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A. UTEPIIENHON. Editor and Pub.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6,1009.
Political Announcements.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
For District Attorney
RAYMOND E. BKOWN,
Of Brook vlllo.
Subject to the action of the Kopuhllcana of
Jefferson coiimy ut the primary eleclloii'Sut
urdny, ) une , 1WJ, 2 to 8 o'clock, p. in.
For District Attorney
ISM1TH.M. MoCREIGHT,
Of Keynoldsvlllo.. u U-i
P Subject to action of the Uvpubllrnne of .fof
ferrou county nt the primary election Sutur
duy June 5, I'M), 2 ton o'clock p. in
For District Attorney
CZ3 JE-SSE C. LONG,
cs ;Of Punxsutawncy. ..'T;fr,;
"SiibJecttb the action of lliBHepuliiiciins of
Jefferson county at the primary election
BaturUay, J une 5' h, IIKW, 2 to 8 o'clock p. ni.
Talk Favorable.
Every cliiznn of Ueynoldsvtlle ought
to bo willing to help make this a better
town, and the best way to do it is to
talk favorably of the town, anil patron
ize home industries. And why not sing
the praltes of Royaoldavtlle? We have
an abundance of cheap fuel, minerals,
4c, for industries, ideal locations for
industries, good railroad facilities now
and will, soon have another railroad
outlet, the best water in the state,
healthy community to live in, fine
school building and good schools, fine
churches, trolley lines, good stores, and
many otacr advantages that we can feel
proud of and, as stated above, every
citizen of Reynoldsville should sing the
upraises of our town, especially t.o the
outside world. True, the industrial
depression struck our ' vn and we have
not recuperated from the effects there
of, but Reynoldsville in nut the only
town that was bit with hard times,
there are numerous other towns and
cities t hat were hit as hard as Reynolds
ville, but the citizens are not discussing
that phase of the question with out
siders. They keep on a bragging about
their town being the best place in the
stale, and most of them spend their
money In their home town and don't
trot off to somf other plaoe to buy their
goods. Candidly, our town will com
pare favorably with any of the other
towns. We have not lost faith in the
future, of our town. If everybody pulls
together there 1h no reason why a town
with so many natural advantages as we
have should not have a population of
8 000 or 10,000 people within ten years.
Don't try to make the outside world
think the town has seen its best days,
for it has not, Don't be a hosier!
Paring Appropriations.
The Pennsylvania state legislature
Of 1909 appropriated $20,000,000 more
than the revenues of the state will
amount to In the next two years and
Governor Stuart has the unpleasant
task of lopping off enough from the
bills to bring the appropriations within
the revenues. Governor .Stuart says:
"After careful tabulation of the ap
propriation bills submitted to me for
approval by the Legislature, I find the
amount aggregates more than $67,000,
000. Upon Inquiry of the fiscal officers
of the Commonwealth, the officials
charged with the responsibility of col
lecting and -disbursing the State's
revenues, I am Informed by the
Auditor-General. In a carefully pre
pared statement, that the moneys
availabe from every source tor the pay
ment of these appropriations will not
exceed $45,000,000, and by the state
treasurer that the amount will not
exceed $47,000,000."
Probation Officers.
The bill passed by the Pennsylvania
legislature providing that the state pay
the probation officers for looking after
children sentenced by the juvenile oourt,
Is an excellent bill. Th probation of
ficer holds an important position and It
Is. right that tbe state should pay such
officers. Heretofore this work has been
carried on entirely through private
philanthropy. The most difficult part
of dealing with the prisoner Is tbe im
provement of him. The easiest thing
in the world is to shut a boy up in jail
and keep him there till his term is
served. What is difficult is to let him
out, to teach him to be a man and to
foster in him a sense of honor and up
rightness. And those who are Intrusted
with this most difficult and responsible
task should be paid for it.
One of the new bills enacted by the
legislature, and signed by Gov. Stuart,
prohibits anyone from cutting down
or injuring any tree by the side of
a public road and within tbe limits
of suoh road, without tbe consent of
butting property owners, and impos
ing a penalty of $5.00 fine for each tree
M destroyed Or injured and thirty days
ia jail in defanlt of payment of such,
Im,
We soe by our exchanges tbtt a
number nf towns in this ppctlon of the
8 at either have uerfew laws, or the
peopln urn clamoring for such a mu
nicipal law. R-ynoldsvllle docs not
have such a law, and thore does not
seem to be any person sufficiently In
terested to agitate the passage nf a
surfew ordinance. It is certainly not
because such a law is not nuoued, for
entirely too many boys and girls of
tender age run the streets of our town
after the hours that the curfew would
ring, and If parents are carulesa or
Indifferent about this matter, a curfew
law would be a good thing, for tbe boys
and girls will find greater temptations
for evil in the evening time than they
will in daylight, but we believe that
tbe most successful curfew law is one
that is enacted by tbe parents and that
they see that it Is rigidly enforced
every evening. If you allow your sons
and daughters to gad tbe stress after
night don't be surprised if- they fail
into bad company and stray from tbe
path of rectitude.
Clean Up.
Tbe ladles of Oil City hav lssuoil
a call for the citizens of that oity to
clean up and beautify the city, ami
as the clean up spirit would be a good
thing for Reynoldsville, we publish
part of the Oil City ladies' call:
"Clean up, everybody. Clean up,
everything. Spring is at hand. Tbe
public health, as well a9 ttio public
sense of decency, calls for the removal
of all decayed - and decaying matter,
from fence corners, streets and alleys,
trom front yards, back yards, side
yards; from spacious grounds of the
mansion and the tumbled hut of the
Klckapoo.
Every ill-smelling " spot should be
made sweet with the interment of its
foulness, and the disinfecting of its
surface. Every fragmennt of litter
should be turned over to the garbage
man, or burned up. Old sidewalks
should be repaired at once not next
week, not even the last of this week.
Now! Make yourself a smelling com
mittee of one, and see to it that your
neighborhood excels in sweetness."
Lawyers Conspicuous.
Five of the nine members of Presi
dent Taft's cabinet are lawyers, and
President Taft. himself, is a distin
guished lawyer and judge. Our nation
al government is composed of tbree
branches, the executive, the legislative
and judicial. . The last natn-d hntiicli
is, of course, one exclusively given tiwr
to lawyers. In tbe national legislature
the lawyers constitute, and always have
constituted, a large majority of the
representatives in both houses. If,
then, lawyers are placed in control of
the executive department also, our
government comes pretty near Being
controlled by lawyers.
An Act of tbe Legislature was ap
proved in April prescribing a short
form of deed, and defining the meaning
of the words "grant and convey " The
section of the Act provide, "That from
and after tbe approval of this Act, In
any deed hereafter executed, unless
expressly limited to a lesser estate, the
words grant and convey or either one
of said words shall he effective to pass
to the grantee or grantees named there
in, a fee simple title to the premises
conveyed. If the grantor or grantors
possess such a title, although there be
no words of inheritance or perpetuity
in such deed."
Two fellows over in Indiana county
were sentenced reoently by Judge Tel
ford to serve five years ench In the
penitentiary for sending a ' black band"
letter to a Blatrsville contractor asking
for $160.00 and threatening to blow up
his house if be failed to give tnem tbe
money. - Pretty stiff sentence, but none
too severe for tbe crime. "
Saturday, May 15, -Is tbe last day for
candidates for oounty offices- and for
delegates to the state convention to file
petitions with the county commission
ers. ... A Scalded Boy's Shrieks I
Horrified his grandmother, Mrs. !
Maria Taylor, of Nebo, Ky , who writes j
that, when all thought he would die.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly curei '
him. Infallible for burns, scaids, cuts, '
corns, wounds, bruises. Cures fever
sores, bolls, skin eruptions, chilblains, j
chapped hands. Soon routes pile;
25o at H. L. McEo tire's.
Shoe Specials.
Some good shoe specials for Thurs
day evening: i
69 pairs ladles' $3.00 shoes tor $1.98.
30 pairs ladies' 4.00 shoes fcr 2.75.
., 24 pairs ladies' 2 00 shoes for 1.49. i
18 pairs ladles'1.50 shoes for 1.15. 1
25 pairs men's 3.50 shoe for 2 25
""48 palm men's 3.00 shoes for 1.98
One lot children's white canvas sboi s
nd oxfords (size 6 to 13) at 35o the pair.
"'."'' Binq-Stoke Co.
- THE ONLY VICTIMS.
An Adventure In the Surf on the Wast
' Coitst of Africa.
West Africa Is known m nil naviga
tors for Its few Imrlini-M nml Its heavy
surf, which ill t-t-rliiin m-usons raws
lil; ii battle, defying tin- white uinn
who would ni'proiich its shores. The
author of "The Jungle folk of Africa."
Mr. R. II. MilllKiin. tells nf u success
ful, mid to the observers an amusing,
effort to reach shore ill a point where
the surf did not seem to be Impossible.
One day when the beach seemed
much better than usual the onptnln
and the ship's surgeon ventured ashore.
The riiptnlu afterward narrated the
adventure of their IhihIIiir to n small
but enthusiastic audience. He said
that after waiting outside the surf half
no. hour the Imidman suddenly gave
the order, and in n moment they were
In -the breakers, rldlriK on the top of
one of them and speeding toward the
shore at the rate of "seventy miles nn
hour." I
The captain was In the bow of the
boat, 'well braced and cushioned. Rut
when the boat siruck the beach with
the force of a railway collision the
doctor was throwp violently over two
thwarts Into the captain's bosom,
whom he clasped about the neck with
a steel-like grip.
The next moment another breaker
picked the boat up and burled it upon
the bench, throwing both captain and
doctor to u perfectly safe distance,
where they sprawled upon the sand.
The doctor, still -hugging the captain's
neck and very much frightened, ex
claimed: "Oh. captain, dear captain. Is there
anybody killed but you mid me?"
BRAVE SOLDIERS.
Sacrificed Their Lives In an Attempt
to Save the Colors.
In days gone by the Zulus were
the boldest fighters among ail tbe na
tives of South Afrlrn, and it was not
until they had been defeated In sev
eral battles that they would live in
peace with white people.
In 1878 15.000 of the Zulus attneked
and killed a regiment of British sol
diers, and a most heroic deed was the
attempt made by three British sol
diers to save the two flags, or colors,
belonging to the regiment
When It was seen that the Zulus
were so many that there was no hope
of keeping them at bay the colonel of
the British regiment called to a young
officer whose name was Lieutenant
Melvlll and said, "You will take
charge of the colors, Melvlll, and try
to get away from here."
The lieutenant saluted and took Into
his hands the two colors of his regi
ment. Then, with another officer and
a soldier, all mounted on horses, he
suddenly dashed away with his pre
cious burden. '
They were tit once seen by the keen
sighted Zulus, however, and after a
long chase the three gnllnnt English
men, fighting to the last, were killed
by the enemy.
Some time afterward one of tbe flags
was found i:t"ir it rocky stream, where
the heroic had fcttglit and died, and
It was ta'.en to F.njiland nnd presented
to Qtiei'M Vlrtnrlti.
And In memory of the three brave
solders w'm luid died w'lile defending
It the tineeen placed a wreath of Im
mortelles on the si ii IT which held tbe
flag. London Mall
Ptsanlni's C;b.
On awakening one morning at bls
hotel In Vienna, rngunlnl. the celebrat
ed violinist, was Informed that the
cabinau whom' the previous evening he
bad employed to drive him to the con
cert hall where he was playing was
waiting to see hlui. On being admit
ted to his presence the man. after hav
ing advanced poverty and a large fam
ily as an excuse for the request that
he was about to make, prayed the
great musician to make his fortune.
"What do you mean?" demanded Pa
ganlnl. "Authorize me to write In large
letters on the back of my vehicle these
two words, Taganlnl's Cab.' " was the
answer. Consent was given, with al
together satisfactory results.
Matrimonial Repartee.
She (In stern and rockbound accents)
You married me for better or worse,
didn't you, Edgar?
lie Er urn yes. I suppose so. my
love. '
She Then what are you complaining
about? I'm no worse than the aver
age married woman, I can assure you!
He (meekly) Well. If that Is the
case, all I've got to say is I'm mighty
(breaking In) Glad?
He Yes. Glnd I'm not a polygamlst.
Er um looks a trifle squally over to
tbe northeast, doesn't It, Miranda?
New York Times.
Lincoln on Money.
"Lincoln." said a senator at a ban
quet In Washington, "had no great ad
miration for mere financial success.
" 'Financial success,' Lincoln once
said. 'Is purely metallic. The man who
attains U has four metallic attributes
gold in his palm, silver on his tongue,
brass In his face and Iron In bis
heart' "
Diplomacy.
"Why do you Insist on underrating
the kind of golf you play?"
"Because," answered tbe wise offi
cial, "there is no use of making a
whole lot of people jealous and antago
nistic over a little thing like golf
Exchange. Tha Decisive Battles.
Some married men will contend that
"The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the
Word" will never be complete nntll
a few domestic scraps are added to tbe
volume. London Telegraph. . .
Groceries
Flou r
And Feed
We handle a fine line of
staple and fancy grocer
ies, flour and feed of all
kinds.
Everything fresh. A
trial order solicited and
we will convince you that
our goods are first-class
andour prices very rea
sonable. Britton's
Grocery.
1 y. ' ' '
As the optometry laws
in adjoinging states are
driving the spectacle
peddlers into tbis state,
the only safe way to get
glasses will be to deal
with parties of known
reputation and who have
the facilities for dointr
good work.
G.C.GIBSON,
' Optician.
At Imperial Hotel,
May 7th. Brook
ville May 8 and 10.
i
hu&m. unrgamesrt
J.R.HILUS
& C0.'S
MONEY
SAVING
SALE
Of Furniture
AndCarpets
Commencing March 1st
We have more than
100 Rugs to choose
from.
$15.00 Go-Carts at
$12.00.
Call in and see our
large assortment of
Brass and Iron Beds.
See Us For
Real Estate and
Sewer Clean
We have bargains in
Houses, Lots, Stores and
Farms. If you want to
buy or sell or trade your
property, come in and
have a talk with us. We
can do you some good.
We have some good bar
gains in homes that can
be bought on easy terms.
REYNOLDSVILLE
CHEMICAL CO.
Robt. Z. Pakrish, Mgr.
I would not
for
if I
The Great Step Saver
Takes the place of pantry,
cupboardTTand kitchen
table. Saves the needless
toilhat makes kitchen
w ork drudgery.
C. R.HALL,
Reynoldsville,
PREE TO ALLI
DR. BURGOON, The Specialist
Located In Pittsburgh, Pa., for 28
yuan. Will send free to hII who
send their address, a new 48 pane
booklet that treat h on all a lmenta
of the human body, especially on
the CBtie and cure of Cancers,
Tumors, Hlood Diseases, Etc. Bend
for the booklet and you will never
lexret It.
Dr. J. A. Bur croon
5 t Sheridan Ave.,
Five minutes WHlk
Liberty Btnllofl, P.
Th Ideal Oil for cither i
cooled or water-cooled Ma
chine. Distilled from Ptnn
aylvanla Crude Oil light la
color, which means absolute
freedom from carbon.
WAVEIILY fiPECTAt, la
ft thin on, reeds freely thninra
an? strle InbrlcAtnr. and will not
congeal in tne coldeet weather.
The Peoples National Bank
fiLDEKT BANK IN THE COUNTY)
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
VT
We are headquarters for
Sewing
, Macnines
Needles, Belts, Oils.
Etc, Etc.
We have a good, reliable
drop head machine- for
$18.00
We have the famous Ro
tary Standard 2-in-One, -the
only successful lock
and chain stitch in the
market. Come in and
let us tell 3'ou about it.
Hughes & Fleming.
take $50.00
1&
Sveeber-
could not
get another '
See our display of
Hoosler
Kitchen
GaDllffilS
Penn'a.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
from the kaHt
H. K.
n i
If you have any difficult in
obtaining
Waverly Special
from yoar dealer or varace, com
municate with na at once and wa
will aee that you are aupplled.
"Perfect labrlcatlea with
ml carboa, deposit."
Waverly Cil Works Co.
fwsfapaaalaist aralraev
Plttabnrar, Pa.
Capital and Surplus .
$125,OQO.OU.
Resources $500,000.00.
Foreign Exchange Sold.
Interest paid scmi-annnally
on Savings Accounts, hav
ing liberal deposit and with
drawal privileges.
Liberal treatment and ev
ery courtesv extended con-
Lt sistent with sound banking. ,
Open Saturday Evenings.