The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, April 29, 1903, Image 2

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    ON A DYING
Won fluttering tnlts of gautf ptnii
Inat by untoward llama to-nignt
srt rudmv summoned from a ecena
That for noma days hath shed delight
On thy small senses what has twn
, Thy profit from thia tunny world,
i Ers into darkness and oblivion hurled?
The Vigilance
ByW. R.
T was a moonlight eight and
the roadway shone white
and clear between the
straggling fences. A num.
ber of men, a dozen, per
harts, were coming up the
bill from the village In the valley with
Its twinkling lights. They were plod
Ifllng elong In a little group and busily
talking as they advanced. Presently
Jthey paused at a gateway and crowded
i. little closer. The house within the
tyard was old and weather beaten. It
(was a story and a half building. There
Was a porch along the front with two
Vlnrtows beneath It, one for each side
bf the door. Through the window at
Ithe left shone a faint and flickering
light.
1 The (Troup of men at toe gate lingered
Irresolutely for a few moments, talking
in eager whispers. Then a tall young
tnan with a smooth and kindly face
broke from the party and led the way
up the graveled walk to the front door.
(When he reached the little porch he
paused and hold up his hand. Then be
(went to the window through which the
faint light flickered and went In.
That Abncr Moxhnm Was a bard man
nobody In Wlntcrfleld doubted. He
Was unsociable. He was close In his
Healings; be lived quite alone In the
bid cottage on the south hill. He was
tall and lean and yellow, and his sixty
years had touched his hair with white,
hnd filled hlslean cheeks with wrinkles.
Be cared nothing for the matters that
interested the villagers. He took no
Interest In politics nor In public Im
provements, and very little In religion.
Occasionally be would stray Into the
White church whose steeple was the
tallest In the village, and sit quite by
tlrosclf through the service. Then be
would hurry away without a word to
bis fellow worshipers. The young pas
tor had called on him once, but It was
not believed that be had repeated the
Visit. In fact, he never stated clearly
What occurred while he was there. It
Was said that Abner was the possessor
f a small library of books that were
Calculated to destroy all faith In ortho
dox views, and that be pored over them
K great deal of bis time. Where the
told man's Income came from no vil
lager knew. That it was limited every
body felt sure. His way of living-was
o simple, bis clothes were thread
bare, and the purchases he made In the
Pillage were not of a character to tug
test the possession of even a moderate
Income. He came and went and both
ered no man, yet was a thorn In the
flesh of the gossipy hamlet.
And then his standing as an object of
neighborly Interest was suddenly and
greatly Increased by the rumor that he
bad brought a boy home to live with
blm. Abner bad a habit of disappear
ing for a week or more at a time.
He might have been supposed to bo
in his cottage during these absences
if It hadn't been for the fact that he
Was seen to take the train. But where
be went Wlnterfleld didn't know.
It was reported once by Ezra Kim
ball, whose business took blm to the
great city every month, that be ran
across Abner there one morning, but
that the old man didn't look at blm
and hurried along.
"And what'a queerer," said Ezra, "Is
that be was talking to two awella at a
Carriage door as I came up, and the
lady gave Hm her hand and the man
took off bis hat to him. Then they
trove away."
But Wlnterfleld pooh-poohed this pic
ture and assured Ezra that be must be
streaming?
; When the boy arrived It was early
evening and 'he was so muffled up that
bis face could not be seen. He was a
little fellow of perhaps clgl. and Ab
per bad hurried him away lief ore the
Curious statlonmastcr could get a good
look at him. It was a full mile from
the station to the old cottage on the
bill, and In the dusk of the evening
71m FeTklns had met the tall old man
trudging up the bill with the lad on bis
back'.
When Wlnterfleld heard of this addi
tion to the Moxhnm household It
frowned ominously and shook Its sa-
gacious ueaa. it was no place for a
qy. It couldn't be a borne for any
body. The boy was to be pitied. In
tact, tho village must keep a sharp
lookout for bla welfare.
It was a day or two later that the
fchJld and old .Abner appeared at the
ftostofflce, and the postmistress got a
srood look at the little fellow.
She stared at blm out of ber little
Window.
"That' a delicate appearln' child you
- pave tnere,' 'sue said.
"Yes," Abner replied, as he reached
(or bis letters. If it hadn't been for his
nail the old man's visits to the village
Would have been greatly decreased In
number. He received more letters
than any man In Wlnterfleld, a fact
that thoroughly convinced the villagers
that he must be engaged In some ne
farious pursuit where letter writing
Was a part of the swindle.
The little postmistress yielded np the
letters reluctantly.
"Needs a lot 0' good core," she said
With ber beady black eyes on the boy,
"Yes," Abner agreed, as be turned
way.
"Most unwholesome child I ever
r," the little postmistress explained
to Mrs. Baxter, the wife of the village
tanker. "Ha looks scared and abused,
hi n
INSECT.
'A few ahort flights OO shimmering Wings,
A few warm ecstasies in air.
A golden clow, a glimpse of thing .'.
Not understood, and everywhere )-'
A great, glad life that soars and singst, .'
Wat it not well? Who asketh more
. To carry to the all -forgetting shore?
John Hall Ingham, in Lippincott'e,
Committee.
Rose.
and I'm Just sure that old miser's
home's no place for him."
"Somebody ought to look after the
poor little vagabond," said the banker's
wife, "What have we got humane so
cieties fort
The boy was rarely seen In the vil
lage. He was delicate In appearance
and seemed timid. He kept close to
the old man and resisted 'all attempts
to draw him away.
."He's thoroughly cowed," said the lit-
4 b puaiiuiHirpss o uie young miniBter
as she held that worthy.wlth her glit
tering eye. "Looks to me like a child
that's been half starved and beaten and
had all the spirit taken out of It.' Borne.
body with authority ought to Investi
gate and right away, too, or It may
be too late."
The young minister flushed a little
and seemed about to Speak. Then he
abruptly checked the Impulse and
picked up his letters.
"I think." said the little postmistress.
"that it's your duty to Interfere, Mr.
Browning."
The young minister smiled.
"It Isn't always easy to see one's
duty clearly, Mrs. Twitters," he said.
"And whllo you are waiting for clear
er vision the worst may happen," said
the little postmistress.
The minister's faco grew grave.
"I hope not," he said, and turned
away.
The little postmistress gave a sniff
as he passed through the loor, a little
sniff that was expressive of profound
contempt for the dilatory ways of mas
cullne humanity.
Then came n time when the boy was
not seen for several weeks and public
anxiety grew Intense. Nor did the old
man appear. He was there In the
ancient cottage. The milkman and the
baker and the grocer saw him on their
rounds. But they saw nothing of the
boy.
"How Is the little follow?" the grocer
volunteered to ask one day.
"He's all right." the old man gruffly
replied.
I haven't seen blm out," the grocer
persisted.
"No," said the old man, and closed
the door behind blm.
At the expiration of three weeks
Selectman Brlscom sought out the
young minister.
"Parson," he said, "I'm here at the
request of several of our most reputa
ble citizens. They think something
should be done about Old Man Moxham
and thatboy."
"What do you propose?" Inquired the
young man.
We thought maybe you could sug
gest something."
The young minister was silent for a
moment.
"We must be careful," he said.
"Of course."
"We have no proof that anything Is
wrong."
"It looks mighty queer."
Tho young minister hesitated.
"Out where I spent a year or two
after I left college," he aald. "they
would have made this tho subject for
vigilance committee's attentions.
When a social duty of this sort was
under consideration a rope was usually
at band where it could be found when
wanted."
"Of course," said the selectman hasti
ly, "we don't Intend to go that far."
The young man smiled.
"But the vigilance committee idea
suits you?"
"The Idea of a committee to visit the
old man suits me."
"Good," said the young man. "There
can be so harm In that.'
"And you'll join us?"
"Yes."
"To-morrow night?"
"Yes."
"We'll meet at the church at 8
oclock."
"Very well."
The selectman paused. -
"And will you lead us?"
"li you desire it," said the young
minister.
And so It happened that the first vlsl
lance committee that Wlnterfleld bad
ever known plodded determinedly al
though at a leisurely pace, up the long
bill in the bright moonlight, and finally
entered the old man's yard and baited
before the ancient cottage. And it was
the tall young minister who advanced
and peered through the lighted win
dow.
There was a brief pause.
Then the tall young minister turned
to the others.
"Come," be said in a whisper.
lie rapped lightly on the door. Walt
ing Dut a moment be opened It and
passed in, with the others following
aim.
The door opened Immediately Into the
Dig living room of the cottage, a com
tort able apartment with a great fire
place with a log burning on the huge
andirons, a log that sent out the flicker
ing light that bad illuminated the win
dow.
The old man was there, seated In
low chair by the fireplace. He looked
up as the commlttoe entered, but
showed no surprise.
He only nodded and then held up his
nana witn a slight warning gesture.
The boy was in a cushioned chair by
the old man's side. His head with Its
long light bfelr waa pillowed against
tat old mao'i abouldar. Ha eat at
such an angle that the committee could
see the little white face, and the long
white bands, and the closed eyes. The
boy was asleep.
But even as they stared at this pic
ture the child stirred uneasily.
"Daddy," he cried, "daddy!"
It wap a cry of terror.
"Yes, yes, dear boy, I am here," tald
the old man gently as be patted tbe
white check. The big eyes opened
wider and rested on the old man's face.
The pale Hps parted In a sigh.
"I had a bad dream, daddy," be mur
mured.
"Yes, dear boy. But It was only a
dream."
I dreamed they were beating me
again, daddy."
"They will never beat you again, dear
boy."
The child was silent for a moment.
Then be sighed again. This time It
was a sigh of contentment
Daddy," be softly said, "It's like
heaven to be sick, Isn't It?"
The old man stroked the white bands
tenderly.
"There's a little pain again in my
shoulder, daddy," said the boy. "If
you'll rub It Just a little It will go away
and then I can sleep."
The old man reached across and
gently stroked the ailing arm and the
tired eyelids slowly closed.
Presently tbe stroking ceased and tbe
old man looked up. The committee
were grouped about the door, each man
with his lint lu his hand and they were
all very still.
"The child has been 111," said the old
man softly. "He has bad a fever, tbe
result of his malarial surrorndlngs and
of 111 treatment. But he is much bet
ter, and will, please Cod, live to bo a
strong and healthy child. I have nursed
him through this Illness, because I felt
competent to do It I am a graduate of
a. medical school and because in his
timid and nervous condition the sight
of a strange foce would have greatly
retarded his recovery." He paused
and gently shifted tho child's head
Into a more comfortable position, and
then one of tho little hands crept Into
tho brown and rugged one and stayed
there. He looked up again, but beforo
ho could speak the tall young pastor
had stepped forward.
"Mr, Moxhnm," ho said, In bis deep,
low tones, "these gentlemen are a self-
appointed committee who have called
upon you In a neighborly way with tho
desire of proffering such aid as you
may require. They have been worried
and even alarmed by your non-appearance
in the village and are here be
cause they felt It was high time that
they asserted their humanity. We are
not a demonstrative people in Winter
Held. AVe act slowly, but wbcu we do
act we are thoroughly In earnest And
speak for each member of this com
mlttec, air, and for all tbe village, too.
when I say that if there Is Aught we
can do to help you In any way you can
command us to the utmost limit of our
resources."
He paused and the old man slowly
nodded.
'I thank you, Mr. Browning," he
said, "and I thank you all, gentlemen
But at present there is nothing I need.
Should any occasion arise, I will be
glad to call upon you." And bis bead
dropped again over the child.
There was a moment's pause.
"Good night, sir," said the tall young
minister.
There was a little murmur of good
nignts behind blm.
"Good night and my thanks." said
the old man.
And the Wlnterfleld vigilance com
mlttco passed out
It was the young pastor who broko
the silence as they strode down the
bill.
'We have misjudged this old man."
be said. "I believe I am free to say
so. It was a dreadful domestic calam
ity that brought blm to this state. It
humbled his pride, it crushed bis am'
bltlon. Ho crept away here to hide
his wounded soul, ' And yet be has not
entirely forgotten his fellow creatures,
A great Institution for the care of
child . waifs flourishes In tho city
through Lis liberality. And I hold in
my hands a goodly sum for the benefit
of our village poor, a thank offering for
the recovery of bis daughter'a child,
Yes, that 1s ber child. And under Prov
Idence I fervently hope to see it the
means of dra ring blm back among
his fellow men." He paused and half
turned. "Oh, .my brethren." be said.
"never let charity lose Its place in your
Hearts. ' -
Tfley trudged on In silence until tbe
parsonage was reached.
They paused at the gate. '
"Gentlemen," said the selectman, as,
he glanced around, "I move that tbe
Wlnterfleld vigilance committee do now
adjoflrn sine die."
Then each man went bis war. Cleve.
una ruin-Dealer.
A Carmen Antodrome
'Automoblllng has become so popular
in uermany that a racing track will
be constructed for the lovers of the
sport It will be called an autodrome,
and eighty acres of land have been
acquired for the purpose in the neigh-
Dornooa of Frieduau, near Berlin.
Tbe autodrome is to be sole-shaped
with two curves, north and south, and
two "bays" opposite tbe long side. It
will be macadamized, and is to have
a length of 2000 yards and a breadth of
between thirty and fifty yards.
Thus the motor track will be adapt
ed for cycle road racing. But tbe cycle
racea will mostly take place on tbe
special racing track, COO yards long, ad-
Joining the autodrome,
To tbe north of the autodrome a huge
restaurant will be constructed, to
gether with stands and a royal pa
vtlion. In another part -of tbe ground
there is to be a velodrome, serving tbe
twofold purposes of an exhibition hall
and, in bad weather, a racing place. A
feature of tha enterprise U a chauffeur
cBooL
WOMEN THE BRAVER
Before the Dentist Men Howl;
Hot So Their Sisters. .'.
fK no one way does woman show
I to a greater degree ber superior
I physical endurance of pain over
man than In the dentist's chair.
Where Is the man, however physically
brave lu other particulars, who will not
pause and hestltate before visiting tbe
dentist's with an aching tooth? He
will postpone the visit and compromise
with an offending tootb, meanwhile
making a general nuisance of hlpiself
with bis moanlngs and lugubrious
bowlings, slashed with profanity, be
fore bis final and compulsory appear
a nee In the dentist's chair.
The fragile and delicate mite of a
lister, or the aged and feeble mother
will, without fuss or hesitation, dellu
erately put on ber street wraps, and
calmly remarking, "I will be back pres.
sntly," proceed to ber favorite dentist
and have the tooth extracted.
Another difference between the sexes
obscrvnblo In this matter of teeth ex
traction and toothaches Is tbe penchant
of the male to inform friends and ac
quaintances of bis own sex of the va
riations of his ailment, all of whom
courageously advise I1I111 to "have tbe
thing pulled out," and not one of whom
but would licsltato and compromise
with an aching tooth himself. The
lady, as a rule, conceals from ber
friends and from her sex tho fact of
her affliction, and neither moan or
complaint Is uttered In their presence,
however much pain she endures.
It Is more than probable that woman
ly superiority of courage In the tooth
ache end extracting lino would nave
been overlooked as a matter of record
by the writer but that the contrast was
forced upon bis observant faculties
by the visitation of a toothache so
active and energetic that nil other sub
Jccts and studios were abandoned dur
ing the Intermittent periods of tho vlsl
tntlon.
There has been no form of agony
ever Invented that could competo In
hldcousness with a toothache that un
dcrstmuls its business and throws nil
Its energies Into the work before It,
There Is only one form of pain that
equals tho tootbncho In Intensity, and
that Is the old stylo of ynnklug tho
molars out, and even that was torn
porary in duration, whllo the ache It
self represented an Infinity of eulTcr-
Ing. for each moment of tbo Jumping,
bounding pain Is equal to a month of
ordinary time.
In the old days, when tooth pulling
was a good deal like murder In the
first degree, and when the tools used
in the homicide were about as big and
awkward as a blacksmith's tongs, It
is no wonder the peoplo bore the evils
they already had rather than fly to
those they knew not of, but which they
had a faint idea consisted of a broken
Jaw and a mouthful of blood and
splintered enamel; but In these days of
anaesthetics and "painless" dentistry
It seems strange that a person will en.
dure the tortures of tho damned for
weeks when relief can be secured so
speedily.
It Is a fact, however, that tooth pull
Ing Is not much more popular or fash
lonablo now thnn It was when the
Kings of England, who wero tho first
dentists, by tho way, used to yank
out tho teeth of tho Jews who would
not come down with tho cash so sorely
needed in the royal exchequer. The
loss of an aching tooth nt tho hands
of a smiling dentist Is an awful ordeal,
largely because tbe lmlganltlon of the
sufferer has made It so. He suffers
tbe operation many times In antlclpn
tlon before tbe forceps grapple with
the offending molar.
Newspaper men, bowever humllint
Ing the confession, are not any freer
from this superstition than common
mortals, as It is proven by an expert
ence during the past week. Tho re
porter bad a tooth that bad been with
him so long n time that a sort of
friendly Intimacy had sprung up be
tween the two. The tootb, however,
bad recently got tired of Its Job, and
kicked so vigorously to get out Into
tho wide world and seek its fortune
that he finally concluded to let It go,
before he came to this conclusion, be
tcmporarlzed with It 'for some time
In the hope that It would change Its
mind and conclude to remain, but to
no purpose.
Its demands for release becamo so
Importunate that Its objection to re
malnlng sent thrills of pain clear
through the reportorlal anatomy which
ended In his surrender. He became a
close student of tbe dentists' cards lu
tbe newspapers in bis endeavor to find
one who could perform the operation
"without paln,"and finally made a se
lection of a dentist on tbe avenue. The
selection was made on Monday. He
met the dentist on the street and dis
cussed the weather and other topics
of Interest with blm, and finally In
quired If he would be in bis office next
day, and was told that he would
Tuesday ho passed the stairway lead
ing to tbe office, but didn't think the
dentist was in. He didn't know Just
what led blm to think this, but he was
Inspired with tbe thought somehow and
passed on.
On Wednesday morning the tooth
raised a big rumpus at the long delay
and so be made a bee line for the doc
tor's office. At the foot of tbe stairs
the tooth seemed sorry for the Impa
tience tt bad exhibited, and taking the
tooth's behavior au a sign that It was
not so anxloua for tbe separation as
It pretended, concluded be would give
It one more chance to be friends, aud
so went on up the street about his busi
ness. '
U tbe tooth bad any regrets about
tho coming separation, however, tbey
were of short duration, for on the fol
lowing night It held a "wake" over tha
dead friendship that had existed Be
tween the two, and sent the reporter
to the dentist's office the next morning
before breakfast with the determina
tion that no more compromises would
be submitted to on bis part. The dent.
1st was In, and In a splendid humor.
It was early yet, and the writer con-
eluded that he would wait until some
other patient came In, "Just to see
how it was done." "Misery loves com
pany," It Is said, and be thought that
If be could see a Jaw or two broken
(for some one else) before his turn
came, be could stand the ordeal bet
ter. He bad not long to wait. A man
came In with bis Jaw bound up In a
cotton handkerchief. His left cheek
looked ns If be had undertaken to swal
low a baseball, and that It bad lodged
In tbe side of bis mouth. As well as
he could, considering the Impediments
to speech, be said he had the Jumping
toothache, snd wanted the nerve killed.
The dentist looked at the tooth and
Informed blm the nerve was already
dead, and that the original trouble. Ir
ritation of the living membrane of the
pulp walls, bad resulted In Inflamma
tion, suppuration and a collection of
pus, etc.
The next victim was nn unshaven
man who, with a steady nerve, took his
position In tho chair, but Jumped two
feet bl(!h a moment later end roared
like n Comanche Indian when the doc
tor "lifted" a large molar with roots
an Inch long from his Jaw.
He gave place to n man from the
country, accompanied by his wife.
"She's got a bad tooth; the nerve Is
all bare, and It's ulcerated and gives
her a slftht of neuralgia." he said. The
dentist smiled at tho impossible com
binations and said, "Take a seat,
please." "Ills woman" proceeded to
unwind two bed quilts from around
her head and neck, which act exposed
a face that looked as tnougu it nan
been Interviewed by a swarm of hor
nets. "Her man" wanted ber to take
something "lnlllng gas or slob" hut
she said "No;" she had tho heart dis
ease. She thought she could stand It
If it didn't break her Jaw.
The next was n man who had been
drlnklug to ease the pain of an aching
tooth, and wanted It out (hie) quick.
He took gns, and had It out In n Jiffy.
While under the liifluenco of the gas
he said he dreamed that bo wos going
around and round on n roller coaster.
Presently, while near the last grand
descent, bo looked up, and n large
grappling hook suspended from a tree,
dropped Into bis mouth, lifted blm bod
ily from his seat and left blm dangling
In midair.
Tho dentist evidently expected the
reporter to take the chair and looked
Inquiringly. He looked confused, how
ever, when asked for an unbiased opin
ion on the Venezuelan affair for publi
cation. Apologizing for the mlstuken
expectation that his professional ser
vices wero sought by the reporter, the
doctor entered Into an exhaustive state,
ment of tbe allies' side of tbe case,
at the conclusion of which the reporter
withdrew with profuse thanks, border
ing on affectation, for the lucid Infor
mation on this burning public question.
The aching molar had become so
thoroughly scared by the few object
lesgons recited that It becamo recon
ciled to remain and continue its dally
grind of soft edibles. The "Inter
view" on Venezuela effected a tem
porary If not permanent settlement
Washington Post,
Footgear For ItnnajH Uiave.
The War Department has adopted a
hiking shoe, a most formidable type of
foogear, admirably adapted to rough
usago In the Philippines. It has been
fcuud that the shoes now Issued to
troops stationed In the islands are not
durable. Tbo bard service to which
they are subjected In tbe rough sec
tions of tbe country, especially during
tho wet season, leaves very little of
them, Tho new shoe is of tho stylo
commonly used by hunters, tbe "up
pers" coming well up on tho leg. Each
side of the tongue of the shoe is fast
ened to tho upper so as to exclude
water, and the leather Is of rough
Itralti, thick and of the so-called tan va
riety. The sole Is very heavy and the
heel and sole are fitted with bob nails,
an Idea adopted from tbe English army
shoe. Tbe new American army shoe
Is much lighter In weight and more
comfortable to the wearer than the
British shoe, which carries the quality
of durability to the point of being an
Initiation to the soldier who must wear
It on the march. Army and Navy Keg
Ister. How Erirln Are Captured,
Perfect fur, of the delicate ermine
at least, would be marred by the or
dinary snare, so tbe trapper devises aa
cuunlng a death for the ermine as tbe
ermine devises when It darts up
through the snow with Its spear teeth
clutched lu the throat of a poor rab
bit. Smearing his hitting knife with
grease, he lays It across the track.
The little ermine comes trotting In dots
and dashes and gallops and dives to
the knife. That greasy smell of meat
It knows, but that frost-silvered bit
of steel Is something new. The knife is
frosted like Ice. Ice, the ermluo has
licked, so be licks tbe knife. But alas
for the resemblance between Ice and
steel! Ice turns to water under the
worm tongue; steel turns to fire that
blisters and holds the foolish little
stoat by his Inquisitive tongue, a hope
less prisoner until tbe trapper comes..
And, lest marauding wolverine or lynx
should come first and gobble up price
less ermine, the trapper comes soon.
And that Is the end for the ermine.
Agnes O. Laut, In Leslie's Monthly.
Tbe Fan of It All.
The fuu of being a fool over a wom
an Is the enjoyment you get out of
the fun the (eta out of It. New York
Press.
ittHtirniifjinnitiininiintwninHnnnnnniHinjfjinintf4.
I THE JEFFERSON
SUPPLY COMPANY
Being the largest distributor of General
Merchandise in this vicinity, is always in
rosition to give the beat quality of goods,
ts aim is not to sell ton 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 cone 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.
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BON TON
BAKERY
JOHN II. BAUM, Prop.,
For good first-class baked
goods such ns line Marble
Cnke, English Wine Fruit
Cnkc, French Fruit Dev
iled Cnke, Angel Cake,
Lady Fingers,) clly Drops,
Kisse9, Maroons and
lot9 of other good cakes.
A fine selection of all kind9
of cookies; a good line of
Fresh Bread and Parker
House Rolls, Buns, Coffee
Cakes. A nice selection
of pics always on hand.
V'etUUnii and Vartlett a
Specialty. Give 11a a Call.
The LATEST FASHIONS
IN GENT'S CLOTHING
The nowest, finestcloths.
the latest doslgns, all
tbe most fashionable cuts
fur the summer season.
Cull at our shop and
boo samples of cloth a
complete line and lot us
convince, you that we are
the lenders In our line.
lloasonHhlo prices always
and satisfaction guaran
teed. Johns & Thompson.
irst National' h
OF REYNOLDS VILLE,
Capital
Surplus
$50,000
$25,000
Scolt illrMrlUiiri. rrslalrntl
J. ,'. Kline, Ice 1're.l.leiilt
John 11. Kaucktr, t'aabler.
Director!
Bcolt Mcrielland J. C. King flantol Nolan
Jobn H. Corhctt
J. if. Kmicber
U. W. Fuller
It. II. Wilton
Does a general banking buslnessand solicits
the accounts of imtrclmnts, profciloniil men
fiirmt'M, itiecbiinli', miners, lumbermen uud
othem, promising tbe moot careful allenlloii
to tbe bu-tlneKH of all persons.
Bute Deposit Uoxes for rent.
First National Bank bulldln, Nolan block
Fire Proof Vault.
EVERY WOMAN
oaMtlma Mads a rsUabla
saoaUiljr ragulaltof msdiolna,
DR. PCAL'8
PENNYROYAL piLLS,
Ararraorplsafaaadeartalnlarastilt Taaa
(lr. rW't) uw dUappotal, I LOO patbta
Tot sale ay B. .!. Stoksv
Negotiation Renewed.
It is understood that negotiation
are now pending between the Bureau
of Ethnology and certain residents of
the Republic ot Chill by means of
which the bureau hopes to obtain for
the National Museum the extraordin
ary mummy of an Indian m jrnan,
which waa found In on old copper
mine on an Island off the Chilean
coast several years ago and was ex
hibited at tbe Buffalo Exposition. Dur
ing that exposition the bureau tried
several times to get possession of this
mummy, but without success, tha
owners asking too high a price. Re
cently, however, negotiations wera
renewed, with the result that the bu
reau obtained the tools, Implement
and vessels found with the mummy at
a very fair price, and they are now
seeking to obtain the remcin also,
with reasonable hope of suocobs.
Paraffin oil la about to be tried aa
, tha motive power for herring Othlng
Doata oa the Moray Firth.
F
ink
BUSINK3TCARD3.
m. McDonald,
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary Public, real estate asent, Pa too 14
secured, collections made promptly. OIBoS
In Nolan block, RernoldsTlile, Pa.
gMlTH M. MoCUEIGHT, "
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAV7.
Rotarr Public and Real Etate A sen. 0-
ctlona will receWe prompt attention. Office
In Kroeblb-h Henry block, near poatofftoa.
BnynplOsTlllo
jyt. D. E. HOOVEIt,
REYNOLDS VILLE, PA.
Resident dentist. In the noorer building
nest door to pmtoUlce, Main atreakOsnUs
ness In operating
jya. L. L. MEANS,
DENTIST,
Ufflce on second floor of First National baak
building, Main street.
jyn. u. devehe kino,
DENTIST.
galea on second loot ReynoldsTlll Bsaiafl
statabldf. Mala street ReynoldsTlll , Par
JJR W. A. HENRY,
. DENTIST,
Ofle on second floor of Henry Bros, trial
kalldins. Main stress.
E.
NEFF.
JUSTICE OF TBI PEACE
And Baal KstaM Aims, BayaaldsTUle, Pa.
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PICTURES
PICTURES
PICTURES
In fact everything; we
have at and below
cost going out
of business.
Parties knowing themselves
to have (roods with us for re
pairs, or pictures that have
been left here for framing,
please call and get same.
Now is your time to get
Pictures Framed.
Everything must go. Stop
and see about the bargains.
Northamer & Keflock.
Woodward Bullet n, Main Street
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