Punxsutawney Spirit, 1891-02-11

              NO 36 an Overcoat ij the Price is Low Enough. DOVBIS IIKit MEAT 11. 930,000 In Night Krafts. "Why, child! what put that notion into your head?" "My book hero says 'Philadelphia is noted for its cleanliness,'and in another place it nays 'Cleanliness is next to godliness.' "—Judge. InCAiitlle Logic. "Mamma, if we can't go to Heaven now, can we move to Philadelphia?" HE "fcOOKED OUT." Cutting OH' Dlsoiisslou. Barber—You are getting1 quite bald, sir. Can't I recommend something for your head'.' Mr. Hurry Why. yes; I'd like my hat as soon as possible.—Puck. In His Piter - ft*. FVJfM8VMWJfMrB VOL- XVULL. To Do Good! It .■Is/Never .-'Too .-Late PIJNX8UTAWNBY, PA., WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 11, 1891. ■■dims CMiljr laran. ritED IXTO A CAUCUS. A ■rpabllraa CmhIMIm in New iKilto'a Cnp lnl Brakei •» AND NEVER TOO LATE TO BUY out at cost. We have said before that we have intended to close out our entire stock of overcots, and that is just what we intend to do. Our stock of Overcoats have been greatly reduced, this being a splendid winter for selling heavy suits and Overcoats, but nevertheless wo still have some excellent values in Overcoats that We are closing Ti»' Legislative Assembly this morning VhhhkI an act appropriat ing $10,000 for llu deieotion, arrest and conviction if tin wotil<i-b > assassins. Governor Prince ha* iBsneii his proclamation, offering a rewari of Sri,000 in the case of each of the two men. No clew. Archnlta was bit five times by buckshoi in t.lie baok of the head and neck. The ri file shot was to high, and passed overCat roll's and Stovers heads The  turned and rode up the street out of town The night was dark and the roads muddy but they were trucked some seven miles out, going toward Canonoieto, by a posse headed by D strict Attorney Twitchell and Deputy United Stales Marshall Romero Tim attempt at assassination is believed to he a political move, and aimed at T. B Catron, one of the most prominent, Repnb licai s in the Territory. Archulta is at t in hospital, resting easy, and, it is thought will reoovcr. Santk Fb, N, M , Feb fi —Last evening at 9 o'clock while Ave Uepnblioan members of the City Council were holding a consultation in the office of T. B. Catron, two men rode up to the window, which is one side of the principal street of the city, and fired two shots at the men inside, seriously wounding J. A. Archnlta, councilman from the connties of Grant, Don Anna and Sierra, and narrowly missing T. B Catron, Councilman from Sante Fe county and Stover and Beroa, Councilman from Bernalillo county. The shots were fired from a chotjiun and a 'Winchester rifle. "Oh! Well, that's different. Why didn't ye s;iy ao in tho first place? Ye kin have the warrent."—Quill, in "West Shore. CONVINCED AT LAST. | CHANGED THE WORDING. A Court KpUode Which Prove* Th»t All A Dnunatle Crltlo Who Wm Eqaal U aa| ThInKi Are PoMlbie. j KraerBeooy. . "I want a warrant!" 1 The dramatic editor rolled "p W* These were the words an excited sleeves, cocked his cigar a little higher, young1 man shouted as bo rushed into •nd wrote: the office of a justice of the peace and "Last night the theater-going portion, paused before the deslc whereon the of our community was treated to a mi* renerablo bulwark of the law was re- erablc farrago of maudlm mclodramio posing1 his weary feet. If the young nonsense, written for the purpose ox man thought to infuse the legal lumin- exploiting the notorious bruiser ana ary with a portion of his excitement he tough, John Sluggeran, the 'hero of the was disappointed. Justices do not get 'P'ay.' It is a matter of sincere regie® excited unless they see a chance of losing and deep humiliation _ their fees. This one simply removed Here the ofllee boy came in. Said he: the pedal rampart from between his red "Y'ort to tell do boss to send a feller nose and the excited youth, dropped out Pet- sol"e news of the wreck on upon the desk the hands that had been the *'• Dey -say dpro won t "• clasped behind his repository of legal n? trains run out fore nine termorror lore and eyed the applicant for a war- night. All detn actors has to stay over rant with mingled curiosity and doubt, till den. "What d'ye want a warrent fer?" be The dramatic editor s copy fluttered, finally asked. idly to Hie floor. He did not pick it "I want to arrest u woman for steal- UP> began anew, something like ing mv sister's dress." this: "Flow old's ver sister?" "When one considers the brief dra"Six years old." matic training which Mr, John Slug* "IIow d'ye know she stole it!" 1 gWW- who delighted our lovers of the "I saw her wear it last night. She'd histrionic last evening, has received, made it over to fit her, but I knew it in marvelous manner in which lie ao-. a minute." quitted himself of his diiiioult task," "See here, young feller," said tlie au- etc.—Indianapolis Journal gust judge, as he eyed the young man in a threatening way, "don't ye go fer to be a foolin' with the dignity of this yer court. Don't ye suppose I know that a woman ean't make over a dress of a six-year-old child to fit her? They ain't goods enough. I hain't been married thirty years without learnin' somethin' about wimmin's iixin's. Now, you go right away from yere before I fine yer five dollars fer contempt of court." "But it was an opera dress; she was wearing it at the opera last night." initials of » (Jlri lo In* Hurled. A Coroner It-Inn m lo Allow Ihe K< - A very pretty young sehoolmarm in 4 public school not a thousand miles from! Long Branch saw a mouse run across the class-room floor one day last week. "Scholars," said she, "a mouse is in tho room. l)o not be frightened." The lit", tie girls all tightened their skirts around their lejrs and the eyes of the little boys glistened with suppressed excitement. "Don't anybody be ufrui—said tha young sehoolmarm, but—heavens—just then the mouse dashed across the lloor toward her, and she made a frantic leap to tho top of u bench. The mouse shot out of the door, and in time the trembling teacher descended and taught school again. N. V. Sun. Sh<i Woakened. Our : Winter: Sail : Department has met with the same fate as the Overcoats. Some people may think this only an advertisement to humbug somebody; but our past history of doing just what we say ami advertising jutt what we mean to do will bear us out in the assertion that we never advertised anything that we did not do. look around until 1 run across some sort of a meeting somewhere or other, and then I'll go in and nominate Chauncey M. Depew for something or other, and my name will be in all tho papers to-morrow.—N. Y. Weekly. Ills Idea of It. Aunt Furl) 7 Lowe—How thin that city cliap looks that 'a staying- over to Keeping itoforo tiio i-ui»li.-. the Smiths. Tlicy say ho jest pot back Wife—Must you go out tonight? from Europe. Husband—Indeed. I must. Important) Unelo Si Lowe—I should think he very important. It won't do to stay ■would look thin ef he's b'en over there, ground home these da.v>. A man must I stayed at one o' them there European keep himself '" fore the public, or bo hotels in tlio city t' other day and they forgotten. charged me two dollars a day, and I Wife—How are you tfoing to keep didn't get a bite to eat the hull time.— yourself before the public to-night? puck. i Husband—Easily enough. I'll just >F GUTTER LIFE. AMENITIES UTS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING It is reported that the remains of Miss Potts wub not buried, although the grave had been prepared for them, hnt that the body was placed in a vanlt. This was done under instructions from Coroner Sobuits, of New York, who had charge of tbo case. Mr Potts is almost distracted with grief, and refnses to believe that his daughter is dead. He has ordered that the casket be left open, and has placed a guard of two men over it whose duty it is to hourly inspect the remaiDS, so that if the girl should awake her lifo would bosaved. Developenients from New York in the matter are anxiously awaited. Asbuky Park, N. J , Feb. (i —This town is tli imnyUiy aroused over the tragic death i f Miss Helen Putts, the (Urghti-r of I{ .ilroiul Contractor, George H Potts, who ■tied at theCi'iistock fashionable boarding school in No v Y.,rk City, Sunday. Few people here believe that the girl died from the i IF. c's of the pills taken, which were Itiesciibed for her by a medical student, Carlyle Harris, and are anxious that au autopsy be held. at prices that will astonish and surprise everybody.*" We dont.buy gords to keep, and as we will go east next month to buy our sprfng stock, we mean to get rid of what we have on hands to make room for spring goods. MEN'S AND BOYS'UNDERWEAR "Will you permit me, my dear Mrs. Zclinski, to take that chicken bone? We have friends to dine to-morrow."— Jury. if you need anything in this line you can have it at  rather loose money on it now than next year, and our'experience has taught us that there is no money in JjJjcarrying goods over sromj  " son to another. The nsurance firm of Juo. F. and G. E. Brown, of Clarion and BrookviUe had a large portion of the insurance in Punx«u tawney at the time of our great fire of 18 8 j and it is not flattery to say that theiradjunt uients were prompt and satisfactory. Every loss nus settled and paid by night drafts, over $30,0(10 being paid by their companies within 60 days alter the tire That tire did not dis courage them and they have written most ol the new huildiugs and stocks. Their busi ness has increased ho much that they have opened an office in Punzsutawney, in lrout room of second story of John Zeitler block, and placed Walter S. Brown, one o» the brothers, in charge. Their line comprises the lament and best companies doing bunnies in the <• mt n ntates 1H-29 Niece -Oh, it's such a comfort to see them around.— N. V. Weekly. Lovely Niece N-o, aunty, they're not pretty, and 1 don't wear them much. Aunty—Then why do you get them? Attrm-Uva (iarnvonta. Visiting Aunty—Why in the world do you buy such mannish-looking clothes? You surely can't think the things pretty. Men's Boots and Shoes ruber boots, there is no better. Pribes the lowost. a beautiful lsno to select from, tho J. T. Wood shoeg and L-j Cande "No, yon don't," responded the custodian of the cave. "If we were to allow every darned fool to carry off chunks of rock, it would have got away with the whole cave."—Texas Siftings. lie asked the guide if he (Snive'iy) could not break ofP a small piece of stalactite and take it along with b'm to Texas. A Stitch in Time. Jim Snively lias just returned to Austin from a pleasure trip through Kentucky, his native State. lie tells a poocl story about what the guide told him in the Mammoth Cave. Carrie (aged sk\, very indignant)— I'll let you know I've blue blood in my veins, too. My grandfather was one of the pilgrims that came to this country in the ship Sunflower, and lauded on Plimpton rock.—Judge. Not t«> I»«» Downed. Edith (aged ten)—My grandfather was an English lord, and mamma says I'm not to play with you. O'Doyle (from above)— I soy, are ye down there? Moike (in the window)—Oi nru. O'Doylo—Well, then— "Thank you—thank you. My wife wants mo to sell a favorite clog ;ind buy her a sealskin saeque with the money; but I reckon four hundred and three positive refusals to buy will convince licr of her folly."—Munsey's Weekly. ronvinclng Ilia Wife. "Do you want to buy a dog?" "No, sir, 1 do not." He's a very good man. Jones—Yes. Brown (a little later, to Smith)—Say, Smith, do you know Skinny I'cto, the "Milwaukee Terror?" Riiglixli She I« Spoke. Brown—Say, Jones, do you know ltev. Dr. Thirdly? Smith—Yes. lie's a very pood man. —West Shore. Tuklng Stork. 1 Clerk—We don't seem able to do any thing with our "Consumption Cure," sir; it don't sell, evtn at the reduced price of ninety-nino cents a bottle. Proprietor—U'm! well---just keep it in stock, and in a few weeks we'll work it oft as imported lymph—at the samo price.—Harper's Weekly. ( Rubber Coats and Mackintoshes. We will positively save you money on a fine Trunk. Trunks, Satchels, Valises, Umbrellas, line of late styles in Dunlap, Yeoman's and Knox's hats,'"fur, wool and crush hats, fancy caps for girls and boys. HUTS AND MPS! Furnishing : Goods ! HITS AND CAPS! our shirts, neckties; white shirts, laundried and unlaundried, E. W. collars and cuffs, gloves, hosiery, etc. He Couldn't. Stand tlio Water. "What kind of goods is it?" asked Colonel Blood, of Kentucky, when his wife displayed her new gown. "It's watered silk." "Ah! that's why it turned my stomach as soon as I saw it"—Munsay's Weekly.  JtickHonrille—Cowsn Stewart. Indiana. West—K O Meyers. Saltsburg—H T B*att.y. Conemangh—It B Miller. Homer City—W 0 Luom. Canoe—Henry Smith. Grant—John A L.vdio. Ra.vne—Michael Nybert, Smn'l Bence. South Mahoning—Win Roland. Indiunn—A H Apple, Harry Bolar. Washington—J 1) Cummins, Andrew Gibson. West Mahoning—A C Good. Hast Mahoning—'omes Leasure, Sanrl P Blaok. Young—A C Kennedy, S R Hine, W Kier. Pine—Frank Garman. Green—Jacob (iarman, Robert Pershing.Bn"rell—Wm Dangherty, Wni Liben good. Eist Wheatfield—J A Wallace, AC Grifiith.Homer City—C W Snt.ton. Cherry hill—A C F"wler, S S Gilwon, Jos TTnl opple, Adim Lyda, Win. Short, Win Stephens. David Stephens. Fourth Wkkk, March 23rd. Center—Jmnfs KnnkJe, Henry Stewart, Sam'l Knnkle, of II. Conemangn—W D Frederick. Grant—S S Spicher. N"r'h Mahoninu—Isino Lunger. Smirkshnre—.1 W Weston. Indiana, Went—It F Walker. Cherryhill—James Acheson. White—D M Allison, J R Meyers, Mat Harbison, S C Pattiaon. Ravno—Wm Wise. Saltsbnrg—E H Thompson. Sonth Mahoning—T R Lnkehart, Hugh McKee, Isaao Good. East Wheatfleld—E D Davis, J W Kern, pine—Dr. E H Diokie, Blair Shaffer. Brnshvalley—G 8 Bnnhanan, Hugh Ped - dloord, Andrew Ciesswell. Center—Andrew Morton. Indiana—H A Boggs, R A Jennings, J P Mikesell. "Washington—Wm Long, G R Hoover, Adam Carnshnhan. Blairsvilie—Thomas Laps ley. East Mahoning—George Anl, F A Hamilton.Conemaugh—Wm Ewing, B'irrell— Elnr r Langhlin. Pine—James Miloy. Bnriell—A L Wimer, Harvey Hosack. Third Wkkk, March Ifith. •West Wheat field—Nathaniel MeLain, Ephraim Wallace, Andrew Robertson, John St, Clair. Brn^hval'ev—J G Ev.ans. Outer—Harvey B irroon. East, Mahoning — Thom»s Aul, S M Cri libs. Homer City—W A tjockard. Indian*—Frank Hansom, M F Jamison, ■J C M-'orebead. M»rion Center—Daniel Bee. Washington—John Johnston, John Nes bitt. S 'lt'h Mahoning—George Tin ker, Ji's Bicker, Al x Mslvn, MelOe Divis, Jacob Kimple, K lier' S'uohell. Rayne—Sim'l Kesslar, Jacob Crepg, Jr., R.ib't Qalbraith. Saltsbnrg—S M Wnnghm»n, B S K-lly, J,loop Wine, H s Weister, W II Jenkins. Banks—W M K me. Geo Coseua. Whi-e—Joseph Griffith. Q,.a„f—J. seph Rinnan, Jacob Stewart. Green—J .hn Niekle, John Nnpp. West wheat Held—Clark Clive, James Cunningham. Montgomery—John Shankle. B1 ai rsv i I le—W m Cald w < 11, George Crede G H Johnston. Skcond Wkkk, March 9th. Cherrvhill—ED Mooredead,Jas Moose, Petea Honk, John Amond. West Mahoning—J G Walker, [Abram Niel, M C Steitler Sheloota—Harry' King. Brushvalley—Sam'l Dias. Went Mahoning—"-Adam Black. Washington—W H McCrelght. West Wheatfleld—D A Campbell. Young—A P Cribbs, G W Collins. Indiana—J R Paul, J"hn Jnooby. Blairsville—E H Berlin. Sam'l Earhart, John Burns, J H R dgers. Burreil—Ambrose Pickles, JamrsKelly. East Wheatfleld—J E Brown, J H Rodgers.Conemaugh—A J Compton, Sam'l Dancan.Grand Jurors. Pine—H 0 Williams. B'»okliob—James M»bu. South Mahoning—K W P Neal, J M Pearoe, Jama* Little. Drawn for March Term, oommenolng Monday, March '2nd: Successor to North & Morris.] UnMelul andPopitarOm Price Ctaihter CLAYTON NORTH, Ho Wanted to Bee. | A „By tllo Way." Kind Lady—Poor man, will you not Caller—Your husband iB out of town, tell me how you came to lose your eye- lnt,'t he? sight? Ilostesii—No, he's at home, lie hasn't Blind Man—All right, marm, but first been away for months. Why? | let me see the monoy you are going to Caller—Oh, nothing, nothing at alL [Tex naming*.] I give me.—Texas Sittings. Ry the way, 1 wonder what has become "Doctor, I came to see about my *tui Kmming. of tbo pretty wldow Wilklna.—Good brother." "Were yon at the opera last night?" <  «What, is the matter with him ?'' "Yea." j Contrary to Precedent. " One of hla lege is shorter than the "What did you hear?" "WeU," saM Mr. Hojaok,'-young Mr. nOwr anil h« llm.« Now vh.f 1 "A very interesting conversation be- Trotter la in the tolls at last. lander other and he limps. Now, what tweeQ two ladies and a dude in one at stand he is engaged to-" would yon do in a case of that kind ?" tBBrTffT1T "He won't like that," replied Hojaok, u I am afraid I should limp, too." 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