THE BROKEN DOIX VR. BV CEOKOE BESTOX. The queenly moon nd majestic ally through theumlu'ed..e ve if, audi flooded the Peqaea Tailey with ZSrZS Gerdd Del'nand NeUi; 7Tw .hit hand clasued in his bidding farewell to one an other for on the morrow Gerald de parts for the land of the Betting sun. like thousands who had gone before him to seek he golden fortune an ticipated bv many and obtained by few. Gerald bad come to the valley several years before and found em ployment with a neighboring farmer, Mr." Bell. Once a petted child ot fortune he had reveled in its de lights and experienced iU advan tages. He had been educated at the institutions of the commonwealth, and was fitted for any sphere his inclinations might have chosen, had his health been good. It generally bo happens that with the brightest brig .test nvnds is couplet ill health and vice versa. Gerald's father met with a series of losses by unfortunate ventures which bo wrecked his physical con stitution that in a few short months he died, leaving his wife and Gerald in a penurious condition. Gerald at once procured a lucrative position in the wholesale house of a friend and managed by economy to sup port himself and widowed mother. She had been an invalid nearly all her life, and when the sudden re verse of fortune swept from her the luxurious home and kind, indul gent husband, her life's joys were gone, and in a short time Gerald was called upon to follow to the grave "his dearest friend on earth." Thus being left alone in the world, an orphan and without immediate relatives, he was obliged to seek, un aided, the common living 6he owes us all. For a while he continued in his occupation in the wholesale house, and rapidly won promotion. He was obliged to relinquisb.it. however on account of his failing health, and resort, according to his physician's advice, to the pure, free iiuraii r " air anorded oy ine occupation in farmer. He did not have an estate over which he could roam at will, and work or play when he choose. Therefore he sought employment in the beautiful valley above mention ed with farmer Bell, who. being kind and of a good nature, assisted Gerald by employing him and teach ing him the simplest rudiments of a farmer's occupation. Gerald devot ed himself to the work, and in a short time, with renewed health be came a practical hand. Unwilling to desert the farm for city life he re mained with Mr. Bell About this time -Nellie Hosking re turned from boarding school whither she had been for four years, an ac complished miss. She was a sensi ble girl and had not been led into the vanities bo often found among the inmates of such institutions. Her father's farm lying next to Mr. Bell's, 6he often visited the hitter's daughter and consequently met Ger ald who occupied the position of an equal in farmer Bell's family. She verv Boon discerned far more in Gerald than the average farm hand, and learning his antecedent history, esteemed him for the noble purpose that actuated him to carve out for himself a noble future. Gerald was a freoucnt visitor of the Hosting farm, and quite an in timacv sprung up between himself ana ;veuie, wnicn uncunociuuoiy, but unerringly, ripened into the deeper passion of love. So the days rolled into weeks and the weeks in to months which soon formed two years. The brightest and happiest days of their lives were fleeing away, the deep winter shades giving place to the warm rays of spring. Then it was that Gerald determined to crown his happiness by asking Nel lie to chare with him life's joys and Borrows, whatever his future fortune might have in store for him. Need we sav that Nellie answered him in the affirmative, but like all her sex coyly referred him to papa Mr. Hoskins was absent on business and did not return for a week. However, upon his return Gerald Bought an interview and made known his errand. What provisions have you made for the future ? Do you think you would be able to furnish Nellie with all the conveniences of life and not discommode her any by taking her from the home Bhe now possesses ?" Mr. Hoskins asked. "Mr. Hoskins, I am not wealthy," said Gerald. I have a small bank account and good health, a willing heart and hands, with them I fear not the future." "There, my friend, I admire you for your frankness, bnt by no means can I trust my daughter to Buch precarious circumstances.- When you can produce the evidence of a fair competence one that would place you beyond the day toil of a farm hand you can address me for her hand, provided ehe is of the same mind as now. Trusting you will be successful, I extend you my beet wishes," and calling Nellie to entertain our friend Mr. Hoskins be took himself to his library. Gerald in a few words acquaints Nellie with her father's decision and prepares to take his departure. They passed out to the verandah, thence to the gate, where they linger a few moments over their farewell Nel lie thinking it the same as usual until Gerald, at the last moment, tells her that on the morning he will leave for California to delve among the gold fields for the "fair competence" winch is so necessary to make two lives happy. Then, Gerald, it indeed you think you can better your circum stances by going, you carry with yon my earnest desire for your suc ces. You can be assured that my love accompanies you as well, and each missive from you treasnred." "Thanks, dear Nell, your love shall be the prize for which I am to struggle, and when fortune smiles upon me in the Occident, the goal of my ambition reached, I will re turn and claim you as my wife." Nellie was unable to bear the sad words of parting, and had it not been for the strong arms of Gerald, would have sank to the earth. With her shapely head resting on his bosom for the last time per haps to him, there seemed no fair er picture. As they stood there in eilence, the memory of happy days floated before them, not dimly, but in bright relief, tinged by the mellow light of the pure love that had lent its charm. It was as a beautiful dream reaching its conclusion. Each was too full for utterance. At last the spell was broken, it seemed by that determination which was the character of Gerald's impulsive na ture. Stoopisg, he pressed a pas sionate kiss opon her brow, nnd said: "Nellie, before I depart take this gourenir, that you may pomsyn j something upon which your antici pation of mv return may rest. It is the half of a broken dollar, the rniinternurt of which I possess. Let it be a syno ym of the crutl cause of our separation tne goiaen laoi w which the world bowssoanaDiy ana nobler jon o See, the edges, if placed togctl ot love. ier, St perfectly and so unite the piece, as it was before broken. If the piece which I take with me comes to your presence save than by my hand, then Gerald Dean will never come. Fare well, love," and Gerald gave the lit tle hand that laid within hia own a somewhat harder pressure than usual. Farewell was a hard word for Nel lie to say, but it passed between her lips mechanically, and the next mo ment Gerald Dean's form had passed out the gate and onward to the meadow path. She watched h im till he was hidden by a rise of ground, and then turned to go into the house. As she did so a slight rustle in the shrubbery caused her to turn. She saw nothing, and concluded it was but a freak of imagination. The time passed slowly with Nel lie, and for a year Gerald's letters came every two weeks with great regularity and were as punctually answered. Then thev came once a month, and so on till at the end of two years they ceased, witli an oc casional strav missive, inscribed in & scrawling hand, the opposite of Gerald's plain, bold character. During this time business made it necessary lor Mr. Hoskins to remove to L. He had altered nU face and personal appearance very much in the past two years a tinge of red on either side and across the nose, un doubtedly warned the wise. His clothing must now be of the most expensive materials and latest styles. His business prospered un usually for a year or two and then, bv heaw drains, suffered a relapse, eraduallv sinking lower and lower till the panic cloud of hunc up on the financial and c .mercial ho rizon. Nellie seemed to take an unusual interest in her father's business. During her residence at L she had made many acquaintances, among them being that of Leroy ray, a wealthv voune man. ind withal the man whom her father desired her to marry. The reason was obvious. Fay's wealth would be a powerful mainstay to the rapidly failing business ot Mr. Hoskins. Nellie did not care an iota for Le- rov Fav. for to one the memory of seven long years had not obliterat ed, she had given her first pure love. Mr. Hoskins and lcroy both urged the latter's suit, but Nellie was firm and intimated that no argument or no consideration would ind ace her to marry Leroy Fay. Here was an obstruction which Mr. Hoskins had not anticipated when he promised Ieroy his daugh ter s hand in return for the golden eagles he had received from him. l ay became importunate and in sisted upon a speedy marriage, to which Mr. Hoskins assented, and the nuptial day was appointed with out iN ewe s consent. Preparations were made on the most magnificent scale ; guests in vited from at home and among Le roy 's friends and relatives abroad. It was a theme of conversation at the clubs and at all afternoon gath erings. This state ot things continued un til the day before the wedding when the city of L, was astonished by the revelation that Nellie Hoskins was miseing. Search was immedi ately instituted, and the most expe rienced detectives tried in vain to discover her whereabouts. Ijeroy Fay believed Mr. Hoskins was tricking him and was in full sympathy with hio daughter, and therefore Leroy Fay informed Mr. Hoskins that the return of the mon ey he loaned him was necessary. li the money was not forthcoming in five days he would institute pro ceedings which would have thrown Mr. Hoskins in the avysss of finan cial ruin. Every resource was look ed into carefully and nowhere could Mr. Hoskins see a loophole of safe ty. His last hope was the bank. " On the moraing of the last day he called there to negotiate a loan, and was handed a packet by the cashier. Mr. Hoskins opened it and discov ered more than fifty crisp, new bank notes of a hundred dollars. Across the face of the uppermost was writ ten in large, bold characters, the fol lowing legend : "This is but a small part of a fair competence you demanded that I should possess Beven years ago. In tbi9, your dilemma, use it. Gerald Deax." Gerald Dean had returned, and sending one half of the souvnir to Nellie, she joyfully appointed a place of meeting, and informed him of her father's circumstances. Ger ald immediately deposited the mon ey, and coming back to Nellie, they went to the nearest clergyman and were married. They then immedi ly left for a wedding tour, determin ed to ask repentance when they re turned. Mr. Hoskins was much delighted. .The Old Texas State Hows Rained. AusTix, Nov. 10. Yesterday the old State House was discovered on fire, and in an hour and a half the building was completely gutted, the. walls standing apparently uninjured The fire originated in the basemen, back, used for storing reports of ti c Supreme Court, on the north side vi the building. The fire, when dis covered, had been eating its wav above and through the Speaker room. The smoke from the burn ing books had been observed pour ing out of the chimneys in dense volumes long before it was suppos ed the duilding was on fire. The records of the different offices were generally saved but much scatter ed and damaged by the rain falling at the time, The building was worth perhaps 1100,000. The total loss aggregates $220,000. Itetlroad Freight Hmana-wp. Indianapolis, Nov. 10. Last night about 9 o'clock a freight train on the C, L.St. L, 4 C It. R. be came detached about eight miles north of the city, and By some means the rear part of the train col lided with the front pert, starting the engine and two cars without en gineer or fireman at a rapid rate for the city. When near the Union De pot it collided with an engine on the Indianapolis and Vicennes Kailroad, demolishing both engines and two cars. The rear part of the freight train, which was loaded with cattle, was also wrecked and a number of cattle killed. The loss is estimated at $25,000. ' Xo one was injured. For cervousnees and chronic ca tarrh take Peruna. I tried it L, K. MyBler, Allegheny City, Pa, Jerry SIcAuJc-y'a Conversion, an tola by Goaglt. In mv experience I found among some ot the hardest characters a ten derness that was surprising, jerry McAulev, once a river-thief and a "bard case," now a tender hearted Christain, the love of Jesus melting the heart once so callous. One day this man noticed a poor woman with two or three children, whose husband was drinking in his shop, looking anxiously in at the door. The thought of the meanness of sell ing beer and making money out of the poverty of this family struck him quite forcibly, and the impulse to get out of the miserable business came on him with such power that he said to his wife, "See here, lass, I'll work my fingers to the very stumps before HI keep a box like this ; and I'll g t out of it." When it was known that he purposed giving up the business, he was ad vised to advertise and sell iL What was his reply? "Na; no; I give it up because it's bad ; and 111 put no one in a bad business for money. If any man goes into this box he goes in on his own bottom for all me." To a brewer, who offered to put him into a lapgo nnd more profitable house, he said, "Na, I would not do it for all the world. I wonld die first" At that time he saw no evil in drinking itself, only in its abuse. He therefore secured a house, and took " to it 6cveral barrels of ale and porter for moder ate use. One day he saw a notice in the street of a temperance meet ing to be held. He yielded to the impulse, and decided to go. Under the influence of lecture, which was delivered by Mr. Jabcz Inwards, of Tendon, he went home hastened to the cellar, and turned the tap of every barrel. His wife being told by one of children, what was going on, rushed into the cellar "What are thee doing, lad ?" Don't thee see what 1 be do ing ?" 'Eh! but wilful waste makes woful want and thee art wasting the rood stuff." Seeing that she produced no ef fect by her appeal, she said : "Art thee crazv. lad r" "Na. I'm not crazv : I'm coming to my semes." . . "But how dost thee think I can care for the children without a drop "Thee must try porridge, for I'll have no more ot the etun in tne hnnse." He soon signed the pledge of total nlictinpncp. and it was to him the Han nfa new life. It was rolling away the stone from the door of the sepulchre. His next good impulse irna tn iro to a nlace of worship, hav been inside one before. tka nnlr religious exercise he re membered was part of a prayer by a atrwt nreacher.- He went with his own accord, with no invitation, to hear the gospel preached ior me nrsi t.imi in his life. If I was preacher, I would prefer an audience of men onl n-nmen who had never heard r.Br.iin.l of the cospel, than an audience of those who had heard the message for forty years and been unmoved by it The first service he heard was from the passage in Tim othy : "Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and that which is to come." The preacher was not a learned man, or a refined or elegar.t speaker; but his homely phrases wprn thoroughly understood, and ii,o ffr.H't. produced was sho'vn b i by "If th rpmark. after the discourse it's true what the chap says, it will iust suit me. Unly tnjnn ! gooa ior J . ... i i r . 1 . I 11 this lite, ana gooa ior ununr. ah riht now, and all right then. Safe here, and safe there. That's just what I want and I'll have it" This 11 to his seeking and find ing, and the commencing of a con stant Cliri.4ian life. His fifty years' recklessness had left him in debt; so he did what every Christain should do began to pay his debts. He had seven little children and was owing one hundred fifty pounds, without a penny to meet hia obli gations. He went to his principal creditor, to whom he was indebted seventy-five pounds, and engaged to pay five shillings per week, which he did, never missing a week for more than five years. To another creditor, who had never even men tioned the debt to him, he went, three year3 after he became a Chris tian, and said : "I believe I owe thee seven pounds. Now, I've a pig that I've fed instead of feeding the publican, and thou canst have the pig." ' , . "Well, lad," was the reply, "IU tike the pig; and if therein aught over, I'll pay the balance." j- The pig was killed, weighed, and the balance of three pounds ten shillings was paid over. One one occasion an old compan ion, wno Ola nov uuuemuuiu iue great change wrought in him. called at his shop to obtain some sporting information, and wished to know who was going to win the race in Hvde Park. ' ' " "I do not Know anything at all about it" "Nay, thee canst tell us some thing about it ; thou knowest what they've done afore," "Nay, lad ; I've nobbut another race to run, and then I've done." "Another race art thee going to run? Another race? Who is it with? Hast thee made another match?"- "Av; I've made a match with the Devil for eternal life and my own soul, and it will take me all the days of my life to beat bim." His old companion was quite ta ken aback. A cannon-ehot would scarcely have surprised him more than such a reply from one who had been bo famous as a sporting char acter and so frequentl' apphuded in "Bell's Life " . When I shook hands with him, laoi year, nc was ciAi-ivm j er for temperance and a conMstent Christian for twenty-nine year, with a familvof six sons and two daugh ters walking with him in the right road, one of his sons being a suc cessful Christian minister. He oc cupies a respectable position ; has never been foisaken ; has been, blessed in "basket and store," body and soul, and has been the means ot great blessing to others. The be ginning of all this was the yielding to a good impulse and giving up what he believed to be wrong. Sucl) a lesson needs no comment John 11. Govgh. .v- y 1 rCrphwIon of Powder in a Mine. Dethoit, Nor. 8. A Hancock, L. C, special to the fCcpning New says that 400 pounds of blasting powder exploded last night in the Quincymine. Wm. Jarvela, Oley Olesean and a boy, George Meyers, were instantly killed. A Vast amount of damage was done in the interior of the mine. Crops tor XXanwe. . ! . ... With the vast resources of green crop? for manure that the fanxe' has at hi) command it is strange that tin re should be such a demand for high-priced fertilizers. The use of these takes a wide margin from the net profits of grain raising, and leaves ine land in no better condi tion, for the stimulus it affords is all tiken oiX by the crop, and nothing is left better the soil, for the smallest q-iuntity that will benefit a crop is generally used, and as a con- sequence the texture or quality oi - - ... i- the sou w not raised as it wouia oe if four times the quantity was used, and an attempt made to enrich the land as well as benefit the crop. In the use of green crops for manure they have all the elements of plant food, and in rkht pro portions, and will benefit the land, aside from the consideration, more than any fertili zer, save well-cared-for barn manure. The grains, especially corn, find their most perfect food in soils full of organic matter, the remains of plants in a decaying state. In this connection we may men tion the making of a sod as a work that plays an important part in the true economy of the farm, for a gen uine sod comes about as near being a pertect manure as anytning yet used to aid in the growing of crops. In another method, that of enrich ing the soil by turning under suc cessive green crops without attempt ing for one season to gather any product a vey satisfactory result will be obtained, for in addition to the increased fertility which will re sult the soil will' be made lighter and more porous, which will allow more perfect working and admit light and air, which are bo necessary to the development ot the plant, be sides, this addition of vegetable mat ter to the sou will in itselt bring out new elements of plant food. Of those summer crops that can be turned under with good results, we may mention rye, the clovers, peas, buckwheat (which is a good weed exterminator), and if wheat is not to follow, a growth of corn yields a vast amount of plant matter to turn under, and in decomposing makes the soil exceedingly light and friable for a crop the following spring. If the field is "adapted to weeds" they may be allowed to stand until the blossoming stage, and then turned under with benefits, and by repeated turnings under at this stage, the dreaded white daisy may be subdued and its roots become food ; for otheri and Lmore useful plants. - - If the majority of the farms were examined those : in the daisy re gions of Northern Ohio especially it would be found that one of the causes of decreasing productiveness comes not so much from a lack of fertility as from the land becoming compact, and the elements which it contains Incoming unavailable as plant food, and what is needed more than anything else is to plow them up, sow-to some heavy crop and plow, it under, and loosen rp the soil so that the roots and fibers of the grasses can readily penetrate and draw their nourishment without hindrance. That this is true is demonstrated on farms that have remained nnplowed for years ; but i n w in the new order of things the raising of grain has loosened up the soil, and where they have been stocked down with sufficient fertili ty, the grass shows a luxuriant yield, and whivt again replowed in the ro tation of crops, this sod, rich in or ganic matter, brings abundant crops, proving that a rich soil is the most valuable of manures and is obtained at an expense considerably less than $40 per ton, and of fertility, not measured at 200 pounds per acre, or in teaspoonful doses. While manure of all kind should be carefully saved and applied to the plow lands it will be found that we have no fertilizer that in its final results so improves the soil and adds to its textjure as vegetable ma nure, and all soils except the swamps whose soil is itself decayed vegetable matter, arc benefitted" by it For hard, unyielding clay lands, the re peated action of masses of decaying vegetable matter is to render it mel low, to change its color to a dark, rich shade, and change the character to that of a fine loam, and the land, as grain growers well know, is bene fited by a crop of clover to a greater extent than by any other dressing you can give it. v As has, been indicated, the use of commercial fertilizers, unless applied to an extent equal to the value of the crop, cannot raise the texture and quality of the soil. As usually applied, tne simple and thi exac tions ot the crop are equal, or the latter exceeds the former. , Land can only be raised in fertility by using it in connection with other manures, and then the farmer often mistaking the actual wants of his soil purchas es just t'.c wrong fertilizer, and the benefit is not at the time apparent But the cultivating of the sod for manure, and the frequent use of it in conjunction with the nccumula tion of the barn vard, can be attend ed . with none but satisfactory re sults. ' Soot for Fertilizing. I have long had great faith in soot as manureand have here a cov ered box placed near the castle, into which the sweep puts all the soot from the chimneys and flues, from time to time. " This in the course of time amounts to ah incredible quan tity of manure, and very handy and useful we find it When a piece of ground is dug we give it a dressing with soot and then (in garden phrase) "break . it down" for the crop. This really means running a rough rake over it, and it mixes the soot with the boil nicely and the result N always satisfactory in the crop. last year -our onion crop i towed unmistakable signs of the maggots I immediately bad the piece rjr piece dressed with soot Heavy rain ... -. set in just after, and soon the onions were on their legs and the maggots gone. Gardners Chronicle. Fatal Qnarrei About a Girl. ' Lawrencettlle, 111... Nov. 1. Albert Nichols shot and killed John Lenahan at a farm five miles from here last night . The men quarreled and fought about about a girl to whom both were payiug attention. Lenahan was worsted and tried to run, when Nichols shot him in the hack. A Builder' Testimony. Chas. S. Strickland, Esq. Boylslon Place, Boston, Mass., of 9 after relating his surprising recovery from rheumatism - by i5t Jacob's Oil, says I . cannot - rind words to convey my praiss and gratitude to the discoverer of this liniment Grand Rapids Times. The author of "fta- Wide' Wide World9- has writien another novel An Indian Captive. General John It Baylor furnishes the San Antonia Erprm with the ii - - t , aj louowuig mciuent connecicu wuu his late visit to Corpus Christi, where met a Spaniard by the name of Tito Rivera, whom he rescued fVoui the Comanches a quarter ot a century ago : "In lS5fl I was U..: - ates In dian Agent at the Ctuinm-li Reserva tion on the Clear Fork of the Bra los, then Throckmorton county. One day I found a note on my ta ble from a boy, who asked that he be taken from the Indians, boon afterwards the boy walked into my office with a bunch of turkey feath ers fastened to the top of his head, and his face painted, and dressed in the Indian costume, and said he .was the boy who left the note on my table. I asked him where he came irom, and he said that his father was a Spaniard, and lived in the mining town of Tapio, in the state of Durango, Mexico, lie spoke bpanish and also Uomancne. l didn' I vlieve that he had written the r.ote, and to try him asked him to tit down at my desk nnd show me how he could write. He wrote a beautiful hand for a boy. Ques tioning him ai to how he came to fall into the hands or the Indians, he said that his father owned a pack train, and one day he went out with the mules and the men in charge of the mules and camjied. The Indi ans came on them and took him in to captivity. After hearing his sto ry, I sent for the Indian who claim ed to own the boy and when he came I told him 1 must have Tito. He replied that I could not, and I told him I would or we would fight He said that fight it would be then ; the boy could not go. I went to see Gen. Robert E. Lej,who was then Lieutenant-Colonel of the second United States cavalry, at Camp Coop er, and who had been stationed there to protect the Comanche camp. While there, Chief Catemase, of the Comanches, who had heard of the object of my yi&t, came to me and said that he wanted no trouble be tween myself and the Indians, and that if I would give up $100 worth of goods I could have the boy. I gave him an order on the sutler and he was given the goods, and the boy was turned over to me. I sent the little fellow to mv house and he liv ed with my children for about two years, being treated as one of the family. Afterwards I met Major Neighbors, who then lived near San Antonio, on the Salado. Major Neighbors said he wanted him, and if I would give him to him he would send him back to his mother. I turned him ever to the Major, but he didn't send him back to his mother, and the confederate war came on and he went into theconferate army The boy was twelve years old when I took him, and the Indians had captured him when nine. Hespoke the Comanche language perfectly and 1 used him as interpreter. Major Neighbors left the bov on his ranch on the Salado, near San Antonio, and the boy entered the confederate army when about sixteen, tpon returning from the war he stopped with Captain Albert Wallace on the Cibolo, fifteen miles noth of San Antonio, and from there went to Galveston and thence to Corpus Christo. While with Captain al lace he earned his living as a cow loy. I went to Corpus Christi to see the boy, Tito Rivera, row cash ier of the bank of Davis and Dod ridge in Corpus Christi, and one of thj most respectable gentlemen of Corpus. He married a Miss Mollie Woodward, and now has one boy and two little girls, and the best of my visit was that the little children came about me, threw their arms around my neck and called me grandpa. Rivera is a man now about thirty-six years of age and is a magnificent looking man." The Xante or the State. Hon. Hamilton B. Staples read a paper at the annual meeting of the American Antiquarian Society , in Worcester, on the 21st inst, in which he discussed the origin of the names of several of the States. His conclusions were as follows : New Hampshire gets its name from Hampshire, England. Massachu setts is ' derived from an Indian name, first given to the bay, signify ing "near the great hills." Rhode Island has an obscure or gin, the Ishind of Rhodes, the "Island of Roads," and a Dutch origin, "Red Island," were mentioned, the first seeming to have the best historical support Connecticut is an Indian name, signifying "land on a long tidal river." New York, New Jer sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland were passed over. . Vir ginia, the Carolinas and Georgia have a royal origin. Maine was named from the fact that it was supposed to contain the "mayne portion" of New England. Vermont has no especial question, except that it is claimed to have first been an alias New Connecticut alias Ver: mont. Kentucky popular'y signi fies either "dark and bloody ground," or "a bloody river," but" its origin signifies "the head of a river," or "the long river." Tennesse comes from its river, the name being de rived from the name of an Indian village on the river "Tanassce." Ohio is named after an Indian name, signifying "something great" with the accent of admiration. . Indiana comes from the name of an early land company. Illinoi comes from the Indian the name of a tribe. Michigan is claimed to mean "lake country ;" it probably came from the name of the lake, 4lGreat Lake," which bore this jwme before the land adjacent was named. Louisia na is fron the French. Arkansas and Missouri are Indian, the former being doubtful, the latter is claimed to mean in its original "muddy wat ers," which describes the river. Iowa is also Indian, with doubtful mean ing. Texas is popularly supposed to be Indian, but may be Spanish. Florida is Spanish, "a flowery land." Oregon has a conjectural origin. It is probably Indian, but a Spanish origin is claimed. California comes from a Spanish romance of 1510. Nevada takes its name from the mountains, who get theirs from a resemblance of the Nevadas of Sooth America. Minnesota is Indian, "sky-tinted water." Nebraska is va riously rendered "shallow water" and "flat country." Kansas is from an Indian. root Kaw, corrupted by the. French. ' Mississippi is "great water" or "whole river.'' Alabama is Indian, the name of a fortress and a tribe, signifying, as is claimed, "here we rest" ... V Indulgent parents who allow their uiiiuicu iu vat uvaruty ui u'K" euiicu luvu, ncu J, caae U.U., wm have to use Hop Bittters to prevent ness, pain, and, perhaps death. ; No familp is safe without-them in tie house.. - ... orn wash: joton letter. Ttm ear ipactal txrmposdaal. WASIIINO.TO.V, Nov. 1881. For the next four weeks. Wash ington will devote herself almost en tirely to "fixing' for the ression. The President has gone to New York ; some say to vote ; others say for a purpose romuntic and matri monial. One thing is certain, he cannot vote, fur he has failed to reg ister, but who will say he cannot get married ? Of course the elaborate "fixing" that is going on at the White House new carpets, freeco ing, furniture upholstered in old gold, regilding, and other exquisite details of beautification may have nothing to do with a permanent fe male occupant But the personal interest taken by the President in the new installation of the old man sion would seem, at least, to indicate that he knows something about mural decoration, and the esthetic befitments of the home of of well, let us say the Executive of a grett INattcn. Perhaps he will live alone lor three years and four months in these splendid halls and luxurious boudoirs, but it is the most inap propriate cave for an anchorite that Satan ever invented. Furniture has been ordered from New York, and it is expected that everything will be completed, and the mansion ready for occupancy, by the 20th inst The East Room, with which visitors to the Capital are most fa miliar, will be refurnished through out and the wood work will be carved in modern and elegant de signs. y ' All the Government Departments are being repainted and placed in E roper condition for the winter, ut it is not the Government alone that is laboring to improve the Na tional seat of government and pre pare it for the thousands of visitors who come every winter to spend a few days or a few months in Wash ington, to engage in its fashionable gayeties ; to view its historic and architectural monuments ; to see its art collections, and. especially, to hear, in the two legislative halls of the CapitoJ, some men who, though living, are historic, buch are th power and facilities of the press that men and history are given, as it were, by instantaneous photography, to dwellers in hamlets, and our pub lic men may see the judgment of posterity in the criticism or the praise reflected from the factory, the farm house and the miner s camp, To return from this disgression 1 began to write something about the private improvements and of the growth of the city. Real estate agents say that such activity has not been known hera for several yeare. There are at this time fewer houses vacant than ever before, and all houses situated in desirable lo calities are readily rented at prices ranging from five to ten per cent in advance of the prices current last year. The class of houses sought, too, are of a higher order than those in demand last season. The north west section of the city seems to lead, though in Georgetown and on Capitol Hill the demand is steady and the prices a little in advance of last year. Bo great is the demand for residences in the northwestern section that mair-, still uncomplet ed, are already rented. During the past vear a larger number of sub stantial dwellings h.ms been erected than in anv season Lr Years. The outlook for building in.t season is bright and argues well for the ad vancement of the Capital of the country. . C. A. S. Scandinavian Hospitality. The most striking quality of Scan dinavian character seems to be hos pitality. Throughout Norway, Swceden, and the far North the au thor was heartily received by every one, trom the king in his palace to the Laplander in lus tent During five years of almost incessant travel in the course of which every part of the peninsula was visited, Mr. Du Chuillu was coolly treated only once. The Sweedes and Norwegians have the reputation of being reserved and cold, but this is true of them only when they meet strangers of the class best suggested by the word "tourist" To any one whose inter est in them cannot be measured by a stare or two and a few imperti nent questions they are unsuspicious and communicative, as well as cor dial to the verge of affection. Mr. De Chaulu went among them freely, conversed with them in their lan guage, wore garments like their own and took part in their labors, sports, and ceremonies. The treatment he received in return causes him to speak most enthusiastically in praise of their sociability and kindness. As in all other countries that re tain primative habits, hospitality in Scandinavia always implies eating and drinking. The poorest farmer or fisherman always - has something to offer the visitor, and bck of appe tite is generally . construed as a slight The author mentions one occasion oh which, to avoid hurting any one s feelings, he ate thirty time in two days, and drank thirty four cups of coffee. Often strong cheese is offered just before a meal to provoke appetite, and in the cit ies a formal dinner is preceded bv a tmorgas table the author noted smok ed reindeer meat, smoked salmon with poached eggs, raw salmon fresh ly Baited, hard-boiled eggs, cavaire, fried sausage, anchovy, smoked goose breast, cucumbers, raw salt herring, several kinds ot cheeese and as many of bread, and a salad madet f pickled herring, boiled meat, potatoes, egus' beets, and onions There were also three kinds of spir its on the table, and from these and the various dishes the guests helped themselves bountifully, and then did justice to an excellent dinner. John Haboerton, in Harper's Mag azine for November. . The Man la the Moon. The face, or disk, of the moon is brighter in some places than at oth ers, i ne uarK spots are so arrang ed as to represent the eyes, nose and mouth of a man, and the whole dibit represents the face of a human be ing. So the moon appears to us, but people in other countries claim that they see other things in the moon. The Tartars behold a "wood cutter, bearing on his back a hu.e bundle of wood, and supporting himself with a staff." The Japan esc" say they see a rabbit io a sitting posture. His long ears stand erect and before him a large mortar, in his forepaws he holds a estle, and is generally busy grinding nee. But the telescope shows that the dark spots are really huge mountain craters, for the 'surface of the moon is about as uneven as that of the earth. "The do.'tor said mv wife had con sumption. Tried 'Lindsey's Blood Searcher.' and she has better health than ever." GV H. Hubbard, Hamp den, Ohio. , kJU-AB ftMA.Ulij . ft ( Vfft'fv II I 5 r fern Bsckache, Sorsnsts of tko Ckut, Govt, Quinsy, Sort 7rffJw iiiat end Sprains, Burnt and Scddt,GtnrdBodify Paint, Tooth, Ear and Haadaeht, Frosiod Feat and Fart, and all oihtr Paint and iehtt. claims. . Mractioa ia Vtrn taDRVft- BOLD BT ALL DRUGGISTS AID PEALEM H KIDICTTE. A.VOOELEH & CO., JtaftXtMf-, Md., V. M. A. rOK iAL BT C. N.BOYD, DEuaaisT mm THE GREAT CURE yon RHEUMATISM A it it tot (11 dimam of th KIDNEYS, LIVER AMD DOWELS. It gaum th lyrtrayif tin -r.d poison tint am th tfrxkciiU : florin: whisk onlj th Tlotim ot JLh usmUi aui r?llft THOUSANDS OF CASES cf fji want fcrnrt cf th' terrible toew am bm qaiakly raUarcd, ta taait U PERFECTLY CURED. ui in ctsit part of th CaanOT. In hna dnteofe9eBlthaendirlMrn ! had failed. Ztta mild, bat Soiaut, EUTAU IX 1 T ACTIOS. bnthnrmlwinnU Mm rrlt HeaaaM. MvcactbcM nad '" "aw Mr to all the important organ of th body. The altonl aation of Oia Kidney is netond. The lA-m tsdeasnedof alleJeaaee.end th Bowela mora frealy and healthftally. In thi way the wont dim' are eradicated from As it has bean proved by Uusaanda that sUiemoetailaetnai remedy for claaaaUur th system of all morbid emeUoae. It ahouJd b need ia ervry houaraold aa SPRING MEDICINE. , AI-ct-it, euros BirJOJ-ES?. OH3TTPA TiON, FZL3S and all P KM ALE Ihesaacs. Is pot ep in Dry VeevtaMe rm. in tin '-ins, one parluicv of vlitehuiakeMtqaftcmertfc-ine. Aim is Uanld Ferss. very Csnerntrated (or the convenience ot those whorsnnoc rtvrii IT pre- par It. J; ortft ! riHMmtrjlirUkrrf trm. art rrorrocR diiccoist. riacE.i-o WELLS. KIClUBirStt A Co.. Trap-, fwni erad tb. trr woK-rJ rt.iiTni. TT. rOB HALS BT O N. BOYD, DRUX;I8T. l nan of trV eaed by the eliain of yoor dntie avoid atimalantsaad us -nuev I tore brain iierve and Mop mare. If yea are yeans- and dlsueriMi er aisMna .Mi ar emsi. old or waste, net Mop Bv esffrHnw from say ra tion 1 if yon ar mr youn;. eaAWln; from Ins; an a bod of fttcte rtters. peorasaMh or larulsk Sam. nly en HOP Whoever yeaaie, whenever yon that yonr symrm i noaeenos ai w Easily from nxse form of Kidney aim m that nulit have been orevrnted ba timely nseef wltbeatislartesitaev take HOP ittwre.. Baveyosttes- nupamiaia orartaeryosat-i pVtat, dwsesel At the atowere,.! lasryi O.LO. is an abaoftite aad irreeMta. ble e n r e for eeavft. eieed, J fctereraereierk Ten will bel , enrediryonnsel t drenkenness. ass of eptum, tobaese. or Mop Dittara Ifyonareaon nly weak and Iriwvpmftrd. try Bold bvdrae k NEVER FA 1 1 rbtt. fend for C&rceiar. . Ui It may Ufa. it awed tewa- drvda. .Am. C. N. BOYD, DRUGGIST Somerset, Pa. THE GREAT IiUIlLIXGTOX ItOl'TE. i' So other line runs Three Throug-h Pna enger Trains Daily between Chk-eira, De Moines, Council Bluff. Omaha. Lincoln. St. Joseph, Atchison, Topeka and Kansas City. Direct connections for all points in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado. Wyoming; Montana, Ne vada. New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and California. The Shortest. Speediest and Most Comforta ble ftouto via Hannibtl to Fort 9cott. Denison, Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Galves ton and all points in Texas. The tinequaled inducements offered by thi Line to Travelers and Tourists, are as follows: The celebrated Pullman l.wlwel Palace Bleeping Car, ran only on this Line. C B. tt O. Palace Drawiug-Iloom Cars, with Horton's Reclininir Chairs. No extra charge for Seats in Heclining- Chairs. The famous C. P.4. Palace Dinina- Cars. Goraeous Btnoking- Cars fitted with Eteaant High-Backed Ilattan Re volving Chairs for the extlu.ive use of first class passengers. Bteel Track and Superior Equipment, com bined with their Great Through Car Arrange ment, makes I his, above all ot bers, t be f aroma Boute to the South, South-Wcst, and the Far Vest. Try it, and you will flat traveling a luxury Instead of discomfort. Through Ticket trbt this Celebrated Line for sale at all offices in the fnited States and t All Information about Rates of Fare, Steep tog Car Accommodations, lime Tab-, kc Witt be cheerfully riven, and will send trtt to any address an elegant VohhIv ii'p of I'nltcd States, la colors, by applying to J. Q. A. BEAN. Gca'a Eastern Agent. I V1V he naM If aw aw alias er mlaarnll ' e eiai- ar torn! la r ant . ImawmwftaieneaweevBSSs.t . - la aw enwa-aetW sa er aiiwwr nmf I etnas sennas L 7 ' V -m. v I tent HUtrwaTft ' f 4 by aeae Pnwew a anslttvelr , i -i ruaaaenrt a"rwmUyeejwam-ywWi,.P Knfarto i- v svassenf Maiia, 1 VrwaTtaennr F-i-"uSmml fsasjtftenaa. amsaaWai . ,. I I at BAaTXAJI AOuOehsaaOMe. I 1 t " Ml nm-in tans ii t la) , I 1 . C JT. BOYIH 2rZ3ts9 Mat 01 r .1 1 1 3 111111 1 nur prnrcd itt uirrui i till I WW a- - r f f e-a f 'eKine ana- re : er rares ananw--- . I a as ii mi e The Somerset Herald ! ESTmBLISHD127.) j of tha lsaclaj Papers cf Wtan Pennsylvania. is Mim? mmm. HAS DOUBLE THE CIRCULATION OF ANY OHER NEWS PAPER IN HE COUNY ! It Will Contain the General News of the Day. he Editorial and Local DEPARTMENTS Semk for ThemselTe. 93-00 ! tU TEAS! l.t A TEAR $2.00 A TEAR! 12.00 A YEAR! $2.00 YEAR $2.00 A YEAR! 52.00 A YEAR! $2.00 A YEAR ! . $2.00 A YEAR! $2.00 A YEAR I $2.00 A TEAR ! rxooAYEAK! ftAYEAk 93. OO! IN OUR- JOB DEPARTMENT! WE HAVE THE BEST FA CILITIES WEST OF THE MOUN TAIN. KtWe are nrrnariHi to fumiari on short notice, nnd at a great re duction on former prices, all kinds of job wonii:, such as : LETTER HEAPS, BILLHEADS, ENVELOPES, BUSINESS CAEI8, VISITING CARPS, WEPPIXO CARPS. PROGRAMMES, HORSE BILLS, 8LIP BILLS, f rOSTERS, .LABELS, TAGS, RECEIPTS KOTES OF ALL KINDS, PODGERS, ! nR(TLAR.S,CtC. a"r OnWn from a JUtanc will rw -A ve nmnipl and carrfu tteutirn. . AiWrvss, The Somerset Herald, PRINTING HOUSE ROW, flomerwr. Pa. RAILROAD SCII EDUL SOMERSET ft CAM3H' Ri-.r--.. Tpart. Mall Uros. in. Local 1 . to. Arm... m c"'-t K-THWAM.,!. I!-.iit lll i. n. Arrive. ....S.'jO p. m, ...lo:iie. m. Mali.. Lur:il The Ms!!, mirth an,t a,rattl ,,ri ' Lurftl Train dally ... ,?' rSr' tne r-.usrmrsth Wrlrt - . t E , ii.rT.u.u iswnver iratna. st 1. ... , "'f'V( Kucannnu at 141 p. .,an. 11 . Oar, aoo e.3Q next mnnm,x. n.i Jn s Wjs p. .. same ..r, , t: W twnriUjun. thnisahtram.il "". 1M at3ua. rn. anl Dp m ,rvl W.n",7- Kora'woo.1 at sot p. aCaed tl 'j I PENNSYLVANIA frNTi'u o... - v .- J Iviii ve, -. i J..LBt.nii Ex f ... . 44 a. ra. ..i,.. Chimin. l..y tx Mo a. m. a .'i " " A -.i. . n v. . 'ft I Mull! ' 1iv.. Huouna.l.m Aoe.x. p m " I Inrlnn.u I i 7 n Z p. a v a J.timown Aee.l... " i fail Uire! lu:loi.ui. - . .5 TKAISS Cl)!!l(, IVrsr. L-sr. ;mil.. . S 'at a. m. nM . na. m. .. ..." . yi a. in. s-.i,M Tj4s m. luiti. m. arnrri ' Pltrfthnren Cincinnati Ji.harfiwn Ace. j nl all tl.i) AU-wu .... ...... 9 1.4. ratio: ex . - TT ...... ."."V a. ui. lliTi.ii 'ay r"s--etiier,;.. 4 26 p. ui. !., s ViV I.HUrujro tx - '.'. Use.,... O.-l p HI. .. -. p. m. -Hell u i,.n i r...,: - I 1. erjn Alixvlsy. ' . .uiiu.iu u cprrM .'l.ili. Htj. i n. I the iT.linii:... . . -'.nU. l-n.mrm.lnl I. .n Wav ft.-u... . - . - " r- A , - . -wiicran-i .vi.1.' Th t'M Line, es sm! w-t will . - ' - CBL V TTIlTiUj. U ' il T,rj s, ( ony. -In.1- ..ir.r..ll r.n ibvi ' "' "I' X ih.nTiHmr.r.u . . " K - jiii . urn Juieracil.jQ 1 ... ., bora- nl Kant Ubenr ' meracina sua juiirntown tx:,f-.f jftiwiein Ai-rommiauiio an.1 rst-iii,. . AnnMTt.llhtli. I1H.I L ' the morning, awl by th CIu. id.-iti:; .(.,r. ami man wem in me eruuiiiif. BATIM0RE 4 -OHIO RAILROAD. PrTTSBCROH DITL-ilOS. On and after Mar-23 1HM ..lr.. .. will depart trom an.i arrir at ii-..,l EAftT. MAIL. Lnvr: L-ave filMtiit Klllu. R...t,ti. ... BrvMiick ltlM Vk.T-'i.i.j .-. . Mi k'i-rMrl )::3 " fnoiWrt.tiTa HfA Ji.wt'a M:l'l II t (.!-!. tt) Brued KuM I) '- " SL. kv.m.i nt. l-lMwenl 1 , liin.il-... CunnrilHVlile IIti- " i;.mi.-:..,;;( f'nloiiiiivn li.41 I'tu.it'. OhioFl 13 37 1 Kpi 1 ,rt uVKksiMffi 1.41 p. ai. .141. I-".. ti.-.;- HvTHlman " H.i..-n Cuuheriand 3: " V, K i.n Wn.-huifcnin " fi.-.i-..:.. sWliimore ltfuiti p. m. l-ittM-j-jr I n .III.!. In I n Ia K... v Ja. imn at junneiiTmiie !'j p. n j,. 1 ' - ' ! II. UTTtn : I "f . wow inn r. JS. in return ikt ksurt Cuicherlami ai XZi A. JI.. sr--.r:i.-. c , wti 1:33 A. M., t:onne'lrlile h j," -i p.. ourgh ;:4i A. 1. " The mii.t rflrArt . i.i nl.iMM ......... . l - 1 .i nuuiDxnnii nr. TbruUKh MsU lemvmir at Uxl a. .. ii.'? rive at w aibinirton at ir.S a. a h-ti"j P. M. : PhilaneluhiaS-ia . .tv.v ... . a. ; DicnmuiMi li:aa. a. TtrrmKh Express, leartrc " OS r t . ,!,;: nres at w asfimifton at S.jo a. a. : lilLoun a. a. ; PhiJeiphU; 1 1 r. u. : X. V., 4 1 i: Thmasrh Mall train daily. Kxpeeiw trail. daily exixHi Sun 'r. n.cnniaiiiaiiio trains aci trrts uaiij except unjusT. Tlrket offices, enrner firth Arenn iv! w. .T.vwvvw. I.M0RUCI 1 IT I'TT TT 1 M i ' J". Ik M. CtlliE,(Jmerai r.t-xttii-t. .V f OPTIC- aw x i s c ! x s ! 7; lu- 1 . 't " -T-r-i-r-- rn- ;TIIF. - i . rr if-1 rrt .v- iwt i.iifvit. HA1LWA, U thsULDESTIBESTCOSSTiaCTEl: 2 Eql'IPPED : snJ hea tl Leading Railway OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST: It is the shortest sad best mate txtwtea Cfci an.1 all pniiUT in "orthera Illlmils. lnw. Hak.fs. V? NMiraska, falifumiTk. td-nn. Am-nr. ia Ooiorsdo, Idaho, Montana, Nrra-la and t r 9 DOTER, LODVILIL SALT LAIS, SAX IllCS: DEADW001VSI0UXCITY, Clsr Rapid. Des Muinea. linnil'. ' Pomis in the Territorien, an.l i he wf ?t. i"--Mllwsuliee. Green Bay. Ushaush. Sla'P Marquette, F.1 ilu Ljc, ' in r-.i'sn. K -u ' Neenab. Menaahs. Su Paul. .Mlnnei!""" H"r Yolicn, Fanra. rtlnmarrit. V in.. W Owafcinna. and all pin( in JIiEare-a. H-" Wiareosia and thS'rtnwet. Al Oiuoeil Mulls the TratcJ f lie ' !fi)rth-W, utern and the f. P. K'y !rrt J arrire at sad ase the same ii-tnt I nxm iv- AtlhhkirA. linui isinnTM.tlin SrC th. Iil.vt... Ml.1,1... i'.i,-nl. rUitK'" Ohio. Ft. Wayne and Pennrylv.iai-i.s'vU"- .n.l .-...1 .. W 1 ' - . . K .LTrlrUft ' Pan Ilaniile Route. (! ronnrrlleaa rwnde at Jn"1'! Fial. ItlwiaoOMLY LIST raanin MmanHcitlDnhiCs: CHICAGO aa3 COUNCIL BLUFF Pairjua Sl52D:rs w i N:St isa Insist on Ticket Agent eiiinir too T,' thtsnwl. txamlne ri.nr i.ri"'. -. . buy If thry do not read over the dim" - Westera Railway. , If yoa wua the Bost Tmvrllris "'"f Uons yon will bur T.f Ti e-Al W llX TAK E M .N K KTH..K. ah iiraet Aicemsseu iii-ac. Chiesgo. pei ;nstlvan'a FEMALE COLLEGE PITTSBDKGII. TA. Peiiithtrii'ly ljxn.te.1 h-"'!'" int Inn riiy n,-ie ami -ni- kr. - ty : well lurni.-ii"! -'- - . Liruis.. lew ion of minerals and inTerirhrjies. . r t I l-ti.r. I. ' .. ... ins; stttJy f natural sck-ii"-. - Septemrwr Sib. . , ForCal.ih-aue. term", nr. .-- r. r u'. HtXr.N I'M- I'" anf(l4 B rwl ex-ft:.:.: i - - -