Drilling For. Oil and Gas
In Paradise Settlement
Fern Oil & Gas Co. Has Five
or Six Hundred Acres
Leased.
BUTLER PEOPLE INTERESTED
The FernOll & Gas Company, of But
ler, has leased between five and six hun
dred acres In Henderson and Wlnslow
townships In ParadUe . Settlement
which this company will thoroughly
test for oil and gas. We have been In
formed that the entire scope of country
from the Buhlte farm, near Sykesvllle,
Kramer Station, and James London
farm above Big Run, to the Noah Sy
phrlt and Dougherty farms, on the
Reynoldnvllle side, Is embraced in the
territory to be tested. The first drilling;
outfit was taken to the Andy Pifer farm
last week. The Fern Oil & Gas Co.
has agreed to pay the farmers $1.00 per
acre per year while the tpst for oil and
ga is in progress. Th.: monoy is to be
paid quarterly, and the first payment
has been made. (
Last of Well Known Family Has Expired.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Pifer,
widow of the late George Pifer, or Hen
derson township, who was burled Thurs
day in the German Lutheran church
cemetery, in the Paradise Settlement,
removes the last of a well known fam
ily, that of Jacob Zufall.
Mrs. Pifer, who was aged 79 years,
died Tuesday as the result of a paraly
tic troke. In recent years she had
made her home with her son, George
Pifer, who lives on the old homeBtead.
During the settlement and develop
ment of the Paradise district no two
families played a more important part
than did the Plfers and Zuf alls., The
George Pifer home was in the center of
early developments and Mrs. Pifer pre
sided over It with gracious and mother
ly care. She was one of those estimable
women whose Influence was felt through
out the entire scope of the early settle
ments and whose home in early days
was a haven tor the traveler, and a de
light to both young and old In the
neighborhood. She was a lifelong mem
ber of the German Lutheran Church.
Punxsutawney Spirit.
A travelling case for your friend who
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SCARLET FEVER.
A Soourg of Whit Races In All Ages
and Countries.
Now that smallpox, thanks to com
pulsory vaccination, has become a rar
ity In civilized communities, scarlet
fever steps forward as the worst of
the eruptive diseases of childhood.
It is a malady of enormous antiquity.
ThueydldcB, writing nearly 500 years
before the beginning of our era, called
It a heritage from the remote past.
It has scourged the white races in all
ages and all countries, and the phy
sicians of all schools have leveled
their heaviest artillery uf)on It. Yet
It remains a puzzle unsolved and an
enemy unconquered even today. We
are In doubt as to Its cause, and there
Is no drug or antitoxin that will cure
It. But despite all this the death rate
from scarlet fever is Bteadlly declin
ing, and we may expect It to decline
more and more as the years go by.
The reason for this, I take It, lies In
the fact that the modern doctor Is a
great deal more sparing with pills and
powders than his predecessor and n
great deal more lavish with water, olr
and nntlsertlcs. In the old dayB It
was customary to dose scarlet fever
patients with all sorts of violent reme
dies in staggering quantities, and ns a
result many of them died. Today
medicines are but minor auxiliaries in
the sickroom, and both doctor and
nurse devote their main "energies to
preventing n spread of the Infection.
Delineator.
USE FOR A TELESCOPE.
Interesting . Discovery On Woman
Made by Uee of th Glass.
"I thought it was a pretty fair sort
of telescope for one that wasn't very
big," said Uncle Silas. "I rigged It
up lu the attic by the high north win
dow and. had it fixed so It would
swing around easy. I took a deal of
satisfaction lu looking through it, the
sky seemed so wide and full of won
ders, so when Hester was here I
thought I'd give her the pleasure too.
She stayed a long time upstairs and
seemed to be enjoying it. When she
came down I asked her if she'd dis
covered any'hlng new.
"'Yes,' Bhe says. 'Why, It made
everybody's house seem so near that
I seemed to be right beside 'em, and
I found out what John Prltchard's
folks are doln' In their outkltchcn.
I've wondered what they had a light
there for night after night, and I
lust turned the trlass on their win
dows. "They are cuttln' apples to ary
folks as rich as them cuttln' apples!'
"And actually that wns all the wom
an had seen! With the whole heavens
before her to study, she had spent her
time pry'ns Into the affairs of her
neighbors! And there are lots more
like her with and without tele
scopes." Christian Uplook.
Fiddled Into Office.
Losslng relates that In 1848 he met
at Oswego, N. Y, Major Cochran, then
nearly eighty years old, a sou-lu-law
of General Philip Schuyler, who told
the story of his election to congress
during the administration of the elder
Adams. A vessel was to be launched
on one of the lakes In Interior New
York, and people came from afar to
see It. The young folks gathered
there, determined to have a dance at
night. There was a fiddle, but no
fiddler. Young Cochran was an ama
teur performer, and his services were
demanded. He gratified the Joyous
company, and at the supper table one
of the gentlemen remarked, in com
mendation of his talents, that he was
"fit for congress." The matter was
.talked up, and he was nominated and
elected a representative In congress
for the district then comprising the
whole of New York west of Schenec
tady. He always claimed to have
"fiddled himself Into congress."
Jones' Van Dyck.
Teople told Jones that his youth was
against him be looked too young. If
he wanted to rise rapidly in his profes
sion he would have to grow a few blr
sutorlal decorations.
He started a Van Dyck. His wife
watched its growth critically. She
didn't take to It said she married a
young man, not a professor. The whisk
ers grew and grew, and hubby looked
more and more like a pirate. Wlfey
tried to talk him out of them, but he
insisted they were an actual necessity
In his profession.
One morning Jones woke up with his
chin feeling moist and sticky.. Ho
rubbed his hand over his face foliage
and found It wet Then he opened his
eyes and saw his wife standing over
him with a bottle of peroxide In her
band. Filled with alarm, he Jumped
out of bed and over to the mirror. Al
ready the stuff that makes blonds to
arder had done Its work. That prime
val growth was red, yellow and maize,
e'en as the growing corn. Jones had to
wipe the dust off his razor and remove
the chin weeds.
"I suppose you think you've done
something pretty smart," he observed
to Mrs. Jones groucblly as he removed
another bunch. "You've ruined my
profession, that's what you've done."
"Rather smooth shaven competency,"
averred his wife sweetly, "than whisk
ered luxury." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Boy (to tramp) Don't you get awful
tired of doln' notbln', mister? Tramp
Terrible! But I never complains.
Everybody has their tiwibles. 'IV"-'
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Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Cut Glass Diamonds, Silverware,
Silver Novelties, China, Etc.
Presents to please everybody in gifts for old and young, you will find your wants anticipated. We will
place at your disposal pretty remembrances at small cost or show you more elaborate articles should you prefer
them. We have plenty of the best waiting for your inspection. You can get new ideas as you look through
our Holiday stock. Come in and see our Christmas novelties and large stock of jewelry, such as Belt Pins,
Cuff Links, Hat Pins, Bar Pins, Fobs, Brooches, etc. Merit, quality and fair prices are waiting for you here
in connection with a great variety of the best Holiday selections of the year, and our word of seasonable
greeting to buyers of gifts is,
A Square Deal and a Merry Christmas to all.
In The Peoples National -Bank Building, Reynoldsville, Pa.
Don't Forget--AH engraving done Free of Charge.
A TEMPERANCE UNION.
Member Limited to Fourteen Drink
of Liquor Daily.
"Signing the pledge" is no new thing,
as Is proved by researches In Italy.
Interesting particulars of what would
appear to be the earliest examples of
written pledges to abstain from gam
bling and excessive drinking are given
In the Turin Studl Medlevall by Slgnor
Glrolauio Biscaro, who has discovered
three such documents lu the archives
of Milan. The first of these records Is
an oath sworn on the gospels by Ola
couio Pasquall and Armanlno Ducu
to the effect that for two years they
will abstain from gambling In ravin
or within three miles thereof and will
likewise refrain from Inducing others
to gamble on their behalf. The penal
ty for any breach of this oath Is fixed
at B soldi, payable to I'aplo Bovatorlo.
In the second document l'erano do
Bono promises Uberto de I'roto to
abstain from gambling for a certain
period, exception being made on be
half of the game of blsmentlro. at
which, however, he was not to lose
more than 2 denarl on any one du.v
Further, he undertakes not to visit
any Inn for drinking purposes before
the hour of vespers on Monday. A
breach of either clause of the pledge
Involves the payment of 5 soldi to Ity
Troto. By the third document Slleto
Ferrarlo expressed hlR willingness to
pay 12 denarl to his brother Laniperlo
should he lie persuaded to play for
money In any place of public resort or
to spend more than 2 denarl on Intoxi
cants In any one day.
The motive for these contracts Is not
stated, but It Is presumed that they
were entered Into by employees whose
masters wished to keep their proclivi
ties In check. There is nothing In the
documents to suggest the existence of
any organization for the JQiotlon of
temperance. The honor ofbelng first
In the field In this respect therefore
still rests with Germany, where two
temperance societies were founded In
the sixteenth century.
Of these the Order of St. Christo
pher was ; formed by Slglsmund de
DlettrlchRteln on Jan. 18, 1517. and the
Order of Temperance by the landgrave
of Hesse on Dec. 25, 1000. The mem
bers of the one order wore pledged to
abstain from toast drinking, and the
members of the other undertook not
to drink more than seven glasses of
liquor at a time, and that not oftencr
than twice a day. Chicago News.
"1 admire patience an self control,"
said Undo Elten, "but when I see a
man dnt kin keep on smllln' after be
done bruise his thumb with a hammer
I can't help beln' s'plcious of his ca
pacity foh deceit" Washington Star.
Few things are Impossible in them
selves. . It Is not so much means as
perseverance that Is wanting to bring
them to a successful Issue. Rochefoucauld.
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At Cunningham's
Watches, Chains, Charms, Fobs, Brooches, Bracelets,
Neck Chains, Lorgnettes, Lockets, Cuff Links, Um
brellas, Sterling and Plated Silverware, Hand Painted
China, Cut Glass, Jewel Boxes, Fancy Clocks, etc., etc.
Everything guaranteed. All goods engraved free.
J. W. CUNNINGHAn,
Reynoldsville, - - - Penn'a.
FURNITURE
Part of your holiday buying done in this line
will be money well spent and in a most useful
manner. Here are a few most helpful sugges
tions in good reliable Furniture:
Macey Book Cases,
Music Cabinets,
Hall Racks,
Rocking Chairs,
China Closets,
Vernis Martin Beds,
J. R. HILLIS &COM'Y
You will find a large stock
of every thing in the jewelry
line from the best 'makers-
If you want Christmas
nresenta that will be ao-
Tj i predated and yviW , give
satisfaction, come; here and
look my stock over.
My prices are as low as
you will find anywhere for
the same grade of goods. ;
Just a few suggestions:
Nice Dressers
Drop End Couches,
Writing Desks,
DressingjTables,
Parlor Stands,
Dining Tables.
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