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NEW, "YORK
CONTINENTAL
Life Insurance Company,
OF NEW YORK,
stbictl r -M rrtux
Assets, SJ,050,I201.85 !
TSSTJESallthenew forms of Policies, and pre
I Bents 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-forfeiture.
,
No extra charges are made for traveling permits.
Policy-holders share In the annual proms of the
Company, and have a voice In the elections and
management of the Company.
Wo policy or medical fee charged.
L. W. FROST, President.
... M. B. Winkoop, Vice Pres't.
J. P.IIookrs, Sec'y.
J. T. EATON.
General Agent,
No.S Korth Third Street,
College Block, Harrlsburg, Pa.
TII03. H. MTLLIGAN,
0 42 ly Special Agent for Newport
Perry County Bank !
Spons ler, J link in & Co.
THE undersign id, having formed a Banking As
sociation under the above name and style, are
now ready to do a General Banking business at
their new Banking House, on Centre Square,
OPPOSITE THE COURT 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
New York.
On time Deposits, Ave per cent forany time over
four months; and for four months four per cent.
We are well provided with all and every facility
for doing a Banking Business; and knowing, and
for some years, feeling tbe great Inconvenience un
der which the people of this County labored forthe
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 Perry county, we
hope we will be sustained in our efforts, by all tbe
business men, farmers and mechanics.
This Banking Association Is composed of the fol
lowing named partners:
W. A. Sponsleb, Bloomfleld, Perry county, Pa.
B. F.Jdhkin, " " "
Wm. H. Milleo, Carlisle,
omcBBS:
W. A. SPONSLEB, Pretident.
Wnxun Willis, Cathier .
New Bloomfleld. 3 5 ly .
Pi; It It Y COUNTY
Heal Estate insurance.
CLAIM i AGENCY.
LEWIS P0TTiE,& CO.,
Real Estate Broken, Inturance, t Claim Agen
New DloomflelU, Pa.
WEINVITE the attention of buyers and sell
ers to the advantages we offer them In pur
chasing or disposiug of real estate through our of
fice. We have a very large list of doslrab property,
consisting of farms, town property, mills, store
and tavern stauds, and real estate of any descrip
tion which we are prepared to offer at great bar-
f alns. We advertise our property very extensive
y, and use all our efforts, skill, and dllllgence to
enecia sale, we niaxe no cnarges unless me
property Is sold while registered with us. We alsc
draw up deeds, bonds, mortgages, andall legal pa
tiers at moderate rates.
Home of the best, cheapest, and most reliable
fire, life, and cattle Insurance companies in the
United States are represented at tills agency.
Property Insured either on the cosh or mutual
plan, and perpetually at $4 and 15 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
ooumy.wno nave never made application. ol
dlers.lf you were wounded, ruptured, oreoutract
ed a disease In the service from which you are dis
abled, you are entitled to a Denslon.
W hen 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 cull, as
we areuoiiuuenb we can reuaersaiisiacuon in any
branch of our business.
-No charge for Information,
tiiuly LEWIS POTTEH & CO.
LOOK OUT J
I would respectively Inform my friends that I In
tend calling upon them with a supply of goods
of my
OWN MANUFACTURE.
Consisting of
CAS8JMEK8,
CA6SINETS,
FLANNELS, (Plain and bar'd)
' CAIU'ETH,
to exchange for wool or sell for cash.
J. M. BIXLElt.
Cintrs Wooi-M Factory. 6,17,4m,
PERRY HOUSE,
New Bloomfleld, Fa.
THE subscriber having purchased the property
on the corner of Mulne and Carlisle streets,
opposite the Court House, Invites all his frleuds
and former oustomers to give him a call as he Is
determined to turuikb nrsielass aooowrnodatloDS.
TWJMAU HUTCH,
ltf. Proprietor.
!AIX KINDS of Printing neatly
executed at the " Hi.ooMirutLU
llMKO" BTKAM JOB OrlUUK.
WHY BANGS HATED; DOGS.
A "Bangs, that Is my dog !"
Yes, I know it. Get, you brute !'
And he shied at him an iron paper weight.
My face flushed, "Bangs," said I, "ex
cuse rne, but I've an affection for that
dog."
"Excuse me, rills,but I've an antipathy
against all dogs. Get out vermin I" and
he gave my pet black and tan a vicious
kick, that sent him howling into the cor
ridor. Bangs shut the door and put tbe
key in his pocket.
" I wish, Fills, the next time you come
to my office you would leave that brute
bohind. I've a most uncomfortable an
tipathy against all canines, and "
Bangs might have said more, but the
look of my face must have convinced him
that I was seriously angry.
" Suppose we lot this pass." he ssid.
" I was wrong, I'll admit ; I ought not vo
have kicked your pup, but you don't know
bow I hate 'em, big and little. Sit down,
Fills, and lot me tell you something that
heretofore has been a secret with mo, a
secret hidden from the gaze of the cold
unsympathizing world. I feel that now
some explanation is proper for mo to make,
in hopes that it may provont a misunder
standing between two such firm friends as
we have been in the past, and I hopo will
be in tho future."
I sat down in the chair Bangs pointed to,
and said, "go on."
" I don't know," continued Bangs, "that
I ever had any particular dislike to dogs
previous to tho circumstance which I am
about to relate. Do you remember tho
spring I took a trip to the country?"
"Very well," I replied.
" That was somo six years ago. I had
confined myself very closely to business
ever since my admittance to the bar, and I
thought a month in tho country would
freshen me up considerably."
"It did not seem to, if I remember right
ly," I said.
" You'll not wonder at it Fills, when I
tell you about the facts. I went down to
a little sea sido resort, called San Marino
ever been there ?"
"Never."
" Well, it's a very queer sort of a plaee.
There is a fine stream of water courses
down from the mountains and empties into
the sea about half a milo from the town ;
although there is no town there, only a
little hotel and blacksmith's shop. The
stream empties into tho sea in winter,
during tho heavy rains, but in summer
time tbe surf banks up the mouth with
sand and forms quite a lako or lagoon.
' Laguna a Furitas is the Spanish namo.
Tbe proprietor of the hotel had a fow littlo
sail boats fitted up, they were in constant
use by the guestv. Game is plenty in tlie
hills and about there, deer, and quail ; the
creek is full of speckled trout ; the hotel is
just far enough from the sea to render the
climate delightful. The San Marino House,
was filled to its utmost capacity that
season. It was a curious kind of a crowd
gathered there. City sportsmen, with
dogs, guns, fishing tacklo, etc.; superanu
ated old women, and, for tho benoflt of the
sea breezo, young boys, fourteen or fifteen
years of age, making their first trip from
home alone two or threo grass widows
a somewhat fat clergyman rode down from
the city on his velocipede and three or
four young ladies, and a dozen frisky school
girls. On the wholo It was as jolly a crew
as ever gathered togotber. ' With horse
back riding, boating, fishing and hunting,
the time passed rapidly enough, 1 said
there were three or four young ladies, but,
so far as I was concerned, there was only
one, Miss Tootio Tusby excuse me, Fills,
but I cannot speak that name, without
emotion," and Bangs drew forth his hand
kerchief, and wiped his eyes vigorously.
: "I cannot describe all her charms ; but,
Fills, if ever there was an angel in this
world she was one. I devoted myself to
her from tbe first. Whon Miss Tootio
rode 1 rode, if she walked I walked, whon
she went fishing, Bangs went fishing. If
she sailed upon the lake Bangs was there
also: Pills, I loved that girl and when I
think what separated us, you'll excuse me,
but" there tho handkerchiof came into
requisition, and Bangs' voice failed him
completely. .
" Did you propose ?" I asked.
"No, Pills, no. Ah ! if I only had j if I
only had 1"
"What prevented?"
" Well, nothing but my own folly. I
was faint hearted when it came to that I
had it in my mouth a dozen tlmos and my
tongue failed me. There was another fel
low there, who mode me terribly jealous.
She didu't show him any particular favors,
but ho was a great admirer of her, any one
could see, and I really wasn't certain in my
mind which one she preferred. She might.
in time, have shown some preference and
my doubt been 'dispelled had it not been
for the affair that happened which I am
about to rotate, and which blighted all my
future lire."
" Bad as that?" I asked
" Pills, you never was in love ; you never
lost the one Heaven assigned you you
don't know anything at all about It."
"That's it; go on."
" There was a party at the San Marino
Hotel that evening, a soiree or t something -like
that they called it. - They sent up to
the city for muclo, and went in for a gay
time. I was counted out somewhat, for
you know I don't dance. , The other fellow
did. More than that he danced with
Tootie all the time. Fills, you don't know
anything about it at all, you never had tho
girl you love dancing with your rival all
the evening right before your eyes, while
you sit in the oornor like a knot on a log
Bee him in the quadrills, when all tho rest
of the couples take each other's hand and
promonade, see that fellow just put his
arm around that girl and go walt zing or
polking all around the room, every time
right in front of you, and that cussed fol
low beading on your corns every chance be
can got you don't know anything about
it."
I admitted my ignorance.
" Well, I couldn't stand it ; it was too
much. I rushed out and started for the
sea. I don't know as I had any intontion
of suioido, but I was in a dosperate mood.
Tho path to the beach lay along the side
of the lagoon, and by the time I bad gone
a hundred yards I changed my mind and
thought I would't go to the beach, but
would take a swim in the lake. That is
all tho accomplishment I possess, and one
can't show that off before the ladies, you
know not in the same way you can dano-
ing. I disrobed under tho branches of a
huge aider tree, or sycamore or some such
trco, and struck out for tho other sido of
the lake. The moon was shining brightly
and the water was warm and delightful. I
grew cool, and soon was enjoying to the
utmost the luxury of the situation. I
almost forgot Miss Tusby and her admirer.
Having crossed to tho opposite side, I
swam into the dark shadows of the elders
until I came to the beach. Then I noticed
the moon was gotting low. I must return
before I was missed at the party. After a
short rest I plunged iu again, and struck
out for the place where I had loft my
clothes. I could find it easy by the large
tree growing there, and Pills, I toll you,
the situation of things about that time was
precarious."
"How's that?"
" I couldn't find my clothes I Gone, sir,
evory articlo except my plug hat. I rushed
around among the brush and nettles, and
poison oak, like a setter after a quail. Je
rusalem 1 Whew 1 1 toll you I got a dose
that lasted for a month. Not a rag of
clothing could I find. I happened to look
up the path to tho hotel. What do you
suppose I saw? A cursed greyhound that
belonged to my rival, with my white vest,
tossing it upon his nose, and dragging it
about amongst the dirt and tan weeds as
though it had been an old dishcloth. The
situation flashed upon me iu an instant.
The dog had stolon my clothes in sport,
and thero I was out there in the night air,
and no possiblo show of getting in the
houso without discovery. Pleasant, wasn't
it?
' " You don't know anything at all about
it,sir. That was nothing to what followed.
JuBt as I was wondering how in the dick
ens I was to got out of the scrape, I looked
up toward the hotel and saw something
that fairly made the blood freeze in my
veins. I saw three persons coming down
the path. I at once recognized them as my
rival, Wilkins, Miss Tootie and another
young lady. They met the dog when about
half-way between the lake and hotel. I
saw by their actions that tho discovery
of the vest had alarmed them. They all
came hurriedly down the path to the very
spot where I stood. Fills, that was a sit
uation I hope never to be placed in again."
"Undoubtedly I" Did you take to
water?"
" I dared not do it, but it would have
been better if I had. I had been in the
water too long already. I was in an awful
shiver goose flesh all over. There wasn't
time to deliberate long. My first thought
was to spring up into a tree, and I did so.
They came rushing down to the water's
edge, under the tree just beneath me.
They were discussing tho probability of
my being drowned.
" I roosted there on a limb shivering like
sin, nothing on but my plug hat, you know.
" By and by they began to talk about go
ing back to tho hotel and giving the alarm.
I oould hear one of the young ladies weep
ing ; but bang rue if I oould tell which one.
I was anxious to know, of course, for if it
was Miss Tootio, the fact would be signifi
cant, at least. In my anxiety to discover
which was weeping, I crept noiselessly out
a fow feet farther on the limb. I did not
stop to consldor that the sycamore was
a very brittle tree. Stretching my neck to
the utmost, I peered down through the
loaves, and crash I"
"The limb brokel"
"Yes, sir; and I found myself stretch
ing out in full length on the sand, right in
the midst of them. 0, Jupiter Ammon 1
Pills, you don't know any thing about it 1
I prayed for an earthquake to open the
ground and swallow mo up ; but it didn't.
" The girls looked at me in astonish
ment a moment, and thero was a tremend
ous fluttering of white dresses as they ran
back to the hotel. Wilkins burst out in a
roar of laughter and kept it up until I
sprang up and collared him. I told hlra
if he valued his life to go to the hotel and
bring my valise, which contained an extra
suit of clothes. I made him promise to
koop mum, too, until I was clear of the
place. He was glad to do that, for he felt
that he'd have the whole field to himself,
ne brought the valise as he promised, and
I walked eight miles to the next hotel.
The next day I took the stage for the city.
Miss Tusby married Wilkins, and I have
never seen her since that fatal night."
1 " And therefore you hate dogs?"
"And who wouldn't ? If it hadn't been
for that dog, I nevor should have met
with that accident. I might have won
Miss Tusby, I might have been tho father
of a large and flourishing family, Instead
of a m Isanthropio bachelor. I might ' '
Here Bangs was interrupted by some one
rapping at the office door. He unlocked i t,
and ushered in a disconsolate looking fel
low, who, on seoing me, intimated a wish
to consult him privately. Bangs' private
office is separated from his reception room
by sliding doors. He invited his visitor in
and closod the doors, as he thought, but
it happened that the track which they
ran on was out of order, and the doors slid
open about three inches. Unavoidably I
listened to the whole conversation.
" You are lawyer Bangs, are you not?
said the stranger.
" Yes, sir. Can 1 do anything for you?"
" I think so. I am unhappy in my mar
riage relations."
" Ah ! that's bad. Thinking of a di
vorce?" " Yes, sir."
"Ah, perhaps it is best where two can
not live together happily. Personally, I
have always thought the marriage state the
only happy one for a man in the world."
" Are you married, sir ?"
" Oh, no, sir ; no, sir ; might have been,
possibly, had it not been for an unfortunate
accidont I once "
"You ought to think yourself lucky,
sir," interrupted the stranger.
" Perhaps so. But lot us attend to your
business. On what ground do you intend
to proceed?"
" Incompatability of temper, first."
"Anything else?"
" Yes, sir ; deception. She claimed to
bo a maiden lady."
"Wasn't she?"
"She had been married three times, and
was the mother of three children."
" Can't agree, eh ?"
"No, sir; could as soon agree with the
dovil." .
" That was bad."
" Her reputation, I know, is not good.
She is nothing but an adventuress."
"Let us get this thing in shape. I will
take down your statements," and iruedi
ately I could hear Bangs scratching away
with his pen,
"Your name?"
"John Badger."
" Wife's namo ?"
"Susan Badger."
" Namo when you married?"
, " Susan Tinkhara. Tuikham committed
suicide six monthis after mrriage."
"Name before she married Tinkham?"
"Plunket. Plunkotran away and left
her, and she got a divorce from him."
" Ah, ah 1 She's one of 'Jem, isn't Bhe ?
What was her name before she married
Plunket?"
" Wilkins. Ho lived with her about a
year, when he got a divorce."
" Wilkins ; the name sounds familiar.
Do you know her name before Bhe married
him ?"
" Yes.sir. It was Tusby Susan Tusby,
or Tootie Tusby, as she was called."
There was a dull thud on the floor, a cry
of dismay from the stranger, and I throw
ing open the door, rushed in.
Bangs had fainted
Fire Days' Sleep.
A well known gentleman of Jersey City,
says the "Journal," tells the following sto
ry, and as he is known to be truthful, the
story may be relied upon. He was visiting
in Tonawanda, N. Y., for the last week or
two, and put up at a hotel. Among the
guests was a Mrs. Parker, who enjoyed the
best of health. On Monday afternoon two
weeks ago she lay down to enjoy a siesta.
The evening drew on and she did not
awake. A frlond sought to awaken her
but failed, as did others.
A physician was called iu and he did all
that his art suggested, but tho sleeper did
not awaken. A large pitcher of ice water
was emptied slowly upon hor face, and a
galvanio battery was applied, but neither
produced the desired effect. She slept
calmly and peacefully from Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock until Friday morning at
10 o'clook. All through these five days
her breathing was regular, her skin moist
and pulse regular. When she awoke she
was totally unconscious of having taken so
long a nap. Tbe sloep had no other effect
than to exhaust her considerably, but in
three days she was as lively and wide
awake as ever.
X3T A woman is either worth a great
deal or nothing. If good for nothing, she
is not worth getting jealous for ; if she be
a true woman, she will give no cause for
jealousy. A man is a brute to be jealous
of a good woman a fool to be Jealous of a
worthless one but he is a double fool to
cut bis throat for either,
XW The experience of all.countries that
have been robbed of their forests is to the
same effect, an experience of disastrous
sprlug freshets and long summer drouth,
SUNDAY BEADING.
' Bible Quotations not in the Bible.
There are many familiar phrases in con
stant use, which tbe majority of people
suppose have their origin in the Bible, and
use them in that connection. The New
York Obitrvtr corrects this error in tho
following manner. Butj as the phrases
are fine, we still love to use them. To pre
vent misquotations from the Scriptures, it
gives them thus :, ' ,
" God tempers the wind . to the shorn
lamb." From Sterne's " Sentimental Jour
nal to Italy." ; .
" In tho midst of lifo we are in death."
From tho "Burial Service," and this origi
nally from a hymn of Luther.
" Bread and wine which tbe Lord hath
commanded to be received." From the
English Catechism.
" Not to be wise above what is written."
Not in Scripture.
"The merciful man is merciful to bis
boast." The Scriptural form is, " A right
eous man regardeth the life of his beast."
Prov. xii. 10.
" A nation shall be born in a day." In
Isaiah it reads, " Shall a nation be bom at
once ?"
" As iron sharpenoth iron, so doth a man
the countenance of a friend." '" Iron shar
penoth ; so a man sharpenoth the counten
ance of his friend." Prov. xxiii. 17.
" That he who runs may road." " That
he may run that readeth." Hab. ii. 2.
"Owe no man anything but love."
" Owe no man anything, but love one
another." Romans xiii. 8.
" Exalted to heaven in point of privilege."
Not in the Bible.
Eve was not Adam's helpmate, but mere
ly a helpmeet for him ; nor was Absalom's
long hair the instrument of his destruc
tion ; his head, and not the hair upon it,
having caught iu the boughs of the tree.
(11. Samuel, xxxii. 8.) A London wig
maker onee bad a sign upon which was
painted Absalom suspended from tho
branches of the oak by his hair, and un
derneath tho following couplet :
"It Absalom hadn't worn his own hair,
He'd ne'er been found a hanging there."
Don't Fret.
Don't fret, whatever you do, and don't
let your children fret. Fretfulness is a
habit easily acquired, even when it is not
naturally a part of one's disposition, by as
sociating with fretful people.
Everybody feels a tendency to it, at
times, and if the desire is indulged, it
gains strength very rapidly, and is a source
of annoyance, even of unbappiness, not
only to the fretful individual himself, but
to all by whom he is surrounded. If moth
ers would not gratify their children when
they fret for what they want, a good deal
could be done towards preventing the lit
tle ones acquiring a habit which will cer
tainly contribute nothing towards the pos
sessor's comfort, ease, or happiness, nor
towards that of any with whom they may
come in contact.
I know a lady who has a little boy, not
yet three years old, t who is inclined to be
very fretful, sometimes though not at all
sick which may be an excuse. She never
gives him anything that he asks for in a
fretful tone. Before be had learned that !
wben his mother said, " Can't give it to a
fretful boy," that he was not to get it, and
I have often heard his tone change in a
very few minutes, and he would reply,
" I'se smilin' now, Mamma" when his re
quest, if a reasonable one, would always
be promptly granted.
Children of a fretful mother, always fret,
it might safely be asserted, and many in
dulge this bad habit, whose mothers never
gave way to it themselves, but, in many
cases, did not take the troublo, or did not
know how to control it in their children.
If anything was gained by it, there might
be some little exouse for being uncomforta
ble one's self, and for making others so too
but we all know fretting accomplishes
nothing, except making the one who in
dulges in it, disagreeable to himself, and to
every one else. Therefore, I conclude by
saying, as I began don't fret yourself, and
don't allow your children to frot.
CSJTrom very careful investigations, it
appears that the increase of communicants
of Evangelical churches in the United
States, from 1870 to 1873, is more than
000,000 : or a little mora than eloven per
cent, in two years. If we continue at this
rate through the next decade, the increase
will be fifty-five per cent, in 1880 ; or, at
least, ten millions of communicants. All
tbe late talk about the " decline of Prot
estantism" is fallacious, at least so far as
our own country is concerned. Protestant
ism has a profound sway over the Ameri
can heart and conscience. Scepticism,
"spiritism" "liberalism," etc., make
much noise, but evangelical religion, mean
while, goes on, deepening and widening all
through the nation. In no former perlo'd
of our national history has religion had a
more pervasive or deeper power in this
country. Such is the fact, whatever may
be the mystery of it to philosophical doubt
ers. tW Let your promises bo sincere, and
so prudently considered as not to exceed
the reach of your ability. He who prom
ises more than be can perform, is false to
himself, and he who does not perform
what he has promised, is false to his friend.