he Somerset Herald. j S7BUSHt3 1827. Verm - Ptiblicntion. U M -.-..puiw w t- .uu-w a.tU aJ I-a-ar a-r 1 3 r'p rMw tx.!!- 7 a A k - tfc iar fy be" u lmc u " win be re-orWe sosaartA- I rria le-" fro- Tex Somkkat IIhuux, Sumuhbt, Pa. ixxtwr, Pa. ;D.,.'.JF.-'io-.' Build-nt. vvfv v. r.K.nKir Ah AITUKNEV-AT-I.A V. oai.arr. Pa. L A U Anuil.NET-AT-LAW, i with John H. CbL 4-RED W. EIFJSECKEIs P Arr-ATLAW.mp(L t j,, p-ti House Eow, oppoaius Court 1 r,. r r cfTT.l.. -i r i .lot - . . fry AmK-NEi-AT-LAW r enet. Pa. J. C. OvlLK. Sl'TT. A"' - .u-.srr. Pa. ' ht.uifnrt.rv I. c KM'-I FY. boracrwt. Fa. T- Tl'lA'T Al loENEY-AT LAW. K.im er Somerset, Pa t. lu Somerset a:.d adjoining (Win J.' "Vm-a uiruit-l w aim will ail.-. aiu-ciou. H t BOTH. V. H. Bun-XL. JFFKOTaKlTrFJ. 'I, AnoiMs-Al-LAW. w Simcrsct, i I . .- -a in th..ir ca will be ;1 '.ai.w"r'i. '..j-i'iw ati Bloc. A ATTuKNhi- AT I-AW. t vrset. Pa, V iB five proirpt attention toMrt eulnMrd ,4 .are ... S.ll.fP-1 aim .. nM., .. oHNO. KIMMF.U vi.'l to a" I-.. tie enlni'.l to bi f l.tlP'. H 1 U-- i r ami L.rn.n. ATTuh.NEV-AT LAW. S'lllTX-t, 11 .lntar.io..h r.:.k.wf5- Kniri.o M,i it,- wri. .!... :... .a.W.4t -1 tiu.-.-a..m,-l, aiMi .i I. i aJ- !l ivn i-nMui'iiit-v- aii.i ti'i iiij". ' (i,l...KS. I ti CU1JBOHN. : AnK.N-Vs-AT LAW, Siraerset, Pa. E . . . m miT mn aill b 1 ,,, faiiliiii.iv " '' .hiwtimia 1 i . .tlU.i ..n rA. ,it U-IUl. f t-M'-Y. F. SCHF.1.1 AIWBMVAl-LA", (Mimerm-t, Pa. i uu:r and ruion Ap.-iit Offi. iu JJammo- V"ALENTISF. II AY. 1 AnVSY-AT-LA, rVjmrTet. Pa. ?IU-rin Will aud to all 1 .u.n. t:i:nisu-d w i.i wii- pruuip 2 i .aviny. OllS H. FUL, ATlut.NEY AT LAW, .xm:f rx-t, ra. Tv ii rr-nrl.:T B.tI ...... : . m Mom y a.l v. ou coliw Huns, Ac OI- af .u Vau.ui.h bi k. j'.L r. F. SHAFFER. j l inH IaX ASK Si T.iiEK.V -,) ,. nr-o!'iii'. Krvit u Hw ni.-I" ai.J vi u;ny t . iMrXt dM to :cri Iiutt'1. W. CAKITIIFK'S. M. , I'UYrH'lAN A.M' !"l K.EOX. iMt-ltKT. Pa. Kit or. Main Rrl. nn dour lo LuOierun 1) S. H. S. K1MMELX, siifi bis prional M-rrk-r" to the cftiirn - f -.iscrxt TK'.n-.tv. I'nlr-- Jnf-mUy -r iw nu t touud a; ci unit ou aiu ou A.-; . Innt.iti.i. ) R. J. M. LOUTH FR, IKYsU IAX AND SVKi.EOS. 'v locate T-cTOiAnfrii'.r in ftimcrvH fnr th 4-ti-t oi h f-.!ru. Oi'T on Main Wert. 4 ) n.J.S. M MILI.EN, -St prtal aUention to the p?s-PTTtion of n!um. wriii. A'i.Ll m.-U in,rt,. Ail njir. ::;ii.ry. lT:ie in liw n cvprV. M . Trfi'-.i A store, eorucr - u Cruw 1 TatX rxei& S.J0I1N BILLS. t LiESTIST. up Rain iE Cook A Brit Block. ?k WM. COLLINS. ' l'EMlT. f tr Kn. rrvr . B'.. k r,i-Hir. ahrre he 3 a: 'a.: f. -. t pan-1 u d.i all kimla rit nG k !-... nij. r-a.ainii:. exiractiuic. it Arii u! i ".b ir ail kin.!?- a. il of ti OvA jcURTIS K. GROVE, SOMERSET, PA. B-,.,:es. si;,,h carriages, WUSviWAUcXS, M''K WAiiOXS. A NT. E.VSTEEX AXIi WESTERN WORK FMT-i-btl ou Short Notice Paig Done on Short Time. TJcVy roMnmrii Wood, -w: u-r v , st- 5:-t 7 rt Tj-s Trine.. A-r, of All Klr S .n Vt Un.ItniH on "-o-i jiire. i .-.t ktA.s.)N ABLE, and Afl Work Warranted. aai EiAir'.a tr.y tork. aad Lm PrVca f o arti -wirk. atid fti-nivh S..iv ft Wind a. aariE'. U flare, and call in. CURTIS K. GROVE, (E toon bouw) r ERsrr. pa "uite LUMBER, CET TO OKI Eli. w c. Wikte i.rsrF.p. co I " N"- B:timoi St Oimix-riand. MJ. VP Marrimoc AT iV1 SMI "Wl 111 I VjvJ HA.IT. -wtiluJ S.aipicxt. aoot durable, e- t , lwii;-! and perfW-t in ue. ''r n- f-!.i u ready tr the Biararl. Ureshin Enr""rp: ''A- t.u. nv Praaia. and bu- -a-lira :., rraera;.y. - a- rAtrHik CuXPAXY ( limlled.) 1 "-asantKil PecTiraiiia Arrifiliiral wuraa, lock, Fa. lie VOL. XXXIX. NO. -THE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Somerset, Penn'a. DCPOIT HCCCIVCOIN LARGE ANDS-AUL AMOUNTS. PALt ON 0tAN0. ACCOUNTS MERCHANTS. fARKCRS. STOCK DEALERS. AND OTHERS SOLICITEO. DISCOUNTS DAILY. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: I.aRi M. Hins. W. H. Mill", Jawks I Pi-ch, Chaa. H. Hshkr, Jons Ii So'-rr. Gso. It. Stll, Frii W. Kikso see. rnARi fsfiL, : Vai.kntink Hay, Asoukw rABktR, FKKSinSXT Prkmi.ent : Cashier. Vkt. Tlie fun.Is anJ ownrities of this bnk are nwtirely rot-tel in a celebrated Cor liss liunflar-i-roof Safe. The only fe ma.le tj..lutely Burglar-proof. Somerset taly Of Somerset, Pa. -O. Organized s I National, 1890 EsUSiIished, 1877. CAPITAL, $50,000. Chas. J. Harrison, Prest Wm. B. Frease, 'ice Pres't. Muton J. Prius, Cashier. Directors: Wm. H. kiwtz. Ji.lAh SH.-lit. J.ilai II. MiJT. JijAt-pli H. !ul HhttTI Piiylcr. J. max M (Aik, Jol.il sttufn. llrrim Si.vrtiT. NhS. MilliT, EnJk'f. nr t.,u lui.k a ill nwi.'f llic meat liln-ml inat.iiriit t-oiiMMiiit ilk "aloli.k'.raj. Parvii wi-hiiiB tom-inl mom-y -u or bv ai.mii;iia.-.i I j tlialt (r nil) niil. ,.n v hi A val.isl.lin "mM t.y. one df I'ie bo'i.i tVlrWraiAil fafra. a Hi. "I ai-profcl U.iie hV..r--tiii "ui'le 1" all part of U.e lulled Stall's V haotii- lmlfnu Ai BHiUlK auJ mar.'-Cii . SIOP! LOOK! 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SCREENS, To coiae down in prle. a well a down fro th, top .hclt. where tht-T are lanr uand 1 - onea sn H. f j 50 or to U 60. e i.t to Two Eire 4wm, t4 in St. Other barcarn yon can aee wben you come. 41 FIFTH AV. PmBrRGH.FA- STILL.1N BUSINESS I Ifley's PhotocDh Caller . My patrons are informed thai I am stiil in the And am at all times prepared to Uke all kinds of pictures, from a TiB-type r Cakinet rkttegTaph, To a Life-i CraTon. Instantaneous Fro cen used, and all work guaranteed to be satisfactory. GaKery up stairs, next to Yought's WM. IL WELFI.EV. grore. H0E11E WARD X. For SO Veara. Pilot Knc. Mo , beotembert. T raffered w:th rhroulc rbeumall-m In my kit en and auk ! for twenty yean and bad to Use cruichi-. 1 wa treated at linies by aevcral d'-ctorn. but was f.nally cured by SL Jaccw OiL Hava bad BO return of pain in threw yara. HENRY P.TRAVEkS. CbroaieCaaea 40 Years' Mandins Cured. THE GOOD OFFICE OF: roll rinstrate-1 In applied frcqnently, will euro NEURALGIA, IT Fackctt Pt, Bi mklyn. K. T., Jan. 31. 1SS9. I wua taken with ncaraleia in aiJa anl ruffered 4 months. I wai giTen np by do torn, but waa cared by St Jaroln OIL . JIlCliAELMcOnnf. At rrctii.n i a.nd Dealers. Thl CHkRLES A. V0GELE1 CO.. BalSanrt. KS When The Hair Shown signs of falling, befin at once the use of Ajer's H;nr Vieor. This preparation atreiiKthens the scalp, promotes the growth cf new liair. restores the natural color to rray and faded hair, and renders it soft, pliant, and glossy. -We have no hesitation In prajnouncing Ayer"s Hair Vipror unequaled for dressing the hair, and we do this after long experi ence in Its use. This preparation preserves the hair, cures dandruff and all diseases of the scalp, makes rough and brittle hair soft and pliant, and prevents baldness. While It is not a dye, those who hare used the Vigor say it will siimulate the roots and color plands of faded, gray, light, and red hair, changing the color to A Rich Brown or even black. It will not soil the pillow, case nor a pocket-handkerchief, and is al ways agreeable. All the dirty, gummy hair preparations should be displaced at once by Ayer s Hair Vigor, and thousands who go around with beads Jooking like 'the fretful t-orrupine' should hurry lo the nearest drug jtorr and purchase a bottle of the Vigor." Thr Sunng Smith. Atlanta Ua. Ayer'8 Hair Vigor is excellent for thw hair. It stimulates the growth, crires bald ntss, restores the natural color, cleanses tho scalp, prevents dandruff, and is a good dresa in?. We know tliat Ayer's Hair Vigor differ fnn most hair tonics and similar prepara tions. It being perfectly harmless." From economical loutcirncf, by Eliza K. Parker. Ayer's Hair Vigor n raaTAKED ar EE. J. C. AT t & CO., Lo ell, Kaaa, Sold by Druggists and Perfumers. It is to Your Interest TO BCT TOUR Drugs and Medicines OF JOHR.H. SNYDER, BCCCaXSOR TO Biesecker k Snyder. None but the purest and best kej iri stock. and wben I'nig bmme inert by ?4and ing, as certain of them do, we de stroy tliem, rather than im pose on our customers. You can dqietid on having your rmiOTONSt FAMILY lDPIS filled with care. Our prices are as low. as any other ti rtt-claaa house and on niany articles much lower. The people of this county seem to know this, and have given us a large share of their jvatronaire, anil we shall still continue tegive them the very bert goods for their money. Do not forget that we make a specialty of FITTIXG TRUSSES. We giiarantee satisfaction, and, if you have had trouble in tkis direction, give us a calL SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES in gTeat variety ; A full set of Test Lenses. Come in and have your eyes examined. No chars for examination, and we are confident we can suit you. Come and see us. Respectfully, JOHN N. SNYDER. Oils! Oils! The Standard Oil Coriirr.T, of PitUbnreb, I, make a l:v of mauofactarinir for the lxnaeaue U le the uneal brands of Illuminating (St Lubricating Oils Naphtha and Gasoline, That can be made frowi Petroleum. We chaEa&te comparison with every known PRODUCT OF PETROLEUM. If too wtah tbe ost uniformly Satisfactory Oils IN THE American Iarket, Ask for oont. Tra-le toe Somerset and Ticlnlty supplied by moi A BT.FJtrr" ir FRJLASX K.Oi-E aepV--ljT. fcoiuT, FA. PsiiTin Tonic Utbt Enter. The only sure and radical cure Stf CONSTIPATION. BILIOUSNESS, INDIGESTION. and all dlwrnVr of the Liver, haaenred bmdred ut people, and a. 'he only reaie.1v for tbee d:a mm, a.vl i" earea In which I tie auMakillfal liaw uuerly failed. Tr mou lal- f row hundreds ... . iivmTM ftiAir t'irtintr. Pennvlvama. I. Vn.nnfartufMi bv IK T. KETRIN'... W 1L- UVMBIK'. r-A.. WtbeP. T. 1- K. Co.. and h(r,ulir.WdiKtUm.tii nerboftie. .n rtnie uukiw tn imei tbe In- diaa Arww-bead Tnv-Mark. a-Jb-TO-tjr. pa rr Is l AT.f I - Vf h ur0 c' neuraijtia, Vdyf U.e cintf ymptcm. of yL I I A I'll J I which la. an ii.ti-rmit-fy I aliv fw" tmgpaln which follow 1X I.t Kvnile rubbma and oiiiei SOMERSET, PA., THE LOST CHORD FOUND. We stood alone in the choir loft, lly the organ tall and grim. W bile over the keys ber fingers Followed ber own sweet whim ; I spoke of the coming parting And pleaded one farewell kiss, But her mad est wish forbade me Lest tbe sexton ojd might liiL Then I struck on the organ a strong, full chord, And ere its echoes died. In the twilight dim of the old gry church I kiaaed my promised bride. We stood again at the organ, Wben many years had fled ; But she thongbt me grown cold and heartless And I thought ber old love dead. I spoke of our last fond parting. Of tbe chord and its tender tide ; And how, like the sound of that music, Our love hul throbbed and died. Then my heart leaped up with a great, glad bound And forgot its recent pain. For she blushed and dropping her lashes, said ; Could you find me that chord again V .Vw Yuri Hrrcum. JANE. I Icr name was Jane. Though history haa thrown a halo around the name, and the lyric of music Las embalmed it in that sweetest of songs, " My Pretty Jane," we are apt to think of the girl called Jane as a plain homebody, useful, but not ornamental. Her sisters, the El eanors, Maudes and Rosamonds, general ly look to her to keep the house in or der, and see to it that their comfort is not disturbed, and she is equal to the re sponsibility. She does her duty, and more than ber duty, if one can do that, without complaint ; indeed, cheerfully. Rut complaisant though she be, Jane usually has a will of her own, and, when circumstances require ber to do so, makes it known. Such a girl was Jane Lewis. She had put the house in order tnat is sue had done all those little things which the best of servants will slight, and which go so far in making np the sum of those home comforts dear to the Anglo-Saxon heart and was seated in her own tidy chamber, sewing. While she was thus engagedher two sisters carue in. c;They had been making a round of calls, and were very elegantly dressed Jane, in her plain calico, looking almost like a servant by contrast. Are you making those things for your trousseau ? asked i.dilu, tbe eld- eat, eyeing contemptuously several gar ments lying on the table at her sister's elbow. Yes,'' said Jane, with gentle sweet ness. Are tliey not nice c Oh, they are nicely made, I dare say," said Edith "you always sew nicely "but if I were going to be married I wouldn't put a stitch in for myself, and I wouldn't have a garment that wasn't trimmed with the finest lace." I too, Ethel," said Julia, who was the youngest of the three sisters. "When I am married I shall have my trousseau from l'aris." But where would be the use of my having anything so fine ? said Jane, " as I know I would have to come back to plain clothes when the wedding things are worn out, A costly wardrobe would not srsit the circumstances in which I shall find myself when I am mairied, and I don't like incongruities.' " Well, I suppose you are right," said Ethel : " but I will never marry a man who canuot support me in the style to which I have been accustomed. " Perhaps you will not have the choice," said Jane, looking lovingly up into her beautiful sister's face, " What do you mean 7 asked the oth er, sharply. " Yon are not In the habit of saying ill-natured things, Jane, and if yonr determination to marry a poor man and and one far beneath yon in in pite of the objections of your family, why-" " Don't say any more, dear," said Jane, quietly. " I didn't intend to be ill-natured, at all. I only meant that your heart will have something to say when the time comes, and you do not know what that something will be. When yours speak?, Edith, as it will in time, I fancy it will astonish yourself more than any one else "I heard somebody tell Edith that she has no heart," said Julia, laughing. M I should consider it an unpardonable offense were any one to tell me that " said Jane. " Oh. it was only some nonsense," said Edith, her face turning re- Jane Lewis wa$ going to be mariied to a young man of whom her family disap proved that is, her mother and sister ; and she had been given to understand that her father was of their way of think ing. Not that John Ward was unworthy he was truly worthy of any woman's love, and of any man's respect ; but he was at least they considered him their social inferior. He was an architect and building con tractor ; but his father had been a brick mason, and he himself had served his apprenticeship to the trade, stepping np to the higher rung cf the ladder naturai- lv. and with a confidence engendered by his service at the bottom In due coarse of time John and Jane were married. They went quietly to the church, one bright morning, accompan ied by tbe parents and sisters of the bnde and a few particular friends and as soon as tbe ceremony was over, drove to the railway station and took the tratn that was to carry them to a pleasant hUle village where they proposed to spend the honeymooon. Five years had passed, and John Ward and his wife, who had begun their wed ded life in a very small cottage, were living in a house of considerable size and remarkable for ita beauty,' and the com foruble arrangement of its interior. It was a model residence, designed and erected by the young architect himself, who was already a man well-to-do in the world. They had three children, and were as happy aa people can reasonably expect to be. Tue only cause they had for nnhappi new was the onhappineas of another Julia. She had married a man supposed to be very wealthy, had sent to Paris for ber trouseean, and there had been a grand wedding. Bat her husband had turned out to be a scamp, anal after get ting all Le could out of his father-in law, beside forging hia name to a note for a asei ESTA "RTiTHFrKP 1827. AVEDXEDAY, JULY 0, 1890. large amount of. money, had suddenly disappeared. Edith had fulfilled Jane's prophecy and married a ptVr man for love a man of good family, but feeble character, whom her father had given a place in his mercantile establishment, though he was ill-fitted for it. While Jane had lived in a modest cot tage neither her sister nor mother had thought it incumbent on them to keep up those intimate relations with ber and her family which the natural ties of close kinehip would have seemed to demand. Bet she, having regard to her filial duty, had not let that influence her conduct, visiting ber old aome as frequently as circumstances permitted, though she could not help feeling that she was not as welcome as sbe should have been. Her marriage low marriage her sisters chose to consider it had not only shut her out of the charmed circle of fashion, but seemed to have affected her stand ing in the family circle as well. Her mother had' treated ber with a condescending affection, but her father's manner to her had never changed. Tbe quiet, undemonstrative old man had seemed to look upon her frequent appear ance among them as a matter of course, often returning her calls, taking tea with her and her husband, and staying some times until quite late talking with them, so that Jane was wont to wonder if ever he did disapprove of her marriage to John Ward. The coolness if it may be so called on the part of the female members of her family had, in a measure, disappeared as Ward's worldly circumstances had im proved, though neither Jans's mother nor sisters could entirely get over the fact that his father had been a brick ma son. hen tna two giris were niameu they affected to look upon him as the in ferior of their own husbands, though one was a worthless scamp, and the other a poor, characterless fellow, who had spent the greater portion of his life thus far in lounging about and looking handsome for the delectation of just such silly wo men as they were. One evenii.g John and his wife were sitting alone, he looking ovei some draw ings and she sewing, while they talked together. It was late ; the little ones had long been in bed. and they were somewhat surprised to hear the tinkle of the door bell. John answered the sum mons himself, and returaed to the sitting room companied by Mr. Lewis. ' It is rather late," said the old gentle man, kissing bis daughter an unusual demonstration of affection 6n his part- but I was passing, and thought that I would drop in on you, for a few min utes." " We are always glad to have you aa aa aw come, papa," said jar.e, ; - ana x oniy wish we lived near enough to see you every day." Mr. Lewis was silent for a few min utes, and then he inquired, rattier ao ruptly : " Isn't that cottage over on the corner of the street for rent?" indicating the direction of the corner in question with his thumb. " Yes, Mr. Lewis," said Ward, looking curiously at his guest ; " it has heen for rent several months. Nobody seems to care to occupy it, it is in such a dilapida ted condition." " But it could be repaired and made habitable." " Of course but at a considerable ex pense. " What interest can an old . house like that have for you, papa," inquired Jane. " I was just thinking it might be made a very pleasant home for people of mod erate means, replied Mr. Lewis. " It is a pity it has been allowed to go to rack. This place belongs to you, John, doesn't it?" " Yes," replied Ward. " I bought the lot with the first money that I earned over and above my xpenses. But I al ways thought you knew it belonged to me us, I should say, for what is mine is Jane's and what is ber's is mine. There is no division of interests with us is there, Jane?" "No, indeed," said Jane, laughing, " and if there were I should be a pau per." The next moment she regretted the last words, for she Baw a look of pain flit across her father's face. Jane bad received nothing from him, and as he was believed to be a very wealthy man, what had inadvertantly escaped her lips seemed like a reproach. " What I meant," said tbe old man, hesitating a little in ais speech now, " was that there U n i incumbrance no mortgage ?" None whatever," said John, a little proudly. " The property is ours, in fee simple, every plank and every nail in it." . " That's well, that's well," said Mr. Lewis. " Every Jmarried man should have a home of his own, if he pwib!y can no matter how modest it may be." "Your father seems a little odd to night," said John, when the old man had gone. " Do you think there can be anything wrong with him V asked Jane, rather anxiously " Well, it did appear to me that there was a troubled look in his face." "Oh," said his wife, "but you kno that is his usual expression." " It was something more than usual to-night," said Job " But I have been very foolish to tell you this, my dear ; it will only worry you, and, perhaps, after all, it is merely a fancy of mine." Bat Jane had noticed the troubled look on her fathers face, though she bad tried to persuade herself that it wai only his usual gravity a little more pronoun ced' perhaps, yet nothing to cause anx- ietv, at all events. About a week after this visit, the min ister who officiated in the church which the family attended called upon the Wards. This was nothing unusual but the hour that he chose on this occasion was most unusual. It was very early in the morning, when the household was just beginning to stir. Mr. Baxter asked to see Mr. Ward, and after a short conference with bim John went up to his wife' room. When he appeared again h vai holding Jane's band, keeping it in his aa he led her down stairs. Ilia manner was even more tender than usual, and the way in which he led her, as though she were a little child, seemed strange. She looked np in his face inquiringly, and saw there a grave expression that filled her with a vague sense of uneasiness. u What is it, John V she asked, as they were about to enter tbe sitting room. x " Mr. Baxter will tell you, my dear," replied John, tenderly pressing her hand. Jane was sure now that something dreadful had happened, and she was so dazed wben she entered the room that her husband had to put his arm around her and lead her to the sofa, on which he gently placed her, taking his seat be side her. " Mrs. Ward Jane," said the minister, you were always a model girl one to be relied on. Your husband loves you " " Yes, Jane," said John, pressing her hand. " 0, John !" said Jane, resting her cheek against bis shoulder and looking up in his face with tears in his eyes, "tell me w bat it is, tell me don't keep me in this suspense." John looked at the preacher, who nod ded his head. " Do you remember, dear, he said, 14 the last time your father was here I told you he had a troubled look ?" "Yes, I remember," replied Jane, trem ulously. 14 Something has happened to him. He has met with some misfortune he is ill. What is it V She had lifted her head from her hus band's shoulder and drew a little back, still looking in his face. What she saw there told of worse than illness. " Oh !" she cried, letting her head drop upon his breast, " I know ! I know ! Papa is dead." Mr. Baxter quietly left the room, and John Ward sat silently holding his weep ing wife in his arms. After awhile he said a few soothing words to her, and then suggested that they should go to her home. Yes," she said, " there is where I should be. Let us go at once." Mrs. Lewis was bowed down with grief. Frivolous as she had been, and fond of foolish display, she had loved her husband bow dearly she had never known until he had passed out of her life. Edith and Julia had been all the morn ing in their own rooms, crying and sob bing intermittently, an.l looking over the fashion plates for tke styles in which they should have their mourning made. leaving their mother alme with her grief; and when Jane came she clung to her as to a stay of comfort, Much of Jane's time was no devoted to her motliei, who could not hear to have her away from her for any great length of time. " Ah, Jane, my dear," she said one day, " little do we think when we are wasting time on the follies of the world, how very shorl life is, and how soon we may have to part with those we love. Never, my child, let anything win you away from the side of vour husband ; for if you do, the time will come when you will think with regret of the many, hours lost to you and him, for the sake of things that give no real happiness. " You need have no fear of that, mam ma," said Jane. "There is nothing the world can offer that would iaduce me to snend an hour awav from John that could be spent with him. When Mr. Lewis's affairs were wound ud. it was found that there was little of his once considerable wealth left for the widow and children. The house in which they lived was heavily mortgag ed and had to be sold ; but the old man bad purchased the cottage he had in quired about, the night of his last visit to Jane, probably with the expectation of having to give up the more expensive establishment, and this, under the super vision of John Ward, and at his expense, was put in habitable condition. There Sirs. Lewis who had not been Ignorant of her husband s embarrass ments, but had paid little heed to his words wben he confided in her took up her abode, with Edith and Julia and EditVs husband : their interests and welfare looked after by the once despised brick man's son. Habits. Habit makes the man, but man makes the habit. It is here where we want to get in a word. A habit seems a little thing in itself, but it is the most terrible tvrant that rules the world. And it does rule it, say what we wilL Now, it is es sential in this life of ours to start right if we are going to come out right. And the best thing to start with is a good habit. Ittsjnstas easy when a young man la forming his habits tj form good ones as bad ones, (rood habits are notexpen sive. A virtue does not cost a quarter as much to support as does a vice. We sometimes wonder how it is that being with brains, with intelligence, with rearon. could ever have become a slave to habit It does not seem possible that man cannot order his conduct. But we must recognize facts. Men are vie tima of habits. 1 bev io net see mat they are bound until they try to get free, and the strong power of habit asserts itself. How does this terrible despot conquer the mind, the will, the man What is this invisible force that drives the strongest and brightest with a rod of iron ? It is only an act repeated agai and again, but it becomes a second na tore, a part of the man, and it has con quered by the power of reinforcement by repetition. The only way to be superior to bad habits is never to acquire them. Do not do the first bad act. Stop before you be gin to go wrong. Tbe time when a man is saved is wben he is young. The time to plant or sow is in tbe seed. A bad habit will end in a bad life. Watch the feet of the boy, and the man's will n need watching. It is only a foot from a bad habit to a good one, but it ' a mile back again. We may lose in an hour all we have gained in a year. We can undo in a day what we have done in a lifetime. A habit is a plant of w hich an act is the seed. It will bear fruit if it be a good act, but ashes if it be a bad acL It is the first step that starts the race. To start right is the best way to go right and to end right. Never let a bad habit fasten to your life. 2o- Un Inrrttigaior. Little Johnnie "You ought to have seen Mr. Merritt and sister make lemon -ule." Mrs. Brown how did they do it? Little Johnnie Cora held th lemon while Mr. Merriit squeezed Cora." Who is Delamatar? From the Pittsburgh Commercial Gaa-tte. The Republican candidate for Gov ernor is widely known throughout the State, but he is not known to every citi zen, and since there are studied efforts to prejudice the minds of the voters ainst hitn it is well to stop and consider what manner of man he is. To begin with he is a native Fennsylvanian, having been born in the neighboring county of Craw ford. He received a thorough education at Allegheny College, prepared himself for the Bar at Harvard Law School, and n the office of a leading law firm in his native town of Meadville, and since en tering upon his business career has ex hibited a character for foresight, enter prise and good judgment, which, while bringing bim abundant success, has com manded from his fellow-citizens the high est regard and the fullest measure of con- lence. He has been prominently iden tified with many business interests at his own home, particularly banking, railway transportation, and natural -gas produc tion. In a word, be Las been abundant ly successful financially, having accumu lated in le?ethan twenty years what even in this day is regarded as an ample fortune. If we turn from tbe busi"ess to the moral and social side of his character, we find Mr. Delamatera most worthy and estimable gentleman. There are many men of large meant-, who are, social ly speaking, no credit to themselves or to the State. Mr. Delamater has always been careful of his reputation, that quali- hich, under all circumstances, is the best test of manhood and good citizen ship. It has become fashionable in these modern days for men of affairs, ana es pecially politicians, to appear in a dual character to court the good opinion of the virtuous, the wise ond the sober minded, and, when occasion offers, to get down among the mean and the degraded dropping into their haunts and partici pating iu their follies and vices by way of compliment to their class. Mr. Dela- tnater is not that kind of politician nor that kind of man. Let the good people of Pennsylvania turn to his own home for evidence on this point. In the town where he was born and educated, and in which he achieved his business success, he has been tendered an ovation such as few candidates for public position have ever received. The whole town joined in a general jubilee over his nomination. Everv church bell rung out the joyful news and every steam whistle shrieked ; congratulations. Yesterday the principal business houses were gay with bunting, all public buildings and hun I red of pri vate residences were decorated in bis honor, and citizens of all parties joined in extending to him a grand reception. It was a hearty r.nd spontaneous tribnte to a most estimable, high-minded and honorable gentleman by his friends and neighbors who knew him best. And what is the great, the unpardona ble sin charged against Senator Delama- ter? It is said by a certain coterie or would-be political purists, that Senator (Juay was for him for Governor, and lie cause of this he must be relegated to ever- listing political condemnation. That Senator Delamater sought the aid and support of Senator Quay and his friends i true, but it is equally true of every other candidate for the position. They each and all got all the help in that di rection it was possible for them to ob tain, and are they to be condemned for that ? There n ver was a more unjust or senseless clamor raised against any nom inee of the Republican party, and the Commercial jzie makes the prediction that the men engaged in it will be hearti ly ashamed of themselves before the campaign is ended. Mr. Delamater will grow in, popularity as the canvass pro ceeds, and he will be elected by a majori ty that will at once astonish and con found those who have been hounding him through the preliminary contest and who are still hoarsely barkinj at his heels. He Also Had Rules. He had opened a restaurant in Buffalo and after two or three weeks he called at a bank to get the cash on a small check received from some one in Philadelphia. "Have to be identified, sir," said the teller, as he shoved it back. "Bat I am Blank, of the new restaur ant around the corner." "Must be identified." "This note is made payable to me or order, and I've endorsed it," protested the restauxanter. "Can't help it, sir. Kales of the bank." The man went out and brought some one back to identify him, and the money was handed over. Three days later tLe teller dropped in for a lunch at the new restaurant lie had taken his seat and given his order, when the proprietor ap proached bim and said : "Have to be identified, Bir." "How! Whatr "Have to be identified before yoa can get anything here, sir." "Identified ! I don't understand you," protested the teller. "Plain as day,- sir. Rule of the houre that all bank officials have to be identi fied. Better go out and find some re sponsible party who knows yon." "Hanged if do :" growled the teller, and he reached for his bat and coat and banged the door bard as he went out. "Hunger is the Best Sauce' Asa rule, a person who has a gl ap petite has good health. But how many there are who enjoy nothing they eat, and sit down to meals only as an un pleasant dutr. Nature's antidotes for this condition are so happily combined in Hood s Sarsapariiia that it soon re stores good digestion, creates an appetite, and renovates and vitalizes the blood so '.hat the beneficial effect of good food is imparted to the whole body. Truly hunger is the best sauce, and Hoods' Saraapariila induces hanger. You never see the man who dozes in church go to sleep at a base ball match. But then there is a difference in the de livery. Hitherto Patient Boarder. Mrs. Starv em, I can stand having hash every day in the week, bat when on Sunday yoa put raisins in it and call it mi nee-pie, I draw the line.. Cradle and coffin are the hounds that inclose the world. 4 IDiL VVHOLE NO. 203,3. Woman's Devotion. Who can rwuize the depth of a wom an's love her untiring devotion to the object of that love? Trial only strength ens her affection ; sorrow purifies and hal lows it, making it shine forth in all it effulgent sweetness, like a beautiful vis ion, clothed in the sympathetic form of a true womanhood. Let us take, for example, the hospital nurse, leaving home and friends, giving up every thing; thinking not of herself nor the hardships she may endure, dedi cating her life and talents to the mitiga tion of suffering, not with tke hope of recompense or reward, but for love love of humanity. In the soldiers' hospital, on the field of battle, there we find woman s an angel of mercy, supreme in her work of devo tion, ministering to the wants of the sick and wounded, smoothing the pillows of the dying. The veteran who has taken part in tbe last campaign he will ever witness feels, aa he nears the dark river, a restful spirit of peace and happiness come over him as the gentle hand bathes his fevered brow, and harkening to that little hymn sung in thesoftening twilight the thoughtless past is blotted out. He is no more a wounded warrior whose tight is o'er, but a child lisping that same little song of praise at his mother's knee ; he has no fear of death and the un known ; he only knows he is a boy once more in all the fullness of a simple faith. The beardless youth entering on the first tl . sh of manhood, a mingled wreck in the city hospital, sick unto death, an unknown wanderer stating into the deep abyss of a hopeless futnre in his helpless ness and despafr. In the presence of that sympathetic woman at his bedside, wait ing, watching and tending, caring for his wounds and speaking words of kindness and hop into his ear. the cloak of bitter ness and skepticism (!s away. His heart is filled and he learns, as he looka into the sweet young face, glowing with earn est feelings of pity and sorrow, that there is some goodness and love in the midst of all the misery and wickedness of this world, and at last a new pulse of grati tude and longing fills his soul. Not only in the hosptl does woman show her loving devotion and teach the gentle lesson of faith, but in ever walk of life and under many circumstancesshe carries with her the sunshine of an ele vating influence. When misfortune overtakes us and throws its mantle of misery and dispair around our shoulders, when all the world seems dark a.-d without a ray of light, 'tis then woman's love shines out in all its sympathetic splendor, cheering the weary, succoring the distressed, help ing the afflicted and shedding around life's thorny pathway a -ray of never fading beauty. VetroU Frit I'rtf. Thinking Farmers. F aitners as a class are not thinkers. Too much hard work, inducing fatigue and a necessity for rest, is the reason. Men of thought succeed best. Would it not be better for the farmer to toil less and think more than ever before? There must come an end to the expenditure of energy. If the farmer spends all his time in manual toil, be has not much left for brain work. Our faculties are strengthened aslwe used them. With more thought there would he more brain power more ability to grasp and sur mount problems and difficulties on the farm. More thougnt would lead the farmer up out of more than one rut that of party, for instance, to see and appreciate something more than "party interest." It would take him out of his isolation and help to extend the arm of co-operation and more intelligent effort. He might not be so sure and steadfast a party man. but he would be a more effective farmer and better for himsef. Ha would be found more regularly at the institutes, would subscribe for better agricultural papers and would read them with profit. He would not be so much the creature of tradition. How can this be brought about ? Only by constant and persevering work in pushing all the lines of instruction. The first work is to root out prejudice and create an appetite for knowledge. Great gains have been made within a few years. The successful are those who most quick ly adj. ist themeelves to the times, who trim their sails to catch all breezes. In other words, every opportunity is pressed into their service. He Concluded Not to Press His Claim. "Forty -seven dollars, please," he said to one of the bag-'a ire-checkers at the Third street station. "What for who what ?" "Forty-seven dollars for me. This road busted my trunk and ruined everything in it." "Oh, I see. Well, yonll have to go about it in the regular way." "How's that?" "File your claim and a list of contents and swear to everything." "How long will it be before I get my money 7 "May be six months and nisvbe never. That depends on what sort of a case yoa have." "Any writing to be done ?" "Of course," "Got to spell out every article f "Certainly." "Got to write in ink V "Then I withdraw my claim. I've been in Montana, and it took me six months to write a letter home asking for 'i0, and six months more for 'em to make out what T wanted and send on the money. Just hunt up an eld box for me to put my socks and collars in, and I won't file no claim."- Detroit F ft 1'rrt. Don't say there is no help for catarrh, hay fever and cold in the head, since thousands testify that Ely's Cream Balm has entirely cured them. It supercedes the dangerous use of liqui.U and spuffs. It is easily applied into the nostrils and gives relief at once. Price 50 cents. What a fascinating dimple that drum mer has. Yes. He was shot in the cheek out West last summer, and it baa improved his looks. That tired feeling cow so often heard of, is ectirely overcome by Hood's Sarsav parilla, which gives mental and bodily strength. Alabama's Human Wondar. "Doyoasew that man?" said a well known ph3icin to a rerter, at the same time pointing out Mr. S."W. Rehr man, who is engaged at Mr. T. F. Leak's under kiog establishment. The repc-t-er looked at the gentleman indicated, and asked his questioner what there was peculiar about htm. The physician re plied that Mr. Behrman was a pheno menon, and bad a very interestinsf histo ry; that be was a man to whom water was not a necessity. Hearing lhi the reporter called on Mr. Behrman, and, finding out that the information was cor rect, obtained the following interesting interview with him : "I was born in Keifx, which is the capi tal of Lietfiane, a political division of Russia, corresponding to the states of this country. I reached America in and settled permanently in Texas, residing at different points for eighteen years. When the war broke out I joined the Third Louisiana regiment, and served as a Con federate soldier until I was wounded and captured at the battle of Inks, Miss. I was kept a prisoner of war for several months ami was paroled, after which I returned to New Orleans, where I waa wben the war closed. 1 came to this city in is", and have resided here the great er portion of the time since that year. "As to my peculiarity on the subject of eating and drinking, lean say that I never experienced the sensation of rwinir hungry, thirsty or sleepy. When I eat, which isat the oftenest only once a day, it is to sustain life md not toappease the craving of an appetite. My daily meal consists of a lit;Ie thin soup and a small piece of pumper-nickel bread a bread made of rye, ground up with bran. No bolting at all. This bread I get from Indiana. I have frequently gone with out tasting food of any kind whatever for from eighteen to sixteen days. "It is the same with sleep. I am never sleepy, and when I do lie down it is not because 1 must sleep, but because I mast pass the time away. I cannot say how long a period of time I have gone with out sleep iuthis city, but I remember that once I went for seven months, in which I did not sleep altogether one hour. "Now on the subject of drinking water I can say that for forty years I have not taken a glass of water, and that never in my life did I have a desire to take a drink aa you do. I never drink water except to take it with medicine, and that is the only way I have ever taken it in the last forty or forty-one years. "When I was in the army men all around me on the march panted for water and couapiaiccd that they were unable to keep up because of hunger or thirst, or both, but I plodded along with out experiencing inconvenience from either. I remember when we evacuated Tupelo, Miss., the troop had a hard march and there was much suffering from thiret- My command halted a short time on the roadside, near a place where there was a well. The soldiers broke for the well like madmen, while I stood by a fence leaning on my gn. Gen. Fifer, who commanded the corps, rode, up and called out, 'Behrman, why don't you go to the well and get water T I replied that I was not thirzty, that I never drank water, and he was astonished ; and dur ing the whole war the only thing that I ever craved was cigarettes. I have never enjoyed good health in ... i . i r 1. 1 my we, ana inouga l nave consune-i many physicians in this country and in the old country, I have never found one who could tell me what was the matter with me or who could afford me relief. When I die I want Drs. Gaston, Blue Seelye and other physicians tiiey may desire to invite to make an examination of my body, my heart, liver and brain particulaily, to find out what derange ment of the syalem produced the condi tions which have existed all my life, that hemanity may be benefited by their in vestigations. I have already selected rry coffin, and when the end comes I want to be laid away peacefully and qui etly. Mr. Behrruan does n it appear to be un healthy. He is stou-ly built and weighs now about 1W pound, tl ih he says he has at times weired a much as 17'". pounds. He has a fair education, the foundation for which was laid in the o!.! country. He speaks four lnr--Russian, French, German and English. He is a great newspaper ieadr, and keeps thoroughly informed upon cu int affairs in Europe as well as io t'lis coun try. Montgomery (Ala. .1 Jjunm'. Not Unseen. Jessie Faxon had a reading ticket to a library near her home, and there she spent many delightful hours. Her moth er was one of those wise and careful women who do not allow their daughters to visit public places unattended ; but a library seemed the one spot where a young girl could browse about un'l.s- turbed, and it never occurred to her ta curtail Jessie's freedom in that direction. It happened one day that Jessie sat in the alcove with a handsome younsr man. He picket! up her pencil, then he found her a newspaper for which she was look ing, and in less than a week they were "acquainted." Then for raoaths they hail an exceedingly interesting time, whispering in a retired alcove, and often writing notes. They always talked about books, and Jessie thought the conversation very in structive, but she decided not to tell her mother. "Mamma was so particular." Finally it happened that more seri ous thing! claimed her attention. Her father J-ed, and it was evident that al though her school coure was still unfin ished, she must do something for tbe family support. "Ion't -orry, dear," wrote an old fam ily friend to her mother. "I am sure Jessie can get a situation at the P Library. They need anothe- attendant, and the librarian is one of my oloeHt friends. I enclose a letter to him. Thia was charming, and Jessie lost no time in taking the letter and seeking out the librarian, whom she found in his office at the top of the building. "And are yoa the yoanj lady?" be asked, looking at her keenly as be tc- ished the letter. "Yes, sir," answered Jessie, her heait a flutter. "Iam sorry to say w e could not con sider you at alL" "But I thought there was a a.ancy V she cried, too disappointed to keep si lence. "There is, but we could not eocsi Jt r you. My dear young lady, perhaps I ought to tell you why. Fur several months yoa have been noticed by the attendants as a visitor who used tbe li brary as a place for meeting a Toang man. Complaint was made to me, and I bad thought of speaking to you, but as yoa were quiet and did not annoy others, I refrained. But those things cannot be carried on unseen. They are always no ticed, and make a woman unfit for a place of public trust. Good morning." Jessie crept out with bowed head and scarlet cheeks. Had her stolen acquaint ance been worth this ? She thought not IWA'i Companion.
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