Punxsutawney Spirit, 1890-12-24

              \A ttobnk ts-a t- la w. r. A. "WALTER, '8ICIAS AND SURGEON, PUNMUTAWNKT, PA, RECORDING BIRD SONGS. I. J. HUGHES, BURGEON DENTIST, PUKMCTAWxmT, Fa. rath end ofiFlndley street. Hats and Caps ! fUMlUTAWlUT, PA Ice In bU residence,l a the West End. J. CHANDLER, BUBO-BON DENTIST, Too f/itoi'Hl, IMOBBISON, D. D. 8. DENTAL BOOHS, WI.WI »■ Hlfkl Urnft*. LY WEDNESDAY. 'A ; pa., w DVESDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1H90 HOLIDAY : ANNOUNCEMENT I THE CLUMSY RATTLER. The Muruot firm of Juo. F and G. E. Brown, of Clarion and Brookrille fca;l a large portion of the insurance in Panx»u tawney at the time of our great fire of 1886 and it ia not flitter; to iajr that their adjaftmenta were prompt and satisfactory. Every loss waa settled and paid by light draft*, over ♦30,000 being paid by their oompanie* within 60 alter the fire. That fire did not dia courage them and they have written most ol the new buildings and slocks. Their buni lies* has incre-uaed *, much that they have 0|>«ned an office in Puuxsutawnev, in front room ol second story of John Zeitler bloc* w,<t placed Walter S. Brown. one ol the lirnthera, in charge. Their line comprises tlie largest iinil lient companies doing businrts hi tut- nit.. -Mines IH 2V • m • • • Tear's New And Bbooxtillb, pi Lth Judge Jeakt. Legal bailneMoamndedto.D A. CARMALT, A TTOSNS T-A T-LA W, Pmnau*Awvar, f*. i Wwt, two door* norm at BREWER, A TTOBMM 7-A T-LA W, A TTOBNE Y-A T-L A W EL KAMKY, In# attorney In the several courts in ton sod elsewhere. Prosecutes claims the OoferameDt Departments. Also lase and sale of real nutate. 14-18 1807 Fat. N.-W., Washington, D. C. Opara Hon ho Block. Oct. 1. 1K89. BROl "KVILLE, PA. ATTORNRT-AT-LA W, Brookviixk, Pa. yftficUra*. r.F. BEYER, '8ICIAN AND BURGEON, PUHT*UTIWH«T, FA doon tut of the Port Ofloe. , o. ALLISON, 'BICIAN AND BUBOEON, PtfXMUTAWWWT, PA. la service* to the people of Pnnxmiid Ticlnity. '8ICIAN AND 8VRCM0N, IHARLES G. EBNST, lanently located in thli place, and ofrofenlonal lervlcea to the oiti*en« of iity. He may be found at all times at . corner of Mahoning and Penn street, Zeltler'a grocery. German language I Member of Board if Feaalon Izaml- PUHXKTTAWMT, PA. We are going to tell you of a few things in our line that would make suitablo and useful presents : A nice suit of clothes for grandpa, an overcoat, a fine pair of pants, a beautiful pair of slippers, a nice dress shirt, underwear, fine gloves, silk and linen kerchiefs boots, shoes, fine hosiery, night shirts, rubber coats, Mclntoish coats —the finest overcoat in the world for men who are out in bad weaths er. A brand new line of the finest neckties you ever saw. Something entirely new in Puff & Teck scarfs—simply elegant. We have cut the life out of prices. On overcoats we will giv you a few prices : $22 overcoats, $20 ; $25 overcoats, $23 ; $20 for $18; $18 for $15 ; $12 for $10. Heavy suiis reduced in the same proportion. Boys' and Children's Overcoats at reduced prices. Boys and Children's Suits all grades and prices. We havo marked down a lot of Men's Pants. Elegant pants $6 and $6.50 now $5 and $5.50. How many Children are looking forward to these days with anxious hearts and wondering what Santa Claus will bring them. Little Johnnie wishes for a nice, new suit of clothes, while sister Nellie wants a doll. And some who are not children are wandering if their good husbands will not remember them by some token of love, while the husband would not object to a handsome pair of slippers, a new tie, a suit or an overcoat. Aud the young ladies arealso loaking forward to the "gladsome Christmas time, and wondering if James or Charlie will think of them and buy them a new dress, or a fine silk umbrella, or some present as a token of their friendship. Strange, but nevertheless true, human nature is the sane, whether it be children, or men and women. We all appre ciate a present let it be ever so small. "You must try to overcome this timidity of yours, Lobelia," said Mr. Mc- Swat, as he put down the lamp and relieved his wife of hor load of doadly woapons. "If I hadn't been hero to protect you," ho grumbled, crawling back into bod, "you would liavo frightoned yourself to death."—Chicago Tribune. Tho procession moved up the stairway on tho roturn trip. "It wasn't any thing1, Lobelia," ho said, with extroino disgust. "You didn't hoar any thing or any body!" "Did you soo any thing?" ho do manded. While Hi 11 igor romained in tho hall, armod to the tooth, palo with iron resolution and trembling with ungovernable ferocity, I/obolia oxplorod all tho rooms and camo back. "Not a thinff, Billipfer." Ho handed his woapons to Lobelia, took tho lamp, and with dauntless bravery wont through tho rooms himself."Givo mo the lamp!" "Uo through tho otlior rooms," ho roaroa, bracing himself firmly against tho wall. "Do you seo any thinp, Lobelia?" asked hor husband, in a voice of thunder.Mrs. McSwat went into tho room on tho loft and looked around. "Now, Lobelia, go ahead with tho lamp into this room on tho loft. I will remain hero to seo if any body rushes out. If any body does rush out," ho exclaimed, grinding his tooth in a manner horrible to hear, "I will put fourteen bullets through him, knock him down with this papor-weight, andbroak every bono in his body with this cane!" Mrs. McSwat took her placo in front, as and tiio procossion moved on again. At the foot of the stairs Hilliger atoppod and took up a commanding position near tho ball rack. "Lobelia," ho observed, sternly, "it will bo necessary for you to go in front You havo the lamp. I'll protect you*" "No, Billigor." At the landing' half-way down Mr. McSwat stopped. A Midnight FtMculon In the Comfort* able Home of the MoSwata* "Hilliger! Harkt" Mrs. McSwat sat strait un in bod and listened to a noiso she sei'mod to liear down-stairs. "What is it, Lobelia?" inquired Mr. McSwat, drowsily. "It sounds like somebody talking. Listen!" Mr. McSwat listened. He, too, thought he heard something. "I will see what it is," hesaid, speaking very loudly and moving very leisurely. "Don't be alarmod. Lobelia. We are well armed, liesides theso two revolvers," he continued, in a highpitched voice intended to terrify any unauthorized persons that might be in the house, "I have a heavy cane and a largo glass paper-weight. Ilo calm, Lobelia!" Air. McSwat, with revolver in each hand, heavy eano under his arm, and paper-weight in pocket of his embroidered robe-de-nuit. Mrs. McSwat, ready to scream, with front hair in curl paper, lamp in one hand, and bottle of camphor in tho other. Ho crawled out of bod, colloctod his arsenal, and the procession movcd down stairs in t>»e following order: Furnishing : Groods ! Some fow people like snakos as pots. They will remove a rattler's fangs !»y breaking thorn off with a silk handkerchief, and so make tho gentleman harmloss. To those who may hereafter porform this feat as a primary step toward becoming intimate with tho rattlosnake, I wish to say a word of warning. These fangs aio of a similar growth to tho finger-nails of humanity, anil when torn out readily replace themselves with a now growth. Your pot will ho ready to do business on the old linns In six weeks aftor you have pulled his tooth; so beware.—Kansas City Star. As to the deadly character of his roptileship, I can only say that I have soon numborloss horses, stoors and sheep which woro bitten by rattlers, always in tho noso ami hoad, and novot' ouo died. They woro sick from a day to a month, and their heads would becamo swollen and tho candidates would mope about tho prairlo in adejectod way, but thoy camo around all right as a linalo. I nevor know a man to dio, although I havo known some fow to got stungj Whisky in a copious way as an internal, and a poultice of pounded onions and salt as an outward application were all that was noodod. I havo known somo topers, who know thoro was whisky in the wagons, to go about looking for tho bite of a rattlesnake as eagerly as soma anglers sook bass, just for the glorious drunk that was sequential toil. Such persons, howover, are not common. Those fang's have all tho limber pliability of tho finest steel, and can bo bont or put in any posture by a Jittlo force, but will at once spring into shapo on being roliovod. Rattlesnakes are more poisonous la | p»int than in their native wilds. The Sjutnwestern plains abound in these dingy reptiles, and I had ample opportu» nlty to judge of their character and per* formances. both of which fail below re* port The rattlesnake has a short, flat* wide head, llosidos tho red and forked tongue, of which he makes display when bullied, his mouth is upholstered with two fang's, which arc in tho upper jaw and correspond in position to the eyetooth of mankind. Tlieso fangs in a serpent of common si/.o aro about throe-fifths of an inch long and havo a slight curve like a scimetar, and hook inward. Tliey aro white in color, of tho diameter of a in « tie. and hollow from foot to point. Their root or seat is in «i sac. -ontaining tho poison, which is loosened and flows through tho tube-like fang as a result of the muscular exertion of striking. It does not flow, but spirts, and two tiny jets of poison intended for tho victim distill into tho air ovory timo tho rattlesnake strikes and misses. This last he doos about four times out of live, for his snakesliip is as clumsy and inaccurate as a woman with a rock. I havo seen one miss a lull-grown merino sheop three times in succession. In serpent as in alligators tho upper nol the lower jaw is the ono that moves tJ open tho mouth. Tho fangs working on a sort of hinge aro closed iiko the blado of a knifo when tho mouth is closed and aro presented for business by tho action of throwing back tho upper jaw. Tho more act of opening the jaws always discloses tho fangs without any separate effort on tho part of tho serpent, and when tho mouth is closed again two fleshy envelopes or scabbards cover them from doing or receiving harm. This is necessary, as a rattlesnake's poison is just as bad modi* cino for himself as fot any ono else. II* HiMN Mneh Of tenor Than If* Bit* When Mt Work. nations in English and German. Diskhe eye. ear and throat, a specialty. All operations on the eye, ear and throat r and safely performed. Eyes accnrate- Jned and teBted for the adjustment of |sr glasses. Men's underwear. The finest line to select from. Prices low Wc have just received a new line of men's overshirts. This is some thing you shold see. We baught these shirts late in the season, and of course bought them cheap, and can give you the best bargain in flannel shirts you ever got anywhere. —Fred Spencer, of Middle town, N. J., placed quails'ost's under a lion recently, and has a coop full of tho (fame. They gavo their foster mother a heap of trouble, for tho disposition to wandor and whistle suddenly is in them, and tboro is ovidonce in their ponsive look that they suspect a fraud or a mistake has been perpetrated somehow by some- —Whilo gunning near Controville, Pa.t recently John Moon woro a rod fur cap. One of his companions, catching sight of tho cap over the crest of a hill, mistook it for a squirrel, and lot drivo a barrol at it. Moon's cap was riddled, his pipo was brokon, and one shot enterod tho oyo, completely destroying tho sight. —Mrs. Tie Sweet— "I can not understand why so many cultured men are willing to leavo all the happiness of home, all the blessings of civilization, and spond a lifetime in explorations in such countries as Africa." Colonel Warmhoart (gallantly)—"All mon, madam, are not blessed with such wivos as Mr. Do Sweet."—Good News. — It is not gonorally known that ink stains can readily bo removed from the fingers with the head of a parlor match. Moisten tho ink-stained spot and rub it gently with tho head of tho match, keeping tho skin wot so that it will not be burned. —Cincinnati, in tho opinion of tho Commercial Uazoito, is "tho host namod city in tho country." And two-thirds of tho namo suggests sin, while tho remainder is pronouncod "naughty" by the cultured natives.—Philadelphia Ledger. —In San Antonio, Tox., thoro was a "great cattle lassoing contest of cowboys," in which it isclaimod the world's roeord was beaton, Will Capps tying down a wild steer in 43,' i soconds. Some of tho contestants wero seriously injured.—.Tonkins— "Look here, Mose. My friends are all Riiying me about this suit of clothes. 1 thought you said you never kept clothes out of stylo." Cohen —"I don't keep 'em—I sell 'em."— America. — "I)o you believe in perseverance?" "Yeppy. I knew a man who lived to bo a hundred. If ho'd given up when lie was a baby he wouldn't havo livod twenty-live years."—Harper's Bazar. —It was good.— Cora— "You can recommend this glue, can you?" Dealer— "Yes, Miss. You could piece a broken ongagoment with it" Cora—"I'll take a bottle."—Munsey's Weekly. —The projected elevated road in Boston will almost grazo tho Old South Church and tho old State house, and will cross very near above tho ground of the famous Boston massacre. Good News. —Mrs. Forundrod—"Are you sure that young man's character is above roproach?" Daughter—''Yes, ma. He nevor wears a ready-made noc-ktie."— M miscellaneous. ' —The rhododendron plantation of Mr. ! Follansbee in the town of Fitzwilliam, N. H., is one of the floral wonders ol New England. —Stanley Palmer, a prisoner in the New Castle (Dol.) jail, has invented a toy puzzle for which ho is said to have been offered 910,000 by New York speculators.Our hat department is filled with the finest line of late styles of Dunlop, Knox and Miller stiff hats—best in the world. Crush and wool hats, all grades and prices. Caps—Fur, Scotch and Plush. Velvet and Cassimere caps for girls or boys. PimxiUTAWKEYv PA. « Building, four doors west of Mahon lllotterwiclc—I didn't know tliey tool; up tlio collodion ho soon as that.—West Shore. Hlenldnsop (closing the agnostic cliscn~sion—Well, I confess 1 can't endure a sermon. I went to church last Sunday p.nd in less than thirty minutes 1 fjot up and loft. Why 11^ An Kml»Hrr»Hs«Ml Bridegroom, A good story roaches mo from tho somewhat out-of-tlio-way region of I'otaluna. Early last weolc all was going merrily at a very interesting wedding in tho town until tho brldogroom was called upon to produce tho woddingring. In vain ho felt in his trousers pocket for tho missing trifle. Nothing could bo found except a hole through which tho ring had evidently fallen into tho high boot which is aifectod by young men of that country. What was ho to do? "Take your boot olT," said the parson. The susprnso and silence woro painful. Tho organist, at tho priest's bidding, struck up a "voluntary." Tho young man, sitting on tho altar rails, removed tho boot, tho ring was found—also a hole in tho stocking, which led tho worthy divino to remark: "Young man, it is time you were married!"as vainly, abtt\ havo boon numberless attempts to write lown in words the i;o! ■-» of the song's ol y fcliat tlioy have they said it. 1511♦, neither Aristophan a himself nor any other writer of verse or prose could ever reproduce thoii notes, whether in writing or doscri ' ion, with any exactitude. Von listen and try to keep them in your mind, but, it ia a vain attempt. You endeavor to imprint. each cb in : ■ i ir memory; but There No one who, in ponding for honors at Oxford, lias taken up Aristophanes for ono of liis books will ever be able to forijot that most entertaining writer in the accounts of his "ISirds." Every one v he has read tho play will remember what the various birds have said and how It Ciin ISn Done l»y Thut Wonderful In Mtruiiipiit, tin* riioiiogrupli, birds, lmt no one c $f ff< WtM. 1 might 1)0 quite Trunks ! Trunks! MORRIS, Ton«• Towxeit, Fa and other buainew£promptly at- WXICM or THE PS AC I, l'ussloy—So I would, my dear. Tho water would put the lire out, you know. —Paolt. Mrs. Pu^aloy—Vou won'tdoa thing* to ploaso mo now, and yot boforo wo wore marriod you said you would £o through tiro and water for mo. —And how Colonel Hooks—1 foupht, sir, in every ono ut General Grant's battles.—Lipht. Inquisitive Constituent, many battles wore you in? A Mai men iiero, Colonel Hooks (a candidate for Conpress, addressing a mooting)—Gentlemen, I point with pride to iny war record. Every time I went into batllo I liad an arm or iejf shot off. Wife—Wo havo plenty left; but I wish you would stop at an inteliigonoo offico, and order mp a solt-rlsinff serv antffirl.—N. Y. Weekly. IIOIMfHtir NVocI*. Husband—Anything you want down town to-day, uiy deal1? Shall I order some more of that sell-rising flour? A beautiful new stock of Trunks, all styles and prices. Sa chels, valises, umbrellas, the finest line in town. We huvo a solid steel frame silk umbrella, something new and novel, (.'all and see them. And, further, 1 thought what a solacc it might be to como sufferer in a sick* room to ho able to enjoy the pleasure without tho sad drawback of its being at the cost of some poor bird in a cage/ —Spectator. wi it ten down 4tiu score" by any :ni:s ■ an, nrt and nature tliiin (,'iiincr hand in liaml. I may 1>« vvronjf, hiii. that is what ooi'iirrod to me as a "happy thought" v.hilo 1 listened to those liquid uolcs of the sonjf tlirusb on tli" boujfh ovarii 'ltd. loisurn, llicy could 11 oci'.ur.s t<> uic ( possible to take il' .vfi every note of iw bird's song by no ; , of a \  ami then, by repr< hieing tlieni more uf been \ cry sucoohhI I "All right. I havo the license and the application for divorce. Lot the oeromony proceed."—N. Y. Sun. A Chicago W«»cl«Un£. Xiost Man (to Chicago groom)—I? every thing ready'.' Groom—I think so. "Uot tho ring?" "Yes." PAINTBR, TJTX8UTWJfBr,PA. 1B. TORRENCE, id graininc of all kind* done In the and aatiafaetlon always guaran- CLAYTON NORTH, —:.Iackinac Island. Mich., baa some queer people, Enias Pelotto Is eightysix years old. was born on tbo island and has never soon'a iooomotive or railroad oar. Uosa Louisignaw is also eighty-six years old and for sixty years never left the island, breaking her record last year. "It isn't perfect—but you know yellows are very hard to yet just right."-* A. Y. Sun. I'vUne AmonitiM. "Do you think it is a good portrait of me?" asked Maude. "Very good, indeed," said Etbol. "I don't think the tiut in the checks is very good, though, do you?" [Successor to North & Morris.] The Orieinal and Popular One Price Clothier mlwhit i ronPA. Sorbin at ail Umtaal ntaktaimbM i a«ar railroad Mattaa CARMALTS IfBIT AH ULE IMBItt Branson—Why, don't lifrht houses Muse the wreck of many a theatrical company?—Light. Tangle—How do you make that out? When They Arm Fatal. Bronson—Light-houses are generally supposed to prevent wrecks; but sometimes tbey oause them, all the same. — "How do you liko keeping house in the West?" "It's vory difficult" "Servants and provisions hard to get?" "No. So hard la keep the house itself when iow wina <reis nveiy. —Karum-'s Mala Bfiwt, Hotel Putsll Building, NO 30 A VALIANT PROTECTOR. J. TRUITT, ATTOMNMT-AT-LA W, nrnntntr. p» Moond •torrof John Kcitier'i brick Mtire Ik tk« CourUol uilwtiil oonn- Christmas Will Soon be Here! * CLARK, A TTOHNE 7S-A T-LA W, Beooztillb, Pa Mauon Klocfc, oppN«ite the puUiio . CAMPBELL, aTTOBNE Y8-AT-LA W, Bbooktilli, ka. , Mulxoo't n(Bc«. Mataon null dim*, uc- CJour ouae. [BKNSCOTEK, HlTKOLDfVILLI. Vi. \I STRICT ATTORNEY, Iraig «. * C. Z. UOllDDN,