PERRY COUKTY Real Estate Insurance. f . .i. AUD .,, , . i , CLAIM AGENCY. LEWIS ' POTTER & CO., i Heal Estate Brokers, Insurance, t Claim Agent New, UloomiieKl, Xn. . WEINVlTKthe attention ol buyers an sell era to the advantages we offer them liv pur chasing Or disposing of real estate through oar of lice. ! , Wehavea very large llstofdoslrab property, consisting of farms, town property, mills, store and tavern stands, and real estate of any descrip tion which we are prewired to oiler at great bar gain. We advertise our property very extensive ly, and nse all onr efforts, skill, and dllllgenee to effect a sale. We make no charges unless tht property Is sold while registered wit litis. We alsc draw up deeds, bonds, mortgages, andall legal pa pel s at moderate rates. Borne of the best, cheapest, and most reliable fire, life, and cattle Insurance companies In the United Stales are represented at this agency. Properly Insured either on the cash or mutual plan, and perpetually atM and (5 per thousand. Tensions, bounties, and all kinds of war claims collected. There are thousands of soldiers and heirs of soldier who are entitled to pensions and bounty, w ho have never made application. Hoi. dlers.'if you were wounded, ruptured, orcontract. ed a disease m the service from which you are dis abled, you are entitled to a pension. When willows of soldiers die or marry, the minor children are entitled to the enslon, i'arties having any business to transact in our line, are resiwclfully Invited to give us a call, as we are comment we can render satisfaction In any branch of our business. - No charge for Information. 4 201y LEWIS POTTER & CO. New Millinery A.t Newport, Goods Pa. ItlEO to Inform the public that I have Just re turned from.W'htladelphia, with a ful assort ment of the latest style of MILLINERY GOODS, HATS AND HON NETS. RIBBONS, FRENCH FLOWERS FEATHERS, CHIGNONS, LACE CAPES. NOTIONS, And all article nsuallr found 111 a tlrst-clns Mil linery Establishment. All orders promptly at tended to. -Ve will sell all goods as Cheap as - can be got elsewhere . DRESS MAKING done to order and in the la test style, ax I get the Idlest Fashions from New York every month. Uolferlng done to order. In all widths. I will warrant all my work to give sat isfaction. All work dune as low as possible. ANNIE ICKES, Cherry Street, near the Station, 8 16 13 Newport, Pa. CARLISLE CARRIAGE FACTORY. A. B. S1IEUK has a large lot of second-hand work on hand, which he will sell cheap lu order to uiake room ior new hoi k, , FOR THE SPRING TRADE. ' He has. also, the best lot of NEW WORK ON HAND. You can always see different style. The material Is uot In question any more, for it Is the best used. If you want satisfaction In style, quality and price, go to tills shop before purchasing elsewhere. There Is no llrm that has a belter Trade, or sells more in Cumberland and Perry counties. REPAIRING AND PAINTING promptly attended to. Factory Comer of South and Pitt Streets, Sdp CAULISI-E, 1A. Farmers Talze Notice. T II E subscriber offers for Sale , THRESHING MACHINES. JACKS and HORSE- ft POWER, " WlthTumbllnc Shaft, and Side-Gearing, Warrant ed to give satisfaction In seedy and perfect inresning, ngm uiau ana uuraoiuiy, ou reasona ble terms. Also PLOUGHH Of Superior Make. CORN 8HELI.ERS. w KETTLES. . . STOVES, SCOOPS AND ALL CASTINGS, maae at a country rounury. Also, A GOOD MILL SCREW, In excellent order, for sale at a low rate. I refer those wishing to buv to John Adams, Samuel Shuman, John Hodeu, Ross Hench, at lckesburg. Jacob Shoemaker ti Son,. Klllotts- burgt Thomas Morrow, Loysvllle; John Flicking er, Jacob Flickluger, Centre. . 620 13" ' 8AAIUKL LIGGETT, lckesburg, May 14. 1872. J-NSURE IN THE M UTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YOJK. F. S. Winbtoh, President. The oldest and strongest Company in the United States. Assets over W5,ul)0,000 In cash. 8. A. BlUy.ER, Agent. " Liverpool, Pa. 6 44 Lit. Si A nrifl .T K inEDlTEK TO IPt.VUU MUTUAL POLICY HOLDERS. The Pennsylvania Central Insurance Company having had but little toss during the pant year, the annual assessment on Mutual Policy holders will not exceed 60 per cent, on the usual one year cash rates, wuicn wouia oe eouai to a oiviiieud rf in per cent., as calculated lu Stock Companies, or a deduction of 2 per cent., on the notes below the usual assessment! and as the Company has over Izuu.uuu in premium notes, me wuoie amount cred ited to mut ual policy -holders, over cash rales, will amount to W.UoU. Had the same policy-holders In sured in a Block Company, at the usual rale, they would have paid W,otin mure than It has cost I hem In this Company. Yet Home of our neighbor agents are running about cry ing Fraud I Fraud I uud declare that a mutual company must full. Hut they don't say how many slock eompaniesaie failing every year, or how many worthless stix k companion are represented lu Perry County to-day. It is a well-known tact that a Mutual Company cannot break. - , AMKtt If. (lltllMt, ' 25 tf Hec'y of Peuu'a Central insurance Co. J. II. OI1IVIM. i. H. OIl'VIB J M. OIUVIN A BON, CoiuiniMMloii 'jMerolmnta, No. 8, BI HAR'S WHARF, - lUltlniore, Did. .We will ray strict entlon to the sale of all kinds of country produce, aud remit the amounts promptly. ENIGMA DKPARTMKMT. -All contributions to this department must be accompanied by the correct answer. t3T Answer to Enigmas In last week's pa per t Enigma No. 1, "General Braddock." . BgvARi Word Enigma. YEAR. ' ETNA. ANTS. .RASP. Jonkin's First Voyage w HEN I had opened the letter and read a few linos, I exclaimed : " Oh, Jenks ! hero's some great news for you. And then 1 read from the letter: "My physician says that I roust have a daily drive upon the beach, but I really do not feel as if I ahould take a moment of comfort without my old horse and crtrriago aud my old driver. If you can manage to get along for two or three weeks with the cook, who Is entirely able to take all the service of the house upon her hands, you may send Jenks to me with the horse and carriage. The road is very heavy, how ever, and it 1b best for him to put every thing on the Belle of Bradford, and como with it himself. The Belle touches every day at our wharf, and tho horse will be ready for service as soon as he lands." I read this without looking at Junks' face, but when I finished I glanced at him, expecting to see him radiant with delight. I was therefore surprised to find him pale and trembling in every fiber of his frame. "That's just like an old woman," said Jenks. " How docs she B'pose a horse is going to sea? What's he to do when the steamer rolls? "Oh, horses are very fond of rolling," I said laughing. " All he will have to do will be to lie- down and roll all the way, without straining himself for it." . " And how does she s pose a carriage is going to keep right side up ?" Well, you can sit in it and hold it down." Jenks looked down upon his thin frame and slender lees, and shook his head. " If there's anything that I hato." (aid he, " it s a steamboat. 1 think it will spare the old horse to death. They whistle and toot, and blow up and burn up. Now, don't you really think candid, now that I'd better drive the old horso down? Don't you think the property'll be safer ? She never can cot another horse like him She never'll get a carriage that suits her half as well as that. It don't seem to mo as if I could take the responsibility of risking that property. She left it in my bands. 1 Tako good care of the old horse, Jenks,' was the last words slio said to mo ; and now because she's an old woman, and dosen't know any better, she tells me to put him on a steamboat, where he's just as likely to bo banged about and have his ribs broke in, or be burned up or blowed up, as he is to get through alive." It seems to me the old woman is out of her head, aud that I ought to do just as she told me to do when she was all right. ' Take good care of tho old horse, Jenks,' was the last words she saidv" - . , t , ' The old man was excited but still pale, and he stood waiting boforo me with a pitiful, pleading expression upon his wix.cn features. ' ' ' ' " . " I Bhook my head. I'm afraid we shall be obliged to risk the property, Jenks," I said. " Mis. Sanderson ' is very particular, you know, about having all her orders obeyed to the letter. She will have no one to blame but herself if the whole establish ment goes overboard, and if I were you I wouldn t miss this chance of going to sea at her expense for anything." Then Jenks resolutely undertook to bring his mind to it. "How long will it take?" he inquired. "Oh, three hours or so," I replied care lessly. " Do wo go out of sight of land ?" "No, you sail down the river a few miles, thon you strike the ocean, and just hug the shore until you get there," replied. " Yes; strike the ocean hug the shore " he mumblffd to himself, . looking down and rubbing the bald spot on the top of his head. "Strike the ocean hug the shore. Three hours oh 1 do you know whether they have lifu-prescrvcrs ou that steam boat?" "Stacks of them," I replied. "I've seen them often." ' " Wouldn't it bo a good plan to slip one on to the horse's neck when they stuit? He'll think its a collar, and won't be scared you know ; aud if thero should happen to be any trouble i would help to keep his nose up." " Capital j;um," I responded'.. "What time do we start?" ,. " At eight o'clock to-morrow morning." Jenks mtired witli the look and bearing of a maa who had been sentenced to be hanged.' He went first to the stable, and made i,ll the necessary arrangements there, and lute ii the night I heard him moving about hi room. I presume he did not once close his eyes in sloop that night. ' I was exceedingly amused by his neryous nesa though I would ' not Lave intimated to him that I had any doubt of his courage tor 'the world. Ha was ustlr at an curly hour in the morning ; and breakfast was upon tho table while yet tho early birds were singing. t - "You will have a lovely day, Jonks," I said as he' handed me my coffee. As lie bent to sot the cup besides my plate, there came close to my ear a ourious crepitant rustle. " What have you got about you Jenks?" I said. He made a sickly attempt to smilo, and then pulling open the bosom of his shirt, displayed a collapsed dry bladder, with a goose quill In the neck ready for its in flation. "That's a capital Idea, Jenks," I said. "Do yon think so? What do you think of that ?" aud he showed me tho breast pocket of his coat full of corks. It was impossible for mo to restrain my laughter any longer. "Number one, yon know," said Jenks, buttoning up his coat. " Number one, and stiff upper lip." " You're a brave old fellow, any way, Jonks, and you're going to have tho best time you ever had. I envy you." I rode down to the boat with him, to make the arrangements for tbo shipment, and saw him and the establishment safely on board. The bottom of tho carriago was loaded with appliances for securing his personal safety in caso of an accident, in cluding a,billut of wood, which ho assured me was to be used for blocking tho wheels of the carriago in case of a storm. I bade him good-by at last, and went on shore, where I waited to see the steamer wheel into the stream. The last view I had of the old man, showed that ho had relieved himself of bat and boots, and placed himself in light swimming order. In the place of tho former he had tied a red bandana handkerchief around his head, and for the latter ho had substituted slip pers. Ho had entirely forgotten me and the existence of such a town as Bradford, Looking dreamily down the river, out toward that mysterious sea, on which his childish imagination had dwelt so long, and of which he stood in such mortal fear, he passed out of sight. . The next evening I heard from him in a characteristic letter. It was dated at "The Glaids," and read thus: "The Pell is a noblo vessel. " The horso and carrldge is salf. "8he welcomed me from the sea. " It seems to me I am in the moon. " Once or twisc she roaled fercfully. " But she ritedaud droveon. "I count nineteen distant sales.' "If you will be so kind as to not mcnsUun the biader. " The waves roll In and rore all night. " The see Is a tremendous thing, aud the atlui Is nowhare. ' " From an old Tart " Timo iMi ILL'S Jenks." Advice to Young Ladles. At the agricultural fair in Santa Clara, prizes wero ottered lor tno nest cooks among the unmarried ladies. This is a move in the right direction, and we hail the fact lis an evidence that we are to re turn to the simplicity of early times, whon our wives were help-meets instead of "help eats;" when the young wife brought to the matrimonial copartnership a willingness to bear her share of the burdeu and labor of life; when one silk frock, one china-set, half a dozon of silver spoons, and counter- paues of. her own patchwork, wero evi dences of the simplicity of her taste, the economy of her life, aud the promise of future industry. Now the young bride must begin where her mother loaves off, llor outfit is a trousseau, a gorgeous house, rich in upholstery, mirrors, carvings, and ornaments of paint, plaster, silk, and vel vet; she sneers at a cottage where love is, and prefers the cheap and showy boarding house to her own but humbler homo. The Santa Clara Fair gives not only a prize for the best young cook who can manage a cheap and economical dinner, but otli6V prizes will be hanging round within scent of the savory viands to nose themselves out a wife awkward, beardless, robust young farmers, ready to offer themselves, their virtuous lives, their industrious hab its, their well tilled farms, to a brido who will know how to preside over the multi farious 'duties of a home in the country, We advise our city girls to go in and win, Show the country maiden that you, too, know bow to broil and bake, fry and stew; then, for the finish to your feast, give an extra dessert something to tickle the farmer's palate, and ten to one you will steal away from the country the honors and lovers of the day. And when the farmer's boy a-wooing comes, accept his hard hand and honest heart as a surer anchor and a firmer trust than the half. gentleman, half-hoodlum, who parts his hair in the middle and offers to share with vou tho chances !in his lottery of life. If we had a thousand sweethearts, we would advise all save ouo to go to the country. Jf wo had a thousand genteel, half-starved city fiieuda, fighting the grinning fiend of genteel poverty, striving to keep up ap pearances, living beyond their ineaus, in constant dread of what the world would say, slaves to socioty, we would say, go to the country, With lialt-a-hundred acres of God's bountiful soil, you may live hap py, healthful, independent, Hclf-respected aud contented. . t2TA. Bald Eagle youth at a party, being asked if he could play the harpsi- cord, wanted to know If It was anything like seven-up. A Strange Suit. A Dubuquo lottor says : Among the other institutions of this city, and one which in variably attracts the attention of the trav eler, whether he comes by river or rail, is the largo grain elevator near the depot of the Illinois Central Railway. " There is a peculiar history connected with tho struct ure,' and one which, in these times of rail way excitement, may not be uninteresting. The elevator was bought in 1800 by Dean Richmond, who was thon one of the mag nates in the control and management of the New York Central Railway. There has not been a bushel of grain in the eleva tor since 1808, nor has there been a pros pect of thore being any in it since that time. But a visitor at the ' premises will find at all hours of tho day workmen pre pared to handle any grain that may arrive. The boilers are filled with water, and In the furnaces underneath is kindling and fuel ready to ignito at any moment. The engine and all the machinery is oiled for instant motion. Tho preparations aro such as to induce the belief that the pro prietors had only stopped business for a day or two and wore about to start again. But still tho years roll on and smoke never issues from the chimney, tho fires aro not lighted,. tho steam is never only a' con stant, watchful readiness. ' Thero is a rea son for this readiucsb, and for tho silence and inactivity which brood over tho place. Dean Richmond had a son, whose habits and character were not entirely in accord with his father's wishes. Ho was allowed to labor and shift for his own means of support. Ho bocamo a conductor upon his father's railway. Mr. Richmond told him that tho least infraction of tho rules of the company would insure his immediate removal, and especially was he wanted a gainst allowing any person, whether i friend or not, to rido without showing i ticket or a pass, or paying the necessary fare. Ho had been employed in this capac ity for some time and there had been no complaints, when, ouo day, Dean Rich, mond himself became a passenger upon his son's train. The conductor, while- collect, ing tickets and fares, came to tho old rail way magnate, when the following dialogue occurred : "Ticket, sir!" " Ticket? Get out! I am the President of this road. I don't buy tickets." "That makes no difference. It's against orders for me to allow anybody to rido without he pays his fare, presents a ticket, or shows a pass. Como, hurry rip." Well, sir, you know who I am, aud you know that I am entitled to ride on this road free. I could make you a pass, but I haven't any blanks. You go on. It is all right.' " See here, old gentleman, it makes no difference who you aro ; givo mo a ticket, show a pass, pay your fare, or get off this train!" "Humph! young man, you are getting m iiihly arbitrary. If you don't go on about your business I'll have you dU charged.", , , The young conductor made no reply, but gave a vigorous pull upon tne bcll-ropo. As the train chocked its speod, and the father saw that he was about to bo treated like any other passenger, and was really liablo to be sot down beside the track mid way between stations, ho pulled his wallet aud paid his fare.' This little episode gave him a new insight into his sou's character, and he forthwith commenced casting about for some business occupation for him. The two, while on a Western trip, came to Du buquo, and the father pui chased the eleva tor for his son and gave his check for the requisite amount to carry on the business, But in connection with the purchase was another transaction, in which Mr. Rich mond and the Dubuque aud Sioux City Railway were the parties. ,The corporation was now and anxious to sou its bonds, In consideration of bis purchasing $100,000 of the bonds of the company at l,02l the railway contracted to send all through grain passing over their line into the eleva tor, and to pay one cent per bushel for the privilege The contract was . a good one for the elevator, and by its terms was to continue in force fur fifteen years from Au gust 22, 1800. ' It was also advantageous to the railway, for the seeming endorsement of their road by Mr. Richmond in his pur chase of their securities above par enabled them to sell all their bonds in New York at a high figure. ' Until the leasing of the Dubuque and Sioux City Railway by the Illinois Central, in 1807, the contract had been carefully observed by the parties making it. : But after the first few1 weeks from the advent of the new management no attention was paid to the oontract, and. the grain from over the Dubuque, and Sioux City line was transferred across the rivor without passing through the elevator. The business of Richmond and Jackson was damaged, was in fact destroyed, fur-this was the only source from which they could expect or ob tain patronage. They were, aud havo been at all times, ready aud willing to perform their part of the agreement, and hence it is that the elevator is kept In a con dition to start at a moment's notice. On several occasions the Illinois Central has switched ctfl t off at the elevator with the expectation und hope that it might not be found in running order, so that the pro prietors might be charged with a violation of their part of tho eohtract, but to no pur- pose. ' AH efforta'to compromise the dif ferences between the parties have failed. The elevator firm havo brought several suits against the Illinois Central for breach of contract, and have recovered judgments in all the actions which have been tried. The first, judgmout for f 3,000 the railroad compnny paid;, the second judgment for $30,000 tliey appealed, and the third suit for $500,000 has not yet been" tried., .Tbe attorneys for Richmond & Jackson, the plaintiffs, are confident of ultimately ob taining dcdiuiotis in their favor in all these cases, and of collecting the amounts re covered. The contract will not expire until 1875; and in the future, as in the past, they will claim one cent upon every bushel of grain passing through from the lino of the Dubuquo find Sioux City road. A Traveler's Story. ONE stormy evening a party of travel ers wore seated around a blazing fue in a house haviug somewhat the appearance of a hotel upon tho Alleghony mountains. The coach bad broken down, and were de tained until the next morning. We had just finished a substantial supper , and were sitting with our feet on the fon der, and cigars in our mouths, ruminating upon the storm without, and the warm, cozy comfort within. , Each one told a story, or related an anec dote; and at last the turn came round to a hollow checked individual, who until then, had remained silent. " Gentlemen," said he, fixing a pioreing ' grey eye upon one of the company a Span iardwho, uninvited, had drawn his chair np to the fire, " some ten years ago I was near being murdered in this very house." At this moment the Spaniard got up, and was going out of tho room, when the narrator rose, and locking the door, put the key into his pocket. Ho then took the Spaniard's arm, and leading him up to an old picture, surmoun ted by tho English coat of arms, ran his finger along the motto, and said, at the sanjo time displaying, the butt end of a re volver. "Evil to him who evil does." The Spaniard smiled, and said ho did not feel well ; but the stranger swore that no man should leavo the room until he finished his story. , Requesting us not to be amazed at his conduct he proceeded. " Somo years ago I was traveling across the mountains on horseback, and I stopped at this very houso. The landlord was ex tremely obsequious in attending to ray com fort; and after supper he requested me to join him in a bottlo of wine. "Nothing loth, I consented; and before midnight . four empty bottles stood upon the table, and he was acquainted with all my business. I had a very large amount of money in my valiso, aud he politely inform ed me that ho would take care of it till morning. Although somewhat intoxicated I did uot approve of leaving it in his chargo, and wishing him good night, I took my valiso in my haud and retired to bed. " After I had undressed, I putmy revol ver under the pillow, aud carefully, as I thought examined the room. I laid myself down, and soon fell into the arms of Mor- phous." (" I suppose it must have been two hours after when I awoke, and collecting my scattered senses, I endeavored to think what I had been about. Suddenly I do tooted a noise under my bed. What was my horror when I observed a piece of carpet stretched alongside the bed move as if something wbb under it. A cold perspiration started from every pore ; but, thank heaven, I had presence of mind enough to prepare for the worst. , " Grasping my revolver In my hand, and ' biding it undor the bed clothes,' I feigned to be asleep. In an instant afterwards I saw a trap-door, which had been concealed by the carpet, cautiously raised up; and I behold my landlord, with a knifo in one hand and a dark lantern in tho other, di recting bis glittering eye towards me. Still I moved not, but as ho turned to put the lantern on the flour, I fired, and " - "You killed him, did you?" shrieked the Spaniard, almost jumping from his seat. "Silence, until I have finished," said the stranger, again tapping his weapon. u Tho instant I fired the vlllian fell. I got up, and merely putting on my coat snatch ed up the lantern he had dropped, 'and with my valise crept cautiously down to the stable. It was a bright, moonlight night and I soon saddled my hoisen. I galloped about ten miles, when I met a party of wagoners, and In their company returned to the houso; but, despite of our rigid search, not eveu as much as the villian's body could be found. But if I can lay my hands upon him, if it coKt mo. my life, he shall die tho death of a dog. As the stranger concluded, he rose and caught the Spaniard by tho throat, aud tearing open his shirt collar, showed the mark of a wound on his neck. ' Three weeks afterward Joseph Gomez was bung on his own confession of having murdered no less than five travelers in that same room.
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