Punxsutawney Spirit, 1885-09-30

              , PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 80. 1885. NO. 17. THE ARVWATF. THE SECOND EDITION OF OUR  €ww m vmmr &&FMSF F&SMIQN* ENGLISH CORKSCREWS Almost every other man wore one during the Fair. End of the World. Underwear and Overshirts. It will pay any man to see them. Naw Room Opposite St. Elmo Hotel, A Necklace ifluaj Eyes. Hi ft flat* ftm. Something You Want to See AND SEEING TOQ WILL ADMIRE WIN8LOW * CALDERWOOD, ATTORNEY8-AT-LA W, PuNzacTAWMsr, PA. Oflce one door ewt of the Western Union Tel- Minb Office. Practice In the oourte of Indian* nd Jeffenon countiee. TJREWER & CAMPBELL, A TTORNE YS-A T LA TV, PUKXSCTAWNIY, PA. Ofice on Gilpin itreet, two door* north of Shields' furniture store. TflDWABD A. CARMALT, ATTORNEY-AT-L AW, Bbookvilli, Fa. Office with Judge Jenks. Legal business carefully attended to. QONBAD ft MUNDORFF, A TTORNE YS-A T-LA W, Office in Rodger's bnilding, opposite the Clem - nents House. Legal business entrusted to them will receive prompt and careful attention. TENKS ft CLARK, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Bbookvilli, Pa. Office in Matson Block, opposite the publie buildings.  PPKXSUTAWNIY, PA. Opposite SriBlT Building. Practice in the Courts of adjacent counties. ALEX. J. TBUITT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, And a Few Thing's You Ought to Have! Is it anybody's business what sort of a beau she's got"? Or anybody's business if she loves him or does not? Is it anybody's business? I Would really like to know, If it's nof, I*m sure they're many who try to make it so. —The Quiver. If he comes to take her walking on a pleasant afternoon. Is it anybody's business that they do not come back soon? If by chance they come together upon th publio street. Is it anybody's business if she blushes when they meet? If he he goes to see her Sundays and often stays, to tea. Is it anybody's business what his business there may be? Is it anybody's business if ho stays till it is late? Or anybody's business if she follows to the gate/* If he kisses her at parting and she does not seem to grieve, Is it anybody's business save the man's who takes his leave? Ir It Bulaeii! Is It any Ixxly'a business, when a young man goes to call, If he enters at the kitchen or the parlor or the hall» I, it anybody's business, but the girl's ho goes to see, What that young man'* name anil station may happen lor to be? BY J. W. BILL. The office of attorney to A high and holy one. To stand In the place of another, To plead his cause as 'twere your own, Is to stand where Christ or Lord Doth stand before high Heaven. It is to stand between Heaven and hell, Between right and wrong, and pluck The burniug brand from out the fire; To lift a human being from The miry clay and set bim on The solid rock; to intercede Between the sinner and his God; To guide the stray one to the fold; To find the tithe that had been lost; This is divine. And foul is he Who doth pervert this sacred ofllce To plane of base desire— Who sells it out for petty gain Or pettier fame—who wrongs The widow, cheats the orphan. Defrauds the helpless ana doth put A premium on knavish tricks. Base pettifogger! Thou kicker up Of little dust, or little Kicker up of dust-a speckled hen Can cause more dust to tly By idle flutter of her wings Than the noble eagle, whose broad Pinions cleave the vaulted sky. Whose eye is trained to look The sun to shame. Noble lawyer! Compared with such a knave thou art As an eagle to the hen. Thine eye Is trained to gaze upon the truth. Thy course is high, and ever Ascends towaru Heaven, All obstacles from thy high plane Thou canst dispose. What others Try to move thou dost soar over, Keeping naught in view But God's pure air and suulight clear. Pirated From Other Papers. The Administration Ont of Doors. A Baltimore negro has literally worn two lingers off in many years of shoveling coal. The ease is reported by a physician as a curiosity. There is no apparent disease and 110 inconvenience.FALL STOCK! Hogs' blood is said to be now manufactured into buttons and similar articles, and the hard shell that covers the cartelage of the foot is now sold to parties who manufacture springs for railroad cars. Tiffany tc Co. have received a novel order for a necklace for the wife of Mr. W. E. Curtis of the South American Commission. With the order came a few dozen things that were of a brown amber color, and might be taken for a new shade of opals. They were in shape and appearance like petrified human eyes. When the old Peruvians died and were mummified, centuries before Pizarro's time, the men who did the embalming had trouble in making the face look natural, because the eyes disappeared. So they took the eyes of a kind of fish with a long latin name, and used them instead. The eyes of the fish were spherical, and the Peruvians cut them across transversely. The exposed flat sections somewhat resembles in appearance the human eye. These planed ofl' eyes were dried and hardened, and were put in the mummy's eye sockets. Properly placed, they gave the tnummy a natural air, and there was no necessity for closing the eyelids. Mummy's are plenty in Peru, and the eyes are easily obtained. They are not pearly, but shine with a dull lustre like an opal without lire. The material looks like fine amber. The eyes were hard when Tiffany got them, and they had to be polished before they were set. By a coincidence several of the meu at work on them were taken ill, and it was thought that their illness might be owing to the eves. One of theemyloveos at Tiffany's said that the eyes looked very pretty, and would last as long as they were kept dry and hard. The necklace is not yet finished. Shot by a Woman in Bluck. JOHN ST. CLAIR, ATTORNEY-AT-LA W, And Justice of the Peace, Pnnxsutawney, Pa. Office in Mundorff building, nearly opposite Spirit building. Collections made, depositions taken, and all kinds of legal business attended to. Comprises the Very Latest Styles of PLAID SUITS XT C. CAMPBELL, * ATTORNEYSAT-LAW, Bhookvii.le, Pa. Offlco in Matson's office, Matson building, opposite'the Court House. W M. GILLESPIE, A TTORNE Y-A T-LA W, Clayyillb, Pa. Coll actions entrusted to him will b" diligently attended to and promptly paid over. The word " Selah," which often occurs in the Psalms, is one of doubtful meaning. It is supposed by somo ltible scholars to signify silence, or a pause in the musical performance of the sacred song. Others again claim that it is intended to indicate special attention to the subject. 0 C. BENSCOTER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, REYNOLDSVIII.E, Pa. T)R. W. F. BEYER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Pl'NYSUTAWNEY, PA. Office two doors east of the Post Office. Cholera failed to strike a single one of the 4.000 women employed in tlio national tobacco factory at Valencia, Spain, though the disease raged violently in that city, and the Medical World recalls that tobacco workers were also noted to enjoy exemption from attack during an epidemic at Amsterdam. Bound and Unbound, Sacques and Four-Button Cutaways. T)R. VVM. ALTMAN, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Offers his professional services to the citizens of Jfunxsutawney and vicinity. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Office in dwelling. Offers his services to the people of Punxsutawney and tho surrounding £)R. 8. S. HAMILTON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, St. Louis, Sept. 24.—A mysterious murder occurred this morning in East St. Louis two hours before daylight, a couple of railroad meu crossing a vacant lot in a lonely part of the town heard groans proceeding from a patch of thick bushes a few feet away. Approaching, they found the body of a man lying on "his back, with the face bespattered with blood which was oozing from a bullet hole in the right temple. He had strength enough to say that lie was Charles Plechet, of St. Louis, and further stated that he had been stopped by a couple of highwaymen, who placed a revolver to his head and shot and then robbed him. Subsequently it was discovered that he had gone to East St. Louis early in the evening, with a handsome woman dressed in black. They visited a number of pleasure resorts and started across the commons together. There was a struggle, a scream, a pistol shot, and the man fell with a ball in the brain. The woman was seen running away, but has not yet been captured. The police are much mystified over the attempt of the dying man to conceal these facts. OVERCOATS. St. Elmo Store Of all weights and styles, among them the very latest "ORLEANS CUT" which may be worn in three different ways—hand- handsome in each. The" JSTNA HAT," to be had only at the The skeleton of a man nine feet one inch in height is said to be on exhibition at the office of a Arm in Thayer, Oregon county, Mo. The skeleton is further said to have been discovered by a party of men who were exploring a cave some three miles in length, situated about nine miles from Thayer.A citizen of Felhain, Mass., bought a dog for .$11 three years ago, and lias just sold the animal for .f"), but as. in the interium, he has had to pay •$<! for licenses and damages of .f.X) and *<>/> to pet sons bitten by the cur, there is not as much profit in the transaction as one might think. Mr. Dana's Habits While Writing1. £)R. 8. C. ALLISON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Offers his servicfes to the people of Punxsutawney and vicinity. We do not think that Secretary Endicott is much addicted to any kind of sport; but Secretary Manning catches a good many offensive partisans. Attorney-General Garland is down in Arkansas catching immense mud and channel cats and killing deer. A letter received from him says that the other day he stalked and casually knocked over two big bucks. By the way, a man who went to see Mr. Garland last \yeek about au Arkansas Post Office returned home and was asked by a friend what luck he had met with. "None at all," was the reply. "Garland thinks more of catching a three-inch cattish than he does about all the Post Offices in the State." Secretaries Bayard and Lamar, while not much addicted to rod or gun, are very fond of a good piece of horseflesh, and are both excellent riders. Secretary Bayard sits upright with a short stirrup, while Secretary Lamar leans a little back with a light foot in the stirrup. This is the difference between the Northern and Southern modes of horseback riding. The former is more fashionable, but the latter is easier both 011 horse and man. Secretary Whitney, like all New York men, is also fond of riding, but neither he nor Secretary Bayard ever had the pleasure of enjoying a fox hunt through Southern underbrush, over ten-rail fences and niue-feet gullies, as Secretary Lamar has. They may talk as much as they like to about English fox chases and the wonderful leaps taken in the pursuit, but such sport would be tame to the style of chase familiar to the veteran foxhunters of the South. The present Administration will be noted for its fondness for wholesome out-door sports. It is difficult to determine who caught the most and largest fish, the President, in the Adiaondacks, or Col. Vilas, near Lake Superior, though, of course, Judge Bryant says the latter did by a bigger majority than the President was elected Governor of New York. SHOES, SHOES AND BOOTS PCNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Having permanently located in Covode, Pa., I offer my professional services to the people of this vicinity. Chronic diseases of women a specialty. J)R. J. SHEFFER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, J)R- D- G. HUBBARD, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Office in residence on North Findlay street The largest and the best line ever carried by the St. Elmo Store, or any other in the county. J)R. CHARLES D. ERNST, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Has permanently located in this place, and offers his professional services to the citizens of this vicinity. He may be found at all times at his office in the Campbell building. German language spoken. Member of Board of Pension Examiners. j)R. w. j. Mcknight, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Chicago Herald. " Is that a copy of the New York Sun you have there?" inquired ;;the Ohio passenger of his neighbor. "Great paper. Wonderful paper. I've taken, the Weekly Sun ever since Dana was| editor of it. Know Dana ? Great man. I know him. Have been in the Sun office and seen him write editorials, lie writes those funny articles—them in the dry, satirical, quaint, splendidly upholstered with a bent pin in 'em stvle, I mean. When Dana writes one of those articles he never lifts his pen more than a s'teenth of an inch from his paper from first word to last. And you ought to see the smile on his face. It is one of those here rigid, staying smiles that show how much delighted the smiler is. Whenever you see Dana writing a smiler you can make up your mind somebody is going to be held up by his buttons and be made to grin and then have his heart cut out in next morning's Suit. Wns Jumbo Killed Purposely,' An Ipswich, Mass., man started 20 years ago to build a house. Me bought some laud, laid out a garden and planted fruit trees. Fifteen years ago ho went down in Maine and bought lumber, which he has from time to time moved about to keep from becoming valueless. The man is now nearly 00 years of age, and last week commenced to dig the cellar. In 1878 the hop crop of the United States was marketed at from 5 to 12 cents a pound. In the season of 1882- 83 hops sold at a dollar a pound, and even more, and it was said for the first and possibly the last time in the history of hop-growing that a barrel ot flour could be bought for four or live pounds of hops. The Rev. Sam .Tones owns a $100 meerschaum pipe, one of the handsomest imaginable. It was given to him by a cousin of President Lincoln. A company of preachers were recently condemning smoking in his presence. Rev. Sam pulled a puff from his short stemmed pipe and observed: "When tobacco is up for discussion, 1 have nothing to say. An Italian prophet announces the destruction of the world next November, and arranges the programme as follows : The dissolution will begin on the fifteenth and will last fifteen days, viz: First day—sea will overflow. Second day—the water will penetrate the soil. Third day—death of fresh water fish. Fourth day—death of sea animals. Fifth day—death of the birds. Sixth—fall of houses and buildings. Seventh day—fall of the rocks. Eighth day—an earthquake. Nineth day— fall of the mountains. Tenth day— men become dumb. Eleventh day— the graves will open. Twelfth day— rain of stars. Thirteenth—death of all mankind. Fourteenth day—destruction of heaven and earth. Fifteenth day—general resurrection and final judgment. Barnum says that tlio-e who tlnnk the world is going to rnin iliroii'jflt nun would see their error if I hey could look back 50 years at the drinking habits of New England. lie drank freely until 18-17, and was then converted to total abstinence hv a speech ofChapin's : and in 1860 Willhun 1'arker scared ltiin so about tobacco that he lias never smoked since Bridgeport, Conn., September 2.").— One of llarnums employes declares in au interview tliat. Jumbo was led on the track at St. Thomas for the express purpose of being killed. Jumbo was suffering from an incurable pulmonary trouble and was fast becoming worthless and it was feared that if the public learned this they would become indignant atBarnum for cruelly exhibiting the huge pet, who was almost unfit to walk at all. Consequently ho was to be killed for advertising purposes, in the most tragic manner. An attempt had before been made at Alon - treal, but miscarried. Stasticcs of Tftatt. Punxsutawney, Pa. Office in corner room, Torrencc Block. T)R. AV. J. CHANDLER, SURGEON DENTIST, Brookvillf, pa. Professional calls promptly responded to. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Office over Lowry's store, Mahoning street. "[)R. S. J. HUGHES, S URGEON DENTIST, Gents Underwear, Shirts and Furnishing Goods 1,900,000,000 Bushels of Com. JOHN T. BELL, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PUNX80TAWNEY, PA. Office one door east ot Shields' store. All business entrusted to his care will receive prompt attention, and all monies paid over to the parties immediately upon receipt thereof. Special attention given to collections, acknowledgement of deeds and taking depositions. T B. MORRIS, * JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Yocng Township, Pa. Collections and other business promptly attended to. CiNCixNATTi,Sep.l7—The Price Carvent says its reports indicate that the present corn crop of the country will aggregate 1,990,(XX),000 bushels, au increase of 195,000,000 bushels, or nearly 11 per cent over last year. From the 12th to the 14th inst., the date of most of the returns, about threefourths of the crops in twelve Western States, which produce 77 per cent, of the entire crop, was out ofdanger front frost. Ten to fifteen days more will render the remaining portion safe. After Sept. 25, with the present favorable weather, the danger line will be crossed. The San Francisco custom officers have seized a chest of medic in s belonging to a Chinese quack. Among the medicines highly recommended in an accompanying inventory was a wasp's nest for pain in the b ml- ; for vertigo scrapings of deer's ho, is vere recommended; for rheumatis.n a quart of boiled water made p ila'able by a toad's skin and the te lit of a snake. ST. ELMO STORE, The last few days. JJPrices Guaranteed to hd the Lowest in the County. St. Elmo Store In endless varieties and styles. These are only a few things of the large stock received at the JOHN G. ERNST, JUSTICE or THE PEACE, McCalmokt Township, Pa. Collection* niado. Deeds and other legal paaperi cknowledged. -piRANK P. GRAF, flBE AND LIFE INSURANCE AGENT Ptotsdiawhit, Pa. Office in the St. Elmo Hotel. PUNXSUTAWNEY, - PENN'A. A large, fat, black hen was cc< ntly killed by a Texas farmer, ami its kin was found to be as black us i feathers were, but in the craw . f' ind two shells of pistol eartrid . a ,iair of gold sleeve buttons and va; > tus other minor articles peculiar to .hat kind of chicken feed. The arti lew were as bright as con Id be, ui .1 must "have lieen in the chickens c uv for months. Many people are familiar with the sentences, " Prepare for eternity" and other words that appear upon the rocks in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. But few people know who paints them. It is George Mayer, a German. Ife travels most of the time with his paint and brushes. He has put 2,700 sentences ou rocks since January, and fays that every one saves 20 souls. He claimed to have saved 520 souls in Patterson, N. J., in one day. Me sleeps in barns and gets no pay for his work ; but claims that the Lord pays him. He says as soon as he goes to work at anything else the Lord tells him to go to painting again. It is the general testimony of middle-agccl persons that the girls of the present day are stouter, stronger and more energetic and vigorous, as a rule, than were the youug women of 25 years ago. Any number of them can be found at any summer resort who can outwalk their lovers. Every year, as it seems to us, there is less and less canse to worry about the strength and vigor of American girls. PUBLISHED EVEKY vol. xm. ♦ .J WMSmmX*