THE TIMES,
RAILROA D 8 .
PHILADELPHIA MD KEATING rTr.
ARRANGEMENT OP I'AHSRNCIKR TRAINS.
November JiStli, 1870.
TRAINS LEAVE II AltHIBBUHO AflFOI.LOWBi
For New York, at (1.20. B.lOa. m. J.00 and
7.53 p. m.
Fur I'liiladelptila, at 6.20, 8.10, 9.43 a.m. 2.(4
and 3.57 p. m. ' .
For , Reading, at 5.20, 8.10, 9.45 a. m. 2.00
3.fi7 ahd 7.6") p. m.
For Poltsvlfle nt 8.20. S.10a. m.. and 3.57 p.
inland via Schuylkill mid Susquehanna Branch
VorU Alloiitown, at 8.20, 8.10 a. m., too,
3.R7 and 7. 6fi. ni. .....
The 6.20, a. 10 a. m. 2.00 p.m. and 7.55 p. in.
trains have through cars for New YorK.
The 8.20, 8.10 a. in., and 100 p. m. trains have
through cars for riilladelnhla.
SUNDAYS :
For New York, at 6.20 n. in.
For Allentown and Way Stations at 5.20 a.m.
For Reading, I'htladeltihla and Way Stations at
1.45p. m.
TRAIKHKOR HARRlRrH'ltO, LEAVE AS FOL
LOWS :
Leave New York, at 8.45 a. m., 1.C0, 5.S0 and
7.45p. m.
Iave l'hllalt'lhla, at 9.15 a. in. 4.40, aud
T.2t p. ni.
Iave Reading, at 4.40,7.40, 11.20a. m. 1.30, H. IP
and 10..V . ni.
Leave I'ottsvllle, at 815, U.1A a. in.' and 4..r
p. m.
And via Schuylkill and Susquehanna Hraneh at
8.05 a. m.
Leave Allentown, at 2.30, fi,50, 8.55 a. m.. 11.15
4.30 and .00 p. in. , .
The 2.30 a. m. train from Allentown and the
4.40 a. m. train from Heading do not run on Mon
days HUNDAYS !
Leave New York, at J.30 p. m. ,
Leave Philadelphia, at 7.20 p. m.
Leave Reading, at 4.40, 7.40a. in. and 10.35 p.m.
Leave Allentown. 2.W a. in. and 9.00 p. m.
Via Morris and Evsex Rail Road.
('. (i. HANCOCK.
(.lencral Ticket Agefc
Peunsylvanla R. It. Time Table.
NEWPORT 8TATION.
On and after Monday, Nov. 27th, 1878, Fas
tense! trams will run as follows:
EAST.
Mlffllntown Aeo. 7.19 a. m., daily except Sunday.
Johnstown Express 12.22 P. M., dally " ftmiday
Mail 6.54 P. m., daily exceptSunday
Atlaatlo Express, 10.02 p.m., flag, daily.
WEST,
Way Pass. 9.08 A. m., dally)
Mail 2.38 P. M. dally exoeptHunday
MUM In town Aee. 6.55 p. M . dailyexcept Sunday.
Pittsburgh Express, 11.67P. M., (Flajt) dally. ex
cept Sunday.
Pacific Express, 5.10 a. in., daily (flag)
Trains are now run by Philadelphia time, whloh
Is 13 minutes faster than Altoona time, and 4 min
utes slower than New York time.
J.J. BARCLAY, Agent.
DUNCANNON STATION.
On and after Monday, Nov. 27th, 1876,traius
will leave Duncannon. as follows :
EASTWARD.
Mlffllntown Acc. dally except Sundayat 7.53 A. M.
.fohnstown Express 12.53P. M.,dalyexceptSiinday.
Mail 7.30 p. M " 11
Atlantic Express io!29 p. ii.V daily (flag)
WESTWARD.
Way Passenger, 8.38 A. M., dally
Mail, 2.04 p. m dattyexceptSnnday.
Mlffllntown Ace. daily except Sunday at 6.16 p.m.
Pittsburg Ex. daily except Sunday (flag) 11.83P. m.
WM. C. KINO Attent.
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Would respectfully Inform the public that they
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of the Foundry, where they will manufacture
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where. - 3 FINE HARNESS a speciality.
REPAIRING done on short notice and at rea
sonable prices.
f HIDES taken In exchange for work.
D. F. QUIGLEY & CO.
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Timtt t Lake Biiperlor.
Which had the Greater Fortune.
A landed man two daughters had,
And both were vorv fair)
To each he gave a piece of land,
One round the other square.
At twenty shillings an acre Just,
Each piece Its value had )
The shillings that did compass each,
For It exactly paid.
If 'cross a shilling be an Inch,
And which Is very near.
Which was the greater fortune, slio
That had the round, or square 1
THE NEAT WIFE,
AND
THE CARELESS HUSBAND.
MRS. JAMES SMITH was on active,
Industrious, bustling little woman,
with the organ of order largely develop
ed. She was a perfect pattern of neatness,
and nothing in the pule of l)r author
ity wns long allowed to remain out of
place. Every chnir, lounge and foot
stool retained the same position they
had occupied for a wonderful length of
time, while each book and fancy article
upon the luarble-top tables, instead of
being mixed together In elegant eonfu
slon, were carefully separated, and plac
ed at measured distances from each other.
It was surprising how she ever managed
to put the same number and fullness of
folds into each curtain. But so it was.
The drapery was arranged with the most
studied precision, and to displace it in
the least, or imprint a finger mark upon
the shining panes of glass, was sufficient
to disturb the equanimity of Mrs. Hmith.
We do not think this was affectation
on the part of Mrs. Smith, but owing
merely to the nicety of her organization.
Where she comfortably ensconced in an
easy chair, and her lap filled with work,
it was not possible for her to remain
quiet ahd see a solitary thread lying up
on her nicely swept carpet. No: the
work was laid aside, and the offending
thread immediately consigned to the
fire.
The appearance of a visitor who was
lacking in this desirable "bump," was
sure to make the lady nervous. Why
could he not seat himself properly, in
stead of drawing the chair into the mid
dle of the room, then tipping back, to
the imminent danger of its demolish
nienty Sure enough, say 'we. And
why couldn't he look at books, if he
wished, and then replace them, without
disturbing everything In its vicinity V
throwing them down at angles, and as
likely as any way, exactly on tho top of
some choice and frail bijou. It was cer
tainly a great annoyance, and had she
not been gifted with a large share of pa
tience, she would have been afflicted
with " nervousness," a great part of the
time.
It sometimes happens that opposites
in character, disposition and habits are
brought together. It was so in this case.
Mr. Smith was something of a literary
character, and unfortunately possessed
but very little of his wife's method and
system. We say unfortunate, because it
is obvious that it must, at times, have
beeft a cause of difficulty, and called for
forbearance on both sides. Ho could
never be convinced that it made any es
sential difference whether his hat was
left upon the tree, a chair, or a table ; in
his estimation it amounted to the same
thing, provided he could find it when
wanted, which last was not always the.
ease, as his " better half " took a mali
cious pleasure in depositing it in unheard
of places, in order to cure him of his
"abominablo carelessness." Mr. Smith's
little study, situated in the third stflry,
was the only room in the house where
he felt perfectly at home. There he did
not hesitate to scatter books, papers and
manuscripts about the floor, nor once in
a while to divert himself by smoking a
cigar while reading the evening papers.
But even this room did not entirely
escape the renovating hand of Mrs.
Smith. As a precautionary measure
against the disarrangement of his pa
pers, the husband usually locked the
door and put the key in his pocket,wben
he went out for any length of time. But
this did not prevent his wife from occa
sionally taking advantage of his tempo
rary absence to " dust up a little."
But now something must be done.
The room was getting terribly dirty, and
owing to the unceasing vigilance of Mr.
Smith, neither broom nor brush bad per
formed its office for a long time. Things
were growing desperate, and . Mrs.
Smith experienced a greater degree of
nervousness, every time she thought of
the subject. After .touch deliberation,
she concluded that as fair means would
not work, she would try stratagem.
Mr. Smith sat before a large table, en
deavoring to concentrate his wandering
thoughts sufficiently to put them upon
paper. The door opened, and his wife
entered; she looked around with &
troubled air, and then took a seat by his
side.
" Husband V"
" Well V"
" It's u beautiful titty, try dear. Don't
you want to walk V" asked Mrs. Smith,
coaxlngly.
I am very busy Just now ; but if you
wish to go, I will accompany you," was
the reply.
" What about, pray? 1 see nothing but
several unwritten sheets of pnper. Where
are the results of your morning's work?"
resumed the latter, somewhatironlcally.
' My thoughts are rather laggard this
morning, I confess; but the results are
safer In my brain, than they would be
on the table, especially If you remained
long In this vicinity," was the laughing
rejoinder. " But I am ready to walk
with you any time." '
" Why, bless me I you don't suppose
that I can leave the house at this early
hour,doyou V I'vegotthefurnitureln all
the lower rooms to arrange yet. Men
don't realize the cares of housekeep
ing." " But how can you arrange the fur
niture, Ellen, when totny knowledge it
is never disarranged V" queried the hus
band. "I don't see what you find to
busy yourself about V"
" Don't bring up the old subject, hus
band. At any rate, I never yet found
myself destitute of work."
" It's a great mystery to me why wo
men who have no family but themselves
and husbands, find so little time to read
and improve their minds," pursued Mr.
Smith, with a thoughtful air.
" It don't surprise me In the least.
Men are no judges; they know nothing
about the matter. I heard a gentleman
and it wouldn't require a vast deal of
penetration to discover, that the remark
originated with one of the masculine
gender observe, a few days since, that
all women had to do, was to prepare- a
little food, lay the table, and wash dishes
three times a day. That is a fair sam
ple of their knowledge on the subject.
The same gentleman has a wifeand fam
ily. I only wish that for a fortnight he
could take his wife's place, and have
one child cross and screaming for cake,
another with the whooping-cough pull
ing him one way, and a third, just
teething, endeavoring to force him In a
contrary direction. Don't you think it
would have a good effect V" asked the
lady, energetically.
" You are too hard-hearted, my dear ;
you cannot surely wish such a dreadful
calamity to befall a defenceless man. I
can't think what he would do in such a
case, I'm sure." -
" But I can."
"WhatV"
" Shake them 'all severely, and send
them to bed to cry it out," added Mrs.
Sinith.with a smile. " But we are wan
dering from the subject. Do you think
you will go out J1 I would like to have
you do mc an errand down town."
" I believe you want to get lid of me
a while, wife," observed her husband,
abruptly, with a significant look. "But
you know I can't trust you a moment
alone inside this room." '
Mrs. Smith saw that her plan had
failed.
" Well, to own the truth, I do want to
put things to right a little."
" To wrongs, you mean, my dear,"
added Mr. Smith. ,
" I'll promise not to do any mischief,
and be just as expeditious as possible.
What a shocking looking place this is.to
be sure."
" I don't see anything out of the way.
Besides I have just put my papers in
order, and would rather they would re
main undisturbed."
" Just put them in order ! 1 low pro
voking you are Mr. Smith. Did ever
any one see a worse-looking place! Here
are two old coats, one dirty smoking
cap, two pairs of worn out slippers, two
boot-jacks, four empty ink bottles, any
quantity of pieces of filthy cigars, Web
ster's Dictionary, five volumes of histo
ry and other books on the floor, beside
manuscripts, paper, ink, peils, paper
folders, sand barrels, and wafer-boxes
thrown together topsy-turvy on the ta
ble. Just see the Innumerable bits of
paper on the carpet ; and as sure as I'm
alive, here is a dirty dicky, and the two
white silk handkerchief!) that I have
missed so long I"
. Mrs. Smith stopped, but it was only
for want of breath.
At that moment, and before Mr. Smith
could reply, the bell rung violently and
he was summoned to the door. His
presence was desired upon urgent bus
iness, aud snatching his hat which his
wife took care should be lu readiness
he hurriedly left the house, entirely for
getting the key of his study.
"Now," thought Mrs. Smith, "Is my
time. But I must make haste, or he
will return and put a stop to every
thing." Calling Hannah from tho kitchen, the
two mado their way to the retreat of Mr.
Smith, well provided with the necessary
articles that were needed. Windows
were raised, books and papers piled to
gether upon a large tabic, and the coats
ant! hats, slippers and boots hastily re
moved. In an unaccountable short space
of time, you could not see across the
room for the dust. Things were lying
around In dire confusion, and brooms
and brushes were flying In every direc
tion. When the dust had somewhat
subsided, Mrs. Smith directed Hannah
to wipe It from the books and table. In
doing so, she unfortunately ovcrttirneda
largo bottle of Ink, which, It Its course,
completely saturated two largo volumes
of history. Frightened at what she had
done, she endeavored to remove several
other articles near them ; but the dark
fluid had already stained her hands.nnd,
of course, was instantly communicated
to the things In question. Several man
uscripts were also badly soiled, but were
still decipherable. Mrs. Smith, not
knowing how valuable the latter might
be, was much disconcerted, and experi
enced nn extraordinary abatement of
zeal In the cause she had undertaken.
It wns no use "crying for spilt milk,"
however, and the lady and her assistant
hurriedly finished operations. A smell
of fire attracted their attention to their
grate. Upon examination, it was dis
covered that a coal had snapped upon
the carpet and burned quite a large
place. With a lengthened countenance,
Mrs. Smith extinguished it, and placed
a rug over the spot. But this was not
the end of their misfortunes. In closing
the windows, Hannah pressed ogalnst
the glass with such force that two large
panes were broken to atoms, besides
cutting , her hand considerably. The
girl bound up her wounded fingers, and
said she "guessed the ink would dry
off." Mrs. Smith smiled faintly, drew
the curtain lower, and placed the soiled
volumes out of sight.
One thing consoled Mrs. Smith for
these accidents. She was a thoroughly
neat woman, and In sweeping, every ar
ticle of furniture was moved. On push
ing a large desk from the wall, a folded
pnper, which slipped from behind, at
tracted her attention. It proved to be
a note due that very day, and which her
husband could never have found. She
thought that this might counterbalance
the mischief that had been done, and
thinking she would keep it until the
subject was mentioned, transferred It to
a safe place.
Though of a very even and pleasant
disposition, it must be confessed that on
his return, Mr. Smith did look some
what impatient, to use the softest term
wo can think of. Upon viewing the
soiled books, he rebuked not harshly,but
mildly remarked that he was " glad no
more serious damage had been done.
Mrs. Smith was agreeably disappointed;
she had expected an outbreak, knowing
that he had serious cause for displeasure.
On the afternoon of the same day, her
husband entered the room where she
was seated, with tho smallest vestige of
a frown upon his usually placid face.
" I have lost that note which was due
to-day, and it Is all owing to your mov
ing everything in my room," he observ
ed, somewhat petulantly.
"Where was it. left " asked Mrs.
Smith.
" Upon the large table."
" I think you are mistaken, husband,
for I saw nothing of the kind, upon the
table. But I found a note behind the
desk a place In which you would not
have thought to look." And she forth
with produced the paper.
" The very one I" he exclaimed. "How
lucky 1 You must know, Ellen, that
this note is valuable."
" Then you will allow that some good
has resulted out of evil," said Mrs.
Smith, smiling. ,
"Certainly ,and I will also concede that
if the room had not been "put to rights,'
as you term it, the document might have
remained concealed for months," was
tho laughing reply. Then he added
more seriously, " I know, my dear wife,
that I often try your patience very
much. I confess I am careless, and
somewhat disorderly In my habits. But
to repay you for the past, I promise to
be more careful in the future, and en
deavor to cultivate order and neatness.
To prove to you that I am serious, I will
try not to carry the tidy off on my back
once to-morrow, nor yet an additional
ink spot on my wristbands. Are you
satisfied?"
" Perfectly so ; and as you have set
the example, I suppose I must allow
that perhaps sometimes I am a little too
particular ; or, as the saying is, ' more
nice than wise.' To convince you that
am sincere, I promise not to ask you
to close the door, or put your dress coat
and pants upon a chair, instead of the
floor, more than five times In the course
of a week. Are you satisfied V asked
Mrs. Smith, with a- serio-comic air.
A fter an assent, and a hearty laugh on
both sides, the happy pair adjourned to
the dining room, and ever after were
more lenient towards each other's pecu
liarities. We would that all difficulties might
lie thus amicably adjusted.
sHT As .charity covers a multitude of
sins before God, ho does pollteuess be
fore man. ...
SUNDAY HEADING.
The Shining Host.
I HAVE read, says Hpurgeon, of one
who dreamed a dream, when lu great
distress'' of mind, about religion. He
thought he stood In the outer court of
heaven, and he saw a glorious host
marching up, singing sweet hymns, anil
bearing the banner of victory, and they
passed by him through tho gate, ami
when they vanished be heard in the dis
tance sweet strains of music.
"Who are they ?" he asked.
"They are the goodly fellowship of the
prophets, who have gone to bo with
God."
And he heaved a deep sigh us he said.
"Alas I am not one of them, and never
shall be, and I cannot enter there."
By and-by there came another band,
equally lovely in appearance, and equal
ly triumphant, and robed In white.
They passed within the portals, and
again were shouts of welcome heard
within.
"Who are they V" '
" They are the goodly fellowship of
the apostles."
" Alas I" he said, "I belong not to
that fellowship, and I cannot enter
there."
. He still waited and lingered, in tho
hope that he might yet go in ; but the
next multitude did not encourage him,
for they were the noble army of martyrs.
He could not go with them, nor wave
their palm branches. He waited still
and saw that the next was a company
of goodly ministers and officers of
Christian churches; but he could not.
go with them. At last, as ho walked, he
saw a lnrger host than all the rest put
together, marching and' singing niost
melodiously ; and In front walked the
woman that was a sinner, and the thief
that died upon the cross, hard by the
Saviour ; and ho looked long, and saw
there such as Manasseh ami the like ;
and when they entered he could see who
they were, and he thought :
"There will be r.o shouting about
them."
But to his astonishment, it seemed uh
if all heaven was rent with seven-fold
shouts as they passed in. And the
angel said to him
" These are they that are mighty sin
ners, saved by mighty grace."
And then he said
" Blessed be God 1 I can go in with
them."
And he awoke. -
Blessed be God I you and 1, too, can
go in with that company. I cannot,
hope to go in anywhero but with that
company. Such Is my own sense of how
I expect to enter heaven, and wo will go
together, brother sinners, or sister sig
ners, trusting in the precious blood, and
washed in the blood of the Lamb, God
grant it may be so 1
A Woman's Friendship.
It is a wondrous advantage to a man,
in every pursuit or vocation, to secure
an advisor in a sensible woman. In
woman there is at once a subtle delicacy
of tact, and a plain soundness of judg
ment, which are rarely combined to an
equal degree in man. A woman should
if she be really your friend, will have a
-sensitive regard for your character,
honor and repute. She will seldom
counsel you to do a ' shabby thing, for
a woman friend always desires to be
proud of you.' At the same time, her
constitutional timidity makes her more
cautious than your male friend. She.
therefore, seldom counsels you in an
imprudent thing.
A man's best female friend Is a wife
of good sense and heart, whom he love,
and who loves him. But, supposing the
man to be without such a helpmate, fe
male friendship he must still have, or his
intellect will be without a garden, and
there will be many an unheeded gap,
even in its strongest fence. Better and
safer of course, are 'such friendships
where disparity of years and of circum
stances puts the idea of love out of the
question. Middle age has rarely thi
advantage; youth and old age have.
We may have female, friendship with
those much older, and those much
younger than ourselves. Female friend
ship is to a man the bulwark, sweetness,
and ornament of his existence.
Correct.
A prominent preacher in Keading,bits
the nail square on the head in the fol
lowing remarks : " It is the merest hy
pocrisy to talk one day or six clays in a
week of our hopes of Heaven, while
there are starving men and women at
our doors and we do not help them. I
believe in Christian holiness, but I want
a holiness that puts a basket on the arm
and puts something in the basket and
goes to the home of impoverishment
aud says not in words but in works,'
'here is the evidence Of my piety.' If
this world is going to be redeemed, it
will not be by simply singing praise, of
fering prayers and preaching eloquent
sermons. I believe in that kind of
Christianity which evidences itself in
coal and flame." -