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I)., rv,mirM.t, Pa. is. louth eh, -i nsr-s tar of liruj hUire. -H-&KIMMELL, 'uLdv;.;,,.:). tuirw pro 'J--- 'fas i- i.iuud at bik of- ; f m m:llex, ': i i ." ir-rvtlon ; jiiUwi i.!,.ta-tTV. Ullii-e iH n H- I V torc, ,s,frr.uTii, Ftaeral Director, tauav Land Sui-vej'or DiflXLE It LUtie. I'a. ft! Oils! 0 fj- r '"IllffcllC Lubricating Oils " vwj- known "iact of Petroleum "bwt uuiformiy praetor v OilQ -tt THE, tUniMt,Ia r he VOL. XLV. NO. Is never done, and it is eepeciallv wearing nd weariiome to those whose blood is impure and onfit projierly to tone, sus tain, and renew the wanting of nerve imiic ni tissue, n is more Deeause ot this condition of the hlnn1th.t m are run don n, Tired, Weak, Nervous. Than because of the work itself. Every physician says so, and that the only rem edy is in building np by taking a good nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitalizer like Hood's Sarsaparilla. For the troubles Peculiar to Home at change of season climate or life, or resulting from hard work, nervousness, and impure blood. luuuKuui luvc iuuuu reiiei ana cure In nloodT Sarsaparilla The One True Rlood purifier, ft; glx fnr .v I'rt pared only by C I. Hixxl & Co IxwelL Mivt Hrtrt'c D;IIc"',ll,, OI,I 1IIN t.ike IIOOU S fl US with Hood's SarsaparilU. -THE First lainal Bant Somerset, Penn'a. Capital, SSO.OOO. Surplus, S26.000. o DEPOSITS RCCEIVC )N LARGE AN 0 Bat ALL AMOUNTS, PAYABLE ON DEMAND. ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS, FARMERS. STOCK DEALERS, AN D OTHERS SOLICITED DISCOUNTS DAILY. -BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CHAS. O. NOUI.L. GEO. U. 8CULI, JAMES L PUGU, W. H. MILI.KK, JuHX R. SOOTT, KOBT. H. SCULL, FKED W. BIESECKEK EDWARD SCTLL, : : PRESIDENT. VALENTINE II A V, : VICE PRESIDENT. II ARVEY M. BERKLEY, C-ASHIER. The funds and securities of this ban are e-cun-ly prouted in a celebrated Corliss Bcb glar Proof Safk. The only safe made abso-luU-ly burglar-proof. TtB tenet County National ANK OF SOMERSET PA. Eitab!lshW 1877. O'pthti u t NiHaM?, 1890 -O. Capita!, - $ 50,000 00 Surplus & Undivided Profits, 23,000 00 Assets, - - 300,0000 0 Chas. J. Harrison, - President Wm. II. Koontz, - Vice President. Milton J. rritts, - - Cashier. Geo. S. LTarrison, - Ass't Casliier. Directors . Win. Endsley, Josiah Specht, John II. Snyder, Joseph B. DaviH, t'lias. W. Snyder II. C. Beerits, John StulTt, Harrison Snyder, Noab S. Miller, Jerome Stufft, Sain. B. Harrison. Curtomern of thin bank will receive the most lli-n.l treatmentnKistrnt wltllsafebHnkiiiK. Punie wiKblDK to M-iid money east or wmt can be accommodated by draft for any amount. . . , T.. Money and valuable secured by one or Vie bold celebrated safes, with moat improved U"ollecUons made In all part of tbe United Suites. Charge moderate. Accounts aud dt-putUts aollcltea. I . A. H. HUSTON, Undertaker and Embalmer. A GOOD HEARSE, and everything pertaining to funerals furn ished. SOMERSET - - Pa Jacob D. Swank, Watchmaker nd Jeweler, Next Door West of Lutheran Church, Somerset, - Pa- I Am Now pi td to supply the public with Clocks, Watcbe", and Jew elry of all descriptions, as Cheap as the Cheapest. KEPAIHIXG A SPECIALTY. All work guaranteed. Look at my utock before making your purchase. J. D. SWANK I 16 TO 1. RILWlR oolo i In the mney ,nestion means that In WrtKhl It would take l Gld dollar; to make in weiKbt t.ne Silver dollar. W e ;a. Ul I a.aB flf f mt 11 fl run ran i lor nitirr . dollar to rivtyHi the pureatand inl Hjf tl immis mnu. . . lime a ill " "' , m 3 to 4 Yr.ld Pure Kyei.fi M2 M T txs.SHand-mAdeSourMaahaJo J.K iviueherty Pure Kve-S-itl Z Andrimrn Brt't Pure Rye5JW " X dpeeUI price lixl on Wines, etc.. on J appllratloa. No eitra charge for Jufs urpackitiK. Give u a trial order. X TILCr-O-e ANDRIESSIN, Z s s IK Federal tL,Allebeny, F 9 : 43. PEACE, BE STILL. HY REV. A. C. WCTl'IIER. T.ni.-h Thou, O Ixrd, my r.mbliiif( heart With tht moat precious word of Thine, A lute i touched l.y gentle hand fro let ine fwi lut power divine. When ndm would my llf-eorihume And fears my soul v. !th anguish fl!l. When tetnpexts rae thn hejirt within. Then chide tliat storm with. Peace, be still. As o'er the sur;iii m of lire My Imrk Is tossed by wind and wave. When puKsions rule iii wild dismay, O Ird, tlutt cluvrtng word I crave. Alone I dare not onward pn-ss Where darkness only bodes me 111, When doubt ami criui despair assail. Then cheer my heart with. Peace, be still. When deep the tempter's shafts would sink To wound the soul unto her death. When lj lug words like nv'wms wolves. Would taint tiieear with scorching breath; When hatred with her gelid hand W ould touch my hope, my love would chili; Rebuke, O Lord, that tempest slroug. And culm life's sesi with. Peace, be still. When grief would steal my cup of Joy And rob my couch of itsiceful nt. Whene'er my heart with anxious thought And troubling c.itv Is sore opprest. Then hear, O Lord, my suppliant cry, AuJ teach my soul with inilicnt skill To put her hoie, and trust in Thee Who once didst spcuk this. Peace, be still. a mTvtciTmakeii. Major Mackintosh was a very good fellow, but lie bad one little weakness, lie was an inveterate matchmaker. No doubt there was some excuse for him. Life seemed rather empty and puqiosely now that he had left the army, and as he was still a vigorous, energetic man he needed some whole some vent for his activity. Match making provided him at once with an interest and an oocupatiou. It gave him plenty to think of by night and to do by day. Without it he would have been the most miserable of men. With it he was the cheeriest aud the most self irniortauL It is a very good thing sometimes to have a little weak ness. Of course, the major prided himself on his tact aud delicacy a .id fondly fancied nobody ever saw througii his transparent little artifices. So sure of tliis was he iudved that he not infre quently explaiivd them at some h'ngtii to the persons principally concerned, so that they might know just when aud how to act under any given cir cumstances a very wise precaution and oue that saved an immense amount of trouble and misunderstauding. lut though he took every care to guard against failure matters would occasionally go wrong and the most prudently planned match come to nothing, greatly to the major's dismay. But he was a reasonable man on the whole, aud when he knew lie was beat en he accepted defeat philosophically. Yet, when he knew he was beaten but as a bold ISritou and a soldier he was very hard to convince on this point and sometimes struggled on man fully long after defuit was a foregone conclusion. Despite his weakness or tossibly even in consequence of it the major was popular, aud men and women alike found much to admire in him. His manner might be a little brusque, but his means were ample, and this was a great joint in his favor, esiecial ly where the unmarried ladiesof Ids ac quaintance were concerned, for they were not blind to the fact that he (the matchmaker) would be a most excel lent match, and to many of them it seemed a pity that he should spend so much time and trouble in providing for his friends' happiness while his own remained unsecured. More than one kind hearted woman, though tak ing small interest in hisefforta to settle other ieople, would gladly have help ed him to arrange a match for him self, but it was all to no purpose. Whether he saw nothing or too much no one knew, but the result was the same. The matchmaking major re mained unmarried and on excellent terms with all the ladies who would wil lingly hive married him, a fact which alone stoke volumes for his good feel ing and capital management if in deed it were not purely a matter of luck. The major had but one near relative in the world hU nephew. Jack Mack intosh. Jack was in a government office, and as he was now 23 years of age his uncle began to think seriously of arranging a match for him. He had long bad his eye on at least half a dozen sufficiently pretty girls, any one of whom might lie just the right thing for the young fellow if only none-.d the other five should prove to be better. The major was very auxious that Jack's match should really l-e a tri umph, and it cost him much thought and grave weighing of pros and ns for months before the critical time came. Of course he did not consult Jack in the mutter. To do bo at so early a stage in the proceedings would have been contrary to all precedent. Xo, he must ntuddle it out for himself and only have the boy down to make the lady's acquaintance when he had finally made up his mind as to which of the half down it was to be. Aud, afur all, it proved to be none of them. No; despite the earnest cogitations of mouths and all the careful btudy of six specimen of girlhood the major suddenly made up his mind that Nel lie llloxham was the one woman in the world for Jack, and this within five minutes of his first introduction to her. The girl charmed him, and he at once decided that she must marry Jack. A letter was dispatched that very evening, and a few days later the young fellow joined his uncle at the watering place where he had been so fortunate as to make M iss Bloxham's acquaint ance. 'Well, Jack, have you got your leave, or is this only a (Saturday to Monday trip?" was the first question he asked when they met at the statiou. 'I can stay a fortnight if you'll have me." "That'a capital. I've a lot of friends here and some uncommonly pretty girls among them. The Fishers came down last week, and the Itenshaws" "Is May Itenshaw here? I'm glad of that." May Itenshaw was one of the half dozen who had been under considera tion, and it is possible that Jack was om SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, aware of the fact, but of their recent re jection he was totally ignorant. "May? Yes, I I believe so." The major spoke absently, for he was thinking how very unfortunate it it would be if Jack really felt any at traction in that quarter. Not but what May was a nice girl enough till you compared her with Nellie IMoxham. Let Jack once see Nellie and he would think no more of May. Jtck noticed the change of tone and drew liis own conclusions from it. Any new acquaintances, uncle?" he asked. And there was a twinkle in his eye as lie spoke which it was just as well the major did not see. "A few. Yes, Jack, a few. Old Colonel Marsh and his sisters; pleas ant women, though a bit elderly for you, you know, and Mrs. Rloxham and her daughter; charming girl, the daughter, though a bit youug f r me, of course." 'Ah, about the right age for me to play with, I suppose?"' There was some impatience in the young man's tone. "To play w ith? No, no, Jack, you're too old for play uow. It's quite time you settled, and I've been thinking" "Yes?" us he paused impressively, for the major felt that at last the time had come for him to speak. "That Miss liloxham is the very girl for you. In fact, that you're just cut out for each other." "H'm!" said Jack. It wasn't much of a remark perhaps, but the major found it distinctly dis concerting. "Well, why not?" he asked testily. "Why not? No reason perhaps. But then again why?" ecau.e bhe's pretty and good form and very good company, a thorough lady and a charming woman. Can't you trust my judgment in a matter of this kiud?" The major spoke with the assurauce of one whom long experience entitled to speak with authority, and Jack smiled. Unfortunately his uncle saw the smile, aud it irritated him. "She's miles and away too good for you, you young dog, if that's what you mean," he broke out angrily. "That's exactly what I do mean. If she's all the admirable things you say she is, I fail to see how we can be cut out fir each other and shall feel bound in common fairness to let some better fellow cut me out. I'm not half gotwi euough for her if she's all you say she is." The ru:jor burst out laughing. "If that's all, come and have a look at her," he said, "and then you can judge for yourself. Siie is sure to be on the parade. They all are at this hour." "Oh, yes, I'll have a look at her!" said Jack. Jack was as good as his word. He "had a look" at Miss Bloxham, and he was introduced to her. They talked together, the major beaming ap proval the while. He was introduced to her mother a harmless, garrulous old lady, who talked whether there was anybody to listen or not and al ways about nothing in particular. Her talk was never allowed to interfere with general conversation, nor did she expect it to do so, which was but rea sonable under the circumstances. When the Iiloxhams left the parade an hour or so later, the major and Jack walked with them as far as their own door, and Jack walked with Miss Bloxham. "Well?" said the major as they turn ed away. "Eh?" Jack was evidently not at tending A slight, pale faced little girl was passing at the moment aud bowed to him with a shy smile. "Who's that?" Major Mackintosh aked abruptly. It struck him that Jack was looking ridiculously pleaded about something or other. "The sister of a man in my office. I've been dowu to his place once or twice lately." "Oh!" The major dismissed the subject. "Well, what do you th!nk of her?" "Of her?" "Yes. Isn't she all I said and more?" "Oh, Miss Bloxham! Yes, she seems all right." "All right? I should think she is all right. Ton my word, Jack, you take it coolly." "Why, what would you have? She has talked to me about a lot of things for an hour or so, but I really kuow nothing about her, except that she is good looking and too good form to say that she is bored whatever she may feel." "Bored! Why should she be bored? Didn't you talk to her?" "Yes, and sho'd much rather I hadn't. I wasn't the right man uncle, that's all." "Theu, by Jove, I should like to kuow who is," the major said testily. Jack laughed, but he did not pursue the subject further. After all, it was no affair of his, and if his uncle liked to play a little game of cross purposes he had no wish to interfere with him. The next week passed away pleas antly euough. The major, taught by experience, knew just the kiud of little expedition that was best qualified to throw young jwople together possibly not always the right young people, but he was scarcely to blame for that and he was constantly arranging some nice little pleasure party or another. Of course, none of these was complete without the Bloxhams and a quiet, shy girl, a great friend of Nellie's, in whom somewhat to his surprise the rmtjor recognized Jack's little acquaint ance. Millie Ice went everywhere with her friend, and as she was always sweet tempered and happy the major presently grew quite fond of her in a fatherly sort of way and looked for ward to arranging a suitable marriage for her as aoon as Jack should be off his mind. In the meantime he told her all about his plans for Jack and talked so freely himself on hia pet pro ject that he never noticed how she dropped iuto silence as soon as he al luded to it, especially as her silence evidently did not arise from any lack of interest. She was staying at a board ing bouse, and but for Nellie's kind ness would have had a dull time of it. erset ESTABLISHED 1827. The major observed with approval that Jack, too, was kind to her, for he thought it an excellent sign that he should wish to please Miss- Bloxham by little attentions to her friend. On the whole, he was satisfied with the way things were going or so he told himself and he could not understand why he. found a hitherto unkuown difilculty in sounding Miss Bloxham on the subject and gently preparing the way for Jack's suit. Of course Jack was in love with her. How could he fail to be, knowing her so well as he uow did? Why, even he, the major, was more than half in love with her himself, as he owned, with a sigh to his cigar, aud be was old enough to kuow the folly of iL How, then, should a young fellow like Jack escape? Now give them time. Noth ing but time was needed now and a very little more of his judicious man agement to bring the matter to a suo cessful conclusion aud transform Miss Nellie Bloxham into Mrs. Mackintosh Mrs. Jack Mackintosh. Ah, what a difference that one little word made! The major called himself an old fool for his pains and refused to think of what perhaps might have happened iiad he only been a dozen or 15 years younger, but for him, a man of 50 Oh, no; it was out of the question. Aud ho the first week of Jack's visit came to an end. The little expedition, however, did not come to an end. On the contrary, Major Mackintosh redoubled his exer tions, for he was growing extraordina rily anxious to have the affair se ttled, and the more he saw of Nellie the more he was convinced that Jack would be the luckiest fellow in the world if he won her. The major felt that his reputation was at stake, for he had never labored to make any match as he had labored for this. Oh, he must speak seriously to Jack about it. As to Miss Bloxham, she must surely suspect somethiug of his hopes, and she had not discouraged them. She always agreed readily to all his plans and treated him with marked consid eration, and, of course, it must be on Jack's account. To imagine anything else would be Oh, no; he wasn't quite such a fool as that. "Jack, have you thought over what I said to you?" he asked abruptly one day as they were walking back to their hotel. "What about? You've said a good deal at different times." "Oh, about settling, you kuow." "To be sure I have. There's a lot in it." This was distinctly encouraging, yet the major felt his heart sink un accountably. "In fact, I think I shall act on iL" "You're thinking seriously of set tling, my boy?" "Most seriously. To tell the truth," and there was a twinkle in Jack's eye as he spoke, "I was just going to tell you that I've already asked someone to settle me, aud she's promised to do it" There was a moment's silence. Theu the m:ijor pulled himself together and wrung Jack's baud. "I congratulate you with all my heart, my boy," he said huskily. "Thank you. She's a dear little girl and thinks no end of you. She has no father, you see, and so" "Yes, yes, I quite uuderstand." The major felt that this was a little too much. "I think she must kuow how I've set my heart on it," he added. "Not a bit of it. She feared you had quite other views for me. Indeed, it was all Miss Bloxham aud I could d to persuade her" "Her? Whom?" "Why, Millie, of course. She fears you'll play the cruel uncle aad object to my marrying her." "Millie. Marrying Millie!" "Yes. Surely you must have seen" "And what does Miss Bloxham say to this?" "Oil, she's delighted. We are all such friends, you know." "Friends! Marry Millie! And but for that little marplot you might h v e married Miss Bloxham" "Not a bit of it. You are mistaken there. Even had I ever wished it she wouldn't have had me." "Who told you so?" "Nobody, but I'm not quite a fool any more than you are quite 10J, be cause Uncle, Millie is uot the mar plot, but quite another person," sig nificantly. "By Jove!" exclaimed the major. He was silent for some moments. When next he spok?, it was in a very different tone: "Do you think I've any chance, Jack?" Jack laughed, not uukiudly. "(Jo and see, he said. And the major went. So, after all, he made an excellent match for Miss Bloxham, and 'Mrs. Mackintosh never regretted that Jack was uot the bridegroom. Household Words. ei00 Eeward $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional, disease requires a con stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting direct ly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative pow ers, that they offer One Hundred Dol lars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address, F.J. Cheney fc Co., To ledo, O. feafSold by Druggists, 75c. A generally accepted fact among business men nowadays is that profits must be expected more from close buy ing aud economical management than by a large percentage of profits. So with farming and stock raising, it is prudent management, exercise of g cd judgment and saving at all ends and corners, that brings things out liht at the year's cud. APHIL 7. 1897. Where Lincoln Siel The United States has become the owner of the bouse in which Abraham Lincoln died. For this piece of prop erty the sum of $;10,OJO was paid. The house is situated directly opposite the old Ford's Theatre, where Lincoln was assassinated. After the assassination he was carried across, the strewt to this house and it was here he breathed his last. This house, together with a fine col lection of Liucol u relics, has been in the hands of the Lincoln Memorial As sociation, but it was, thought b.-st that the Government should own it. The collection of article'! include hundreds of things formerly owned by or con nected with tho martyred President The nucleus of the collection was col lected by Mr. O. H. Oidroyd, who for many years occupied the old Lincoln homestead at Springfield, Illinois. Among the interesting articles in this collection is a rail split by Lincoln in 1S.W; although there are many rails said to have been split by Lincoln, this one is genuine. There is also a black walnut cradle in which the Lincoln children were rocked. I was told by oue of Mrs. Lin coln's relatives, that she had often seen Lincoln rocking the cradle with bis foot while he read his pa(er. My mother has told me many stories of Lincoln's kindness to and fondness for little children. This collection is said to contain an absolutely complete set of Lincoln's speeches, beginning when he was a young man unknown to fame, and ending with his last public utterance as the President of this great Ilepublic. Perhaps the most touching thing in the entire collection is the hat worn by Lincoln on the night he was assassinat ed. Around it id still the band of crape put there ai the death of his child, little Tad, whose djath almost broke his father's heart. That bat, with its little band of crape, brings before us the loving, suffering heart of the man as does nothing in tiie collec tion. This building and collection, n v being in the bauds of the Government, will be kept open every day, free of charge, and will doubtless be visited by thousands of interested people. Oldest of Marriages. Alexander Bolles, one of the early itinerant preachers, who preached in three States among the Allegheny Mountains, was much tormented by the iullueuce of one John Rogers, a Jer.-.eyman, who openly taught atheism and the abolishment of marriage. On one occasion, says the Argonaut, while holding a meeting in the woods iu Virginia, a young man and woman pushed their way up to the stump which served as a pulpit. The man, interrupting the sermon, said, de fiantly. "I'd like you to know that we are Bogeriues." The old m vi looked nt him over his spectacles and waited. "We don't believe in no (J id. Nor in marriage. This is my wife because I choose her to be; but I'll have no preacher nor squire medJliu' with us." "Do you mean to tell nu" thunder ed Father Bolles, "that you have tak en this girl home as your wife?" "Yes I do," said the Ml r.v, dog gedly. "Aud have you gme willingly to live with him as your husband?" "Yes," said the frightened girl. "Then I pronounce you man and wife, and whom God hath joined to gether let no man put asunder. I5e off with you! You are married now ac cording to the law anil the Gospel." Why He Lid Sot Start A lazy mm is seldom so very luzy as not to be able to invent some excuse for his inactivity. Harper's Bouud Table tells a story in jaiint. Patrick was the captain of a schorn cr that plied between New York and Haverstraw on the Hudson. One day his schooner was loaded with bricks, ready to start for New York, b it Pat rick gave no signs of any intention to to get under way. Instead of that he tat on deck sr.iokiug a pip?. The owner of the brickyard who was also the owner of the schooner, and who had reasons for wishing the bricks land'.il in New York at the earliest pos sible moment, came hiirryiug on board and demanded of the captain why be did not set nail. "Shure, your honor," said Patrick, "there's no wind." "No wind! Why, what's tho matter with you? There's Lowsou's schooner uuder sail, going down the river now." Yis, I've been watchin' her, but its no use my gettin' under way. S'.ie's got the wind now, and, faith, there isn't enough of it for two." The Fint Watch. At first the watch was about the size of a dessert plate. It had weights and was used as a pocket clock." The earliest known use of the modern name occurs in the record of 152, which mentions that Elward VI. had "one luurm or watch of iron, the case being likewise of guilt, w ith two plummets of lead." The first watcbes may read ily be supposed to have been of rude execution. The first great improve ment, the substitution of springs for weights, was in 1"3. The earliest springs were not coiled, but only straight pieces of stfel. Darly watch es had only one hand, and, being wound up twice a day, they could not be expected to keep time nearer than lo or 2) minutes iu 12 hours. The dials were of silver or brass. The case had no crystals, but opened at the back and front and were 4 to 5 inches in diameter. A plain watch cost the equivalent of $l,0o) in our cur rency, and after one was ordered it took a year to make it. Troy Time3. Baciba's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, aud all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satlsfactiein or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale at J. N. Snyder's drugstore, Somerset, or at Brallier'a drag 8tre, Belin, fa. JL JL V7 When Grant wai Courting. While General Grant, then a lieu- tjoi'iiit tt'iia fnnrfinir fftf btiiv U'liom tie marrieu, mere occurreu an event to which he never reverted without a shudder. A writer in the Midland Monthly, d scribing an a lventuro which the young lieutenant aud Miss Dent met with, says: When the water Ls high In the Mis sissippi the swift current abrades the banks and they frequently "cave in" for several yards or rods at a time. In early spring, in one of their after noon explorations Lieutenant Graut and the young lady were riding along the banks of the river, passing from one cove or valley to the mouth of an other. The land was but a few feet above the surface of the turbulent stream. Suddenly Miss Dent's horse; K-gan to sink. The earth had given away un der his hind fe"et. Grant's horse was clocc be-side hers. In an instant lie saw that her horse was sinking into the awful abyss! Grant's eol he-ad anil splendid horse manship here had opportunity to dis play themselves. J lick as a tl isa he leaned over, threw his right arm around Miss Dent's waist, and drew her to him as her horse disappeared i:i the seething and murky eddy that a moment later boiled and sure-d in an gry tumult over .he place where bank an I horse had vanished from sight. It was a frightful moment! Fortunately the earth parted between tlie two animals, leaving Grant's horse ou solid ground. Lifting and firmly holding Miss Dent, and applying the spur to his, horse, he was on safe ground in a moment. Theu he gently lowered her to the earth all this was without a word from "the silent man," or a scream or murmur from her. As he hastened back to re-scue her horse she stood holding the bridle of hi-, outwardly as composed as if uoth had had happened. Her horse hail disappeared. Grant followed down the stream and hailed a boatman in a skiff, who fouud the horse swimming several hundred yards below, amid driftwood an 1 debris. He landed the animal at a place where it could climb the bank, ami it was soon on safe ground, none the worse for the fright and the bath. Baby's Sunbonnet. Charming little suubonnets intended to be worn alike by boys and girls are made of blue, white or rose-colored pique, embnidered slightly with some little blossom, forget-me-not or trailing arbutus. Sometimes these shading ImnneLs are made of fine nainsook ; in that case they are usually embroidered considerably, and lined with some deli cate odor, baby blue or pink. The lin ed sunbonnets must be taken apart to bj washed, so it is a better plan to use those made of pique, which launder b-eautifully. Occasionally the crown of the pique sunbonnet Ls unusually full, and sometimes the crown Ls buttoned onto the brim with tiny pearl buttons. It can be done up as easily as a hand kerchief, because it can l ironed jer fectly flat. To Connect. England and Ireland. The British Government is seriously considering the construction of a sub marine tunnel between England and Ireland, and a syndicate has been form eel, which offers to undertake the con struction of the tunnel in return for a State guarautee. It is estimated that the cost of the tunnel will amount to f Ij.OW.OsO, and that the interest upon this sum, together w ith the working expenses of the tunnel when once oom p'.eted, will be about .'VS.ikk) a week. It may be added that expert are unan imous in declaring that the project e.f building and maintaining a causeway between the two countries is impracti cable, owiug to the partie'ularly stormy character and powerful current of St. George's Channe I. The Grandest Remedy. Mr. 11. B. G reeve, merchant, of Chil howie, Va., certifies that he hail con sumption, was given up to die', sougl.t all medical treatment that money could procure, trie-d all cough remedies he could hear of, but got no relief; spent many nights sitting up in a chair ; was iuduced to try Dr. King's New Discov ery, and was cureel by use of two bot tles. For past three years has been at tending to business, and says Dr. King's New Discovery is the gramlest remedy ever niaele, as it has tlone so much for him and also for others in his community. Dr. Kiug's New Diseov ery is guaranteed fr Coughs, Colds, and Consumption. It don't fail. Trial bottles free at Snyder's drug store, Somerset, or Brallier's drug store, Ber lin, Pa. The roots of young trees or plants that have recently arrived from the nursery must not be allowed to become dry. Exposing them to winds is a risk. If the ground is not ready "heel" them in at once. If the roots of a young tree are injured cut off the damaged parts. Do not be afraid to cut back from the top if there appear to be but few roots to the tree. Something to Enow. It may be worth something to know that the very bost medicine for restor ing the tirenl out nervous system to a healthy vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicine is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to the nerve centre-s in the stomach, gently stimulates the Liver and Kidneys, and aids these organs in throwing off impurities in the blood. Electric Bitters improves the appetite, aids digestion, and is pronounced by those who have tried it as the very best blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for 50c or $1-00 per bottle at J. N. Snyder's drug store, Seimerset or at Brallier's drug store, Berlin, Pa. Water cools the milk much more rapidly, says a writer, than the air will do and on this account the water setting must be used in the winter as well as summer. It would be a simple matter to set the water to be used out of doors to get cold before putting it in the I tank. T 1 -Li- v j LLO WHOLE NO. 2884. What a Woman' Wit Accomplished. Once In a time of elcep snow, when it might readily lx supposed that the gauger would not stir abroad, the illi cit still, relates a contemporary, was set working in the kite-hen of a Scotch homentead. All went merrily for a time; but at length th watcher, who was never dispensed with even in the worst weather, lushed in and announc ed that the gauger was riding up the glen. Unless he could hi detained all would lie lust, for the implements of the illicit trade could not Us cleared away iu a minute or two. The farmer in consternation, looked down the road. There, sure enough, was the offnrer, joggiug along through thj snow, with nothing apparently to hinder him. But help was at band, a woman's wit was to gain the day. One of the farm girls eh ati'ied at that moment to pass on her way to the well. "Lassie," the farmer said in omieal despair, "I' gie ye a new gxn if ye can keep the ganger away for half an' oor." "I'll dae that," was the laughing re joinder and the damsel held on her way to the wvl!, which th ; ex?iseru in bad to pasj ere he c mid reach the firm. The horseman approached meditat ing a probable capture, and drew near the we!!. Suddenly a snowball, aimed by a roguish ami, knocked off his hat, and the disi-onirerksl ofHeer was con fronted by a laughing maiden. A no other ball broks up n his ear as he gi.-l. "Ye cut'y," he crii.tl good humored Iy "I'll gie ye that back!" So, vaulting from tiie sad lie, he be gan to pdt bis fair assailant. The bat tle waxed furious, both parties thr oughly enjoying the fun, which was deadly earnest to one of them. Fr a gio.J half-hour irirl and gauger kept the snow Hying, the gauger get ting the worst of it, and when at last he re-collected his duty aud proceeded to his destination, it was to find the kitchen empty of al! suspicious imple ments, and the good wife in the midst of her baking. There was much laugh ter for many a Jong day in that house hold over the way in which Janet won her new elress. After Using a b) cent trial size of lily's Cream Ildni you wiil I- sure to buy the -V) cent si?. Cream I '.aim has no equal in coring catarrh and o!d in head. Ask your druggist fr it or send It) cents to us. ELY BROTHERS., " Wurron St., N. Y. City. I suffered from Catarrh three years ; it got so l.ad I couhl not work ; I used twobottbof Ely's Cream Balm and am entirely well ; I would not te with out it. A. C. Clarke, 311 Shawmut Ave., Uo.-ton. Wcni2a Prisoners of War. E. J. G'ave, writing ia the Century, tii is tUscrilftr some of the sights he saw at stations along Lake Tanganyika: Tnis a'ltt-sl avery movement has its el irk side also. The natives suffer. In stations in ch-irge of white men, Gov ernment oilhvrs, one sees strings of poor, emaciated old women, som of them mere skeletons, working from six in the morning till noon, and from half-past two till six, carrying clay water-jars, tramping about in gangs with a rope around tho neck, and con necteel by a rope one and a half yards apart. They are prisoners of war. In war the old women are always caught but should receive a little humanity. They are nak.!, except for a miserable p iteh of cloth ef several puts, held in phici? by a string aVut the v.ait. They are not l'osened from the rope frany purpse. The men prisoners are treated in a far better wav. Truth in a NntshslL Impure blood is the natural result of close confinement in house, seLool room or shop. RIixxl ispunfie-d by H'Xki's Sarsara- rilla, and all the disagreeable results of impure blood disappear with the use of this medicine. If you wish to feel well, keep your bhood pure with Hood's Sarsaparilla If a farmer propwes to engage in dairying only to add to the stock of poor butter with which we are already deluged, he would better stay out; but with our advanced knowledge there is no use in this at all. Tnero never was a time in which there has been an over-supply of really g od butter in our markets. The gi!t-ed ged article always finds the ready at a high price. 07jrTja!oui PjstaasUr. Krom the New Yo-S Times. What would seem to have been a per fectly proper an.l legiiimue journalistic experiment for attracting public interest has just excited the apparently unneves sary condemnation of the post office au thorities at Little Hock. A few eiays ago the "Arkansas .aette" offered a $.Vgcld piece to tho scholar in any public se-heol in the state who, before the ei d of tie month, sen: in the shortest and best an swer to the question, "What is news-." The announe-einent of this nrfer, the "Ga zette" is now informed, violates the lot tery law, auel papers ontaiuin it can not I ass thn iigh Ihe mails. An appeal to iLe resltiiH.-ter (if tieral has leen taken, but meanwhile 1'iiblie-s.tion of the an- nouii'-emo'it has been stispcndeHl. That the final decision will cpt.oM tho 1i zetto" in in ris'it to buy the definition it seeks iu the way it preosed ean hardly be doubteel. The qutistioii asked is im portant as well as interesting, and reliec- tion upon it wemld benefit the children of Arkansas, just as it would those of any other state, and the adults of that and other states as well. One reason why t!ie soil must le made very fine is that small seeds can uot push through when germinating, and such seexLs must be covered very lightly. Large seeels, such as peas, beans and IteeU, may be planted some what deep, lull not if the l) is b o heavy. A light covering of fine soil is to be prepareel, but the ground must be well prepared to insure success. Hood's Pills are the best family cath artio and liver medicine. Gentle, lell- able, sar. Fortune Telling-. A prominent clairvoyant in a Mirst of Co ifl li-rie gave to a rp ertt-r many p !nt. comvrniiig clairvoyant as sb? practlcd it that may prove interest in ; to the public. "It is I he easiest thing In the world to fool a woman," h? sail. "Womin el ;i ' rea T.i y are m ie!i iu ra suspicious than men, but when once th ir conrtdeiice has been gained you cm make them believe the moon is rn vie of green cheese. "The whole problem is gaining the visitor's confidence. If I can make h -r believe in me, she is gone. Usual ly it is not a very difiicult job to do t iaL Probably one-half of the women woo call to consult me are actuated by no other motive than idle curiosity. Such women never come back the sec ond time; so I know that I can get only one fee from them anyway. I exact payment in advance, and after that it eioesn't make very much eliffer eu e t me what I tell them. "But occasionally a woman comes in who has money and means btisinesM. If I pl-easrt her, she wi 1 c me again and again, making my pockctUmk heavier each time. That is the woman I am after, of course, and my first work is to impress her with my hones ty. I elo not know her name, her res i leuce or her history. If I did, it whiM be clear sailing right from the start. "I ask for the usual fe-e and go into a 'tranv.' Wry shortly I awake with a sttrt. 'I am very sorry,' I remark, 'wit the elctrical and magnetic con dition to-day are very bad. The at mosphere seems to be surcharged with electricity, and it greatly interferes with my work. However, I will try again in a few minutes.' After a short interval cf conversation I again go into a trance. This also proves intf.-ctive, an 1 I hand the caller's money back, saying that I am very sorry that she. came at such an inopportune tim; and assuring her that the condition do not interfere with my sitting often- ' er than once or twie-e a year. Will she call a rain to-morrow? She usually is impressed by my sincerity and promi ses to come back. "When she leaves a uegro servant, whom I have warned by en electric buz'-er, follows her wherever she may go. Wtien h-e returns, he has the wi maii's residjnc? number. From this it is an e isy matter to identify her, and a few inquiries in the iieigh!wrhoei at the nearest gnx-ery, perhaps are sufficient to give ine all the informa tion I need. Very o'ten as soon as I find out who my visitor Ls I know something about her which will give me a clew to what she wants to know. "When she calls a;;ain, I go into a tranc , and this time the 'condition-.' are all right. I surprise her inexpres sibly by describing the appearance of her own residence, giving the street anluumber and finally spell out hr own name. Nine times out of teh this Lsail that is required. The caller is convinced that I have learned her name and resid !i-.-e by ex-cult power, and therefore is ready to believe anything else I may tell her. It is easy when you know how." Ciiicg Times-Her ald. All Around the Farm- Feeding the grain and hay to the dai ry cows and putting the manure back on t ie land wiil inereae the fertility of the soil, and iu this way furnish feed more cheaply. The editor of one of the leading elui ry journal s states that if one-half the cows now giving man, intelligently se'ee-iel for that purpose, eouid lie slaughtered within a wee k, the remain ing half would yield a greater profit than is now realized from the whole. Eirly spring usually furnishes the best market for both Iambs aud good muttons. With lambs, the earlier good condition and weight are procured, the better will be the profit. The raisin-r ef early lambs is really a business a 1 of it-e!f, and very remunerative. A sheep w hich starts to go down diHs so rapidly. Dry feed is not good for sheep, as their digestion is not strong enough for, and many of their diseases are attributable to it. They need green, succulent food to keep the bowels and other organs in g-xxl working condi tion. Riots are excellent; so with en silage, in moderation. When buying clover seed it is always best to use a mierose pe to eletect weed seeds that of late years have become very plentiful iu clover. No one of these weeds is worse than the plan ta"n, or sheep's tongue as it used to be calle I from its narrow leaves. It has innumerable small, blae-k seeds much smaller than clover seed. When land is once s eded with the plantain it is almo-t impossible to get rid of it, as the seed remains in the ground for years, only germinating when the plow brings sucvessive strata of seed-filled soil to the surface. Both sheep and cittle will eat plantain, though it is less nutritious and palatable than oth er grassee, and. ef course, much inferior to clover. If you have any rvaou to suspect that your eits afi'ecteel with smut, soak them lefore: sowing ten minutes in scalding water, and then for 2D hours iu a solution ef potassium ( liver of sul phur), 11 pounds to 2" gallons ef water, in a wood vessel. This is the treat ment recommended by the Ohio Ex perimental Station director. The amount stated is sufficient for 2i or more bushels. Over l,00O,0M she-ep are being fed in Montana, Nebraska, Utah, ldah and Colorado, auel it is feared by farmers that price will be lowereel, but the sheep raie 1 in those states wiil not seriously affee't prices for choice rnut tou. T.ie markets have been so long supplied with mutton of inferior qual ity that anything above the usual grade will command a prie-e of its own. When it is desired to graft several kinds of fruit on one tree, the tive ste lected sheiuld be one where its sliape is not to be valued. Very few trees hav ing more t'nan one kind on make good shaped ones, as harelly two kinds can be found growing epuite alike. The Seckel iear for itistance, makes a short, thick growth, the Clapp's Fav orite a long, spreading one. Thce two sorts on one tree would kok odd, but not at all pretty. Every spring many "farmers have more or less coarse manure in the barnyard, because it is so tk-ficient in man u rial value that it is uot worth drawing to the fields. We used to think that leaving this manure undrawn was a great waste of fertility. But so much of this manure Ls merely grain straw, and is made from the excrement of stock fod ou straw and corn stalk.-, that the farmers are right It certain ly will not pay to draw carbon to the fields when crops need nitrogen, pot ash anel phospate. More often thau not such carbonaceous coarse manure will not rot when plowed under, and will do more harm than go cd. Aratt 1mq Cultivator.
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