For the Somenel HzaALt.
SLIPPERY MIKE,
or;
SAM, THE SHARPER !
BY R. It. RODDY,
AUTHOR OF THE BANDIT OF
THE ALLtUUt.Mts
ATHANASE THE
AVENGER
&C.
The criminal intellect is still a mys
tery of mysteries to tbe metaphysi
cian, the statesman, and tueoiogiao
In no are of the world his there U-eD
eo many professed students of the
cause, pretention, and punishment ol
crime as the present And in no age
not eren tbe darkest and bloodiest, has
crime been so rampant, bo success
ful, or more secure from punishmem
Tbe orthodox style of modern maw
kish philanthropy is to represent tL
criminal as a being of remarlabl
nuritv in erlr Tonth one whost
l j j
impulses were good, and only driven
to crime by the force of circumstan
ces, oppression in bigb places, pater
nal cruelty, or, more popular still, by
blighted affections an early wreck
of bopep. attachments, and principles
Without pausing to discuss the ques
tion whether blighted affections are
an entire answer to and justification
of pocket-piclinff, or to what extern
disappointment may offset manslaugh
ter, we beg leave to doubt whctbci
the criminal in early life is exactly
a moaei opon which iue ns-iug tol
eration could safely fjutd itrclf.
Our limited experience is, tba
children are selfish and almost entire
ly devoid or conscience. It is only ts. j
careful training and earnest teaching
of after years that rou.es the bettei
feelings and elevates the child o
civilization above the beasts tba'
perish and tbe savage.
Tbe man whose career we pro
po6e briefly to t-kelcb, who was ou
day as well known in Somerset an
surrounding counties as the conslabL
or tnx collector is now, was a case it
point. A man who loved crime to
ils own sake; who, bad as be war
waa yet not all bad. One who would
rather make five dollars by some iei
ty theft or trickery than twenty b;
auy recognized or regular busines
or industry. lie was as great a crim
inal as Lewis, but of an entirely d;l
fertnt kind. One preferred U best,
a band and to perform startling am
thrilling exploits that would make t
noise in tbe world ; the other opera
ted alone, and used cunning and ad
ilres where the other used tore
Neither, as far as we know, ever t-be
blood, or were guilty of any of th
brutal cruelty so commonly practice"
at this day by tbe markers who infes
tbe country.
Mike bad rather a pleasant manne
and a good address. Always dressec
well but not flashily, rather affecting
tbe Btyle of a well-to-do mechanic o
country merchant than tbe diamond
pinned and ringed gentry of tbe Ugbt
fingered school. He wrote a goo
plain business band, of wbicb be wa
not a little proud, and which wa
rather uncommon at that day in tb.
country. His boyhood had advao
tagea that the sons of tbe wcaltbx
did not always have at that time, and
we believe, he started in life as a roei
chant's clerk, for which he was wel
adapted, apart from his want of prin
ciple.
He learned to gamble and becann
tbe intimate of gamblers, and, in conse
quence, lost Lis situation. Tbe fac
did not distress him, as be bad pre
determined to devote himselt to a
mode of life more in consonant
with his sporting tastes and nnprin
eipled disposition. One of the main
landlords along tbe Tike was robbec
of a considerable sum of money
which crewteJ an unwonted excite
meat, and ended in tbe convictioi
and incarceration of one of Mike'
gambling associates. He was strong
ly suspected, but acted the cbaractc
of a green youth so well that lhe
permitted Lim to go unpunished.
It was necessary to account for bb
possession of means. He travel!-
up and down the road and gambled.
Sporting men were plenty, and, a
Boon as they learned that Mike bat
money, they graciously consented t
win it, without troubling therustlve
to inquire bow he came by it. Uu
it was not always eo easy to win hi
money, even for these old bandr
Occasionally the sharp boy came in
on tbem with a trick that even tbei
experience and watchfulness coulo
not guard against. These lucky bits
were of immense benefit to him, far
more than the amounts be won. He
took good care that his winning
should bo known wherever he was
If seen with a large sum of money
(and displaying it on all occasion
waa one of his weaknesses, not un
common to gamesters), be could readi
ly account for it by saying it was
part of bis winnings.
He became quite Tain of Lis skill,
and boasted of bis prowess, saying
be was "paddy for anything on tbe
road."
There was one expert over in Ma
ryland whom be was anxious to meet.
The man bad plenty of money, and
waa sot afraid to risk it. In their
language "be was a genllemm as
would back Lis own opinions." Wait
ing until be could make a good raise,
as be thought it would be derogatory
to the dignity of a "sport" not to
Lave plenty of money at such a time,
be eagerly sought the Marylander
and bantered him to play. A
private room was secured and after
supper they sat down to a game ol
"single-band." It was Boon borne in !
unpleasantly on Sandy's mind that be
was hardly common amusement for
tbe veteran be bod been bo anxious
to meet and bo often boasted of beam
ing. Tbe old one behaved in tbe
most gentlemanly manner, showed
no undue exultation at winning; on
tbe contrary" be was politely and
delicately sympathetic.
jack would I
l-eat the hifrbest science.
out mr.ii'.
eoon cbanac." He liked K' -arlv
a vou eu-
tlcman, lose bis money like a
VOrLS-
man Rome were SO BUPpiClOUS
m irritable ;cai u n i,,'u,u'
gentleman of fine feeangs to play
with them." Thus and more 13 u
ame purpose roaue iue
strongly suspect be was being
heated, but be would not nw nia
newly acquired reputation for sport
ing g'entility by making any charge?,
and bis reputation, bis greed, and me
hope of learning how it was done.
would not let bim quit tte game.
Towards midnis-ht. when tbe bouse
wa3 quiet, even the gambler s bope
,
f a change of luefc, ot winning
ill and more, deserted Lim. A lew
Hours, perhaps minute, more ana oc
would be "Cat broke," and be com
piled to ak his opponent for means
'.o pay bis bill and travel.
M ercury,
,;r ik!nm and sharpers forbiu !
Sum. thing must be done and done
-pcedilv. His rascally intellect devis
ed a plan right speedily, and when
be "deal and blind" came to bini be
went in heavily. It was seen, and
raised until a large sum was ou tbe
board, much larger than bad been up
i any time that night.
"How many do you want?" said
Mike, holding tbe cards ready for the
deal. . .
"Only one," carelessly replied tue
j'ber. .
Mike with a dexterous twist el the
wrist sent the card spinni-J.? aoru??
the tabic and dropping oa the fi'or
at the other's feet.
'Be(rpardon for my awkwardne
said Mike. '-Grained, graDted ! '.
No
harm, no barm !"
And stooping below the table, en
deavoring to "pick up the card, be
a a aroused bv a bland voice bidding
! aim "good-ni;bt " Looking up ba-ii-
v Le fuund his opponent bait ie:t iw
room and bad taken all the money
with bim, doubtless uader tbi bud
hat be bad won. Before he could
.ise tbe other was gone, gone before
iie could think of shooting or read
tor his weapon. Some time a.ttr,
Mike was asked how be and the
veteran bad made it. He coolly re
plied "He beat me playing draw,
but when vc changed the g-i'c, '
beat bim."
He attended a big gathering at
Krosiburg shortly after, and while
unrecognized, drove a thriving trade.
He even mounted a platform-car
Ailh the band and glee-club, and
a bile pretending to be carried away
or the wildest enthusiasm, he wa
.irofitably engaged in "plying bU vo
cation," to borrow a phrase from our
evered old commander with the
'game eye." Suddenly a cry was
aised to"Look on', for pceket-books.!
Slippery Mike's aboard!"
The "cry was a timely and wise
warning; it was indeed necessary to
vol: out for pocket-books, for tiiey
ertainlv were not in. The tharp-'uij
aad been on the lookout for them
rom the first. When that cry w es
raised, all was confusion and conster-
lation. As many on the car were
mire strangers, each ft-lt inclined to
"neck" bis. neighbor and aid in
throwing over," " breaking bis
leek," and various other devices for
lis discomfort suggested by tbe ene
uies of Slippery Mike, (who had
oincd in the cry and seemed deter
mined on a capture. He easily eluded
bis pursuers and got out of the crowd.
The news soon spread through the
own, aud b", a-s a wise man, deter-
nined to seek safety in flight. It
vas necessary to his comfort to play
iime other trick on the crowd. bee
os an excited tbronjr at a point eag
rlv and noisily discussing something
xcitincr. he drew near at the risk of
einsr known. Listening awhile, he
xclaimed. " I'll bet five dollars that
vas the fellow I saw running for thai
ld buildinir," and be easily sent that
intbiukinsr and unreasoning crowd t
earcb an old stable or ba3 -b0u.se
that stood a mile or two from town,
n fcight of the turnpike. Chuckling
it bis success, he started for Cum
berland, jvhere be safely landed,
,-eady for anything that niight offer.
( To be continued.)
f'nrtnc; llopa.
An improvement in the method of
curing bops has lately been mtro
iuced in Lngland by Mr. J. M. Hop
kins, a hop grower near Worcester,
which is said to be of great advan
age to the grower, especially in sea
ous like the present, when pri
ces are so high from the light crop.
The following is the description of
this process :
"The hops being gathered, are
rought to the kiln to be cured.
There are three drying floors of rafi--rs,
covered with horse hair, so that
te beat and air can pass from below
through each of them and out of the
op, w here an exhaust fan is kept in
notion by steam supplied, lrom a
boiler in tho basemeut floor of the
Kiln. The bops arc Crst put into the
,op fljor, w here they remain about
tour hours, until the 'reek' is off
hem, when they are dropped, (with
ut handling), to the t-econd, and
iublly to the lower floor, wbicb is
rovable, being in fact, composed t.f
wo large trays, which slide in and
jut of the building. The tempera
tire of the kiln never exceeds 00 :
he fan gives the advantage of dry
ng the hops at a lower temperature
ban by the common process. Thus
the aroma and volatile oil which
would be driven away at ft higher
temperature are saved. Tbe fan
system has been tried with success
.a tbe drying of malt without deteri
orating its quality. Under the usu
al system, the drying process in a
maltbouse occupies three or
days ; by the fan system it has
done in twenty-eight hours."
four
been
Tbe 1 1 end f a Wbalr.
The head is one-third the entire
length of a sperm whale, and in ob
taining the valuable spermaceti w hich
it contains, tbe whalemen divide it
into three parts the "case," the
"junk" and the bone. The "junk" is
first hauled on board and stowed
away, aad then the "case" is bailed.
Tbe "case" is a massive part of the
head, cellular in tbe interior, the
walls of tbe cell running vertically
and transversely. It is filled with
an oily substance of a faint yellow
tint, translucent when warm. The
oil-bearing flesh forms about one
third of the mass, and in a large
whale it has yielded three and a half
tons. Tbe case also contains tbe
respiratory canal, and a cavity of ex
traordinary depth tiled witn oil. An
opening is made at one end for the
ourpose of bailing, and it is next
hauled to a vertical position beyond
the reach of the water. A deep and
narrow bucket attached to a line and
pulley is then lowered and brought
up full of transparent spermaceti,
mixed with 6ilky integuments, having
tbe odor of freshly drawn milk. Tbe
sore bands of the crew, bathed in
this rich substance, are relieved and
healed, and the greenhorns dabble in
it with tbe ineffable satisfaction dis
played by city youngsters in a mud
puddle. Harper's Magazine.
Vble Cora for Turkey and IIa:s.
Mr. Thomas B. Hazard, Yauclusc,
R. I, has written a Fprightly an I ;
rn 1 1..na try nll'n!. Itn I rwf iT-
.' m-'1 - l"Ull! itl nUIVU LH- uuLA--a
Island turkeys are worth :a tne lis
ten market three cents per pound
more thrn those from any other lo
cality, i'l e reason, according to
thi at'ih. Tity, is that they are sup
plied. H-.eeiaHv in the southern part
cf tb- Siate, w:ith Lard Indian corn
instead of meal, barley, oats or o'h
er food, and because tbey arc picked
without 1-eing scalded in hot water,
and the inwards removed immediate
Iv. There is olmott as much differ-
eCtC. -T. H. os-eri, iu ic unu i'iv-
pared in this way and one fed other
wise and dipped in hot water(to save
two minutes labor in picking,) and
then left to swelter a week w ith its
inwards undrawn (as is tbe case with
the most that arc brought to the New
York. Philadelphia and other mark
ets,) as there is between a woodcock
and a crow. So, too, if the bog be
fed solelv on bard corn and water,
;ra nt will be as far superior to
1
that fatted on meal or other soft food
as real pure Oranpe county is to lis
;;iiprv or swill milk. Why are Cin-
r;nn"ti hams so celebrated ! Is tln-ir
superiori'v owinir to the method of
curing tnem, soiciy : jj u"
but more to the q'uality of the flesh,
which is made entirelv from the jui
ces of sweet, bard, wild nuts and nn
ground Indian corn.
Take a turkey that Las a free
nni-P u-hrro ?rasshori;ers are
i,1onir in their season, feed it well
.;,i "f .t;n porn mid sweet ani'les
r.!r if the latter are bandy) until
IWmber. shut it away from food
for twontr-four hours, then (handling
the sacred thinjr tenderly) tie a stout
cord around its Icirs and bang it to a
,:i-o in iIip liptni under vour barn
let one artist bold its winrs Jirmly in
each baud, while another Rently
bleeds it at the throat; pick it dry
while warm, draw its inwards ditto,
let it hang in a cool place for a few
nights only, roast it before a bright,
hot wood "tire, turning the fcjit often
to keep the juices from congesting oa
the surface or elsewhere ; set it on a
table garnished, if your fancy or
"nature will," with woodcock, can-vas-baek,
raii aad ortolan, and if you
once get a taste of that turkey you
will let every other delicacy before
you go to the dogs rather than dese
crate vou palate with trash so inferi
or to that king of all game a corn fed,
drv dressed, well cooked, Rl oad Is
land turkey. A turkey like "Hype
rion to a Satyr" is tLis to the vile
thing called bv the same name found
ia the New York end Philadelphia
markets fatted on mal, bran, bar
lev, oats, potatoes and swill, parboiled
before its feathers are plucked, and
left for davs perhaps weeks undrawn,
until the "disgusting mass bec-mos
saturated with its own orotirc and
rendered unfit fer any stomach but
that of a garbage eating JloUemot
or worm fed digger Indian
So too. take a twelve months oid
barrow, place him in a roomy, sunny
pen, keep him wholly on bard corn
and pare water, with occasionally a
little salt, until he is fat; kill and
dress bim nicely, aud salt the chines,
down with plenty of lurks Island
salt within thirty-six hours of his ex
it, and voj will have pork to eat
with your capoa that is nrm, trans
parent, roy, sweet and delicate, one
pouud of wtiien wouiu nave oeeu
prized more by l-.pieui tis, or any oeu
ermanof peutle breeding, who has
a conscientious palate, than a thou
sand of such soft, pallid, flabby,
tainted, fclushfed stuff as is oflen
placed ou the tables of our first class
liotels nnd restaurants. 00, ngiu,
take the bams of such a hoir, cure
them well with blon salt and salt
neter. smoke them with dean, fresh
corn cobs, and nothing else, letlini
them cool off nights uutil tbey attaiu
the complexion of a uazeiuut, or one
of Titian s most characteristic por
traits a trifle subdued. Then boil it
slowlv. and when thoroughly done
let it stand a night in the liquor, and
you will have the only 'thing of
beauty" that is worthy to be eaten
off the same plate w ith your Rhode
Inland turkev, and equal to the best
Wpstrihalia, North Caroliua. New-
hold or Cincinnati bacon.
California Raiaina.
The vine growers of California are
yearly paying more attention to pre
paring raisins for market, and the
raisin crop of that Slate is likely to
assume commercial importance.
Some of those who have gone into
the business have met with remarka
ble success. A correspondent of the
Saa Francisco Argus w rites from Yo
lo county that he made this year sev
enteen pounds of raisins horn a viue
wbicb ut present prices will sell for
two dollars. Having 500 viues to
the acre-, at this rate the product of
his- viu yard would realize $1,000 per
acic. This correspondent raised the
present season about one hundred
tons cf grapes from twenty-six acres
of viues of different ages. His rai
sin grapes are muscats, and be said
some of them actually measured five
inches in their largest circumference.
This variety is the best grown in
California for making raisius. One
man can pick and lay out for drying
800 pounds of grapes per day,
while he can only pick 250 pounds for
packing in boxes fresh, as more care
id required iu picking for the last
named purpose. A Mr. Briggs, of
Davisvillc, this year made 1,750 box
es of raisins, containing twenty-five
pounds each, and be bad four hun
dred tons of grapes lying on the
ground nearly cured when the rains
came prematurely, and spoiled them
all. Mr. Davis has forty acres of
vines, and is conSdent that be would
have made this year over $20,000
worth of raisins if tbe rains had not
come so much earlier than usual. In
ordinary years in the climate of Cal
ifornia vine growers can forecast with
a near approach to certainty the be
ginning of the raiuy season.
T Save Swarm.
A bee keener srives the following
plan to prevent a swarm of bees from
getting awav from the hive, with the
statement that during ten vears' ex
perience h" has never known it to
fail but once As 6oon as they thow
the Crst symptojis of swarming, stop
up some of the outlets to the hive, so
as to force them to a considerable
time iu coming out The swarm be
ing made up in part of young bjes,
many of them unable to fly well, and
as the swarm can do nothing until all
are out and flying in tbe air, by pro
lomrincr theii exit, the feeble ones
become tired, and finding their plans
frustrated, they alight to arrange
their journey. If they can leave the
old hive at once they care very little
about alighting.
It has been discovered that the
title to more than 1,125,000 acres of
swamp land in Northwestern Indi
annais involved"in dispute, owing to
the irregular manner in which the
lands were conveyed under the old
swampland act.
Earned t fe..
Loxco.v, December 29. A tele
gram froin Madeira reports that the
British ship Cospa;riek, which Las
been burned at sea, was bound from
London for Auckland, New Zealand.
She sailed from London September
14, aad w as spoken cn the 23 of Oc
tober in latitude II south, longitude
34 west. She took fire during the
vovage, and wa3 totally destroyed
on Thursday, the 19th of November.
The disaster occurred when tbo ves
sel was in latitude 37 south, and long-1
itude 22 east, off the Cape of Good
Hope. The British ship Sceptre
picked up one of the boats of the Cos
natrick. It contained three survi
vors 0
,f the wreck. These were the ,
3 A TTnr,- Mf.TV.n.
aid, and two sailors. They had been ,
It'D daVS elrifliuiT about in the b jat.
. J , . ... t ,l '
Dunng.tbe greater portion ot tms
InwlliPV sustained their lives by I
drinking human blood and eating hu
man flesh taken from the bodies of
others, their companions, w ho died
in the boat.
The remainder of tho crew of tbe
Cospatrick, four cabin passengers, an I j
more than 400 steerage passengers j
who bad emigrated under tbe Gov-1
ernment regulations for Australasia,,,
are supposed to have be-en lost. The j
Government emigrants were, ior ue
most part, agricultural laborers, who
left England in consequence of the
operation of the recent labor strikes,
v.nir (1f ihpm were married, and
were" accompanied by their families.
The owners of the" Cospatrick are
Messrs. Saviilo it Company.
Los pox, December 29 Special j
despatches from Madeira to the Loa-
dju niorniug journals give the follow-:
ing additional particulars of the
burning of tho emigrant ship Cos-j
patrick: The fire broke out at mid-1
uigbt ot .Nover.ioer 1 un, ana wuu.u
halfau hour enveloped the vessel
n,.orli- i"t cm! lfni'th. The seeue
was one of the wildest coufu.,ion. !
But two bjats succeeded i:i getting 1
awav. each of hich contained tbir-
tv uersons. These remained along-!
side the ship until the
19ib of No-1
vember, when her hull was complete-!
ly burucd out and ke sunk, itie
two boats then started for land.
Thev kept together for two days,
wheu a trule
arose uud ihev became
seDarated. One ef them ha-i not
since been beard of, and the eubor j
was fallen iu w ith by the Bi iti.-h (
ship Sceptre. At that time it con-
taiued five liviug persons, two of;
whom died before the Sceptre reach-!
ed the Ialabd of St. Helena.
How Wood Marli !') .
A correspondent of the Di-i
Fa
mer says: ;
I will give a recent occurrence or 1
two that has dollars and cents in it. j
A Kentucky breeder recently offered
a live proposition to a neighbor of:
mine $35 for ali the calves on his!
place from weaning to twenty months ;
old and he declined the offer. Ou :
the adjoining farms he could ban; I
bought calves of the same age at
from ?2 to $'J per bead. He said he j
nrould not drive theui to Kentucky if j
they were presented to mui. u) 1
Tbe improved broed ot calves coum
be made to gross l.TOO pouneU at
three years old; the others, if ever, at
ave or six years; one consuming as
much grass aud requiring the same
care as the other. Comment is un
necessary. I sold last fall, at tuo
fair at Murfreesooro, a one-year-out
tiily for $ 100 greenbacks; she was a
thuroughbred.aud cost no more to raise
her to that age than a mongrel or a
mule the only additional cost being
the first produce. I refused $250 for
her second foal at five months old. I
paid $225 for another mare; sold her
two-year aud one-year old liilies for
$500. I paid $1,125 for a tine jen
net, in foal to a hue jack, aud sold at
two and a half years old lor $2,000.
All the well bred pigs 1 can raise:
are in demand at ten dollars each, nt
from two to three months old. All
the improved varieties of sheep pa'
their lambs selling from $100 to $25 ut
weaning time. The improved breeds
of poultry pa'. What is it that don't
pay, if the best of its kind, und well
cared for '! What mongrel slock
does pay ? If any, 1 have to find it
out.
A rw ItlOe.
A Paris journal describee a ne w
rifle, of novel construction, recently
invented iu that city. According to
this account the gun preseuts nothing
remarkable exteriorly, but the lock
is so arranged that the breech is
opened by cocking the piei-e, ami, the
charge beiug introduced, the breech
is closed, and the pun fired by touch
ing the trigger. The cartridge con
sists of a hollow leaden coue fi led
with powder, and closed at the base
by a piece of cork. At the moment
the cartridge u introduced iuto the
breech, the powder escapes by a
small hole in the cork, and an imper
ceptible ball of fulminating powder,
which forms the primin?, takes its
former position. The triple action of
cocking, loading aud firing is thus ef
fected simultaneously, so ihat a man
with but slight experience can lire
twenty rounds a minute. The car
tridges are stored in an iron tube,
which is placed parallel with tbe bar
rel, and contains thirty balls, so that
the piece may be fired as many times
almost without removing the stock
from the shoulder, there being uoth
ing to be djne but t ' cock aad pull
the trigger.
Main.
A KiUSTA, December 30. -Statistics
of the workings of the prohibitory
law in Maioe during the past far
show that Ones to the amount f
$50,000 were imposed and collected
for violation of the law. There have
been 270 convictions in the Supreme
Court of rumsellers, and forty-one
commitments to jail, a larger num
ber than in any similar period previ
ously. Crime has decreased, the
number of convicis being tweuty-five
per cent. less than ten years since.
An Inhuman Jlantcr.
Fort Scott, Kansas, January 1 j
P. II. Ilewett was arrested here !
yesterday for inhumanly w hipping a j
little bound boy, six years old. Oaj
tbe examination of the body, gashes j
three inches loug were revealed, and
scars of previous whippings were
plainly visible. He also hung a boy
up by lis thumbs, allowing his feet
to barely touch the floor, and left him
in this position for several hours. He
was remanded to jail. An indigna
tion meeting was held last night, and
it required the utmost endeavors of
the eaceably disposed citizens to
prevent mobbing bim.
The opinion is being strengthened
every day that the man who fir.n
made a f-Lirt to button behind did
more for the world than one who has
discovered five COmetS.
Tiiey are holding "grasshopper
sociables' in tbe Western States, for
the relief of the grosshopper victims
in Kansas and Nebraska.
Xeie Advertisement.
J W. PATTON. C. O.H'JRST.
ismrsv firm.
N EVV G 0 0 DS .
THE NEW FIRM OF
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lu rcc!it of s i)f jO-Ms alilrt'I t
-. "-j XZWZ
pri. - sol S!plcin1 l...meHlirs. tnry ratnhlrl
to offer itri:il iU'luvciurnt toall In w:int orHla
)fevt. eS)ri ti. , ,ucb Iari0,Tj cannot iw
1 in
f"nJ auywl,cr e! lo town, cwm.rKuitc
a ifen
rtment. They call j;hj.UI atu-ntk-n to
.fcirtmeiit of
their 1:.:
CALICOES,
Bleached and Unbleached Muslins
GINGHAMS,
SlURTIXfi,
TICKING,
BOYS AND LIENS'
HEAVY PANT STUFFS,
in CottoHatlc, Double and
Irish Jeans, Satinets,
Cassiisicros, &c,
DEES GOODS,
in Plain and Corded Alpaccas, Pop;
. . .
Ims, Cashmeres, French
sj,erri!Joes,
STAPLi: & FANCY NOTIONS,
HATS 5c CAPS,
BOCTS 5s SHOES,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS,
Tlie l-ttaeortineiit of
Carpctings ami Oil Cloths
evtr hr.n!it to town. A lar-c tik of eineena
wure. leicrrnin'vl to be u to the timed in assort
ment, styles an l prioi'S, e rcspcciluily fi.iicit a
call iroii) tluxta in want of trooili. tel.lf
Cook & Beerits'
FAMILY GROCERY
Flour and Feed
STORE.
vnil ! mt rt;KN. tally announce to cor
fri'nl an l the iutl ic KcneruUv, in tlie town and
vi'lnlt r SnunMU t!mt wo fiava opened out In
our XcwStorc on
MA IX CROSS STREET,
And in at! Jltir.n to o full line of tkt test
CoiitVclioneries. Motions,, ,
Tobaccos, CigarH, Ac,
We -k til eiiilcivi.r, at all timo, to supply r.nr co.
tc.mers wi'.n tt.to
B E ST QUALITY O F
FAMILY FLOUR,
COnX-MEAL,
OATS, SHELLED COJiX,
OA TS .1- COHX CJ10V,
!i RAX, MIDDLINGS,
Ami erpry'.liini; pir'.iiinini- to the Fettl De;art
mtiit ut the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
FOIt
CASH ONLY.
AI40, wll selected stock of
Olasiwaro; Stfncwr.r. Won.!"nwar, Urusbc 01
al kin is, and
STAT 1 0 1ST Ii! R Y
Wlikli wa iclU fell as cheap a tbe cbrapcjt.
Plea call, examine rotr ir.xxln of U klmla, and
be satisfied Irum y.ur own ju lament.
t'jn't forget lt'uere we iar
On MAIN CROSS Street, Somerset, Pa
Oh. 2. Vs-.-i.
New Firm.
SHOE STOEE,
SNYDER & UHL,
Ilarins purchased the Shoe
Store liilcl) one! Iy
II. C.
I Jeer it.
Wf take il)iniw in ealllmr the ttPirJn of the
LuMk t the fori that w; h&ve now aut eajtct to
maul f
Boots, Shoes
and Gaiters,
BOTH OF
Lsiern and liorr.s .Manufacture
at can be f.an ! ar.vwhi re. We alfi w ill huve on
hn.l con;aniiy a lull nn!y .f
SOLE LEATHER,
MOROCCO,
CALF SKINS,
KITS,
AND LINING SKINS
Of All kiik!s, wtUi a full line or
Shoe Findings.
The HOME M AXTJFACTUEE
31 KMT will c ia chance of
depart.
S. 13. Snvoler,
Whofc repntati4n for making
Gaod Work and Good Fits
; Uttma ,noeinth9 state. n,e p0b!ie .
jwtlully Invited to tall in.! cumiiie our Block,
as wo are .letermine.1 to keep jrooUs as Zitd as the
Dc? t and sen at prices as low iu tlie lowest.
SNYDER & UHL
idcM
PATTOI
TTTTT1
nuna
! New AdceTLisemmls.
Cut cut for
a:a silver utoi vra
zzz, tatiiiy, etc, cf &3 finest qtuLi- .
tics zvlr, cf srd regardless ct ccct.
Ozt stcck aict t3 elzisi crt to Eiic
saiirfsctcry cettloaests vrlth the cs
tats cf th9 lata Jchn Stsvensos. '
J0IIX STEVESSOyS soss,
Market Street Pittsburgh.
93
JOHN F. BLYMYER, j
DEALER IH
Hardvare, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints,!
OlXiS, 5cC. j
The lollowing is a part:oI l'.st of goods in Stock : r C ttMuu :' Too!,i .
Planes, Saws, Hatchets, Hammers, Chisels, Plane Iron. M7as.&:.,
smith's Go.ds, Uellows, Anvils, Vices, Tiles, Hanniiers, Ac S
Hardware Tab Trees, (jiff Saddles,
.... w
Tl.! Knivps and Forks. Pocket Knives, Scissors, Siwoxis tiwl Ha:
!r stek in Sonier?et Count v. Painter's Goods, a full s-teek.
Lead, Cedorcd Paiuts for iuside "and outside pointing, Paints in oil, all colors,
Varnish, Turpentine, Flaxseed Oil, Crushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains, j
Ac. Window Glass of all 6izes and glass cut to any shape'. The tot Coal (
Oil always on hand. Our stock of Coal Oil Lamps is large and cou.prises !
verv elegant styles. Ditston's Circular, Mu!y and Cross Cut Saws. Mill !
Saw Files uf thebest (piailty. Porcelain-lined Kettles. Handles of ull kinds, j
Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Picks, Scythes, S'ueatbs, Sledges, Mason Hammers,!
Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Dolls of al! sizes. Loookit.gl
Glasses. Wash Hoards, Clothes Wringers, .Meal Sieves, Door Mats, IJiikets. ;
Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Twine, Hope all sizes, Hay Pul'ejs, Patter Prints,!
.Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyards, .Meat Cutters aad Stuliors, Traeus, Cow j
Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrub Brushes, llyrs-e Bitabi-s. Cur-;
ry Combs aud Cards, Door Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latebes nnd twrythir.g ;
in the Builders' line. Caps, Lead, Shot, Powder nnd Safety Fuse. , Ac,
The fact is, I keep everything that belongs to tho Hardware tru(!- I (bill i
exclusively in this kind of goods and give rny whole uttteutia to it. Per-1
sons who are building, or any one iu need of anything in my liiie, v. V.l Jlnd ;
it to their. advantage to give me a call. I will always give a n ::.-o!i -..bie
credit to responsible persons. I thank my old n-torners for the ir patronage, :
and hope this scasoil to make many new ones. Don't fur tret the !.i'
' 6 T "1 A T1 TT"
April 8 '74.
BARGAINS! BARGAINS!! BARGAINS!!!
.A.T
Xlie New Store of
Gh R. PAEKER,
Dealer In
Dry Goods, Fancy & Staple Notions,
Eibbons, Embroidery, Lnces, :c.
Would be pleased to have his Friends and Patrons tall and ex-,
amine his Stock before purchasing elsewhere. Hoc;a cn;
Main Street, opposite the 'Ini;ic ' Iio:isc," Somcrsr-t Pa. i
Irl 15.
mm,
Merchant Tailor
s,
.Ami IanTifUr;turer of
Gent's, Yoath's and Boys,
121 Vt'ood Street, comer Fifth A recce, ;
riTTSiJunaii.
ajirl.
Hare now opened
A Lar:rc and Complete Assortment
Goods for
cf!
Fall and Winter Wear.
'Thoj hare aomplcte assortment ol
Aj:nlics Furs,
Felt SkiriH,
Shoes,
And Felt Over Shoes,
MEN ANI BOYS'
C loch in
Boots and Shoes,
HATS AND CAPS,
GLOVEU, ScC.
UniJfrclvjtLinjj f.jr Men and Women
A largo assortment ol
IIARDWA11E
QUEENSWARE,
Carpets, Oil Cloths, &c.
A Lirge stock of tine hoarse
SAL
T
H5y HicISarrel or Sack
Prices as Low as Possib'p
C. '& G. H0LDERIJAU3I,
Somerset, Pa.
th-t. SO.
KEYSTOJf E DI.IG BOO.HS,
293 Liberty Street, Pittsburgh. Pa.,
W. II. SIMPSON. Proprietor.
MEALS ATALL HOURS.
rTKAXSirNT CUSTOM SOLICITED.
sip
(i. & ( Holilerliai
MisifHaneoux
BARGAINS':
Reference,
T.,
w-4
. Ulack-;
Saddlery j
ilames, l,uckie-s, itings, lilt ana kkiis. i
r 1 t i i m 1
-ors, tut'
White
S
K9 a jrw ;
-f T f - -T r
JOHN" F. CLYMV
o,1
CIG ASS.
BEDFORD, PA.
Or..'rr Solicited. 'i aa'Jioriie-'. i,'f-:i:.
BOOTS & SHOES,!
Cheaper than ever j
i? i
rs
Somerset,
Pa.
i We !eslrc to 9ny ti tiie public, thit we hare j
I of our new builiUnir, uortliwfst c-rnfrof thf IM.i
j nioti'l. (which will he rn or bt't-'r1 Jn. 1.) wh.Te
t wo will be pinsed to have parties Ksinn to pur- j
t-hasj iriioci iu. vur line to tall ami s- -j tiu j
!
NEW FIRM, '
NEW STYLES,
AND NEW PRICES.
i
See Reduction in Price
.3. ;
I
M-n'sGiira U.n !5
i - Buckle An!
I Wotni os ' "
i llissts "
Mens S.in !.i:!
I Vomcn3 u
j Missca "
i CliilJrons "
ic i:Mo n '
wr.l !inr 1
2 oo ;
1 so j
1 00 !
"I
co ;
45 !
Over flu .in i A!,i m
I Boots ma le to onler. Kr;.iii Uiu; m-sttty an l j
! pru:otly J. ue. AH cui:i.:ii woik wrranit : 1. i
! Parties Tisitini our town rlu crnlcn:;!.".: .ur- j
I ebainir anyihin ia our Uiio ill .1'. e.
i sn-i Ke t.r taemselves.
V'c are positive we ean sell to.'sat l-.-.v. r n::r -.a j
than any other trre In wwn ar we j.nfh.is" I
I for rot sell lor ri n l thu !To In.iu 15 to "Ji j
j per oentj'j o4 havin t ilise bad itttit. a a 1 I y
! atii4 the njw of ii-fk-ke-i.ii.if. Wo ere J
I williim lo give the benefit of th.-y.- alvant5 i- I
j our cu:oiiier.
Frank Sipe & Co
Save Do
Bills!
iVTan? .It.aars can T
' S..:iml'tt' :.nnt'Onl
c;;tfl V'rin-I in
; fc'jratlj Lrftn. wlii'-lt Is a tunic wino Oitttn1. prppar
tl u L V. SCU.'-I IDT. at -N.i.-IJ 1 cun av-uue.
I'ltt.'liurKli, l'a. This 'compound is c ta;os.'il of I
' ri? finil herl". an l Xrictly titire wine: it Is ploas- i
i sal tu take ati'l Inviaurati S the wln-lo sl. in: it
is a vaiuaNle iamiiy moii'-ine: it t-arc all 'Us-
ca?cs of the bowels: it Is a proventatlv? i.f J'hol-
era. ami as a liltmd pnrin.T it ic nocx -"lle 1. T'ue
I deiuaml fortliw p-.'pular n:edic:ne i- so irn-at tlial
liiTL-totorc It liaiueen ssil lc to Ml all or !.ts.
1 Mr. Schtni.lt has lately iiu roas.- i the t- --t.ii.i- l' r
preparing It. The pfi.-e Is il t-cr h itilr. S itij
I iaction sruarant. wl . Try a l.t I le kii 1 ii will tocn
' m. n.i..lnim.n.h!iii:i lilNJill'.U' i'.US.'. We
' hfiv. nc.l the I. Liter In onr . f:i?'i!v an l sni.w I
whereof wo speak.
I Try it, leader, it ic;!l do yf" 2"'
I aagl'i
I
liVL -A. ZEST 'IT BLS
. FUHNITUKE SLABS
A SPECIALTY.
Ranges, Grates,
JAIES OLD
153 Lir.EP.TY STREET,
riTTsnrr.arr. r
GOTB
Bmdiii
I
!
1
i ' s s ja.w
i j N Knives and Forks, I
! M SPOOKS, ECISS053, iV, ;
! ''i'AXES, SHOVELS, LOCKS.V-fCV fimnTl
Ilinscf, fhi's, Files, etc & V 1 U
i'.'isi'arpenJfr'c, Elarismilh's.andJ-V; ! J 1 Ul
i t Zj AGSiCULTURAL TCULb, ;
Grvi erica cud Confectioneries.
I'll i aj-ftft; fn'cl : r. V. lih'-a'; i. Iir j
VT:-.i (.:iv- rrt'Ti-! i-.i'i r:n vai 'tv.iunit.c- u: sru:n
r-T.i in Tl'-p j.! ife. T'ivy onn l-. lour. ! In i.i-'r"s ;
r.tn i.u.i ai- r :r c: rr. r. !
T V.. DAVIS .V HIIO'S
CHEAP
Grocery an;) Confectionery
SOMEKSKT, VA.
WeIr-i.-e to inlnrni t!:c f.'t 'c of , r.irtin
ni:y ti.jl wo ln7fj.ur( hj.Hci the erp.'.-'-ry tin 1 ( 'nn
lccii r.cry ol H. K. Kn.-; i.er, ij:j.. .ij.p .:tn the
Ilitrn't H'inw, a.i hare in;pie V iiu il il- .ului; ! ii
to the alren'ii G-.-.i:?. W'-.- .-'til .:i tlif
be brands 6
FI.OLK,
AXU r.ICAU
C-.'FFEE,
TEA?,
SL 'j A I.S,
Ki;.-C, SVUt i'S
I'V.-M. SALT.
A!II.
fLAVOIUXU lrKACTS-,
! It T) AM) CA?'NKI) Fi:t :T:
AL.U,
t
I
co alp:
Ti :;.,-,'i.
s.vvrr.
HTVKLTS.
A:i V.u'.i rr.i-i. a-.-l e.:i:,.
CANI'lr--, Nt'TS. ( ;:
f.vnc cakls. ri:i:fT:
iXI TOILET K TICLL-
Also an arsorttuci 1
of T .j
&.e.. t- r th
.;t:l.
If yoa w?:.t anytl.l
f-.'.i..:ierv U:ia call at
t
(
rv r.i.' O n-
Davis: CIicaD
tirroSIT?.
v. -ly.
(IK I
T'l ,
ttr.e' ('u.
Gent's: Yottr attention
called to the f.irt thr.t
GEIS, FOSTER & Hi,
li::!L-H.C'Iintc:iM.
juiixvruw.v
are si-Ilin"'
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS h
JDLLINERY
at DuTm t r: :r. We tuamrti c ri-u r.i.em !
rlova on l.riiu.1., liiiiioinis, lo.Uin. s. Ai--.M-as, I
T.-ss (l,rf-:.. Mnvlii.s. i.n wn r-..i I :!..... I.. .' t ,..' '
ims. Uu Iiril's. '..tt..oa-!e?'. .fe;;.. :i-r.- ri-'s. !
j iLMnes. rUnaKI lifea an. l'animer.-. in t.irt '
! 'l l y li-xU atoioiioiis. A trip to .1.,! i-t. wi:
i will not cost j-ou the ttuili p;irt 01 tl.e e;-iise nt .
a 'rip to i'lii;i.lt!;.iia. an. yet w i-!l :it I-bi!;i-I
! 'ie!;. pri.-ps aa.i save too Iretal-t Wei
!!! !! rl to do it 1kv:mis. ce I ur in l:ir.'l.:t !
. in I par ra-Ii. I::;v no r.-a! to p ir n:.-l . ur i.wn i
"s. .aii ao i .-e our st j. au i : ii.t s a
f iy.urs.li-s:.
, jn.
FOSTC!
("Iji'.oa 81., .
TINX.
.,1:-.!
nvr. yot a fort.ii on
( 't .1.1.. or are yon .-.tru-r.Mt wi'ii - h
m? If. vn SYiil'P t' t'4i;.
W1I.I) C1IKUKV AMI tiliiir,
11 ll XI). t,r- l,nre.l t v Ml'ljrrjn i
MuKi nnnn. ani relie f wl'.l be imiav-iiate an ! a
eure rrinin.
Sol.l t-y Mt"I,ARit.tX i X.' KF.NN'AN
Dovlt l-itLslurh, Ta., anJ all lruj-'i s.
jVMl.VKT HOUSE.
The ntnlersiame.I re?jMM;tfa!lT inrorms t't paV
le that he has lea! th:' w, ll known hotel in the
Jfr..uirh f Smeret. It ii his intention to fcep
t in a style whii-h he hops willirive aatiifiietiou to
all who inny faTor him with their entom.
AptKti JOHN IHI.I4.
31 tied h,
. .!. ii..;.
Liii.is
" C;tli!"i,i i;i.i
v V.
t.". r i-
! e .
I):..
Gratrfiil TIi:.a:r.:.'
EiiAK i;:rn:::s the
vigoraLt t!:-t er-.-r -
:! I.:-
f,;-.-!e:n.
No rcr.-f):i c
it.d;ot!i:st Bill, r
acc'Tiling to directio:.
unw.:i. j rovided t:.-.:.r
strove-.! by r..i:-.---:u
nieu:.s, i.z'l vit.d ergp.r
1 eir.ir.
"Bilious II::::ilt(
i;:itli'iit rovers,
lent in the ra'.lejs -f
throiighout t: 1'ii.xM
t'.ieso of the ili'.o-ip!
r.vA Intrr-
-.it r:
. M.
Li:a-.:.s,Tenr.e
s:;?, tv;.
I'c iil. Ah.ha:;
ur.oke, J.;r.H'.;
their v;tst tri
cr.tiro ce-u::trv
Au:u::;n..i:;r!
Fins ( f unusu
a.:
I.r.t.:.-. !:. ' ;
iCfC!
? Of
the
,1 o;
her
ertj
::io i:;'on
va: .
i: tic for :
A I. KU it's
i
; x::; a :
Dr.. J.
;..v
dV
CTi
:hiti::- ti
i
t:
IV.:
is 1 1 t.
I'DiinV tli. I).).!
r.r:'.iii'-t (if :
ly p;:r::'yi:ig r.'.l it.i ilui-.h w::i
1!iitk:..s. Xo cp:-ie:;:ic c..:i
in : -
rf r. 5Vtte::i ti.::s f
l!;itp;a rr Indizil
r.che iuia ia tho SI:.. .-.Li;
T;.h'.r;c--.? of t'.io t"t: t, l .:
i:n:ft,it;..r.s of tho Stom.tei:
i:; the i!.v.:th. Ihii. us Art..-
tatiea ot the II-var
I Mi a
ia th.
If.
::)
I'.CV.-i. in;
da!::
-det!
t ;;:.
v;cs tho diV-priii;
tt!u' will pi ovc a
.tor it.', th.ta a h
i'
U"a Lottie move :t k !
of it3
lr.ent.
Scrofula, or Kiiu
Swohi:-'. Cii ers. Krysijit:
io;fre. cri-iuiotli il
Kvil. wi
S .v. ,.. .1 N
I ; :
I:i:!:i:::!i:.;ri.):: i!.-ri.-.i:-':il A !'.vl;.'::s. (: I
fare :, KiUj-tioas f tiio k : n , S.to i.v--.
Ia tliese, :n ia fill other e.tif:tu!i..:i.ti 1'.
e.-icd, U'ALicnr.'s Vint.:; ah Hittkcs 1...-c-shown
thoir rior.t cv.nitivo j-.n'.vers .a I'.
nuX ob ti:::ito auJ i::tractali!e ci:e s.
Tor Inf1;un::i;ttorj ami l'liro;iI
llhenni.lt ism. Gout, r.,:io:;s, lier.r.t
toatandltitennittcr.t Fevers. I 1"
tho Ih ..d. Liver, K.iilr.r---t nii.l H'.i.:
tho.-e letters hire no equal. Such lh ....... .
ar ca'isct! Vihutuil iJiou-J.
3kH-lianical Disoasos. P. -.::;
pactl ia Taints anl Mitivral., ?;trh r.;
I'hiasberi, Type-rttor.s. (;.!.!.l.i-a;.-:--. t
iliacrs, ai they a.lranee ia hh-, a.--"
to paraiysis of tho r,..r.-T c
o?.iir.t this. tal;o a d..-c .f V.als;:;:'s V . x
F.'j.VR Uittrp.s occiiiiiiahy.
For Skin Diseases, Ei ;-.-.:hn;-. i'. :
tcr, Salt-Iihcnra, Iliutch."'. .v' V . ; . .
l'ustule-, L-kU, Ci-ii i:i. ! --. 1;::--:-v-i- ::; .
Sca!d-hca.!, S.-re Kyc.. K;-y-::.-..i. -....
Scarf?. Didcolorations of V,e Skin. V.
liu.l Di.-os-.-3 of the Sk::i t.f whaU-w-r i.-.- -or
nature, are literaily !:: t:p a: 1 oa"r i
oat of the system ia a bert t;:::. ly th" :.
of theo r.'.ttfrs.
Tin, Tape, and other V'on;!,
larkinii ia the sy.-:tein of f :a:-.y t;.i.i:-:r !-.
a:o c:!oct"..:!y dc-stroy-.l aad r'".in,vi-l.
system f iKcdicsac, r. Tcrr.iu no sr.-thtiiainiti.-H
tri.i free t:.;?-y-;..m ,:tK:
I. ho those Dittcr.
For Femalo Complaints, ynnv.x
or oiJ, jiiamrd or .::tj:i, .it the tia-.va ..f -.,.
ir:aaii'M-l. or the f:rn of t'.'-o T.":
B::te di-p!.r so dot-ii.-d an r:r!';-:... that
i.uprove:i.e::? ti sa p"rcrp,'.!i'".
Cleanse the Vitiated I'.I.Mal i.. .i-
tvor yoa fhi.t it; iaip-tntic.-. b-irsti::? t!::-oa-:h
tho SKia ia i';:u;h-. Krsip:it:i -r :
ch'a;:-.! it whoa yoa i.:A i: oi-ir.:..-tc.t ar: !
i'z:H ia tr.e v -ias : c.e;
a:.-o
fvui . year ;'et;ir.;
V.:. blood furo. a:
t.-U ni-i
- h-aith .
TV..1 .ihniv.
K. II. ?rrCO i.n &. C O..
rr;;:!,1.! n: !.. A . S n Fr ?,'! ' '
a-i i'"T- of . "::
ol.l by all lru-
Y.
:ixt. ta ul lr.tler,.
1 b
SUN,
r
1'!.. '
It. in
j prie
i iK-a;
,. 1 n'.ik
i n i..r
or t he i:
;, or ! T I -..if
r:-st n.-ri'V f
i I all .
-t .'V
la
( way. r-pa
the ar
.1 t-. take (
u? to:i:e:.jr:
a.r.s t j ai. 1
lr,!;,'
Ayer'c
ST visor
TL
For restoring' to Gray Hair its
hi vitality and Color.
ia.-ii l at
-o arei-r.t.!..
a!:liv, anil
.:::". I for
-,t;vi:- tL
:?. ii .x ;
sfor.:s '
f,Try' I, -
IMS
.;.
r:
Of
" it
i ;.
;7-.-.? and f.-rshnct.t of ;.'.. T':.:'.1.
hair ii tliickon:.lt falling linlr vhci-Ivcl,
and br.ldness cft..-a, thonli ft always,
cured by it3 u.-. N-xliin? can r'.-t.ro
t!;c hair wlir-r- tho fu!!i..-lorj ar-J tl-
strove 1. or th" glands r.tn-.piii;il aad
dt'.-aye-l'; but such as roinain can l
saved by till application, a:vl
latcil i:it activity, so th:it a r.
prowtli of hair i.4 produced. Ia-tcal
of fvalinc: t!i- hair with a pastv
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not harm ir. If va:.- l
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for
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Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer &. Co.,
Iractlral and AnaJrtlral ChemisU,
I.OWIILL, 13IASJS