Punxsutawney Spirit, 1885-06-17

              h IN PUNXSUTAWNEY. FOR "To keep the good trade We have got We sell our goods cheap and lie not." Phovo. Hew to Treat the Apaehes. Enquire at the in Room Opposite St. EIm Hotel, PUNXSUTAWNEY, - PENN"A. Visitors coming to town on that day had better leave their sides at home to prevent a split. fJ/T" No Postponement on acccount of snow. QiilWa tio nDe c oTat i oriPr o c e s s i oW :::::::::::::: OF JULY = - ■ ■• ! * ■ < ' • * . ■ „ . ...-— 1. — —  sv"v iV>, % gi- f ' 1 5 •■■■• 1M, 4TH, THE FOURTHIEST FOURTH EVER FOURTH LOTS OF FUN ! LOTS OF PLEASURE ! AND LOTS OF PERSPIRATION (PRO VIDINQ IT BE HOT ENO UOR) PROGRAMME (FURNISHED GRATIS RY THE ST. ELMO STORE.) At lO A.M. 1. Gathering of visitors at the St. Elmo Stoke to rig themselves out for the Procession. iftmSTfflF '• ■■ • •rww~ 3eBrsEow*ciBSmwoOTir"i Attorneys at Law, Funmutmnuf, Pa, JJBEWBB * CAMPBELL. j Attorneys at Law, PwtuemknBntjf, Pa. Office on Gilpin atreet, two door* north ol Bfflelds' furniture store.  J. TBUITT, Attorney at Law, PwumUtwney, Pa. Opmite 8fi«it Building. Practice In the CctK» of adjacent counties.  JJDWARD A. CABMALT, Attorney-at Law, Brookville, Pa. Office with Judge Jenks. Legal business care - fiflly attended to.  QONRAD & MUNDOBFF, Attorneys at Law, BrookvUU, Pa. (Mice in Rodger'! building, opposite the Clem. Bilii House. Legal busineac entrusted to them wlU receive prompt and careful attention. JENKS & CLARK, , Attorneys at Law, Brookville, Pa. Office in Matson Block, opposite the public buildings.  yfytcfoitf.  J)R. W. F. BEYER, Physician and Surgeon, Punxautawney, Pa. Office two door, east ol the Poet Office.  J)R. WJI. ALTMAN, Physician and Surgeon, Punxautavmy, Pa. Offers his professional services to the citizens ot Punxautawney and Vicinity.  £)R. S. 8. HAMILTON, Physician and Surgeon, Punxautawney, Pa. Office in dwelling. Offers his. services to the people of Punxautawney and the surrounding country. : ,  JQR. S. C. ALLISON, Physician and Surgeon, Punxautawney, Pa. Offers his sen-ices to the people of Punxsutawpey and vicinity.  JQR. J. SHEFFER, Physician and Surgeon, Covode, Pa Having permanently located in Covode, Pa., I offer my professional services, to the people of this vicinity. Chronic diseases of women a specialty■  T)R. D. G. HUBBARD, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Punxautawney. Pa. Office in residence on North Flndlay street. J)R. CHARLES D. ERNST, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Punxautawney, Pa.. Has permanently located in this place, and offers Bis professional services to the citizens of this vicinity. He may be found at all times at his office in Dr. Shields' drug store. German language spoken. |)R. S. J. HUGHES, SURGEON DENTIST, Punxautawney, Pa. Office over Tx>wry's store, Mahoning street. T)R. W. J. CHANDLER, SURGEON DENTIST, Punxautawney, Pa. Office in corner room, Torrenoe Block. 3»sttc« tf< 1fttct. JOHN T. BELL, Justice of the Peace, PttNOTKtOWIMy, Pa. Office one door east of Shields' store. All business entrusted to his care will reeeiveprompt attention, and all monies paid over to the parties Immediately upon receipt thereof. Special attentlon given to collections, acknowledgement of deeds and taking depositions. J# B. MOBBIS, Justice of the Peace, Young Townahip, Pa, Collections and other business promptly at. tended to. . _ JOHN G. ERNST, Justice of the Peace,,. ■Calmont Twp., Pa. Wai!aaa>£otlMr,««al pa.12. Grand Overture from the opera 'The Pirates of Hans' Pants' which will be followed immediately by an Oration on the never before heard of topic "Quick Sales and Small Profits," and practically illustrated by the St. Elmo Store orator, the Bight Hon. Brother Price Fitswell. 5. Elephant Baloon Ascension.— As it takes the elephant quite awhile to pack his trunk for the trip, visitors will find plenty of time to go through the St. Elmo Store and see the latest styles of Suits, Hats and Shoes, as well as. Furnishing Curiosities—no extra charge. We had quite a good time on Decoration Day. Up till Wednesday night nothing in the way of preparation had been done, and as there is is no G. A. B. Post here I thought it would be a failure. But notice of Decoration services were given out on Thursday morning, ana on Saturday afternoon we had a procession half a mile long, headed by a brass band. An organ was taken to the cemetery. We had some very fine singing, patriotic speaking, flowers without stint, and everything passed off en regie. As this is a great country for cattle and hogs, corn is a great desideratum, and it would astonish a Jetfersou county farmer to see the mighty spread of growing corn we have round here. I am told it is larger than usual on account of the anticipated failure of the wheat crop. Everything (that could be) is done by machinery ; and their machines are the most perfect and best adapted to the ends in view, of any I have seen. I saw them, for the first time in my life, plowing their corn before it was up. I was told that this was done to keep ahead of the weeds. I think I hear some of my old friends say, "well how do you like it out there by this time?" and can answer truly, very well! There is always some friction in going to a new place, but there has been far less than I expected, so am happy. Myself and family have had better health than usual sinco coming here and if any of my old friends of Jefferson or Iudiana feel like ooming this far west I can recommend the country as being both healthy and pleasant. I hope my friends will not forget mo and that you will remember I am always, Fraternally yours, D. W. C.Hervey. Am boy, 111., June 4,1885. Du> Will : It U to long itnoe X wrote yon that I tear you may have forgotten your old friend and neighbor; bat If yoa have I aware you I hare not, nor can I to long aa the highly-prized Spirit visit* me regularly every week, and I assure you, that, thongh none of my family or myself attend seances, or are addicted to table turnings, we regularly, and with great profit and pleasure consult this Spirit. LHHrflr—If.». W. <3. Wtmy. I really have had nothing to write that would interest you or your readers. Winter was so long leaving us that everybody was discouraged; and then when spring came upon us suddenly everybody was too busy to originate news. Old Mother Nature has been showing what she can do. Although the season was fully a month late, June found vegetation about as forward as usual. We have had plenty of vegetables of all kinds, (save new potatoes), for two weeks past, and strawberries are selling three boxes for 25 cents. All this is the result of good railroad connection with the South. 6. Quartette—sung by the great St. Elmo Store stagers, Messrs. Kip and Calf, and the Messrs. Kid and Pebblegoat Footgear, conceded to be the best ever seen on the Jefferson county stage. The Hessian Fly. 3. Dinner. As tiio Square has been deserted for several days we are under the impression that our hotel landlords have taken the bulls by the horns, and therefore you have a right to expect a good dinner. 7. Fantastic Parade. Chief Marshal, Sir Lisle Thread Shirts. Assistant, the Hon. Coon Linen Collars, with headquarters at the St. Elmo Store. 4. Duette—by the celebrated St. Elmo singers, the brothers Brown and Blue Diagonals. Song: The celebration will wind up with that most exhilarating Tableau— "Beception op the Eagles." The regents of the Mount Vernon estate have just got through with their annual meeting. These regents are all ladies, and that is doubtless the reason of their interminable session. From one of the reports rend, it appears that more people visited the memoriable mansion this year than ever before, save the Centennial year. Consequently the captain ol the steam boat which carries all the passsengers to Mount Veiujn, and has the exclusive monopoly of the business, pocketed more than the usual amount of patriotic lucre. The board has resolved to make some extensive addition and rcpaircs upon tho property, conspieous among which is the rehabilitation of the banqueting hall at the north end of the house, which is called the New York room and several hundred dollars arc to be devoted to the propagation of plants, a pastime to which Gen. Washington paid much attention. The Poliiek Church where the immortal George worshipped when in the flesh, is old fashioned enough. The pews are simply boxes with uucushioned seats, very much as I remember those in many of the New England towns. The backs of tho pews are so high that uo encouragement whatever is given for the display of millinery, and the bald head-, that show their polished surfaces ovci the top of the rails, look two funny for anything. A colored watchman in the treasury was driven to incurable insanity tho other night on being told that the republicans were bent on killing him for holding office under a democratic administration. This is tho sort of diversion that the Republicans all along have been indulging in to retain their hold of the negro vote, which, in Virginia and Maryland, counts for a good deal. This African gentleman was from Virginia and had been one of Mahone's host lieutenants in many a Virginia campaign, but he was intelligent enough at last to see the uses to which he and his class were being put by tho scalawag crowd that Mahone led by the nose, and ho tlew tho the track. This element from Mahone's forces, has broken him up completely and he who was only two short years ago the master hand of the political destinies of the old common - wealth, is now so poor that ho finds none to do him reverence »W0 WAMmraTON, D. C, Ja.i.15) 1885. It would seem from the evidence of the aroMtectoml experts now being examined upon an investigation oftho Capitol architect. Mr. Clark, that the reign of ahoddy commenced in this country a good many years ago. From this,testimony wo are informed the very walls of the Capitol, which was assumed would stand the wear and tear of centuries of politics and politicians, have long been in a state of disintegration, decay and destruction. The iron dome, weiging 8,90!),200 pounds is about to fall upon the heads of the unfortunate visitors in the rotunda, without u moment's warning, because of the shoddy material with which it wa9 composed, the shoddy labor with which the iron beams were joined together. Even the the bronzo female that surmounts the dome to represent the freedom shriokers is warped out of all shape and looks as though it had emerged from a case of secondary rickets. Of course the architect of the Capitol has his enemies, and they may overstate jnatters somewhat, but I wish that you could see some of of the botch-work about this Capitol, for which we have paid first and last about seventeen millions of hard-earned dollars. Further Information Ifawxoir, Kah ias, June 9,1885. Ma. Editob Again I aak leave to oonterse with old time Mend* through yonr columns. We have been in Kansas three weeks, lacking one day. One of these weeks was spent very pleasantly in and around Ellsworth, which is a flourishing county seat in the central part of the state, having a population of two thousand souls. While in this city our headquarters were in the hospitable home of our old friend and former pastor, Rev. J. £. Leyda, who is universally beloved by his people, and is (as he was in Pennsylvania), one of the most zealous temperance workers in the state Long may he live to labor in the vineyard of the Lord. While in Ellsworth it was our good fortune to be invited to tea at the American Hotel, which by the way, is one of the best hotels we have found in Kansas, and the best part of it is, that their rates are only one dollar per day, while their* accommodations are strictly Jirtt-class. J. 8. Emerson is the proprietor's name. From Ellsworth we went by stage to Beloit, Mitchell county, to see our old friend, J. M. Temple, formerly of Vi arsaw township, Jefferson county. The distance was about 62 miles. In my judgement the northern part of Ellsworth and the southern part of Liucoin counties have few cnarms for a Pennsylvania farmer, but after we get into Mitchell county, we get upon one of the prettiest of all the prairies, on the divide between the waters of Salt creek and the Solomon river. Mr. Temple's farm is on this divide and consequently is one of the prettiest farms we have seen in the state. He seems happy and prosperous and has contributed his full share to make Kansas one of the foremost states on the temperance question. Beloit has a population of throe thousand and is a thriving county seat, situated on thd left bauk of the Solomon river. We were there on decoration day, and saw au immense gathering of people, but not one drunk man did we see the entire day. In passing from Ellsworth to Beloit, the stage stops over night in Lincoln Center, which is the county seat of Lincoln county. It is a small town of seven or eight hundred inhabitants, with a prospective college and two prospective railroads. It is amusing to hear the land agents there, telling the traveler how soon those railroads and that college will be in running order, and how immensely those things will enhance the value of real estate. Lincoln Center is on the left bank of the Saline river. Land is valued at from 20 to 100 dollars per acre near these towns and riverr. I saw raw prairie that had been sold this spring for |50 per acre, within a mile of Beloit. From Ellsworth to Ellen wood we went by stage again, the distance being 47 miles. This trip takes the traveler through a part of Ellsworth county called Plum creek flats. This is. just as pretty as land can be, and is thickly settled,but the absence of wood and water makes it lonesome to a Pennsylvanian. The team that hauled us was not watered during the entire forenoon, although we stopped three times to have the mail changed. During this trip we saw bona tide sod-houses, roof and all, and people living in them. Also a sod school house, but I believe it has been superceded by a neat frame house From Ellenwood we came to this place by rail, where we have been stopping since last Friday, with Mr. James Gray, formerly of Perry township, and Messrs. McGaughey, of Armstrong county, Pa. This city has a population of seven thousand and is surrounded by a rich farming conntry. We have seen prairie cnickeus by the score and prairie dogs by the hundred, and owls living with the dogs in the same hole, &c., &c. Altogether we feel that we are pretty well initiated, and have serious thoughts of staking down in this state. More anon, Joseph Brown. ST. ELMO STORE, Topeka, Kan., Juno 3.—There i; now no doubt but that the llessiai fly is doing as much damage, if no more, than did the cold weather las winter, and the surplus wheat of Kan sas will dwindle down to small pro portions. Fields that four weeks ag< promised one-half to three-quarters o a crop are ruined, and will be turuei over and millet put in. The fly is no confined to any one section, and ifob servable more in one placc, than an other, that place is within the grea wheat district, where there is more wheat for the insect to thrive on. Be-1 fore the ravages of the insect became so widespread some conception of the crop could be formed; now no one —The new clock diab oil tin to wei can form any estimate and all guesses of tho general post ofliee at Melbourne are wild ones. In the great wheat Australia, will be made of oast iroi valley of Kansas, the Gypsum, in Sa- having hemispherical rccesics jc line county, where wheat never fails, placed as to mark the hours, inentire fields are being plowed and stead of the usual numerals. Thi - millet sown. This is repeated in all cups will bo nickel-plated >o a- to re parts of the State. fleet tho sun-light, forming bright the pest in Maryland. points during the daytime. After n „ T » •> ii.. (i,„ dark each will be illuminated with an Baltimore, Md., June 3. On the incandescent lamp, and on each of the floor of the Corn and Flour Exchange hands will bo placed a close row of to-day specimens of wheat stalk from Waller lamps. By this arrange,ueni Frederick county which had been at- it ig beilevcd that it will be possible tc tacked by Hessian flies wore exhibit- read the ti t t diJ&ucei id. The insect was found m the lowsr joints near the root. This season —  Maryland appears to produce the deitroyer in great numbers. There wa> 10 hope after the severe winter o nore than a two-thirds crop and tin ■avages of the fly are expected to von nucli shorten the wheat crop fron hat estimate. , -uM —The Morgan!own W. Va., University geology class has ended its tramp over the mountains of the Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland. Prof. White, in cl-irge of tho party, says lie noticed at David City, near the eastern Panhandle of the State, hundreds of acres of forest trees with no indications of violence, dying. The limbs arc leafless and rapidly drying up and falling from ihe trunks, while violent winds readily tear thorn from the trees. These trc >s are very largely spruce pine, but oak, hickory ana other species , of wood »>re also dying. The professor thinks tlieyare dying from extreme old ago. " He says they are from -100 to 500 years old. P a -ti.m« »i»> tri«b to t*ke tbe cake tor % neat fit in the procession rb^.M,,,,>"1 r* —The oldest newspaper In the world, the Pekin Gfzette, wa established io the year 911, and is said to bare been issued regularly tfneo 1351; It» total circulation is 15.000 copies.. St. Louis, June 3.—In reply to sin inquiry regarding the alleged ravages of the Hessian fly in Missouri, Mr. J. W. Sanborn, Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, furnishes the following statement: Hundreds of reports have come to me within the past lew days, and are now coming in, but only two correspondents, one each for St. Louis and St. Charles county, mention the Hessian fly. If there any ravages, they must be of later date than mail reports. Only a few cases of grasshoppers or of locusts are named. I do not think insects aro very troublesome.IN MISSOURI. Leavenworth, Kan., June 11.— Ex-United States Senator Edmund G. Ross, lately appointed Governor of New Mexico, was here to-day and left for Topeka, whence he will go to Lawrence, where a reception will be tendered him Friday evening, after which he will start for Santa Fe. Governor Ross expresses much sympathy for the sufferers from the Apache raid through New Mexico, and believes 1n radical and effective measures for suppressing such raids in the future. He does not believe the heart of the Apache can be reached by the customary liberal distribution of food and clothing, and promises of protection by the military authorities; but that he is more susceptible to restraint from fear of being shot or hanged if he leaves the reservation and goes off on murderous raids. He says he will do all he can to bring the Apache raiders and murderers who have been infesting Southern New Mexico into the power oftheeivi! authorities of the territory for such trial and punishment as are meted out to American citizens guilty of similar crimes 1$3h? 4TH «