~~ . Patton Courier. i hy Ee bt PATTON PUBLISHING CO., Proprietors. E. WILL GREENE, Editor. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1897. "= TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, One copy, one year, in advance, - - - $1.00 A Advertising rates made known upon ap- plication. N yers discontinued until all arrear- of are A unless at the option of the publishers. Entered at the Postoffice at Patton as second- class mail matter, NEWSPAPER LAW DECISIONS. 1. Subscribers who do not give express notice to the cOniTary ate considered as wish- ing to renew their subscriptions, § If subscribers order the discontinuance of their periodicals, the prstisher may con- tinue to send them until all arrearages are id. Py If subscribers Degisot or refuse to take their periodicals from the postoffice to which they are directed, they are responsible until they have settled their bills and ordered them discontinued. 4, If subscribers move to other pices with- out informing the publishers, and the papers are sent to the former address, they are held responsible. 5. The Courts have decided that refv~ing to take periodicals from the office or removing and leaving them uncalled for, is prima facia evidence of intentional fraud. 6. If subscribers pay in advance they are bound to give notice at the end of the time if they do not wish to continue taking it; other- wise the publishers is authoriized to send it and the subseriber will be responsible until an express notice, with J ment of all arrear- ages. is sent to the publisher COUNTY OFFICERS. President Judge—Hon. A. V. Barker. Prothonotary—Samuel Davis. Register and Recorder—F. B. Jones, Treasurer—E. F. Spencer. Sheriff—David W. Coulter. Deputy Sheriff—Elmer Davis. District Attorney—R. S. Murphy. Commissioners — Jones, ostetler and Hoover. Commissioners’ Clerk—John C. Gates. County Superintendent—T. L. Gibson, County Surveyor—S, G. Fetterman. County Auditors—A. L. Miltenberger, Lawrence, John Gittings. : Jury Commissioners — Anslem Weakland and Ww. D. Miller, - Coroner—Dr. F. 8. Livingston. Poor Directors—James Somerville, Thos. T Jones ahd James Moore. TIME OF HOLDING COURT. 1st Monday of March. | 1st Monday of Sept. 1st Monday of June. 1st Monday of Dec. Argument Court is held between the above tes. P.M. BOROUGH OFFICERS. Burgess—Geo. Prindible. Council—W. C. Hubbard, president; Alex Montieth, Ralph Leisch, Dan’l P. Jones. Joel Dixon, J. 'T. Culp, J. D. Blair, Wm. Leadbetter. School Board—C. C. Crowell, president; G. H. Curfman, secretary; W. H. Sandford, treas- urer; H. E. Barton, C. C. Holter, W. C. Lingle. Justice of the Peace — Jesse E, Dale, Jas, Mellon. Treasurer—W. H. Sandford. Clerk—E. Will Greene. Colleetor—Jas. Mellon. Assessor—Jos. H. Ricker. ‘Auditors—Elmer Smale, W. A. Mellon, H. T. Gould. Judge of Election—Sam’l Irvin. Inspector—Geo. Howe, Frank Campbell. Constable—Samuel E. Jones. High Constable—Dan’l Holes. Chief of Police—Howard Woomer. Street Commissioner—Sam’l E. Jones. "7 xiovDIkE. News isslready reaching the Pacific . Coast of disaster and trouble to the ® gold seekers who have foolishly rushed to that region without proper prepara- tion. The close of navigation is at hand, and thousands of unfortunate adventurers are caught in the wilds of arctic Alaska, without means to carry them through the winter, the sensa- tional press of the country, which has had much to do with spreading the Klondike craze, is filled with awful stories of what will happen to the victims of what will be remembered in the future as the wildest tenderfoot wild goose chase ever indulged in by people in all parts of the United States. Pike’s Peak was a basket picnic com- pared with it; Leadville a pleasant place for an easy outing. Yet persons unused to prospecting and the great hardships of mountain and frontier life had not the least business in either dis- trict at the times of their earliest “booms.” In the case of the far off Alaskan gold fields, the tenderfoot has less excuse for going to them, than in any other in mining history. The hardships, trial and dangers up there, are the things that only the’greatest vigor, hardihood and experience may hope to sustain. Yet the rush of the tenderfoot has kept up right along, | tempted to kill herself. and now we shall have results. Is THE name of your business house represented in the COURIER? If not it should be, just for your own benefit. - THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW. | | ! bank. These organizations inf B Penn- sylvania are in a very prosperous con- dition, According to the report submitted to Governor Hastings re- cently by Bank Commissioner Gilkison, covering operations for 1896, the total assets of the domestic associations were in excess of $107,000,000. The re- ceipts and disbursements amounted to nearly $48,000,000. Although last year was not an encouraging one, the de- pression in business reducing the op- oprtunities of saving money, there were 42 new associations organized in the State. The commissioner states that taken as a whole these associations are in a sound financial condition and are economically managed. “BLESSED is the country whose sol- diers fight for it and are willing to give the best they have, the best that any man has, their own lives, to preserve it, because they love it. Such an army the United States has always com- manded in all her history.” —President McKinley at Buffalo. ‘ Important News “Gathered at Cambria County’s Capital. EBENSBURG, Pa., Sept. 6, 1897. Court convened here this morning at 9 o'clock. There is a large crowd in town most of whom are attending court. Mrs. John Fenlon arrived home from Pittsburg on Saturday evening. Miss May Darragh, of this place, will leave on Wednesday to attend the fair at Johnstown. The Willison family, who spent a couple of months here, departed for their home in Pittsburg on Wednesday afternoon. The Loretto band furnished the music for the fair. They play well. They were assisted by the South Fork band on Friday. Miss Isabelle O'Neil, formerly of this place, but now of Pittsburg, who spent the past five weeks here, left for home this morning. Everybody was pleased with Hon. Webster Davis’ address, which was delivered before a large assembly on | Friday afternoon at the fair grounds. | Mrs. Thomas Siviter, of Pittsburg, who had been spending the past two | months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. | C. T. Roberts, of this place, wenf home | this morning. Mrs. Johnston and son Robert de-| parted on Saturday for Belmont, West- | moreland county, to attend the funeral, of Mrs. Johnston’s sister, Miss Maria | Brawley. The Y. P. S. C.E. of Christian church | gave a 10-cent lunch on Wednesday and Thursday evenings in the room formerly used by Fees Bros. as a barber | shop on Center street. | We learned this morning this morn- ing that Mr. John Bender, of Carroll | township, had his barn destroyed last | night by fire. The crops were nearly | all in the building as well as the farm | implements, and all were burned. The | live stock was in the fields or they too might have been burned. We have not learned whether the property was | insured or not. George Ross, of Cambria township, | died on Saturday evening of quick con- | sumption. Funeral services were held in the Catholic church at 10 o’clock on | Monday morning, after which inter- | ment was made in the cemetery at this place. An clder brother died of the | same disease about six months ago. The family have the sympathy of their many friends in their sad bereavement. The people of Ebensburg were shocked on Friday afternoon by the | report that Miss Rose Long, a daughter of John Long, of this place, had at- She fired three shots, two of which entered the body below the heart. One ball has | been found, the other has not. Itis thought she will recover.. The mem- bers of the family are reticent about! the matter and say the shooting was Present indications at Washington, | accidental. D. O., are that the entire civil service law and rules will be passed upon by the United States Supreme Court in the near future, and there is more or less terpidation among government officials who have supposed themselves anchored in life-time positions, under the protection of that law and the rules prescribed for its enforcement. A test | , cage is to be made of the suit brought in a District of Columbia court by |} John G. Woods, of Louisville, Ky., to prevent his removal by the Postmaster General from a position in the classi- fied service without any charges hav- ing been made against him. The case was to have been heard . Saturday, but | a postponement for one week was asked and obtained by the counsel for the Postmaster General, and itis an- nounced that no matter how it may be decided by this court, it will be taken to the United States Supreme Court, in order to settle the question once for all of the power of removal. An at- tempt is also to be made to have the dicision cover other civil service law matters more or less in doubt or dispute. OF COURSE, silver is not to blame for the change in the price of wheat. It had nothing to with it; never had in fact. BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS, Building and loan associations go a long way in supplying facilities which are claimed for the postal savings Running sores, indolent ulcers and similar troubles, even though of many year’s standing, may be cured by using | DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. great pile cure. ton Pharmacy. It is the C. W. Hodgkins, Pat- Booklet Ad S Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York | Jesse L. Test, Esq., an old resident and highly respected citizen of our town, called this morning and after | purchasing a bottle of chamberlain’s colie, cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, | said: “If anyone asks you if this rem- | edy will do what is claimed for it, tell them yes and refer them to me.” H. Alexander Stoke, Reynoldsville, Pa. Ng one can doubt the value of this medicine after giving it a fair trial, | Then it is pleasant and safe to take, making it ‘especially valuable for children. For sale by Patton Pharm- acy, C. W. Hodgkins. CASTORIA For Infants and Children, The fac- simile is on of <7 4 Wrapper. z !and a half out of town they can’t be | satisfied unless they wake up the whole | | ington Star. | PENSIONS GRANTED To the Old Soldiers, Thelr Widows and Orphans. The following pension certificates were granted since the date of August 26, 1897: Original — Dennis Murphy, Cone- maugh, Cambria county; George W, Leaper, Fallen Timber, Cambria; George Kutchall (dead), Johnstown; John Baymiller, York; Robert M. Boyles, Harrisburg; William M. Lough- ery, Indiana; Cornelius D. Waldron, Halifax, Dauphin; Benjamin James, Allegheny; Samuel Claycomb, Altoona; Charles C. Hackett, Derry Station, Westmoreland; Abraham Irvin, Fru- gality, Cambria; George Filer, Altoona; Aaron Winwige, Latrobe, Westmore- land. Increase—Thomas Johnson, Altoona; Michael Kelly, Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home, Erie; Daniel Schaffner, Him- melstown, Dauphin. Original widows—Jane McCormick, New Derry, Westmoreland; Mary J. Jackson, Apollo, Armstrong; minor of William Lisinger, Adamsburg, West- moreland; Melissa Bigler, Clearfield; Catharine Kutchall, Johnstown; John C. Wisgarver, father, Latrobe, West- moreland; Mary Whitman, Johnstown; Mary J. Coons, Derry Station, West- moreland; Mary L. Williams, Alle- gheny; Margaret E. Blake, Mar- tinsburg, Blair; Barbara Arentrue, Johnstown; minor of Daniel Reed, Somerset; Margaret J. Sickman, Braddock. Restoration and increase — William A. Hamilwright, Blairsville, Indiana; Noah Cohn, Jenners, Somerset; Fran- cis M. Ball, Tyrone. Supplemental — Mary A. Feather, East Freedom, Blair. Original re-issue — Sarah V. Beard, Hanover, York. An Inevitable Paradox. “There's no use of expecting any- thing else,’’ said the misanthrope who had been persuaded to goon a picnic with his family. ‘‘Human nature is going to be inconsistent, and that’s all there is to it. You'll merely waste your time trying to make it any different.’’ ‘“What’s the matter now?’’ asked his wife. ‘‘Hasn’t the weather been good? And didn’t people let you alone, so as to give you nothing to grumble about?’’ ‘Oh, yes, but did you notice the | singing as we got back?” ‘‘Yes. And it was very nice, appro- | priate music. ’’ i ‘‘Appropriate!’’ he repeated, with in- finite scorn. “I don’t pretend to be any | critic. As far as quality was concerned | the music may have been as good as | any opera you'd pay $6 a seat to go to | sleep at. But when it comes to a ques- | tions of propriety, all it did was to re- mind me of the downright and unalter- able perverseness of the human race. When people get back from a trip to | Europe, they don’t do anything but hustle around to get their luggage | throngh the custom house and pro- cure a carriage to take them to a hotel, | where they can rest. But when they | come home from an excursion a mile country singing ‘‘Home Again, Home | Again From a Foreign Shore!’’—Wash- | Edison’s First Check. { Thomas Edison, the Wizard, tells this | story of his first bank check, back in the seventies: ‘‘I had just sold my pat- ent on the gold and stock indicator to! | the Western Union Telegraph company | for $40,000 and had come over to New York to get my money. I went into the company’s general offices to close up the | sale of my patent. I was immediately | | recognized by a clerk, who ushered me ; into the presence of the president, who after a few preliminaries handed me ay check for $40,000. Well, I started out after carefully folding up the check and went toward Wall street. So uncertain | was I that I thought on the way that if | any man should come up to me and offer me two crigp thousand dollar bills for the piece of paper I should-give hima. up the check willingly. When I got to the bank, the teller wouldn’t honor the check for me. As quick as my legs would carry me I rushed back tc the Western Union office, and they sent one of their clerks to identify me. Ireceived $40,000 in large bills. Idivided the roll into two wads of $20,000 each and stuffed one into each trousers pocket, and after bidding the cashier and the telegraph clerk good day made a break | to get out of Wall street as quickly as I could. The next day I began work on my first laboratory at Newark.”’ Laughter and Insanity. “It is a very curious fact,”’ said a celebrated asylum doctor recently, “that, taken as a generdl rule, all luna- tics laugh about twice as much as sane people. ‘One of my worst patients at the present moment exhibited the first signs | | of insanity by laughing continuously and without stopping for over a week. “It was just after a severe illness, which had been accompanied by much mental depression, and his friends were so delighted with the apparent improve- ment in his spirits that they had no idea of the real state of affairs until a doctor was called in and pronounced the man completely mad. Laughter after a surgical operation is a symptom always greatly dreaded by doctors and nurses, t “That queer impulse to laugh which | some people experience in the first mo- | | ment of a sudden calamity is in reality one of the sharpest warnings of insan- ity that any one could receive. ‘‘Some people fall into a habit of laughing at their own thoughts when alone. This should be always strictly checked, as it is an unhealthy sign and | may lead to brain trouble later on.’’— London Answers. i % THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Lung Troubles and Consump- tion Can be Cured. An Eminent New York Chemist and Scientist Makes a Free Offer to Our Readers, The distinguished New York chemist, T. A. Slocum, demonstrating his dis- covery of a reliakle and absolute cure for consumption (Pulmonary Tuber- culosis) and all bronchial, throat, lung and chest diseases, stubborn coughs, catarrhal affections, general decline and weakness, loss of flesh, and all conditions of wasting away, will send THREE FREE BOTTLES (all differ- ent) of his New Discoveries to any afflicted reader of the PATTON COURIER writing for them. His “New Scientific Treatment’ has cured thousands permanently -by its timely use, and he considers it a simple professional duty to suffering humanity to donate a trial of his infallible cure. Science daily develops new wonders, and this great chemist, patiently ex- perimenting for years, has produced results as beneficial to suffering humanity as can be claimed by any modern genius. His" assertion that lung troubles and consumption are curable in any climate is proven by “heartfelt letters of gratitude,” filed in his American and European labra- |. tories in thousands from those cured in all parts of the world. Medical experts concede that bron- chial, chest and lung troubles lead to consumption, which, uninterrupted, means speedy and certain death. Simply write to T. A. Slocum, M. C., 98 Pine street, New York, giving post- office and express address, and the free medicine will be promptly sent. Sufferers should take instant ad- vantage of his generous proposition. Please tell the Doctor that you saw his offer in the PATTON COURIER. If you have ever seen a little child in a paroxysm of whooping cough, or if you have been annoyed by a con- stant tickling in the throat, you can appreciate the value of One Minute cough cure, which gives quick relief. C. W. Hodgkins, Patton Pharmacy. ) | | For those who come here to| purchase Clothing. The stock | is a representative one, em-| bracing every style of cut, Pe 5 T 3 | every kind of cloth, and every | b A : size of suit. There is only] one degree of quality, how-| iever, for each: price, and that s the best. | One Price and that is the] ’ | lowest Good Clothing | cannot be sold for less money | and poor clothing isn’t worth | the trouble of putting on. Woit X Thoripson Clinton St., Johnstown. BARGAINS as long as they WILL LAST 1 All Spring and Summer | goods must go at any price. | We want to clean counters for our Fall Goods. It will pay you to go to * Quinn's, Johnstown. WAICH Miners Store Co, trips to ¥ For our ad in this space next week; It will do you more good than a dozen wv Limited, Do you know PLAIN SAILING That | am Selling That | have the two best Patent Plasters made? The Diamond Wall Cement ——AND THE——- Crown Wall Plaster and sell both very cheap. ‘before buying elsewhere. Giant Portland, which is the best Get my prices ell Cement Rosendale Cement and Hillsbore Plaster, grade of Plaster Paris made. ALSO Phosphate, Farmers’ Dissolved Bone, which is made by the Baltimore Guano Co. I have just received a car load of FINE SHINGLES both No. 1 and No. 2, which I am selling at a very low price. Those contemplating building or using any of the above articles will do well to get my prices before purchasing elsewhere. GEO. S. GOOD, PATTON, PA. » < wl Peet Luni Jos at} BAP w. Youn 446, m. F.2 Firs No. of ¢ Joh ANcCr ICA cou of ¢ Gran Ka fou Bell Ww. IMPR Con fou Go The £2 we of Oh ) “1 When Just But w Wit] He wa When The The The a sne Spe night The came Go bread Sui Dinsi The impr Pre the P Lal Hfich The menc R. Flynt Go fine li Coc and r: “1 the w Chil Mirki For kins ¢ or ro C. \ 5 to N first o
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