1JVirsCSURY.
"And sure, ma'am, will yez be af
tber letting Miss Susy com round
to Mrs. Kellv's thenijrht? It's pret
ty Kittie's wedding party, and it's
myself was to d to ax ve."
The spokeswoman was Irish Cath
leen, the faithful villas washerwo
man, and Mrs. Kelly was one of her
steady employers whom Bhe renam
ed with great respect and admira
tion. For though now the wife of a rich
and prosperous farmer, the did not
turn th cold shoulder to Kathleen,
who had came over from Ireland in
the same ship with her. On the con
trary, the Kellys, one and all made
much of the honest woman.
"Please let me go, mother," said
Susv, a pretty vivacious maiden of
ixteen, who clapped her hands
gleefully at the thought "You've
no idea what fun it is to be at the
Kellys when they have a merry
making. You knw you let me go
once before, don't you remember?
It was when they gave a wedding to
one of their farm hands.
"Sure, Miss Susy, yer mother
must bring yez over herselt, and then
shell see what good cheer a true son
of the 'green sod' will give to his
friends. But I mu?n't stand here
and wag my tongue. I must be on
mv way to get a supper for my old
man and thechildren."
As soon as Kathleen was out of
sight, Susy said, coaxingly :
"May I go, mother? Harry can
take me over, and then he can stay
and see what an Irish merry-making
is like. It will do him good and
take some of the primness out of
him. I've been wondering ever
since he came if he had anv lun in
him.-' " -
"For shame, Susy, to speak so
slightly of your cousin. Remember,
please, that he has carried off the
highest honors of his class this year,
and that he has been ordered here
by his physician to recruit his
health."
Susy tossed her head.
"We were his relatives before this
summer, were'nt we mother? I don't
care much for cousins who only
come to 6ee us because thev are or
dered to the country 'for their
heatlh.'"
"I am sorry, Cousin Susy," said a
quiet voice behind her, "but how
was I to know what I was ruis-ing
by staying away ? I assure you that
it shall not occur again."
There was a gleam f mischief in
Harry's brown eyes as he said this ;
but Susy was too much taken aback
at having her speech overheard, to
look at him.
"Susy says a creat many things
she does not mean, Harry, so you
musn't pay any attention to her
thoughtless words."
"Aunt Susy says a good many
things she does mean," put in the
said Susy, "and one of them is,"May
Harry escort me over to the Kelly
farm ?"
And she looked at Harry with a
merry smile ; her momentary dis
comfiture vanished as soon as it had
come.
"That will be just as Harry says,
Susy. I will trust you to his care
willingly."
"Harry says 'Go,' don't you cousin
Harry? You will miss it if you
don't"
"I am at your service, Cousin
Susy, But you must promise me to
post me up a littie as to how to be
ha -e "
Again a merry sparkle flashed in
to the usual grave eyes of the young
collegian. But Susy answered in
good faith.
"All you have to do is to sit still
and see the lads and lasses take
partners for the dances and to keep
from laughing at them."
"I don't suppose it would be
proper for me to get up and dance
too?"
"You dance an Irish jig ? I would
give the world to see yeu try it,
Harry !"
"You shall be gratified and for
less than the world that is, if you
will promise to give me some re
ward for my obedience."
"Of course I will. But I will tell
you beforehand that my possessions
are none of them very valuable."
"One doesn't always care for ex
pensive things. What you value
very lightly, I might hold very
precious."
"Then it is a bargain. To think of
my serious college cousin dancing an
Irish jig !" and a ripple of merry
laughter sounded from Susy's red
lips as she left the room.
Early evening found the cousins
on their way to the Kelly farm.
The round room, like a globe of
6'ilver light, was just visible above
the horizon as they reached the
long, low, comfortable looking house.
In the day time it was not a par
ticularly romantic looking place ;
but it now received a glamour from
the uncertain light which mellowed
down all uncouth angles, and
brought into prominence the rural
surroundings.
The tall rounded haymows looked
like giant beehives, and the few
trees which hud been held sacred
from the ruthless ax on account of
their age, waved from their quicken
ing silver tinted leaves a rustling
welcome to the new.comers, who
were sufficiently romantically in
clined to thus construe it.
As is often the case with prosper
ous farmers, the barn was upon a
much larger scale than the house,
and it had been thoroughly cleaned
and made gay with rural decora
tions. Many hands had been busy with
in it, as Kittie's wedding was a mat
ter of great interest to all the young
folks who had been born and raised
near her home,
Susy was not native born to the
neighborhood, to she 'was outside
ths charmed circle; but none the
less was she welcomed and made
much of, the very fact that she had
but lately begun to learn the mys
teries of country life adding to the
interest with which she was regard
ed. . ,
Harry also received a cordial re
ception, and, much to Susy's sur-
Jrise, he entered so heartily into the
un,and made himself s entertain
ing, that wherever he was there was
sure to be a fresh burst of merry
laughter.
But the grand finale of enjoyment
was not reached until after the mu
sicians came and took possession of
the t eats prepared for them upon a
platform, which had been construct
ed at the extreme end of the huge
barn, where the dancing was to be,j
as the arrangements lor feasting the
guests had monopolized the ground
floor of the fara house proper.
On the war home, Harry turned
to Susy :
"Have I earned my promised re
ward, cousin Susy ?"
"Yea, Harry, you have, indeed.
What shall I give you ?"
"Something so precious that I
hardly dare ask for it"
"After this evening I should not
believe you would hesitate at any
thing, Harry. So don't Make a pre
tense of beine shy in putting forth
your claim. "I really btdieve I do
not know vou at all. I have thought
you to be so quiet without a bit of
fun in you.
Susie spoke half in fun, but still
there was a ring of truth ia what
she said. Harry certainly had a
two sided character. He could be
very serious, and he could be very
merry. Had she not seen it with
ber own eves?
"Then. Susy, I will at once say
what I wan , and, as you are bound
in honor to give it to me, you may
a3 well pay your debts at once. I
claim a kiss from you as my pay for
well doing."
Susy could hardly believe the er
idence of her ears.
A kiss ! the saucy, audacious fel
low ! For an instant she was indig
nant Then her woman's wit came
to the rescue, and the angry flash
died out of her eyes.
"I will not deny that I promised
vou a reward, Cousin Harry," she
said demurely, "but as I did not set
any specified" time in which to pay
it, I shall certainly keep you my
creditor for a while."
"Then I fhall demand interest, as
well as principal, when it is paid."
"I have no doubi I shall find you
as unrelenting as you are surprising.
lou are reallv growing to be beih a
perplexing and interesting study.
' anetv is the spice oi lite, ac
cording to the proverb."
"Well, here we are at home, so we
must postpone our conversation un
til to-morrow."
"Please have something kind to
say te me when to-morrow comes,
Cousin Susy. I don't .'ike to be
called a perplexing study."
"Then don't deserve it"
"Goed-night, Susy." . And Harry
held out his hand.
But Susy did not take it This
new Harry must be kept at a dis
tance. "Good-night," she said, disappear-
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mg up the aimiy-iigntea stairway.
Ham looked after her with a
smile hovering about his lips.
"What a little darling she is," he
thought "and how neatly she got
out of giving me a kiss! But I'll
have it yet. It will be all the sweet
er for the difliculty of getting it"
But after this Susy's manner
changed. Instead of treating Harry
with the sisterly frankness and free
dom which bad heretofore charac
terized their intercourse, she became
as shy as a wood thrush.
Hirry was rueful enough at the
change. Susy seemed to him the
beau ideal of everything that was
good and lovely, and he feared that
he had offended her irrevocably.
Had he been better skilled in the
workings of a woman's heart he
might have drawn a different infer
ence from her resolute avoidance of
his society.
Time fled away on rapid wings,
and at last brought the day of Har
ry's departure.
He no longer wore the pale, list
less look which had characterized
him when he first came; but was as
ruddy and strong looking as the ver
iest country lail in the neighbor
hood ; and he looked handsomer
than ever when he sought busy to
give her good-bj-e.
He found her in a rustic summer
house, which was her iavorite resort
when she wished either to read or
write or to be alone with her
thoughts.
There was a slight flush about her
eyes, which snowed tnat tears nan
been making an unwonted visit to
them.
But she forced a bright smile
when she saw Harry.
He nut out his hand, and with
the parting hand-clasp which he
gave to her cold little fingers, said :
"Good-bye, Cousin Susy, and try
to forgive me for the oflense which
has made me such a tobooed sinner
in your eyes of late.
"Please look upon it as a jest
which shall not be again referred to.
For if I have one wish dominant
above all others in my mind, it is
that I may live pleasantly in your
remembrance."
"I shall never do anything but
think kindly of you, Cousin Harry,"
said Susy.
Had Harry been sufficiently mas
ter of his own emotions to study Su
sy's face, he would have noticed that
a suspicious quiver threatened the
continuance of the forced smile up
on her lips, and that tears were just
ready to overflow their fringed boun
daries. But with this cold, formal good
bye he expected to take his Bole
leave of her. So he turned and
walked away.
When the gate clanged to, and Su
sy felt sure that he h3d gone, she
had no longer need for self-possession,
aud she threw herself forward
and and covered her face with her
hands, moaning:
"Oh, Harrv, I cannot bear ltl I
have treated you so dreadfully, and
I am sure I shall never, never, never
set eyes upon your face again. I
shall never, never see you. You will
think of me only to hate me. Oh,
dear, oh, dear."
Thus 6he ran on, unheeding what
was passing about her. The gate
had been re-opened and Harry was
hastening back, but she took no no
tice, so absorbed was she in sorrow
and self-reproach.
susv, crying! came
lips in surprised accents.
Then, with a sudden, joyful light
in his eyes, he sprang forward and
exclaimed :
"Are you sorry that I am going
away ? I was too great a coward to
say what I felt, Susy, but I have
come back, to risk it I cannot think
of my future unless you share it.
Will you promise be my little
wife? I love you so dearly that it
must be you don't hate me as you
have made me believe."
"Hate you! Oh, Harry," sobbed
Susy ; and then and there the hap
py lover possessed himself of both
principal and interest of the debt he
claimed from Susy.
How many kisses he took we dare
not say. But Susy made no resist
ance, for was it not a just claim ?
Same Foolish Peple
Allow a cough to run until it gets
beyond the reach of medicine. They
often say, Oh it will wear away, but
in most cases it wears them away.
Cou'd they be induced to try the
successful medicine called Kemp's
Balsam, which we sell on a positive
guarantee to cure, thev would imme
diately see the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Price 50cts.
and $1.00.
Trial size free atC. N. Boyd's Drug
Store.
Crickets are so numerous in Wash
ington Territory that they have be
come a scourge. They are an inch
and a half long, and are devouring
the crops. The people would like to
import some Digger Indians to eat
them up.
The Art of Evadlns; Datie.
Baggage is landed and deposited
in separate piles, according to the
initials of the owners' names, the
proper label having been affixed on
the steamer. The places are desig
nated fey huge letters on the wall of
the shed. If there are many Smiths
aboard, for instance, there will be a
crowded congregation of trunks and
owners about S. The examining in
spectors are already drawn up in
line across the dock, and nothing
passes them without due scrutiny.
Wearied travellers, who can leave
their matters in the hands of friends,
are relieved of further waiting, and
after quick search f wraps and va
lises are allowed to depart in peace.
As each individual's baggage is
brought together, he notifies the
staff officer, and hands over his tick
et The officer S3lects the corre
sponding declaration, writes the
name of an inspector whom he
calls from the line upon it, and di
rects immediate examination, lhis
is usually sufficiently thorough. In
spectors, through long practice, be
come involuntary disciples of Lava
ter, and such expert critics of hu
man nature that they almost intui
tively detect attempted fraud. Du
tiable articles, not declared as such,
are brought out, valued by the at
tendant appraiser, entered, with val
ue attached on the declaration, and
the owner is obliged to pay the
requisite duty to a clerk in attend
ance for the purpose of receiving it
The inspector also signs his name to
the declaration.
The efficiency and courtesy of the
deputy surveyor, and also of the in
spectors on the dock, together with
the delicate discharge of their not
particularly pleasing duties, are
worthy of hiah praise, hxcentions
are few and far between. The ques
tions asked about dresses, laces,
cloaks, etc., are not invariably met
with precisely truthful rejoinders.
To cheat Uncle Sam in revenue mat
ters is regarded as a decidedly venial
sin by most of his children, native
or adopted. This notion is doubt
less an unconscious remnant of the
freebooting ethics of forgotten ances
tors. It is slowly yielding to the
higher and better ideas. Even the
wealthiest are not exempt from the
smuggling mania. One gentleman,
whose name is synonymous with al
most fabulous wealth, ret iming
from Eurote in company with his
wife, was compelled to pay about
Sl,8o0 in duties on her enormous
stock of wearing apparel, which he
contended was not dutiable, wheth
er it had or had not been worn. He
appealed to the Secretary of the
Treasury, who decided against him.
He then brought suit within ninety
days in the I nited States Court.
His wife swore that a portion ot the
whole had been worn in good faith.
The duties paid on that portion were
refunded, while those on the remain
der were retained.
Smuggling is carried on in many
ways, and will be carried on while
human nature continues to be what
it is. Foreign retail traders are adept
instructors in the art of evading the
payment of duties, as any one who
has been in the lace establishment
of Des Marets and other merchants
at Brussels can testify. The ingenu
ity of inspectors is taxed to the ut
termost to defeat their schemes. Fe
male inspectors are employed to
search persons of their own sex who
are sent to them by the deputy sur
veyor for that purpose. Of these in-
spectresses there are nine. In 1SGG
there were only tour, lheseinspec-
tresses perform their duties, both at
Castle Garden and on the docks, in
rooms set apart for such searches.
Recitals of their experiences are at
once amusing and humiliating to
the believers in the natural good
ness of men. German Jews are
more addicted to smuggling than
people t( other nationalities, but
none are altogether free from the
vice. Modistes and dressmakers are
naturally the most frequent and fla
grant offenders. Extra gold watch
es ; laces, silks, linens, wound around
the body or limbs; human hair in
toupees, wigs and switches, sewn
into skirts; new dresses stitched to
old ones ; silks and laces made up
into several voluminous skirts are
among ordinary discoveries. One
unlucky wight, suspected of com
plicity in feminine designs, wa3
found to have twe sets of point lace
in the crown of his hat. Harper's.
The 3Ijfctei-y r Cayuga Lake.
"If you are ever drowned in Cayu
ga Lake, your friends need not go to
the expense or trouble of dragging
the lake for your body, for they'd!
never find it
This was the cheerful remark
made by a resident of Ithaca who
has a taste for geological research
and who has indulged it during the
past few years in investigating the
bottom of Cayuga Lake.
"From all I have been able to dis
cover," said he, "the bottom of Cayu
ga Lake is a series of large openings
and cavities, many of them resem
bling the craters of extinct volca
noes. Some of these are a hundred
feet in diameter, and are all sur
rounded by raised rims, like the
sides of a milk pan. These craters
I believe lie at different heights.
Their depth I have never been able
to sound, although I have lowered
many hundred fret of plumb line
into theus. They are undoubtedly
fathomless, and have become recep
tacles of the bodies of hundreds of
persons who are known to have keen
drowned in the lake during the past
half century, and one of the undoubt
ed thousands of peopla killed in the
fierce battles that were frequently
waged on the shores of the lake be
tween hostile tribes of the 'original
people' years before the white man
appeared on this continent
It was in Cayuga Lake that the
wretch Rulloff lowered the bodies of
his wife and child, enclosed in a
chest, after he had murdered them,
twenty years ago. The weeks that
were spent in dragging for the chest
was time thrown away, for it had
sunk into the mouth of one of these
dead volcanoes, aud, if it is not sink
ing yet, is no doubt floating about
the bottomless depth where in ages
past, fire and smoke and ashes were
the dominant elements." New Yorl
Sun.
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is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaC'
tion, or money refunded. Price 25e
per box.
For sale by C N. Boyd. june20.
"I wish I was a saloon," said a
loving woman to her husband.
"Why?" he inquired, with some
degree of surprise, "Oh, because you
would run in eight or twenty times
a day to see me."
A Brilliant Bubstitate for Candles.
A Southern girl, in the Boston
Watchman, thus describes how an
ingenious woman contrived to light
her bouse on the occasion of a swell
i party during the war, when no can
dies were
to be naa : ene sent iar
and near to borrow all the wine
glasses possible. These she filled
with pure white lard, and every one
who could be spared on the place
was set to work cutting out little
round pieces of paper, about the size
of a half-dollar. Each of these she
twisted in the centre to forna a taper
and placed them on the lard in the
classes ready for use, for she meant
to light her rooms with them. We
always had used them in the bed
rooms and for sickness, as they
would last all night, and candles
were far too precious to be wasted in
that way. But the idea of making
them ornamental was my mother's,
acd you cannot realize how lovely
the house looked that night She
had placed them everywhere, and
had built pyramids of lights, banked
in with flowers, in every available
nook and corner. The rooms and
halls were brilliantly lighted by the
tiny flames, which seemed t' me to
. . - n . -1?
be flashing irom ueor to ceiling in
every direction, and looked like
some lovely fairy scene, far prettier
than any ballroom I have ever seen
since.
An eloquent young lawyer recent
ly talked to a jury four hours, and
until the court and jury were tired
out. An old lawyer, who was in
opposition, arose and, looking quizi
cally at the jury and the judge, re
marked : "Your Honor, I will follow
the example of my young friend
who has just finished, and submit
the case without argument" He
gained his case without the jury
leaving the box.
Cause of Failure.
Want of confidence accounts for
half of the business failures of the
day. C. X. Boyd, the Druggist, is
not liable to fail for the want of con
fidence in Dr. Bos'anko's Cough and
Lung Syrup, for he gives away a
bottle free to all who are suffering
with coughs, colds, asthma, con
sumption, and all affections of the
throat and lungs.
Cause and Effect.
At times symptoms of indigestion
are present, uneasiness of the stom
ach, Ac, a moisture-like perspira
tion, producing itching at night, or
when one is warns, cause the Piles.
The effect is immediate relief upon
the application of Dr. Bosanko's
Pile Remedy, which costs you but
i cents, and is sold by C. N. Boyd,
the Druggist.
A Cat Nap.
Mrs. Spilkins is a literary lady,
but her husband is not He is nei
ter a lady nor literary, and when
there is company and he mingles in
learned conversation, he brings dis
grace upon the entire family by his
ignorance. Mrs. Spilkins thought
that by reading to him every even
ing, she might get some knowlege
into his pate, so she, began with an
cient history. "Now, George you
take a pencil and note down the
dates of the most important occur
rences." All right, Sarah ; propel."
She started out and having read
steadily for some time, she discov
ered Spilkins fast asleep. She arous
ed him with some energy.
"Have I been asleep long ?' he
asked, drowsily.
"Been asleep long!" she exclaim
ed, examining his note book; you
miserable wretch, you have been
asleep almost two thousand years?"
"Well this hot weather does make
a fellow sleepy, don't it ?" replied
the miserable ignoramus. Sij'tings.
Not a particle ot calomel, or any
other deleterious substance, enters
into the composition of Ayer's Ca
thartic Pills. On the contrary, they
prove of special service to those who
have used calomel and other mineral
poisons as medicines, and feel their
injurious effects. In such cases
Ayer's Pills are invaluable.
Our Kitchens.
The debate on woman suffrage
in the Iowa senate, recently, brought
into emphatic prominence another
subject that belongs to the domain
of female efforts that of domestic
help and Senator Bills made a
speech against the suffrage proposi
tion remarkable for its yigor of
thought and expression. He denied
that female voting is one of the press
ing necessities of the day. The great
problem coming up for solution in
this country, said he, ia the ques
tion of domestic help: "Vhat8hall
we do with our kitchens?" He
added :
"A woman is willing to go any
where into stores, offices, the pub
lic schools, and anywhere in God's
heaven where she can earn enough
tofeed and clothe herself except
into the kitchen. It is easier for a
man to marry ten wives than to
hire one servant girl. The American
people are fast becoming a people
practically without homes. We are
drifting into French flats, the co-operative
house keeping huddling in
groups, living like cattle, feeding
out of a common trough. The home,
the best institution ever given to
any people, is disappearing from our
midst The women are deserting
it for the political arena. I want to
say," continued Senator Bills, who
is the leading republican in Scott
county, "what I have not been per
mitted to say in any republican con
vention that the republican ship
is being overloaded. It is in dan
ger, with prohibition in the hold,
protective tariff amidship and wo
man suffrage on deck. The danger
point is reached. She is near the
water's edge and is constantly set:
tling.
Haifa million dollars in gold was
drawn from the bank of England a
few days ago for shipment to Ifew
york.
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competition with the multitude of low teat, shorn
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"ran i tup tii nnan."
To tee our Immesee Retail Store. Silk),
Pre! Goods. Dress Trimmings. Hosiery, Ktd,
Silk and Lisle Gloves: Mlllinerr, Feathers,
Flowers. Lacet. Embroideries. Parasols. Sun Um
brellas. Fans, Handkerchiefs, Ladles' and Chil
dren' Wraps and Suits, Jersey Jaekets In blaek
and colors : white Graduating Dresses, Under
wear for Men, w omen and Children ;
Furnishing Goods
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Towels. You can get everything you
need under one rooC
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Fei Ave. Retail Stores, fittstai,
LIBRARY IJALLBVILDISG, A 80 V L ilk St.
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CURTIS K. GROVE.
(East from Court House,)
Somerset, Penn'a.
Manufacturer of
BIGGIES,
SLEIGHS,
CARRIAGES,
SPRISG WAGOSS,
BLCK WAGOSS,
AND EASTERN AtfD WESTERN WORK
Furnl-heJ on Short Notice.
Painting Dene on Short Time.
Sly work Is made out of Tkorouohly Ssnoncd
Wood, and the Bet Iron and Slrrl. frubstau
tlally Constructed, Neatly Finished, and
Warranted to Givt SutiifncHon.
I Employ Only First-Class Workmen.
Repairing of All Klndlo My Line Done on Short
Notice. PICES REASONABLE, and
All Work Warranted.
Call and Examine my Stork, and Learn Prices,
I do Wagon-work, ami furnish Selves for Wind-
Mills. Remember the place, and rail in.
CURTIS K. GROVE,
( East of Court House.)
pr;iO-lyr. SOMERSET. PA.
PATENTS
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tne Money uruer mvision, and to omciais oi tne
V. 8. Patent Office. For circular, advice, terms.
and relerence to actual clients In your own State
or county, auaresa
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Opnnelte Pteatent Oflse,
Washington, D. O.
GOLDs
for the working class. Sen
cents lor postage, and w.
sena you Jitt a roy a
able box ot sample good
that will put you in the way of maging more mon
ey in a lew da.vs than you ever thought possible
at any business. Capital not required. We will
start you. You ean wore all the time, or In spare
time only. The work Is universally adapted to
both sexes, young and old. You can easily earn
from 40 cents to t.0O every evening. That all who
want to work may test the business, we will
makethls unparalleled offer : To ail that are not
satisfied we will send SI to pay for the trouble of
writing us. r ail particulars, directions, etc. sent
free . Fortunes will be made bv those who give
their whole time to the work. Great suceess ab
solutely sure. Don't delay. Start now. Address
STivaus k Co., Portland, Maine. jan-J.
A SVRZ crs.
ia the Human Cod;. Price T-c All Drwrista.
CALVIN HAY,
BERLIN, PA.,
(MILLER'S MILL.)
MANVFACTUBER OF
FLOUR & FEED!
I always keep on hand a large stock of FLOUR.
FLOUIt, and
all kinds of CHOP.
Also, aU kinds of GRAIN,
which I sell at
BOTTOM PRICES
Wholesale and Retail. You will save money by
ouying irom me. Aiy stock is always t resu.
OEDEES FILLED PROMPTLY.
About Phosphates.
There are so many articles
offered that farmers hardly
know what to buy. But no
one can make a mistake buying
an Animal Bone Super-Phos
phate for $25 per ton of 2,000
pounds, delivered on board car
or boat at Philadelphia.
TRr THE MAM.
$25,00 Phosphate.
CHEAPEST AND BEST.
For circulars giving analysis
and further information, call
pn or address
BAUGII & SONS,
Sole Manufacturers of the $25 Phosphate,
JJXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Jacob Weller, late of Somerset Town
ship Somerset (Je., Pa., dec d.
Letters testamentary oa above estate having
beea (mated to the eoJentgDed by the proper an
tborlty. notice U hereby gives to all persons ia
debtej to said estate to make Immediate pay
ment, and those having claim against it to pre
sent them duly aataeotica! for settlement oa
Monday, August Is, 18M, at the office of H. L
Baer, Lq.,ia Somerset borough.
ELIZABETH WELLER,
Executrix,
FRAlfKLIIf WELLER.
SOLCMON J. BAKEK,
JUJ16. Executors.
z roa
WORMS
Enii mm iHKT.
H. H. FLICK,
ITayfleld Farm, Lavansvilie, Pem'a.
Champion Grain Drill.
ti.. rk.mnl.ia si the World has a positive force
feed fur grain, grass seed, and fertilizer. Will
sow from the smallest amount of lenllbrr or
Ume, up to 40 bushels per acre. Has a special de
o.vice for planting corn plants two rows at a
time, and put in an me iwuiuw iroi "i
wish. Don't buy before seeing this Drill. Manu
factured at Oswego, N. Y.
ACME PULVERIZING HARROW.
CLOD CRUSHER and LEVELER.
The only complete pulverizer and leveler In the
world. All wrought iron nd steel. The lrnt
coulters turn to the left, and rear to therlgtit. By
this arrangempnt the whole surface of the ground
Is cut lifted and turned. The coulters work Uke so
,.. .m.n nl.iwa. ami do not tear up sod or rub
bish. Can be adjusted in an Instant by means of
the lever, to work deep or snaiiow- i" iuv.k.
oi the Aeme Is to cut, lift and turn-pulverise
clods, and level uneven surfaces. It will psy any
farmer to come M) miles to see the Acme and its
work. It Is the only implement that can do the
work thoroughly In hardortoui$h soil, or newly
plowed sod.
THE UNION HORSE POWER
Has large track wheels. Is doubles-eared snd lev
el Iread. Horses stand level, and work with ease.
This power is always ready, and ran be used for
many purples. R am as regular' and steady as
steiim. bv means of a governor, or speed regulator.
TUE 'I.VW.V THRESHER AM) CLEASER
aoes its work effectually. Also, Thresher and
Shaker, without I leaner. Will thresh all kinds
of Grain, B W heat and Grass Seed. Call and see
1U
Boyer's Farm Mill
,--
, Grinds all kinds of Grain and
crushes and grinds corn on trie
cob In one operation. Grinds
and sifts corn and meal ready
for use. I also sell the Little
Giant Corn ami Cob Crusher.
One horse will crush and grind
from 5 to 8 bushels per hour.
Braflley's Amsrican Harvester, No 4.
Bradley's Little Reaper Is only 8' feet wide,
and cutna 5 foot swath. This Is without doubt the
lightest running acd most easily operated ma
chine made. No quivering or scattering in heavy
grain. Binders carry no rase, uuis wae.v, rye,
outs buckwheat, clover, timothy and corn ready
f,,r nho, kinir. It Is a pei feet gem. Every owner
of a Bradley Is delighted, and Is shouting its
praise all over tne bounty.
Brafllej's (ta&eaBe SpeeJ Mower,
Is a light running, perfectly balanced, and easi
ly operated machine. Has a Boating bar? and tre
mendous catting power ne clogging or choking up
no matter how the grass la.
Self
Dumping
Il3rs3
Has high wheels and long teeth, curving well
under, and carry the hav. Any lady or boy able
to drive, can easily eperate It. Dumps Itself, and
turn as readily as a suiky. It Is " perlectlon."
Don t uil to come and see it.
Water-Proof
The best and cheap, rt roof
ing know u, ealiy put on, and Listing Also used
In place of plaster, and for weather boarding.
Carpets and Rugs.
Ths Bradley Road Cart
Is the Ugh'eM running vehicle made. Gentlemen
buy them for their nad driving. Business men
use them for running about. Ladies and children
enjoy them, in fact, everybody will have them.
Ten diderent stiles. Send for circular.
Powell" i Fertilizer: warranted pure or forfeited.
Powell's Tip Top Bone fertiliser Powell's dissolved
Hone etc etc., and Powell's Chemicals for making
Fertilizer at home, costing only J per ton.
Agents wanted in every township. Also, any oth
er implement or machines you may need, I ean
procure for you at less than factory prices. Being
a practical farmer, I know what machines are best
adapted to our js, aud have spent much time to
get the BEST. My aim has been to get machine
that are well made and durable, light running,
easily operated, and that do the work well, and I
think I have succeeded. full lint of re
pairs eieays oa hand. You are invited to call and
see before purchtsing. These machines are al
ways on exhibition, and in season at work In my
fields. Nlsltors always welcome, except Sundays.
I sell above machines for less money than manu
facturer prices. Circulars by mall on applica
tion. H. H. FLICK.
Mayfield Farm. Lavansvilie. Pa.
Farm Southwest of P. O. air23-4m.
ISAAC SIMPSON,
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LIVERY AND SALE STABLES
PATRIOT ST., SOMERSET, PA.
ALSO DKAMX IX
EASTJE2N-HADS BUGGIES, WA
GONS, CARRIAGES, &c
If vou want to buv a flood ami rhm w..
or Buggy of any description eall on aic I also
Beep constantly on hand a Large Assortment of
Fine Hand-made
Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Whips,
Brushes, Lao-Blankets, and avnrvthin x
fonnd in a hrst-class Saddlery.
Oood teams and Riding Horses alwavs ready for
hire. When In need of anything la my line, give
me a call.
ISAAC glMPSOX,
aprMm Somerset Pa.
POUTZ'S
HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS
Ro Hnass wfll rtd- Cone, flrvr. or I r-. I
Vsb. If luiuz's lowrtni r? ik-. m
Koutrt P"i-ilr vmf!?n-inrt riri'r.'iU H:
Fontis I'ov irrs fi fMmt i
Fonr.- !'.. .i.r wt; taMVa. It -mi.ictr ,.t ,
and creim twenty kt r.tamt I'.ali-n i. .;t. r rr
anil wot.
Fonu's PowiVts will tre nr pr'vvnt !Tvf t
DIMISI! to ll.irv.1,,1 , al:ltfur-
Forrs's PnwiMas wiu. eir. eaitaPiCTiui.
Bold everywhere.
DAVID t. POUTS. Proprietor.
AtTlXOSE.MD
Sf
r$f, BraJIej s
a.-Ti
v 3 --M -ST y u
I am now prepared to handle a
larger Stock of
Drugs and Medicines
Than ever before. 1 have add
ed a Complete Stock of
PAINTS,
OILS,
VARNISHES,
BPwUSIIES,
AND
WINDOW GLASS.
If you are going to use any
Goods in this Line, call
and get Prices. Try
Franklin Ready-mixed Paints.
They are the Best in the Mar
ket. Sole Agency for
Used for Walls and Ceilings.
NOTHING BETTER.
I have Greatly Increased my
Stock in
EVERY DEPARTMENT.
CALL AITS OUT PSICSS E2FC2S
puaciLLsars elsewhere.
Good Goods,
Low Prices!
lnre Iriigs Are a
Specialty.
MAMMOTH BLOCK,
SOMERSET PA.
COOKSTOVES
ALWAYS SATISFACTORY
EIGHTEEN SIZES AND KINDS
ALL PURCHASERS CA5
SUITED
5rrACTrMrn y
Isaac iSte?pard Co.,
AW FCi! ':.;. V
R. B. Schell & Co.,
teb2U;r. SOMERSET, PA.
Rev. Father Wilds'
EXPERIENCE.
The Rev. Z. F. WUda, weU-knowa city
missionary in Xew York, and brother
of the late eminent Judge WilUs, of the
Bfaaaaehoaetta Supreme Coart, writes
as follows :
E. Mr St., Xeut Tort. .Vi IS, 12.
Uessks. J. C. ATKB & Co., (ientlernen :
Last winter I was troubled with a root
unoomforfctble itchinir hnmor affecting
more especially 1117 luub, which itched to
intolerably at nigUt, and burned ao intense
ly, that 1 coukl scarcely bear any clothing
over them. I aisu a sufferer from a
evere catarrh and catarrhal cough; my
appetite was poor, and my system a good
ileal run down. Knowing; the Talue of
AVER'S Sabsapakilla, by obserration of
many other eases, aud from personal use
in former years, 1 bewail taking it tr the
a dot-named disorders. My appetite im
proved almost from the first lse. After
a short time the ferer and itching were
allayed, and ail lizns of Irritation of the
akin disappearol. My catarrh and cough
were also cured by the same means, aud
my general health greatly improved, until
it is now excellent. 1 feel a hundred per
cent stronger, and I attribute these results
to the use of the SabsapaRILLA, which
I recommend with all confidence as the
best blood medicine ever devised. I took
it in small doses three times a dav, and
used, In all, less than two bottles. I place
these facts at your service, hoping their
publication may 'do good.
Tours respectfully, Z. P. 'Wilds."
The above instance is bat one of tke many
constantly coming to our notice, which prove
ths perfect adaptability of AVER'S SaRsa
pakilla to the cure of all diseases arising
from Impure or impoverished blood, and a
weakened vitality.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
cleanses, enriches, and strengthens the blood,
stimulates the action of the stomach and
bowels, snd thereby enables the system to
resist and overcome the attacks of all Scmfn
lout Diseases, Eruptiont of the Skin, r.hen
malum, Catarrh, General Debility, and all
disorders resulting from poor or corrupted
blood and a low state of the system.
rREFARED BT
DrJ.C.Ayer&Co.,Lowe!l,Mass.
Sold by all Drngjtos: price ft, tlx bottles
fore
AYER'S)
CATHARTIC
PII-LS,
Best Purgative Medicine
Cure Constipation. Indigestion, Headache, and
ail Bilious IhMirdrra,
Suld every where. Always reliable.
jDMIXISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of John W. Oelirer. dee'd. late of Somerset
Twnnhii, Suatrwl County, Pa.
Letters of administration on the above estate
bavins; been (ranted to the andersUrned by the
proper authority, notice Is hereby given to aU
persons indebted to said estate to make Immedi
ate payment and those bavins; claims avainst the
same to present them duly authenticated tr set
tlement on Anirust . lVti. at the office of H. l
Baer, in Somerset Borouch.
MICHAEL OOOD,
jnly t Administrator.
NEW
DRUG STORE!
I also tender my professional services to the eltt
tens of Somerset ami vicinity, ss helnsr a surressfui
practitioner of Medleineand Sunrery for the last
ten rears. I make a specialty of a few chruoie
diseases, such as 1 ysprta, Kheomatlsm, Dropsy,
Tetter, and all skin disease anil siires. Consul
tation and examination five. Then, if I nndertaae
the ease 1 do it on t-e principle of no cure, ao pay.
All calls to the enntry. day or night, aa'wered
on short notice. Will visit any part oi the unty
In answer t calls, or in consultation. C9 artres
moderate. I Unit Store and office In the Parker
Balldins;, where 1 can be fonnd at all times.
DIt. J. A. LOUTH EK
MAIM STREET; SOMERSET PA.
EXCELSIOR
These are Solid Facta.
The best blood purifier an.lav
; reach of offering humanity,
j Electric Bitters. Inactivity' 0fV
L-iver, iiiiou3ne8, Jaundice r,
PtiDation, Weak Kidnevs, 0'r
diseases of the nrinary "oreiU.,
whoever requires an appetiw,
or 'mild stimulant, will alwaA
Electric Bitters the best tidt
certain cure known. Thev act
y and quickly, every bottle gu
teed to pive entire satisfaction
money refunded.
Sold at fifty cenU a bottle by f t
Boyd. - 1
A naftinfM Scenr.
"Well, sir," he said, ruttiV v,
hands and smiling pleasantly V
young man entered the store,' V, !
can we do for you to-dav?" '
A.m
; iou Keep a pood manv th:rr
here, don't you !" the voun maa .
jfponded, lookirg about. '
"Oh, yes: we keen mn:i ...
thing in stock. If there isVnvt
you want that vou don't V
as; We can supply you
W ell, I don t see any
My boss sent me around with tf,
old bill to collect, so I'll a?k roa t,
the amount."
"Oh, yes; I remember the b
I m sorry, but I gues ouH have'"'
wait a little for the monev ''
"All right," reolied he m,,
man, sitting down in a chair tha.
what the b3 told me." '
"What did the bu-s tell you?"
"He told me to wait for the Lr
ev.
A Remarkable tj pr.
Mrs. Mary A Dailey, of Tunkba;.
nock. Pa., was afflicted for six vtai?
with Asthma and Bronchitis," du-i
irg which time the best phvs'iciay
could give no relief. Her life
despaired, of until in Ia.t Oetot
she procured a Bottle of Dr. Kicgi
New Discovery, when immeJia;
relief was felt, and by continuing ia
use for a short time she was com
pletely cured, gaining in flesh A)lh
in a few months.
Free Trial Bottles of this certain
cure of all Throat and Lunj Disea
at C. N. Boyd's Drug Store Lar
Bottle ?1.C0.
j Cincinnati Commercial Gazette P.
publican) : Mr. Vilas, the perm
! nent chairman of the National Derc
! ocratic Convention, in the haste oi
i pronouncing his initiation spews
; made a slight blunder when he said
"the Nation vearns lor leadership
IT- . T . r"
no meant me democratic party.
He may have mistaken the party
for the Nation, but there is a slight
difference between the two. fae
Democratic party is not the Nation
i as will be shown in November, bv t
large majority. It is the party that
is yearning for a leader and ht lead
ership, and the chances in favor or
its choosing one who will be a disap
pointment, as to the qualifications
of a leader, multiply as the days 20
on.
The Homhent Man in Sm-rsrt
As well as the handsomest, and
others are invited to call on C. X.
Boyd, and get free a trial bottle of
Kemp's Balsam for the throat and
Lungs, a remedy that is selling en
tirely upon its merits, and is guar
anteed to cure and relieve ail Chron
ic and Acute Coughs. Asthma, Bron
chitis, and Consumption. Price 50
cents and 1.00.
"Hello ! old man," sad a ger-t'e-man
on Chestnut street this morning
to a friend : "what's that you've got
under your coat?"
"That," was the said reply, as he
brought it forth, "is my wife's little
pug dog."
"What are yon going to do with
himi? Take him tomewhere ami
drown him ?"
"I wish I might," earnestly re
sponded the gentleman, fetching i
sigh. "No, I am not going to drown
him. My wife is having a new
spring suit made to harmonize will)
Beauty, as she is pleased to call the
disgusting little brute, and I am on
my way to a dry goods store to
match him for half a yard more of
material."
A Fortunate Discovery.
A new light is thrown on the sub
ject of Consumption by Dr. Warner
Kemp, discoverer of Kemp's Balaam
for the Throat and Lungs. A rem
edy that has proved it-elf t he
remarkable compound. It does its
work thor&ughly, stopping a hack
ing cough instantlv.
Sold by C. X. Boyd. Price -jOtts.
and 81.00 Trial bottle free. Get
one.
lie LMt His Bet.
A number of men were talking
politics at the corner of Washington
and Centre streets the other daj.
when a stranger came up, aci
said ;
" Gentlemen, I'll bet on Ben But
ler." " Why will you bet on Ben But
ler?" asked half a dozen men at
once.
" Well, I know he's going to be
the next President."
" How do you know that?"
" Well, ye see, I always bet on the
left-handed man in a fight, the lame
man in a foot race, the bob-tailed
horse in a race, and I never
" Yes, sir, I'm ready to bet on BeU
Butltr.
" Well, why do you bet on Lim?
He is neither left-handed, lame,
1 or
"Well, ain't he squint-eyed ? 1
always bet on the s,uint-eyed nun
in politics, an' if any o' ye want to
put up a V agin him. here s your
chance.
Hay Fever.
For Ilay Fever I recommend Ely
Cream Balm. It entirely relieved
me from the first application ; have
been a sufferer for ten years. I'min?
from home and neglecting to take
the remedy, I had an attack ; after
returning I immediately resorted to
it, and found instant relief. I be
lieve had I begun its use earlitr, I
should not have been troubled. J
Collyer, Clerk, 113 Broad street.
Elizabeth, X. J.
In Xew York they charge
mission to weddings.
A Crest Surprise.
iox ao-
Is ia store lor all who use Kewp
Balsam for the throat and lungs, tb
great guaranteed remedy. WouU
you believe that it.is sold on its mer
its and that each druggist is author
izen to refund your money by the
Proprietor of this wonderful reuaed.'
if it fails to cure you. C. X. Boy a.
has secured the agency for it. ,
r.n ., i no Tn
size free.