5, 5 . r7M . . . Vs Gamnt's Snake Story. From Dr. Abbott's Kamlle Amend Home. 44 Well, as a sort of a text to my discourse, let me eay, when a snake's runnin away from you, you can measure it by incbes, but when it's comin' after you every inch is a foot long. That' how one feels about it 44 Now, when the June fresh' was over the meadows, and everything that wasn't a fish was afloat I was busy after ducks and anything else worth shootin'. Well, one morning, as I was floatin about, setin' more curious objects at a glance than I ever did before or since, my eyw rested on a big water snake lyin' full stretch on a fence rail. He was a whopper, now, I tell you. The rail was eleven foot long I measured it and the head of the enake was at one end and the tail Mighty close to the other." "Are yo eure of that, Uz?" I asked, doubtingly. " Don t interrupt, boy ; that e tne easiest part of it," Li continued " Well. I wanted the skin of that snake just to ghow folks, so I blazed away. I aimed at th middle of the snake, and no sooner than I'd pulled the trigger when all of a sudden about a hundred snakes raised up on that rail and seemed to make for me. I came near upsttin the boat, I was so taken aback. What I d seen wasn't one big snake at all, but a whole swad of 'em, and they had just twisted 'round each other like strands of a rope and lay there, baskin' in the sun, on that fence rail. So soon as I had taken it all in I laughed right out, and wasn't scared a bit then ; but, boy, I wasn't out of the woods, by a long 6hot Now here comes the toughest yarn you ever heard from me, at least youH think it a yarn." " Indeed I will not," I eaid, very earnestly. " You say so now, but nevermind and let me have ail the say for awhile." Uz continued, and I acquiesced by a nod of the head. ' Well, I was gazin' 'round at the snakes that were swimming all about, and some of 'em were climb in' back on the fence rail. There were lots of 'em, big and little, and every sort I ever saw about here, I believe. Not wantin' any, I turned off and sculled toward l?wan Island flood gates. I found there was a big holiow buttonwood lodged right acoss the gates. I sculled up close to it, expectin' to see somthin' in or about it, lor everything afloat then, you know, had its living freight. I held my gun ready, thiukin' there might be a .mink or otter around, when, jut as I was scrapin' against the tree, down rattled a whoopin' big snake into the boat, and another fol lowing and another and another af ter them, for all I know. I pushed otf quick as 1 could, but was kindo' tangled in among the branches at the ti me, and tefore I got loose there were three thunderin' big snakes coil ed up inthe bottom of my canoe. I eyed 'em pretty close, and didn't re cognize 'em. They had the look of the common puff-adder or hog-nose,' as you call 'em, but didn't look the same. They were most too bie, and seemed to be spotted in a different way. Perhaps they were all right and harmless, but I didn't like their looks. In a minute I made up my mind to get rid of 'em if I could, and lifted my scull out of the water. One of 'em, coiled up nearest to me, raised his head as I did this, and set his tail a-buzzin'like mad. I heard the sound clear and clean, and saw that the critter was a rattlesnake. I gave one look at the other two, and thev was the Bame. There I sat in the stern of the little boat with three rattlesnakes eyein' me and not one of 'em six feet off; don't quite re member just what I did, but some how without accident got the scull ! back and started on. Either the near snake by his looks told me, or some thing else did, that if I put for dry land, they wouldn't make trouble. Now it's a good half mile to the hill side from the Swan Island gates and I took a straight course, 1 tell you. Big fool that I was for bein' so frightened : didn't keep much of a look ahead, and 'fore I knew it went bump into a big saw log that had come down the river. The boat came to with a jerk and up-raised every one of them snakes fully a foot or more and didn't spy anything, but looked at me as much as to say, ' Do that again, Uz Grant, and your goose is cooked.' I hadn't control of my scull as I generally have, but somehow I made out to get movin' again. Luck was against me some how, and I got into a tangle of grass and brush, but didn't come to a stand-still. One of the snakes, though, didn't like the sound of the boat's bottom gratin' over the brush, bo it raised up and coiled on a box that was lyin' at my feet He set tled on that box with one lap of his coils restin' on the toe of my boot. I didn't dare to stir. All of a sud den that foot began to tickle like and 1 wanted to wiggle my toes, but didn't dare to. Then that leg got to sleep, and I couldn't shift it It hadn't any feelin' in it, and I felt as though I'd tumble over on one side. It was no use ; there was that one snake on guard like, and it was evi dent to stir was certaia death. The boat didn't seem to move ahead worth a cent ; I kept my scull goin' but it didn't send the boat spinnin' along as I've often done when chas- in' a wounded duck. But I did come up to the shore in time, right close by the Pearson house on the hilltop, andsomehow-everything came to me all of a sudden as the boat grated on the sand. I gave a jump, cleariu' the length of tne boat and made for the hilltop. Lz, you re a fool, I eaid to mysell before I'd taken many steps and came to a stop, there 1 was free as air, ret runnin' as though the snakes was after me. Soberin' down a bit, I walked back toward the boat and peered 'round very careful, 1 tell you. There was no sign of the snakes on land and i - went close up to the boat There the three vermin were, sure enough. I didn't know just what to do ; I'd left my gun in the boat besides, for- gettin' all about it in my hurry ; be sides, 1 couldnt have shot anyhow without hurtin' the boat &nd it maa my new cedar skiff. Thinkin' a min ute I cut a stout SHplin' and getting near enough I gave one of them a rat on the head and straightened him out a ad then tackled t'other two. The; didn t show any fight, and I got through all right and get- tin in my ioat again I pitched em out on the sand. Somehow they'd a sort of natural look, now they were dead, and look in' closer, bang me if every snake s tail wasn t as smooth as a whip-lash ! Oh ! but I was mad. To think of bein' scared out of my wite by next to nothin', for every one was a harmless adder. From then till now I've hated snakes, and always shall." I laughed at his 6tory and he joined me so far as to smile, for laughed aloud, I be-kko the pokk pctchers. Uz never lieve. . " I never supposed you saw any thing that far wrong, Uz," I remark ed, after a pause. " I don't often, I believe ; but when it comes to snakes, I'm sure of nothin'. It's with me, when I see snakes, as with many people who see commoner sights. I jumped at a conclusion, and being conceited, thought I never could jump in a wrong direction. Fact is, you've got to stop a bit and consider, whatever you do. With most of us it's a good deal like walkin' over Watson's meadow 8. Often greener grass grows on quicksand than the stiff dirt ; but it don't do to walk on it, nevertheless."' aMMMMMMMMMMMMWmmammmmmmWMMMMMMmm The Transplanting Scaoa. Something A boat Armoir, tbe Man who Recently Heaped a Harvest ofGold. The autumn season for transplant ing trees will soon arrive, and all discussions as to whether fall-plant- ine or SDrine-plantine is best will give way to the tact that large num bers are set out, and now nest to ao it will be the great question. There is always one thing in favor of fall- planting, and that is, that wnetner it is in all cases the best, or not quite the best, there is so much to be done in the spring that is is a great gain to get all out of the way that can be done at all ; hence what can be 6et out leaves us so much more free to work in the next busy season. How ever, it is well to remember that there is more to be done in the way of precaution at this time of the year than in any other. It is well-known now that when trees of the regular planting size die in the winter season after transplant ing, it is because the moisture is dried out of them by winds and frosts. The roots more or less mu tilated, as the rooU of transplanted trees must necessarily be cannot supply the waste as well as the tree not transplanted ; hence, the plant er's great object should be to check or guard against the waste of the tree's juices as much as possible. One of the best things is to plant as soon after the leaves are ripe as pos sible, and in this way the several roots have a little time to heal over before frost thus can play a bet-J ter part in the system oi water works. Then again something can be done in the way of trimming back the weak twigs and shoots which generally get killed anyhow, but do not die until they have play ed an important part in the great water-waste. Another matter of gain is in keeping the roots as much as possible lruu the irost. It tne roots have to supply the waste of sat which coes on time, they will surely be better able to draw moisture out ot unfrozen than frozen ground ; and frost can be kept out considerably by mound ing the earth somewhat up about the stem, and drawing it away as soon as the cool weather is gone in spring. This plan a'o ojerates against the tendency of plants to become drawn out bv Irosts, and is often done by planters without a thought as to the double benefit Some people put a heavy mulch over transplanted trees in order to keep out frosts, and this is an excel lent plan where there are no mice about, as there is danger of having the tress girdled. hvergreens, having so large a mass of green surface, from which moist ure escapes by drying winds usually suffer much mure than deciduous trees ; but Nature seems to have done her beet to make up for this by giving them a greater share of roots. It is perfectly wonderlul to note the immense mass of roots with which a spruce or an arbor-vita? is furnished in comparison with the number of any deciduous tree ; yet with this extra advantage we all know how the winds in winter "whip" a newly planted evergreen. I his also requires that they should be more firmly staked. Germantoxcn Telegraph. A Solid Home Virtue. Chica Letter la the Galveston Newt. A middle sized man, with shoul ders solid and broad enough to be long to a shoulder-hitter, was mak ing his way across Washington street. " The most talked-of man in the West," said a man at my el bow. -Who is he?" "Phil Armour," was the reply. The pork king's figure is worth look ing at. One marvels in the first place where in the world the great operator got such a muscular frame. A laice. sauare neaa, sua weu upon the should'ers. The face is pleasant, broad, firm-looking and clean-shaven except for small side-whiskers under the temples. While he was getting across the street from a restaurant to his office a half a dozen people recognized him and spo.e to mm. It was a remarkable transaction, this last great deal ol Armour, the cleverest and most profitable, say the provision crowd, since the gigantic One OI IOI J, WU1CU lUYUtvcu IUD yvin. nf the whole dobe. and netted a nrofit of S3.500.00(X Armour is a great trader, not a bizzarre speculator, nor a millienaire bv crooked manipulation of rail roads, nor a rich man by the posses sion of an easy monopoly. With the 10,000 men in his employ, with the lieutenants he so successfully se lects, he annually distributes $40,- OOO.liOO worth of food products, un dersells most of his competitors and controls the markets of the world. Because in two or three great strug gles between him and speculaters who thought to compass ma rum ne routed his speculative adversaries and made vast sums of money out of tbem, he is popularly set down as a great produce speculator, but he is not merelv a speculator. 'I have got 10,000 men in my employ, and my business supports 50,000 people, the wives and chil dren of my men,"'' he likes to say. " I have an agent in pretty nearly every good-sized city in Christen dom. I have got 150 men in my office keeping my books and making out bills. I am no speculator ; 1 buy on the speculative market not to sell again on the speculative market, but to distribute to the peo ple, who eat up the property." A Chinese Barber. Wong Chin Foo" in a letter from in the winter j Xew York to the Chicago News says: At 22 Mott street is the only Chin ese barber in New York. He re joices in the name of Ti Chow and in the possession oi a lucrative bus iness. Hi little shop is filled the week long, but on Sundays and Economy is a virtue which is needed everywhere. No matter if persons are rich or have large in comes, they should be economical. To waste is wicked, there are bet ter ways to spend money and gooda than to waste them. It is the poor est use thev can be put to. Many people would be economic il if they knew how. It is an art to practice economy, lodoit well one must know the art, All can have it if they will. It is an arithmetic. It is the conclusion of numbers. All must live well, but how to live best at the least expense it is the work oi figures to tell. e must count the cost of ways and compare them. Man)' people use expensive articles of food and dress when cheaper ones would be in every way better and more servicable. Especially in reg ulating the table expenses is there a great want of economy. A little useful information concerning the qualities ol food, the amount and kind of nutritious matter they con tain, the wants of the human sys tem and the best way of cooking, would often save fully one third, and, in many instances, half the ex pense. A wise economy in table expenses is favorable to health, and in this way saves time, drugs, ex pense and doctor's bills, flesh, strength and happiness. nucklen'a Arnca Aalve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25c per box. For sale by C. N. Boyd. june20 Unprofitable Ad. Ice. Honest Farmer 'These hereagri cult'ral papers don't know nothing. Anybody might see they was edited by city chaps." Mrs. Honest Farmer " Vhat are they saying now?" "Why, this piper says that on wet days, when a farmer can't work in the field, he ought to mend tools, oil the harness and pick out the de caved fruit and vegetables in the cellar." j "Well, it seems to me that's pretty sensible." "Sensible ! Why, what on earth is the nse of picking out the decayed fruit and vegetables when it's so wet you can't take 'em to market?" A Sensible Man Would use Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs. It is caring more cases of coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, croup, and all throat and lung troubles, than any other medi cine. The proprietor Las authorized C. N. Boyd to refund your money if, after taking three-fourths ofa bottle, relief is not obtained. Price 50 cts. and SI. Trial size free.' Mondays it is overcrowded with pa tient and long waiting customers. For the Mongol knight of the razor is a far greater artist than his Amer ican cousin. He comes, indeed, very near to the barber of four cen turies ago, who to tonsorial knowl edge added skill as dentist, doctor, chirographic!, oculist and surgeon. In China he has but low caste, re ceiving only four cents for a shave ; and money in China measures things a3 "well as in Wall street Here he receives from 50 cents to one dollar. Chinese shaving is a slow process. The customer seats himself erect upon a stool, with the knowledge that an hour must pass before he is released. The barber opens fire by carefully washing the victim's face, threat, head and ears with warm wa ter, either plain or perfumed. He then begins shaving tbe head, begin ning from over the right ear and moving toward the left until the forehead and lower part of the back head are cleaned. He then passes to the face and afterward to the neck. The ears are then shaved and thoroughly cleaned. This is done with delicate instruments that in appearance suggest a dentists im plements. The face, head and neck are then rubbed untjl the skin as sumes a healthy pink. The second part is somewhat like the Swedish movement-cure. The barber begins to turn and manipulate the head and neck until every chord and muscle has been stretched, pinched, and pulled. The shoulders, arms, and back are then pulled and pounded until the victim expresses a desire to 6top ; the queue is then unbraided, cleaned, combed and rubbed, and again braided and put in place. Occasionally the hands and feet are then washed and rub bed, and each toe and finger pulled until it cracks. They are then dried, perfumed and rubbed until the blood circulates in every capillary. A Great Surprise Is in store for all who use Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs, the great guaranteed remedy. Would you believe that it is sold on its mer its and that each druggist is author ized to refund your money by the Proprietor of this wonderful remedy if it fails to cure you. C. N. Boyd has secured the agency for it. Price 50 cents and ei.00. Trial size free. In Scotland they have narrow, open ditches, which they call sheep drains. A man was riding a donkey one day across a sheep pasture; but when the animal came to the sheep drain he would not 20 over. So the man rode back a short distance, turned and applied the whip, think ing of course, that the donkey, when going to the top of his speed, would jump the drain. But not so. When the donkey got to the drain he htopped, and the man went over Mr. Neddy's head. No sooner had he touched the ground than he got up, and looking his beast straight in the face, said : "Yerra weel pitch ed ; but then, hoo are ye going to get ower yerstl?" A Great Discovery. Mr. Wm. Thomas, of Newton, la,, says: "My wife has been seriously affected with a cough for 2-5 years, and this 6pring more severely th?n ever before. She had used many remedies without relief, and being urged to try Dr. King's New Dis covery, did so, with most gratifying results. The first bottle relieved her very much, and the second bottle has absolutely cured her. She has not had so good health for thirty years." Trial bottles free at C. N. Boyd's Drug Store. Large size $1. . Bill Nye tells a pretty amusing story of a lecturer who in discours ing on the subject of "Health," in quired, " What use can a man make of his time while waiting for a doc tor?" Before he could begin his answer to his own invuiry, some oue in the audience called eut, " He can make his will" Tbe Cbiaeae Steak. In the flowery kingdom, says Wong Chin Foo, in the Brooklyn Eagle, men get tired of life, of socie ty, of tbe endless struggle for exist ence, and retire to some retreat where they can pass their remaining days in quiet, study, and benefaction. These retreats (mi-au) correspond to the monasteries of Christian lands. They are invariably long brick buildings, one story in height, sim- f)le and solemn in architecture, and ocated either upon tbe mountains or in the dspths of forests. Around the tuildingis a windowless wall, symbolic of the busy life forever shut out from view. In the grounds and upon the surrounding land na ture is assisted, but never interfered with. The flowers bloom and die, the trees grow gnarled and crooked, the weeds and creepers thrive until sometimes it would seem as if no human being lived in the vicinity. Closer examination will show that every plant producing beautiful flowers and wholesome food . and fruit is carefully watched and water ed, and every resource of vegetation in supplying human wants husband ed to the last degree. This also is a symbolism of the brotherhood who tenant these retreats. To thera the useful flower and tree represent the good of humanity ; the weeds, the evil. The duty of a true manhood is to aid and deve'.op those who are righteous, but not to injure the wrong doer, leaving to nature the task of eliminating the latter from her great economy. These retreats do not be long to specific orders, as in the western civilization, but are founded by one or more persons for the sim pie sake of rest. The forms and cer emonies of admission amount to nothing. Any person who has fail ed iii life, who has lost those he lov ed, who has sinned and repented, who is old and unable to work, is eligible. He presents himself, giv ing his name, address, and history, transfers to the brotherhood all he possesses, promises obedience to all lawful commands of the brother su perior, loyalty, friendship, and sym pathy to his fellow-members and de votion and aid to all human beings in sickness or distress. He is then admitted, given a new name and a new costume, assigned a room, in structed as to his duties, and the in itiation is complete. From now on his life is fixed. Study and conver sation, the cultivation of the field and garden, or the improvement of the retreat and the instruction of brothers who have been less favor ed, are his daily duties. At times he is sent out to obtain subscriptions for the common fund, or to nurse the sick or feed tiie starving, but these occur infrequently. The government of these brother hoods is a pure autocracy. A broth er superior governs for life. At his death he appoints a successor. If the appointment lapse or he not made, the brothers elect one of their own number. The regulations are about the same as in monasteries, omitting the clement of religion. Cleanliness, sobriety, industry, chas tity, intellectuality, charity, and humanity are tiie seven stars of their heaven. No woman is allowed to cross the threshold of the retreat ; no wine, stimulant, or narcotic per mitted except for medical use ; no quarreling, loud conversation, game of chance, indelicate or vulgar talk is allowed. Disobedience is punish ed by reprimand, suspension, tem porary ostracism or expulsion, ac cording to the degree of the offense. Imagination and Scotch Whisky. A Foolish Fraud. " You would be surprised," said a post-office official recently, " ifyou could know how often stamps are used a second or even a third time. And what is the most surprising thing about it is there is no profit for the person using a stamp tbe second time, as it requires more than two cents worth of application and ingenuity to cleanse a stamp ; but the loss to the government is very considerable. I would be con tent to receive a sum equivalent to that stolen from the department every year in this way every year for my salary. Post-oflice clerks by long practice become very familiar with tbe appearance of good and bad stamps. They acquire perhaps the same degree of ability in the de- tection of the irregularities as do clerks who handle money, but in large offices there are so many let ters and the work of cancelling is ef necessity so rapid that few chancel are offered for detection. It is only when letters are deposited in offices where the mail receipts are small that there is any considerable dan ger of detection in using stamps & second time. But the use cannot be profitable ; packages or heavy-weight letters having sufficiently large post age stamps on them to justify their cleansing for a second use are sub ject ts a somewhat rigid inspection and fraud can be detected. As I 6aid, however, the use of smaller stamps a second time is large enough to make quite a hole in the department funds." r A Fortotiate Discovery. 1 'ROYAL HwRt jk NJ stop P5E70GB Absolutely Pure. This Powder HrerfiriM. A marvel of DaritT, treaath ami wbolesomenes. More economical this 1 he ordinarr kinds and cannot t sold It competition with the multitude of low test, shorn weight, alum or pbophate oowders. Sold only in (.'as. KoYALBAKiaa Powdku Co., 16 Wall St., W. Y. marJrti. A new light is thrown on tbe sub ject of Consumption by Dr. Wagner Kemp, discoverer of Kemp's Balsam for tbe Throat and Lungs. A rem edy that has proved itself to be u remarkable compound. It does its work thoroughly, stopping a hack ing cough instantlv. Sold by C. N. Boyd. Price 50cU. and $1.00 Trial bottle free. Get one. He had a bundle of papers under his arm, and was standing near the Brooklyn Bridge weeping. "What is the matter little boy ?" said a pleasant faced gentleman. "If I go home without selling me papers tne feyther and mither will bate the life out of me." "That's bad." "Yes, sor ; but the worst of it is that I am an only orphint." ' Yes," replied the philanthropist, allowing a nickle. to drop into his pocket, "only it dosen't often hap pen that a boy has such bad luck." Some Foolish People. Allow a cough to run until it gets beyond the reach of medicine. They often say, Oh it will wear away, out in most cases it wears them away. CouM they be induced to try the successful medicine called Kemp's Balsam, which we sell on a positive guarantee to cure, they would imme diately see the excellent effect after taking the first dose. Price oOcts. and 81.00. Trial size free at C. N. Boyd's Drug Store. PATENTS obtained, and all business tn tbe XT. 8. Patent Office, or tn tne Courts attended to tor MODERATE FEES. We ate opposite tbe TT. S. Patent Orflee, en gaged Id PATENT BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY, twl esn obtain patrols in less Uuie than tbose remote from WASHINGTON. Wben UHxlel or drawing Is sent we advise as to patentHMIItT free or chance; and we make NO CHARGF IINIFKS WE OBTAIN PATENT. We refer, here, to the Postmaster, tbe Sapt of the Money Order Division, and to officials of the tJ. S. Patent Office, for circular, advice, terms, and reference to actual clients In your own State or county, address O. A. SNOW & CO., Opnoslts Ptmtent OfBee, wajtilOKton, u. C. GOLD; rortheworkinirelass. Sen Id cents fur pogtave, ana w. will send you ftee a roy a iuahie boxoi sample irrjod that will nut you lu tbe war of luaKinv moremon ty in a few davs than vu ever thought possible at any buineiss. Capital nut required. V will start you. You can work all tbe lime, or In spare time only. The work is universally adapted to both sexes, youck and old. You can esittlv earn trom Do cents to '.00 every eveninir. Tbat all wbo want to work may test tne nusinesi, we win naketliU unparalleled otlrr: Toall that are net saiiKheil we will send SI to pay fur the trouble of writing us. run particulars, directions, etc. sent tree . Fortunes will be made by those who iclve their whole time to tbe work. Great success ab solutely sure. Don't delay. Starlnow. Address Sti sws a. (Jo , Portland, Maine. janJi. The late Allan Pinker ton had a company of gentlemen at his coun try seat, near Chicago, one cold win ter day a few years ago. For an hour he took thera about his place. showing them tnis, that and the oth er, and when at length they arrived at the house, they were thoroughly chilled. Now, gentlemen," he said, ''I want you to try some of this old Scotch whisky," and his guests par took quite freely of his hospitality. Then he invited them into the li brary, where there was a large stove of the type known as the gas burner, apparently glowing hot, and the par ty seated themselves about it hold ing out their hands to catch the warmth. Here they chatted for a time, when suddenly Mr. Iynkerton remarked : " It strikes me that stove doesn't send out much heat How do vou feel ?" Each and every one replied that he felt delightfullv warm, too warm in fact, and suggested that the stove door be opened. Mr. Pinkerton act ed on the suggestion and, to the astonishment of his guests, revealed two lighted candles resting upon a huge block of ice as the only contents. "See, gentlemen," said he, " what a vivid imagination and a little Scotch whisky will do." The prettiest "lady in Somerst re marked to a friend the other d:ty that she knew Kemp's Balaam was a superior remedy, as it stopped her cough instantly when others had no effect whatever. So to prove this C. N. Boyd will guarantee it to all. I rice oO cent3 and 31. Trial size free. Rata Set a Building 00 Fire. New York, September 10. At 2 o'clock this morning fire broke out on the third floor of No. 9S Walker street, occupied by R. A. Elshberg, embosser of silks and velvets, whose stock was damaged 815,000. II. II. Thayer, manufacturer of trimmings of neckties, lost $2,500; H. II. Up ham & Co., sign painters, $2,500, and H. P. Williams, house furnish ers, $3,000. The building was over run with rats and it is supposed the hre was caused by one of them nib bling matches. Hon. G. W. Hayzlitt Waterloo, Iowa, a member of the State Legis lature, keeps St Jacobs Oil, the great pain-cure, on the family shelf, and says he considers it the greatest rem edy ever used for bodily ailments. A company of Mennonites, num bering 80 persons, arrived in this country a few weeks ago. They were under the leadership of a fine looking, silver-haired man, 95 years of age, who had been recently mar ried to a girl of 16. Never Give Vp. If you are suffering with low and depressed spirits, loss of appetite, general debility, disordered blood, weak constitution, headache, or any disease ofa bilious nature, by all means procure a boftle of Electric Bitters. You will be surprised to see the rapid improvement that will follow ; you will be inspired with new life; strength and activity will return : pain and misery will cease. and henceforth you will rejoice in the piaise of Electric Bitters. Sold at 50 centa a bottle by C. N. Boyd. Since boyhood I have been troub led with catarrh and hay fever, and had been unable to obtain perma nent relief until I used Ely's Cream J Biilm. It has cured tne. L. L. Clickener, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Price 50 cents. A very unpleasant sect to disa gree with ia a' new religious body whose existence has within a few months come to light in the Crimea. Members deem it their duty to kill, on the earliest opportunity, those who differ with them. One ard one-half bottles of Ely's Cream Balm entirely cured me of Hay Fever of ten years' standing. Have had no trace of it for two years. Albert A. Perry, Smithboro, New York. He was giving her an account of the origin of secret societies while she sewed a button on his coat pre paratory fo his going out "And now." my dear, he concluded, "do you know why we C3ll our section of the society a lodge?" " I sup pose it is because you lodge there all the time evenings," she answered. He said no more. When svmptoms of malaria ap pear in any form, take Aver's Ague Cure at once, to prevent the devel opment of the disease, and continue until health is restored, as it surely will be by the use of this remedy. A cure is warranted in every instance. A nap sack a pillow. If your hair is turning gray, don't use the poisonous dves which burn out its life and produce many dis eases of the scalp. Ayer's Hair Vig or is positively harmless and will restore the natural color to the hair, stimulate its growth, and bring back its youthful gloss and beauty. .'-inwnm!! ;i jf'"'i i ! i jljimjii.'ijj,!!!!"""' """UlljJ ;ijjj!;;jjiEiiarjBa THE GREAT GERMAN REMEDY FOR PAIN. Relieves and run MATLSli, Neuraigla, Sciatica, Lumbago, nAcuaf'iir, HEiDACHS. TOOTHACHE, SORE THROAT. UU1N8V. SWELLIXQS. Kritaiw. Soreness. Cats. Bmisei. FKOST BITES. ' Sl'RSM. M'ALBK, and all other bodily acbea and pains. FIFTY CEHTS I BOTTLE. KnM hj all Dnipfftatii and Ih-hUtb. iMrvciiuiM ia 11 litMritttf,4. Th Chariu A. Vgtir C. it w v vuaxutm oo.) Vegetable Sicilian HAIR KENEWEE vas the first preparation perfectly adapted to care diseases of tiie scalp, and the first suc cessful restorer of faded or gray hair to its uttoral color, grotrtli, and youthful beauty. It bas hail many imitators, bat couo bare so fully met all tbe reqniremeiil needful for the proper treatment of tbe hair and scalp. 1. all's Haik Kexeweb has steadily grown in favor, and spread its fame and usefulness to every quarter of the globe. Its unparal leled success can be attributed to but on cause: the entire fulfilment of iU promues. Tbe proprietors have often beta surprised at the receipt of orders from remote coun tries, war re they bad never made an effort for its introduction. The use for a short time of Hall's Haik Resewer wonderfully improves the per sonal appearance. It cleanses the scalp from all impurities, cures all humors, fever, and dryness, and Uius prevents baldness. It stimulates the weakened glands, and enables them to posh forward a new and vigorous growth. The effects of this article are not transient, like those of alcoholic prepara tions, but remain a long time, which makes its use a matter of economy. BUCKINGHAM'S DYE FOB THK WHISKERS Will change tbe beard to a natural brown, or black, as desired. It produces a permanent color tbat will not wash away. Consisting of a single preparation, it is applied without trouble. PREPARED BY E. P. HALL & CO., Nasiina, N.H. Sold by all Ijealcrs in Medicines. FOE ALL THE I0BH3 OF .Scrofulous, Mercurial, and Blood Disorders, tlio best remedy, because th most searching and thorough, blood-puriiier, is Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Sold by ail Druggists ; Si, six bottles, (3. CURTIS K. GROVE. (East from Court Hou;e, Somerset, Penn'a. Jftnufaeturerof BIGGIES, SLEIGHS, CARRIAGES, SPRISG WAGOXS, BrCK WAGOXS, AND EASTERN AND WESTERN WORK . Furnished oa Short Nutic. Painting Done on Short Time. Mr work ts made eat ef Tkoraughlf St atoned 'Wood, and the Bett Iron and Steel, substan tially Instructed, Neatly l'lnihed, and Warranted to Vive Satiifaetion. I Zmplo7 Qrlj First-Class Worknsn. Repairing of AU KiaUlo My Line Done on Short Notice. PICES SEASONABLE, and All Work Warranted. Call and Examine mr Stork, and Learn Prices. I do Wavon-work, and furnish Stives fur Wind Mills. Remember the place, and call In. CURTIS K. GROVE. ( East of Court House.) aprWJ-lyr. SOMERSET, PA. mmi (iiciisiie mu. H- H. FUCK, S&ySsld Farm, LavarsviHa. Penn'a. i I am now prepare to Larger Stork iDugs and MeJ Than ever before . ccl a Comctc ;ff . Champion Grain Drill. The Champion el the World ha a pneitive force feed for grain, sirass seed, and fertilizer. Will w frim the smallest amount of lemiUer or lime, up to busbeisprr sere. Has a special de oeviee fur planting en plants two rows at a time, and put u all tne terinurr mw rr mj wish, lxm't buy b l-r seeinn this lrilL. Manu factured at Oswego, N. Y. PAINTS, OILS, JEFFERSON HALL CANONSBURG, PENN'A. Boarding School for Bojs. Prepares forColb-iro or Business. Instruction thorough. (Jare and overotKht. constant and strict. Pupils observe study hours, and study in presence oi teacher. French, Herman and Mu sic taught. Fur information address jul30.su REV. WM. EWINC. 5. i Beayer Colleiie & Mnsical Institute. FOR YOUNG LADIES. FIrftt Keaaion Opens Septenabe , '84. KmutitullT and healthfully located, extensive tmtlititiKS, pleasant arunds,eheeriui;roonis, three literary courses : uerlnr advantages for musie and art. Extensive apparatus, twenty niuno and orxans. Including; pipe oriran. Thorough work, home-like care, moderate rate, send for eir.ulurto REV. K. T. TAYLOR. jul3it-4m.JAXi.M- Bkavkk. Pa. CatarrH tecii5reC0U? j! atOMKMKT Mn. iiorrsctsd bj Coo It Banrrs. dsalkb ia CHOICE GROCERIES, FLOUR 4 FEED HAY FEVER Is a type or Catarrb bavins; peculiar gym . toms. It !s atteuded by an Inflamed ennd I 'ion of the linins: membrane of the no tril. tear ducts and 'hroat, affecting the limits. All a -rid mu. eus is (ecreted, the tlseharsrn is accom nanicd with a painful burning seusatkiex: There are sever, stnastn of snees in irequent attacks oi Mindins; hoadche.or watery and inflamed stat is or ih Ely's Cream Halm is a remedy founded on a oor Met HiaVnmil. of t hi HUM. an.l an .1 i edupoo. W cents at drugirlsts : N cents by mail Sample bottle by mail lu cents. Elt Baos DraitgMi, Oweno, N. Y. TnmfiS lift KAY-FEVER Apples, dried, V ............ Aoplebutter. V KSJ J!n.n, yi bo ls , Butter, V (ken) (roil) Buckwheat fl busb " meal, 100 ks Beeswax fl ft Bacon, shoulders, W " aides, " oiunirvhams.3l... Corn, (ear) new )) bushel (sneued) out" ....... . ' meal ft Call skins, fl ft.... .......... uirs, w am Flour, ft bnl Flaxseed, ft bo. (M ft) Hams, (sunar-curcu) fl ft..... Lrd.ft ft Leather, red sole, ft ft.. upper, , .' kip. Mid dllnrs,and chop 100 ft... Oats, ft ba Potatoes, y ba (new)......... Peaches, dried, ft ft Rye.ftba K:urs,f) ft Salt, No. 1, V bbl. extra " Ground Alum, per sack.. " Ashton. per lack......... Suirar, yellow fl ft.... white Tallow, fl ft Wheat, ft ba ....... S' eottaoe 1 uu to 1 Hi I6e JSC 33140 C IOC 1BJ4 lie 7Sc(jM HQnUC ..Z'.V".'.7".'.'.'te 16c MfitT 00 Tie 18e clz4 30cct33c tV(s7oe TsduDOS rt ue 33cfi40e ux.'.oe Softl.W TmH4 IS 1 OA3 00 1 eOfttl 60 S3 60 7ce cliie .StfOT WeOtl to ucato CAMPAIGN 3CCDS. CAPS, CAPS, LEOOINS, LLGU1N3, CAPES, CAPES, TORCHES, TORCHES. FLACS, BANNERS. Send for Price List S. ! Jk . ALSO, OBAUtBS 171 FTJBNITCKE AND TjrHOLSTEBY. No. 63 SmithBeld Street, FITTUBCTst Gn, FA saga). . rfXECUTORS NOTCE. F.sute of John P. Cover, late of Brothersvalley lownship, Somerset County, Pa. Letters testamentary on the above estate bavins been cranted to the undersigned by the proper authority, notice is hereby nlven to all person Indebted to said ecate to make Immediate pay. ment, and those havios; claim against the same will present them duly authenticated lor settlement ou Monday, September 12nd, at tbe late residence of deceased. No account accepted unless duly presented aeeordins; to It. PE1EK J COVER. J"13- Executor. ABOUT PHOSPHATES I There are so many articles offered that farmers hardly know what to buy. But no one can make a mistake buy ing an Animal Bone Super- Phosphate for $25 per ton of 2,000 pounds, delivered on car or boat at Philadelphia. . THE MARK. $25.00 Phosphate. ADOrTKD lwO For circulars giving analysis and further information, call on or address ' 1IAUG1I & SOXS, Siiie Manufacturers of the $i Pliospliate, PHILADELPHIA. PEMX'A. Pennsylvania Female College, Located in the tuburba of Pittsburgh. awa from rify noife and emnke L'nurpasea for arauiy and Bel t Hlti!ei4 ticellenl ta rilitie for the study ol Natural Sciences, and Mathematics in short, errrw department veil equipped. Session pens Scptemlter lu. 11S4. rarty appii'suion is oesirarie. r or catalogues and lurther information apply to Miss Helen E. Pelletreau Prest Innx&eow. Pittsburg, (East End), i. JEFFERSON ACADEMY, AND NORMAL. SCHOOL, IN Jefferson College Buildings, C AXONS BUI to, PENVA. For Yoza? Ladies and Geatlcxen. Thorough instructions in Classical. Preparato ry, Normal, Husine, Music il and select courses. Ooens September 2 :d. For icrrmuti'tt address auu tui klv.w. f . HKUWfi, Krtn. JX THE PUBLIC W are again ofTcriiii; ourcvMra!cl Star Copper Rod, The Only rroUt-tion against Lightning. Those who desire havmjr, their BUILDINGS PROTECTED, SLould call on or address u. We GUARANTEE SATISFACTION, OR NO PAY. EHOADS BROS. Somerset, July lfi, ltv-4. tf. STEAM ENGINES SW Holstluir Entities and M-jchtnerT a Siiecitilty. Second-band tn nine and Boilers on hand. Send lor lAit. IHU.IIAS U1KU.. mayl4-eow. Allegheny City, Pa. CAMPAIGN GOODS, ASDorrrrrs fob Marching Clubs. 1 Furnifhed at Short Notice BV P G. BEINEMAW, 52 and 54 Sixth Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. Cuter 4 Esialia Hannractmr. "Send for Illustrated Irice Lirt augsu. X. W. tor. Psaa are. sixth St., PITTSBURGH, PA., Afbirds uneuualed facilities for tbe thoronirh. practical education of yjuc and middle-aned men. This Institution keeps abreast ol the times and possesses the unqualified support ot upwards ot ii.utWof its graduates, whci are cr ditardy rill ing positions of honor and trust In almost every city ot the Am-rtcan Union. Individual Instruc tion, no vacations. Students ran enter at any time. 4Special department for Utiles. For Circulars address J, c. SMITH'S S Of. MfSend for the National Aeeovntmit. Price 3 00, hy J u. SMITH. A. M.. the latest, best. and ut comprehensive treatise on the Science of H.ioK iveepiiig putiii.ne4. peclsllT adapted to the use of Schools, Academies, Colleges and Pri vate Learners : also a work or reference tor the Counting Hoom. ci3. Sawing Made Easy. HOSABCa LTUHTHHIQ SAWTSO KACHDTB SENT ON 6 Sm For IncnrintP wnn. vnnd Tanrfs, tmram icettliw col rtore wool, aart all aurtanf 1 rr-cmnn w rtsX. TUtmmmtU mid mrt, A DtJ OT ltt Can w totr mmtn axta y. imroen.- wmmr or wmmmm ana y wnw for Hftfamiy ilJUtrii eatalotrue tn brilliant onion. alo hrUlactlT mumluated putr in & outun All trao. H0HA&CE XFG CO.. toJ 206 fiuu St, Chicago. HL jiilu Aa-eow. 305581 JS" W F55-J i (ft gflSl-efHO sisSfSSaf Ml S-ajO r ? ? ? mm C 3" i 5 rJl AND WINDOW Gi If You are going to Goods in this inr and get Prices, t TIk Te Pahl per an will In rfo arrear to wot thetrj terfptl SaN ether i well a F Oflk Franklin Beadj-mfe f ACME PULVERIZINC HARROW, CLOD CRUSHER and LEVELER. The only complete pulverizer and leveier in the world. All wr.ught Iron and Keel. The front coulters turn to the ieft. and rear to theright. By this arrangement the whole surlac ot the ground Is cut lifted and turned. The coulter work like so many small plow, and do not tear np sod or rub tdsh. Can be adjusted in an instant by means of the lever, to wora deep or shallow. The principle oi the An Is to eut, lilt and turn pulreriie ciuds. and level uneven surfaces. It will pay any farmer to come W mile to see the Acme and H work. It 1 the only implement that can do the work thnroagnly la hatd or tough soil, or newly plowed sod JrliiiSJ , mm. THE UNION HORSE POWER Has Urge traeit wheels, is double-eeared and lev el tread. Hordes stand level, and work with ease. This power Is always ready, and ran he ued tor many purines. Kunt a regular and steady as steam, by means ofa irovcrn'ir. orsneed reirulafr. THE I MUX THHi:sHER AM CLE AN t It dotm its work effectually. Also, Thresher and Shaker, withMUl leaner. Will thresh all kinds of Grain, B Wheat and Gram Seed. Call and see It. from S to S bu-helt per hour. Boyer's Farm Mill Grinds all kinds of Grain and crushes and grinds orn on tne cob In one operation. Grinds and sins cr,rn aui meai rrauj lor use. I aim sell tbe Little Giant Corn and C-.b Crusher. On horse will crush and grind They are the Ixst in ket. Sole Acnn G' R H ST Jy EVERY DEPART;; E' call a::d CS7 i2z:z' fu2C2ash:3 z::zt: Good Goods, Low Pr;; Used for "Walls and f NOTHING BET: I have Greatly Ir.rr Stock in H Specialty. Mf Wl! All b aitn aTiT C All ipeev A J. MAMMOTH JJI SOMERSET P; Braaley's American Harvester, No 4. Bradley' Little Keacr is only feet wide, and cutia 5 f -'t swath. Tl.is is without doubt the lightejt running and most easily operated ma chine made. Notpiivering or scattering in heavy gTain. Hinders carry no raac. t"u:s wiie.t, rye, iu,t buckwheat, clover, timothy and corn ready lor 'hocking. H is a perteel gem. Kvery owner ofa Hradley Is deliuhted, and IS snouting its praises all over the County. . . t m . '.. Msfi QwUe SpeeJ Hoi ! I a light running, perfectly balanced, and east ly operated machine. Ha a Seating bar; and tre mendous cutting power: no clogging or choking up no matter bow tbe grass is. Brailej's lfytt-kx Self V 1 MlTJ .-..iXc-., i .wvwvw v.nwi Dumping Utiles. Ha high wheel ami long teeth, curving well under, and carry t he ha v. Any lady or boy able to drive, can esily operate It. Iiumps Itself, and turns as readily as a raiky. It is " perfection." Don't f.iil to come and see it. Water-Proof BniMini anilla Stjb The best and cheapest roof ing known. eaily put on, and bistlng Also used in place of planter, and Carpets and Rugs. for weather boarding. JU11 1 All ly erset lug 1 W! d tr Otne r Al Ot der 1 P COOK SIOl always j- EIGHTEEN SIZESA53L ill PURCHASERS KJ EE r JfAJirFACTl-HEH ST Isaac A.Slseppafd(Ko.i&:. Tt. B. Schelly ( leteo.lyr. SOiYERST Of Mat) ettl atte P mi s Ot CALVES" IL J( BERLIN, Pi (MILLERS MI'.L aiANUFACTfKEH OF FLOUR & FE: I always keen on hand a l:irirr ! "i CORN-MEAL. BI'CKWHhAT t. ail kinds of CHOI. Also, all kic i.- wnich 1 sell at BOTTOM PHI' Wholesale and Retail. Yoawili ' buying from me. Mj stock 1 ali"f W bus E B Offli A attt proi toh Be OEDEES FILLED PECF Th. Bradlsy Road Cart Is the lightest running vehicle made. Gentlemen boy theiu for their road driving. Business men use them running about. Ladies and children enjoy them, in fict, everybody will have them. Ten'jiltcrenl t f les. Send for circular. Powell t fertilizer, warranteii pure or lorieiteu. Powell's Tip Top Hone fertiliicr Powell's di.dvsd Bine et. etc, and roweu sueoiK u. m uuku-n Fertiliser at home, cost in only 2 lcr tn. x Bonn in!Aii in evcrv townsbin. Also, aoyoth er luiplewents or machine you may need, I can pmcure t.r vou at ie man iauury iru-rs win a practical farmer. I know what machines are best adapted to our use, and have spent much time to get the BEST. Mv aim has Iwen to get machine that ar.' wrll m:fleand durable light running, easily operated, and that do the work well, and 1 think I have succeeded. A fall line of re pain vayt on hand. You are invited tocali and seebelot purchasing. These machines are al ways on e xhitiition. ami in cn at wuri in iuj fieltls. Nlsltor always welcome, except Sun-lays. 1 sell above machines for less money than manu facturer prices. Circular by mail on applica tion. H. it. M.11 n.. Mayneld Farm. tavansviue, ra. Farm Southwest of P.O. 3rtMm. Blairsvu.e Pj.) Lusts' Besvtf. iful Q7rurnlj, rcmri iMatsid torouvUuttt '!-ustcT . ha;tnriil kim'iori. rv n:a .rs. T. INSTBCCTIOl in Enirush. t .-errr. Latin, Gree Music Drii: .- For catalojruea. apply to REV.T.B.EWING. juiseiot. pi BLIC SALE OF- Valuabls Real U 1YTlrtuofan onlerof 5iie :' ihrp&aiu' Court of Simer-t r tne umteriDetJ Kxeintnrs ii-nrj -tort ho payment of d?lti iir--t-u expose: to sale by paMie ouii.-ry. la BruthersTallej Xowniiip. SATURDAY, HEPT.: Hal pnv Can HO T an. I att, unl Sou She I sen al c St., f Itr ISAAC SIMPSON, & V X-jawi2 LIVERY AND SAU STABLES, PATRIOT ST., SOMERSET, PA. ALSO D CALEB 13 EASTE227-MAD3 BU5GISS, WA GONS, CA22IASZS, &c tr w. B.HI tn hnw & rt,wwl mad 1 ! hfto n Wavott or Bug'xyot any description call on mc. I also keep cifstantlv on hand a Large Assortment of Fine Hand-made Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Whips Brushes, Lap-Blanket, and everything to be found in a hrst-clas Saddlery. Qood team and K. ,ing Horse always ready for hire. When la nee '".anything in my line, give me a call. U u ISAAC smr-., apr3.Sm Somerset Pa. at I oc!ick r. w., tbe following '"' r.state: A tract ,t land situate 1:1 oi Brtrther.-valiev. a.!iintn:' l;i'' T Lamlls. Ji.iin Aitliuher. Henri other eont.imiag jtf acres mure -t which areelcared, the lalunce w.. - which are eroctel a L:irge liiiite Mjii. Two Dwelling E7 l arge Stable. Two Spring H ' Outbuildings, Ac. TEHIVIS: One-hail in handon e,nflrma'i" anc in one year, with imrrci. liA.NltL J. V.Ui k JKSSE LAM'I". augl3. i- AGENTS gest, handsomest. tet ruk eer . ' twice our price. The tiutest ttlhit '" ea. Immense protii t sgr;t. eople want It. Any one can two ' '. airent Terms free. H.vLU.rr i' and Main. FARM FORSA- SITUATE In Paint Township. Pa.,two and one-hall miies :p' and one mile from Somerset n' road. This farm eontalnis a'-'Ot ItS ol Land, hirty a-re ol which are rnoil Rate of cultivation, an i th" timber. There it a good two-'f-r? H Dwelling Hot' Bank Barn, and other necemry . the premise. Also, a g"! K .'' ' gar Camp, and a good coal I aos. open. 'ur further inlonnii n eJ SAM U EL J. CIS" On tbe Premises, or iddd " . Cambria County, Pa. erw (1 lur L I " V Km i Lime, POTTTZ'S HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERC Lime! FCUTZ r?'JT2 rf" .A. NO HnjHg will d1 of Time. r- l . VR. U ir.itz l..'"iT sre r-icd in ! Fotite Powder dlrrr-m'" n- ..ft i' rooi' low. . w:tl prr,.ii !;, F,joi'. IV.Wfft'r. will (n- r-. n:- . acd crenm twelir- per cent.. !! !.- f and .w-ei. Koou's Powrtcru fll enre or r.r -cr Dt km to Will,-!, HoPc;l'l ' :t--Oe ir" Forra Po ! wiix oivk x-tifAi r.. Sola everywti -e. Vt . " T. TOUTS, Prcpr-et: From the Celebrated Peck furnlshel aboard the ears at "r , Orove at Scents per bushel, rn'l-' promptly filled. For lurthcr psru' the undersigned. ,-r?i J. M. WOLF EKSBf.1l'-. JJ'.-kw-may U ISAAC O. JOStS. Salary M Exp? PAID reliable and encretlc : Viucs, Shruhs. Keses. etc.. gr.'"" " ; Niirserie. K'tnhli-hcl 13 -1'"ii H. K. MtHi Sto iKt latl ao. I Sp tr I tht bit Jol hi' be. wn te Hi 1 to Fl alt eo at, wo Th I m he. to I ela aai vet ecu IALTlaiOEr:.iIl .1 '4.