The Conshohocken Recorder, March 21, 1890

              THE WEEKLY RECORDER.
VOL.XXI.NO. :5.
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA... FRIDAY, MA1.CII 21,1890: 81.00 PER YEAK IN ADVANCE
•■ ]> vil ;• Lit. My nil f»ee niw IwrD
-vitli : lad I'll lay a bet I live lout"
:li in any livn in the room.''
" Bat tliiio l»ittl*s "
• \\ v,i yon mind tint. I don't mean
to drink moretbaa* bottle and a half iu
lutim-. IV-ulis. I intend to get married.
:!' I iin. nd liviming.
A debate arose among the directura re-iiitfctlng
Ihla wintlfinun^ i-ligibility. The
row1 uid "threo bottler" ran,
hin;. i "irv, I'Hinil the Uible. Kvery dog
11.1.1 ii -i\ ■ (■ ;ii thim. A' la-l, however, the
leader of the pack iddlMMd him in a de-
Biarriocgrowl, and agreed thai, upon hia
paylog ;t alight additional preminm lor hiB
feeling ijecnlation when, Ml Of pwltaMK mg should be admitted a,, a
necessity, I «v.ii.i«! "';""
It ia- now my turn to txhtbit | bnt, an
Insurance and Tbr
surance.
\ nom> roi N i > i: i • OR F»< r.
It Is inconceltable to the ffrtaM
praiseworthy part of the world, wh« b»»«
been born and bred to raptMUb e Id
what terrible strain* are the lot of tbo"
scandalous rogues, whom furtnue 1
to shift for themselves! Such M <"}
which did not bteattx trait Luil.rnem. were sport ire as huttetrtiea, and llultend
The eeiliug displayed u little heaven of [ on r the Hovers nl her im igination^wil
sportive tupiils, the ctrptt a wilderness of
for the sin of urgent
my way to the attorney who bad
together, and, for the most part, picked
up, the crumbs which fell from my utlui's
t.ilile. He was a little grizzled, sardonic
animal, with features which were as hard
as his heart, and fitted their loath' r-j.ioket
so tightly, that one would have thought it
had shrunk from washing, or thai he
had bought it second-hand, aud were pi.-tty
nearly out at the elbows. Ylu-v win COB-pletely
emblematic of Ihcii possaaaor.wboa*
religion it was to make the mOstOl .very
thing, and, among the rest, ofthedil
of bis particular friends, among whom 1
had the happiness of ataudiug very forward,
My business required but little explanation,
for I was oppressed by neither rent rolls nor
title-deeds ; and we sat down to eouldtr
the readiest means of turning an exealkwt
income for one year, into something dl OMt
for a few more. My adviser, whose small
experienced eye had twinkled IhrOBgh all
the speculation of the age, and, at the same
time, had taken a very exact admeasure-ment
of my capabilities of turning them to
advantage.seemed to be of the opinion that
I was fit for nothing on earth. For oue
undertaking I wanted application , lor
another I wanted capital. "Now," said
he, "aathefirstortheseiieficicmufji"
edinble, we must do what WO out M
supply the latter. Take my advice,—In-sure
your life for a few thousands; yon » ill
haye but little premium to pay, lor yon
look as if yon would live forever; and from
my knowledge of your raltlepateil habits,
and the various chances against \<>\K 1 will
give you a handsome sum fortheinsur.Miri."
Necessity obliged me toacqaMtCe ia too
proposal, and I assured the old oormOfaDt
that there was every likelihood ol my re-quiting
his liberality by the most unremit-ting
perseverance in all the evil babitl
which had procured me hia counteri.m •-.
We shook hands in mutual ill opinion, and
be obligingly volunteered to accompany
me to an Insurance Office, where they were
supposed to estimate the duration ul a man's
life to a quarter of an hour aud odd secouda.
We arrived a little before the l.nsi
hour, and were shown into a large room,
where we found several more speculators
waiting ruefully for the oracle to pronnuuee
sentence. Iotheceutre was a large table,
round which, at equal distances wen placed
certain little lumps of mouey, which my
friend told me were to reward the labors of
the Inquisition, among whom the surplus
arising from absentees would likewise b«
divided. From the keenness with which
en in individual darted upon his share, and
ogled thstof his abseut neighbor,! surmised
that some of my fellow sufferers would lad
the day against them. They would be ex
amined by eyes capable of penetrating
every crevice of their constitutions, by I
noses which would smell a rat a mile oil, !
and hunt a guinea breast-high. How, la- I
deed, ronld plague or pestilence, gout or I
gluttony, expect to lurk in its hole mil,.
turbed, when surrounded by a pack ol
terriers which seemed hungry enough to
devour one another ? Whenever the dooi
nianinied, aud tbey looked for an addition .
to their cry, they seemed lor all the woild
my friend Was handing me forward, my
.- \v..s arrested by the entrance of a
I.nly, with an elderly maid-servant
Bhe waa draanal In slight moumiug, was
the, most spaikling beauty I had ever seen,
and appeared to produce an instantaneous
i ran upon the stony-hearted directors
til-m-i-'.vc<. The chairman politely re-
I her to take a seat at the table, aud
Immediately entered into her business,
which sunn I little more than to show
bertelf, and to be eutitled to twenty thous-and
pounds, for which her tote hu*bttnil had
Insured his life.
"Zjuuds," thought', "twenty thousand
pounds aud n widow !"
"Ah, Madam," observed the chairman,
'"yonr husband made too good a bargain
with in. I told him he was an elderly,
sickly suit of a man, and not likely to last;
but I nevrr thought be would have died so
soon after his marriage."
An elderly, sickly sort of a man I She
would marry again, of couise! 1 was on
lire to be examined before her, and let her
heal a favorable report of me. As luck
would have it, she had some further trans-actions,
which required certain papera to
be■ nl (or,and,in the pause, I stepped
boldly forward,
" t, -ntlemen," said my lawyer, With a
smile, which whlteued th-tip of his nose,
aud very nearly se.it it through the external
tegument^, "allow me to introduce Mr.
, a particular friend of mine, who is
di lirooi of insuring his life. You perceive
be is not one of your dying sort."
Ian turned their eyes toward
me with evident satisfaction, and I bad
the vanity to believe that the widow did
"Von have a good broad che»t," said
MM " I dare say your lungs are never
,1 ''
"Good shoalder* too," said another.
"Not likely to be knocked down in a
row."
,. i . legs, aud not debilitated
by di-sipation," said a third. "I think
this LCitleman will suit us."
I opald netcetvt that, during these
compliments ami a few others, the widow
was very much inclined to titter, which I
consul, red as much as u llirtntion com
<l ; and when 1 was ordered into
UOthei room to le further examined by
the surgeon in attendance, I longed to tell
her to stop till 1 came back. The pro-fessional
gentleman did his utmost to find
n flaw in me, but was obliged to write a
Cortifioato, with which I re-entered, and
had the satisfaction of hearing the chair-man
read that' I was warranted souud.
The board congratulated me somewhat
joco-ely, and the widow laughed outright.
Our attain were settled exactly at the
•arnc moment, aud I followed her cloeely
down si,i n
"Wluil mad trick are you at now?" In-quired
the cormorant.
"I am g'ling to band the lndy to her car-riage."
I responded ; and I kept my word.
owed to me with much courtesy,
langbed again, and desired her seivant to
drive home,
"Where is that, John I" said 1.
.Number , sir, in atre-t," (aid
turtle-doves. The pictures were a series or
the loves of Jupiter, the vases presented
nothing but heart's ease and love-lies-bleed-ing
; the very canary birds were inspired,
and had a nest with two young ones ; nud
the cat herself looked kindly over the bud
ding baanttm of a tortoise shell killeu.
What a place fir a ttoaltlvt heait like mini '■
1 could not bear to look upon the mirrois
which r. Heeled ni.v broad shouldeis on
every side, like so many giants; and would
hnve given the world to apptar a little pall
and interesting, although it might have
injured my life a dozen years' pun bane.
Nevertheless, I was not daunted, and I
looked round, for something to talk about,
on the beautiful occupations, which I found
were all in a tone with what I had before
remarked. 1'pon the open piano lay "Auld
JColiin Qray," which had, no donbt, been
aung in allusion to her late husband. On
the table was a hall finished drawing of
Apollo which was iquully, without doubt.
meant to apply to her future one ; and
round uliout were strewn the sedative tones
of Moore, Campbell and lliown. "This
witch," thought I, "is the very creature I
have been sighing after I 1 would have
married her outol a hedge-way,und woiked
upon the roads to maintain her ; but with
twenty thouaand pouuda—ay, and much
more, unleas I urn mistaken, she would
create a fever in the frosty Caucasus. I
was in the most melting mood alive, when
the door opened, and in walked the
fascinating object of my speculations. She
was dressed in simple gray, wholly without
ornament, and her dark-brown hair waa
braided demurely over a forehead which
looked as lofty as her face was lovely. The
reception she gave me waa polite and
gracelul, but somewhat distant ; and I
perceived that she hnd either forgotten, or
was determined not to recogniza me. I
was not quite prepared for this, and,
grace that was quite miraculous. She lidi-
< ul d the rapidity oi OC-r acquaintance,
td my modi sty, till it waa well ni»h
baraed to ■ tlntir. aud every now aud then
sharpened her wit, by a delicate recurrence
to \|,nllouud the sboul lens of lleicn' -"•
The third and the fourth and the fifth
il I,. »i:h twice a- many more, were equal-lj
productive of excuses for calling, eBd
ii- us for remuiuinir. till el last I lool
upon me to call and remain without troob
ling myself alsiiit the one or the other.
I was receiveil with progressive cordiality;
and, at last, with a mixture of timidity
which aasmed me of Ibe anticipation of a
calustrophe which was, at once to decide
the question with the Insurance OIHce, and
determine the course ol my travels. One
day I Ami il lh« Perl llUlBg rather pensive-ly
at work, aud, M u.-iul. 1 took my seat
opposite to her.
"I have bren thinking," said she, "that
I have been mightily impased upon.
"lly \v lion,'.-" I inquired.
"By one of whom yen have the highest
opinion—by yourself."
'In what do you mistrust me?"
"Come, now, will it please you to be can-did
auij,e" me honestly that all that ex-ceedingly
intelligible story ubont yonr fa-ther
nud the liver complaint, and heavens
knows what, was a mere fabrication?"
"Will it please you to let me thread that
needle, for I see th it you are taking aim at
the wrong end of il?"
"Nonsense ! Will you answer ma?"
"I think I could put the finishing tonch
to that sprig. Do you not see?" 1 contin-ued,
jumpiog up and leaning over. "It
should be done so- and then so. What
stitch do yon call thai?"'
The beauty was not altogether in » mood
for joking. I took her hand—it trembled
—aud so did mine.
' Will you parduu mi?" 1 whispered.
"I am a sinner, acounteif«it, a poor, Bwind-spite
of my constitutional confidence, felt j ling, disreputable vagabond but I love
i though they were going to bark; and If a Jo)n . uud awuJ t^.y went.
straggler really entered and seized upon bis
moiety, the intelligent look of vexation
was precisely like that of a dog who had
lost a bone. When ten or a dozen of these
gentry had assembled, the labors of the day
commenced.
Most of our adventurers for raialai
plies upon their natural lives were afflicted
with a natural conceit that they ware by
no means circumscribed in foundation for
such a prospect. In vain did the board
endeavor to persuade Ihem that they wt re
half-dead already. They fought haul I * a
few more years, swoie that their fatberi
had been almost immortal, and that their
whole families bad been as tenacious of life
as eels themselves. Alas ! they were first
ordered into an adjoining room, which I
soou learned was the condemned cell, aud
then delicately informed that the establish-ment
could have nothing to say to them.
Rome, indeed, had the good luck te be re-prieved
a little longer, hut even tl>,
not effect a very flattering or advantageous
bargain. One old gentleman bad a large
premium to pay for a totter in his kun.-
another for an extraordiuaiy elrenmrereoee
in the girth; and a dowager of high i
ability, who was ufllicted wiih certain
undue proportiona of width, was lined
most exorbitantly. The only C0I
who met with anything like aatbuactioo,
was a gigantic man of Irelaud, with whom
Death, I thought, was likely to have a
puzzling contest.
"How old are you, sir?" Inqaired au
examiner.
" Forty."
" Yon seem a strong man."
" I am the strongest man in Ireland."
"Hut subject to the gout?'
"No; the rheumatism. Nuth i.
upon my soul."
"What age was your hthei when be
died?"
"Oh, he died young; bit then be a ■
killed in a row."
" Have you any BOClea al
"No; they were all killed in roll - too.
"l'ray, sir, do you think ot returning to
Ireland ?''
" May be I shall, some day or other "
" What sec irity can we have thii yon
are not killed in a row yoeraell '"
"Ob, never fear? 1 have the IWoateei
temper in the world, hailing whin I'm
dining out, which is not often
" What, sir, you can drink o little?"
"Three bottles, with coat '
"Ay, that is bad. You have a n
and lisik apoplectic,
go off suddenly."
We walked steadily along, the bird of
pn-y reckoning up the advantages of his
bargain with me, and I in a mood of
equally interesting reflection.
"What are yon pondering about, young
gentleman .'" he at last commenced.
"I am pondering whether or no yon
have not overreached yourself in this
transaction. '
"How
"Why, I begin to think I shall be
obliged to give up my harem-scarem way
of life ; diink moderately, leave off fox-hunting,
and sell my spirited horses, which
you know, will make a material difference
in the probable date of my demise."
"I'.ut win re is the necessity for you doing
all this?"
"Mv wife will, most likely, make it a
i.tipulalioa."
"Yonr a-ifer"
• \. - I hit piot'y disconsoliitc widow
we have just purled from. Yon msy
laugh ; bnt if you choose to bet the in-surance
which yon have bought of me
against the purcha-e momy I will take
vnu that she makes mo a sedate married
man in less than two months."
"Done I" sal I the cormorant, liisfcstnres j
sgaio straining their buckskins at the idea
of having made u double profit of me.
'[, t II- go to my house, nnd I will draw a
deed to that effect, §rallM.n
I did not Itneh from the agreement. My
I knew, was desperate.- I should
lave hang-d myself a month before, had it
nol i eon for the E leom Rices, at which I
and my adilitional
an diagoal of the world, would, I
thought, be rather a nUasure than a pain—
provided I was disappointed in the lovely
MoiKstyisaaad bugbear ii|H>n foitune.
I have no! known many who have not
In-, u oppn -sed by it, remain in shade ; but
I hav ■ never known one who emerged
with f inertly. In my own case
;l W8J '■'■ ' I no .ins ■ family disease, nor
bad I livnl in any way by which I was
likilv to contract it. Accordingly, on the
following day. I .aught myselt very coolly
knocking at the widow's door; and so
uitirely had 1 P'ed in considering
the various blessings which would accrue
to hot h«'i us from our nnion, that I was
half way up stairs liefore I began to think
of mi i M-ii e for my intrusion. The draw-ing
loom v.iH-vaciint, and I was left for a
, nl to wonder whether I was not
You will, HI illy in "mo temple of Ibe Loves and
There was not a thing to bo seen
not a little embarrassed. I had. perhaps,
mistaken tho breaking forth of a young and
buoyant spirit, under ridieuloas circum-stances
for the encouragement of volatile
coquetry; and, for a moment, I was in
doubt whether I should not apologize, and
pretend that she wus not the lady for whom
my visit was inteuded. Hut then she was
so bcautilul ! Angels und niini-ter-!
Nothing on earth could have scut mr dowu
stairs unless I had been kicked down |
"Madam," I began—but my-blood was in
a turmoil, aud I have never been ahlo to
recollect precisely what I said. Simelhiug
it was, however, about my late lather and
her lamented husband, absence und the
Kiat Indies, liver complaints and life
assurance : with compliments, condolence,
pardon, perturbation, nnd peter- pin -perfect
impertinence. The lady lo-iked surprised,
broke my speech with two or three well-bred
ejaculations, aud astouiahed me very
mocb by protesting that she had never
heard her hnsbaud mention either my
father or bis promising little heir-nppareul,
William Henry Thomas, in the whole
course of their union. "Ah, Madam,"
said 1, "the omission is extremely ualural !
I am sure I am not at all oU'endid with
your late husband upou that score. He
was an elderly, sickly sort of a man. My
father always told him he could not last,
but he never thought he would bare died
ao soon after his marriage. He had not
time, Madam, to make his friends happy,
by introducing Ihem to yoa."
I believe upon the whole, I must have
behaved remarkably well, for the widow
could not quite mnkc up her mind to credit
me or not, which, when we consider the
very slender materials I had to work upon,
is saving a great deal. At last I contrived
to make the conversation glide away to
Auld Hobinllrey.aud thedrawiog of Abollo
which 1 pronounced a chrf-tl'a'urrr. ;
Permit me, however, to suggest that the
symmetry of the figure would not be i
destroyed by a little more of Hercules iu
the shoulders, which would make bis life |
worth a much longer purchase. A little I
more amplitude in the chest too.and atrille
stronger in the legs, as they sny at the In- |
siiranceiillice. The widow looked comieally
at the recollection which I brought to her
mind ; her rosy lips began to disclose their
treasures in a half smile; and this, iu turn,
expanded into a laugh like the laugh of
I'.uphrosyne. This was the very thing for
me. I was always rather dashed by beauty
on the stilts ; but put us upon fair ground,
and I never supposed that I could be other-wise
than charming. I ran over all the
amusing topics of the day, expended a
thousand admirable jokes, repeated touch-,
ing passages from a new poem which she
had not read, laughed, sentimentalised,
cuddled the kitten, and forgot to go away
till I had sojourned full two hours. I i
phrosyne quito lostsight of my questionable
introduction, and chimed In with a wit as
brilliant as her beauty ; nor did she put ou
» single grave look, when I volunteered to
call the next diy and read the remainder
of the p •em.
It is impossible to conceive how carefully
I walked home. My head ami heart were
full ol the widow uud th- wager, ami my
life was more precious than the l'igot Dia-mond.
I kept my eye sedulously upon the
pavement, to be so c I bat the coal-holes ,
you as my soul.1'
The work dn>| p;d upon her knee.
» • • « •
In about a fortuight from this lime, I ad-dreesed
I he following note to my friend:
Dear Air,—It will give yon greut pleas-ure
to hear th t my prospects are mending,
aud that you have lost your wager. As I
intead settling the insurance on my wife, I
shall ofeenrie think you entitled 10 the job.
Snoiild your trilling loss in me oblige yon
to become au ensigu in the West Iudies, or
a mi-si •nury iu N-.vv Z -aland, you may rely
upon my inteicst thire.
Jurors.
The following are the Jurors for the «c-ond
week of civil court convened on M.n-day
:
Henry N. Houch, Frederick.
Win. H. Btekal, Norristowo.
J. 11. Dickerson, Onvnedd.
I.. W. Reifsnyder, I'otlstown.
John McArthur, Norristown.
Win. II. Iluck, Marlhorongh.
Jeremiah C. Krauser, l'ottstown.
Charles W. Ilean, I'pper Providence.
MilUin A. Campbell, "ottstowe.
Wm. C. Davis, West Conshobocken.
Harry Sbollcr, Moulgoniery.
John A. Zern, New Hanover.
Abraham D. Delp, Lower Salford.
11 iij uniu F. Snyder, Towamencin.
Amos Yen Bus Kirk, l'ottstown.
l.inford S. Preston, Wbitpain.
C. C-. Morris, Hutlield.
Charles Kiertg, l'ottstown.
Matthew lirook, Limerick.
J. P. Koons, Perkiomen.
Cbalkley Garret!, Lansdale.
Benjamin Robinson, Lower Merior.
Robert Robert, l'ottstown.
(iforge C. Morgan, Norristowo.
William F.aruest, Plymouth.
Adam Yungmun, Norristown.
Joseph Fitzwater, I'pper Providence.
John D. Reiff, Upper Salford.
Allen I). Swartley, Tovann nc.n.
Abraham K. Dresher, Woicester.
s mi in I C. Rarer, Cheltenham.
Charles Dager, Horsbam.
Amos Lambertson, Cousbohocken.
Jacob Suapp, Pottsgrove.
Jefferson li. dross, Pottsgrove.
Frank I.ukens, Towamencin.
William I.innard, Gwynedd.
Wm. lllake, Cheltenham.
James lllake Wbitcmarab.
Samuel Stiiutl'er, l'ottstown.
F.llwood Stunt. Upper Dublin.
Irwin I.', I.ib, INew Hanover.
William I.. Corson, Norristowo.
Harry t«. Wilbark, Gwyuedd.
i ooig" II. liobensuck, Marslaud.
Charles S. Kupp, Moutgomcry.
Wm. W. Potts, I'pper Merion.
Henry Stringfellow, l'ottstown.
Aaron Sperry, Horaham.
Peter Hedrick, liatfleld.
Allen 1'. Miller, Limerick.
James 11. Iluck, Norristown.
John II. Godsbalk, Frederick.
Henry Malsbergsr, l'ottstown.
Jeremiah Frantz, Wbitpain
Peter Willaur, l'ottstown.
John A. belliy. Lower Merion.
Frederick ii. Keller, Pottsgrove.
Samuel Kastburu, Upper Merion.
William Archer, Norristown.
Be Sure
If you havo mado up your mind to buy
Hood's Sarsaparllla do not he Induced to take
any other. Hood's Sarsaparllla Is a peculiar
medicine, iHisaessing, by virtue of Its peculiar
combination. pro|<ortlnn, and preparation,
curative power superior to any oilier article.
A Boston lady who knew wbal si"- wanted,
mi,i whose, sample I - worthy imitation, tctis
tna e- peileaee belowi
To Get
• In one store whero I went to buy flood's
Barsaparllla the clerk tried to induce me buy
their own Instead ol Hood's; ho told mo thelr's
would last longer; that I might tako It on ten
days' trial; that II I did not like It I need not
pay anything, etc. But he could not prevail
on mo to Change. I told til in I knew what
Hood's Sarsaparllla was. 1 had taken It, was
satlaflcd With It, and did not want any other.
Hood's
When I began taking Hood's Sarsaparllla
I was feeling real miserable, suffering
a great deal with dyspepsia, and so weak
that at times I could hardly stand. 1 looked,
and had for some time, like a person in con-sumption.
Hood's Sarsaparllla did mo so
much good that I wonder at myself sometimes,
:iii,l my friends frequently speak ef It." MloJ.
ELLA A. Corr, Cl Terraco Street, Boston.
Sarsaparllla
Sold bj all dragglsti. (I; six for 55. Prepared out?
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IOO Doses One Dollar
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AND CEILDZEN'S LE3QIKQ3,
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Corn, Oats. Chrpped
Gum and Oat;,
Baled HAY & STRAW,
Corner of Sevsnthand
Spring Mill /venue
CONaHOllOCKEN, PA.
Women's Temperance Hall,
TO RENT,
FOR CONCERTS,
ENTERTAINMENTS,
LECTURES, SUPPERS,
OR TO SOCIETIES FOR
THEIR MEETINGS.
Apply to Trustees of W. C. T. 0.
Er. Cnas. T. QontBtfa
Veterinary Surgeon
BRYN MAWR PA.
Ur-'inate of Ameridsn Veterinary College
Teleirrsph coniliinnteHtlop* will no :ui
prompt 'ite-ntton.
srll-tt
CoiiKuHnllon »oll< Iml
Dr. iegtmeier,
HOMCEPATHIST,
ha** rt tnovi-d to
HARRY STREET,
oopoMIe, public BObool, between Sri', anil 4th
nl ui
avenue,
Ovrioilloims -7 to 9 a.m.. Iltol
p. m
THE
NORRTSTOWN
TITLE, TRUST,
SAFE LHPOSIT CO.
$250,000.
Start The New Year Right
CAPITAL
By purchasing' something new to
iM'Mutif.v your homos and before you
MIIIIHAUIilDIEIUlimEIT. ^^JgZZS* J° TT^ ^ ^-^
Q Keeelye, money a,,.n, „,■.., «n,<l UO" WlCCt^'d StOflC Of
& I'KIt CKNTon activo i OOOIIBU.
• ^ PER i KM upon fnrlDK Kund Hi-poilts.
lOaiia monev on ninr'-ra^o and o turtir-pr>
ivt*d ne'cunt it*. In'taltii'ni >u>rtxii ji't
atpictaiiy
ACIMHH Kkftculor, Admh latimtor, GiiHrd-lan,
TriiftUt-, Anati/ri-i', L'(iintiiittt-i> and ex-fi-
uti - tril-lPi Ol IMI'V dCMrlptlOal '•"'-
oomt ■ tocurlty for peri<on* acdiiK in suob
capacitU'H All Trust i-uiula and Invtn'-
inuuls pi']'l m luitutf and tiput iioin ibe
aa nl - cl lut l i>inn>tn\
li>ui«-8 thi'Tnl- tit KI-I] K-'itt. and Mnrt-
K'tKi'» and HifHlimt IOM t>y Mmtiainc^' Lleni
uii'i I •••cadi-n ta' IM-1II'.
RiTtlTOH fnr aafp kceplnfr, under guur-unlea,
valunbl'a vt < vi r> tl'^orlptlnn, »no'i
at I tui*ii», StocVa, Doiads, Wi» twun - Plate,
Ac , at ifHost iuU'8 Ui'iitn'al' • |ti Itmirw
Klre utt'i I'.urglar I'IOOI VniiilH, i»n tooted l>y
ltnprovtMl t ina lnuu*. at no II *,'» to elA per
Hiiiiuiil' KOOeViaw* JllnlttH \Jllllt I'M" u-c Ol
safe M ntiTri. heotips lur and f iilcly • eept
Will* »ltHOUt '-ln'l'"
le-uu« nut Hi,N ou AKTs and ruKKK.N
Pnsi'A I, Owl)*.K3 al tin- lowcktratt'a Ot i-x
han^u.
JOI15 W. LOCH, Al.HKHT UKOMKlt.
lii'-iii'ii1. Vice Prealdent
F. Q. UOB-ON, Treasurer and iniat officer.
/>i>«lor«:
John W, Loch. Jainra It. II>d!and
Albert Uroraer, h\\un Jnncs,
J. A. Straalm: j. ei, John Walton,
Isaac W.Bmltli, HoracoC. <olrnia",
N.U.lATirlen-, J. P. Hale Jcukiuo,
8- II. Lauliuw, Ui-nry M. Trucy,
Ashley P. nuf-.ter, Sair.mi M Moore,
Gooi'.'B W. H.Taomaa.
Dr. E. E. Fleming,
DENTIST
»• X X*. ft» *T AVB1MUB
below F»vette ■t..OoDihril)o< krt-i, Pa.
Furniture, Carpets,
Wall Paper and
Bedding,
At the largest Warerooins.
$0<BE$TS & MEREDITH.
U FA YETTE STREET,
COJfSHOHOCKEU.
N. B Goods at Philadel*
phia Prices.
DR. ABRAM. CRANKSHAW,
DENTIST
i'ayetto Street,
Bilow lUllowill'irDrne Burn. Oo'ihohortn. t»
SCIENTIFIC AND
Practical Qg£ Dentistry.
DR. N."S7BORNEMAN.
NO. io9 SWLDE STREET,
JuH be>ow Vain. Norristown,
annonncfi to ihe public ol uonnhoiiooken
that his office la open at all Imuia fur his
clienls. Many yta'"s of actlvn practlcn In
lit- prnfrri-do" t-n»bii B linn toguaran ett ptV
feet latUfaetion.
•#-Nltn)us OxMo :or paln'enB extr SllO
aipcclullv. II M iv
WINFIELD S. HARRY,
FLORIST AND SEEDSMAN-The
ondi.r-.Kned wMiei to tbauk liU patroua for pail farori aad to itaM that be noar baa e
baud a large vantly of
Flower arid Vegetable Seeds !
\y H. KASTUAM,
(i)iB.-vnl.slor Calvary V. K. Chnrvn)
Professor of Music.
SlzrAYKTTat BTUKET Con^Lobockt-n.
Organ, Piano, Harmony and Voice CuitHre,
I Unoe tunel and i-epuin^i,
■yyn r.BBTBM,
Attorney-ut-Law,
60S CHESTNUT8TKKI:T. PniLADA.
Evening Office.
Bank BuiMIng', Conaholionkon, Pa.
meh ::t- v
James B. Holland,
Attorney-at-Law
Orvicav, 8i* 8we le etnet, >"orrlitown.
■——; __,, 1 Con»hohoe«en. S'l-mpli-'.
The colibrattd W. ATI.EE IHT.PEB'8 SEEDS, wliioli will be KII.I at the
Inwent price, wholraale ind retail. Thew MMKII hate be«n tened aBd th. wi
Jlrlv-RJ ""m *'" "ol be diMppoinled. All kloda ol FI.OWKKlMi
11.AMV, «mi)iiK them the followiiiK : Ageratam, AiTianx, "!i Tarieiie.:,
Anprlopm \ellchi. variety of Alters, Beijoolai, Ohrrianthemaml, Ctilnene '
and Jaoa | Laudriefl, Ixibelia. Cirnalion I'iok, C-utanrea, Uartj Millar,
CIomatiB, Cobca Scaodem. Coleun, Cyi-laai'n. OiKantam, Dahlia, Hdio-tiopi-,
lliblraui, IliHt-lij-ddiDir, Oeraniuni, F..r Oet Me-Not, Dalij, Paoar,
Moou »lower, Holjhork, MignoDFtte, 2 varirtlea j ManraodU, vine ; Naala-
!ia,n,,,V*'""'i^. phlox f'l'mmondi, I'limola Obuouioa, Heabioaa Sedom, Kmllai, Bwiet William
Oilljr tlower, \irheee, Wall Flower, Zinula, Callaa Lly, Am.rMli. Lilr, Harriet lily Ever
ll.ouniniR ltiuiei, Fncuiaa.
HOT BSD PLANTS OF ALL DKSCBIPTI0H3.
tr Funerals, weddinga, etc. inppllcd wilh ont flowere of all klndi at abort notice.jta
WINFIELD 8. HARRY, Ftoaira AND SEEDSMAN,
CONSHOHOCKEN.PENNA
Ball, 7 to a n. in
DAVID H. JaOSS
ATT0RH3Y AT LAW,
801 WALNUT ITREET PHUU
\00X8H0QOCKEN
Evening Ofl-e VOv^r 'lie P<*i Offlr*
„ I T to 9 n. m
CAMPBELL'S
Crown t^^^Ointment.
T"»DC MA"'*' •■
A si.lcudid remedy lor Tiles of all kinds, IukuU Scald liead. Tettnr
Gulled and ?"rozen parts of-tbe body and Skin
Eruption of all kiuda.
WHERE OTHERS FAIL, THIS SUCCEEDS.
it r.AI» THI BOB! Trwiioauia.
IIIIIHD, r»i '.. B pi, II,UN.
"" /,™'rVi'"bavl'i'ie been umiclid »lib Pllea luratverel yeere and hevinir triad every
,. „/,Vi nd,-r«l» ■lion I ri-ll. 1.1 «»» HKluc-tU to try a boa ol your Crown Ointment; IliaT.
Z . I'.i.rei i-T i-v °"rr-o il a permanent cor., beloie liiif lh« b*<» v-aa used. I cheer-
Cemhouockei , *"a.. Anil i*. !»•.
In a pap«'
Heavener & Hart,
Carpenters and Contractors,
East and West Conshohocken.
Plena and spaclfloaiions drawn at short
notice. Jobblngajlroiuptly attended to.
John S. Hippie,
Practical
Carpenter and Builder,
COR. SECTOR AND APPLE STS.,
CONSIIOnoCKEN.
HTEstlmatee furnished and -.intracti
made fur all Minis of Rntldings, /Man and
epsclflcatlona drawn for new work. Par-ticular
attention paid to altering and
remodeling, and In everytblrg rlrat-cliet
work and material guaranteed.
JOHN NEILL, JR.,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING
GRAINING,
ftASH 5 HARD WOOD FINISHINli-
CONSWOHOl'KE". PA.
ivRANK M- COMRAD.
Justice of the Peace, Real Estate
Aqent ana Conveyancer.
Agent lor the American Line anil Anchor
Mi" oecnn »tci»mahlp, Co.'s and (leimtn
American Fire lrsuiance, companies atasta
cvor |\,UJO,UOO.
Kei.te and bills oolloetwl, money loaned
and conveyancing in al) lie branches care-
Inlly attended to.
onirr-('or. Front and WUIMawM "le .
WgST rOKSHOUOLlKKN.
For Sale By ALL Druggists.
JOHN ELLIS'
William F. Smith,
Justice of the Peace,
OFFICE i—FAYETTE 8TREE.
Ovar Brook's Cigar Store, etcuiple's Bnllding in
CONiHOHOCXEN.
B«\T» »m> Bins TaonrTi.t Ooi.i.Errari.
C. H. TEWAITB5,
Plumbor, Gas arid
Steam Fitter.
Cor. Washington & Oak St?..
Conshohocken, Pa.
«ow. Blve Attention
were cloned; and 1 never o.u-c crowed the , T() tu|) pariflcillon of Tour bloodi for ., B0
street without looking Iwlh waje, to eal- | ^uoa u the body euictptible to the beneSti
culate the daugcrol'licingriiiiovcr. When to be derived from a good medicine, ae in
I ariived I wus prcecutcil with a letter from March, April and Hay. Flood's Karsaparllla il
my attorney, giving me the choice of an en- the people's favorite spring medicine. It stands
aigncy in a regiment which waa order ,1 tn "»1»»iie<l for purifying the blood, coring | .^residence, Tenth avenue
the West Indie., or going missionary to | ■atatala, iaB rtaaUB, eta, tnlatlag IheM-1 street. 1'o.t 0
New '/. aland. I wrote to him in answer,
that it waa peifectly immaterial to mo
whether I was cut off hy the yellow fever,
or devoured by cannibals; but that I had
business which would preveut me fmai
availing myself of cither alternative lor two
mouths at least.
The next morniug fouuil me again at the
door of I'.uphronyni-, who nave me her lily
aeys and liver, repairing nerve tbsnes,
stringlhenlng and Invigorating the whole
body, as welt as checking the progress of scute
and chronic disease, and restoring the aflltoted
parti to a natnral, healthy condition. II you
havo never tried Hood'a Hiraaparilla for yonr
" spring mi dicine," do so this season.
fiitnroaand Fittings for Sleain, Oas and Water,
Hldraulln Itaina. llra.a and [rou 1'uuipa.
Bratlnu l'ub'.l.-and I'rlvata Bnllillng b.v Sl.anr a
Bpecl.lltv.
baud, aud receive mc with a smile of an old
acquaintance. Affairs went on pretty much
the same as they did on the preceding day.
The poem was long, her signing eiqnisite,
my anecdote of New X, iil.uul irieMMilil.-,
and we again forgot ourselves, till it was
necessary, in common politeness, to ask me
to dinner. Here bcr sober attire, which
for some months hud luen a piece of mere
gratuitous rc-pecf, was exhanged for a low
evening dress, nnd my soul which was brim-ming
before, waa in an agony to liml room
I for any increasing transports. Her spirits
-Itch cured In 80 minutes by Woolfoid
Sanitary Lotion. Bold by T. F. MoOoy, Drag-gist,
Oonshobockeo.
Bemrkaolo Nerve.
The early history of America is fall ol in-steucea
of men baring great nerve. Bat we
are rapidly becoming the most nervous people
on|i arth. The recent increase of insanity,
epileptic Ills, headache, backache, neuralgia,
sleeplessness, nervousness, dyspepsia, natter-ing
of the heart, etc., points to an early decay
of the race, unless this tendency Is checked.
N dliing will cure these diseases like Dr. Miles'
N. ivine, warranted to contain neither opium
nor morphine. Sample bottles free at UoOoy's
Drug Store. Don't fail to try It.
Orders received at shop, mtiolnlng carpon-erstiop
of Barnnel Davis, ruth avenue, or
above Forrest
nice llox Hi
GRAINING done for the TRADE.
Martin's Shoe Store
Favette Street. Conshohocken.
Men's shoes mad** to order from I2.M snrt
npwsnls. LftdloB* riench kM shoos, IflMIT
and Children's shoe* trade IOOMIT on ulioit
notice; also, ready made Boois. Blioos,
Sllpn^ni, etc.. always on hand: Com« and
examine my «tock before purciiaslnK else-
"''""'" JOHN MARTIN.
Kayon-* itroett tntf*100T aoovs K'nv
• >::•'> II ikjuslio!ifchon. Fa
JOHN KNOX
Buccossor to Jo*in Koss .V BOD,
HAT8, CAP8. GENTS' FURNISHING
GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES.
Also sn aiaortmeut of Infants'
and Children's Uapa In I'.u.-li,
Cashmere,and woolen.
Tt-ho^snn and Tam-O-Shantors for Misses'
and Ch.ldron. A full HUH of Muslin
and .Merino Underwear. For Ladies :
Huching, I.at'n Ribbon, MuniIn, Calico,
Hosiery, Handkerchlefp, Table Scarf*,
&o. Call and examine our st-rk.
FAVKTTE ST., bet. Hector and Rim St
Conshohocken, Pa.
WM, HAYWOOD
Fire Insurance.
FRESH SU.PLY OF GARDEN StEOS AND TOOLS,
AND PAINTS!
No. 76 Fayette Street,
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA.
FOR MEN ONLY!
rajCIILCHOos.ral and NF.RVOUK DEBU.I1
//*^*£
•JorsrralandNER. -
I W..kne.« of BodJ and Hind, ESactS
lof Error. orEi.'-i.e. in OldorTounf.
IHIDIlfall* llrx, t.l, 11,,. i-r.l.rf. ...
i-M.'a^wira."i sntiaulnl>inu.a«sarinrsorturn.
S , ..H M »"« IBHiaSVI II. I. ...,.
uZX. dlili MffoiCAt CO.. BUFFAtd. H. V.
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r flr\ l~*/ /TV ''"' '' "r n ,Mln II, vl.mpi :
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Sprinj
FOR MEN, YOUTHS,
BOYS ANDCHII.DRKN.
C. Yates & Co.
I.KDUEB BUILDISQ.
SIXTH AND OHESTNUT,
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