THE TIMES, NEW 11L00MEIELT), PA., MAUCH 2G, 1878. 3 -f" Tlio penetrating winds Incident to this sensoii of the year ar a severe ordeal for the lungs. The neglect of n hnrd cough generally lexis to a weakness of the lungs, which, not Infrequently, results In Consumption. Bchenck'a Pulmonic Byrup will at once re lieve and loosen a tight cough, and Is such an agreeable remedy that children will take it without being coaxed. A cold on the lungs, If consumption la not already developed, may be easily mastered by the use of the Pulmonic Syrup, together with Bchenck'a Mandrake Pills to clear the system of the accumulated mucus. In more serious cases, where the disease has become deeply seated, anp the patient suffers from loss of appetite, weakness and emacia tion, Pchonek's Be Weed Tonic should be used in connection with the above mentioned remedies, to stimulate the appetite and bring the digestive powers Into healthy action, there .by sustaining the strength of the patient and enabling him to resist the progress of the dis ease until the Pulmonic Byrup tnny perforin Its hcallug and cleansing work. The use of these standard remedies accord ing to the directions which accompany them, cannot fall to produce most satisfactory re sults. A letter addressed to Dr. Bchcnck, cur. Sixth and Arch Bts., Philadelphia, asking ud vlce, will promptly receive the Doctor's per sonal attention, frcejof charge Behenck's medicines are sold by all drug gists. 10 -It RAILROADS. PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS. Xovviiibcr filli, 1H7. TRAINS LEAVE H Alt RISUURQ AS FOLLOWS For New York, at 5.20, IK I. in. 2.0ti. m., and 7.51 p. m. For Philadelphia, at 5.20, 8.10, 9.46 a.m. and 3.57 p. tn. For Heading, at 5,20, 8.10,0.46 a. m. and 2.00 3.57 and 7.55. For Pottsvllle at 5.20. 8.1(1 a. in., and 3.57 E. in., and via Hcliuylklll and Susquehanna ranch at 2.40 p. in. For Auburn via s. tt S. Br. at 5.10 a. m. For Allentown, at 5.20, 8.10 a. in., and at 2.00. 1.57 and 7.65 p. in. The 5.20, H 10 a. m., 3.57 and 7.55 p. in., trains have through cars tor New York. The 5.20, 8.10 a. m.. and 2.00 p.m., trains have through cars for Philadelphia. . SUNDAYS : For New York, at 6.20 a. in. For Allentown and Way Stations at 5.20 a.m. For Reading, Philadelphia and Way Statlonsat 1.45 p. m. TRAINS FOR HARHISBURG, LEAVE A8 FOL LOWS : Leave New York, at 8.45 a. m., 1.00, 5.30 and 7.45 p. 111. Leave Philadelphia, at 9.15 a. in. 3.40, and 7.20 p. m. Leave Reading, at t4.40, 7.40, 11.20 a. m. 1.30, rt.15 and 1 :5 p. in. Leave Pottsvllle, at 6.10, 9.15 a.m. and 4.35 p. m. And via Schuylkill and Susquehanna Branchat 8.15 a. in. Leave Auburn vlaS. & S. Br. at 12 noon. Leave Allentown, at U.306,50, 0.05 a. m., 12.15, 4.30 and 9.0 p. in. SUNDAYS: Leave New York, at 3.30 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. E. WOOTEN, Gen. Manager. C O. Hancock, General Ticket Agent, tones not run on Mondays. Via Morris and Essex R. R. Pennsylvania It. 11. Time Table. NEWPORT STATION. On and after Monday, June 25th, 1877, Fas tejiger trains will run as follows : EAST. Mlftllntown Aeo.7.32a. m., daily except Sunday. Johnstown Ex. 12 22 p. M., daily " Sunday Hail 6.54 P. M., daily exceptSunday Atlantic Express, 9.54p.m., flag, daily. WEST. Way Pass. 9.08 a. w., daily. Mail 1.43 p. m. dally exceptSunday. Mitnintown Ace. 6.55 P. M. dally except Sunday . Pittsburgh Express, U.67P. M., (Flag) daily, ex cept Sunday. Pacific Express. 5.17 a. m.. daily (flag) Trains are now run by Philadelphia time, which is 13 minutes (aster than Altoona time, and 4 min utes slower than New York time. J.J. BARCLAY, Agent. DUNCANNON STATION. On and after Monday, June 25tli, 1877, trains wlllleave Duncaiinon, as follows: EASTWARD. Mlftllntown Ace. dally except Sunday nt 8.12a. m. .lolinstown Ex. 12.5&P. M., daily except. Sunday, Matl7 30 P.M... . " 11 ' Atlantic Express io.'lfi p. M.V dally (flag) WESTWARD. Way Passenger. 8.J8 a.m., dally Mail. 2.09 p. m dailyexceptsunday. Mittltntown Ace. dally except Sunday at 6.10p.m. Pittsburg Ex. daily except Sunday (flag) 11.33P. M. WM. C. KING Agent. "I "V T T" I Great Chance to make II III If you can't (jet Gold XjLjJ . get Greenbacks. We nake money. ii you can V'e need a person tn EVERY TOWN to take subscriptions or inn inrKesi, cnraiwsi ami uesi luusiraiea family publication in the World. Anv one can become a successful agent. 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Market prices paid in cash for Bark. Hides and Skins. Thankful tor past favors, 1 solicit a oon. tl nuance of the same. P. . Blankets, Robes, and Shoe - (Hidings made a speciality, . . , , JOB.M. HAWLEY. Dnncannon. Jnlyl. lftiti tf ESTATE NOTICK. Notice Is hereby given that Letters of Administration on the estate sif Daniel hlmtto, late of Carroll township, Per ry county. Pa., deceased, have been granted to the undersigned residing in the same tnwnsliip. All persons indebted to said estaleare requested to make Immediate payment, and those having claims will present them duly authenticated fur -settlement to GEO. W. BMILKY', December 18. 1877. Administrator. taAs. H. Bmii.ky, Attorney for Adm'r. OPIUM MrnrflrlMi. PI. Ckm ENIGMA. I am composed of 19 letters. My 0, 3. 7i la fish. My 1, 18, 18, Is a long lime past. My 4, 9, 11, Is whutchlldren like. My 15, 1 3, 1(1, Is an article or rood. My 17, 3, 7, Is what we should do. My H, 10, 18, is a valuable earth product. My whole all should do. A MAGICIAN'S TRICKS. OOK at the number in this gentle man's watch. Now, then, do you see It 1"' " Yes." "Well, what is It?" "Two thousand eight hundred and seventy-live," said Miss Heller ; "it Is a gold watch, and can he wound without a key." In a parlor In the l-'lfth Avenue Hotel, recently, sat Hubert Heller, a windy haired, long-mustaehed man ; his Bister, a tall, flaxen-haired Monde, In a blue silk dress; the editor of a dramatic newspa per, the purser df a European steamer, Stanley Dust, a young Englishman, ami myself. The wizard was in a particularly live ly humor, and performed many amusing and some amazing tricks, but being tricks, I was not especially Interested in them much more, in fact, with the rare dexterity with which he accomplished his purpose. Hut his exhibition of Miss Heller's marvellous power of second sight en listed all my interest, and as the room was absolutely free of any possible acces sory, I thought I might perhaps detect or happen on a solution of the supernatu ral problem. With cheerful alacrity the Hellers al lowed themselves to be suspected and in vestigated, and I must say their tests were tolerably severe. The purser's red bandana handker chief wa.i carefully bound overthelady's deep eyes although much of her seeing was done with her back to us, so the necessity of blindfolding is apparent rather than real and she sat with her gloved hands folded on her lap. At first the tests were such as tho average audience invoriably supplies. A gold pencil case, a ring, a scarf; a cane, an umbrella, a button hook, a charm, a diamond, a watch, a hat, and all that sort of tiling which naturally suggests itself to the questioner. Many of these articles are bo common that if there were not a system of lingual telegraphy, it would not be difficult to Invent one. Indeed, my first impression was that by constant practice they had classified and arranged a vast number of articles to be Indicated by set questions. Tt is obviously impossible. For instance : " What Is this?" might always indicate a gold watch; "And this ?" a gold pencil ; " What have I now?" an opera glass ; "Will you de scribe this ?" a handkerchief. Up to a certain point tills is cleat enough. I could do that much myself. And if, without practice, I can do a lit tie, by constant and intelligent practice a professional sightseer could do a great deal more. A trade Is a trade all the world over, and it's well to remember it. I remembered it, and determined not to be outwitted on that line. Auswering a touch of the bell, a wait er appeared, disappeared, and reappeared with a bottle. " Walter," ead I, " have you a pocket In your jacket?" He wore a white jacket, and, as was developed afterward, his pockets were on the inside. ' " Yes, sir," he answered. " May I see what you have in one of them ?" He grinned all over, evidently unac customed to such familiarity, but lnflu enced by the remote posility of a quar ter, he turned one of his pockets inside out. In it had been a knife with a cork. screw blade, a white button, a little change, and something that looked like silver. While I examined the articles not a word was said, but we all taw every thing ; Mr. Heller as well as the rest. I carefully scrutined the little white article, and as I did so the waiter's grin changed to a frown of apprehension. On it w ere some characters such as I had never seen -combined before, and af ter thoroughly looking at them I hand ed it to Heller. He spent a few seconds in looking nt it. " Now, then, this is difficult ; what do I hold in my hand ? Come, you must try. Did that " must" hint at mesmerism ? With visible effort the dignified woman bent her mind to its task. Tresently, with a sigh of relief, she faintly said : " It Is a piece of silver." " Wrong." " It looks like silver a white metal a cnarm, i snouiJ say. it s a queer thing." " Hlglrt. It's noti1vr,but aluminum; but It looks like It. There are charac ter traced on It ; what are they ? Come, now." "I think there is a cow." "Yes. (loon." " A cow, a triangle, and a crescent." " A cow, a triangle, and a crescent. Yes, that's right, can you make out the characters ?" " They may be H and 1), but they are Intertwined and not distinct." The applause that followed tills tri umph of well, I don't yet know what to call it. Hut tho applause was as hearty as any she ever received In her life, for tho test was most remarkable. 'Where did you get this, Henry ?" asked Mr. Heller. ' Clot him from the priest In New Or leans," replied the much relieved darkey. " From the priest ? What priest ?" " The colored priest. He sells 'em for dollais." " What is It?" " 8a fety piece, sir. 1 don't have no more fevers." " You wouldn't sell It, I suppose?" " No, sir, not for nuthin', sir." I suggested that possibly Miss Heller was fatigued, hut she laughed, and said not. Bo we went on. Of course, no system of lingual tele graph could have answered their pur pose In this test, unless it was so exten sive as to comprehend metallurgy, natu ral history, the alphabet, and masonry, and with some reluctance I dismissed the Idea for the moment. Having seen considerable of ventrilo quists in private as well as public, and knowing Heller to e facile prlncrpa in the practical joking line, It occurred to me that, though not probable, it was possibly pomiMr,, that ingenious and perfected ventriloquism was the base slave who thus deceived our senses. And I confess I was somewhat im pelled to a serious consideration of this thought by a suggestion made last week in the Sun, that Heller would not allow others to put the questions to Miss Heller. Why not ? Was his voice necessary as well us his eyes ? I tried, therefore a second, experi ment. The voting dramatic news editor wore a peculiarly shiny satin cravat, evident ly fresh from the haberdasher's stock. Taking him asjde I asked him to lend me his cravat. With some reluctance, for it was very handsome, he did so, and, as I had hoped.the name of a dealer was stamped in the collar. I showed the name to Mr. Heller. " May I ask her what this is, and test her generally by my voice ?"' " Why certainly." He told nie afterward that he had en countered shrewder men than myself, and that I needn't go away utterly cast down, as one without hope. " What is this, Miss Heller?" " A young person's cravat, It is made of satin, has a stiff collar band, and is worn In folds arranged in front," " Correct. What,if anything, is there written on it ?" "Nothing." "What. Look again." " There Is something stamped on the inside in gilt, old English letters. It is a little worn on the edge, or rather im perfectly stamped. I should say 'Slllcck & Co.' " And that's precisely what it was. "I give it up," said I. "No, no, go on man. Try it again For all you know I buy my underwear there. Try something of your own." Mr. Dust pushed from a greasy leather wallet a ticket and handed it to me. " If she can hit that," said he, " she's a witch, for I'll swear no one has ever put eyes on it before but my uncle and myself." Mr. Heller looked at it. No one in the room but Dust, Heller and myself had thus far seen it. "Tlease describe this article, Miss Heller." " It's a bit of paper, about two inches long and one inch wide, with printed and written letters on it." " Will you read the letters ?" " I cau't very well make out the num ber, but I thiuk It says : " No. 1.240. H. Simpson & Co., 105 Howery, opp. Spring street. November 3rd, 1877. " Coat. " 10 25. " Mr. Dust. "Not answerable in case of fire or damage by moth. 2o per cent, per an num. "Is that all?" "I should say that was quite enough," replied Mr. Heller. " Twenty-five per cent. ! Why, Dust, that's fearful." Others of the party asked questions of Miss Heller precisely as her brother did precisely as I did, and that did away with the theory of ventriloquism. Tired as they were, the magicians were apparently pleased with our mys tification, and spared no pains to aid us in wrong directions. When we talk of mesmerism, wn Im itate the minister who talk about hell. In fact, Heller Is comparatively worse than the olher subject, because the latter can he postponed Indefinitely. nut, allowing me so much of common sense as will clear me of the Imputation of writing on a subject I know nothing of, let me use tho word "mesmerism" as Indicating an enforced condition of men tal obedience, controlled in an Inexplica ble manner by the favored on earth. I thought that Mr. Heller might pos. sll.ly have put his sister in a trance, and that while In that state he mysteriously affected her mental powers. There was but ot e way to detect that. We had seen the two .enter the room, nt different times and by different doors. Conversation, such as would naturally follow, had ensued, and at no time was Mr. Heller nearer the lady than any of us. The bandana handerchief was tied on by the purser himself, and unless Heller can magnetize a woman at a dis tance of eight or ten feet, there was nothing of the kind done. I watched carefully and conscientious ly every movement and utterance of the Hellers, participated in the tests, and shared the enthusiastic determination of the others to detect the plan If possible. And like the rest I was baffled. It Is of course impossible to get any thing serious from a man like Heller, on this subject. As he snys, " If it's a trick you must admit it's well done, and if not a trick then you are well done." " Come now, Heller,, said one of us, give us a hint. Is it mesmerism ?" ; " Certainly," said he, " if supernatural vision is based upon mesmeric hallu cination, wherein the real and the un real, hand In hand, so closely approach each other that our distingulshment is absolutely futilized, then Is this wonder ful phenomenon far beyond the possi bility of conjecture, and it were better to be content with simply watching and studying the effect produced, than to at tempt to aualyize that which being, as it may be, more than it appears, becomes still more so, as we ilnd ourselves sink ing in the mire of doubt, from which,on emerging, our faculties, benumbed and paralyzed, give no hope of enlight enment otherHhan that which might have been, and perhaps ought, still couldn't, without verging upon that bourne from which no traveler re turns." " What's all that to do with it ?" " I really can't answer." Miss Heller rose, turned her chair wilh its back to us, and with equal cor rectness described everything that was shown to her brother, no matter by whom asked. A happy thought occurred. " I'll put one more test," said I. The day before New Year's a little black-eyed beauty came into the office, with his box slung over his shoulder. "Black your boots?" " No, guess not." " I wish yer would." " Well, hurry up." He gave me a beautiful shine, and I remembered his shoe for he wore no stocking with a quarter. " Thank yer, boss. " Here's me card." His dirty little hand laid on my desk a cute card, in which was a strange de vice. "What's this for, bub?" " Them's to call with. I've got Iota of 'em." " Do you call on ladies and give them these?" " Yes, and they treats U9." Well. I had that card in my pocket, and I said to Miss Heller, whose back was turned towards us : " Please describe this." She laughed outright. " That's a card. An old ourang outang sits in the lower corner, and three fes tive monkeys are grouped cross-legged on a scroll, each crowned with laurel, and playing on a fiddle. On the scroll It reads: 4 Frank Howton. A Happy New Year.' " And so it did. I passed a pleasant hour or two but I also passed the secret. Hfr An Eccentric Clergyman. IT is now near twenty years since Father Newel, as he was called, happened to be in Charleston during the pastoral vacation, and was invited to preach in the old Circular Church, then as venerable as Ht. Michael's. The com mittee heard more of him, and of his eccentricities, in which he rivaled Lo renzo Dow, and resolved to give him a friendly hint on the Sabbath. They did so, saying that be must not forget that he was in the great city of Charleston, and was to preach in a fine church to a very refined audience. There was an ominous smile, us he said he would remember. Service commenced, and hymn and prayer were not much out of the com mon, save with more power in them, and the committee on pulpit supply be gan to breathe freely, and to use their fans and handkerchiefs. It was time to preach, and old Newelf got up. He looked all around, and upa; the gallery, crowded with the quadroon and mulatto nurses and servunts of the quality, and then he began : " I am told I must bo eareftil what I say to-day, for this Is a rellncd church and a refined city, and I am to preach to a v-e-r-y red tied audience. I have been looking around for the refinement, and I see it. You refine a thing when you take It in its coarse stale, like black molasses or yellow sugar, and make li white anil fine. You bring a ship load of negroes to tills city of Charleston, and every face Is so black it would cast a shudow on a chimney back and tin1 hair Is as klnkyasatheologlcal student's ideas. You keep them iti Charleston one hundred years, and to save my sou! I can't tell, half the time, the negro from the white man, nor the quadroon nurse from the child's mother, nor the yellow girl from the white, only she ain't so bilious. Yes I own up to you. You are a powerfully refining jieople, and I give you glory for doing it all, for the Lord ain't no hand it it. It's your refinement, for Ood Almighty never made a mulatto nor a mule." Then he preached to as humble a con gregation as he ever hud in the back woods of Elbert. Hut he was not asked again. , A Peculiar River. The Colorado river (not the Texas Colorado) is noted for swirls so called. They occur everywhere, but only fit high stages of the water. A bubble rls-s from the bottom and brinks with a slight sound on the surface. The water at the point begins a rotary motion, o small that an Inverted tea-cup might cover it. Large and larger grows the circle, till a surface of 30 feet In diameter is in motion, spinning around a funne' shaped hole in the centre, two or three feet across at the top ami coming to a point in the depths below. Often large tree floating down the stream is caught, and its foremost end thrust up in. the air twenty or thirty feet white the other passes underneath the expos ed entl to be slowly drawn down again and disappear. Three soldiers deserters from Camp Mohave pass! ng the ravine in a ski If, immediately below the fork, suffered their craft to run into a swirl, One of the crew, at the first intimation of danger, threw himself overboard be yond the charmed circle, and as lie sw am away, he turned his head and saw the boat spin around until one end being down in the vortex and the other up heaved in the air, it slowly sank as it revolved into the turbid bosom of the river, its human freight to be seen no more ; for the Colorado river does nit give up the dead no corpses lodge i its shores. - . Talk After Church. " Weil, Laura, give roe a short sketch of the sermon. Where was the text." " Oh, I don't know I have forgotU-n It. Hut would you believe it, Mrs. V. wore that horrid bonnet of her's. I couldn't keep roy eyes oft of it, all meeting time. Miss I. had on a lovely little pink one ; and Miss T. wore a new shawl that must have cost fifty dollars. I wonder her folks don't see the folly ot her extravagance. And there was Mr. H. with her pelisse. It's astounding what a want of taste some folks ex hibit." ' "Well, if you've forgotten the si mon, you have not the audience. But which preacher do you prefer, this one or Mr. A." "Oh, Mr. A. He's so handsome, am! so graceful 1 What an eye, and what a. set of teeth he has !" C3T An old darkey who was asked 'f in his experience of prayer was ever answered : " Well, sah, some pra'rs i ansued and some isn't, 'pends on wh.: you axes fo Jess arter de wab, w'en it was mighty hard scratchen' fo' de culed breddern, I 'bserved dat w'enebber I pway do Lo'd to sen' one o' Marse Pey ton's fat turkeys fo' de ole man dere was no notice taken ob de partition ; but w'en I pway dat he would..- sen' tie ole man fo' de turkey, de matter was tended to befo' sun up nex' mornin',' dead sartain." - - - mm - (3" A lawyer who always made .t a point to win his case, was applied to by a man who bad stolen soaie pork, t defend him. Accordingly, in bis usuul inventive way, be ruined the principal evidence on which the plaintiff relied, and the jury brought in a verdict of ut t guilty. After the verdict was declared, as the criminal was leaving the court,hr whispered to bis attorney thus " Coun selor, what shall I do with the pork, I t I have got it yet?" "Eat it," replied the attorney, " f'-r the Jury say you did not steal it." a" A young mother, explaining christening to ber live-year-old boy.toM him that when he was christened in " would l-e one of God's little lambs." " And will I have hind leg and ban ' eagerly asked the hoy.
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