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, ENIGMA DEPARTMENT,
-AllcotrltMitlonto this department must
be accompanied by the correct answer.
Enigma No. 1.
I am composed of twenty-three lctten.
My 1, 13, 20, 5, la . city la Maine.
My 83, 8, ia, 21, 4, 22, 13, Is a city In N. J.
My 10, 10, 12, 18, 8, la a country.
My 15, 7, 0, 14, Is a post.
My 11, 2, 6, Is a clamor. '
My 17,a3 and 6 is of great service la a printing
ofllce. . , . ,
My whole Is a muxlul which contains valua
ble advice.
. i ' . , Enigma No. 2.
Each of the following lines spells the name
of a county In this State, What counties are
they?
Tom Tuornpna.
Mr. Gotmoncy.
II. kills Lacy.
Nothing dun.
THE POT OF GOLD.
LIEUT. CALDERWOOD was at his sis
tor's on a visit, during his two week's
furlough. He was sitting with lier one
evening in the parlor, whilo her two chil
dren wore studying their lessons ivt the
table in the back room.
"So Paul is a lazy scholar, eh?" said
the lieutenant, lowering his voice."
I' No, not at all. Ho is diligent enough,
provided his studios suit his fancy. But
what are they ? If you look over his shoul
der now, you'll find him pouring over some
book of Dreams, or the History of Capt.
Kidd and his treasures, instead of his
school books. Tlio man is deranged on
tho subject of growing rich suddenly, at
some bold master-stroke. I wish you
would talk to him just now. It may bo
you could ridicule him out of his absurdity;
I cannot."
"But ought he to bo ridiculed?"
" James !" .
"Well, call Clara in, and I'll go talk to
him awhile."
Mrs. Forbes beckoned her little girl to
her, and the lieutenant sauntered into the
back room, and, I am sorry to say, lighted
a cigar. ,
" Well, Paul, my boy.hard at it ? What's
the book ? Latin or algebra?"
Taiil colored a little. " Oh, I can run
over my lesson in the morning. They are
so horribly dull ! I'm reading now."
"Head of your olasscs, I hope, aren't
you ?"
Paul laughed. "No, indeed, nearer the
other end. Well, the truth is," throwing
down his book, and leaning over confiden
tially, "I,ve got it into my head to mako
money. Mother has hard work to get
along with Clara and me."
"I know, Paul," said the lieutenant,
gravely.
" Now what good does this scanning of
dead languages and pouring over cube
roots do t How much meat will that put
in the pot?"
"How . do you propose to help your
mother?"
" Well, sir," whispered Paul, eagerly,
for this was his first patient listener, "if
I had a large sum of money that I could
get all at once, without any delay a large
sum, then, afterward, I .could make a schol
ar or what I pleased of myself."
The lieutenant drow the book Paul had
been reading toward him. "Revelations
by Clairvoyance and Spiritualism, regard
ing hidden Treasures."
Paul watched him keenly, as he read the
title, but not the vestige of a smile flutter
ed over the lieutenant'a face.
" I'll toll you candidly, uncle, about It,"
hitching his chair nearor. Fred Parker
came from Jersey, near where Kidd but led
bis treasure. You know the place?"
" Not precisely; do you?"
" Not the exact spot, but it is near Bur
lington. Kidd buried the chest, and then
called on his men to know who would keep
guard over it for a hundred years. So one
fellow stepped out and stood tlrm till Kidd
Bitot him through the heart. So they bur
ied him standing over tho ohost, with his
drawn sword in his hand. You've heard
the Incident ?" .
" Yes; but
"How will I find that place? " Well-
Paul began to fidget a little, turning over
the leaves of the book.
"Perhaps you will laugh at me, uncle,
but I don't see w)iy yeu should. The an
cient called, in the aid of oracles and
dreams. They knew how to read coming
events in the flight of birds, or by the en
trails of beasts. If we cannot do so, too,
it seems to me it is because we" have lost
the power, not because the ; signs are . not
there to be read. The wisest men have not
been ashamed to be superstitious. It is
only fools who think there is nothing in the
world but what they can see and handle."
"I quit agree with you in regard to
the fools, Paul.''1 " -
" Paul, who bad been defiant hitherto,
brushed with pleasme. "I d6n't know,"
be continued, "what credit to 'give1 to
spiritual mediums. Fact is, I've run after
them until I'm about tired. 1 They've got
all my last two quarters' allowance, and so
I've bad to go without new clothes this
wlutcr. But if I could only succeed I If I
" could only 'find the pot or chest ! Jurt
think 1 It would make mother easy for
life I"
"Very true," said his uncle. 1
Tbey were both silent for a while, the
lieutenant smoking, and Paul turning over
the leaves of his book with a- feverish
haste, glancing up now and then, furtively
at his uncle.
" What first put this matter in your head
Paul?" ...
"I don't know. We really need money
so often. And then Fred Parker told his
stories of Kidd's treasures, and I see these
clairvoyant advertisements in the paper
every day"
As to those mcaiumn," said lieutenant
Caldcrwood, thoughtfully, "my opinion is
that they will take your monoy, and you
will get no Information in return. I never
had any intercourse with them, for I have
no belief in their ability to tell yon any
thing you do not already know yourself.
A friend of mine, Cap. Johns, told mo of a
woman, a fortune-teller, whom he consult
ed here as to his future life, who made
some remarkable predictions, very remark-
ablo, indeed. She sketched out bis whole
career for him."
" Who was she ? Where is sho to bo
found?' cried Paul, forgetting to ask
whether the prophecies proved true or not
and they were most ridiculously absurd
and untrue.
"At No. 81 Poplar St.," said his uncle,
after several moments of hesitation. " She
was to be consulted only at night. But
that was several years ago."
" I'll go and sco her to-morrow night
said Paul. IIo was more nervous than
usual that evening, and sat looking in tho
fire for a long time.
" The boy is ruined," sighed the mother.
"Nothing will ever rcstoie him to comnion-
senso or usefulness."
"'It is a long day until sunset,'" said
her brother, quoting his favorite proverb.
The next night Paul put on his overcoat
just after supper, with his last dollar in his
pocket. His uncle had not been at homo
during tho afternoon. Paul kissed his
mother good-by once or twice.
" Whore are you going, my son ?"
"To make our fortune," ho said, gaily,
as ho rdfi out.
No. 81 Poplar St., was soon found.
Beside it was a narrow, dark entry, light
ed by a red lamp, which gave a ghostly
and murderous light. Paul went up tho
winding stairs, and found at the top a
play card, on which was writeu with a pon,
Madame d'Auhrey, Sekkebs."
Paul tapped. No answer. Ho tapped
again.
"Enter !" said a hoarse voice.
He pushed the door open and went in.
The room was bare of furnituro, except
another red lamp, which shed its bloody
glare over the gray walls, and a black an
tiq uo chair on which sat a tall, gaunt wo
man. Sho was robed in a looee, falling
habit of black from head to foot. Her
face, of which Paul could see little of the
chin, was deathly pale. Now and then he
caught a glimpse of a pair of keen eyes,
which he thought wore both fiorco and
threatening. '
She did not bow nor rise. Ho remained
standing bcfoie bor. The very assump
tion of authority which this implied im
pressed and awed Paul.
"I came to consult you," ho stammcrod.
The black-covorcd head nodded. " It is
unnecessary for you to explain yourself
further. Your name is Paul Forbos. fcYou
desire to know by what means you may ob
tain a certain treasure."
Paul was terrified. Tho othor mediums
whom he had consulted had never told him
actual facts.
"When do you hold a Bcance?"
" Now," in a hoarse grating voice. " I
need no trumpery tables, or cards, or ma
chinery. Do you ask whether . I can see
into futurity ? Yon have a scar on your
shoulder beneath your clothes, and an un
healed wound below your knoo. If I can
tell you about these things that other eyes
cannot see, you can afford to trust me for
the truth of whatever else I may say. Ask
what you will, and I will answer."
"How am I to obtain the troasuro?"
said Paul, trying to speak boldly.
" How should I know what treasure you
mean ? But pause. The figure moved her
hand slowly to her forehead, muttered for a
few moments, then took It slowly down,
and looked piercingly at the terrified Paul.
" The pot of gold is waiting for you,
enough to give you fortune and power.
Here are the directions by which you are
to obtain it." She placed a small slip of
paper in his hand.
"On these conditions," she said, in a
hollow whisper, "that you solvo the mys
tery of this paper alone. You are ' to re
ceive no assistance on reading it; if you do
all Is lost. Begone I you are answered."
Paul placed bis money in her out stretch
ed band, and went stumbling down the
stairs under the red lamp. , '
The next morning by daybreak he was
knocking at the door of his uncle's cham
ber.
"What is this?" showing him a paper
full of figures, lines, and diagrams. "Don't
read it to me, only toll me what tort of a
puzle it is."
The lieutenant raised himself ' on his
ebow smothering a yawn.1 1 " It seems to
be a mathematical puzzle, 'Paul; tie de
scription of some locality, I think.' I won't
interpret it to you. It would need a good
topograplcal englteer to do that. Where
did you pick it up ?"
Paul mumbled out somothing, and dis
appeared. . ,
A week after the lieutenant returned to
his regiment.' He noticed Paul buRy every
night with his mathamatics, and his slate
and pencil. The dream-book was laid on
the shelf.
' Several months aftor Mrs. Forbes writing
to her brother said.' ' ' ' ' 4
"I have something to toll you of Paul
which I know will please you. Much to my
surprise, he took the first prize in mathe
matics at school last term. Finding prize
taking agreeable, I presume he hasdovoted
himself to all his studies with renowed
assiduity. But mathematics appear to be
a passion with the boy. He told me he
designed studying topographical engineer
ing, the very profession I would have
chosen for him. I cannot tell you how
thankful I am for his sudden change."
Tho lieutenant laughed, but made no
other sign.
IIo heard from his sister but at long in
tervals, as he was stationed on tho frontier,
but every letter brought accounts of Paul's
incessant, steady labor in one direction.
Whether the hope of tho treasuro still
urged him on, or whether ho found that
mathematics were his proper work, nnd
that for which his talents ond real taste
best fitted him, we cannot say. But it is
certain that, at tho end of threo years, he
was ready to enter the high class in Prac
tical Surveying of the Polytechnic College
A yearlatct, lieutenant Caldcrwood Was
seated in the door of his tent, when two or
throe strangers dashed up, and a stout,
bearded, bright-eyed young fellow jumped
off his horse, caught him by tho shoulder,
shook him, laughed, and ended by kissing
him like a girl.
"Paul Forbes ! Bless you my, boy 1 How
did you come here?"
Paul jumped to his feet, turned red, and
then burst into a shout of laughter.
" You were tho socrcss ? I know you
were !"
The lieutenant nodded, " Do you be
grudge the dollar for his prophecy ?" ho
said. "As I look back now, J don't quite
approve of my manner of teaching you your
lesson, but you have shown yourself a
better scholar than I feared."
" Been appointed assistant surveyor of
this Territory, sir? Attachod to the Ex
ploration Party under Gen. Hay. I can't
toll you all now, only that I have the po
sition for ten years, at a fine salary; and
mother and Clara are snug and happy as
they never were before. What do you
think of that, Uncle Jem?"
Uncle Jem wrung his hand. "Think of
that? Why, that you must have worked
hard to achiovo so much, Paul."
"Yes, yes, it took hard work !" nodding.
" It's queer, too, what trifles will drive a
fellow on a road, eh?" '
Several months after, the lieutenant
came upon Paul one day, who was looking
at a bit of yellow paper, covered with
figures and liuos.
" Do you know," said ho, looking up,
"there's a puzzlo that took mo years to
work out? I did it just before I loft home,
and 1 found the answer to it nothing."
The lieut. paused, and smilod. "Hard,
healthful study, a good profession, and a
good incomo will not serve for a pot of gold
then, Paul ?" he said with a shrewd twink
ing of his eye.
A Man Married to Another Man 17 Years
ago Asks for a Divorce.
The Carlinville correspondent to the
St. Louit Democrat relates this story, the
circumstances of which, while they are ex
ceedingly sensational, can be vouched for
by persons residing in this city:
One oi the most remarkable divorce cases
on record has been begun, and Is to be tri
ed at the August ter m of the Macoupin
County Circuit Court. The parties have
lived together for seventeen years, known
to tho world as husband and wife. The re
puted husband now files a bill, alleging the
so-called marriage to have taken place in
Macoupin county in 1855,and praying for a
divorce on the ground that the person to
whom he was thon formally married is not
a woman, although previous to and at the
time of said reputed marriage he was In
duced to bollove tho person aforesaid to be
a woman. If the allegations of the bill and
of outside parties are true, the trial will
show tho extraordinary case of two men
having lived together for this long period
of time in the character of husband and
wife, an instance, in othet words In which
a natural eunuch has been able to person
ate the female character, and as such to go
through the solemn external forms of nmr-
rlago, and then to continue for many years
to deceive the neighbors, and oven inti
mate friends, as to his real sex. The com
plainant allegea that his Ignoranoe of the
laws of this country, he being a Gorman,
and the advice of supposed competent par
ties, prevented him from filing a bill for re
lease long ' ago from the bondage of this
pseudo-marriage. ' As the parties have ac
cumulated a considerable property, it will
bo a point of great Interest for the court to
decide upon it equitable division, in case
of' a dissolution of the ourlous 'copartner
ship. t, toui Ltmoerat, 18A ul
SUNDAY BEADING.
Clerical Anecdotes.
IN the South of New Jersey, some years
ago, there traveled over some of the
hardest counties, a good, faithful, hard
working brother, named James Moore,
Jimmy Moor, as he was familiarly' called.
He was devoted to the itinerancy. A true
loyal Methodist, plain, pointed, and in all
his preaching and exhortations.
After he had been laboring a year on one
of his new fields, he gave his people who
dearly loved him, his farewell sermon.
It is close he said: " My dear . brethren
this Is my last address to you. ' I'm going
from you and you may never hear the voice
of James Moore again."
"Amen I" camo loudly from the seat be
fore him.
He looked at the man with surprise but
thinking it was a mistake wont on.
" My days on earth will soon lxi num
bered. I am an old man, and you may not
only never hear' tho voice of James Moore,
but never see his face again."
" Amen 1" was shouted from the same
seat more vigorously than before.
Thoro was no mistaking the dosign now.
The preacher looked at tho man ho knew
knew him to be a hard, grinding man
stingy and merciless to the poor.
Ho continued ' his address "May the
Loid bless all those of you who have done
your duty, who have honored him with
your substance, those who have been kind
to tho poor, and"
Pausing and looking the intruder straight
in the eye, and pointing to him with his
finger.
" May his curse rest on those who have
cheated tho Lord and ground the poor under
their heolB. Say amen to that, brother."
That shot told. Ho was not interrupted
again.
In a Pennsylvania town there was an ex
citant but exccntrlc clergyman named Ross.
Ho was about taking a collection for somo
special object, and had ploaded warmly in
its behalf. "My brethren," ho said, "I
want you all to give liberally to-night
none of your pennies or five-cent pieces,
but let every one give a quarter, and to set
you an example, I will"give tho first my
self," dropping a twenty-five cent note in
tho basket.
After tho collection was taken, ho lifted
up the basket, looked them over carefully,
and then remarked: " I see that my qtrartor
is tho only one here; so I Bhall tako it back
again," which he did, and put It in his
pocket with evident disgust at their mean
ness. A quaint Scotch minister was given
somewhat to exaggeration in tho pulpit.
His cierk reminded him of it and its ill
cfiects upon tho congregation. IIo replied
that he was not aware of it, and wished the
clerk the noxt time he did to give a cough
by way of hint.
Soon afterward he was describing Sam
son's tying tho foxes tails togother. Ho
said, "Tho foxos in those days wore much
larger than ours and they had tails twenty
fut long."
" Ahem !" come from the clerk's dosk.
" That is," continued the preacher, " ac
cording to their measurement, but by ours
they were fifteen fut long."
" Ahem 1" louder than before.
" But as you will think this extravagant,
we'll just say they were ton fut ?"
" Ahem ! ahom 1" still moro vigerous.
Tho parson loaned over the pulpit and
shaking his finger at tho clerk said: " You
may cough there all the nicht long, uion,
I'll nue take off a fut moro. Would ye
hao tho foxes wid nao tools at a' ?"
Are You There Mother.
A mother, busy with her household cares
was obliged to go into an upper room, and
leave two children alone for a time. So
she gave them somo books and toys to
amuso them, which answered very well for
a time. But, by-and-by tho houso seemed
to grow so still and lonesome, they began
to .fuel afraid. So tho eldest wont to tho
foot of the staircase, and calling with a
timid voico, said:
"Mamma, are you there?"
" Yes darling," said the mother, cheer-
y-
"All right, then," said the little one,
moro to herself than to her mother. So
she went back to her plays for a timo.
Aftor a while the question was repeated
with the same answor and the same result.
Oh, how often, in our loneliness and sad
ness hero in this world, we forget that God
is still overhead. But if we only send up
our prayers to him, we shall ever got a com
forting ond quieting answer. ' ' ' -
What makes Men.
It is not the best things that is, the
things which we call best that makes men;
it Is not the1 pleasant things ; It Is not the
calm experience of life ; it is life's rugged
experience, its tempests, IU trials.'- The
discipline of life is here good and there evil
here trouble and there joy, here rudeness
and there 'smoothness, one working with
the other ; and the alternations of the one
and the other which necessitate adaptations
constitute that part of education which
makes a man a man, in distinction from an
animal,' which has no education;- The suc
cessful man invariably bears ' the mark of
the struggles which he baa had to undergo,
on bis brow.' '''" i' '''" -''
i-i'. , V ; liniuM i ;,' , ' I' .
ST. ELMO HOTEL,
(FORMERLY "THE UNION,")
JOS. M. rEUEK, ' . , Proprietor,
817 & 819 ARCn STREET,
PHILADELPHIA. '
Terms,
$2.BO Psr Day.
THE ST. ELMO Is centrally located and has
been re-nttcd and refurnished, so Unit It will
be found as comfortable and pleasant a stoiiolnn
place as thore Is in Tlilladelphia. e ii9
Farmers Take Notice.
T
IHE subscriber offers for Bale
THRESHING MACHINES. JACKS and HORSE
; . . ' ; TOWER, : .,; ; ,
With Tumbling Shaft, and Sldo-Gearlng, Warrant
ed to give satisfaction In speedy and perfect
threshing, light draft and durability, on reasona
ble terms. Also
I L O XJ O II H
1 Of Superior Make. - ' , i.
CORN 8HELLKKS,
KEIT1.ES,
STOVES,
SCOOPS
ANL) ALL CASTINGS,
made at a country Foundry. Also,
A GOOO MILL SCREW,
111 excellent order, for sale at a low rate.
I refer those wishing to buy to John Adams,.
Samuel Hhuinan, John linden, Ross Hench, at
Iekesburg. Jacob Shoemaker & Son, Elliotts
burg; Thomas Morrow, Loysvlllet John Flicking.
SAMUEL LIGGETT.
Ickesburg, May 14. 1872.
Neiv Millinery Goods
At Nowjwrt, Xa.
I BEG to Inform the public that I have Just re
turned from l'lilladelpliia, with a lull assort
ment of the latest styles of
MILLINERY GOODS. 1 .";;
HATS AND BONNETS.
RIUUONS, FRENCH FLOWERS
FEATHERS,
CHIGNONS, " , .'
LACK CAPES.
NOTIONS,
And all articles usually found In a first-class Mil
llnery Establishment. All orders promptly at
tended to. -We will sell all goods as Cheap as
can be got elsewhere.
PRESS-MAKING done to order and In the la
test style, as I get the latest Fashions from New
York every month. Goffering done to order, In
all widths. I will warrant all my work to give sat
isfaction. All work done as low as possible.
ANNIE ICKES,
Cherry Street, near the Station,
81613 Newport, Ta.
CARLISLE CARRIAGE FACTORY.
A. B. S1IEBK
has a large lot of second-hand work on
bund, which he will sell oheap In order
10 mane room ior new woi'k,
FOR THE SPRING TRADE.
He has. also, the best lot of
NEW WORK ON HAND.
You can always see different styles. The material)
Is not In question any more, for It Is the best used..
If you want satisfaction in style, quality ana
price, go to th Is shop before purchasing elsewhere..
There Is no firm that has a better Trade, or sells
more in Cumberland and I'erry counties. .
REPAIRING AND PAINTING
promptly attended to. Factory Corucr of South,
and l'ilt Streets,
3 dp CARLISLE, PA.
ii:iut COUNTY
Real Estate, Insurance,.
CLAIM AGENCY.
, LEWIS POTTER & CO., '
Uml Estate Broken, Insurance, St Claim Agentr
Now Ulooinileld, Pa.
WE INVITE the attention of buyers and sell
ers to the advantages we oiler them In pur
chasing or disposing of real estate through our of
fice, a
We have a very large llstof desrrab property"
consisting of farms, town property, mills, store
and tavern stands, and real estate of any descrip
tion which ware prepared to olter at great bur-
fiains. We advertise our property very extensive--y,
and use all our efforts, skill, and dllllgeuce to
effect a sale. We make no charges unless the
proierty is sold while registered with us. We also,
draw up deeds, bonds, mortgages, audall legal pa
pers ut moderate rates.
Some of tliB-oest, cheapest, and most reliable
fire, life, ami cut lo Insurance companies In the
I'nlted Status are represented at this agency.
Froiierty inwirwl either on the cash or mutual'
plan, and periwtunlly at W and Vi per thousand.
Tensions, bounties, and all kinds of war claims
collected. There are thousands of soldiers and.
heirs of soldiers who are entitled to pensions and
bounty, who have never made application. Sol
diers, If you were wounded, ruptured, orcontraet
ed a disease In the service from which you are dis
abled, you are entitled to a pension.
When widows of soldiers die or marry.the mluor
chlldreii are entitled to the pension.
Turtles having any business to transact In our
lino, arc resimctfully Invited to give us a call, a-
we are coulldeiit we can render satisfaction In any
branch of our business.
. - No charge for Information.
i'Mly LEWIS TOTTER & CO
JOUINSON HOUBE, , ...
(Formerly kept by Woodruff and Turbctt,)
. Ntw Eloomjleld, Firry County, o.
, AMOS ROBINSON, Proprietor.
This well known 'and pleasantly located hotel
has been leased tor a number of years by the pres
ent proprletor.and be will spare no puius to accom
modate his guests. The rooms are comfortable,
the table well furnished with the ust In the mar
ket, and the bar stocked with choice liquors. A
careful and attentive hostler will be In attendance.
A gisxl livery stable will be kept by the proprietor
Aprils, 1871. tf '
. LOCIIMAN'S . .
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THIS KI.TJin Is warranted EQUAL to Arnold's,
and It sold at much less price. The money
will be refunded to those buying It. It It does nob
prove entirely satisfactory. " '""r
"kV For sale by F. Mortimer, New Bloomfleld. . . '
MILLER A ELDER,
Bole Agents, ; j ....
. 430 Market Street, ,
Philadelphia..
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