C OXTIN HNT AL ;:.V .i -; v Life Insurance Company, OP NEW YORK, STRICTLY MUTUAL I Assets, t$4,s:ts,:iu.-.i;i I ISSUES all the new forms of Policies, and pre. sents as favorable terms asany company Id the 'United States. Thirty days' grace allowed on each payment, and -ithe policy held good during that time. Policies Issued by this Company are non-forfeit ure. No extra charges are made for traveling permits. Pollcy-holdersshareln the annual protltsof the Company, and have a voice lu the elections and management of the Company. No policy or medical feecharged. L. W. FROST, PrctMent. M. B. Wihkoop, Vice Pres't. .J. P.Rogers, Sec'y. J. F. EATON. General Agent, No. 6 North Third Street, College Block, Ilarrlsburg, Pa. THOS. H. MILLIOAN, 6 42 ly - Hpeclal Agent for Newport. Perry Comity Bank! Nponsler, .lunktii A Co. THE undersign d, having formed a HankingAs. soclatlon under the above name and style, are now ready to do a General Banking busluess at their new Banking House, on Centre Square, OPPOSITE THE COURTHOUSE. 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 forany time over four months; and for tour months four per cent. We are well provided with all and every facility tor doing a Banking Business; and knowing, and for some years, feeling the great Inconvenience un der which the people of this County labored f orthe 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 tliefol lowlng named partners: W. A. 8pON8LEU,liloonineld, Perry county, Pa, B. F.Junkin, " ' Wm. H. Miller, Carlisle, officers: W. A. 8PONSLEB, Preiident. WiLXLtM Willis, Cashier New Bloomneld, 8 6 ly BALL SCALES! LB. MAKYANEKTH, 1). W. DERR and , JAMKfc) H. G1UKR. 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 Conuter Scale lu the market. y For Scales, or Agencies In Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, ad dress "The Ball Scale Company," Fottsvllle, Schuylkill county, Pa. ' , W. For Scales or Agencies in this County, ap ply to the undersigned, where they can be seen and examined auy time. . J I.F.IBY & BRO., V Newport, Perry CO., Pa. FRANK MORTIMER. 29tf New Blooiifleld,Perryco.,Pa. LEBANON Mutual FIro Insurance Company, JoncMowu, I'enu'a. "POLICIES PERPETUAL at Low Hates. No JL Steam risks taken. This Is one of the bent .conducted and most reliable Companies In the State. Country property Insured Perpetually tM 00 per thousand, and Tow u property at 15 DO ter thousand. LEWIS POTTER, I " - I J ! f NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA., , 4 18 f - i J I . Agent for Perry County. LOOK OUT! I would respectively Inform my friends that I In teud calling upon them with a supply of good of my . . . i OWN MANUFACTURE. Consisting of CASSIMERS. , ( r , , - ' CASSINETS, - ' ' i .. t,. . FLANNELS, (Plain and bar'd) CAltPKTM, to exchange for wool or sell for cash. i ''it" v (..vjvi ;; j.m.bixlku. Ckntiii Woolen i'aciouv. 6,17,m . M. OIHVIII. I. U. OIBVIN J. M. OIHVIN At iUN, CominlMHioa MerohantH, - . NQ,' 8. SPEAIJ'S WHARF, IS a 1 1 1 m o r e . M tl . S.W will bit strict attention tn th ml nf .11 kinds of eouutry produce, and remit the ainouut An Innocent Granger. A FARMER we will call him Smith, for short lives in - county, r., end would be know, at least by rep utation, to many of our readers were bis right name given. But the Incident we now relate, though coming to us In a re liable way, was known to ', fow outside of his neighborhood. Farmer Smith lived in a quiet way, and was supposed to have accumulated something ahead, besides a pretty good farm. After his second son had boen married about a year, he conclud ed to settle near the old man's, if he could rent a place. " Hearing of this, Mr.' Thompson again we withhold the true name thought there might be a ohance to sell a certain place on pretty fair terms. Mr. Thompson was a money-loaner, and nothing suited him so well as good interest, backed by good se curity, and he was moreover considered a protty shrewd trader. He rode over to soe old man Smith, but the farmer said he did not feel able to, buy he might buy on a credit, if the price was low enough and the interest was not too high. His son ' Jak cy,' he said, would have to pay for the farm himself if the trade was made, but his son was a good farmer, and, he thought, it would be all right at least the land would be there, and would be good for what remained . unpaid if . his son should fail. What seemed to startle the old fel low was the twelve por cent, interest that Thompson insisted upon demanding. Finally, however, after a great deal of talk, the price was agreed on at twenty thousand dollars, one-fifth cash, and notes atone, two, three and, four yeais, with twelve per cent, interest from date, for tho remainder. The contract was drawn, and they were about to sign, whon the farmer suggested that if he should at any time get more money than was due on the notes he wanted to be allowed to pay it, and count off the twelve per oent. The proposition seemed reasonable enough to Thompson, and he could not object to its insertion in the contract, and so the document was signed in duplicate. The deed was to be ready, the notes drawn, and the first pay ment made on the following Saturday. When the time arrived, both were punctually on hand, the first four thousand was paid, and the notes were ready for signature. .. , "Mr. Thompson," said farmer Smith, " I've been thinking about that interest, and it seemed skeery, so I thought I'd getber in some little money I had out, and" pulling from his breast pocket a roll of money "jist count that." The money was counted, and, with twelve per cent, off, the first note was paid. ' When Thompson had pocketed the mon ey, again said Smith : " I've got a son livin' in , Missouri, Mr. Thompson, and as soon as he' heard that I was buyin' a farm for Jakey, he sent me a little money" pulling a roll from his right side breeches pocket "and, so, whatevor it is, we'll credit it on the next note, if you have no objection." . , . Again the money was counted, and, with the twenty-four per cent, off, just paid the note to a cent. "Well, that's luck," resumed tho old man, " and now, Mr. Thompson, the old woman has been selling right smart of but ter and eggs, and some chickens now and then, when they came round the country a-buylng, and she told me this mornin' that I better take what she . had, and may be it wouldn't come amiss.". . , A roll was produced from the left side breeches pocket, and, when counted, just paid the third note after the thirty-six per cent, interest was deduoted, and Thompson said not a word. Smith seemed to be con sidering for some minutes, and then, rais ing bis head, said as though a sudden thought had struck him : " You knowed my darter Bal, didn't ye ? leastwise you've seen her. Sal was a fine gal. About five years ago, at hog-killin' time, one of my hands tuck sick, and what does Sal do but turn in and help us, and I tell you, she could sling a hog across her shoulder equal to any man on the ground. " Well, you know, Sal married year be fore last, and her husband, Hibbell you know Hibbell is doin' they toll mo, as good a grocery business as any man in KirksviUe. Jakey, he went over to see Sal and Hibbell the other day, and they was talkln' about this here interest ' busi ness, and Sal says to Hibbell, says she" " Never mind what they said, Mr. Smith," said Mr. Thompson, "just hand over the money you were going to say they sent you." And, sure enough, the old man produced still another roil from some secret pocket, which, when counted, proved to be the exact amouut necessary to pay off the lost note when the forty-eight per cent, had been taken off. Thompson pocketed the money, went straight to the court house, acknowledged the deed, and handed it over with only this remark ! 1 : . . "You are the greatest rascal I ever saw. tW The evil that men do, lives after them, the good is often interred with their bones. Our Dog "Beau.", NO Jew or Puritan was more conscien tious in attendance at synagogue or conventicle than he was, and having learn ed in his puppyhood that the habits of the household were churchward every seventh day, he adopted the same at once, and their practice became as natural and Inevitable with him as the chase of a squirrel on sight, or the unearthing of a woodchuck. Beau was of. pleblan extraction, of that no particular, conglomerate breed usually termed cur. He was a medium sized specimen of his kind, mostly black, and of uo remarkable beauty, though most cer tainly, above medioority in intelligence. Of this I might cite numerous Instances, but I intend in this article to mention only bis devotional proclivities. It was his cus tom , to move gravely up tho broad aisle shortly after the commencement of the services, and take possession upon the' brood stair of the flight leading to the high box pulpit, where be remained as docorous, though somewhat somnolent, a worshipper as any biped in the pews below him. If some stranger, howover, of his species, which had followed the team of a distant comer, should chance to enter, ho consider ed it his duty to walk down, meet him in the aisle, and after the usual equivocal salutations, question lus right to an ap pearance there by sundry demonstrations of teeth, side glances and muttered threats, which were more annoying to the minister and his adult hearers than to the youngest members of the congregation. In case of interference at such times, of tho deacons or others, Beau retreated , to his asylum on tho broad Btair, whence he could hardly be ousted without scandal to tho place and occasion, while the stranger dog was ejected howling under the ignominy of the cane. , Our family did not fancy this canine habit even of church going and to break it up Beau was shut up one morniug, on their leaving for meeting. But he broko through the window, sash and all and put in his appearance as usual. The next Sunday he was confined in the barn whence he could not force ' an exit, but when re leased aftor the exercises of the day, he was unmistakably sad, and sullen. Nor was he to be so thwarted again, for every Sunday morning thereafter, having taken his breakfast, he immediately disappeared and could not be found, nor would he answer to call. But Invariably about the time of the first singing, he would walk Into the church and assume his accus tomed place on the stair. Out of respect for such an analogue of conscience, even in a dog, we were fain to indulge his idio syncracy and Beau was for years as regu lar an attendant at church, in all weathers, as any possessor of a soul and as far as in many cases appeared was as much edified by the exercises. He diod by a rifle ball at the age of sixteen years. Various Ways.; . The ways of the wicked are various The wuy it is managed in Oakland, Cali fornia, since the local option has carried the day, and no more liquor is sold by re tail, is thus : Thirsty Customer. Mr. Barkeeper, what will five gallons and a gill of your best whiskey cost? ' ' Mr. B. 130.35. T. C, Cheap enough. I'll take it. Demijohn is handed down. T. C. takes a nip, smacks his lips, and Informs Mr. B that on tho whole he thinks he will not keep the balance and suggests that Mr. B. shall buy it book. Mr. B., always ready for a bargain, offers 30.10 for it, which offer T. C. accepts, paying the 15 cents difference. You see he "sells short" on Bourbon, "seller 15." Massachusetts, if we credit a writer in the Boston Oazette, furnishes a pleasing variety in means, but the same result : We at length reached the hotel again, and I propose a glass of brandy and water. My friend looked at me and theft at the landlord ; and then the landlord at me and then at my friend. Perplexity over spread the countenance of both. " Such a thing as a drop of liquor is not to be had in the place," said the landlord. "Bought, you mean,", retorted my friend.' '..,',' , " Bought, I mean," was the answer. Then both eyed me significantly. I oould not explain how badly I wanted It, and could only give vent to my toolings in a sigh. , .. Without a word the landlord disappeared within the recesses of a small room behind the office desk, and presently came forth with two empty tumblers in his hand. These be placed upon the desk. "But where is the liquor?" I inquired. . "The law forbids me to sell it," he said, "and I dare not disobey the law. If you can find any here you are welcome to it," saying which he accidentally turned back the breast of his coat , The, neck of a bottle peeped forth from the inside pocket. He winked his eye at me, and I winked my eye at him, after which I drew forth the bottle. : He faintly struggled to pre vent the dariDg robbery upon which I was bent, but I proved Inexorable. "My private bottle kept for medicinal purposes, and nut or sale," he moaned, as he poured out the liquor for myself and the worthy Chairman of the Parish Com mittee. " Have some water, gentlemen I he added with alacrity. ; -,.,, , We drank, and I replaced the bottle in the repository whence I had taken it. Thon I put a dollar bill in his hand. , , ,- " What is this for?" he asked, as he de posited it in his waistooat pocket) and gave me a half dollar in change. , "For a bushel of oats," I answered. " Keep them until I send for them." "Ah, sir," said the landlord, with an air of virtuous resignation, " the prohibi tory law has done a world of good in stop ping the sole of liquors. It's a severe law on us, but it's a good one." Justice Miller's Game Cock. Justice Miller, of New Castle, tells this story about himself : My wife had half-a-dozen Leghorn hens and a rooster which she thought every thing of. She had all the modern im provements put into the hen-house, and took special pains to see that her fowls en joyed all the luxuries that well regulated and orderly hens should enjoy. Oue day a friond of mine from Groton Falls gave me a game cock. Of course I had to keep him in a coop to prevent him from exter minating the Leghorn rooster. My wife disliked game fowls, and I had to feed him myself. One morning the rooster got out. He went straight for the masculine Leghorn. I pursued him,' and seemingly made desporato efforts to catch him.1 But I took good care not to capture him until he had half-a-dozen enchanting battles with Leghorn. When I thought that Leg horn had about all be could stand, I coop ed up my chicken. Mrs. Miller was ex cited, and I was very sorry about the acci dent. The next night I went out to find my rooster, but he was not in the coop. I searched the yard, but could not find him. I went into the kitchen and made inqui ries of my wife. "He got out this morning," suid Mrs. Miller.' " How did ho get out ?" said I "I let him out," said she. " " Where did he go ?" said I. "Into that pot," she said, pointing' to tho steaming vessel on the stove. ' - I have not had a game fowl since. ' 1 ' A Mechanical Marvel. ' Mr. William Webb, of London, has pro duced a curiosity in raicroscopio writing. He has accomplished the feat by means of machinery on glass, with the aid of a dia mond. The writing consists of the Lord's Prayer, which is written upon glass within a space equal to one two hundred and ninety-fourth part of an inch in length, by one four hundred and fortieth part of an inch in width, a space corresponding to the dot over the printed letter i. The dot of writing has been enlarged by means of the photograph so as to occupy a space of about two inches in length by one.iuch and a half inches broad. The photograph brings the words out legibly, the number of letters being 227. Such is the fineness of the original writing that 29,431,458 letters written the same way would only oover one square inch of glass surface. The whole Bible, including the Old and New Testaments, contain 2, 560,480 letters ; therefore Mr. Webb could write the contents of more than eight Bibles within the space of oue square inch. Two speoimen plates of this microscopic writing have been produced for the United States Museum at Washington at a cost of 50 each. The Webb machine, however, does not equal in the finness of the writing or the perfection it has attained a similar ma chine, the invention of Mr. Peters, a wealthy banker of London, This machine produced writing, as long since as 1855, nearly three times as fine as that of Mr. Webb. It was competent to engrave the the entire contents of the Bible, twenty two times over, within the space of a single square inch. ; ' tW An old Scotchman was taking his grist to mill in sacks thrown across the back of his horse, when the animal stum bled, and the grain fell to the ground.1 ne had not strength to raise it, being an aged man, but he saw a horseman riding along, and thought he would appeal to him for help. But the horseman proved to be the nobleman who lived tn tho castle hard by, and the farmer could not muster courage to ask a favor of him. But the nobleman was a gentleman also,' and, not waiting to be asked, he quickly dismounted, and between them they lifted the grain to the horse's back. John for he was a gentleman too lifted his Kalmarnock bonnet, and said ; " My lord, how shall I ever thank you for your kindness?"- " Very easily? ' John," replied the nobleman , " Whenever you see another man in the same plight as you were in just now, help blm aud that will be thanking me. i A Polite Hint. ' A Detroit gentleman prides himself on his fine fowls and his neighbor is equally vain of a flue ooaoh dog. I The dog worries the life out of the chickens. A fow days ago the owner of the dog reoelved the fol lowing note " M-wnil You keep dogs, I keep 'chick ens. If my chickens worry ybux dogs, shoot 'era." , , SUNDAY BEADING. An Interesting Document.. It betas the usual custom of Roman Gov. ernors to advertise the Senate and people of such material things a happened in their provinces ; in the days of Emperor Tiberius Caisur, Publius Lentulus, president of Ju dca, wrote tbo following epistle to the Sen ate concerning our Saviour r "These ap Deared in Minita our ikvn a Man of atpnt - - y , . n virtuo, named Jesus Christ, who is yet liv ing amongst us, and of the People is ac cepted for a Prouhet but his own TJiscinlos call him The Son of God Ifo raisctk the dead, and enreth all manner of diseases A man of statue somewhat tall and comely, with a very reverend countenance, such as the beholders may both love and fear His hair, of a chestnut color and, plain to his ears, but thence downwards it is more orient, curling and waving about his Bhoul dcrs In the midst of his hair is a seam, or partition of his hair, after, the mantior of the Nazerites nis farehoad plain and very delicate IIis face without a spot or wrink le, beautified with a lovel.v tmd Tlia and mouth so formed as nothing can be reprehended His beard thickish, in colour like the hair on his head, not very long, but ' forked His look innocent and mature His eyes erey. clear and sulok la renrov- ing he is terrible In admonishing, courte ous ana tair spoken Pleasant iu conversa tion, mixed with ffraTitv-lt cannot be re. mombered that any have seen him laugh liut many nave seen him weep In propor. Hnn nPtinu mAst AvAall.nt tru 1 - . and arms delectable to behold la speak ing, very temperate, modest, and wise A Mail, for hlft Hinariilnr Unuittv - DninnoDln.. the Children of Men." "God la Here." There was a man in Ohio who was per ishing for want of a knowledge of him who to know as mediator between God and man is eternal life. Not believing there was any God, he had a card printed with these words, "God is nowhere," and hung it up in his office. He bad a little niece who loved Jesus and was happy all the time One day she visited her uncle's office. Af ter playing a long time with everything she could find within her reach to interest her, she began to look around on the walls, and her eyes foil on the card. Having just be gun to read writing, the letters were not so familiar to her but that sho had t J spell anything that was written, she began to spell aloud, G-fl-d God, is-is, n-o-w-h-e-r-e nowhere. . She oould not understand it, and looking down on the floor repeated the words. She thought she was mistaken. . Then she commenced again, so loud that her uncle, who sat at his desk, heard her, G-o-d God i-s is, n-o-w now, h-e-r-e here- " That's right," she exclaimed, looking at her uncle. The arrow had struck home. Hor uncle became a changed mau. He, believed in the true God, and sought and found forgiv nessofsin. The Islands of Life and Death. We often think, what a blessing it would be to live always on this earth, with no fear of death ever before us. This is pure falla cy, as is illustrated by one of those beauti ful myths of the middle ages in which truths were enclosed like the kernel in a nut. It is related that in a certain lake in the county of Munster, Ireland, there were two islands, one of whioh was the home of death, but to the other death oould never come : yet, notwithstanding the immor tality of its inhabitants, ago, sickness, wounds, decrepitude, and all the most fear ful paroxysms of suffering were well.known. The people of this Island under the appre hension of their cares and ills began to look toward the other island, as the height of hu man felicity, as the relief from their suffer ing, and as they one by one tired of a life of immortality they would launch their boats on the gloomy waters, longing to reach the other shore and be at rest. An extraordinary scene occurred in a church at Dnkinvllle, England, recently. At the close of the sermon a man named Rovill rose from his place, rushed through the church to the oommunion rails, over which he jumped, and soized the curate, who was Bitting near. He then proceeded to get the curate in a corner, and pum melled him unmercifully. He tore his sur plice off and smashed up his spectacles. After a great deal of persuasion he left the curate, and went with his wife out of the church. It is understood that Itevill was some little time ago oonflned in a lunntio asylum. tW No more truthful sonteuoe was ever written by man than the following, written by Chancellor Kent: "The parent who sends his son into the world uneduca ted defrauds the community of a lawful citizen and bequeaths it a nuisance." These words should be written in letters of gold over the eutrance of every school-house. tW One may live as a conqueror, or a king, or a magistrate, but he must die a man. The bed of death brings every hu man being to his pure individuality, to the intense contemplation of deepest and most solemn of all relations, the relation bfltween the creature and his Creator Webiler. VST Wise hearing or iguorant carriage is caught, as men take disoases ; one of an other ; therefore let men take heed of their eompany. ,
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