NEW TORK CONTIK ENT AL Life Insurance Company, OF NEW YORK, STB1CTL Y 31 VTVAL ! AsiiiotM, J,O,-i,M01.Hf5 ! TBSUESalltheiiew forms of Policies, and pre. 1 senls as favorable terms as any company ill 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 animal protltsof the Company, and have a voice in the elections and management of the Company. No policy or medical fee charged. T. W. FHO.1T, Prcnident. M. B, Wtmkoop, Vice Prcs't. J. P.Kooeus, Bec'y. J. V. EATON. General Agent, No. 6 North Third Street, College Block, Ilarrlsburg, Pa. THOS. II. MILLNIAN, 0 42 ly Special Agent for Newport. Perry County Bank! WonsW'r, J un Kin & Co. THE undersigned, 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 CO UR T HO USB, 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, fire per cent forany time over' tour 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 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 ail the business men, farmers and mechanics. This Banking Association is composed of the fol lowing named partners: W. A. 8PON9LEU, Bloomfleld, Perry county, Pa. B. F. Junkin, " " " Wii, H. Millkb, Carlisle.- OPr.cnts: ' ' W. A. srONSLEK, President William Willis, Cashier New BloomHeld.S 6 ly risiutY county" Heal Estate, Insurance, CLAIM A.G1CINCY. LEWIS P0TTE3 & CO., Jteal Batata Broken, insurance, d Claim Aoen New Uloomilold, l?ci. 'TITE INVITE the attention of buyers and sell YV ers to the advantages we offer them In pur chasing or disposing of real estate through our of fice. We have a very large llstof deslrab property, -consisting of farms, town property, mills, store ana tavern stands, and real estate of any descrip tion which we are prepared to otter at great bar . sains. We advertise our proiwrty very extensive ly, and use all our elforts, skill, and dllligeuce to effect a sale. We make no charges uuless tht Sroperty Is sold while registered with us. We alsc raw up deeds, bonds, mortgages, audall legal pa t pers at mudnral rates. . Some of the best, cheapest, and most reliable 'J. 'lie, and cattle Insurance companies In the United mutes are represented al this agency. Property Insured either on the cash or mutual plan, and perpetually at S4 and IS per thousand. Pensions, bounties, and all kinds of war claims collected. 1 here are thousands of soldiers and heirs of soldiers who are entitled to pensions and bounty, who have never made application. Bo. dlers. if you were wounded, ruptured, orcoutract- ed a disease In the service from which you aredli - abled, you are entitled to a pension. . When willows of soldiers die or marry, the minor children are entitled to the pension. Parties having any business to transact In our line, are respectfully Invited to give us a call, as we are confident we can render satisfaction in any branch of our business. No charge for Information. iliOly Li. WIS l'OTTEH A CO LOOK OUT I " I would respectively Inform my frlAids that I In. tend calling upon them with a supply of goods of my OWN MANUFACTURE. Consisting of CA8SIMER8, CABSINKT8, FLANNELS, (Plain and bar'd) OA11PETH, ..Vo., te exchange for wool or sell for Cash. J. M. BlXI.Elt. i Cintbb Woolen Factoht, ,17,4m, PERRY HOUSE, " New Bloomfleld, To. THE subscriber having purchased the property on the oot nor of Maine and Carlisle streets, opposite the Court House, Invites all his friends and former customer to give hlui a call as he li - determined to furnish arsl elans accommodation. THQMAH HVTVH, III. Proprietor. Tho Fat Man's Joke. AN English gentlema of true John Bull proportions weighing some eighteen or twenty stone had occasion some years ago, anterior to the railroad era, to travel In summer by stage coach from Oxford to London. The stage carried six Inside ; and our hero engaged two places (as, in consideration of his size, he usually did) for himself. The other four seals were taken by Oxford students. . Theso youths, being lighter than our modem Lambert, reached the stage before ho did, and each snugly possessed himself of a corner seat, leaving a centre seat on each side vacant. The round, good tem pered face of John Bull soon after appeared at the carriage door, and peering into the vehicle and observing the local arrange ments, its owner said, with a smile : "You see I am of a pretty comfortablo size, gentlemen ; so I have taken two scats. It will greally oblige me if ono of you will kindly move into the opposite scat so that I may enter." " My good sir 1" said n pert young law student, " possession is nine-tenths of tho law. You engaged two seats. There they are ono on each side. . We engaged one each, came first, entered regularly into pos session, and our titles to the seats which we occupy are indisputable." " I do not dispute your titles," said tho other ; " but 1 trust to your politeness, seeing how the caso stands, to cnablo me to pursue my journey." " Oh 1 hang politeness 1" said a hopeful young Bcion of some noble house. "I have a horror of a middle scat, and would not take one to oblige my grand-mother. It's ungrateful as well as uncomfortable-; and, besides, one has no chance of looking at the pretty girls along the road. Good old gentleman, arrango your concerns as you please ; I stick to my corner 1" And he leaned back, yawned, Bnd settled himself with hopeless composure in his place. Our corpulent friend, though a man not easily discomposed, was somewhat put out by this unmannerly obstinancy. lie turned to a smart looking youth with a simper on his face a clerical student, who had hitherto sat in reverie, possibly thinking over his chances of of a rich benefice in the future. " Will you accomodate me?" he asked. This is the last stage that starts for Lon don to-day, and business of urging import ance calls me to town." "Some temporal affair, no doubt," said the graceless youth, with mock gravity " some speculation with filthy lucie for its object. Good father, at your age your thoughts should turn heavenward, instead of being confined to to the dull, heavy tabernacle of clay that chains us to the earth." And his companion roared with laughter at the joke." A glow of indignation just colored the strangers cheek ; but he mastered the feel-' iug in a moment, and said, with much com posure to the fourth : "Are you also dotormined that I shall lose my place? Or will you oblige me by taking a central seat?" "Ay, do, Tom 1" said his lordship to the person addressed ; " he's something in the way of your profession quite a physiolog ical curiosity. You ought to accommodate him. " May I be poisoned if I do 1" replied the student of medicine. " In a dissecting room he would make on excellent Bubjcct. But in a coach this warm weather, too ! Old gentleman, if you'll put yourself under my care I'll engage in the course of six weeks, by a judicious ourse of depletives, to save you, hereafter, the expenso of a double seat I But, really 1 to take a mid dle seat in the month of July is contrary to all the rules of hygiene, and a practice to which I have a professional objection 1" And the laugh was renewed at the old gen tleman's expense. ' By this time the patience of the coachee, who hod listened to the latter part of the dialoguo, was exhausted. ' "Ilaikce, gemwen !" said he. "Sottlo the busiuoss as you like. But it wants just three-quarters of a minute of twelve, and itb the first stroko of the University clock my horses must be elT. I would not wait three seconds longer on the King Qod bless him I 'Twould be .as much as my place is worth." And with that he mounted his box toek up the reins, bid the hostler shut the door, and sat with the up raised whip listening for the expected stroke. 'x As it sounded from the yenerable belfry, the horses, as if they recognized the sig nal, shot off at a gallop with the four young rouges, to whom their own rud eness and our fat man's dilemma afforded a proliflo theme of merriment during tho whole stage. Meanwhile the subject of their mirth hired a postcltalse, followed, and overtook them at the second change of horses, where the passengers got out ten ' minutes for lunch. As the postcha'ise drove up to the iuu-door two young chimney-sweeps passed with their bags and brooms and their well known ory. - ' ,' "Come hither, my lads !' said the cor pulent gentleman. ' " What say you to a ride?" '. . , The whiles of ' their eyes enlarged Into still more striking contrast with tho dark shades of their sooty cheeks.' ' ' f " Will you have a ride, my boys, In the stage-coach?" Yes, stir !" said the elder, scarcely daring to trust the evidence of his ears. "Well, then, hostler,open the Btae,e door. In with you t And d'ye hoar? be sure to take the middle seats. So, one on each sidel" The guard's horn sounded, and coacboe's voice was heard : "Only one-minuto-and-a half more, gon 'loinen. Come on !" They came, bowed laughingly to our friend of the corporation, and passed on to the conch. The young lord was the first to put his foot on the stops. "Why, how now, coachee? What con founded joke is this? Oct out, you ras cals, or I'll teach you how to play gen tlemen such a trick again I" "Sit still, my lads 1 You're entitled to your places. Milord, the two middle scats, through your action and that of your young friends, are mino. They were regularly taken and duly paid for. I choose that two proteges of mino shall occupy them. An English stage-coach is free to every one who behaves quietly, and I am answerable to their good conduct. So, mind you be have, boys. Your lordship has a horror of a middle sent. Pray take the corner ono 1" "Ovcrreachod, by Jove !" said the law student. " Wo give up tho caso, and cry your mercy, Mr. Bull." " Blythe is my name." "We cry quits, worthy Mr. Blytho." " You forget that possession is nino tenths of tho law, my good sir, nnd that the titlo of theso lads to their seats is in disputable. I have installed them as my oeum tenentet, if that bo good law-Latin. It would bo highly unjust to dislodge the poor youths, and I cannot permit it. You have your corner." " Heaven preserve ns !" exclaimed tho clerical student. " You are surely not afraid of a black coat," retorted the other. "Besides, we ought not to suffer our thoughts to dwell on potty earthly concerns, but to turn thorn heavenward." "I'd rather go through my examination a second time than to sit by these dirty dovils," groaned the medical student. " Soot is perfectly wholesome, my young friend, and you will not be compelled to violate a single hygicnlo rulo. The corner you selocted is vacant. Pray get In." At these words, coaohee, who hod stood grinning behind, actually cheated into for getfulness of time by the excellence of the joke, came forward. " Gentlemen you have lost me a minute and a quarter al ready. I must drive on without ye, if so be ye don't like your company." The students cast rueful glances at each other, and then crept warily into their re spective corners. As the hostler shut the door he found it Impossible to control his features. "I'll give you something to change your cheer, you grinning rascal 1" said tho disciple of iftsculapiua, stretching out of the windov ; but tho hostlor nim bly eludod the blow. "My white pantaloons 1" cried the lord. " My beautiful drab surtout 1" exclaim ed the lawyer expectant. " The filthy rascals !" The noise of the carriage-wheels and the unrestrained laughter of the spectators drowned the sequel of their lamentations. At tho next stage a bargain was struck. The sweeps were liberated and dismissed with gratuity ; the seats shaken and brush ed ; tho worthy sons of the university made up, among thomselves, the expenses of the postchaise j the young doctor violated, for once, the rule of hygiene, by taking a middle seat ; and all journeyed on to gether, without further quarrel or grum bling, except from coachee, who declared that "to be kept over time a minute and a quarter at one stage and only three sec onds less than three minutes at the next, was enough to try tho patience of a saint ; that it was I" Circumstantial Evidence. A CASE of attempted murder which recently occurred In the township of Delhi, near Cincinnati, boa lead to a most extraordinary conflict of evidence, and the' most singular feature of the whole affair is that all the contradictory testimony pro duced in the case was . undoubtedly given In good faith, and may easily be ex plained on a theory which would clear all the witnesses from any suspicion of having testified falsely, while acquitting the per son accused of the crime of any knowledge of the act imputed to him. Delhi is a dis trict mostly inhabited by German market gardeners, who supply Cincinnati with early asparagus, cabbages, and other vege tables. One of these gardoners, named Joseph Harmes, is a thrifty German who was reputed usually to have a considerable sum of money in his house. On the eve ning of Nov. 20th, Harmei was shot, un der ciroumstunoee which are described by himself and his wife as follows: At about b'.'tf past five o'clock, as he came out from his stable, he was approached by a man named Fred. Kloaver, the son of a Mrs. Williams from whom he rented his place, He bad known Kleaver for nine years, and the two at once entered Into conversation. They talked about gardenitig, about the price of cabbages, and other matters lu which llarmes was interested, and were presently joined by Mrs. Harmon, who took part in the conversation, in the course of which Kleaver mentioned various circum stances familiar to all of thom. lie ulso mado a proposition to Harmes to rent him a piece of ground belonging to oue of tho Williams family, saying that ho was go Ing to the house of his mother, Mrs. Wil liams, and on leaving went in that direc tion. On the same evening, after Mr. llarmes had Ills' supper he met Kleaver just outside his house, find wont toward him when he was shot at and hit in the arm. Harmes was astonished, and exclaim, ed, " Man, are you crazy? You have shot me In the arm." nis assailant thou fired sevoral more shots, two of which took ef fect in his head, and he fell, mortally wounded as it was at first supposed. Harmes and his wife both positively swore at the examination which subsequently took place before a magistrate that Kleaver was tho man who fired tho shots. This ex amination was held Dec. 15th, when Harmes who had unexpectedly recovered, was able to take the stand, as a witness. But the evidonco of both himself and his wifo was completely overbalanced by that produced by the defence ; for Kleaver, who is a young married man of excellent char acter, employed as a baggago master on tho Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, proved by a number of unim peachable witnesses that he was in Cincin nati nt the time when the alleged conver sation and subsequent shooting at Delhi took place. The result was thut Kloaver was discharged from custody, having es tablished an unquestionable a.libi)im though tho Gorman friends of Harmos are as cou fidcut as ever that be was guilty of the at tempted murder. In view of the unim peached character of tho witnesses on both sides, the only reasonable way of account ing for the discrepancies in the evidence is to suppose that some person closely re sembling Kloaver personated him with tho premeditated design of killing and robbing Hai amos if possible, and of throwing sus picion upon Kloaver in case his plans should miscarry, as it happened they did. President M.idlsou and tho Ofileo Keeker. PRESIDENT MADISON was fond of telling the story of a visit made him by oue of bis supporters. Aftor due in troductory discussion of the weather and the state of parties, the voter explaiued to the President that he had called upon him to ask for the office of Chief-Justice of the United States. Mr. Madison was a littlo surprised,; but with that ready tact which he had brought from his diplomatic experience, he con cealed his astonishment. He took down the volume which contained the Consti tution of the United States, and explained to this Mr. Swearingin if that were his name that the judges held oflice on tho tenure of good behaviour, and that Judgo , Marshall, then the ornament of the bench, could not be removed te make plaoe for him. Mr. Swearingin received tho announce ment quietly ; and, after a moment, said ho thought be should like to be Secrotary of State The President said that was undoubted ly a place where a man could do good ser vice to the country ; but then Monroe, like Mr. Swearingin and himself, was a Virgin, ian, nnd he did not like to remove him, "Then," said Mr. Bwoaringin, "I will be Secretary of the Treasury." . Unfortunately, the President said, the present incumbent wss a Pennsylvanian ; it was necessary to conoiliato Pennsylvania; and he could not remove him. " Thon," said Mr. Swearingiu, " 1 think I will be abroad. I should like to go to France." . : "Do you speak Fronch," asked tho Pres ident, kindly. " No, no ; I speak nothing but Old Do minion English, good enough for me, Mr. President.". . " Yes, yes ; and for me. But I don't think it will do to send you to the Mon sieurs uuless you cau speak their lan guage." " Thon I'll go to England." "Ah, Mr. Swearingin I that will nover do ; King George might remember how often your father snapped his rifle at Lord Uornwnllls." Ho Europe was exhausted. And Mr. Bwoaringin fell back on one and another eollectorship, naval oflioe, district-attor-neyship ; but, for each application, the astute President had his reply. " I think, thon, Mr. President, I will be postmaster at our oflice at home." Mr. Madison had forgotten where that was ; but learning that it was at Slate Creek, - Four Corners, Botetourt County, Virginia, be sent for the register. Alas 1 it proved that the office was in the hands of one of Morgan's' veterans. Impossible to remove him I ''Truly, Mr. Madison," said Mr. Swear ingin, " I am obliged to you for your at tention to my caso. I see the dillloultles that surround you. Now, seeing you can not eive me the chief Justice's place, nor Mr. Monroe's, nor the Treasury, nor any of v J " l yviu i: l ' U I u give me a pair of of old leather breeehei t" Mr. ' Madison thought he could. HiH better ; gave him an order on bis tailor for the breeches; and Mr. Swearingin went happily on his way, From Old and JVw for January. ' For The Bloomfleld Times. Peculiarities of the German Baptists. Mr. Editor : In the last issue of your valuable paper, I said something of a se ries of meetings that were held by the above-named pcoplo. I now inteud to give some of their peculiarities. This -singular people had their origin, it Is said, in some part of Germany, but emi grated to this country in 1710, under Alex ander Mack, the leader and founder of their sect. Thoy started In Germany with a mem bership of only eight,' but continued to in crease to' such an extent, that they wore persecuted from place to place, until thoy wore obliged to emigrate to the lnitcd States. Thoy settled at Gormantown, near Philadelphia, and continued to increase o, that now thoy have tho followers of Alex ander Mack in nearly every State in the Lnion. They aro most numotous in the States of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Il linois, Iowa, and many of the Southorn States. It is now thought that they are represented only in this country. Thcybe lievo that we must obey all tho command ments in the New Tostamont Scriptures among theso are Faith, Repentance, Bap tism by Immersion, the Lord's Supper, iect Washing, the Kiss of Charity, An notating of the sick with Oil, &o. They are generally known by the name of " Gorman Baptists" and "Dunkards" or "Tunker," but these they ignore, but call thomselves the "Church of the Brethren." One of the peculiarities extant among them is that they do not pay their ministers a fixed salary. Sometimes if a ministor is called away a groat distance, those who make the call, pay his expenses and remu nerate him otherwise for lost timo, especial ly if ho be poor. They generally go " two by two," according to the Scripture. An other of thoir singular idoas is the doctrine of Non-resistance. Duriug the Rebellion, if they were drafted, they paid their Com mutation, if they wero able, nnd if not, it was paid by tho Church. If a member would slip tho bounds in a case like this, ho would be expelled from the church, but, if on confessing that he had done wrong, he was again restored. They do not go to law among themselves, but all of thoir dif ficulties are settled among themselves, or by the Church. Neither do they allow any of their members to hold ofiico uudor the Government. They hold that Christ's Kingdom is not of this world, but is of Heaven, therefore, if a member run for, or is elected to an oflice under the Govern ment, he is expelled. There was a case of a minister among them, who ran for, and was elected Assemblyman. They "coun cilod" him, and tried to convince him of his error, but failing in this, thoy threw him out, and he is out yet, as he did not " confess his wrong." This is a fact, and I am well acquainted with the minister. " They bolieve iu the " Kiss of Charity,", but they are grossly misrepresented. It hns been said that they kiss each other, ir respective of sex, but such is not the case. The meu kiss their own sex, and the women give their sex," the right hand of fellowship and the holy kiss." Thoy adopt no creed, but take the New Testament as their guide, and " thus suith tho Lord." They meet in Annual Council to con sider such matters as have been brought before their District Moetings during the year, and the result of their arguments, are placed on the minutes, and becomes one of the rules of the Church. They are an industrious people, and good citizens, obedient to the laws of their country, when they do not conflict with the dictates of their conscience, but sometimes there are "wolves in sheep's clothing" among them, as in all ether denominations. I think there has been enough said on this subject to let your renders know what kind of people they are, and I shall close. ' , " Odtsidkb." December 23, 1873. Be Cheerful. Emerson says : " Do not hang a dismal picture on the wall, and do not deal with sables and gloom in your conversation." Beecher follows with : " Away with those follows howling through life and all the while passing for birds of paradise. He that cannot laugh and be gay should look well to himself. He should fast and pray' until his face breaks forth into light." Talmage then takes up the strain : " Some people have an idea that th-y comfort the afllicted when they groan over them. Don't drive a hearse through a man's soul. When you bind up a broken bone of the soul, and you want splints, do not make thom of cast-Iron." Aftor such counsel lngs and admonitions, lay aside your long faces. t3T Nothing on earth can smile but hu man beings. Gems may 1 flash refleoted light, but what is a diamond flash compar ed with an eye flash and mirth flash. A face that cannot smile is like a. bud that cannot blossom, and dries upon the stalk. Laughter is day, atid sobriety Is night, and a smile is Uie twilight that hovers gently between both, and wore bewitching than either, IV Economy is the parent of integrity, of liberty and of ease, and the beauteous sister of .temperance, of cheerfulness and health. Profuseness is a cruel and crafty demon, that gradually involves her follow ers in dependence and debt. '
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