THE TlMtS, NEW BLOOiFlELD,' TA1., NdVEMlVElt' 13,!l877. 3 RAILROADS. PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R. ARRAtiGEMENtOF TA8BBNGER TBALN8. November 5lli, 1877. TRAINS LEAVE HARR18BURQ AS FOLLOWS For New York, at 6.20, 8.10 a. m. 8.67p. n., and 7.M p. m. For Philadelphia, at 8.10, 8,10, 9.45 a.m. nd and 8.67 p. nr. Korltendtng, at 6,20, g.lo, 9.45 a.m. and 2.00 3.67 and 7.65. For Pottsvllle at 8.20, 8.10 a. m.. and 8.6T B. in., and via Schuylkill and Busquehanua ranch at 2.40 p. m. For Auburn via H. ft fl. Br. at 8.10 a. m. For Alletitown, at 6.20, 8.10 a. m., aud at 100, 8.57 and 7.55 p. m. . The 6.20, g.foa. m., 8.57 and 7.65 p. m., trains have through cars for New York. The 6.20,8.10 a.m., and 2.00 p.m., trains have through cars lor Philadelphia. SUNDAYS i For New York, at 6.2n a. m. ForAllentown and Way Htatlons at 8.20a.m. For Heading, Philadelphia and Way Dtatlonsat 1.46 p. in. TRAINS FOR HARRISBT'RQ, LEAVE ASFOL LOWB t Leave New York, at 8.45 a. m., 1.00, 8.30 and 7.45 p. m. Leave Philadelphia, at 9.18 a. m. 8.40, and 7.20 p. m. Leave Heading, at 1 4. 40, 7.40, 11.20 a. m. 1.S0, 6.15 and lo. 35 p. m. Leave Pottsvllle, at 0.10, 9.15 a.m. and 4.35 p. m. And via Schuylkill and Susquehanna Branch at 8.15 a. m. Leave Auburn vlafl. ft H. Br. at 12 noon. Leave Allentown, att.30 6,50, 0.05a.m., 12.18, 4.30 and 0.O3 p. m. SUNDAYS: Leave New York, at 5.80 p.m. Leave Philadelphia, at 7.20 p. m. Leave Reading, at 4.40, 7.40, a. m. and 10.35 p. m. Leave Allentown, at 2 .30 a. m., and 9.05 p. m. J. K. WOOTEN, Gen. Manager. C. G. Hancock, General Ticket Agent. Does not run on Mondays. Via Morris and Essex It R. Pennsylvania II. It. Time Table. NEWPORT STATION. On and after Monday, June 25th, 1877, Pas senger trains will run as follows: EAST. Mlfflintown Aco. 7.32 a. m., dally except Sunday. Johnstown Ex. 12.22 p. m., dally " Sunday Mall, 6.54 P. h., dally exeeptSunday Atlantic Express, 9.51p.m., flag, daily. WEST. WayPass. 9.08 A. m., dally. Mail 2.43 P. m. dally exeeptSunday. Mlfflintown Acc. 6.56 p. M . dally except Sunday . Pittsburgh Express, 11.57P. M., (Flag) dally, ex- cent Sunday. Pacflle Express, 8.17 a. m.. dally (flag) Trains are now run by Philadelphia time, which Is 13 minutes taster than Altoona time, and 4 min utes slower than New York time. J.J. BARCLAY, Agent. DUNCANNON STATION. On and after Monday, June 2Hh, 1877, trains wlllleaveDuncannon, as follows: EASTWARD. Mlfflintown Acc. dally except Sunday at 8.12 a. m. Johnstown.Ex.12.53P. M., dally exeeptSunday. Mail 7.30 P. M " Atlantic Express 10.20 p. m., dally (flag) WESTWARD. Way Passenger, 8.38 a. m., daily Mall, 2.09 p. m, dailyexceptSunday. MUlllntown Acc. dailyexceptSunday at 6.16 p.m. Pittsburg Ex. daily except Sunday (flag) 11.33P. M. WM. O. KING Agent. D. F. QTJ1GLEY & CO., Would respectfully Inform the public that they have opened a new Saddlery Shop In Bloomlield, on Carlisle 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 a call before going else where. a. FINE HARNESS a speciality. REPAIRING done on short notice and at rea sonable prices. 43- HIDES taken in exchange for work. D. F. QUIGLEY & CO. Bloomlield, January 9, 1877. PATENTS. Fee Reduced. Entire Cost $55. Patent Ofllce Fee 835 In advance, balance 20 within 6 months after patent allowed. Advice and examination free. Patents Sold. J. VANCE LEWIS & CO.. 19-3m Washington, D. C. nfl AGENTS WANTED to canvass for a uu ohand picture, 22x28 Inches, entitled "The Illustrated Lord's Prater." Agents are meeting with great success. For particulars, address H. M. CK1DER, Publisher, 48 ly York, Pa. REMOVAL. The undersigned has removed his Leather and Harness Store from Front to High Street, near the Penn'a., Freight Depot, where he will have on hand, and will sell at REDUCED PRICES, Leather and Harness ef all kinds. Having good workmen, and by buying at the lowest cash prlcet, I fear no competition. Market prices paid In cash for Bark. Hides and Skins. Thankful for past favors, 1 solicit a con tinuance of the same. P. 8. Blankets, Robes, and Shoe-findings made a speciality, JOS. M. HAWLEY. Duncannon, July 19. 1876. tf New Pension Law, UNDER an act of Congress approved March S, 1878, widows of otllcers who were killed, or died of disease contracted in the service, are now entitled to 12.00 per mouth for each of their chil dren. The guardian of a minor child of a soldier who heretofore only received 18.00 per mouth pension lsnnw entitled to $10. per moth. Soldiers who receive invalid pensions can now have their pensions increased to any sum or rate between 18. and 118. per month. Soldiers who have lost their discharges can now Obtain duplicates. Fat hers and mothers who lost sons intheserv Ice upon whom ,ey were dependent tor support, can also obtain pensions. The undersigned having had over 10 years ex perlence In the Claim auency business will attend promptly t claims under the above act. Call oa or address LEWIS POTTER, Attorney for Claimants, VewBloomneld, ;PerryCo.,Pa 20tK A Girl's Advcnturo villi a Itobbcr. THERE lived about Ave or six miles from Ens ton, Pennsylvania, a few years since, an honest farmer named Henderson, who had two ' very ' pretty daughters, Ellen and Maude. The first was about twenty-three years of age, while the latter was nineteen, The farm er was a thrifty, well-to-do man, though by no means rich ; but the family lived In excellent Btyle, and the daughters had received good educations. Both of these girls were pretty, but Maude was perhaps the handsomer. There was no lack of attentive young gentlemen at the farm, though the neighborhood was not very thickly set tled. But "beauty draws us with a single hair," and the young ladles were the centre of a gay little circle of friends, mostly young gentlemen, farmers' sons in the immediate neighborhood, and some even from Easton. By-and-by it came about that an earnest, handsome and sturdy young farmer fell desperately in love with Maude, and proposed to her. On her part, she loved Harry Masters above all the young fellows she knew, and told him frankly he might speak to her father. In the meantime she confided the matter to her mother, a kind hearted sympathetic parent, who saw no objec tion to the choice of her daughter, but all was left to the father to decide. Farmer Henderson was a straight-forward and open-mouthed man. That is he said exactly what he meant, no more or less, and that he uttered freely. When Harry Masters called him on one side and told his especial errand, as to Maude, the father said, "Well, Mr. Masters, Maude is young. I wanted Ellen to be married first; she's oldest, and I have got a marriage portion of twelve hun dred to give her ; but I haven't laid by anything yet for Maude." " I have got pretty well beforehand, Mr. Henderson, for a man but twenty four years old, and we shall be able to do very well, I have no doubt." " You mean you'll take Maude with out any marriage portion V" said the father. " Yes, sir, very gladly." " Well, it's pleasant to hear you say so, because it shows your honest a (lec tion, Mr. Masters ; but I am too proud, though a simple farmer, to let Maude marry till I can give her a thousand or two towards housekeeping." " It is not worth waiting for, sir, as long as we don't really need it, and both are content." "Then, again, I'd rather Maude wouldn't marry until her sister is mar ried, because she's so much older, do you see, it will actually make her an old maid. It isn't fair, Mr. Masters." " Ellen is very popular with the gen tlemen, and will soon be married," said the other. " That's just what I have said to my self, and then I shall begin to pick up a marriage portion for Maude." " I trust that is the only objection, Mr. Henderson?" said Harry. " Why, yes, you are a promising and respectable young man, and come of a good family," said the farmer; "but I can't let Maude go until I get together a respectable marriage portion to give with her hand." " Perhaps you will think more favora bly about it," said thelover," I'll speak with you again." " All right, Mr. Masters," said the old gentleman. Harry and Maude were very fond of each other ,and now talked over the mat ter very seriously. Maude could not blame her father, and did not like the idea of going to Harry without a proper portion to contribute to their joint part nership in domestio life. " Never mind, Harry," said the hand some young girl ; "Ellen will soon be married. I have pretty good reason for knowing." "Ah, but then your father says he wants time to pick up a marriage por tion for you, and that will take three or four years, perhaps." " That Is a good while, is it not, Harry V" said Maude, just blushing a little, for fear it sounded forward aud bold. " It's ages I" said the young fellow. " Think of waiting three years why we shall be old folks by that time 1" "Not quite so bad as that," said Maude. " I'm sure my hair will be gray by that time!" "Nonsense, Harry! Now you are Joking." " I was never more in earnest in my life," said he, as he stole a kiss from her pretty lips, and ray away, so as not to hear her chide him for his bold ness. " Maude," said her father, coming in to the house from the barn, "I wish you would ride the sorrel mare Into Easton, and get this hundred dollar bill changed at the bank. The workmen have got done with the roofing of the barn, and I want to pay them off to night." " Very well, father. Let John put the side-saddle on, and I'll be ready in five minutes." The sorrel mare was brought up to the door, and Maude was soon on her way at an easy hand gallop toward Easton. She had an excellent seat, and was a good horsewoman. As she knew this very well, she would not have objected to have Harry see her Just now; but he had gone a few minutes before In an oppo site direction. When Maude got Into Easton Bhe rode directly to the bank, but was unfortun ate enough to find it closed. After a few minutes' thought she resolved to try to get the note changed at a grocer's or at some of the other stores, and went immediately to do so. Fate seemed against her for no one had small change enough to accommodate Miss Hen derson. At one of the stores where she stop ped a very gentlemanly looking person took out his pocket book and said he thought he could change it for her, and she handed him the bill, but he returned it saying that after all he had not so much small money. He seemed to re gret this, however, and even followed Maude to the door and assisted her to re mount her horse. She was forced to give up her errand as she did not like to run about among strangers asking them to change her bill, especially as no one seemed able to do so. She therefore turned her horse's head once more towards home. Scarcely had she passed the outskirts of the town when she was overtaken by the stranger who had spoken with her in the last store, and who at first thought he could change her bill. He was mounted upon a fine looking bay horse, and saluted her respectfully as he came along side. " Did you get your bill changed V" he asked. " No ; small bills seemed scarce," she replied. " Do you live near here V" " About five miles off." "Quite a ride." " Oh, we don't mind five miles in the country." " You are an excellent rider !" " I have ridden since I was six years old," she said ; "but my sister Ellen is a better rider than I am." " You are generous to admit it," said the stranger. " Why, It's only the truth," she an swered frankly. After they had passed over about two miles, they came to a very lonely piece of road, quite removed from any dwel ling houses. Still, as the stranger ap peared so gentlemanly, and had address ed her so politely, she had not the least suspicion of any evil intention on his part. Presently he said suddenly, " I will thank you for that bill." " What ?" said she half smiling. " Please give me that bill." "What do you mean 5"' said Miss Maude. "Just what I say !" he replied sud denly. " I shall do no such thing!" she an swered firmly. " I am sorry to draw a pistol upon a lady," he continued, suiting the action to the word, " but I must have that one hundred dollar bill at once." " Do you mean to rob me V" " I must have the money." It was with difficulty she could be lieve that the man was in earnest, but when he now cocked his pistol and held it toward her with one hand, while he extended the other for the bill, she was forced to yield to the necessity of the sit uation. She was a brave hearted girl, and even now she did not turn pale nor tremble in the least ; she saw she could not help herself and so she made the best of it. Just as she held out the bill to him a sudden gust of wind blew it into the road and carried it gently several yards from them. The stranger alighted to got it and quick as thought Maude hit her horse a smart blow in order to get out of the robber's power. The sorrel mare was a spirited little creature, and sprang into a smart gallop at once; while the stranger's horse which had been standing beside her, also started off at full speed In her company. Bang ! went the rbbber's pistol after them, having only the effect to Increase the speed of the flying horses, both of whom were now on thedead run. Maude did not care how fast she rode, the sor rel was as easy as a cradle at that speed, and in ten minutes she dashed into her father's yard followed by the riderless horse. Her story was soon told, and her father was with difficulty prevented from starting after the robber with his pistols and rifle, but he knew that the scoundrel would naturally take at once to the woods where he !ould not follow or find him. " Well, we've got 'bis horse at any rate," said the furmer, " and he's worth more than a hundred dollars." "" Hallo,'master l"said the man John who had been taking the saddle-bags from the strange horse. " What Is it, John V" . " These bags are full of something." ' " I should think so," said the farmer as he unstrapped the leather bags. They were found to contain some counterfeit plates, a quantity of coun terfelt money In various bills, and also over flfteen hundred dollars in good money ! " Huzza I" cried the farmer. " What is it, father 1" said Maude. " Why, your trip to Easton has prov ed a profitable one, at all events. Here's over fifteen hundred dollars, good money I" "Ah, but It will be claimed by the owner." "Do you think a counterfeiter would dare come for the tools that would con vict him V to say nothing of highway robbery 1" "I didn't think of that." That evening Farmer Henderson sent John over to young Masters with a mes sage to call around and see him, to which Harry responded instantly. " Mr. Masters," said tho farmer, as he came into the large, old-fashioned sit ting room, " you remember what you asked of me this afternoon ?" " Yes, sir." " Well, I give my consent. Maude has just furnished her own marriage portion. Take her, my boy, and be happy." The Religious Card Player. A PRIVATE soldier by the name of Richard Lee was taken before the magistrate of Glasgow, Scotland, for playing cards during divine services. The account of It is thus given In an English journal : A sergeant command ed the soldiers at the church, and when the parson had read the pray ers he took the text. Those who had Bibles took them out; but this soldier had neither Bible nor Common Prayer Book, and pulling out a pack of cards he spread them before him. He first looked at one card and then at another. The sergeant of the company saw him and said : " Richard, put up the cards; this is no place for them." "Nevermind that," said Richard. When the services were over, the con stable took Richard prisoner and brought him before the Mayor. " Well," said the Mayor, " what have you brought the soldier here for 5"' " For playing cards in the church." " Well, soldier, what have you to say for yourself V" " Much, sir, I hope." " Very good ; if not, I will punish you severely." " I have been," said the soldier, "about six weeks on the march. I have neither Bible nor Common Prayer Book. I have nothing but a pack of cards, and I hope to satisfy your worship of the purity of my intention." Then spread ing the cards before the Mayor, he be gan with the ace : " When I see the ace it reminds me that there is but one God. When I see the deuce it reminds me of the Father and Son. When I see the trey it reminds me of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. When I see the four it reminds me of the four Evangelists that preached, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. When I see the five it reminds me of the wise virgins that trimmed their lamps ; there were ten, but five were wise and five were foollsh,and were shut out. When I seethesix it reminds me that in six days tho Lord made heaven and earth. When I see the sev en it reminds me that on the seventh day Ood rested from the work he had made, and hallowed it. When I see the eight it reminds me of the eight right eous persons who were saved when God destroyed the world, viz; Noah and his wife, his three sons and their wives. When I see the nine it reminds me of the nine lepers that were cleansed by our Saviour. They were nine out of the ten that never returned thanks. When I see the ten it reminds me of the ten commandments which God handed down to Moses on tables of stone. When I see the King it reminds me cf the Great King of Heaven, which is God Almighty. When I see the Queen it re minds me of the Queen of Sheba, who visited Solomon, for she was as wise a woman as he was a man. She brought with her fifty boys and fifty girls all dressed in boys' apparel, for King Solo mon to tell which were boys and which were girl3. The King sent for water for them to wash. The girls washed to the elbows, the boys to the wrist; so King Solomon told by that." "Well," said the Mayor, "you have described every card in the pack except one." "What is that?" " The Knave," said the Mayor. " I will give your honor a description of that too, if you will not get angry." " I will not," said the Mayor, "if you do not term me to be the knave." " The greatest knave that I know of is the constable that brought me here." " I do not know," said the Mayor, "if he Is the greatest knave, but I know be Is the greatest fool." " When I count how many spots there are in tt'pack, I find 809, as many days as there are in a year. When I count the number of cards in a pack, I find 62 the number of weeks In a year. I find there are 12 picture cards In a pack, representing the number of months in a year, and on counting the tricks, I find 18 the number of weeks in a quarter. So you see a pack of cards serves for a Bible, an Almanae and a Common Prayer Book." The Origin of Postage Stamps. The origin of the stamp has a tinge of romance in It. It was thirty-seven years ago that Rowland Hill, while crossing a district in the North of Eng. land, arrived at the door of an inn where a postman had stopped to deliver a let ter. A young girl came out to receive it; she turned it over and over in her hand and asked the price of postage. This was a large sum and evidently the girl was poor, for the postman demanded a shilling. She sighed sadly, and said the letter was from her brother, but that she had no money ; and so she returned the letter to the postman. Touched with pity, Mr. Hill paid the postage and gave the letter to the girl, who seemed very much embarrassed. Scarcely had the postman turned his back when the young inn-keeper's daughter confessed that it was a trick between her and her brother. Some signs on the envelope told her all she wanted to know, but the letter contained no writing. "We are both so poor," she added," that we In vented this mode of corresponding with out paying for our letters." The trav eler, continuing his road, asked him self if a system giving place to such frauds was not a vicious one. Before sunset Rowland had planned to organ ize the postal service on a new basis with what success is known to the world. Kissing. There is a great deal in a kiss. Adam's first kiss of Eve must have been a queer sensation like the feeling of a man who first ate an oyster. In ancient Rome, a kiss was a religious ceremony. The nearest friend of a dying person " re ceived his soul" by a kiss, for the soul was supposed to leave the body through the Hps. Pliny thinks the Roman women began to degenerate when they kissed everybody miscellaneously. Among the early Christians, a kiss was " the seal of prayer." It was a treacherous sign In Judas the betrayer. In our times a kiss means a good deal from the kiss be tween two young ladies, to the kisses recorded in the following stories. Here is number one: " A tender swain reproached his fair one with letting a rival kiss her hand a fact which she indignantly denied. 'But I saw It.' Nay, then,' cried the offended fair one, ' I am now conviuced that you do not love me, since you believe your eyes in preference to my word.' " A Fair Divide. A good story for the times, be It true f or untrue, is that they tell about the head of the French Rothchilds. Dur. ing the days of the last Cummunist up rising in Paris, two of the red-capped gentry called upon him and said : r " Baron, the Commune rules France now, and you, like other ilch - men, must divide your property among your poorer fellow countrymen." "Ah," said the Baron, "is that so? Pray tell me how much I am supposed to be worth I" "About forty millions of francs." " And how many people are there in France V" ' " About forty millions." "And I must divide my wealth among them ?" " Yes, Monsieur." ' " Very well, then, here are two francs for you. You have got your share, and may go ; for, of course, you do not wish to take any one else's." Persons who practice deceit and artifice always deceive themselves more than they deceive others. They may feel great complacency in view of the success of their doings ; but they are in reality casting a mist before their own eyes. Such persons not only make a false estimate of their own character,but they estimate falsely the opinions and conduct of others. No person Is obliged to tell all he thinks ; but both duty and self-interest forbid him ever to make false pretences. tt-jT We read in an exchange that " in the Himalaya Mountains trees grow up to a height of 11,800 feet." Only a young and Inexperienced liar would write such a statement as that An older prevaricator would have struck off the 800 to prevent the raising of doubts. Ci5 A Syracuse man left home " on husiness" for a few days, and now his wife is trying to solve the problem how his night-shirt grew a foot longer and became so nicely embroidered.
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