Great Variety of Notions, AT VERY LOW PRICES. A Fine Assortment of Hardware CHEAV roil CASH. WOOD & WILLOW WAKE, QUEEXSWARE, STATIONERY, And a great variety of other goods, all ' . "cf which will le sold AT UHKAT JJAItUAIXS. F.,?IortIiiir A, Co. Xcw Itlooinlli'ld. -w -it it a V Thorn cHine on to the nremlses of Jli the subscrllwr near lounally' Mills, Terry anlimil'wu sold over a your mo at the sale of Win. Ill. 'I'Iim owner Is hereby noli lied to elalin lily, J a., a lew days since, no Ills property, ay charites and take her away, or ne win ue oiu uuvuiuiug tv mw. f., Boots ! 24 31" tfuiLii fliva. A Historical Inn. O' F HISTORICAL London taverns, tho Blue Boar, in Holborn, is re markable as tho sceno of a curious pas sago in the lifo of Charles I. A secret compact is said to have been entered into, between Charles on the one side, and Cromwell and Iroton on the other, by which tho king guaranteed to Ireton the Lieutenancy of Ireland, and to Cromwell the Garter, ten thousand pounds a year, and the earldom of Essex, on con dition of thoir restoring him to liberty and power. His spirited consort, Henri eta Maria, who was then in France, wrote to reproach him for these un worthy concessions. Her letter is said to have been intercepted by Cromwell and Iroton, who, having informed them selves of its contents, forwardod it to the unsuspecting monarch, whoso reply they anxiously awaited, and also in due time intercepted. Tho prools which it contained ot Charles' insincerity aro said to have seal ed the king's fate. So far, ho said, was it from his intention to keep latth with " tho rogues," that in duo time, " instead of a silken garter, they should bo fitted with a hempen cord." " Tho letter," said Cromwell, " was sewed up in tho skirt of a saddle, and the bearer ot it was to come with tho saddle upon his head, about 10 of tho clock that night, to tho Blue Boar inn, in Holborn, for there he was to take horse, and go to Dover with it. This messenger know nothing of the letter in the saddle, but some persons in Dover did. We (Cromwell and Iroton') were at Wind- sor,and immediately Ireton and I resolved to take one trusty fellow with us, and. go to Holborn ; which accordingly wo did, and set our man at the gato ot the inn, where tho wicket only was open to let people in and out. Our man was to give us notice when any person caino thcro with a sad' die ; whilo we, in the disguise of common troopers, called tor cans ot beer, and con tinued drinking till about 10 o'clock ; the sentinel at tho gate then gavo notice that tho man with tho saddle was come in. Upon this we immediately arose ; and as tho man was leading out his horse saddled, came up to him with drawn swords, and told him that we were to search all that went in and out there ; but as lie looked like an honest man, wo would only search his saddle, and so dis miss him. Upon that wo ungirt tho sad dle, and carried it into the stall where we had been drinking, and loft tho horse man without sentinel ; then ripping tip ono of the skirts of the saddle, we there found tho letter of which we had been in formed, aud having got it into our own hands, we delivered tho saddlo again to tho man, telling him he was an honest man, and bidding him to go about his business. The man, not knowing what had been done, went away to Dover." This singular story must doubtless bo re ceived with caution. Nevertheless, that such a letter, in tho handwriting of Charles I., was intercepted cither by Cromwell or his emissaries, there exist rcosonablo grounds for believing. Lord Oxford, in fact, assured Lord Boling- broke that he had read it, and offered for it no less a sum than five hundred pounds. Tat and the Post-OHiee Clerk. 66 "I7IAITII, an' havo yez ivcra lctthcr I iur mo, ycr honor : " What name '." abked tho urbane official. " W hy, mo own name, av coorso Whose olsc?" " What is your nauio ?" continued tho official, still urbane. " Faith, an' it was my me, aud would be yit, dead." father's afore but he's gone " Confound you, what do you call your sell : losing his temper " Bcdad," says l'at, firmly, " I call my sell a gentleman, an its a pity there am a couple av us. " Stand back !" commanded the official with dignity. " The divil ubauk I'll sthaud outil git my lctthcr." " How can I give it to you, if you won' tell mo who you are, you stupid, thick headed bogtrotter." " An is that what you're paid fo: abusiu' honest people that ask for thoir rights?" Gi' me the letter or bo the whiskers o' Kate Kearney's cat, I'll cast my vote agiu ye whin I git the papers." "You bluuderiug blockhead, broke in the really anery clerk, " can you tell me how your letter is addressed ?" " Dhresscd ! how should it bo dressed barrin' a sheet av paper, like any other, Coino, hand up." " 1 he deuce tako you I Wont you tell me who you are?" " Faith, an' I'm an Irishman. M father was Cousiu to one eyed Harvey Magra, the process gurver, an' me mother belonged to the Mooneys, ot lvilmathou ad. You're an ignorant old dacigle,- to if you'll only creep out of your hole, I'll welt your hide like a new shoe. An yo git any satislaction out ov me, me uaiueYnot Burner O'Flynn." , " Oh, that's your numo, is it?" said the satisfied official, seizing and shuttling a pile of letters." There's your letter, t& If a man gets up when tho day breaks, can he bo said to have tho whole day before him I Jack's W'omlcrful Look. NOBLEMAN who kept a great umber of servants: reposed confi dence in one of them, which excited a jealousy in the others, who, in order to prejudice thoir master against him, accus ed him of being a notorious gamester. Jack was called up and closely interrogat ed ; but he denied the fact, at the same time declaring that no never played a card in his life. To be more fully con vinced, the gentleman ordered him to be searched, when behold 1 a pack of cards was found in his pocket. Highly incens ed at Jack's want of veracity, tho noble man demanded, in a rage, how he dared to persist in an untruth. "My lord, repliod he, " 1 certainly do not know tho meaning of a card ; the bundlo in my pocket is my almanac !" " lour almanac, indeed : then 1 desire that yon will prove it." " Well. sir. I will begin: Ihere are four seasons in the year ; as there are thirtcon cards in a suit, so there are thirteen weeks in a quarter, there are also the same number of lunation ; the twelve signs of the zodiao throngh which tho sun steers his diurnal course in one year : thcro are fifty-two cards in a pack : that directly answers tor the number ot weeks in a year ; examino them more mi nutoly, and you will find three hundred and sixty-five spots, as many as there are days in the year ; these multiplied by twenty-four and sixty, and you havo tho exact number ot hours and minutes in a year I Thus, sir, I have convinced you it is my almanac, and by your lordship s permission, I will prove it is my prayer book also. I look upon the four suits as cpresenting the four prevailing religions Christianity, Judaism, IHuliommeUun, ism and Paganism ; tho twelve court cards remind mo of tho twelve patrmchs, from whom sprang tho twelve tribes of Israel the twelve apostles, tho twelvo articles of of Christian faith. The king reminds me of tho allegiance due to his majesty. The queen of tho same to her majesty The ten brings to my recollection the ten cities in the plain ot Sodom and uomor rah, destroyed by fire and brimstone from Heaven : the ten plagues ot J'gypt, tho ten commandments, tho ten tribes cut off for their vice. The nine reminds mo of tho nine muses; the nino noblo orders among men. Tho eight reminds me of tho eight beatitudes ; tho eight persons saved in Noah's ark ; the eight persons mentioned in Scripture released Irom death to lifo. Tho seven reminds me of the seven administering spirits that stand before tho throne ot God : the seven liber al arts and sionces given by God for the instruction of man ; tho seven wonders of the world. Tho six reminds mo ot the six petitions contained in tho Lord's Braver. Tho five reminds me of tho senses givdn by God to man hearing, seeing, feeling, tasting and smelling. The four puts mo in mind ot the lour evaugcl ists ; tho lour seasons ot the year. 1 he three reminds mo of the Trinity; the three hours our savior was on the cross the three days Ila lay interred. Tho two reminds mo of the two Testaments: the contrary principles struggling in man virtue and vice. Ihe ace reminds mo ot the only true God to adore; worship and sorve, one truth to practise, and one good master to servo and obey. " So far is very well, said the noble man ; " but 1 believe you nave onnttcu ono card the knave." " True, my lord- the knave reminds mo ot your lordihip i informer. Ihe noblcmau became moro pleased with Jack than before, freely forgave him, raised his wages, and dis charged the mlormer A Hat Story. STOlll which wo believe has nev, been in print before, and which is well worth the hearing, comes to through private sources, ooncering Elliot, the well-known portrait painter of New York, lately deceased. Elliot, like many other orratio children ot genius, had per- onial attacks ot what they term " spree ing," uow-a-davs. At such times he would go over to Brooklyn and bo invis ble for a week or two, coming back the ghost of his former self, unnerved and ex, haustcd. Upon one occasion, after his return from such a jaunt, several of his friends determined, if possible, to put stop to this proceduro, and so went dow to his studio, carrying in a pocket a bi, rat. lor purposes which will bo seeu Elliot sat painting, lazily returning to h work after ho had greeted his visitors They took him to task roundly for liis dissipation, declaring that his health was utterly ruiucd, and that another such turn would drive him into " snakes." other wise called delirium tromens. They pressed tho topic, when finally he arose in a passion, aud as he did so the rat was slipped loose, aud weut flying among tho half-finished pictures. Elliot gavo chase with a cane, culling loudly for assistauco knowing that if uncaught, the animal would work mischief with his canvas. Not hearing the others move, he looked around with astonishment, and shuddered visibly as ho saw them looking at him with faoes full of sadness and pity. They tried to got him to sit down, saying that he'd " get over it pretty soon ;" but ho shook them off aud went silently back to his painting. After a few touches ho stop ped and turned round, , with an attempt to laugh that was inexpressibly paiuful, and broke out : " That's a good joke on you fellows. I did'nt see any rat." .' ' An Arithmetical Question. MAN went into a cobbler's and bought a pair of boots for sixteen shillings. Ho put down a sovereign twenty shillings, and tho cobbler Hav ing no change went to a neighboring pub- to house for it, and cave it to him. .Later in the day the landlord of the inn sent in to say that the sovereign was a bad ono, and insisted upou the cobbler mak ing it right, which he accordingly am. Now, how much did the cobbler lose by the transaction ? There is no play upon words, or anything but a common sum in arithmetic." " Why, it is tho easiest thing in the world," ejaculated Housewife. " Of course the cobbler lost just " " Be quite sure ! ' cried razzleton,vcry angrily. " Write it down, will you if you can write." bo we all wrote down what we ltngag- incd to be tho loss which the cobbler sus tained, and it is wonderful how opinions differed, within such narrow limits. Tho Colonel mado his loss two pounds. Mr. Aloes mado his loss just two pounds and the boots. Mr. i unnidog made him lose six and thirty shillings. Mr. Mcrhcrson mado lain lose six teen shillings and the boots, minus the profit he made upon tho boots which, said the Professor, it is not necessary to take into consideration. Mr. Scale Hill, who used to investigate the bills of extortionate Swiss landlords, set down the loss with confidence at twelve shillings and the boots. Housewife wroto :" W hy, ot course he lost tho boots and twenty-four shil ings." Mrs. Housewife aud tho ladies bit thoir pens, but declined to commit them selves. " They had never been taught," they said, " tho rulo ot three. " You are all wrong," said tho Profcs r, quietly, " as I expected you would bo. Tho way to get at tho matter is to consider what is gained . The landlord and the wholo story of his changing the sovcroign may be taken out of the question, since he is neither better nor worse for tho transaction. The buvcr of tho boots gets in exchange for his bad sovereign four shillings and pair of boots, and that is just what tho cobbler loses." Commercial Value of Honesty. A N old trader among tho northern In, J dians, who had, some years ago, c tablishcd himself on tho Missouri, tells a good story with a moral worth recollect ing, about his first trials of trading with his red customers. Tho Indians, who evidently wanted goods, and had both money and turs, nocked about his store, and examined his goods, but for somo time bought nothing. Finally, tho chief with a largo body of his followers, visited him, and accosted him with, " How do, Thomas ? Show mo goods ; I take four yard calico, three coonskins for yard, pay you by'm by to-morrow." He received his goods and lelt. JNcxt day he returned with his wholo band, his blankets stuffed with coonskins. " Pale face, I pay now." With this he began counting out tho skins until ho had handed him over one dozen. Then after a moment's pause, ho offered the trader some more, remarking as he did it, that's it." " I handed it back," said the trader, " telling him he owed me but twelve, and would not cheat him." We continuod to pass it back and forth, each ono asserting that it belonged to the other. At last he appeared satis fied, gavo mo a scrutinizing look, placed tho skin in the folds of his blanket, step ped to tho door and gave a yell, and cried with a loud voice, " Como, come and trado with tho pale-face ; ho no cheat Indian his heart big !" He then turned to me, and sai, " You take that skin, I toll Indian no trado with you drove you off like dog ; but now you Indian's friend, aud we yours." Before sunset I was waist-deep iu furs, and loaded down with cash. So I lost nothing by my honesty." Not to be Uentcii. A Now Hampshire man and a man from Ohio, chanced to meet at a public dinner in New lork. 1 ho man trom Ohio sug gested to him of the Granite Stato, that it might bo advantageous to him to ro niovo to tho West, especially if ho propos ed to follow tho pursuit of a farmor. Tho laukco could not see it; there was no Stato in tho Union equal New Hampshiro in any respect, whilo in many other re spects sho was superior. The Yankee demanded to know a superior fcaturo The Buokove comuienoed to enumerate ; but as fast as he presented his claims of superiority, Lis antagonist unhesitatingly swept them a way by bold aud vigorous 11 . i.. I - I A 1,.T1,,1 when all other sources of argumont had been exhausted, tho Buckeye confidently observed i " You will at loast allow that Ohio justly claims superiority over New Hamp shire, in point of the extent of her terrl torv?" ' " No, sir !" emphatically rcsriondod the Ynnkea. "Your State spreads out be cause it is flat. Look at the mountains of New Hampshire t Goodness mercy 1 Just roll 'em out flat, and they'd make terri tory enough to cover ud the whole of Ohio and fill up a big alio of Lake Erie I' SUNDAY-HEADING. Taste Not. Drunk 1 Young man, did you ever stop to think how terrible that word sounds ? Did you ever think what mis ery you brought upon your friends when you degraded your manhood by getting arunic. urunk 1 liow the word rings in the ear of a loving wife. How it makes the heart of a mother bleed. How it crushes' the hopes of a father, and brings shame and reproach upon sisters. Drunk I bee bim as he leans against the corner of some friendly house. Ho stands ready to fall into the jaws ot hell, unconscious as to his approaching fato. The wife, with aching heart, sits at the window to hear her husband's footsteps but they come not. Ho is drunk 1 he is spending the means of support for liquor while his lumily is starving tor bread, and his chil dren for clothing. Drunk 1 His reputa tion is going, gone 1 His friends, one by one, are leaving him to his fate. He goes down to his grave unhoored and unwept. Tray In Your Family. Says Rev. Norman Macleod : " I shall never forget tho impression mado upon me during tho first year of my ministry by a mocbanio whom X had visited, and on whom I urged the paramount duty of lamiiy prayer, Une day he entered my study, bursting into tears as ho said, You remember that girl, sir ; she was my only child, bho died suddenly this morning; she has gone, I hope, to God. But if so, she can tell him, what now breaks my heart that sho never heard a prayer in her father's house or from her father's lips I O, that she were with me but for ono day again !' " JJSf Ebcnezer Adams, a celebrated Quaker of Philadelphia, on visiting a lady of rank, whom he found, six months after the death of her husband, sitting ou a sofa covered with black cloth, and in all dignity approached her with great solem nity, and gently taking her by the hand, thus accosted her : " So, friend, I see that thou hast not yet forgiven God Al mighty." This seasonable reproof had such an effect on the person to whom it was addressed, that she immediately had all her trappings of grief destroyed, and went about her necessary buisncss and avocations. " A word spoken in due sea son how good it is !" The little child can believe iu Christ, and love Christ, though ho can not know all tholdccp things of religion. Tho valley does not know how tho gentle rills, bursting out horn hundreds ot little springs, make it bright and fertile, but they do. And tho tall trees of the forrest and tho giant oak on tho hill, can no more tell how they are nourished by the rain and sunshine than can tho little violet that grows in tho crack of a rock. When a child has said that he feels love to Christ in his heart, could a Newton, with all his great mind, say more '(" figs I onco saw tho parent of a lovely family approach his children with a bas ket ot hne iruits, which he held up lor them to reach. They were obliged to leap for them, but at length the indulg ent father lot down his hand and gave them the prize. Thus our heavenly Fa ther holds tho blessings at a distance to try us ; but wo noed not fear the result, for if we look to Him in earnest, Ho will in duo tiuio lower His hand, and give us " far more abundantly than wo can eith er ask or think." JKaT" Christ sent out his apostles " as lunibs among wolvos," without purse or scrip. Tho Pope's cardinals, who strange ly claim to bo their successors, havo " changed all that." Wolves among lambs, they have fleeced tho sheep, and filled their purses from thoir deluded fol lowers. The Italian government havo very properly decided that their reve nues should be taxed for tho benefit of the nation. fiigy- The day is passed when science and learning wore feared as oontradioting the Biblo.; rightly used and applied' they verify every page. Progress and improve ment are tho business and duties of reas onable beings. We are not to live more ly upou tho past, upon other men's thoughts and opinions. flSSr That is not tho best sermon which makes the hoarers go a way talking to one another, aud praising tho speaker ; but that which makes them go away thoughtfully and serious, and hastening to be alone. aT No evil is wholly evil. Bohiud the blackest cloud the sun shines, or tho stars. All our trials and sorrows havo elomcnts of good in them ; hopoful feat ures, which smilo upon us iu gentle re proof of our unbelief and discouragement. , , .' . Bgylt is quito easy to, perform our duties when they are ploasant and imply no self-sacrifice ; tho test of prinoiplo is to porform them with equal roadinesa when they aro ouerous and disagroeablc. t&" Tiuio is the only gift in : which God has itinted us ; for he never intrusts us with a eeoond moment till he has taken away the first, and never loaves us cor tain of a third. .: it
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