7
tton allowed them by law nntU the expiration
of their respective terms of olllce.
.t Bee. 80. All state and Judicial ofttceri here
tofore elected, sworn, affirmed, or In ofllca
when this Constitution shall talc effect, shall
several lyS within one month after such adop
tion, take and subscribe an oath or alllrmatlon
to support this Constitution.
Bee. 8. .The General Assembly at it first
session, or as soon as may be, after the adop
. tlon of this Constitution, shall pass such laws
. as may be necessary to carry the soma Into
': full force and effect. ,..
. , Bee. K3. - The ordinance passed by this Con.
vention entitled " An Ordinance for submit
ting the amended Constitution of Pennsylva
nia to a vote of the electors thereof" shall be
held to be valid lor all the purposes thereof.
' Bee. 83. The words " County Commission
ers," wherever used In this Constitution and
in any ordinance , accompanying tho same,
shall be held to Include the Commissioners for
thecrty of Philadelphia. ..!
'"Adopted at Philadelphia on the. third drtyof
November, in tho year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-throe. 1 '
Mtntf. :. . JOHN H. WALKER.
" D. L. Imbiiis, i President.
Chief Clerk. " ' '
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- ' ' '
; rtt O Br'n8 J'ou 'refl "V ma" the very best
3bO ELASTIC Til USS.
Write at once to POMEHOY&ro., '
40d4w ' . 744 Broadway, N. Y.
THE MAGIC COMB Z"nt0
Will change any colored hair to a permanent
black or brown and contains no poison. Trade
1 supplies at low rates, i Address, MAtilOCOMII
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LADIES' COMPANION.
An article Ions desired and sought for by every
lady, free for two stamps. Address
4M4w ... MRS. c. HENRY, Hanover, Pa.
Employment for All !
T. 8. Arthur's last and greatest work. CA8T
ADRIFT, is selling by thousands, notwithstand
ing the times. His intensely Interesting and Is
low in price, thus having many advantages over
blither priced and heavy books. A life of the Au
thor presented to every subscribe. An agent who
had never sold a Hook before cleared 8KK) last
week. DISCOUNTS TO SUIT THE TIMES.
Circulars FREE .1. M. HTODDAHT & CO..
4Ud4w .. ;.. 720 Sansom SU, Philadelphia.
" CAMPliORINE
1 The Great Discovery for the Immediate relief
and cure of Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains,
Bruises, Pains, strains. Stlfr Joints, Swellings, In
flammations, Hunions. Catarrh, &c., &c. ft will
not. grease or stain, and for the toilet is a Inxtirv
hi every family. Thousands will and now testify
to its great merits. Try it. Price per bottle.
Cents. REUBEN HOYT. Proprietor.
404w ... . , . ,, 2U3 Greenwich St.. N. Y.
THE HIGHEST MEDICAL AUTHORITIES ot
Europe say the strongest Tonic, Purllter and De
obstruent known to the medical world Is
J URUBEB A.
It arrest decay' of vital forces, exhaustion of
the nervous system, restores vigor to the debill
tuted, cleanses vitiated blood, removes vesicle
obstructions and acts directly on the liver and
Spleen. Price (I a bottle. JOHN Q. K.ELLOUU,
18 Piatt St.. New York. 46 d 4w
i it ' . .i i i a j- i .' i.
"A New Thing Under the Sun??
SIXTEEN OIL PAINTINGS IN A BOOK I
Never before was such an Idea attempted for
book-Illustration ; every one who has seen it pro.
nminces It SUPERB. Mrs. Harriet lleechor
Btowe's latest work,
WOMAN IN BACHED HISTORY,
Is a series of narrative-sketches, drawn from
Scriptural, historical, and legendary sources.
ILLUSTRATED with Sleen Choice OIL CHRO
MOS, aftei paintings by the most celebrated ar
tists of the world, giving a rich and mugnillcent
variety of Oriental costume and beauty. Mrs.
Stowe in her charming style has written a book
full of Interest, and without a dull paceinit.whlch
even if not illustrated would sell rapidly ; but the
BRILLIANT OIL MCrUKKS
make it one of the most unique, original, and re
markable books ever offered. The pictures. If
published separately, would readily sell for 12
each or 8-12, while the entire book, witli the six
teen pictures together with sumptuous bindings
of the volume, can be had for one-Hfth of that
amount The book Is making a tremendous
SENSATION AMONG AGENTS
and salesmen, because It Is absolutely nete and
' has money In IU" To get pleasant work and
good nay. send for terms, circulars, Ko., to J. B.
FORD & CO., New York, Boston, Chicago, San
Fnuicisco, or Cincinnati. 4Cd4w
Orphans' i Court Sale
v.- 1 OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.
THK undersigned,' appointed by the Orphans'
Court of Perry county. Pa., a Trustee to
make sakt ot tits Real Estate late of Jonathan
Shope, deceased, by virtue of proceeding in par
tltlou had therein, herebv gives notice I hat he
will expose to public sale, upon the premises, r
On Wednesday, December 17th, 1878,
At one o'clock P. M., the undivided half of a farm
containing ,, , v, ,,
One Hundred and Fifty-five Acres,
mow or less, situate In Tyrone township, and
bounded by the Poor House farm, and lands of
Jacob Rltter, Peter Wolf and Jolui S. Jtitter, hav
ing thereon erected a - . .
M- ' ! TWO stout1'
. LOG FRAME HOUSE,
?PAM?,BA.JJ,?,,?AnN ""d )thBf Outbuildings.
About 140 ACRES are cleared and under go.!
cultivation. This farm l situate within one mile
of the thriving town of Loysvllles has all necessa
ry improvements; an eieulltut spring of water,
and is of a good quality of soil. The oilier half la
now owned by William A. Welbley. . . -It
will be sold on the following terms and condi
tions : 6 per cent, of the purchase money to )
paid wtieu the- property in stricken down, (or a
suttloltmt amount to pay all the costs) : and the re
maliiderin three eciual uiiuiial payiiieuts with In
terest from the dale of continuation of sale, to be
secured by lecouiUitance in the Orphans' M. , -;T
" -i SAMUEL SHOPE, '
Novemlwr 25, 1873 ts . - Trustee.
Tit EH PASS NOTICE The undersigned
dents of Saville twp hereby give nolluo
that all perssons are forbidden to enter upon
their lauds for the purpose of hunting, ttshlug.
miltliiir ir trMinuttui
nig for uuy purpose whale vr
ia lu ur .
mirier ueiuLltv of Lha litw.
Piur.ir Jaixihn, ' " Jacob Heuminukh,
luvin Kdiiinsok, John Swahtz,
' WlUJAM 8llN., . CHBIllT.ikaiWAB,:!
Bavllle twp., Oct. 3rd, 1KT,1.
TRESPASS NOTIOR-JThe xubscrlbW a resi-f
dent of Carroll townshl p. eaulions ail persons
asmasi i)Utl l( 1luill nyi proiiiiww, lor Hie pur
pose of limiting, fishing, gathering nuts, or fres
linvHliiK for any purpose whatever, under penalty
of Uie law. '
...ptjfa'lriiini ' -HltaBV "mm'
Auctioneer. Tl.a nndeislued i crlvea
notice ih.vi , W cry sales at any point In Perry
or Daiiiitn comities. Orders are solicited and
prompt anenthin will be given.. - i A .1 .i 1
: l W E. 1. WELLS. - I .
New Butfak,
' Perry co., P
!u ; -.lli- SOL'."'- (, )"" ;
Dr. .T. Walker's California Vin
egar Hitters are ft purely VeRCtablo
preparation, mndo chiefly from tbo na--tivo
herbs found on the lower ranees of
tko Sierra Novada mountains of Califor
nia, the medicinal properties of which '
fire extracted therefrom without tho uso
of Alcohol. Tho question is almost!
daily nslcod, "What is tho cause of the'
unparalleled success of Vinegar Bit
ters!" Our answer is, that thoy removo
the cause of diseaso, and tho patient re-'
covers his health. They are tho great
blood puriflor and a lifo-givinc principle,
a perfect Kcnovator and Invigorator
of the systoni. Never beforo in tho
history of the world lias a mcdicin.o been
compounded - possessing tbo Toinarkablo
qualities of Yinkoak Bittkus in healing the
sick of every disease man Is heir to. They
are a pentlo Purgative as well aa a Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation of
the Liver aiitl Viscoral Orgaua in Dilious
Diseases
The properties of Dr. Walker's
Tikeoar BlTTKRsaio Aperient, Dinphorctio,
Carminntivo, Nutritious, Laxative. i)iuretic,
Sedative, Counter-irritant Sudorilio, Altera
tive, and Anti-llilious.
It. VI. McDOISALD fe CO., .
Drnggists and Oen. Agts., San Francisco. California, '
and oor. of Washington and Charlton Kt.. N. T.
Sold by all Urugg lsts and Dealers.
December S, 1873 lm
Iron in the Blood
MAKES THE WEAK STRONG,
i ...
The Pcirtivian Sfrup, a Protect"
cd Solution of the Protoxide of
Iron, ia so combined as to have
the character of an aliment, aa "
easily digested and assimilated '
with the blood as the simplest
food. It increases the quantity :
of Nature's Own Vitalising ..
Agent, Iron in the blood, and
cures "a thousand ills," simply ,
by Toning up, Invigorating and ...
Vitalizing the System. The en- ,.,
rlehcd and vitalised blood per- ,
meates every part of the bodij, ,
repairing damages and waste,,
searching out morbid secre
tions, and leaving nothing for ,
disease to feed upon.
This is the secret of tho won"
tlcrful success of this remedy in
curing Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plaint, Dropsy, Chronic Ii:tr-.
rhoca, Boils, Nervous Affectlonii,
Chills and Fevers, Humors,
'!Loss "of Constitutional Vigor,""
Diseases of the Kidneys ' and
Bladder, Female Complaints,
and all diseases originating in
a bad state of the blood, or c- !
eompanied by debility or a low
state of the system. Jichiy frco
from Alcohol, in any form. Its
energizing effects are not fol
lowed by corresponding reac
tion, but are permanent, info- '
sing strength, vigor, and nciv
life into all parts of tho system,
and building up an Iron Con
stitution. Thousands have been changed
by the use of this remedy, front
weak, sickly, suffering r crea
tures, to strong, healthy, and
happy men and women; and
invalids cannot reasonably hes- ,
itate to give it a trial.
See that each bottle haa PERU
VIAN SYRUP blown in the class.
-i .. ., , Iainxhleta Frco. "
SETH W. FOWLE & SONS, Prop'rietqn,
No. 1 Mlltou Ilace, lloston. '
; Sold by Dncoaiiri ouheballv '"
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. IP, SO, CALL ON,
At Newport, Penn a.
:;'"';;;':,; -
Having Just returned from the City with a
SPLE ND IDS T 0 C K
of . .. ;
riiY . GOODS,
UROCKRII!!,,
A W O: N O T 10 $ t
I am prepared to offer to the citizens of Perry
County one of the HEST ASSOKTMKNTS ot
GOODS ever brought Into this vicinity. My
Stock of
PRESS -GOODS,' . ; ,.V i
dress-trimmings,
' ,;. ..' and noti6n3,
Is complete, and wore bought 'at PANIC PRICES,
and will be sold at SiiOHl 1'ltOFi't S, for Cash.
... JIW Call and see for yourself. i .
, W. H. MUSSER, .
CENTRE SQUARE, '
1 'KEWPOttI, PA.
43 tf
NEW STORE ROOM.
NEW FIUMI
XEW C.OODS!
E. B. Wise,
Ambrose Kocgu.
WISE & KOUGII,
Having opened a New Store at the corner of
Fourth ft cherry Streets. Just above the Penn'a.
K. K. depot, In Newport, are now prepared to
show a , .
Complete Stock of New Goods,
. , ! Consisting In part of
DRY GOODS, ' ''..'.'J '
; groceries, , ; ' , . .. , . 'V ;:. ,
I ' BOOTS SHOES, '
" ". ' '.' ' :. i II ATS CAPS,
notions,',;":';''
and a general assortment ot all kinds of goods
which they will sell 3 , ,t , j , ,
"AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST.
They ask the citizens of Newport and vicinity
to call and examine their stock and see that they
are oilering goods at such prices as will secure a
share ot the public patronage.
WISE &' KOUGII,
i
: Fourth & Cherry St.
- Newport, Pa.
35 tf
Drugs! Drugs!
THE Subscriber has on hand and for sale, at
low prices, a complete assortment of - -
DRUGS, MEDICINES
AND CHEMICALS,
Of all kinds. Also, a full stock of
Concentrated Remediesr , , ;
. ..' . . v. , . 1 I , . . 'ill
PATENT MEDICINES,
ESSENTIAL OILS,
1 I
PERFUMERY, '
HAIR OILS,
BRUSHES, . , .
AND FANCY ARTICLES.
Pure Wines
2 '-. if
! i
' AND -:
LIQUORS
Always on hand, for Medicinal and Sacramen
tal purposes ' . n i, ,
tj"17ijiit:iain' Onlcrt carefully ovd
. i r.r, . i . i i ' , V
promptly filled.
I . ),l i ' i " t-';;: ," : !'.!'.
' .!.: ,Bt) EB Y,.,f .. ,;i7
NEWPORT, PERRY OOUNTy, PA. :
yew ' Millinery Goods
IBEO to inform the nubile that I have JDst re
turned from Philadelphia, with a ful assort
ment of the latest styles of r ' 1 !
MILLINERY GOODS,
P "'i HiTtt'AKD DONNRTt'
Cv J v7 . RIBBONS, FRKN01I FLOWERS
FEATHERS,
' ' ' CHIGNONS,
LACE CAPES,
:X A'VUiHW-
And all articles usually found In a nrst-class Mil
linery Establishment. All orders promptly at
tended to. -vt'e will sell all goods as Cheap as
can be got elsewhere. ( , . ri
DRESS-MAKING done to order and In the la
test style, as I get the latest Fashloiis from New
York every month. ' Guttering dona to order, In
all widths.. I will warrant ail my work to give sat
isfaction. All work done as low as possible.
ANNIE ICKE8, i ,
Cherry Street, near the Station,
t It 13 Newport, Pa.
Kcw Advertisements.
' ' '' " 1 for " ' "' !
COUGHS,' COLDS, nOAKSENESS,
AND ALL IHltOAT DISEASES, '
USE ' '
. Wells',, 'UABbiiq'B'Ts',! ,
: i PUTUP ONLY IN HLt'E BOXES. 'i
A TRIED AND ) SURE REMEDY 1
Sold by all Druggist, ,, , 4W4w
jnressll Hnmers from the worst Kerof. .
' nla to a common lilotrh or Pimple.
Iirom two to six Imttlrs aro warrnnicd to
cure Snlt Ilhonm or Totter, I'lniplrs
on rare, Hot in, KryalpolBH and '
l.lTcr Complaint. Six to twelve bo:.
. lies, warranted to euro Srrofnlonis '
, MvolllnffH and Sores nnd all Skin mid
' 1 l:lool Illsrnsr. I(v its womlcrful
,,: s?ectoral propcrlics It vi lli euro Die most
severe recent or llnporlng Coiigli 1n hnl
i t!.e tinio requlicd by' any oilier mcdlcina
and Is perfectly pnfo, loosening cough, sooth
' In trrl'.nlton, and rcllovlnff srwencMs. Pold
b-all Dnr-tsta, It. V. ruEItCC, ltl.U.. ,
VVTl1 liikreiisnri-, ilullulo, N. Y. '
A I '"" i-cM. f -'l ofrM t'iinrl- vnlnnilsnMm-
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X INO." How either sex may fascinate and
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Shirt, &c. A queer book. Address T. WILLIAM
Si Co., Publishers, Philadelphia.
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1VJI. II. IIOSKINS,
STATIONER. , . ., ,, , , ,
' ENGRAVER, AND ' '
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.,(- SEAM,, POWER PRINTERy
38 B t5m i . 913 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
JTIXEOUTRIX'S NOTICE. Notice Is hereby
11 given, that letters Testamentary on the
estate of Rowland II. Brown, late of Tohoyne
township, Perry county. Pa., deceased, have been
? :rauted to the undersigned, residing In the same
owimhlp.
All persons Indebted to said estate are rfq nest
ed to make Immediate payment, and those having
claims will present them duly authenticated for
settlement to , : i. ..
ROSANNAH BROWN, .
October 21, 1873 Kxecutrfx '
i ; i ' rr; " " ' 1 "Mi ?
M. A. MORHIHOK,
.1 IISTICK OK TH E PEACE and GENERAL
COLLECTOR, NxwtiF.KM rowN. perry oo,. Pa.
- ltemittunceswlll be made promptly for nil
Collections made. 7 44 tf
, Aasigned Batata of George Hoffman.,
ALL persons indebted to the lute George Hoff
man, are hereby untitled thai Immediate
payment Is requested. The books will a 4ued
In the hands of a Justice after the Urst ot January
next. -.-.I i i i ' 1 ' r i J .
(HAS. J,
T. McINTIRK, , ; ,,
MEYERS. Jr. ' " -1 1
i rji! Kl-li 1 u .
DANIEL
November 18, 1873.
, (at)
Aselgnees.
KUNA.WAY. Tlie subicrllMir hereby gives
notice tliat George , Washington Ileal, a
bound boy has ran away frotn bis employ, with
out cause, All persons are forbidden tu harbor
or trust him on his account, .
i JOHN RAMDO. 1
Carroll twp., Oct. 28, JsTS.,, ; ... .,;
i I 'M UonXTBU'H : k.i ;:. ..."
llltONC IIO LAUVNOEAITItodjJliiA '
ii I1 .; .' ii.', .) i. .'
ASTHMA CROUP,
Whooping cougl),
chills. Horn Throat,
for the use of
Singers. Price afie.
to make permanent
For the cure ot
CourIis. Colds,
hoarseness bron
t 'atarrh. , a u d
Speakers and
One Trial sure
menus.
1'ropared only bjj
,1 I
., i, .!,!-! A. R. HORTTKIt, Mir:rt ,J
: , n. V, Corner of authOree Streeta.
m -. iV , , , ! . , . PHLLADKLPI1IA.
s
HAWLS AND BLANKETS for tale at
Panic prices at F. Hohtimrk's.
7H
v.
4;arj!i..;t v,l i
t.
That Stove Pipe. -f ' -
When stove-pipo time . oame around
Hans bunted up the misging joints and
lugged them into the bouse. , Of course be
mat with the usual misfortunes ot finding
non fitting joints, crushed elbows, etc, etc,
bo that by the time be was fairly standing
on the oldest chair ia the house, endeavor
ing to complete tho operation, he was in do
mood to be trilled with. lie got the leugths
oo the stove all right ; be also got the
lengths in tho cbiniuoy all right ; but the
connecting length was what bothered him.
Being short in . tallnoss and wide in thin
ness, it was very trying to reach up at
arms' length and fit the perverse joint. He
made Katrine arm horsolf with a broom
and stand in front of the . stove, ready to
push the refractory pieces together when
he said the word, IIo stood between tho
stove and chimney, cautiously balanced on
a chair and reaching up. . f .
."Now, Katrine,' shust jam a little,"
was bis order, when ho bad it all ready.
Katrine "shust jammed a little" with the
soft end of the broom and eliminated a
most unexpected howl from . Hans whoso
fingers were carelessly placed between the
lengths. He also said something which
sounded like a repetition of "jam" but it
wasn't." ' ' " '.
Again be fixed the pipe nnd told Katrine
to hit it. Katrine was getting a trifle- ex
cited over the matter, so in obed lance ' to
orders, she swung the broom with consid
erable effect. The lengths on tho stove tot
tered the length on tho chimney Bwayed
Hans felt that he was losing his balance
downjeame the stove lengths down camo
the chimney-lengths scraping nans all the
way down. Hans was mad. . He slammed
the pieces he held on the floor with the rest
and then jumped on, it and kept on jump
ing and jumping until there wasn't a cir
cular piece of pipe left to jump on.' Then
jamming his hat over his eyes he mndo for
the front door." " ', '
"Vere are you going, Hans?" exclaimed
Katrine,' terrified. ' ; " '
' "Veil, I'm going, crazy if I' shtop ' hero
raid dat sdove-bipe. ' I send a man,"
Soap Urease by Telegraph, i - : ., ,
A remarkable operation was performed
by a Whitehall physiciau a few days ago.
A gentleman who had been suffering , from
a superabundance of adipoae tissue con
sulted a physician, asking a relief from it
burden. The doctor told him he could re
lieve him if he would consent to a painful
operation. The gentleman consented, and
with the medical practitioner, entered, the
telegraph office at that place. , The fat man
was requested to remove his coat and vest,
after which the physician surrounded him
with wires, attaching tho ends to a power
ful galvanio battery. ,y
At a signal from, the doctor, Manager W.
B. Eddy let on the ; eurrpnt. -, The patient
writhed and twisted when be felt the cur
rent passing around him, still he stood : it .
like a martyr. Presently be began to
shrink ; he grew smaller and smaller ; bis
clothing hung in bags about his fast dir
initialling form, i The doctor felt much
pleased at the result of his experiment, ,
while the formerly fat man's joy was very
great, although be soemed to bo suffering
most acute pain. All of a sudden there
was heard a loud , clicking - at the instru
ments, as If Pandemonium's great hall had
bocn let loose, j The operator sprang quick
ly to answer the call. He ascertained it
was from the New York ofllqe. He quickly
asked, "What's up?" Au answer camo
back as if some infuriated demon was at
the other end of the wire, ".What' in the
thunder are you , about ?. Cut ; off, your
wires, ' quick,! You are filling, the New
York office with, soap-grease T,' Any. onq
can bolieve the above who wishes.
A , Juror Excused. .
Recently a juror approached the Clerk
of the Supreme Judicial Court and stated
that it would be impossible forL im to
?rv. ,,.,,. ,,,1, ,i: , .'. ,: 1 SiAl.l
. ".Why .not,?'' inquired the Work. x. i : i
"Becauso I'm deaf," responded, ..Uo.
juror. ,. ,,,,, J;, ,
. The Clerk had reason for inuideulity,au4
so informed (he deaf man iu a whisper, that .
be, would, report bis - case to the judge. .
Turning to but honor he said, t; ,",Mr.. BatU
ruan, of Mauchestor, desires, to be excus
ed "
'jWhat are his wasou?',' asked bis
honor, without raising his eyes from , the
paper be was reading.,".!:,.,;,,!,, )
, ." He says he ia deaf," replied the Clerk.
."He Is excused,"; said the Judge quick-i
ly i ' if he is deaf, , we don't want bimfiif
he is ft liar, we don't want Lim,";: ; ,.i ., ,)
' tW " Fred," said a young man walking
up street the other day, after listening to a
wonderful story,' "do you know why you
are like a harp struck j by lightning?'
"No, " says Fred, " I give it up." ' "Be
cause a -harp struck by lightning is a'
hlaittil lyrt."