THE TIMES, NEW BLOOM FIELD, TA., lKIlltUAltY 20, 1878.
ii
The tnndnrl rr-iiirdleii Tor all disease
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are destroyed they effect a speedy curs. To
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delphia, owes his unrivalled success In the
treatment of pulmonary diseases. The Pol
moutc Byrup ripens the morbid matter in the
lungs nature throws H qff by an easy expec
toration, and the patient has relief from the
prostrating cough. The Mandrake Pills must
be freely used to tleanse and stimulate tbe
stomach and liver ( they remove all obstruc
tions, relax the gall bladder and start the bile
fieely and the liver ts soon relieved. Schenck's
8ea Weed Tonle le a gentle stimulant and
alterative j the alkali of which K is composed
mixes with the fod and prevents souring. It
sslsts digestion fey toning up tbe stomach to
healthy condition, so that tbe food and the
Pulmonic Syrup will make good blood ) then
tbe lungs heal, and the patient will surely get
well If cure 1 taken to avoid fresh cold. Full
directions accompany each preparation. All
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can do so at his principal ofllceorncr of Sixth
and Arch Bts., Phil'a. every Monday.
Letters to the above address, asking advice,
answered free of charge.
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November litlt, IH77.
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tl)oM not run on MoiWays.
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Pennsylvania R. It. Time Table.
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EAST.
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Mail, 6.54 P. M., daily exce ptSunda)
Atlantic Express, 9.11p.m., nag, dally.
WEST.
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Mall, 2.43 r. m. daily exceptSunday.
Mntllntown Acc. 6.65P. M. datlyexcept Sunday.
Pittsburgh Express, 11.67P. M (Flag) datlyex
cept Sunday.
tactile Express, 5.17 a. m.. daily (flag)
Trains are now run by Philadelphia tlmo, which
Is 13 minutes faster than Altoona time, and 4 min
utes slower than New i'ork time.
J.J. BARCLAY, Aent.
DUNCANNON STATION.
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will leave Duncannon, as follows i
KA8IWAKD.
MlrUlntown Acc. dally except Sundayat 8.12a. m.
itohmtown Ex. 12.5SP. m., daily exceptSunday.
Mail 7.30 p. u "
Atlantic Express 10.20 p. M., dally (flag)
WESTWARD.
Way Passenger, 8..J8 x. m., dally
Mall, 1.09 p. m :..dallyexcept Sunday.
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Pittsburg Ex. daily excent Bundayjtiag) 11.3St. m.
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A WASHINGTON ROMANCE.
A SAD STORY.
THE following and story shows Hint
even the records of the departments
at Washington have their romnnces
too.
Posted conspicuously all along the
corridors of the Interior Department at
Washington Is the following notice :
" There are ho vacancies In this de
partment. Applicants cannot he seen.
Application In writing will he received
and placed on file for further examina
tion." I called the attention of the venerable
clerk, who was showing me around and
giving me lessons In Civil Service re
form, to the notice, and remarked :
" I suppose this Is another device got
up to deceive people V"
" Yes, It serves the purpose of deceiv
ing applicants to a limited extent, hut It
was originally got up for the benefit of
one person alone. The history of that,
notice is somewhat romantie.and would
he a good subject for a yailcr klver.' "
I urged hint to give me the story,
which he did in nearly the following
language :
" Bom e years ago there was a young
clerk occupying a desk near the entrance
of the building, lie was rather reckless
in his character, fond of a Joke, and
loved an adventure better than he loved
wine, which was saying a good deal.
One day a young girl, well dressed and
aged about sixteen, etitered the room
and asked If he was the Secretary of the
Interior. He saw at a glance that she
was a simple-minded country girl, and
wondering what shecould want with
the Secretary, determined to find out all
about It, and promptly replied in the
affirmative. She thereupon told him
that she had recently been left an
orphan and among strangers ; that her
father's estate, which was considerable
before the war, had been swept away;
and that she was penniless and obliged
to support herself. She had a good edu
cation and wrote a fair hand, and hear
ing that situations in the departments
were frequently filled by ladies she had
determined to apply for one for her
self. " The clerk ascertained that she had
no backing, but that in her simrlielty
of mind had come here thinking that
no such thing was necessary. He there
upon decided upon a Hue of action, in
fumous in design and disastrous in its
consequences. Still carrying the idea
that he was the Secretary he ascertained
her stopping place, and agreed to con
sider ber application and call that eve
ning to inform her of the result. He
also cautioned ler, on some specious
pretext, against talking with others on
the subject of her business. He called
at the time appointed, and, telling her
that there were no vacancies at present,
advised her to take lodgings somewhere
and wait, promising her the first place
when a vacancy occurred. She took his
advice, and the result can easily be Im
agined. It was the old, old Btory. Of
course she never got the situation prom
ised, but was put olF from day to day,
and month to month, until finally, by a
change of administration, he lost his
own situation.
"Overwhelmed by the loss of his
position and consciousness of the in
famy of his conduct toward the poor
girl, he shrank from telling her the
truth ; and fearing the consequences of
his guilt should it become known, he
resolved to conceal his crime by further
deception. To this end he wrote her a
note telling her that he had been sud
deniy called to Europe on important
business connected with the department,
but that he had ileft orders to have a
place given her as soon as a vacancy oc
curred; that in the meantime she ctytM
always tell by looking at the notices
posted on the walls in the department tf
there was such vacancy. That night
he got several of the above notices
printed and surreptKiously posted them
up.
" Filled with grief at his sudden de
parture, and filled with a foreboding- of
iittipending evil, she winded her way to
the department on ter first visit of
reoannolsance, she tw the notices,
and, overcome with despondency, she
for tbe first time ventured to disobey
the instructions she had received. En
tering the office where she first met her
det elver, months before, Bhe inquired
for the Secretary of the Interior. She
was shown to his room, and there the
whole secret came out. The scene In
that office, when tho kind-hearted Secre
tary revealed the truth, can never be
described. Suffice it to suy, she was
conducted from thut room utterly broken
in mind and health. The Secretary pro
vided for her immediate necessities, and
called the attention of some charitable
ladies to her case. For weeks she lay
hovering on the brink of the grave with
a brain fever, and when she arose her
mind was gone and her hair was gray.
Her betrayer was traced out and forced to
contribute to her support, but for the
sake of his family the whole matter was
kept from publicity. When she was
able to go about an attempt was made to
change her abode and surroundings, but
she resisted the attempt with terrible
energy, believing, as she did, that her
lover would one tlay return. She clung
to this hallucination to the last, and
every day at the hour of noon she vis
ited the depnrlniftit and the notice, and
finding " no vacancies," turned away
with a Blgh and returned to her room. -Once
the notices were taken down ; but
she became bo demonstrative in her Joy
ful anticipation of bbtttlultig the prom,
lscd place, that they were immediately
replaced. As I said before, the history
of the case was kept a profound secret,
and but two or three who from day to
dny saw the pole, wan face appear with
the regularity of the sun, knew or could
fathom the sad history of that blighted
life ; and of the thousands who careless
ly read the words of that notice, few are
aware that it had its origin In the per
fidy and treachery of man that its let
ters are written in the heart's blood of a
confiding and betrayed woman."
Here the old man blew his nose, bade
me good-bye, and was about turning
away, when I detained him with:
" One moment before you go what
became of the girl V"
"She faded away that is all. Her
visits towards the last became less fre
quent, and finally ceased altogether. In
a few days those entrusted with her se
crets were notified and we followed her
to her grave. I tell you," continued
the old man, I have attended a great
many funerals In my time, but I never
attended one so sad as this. Her be
trayer still lives a resident of Detroit, I
believe and it is to be hoped, for the
credit of humanity, Is a prey to remorse
for the part he took in blighting the life
of as beautiful a girl as ever lived.
There that is all. I never told this story
before, and you are welcome to It. You
are a literary man, and by adding to it
you could make quite a story out of
it."
Hut I am not ambitious in that line,
and prefer to give the plain story in the
simple language used by the department
relic.
A BOY'S GOOD EXAMPLE.
A YOUNG MAN, or rather a boy, for
he was not seventeen years of age,
was a clerk in one of the great mercan
tile houses in New York. An orphan
aud poor, he must rise, if lie rose at all,
by his own exertions. His handsome,
honest face.and free cordial manner won
for him the friendship of all his fellow
laborers, and many were the invitations
he received to join them in the club
room, In the theatre and even In the bar
room. Vtit Alfred Harris had the pure
teachings of a Christian mother to with
hold him from rushing headlong into
dissipation and vice, and all the per
suasions of his comrades could not in
duce him to join them in scenes like
this. He feared the consequences.
One evening one of his fellow clerks,
George Warren, the most high-toned
and moral among them, invited Alfred
to go home with him to supper and
make the acquaintance of his family.
The boy gladly assented, with only his
books and his thoughts for company.
He found his friend's family very
social and entertaining. Mrs. Warren,
the mother, was a pleasant, winning, I
might almost say fascinating woman ;
one of the kind whoseevery little speech
seems of consequence, and whose every
act praiseworthy. Mr. Warren was a
cheery, social gentleman, fond of telling'
storiesand amusing young people. And
George's sister, Jessie how shall I de
scribe her? A girl about Alfred's own
age, a half-bashful, half-saucy, dimple
faced, rosy cheeked maiden, sparkling
with wit and pleasantry, and pretty
enough for any young man to fall In
love with at first sight.
This was Mr. Warren's family, and It
was no wonder that Alfred was charmed
with them. They were not wealthy
people but they were in eusy circu in
stances, and on a promising road to for
tune. Alfred very soon felt as If ho had
known them for years. The supper was
delicious, especially to a boy whose
salary could afford him only the plainest
living.
After supper, wine was brought in.
Mrs. Warren poured it out herself, and
with a winning smile passed a glass of
the sprakllng liquid to the guest. Alfred
took It with some hesitation, but did not
raise it to his lips. Each of the family
held a glass, waiting to pledge their vis
itor. But Alfred feared to drink. He
sat the goblet on the table, while a burn
ing blush overspread his face.
" Whatl do not drink wine '"' asked
Mrs. Warren in her pleasant tones.
A I have been taught not to drink It,"
said Alfred.
" You have had good teaohing,I doubt
not," said the lady, "and I honor you
for respecting it; but I think it makes
a difference where and in what company
you take It. I should not be willing for
George to go into bar-room company
with dissipated young men, and call for
wine, but at homo in a family circle It
is different. A moderate use of wine
never hurts any one. It Is only when
carried to excess that It Is Injurious.
You had better drink yours. So little
as that will never hurt."
Jessie was sitting by Alfied. She took
up the glass he had set upon the table
and gave It to him with a charming
smile.
Again he took the goblet In his hand.
The glowing Mine, was tempting still.
He raised it towards his lips. Hut at
that moment there arose up before him
a pale, sweet face, with pleading eyes
the sweet face of his mother In heaven.
The boy luid down the glass with a firm
hand and with a firm tone, said :
" I cannot drink It. It was my
mother's dying request that I should
never taste of wine, and if I disregard It
now I fear greater temptations will fol
low. You must pardon my seeming dis
courtesy, but I cannot drink It."
A silence fell upon the little circle.
No one spoke for several minutes. Then
Mrs. Warren said, in a voice choked
with emotion :
" Forgive me, my bny, for tempting
you to violate your conscience. Would
that all'young men would show as high
sense of duty."
Every one of the family put down
their wine untusted.
' The boy is right," said Mr. Warren.
" Drinking wine leads to deeper pota
tions. We have done wrong In setting
such an example before our children.
Here, Ellen," he called to the servant,
" take away this decanter."
And as the table was cleared of the
wine and glasses, Mr. Warren said,
solemnly, " Now here, In the presence
of all, I make a solemn vow never to
have any more wine on my table, or
drink it as a beverage; and may my in
fluence and precepts be as binding on
my children as the request of this boy's
mother to him.'l
And Mrs. Warren softly responded
"Amen."
Mr. Warren turned to Alfred. " We
are not drunkards nor wine bibbers
here, my boy. I have always preached
temperance to my children, but I have
never reallr.ed before how an occasional
glass of wine, if partaken of in good
society, could injure. I see it now. If
a person can drink one glass, he can
drink another, and yet another, and it
is hard to know just where to draw the
line, I thank you for this lesson. 1
will show that I have as much manli
less as a mere boy. My children will
follow my example and pledge to abstain
totally from wine as a beverage."
" We will, father," was the response
The pledge was never broken by any
of the family, and never did Alfred
Harris nave cause to regret tnac ne re
sisted the temptation to drink one glass
of wine. Years afterwards, when he
was a prosperous and worthy merchant
and sweet Jessie Warren was his wife,
iney ouen spoke or the consequences
that might hove followed had he yielded
to that one temptation ; and Jessie tries
to impress as firm principles upon the
minds of her children as her husband's
mother Instilled into the heart of her
boy.
A New Subscriber.
A SOUTHERN paper says : We got
a new subscriber AVednesday.
When we answered his knock at the
door, he slides in, took ofl his hat, and
asked :
" Is dis do newspaper shop ?"
We told him it was.
"Ah' Is you de boss fo'man of de
wuke?"
We satisfied our colored visitor on
that point also, and he continued :
" I fotch in some 'baccy-to-day, and
promised Ebahneezah dat's my oldes
chile I promised dat boy I'd prescribe
for a paper. He kin read, he kin, and
he s alters pesteriu' de old 'ooman an
me tor dooks ana papers. 1 s pose we
orter currldge de chile's dispensity. How
d ye sell yo' papers ?"
" Dollar and a half a year."
" All de same price V"
" Yes."
" Let ate observe one, ef you pleuse,
sab."
We handed him a paper, and he un
folded It, upside down, scanning it criti
cally on both Bides."
Looks like dar war a Bight o' letter
in' in dut. I done forgot my spectacles
dis mornln', an' can't prezactly tell if
it's de de 'Merlcan language."
We assured him that it was.
. " In de Democratic or Republican
branch, salt V"
"Republican."
" Dai's de kine oh a book Ebahneezah
gradjurated in, an' I s'posedis paper 'ud
suit him. Dollan 'n' a half a yeuh,you
say, sah ? How much is dat a month ?"
"About a bit."
" I'se not a man to min' expense whar
de propali eddicatln' of my chillun is
consumed. I hoi' dat it's ebbery pus
son's duty to cullvate his outspring to
'stent of his ableness. l'rescrilie de
nameof Ebahneezah Snow on yo' books.
Dat's it. Ef you' 'ud just put few
picters in Kb' paper it 'nd plwase the
chillun mightily. Here's six cents, sail.
Rend de paper 'long, and If It gibs sasse-
fuetion I'll come lit an' prescribe for a
hul month. Good ntornirr,' sail !"
. .
Courage In Every day Life.
Have the courage to discharge a debt
while you have the money In your
pocket.
Have the cournge to do without that
you do not need, however much your
eyes may covet It.
Have the courage to speak your mitiil
when it is necessary you should do so,
and hold your tongue when It Is prudent,
you should do so.
" Have the courage to speak to a
friend in a "seedy" coat, even though
you are in company with a rich olio
aud richly attired.
Have the couruge to miike a will, and
a just one.
Have the courage to tell a man w hy
you will not lend him your money.
Have the courage to cut the most
agreeable acquaintance you have, when
you are convinced that he lucks princi
ple. "A friend should bear with a
friend's infirmities," but not with his
vices.
Have the courage to show that you re
spect honesty, In whatever guise it ap
pears ; and your contempt for dishonest
duplicity, by whomsoever exhibited.
Have the courage to wear your old
clothes until you pay for your new
ones.
Have the courage to obey your Maker
at the risk of being ridiculed by men.
Have the courage to prefer comfort
and prosperity to fashion in all things.
Have the courage to acknowledge your
Ignorance rather than to seek credit for
knowledge under false pretenses.
Have the courage to provide enter
tainments for your friends within your
means not beyond.
A Remarkable Experiment at Sea.
A novel application of oil was recent
ly made by ('apt. Uetts, of the King
Cenric, a fine wooden ship of 1,910 tons,
which has recently arrived at Bombay
from Liverpool with a cargo of coal.
Common pine oil was used in a heavy
gale of wind to prevent the sea breaking
on board, and with perfect success. The
gale lusted for nearly five duys, and
raged with determined violence. It had
lasted some little time when the chief
officer, Mr. Dowyer, bethought himself
of a plan he had seen tried on some oc
casions when in the Atlantic trade to
prevent the sea breaking in. He pro
posed to the captain that the plan should
be tried, and the suggestion was follow-,
ed. Mr. Bowyer got out two canvas
clothes bags, and into each poured two
gallons of pine oil. He punctured the
bugs slightly, and flung one over each
quarter, towing them along. The effect
was magical. The waves no longer
broke against the poop and side of tbe
ship, but at yards and yards away .where
the oil had slowly spread itself over the
surface of the water. Around the poop,
in the wake of the vessel, was a large
circuit of calm water. The crew were
thus able to repair damages with greater
ease, the ship was relieved of those tre
mendous shocks received from the mass
of waters which poured over her quar
ters and stern, and the danger was con
siderably lessened. The two bags lasted
two days, after which, the worst fury of
the gale having exended Itself, no more
oil was used. Four gallons of oil,
scarcely worth Ms., perhaps saved the
King Cenric, its cargo, and the lives and
property of the crew.
- - -- - -
Why Should Any Man Swear.
I can conceive of no reason why he
should, but of ten reasons why he should
not.
It is mean. A man of high moral
standing would almost as soon steal s
sheep as bo a swearer.
It Is vulgar. Altogether too mean for
a decent man.
It is cowardly. Implying a fear
either of not being believed or obeyed.
It'is ungentlemanly. A gentleman,
according to Webster, is a genteel man,
well bred, refined. Such a one will no
more swear than go into the streets anil
throw mud with clodhopper.
It is indecent. Offensive to delica
cy, and extremely unfit for human
ears.
It is foolish. Wont of decency is want
of sense.
It is abusive. To the mind which
utters it, and to the person to whom It
is aimed.
It is venomous. Showing a man's
heart to be a nest of vipers, and every
time he swears one of them sticks ou5
its head.
It is contemptible. Forfeiting the r
spect of all the wise und good. .
It is wicked. Violuting the divine
law, and provoking the displeasure of
Him who will not hold him guiltier
who takes his name in vain.
(&T " I suy Mich, wlmt sort of jiota
toes are thoaeyou are planting?" "lUw
ones, to be sure ; your honor wouldn1-.
be thinking I plant boiled outs."