ft Star (iithsrription $I.M per year, in adrnnct. C. I. HTHPHKNMON. Rdltor and Pnk. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1803L All tnilipiiUnt lorn! puppr, pulillshrrt every Wlmilny at KornnlunvHlu, Jofforann Co. I'll,, flu vi il i d to the InttrmU of KoynolclnvUle Kli'l .It'irtTwiiifonnty. Non-polltlrnl, will tmat fOI with fiilrnoMK, una will opnupnulnlly friend ly lownnU the liilxirlni c-Ihm. rinbwrlptlon price II. 50 per renr.ln advance. I'ommiinlratlonn Intenden for piihllrntlon Itvut bo mvompiinted by the wrfter'n nnme, iiii for nuhllrmion, hut Rimriinti-e of go xl fultn. Interentlnn newii Itemnwilli'lted. AdertWlnff rnten mndn known on Hppllrn Uon nt thti ofnie In Arnold' Rloi'k. I.pntcbty romtminlratlon and rhnniro of ndvertlHcmentit should much thin offleo by M'indiiv noon. AdilroH nil rommunlmtlon to O. A. fHi'ph C 'in. Itrynoldivlllti, m. Knlcrmf at the noetonHce nt Iteynnlniivllle. Ph., a nei'ond cIhhr mnll mnttnr. A Sootrh clnrfryman, jimt as he hud told tho bridegroom to love and honor wlfo, was mirprlsod to hoar the man iut.-'i-J.-et tho words "and obey." A few yarn afterward the clergyman met tho m m. "D'yo mind, air, yon day when ye ti' irvlod mo, and I wad lnsint upon vow li to oboy my wife? Well, ye may now hoi; that I was in tho right. Whether yo wad or no, I have obeyed lir; and behold, I am tho only man tli nt ha a twivstory house In the halo U"in!" Ex. It us consider that youth Is of no li'MU duration, and that to mature ape. w'r'n the enchantments of fancy shall Cm and phantoms of delight dance no tn iro about is, we shall have no more 0n in forts but the esteem of wise men a id t he means of doing good. Let us therefore stop, whllo to stop is In our p iw.T. U-t us live as men who are somo t;,n to grow old, and to whom it will l the most dreadful of all evils to count iV Ir pitst years by follies, and to be v minded of their former luxurlanco of tie;.th only by the maladies which riot li ' produced. "I have eaten apples that ripened iin'iv i him eighteen hundred years ago, bn-iid timdo from wheat grown before l"i.' cliildron of Israel passed through t"ii- R d Sen, spread It with butter that v n- in.ulo when Elizabeth was Queen of Fi-i'liind, and washed down the repast v!i wine that was old when Columbus V a- playing barefoot with the boys of C i'ia.'' was tho remarkable statement ri by Amaziah Dukes, a New York I'N'ker. says tho St. Louis Glriliolkmo C'' '. "Tho romarkablo spread was f'w-. n by an antiquary named Ooebel, In tn city of Hrusstds, In 1871. Thoapples V Ti1 from an earthon jar taken from ill-- ruins of Pompeii, tho burled city to vim's,! people we owe our knowledgo of Cuming fruit. The wheat was taken f.N'-n a chamber in one of the pyramids; Vw butter from a stone shelf In an old Vi'il at Scotland, whore for centuries it l ii l lain In an earthen crock in icy ater: utid the wine was recovered f; .'in an old vault In the city of Corinth. Tie re were six guosts at the table and C "'.-li hsd a mouthful of tho bread and a t i - p'Hinful of the wino, but was permit t ''. to help himself liberally to the but-1- i . there being scvoral pounds of it. 0'!.i applo jar hold about two-thirds of ,'illon, hut tho fruit was sweet and ).' flavor uw fine as though put up yes-i-r-lay." Tho whirligig of time continues to M'vi), bringing to the people of the r.w t'vnth cuntury many new and old t'lii.gs as it revolves. Time reveals tho . fuel that thore are many people in tii.irica to-day who are over-anxious ti In on Uncle Sara's pay roll. The fivi (1 for otlleo does not lessen as the ji i'fs roll on; nay verily! If It were M.-ilblu to give an hundred men ottlce "V Ihth only one gets it now, thore would J no danger of using up the supply. AVimt a queer creature polities is any Imwl As fickle as a school girl! Anew Candidate must be put to the front every fi ction, it matters not how good and t'-iie the Incumbent baa been to his Constituents and their best interests Life is short and every man that has cvor gono through a heated argument fir his party in deserving and must have un office, consequently one term, or uerhups two, is all that any office lulder dare have, because the other follow wants to got in in time to under stxnd something of how he can be u ful so that he to can step out and let a preen man take up the work. Is it miy wonder that politics is unruly sometimes and that it takes Congress and the Legislature so long to do limiting? If the newspapers of the laud would discharge all their old hands ti the first of eauh year and hire men 1 nil, had never been in a printing otlleo I J.ird, there would be more mistakes let .i.i nowspapero than there are to-day, the dully papers would be published v ' kly and tho weeklies monthly, if jMiniiHlied at all. The publishers would ) oullod fools for making such changes y-'ii I'ly. How about the Republican and I) niKHirat parties that are ever and Mr hi putting up new candidates to fill Hie luil s of Congress and Legislature ? V tho uuwspupers were to call them fnoU somebody would get mad, but isn't cue about as wise as the other V A , j. i" uliuin in the halls of Congress is j i..i us gi-een as a greenhorn in a prlnt i.iy e llleo, uu mutter how smart he is elsewhere. When the greed for offloe liaN b ' in smotherea by re-electing good in hi just as long as they are capable of Imiug the otlioe uud behave tnem. selves seemly, then, and not until then, can thu people expect to got what they vtuifc In villages and camlets. The f ol i: In lans of the cities are wise along his line and they eleot men who have bt.eu there belore. Holiday- Excursion Tickets on tht P. R. R. For the benefit of the increased travel which tho holiday season always brings, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company ill this year sell excursion tickets between the various stations on its system at the reduced rate of two cents per mllo. Such tickets will be sold between all stations except to and from stations on the Downlngtown and Lan caster Branch and the United Railroads of New Jersey Division. The dates of sale are December 22nd to 25th and December 2!Uh to January 1st, 1804, Inclusive, valid for return until January 3rd, 181)4, inclusive. Card of Thanks. We take this method of giving ex pressions to our thankfulness to all persons who worked and who were willing to work, had there been any thing for them to do, when our pmiterty was destroyed by Are lat Wednesday evening. We certainly appreciate the spirit manifested by all. Elk Tannino Co. From aire to Hon. As a Family Medicine Bacon's Celery King for the Nerves passes from sire to son as a legacy. If you have Kid ney, Liver or Blood disorder do not delay, but get a free samplo package of this remedy at onco. If you have Indi gestion, Constipation. Headache. Rheu matism, etc., this grand specific will cure. W. li. Alexander, tho leading druggist, is sole agent and is distrib uting samples free to the a filleted. Large packages 25 and 50c. Notice. Commencing this morning we offer our entire line of holiday goods, consist ing of toys, dolls, games, books, china ware, art pottery, leather and plush cases, scrap books, baskets, celluloid novelties, &o., at a positive reduction of 25 per cent. Stoke, the druggist. Quarterly meeting services will ho held in the M. E. church at this plaeo next Saturday and Sunday as follows: Preaching at 7.30 Saturday evening, followed by quarterly conference; Sun day school at 0.15 Sunday morning, preaching at 11.00 A. M., followed by sacrament of the Lord's Supper; love feast at 6.00 Sunday evening, followed by preaching services. Notice of Sale. Hearing that many of the public are under the impression that Drs. Richer Si Gerow are only in Reynoldsvillo tem porarily, I wish to notify the public that I sold my practice and projierty to Drs. Richer & Gerow September last. and hold no Interest in tho business since that time. Thanking tho public for post favoiu and earnestly recom mending my successors for future pat ronage, I am Very respectfully, v Dr. J. s. McCnEionT. Bring your repairing to headquarters. We make a specialty of Watch Cleaning and Repairing of all kinds. Work en trusted to us is certain to receive care ful and intelligent treatment from ex port and skillful hands. Clocks cleaned, repaired, regulated and sot in fine run ning order. Jewelry and all small wares monded and repollshed to look as good as new. All work guaranteed. Ed. Goodkb, Jeweler and Optician. The Bedford (Ind.) Duily Democrat says; "The Lecture Course has enabled Bedford people to hear some of the greatest speakers of the country. We have enjoyed the sunshine with Willets, felt the genius of Ingalls, laughed with Eli Perkins, listened to the honest eloquence of Copoland, butforeloquonco and deep thought on vital themos, we havo never listened to a man who is the equal of John Temple Graves." In accordance with its usual custom, the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg R'y will this year issue excursion tickets for the Christmas and New Year holi days at one and one-third the regular fare one way for the round trip, with minimum rate of 25c. Tickets will be sold only on Dee. 23d, 24th, 25th, 30th and 31, 1893, and Jan. 1st, 1804, limited for return passage until and including Jan. 2d, 1893. Notice) The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Reynoldsville for the election of directors will bo hold at the banking room on Tuesday, 0th day of January, 1804, between the hours of 10.00 a. M. and 4.00 p. m. John H. Kaucher, Cashier. The last thing a man thinks of paying for in this world is his subscription to the weekly newspaper, and yet there is no source from which he receives so many favors during the year. Overgalters 75o. at Robinson's. Ilcnry A. Reed, the shoe man, just received a shipment of new style holl day slippers. The Brookville Jiepublkun of last week says: Monday last Judge Clark made an order directing the Jury Commissioners to place in the proper jury wheel of the County of Jefferson, the names of six hundred sober, intelligent and judicious persons to serve as jurors in the several court, of said county during the year 1894, said jury wheel to be filled at least thirty days before the first term of the Court of Common Pleas to be held in the year 1894. One Way to be Happy la at all times to attend to the com forts of your family. Should any one of them catch a slight Cold or Cough, pre pare yourself and call at onco on W. B. Alexander, sole agent, and got a trial bottle of Otto's Cure, the great Gorman Remedy, Free. We give it away to prove that we have a sure Cure for Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Consumption and all diseases of the Throat and Lungs. Ijirgn sizes 25 and 50c. IS IT POSSIBLE? Are you going to begin another now year without music In tho houso ? You'll not live your life over the second time. Why not enjoy It while you can ? The great closing tint sules of Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machines St all kinds of Musical Merchandise is now going on at the large and complete store of David C. Whltehill, Di-ookvllle, Pa. No such chances was ever before offered to you to secure a line musical instrument at such little cost. Regular Prices. Organs $75. Organs .". Organs !M), Organs .!I5. Organs $100. Organs 14l. Closing out Prices. 45. " " 5f. " " Hill. " " I5. " " 70. " " !M). You must remember that those organs quoted alxivo at regulur prices of 175., Xi, and too are the same that other dealers ask you 100, 5 and $140 for, und now notice our Closing Out Prices. David C. Whltehill, Whltehill Building Brookville, Pa. Ticket agents all along tho Allegheny Valley Railway have been authorized to sell excursion tickets on December 23d, 21th, 25th, 30th and 31st. 1893, and Jun uary 1st, 1N!4, tickets being good for return trip until January 3d, 1804, in clusive. This Is in accordnnco with tho usual custom of this road and will give our people going cost or west an oppor tunity of a low rate. The friends and monibors of the First Baptist church are aguln invited to tho I. O. O. F. hall next Sunday at 2.30 P. M. Preaching Jjy Rev. J. G. Noble. Rufus Kirk, Rohkrt Hunter, Mrs. J. M. Hays. Mrs. A. M. Woodward. The Hughes Fund. ll'iniXHiitnwiipy Spirit. 1 The fund for Mrs. Mary Hughes, of Lindscy, whose husband and two sons were suffocated in the mines at Horatio last summer, will aggregate about 1, (150. Tho sums contributed by neigh boring districts, outside of Horatio, are as follows: Elcanoru, $124.40; Becchtree, J02.80; VValston, 100.70; Adrian, 1170.25; Roynoldsville, $138. Christmas Christmas time is almost here their brains to know what to buy their friends for a Christmas present. I can give you A that will help you out of them up. raw Buy skates for the girls, boys and men. I have a fine line LADIES' - My stock of Sporting Goods the best in town. 1 nave Guns for Boys, Guns for Men, and a large line of Pocket Knives and Hunting Knives. A genuine meerschaum pipe if your husband or lover smoker. 1 have a hne line of Meerschaum Floes and forty different kinds of Smoking Tobacco. Call at my store and see without trouble. ALEX. RISTON. Endeavor Convention. The program for the sixth semi annual convention of the Jefferson County Christian Endeavor Union to be held in tho Presbytorlan church at this place on Thursday, Dec. 28th, Is as fol lows: MonntNO. 0.00 Devotional Coniliiclcd by Rev. O. H. tllll s.au Add n' of Welcome C. E. Havls, Reyn oIiIkvIIIii 40 Hihimiiiio- Mls Mary Humphrey, Rich nrtlBVIMn. 9. H0 "VMiy ei.iould tie Workers" Rev. T. M. Iliirtmiin. I'linnsutawney. loin ctcncrsl iM'Ulon. 10. ; "Chrlsilon Kiidimvorers ss Tentpernnre Workers"--tleorire Knox, Rldgway. 10.4ft Interval for Ar,iiiilntatK'e. 11.00 "Mow to Overcome nnil Prevent Indif ference In Our Societies" Rev, D. A. Plane, Hccchtrue. 11. M IHm'UohIoii. 11. 4A Adjournment. ArrrtiwooH. 1. 00 Devotional - Rev. It. M. If iiimtttdcr. LIS Adilii'M "How to lncrciiw the Activity of our Committees" W. W. Harbour, KldKWiiy. S.:tt Dlu'iiHi,i,i. 2..V) "New I'lmw for Crcntlnn an Interest In our V. I". . C. K. Prayer meetlnuV Prof. .1. I.. Alllnon, PunxMitawncy. 3.10 Report from state Convention Rev. O. II. Hill nnil ol hers. a.40 Junior Wrk"rMrs. C. I,. Yennlo. Hiiluwuy. mid Mlwt Mattle Kvsns, PlIIIXHlllllWIICV. 4.10 ltiislni'H Mectlnir, Iti'ililliiK of Minutes, Klecllon of tiilk'urs, ete. (jlll'Ktlllll III). Adjournment. KVKsmn. 7.:m 0hmiIiik tiy Choir, followed by I'rnlse Service--W. A. 11. htrenmer, l'unx Niitawncy. 7.IW Reel i nt lun Mrs. J. It. Arnold, Reyn Vllle. Solo, Min RolH'rta Ayres, Reynolds ville. H.m A ild i ens- Rev. W. A. Jones, Plttahurjt. HM t'onvermtlon Service-Rev. W. II. II. Kvliind. Hid Run. lIl'llLlll.'llllll. The program will be Interspersed with music. Bring your Endeavor edi tion of Gospel Hymns, No. 8. Two for One. Wo are making a sieciul offer to each of our ruuders paying a year's subscrip tion to the Star in advance, and to all new sulMcribcrs paying In advance, we will give them th.i best local papor in Jefferson county and will give them free, either the IIohkihriikI or Inierf crtit Farmer, for ono year. The two papers alxive mentioned are excellent monthly papers and the subscription price of each is $1.00 a year. This offer is made only to those in Pennsylvania. NIKer Polish. , Thurston's silver polish, best in the world, for halo by Ed. Gooder, joweler and optician. Latest thing out fur trimmed slip pers, at Reed's. A very desirable farm of 80 acres one mllo west of Reynoldsville for sale. For part iculars Inquire of Mrs. M. E. Weed or Mrs. A. J. Burris. Subscribe for "the - Star," l. SO PER YEAR. Presents! and many jwople are racking rtr srr the difficulty if you follow of SKATES I is large and the assortment is just the thing for a present if you cannot select a present POINTERS An immense line Holiday at C. BING Economy will be used this year. We handle goods prices are low. A full line of Dress Goods, Dress Patterns, Silk Dress Patterns, and Fancy Silks. -R FINE Handkerchiefs, Scarfs. It is our business to sell you want to show you that we can do it. Come and examine our goods. We are now offering our Gray and White Blankets at Reduced Kates. Do not miss this chance of getting your blankets Cheap. . )Don't fail to see our watGhes, Clocks. Jewelry all Kinds, silverware, optical Goods. Novelties, etc. Don't miss seeing our Beautiful Holi day Display. Select your gifts stock and you will be sure of getting the best and most appropriate presents at the fairest figures you have ever known. Make your Holiday purchases of ED. GOODER, Jeweler and Optician. KeilSM MB Co., DEALERS IN HARDWARE. STOVES and RANGES, TIN, SHEET IRON - AND COPPER WARE, AMMUNITION, FISHING TACKLE OP ALL KINDS, HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, WOOD AND IRON PUMPS. And everything kept in a First-class Hardware Store. Roofing and Spouting Done to Order. REYNODSVILLE, PA. of Goods F. HOFFMAN'S. & CO. in buyincr Christmas Presents that will be useful and our LINE- Muffs, Fur !Neck the best for the money and we Special Attraction in( Diamonds. from our complete
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