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Pa., r rr mn: r attention to nemm entrusteS .'Saw's 'm-rset end adjoins, emies. .'! -rrsung Koust Row, Hmi the Cocrt -,-'"IS MEYER. i" ' ATTuK-VEV-AT-LAW. NmfTWt. Pa. tC jwineaJ entrusted to ai care will be 3 u- w.a mpui And edehty. Oflice ' '"-j. -l-w. uj.puniie me court Hoox. T HN'O. K1MMET-, ATTOKSEY-ATLAW, ' feoraereet. Pa, r uwtJ vo A'i bfin entrard to bt ran u:d .iMn.int omntw wiih prompt 6litT Maib CTm ouwen, . Fier bouk siure. I ATTukVET-AT-LAW. ; twatrnt, P. if vt VuEnwth Blork. op Airm. Entrnoe kta C;i.nkm mAde. ckacc ci:iuaind. And ail leKl baimeiB av ; CttAois. I- C Couou. V120ZS A COLBOSN, ATTuKNEYi-AT-LAW. buaexel, Pv u bwiom rntnwtfJ to oar cat be c-. :i f:mfi.l.v turn.WJ to. Ou.irttioct V ifc.iE'rwt. hcaf.rtd and Adjoimis oo- rvrTia and oouTeyaactnj dune on reer stkterma TD"Y. F. 3CHTXL, 1 ATTVRNiiY-AT-LAW. boBjemet, Pa. -jct and PtMion kttnL Oifioe In Xammotli r.'iLEXTlNE HAY, Kt, P i Zx rr la T.n EMAte. Will ttd le AH ; iind to iii ere Willi pfumpawa H. OIL, A TToES ET-AT-LA W, bomeraet, Pa. I r-T!rrt': attend to all bradtwea otrod j Xvrti- a.id ob ooiiecuona, c Of- D 2.J. K. VILI ER PEYSiUAX AND ?rKi.tt. fe.aic&ET. Pa.. :r t profrwonal rrir to lb ti . !wwi. I'm tIiiin reid-w H.m. . '.lUTi.o liauetft. d-t-'!-ii. S. J. F E1FECKER, PETelCIAX AND SrRGEOK, hnuirt. Pa &x la profwlnoai werrtrta to Usr ciumena 0 mad rn-imiy. vmce in Ijl IL g. EliDIEIX, hi prf-mTial mrrrira to the rltijiia and tirmi;. l'ni" profwmonaiiy ." hi b fuuni at Uu oftte on Main eu I )i J. M. UlUTKfcE, maOAX AND SlBOS, : iormi prnraimCy In nrrt for tbe Jtw tit j - " m ifi Office on Jiain mun, iTu storm. Ii? I s vr t t rv ) 'w mttc-mion to tne puittnatioo of una. An:nl xa imneo. au ".' ax.'fai'tory. ufix-e in U.e n rwlfa co. avore. corner i and Fmnot atrveu. jiJOHXEILLS, ' DENTIST. f -p-A-r in Coi..k A Beerit Block. JS.WM.COLUN-?. y lL"TliT. it C&rpper'i B'.ork up-mtaira. where be . c, ;;me prrparwi to do mi. kind! "'B mr t..:mg. ivriiiaticf. exirartmf. A'-- - tre;c it mil k.sds mud of the beat 01 arnd. Au work gumcanleed. aieret Countv Bank. ITASLZSJIED MT7.) 'Harrison, m.j.pritts, Fiavn-rr. Carasts, made in aU pattm of tbe Tciten BUtea. CHARGES MODERATE. TAr.Tm to ml troner Wr ran b AO i drmll on .Vw York ia any enaa. j tan, :ui prompuira. V. 8. Boodm f ... rri M. rf . . ,i ""Mi oiflmied amiem, nil a fcar- p ipm c la; Hi,Udamt Obmerrei :;A2LFj; IIUFFMAX. ERC1LXT TAILOR. (Abot EeSey-i Btore.) eln, and Loweet PrtoM. f TlSFACTION GUARANTEED. Somerset. Pa. ST. CHARLES nas. S. Ciil, Pro. " 'MarpanseJ. T ' rx-cod fioor. Remodeled, with Xetural (aa and i:ght ia I1 room. 'ew -7 Attached to boos ood St, and Third An, 1 il 0 VOL. XXXYin. -THE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Somerset, Penn'a. o etOIT ECllWtDIN IJHCC AND tM ALL AMOUNT. AVALC ON DCMANO. ACCOUNTS MCRCHANTS, rt,MCR, STOCK OCALCMS. AND OTMEMS SOUCITCO. -DISCOUNTS DAILY. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: LaRrs it. Hies. W. H. Millek, Jao L. Ptuh. Cms. H. Fwbeb, JoHJI R ec.TT. Gn. R. & CLL, Jamc E. Biekakcb. Edward Scvll, : Valestink Hat, AxijRrw Fakker, Peesidect : Cashier. Tlie funds and MK-urities of thi hank re pwur'ly pruttsl in ar-lebraed Cor iise l?urjflr $ ronf Sal. The onlv tafe made absolutely IUiivlar-proof. STOP! LOOK! LISTEN I EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW WHERE TO CET THE HOST OF CF THIS WORLD'S GCODS FOR THE LEAST MONEY? WE HAVE THEM.. ::iDishes.'z WHITE, YELLOW, GLASS, C? ASD RX'KIXGHAM WARE, IN CACAT VARIETY. BASKCTS, LOOKING-GLASSES, HANGING LAMPS, STAND LAMPS Lftinpe of all ItTiptions. NoveltiesandOdd iiitsir.China HE PLACE FOR FANCY k STAPLE GROCERIES H AT THE STORE OF ED. R. COFFROTH, , SOMERSET, PA CURTIS K. OROVE. SCXERSET, PA. BTGGIES, SLKGHS, CARRIAGES, FPRrNG V AGON'S. BHCK V AGON'S. ASD EASTERN AND WESTERS WORK Pnrnimhed on Short Sotioe. Painting Done on Short Time. My work ia made out of PmrattAj, Sraowrf Wood, and Ibe BeM Irm md .HH. Sub.tAntially Oirtnwtrd, Neatly Finished, and Warranted u five SaUatacUon. Epl:7 Ozlj First Cass Vcrfcaea. Rerlrtnr of AU Kindt ia Vr Line Tiooe on fUton Notice. Pmea EEAAJN ABLE, and All Work Warranted. Call and Examine my Stork, and Lean PrVcea I da Wagon-work, and furniph Pnra fur Wind attUa Hemeraber tbe plare, and call in. CURTIS K. GROVE, (Kam of Court Boumr) SOJfERi?irr. PA LADIES SILKVEST BARGAINS! Ladi SHk Vest. L. X. N. S.. cream, sltjr and pir k, at T5c Laan Silk Vf ta. L. N'. X. S. in cream, ky and pink. Tbia is tbe best quality we bare ever known, t tlie price, il. all size. IjuShi' Silk Vels. in better prade, in cream ami color?, $1 M for aire 3 and 3, and il 75 t-r 4 And 5 Slill IwHter grade in col.irx for $J. aU sizes' hnh9' Silk Vents. L. N X. S. in wbite J.' toi'J 5", the ery finest "hina Silk in wbite and colors, i3 Si to f3 75, aoconlin)? to ize. LadifV H. X. R. A. 8.1k Vests, in ctu, $2 for all sizes, same as sold last eprinir tar $2 50. Better qnaliiy in pare white, at i-i 50. Ud.es' H. L. X. S Silk Veot from SI 50 to $j, each in yarious qaalities and weigbts. Ladies Combination Suits. Jennew Miller styles, fine quality, extra Taliie at $7 5-), suit almost as cbeap as wool. Ladies' Silk and Wool ests. in low neck and no sleeres. biirb neck and ribbed arm, and hi:h neck and lonjr sleeves. Ladies Eng!ib Xoria Silk Vest and Irsw rrs in three, ail and nine thread weights, price, tbe lowest. In our Gloe LVpart tnent we are showing a ladies' 4-button P. K. Kid Gloves. Xew, fresh goods, desirable shades. Sir point embroiiiery, only i 25 per pair. Also, a full line of Suede and Olaoe Kid Gloees, in Incut, medium and dark shads, and in all qualities. 41 rifTH AVt. PIT16BCRGH.PA. PUBLIC SALB OF Valuable Real Estate. BT VIRTTEofan wnWwof the JadKW of tbe Or han' n of "-rii t"ount. Pa., I wtil mrllat txibiic outcry at tbe Court Muuiei. in - erari lMiuus'b, on . . . SATURDAY, DEC, 14. 1SS9, st 1 o'o'ork V- m- 'be rra! emte of Jot h M imm. K-mTe, decrMd, cooeuug of a tw1 ft Ian icon taioi 4a acm, avtrr or Uaa, of wUi h about i acm are elear, wita a DWELLING HOUSE, and bmra. tiierwm erectwl. with cunr orrbard aud f-uit oT"ti--j oo the mme. T"i!iV a-re. m Brmviow, m lib r.ue S'lm of nerer (ai.in, mat on (tie some, linear u church, n-twut. mad time oiuury. eot in Stunyrreek Ton.h:p, al um iani of Httry Mjcrare. Aioert r horn-in, uwia arurk, and uUirra. TERMS CASH, on Aprn i, JONATHAN GfMBERT, AajnuiMraWr. HOB urn So NO. 25. Cut? STRAINS, SPRAINS. 0pUm.4 Sak Ur tAkrM MmsIbs. Cti'i'till.Iod.Auf.T.iani tfy back was a ark by a knM; soAVnd taa ha; bouias of t. Jmmlm Oticttrmd M permauantly ; &. athar remody did a may gaod. U. rn.BAAEl.Xa. IsraiH ln UftUia;. Bella lUfm, H!, Aorsrt. ItPW. I ts!rre4 I yean aa wiia strained back frosa UiUrn,; eared bf M. Jam. ha Oil eaaa. Bteteij. N"e mora of pata (.FOHGIMaCLCRK. lITn4 lamn-Os Case. Caldwe:i. Kaaa, Ae, ,. UBS. I nffered I mn with strsrned back ; used fane: one bode Ht. Jaooea Oil eared sis. Na mura ta 4 moothn. J XO. w.NTOE. Cashier ttock Excaaace Baak. Ob Crutches 4 Tease. Hash Osnter, Kane, Aug., 131 I west oa crck-fces 4 years, with mm rained le, cmed imnl boalea of c Jacobs OU. walcb nenaatifiatir sured me. FBA.SK johnsox Mi HOT PLEDGE Ouraelved to keep abreast, bnt to keep the lead overall otiier, in selling yoa Pure, Abolntely Pure, And well Matur ed, Ki(te thikiV and HIbcs At price, that make all other dealers hoe tie. Jti.t think of it : Oterhslt Co. Pore Fye, five yeArsold. Full qturUi f 1, or $10 per dozen. Still better : Finch's ('elden ft'eddlar, ten year, old. Full quarts $t,or f IJ per dozen. Better st ill: Kentoeky Bnnrbon, ten year, old. Foll quart, ( io, or $12 per dozen. And one of the most saleable Whiskeyi on our list is The Fth Eight-Year-Old Export GrcEESiiEiMER, Full qt8.il. ilOsdoz. There ig no Whisker that has ever been sold that ha grown in favor with the public so rapidly as our old Export, and the simple reason is that it is utterly ioipossible'to duplicate it. There will never be any let op in the ponty and one flavor in any partKuUr of the Pore California Wines we are now selling at 50 c-nls per bottle, Fttli qusrts, or $-3 per dozen. In making op your orders pleaae enclose Jt'utstotboe Jloney Order or LTalt, or Kegieter your order. JOS. FLEMING & SON, WBOUXALE An BXTAIL ' DUCGGISTS, - PITTSBURGH. PA. 412 Market 8t, Cor. of Diamond. Oils! Oils! The Standard Oil Company, of Pttubnrrh. make, a mpeciml'T of mmuufmctartn, for tl JJomemtie trade tbe finest brands of Pm., Illuminating & Lubricating Oils Naphtha and Gasoline, That can be made from Petrolenm. We challenge eomiiaruua with every knowa PRODUCT OF PETROLEUM. If yon wtnh tbe moat onlfirmr Satisfactory Oils IX THE Ajmerican Xarket, Ask lot oars. Trade for S. nut net and vicinity supplied by cook a Brrp.rrs awd FMEAJiS A Kut 'KR. So assist. Pa. sertas-'s, lye. It is to Your Interest to but tour Drugs and Medici or BlESECKER k SNYDER. SrcrtwmOTB TO C X. BOTD. X'Hie but tbe purest and best kept in stock, and when Drug become Inert by stand ing, as certain of them do, we de stroy tlM-rn, rather than Im pose on our customers. Yoa can depend on having your PRESCRIPTIONS k FAMILY RECEIPTS fillrd with care. Our price, are as low as any other first-clas, bouse And on many article, much lower. Tbe people of this county seem to know this, and hare given us a large share of their patronage, and we shall still continue to gir them the very best goods for their money. Do not forget that we make a specialty of FITTING TRUSSES. We guarantee sa&faction, and, if yoa bar, had trouble in this direction, . give ns a calL SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES in greai variety; A full set of Teat Lenses, Come in and have your eyes examined. Ko charge fur examination, aed wc are confident we can rait you. Come and see us. UpecUVl!y, BlESECKER & SNYDER. J7XECUT0K S X0TICE. Laiate of Jnaatbss B. Warner, der'd, late of aade Tovomltip. 8omene County. Pa. Letter tiiuotry on lite above taim'e bar in, tx-en rnusted to tbe aw3en.ro ed by the prop er auihority. eotioe hereby rien to all persons indehtrd to mid Tate n niaice teRiedit par. ment aod tbwn. bmvinar claims or dvmmnds aeminft te mtnr aili premeftt tbeia dnly satitea titxted fur mrntvment to tbe Executors, without delay. CATHARIXTf WAIVER. Executrix. 14 ALEXaSkKH . WAUNE&, Encumre. Cwflil SOfERSET, PA., A CHRISTMAS WEDDING. One ,twwj Christmas eve a young (firl sat At the wind jw of a rade hut that overlooked a wild stretch of Canadian mountain and sea-coast. Far dowr tbe cliffs a little settlement showed, aim) lying At Anchor, ice-rimmed And dismantled, twa stately schooners were outlined against the darkening ho rizon. "They have come! Tbwy have come:" fell in a gasp of suspense, yet joy, lroni the maiden's lips. "I would know thetn anywhere the Xeptune and the Arctu rus. Wnih, Ah, which has brought me love And weal, or sorrow And woe V The anxious words betokened sn emo tion that the lovely lace betrayed in ev ery expressive lineament. "With clasped hands and teAr-dimmed eyes Hilary Ber ton sat staring At the distant picture till the somber mists mingled all the scene in a blur of twilight. Then nestling to the old oak settee by the roaring fireplace, she seemed fascina ted by the glowing picture her imagina tion traced in the dancing flames, and yet with her ear bent to catch the first footrtepjon the crusted path outsideja, if it would be for her the final footfall of fate. "Some one is come. Which V Hilary's cheeks fluttered and her eyes burned like two radiant stars as the slow crunching of footsteps echoed on the out side. A sigh of disappointment, and yet of relief, escaped her lips as the door op-red and A stalwart, uinBled form staggered in under a mighty weight. ' FAther," spoke Hilary, brightly, haa tccin to remove the snow-c vereJ cap o.' for and take the hunting implements from the hsnd f the new-eoroer, "I am g'ad you came. I feared fur the storm and darkness' And I was lonely." 'Lonely," laugl.ed Arnold Berton; "not for long, little one, trust me. There is greAt news. See !" And be pointed to the immense burden he had flung to the floor. ''Does not that betoken a royal Christmas feast?' "tlame, father V "Knightly game, I trailed a noble pair of horns miles and miles Across the cliff. One shot sent him limping out of sight Hounding a spur I came upon him where be had fallen. The monarch of the mountain lay dead in the snow. The choicest cut I have brought with me. Lucky sport, for we shall give A feAst to night, a feast to celebrate my child." And the old huntsman burst into a jovial laugh of satisfaction. "The Xeptuae and the Arcturus hsve returned." "Yes, father ; I I saw them." . "And turn pale nd tremble when a bonny lover and golden fortune are sure to greet you before midnight," rail ed Berton. "Oh, father!" sighed Hilary. "Oh, father! and Ah, me! lackaday P laughed Berton. "Its always the way wilh you lovelorn damsels. Come, my pretty one, no coyness. The bargain Is p ain and sure either way. Here, a yeAr aone, yoa have two lovers, and any fair maid might envy the love of either gal lant lad Captain Silas Dunn, of the Arcturus, and Captain Gerald Wayne, of the Neptune. Perhaps you like Gerald best, but how could I decide against two strong wills V "But, father, Gerald and I" "Hear tue out," interrupted Berton. "I say to them, 'he deserves the bride who can best provide for her. Win your spurs, my. lads. Both of you are bound on a w haling voyage. The one returning with the best cargo, the richest, yield, shall wed my Hilary.' Well, both hav returned. Tlie hooners are at anchor in the bay. Within an boor yoa shall know." "Oh! father, which ? which? implored Hilary, piteocsly. "Has Gerald " "I know not," replied the rugged hunts man, almost roughly. "He who wins shall claim. You are my true child. You must obey." Hilary sighed and hoped. With a thrill she thought of handsome, loyal Gerald. With a t-hudder of scheming, sinister Silas Dunn. "Father, some one is coming." How Hilary fluttered as the door open ed. How she trembled and scanned the three bronzed faces that glowed in tbe ru idy firelight a minute later There was triumph in that of Captain S.Ias Dunn. He graied her band And cowed her with gloating, exultant smile. Her heart ttrilljd, as less demonstra tive, but. with A dignity of earnestness that won all her love, Gerald Wayne pressed her hand softly. Old Robert Lind, Gerald', grizzled mate, only touched bis forelock and look ed grave as tbe three seated themselves. "Welcome, lads, welcome, every one of you," spoke Ber ton. "Well, my gallants, what luck of the voyAge ?" Slowly, and with a triumphant glance At Hilary, Captain Silas Drum Arose to hi, feet. "A bargain is a bargain," be pronounc ed, solemnly And with emphasis. At his dominant tones poor Hilary shrank and sighed. "Certainly," answered Berton. "We made one something oyer a year ago, didn't we?" "We did "Yoa and me and Cap'n Wayne yon der?" "Exactly." Silas chuckled ere he epoka again. ' Manner And tone" indicated that be bad some exultant surprise in store for h'S auditors. The pretty Hilary looked frightened And tamed a woe-begone face opon Ger ald. The latter did not speak, bnt kept his eyes fixed on Dunn, while Lind danced from foot to foot as if impatient to have Dunn's story through with and his own begun. "Go on, Silas," remarked Berton en- eouragingly.' "Well, we sailed away. A fair voyage to the frozen north, the Neptune and the Arctarns keeping company together." And what fuck r "The beat in the world fo me." "And Gerald V "Let him answer for bimwif. The agreement was that whoever brought back the richest cargo w as to- wed Hi'ta- rj." . ' "Right yon are." "I claim Hilary V cried Silas, boldly. "My bonny one. I bave won you fairly. I return with a cargo of whale oil that will bring me seven thousand dollars." "And yon, Gerald?" queried Berton, set s On T0 ESTLBIaISHET 18127. WEDNESDAY, DE0E3IBER 18, 1889. glancing at the calm, rather stern face of Wayne.. ' , . "Xotagallon.""' ' . Then a bargain's a bargain., I stand by my word. , Hilary, salute your future husband. Captain Dunn, she ia yoora." "Hold! I hav, a word to aay." It was old Bob Lind, tha mate, who spoke, and he Dxeda stem look on Cap tain lmnn aa he arose to his feet. "Hold, I say, and hold 1 mean," he coutinned. That ' lubber of a Dunn dont carry off the "prize just yet Yoa mast know the facts, Mr. Berton. The Xeptone and the Arcturus went to the whaling grounds together. It waa a scarce season, but one night we of the Xeptune struck a whale, two of them in fact. One we killed, the other we found floating and sinking, already dead. Weil, we tackled to oar prize to work at it in the morning. Morning comes, and shiver my timbers, if that envious, thieving lubber of a Dunn badnt stole our whale, towed it away, and loaded op with the oil. That's bid cargo, a stolen one, and let Captain Dunn deny it if he can." "If he waa a bit too sharp for yoa, that's your lookout," remarked Berton. "Oh, the shame of itr" murmured Hi lary, piteoualy. "All right, so be it Wrong is wrong, all the same ; but here comes the rest of the story, and it shiws that bad luck isnt always bad luck, and evil don't al ways pay. He don't get Hilary. 'Cause why, she marries her own true lover, Captain Gerald Wayne, if a bargain is a bargain, as you say -it is. 'Cause why ? Well, I'll tell yoo," As I said, they left us the dead w hale ; no good for oil or anything else. Ilowsomever, we calcu lated to get some bone out of it, so wa set to work cutting it np. Bless me, sir if we didn.'t find a prize ambergris a two hundred pound lump of it Do yoa know what that means? Twenty thou sand dollars. And the cargo we brought back in a barrel ia nearly three times the value of Captain Dnnn's stolen cargo of whale oil." " It was true. All the settlement knew it that night, and when at midnight a score of happy couples danced about the Christinas tree in the huntsman's cabin, Captain Silas Dunn was not pres ent Captain Silas Dunn waa allowed to retain and dispose of his stolen cargo of whale oil. He would bave given it all for on smile frotu bonny Hilary, however. The barrel of ambergris was valued by experts and Captain Wayne waa a rich man. "The bitter bit," commented the villa grs. .. . 'Right triumphant," announced Bob Lind. Captain Dunn was not a member of the festal party at the hut the next day. He left a battled, cb agrined lover a dia appointed man. FreUy Hilary wept for joy at tbe happy outcome of the hour. There waa a wedding next day a Christmas wedding and joy-bells never rang out more cheerily than did they for happy Hilary and her handsome loy al lover, Captain Gerald Wayne. His Views Ware Nipped. "Great heavens ! bat the country is all rained !" he shouted as he met an ac quaintance in Fort street yesterday, "What do yoa mean T "Why, there was an awful frost last night Everything has been killed as dead as a door nail!" "Well, I dunno." "But I do. Land only knows what will become of poor folks this winter. One calamityfol!ol another at lightning speed." "Well, now. but I have a fine field of corn, and it is quite ripe and beyond damage. That's the case all over." "Yea, but " . . "And my potatoes are ripe and can't be hurt a bit" "That may be but "And a frost like that won't hurt ap ples any. It i, the usual time o' year to get frosts, and the crops are ahead of the average lime if anything." -"But yon don't seem to realise." - "Int I?" - - -i "No, air. Tbia morning I went oat, and io! every tomato vine in my garden was wilted and blackened. - "I see. And you had two vines, prob ably?" "Yes, four of them, and they are gone killed dead.. I am no alarmist, but if we don't see more u tiering this winter than for years before then it will be be cause Providence comes to our aid wilh summer weather. Good day ! Gone ! Ail gone Never Forget. That the fairest flowers fade the soon est. That knowledge leaves no room ' for chances. That pride is never so cfiensire aa when inchaina. That when men are lonely they stoop to any companionship, , . , ? -.- , , . That the darkest clouds often contain the most fruitful abowera. That tbe pure worship of a para heart ia an inspiration and a song. That there may be loyalty without love, but never lore without loyalty. That a golden key will often find the way to unlock many a secret drawer. That death ia a sleepless messenger, and life a wakeful handmaid of creation. That the finest feeling, velvety paws of a kitten often cover the sharpest claws. That "doing as well as yoa know how" is all right if yoa always know how to do welL That it is often more difficult to oblit erate traces of spilled ink than drop of spilled blood. - That those who are honest and-earnest in their honesty hare no need to pro claim the fact, . f ' ; That it may be well to test the condi tion of a cat 's claw before stroking its fur the wrong way." If barbed wire is used to confine boga it need not be very high. The bottom wire should be about four inches from the ground and the neat wire about ten nches above it If sheep are enclosed the strands should be six inches apart for three feet from the ground, as it re quires a close wire fence to confine sheep. T 1 " p Christmas at Home. Among handy trifiea which will come in very well for Christmaa gifts are all styles of pincoahians. Vary pretty ones are fitted into tbe little round Japanese cat baskets, costing from two to five cents each. The cushion is made round and firm, first in a piece of stout maslin tied tightly round to keep it compact and then. with a pretty piece of Bp.k or plush. The inner edge of tlie basket. then glued all round, and the cushion fitted tightly in. It should be made to fit well and rather larger than the basket, or it is apt to slip down. W hen dry , a narrow fancy ribbon ia tied aroand the edge, and fish ed with a bow. Another novel pincush ion is made with a child's little wooden spade for its foundation. The cushion may be round, square or oval, and is fast ened to the spade by a touch of glue. Four little holes bave previously been bored through the spade; through these a narrow ribbon ia passed tied in two bows at the back. These ribbons pass over the cushion, securing in addition to the glue. The cushion may be of any pretty color ; a narrow frill all round ia quite an addition. A little bow may be put at both top and bottom of the han dle, with a loose length of ribbon be tween, to bang it np by. The spade may be gilded or enameled. The same style may be carried out with a large wooden spoon instead ot a spade. Another pretty pincushion may be aiade in the same way, and fastened on a small wooden palette, hung up by a bow passed through the thumb-bole. The fortunate housekeeper who starts with a really good collection of house linen will find the care of it afterwards quite as important as the first purchas ing. It will last a very long time if it is only properly cared for, but it must be examined carefully, mended, if need be, and thoroughly aired after every wash. The first essential for neatness and good care is a convenient cloeet The shelves may be covered with old sheets or coarse muslin tacked at the back, and left banging a sufficient width to turn up over tbe shelf when the linen is arrang ed, to keep away dust Hanging inside tbe dooi a list should be kept, giving all the articles kept on each shelf. Laven der, tbe orthodox perfume for clean linen, ia said by some to attract moths, so tbe housekeeper might distribute little bags of cedar chips here and there through the closet for the sake of th odor. Things in constant use should be pat on the lower shelves ; articles less called for above. Each pile of things must be well away from its neighbor; each set of things well sorted. Different patterns of towels or napkins should never be mix ed. Indeed it is really better for a house keeper of modest mean, to get all ber napkins and toe!s or tablecloths, of one pattern as far aa possible; some will al ways wear out before the rest, and there is thus less danger of broken seta. A German Christmas loaf of the old days, by the Single Sisters of the Mor avian Home at Betbelbem. Pa, was made as follows : One-and-a-half pints of milk, one-half pound of butter, one enp of sugar, three fourths of a pound of raisins, one-fourth , of a pound of currants, three ounces of citron, two dozen almonds blanched and pounded, three pounds of flour, one tea spoonful of salt and lone-cake of Fleisch man yeast. Set a sponge oyer night with one pint of milk, one pound of floor and the yeast dissolved in water. In the morning add the butter and sugar rub bed in the flour, the salt and the half pint of warm milk. Knead till thedaugh no Longer slicks to tbe hands, adding flour gradually ; lastly add fruit rolled in a little flour. Let rise again, and when light divide iuto small loaves, which roll oat an inch thick, lay over, and put on fiat tins to rise again. When light, bake in a well heated oven for half an hour Another thing made by the Sisters w ollicook, something like the doughnut of the present day. The ingredients are one pound butter, one and a-half pounds of sugar, one quart of milk, one-haif pint of yeast, 10 egg, and one nutmeg. Take the milk and yeast and half the batter, and set a sponge, adding sufficient floor at noon. In the evening mix the other half of the butter with the sugar and grated nutmeg to a cream, have the egg, well beaten, and put al! into tbe sponge, adding Sour as sti I as can be stirred, and set in a warm place ; in the morning roll oat in the hands (not on a board) put a raisin in tbe middle of each, lay on a board and let rise again for a few min utes ; then drop in boiling lard. Where there is a family of young peo ple to engage in Christmas decoration of the home, says the AmerimiiAfrurulturiit, it is quite the event of the year. Choose a space in the hall or over the folding doora wherever it will be tbe most prominent for your motto of "A Merry Christmas." If tbe letters are white, have a background of green. Draw the letters to form the words on pieces of stiff cardboard. Old pasteboard boxes may be so utilized. Brash over the letters with liquid glue and sprinkle them thick ly with rice. If these letters are then sewed or tacked on a large sheet of card- board, and all the space not occupied by the letters filled with twigs of evergreens sewed on, yoa will have a very effective device. If yon wish the letters to be , green, cut them oat of stoat brown paper and sew leaves and twig, on them with heavy, dark thread. If some of the Christmas greens are frosted, the room ill light up beautifully. This U done by brushing the leaves with thin gum, and sprinkling them with ground mica. It baa such a frosty appearance almost to lower the tempera tar, of the room. It take some practice to make the fes toons of evergreens that are so graceful, looped and twined about the picture and bracket Have ready strong hempen cord, fine twine and quantities of the green twigs yoa are going to use. Make a loop in thf coarse twine, and fasten it overa hook, to noid it nrmly. Un this tie the sprigs in bunches of three or four, winding tbe fine twine about each bunch several times, to keep it firm. These fes toons are handsomer if brightened up with an occasional spray of holly berries, bittersweet or red-haw sprigs. If yon wish to make round wreaths, use wire in stead of the heavy twine. Dried grasses dipped in a eolation ofalam, which makes them sparkle like crystal, make charming decorations. Letters formed of these grasses, sewed on a foundation of paste beard, look like bits of icicles. A novel work-bag is made ef the crow n of a straw bat, which rosy be dyed and varnished, painted, or left in it nataral state, line the inside of the crown with silk of a harmonizing shade, continaicg the silk beyond the straw sufficiently to form the bag. Finish with a hem wide enocgh to admit double runners of nar row ribbon with which to draw np the mouth of the bag. Feather or thorn stitching, or other decoration, may be used on the silk, and an embroidered star is pretty on the crown. A braided rope-basket is easily made, and, filled with bonbons or flowers, is a pretty gift for a friend. Use quite small rope, wind it around and around until a circle is formed of the right size for the bottom of the basket Sew it firmly to gether. Take three strands of three or four ropes eacb.and make a plain braid which shall form the sides of the basket, and most be securely sewed to the bot tom. For the handle, make a braid of three single ropes. Conceal the joining by a graceful little knot of rope with fringed ends, fastened on the side. A baby's first shoes are always so dainty and cunning tshat mothers do not like to throw them away, even though they have no idea what to do with them. For the benefit of all mothers let me say, writes a lady, that these little shoes make the "sweetest" pincushions itu magi n able. Button them and stuff with bits of flan nel. Make a cushion which shall just fit the top of the ankle. Use both shoes, having the cushions of contrasting colors, like old rose and primrose yellow. Tie them together with tasteful bows of rib bon of both shades, and use one cushion for whQ pins the other for black. If the toes have been kicked through they will look only the more babyish and pretty, and yoa will have an ornament for your dressing case which will appeal to every mother's heart. A uk tig the many pretty ways of making hoods, none is more effective than that known as the Puritan. A per son who can knit simple garter stitch may make one of these without difficulty or it may be crocheted in the mar shape. For the material, get a pair of Urg-size woolen needles, two skeins of Starlight Shetland floss, of any shade desired. I like black best ; it has the effect of Span jsif lace. Use also a bone book for the crocheted border. Three skeins will make two hoods. Cast SO stitches onto one needle. Knit plain garter-stitch back and forth until you have a piece two fingers long a quarter of a yard. Divide tbe stitches into 40 each. Knit plain garter-stitch "back and forth on the first 40, until six fingers is done; then bind off. Do the other 50 the fame, except knit eight fin gers long before binding off. Finish by crocheting a shell work edge aroand the whole. Gather the broad front of the hood on top and place a bow of ribbon with plenty of loops on this. Draw np the ends of the tabs and ,od finish with taraels. The hood is to be worn with the bow on the hair, the short tab hanging, tbe long one passed under the throat and thrown over the left shoulder. It is soft, pretty and comJbi table. The Qualities of American Newspapers. That we are fortunate in the possesion of some newspapers, both in city and country, which well discharge their prop er office, and are conducted with dignity, derornm, ability, and usefulness, ail will concede. But as in the matter cf books, the question is, how many are of this stamp, and what relation do they bear to the whole ? And what are tbe adjectives that properly describe the rest? Iescr'.p tion, indeed, is unnecessary, because the knowledge of it is already notorious and nniversaL No thoughtful or educated person needs to be told what are the qualities of tbe mass of American news papers, witn tbe creditable exceptions already referred to; whether they are high or low in intellectual ability and in tone, in what language they are nsnaliy expressed, whether they seek to enlight en and guide public opinion, or to follow its worst aberrations and cater to its low est instincts; whether they attempt to discuss with fairness and candor the mer its of controverted questions, or whether they depend upon misrepresentation of facta, upon cbeap gibes, and appeals to the meanest prejudices ; whether or not they observe the truth, reepect private character, and the decencies of life ; whether, in short, they serve, so far as they go, to instruct, to improve, to ele vate their readers, or only to delude and debase them, are inquiries that thought fa! men can answer from their own ob servation. If they can be generally an swered favorably, so much the better for the newspapers, and so much the wore for those who venture to question their character and their influence. One thing, at least, most be generally admitted tbe newspapers have put an end to all human privacy. There is no man so obscure, so unassuming, so utter ly withdrawn from the public eye and from all challenge of popular attention, who has the right to a concealment of any act or fact or word or thought of bis own prteate life, if it will make an item, or, especially, if it be one from which, by any misrepresentation of glosp. a sensational story can be made and sold. Tbe reporter is omniscient and omnipres ent SerUtner. He Had Traveled. A young man with a great deal of hat and a small amount of gripsack came in to a Third street depot on a train the other day, and wading through to the hack stand he said to the driver of the vehicle: "I want to go to the Wayne Hotel." "Yes, sir." "The ordinance gives you fifty cents." "It does." "Here's your money. I've traveled a bit, I have, and I know what's what Dont try any gum games on me." "Xo, sir get right in." Tbe stranger entered the hack, the driver drove across tbe street and got down and opened the door, and as tbe stranger saw how be had fooldd himself he looked as flat as chalk, and mattered : "Yes I see jast across the street I have traveled, I Lave, but I guess I was on the wrong train. 7rroW free Pmtt. Catarrh originates in scrofulous taint Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies he blood, and thus permanently cures catarrh. Ko man ia free who himself. cannot com x and TI v lL. O WHOLE NO. 2004. MISS CARRINGTON'S GARD NER. Watt n. A practical gardner ; no one need apply unless be has had experience and can bring teetlmonial, tui to good character and efficiency. Inquire at Lo cust Terrace for tbe next ten aye. Horace Bedford laid down the paper he waa reading, and b rough", his heels suddenly from the top of the table to the floor brought them down with so much emphasis that Jerome, his dop, who waa asleep on the rug. bounced np with a fiightened howl and stxid at bay, with fierce eye, opon the door, ready to spring upon the first intruder. "Dont be frightened, Jerome," said Mr. Bedford, reassuringly ; " there is nothing going to happen wort 1 alarming yourself for. Oh, no, Jerome, nothirg at Ail." And Bedford looked At the log for An answer, for he and Jcrjrue held long conversations every day. Jerome looked sage, and gave his tail a very reflective sort of wag. ts much as to say be was very thorough enderstand ing of the case. " I'll tell you just how it i, Jerome," pursued Bedfjrd confi lentially ; " I'm in lovewithMLs Carrinon. She think, I'm a poppy. Sot that sbe' ever said so in just so many words, b it sb.9 has over and over again expressed the opin ion in my hearing that the mt.n who had not ths courage to work for a living waa not worthy of being called a roan. Be cause I am rich enough to nake it oct of the question for me to laboi she thinks I am a drone. Miss Carringfm has ex alted ideas of the working cks." Jerome nodded, and ma.le a futile snap at a fly which had ventured dan geroualy near his noee. " And now Miss Carrington cf Locust Terrace wants a gardener, does she? Well, what is there to kinder me from making application for the p'u.-e, from obtaining it, from being faithful to duty when it is obtained, and therefore con vincing Miss Carrington that I aoi capa ble of doing a man's work in the world? She wants one who has had experience in the business well, I have had exper ience. Quite a lengthy one, when I liv ed with Aunt Betsy on the little farm at Newbury, and she and I raised cabbages and celery for a living. Humph! that was before good old Uncle Jenkins, who enriched himself in the tea trade, died and left me half a million. Yea, Miss Carrington, on the whole, I think I will call at Locust Terrace withii the next ten days. Wouldn't yon, Jerome :" But Jerome not feeling any special in terest in the conversation, bad tucked his none under his paw and was far away in tbe land of dreams. Bedford roee and looked at himself in the glass. " My moustache will have to be sacri ficed,'' said he, regretfully. " But I will get a full beard black to match my bair and I guess I'll stain my skin a little. A gardener ought to have a brown com plexion. Testimonials as to good char acter required, eh? Well I reckon I can get some of the boys to recommend me. Thanks to Uncle JenkLi s money I have friends enongh. And now. Miss Augusta Carrington, to-morrow I will present myself before you as Daniel Brown, gardener, and see if yoa will be any more gracious to Danit 1 than you have been to Horace Bedford, attorney-at-law." Bedford was a handsome, generous hearted fellow, and the nitre salient points of his history he has already giv en you. He was in love with Miss Car rington, and had taken no puir.s o con ceal the fact, and Miss Carrington had taken no pains to make it evident ti.at she did not care thj snap of her fingf r for him. She was a proud, handsome brunette of twentv, and wealthy ecoazh to be able to affurd to frown upon as many young men as she chose. Yon will readily understand that the poor feliow was pretty far gne in love with ber w hen he was wili ng to drop doing nothing and turn gardener for the sake of being near her. The next day beheld Mr. Bedford, in a suit of "pepper and salt," his head cov ered with a brown straw hat, and the lower part of his face concealed by a bushy beard, taking his wa to Locust Terrace. He had abundant reference, in his pocket, certifying that the tar?r was of good moral character, etc., and he trust ed to these and to his own lersona! ad dress and tact to secure him the place. lie was shown into the breakfast room and found Miss Carringtcn looking much more at home and approachable tbaa he bad ever befoie seen ber. Her pink wrapper tecaruti ber brill iant style of beauty admirably, and the knot of white roses in her l air seemed to borrow something of the beautiful blush- in her cheek. She was taking her coffee and reading the mornirg paper. Daniel uiii'.e his best bow. and. feel ing very nervou, mopped ha forehead with bis red cotton handkerchief, and waited for Miss Carnr.gton to speak. She read her paragraph through and then put a single question : Well, sir, what is it V Daniel started as if a mcsk:t bail had struck him, and managed to stammer out that he was a gardener sad that he had called to see about the place. The lady put a few questions to the trembling applicant, looked at his ref erences, and inquired his name. " Hor that is Ianiel Bm vn," stam mered be, coming within ontt of givirg his real name and blushing furiously to think what a lie he had told. " Very well, Daniel," said s, " I will give yoa a trial. I will riag for Mr. Davis, my farm overseer, and he will teii you where to begin to work." Accordingly she rang, and after that took ce further notice of the agitated iHsnieL Mr. Davis carried him off to the garden, and tht-re was nothing for it but to doff his oat and proceed to business. A week went by and Daniel worked bard and with a heavy heart. Ia ail that time be bad not caug if. even so mochas a glimpse of Miss Carrington. For ail chance of seeing her he might as well have been at tbe aiirodes. He began to ferr that be h id made a bad move. For as Horace Bedford he could inflict himself cpon her as an oc casional visitor, but as Daniel .Brown, gardener, ha cooid think of no exctue for intruding oa the society of ti, em ployer. At la', v when DanUd w on th point of "laying down the shovel and the hoe" like a distingnished indivt-l.tal of whom tnot of you bate doubtless bear!. Miss Carripgtou cant into lbs garden to see if the carnation were h,i I ding. She waa smiling an I grciu". tbe praised Dantrl for the improvement be Uml tnade, and suggested m,e impor tant alteration, in various iletAii, which be wa only toi happy to Cirry out. After that she came to the garden ev ery morning regu'srly inetin.e, at the close of the day and she and the gar dener got very well acquainted and to anJerstand each ether' taste, and opin ions thoroughly. Never did a gardener work more dili gently than Daniel, and, to do him jus tin, be had no small degree of ability in tbe science. Everything throve fnsiy under bis care, and Mia, Carringti n't garden was tbe most fljurishiug garden ia the vicinity. It was passing Strang, to Aag'.wta Car rington the interest she felt ia this Dan iel Brown. More than once he bad made herself the promise that she would star away fiotu the garden and let the gladioiaa and lilies bluasora st their leisure, but in spite of then, retaliations, she was constantly drawn to Daniel's domain, and once there it was astonish ing how moon they found to til it about From flowers the transition to art and poetry was easy, and here Daniel was quite as much at home as his mistress, and the two soon discovered kindred tastes and sympathies. The lady of the houe be-in t aOt. bis judgment upon picture, and statnary. and then they read poem, t'other, and played chess, and di I many other thing eqoally improper, considering that one wa, mistress and the other servant. Matter, went on in thJs strain until Augusta's frienis la'lheJ about ber penchant for the gardener among them selves, and one young lady, bolder and more gushing than the others, joked M'.ss Carrington in regard to "her Itn iel," saying at the same time something disrespectful of him. Augunta's cheek grew crimson, and she turned upon the young lady in such a way that Mis Morse shrank back and got the table between them as soon as possible. A man is a man whether he wears broadcloth or the drilling! and heaven be thanked, I have enough sens to see and acknowledge il ! Mi. Brown mar not be what you fashionable folks call a gentleman, bnt he is a nobleman ! And Daniel Brown, passing beneath the open window, heard this spirited de fense, and was at no loss to g;i that the Mr. Brown referred to was himseif. Was be happy? A, well ask if the sun gives lig'tt Tbe next day Miss Carrington went out on the lake sailing. She waa quite ia the habit of going alone, and therefore no one thought of observing her move ments. But imniel bail taken it upon himself to watch her continually, and whenever she went down to the boat boose, and unfastened the Fairy Queen, he was sure to be near at band, though, keeping out of 6ight This evening the sky was very darlt and threatening, and Daniel was almost persuaded to step forth and ask Miss, Car rington not to venture out, but he was not quite sure that she would be pleased with his interference. So he permitted her to pass by. She got into tbe bxit, sheok ont the light sail and drifted with the wind. Not three rods from the shore a sadden flaw struck the sail," and in an instant the lwat capsized. forMias Carrington was too much off her guard to be in time to prevent the accident Daniel plunl into the water, ar. 1 warn to the spot w here Augusta had dis appeared. He caught her, bore her to the shore, and there, while he still held her in hig arms, she said : "Ob, Mr. Brown, what shall I do to repay you?" And he replied upon the spur of the moment : "You shall love me. You shall gi" me tbe life I have saved !" "Why V she asked, in a whisper, very low, but he heard her. "Because I Jove you, Because vou are the only woman in the ide world that can fill my heart Because, next to God, I hold you aarred !" She put her arm around his neck, and pressed her cold cheek agiinst his. "If I am worthy, take me T You know j-jt how lover, pneia.iy ratify their vows, so i need not chronicle what followed. I suppose iny l.no and heroine were as siily as young people usually are on guch occasions. A day or two afterward, while Mis, Carrington was in the garden and I Un it 1 was readingEvangline' to her, she stepped him suddenly. "It is very strsnj." she said, "but it seems to me that I have known you in some otiier stageof existence." "Why T he asked, smiling enrious'y. 1" Because your voice is familiar, there is something in your every gesture which reminds me of some one I hate seen." "Very likely ! See if thi wiii help yoa understand the mystery T Ann suiting the action to the word he pulled off he heavy beard and st.xid confessed before ber. "Horace Bedford !"' she cried amaz edly. "Forgive me!" he exclaimed, drawing her into hi, arm, and holding br so close that 9he could not well lo other wise than forgive him. "A, Horace Bed ford, I knew I eouM never win your re gar I, lor yoo thought me incapab'e of anything but champagne sopper, and smoking. I saw your advertisement for a gardener, and the impulse to answer it seized me. You know with what result, ami you will pardon the deception, I ata sure." Of course she forgv.e bitn, as any sen sible woman would be gUd to find the man she loved rich in-tca.l of poor. Wouldn't she? I think she would. .V. 1'. Wtfklij. Cold Waves. Are predicted with reliable accuracy, and people liable to (the pains and aches of rheumatism dread every change to damp or stormy weather. Although Hood's Sarsapariiia is not claimed to be a posi tive specific for rheumatism, tbe remark able cures it has effected show that it may be taken for this complaint with reasonable certainiy of benefit. Its ac tion in neutralizing tbe a.-i.i.ty of the blood, which is the cause of rheumatism, constitutes tbe secret of the sn-x-ess of Hood's Sarsapariiia. If you suffer from rheumatism, give Hood's Sarsapariiia a fair trial ; it wiii oo you good. Look Out for that Pain in Your Back. It threatens your kidneys. Let it go on a little while and yon will wffermjch more keenly, throughout tbe entire sys tem. Take at once Dr. David Ken nedy's Favorite EemeJy, of Roudout, N. Y., which is the mot effective medicine known for the treatment of all disease, of the Kidoey, and liver, and for Mala ria, as wtil as the purification of the blo-a. i
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