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OCTOBERClh, 1870.
Trains l.ente llarrlsburg as Follows :
For New York via Allentown, nt 6.20, 8. OB a. m.
and MS p, in.
Kor New Y ork via "Bound Brook Route," (.20,
8.Mi a. m. and 1.45 p. m.
Kor Philadelphia, at 6.20, 805, 9.65 a. m., 1.45 and
4.00 p. m.
For Heading, at 6.20,8.05, 9.65 a. m., 1.45,4.00,and
g.wt p. m.
For Pottsvllle. at 6.20, 8.05 a. m. and 4.00 p. m.,
and via Hclmylklll and Busipiehanna Branch at
2.40 p. m. For Auburn, 6.30 a. m.
For Lanoaster and (Joluuibla, 5.20, 8.06 a. m. and
4.00 p. ni.
For Alleutown, at 5.20, 8 05, 9.55 a. m., 1 45 and
4.00 p. ni. ...
The 6.20, 8.05 a. m. and 1.45 p. m. trains have
through oars (or New York.
The 6.20 tialu has through cars tor rhlladel
phla. The 6.20, 8.05 a. in. and 1. 45 p. m., make close
connection at ltcadinu with Main Line trains
having through cars lor New York, vla"l)uund
brook lloute."
SUNDAYS i
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For Alleutown and Way Stations, at 6.20 a. m.
For Heading, riilldelaphla, aud Way Htatloni,
nt 1.45 p. in.
Trains Leave for HarrlHbm'g as Follows t
I.paro New York via Alleutown, 8 45 a. ni., 1.00
and A 30 p. ill.
Leave New Yolk via "Bound Brook Rotite."7.45
a, in., 1.30 and 4. to p. in., arriving at llarrlsmug,
1.50, 8.20 p. in., 12 3S midnight.
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Leave Columbia, 7.55 a. in. aud 3.40 1. in .
Leave Philadelphia, at B.15a. m., 4.00 and 7.45
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Leave Heading, at 4.60, 7.35, 11.50 a. 111., 1.30,6.15,
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lave Alleutown, at 5.6o, 0.05 a. in., 12.10, 4.30,
and 0.05 p. ni.
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Leave Philadelphia, at 7.45 p. in.
Leave Heading, at 7.35 a. ni. and 10.35 p. m.
Leave Alleutown. at 9.05 p. m.
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Marrying Under Difficulties.
11Y REV. HENRY II. JES8UP, 1). D.
IN THE year 1803, before the ordina
tion of Pastor Sulleba, there being no
Protestant properly qualllfled to perform
the marriage ceremony In Huiiib, Syria,
I went to that city to marry two of the
Protestant young men. It was the first
time a Protestant marriage had ever
taken place In Hums, and great interest
was taken In the ceremony. It Is the
custom among the other sects to pro
nounce the bride and groom ' husband
and wife, neither giving an opportunity
to spectators to object nor asking the
girl If she Is willing to marry the man.
The girl Is oftentimes not consulted,
but simply told she is to marry such a
man. If it pleases her, well and good.
If not, there Is no remedy. The Greek
Church gives no liberty In this respect,
although the priests take it for granted
that the friends have satisfied both bride
and groom with regard to the desirable
ness of the match. If they are not
suit is fled, the form of the ceremony gives
neither of them the right of refusal.
Two young men, Idrahlm and Yunls,
called upon me, soon after my arrival,
to make arrangements for the marriage.
I read them the form of the marriage
ceremony and they expressed their
approval, but said It would be neccessa
ry to give the brides very careful instruc
tions as to how and when to answer,
lest they should say yes wben they
should no, and no when they wished to
say yes 1 I asked them to accompany
me to the houses of the girls, that I
might give them the necessary direc
tions. They at once protested that this
would not be allowed. They had never
called at the bride's houses when the
girls were present, and it would be a
grievous breach of decorum for them to
go even with me. So certain of the
male relatives of the girls were sent for
to accompany me, and I went to their
houses. On entering the house of the
first one, It was only after long and
elaborate argument aud diplomatic man
agement that we could induce the bride
to come in from the other room and
meet me. At length she came, with her
face partially veiled, and attended by
several married women, her relatives.
They soon began to ply me with
questions. "Do you have the com
munion before the ceremony ?"
"No."
" Do you use the 'Iklcel," or crown,
In the service V
" No, we sometimes use the ring."
Said one, " I hear that you ask the
girl if she is willing to take this man to
be her husband."
" Certainly we do."
" Well, if that rule had been followed
In my day, I know of one woman who
would have said no ; but they do not
give us Greek women the chance."
I then explained to them that the
bride must sland beside the bridegroom,
and when I asked her if she knew of
any lawful reason why she should not
marry this man, Ibrahim, she should
say Ko, and when I asked her If she
took him to be her lawful and wedded
husband, she must answer Yes. Some
of the women were under great appre
hension that she might answer No in
the wrong place ; so I repeated over and
over again until the girl was sure she
should not make a mistake. The woman
above alluded to now said, "I would
have said no in the right place, if I had
been allowed to do it 1" I then went to
the house oP the other bride and gave
her similar instructions. The surprise
of the women who came in from the
neighborhood, that the girl should have
the right to say yes or no, was most
amusing and suggestive. That one
thing seemed to give them new ideas of
the dignity and honor of women under
the Gospel. Marriage In the East is so
generally a matter of bargain and sale,
or of parental convenience and profit,
or of absolute compulsion, that young
women have little Idea of exercising
their own taste or Judgment In the
choice of a husband.
This was a new doctrine for the city
of Heliogabalus, and, as was to be ex
pected, the news soon spread through
the town that the next evening a mar
riage ceremony was to be performed by
the Protestant minister, in which the
bride was to have the privilege of refus
ing the man if she wished. And, what
was even more outrageous to Hums
ideas of propriety, it was rumored that
the brides were to walk home from the
Church in company with their husbands!
This was too much, and certain of the
Hurasites, who feared the effect of conferring-
such unheard-of rights and
privileges on women, leagued together
to mob the brides and grooms If such a
course were attempted. We heard of
the threat and made ample preparations
to protect the Protestant woman's
rights.
The evening came, and with it such a
crowd of men, women and children as
had never assembled in that house be
fore. The houses of HumB are built
around a square area into which all the
rooms open, and the open space or
court of the mission house was very
large. Before ' the brides arrival, the
entire court, the church and the school
room, were packed with a noisy almost
riotous throng. Men, women and
children were laughing and talking,
shouting and screaming to one another,
and discussing the extraordinary Inno
vation on Hums customs about to be
enacted. Soon the brides arrived,
acompanlcd by a veiled and sheeted,
crowd of women, all carrying candles
and singing as they entered the house.
We took them into the study of the
native preacher Bulleba, and after a
reasonable delay, we forced a way for
them through the crowd into the large
square room, then used as a church.
My brother and myself Anally succeeded
In placing them in proper position In
front of the pulpit, and then we waited
until Asaad and Michael, Yusel and
Naslf had enforced a tolerable stillness.
It should be said that Bllence and good
order are almost unknown In the Orien
tal churches. Men are walking about
talking, and even laughing, while the
priests are "performing" the service,
and they were much Impressed by the
quiet and decorum of Protestant wor
ship. The two brides were closely veiled so
that I could not distinguish the one
from the other. Ibrahim was slender
and tall, at least six feet three, and
Yunls was short and corpulent. So,
likewise, one of the brides was very tall,
and the other even shorter than Yunls.
As we could not see the brides' faces,
we arranged them according to symme
try and apparent propriety, placing the
tall bride by the tall groom, and the
two short one.s together. After the
Introductory prayer, I proceeded to
deliver a somewhat full and practical
address on the nature of marriage, and
the duties aud relations of husband and
wife, as Is our custom In Syria, not only
for the Instruction of the newly married
pair, but for the good of the community.
No Methodist exhorter ever evoked
more hearty responses, than did this
address, from the Hums populace.
" That is true." "That is news in this
city." "Praise to God." Mashullah!
A woman exclaimed on hearing of the
duties of husband and wife, "Praise to
God, women are something after all I"
I then turned to the two pairs, and
commenced asking Ibrahim the usual
questions, "Do you," etc., etc., when a
women screamed out, "Stop,stop,Khow
adjl, you have got the wrong bride by
that man. He Is to marry the short
girl I"
Then followed an explosion of laughter,
aud during the confusion we adjusted
the matter satisfactorily. A Moslem
EfTendl who was present remarked
after listening to the service throughout,
"That is the most sensible way of get
ting married that I ever heard of."
After the ceremony, we sent the new
ly married pairs to the study to wait the
dispersion of the multitude, before
going into the street. But human curi
osity was too great. None would leave
until they saw the extraordinary sight
of a bride and groom walking home
together. So we prepared our lanterns
and huge canes, and taking several, of
the native brethren, my brother and
myself walked home with Ibrahim and
wife, and then with Yunls and his wife.
We walked on either side of them, and
the riotous rabble, seeing that they
could not reach the bride and groom
without first demolishing two tall
Khowadjis with heavy canes, contented
themselves with coarse Jokes and con
temptuous laughter.
This was nine years ago, and on a
recent visit to Hums, the two brides
and their husbands met me at the door
of the church on Sunday, to show me
their children. Sine that time numer
ous Protestant weddings have taken
place in Hums, and a new order of
things Is beginning to dawn upon that
people.
The First Sewing-Machine In India.
IN THE days when the sewing-machine
was in Us earliest Infancy, a
lady residing in India imported one,
and for a long time kept its mysterious
working hid from the ken of her native
tailor. This functionary was the slowest
of his proverbially slow "caste," and
wasted no end of time drawling over
hem and stich. One day his mistress
comes to him arm-laden with yards
upon yards of some dress fabric. "Dir
zee," Bays she, "how long will it take
you to run these breadths together?"
"T'ree day, Missis," replied Dlrzee.
"Missis, please, plenty too much
work."
" Three days ? Nonsense 1 Three hours
you mean. You are a very lazy man,
and I'll cut your pay." Give me the
stuff; I'll do It myself." Then the lady
retires to her boudoir, from the Inmost
penetralia of which a. sharp and contin
uous click and whirr reach the tailor's
ears. He can't make out what it is,
and he is much too lazy to speculate on
It. He continues to "chew betel," and
yawnlngly to ply needle and thread.
After an hour or two, "Missis," comes
back, and throwing at Mr. Dlrzse'a feet
the raw material now fashioned Into a
completed skirt, says: " There I See1
1'om wanted three days, you sleepy fel
low, to finish this, and have done it
already." Astonished, Dlrzee turns over
the drapery, examines the seams, scru
tlnlzes the stitch, and satisfies himself
that all Is proper and according to
tailors' rule. He Is confounded. It
passes his understanding. There lies
the work done and no mistake. But
how V He springs up from the mat on
which he has been squatting; he kicks
over the little brass vessel which holds
his drinking-water; he scatters right
and left thread, needles, thimble; he
stops not to put on his sandals or to
adjust loosened turbaa and walstcloth.
Soared and bewildered, he runs for very
life Into the bazaar, shouting as he goes
along; "Shltan 1 shltan I (The Evil
one I the'Evil one 1) He do tailor busl
ness that Mera's house. I listen 1 I hear!
He cry 'Cleek,cleek, cleek I' Two hour
time he neber stop cry. Den I Plenty
too much true this word I tell. Ebery
bit true. All work done finish I I not
go back dat bungalow." And he never
did.
The Monkey and the Hawk.
THE cook of a French nobleman, whose
chatteau was in the south of France,
had a monkey which was allowed the
free range of the kitchen, and which
was so intelligent that by Bevere training
lis natural propensity to mischief had
been subdued, and it was even taught
to perform certain useful services, such
as plucking fowls, for Instance, at
which It was uncommonly expert. One
fine morning a pair of partridges was
given it to pluck. The monkey took
them to an open window, which looked
directly upon the park, and went to
work with great diligence. He soon
finished one, which he laid on the outer
edge of the window, and then went
quietly on with the other. A hawk,
which had been quietly watching his
proceedings from a neighboring tree,
darted down upon the plucked partridge,
and in a minute was up in the tree
again, greedily devouring his prey.
The consternation of the monkey at
this untoward adventure may be easily
imagined. He knew he should be
severely whipped for losing it. He
hopped about it great distress for several
minutes, when suddenly a bright
thought struck him. Seizing the re
maining partridge, he went to work
with great energy and stripped off the
feathers. He then laid It on the ledge,
just where he had placed the other, and
closiog one of the shutters concealed
himself behind it. The hawk, which
by this time had finished his meal, very
soon swooped down upon the partridge;
but hardly had his claw touched the
bird when the monkey sprang upon
him from behind the shutter. The
hawk's head was Instantly wrung, and
the monkey with a triumphant chuckle,
proceeded to strip off the feathers. This
done, he carried the two picked fowls to
his master, with a confident and self
satisfied air, which seemed to say:
" Here are two birds, sir, just what you
gave me." What the cook said, on
finding one of the partridges converted
Into a hawk, is more than we - are able
to tell.
No Place for a Rogue.
PARIS Is the last place a runaway
criminal would wish to go to. Such
is the vigilance of that city's govern
ment that no rogue can possibly hide
there and no honest man lacks protec
tion. The population, floating or perma
nent, of every arondissement or ward in
Paris is counted officially every month.
Be your abode at hotel, boarding-house
or private residence, within forty-eight
hours you are required to sign a register,
giving your name, age, occupation, and
former residence.
This, within the time mentioned, is
copied by an official ever traveling from
house to bouse with the big blue book un
der his arm. The register gives, also,
the leading characteristics of your per
sonal appearance.
Penalty attaches Itself to host or land
land who fails to get and give to the
official such registration of his guests.
There are no unmarked skulking
holes in Paris. Every house, every
room, is known, and under police sur
veillance ; every stranger is known and
described at police quarters within a few
days of his arrival.
Once within the walls of Paris, and
historically, so to speak, your identity
is always there. In case of injury to
any person the sufferer Is not dependent
on the nearest drug store for a tempo
rary hospital, as with us.
In every arondissement may be seen
the prominent sign, " Assistance for the
wounded, asphyxiated or poisoned."
Above always hangs the official tri
color. I say, " official" because a cer
tain slender prolongation of the flag
staff denotes that the establishment is
under government supervision and no
party may adopt this fashion.
The French flag is not flung to the
breeze like the Stars and Stripes, so that
none can tell whether It Indicates a
United States government or a beer
saloon.
How a Millionaire Got a Cheap Will.
A MILLIONAIRE who lived and
died In the vicinity of Chicago, as
he felt his last days drawing nigh, sum
moned a distinguished neighbor and
lawyer, who since baa oucoupled one of
the highest positions in the gift of rep
resentatives of the people, to prepare a
last will and testament. When the will
was drawn, the dying man said :
" I propose to make you my executor,
and I shall require no bond from you.
Write that also."
The ex-Judge compiled, after thanking
hlB client, and promised to execute his
will to the best of his ability.
" What Is your bill for drawing up
my will V" asked the millionaire.
"Oh, under the circumstances, of
course I shall charge you nothing," was
the answer.
" But," said the other " that is not
my way of doing business. Make out
aud receipt a bill for your services and I
will pay you now."
"Well, since you Insist, I will make
out a bill for a nominal Burn say $25."
And this member of the bar, who sel
dom draws breath without charging
some one for the respiration, made out
and receipted for $25 a bill which under
other circumstances would have been
$50(J.
The good man died and was buried.
When the will was read it was found
that the name of his son had been in
serted in place of that of the distinguish
ed lawyer. The rulling passion was
strong In death. The man who knew
how to accumulate wealth understood
the value of a tightly drawn will and
the difference between twenty-five dol
lars and $500. He had merely copied
the words In the order they, were writ
ten by his legal friend and thus had ob
tained irrefragable will at a small cost,
and an executor of his own choosing.
How Birds are Prepared for Hat Ornaments.
THERE is no lady deserving of the
name who could witness Without a
feeling of horror the process of prepar
ing for use the feathered beauties which
form such conspicuous ornaments in
the present style of woman's hats.
If those who wear such ornaments
knew the tortures to which these help
less little creatures are subjected and
the heartless cruelty with which, the
business is carried on, they would
shrink from even indirect complicity
In it.
Of course the impression prevails, that
all birds used for personal decoration
are killed Immediately when caught,
and prepared in the ordinary way
by taxidermists; but here is just
where the mistake is made. The bird
is taken alive, and while the bird ia
living the skin is skillfully stripped
from their quivering ghastly bodies.
By this process it is claimed the
feathers retain a firmer hold upon the
skin. Such is the method by which all
birds used in the decoration of ladies'
hats are prepared.
Think of the exquisite humming-bird,
the bluebird, the cardinal-bird, the
oriole, and numberless others of beauti
ful plumage, struggling beneath the
knife of the heartless operator; think of
this, tenderhearted ladies, as your ad
miring gaze rests on the latest novelties
in fashiou by which our city belles are
crowned.
Hundreds of thousands of birds of the
brightest plumage are literally slayed
alive every year ; and as long as our
ladies will consent to wear such orna
ments, just bo long will this cruel busi
ness be continued.
The Baroness Burdette-Coutts has
placed herself at the head of a move
ment In England designed to put an
end to the brutal business, and it Is to
be hoped that she will meet with cor
dial encouragement and co-operation on
this Bide of the Atlantic.
A Lady't Wish.
"Oh, how I wish my skin was a9
clear and soft as yours," said a lady to
her friend.
" You can easily make it so," answer
ed the friend.
" How V" inquired the first lady.
" By using Hop Bitters, that makes
pure rich blood aud blooming health.
It did It for me as you observe." Read
of it. 48 2U
C2" A stout bankbone is as essential to
physical health as to political consisten
cy. For weakness of the back and
disorders of the liver and kidneys, the
tonic and moderate dietetic action of the
Bitters is the one thing needful. Re
member that the stomach ia the main
stay of every other organ, and that by
invigorating the digestion by thla prep
aration, the spinal column and all its
dependencies are strengthed.
For Hostetter'a Almanac for 1880 ap
ply to Druggists and Dealers generally.
49 4t.