THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMEIELD, PA. OCTOBER 29, 1878.
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PfTlLADELPH I A AND READING R, R
ARRANGEMENT OF PAS8BNUEK TRAINS.
May lath, 1878.
TRAINS LEAVE If ARKISBURU A8 FOLLOW S
Kor New York, at 6.20, 8.10 a. m. S.oop. m.,
and 7.M p. m.
Kor I'hlladeliilila, at 6.20, 8.10, 9.4ft a.m.
2.00 and 8.67 1'. 111.
For Heading, at S.20, 8.10, 9.46 a.m. and 8.00
3.67 ami 7..r6.
For rottsvlllo at (1.20, 8.10 a. m., and 8.67
p. m., and via Buhuylkill and Susquehanna
Branch at S.40 p. m,
For Auburn via H. & S. Br. at 6.30 a. ro.
For Allonlowii, at5.20, 8.10a. in., and at 2.00,
3.67 and 7.65 p. m.
The 6.20, 8.10 a. m., and 7.5S p. m., trains
have through cars lor New York.
The 6.20, a. m.. and 2.00 p.m., trains have
through cars (or Philadelphia.
SUNDAYS I
For New York, at 6.20 a. m.
Kor Allrntown and Way Stations at 8.2a. m.
For Heading, Philadelphia and Way dtatlonsat
1.46 p. m.
TRAINS FOR UARRISTtUItQ, LEAVE A8 l'"OL
LOWS I
Leave New York, at 8.45 a. in., 1.00, 6.30 and
7.45 p. in.
Leave Philadelphia, at 9.15 a. m. 4.00, and
7.20 p. in.
Leave Kadlng, at R40, 7.40, 11.20 a. m. 1.30,
6.16 and 1. 8 p. in.
Leave l'ottsvllle, at A.lo, 9.15 a.m. and 4.3:
p. in.
Andvla Schuylkill and Susquehanna Brnncliat
8.15 a. in.
Leave Auburn via 8. A H. Br. at 12 noon.
Leave Alleiitowii.alR306.60, 9.05 a.m., 12.15
4.30 and 9.0i p. m.
SUNDAYS:
Leave New York, at 5.31) 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. at2 30 a. in., and 9.05 p. m.
J. K. WOOTEN, (Jen. Manager.
C. G. Hancock, General Ticket Agent.
tDoes not run on Mondays.
Via Mollis and Essex K. It.
Ueunsylvania R. 11. Time Table.
NEWPORT STATION.
On and after Monday, June 25th, 1877, Pas
enger tratuswlll run asfollows:
EAST.
Mlffllntown Acc. 7.32 a. m., dally except Sunday.
Johnstown Ex. 12.22 p. M., dally " Sunday
Mall 6.54 p. m., dally exceptsunday
Atlantlo Express, 9.51p.m., fln, daily.
WEST.
WayPass. 9.08 A. m., dally,
Mall, 2.43 r. m. daily exceptSunday.
MHNIntnwn Acc. (5.55 P. M. dallyexcopt Sunday.
Pittsburgh Express, 11.67P. M., (Flag) dally, ex
cept Sunday.
Pacific Express, R.17 a. m.. dally (flag)
Trains are now run by Philadelphia time, which
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, June 25th, 1877, trains
willleaveDuncannon, as follows:
EASTWARD.
Mlfllintown Acc. dally except Bundayat 8.12a. m.
Johnstown Ex. 12.5a p. H., daily except Sunday.
Mail 7.30 P. M " " "
Atlantic Express 10.20 p. m., dally (flag)
WESTWARD.
Way Passenger, 8.38 A. it., dally
Mail, 2.09 p. m dailyexceptSunday.
Miftlintown Ace. dallvexceptSunday at 6.10p.m.
Pittsburg Ex. daily except Sunday (flag) 11.33P. M.
WM. C. KINU Aeeut.
HE MANSION HOUSE,
New 1)1 oo m 11 eld, Penn'a.,
GEO. F. ENSMINGER, Proprietor.
HAVING leased this property and furnished It
In a comfortable manner, I ask a share of the
public patronage, and assure my friends who stop
with me that every exertion will be made to
render their stay pleasant.
-A careful hostler always In attendance.
April 9. 1878. tl
JHE EAGLE HOTEL,
New liloomflcld, reiin'a.
HAVING purchased this property and refitted
and refurnished it In a comfortable manner. I
ask a. share of the public patronage, and assure
my friends who stop with me that every exertion
will be made to render their stav pleasant.
II. L. HOCHENSHILDT.
March 19, 1878. tf
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Capital. 1100,000. Etolusive Territory glvea. 26U
A PROVOKING MISTAKE.
I AM not a rich man I never was,and
very much fear I never shall be for,
notwithstanding I have courted and
wooed Fortune, that fickle goddess linn
persistently turned her back upon me.
Home few yearB back it was my chance
to be Invited to a large croquet party.
Of course I went, and being a a first
rate player, soon became an object of
Interest to the fair players, and one of
envy to the sterner sex. Amongst the
former was a Miss Sophie W ronton a
fine, handsome girl of about eighteen.
She played croquet admirably almost
as well as I did aud was dressed ex
quisitely. I played so that she could
croquet me each time; therefore I need
not say I lost the game but I was re
warded with a glance that was worth all
the games ever known. I led her to a
seat I procured refreshments I stroll
ed with her round the garden I made
love to her. She listened, and at last
informed me that she always took a
walk In Hyde Park at 11 A. M. Boon
after this the party broke up, and we
bade farewell to each other with a gen
tle pressure of the hand, and a glance
that said as plainly as could be. " We
part to meet again."
Kvery morning at 11 o'clock, a tall,
handsome man might be seen wending
his way over that most celebrated
equestrian way, yclept ltotton How.
Gentle reader, 1 was that man. At the
same hour, approaching from the op
posite direction, a tall, handsome girl
of about eighteen summer's could be ob
served. That sweet girl was Hophia.
We met, and but no ; I cannot describe
the rapture of our meeting I Things
went on in this way for a couple of
months. I found Sophia all that I
could wish, and I was all that she de
sired. She scorned wealth ; I was
poor, and 'therefore escaped her scorn.
Khe doled 6n mysteries; I was a com
plete one therefore she doted on me.
She loved romance ; I had a particular
reason for romancing. What two peo
ple in the world could be more suited to
each other?
During our walks I discovered that
Sophia hated anything commonplace or
low. Thus she would have no objection
to my poverty forcing me to abstain
from dinners for a week or a fortnight;
but she would have hated me had I
dared to mention that I was unroman
tically hungry, or expressed Mr. Pick
wick's desire for chops and tomato
sauce. I also found that I had a rival,
but, luckily, a rich one therefore So
phia scorned him, but at the same time
used him to make me jealous and our
situation more romantic. I muttered
his name which by the way was Jen
kinsin deep sepulchral tones, that
mado Sophia tremble. I allowed my
hair to grow, loosened my necktie, pull
ed down the ends of my moustache, and
sighed like an American goat-sucker.
Sophia had on her part learned my ad
dress. Indeed I made no secret of that,
for it was a good one being Bernard
street, Russell square. She thought I
had the drawing-rooms; I knew I had
the back attic, but I felt It would not be
kind to undeceive her. It so happened
that I had to go to Heading on a small
matter of business during the week the
races were held in that town. My jour
ney there had proved unfortunate, and
I returned home to my apartments (I
always put the " s" in ; it sounds bet
ter) a sad if not a wiser man, my heart
full of care my pockets void of money.
Lighting a candle, which I found placed
ready for me on the umbrella-stand, I
crept slowly up stairs to bed, hoping to
forget my troubles in sleep. Placing the
candle on a chest of drawers which
served as a toilet-table, I gazed in the
glass at my haggard face. The Bight
was too much for me, and I turned away
to find consolation in a flask of spirits
that I always kept concealed in a hat
box. In doing so my eyes fell upon a
pretty pink note that had been placed
on my table during my absence. I
seized it instantly, and, tearing it open,
found it was from Sophia, inviting me
to dine at her father's. Yes ! the dear
girl had persuaded her father to allow
her to ask me to a dinner party.
Next morning I arose and dressed at
the same time, indulging in a light
breakfast composed of weak coffee and
one of the small fish for which Yar
mouth is so famous, and ruminating
over the state of my affairs. They stood
thus : I was without money. Sophia's
dinner party came on that very evening,
and my necessity had compelled me to
lend my dress suit to a supposititious
uncle. What was I to do. It was true
I bad a gold watch and chain, but So
phia had admired them, and I did not
like to appear before her without them,
I sat down and pondered over the situa
tion, and came to the conclusion that
there was but one way, and that was to
take off my dress suit, leaving my re
peater In its place. I would wear the
chain, and no one need know I was
minus a watch. The evening arrived;
I had completed my toilet, and stood be
fore the the glass admiring the fit of my
coat, and giving a few fine touch" to
my white cravat. Taking my latch
key, I fastened it to the end of my
chain, Instead of my watch, and fixed
it to my waist-coat pocket; I then
gathered up a few miscellaneous articles
which I had removed from the pockets
of my walking suit, and was driving
rapidly toward the home of my dear
Sophia. I cannot describe the luxury
of old Wren ton mansion it was tre
mendous. The very door had a rich
appearance about it, having two brass
knockers on It ; the hall was completely
furnished ; the stair carpctB were so thick
that I felt as if I were walking on a hat
brush. I did all in my power to in
gratiate myself with Sophia's father a
short, fat, pimply, purple man, who
breathed heavily through a brilliant
nose and flattered myself that I suc
ceeded, for when the servant aunouncad
that dinner was served, Mr. Wrenton
desired me to take Sophia dowu-stalrs.
1 saw my rival's look of envy, for he
was handed over to a dowager ; never
theless, the wretch managed to be seat
ed next to Sophia, and persisted in join
ing in our conversation.
The party was a large one, the dinner
excellent, and the wines superb. The
conversation was general, and turned on
traveling ; and I was loud in condemn
ing tho English railways, compared
them to thoso of thecontlnent,of which
I had a large experience, having had at
different times to seek in foreign lands
that protection denied me by my own
country.
"It may be us you say," said my rival,
the horrid Jenkins, " but for my part I
prefer the English lines. You get more
attention and civility from theolllcluis."
" I'm sorry to say that I do not agree
with you," I replied, " and I am sure
you would own I am right had you been
with me when I wus going to Marseilles;
or even more so had you traveled with
me to Baden-Baden."
As I spoke I saw Sophia glance at mu
with pride.
" Tilings may have altered," said
Jenkins, " but I traveled both France
and Germany for ten yeurs, when I was
junior partner to Print, Calico & Co.,
but I never had any civility that I had
not to pay heavily for."
I placed my eyeglass in my eye, and
surveyed Air. Jenkins with a look of
contempt, at the same time observing
that I traveled for pleasure, not business.
"I didn't," replied Jenkins; "I
traveled for the firm, and very well it
paid me. One thing you must own ;
our men are quicker and more correct."
"Not at all," said I, triumphantly;
" only last week I had to go to Head
ing, and on leaving the train I entered
the refreshment room and had a cup of
coilee ; after which I left the station, for
getting to give up my ticket, as no one
asked me for it."
"You must excuse my scarcely credit
ing that, sir," said Mr. Jenkins ; " are
you sure you did not give up the ticket
before entering the refreshment room V"
" I am positive of that," I replied,
" and to prove what I said is correct I
will show you the ticket, which by
chance I have with me."
As I spoke I cast a glance of scorn at
Jenkins; then turning disdainfully
from him, I took the ticket from my
pocket, and gave it to Sophia, to pass to
him. Sophia glanced at it and screamed,
and the brute Jenkins snatched it from
her hand.
" What's this?" he exclaimed ; " this
Is not a railway ticket, but a pawn
broker's one for a gold watch, 3, 10s.,
Ernest DeVera, 30 Bernard street, Rus
sel square, dated to-day I"
A titter ran round the room, aud I
felt sinking through the floor. It was
but too true. In mistake I had given
him that horrid ticket in memory of
my repeater, instead of the railway one.
I tried to laugh it off, but it would not
do. My disguise was seen through, and
I was undone ! A week afterwards I
read in the newspapers that Sophia had
become Mrs. Jenkins sic transit gloria
mundi. I still have that fatal ticket;
but I will willingly part with it for a
trifle.
The Origin of Steam Printing.
IT is remarkable that the steam engine
was not called to the aid of the print
ing press sooner than it was ; but it had
long been used in many of the indus
trial arts before it became the handmaid
to " the art preservative of all arts."
The first printing by steam was on the
issue of the London Times, for Novem
ber 20, 1814. The improved hand presses
of that day could only strike off from
two to three hundred impressions an
hour, with one man to ink the types,
and another to turn the press. At that
rate a very large edition of a daily paper
was simply impossible, for one day's
work could not be completed before the
next day's must begin. The Times
then printed from three to four thou
sand copies daliy,and Mr. John Walter,
the proprietor, (the second of that
name), began as early as 1604 to consider
whether the work might not be ex
pedited in some way. In that year,
Thomas Martyn, a compositor in the
Times office, got up a model of n self
acting machine for working the press,
and Walter furnished the money for the
continuance of his experiments. As
usual, In the early history of labor
saving machinery, tho attempt met
with bitter oppposltlon from the work
men, who supposed their craft was in
danger. Martyn was In fear of his lifo
because of the threats of the preBsmen,
and partly because Walter had small
capital at that time, the scheme was
given up. As soon, however, as Konlg's
printing machine was invented, in 1H14,
Walter consented that it should bo tried
on the Times ; but for fear of the work
men, the experiment wiib made, not iti
the regular printing ofllce of the paper,
but in an adjoining building, llpro
Konlg and his assistant, Bauer, worked
secretly for several mouths, testing and
perfecting the machine. On the 20th of
November everything was ready for
actual work on tho paper, and the re
sult Is thus told In a biographical sketch
of Mr. Walter, which appeared in the
Times in July, 1847 :
" The night on whicli the curious ma
chine was first brought into use in its
new abode was one of great anxiety and
even alarm. The suspicious pressmen
had threatened destruction to any one
whose Invention might suspend their
employment, "destruction to him and
to his traps." They were directed to
wait for the expected news from the con
tinent. It was about six o'clock in the
morning when Mr. Walter went into
the press room, and astonished the oc
cupants by telling them thut the Times
was already printed by steam; that if
they attempted to use violence there was
force ready to suppress it ; but that if
they were peaceable their wages should
be continued to every one of them until
similar employment could be procured.
The promise was no doubt faithfully
performed ; and having so suld he dis
tributed several copies among them.
Thus was this most hazardous enterprise
undertaken and successfully carried
through and printing by steam, on a
most gigantic scale, given to the world.
Johnson's Experience a9 a Cook.
MR. JOHNSON, who had repeatedly
found fault with his breakfast, re
marked on one occasion that his wife
seemed absolutely Incapable of learning
to make rice griddle-cakes. Whereupon
the indignant woman announced that
she should refuse to have anything to
do with the next day's breakfast, and
should lay the whole burden of its pre
paration upon her husband's shoulders
" Of course," she added, "you know
how to make rice cakes better than the
angel Gabriel, and you can just show,
for once, what you can do." With
great courage, Mr. Johnson undertook
the unwelcome task, thus thrust upon
him, and made his preparations with
intelligent care. There were eight per
sons in his family, and, as he estimated
that each one would eat a pint of rice,
he decided to use four quarts of rice in
mixing his griddle-cakes. To the rice
he added four quarts of buttermilk and
a quart of hot water, besides a few hand-
fuls of flour and Indian meal in order
that the cakes should look brown. He
then reflected that It would make it
light, and accordingly threw in a tea-
cupful of cream of tartar, an equal
quantity of saleratus, and half a paper
of baking powder. Having thus mixed
his cakes to his satisfaction, he plac
ed it in the kitchen and left it to
"rise" during tho night. There Is no
doubt that it did " rise." Moreover, the
rice swelled. On going into the kitchen
the next morning, Mr. Johnson found
that his rice cakes had overflowed and
covered the floor to a depth of at least a
a foot, while in the immediate neighbor
hood of the pan a pyramid of " batter"
reached nearly to the ceiling. That
morning he breakfasted on dry bread
and water, and subsequently employed
three Irish women to clean the kitchen
and an Irishman to carry away the
miraculous batter.
Never Forget Anything.
A successful business man told me
there were two things which he learned
when he was eighteen, which were ever
afterwards of great use to him, namely
Never to lose anything, and never to
forget anything. An old lawyer sent
him with an important paper, with
certain instructions what to do with it.
" But," Inquired tue young man,
" suppose I lose it; what shall I do
thenV"
" You must not lose it !"
" I don't mean to," said the young
man, " but suppose I should happen
to."
" But I say you must not happen to.
shall make no provision for any such
occurrence; you must not lose it I"
This put a new train of thought into
the young man's mind, and he found
that if he was determined to do a thing,
be could do it. He made such a pro-
vision for every contingency that he
never lost anything. He found this
equally true about forgetting. If a cer
tain matter of Importance was to be re
membered, he pinned It down on his
mind, fastened it there, and made It
stay. He used to say:
" When a man tells mo that he for
got to do something, I tell him he might
as well have said I do not care enough
about your business to take the trouble
to think of it again." I once had an
intelligent young man in my employ
ment who deemed it sufllclent excuse
for neglecting any important task to
say " I forgot It." I told hlin that would
not answer. If lie was sufficiently In
terested he would be careful to remem
ber. It was because he did not care
enough that he forgot it. I drilled him
with this truth. He worked for me
three years, and during the last of the
three he was utterly changed In tills
respect. He did not forget a thing.
His forgetting, he found, was a lazy and
careless habit of the mind, which he
cured.
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A Bear Story.
Morgan Gillls was a hunter of some
renown, and a bold and a powerful man.
One day, hunting in the plney woods,he
killed a fine buck, and while engnged in
skinning it lie discovered several Indians
creeping towards him. There was no
time to deliberate or to tarry. Springing
to his feet and leaving rifle aud venison
behind, he ran for life, and readied the
swamp, where he noticed a large poplar
which had been broken off near its top,
and had the appearance of being hollow.
A gnarled or snagged hickory which
rested against this enabled him to easily
climb the tree, when, to his great Joy ,he
found it hollow, with an opening in tho
top sutllclent for him to enter. He en
tered it, and sliding to the bottom, found
it tenanted by two cubs, and at once dis
covered that he was in the den of a bear,
which, fortunately for him, was not at
home. About three feet from the bot
tom of the den was a small knot-hole,
from which Gillis saw the Indians ap
proaching, and who seemed much puz
zled at not finding him.
After hunting around the Indians dis
appeared, supposing that Gillis had es
caped to the river. Waiting sometime,
and the Indians not reappearing, Gillis
thought it time to leave his hiding place
and attempting to do so,foundtohis dis
may that ho could not climb out, and
that he was entombed within the walls
of a tree. Our friend was not the first
man, nor the last, who had gotten into
a scrape and found it difficult to get out.
Gillis could not perish with hunger for
some days, for he could eat the cubs ;
but he might perish for water. Having
his large hunting-knife with him he
commenced trying to cut his way out of
the hollow, and while thus engaged he
heard, as he supposed, some one climb
lngon the outside of the tree. He thought
of the Indians, and gave himself up as
lost. Soon the aperture at the top of the
tree was darkened, and an object com
menced descending, and, horror of hor
rors 1 it was the old bear. Bears always
descend a tree backwards, and as Mrs.
Bruin neared the bottom Gillis, in ter
ror, commenced using his knife on her,
and she not expecting such a warm re
ception in her quarters, hastily ascend
ed, and Gillis, taking advantage of her
discomfiture and basly retreat, seized
hold of her shaggy hair and was drawn
to the top. He escaped and reached
home in safety, a wiser if not a better
man.
Giving a Bank Trouble.
"You don't remember old R ," ask
ed Governor Vance, of North Carolina.
No he left this country before you came
here. He was a stone mas6n by trade,
and 'operated' all over the country.
About the time Dewey's Bunk failed, I
met him at a little gathering in Meck
lenburg. After shaking hands he took
me to one side, saying he desired to ask
me a question. "Now, Governor," said
he, "this is a matter of a little delicacy,
and you are at liberty to answer it or
not. I wish to know if McAden's
Bank is going to have any trouble V"
"Assuming an air of deep meditation
the Governor replied, "Yes; I have no
hesitation in telling yon that I know it
is going to have trouble."
"Hang my luck 1" replied the stone
mason. "I knew something was
wrong. I never put a cent in a bank in
my life but what I was swindled I"
"Hold," said the Governor, without
relaxing one line in his masked features,
"What I allude to Is this ; they have
my note in that bank for $2,500, and
they'll have a darned sight of trouble
getting the money."
Cy'Will, I fear you are forgetting
me," said a bright-eyed coquette to her
favorite beaux. " Yes, Sue, I havo been
for getting you these two years," was
the suggestive reply.
S3 Nothing aggravates a young man
more than to have his sweetheart's little
brother take his unfinished cigar from
its hidden nook and surreptitiously
scoot off with it.