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PHILADELPHIA AND HEADING R. R
ARRANGEMENT OF TASSENGEK TRAINS.
November ftili, 1877.
TRAINS LEAVE HAHRIBBURG AS FOLLOWS
For New York, at 8.20, 8.10 a. in. 2.00p. m.,
and 7.55 p. m.
For Philadelphia, at 5.20, 8.10, 9.4f a.m,
and 3.87 p. in.
For Heading, at 5,20, 8.10, 9.45 a.m. and 2.00
.1.67 and 7.M.
For Pottsvllle at 6.20, 8.10 a. in., and 3.57
p. m., and via Schuylkill and Busqiiehnrna
Branch at 2.40 0. m.
For Auburn via a & 8. Br. at 5.10 a. m.
For Alleiilown, at 6.20, 8.10 a. in., and at 2.1)0,
3.57 and 7.55 p. in.
The 5.20, 8 10 a. in., 3.57 and 7.55 p. m., trains
have through cars tor New Vork.
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. m.
For Allentown and Way Stations at 6.20a.m.
For Reading, Philadelphia and Way Stationsat
1.45 p. m.
TRAINS FOR HARRISBURG, LEAVE A8 FOL
LOWS :
Leave New York, at 8.45 a. m., 1.00, 5.80 and
7.45 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, at 9.16 a. m. 3.40, and
7.20 p. m.
Leave Reading, at t4.40, 7.40, 11.20 a. m. 1.30,
6.15 and 1ft. 35 p. m.
Leave l'ottsville, at 6.10, 9.15 a.m. and 4.35
p. m.
And via Schuylkill and Susquehanna Branch at
8.15 a. m.
Leave Auburn via 8. & 8. Br. at 12 noon.
Leave Allentown, at ta.30 5,60, 0.05 a.m., 12.15,
4.3U and 9.05 p. in.
SUNDAYS:
Leave New York, at 5.30 p. in.
Leave Philadelphia, at 7.20 p. m.
Leave Heading, at 4.40, 7.40, a. m. and 10.35
p. m
Leave Allentown, at2 30 a. m., and 9.05 p. m.
J. E. WOOTEN, Gen. Manager.
C. G. Hancock, General Ticket Agent.
tDoes not run on Mondays.
Via Morris aud Essex H. H.
Pennsylvania R. R. Time Table.
NEWPORT STATION.
On and after Monday, June 25th, 1877, Pas
senger rrainswm run asiouows:
EAST. .
Mlfflintown Aco. 7.32 a. m., dally except Sunday.
I..U !.' 1.) 0.1 n ft allii . Q..J...
Mall, 6.54 P. m., daily exceptSunda j
Atlantic express, v.aip.M., nag, aauy.
WEST.
Way Pass. 9.08 a. m., dally.
Mail 2.43 p. m. dally exceptSunday,
Mimintnwn Ace. 6.55 P. M. datlyexcept Sunday.
Pittsburgh Express, 11.57P. M.,(Flag) daily,ex
cept Sunday.
Paoltta Exoress. 5.17 a. m.. dallv (flag)
Trains are now run by Philadelphia time, which
is 13 minutes latter man Aitoonaume, ana i rain
ntes slower than New York time.
J.J. BARCLAY, Agent.
DUNCA.NNON STATION.
On and after Monday, June 25th, 1877, trains
will leave uuncannon. as iohows:
EASTWARD.
Mlfflintown Ace. dallv except Sunday at 8.12 a. it.
Johnstown Ex. 12.53P. M., daily except Sunday.
nan p.
Atlantio Express 10.20 p. m., daily (flag)
WESTWARD.
Way Passenger. 8.J8 a.m.. daily
Mail. 2.09 p. m, dailyexceptSunday.
Mitnintown aco. aauy except niinaay at e.itsp.M.
Pittsburg Ex. dally except Sunday (flag) ll.asp. u.
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The undersigned has removed his
Leather and Harness Store
from Front to Hlch Rtreet nmr thA Pnn'o
Freight Depot, where he will have on band, and
Will DCIft .
REDUCED PRTCE8.
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Duncannon. July!. 187B if
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OPIUM
ad MvphtM HMt kkMlntalY M fWMtDIt
ftrtr priiolan,
Da. Cai
Tho Deacon's Hunt for Facts.
"D
KACON TAlinoX, I'm a vlr-
tootiR womnn,and I've tried to
bo a good nnd Christian wife, and for mo
to lie treated In this wny, I declare It's a
a burnln' shamo!"
The speaker was Mrs. Jerusha, tlie
wife of Dr. Amndetis Brown, and the
scene was the library of the deacon
house In the village of Oak Hollow.
Mrs. Brown had worked herself Into
quite a heat of scarlet excitement,
and the deacon sat in his armchair,
looking at her with a troubled expres
sion through his gold bowed spectacles.
" Ho 'tis ; so 'tis," said the deacon, "ef
your auspicious are correct, xou say
that your husband vlaits the parson's
wife every day V"
" Kvery Individual day for the last
three weeks. Don't 1 know it Haven't
I watched him t I've stood it Jest as
long as I kin, and now I'm going to
speak out. I'll have a divorce, I will
Let him run away with that little pink
and while doll-baby If he wants to. He'll
find out one of these days who kin cook
his vlttles best, and mend his clothes,
and take care on him. Ef he d rather
have her do it, he's welcome to try her.
It It ain't that that I care hare
hare r-r-r."
Mrs. Brown, having restrained her
feelings as long as was possible, at this
uncture burst into a flood of tears, and
became Incoherent.
' You say," observed the deacon, when
she had somewhat recovered her self
possession' again, " you say that your
husband only visits the parson's house
when that gentleman Is absent i1"
' Well, he takes those times general
ly. You know the parson is away this
week to Conference. Now, you won t
believe it, mebbe, but the doctor has
been in that house just six times since
the parson went off". It's no more'n I
expected. I knew just how it would be
ef Tarson Gray went and married a
young wife and brought her here. But
I did not believe,"-and here Mrs. Brown
brought her hand down on her lap with
great emphasis" I did not believe my
husband would be the fust one to fall in
love with her."
" It is greatly to be regretted that Mr.
Gray didn't choose some older person,"
said the deacon, gravely. " His wife Is
too young for a parson's wife, and too
pooty."
Pooty t" exclaimed Mrs. Jerusha,
firing up. "Well, that's a matter of
opinion. 1 don't admire her style my
self."
" This is a very serious matter," said
Deocon Tarbox, with great solemnity.
" This must be brought at once afore the
selectmen of the parish that Is, sup
posin', of course, ma'am, that you ken
prove what you say."
" Prove It!" replied Mrs. Brown, vio
lently. " I ken prove it faBt enough.
Didn't the doctor order the parson to
send his wife to the city for a change of
air, as he said, and when that poor tin-
suspectln' man went an' done it, didn't
my husband post right off after her, un
der pretence of having business there V
0, don't I know ItV He little thought
as how the eye of his wronged and out
raged wife was upon him. Then, no
sooner does she come back than Doctor
Brown begins his visits to the cottage
agin. He says she's sick, and Parson
Gray is fool enough to believe it."
" It must be looked Into," said Dea
con Tarbox. " I promise you, Mrs,
Brown, you shall hev justice done to
you. Now, I'll jest 6tep over'n consult
Elder Pilberry. He's a clear-headed
man, the elder is, and we'll do whatever
he thinks best about it. Dear, dear I
Why can't folks obey the Scripturs and
leave other people's wives alone V"
Mrs. Brown began to cry again.
"Now you jest go home an' never
mind anything more about it," said the
deacon. " The elder an' I will come to
some conclusion. It'll be a dreadful
blow to the parson, though, poor man,
But then we must do our dooty, Mrs,
Brown."
Mrs. Jerusha dried her eyes and took
her leave, while Deacon Tarbox, full of
a solemn sense of responsibility for the
secret confided to him, went lu search of
Elder Pilberry. He found that worthy
in his backyard, in his shirt sleeves,
sawing wood, and at once laid the mat
ter before him.
"Wall," said the elder, standing with
one foot on his sawhorse, and resting his
elbow reflectively on his knee, " my
opinion is jest this : We must work
slow, ye know. Missis Brown is nateral
ly a kinder jealous little woman, an' she
may be mistaken in some of her facks.
Now we can't git along without facks to
steer by. Doctor Brown may be visitin'
the parson's wife with the most hon
orable Intentions, an' the parson may
know all about it when Missis Brown
don't. It won't do to stir this thing up,
you know, deacon, till we git more
fackg."
"Yeas, that's bo, Brother Pilberry,"
replied the deacon ; " but how kin we
do it r There ain't no doubt about Doc
tor Brown's bein' down to the parson
age meet every night since Parson Gray
went away. Then, ye know, he fol
lowed her down to the city, too. That
'ere don't look right, now does it V"
"No, it don't," said Mr. Pilberry,
"but 'taint best to lake things for
granted. As you Bay, the parson's wife
is young'n pooiy, and 'taint sing'larthe
doctor should lie kinder took with her;
but then Doctor Brown is a married
man, an' a member In good Btandln', so
I guess we'd better make sure of all our
facks fust. Now wouldn't it lie a good
Idee for you an' I to kinder hang round
tlown by the parsonage to-night, and see
what's goin' on V Ef we could get a
look in through the winders, ye know,
we might be able to tell what the doctor
goes there for."
" That idee never struck me," said
Deacon Tarbox, In a convinced tone of
voice, Implying that it had struck him
now, and that he was very forcibly im
pressed by It. " That's a good suggestion."
" Wnnl," continued tho
Just come over here along
o'clock, and we'll walk
elder, " you
about eight
down (hut
way."
" How about the parson's dog?" asked
the deacon, a little nervously.
" O, he don't do nothln' but bark, an'
besides, he's chained up. I guess 'taint
best to say anything to Missis Brown.
Shouldn't like to hev It known how we
git our Information, ye know."
The deacon nodded, and the elder re-
turned to his wood-sawing, each of them
gloating with an Inward satisfaction
over the choice bit of scandal of which
they had suddenly become possessed,
and never for a moment doubting that it
was their sacred duly, as godly men and
pillars of the church, to stir it up and
make the most of It.
That night Elder Pilberry and Deacon
Tarbox might have been found snugly
ensconscd behind the hedge fence which
separated the parson's South meadow
from his backdoor yard. The deacon
had risen from his sent on the damp
grass for the twentieth time, remarking
that he should " ketch his death a' cold
cf he staid there any longer," and that
he didn't believe the doctor would come
that night anyhow, when the elder,
looking through tho branches of the
hedge, suddenly exclaimed :
"There he Is I Duck your head,
deacon !"
The doctor fastened his horse to the
tylng-post, and knocking briskly at the
door of the parsonage, passed a few
words with the person who opened It,
and entered, closing the door behind
him.
"Backdoor!" muttered tho elder.
" That's suspicious."
" Where's that light V" asked the dea.
con. "Aint that In Missis Gray's
room V"
" Yes," f aid the elder, "that eoruer
room in the second story is Mrs. (J ray's
chamber, an' there's somethin' goin' on
there, too. Jest see them shadders.'
The curtains of tho room were not
drawn, and the two eavesdroppers, look.
Ing upward at the windows, could plain
ly see the ceiling aud a small segment of
the opposite wall. Upon this portion of
the plastering was cast a singular com
plication of moving shadows, giving ap.
parent evidence of there being several
persons in the room. Who they were,
or what they were doing, the elder and
his companion, not being favored with
a view of the whole apartment, wereun.
able to determine.
" HI !" exclaimed the deacon, after
vainly stretching his neck for several
moments. " That's the doctor's fig-
ger!"
And so it was. As tho deacon spoke a
person advanced to the window for an
instant, and then quickly turned away
But in that instant both of the watchers
below had recognized the familiar out
lines of Doctor Brown
"Wall," exclaimed Elder Pilberry,
rising to an erect position, "I never
would have believed It to my dyin' day
ef I hadn't seen it with my own eyes."
" In Missis Gray's own chamber!"
said the deacon. " And her husbaad
away. This is a subject for a vestry
meetin', elder."
" We must find out about this," ob
served Pilberry. " If it goes afore the
selectmen we must have facks. I calcu"
late it's our moral dooty, Deacon Tar
box, to see what's going on in that there
chamber."
" How ken It be done ?" asked the
deacon. " 'Twon't do to go bustin' the
door open, an' if we ring the bell he'll
take the alarm.
"We kin do better than that," re
plied the elder. " There's a rain-water
barrel at the corner of the house, right
by the settiu'-room winder. Now, ef
we kin git another barrel to put on top
of It, we kin git up to the second story
easy."
The deacon approving of this idea,they
searched cautiously through the parson's
woodshed and succeeded In finding a
headless barrel, which they duly placed
on tho top of the water-butt at the cor
ner of the parsonage. On the barrel the
elder balanced a board and mountingtbis
unsubstantial structure with the dea
con'8a'Hl8taiico,hefliicceeded In gaining a
good view of the sitting room on the first
floor, hut found himself considerably be
low the window-sill of the upper cham
ber. The lower room was quite empty,
but a lamp war dimly burning on the
centre-table'
" Kin you see V" whispered the deacon
In a voice which might have been heard
for a hundred yards.
" No," returned Elder Pilberry, " not
high enough."
'Hey r'
1 Not high enough."
' Will tho clioppln'-block do V" asked
the deacon, with a gesture toward the
wood-pile.
" Yes, hand It up."
It W'as rather heavy, but the deacon
succeeded with some difficulty in bring
ing it to the water-butt and passing it up
to the elder. The latter placed it firmly
in the centre of the board, and mounted
it carefully, holding on to the spouting
to steady himself. With the aid of this
last addition to his pedestal, Mr. Pilberry
now found the rim of his hat about on
a level with the lower panes of Mrs.
Gray's windows. Letting go tho spout
he raised himself on his tiptoes and pre
pared to take a leisurely survey of the
apartment; but at this critical juncture
the parson 'b dog, which was chained in
the barn, suddenly became suspicions
that something was going wrong, and
forthwith set up such a terrlflo howling
and barking that the deacon was fright
ened nearly out of his wits. ' This sud
den loss of his presence of mind on the
part of Deacon Tarbox was fatal to the
success of Elder Pilberry 's observations,
for the former fell In consternation
against the water-butt with such force
as to upset his companions equilibrium,
and to cause the overthrow of the barrel,
board and chopping-block together,
thereby precipitating Mr. Pilberry
through the sitting-room window with
most astonishing velocity, and landing
him on the floor with a crash of broken
glass which might have been heard for
half a mile.
It was fully two minutes before the
elder sufficiently recovered himself to
realize what had happened. His first
impression was that there had been an
earthquake, but this idea gradually re
solved into the conviction that the day
of judgment had arrived. He seemed
surrounded by a blaze of fire-works, and
he only awoko from the Influence of this
optical illusion to flud himself held in
the bony clutches of an infuriated fe
male, who was rapidly removing his
hair in haudfuls, apparently with the
idea of obtaining enough to fill a mat
tress.
" I say I" shouted the elder. "Con
found it! Git out! Let me go, will
you V"
" Let you go !" screamed the woman,
shrieking at the top of her voice, and
shaking him violently by the collar,
" No I wont. Come on I I've got him 1
Fire! Murder! Bobbers! I've got him!"
"Do you you know who I I I
am?" exclaimed Mr. Pilberry, his re.
mark rendered somewhat disjointed as a
result of his antagonist's shaking.
"No, nor I don't care who you are!
shouted the woman. " Murder! mur "
A violent tussle ensued, the elder using
his most desperate endeavors to escape,
and the enemy hanging to him with the
tenacity of a bull-terrier, the only ap
preciable result being the removal of the
greater portion of the clothing of both
combatants. In the midst of the melee
the door burst suddenly open, and Doc
tor Amadeus Brown entered in a state
of great excitement.
" For Heaven's sake," ha exclaimed,
" what is the matter V Elder Pilberry!
Nancy ! Let go that gentleman at once.
Do you know who he is ?"
"No," said Nancy ; " who is he?"
" He's why, bless my soul! he's an
elder of the church."
"He's an elder of the church!" ex
claimed Nancy, drawing off and look
ing at the dilapidated Pilberry con
temptuously. " And so elders In the
church come round smashln' the minis
ter's winders in this 'ere way ?"
By this time the deacon had gal ned
admittance by some means, and he
now appeared upon the scene, with his
eyes fixed upon the doctor solemnly.
He was determined that the elder's un
fortunate plight should not deter bim
from his righteous purpose.
" Doctor Brown," he exclaimed, slow
ly, " how cum you in this house y"
" Well, gentlemen," said the doctor,
" I will answer that question by asking
another. Pray how came you here ?"
The deacon might have replied that it
was very evident how Mr. Pilberry got
there, and that as for himself, he came
in through the back kitchen but that
would hardly have comported with the
dignity of his errand.
" We came," he said, " In pursuance
of our dooty as selectmen of this village.
It is a painful dooty, but we must do it.
You hev been seen, Doctor Brown, in
the chamber of Missis Gray, in the ab
sence of her husband."
Nancy here burst out Into a loud laugh ,
and the doctor smiled.
" Yes," he said, " I don't deny It."
" Elder Pilberry," exclaimed the dea
con, " you hear that V He don't deny
It. Now, Doctor Brown, perhaps you
hev some explanation to make some
excuse to offer. We are reatly to hear
what you hev to say."
' Well, gentlemen," replied the doc
tor, looking from one to the other, ami
making a great effort to restrain a strong
Inclination to laugh, " perhaps you will
not deem any excuse necessary when .1
tell you that our 'respected pastor litis
this night become a happy father. It
was a little premature perhaps, gentle
men, and the parson would undoubtedly
have remained at home had he supposed
the event likely to occur so soon ; but it
Is a fine boy, gentlemen, and weighs
eight pounds and a half."
Deacon Tarbox and Elder Pilberry
hung their heads and looked foolish.
Stammering out a confused apology.
they hurriedly took their leave, both
sadder anil wiser men. The experience
was not without Its results, for from it
tho elder derived a very excellent motto,
which lie never afterwards failed to fire
at the deacon on all favorable occasions :
"Never Jump at conclusions without tiU
beln' sure of your facks1"
A Useful Tramp.
Hometlme ago, about bedtime, a rather
seedy individual, whose outer garment
betokened an estrangement from the
washer-woman, called at farmer B 's
In Berks county, Pennsylvania, and re
quested lodging for the night. Mr. B.
did not have any rooms suitable for tin
traveler, but offered some old blankets
and the hay mow. These were thank
fully accepted, and the tramp was soon
soundly asleep In the hay. About mid
night two men, having only vague ideas
of meum and tuum, drove a team ami
wagon to the barn, and commenced
stealthily and noiselessly to fill the wag
on with twenty-two or twenty-three bag
of wheat which Mr. B. had read' for
market next day.
They had all loaded up save a five
bushel sack, standing in a corner, which
they had vainly tried to lift.
" Let us go; we can't load it," said
one of them. The tramp about thi
moment happened to awake, and con
sidering the above an appeal to. his
manhood, arose out of the hay saying,
" I'll help you !" The men, at the ap
pearance of the king of shreds and
patches Issuing from the corner, flew
from the premises, leaving horses,
wagon andall behind them. The tramp
aroused Mr. B., who, coming to the
barn, recognized the team as belonging
to a man living not a thousand miles
away. They are still In M. B.'s posses
sion. -
Woman's Love.
A man, who had struggled with a ma
lignant disease; approached that crisis
In its stage of which his life seemed to
depend. Bleep, uninterrupted sleep,
might insure his recovery. His anxious
wife, Bcarcely daring to breathe, was
sitting by his bed ; her servants, ex
hausted by constant watching, had all
left her. It was past midnight ; a door
was left open for air ; she beard, in the
stillness of the night, a window open
below stairs, and soon after approaching
footsteps. A moment more and a man
with his face disguised entered the room.
She instantly saw her husband's danger,
and anticipating the design of the un
welcome intruder, she pointed to her
husband, and pressing her finger upon
her lips to implore silence, held out to
the robber her purse and her keys. To
her great surprise, he took neither.
Whether he was terrified or charmed by
the courage of her affection cannot be
known. He left the room, and, with
out robbing a bouse sanctified, by such
strength of affection, he departed.
Remarkable Feet.
" May, be" said an affectionate bun
band to his loving spouse, " you would
not be so handy about displaying those
big feet of yours if you knew what oc
curred at the shoemakers when I took
your shoe to be mended the other day."
"Well what was it?" "The shot
maker took it in his hand, gazed upon
it a few moments and burst into tears.'"
" What was the fool crying about V"
"It seems that his Grandmother rain
ed him, and he was exceeding fond of
her, and during his absence from home
one time she died and he returned only
In time at attend her funeral. Your
shoe, in size and shape, painfully re
minded him of her coffin A slap in the
face accompanied by " take that you
ruftlan," put and end to the story, and
our readers must imagine the rejt.
gjTAu ugly bachelor suggests that
births be published under the head of
"new music." What a wretch !
Wisdom is the talent of buyinjr
virtuous pleasure at the cheapest rate.