ljc men; Niu) iJJlaomftcl J)a.
, The V. Ji. Mutuat
Aid Society of Pennsylvania, ,
Present the following plan (or consideration to
ach persons who wish to become members:
The payment of BIX DOLLARS on application,
FIVK DOLLAUH annually for roi'R tbahs, and
thereafter TWO DOLLARS annually during life,
with pro-rata mortality assessment at the death
of each member, whloh for the Fihst Ci.asb Is s
follows: - i '
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Agt
AM-
ment
men
V 60 28 78
16 61 29 74
17 ,61 ,30 7
18 63 81 77
19 04 82 79
20 65 33 81
21 (10 S4 83
22 67 3S 85
2:1 68 36 8t)
24 69 37 87
25 70 38 88
28 ' 71 89 89
27 72 40 90
41
4'i
43
44
in
M
47
48
49
50
61
52
63
W
M
W.
98
1 W
1 M
1 12
1 18
1 24
1 30
140
I 61)
1 60
64 1 70
65 1 80
68 1 92
67 S 04
58 2 18
69 2 28
60 2 40
01 2 45
62 2 50
63 2 55
64 2 60
65 2 65
Will entitle a member to a certlncate of ON E
THOUSAND DOLLARS, to be paid at his death
to his legal heirs or assigns, whenever such death
A member, or his heirs, may name a successor:
but l( notice of the death of a member to the Nec
retary Is not accompanied with the name of a suc
cessor, then the Society will putln a successor and
nil the vacancy, according to the Constitution of
the society. .... . . ,
Should the member die before his four pay
ments of Jlt' doliari are made, the remaining un
paid part will be deducted from the owl Thoumnd
Jotiart due his heirs; his successor will then pay
only two dollar annually din ing his lifetime, and
the mortality assessments.
Male and Female from fifteen to slxtyflve
years oi age, oi gooa moral nanus, in gimu ncium,
hale, ana sound oi nunn, irres
tive of creed, or
race, may Become memueis.
or further Infoma-
tion, address
L. w. ckaumkk,
(Sec'y U. B. Mutual Aid Society,)
LEBANON, l'A.
Agents Wanted t
Address . .
U.S. EARLY,
6 318mpd . . Harrlsburg. Pa.
jUUU MUTUAL POLICY HOLDERS.
The Pennsylvania Central Insurance Company
having had but little loss during the past year, the
annual assessment on Mutual Policy-holders will
not exceed 60 per cent, on the usual one year cash
rates, which would be equal to a dividend of 40
per cent, as calculated in Stock Companies, or a
deduction of 2 per cent,, on the notes below the
usual assessment: and as the Company has over
200,000 In premium notes, the whole amount cred
ited to mutual policy-holders, over cash rates, will
amount to ,0oo. Had the same policy-holders In
sured In a Stock Company, at the usual rate, they
would have paid 4,00U more than It has cost them
In this Company. Yet some of our neighbor
agents are running about crying Fraud I crawl)
and declare that a mutual company must fall.
But they don't say how many stock companies are
falling every year, or how many worthless stock
companies are represented In Perry County
'"itfs a well-known faot that a Mutual Company
cannot break. JAMES IL ORIElt,
25tf Sec'y of Penn'a Central Insurance Co.
KKMOVAL!
Merchant Tailoring Establishment.
THE subscriber respectfully Informs the nubile
that he has removed his MERCHANT TAIL
OltINU ESTABLISHMENT from "Little Store
in the Corner," to room formerly occupied by J.
U. Sliatto, Dentist, where may be found lit all
times, a varied assortment of
Cloths," Cassimers aud v Yestlngs,
With a complete Hue of .
Tailor' TrliMinin(jB,
nr ti, host nimtltv. Those desiring to purchase
GOOD GOODS, at Reasonable prices, and have
them made In the LATEST STYLE, will please
give us a call. . ua-a.
Also, a good, assortment of
SHIRTS, SUSPENDERS, . COLLARS,
i NECK-TIES, HOSIERY, &0.,0., ,
On hand at low prices.
A. H. FRANCISCUS & CO.,
No. 513 MarJcet Street,
' PHILADELPHIA,
Have opened for the FALL TRADE, the
largest and best assorted Stock of
PHILADELPHIA CARPETS, '
Table. Stair, and Floor Oil Cloths, i
Window Shades and Par, Carpet Chain,
Cotton. Yarn, Batting, Wadding. Twines. Wicks
Clocks, Looking Glasses, Fancy Baskets, Brooms,
Baskets, Buckets, Brushes. Clothes Wringers,
Wooden and Willow Ware,
ditbb usrrpn btatbs. .
Our large Increase In business enables us to sell
at low prices, and furulah the best quality of
Goods. - '. ( 4 I ; "
' aOLBAOKHTifrOKTHH ',, A
Celebrated American Washer,
lrlcc 63.50.
THE
KOST PERFECT AND -HVCt'ESHFCL
WASHER EVER MADE. ,
-AC.FNTH WANTED FOR THE AMERI
CAN WASHER In all parts of the Slate. 37 13t
Perry County Bank !
Mpoiiatar, .funltlu & Co. 1
THE undersigned having formed aBatikliigAs
socUUon under the above name and style, are
now ready to do a General Banking business at
their new Banking House, on, Centre Square, , , .
OPPOSITE TUB COURT HOUSE, ,
NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA.
We receive money on deposit and pay back on
demand. Wt discount notes for a period of not
over 60 days, and sell Drafts on Philadelphia and
New York.
On time deposits, flv per cant, forany time over
f onr months ; and for four months four per oent.
We are well provided with all and every facility
for doing a Banking Business; and knowing, and
for some years, feeling the great Inconvenience un
der whloh the people of this Couuty labored forlhe
want of a Bank of Discount and Deposit, we have
have determined to supply the want j and this being
the that Bank ever established in Perry couuty, we
hope we will be sustained In ourettoiti, by all the
business men. farmers and mechanics.
This Banking Association Is composed of the ful
towing named partners i
W. A. f4is)si.ER,Bloomneld, Perry couYity, Pa.
B. F. Junkin, " " "
Wm. U. Miixcr, Carlisle, , ( ,
... ' i omoRiM .i ' t i '
' W. A. 81'ONXLER, Pretldent.
Wn.UiM Wilus. Caaliler
NewBloomBeld.l&ly
, Tot tha Bloomnsld Times.
'capital' punishment.
f BY f . P. I. , t
Why swing betwixt the earth and sky,
' The Image of your Uod. , ,
Before your Lord's allseelng eye,
Consign It to the sod.
When the poor criminal repents,
The act of one rash hour :
Justice for mercy's sake relents,
God sends his pard'nlng power.
He will forgive, reprove, persuade,
And bless you in his love.
He'll call you when your course you've strayed
To realms of joy above.
Oh ! why should man thus Judge his kin,
While God htnwelf forgiven
The dying rebel turns to him.
And through Hit mercy lives.
Ah t pause before you're thus severe
Against your fellow dust.
Your maker high In heaven revere,
Nor be, than he, more Just.
The man who never did the crime,
Oft' for It has to die,
The guilty wretch, free at the time.
Perhaps is standing by.
Yes suffering Innocence must reap
The Ignominious shame,
While outraged friends who round hlin weep
Such laws severely blame.
AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.
M.
AUQUSTINE LAFONT wag the
confidential agent of a heavy bank.
ing house in Paris. Early iu the spring of
1832 he set out from Paris witli bills, notes,
drafts, &., to the amount of over a million
of francs, for a house In Chaumont, and
much secrecy bad been observed lu the
preparation of his journey, as tho kingdom
was, at that time, Infested by a secret or
ganization of thieves. Lftfont had the notes'
concealed in various parts of his dress, and
taking tho heavy diligence as the best
mode of conveyance, he sot out on his mis
sion.
Nothing worthy of note occurred to ar
rest Lafont's attention, until he had passed
nearly through the department of the Seine
and Marno, when, just at nightfall, two
well-dressed gentlemen hailed the diligence,
and claimed passage to Chaumont. It was
already too dark for the ngent to clearly
distinguish the features of the new comers,
but yet from what little ho could see he
at once made up his mind that their count
enances were not unfamiliar to him, and
having come to this conclusion, he determ
ined to watch their movements, for a vague
suspicion that they had by some means be
came possessed of the secret of his bus),
cess, took possession of hit mind.' . .,
The diligence crossed the $cine at
Kogont, and there remained for the night.
As soon as Lafont had an opportunity to
examine the countenances of the strangers
at the supper ' table, he became satisfied
that his first impressions were correct, fur
one of tho travellers, at least, he had seen
iu Paris on the day before his departure,
and he could not but notice that they both
eyed him with marked interest. Aftor
supper, the agent lighted his cigar, and
walked out on to the bridge, where he re
mained nearly half an hour, at the end of
that time, he started back towarks the inn,
and just aa be arrived at the door, he
noticed his two travelling , companions
entering the stable. A feeling of curiosity
prompted him to follow them, aud as be
came round by the stable door, be could
just see the two men crouching away in an
empty stall. With a stealthy, ' cat-like
tread, the agent crept as near as possible
to the stall, and he was fortunate enough
to make out the gist of their conversation,
When Lafont left the stable, he knew
that the two men had loft Paris for the
purpose of robbing him, and that they de
termined to put their plan into execution
as soon as the diligence should have enter
ed tho departmont of Upper ' Marue. At
first, the agent thought of calling upon the
gendu armt and have tho two men arrested
but then the evidence might not be audio
lent to warrant such proceeding, and. be
sides, lie would thereby give the secret of
his business to the cupidity of others who
Anight be equally as ready to rob him. lie
returned to the inn, and after considerable)
reflection, ho determined to procuro 'a
horse, and secretly pursue his journey.
Having coma to this conclusion be went to
the driver of the diligence, and under the
plea of having to remain In Nogont on
special business for a day or two, he settled
his fare thus far; then he went to the stable
and ordered the horse to be in readiness
for him by three o'clock iu the morning, at
the same time enjoining upon the garcon
the strictest secrecy with regard, to his
movement ,, ',
As soon as the arrangements wore made,
Lafont retired to his room. He, of oourso,
knew that his secret had got wings, and
even in his proposed course he was not
entirely free from danger. A million francs
was a largo sum ; and If the two'- Parisian
robbers had set their hearts upon Its pos
session, he had some work to perform' ere
he would be eutiicjy fie from them: 'After
revolving the thing over iu his mind for
some time, a new idea struck him, and
obtaining a" number of usoleefcjpupei a,- he
neatly fuljed them in, an envelop, which he
strongly sealed and bonnd with a blue
ribbon. . .
At three o'clock In the morning, while it
was yet very dark, and before any one else
was stirring, Lafont , quietly descended
from his room and went to the stable. The
garcon was easily aroused, and in a few
moments the agent went on his way to
Chaumont, For two hours he rode on his
way ; but instead of pursuing tha high road
to Troves, he again crossed the Seine, and
kept along by the banks of the Aube. Day
light was just beginning to streak the
eastern heavens, when Lafont heard the
sound of horses behind him, and it was not
long ere be knew that he was being pur
sued, and, in ten minutes, he was assured
thet the two robbers was aftor him. In a
moment the agent leaped from his saddle,
and, seizing a heavy stone, he inflicted a
a severe bruse on his horses fore leg. The
animal reared and plunged, but Lafont
managed to hold him, and again mounting,
he drove on, but the horse limped and stag
gered beneath the effect of the blow he had
received, and in a short time the two
other travelers came up.
"Ah I good morning, gentlomon," said
the ageut, as he reined lu his lame steed,
at the same time raising his bat with af
fable politeness. " So it seems you, too,
are tired of the lumbering diligence. "
"Yes," replied the foremost of tho men,
"the diligence did not exactly suit our con
veyance, so we took horses."
"And are you bound to Chaumont?"
asked Lafont.
" Yes that is probably."
" OnbuBinoss?"
" Yea, important business." '
"That isfortunato," said Lafont, with
the utmost earnestness, "for you may if
you see fit, do me a great favor. I, too,
have important business at Chaumont, but
I fear that without assistance I shall not be
ablo to accomplish it. I have, gentlemen,
in my possession a vast amount of valuable
papers, and intended to have continued on
my way in the diligence, but at Nogent I
received tho intelligence that'thcre was a
plan on foot to rob me . Do not start
gentlemen, for what I tell you is true. And
for that reason I set out thus alone, but my
horse has met witli a sad mishap, and I
fear the robbers, who, I think, are yet at
Nogent, may overtake me. Now, if you
are going directly to Chaumont, perhaps
you would be willing to take my package
in your charge and deliver it to M. Auglont
at his oflice. Any one there will tell you
where it is. Then if I am overhauled, the
robbers will find nothing, and, of course,
you will not bo suspected. If you will thus
accommodate me, you shall be suitably re
warded. What say you, gentlemen?"
The two men exchoned significant
glances during these remarks ; and after a
moments consultation one of them said
"You seem to be ready in trusting
strangers, sir."
"O, not at all sir," returned Lafont, with
a frank smile. "1 would much, rather
trust honest travellers than run the risk of
meeting with robbers. You see just how
I am situated, gentlemen and if you will
do me the favor I ask, you shall not regre t
it. I shall stop at Arcis, and change my
horse, and then follow you." '
"Well," said one of the men, "we will
do your wish, and meet you at M. Augiont's
office."
"Then I thank you most heartily," said
Lafont,' and as he spoke, he took a closely.
sealed packet from his bosom and hande d
it over. " In this," lie said, " there are val
uable papers, and, I trust, you will use all
discretion in their care. Now, the rob
bers may overhaul me .as soon as they
like." 1 ' ' '
' After some further directions, given in
an honest, confidential manner, Lafont
bade his new messengers godspeed,' and
ere long they were out of sight. The agent
turned his horse's head towards No
gent,' where he arrived in safety, and on
the next morning he procured a guard, and
once more took the diligence. The robbers
stopped at the first convenient place to ex
amine their prize, but their chagrin oan
better be imagined than desorbod when
they found that they held only a securely
bound parcel of waste paper I They know
that they were suspected, and, of course,
they dared not push the matter further,
M. Augustine , Lafont spent a month in
Chaumont ; and when he returned to Paris,
almost the first object that met ' his eye
was a chain-gang of criminals, just boing
sent on the galleys In Toulon, and among
thorn he noticed his two friends of the
highway. They had attempted a heavy
robbery in the city, and they had been do-
tectod. ' ' , ,. . ' i
tST The Philadelphia Star says : It is
proper that a broad distinction should be
made betwoen accidents resulting from
burning fluids and , those from refined pe
troleum. Until these cheaper compounds
were generally introduced, Inmp explosions
wore comparatively rare.
' That pure coal oil furnishes as good or
perhaps a bettor light than the dangerous
fluids referred to, and that it is far safe
there can bo no'doubt. Tho only obstacle
in the way is the difference in the price,
This 'is so small, merely nominal, no family
should for a moment be persuaded to use
the dangerous iu preference to the safer
compound, simply because the latter , costs
a few cents per quart more. i
Rains of a Great City in Arizona.
-Nnr.nTJF.T. TtnnF.TtTS r
m - - i"" j
adventurers, miners and explorers,
last season, into the desert and unexplored
regions of northeastern Arizona, south
eastern Utah and southeastern Colarado.
For miles on miles further than the eye can
reach, barren wastes stretch away in a con
tinous succession of desert table-lands and
yawning chasms. It is a wild, dreary, in
hospitable, boundless waste, a very embod
iment of desolation. Fourteen days the
party lost their trail in the desert, and
nearly perished with thirst and hunger,
and at one time going thirtysix hours with
out water.
One day, while travelling iu one of the
impassiblo gorges, seeking a place where
they could scale its eraggy sides, Roberts
discovered the ruins of what was once a
large and populous city. Suddenly emerg
ing on the top of a mesa, he was amazed at
finding himself among the extended ruins
of a great city.untrodden byjfoot of menfor
centuries, and spreading out miles before
him. It oovered au area of about three
square miles, and was inclosed by a wall of
sand-stone neatly quarried and dressed,
ten or twelve feet thick, and which, judg
ing by the debris, was fifteen or twenty
feet high before Its fall. In most plaoes it
bad crumbled awayfttnd fallen, and was
covered with sand, but in many places it
was still standing six or eight feet above
the sand banks which had drifted around it.
The entire area inside of this had at one
time been covered with houses, built of
solid sand-stone, which showed excellent
masonry in their construction.
This ancient oity is situated in Arizona,
about ninoty miles from the boundary line
between Utah and Arizona, and the same
distance from the western Colorado line.
It has the appearance of being an old Azteo
city that had been desorted for hundreds of
years and fallen to ruins. It is entirely of
stone, and not a stick of worked timber is
to be found among the ruins. Nothing but
the walls are standing, and none of them
are now left more than eight or ten foot
deep. Colonel Roberts is confident from
the appearance of the walls that many of
the houses were two or three stories high,
but there was not enough of them left
standing to enable him to judge accurately
of the style of architecture adopted by the
ancient builders of that city. Colonel Rob
erts estimates that there wore at least 20,
000 houses in the city. It was laid out in
plazas, with paths or small streets from
one to the other.- There was evidently one
main highway " extending through the
centre of the city. This has been cut down
by the winter torrents into a yawning
chasm, 000 or 800 feet deep, and 800 feet
ide.
It is evident that this chasm has boon
washed out since the city was built, be
cause the walls of many of the houses are
now overhanging the brink, and it is not
reasonable to suppose that a city would
have been built on each side of such a
chasm. The walls still bear the traces of
many hieroglyphics, cut doep into them,
showing various Indiau costumes and su
perstitions. There aro also the ruins of
stately monuments, built of square block
sandstone, well quarried, and showing good
masonry, which are worked with notches,
and crosses cut into them at regular inter
vals. The luins are covered with sand,
which Colonel Roberts says he is confident
has blown thore from the desert, a short
distance to the south, since the city was
deserted. ' He thinks this was a fertile
tract of country when the city was built,
and that the inhabitants were forced to
desert it on account of the ' high winds
which blew the sand in there after the
waters, with which it is believed the desert
was once oovered, receded.
This sand has become packed and soli
dified by the rains, 'and is almost as hard
as the sandstone. There is a large ditch,
now partly filled up, rnnuing from the oity
away back in the hills, ten to fourteen miles
from the city, and it is believed this was
made for the purpose of conveying water to
the city for irrigating tho ground and for
other purposes. , The walls of the houses
are rough aud worn by the storms of oentu
ries, which have worn into the soft places
in the sandstone, even in the walls over
hanging the praoipioe. The sandstone, does
not bear any marks of - lire, and Colonel
Roberts is confident that the sand storms
which have nearly buried tho oity rendered
it uninhabitable, and compelled its ancient
inhabitants to desert it.
ISo bones, Implements, or relics of any
kind were found, with the exception of
some pieoes of pottery of a dark color.
These were embellished with paintings of
flowers and ornamental figures in blue ool-
lors. The coloring matter is of a blue miu
eral substance of some kind, which tho
chemist at Hanta Fe, to whom some of the
property was shown, could not clearly de
fine. It is perfectly lndollblo, and pioces of
the pottery which have been exposed to
storms which have worn away the solid ma
sonry of the walls of tho city, show the
colors fresh and bright, to nil appearances,
as when now. The pottery itse If has boon
found to be perfectly fireproof, upon trial
iu oruclbles and furnaces, aud if the secret
of its manufacture 'could ba discovered, it
would be worth millions of dollars to tn
nossessor. and the material would be in
valuable for the lining of safes aud similar
purposes. , . . ,
Episcopalians.
Are there any Episcopalians In this vloln
ity, madam?" asked a tall, thin stranger,
of Mrs. Artemus, as sho stood in the open
door in answer to his knock.
" Any which ?"
"Episcopalians."
Now, if Mrs. Artemus has a failing, it
was that she never would admit that she
could possibly be ignorant of anything.
8be always knew about any subject men
tined. Bo she answered :
" Episcopalians 1 Wall, we don't exactly
know. My John he's my son he see
something out in the cornfield yesterday.
He didn't really know what it was, but
I told him I guessed it was a chipmunk.
But now you speak on't I'll bet it was an
Episkorpalium. And my next neighbor,
Farmer Hawkins, he said he shot at some
thing that same day that John see this
strange critter, aud Farmer Hawkins he
thought it was some wild critter that had
got out of a menagerie somewhere. Any
how, I think that's a Episcopaling, too.
Be they bigger'n a chipmunk?"
" You misunderstand me, madam."
" Wall, you needn't feel oneasy. Ef
there's 'any Piscompaliuras in this here
naborhood, you jest make up your mind
that they'll git shot 1 We air too feelln' a
community to lot things run at large which
mout destroy and devour somebody. Come
in won't ye ?"
" No ma'am. II w fur is it to the near
est town ?"
"About six miles. Have you got auy
frionds here ? 'Cos if you have, I know
a most everybody in town. You're a min
ister, I take it?"
"I am, madam."
"Air you a hardshell Baptist, or what?"
"No, ma'am ; I am E a well one of
the old school. . GqoU morning, ma'am."
,
For Suspicious People.
Tho Wheeling, Va., Register says :
Some eight or ten years ngo a gentleman
living in Washington, Pa., put in an envel
ope and placed it in a bureau drawer some
two or three hundred dollars in notes on
the Merchants' and Mechanics' Bank of
this city. When ho went for his money a
few days afterwards, he found everything
intact but the envelope containing the
money. That was gone.
His suspicions were directed to the only
person who could have had access to the
bureau, and he had the suspected man ar
rested. Nothing could be proved against
tho accused, and of course he was discharg
ed. ' The matter remained a mystery until
last Monday, when tho owner of the
missing money, while opening tho bu
reau drawer, observed something fall into
the drawer from the top. On examining it
he found it to be a portion of tho envelope
in which tho money had been placed.
A further search was rewarded by the
discovery of all the bank notes fastened to
the top of the bureau, whujie they had been
securely fastened to the varnish for the
many years they had been missed. They
were sent to this city on Tuesday for re
demption. Every apology and reparation
was made to the Individual suspected, and
who had been under surveillance ever since
the disappearance of the money.
A Savan at Savannah.
The young ladies of Savannah are smart.
One of 'em told me her father didn't keep
any horses, but, '
Bays she, he is a going to.
Bays I, ah I when ?
Bays she, when gold gets to pa.
I went to walk with her. , Her father
keeps a corner grocery in the middle of a
block, and she showed it to me I had a chat
with the old man. Then the young lady
showed me the town, and
Says she, there's whore Pulaski full.
Bays I, Pulaski was a brave man.
Says she, he was Indeed.
Says I, it wasn't strange that he foil,
though.
Says she, why ?
Says I, because ho was a Pole, and it's
nothing strange that a pole should fall.
Hor eyes lit up witli a pati iotlo Are aud
says she, sir, lie was a l'oie. lie was a
liberty pole.
Tlion we both stood there and cried like
everything, and then I took her home.
Slavery is abolished down horo, but I bad
a talk about the evils of it with Judge
the other day, and when I spoke of using
the lush upon the the poor devils.
Says he, lash, sir, lash; don't talk to me
about tho lash; why, it ain't a week ago
that I read in one of your Northern papers
about the rough voyage one of your ships
had, and it stated " that the poor sailors
were lashed all the way over."
I cry easy, and says I to him, with
tears in my eyes, poor John Tars, lot's
driuk to their future fate. Bo we swallow
ed two glasses of something wet.
t3f"A railing acousation was recently
brought by one farmer ugaiust another.
Ho complained that half of a worm fence
built by his neighbor was on his laud.
Tho court was invoked to sultlo the dif
ference, which it did by decidiug that a
worm fence may legally extend over tho
lino upon uu adjoining property so far as Is
necessary for its construction. The boun
dary line will thou be beneath the center of
the fence, as all farniois not overwhelmed
by "purecussedness" are ready to admit.