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VOL. XXXni. NO. 42.
To ReduceStock, in order to Mite Room for the Purpose of cclarginj'
and Improving my Business house, I will Bell for Cash all Goods in m
Line at Greatly Reduced Prices for the Following thirty Days.
lVi-Oallfi Water Backet. I
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Wkiiuti Wa&er Buofcet..... . . tt
I3-Uurt Iia Pkb s
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' i-Ptct f Aact Tfm-Pat ... ii
' Pitt Faaf-T,Tea.P. ....... ................
' 7-Pint f T Put.... . 4S
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Lint Vl Kb BciM (No. ) 1
The above Lirt contaits but Few of the Many Hundred Articles I will
Ofer for Low Cash Prices for tie next Thirty Days. Whether you wish
to buy cr cot, Please Call and Examine the Largest Stock of Stores, Tin
ware and House Furnishing Goods ever shown in Johnstown.
2S0 Washington Street,
r. S. Ist-l- F'.t Xy Sane on tht
TO
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We have completed all our
changes cow, and can boast of
having the Finest Shoe Store,
both as to Size and Selection of"
Stock, in this part of the State.
We have just double the
amount of room, and double the
Stock tnat vve,have ever had,
and shall make it" an object to
our patrons to help us do just
uble the amount of trade.
Our prices are down to the low-
est margin, and the quality 01
our stock superior to anything
everofferd in this, neighbor
hood. The readers of the Hee
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
sram 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, 24 cents a pair.
Don't forget
STAEGAEDTER'S
Mammolh Double Sk Store,,
212 L 214 Main St., Johnstown, Pa.
1 I
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LOCATXO DISECTLT OM HAlir LXKX
prrrs. riv. a a a e. k thi s s av
iso EXTRA OUST OF LEAV
ING. Pes Br !
Situate m ranmlt of AHee-beo". aa-t U wa
tortma nd faeoafehiapruur. ThJ. wuu? i$
mr,f Him 6sMMliaUrd ftmrm, aarf gaar
tr t iaa-luClij jn aa4 lull itimL
Special.
la oraor to Httei EerperF asd Dealers a
gracx! nrnnraui; bp tirior eltarva. will ua
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lESTABLISHKD 1877.)
CEilLELIEAIElKl li IPS3TS.
" President Cashier
O Doclii Bad ia all parts of tsa
Staua.
raited
CHARGES MODERATE.
PinJet wltistBC to ated sxtrVM eaa t ae-
emnmoiatd It draft oa New York la acr raia.
CoUottkitif mCt wnfe praaBMneNL F. S. Bco4s
twnrbt asd auld. Inej and ralaatiief aerared
t.r v3t of IdceJtiTmted saJea,witk a tiar-
gai ai Tala ast a Uma loea.
ACCOUNTS SOLICITED.
-Allicr bolidan obsarrad.'
Auxrr A. Hoars.
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HOME & TOD
aporxseosa TO
EATON & BROS,
27 FIFTH AYEXUE,
50.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Spuria, 1882.
NEW GOODS
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iaiB4riea, Laces. RiBraary, Wtiha Goads, Hast
ktrcfciafs, Dress TriBRiaft, Hnmj, Ocfat,
Canets Naslia tad Merias UaoVwaar, l
Coos's, Yanrt, Ztfrra, lita.
rials ef All K'ds far
f KHCY wORC,
Gem's FiniMli Mik,k
rtrx raraoTACz is ta?rar-rrrxi.T sounTO.
"OrdfT by Mail attesded to with Prompt
ness atid Lbiu a.
ipniuiua
"THE
OLD
RELIACLE."
25 YEArt
11 USE. '
Tc Greatest Medical Tri-nph af th Xf. ,
Indorsed all over the World
SYMPTOMS OF A
TORPID LIVER.
Lorsofappetite- K ansea. bowels cos
tire. Pain in the Head, with a dol sear
satioa in tha bacfc part. Ftun nndet
the ftno-au&er blade, foaneta aftereat
itg, with adisincliriiujon to exertion
of body or miad, IrritatalitT of trnT
er, 1 w fpirvLsossoi memory.-wiUl
a feeling of having neglected some
fiaty, weariaess. Dizziaess, ITatter
tngbf the Heart, tkis before the eyes,
Yeil 6w Pkin- Headache,Restl essnesi
at nighthaghjy colored Urine.
rr teese w Asraros akx uieixdei),
ZlXUZl tCTAOJ V3J, KCX XI IXTCkfG.
TdXTS FILLS are ewpccialir adapts to
raca eaaee, oca doae efteeta Barb a change
rOi feeima- aa to aatnaiaa tbe mffpw.
TlmiMfBMlk.Amcfll.tBi1rtna
tsa tJOdy to TaAM aaa t lwk, tkua Uiewta-
;m atartikta, ana rr tbeir Xatie
mr tMl nr. prtidocwl. Pnoe S erata.
TUTTS IIAIII UYE.
Gaar Ham orWincEna ebaneed ta a
T7LOT black try a ample applicauoai ot
this IVtb. It iniparta a iialarai color, acta
InatkTitanenaKljr. bold try VrafpntM, or
--t br exrtre. on rrceirtt of at.
Office. 44 Murray SL. Mow Yor
FASHIONABLE
CUTTEE & TAHOE,
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SkMc epaqae twdv. Taa aala f tk. opcr.
tsiica u aerer ei7 fewra. ad anaer the
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Somerset
A KISS IN THE KAIX.
Out Biomy morn I chinced to meet
A lassie ia tie tcvn ;
Her locks were like tie ripened wheat,
Her lausLiog eres were brown.
I watched Ler as she tripped tlacs
TI taadaess Hed ray brain.
And theD-and thea-I tnew 'twas wrorg-
I kjwed Ler ia the rain !
With rain-drops ahioicg on her cheek
Like kw aropa oa a rose,
Tbe lilUe lassie uroTe to (peak
yiy boldness to oppose ;
She atroTe in Tain, and, quiTeriafc
Her cer stole in mine ;
And then the birds began losing,
The sun began to tihine.
Oh, let the cloatis prow dark abore.
Hp heart tt light below ;
Tis alwars sammer when we lore,
Howerer win at may blow ;
And I m as prond as any jcirice.
Ail honor I disdain ;
She says I am her rain beaa ti&ce
I kiared her in the rain.
S. M. Free, in Ctnturj M&canne.
MISS. SCAMPER.
None at the Rappaquah Sulphur
irpneps kcew wto lisg clamper
was, and few cared to know. She
came with an old gentleman, who
registered the pair as "S. Scamper
and granddaughter.Xew York Glj.n
who were doubtless poor folk on a
holiday. They had no eeryaiita
with them. The old man wore a
suit of rather rusty black, and his
trunk, an antique leathern conven-
iency, bore the letters S. S. in brass
headed nails. The young woman's
trunk she hd but one was large
enough, and of modern make, but
u wag apparently weu niled, since
she had shown but three dresses all
the three weeks she had remained.
One of the?e, of rich material, she
wore ot evenings ; the other two, of
some washable material, were worn
alternately in day time. She had no
jewelry beyond a plain gold brooch.
One of the eligible young men there
said that the Scamper has one Sun-day-go-to-meetin'
and two work day
suits, for which Lis neighbor 6hould
have kicked him, but didn't The
eligible voung man was looking for
an eligible mate in the person of Miss
Bolsover, the great heiress, whom
the society papers had said was com
ing to the Rappaquah ; though, as
she hadn't come, the Brown's yosng
man of tne society paper labored un
der a delusion. The match making
dowagers did not fear this modest,
pretty and well cultured young wo
man, for tie c'.lded youth, wbo were
also lying in wait fur Miss Bulsover,
much more gilded did not dangle in
ber train. Indeed, 6he had do train.
Her business was to look after her
poor old grandfather, who was sot
in good health, and with whom the
waters seem to agree. Didymus
Dodd, who had scraped an acquain
tance with old Scamper, as the fel
lows irreverently called him. seemed
to be her admirer; but Didymus
was nobody. He was well made,
tall, handsome, and of good address;
but be was only an upper clerk in a
Philadelphia insurance company.
To be sure, he would Superinten
dent after January, no? Higgins re
tired m surteranuated. and would
then draw a salary of five thousand
a year. ' 15ut no one knew that, and
the possible good fortune to poor
Miss Scamper ; and had they kcown.
hve thousand a year was no great
matter, bo tbe field was left to Miss
Scamper and welcome.
Didymus only began paying at
tentions to Miss Scamper out of
courtesy, aud because no one else
did ; but the more he saw of her the
more he liked her, and it ended in
his Leing badly hit As he and she
were the only impecunious people
at the old fashioned resort the
other visitors counting their dollars
well tip in the hundred thousands
tbe matter attracted attention, and
by way of marriageable sons and
daughters, scheming mothers lent
the affair all the quiet encourage
ment possible. And this passed in
to a more active nature from two
little incidents that occurred about
ten days before the end of the two
months' vacation of Didymus.
There was a Mrs. De Xyse at the
Springs, who was well known as an
amateur vocalist of merit, and whose
voice, though a little reedy in the
upper notes, had been trained so
well as to make her worth hearing.
One evening, when a few were in the
parlors, her friends besought her to
favor tbem, and bo on, and she ex
pressed her readiness, but there hap
pened to be no accompanist. Miss
Scamper, who was chattinz near by
with Didymus, looked up, and qui
etly said : "Perhaps I can serve you
that way, Mrs. De Nyse." .- '
"Can you play at sight, Him
Scamper?" inquired Mrs. De Nyse.
Miss Scamper noddd assent, and
seated herself at the piano forte, and
accompanied the voice with such
good judgment that the singer was
delighted. -
"I wish I could carry you about
with me, rny dear," she said. "But
d you not sing ? Yon urely must?''
A little."
Urged by all around, Miss
Scam-
'rfri to her own accompaniment Bang
n wna trom -II - Trovatore. Her
voice proved to be a rich soprano of
full register, cleai as 'a silver belL
misYrfrairaWyinTated. There
wasA momenlt pauae when she had
do&as tlgti mit kvlaw a note,
and then M stozts of aplanse -
f--Te it aMr.aiioa.- IorwTJodw
t3dLiesiiod,and the gilded
yooth mam im captarea. The mam-
mas CQrxfcrred, and concluded that
Misaj9c&APrY&&.i member of
some church choir, or attached to
owe English opera troupe, wbo
krtw ? But they were civiL There
waa a party going over to Almont,
Colonel Parsifall 's place, next day.
Would she go ? She assented. Did
! 'i ia a kw vote:
j, rjiM is a naing pany, ai iss .ocam
rr. I know the best horse 'ia the
II.. ". :? I .. a tm n
tui. XU!iaJiI,I8etitfcrvotL',,
iiTpjT I lDia rr v. avrju n Turn 11 ecr-
To wh1cb7se replied in the fame
tone: Thank yow, Mr. Dodd ; 701
are very kind ; but I have one at
command , already, Get . thai for
yourself. " j
ored. but she added : "Mine ehall
not disgrace you," which was a dis
tinct intimation that she expected
ESTABLISHED 1827.
SOMERSET, PA., 7T3DNESDAY. APRIL 1, 1S85.
him as escort. The spirit of Didy -
mus rose from zero to blood heat,
The next morning as the riders
were ready to start, a groom, known
to be Colonel Parsifall s, , rode up,
leading a magnificent blooded hay
horse, equipped with a side sin die.
While they were admiring the ani
mal, Miss Scamper, in a neat riding
habit, made her appearance, The
groom took off his hat Didymus,
not a littte astonished, put forth his
hand, and the lady vaulted to the
j back of the horse with easy grace,
i The cavalcade set out, Miss Scamper
'and Didymus together, and being
better mounted than the others,
they were soon at the head ef the
column.
About a mile from the Springs
there was a bar in the way. A lofty
tulip tree had been blown down
during the night, ted had fallen
across the road, the trunk well up
on account ox tne roots, dome one
had already cleared a way by letting
dawn fences on the road side ; but
Miss Scamper did not go around
with the rest She faced the trunk,
the horse went over, and then trot
ted on. Didym us faced it too. His
brute got over, bnt half stumbled.
Didymus was courjtrybred, had rid
den horses to the mill bare backed,
and was a naif centaur when a boy ;
so ne brought his horse up.
Miss Scamper smiled approvingly.
.everybody admired the ease and
grace with which Miss Scamper
managed ber horse, and Didymus
more than anybody,
When they arrived at their desti
nation, the party dispersed in the
house and over the grounds. They
found old Scamper there; he had
gone over before in a carry alL Al
montwas the property of Colonel
Aim on t, and was for sale, with its
fine blooded stock of horses and cat
tle, its furniture, its library, and ev
erything in the house and around it
The Colonel and his family were in
Europe, and intended to stty there
while he educated his sons at Heid
leberg. So he offered the whole a
house that cost a hundred and thir
teen thousand dollars, with all its
offices of all kinds, stables, palmery,
grapery, and green house, furniture
made to order, and over twelve hun
dred acres of land in a high state of
cultivation "for," as he said in his
letter, a mere song. oo it was ;
but as it was set to the t une of three
hundred thousand dollars, there
were few who could render the mu
sic. " ."...:
They all admired the place. The
agent, who was there, seized on the
Scampers and Didymus, to whom
he showed everyting and explained
everything. Didymus was amused
at this, and whispered to Miss Scam
per : ""He has picked out the only
three who could certainly- not buy
it" Miss Scamper, by the twink
ling in her eyes, evidently appreci
ated the fun of the situation. Then
the agent seized old Scamper, and
dragged him off to look at the blood
ep horses and imported cattle, leav
ing Didymus and the girl together.
"How do you like the plice, Mr.
Dodd?"
"Like it, Miss Scamper ! Why it
is a garden of Eden ; that is it would
be s to me, if I had it with an Eve
in it"
Tbe young lady smiled, and said :
"You like country life then, Mr.
Dodd?"
"Naturally," replied - Didy m us.
"I lived in the country until I was
twenty-one. I was born and bred
there. I should have been there yet
but for the death of both my par
ents. . I went to the city in search
of fortune. I have done vety well
for the last seven years, and have
pet a little by ; bat to covet a place
like this is like wishing for the
moon."
"The country is the place to live
in, and the city to work in." replied
M iss Scamper, sententionsly.
"To live in, I grant you, if you
have the means a good farm, and
money to work it Otherwise you
toil the harder in the country than
in town, with less comfort and
profit"
Then they discoursed on rural
topics, with a marvelous unity of
sentiment until the venerable Scam
per and the agent got back, which
was at the time the whole party,
each with a nosegay furnished by
the gardener from tbe greenhouse,
was ready to return to the Springs.
There were yet two days of the
young man's vacation left, when he
determined to place his fate at Miss
Scamper's disposal at the first op
portunity. The chance came that
very night That evening a number
were seated on the veranda enjoying
the moonlight Miss Scamper sat
apart from the rest, in heavy shad
ow with her grandfather. The old
gentleman rose when Dodd came
and left Miss Scamper made room
for Didymus at her side, and the two
began to talk of tbe day's doings.
"By the-by," said Didymus "have
you heard that Almont has been
sold?"
"Yes."
"And to the great heiress, Miss
Bolsover. I wonder if she will keep
old maid's hall there ?"
Mies Scamper laughed a low, sil
very laugh. "I presume she will,"
she said, "unless she chance to mar
ry. Wasn't that a sad accident at
the mill to-day?"
"Very. The man has a wife and
five children. I went over to see how
they were to m rf - they were in
pressing need, yon know ; but that
part is all right This Miss Bolso
ver, wbo must be staying somewhere
near, had been there and provided
for all their wants. I suppose ss
she has bought Almont, she means
to play tbe Lady Bountiful here,
which is all the better for Mickey
and his family."
"I believe, Mr. Dodd," said the
lady, ")hai yon play the part of Lord
Bountiful sometimes, especially if
some poor woman left with lour
children should roose your sympa
thies." "How did you know," he asked.
"A little bird told me," she said.
"Yon not only paid Mrs, Grant's
rent, bat got her eldest boy employ
ment And then fairly ran awsy
to i
of;
avoid ber thanks. She was full
your praises." j
"Bat the did not know say name,
said Didymus. j
"True. Botdont you remember
.... r-
1 that a veiled lady eat there the last
time you came ? That was L I was
in Philadelphia on a visit and look
ed op Mrs. Grant, who had been a
servant ia our family before she was
married. She told ma of hr troub
les, and how a stranger had helped
her. I looked at you well and
when you came here I knew you in
an instant,"
Didymus felt his heart flutter.
Now was the time ; but his tongue
refused its office. After a litUe
pause Ruth Scamper said : I have
had a very pleasant time here, and
am almost sorry that I leave to-mor
row.
To-morrow P cried Didymus, in
desperation. 0, Ruth Miss Scam
per You must have seen "
Here he stopped, but the fingers
of the lady tightened a little in his
grasp. A friendlr cloud passed
over the moon, and the recess grew
darter.
"I love you, Ruth darling," he
murmured, and drew her unresist
ingly toward him.
rr t i .
toe people on ine veranda were
too busy in conversation to hear a
faint sound made at the sealing of a
compact between two foolish young
people. But once it was all settled,
the tongue of Didymus was fairly
unloosened, and he went on build
ing his their joint scheme of life.
lie tola her of tne money he -had
1-J3 , - ,
iaia away, ana me Dig salary in
prospect, and the cory little subur
ban cottage on the SchuylkdlL with
its acre of ground, that he would be
able to buy
"And there is room for grandfath
er to nve with us, be said.
That might not suit him, D'.dy-
mus," she replied, "though it is kind
and thoughtful of you. He would
prefer his own larger house in New
York."
His larger house ?"' cried Didy
mus. "1 thousht be was poor.
"Poor ! Silas Scamper toor ? Why
he has a two-third interest in the
great banking house of Gould, Sil
ver fc Co 2ew York, Pans, and
Vienna, though he figures as the
Co. He has his own house, and a
great many more of them."
Didymus, in spite of his accept-
r.ce leit a gull yawning somehow.
This rich banker
"I beg your pardon, Miss Scam
per," he said, "but I somehow n
"Yes, Didymus, you believed him
poor. But why do you call me
Mis3 Scamper? Why not Ruth?
which is Eweeter from you. And
then my name is not Scamper at
all."
"Not Scamper, Ruth! Are you
not Mr. Scamper's grand-daughter?"
"O yes, his only grand-daughter,
and all the near kin he has. But
my mother was his only daughter
we are both orphans, Didymus and
ot course I take my father's name.;
I hope you won't buy that cottage,
since you like Almont ; for I am
Ruth Bolsover." Harpers Bazar.
Holding tbe Bride aa Secwrlty.
One of the most novel marriages
in the history of Norwood took
place last week. The applicants
were a lady and gent of the ebony
hue. The young Justice, of the
Peace, who is very conversant with
the law, but a little inexperienced
in performing marriage ceremonies,
proceeded to unite the happy pair.
His face bore marks of excitement
and, in a nervous tone, he bade tbe
two join hands. This they did, join
ing, however, their left hands, and
were made one. The joyous couple
then proceeded to depart, where
upon the following conversation en
sued :
J. P. "Where's my fee; yon
didn't expect me to marry yon for
nothing, did you ?"
Groom, (excitedly "Why, boss,
I ain't got a cent How much does
yer charge? I didn't know I had
ter pav fur marryin'."
J. P. "Two dollars and fiftj
cents. IH just keep your wife here
until you go and get the amount"
(At the same time bidding the
blushing bride to take her seat)
Groom "WelL 111 gotryfo' to
ret it"
Off he went to procure an order
from his employer, but staying
rather long, the bride moved rest
lessly toward the dcor.
"Take your seat," was heard in
solemn tones from the Justice of
tbe Peace.
She complied, but what her feel
ings must have been cant be easily
described. However, the groom
returned in due time, settled the
bill and took his "pawned" bride
away, a wiser if not a beUer man.
An Arkanaaa Frog Story.
A startling story comes from the
southern part of Arkansas. Some
time ago Colonel Jim Holmes, edi
tor of the Camden 2hawt, while
strolling through the woods, found a
large petrified frog. It was so per
fect that the eyes of the frog retain
ed their original color. When tbe
editor took the frog to town, where
he exhibited it, a sort ef a flint rock
professor offered quite a sum of
money for it, but Celonel Holmes,
to whom a well-preserved curiosity
is worth more than money, refused
tbe offer. He took the frog to his
office and used it for a paper weight
The other day while the editor was
busily at work on the obituary of a
worthy citizen whom whisky had
slain, he was startled to the
frog wink slyly at him and shake
his head.
" That beats anything I ever saw,"
said the ColoneL - Here, Mallory."
addressing the Hon. Sam, wbo hap
pened to enter the office," this devil
ish rock frog is winking at me.'
" Holmes, if I didnt know you to
be a strictly sober man, I would
swear you had been drinking. The
thing cant "
He threw up hU hands in aston
ishment Tbe ' frog leaped from
the table and struck the floor like a
brick. ,
"Catch him f shouted Holmes.
"Shut the door."
The door was closed, but the frog
jumped through the window, knock-
ihg out two panes of glass. In proof
of this the hole in the window is
daily exhibited. - The escape of the
rrog is much regreueo, ana toionei
Holmes is now a melancholy man.
Arkansas Traveler.
eralc
Mr. Lsaa aa a Persstader.
Senator Beck says emphatically
that he endorses the opinion of the
man who said the best thought ol
the Lord's prayer was "Lead us not
into temptation," and, therefore,
when he (being a member of the
Senate Appropriation Committee)
received ai the CapitoL the card of
the wife of Senator Logan, and knew
that she came to argue him into ad
vocating an appropriation for the
Garfield HoapitaL he sent word to
her that he could not her.
This did not disturb the lady, who
has had years of experience in coax
ing men to change their minds in
regard to legislation and nomina
tions, so she again sent her card to
the man who sought to evade an in
terview. The would-be obdurate
Senator sent back the same message,
only to receive the reply that the
lady said that she would see him,
and would keep her seat until he
came out
The kindly nature of the Ken
tucky Senator as well as his gallant
ry appealed to him and forbade him
to keep her on guard to long, and
he gracefully submitted to the inev
itable. He tried to speak grucly as
he remarked when he met her: "1
sent word that I would not see you.'"
She answered sweetly : "I know
you did, and I hope that you receiv
ed my message that I would remain
until I did see you."
Forthwith she prcceeeded to state
her errand, and ia the most captivat
ing manner urged the need of such
a hospital as the one she was now
advocating, and that it was es pec
ally adapted to Washington ; that it
would fail if not assisted by Con
gress, the convinced the Senator
in spite of his better judgment And
not only that but he adds ia telling
the story that Mrs. Logan never lob
bies, and only uses legitimate means
when she wants something she has
set her heart upon.
Mrs. Logan wrote down the sum
wanted, and Senator Beck rnt it
through as an amendment to the
proper Legislative bill, and it passed
only the amount is cut down from
f IT'oOOO to 57,500. A half loaf is
better than none.
How They Vote Ia Germany.
A striking feature of the German
municipal system it is entire inde
pendence of national politics. No is
sues but those arising out of munici
pal questions are allowed to influ
ence the city elections. Every male
inhabitaitt 24 years-of age has a right
to vote on municipal questions, pro
vided that he has his own bouse-
hold and is not dependent on fa-
tier or mother ; that he has not re
ceived alms from the public funds
within twelve years: that he has
paid all municipal dues; that he
ocenpies a house or pursues a trade
with two employes ; that he pays an
income tax or a class tax. Under
one or another of these five condi
tions all industrious persons ia the
city are included.
That all votes should count equal
ly is regarded aa unbusiness like.
The arrangement adopted to meet
this point of view is this : Voters
are divided into three classes, each
of which elects one-third of the city
council. To the first-class are as
signed so many of the largest tax
payers as pay one-third of the taxes
assessed ; to the second as many as
in the aggregate pay the second
third of tbe taxes ; to the third class
belong all not included in the first
aad second. Each of three classes
elect forty-two members of the coun
cil, its inauend upon questions of
finance being kept in strict equally
with its tax papments. The city
council of Berlin has long been con
spicuous for the educational and fi
nancial standing of its members.
Elected to it is accounted an honor
to which the ablest men in the city
aspire-
Collared the Graad Mogul Himself.
The afternoon that the general
Poetoffice had been declared in a
state of siege on account of the re
cent dynamite explosions, there pre
sented himself at an entrance to the
inner regions of the buildines a
stranger, tail, of the visage mild, of
the hairs grizzled, paving something
of the statesman, the savant and the
shop keeper man of affairs in one
word. The policeman on duty see
ing, as he thought, something fur
tive and conscious in the air and car
riage of the thoughtful stranger forth
with formed a shrewd suspicion, and
demanded his busins. The mild
stranger said he was the postmaster
General, whereat the gendarme
laughed lustily, and. laying visible
hand on the collar cf Mr. Shaw Le
fevre, marched him into the sanc
tum of the secretary, on the bold
chance that he might turn out Dy
namite Rossa himself. The occur
rence caused a flutter in clerkdom,
which enlightened and frightened
the constable, who saw by the fash
ion in which the department fell
down and worshiped that he had
indeed profaned with rude touch the
Grand Mogul himself. The Post
master General took the thing in
good part, and even, it is said, tip
ped Robert a reward for his intelli
gence and activity.
A Flag of Rare Fame.
Thomas Casey, of Quebec, was in
the city yesterday, returning hope
from the New Orleans Expositien
He has in his possession tbe flag
which was floating over the British
castle at Quebec at the time Gnev
eral Rcihard Montgomery led tbe
American force. December 31, It to
and when he fell by the accidental
discharge of a gun in Cbamplain
street, lowertown Quebec. His body
was found next morning covered in
two or three feet of snow. The flag
is 24 feet by 15 in size and made
out of woolen stuff. This city was
named after the hero of Quebec and
the county after General L. P. Mont
gomery, who fell at tbe battle with
the Indians at Horse Shoe Bend, en ;
the Tallapoosa river, March 24
1S14
Mr Casey has also an ou painting
of General Washington, taken in
1754 when he was an English of&cer
and fighting the French forces at
Fort Necessity.
WHOLE NO. 1759.
A Boiling take.
A glance into the infernal caldron
informs us that we are at the mouth
of a still active volcano. The basin
of the lake lies in the miA?t of a
a deep, eteeply descending cup, the
crater, to which two t
from the North. One of the streams
bringa cold chalybeate water, and
runs by the basin to unite with its
warm effluent; the other, bringing
warm water, emptier into the boil
ing lake. On the south fide of the
crater gape an opening Li the wall
which constitute the opening of the
outlet of the lake. It is of quite
recent oricin, for it dates only from
the great catastrophe of 13, m
which the valley forest was destroy
ed. Previous to this time the area
of the lake was about three times
as great as it is now, when its diam
eter is only about 43 paces. In the
center of the basin is a geyser issa
icg from a mound of black mud,
which spouts to a higth of some
20 feet Great masses of sulphur
ous gas escape over the whole
of the basin from the black, muddy
fluid, and keeps up a loud roaring
and humming, whk-h only heightens
the dismal aspect of the whole
place.
Emperor Willi am a Bifbdaj.
Beeus, March 22. The SSth an
niversary of the birth of Emperor
William" was observed to-day with
much enthusiasm and rejoicing. In
the morning the Emperor received
the members of the imperial family
and foreign Princes; also the old
servant, a number of whom have
been attached to the household for
forty or fifty years. At the signal
of the morning gun the bands of
the regiments ia the garrison played
selections of sacred music Depu
totions of soldiers irom all the regi
ments afterwards attended divine
service, the Protestant soldiers at
the military church and the Cath
olic at St Michael. During tbe
forenoon the officers were mustered
before the Imperial Palace and de
filed past a front window where the j
Lmperor was stationed, w hile a sa
lute of 100 guts was fired. In tbe"
evening a family banquet was held
at the Palace.
ladependeace Day,
There i3 a wide-spread belief
amonsr Americans that the Declara
tion of Independence was signed on
th "Fnarth 01 Jul v. The writ
ings of John Adams and Thomas
Jf-ffPTson aa well as the r,nnted
journal of the Continental Congress,
bear out this idea, but a recent in -
vestigatlon by the chief librarian of
the Boston public library shows that
we have ail along oeen laooring un
der a mistake. The declaration was
read and agreed to on the Fourth of
July, but it was not signed. It was
ordered to be authenticated and
printed during the afternoon, and on
the following day copies were sent
all over the country. On the l?th
it was resolved that the declaration
be engrossed on parchment aid
signed by every member. On the
2d of August nearly all the members
signed it Thornton, of New Hamp
shire, did uot sign until November
4th of that year, and McKean did
not sign until 1751. Of course no
one proposes to change our day of
celebration. It is a fact that our in
dependence was announced to the
world on tbe 4th of July, and that is
enough. The signing of the docu
ment was of less importance.
Maxima for Yowng Honae-keeyern.
Doughnuts fry best in deep lard.
Cut warm bread or cake with a
warm knife.
In making soups, put the meat in
cold water.
AH vegetables should be put in
boiling water.
Corned beef and ham should be
put in boiling water.
Bake custards in cups set in a pan
ofcoldwattr.
Allow one teaspoonfol of tea fbr
each person, and one for the pot
Allow one tablespooaful of coffee
for each person, and one for the pot
Beef for roasting should not be
salted, as it extract the juices. Sim
ply rprinkle wit tour.
A drippir.g-t'rw jalf fall of cold
water on the upfr grate in the oven
will prevent
burning.
cake or pies
irom
Ancient Timekeeping.
The barbarians who conquered
Rome had a very primitive mode of
marking the course of time. At the
break of day, when the chieftain of
the camp or village rose, a boy slave
came
and took bis position at the
entrance of the hut and sat there
wim iu uciLuru-N uuc vi 1 J
bles and the other empty before
him. His business was to transfer
them, one by one, from the first hel
met to the second, after which he
surrendered the position to some
one else, who repeated the operation,
and so on until! dark. As the hel
mets were large and the pebbles
small it took a good two hoara to
make the transfer.
A oon as the helmet had been
emptied, the fact was proclaimed
thronzaout the camp oy me eirik-
ing of a sword against a shield at! Do yoa think that is so?" re
the chieftain's door. The echo was ' aponded McGinnerty,
caught up. and all around the peo- j - There is no doubt about it"
pie knew that their dinner hour had i " Well, I've always suspected that
come.
The Care of Children.
Boston. Mass. A leading medical
ionrnal thinks it is about time
J . . . 1
mothers should xdow now uenoosiy
the health of children is imperilled
by the use of preparations contain
ing morphia and opium, and given
for the cure of couehs. Tbe chem
ist of the Brooklin Board of Health,
Otto Grothe, Ph. a graduate of
the University of Kiel, Germany, ctr-
tifies officially that recently a harm
less and yet effective article for such
complaints has come to his notice.
He refers to tne newry uiscovfrea
Rfd Star Coueh Cure, which he
found purely vegetable.
In the United States they are
dvnamiters": in CaEada they are
dynamitearB "; in England
they
are "dynamitards." ' '
Knebesw fbr laTaJlda.
Following in the footsteps of the
scheme for the institution of invalid
hotels for the accommodation of
strancers durinj illness, comes so
other under the auspices of Lord
Brabazon, which is certainly not less
worthy of support namely, one for
the formation cf invalid kitchens.
It need hardly be said that these are
intended to meet the wants of the
sick poor enly. They constitute an
I extension and improvement in med
ical trectment on the lines of the
convalescent fond, now a well known
, feature in the working arrangemeats
! of our hospitals and dispenaarietj.
It is rightly urged in tbeir support
that many of the patients attending
the hospital waiting-room seed food
in a digestible and palatabla form
infinitely more than medicine, while
others require it not less as giving
that constitutional purchase in sup
port of medicinal treatment without
the aid of which the latter may be
lavished without result The kitchens
are to pla in the neighborhood
! of Tsriori3 hospitals, and the eer-
tficato of one of the physicians to
the effect that a patient requires in
valid diet will enable him, if his
case be found in other respects to be
one for charitable relief, to have such
food as he needs daily for a time in
his own home. A small sum will
be charged wheiever the applicant
is not too destitute. The proposed
measure, if well supported and dis
creetly executed, will do much to
remove a difficulty which has long
been felt to forbid the foil result of
medical skill among the poor, and
with which probably no hospital
machinery will ever be able to cope
with the same effect as outside vol
untary effort
Of Prime Importance to Farmer.
The proposed Anti-Discrimination
Railroad bill now pending before the
Pennsylvania Legislature is one
which should interest every citizen
who desires the welfare of the State,
and perhaps Qone to a greater ex
tent than those who depend upon
the productions of the soil for a
meats of livelihood. Our farmers
who have their money invested in
land at the current rates of the East
and are taxed accordingly to sup
port the Commonwealth, are com
pelled when they enter the market
to sell their grain and farm products
to meet the keen competition of the
West which has the advantage of
less investment of capital abetted by
railroad freight rates, which are so
unfairly regulated that frequently
the producer, who lives less than one
hundred miles from his selling point
must pay more to the railroad com
panies to haul his merchandise than
fc is competitor who ships ten times
the distance. The result of this
unjust discrimination on the part of
the railroads is shown by the seri
ous decline in the agricultural inter
ests of the State, the last census ex
hibiting the falling off from 1870 to
lS?0of '?22,CJ0,0U per year in the
value of farm products. At such a
rate of loss the vast farming interests
cf the State must necessarily soon
feel the result, and our legislators
will be held responsible if such a
condition of affairs is allowed to be
(continued. Ihe question is ot the
I lushest importance to Chester coun-
ty as a great agricultural centre, and
; ner representauvea ia me A-giiaiurw
cannot afford to neglect any oppor
tunity to promote such legislation
as will place her industrious and
progressive farmers upon an equal
footing with their Western competi
tors. " "
Maatc ia the Family.
The moral influence of vocal and
instrumental music in tbe family
circle can in no wise be effectually
disputed. Show us the family where
good music is cultivated, where the
parents and children are accustom
ed often to mingle their vobes to
gether in song, and we will Bhow
yoa one in almost every instance
where peace, harmony and love
prevail, and where grosser vices have
no dwelling place. An organ or pi
ano in the family, where are young
people, is always an attraction,
whether they are ready readers of
music or mere primary scholars. It
is a meats of drawing them away
from the allurements of the world
and bringing them in closer sympa
thy with one another in the home
circle. Let us hare more parents
interested in the advancement of
music or give their children a liber
al education in the art, and there
will be a marked decrease in crime,
and thousands of good influences
thrown around them to lead them on
in the paths of virtue and truth.
ammmwmmmwssmmwaf
Dealer In Men.
"Arevou selling anything these
days V inquired a traveling man of
a party he met on the train.
" Yoa bet I am," was the confi
dent answer.
" Been long on the road ?"
" About six years."
"What do you sell ?"
"Men."
"Men?"
"Yes."
" How do you mean ?"'
" I'm the Sheriff. Yanked in ten
last week. Goin' to the next county
for a boss-thief now. Cell him
soon'a I ketch him. Cell 'm all in
the same calaboose. Haw, haw."
and the Sheriff jumped up hastily
and broneht a elass of water to
gpritkle on the fainting traveler's
lace. MTm: irarrrr.
j
tk-teatiflc Swtea.
Scott McGinnerty, of Dallas, had
a very pleasant talk a few days ago
with Prof. Smith, on scientific sub-
Meets. -
" Do yon know, Mr. McGinnerty,"
! said the Professor. " that it is a well
! established scieuuSc fact that blonde
j haired women have much more vio
I lent tempers than black haired wo-
men
I my wiie ayea ner nair, out bow a
r w s i a i
know it Texas Si flings.
i Yes. I've rot a miphty good man
I . . r .
, .Mrs. Uailaper, hut he s an awrui ten-
der-hearted bodvJ
"Is he? Well X wouldn't have
thouzht it"
Yes. bad news oi any kind uses
him up."
" La, me ! yoa don't say !"
" He never could stand cp under
trouble of no kind like me."
" That's very strange."
a Why, bless yoa, ma'am, it iu?t
about breaks his.beart to tell him
the sugar box is empty, and ii fairly
gives him a spasm whenever the
flour gives out" TexasSifiixg.
There are 114.000 school teachers
I in England, ef whom 85 per cent are
spinsters.