Punxsutawney Spirit, 1895-12-25

              12 cents WINS LOW BLOCK, PUNXB'Y THE HOLIDAYS V:\IilJtili. H. J. LOfiB. THE LAW OK PROPERTY. REY. 'HARTMAK'S SEHMOf. -A.11 Ladies' Proper The A<»< *11 mutation ol" Wealth and its TO OUR TRADE: -A-nd Olxilcirens Coats and Capes We have been laboring under difficulties for about four months. "What with one thing and what with another, we were almost distracted." But now we are through with masons, carpenters, painters, plumbers, and casli carrier man, and our stores are formally open to you and your friends. We ask you to come to our stores. Make this your headquarters when you are in town shopping—you will always he welcome. Christmas Footwear. n I khi 15c. each Si 5t&25c. each Going to Bair's Nl E. CUNNINGHAM & SON 25 cents See our regular 25 cent g<>o<ls, Our price, - See the 50 cent goods. Our price is - - See our regular 35 cent ones. Our price, We placed an Import order for a large quantity of Initial Handkerchiefs for Ladies and Gentlemen, so that we can sell you gents' regular 35 cent goods at And the 18-cent ones at Ladies' regular 35 cent goods at - And regular 25 cent ones at 20 cents Handkerchiefs. There is piles of them here for you any style you wish, Scollop Edge or Hemsticli "inlaid, goods that are entirely new, 5c to #1.00 each. Ple»se You. See these Goods. They will Inii'i i ~i iiij4 I'lihiuN Wlilih Havo Hap> jm-ihmI SiiK t- IjIIHI Wnlllt'KflH)', KIWomisvii.m: MiTTEH. Tin- " Pwo Iians" showed to a good house as ii always iIim-s when that tnmpe visits Iteynnldsville.Winter Weather Shops Are certainly seasonable at Christinas time insofar as the question of weather is concerned, and any boy who is not pleased with a pair of our "Waverly,'' or "Steel Shod" shoes as a holiday gift, deserves to be skipped by Santa Claus in his rounds. All the dainty shoes and slippers that make such beautiful and acceptable Christmas gifts ill all sizes and styles. When you make up your list for Holiday gifts, do not forget that we have all kinds of footwear at the lowest prices. We would make special mention of our Ladies' Slippers and Warm Shoes for riding in cold weather, also of our leggings for ladies, misses and children, and bur $2.88 shoe for ladies. B. BAIR. People like to buy from stores that sell this year's goods at this year's prices rather than buy from shopkeepers who sell them on sin arcluean plan at war time prices. Modern prices and first unality are the kind of goods they find at HAIR'S, especially this Christmas time. It would he impossible to give a list of the special things we have for you. But don't you buy a CAPE OK .JACKET until you have seen our line at the prices we have put on them. TO BUY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. M§p \ $ JOHN ART SQD1BES or Dnilits, yards at $4.00 and #5.00 each, Wool Ingrain. See Fnr and Smyrna Rurs. FUR SCARFS with open jaws, MUFFS, BOAS, DRAPERIES. Think 0 What You Want (or C.YXOK KlIXiK. Come to oir Store and we will Help you out. i MENS' SUITS, CHILDRENS' REEFERS, NEW OVERCOATS, SILK SUSPENDERS, WOOL HOSE, NECKWEAR, WARM CAPS, MUFFLERS, PAT. LEATHER SHOES, INITIAL HANDKERC'FS, HEAVY WINTER SHOES, LTNEN HANDKERCH'FS, CLOTH OVERSHOES, STIFF HATS, LEATHER VALISES, GOLF CAPS, CANE UMBRELLAS, SLIPPERS, SILK UMBRELLAS, WHITE SHIRTS, FUR GLOVES, FLANNEL SHIRTS, . m..! ill the I'olnigiM of the hpirmS i..i«. .1 into I(hi|>h|Hj( | in nli i mill if I Iniv'ti lost — Uattvml alo jx i-suasion, don't i hat aud <jiu> lie DilliUttU, iiog the up M< jfl \fl K <'7^H Aoved up tpeued Alnu-r ahout to stand paring* *xvrf aiiiiAB^H^^^^^H not 1 ieoeh or out pro. ings. euth liei will )»r«i .'IIIll 1 \V "\i> paper wirt. The hoy'a very 1'uithftil, and deserve a little We *»*••• I In-ill eueli seventy-Ave eeflH i.il.l i i i. ■ 111 in have a giiod time and n»tV i.Miliiii iiiiil fur expense*." aIbh, it iraj 1 «twnt several days '»> •'••• '""y happenings in the met i i •• t- :ih the molars of the rw However, Keyiiolil«\ ill. 1». re) the oo* " ' Scanning the columns of with Imth my eagle eyes wide oj tiny would r«s( upon somethil \l» Krynohls saya ho \n itv t ■ anxious t«» announce himself as a I t lie oilier of \»« inMyIIUIII, hilt til he forei-d to do so in order to pleas* who an- in-Kin# him to emblazon h the rounty papers, and thus give tl l»« in lit Let the g«n»d work on.< Iiethc next vietimV i U' ytinMsvilh is not to Ik4 outdolto in patriolfl ism hy any other town. Aaron Rodgrrs has,* nMiipaiiy ahvady enlisted and l hey are laying' <ai their anas at this moment I Hi*, in. I await" iiiK the t all of the President. !-<i the Hritiak linn tremhle. J y.':V W ,.i The recent raiimlliavf  higher than M kite. lassies are Ihmentii^^^^^^H against a dire ealamir^^^^^^^H \\ hat is th. matti i' with our steam laundry enterprise Punxsutuwney antl DuBois may howl for the iron works, hut give us itlHiuiflj-y, or two more ( hiuameu. \ •lohn Welling, oj* llat hmel, who has bera iti Idaho ami Montana sine*' hist May, ivturned home on Saturday evening. in the use of properly. The tramp ami the prodigal, the beggar and the rich sensualist, will occupy the same quarters. The man with one talent und the man with leu who used I hem well, wiil hear the same "well done'' from the lips of the Master. It is not the amount wo have, hut the use we make ol it that God lakes account of. It will be as well with the out! talented peasant a" the ten taleme I lord, if the pro|ier return* of well used opportunities are made We all belong to God. lie gave us our leing. He created the soil, and sends the sunshine and (ho showers, lie created our wealth producing environment. The government and the market were here when we came. Without his favoring smile, every farm, ever) mart, and every harbor would be closed. Our health, and the xery capacity for enjoying what we have comes from God atul yet we will stand before an empty treasury, robed in the comforts that lie put on our backs, with jewelled ears and fingers, from homes filled with all the c unfurls of life, pitch in a few pitiful pennies, that would be an insult to our own dignity, and sav to our Creator, Savior and Preserver. "Lo there, thou hast that that is thine!" We flatter ourselves that we are "laying up money." Yes, we are doing that. We are laying up money and laying down character. The body is in high carnival, the soul is in a foul dungeon. Like an imprisoned eagle, that longe to cleave the skv and Hash his pinions in the eye of the sun, but is destined to droop and die in the basest thraldom. Our success is not for the enrichment of the Deitv Whether wo are the ruler of a Kingdom, or the humble occupant of the sepulchral square, it is all the same with tiod. We shall not drive our fat cattle into the Kingdom of heaven, neither shall we dash through the "abundant entrance" behind a ilery span. Our stocks, our titles, our gold and our silver, we shall leave behind u«. (iod shall I ave no further use for these after they have served the purpose of our heavenly schooling. They aro interesting to us. There is a divine purpose to be served in their being so. (.iod has made the very tools to glitter that we may admire them, and the better discover the divine mission they are to serve. But we shall soon lay them all aside, and stand empty-handed in the presence of God, with nothing to commend us, but the skill and the joy we have acquired in their uso. On last Monday morning before tho break of day John White, of Banks township, went to the barn to do his feeding and while throwing hay down into the rack from the barn tloor his lantern capsized and went down into the rack among the hay. The hay caught fire at once. Mr. White lost no time in getting down into the£rack to try and put out (he Ire. He cried for help, but in vain. The rest of the family was in bed fast asleep. Mr. White, by using all his energy, succeeded in putting out the fire although he received eome very severe burns and lost part of his beard and eyebrows in the aifair. The people of this part need not fear "Wild Bill" any more. He got his sentenceover at Indiana last week, lie was sent to tho Western Penitentiary for eight years and three months. Meri Griffith, a nine year-old son of Samuel Griffith, of Banks township, came near losing his life last Monday morning. Ho was out in the barn and went up over the barn lloor when one of the noardB gave way. He fell a distance of twelve feet, and was taken up unconscious, but the latest report is that he is able to be about again. Martin Winebarg killed a hog last, week that girthed six feet and weighed 408 pounds. This downs everything in this part of tho country this year. Adam Henry shipped another carload of stock this week to Philadelphia. The lot consisted of 10 cows, 10 hogs, 100 sheep, aud 100 head ot turkeys. Miles Pearce, son of J. T. Pearce, of Johnsonburg, this county, died ot typhoid fever on Thursday of last week. M. C. Leaeure, of Canoe, who has been locatod up in the northern part of the State for the last six months is at homo on a visit. The two mines at this place are doing a good business now It is all the miners can do to till the orders. The small boys and maidens made good use of the ice that was on the creek last week. George Swartz and wife, of Canton, Ohio, are visiting friends in this section this week. Joe Shields, of McUees, was visiting Win. Ueury ihis week. Mm. Elizabeth l'ainler, of this place, died on Tuesday of last week. Aaron Snyder and Simon Henry spent a couple of days at Sheloctalast week. ST. EL-MO STORE MEN'S AND BO Sf FURNISHER. Election Notice. A matting o< the stockholder* ot the Citizens Bank, will be held in their banking rooms on Wednssdaj, January 8. trom 1 to I p. m., (or the purpee* ol electing new offloers. T. £. Jonu, Cuhier. TTrASTMD—A KAN IK STORY 8 MOTION W'»t onoe to Mil ataple foods to dealers t no eeddlinii experience nnneoeesary-, beet side line. 171.00 • month. SalaiT end expemee or targe eosimieelon made. Addreee with two-Mat stamp, tor sealed particulars, GUlton Soap and Manntaetaring Oompani, Oindnnati. Ohio. ttvtl LOST-A COW-LEFT MY FRBMB8K8 IN Walston, on Bandar, Dm. 1, a lane, white oow, with crooked horns, turainf towards her head. In%xs2s synaM Walstoa, Pa. »*»»• Annual Election. ■ASTK>-«,0JI BUir HIS as, AT LONG A Philliber's Meat Market, rwusattwaw, Sow* LOST—ON THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 0, between the iron bridge In Panxsutawnay and the Shemoka road, a paekage eontaining ging, luun. towliog, canton Annul and shirt—all new. Also a atom orerooat. Tha ttndar will  favor 1if leaving tha tana at this offlee. Orrica or Fimt National Bank. Pnuxautawney, Pa., Dao. 0, 1896. Tha annual meeting ol the «hareholders of tha above namad bank lor tha alaetion ot diraotora, will be held at their banking house in Punxsutawnay on tha 14th daj ot January, 1890, between tha hours ol 10 a. m. and 9 p. m. Lon Pantall, Cashier. Tn tin tin.l ar prior I solfif might « IIU'IUIK' that li gogue Hon, tin dcsthr Brigg imlim of si run. r»s( ml h»*liov< l«.r gn of the >. brough oxhaus ami :l It; Pieri'o One  way of trimming pair of shears. JB tho hair and ya|d| as easy—sort which 1 hnvo tajjjgH have not t ime painful suhjoct^B| itcculiar kind c ieynolds playoff! sunny afU'raotiflH ruling  About Town.' ft <log i a Ion K 1 ov»*r, In ville Jo. imp, woi moro (' quiring WftVO, ft slow l> not riy uiourni black the fomi to buy n last woe' more." W" 1 lilt- l»y a sol- Whenever auy subject attract* the .ttention of the thinking world, it uggeM» its magnitude. Ttius r.onidered, there is no otter -111>jt-et ot creator iniponaife before the miiul if the public to-day than the iegitiuate accumulation and appropriation >t property. Our remarks this mornng aro to bo practical. We are not ,o be numbered with that class who 'eel it to be sinful to accumulate wealth. Wo believe it to be one ol lie sac red duties of lite to accumulate ill ti iat our talents and vocation will justify in a legiiiu ate way. it is not merely pe:missnblu. but 11 is u tvlig- LO is obligation. Recognizing, as ev nry considerate mind dues, tne p mvci- Dl money, it is not a debatable matter as to the ground that every Christian man, and every other man, should taku on this question. We should abide close by the teaching of Christ, in this parable ot the talents, which is in perfect accord with our ex peri ence. We must, putour talents in the market and multiply them. Our salvation depends on it. If our talent be that of writing one must write. Itspeaking, we must speak. If gathering wealth, ivo must gather ii. If one is endowed to be a millionaire, it becomes a Christian duty. It is as much the duty ot one man tobetiod's minister in material things, as it is ot another to be his minister in spiritual things. It is evident that the great financiers are rendering the race a noble service. It is not merely the duty of great wealth winners to le prosperous, but it is the duty ot every one of us to earn all that our talents will command, and use it for the advance ment of Christ's Kingdom. Poverty docs not insure auy more piety than riches. Sin may flourish under the tattered garments of Lazarus as vigorously as under the embroidered robes ot Dives. The man who was rich, and made bad use of his means, will be a companion in eternity with the man who tried to be rich and tailed. Let us not be mistaken here. Avarice will canker the soul of the pauper as surely as it will the soul ot the millionaire. If it is the love -f money, or the desire to get money, that is hurtful. Dives will have hosts of companions who never wore a golden ring or fared sumptuously in mansions. Wo aro in deepest sympathy with the poor, but we are not in sympathy with the mutinous complaints of that class of people who have lost all the opportunities of life, and employ their leisuro hours abusing their more fortunate neighbors. We are in sympathy with the poor, but not with the vile curtes against the men who have checkered the nations with railroads and telegraphs, enriched our cities with libraries and art galleries, an I adorned the world witn our splendid institutions of benevolence and knowledge. The laws if accumulation are as unerring as the laws of light. The amassing of great fortunes is not done by haphazard. It is not douc bv the practice of roguery and rascality. Of course the prosperous have their sins. Wo shall not apologize for the vices I of tlio rich. They aro great enough. J But what we would impress is, that sin is siu, whethor it be committed by j the rich or the poor. The rich will not buy a ticket into the Kingdom of Heaven, neither will the poor man be given a freo pass bocausc he is poor. Everv otherman, like the one-talented man of the parable, who fails to use his gifts will meet with the divine disapproval in the end. Kvery man who improves his talents will be redeemed through their improvement. Success and happiness will follow honost effort as surely as the meadows will grow green at the return of spring. Wealth and power crown the effort of industry and genius as surely as there is any merit in such exertions. It is as natural for some men to be rich as it is for others to be poor. Careful investigation of the wealth winners of London some years ago, showed that nine-three per cent, had become wealthy through legitimate means. I repeat that the law of accumulation is divine. The large majority o|phe successful men cf the world are honorable, and are doing the will of God. I would be slow to confess, with some good people, that Satan is more powerful than Christ, that the gifted men of finance are all his servants, that the millions are being debauched, and that the Christ who came to save the world has nothing but the hospitals and infirmaries that he can call his own—far from it. The Nazarene is commanding the most pliant brain on this globe. It seems to us that property is moving as nearly in right channels as we could expect, at this juncture of the world's development. There are difficulties of course, and always will be, as long as the leaven continues to perform its normal functions. But in the last half century more money has gone into the Lord's coffers than during the whole of the christian era besides. We believe if a divine law and the fulfillment of s divine purpose, that is gathering the princely fortunes of modern timet into the hands of a few capable men A few capable leaders are needed anc recognized in the political arena. A few leaders shape the acientifii thought for the masses. A few monlc our theology. In times of war a fev Thou therefore to have put inv money to the exchanger®, hihI then at my coining I Hhotihl have received mine own with usury. Matthew 25:27. COKE. Parties vantkf eoalor eokeeanseonre the best analltyatlowestMjln by learlni their ordereat JOHNSOH Jk ZiflUK'i. I7w4 Mrs. Mary Mahan, who has been on the sick list for some time, is able to to be about again. Dr. A. H. Allison, of Marion Center, is seriously ill with neuralgia of the heart. H. W. Work and Harvey Pifer, of Lindsey, were in town on Saturday night. Fuller & Good's mill was Bhut down a few days this week for repairs. Our postmaster, Wm. Martin, is getting up a club for the National Stockman and Farmer. This is one of the best farm papers printed. H. W. Smitten left early on Monday morning for Indiana with a load of teachers who will attend the County Institute. trained "ien lead our armies to victory. We say that is all riuht. We can have our pi'inwa on (ho rostrum, in the labaratory, in the pulpit, and on the battlefied, but a King in finance in a monstrosity. The law that inforces righteous disbursements is just as unerring, and just as divine as the law of accumulation. The world never before saw so many thrones of wealth, and never before has it witnessed such munificent gifts. Study the history of oiir great institutions of learning. How have they been brought into existence? From whence conies the means tor their endowment? Had it not been for the Drews, the Peabodys, the Coopers, the Girards, the Vanderbilts," the Itackfellers and the Laws, and scores of others, who have by their genius accumulated millions and built Hie splendid institutions that adorn the republic, aud that, are moulding the future lifo of the nation, it would tu t have been so well with us. You say they have done it to make a name, (iod bless every boy that aspires to such a name! The boy who goes from the humblest place in the factory, the store, the otlice, or the (arm, as the large majority of these have done, deservo all the appreciation that the world will express, aud a thousand times more. Wo don't believe it religious to encourage the boys to be poor and indolent. It we can kindle the holy tire of a God-given ambition in the bosom of a single youth, and mocld it into the divii e form ot some splendid institution, we p-tinll not teel that our work has been in vain. This world must be captured tor Christ, and that can never be done until the material power is turned into his service, 'Home was not ukeu in aday." The translorma tiou ot vast kingdoms of selfish nets into realms of charity and aid to men, is the work of time. Many perplexing problems are to be solved. But as iht: spirit of humanity grows, athe moral wants of the race are iovealed, the gold and the silver will be drawn forth to meet these demands as orderly as the forest buds open to the kisse- of the .1 it do sunbeams The public demand for institution0, educational and curative, are Incoming so imperative, that men of wealth are being burdened with great responsibilities. lt'ght is stronger than might. Public sentiment is stronger than avarice. God is greater than Satan. The grip on the purse is being loosened. The demands of the race are being heeded. The work of education and enlightenment moves steadily fo. ward. I'. is easier to influence a few than the many. Tie appeal of the public is better understood by the men who have carefully studied the public in gaining their fortunes. We know not what may bo the changes of a century hence. We •onfidently expect glorious advances. But it seems evident that for the present, it is tho divine method of building the great institutions of this century through the instrumentality of a few men. As slowly as tho massmoulding forces move, at the best, our institutions could neyer have been built had wo been dependent on the smaller contributions of the many. Let us remember that great brains and great grace arc essential to the handling of great fortunes, and should men not spend their means to suit us, let us consider the fallibility of our judgment, and not forget that they aro "men ot like passions to ourselves," and lot us remember with Lowell, that while Truth is on tin' sealTold Aim! error on tin* throne Yet th«> sealTold sways flu- future, Ami behind the dim unknown Standeth (lod within the shadow Keeping watch above his own. What is needed is a closer intimacy witli God in our business life. We should feel and understand the divine element that enters into every transaction. We throw a few pennies or a few dollars into the treasury and go on taking care of our business and letting God take care of his. There is not enough cf the conviction of Divine partnership. If men arc charitable enough to concede themselves to be amenable to God, they say it is binding on conduct alone, aud has nothing to do with their possessions. A well trained modern church may get up to the tithe system of benevolence, thinking that they have reached the climax in giving. They have just begun. This system was inaugurated in the childhood of the church, to teach men the first lessons of giving, just as the cities of refuge were established to teach men the primary lessons of justice. Tithing was the kindergarden of benevolence. If it had been the original design to stop here, it is plain that the system would be pernicious. A thrifty man can easily put a tithe into the treasury and have abundance left to debauch himself and many others. It would separate the work of God from the work of men. The breach between the sacred and the secular would grow wider and wider. The worldling would say, "Lo there, thou hast that that is thine. "My property has now been taxed. I am a law abiding citizen and have a perfect right to use the remainder as I please."' Dear friends, this is not the divine law of property. We are God's stewards. We are tenants on the divine plantations. God has furnished all. We are working altogether on borrowed capital. We have no right to misuse any of the means committed to our trust. The passion of wealth is a sacred trust. God will require "his own." It is simply nut into our use for a short while to develop our gifts for a larger management in a broadc* sphere. Spiritual training, character building, is the sole end to be attained Tom Lindsoy, who lias been making his home in Valier for (he past two years, recently joined the regular army. Tom will no doubt make a good soldier. The Fordham school was closed last Thursday, the teacher, Harry Grove, being called away to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Mr. John Grove, of Perrysville. Mr. W. E. Crobs and wife, who were residents of this place years ago, but who for the past six vtars havo been residing in Missouri, returned to Valier last week. Air. Crobs speaks very favorbly of Missouri as a State and thinks a bright future is bofore her, but owinir to declining age and having sold his property there he has [ returned to the old Keystone State to [ abide the rest of hla days. Mr. Curry, tho assossor, was in our midst last week, and how property did seem to have depreciated in value just for those few days. Mr. .lames Bath has been quite ill for some time past. John Couch, of Winslow, paid a visit to his friends of this place last Week. Mr. Jjloyd, of Brisbane, was the guest of his son William and family last week. Henry (Stiver, of Lindsey. was in town last week. SJMr. Vanhorn has been 011 tho sick list for a few days. &1)c Spirit. no. m PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1895. VOL. XXIII f\T AND BELOW 25 cents COST! - 35 cents Everything must he sold.