2 l)c hues, Netu Bloomficl pa. Hiding A Lover. rpilE carpet knight who figures in the 1 following romance, Charles Q , was poor, but not proud, and early doveloped considerable genius as a dry-goods clerk iu St. Louis. His person was handsome, his clothes fit him well, and he had his shoes made in Chicago. But he fell in love with the nioce of a rich widow lady of Lucas Place, in the aforementioned city, and thus his woes began. The widow, having higher aspiration than a " Clark's best spool thread 200 yards" artilleryman for her niece, poremp torily foi bade that young lady's holding intercourse with Charley. As Clara is dependant upon her aunt, she, of course, appeared to acquicse in these ambitious designs, but at the samo timo registered a vow to hor looking glass that no one in the world should ever sup plant tlio dapper yard stick man in her maiden heart. One afternoon, recently, Charley received a note from his Clara, stating that her rcl ative would that evening attend prayer meeting. The intimatiou was enough, and 8 o'clock saw the young couple seated on the sofa in her aunt's library, billing and coo ing in the regular orthodox, turtle dove style. Little CharMo, lured on by the witcheries of love, became perfectly Im mense." Ho wound his arm about hor waist and vOwcd that her form was " sylph pike." He toyed with her long goldeu ringlets, and likened them to "truant sun beams," with a few other remarks to the effect that Heaven's dearest gift to her sex was "a wealth of bright golden hair." Then when she blushed he swore the roses had been robbed, and whon she smiled, that her lips were ruby portals to a casket of pearls. ' Indeed, he talked so nice, and she fed upon his glowing words with such a relish, that the old lady was rattling away at tho door bell as though the house next door was on fire full five minutes before tho ab sorbed lovers heard hor. " Qreat Heavens ! my aunt !" exclaimed Clara. Charley grew a trifle pale, and muttered an interjection or two pertaining to tho front end of a mill pond. It appears the old lady, having roached the place of prayer, found the meeting postponed, and consequently, after some little chat with a neighbor or two, had returned home at this most inopportune mo. mont. What was to be done 1 Not a closet or nook invited retreat, and there Charley stood and wished that he was a mileage or stationery bill, so that he could pass the bouse, or a member of the Louisiana Leg islature or some other dreadful feature of modora civilization. At last a brilliant idea occurred to his lady love. In the corner of the library lay a bundle of carpet that bad been brought up to the house that day to refurnish the setting room, and having been duly inspect ed by the ladies, was temporarily jleft in a tumbled heap in one corner. A hasty explanation took place, and then Charley entombed himself beneath the mass, with a fervid vow that he would die for her sake were it necessary, and Clara then admitted her aunt. The relative was not well pleased at being kept so long on the door-step, and sharply demanded what had become of the servants. " I sent them to bed, dear aunt, so that I might have the pleasure of remaining up for your return, but fell asleep," innocent ly remarked the ingenious girl. Thfs loving explanation somewhat ap peased the old lady, who, after warming herself walked over to the bundle of carpet, wondered how it would look by gas light. Clara hastened to assure her that it would not look nice at all in fact she was so confident of it that her aunt need not go to the trouble of an investigation. , The old lady pondered over the stuff for a few moments, while her niece sat tremb ling upon the sofa, and little Charley felt that the world might come to an iromedl ate end and not annoy him a particle by the suddenness of the change. At last, however, the crisis passed, for - with some new idea entering her head, the old lady turned, and remarked that she was "tired almost to death," plumped hor 250 pound avoirdupois upon the heap, and little Charley assumed the shape of a human pancake. He would have groaned but he did not have wind enough left for the purpose. A little shriek from Clara attracted the old lady's attention to her niece. " Why, you're all dressed up to-night " Yes, aunt, dear," replied Clara, men tally conjecturing how Charley felt in his pressed-out condition. " Yes," returned the other, you look very well, only rather pale. Are you sick?" "I I don't feel very well," answered her niece, silently consigning her relation to Chicago, or some other wicked place. " I'm sure you don't, when you lace up so tight, my dear, affectionately remarked the incorrigible old lady. ' , I don't" fulntly repudiated Clara, while little Charley rasped the skin off one of his ears in quietly trying to twist his head into a position where he might dis tinctly hear anything of interest. ; "You don't 1 Yes you do; and at your time of life it is preposterous. If you were a young, giddy girl it would be different ; but a person of your ago "Oh, aunt 1" Charley barked some more skin off, and became decidedly Interested. "There's no" "Oh, aunt about it," continued the "incorrigible," sngely os cillating her head. "You sometimes act more like a silly school girl than a woman who has seen twenty-four years of life." "I haven't" exclamed Clara, and Charloy put his mouth in shape for a whistlo, but was immediately flattened out by a restivo bounce of the old lady's. "You haven't. Why, yes you have and nearly 25 1 Why, what in the world ails the girl 1 What in the world are you whimpering about, Clara?" "My my head aches. Pleaso don't talk," begged her niccef not quite positive as to the effect her dissection might have on the young martyr under her aunt. "Your head aches, docs it? Well, no wonder ; wearing all that mass of hair on your head is enough to make it ache. What nonsense it is, when there is no one horo to see you ; besides it is positively making you bald. headed 1" "I'm not!" vigorously responded the young lady, burying her face in her hands as she thought of all tho nice things the follow under the carpet had been saying. " You're not I Yes you are. There's a bald spot on the top of your head the size of my hand 1" and the old lady extended a palm in illustration. " Now what in the world are you crying about, Clara ? Sakes alive ! niece, you'll cry yourself sick, and then you won't bo able to visit the den tist's to-morrow." " Bother the dentist ! Do keep still aunt !" cried Clara, whilo Charlie attempt on to scratch his head, and had his arm nearly dislocated by a few restless moves made by the old lady as -she indignantly reprimanded her niece for her disrespect and petulancy. "It was your own wish to go to the dentist's, Clara; you know it was. You said that set hurt your mouth, and you wanted Goodness, gracious 1 What under heaven does ail the girl ?" for Clara had darted out of the room with a smothered cry of rage and anguish, leaving her rel ative to bounce up and down on the pile of carpet in sheer astonishment, until little Charley O.'s respiratory organs were like a parr of collapsed bellows. Then the old lady followed her niece up stairs, and when the house was all quiet Charley unlocked the front door, and, stealing forth, walked down Lucas Place a sadder and wiser man. I Clara left town on a visit, and the young ladies, who patronize the Fourth street dry good establishment think Charley must be suffering from a case of unrequittcd affec tion, he looks so flat and talks so dismal. How "Do Colored Justice ob de Peace" Nonsuited a Case. Reuben Crowder, who grandiloquently stylos himself "decolored Justice ob de Peace ob Wyaudotte," has recently made himself a record which entitles him to more than common consideration. Reuben is proud of his position and the dignity of being a judge, and although ho has be come a voluntary exile from the city of Wyandotte, and has Bought the protection of tho State of Missouri, merely beoause he misappropriated the funds coming into his possession as a justice he still dwells complacently upon the fact that he was a judge when he lived "on de odcr Bide obdo line." Reuben rendered a decision during his brief official term. This decision, he has been assured by some astute, thoughtful mind, is one that should entitle him to the special consideration of the Government, inasmuch as he rendered a decision such as no other judge or justice would dare to make. A few days ago, Reirben called upon his brother Justice, Joseph C. Rarson, and, in the course of conversation recited how he rendered the most important decision of his life. Bald Reuben: "lousee, 'Squire, how it wor. Dore wos dis case wherein de plaintiff claimiu' de damage made de contrack wid de 'fendant. De main pint wos dis, an' I seen it de minit de lawyor 'dressed de court. Sez he, Yer honor, dat'a me,' sez he, 'I claims dat dis yere contrack made wid my client and de plaintiff is not a legal con track, for dis yere reason,' sez ho, Yer honor,' dats me, sez be, 'case de contrack bcin' a verbal contrack is not stampt 'cor- din ter law, an' I 'peals to de law ob do Guberment to substain me in my demand to discharge my client.' You see, 'Squire, I knowed at once dat de law requires de postago stamp to all contracks, an' when de plaintiff 'knowledged de fact dat de contrack was not a written contrack, and was not stampt 'cordin to law, I dischar ged de suit." 1 XW An eminent and witty prelate was asked if he did not think auch a one follow ed his conscience. "Yes," said his grace; "I 'think he follow it as a man does a horse in his gig. lie drives It first," I A Web of Mystery. . ' j riHE Placer county, California, people JL have a real mystery which promises to be forever impenetrable. The papers have printed a groat many Burmises about it, and the people of the Placer section are being more and more excited, and deeper and deeper In darkness. They give it up in despair as something surpassing human understanding. ' ( There are three deaths in the chapter of horrors. A young girl of eleven, her old fathor, and a man who had watched his corpse one night. C. M. Coates, a sickly man of 50, had a small ranche of his own, and sometimes did service for his neighbors as herdsman. His daughter of 21 kept house for him, and he had in his household besides, his son aged 16, one aged 12, Elvina, a daughter aged 10 years, and an infant son four or five years. There had been bad stories about Coates in former years, but his neighbors in Placer knew nothing wrong of him except that he was a severe man, and might be sometimes harsh with his chil dren. If any of his family had any deadly enemies it is not known to the few scatter ed neighbors. - Elvina was a very pretty, well-developed girl for eleven years, with sun-browned face, and sun-shiny hair, and full of life. One of her brothers was engaged herding sheep for a neighbor a mile or so off, and she was in the habit of visiting him occa sionally accompanied by hor little brother, It seems her father had told her not to go any rrrbro, as he feared some danger. One day he took a short trip by railroad to ro- coive $750 iu cash, the balance of a legacy, and returned in the evening with the mon ey. Elvina was not at homo. Ho was told she bad gone to visit hor shepherd brother, and had not taken the boy with her as was her wont. The boy had cried to go, but she had hired bira with some trifle to stay at home, and had bounded off alone on the trail that led to her brother's sheep-cote. Mr. Coates become very angry at the diso bedience of his daughter, cut a good-sijiod Bwitch, and went off after her. The shepherd-boy was found with his sheep, but had not seen his Bister that day. The fathor, alarmed, threw away his switch, and bogan to call "Vina," among the hills, but received only hollow echoes for answer He wont home, but was so much troubled that he could eat no supper. Ho started out alono, calling for his daughter, and was never again Been alive. As noithor "Vina" nor tho old roan returned, the rest of the family became much alarmed and aroused the whole neighborhood for miles around to search. Mr. Coates was found dead, lying on his face, with no marks of violence on his person, and the $750 safo in his pocket. Coroner's inquest; no post mortem ; verdict, death by heart disease A young Italian volunteered to sit up one night with the corpse, and tho next day he died. Cold was assigned to be the cause. The search for little Elvina Coates, which continued for twenty-one days, had been relinquished. Afterward, a man passing an old " prospecting hole" twelve feet doop, six foot in diameter, and filled with water to within one foot of the top, saw what appoarcd to be a bundle floating on the surface. He thought of a missing girl, and dismounted. It was a burlap sack, such as is used for grain, lie pulled at it, and found a human head in the sack, He rode rapidly away, and told what he he had seen. Tho Coroner came, and a great many people came with him. The Back was taken from tho water, and con tained the body of Vina Coates. There were no marks of violence or outrage on the body. The sack was drawn over the head and drawn tight about the waist with a cord. It fitted closely to the body and shoulders. It was marked 11 II. 8., tho initials of Mr. II. II. Smith, a morchant at Newcastle, three or four miles off, whose clerks swore they had sold many such sacks, but had never sold one to Coates, Many people in the vicinity had such sacks so the sack revealed nothing but little Vina Coates' sunshiny hair and lifeless body, The body was removed to Gold Hill and examined, but no post mortem was made, The verdict was: "Death by some cause unknown to the jury." There are various theories of these re markable occurrences, but none are satis factory, and all contradict themselves be fore a solution is reached. One is that Coates drowned his daughter, but the girl's body was found in a secluded spot a mile from hor usual path to and from her broth er's sheep-cote, and a mile from her home, and Coates himself was ao weak to have dragged her bo far out of her way. Another is that seeing her fathor with a switch she feared his anger and punishment and ran away and drowned herself. Still another, that outrage upon her person was attempt ed, and the villian, falling in his designs, drdwned his victim. But why did the girl on Uils occasion hire her little brother to stay at home ? tST Help others when you can, but nev er give what you cannot afford to, simply because it is fashionable. fW Learn to say no. No necessity of snapping it out dog-fashion, but say it firmly and lespectfully. A Whisper to Husbands. "T AM TIRED at tlm rlnsfl of the dav. JL 'tis true, but I always try to re member that my wife may be as tired as myself." Oh, if all husbands would not only think of this, but act upon it, how many womon would $milo, and full half their burdens drop at once from their shoulders 1 It is such a little thing to rec ognize this fact by a word, a look, if no more. Because a man is tired he need not be indifferent and cross. But, alas I when he comes home, and finds everything pre pared for his comfort, he too often accepts it as his duo, as a matter of course,, anal never thinks of the worrying detail which has occupied so much time in bringing it about. He never thinks how inexpressibly tired" his wifo is of it all, though she may be too much of a woman to shrink it ; or what despair seizes her soul when, after having eaten and drank all he is capable of, snores from the sofa, announce the usual programme until bedtime ; or, lacking this, a total silence or absence of mind, which is just as discouraging as to results. Sunday, too then at least, when there is or should be no "business," when a hus band should do his part toward making that day social and bright, how often does he re tire to his room, that ho may stupefy him self with incessant smoke, appearing to his family only to feed, after that going to sleep. No wonder tho wives of such men get discouraged. No wondor they say, as they often do, " What Is life worth if my hus band only values mo as a housekeeper, and worse still, one without a salary when, after all my unrecognized services, I have the mortification of asking every time I need money, as if I were a beggar solicit ing charity?" "Tired? Does he not talk with anima tion if a friend drops in ?" Now gcntlomcn, if you could hear women talk together, you would know this is no fancy picture ; and I maintain this is wholly wrong on your part. If you won't go out with your wives to seek agreeable company and relaxation, you are certainly bound to be social and agreeable at home bound by your marriage promises bound by your wife's performing her duty with regard to your food and other comforts, bound by your little children, whosoe their mothor's sad, weary face, and catch hor trick of sighing. And you needn't say, after reading this, " She's right ; it is true; Bam Smith does just so," for I don't mean Sain Smith at all I mean you good sir. And I want you, for one week, just to try the recipe of a little sociability in your own house, to your wifo, over your own meals. Be half as agreeablo at home as you take the pains to be abroad, and you will find it as good a little business irrvestmont as you ever made. The Queen of Sheba's Palace Interest ing Discovery. The Queen of Shcba's palace is the latest arcbaslogical discovery announced. M. Mauch, the African traveler, who somo years ago discovered what he believed were the ruins of ancient Ophir, but the accura cy of whose supposition was called in question at the timo, now writes with the greatest confidence that he has finally found the real "Ophir," in latitude 20 dcg. south, longitude 20 deg. east. The ruins consist of two masses of edifices, among them is to be remarked one which is an imitation of the Temple of Solomon, the walls being built of wrought granite, and the ceiling still showing fragments of beams of cedar. The circular edifice, supposed to be the Queen's palace, is still called by the natives the "House of the Great Princess." This discovery must be accepted as another link of evidence unearthed iu confirmation of the Scriptures, to which many more will doubtless be added by the parties now ex ploring in and around Jerusalem and bo yond the Jordan. Backbiting. I lore are some useful rules which should guide our daily lives, and which if adhored to, would save much uuhappiness i Hear as little as possible that is to the prejudice of others. Beliovo -nothing of the kind until you are absolutely forced to. Never drink in the spirit of one who cir culates an ill report. Always moderate as far as you can, tho unkindueBS which is expressed toward others. Always believe that, if the other side was heard, a very different account would bo given of the matter. . Never under any circumstances repeat anything injurious to others. Too True. Whilo a steward in one f tho Maysville, Ky., churches was hauding around the contribution box, a fuw Sundays since, taking up a collection for foreign missions, his eye and hsart wore gladdened by ob serving among its contents a neatly rolled package that one could easily imagine to be a "check," or something of that agreeable nature. On hastily investigating, his for mer belief iu the depravity of human na ture was changed to a certainty by discov ering f 1 and a ceut, and npon tha paper the following : "ThecrntU for the heath on, and the dollar to get it to them," FliltltY COUNTY , Ileal Estate, Insurance, AND OJL.AIM AGENCY. LEWIS POTTER & CO., Real Estate Broken, .Insurance, it Claim Agent Now Uloomlieia, Ia. "ITTE INVITE the attention of buyers and sell TV ers to the advantages we ofter them In pur chasing or disposing of real estate through our of live. We have a very large list of deslrab property, consisting of farms, town property, mills, store and tavern stands, and real estate of any descrip tion which we are prepared to otter at great bar- f:alns. We advertise our property very extenstve y, and use all our efforts, skill, and dilllgence to effect a sale. We make no charges unless thfe property Is sold while registered with us. We alsc draw up deeds, bonds, mortgages, andall legal pa. pcrs at moderate rates. Some of the best, cheapest, and most reliable tire, life, and cattle Insurance companies In the United Stales are represented at tills agency. Property Insured either on the cash or mutual plan, and perpetually at $4 and OS per thousand. Tensions, bounties, and all kinds of was claims collected. There are thousands of soldiers and heirs of soldiers who are entitled to pensions and bounty, who have never made application. Sol. dlcrs, If you were wimnded. ruptured, orcontract 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 minor children are entitled to the pension. Parties having any business to transact In our line, are respectfully Invited to give us a call, as we are cnnlident we can render satisfaction in any branch of our business. -Nocharge for Information. 4 20 ly LliWia POTTER & CO. New Millinery Goods A.t Newport, Ta. BEG to Inform the public that I have lust re. tlll-lin fl'.,. l.,lla,rUl.,l.fa with o f..l meut of the latest styles of MILLINERY GOODS, HATS AND RON NETS. R1UBONS. FRENCH FLOWERS FEATHERS, CHIGNONS, LACE CAPES. NOTIONS, And all articles usually found In a first-class Mil linery Establishment. All orders promptly at tended to. -VVe will sell all gotus as Cheap as can be got elsewhere. DRESS-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, 6 18 13 Newport, Pa. CARUSLECARRIAGE FACTORY. A. 13. SIIERK has a large lot of second-hand work on cBPTtJt "tiuii, wiiien tie win sen cneap in uruer ctjsw to make room for new work, '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 and price, go to this shop before purchasing elsewhere. There Is no firm that has a better Trade, or sells more In Cumberland and Perry counties. REPAIRING AND PAINTING promptly attended to. Factory Comer of South and Pitt Streets, 3 dp CARLISLE, PA. Farmers Take Notice. T HE subscriber offers for Sale THRESHING MACHINES. JACKS and HORSE POWER, With Tumbling Shaft, and 8ide-Gearing, Warrant ed to give satisfaction in seedy and perfect threshing, light draft and durability, on reasona ble terms. Also PLOUGHS Of Superior Make. CORN 8HELLERS. KETTLES, STOVES, SCOOPS AND ALL CASTINGS, made at a country Foundry. Also, A GOOD MILL SCREW, In excellent order, for sale at a low rate. I refer those wishing to buy to John Adams. Samuel Shuman, John llodeu, Ross Heneh, at Ickesburg. Jacob Shoemaker & Hon, Elliotts burg; Thomas Morrow, Loysvlllej John Flicking er, Jacob Flicklnger, Centre. 620 13 SAMUEL LIGGETT. Ickesburg, May U. 1872. JN SURE IN THE SIUTUAL, LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY or NEW YORK. F. 8. Winston, President. The oldest and strongest Company In the Unite States. Assets over M5,000,000 In cash. BM. SHULER, Agent. Liverpool, Pa. 6 44 13t. 41 i nnn T br credited . WtJtAJKJXJ MUTUAL POLICY HOLDE TO DEUS. The Pennsylvania Central Insurance Company having had but Utile loss during the past year, the annual assessment on Mutual Policy-holders will not exceed SO er cent, ou the usual one year cauli rates, which would he equal to a dividend of 40 per cent., as calculated In Htock Companies, or a deduction of 2 per cent., on the notes below the usual assessment; and as the Company has over I2oo,oou in premium notes, the whole amount cred ited to mutual policy-holders, over cask rates, will amount to t4,uuu. Had the same policy-holders In sured In a Htock Company, at the usual rate, they would have paid M.uon more than It has cost them Iu this Company, Yet some of our neighbor agents are running about crvlug Fraud I Fraud 1 and declare that a mutual company must fail. Hut they don't say how many slock companies are falling every year, or how many worthless stock companies are represented In Ferry County to-day. It is a well-known fact that a Mutual Company oauiut break. JAMES H. GRIER, 2Stf Boc'yof Peuu'a Central Iiisurauce Co. I. H. OIHVIN. 1, U. OIHVIN. J. M. GIHVIN fc HON, CommlsMion Mei-eliaiitH, v NO. , BPEAU'8 WIIARF, I! a 1 1 1 m o r e , Sid. We will pay strict attention to the sale of all kinds of country produce, and remit the amount promptly, 6 84iy
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