TIIK TIMES, NKW HL00MF1KL1), l'A., KKlUtUAItY 5, 1878. ii Thi Biilnrrt remedies for nil diseases of tho limits nru Bchenck's Pulmonic Syrup, Bchenck's Bea Weed Totilo and Bchenck's Mandrake Pills, and If taken before tba lungs Are destroyed they effect a speedy euro. To these medicines Dr. J. H. Bchcnck, of Phila delphia owes his unrivalled success lu the trentmont of pulmonary diseases. The Pol monlc Bymp ripens the morbid matter In the lung, nature throws It on" by nn easy expec toration, and the patient has relief from the prostrating cough. Tho Mandrake Pills must be freely ueed to cleanse and stimulate the stomach and liver they remove all obstruc tions, relax the gall bladder and start the bile f.eely and the llvur Is soon relieved. Bchenck's 8c Weed Tonlo Is a gentle stimulant and alterative the alkali of which It Is composed mixes with tho food and prevents souring. It assists dlgestlsn by toning up the stomach to a healthy condition, so that the food and the Pulmonic By nip will mnko good blood then the lungs heal, and the patient will surely get well If euro Is taken to avoid fresh cold. Full directions accompany each preparation. All who wish to consult Dr. gehenck personally can do so at his principal olllee, comer of Sixth and Arch 8ts., Pliil'a. every Monday. Letters to the above address, asking advice, answered free of charge. Bchenck's medlcltios are sold by all drug gists. l 41 RAILROADS. PHILADELPHIA AND READING R, R ARRANGEMENT OK PASSENGER TRA1N8. XovciiiUer filli, 1877. TRAINS LEAVE IIAKltlHMt'ltf AS FOLLOW B For New York, at S.20, 8.10 a.m. 2.UO. m., and 7.5") p. m. For Philadelphia, at 8.20, 8.10, 9.f a.m. and 3.!7 p. m. For Reading, at 6.20, 8.10, 9.45 a.m. and 2.00 3.57 and 7.55. For 1'ottsvllle at 6.20. 8.10 a. in., and 3.57 E. in., and via Schuylkill and Susquehanna ranch at 2.40 I), m. For Auburn via M. & S. Br. at 5.10 a. 'in. For Allentown, at 5.20, 8.10 a. in., and at 2.00. 3.57 and 7.55 p. in. , The 5.20, 8 10 a. m., 3.57 and 7.5o p. iu., trains have through cars for New York. The 5.20, 8 10 a. m.. and 2.ih) p.m., trains have through cars (or Philadelphia. SUNDAYS : For New York, at 5.20 a. in. For Allentown and Way Stations at 5.20 a.m. For Reading, Philadelphia and Way Stationsat 1.45 p. m. TRAINS FOR HAKRIRIUTRG, LEAVE AS FOL LOWS : Leave New York, at 8.45 a. in., 1.00, 5.30 and 7.45 p.m. Leave Philadelphia, at 9.15 a. m. 3.40, and 7.20 p. m. Leave Heading, at 4.40, 7.40, 11.20 a. m. 1.30, A.15 and in. : n. in. Leave Pottsville, at 6.10, 9.15 a.m. and 4.35 p. m. And via Schuylkill and Susquehanna Branchat 8.15 a. ni. Leave Auburn via 8. & S. Br. at 12 noon. Leave Allentown, at t2.30 5,50, 9.05 a.m., 12.15, 4.30 and 9.0) p. in. SUNDAYS: Leave New York, at 5.30 p. m. l.pavi! PhilndHlnhia. at 7.20 li. m. Leave Reading, at 4.40, 7.4, a. m. and 10.35 a. m. Leave Allentown. at2 30 a. m., and 9.05 n. m. I. Ii. WOOTEN, Gen. Manager. C. G. Hancock, General Ticket Agent. l)oes not run on Mondays. Via Morris and lissex It. R. Pennsylvania K. Ii. Time Table. NEWPORT STATION. On and alter Monday, June 25th, 1877, Pas seager tramswlll run as follows: EAST. MIIHtntnwn Ace. 7.3! a. in., daily except Sunday Johnstown Ex. 12 22 P. H. . daily " Sundai Mall 6.54 p. m., daily exceptSunday Atlantic express, s.oip.m., nag, aaiiy. WEST. WayPass. 9.08 A. M., dally, Mail 2.43 p. m. daily exceptSundaj Milttintown Acc. 6.55 p.m. dally except Sunday. Pittsburgh Express, U.67P. M., (Flag) daily, ex cept, Sunday. Paemo Kxmess. 5.17 a. m.. dally (flan) Trains are now run by Philadelphia time, which Is 13 retinites faster than Altoona time, and 4 min utes slewertlian now hoik tune. J.J. BARCLAY, Agent. DUNCANNON STATION. on and after Monday, June 2it4i, 1877, trains will leave Duncannon. as iniiows : EASTWARD. 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Mil Kditoh: As tlie 14th of.Fett- ruiiry lsi nppro.vl mti npr, I thought I Wnliid send you a few samples of Val entines" for tlie renders of your paper. J. llfJMF.S. I. Clara, the llecnso of a valentine Has made me free to ask yon to be mine T TUB ANSWRR. Since you, Dear Blr, appear so free and kind' I may perhaps jet be your valentine. II. Ellen, your soft and pretty eyes of blue Has made my heart go pll-a-put Tor you, So lei mu hopo, Miss Ellen, If you please, That you will come and heal this heart disease! TUB ANSWRR. Dear Sir, If yivi are sick nnd need physician, Just come until I have more demonstration, When, If I And Jon handsome, smart and kind, It's likely I will be your valentine. III. Katie, accept these simple lines of love, For they are true, bear witness, Gods above t But If your heart Is closed to all I say, Then, farewell, earth, adieu the light of day ? TUB anrwi n. Such burning lovo as you profess to tnc, I do, Dear Sir, declare I ciitini t seo The love that's always calling on the skies, Is often gas, prolixity and lies. IV. Mary, your silvery volco nnd auburn hair 11ns made me thus my passion to (Tfclnre, And nothing but your promise to be mine Will ever do mo for a valentine ? TUB ANSWER. Wllllnm, you have my nnswer In one line, And that Is, I will be Jour Valentino. V. When first I saw you at the Fair Along with other girls, I thought yon bent them all, Miss Ann, You had such pretty curls. TUB ANSWER. If yon do think me nice, Dear Blr, And wear such pretty curls, Why don't you come and call on me, Aud leave those other girls ! VI. Madam, I'm lonely, though for all, I have two little kits That p'ay around me through the day, But still I'm lost at nights. TFIB ANSWER. I know exactly how you feel, For that's the very way with mo ; I mourn for my lost " turtle dove," And think It cauuot be. THE GHOST ROBBER. ON A FINE evening in tlie spring of 1?30, a stranger, mounted on a noble looking horse, passed slowly over the snow-white limestone road leading through the Black Forest. Just as the sun was going to rest for the day, when tlie gloomy shadows were begiuning to stalk, he drew rein, as he said : "This must be near the spot, surely. I'll stop here, anyhow, for a while, and see what I can learn." lie thereupon dismounted and entered the parlor of tlie inu, where lie sat down beside a small table. " How can I serve you, nieinhecri"' said the landlord. "Ree to my horse outside," replied the guest carelessly, but at the same time eyeing the landlord from head to foot ; " and let me have some wine Rhine will do." The landlord was turning to withdraw from the stranger's presence, when he stopped and said : "Which way, meinheer, do you travel!" " To Nanstadt," replied the guest. " You will rest here to night, I sup pose," continued the landlord. " I will stay here for two or three hours, but I must then he off, bo as to reach my destination there in the morn ing. I am going to purchase lumber for the market." " And you have considerable money with you, no doubt V" asked the land lord innocently. " Yes.comiderable," replied the guest, sipping at his wine disinterestedly. "Then, if you'll take my advice," said the landlord, " you'll stay .here till morning." W hy r" replied the etranger,looking up curiously. " Because," whispered the landlord, looking around as if ho was disclosing a great secret, and was afraid of being beard by somebody else, " every man that passed over the road between this and Nanstadt at midnight, for the last ten years, has been robbed or murdered under very singular circumstances. " What were the circumstances " the stranger asked, putting down his glass empty, and preparing to fill it again. Why, you see," the landlord went on, while he approached his guest's table and took a seat, " I have spoken with several who have been robbed ; all I could learn from them Is that they re member meeting in the lonesome part of the wood, something that looked white and ghastly, and that frightened their horses so that they either ran away or threw their riders; they felt a choking sensntlon and a sort of smothering, and finally died, a they thought, but awoke In an hour or so to find themselves lying by (lie roadside, robbed of everything." "Indeed," ejaculated the stranger, looking abstractedly at the rafters in the celling, ns though he was more intent upon counting them than he was inter ested in the lntiIltf(lB story. The Innkeeper looked nt him in aston Ishnient. Bueh perfect coolness he had not witnessed for a long time. " You will remain then V" suggested the landlord, after waiting some time for his guest to speak. " I V" cried the stranger,startlng from his lit of abstract Ion, as though h was not sure that he was the person address ed. "Oh, most certainly not; I'm going straight abend, ghost or no ghost, to-night." Half an hour later, the stranger and a guide, called Willielir,, were out on the road, going nt a pretty round pace toward Nanstadt. During a flash of lightning the st ran ger observed that his guide looked very uneasy about something and wits slack ening his hoise'B puce as though he in tended to drop behind. "Lead on," cried the stranger, " don't be afraid." "I'm afraid I cannot," replied the person addressed, continuing to hold his horse in until he was now at least a length behind his companion, " My horse is cowardly and unmanageable in a thunder storm. If you will go on, though, I think I can make him follow close enough to point out the road." " The stranger pulled up instantly. A strange light gleamed in his eyes, while his hand sought his breast pocket, from which he drew something. The guide saw the movement and stopped also. "(tuidea should lead, not follow," said the stranger, quietly, but with a firmness which seemed to bo exceedlng Ingly unpleasant to the person nd d reused. " But," faltered the guide, " my horse won't go," " Won't he ?" queried the stranger, with mock simplicity. The guide heard the sharp click, and saw something gleam in his compan ion's right hand. He seemed to under stand perfectly ,for he immediately droye his spurs into his horse's flanks, and shot attend of his companion without another word. He no sooner reached his old position, however, than the stranger saw him give n sharp turn to the right nnd then disappear, as though he had vanished through the foliage of the trees that skirled tlie road. He heard the clutter of his horse as ho galloped ofl". Without waiting another instant, he touched his horse lightly with the reins, gave him a quick prick with the rowels, and off the noble ani mal started like tlie wind in tlie wake of the flying guide. The stranger'8 horse being much su perior to the other's tlie race was a short one, and terminated by the guide being thrown nearly from his saddle by a heavy hand which was laid upon his bridle, stopping him. He turned In his seat, beheld the stranger's face, dark and frowing, and trembled violently as he felt thesmooth, cold barrel of a pistol pressed against his cheek. " This cursed beast almost ran away with me," cried the guide, composing himself as well as he conld under the circumstances. " Yes, I know," said his companion diyly, " but mark my word, young man, if your horse plays such a trick again, he'll le the means of seriously injuring his master's health." They both turned and cantered back to the road. When they reached it again, and turned the heads of their animals In the light directlon.the stran ger said to his guide, in a tone which must have convinced his heartr as to his earnestness : " Now, friend Wilhelm, I hope we understand each other for the rest of the Journey. You are to continue on ahead of me, in the right road, without swerving either to the right or left. If I see you do anything suspicious, I will drive a brace of bullets through you without a word of notice. Now push on." The guide had started as directed, but it was evident from his mutterings that he was alarmed at something besides the action of his follower. In the meantime the thunder had in creased its violence, and the flashes of lightning had become frequent aiid more blinding. For a while the two horsemen rode on in silence, the guide keeping up his di rections to the latter, while his follower watched his every movement as a cat would watch a mouse. Suddenly the guide stopped and looked behind him. Again he heard the click of the stranger's pistol and saw his up lifted arm. " Have mercy .melnhcer," be groaned, " I dare not go on." " I give you three seconds to go on,' replied (lie stranger sternly. "One!" 'In Heaven's name, spare," Im plored the guide, almost overpowered with fear, " look before me in the road, and you will not bin me tne." Tlie stranger looked. At first he saw something white standing motionless in the centre of tlie road, but presently a flash of lightning lit up the scene, hikI he saw thtit the white figure was indeed ghastly and frightful enough looking to chill the blood in tlie veins of even the bravest, num. If his blood chilled for a moment, therefore, It was not through fear that he felt for his ghostly inter preter, for tlie next instant lie set his teeth hard, while lie whispered between them Just Ion lid enough to be heard by his terror stricken guide : " Be it man fir devil I ride it down I'll follow. Two!" Willi a cry of despair upon his lips tlie guide urged his horse forward at tlie top of his speed, quickly followed by tlie stranger, who held liis pistol ready In his hand. In another instant tlie guide would have swept past the dreadful spot, but at that instant the report of a pistol rang through the dark forest, and the stran ger heard a horse gallop oil' through the woods riderless. Finding himself alone the stranger raised his pistol, took deliberate aim at the ghostly murderer and pressed his linger upon the trigger. The apparition approached quickly, but in no hostile altitude. The stranger stayed his hand. At length the ghost addressed him in a voice that was any thing but sepulchral : " Here, Wilhelm, ye move out of your perch this minute and give me a help lug hand. I've hit the game while on the w.ing, haven't I V" The stranger was nonplussed for a moment, but recovered himself, he grumbled something unintelligible nni leaned to the ground. One word to his horse and the brave animal stood per fectly still. By the snow white trap. pings on tlie would-be ghost he was next enabled to grope his way In the dark toward that individual, whom he found bending over a black mass, about the size of a man, on the road. As the tiger pounces upon his prey tlie stranger leaped upon the stooping Hume before him and bore it to the ground. " I arrest you In tlie King's name,' cried the stranger, grasping his prisoner by the throat and holding him tight. "Stir hand or foot until I have you properly secured, and I'll send your soul to eternity." This was such an unexpected turu o a (la Irs that tlie would-be ghost could hardly believe his own senses, and was handcuH'cd aud stripped of his dagger and pistol before he found time to speak. " Are you not my Wilhelm V he gasped. " No, landlord, replied the individual addressed, " I am not. But I am an of ficer of the King, at your service, on special duty, to do what I have to-night accomplished. Your precious son Wil helm, whom you thought was leading an innocent sheep to the slaughter, lies in the roiul, killed by his father's hand." Two weeks later, at Bruchsal Prison, in Baden, the landlord of the sign of tlie Deer and the Ghost of tho ltobber of the Black Forest, who was the same Identical person, having been proven guilty of numerous fiendish murders and artfully contrived robberies, com mitted at different times in the Black Forest, paid the penalty of his crimes by letting full his bead from the execu tioner's ax, since when, traveling through Bchwartzwald has not been so perilous to life and purse, nor has there been seen any Ghostly Knight of the road in that section of the world. Reading a Love Letter. THREESCORE and ten is not a very green old age if, as astronomers assert, the period of time In which the earth wilt be inhabited is as a minute of its actual existence. And yet some peo ple will really forget that they were ever young. There she stood, the apple of their eyes, trembling with suppressed weeps. Their frowns deepened as the mother wiped her glasses preparatory to reading a letter found in the girl's pocket. It began " Angel of existence." " What 1 howled the male parent. "You don't mean to say it begins like this r Oh 1 that a child of mine should correspond with but pray proceed, my dear." " Hem I existence spelled with 'a,' too," proceeded the mother. " Why, the lunatic can't spell V" chip ped in the old man." " It is Impossible for me to describe the Joy with which your presence has filled me." " Then why does he attempt It, ass. But pray don't let me Interrupt you. (Jo on, go on; let Joy be un con fined." I have spent the whole night In thinking of you" that's picturesque. any way "and In bitterly deriding the obstinate, besotted old whelp who will not consent to our union." "Oh, let me gpt at him. Whelp. Is thy servant a fond, that he should be thus spoken of?" " But, Theodorus, my dear," Inter rupted his other half. "Yes, one moment; I was nbnut to observe that the hand that would pen such words would not hesitate to scalp his most cherished relative." "Theodorus, I didn't see this over the leaf." " Kb I let me see, hum : ' Yours, with all tlie love of my heart Theodorus, Mny 10,11-aV "Why bless my eyes, it's ne of my letters !" (Sensation.) " Yes, papa," chimed In the ' Oil vo Branch, " I found if In the closet yesterday, only you wouldn't let me speak 1" " You may go to the park, my child. Hem I we've made u nice mess of it." " Yes, love. Next time we will look, at the date first." Calculating Interest. There are several rules for calculating Interest, which are used by many with out understanding the principles on which they are founded, these principles being to them a mystery. We consider it very wrong ever to apply any rules for making calculations without being possessed 'of tlie key on which these . rules are bused, and therefore, will ex plain the fundamental principle of sev eral of tlie rules fur culculuting in terest. A rate of interest at 5 per cent, is Vli) of the capital, therefore divide the capi tal by lit) and you have the Interest per year ; divide this ngaln by 305, tlie num ber of days in a year. You may com bine these two operations, and divide tlie capital at once by 3(io multiplied by 20, that is, 7,300, to have the Interest per duy In dollars, and If you divide the capital by 73, you have the Interest ot 6 per cent, per day In cents. This you have only to multiply with the number of days to find interest for a given time; but this multiplication may be done first it will avoid fractions hence the rule: Multiply the capital by the number of days, then divide the product by the constant number 73, and you have the Interest at live per cent. For 0 per cent, udd 1-6, for 7 per cent. 2-5, for 8 percent. 3-6, for 0 per ceut. 4-5, for 10 per cent. double it. A Good One. A Covington (Ky.) correspondent tells this : " A country merchant visited the city a few duys ago, and, going to Cin cinnati, purchased from a dollar store a table-castor, which he took borne with him,and after putting a tag on it marked $14, mude it a present to a Methodist preacher, whose church his family at tended. The reverend gentlemen took the package home, opened it, and ex amined the contents. The next day he brought the castor (with tag attached) back to the grocery man, and said to him: ' I am too poor in this world's goods to afford to display so valuable a castor on my table, and If you have no objec tion, I Bhould like to return It and take $14 worth of groceries for my family in its stead.' " The merchant could do nothing but acquiesce, but fancy his feelings." Compliments to Women. Lessing exclaims, "Woman is the masterpiece of the universe." Bourdon says, " The pearl is the Image of purity, but woman Is purer than . the pear!.'" Trackery writes, " A good woman is th lovliest flower that blooms under heaven." Balzac says, "Even the errors of woman spring from her faith in the good." Voltaire declares, " All the reasoning of men are not worth one sentiment of woman." Lamartine as serts that " women have more heart and more imagination than men." Otway exclaims, "Oh, woman ! lovely woman I Nature made thee to temper men. We had been brutes without you." Crazed by Slander. In Mention township, Clayton coun ty, Iowa, a young Norwegian girl be came insane from the effects of evil re ports circulated about her character by one who aspired for her hand in mar riage aud had 'been rejected, and was taken to the Insane asylum at Inde pendence for treatment. She has about recovered from her malady, but strange ly enough Is minus the ability to under stand or converse in her native lan guage, but she can talk English quite fluently.
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