Til K TIMKS. NEW HL00MFIEL1), PA.. NOVKMllKU 15. 1881. 3 RAILROADS. PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R. ARKANWEMENT OK CASS BNH E K TKAIN8 November 6th, 1881. Trains brave Hnrilslmrtf ns Follows : lror New York via Allentown, at 8.05 . in., l.Maml 4,i . m. .... i,n.....i For New kora vlii Philadelphia anil. "Bound Brook l(ont," t.i R.of) n. in. and l.4 p. m. For Philadelphia, at ii.3), H.Uo. Rlld 4. (Mi p. wi. . , .. For Heading, at 0.20,6.30, MB. O.80a. '" l-r, 4.0O, anil S.iim i. in. . i j if..i. i,.rru..nia .., on oi. fl.Mi a.m. and 4.00 & it. in., and via hchuylklll '' Kustieliaiuia :. ..... I.'... ft nliiii'ii At. H III n lit. ruiiini in i'. in. I'i'i "" ', v .... ... 1 . . .... n ii fai ... 1 MF, aiiH fOr A lltJUVI Wll , HE P. CO, O.VU, CUV a. ill., uii ''xho "Vi a. in. and 1.45 p. m. trains have through cars (or Now Vork.vla Allentown. BUNDAYH ! For Allputawn and Wav Station, at 5 20 a. m. For Itemliiig, l'liilileliipliia, and Way stations, at 1.45 p. in. Trains I -en re for Hiirrlsbnrg ns Follows t Leave New York via Allentown, at WOO a. in . l.iNiaml 6.i p. in. l.enve Nmv York via Bound Brook lloula. and Philadelphia at 7.4'" a. m., l.xo.l.ou, and O.30 p. in. arriving ill llanidUUiK, 1. Bo, 8.2H, D HO p. in., and 12.W a. in. Leave f hll'.ideiplila, at 9.4"i a. in., 4.01) , f .5(1 and 7.4.1 p. in. Leave Piii.tnvllie.il 0". l),l('a. in. and 4.40 p. m. Leave Hisidnm. at4.MI, 1 .3n, 11. W a. m., l.ac,il.lS, 7.60 and lo.:tf p. hi. Leave I'otinvillH viaMohuylklll and 3us;iueliHiiiia Branch, 8.K. a. in., and 4 4 i p. in. Leave Allentown, at (J (HI, U.Pu a. m.. 12.li. 4.M, audV.U5p. in. HUN DA YH ; Leave New York, via Allentown at 6.30 p. m. Leave Philadelphia, at 7.45 p. in. Leave KeadniK. al 7 Ho a. in. and 10.35 p. in. Leave Allentown. atROo p. in. IIALimiN 1IHANCII. Lave iTAKRISBUlHl tor l'axton, I.ochleland Mteellnn dallv. except Holiday, at 5.2.1. 8.40, 9.15 a. in., and 2.0(1 p. m i daily, except Hatnrdiiy and Sunday, at 5.35 p. in., and on Saturday only, 4.45, 6.10, 11.30 p. in. KetuihliiB, leave BTEELTON dally, except Hominy, at tUO, 7.00, 10.00a. in.. 2.20p. m.i dally, except Haturday am! Monday, 6. 10 p. m., and on Saturday only 5.10, 0.30, .fu p. in. .1. E. WOOTTKN, Gen. Manager. CO. Hancock, Ueueral Passenger and licket Agent. HE MANSION HOUSE, New llloomfleld, Peun'a., OEO. F. EN8MINGER, Proprietor. HAVTNtt leased this property and furnished It Id a comfortable manner, lask a share of the public patronage, and assure my friends who stop with me that every exertion will be made to tender t heir stay pleasant. j.. r A careful hostler always In attendance. April 0, 1878. tf FREE TO EVERYBODY ! A Beautiful Book for the Asking. Hv applying personally at the nearest ofllce of THE SING E 11 MANUFACTUKINft CO., (or ly postal card If at a distance) any adult person will lie presented with a beautilully Illustrated copy of a New Book entitled GENIUS REWARDED, on the Story of the Sewing Machine. containing a handsome and costly steel engrav ing frontispiece; also, 28 finely engraved wood cuts, and hound In an elaborate blue and (told lithographic cover. No charge whatever Is made for this handsome book, which can be obtained only bv application at the branch and subordi nate oiliues of The Singer Manufacturing Co. The Singer Mnnufuctnrlug Co., Principal Ofllce, 34 Union Square, 13 Sly New York City, N. Y. V ALUABLE FARM AT PRIVATE SALE. A GOOD B ARM situate In Ravllle townMilp, one and a half miles south of Ickesbui g, this county, containing A.bout (50 .A.cres, Having thereon erected a Frame House, Bank Barn, CARPENTER SHOP, AND OTHER OUTBUILD lugs. A good portion of the tract Is excellent bot tom land and Is under good cultivation. This property Is pleasantly located In a good neigh borhood, convenient to churches, stores and schools. t V The above propert y will be sold at a reason able price aud on easy terms. For lnrther par ticulars call at this ottice. 26 A UCTIONEEMS. T AMES CLEELAND U Auctioneer, Offers his services tothecltlzensof Terry and Cumberland counties. Post ofhee address, Shermansdale, Perry co., Pa. H KM BY KKLli, AUCTIONEER, Would respectfully liiloim the citiensof Perry County that lie will cry sales at short notice, and at reasonable rates. Satisfaction guaranteed. 4V Address Henhy Kitix, Ickesburg, Fa. B. HARNISH, AUCTIONEEIt, Delvllle, Perry Co., Pa. Charges moderate, and satlsfactlou guaranteed. & tf D AVID M'COY, AUCTION ECU, ICKESBURG, PERRY COUNTY, PA. . Charges moderate. Prompt attention paid iu tiu Vitus. J AS. P. LATCHF0RD, A UCTIONEEH, , - i Would resnncrrullv Inform the ituhtlo that ha will cry sales at reasonable prices. All orders win receive promm attention. W-UONNALLY'B MILLS, PERRY CO., FA. Auctioneer. The undersigned sriven notlrethat he wlllcrysales at any point In Perry ur i'iiinu uuuiiiie. uroers are sonciieaaua iroinpiiiniiopwiiioe given. K. 1. WELLS, x NewHultalo Perry co..Pa The Jokers' Joko. TWO or three lady clerks were grouped together In one of the large establish ments of the brisk, bustling city, when the tall, Kood loiiklng cashier walked down the store on the way to It I s desk. "Oh, Isn't he liandRonieV" whispered Ijtioy Clark, nu lie pasaed thegroup. "I declare I'm falling deeper In love with lilm every day." "It won't do you any good; I've net my cap for hiui," laughed llettle Morris. "I'm iKiund to get hi in, so you cau Just give it up, Lu." "No, I won't, All's fnlr In love and war, you know, and I'.ve got as good a chance In the Held as you ."retorted Miss Lucy. "Come, Anna, why don't you say something V" to the third one of the group, a hrown haired little body with a face as fresh and Bweet as a spring daisy. "I haven't anything to say ; and there's somebody at the counter, loo." Ho the little lady hastened away, but not before the two who were left had noted the quick, shy glance at the cashier's desk, and the bright, rose blush which swept over her face as she tripped up stairs. "I declare, I believe she does like him I" cried Hetty. "Oh, I've known that this longtime," said Lucy. "She colors up worse than that every time he passes her, and I've seen her tremble when she had to go to his desk ; and she's such a shy, quiet little piece, he hardly ever notices her, either." "I don't think he favors any one of us with over aud above much notice," laughed Hetty. "Oh, Lu, I've thought of something so funny 1" "Well tell It quick ; we niusn't stand here talking much longer, If It Is early yet." "You know next Tuesday is the first of April All Fool's Day." "Of course; what of It 1"' "Let's play a joke on these two.' It will be Btich fun 1" "How do you mean V" "Let's write Ann Grigg a love letter, as if It came from our handsome cashier, Fred Hunter, aud get her to give the answer to him." "Agreed. That will be fun I Won't they feel cheap when they find out how they're sold V" "Won't they, though? But, I tell you, we must work cute aud keep dark so no one will suspect us." "Yes; and when Miss Anna finds out that his lordship don't want her, one of us will step in and win him offhand." "Agreed to that, too ; but I don't In tend you shall get him, I warn you." "We'll see about It. Walt for me at noon, and we'll plan it all out as we walk up to dinner." Then these thoughtless girls went to their work without a reflection of how poor little Annie Orlgg's feelings would sutler at finding herself a victim of bucIi deception, or iu what nu unpleasant position they were going to throw Mr. Hunter. But Satan helps his own, you know. Their plans prospered famously. By some little ingenious wire workings they managed to get several specimens of Fred Hunter's chlrography from his desk, and after a little practice Miss Hetty felt herself able to imitate his hand-writing tolerably well. In order to carry out their joke nicely they must have Anna to answer the let ter in such a way that they might know it, and as they stayed down stairs, while Anna Grlgg's place was in one of the departments on the second floor, they bad to plan a good many ways before they arranged one to suit them. The first of April came duly, and lit-' tie Anna Grigg, never thinking what day it was, came early to the store, to finish Borne promised work. As she passed the cashier's desk on her way up stairs, Mr. Hunter looked up and wished her good morning, and thought to himself what a sweet face she had, and how neat and fresh she always looked, but he was not conscious of having any special fancy for her or anybody else. Hastening up stairs, Anna found she was the first one to come In, and hastily putting away her pretty hat and saque, she sat down to her work. Opening the box where she had left her trimmings the night before, the first thing she saw was a fresh, white enve lope, addressed with her own name iu a plain, bold hand. Wondering who had placed it there, Bhe took it up, unfolded the white sheet within, and with bated breath aud Bwlft beatlng heart, she read : "Tuesday. Anrii i is "Dear Miss a NKA ! I have nnitia In the resolution to tell you something which has long been in my miud, aud which you would have known long since had I not beeu doubtful as to b would receive it. In a few words, Anna, I love you ; and my brightest dreams are of a dear little home which you M ill make happy. Will you, Anna, and as my auxlety is great, wilt you relieve it at once? I have tried to let this reach you through no hands but my own. Will you do as much for me Ymi will find writing materials where you found thU. Will you wrile your answer In a few words and bring it to my desk with your own dear little hands thin morn ing V and then, wliateveryou may reply, I shall bless you for the consideration thus shown one who hopes one day to Bign himself "Your devoted husband, "FlIEO Itl'NTKIt. With no suspicion of the cruel Joke which had been played, lonely, loving little Anna Grigg, with no home but a tinny, slx-hy-nine room in a noisy boarding-house, let the letter slip to her feet, and covered her burning face with her slender hands, lu a sudden butst of thankful happiness. For, close hidden as It had been, Lucy had guessed right ; there was a sweet lit tle secret about the handsome cashier nestled down In the very depths of her innocent girl's heart which made this cruel letter very welcome and very precious. Only a minute did she yield, the letter was quickly picked up and concealed in her pocket, and a second glauce given Into her trimming box. Another tiny sheet and envelope, fresh aud unused, lay there; and Anna's sweet face flushed anew at tills little proof of her lover's thougbtfulness for her. The other girls were coming In now, and slipping the little sheet under her velvets, Anna began with her deft, sweet fingers to finish her work, a happy light beaming in her soft, brown eyes. It did not occupy a great while to complete her task. Then Anna took her box to the farther end of her counter, drew her pencil from her pocket, and hastily wrote these words: "AiMtn.1, 18 . UHr.-. 1 I .'XT'I'IJ-I T ,11.1 .wit lmlaa.1 mi,, I r.iv . X uiu uiri., iimrm, K u ess before at what your kind letter has just told me, but I have been so lonely it unites me very nappy to know mat any one loves me ; and if you are really lu earnest but I know you are too noble to trille with any one s heart since you are lu earnest, in saying that I can make your home happy, I am willing to try, aud I do not fear to give my happi ness into your hands. As you request lu your letter, I will hand you this answer at your own desk with my own hands. I don't think I am worthy, a plain gltl like me, to be your wife, Mr. Iluuler, but since you choose me, I am very glad. Yours, earnestly, "ANNA." She folded her note, slipped it into an envelope aud addressed it Just as Lucy Clark came up stairs, under pretense of matching some lace. Anna hastily hid her note under some velvets, but Lucy had managed to see it first. The lace, of course, waB not to be matched, and Lucy hurried down stairs to report to Hetty, in great glee. "She's got it, aud she's just written the answer ; I knew the envelope in a minute, and besides, I saw the address 'Fred Hunter' as plain as could be." Neither Hetty nor Lucy noticed that at that minute Fred Hunter himself passed close to where they stood, or knew that he caught Miss Lucy's last words. He did not understand them theu, but after a while a clew was placed in his hands. The two plotters kept as near the cash ier's desk as they could, aud before very long, as was often the case, Anna Grigg came down to bring some bills to Mr. Hunter. They could scarcely conceal their mer riment as they plainly saw her, watch ing as closely as they did, lay a little white envelope on the desk with the bills. Fred saw it, too, and his eye glanced up in surprise and followed Anna's trim figure, in her neat black alpacca dress, snowy collar and neat lit tle scarlet necktie, as she tripped so hasti ly back up stairs. As Fred's keen eye wandered back to his desk he caught sight of the two girls, who were evidently watching him. Taking up the little note Anna bad laid down, he read it through, turned it over, glanced at the envelope, and read it again. "Why, what does this mean V" be aBked himself. "Some one has proposed to the girl and she has made a mistake. No, here is my name, ontslde and in I Heaven, I don't understand. What can It mean V" He looked carefully at the note again and caught the date, April 1. " Does she mean to play a joke on me?" be thought. "No, that pretty, modest little girl could not do no bold and unlady like a thing besides, this is an answer to some other letter. By Jove, I see it now Some one has played a cruel joke on her, and sent her a letter from me, and she has answered in good faith. What a cruel thing! Who on earth could have done it ? aud how can I explain it to her ?" Mr. Hunter glauced up again and keenly around the store. Lncy and Hetty, be saw were still observing him closely, and the words he had overheard came back to bis mind, a suspicion came, too, and without seeming to do so, be watched them a little while. There was certainly some understand, iug between them, aud they were enjoy, ing it bughly. "Ah 1 I'm satisfied now," said Fred to himself. "I'd give the world to see the letter Anna Grigg received and I did not write; butlgurss at the authors, and now what am I to do ? Tell that poor, little, fluttering thing she had been 'April fooled ? No, I can't violate a lady's feelings so I Who knows but this Is the hand of Fate, lending me to a wiser choice! Why riot take It? I'm lonely, too, and I should like the 'happy home' this dear little girl speaks of. I'm sure she Is worth loving, and I wonder I did not love her before ; and it seems she loves me !" Fred felt his heart warm and grow beneath this Idea, for some how Itseetned a very happy one; and the more be thought of it the better he liked It. He pondered the whole thing deeply until noon, and then Mr. Frod wrote a few words on a slip of paper ; and lie wrote Just this: "My DAnf.iNo Anna: You have made me very happy, and to-night I am coming to your home to say so." And then, folding the paper, he called one of the chbIi boys, and, as Hetty Mor ris came up to his desk, he' said, quite loud enough for her to hear : "Take this up stairs to Miss Grigg, and say Mr. Hunter sent It." Hetty very soon made an errand up stairs for herself to enjoy Anna's dis comfiture, but she came down mystified, for Anna's face was beaming with happy light instead of clouded with mortifica tion aud disappointment, and the plot ters began to fear their Joke had failed. Fred went to see Anna Grigg that night, and he saw the letter she had re ceived, telling her he wanted to see what nonsense he did write, for he had been so anxious he really couldn't tell what he said. With Anna's brown bead nestled on his broad shoulder be read It, and recog nized it as an Imitation of bis own hand. It only verified his suspicions, for lie knew already that copying handwriting was a little art Miss Hetty Morris was pretty clever at, and he did not doubt this was her work. He never undeceived Anna, for to him It was proving a happy joke; and when he kissed her good night, as he had a right to do, be felt like blessing the first of April forever. The next morning, as Mr. Hunter walked down the store to bis desk, Miss Morris and Miss Clark were in deep con sultation together. Mr. Hunter paused and dropped a card between them, on which they read, In bis own genuine band : "To Mispes Moituis and Clark: Ladles Allow me to thank you for the kindness with which, yesterday, you as sisted me to win my bethrotbed wife, Miss Grigg. The wedding will take place very soon, and we will not forget to send you cards of invitation. "Gratefully, F. II." Hetty and Lucy, even though they re celved the cards, will hardly attend the wedding so Boon to be celebrated. Nor, though this joke hurt nobody, will they be likely to attempt another when April comes around again, for their first was only too good a success. A REMARKABLE FEAT. WL. KOSERKR.ANS, of Albany, . while on a trip not long ago, per formed the remarkable feat of being in three counties at one time. He sat on a stone iu Fulton County and rested bis right foot in Saratoga County and the left foot in Montgomery County. Remarkable as the above may seem, a feat still more remarkable can be per formed by any person who will take the trouble to ascend the mountain wblcb separates the towns of Pownal, Vt.,and Petersburgh in this county. On the top of this mountain there is a stone which marks the spot where the States of Ver mont, Massachusetts and New York come together. A person can stand on the top of the stone with one foot, being not only in three counties at the same time, but iu three states as well. During the time when the prohibition law was not a dead letter In Vermont and Mas sachusetts, the people of those States who resided along the York State line were in the habit of crossing over on this side to purchase their alcoholic bev erages. An enterprising resident of Petersburg, to meet the wants of his neighbors across the mountains, leased a small strip of ground from the owner of the land which cornered at the stone spoken of, and erected a three cornered shanty thereon, the stone being in the centre of the building. He then put up a bar in the shape of a triangle, one side of which was in Vermont, another In Massachusetts, and the third in the State of New York. To nave expense, be took out no license in this State, but laid in a good supply of liquors, which he sold by the drink or jugful, according to demand. The fact that be was vio lating the laws of the Commonwealth of the old Bay State was reported to the authorities in due time, and a constable, armed with a warrant and a pair of hand cuflV, was sent out from Williams town to arrest blm. When the officer arrived at the shanty, he found a num ber of the residents of Massachusetts stnudiug at the bar on their side of the Hue, treating each other in true Yankee style,' The constable stepped up to the bar, and pulling out his legal document hurriedly read the contents to the ills. peneer of corn Juice, and added : "I arrest you In the name of the Com mot) wealth of Massaulmsets and by vir tue of this warrant." The bartender, pointing to the corner stone which stood inside the counter, laughed In the face of the New England peace preserver, and replied ! "That's all very fine, old mn ; but it strikes me that your warrnnt doenn't reach a man In the State of Vermont, and I call your attention to that official certificate that I am out of your juris diction." A few days after the bartender receiv ed an official visit from a Vermont, con stable, armed with a warrnnt for his ar rest for selling liquor In that State. Hut the same tactlos were employed as on Iheoccaslou of the flratcoustable's visit. The two constables not long after the first visit happened to meet, and a plan was agreed upon for the capture of the defiant rum seller. The Verm6nt officer appeared at the mountain top iu disguise aud remained about the shanty during the forenoon, drinking now and then with those who came In to replenish their Jugs. About noon the Massachu setts constable arrived, and proceeded to again rend his warrant and reach over the bar for his man. The latter stepped Into the Vermont corner of bis domicile, and Just as he did so, he was seized by the constable from that State, but while the latter was pulling out bis warrant and handcuffs, the New Yorker broke away from him and got over Into the State of New York, where be was beyond the Jurisdiction of both. After a time, however, It came to the knowledge of the authorities on this side of the line that a man was selling liquor without a license, and a warrant was obtained for bis arrest for violating the law of the great Empire State. When the Peters burg constable appeared upon the scene, he found that the man had removed bis stock to the Vermont side of his house, and was retailing drinks to the State of Massachusetts. Of course the officer was powerless to go across the line to arrest him, and he again escaped. The affair was the talk of the country for miles around, but finally the officers of the three States moved upon the shanty at one and the same time, and the defi ant rum-seller was now in hot water. He carried out the "joke" to the end, however; for, getting on top of the stone, which stands partly In three States, he shouted : "Come on and di vide me Into three parts, but I'll make it hot for him that takes the two-thirds of me that don't belong to him." He had, however, taken too large a quantity of his own medicine to enable him to preserve his equilibrium on top of the stone, and while still defying the con stables he fell off and rolled into the State of Massachusetts, where he was secured by the officer from that State nnd taken to Wllliamstown in triumph. The other two constables concluded that the liquor was partly in the State of Vermont and partly in the State of New York, and they made an equal division, each conflicting one-half of the stock in trade in the name of his State. Troy iV. Y. Times. HTNo man attacks the reputation of a youth as a woman attack that of a girl. The man who should come into his club and whisper about damning stories of bis friend's young son, who should accuse blm of dishonorable doings such as would ruin the lad's character as thoroughly as the charge of immodesty, flirting with married men and the like would ruin that of a girl, would soon have the room to himself. But women, over the tea-table gather up the crumbs of scandal with relish and appreciation, and even the mothers of the girls are not ashamed to believe and repeat stories against their dear friend's daughter which may have no foundation in fact, and which, even if true, they have no means of proving and testing. C3T The unfaithful man is more untrue to himself than to any one else. Every promise which he breaks, every trust which he dishonors,every responsibility which he throws off, every rightful labor which be shirks, weakens the force of the inner law, destroys bis firmness, impairs his energy, hardens his con science and renders him not a free man , but a slave. In being unfaithful to oth ers, be is still more unfaithful to hisown nature ; in trying to secure some paltry gratification, be has lost the richest treasure of hit being. ty The wear and tear of life comes chiefly from straining after the impossi ble. Nervous excitement, alternate hopes and disappointments, unavailing strug gles, feverish anxieties, bitter failures these are the wont enemies of health and happiness, the most fatal destroyers of peace and prosperity. They come for the most part from taking up needless burdens. (grLjdia E. Pinkbam's Vegetable Com pound ia a remarkable remedy for all tboso painful complaint and weaknesses so com mon to ur best fema!e ixipu'ation. Seed to Mr. Lydia E. Piukniim, 13 Western Avenue, Lyuu, Mass , tor pamphlets.
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