he imc0, Mm Blaomftel flta
Perry, County Bank!
ftponsler, .luitlttii &. Co.' 'i.
THE undersign VI, ViartnA formed a Banking As-
soclatlon under the a bore name and style, are
now ready to do a General Banking business at
their new Banking House, on Centre Square; ,
OPPOSITE THE COURT HO USB,
NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA.
We reoolve money dn deposit and paybaofcon
demand.' , We.dlsount, Mta (or a period of ot
overeodays, aud sell jrraft.sQa I'liiUdelpblaand
New York. v- "
On time Deposits! live per cent, forany time over
(our months; and (or (our months (our per cent..
We are well provided with all and every facility
fordoing Hanking .Business- and knowing, and
(or some years, feeling the groat Inconvenience nn
der which the people of this County labored (orthe
want of a Bank of Discount and Deposit, we have
have determined to supply the want sand this being
the Itrst Bank ever established in Perry county, we
hope we will be sustained In our efforts, by all the
business men, (armers and mechanics.
This Banking Association Is composed of thefol
lowlng named partners:
W. A. BpoN8LKB,Bloomfleld, Perry county, Pa.
B. F. JUNKIN, " " "
Wm. H. Miller, Carlisle,
. 0FFICB118:
, W. A. 8PON8LER, President.
Wdxiam Willis, Ctufticr
NewBloomlteld.S 5 ly
' UNTE-W YORK
CONTINENTAL
Life Insurance Company,
OF NEW YORK,
STRICTLY M VTUAL I
Amho(h, S.O5,01.M5 !
ISSUES all the new forms of Policies, and pre
sents as favorable terms as any company in the
United States.
Thirty days' grace allowed on each payment, and
the policy held good during that time.
Policies Issued by this Company are non-forfeit-
ore.
No extra charges are made for traveling permits.
Policy-holders share In the annual prontsof the
Company, and have a voice in the elections and
management, oi iiieixiiiipaiiy.
No policy or medical fee charged.
1 i L. W. FROST, President.
M. B. Wynkoop, Vice Pres't.
J-PKWKH8'8e'y-J J.F.EATON,
Ueneral Agent,'
NO . 6 North Third Street,
.42ylJ College Block, Ilarrlsburg, Pa.
. LOOK OUT!
T would respectively Inform my friends that I In-
L tend calling upon them with a supply of goods
of my
OWN MANUFACTURE. .
Consisting of
CAS8IMER8,
CA83INET8,
FLANNELS, (Plain and bar'd)
OAUPKTH,
to exchange for wool or sell for cash.
J. M. B1XLEH.
Centue Woolen Factouy.
9,17,4m,
Bloomfield Academy!
Spring Sutton Begin Monday, April 1th, 1R73.
mHIH school is deafened to be a classical and
L normal Institute of the Hist grade. Htuilents
are prepared thoroughly for any college in the
tanu. i nose desiring lo oe leacuers receive a mur
ugh normal drill on all similes taught in the pub
lic schools. All others are curried forward In the
higher academio studies and on completion of
course receive eertiucate oi grauuauou.
Excellent boarding Is provided In the building
oi me uuiuiiuiou aim urn school is pieasauiiy lo
cated. The working force Is as follows:
Kov. JOHN KDUAR. A. M Principal,
Teacher of Classics uud Advanced Studies.
A. M. MAKKKIi, M. 8..'
Teacher of KiiglUli Studies.
Miss H. LIFE,
Teacher of Music, Palming and Drawing.
MIhs E. M. MORHOW,
Teacher of Preparatory Department.
Prof.J. It. KL1CKINOKR,
Teacher of Penmaushlp.
W For further Information, address Principal
or else .
WM. OR1KH, Proprietor,
7 lOtf New Bloomtleld, Perry co., Pa,
CLAHK'S 1'UIIK l'LHSIAN
Inject l'owdcr,
For tlie destruction of all kinds of
Insects, viz:
ROACHKS. ItKD.UUfJS, ANTS,
KLKAS, MOTHS, Sc., M. Also,
Insects on Animals, Fowls, Plants,&o
r ASK FOR -sa
CLARK'S INSECT POWDER.
i
Warranted Pure.
Price 2.'. Cents' per Bottlei For sale by F.
Mortimer, New Bloomlield, Ta. T1:2
PE11IIY COIJNTY
Ileal Estate Insurance,
CLAIM AGENCY.
1 LEWIS POTTEB Si CO., :
Real Estate Brokers, Inmrance, Jt Claim Agent
New Uloomllcld, 1'n . ,
WE INVITE the attention of buyors and sell
ers to the advantages we offer them In pur
chasing or disposing of real estate through our of.
nee.
we have a vervlaree llstof desirab property,
consisting of farms, town property, mills, store
and tavern stands, and real estate of any descrip
tion which we are prepared to otfer at great bar-
f;alns. We advertise our property very extensive
y, and use all our efforts, skill, and dllllgence to
effect a sale. We make no charges unless th
Sroperty Is sold while registered with us. Wo alsc
raw up deeds, bonds, mortgages, andall legal pa
pers at moderate raies.
Some of the best, cheapest, and most ' reliable
tire, life, and cattle Insurance companies In the
United States are represented at this agency
Property insured either on the cash or mutual
plan, and perpetually at $4 and 85 per thousand.
' Pensions, bounties, and all kinds of war claims
collected. There are thousands of soldiers and
heirs of soldiers who are entitled to pensions and
bounty, who have never made application. Sol
diers, If you were wounded, ruptured, orcontract
ed a disease tn 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 havingany business to transact In our
line, are respectfully Invited to give us a call, as
we are conlldent we can reudersatisfactlon in any
uraiMMi in our Musnies.
No charge for Information.
4 201y LEWIS POTTER & CO.
Neiv Millinery Goods
At Newport, Pa.
I BEG to Inform the public that I have Just re
turned from Philadelphia, with a ful assort
ment of the latest styles of , . 1 -
MILLINERY GOODS,
HATS AND BONNETS.
IUBBONS, FRENCH FLOWERS
FEATHERS, .
CHIQNONS, i
LACE CAPES,
NOTIONS, ,
And all articles usually found In a first-class Mil
linery Establishment. All orders promptly at
tended to. wwe will sell all goods 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. Uonerlng done to order, in
all widths. I will warrant all my work to give sat
isfaction. All work done as low as possible.' , . ,
ANNIE ICKE3, . . , . , , . .
Cherry Street, near the Station,
6 16 13 Newport. Pa.
CARLISLE CARRIAGE FACTORY.
A. B. S1IEBK
has a large lot ol second-hand work on
hand, which he will sell cheap in order
10 mane room ior new worn,
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 tills shop betore purchasing elsewhere.
There Ts no II rin that has a better Trade, or sells
more in Cumberland aud Perry counties. ,
REPAIRING AND PAINTING ' -
promptly attended to. Factory Comer of South
and Pitt Streets,
3 dp CARLISLE, FA.
Farmers Talce Notice.
rjlHE subscriber offers for Bale
THRESHING MACHINES. JACKS and HORSE
POWER, With Tumbling Shaft, and Side-Gearing, Warrant
ed to give satisfaction in speedy and perfect
threshing, light draft and durability, ou reasoua
ble terms. Also
v Hj o tj a ii k
Of Buierlor Make.
CORN 811 HI. I, KltH, ."
KETTLES, : . i
; STOVES, ,
(I 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 Shumnn, John Boden, Ross Heneh, at
Ickesburg. Jacob Shoemaker & Son, Elllotts
burg; Thomas Morrow, Loysvillei John Flieklng
er, Jacob Fllcklnger, Centre. 620 la
SAMUEL LIGGETT.
Ickesburg, May 14. 1872.
JN8URE IN THE
MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
ov
NEW YORK.
F. S. Winston, President.
The oldest and strongest Company In the United
States. Assets over HS,0o0,000 In cash.
. M. SHULER, Agent.
Liverpool, Ta.
544 13t.
H4i:,JJUU MUTUAL FOLIC
EDITED TO
OL1CY HOLDERS.
The Pennsylvania Central Insurance Company
having had but little loss during the past year, the
aiiiiual assessment on Mutual Policy holders will
not exceed OU per cent, on the usual one year cash
rates, which would bo eiiiuil to a dividend of 40
per cent,, as calculated In Stock Companies, ora
deduction of 2 percent., on the notes below the
usual assessment; and us t lie Company has over
JJwi.ooo ill premium notes, the whole amount cred
ited to mutual policy-holders, over casli rates, will
amount to I,(hi. Had the same policy. holders In
sured In a Stock Company, at the usual rate, they
would have paid tt.uoo more than It has cost llieiu
In this Company. Yet Koine of our neighbor
agents are running about crvlng Fraud I Fraud I
and declure that a mutual company must fall.
But they don't say how many stock companies are
falling every year, or how many worthless stuck
companies are represented In Perry County
today.
It Is a well-known fact that a Mutual Company
JAMES If. Git IE It,
25tf Scc'y of Penn'a Central Insurance Co.
1. M. aillVIN. ' i. H. OII'VIN
J M. aiBVIN & BOX,
ComtiitMMioii Morcliunt m,
NO. 8, BPEAR'S WHARF,
IS a 1 1 1 in o r c , Irl d ,
-We will pay strict attention to the sale of all
kliuiaof oouutry produce, and remit the amount
promptly. - , 6 311
Uncle John's Dog.
UNCLE 'JOHN lived1 and moved lit
these parts forty' years ago. ' Cards
and horse races and dog lights were his
chief delight. : Few men , could, beat him
at a game of "old sledge." '. His horses
had lightning in their heels ; while his dogs
(bull dogs and fighting dogs were fashion
able In those days they were the genuine
"dog days") carried the swift arrows of
death in their bristling fangs. But it is
seldom given to one man to excel in three
pursuits at one time and in all places.
However in respect of cards, horses and
dogs, Uncle John had never met his match
until fate took him to Sparta, then as now
a flourishing little village in White county.'
Even there he beat everything in sight as
far as birds and horses were concerned, but
his dogs were badly worsted. The Spartan
inn keeper bad the king dog of all his tribe
a ferocious "bull" that " chawed up and
spit out" everything that came along.
Uncle John put fifty dollars in specie on
his own " Tige," but if Tige had gone
through a Cincinnati sausage grinder he
could scarcely have looked more ragged
than he did when he came out. As went
the first so followed the second, faster and
faster, till it seemed unmerciful disaster
had overtaken Uncle John, in the dog line
at last. He traveled many Weary miles in
search of a dog that could whip that tav
erukeepcr's dog, but all to no purpose.
He was losing his money fast and worse
than all ho was losing his temper and his
patience Faith in the "try, try again'!
had almost deserted him. He went out on
what he vowed was his last hunt and was
near Sparta on his return late one after
noon, gloomy and dejected, for he hadn't
found the right animal yet, when, as good
luck would have it, just as he got within a
few miles of that inn which had been the
scene of so many disgraceful defeats, he
met a backwoodsman driving an ox team
with a groat vicious looking wolf chained
behind the wagon. Ho was not long as
certaining that the wolf was as wild and as
savage as a hyena ; that he but an hour
bef oro had been caught in a trap, and that
his owner could be induced to part with
him for a valuable consideration.
" I'll give you two dollars and a half in
hard money for the critter;" proposed
Uncle John. " :
" Not enough yet," said backwoods.
"Well," said Undo' John finally, "if
you'll just help mo strap him behind my
saddle an'll take five dollars, it's a trade.
And they traded. "If I don't whip
that blamedjtavernkeepcr's dog this time,"
muttored Uncle John to himself, as he
drew toward 8parta "he may take my hat
for a corn basket." ' , '.
As it was quite dark when our hero
reached the inn, he cautiously unstrapped
the terrible beast, and pitched him into a
doscrted out-bouse, which fortunately
stood hard by, fastened him in securely and
entered the hotel. " I think I've found a
dog that'll chew yourn up this' time,'! re-
marked Uncle John to the major-domo,
after passing through the usual salutations.
" You really think you've found him at
last, do you?" chuckled the master of the
king of dogs, and tipping a sly wink at the
crowd, " Well, what do you say to lettin'
'em together in the morning ?"
"All right," said Uncle John. "I'm
bound to be off home mighty airly in the
mornln', but if you'll bo ready directly
after breakfast, I won't mind just giving
you one more turn, anyhow."
. The rumor soon spread through , the vil
lage of Sparta that a great dog light was to
come off next day by sunrise and tho whole
vicinity was on the qui tine. Our hero ex
plained that his dog was so tigrut that he
was obliged to keep him closely confined,
"Blamed" said he, "if I bolievo he knows
his own master yet. So it was arranged
that bis dog was to remain in the out
housean old crib or barn by tho way
and that the dog was to bo unchainod and
turned in with him at a given signal.
By daylight everybody was up and ready
for the fray. Tho old barn in which Uncle
John's dog was shut was so dark at that
hour that only his outlines just enough to
indicate that ho was a "Bho'nuff dog"
could bo detected. Bets ran high, the odds
being all in favor of the great victor in so
many hotly contested lights. Uncle John
staked a round hundred against a liko sum
of the inn kocpor's. Time was called. The
ferocious bull dog sniffed his ttntagouist
through tho cracks of the old barn, growled
deflanco for a moment, and when unchain
cd and tho window opened, lit in at a single
bound.
Ah I then and there was hurrying to aud
fro, and Bputterings of distress, and cheeks
all pnlo which but an hour ago blushed with
a quart of rum or something less. Men,
women and children outside were running
around that crib, trying to peep in through
(he cracks and crevices. Bttoh a sputtering
sputtering, growling, yelling, gnnshing of
teeth and caterwauling has never been
heard in Bparta from that day to this. Tho
tavern keeper, excitedly suggested that
" forty wolves couldn't keep more fuss than
them two dogs." Uncle Johu awaited tho
issue with calm dignity of one conscious
that he holds four aces in his hand aud tho
firth up his sleeve ; the only cool man ou
the ground. But it didu't lout long, sooner
than it takes to tell it, a int whiuo was
heard at the window, the shutter was
thrown open, and What was left of poor
'Bull" struggled heavily to the sill and
fell in a raw lump to the. ground on the
outside". - This was the first and Inst time
be ever turned back oh an enemy; bo made
one i or two nervous kloks and all was over.
He was in it shocking plight indeed; minus
one ear, one eye, and the ' greater part of
his "innards;" - he . might have i passed
through a threshing machine and fared
better. . Unce John hastily snatched the
wager from the stakeholder, mounted his
horse and rode off in a sweeping gallop,
yelling at mine host that "whenever he
had any more fighting dogs '. to please lot
him know." . m t. ,
How long the wolf remained in that crib
as monarch of all he surveyed, or how long
Bull's master was in finding out the nature
of the dog that sont his favorite to his last
account, is not precisely stated, but it is
said that when he became fully conscious
of the facts as they existed, he took off his
coat, rolled up his sleeves, mounted a
stump and gave ' utterances to such male
dictions as wore never heard before.- His
character as a dog-rightist gone, his money
gone, his dog gone, and Uncle John gone
(nevor to return), stirred the deep founda
tions of his inmost ' bile. , It is stated as a
fact that he never smiled again; and all
that any one had to do to get up the big
gest sort of a rumpus Was just to ask that
Spartan if be had any more dogs he'd like
to bet on. lfahvtUe Paper.'"" ' "
Alum How Obtained.
IN some portions of huiopo alum stone,
a grayish colored mineral, is found in
large quantities, from which the best alum
of commorco is procured; in Italy this
stone is obtained from quarries by blasting,
and, when exposed for a short time to a
moist atmosphere, becomes friablo and
eventually fails to pieces.
The first process in tho manufacture of
this varioty of alum is the erection of par
allel piles of these stones, arranged in reg
ularly formed layers, on each side of which,
and in close proximity, channels are exca
vated and filled with water. A gentle heat
is then applied, and tho water sprinkled
over the heaps at frequent intervals. By
this treatment the stones Boon commence to
pulverize, but the moistening is continued
for several weeks, as it facilitates the sopa
ratidn of their constituent elements. When
completely pulverizod, the powder is thor
oughly boiled in vessels specially prepared
for this purpose, i This process causes
subsidence of earthy ingredients, ' and an
evaporation of all volatile foreign substan7
ces. Tho liquid is then withdrawn into
other Vessels, and allowed to remain undis
turbed until the alum appears In the form
of crystals, which is usually tliecase in the
course of a few days. This is! termed Ro
man alum, and is regarded as tho most vat
uable variety in the market,' because pos
sessing fewer impurities than any other.
It can be readily recognized by tho auburn
tint seen ou the surface, which is imparted
it by the presence of minute ' particles of
the sulphate of iron.
Another varioty of alum la manufactured
from alum slate ; a species of sandstone
containing a large quantity of clay, wAieh
is extensively dissominated throughout dif
ferent portions of the United States and
Canada. In its preparation, tho slates,like
the alum rocks, are arranged in regularly
formed masses and subjected to a certain
amount of heat and moisture. At Whitby,
where the most extensive manufactories of
Europe are located, these masses are often
built to a height of one buudred feet, with
a baso of two hundred feet square. Owing
to the composition of these slates, twelve
months, and often more, are required for
tho burning process. After an artificial tire
has been continued for several weoks, no
additional food is necessary, as tho chemi
cal changes in tho ingredients will funiiuli
sufficient material for combustion. When
thoroughly pulverized by this process the
powder is placed in large vessels of water,
where tho Boluble salts they contain are
washed out, after which tho liquor is boiled,
and, for tho purpose of eliminating all im
purities, condensed by the agency of heat
into a powerful solution of copperas and
tho sulphate of ammonia or basio alum.
This liquor, thus condensed, is then con
veyed into largo tanks, where the iron is
chemically separated and a suitable alkali
added (tho basic alum not possessing the
property of crystalization), which causes
the formation of crystals on the sides of
the tanks. These are again dissolved, and
tho solution placed in casks around the
Bides of which, in a short timo, the alum
crystals are re-formed, and those, when they
become free from moisture, are ready for
market. It is estimated that G1J tons of
alum slate are required to one ton of alum.
JV. T, Mercantile Journal.
' tW "O mamma, mamma," said a tow
headed little urchin, in a tone of mingled
fright and penitence. " Oh, mamma, I's
been thwaring " ' ' .
"linen swearing, my child; wiiatdid you
say?" ' '
"O, mamma" (begins to sob), "I I
thed old Dun Tucker." .
13?" After asking your name in tho
Btute of Arkansas, the natives are in the
habit of gnjing in a confidential tone to
now-pomcrs, ," Well, now what, was your
nanio afore yor moved to these parts V," .
A New Swindle.
AN ingenious though unsuccessful at
tempt to defraud the Government
has just been brought to light in N. York.
For Ingenuity of conception and complete
ness of detail it has rarely bcn surpassed.
A young man, scarcely twenty years ol
age, teller of a down-town bank,- wrote to
the Treasury Department at Washington,
inclosing a $!00 bill, quite worn in appear
ance, which he wished" 'Sxohanged for new
money. 'The money he doslrod sent to his
address in that city, The Jotter and- bill
were refdrred to the proper"clerks iu tho
office without suspicion of wrong." Upon
examination it was found that it was a
trifle shorter than it skould be. This led
to closer investigation, which revealed the
fact that it was constructed of slips cut
from the genuine bills of the same denom
ination, pasted, together with wonderful
exactness and care. These strips, to the
number of fifteen, wore pasted to a strip of
tissue paper almost invisible, so thin Was
Us texture. The first was cut from the left
end of a genuine note, the second from
another bill to join, the third to join that,
&c. Fifteen bills of the same issue must
have been manipulated in order to obtain
tho requisite number of strips. So small
was the portion taken from each bill that
its absence could be easily concealed from
any , but a critical eye, by jonining the
edges of, the major and , remaining parts.
The rectangular pieces were fitted to their
respective positions in the .manufactured
note, were joined with such exactness that
the engraved lines and printed words were
complete and unbroken.
Detectives were stationed at the desig
nated place, and when tho young man
called for his answer from Washington, he
was arrested on a charge of attempting to
defraud the Government. He was astound
ed at tlie arrest and made a full confession
of guilt. Hitherto, ho had worn an un
blemished reputation, and had many and
influential friends. It was satisfactorily
shown that it was his first deviation from
the path of rectitudo, and as his penitence
was as sincere as his grief, his friends
asked for mercy. General Spinner was
presented with a petition signed by influ
ential men of that city, who begged to re
frain , from a prosecution of the offender.
The culprit himself wrote a letter to Gen
Spinnor, concealing none of the facts and
imploring forgiveness. In view of these
circumstances, and tho fact; that he was the
only support of a widowed and aged moth
er, aud a sister of great respectability, the
prosecution was withdrawn. . , 7.
For the same reason the name of tho un
fortunate . youth is suppressed from publi
cation. ,
Here it may be stated that tho piocos
takon from the $o00 bills do not impair
their vahto, as under a rule established by
Secretary Boutwell, any bill from which
less than one-half bad been taken will be
redeemed at the Treasury Department at
the full value of tho original bill.
A Wonderful Story.
" An occasional correspondent" of tho
World, writing from Paris, relates a won
durful story of an unparalleled surgical
operation, the removal of the brain from
a dead man's head mid placing it in the
skull of a chloroformed condemned sol
dier. The operator was Professor Muller
of WeUshicht, and the operation was per
formed in Leipzic, Germany. A soldier
who had killed his colonel in cold blood
was condemned t(j die, but given over to
the tender mercies of . the surgeons, and
kept in close confinement until an oppor
tunity for viviscotion was presented.
This came when a beer saloon keeper
was brought to the hospital ill with a
fatal malady. He died, the soldier was
chloroformed, the live man's brain removed
and replaced by that of the dead man.
The patient kept in a sound sleep for two
weeks, but gradually came to life. At
the end of the third week speech returned,
but It was hesitating and stammering as
a child learning to talk. The soldier had
forgotten his military training and prated
of beer mugs and wine butts. The soldier
had been gloomy and taciturn, but as
metamorphosed ho was the jolly, garrulous
saloon keeper. Evidently a ease of change
of identity. Whatever tax the story
makes ou credulity no change is made for
believing it.
In Disguise.
One of the strange accidents connected
with the Atlantic tragedy was the discov
ery that one of the bodies, apparently that
of a common sailor, one of the ship's crew,
was that of a young woman some twenty
years of ago. Her sex was not found out
until preparations were being made for her
burial. ' Billy," the name by which she
was known by tho crow of the ship, was a
good fellow and a general favorite, taking
her grog and tobacco with tho rest of them,
although superior to her companions in
deportment. Whatover may havo been
tlie life of tho poor girl, her death was that
of a self sacrificing horoitie, for she perish
ed in attempting to save others, when
many of her companions were intent on
solf-prosorvation only. Her secret what
every it might have been, whether of un
happy love, or unrequittod passion, or
hitter romoiso, or a strange thirst for the
perilous adventures of the ocean, perished
with her in the rude waves that have swal
lowed up in tlioir bosoms so many of the
mysteries and sorrows of life.