hdccs.
lumorcus
THiSfrBoT.' -How nK Conduct
ed IIinf.lf is School.- lie made his
appeumuce at one of tbe Union Schools
the oth morning, arrived ahead of time,
be prevrctad atiy feellinsr of loueliuess from
ituiD him ly linking three boyi uii.i rid-
iui? the ate rt its Litres, lie wetit in
with the crowd when the bull rang, aud,
limJin;; no empty eat, he perched himself
on the wood-box. When the children re
peated the 'Lord's Prayer in concert, the
new boy kept time' with his heel, and
whca they en ran to sing he argued that
Taricty was the spice of sons, and attempt
ed to sing one of his own one about a gen
tleman named Daniel Tucker, who dream
ed that he was dead, and so forth. The
teacher warned him to keep still, and lie
replied that he wouldn't come to that school
if his musical qualiffloationa were to be
OYcrlooked. When school finally opened
the teacher secured his name and began
asking him questions in order to find out
how he should be graded.
'Can you spell V she asked.
What kind of spelling?' he cautiously
replied.
Spell 'house,' if you please.'
'Frame or brick house ?' he asked.
Any kind of a house.'
With a mortgage on it ?'
You mny spell' man' if you will,' she
said, giving him a severe loot.
Man V
Te.
I don't caro much about spelling man(
this morniug, but 1 will this afternoon.
I've spelled it with my eyes shut.'
'Do you know your alphabet ?' she ask
d, changing the subject.
Never had any !' was the prompt reply.
'Do you know anything about reading ?
'I read like lighting I1 he anwercd.
She handed him a reader, and said :
'Let me hear you read,'
Head right out loud ?'
Vts
Tmafridit will disturb the children,'
lie whispered.
'Go on and let rac hear you read.'
He looked carefully at the page, scowled
his brow and rend :
'If I was a lame boy and didn't get any
auuls in my stockings Christmas, dum
my eyes ! but I'd make thiugs jump around
that house licit morning!'
lie handed the book back and the teacher
asked :
'Richard, how many are thise and
three ?"
Three and three what V" he inquired.
Anything.'
'It is a good Ienl according to what it
is,' lie replied as he settled back. 'I know '
hat tluee and three cats don't make a
log !'
'Did you r.vft study geography, Rich
ard !'
Tei ma'am.
'What is geography J"
It's a book.'
'Is this world round or llal 3"
Hills and hollers !' he replied.
- 'Kit-hard, cauycu write ?'
'Write what f'
Can you write your nam V"
I could, I suppose ; but I're got my
name without writing it.'
'Can you write a letter y
Who to ?
To any one.'
Vcs, I could, if I had money ; pay the J
!oiage.'
Well, llkbjuJ ' said, in despair,
)mi u TmvC l go into tlie tunti tuu.
jou want to come to school here.'
'I'd ruther flay here.'
'Hut you can't.'
'I'll bet you this knife agin ten cents I
:u.'
She took him by the arm to remove bim,
lut he laid his hand on her shoulder and
Mid in a warning voice :
'Don't get me mad now, or I'll let myself
ioose.'
She callt d the principal dowu, and as he
approached the boy he commanded :
'li'jy, what are you doing here 1"
'Getting ddicashun !' replied Richard,
'You go right downstair now 2' contin
ued the principal.
' IVell, don't sass me. for I was never
here befor ! replied Richard, slowly mov
ing legs as if he meaut to get down.
The principal took him by the collar and
jerked him around, got kicked on the shiu
ana bitten in the wrist, and tinally landed
the young Umlaut on the walk.
Xw, go home !' he shouted as he tried
t o recover bis breath.
'Am I eddicated ?' inquired Richard. !
You seem to be-' J
limine a diplomy, then.
1 OU CHar OUl or I'll hare YOU arrested.'
"Haitrt 1 a acholar in thie school no
more !"
'No, iir.
'Who owui this acbool liouse V Uetnatiil
d the boy.
'Xo, mailer you clear out.'
Will you come out ia the yard where
you can't hacj to anything?' asked the
boy.
lleone, I aar !'
Lont draw bo darriuger on me!' warn
dthe boy as he backed off, 'uor doc't
think you can scare aie with any of your
bowie-knives.
Tbe priucipal walked in and shut the
loor, and after the new boy bad stood there
long enough to shw tbat he wasn't afraid,
he turned and walked ofl", growling to bim
elt. I"11 net the forma n of Xo. ! to ponnd
tliat ftller afore he's a week older !"
What Did She Take Him Fort?--Sjirigjjins
had juit got bimtu-lf nicely tucked
way between the iheets, last Satuidajr
, ftiighl. wben lie h-ari! a rap on ti is front
loor.
'Who in the dickens is tliat 5" he won
dered, lie laid .till minute, when
rap was repeated louder than before.
the I
j
'There's pomelhing up, and thala ure,' ;
lie Mid to himself. 'I can't imagine what j
anybody would be coining here for at this
lime of the sight; however, 1 uppoe Ii
must go and see what there is of it, and !
with that he slid out of bud into a wrapper, j
aad made for a window near the door. J
Satisfied tbat there was no danger, he on- j
bolted the door wide enough to put his face
out, and asked :
'Who's there V
C'anst sneer Deutsche T said the mys- j
terious female.
C 'anal IMf Tlnlltaftid V .owl nrlfr'rina
'Canst seer Ik-ulscho sprehen J" aain
-was silked. j
2ont know anything about such a i
lliaii 9 SO ill Stnr!,vriina 4nAra Ittvm
rover lieard tell of him.'
'Nein, nix fur sbtsy,' said the voice.
"Well, stay there if you want to. but I f
think you'll wish you'd stayed somewhere
else before morning,' said Spriggins.
N"it, nit, fcsl der weel garoonter.' said
the woman.
'Well, go to thunder then, if you want
to; go anywncre ; wuo'n blazes cares;
where you go, vou old puddin1 head,' said j
Nprigyins lwin all patieuc-t. j
iein, nien. Jdk bet-n , der Statescii J
I'ratrtn.' '
Beeu to States l'riaou. have vou V aai.l
-i.tij;jjius. 'Well, just lii;htout of here as ;
it as your legs'll tarry you. Du't want !
J J i
tiny tram in around here, especially alter'
liter have been to StaU-s Prisoa.'
.V'ell, lion eer gelf seer aoiH pec!,' said
noman.
Don't cans a picayune if you are baring
Vjol your eelis c oaaicg-ou,' said Spri?
!i : "vt u can t liare c
oue iu tins ere
Dclx.'uiid with that he slammed thediMir
ier fa if and tlu-xi il. muterinz as he
tit back to bed. 'The coufound old fool,
cooie around to tell me ahVd tieeu to
.ate I'llson, and liars one of her apcl.
wonder what the d ! she taken me
BIystery Solved
The Great Secret of the Wonderful
SUCCESS .OF VEGETlIsE.
It strikes t the root of d'scase by purifying
the blood, restoring tbe liver and kidneys to
tiUby aatcQ, invigorating ti nervous iiUa.
KeliaMe tsldeoee-
i MB. H.R. STEVENS:-
DEaU SIR l Will UlOM. I'll"'""'" ''
testimony to the (Treat number you hnve alr.dy
received in favor of your great and good medlciue,
Veretine, for I do not think enough ean he said
in It's rraise, for I was troubled over thirty
venrs with Ibat dreadful disease. Catarrh, and
bad such bad coughing spells that it would seem
as though I could never brcatlm any more, and
'EieTiF. has cured me ; aud 1 do feel to thank
God all the time there is so pood a medicine at
Veoktisk, and I also think it one of the best
medicines for coughs and weak sinking feelings
at the stomach, and advise everybody to take
tbe Veobtine, tor I can assure them that il is
one of the best medicines that ever was.
MRS. L. GORE.
Cambridge, Maas.
THOUSANDS SPEAK.
Veoetine it acknowledged and rccemtnrnded
by physicians aud apothecaries to be the best
purifier and cleanser of the blood yet discover
ed, and thousands speak in its praise wno have
been restored to health.
Rupert from a Practical Chemist and Apotho
s cary.
Boston, Jau. 1. 1874.
Dkar Sir This is to certify that 1 have sold
at retail 1541,' dozen (1S52 bottles) of your Ve
oetine tmce April 12, 1770, and can truly say
that it has given the best satisfaction of any re
medy for the complaints for which it Is recom
mended that I ever sold. Scarcely a day passes
without tome ot my customers testifying to its
merits on themselves or their friends. I am
perfectly cognizant of several cases of Scroful
ous Tnmort being cured by Veoetine aloue in
this vicinitv. Very rrspeclfullv vonrs.
A I OILMAN,
4t5S Broadway.
To II. It. Stevens, Eko,.
VEGETINE
Will Cleanse Scrofula from the System.
HONEST OPINION.
Mb. II. K. STF.NVF.XS:
Dear Sir This is to show that my son was
taken fiek in January, 1801, with Scrofula,
which came ont in large sores aud ulcers on his
Ire and liip. Hit leg w as swelled more than
twice its natural sire. lie had several doctors
of high standing in their profession two trom
Bo'ton sod three from Charlestown without
getting a tit better. He was obliged to lie
wherever lie was placed, for he had no use of
his limbs whatever. When we had riven op all
ho)K- of Tiis living- we were told to try VEGkV
TINK. the great blood remedy; and he had
taken it but a short time before we could see
great chat:g. Tbe sores n.n so bad that we
had to change the cloihs four or five times a
day. Still, be was getting better ; far he could
move his limbs and help himself a little. He
was soon able t alt up in bed, and, by constant
use of VEGETINE, it has cured him. He has a
lame leg, which he will probably have for life ;
but wt all honesllv believe, if we had used
VEGETINE before we had bothered with those
doctors, it would have saved the uscj or hit leg,
and restored it to natural health. I hope all
those troubled with Scrofula will read this testi
mony of me and my ton, who I now we'll and
able to speak for himself.
t.VTilT.IUtHAnUStt,
DANIEL MAIIONEY.
1 Treutcn St., Cnarleatowu, Maas.
j Mny 10, 1S7..
i The above plain honest statement conclusively
i shows the quick and thorough cleanslug effects
i of the VEGETINE in Scrofula.
Yimf.tine is acknowledged by all classes of
people to be the best aud wot reliable blood
purifier in the world.
Yegetlne in Kld by All OrugUta.
lh-c. SI. lm.
Scribners' Monthly for 1876.
Tbt j uUinlierii iuvllc attution to tbe following list
of Mm of tlie romiL'g yvT. Iu the firld of fiction,
bnudrs DOBieroiu uoTelrtten and tbortar atoriee, thwr
will be
Two Remarkable Serial Morle.
By AMERICAN AUTHORS.
Tke tiro! M tbe, now duplete In our hands,
"GABRIEL C0NR0Y,'"
By BRET. IIARTE.
fiftftif nV." ,f'i'y MT.'WHU,lTfi.toJi-W Srl.'-l'w
ereuee aad cbarrctern, whirn tbe author hua cliwa
trom hie faTorite ield, California, are patntrd with
eharaetenatie vividuena and power; and tbe ork is
i withoot doubt the Bioat rihir record ot early Cali
fornia life tbat haa et a)eared.
W. .ball sImi begin iu lite January number,
"PIULir XOLAX'S FltlEXDS,
Or, Show Your Passports."
hy EDWARD LVtRkTT UAI.E.
Tke aeeue of this story ia laid iu the Sontbweaterit
territory, uow forming tbe rilatea or Louiaana and
Texas, at the time of Aaron Burr's Ireneou. Ttw c-har-aetera
lived la a aeetiou which waa now Anjeriran, uuw
French, and now Kiuih. aud tliia record of thi lr ad
venturoue Uvea inakea a atorr of luteuar arid uuflafglnf
lntrrent throughout.
A SECOXD 'FARMER'S TA CA T10X'
Bt Col. GEO. B. WABIKO, Jr.
CoL wani la bow in Euroj, n.iting, la row.
boat ride of two buudred and tiny mlln, ooe of tbe
moat fertile and interesting of the tine-growiug talleya
f Kara Thie aeroud aerim of papers promlaea to be
even more iatoreemig than that aith wbirb ear readers
art alreftj faaiiiur.
(JXXTEXX1AL LETTERS,
Edited by Joliu Vanee C heney.
A rare volleetioa of Revolutionary Iettera, maluly
from etoree in tlie hands of tbe dracendante of t'ol.
Jum) h Ward. They are fall of intereet, and will tie
read with a rare reli.h in connection with tbe Ceuter
niaJ erlebratioo rf the year.
BBII.I.I AKTLV IIXrSTUATF.D ARTICI.K8 )K
AMER1CAX COLLEGES.
I Writtou rem--tielr hv thir frvtuda. will iniMr Hnr.
log the year. jneriveiintereatiiieolleKeIifaaaii
j these pajiera rej'iallT IIiih-Ij, anil will aecure for tbeui
j nnnanul atlentinu.
j OLD XEW YORK.
! F.lnrDtly illu'tmtd H;cltfl on New-York, ty John
) I". Mmft, will apjr ( ontf, and wUJ t tract th t
i Ontimi f-f ftU, iu city or country, who mark witti iuir-
tb eifveiopturnt of th ffrtt rortropolm, and mt
feftltTitrlr riiimhrT tbe Uinl r:tiiuriti- of Urn
oltleu tiliir.
Kverr nnmher It profuifly illtiMtritfdt thuit niatilliif;
tw to (five to our drcrltiTr aod tiarmtiv article, au
int4ivt and prnianrut vilnt umxrr attained ia a nou
ill iutratd period l cm 1. tDdrit avuntoin4d anauav
wtiut the !u4?aiue U1 in tU juti:rr lie deotdt aa It
hua been iu tti imst, to aotind htratnre and Chrlatatu
Jinf mm,
Tbe Editorial Oepttrtineut,
occupy oor twenty P1 of ruck number and ruuUiu
Ir. Holland's Tlurotw and timely -dlioriala, aa wall aa
Kr.irwa cf the latt-at worLs In Art, 1 Jtraturt, and
TEKMNt
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uuiImt.
; Tlie in ((la. euiDil-te, Nov. 117U, toOu-t. ia;.buuod
iu maritua rltii iAJ.tKJ :
di. do. Ulllid ill halt uiurocuo. SU.UO
i VoW. tie.u lii Nwvi-itilier and Ma. Auy of the earlier f
vcilunica l lo VIII) will l-eaiipplw-diMiiiaratrlrto itiea ;
1 w bo wibfa tbeiu to rjnij.U le aeta at ibis rate, i. clotn, ,
t.Oii ; balf tuorrurro, $-1.00
: JIxKt-ll?r4 nnd rotmiMtera will i
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j tbeatn.ve otf-ia.
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VT Malik fbeiaa or lirafa, or j rrciatertd Irttiua. '
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St'RIBNKR t ". X Itirxdway, New York,
tavt. -.'i. 1X70.
SAVES FUEL! SAVES LABOR!
NATIONAL STEEL HI CLEANER.
t
( ruua il onr (f t!ic wo:t ron.m ;r tf
i i;it. a di-ioll of l-OT . i n ii:rli.ii ti.i
at
Lira
a of 1 S per rnl. ti fur.
1 '..la l'ul-Cli-aiu r Ik iaL" if t i i. 1'.:
hiimii ia or llx-.'I a aprm;?, anil lulu In a i.. r-
irrle ansa lo piei-i' airalnot lli't iiiKi ic nf 'tlif
-, r.Miiorln all ll.c rarUm and ft'.c r IMitut
!iiitit Injury In tli-Ium-. '
iranl rd lo ilVan britrr, I aft Imtg-T. ant work
i'-r ta:i any in Ihi- ma'ket. Adni:rl and In ai
f : ti V. ti. Navy. Ifor aaie by uu;cr. Siii.l for
i'mp.
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Agent! for :h. fnittd Kink-f,
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p rrT v h- rr
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CARRIAGES,
BUGGIES, 4-C,
at the new ahop reeeully erected y J. F. Lerch
Corner f Fonrth and C'bcNtnut hit.,
Sl'NBURT, PA.,
and Knicil a fair eharn of Patrouae.
A tfl a ... 3. F. l.ERCJl. J?up'U
jlcto jbcrtiscmcnts.
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Cheap, to easiiy kef t in repiir, and
WILL LAST A LIFE-TIME !
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WITH ALMOST MAGICAL SPEED,
and far belter than it can he ilone by hand, or
on auy other machine. Allklnilsnf garments
are perfectly formed aud shnped by the machine
itself, requiring no cutting and making up. A
good operator will knit a man's sock, with heel
aud toe complete, in from five to ten minutes !
and from twenty to forty pairs of socks in a day
Every especially everv farmer's famll
should have a B1CKFORD KNITTER. Il ;
be found equally as useful as the Sewing Ma
chine, and even more profitable.
Every Machine WARRANTED perfect, and to
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The Bickford Machine is the only legitimate
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Nov. 19, 1875. ly.
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The "K-oniesile.'
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i.:...!.. n :.. ....i ' i. i.
Hint lime 111 nil us 'ai9 nu I'lovcrncs. Jb 10
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il. Quietness no Cams or Gear W heels.
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I
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KASE.
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JACK WALTZ,
GEN.
May 29, 1875.
L. H.
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munmnnimr).
SUSQUEHANNA
COFF1X at: C-ANKirr UOItKS,
i'rout St., above Itace,
SUXnUIlY, PENXA.
j rilllK nnderi-ined having estafilished a C'tiffln
i JL. A Casket .Manulactory, at the above place,
are now prepares lo luruisti to Lahinetniakeis
and Uudertakeia, and the trade generally
Coffins and Caskets
(f the best and Idlest patterns and flnit-lo-.l In
t he bi-it style. Their different patterns including
both Coffin and Casket shapes are of
WALNUT, CHERRY, C1IESTXUT,
Imitation rf Rosewood ami Cherry,
and all other styles, made of Ihe beat material
and finish ; work done by the most experienced
workmen.
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j Caaketi will be shipped lo any place desired, at !
l lie snortest notice, and at the most reasonable
prices.
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for PRICE and DESCRIPTIVE LIST, aud learn
the rtylcs and prices.
FRYLINO, BOWEN & EXCEL.
Stiubury, April 30. 1375.-tf.
.tl.lMIIXK KIIOl AX1 IltO
FOr.DKY.
GEO. ItOIIRBACII & SONS,
. Sun bury, Penu'a,
INFORM the public that they are jreparea lo
do all kinds of CASTINGS, aud having added
a new Machine Shop in connection with their
Foundry , and have supplied themselves with New
Luthes, Planing and Boring Machines, with the
latcct improvements. With the aid of skillful
an chanlcs, they are enabled to execute all orders
nr
NEW WORK OR REPAIRING,
that may be given them, In a satisfactory man
ner. (rates) to unit any Stove.
IRON COLUMNS, for churches or other build
inirs, of all sizes.
BRASS CASTINGS, Ac.
Ornamental Iron Fencing
FOR GRAVE YARD LOTS ;
VERANDAHS
FOP. TAHDS AT RESIDENCES, AC, C.
Th PLOWS, already celebrated for their su
periority, have been still further improved, aud
will always be kept on band.
Also, THREM11NO MACHINES.
ShuWv, May 80. 1974.
18
ifetosffJIantras.
Furniture Ware-Rooms !
ROBERTS t.RJIAX,
(Successors to B. L. RAUDENUL'SIl.)
"laconic Itiiilding,
W.v r SELL CHEAP, AN ElLKi V'ALIUTY
OF
ruRMTuni:
of the lutost styles and best materbl.
CONSISTING OF
Parlor and Chamber Suits;
LOUNGES, TABLES, CHAIRS, STANDS.
Bedsteads of ail kinds, Cupboards, Sinks, aud
in short everything usually to be fouud iu a first
class Furniture Store.
Special attention is given to Undertaking in all
its branches.
Coffins and Burial Caskets
OF ALL STYLES CONSTANTLY OS IJAND.
An Invitation is extended to all to come und
examine our stock before ptfVcbasin elsewhere.
ROBERTS & IIOSTERMAN.
Sunbury, Feb. 11), 18.3.
HARDWARE.
We are better prepared than ever to supply
the demand for goods In our liue. We have j ust
received a full 6tock of
Shovels, Iron,
Hoes, Steel,
Rakes, Oils,
Forks, Taints,
Pumps, Glass,
Cutlery, Varuislies,
LEATHER BELTING,
TOOLS,
AND GOODS SUITABLE FOR
Builders, Housekeepers,
Farmers, Blacksmiths,
Shoemakers, Cabinet Makers.
Carpenters, Machinists,
Fainters and the People.
Call and examine our goods.
CON LEY, HACKETT & MATEER,
Opposite Whitmer's store.
March 28, 1S73. tf.
Sugar,
Coffee,
Syrups,
Soices,
Canned Goods,
Queens,
Willow and
Cedar Ware.
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Cement,
Salt,
Fish,
Phosphate,
Land Plaster,
Harrisburg Cider
Mills. 1
Maize & Schwartz,
snccessors lo ueo. Lvans a: t o.,
1108 rarket Street, Philadelphia,
MERCHANT TAILORS
and
AIILITAIIV CLOTHIERS.
Men and Boys' suits made to order In the latest
styles, of the best cloths and cas&imeres in mar
ket, at prices suitable to the times.
Military. Band & Fire Organizations
promptly uniformed.
Samples of Cloth, with Photographs, sent
free on application.
Ours being the leading house, on .Military work,
we feel that we ean offer inducement which can
not be attained anywhere else.
Nov. 27, 1971
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;ooin.
Mises L. A S. Weiser, Market street, Suubury,
Pa., otfer special iuducements in
their Fall and Winter
.Millinery Goods.
! just opened, consisting of Bonnets and Hats,
FEATHERS, FLOWERS. RIBBONS, SASnES,
ORNAMENTS, AC.
Fancy Zephyrs Goods, Infant Hoods, and an
immense assortment of
NOTIONS.
Ladies' Dres Cutting, fitting and basting
done iu every branch.
The public are earnestly Invited to call and ex
amine our stock before making a selection else
where. Nov. J3, 1875. L. fc 8. WEISER.
IRAMPTOVN I.vII'KUIAI. SOAP
IS THE "BEST."
This Soap Is manufactured from pure mater
ials, and as it contains a large percentage of
Vegetable Oil, is warranted fully equal to tl.a
best Imported Castile, Soap, aud at the same
time possvoei all the washing and cleansing
properties of the celebrated German aud French
Laundry Soaps. It is therefore recommended
for use iu the Laundry, Kitchen, and Bath-room,
and for general household purposes ; also, for
Priuters, Painters, Engineers, and Machinists,
as it will remove stains 'of Ink, Grease, Tar, Oil,
Paint, etc., from the hands. Manufactured
only by
CRAMPTON BROTHERS,
3, 4, 0, S. and 10 Rutgers Place, and S3 and 35
JctTerson Street, New Tork.
For sale at Philadelphia, by KOONS & KUOFF,
203 North Delaware Avenue, and by grocers
geneially.
or. 13, 1875. CttM.
PEXXSYLVAXIA RAIL ROAIK
raiLADELPIIIA fc ERIE It. It. DIVISION.
"WINTER TIME TABLE.
On aud after Sundav, Nov. 21st, I37r,, tue
Trains on the Philadelphia & Erie Kail UoadDivi
siou will run 83 fallows :
TV EST WARD.
Fiiot I.iur leaves New York
: Philadelphia,
" " " Baltimore,
" " " Harrisburfc,
" ' arr. at Vi'illuimsport,
" " " Lock Haven,
" " Uellcfontc,
Eiie Mall leaves New York,
4i " 4i Philadelphia,
" " " Baltimore,
" " Harribburir,
V. a in
12..r5 p va
1.20 p m
5.00 p m
8.53 p m
13.20 p m
11.50 p m
3.23 p in
11.55 p m
11.55 p iu
4.25 a in
S.B5 a iu
'J.45 a m
11.05 a m
7.50 p in
7.20 a ra
7itK m
10.43 a in
" " " WilliumspoTt,
" Lock Haven,
" ' " Ilcnovo,
" " nrr. at Erie,
Liuiitid Mail leaves Philadelphia,
" " " Baltimore,
" '; " IIarrisbur,
" arr. at Williamsport,
3.20 p m
3.30 p m
4.4") p in
8.00 a in
8.30 a m
1.25 p m
6.10 p m
7.30 p in
" " " Lock Haven,
" " " Keoovo,
Lock Haven Ac. leaves Philadelphia,
" " " Baltimore,
" " " Harrisburi,',
" arr. at Williamsport,
" " " Lock Haven,
EASTWARD.
Philadu Express leaves Lock Haven,
" " Williamsport,
" ' arr. at Harrisburg,
" " " . Baltimore,
li " Philadelphia,
0A0 p m
7.55 a in
11.45 a tn
0.15 p m
4.20 p m
7.35 p in
9.10 a ia
" New lork,
leaves Renovo,
Day Express
Lock Haven,
10.25 a m
tvu.iumspon, u.uoam
" " arr. at Harrisbnrg, 3.00 p in
" Philadelphia,
" New York,
" " ' Baltimore,
Erie Mail leaves Erie,
" " 4i Renovo
" " ' Lock Haven,
" " " Williamsport,
" arr. at Harrisbur,
" " Baltimore,
" " ' Philadelphia,
6.20 p m
l. 15 p m
0.35 p in
11.20 a m
8.25 p m
'J.45 p ui
10.55 p m
2.30 a m
7.35 a in
". 15 a ra
10.10 a ra
12.35 a m
3.55 a m
7.35 a m
7.35 a in
' New York,
Line leaves Williamsport,
Fast
" arr. at Harnsburp;,
" " " Baltimore,
" " " Philadelphia,
" " New York,
10., o a tn
Erie Mail West, Limited Mail West. Lock
Haven Aecom. Wesl and Day Express Easi
make close connection at Northumberland with
L. & B. II. R. trains for Wilkesbarre and Scran
ton. Erie Mail West, Limited Mail West and Fast
Line West make connection at Williamsport
with N. C R. W. trains north.
Erie Mail East ami West. Limited Mail West,
Fast Line West and Day Express East mate
close connection at Lock Haven with B. E. V.
I R. R. train?.
j Erie Mail East and West connect at Erie with
! trains on L. S. & M. 6. R. R.. at Corrv with O.
j C. A:. A. V. R. R. nt Emporium with B. N. Y.
X. P. R. K., and at Driftwood with A. V. R. R.
Parlor Cars will run between Philadelphia and
Williamsport on Limited Mail West, Fast Liue
West, Philadelphia Expiess East and Day Ex
press East. Seeping Cars on all nitght trains.
WM. A. BALDWIN. Gen'I Sup't.
j Philadelphia &: Reading Railroad.
j ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER
! TRAINS.
Jaxvakt 1st, 1STC.
Tkaiss Leave IIerxpos as Follows : (frxmis
Excepted.)
For Shamokin, 10.40, 11.U0 a. iu. and 3.40
p. in.
For Mt.CarmeljAshland, Tamaqua, Pottsville,
Reading and Philadelphia, 10.40 a. m.
Trains for IIebnoon, Leave as Follows :
(SrxDATS Excepted.)
Leave Shamokin at S.00 a. m. 1.50 and 3.55
p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, 9.13 a. ra., ReadiDg 11.80
a. m., Pottsville, 12.10 p. m., Tamaqna, 1.20 p m.
Ashland, 2.35 p. m., Mt. Cartnel, 3.31 p. m.
Tkaixs Leave Harrisbcro, as Fou.ows :
For New Tork, 5.20, 8.10 a. in. and 2.00 7.40
p. m.
For Philadelphia, 5.L'0, SS.10 tf.4.r, . m.,2.00 and
3.5C, p. m.
Scsdats.
For New Tork, 5,20 a. m.
For Philadelphia, 1.45 p. m.
Tbajms fok Harrisburg, Leave as Follows:
Leave New York, 9.00 a. iu., 1.00 and 5.15,
7.45 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, 9.15 a. m. 3.40 and 7.10
p. m.
Sundays.
Leave New Tork, 5.15 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia. 7.10 p. ra.
Via MtrriB and Eases R. R.
J. E. WOOTTEN,
General Sttp't.
Reading, Pa. Nov. 13. 1874.
CENTRAL JDWG STORE
q.b.cXdvllader
Is the place to buy pure and fresh
MEDICINES, DRUGS,
TAINTS, OILS,
GLASS, PERFUMERY,
NOTIONS, CIGARS,
TOBACCO, LIQUOR
for medicinal purposes, and all other arti
cles usually kept in a Crst-class Drug Store.
Special attention paid to compounding pre
scriptions and family receipts by competent
druggists.
I am prepared to furnish In quantities to suit
purchaaerB and at Philadelphia price,
CALCINED PLASTER,
PHILADELPHIA UME,
FINISHING SAND,
, PLASTERING HAIR.
Portland, Roman, Roaendale and Lehigh
CEMENTS,
Land Plaster for Farmers, Timothy and Clover
Seeds. Also, Garden Secd9 of all kinds. Aall
and get a Rural Resister for 1874.
GEO. B. CADWALLADER.
Jui:bnry, Feb. 6, 17-L-lv!
Dn. C. M. Martin. Geo. W. Bloom
NEW DRUG STORE.
No. 13, South Third Street,
Clement House Mpi, Snnlnry, Pa.
DR. C. 31. MARTIN & CO,
TT AVE just received a fresh lot of Pure Drugs
A. A ni
ud Patent medicines,
We have also a full assortment of
DRESSING AND PACKET COMBS.
Hair, Tooth, Nail.Clothe.Shoe and other brnshes.
TOILET AM) FAXCY ARTICLES.
riXB EXTRACTS, POCKET BOOKS, KNIVES, C, C.
REED'S GRAND DUCHESS COLOGNE,
the sweetest perfume ia America,
rarisiuu.a Kid Glove Wash.
warranted to clean perfectly the most delicate
shades without injury to the kid
All the leading preparations for tbe Hair,
se;ai:s, the best in market,
Pure Wine and Liquors, for medical pnrposes,
Physicians Prescriptions aud family icccipts
compounded with care.
Thankful for past favors we hope by fair deal
ing to receive a share of your patronage.
reiiteniner 11. I .;.
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VJ at W 3
Sgriniltnrul.
Garden Wohk is WisTER.W:uter Is often
called the seasou of leisure, aud as distiuxuiah
ed from those periods of hurry anj drive which
sometimes overtake the gardener, perliap9 it is.
But to a good manager there is no rest at this
ahead and preparing for the arnfca--'e things
thtit will be wanting wne&iHe s'son for aetlv
work arrives. "
Tf tllA Wftnfha. la 1 n .1 1 1 .1..
... t VI - ff ' UM All T , klia
tools need to be looked o--er to see that all are
in their places and ii the best working condi
tion. If tfiey are dnll-dged they can be jtronnd
or Died ; loose WanSIcs can be tightened, or nails
aod screws n be need to stay or strengthen
weakened parti. Many tools can be wholly
made by the exercise of no great amount of in
jr.iiiuity ; and indeed in a hundred ways ean an
active man be usefully employed, even in the
yery worst of weather.
When the weather T at all fair, loads of work
can be advanced in the open air. Many fruit
and ornamental trees are mined by barbarous
Running, but there are few trees that are not
to be benefited by prnnning judiciously per
lormcd ; and then remember tint nse can often
be made in the garden of the parts ent from the
trees. The garden pea lores above" all things to
run over twig-ry branches, and some of the trim
mings can be cut ont for this purpose and tied
into neat bundles and stacked away. Then lbs
tomato likes to get tied up into single 'KtiYi
Short stout pieces that have stubs or strong
spnrs to help hold up the weight of tomato-fruit
mar be cut out and saved for them. Then
raspberries, blackberries, dahlias, gladiolrs.
tuberoses, and many things among both fruit
and 3oers, as well as vegetables, want stakes
sometimes, and good material for these pur
poses can be had from the tree-waste very often.
And then poles for beans and similar things,
cive Ui a rood nse for the taller and atronirer
stuff.
Another good thing to think of now by those
who have street-trees, ia to gt out gome sort
of a guard to protect them from horses, which
are sure to get at them, when the sap begins to
risi in spring. Many have already made op
their minds to set out sidewalk trees in spring ;
but how many have given thought to preparing
protectors for them I One may as well throw
bis money In the' ash-heap as plant trees on the
streets near a town, without taking measures
to keep horses from them.
And then there is the matter of man ares,
composts, and in connection with these very
often hotbeds for early vegetables. Not one in
a hundred ever has as much manure as could
be judiciously employed ; an yet a great deal
goes to waste through sheer want of thought ia
collecting, or of judicious treatment at this win
ter season.
Many a man likes to take a pipe or cigar, and
of a winter evening sit for an hour or by his Are
and dreamily thiuk over the things tbat are
past. This is at! right. There is pleasure in
memory. But let him not forget the pleasures
of Hope. He can think of bis seeds and his
crops in the future, and what he will need to
bring them on to the best advantage ; and then
be led to see what ha can do now to help the
good work along. It is well enough to read
We like to see the studions man. Bat time ia
well-employed lr thinking for oneself, and
especially when that thought has reference to
the forwarding of worg, against the busy time
to come. There is some prejudice against count
ing chickens before they are hatched. True,
the counter is often disappointed. But the one
who never couuts, who waits to see how many
chickens he will have before ho provides any
thing for them, Is much more likely to be the
disappointed men. Germantoim Telegraph.
ITcsgariax Grass for Cows, The following
es the testimony of Dr. Loring respecting Hun
garian grass . I believe I can make more milk
with this grass, cut and mixed with cornmeal
aud shorts, than I can with the best timothy
bay, cut and mixed In the name manner. And
when you remember that you can raise on or
dinary land, by sewing the seed of Hungarian
grass late in June, from two and half to three
and a half tons of good fodder to the acre, and
that this crop can be sown after we have ascer
tained whether we are to have a good crop of
hay or not, you will see the value of thi grass.
I have sneh a high opinion of it that on my own
farm this year and last, I raised from seventy-
five to one hundred ton9 of it for the pur
pose of feeding to my milch cows during the win
ter. Tesdeh Footed Horses. An old man who
had much experince in handling and dealing In
horses for more than half a century, said to me
recently that he had never known a horse to get
tender-footed that was kept loose In a shed and
yard, or in a boxed stall ; that turning around
and treading with their forward feet iu the man
ure kept them constantly moist and soft. His
theory appeared perfectly reasonable to me. I
have no box stalls, but I used shavings for bed
ding, and every morning with a large shovel I
moved the wet shavings nndcr the horse's for
ward feet, and then the last thing at night
covered these with dry shavings for him to lie
on. He also remarked that be never knew a
flat-footed horse but that was a good-worker.
Gor. Live Slotk Journal.
How Lono to Milk a. Cow. There seems to
be a prevalent idea that it is not profitable to
milk a cow more thau eight or nine months, and
most dairymen dry off their cows early and let
them go dry three to four months. . Is this the
best practice 7 We think not. A cow is kept
for milk. She should be bred for holding out
her milk as long as she can. with due regard
for health. It has beea proved in the ease of
thousands of cows that have lived to good old
age, that they can be bred to zive milk ten
months in tbe year, bear a good, strong, healthy
calf and be ready for as good a milking season
ihe next year. We shoulAseek such cows and
discard those tbat persist in drying early ; even
if they do give a good mess for a -short stasou.
Rural Xiie Yorler.
Orchard Grass. Everybody who has sown
orchard grass is pleased with it. It Is an early
grass, as well as a late one. No other variety of
grass enriches the soil so much. It ia not equal
to clover in this respect but clover is not a
grass. Bat the great value of orchard grass
lies in the fact that it resiU the drouth better
than any grass we have. In the severe drouth
we have In summer and fall, when all other
grasses dry so that you can set fire to them and
burn them, the orchard grass remains green and
stock thrive on it. So, orchard grass aud clover
should be sown for the parching season. They
don't burn out. Their roots run daep into the
soil. Red-top can be profitably mixed with
them if the kind is a little moist. Rural World.
Give The Hess Warm Feed. Those who
want their bens to lay in winter, should give
them a warm breakfact. This Is easily done
by cooking or scalding the mess. When the
scalding process is adopted, tbe mess should be
well stirred so that all the parts arc equally
scalded.
Tbe feed should cousin of corn and oats
chopped together and wheat bran or middlings
in a!)out equal parts. When potatoes or turnips
are plenty, a potful may be boiled and when
done and the water drained from them, the
ground feed may be poured over them and the
whole mashed up together and fed In troughs.
When it is found necessary to feed whole
grain as corn, oats, wheat, buckwheat, etc
It should always be boiled and fed warm in the
morning. It will be a litf.e more trouble to pre
pare the feed thus, but eggs in winter are worth
a little trouble.
Fowls thus fed, and having access to a m-
pended cabbage, or shear of oats or wheat, to
gether with some ground bone or crushed oyster
sheils, and plenty of pure water, will lay well
iu the coldest weather, if they have a warm
house. Try it and see how it will work. W
have always been satisfied with the plan. Prac
tical Farmer.
Prefer- ino Eocs.-Mr. Joseph K Boone, t
Boouville, Mo., is the inventor of a new proce
for preserving eggs. It is said to cousis of
compound of alum and lime, tn equal propor
tions, dissolved in hot water, ia which the &
are dropped, and allowed to remain for tea
onds. A cemett U formed on the eM-abed
producin g an air-tight polished surface