u U
aaaaaaaaaaaa. ......
, it 1J Miscellaneous Item.
t cnniorsct Herald . . - .
"it fi rt-n
Onin
Q10t
of i ":rtA
of . J'ar
me i,..
lot
tarn
HI.. I 1
jr i i
4 o.
'lit.
.7 '-t
L't.nH
1 'utUo-
t-'H
" fir,,-
"i to
ork
"IS (,
Unification, f 1 flN X
htuumi "
1
, .. .rv Wednesday morolna 00
'" if fid k1"- """ M
. , .- ha cua.a-
.npn wUl
.. ... pnatmasteri Deirlectlna;
.... .. nntll all
r pe i
Til .bee sabaer-hers o mot Uk. eat
,rtu b. held nt-
. K. rnmor u
tht preset ec A.dree.
The Somerset Herald,
Somerwet, Fa.
prn W. REISECKER.
!,h ATTOKNEY AT LAW
g,sltstB Coofc fc Beerlis Work.
Y KIM MEL.
) attoKNEY-AT-LAW.
Somerset, Pe.
i i kooser.
Somerset, Pa.
,f 0K(,E R. SCULL.
ltA aTTOKNEYAT
LAW,
Somerset Pa.
Teshsley.
' attokney at law,
Somerset, P
I.
V TUENT.
L- ArTOHXEY-ATLAW,
I
v it (TLL.
A '
Somerset, P.
J I'RITTS,
ATTOKNEY-AT LAW
f , i:rr In Mammoth l..-a.
, ,h. Court Hoa. Atrt-uMnew entrurt
.ttendea to with ,.r..Uii.ti.ei. .and
,n-i."'"'-
W. H. KCITKL.
11 r. rrppvr.
ATIOKNEYS AT LAW.
rn'.rnt-d to their ear. will I
"'1Jre On- trt, oHlta th.
iii;.B"R'-
L.C. OOLBoKK.
iBOr.NvvCOLLOnN
ATTt'RNEYS AT LAW.
.. tn mtreare will le tfrompt-
A-1"1' ..-.n l.-d to ..llcti ma'le In Som
1 ;C)'nl.1iolntnc Onntlea. Surrey.
- n..ne on reas.mal.le tertua.
, "
US 0. KIM MEL.
ATI VH
Romemct, Pa.
. ...r'tf ll .n1ne entrnted to lit eare
!m, ": a ti"1in ciuiitlen with r.mt-
rrVKY K. SCI 1 ELL.
A TTt K NE Y - A 1 L A w ,
. . t ft ....... Cinif.ret Pa.
.,a'Iuini"in hiai-k.
'ii:ntinehay.
A1TKKNEY-AT law
jK..,l.-ln Keal Ftt. Somerset. P will
," ;i r u-tw entrus;ed to tin care witn
..;! and ctety.
.31 V IL T'HL.
ATTKKNEY-AT LAW
Somerset, Pa
T"-.r-mi.t!iittendtoU rm'tnew entru-ted
. r i, :..ii: advanced on UortU.n, kc. 11
t ' v.jn rKHth Uuildin.
J.
(;.(h;i.e.
ATTOKNEY-ATLAW,
Somerset Pa.,
p. ...l..na1 hnlne entrusted to my care at-
..et.led to nn )r.'Ui(JtneM and tldellty.
IL1.IAM II. KOONTZ.
ATTOKNEY-AT LAW,
Somenvt, Pa.r
a- ,, !i cari' in S.nnetwet and adjolnlna eounUcl.
.!... i ImirlneMi entmt-
In Printing nous. now.
tames l. rrr.ir.
V . .it-.rt Pa.
t'"e. Xlamm. rh Kl 'k. ur
in tain, tntranee.
Vn itreet. t'olleetloni maoe. eatet
i."ie.l ti les ewmtned. and all leiral l.dflnets
attended to ltl: i'iu.tnes and fidelity.
II.
L BAKU.
ATTOKNEY-AT LAW,
Somerfct, Pa.,
tr ill i In Somerset and aev Inloir counties.
A'l n.:nw eDtrui-ted to him will t promptly
mended to.
ATTt'KNEY-Al-I. AW.
Somerset, Peon a.
DKXXIS MEYERS.
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW
A;; r-n-lneM entniite.t t Iti rare will b
"Mi ted t with i.r"nji'nei miJ tidrlity.
R in Xuumiith likrk titit Jotr to it"j a
'-uf rt'.
H.
HOWARD WYXNE, M. IX
JOIISTOVX . 11 A.
. ... . , . v . V. . I . . Kna and Throat.
.n t l- iv. i, ncl'lc. Honrs. a. M. to
or La'ker Atireen lilock. a Main Si.
DH. WILLIAM COLLINS.
HENT1ST. SOMERSET, PA.
In Mammoth Hlork. aNir. B- yd s Irug
V i .liere he can at all times be found prepar-
V all kinds of work, mien as runna-. n-a-
a e iVraetln. Ac. Artificial teeth ol .11 kinds.
J .. ine isi Diaveriui umh,. .
i-wted.
T A RUE M. HICKS.
1 1 JUSTICE tiF THE PEACE,
Somerset, Penn'a.
f AMEsO. KIEKNAN. M. D. ten-
1.t his tiof.stnal services to the cltliens of
s omsrt and viemttv. He can he tound at the
...n-r ol his lather on Main street or at the
t-m i.i nr Henry Hrulker.
Sr(.t e. it;.
H KIMMKLU ll.g. klMMK.lX.
DR. E. M. KIMMELL PON
en ler their protestonai serrlces to the eltl-
-i,Ki' s. n.erset and vIclnliT. oneol the mem
lol is. Brtn can at all? In'ies. unless prolessim
a'lt eumre,l. he found at tbelr lofhc, ou Main
st reft. nr ot the luamood.
D;
.1 k" Vll.I KIl lint iicrma-
n'l luca'feii In Berlin f. the practice of
It !'
mce oplKWite v. iiai i"
apr. XA Wt
DU. I L RRU HA K Ell tondcr? hw
jr. Ief,irial srrWstotbe eltltens of S.mi
e-set and viclnttT. Ortlc. In rraddenea cn Main
I'.reet eMut the Diamond.
W M. U A V C II tenders Ina
iteslonal serrlces to the cltliens of Sun-
auu ii. limy . . .
ofl-ce one door ast of Wayne A Berketdle
'future store.
Iee . .
C. MILLER.
PHYSICIAN fcfcCKtlEON,
Has reawrtal to South Bend. Indiana, w
sm I eunsuitad by latter ur otherwise.
her. be
DR. JOHN BILTi.
HENTIST.
.c atajve Henry HelBey's store, ;Maln Cress
street, Somerset, Pa.
jjYamoxd hotel,
STOY8TOWN. l'KNN'A.
This popular and well known k4ise has lately
hrentk.Trhlyaadrrw W refitted alto all new
M best ot furniture, whh h has made It a rery
cestrahle stoppiim place f.rr the tra.ellna: public
His table and na.rs eannutt surpassed, all be
ts first rUaa, with a lanre public hall attached
to th. sam.. Also lanre and mom? stablins.
First elans Uatnlln can lie had at th. lowest pue
!tl prlcet, t.y the week, day or meal.
SAMUEL CVSTFR. Prop.
s. E. Cor. Diamond
Stoystow ,p
M t"H WANTED Toeanvaas for the saleof
.'I ruK en.UimaBieutal Trees. sbruhe. lues,
Lit..
..am k. ..ivt rciuiretl. ( ,mm! .ul
arj and .11 expensM paid. Address,
J. H. Bowden A Co.,
atr'.i liorbe , r, N. Y.
CHARLES HOFFMAN.
t oov. Henry HefHey'a 1st ore.)
LITEST STTLLS cl LOWEST PRICES.
WS TAISF ACTION GUARANTEED.
SOMERSET, 1A..
MERCHANT TAILOR
VOL. XXXII. NO. 7.
Frank V. Hay. ESTABLISHED 34TEAIIS. John B. Haj
HI -5T BROS.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Tin, Coper and Sleet-Iron fare Manufy,
Xo. 2 SO Washington Street, Johnstown, Pa.
AP.E PZIPAEED TO C?TE2
RANGES, STOVES and HOUSE-FURHSHSG GOODS II GESERAL
At Prices Less than any ether House in Western Pennsylvania.
8--"taI s'",ntl"n til'l to J'iiriMt in i in. tuivanirea sorrw, ar runs. d u
Pii 'h.i!-Aii J'll l'..ntiii SjMUimiE. S!-kf u l.nnliK-s. ar,.l all wi.rk irtBlnliii to tllr Fnr
bhItj ?'--tin ntf rtven bh.I work il.ne I t tlrM-rlm -Mecliani.-s ooly. Si.le Anent for Noble tNk.
J,i'1iiVtwc'"'k Sir- Anil-lust t'o. k.' Kxcel.il r In l..u-e-run.l"tiiiK tli we oltor
t.nl ! T'.ilet b-ti. Krr! ITlojets. 'ake Huxrf. t'tinniiier-Paila, Kniref an4 Kork ((v.mmon
.1.. i.' i..r.,. Kilnw si.Hn. Krliannu Sikid. Tea Travs. Lliieil. Iron atM EoKineieJ
Ware ra aD'1 1 oi w r Kottiff. .Meat Hroilcm, iv?t--r Kmt1r. Eir Keateri. tlx lt!lervnt kin.l.
Ita..,i1a.ti-r- Plate.t Krltantiia n.l W lr t)astorf. lr.n Sunis. Kire lron and evervtliin ol
Wure nee le.1 In the '.kinif lvi.Hrtiii-nt. An exoerieiir of ttiirtv-tlirre yearf in l olne lierc ena
' ...i '.i,icrin.i..linlrvlntf.iir)lni m it h a it-k art Icle a t a low nrire. Alllfocnls
1 o'.i U'AKKAM KU AS Ku'liil-.Ml.uor u nionty roiur.ue i. ijiimwwiin n.rrc:n-n
I uricea llore '..urcliai-lnif ; no tr..ut.ie to uow if.Ml. Per' itif c.iiinieiirln lionsc-Keeidrfr will save
tier cent l.v LbtImt their outfit Innn n. Merrliantu ellinit (roo.lt in our line ehor l.l .end lor
ICl.i . i.'nl 1 i.. ...i .... iiii:,iaii..nnt ...if u ur.- Old hBinn o iTvnt ire all our
vt iituei.i.i I riru jipi. 'i i - -
work u W arratitcd lo ! ul the Ih-c. quality at l.,wet i.rire. lo fave money cull on or send to
HAY' II II OS o. 20 Vailiins;loii Street Johnslowu, 1'emi'a.
3TyW STOBB
AND
NEAV GOODS!
The underslsmed would r.eetftillT annonnee
1 1,. ii iimi ..t I.AVA.NS1 1L.L.E at.dtne fur-
roundlnit country that helms ..;ned an entire
new stck ot ifonis In t'oumrymnn s r(omo. .ui-
as are us-ually kept in a country bt..re. comdstinK
In part ol
DKY O'W'I'S, NOTIONS. iiKOt'EIUES
RtMiTS k SHXES.HATS lor Gents-. Ladles
andt'MUrcn : 11AKI) W AKK. Ut EtNS-
WAKE. (ILASStVAFE, tR K'KtKY,
MU-GS.OILS, PAINTS. 1YE STI FF.-,
WtK'M.NWAKE. SALT. FISH.
FLOX. K, COKN MEAL. Ac.,
1, ..11 1 , iL I.! n . w trot In V .-.klv. allol
which will 1 sold as low n the ' .west l .rcash.
' i: ti: r i !:; i ce
taken in ei'-hante f..r k-w1s at the Mirhest mar
ket prices.
i - in ilm t.n'ness i.f tifteen
t n;i.r iiirsi. ii'hv
years end Lv st. in uiten'loti to the wants ol tne
;.. .iniMiinltv a'n. I i.tirdea'inu. we expect to merit a
lilwral share ol pal mtuire.
fouie see our nood. I'Mrn our prices, and Pe
Convinced. , . ,-, t.
i:sf i:ji.iiHE! i-o.
Fisher's Book Store.
Alwavs In stork nt the B -k Store a well se.
lo. ted a' ..rt'iiet.t of Hlhles. Tesiatnenis. ttohpel
Hvmns. t'liristlan?' llvmu JU. ks and llymiials.
Lutheran Hiim Ho. ks. Mitl-nanes. Alhums.
pi n. Inks J'r. f.nveloprs, -Mairaiines. Nov.
ls. Keviews. Jilank b' k. 1'ecOs lionds. Mort
main's an 1 all kln.'.s .1 I.ciral Hlank,
COOKS OF POETRY.
Hooks of Travel and Advrtunre, lllcti.ry.Hlo
Kiat liv. and Educational W orks. Toy K-ks
children In fact everv thins usually found In a
well nieuiated K.k "store. H.-a.lo,uners l..r
sch.K,l teachers and school hook and sch.d sujt
ides. Chas. H. Fisher.
mn17 Cook lwerile l0 k.
FAltM WANTED!!
or At out IOO Arrets
In this Ountrr : snv person favlre snch. ph ase
v ii it,, i Nil a. Alificnruy City, l'a..
descrlhinit larm, statiux price, etc.
FASHIONABLE
CUTTER & TAILOR,
f-.5' ifC.' f llrinif liad mar.v I
ti lv. ; vears ext-rlcn,e
' Jl if
WM. IIOCIIHTrTI-r.Kt
mart
SOMERSET COUNTY BiK !
( I -.ST. DI .ISHI"I
n?ATI.-ES. I. HAEE1SCH. S.I PEITTS,
Prcsidt nt.
fuc'iirr
V oS.l It 1 . 1
Collections made In all parts of the T'nlled
'"cnAEGES MODEKATE.
Parties wishing- to nd money Wet can I ac
eom.,..iated by J raft -n Now York In any sum.
.Mllcct Ions made wltti pr..n.ptne-s. . S. H-n-ls
u.l,i nn.l sol,l Money uiid valuables secured
i.y one . i i...-.... ----
K,t A Yale Oo litre lock.
bvoneot lilelaiWietlebratcJ sales, alt h a sar-
ACCOUNTS SOLICITED.
-All le al holidays observed.-
Al.BEKTA. Horkf.
J. Siott Wann.
HORNE k WARD,
tl(t K-f'KS TO
EATON & BROS,
NO. 27 FIFTH AVENUE,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
SPRING, 1882.
'
. yv "T-v
TVTTTTlf rni L i
ll U 11 I . I II II
IN P.! VY V J VJ W U a-
A Ji v - ,
Z7S2Y IAT SrZCIALTIZS
IF
Embrcldertai,, Uces, U llinery, White Goc!s, Hd
aerchleft, Drtu Tritririsgs, Hosiery, 0oii
Certett, Mstlia tn. Merino Under ur, In
fiats' and Chiirn's Clothing. Fancy
Geodt, Yarns, Zepryrj, Kata
rialt of All Kindt for
FANCY WORK,
Gents' ftnidiia Gccfs, k, k
rcraraTo ui is BEnrac-rrctxT aouc a
ae-OKDf:Ilir MAIL ATTESDFB TO WITH
CAKE AhD Dlf'ATCir. Bars
REST:
not. Hie is swe. pint- by. (to
,(.n tietore v.,u die.
eotaethlncailahty and sulk
lin,. l . . ll,ln,l I., rrtfl-
I - a,aaaveek in Vnur own town. 5 OUt-
nt free, i.irisa r ,. . .
required We will lurnlsh you everything. Manv
are anaklnr lertunea. Latie make as much
2. v,, Kvervthlnc new. Capital not
Bired. We will lurnlsh you
I as mea, and ls ana airui a. pay.
I Header. II yo want busiueas at which you can
make treat y an me '" '-
UH HattirrT A Co, Portland, Maine.
decW-)r
tSrvlcsmcn AVnntcd I
ftoial reliable men to act as agents for our
XKW'FItl'ITS ndlh?r
SEW Ij:CIALTII.
to-ether with a full line of nursery atork. No
Cddilnc. Previnws eaperienew not easential.
v., aUve men earn Kood wagea. Salary and
eipeosee paid. For terms, address. glvluK lull
name aire previous oerujiatlon. and reference,
HooPr.s Hh . A THOMAS, Cherry Hill '
aerie. Westchester, Pa. mi.
a-sf. iiiW'A , Sati-fiii n.-l. to all
tai J "MrtV'T.,,i 1 ' "ho tniy rail p
TJfS ': i on me :,n.l favor
T -1 fiT'.i H Tl '-wlthiuclrpat-
4 i n it.-.- ri.nriiff.
Suit Distillery!"
:o:-
rUHE ItYE. C01TEII DIS
TILLED WHISKY.
Tlii distillcrv is located at SAND
PATCH, on the Summit of the
Al'epheny Mountains and
u( watT from cold
riiouutnin spring?.
Z?r mis itiki:r M.ti'K Jir the
in n mi: ri!:i: i'isTu.i.r.i ru.i:s
am .tr:.t.xn:t:i ri:ui jx tja ti he
ASI 11 I.I. 'W'"".-t'i-!
0HDER5 FILLED SWE OAY AS RECEIVED.
vi- l l,.,.t I....-H.U i,f ..1,1
e I in . 'ii . ... o. . i .. . , .ui ..... -
Viiikev. wliii li wis 1 be rotaiieii nt .! Jr
j:ul!iiii. I'nr i!il..r!iiu!ii'!i in riyiir.it.) lare
s. r. SWtlTZER,
Sui)crinlc:nlcnti
Sand l'atcli, l'a.
june :uu.
iiiiiiai.vche3r,lnd (,c.s..iVl
tSoi.ld arile m tor our pamn'ikteD "f
len.l.jer-s. good for'ilucr can he made
el home for about S!2jp h cornoostnj
PpwrifS PKE"APfpCfKrr.if At.S.
R.lcrencea ia Eenr State.
EROWM CHEVICAl CO.
PowpII'8 Tip-Tcp Bone Ffrtili?fr,
Bone. PctasH Ar-m.TW.a. c.
Ifi ilOHT STPFFT, pai TWn'. WD.
1-1. H. FLICIv,
Special Agent,
J.WANsYlI.I.K. T.V.
TUTT'S
ft -
P8LLS
A DISORDERED LIVER
IS THE BANE
of theprfsent generation. It 1 for th
Cure of thin diseaae and tts attendants,
SICKHEADACHE,EIXI0DSKES8, DY8-
PEPBIAjCONSTIPATIOM, FILES, etc., that
TEXT'S FILLS have Rained a worlcfwida
roputationNo Remedy haa ererbeen
diBcovered thatctBO entlyonthe
dutesttT-e organ, giving thernvtgor to as-
siruiiate food. A a natural result,the
ierToua"8ystejna3Braeed,theMuBcioi
ftre'Pevf loped, and the Body Bobut.
Clillla nnd Fovor.
k nn. . - a. n.M, flar T a mm I a "
My'plaotauoa 1. tn a malarial Hrlct. for
' . i oonld not make half, crop on
nearly dlcoormged wbea I beirao tn. uaa or
B riL.LX. low imuji - .
tr y laborer, aoon b.m hearty asd roDuat,
aod i bav. had do further trouble.
Ther relieve lae eMTwl I.lree. rleanew
(be Kloosi from potaDMi kamsn, mm
eaaw the btwel. t mrt aiatarwUy, Wilis
.ul .hlrh nonera. feel well.
Trr thl. iraisSr raJHy. ud tow w-ltl rain
ieilthTlMealo. Iswrom Ha4 y. Hum
Slloo.1. Mtrwnc Sierrea, ttt a, o.M User,
rlre, (Ot eau. OfUee. S Barray -. M. V.
TUTT'S HAIR DYE.
i.ray Hair or Whtskfrs chanted tolOtossr
in n it bv a sinde applimtion of this DvK. It
imiiart-s a'natural color, and a.-u Instautaneously.
s,.id be liniitirisus or sent by exprea. oa receipt
of one iMiar.
Office, OH Murray Street. New York.
(lr. It TTH 31 AXI AL nf 'aMiMe-V
JMntiea f lernl Hecrlptl I
rift he MtaUrrf Fail am aaijalieasiam.
7,,, - Asa Hiovd Purl-
fSJl I e! 1 if TTi?. nur-thisme.tirine
if , mannerof ctironlr
OOD CLEARS
... v . .. ......... n
complnlnts, Krup.
tiona of the skin.
such as I'impies,
rt i o i e n e s ana
K a s h t s, 1, nm
W firm Till!
,? '1Z.-1 -"l Sal lih.'utn. Scald
, i-T.i . . Head. Scr.dula or
- fi iJmtji&r'' - j K I n s Evil.
.t, na i a, a, t i r Taina k a . u ro a i ism,
! 3fOi.. . Pain inthe Hones.
Side and Head,
and all diseases
riair-ir 1Y,k,. till.
r-.' rv purity f the
' r) rVI TPt hl.d. With this
Vr k I ' C J57V re medicine in
i2t irXrXryZJVrt T -V, v.ur house you
can do wlthcut Salts. Castor Oil, t.itrttteot siajr.
can do wttneut niis. v aster i 'ii, no" ""
ntsla. Set.na or Manna, and fn thewlideof
them, nnd wi.at is lwiter.lt maybe taken with
saieiv ai.de mlort by the most delicate woman.
ell as I J the ml nst can. It Is very pleasant
,01t thrrelore easily administered tn rhil-
' IITTII Jl in ,o .,. .k...... -.- "
' which will nwcr in place ol calotnel, rerulatitia
! tho action ol the liver aifhout making voa a file
lorar victim to the use of mercury or blue pills.
! It wlllon the bowels in a program! wboles.nie
I uirnner. ..
' There Is not Hi it like Fahrney s Blrod Clean
i er for the cure ol all disorders of the Stoiaaen,
i. tl ....).-.ub"il,l r..T,(t1v eilstina-
Liver, riow.is, anincji iuu ntu,., .
diseases. Headache. C.tlrenes. Indltrestioa,
Billons Fever, and all derannemenu ot the In
tetnal vi.vra. Asattutalc regulator it Das no
eiiual In the w..rld.
. . . ... I.h,...ntl,ji I. wrtrth more than a
ls.urd ut cure." The Panacea will not imlv cure
i , , ... .na n..tl .nmnl M,mtilalnta but Iron.
oiu avaou.ua ... - - -- - -
oltl,el-st preventatives of such disorders ever
oflered to the world. You can .void eTere at
tacks o acuie diseases, surh as Cholera, Suiall
iH.i.Tjphoni. Hili. ua. Slotted and lntermbtent
Fevers, by keeplna year bkid purlned. The
Ultlerentdearees ol all such diseases depend al
tor ether upi.n the condition of the Mood.
He sure t ask for FAHRsrT'a Hwoo Wj.ii
r.a oa Pacw. a there are eeveral other prep
arations In lb. market, the names of which are
Some, bat similar.
Dr. Goo. G. Shively & Co.,
Sueresaort to Fahrney ' Bros. A Co.,
MAXI FACTCKEKS AND riiOPKIETOKS
mar2a WAvanaBoco, Pa.
PATENTS
obtained, and all business in the V. S. Pstent
imce, or In the Couru attended to for MODERATE
FEES.
We are etipwr"e the r. S. Patent Office, ea
gifr. m PATENT BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY, and
can obtain patents iu less lime than those remote
ln.ro WASHINGTON. . ,
W hen model or drawing Is sent we advise at to
p.tntbimv free of ebirire: and we make NO
CHARGE UNLESS WE OBTAIN PATENT.
We refer, here, to the Postmaster, the Supt of
the M.oey Order IHrislon, aad to officials of the
V. S. Patent mice. For circular, advice, terms,
and reference to actual clients In your own State
or county, address
C. A- SNOW & CO..
Opposite Patent Ofllee,
Washing ten, D. C
I . --' , t i , .1, -I
T11K BLKSSEDMCSS Or' GIVING.
There was never a golden sunbeam
That fell on a desolate place.
Bit felt some trace oftts presence
That time could never eflaca.
Not song of Ineffable sweetness
That ravished the listening ear
Then slumbered In silence forgotten
Fur many and many a year.
Bat a word or a tone might awaken
Its magical power anew,
L-irs after the sweet voiced singer
Had faded from earthly view.
Nor a heart that was ever weary.
Or tainted with tin and despair,
But a word of tender compassion
Might find an abiding Uiere,
Yet countless thousands are yearning
For sympathy, kindness and love.
And souls are groping in darkness
Without one gleam from aboye.
There was never a sunbeam wasted,
Nor a song that was sung in vain.
And souls that seem lost In the shadow!
A Savior! love may reclaim.
Then scatter the sunbeams of kindness.
Though your deeds may never be known.
Th. harvest will ripen In glory
II the seed be faithfully town ;
And life will close with a blessing,
And fade Into endless day,
Luke the trolden hues of the sunbeam
That fade In the twilight gray.
Tilt; WIDOW'S TKST.
'S vbtlla, j'ou are going to do what
a widow generally does when Bhe
marries a second time. You are go
in'g to make a fool of yourself. Ar
thur Austiu doesn't love you, its
your money he wants!"
Thus gpoke aunt Margaret, prim
and grim, behind her inevitable knit
ting needles. Her niece, Sybella
Ruthven, a young widow, looked at
her indignantly.
'Why, auntie!' she said, 'how very
naughty of you. And have I no
charms that a lover should not be
jiorible to me?'
'Hut can't you compare this man
yourself with poor, dear Reginald,
who would do anything to make you
h ippy ? I'd rather live on tlie mem
ory of such love than take a pre
tence of love like this. Why, your
Arthur Austin is too selfish to love
anyone but himself, and though, of
course, first love stands apart and
you cau't have Reginald back again,
only be sensible for a moment and
contrast Mr. Austin with the men
you have refused that fair haired
artist, tliat merry, good hearted Ger
man, with a red mouth just made
for kissing, and old Mr. Bell, who, if
he was seventy, worshiped the very
ground you trod upon. I tell yu
there's neither sentiment nor passion
in Arthur Austin. He is an extrav
agant fellow, and he is lazy, too. He
happened to have the kind of looks
you like, and so you've been silly
enough to turn your back upon good
men and held out your arms to
him.'
'Oli, auntie ! any one would think
I did the courting!" said the little
widow, 'Hold out my arms, in
deed V
'It's ail the same thing,' replied
the elder lady. 'You dropped into
his arms like a ripe cherry when he
held them out, and it's dreadful to
me to see you expecting so much,
when you'll get so little. A gay
honeymoon, perhaps. After that,
neglect, the pangs of jealousy, with
good reason, too, no doubt, ami bit
ter, life long regret.'
'Auntie, dear, I love him.' said
Sybella, I used to sav no woman I
could love twice, but this second af
fection is very strong, and as sweet
as if I were sixteen again. I trust
dear Arthur thoroughly. If I had
not a penny in the world I should
be even dearer to him. He often said
that he wished I had not. Rut I'll
not be sngry with you, auntie; on!;'
I'll test him. I'll prove him. You
shall own how generous he is, ami
how fond ol me.
'I trust so,' said the old lady, 'but
I don't believe it, and beside, you
are already having your wedding
dress made.'
Rut Mrs. Ruthven, as she kissed
her aunt good night, vowed that tin
test should be made.
'He will forgive me when I tell
him all,' she said. 'Aunt Margaret
is so good that I cannot bear she
should not exactly know how good
Arthur is also. Dear Arthur.'
Then she ran up stairs, and open
ing the locket in which she wore his !
a al J a
portrait, kissed it a thousand times,
thinking of those thoughts tnat till 1
the heart of anv loving woman who i
is a promised oride, and which are
) 1 ! . ... .
so pure and holy that while they
move her she is a better woman for
K jeY
... ...
. c, i 4 (. x ,, I
(.runt rrripl hflii enmp T.- Si'l,c hi
, , 'fc 7 , , -
wnen nt r young nusnanu was lorn ;
fn.tiv iter ltcort oll.t alio lin.l 1 .at.it 1
...... i ,.. ..' u... .. I
er ,etc .eu 10, io. ui mi-1
, U,T 11 "v iaM' - ' u 1,1
Arthur Austin had come into her
life, suiting her so perfectly, realizing
her every dream of what a man
should be. Often she wondered how
it was that she should ever be so
happy acain.
Doubt him! Ah! she would not
dare to doubt him. Rut Aunt Mar
garet should be satisfied.
'You are looking very grave my
dear ' said Arthur, as they sat to
gether the next evening.
'A little, perhaps, she answered.
I have Ieen worried, about some
thing. I don't know exactly how to
explain it. Rut when bants fail,
people w ho have their money in them
mud suffer, you know, ami you've
read of the failure of the Cosmopoli
tan Rank to-day?'
'les,' he said, 'lou had your
money there ?'
'If I had not, would it trouble me
that it should fail ?' she asked. 'To
be sure, I have a little beside, but
Aunt Margaret and old uncle Reu
ben must have a home, you know,-
and I suppose I shall have about
$2uO a year overall expenses. You'll
not have a rich wife, Arthur, after
all.'
He paused a moment, then an
swered, huskily :
It shall be my pride and pleasure
10 see inai - a warn nouung, pyuei
la. 1 am iiost glad you have be
come poor for that reason.'
lhen he kissed her and Sybella
was happy, but ashamed of herself
for putting him to the test
l ou see he is all 1 thought him,
auntie,' she said to Aunt Margaret,
when be was gone. 1 shall tell mm
all to-morrow.'
'No,' said Aunt Margaret, 'wait a
week. Promise me that you'll wait
a week, Sybella?'
ESTABLISHED, 1827.
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY.
So Sybella waited, and her Aunt
watching, saw the signs she waited
for, though this loving woman had
as yet no suspicion of the truth.
Four days had passed.
It was a bright day, and there was
to be a pleasant picnic party that
afternoon.
Sybella and her betrothed were
among them. They were all old
friends and Mrs. Ruthven was in her
gavest mood, and chatted merrily
with all, perhaps a little more with
a shy young fellow of eighteen, who
was in the company,-than with any
other, because of his youth and shy
ness. Arthur Austin had begun the day
in his usual good spirits, but as it
went on he grew gloomier and
gloomier, and at last relapsed into
perfect silence.
In vain did his betrothed endeavor
to cheer him. He scarcely spoke or
looked at her, and at last his man
ner began to have effect upon the
whole party. One after the other
grew dismal, and the return home
was as solemn as a funeral proces
sion. At Svbella's door Austin lifted his
hat coldly and bade her good even
ing, without even a pressure of the
hand.
'You are coming in, Arthur ?' she
said, softly.
'No,' he answered.
'Are you ill?'
At that he turned sharply upon
her, and said aloud :
'No I am not ill. I am not blind,
that is all. Nor deaf, either. I have
watched and listened to-day at my
cosL Good evening.'
'What did he mean, aunt?' cried
Svbella, when the door had closed.
'What has been done? I saw noth
ing.' 'He is pretending to be jealous of
young Mordaunt,' said herauntui
etlv. 'Svbella, have courage. He
means to'quarrel and break it off
with you, now that he ttiints you
penniless. Tell him the truth and
lie will soon recover from his jeal
ousy. Keep it to yourself, and you
will never be able to mollify him.'
And this time Sybella only sighed.
Rut sne w ent to her room and wrote
a pretty letter to her lover, begging
him to come to her, and when he
enrni- she met him with an otter of
her lips, which he shocked her by
rejecting.
'You know how I have been of
fended, Svbella,' he said. 'You know
you flirted with that boy Mordaunt
all day !'
'I did nothing of the kind, I never
flirted in my life, why should I be
gin to do so now? No woman was
ever truerthan I have been to you,
Arthur.'
'I doubt'it.' said he. 'I have seen
much, and 1 suspect more, and,
since your conduct has alienated my
heart from you, we had better part.
There is only one way for managing
these thing?.'
Sybella looked earnestly at him.
She saw no jealous madness there,
only a cool determination to get
aside his engagement with a woman
whom he had never loved, and w hose
fortune had been his only object
from the first.
And she knew that Aunt Margaret
had been right, but she loved him
so well, and trusted him so entirely,
that it seemed to her as if the knowl
edge would rend soul from body.
She tried to hide her tears, but in
vain.
Slowly she drew her engagement
ring from her finger and put it into
his hand and turned away. At the
door a strong hand grasped hers. It
was Aunt Margaret's. She led her
nitee to her room, and returned to
the parlor betore Arthur Austin had
left it.
Standing before him, looking
straight at him, she said :
'So, sir, you have been tried in the
furnace and found wanting. You
know that my niece's loss of fortune
is at the bottom of this. Don't pre
varicate, you know it is true. I have
seen through you from the first.'
'It is not your affair, I believe,'
Arthur answered sulkily. 'Of course
when a man '-xpects to marry mon
ev, he isn't pleased to find himself
PiUHllVU MWI a , IIV.'Vl wv ilv a.lA I -
,( , n hi But of courae t
...... ... T'.. i i. ;. ..n ,.ir
u .1 , 1 , 1 1 ti-ith wis-w.f u-.tV. onfl 1 it r
:,'.JC. , j.
oiuarii ii, tin v.ii :
I wiiii v irHlu on tnat account, a.tu
. . .. ., . i
' i
11 lit I II liJUJl.
j h h;i(, H uuk y
A j , i(, A t
''
N I I'l 11 II
W1W Mr
L..C.lIe, .
before you go let me tell you a little
. J . ,
secret. SvUlla lias not lost Her
'
The bank that failed had
I not a penny of hers in it. And as
not a
for th(f rlv elation, you mean
me, you know, poor Aunt Margaret
'... i i..e-.iaii 1
ir II Ul lu nvi c.-V", ttliuvirij run
ling of it is to be left to her dear
niece Sybella Ruthven. I warned
her that you did not love her. I
forced her against her will to put
you to the test. And now I see that
I was rii;ht, and you may go. Mr.
Arthur Austin.'
Mr. Austin departed. A month
afterward he w rote a penitent letter
to Sybella, telling her that he be
lieved himself to have been cause
lessly jealous, and quoting a good
deal from Ryron and Shakspeare on
the subject.
But the woman who is fooled
twice by the same individual must
be a hopeless idiot, and Mrs. Ruth
ven will remain Mrs. Ruthven until
some better man asks her to change
her name.
A gentleman from Orwell, Pa.a
called my attention to Kly's Cream
Ralm as a remedy for Catarrh, Hay
Fever, Ac. He was so earnest in as
serting it to be a positive cure (him
self having been cured by it) that I
purchased a stock. The Balm has
already effected a number of cures.
P. F. ilYATT, M. D. Bordentown, N.
J.
The corner stone of the first Jew
ish synagogue in Memphis was laid
last week.
I had severe attaks of gravel and
kidney trouble ; was unable to get a
medicine or doctor to cure me until
I used Hop Bitters, and they cured
me in a short time. A Distinguish
ed Lawyer of Wayne Co., N. Y.
Chicago eats $3,000 worth of ice
cream daily.
JULY 25, 1883.
LAWYER ROSCOK COXKLIXO.
His Gain ! Beauty, His MotleMt At
tire, His Picturesque Exrrsgtons,
and His Mannerisms When Speak
ingHow He Uses Cigars.
From the If. T. San.
Prof. Theodore V. Dwight, as ref
eree heard
further testimony on theaciSar. in tia mouth wrong end to
n the suit of Peter Marie! carry it till in his abstraction he
14th inst in
and others against Commodore Gar
rison to recover Missouri-Pacific
Railroad bonds of the face value of
four million dollars. Mr. N. A. Cow
drey, one of the plaintiffs, was the
witness, and ex-Senator Roscoe
Conkling was the questioner during
the morning session.
When it is generally known that
Mr. Conkling is to appear in a law
suit in this city, many persons not
interested in the suit usually attend
the suit Those who have never
seen him before do not aik to have
him pointed out to them. His
striking features have been for many
years a conspicuous mark forcarica- j
turists, and there is so much in them j
that is distinctive and easily caught
by the cartoonist's crayon that a
stranger who had seen only the most
extravagant of these burlesques in
portraiture would easily recognize
him. Still, while he has been grow
ing older and handsomer, Mr. Conk
ling has almost lost some of the
features which were the most dis
tinctive, which the makers of cari
catures most delighted in, and which
they are reluctant to omit from their
later efforts.
As youth and beauty sometimes
abide in the lithographs of actresses
long after the originals have ripened
and entered upon that half of their
life which they devote to farewell
appearances, so do the curled lock
upon his forehead, and the showy
Yenitian beard still remain in the
caricatures of the ex-Senator. Rut
the lock has so far disappeared that
it is no longer a noticeable feature,
and his beard, though extremely
becoming has whitened ami thinned.
His hair is thin and fluffy on top,
heavy and wavy at the back, and
whiter all over than the powdered
wigs worn on the English bench.
Mr. Conkling's high forehead is very
pale. The lower part of his face is a
little browned by the sun. His
voice is mellowed somewhat, but its
quality in other respects is the same
as when he first entered the Senate,
and his manner when speaking h.;s
not changed. He seems to have
grown less fastidious than he used
to be in the matter of dress, the dif
ference appearing most noticeably
in the set of his trousers, w hich is
not always faultless.
On this occasion Mr. Conkling
wore a coat and vest of thin brown
material and business cut, light
trousers and w hite gaiter tops. There
was a red silk handkerchief in his
outside coat pocket. A light-colored
necktie was knotted in a square bow
under the ends of a cool turn down
collar. He wore a small white stud
on his shirt bosom. His watch fob
was of medium size and plain in
style. As he sat in a revolving
chair, facing Prof. Dwight, he seem
ed almost as cool in temperature as
in manner. He held a w hite linen
handkerchief in his hand part of the
time, using it only to remove the
moisture from his hands after hand
ling documents and books. His
hands are small for a man of his
size and as white and handsome as a
young girl's.
To report Mr. Conkling is one of
the compensating features in the life
of a stenographer, whe'her he is
making a speech or putting a five
folio question to a witness in a rail
road case. He speaks deliberately,
distinctly, and alwavs grammatic
ally. When returning to the exam
ination of a witness after debating a
contested point, he very often begins
with the word " Question." pro
nouncing it with a marked rising in
flection on the first syllable, a mark
ed falling inflection on the second,
and with the syllables distinctly
separated. When it is necessary for
hini to preface his question w ith an
explanation of considerable ier.gth,
he separates the explanation from
the interrogatory with the words,
" My question is this."
HMuelinies he punctuates for the
j - ,
K hi r;i nun . i in , if-iMriLiii;h,
"C" . . 7 ,
question in this tase, he turned to
jthe stenographer and said: 1 lie
..uc;,. ' niil vnn rlwttunt til flip
a . i .
fact that a decree' dash 'an ordi
nary decree,' " etc. While asking a
question which he considers of great
importance he leans forward toward
the witness, beats off the words with
the forefinger of his outsttetched
hand, nods with each word, and
then raises his chin at the end of the
question and leaves his finger point
ing at the face of the thoroughly in
terrogated man. Mr. Conkling's
conduct of a suit while taking testi
mony is noticeable for his quiet de
liberation, his courtesy to witnesses
and opposing counsel, his marked
''eference to th Court, and the char
acteristic expressions with which he
garnishes his remarks on the minor
differences that come up. He spoke
in this case oi me opposing coun
sel's " breezy affluence of dash " as a
mild criticism of their methods, and
once when the opposition seemed to
be in an objecting mood, and wnen
one of his disputed questions had
been allowed by the Court, Mr.
Conkling said to the witness : "Now
Mr. Cowdrev. get it in as soon as
vou can.
This was spoken in a
"way to convey the idea that the ;H
ness must make the most ; of the
tise between objections, ins ex-; Usenient for a lost bracelet The
pressive modulation adds greatly to i ck.rk would have gt J her hand
the point of much that he says, and eveQ at the rigk of a box 0f the best
it is a source of entertainment to Fabre peucii3) but be wa3 too iate.
those who come in as listeners. And thu8 that pen(.n pagsed f.om
In the beginning of the hearing mouth to mouth for a week. It was
Mr. Conkling turned to Mr. William sucked by people of all ranks and
A. Beach, who sat at his side, and i stations, and all degrees of cleanli
asked that gentleman whether he j ness and uncleanliness. But we for
bad a cigar. Mr. Beach was able to , bear. Surely the one who reads this
accommodate him. Taking the ci-' win never again wet a lead pencil in
gar, Mr. Conkling cut off with his
penknife half an inch of the end in
tended to be lighted, put the smaller
piece in his mouth, and said to Mr.
Beach: "Now that I have what I
wanted of this cigar, I suppose I j
ought to give the rest back to jc."
Mr. Beach shook his head, and the
ex-Senator pocketed the mutilated J
cigar.
Mr. Conkling's preference for the '
tip of a cigar when he feels the need
01 a stimulus of tobacco doubtless
grew out of a habit which he had
for many years. The tables, win
dow sills, and the edges of book
shelves in his law office in Utica
used to be decorated with cigars
strangely mutilated. He would put
nappenea 10 remove it, ana, wneu
he missed it would take another
from his vest pocket and proceed to
enjoy it in the same manner. It
used to be said in his ollice that no
one had ever seen him light a cigar
thero or take a cigar in his mouth
except by the wrong end.
The C'btkl-Djke.
Holland is a beautiful country
full of green fields, with cattle and
sheep grazing in the pastures ; tout
th re are few trees and no hills to be
seen.
The ground is so flat and low that
two or three times the sea has rush
ed in over it, and destroyed whole
towns. In one of these floods about
two hundred years ago, more than
twenty thousand people were drown
ed. In some of the towns that were
flooded not a creature survived.
A large part of the water that
came in at the time of that flood
still remains. It is known as the
"Minis," and in one part of it there
is a little green island, a part of an j
old dyke or dam, which is called the
"Kinder dyke," or child dyke, and
it got its name in this way :
The water came rushing oyer one
of the little Friesland villages, ami
no one had any warning. In one of
the houses there lay a child asleep
in its cradle, an old fashioned cradle,
made tight and strong, of good, stout
wood.
Ry the side of the cradle lay the
old cat, baby's friend, probably pur
ring away as comfortably as possi
ble": In came the waters with a fearful
roar. The old cat in her fright,
jumped into the cradle with the
baby, who slept through all the tur
moil as quietly as ever. The house
was torn from its foundation and
broken to pieces. Rut the cradle
floated out on the angry sea in that
dark night, bearing safely its prec
ious burden.
When morning came there was
nothing to be seen of the village and
green meadows. All was water.
Hundreds of people were out in
boats trying to save as many lives
as possible, and on this little bit of
an island what do you think they
found? Why, the some old cradle,
with the baby asleep in it, and the
old cat curl d up at her feet, all safe
and sound.
Where the village voyagers came
from, ami to whom they belonged,
no one could tell. Rut in memory
of them, this little island was called
"Kinder dyke child dyke and it
goes by that name to this day ; and
this story is told to thousands of lit
tle people all over Holland ss a re
markable instance of God's provi
dence. What became of this little child
when it grew- up we do not know. It
would be interesting, no doubt, to
our young readers to know for what
it was thus preserved by God's care,
but we have no record. But this
story may surely teach us all the
important and comforting lesson
that God cares for the least as well
as for the greatest. The prophet
foretold of the Good Shepherd that
he would carry the lambs in His
arms and nourish them in his bo
som. Wetting I.eail Penells.
The act of putting a lead pencil to
the tongue to wet it just before writ
ing, which we notice in so many
people, is one of the oddities for
which it is hard to give any reason,
unless it began in the days when
pencils were poorer than they are
now, and was continued by example
to the next generation.
A lead pencil should never be wet
It hardens the lead and ruins the
pencil. This fact is know to news
paper men and stenographers. Rut
nearly every one else does wet a pen
L1efiniteiy gt.uiwi by a newspaper
cil betore usinc it. ihis lact was
...v ....,. , ......
;cierK uownu
i .1 I -
Being of a mathematical turn of
I mind, lie ascertained by actual
count that of fifty persons that came
I into his office to write an advertise
j ment or a church notice, forty-nine
j wet a pencil in their mouths before
! using it. Now this clerk alwavs
uses the best pencils, cherishing a
good one with something of the pride
a soldier feels in his gun or sword
and it hurts his feelings to have his
pencils spoiled. But politeness and
business considerations requires him
to lend his pencils scores of times a
day. And often after it had been
wet till it was hard and brittle and
refused to mark, his feelings would i
overpower him.
Finally he got some cheap pen
cils and sharpened them, and kept
them to lend. The first person who
took up a stock pencil was a dray
man, whose breath smelt of onions
and whisky. He held the point in
hid m0lth a',1(j goaked it for several
minutes, while he was torturing
himself in the effort to write an ad
vertisement for a missing bulldog.
Then a sweet looking young lady
came into the office, with kid gloves
fliot Tmttrvni Half thp lpno-th nf her
orrna ct, n:ruA nnth sum old
peLcil and placed it to her dainty
, s Drei)arat ory to writin gan adver
his mouth.
Children Dyino; from the Heat.
Baltimore, July 9. Two bun-
dred children under ten years of age ;
died in Baltimore last week from j
summer complaint and the extreme
heat. The malady has greatly abat- J
ed since the cold wave of last night j
and to-day. 1
WHOLE NO. 1672.
Three Distinguished Females.
Two young ladies of Terre Haute
were returning from California. The
parlor car was crowded with passen
ger. At a small station a woman
in showy attire entered and demand
ed a hole section. It was not to be
had, and the conductor, brakeman,
porter and cook, who seemed to be
impressed with the new passenger's
importance, were painfully exercised
to know where to put her. The
cause of all this commotion was
very blonde, very large, very richly
clothed and very swell. When it
seemed impossible to get her a whole
section, or even half a one, she turn
ed to the young ladies and said :
"Will you consent to take the up
per berth of your section and let me
have the lower ?"'
"Sorry we can't oblige you," re
plied one of the pink-cheeked fairies ;
"but really we prefer to ktep the
lower berti. ourselves."
Then the big blonde straighten
ed herself up threw ineffable- con
tempt and importance into her pale
eyes, and said : 1'ertiaps you uon t
know who I urn ?"
" No, we don't."
"I will tell you," said the woman
of silks and jewels, "1 am Mrs. Col.
Lfunievy v lcnersnam. imt.
was known as a very ncu man. )
"Are you indeed?" replied the
Hoosier maiden. "Perhaps you
don't know who 1 am ?"
Madame Bonanzas' face said that
she didn't, and, ai-o, that she had
some curiosity.
"Well, I am Mrs. Grant"
"And I,"' said her companion, who
had hitherto kept silent,"ara Queen
Victoria.' Indianapolis Hevitiv.
The Reporter's Primer.
'Who is that Angry looking Man ?'
'That, my Son, is a Reporter.'
'Do Reporters always look Mad ?'
'Not always.'
What Ails that one ?'
'He has been to a Church Sui-
per.
'Wasn't he Invited?'
4M ruj Vive nf thn TsiVi ti;t.
Girls in the parish Urged him to go.'
' I Bh i Think h wou iave
liked That'
'He did. And each of those girls
wantetl him to give 'my Table a
special mention.'
'Did He get any Supper?"'
'Of course he did. lie bought a
five cent Sandwich for a Quarter,
i . .. ... xi r, . ..i ii
anu ate it aueru e uesi got uiroug.i.
V "i '
.itr is Uiiii .i .iic vuitje to wine
that the parish Church supper last
Night was a most agreeable success,
The lovley Faces of the fair Maidens Hon. Martin A. Foran.congressman
in attendance on the Table were I elect from the Cleveland, Ohio dis
Only rivalled by the Charrhing lib- Itrict has nsd St. Jacobs Oil in his
erality with which they Dispensed J family and has always fnnd it safe
the finest Viands.'
'Are Reporterr ever Sarcastic ?"
'No, my Son, never."
A Tale of Telegraph Ticking.
A well-to-do young man recently
married and started west on his bri
dal tour. The happy young couple
were breakfasting at a station eatirg
house. During the repast two smart
Alecks came into the eating-room
and seated themselves opposite the
contracting parties. They were
telegraph operators. By delicate
posing of their knife and fork they
were able to make sounds in close
imitation of telegraph. In the mys
tic language of the key one said un
to the other: "Ain't she a daisy,
though ?''
The party thus addressed replied
by clicking off:
"Wouldn't I like to hug and kiss
her, the little fat angel ?" .
"Wonder who that old bloat is she
married?"
"Some gorgeous, granger, I reckon,"
replied the other.
The groom stood it until forebear -
ance ceased to be a virtue, when he
also balanced his 'knife, and click I,ut into practical operation a law
click, it went in rapid succession, enacted by the Legislature at its re
It was intelligible to the very cute "-nt session requiring all teachers in
twain that had recently made fun of j th" public schools of that state to
its author. When interpreted it read pive instruction to pupils upon the
"Dear Sirs: I am superintendent j physiologic and hygienic effects of
of the telegraph line upon which
you work. You will please send j
your time to headquarters and resign
your positions at once.
" lours, superintendent of T.-I-j
egrapn.'
""
The Four Truths.
, , , ,
inerewasoncean oio monKwnoliont Rpnerouv makes the desired
was walking through a forest with a
scholar by his side. The old man
suddenly stopped and pointed to the
four plants close at hand. The first
was just beginning to peep above the
ground ; the second had rooted itself
pretty well into the earth ; the third
was a small shrub ; whilst the fourth
and last was a full-sized tree. Then
the monk said to his young compan
ion :
"Pull up the first"
The boy easily pulled it up with
his fingers.
"Now put up the second."
The youth obeyed but not as eas
ily. ""And the third."
But the boy had to put forth all
his strength and use both arms be
fore he succeeded in uprooting it.
"And now," said the master, "try
your hand npon the fourth."
But lo ! the trunk of the tall tree
(grasped in the arms of the youth)
scarcely shook its leaves; and the
little fellow found it impossible to
tear its roots from the earth. Then
the wise old monk explained to his
scholar the meaning ofrthe four tri
als. "This my son, is iust what hap
pens with our passions. When they
are very young and weak, one may,
by a little watchfulness over self and
the help of a little self-denial, easily
tear them up ; but if we let them
cast their roots deep down into our
souls, then no human power can
uproot them, the Almighty hand of
the Creator alone can pluck them out
For this reason, my child, watch
well over the first movements of
your soul, and study by acts of virtue
to keey your passions in check."
Flattery is called "taffy" because it
makes a man feel awfully "Btuck
up."
Ah You, the prettiest Chinese girl
ever brought to America, ha3 mar
ried an Englishman in San Francis
co. The rate of postage on domestic
letters in Mexico will be reduced
from 2" to 10 centd on the first of
September.
Mrs. Don Cameron has written to
friends in Washington, saying that
the Senator does not except to retnra
home until the summer of ISS-'k
Justice Bradley, of the United
States Supreme Court claims that he
can demonstrate that the crucifixion
took place on the 7th of April, A.
D.30.
It is currently reported that Indi
ana will furnish candidates for both
parties in 1 SS I, if called upon. There
is nothing mean about the Hoosier
State. Her politicians are full grown
men.
Hartford insurance clerks took to
guessing how many dollar bill were
required to weigh am much as a 820
gold piece. The lowest guess was
3T0 aud the highest 1,0,0, while the
real number was 31.
Mrs. France Hodson Burnett gives
the following directions how to write
a novel : "You must have pen, ink ,
and paper. Use the first with brains ,
the second with imagination, and the
third with generosity."
The Greenbackers are to hold a
j State convention in Wil'iamsport the
last of next month. They are not
certain yet that they will nominate
a State "ticket, or whether they will
fall in with one of tho other parties.
An ancient prophecy that "three
! women shall take hold of one man"
i js IiUl v to be fulfilled in the case of
an Ohio editor, provided thev can
jcatcri Up to him. The ple'thoric
pockets of editors necessarily make
hie full ot pitfalls and dangers
How diws this strike the young
sports ? The Johnstown Ti-ibun
says : General James Potts was the
first president of the first base ball
club organized in Johnstown. On
his fifty-ninth birthday he took a
hand in
run.
a game and made a home
A handsome tidy is made of linen
seine, with the ends fringed, or with
work at each end, or it may have
this work ami the fringe at the bot
tom only. Then with black etching
silk work some pretty figure in the
centre. A vine-like border is a great
addition.
Mour.dsvillr, W. Va., has a haunt
ed house. A skeleton wanders about
the premise., accompanied by an
indescrihablesound which penetrates
the air lor milt's about, and seems to
j originate intheearth. Theskeleton
i '"irn:s iiicuiiy iwiure iar uuu
terrified audiences.
As Vennor ami Ilazen, rival jug
glers with weather signs, happen tt
I be at the same watering place for
I the summer, the wicked propose
! that a 24 foot ring be set up,and that
j the twain proceed to knock each
j th th t ft th j f th
Marquis ot Quecnsbcrry.
One o:-- the Elect. The Cleve-
land, Ohio riabi Di aler reports that
and reliable. a::d it afforded
him
great relief to a lame knee.
Niagara Fal!s is suffering severely
from its reputation for extortion.
T.t . -ii i ..i 1:1 ...-I i
i ine inage iuokk squaini, ine nacs-
men are idle r.r.d toiiri-ts shun the
place. Neverthtlvss the "tolls."
making it impossible for the visitor
to move without paying from 10 to
0 cents, are still maintained.
A medical journal says that sneez
ing can be stopped by plugging the
nostrils with cotton-batting. Is a
man expected to take a roll of cotton
batting to church witii him? An
easier way than this is to press the
finger uion the upper lip. That
! will stop sneezing immediately.
The daughter of an Earl topped
dancing with the Prince of Wales
and openly refused to go on because
he was holding her to closely, and
otherwise misbehaving himself, in a
large ball-room. She left him in the
middle of the floor ami asked an
acquaintance to take her to her
mother.
1
I Michigan i-
taking measures to
tobacco and alcohol upon the human
system.
Some clever young ladies have in-
; , , , , SprIir;nf, hn-
bandj) T, Q out boati " whh
the
man of their choice, contrive to
upset the boat, and then grab him
alui Fave Jife The vict;m? jn tije
! first burst of gratitude and admira-
proposal to his heroic preserver.
A lamp-shade of pale blue may
have the proper it-sthetic touch given
to it by running a fine wire through
lace, and then bending it around
the bottom of the shade so that it
forms a little flounce. The lace
should be about three inches deep
and scant. There should be just
lullness enough to make it hang
gracefully.
The Parneil Fund In Ireland has
risen to over S'J ( i). In Chicago it
is within a small fraction of 87.C 00.
in Massachusetts it has reached
nearly c.VCA so that net counting
Australia and districts of the United
States and Canada not yet reported,
the testimonial to the Irish leader is
now over S10O,f 00 hard cash. It will
be raised to at least ? 150,000.
Annie Louise Cary seems to be in
earnest when she says she loves her
husband moredearly than she does
her art. She ha refused to sing at
the first Brooklyn Philharmonic
concert, although in fine voice. The
offer was 1,000 a sura which Ehe
did not seem to regard a3 any in
ducement whatever. Shi? has sung
at these concerts every season but
one for twentyyears.
Mr. Spurgeon surprised his con-
fregation a few Sundays ago. He
egan his sermon as usual, and got
through his "firstly" pretty well.
Then, feeling very warm himself,
and seeing his congregation growing
listless, he interrupted himself wlh
the remark : "That is the end of the
' firstly,' and it's so warm to-day
that I think the secondly and third
ly will very well keep for a cooler
Sunday." So the congregation went
its way, and Mr. .Spurgeon went
his way.