THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELT), TA., EEBUUAltY 27, 1877. n RAILROA D6j PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R. ARRANGEMENT OF FAB8ENGEH TRAINS. November 28tli, 18TO. TRAINS LEAVKHARRISBfRG A8FOLLOW8: For New York, at .20, 8.10 . m. 2.00 and 7.54 p. m. For I'hilndelnhlft, at 8.20, B.10, 9.4S ft.m.a.M) and 3.57 p. in. For Reading, at 6.20, 8.10, 9.45 ft. m. 8.00 3.57 anil 7.56 p. m. .... For rottsvllla at 5.20. 8.10 a.m.. and 8.57 p. m.and via Schuylkill and Susquehanna Braucb For AUentown, at 6.20, 8.10 ft. m., 100, 1.57 and 7. h6. m. . The 6.20, 8.10 a. m. 2.00 p.m. and 7.66 p. m. trains have through cars for New York. The 5.20, 8.10 a. m., and 2.00 p.m. train have through oars (or riilladeliihlft. BUNDAYR i For New York, at 6.20 a. in. For Allentown and Way (Stations at 6.20ft. m. For Reading, Philadelphia and Way Stations at I.6p. m. TRAINS FOR HARRIBBl'RG, LEAVE AS FOL LOWS : Leave New York, at 8.45 a. m., LOO, 5.30 and 7.4ip. m. Ieave Philadelphia, at 9.15 ft. ra. 8.40, and T.2 p. m. Iave Reading, at 4. 40,7.40, 11.20a. m. 1.80,6.15 and 10.3-"i p. m. Leave rottsvllle, at 8.15, 9.15 a. la. aud 4.35 p. m. And via Bchnylklll and Susquehanna Branch at 8.05 ft. m. r Leave Allentown, at 2.80, 6,50,8.55 a.m., 12.16 4.30 and 9.00 p. in. The 2.30 a.m. train from Allentown and the 4.40 a. ni. train from Reading do not run on Mon days SUNDAYS ! Leave New York, at 5.30 p. m. Leave Philadelphia, at 7.20 p. m. Leave Reading at 4.40, 7.40a. m. and 10.86 p. ro. Leave Allentown, 2.30 a. m. and 9.00 p. m. Via Morris and Essex Rail Road. J. K. WOOTTEN. General Superintendent. Pennsylvania R. R. Time Table. NEWPORT STATION. On and after Monday, Nov. 27th, 1876, Pas senger trains will run as follows: EAST. Hlffllntown Ace. 7.19 a. m., daily except Sunday. Johnstown Express 12.22 P. M., dally '' Sunday Mall, 6.54 p. M., daily exceptSunday Atlantle Express, 10.02 p.m., flag, daily. WEST. WayPass. 9.08 A. m., dally. Mail, 2.38 p. m. daily exceptSunday Himlntown Acc. 6.55P. M . dally except Sunday. Pittsbnrgh Express, 11.5. P. M., (Flag) dally, ex cept Sunday. Pacliie Express, 5.10 a. m.. dally (flag) Trains are now run by Philadelphia time, which Is 13 minutes faster than Altoona time, and 4 min utes slower than New York time. J. i. BARCLAY, Agent. DUNCANNON STATION. On and after Monday, Nov. 27th, 1876, trains will leave Duucannon. as follows: EASTWARD. Mlftllntown Ace. dally except Sunday at 7.68 A. It. Johnstown Express 12.53p.m. .dalyexceptSunday. Mail7 30p M. " Atlantic Express io!29 p. ii" daily (flag) WESTWARD. Way Passenger, 8.J8 a. m., daily . Mall, 2.04 p. m datlyexceptSunday. Mimintown Ace. daily except Sunday at 6.10 p.m. Pittsburg Ex. dally except Sunday flag11.33p. M. WM. O. KING Agent. J) F. QUIGLEY & CO., Would respectfully inform the public that they have opened a new Saddlery Shoj) in Bloomlleld. on CarHsle Street, two doors North of the Foundry, where they will manufacture HARNESS OF ALL KINDS, Saddles, Bridles, Collars, and every thing usually kept in a first-class es tablishment. Give us ft call before going else where. &. FINE HARNESS a speciality. REPAIRING dene on short notice and at rea sonable prices. f HIDES taken in exchange (or work. . F. ouglky a CO. Bloomlleld, January 9, 1877. VICK'8 Flower and Vegetable Garden is the most beautiful work In the world. It contains nearly 150 pages, hundreds of fine I lustrations, and six Chroaio Plates of Flower beautifully drawn and colored from nature. Price 50 vents in paper emu : fl.00 in elegan eloth. Printed in German and English. Vlck Floral Guide, Quarterly. 26 cents ft yea Vick's Catalosue SOU Illustrations, only 2 cent Address, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. VICE'S Flower and Vegetable (Seeds AIMS PLANTED BY A MILLION OP PEOPLE IV AMERICA. Bee Vick's Catalogue 300 Illustratioin.only 2 cents. Vick's Floral Gnide. Quarterly, (25 cents a year. Vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden, 60 cents i with elegant cloth cover 81.00. All my publications ase printed In English and German. Address, JAMES V1CK-, Rochester, N. Y. Cflf AGENTS WANTED to canvass tor a "'uu grand picture, 22x28 Inches, entitled "TBI Illustrated Lord's Piutom." Ageuta are meeting wltB great success. For particulars, address H. M. CRIDEK, Publisher, . 481y ' Vockl Pa- REMOVAL The undersigned has removed his Leather ami Harness Store from Front to High Street, near the Pena., Freight Ueuot, where he will have on hand, tZi will sell at REDUCED PRICES, 'Leather and Harness ml all kinds. Having coed workmen, aud by buying at the lowest lath, prices. I fear no competition. Market prleespaldln cash for Bark. Hides and Skins. Thankful lor past lavoni, 1 solicit a ooa U nuance ( the some. I- S- Klaukote, Robes, and Shoe- findings made a speciality, . JOH- M. HAWLEY. Dnncanaoa, JulylO. 1876. U VICICS FLORAL GUIDE ' ttSmruti7 Jo"""!, finely illustrated, ih!.,Hi,ii.n"n ooloredrTww.tr Plat nn'anWnSllsh!0- 1S77Just "M,0,d ta Vick's Flwwer and Vegfltjible Garden, in Mner M.BJf !,wllh '"ih covers LO0. W Vick's C"taJogue- iihwtratlons. only 2ent Andrew, JXUHH VRJK, Rochester. N.Y Enigma Department. ! annrvf mimt nrrompanv alt articles sent fir pubiicnUon In thU department. IW Answer to Enigma In last week's "Timhs" Jacob S. ItHlovi, Sfuymamdutt, Jls. A PLUCKY GIRL IN the winter of 1842, a gentleman and his daughter ,a young lady, while trav eling through Canada, arrived about nightfall at an old-fushloned tavern. The gentleman concluded to stop there, In stead of going on to the village of 8 , which was ten miles distant, and which they had thought to reach. The daugh terCarrieexpressed her willingness, as the tavern presentedacoinfortabieap pearance, and they alighted, when it was plainly to be seen that the gentle man was quite lame, bo much so that he was obliged to use a cane. , The landlord came out, and calling a boy to take the horses and sleigh to the barn, he ushered Mr. Spencer and his daughter into a pleasant sitting-room, where a bright lire was burning on the hearth, which proved very acceptable to our travelers, who had been in the sleigh since morning. " Your room will be ready by supper time, sir," said the landlord, as he left the room and went into the barroom. Supper was shortly announced, and after refreshing themselves, Mr. Spencer and Carrie returned to the cozy sitting room, where they talked and chatted un til half-past eight. They were then shown to their room, which was on the second story, in a wlug somewhat dis tinct from the main portion. The room was very long, with a high ceiling. On one side was a window, and on the other side a door. Just above the door was a bust of King George III. The room was plainly furnished, containing two beds, a washstand, and a few chairs. Carrie took in the whole room at a glance, and it must be confessed, had there not been a cheerful fire burning, she would have felt nervous about sleep ing there. As it was, the warm glow lit up the room into comparative cheerful-' ness. While she and her father sat by the fire, her eyes wandered to the bust above the door, when she noticed that the eye balls had evidently been knocked out, leaving two empty spaces. "Well, Carrie," said Mr. Spencer, presently, " I think you had better lock the door. I am going to count my money." After Carrie had done so, lie drew out a money-belt, heavy with bills, and pro ceeded to count them. While doing so, Carrie's eyes involuntarily wandered again to the bust, when, to her horror and astonishment, in place of the empty spaces were two glittering eyes, greedily watching every movement of her father. The young girl could scarcely repress a scream ; but controlling herself, she looked toward the fire, while her father went on counting a large roll of bills. " I must have been mistaken," thought the fair girl. " What could make mo have such a strange fancy, though?" she continued, glancing again at the bust. The eyes were still there two burn ing, savage eyes, that brightened as Mr. Spencer went ou counting. "Good Heavens!" thought Carrie, " What shall we do 1 We are evidently in a den of thieves, and will be murder ed for my poor father's money." How to communicate their danger to her father without these terrible eyes no ticing it, Carrie could not think. Sud denly a bright Idea came to her. " Father," she said, aloud, " let me take a card and pencil. I wish to make a memorandum of some items want to purchase in the village." Her father handed them to her, after stowing away his belt Carrie wrote tremblingly, In fine hand " Father, do not be frightened 4 we are in a trap. Go In the opposite corner of the room, where your face will be in the dark, and look at the bust over thedoor. In it you will see two glittering eyes that have watched you count your money." " Read it," she said, aloud, handing the card to her father. " I want you to see if you think I am too extravagant." Her father betrayed no emotion while he read, but said : " You are pretty extravagant, Carrie. I suppose you think your father is made of money ;" and he arose and went to the washstand, which was a dark corner. Once there, he glanced toward the bust and that glance confirmed Ids daugh ter's extraordinary statement. When he came back to his seat, Carrie saw that the eyes were gone. Then, leaning to ward her father, she wild in a low tone : " You see it is as I said. I have thought of a plan, however, by which we can both escape. You would to perfectly helpless in an kffray of any kind on ac count of your lame leg, so I must try to save us both." , Then followed a whispered consulta tion, during which Carrie kept her eyes fixed on the bust; but theglitterihg orbs bad not cocne back. . Ait she concluded, Carrie weat to the window, and threw it out. Beckoning to her father, who came, she said, or rather whispered, ' "You see this shed, father V Well, they will probably come up on it and get in through the window. I do not think they will make the attempt before twelve, so I will get out of this window, jump from this shed, go to the barn, and take our horse, and go to B for help." Flinging a wrap over her slight figure, she embraced her father tenderly, nd bidding him not worry over her, she jumped lightly out on the shed and dis appeared. Mr. Spencer watched her for a while, then closing the window took out a watch, saw that it was nine o'clock, and proceeded to work. He first covered up the fire, blew out the light, and rolled up a blanket, with which he made a dummy. This he placed in the bed which his daughter Was to occupy. Then he sat down and waited oh I how anx iously 1 Ten, fifteen, twenty minutes went by, and no sound came from the vicinity of the barn. Taking off his boots, he crept noiselessly to the window and peeped out, but he could see nothing. Then, creeping to tho washstand he laid his money-belt in the drawer and closed it. He then threw himself on tho bed and once more waited. After an hour hnd apparently gone by, Mr. Spencer threw off his coat and vest, tumbled up the bed, bubbled to the door, unlocked It, and stepped into tho hall. This was all in accordance with Carrie's plan. " Landlord ! landlord 1" he shouted. He then went back into the room aud noiselessly threw up the window, all the time shouting for the landlord. That worthy came flying up the stairs, and late as it was, he was still dressed. " Oh, landlord !" gasped Mr. Spencer, rushing toward him, " I have been rob bed I My money all gone!" "Gone!" echoed the landlord in dis may. " Who could have stolen it ?" groaned Mr. Spencer. " I had $5,000 in a belt, aud it is gone stolen !" The landlord lit the candle and looked around, chagrin depicted on every feat ure. " Why don't you wake your daughter, sir V" he questioned. Mr. Spencer hurried to her bed. . " Carrie, Carrie!" he called, but no an swer came ; and the landlord, drawing near with the light, saw the dummy ,and cried " Why, man, the girl iBn't there." " What '1"' gasped Mr. Spencer. "Oh, I see it all ! The wicked girl has robbed me while I slept, and run off to meet her lover, from whom I was taking her." He ran to the window, followed by the landlord. . " Yes, yes ; here are footprints in the snow on the shed !" cried the landlord, while Mr. Silencer groaned aloud. "How longdoyou think she has been gone sir?" asked the landlord. " For an hour or more, the deceitful jade !" replied Mr. Spencer. " Then there's no use to look for her, sir," said the landlord. " Oh, but I must !" cried Mr. Spencer, as he began to descend the stairway, fol lowed by the landlord, who had believed every word Mr. Spencer said. They proceeded to the barn, followed by the landlord's confederates. They found the horse gone, and her mode of flight was easily explained. " You may as well give her up, sir," said the landlord, consolingly. " I suppose I may," groaned Mr. Spen cer, and then returned to the house. As they left tho barn he heard tho landlord whisper to one of his confed erates : "The job's up, Jem; we'd better let the old man alone." Once more entering the room, Mr. Spencer threw himself upon thebed,and awaited the return of his brave daughter. " God bless her and bring her back in safety," he murmured. Meanwhile all grew still, and the hours rolled by. The fire had been raked up and cracked on merrily. The eyes were not looking from the bust; they had evidently disappeared for the night. At last, after what seemed an age to the anxious .watcher, he heard a loud knock on the front entrance, and five hiinutes afterward heard tho landlord stumble to the door. Then followed a confused jumble of curses and struggles, then a rush of many feet up the long hall and stairway. . The next minute the door was thrown open and his daughter rushed in, follow ed by the officers, who dragged in the landlord and bis confederates. " Oh, father !" she cried, you are safe, safe!" and throwing her arms around his neck the brave girl burst into happy tears. - The Sheriff and his posse of men held the landlord and his confederates in a vice-like grasp, while Carrie related the adventures of her perilous ride. " After I left the barn, I led Tommy to a fence, all unsaddled, sprang on hlui, wound my arms tightly round his neck, and whispered,. 4 Go Tommy!' and away be went like the wind. Up and down, over the frozen road we went! My arms f?lt like ice. I thought I should certainly freeze, and after what seemed to be an age of cold and pain, and mis ery, we dashed into the main street of S- , As we came up in front of tho tavern the stage drove up, and the in mates sprang out and rushed to my as sistance. I must have been almost in sensible, for I had to be carried in by the landlord. I was given warm drinks un til I fully recovered, and was able to re late my story. I told them my suspl clons and my fears, and this gentle man" here Carrie paused, and turning to a fine looking man near her, said: " Mr. James, by his ready belief In what I told, and his energy and spirit in arousing the Sheriff and his men, has been the main cause in bringing assist ance." Mr. Spencer grasped the young man's hand, and thanked him. " Your plan succeeded admirably, Car rie," he said; and advancing to the washstand, he took out the money-belt saying, " my money Is all right as you see." The landlord quivered with rage as he saw how completely he had been defeated. - As the men began to search tho roomf the landlord protested bis innocence, de claring that tbey had no right to hold htm or his men prisoners, or to search the house. - Breaking open the door, above which was the bust, the men rushed in. The room was empty, save for a long ladder, which reached a shelf above the door. A hole above the shelf disclosed the bust to be broken in half, so that a man could easily climb up the ladder, get on the shelf, thrust his head in the bust, which was large enough for an ordinary man's head, and see all that was going on in the adjoining room. This certainly looked suspicious, but absolute proof was yet wanting. On re turning to the room occupied by Mr. Spencer, they again searched every nook and corner. Suddenly Carrie and Mr. James, who had been standing by the fireplace, gave a loud cry, for on close examination they had found spots of blood on the bricks which formed the hearth. They began to pull up the brlcks.whlch proved loose, when Carrie, feeling faint, gave way to the Sheriff and his men, who soon had them all pulled up, when a cavity was disclosed, containing the murdered body of a gentleman whom Mr. James and the Sheriff remembered to" have stopped at S three days before. The evidence was conclusive. The landlord and his confederates were well guarded through the night, and the next day they were lodged in jail, where, in due time they were sen tenced and suffered the extreme penalty of the law. WHO WAS SOLD. BAKNEY O'O. was an amusing little Irishman who kept a . choice res taurant in a business neighborhood, and his principal patrons were therefore business men who not only patronized him through the week, but, as his place lay on the general thoroughfare to the post office, it was surmised that they stopped in to see him on Sunday also. At any rate as much clinking of glasses and popping of corks was heard in Bar ney's place on the Sabbath as on secular dnys. There was a church just round the corner a rigid Presbyterian congre gationand several of its members com plained to the authorities of Barney's doings, and the police ordered to sup press. Strange to say, the officers could never " get dots on him," as the expression goes, and finally reported that the ac cusation was unjust, and that he never sold liquor on Sunday. The church folks, however, had their doubts and one of them, who had considerable faith in his own shrewdness, declared hlmsolf ablo to bring undoubted proof. On the next Sabbath he disguised himself in a somewhat rough dress,and accompanied by a friend to act as witness, presented himself at Barney's back door. He smiled and winked comfortably at the bar keeper aud was admitted. Taking a bottle from his pocket, he - leaned over the counter and said in a confidential tone: " I wish you would let me have a pint of the best liquor you have in the house, I forgot to get my usual supply lust night." , , Barney shook his head and said: " It is Sunday you know, and against the law." The Other insisted that did not matter, that he was all right,and that the trans action need not be known outside. He pleaded for some time, and at length Barney consented to fill the bottle with the best liquor he bud in the house. " But," he added, " it is worth two dol lars a pint.'' . '. This was rather steep, but the. money was paid, mid Barney went down to the cellar, and presently returned With the bottle filled and corked. The two spies quickly left the saloon, and the next day Barney was arrested for selling whiskey on Sunday. When brought up for trial he stoutly denied the accusation. He was confronted by the Presbyterian with the bottle in his hand. " What do you say to this V do you deny selling me this whiskey yester day r" Barney smiled quietly. " lndade and I do. You didn't ask for whiskey, and I didn't sell you any. You wanted the best liquor I had in the house, and sure I gave it to you. Did you thry It 1"' The amateur detective, somewhat con fused, drew the cork, smelled and tasted. " I'm sure," said Barney, " you will acknowledge It's the best liquor nor any man can drink and one that'll do no harm on Sunday, or any other day." The church member saw he hod been cleverly taken it, and demanded the two dollars. Barney declined to refund, and was sustained by tile magistrate who knew how to appreciate a Joke ; and the consequence was, of that attempt to in terfere with his business, Barney Was let alone. The Sense f Touch. TWO persons are required for this ex perlment, one of whom tests the sense of touch of the other. For this purpose a pair of compasses Is taken, whose points, somewhat blunted, are placed at a certain distance from each other on a part of the skin of the other person. The latter must then say, with closed eyes, whether he feels the contact of two seperate points, or whether both seem to be merged into one. The result of this experiment upon the less sensi tive parts of the skin is very surprising. If the points are placed in the forearm in the direction of Its length at the dis tance of 1.5S inch the sensation is a double one, but so soon as the distance is reduced to 1.18 inch the contact is felt as a single point, and the person expert mented on feels considerably surprised on opening bis eyes when he sees that two points have been touched Instead of one. The tip of the tongue is found the most sensitive, the two points being dis tinguished when only .0394 of an inch apart. If the points of the compass be placed on the cheek near the ear, so that both can bo clearly distinguished, and then brought slowly ovef the skin to the Hps, a sensation is experienced as though the points were being separated from each other. The skin of the, back has the dullest sense of touch,' since when the points are at a distance of 2.36 they are still perceived as a single touch. It is quite astonishing how greatly the distance between the two points must be increased on the back before we are clearly conscious of a doublelmpression. Weber explains these facts by assuming that the terminal limits of a nerve fibre are much smaller than sensory circles, so that the latter always contain a great number of isolated nerve fibres unexclt ed He between them, the Impression is only a single one. A curious illusion of touch is seen when the first and second fingers are crossed and a pea picked up between them In this unnatural position. The idea is particularly strong that the hand is holding two peas, and the illu sion Is especially powerful when the pea is rolled back and forth between the fingers. Curious Watches. . At first the watch was as large as a saucer ; it bad weights, and was used as a " pocket clock." The earliest known use of the modern name occurs in the records of 1552, which mentions that Edward VI had " one larum or watch of iron, the case being likewise of iron gilt, with two plummets of lead." The first great improvement, the substitution of the spring for weights, was in 1550. The earliest springs were not coiled, but only straight pieces of steel. Early watches had only one hand and required winding twice a day. The dials were of silver or brass : the cases had no crystals but opened at the back and front, and were four or five Inches in diameter. A plain watch cost the equivalent of $1600 in our currency, and after one, ivftBAnioroil it. intr u vaai si mal?A It There is a watch in the Swiss museum only three-sixteenths of an inch in di ameter, inserted in the top of a pencil case. Its little dial indicates not only hours, minutes, and seconds, but also days of the month. It Is a rclio of old times when watches were inserted in saddles, snuff boxes, shirt studs, breast pins, bracelets and finger rings. Some, were fantastic oval, octangular, cruci form, or in the shape of pearls, melons tulips or coffins. - OTA Pittsburgh church wants to get rid of Its minister because he keeps wine in his cellar, and it is believed that this interferes with the conduct of dl-wlne service. " '. ... ; f3T Many persons carry about their characters in their hands, not a few un. der their feet.
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