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pniil frt'' in tith'tuirt.
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lii'vmvil in ilii Iiiivii-m nf Ki'Viiulil-MMr
hiii I .TttTfrm minify. Nonillt leal, will irt'iit
all with f:ilMu"i. nnil will hi I'tptvlully frlenil
ly tnwtinlH tin1 lulHirlnir rlie.
iihicrtpi Ion prtri' l .mipi'i- yiMir, In nil vimm.
Ciirnniiiiiii'titliiti ttitotnleif for puhllciitlon
mtiM In1 it iinifinli'l liy t hi wi-lli'rV tiiiini',
not for ptiblli'Htliin. lint 114 ft ffiiiirnnti'i' of
giHiil full li. 1 nti'ri'st Intf tinWA Iti'tim Hiilh'ltrd.
A 1 iTtUlnir rule nmili' known on iipplli'tl
tlonstthi' offl.i' In I ruth ll.h-1 1 in i v Itlixk .
I.ii'liiy I'oriiiniinli'iitton nnil rlmnifi' of
vrtlimi'nt nhoitlil rriirh thU oftlrc by
Moitilny niKiii.
A'l'lri'ii nil .omniiinli'ntlnnn to C A. Hfoph
enon. Ki'vnoliNvtlli', Pn.
F.iiiri'il' nt tin' p'wtortlro nt ftrynoliUvlUfi,
Tn . nii'i'onil i'lni mnll mnttrr.
If tho first tiny of the year lias aught
to do with it, 1N!I) should ho a good
your. It hi'irtin mi Siimlny.
Tin- stockholders of tho slik mill huvo
received cheeks for their dividend for
till' (ilt mti-i ! nt tho i nto of 7 per
- II t .
H in now plainly evident, 1 but thorn
will h plenty nf Uopublioiins who
will ho willing to noivpt tho nomina
tions tit tho .liino primaries for tho
various county ilhV". Sotno of tho to-bo-ciiniliiliili
s nro becoming so I inpa
tient tliat tin y ran liariily nhitlo tlio i
timo tit begin tho mmpaion, in fart lire
already, if rr-ports lx lino, trying to
ninko themselves wil ill with tho votors. .
Tho fnvt day of tho yi ar is tho tiniH
whoii niany pooph: turn si now loaf in
lifo's oomliii't and habits. In many
asos tho now loaf is soon soilod. To
turn over a now loaf is not an oasy task
w lion erratic conduct and years of folly
Iiavo soared tho con'iotu'o, harilonod
tho heiii't and hlinhtod one's reputation
Hinonif Ills follow men. Satan wafts
back the leaves that huvo been turned,
but sincoro and lontr-contimied efforts
will succeed, and yon can stand before
men and hiii'Ih redeemed from tho bond
atro of bad habits truo victors in lifo 'a
field.
Whnt with storms and fierce pales,
firo and Hoods, railroad wrecks and
wrecks of vessels on oceans and lakes,
explosions of powder mills and stores of
dynamite, typhoid and diphtheria, and
cusimlities of every description, tho
year has been an eventful ono In
tho destruction of human life. To say
nothing of tho war, that on bloody field
and sickly camp has carried off so many,
and on sea unci land has resulted in such
tremendous destruction of property, the
year has pone down in tho list of the
years as ono In which death ivltrned In
its most hideous and most shocking
forms.
A city preacher rtoontly said in one
of his sermons: "It Is a great mistake
to lose confidence In humanity bocauso
ono man has played you falsa. In spite
of all tho racals that walk the stage,
there are honest folks in the world. If
you have failed to find them perhaps It
is because you have not been looking for
them. The moral affinities nf your own
ouls conio out in your judgement of
other men. No liar believes in truth
fulness, no thiof in honesty, and no de
bauchee in purity. Whethor wo will
do it or not, wo instinctively measure
our brethren by what we know of our
selves. The good are likely to be good
and charitable, and tho evil harsh and
censorious. If you must mistrust any
ono lut it be the one who sneers at tho
miggcstions of magnanimity."
It ib sufu to ussort that in no field of
human occupation is the rate of pay so
low in proportion to tho amount of
brain and energy required as in that of
school touching. We published recent
ly tho leuding fucts presented in tho
annual report of tho Superintendent of
I'ublio Instruction, which showed
among other things, that tho average
salary paid to male touchers in Penn
sylvania is 42 UN per month and the
averugo Hulary of female touchers $:1S.4,"
per month. When it is remembert.d
that in no case ure these suluries paid
for more than nine months nut of tho
year, and in muny cusns for not over six
mon lbs, tho wonder is that intelligent
men and women and most of our pub
lic touchers aro entitled to he classed as
auoh can be induced to devoto their
timo to such work. But tho worst
phase of the matter is thut the past
year the average salary of male touch
ers has been decreased ftl.OII per month,
while tho averugo for femulo teachers
bus iucreused only 34 cunts per month
iu the whole Stuto und bus uctuully do
ureusod Iltl per cent in that portion of
the State exclusive of I'hlludelpblu.
Altoonu Gitzt'lli1. We believe that school
bourds should economize und suve the
tuxpuyors' money, but we don't believe
it is wise to try to cut down expenses by
paying touchers small suluries. No
school board should pay u toucher loss
than 150.00 a month, and then none but
good touchers should bo hired. We
believe there are persons teaching
school in this Commonwealth thut
aro bettor fitted to drive mules.
Such touchers ure dour at uny price,
iu fuut they ure robbing boys and
girls of their opportunity of getting an
education. The young man or ludy
who prupure themselves to bo good
school teachers deserve to be encour
aged by receiving good wages. It Is to
be hojRid that tho school boards will
hereafter lnoreaso iusteud of decrease
touchers' wages.
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FRANK J
Frank -I. Hll'.ek. initio lei-t of Hotel
Met 'onnell, was instill i' d Monday even
ing us Captain nf I'hil Kearney Camp
Xo. oti, S. nf V. in this pine -. His fath
er, Thomas Hluek, belonged toihe 1 ."tilth
I'cnnsylvuniu Volunteers during tho
civil war. The new captain has not
only ln-on an uciivo member nf l'hil
Kearney Camp a number of years, but
has also been ono nf our most energetic
citizens. Any worthy enterprise pro
posed for Keynoldsville always receives
the support of Mr. Hluek. In the past
twenty years he has been actively In
terested in every undertaking for the
promotion of I bo welfare of this com
munity, and for these reasons wo tuko
this opportunity to publish his picture
and a short sketch nf his lifo.
Mr. Hluek was born In Armstrong
county, IV His parents moved to
Heynnldsville a qua.UT nf a century
ago. When thirteen years old ho em
barked in business for himself us u deal
er in books, stationery, cigars, etc. fin
ing ambitious and energetic ho not only
met with suceet-s in his first undertak
ing but has ever since boon successful.
Ho continued the ttoro business ten
years. However, for four years prior to
disposing of his stock, ho also engaged
In tho newspaper business, publishing
Exposing a Trick.
Editor Tub Star: A correspondent
writes us that the representatives of
the Calumet Haking Powder of Chicago,
whoso tricks in pretending to test hak
ing powders have so often been exHised.
aro or havo been pursuing tho same
methods in your vicinity.
As cream of tartar powders are tho
only baking powders that are whole
some and proper for use in raising food,
it Is well to inquire what tho Calumet
is made of. It is described by tho Stato
Chemist of Indiana as follows:
I have carefully tested tho Calumet
Haking Powder, and found it to contain
alum. In tho course of tho work it was
developed that the powder contained
phosphates, potash, alum and lime.
II. A. Huston, State Chemist, Indiana.
The intelligent housewives of this
community will hardly care to go for
instruction upon the subject of pure
fond to an alum baking powder peddler.
They will huvo more respect for tho
opinion of such an eminent hygeulst
and teacher us Prof. Barker, of tho
Pennsylvania University, who says. '"I
regard the use of ulum baking powders
as highly injurious to the health of the
community, and belle vo that their sale
should bo forbidden by law."
Tho doctors inform us thut alum Is a
poison, and that ulum haking powders
should bu avoided because they make
tho food unwholesome. In some States
alum powders are not lermllted to bu
sold unless they are brandud to Inform
people of their true character, while in
England the usu of alum In bread is
forbidden by luw.
Unfortunately, the alum baking pow
ders are sometimes sold by grocers who
do not muke known their true charac
ter to the customer. It is stated by tho
AiHi rtrau Qntrrv that such powders are
never sold for what they are, that they
always travel under false covers; so
that, it may lie, the grocer himself is
deceived by the fraudulent claim of the
manufacturer that his product is a pure
cream of tartar powder. Hut the gro
cer who permits himself to aid the man
ufacturer in the distribution of an im
pure and unwholesome or fraudulent
article discredits tho genuineness of all
he sells.
The housekeeper makes no mistake
who relies upon the Royal Huking Pow
der to raise her biscuit, eako, rolls, etc.
Tho Koyal is a pure and healthful bak
ing powder, made of graMj cream of
turtur crystals, absolutely free from
alum, I line, ammonia and phosphatlc
acid. Iu usu Is approved by the high
est niudlual authorities both in this
country and Euroe.
UovalHakino PowdkuCo.,
Now York.
BLACK.
I ho Hi inmlihrHh- Vii)n r over seven
years. He was a witty und brilliant
writer, and journalistic work seemed to
bo his calling. In IN!) ho sold his pa
per. Soon after ho became Interested
In Holel I t-'l imp and was connected
with that holel two years. In 1!11 ho
purchased Hotel McConnel and has
since hoen proprietor of that popular
hostelry. This hotel has steam-heat,
lighted by gas, and in fact equipped with
all modern appliances found in a first
class hotel of the present day. With
his genial disposition and accommodat
ing ways, Mr. Hlack has proven him
self to be nn excellent landlord.
Politically Mr. Hluek Is a Democrat,
and while editor of The I'njier was
proffered the nomination for Assembly
man by his party, but declined tho
lienor.
Mr. Hlack has been chief of tho firo
department for fifteen years. Ho was
one of tho projectors of and a stock
holder in tho water works: stockholder
in the woolen mill; stockholder in the
silk mill: a director in the Reynolds
ville Oil and Gas Co.; shareholder in a
plot of ground adjacent to the borough
to he given to manufacturing Industries,
and a stockholder In the Summervllle
Telephone Company.
PEKSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Glimpses of the People who are Passing
To and Fro.
J. W. Kyle, of Corsica, was In town
yesterday.
Miss Nulu Nealo Is visiting in Kane
this week.
A. H. Weed and wife visited In Oak
raont lust week.
Miss Zoo Woodward is visiting in
New Hethlehem.
Miss Maggie Adams visited at Glen
Richey lust week.
M. M. Fisher, the harness-maker, was
in Pittsburg last week.
Mrs. Miles King visited relatives in
Summervlllo lust week.
Dr. C. C. Rumbergor visited friends
in East Hrady last week.
Miss Etta Shaffer visited friends near
Liithnrsburg tho past week.
Mi-s. L. C. McGaw, of Punxsutawney,
visited in this place last week.
Mrs. Daniel Hrewor visited hur par
ents at Punxsutawney lust week. '
Frank P. Alexander attended a par
ty at Curwonsvlllo Friduy night.
John PiUor und wifo, of Now Castle,
visited at Jorry Myors' last week.
Mrs. Charles Witter, of Ridgway, Is
visiting her parent In this place.
William Harklevand family, of Shaw'
mut, visited In this place lust woek.
Mrs. S. M. McCreight returned yes'
tor day from a visit at Do fry Station.
Mr. and Mrs.O. N. Meekor, of Home
stead, visited in this place lust week.
Miss Eva Womer, of Kano, is visit
ing Miss Elsie Ross on Worth street.
Will Enfor and wifo and Fred Wiley
spent New Year's day in Lock Hnvon
Miss Nellie Dougherty returned to
the Clarion Normal Monday afternoon.
Dennis Driscoll, of Allegheny City,
visited relatives in this place last woek.
Holier t Fergus and wife visited the
former's home in Lock Haven tho past
week.
Mrs. C. Mitchell is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. G. N. Mocker, at Home'
stead.
Misses Mary and Nellie Collins, of
Philadelphia, are visiting Mrs. Ed. D
Seeley.
Miss Mabel St. Clair, of Punxsutaw
noy, was tho guest of Miss Grace Myers
last week.
David Pustlethwait and wife and sons
visited his parents at New Maysville
last week.
Misses Edith and Evalltie Seohrlst,
of DuBols, visited friends In this place
this week.
Miss Margaret Warnock returned
Monday from a visit with relatives In
Brook ville.
Frank Flynn, of Philadelphia, visited
his mother, Mrs. P. P. Flynn, In this
plnco last week.
Miss Jessie Robertson returned last
evening from a visit in Rimersburg and
New Hethlehem.
Mrs. Line. Myers took her son, Rich
ard, to tho Glrard College in Philadel
phia, last Thursday.
James E. Dickey, of Cross Fork, Pot
ter county, was unions tho visitors in
this place last week.
Ward Sechrlst, of DuBols, formerly
a typo In Tl!K STAttolllce, visited Royn
oldsville friends this week.
Mrs. (J. W. Morse, of Milo. Va.. Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. M. E. Ridge
way, iu West Reynoldsvlilo.
Mrs. E. E. Smith, of Pulton Station,
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Myers, in this place last week.
Miss Hertba Popping returned Satur
day evening from a visit in Boiler,
Pittsburg and several other places.
Mr. und Mrs. Edward Hlrawcultcr re
turned last evening from a visit nt
Reinpsoytowti. Venango county, Pa.
.lames and Thomas Mitchell, tho lead
ing and up-to-date tailors of Kane, visit
ed their parents in this place last, week.
Charles Postlothwalt. of Valier,
spent Sunday with his brother, Prof.
A. J. Pustlethwait, In West Keynolds
ville. Thos, MoKeriiiui, of Duqiiesne, Is vis
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
McKernan, In West Reynoldsvlilo.
Clareneo A. Repshor, foreman of the
Patton (VmnVr, visited his mother,
Mrs. Harriet Repsher, In this plaeu last
week.
Roland Plyler, of Patton Station, and
Miss Hat tie Yeanoy, of Shannondale,
were visitors at Wesley Mutter's over
Sunday.
Thomas Syphrlt, who has a good job
at Homestead, spent last week with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Syphrit, In
Paradise.
Mr. and Mrs. A. I1. Utter, of Warren,
visited tho hitter's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Ross, in West Keynoldsville
last woek.
Mrs. Malllssa Bing, of Unlontown,
Pa., is visiting her son and daughter,
A. T. Blng and Mrs. E. C. Sensor, in
this place.
Benjamin I. Raybuck, brother of Mrs.
L. F. Hetrick, packed his grip and hied
himself to Texas, the "Ixine Star State,"
last week.
F. Ford, of Buffalo, N. Y., agent for
the Cary Safe Co., was In town a few
days last week and sold several safes
while hero.
Dr. L. L. Means visited his home at
Frostburg last week. Harry W. Trultt
had charge of Dr. Means' dental office
during his absence.
II. B. Cooper, ono of Brockwayvillo's
enterprising and successful business
men, visited his father, Ninlun Cooper,
in this place laBt week.
rof. B. G. W'oodward, principal of
tho Driftwood public schools, visited
his brother, Postmaster A. M. Wood
ward, at this place last week.
Henry A. Reed, of Manchester, N. II.,
traveling salee'nun for the National
Cash Registor Co., spent the holidays
with his parents in this place.
K. E. Clawson, of Now Kensington, at
one time an honored resident of this
place, was in town a few days last week
visiting friends und relatives.
Dr. A. A. Yoder, of Middlesburg, Pa.,
a graduate of tho Meulcn-Chlrurglcal
Collego, Philadelphia, Is Dr. J. II. Mur
ray's assistant at Big Soldier.
F. H. Beck, bookkeeper In tho J. A
C. C. & I. Co. olilco In this place, visit
ed his parents, Rev. and Mrs. F. II.
Heck, at Randolph, N. Y., last week.
Miss Maybell Sutter, of Pittsburg,
Mrs. James Mitchell, of Kane, and Mrs.
Dr. H. P. Thompson, of Portland Mills,
visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Sutter, last week.
Joseph Phillips, of Philadelphia, Is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Matthew Phillips, on Jackson street.
"Joe" has beon In tho "Quakor City"
five years and Is getting along nlcoly
there.
Mrs. O. M. Haymaker and daughters,
Misses Susan and Marian, of Murrysvillo,
Pa., who have been visiting the former's
sister, Mrs. S. B. Rumsey, in West
Roynoldsvllle, returned to their home
yesterday.
The following teachers of this borough
are visiting tneir respective nomos:
Prof. F. S. Breed, Butlor; Prof. J. G.
Bnllentine, Clarion; Miss Myrtle Gelst,
Worthvllle; Prof. C. C. Hammond, Boli
var, Pu.; Miss Lulu Black, Irvona, Pa.
George Spears, a student in Duff's
Business College, Pittsburg, whose
name wo unintentionally omittod from
the list of young men home to spend
the holidays that was published In last
Issue nf THE STAB, returned to Pitts
burg Monday to resumo his studies.
Robbed the Orave.
A startling incident, of which Mr,
J'lhn Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the
subject, Is narrated by him as follows:
"I was in a most dreadful condition.
My skin wasalmost yellow, eyes sunken,
tongue coated, pair, continually In hack
and sides, no appe'ite gradually grow
ing weaker day by duy. Three physi
cians hid given tne up. Fortunately, a
friend advised trying 'Klootrlo Hitters;'
and to my great joy and surprise, the
fi rst bottle made a decided Improvement.
I continued their use for three weeks
and am now a well man. I know they
saved my life and robbed the grave of
another victim." No one should fail to
try them. Only fiO cents pur but. at II
A. Btoko's Drug Store,
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Vi Clearance
Our mliro Mock of I,iir1iw' i
and MIhhi'h' m
JACKETS and CAPES ;
4' we will wil nt Ichh tlian rout.
4 COLLARETTES go tlm naino way.
4 Wo load In DRESS GOODS and have them at all
4 prices. Hundreds of piece to nelect from.
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43 NOTIONS DEPARTMENT We have most any
A thing you can atk for in this line.
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43
Another Big Cut
in Prices
on Ladies,' Misses and
Children's Wraps,
Collarettes, Dress Goods,
Shoes, &c.
We have made two large Iiargain Counters which
you cannot afford to huhb neeing. You will be sure to find
pomething that you need at a lower price than you ever
bought it before. Call and convince yourself that what we
pay is true. We are Helling Ladies' and Mines' Coats below
cont. We aluo have a large line of Shoes that will be sold
lens than cost. We are bound to pell them in order to
clean up our ptock by
February 1st.
We will not ank you any profit on any of the Flannels,
Dress Goods, Underwear, or the many other items you will
see on these tables. We also have some Big Bargains for
Men and Boys
that must go in this sale. All Overcoats at cost or beloj.
A big cut in Men's, Youths' and Roys' Suits, all heavy
Gloves, Roots, Shoes and Underwear. We carry a large
stock of everything that is made to wear for men, women
and Children. This sale will last until Feb. 1. Don't wait
too long; first here, first seived.
fl.
nmmnmimmmmnmtmmmmmmnimmmmifin-
B Everybody is Looking for a Snap.
g Everybody is Looking for Cheap Goods.
B COME AND SEE OUR GOODS BEFORE YOU 2
B BUY ELSEWHERE. 3
B Dress Goods, 10, 12 and 15c. 5
t Novelty Goods, formerly 35c. now 25c.
B " " " 5c 44 37Jc 2
B Fine Serge 25o. 3
B Plush Capes, $2.4JO.
B " " a. 50.
B 30-in Plush Capes, 120 inch sweep, $6.50. f
B Ntoo assortment of Cloth Capes from $1.50 up.
& CLOTHING, THE SAME BARGAINS.
B Suits, were sold for $5.00, now $3.50; Children's
B Suits 75c. ; Children's Suits, were 4.00, now 2.50. 3
B Fine lot Collarettes from $1.75 up. 3
All Ladles Misses' and Children's Coats at Cost. 1
B N. HfNfU. I
Sale!
BlNG & CO.
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D. Deemcr & Go.