The I cllow 't unt I.oolv I.Ike M.
Max AlJelcr, who writes for a
rhiladclphia paper, has a friend
named Slimmer, who deserves pity,
lie was poing up to Reading tli other
day, and when reaching the depot he
happened to look into the ladies' room.
A woman sat there with a lot of hag
page and three children, and when
she saw Slimmer she rushed at him,
and before he could defend himself
she flung her arms around his neck
nestled her head upon his breast, and
burst into tears. Slimmer was
amazed, indignant, confounded ; and
ere he could find utterance for hi?
feelings, she exclaimed :
"Oh, Henry, dear Henry ! We ore
united at last. Are you well? Is
aunt Martha still alive? Havn't
you longed to sec your own Louisa ?''
And she looked into Slimmcr's
face and smiled through her tears.
"Madame," said he eolmenly, "if I
am the person alluded to as Henry,
permit me to say you have irade a
mistake. My name is Lemuel, I
have on aunt Martha, and I don't
own a solitary Louisa. Oblige me
by letting go my coat, it excitsc
remark."
Then she buried her bonnet deeper
into Lis waistcoat, and began to cry
Larder than ever, and said:
"Oh, Henry, how, hoxc con you
treat me so? How can you pretend
vou are not rov husband?"
"Madame." screamed Slimmer, "if
you do not cease sopping my shirt
bosom, and remove your umbrella
from my corn. I shall be obliged to
call the police. Let me go I say."
"The children are here," she per
sisted. "They recognize their dear
father. Don't you children?"
"Yes, yes," they exclaimed, "it's
pa, it's our dear pa."
And then they grappled Slimmer
by the trowscrs leg and hung to his
coat tail.
""Woman!" he shrieked, "this is
getting serious. Unhand me, I say."
And he tried to disengage himself
from her embrace while all the
brakenicn, and the baggage master,
and the newsboys stood around, and
said his conduct was infamous. In
the midst of the struiriric a 6tranger
entered with a carpet bag. He look
rd exactly like Slimmer and when
he saw his wife in Slimmcr's arms he
became excited, and Coorcd Slimmer
with that carpet bag, and sat on him,
and smote his nose and caromed on
his head, and asked him what he
mean, Slimmer was removed oa a
stretcher, and the enemy went off
with his wife and family in a cab.
Ho called next day to appologiee.
His wife had made the mistake be
cause of Slimmer's likeness to him.
And now Slimmer wishes he may
soon be kicked in the face by a mule,
so that he will resemble no other hu
man being on earth.
A Dollar Bill.
The crisp one dollar bill is as a
work of art simply beautiful. Fresh
from the press, with the promise to
pay unbroken by a crease, its pictures
unsoiled and unwrinkled, and its
crinkly sound is significant of wealth
as was the jingle of coin in the bar
barious times when the promise had
contingent relations with performance
the dollar bill is an object of admiration
and de-light. Few things are superior
to it in nature or in art On the upper
left hand corner Christopher Colum
bus is discovering the Land of Prom
ise; in the centre is the promise to
pay of the land he discovered, and the
lower right hand corner, a signature
of Treasurer Spinner, a gentleman
whose integrity is as Roman as the
nose of the Father of his Country,
whose portrait adorns the middle of
the bill, because he never told a lie.
There may be citizens who have
never seen this art and simbol of
wealth in its condition. Possibly to
those to whom the dollar bill has
come limp, creased, and measly, the
statement that the portrait which
adorns it is of the Father of His Coun
try, and that he wore a Roman nose
v, hen in life and so represented
in the engraving, and tnat he never
told a lie, may seem incredible. It i
not impossible that it may be doubted,
end that men mere men of whom
the poet beautifully says. "Men may
come and men may go, but the one
dollar bill flows on forever," may assert
that this is not the portrait of any
man who never told a lie, and that he
does not were a Roman nose cither,
J t is the misfortune ot sucn persons
not to have seen the dollar bill when
it was fresh and crisp; when promise
Mnd the Roman nose were the unbro
ken by repeated foldings and wrink
lings, and the face of the Father of
His Country had not been pinched
and punched and "wuzzlcd up" into
a counterfeit presentment of Judas
Iscariot Tribune.
Womanly Defease of Dress.
,:A Your.g Lady" writes to a New
York paper in defense of the present
mode of dress adopted by women.
She says: "All the attacks made
upon our dress at the present time
nrc founded in ignorance. Years ago
our women wore paper shoes and
'board' corsets. Of course, these
were unhealthy. But nowadays we
wear thick shoes and corsets that are
no more injurious than men's waist
coats. What nonsense, then, to at
tack woman's dress for reasons that
have now become obsolete! I claim
our dress is rational because it is be
coming, and that is the chief object
of woman's dress. We hang our
skirts on our hips, and not on our
shoulders, because our hips arc made
for the purpose, and because the plan
of wcarning skirts suspended by
braces from the shoulders is imprac
ticable cept for flat chested c Id
maids. .s your correspondent, 'Mrs.
11. S..' has said, our skirts are so ar
ranged that they keep our bodies
cool, whereas trousers would produce
the opposite effect If women were
intended to jump fences and ride
astride, there would be a reason for
'dress reform.' As they were not in
tended for any such purpose, I insist
that their present dress is just what
it should be, both in point of health
and appearance.' This young lady
evidently knows what she is talking
about. She wears dresses, and ac
cordingly speaks from experience;
while lio Lewis doesn't wear dresses
and so merely speaks from theory.
And it is quite certain that she, like
some other 3'oung ladies, is going to
wear just what she pleases anyhow.
Uni Pie.
Three eggs (save tbe whites of
two), juice and peel of one lemon, one
cup of boiling water, and tablespoon
of corn meal, one cup of sugar. Urate
the lemon and pour the boiling water
over the juice and peel ; beat the eggs
with the corn meal, and add to the
boiling water ; let it cool before add
ing the sugar. Beat the whites of
the two eggs with one tablcspoonful
of Eugar, and spread over tbe top of
the pie. Have tne under crust of
pastry.
A Georgia girl has been the cause
of three duels and ten fights, and
she's a cross-eyed girl at that.
Yalnp nfftnullowm.
Wc would call the attention of far
mers at this time to the value of sun
flowers as a crou. and enumerate
some of their values and uses.
In the Grst place, the flowers
abound in honey and furnish food for
bees. The seeds contain oleaginous
matter, and will yield oil at the rate
of one gallon to the bushel, which is
but little inferior to olive oil. One
acre will produce fifty bushel of seed.
It is also valuable for feed for horses
and poultry. The leaves are excel
lent fodder for cattle.
The stalks while growing may be
utilized as bean poles, where they
are scarce and difficult to be obtained,
and when dry may be used as roof
ing, or set up against a fence to form
a wind-break. They contain a large
amount of potash, and are excellent
for fire kindling. The seed has also
been recommended for fuel.
The reputation of the growing sun
flower to absorb miasmatic vapors,
and prevent fever and ague, is well
known.
A correspondent in the Journal of
Industn. of Kiccmond, a., writing
on the subject of sunflowers, etc.
gives the following as the result of
bis experiments:
"Contiguous to my residence is a
marsh. During the summer and fall
of 1ST2 nearly every member of my
family was down with ague and le
vcr. In the spring of 1873, I thought
I would give the sunflower a trial,
and planted a number around the
yard. 1 do not know whether there
is really any medical'virtuc in this
curious plant but not a ense of chill
occured that season at my house, and
I secured a very excellent food for
my chickeng. Pleased with the ex
periment, I shall try it more exten
sively this year and cultivate a patch,
assured of this fact, that the seed will
compensate for the trouble."
"Dr. Pouchet records that the in
sensible transpiration of tho sunflow
er is seventeen times as great as our
own. Jlales ascertained, by daily
weighing it in scales, that it lost, by
the transpiration of its leaves only,
twenty ounces of water in twenty
four hours."
"Experiments by farmers in mala
rious districts might result in the con
firmation of the idea that the sunflow
er exercises a healthy influence over
miasma. Should such result ensue,
it would require a long time to com
municate the fact to the people, for
our farmers are not, as a class, readers
of agricultural papers."
Propbraie. About tbe Crops.
It is the right time of year for the
propagation of doleful prophesies in
regard to the crops. In due course
we receive some unpleasant state
ments, forerunners of others still more
unhappy, which are yet to come.
The first installment arrives from Al
abama, Arkansas, Missisippi and Tex
as, and it comes by way of Indiana,
which is rather an unusual route:
but Indiana informs us oil about the
States southwest of her, and we learn
that there is to be a lamentable fall
ing off in the cotton crop. The exact
decrease in the area of planted ground
is stated to be fourteen per cent, and
six-tenths of one per cent, a nicety of
figures, which shows that the meas
urement has been very close. In corn
there is no increase in area of nine
and seven-tenths per cent, a consu-
mationwhicn will insure an appre
ciable addition to the number of hoc-
cakes which may be eaten in those
favorite regions. The indications
are, therefore, tha there will be more
to cat than to wear in the southwest,
a condition of things which may in
sure partial happiness, partial only
because the cotton crop was a sure
means of raising money for the South,
and although to eat is exceedingly
satisfactory to the average American,
he is not happy unless he has money
in his pocket with liberty to spend
it.
The Tea Rose.
Of all the various classes of roses,
the tea scented are the most desirable,
and appropropnato lor house culture
I he original tea rose was import
ed from China, in 1812, and its de
scendants have j-early increased in
beauty of coloring and fragrance until
they outshine all their beauteous
sisterhood, and are, indeed, more
beautiful than all others. For the
past two years the demand for them
has been very great, no gentleman
could attend a party unless a tea rose
decorated the button hole of his coat,
and every youn lady must either
wear them in her hair, or carry them
in her hands, and loop her dress with
them. So the florists have cultiva
ted them, and no stand of flowers is
complete witbQut them. They can
be purchased in all shades from the
deepest purplish red, to yellow and
snow white. They need plenty of
sunshine, a very rich compost, and
fresh air, to bloom in peifection.
A hot, dry temperature, with sti
fling air, is not adapted to their needs,
and although they will live patiently
in it, they will not flower. They will
however, bud and blossom luxuriant
ly in a soil of leaf mold, well decom
posed horse manure, and sand loam,
equal, parts of each, and when the
buds arc forming, give all the sun
shine that can be obtained, but when
they are bursting into bloom, their
beauty will be more permanent if
they are set out from the direct rays
of tbe sun. They must lie kept well
watered or the buds will blast.
Irish ('nstoms.
It is a custom at Galway fair for
all the marriageable girls to assemble
and tempt all wanting wives, by
their captivating charms, to be made
more happy for life. Savs an Ameri
can gentleman of the highest charac
ter, who was an eye witness, and wa3
invited by a nobleman to go and see
these girls: At twelve o'clock pre
cisely we went, as directed, to a part
of the ground higher than tbe rest of
the field, where we found from Eixty
to one hundred young women, well
dressed, with good looks and good
manners, and presenting a spectacle
quite worthy any civil or modest
man s feelings. 1 hey were the mar
riageable irls of the county, who
bad come to show themselves on the
occasion to the yonng men who wan
ted wifes; and this was tbe plain and
simple custom of the fair. I can
plainly eay that I saw in the custom
no great impropriety it certainly
did not imply that, though they were
ready to be had, anybody could have
them. It was not a Circassian slave
market, where tbe richest purchaser
could make his selection. They were
in no sense of the term oa sale, nor
did they abandon their right of choice
but that which i3 done constantly in
more refined society, under various
covers and pietenses at theaters, at
balls, and public exhibitions I will
say nothing about the churches, wae
aone ty tcoso humble and unpretend
mg people in this
manner.
straightforward
A New York lady paid first class
fare through to Detroit for her poodle
in order to have the animal with her.
TheAcr of Coal.
!
It seems probable that vej
.'matter may under favorable
Itions, Imj converted into coal
condi
nruch more rapidly than most chemical
geologists are in the habit of ;isum
ing. At least, a curious instance of
an appr . ic!: to yards such conversion
with ir. i tie historic period has Icon
broug: 1 1 efore the German Geologic
al So iciy'of Herr Ilirschwald, of
Berlin. In one of the old mines in
the Upper llartz the Dorothea Mine,
near Clausthal some of the wood
originally employed a3 timbering has
become so far altered cs to assume
most of the characters of a true lig
nite, or brown coal. It appears that
certain of the levels in the ancient
workings of this mine are filled with
refuse matter, consisting chiefly of
fragments of clay-slate, more or less
satturated with mine water, and con
taining here and there fragments of
the old timbering. This wood, when
in the mine, is wet, and of a leathery
consistence, but on expasure to the
air it rapidly hardens to a solid sub
stance, having most, if not all, the
characters of a true lignite. It breaks
with a well-marked conchoidal frac
ture, and the parts which are most
altered present the black lustrous
appearance characteristic of the Ger
man "pitch-coals." At he same
time, chemical examination of the
altered wood shows that it stands
actually nearer to true coal than do
some of the younger tertiary lignites.
This instance seems, therefore, to
prove that pine wood, when placed
under highly favorable conditions,
may be converted into a genuine
lignite within a period which, from
what we know of the history of rain
ingin the Hertz, cannot have extend
ed beyond four centuries. Athenev
um London.
J renting: Axles.
Many a wbe-l is ruined bv oiliu
too plentiful. A well made wheel
will endure constant wear from ten
to twenty vears, if care is taken to
use the kind and proper amount of
oil; that if the matter is not attended
to the wheel will be used up in five or
six years, or it may be sooner.
Lard should never be used on a wag
on, for it will penetrate the hub and
work its way around the tenons of the
spoke and spoil the wheel. Castor
oil is a good material for use on an
iron axle : just oil enough should bo
applied to a spindle to give it a light
coating. This is better than more,
for the surplus put on will work out
at the end, and be forced by the
shoulders and nut into the hub around
the outsida of the boxes. To grease
the axle-tree, first wipe the spindle
clean with a cloth wet with turpen
tine, if it won't wipe without it. On
a buggy or carriage, wipe and clean
off the back and front ends, and then
anply a very small quantity of castor
oil, or more especially prepared lu
bricator near the shoulder's point.
Honae Terrain.
Cockroaches are the plague of
many housekeepers, and yet a little
Fans green is death to them. Keep
it in a flour dredging-box, label it
poison, and apply it weekly to their
hannts. lied Lugs or clinch bugs
may also be dispersed and utterlv
routed, with this remedy; and both
cockroaches and bed bugs will flee
from powdered borax. Travelers
should always carry a paper of borax
in their bags, and sprinklo it under
and over their pillows, if they fear
to become food to the last named
wretches. Sprigs of wormwood will
drive away large black ants; and
none of them, whether black, red or,
brown, relish winter green, tansy
Taris-grcen, cayenne or kerosene;
so if they invade our pantries wc can,
by a judicious application of some
one of these articls, make the prem
ises too unpleasant for them.
Fly papers should be kept about the
house as early as the middle of May.
Put it in every open window and thus
destroy every intruder. Country
Gentleman.
HnriKiiiK Itaskrts.
Xow is the time to set up Langing
baskets. Line tie basket with mosp,
with a little soil attached. Place in
the center a email pot containing a
showy plant of uptight habit; fill up
the surrounding space with rich
woods and old hot-bed soil ; Cll it
with plants of a trailing habit ; when
the center fades you can replace it
by a fresh plant. For filling a basket,
select plants of a similar nature
such as light Bhades and moisture
the Fuchsia, Lobelia, Gray, Gerani
ums, Fries, Sinaria, Panium Calms,
gold and siker Yinca Ferns. A
basket for a warm situation should be
filled with Coleus as the centre; also
Petunia (double) Sedums, Convolvu
lus minor, Nasturtium, Regonia,
Mignonette, for trailing. A carnation
will make a constant blossoming
centre a Coleus a brilliant one.
A lost Love.
She loved him for himself." Per
haps that wasn't her fault. Uut the
fact was he had nothing else to bo
loved for. She married him. And
still she loved him for herself.
He gave her not so much as a single
dollar to aid on her love. Last week
he returned home full of whisky r.s a
barrel, and undertook to assert l is
manly sway in too vi jleut a way. In
fact, he deliberately punched her in
tne eye. This is what turned her love
to gall and made her take up the
washboard, on which she earned her
own and his support, and belabor
him with it until there was very little
of the board left; and his head looked
like pumpkin which boys had been
using as a lootball. Now he earns
alivingfor himself and wile. Such
are some of the inconsistencies of the
human feminine.
Itark I uk Treea. Ir Tan, with Ktrau.
An apparatus patented by Mrtitre,
for the employment of steam in peel
ing Lark, for tan (described in lHn
gler's Journal for 18C7), in regard to
which very contradictory opiuions
were expresssd, has been tested at
at Wiebbaden, under supervision of
the government, with the following
results: The quality of the leather
corresponds to the amount of tannin
in thb bark. The variation of the
amount of tannin in the bark, at dif
ferent seasons of the year, is too i
small to be regarded in tauning. The
amount of tannin in bark, removed
by the aid of steam, in the spring,
from trees felled in winter, showed
no loss, either by chemical analysis
or by actual experiments in tanning.
TLe process, therefore, on these points
is not objectionable.
l'cr Pillow.
Excellent paper pillows mav be
made of old letters the stiffer tho
paper the better. Newspaper will
not do. The paper should be cut into
slips, and rolled round an ivory knitting-needle
; it is then almost like a
6prinr, and makes a much better
cushion than the torn paper
more elastic.
being
New Ad ccrlisrinenf.
c
IIIKAl" SIDE GROCERY.
Jj't rwhvl at tl.c
iGhearade Grocery
A Ns,v Stock of Goods,
NOTION'S
GKOCEK1KS,
FLOUR,
HA COX,
fish.
MOLASSES,
TEAS
COFFEE,
and CANNED FRUITS,
&C, SzC, ScC
Of the bet qnalify, and will 1 sold at :hc very
l..wi.?r cash prices." 'a!l an 1 see our stock,
Opposite Somerset House,
. SOMERSET, I'V.
spril 8
BOOTS & SHOES,
an(j
Leathsr and Shoo Findings.
S. J. CO YE JRj.
T.ikrs pleasure In ealMr.tr tlio attention or the cit
izens of Somerset an! vicinity In the liu-t tint lie
lias npened a store on thu North-East corner of the.
Diamond, wlicro there will always be kept on
hand a complete assortment oi
Boots and Shoes.
Of Eastern nnJ homo manufacture, a large ami
well assorted slock of
I-TATS -A.3XTD CAPS,
And a great variety of
!.: tlmr ami MiocFiitlinp4
Of all kinds.
There U also attached to the store a
CUSTOM-MADE BOOT & SHOE
DEPARTMENT,
Willi ANDREW ZOOKasenttcrnnd fitter, which
alone i. a sulticiont uarantco that nil work inmio
up in the shop trill nt only tit the feet of custom
er hut that ouly tho best material will be used
and tho
lies YTorkmen
Will be cmplevcil. Tin pnMic arc respectra'lv
invited to ti: and c.v.nninc his stock.
top. 6, '71.
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- 11EAVKS.
T1;E I.IOHT.
Tc bo Copyrcchte!.
On receipt of fifteen cents, 1 will mail to any ad
dress, a neat card with either of tli nlKive; Khow
ln in the one case how '-the 1 1 jjr 1 1 1. " will jrive li;;ht
on any subject: and in tho ot her case how "rho
door will open a door to any subject, even the door
of Heaven. Or 1 T. ill send the two cards lor Iwen-ty-hvc
cents.
Address, C. F. TVALKER, Friedcns", Ta.
That tho alphabet is a science in itself, is cer
tainly something new. even in this day of inven
tion and discovery. Though if Mr. Walker sus
tains tho assertion by actual demonstration, v.o
will all have to acknowledge tho truth, and if we
do find it In the meaning of the. letters of the alphabet.
F. L Colin & Co.
RANDOLPH'S
FINE CLOTHING EMPORIUM.
ST Smithficld Street, lJittsburg Ia.
Boy's all-wool School Suits S5,50 to 86
ni.ivjo
FRANK 1 PAINTER,
DEALER IX
P
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SOMERSET,
r jj .;:i;;fT. rr- j ,:j
Kranich, Bach & Go, Chickering,
IIARDMAN, BRADBURY,
Decker Bros. IPicXiioes,
SIMMON'S & OLOUGH,
Esty, Mason & Hamlin, Smith's American,
Taylor & Farlay, and Shoninger's
. Eureka Grand and Concerto.
Some of the Instruments Have
SEVENTY-TWO FIRST PREMIUMS,
Beside the GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION and are
pronounced by the first musical talent, seminaries, tho press, etc., the
BEST INSTRUMENTS MADE.
Prices arc reasonable, and terms as easy as consistent with thorough work
manship. AH instruments Warranted from Five to Ten Years.
SEND FOR CIRCULARS.
Instruments Sold on Moderate Monthly Installments.
FRilXK T. PAIXTEK,
May, 13, '74, Somerset , Ia.
Mitcclhineou.
J W. PATTON. CO. HURST.
:STKAr F.1IIM.
NEW GOODS
THE NEW FIRM 01
P.
No. 1, Baer's Block,
nrc now In receipt of a stock of poods adapted to
ATTON
HURT
. the present wauls ot tne people, furcnaseu wirn-
oluAK, lu the last ten days and since tlie decline in the
prices of StnplesanJ Domestics, they are enabled
C VP TT I tl) "cr "!,ecla' Inducements to all In want of goods
o 1 It I 1 , (,f every description in such variety as canuot be
found anywhere else In town, comprising a gen
eral assortment. They call special attention to
their large assortment of
CALICOES,
Bleached and Unbleached Muslins,
G1XOIIAMS,
.SHIRTING,
TICKING,
BOYS AND MENS'
HEAVY PANT STUFFS,
in Cottonadc, Double and
Irish Jeans, Satinets,
Cassimercs, &c,
dress goods,
in Plain and Corded Alpaccas, Pop
lins, Cashmeres, French
Herrinces, &c,
STAPLE & FANCY NOTIONS,
HATS .Is CAPS,
BOOTS &z SHOES,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS,
HAEDW AR 111
The best a.sSortuient of
Carpetings anil Oil Cloths
ever brought to town. A lanrc stock of Queens
ware. Determined to' up to tho times in assort
ment ftyleg and prices, we respectfully solicit a
call lrom those in want of tixx's. febl8
Joseph Home & Co.,
75, 77, and 79 MARKET SHEET,
PITTSBURGH, PA ,
Importers and Jobbers of
Foreign V Domes! ic Dr3' f ooils
NOTIONS,
HOSIERY,
GLOVES,
Cen!' and Toadies FiirnMiing
Goods,
EMBROIDERIES,
LACES.
WHITE GOODS
Millinery & Straw Goods,
Tho Lowest prices and the Ijrsest Line of the
abovo Uoods in Western Pennsylvania. Orders
carciullv filled, and acknowledged the day they
are received.
CLOSE CASH TRADE
will find It to their advantage to call and look
throuith our Etoek.
Terms, Tliirtij day, and Priee to
Match.
maris
.And
ORGANS,
Miscellaneous.
HEREMIN(3T0!WDnK
THE MEW IMPROVED
1EMIBII MS SIEI.
AWAKDKl)
The "Medal of Progress,"
ATVIEAXA, 1S73.
The lushed Order of "aiedar awarded at the
Expofition.
Ko String Machine Received a lliijher Prizt.
A FEW (.OOD KKASO.NS:
1. A New Invention thoroughly tested and se
cured by Letters Patent.
2. Hakes perfect Lock Stitch, alike on both
Me on k niir-l.
3. Uuns liaht, Biuuoth, noiseless and rapid
4. Durable runs lor years without repairs.
ft. V ill ilit nil Tnri..i r.r ...i
btitchin In a superior manner.
rusny inauuired by the operator
Lenifth Of Utifi-h tumv lu n)r,..l i.n .-
, f' . , j '"- icu line i uiuiJUlf,
and machine can lie threaded without ia&.uii
thread thront! holes.
.v ,ein,P'e ingenious, elearant, lonnlnir
the stitch without the use or cog wheel gear, ro
tary cams or lever arms. Has the Automatic Drop
.... . - v o uul. win, iciilii oi Btlien at
any speed. Has ournew Thread Controller, which
allows easy moicinent of needlc-bar and prevents
injury tothread. 1
. construction most careful and finished. It
is manufactured bv th m,w cL-iiir,.i i i
cneed mcchanles, at the celebrated iiemiiiirton Ar
norv. llion. ' V lii...-..i. ..nP A
ew r irm.
SHOE STOEE.
snyder; & UHL,
Having purchased the Shoe
Siore lately owned hy
II.C. Ileerits,
Wc take jdeasuro in callinsf the attention of the
public to tho In it that we have now and expect to
keep constantly on baud as complete an assort
ment of
Boots, Shoes
and Gaiters,
DOTH OF
Eastern and Home Manufacture,
as can he found anywhere. We al.?o will have on
hand constantly a lull sujiply of
SOLE LEATHER,
MOROCCO,
CALF SKINS,
KIPS,
AND LIXINO SKIXS
Oi ail kinds, with a full line of
Shoe Findings.
The HOME M AN't'FAOTl'Jifc- kepaki.
MKN'T will be in chance of
jST. 13. Snyder, Esq.,
Whose reputation for making
Good Work and Good Fits
Is second to none in the State. The public is re
sjicctlully invito! to call and examine our stock,
as we are determined to keep goods as irinl as the
best and tell at prices as low as the lowest.
SNYDER & UHL,
NEW STORE!
SCHKI.L & WILSON wonU inform their
friends ami tlio public generally, that they have
ojienej a store at
Millwood Station,
Somerset & Mineral Point K:iIImaiI. ami now offer
for nale a a General Stock of .Menlun ii.e, coa
gisliiignr DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING,
QT FENS WARE,
HARDWARE,
HATS k CAPS,
IJOOTS & SHOES.
kc, Sic, fce.,
All of wlilch will lie s.iiJ shenp fur CASH or ei
chancl fiirimnlui-o.
A VI V I Lumber of all kin.li", Hotip poles,
Cross-Ties, liark, Staves, kc., Alio, Wool, But
ter, Egs,
IMT-A-IPIE SUGAB,
Racon, Grain orall kinds. Furs, Slieep-Pclts, anil
Reeswftx. for which we will pay the highest prices
ill Cash or Goods,
SALT AND FISH.
always on hand. Give us a call and bo convinced
that we intend to do business and cannot be under-
L SCIIELL & WILSON.
FAIRBANKS
STANDARD
S GALES,
OF ALh KINDS. ALSO
VJT UiisfsMire Harrow. Warehouse
' ;- 5 L -i r.w.L - ii.ii.i-.nl..! M.,ncr Drswar.
FAS3BANKS, MORSE & CO.,
IS Wood St., Pittsburgh. Pa.
JS.;a!es re" airod promptly.- . tm 13
AI)AMS'
Pound Butter Case
Supplied by C. K O. Holderbanm, Knaldc, Pat
ton H. o., A. J. Casebeer k. Co., Somerset Pa. J
M. Holderbanm for county. .
O. A. MILLER, DIPPY fc Cf).,
Philadelphia.
Mansion House,
LATE "BEN FORD 1IOCSE,"
Corner of Franklin and Broad Streets,
JOHNSTOWN", PENNj.
Jos. Shoemaker, Prop'r.
Havinir lately taken chrreof, refitted and fur
nished this lare and com mod Ions Hotel, I now
invite my Somerset County friends U call on me,
and hope by prompt attention to their wants and
moderate charires, to merit their patronage. Ta
ble supplied with the best the market allunls. The
bar nocked with the choicest wlnos, liquors, fce.
JOSEPH SHOE.M A KEK.
N. B. Best stabling in town. apr-V
.t
Miseeflaneons.
Dr. J. Walkrr's California Yin
Cgar Hitlers aro a purely Vegetable
preparation, inado chielly from tho na
tivo Ixrl)3 found on tlio lower ranges of
tLo Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor
nia, tho" medicinal properties of which
nro extracted therefrom w ithout tho uso
of Alcohol. The question i3 almost
daily asked. ''What is tho canss cf tho
unparalleled success of Yxxegab Bit
TF.K.sf Our answer is, that they rcmovo
tho causo of di.-e:e, and tho patient re
covers his health. They are) the great
blood purifier and a lifc-giviu? principle,
a perfect Innovator and Invigorator
of tho system. Never Lcforo ia tho
history of" tho world ha. a lucJicino beoa
cormour.dt.'tl pos;esi!'5 tho remarkable)
qualities of Yi.vKtJAi: UiTTKlts i:i l.ealhi-r tho
sick of every ui.sea.se luaa is heir to. They
aro a peutlo Purjrative as well m a Tonic,
rehevias Cotiircstion or IaSaiamation of
tho Liver aail Visceral Organ. ia Eilioug
Diseases
The properties cf Dk. Walkee's
ViNKOAU Uitters aro Apericut. Diaphoretic,
Carminative, Nutritions, Laxative. Diuretic,
Sedative, Counter-irritant Sudorific, Altera
tive, ar.d Anti-Lilions.
R. II. NrDSAL,D & CO..
Dniirtits an'IGen. Apts.. San FMiieiseo. California,
ot ior. of Wiwhineion ami Chnrlton Sts.. X. Y
Sola by nil DruggUts ami Dealers.
GET THE BEST! !
HOWE'S STAXD.ini
S C A L E S,
VI
,(it every size an.l description
Thc largest assortment of Scales
ik- for
Grocers, IlrnsulsU ttnd ItiMdter.
Sprin? Usances, arehonfo iruck.. i ..ic.n
Alarm Cufli Drawers ami uToeent' i ixtures".
Coal, Hay and Cattle Scales.
W. A. M'C'I.VIMS, General Ascnt,
63 Wool St., riTTSEriHiH.
Al?o, Agent for
Marvin's World Kenowned
KIRK ASU BURGI.AK FKWF SAFI.S
To the Merchant of Somerset Co.,
Gent's: Your attention is
called to the fact that
GEIS, FOSTER &
J IUUILU U UUIHiiJ
115 ( linton'st.
joii vvrowx pa.
are felling
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS &
MILLINERY,
at Eastern prices. We pruarnntee you Eastern
prices on I'rints, trinarliams. Delaines. Alpacas,
Dress Goods. Muslins, Urown and Bleached Den
ims, Ducks. Drills, Cottonades, Jeans, Cambrics.
Tickinars, Flannels. Cloths and Cassiincres, in fact
all Dry Goods and Notions. A trip to Johnstown
wi" not cost you the tenth part ol the expense ol
a 'rip to Philadelphia, and yet we sell at Phila
delphia prices ami save you frciirht beside. We
can aiiurd to do it becau.-e we buy In larsre lot
aud p;ly cash, have no rent to pay and do our own
TK ca li aim see our sioc auu prices ami juugu
for yourselves.
OETS, FOSTER fc tit'IXX.
113 and Hi Clinton St., Johnstown, Pa.
maj6
BUY YOUR
DRESS GOODS
At the People's Store,
55 & 57 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh.
The fmmcn?e variety of FA BRICKS and com
pleto lines ot HtlALiITlKS, together with our
LOW PRICKS, make it the interest of KV KKY
I.ADV to examine our stock. We make a spe
cialty of
BLACK SILKS;
and whilo our prices arc THE LOWEST, we guar
antee their D'L'K ABILITY. For richness and
depth of lustre our
Cashmere Silks
CANNOT BE SURPASSED.
Splendid vulne t Fine choice of Klaok
nnt While Striped Silts.
Itlack Monrning Materials of
Every Deseriptf on.
Shiuls, Woolen, Linen and La ten Suit,
Cheap. Bararains- In Linennnd Domestic Ocods
Country Weretiant who buy for CASH, will here
find the LARGEST variety ot
Shawl and Dress Goods
t lowest wholesale prices,
ay 13
Knabo & Co.'s Pianos,
HAINES BKOS.' PIANOS, and
GEO. A. PRINCE & CO.'S ORGAN
The three best and most popular Instruments now
in the market. Catalogue and Priee List contain
in:; full particulars. mailed to any address.
Cll A KLOTT K HLU.M E.
19 Sixth Avenue, Pittsbunfh, Pa..
octS SOLE AGENT
D.
.1. IIOUNKK.
Buggy, Carriage
AND
LIGHT WAGON
MANUFACTURER,
Is now prepared to inanul.icturv to order every de
scription ot
CARU f AO ES.
DI'dOirS.
SILKIES.
SPJMNiT WAOONS,
HACKS,
SLEICIIS,
iLC,
In the latest ami most approved styles, and at the
lowest Possible Priees
ALL IS WANT OP A
I?iafcl C'las-H Carriage,
Or any otVr vehicle, ore respctfully invitetl to
call and eiamine his work. None but the very best
material will be u d in the manufacture of his
work, and none but the
Arc employed in his establishment. Home of whom
have had an cxtiorienee of over twenty years in the
business. He is, therefore enabled t turn out s
first-class vehicle, both In point of material and
workmanship. All work warranted to be as repre
sented when leaving the shop, and sutisiactioD
guaranteed. All kinds of
REPAIRING AND PAINTING
Done In a neat and substantial manner, and at the
shortest notice. He is determined to do all his
work In such a manner, and at such prices as to
n.ake it to the interest of every body to patronize
him. Call anil examine his work beioro purchas
ing elsewhere
lax D.J.HORNEK.
Groeeriex and Confectioneries.
This space Lft reserved for U. F. Khoads h Bro.,
who have moved into the mort maifnifleent irroeery
room in this place. They ran he found in Baer'l
new buiidinjf, second door from the corner.
W. DAVIS k BRO S
CHEAP
Grocery and Confectionery,
SOMERSET, PA.
We desire U lnlonn the people of this comma
nlty that we have purchased the Grocery and Con
fectlonery ot H.. f. Kneppcr, Es., opposite the
Rarnet House, and have made valuable additions
to the already fine stock of Uooda. We sell all the
bestoranuso
FLOUR,
AND MEAL,
COFFEE, .
TEAS,
St'OARS,
KICE, SYKVPS,
MOLASSES,
FISH, SALT,
SPICES,
APPLES,
FLAVOR JN EXTRACTS,
DRIED A.ND CANNED FRUITS.
ALSO,
COAL OIL, TOBACCO, CIOARS,
SNUFF, BROOMS,
BUCKETS, Tl BS, ic
AH kinds Fr-noh and common
CANDIES, NUTS, CRACKERS'
FANCS CAKES, PERFUMERY,
AND TOILET ARTICLES,
COMRS, BRUSHES, SOAP, lie.
Also an assortment of Toys, kc, tor the little
folks.
II you want 'anything In tl Oroeery and Con
fectionery line eaii at
Davis' Cheap Jrocery,
OPPOSITE THE hARNET HOUSE,
now 9 ly.
FURNITURE.
LEMON & WEISE.
The old and well known firm of Inion i. Welse,
or J'itt-tliurjrh, l'a., qianHlaL-tirers of
Cafet Fmitiire anJ Chairs,
HAS REMOVED TO
No. Ill Fourth Avenue,
(ophite their old stand,)
Where they continue the business In ail Its
tiranohos. mart
JOHFJ P. DEAfJ,
Carpmtere' and Blswhesnlthsj TooU
beivels, SpsMlea, Ucjtbem, Sth.,
IIos, Fork, sad Bk,lfthrwltli
m iars and varied .tk t Hardware
and t'Htlery, suitable lor be;irade, at
creatly reduced rate..
uly9
send 25 eant tor the new
sell adjusting eiirarette
aadeler bolder. S UrW
eta. M. . Kooens b
J7 Broadway, N. V.
janll
i vc As i
Vj. 4 s
OKERS
Miscellaneous.
flolflertai
Have now oprne
A i-arvrc an-1 (Vrnjilclf Assortment f
(joods for
Fall and Winter Wear.
.They have a complete assortment ot
Iidic.H X'lirs,
2res.s Goods
Felt Skirts,
Hoop Skirts
Bustles,
Glove,
Shoes..
Gum Sandals,
And Felt Over Shoes.
MEN AND HOTS'
Clothing,
Boots and Shoes,
HATS AND CAPS,
GLOVES, 3cO.
Underclothing' for Men and Women
A large assortment o
HARDWARE
QUEENSWARE,
Carpets, Oil Cloths, &c.
A largo stock of fine and eoarse
SALT
Ily thelSnrrel or Sack
Prices as Low as Possible.
C. & 0. IIOLDERBAUM,
Somerset, Pa.
Oct. W.
URLING, FOLUHSBEE 45
Merchant Tailors,
Gent's, Youth's and Boys,
FasMonalle Clotlf aol
Ml Wood Street, corner Fifth Areniie,
PITTSBURGH.
Kaprl.
Cook & Beerits' .
FAMILY GROCERY
Flour and Feed
We would most respectfully announce to ocr
friends and the pulil ic nenerally. in the town and
vicinity of Somerset, thai we nave opened outm
ur AiStore on
MA IX CROSS STREET,
And in addition to o full line of the best
Con Tool ionerlcs, Motions,,
Tobar-o? Cigar si, A;.,
We wiii enilearor, at ail times, to supply our cut
tomers with the
BEST QUALITY OF
FAMILY FLOUK,
CORN-MEAL,
OATS' SHELLED CORN,
OA TS d- CORN CHOP,
BRAN, MIDDLINGS,
And everything pcrtainlning to the Feed bepar
ment, at the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PEICIS.
CASH "ONLY.
AUo, a well selected stock of
Ulassware; Stoneware. Woorlcnware, Brushes oi
at Kinus, anu
STATIONEKY
Which we will soil as cheap as the cheapest.
Please eall. examine onr -roods of all k!niP.kJ
be satisfied trout yor own judgment. -
Don't forget where we stay
On M AIN'CROSS Street, SomcTfet, Pa.
Oct. 2. ISTi
SKI.w DISEASES.
Acne (Pimples Blackheads). Symp-oms: Hard
smail pimples, with blai-k puints,.uiost numerous
in tne ctiecKs, iireneai ano nose.
Fruriiro. (lntenso ltrhlnir.) which beins when
the cloihinsr is removoi; inoeased by tbt warmth
f the tiej. ?io eruption except mat prouueeu uj
scrntchinir.
Thoalive and all Skin Diseases permanently
cure.1. Entire cost f treatment. 1 S0ierwk.
or S IT month. Address Ir. J.M. VANDYKE,
ll'tt Walnut street, i-nuaoeipiiia. . uuiw
TOSKrU SUKETS & KO',
M'ndcrtakert, Berlin, Pa., constantly kP cw
hand and make to order Coffins of 01 style, and
nrices, on the shortest notice possible. Hatta ,
hearse of the latest style in readiness, we are
ways prepared to take coffins to and bring r
to the various cemeteries. Vm
my Knives and Forks, tA
jty BPOOH8, BCI380HS. t
VUjll AXES, SHOVELS. LOCKS.VCfi
nl Hinges, Niik, Files, etc J jCI I
LmI Carpenter's, Bladsmith's, and I
V AGRICULTURAL TOOLS, jS3j