THIS TIMES, NEW IlLOOMFIELl), PA., MAltCIl 4, 1870.
RAILROADS.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R
ARRANGEMENT OF PA8SBNGKHTBAINB.
Nov. lOtTT, 1878.
r KAIN8 LKAVK HARRIHBURO AS FOLLOWS
For New York, lit 6.20, 8.10 a.m. I.Wip. m.,
and 7.6o p. ni.
For I'lilladelphla, at B.20, S.10, 9.46 a m.
Kir Iteadlug, at 6,20, 8.10, 8.45 a. m. and 2.00
4.00 aud 7.N; , ,
For foltsville at B.20. 8.10 a. m.. and 4.00
b. m., and via Schuylkill aud Susquehanna
Branch al 2.40 p. m.
For Auburn via 8. 8. Br. at 8.30 a. m.
For Allentown, at6.20, 8.10a. m.,andat 2.00,
4.0" aud 7.65 p. m. ,.,. tr.i,..
rtie sm, 8.10 a.m., and 7.5S p. m., trams
have throuBh cars tor New Vork. ,-
The 6.2, a. in., trains have through carsfor
Philadelphia.
SUNDAYS t
For New York, at 6.20 a. m.
For Allentown and Way stations at 5.20 a.m.
For Reading, Philadelphia and WayStatlontat
1.45 p. m.
TRAINS FOR HARR1SBURU, LEAVE AS FOL
LOW'S i
Leave New York, at8.45 a. m., 1.00, 6.30and
7Leav'emrlilladelpliia, at 9.45 a. m. 4.00, and
''Leave Reading, at tl-40. T.40, 11.60 a. m. 1.30,
''LeavUed i'ousvine, at 6.10, 9.15 a.la. aud 4.40
PAu'd via Schuylkill aud Susquehanna Braneliat
''Lea'veAuburn viaS. ft S. Br. at 12 nonn.
Leave Alleiilown, at R30 5.50, 9.06a.ui.. 12.16
4.30 and 9.05 p. m.
SUNDAYS!
Leave New York, at j.30 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, at T.Sio p.m.
Loave Reading, at 4.40, 7.40, a. m. and 10.35
''Leave Allentown, nt2 30 a. m., and 9.05 p. m.
J. K. WOOTKN. Hen. Manager.
0. G. Hancock, General Ticket Agent.
Does not run on Mondays.
Via Morris aud Esse K. R.
Pennsylvania R. H. Time Table.
NEWPORT STATION.
On and alter Monday, June 26th, 1877, Pa
enger tratnswlll run asfollowai ,
KAST.
Mimintown Aco. T.32 a. m., dally exeeptSunday.
Johnstown Ex. 1222 P. -. daily 8lnd.ai
Mall 0.64 P. m., dally exeeptSunday
Atlantic Express, 9.54p.m., flag, dally.
W K8T
WayPass. 9.08 a. m., dally, ia
Mail 2.43 p. i. dally exeeptSunday.
Mlililiitown Acc. 6.65P. m . dally except Sunday.
Pittsburgh Express, U.67P. M.,(Flag)-dally,ex-
cept Sunday. . .
Paclllo Express,6.17 a.m., dally (flag)
Trains are now run by Philadelphia time, which
IS 13 minute faster than Altoonatlme.andimln
atesslower than Newthne.
DUNCA.NNON STATION.
On and after Monday, June 25th, 1877,tralni
willleave UuncaJ0Jxw"A,KDWS '
Mlffllntown Acc. daily except Sundayat 8.12a. u.
Johnstown Ex. 12.5SP. M.,dally exeeptSunday.
Mail 7.30 P. M . .
rlantlcExpress 10.20 p. m., dally (flag)
WESTWARD.
Way Passenger, 8.38 A.M. .daily
Mall,2.09p. m, dallyexceptSunday.
Mimlntown Acc. dallyexceptSunday at J.IJp.m
Pittsburg Ex. dally except Sunday (flag) 11.S3P. M.
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A YOUNG MAN'S REWARD.
MY ALFRED L. SEWELL.
I WANT to tell tlie boys abouta menu
of mine whose faithful perfotniance
of present duty led him Into higher po-
anions thnn lie evei dreamed or filling,
and gave him what we would all like to
reaeh honor and success.
In the years of my experience as a
printer In Chicago, more than twenty
years ago, our firm did ft good deal of
printing for the Chicago, Burlington
and Qulncy railroad, and because of
this 1 came to know ft young man who
Is the subject of my story.
lie came from Massachusetts i he was
poor, and had no Influential friend to
even give him a letter of recommenda
tlon. He sought employment on the
Chicago, Burlington anti;Qulncy Jrall-
road, and after waiting a time, at last
secured a position as a brakeman on a
freight train salary thirty dollars a
month.
He was faithful In this position, and
being both intelligent and Industrious,
he was Boon made a conductor on the
train, with wages nearly doubled. He
soon attrncted the attention of his supe
rior officers, who saw in him an honest,
faithful, conscientious conductor, ono
not seeking his own ease on pleasure,
but constantly devoted to the interests
of the company that employed him, so
that not many months elapsed before he
was made conductor of a passenger
train a more comfortable position, and
one yielding a somewhat higher salary.
Here I first knew him, and I saw in
him a modest, quiet, unassuming young
man, free from the popular vices and
one who tried to be just as faithful, and
true, and devoted to his work as a con
ductor as though the position had been
that of general superintendent.
He did not apparently have a high
opinion of his own abilities ; there was a
total absence of that swagger and strut
so often fceen In those who come to
similar subaltern positions. It seemed
although he thought that to properly
conduct his train to secure the comfort
of his passengers, and rightly serve the
interest of his company required the
full exercise of all the powers God had
given him.
One of the sternest and most exact
ing, and yet one of the noblest, ablest,
and most conscientious men who ever
filled a similar position, was then Gen
eral Superintendent of the road. This
mau (Col. G. C. Hammond) watched
every employe of the road with an
eagle's eye. He measured every man,
knew the ability of each, and seemed
intuitively to know which were the
faithful workers and which lazy shirks.
Our young conductor did not escape his
his keen eye. When he least thought of '
it, his chief was measuring and sound
ing him, and finding out what kind of
metal he was made of; but none ever
knew whether he was approved or not,
for the chief's look was always stern and
cold as Ice.
On Friday night, train number four
moved slowly out of Chicago under the
care of my young friend, who, only in
tent on doing his work as well as be
knew how, seemed to have no higher
ambition than to be a good conductor
salary nine hundred dollars a year.
About noon, when he stopped at the
station, he found a telegram from the
head olllce, ordering him to leave the
train in care of , aud take the first
train for Chicago,
Th 1b was an unusual thing. Wonder
ing what could be the matter, conscious
that be bad tried to do exactly rlght.and
yet remembering how exact was the
General Superintendent, be feared that
unintentionally, he had fallen under his
displeasure. Reaching Chicago lateSat
urday evening, he found Colonel Ham
mond had gone borne, and knowing
how strict be was in his observance of
the Sabbath, the conductor waited im
patiently for the coming Monday morn
ing, when with a fearful heart he pre
sented himself at the office of the Super
intendent. " Good morning, Mr. Hammond ; I've
answered your telegram, and come to
see what it means."
" Good morning," growled the chief;
" I see you have, sir. I have concluded
to take your train away from you,"
The conductor's heart sank lower
than ever. What before was only fear
ful foreboding, was now painful truth.
He had served the company to the best
of his ability ; he had kept the afluirs
of his train in complete order; bis re
ports bad been carefully and correctly
made ; aud yet, after all, he had lost his
position ; be knew not why, and felt
that his case was sad indeed. He in
wardly resolved that, having missed bis
calling:, he would quit railroading and
try some other service, where faithful
work would be appreciated. He dared
not hope to reverse the decision of the
official, yet in as calm a voice as be could
command be politely asked the reason
for bis summary dismissal.
Colonel Hammond waited a while be
fore he answered. Then the muscles of
his face relaxed a little, and be said,
" I want an assistant superintendent In
my office, and I have called you to take
the place,"
True worth is always modest, and our
thunderstruck conductor could only
stammer, "But I am not competent, sir,
to All the position 1"
" You can do as I tell you ; you can
obey orders, and enrry out the details of
work laid out by the chief." To these
duties he brought the same faithfulness
and thoroughness that had made blm
noticeable as a conductor. His elevation
did not make him vain or spoil him.
He was an plain, and modest, and hard
working as before the salary at first
was one thousand and eight hundred
dollars.
After a few years of service under Col.
Hammond, and an advance of salary to
two thousand and five hundred dollars,
the plain young man wag invited to lake
the office of General Superintendent of
a new road, at a salary of four thou
sand dollars. Distrusting bis own abili
ty but determined to do his best, he ac
cepted the call, and succeeded, until the
Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy Itall
roail, realizing how much they had lost
in parting with him, incited blm to re
sume his old position by the tempting
offer of six thousand dollars a year.
In-the meantime Col. Hammond had
became Superintendent of the Union
Pacific Itnilroad, running from Omaha
to Ogden where it connects with the
Central Taclflo road. The latter road
was owned by four or five millionaires,
who had built it, one of whom was its
General Superintendent. However good
a business man, be knew but llttleabout
railroading, and under his care the road
was anything but prosperous, until the
owners and directors resolved upon a
radical and sweeping change.
But where could they find a general
superintendent who bad the ability, and
would dare to re-organize the road and
put Its affairs upon a better basis y They
consulted Col. Hammond and other rail
road men, and the result was that, most
unexpectedly, our whilom modest and
bard working conductor one day receiv
ed a telegram, asking him if he would
undertake the duties of General Super
intendent of the Central Pacific Hall
road at the Balary of ten thousand dol
lars. He was satisfied with his apprecia
tion by the Chicago, Burlington and
Qulncy Railroad, who proposed to in
crease his pay to seven thousand dollars,
and as he preferred to remain In Chicago,
be declined the princely offer made by
the California road. Then another tele
gram asked at what salary be would be
come the chief of the Central Pacific.
Almost hoping to discourage his temp
ters, he telegraphed, " Thirteen thou
a year In gold." At once came the an
swer " Accepted."
So, taken in bis own trap be had noth
ing to do, but to bid adieu to the city
that had served him so well, and turn
his face toward the land of gold. My
story would be too long if I should try
to tell you the unexpected difficulties he
encountered from the old officers of the
road, who bad determined that they
would not be superseded, and that the
new superintendent should never enter
upon his duties; how they, before his
arrival, set the whole press and people
of California against blm ; how, sup
ported by directors of the road; he
quietly took control, disarmed preju
dice, conquered submission and earned
success.
This was nine years ago. He is still
general superintendent of the Central
Pacific Railroad, one of the most im
portant railroads in the world. With
its connections with California, this
quiet man, not yet forty eight years
old, now superintends 2734 miles of
railroad, and over fifty connecting
steamers, besides dictating the tariffs of
the China, the Australian, and the
Panama line of steamships. While
other young men preferred present ease
and comfort to the interest of bis em
ployers, wasted money and time in
billiard halls, and theatres, and drinking
saloons, Albion M. Towne was at work,
building up a character as well as repu
tation, and now fills one of the most
important positions in California, and
instead of three hundred and sixty dol
lars a year as brakesman ' on a freight
train, be now draws the comfortable
salary of twenty thousand dollars a year
in gold.
" Lucky man," said one.
" Lucky" had but little to do with it ;
modest worth did it ; work did it ; faith
fulness in the performance of present
duties, however bumble, did it.
His untiring faithfulness in the hum
bler duties not only attracted the no
tice and won the appreciation of his
superiors, but fitted him for the higher
positions which, without his seeking, he
was called to fill.
I have long desired to tell this story
of a young man's faithfulness, and con
sequent success, for I consider it a lesson
that boys and young men of the pre
sent uay oau stuuy to advantage.
C3T " Keep your doy away from me !"
said a dandy to a butcher's boy. " Darn
the dog; he's always after puppies,"
said the boy.
WHO WAS FOOLED.
BUNGAY, the real estate agent over
In Pencader, suspected that Mrs.
Bungay dldu't care as much for him as
she ought to. So one day he went up
to the city, after leaving word that be
would be gone two or three days. While
there he arranged with a friend to send
a telegram to his wife, at a certain hour,
announcing that he bad been run over
on the railroad and killed.
Then Bungay came home, and . slip
ping Into the house unpercclved, he se
creted himself In the closet In thesltting
room to await the arrival of the tele
gram and to see how Mrs. Bungay took
It. After a while It came, and be saw
the servant girl give It to his wife. She
opened It and as she read It she gave a
little start. Then Bungay saw a smile
gradually overspreading her features.
She rang for the servant, and when she
came, Mrs. Bungay said to her.
" Mary, Mr. Bungay's been killed
I've just got the news, I reckon I'll
have to put on black for him, though
I hate to give up my new bonnet for
mourning. You just go round to the
milliner's and ask her to fetch me some
of the latest of widow's bonnets and tie
a piece of black crape on the door and,
then bring the undertaker her.
While Mrs. Bungay was waiting, she
smiled continually, and once or twice
she danced around the room, and stood
in front of the looking glass, and Bun
gay heard her murmur to herself :
" I ain't suoh a bad looking woman, I
wonder now what James will think of
me?"
"James I" thought Bungay, as bis
widow took her seat and sang softly, as
if she felt particularly happy. " Who
in thunder's James ? She certainly
can't mean that Infamous old under
taker, Toombs V ' Ills name Is James,
and he's a widower; but it's preposter
ous to think that she cares for him, or
is going to prowl after any man for a
husband as quick as this."
" Mr. Toombs, Bungay Is dead ; run
over by a locomotive and was chopped
all up."
" Very sorry to hear It, madam ; I
sympathise with you in your afflic
tion."
" Thank you, it is pretty sad. But I
don't worry much. Bungay was a poor
sort of a man to get along with, and
now that he's dead, I'm going to stand
it without crying my eyes out. We will
have to bury him, I suppose V
" That's the usual thing to do in such
cases."
" Well, I want you to 'tend to it for
me. I reckon the coroner will have to
sit on him first. But when they get
through if you will collect the pieces
and shake him Into some kind of a bag
and pack blm into a coffin, I'll be
obliged."
" Certainly, Mrs. Bungay. When do
you want the funeral to occur V"
" Oh, most any day. Perhaps the
sooner the better, bo's we can have it
over. It will save expenses, too, by
taking less ice. I don't want to spend
much money on it, Mr. Toombs. Rig
up some kind of a cheap coffin, and
bury him with as little fuss as possible.
I'll come along with a couple of friends ;
and we 11 walk. No carriages. Times
are too hard."
" I will attend to It."
" And, Mr. Toombs, there Is another
matter. Mr. Bungay's life was insured
for twenty thousand dollars, and I want
to get it as soon as possible, and then 1
shall think of marrying again."
"Indeed, madam I"
"Yes; and can you think of anybody
who will suit me "
"Idunno, I might. Twenty thou
sand you say he left V"
" Twenty thousand ; yes. Now, Mr.
Toombs, you'll think me bold, but I
only tell the honest truth when I say
that I prefer a widower, and a man who
Is about middle age, and in some busi
ness connected with cemeteries."
" How would an undertaker suit
you?"
" I think very well, if 1 could only
find one. I often told Bungay that I
wished he was an undertaker."
" Well, Mrs. Bungay, it is a little
kind of sudden ; I haven't thought
much about it; and old Bungay's hard
ly got settled in the world i f hereafter ;
but business is business, and if you
must have an undertaker to love you
and look after that life insurance money,
it appears to me that I am just about
that kind of a man. Will you take
meV"
"Oh, James I fold me to your bosom!"
James was just about to fold her, when
Bungay, white with rage, burst from
the closet and exclaimed :
" Unhand her, villain ! Touch that
woman and you die I Leave this house
at once, or I will brain you with the
poker V And as for you, Mrs. Bungay,
you can pick up your duds and quit.
I've done with you. I kuow that you
are a cold-hearted, faithless, abominable
wretch. Go, and go at once 1 I did this
to try you aud my eyes are opened."
" I know you did, and I concluded to
pay you in your own coin."
" That's too awful thin. It wou't hold
water."
'It's true anyhow. You told Mr.
Maglll you were going to do It, and be
told me."
" He did, hey t I'll burst the head off
of him."
When you are really dead, I will be
a good deal more sorry, provided you
don't make such a fool of yourself while
your're alive."
"You will 1" You will really be sorry."
" Of course."
" And you won't marry. Toombs ?
Where Is that man Tombs? By George,
I'll go for him I He was mighty hungry
for that Insurance money I I'll step
around and kick him at once while I'm
mad. We'll talk this over when I come
back."
Then Bungay left to call upon Toombs,
and when be returned he dropped the
subject. He has drawn up his will so
that his wife Is cut of with a shilling if
she employs him as the undertaker.
A Fulton County Lady's Strange Death.
The Everett Press narrates the circum
stances of the sudden illness and death
of Miss Mary Catharine Fisher, of Hus
tontown, Fulton county, at Kaunas
City, Missouri, which have an air of
mystery about them. About the first
of last September she left the home of
her brother in Everett, where she had
been stopping for some months, in com
pany with her father, on a visit to rela
tives in the west. After an absence of
some weeks, the old gentleman returned
alone, leaving Kate with hei friends in
Kansas, where she had concluded to
spend the winter. Some time during
the month of January she left her sis
ter's home (Mrs. E. M. Skinner,) in
Clay Centre, to visit au uncle In Morris .
county. After spending a few days there
she went upio Topeka, and visited a
cousin in that place. From that point
she concluded she would return home,,
and about the 21st of January started on
her journey, purchasing a ticket through
to Mount Union. And that is the last
that Is positively known of her life by
ber friends. She had not communicated:
to her relatives In Pennsylvania ber in--tentlon
to come home, but thought ta
give them a surprise but It was not the
happy surprise she bad planned for
them, poor girl. It was a sad a heart
breaking surprise. The only person In
the east who knew of her intended
homeward journey was her affianced
lover, Harry Jones, of Orbisonia, to
whom she had written of the day of her
proposed departure and the date of ber
expected arrival at Mount Union.' Sev
eral weeks passed, and when she did not
come he made inquiry of ber friends
about her, and they inquired of her
friends In Kansas, when the fact was
discovered that she was missing. Mr.
Skinner got on her trail and followed
her to Kansas City, but could trace her
no further. After several unsuccessful
efforts to find her he engaged the assis
tance of a detective, and after much
trouble and many failures to find her
alive, the thought of hunting for ber
dead was suggested. Accordingly they
visited the morgue or dead bouse, where
it was ascertained that a young woman
answering her description had been
burled from that institution some weeks
ago. This was a clue. The Undertaker
who buried her was visited and shown
ber photograph, and he thought it look
ed like the young woman whom he hud
buried. The bouse whence the dead and
unknown body was brought to the mor
gue was visited, and the photograph
shown to and instantly recognized by
the woman of the house, who said that
one day Borne time in January she was
on the train from Topeka to Kansas
City, when she noticed a young woman
passenger on the train to be very ill.
She spoke to ber, and did what she
eould for her relief. When the train
reached Kansas City, the young woman
was so very ill that she had to be put off
the train, and as she was the wife of one
having something to do with the trains,
she bad the sick woman taken to her
house, where everything was done for
ber relief that could be done ; that she
lingered in a state of unconsciousness
from the first for eight days aud died
without being able to give any account
of herself not even her name; that her
body was removed to the morgue and
held there for six days for recognition,
when, no one coming to claim it, it was
burled by the authorities. The woman
exhibited the dead girl's clothing, gold
watch, rings, and other articles, which
were fully Identified. With tbisevldence
in tbeir possession a permit was obtain
ed from the authorities to exhume the
body, when the lifeless remains of Kate
Fisher were unmistakably exposed to
view. The fact was at once telegraphed
to W. Scott Fisher, her brother,at Mouat
Union, who hastened to Kansas City,
and returned to Everett with the re
mains last Thursday morning. Miss
Fisher was in her 3utn year. Among
the mysterious things connected with
sad affair is that Miss Fisher had a
through ticket and two large trunks
packed with good clothing which cau
not be found. Why she was ejected
from the train in the condition the
ktrange woman says she was, needs explanation.