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Life
Insurance Company,
OP NEW YORK,
STRICTLY M UTUAL I
ISSUES all the npw forms of Policies, and pre
sents as favorable terms as any company ia the
Julted Mates.
Thirty days' (trace allowed on each payment, and
the policy held good during tliut time.
Policies Issued by this Company are non-forfeit,
ure.
No extra charges arc made for traveling permits.
Policy-holders share In the annual profits of the
Company, and have a voice in the elections and
management of the Company.
No policy or medical fee charged.
L. W. FIIOST, President.
M. B. Wtnkoop, Vice Pres't.
J.P.KooEn3.8ec'y. j r R
General Agent,
No . 6 North Third Street,
College Block, Ilarrisburg, Pa.
THUS. H. MIM.IGAN,
0 (2 ly Special Agent for Newport.
Perry County Bank!
Sponstcr, ,1 u ii U in & Co.
mH R nnrinrnlim d. havinff formed a Banking As.
I sociulion under the above name and style, are
now ready to do a General Banking business at
their new Banking House, on Centre Square,
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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, live per cent fnrany time over
(our months ; and for four months four per cent
We are well provided with all and every facility
(or doing a Banking Business; and knowing, and
for some years, feeling the 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 the
businessmen, farmers and mechanics.
This Banking Association Is composed of the fol.
towing named partners:
W. A. Bpokhi.br. Bloomfleld, Perry county, Pa,
B. F. JlINKIW, " " "
Wm. II. Miu.br, Carlisle,
, omenta:
W. A. Bl'ONSLEK, President
William Willis, Cashier
New Bloomtleld.S 6 ly
1131111 Y COUSTY
Ileal Estate, Insurance,
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AGENCY,
LEWIS FOTTEB & CO.,
Real Estate Brokers, Insurance, Claim Agen
Now Xlloouifieltl, ru.
1TTE INVITE the attention of buyers and sell-
TV em to the advantages we offer them hi pur
chasing or disposing of real estate through our of
flee. '
We hare a very large list of dcslrab property,
consisting of farms, town property, mills, store
and tavern stands, ana real estate of any descrip,
tiou which we are prepared to oiler at great bar
sains. We advertise our uronertv very extensive'
ly, anduseaUourelforU,l(Ul, and dllligence to
effect a sale. We make no charges unless the
. property is sow wime registered witn us. we aisc
craw up aeeus, ooiius, mortgages, anuaii legal pa
tiers at moderjUe rate. - -
Home of the best, cheapest, and most reliable
fire, life, and cattle Insurance companies In the
I' niled states are represented at this agency.
Property lusureU either on the oanh or mutual
vlan. ana riirpeuinnvat u and So Derthonsana,
Pensions, bounties, and all kinds of war claims
collected. 1 here are thousands of soldiers and
lieirsof soldiers who are entitled to pensions and
bounty, who have never made application. Hoi
d era. If vou were wounded, ruritured. orcontract
ed a disease In the service from which you are dis
abled, vou are entitled to a uension.
When widows of soldiers die or marry, the minor
Children are entitled to the pension. -
Parties having any business to transact In our
tine, are respectfully Invited to give us a call, as
we are confident we can render satisfaction In any
uranen oi uur uumiiew.
No char ue for Information. '
4 2Uly LEWIS POTTER Si CO,
LOOK OUT !
T would resoeotivelv Inform my friends that I In
X tend calling upou them with a supply of goods
ofmy i
OWN MANUFACTURE.
- ' Consisting of
CABSIMERS, , .
' CASSINET8, ' -
FLANNELS, (Plain and bar'd)
OAHPKTH, &c,
to exchange for wool or sell for cash.
J. M. BIXLElt.
CentubWoolekFactoht. 9,17,4ra,
PEEltY HOUSE 7 "
Kew ItlooiiiBeld, Pa.
THE subscriber having purchased the property
on the corner of Maine and Carlisle streets,
opposite the Court Houne, Invites all his friends
and former oustomers to give him a call as he it
determined to furnish first clan accommodations.
' , . . THOMAti tttrvH, ,
. ltf. . . . Proprietor.
ALL KINDS of Printing neatly
PRINTING!
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xeeuted at the " bi-domitixuj
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SUNDAY B1.A.D IN &
VOTES THE TAISIES.
I bavo Just been learning the lesson of life,
' The sweet, tad lesson of loving j' ".'
And all It toaclics for pleasure or pain, '
' Been sadly, Blowly proving.
And all that la left of the glittering dream,
And its thousand brilliant phases,
Is a handful of dust and a coffin hid
A coffin under tho daisies.
And so I am glad that we lived as we did,
Through the summer of life together,
And that one of ns tired, lay down to rest,
' Ero the Coming of winter weather.
For the sadness In love is growing cold,
Tet 'tis onejof Its surest phases
Bo I thank my God with a breaking heart,
For the coffin under the daisies.
And thus forever, throughout tho world,
Is love a sorrow proving. '
There aro many sorrowful things In life
But tho saddest of all is loving.
Life often divides far wider than death,
And fortune a strong wall raises,
But better far than two hearts estranged,
, Is a coffin under the daisies.
A Moment's Carelessness.
A photographer of noto once took a long
ourney, with a great supply of apparatus.
to photograph au eclipse at a very advan
tageous point. The preparations were
made with great care, and tho moment of
total eclipse came and paused. The" op
erator went to his instrument, and to Lis
great mortification and vexation, found he
bad forgotten to put in the slide. No pic
ture was there, and all his journey and ex
pense had been for nothing. The eclipse
would not repeat itself for his accommoda
tion.
Later a scioutiflo man, export in all mat
ters of the kind, was watching most intent
ly with the telescope all the phases of the
eolipse, but at the moment when it was
total chanced to look off, a cause of much
regret to him afterwards.
A little neglect, a moment's carelessness,
often makes way for lasting regret to some
body. '
A sculptor had spent months over a
model for a statue, which was to be ex
hibited along with many other competitors,
Just as the drayman was bringing it to its
destination in Washington, he let the box
fall on the pavement, and the figure was
broken into fragments. . So, too a piece of
ancient sculpture, which had withstood
the storms of three thousand years, and
had safely made its long, journey over land
and sea, was broken tQ pieces on the side.
walk in Kew York by the careless handling
of a portor.
Yet these are small grievances beside
those which effect the heart and soul. A
moment's thoughtless speech may crush
the sweet hopes in a heart, and leave it to
cheerless misery. A little unkind act may
do a mischief that a lifetime of regret can
not undo. A neglect to seek Christ when
the Spirit is calling us to come may cost
us our precious souls. -
It seemed a small matter tor a young
lady who was anxious about her soul to go
to a party instead of the prayer-meeting one
evening, but never again did the spirit
strive with her, and in . a little while she
was gone, gone forever.
Card Playing.
The Christian Union in reply to a ques
tion upon the morality of card playing,says
Cards are no more sinful iu thoir nature
than jack straws. ' Under 1 some olrcum-
stances we should reprobate card playing
as leading to waste of time, to associate
with bad men and always when one plays
for stakes. On the other hand 1 no one
should judge the conscience of those who
never gamble, who play at home, who
have been brought up to regard the game
as a lawful amusement, whose reason does
not condemn it. Paul's formula is em
ineutly applicable . here : " Lot not him
that eatetb despise him that eateth not,
and let not him which eateth not judge
him that eateth."
tSyitiith is God's medicine. Every
body ought to batho in it. Grim care, anx.
iety, morosonoss, all this rust of life ought
to be scoured off by the oil of mirth. It i
better than emery. , , Every man ought to
rub himself with it. A man without mirth
Is like a wagon without springs, in which
every one ia caused disagreoably to jolt by
every pebble over which it runs.
tW Innocence is not virtue, and those
who fancy that it is, make a fatal mistake,
Innocence is simply the ignorance of evil
virtuo knows it,' appreciates it, rejects
Infancy is lovely in Its innocence : but life
with its stern realities, domandsthe Btrong,
ripened "vigor of manly virtue to resist
ovil, to protect its good, to build up charac
ter, and to bless tho world.
t3T To show the worth of time, God,
most liberal of all other things, Is exceed
ing frugal in dispensing with that ; for he
never grants us a second till he has with-
drawn the first, still keen the third on
his hands, so that we are in perfect uncer
tainty whether we shall live or not. The
true manner of preparing for the last mo
ments is to speud all the others well, and
ever expect that.
- , ... r i i . li
tWFevr, If any, repent of their silence ;
many' repent of their talk.
Tho Rescue.
T
"WE last dying rays of an autumn sun
were just shedding their gleam over a
western prairie, growing fainter and fainter
as the brilliant orb of day slowly receded
from sight behind the distant hills.' The
tall grass rustled lazily as a gentle breezo
swept over the countless acres, and at last,
when the final beam of day had stooped to
kiss the waving ' sea, the surroundings
looked dismal and dosoitcd in the extreme,
they were being .slowly enshrouded in
the dark shadows of the coming night.
But not entirely dosertod was this unin
viting section ; for, had we been in that
vicinity, we might have observed a solitary
horsoman making his way slowly westward,
through tho entangled masses the lofty
productions of the rolling prairies.
He was a young man, not over five-and-
twenty, his neatly fitting hunting suit
ignifying the manner in which he improv
ed his pastime. Above the medium height,
with broad, full chest to correspond, pre
possessing In geuornl appearance, lie was
ono who would not fail to elioit a favorable
impression from a stranger at first sight
Reaching the bank of a little brook, the
horseman halted, and, shading bis eyes
with his hand, looked long and steadily
through tho gathering gloom to a belt of
timber about three miles away.
"They are thore," ho muttered, as his
faithful steed quaffed the dancing wators at
his feet. " I see smoke from their camp
fire if I mistake not, sifting through the
tree tops. However, I must stop here till
it is fairly dark, as there is yet light enough
to reveal my approach."
Leaving him thus waiting wo will pro
ceod a little in advance A camp fire
blazes up brilliantly in a dark forest, send
ing its flashing rays far out into the night.
Around this is grouped a number of rough
looking personages, in a variety of attire,
and while part of them are talking and
laughing loudly, two of tho band may be
seated a little apart from the rest,
conversing more earnestly, but with less
vehemence.
I tell you, Hank, we've made a lucky
strike kidnapping that girl. The captain
will be sure to reward us when we get back
to the cave, as he has long had his eye on
her," said one of the two, who appeared
to be the leader of the band, pointing to a
covered wagon near at hand, from whence
ever and anon, could be heard the long
drawn Bigh of a female.
We might have been lucky in getting
her, but may not be so luoky in keeping
her," said the othor.
" Who do you think will take her from
us?" asked the first speakor, gruffly.
Why, there is that young devil, Clarence
Blake, who's been shinning yp tohor, I be
lieve, and you know he's Satan himself,
when his blood's up."
" A fig for Claronce Blake or any othor
man ! I'm going to take the first watch
myself to-night, and if I see any ono prowl
ing around this camp, they'll get blowed
through, that's all."
" Well, you're doss on this trap, so go
ahead ; only, if you make a cent on the gal,
just come down, for if it were not for me
you would not have got her."
" I'll remember you, Hank ; just look to
the horses, and then you can take a snooze,
I'll call you soon after midnight."
"All right, boss," and the speaker
wnlked away.
As it was getting quite late, the leader
gave orders to bavo the lire partially
tinguished, and soon the camp was wrapt
in silence.
Dave Griudly, who gloried in the (ofty
position of "boss of this trap," took his
station near tho foot of a tree near the
wagon containing the captive, and laying
his rifle across his lap, began his duty as
sentinel.
" She's a handsome gal, and it's going to
be money in my pocket to keep her ; so
won't trust her to any ono but myself till
toward morning," he soliloquized.
The hours dragged slowly, Dave's eyes
grew heavy, and before ho realized the fact,
he was sinking into a sound slumber.
No sooner was he unconscious than
dark form crept from a thicket close by and
cautiously approached the wagon, ne
listened a moment and then rose to his feet
and thiust his head beneath the canvas
that darkened the rear.
" Sh ! Not a word, but come this way,
he whispered.
A rustle was heard, and then came a low
voice.
" Clarence ! Thank heaven you have
come 1"
"Easy, easy, Nettie ; you'll wake some
of the rascals, and then all will bo lost,
Come this way so I can reach you,"
In a moment he felt a little hand resting
within hia own, and quickly he detached
the canvas from its fastenings, and lifting
the form of Nettie Seymour in his strong
arms, he crept silently away. Reaching
the spot where ha had left his horse, he
leaped upon his back with Nettie still in
his arms, and heading his horse eastward,
was soon out of the tynber, riding again
over the vast expanse of rolling prairie. '
The moon was up, and the surroundings
appeared almost as light as day,
How long or how far they had ridden
they scarcely knew, when Nettie raised
her head and exclaimed, excitedly :
"Look, Clarence I ' Look behind us I"
He did so, and plainly distinguished the
outlines of - nearly half a dozen dark forms
riding after them at full speed, the sound
of : their horse hoofs, now plainly audible
as they came madly on. ,,,,
It is a ride for life, Nettie.' Be brave
and hopeful, we may outstrip them yet."
He stooped forward and patted the neck
of
tho faithful steed, nud then gave the
word. "Go!"
Like a whirlwind be darted forward, and
his hoofs seemed scarcely to touch the
ground as he flew with lightning rapidity.
But still the robbers seemed to gain, as
their horses carried a tnuoh lighter burden,
and had a long rest. jHiey refrained from
firing, however, for feaf injuring the girl.
" Seize the pummel of the saddle, and
bang on firmly for amomont,'? said Clar
ence, hastily, and drawing a long seven
shooter from his belt ho turned about and
emptied the contents of three barrels among
the pursuers.
Ho did not stop to see if the hasty shots
had proved effectual, but again drew Nettie
to him and urged his horse forward.
The robbers' progress seemed slightly
retarded by the shots, but they soon ral
lied, and with wild shouts came dashing on
again.
Clarence looked perplexed and anxious,
for he knew by the founds they were not
far away.
Cautioning Nottie not to bo alarmed at
what might transpire, he turned his head
to ascertain how near the pursuers really
wero.
Only one of tho gang was dangerously
near, he being mounted on a fleet horse,
and was some distance in advance of his
companions.
" It won't do to lot him get so close ns to
take accurate aim," rapidly ran Clarenco's
thoughts, " or ho'll pepper me, suio.'
Tho young scout was right, for no soon
er had the thought fairly coursed through
his brain, than whiz came a bullet tearing
through his hat, just grazing his head,
but doing no serious damage other than re
lieving him of a lock of hair.
" Great heavens, Clarence ! they have
shot you," screamed Nettio, trembling with
fear for his safety.
"Not yet, Nottie," he replied, calmly
the rascal meant to wig me, but fired
wild. 1 hate to take life, but he tried bard
to take mine then, and now he must look
out for himself."
The bridle rein, iu the moantime, had
been lying loose upon the horse's neck, so,
clasping his precious burden more firmly
with his left arm, with bis right he again
drew that never failing weapon, and again
half turned in his saddlo, just as the rob
ber, who was within ten yards, was raising
his weapon to fire. Nettio heard a sharp
report, a wild yell of agony, and the rob
ber's steed was seen veering madly away
to the right, riderless. An answering yell
of baffled rage came from the fallen man's
friends, and while but one dismounted to
ascertain if Pave Griudly was dead, the
others came thundering on faster than
ever, i .
Again Clarence urged the horse forward,
and on they sited like tho wind., MinutcB
came and went, and Boon it seemed the
shouts behind them were growing fainter
" We are gaining on them," said Clar
ence, joyfully. " x aster !: tustor 1 - iliac k
Hawk.V - :
Obedient to his master's words, the no
ble animal seemed to tax his propensities
for strength and fleetuess to thoir utmost,
and passed over tne ground with great ra
pidity. - . ..,!,,
The angry demonstrations from behind
still continued, but wero momentarily
growing loss distinguishable.
The fatigue of this wild ride proved too
strenuous for Nettie's nerves, and ere. long
she lost all consciousness, and lay a lifeless
burden on her rescuer's arm. ;
On, still on, dashed the foaming steed,
never retarding in his headlong course,
seeming to fully realize the duty which de
volved upon him.
A half hour passed, and all Bounds , of
pursuit had ceased. . Reaching a little
grove through which ran a stream of water,
Clarence halted his horse, and leaving him
to browse among the ' green grass which
grew about, he procured some water iu his
flask, and washed the pale face of . Nottie
with a gentlo hand. Soon the dark eyes
opened ; and when they rested upou a well
known face bending over her, she smiled
gratefully. , : , i .
, " You have saved me from a fate '
than death, Clurenco. Can I ever repay
you ?"
" Yes, Nettio ; but not now will I claim
my reward," ho replied, gently, clasping
her willing hand within his own.: Titer
was a world of meaning in his toues, and
Nottie seemed to realize their import, for
little blush mounted to her pale cheeks.
A little whilo longer they rusted, and
then again remountod and continued east
ward ; and then again the shadow of night
was receding before Wr8" first approach
day the riders entered the little settlement
of II, aud drew up before a small
cottage Nettie's home. : . , - ,: . a: ,
Groat was the joy of her parents at bar
return, end when,, soon after, . Clurenoe
claimed his reward her hand in marriage
her father replied, leading forward the
blushing, happy' girl : .
" Clarence, you saved her from worse
than death, and her life shall hereafter be
devoted to your happiness, Take her,' and
may God bless your union."
The wedding soon after took place, and
while happiness crowned their every .walk
of life, that eventful midnight ride remain
ever fresh in their memory. .
Long Parted Lovers.
Ashtabula correspondent relates
ANu,
tlie following t, A beautiful, brown-
haired daughter of Sweden 'was the heroine
of a romance having its termination in Ash
tabula recently, whioli ' throws the ' novel
writers' completely into the shade. (Twenty
years ago, when a little rilieeu year old
damsel, she was wooed and fairly won by
Christaln Haho-uest, a bright lad twenty
years of age, in far off Sweden. The pa
rents of the girl were of a higher rank than
the relatives of poor Christian, and as soon
as they learned of the preference manifest
ed by the young couple for each othor, they
ruthlessly " tore their young hearts asun
der :" and probably "packed the cirl off
to boarding school," if . there was such a
cruel institution in Sweden.
Christian bore his hard fate at homotis
long as be was able, when' finding all ef
forts to see his betrothed fruitless, he ven
tured upon the ocoan as a common sailor.
After a lnpse of several years Hanquest
eturned to find his friends and relatives
Bcaltorcd or dead and himself a total str an
ger. He was unablo to find even the slight
est trace of his sweetheart. Hanquest had
amassed quite a little fortune in his wan
derings, but his unsuccessful efforts to
find his beloved, for whom he had labored
so long, caused him to care but little as to
the manner in which it was spent, and
finally found himself once more on his
own resources, without money or friends,
in the early part of the year 1872. He was
iu an English Beaport when he became rid
of his last 'red,' aud shipped upon an
American vessel and worked his passage to
Now York. While thore, hearing stories of
the fabulous wages which were paid sailors
upon the inland lakes, he went to Canada
and engaged himself on a schooner. Here,
however, he found his goldon dreams were
naught, and, reaching Cleveland, he start
ed on foot to Buffalo, where several of his
friends from the old country were living.
Hanquest spent the night of the 8rd ult.,
at Ashtabula, aud in conversation with
some of his countrymen who were employ
ed on the ; railroad, he accidently related
fragments of his past history, among them
an account of his early love. While he was
speaking a Swedish lady,aged about thirty
five years, who residod in Jamestown, N.
York, and who was spending a few days
in Ashtabula, exclaimed in the language of
her Fatherland : " ChriBtian,do you know
me ?" and fell weeping upon his shoulder.
The wanderer hod found his mate ; but we
draw a curtain over the scene, as too ' hal
lowed for the prying eyes of the reporter to
penetrate. ' ' '
The reunited couple started for James
town, where they will soon be joined in the
holy bonds of wedlock.' The fair one's
parents are said to be - highly respectable
people, nud they will probably not now
maintain any opposition to what is evident
ly the manliest dostiny or their daughter,
who for so lonk a period has remained
single. Hanquest will doubtless settle
down to a sober and industrious citizen.
On Marriage To Yonng Men.
The true girl has to bo sought for. She
does not parado herself, as show-goods.
She is not fashionable. Generally, she is
not rich. ' But O ! what a heart she has
when you find her ! so large, and pure, and
womanly ! When you 1 see it, you wonder
if those showy things outside were really
women. If you gain her love, your two
thousand are a million. She'll not ask
you for a carriage, or a first-class house.
She'll wear simple dresses, and turn thorn
when necessary, with no vulgar magnificat
to frown upon ber economy. She'll keep
everything neat and nice in your skyparlor,
and give you such a welcome when you
come homo that you'll think your parlor
higher than ever. She'll entertain true
friends on a dollar, and astonish you with
the new thought, how very little happiness
depends on money ! She'll make you love
homo (if you don't you're a brute), and
teach you bow to pity, while you scorn, a
poor fashionable society that thinks itself
rich, and vainly tries to think itself happy.
Now do not, I pray you, say any more,
" I can't afford to marry." Go, find the
true woman, and you can ! Throw away
that cigar, burn up that switch cane, be
sensible yourself, aud seek your wife in a
sensible way. -
... Foolscap.
The origin of " foolscap" paper is not
generally kupwn. Charles I. of England
granted numerous monopolies for the sup
port of the government. Among others
was the manufacture of paper. The water
mark, of the finest sort, was the royal arms
of England. , The consumption of this
artivle was great at this , time, and large
fortunes were made by those who had pur
chased the right to vend it. This, among
othor monopolies, was set asido by the
Parliament that brought Charles I. to the
scaffold, ' and as one way of showing their
contempt for the King, they ordered the
royal arms to be taken from the paper, and
a fool with hia cap and bells to be substitu
ted. It is now over two hundred years
since the fool's cap and bells were taken
from tho paper; but still the paper of the
size which the Rump Parliament ordered
for their journals bears the name and
water-mark as in iudiguity to Charles I.