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.