tiultcription tl.00 per year, in irftnnv. C. A. KTKfHKmoU, Krtltor anil Pnh. WEDNESDAY. JANUAHY 27, ISII7. An Independent lornl puper. ptiMUhrfl every WeduPMlnjr nt HeynoliWvHIe. Jetrei-Min To. P., d.vnted to Ihe lnteret of KeynnWUvllle, and Jefferaonrounty. ?dm-po1lttriil, wfll trent .11 with fttlrne. nnd will he especially friend ly tnwnrtU the luliorlnK rliw. Butmcrlpt Ion prlreSI.ODneryenr.ln nrivnni'.. Communle.tlon Intended for puhltc.tlnn Diunt be. mrrompnnleU by th. writer' nnmv. not for nuhllrtttlnn, but n it iftmrnntee of good fnl tli. Iiiterenlltiv new Itenmwillrlteil. Advertising rule ninrie known on pplln tlon At the office In Arnolds' HIM-k. Lennhty commiinlrntlono nnd (ihntiue of advertisement should renin thin ufltaa by Uondny noon. Address nil rommunlrfttlon. toC. A. Steph enson, Keynoldsvllle. Pa. Entered nt the postofllre nt Heynnlrisvllle, P., ..second class mull matter. Duties of Parents Toward School. Turning to ttio subject on hand, let us dwoll for a momont on tho mrnnintf of tho word "duty" or "dutt. n." Duty, clearly deflnud, means "that which a person owes to another; that by which a person Is bound" by any nntornl, moral or legal obligation to pay. do or perform. What then Is 'xpct'd "of the parents and what should they naturally, IcgnHy, or morally perform toward" the school? The first point to be observed Is that parent are expected to and should co operate with the teaehnr. Co-opvriUlnii between tho parents and teacher is necessary in order to mako a success of the school or, more specifically speak ing, of the child. If parents think the child Is not doing good work at school, they should confer with the teacher nnd And out the rea son for it, and perhnps great help enn be derived by the consultation. As for instance, parents can acquaint tho teacher of tho disposition, faults, etc., of tho child and he knows bettor how to deal with the pupil In tho future. An observant teacher, though, soon learns the disposition of each pupil In the school room. Parents are more apt to be deceived In their children than Is the teacher. It Is easy to find fault and children are by no moans exempt from fault-finding, especially when encour agement is received nt home. Oft times when a child is chastised or com pelled to study In the school room, he will go home and toll of tho cruelty of the teacher and complain of the great amount of work Imposed on him, and I have actually known children to sham illness In order to make their parents believe that they had to study too hard in the school room. I wish to state here that very few people die from over-study, and the parents would bo surprised to And what a great amount of physical exorcise is taken without injuring thera In the least. But parents do not always investigate, henco the the child comes to school with a note from tho parents, requesting that ho be excused from certain studies. Who Is to blame? Not tho child. It is not tho natural disposition of tho child to study, to thirst for knowledge, no; we must all cultivate a desiro for learning and it is tho duty of tho parents to teach tho child and constantly Impress him with the thought that in this ago of progress that he must study, and study bard and earnestly, if he wishes to gain a standing in this intelligent worKl. Passing from this question to the sec ond, already stated In roforence to the natural, legal and moral obligations or duties of parents to the school. I would say that school visitation ranks first as one of the natural obligations of the parents. Ssoing Is believing and if par ents wish to know for themselves of the progress tho child Is making they must visit the school. It Is tho only true and just way of Judging of the morlt of tho teacher and also of ascertaining whether tho child is receiving proper training. Parents then should consider it their duty to visit tho school, bo It onco a day, once a week, onco a month, onco every six months; but many, I fear, do not visit tho school onco In allfo tlmo. I have hod pureots tell me that the reason they did not like to visit tho Behoof was that they couldn't make a speech. To such people r parents I have sacredly, as well' as secretly, prom ised to refrain from asking them to ad dress the school, and yet they did not oome. If they have failed In their duty was I to blame, after offering such a tempting allurement as that? Second is the moral obligation of the parents to the school. "Be what you appear to be" Is a maxim that should be taught to a child from early infancy. Teach the child to be kind aud gener ous to his playmates, respectful to his Instructor, and to be honest at all times. Teach the child that it is wrong to tell of the disagreeble or unpleasant things that happen in the school room, that it is wrong to tell of the faults or falling of bis playmates; in fact tt Is the moral and sacred duty of the parents to teaob the child that right should pre vail at home, at school, abroad. Third is the legal obligation of par ents toward the school. The child should be taught that it is a compulsory duty to conform to the rules of the school and to obey the teacher. A child should be taught that Uw and order is one of God's first laws and that there is no law without order and punctuality. It 4s now, too, one of the legal obliga tions of ptrenU to see that tbelr children attend school, and attend regularly. By o doing the parents will obviate the necessity of the enforcement of the legal nqjlroments by the officers of the law.' Klnrilly, tho substrate nf parents' duties to tlio school nnd subsequent career of the child depends on the training the child receives In the homo circle, where obedience !s rendered through love and respect, rather th:in fear. It Is related of Nouh Webster, tho lexicographer, that during childhood his mother taught him that beat If ul childish prayer with which we are nil so familiar, beginning with "New I lay me down to fleep." Ho never retired, even after ho bud grown to manhood, without, repeating thut simple prayer. All of his success ho attributed to his met hoi- and to her loving and parental duty in teaching him that prayer. The duties thut the parents teach the child at homo form the keynoto of suc cess at school and is the stepping stone to fume and honor. Netta D. Coax. Written Tor local liiHtitutu held at Rathmcl January 10, 185)7. Parmer's Institute at Aliens Mills. Following U tho program of the .lofTorson County farmer's Institute to be held In Aliens Hull, Aliens Mills, on Thursday and Friday, February 2Tth and 2fith: THURSDAY, FEB. 23th. Morning Session, 10:00 Prayer, Rev. Myers; piir, Potato Culture, A. T. MeCluro; discussion opened by Wni. Iluchnnan; paper, How to Grow Small Fruit, John Kobinson, sr; discussion opened by A. McCullongh; music; adjournment. Afternoon Session, 1:.'I0 Musio; Ad dress of Welcome, J. G. Allen: response, Iluv. Mills; question box; paper, Stock and Dairy Feeding, Simon Stahlman; discussion opened by N. P. Clark; paper, Fertilizers Homo and Commercial Parker Ilullurs; discussion opened by John Marshall; paper, Market Garden ing for Profit, McCurdy Hunter; dis cussion opened by Jamos Hicks; adjourn ment. Evening Session, 7:30 Question box; music; paper, A Model Country Home, Mrs. J. G. Allen: paKtr by Mrs. A. Z. Myers; paper, Proper Education for Country Children, W. C. Smith; dis cussion opened by Austin Blnkoslee; paper, Should We have a He-dlstribu-tlon of tho School Funds Appropriated by the State, Lewis Evans; discussion octicd by James Dennlson; paper, Ought thero to bo Township High Seliools, Fred Moore; discussion opened by S. W. Temple; adjournment. FRIDAY, FKB. 2(iTH. Morning session, 10:00 Question box; music; paper, How to Duild a Good Kottd. Fred Harvey; discussion opened by .1. II. Hoss; puper, Should' tho Road Tax bo Fold in Money, Alonzo Wilson; discussion opened by .1 nines Stool; paper, Should the State Aid In Building Roads, R. M. Mcintosh; discussion opened by Jamos Davenport; adjournment. Afternoon Session, l.'M Question box; music; Are tho Farms In this Community Improving? If so, How? If not, Why ? Warren Sibley, followed by others; paper, Quality end Prepara tion of Food, Mrs. A. G. Mills; discussed by Mrs. M. H. Smith, Mrs. Maggie Brunholts and Mrs. D. B, McConnell; paMr, Are these Institutes BcnoQtiiul, A. O. McWllliatns; discussion opeued by M. C. Smith; adjournment. Lectures will be delivered by Col. J. A. Woodward, J. F. McCormluk and J. J. Thomas, of tho State Board. R. F. Morrison is genorui manuger of the institute and Dillis Allen secretary. Two Ribs Broken. Rov. G. A. B. Robinson, who was given a call to the pastorate of the Presbyterian church in Reynoldsvllle and declined to accept it, has ocouptod a oall to become pastor Of the Presby terian church In Clarion. Rov. Robin son mot with un accident recently, the particulars of which we clip from the Clarion Republican: "On Thursday evening of last week us Rov. Robinson, of this plucu, was on his way to preach at his Greenville charge his horse became frightened at some piles of ice at Trout Run bridge and started to run. Mr. Robinson was thrown out of his seat on the wheels of his cart and held there, being unable to help himself on account of being closely wrapped in the robes, with the aid of his daughter, who was with hire, he succeeded in stepping his horse, and finding himself injured he returned to his home. A medical examination showed that two ribs hud been broken and a third ono fractured, he has since boon confined to his room and Is suffer ing a very great deal of pain and will be unable to talra unhla wnetr f of uvanI days yet." Something to Know. It may be worth something to know that the very best medicine for restor ing the tired out mervous system to a healthy vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicine is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to the nerve centres in th. stomach, gently stimulates the liver and kldnoys, and aids these organs in tu rowing off impurities in the blood. Eloctrlo Bitters Improves the SDoetlto. aids digestion, and is pronounoed by tnose wno have tried it as the very best blood nurlflne ml nwu tiln Tmi I. 8old for 50o. or 11.00 per bottle at H. aio, oiuaa urug store. Card of Thanks. We wish to thank Mia manu IrlnJ friends who were of such a noble assist ance to us in our late sorrow. A kind NmomhrinnA nt tham win !.. u cherished by MABTIN HEKKKR AND FAMILY, MUUUU, O. MEUUC8 AND WITH. I Our Educational Column. "ttuli WllliM," Ulln. Address all cntnmnnlcntlnns relative to this department to Killtor Kduriktlomtl Column, enreof ThsHtah. LITTLE TROUBLES. Dedicated to the Lit I In Workers nf Rooms It nnd VI by "Uncle William." Pnn't think when you're learned your letters Tltat all of your troubles am donei You'll And ymuself mistaken , They're only lut begun. Lenmlnft your letters Is hard, we know, Hut deep Into study delve.. And patiently toll, ye workers true Of rooms Eleven and Twelve. If lenrnlni to write Is awful A nd I lie letters won't stny on tlis lines, Nor the pen do as you hid It,, Mut ruts tip numerous shines, Just keep on patiently trying Anil deep Into study delve 'Till the Koal you reaeh, ve busy bees - Of room Kleven and T'wolve. There would Ik some eomfort In learning If one could tret throuuh; Instead, There nre other thlnirs nwnltlns And mitmmiu books abend. Thern are mathemntleHls tables And Ornmmnr In which to delve, Hut don't dive up, ye tollers true Of rooms F.leven and Twelve. Remember that little by Utile To the mountain top wo climb. It isn't all done Iti a minute. Rut onlr a sien at n time. 'TbU thus that sitires. learned, Itld deett Into Itminln. delve. Then work with a will, ye workers true or rooms Mcveti and Twelve. Boys and girls, this week your "un cle" will vary n little nnd give you somo short selections from our best educa tional writers and tt is hoped that you will peruse them carefully and thought fully and endeavor to put into practice tho teachings contained In them. They aro filled with excellent und wholesome Rdviee which, If carefully followed, will bo of lasting benefit to you throughout life. The world being a schoolbouso, con summately equipped with apparatus and teachers, and containing the human race as pupils, tho normal course of life is a steady process of education. The business and end of our existence Is to learn. Wo aro horo really to acquire knowledge of the Infinite wisdom, lovo of tho Infinite, goodness, enjoyment of the Infinite blessedness. That Is, wo aro hero to study. Wo are sent out on this earthly cutnpulgn of life to onrlch ourselves with thu spoils of vanquished difficulties und the wealth of captured truth and beauty. The innumerable suns that wheel and gleam through im mensity are shining lessons sot along the limlt'.ess iiscuntions our learning bouIs must cliinh. Iuexhnustlble uro tho studies Inviting us In this primeval school of tho creation. Every event is full of meaning, bubbling to the atten tive ear, tho secrets of its origin and its consequenoes. Every roy is a revealing flash. Every object Is compacted throughout and written all over with truth. Nature Is u transparency, ablaze with black lights of Intent ion nnd burst ing with mysteries. In short tho uni verse is a moving congo'rtus of truths within truths and good on good, every member and particle of which It Is mount shall bo known. W. R. Alger. Thore is always a best way of doing everything, though tt wore only to boll an egg. Manners are tho huppy ways of doing things, euch one a stroke of genius or of love, now repeated and hardened into usage. They form at last a rich vurnisli with which tho routine of life Is wushed and Its details adorned. If they aro superficial, so aro tho dow drops which give such a depth to the morning meadows. Mannors aro very communicable; mon catch thora from one another. The power of manners Is incessant an element as tnconceulablo as fire. No raun can resist their influ ence. Give a boy address and accom plishments, and you give him the mas tery ol palaces and fortunes where ho goes. IIo has not the trouble of enter ing or owning them; thoy solicit him to enter and possess. When wo reflect how, in all clubs, mannors make tho members, bow manners make the ambi tious youth; that for most part, his manners marry him, and for most part he marries manners; when we think what keys thoy aro, and to what secrets, what high lossons and Inspiring tokens of character thoy convey, we shall not overrate thorn. Emerson. One of tho prlmo duties of the publlo school is effectivo moral instruction. The experience of school men in all ages has been that mere intellectual training, without a corresponding de velopment of the moral nature, does not fit boys and girls for practical life. Many of tho world's brightest Intellects have been steeped in crime To Idbuto the highest good and meet the demands of the publlo, the moral nature must be cultivated and trained along with the intellectual man. Sawyer. SCHOOL NOTES. Dou't forget that Dr. Nourse will be here on Friday evening, February 6th, to deliver his famous dramotlo lecture, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." This will be the best lecture of the course and you cannot afford to miss It. Secure seats early as there will be a rush. Tickets on sulo at Stoke's drug store. Night school will open on Monday evening, Feb. 1st, in room No. 1 of the basement of new building. Those de siring to atteud will report promptly at the room at 7.00 p. it. for enrollment and organization. Janitor Kline furnishes an abundant supply of "calorie" and keeps the build ing warm and comfortable during the old snap. Deemer's never carry goods from one season to another this is the time to get bargains in heavy goods. Hotel Beat and Bogus Doctor. Walter H. Forsythe, who Is known In Reynoldsvlllo nnd this section, having traveled for Dillworth's grocery house of Pittsburg, clerked at Hotel Wayne, in Du Buls and kept books for the company at Beechle, whern he married a former Reynoldsvlllo young lady, was arrested at Rldgway on Tues day of lust week for practicing medicine, not being a physician and not bolng re gistered, for beating hotels and llvry stables and obtaining mosey under false pretenses. He usually practiced among farmers, representing himself to bo Dr. R. V. Pierce, of the World's Medical Dispensary of Buffalo, N. Y. Among the farming people he would prescribe some slmplo both, teas or hitters to be prepared from leaves, bark or roots whluh he carried in a traveling brig, obluined as much money as possible and promise to return in a week. He beut hotels aud livery slubles In u number of towns In the state. Forsythe was tuken from the Rldgwuy jail to Shellleld, Wnrreu county, Wednesday and given it hearing for beating the Lee House and llvet y nt that place, und was committed to tho Warren jail. One of tho Reynoldsvlllo hotels is among the number that Foisythu beat. Tho Ridgwuy Democrat says that Forsytho protested his Innoccnco aud was as cool as tho proverbial cucumber until he found that ho was utiablo to secure ball, and then with thu bleak walls of the jail staring him in tho face he broke down and cried like a baby, saying that he hud heart disease and this confinement would kill htm. Reduced Rates to Washington. For tho benefit of those who desire to attend tho ceremonies incident to tho inauguration of President-elect Mo- Kinley, tho Pennsylvania Rullroud Company will sell excursion tickets to Washington March 1, 2, 3, and 4, valid to ruturu from Murch 4 to 8, at the following rates: From Erie, 111.00; Corry. $10.75: Wurron, 10.75; Williuiusport, $8,711; Wilkesbarre, tU.40, und from all other sttitions on tho Pennsylvania system at reduced rates. This inauguration will bo a most interesting event, und will undoubtedly attract a I urge number of people from every section of tho country. The magnificent facilities of tho Pennsylvania Railroad make this lino the favorite route to tho national capital at all times, and its enormous equipment and splendid terminal advantages at Washington make it especially popular on such occasions. Always something new at Robinson's shoo store. A few Ladies' and children's coats loft ut Deemers, A Jeff. Co. Twp. Has Them. Tho family of William Dodsou, who Is now undergoing imprisonment In the penitentiary for the murder of Louis Helmuii, uro being muiutuiued by the poor authorities of Polk township. At tho 1 1 mo of thu murder thu family lived lu Spriugcreck township, Elk county As they hud no means of maintaining themselves after tho arrest and im prisonment of tho husbuud and father they becumo a publlo churge. Thu poor overseer of SprlngcreeU investigated und found that the fumily hud moved from Polk township a little, less thun a your from the time they became a charge, und accordingly bundled thorn buuk. Thu fuiuily consists of the wlfo and six young children. Brockwayvlllo Record. The Grandest Remedy. Mr. R. B. Groove, merchant, of Chllhowlo, Va., certifies thut ho had consumption, was given up to die, sought all medical troatmont thut money could procure, tried all cough remedies he could hear of, but got no relief; spent many nights sitting up in a chair; wus induced to try Dr. King's Now Dis covery, and was ourod by uso of two bottles. For past three years has been attending to business, and says Dr. King's Now Discovery is the grandest remedy ever mado, as It has done so much for him and also for others in his community. Dr. King's New Discovery Is guaranteed for coughs, colds, and consumption. . It don't fail. Trial bottles free at H. Alex. Stoke's drug store. It doesn't cost a cent to see Robinson's shoes before buying. Remnants of all kinds nt Deemer's. Somo bargains at Robinson's shoe store, Church Notices. Under this heading will be found the subjects and texts of thu pastors of the various churches of Roynoldsville for tho following Sunday: BAPTIST. Evangelist J. M. Dean, of Kallamazoo, will preach in the Baptist church next Sunday and every evening the next week, except Saturday evening. All are invited to attend. METUODIST EPISCOPAL. Morning: Address by H. D. Patton. Evening: Evangelist Heath will preach ; Subjeot: "A Bed and Its Covering." Revival services each evening exoept Saturday. Everyday bargains at Robinson's shoe store. Snydor & Johns, fashionable tailors. Try us for shoes Robinson's. All odds and ends will be sold at a great reduction at Deemer's. BIRTHS. Milliren Born on Thursday, Jan. 21, iBui, to Mr. ana Mrs. una. Miuiren, a ten-pound son. Bloke's Rdvcrtlt)ln0 Spate. STOKE, RELIABLE PHARMACIST. Bing & Co. We will soon begin stock-taking and now is the time to get Bargains in Dress Goods, Notions, Handkerchiefs, Wool Blankets, Ladies' Jackets. Come and see what we are doing. You can save money by buying now. BING fi OO. When you find you can make up your mind that the management of the store is right, that the prices are right and that they have what you want. Therefore if you are in need of Hardware. the proper thing for you store of the We are always receiving new goods and can always give you good values in Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Hats and Caps, Shoes, Etc. We carry a complete stock of everything and you will find our GROCERIES and PROVISIONS always up to standard in quality, and the very lowest price. We invite a share of your trade. JEFFERSON SUPPLY CO. Don't ring the night bell at three o'clock in the morning for a postage stamp, but in case of emergency don't hnitate to jerk it with a Tim. That's what it's there for. You won't hare to wait out in the cold long, either, after ringing. I jump at the first ting-a ling and drens as 1 shuffle down the Btairs. . . a store that's busy all the time, Stoves. Etc.. to do is to hasten to the Reynoldsville Hardware k
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