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.
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