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t.Tfta U. D. Mutual i
Aid Society of Pennsylvania
Present the following plan for consideration to
uch persons who wish to become members :
The payment of SIX DOLLARS on application,
FIVE DOLLARS annually lor foiib ykaks, and
thereafter TWO DOLLARS annually during life,
with pro-rata mortality assessment at the death
f each member, which for the First Class Is as
follows:
Age
15
;e
17
.18
in
.22
23
24
25
2fl
27
ment A0 ment Age
. 60 28 73 "41
01 i 74 42
62 31) 75 43
63 31 77 44
04 32 79 45
65 33 81 4H
66 84 83 47
67 35 85 48
68 36 m 4
60 87 87 M
70 38 8S 51
71 39 89 62
72 40 1KI 63
92 M
M 69 '
ort 61
t8 67
1 00 68
1 00 69
1 12 60
1 18 61
1 24 62
1 30 63
1 40 64
1 50 65
1 60
ment
1 70
1 80 .
1 92
2 04
2 16
2 28
2 40
2 4fl
2 60
2 65
2 60
2 65
ENiaMA,,lBPAUT;IBNT.
Will entitle a member to a certificate of ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS, to be paid at his death
to his legal heirs or assigns, whenever such death
'Ay member, or his heirs, may name a successors
Tint If notice of the death of a member to the Sec
retary Is not accompanied with the name of a suc
cessor, then the Society will putln a successor and
fill the vacancy, according to the Constitution of
11 16 Society
(Should tlie member die before his .four pay
ments of tloUart are made, the remaining un
paid part will be deducted from the one Thousand
JJollam due his heirs; his successor will then pay
only two dotlan annually during his lifetime, and
ithe mortality assessments.
Male anil remaie lrom iiiiccn i " v T,r
mw AH contributions to Mile department must
be accompanied by the correct answer. t (
. Cross-Word Enigma. ' "''
'. My first Is In vliio, though not In wine '
My second Is In one, though not In fun
My third Is In turn, though not In earn '
My fourth Is In eight, thongb not In gait
My fifth Is In drive, though not In thrive
My sixth Is north, thongb not In birth
, My seventh Is In ways, thongh not In rays t
My eighth Is In name, though not In game ;
My ninth Is In stroke, though not In smoko
My tenth Is In that, thongb not In mat , .
My eloventh Is In power, though not In hour)
My twelfth Is In wrong, though not In song
My thirteenth is In house, though 'not in
mouse )
My fourteenth Is In sire, though not In tyre
My fifteenth It lu Sana, though not In Lana ;
My sixteenth Is In kitc,though not In height
My seventeenth Is in eye, thongh not In try
My eighteenth Is In rhyme, though not in
time. F. 8.
Answer next week.
iilhulilM. in Hood health
fii. nml sound of mind, irrespective of creed, or
race, mav become members. For further inioma
tion, auuress
I.. VV. CKAUMKR.
ruao'v IT. n. Mutual Aid Society.)
LEBANON, FA.
Agents Wanted f
Address ' ' ' '
D. 8. EARLY,
'6 31 8m pd llarrlsburg, ra
dii m rsr to be cjhepited to
$4:,UUU MUTUAL POLICY HOLDERS.
The Pennsylvania Central Insurance Company
Juvlim had but little loss during the past year, the
.annual assessment on Mutual Tollcy holilers will
CHARLIE'S WEDDING TRIP.
not exceed 60 per cent, on the usual one year cash
rat.. which would be eciual to a dividend of 40
er cent., as caicuiaieu in bmiui
n.liw.tlon if ikr roitt... (ill tllfl
naa.,a..at. uiwi ii the ininnaiiv nas over
liniiai innvjaniiiv.iv " -------i
2on,(l) ill premium notes, the wnoie aiuouiu ciri
s
Stock Companies, or a
notes oeiow me
" Noatly, and. aoouratoly quoted Char
ley. ' But you know my cousin Rnchol was
only won after five years courtship. You
don't suppose I am going to rate myself
any cheaper than sue did, do you I cup.
contentment by falling into a doep, quiet SUNDAY. READING.
sleep. , . ,
About sunset
that Miss B
a message came to hlra
-Klosired to see him. lie
found her lying on a sofa in the captain's
ited to mutual policy-holders, over cash rate s, will
amount to 4,UtK). Hail the same iKilicy holilers In
sured In a Stock Company, at the usual rate, they
would have paid 4,0oo more than It has cost t hem
In this Company. Yet some of our neighbor
agents are running about crying h raud I raud I
and declare that a mutual company must fail.
Hut they don't say how many stock companies are
failing every year, or how many worthless stock
companies are represented In Terry County
t0Ull'a well-known fact that a Mutual Company
cannot break. JAMBS' II. CRIER,
25tf Sec'y of renn'a Central Insurance Co.
UEMOVAL!
Merchant Tailoring Establishment.
THE subscriber respectfully Informs the public
that he has removed his MERCHANT TAIL
ORING ESTABLISHMENT from " Little Store
In the Corner," to room formerly occupied by l.
O. Shatto, Dentist, where may be found at all
times, a varied assortment of
Cloths, Cassimers and Testings,
With a complete line of
Tailors' Trimming
Those desiring to purchase
GOOD GOODS, at Reasonable prices, and nave
them made ill the Alfcai s111.11, win mease
Of the best ouality.
give us a call.
I Also, a good assortment of
SHIRTS, SUSPENDERS, COLLARS,
NECK TIES, HOSIERY, &0..&C.,
On band at low prices.
A. H. FRANCISCUS & CO.,
No. 513 Marhet Street,
PHILADELPHIA,
Have onened for the FALL TRADE, the
largest and best assorted block of
PHILADELPHIA CAEPETS, '
Table. Stair, and Floor OH Cloths.
Winliw Mhtarln. miri Putter. (AVOet. Chain.
' Cotton. Yarn, Batting, Wadding, Twines. Wicks
Clocks. Looking Glasses, Fancy Baskets, Brooms,
Baskets. Buckets, Brushes, Clothes Wringers,
Wooden and Willow Ware,
IN TUB UNITED STATUS. 1 '
n,,,. laroA lnimu In business enables US to sell
at low puces, and furnish the bent quality of
Goods. . . .
SOI.B AGENTS rOH TUB
American Washer,
Celebrated
Price $3.50.
THE
MOST PERFECT AND SUCCESSFUL
WASHER EVER MADE.
n- inrvTH WANTKI FOR THE AMERI
CAN WASH ER in all pails of the State. a? Lit
Perry County Bank
Kpoimler, Junkln V Co.
THE undersigned, having formed a Banking As.
socialion uudur the above name and style, are
now ready to do a General Banking business at
their new Banking Mouse, on Centre Square,
OPPOSITE THE COTTBT HOUSE,
NEW BLOOMFIELD. PA.
We receive money on deposit and pay back on
demand. We discount notes for a period of not
over 60 days, and sell Drafts on Philadelphia and
Hew York.
On time Deposits, five per cent for any time over
out months i and for four months four per cent
We are well provided with all and every facility
fordoing a Banking Business; and knowing, and
for some years, feeling the great inconvenience un.
der which the people of this County labored forth
want of a Bank of Discount and Deposit, we have
have determined to supply the want ;and this being
the first Bank ever established In Ferry eounty, we
hope we will be sustained In our efforts, by all the
business men, fanners and mechanics.
This Banking Association is composed of the fol
lowing named partners:
W. A. SroNsuta, Bloomneld, Ferry county. Pa.
I. F. Junkin, " " "
Wm. U. Nuxaa, Carlisle. x
OFriOBUS!
W. A. 8FON8LER, fVerfdent.
Wdxiam Wiijjs, OuAier.
New Bloomneld, 3 6 ly
Sack Flannels. A lot of new and pretty
styles of Back Vlannela, have just been re
ceived by 1 Mobtwuu There r cheay
too.
Susy, do be so-
1-ious, if you can, for five minutes.
Pray, pray, cease this trilling, which is but
cruol playing with my feelings, and let us
treat this subject as it deserves, soberly
and seriously." ' '
" "Well, thoce, thcu 1" cried the laugh
ing, black-cycd girl to whom Charles
Westerly spoke. "There, then, is that
grave enough? See, the corners of my
mouth nre duly turned down, mid my eyos
rolled up, and I am as sober as a patient
who has caught sight of .the dentist's in
struments. Do I suit you, so?"
"You suit mo anyhow, and you knpw it
well, you witch 1" cried Charles, gazing
withaemilo at the pretty face puckered up
in its affectation of domureness. nut lie
was not to be driven from his point, as he
resumed gravely, after a pause " The
time has come, Susy, when I feel I have a
right to demand an explicit answer to my
suit. You have triflod with my earnest
feelings long enough. I have grown rest
less under my fetters."
"Shake them off. then, Charley!" in
terrupted the saucy girl, with a defiant toss
of her head, which plainly said, " I defy
you to do it."
" I cannot, Susy, and yon know it," re
plied the hapless lover, impatiently.
"That being the case," said Susy, "take
mv advice wear them eraceiuiiy, ana
don't pull and jerk so; it only makes them
hurt you. 1-' . '' : . .' ' .
Tho young" man turned away, and walk
ed silently up and down the room, evi
dently fretting and fuming internally.
Susy, meantime, looked out of the window
and yawned. Charles continued his moody
walk.
' Oh ! what a beautiful bird is on the
lilactree!" cried Susy, suddonly. -"Do
come and see it."
Charles mechanically approaohod the
window and lookod out.
"Don't you think, Charley," said Susy,
laying her hand on his arm, and looking
up eagerly in his face ; don't you think
you could manage to."
What, Susy?" asked Charles, all his
tenderness awakened by her manner.
" What?"
" Drop a pinch of salt on his back ?"
returned tho provoking girl, with au af
fectation of simplicity; "for then, you
know, you could easily catch it 1"
Tlis answer was to turn angrily way.
His walk this time was longer than be
fore, and his cogitations were more earnest;
for he did not hoed any of Susy's artfully
artless devices to allure his notice. At last
he stopped abruptly before her and said:
"Susy, for three long years I have been
your suitor, without either confession of
love or promise of marriago on your part.
Often as I have demanded to know your
sentiments towards me, you have always
coquetihhly rofused me an answer. This
state of things must cease. I love you
better than my life ; but I would no long
er be your plaything. To-morrow you
are going away, to be absent for months,
and If you cannot this very day, throw
aside your" coquetry, and give me an hon
est 'yes' for an answer, I ' shall consider
that I have received a 'no,' and act accor
dingly."
"And how would that be? What
would you do?" asked Miss Susy, curi
ously. "Begin by tearing your false and worth
less Image from my heart I" cried Charles,
furiously.
"It would be a curious piece of business,
Charles ; and you would not succeed,
either," said Susy.
"I should and would succeed," said
Charles, "as you shall see, If you wish,
cruel, heartless girl 1"
"But I don't wish, Charley, dear I
love dearly to have you love me," said
Susy.
"Why, then," cried the foolish youth,
quite won over again, "why, then, dear
est Susy, will you not consent?" ,
" Remember, I said I liked to be loved,"
replied Susy. ", I did not aay anything
about loving. But, pray, how long did
you say you had been courting me, in that
pretty little speeob of yours ?"
"Three long years," replied Charles.
her. Her mother was sitting beside her,
She looked very pale, and somewhat suf
fering, but she held out her hand to him
very gratefully, while the tears stood in
her eyes. . ; , .. ' ,,. -' .
"Charles," said she, without offering a
word of thanks, "I want to see a clergy
man. Is there one on board?" .,. .
" I will go and see," said Charles mov
ing to the door; but a dreadful thought
striking him, he turned, exclaiming, "Susy,
you do not think that "
"That I am going to die?" said she,
anticipating liiui. "No. Charles: but I
want to see a clergyman."
Charles went, and soon returned, ac
companied by a minister.
" I thank you, sir, for coming to mo,"
said she to tho lattci as ho entered. " I
have a strange request to make of you.
Would you object, sir, in tho presence,
and with the consent of my mother, to
unite me to that gentleman?"
If the minister was astonished at this
request, Charles was infinitely more so.
"What did you say, Susy?" said he.
"Did I hear aright?"
"I believe so, said Susy, smiling at his
eager amazement. "Doos the scheme
meet your approval?"
"It was heaven-inspired," cried the
poor fellow, frantic with joy but a shade
coming over bis radiant face, he added,
gravely, " But, Susy, have you consider
ed? Remember, I want your love, not
your gratitude I will be satisfied with
nothing less." '
" Do not be concerned about that, dear
Charley," replied Susy, gazing at him
very tenderly through her tears; "be as
sured you have them both, and had the
first, long, long before you bad the last."
"But, Susy, you said only yesterday"
" Never mind what I said yesterday,"
interrupted Susy, with some of her old
spirit breaking out. "Just mind what I
say to-day. If I was a fool once, is that
any reason I must be one always? But,
indeed, Charles," she added more softly,
" I have always meant to be your wife
the only scruple is that I am not half good
enough for you."
It is needless to say how the discus
sion ended. The reader has already di
vined that Charles continued his journey;
aud thus in the oourse of one eventful day
he risked a life, saved a life, made an im
promptu marriage, and set out on a most
unexpected wedding trip.
pose we drop this tiresome subject for two slate-ronm, whioh had been given up to
years; perhaps by that time I may be able
to work myself up to the falling-In-love
point there is no knowing' what wonders
time may effect."
If you are not In love now, you never
will be," returned Charles, sturdily J "and
I will have my answer now or never."
" Never, then," laughed Susy. But she
had gone a step too far. Her often Severe
ly tried lover was now too much in earnest
to bear her trifling any longer.
"Never be it, then 1" he cried, and
seizing his hat he strode from the room.
Susy listened to his receding footsteps
With dismay. Had she, indeed, ' by her
incorrigible love of coquetry, lost him ?
It smote her to the soul to think so.
As she heard him open tho front door,
impelled by a feeling of despair, she raised
the window sash, and, leaning forward,
whispered: '
" Charley, Charley 1 you will be at the
boat to-morrow to bid me good-bye, won't
you ? Surely we are still friends ?"
As she spoke she tore a rose from her
bosom and threw it to him. It lodged on
his arm, but he brushed it away as though
it had been poison, and passed on without
looking up.
Susy spent the romaindcr of tho day in
tears. Early the next day the bustle of
departure began. Susy was going to ao
company hor widowed and invalid mother
on a trip for her health. As they reached
the wharf and descending from the car
riuge, Susy's eyes made thcmsolves busy
searching for a wished-for face; but it was
nowhere to be seen.
The steamboat lay panting and puffing,
seemingly impationt to be lot loose,
Susy's mother, aided by the servant man
who accompanied them, had already cross
ed the gangway which lay betwoen the
wharf and the boat, and Susy was reluc
tantly following, when the sound of a voice
behind hor the very voice she had longed
to hear startled her. She turned to look
round, and missing her footing, fell into
the water.
Another instant, and Charles had thrown
off his coat, and calling out loudly, " Tell
the captain not to allow the wheel to stir,
and to lower me a rope 1" he sprang into
the water. But of hor whom he was risk
ing his life to save, he was unable to per
ceive any trace.
Judging that the current of the river
might have carried her a little forward,
he swam around the wheel, but still he
saw not, and despair seized his heart as
ho conjectured that she might be under
the boat. He strained his eyes to see
through the water, and at length dis
cerned far below the surface what seemed
the end of a floating garment lodged be
tween the wheel and the rounded bottom
of the boat.
If this were indeed the unfortunate girl,
the least movement of the wheol must
inevitably crush her, and Charles, in his
terror, fancied it was already beginning to
turn, ' He dived and clutched at the gar
ment, but missed it. He rose panting and
almost ezhausted; but scarcely waiting to
get breath, he again plunged below. This
time his efforts were rewarded ' with suc
cess, at least so far that he was able to
bring Susy's form to the surface of the wa
ter; but she seemed totally lifoloss.
Charles was now so nearly exhausted that
he had only sufficient presence of mind left
to clasp Susy convulsively to him while ho
kept himself afloat by holding on to the
wheel.'
But this, his last hope of support, Beem
ed also to fail him soon, as he perceived
that it was now really beginning to turn
slowly round. By a desperate effort he
struck his foot against one of the paddles
so as to push himself as far from the dan
ger as possible. As he did so something
touched his head, and his hand grasped a
rope. New life scorned now infused into
him. He gathored all his energies and
fastened the ropo round Susy's waist
consciousness then entirely forsook him.
In the meantime the witnesses of the scene,
after giving Charles' instructions to the
captain, had watched his struggles and ex
ertions with breathless interest. The
friendly rope had been flung to him again
and again, but in the excitement of his
feelings, aud his semi-sensibility, bo had
been incapable of availing himself of the
proffered aid.
At last, perceiving that he was quite
exhausted, and must Inevitably soon let
go bis hold on tha wheel, and then prob
ably sink to rise no more, the captain judg
ed it best te run the risk of moving off, so
that a small boat oould be sent to the res
cue The result of this hazardous experi
ment was successful. Susy was raised by
means of the rope, and a rope reached
Charles in time to save him also.
Both sufferers were taken on board the
steamboat, which now moved off to make
up for lost time.
And thus, when our hero regained his
consciousness he found himself many miles
from home. Of course his first anxious
Inquiry was for Susie, and when informed
that she was rapidly recovering, his hap
piness seemed complete. He showed bis
Thoughts for Parents.
" Let us ascertain by a few questions ex
actly bow we regard our children. Do we
think ' God has lent tis for a few years an
Immortal soul to train for Him, and has in
formed 'lis that a strict account will be re
quired of so great a trust? Or, do we not,
even before we actually have the treasure,
think entirely of its little body, and prepare
for our maternity a superabundance of fine
clothes, with many usoless stitches only for
ornament t How is it when the little .one
is one year old t Has the mother ever, in
all that long year, asked of God additional
grace, that she might remember her trust
and succeed lit bringing up her charge
aright t Let us look at the pioture when
the child is four years old. Thoro can bo
po doubt that he now understands every
thing that Is said to him, and speaks flu
ently in response. , The mother's lioai t is
proud of his beauty, his smartnoss, and his
aptitude for imitating all around him; Bhe
keeps him dressed in the best of clothos,
and in his hearing she entertains her visi
tors with tales of his exploits; and his var
ious acts of Independence and disobedience,
and impudent speeches are spoken of as
redounding praise to the boy's manliness,
and perhaps a laugh ends an exclamation
that if . he goes ou in this way she is sure
she doesn't know what to do with him. Is
the influence of such conversation on his
infant mind a good one ? Is it not calcula
ted to inflate his pride, and increase his in
subordination? Yet this is tho earliest in
fluence he feels. What wonder if the pas
sions it fosters grow with his growth and
strengthen with his strength ?
Malleable Glass. Lost Links In the Chain
of Early Inventors A New Discovery.
One of the lost arts, which skill and sci
ence have for hundreds, of years been mak
ing efforts te rediscover, is the production
of malleable glass. It was mentioned by
many ancient writers, especially by Pliny,
who speaks of its being indented when
thrown on a hard subs tauoe, and then ham
mered into shape again like brass. The
world uses a vastly greater amount of glass
now than during the early ages, but has
never been able to overcome its brittluness.
That accomplished, and it would enter into
uses not even suspected now, and probably
dispute with iron itself for supremacy as
an agent of civilization. A glass spinner
in Vienna has recently made a discovery
that may lead to the recovery of the lost link
in the chain of early invention. He is man
ufacturing a thread of thU material finer
thau the fibre of the silkworm, which, is
entering largely into the manufacture of a
vurioty of new fabrics, such as cushions,
carpets, table cloths, shawls, ' neckties,
figures iu brocaded velvet and silk, em
broidery, tapestry, laces, and a multitude
of other things. It is as soft as the finest
wool, stronger than silk thread ; and is not
changed by heat, light, moisture or acids,
nor liable to .fade. So important is the
matter deemed, that while the process Is
kept a profound secret, the Austrian Min
ister of Commerce has already organized
schools for glass spinning iu various places
in Bohemia, and a variety of manufactured
articles are now for sale and will no doubt
soon reach America. If it shall end in
the final re-discovery of malleable glass, so
that it can be wrought or rolled into sheets,
it will revolutionize much of the world's
industry. Indeed, no one could safely
predict to what use it' might be applied, as
the material is plentiful in all lands. Man
kind have long waited for it. Let us hope
the time Is near when so great a boon will
bo vouchsafed to them. London Timet.
Thistle and Ropewalk.
" Such a mite as I can do no good," is
the general impression of our boys and
girls, when thoy are urged to do what they
can for the good work. But smaller, hum
bler instruments than you Ood has made
use of to do great work in this world.
A great army, many years ago, invaded
Scotland. They crept on stealthily over
the border, and prepared to make a night
attack on the Scottish forces. There lay
the camp all Bilently sloeping in the star
light, never dreaming that danger was so
near. The Danes, to make their advance
noisless, came forward barefooted. But as
they neared the sleeping Scots, one unlucky
Dane brought his broad foot down squarely
on a bristling thistle. A roar of pain was
the consequence, which rang like a trum
pet blast through the sleeping camp. In a
moment each soldier had grasped bis weap
on, and the Danes were thoroughly routed.
The thistle was from that time adopted an
the national emblem of Scotland. . .
By the harbor of New London there was
once a long, old ropewalk,Jwith a row of
square window-holes fronting tho water.
In the time of the war a British admiral
was cruising off that coast and had a very
good chance to enter and destroy the town. 1
He replied that he should have done it, " if
it hadn't been for that formidable long
fort, whose guns entirely commanded the
harbor.'! He had been scared off by the
old ropewalk!
God has his uses for oven the simplest
and humblest of us. Our great business
should be to find out what the Lord would
have us to do, and then do it with all our
might, and mind, and strength.
Be Brief.
Long speeches, long letters, long com
munications, are out of place in these stir
ring times. We have a whole world's
news to look after,, and put in order for our
many readers. Remember that, - kind
correspondents and contributors. Avoid
parenthesis. Drop the semi-colons alto
gether. Make the spaces between the 1 pe
riods as brief as possible. Shake out the
adjectives without reserve. Sacrifice the
pet metaphors. Be not led away by the
love of antithesis, or alliteration. Be clear,
and crisp, and pertinent, alike in your in
vectives, eulogies, and recommendations.
Think of the Lord's Prayer, and then of
the awful substitute served up by sensation
mongers in too many pulpits. ' What
flights of tawdry rhetoric, and volleys of
explotlves; what endless repetitions of te
dious details, weary and disgust the hearer.
It Is frightful to think of the time wasted
by those self-parading petitioners and long
winded lnditers of many-headed sermons.
Life is too short, too full of cares and ; du
ties, to be thrown away thus. The best
advice, the brightest wit, the deepest wis
dom, come ever in small packages.
tW The Place Ilirald says : " Not over
fifty miles east of Auburn, on the line of
the Central Pacifio Railroad, there lives a
man whose sense of hearing is not very
acute, as will appear from the following :
The individual under consideration was
hunting for game about a mile distant from
his residence, when a grouse flew up and lit
on a tree on the hillside ; at the same mo
ment a traveler approached and inquired
the distance to the next station ? Deaf man
(pointing) He flew right up there Trav
eler How far is it to the net station t Deaf
man He lit right up there. Travoler-You
must be a d d fool 1 Deaf man Yes,
there are a great many around here this
time of year." i
Standing In the Market.
This old Eastern habit remains much the
same as in Bible time. ' A European trav
eller, in narrating a visit to the market,
says: " Here we observed every morning,
before the sun roso, that a numerous band
of peasants was collected, with spades in
their hands, waiting to be hired by the
day, to work in the surrounding field.
This custom struck me as a most happy
illustration of our Saviour's parable, par
ticularly when passing by the same place
late in the day, we found ' others standing
idlo and remembered If is words, 'Why
stand ye here all the day idle V as most
applicable to their situation,' for on putting
the very same question to them, thoy ans
wered us: 'Because no man hath hired
us,"' .