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NEW, YORK
CONTINENTAL
Life Insurance Company,
OF NEW YORK,
STRICTLY MUTUAL I
A-smetH, jo,f:m,:M.-;.tM !
ISSUES all the new forms of Policies, and pre
sents as favorable terms asany company In the
United Status.
Thirty days' grace allowed on each payment, and
the policy hold 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 profits of the
Company, and have a voice in the elections and
management of the Company.
No policy or medical fee charged.
L. W. FROST, President.
M. B. Winkoop, Vice l'res't.
J. P.ItOQEiis, Sec'y.
J. F. KATON.
General Agent,
No . 6 North Third Street,
College Block, Harrisburg, Ta.
THUS. II. WII.LKiAN,
6 42 ly Special Agent for Newport.
Varry County Bank!
fTIHE undersign id, having formed a Banking As
JL sedation under the above name and style, are
now ready to do a General Banking business at
their new Banking House, on Centre Square,
OPPOSITE TUB 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, for any 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 the great Inconvenience un
der which the people of this County labored for the
' 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
business men, farmers and mechanics. .
This Banking Association Is composed of the fol
iowlug named partners:
W. A. HroNSLEH.BIoomtleld, Perry county, Pa.
P.. V. JUNKIN, " " "
Wm. H. Miller, Carlisle,
office us:
, , : j W. A. 8PONSLEB, President.
"William Willis, Casliier
NewBloomtleld.S 6 ly ,
BALL SCALES!
LB. M ARYAN EHTH, V. W. DEKH and
JAMES II. Ultli.lt, known as
" The Ball Scale Company,"
have now on hand a large supply of Buoy's Patent
COUNTER SCALE, the Simplest, Cheap
est and best Counter Scaleln the market.
3T For Scales, or Agencies In Pennsylvania,
Ohio, New Jersey. Delaware and Maryland, ad
dress "The Hall Scale Company," Pottsvllle,
Schuylkill county, Pa.
- For Scales or Agencies in this County, ap
ply to the undersigned, where they can be seen
uud examined any time.
J LEIBY & BItO.,
Newport, Perry Co., Pa.
FHANK MOKTIMER,
. .. New Bloumlleld, Porryco.,Pa.
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Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
' OF
Jonowtown, l'eim'u.
, :
POLICIES PERPETUAL at Low Rates. No
Hteuni risks taken. This Ik one of the best
conducted and most reliable Companies in the
State. Country property insured Perpetually
at H 00 per thousand, aud Town property at to U0
per thousand.
LEWIS POTTER,
NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA.. t
i 16 Agent for Perry County. .
' LOOK OUT!
I would respectively Inform my friends that I In
tend vailing upon them with a supply of good
of my
OWN MANUFACTURE. ,
Consisting of
CA8SIMER8.
CAS8INET3,
FLANNELS, (Plain and bar'd)
CAItl'ETH, &c,
to exchange for wool or sell for cash.
J. M. BIXLEK.
CB NTH WOOLEN FACTOIIY. 6,17,4111
J. M. OiaVIN. J. II. OIllViM
J M. GIUVIN fi SON,
CommlwNloD Iexeliautisi,
No. 8. SPEAR'S WHARF,
Halt lino re. Bid.
-We will pay strict attention to the sale oft
kinds of country produoe, aud remit llieaimMiut
promptly. 6 Mly
TUBAL CAIN.
" Old Tubal Cain was a man of might,
In the days when earth was young i
By the florce red light of his furnace bright,
The stroke of hit hammer rung ;
And he lifted high his brawny hand
On the iron glowing clear,
Till the sparks rushed out In scarlet showers,
As he fashioned the sword and spear.
And he sang : "Hurrah for my handiwork I
Hurrah for the spenr and sword I
Hurrah for the hand that shall wield them well,
For he shall be king and lord."
To Tubal Cain came many a man,
As he wrought by his roaring fire,
And each one prayed for a strong steel blade
' As the crown of bis dcelro.
And he made them weapons sharp and strong,
Till they shouted loud for glee,
And gave him gifts of pearl and gold,
And spoils of the forest free.
And they sang : " Hurrah for Tubal Cain,
Who hath given us strength anew 1
Hurrah for the smith, hurrah for the (Ire,
And hurrah for the metal true !"
But sudden change came o'er his heart,
Ere the setting of the sun,
And Tubal Cain was filled with pain
For the evil he had done ;
He Baw that man with rnge and hate,
Mndo war upon their kind,
That the land was red with the blood they
shed,
In their lust for camnge blind.
And he said ; "Alas ! that ever I made,
Or that skill of initio should plan,
The epcar and Iho sword for men whose Joy
Is to slay their fellow-man !"
And for many a day old Tubal Cain
Sat brooding o'er his woe ;
And his hand forbore to sinito tho ore,
And his furnace smouldered low.
But ho rose at last with a cheerful face,
And a bright courageous eye,
And bared his strong right arm for work,
Whllo the quick flames mounted high.
And he sang t " Hurrah for my handiwork 1"
And the red sparks lit the air ;
" Not alone for the blade was tho bright steel
made,"
And he fashioned tho first plowshare
And men, taught wisdom from tho past,
In friendship Joined their hands,
Hung the sword In the hall, the spear on the
wall
And ploughed the willing lands ;
And sang: "Hurrah for Tubal Cain !
Our staunch good friend Is he j
And for the ploughshare and tho plough
To him our praise shall be.
But while oppression lifts Its head.
Or a tyrant would bo lord,
Though we may thank him for the plough,
We'll not forget the sword I"
EKIOMA II 1! 1' A II T M K M T '
W All contributions to tills department must
be accompanied by the correct answer.
J3T" A few weeks since, we published an
arithmetical problem, which we are requested
to give the solution of, as well as the answer.
The following working Is different from that
given by the gentleman who furnished tho
problem, but gives the correct answer, and Is
furnished by II. J. Bcchiiet, one of the students
at the Bloomfleld Academy.
Multiply V, 9s, 8d by Itself.
Solution : First reduce !), 9s. 9d to the fraction
of a , which gives you i! 3!i-0, and multiply
ing these two amounts together furnishes the
answer X'.H). 0s. 3d 3-85.
Enigma;
I am composed of olght letters.
I am fouud in lake, but not in rirer.
I am found In shake, but not In shiver.
I am found in noBe, but not In face.
I am found In goes, bnt not In pace.
I am found In bound, but not In spring. v
I am found In round, but not In ring.
I am found In gain, but not in win.
, I am found In shame, but not In slu.
From each, one letter choose,
To name what nations use.
A Kiddle.
My first Is quick, my second dead,
My whole has Just been shown ;
To be my first, as I have read,
Bo make the riddle known.
A True Story.
From tho West wo got a truo btory
which gloomily suggests somo of Frydeau's
wolrd and horrible fancies'.'' It is well for
mankind's peace of mind that tilings like
this which we are about to relate seldom
occur. .
The St. Louis Chief of Polioe wus very
much agitated the othor morning by the
receipt of a telegram from the conductor of
a Vandalia tram then approaching the
city. In the briefest manner the dispatch
stated that in the baggage car of that
train was a trunk emitting so diubolical an
odor that it irresisibly suggested a murder
ous tragedy, and further, that its owner
was on tho train, and the number of the
check was so and so, A whole battalliou
of policemen and detectives was Immediate
ly sent to the depot, the train arrived, the
trunk was quietly confiscated, aud its own
er secretly accompanied to his hotel, not to
be arrested until its fatal contents were re
vealed. Thou followed a soeno to which
only the pencil of a Kaulbach and a Dore
could do justice. The lid of the heavy
trunk was slowly lifted iu the presence of
a horror stricken group, and it is hard to
mention the fearful faot to their dilated
eyes wcro disclosed the ghastly forms of
six (0) Limburger cheeses.
tW Ad overbearing lawyer endeavored
to browbeat a witness by telling him he
saw a rogue in his face. "I never knew
before," suid the witness, that my face
was a looking glass."
, A Romantic Story.
IN a recent number of tho Boerten Couri
er, of Berlin, a paper whose title may
be presumed to Indicate financial, solid,
matter-of-fact and trustworthy character,
there is an Incident related of Prince Bis
marck's domestiolife which, if true, is fair
ly interesting. Most people who read the
newspapers have heard somewhat of the
great Chancellor's daughter. Tho young
lady, though not beautiful, is amiable, ac
complished and accustomed to the homage
of high society iu which she moves. With
her father she has been a great favorite
ever since she grew up. When in Berlin
he was wont to spend with hor whatever
leisure moments he could snatch from bis
occupations, and iu the country his idle
hours have been usually passod in her so
ciety. The Prince saw with concern that
his daughter repelled all proposals of mar
riage made to hor. Though wooed by the
eligible suitors, among thcui tho heirs of
the richest families, members of tho most
ancient nobility, gentlemen filling the high
est official positions, even a Prince, the
young lady declined them all. After brood
ing for a long time over tho possiblo reasons
of his daughter's conduct, tho Chancellor
believing at last ho had fathomed the
6coret of her severity, opened his hoart to
her on the subject. Ho told her ho felt
suro that she must have become profound
ly attached to some poison inferior to her
self in position and wealth, lie then beg
ged her to mention the name of the man to
whom she had given her hoart, as he, her
father, was rich enough and powerful
enough to change the conditions which
might seem to render her lover an ineligi
ble match. With flowing tears the young
lady confessed that she did cherish such
affection as her father suspected, an affec
tion that was returned, but that her lover
was a simple lieutenant in the army.
Tho next day the lieutenant appeared iu
the presence of the father. The Chancel
lor hardly gave him time to speak beforo
saying. " I know why it seems to you im
possible to become my son-in-law ; not
withstanding the difference of social posi
tion your wish shall be accomplished.
Though I do not know you, the love of my
daughter is to mo sufficient guaranty of
your worth."
But instead of tho joyful thanks which
tho Prince naturally expected, he received
a reply of the following tenor : " I thank
you for your infinite goodness, but this
union is impossible. I belong to an old
Catholic family. I cannot take home as
my wife the daughter of him whom my
family regard as the enemy of the Church,
whom I myself am also compelled to look
upon as such." Tho officer then sadly
took leave and withdrew, leaving the
Chancellor utterly confounded, who had
little anticipated such a reception of his
condescension.
Having summoned his daughter, the
Chancellor told hor that the officer wholly
refused her hand, and that sho must forgot
him.' The daughter, becoming paler than
ever, replied, " lie is too honorable to de
ny his religious faith." I will not ask of
him such a sacrifice, aud if he desire it I,
less bolioving than ho, will adopt his relig
ion to render our marriage possiblo." The
father saw his ohild more inconsolable from
day to day, aud at length he was thrown
into a state of fearful excitement, which
was uot without consoquonoes. So things
stand at present, llow they will end no
one can forsce.
The following illustration of tho
power possessed by insects to communicate
their experiences to one another is given
by a lady correspondent of the London
(Spectator : "I was staying in tho house of
a gentleman who was fond of trying ex
periments, and who was a bee keeper.
Having read in some book on bees that the
best and most humane way of taking the
honey without destroying tho' boos was to
immerse the hive for a few minutes in a
tub of cold water, when the bees, being
half drowned, could not sting, while the
honey was uninjured, since the water could
not penetrate the closely waxed colls, he
resolved on trying the plan. I saw the
experiment tried. The boes, according to
the recipe, wore fished out of the wator
after the hive hod been iramersod a few
minutes, and with those remaining in the
hive laid on a sieve in the sun to dry. But
as by bad management the experiment bad
been tried too lato in the day, as the buu
was going down, they were removed into
the kitchen, to the great indignation of
the cook, ou whom they revenged their
sufferings as soon as the warm rays of the
fire before which tb :y were placed revfved
them. As she insisted on their being
taken away, thoy were put back into their
old hive, which had been dried, together
with a portion of their honey, aud placed
on one of the shelves of the apiary, in
which were flvo or six other strong hives
full of bees, and loft for the night. Early
the next morning my friend went to look at
the hive on which be experimented the
night before, but, to his amazement, not
only tho bees from that hive were gone,
but tho other hives were also deserted
not a bee remained in any of them. The
hulf-drowued bees must therefore, in some
way or other, have made the other bees
understand the fate which awaited them."
Effects of Imagination.
DR. SEQUABD says In one of his lec
tures : Not only aneesthesis may be
produced, but the secretions may be very
powerfully affected by the influence of the
mind over the body. Here we find facts of
great importance indeed. There are many
facts which show that the secretions of
milk may become poisonous for a child
from a mere emotion in the mother, aud
especially from anger.
And if it were not the duty of every one
to avoid anger it would certainly be the
duty of a young mother who has to nurso a
child. There are cases, although they are
not common, in which death had resulted ;
and alterations of health iu children from
tliis cause aro very frequent. A great
many men who have reached an adult age
owo their ill health to such an iullucnce in
childhood.
Every ono knows also that tho secretion
of bile, tho secretion of tenrs, and the se
cretion of saliva are very much under tho
inlhionce of tho nervous system. The
purging of the bowels, which depends on a
secretion thcie, or a secretion in the liver,
is also much dependent on the influence of
the imagination. Tlie Emperor Nicholas
tried to seo what power there is in the
imagination in that respect. Bread-crumb
pills wore given to a great many patients
and, as a result, most of them were purged.
In one case a student, not of medicine
but of theology, having the idea that the
word pill meant a purgative, locked for
" pill" in the dictionary ; and tho first
kind of pills that ho found thore was one
composed mainly of opium and henbane,
both astriiigonts, and capable of producing
great constipation. He wanted to be purg.
ed, and took a certain number of tlieso
pills, and instead of becoming oonstipated
he was purged just as he wished to be.
Vomiting may be produced in the same
way. Du Cros, a French physiologist,
tolls of a trial made in a hospital by a
nurse who went around and gave to all tho
patients a very harmless kind of medicine,
and then told them that she was sorry that
she had by mistake given them all very
powerful emetics. Out of 100 patiouts 80
were affected as if they had taken tho most
violent emetic, and vomited for a long
time.
This we see on a very large scale on
seaboard every summer. I have no doubt
wbatevor that sea-sickness is in a great
measure due to that, and if you could go
on board of a steamer with the idea that
you would not vomit, I am well satisfied,
from experiments I havo mado, that you
would escape a great deal of sea-sickness,
if you did not escapo it altogether.
One fact I recall is very interesting. A
person bad crossed, on one occasion, a
small bay when it was very rough. There
was a man playing the violin on the boat.
Tho person I refer to was terribly sea-sick
and vomited a groat deal. lie had not,
of course, made up his mind that he could
not be sick. However, the point is that
after that he could never hear a violin
without vomiting. -
Ducking tho Tiger.
A story is told of a jolly sugar-planter,
who, in tho days of specie and slavery,
found himself in New Orleans, with the
proceeds of his crop in his pockets, anxious
to invest them in the pursuit of happiness.
Having duly primed himself at the St.
Charles, he was wandering along tho stroets
in search of a faro bank,when his attention
was attracted by an Italian, who was
turning the crank of his band-organ, on
top of which moved and danced a number
of puppets, one which hold a plate for
contiibutiong. Taking this for a novel
game of chance, the planter, wholly un.
sophisticated, , and moro than half inebria
ted, resolved to " buck tho tiger," , and
placed a f 5 piece on the plate. . The Ital
ian ground on, the figure dextorously tilt
ed the money into a basket, tire Italian
solemuly placed it in , his pocket. "Here
goes to get even," said tho pluntor, as ho
planked a ton, which shared tho same
fate, "Fifteen out; hero's a twenty."
The imperturablo Italian pocketed tho
twenty and still turned the crank. Tho'
disgusted planter departed with the re
uiaik: "Well, I never was lucky, but
blamed if evor I see a game before whore
all the por centago was in favor of tho
doalerl"
EJT A young man iu one of tho Penob
scot river towns in Maine, recently sup
posing blmBolf to be upon his death-bed,
quietly arranged his earthiy affairs, as far
as he was ablo, and thon astonished his
weeping fi lends by the choice of an auc
tioneer to conduct the funeral services.
"There's Mr. , down to Bangor,"
he said, "he is an easy, lluent talker, and I
alters like to hoar him. I've hud dealings
with him, an' allers found he set out things
just about as they was. Ho's tho man I
want to talk to my funeral." But tho
young man recovored and the auctioneer
lost the job.
tW A Boston man and a Titusville
(Pa.) maid bad a little quiet dauce all to
themselves the other day. He did the
dancing while she applied the oowhide, and
he doesn't dance attendance on her any
more. Neither does he insult Titusville
ladle as much as he did. '
How a Church Started.
The true origin of one of the New
Haven churches Is perhaps unknown even
to many of the present worshipers within
its beautiful gates. "Not to put too fine
a point upon it," it began In a dog fight.
As a young man (whom it will be sufficient
to describe as being at present the surgeon
of the U. S. Marine Hospital at Puget
Sound) was on his way to church one Sun
day about eight years ago, a couple of vag
abond curs fell out directly in bis paiu. It
was in a part of the oity where Bibles, and
Sundays, and . sanctuary privileges were
sparsely enjoyed, for in loss than live min
utes from tho first grapple of 'the combat
ants, no fewer than twenty-eight children
hod gathered to act as umpires. The Burgeon-to-be
at once decided that then was
tho time and that the place for a mission
school on which his heart had long been set.
Tho shop in front of which the light took
place happened to be that of a rag-picker,
and after some difficulties, the loft above it
was secured for two years at a moderate
rent, the rags swept out, benches furnished
by the old Center Church, and the Sunday
school opened with 80 at its first session.
The numbers and interest constantly in
creased from month to month, until, to
make a long story short, this school of street
Arabs has now become the strong West
Church with its stately edifice of stone and
sterling membership.
Curious Love Letters.
The proposal :
Madam : Most worthy of my admira
tion, after long consideration and much
meditation, of the great reputation you
possess in the nation, I have a strong in
clinatiou to become your relation. On
your approbation of the declaration, I shall
make preparation to move my situation, to
profess my admiration, and if such obliga
tion is worthy of observation, and can ob
tain commiseration, it will be an aggrand
ization, beyond calculation, of the joy an
exultation, of yours,
Sans Disedebation.
The answer :
Sir : I perused your oration with much
deliberation, and a little consternation at
the great infatuation of your weak imagin
ation to show such veueration on so Blight
a foundation. I suppose your animation
was the fruit of recreation, or had sprung
from ostentation to display your education
by an odd remuneration, or rather multi
plication of words of the same termination,
though of great variation in such respec
tive signification. Now with disputation
your laborious application to so tedious an
occupation deserves commendation, and,
thinking imitation sufficient gratification, I
am, without hesitation, yours,
Maiiy Moderation.
tW Ten thousand human beings Bet
forth together on their journey. After ten
years one-third at least have disappeared.
At the middle point of the common mea
sure of life but half are still upon the road.
Faster and faster, as the ranks grow thin
ner, thoy that remain till now become wea
ry and lie down to rest no more. At three
score and ten a band of some four hundred
still struggle on. At ' ninety these have
been reduced to a handful of thirty tremb
ling patriarchs. Year after year they fall
in diminishing numbers. One lingers, per
haps, a lonely marvel, . till the contnry is
over. We look again, and the work of
death is finished.
There is a gentleman living on tho
Southwestern Railroad near Columbus,
Qa., who has thirteen daughters. He buys
clothing for them by the wholesale. Thus,
when last in Columbus he bought 870 yards
Xt calico, 100 of lawn, 13 corsets, 20 pairs
of shoes, and other goods In proportion.
Unlike many fathers who have only one
daughter, he paid cash for all his pur
chases. . Though an old man, he has never
bought a bushel of corn or pound of meat,
but raises them himself. He has never
sworn an oath, and does not owe a dollar.
K3F" A Rutland farmer sold his colt re
cently. Two nicely dressed youne men
came along aud wanted to "sample" the
colt by driving hira a little way, with the
intention ot purchasing if his style suited.
Tho farmer consented and the nice young
men started off, leaving an elegant gold
watch and $ 100 in monoy, just as a matter
of , form for security. They did'nt seem
to come back, however, and on examination
their collateral proved to be oroide as to the
watch and "queer" as to the money.
EST" Mr. Beecher recently announced from
his pulpit that he wished to raise 500 for a
benevolent purpose. "Now," said he,
"there are 8,000 persons present, and if all
pay a half-dollar that will be too much. '
We have some dollar men, some half-dollar
men, some quarter-dollar men, some shilling
men, some six ponny men, some three pen
ny men, and some are so mean they will
not give a penny."
t" A sinful youne: lady In Ohio was so
affected by a sermon preached against ex
travagance in dress that she went homn.
took her ear-rings and jewels from her
person aud put them in a bureau drawer ;
then took all the flowers from a beautiful
bonnet aud put them on a now snrlnir
hat!
(TA Dnairt
ed a plan, whereby, when a girl misses a
wnril. r.TiA hrtv wKn ar,na it i,. ,A tui.
" 1 J u ntvuo 111 UUO bUO UfUb
to kiss her. A western paper thus slanders
ine gins : me result is that the girls
are fast forgetting all they ever knew about
spelling, while the boys are Improving with