II Somerset Herald. "Publication iuinr monilnf a i M in advauee, otherwise .ac,r" ... ... .eonUDiied until d BP- ra ne- -!"" ... o.en subscribers do not -sW- . . ... to . ... i he iii""" ot Ihs form- Pa. f. fHUJi "i .NOT.VKY PUBLIC, 'n 6 isomer., fa A buiuetwl, Penn'i wo" ... .. u-ui w I'1" otre lU 06 at- C. W. WALKED . . ... CKjiuerbci, ah. ' wTounu w, Pitwburg. Pa. XjUlcruc- i rfc More suiii t, 1 OU "'v.T.IJlW. AliVH--- SHjuicrM;! Pa. bulULTMrl, Pa. 1.1 ksiXivt.lt, , Huu il'jwe Court '....VKV.AT.LA; ro, Pa. Somerset, Pa. J. ii. OGLK. A.'iOiwN 1 1 S-A T LA W , saiuj rscl. Pa. ' km:- .e.i-iHraaajoiuiug- rTI'E HA Y, """" Aiiuikt-AT-LAW, Isoiut-rset, Pa. ffaE.V.E--Iate. Will attend to " w uis care witli pruuiplr uJhfcY-AT-LANV, ssouierset. Pa. -if t :trti4 to ail b ts . en iL uy mvik i ou colieo- . 0. KDiMKL, ijutuerbet, l a. a4litttiues eulrUbUl to liig .MttiMi turucery Store. j L PUGH, AlIuii.l-AT-lWf Csouier&et, Pa. j l!r3w!h Block, up Mairx. r-n- , u. i. I ni lrerU CollMCtioUS .;LcJ.ut:ftxaiulnt-l.aul ail 3lS. L. C. COLBORX. AllS k COLBOllX, feumcrsut. Pa. ifs eotnitra to oar care will be v.:iii;Lk:ui.y v.l-iiu-d to. 0liw TNiiiit-rc:- tn-utord and adjuin . urt:yi'j. ' wuvfjaiicaig . EAZR, Ai fyRXE V-AT-LA W, ryjiut-rMrtt Pa. rK-. la Ncufrwt aud adjoiuicg A. ..lo ruuaUtl to Uiiu will :TK TH. W. II. EL'ITEX. iiiuiO. L Vs-AX-J-A W, feoiuernet. Pa. Ji:rii.-tKi to tVir care w:!l be CAKOThtllLS. M. D., sxiut-rs.1. Pa. 'F.SR.UTElt Snucrw't, 1'a. pn(n:1in: v ri'ivw. to ttie citi- "WiLlAN ASi..-1-HOEOX, rar of Drug store. 3- S. KJMMELL, - p' ""fianir.-toihe clti 1 "i:J v'.v. I'uitx pro. Hmiiil at Li of- J -MILLEX, 'T''6twn ' prw-Tvation .'.'"" Artm-iil c-u ins,-ru-d. i rTiT1 ""-tr-. UllM-e funeral Director. Land SES.VEEa. :urvej-or LU'.ie, Pa. Oils! 0 Pi'tsl.are rw-part. u: If.r ""atomudtof lubricating Oi J Pitriot .St. fi-FLUCK, lion. 1 & Gasoline. rJ& 'WlMsm. Weclu.1. of Petr0ieum it; v.c-ui. fcouivrset, P . 1 VOL. XLV. XO. NOW FOR THE Red - Letter SALE. W E have a large stock of goods ou Raud that must be reduced before invoicing. We know Trices will do it, Down they go- We lucaii business ! yds of Calico for cents. yds Shirting (jliA-o for 'M cents. j-ds American Indkrn Blue, Turkey lied and Fancy Prints for lt!cts. yds Lancaster (jiiiKhams for 99 cU. yds Toweling for ittt nents. yds Outing (.'loth for 99 cents, yds 4-4 good Unbleached Muslin, Otic yds Heavy Sheeting !9 cenU. yds 4-4 Gilt Edge Uleached Muslin W cents. yds 4-4 Hill and Androscogin Hleached Muslin ft cents. Soft Oil Cloth, 121 cts per yard, yds 4-4 Fruit of the Town and Lons dale M cents. IMYool FLANNELS, WOOL CLOTHS, DRESS GOODS, iu the different Weaves and Makes. VELVETS, SILKS, TOWELS, NAPKINS, TABLE LINENS, BED SPREADS, BLANKETS, POBTIERS, CARPETS, are all to be marked DOWN TO COST. Cotton Carpet Chain, 12jC per lb. Wool Carpet Chain, :i"ic per lb. Stocking Yarn, 50c per lb. Indies' Jackets from 1.50 to filoO. 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Ifciugherty Pure Hve.ft.V Andrieiueii Best Pure Kve.-jO " p i-ml price list on Wines, ete on appiUiiioii. No extra charge for Jugs or pickine. Ol ve u a trial order. TIUMOSI A. SNOSICtSf N, mo. ss. 1SS Federal StAlleirleny. Pr. For U3 omeri SOMERSET, PA., WINTER. The sky 1 drear. The woods are sere. At each uprising gust, By road and brake The dead leaves quake And shudder in the dust. O'er meadows broWn Dull storm clouds frown, While glimpses of the sun. By contrast throw A adder glow Upon the moorland dun. Athwart the vale A vapor pale With ghastly motion shifts. Beyond the hare Their foot-hills raise Their tops above its rifts. My heart stands still To feel the chill Of silent wood and Held, The very flood Of nature's blood Seems suddenly congealed. 'Tis not the vier Of mountains blue That stirs my inmost soul. Nor overhead The clouds of lead That onward darkly rolL It is, that all On which a pall Of death has thus been laid, Will wake ero long -To life anil song, In spring's fresh garb arrayed. Waller rVott, THE COLONEL AXD THE MAJOR. BY JOHN KKAKXS WHITE. The colonel was lxru on the 10th day of December, and the major followed promptly the next day. At least this was the trudition iu the old Virginia town which was the place of their na tivity. To lie oure, 1 hear t one man say that he looked into the family Bible and bad found the record, of the major's birth in March, but he was a croaker aod a skeptic generally, and Ids cyni cal utterances can have no weight against a well-established tradition. This much is sure, however that the day after the colonel was first aent to school the major's name was also en rolled on the lis-t of pupils. You the way of it was this: The two fami lies lived next door to each othef, and naturally the boy9 liecame playmates, and continued so until the colonel's eighth birthday. Then the colonel's mother decided that he was old enough to go to school. Not so however, wita with the major's. She thought that the major was "entirely too j'oung to be sent out into the world yet" the "world" meaning Miss Fannie Adam's school down at the corner. So the col onel went to school and the major stayed at home for one day. He could bear it no longer than that; the Bide yard was a desert without the colonel. He pleaded and wept until finally, with tearful eyes, the fond mother decided to send her son out into the world, and two young hearts were made supreme ly happy. On account of his advantages in age, and his longer ciirience in school life, the colonel undertook the office of patron to the major, which service the latter accepted very gracefully, until, having acquired soni'j experience him self, he began to re ison that the colonel was scarcely f:tr enough ahead of him to warrant his attitude. tSo he rebell ed against the colonel's authority and proclaimed his independence. This lasted three days, and then the C'douel regained his ascendency in a manner altogether unusual among the powers of the world. While so little older than the major, he was a good deal larger and stronger, though it must lie added injustice to the latter, not a whit more courageous. He did not usa his superior strength to coerce his former follower into renew ed allegiance; but the day that Toot Sykes, the bully of th school, attempt ed to take by force the major's ttp, knocked him down, and w at proceed ing to administer a severe thrashing, "K-Unnlc tho colonel ftuneared on the uv. ' anuV?l!ipt,y pIadnS hlm9elf infP,ntoftl.ebu:!.enKaSed hi?n iu battle. What a baltTc1. XVtook rank among the classics oiVA J-"""01' ...... .. .. sur- and to this day the two or x-iih viving witnesses will tell you bated breath, how, after a long str K" gle, the colonel sticceeded fu whippi?-' Tom Sykes, who as so much olde'if i and bigger, and who had never been whipped before. And from that day forward the ma jor never questioned the propriety of yielding his allegiance to the colonel. And the colonel in turn appreciated this devotion, so that when he raised a company to enter the Mexican war, and they elected him captain, and Fred Collins first lieutenant, he refused to accept the honor unless they m::de the major first lieutenant, and so they got together again and nullified the election of Fred Collins and elected the major in his stead. And this ad ded to the strength of the army, for Fred Collins left that company and raised one of his own, and was elected captain and went to the war, and, poor fellow, he was killed. And then when the great Civil war broke out and their regiment held a meeting to elect ollicers, the foremost local orator arose after Major Jett bad been elected full colonel, and said: "Gentlemen of the th Virginia, it gives me great pleasure to put in nom ination for the lieutenant-colonelcy of this regiment the name of that modest gentleman, that brave soidier, another veteran of the Mexican war, Lieuten ant " and he called the name of the major. And now the boys did cheer! and the coionel led the cheering, and, in fact, it wis whispered that the ma jor's nomination was due altogether to the colonel's contrivance anyhow, j Well, the major was just overwhelm! with pleasure and surprise, for he tlsought the name to lie pronounced would surely be the colonel's; In fact he was a good deal astonished that Major Jett was elected commander In stead of his friend. As it was, he rose to his feet, blushing and stammering, ..nd after thanking the gentlemen for , honor conferred, he tai i that there were many in that gathering who wen set ESTABLISHED 1827. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1897. dence than he was, and that there was one in particular who was so well fitted for the office that he 'could not think for a moment of accepting it himself. Then he sat down, and everyone kuew that he meant the colonel. And they also knew that he would stand by what he had said, and so the colonel was elected lieutenant-colonel by acclama tion, and in the same way the major was elected a major. And they went through this war as they had goue through the other, and when it was over they returned to their native town and looked each other in the face, and by that look inquired: "What shall we do now?" For, hav ing lost the inherited' property which had lieen ample for all their wants, they knew it would be necessary to turn their hands to something to earn at least a meagre living. The colonel had "studied a little law;" the major had "done a little surveying." There fore they decided to open a small office, and soon on one of the doors appeared a modest sign bearing the colonel's name and informing the people that he was a "Notary Public and Commis sioner in Chancery," and on the other side a sign with the major's name, and beneath it simply the word "Survey or." And then they sat in their office and waited for patronage to come, and now and then a little did come, and by pinching and scraping they were able to pay for their office and the bedroom back of it, and irregularly to pay their board at Miss Sal lie Carter's, "around the square." Once the colonel spruced up a bit and began to "pay some attention" to Miss Sallie, but he soon dropped back into his old ways, and this brief departure comprised the entire history of the courting days of the two friends. Thus into a quiet routine their life settled, and so continued for 20 years. Every morning when they awoke it was, "Oood-morning, colonel, I trust you slept well last night," and, "Yea, thank you, major; do you feel refresh ed yourself, ir?" And then they dress ed and brushed their clothes and walk ed around to Miss Sallie's where they paid their respects to the "charming hostess" and whatever boarders were at the table then; and after breakfast, asked if the Daily Landmark had come and if they might "glance over it," and said they were thinking of subscribing for it themselves, and then with a bow and "pleasant day to you all" they went buck to the office, and the colonel would say, "Well, major, will you be very busy to-day?" and the major would reply, "Not very, colonel." Ah, neither have I much on hand to-day; how would you like to try a game of checkers?" "Very much, colonel." And tlten, if the time were winter, they spread their board near an open coal fire; if summer, under the old maple tree in front of the door; and there they played uutil the dinner hour. Then, "Dear me, we have occupied the entire morning; this will never do; our busi ness will sutler." Then dinner, then "work" then supper, then asmoke and talk of old times, then to bed. "Good night, major, pleasant dreams." "Good night, colonel, I hope you will sleep well after the fatigues of the day." Thus, with rare exceptions, the days went by, the weeks, the months, the years, until the twentieth had come and gone. Then the letter came. It was ad dressed to the Colonel, and read as follows: 1 "Sr. Louis, Mo., , IS. "My Dear Cousin You have prob ably forgotten, if you ever knew of, my existence. I am the grandson of your ' father's brother who wtnt to Kentucky so many years ago. My father afterward moved to Missouri, as ya'u probably already know, and here I was born and reared. My family con sists of myself, wife, and two children. I and we are the only representatives of my name, that I know of, except your self. I recently met a gentleman who proved to be a Virginian, and he told me that you were not in the best of cir cumstances. Now, I have acquired a considerable amount of this world's goods, and shall be more than delighted if you will consent to come and make my house your borne for the remainder of your life. Indeed, I shall take the priv ilege of a kinsman to insist that you do so. The wife and children have often heard me tell the traditions of my an cestry, and are all eagerness to see their Virginia lelative. To show how much in earnest I am, I enclose the railroad ticket nectshary to bring you ,) us. Please write me at once that 'i are coming, anu wi.tn. yoi ,',With the highest cousinly esteem .0. flection I am, and a "Yours, etc., is the letter, and the colonel's fiuen w sparkled as he handed it to eyes fair! remarking at thesame time, the msj ews for us, major; good news "Uood i lood i 1, an w tba . .. l.; There is no doubt about it, you for is I mean we are growing are tl I don't mind confessing now old I have long been anxious as now 'ity to provide properly for us to my abi vou should find it necessary both when i business. In fact, we to retire fi . .....t,..1,w. IK.) n- t... i-o mnut Itftth rL: n .v f est economy even now. to use the greo i ,, , . , u . .k- t I t all. I really had for But this settles k , , . , iZX , .i IkO'i or almost forgot gotten about theft , J ' , . , f .T'ly he has found us ten, but fortunatd ,f out and it is all ri , Tt reading the letter, The major, upoii , ! i i i. 1 hand, but a sad pressed his friend s . . , . ,iad come into his wistful expression hj , . , , face. "This is indeefV ,i j r rejoice with you, you, colonel, and I iJ . ; . . . , ., saddens me to but I I of course it ,. , . , i i r a- r K-oti; it could not think of parting from A be otherwise." V "Parting from me! ' menu? There'll be n me." jJ "Why, yes, colonel, a What do you parting from f course; he is ind if, through your cousin, not mine; t i had done so, consideration for you, hi line. You see still I should have to del ned at all iu my name is uot menth the letter, nor is it $ upposed that it should be; he probably1 never heard Link he had? of me. Why should we ough report, He knows you only thi. usman; it is but when you are his k both natural and right fj r you to live with him." that Vir ginia is much like Scotland in the mat ter of family connections. The colonel's reply w:is to grasp the letter and read It airain. He then with a sigh, let it drop from his hand. "Yes," he sald,"you are right; we shall have to decline this tempting invita tion. Ah, well, we have gotten along, and I suppose we can get along still. At first though, it seemed to me to be a godsend to us." "My dear friend, listen to me; there Is but one thing to be done, namely, for you to accept this hospitable offer of your cousin. It would lie more than folly to decline it. As for me, I shall undertake to do both your work and mine; it will not be too much, and in that way I shall lie able to lay aside something, besides living more easily than we do now. You see the income will lie the same and the expense one half. Then in time I will be able to joiu you iu St. Louis, and if we cau not live in the same house we can see each other every day." "Yes, and I will also work, and be ing at no expense, ean send you what I earu; and that will le.-wen the time immensely. We will do it, and the sooner the lietter." And from that time the two thought of nothing, and talked of nothing, but the colonel's journey and their plans for a final reunion. . As the day of departure drew near their quiet life liegau to be quite stir ring. They did not think they had so msny friends. It seemed to them that everybody wanted to know their in tensions, and that nearly everybody sympathized with tliein because they were to be separated. And hints dropped now and then, reminded them that they were no longer young, and therefore could not count with much certainty upon seeing each other again. In fact, this thought began to occupy their minds so largely that the first ar dor was very much dampened; but still the preparations went ou, and they said nothing to each other nlxx.t doubts and fears the colonel, because he had a secret project in his mind by which he hoped to have the major with him again soon. He would state the circumstance to bis cousin, who would probably find some way to ful fill his desire without wounding the feelings of his friend. If not, he would return and their old life would lie re sumeiL But nature rebelled atruitist reason, and they both began to llje sleep. By degrees appetite deserted them. They liecame haggard. At last the day arrived. The colonel said good-bye to Miss Sallie and tli boarders. They noticed that his hand trembled and his lips quivered as the grasp was given and the word spoken. They went to the ptation. The major had attended the baggage, so the re maining time was theirs. To be sure they had been altogether undisturbed for half the morning, but all that time was uot so precious as tiie 1 minutes still left. "Major, it is needless to say I shall miss you, be the time of our separation long or short." "Don't speak of it colonel; we should not become unmanned at a moment like this." "And, major, our little olliee, our habitation for 20 year?, anil fie tree, and the game of checkers you don't know how how I shall miss them. Mere trifles I know, but somehow they seem to have taken hold upon me, they have become part of me, or I have become part of them, I don't know which." "Yes, colonel, this leaving of people and place is a terrible thing; but in this case we may look forward t meet ing again. Of course the place will lie different, but I suppose that can't 1 helped." The two friends had strolhd a short distance from the station, and at this moment the bell warned them to re turn. They hastened liaek. At the steps of the rear pl.it form they stopped and faced each other. They stood there a moment and then fell into each other's arms. It was the first time, but how they wept. Sobs shook their frames as thesi two w ithered old men at lost comprehended what it meant actually to part from each other. They were really not two, they had grown into one. To divide them would le death to both, and they now under stood it. "All aboard!" But it was not heeded. "All aboard, there!" But the train moved off without the colonel. Not a word had been spoken, but it was silently decided between them, during the last tmbrace, that he should not go. They smiled as the cars disappeared. Both were very pale. The colouel tottered; the strain had been too great; he was ill. He was taken to their room and went to bed. The major telegraphed to St. Louis that the colonel was sick and that it was needless to expect hiin. He also sent word along the line to have the baggage returned. He then went back to nurse the colonel. He nursed him two days and then Death claimed his owu. The funeral was well attended. The camp of veterans turned out, the "Dead March" was placed, the service read, the coffin was covered with earth. The major went through it all. He saw the last clod fall and then turned away. At the corner he left the car riage and went alone to the office. He stopped and looked up at the tree. It seemed to share his grief. He laid his hand on its rough bark in silent caress. He opened the door and stood for a moment ou the threshold gazing with in. He sighed. "Oh, it is desolate'' he murmured, and then took a step for ward and felL And there he lay when they found him, face downward, dead. Oodey's Magazine. Sacklea'a Arnica Salve- The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Itheuni, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapjied Hands, Chilblains, Corns, aud all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Plies, or no pay required. It is guarantee! to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 2- cents per box. For sale at J. N. Snyder's drugstore, Somerset, or at Br&llicr'a drug store, Belin, Pa. i .Ji LL era STATE CAPITOL BUSHED' Fierce Flames Destroy tht Historic Structure- IlAKRisliL'RO, Feb. 2. Capitol Hill is to-night a scene of desolation. The historic structure which for three-quarters of a century witnessed the deliber ations of Pennsylvania's law giver, ami wherein have assembled the men who have made most of its record as a commonwealth, is now only ruins. The round tower of its rotunda, dismant led and blackened, looks down in trag ic silence on broken walls and smold ering embers. The tall pillars of the portico, yet crowned with Hames, gleam white and ghastly aiint a background of smoke and blackness. The whole scene lacks no element of desolation. The destruction was as sudden as it is complete. It came almost without warning. The Senate had met and taken a brief recess. Most of the Sen ators were in their seats, and the gal leries were filled with the usual crowd of spectators. In the House business was miving sluggishly along. The G.viies, whioh had doubtless been at work for hours unseen and unknown, suddenly spread to the whole of the upper tl Kin of the Senate wing, and volumes of smoke poured at once, al most, through the pictured ceiling. Even then, so suddeu was the coming, few seemed to realize the truth. It was only when the water, turned on by some of the oflicials of the school de partment, began to pour down, and a crackle of tl tmes came, soon d.'pen ing into a roar, that the Senators s iw their danger. An adjournment not contemplated by any ruly was ha-tily tiken, and every one rushed for the d.iors. The House took fright at the same time, and adjourned with qui haste, ths Representatives beating-a retreat without any semblance of dig nity. They were none too k:i, for in a few seconds an explosion above shook the whole building, and the flying leg islators were thrown from their feet by its force. A mighty blast of air sma-h- ed windows aud tore open d'jors, the ceilings fell, followed by flaming em bers and torrents of smoke, while all the woodwork in the uncompleted in terior of the dome w is dished down into the rotunda. That no one was injured, saying nothing of the possi bility of their being killed, now seems, whn the uti paralleled progress of the fire is appreciated, little short of a mir acle. Within five miuutes after the ad journment the calm, pictured face of William Penn which has so long hung behind the Lieutenant Governor's chair was gleaming redly amid a blue of flame and was soon obliterated. The House was swept by a whirlwind of fire. Iu 15 minutes the dome had fallen, and from end to end, from the flw to the roof, the entire capitol was ablaze. Its downfall was accomplish ed, and any effort to stay it was futile. All that could be done was to prevent the spread of the fire to the buildings oneithersida. O-it-dde almost theeutire population of Harrisburg seemed assem b ed. Armng them were the Senators and Representatives and State officials, gazing helplessly on the scene. It was a sad one. So tinny memories fluster ed around the doomed building that few could witness its destruction un moved. Apart from the great loss, ir reparable so far as much of its con tents was concerned, it was crowded with historic associations. Here Thaddeus Stevens the "Great Commoner," had won his earliest fame; John Hickman and Samuel J. Ran dall had served in those halls. Twenty-two of Pennsylvania's 34 United States Senators had been elected there. Of thesj Daniel S:urg-Kn, William Bigler, Charles R. Buckalew and Will iam A. Wallace, and later John I. Mitchell, Matthew S. Quay and the present Seiator-elect, B ies Peurose, had served within its wails. Heudrick B. Wright, George V. Lawrence, Gov. W. F. Packer, John Cessna, Jam-?s L. Graham, Janus S. R itan, B. L. Hew itt, Charles S. Wo'.fj an I scores of others had there won prominence in their diy. It has s?en the psiple's welcome extended to Lafayette, Web ster, Taylor and Lincoln, an I all thes? memories and associations lent a sad ness to ths event, and n visions of a tuw capitol, grander and m re gor geous wild dispel the sorrow felt as the old capitol went dow n in smoke and flames. Of course, a r.ew capitol must be built. The general feeling is that it must be one commensurate with the importance of the State. That to-day destroyed, much as it is regretted, was in every way antiquated and inade quate for its purposes. All the money spent on it in late years has been prac tically wasted. Now that it is gone there should be erected a capitol that will fully answer every need of the State for at least a century to come, and which will be worthy of the State. With the public debt almost entirely provided for and a return of prosperi ty in every way probable, the Com monwealth can afford to do this, and the beautiful site on Capitol Hill should soon be crowned with a struc ture of which the people may be justly proud. Henry Hall, iu Pittspurg 1 lines. THE FLAMES' KAPID WOKK. Bare walls, warped and shattered, with the ribs of the dome and the tall pillars at the entrance, are practically all that is left of the capitol. The en tire interior is destroyed. The fire which demolished the struct ure must have been making concealed but steady progress for hours before it was discovered. The first arrivals in the Senate chamber noticed an odor of burning wood, and between that time and noon the matter was occasionally mentioned. The building is heated by steam, but wood fires are used in some of the smaller rooms, and it was taken for granted that the smell came from some of these. Finally Senator Grady called a page and told him to go aud discover the source of the smoke. The boy returned with the information that it was steam aud there was no smoke. Shortly after noon the Seuate took a recess until 1 o'clock to wait for the WHOLE XO. 237G. amended treasury investigation resolu tion, which hail not yet been received from the House. The majority of the members scattered to their committee rooms. The smoke suddenly began to pour into the Senate chamber, and at 120 an alarm of fire was turned in. Senator Say lor and Librarian Miller started to follow the smoke to its source and entered the room of Lieut. Gov- Lyon, who was not in the city. They found it dense with smoke, coming through the walls behind a "bookcase. When Senator Savior took a hatchet and cut out a piece of the floor the flames at once burst forth, showing that they bail been working between the partitions ami under the flooring. President Pro Tern. McCarrefl, with Senators Vaughan and Saylor, and a number of employes, unreeled a hose and played on the flames, but the one small stream had not the slightest ap parent effect. By this time the water was pouring through the roof and on the desks and seats iu the Senate chamber. The president pro tern, was still fighting the fire, so Senator Grady took the chair, and amid the falling water and blinding smoke recognized Senators Gobin and Mitchell to make a moiioti to adjourn uutil 11am. Wednesday. Even then the serious nature of the situation was scarcely realized, and many members of the House, just across the rotunda, did not even know that the building was on fire. But the next few minutes were decidedly lively ones. The business of the House for the day hail been about completed when a hasty adjournment was taken. When the firemen arrived the whole western end of the building was in flames and the fierce flames were blow ing like a furnace. A strong west wind was blowing, driving snow before it and making the work of the firemen very difficult. It took nearly 15 min utes to get a hoe on the burning build ing, an i by that time the flames were through the roof of the Senate side of the buildiug, the dome was blazing and not a stream had been turned on the flames exoept from the inside, which was then abandoned. In five minutes more the roof over the Lieu tenant Governor's magnificent apart ments and the o:tiees of the education al departments fell. Some anxious persons were iu the Senate chamber still trying tosaveeff.-ets in their desks. The crowd out-i le grew frantic yelling at them to com? out of danger. Among thise was Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Rawlins. When a portion of the floors collapse 1 he staggered to the door of the House bleeding aud overcome from t'.i'i smoke. He was revived after a time. Fanned by the stiff northeast wind the blaze ate up the timbers voracious ly. Ever and anon a gust stronger than its predecessors would come along and then the flames would leap forth 10, 2) and 5) feet from the building. The most valuable State records were not in the burned building, having been taken soon af:er its completion to the fire proof executive building. Tais is a matter of congratulation among the State officials. Over the Senate the old and rotten timbers were dry as dust and burned aud sizzled like powder. Pretty soon those who lingered ou the border of the Senate chamb.T saw a bright flame leap out from abve the Speaker's chair and then around the chandelier ap peared tiny tongues of flame that lick ed away the frescoing on the ceiling and burned the fastenings off the chandeliers, which came down with a crash. All the important records, including the Journals of the Senate aud House, were saved. At 3 o'clock a'uc all that remained of the old capitol were the walls. Several firemen were injured by fall ing timbers and a number of capitol employees were hurt. There were many narrow escapes from death. The capitol was insured. It had been on fire scores of times in the past, but never serious'y. It had never been iu sured uutil Speaker Boyer was State Treasurer, when he called Gov. Putti son's attention to the fact, and then it was insured. The insurance was aoout $200,00) and the ioss is estimated at (1,000,0110. There was much handsome furniture. The fire took with it these separate rooms: The Senate chamber, oftie s of the clerk and Senate librarian, Senate committee rooms, Forestry com mission, rooms of the president pro tem, (iame commission, Lieutenaut Gov ernor's apartments and offices of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the House chamber, committee rooms, Speaker's office, resident and chief clerks' apartments and newspaper rooms. The records and statistics of the De Department of Public Instruction were destroyed, including much valuable statistical information regarding the public schools. Dr. Schaeffer saved the warrant Is ok. IlISTUHY F TIIS CAPITOL. The capitol of Pennsylvania, totally destroyed by fire had beeu in use, on the day of its destruction, exactly 75 years and one mouth. Its cornerstone was laid by Governor William Findlay ou May 31, 1i10. On January 2, 1S22, Governor Joseph Helster, with the heads of the Mate departments; the Senate, headed by Speaker William Marks, Jr., of Pittsburg; the House, led by Speaker Joseph Lawrence, of i Washington county, father of George V. Lawrence, and a large concourse of citizens, marched iu procession from the old court house, where the legisla ture had met for two years, to the new capitol, and with appropriate ceremo nies dedicated it to the Legislature's uses, for which it served three-quarters of a century. As early as I7S5, John Harris gave five acres of land to the State on which to erect a capitol. The Legislature was then sitting in Philadelphia. In 1787 the body decided to go to Harrisburg, but that was reconsidered, and iu 1765 Carlisle, and in l?M WrighUville, York county, were successively select ed hy the House for the seat of govern ment, but the Senate refused to concur. In 1709 both branches agreed on Lan caster amithat town remained the cap ital until 1S12. In 1810 Harrisburg waa finally selected, but the Legislature did not move there until two years later, j The commission appointed to erect a capitol ottered prizes of $400 and $J' for plan. Stephen Hills, of B-wton, was the successful architect and erect ed the building. It wa regarded a one of the purest ajieHmen of colonial architecture in th? country. IMls al- designed the State capitols at Indiar apolU and J?:ier-ion City, M ., ar I they werealni'mt copies of that destroy, ed toshty. The original i'"! of the main building was f 1:15,0 I. It st pr--ticilly uneh.-uiged until lsvi, when an addition, until rec -ntly tm-d foraSta'e library and until t-day for committee purposes, was erected at the north si!e at a cost of $50,000. In 174, the dou! llng of the House membership eaus 1 au enlargement of the House win , costing ? 11,000. Two years ago $12:, 000 was "rent in extensive improve ments, mainly on the House si ie. Tl: i result was not satisfactory, and la . year $70,000 more was s;iet, the wor being not yet completed when the fir destroyed the building. Seventy -one regular an t special ses sions of the Legislature have met in this capitol and 17 Governors have sect their messages to them. The most im portant legislation under the State's three constitutions was framed within the walls and the building has wlt n sed the most exciting scenes of U-g-Lslative history, frin the "Buckshot war" down to the stormy Senatorial elections whereia Simon Cameron wi the chief actor. On Tuesday, February 1, 72 years almost to a day before the caf i tol's destruction, (ten. Lafayette w.-s given a reception in the House by tt a Legislature and sat iu the chair ' i which John Hancock, president of tte Continental Congress, sat when he signed Lafayette's commlviioij. J.i 1J0 the Prince of Wales w as also r -ceived there, and the gn at grandm i of George III., at the invitation f Simon Cameron, seated himself on t!.s chair of the first signer of that declar tion of independence which wresU . the brightest jewel from England's crown. 1 Iils historic cuair was not u -stroyed to-day, having ls n pla-ed .1 Independence hall, Philadelphia, son ; time ago. Fifty years ago Daniel Welst'-r, a- tired in his famous blue coat and bra buttons and bu'l vest, a ldres.-ul tL Legislature in the House. Later Pre. - Ident Zaciiary Taylor w.-is given a re ception there, and on February 22, 1 , Abraham Lincoln, on his way to as sume the Presidential oiTlce, spoke to the Legislature in the H r.ise. Ttu night he secretly left the town aud wps hurried to Washington, to escape t . Baltimore the assassination that over took him four vears later. Dr. Einj's Hew Disc37ry For Con sumption. 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