Somerset Herald if publication. . i.w moraine; at tt 0 morning at f3 90 I If Mid taWKM ; atharwls H M rfiMadnaW ntB aU -Miia Will . id an. J Fotaiers tienni l"l. whan sb8risr. 4 KM ta e rsSpSOafbi far U - OB ottoffiOS 10 8- r . -4itii 01 tb lp Bdee' r Addr. The Somerset iieraio. Somerset. Pa. f ""7 TiTt-crrTCFR. LAW. Somerset L Somerset, m. - -r.-T rv I- i- i-i " ATTOKKET-AT-LAW, Somerset, P . r. TRENT. N. ATTORN--- Wa. Li Soaemt, Pa. LA Somerset, Pn ...tamersetandadjolntagecMUee. ''edtohim wlU DeyrompUy pVX.u ---rr W.H.BCPPKU hoFFBOTH & KUPPEL, VJ . A V,r Mft Will be h!T.UT.tieBded to. the 1 1UUU . "rroKXEYS-AT-LAW. X2SZ U.U7m Tin Son I .rfmlnlna: Counties. iurTij- done " ron rm TT(fH TTOONTZ. STVawvow - a ".r2:.'.:ii... bow. IX rruie . rNNIS MEYERS, I" ATTUKN tT-AT-LAW, be "vi' to with lTOEptB ami jMiatWstroet,D.xt to S"'- iprt - rAMELPUGH. iw r tin a .!i bulneu ,:-.Bl to "i"1 liruiuF"" Y. KIM MEL. ATTOKN ET-ATIW, Bit! Somerset, ra. J PRITTS. ATTOKXET-AT LAW, Somerset. Pa. eStt, npUlr to Mammota Bleca. , ' FOHS O.KIMMLL, ATTOEK EY-AT-I-AW, Someraet,Pa. I . . n, i MmBt tA hi f&ra I TUItaraw.u.."------- I I ATTUKJ(l.I-AX-i-a.w, p.-nmt and Peaton Afeat, So market. Fa. a m'SasiBiotB Black. Til KXTINK MAI.- ATTOES EY-AT-I w Awi Da!T hi Rl EUte. Sflm" t, P will !!i.iu,aUhanineMeatrttttedt all ear wlla JOHN H. UHL. A ATTOEHEY-AT-LAW Somenet, Pa, WiirpivnipUj attend to'aU bnrioeai entraated .-Mm v..t uinM oa eoUeetlooa. AO. UI- :k la XuaiButh Baildln. I G. OGLE. 0 A 1 4V'mX -AAA t Somerset PnlataHBn at 1 ttflarlnMA ntrBfrttt1 to KT CAT t- nurt tA with nfitanntMii and fidelltT. DR. J. M. LOUTH ER, (Foraieriy of Stoyestown.) tBYSICUS ASV SVRGEOS, Hu locaud nermanentty hi Someraet fr the Tai-ilra nt bit proleMkm. Office 1 doors West at aul Hotel, in rear of Drag Store. maja. QR. E. W. ELOUGH, H.JiropirHic mrsiCAir axd scrgeos Tiirthls ftrrri to the tteopla of Soiaereet -4TtrtBltT. tlUte toara oreeuatry pramptly i:tnxleJto. C aa be toond at otfioe day or night, nm profenluaally ruraced. aVOffiee oa :bM eorntr el IMaouod, over Knoprerf Sbutaion. aprA-tHtf. DR. H. S. KIMMEL trader! hit professional serrica to tae eftl- 'iiM Nmrtaod Vlclnl'.T. L'nleesprofeMoo- i eet arcd ht ran be tottud at his affioa, oa Main tan ui u utamoiHl. DR. H. BRUBAKER tenders his prnfewional serrtees to the eitlaens of Som trw. kai TlrtnitT. ufflos In restdene on Main itrcel en ot toe btamood. DR. WM. RAUCH tenders his pMwVmal serrlces ta the dtitens of Som- rmioeTiclijItT. - C dwr east of VTsme a. Berkebfle'l roirert more. .1. 'B2. D1 iR.S.J.SIrIILI.irs. tCrtfc( ta Deaf Ufrji ) 0rwiIlattemioBto the PreoerTatiaai af Utaral Teeth. Artlftrtal sets Inserted. AU PmioM t-uaruteed saiitiMtory. Ulfice In res t'ttn m Patriot rtreet, oat dour east of Evaav ttjcalchanh. oeta-am. JOHN BILLS. IlEKTIST, ,Jitr P Rain to Ceok A Beariti Block . Somer- ac Pk DH. WILLIAM COLLINS, IlEJiTIST. StlMF.KKET. PA. USet ll 3tmX)k Knrk mtwrnm Rnnl'a Tra -fn abert he eaa at all timet be foand prepar all Itiaatef work, aaeh as nlltaa. teca Zr?, enranlnn. A Artthctal teeth of all ktods. irrvi'ij. B'trti ioMttod. CieraUsnl DS. J. K. MILLER has perma-i,.-??"' eed la Berlin for the prarttea of ar i rw- .a- apr.U,74 )UM0ND HOTEL, RTOVsrmw ww & i popaUr aad eU kaawa boasa has lately Uurooahly aad newly refitted with aU new c-rtS.0' ,rn,re. which ba made It a ery irirtia ttopi.tBa tun fa ua mii ntihlie. "tardln IWt tardlneaBbehadatthelowaat Pos lcea, b, u week, day or BMai. SAMUEL CTSTER. Proa. S.E. Cor IHamooa Stoyatewm,P L. F. MBIIELL. FLORIST, Somerset, FA. rS ' B. CCWSBOK. L . " 1.1. ,"l1 cwh l raril. all be t? ikf4"1 wl1h lraa pohlle hall attached large aao roomr staouaar. JOHNSTOWN, PAT. taxta a aranaLTT oa . FINE FLORAL WORK FOR " " 7Jrt', Parties, Weddings, Itinerate, c. tai "hi sent lately aey dlstaaea feiXm. V--., t. 1 he VOL. XXXIII. NO. 41. Bi?,C3 V AIULWaAAraVi AU ViUVl VVT A"mv and Improvine mv Business house, I Line at Ureauy Iteancea f rices lor me iVfOallon Water Backet. I luWlloo Water Bar4 tJaUon Watrr Buctet.... 9i U-Ctoart IHtb Pan. 25 14uart Ii;h Pan. M le-Uaart Vuh Pan...; 3i I Uuart Covered Bucket. 1 Uart Oorerwl Hacket.... tlart Covered Bseket. 6- yuart Uerared Backet................... U -Pmt Kanry 'l ea-Pot 4-Plnt Fancy Tea-Pot. SO a-PInt Fancy Tea-Pot 8 Pint Fancy Tea. Pot... W 7 - Pint Fane v Tea-Pot 4 2-Qaart Coffee-Holler. 1 4 Uuart OoHee-Boiler Lara-a Wa&h-BoUer (No. 8) 1 M The above List contains but Few Offer for Low Cash Prices for the next to buy or not, Tlease Call and Examine the Largest Stock of Stores, Tin ware and House Furnishing lioods 280 Washington Street, r. S. Look For My Kavie on (he iilJ.! TO OUR PATRONS. :o: We have completed all our changes now, and can boast of i having the Finest Shoe Store, both as to Size and Selection of i Stock, in this port of the State. We hare just double the amount of room, and double the Stock that we have ever,, had, ...... ; i ? f i tftu and shall make it an object to our patrons to help us do just double the amount of trade. Our prices are down to the low est margin, and the quality of our stock superior to anything ever offered in this neighbor hood. The readers of the Her ald are cordially invited to give us a call and see our Store, Stock and Inducements. We have some winter goods, in cluding the Celebrated Mono gram Boots and Shoes in stock yet, which we desire to close out before the Spring opens, and we have marked them down to a sacrificial price, in order to get them sold down during the short time remain ing before Spring. Ladies' Good Quality Rub ber Overshoes, 2i cents a pair. Don't forget STAEGAEDTER'S Mammoth Double Shoe Store, 212 & 214 Main St., Johnstown, Pa. LOCATTO DrREOTLY OH HA1K LTWE PITTS. rv. RiaLL, Tars sat- ISO EXTBA COST Of DKAT- Iton Br CQ-Ea35uf I - - b a i siuiatsal on sammltof AHex-benle. atrl the va tar lauu sold aavaas 4n sprlaara. ThU wlky a) snake by aha woablswiwtilleri proeees, and gaas aalaed aasieaUy yff ajad full neoeC 4 ' AsOrdav fUrt sssm at Tctivti. Special. la order to irlv Hotel Kerpert aad Dealer a Ta4 oppnrtsmitv sever belnre offered, wifl ajnav tract fur the sasnttfaeuan of W Utk la any quan tity fraaa to M barrels, rlvtna; taem the prlvt leare of lettinp; It lie la bond for three Tears, char; laa bat a small Sam for atorasr. oa band 130 barrels of Old W hlsky, retaOlnf at S to to LM a" sjasloa. . Writ fur fall particalar In rerard to laria , vw . m a. oa-j - - aA.I3SrS I "V saavaw a va will sell lor Cash all Goods in my x onowmg uuny iays. S-Qnart Saoee Pan... U 4-Uaan Saooe Pan.... 2 2laartOartoa(lilCan ' 4Uaart tJaiboa Oil (Jan............... M a-Uaart CarboolHl Can M O neon Carbon Uil Can atass) M Floar Sitters ......... ......... 10 Lanr.drr Porks 14 Kolllna; Fins ....... ...... 1 Towel Koll -rt 10 Novell t Clothes Wrlnirer W Knivea and Forks (Set of Sill 0 Tea Spoons Set of ?la) 10 Table Spoons (Sat of Sii ).............. ...... 1 Soop Ladles 10 Stove Polith (Foor Kinds) PerPsper Meat IiroUera .......... : 1A Lance Wash Basin.. 10 of the Manv Hundred Articles I will Thirty Days. Whether you wish everenown in jonnsiown. - Johnstown, Pa. Window. SDMERSE1 COUNTY BANK ! ( EST Ali LIS 1 1 FJ 1877.) CHAELES. I. HAEjIISGM. II 1 PRUTS. President ' Cashier Collections made In all part or Use United States. CHARGES MODERATE. Parties wishing to send money Wert eaa be ac commodated by draft on New York In any ram. Collect lunt made with promptness. V. S. Bonds bonght aad sold. Money and valuables secured by one of IHehold's celebrated safes, with a Sar gent A Yale 3-j0 00 time lock. . ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. Asr Allies holidays observed. " Aum A. Kossm. J. Soon Waxo. HORNE & WARD eccensosa to ; EATON & BROS, SO. 27 FIFTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA. 8PRlSrO1882.; NEW GOODS F7E2T SAY SPZCIALTTZS Laibraklerlas, Ucas, Hilllaarj, White Ceads, HaaaV karchieftf Dress Trlmnlngt, Hssltry, Gloves, . Cartels Ksslla atd Ksrias Uadsrweaf, I. fairts' sua Chiidrsa'a Csthlog, Fancy Goods, Ytrns, Zsshyrt, Mite rtils of A!! Klads for 1 FANCY WORK, Gent's hmM GooSs, k, &c. rorm rTaojoa is jesraoTrcu.T aoucrran. TifOrdtTs by Mail attended to with Prompt ness and lhsrwtch. "THE OLD RELIABLE.' 25 YEARS IM USE. Th Crratteat KeaaaaJ Trinmpn of tha Ago. Indorsed all over the World. SYMPTOMS OP A TORPID LIVER. Loss of appetite. Natnea. txrwels cos tive.PintheHeylw1tJiadllf9ewr sation in the back part. Pain under the EncmMer blade, uiles3Aft" eat. -' Ing.jwith ,a disinclination to. exertion of body or mind. Irritability of temp er, Low spirits, Loss of memory, with" a feeling of having neglected some dnty, weariness. Dizziness, Flntter ing of the He arttDotsbef ore die eyes. Yellow Skin-HeadaoheRestleBsnesa at night, highlycolored Urine. U THESE VARJIKGS ARE TJSHEEDED, gawa tstASas will oook bs bitxupis. TUTTi riLUS are eapecisjls' adapted to ach castes, one doae effects such a change of feeling as to astonish the ufferer. Tbey Iswreeee laia Appetite, and eanaa the body to Take ana Flesh, thus the sys tem is sktMsrsahasl, and by their Tests Action on the IHreative Orrmaf, Baarav . lar Bteola are prwliicefl. Price eestta. TUTTd IIAHI DYE. Gkat Hair or Whjskfks chanired to a Oumvt Black by a sinffle applloatlon of this Irx. It imparts a natural color, acta Instantaneously. Sold by Drnggiats, or fni by express on receipt of S)l. Office, 44 Murray St.. New York FASHIONABLE CUTTER & TAILOR, Ravlnr had many feif-V. yean expeftenca l 1 In all bi !-' ha Tail J .fT Inaaa. 1 branches of Tailorlnar has- SatUfactioa to all on me and favor , SMWhA their pat- . runasre. Yoafs, ax.. 3321. ZS. XZBCZZZTtiXXTZSj H CHARLES HOFFMAN, y IIERCHANT TAILOR. IA.DOWS) Hsnrjr HrtUjt UiaanO LITEST STYLES Cl LCnTST ALICES.' ' t3$AItSFACTI0H GUWTED. SOMERSET PA. CATARACT BUSHMtOm ffS atioa I never vary severe, aadastaerta U f effect of the new aBsathetie, by simply V pattlns; a few drops ta the eye, the ever- N.X tioa Is borne bv the most timid. Ta bast jMsarlble rssalts ar aroared In aU otfcevi on the By ataal Bar, Jlata atstal a . mm. m. w bmmimm, . ru atk fell is ' "is caused by loss of trantpareocy of the lana, behind tho paalL hWjbt la raster. , ad times oa of , by reasoval af VlJ the onaone bodr. The Data af Ik. m omer rLYSSts. BY AOlEtT SCCBAHAS. One sunset I beheld an Eagle flying 'Mong the lone inounUins of the Hebrides Faintly he faitered on, half speut and dying, Between the kindled crags, the darkening : seaa. Before the wind he sail'd onlieeble pinions. From chasm to chasm, from lonely peak to peak; King had he been for years of those domin . ions, And kingly seem'd he still, the worn and weak. , Piteous it vaa to see tout bird imperial, Whose flight had known no bounds, whose strength no chain, Prinking in desolation to his burial Somewhere in those cold region of the rain. Yet have I lived to see a sight more sorry, Hero in the mighty land where men are free. The eagle-warrior, lone with all bis glory, Floating thro' clouds, close to a sunless sea I The shape that oa the wind of tribulation Hover'd, and ruled the tempest like its lord. The soldier-hero who redeemed a Xation, And cat man's chain as under with his sword. The silent leader, wh arose victorious Out of a flood of hate, a sea of death. Now, fallen on darkness and a time inglori ous. Flutters so near the ground, with failing breath! Oh, God! it seems but only yestereven The trumpet of Euroclydon was blown. The storm cloud gathered and the fiery ler in Lighted the world and flashed from zone to zone. 1 'Mid sounds of lamentation and of weeping, Cries of the waking who had slept so long I pcircling swifJy. thro' the tempest sweep- . ing, The eagle rose, with flight supreme and strong. " Ilis voice was in the storm above the thun der; His war-cry thrill'd the land from shore to shore : Not till the battle-cloud was cloven asunder, lie sought his eyrie, and looked down once more ! Feeble and weary, yet thro' all disaster Silent and self contain'!, serene and proud Master of men and of his own soul master- Behold him drifting now from cloud to cloud I So wearily his slow, sad flight he urges, inrestful, fearless-eyed as heretofore; Then pauses, calmly list'ning to the surges, Thund'ring so near on some eternal shore. The people raise their pitying eye to view him ; Weary be is and weak, yet will not rest, Tho' Washington is brightly beckoning to him . From the yet widening bloc of yonder West! But Io! a Form, with radiant robes around ' her, Uprise, follow d by a shadowy train, Crowns bim with love who once with glory crowned her, Blesses the bands that broke her last strong chain ! Smile, then, Ulysses ! Tho' thy Troy hath ended,' Tho' all thy life's long Odyssey is done. By Lincoln and the martyr-hosts attended Columbia kneels, before her soldier-son ! What tho' a little space, when homeward sailing. Thou saw'st the treacherous Igles where Syrens dwell 7 The sweetest songs they sang were unavail ing To keep God's warrior underneath their spell. Thou wat not made to herd with things polluted. Grasp dust of gold, , and fawn at Circe's knee; Thy flight was sunward, not thro chasms sooted With leaves that fall from V.ammon's upas-tree? Rest, Wanderer, in the sun, Columbia kisses Her soldier's honor'd brow, and clears its gloom And this white lily of love she bringsi Ulysses, Was plucked upon thy orother Lincoln's tomb! -Veto Fori TrWune, ilarch 15, 18S3. NICHOLAS AND CHARLOTTE. A LOVE ROMANCE OF HISTORY. The betrothal and marriage of the Princess Charlotte, of Kossia, with Nicholas, who was then a Grand Dnke, but afterward became Em peror of Russia, forms one of the sweetest and most romantic episodes in the world 01 European courts which is usually bo devoid of love and romance, and would, on that ac count alone, deserve being remem bered, quite regardless of the histor ical interest which will henceforth adhere to all the members of the fam ily of the conqueror of France. Princess Charlotte was born in the year 1798, and was the eldest daugh ter of King r redenclt William the Third of Prussia and his beautiful and accomplished wife, Queen Lou isa. Her early childhood elapsed amid scenes of terror and humilia tion for the royal family of Prussia, and nobody would at that time have ventured to predict for her the brilliant career which Providence kept in store for this child, born and brought up under such fatal auspic es. We might indeed make an ex ception ia favor ef her mother, who, with that prophetic intuition which seems to have been the distinguish ing feature of that high-minded wo man, wrote one day to her father, the Duke of Mecklenburg, the follow ing lines about his daughter; ' "Charlotte is given to silence asd reserve, but under the apparent cool ness she conceals & warm and loving heart. Her indifference and pride are but the dullest outside of a dia mond of the purest water, which some day willBhine forth in its bril liant luster. Her bearings and models are noble "and dignified. She has but a few friends, but these few are warmly attached to her.. I know her value, and predict for her a brilliant future, if she lives long enough." , The young Princess was icdeed a very frail and delicate creaeore, 'one of. those tender flowers which seem to wait for the kind hand ' of the gardener to transplant them into a warmer clime.' She .was charming and handsome, but her beauty was rather that of a pale lily than that of a blooming rose. . Charlotte was just 16, when, ia thA vsr 1814. the CTind Dnke Nich olas, on his way to the camp of the Bet ESTBIaISHED 1827. SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY. 3IAECH 25, allied armies in France, passed through Berlin and was warmly wel corned as an honored guest at the royal palace. The description those who saw and knew the Grand Duke at that time have given of the incomparable graces of his person and mind, make it easy for us to imagine that the heart of a young girl, just budding into womanhood, was captivated and charmed by him at first sight. Well he might have said, like Cae sar, aI came, I saw, I conquered." The Princess fell in love with him, and fortunately for her, the young Grand Duke returned her love fully as passionately. The Grand Duke Nicholas had the reputation of being one of the hand somest, if not the very handsomest man of the times ; and his majestic and stately form, which measured no less than six feet and two inches, was considered unparallelled in beauty not only in Russia, but in all Europe. He was vigorous, strong Jull of life and health, with broad shoulders and chest, while his small hands and feet were of the most aristocratic ele gance. His whole figure realized the perfect model of manly and com manding beauty, which the genius of a sculptor of antiquity has im mortalized under the features of Apollo Belvidere. His features were of the Grecian cast forehead and nose formed a straight line and large, blue, Bin cere eves showed a singular combi- nation of composure, sternness, self reliance and pride, among which it would haye been dimcult tor tne ob server to name the predominant ex pression. Those who have looked closely and attentively into these remarka ble eves would have easily believed that their threatening glance would suffice to suppress a rebellion, to terrify and disarm a murderer, or to frighten away a supplicant. But there would have been but few ta believe that the sternness of those eyes could be entirely softened so as to beam forth nothing but love and kindness. Among those few, however, was the young Prussian Princess, who had drunk deep in their intoxicating fervor. It is true that she was the only person in the world in whose presence Olympian gravity of his features gave way to a radiant cheer fulness, which made his manly beau ty perfectly irresistible. In such moments bis magnificent brow, always the seat of meditation and thought, exhibited the serene beauty and Attic grace of a young Athenian ; the serious Pericles seem ed, by the invisible wand ot a ma gician, to have been transplanted into the Youthful Alcibiades. At this time, however, the match less personal charms of the Grand Duke were enhanced by political prospects of the most exalted charac ter. He was not eventually consid ered an heir to the imperial crown of Russia. It is true, Alexander the First, hiB brother had no children, but in case of his death, which could not be expected soon, the Grand Duke Constantino was to inherit the throne of Peter the Great, and leave to Nicholas at best but the position of a Prince of the first blood. Nev ertheless, Frederick William, charm ed alike by the beauty and intellect of bis truest, and by the hope of uniting the sovereign houses of Prus sia and Russia by the close ties of family union, greeted - the prospect of a marriage between the Grand Duke and his daughter with enthu siasm, especially when he discover ed that the young folks themselves were fond of each other. The King then delicately insinu ated to his daughter that, if she had taken a liking to the Grand Duke, and had reason to bdieve that the Prince entertained similar feelings toward her, that their marriage would meet with no objection on his part. But the young Princess, although secretly delighted in a hope which fully responded to the secret wishes of her heart, was either too proud or too bashful to confess to her father her love for the Grand Duke, who had not yet made any declaration to her. In this manner the day approach ed on which the Grand Duke was to leave Berlin. On the eve of his de parture'a grand gala supper was giv en in his honor, at the royal palace, and, by the way of accident or poli cy, the young nnncess cnanoue was seated by the side of her distin guished admirer. The Grand Duke was uncommon ly traciturn during the evening. His forehead was clouded, and his gloomy eyes seemed to follow in space vague phantoms flitting before his imagination. Repeatedly he ne glected to reply to questions address ed to him : and when he was asked to respond to a toast which one of the royal Princes had proposed to his honor, he seemed to awake from a profound dream which had entire ly withdrawn him from his sur roundings. Suddenly, as if by a mighty effort of nis will, he turned to his fair neighbor and whispered, so as "only to be understood by her : "bo I shall leave Berlin to-mor row!" He paused abruptly and looked at the Princess, as if he were waiting for an answer which expressed sor row and grief on her part But the Princess was fully as proud as the Grand Dnke. and overcoming the violent throbbing of her heart, she said very politely to him : - We are all very sorry to see Your Imperial Highness leave ns so soon. Would it not have been pos sible for yon to defer your depart ure?" Yon will all be very sorry?" muttered the Grand Duke, not en tirely satisfied by the vagueness of sorrow which these words of the Princess implied. "But you in par ticular, madam," he added, after some hesitation ; "for it will depend on you alone whether I shall stay here or depart," "Ah r replied Charlotte, with her sweetest smile ; "and what have I to do to keep Your Imperial Highness here?" "You must permit me to address my admiration and homage to yon." "Is that all!" "And you must encourage me to please you. ' uThat.is much more difficult,1 said the Princess, with a deep blush but at the same time her eyes beam ed forth so much affection and de light that the Prince could see at a glance that his fondest hopes had been realized beforehand. "During my short stay at Berlin," the Grand iiuke continued, in the same tone of voice, MI have taken pains to study your character and your affections ; and this study has satisfied me that you would render me happy ; while on the other hand, I have qualities which would secure your own happiness. The Princess was overcome by emotion, and in her confusion did not know what to answer. At last she said : "But here, in the presence of the whole court, at the public table, you put such a question to me r Uhr replied the Prince, "you need not make an v verbal reel v. it will be sufficient for you to give me some pledge of your affection. I see there on your hand a small ring, whose possession would make me very happy, uive it tome?" "What do you think of? Here, in the presence of a hundred specta tors 7 " "Ah, it can be easily done without being seen by anybody. Now we are chatting so quietly with each other there is not one among the guests who suspects in the least what we are speaking about : press the ring into a' morsel of bread and leave it on the table. I will take the talisman and nobody will notice it." "The ring is really a talisman." "I expected bo. May I hope to hear its history ?" "Why not? My first governess was a Swiss lady by the name of Wildermatt Once she went to Switzerland to eater upon an inher tance which had been bequeathed to her by a distant relative. When she came back to Berlin a few weeks afterward, she showed me quite a collection of pretty and costly jewel ry, which formed a part of the in heritance. "This is a curious ring," said I to her as I put this little old fashioned ring on my finger. "Does it not look queer and cunning? Per haps it is an old relic or talisman, and nay have been worn centuries ago by a pious lady who had receiv ed it from her knight, starting for the H oly Land." 1 tried to take the ring from my finger again, but I could not get it off ; for I was a lit tle fleshier then than" now, said Charlotte, smilingly. "My gover ness insisted on my keeping the ring as a souvenir, l accepted the pres ent, and the ring has been on my finger since. Some time after ward, wnen I was contemplating its strange workmanship; I succeeded in pulling it from my finger, and was much surprised at seeing en graved on the inside some words, which though nearly rubbed out by the wear of time, were still legible. Now, Your Imperial Highness, what do you think were the words en graved upon it ? I think when you hear them you will take some inter est in the ring," "Ah ! and pray what were they ?" "The words engraved upon the in side were,"Empress of Russia." This ring had undoubtedly been present ed by an Empress of Russia, to the relatives of Mre. Wildermatt, for I was told that both this lady and her mother had formerly belonged to the household of the Czarina, your most august grandmother." "This is really remarxable," said the Grand Duke,' thoughtfully." "I am guite snperstitious, and I am really inclined to regard this ring, if I should be happy enough to re ceive it from you ns a pledge of your love, as an omen of auspic ious significance." In answer to this second and even more direct appeal to her heart, the Princess took a small piece of bread played carelessly with it and man aged to pass the ring into the soft crumbs. Then she dropped it play fully on the table quite close to the plate of her neighbor. And, after this adroit exhibition of - her skill a an actress, she continued to eat as unconcernedly as if she had perform ed the most trivial action of ber life. With the same apparent coolness and indifference the Grand Duke picked up the bread inclosing the ring, took the latter out of its ingen ious envelope and concealed it in his breast, for it was too small to fit any of his fingers. It was this ring both the pledge of Charlotte's love and the auspicious omen of his own elevation to the imperial dfgnity which Nicholas wore on a golden chain around hi3 neck to the very last day of his life, and which, if we are not mistaken, has even descend ed with him into the vault of his ancestors.- ' . Three years afterward Princess Charlotte, then only 19 years of age, and in the full splendor of beauty and happiness, made her entry into St. Petersburg by the side ot her husband, whose eye had never look ed prouder and whose Olympian brow had never been more serene than at this happiest moment of his life. As he looked down upon the vast multitude who had flocked to gether from all parts of the vast em pire to greet the young Princess with shouts and rejoicings, and then again upon his fair young bride, per haps the inscription upon the ring recurred to his mind ; for, bending his head close to the ear of Charlotte he whispered : "Now Empress of the heart, ikfid--some day, perhaps, Empress of the realm." At this moment the procession reached the main entrance of the Winter Palace, where Alexander I., the Emperor, came to meet his beautiful sister-in-law and conduct ed her into the sumptuous drawing rooms of the magnificent palace of the Czars. , Who would - believe that eight short years afterward the brilliant young r-mperor naa oreainea ais last, and that Nicholas and Charlotte would succeed to the throne of Rus sia? Truly the inscription on the engagement ring nad proved prophetic. eralc 1885. Jim Ftsk Door Boy. The New York Sun says: Peter Donoghue has been made assistant paymaster of the rew lork. Lake Erie and Western Railroad Com pany, in place of Fred Wright, re signed. When Col. Fisk was at the head of the Erie, Peter was his mes senger and door boy. One day Pe ter had instructions from Fisk to let no one in to see him. During the day a big, determined-looking man called and asked in a peculiar, fal setto voice to see Col. Fisk. Peter told thA man that the Colonel could not be seen. The visitor said it was highly important and necessary that he should have Fisk's ear for a few minutes. Peter stood firm to his declaration that no one could seethe boss of Erie. The man persisted and, seeing that the youthful guar dian oi Prince of Erie's door was not to be changed in his determination put the boy impatiently aside, and said : " Here, boy ; I'm John Morrissey, and must see Col. Fisk. He then pushed by and passed toward the door. But Peter Donog hue wasn't there to be used that way. " I don't care if you are John Mor rissey!" he exclaimed, as the broad back of the famous ex-prize-fighting Congressman loomed in front of him, " you can't go in there 1" With these words Peter jumped forward and, with a spring like a cat lit square on Morrissev'a back. He climbed up it like a squirrel, threw both arms around the Congressman's neck and hung on for dear life, shut ting off Morrissey '8 wind, and fetch ing him up with a turn. Morrissey shook the boy off with difficulty, and at first seemed in clined to pulverize him, but as he looked down at the pugnacious lit tle fellow standing in a determined attitude between him and Col. Fisk's door the humor of the situation struck him, and he burst out laugh ing. " All right, have it your own way. I'll call again to-morrow," said he, and he walked out of the office. He had been gone but a few minutes when Fisk called Peter, and told him to let John Morrissey io if he called. " He's been here," said Peter. " Where is he ?'' asked Fisk. " Well, he was bound to come in against orders, and I put him out," said Peter. Morrissey told Fisk the storv of his encounter with the door bov next day, and several bottles of wine were ordered -on the strengtn of it Why Sbe Hated Him. Two vonng ladies were overheard talking glibly and confidentially on a suburban train. "Now, Mary," said one. "tell me why Charley and you quarreled. "Because he s a ninnv, that a wnv. You know he been coming to see me for about two yeare, and I could see just as plain as anybody else that he was in love with me. But he didn't seem to have any snap in him, and I got real impatient, just as any girl would have done. A few nights before Christmas he call ed to see me, and before he wnt I says : 'Charley, I want to make you a Christmas present, but I want to be sure it will suit you. It is something real nice, warm, useful and ornamental, and will stay with you.' 'A scarf,' says he. 'No, not a scarf,' I said, though it might em brace you.' It weighs about a hun dred pounds, and 1 ve heard you thought it very precious.' 'Oh, I know,' he says, "a bicycle.' By thi3 time I was' nearly mad, but I made one more effort. 'Not a bi cycle,' I says 'but it can walk, has a mouth, eyes, pretty hair and is very affectionate.' 'Now I knowH he said, and what do yon think the ninnv guessed ? 'A big Newfound land dog.' I was never bo disgust ed in my life, and have not seen Charley since. He s treated me aw ful mean, and now leap year is gone, and I iust hate him. Oh, there he is now at the other end of the car. Ain't he sweet? I wish he would come and talk to us." A Mind Above) Trifle. A large, healthy and equable tern perament ought to be able to occupy itself with those questions, the grandeur of which crowds from the mind the multitude of little splen etic emotions, which are like the pricking of poisoned pins. We do not mean to say that a study of log arithms will console the man who is suffering from wounded love, or that a relentless course of logic is a panacea for disappointment and in gratitude. And yet it is true that when the brain is fully absorbed in some work the soreness of the heart ceases for the time to be felt. The question is how to compel a nature not of the strongest to successfully seek this form of distraction. . For here it is not the first step only that costs, but every step. The effort of the will has to be incessant. It has to be sustained in the midst of heart- beatings that will not be stilled, and the probability is that when so many perturbations exist the de flection will be great Besides, the consolation offered by what is gener ally called pleasure is much easier. Sensual enjoyment can so readily and cheaply be attained, and. at any rate while the senses are young and the colors ot lite vivid, mat temporary relief is certain. Persons of strong and rightly fashioned wills can, of course, easily do what they wish in creatine a legitimate sell- di version; but this sort of will does not usually reside, along with lofty intellect in a nature in which the softer emotions have considerable sway. Catarrh For fifteen Years I have been- tmobkd-wiUi this dis gusting disease, which caused Beyere pain in my neaa, conunuau urup- Eing into my throat and unpleasant reath. My sense of smell was very much impaired. By a thorough use for six months ot Ely's Cream Balm I have entirely overcome these troubles. J. B. Case, St Den is Hotel, Broadway and 11th St, N.Y. WHOLE NO. 1758. An Onery Cam. Captain Paul Boyton has opened an aquatic museum in New York. He should secure an old fellow whom he encountered in his float down the Arkansaw river. Just be fore reaching Red Bluffs, a native, who bad never heard of the captain, saw him floating. "Ef that haint a alligator," said he "I'm a Dsn." Springing in a boat he rowed out to investigate. W hen within speas mz distance, the captain, who was afraid of being shot raised up and called "Halloa P "Wall, IH be dinged!" said the old fellow, ceasing to row, and gaz ing at the captain, who' in his rub ber suit, looked like some terrible monster. "I hev heare o' a heap o' things an' hev seen a few, but yon aire the fust talkin' alligator that I ever seed." The captain, to humor the fellow, and not knowing that his words would enforce conviction, replied: "Yes, don't many of us Jalk, but X got the hang of it somehow.. "Wall, I'll be dinged!" exclaimed the old fellow, rowing slowly down the stream. "You must have larnt it from the Yankees." "Yes." "How did they do it?" "Split my tongue." "It's a pity they hadn't split your blamed head open, fur you'll cause devilment enough, turned loose in this river. Come out on the bank an' let me get a good look at you. I'd like fur my wife to see you, fur she thinks I'm the ugliest thing next to a cat-fish, but blamed if you don't lay over me. Wharyou goin,' any how?" "Going back down to the Missis sippi." "Wharyou been?" "Been up to Fort Smith; went up after a school of bass." "Wall. I'll be dad bobbed if you haint a onery cuss." 4 Say, if I come out may I stay all night with you ?" "Yes, go a little furder down an' yer kin git in the bayou an' sleep thar, but min,' if ketch you on my trot-line you're gone uj, talk or no talk. Good by, never seed the like o' you befo' an' I tope never to agin," and taking a final look, he mused : "My Lawd, but he's a on erv cuss." Arkansaw Trawler. Make a Beginning;. We sometimes dream of certain things we would like to do; we even go bo far as to plan some things out. Bnt we never begin the execution of them. Once begun, we should be reasonably sure of carrying them on to completion. The real hindrance is the fact that we never begin. Ot course, for anything of importance there is need of wise planning. But planning may be so elaborate as to absorb all the energies, and the ex ecution never be undertaken. The men who achieve are those who go ahead, plan or no plan, and do something. The great works of the world have been accomplished be cause those concerned have started them, made a beginning and carried them through. This is equally true in proportion on a smaller scale in the private sphere. Many of us can accomplish much more than we do by simply going ahead and doinr the things that present themselves to be done. This applies, of course, more especially to work aside from but collateral to our ordinary avo cation. The Secret of Power. Bishop Simpson hit the secret of his power in public speaking when he told an inquirer, "At school the one thing I could not do was to speak. It cost me unspeakable ef fort to bring myself to attempt it, and I was invariably mortified by my failures. At length, having felt called to the ministry, I sought to forget myself as far as possible, and, banishing all thoughts of oratory, to give myself absolutely up to the task of saying things so that people could readily understand them." His oratory was nature itself a true and earnest nature, intent on noth ing but to carry the truth he was filled with to the hearts of his hear ers in the mo?t direct and simple way. His language was choice and idiomatic, Saxon in predominance, but not pedantically Saxon: his manner alrrost as quiet as that of Wendell Phillips; his voice singu larly gentle, yet penetrating. Tbonbanda Say So. Mr. T. W. Atkins, Girard, Kan., writes : "I never hesitate to recom mend your Electric Bitters to my customers, they give entire satisfac tion and are rapid sellers.'. Electric Bitters are the purest and best.med icine known, and will positively cure Kidney and Liver complaints. Purify the blood and regulate the bowels. No family can afford to be without them. They will save huu dred of dollars in doctor's bills every vear. Sold at 50c. a bottle by C. N. BoycL The prettiest iady in Somerset remarked to a friend the other day that sbe knew Kemp's Balsam 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. Price oU cents and SI. lnai size free. A Paris company is making hite bricks of a verv handsome ap- nMrance from the nure silica ased in the manufacture of plate-glass. They are lighter in weight than clay Vi'Jfeq hut are not Dourous. be'intr subject to hydraulic pressure before the final baking process to wmcn they are subjected. Changes of cli mate have no effect upon them. , . "Poverty is uncomfortable, as I can testify ; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a voung man is to be tossed over board and compelled to sink or swim for himself." Stockton, Me., boasts of a boy 15 years old who is C feet 2 inches tali. " f y -t rashioa Notea. Pearls are the present Parisian fashion on, The navy blue blouse is revived for little girls' spring wear. . Silver beads are worn in two or more strands, according to the fancy of the wearer. A miniature swan's head and breast, nestling in feathers, is seen on some French, bonnets. Steel bonnets, with ruby velvet strings and a ruby aigrette, are con sidered becoming by Parisians. Artistic copper and other metal work, is all the rage now. This work takes the form of lamps, trays, after dinner coffee sets, etc. Wax candlesticks or candelabra, are fashionable now in a dining-room where the table is lighted with two or more candelabra, according to its length. A prettier drew for a yoong girl in her fresh beauty could not be than a simple tulie made over a taf feta silk skirt Some of these in white, with a soft surah sash in white, coming colors are most faily like. Chemisettes of lace, high to the throat or square, with very long transparent sleeves, are now worn with the velvet bodices cut like stays. The bodies are newer than the kid ones and are worn with lace skirts. Very little ornament is worn in the hair. Matrons - wear- small feather fastened with diamonds ; younger women wear an artificial flower; the idea is merely to suggest ornament and not to spoil the con tour of the head by overloading it The "bang" U jdoomed. London women and girls who make up fash ionable society have entirely aban doned the bang, and ali styles of wearing the hair down on the fore head. They brush their hair straight back, showing the whole of the forehead and temples, knot it very carelessly on the very top of the head, and wear it without the faintest suspicion of a curl or crimp. A bridal dress of plain and silver brocaded satin, with a design of lil iea of the valley, has the bodice and train of the brocade, trimmed with duchesse lace. The bodice has the V" shaped opening filled in with tulle. The underskirt is of plain satin with large plaits, and has a narrow box plaiting around the bot tom of the skirt under the plaits. The front breadth is draped long and full, falling in a cascade at the left side. Making- Hot Bed. In the first place select a warm southern exposure, high and dry as possible, so that no top water can run through the bed after it is made. Make as long as you like say six feet long, three feet wide, two feet high on the south side, three feet high on the back part Set posts at each corner, front ones two feet back ones three feet Board up the sides and then the ends. Let the top of ends slope down to the lower side. This gives it the slant to the south. (Be careful to make it mouse and rat proof as near as you can.) Next put on the stove a wash-boiler of water to heat boiling hot Have a good full load of fresh stable ma nure be sure and have it fresh as it i often not warm enough oth erwise and fill up the hod-bfd un til about eight inches from the top. Then take a hoe and pound it down firm, and then more manure if it packs down much, so is to keep it about eight inches from the top. Have your hot water ready. Pour on the manure now. Cover up the manure with four inches of rich dirt, composed of part sand and rot ten wood dirt Have this even depth ; put it down firm. Have two and one-fourth yards of unbleached quilt lining ; muslin is thick enough. Tack it to the north edge ; then have a light piece of smooth board, six feet loner, one inch thick and two inches wide. Tack the other edge to this, bring this canvass down over the hot-bed. smooth, leaving the ends free. Take a common paint brush, proceed as if painting. Have one quart of boiled linseed oil : go over the canvass with the oil once and keep it drawn over the hot-bed over night Next day roll back the canvass, and see if the dirt is warm, not hot, and if hot, wait until you fMl it ia warm rtnlv ATa b a a fnrrrkta lengthwise at the back for tomatoes, crosswise for cabbage, mango pep pers or my other low-growing plant you may wish, being careful not to sow the seed too thick, three inches apart for the rows, and the plants will come up in a short time. When op keep moist but not very wet and on fine days roll the canvass back and give the plants the sunshine, pull out all the little weeds as yoa go along and some of the plants ; if too thick they will rot Take more manure and bank up the north side and end. Keep the eanvass down o' nights, and when raining, and if it should be frosty still cover at night with a thickness or two ef old blankets or boards. Cor. Tole do Bladt'. Is in store for all who nue 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 f 1.00. Trial size free. Cure for Pile. Piles are frequently preceded by a sense of weight in the back, loins and lower part of the abdomen, caus ing the patient to suppose he has some affection of tbs kidneys or neighboring organs. At time?, symptons of indigestion are present as flatulency, uneasiness of the stom ach, ect A moisture, like perspira tion, producing a very disagreeable itching, after getting warm, is a com mon attendant Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles yield at once to the ap plication of Dr. Bosankry Pile Rem edy, which acts directly upon the parts affected,absorbing the Tumors, allaying the intense itching, and ef fecting a permanent cure. Price 50 cents. Address. The Dr. Bosanko Medicine Co., Piqua, O. Sold by a N. BOYD, Druggist Somerset Pa. dea3-ly. Mary S. Conkling, an aged sister of Roscoe Conkling, died at Roches ter, N.Y.Thursday. - Mr. E. R. Hoyt, a mechanical en gineer at the New Orleons Exposi tion, was severely injured by a huge derrick pole falling on his foot He was conveyed to his residence, and after only three applications of St Jacob's -dil. the swelling and pain disappeared, and he resumed hia duties. A new industry is the manufac ture of artificial ivory from bones and scraps of sheepskin. sana raaca, ra.
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