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a a a a a a a a a a D. B. Gibproving still very Mise Rose Atkinson returned last week from a visit to her will soon close. Gilmour is the Justice of the Pence, and two very worthy gentlemen were elected to serve as directors, and "peace reigns in Warsaw." THE rumblingin the distance would indicate that several prosecutions maying grow out of the recent spring election in Burrell township. Intimations that some of the tickets of voters were tampered with and chunged by designing parties from that which the voters desired, may call forth investigation.

FROM the Plumville Herald: The Smyrna school is dismissed on account of the East Mahoning has I had no poor on the townabip for about a year, and only about fifty dollars will be levied as a tax the present year, to pay outstanding of the schools in this township, No. an average of only about eight a day, on account of the Died, February 23, 1893. Miss Margaret Adams, of West Mahoning, in her 78th year. THE man Hyde, incarcerated in the Indiana jail on a charge of burglarizing the jewelry store of R. W.

Wehrle, in Blairsville, some weeks ago, made his escape, Friday morning by scaling the wall of the jail yard, with the assistance of a rope made of his bed cover. It is said that went up the plank Jining like a squirrel, was over and gone "in a jity." His agility is attributed to the fact that be was once a sailor, and knows all about climbing. His capture is only a question of time. We: have learned incidentally that a member of the Indiana bar has been tendered a law partnership a leading attorney in the State of Iowa who enjoys a very extensive and lucrative practice. We not know whether the gentleman will accept the tion or nut, tempting though it be.

It is true that western country offers juviting field to the law profession, and" those ambitious in that line find strung inducement to leave the slow plodding ways of the Eastern States and cast their lot where there is plenty of work and no lack of money. BESSIE sends Blacklick Station sip: Al. Stonebeck has been lying seriously ill with pueumonia. His many friends will be pained to hear that his chances for recovery H. Dickie will leave for Cleveland in a days.

He will enter a Medical College. Ta, ta, Doctor, till the roses bloom Con Moore is the happy father of the bran new baby boy who arrived a few days Palmer are now the proprietors of the Bell's Mill J. Cribb's child died tust week entertainment will given by Rugh school about April young man named Likert had his cut last week. A SPECIAL, mecting will be held in the bull of the Christian Temperance Union, in Nesbit's building, Thursday evening, March 5, 1883, at'7 o'clock. Mr.

Alex. Gilchrist will address the meeting, giving incidents from his life, both as un intemperate and temperate man, portraying the evils of liquor drinking and the benefits of alstinence. This will not be a light and trivial speech to produce amusement and levity, but an expression of the convictions of one who has fully tested the matter for himself. An admission fee of 10 cents will be charged, for the benefit of Mr. Gilchrist.

And it is requested of and urged upon our citizens to give him a full house. Reserved seats, 15 cents. Tickets at Hall's book store and Neshit's drug store. "TACIT" writes from Strongstown: Mr. John S.

Luther breatbed his last, Sunday, February 25, at 10 P.M. He was a man up in years, and an old citizen. baving a large family Bro's mill was shut down for two weeks on account of the Mr. Abe Boring has applied for the contract to furnish the seats for the new M. E.

Blair Sbafer has purebased Emanuel Miller's farm, and will erect a planing mill thereon immediately John Nipps, of Belsano, died of beart discase, Thursday morning, March 1. He was apparently enjoying good health in the morning, did his usual work and returned to the house. He complained of pain in bis side, walked out to the pump for water and fell average daily attendance at our school during the present term has been 30 scholars. Methodists have secured the use of the Lutheran church for services until the completion of their own. NED sends us Buffington towushiping items: Mrs.

John Graham bus been ill for some time past of inflamatory rheumatism. She is under the cure of Dr. of our enterprising young men, Will Hanna and Joshua Duncan, bave gone into business in Cassatt and wife have been visiting their parents for the past week. They received a hearty welcome from their many friends. Mr.

Cassatt is engaged in U. the P. brick yard at The congregation have been repairing and painting their church, which adds greatly to its apThe saw mill of Hill Hogan is doing a splendid The election passed over and as usual the Bepublicans carried. There was a more than usual effort on the part of Democrats and (ireenbackers to carry this election. They went to the Republican nomination and cast their vote- oue in particular put in three tickets, which were handed back; he being informed that he could cast but one vote for one person.

The Greenbacks and Democrats then put out a mixed ticket, putting some good Republicans with them, and tried to win, but were floored, the Republicans electing every While we are noted for our generosity, we have somestrenuous folky in our community. The most penurious man we have heard of is the one who has his farms, bis cattle and his thousands, and complains because the Poor Directors were called upon for assistance for a family of 8 peryons, who were so poor that they were all compelled to sleep in one bed and only a limited quantity of covering on that, and bad but ope plate in their house, and purchased them 84 cents worth of table ware, put on a long face and thought the township was just robbed by officers. If there is another township in this county can outdo this for charity, we would like to bear from The shingle mill of Empfield Son gives employment to about fifteen men; there are four crews taking out and fitting lumber for the The water power shingle mill of Campbell Sons is doing Blair Shaffer has purchased expensive machinery and erected a commodious shop to manufacture doors and sash. at the Altemus school on the evening of March 9. First Comet of the Fear.

A little before seven o'clock on Friday evening, February 23, while Prof. Lewis Swift, Director of the Warner Observatory, Rochester, New York, W88 sCapDing the western sky, he diecovered a brilliant comet located in the constellation of Pegasus near the star Beta. The new comet is moving eastward and is very bright. This is the frat comet during the present year and also the first discovery made by means of the new telescope of the Warner Observatory, which is the largest private telgecope in the world. A A A INDIANA PROGRESS.

STATISTICAL. Indiana county 40.125 Popuiation of of East and West 3,000 Population circulation of the 2,300 Weekly J. M. Marshall, Is ourauthorized agentio solicit subscriptions and make collections. MORNING.

MARCH 8, 1887. THURSDAY OUR LOCAL GOSSIP. Waifs of News Harvested During the Current. Week. A NEW school house is suggested, in the interest of education, at Marion.

OF course March came in like a lamb, and it will go out like a lion. The sim-: ile looks misty. Tue rorently elected municipal offi-, of Indiana will be "sworn in" on cers the first Monday in April. THE judge of the recent spring election, in Burrell township, was well sworn. It ended pleasantly.

THE recently issued Compendium of the Tenth: Census, gives to Indiana county a population of 40,527 inhabitanta. THE list of properties offered by our friend. McGaughey, on first page, is well worth the attention of intending purchasers. Ox the first of April Mine Mary B. Snyder will removeher millinery store to the- room 11W occupied by David Melaughlin.

Tue Christian Inder says: Plumer's, opposite Independence Hall, Philadelphia. is in all things ox excellent a hotel as we know of. Ax elegant entertainment too large number of young people W234 given by Dr. and 4. Mi.

S. Clair, of West Indiana, on Tuesday evening last. GEN. and three members of him family, have on the sick list recently. Mrs.

Cieneral White is slowly recovering from recent severe illness. Tue: valuable Bell's Mills property. in Burrell township, recently put to sale by M. F. Jamison, Master in Equity.

was purcha-ol by Earhart, for 86,425. THE representation from Salteburg, in atiendance at court, this week, is quite namerous to mention. That from Blairsville stands next in point of number. Tue: recoint of the Adams Express Company, at this place, for the month of February, were an increase of per cent. over corresponding month of 1852.

Os charge of rereiving stolen goods, Geo. H. of Blairsville, was lodged in jail Saturday lust. It is alleged that a silver cup, a portion of the goods stolen from the store of R. W'.

Wehrle, was found in his possession. following amount of live stock was shipped from Indiana from February. .26, 10 March 5, 1453: 47 Cattle. 10 Calves. THREE convicted murderers-two colored, Jess Carter and (icorge Jones, and one white man, Martin per--were sentenced, in the Allegheny county court, Saturday last, to suffer the death penalty.

A GREAT deluge of cold water is poured upon the poor house project front Marion, by some one who talks like a book. At the first the mutter it har at least two sides, if not more. seemed to have but one side, but now CARDS are out for the marriage, on Thursday, March 8, of Mins Alice Tayfor, af Justiana, to Mr. (jeo. M.

Hart, formerly of this place, but now a resident of the far West. The young couple have the best wishes of their many friends. Jy is a fact that merchants, lawyers, and editors go to their places of business regularly every day, at a certain hour, without being notifled, and yet when Sunday cones, bells must be pounded for an hour to warn people that it is time to go to church. THE great storm predicted by Wiggins, the new Canadian weather seer, is set for March 10 and 11. A decided fall in the barometer about the 8th would indicate the coming storni.

It might be well to order Twolick shipping into harbor about that time. FoR the compliment of a delightful serenade, Thursday evening, February 22, by the Latrobe baud, in attendance a1 the Bremen's parade and festival, we tender hearty thanks. The Latrobe band is a must proficient organization, and their music is extremely pleasant. M. Lowry Went on duty in the Adjutant General's department, Harrisburg, Thursday So) Hauxhurst has assumed his duties 81 the State C.

Calhoun Is mending quite rapidly, and will soon be able to give his attention to business, Tue entrance and stairway leading to Hall, over his drug store, Philadelphia street, has been completed, and now the Christian Temperance I'nion way be said to be in comfortable quarters. Large audiences and a greater interest in the cause is next in order. THE anniversary of the U'. J'. Social Society will be held at the residence of Rev.

Brownlee, next Friday evening. at 70 o'clock. There will he an elegaut collation of sandwiches, coffec, cake, fruit Admission including supper, 25 eta. lee cream 10 cents extra. All are cordially invited.

As entertainment, consisting of cal and instrumental music, recitations and a drama, entitled: "Bows by the Sea," will be given in Normal Chapel, by the Huyghenian Literary Society, Friday evening, March 16, 1863. Admission 25c. reserved seats 35c. Tickets for sale at Hildebrand's drug store. J.

G. HENRY, teacher, sends report of Blakeley school, Young township, for month ending February 14: Whole number reported, 24; average attend45 22; pupils missing no days: Lizzie Cunningham; Nettie (leorge; Jennie and Nettie Lewis; Bert, Silas and Jos. Blakeley; John and Harry Lewis; Earl Pierce; Jas. Caldwell and A. George.

MALES were made, by Sheriff Jamison, Friday last, as follows: Of M. D. Doke, house and lot in Dilltown, to 6. 0. Dill for $10; of J.

A. Wolford, interest in 106 acres in Young township, to Daniel Wolford for of J. L. Smith, house and lot in Indiana, to J. R.

Smith for $100. The balance of the levies were eltber settled or adjourned. FROM the Blairsville Enterprise: The members of our fire company who participated in the parade at Indiana last Thursday reportan excellent time. Miller McGuire, after spending several months in Kansas, returned last week. His health has improved during his absence and he is greatly in love with the The G.

A. realized about $150 from their entertainment Thursday night, February 22, ITENS from Jacksopville, by Jonas: A. J. Reed and sone, of Armstrong township, have bought the Laughlin farm near this place. The consideration was $25 per acre and there are 250 acres in the Les.

Harlett, of Blacklick towpebip, went West last week, also Maggie Haston, of same township R. 8, is WESTMORELAND. Henry G. Geyer, of Scottdale, is one of the fortunate heirs to a $3,000,000 e8- tate in Cuba. Carl Ellison, was murdered, recently, at Stonerville, and two Russians have been arrested on a charge of perpetratthe crime.

Patrick Roddy, Scottdale coke drawer, was run over and cut in twain by a shifting engine one night recently. 1 He leaves a wife and child. Reports from the wheat growing sections of this county indicate that notwithstanding the severe winter weather there will be a large wheat crop. During the progress of the test hole for coal at Hunker's station, a gas vein was struck at the depth of over three hundred feet. This taking fire, a portion of the derrick was burned.

Bids for the new Westmoreland county jail are in. Highest bid for stone walls, lowest, $143,000. Highest bid for brick walls, lowest, $136,000. There's food for bonest reflection in the contrast. A company of Parnassus capitalists are erecting a derrick near Hamilton's mill, about three miles north of Sardis, in Franklin township, for the purpose of boring for oil.

They propose going down 3,000 feet before abandoning the project. Jack Vance, the colored man who pleaded guilty, at the recent term of Westmoreland county Court, of the murder of his wife, hag been sentenced by Judge Hunter to four gears and six months imprisonment in the Western Penitentiary, After Rev. H. N. Lane, of Jones' Mills, Westmoreland county, had finished delivering a sermon a few days he was arrested on a charge of ago, stealing forty dollars.

He returned the money and gave bail for his appearance at court. Silas Gray, the condemned murderer, is said to have given up all hopes of a commutation of sentence, and be is engaged in religious devotions, preparatory to passing from the scaffold to the great nnknown. His council, Gov. Lutta, however, indulges the belief that the Pardon Board will grant the petition for commutation, which has been strengthened by the fact that be has been asked by the board to prepare 3 written statement setting forth in detail the grounds upon which be bases his application, when the matter will be given due Argus, ARMSTRONG. Kittauning elected a colored man as OUR NEIGHBORS Constable at the Inte election.

The defunct Parker City bank is able to pay only 12 cents on the dollar to its unfortunate depositors. The contractor for the gas well for lighting Kittanning with natural gas has commenced work preparatory to drilling. It is stated that already one hundred and fifty shares have been subscribed to the Kittanning Building and Loan Association. Rev. Father Howly, of St.

Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Kittanning, died, Friday night, February 16, of consumption. On account of ill health both Congressman Mosgrove and wife bave returned home from Washington. Mr. Mosgrove before leaving paired off' with a free trade member. Rev.

G. A. Whitmore, pastor of the Reformed Church in Dayton, has accepted a call to a church in Mount Jackson, Virginia, and will leave for that place about the middle of March. Over in Kittanning they have been litigating for a year to find out whether the Burgess bad any authority to president council meetings. Last week Judge Bredin decided that the Burgess was the legal presiding officer of the council.

Henry Sybert, of near Brady's Bend, who is about sixty years ofage, and has been married twice, is the father of twenty children. Hie first wife presented him with seven children, and his second wife with nineteen. The youngest is an infant. CAMBRIA. George Buchammer, while under the influence of liquor, on Friday of last week, shot Louis Pfarr with a revolver at Cambria City.

There are at present 28 prisoners in the Ebensburg jail. Of this number 12 are serving sentence, and 16 are await-, trial at the March Term of Court. A man named Cuthbert was some time ago sent to the Ebensburg jail on a charge of steuling cattle. His wife bas now deserted their three children, two boys and a girl. Mrs.

Blanche Robb, of Johnstown, loved her canary bird so that when it died the otber day she attired it in robes, had placed in a neat casket, and buried it with appropriate ceremonies in the garden. Leonard Hook, miserable miser, who died at the county almsbouse about fifteen months ago, he went to save the expense of his own keeping, left behind him money and checks amounting to $762. Mrs. Adam Kurtz, of Cumbria county, destroyed some flowers of John Brown, of Summerhill. The damage amounted to $50.

Brown offered to for $20. Mrs. Kurtz refused. Brown brought suit and gained a verdiet which with costs amounted to $200. Mrs.

Kurtz remained obstinate and the Sheriff will shortly sell her farm for the debt. ('LEARFIELD. The Clearfield county treasurer recently received a check for $500, marked "conscience money" front some known conscience stricken individual. Wm. Boyle was killed in a coal mine near Woodland, Friday of last week.

the roof of the bank which he neglected to prop fell in upon him. Two of his sons were engaged in the bank at the time but A charter has been applied for at the State department by the Witmer Land and Coal locating its operations in Clearfield county, and having its office at Witmer. The company is formed to sell real estate and mineral rights, and for the purpose of mining coal, and the capital is 8500,000. JEFFERSON. Rev.

Sherrard, of the Presbyterian church, Brookville, has resigned his charge, to take effect April 1. He goes to Chester county. The dwelling houses of Thas. Ewing and his mother, about a mile from Richardaville, Warsaw township, were entirely destroyed by fire. Only small part of the contents were saved.

Mrs. Ewing was absent at the time. A suit was tried in court last week to determine who owned a graveyard in Pinecreek township. The court decided that the purchaser's title was not good, upon the ground that graveyards are exempt from levy and sale on execatiop. OLD PAPERS, in packages of fiye, ten cents each, or three packages for a quarter, at this office.

We are Indebted to H. Copper for late copies of the Arapaho Pioneer, poblished at Arapahos, Nebraska. paper tute at Homer City, by J. M. Orthograpky.

read before the recent Joint Lasti- That Orthography does not receive its proper attention may be amply proven by an examination of the manuscripts submitted to our County 8u- perintendents by teacher, and MS8. sent in to printing offices, publication. Particularly is this the case in geographical, bistorical and physiological names. Pardon me, fellow teachers, for repeating what you have often heard before, that "Orthography is the foundation of an educacation." It is as true to day 88 when first uttered, and yet you hear that it hard to spell English. Many good men make mistakes.

Children spend a good deal of time in learning to spell, and after all they never learn to spell all the words in our language. Did it ever occur to your mind that the time spent in teacbing pupils to spell words, which they do not know the meaning, is almost a waste of time? When is the knowledge of spelling practically brought into requisition? Is it not in writing letters, or in some other form of composition? What kind of words does a writer use, those of which be does or those of which he does not not know the meaning? You answer the former. Then those are the words that he ought to know how to spell. Therefore, see to it that the pupils know the meaning of all the words they learn to spell, for by that method you will at once be adding to their vocabulary and their intelligence. It better to know how to spell a thousand words and to know the meaning of them all, than to be able to spell ten thousand and to know the meaning and use of but a small fraction of them.

Some one has said that "good spelling is in port an inherited gift." Grant it, and allow me to remark that the part that is not inherited is gained by bard study. Why is it that type setters are correct in their orthography? Simply because they know the words and look upon them as perfect and imperfect, just the same as you would look upon a perfect or imperfect picture of friend or acquaintance. If you are in doubt, at any time, as to the spelling of a word, write it all the different ways you can think of, and you will not fail to distinguish the proper word. I am glad that amid all the excitement of the new studies, music, drawing, history, physiology, physical geography, that the teachers of the public schools have not neglected this old-fashioned study of spelling. We believe in making the reader and every other text-book a speller and definer.

Great advantage is also gained by requiring pupils to commence their words, when writing in columns, with small letters, unless capitals are required. It is wonderful how easily 8 consideruble knowledge of capitalization can thus be imparted. Before closing I might express views I bave adopted in regard to the new methods or the spelling reform, if you please. We have so-called reforms all kinds these days. To those who have plenty of time to theorize it is all right to talk of the new methods, but for me and mine, we will stick to Webster's unabridged.

Notwithstanding that eminent scholars have given their support to the plan, the attempt to provide a mode spelling, ready made, must prove abortive. A language grows, it is nevmade. Spelling is a part of the Ianguage and must change by slow degrees. There is no Janguage where the voice of hard spelling is not heard. No language since the creation ever had its spelling "reformed;" noneever will.

Time is wasted in learning to spell, they say. If we only had the reformspelling, two years would be saved the education of every child. Poseibly. But we baven't got the reformed spelling. Why not "reform" the irregular verbs, the derivatives, so that the same suffix will indicate the actor; the same suffix the verb? And so on.

In this manner the whole language may next be "reformed," so that child may know it at birth, and save about six years study. Let me ask how are such reforms as these usually received. The decimal system of money is vastly easier than the English system, but England, for one hundred years, has stuck to her £. s.d., and yet the English are not a stupid people, The metric system of weights and measures is much simpler than the one in use; but it is introduced very slowly. In this talk of saving time there is a great fallacy.

Save all the time you will, yet the education of a child will take time. The mind must have time growth, just us a plant must have time. The ageney that would make a plant grow in no time would kill the plant. There would be no plant to grow. So with a child; the method of education that takes no time would leave no mind.

Teachers' Institute. On Friday evening, February 16, in accordance with previous announcement, Institute convened at Grove Chapel Church, Rayne township, and was organized by electing Mr. J. W. Shields President, and Mr.

John. R. Thompson Vice President. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weath- er, an unflagging interest was kept up during the entire session. The various topics placed on the programme for discussion were responded to with promptness by both tenchers and citizens.

Among the topics discussed, the following ones created a lively interest. 1. Should teachers be better qualified, and better paid? Opened by Mr. John R. Thompson.

2. Needed school legislation, opened by Mr. J. Creps. Should a fervale be elected to the office of County Superintendent? Opened by John Thompson.

4. What is originality? Opened by J. H. Blue. These and various other topics were discussed by Mesers.

J. B. McGara, J. K. McElhose, H.

K. Sbields, J. M. Bell, 8. E.

McElhose, and by Messrs. W. W. Barber, E. W.

Smith and Mr. Schupe, students of the Indiana Nor. mal Sebool. Among the various features of the Saturday evening session, was a query box, and a selection read by Miss Emma Carrol. Mre.

1 Eva Thompson was present on Saturday, and took an active part in the Instilute. Intervals interspersed with music by the Kellysburg Band. The meeting was an interesting and beneficial one throughout the entire session, Before the close of Institute a committee was appointed, following resolutions were prepared, read and adopted. Resolved, That the time spent in this Institute has been both pleasant and profitable, and that meetings of this kind are incentive to better teaching. Resolved, That the teachers of Rayne township who have absented themselves from this Institute, without sufficient reasons, are lacking in professional zeal.

Resolved, That wetender our thanks to the council for the use of the church, to the people of this community for others during time Institute, and to hospitality extended to teachers and the members of the Kellysburg Band, for music furnished by them. Resolved, That we the proceedInge of this meeting published in two of the county papers. J. H. BLUE; Secretary.

Life's contradiptions are many. Hot produce and salt water dives us 1 fresh: nab. A creamery in Lehigh county ships cheese to Houston, Texas. Forest county has no debtand eleven thousand dollars in the Treasury. The State Temperance Convention will be held in Pittaburg, on March 29.

Every week 1,229 persons are fed from the public soup house in Lancaster. There are fifty-two rolling mills in Pittsburg, and two more are building there. One hundred and nineteen divorces were granted in the Pittsburg courts last year. Mrs. William Evans, of Litz, has 8 lilly measuring twenty inches in circumference.

Six woman School Directors were elected in Chester county at the recent spring election. Land owners in Connellsville are offering building ground free to manufacturing companies. Mrs. Isabella Swan, of Vanport Beaver county, stoutly maintains that she is 107 years of age. A man in Oxford, Chester county, makes butter from fresh milk by means of a patent cream spinner.

The Foxburg House, Foxburg, Clarion 1 county, was totally, destroyed by fire on Tuesday, One hundred dozen quail have recently been released in Allegheny county by the Sportamen Association. William Perry, of Wolfe Creek township, Mercer county, who is seventysix yeurs old, killed 117 ground hogs in 1882. The annual meetiug of the stockholders of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will be held in Philadelphia on the 13tb. Miss Jennie Thompson, of Union county, is five feet high, and her bair4 is five feet cight inches in length, and as black as con), A soclety in Wilkesbarre, composed of Jewish ladies, has for its object the relief of the widows of those killed in the mines of that county. A Lock Haven man has on exhibition a leaf of tobacco raised by himself which measures 42 inches in length and 24 inches wide.

James Little, of Washington county, reports that he has a cow from which he sold nearly three hundred pounds of butter in twenty-four weeks. Greene county bag freed itself from debt and has a surplus of about $8,000. Its people are now agitating the subject of building a new almshouse. In 1844 the town of Irwin, on the Pennsylvania road, consisted of one dwelling house and some outbuildings. It now has four thousand inhabitants.

The tax-payers of Mercer county are in favor of abolishing the office of poor director. It is proposed that the work shall all be done by the county commissioners. Charles Spriggs, a Frankford, Philadelphia, boy, has coughed up a cent swallowed in May last. The coin has been in his throat since that time, resisting all efforts to dislodge it. At Pittsburg, recently, Acquilla Hilroy, an employee of the Oliver Wire Works, was caught upon a reel and at least fifty strands red-hot wire were wrapped tightly around his body, killing him.

The Pennsylvania railroad company has agreed to give a plot of land to the proposed new hospital in Altoona. In addition to State aid expected the hospital will be given $15,000 by business men in Altoona. John Coates was tried at Burgettstown, Washington county, a few days ago for stealing, chickens, and the jury returned following verdict: We unanimously believe the prisoner to be chicken thief, but not guilty of the above charge. Legrand Perry, a prominent young farmer living near Meadville, died suddenly from the effects of one dose of prescription put up by an incompetent clerk in a village drug store, who used cyanide of potassium, a deadly poison, instead of acetate of potash. The voters of Elk county at the late election voted on the question of a Poor House, decided against the messure by a a vote of 828 against to 557 for.

There were six districts in the county which gave majorities for the measure and six which gave majorities against. The lawyers of Lancaster, Berks, Schuylkill, and Luzerne counties want the fee system for paying county off- cer8 abolished and salarles substituted. The lawyers held a meeting in Harrisburg, and shortly they will have presented in the Legislature the bill necessary to make the change. Jacob Kreider, of West Lampeter, Lancaster county, aged sixty-three years, committed suicide the other day banging. He had long been an infidel, but recently began to havedoubts to the truth of his conclusions on the subject of religion, and solved the problem in death, thus foreclosing the doubt.

Mrs. Mary Weimer, of Milford township, Juniata county, has just finished quilt composed of one star and a border, the star itself containing eighteen hundred pieces, and the border three hundred and fifty pieces, thus making twenty-one hundred and fifty pieces, every piece but eight being three square. The Pennsylvania State board of agriculture estimates the wheat crop of the State at 22,426,000 bushels, from 495,000 acres. Returns from fifty-nine counties report an increase, varying from two per cent. in Sebuylkill to forper cent.

in Lancaster, over the yield of 1881, while a decrease of from one to ten per cent. is shown in seven counties. There was, a few days ago, a genuine case of leprosy in Philadelphiagentleman from Honolulu being the victim. He was taken to the Hospital Skin Diseases, and after being informed his disease was incurable became very despondent, and departed, one knows whither. The physicians say the disease is not contagious.

The victim saged thirty-eight, and is quite wealthy. A statement of the business of all the lines of the. Penneylvanis Railroad Company, east of Pittsburg and Erie, January, 1883, as compared with the same month in 1882, shows an increase in gross earnings of $556,036, an crease in net earnings of $396,692. All Increase a in expenses of $159,244, an inlines west of Pittsburg and Erie for January, 1883, shows surplus over all liabilities of $179,981, being a gain as compared with the same month of 1882 $132,233. Abraham Myers, of York county, a young man who, several years both hands by the premature explosion a blast, is quite a euccessful sportsman.

His gun is a breechloader, and loads it with his mouth. He goes out with his gun strapped to the stumps of his arms, aims at the game, pulls the trigger with his mouth, and generally brings down his game: Thus he has shot this gessop eighteen squirrels and Ave wild pigeons. He also wiltes readily: and legibly, boldthe pen between the stamps of his STATE NEWS From the New York Observer. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. The International Lesson for Sen.

day, March 11. FIRST QUARTER. LESSON SEVEN CHOSEN. ACTS 1-15, GOLDEN TEXT- Seven men of honest report, fall of the Holy Ghost and wisdom.Acta 8:3. D.

35-37. The persecution spoken of in the last chapter was followed by a season of quiet, which the apostles eagerly improved. "Daily in the temple, and in every house they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Nor was their work without fruit. The number of the disciples daily increased. But their trials were not over.

Persed cation has been unfalteringly endured; hypocrisy had been detected and unmasked; and now new difficulties were to be met and overcome. We have in this chapter an account of 1. The first dissension in the church. -As occasions of this, three things are to be noticed: a great increase of numbers; the generous dispensation of charity, and the coming together of different classes. "The number of the disciples was now multiplying." To keep out disorders is always more difficult in a large body than in a small one.

Then, the giving and receiving of money easily becomes the occasion of fault finding and jealousies; there are grudging givers, and suspicious receivers, and the men who handle the money and dispense the charities are not always just and discreet. all this possibility of danger is incrensed when classes, differing in race, rank, wealth, and habits of thought and feeling, are Among the thousands who at this brought together. time made up the Christian company and shared the giving and receiving of its abounding charities, there were two greatly differing sorts of persons. Both were Jews in blood, but in important respects they were unlike. The Grecians, or Hellenists, were such as, born in a foreign land, spoke a forin language, usually Greek.

The Hebrews were those who remained in tue Holy Land, and spoke the language then current there. 2. The dissension wisely met and -Hearing of the complaint, the apostles made haste to remove all possible ground for its continuance. It is interesting to trace their manner of doing it. They did not deny the evils complained of, nor appoint a committee to investigate and report parties to be censured.

Nothing is easier than so to stir a trouble as to make it many times worse than it was at the beginning. Something like this the apostles might have dope had they been first of all eager to justify themselves or to retain the influence connected with the handling of large sums of money. What the apostles actually did was to proceed to turn the business of the daily distribution over to others, and to the very complainers themselves. The tables were the counters at which the charities were disbursed. "In both Hebrew and Greek, bankers are called tablers." "To serve tables" interfered with the special and spiritual work to which the apostles had been set apart.

The brethren selected the geven, and the apostles set them apart with prayer and the laying on of hands; thus signifying that secular duties require God's belp and blessing. The laying on of bands was to symbolize the impartation of the needed gifts and graces, for which the prayer was made. 3. After healing, revival. -Mutual confidence being restored, God's work went forward with fresh power.

"The word of God increased;" that is, as a system of belief and practice, it gained a new impulse. Disciples were "multiplied greatly;" and, more remarkable still, "a great company of the priests became obedient to the faith." It is not infrequent that when church dissensions have been wisely healed, spiritual life is quickened. There is now more heart in the work, more persons unite in it, all strive in one direction, each cordially sustains the other; and, besides all this, God can now pour down the blessings the Holy Spirit. 4. In revival, fresh opposition.

-Of the increase which followed choice of the seven, Stephen seems to have been a chief spirit. He was not only full of faith and grace, but, as the address in the next chapter shows, also powerful in argument and fearless in against him (verses 11, 13), it is evident spirit. From the accusations brought that he understood and taught what Jesus had predicted respecting the destruction of the temple and the Mosaic policy. This the people were not prepared to hear with patience. It followed that many rose up to dispute with him.

The different foreign colonies of Jews, whose members would often visit Jerusalem, had ench their synagogue there. Among these were the Libertines, or freedmen, children perhaps of Jews who had once been captives at Rome; and Cyrenians and Alexandrians, from northern Africa; and Cilician9, from a province in Asia Minor, of which Tarsus was the chiefcity; and Asiatics, named not from the continent of Asia, but from another province in Asia Minor. PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS. I. The best administration of the church is not free from mistakes; its best life is not proof against dissension.

2. As most troubles in churches originate in injustice on the one side, or jealousy and suspicion on the other, so they are commonly best healed by prompt equity and kindly forbearance. 3. Churches should, so far as possible, relieve ministers of all responsibility and care respecting secular concerns, that their devotion to spiritual work may be without interruption. 4.

Changes in the circumstances of churches may require new expedients, new methods and measures. True wisdom takes account of these changes, and adapts itself to them. 5. The main business of the preacher is "prayer and the ministry of the world." "By the one he gets from God, by the other he gives to men." 6. When spiritually earnest ministers have the help of wise, unselfish, generous-hearted and spirita! brethren in the church, we may expect that disciples will be multiplied." 7.

It was Stephen, who was "fall of grace and power (see Revised Version), who did great wonders. Grace is always a power: in the long run it will work greater results than the best unconsecrated talenta. 8. An earnest ministry and church may not only look for revivals, but must also expect bitter and often unscrupulous opposition. 9.

There is eloquence in a good man's face; much faith and love in the heart often light up the countenance. Case that Pazzled the Whole Faculty. Mrs. Milo Ingram gave the names of some of the most reputable physicians in the two cities (Pittsburg and Alle gheny), to whom she had paid large sums of money for treatment but she rapidly grew worse. She WAS then and taken to the in most New reputable York, but physicians with surgeons no better success.

They had all pronounced it cancer, and declared she must die. The flesh of her breast was eaten away down to the ribs; the breast bone was laid bare and the disease made its way upwards, causing the breast to become detached from the wall of the chest, banging loose from above. See page 25 of Dr. Hartman's "Ills of how Peruns cured her. They are given away by druggists gratis.

Alexander H. Stephens is 71 years old and weighs 71 ponds. Skiany Men. "Well's Health Renewer" restores bealth and vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual Debility. $1.

Marriage must be favorable to longevity; than an old thirty. maid never lives to be Reliable Pert Wine. Mr. A. Speer, of New Jergy, whose Port Grape Wine has such a wide reputation, and which physicians prescribe 60.

generally, was the first in thie country to import the Port Grape vines and to plant vineyards of them and to introduce the art of making wine from the Oporto Grape which is now the best wine to be had, and has become great favorite among the most faahionable New York and- PhilAdelphis societi, For sale by Hetriok Pic New stock of Drapery Cloths for Lambrequine in leading shades, also large line of Fringes to match at Maraball Kline's. BARGAINS at P. V. Baker's, m8-2 I OFFER for sale grape wine made from the pure juice of the grape raised in my own vineyard, and made under my own personal supervision. Its purity and genuineness I will guarantee.

It is especially suited for communion and medicinal purposes, D. W. ANTHONY, Parkwood P. 0., tf Indiana county, Pa. STORE Fixtures, for sale at P.

V. Baker's. m8-2. HEADQUARTERS for Black Silks, Black Cashmeres, Silk Warp Henrietta Cloths and Mourning Goods at Marshall Kline's. ALL my household goods, for sale cheap, at P.

V. Baker's. m8-2 NEW Black Silks, new Embroideries, new Laces opening this week at Marshall Kline's. a down LAST in chance prices, at to P. buy V.

Clothing, Baker's, as away he will move April 1. m8-2 For Sale. An elegant Clydesdale Stallion, jet black, 16 bands high, weight, 18 bundred, six years old this spring; broken, gentle and ensily managed. Jos. CUMMINS SON, Near Creekside, Indiana Pa.

ATTEND P. V. Baker's Clothing Sales. m8-2 FRESH arrival of new Black Silks this week at Maraball Kline's. Fruit and Ornamental Trees.

Send to Samuel Fairweather for price list of fruit and ornamental trees, such as Apples, Pears, Peaches, Cherries, Plums, Quinces; and small fruits, Blackberries, Raspberries, Goose- berries, Strawberries and Grapes of all kinds. Also, Shade Evergreen Shrubbery, Roses, Flowers, I warrant do all my stock to be to name and first-class, and at low prices. Persons wishing to see me are requested to call at the Rieder Hotel, or address me at Indiana, before purchasing elsewhere. Refer to publishers of newspapers in Indiana. IDArl-2 A man never knows what genuine poverty is until he has to shave with soft soap.

poverty is until he has to shave with soft soap. THERE is hardly an adult person living but is sometimes troubled' with kidney difficulty, which is the most prolific and dangerous cause of all disease. There is no sort of need to have any form of kidney or urinary trouble if flop Bitters are taken occasionally. When a man's constitution is run down, he can never wind it up with a whis-key. When Ladies are Attractive.

All ladies know their faces are most attractive when free from pimples. Parker's Ginger Tonic is popular among them because banishes impurities from blood and skin and makes the face glow with health, MARRIED. LONG-ANDERSON--By Rev. A. T.

Bell, at the residence of the bride's parents, February 27, 1983, Mr. J. Alvin Long, of near Ebensburg, Cambria county, to Miss C. AlIce Anderson, of Davis, Pa, GILMOUR-March 1, JA83, of cholera Infantum, Infant soD of A. W.

and Nannie J. Gilmour, of Jacksonville, aged about four months. MORRIS -February 26, 1880, James R. Morris, of West Indiann, aged 10 years, 1 month and 12 days. -At Latrobe, Westmorcland connty, February 25, 1983, Anna Lizzie MoFarland, in her 40th year.

Though she 19 now removed from us the sunshine of her life still lingers. To know her was to love her. She was naturally of a retiring, kind and genthe disposition which won her many friends. At her own request she was Indd by the side of her parents in Ebenezer grave yard, Indiana county, the church where she was first dedicated to God in baptism, and where she professed her faith in the Savior in her youth, and by the add of Hie grace she lived a faithfal and consistent christian life and quietly passed away. And now as we lay her body in the silent tomb, how comforting the thought to ber brothers and sisters, that she is not there, but gone to the place where the qualities of head and heart will be perfected Into the higher, nobler, grander character of those who are before the throne of God.

on the bosom of thy God. Fair spirit! rest thee "They that have seen thy look in death No more may fear to die. X. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ROYAL BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure.

This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than theordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weigbt, slum or phos phate BAKING POWDER 106 Wall N. Y. powders.

Sold only cans. RoYAL Sator Mender COLLECTION OF SEEDS PLANTS MANUAL of EVERYTHING for the GARDEN which for 1888. contains PETER HENDERSON'3 Instructions on and Flower making it a condensed the Gardening anthor Book, the latest in Mailed free on application Please Hate Peter Henderson 35 37 Cortiandt 8t, New York, Administrator's Notice. Letters of on the estate of Margaret Adama, (with the Will annexed), late or West Mahoning township, Indiana county, decensed, having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims will present them duly authenticated for settlement. R.

A. MeDIVITT, mar8-61 Administrator. Administrator's Notice. Letters of Administration on the estate of Elliott Ferguson, dec'd, late of Jacksonville the andersigned, all persons indebted to said borough, Indiana having been granted estate ment, are and those requested fo having make claims immediate estate will present them properly authenticated for settlement. H.

B. MoINTIRE, mars-6t Administrator. Administrator's Notice. Letters of administration having been granted to the undersigned on the estate of Siary Burns, late of West Wheatfleld, town all ship, Indians county, Penn'a, deceased, persons indebted to premont, estate and are requested hav- to mare immediate those fog ciat as estate will. present them duly MI A for REILLY, a Administratrix.

$5 $20 NEW NEW ADVERTISE OUR SECOND GRAND SPRING OPENING! OF (Carpets, Oil Cloths, Wall Papers, WILL TAKE PLACE ON Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10, from 10 A. M. to 10 P. M. Encouraged by the success of our opening last year we are making every elfort to make this far excel the other.

On this occasion our entire stock will be handsomely arranged, affording an opportunity seldom offered of seeing the largest stock it has ever been our pleasure to exhibit. In addition to our line of Tapestry Brussels, Ingrains and Hemp Carpeta we bave added a splendid assortment of Velvets, Body Brussels and Three-ply also a splendid line of Smyrna, Brussels and Moquette Rugs, de. Carpets, We have just received a new line of justable and will At any ordinary size We have also received a splendid ony and Gilt. Lace Curtains, Curtain Fringes, Cornices, Cornice Poles, Window Curtain Cornices that are adwindow, running from $1.00 each up. assortment of Pole Cornices in Walnut, EbLaces, Drapery Cloths, Lambrequin Wall Papers.

Our assortment was never better and comprises the latest styles in the various grades. We have Included in our large stock ceiling decorations, center pieces, and everything necessary for that purpose. Our stock in this line consista of nearly 10,000 PIECES Which for style, price and variety of patterns cannot be equaled the large cities. We trim all papers sold by us free of charge ready for banging. Rugs, Hassocks, The Smyrna Rug, now so popular we door mat, in all sizes, up to a Sofa Rug sizes; Moquette Rugs in all sizes.

Our line of Stair Rods was never better. you a larger and more varied assortment county at lower prices than usual. We grades. Stair Rods, have in large assortment from a single 50x90 inches. Brussels Rugs in all We are satisfied that we can show than can be found elsewhere in the have them in the cheaper and finer DIED.

WINDOW SHADES, SHADING, In window shades our asgortment was never better in plain shades, dado shades in landscape effect, and everything new in this class of goods. We have them put up ready for hanging. We may say in this connection that we have all styles of fixtures including the popular spring balance fixture. Shade pulls and everything pertaining to the window shade business. In conclusion we extend a cordial invitation to everybody to come and see our display in this department on the days above mentioned.

Everybody Made Welcome. No one solicited to buy in this department on those days. Our object is to show the people of the county that we are the leaders in the class of goods we propose to show you on this occasion. Marshall Kline. marl THE PEOPLE'S STORE! CREDE Market and Walnut Streets, BLAIRSVILLE, PA.

DRY GOODS, Notions, Jewelry, Boots Shoes, The Most Complete Line of House Furnishing Goods in Town. Wall Paper, Carpets, Floor and Table Oil-Cloths, Window Shades and Fixtures. Fine Goods a Specialty! Laces, Silks, Gloves, Corsets, Jel5 MARCH, 1883! HENRY HALLO Sill offers great bargains in Men's and Boys' Furnishing Goods for Winter Wear. All Winter and Holiday Goods, such as Guna, Skates, Toys, Vases, at sweeping reductions. You will save money by buying for next season's use.

During this month we bave ST. VALENINE'S DAY, and we have supplied. ourselves with a complete assortment of PRANG'S Valentine Cards! Plain and Fringed, which are the most artistic goods in this line is exhibited here, free from the "gush" which generally accompanies goods of this kind. See them. Also, a full line of comics.

Bold at wholesale or selected and mailed to any address on receipt of price. ..21 Additions have been made to our Stationery Department: within the week, so that we now have the most complete line of Fine Papers, It has ever been our privilege to exhibit. Remember, as Spring approaches that our Wall Paper, and Department la full to overflowing, with the goods at the Pictaire and Lambrequin Frances on band and to Call and sea our copaplete line of.