THE DEACON'S PIETY. IT WAS EQUAL TO ALL OCCASIONS AND LASTED OVER EIGHTY YEARS. aipenrirrl Rellglnm) Nervines Indefinitely to Kama the Victim, of Small no. fcnl-drmle-An Ktampl In This u He Wm In Irerntlnn tn th Plug. llnnron Wllllmu TrowurlrlRe n mull funner living hear t-liulKiyKuu Full it Ha went tlif re ovit fit) years ago. lU'sltles ttlltntf n littlo put of uround tlin ili neon, whn was Imlecil tha very unci of honor nml ever hml the respect nuil eniiflilcuce of all in that, coiiinni nity, was in tbo habit, bi'fore regular 'preieliora were sent tlierc, of reniliiiK a sermon or exlmrtiUK. There was no sham about Deacon i'rowlrlilBo's piety. Ho was sincerity Itself. Fifty yearn ho thn littlo villutfo wan visited by a smallpox rpiilcmio an old fashioned, widespread and sprcatliiiR epidemic and they didn't know how to seotoh It an well as they do now. The. first Sunday after tha dreaded disease made ita appearance tbedeaonn'i eonfiTeRatiou wan quite large. At the end of the services be made an announce ment In about these words: "These, services will be postponed un til after the smallpox disappears from the community. From thii on I shall give my services to tbe stricken fam ilies I (ball minister to their wants, help to nurse them, and when they die follow them to the grate. It may be a long term or it may be a short term, but. however long or however short, It In my plain duty to help my distressed iii'ifhbori. " Tbn word wan well suited to the ac tion whieh followed. Tbe Rood old dea con hurried to his home, changed bis clothes, bade hia family good by and at once begun hin work of merry. What a work it was I The epidemio lasted near ly all winter. Largo n urn hers died. Few in tha Tillage escaped tbe disease. The deacon's exnmplo was followed by oth ers. Men went to their homes, told their wives and children what the deaoon bad said and wan doing, arranged their busi ness, provided fuel and provisions, kissed their dear oues and went to tbe aid of the unfortunate Like the dearon they went without reward or hope of reward. Like him they spent weeks and some of them mouths in that service without daring to go borne lest their dear one) catch the disease. The strangest of all this strange ex perience is the fact that neither tho dea con, the good souls who imitated bis ex ample nor their families were overlakeu by the malady, notwithstanding tbe fact that the watchers, helpers and nurses were almost constantly in the presence of the suffering patients and notwitb standing tho fact that they laid ont and helped to bury the dead. Nearly half of the deacon's congrega tion, bad disappeared when, the next spring, be resumed services In the scboolhonse. It was a sorrowful Sun day. Those in tbe audieuce who bad not lost members of their family had los. neighbors and dear friends. When tbe good old Christian had road a chapter, prayed and talked a practical sermon, be referred feelingly to the scenes through which tho community had paused. I think every man, woman and child In the room, including the deacon, wept At tbe close of the talk he asked all present to join biin on their knees in unking that tbe commuuity might escupo such visitations for all time to come. It was a most earnest appeal. I believe that that prayer has been an swered. There may have been a few cane! of smallpox there ainre then, but there bas never been an epidemic Tbe Sunday after Sumter was fired npou, and while Deacou Trowbridge t van conducting services in tbe Baptist church, the denomination to which be belonged for over 80 years, be and his congregation were disturbed by a groat com motion in tbe street right in front of tbe church. There were beating of drums and sounds of fife much out of tone. It was so uncommon a thing that most of the congregation walked or ran out of the church. Finally the dea cou closed the Bible and slowly follow ed bia fleeing flock. When outside, he sked the cause of "this unseemly dis turbance on tbe Lord's day. " Some one told bini that tho president had called for soldiers to uphold the honor and the flag ot tho nation and that they were going to raise a company right then and there. The old deacon'i eyes flashed as be walked out into the street, where a young fellow was irregularly pounding a bass drum, and said: "Nathan, I know it is Sunday and that all but the Lord's work should be abandoned, but the saving of our country aud the shielding of its Aug from dishonor is tbe Lord's work. Give me that drum. " And that model of piety strapped on the big drum and went to pounding, greatly outdoing Nutuuu in two re spectshe made more noiae and kept perfect time. He drummed as no one before hud sever drummed In the little village. As if it had gone on lightning wiugg, word flew through the commu nity that Deacou Trowbridge bad left bis pulpit to beat a drum, and on Sunday too. ' Within half an hour nearly every one in town and many from tbe outskirts had gathered around the old drummer, all cheering him, and on Sunday too. That night Nathan Cole, who had been relieved as drummer by tbe deaoon, want to Sheboygan with enough men to make op what became Company O of ' the Fourth Wiauousiu. J. A. Watroua in Chicago Times-Herald. ' A Orrat Find. Lady of tbe House (to sorvaut girl applying for a situation) You were in tbe service of my friend, Baroness K. Why were you sent away Servaut Pleuae, ma 'am, for listen ing at the doors. v Lady Ah, then I will take yon, only you must promise to tell me all yon i si. London Fun. Melth, Iroa. The working and works of the great furnaces in this country are interesting In the extreme to those who are fond of knowing the processes by which famil iar articles are made. At one of these establishments 8,000 tons of Iron ore, eiike and limestone are coiummed each day. Long trains bring this mixture, which is kuown to- the wcirkrieti nn 'burden," Into the works. The cars are lrinf:lit up on trestles and emptied into In .) Iiiun. Tbe furnace is kept full und burns coiitiiinoiisly, The gases rise uml uru carried off, and tbe solid mat ter, priiiltmlly dissolving nml softening, steadily detcends, when the space thus lilt vacant is immediately tilled by the "burden. " An examination of the into lii r of the furnace would show a top layer of crudn material with a tempera ture of about BOO degrees F. A few feet below this the temperature of 1,000 du j;r i s F. has decomposed thn limestone aud formed carbonic acid nud lime. Be neath this there in a stratum with n tem perature of 1,500 to 1,700 degrees In this the iron Is reduced from the ore and is taking up carbon. Below this the iron is melted aud fills the receptacles. Above-tho iron in tbe slag, which es capes through a hole at the top of the hearth. At tbe bottom of the hearth In a narrow opening from which tbe cast iron in taken. A furnace is tupped six times a day and furnishes about 700 tons of iron daily. When the furnace is empty, the tap hole is closed with clay. When it is again filled, this clay is brokeu tint, and the melted metal at a white heat flows down through the channel spreading to the right and left into tbe smaller deprcsNions pre pared for Its tiception. These are so ar ranged that the. molds at tbe extreme edges (111 first, aud those near tbe fur naces are the last ones to be completed. New York Ledger. The llrrart nf Death. To look upon the face of a friend as he goes away; to be one of a group whoso tears will not cease, while the ono who is dying is calm, confident and triumphant; to listen to lasting good byn spoken an if only a short aud beau tiful Journey were ahead; to see pain soften itself into peace aud a tired aud worn body go to sleep like a weary child that takes away the dread of death as nothing else can. When a stroug man or frail womau looks upon such a sight, he feels, "Well, I, too, dure go along the pathway that has been so light before tbe feet of the one I love. " It may seem as if meditation ou death were not wise, hut that is a mistake Brooding over it no doubt leads to fear; bnt, on the other band, more fear and suffering result from tbe surprises of those who have been too carefully guurded from the face of tho guest who "knocks at tbe palace and the cottage gate." Wo should not stay long in tbo char nel house, but it is good now aud then to look in, at least often enough to see that it is not always a place of chills aud glooms, but for many a mnusion of peace and rest. Look upon the face of a good man who is waving hin farewell to the earth, and you will understand that be in embarking ou no wild sea. Listen to the goodly of those who have loved you, aud it will not be so hard to speak your own when the moment to apeak them comes. Rev Amory H. Braddon. Flreprfeof Sheet Iran Curtains. One of tho regulations in certain European theaters was that every thea ter be supplied with a sheet iron cur tain, by which, in case of uocessity, tbo auditorium could bo completely isolated from tbe stage. This curtain, which wan enormously heavy, bad to be coun terbalanced by massive iron weights, but so evenly was the weight distributed that the screen could he raised or low ered instantly by the pressure of a but ton controlling au electro muguetio ad justment The first theater in Europo to umo the electric iron curtain was the Comei'i t rimcaiso, in Paris, and the installation was made by an American electric compuuy. This curtain is worked by a two horsepower 'motor and can be lowered at a maximum rate of four aud ono-bulf feet iu a second. In many the aters tbe iron curtain is now superseded by one of usbestus, which is infinitely less cumbrous and equally serviceable. Chautauquan. Small School. A bright answer is put down to tbe credit of Dr. Fitcbett, brother of the ed itor of the Australian Review of Re views. He was a member of a colonial parliament, wherein one day a certain ecoeutrio and elderly member named Taylor insisted ou making a speech ou education. The oration consisted of a hyperbolical eulogy of the board of schools in Mr. Taylor's constituency. Dr. Fitcbett interjected some jocose ex pression of doubt. " Why, sir, " said the irate Taylor, turning npon him, "at this very moment 1 have a school in my eye" "No, only one pupil, Mr. Tay lor I" retorted tbe doctor, aud tbe ora tor's eloquence was drowned in laugh ter. Loudon News. A Quaint Epitaph. The following epitaph is over a grave In the Caroline islands; : Beared to Wllm OolHs t Boat Hteerur of the HHIP : BmNT kuut-ku of New BED t ford who By III Will of I Almiley Rod ! was .iviriiierj inlurdbra BU1.L WHAlJf off th i Hand oa ! IS March MIX) ! auto to I Pedro Babbanaaof Uuan S ln MuTE ilruuwnMloa ; Uio BAMK Do ui his j Back broken by WUAUC ! above MeNTloned Mot SatlafMtorjr. "Our sexton .doesn't like the new woman preacher. " " What are his objections?" "He says she isn't stroug enough to keep tbe dust pounded out of the pulpit cover. "Chicato Record. A GENEROUS SWEETHEART. She aires Half of an Immense Fortune to the Canne Her Plane Knponeee. Mlsa Isabel Craigie Haywood, a Tuc son (A. T.) girl with 12,000,000 of her own, has Just sent half her fortune to Miguel Ssutos, a leader in the revolu- Wf 4li tion in Clautemaia. Mfra Haywood met Santos a few years ago down strut b, mid an engagement resulted, Juntos was re cently called home to aid Morales In his fight for supremacy. After his departure Minn Haywood fell heiress to 12,000, 000 from an uncle iu Scotland. She Im mediately sent half of it to Santos an her contribution to the cause of the in surgents. Thre Heroines. The report of tho Royal Humane so ciety was more than usually interesting lust month. If evidence be wanted of tbe strength and courage and hardihood of our young women, here it in with u vengeance, old fashioned folks would add. Tho silver medal wan granted to Miss Fullerton of Dudhnpe terrace, Dundee, Of such a heroine every detail tn worth note. Miss Fullerton wan strolling ou tho Forfarshire const, ap parently, when she observed a mauu fin turcr in great distress out at sea. We are not told whether she threw off any of her clothes, but since the man was seized with cramp and was drowning it in to be supposed that she did not Tbe distance was 800 yards and tho sea "heavy," but Miss Fullerton swam out and, "exhorting the manufacturer to preserve his presence of mind" also "holding him up" she convoyed him safely until a boat picked them up mid way. This is something like a "rec ord." Our fathers would not have be lieved it possible for a girl to swim a quarter of u mile in her clothes through a heavy sea, but this brave young ath lete actually supported a manufacturer who ruu to weight as a rule in the agony of cramp. Miss Joan Harris of Del fast also plunged into the sea without undressing aud rescued a grown girl. Further cir cumstances are not given, but swimmers know that it was a feat, anyhow. Miss Louisa Bright of Reading, too, did not waste timo in preparations when she saw a schoolboy drowning in tho Ken net. It is not muuy years niuce swim ming was regarded as a dubious sort of accomplishment for women. -Loudon Standard. Jewelry Fads. Tho moro ancient tbe style of work muuKhip the more in demand is jewelry this wiutcr. All tho old fubhioued stones, from cbrysophrnses to cameos, lire in fa vor, and coral and dulled silver are the "height of clegiiuco," iu tho language of Mrs. Cilflory. Sumo of these odd new baubles are iudi scrihahly beuutiful, but they are uot for every ouo. Tho everyduy, pret ty, unpicturcsiiuc, rosy, healthy woman,-if sho bo wine, will stick to ber dia monds. Burbaric splendor is not for her. With strings of coral arouud ber plump, white neck, tiaras of old silver and beryl iu ber yellow or brown hair, and girdles of winking cats eyos, translu cent judo aud unearthly opals arouud her ample waist, she would look like a much dressed doll or au animated peg upon which some abscntmiuded auti quury hud bung his treasures to admire the effects aud forgotten to removo thein. Aucieut jewelry, like vrathetio frocks, is suitable only when worn by slender, regul looking women, with brunette coloring and u grace of bearing which is absolutely devoid of heaviness uud never suggests good dinners, stiff stays or other things of the earth earthy. Boston Trauscnpt. Th Snffraa f)ueatlon. Says a woman writer: Dr. William M. Bruudage of Albany lately pruuehed a strong sermon in favor of equal suf frage. It was a couruguous thing to do in that stronghold of the "uiitia, aud Dr. Bruudugo addressed a portion of his discourse especially to them. He said to them in part: "Can you not see that tbe very same arguments that yon employ toduy were employed by the opponents of liberty in the pust, were employed against the higher education of women, against the individual ownership aud control of property by women, against tbe admis sion of women to business and profes sional pursuits? Can yoa not trust the kuturo of things? Is it nut your great tear lest the politicul emancipation of woman should break np the borne and destroy what yon consider the true wo manliness of womau, based npou a fee ble aud utterly inadequate appreciation of tbe laws of human nuture?" A Precedent. Ms Emma Hurt was appointed ou Nov. 18, by Kcorotary Hheruiuu, to ant as consular uncut of tbo United States at Kdinuuston, . N. Ii., during tbe two weeks' leavu of ubseuco ((ranted to .1. Adolpb Guy . The office is ouo involving little work and no salary, but as this is the first time that a wouiuu bus octod as the representative of our goverinnuut shroud - it may be valuuble as a prece dent. Woiutut't Journal. . CALIFORNIA. Personally-Conducted Tour yla Penn sylvania Railroad. Tho next Personally-Conducted Tour to California via tho Pennsylvania Itnili'iiad will leavu Now Yol k, Phila delphia, and IMtlshurg by thn "Oolden Gate Special" on Wednesday. February III, stopping lit the Great, Mammoth Cave and New Orlciinsiliii'liig the Murdl Urns Ciiriiivnl. Imtiii- work will be allowed on the Pacific Coast,, llotiien liiM, stops will be made at, Salt Lake City, Colorado Kpt'iiio. (Garden of the Gods), Den vM', Chicago, &e. hound trip rale, Including transportation, meals, earring" ilrivi s. hotel accommo dations, und I'nllmiin accommodations en route, and Pullman berth Los Angeles to Sun Fnini'l-en, and transpor tation In Culifi l ulu, :i.'l'.00 from all stations east of Pittsburg; with hotel ac(; minodulliins, nieuU, transfers, and carriage drives through California for four weeks, 1125. (Mf additional. An ex perienced chaperon will accompany the party for the benefit of the lady tourists. Fur itineraries and full information, apply to ticket agents; Tourist Agent, ll'.KI UroadwBy, New York: or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Pas senger Agent. Broad Street Station, Philadelphia lluw often we lienr liililille-iiKeil people say M'BiililInx Hull reliable old cotiith remedy, N. II. Down's Kllxlri "Why my mother save It tn me when I was n child, nml I use It In my family: It always cures." It I always guar anteed to cure or money refunded, i'nr sale by II. A.atuke. Every mother should hare Arnica A Oil Liniment always In the house In cusp nf acci dent from burns, senilis nr bruises. For sale by II. A. Ptokc. , Costlveness can be permanently cured by the use of Ilnxler's Mniiilriiko Hitters. Fur side hy II. A. fluke. DMINISTHATIUX'S NOTICE. Whereas, lelters of Administration tn the F.stHte of .liwenh a. Morrow, lute of Heynnlds ville. IMi., deceased, have been Kranleil to lliu subscriber, all persons Indebted In tho said esinle are reiiiested to make Immediate pay ment, and those hiivlnn claims or demands hkiiIiisI Iheesinte uf tho said decedent will make known the same without delay In II AltlllKT L. Monilow, Administratrix. Notice of Application Tor Charter. VOTtOE Is hereby irlven that an application will be made to the (lovernur of theHlate of Pennsylvania on the isih day of February, I xi is. by H. II. Elliott, II. Alex. Htuko, Solomon Kim Iter. Charles A. Ilcrpcl, t'. Mitchell, et ill., under the Act of Assembly of the t'unimon wi nllh of IVniisvlvnnla. entitled "An Act to provide for the Incorporation nud Keitiilntlon of certain t'orisiral Ions," approved April 2U, 1174, anil the supplements I hereto, for the t'luirter nf an Intended t'urporntlnn, tn be culled The Heynoldsvllle I, anil anil Improve ment t'onipniiy, tho character and oblect whereof Is the piiii'basliiK, lioldliiit. leasing, selllntr, thiiiitllnu and Improving real estnte. and for these purimsp tn have, possess anil enjuy nil the rights, lienellls and privileges of tbu said Act of Assemblv mid Its supplement s. I'. MlTCHKl.l,, Solicitor. ELISIR Cures Coughs. Colds, Croup. Whooping-Cough, Consumption and all Lung Diseases. TAnnlA etflnrl fiv flnwna' TCIIvIr 1 Decuuse it cures auu nas cureu tor sixty-five years. This is the strongest possible endorsement of Its merits. Price. 2."c. 60o. and $1.00 per bottle. At Druggist. Htnry, Johnion 4; Lord. Propi,, Burllngtosi Vt, For sale by II, A. Stoku. OF REYSOLHS VILLE. Capital, Surplus. S50,000. S5,500. '. Mlli lnill, President! Mt-uU llcflellmid, Vice Irea. John H. Knutlior, Cashier Directors: Mlicliell, Hcott McClelland. .I.C.King, John II. Corhett. U. E. Brown, U. W. Fuller, J. II. Kiiucher. Does u general banktngbusliieHsand solicits the accounts of merchants, professional men, fiirmera, mechanics, miner, lumtiermen anil nl hers, promising the most careful attention to the buslnuMM of all persoiifc. Snfo Deposit Muxes for rent. First National Dank building, Nolan block Fire Proof Vault. 'sWMW-r L. M. SNYDER, Practical Horse'-slioer ' And General Blacksmith. Iloixu hhiHilMK done In the neatest manner and by the latest linpriived methods, lie palling ot nil kinds carefully and pininptly done. rUTlsrAt-lloN tiUAliASTKBli. HORSE CLIPPING Have Just received u complete set of ma chine horse clippers of litlest style 'IM iKittei u and am prepared In do clipping In tho best IHMslble mniiiiur ut reasonable rates. .luckwin ft. near Fifth, Beynoldsvllle, Pa. first National hi ARE YOU NERVOUS Or "out of portp" and ho not In harmony with your neigh bor? For a headache or nervounnei"H A.aQlc HeadacliG Powders are Invaluable. They have done wonder for thoupands who have used them. Try them and do not allow an eaeily cured ailment to steal away your brains. No one need do bo with Magic Head ache Powders for 10c. at all drnggifts. STOKE, the DruQQlSt, Keynolclsville, Pa. A varkaffe by mall on receipt of Hie. Fancy and Queen ware. Jefferson STOKE Is Headquarters for . Dry Goods, Notions, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes. iisr our Clothing Department we have great bargains. We Invite you to come in and examine our line. It is no trouble to show goods. Our Furniture Wo Carpet Department is complete and prices that cannot be beat. Largest and Finest Selected Stock of Fresh Groceries in town. Jefferson Supply Co., Pleasant Avenue, Ileynoldsville, Penn'a. A CHEST PROTECTOR, And a good one, but no possible protector can rival the merit of the hardware we supply in qualities worthy of the finest chests on earth. Our hardware line is a top one. There's noth ing above it, and we wouldn't carry anything below it. OUR PRICES too, always have a size about them that's just right and make it an absolute waste of money to go-elsewhere. STOVES! Our line of heating and cooking stoves is the largest to be found in town, and our prices are the lowest. We can save you money. Reytioldsville Hardware Co. In making a selection of Goods for Fall and Winter Wear It is important that the choice should be made from a thor oughly up-to-date and well assorted Btock. Then there is no possibility of getting goods of doubtful style. Our offerings of DRESS GOODS, LADIES JACKETS AND CAPES Can be accepted as being absolutely correct, care having been taken to secure exclusive, but popular styles. In every department the articles presented will be found of a quality to command approval. Prices are wonderfully small for such value. Such goods as we have will serve . better purpose else where than on our shelves, and we sacrifice profits to make quick sales. tm O cr o 2 4- a, P - Q 2 o 1 1 C O DO 5 O 7s O CD CO 3 ft 6 -1 C go s O O 3 a tt Supply Go. VompMe Line of Vook Range A Heating Stove. N. ttMftU.
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