Punxsutawney Spirit, 1889-11-13

              O-LOVES  DENTIST. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. PDNXSUTAWNEY, FA., WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 1889, THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH ? WHO HAKE AMERICA lex, j. tbuitt, A TTORXK T-A TLA W, FVMSSDTAWBT. Tk Boom B, second story of John Zeltler's brick block. ractlce la the Court*of adjacent oonntlw.W W. WIN SLOW, i)) j j ' is r PUSX8UTAWNBY, PA Office next door to W. tX. telegraph office. J TAYLOB BELL, In all.the world there is bat one care Dr. Haines', Oolden Specific. It can be given in a cap of tea or coffee without the knowledge of the person taking it, ifl'actiag a speedy ami permanent care, wliocli er the patient is a'moderate drinker or an alcoholio wreck. Thounandsof drunkards have been'cared who have taken the Uolthm Specific in their cotl'ee without their knowledge, and to day believe they quit drinking of their own free will. No harmful effect results from its administration' Cures guaranteed. _ Send for circnlar and full particulars. Address, in confidence, Golden Specific Co , 1B."> ;Kace Street, Cincinnati, O. 17 24 ly IS IT THE W0RKIN6MEN ? it the Capitalist, witb bis Hods ? A TTORNE Y-A T-LA W, Indiana, Pa, Offlce Ne. 648, Todd building. Main Street. legal business will receive prompt Md careful attention. 15-W-ly M. BREWER, ATTORNEY- AT-L.AW, Ppkmctawkit, Fa. Office on Qtlpin street, two door* north of Shields' furniture store. Wonderful Ilct Kf ii 1 Coup)* of Twin Urothvrn. In all probability the most starting case of personal resemblance is thai which exists between tho twin bnrthorV Moyor and John Goldsmith, sons oC Maurice Goldsmith, a well-known tobaoco merchant of 843 East Eightieth street Now York, 'xho record of tho odd mistakes made by intimafco friends, owing to their resemblance, is a long cne. Meyer Goldsmith is the head cutter at the Broadway tailoring establishment of tho Jarobs Brothers, and his twi* brother, John, is foreman of a lurgw cigar manufactory at Boston. The®# twin brothers aro twonty-three years of! ago and wero born in New York City. • John is married and has lived in Boston for about two years. Hocamo horn® last week without sending any word of his Intended visit, and entered tho parental residence about tho timo that Meyer was duo. His good mother greeted John aa Moyor, and was a littlo surprised at aa unusual display of affection. Mrs. Jolin Goldsmith then catno forward and dispelled tlio illusion, and hermoftier-in-law "accepted tlio laugh," as sho had dono boforo on several occasions. . When tho twin boys were infants it is said that Meyer was ill ono day, bufc John had his i > 1c covered with tlianel and was d ■ 1 with soothing sirup by lis mothe Alio mistook him for JENKS & CLARK, A TTORNEYS-AT-LA W, UJDWARD A. CARMALT, A TTORNE Y-AT-LA W, Bbooktilli, Fa OMeewith Judge JenkH. Legal businesscarelully attended to. We anszver, It is the Wage-workers, men who earn their bread by the sweat of their brozvs. It is to this class that ive direct our remarks. those JOHN W. BELL, ATTORNE Y-AT-LA W, Offlce In M&tnon Block, opposite the publle Buildings. JJ C. CAMPBELL, ATTORNEYS- AT-LAW, Bbooktilli, Pa. OSes in Matson's office, Matson building, opposite the Court House. Q C. BEN8COTER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, North & Morris PAOLA, Ml AHA Co., KAN. TttS ONE PBICE CtOTttlEBB, g A. CRAIG T-VANIEL EAMEY, A TTORNE Y-A T-LA W 1807 Tst. N.-W., Washington, I). C. Practicing attorney In the several eonrts In WlihlnftoD and elsewhere. Prosecnt«i claims before all the Government Department*. Aha Ihi purchase and sale of real estate. 14-18 John Goldsmith went down to th<5 Jacobs Brothers' storo ono day and took his brother Meyer's pla ■■■, working nearly all day beforo it was divovered that ho was John and not Meyer, as fha employes in tho storo presumed. "Friends who know us both well art) making mistakes as to ouridentitv nearly every day," said Meyer (Jold uiih to a World reporter. Hoisted hy a Lftco-.no!" 4,I have had persona talk torn • in what seemed riddles matters about which I was not posted only to find out that the*j intended, their conversation for ray brother John. And John has a similar experience." !a singular accident. A mSum Struck by a Cow That Ha<I Deen Or.M of the most peculiar aoidents in the annals of railroading occurred on Conductor Wolf's train No. 53 of tho Georgia Pacific recently ays the Birmingham Age-Herald. Abouttwo miles west of Linden a couple of men Mood on the aiding waiting for tho train t> go hy so they could resume their weary tramp along tho tracks. Just us tho train reached that point a cow stepped en t|io track, was struck by tho pilot and-.hurled into tho air. As tho body fell it struck one of the men. * Tho animal, which was in tho throes of (loath, foil squarely on top of tho tramp, anil later, when tho train was stopped and backed to tho sceno of the accident, tho uis fort i.'iat•> man's companion was found endeavor; ig to drag the body of his chum from under tho struggling oareas". la this ho was quickly assisted by tho trainmen and tho poet follow was put in tho ba. and brought to this city, whero his injurios woro attended to by Pr. 1'ago. His wounds, though not serious, woro extremely painful, andconsi-l- of a numbor of cuts and brui - s aboi; • tho head, faco and body. At trho timo that tho trainmen came to his rescue tho young man was insen Biblo and would don s havo bookilled had it, m>f, liee.. for tho speed roliof from his terrible predicament. Oil tho train lie w as i. ognized asClau Huston, a lad of nineteen or twon tho son of a prominent and influent physician of ( larksvillo, (Ja. Ho 1 months, ami h i pa: nis will eon\o boon away fr->m lioi ;o a number him. Ho wi mi.- , , IW he bad never .» away. "Would call special attention to the fact that they were the first men in tikis town or county to adopt the ONE PRICE system,—the only legitimate way of doing business. Our success has been unparalleled. Wintor is coming and brings with it tho necessity for warm Underwear, Heavy Clothing, and Overcoats. It is to the interest of every family to buy their Clothing, Hats and Caps, Hoots and Shoes, where they will get tho best value for the least money. North & Morris will say to ono and all that they positively carry the largest stock,the finest goods and that prices will Bpeak for themselves. Honest, fair dealing with all men is our watchword. It would bo an almost endless task to try to give an idea of our variety of styles and prices. In men's suits wo can show you most everything. In Cutaways, Sacks, Prince Alberts, Corkscrews, Widewails, Cassimers, Cheviots, in plain and fancy patterns, from $ j to $30. Men's and boys oveucoats in great variety—Chinchillas, Fur, Beavers, Corkscrews, Mountainacks, English Meltons, and Kerseys of every • style and price, from $2 to $25. Men's pants from $i to $7.50. Men's and boys boots and shoes. Leather and Gum Boots of every stylo and price. The Conde Boots and Rubbers, best in the market, and prices guaranteed as low as any other house for same quality of goods. Furnishing Goods. Men's Underwear in every stylo and price—Scarlet, SwitzConde, Natural Wool, Camel's Hair—at bottom prices. Clatvilli, pa. anil residence one square back of J. u7Sillcspiea store. 15-7-ly. J)R. BYRON WINSLOW, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PTOXWTAWMT, PA. Offers his services to the people of Punxsni awney and vicinity.  S. C. ALLISON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUKTflUTAWKBT, PA Office two doors east of the Post Offlco. £)R. W.F. BEYER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Bbookville, Pa. ATTORNEYS-A TLA W, JflAAC G. A C. Z. GORDON, A TTORNE Y-A1-LA W, BBOOKVILLE, PA. Office In Opera House Block. Oct. 1. 1889. T)R. CHARLES G. ERNST, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PONISUTAWKKY, PA. Hw permanently located in this place, ami offers bl» professional services to the citizens of thla vicinity. He may be found at all times at his office, np stairs In the Rosenberger bnildlnf?. German lanpfnage spoken. Member of Board of Pension Examiners.  ■QR. J. A. WALTER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, FUNXSBTATTNEY, PA. Consultations in Kniclieli anil German. Dise&8€0 of the eye, ear and throat, a specialty. Men's Fte&i Shirts, Neckwear, Hosiery Wliut <':•.!> I>«. A correspondent of a New York paper lias found tiireo smart women up in SoMiorset County, i"somewhero above East urridgewock." Two of them uro sisters, and tlio otbcr was formerly a milUner, who got tired of malting bonnets and decided to try farming, so sho cast in her lot with tho sisters, who owned tho farm where they now live. Tho three lived In a, liouso described as a weatherbeaten pink in color and standing under a group of magnificent maple trees. They uro experts i.i canning rries anil in all other kind.1* of housekeeping, and can drive an ox-team, milk, churn, rido mowing-machines ami chop \v>i if with tiie best of folks. They enjoy good health and spirits and bo* lievo that farmiu ; pays. I QR. S. J. HUGHES, SURGEON DENTIST, P0IOMDTAWHBY, PA. Office wroth one! of Findley street.  M.». PHILLIPP1, »UH*»OTAWH*T, *A. OfflM In Johnson Building, over Johnson * rilk'lUore. . . 14~" |J1 B. MOEKISON, D. D. 8. DENTAL X00M8, T")R- W. J- CHANDLER, BUEQEON DENTIST, ruKMOTAWlUT, PA; gap-office in bis rcMdonee,! a the West End. Hats, Hats, in all tlie leading styles in Stiff and Crush liats, Yco. man, Knox and Punlap blocks. Soft and Crush Hats, all styles and prices. Trunks, Trunk Satchels, Valises, Rubber Coats, Umbrellas—Silk and Mohair. W* 3'» <•'' Course Ic J>o«*s. An Ohio farmer who was hauled into court for adulterating his cider pleaded that four gallons of water to every barrel Improved the tasto. The judge doubted it and fined him t< n dollars, but the judge was wrong. Eight gallons of water, as we havo reason to know, rather detracts from tho tone, but four seems to hit it just right and keeps the hired girl good-natured. A max accompanied by a dog lately drove In a bugg.v from California to Pennsylvania. S30,0<H» In Might OrHflw. B. MORRIS, JUSTICE or TEE PEACE, YOUM'.TOW*»MT, PA gOoUectlom and stbor Irailncu promptly «t- Of t|< TfttCt. Office In the Gordon Brick Block, Bejrnold»- vUlo. Pa. A-rtiflc.-u lecih without plates. ffaf. NORTH * MORRIS. PUJttXSVTAWMMr, MAM STREET, CORKER ROOM HOTEL PANTALL, The Original & Popular One Price Clothiers Olio Wortll t-> Be W eill liJ KiigllBli l-n-vvi-r-14 Wife. Tho beer people of Kngh.rid 1. mints of money. \\ ; N w Ve.-i- T. They liav • ■ put t ■ - ■ > tho brewin-; bu in t! ■ and don't seem to m ; it-. Tie noss people have been .- all,by for I or three gone, ami when tl turned tin !r brc ,erj to a Co.. pany they 1 *.-n ■' i .-her . Tlio wife of ouo of • -i- ;..•]•■ t b; i family h;is just ffivcn i < i ' tor a now nocklaoo t;..i . < •. u \ unlimited orcdit anil the ; lest industry, cr not bo finish* <1 ' • s vernl y":«r«, 1 cause, in tho ji.■-t place, the best < mino stern :* are very s. :<r-e, an I. ondly, beeaus<• she 1>:: ; stipulated every diamond in th«> neeklaoo mu a perfect ma*' b. 1' U to bo n elaborate n; .-u and will i . . 1 Just linn ' ' ] . in l'aris nro Ji: iu tfold or silver of Eiffel wit.'i 'l •':ainoi<! <.r> represent the : 1' ' light. .\ jeweler has oi!" iv hn window .1 tracts crowds :111 d:iy lor.;y, ••.ml most as much an i.lijcetof popula osity as tho 1'. • to'.ver Uselt. ono is an ciNact copy of liio iron urc, made in silver ami envo"'- diamonds, v n.ii ; <e diamond top which i .. sprint*, and i < 'I'.S sh< .. of C'/ u . light. Tin ; t)in. " II di.;: v set into i f "I' f i'.e. Of Co; it can not )» i;, ■ . for :my tlil'ir. must even;V.; . 1# n u;> am diamond. ■ - I : «.;«<.< other ... it lias in-. • .. -weinr in uuv mont fur n.. r« than !io paid for manship ui >.u it. The insurance firm oi Juo. F. and G. E Brown, of Clarion and Brookville. had a large portion of the insurance in Puux.sutawney at the time of our great fire oi 188<J and it in not flattery to say that their adjustments were prompt, and satisfactory. Ever? loss was settled ami paid by sight drafts, over $30,000 being paid by their companies within 60 days aft'r the lire That fire did not dis courage th. in and they have written most of the new buildings and stocks. Their bus! ne3s has increased so much that they have opened an office in Punxsutawnev. in tront room of second story of .lohn Zeitler blwck, and placed Walter S. Hrowu. one of the brothers, in charge. Their lin<* comprise* the largest and best companies doing b»»<'"»>m in the United States . 16*29 STOLE HIS SHEET. It in Carefully Taken Away Willi* tbt was speaking the word* of truth and sobernew, says a writer In the' Toledo blade. I Sleeper Is In Uma-Uiid. Tho Captain told ef some of the exploits of tho native thieves and assured me he am certain of the latter, as it was his first drink that day. . "You may havo hoard," he said, "that aif Indian thief will steal tho sheet from under a sleeping man without awakening him. This story sounds ridiculous, but I know It's true, as I lost flvo pounds sterling on a bet that It couldn't bo done, soon after I camo to India. ,i "I made tho bet with the senior Captaia of my regiment, and tho only stipulation was that I should not harm tbo thief in caso of waking suddenly wbilo ho was at work "Tho sheet on which I slept was marked fo that it could bo positively identified. He[oro going to Dcd X examined it carefully, and on getting up in tho morning saw Hie sheet i . ■ <• was still there. I smiled triumphantly and fB« already felt the five pounds sterling noto in rmin n*n-» f , my lingers, when there was a rap on tho DJr J..' ,, ° P , ?n t '° ,c"ast °' door. 1 Porsetsnii e, is celebrated for its lobsters, itn'»vir,:n« i*. r a . - pays the St. James' Gazette. Not that it Opening it, I received a note from tho »,a« nnt ..i~. i » • , hands of my senior's servant, and opening |caj Ul)d .. »,nt thU ' 8l? *>? tho bundle X found tho marked shoot. Then S? i£tc1h*Cn, L n' V , , re,cof b/ I looked at tho hod and found another sheet. f l " * as.13 •^siaasiwarjr-. rrcr > EkHTF f • ? Ksssgaaf"*' w""" i s&™'sg%£.'5 ssrtzi to , „ r marking the site of tho lobster pot below, "itns is tho way it Is done: In summer 1 »>.),„ . . , , ,, , in this hot climate you never have any cov- ,.?,!"biQa,P ,, r '.b° ering besides jour pajamas or sleeping. ZT' nr ™™, -°r Yl ' dress. You lie on the sheet, which Is spread ?P'' i'T' 'l on tho mattress, and take any jfositiou you I a n „ Z' Sr «T chooso. Mosquitoes aro abundant, and tho . ,1 ' buzzing of these pests is too frequent to be ? l'°olci' V,"' tl"! noticed I manuer °'l"e toasted cheese iti tho com•The'thief comes to your bedside armed I m"°, "PParatus, only with a feather. Ho imitates tho buz- Shoved u.Ua?hcd .to fa ,stou ring of a mosquito, and at the same time h« ?no l n , turn is fastened tickles you with tho feather until you turn ° fr materlul whleh carric9 to ono sido of tho bed, but without waking. ... , ', .' , .. , . When you aro beyond tho middle of the is "T, 11 bed ho gently rolls tho sheet until it is 1?,, f, ,i . forth, as I did, in the vosolose to you, and then ho goes to the other Purpo8° equ'ppoU This is an side of your couch and, with buzz and h ,'„°f Kr"at feather, at 1. -th causes you to turn the t ""'I*'? °f bol.tlI"K 8,omo other way ten or twelve people. It is constructed es"Whenyou! vo rolled yourself clear of T' uot cfoinunieut. Though tho sheet ho gu >rs it up, and if ho is on a °J, PL', f , f ? ,T9y, T<eachon,d seems real plundering ■ uedition ho is oft at once. ,, , f 1 ' ° short of a semi-circle), But when wo ma abet with our friends b°al«. wh.ch are yawl-rigged as a wo generally have another sheet put In tho fu ?• t,ra,vo1 at a Br(\at rf0' a"d 'fln? wo place of the stolen one, which is dono by a with iron keels of about a foot iti continuance of tho process I'vo described." ' C'r",tl' tt'!d "'elgl"ng f«i"- or five liun- _ dred weight, and a ton of tho same metal under tho flooring, can carry a deal of sail. —. With a fair wind, under mainsail, gaff top- A Well-Authenticated t'as« of Spoiilunooui sail, and a largo jib to forward (having CombuNtlon of a Man. carefully learned those terms it would bo a In August, 1877, a man met death in a pity not to introduce them), wo spin out of peculiar and horriblo manner in Han Fran- the bay in uo time, and spurt along in tho cisco. Tho writer, a contributor to tho St. direction of tho Islo of Wight, the coast of Louis Republic, believes that a full and which grows clearer every miuuto. succinct account of this raro accident Tlio pots arc out somo six or seven miles has never boeu given tlio public; tho pro- from ri.—so our skipper toils us. IIo is the prletorof tho establishment iu which it oc- proprietorof tlio boat, which, as ho informs currod keeping tho facts from tho reporters us with excusablo pride, ivins the prize regfor fear of hurting his trado. They oro ularly at every fisherman's regatta. Yet about as follows: James Harley, tho vie- it is rarely, ho adds, that thoy lose tho pots, tim, had just recovered from an attack of except in very bad weather, unless, indeed, delirium tremens. IIo had been a regular tho lines have been cut by some passing sot and was thoroughly soaked with alco- steamer—an aeeldont which occasionally hoi. His last attack of''jim jams" was tho happens. In such lino weather as wo arc third ho had undcrgouo within a few now enjoying they are easily found. With months. On tho morning in question ho had a glance at tlio corks as they danco up and started on another spreo. At about cleveu down 011 tho green waves wo "bring her o'clock in tho day ho had about all to." A hand leans over tlio starboard bow tha liquor on board ho was ablo to to securc tho buoys as wo run by, and tho carry. Stepping into a suldtm 011 one rest is easy. of tho principal strocts ho called for a swig Not so very easy, though, so far as,moro of "bug juice," which was promptly re- physical labor is concerned. A largo iron fused, the bartender noting tho condition of cage that has been lying at tlio bottom of tho man and remembering his lata battlo tho sea, perhaps for a week, in six or seven with tho snu!;es. Harley scowlcd and fathoms of water, encumbered with weeds, turned to a gas jet to light his pine. A sec- and perhaps laden with a satisfactory take, ond later thorn was a drunknn moan, a is no lrght trlflo to haul aboard, oven for flash of alcoholic flame, and Harley fell two pair of strong arms. At last, with a heavily on tlio floor, his head and neck battliiigand gurgling sound, outit conies—a vailed in smoke, whilo bluo jets of flamo strango lump of brown and green, dripping woro issuing from his ears, mouth and nos- and glistening, and within the bars curious trlls. As soon as water could bo procured dark forms scuttling about. (Should thero (water was a commodity rather scarce bo four or five of these (good-sized lobsters, around such places) it was dashed in tho that is, with tho orthodox twoelaws apiece), sufferer's face, not m time, howovcr, te that is as much as can bo expected from a savo his life. Tho faco was as black as that single pot—it represents in fact, a rather ft a negro. Tho ears were charred, tho in- unusually good bag, and tho unfortunate »ldo of tho mcuth black and tho tongue propensity of tho larger lobsters to eat tho roasted to a crisp, smaller companions of their captivity frequently interferes with tho desired result. Tho trap is then emptied and re-set and dropped into tho depths again; unless, indeed, it has been down so long already as to require drying, in which case it will be carofitlly bestowed and taken home. But tlio attention of the inexperienced visitor will bo entirely absorbed by tho contemplation of tho beauties of tho lobster as ho comes fresh outof his native element. Ilemaybe better to eat when he is scarlet, but ho is certainly better to look at—not to say magnificent now. Ruddy brown and jet black is tho shining armor of his back, liy tho lower part of this we may hi.'d lilm judiciously, if wo have learned how to avoid those middle and bloodthirsty claws, and then spread out, his splendid fautail of dazzling Prussian blue.; beneat h, tlio art green and blues of tho hairy legs f;n!e into ruddy orange and tho golden yellow of his belly. A splendid monster, truly, but pre-eminently und without a mistake a monster. No one could 100k at thai lihii u and mysterious head, with tho cunning and wonderful eyes, tho dark roots from which springs tho strange growth of literally horrid hair, tho long jointed feelers that work to and fro liko the salmon-rod of the angler, these secret claws—scissors and saw iu one with their alarming rango of reach and their phenomenal strength and activity. If this—moro especially to the sensibilities of u smaller denizen of the sea -bo not indeed suggestive of "battlo, murder uud sudden death," we do not know what should be. but tic inartuU nil jitH bttnum. lie may have been a "bad 'un" thero below; he is now, or soon will be, boiled freo from all imperfections and devoured by ingenious and over-mastering man at (let your mouths water, 0I1, ye dwellers iu large cities!) ninopence oreven sixpence a pound. For i. while our lobster-boat, h:iv:i r li.. .led nine or ton moro pots, is careering home under ufairorosa wind, with all sheets taut, at a rate that makes the i'vim explode iu show ers as wo crash .1. - , Hie bigger waves and the tiller feels iti.i <> ti;il tif some live and struggling mental, i'iius ends our iirst day n-lobstcrinp--a pas'imo which may be conscii ntiously recnuuittKled lo those asiders who can get it and who desire to combine a little novelty with their froth air. VOL. XVH. ®ljt |)tittx0tttatmm) Spirit ♦ > T* NO 2 TWO GOTHAM DROMIOS. brnnkennni-l.lq->or Habit. CATCHING LOBSTERS. AN UNCANNY DEATH. A COi; LY NECKLAC"