THE BATTLE OF TRENTON. From Professor August Young's Famous Historical Painting. (Washington, with his stnff. Is seen nenr the slfrn post of the Trenton Tnvern receiving the surrender of the Hessians. Colonel Itnll, the Hcsltin coiuiiinmlcr, tvIio was mortally wounded In the fight. Is about to lie curried Into the tavern, which has been converted Into a hospital. A white Hug by the sign post Indicates the usu to which the house has been put.) 8? P 3 D 3 O - Washington's grossing and the Battle of Trenton.! 1 I t HROL'GII the early darkness ' I ) of the winter's night I had ' I ' found my way, with the help "J" of slgu boards, unseen wag oners, nnd chance wayfarers, across the hills from Trlnceton to the Dela ware, writes a correspondent of Harper's Weekly. Aud If one goes on a pilgrimage of devotion to the Father of his Country or of penance for his Ignorance of history, one would best go in the dusk or darkness. The landscape Is too modern by day. It was disillusionizing to come out of this transforming, hallowing dark ness upon a conventional little rail way station, with Its conventional signal lights here where I had ex pected to find a reverent solitude. Where MeKonkey's Ferry once was there Is a covered bridge over the Delaware. The countersign Is two copper coins stamped "United States of America," and It Is appropriate, for the crossing of the Delaware ou that memorable Christmas night 125 years ago made such a superscription possible. By repeating a second time this countersign I persuaded the ancient keeper of the bridge to leave the gata unlocked for the night, and when I had by faith and one or two dim lights made my way through this tunnel of darkness and found frugal supper In the tavern on the Pennsylvania bank of tho river, I exacted a promlso from Its keeper, whose only guest I was, to call me at half-past three In the morning. My arraugements for the return march were thus complete. My thoughts were all assembled on the other side of tho river ready for the march, and I- must lead them to their destination. ' It will help some futuro pilgrim to think of those sol diers who, with bleeding feet, marched nine miles over the frozen roads to Trenton after a sleepless night. Tho emotions with which I began this Christmas Journey were painfully subjective. With eyes somewhat ac customed to the dark, I looked from tho portholes of the covered bridge down upon the Invisible, but noisy, torrent below, nnd with lmaglulugs thut gave me an increased admiration for Colonel John Glover's amphibious men of Marblchead, who ferried sol diers, horses, aud cannon over tho ice-tlllcd Delaware without tho loss of a sluglo soldier, horse or cauuou. From tho lower portholes I could see the glow of tho lights In Trenton re flected by tho overhanging clouds, but Iiere was tho blackness of despuir. Only ou the Jersey bank was there a ih otjidb-post: "washihqios cross ing, 1 M." (The country road in the background was mat over wnicn wasningtou punned.) light, aud that, I could easily persuade myself, v.-us the old ferry-house where one of Washington's staff was writing in his clary the record of the night; '"flute n. w. . . . The troops are all over, and tho bouts have gone back for the artillery. We are three hours behind the set time, Glover's men have bad a hurd time to force the boats through the floating ice'ajid the snow drifting In their faced I never saw Washington so determined s be la now. He stands on tb bank of the river wrapped In his cloak, superintending the landing of the troops. He Is calm and collected, but determined. The storm is changing to sleet, aud cuts like a knife. The last cannon Is being lauded, and we are ready to mount our horses." It was as dark an hour In our his tory as the night Itself was black; but It was the seemingly Insuperable obstacles In tho way, the very ties perateness of the situation, that made the victory of the morning possible, so long, at least, as the light of this patriot leader burned In the all but universal gloom. There still stands a suiaM house a few rods above the bridge where Washington Is sold to have refreshed himself with coffee before starting upon the march. Yes, Washington had entered that door; he had drunk coffee made In that very fireplace; he had kissed the great-grandmother or the great-great-auut of the present owner, for her kindness, and with his men hod gone marching down the lano (through which I stumbled my- THE RIVER, CANAL r i AND ItAI LltOAD CROSSING. self later) ou his way to tho malu road. Tho entire army marched to Bear Tavern, thenco to Birmingham, and tliero tho divisions separated: Gen erul Sullivan's division, with whom were St. Clair and Stark, taking the "Illver ltoad" to tho right, and Gen eral Greene's tho "Scotch lload" to tho left, leading down through tho woods and past tho race-courso to tho rennlngton Road. It was this latter division which Washington accompa nied, and it gave me a real senso of compuniouHlilp with tho great men of tho early days of tho republic to re member, ns I plowed through the mud aukle-deep, besoaked by rain, that not only Washington himself, but his first Secretary of the Treas ury (thcu Cuptnln Alexander Hamil ton), his first Secretary of War (then Colonel Henry Knox, wboce voice could be heard that night at tho Cross ing, It hi said, above tho crash of Ice), and one of his successors in the Presi dency (then Lieutenant James Mon roe) had passed over that same road. General Greene's men were ill-clad ill-shod, ill-fed, and they had had no Christmas vacation. There wus an other division of like number, equally Ill-clad, Ill-shod, Ill-fed, and uucom plaining, inurchlng, silently ami with only remote Christmas memories, down the lower road near tho river. Upon these two fragments of an army the hope of Washington aud the cause of liberty depended. Congress, frightened, had fled to Baltimore, and thousands in Penn sylvania and New Jersey were ac cepting Geuefal Howe's, proclamation of protection and swearing allegiance to the British crown. Tho small army was dwindling; mauy enlistments ex pired New Year's Day, which was only a week distant', and In tho pres ent dreary prospects re-eullstmcnts wero not likely to bo, numerous. Washington bad Just written a letter to his brother, In which he said: "If every nerve Is not strained to recruit V a new army I think the game Is up I enn not entertain the Idea that (nil cause will Anally sink, though It nmj remnln for somo time under a cloud.' It was more than A coincidence thai the password that night was "Vlctorj or Death." Below Birmingham, after the dlvls Ions had separated, a courier clatter Ing across holds reported to Washing ton that the muskets of many of tlit men wero rendered nseless by tin sleet, In spite of their efforts to keep the priming covered with their hand kerchiefs or coats. Aud the nuswei that was spoken through tho dark ness with determined voice was sug gestive of the temper that dictated that password: "Then tell the gen eral (Sullivan) to use the bayonet uud penetrate Into the town; for the town must be takeu, and I am resolved te take It." It was difficult and uncomfortable enough making one's way even when unencumbered through tho wind nnd rain and mud, but how much more painful the march must have been up NEAR WASHINGTON'S and down those same hills glazed with Ice, for thoso men with muskets and In tatters. Washington and his two little armies did not reach the Hessian out posts till eight o'clock. Ho had planned to make tho attack under the cover of tho night, but there had been a delay at tho Crossing, and clouds could not longer keep back tho light. There was no choice, however; re treat would have meant certain disas ter. I had mado a quicker Journey, but as I came out of the woods tho dawn was upon tho road. It was no OLD HO USD WHEB3 WASHINGTON TOOK BREAKFAST, DECBUUBB 26, 1776, longer possible to keep up tho Illusion of the night, and through tho yet hazy morning-1 could see the tall battle monument from whoso height tho figure of. Washington guards the town. George Was Such an Honest Little Fellow) 1 S tm Geororo Washington "Father. I can not tell a lie! 1 did It with my little hatchet r-New Xork .World. Relics Marie Into tuff llnttons, A pair of pearl and gold cull but tons which In the form of waistcoat buttons were owned by George Wash ington and worn by htm upon tho occasion of his Inauguration ns Presi dent and also nt his marriage to Martha Damlrldgc On! is, are the valued possession of Professor Lconl litis Tolk Wheat, of Virginia, now liv ing In Washington. These modest but greatly cherished relic of Wash ington are among the few personal lielonglngs of General Washington that have not been purchased or other wise obtained by the Government. Professor Wheat Is n member of sue of the oldest families In Clark County, Virginia, where resides a !olony of desceudants of the Wash ington family. The bullous wero pre lented to Professor Wheat by Henry Lewellyn Daugeirleld Lewis, preat-zreat-neiihew of General Washing ton. Mr. Lewis was Professor Wheat's closest friend and neighbor from 1S78 until the time of the former's death, everal years ago. It was when Mr. Lewis was arranging for tho transfer to the I'nlted States Government of omethlng like $10,000 worth of Washington relics, which had been purchased by n special act of Con gress, that Trofessor Wheat came !nlo possession of the buttons. During the process of packing Mr. Lewis, with characteristic generosity, Invited his neighbor to select from tho coll ection liomp souvenir. Trofessor Wheat selected two buttons from Washington's waistcoat and hud them made Into cuff buttons. Professor Wheat obtained from Sir. Lewis and his wife a written guaran tee that tho buttons had been 'the property of George Washington and bud been worn by him on several oc casions, notably at his Inauguration mm mm is the first President of tho United States, and also at his wedding. The buttons arc of unique design, mil In diameter about the size of a illver half-dollar. Evidence of their authenticity is engraved on the re verse sldo of tho buttons, and reads is follows: "Leo. 1. W. from H. L. O. L. Property of George Washington." -New lork Herald. Frnnoui Baying of Washington, To be prepared for war Is one cf the iiost effectual meaus of preserving pence. 'TIs our policy to steer clear of per manent alliances with any portion of the foreign world. The pure and benign light of revela Ion bus a meliorating influence on imnklnd. Arbitrary power Is most easily estnb Ished on tho ruins of liberty abused o licentiousness. There is an Indissoluble union be- ween a magnanimous policy and the mild rewards of public prosperity and felicity. Of ull dispositions and habits which .end to political prosperity religion and morality are Indispensable supports. Whatever may be conceded to the in-JnciH-e of rcllucd education on minds f peculiar structure, reusou and ex perience both forbid us to expect that (jiitlonnl morality can prevail in ex clusion of religious principle. Born hi a laud of liberty, my anxious recollections, my sympathetic feelings ind my best wishes tire irresistibly t-x ?lted whensoever hi any country I see in oppressed nation unfurl the bauncrs f freedom. Tho preservation of the sacred fire if liberty and the destiny of the repub lican model of government aro Justly considered ns deeply, perhaps as final ly, staked ou the experiment intrusted to tho hands of the American people. Just ttrfnre Valley Force. On the heights ilea:' Fort Washing ton, Peiin., are to be seen the remains )f a redoubt erected by tho ragged aid hungry f'ontlueiiti.ls In Decern 3or, 1777. It was expected that Lord aPOUT 70OrtT5CltHflf TWSSj klTE Of hOrtES THilOBW HIACK I 1 DEC. 6 1777 i J MMtCHtttlfl VAU.IT Wt HrawKiaainMPansMU JSOCIiTI CfSSnitfiKWCUriW. SEVOLCTIOSABI MONUMENT NEAR FOni WASHINGTON, Howe's army of 1U,000 men would ou '.ho slxih of that month attempt to Jrlve tho patriots from their encamp ment lu Whitemnrch to some in leflulte place "bver the Blue Mouu tain." A granite mark ou the oytb tide of the Bethlehem pike. Just west it Fort Sldo Inn, has been planted by :ho Pennsylvania Society of Sons of :he Revolution to direct attention to :he fort. Every year 20,000 Spaniards emigrate to South America. .... 5)' The authorities of the city of Rouen, France, the home of tho famous cathe dral, are considering a plan to utilize the street trolley wires for the extin guishment of fires. The scheme Is to place electrically driven pumps nt suit able points along the electric tramway system which covers tho city, nnd then, In case of fire, to switch on the current from tlic trolley wires to drive the pumps. Professor Becker, -of the Glasgow Observatory, has devised a simple and Ingenious plan for conveying light to graduated circles nt the point where they are to be read with the aid of nn attached microscope. It is desirable not to bring the source of light nenr the Irelo, on account of the heat, and so rrofossor Becker sends the light through a solid glass rod, letting It r.hlne in at one end find emerge nt the other. The light cannot escape from the sides of the rod owing to Internal reflection, and accordingly It Is cnrrled and delivered very much like water In a tube. Even when bent the glass rod does not lose Its charge. Professor Tyndall used to explain to popular audience, with the aid of a brilliant experiment, that the blue color of the sky Is owing to floating particles of Invisible dust that break up nnd scntter tho short waves, which are the blue waves, of light. This, as a writer In Knowledge shows, occurs principally at a great elevation, where the atmospheric dust Is extremely fine, wlille In the lower regions of the nlr, where tho dust Is coarser, the scatter ing affects all the rays, or colors, alike. The brilliant fringes of clouds, seen nearly In the direction of the sun, are largely due to dust, which especially accumulates In the neighborhood of clouds, aud refracts the sunllgjit around their edges. Properly speaking, giantism Is a dis ease," says the Medical Record. "Dr. Charles L. Dana, of New York City, long ago gave out the opinion that many so-called giants were cases of excessive pathological development, rather than enses of excessive physio logical growth. According to Frofes- sor Brlssaud, giantism Is nothing else than acromegalia (abnormal develop ment of the extremities). M. Brlssaud has demonstrated that the combina tions of giantism nnd acromegalia arc far from being uncommon, and that the general symptoms of ench one of these diseases are observed also In the other. According to M. Brlssaud, acromegalia Is the giantism of adults, while giantism Is the acromegalia ol adolescents." Writing of the recent observations mado by himself and others on that part of the solar spectrum which lies beyond the red end of the ordinary prismatic, or visible,' spectrum, and contains about four-fifths of the ra diant energy of the sun, Frofessor S. P. Langley says that we are beginning to see that the seasons, "which write their coming upon the records of tho spectrum," may, In the future, have their effects upon the crops foretold by meaus somewhat similar to the fore casts mado day by day by tho Weather Bureau, hut in ways Infinitely more far-reaching, and that these predictions may come from the direct study of the sun. There are strong Indications In the direction of a future power of pre diction ns to coming years of plenty and of famine. In his volume on the diseases of the hair, M. R. Sabouraud refutes some popular errors regarding tho cause of baldness. Baldness is usually consid ered nn Infirmity of old oge, and when it takes place in early lifo all sorts of explanations are invoked, one as base less as another. As a matter of fact the critical age for baldness lu men Is from twenty to thirty years. Women are less open to the attacks of the mi crobe of this disease.- The earliest bnld ness occurs lu young men of from six teen to eighteen years, nnd tho skull Is often bare at twenty-two. Tho most common ago for tho beginning of tho disease la twenty-three and the bald ness is usually complete at fifty. The latest ago for tho beginning is about forty, aud In such cases the denudation of hair proceeds with extreme slow uess. The younger tho subject the quicker tho disease attains Its com plete effect. It Is not a malady of the aged, but rather of tho young. Too Patriotic. Pntrlck had worked hard nil his days, but his sons had spent his money for him, and when ho was too old for active work, he was offered tho posi tlon of crossing-tender at a small rail road station. He looked dubious as tho duties of tho ottlcewcro explained to him, and the meaning of tho various flags was clearly stated. "In case of danger, with a train com ing, of course yon wave tho red flag," said his friend, proceedings with his explanation. A hard old hand grasped his arm. "Man dear, it'll never do," said Pat rick, shaking his head solemnly. "I could never trust niesllC to remlmber to wavo a red flag whin there was a green wun lincdy." Youth's Compan ion. 1 Ailverllslng Bankars. A Now York tlnii of baukcra lias tested tUe value of newspnper adver tising, uud one of the mcaibers ex presHca the opinion that It Is ouly a iiuestlon of a Nliort time when all bunk ers -will adopt the methods of the mer chants In Increasing tbelr business. Ks2 snmmmnnnininmmimiiinniniminninimmmmmi B. THE JEFFERSON EE STTPPTV r.OMPANV Being the largest distributor of General Merchandise in this vicinity, is always in fiosition to give the bent quality of goods, ts aim is not to sell vou cheap goods but when quality is considered the price will al ways be found right. Its departments are all well filled, and among the specialties handled may be men tioned L. Adler Bros., Rochester, N. Y., Clothing, than which there is none better made; w. L. Douglass Shoe Co., Brockton, Mass., Shoes; Curtice Bros. Co., Rochester, N. Y., Canned Goods; and Pillsbury's Flour. This is a fair representation of the class of goods it is selling to its customers. 15 aiaiiiiiUiiiiUiiuiiUiiiiiiiiiiiuiuaiuiiiiiiiuiaiauuuuuil Brookville Ta. Since 1S78. 2 FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES. JOHN TRUDGEN, Solicitor, Reynoldsville, Tenn'a. BDFF0LO, ECCRESTER i PITTSBURGH RY, CONDENSED TIME TABLE IN EFFECT NOV. 3, 1901. NORTH notyp. FAFTKBN TIME. I 4 8 It l.llVoJi. II. I A. X. rittsMIIJf J 0l'. t 4 10 10 00 ft SI1 11 22 6 f.r. 11 57 ' 8 S! KlIIIlT 10 12 ( rulgi-TlIlo c i aiosgrove. Echo buyton i 1 1 Pimxutmviioy nr a. i. 1J o r. M. Punxiuiawncy lvt 5 U lot 1 4J 8 filt. 12 411 7 H'l 1 20 7 30, 7 4:1. 8 CK.'. 1 22 1 35 Biff Run ('. A M. Junction. Dullols i Fnlli (Trek Brm-kwayville.... Utrtfiwr.y JnhnKonTuirg Mt.Jctvctt 1 Newton Bradford Ar. 5 3d! I ft .M: 6 (tl 1J M C! 12 Ml 6 1: 1 K'i 7 0 1 4'.'! 7 1 II 1 M: 8 OH! 2 45! 8 2lj 8 0-1 .Vi 3 31), X. M. P. M. 2 00 2 23 2 8'l 8 is; r 2 or 2 12 2 28 I a oo I 8 19 '"ft'ou ! A. l. Mi 2 47, P. M 4:'.' 4 IP! .1 0V 8 2 oo r. m. Biiftiili Ar. 11 ftU 8 Hl ... fj ': Roi'lieMcr . . Arrlvo.l a. jr. I f. M. I r. sr. I p. M. A. IT. A.ldltionnl trnin leave Bmlor for Punxsutuw ncy 7:30 A. K. dtily, except Sunday!. POI TII BorNn. EAFTKRN TIMn. 1-euvo.' A. M. A. H. A. x. I r. M. RnrheHcr I t7 l P. M. K5 A. M. l'i 45 "i'fts 2 21 2 87 8 11 8 2s 8 31 liulTnl.i .Xv. . art 8 lftl A. M . ...t7 4--. ...j 8 21 ...i 8-1-' 1 M. 1 12 10 12 X9 12 M 1 42; 1 Mi r. m. Bmil ford . Ltv. f..!Wioii Mt. Jrwett.... Jfhnoiibiri!.. 53 1 7 12! 8 on! 8 ir. 8 52 1 Hi.lmvnv ! i .V, BmrkwhvvilUs. I 10 3" Fnlln Creek a.m. I lo 49 Imiinis t ft 40 ii no' C. & M. Junctiou.l 0 471 11 07 i 301 2 471 2 M 9 mi 9 15 9 te Blir Run I PunxKUtftivnoy ar! I'uuxsutiLM'iiey lv Iiiivtou Krlio i Wi-K-t Mocrove... Cralm'vlllo. Holler 7 1 u 81 . 7 2 1 1 45 7 3' A. !. I 8 lH I. 8 22! . 8 If. ,. 0 O'.i' 9 V 4 01 4 18 4 20 4 50 3 sa 3 3n 10 141 o'-io ! 6 15 J 7 80 il 47 C 34 VittiLurg 11 m. 6 4j Arrive. I a. m, a. . r. M. p. x, A.M. AiiliiKnui trnin leaves Piuixsiitnwncy for But lor 4:35 P. M. daily, except SuniluyB. CI.EAItFII-XD MVIMON. EAft'l'H FtN TIMR. p. u. P. M. Arrive. Iavo. 1 2', Reniol.lavlllo A. il. M. 2 20 8 i 1 0" Falls creek 8 1'I 12 45! Imilois '2 43 3 25 8 32 4 17 4 32 4 45 P. M. 7 IKI 8 Hi 12 2S:....C. AM. Junction.. .. 7 311 11 4'."; Curwcnovllle 7 IK 11 8K ... ClcurliM, M!;l. Bt.-... t 7 Hi til u!....CIuurrl,d, N. V. C p. M. ! A. M. 'ijCiive. Arrive. 7 10 7 4i4 8 Gil 8 10 A. M. Daily. t Daily except Sunday. TrnlnsS nnd OarosnlM votllmled, with hand mmoiluy coai iicj., and reclinintj chuircai j, also cnie curs dally oxoejit Puniiiiy. Tnilni. 2 win 7 hao Pnlimun Qlp?perfl between Bnrliilound I'ltulAirt;, and Kochoiter and Pitts biiri,'. EDWAlin C. LAPEV, Ueiierul PunisenKor Awit. ( Form N. P. a.) iiochosttr, N. Y. 'OHIO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE Elects Officers Declares In Favor ot Home Rule. The Leasua of Ohio Municipalities Wednesday elected tho following of ficers: President, K. W. Ltnlihart, Xenla; vice president. E. W. Silbaush, Lancaster; secretary. Dp. S. O. Gif fin, Columbus; treasurer, J. L, OrbU ton, CaithaKe; trustees, E. I.. Boya ton. Niles; W. D. Abel, Clilllicothe; Emit Schmidt, Bellalre. The next meeting will be at Hamilton. A res olution declares In favor of homo rule for municipalities. Winter is the Patent Season. This is the busy season with the commissioner of patents. It Is a fact not generally known, however, that Iho busy soaHon in tho patent office in variably occurs between Decembev and April. Few would dream of n "buny season" In tho matter of appli cations for patents and would natur ally Huppose that about tho same num ber were filed one month ns another, but such Is not t',e case. By far tho larger number of applications reach the commissioner during the winter months. Among the 2,038 students at Glas gow University last ttirm there wero SS0 women. 3 3 3 3 3 3 .1 BUSINESS-CARDS. Q MITCHELL, ATTORNEY- AT-LAW. Office on Went Main atreet. oppoalt the commercial Hotel, Keynoldsvllle, Pa. G. m. Mcdonald, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Notary Public, real entate agent. Patent erureii, collections mnoe promptly, uisq in nuian uiuck. nuynoiusviiie, ra. g.MITH M. McCREIGHT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW , Notarv Public and Real Estate Airent. Ron lection will receive nromut attention. Offlci In Froehllch & Henry block, near poatofBua, noynoiuaviue rn. C. WHEELER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office unsttiltnln Stoke Building, corner Main and FlfiJi streou. R. B. E. HOOVER, REYNOLDSVILLE, PA. Resident dentist. In the FToover bulldlnf next door to poitofllce, Main street. GuuUe neas In operating. D R. L. L. MEANS, DENTIST, Office on second floor of First National bank) building, Main street. D R. R. DkVERE KING, DENTIST, Office on second flooj Reynoldsville Real Etiate Bldg. Main street Huyiioldsvllle, Pa. JR. W. A. HENRY, - DENTIST, Office on second floor of Henry Bros, brick building, Main street. E. NEFF. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE And Real Estate A Kent, ReynoldsvlUe, Pa. JJOTEL, BELNAP, REYNOLDSVILLE, PA. FRANK DJETZ, Proprietor. First olass In every particular. Located In the vury centre of the business part ot town. Free 'bus to and from trains and commodious sample rooms forcommerclal travelers. L. M. SNYDER Practical Horse-Shoer and General Blacksmith K,f', iff Horse-nhoetns; done tn tbe neatest manned and by tho latest Unproved methods, lie pairing of all kinds carofully and promptly acUB. SATlHrACTUlM UUAUANTISO. HORSE CLIPPING Have )ust received a complete set of tfia clilnii ho est. cliiHiera of latest style 'U8 pattern Hid am prepared to do cIlpiiliiK In Uie beat possilile niuiiuer at reasonable rates; lai-ksnn 81. near Filth, Ueynolilsvllle, Pa. YOUNG'S PLANING .MILL You will find Snsh, Door9, Frames and Finish of all ltinds, Rough and Dressed Lumber, High Grade Var nishes, Lead and Oil Colors in all shades. And also an overstock of Nails which I will sell cheap. ' J. V. YOUNG, Prop.
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