The U. H. Mutual
Aid Society of Pennsylvania,
Present the following plan for consideration to
neb persons who wish to become members:
The payment of 81 X DOLLARS on application.
FIVK DOLLARS annually for Forn teaks, and
hereafter TWO DOLLARS aninially dining; life,
with pro-rata mortality assessment at the aeatn
of each member, which for the Fmsr Class Is as
follows:
'Age
I mint
w went
Age
A "foment
15 DO 28 73
.1H 61 2M 74
37 m 30 75
18 ttl 31 77
as t(4 .12 7t
20 6 ' 33 81
ii m at at
22 7 SS
23 8 36
24 ( 37 87
2i" 70 38 88
2 71 39 811
27 72 40 SHI
41 !I2 54 1 70
42 IM 65 1 80
43 M M 1 92
44 l8 57 2 04
45 1 00 68 2 IU
4rt 1 00 50 2 28
47 1 12 80 2 40
48 1 18 81 2 45
40 1 24 62 2 5H
50 1 30 63 2 55
51 1 40 m 2 60
52 1 50 65 2 65
M 1 60
Will entitle a member to a certificate of OXK
THOUSAND DOLLARS, to be paid at Ills death
to his legal heirs or assigns, whenever such death
way occur.
A member, or his heirs, may name a successor;
.but If notice of the death of a mi'iuber to the Sec
retary Is not accompanied with the name of a suc
cessor, then the Society will putln a successor and
till the vacancy, according to the Constitution of
the Society. ,
Should the member die liefore Ills .fovr pay
ments of Jim dollar are made, the remaining un
paid part will be deducted from the one I'liowuntl
JtoUnrt due his heirs; his successor will then pay
only tiro dollar annually during his lifetime, and
the mortality assessments.
mi unil Female from fifteen to sixty-five
years of age, of good moral habits, In good health,
hale, and sound ot miiiii, irrespective oi creeu, or
ace. mav become members. For iunner inioina-
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ti 31 8m pd) llarrlsbuig, Pa.
a a rvnrv to he cheditkk to
iS'i:.JJJ MUTUAL POLICY HOLDERS.
The Pennsylvania Central Insurance Company
liavlng had but little loss during the past year, me
.annual assessment on Mutual Tolicyholders will
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ier cent., as calculated In Stock Companies, or a
deduction of 2 per cent I the notes below the
usual assessment; and as the Company has over
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Shoeing a Mule.
T
HIE New York Herald1 correspondent,
traveling with Johnson and the other
Congressional candidates in Tennessee ,
writes:
If there had been any sanguinary ill-
feeling among those who came to attend
the meeting, a scene that took place before
its assembling must have routed It com
pletely. That scene will last, in the mem
ory of those who saw it, as long as life
remains. It occurred on the verge of the
town, and camo near spoiling all interest
in our own circus. Six negroes, on the
common road, opposite a blacksmith's shop
for over an hour were trying to persuade a
young, tall, robust country mule to allow
himself to be shod. They put a rope col
lar round his neck, and to that attached a
lino which, thrown out between his hind
legs was intended to trip up each in turn,
and hold it in position while the black
smith Sam by name oporated on the
hoof. For over an hour this extraordinary
mule fought the six men, kicking away the
trap laid for his enslavement as easily as he
might a cobweb, and describing, high up
in the air, forked lightning diagrams with
his heels a sight fearful to behold. Pant
ing, yet patieut, their hats kicked off their
beads, their shins bruised, and their pants
torn, the six gallant darkeys stuck to their
supernatural mule until Anally they secur
ed his right hind-leg, and had his hoof
laid on Sam the blacksmith's lap, ready for
the sacrifice. By this time all the sur
rounding points of vantage were occupied
by spectators, wrought up to the most in
tense pitch of excitement Johnson men
cheering on the mule, Maynard men cheer
ing on tlio darkeys. Sam the blacksmith
was a tall, well-built follow. He had his
back to the mulo's head, and was in a
stooping position over the hoof. In front
of him, about six feet from the mule's tail
(a perilous distance), was a circle of about
twenty darkeys, awaiting tho operation of
putting the shoe on, with the most solemn
interest. Never did a hiulo draw such
pious'roveronco from a like audience.
" ' I'd ha' let him bo,' said one; 'dar's
no use a-fuBsin' with such a good-for nuf
11 n meule as dat."
Fo' Gad !' exclaimed another, in a
low aud cautious tone, ' I do b'lievo in my
so' do olo debbel hissclf is in dat dar
ineulo.'
Wot you speaks alike dat fo' ?' said a
third, turning on tho previous speaker.
Dat mculo hears every tin' you say, and
tiuks it insultin.' Don't know wedder do
debbel is in him, but I do consequentially
b'lieve dar's heap o'kick in his hind-legs
still. Guess whoever gets i,jm w;n tink so
too,. I wants my head insured when I'se
axed to nurse liim."
In the meantime., Sam had his imple
ments ready, and an assistant farrier ap
proached and laid the shoe tenderly upon
tiie virgin hoof. A nail was inserted, while
Sam elevated his hammor to deliver the
pregnant blow that was to drive it safely
home. It was a moment of breathless and
agonizing suspense with whites and blacks
alike. The latter anticipated a triumph for
their race j the former prepared to keep
their sides from splitting asunder. Sum'?
legs shook, but he brought down the ham
mer with all his might ; and at tho same
moment an explosion occurred that fairly
bailies description. A trip hammer fall-
ling on a ton-weight of nitro-glycerino,
immured in a tin box, could hardly have
produced any more sudden and bewilder
ing results. Quicker than thought the
mule drew his hind leg forward, and,
springing it back with incredible force,
struck tho still stooping Sam situate in the
bulbous centre of his hind-section, project
ing him forward in tho air like a cannon
ball from a catapult. As Sam disappeared
in space, he knocked all the darkeys down
in front of him like ninepins, scattering
them over the road iu all directions, and
laudod himself on top of a snake-fence
twenty feet away. The roar that went up
from the assembled multitude might have
been heard in tho next county. The mule
grew alarmed, took to his heels, and, amid
the cheers of the Johnson party, crossed
the country for home and freedom. Poor
Sam had no shape to hint when he came
to, aud it will be many a long day before
the terminus of bis spinal column forgets
that visitation of mule-power
A Romuuce of Crime.
A young man, who cave Ins name as
William Anderson, which was assumed,
was sent to tuo Iowa penitentiary from
Davenport a few days ago, having been
convicted on a charge of burglary. Some
interesting facts iu the criminal's caroer
have since come to light. He is the son of
a prominent and wealthy citizen of Detroit,
and received a thorough education, gradu
ating with honor at one of New England's
foremost colleges. After a trip to Europe
and sevoral months spent in travelling in
this country, he returned to Dotrolt, where
his father secured him a partnership in a
leading dry goods house. While occupying
this position he met a woman of beauty,
fascinating address and flulshed education,
several years older than himself, of whom
he became completely enamored. On her
the young man lavished money ; and when
be had drained his own purse, stole funds
from the store, gambled, and Anally coiu-
mitted several forgories, in order to meet
her demands. When his crimes came to
light the woman left the city and has never
been hoard of since. Tho sorrowing father
to save his name from disgrace, made good
tho sums stolen from the store, quietly
paid the forgod paper, and gave the erring
son a considerable amount of money with
which to commence life anew in the far
West. He kept up no correspondence with
Ills family from that time, and bad it not
happened that a gentleman from Detroit
was present in the court room at the time
of his trial, it is probable that they would
have not known of his present where
abouts. A Dear as an Undertaker.
A gentleman from tho lower country
where grizzly boars helps the borders to
take care of the sheep, relates a curious ad
venture which occurred to an Indian herds
man in his employ. He sent the man to
distant portion of a large ranche to look
after a herd of sheep. The Indian at night
fall got under ashed with a roof of branchesi
but open on all sides, and lay down in his
blankets. After a few hours' Bleep ho was
awakened by feeling the hot breath of some
animal on his face. Ho moved his arms
and at once understood tho situation a
huge bear war. snuffing him.
The man, with great presence of mind,
determined to keep perfectly still, for he
know if he moved or cried out, one blow of
those hugo paws would break his skull like
a walnut. Bruin scratched off the blankets
and Beizcd tho Indian by tho leg. Though
suffering terribly, tho bravo follow did not
allow a groan or cry to escape him. Tho
boar dragged him from the hut for somo
distance, and then commenced to dig a hole
to lay the Indian in and cover him up from
cayotes. After tho grave had been dug
deep enough tho bear (contenting himself
with about a pound of ilesh from the vic
tim's thiirhl moved the body to tho hole
and covered it up.
Tho Indian managed to keep the earth
over his face loose enough to allow him to
breathe, and when tho bear retired, he
crawled out toward tho mustang, which
was picketed some yards outside the hut
With great difficulty he mounted, and then
rode toward the ranche house. A doctor
was sent for. and pronounced tho wounds,
though severe and painful, not likely
to
prove fatal. The noxt day a hunt was or
ganized. and tho grizzly was killed in the
neighborhood of the spot where ho had
stowed away his intended meal.
Encouraging to Foor Girls.
A few years ago tho Archduko Henry
fell bo desporatoly in love with a Miss Hoff
man, a girl of modest beauty, swcot tern
per, and gcntlo manners, but possessing no
other gift of rank or fortune, a stmplo citi
zen's daughter, that no prayers and no
representations could wean him from his
attachment. He married her, however,
like a man, openly before all the world.
fulfilling publicly all tho requirements mado
bv State and church, and willingly abau
donod all the prestige of his high position
His name was struck from the army list,
where lie ranked as field marshal ; his higl;
orders were taken from him, aud tho wrath
of the Archduchess Sophia, then tho ruling
spirit of tho imperial family, wout so far as
to cause a serious reduction of his allow
ance With rare fortitude and noble con
stancy he boro it all, and enjoyed true Imp
piuess by the side of his loving wife and in
the midst of his numerous children. At
last warm friends, fired with admiration
for his courago, and convinced of the genu
ino merit of his wife's character, renewed
their intercessions and finally saw their ef
forts crowned with success. During tho
last week his dignities have all been rostor.
ed to him, and the Emperor himself is said
to have boon delighted with his new kins
woman, the Archduchess Henricb, net-Hoff
man. Vienna Letter.
tThere lived in the Valley of Virginia
during the late war a justice of tho peace,
and distinguished for his devotion to the
Confederate cause Through every hour
of darkness or sunshine he held tho con
viction that the Confederacy could not fail
that it was founded on principles as solid
as the basis of tho eternal hills, and must
prevail. He was iu the habit of going to
the post office, a few miles from his house
to get his mail and hear the news from the
war. On such occasions the postmaster
would ask his opinion on tho situation, and
have himself fortified by the old Squire1
hopeful views. Finally, however, about
the war, the news became worse and worse
until at last the Intelligence of surrender
arrived. Tho sod tale having been recited
to the old patriot squire, he took bis seat
and assumed a thoughtful attitude. The
postmaster then began to interrogate him
" Well, Squire, things are looking very
dark !"
" Yes," replied the old gentleman, "very
very black, indeed very black."
"What will become of us?" inquired the
postmaster ; "what shall we do f"
" Well," says the old squire drawing a
long breath, " I don't see anything left us
except to go back into the Union, and if
those Yankees don't behave themselves we
must whip them again. '
Fortunate islanders.
An advertisement in the Ronton news
papers announcing the sale at auction of
the property in Newburyport, brings to
mind numerous storios current in the city
respecting the eccentrio individual who
flourished there in the latter part of the
last century under the self-assumod title of
Lord Timothy Dexter. This was the for
tunate merchant who, with brains either
so scant or disordered that he was contin
uity malting himself an object of derision,
still blundering into what in those days
was considered a stupendous fortune. It
was Lord Dexter who on consulting a
waggish acquaintance as to a profitable
way of investing certain moneys, was ad
vised to ship a quantity of warming-pans
to the West Indies, and availed himself of
the advice to the great n.irth of all who
heard of the transaction. Tho cream of
the joke, however, was, the warming-pans
found sale to the sugar maufactories for
ladles, and Dexter realized a great profit
on the venture. A shipment of red woolen
night-caps to tho coast of Guinoa, suggest
ed as a joke, turned out a most fortunato
peculation. Somebody wished to hum
bug the old follow, told one day that news
had come that all the whales were dying
off. Dexter went to work and bought up
all the whalo-bono he could get hold of,
fairly cornoring the market, after which he
unloaded at an immense profit. Having at
last blundered into great wealth, he assum
ed the title of Lord Dexter, and spent
great deal of money in laying out attractive
grounds' about his house, but ruined the
effects produced by skilfull gaidcncrs by
Retting up in every direction carved wooden
figures of the most hideous description,
Lord Dexter, becoming ambitious of liter
ary distinction, published a book with tho
titlo " A Pickle for the Knowing Ones ;"
but being conscious of weakness of the
matter of punctuation, put all tho periods,
commas, semicolons and tho like at tho
end of the book, telling his readers to pep
per and salt his production to suit them
selves. A fow years boforo his death he
had a mock funeral, and afterwards beat
his wife because she did not exhibit suf
ficient grief over bis fictitious demise.
Somo time ago the house once occupied by
this strange character, camo into tho pos
session of a wealthy citizen of Newbury
port, who has made tho place one of tho
most beautiful residences of New England.
An Indian's Hevcnge.
The following incident is related to
have recently occurred, by tho Richland
county (Wisconsin) Independent : An In
dian trapper and hunter has been operat
ing in ono of the northern towns of that
county, and noar his camp lived a farmor.
The indian had a box filled with rattle
snakes, covered with grass. Last August
tiie Indian came to the farmer's house one
day, intoxicated, and asked the farmer to
give him a certain sheep that ho was pre
paring for exhibition at tho county fair,
saying that ho was hungry. This tho
farmer refused, but offered htm a hen if ho
would; shoot it. The Indian doclared ho
would have the sheep, and fired at it, but
missed it. The farmer then set his dog on
the Indian and drove him away. A fow
nights since, the farmer was awakened
from his sleep by something cold crawling
over him, and seizing tho object he hurled
it across tho room. Ho was horrified to
hear the noiso of rattles in every direction.
Telling his wife to lio quiet for her life, he
raised up and turned up the light, when
he saw a huge rattlesnake coiled up at tho
foot of the bed, ready for a spring. Seiz
ing his revolver, he fired, and shot off its
head. The noiso of the pistol aroused the
hired man, who hastened to the room, and,
before reaching it (the door was open),
killed two rattlesnakes. Two more were
killed in tho bed room, making five iu all.
At the foot of the bod was the Indian's
box. It is supposed that ho entered the
open window and emptied the snakes out
on the bed.
A Hard Case.
Appleton Ouksmith, in 1801 was a ship-
broker in N. Y. city, morriod and settled
down on shore, having been by profession
a sea captain. In the confusion attending
the outbreak of the civil war, he was ac
cused of fitting out a vessel for the slave-
trade (which was iu fact designed for a
whaler), thrown into Fort Lafayette, re
moved to Boston whore the attendance of
his witnesses could not be procured tried
and convicted. His counsel made a motion
for a new trial, pending which he escaped
from prison, and for eleven years lias been
an exile from his native laud. After long
and wearying efforts his friends succeeded
in having bis case examined recently by
the Cabinet at Washington, when the fact
at once convinced that body of his inno
cence.
Now, under these circumstances, what is
done ? No mode exists whereby the erro
neous conviction can bo legally corrected
After the lapse of eleven years the wit
nesses are dead or scattered, and a new
trial would settle nothing. No compensa
tion is given him In any shape for the
wrong and suffering he has undergone.
The case is ended by giving him a pardon
(?) for a crime he never committed. N. T.
Mercantile Journal.
Pat at the Railway Station.
A Boston paper tells the following :
" Ticket to New York," said Pat the other
day at tho Providence railroad station."
'By the Shore Line?" inquired the
ticket clerk, who always wants be cer
tain with this class of customers.
"Shure line! Faix I do, and mighty
share, too. I want to see me brother Den
is in Worecester, shure, on the way."
" That's not the Shore Line. You want
to go to tiio station on Albany street."
" Divil a bit do I want to go to any sta
tion. Faix I was in a station all night for
givin' am Omadaha a black eye that was
blackguarding mo, jist."
"You don't understand. The Shore
Line don't go to Worcester."
" Augh, bother that ! Me brother told
roe the train was always sure to go to
Worcester, and I want the sure train."
"No, no," said the clerk, laughing.
" This train does not run to Worcester
this is the Shore S-h-o-r-e Line on shore.
You understand what coming on shore is,
don't you?"
"Comin' ashore, is it? An' is it laugh
in' ye are bokaso ye think I'm jist ashore,
an' I votin' more than a dozen times wid
tho byes o' the old Sixth since I set me
fut iu Ameriky."
" I tell you this train does not run to
Worcester !"
"Don't it? Bedad, perhaps it walks
there thin, for I'vo heard of tilings been'
Blow au' sure "
"If you want to go to Now York by
way of Wore "
"I don't want to go any by-way, avic ;
it's the shure way, I told ye, aud stop at
Worcester."
This road don't Btop at Worcester, I
tell you ; it goes to New York."
1 An' Worcester is between Boston tut'
New York ?"
" Yes, but not on this road.
" Augh ! go away wid yo. Give mo a
ticket and let me go. Faix I'll Btop at
Worcester if tho road don't."
" There's a ticket for Now York," said
the clerk, " but you can't stop at Worces
ter with it mind that."
' Sliuro I do," said Pat, passing over his
currency. " t atx 1 vo no desire to shop at
Voiccstcr wid it. Shuio, I'll lave it wid
some gentleman in the car till I return."
The case was hopeless, and the ticket
seller was obliged to let Pat go, but could
not but smile at tho task the conductor had
in prospect.
Under the Locomotive.
A young niau named Josiah T. Ilaight, a
native of and a recent arrival in Kansas
city from Woostcr, Ohio, after " fighting
the tiger" found himself " broko," without
even so much as sufficient to pay his hotel
bill. After wandering around tho city ho
conceived the idea of endeavoring to reach
Topeka, Kansas, by stealing a rido upon
the Kansas Pacific night express. 'With
this intention ho went to the depot and
crawled upon tho pilot of the icy locomo
tive, and crouched dowu upon tho trucks
benoath the smoke box..
The train moved out at a rapid rate, the
cold, bitter winter's windswept keenly and
piercing through Haight's clothing, chill
ing him to tho marrow. He soon discov
ered that ho must inevitably freeze to
death in his piesent uncomfortablo con
dition, but there was no escape. The train
rushed on through the Kaw bottoms, never
baiting, never stopping. Ilaight found
himself gradually sinking, bonumbed and
without feeling, down into tho cross bars
of the truck frame. Gradually he dropped
down until he fou nd himself jammed be
tween tho warm smoke box and the axles.
The noise and clatter of the machinery
became deafening, the keen prairio winds
whistled and shrieked around the rushing
locomotive. Ilaight knew he must die if
left in his perilous position a little longer.
But there was no escape until the train
halted. Ho thought of dropping down on
the tics which glided beneatii him with
lightning rapidity. This he knew would
be instant and certain death. Ho would
have done so, but he found himself unable
to get through tho net work of iron bars,
so he gave himself up to his fate. One by
one the stations glided past him in the
bright, frosty moonlight, when the train
suddenly "slacked up," and glided slowly
to the water tank at Stranger creek.
Here Ilaight aroused himself with a des
porate energy and made a desperate effort
to extricate himself from his perilous con
dition. Cramped, benumbed aud half
dead, ho crawled out from the trucks and
out to the side of the track. The train
moved on, and young Ilaight attempted to
rise, but suffored such acute agony from
cramp that he was obliged to call for as
sistance. Ho will hereafter have a mortal
aversion for faro and free rides in winter.
Is He Rich 1
How often the first question asked re
specting the suitor of a daughter is this,
"Is he rich?" Yes, he abounds iu wealth
but doos that afford any evidence that he
will make a kind aud affectionate husband'.'
Ask not, then, " Is he rich" but " is he
virtuous?" Ask not if he has wealth, but
has he honor? And do not sacrifice your
daughter'! peace for money.