i M ? i I . 1 . j t i i t I I ; I j - .'( 'I i I M - i 'I sj "i I t il . .. i i :J ;$ 4 i ;3 I i i j I i i 4 t I ' .t - i i The Somerset Herald inWASD SCCLL. Editor And Proprietor, WKI'NQSUAY.. ..lXcniler lii, ISM) F.ctMKS Candidate llrvan'a manage Ht' :w to have put a prohibitory tarilF on his lectures, lie aks f.',(.KW apiece f jr them. btiV.KoxK who has lieeu keeping tab on them says that the Washington cor- respondent liave already filled eijrhty- liw cabinet positions for Iresident- cle.-t Melvi'lley. Th e da of severe trial and h; rdncfa for the C'u'oan patriots are on them. The Spanish army is pressing them harJ, and it is re'orted that in a reeen Lactic Mw, the Cuban leader, was killed. A fatkkk who would advise his son to spend his savings In living expenses before seekiiiir new income would be pronounced an unwise father, liu t!iat is President Cleveland's advice to the Nation. Tin: languages in which the Bible is now printed makes it readable to nine tenths of i he world's imputation. At th U-ginr.ing of this century but one- fifth of the eop!e found the prints in their native language. Si:i ketaky Caklisle's rc j u est for a doubled appropriation for oast de fense next y-:ir will probably 1 grant ed ithout much debate. The U-st pre servatives of peace in the world to-day are a first -cbirtj battle-ship and modern fortifications. 'o ;itisM AX John 11. liobinson, of iK-tawan.' county, would like to be As sistant Secretary of the Navy, and there is no reason why he should not be. Mr, Robinson served long and faithfullv in the I'nited States Navy, and he is fa miliar with its requirements. iiExr.R.VL (iRixvlrnoj lias been a mighty good prophet up to date. It re mains to ie seen, however, whether his prophecy on the Cabinet is as accurate :i lliose on nomination and election. His latest is that he il-H-s not lelieve there will In- an Ohio man in the Cab inet. C.. A. K. Mv L'n i:::, of the Phila 1 !ji:n:i limes, has iecn titty years in t!ie newspajM-r business. A dinner in honor of what the managers call his journalistic golden Wed ling was given him Wednesday night. Gov. Hastings presided, and notables from all over the c u:itry were present. Si.vci: th election the producing ca pacity of furnaces in blast has increa- e 1 at the rate of 7o.0J tons per month. and during the la-st mouth there has bi-.'ii a decrease of 'JO,tM tons iu (he st k of pig iron, all of which indi cates a resumption of work in the lines lining furnsi-e products. l'iii:sii.KT-Ki.K.T Mt Ki.vi.ey is em brrassed in the selection of his Cab inet by the profusion of excellent ma terial. The Republican-; had this same trouble when they Itcgau the selection of a candidate, but they came out all right. McKinley M ill no doubi. have the same kind of luck. National Democrats and Socialists in New York lled a sufficient num- Ikt of votes at the late election to have a ticket on the blanket sheet at the next ela tion without further exertion. J, it the lV.pa!i-ts and Prohibitionists, as in Ohio and Pennsylvania, fell short of the mark, and can only nominate by petition. Those who are insisting that the change of a few votes would have given Kentucky to liryan should explain this little conundrum: Cleveland's plurality iu Kentucky in Wt! was4 ),0ift, and the vote for Weaver, Populist, was 'Si,VrX Now, is it worth while to talk about gaining :Mr votes in the face of a loss in four years of fLj.ftK)? Pkesipext Cleveland's conclusion on the tariff juestion that because there is a little surplus in the treasury and a gold reserve of a hundred million dol lars, which, by the way, has been main tained through bond issues, there is no need for tarili legislation, is like that of a man having a little bank account concluding that he need not exert him self for living expenses while the bank a 'count hoi. Is out. Twenty of the thirty-eight Ii.pul liccui mcmlx-rs of the Suite House of KcpreseiiUitives from Philadelphia h ive signed a p:iper pledging their sup port to IJoies Penrose as a candidate for I nite l States Senator. Six of the eight State Smators from Philadelphia are' also understood to be supporters of Pen- riii, w in.- l.w-.j n.....i. . :f i, I n-.f-''-'L tHl vsr. ..ru.-Vl.Jii jw.wt.rful combine ha.i iJfet7n":ll,'0"": of "PPcals reailiniiod the dccMon grij in the (Quaker city. MAbitiK is wibi w it li joy over the re ported death of Maceo, and the -eop!e have made the news au occasion for a fete. Had it not been for the interven tion of the police th- r.- in no doubt that the mob that thronged the stn-ets of Madrid would have allocked the Cni tcl Stales I jf 'gat ion. r", i then there would have Ive-n smnething to pa-. It would apjvar that there is really a nebula of truth in the story that Maoeo is dead, and the great joy manifested show how the noble Cuban was regard ed by the Spaniards. co v Els Noit-ELE T Pi . ; r.EE, of Mich igan, is at it again. His latest utter ance is that the accir:ril:.t'.on f for tunes of jhM.fU) or more should 1 prevented by law. If the constitution will not eniiit income taxes or inher itance taxes, then, Mr. Pingree thinks, the constitution ought to be changed. He Udieves after a private fortune has r.-ached a certain limit, all alsive that limit should 1 turned over to the (iov eri.uietit to lighten the people's taxes; that the Slate has as good r :V to limit si.es of fortunes as the hours of lalor. lie argues. He does not undertake to -ci.-le IwiWfVcr Iwir ino.-.l. ,,-Abli , I - - , - - t ,.- 11 ..,.1,111 tint 1 Tso!i may lie allowed to have, but I notes the example of Mayor Carter j Harrison, of Chicago, who willed s:yo,.- I) I ) to each of his children, say in- fb.,t ' was enough for one jH-rson to have ai d then gave the ret of Lis pos-vs-uous to ''iaritv - I Ti'K resolutions brought u; i t the S -nate propissing a change from the present ninde of electing Cnitisl States Senators, says th" Pittsburgh Cor"mer-ei.il- .'a7.ett, Wiiut over i:i l -.iniU b', but a v .re if thnt bivly will t-edulyr -jchej ujion the ajbjciH. The rcsol j ion . gave Senator Chandler an opportunity to do a little talking through his hit, a pro c joding which that en. rgetic but some what q'jsnio.i;e gi iitleman lias indulg ed in before. He characterized the idea of a chaa'e t j the election of I'nited States Senators by popular vote ft Populist proposition,' though, as point ed out by Senator Jdirchcll, it is noMi ing of the kind, and the resolutions i reference to it came from a Republican source. Senator Chaudler or anybody else who will take the trouble to inter rotate his constituents on the subject may readily ascertain thnt there is well developed sentiment, not confined to party lines, that the reason is uoi now apparent whv the people should not elect their United States Senator by popular vote the same as they d their Congressmen -at-large. I uere is very little doubt that if a popular vote were taken on the subject the normal sentiment would result in a verdict that, whatever it has been in the past, the method of electing Senators by the Legislatures instead of by the people seems uw a needlessly roundabout pro cess, and has beeu allowed to continue simply lecause the people have not con sidered it a matter pressing enough to cause them to make the necessary con stitutional change. They have consid ered the process roundabout, but a cer tain constitutional respect for the an cient custom has caused them to permit it to continue. It is a proper and per tinent subject for discussion and may not te disposed of by sucli derisive comments as those applied tcit by Sen ator Chandler. Pott Liar Still Figuring. Mr. iryn received in lue i nin fo.v 3(0 v.tes more than Cleveland iu ItftL 1'ittsburg 1 ost. N!r. Brvn was the candidate of two parties, the Iemoeratie and the Populist recsiving their combined vote. Mr, Cleveland was the candidate of but one of these parties, and the sliuhtest desire to be sensible and honest would load one making a comparison to eay so. Mr. Bryan, as the candidate of the two par ties mentioned, polled only C,3M,oo.1 votes. The same parties in Kt! east to gether C,611,!s; vot. Va tii3 other hand, the Republican vote was T,(i5'?.l,kl this year, as again.st only 3,lij2,STi in ls:r .So Mr. IJrraii merely suee-ccde 1 in re ducing the vote of the parties nominal ing him by nearly 30,000 votes and increas ing the vote of the opposition party by l,s:J,iiS. Pittsburg Press. Art Calendars for 1837 Free. Tho pnblishers of "The Philadelphia Press" annouuee that they will give free to every reader of "The Suuday Presss' art calendars for 1S07, worth easily ?1.(K). The calendars will be m lour parts, ono of which will le given free witii "Tiie Sunday Press" on each of tho next four Sinulays lK?ceinler Jo. I)cee!iiter IT, Januaiy 3anl January 11. Tiie lirstpart will be supplied with a silken cord. which will serve to fasten a:i the parts together. Kaeh part is a work of ar which will beautilV anv rofin. The suo- p!y ot these calendars :s Iiiai;cd, so that all who want them had better order "The Sunday Press" iu advance. HEaortMe Series of Pilgrimages. Pittsburg Times. 1 he railway statistics show that 7V),0"0 people visited Canton during tho labs campaign. This was undoubtedly one of the greatest series of pilgrimages on rec ord, and it is a remarkable indication of the hold that the candidate had upon the affections and admiration of his fellow citizens. Supposing that ea"h one of the visitors expended the sum of f in mak ing the visit, the whole sum disbursed merely for the purpose of meeting M:ij McKiuley face to face must have amount ed to nearly if not miitc?!,00),0ti0. When we consider that this was done in a time of marked business depression, when economy was the watchword, we ran form some estimate of the sentiment th;it was Iehmd the issues which Major Me- Kinley representcL Crover Should See K'Eialty. New York, Dee. U. A sptvial to t!io Kvening World." from Alabany . says : The Governor of Xew York yesterday sent an important telegram to the Presi dent of the I'nited States relating to the critical condition of affairs in Cubi, which, if Cleveland had revived it tie fore leaving the Capita!, would probably have resulted in his deferring his duck ing trip until a later day and le-oming the host of President-elect McKinley. The message is in relation to the assassi nation of den. Maceo in particular. It contained the novel suggestion that Pres aeui Lieveland invite Maj. Mclviiuev to Washington to discuss the most feasible !an to le followed by the President con cerning the attitude of the I'nitsJ Stales toward Cuba during the remainder of leveland's term of ofliee. The Governor pointed out the compli cations that might confront President- elect McKinley in dealing with the Cu- an question as a result of any pre-ipitate r ill-advised act on the part of Cleve- and. It seems to be Gov. Morton's idea that the most extreme caution should le used 1-y the President not to emliarrass President-elect McKinley when he ts- inies the reigns of government. It is not protiable Gov. Morton would have iroffered the suggestion nnless he le- ieved it would be a.s-eota'ile to McKin ley. It is said the Governor has had cor respondence with the President-elect on lie subject. Aad the Game Went Co. XKwr-orf, Ky., lec, 1:5. Alonzo Avail ing and Scott Jackson will hang together fiipthAiniiF, i-.r T.... f. 1 - February. At Frankfort yesterday" ti e v-i -i.i 7'iirt in siiten'ing Wallit'g. of the lowef . r, .. s art's dvi.k.o When told of the I im - - terday afternoon. Walling dip!aycd not the least surprise. He was found in pris on playing cards with S t.'.t Jackson and Iiughlin, the v. ife murderer, who is to be hanged January 1. Walling seemed to think the presence of the news Ix-arer an intrusion unwarranted and calculated to disrupt his game of cards. While dealing the cards he told the visiior ho had nothing to say. A Plucky Woman's FigL Wooster, ., Dec. IX Karly this morning Perry Hristow, an aged far.ner residing two miles east of this place, was aroused from his slumber by a terrible thump on the door of his sleeping Apart ment. A moment later three meii spring to his bedside and ordered him to lie still Mrs. Iiaxter, Rristow's housekeeper, was also awakened by the neise. As she came out of her room, carrying a heavy old-style glass lamp, one of the gang caught her by the throat, commanding her to keep quiet Instead of doing this she struck the fellow in the faec w ith tho laoii with such force as to break the h-.-avy b-mdle. She followed Ill's with two other blows, cutting him so badly , .u- 1 . w uiie ?lrs. iiaxter wis strugg'.iug wilh the viuians her ls- ruir.l-l ,l,i,l,l. M.i 1... ..... I '- Tiv, vi-.i.,,!,,, ..1 1 , ,,,, ;,- inn of the back door in her night rol- a:id ''are feet and fairly flew a halfatr.iie to the houso of their nearest neighbor, where she gave the alamu Word was "n110 ,his rit a!"1 ,w " hour- lat-r Jo,,n. 1 1 !'to,,e "lttS4'" "f "..oster. 1 " cosiouy. h ui-n arresica levers uao on a pair or crudely fashioned over shoe made out of a rel undergarment, which old nun Iritow d'-scri's-l rs lie ir.gwornby one of the gang. All that was secured in the Bristow houso was two gold watches and a small s-im jn ci- h. The ibsr was br-ikcu in with eld woislen pu:ip cse-J as a tKittermg ram, bich was sent HiCn-t tho d ir ; wilh such fores that it went clear across , the room and slid under Biistow's U-j. j !,-v.-k -1 from the building. Tue oc It is llieved that the arrest of levers ! curen;-j flopped the -rvi -as for 10 miu w ill lead to the capture of villains who jutes and all was confusion after war J. have committed at least fifty burglaries i Tho t'-orwin woman was a f.rmr sweet near here, gaining etdra-ica aica.-h placa j b-irt of Fargo and last night's sdusaiion by battering in the di ors. i , j,jJe is 4Uri!jatca to jealousy. MiC3 WAS HU&BESED. Be:ryed to Kis Deth B7 His Easegjde Physician. Jacksonville, Fla., I;v. 13. Little doubt remains that Gen. Antonio Macio, seor-ind in command of tho Cuban army, is dea l and that he wa foully murdered by the Spaniards while he was under the protection of a Hug of truce. J. A. Uuan, agent for the Cuhn junta here, has made public a letter received yesterday by Jus lo Carrillo from a Culiati in Havana in which the assassination is descrilKsL The letter is dated Dei-ember fl, and is as fol lows : "Our brave Gen. Antonio Maceo and the greater part of his stall , have beeu murdered by tho Spaniards, the Spanish Mj. Cirujeda acting the part of assassin with Ir. Maximo Zertucha as an assistant in the horrible drama. Con vinced that, notwithstanding his enor mous nriny, he could do nothing against our gallant leader, who bad so repeated ly defeated the Spanish generals in Pinar del Kio, Weyler conceived tho idea of ap peasing his beastly instincts by cold blooded murder; and making the best of the secret relations between Dr. Zertucha and tho Marquis of Ahumada he planned with the latter his hellish scheme. sr.Al'OHTEREO BY TREACHERY. "Weyler took the field, and in his ab sence Ahumada proposed through Zertu eha a conference with Maceo, to take place under a flag of truea at a certain point in the province of ilavana, with the view of arranging plans for the cessation of hostilities. The basis was to be Cuba's independence and a monetary indemni ty to Spain, together with certain ad vantages that should be agreed upon for Spanish commerce and Spanish capital invested there. To carry out this plan the agreement was that orders should be given to the detachment of troops station ed on the trocha in tho section where the meeting was set, to allow Maceo with his stalf to pass the military line unmolested. "Time was required to mature these fiendish arrangements and to give them ail the appearance, of truth, so the Mar quis of Ahumada feigned, that before act ing he must make known his plans to Weyler for Lis previous approval. This explains the suddeu arrival of Weyler in Havana, and his prompt return to Pinar del Kio. " "The conditions and the place of meet ing having been agreed on, Maceo cross ed tho trocha over the road to Cuanajay without being molested by the forts, but as soon as he arrived at the place decidod upon he and his party were greeted by a tremendous volley from the troops under Maj. Cirujeda, who lay conveniently in ambush, and followed up the rillo volley wilh a machete charge. Most of the olH.-ers on the staff fell with Gen. Maceo. Zerttich is alive, bis-aase he remained in the rear like the coward and traitor he was. "The Spaniards know where the bodies of the dead patriots are, but are lent on feigning ignorance, the better and quick er to blot i:t the vestiges of tho crime.1- Another letter to Huau gives farther Ictaiis. It says that as Maceo crossed the trocha, going to the place appointed for tho meeting, he passed the Spanish sentinels under Spanish protection, ind that they presented arms iu his honor. Going forward some four miles from the trocha, Maceo and his staff, numlering n-en and ollicers, came to a hillside aiek'y studded with small pines and underbrush. Here a Spauish outpost was oliserved. Maceo sent forward his flag of truce, and 111 a few moments he was signaled to advance. As the party did so hundreds of Spanish soldiers arose out of tho underbrush, completely sur rounding tiie party. Maj. Cirujeda gal loped up aud demanded Macoo's sur render. "Never!" shouted the intrepid Cuban lemler, drawing his sword, as he saw that he was entrapped. "Forward, iny men! Death to the cowards!" cried Cirujeda. At this the Spanish soldiers poured in a tire of leaden bullets. Maceo fell at the lirst tire and young Gomez nexL The f;ro was continued until every man was killed except Dr. Zertueha. Tho machete charge then followed. Tho bodies .f Maceo and young (Mtmez were next tied to the tails of the soldiers' mules slid dragged over the field so as to mutilate thr-m, as the Spaniards did not wisli to have them discovered and identified at first. The letter states that tiis murder bitke 1 out through a drunk en Spar.i.-h soldier while iti Havana a day or two after the assassination. Caay Answers Dclan. Washixotox, D(!c. S. The attention of Senator 2uay having been called to the nterview with Thomos Dolan publishes.! n a rhiUd.iphia rao-'r of this morning' lg he said : "My views upon the connection be- ween business and politics were men- ioried in a speech at a Republican meet- ng in Piitsbarg a few days previous to he presidential election. I am opposed the entire scheme of the National business men's leaguo as disclosed by Mr. Dolan. Iu basic theory is that or- gimzed wealth sliall dictate high office nil s take po-esjon of the government. will be met as stubbornly and over own as di-a-tro is!y as was Bryanism. Brya-f invoked the misses against the ll'S.-S. "No league of business men or other 1:1 li.axx.l np;in wealth or other founda tion, can er.-et a governing class iu this cintry. In tho Cnitc I States senate we have millionaires and business men nough to serve all legitimate purposes, enators are needed who have no special 's, but who will act for the intorc-- h eeintry iu cros? w: "f llinities. Tiie pe jo' ir" K,t "P'vial c.u-fsjiitcl.on V'-e m si ooervingoi Hive pr-t iiid most in need of Ieg's- -i'ti-Ti are tin farmers, the ,r . si )re'see'ers. the artisans, thp laborers, and I stand by them and against ths s )-c:olc I leagiso. "I g into t'as birri..-a l-i with the B ur-g-:si-'.' and the i:i'-ti in bloii-s. Iucon-clu-i ii, I d- n-t believe that ten per cent, of the business men of the country sympathize with the league. There must be less business and more principle in nur politics, else the Republican party and the country wiil go to wreck. The business Ssucs aro making our politics s .rdi.l ami srrupL Tho tremendous sums of 111 n!y furnished by business men, reluctantly in most iu-stanee, are polluting tiie well-springs of our national being." Cue Burglar Etor Com mi:i a. Pa., Dec. M At Hinley. York county, this nmridng, burglars in a lo a desperate attempt to r-b John o'Marra's Ikmiso of !,0iiu, known to be there. Miss I'M arra heard the robliers d iwnstairs, and, gettii-g out of bed, he secured a revolver and shot one of the r ibls-rs as they were astsjn-Iing the slabs. Tim fire was returned, one of tho bullets striking Miss O'Marra in the hip. After emptying their revolver the thieves as-s:-ted their wounded companion from the house to a waiting vehicle and drove a a ay. From the largo lool of blood w here the robber fell, and ihe trail to the road, it is thought that ho is mortally wounded. M r. O'Marra was only awak ened afier the melee was terminated. There is no clue to the rubbers. Whippe-1 Hha is Ctutci. B.r.n t-i;sviLLi; W. Ya., Doc, li Jolin II. Fargo List night arteuded tho Baptist church iu omoany with a young woman. D iring theser ices Mattie Cor win arose fi-0-11 h-.:-r seat 0:1 th opposite si'ieof the iiisje, and waikir- over to Fargo uni- a i iiu-s assault on him. cargo s e.Ti were Llackai.ed and flesh ivviii - l. a'n-Jt his face blo.1 onvfusM r u Seversed 2,033 Cases. The report of Assistant Secretary of the Interior Reynold for the present year shows the policy pursued in the administration of pension affairs. It states that the important changes in the rulings and the practice of tho following out of a general plan for securing equity, uniformity, and justice in tho determina tion of appeals. The Assistant Secretary says the liberal and gonerous spirit which prompted tbo enactment of the pension laws has been the guide of the department in their construction. For mer adjudications have not beeu dis turbed bave where Iraud, error in law, or mistake was apparent. WORK PERFORMED. The numlwr of pending appeals oh the docket April lo, 11'!, wht-n the Assistant Secretary took charge of this work, 4,113. Since that date 17,733 new cases have leen filed, m king a total or 27) to be act ed upon by the Department. Ot this last number. 22,191 have been disposed of, leaving 5J9 now pending with the work of the otfice during the past year devoted to the consideration of current appeals, this condition existing for the first time in the past eight years. The action of the Bureau was roversed in 2,03 of the cases ruled upon by tbo Department since April 13, lsUi The amount of work has been unprece dented in tho history of this branch of departmental business, showing that about S),0O(t more cases were disposed of since April 18, than had been in any like period prior to that time. LEOISLATION EXACTED AXD KKCOM 31 ENDED. "General satisfaction has followed the recommendation of last year for such leg islation as would secure better protection to tho pension fund due incompetents and others, followed by tho law directing all quarterly payments to be made by check. "Gratifying results have followed the passage of tho a of March 2, lsli3, which secured an extension of cases whereiu payments of accrued pension could bo made, as well as that of tho act of March 6, I&Kj, relating to the commencement of pension under act of June 27, lKt "The suggestion is again made as to the advisability of such legislation as will lodge in the Federal courts the right of anyone on behalf of tho government to ak better protection to the pension fund of those laboring under legal disabilities. The following also are suggested : That justice demands tho universal applica tion of the common law rule in proof of marriage : State laws govern and lead to denial of title in ctses which are equally meritorious ; that tho pension able rights of minor children who claim under the act of June 27, ISA, should be defined with more certaiuty where the soldier dies leaving no widow surviving. "The ai t of August 5, l2, relates to pensionable title to those women whoser- ved as nurses during the war of the rebel- j lion. Title is confined to those who served in regimental, post, ramp, or general hos pitals. The refusal of tho War Department to recognize those as properly employed who served in the first three classes mentioned tends to defeat their title and renders this portion of the act nugatory. Attention is invited to this in order that proper legislation may lie enacted to re lieve any deserving claimants of an uu- justand unintentional discrimination. secretary's report. The Secretary of the Interior, in com menting upon tho work ol tho Assistant Secretary, says in his report : The report of Assistant Secretary Rey nolds gives evidence of tho pains-taking care with which that oflicial has endeav ored to be both liberal and just in pas sing upon the many troublesome ques tions coming before him. To him have been assigned many questions cf admin istrative policy in pension matters. Al most the entire time of the Assistant Sec retary is required to atteud to the affairs of this brauch of the Department. Serioos Financial Troubles at Ho'.lidaysbnrg Hoi.LiDAYsnr no, Pa. Dec. It The fol lowing notice was posted on the front door of the First National bank atS: jn this morning: "On account of the heavy drain upon this bank for the past 'M days, ami es pecially the last two or three days, the Board of Directors have decided to sus pend business until further notice." Signed by Board of Directors. The First National bank is the oldest national bank in this section of tho Suite, and one of the 37 original national banks in the United States. Its closing has precipitated tho failure of the Marlins burg Deposit bank, of Marti. isbnrg, this county, ami of the Williamsburg bank, of Williamsburg, thiscounty. 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AI.CXAMIIER POPE By Axvuv L Ht Alaib Uumlsi . WHO Sti t) L KuiJT BIOOAME HLNTINO THE TIVBrR WOLF. THE MlfiHTT HI By 11a. Tmmmm Kamjs.klT ST1U. HCXTISO. REAR HL'NTlXa by Cup-as WajTkv if W. CUtk RoxO 4l Send for a copy efeur 28opY Illustrated Prospectus, which will give a better idea of vhat the faper vill contain in 1697, and for a sample copy containing eur it-page Illustrated Book-List and Prize Offers. Supply limited.) 6 M9 r..i b.i . ANNnnNfFMFNK FfiD 1897 X JLX Ul " 4V11 STn'.y-rirst Birthday. The Youth's Companion w I!! cclebraio its seventy-first birthday in ISU7. Anion tho n-.ni.y attractive innounccmciiU of the Companion for the coining year is an article of exceptional value by Mr. Au drew Carnegie, on "Tho Habit of ThH.t." Successful men in other walks of life will second Mr. Carnegie's paper with read able, practii!al articles based on their own experience, and valuable to tbo obi as well as to the young. 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Address, The YofTu's Compaxio.v, 203 Columbus Ave., Huston, Mass. Witnesses Slada Prisoners. UxioxTowx, Dec Id. The trial of Ash bid F. Dickson and James Ik ell, "charg ed with conspiracy to murder C. W. Rich ards, came to a sensational termination this evening in tho acquittal of the de fendants and the arrest on the charge of perjury of William and Harrison Fox, tho star witnesses f jr the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth based its case on the testimony of tho Foxes, who claimed Dickson anil Howell came to their houso in Smithtield at midnight and hired them to kill Dr. Richards. They were paid, they alleged, fifty dollars aud promised a thousand more when the deod was com mitted. Dickson and Bowell admitted being at Fox's, but said they were thero to effect a reconciliation. Bo well having a few days before eloped with Dickson's d.- li ter. Judge Fwing instructed the jury to quit tho defendants. Tho costs of fin enso ere imposed on Dr. Kiehard-,, t:.e prosecutor. The Foxes were arrested In-fore they could get out of the courtroom and lack ed up. Beduced Eates to Washington on Account of the Inauguration via Pennsyl vania Eailroad. For the benefit of thoso who dosire to attend the ceremonies incident to tho in auguration of President-elect McKinley, tiie Pennsylvania Railroad Company w ill sell excursion tickets to Washington March 1, 2, 3, and i, valid to return March 4 to 8, at the follow ing rates : From New York, ?x.0O ; Philadelphia, $.) ; Balti more, fl.iW; Ilarrisburg, ?iG; Williams port.iW.70; Buffalo, f 11.20 ; Rochester, yiO.il; Altocna aud Pittsburg, f 10.0,1 ; and from all other stations on tho Penn sylvania syst.iu at reduced rates. This inauguration will be a most inter esting event, aud will undoubtedly at tract a large unrulier of people from ev ery section of tho country. The maguilieicut facilities of the Penn sylvania Railroad make this lino tho fa vorite rou'e to the national cj;iiti!ai r.'l times, and its enormous equipment and splendid terminal advantages at Wash ington make it especially popular on sueh occasions. Caught a Doe ia His Arms. W11.LiAMsiT.KT, Pa., Dec. R Near Beech Creek yesterday W. D. Workman, a huckster, caught a doer in his arms. Workman as driving through astripof woods hen he spied a yearling deer doe loping down across a clearing. Station ing himself at a point where ho thought the deer would jump tho fence. Work man succeeded in ci-.ptiiriug tho animal as it lx nnded over the rails. Holding the deer with his knee and one hand. Workman drew his pocket knife ami cut its throat. The animal weighed jMHin Is. Two Cri:ed by Other.' Deaths. Mt. Pleasant, Pa., Dec. li Twelve-year-old Eddie Dilliou was crazed with horror to-day after accidentally killing his sixteen-year-old sister, Lizzie, with a gun at Kicksburg. Hunters had b-ft theii- guns on the porch, and K Idie pick ed up a weapon and pulled the trigger prematurely, with the result stated. PiTTsnrnu, Pa.. D.e. Ii Mrs.Thom::s Malone was found violently insane to day liesiile the remains of her husband, who died some time last night at their home. No. lul Pike street. Grief had ev dntly crazoi her. -sULs, ICe-tur s- n.si-s , i "-s. leklV REMARKABLE TWENTY-PART SERIALS THE PAINTED DESERT THE ROCK OF THE LION , A StfT of the Anm Halt ' toy Hi MunBuc SOME OF THE SHORT SERIALS Tin? vmni.rros rowl ty Euu 1-i..k Lla. the rot wmmr.RS by W. O. siTuMAft Owca Wnter WOUua Black m 3 HARPER'S K0VXD TABLE offers, to its subscribers only, $475 00 it frizes ef three elasses, to be diiiJeJ as fjllo.is : Story eonrfetitiH, 150.00 ; Amateur Pho- togr.ifhy eome- tition, $125.00, anj Puzzle sola- " "IfZ'Z'tlZfm'w " JsLVslVTtJ "J t'". 1 200.0a j MONEY PRIZES -tX Prize eompeti- lions, senJ t-ve dstiars anj your aJJress for a subscription when you send in your material to ga in t:ie competition. Send at owe for priu-eontest circulars and read all the offers. Send for a copy o f cur i6-J;v Illustrated Pxk-List. This -will explain our offer cf Free Books. The offer includes libraries of two, three, four, and Jive books each, and a fezo care- fuy chosen li braries contain. " ' " JV1V" W V V "" " "1 in from forty - J - 1-4 II IK i , ..-. Tr...... ..rrrz. HARPER'S ROUND TABLE. If you art send to us for a circular announcing our special effer which Mrqiui o Una t LAucaoe HiMoa Aaaw Dotaaa Ckaita D.Waract THE DUTY OF THE YOUNO VOTER WHAT A VOTE MEANS. WHAT A PRIMARY MIAXS r.n tt h.i Bj h. h r is fAKlS AUOJ.nNCI AMD IM-tFLXbLNCK I Ry IU Caai. Scavu FAHOUS AUTHORS' RECOLLECTIONS A " ROT'S TOWS " STORT. THE RtliifiLn ARrllF.RS My Wiuui D. Uduu by Ymm A. diwunua EARLT LITER ART TRClStllXS by Alaoaaa Mium 1118DCB A BanTueee D-. st ; .s.m t, . v.k VJJLafX XaX 1 X JL. A Melancholy Anniversary. 1 csterd iy was tho ninth anniversary t-f the uumorab'e message which Mr, Cleveland devolfrd exclusively to thesub- j ot of the tariT; tho "condition, not theory" message of December C. Hs7. The condition which confronted us at thnt time was a revenue producing about Jl.s.Ufl.iiOU in excess of the goverumonf annual expenditures. llio condition which confronts ejn frcss to-day is a revenue producing for the present fiscal year at least f7."i,IU'),0n0 or f.sn,0oi),0.'X) less than tho neevs.nry ex penditures of the government ; an aunu a! Oelicitoff7.),Oiiu,X)orSsiouii.f.M to lie mado up by borrowing money and pay ing interest thereon. Such was the beginning ami such is tho end of tho nino years period of expert mental statesmanship iu the reform of the national finances by the Hon. Grover Cleveland and his followers. ' Well, it is over, and the book is about to open at a new chapter; and exactly how much ban beeu lust by t)-e country since the Cleveland experiment began can be estimated at leisuro by the mathe maticians of distress aud disaster, the his torians of jKilitical wreck and ruin, and the philosophical students- of cause and effect. New York Sun. If a child Is alisent from school five days during any month w ithout satisfac lory exmise, tho purcnts are liable to a fine of 1 for the first oflenso and 3 for each subsequent offense. rs fersr Sored "I" very season, from the time I w:;s two yen; sold, I suffered dread 1 o!y f iu crysipchts, which kept .'rowing worse until my bands wtro t!:i!ost ii:;1'!cps. The bones softened so tii.ii they would liend, and several uf my lingers arc now crooked from --r,iv I HIT t iiU.SC. Vil fS-Z: hand 1 carry la scars, which, but ..r. 1 11s c:mse. On m largo , but for y nit-no Siirsaparilla, would le sores, provided I was alive and able to carry anything. Kight bottles of -14 Ayt'r'a SarsajMrilhi enrol inc. so that I have had i;o vet urn of tho disease f. r more than twenty years. The lirst lsott'c seeinetl to reach the spot and a persistent use of it has P ifccte.I the cure." O. C. Davis U'a'itoma, Wis. TEE 0K1Y WCHLD'3 FAIE Sarsaparilla AYES' S PILLS Promote Good Digestion. Jos. Home & Co. Christmas by Mail At this season there is many a Santa Ciaus under the gray uniform of the mail car rier. We keep a good many thousand ourselves. Is you know that you can BUY YOUR CHRI5TriAS GOODS just as well by MA I L. as across a coun ter? fif course you do not have the pleasure of seeing our store, with its wealth of holiday goods, but in other re spects you lose nothing. Your rerjuest to us by n-ail starts the machinery of our finely equipped HAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT, and a dozen people aro set at work for you. Often they can do !etter for you than you can do for yourself. For years they have done nothing else than shop for people buy for people save money for peoplo give people satisfaction. You save time, liother, and you save a gnat deal of money. a,e sure of getting good g'ssls, and you are sure of getting the.tn for les money than any where els in this St.ae, w hich is a strong sta;emcnt. but one we stand by. Send for oar book, "Whm Shah I get them for Christinas?' Send for our Cat alogue and then send lor g:wids or sam ples. Almost anything in the store will be sent yon on approval, and cheerfully. S md it lack if you dnn't like it, bnt y u probably wilt like it. PENN AVE. & FIFTH ST., PITTSBURG, PA. t T Sw Sif 0 GiMur 7 Uaxv lUuvr Siiiili A TV ADIRONDACK ROT AFLOAT 11; tm R. Ivt.H W. D. Horf1s T. W. HwiaMM and fifty books, " y f" ef faid tTco-dol- a school-teacher. LITERARY EiTERTAINnENTS THE FAIRY FETE A DELFT PARTE A CIIAKLKS LAMB PARTY rrA TART hi Mr E. E. tUl j I THt 1 Hll.lRt S Hul By buu J 4AAr HISTORIC CAVALRY CHARGES ATGAntES-S MILL. AT CEDAR CREEK ai ccrrrsBirRii. at opeqcah Sj RfOiAA Bar BlallAa Ik aana akii aprlllna. I AI. JLV7 X Suffering Women. AlosI vmntn do , suffer. Why, w: we know there h T one great cau.-i, and that is weaknefs-. J T(,.. UArt-.r. ill.- r t deprczxd feJingJ, he poijs. the 1 t thiourajcrrwau, fcxkci albeit all the mury his a cost.m Citrie weiknei'-. At such times a woman alvays ru;rds a fririid j that can be reiki upon, ana ;cch t a friffcd, for mere than Uvcxiy j year?, has been that greatest d all j remedies, IrioAwXX' By its puiUy and its pcv.?r it furnishes a prompt relief for womfn in their hours cf tied. and if Ibe grateful exrrssior.s J which come cp from tii liorrrfs t of tlx bnd about wfut SAt li i CURE haa done were rrinted, they would fill volumes, if yoo, reader, are a striicrcr, cac you not take hope from tLic gesfion? lir, Lot-.l. ot acw t;lc. iitull-i -xi. r-v' druK2iit. To the Trade, Jvsjiechilly those handling Christ mas Presents. We want you to know that we have just received from the eastern mar kets a large and splendid line of the following goods to select from. Ladies attending the Institute will find it to their advantage to exam ine our btock. 250 DOZEN HANDKERCHIEFS. Lad tea and Metis' White Lawn, Iawnand Embroidered, Initial, White Silk and Colored .Silk Handkerchiefs1, at rhvs from s -euts to jl. 200 LADIES CAPES. Indies' Cloth and riush Caiit I-adh-s' and Misses' Jackets. Don't forget to give u.s a call and we our large assortment and wonderfully cheap priii-s. DRESS GOODS. We have a handsome line of Wool Dress floods in Novelties, Cov ert. iotns, u-ooi Cloths, Tr ; 1. i, iv. ., .,.1, jieiirieiius, rsL-rges, naim, ruiKs In Dress and Waut Patterns, all up to date styles. KNIT GOODS. In Fancy Knit Wool Goods', La dies and Children's Hood La dies' and Children's Mittens, Fascinators, Wool .Shawl In White, Illack, Pink ami Light Illue, we have a nh-e assort ment. LINENS. In Stamped Linens, Table Lin ens, Napkins, Towtls, Linen Sheeting, Silkoline, Drapery Silk p, and Embroidery, we have pretty styles. KID GLOVES. In Lad Us' and Gentlemen's Kid Gloves, Misses' Fur Top Mils and Kid Gloves in all size- we have pretty sty Us. DOMESTIC STOCK. Our Domestic Stock never was lietter or at lower prices. Woo! Blankets from $1.50 to $5.00 p r iiir. Cotton Illaukets from w cents to f 1.00 a pair. Facts to Tl:e liiirh Goo Is. jtvity of the The Low Price asked 1 r them. Where can we pet the IV? t Goods for the Lea.-t Money? on 'ARKER & PARKEB. 0 This store in rijrht into the Il.iliJay lus iiiess is pin? uIkhiI it with nn earnest ness that will attrait your attention anj we know win your confulcuce. In tho Fancy Gi.hIs lines we put on a!o larjior atul finer assortments than ever of Art I'ottcriea and Bric-a-T.rac in Royal Itonn. ltoyal Vienna, ts'evrex, Doulton. Advlorly. Tepliiz. t'loisaonne, Iulian Kaicnii-e, ULsiiie Figures Brom-e-s etc. Then thero arc numberless arti cles in Faiu-y leather ami in relliiloi.l CoiuS and Krush Sets, Work Doses-. Shaving sets. Clove and Han.rken-hiif Hoses, Neektio Boxes, and Collar end I'uir Isoses. Then the ranee of Cut Class and Fine China Silver and Silver-plated Novel ties. Lamp. Shades, Cloties, Tables, Onyx Cabinets, Hard Wood Taliourettes, India Scats. Fancy Chairs anil Tables all a. our well known small protit prices. Then books, toys, dolls and srames and then you've lut a mere mei-tion of the lloliilay dispUv this xtore has pre parpsl for your hoi id.iy buying a newsj paper dcsi-rit:oin-.trt ha detinita bet ter come and see and we'll warrant you'll Rod the prires so much in your f,;vor as w iU pay yon for the coining. We'll be glud to send Catalogue to these who will write for it cKts you i.othiiijr and will save you many dollars n pages mostly ill'isirutf.l. 0evoteI to Holiday '..kkis. ex'lusive ot the Jewelry ami nth criiepnrtnient which contain so many 5-T)d Kilt arlicios. Thtiio is short arne or write for the Nmk wi'h-v.it tleh-j. B0GGS & BUHL, Allegheny, Pa. fcV J P fll847. w :- -:-:D0NT FORGET TO: T3 13iJELJi.CiX Where you can find the choicest line r f 11 presented to ou and prices to suit ih- Fine Dressinj Ca5e5. Glove and Handkerchief Boxe5, Cuff and Collar Boxes, Gents Traveling Cases, Shaving flujcs and Brushes, Bon-bon Boxes, &c. ?T-Public : Station for Ical and svn"& Pistam.e Telcj !... points in the United States. G. W. BENFORD, MANAGER, Brings Something- A Riding or Walking Spring Too:!: sfckm 7r-A -' - if v"-r;-r--:sv' -V- Xo dracrino; of frame on tso ironnd. The lighter i - . itself of tra.sh as easily 83 a Lay rake. Ilui .? u- '. a man on &3 othcr3 do m itLout a I . i. CALL AND SEE IT. WE GUARANTEE IT IN THE WORLD. Sold on Trial. J O. llUlUCiUitU. Somerset, Pa. X'-'te?:' flit 3 ic '.,' Y I lifer -. " VI , .WAV'lJt.i I IT. A'"-" -jr " -V-W'A ' ks- 1 p F--J i vJkH-.-.v. i;v?-".--irc ; .X,) F Our StockTs A thing to ba caa'.iJered In buying Fu'r.irare. PRICE U trenera'Ty hc' l to be of the t'rs: sIi.itiM lvo tiie last. If you buy fir quality you If you buy for price yo Ret what you pay t- r. ChaniWr Suits. S.-!:, (.;k and Cherrr, ov Antique Oak SiiitV, : : :" ; Parlor Suits. : : : : Sideboards, Solid hk, : : : Chairs. Red. S prints. Mattresses and all other kin.. of I lowest price. B FIGURE Covers a multitude of sins, but it i:,'t pwo ;! iude-.iral:e features to secure tisure. l'.-t.iM s:- ' ihe detail of grades, then yuu are rcailv for : C. H. Coffroth, g 605 M?n Cross Street, HOLIDAY PRESENTS FOIi THE MILLION AT QUIiWS BIG STORE, 131 and 133 Clinton Strset, - Everybody can be Suited. He (ire doshifj out La-lies Jach'hJ.O; ami Winter Dress Goods vv " Com 3 fjr a bargain to - - QUINN'S, JOHNSiO. f of SOLO', Specialty in ! Ittc.-t Garlrmd ,i , Carlan try I Perfect O cors s 1 EVERY DAY - pi-1 iT1 Y -v s-Lo4K r-a r - Abso At E' J.hi a: f- a c-.T A. S3T3-s;..I I ataxia a trL Lai 'LTO. tiiinms six p: SOVESET, W;
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