NEW MATLK EPGAR. ;
fcweet harbinger of early spring,
1 mng thy praise ;
What recollections thou dost bring
Of early day.
In grocers' rinkt thoa aoet lie,
The source of joy.
And forthy eaceharine juices sign
Tbejtirl and boy.
Fain on thee would they make a raid,
And care no tap,
Because, O sweet, thou art not made,
( .- Of maple sap.
What thou art made of no one asks,
' Frk-n.l or the ma.xes
Of scrapings of the 8ugaraska
Or stale molasses.
It is euougk that thoa art sweet,
Not hard to break ;
And when a ley takes Uienlo eat
lie lakes the cake.
The iul-n iK-tfius to flw
When thou art here,
New inaj'le sugar," and we know
- That spring is near.
, Bottom Courier.
GRANT &WAED.
GKX. GRANT S INNOCENT CONNEC
TION WITH THE FIttM.
The testimony of General Grant,
taken in his house in Ktn York on
Thursday of last week by James II.
Fifch, Official Stenographer of the
Court in which the trial of ex-President
Fish, of the Marine Bank, is
proceeding, was read yesterday in
court. General Grant testified as
follows, upon examination by conn
ed for tie defendant:
lly Mr. Clark You were a part
ner in the firm of Grant fc Ward ?
A. Yes sir, I am informed I was
at the time the failure took place. I
never knew that I was anything
t-lse than a special partner clear to
the end. I paid $30,000 first, and
then afterward $.30,000 more. I
don't remember dates. I paid in
$100,000.
Q On the lirst of May, ls4,
what did you understand you were
worth about what ?
A. I supposed that I was worth
well tilgh to 61,000,000. I had no
suspicion of rascality, and, there
fore, there was nothing to confine
my mind to any filch dates regard
ing my first acquaintance with Fish.
I suppose it was upon introduction
by my son or Mr. Ward. I suppose
if you should go clear back that it
was mv son who got acquainted
with Ferdinand Ward through
Ward s brother, and that acquaint
ance was led on to in that way. The
man was supposed, as far as I ever
knew, to be a reputable banker un
til after the failure, and it was not
astonishing that a person should
make his acquaintance. I had a
dim recollection, after the failure,
of receiving a letter from Fish while
I was living at Long Branch. I
went down there about the middle
sf June. I don't suppose that I
ever saw the one that was publish
ed. I have a recollection of receiv
ing a letter and sitting down and an
swering it at once; and the substance
of my answer was that I had a eood
deal to da that day, and that it was
doubtful when I should be able to
see him; that if I could I would,
but that I believed the matters that
his "firm were engaged in were all
right. Something like that
CARELESS WITH LETTERS.
Q. Haven't you any recollection
as to what became of that letter of
Mr. Fish's?
A. No sir; I have not I never
have been in the habit of preserving
private letters, and if I was to try
I suppose I should make a poor
record. My business in life has
been such that somebody else has
always taken care of the letters that
had to be saved, and the only way
I have now of preserving a letter
that I wish to preserve until I do
something with it is to put it in my
side coat pocket, or put it in the
drawer where I write, and then
when I want to look for a letter it
is about the last one I find. I
might state here, although I don't
know whether it would have any
efJect or Dot, that at the time I went
in the firm I had a very small in
come, but I had some money that
my son had saved for me while I
was gone abroad some money that
I had left, and which he had so
managed that I had saved some' of
it, and he proposed to Jet me have
bait hia interest in the firm, so I
would have an income to live upon,
and there was afterward an income
raised for me, and after that the
firm generously concluded to let me
in as half partner, and then after;
ward as whole partner special, not
general generously, as I thought
at the time,
THE CROSS-EXAMINATION.
The General was cross-examined
by counsel for the Government.
By Mr. Root Q. General Grant,
what was the hour at which you
were accustomed to reach your of
fice in the morning when you were
staving at Leng branch in the sum
mer of 1882?- f .
A. Ten o'clock was about my ar
rivine time at the offic.
Q. Did you observe in the letter
which you received from Mr. Fish,
and to which the letter which has
been identified by you, and which
is entirely in your handwriting,
was an answer, any reference to
Government contracts?
A. No, there was not I had
told Mr. Ward when it was men
tioned there never must be ant Gov
ernment contract there. - ' There is
nothing wrong in being engaged in
Government contracts more than in
anything else, unless made wrong
by the acts of the individual, but I
had been President of the tinted
States, and I did not think it was
suitable for me to have my name
connected with Government con
tracts, and I knew there was no
large profit in them except by die
honest measures. There are some
men who get Government contracts
year in and vear out, and whether
they managed their affairs dishon
estly to make profit or not they are
sometime supposed to, and I did
not think it was any place for me.
And you did not find in that
letter you received any reference
to anything of the sort?
A, I did not find anything of
tnat sort, or l should have stopped;
but as a matter of fact I may never
have eee that letter. Mr. Ward
may simply have given me state
ment of the contents of that letter
when at his office,
WHAT HE KNEW ABOUT WAED.
Q. What'did you understand to
be the relations of the firm of Grant
& Ward to the Marin Bank ?
A. Well, I kaew Ward was a
director there, and seemed to have
a great deal to do with it, but I
never suspected there being any
thing wrong about it
Q. Did foaM any time know
or understand that the firm of Grant
& Ward had atased io Govcrn
jaeat contracts, or had furnished
money to be used in carrying out
Government contracts?
A T never knew of but one con
tract that is,-where he said there
was a transaction oi w
I questioned him about it, and he
said he had just been out and
boueht S50.000 bushels of oata, 1
think it was, and there was quite a
large quantity more to be purchased
in Chicago to be delivered. He told
me the date when it was to be de
livered, and that the contractor
hadn't the money to do it with, and
that h was doins it for a certain
amount a stipulated amount But
the contract was io ouiur puiuco,
and I said I did not see that there
wa anvthintr the matter with that
The man had a contract from the
Government for a quantity of oats,
and oats was an article that could
le purchased very easily on the Cui-
cago market and i said 1 dian i see
anything wrong in mat, as e uuu
nn contract Then afterward I be
gan to hear and that wasn't long
before the failure whispers around,
saying he had Government con
tracts, and I questioned him about
it and he had no such thing, lie
said he wouldn't do anything that
was going to injure me, or anything
I requested him not to; and he said
he had no contracts anywhere. It
had been said he had city contracts,
and he as much as said to rae he
wait verv well acquainted with city
officials," and that made it easy for
him to get contracts irom me cuy,
and I told him 1 didn't know there
was much difference between con
tracts for New York City and those
made by the Government of tbe
United States, so far as that is con
cerned; and then he told me he
had never had a contract at all of
any kind with the Government of
the United States, or with the City
of New York; that the way he did
was and he gave me an instance
he says : "Now, here is a roan has
a section of railroad," and I don't
know what road it was; it was a
road going through Pittsburg, I
think, connected with the Reading
road. He said there was a man
had a section of road to build, and
he said that the man, if he could
have tbe money furnished for his
horses, and his tools, and his littte
steam engine, and everything he
wanted there, he could work to very
much better advantage on his con
tract and that the firm of Grant &
Ward were to let him have the mon
ey to do that contract let him
have money to get along with.
"Well," I said, "it doesn't seem to
me that it is verv good security; 1
shouldn't regard that as very good
security lor your money and mine;
a man who has taken a contract
and can't pay for horses and steam
engine, plows and picks, and shov
els, and so on, can't be very good
security lor money." "Oh, but," he
says, "we keep the contract in our
possession, and the money is ail
paid into our office." "1 he road,
he said, held back 10 per cent until
the work wap done, and they paid
the sub-contractor lor every sub-di
vision. I don't know what length
of road that was that they paid for,
but they kept back 10 per cent ot
the contract and that is the way he
explained it; and I supposed he was
more of a business man than 1 was.
There was one occasion, which I
think must have been in 1883, when 1
we went out in the western part of
Pennsylvania, in winter, and Fish
was along and a party of gentlemen,
and we had a special car. Ward
was with the party, but he wasn't
discussed that I know of at all.
Colonel Grant was along, and there
was Mr. Fish and Ferdinand Ward
and James R. Smith, Mayor Edson
and J. Nelson Tappan, City Cham
berlain, and the Treasurer of the
road, Mr. Spencer.
Q. Did Fish converse at all about
the business of Grant & Ward.
A. I don't think he ever did. I
made a remark, I recollect, to the
effcet that Ward was a man of won
derful ability, wonderful business
capacity, or something like that,
and rish said be had never got
anything so good in his life before.
DID NOT DRAW FROFTTS.
Q. You didn't draw Irom the
firm of Grant and Ward tbe profits
you were led to suppose were made?
A. No, I did not I leftth'em
there with the firm, and everything
I had beside, and I havenx got it
out I had some little items, but I
dont know what e mount, that were
purchased, some of them for "me,
with money of the firm that were
profits of the hrm. lhey never
were purchased, but then they were
supposed to be, ana 1 was charged
with the purchase of them.
Q. You drew, if I understand
correctly, from the firm at the rate
of $2,000 a month during the year
1SS3?
Yes.
Q And at the rate of $3,000. a
month during the year of 18S4? 1
A. Yes. -Q.
Up to the time of failure ?
A. Yes, 6ir.
Q. And that was the limit of
your drafts upon the firm ?
A. That was the limit of my
drafts.
Q. As I understand it General
Grant, everything you had was lost
in the failure ot that hrm ?
THE VAXDERBILT LOAN.
A. Everything I had in the
world went. Ward came up here
Sunday night before tbe failure and
asked me to go down with him to
see Mr. Newcombe to see if he could
get $150,000 from him: that he had
himself raised $230,000. and that if
he could raise $150,000 more it
would carry the Marine Bank
through; that we had $000,000 in
the Marine Bank beside $1,300,000
securities in our vaults; that we
should be inconvenienced very
much if we couldn't carry the bank
through, and he said the Marine
Bank was all sound and solid if it
had time to collect and draw in a
little of its time loans. And I went
down there with him and Newcomb
was not at home, and he asked me
if I knew W. 11. Vanderbilt well
enough to ask him, and I, after
some hesitation, said I did, and
Vanderbilt loaned it to me without
any hesitation at all. He said at
the time he gave it to me he was
lending it to me, and that he had
no recollection of ever having done
so before, but that he would do it
for me. Well, that has taken all
the remaining property I had.
Q. The representation of Wf rd
to you was that your firm was in
danger on account of the condition
of the Marine Bank?
A. Yes, air.- He Baid that we
had $1,300,000 of unpledged" secur
ities in our vauiu.
NO DISTRUST OF WABD.
Q. Now, didFisk at any time
during toe spring of 1884 commu
nicate to you auv distrust on his
part of Ward?
A, No, sir. If he had I should
Viavst lWn verv reaitv T hoim v
- ' J . &4 I J liU
doubt, to take distrust
lie-direct by defendant's counsel
I had no distrust of Vard the
night Wore the failure, not the
slightest And I recollect my son,
U. 8. urant, alter me iauure, emu
Ferd would come out all right yet
Yfa had no doubt he would come
out right,' for be had such a pro-!
found friendshiD for his brother,
Will Ward, he didnt believe it was
nnaaihlA for: him to do a dishonest
act It took me a day or two to be
lieve it was possible ward naa com
mitted the act he had.
- By Mr. Clark Exactly what was
?t avnrdincr to vour nresent recol
lections, that Ward said the Sunday
before the failure in regard to ine
securities of the firm in the Marine
Bank?
A. He didnt say he had any se
riiritiM in the Marine Bank: he
p poke of our own private securities,
is the way I understood it; that we
had $1,300,000 in our vaults, and
we had seven hundred ana oaa
thousand dollars of money in' the
Marine Bank.
O That was Mr. Wards state
ment to you on Sunday ? ; , . . ?
A. les, sir.
The iVasfclngton "Women.
A Washington correspondent says :
I noticed an instance of Washington
snobbishness the other night in one
of tbe leading groceries of the capi
tal which well illustrates the charac
ter of one class of our high-toned
court society. I was waiting to buy
some little things and a very pretty
and modest lady was standing at
the counter watching the clerk do up
some packages for her. Another
lady, the wife of an old Washingto-
nian, was also waiting, as l was,
when Mrs. General , a leader of
the Capital, and one of the newest of
the nouveau rieic.came strutting in,
dressed in velvet and sealskin. She
was a tall, angular woman, with a
nose whicn eeemea to turn up at
everybody and everything. She had
an eye-glass attached to a long han
dle in her right hand, and this she
presented in front of her right eye
and began looking superciliously
around the store.
All the clerks were busy as thev
could be. But with the most arro
gant air she turned to the one above
spoken of, and said :
. Do you not see, sir, that i am
waiting?"
The clerk dropped the bundles he
had, and rushed over to her. She
then pointed with a majestic air to a
lot of tomatoes marked twelve cents
a can. She said :
" I will take one of those cans of
tomatoes ; you may carry it out to
my carnage, and with that she
6wept out of the store in the same
regal way in which she had entered.
As she did so 1 noticed a smile ot
contempt on the countenance of the
old Washingtonian, who had the
blood of some of the most noted
families in the country in her veins.
She quietly waited until her turn
came to be served, and taking her
purchases, which amounted to many
times that of the snob who had
oushed into her place, in her arms,
she said :
"I thank you, but I can carry
these out myself."
She took the bundles in her arms,
and going to the door, stepped into
a finer carriage than that of the fe
male snob, and was driven quietly
away. It is no wonder that some
of the old Washington ladies object
to the ru'de ways of those who in
part compose our great court circles.
Suffering from Drought.
Charleston, W. Va., March 25.
So great is the suffering of the peo
ple in the drought afflicted districts
of this State that the authorities and
people of Kanawha county were ap
pealed to yesterday, and quantities
of provisions have been provided by
the County Court for the relief of
the distressed. Tales of the suffer
ing of men, women and children and
of beasts reach here from portions of
Jackson, Gilmer, Calhoun and Roan
counties. The mountain farmers in
those counties are unable to pur
chase either food or seed, aud as the
season for planting is n.r things
look decidedly serious. Kanawha
county can take care of her own
needy people, but help will be need
ed for other counties.
An End to Borw Scraping.
Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg,
111., Bays: "Having received so
much benefit from Elecric Bitters, I
feel it my duty to let suffering hu
manity know it Have had a run
ning Bore on my leg for eight years ;
my doctors told me I would have to
have the bone scraped or leg ampu
tated. I used, instead, three bottles
of Electric Bitters and seven boxes
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and my leg
is now 60und and well."
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty
cents a bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica
Salve at 25c. per box by C. N. Boyd.
Not Too Cold Top Western Cattle.
Cheyenne, Wv., March 2G. The
Leader to-day completes a series of
interviews with the leading stock
growers of Wyoming, Colorado and
Nebraska, gathered here to attend
the annual meeting of the Stock
growers' Association. The' parties
interviewed, representing over a mil
lion cattle, ranging at widely sepa
rated points, all agreed that the past
winter has been the finest for many
years, both for range and trail cattle.
The losses will be below the average
estimated variously at from ,1 to 5
per cent The larger portion, of the
losses have been trail cattle that
reached the ranges later in the sea
son. 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 agencv for it
Price 50 cents and" $1.00. Trial
size free.
A Prisoner Kills Himself.
Wellsboro, Pa., March 26. Ch'as.
Bird was arrested yesterday for in
cendiarism and lodged in the jail
here to await the action of the grand
iurv. This mornin? when the turn
key was making his rounds he ob
served Bird s body lying on the cell
floor and investigation proved it to
be lifeless. A package of arsenic was
found on his person and it is sup
posed that he took a dose of the poi
son. A Coroner's jury held an in
quest, bat haye yet made no report
Mangled v M Espfoajon. , ,
,w . A: . J "
TmrsvuxE, Pa March 26. A
twenty horse power boiler burst this
afternoon in the Pinevilie saw mill,
blowing a man working near a dis
tance of thirty feet, his body pas
sine thrnnvh a twrv-inh Hnarri
ceiling, mangling him in a terrible
manner: When picked up life was
extinct !'r ; 's r.-M?;4..:
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Potato Csdtmre.
This subject was discussed by C,
H. Butler before the Farmers' Insti
tute, and was reported in the Michi
gan Ihrmer as follows :
The speaker claimed that tbe
three requisites for success in potato
culture to be good land, good seed,
and good cultivation. The best
quality of land is a heavy, sandy
loam, inclined to clay, and having a
stiff sod. This should be plowed
Beven or eight inches deep and work
ed into a fine mellow condition at
least four inches in depth. Potatoes
should be of medium size ad cut to
one-eye pieces, planted three feet
apart each way and one eye to the
hill.
Work potatoes once a week with a
horse and cut out weed, and man
ipulate the hills a littlu with a hoe,
A large crop of weeds will assure a
small crop of potatoes.
. Mr. Butler plant one eye to the
hill in order to secure large-6ized,
uniform potatoes. He has had ex
perience in planting whole potatoes
and different amounts of seed, but
has decided that one eye to the hill
was best where the cultivation and
soil were good. He often gets three
stalks to the hill from one-eye cut
tings. He usually throws away the
seed end of the potato. To plant in
thb usual way takes four and one
half bushels, while two bushels was
sufficient under his method of cut
ting. He gets a crop of 175 bushels
to the acre, plants et the time for
planting corn, and pays no attention
to the phases of the moon at the time
of planting. He. places hia manure
on the top because a drought is al
ways ta be feared before the crop is
made, and he prefers to have the
manure on top to act as a mulch
rather than at the bottom to increase
the measure of dryness.
Potatoes are no more likely to
grow large and ruff when planted in
this way than in any other. He
does not hill hia potatoes, but en
deavors to have the ground as level
as possible. As to varieties, he has
settled down on Late Rose and Beau
ty of Hebron.
As to scab, he could give no cure
or cause for such a condition. He
had sowed salt broadcast, and had
grown scabby potatoes in his experi
ence. It had been suggested that it
was caused by a minute insect like
a wire worm, but upon examination
of several specimens of diseased tu
bers with a strong glass, he had fail
ed to find, the worm or other living
organism, and could see no evidence
of the work of insects or worms. He
thought it was a skin disease, but
had no theory to give as to its cause
and cure.
An Anecdote of Garfield.
A year before his election, Gener
al Garfield could have been seen
gayly sauntering along Pennsylva
nia avenue, laughing, talking, nod
ding his head to this acquaintance
and to that, without any obstruction
to his progress in the shape of a
sidewalk reception. Those who did
not know him personally were fa
miliar with his face and name. The
ladies had heard his eloquence in
the House the street urchins had
seen him at the base-ball grounds,
shouting, with the eagerness of a boy
his pleasure or dissatisfaction as the
game progressed. While a member
ot the House he often took occasion
to run out into the suburbs of the
city to witness this exciting sport I
remember one afternoon when he
reached the stand erected on the
grounds a few minutes after I did. I
was leaning against the front rail of
the platform, and, clapping me on
the shoulder, he asked:
"WTho's ahead?" .
I gave him the information, and
he thereupon became so interested
in the game that he seemed unaware
that his heavy weight upon my lit
tle body was, to say the least incon
venient He was constantly ex
claiming :
44 Good catch 1" tt Fine hit !" "Oh 1
what a muffl" and other well-known
extracts from base-ball language,
and he soon grew so excited as to
make me feel the effects. I thought
it wise to move to a place of safety,
and I finally succeeded in edging a
way through the crowd. Edmund
Alton in St. Xictolas for March.
Liarge Shipment of Horses.
Portland, Or., March 25. A load
of work horses, consisting of ten
cars, leaves Walla Walla to-day for
Chicago. This is the first shipment
ef the sort ever made across the con
tinent The freight rate is S230 a
car, and arrangements are being
made for the shipment of twenty
car loads of cattle as an experiment
from the Walla Walla country to
Chicago. :
Remarkable Snow Storm.
Bangor, Me.; March 24. The re
cent storm and gale was general in
New Brunswick. In St. Johns the
fury of the storm was more than
could be endured. Sixteen inches
of 8 now fell and a hurricane with a
velocity of 60 miles an hour played
havoc with the town. The drifts
stood as high as 6ome houses. They
formed an impassable barrier every
where. Rumors In London.
London, March 27. It ia now re
ported that the naval reserves will
be immediately called out for service.
The Government has given contracts
for 100,000 uniforms.
The Queen's messate calling out
the reserves has been received by the
country; with great enthusiasm.
The war feeling is strong among
the reserves.
The first printed calendar is dated
1192. The first book printed in
Cambridge, Mass., was an almanac
Modistes say that corsets will stay.
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Fob sals By c. N. Boyd, Somerset.
Railway anft SteamshiD Apcj.
PMitiiure tieketf to or Irom Europe by prominent
STEAMSHIP LINK. Katlroa.l fare at re-
dared rates, in connection with ocean passage.
ae-nraiis ana ill one j uraers on alt places in
turojic.
W. C. LEWIS,
(Office at Johnstown Savings Bank,)
noT&-6m. JouaSTOwa, Fa.
Catarrh
ELY'S.
Cream Balm.
Cleanses the Head.
Allays Inflammation.
Heals tbe Sores,
Restores the Sense
of Taste and Smel.
A quick and positive
rHAr-FEVERi,
Cure.
Fifty cents at Prog
Klsts. Sixty cents by
mail. revTlsteredjeml
HAY-FEVER iacin,rp,
ELY BROTHERS, Owejo, N. T.
LIME !
LIME !
Tbe Farmer's LtmeCompaoy, Limited, will sail
at their kilns, or load on ears,
,G00D LIME
At 1 rents per buhet, er deliver it as Low as the
lowest to all Ballm4 Stations and Sidings la
the Ocuntv, and on the Berlin Branch much tow
er. Sitlitfaction Guaranteed. It is the Gray
Ferrltemus Lime, which is known by Practice
and Science to be the Strongest and Best for Aa
ricultnral Purposes. All orders promptlv filled.
Address, HENKY 8. WALfEK,
decu-rr Uarrett Somerset Co.. Pa.
JJOW TO MAKE MONEY
l 1 nn per month ami expenses. Steady em
V I II I DlOTmMlt MIHMMd SA "' !,(.
ed. Experience nt necessary. Any live man
xmu ivromi. vw seres nnaer raitiTmuun. tbs
nun. cumuieie paciing rrwnaas in ins I nitea
Html.. K.w..t . ,1 . -i.,iu nrtti. -
specialty. Send for terms, statin aa;e. Usiaa.
H. Chabk, Nurseryman, Rochester, N. V.
ADniVC Send cents Mrpost
B . I Am. EZ. m in and receive f a
costly box of (onus, which will help yoa tomra
"""J raut away taaa anyuuna aias la tku
World. All. Of either MI huvmhI fmtn Ani mnmim
The bread road to fortune epens be lore the work-
i-im, uuiiaieij sure. ,.as ones auurets, i aca t
Uei.,ABjruita. Maine. taa2.
LIOONZEK
Acafiemy ana NorEnl Insitntte.
Sunn. Tens of 12 Wai! Opens lull 20. 1885.
The Normal Department Is deslcaes especially
Tor teachers and those preparlns: to leach, embra
eiitar thoroaKh drill In the English neanebes and
sse.hoda of teacnina;. The Aeademie Uepartmeat
firivi.irs. alter inoruas;b knowledge of tbs Eng.
Ish branches, a full course la atatbematles, 8d-
nce. urees: and LAiln snlficlent f or profe-lonal
startles' or adraneed eollers classes. Oood libra
ry, literary society, aod)oderat rates fortqt
uoa and boa riling,
tkjr lasther particulars address
Kty. W. H. VIHCEIfT or
PBOF. L XL. GRAHAM.
. ItiGoaisit, Pa Mar. u, Psineipal. ,
a
SIBLEY'S
ffu
71
- eaY M m
A ik tec Isik oa Co," fa OoaeU,
OoMs. Bore Throat, Jtsarssasss, Troches, las.
Lhiald,Sa
"ate
Clears pat rats, Bice, roaches, flies, ants, baa
bags, skaaks, ehipssanks, srophers. loc Dragi
Palpitation, Dropsical Bwelllnirs, Dljilness, In-dla-estlon,
Headache. Sleeplessness, eared by
Wells' Healik Beawwor."
" ; em Oar saw.
Ask for Wells' " Besuja Coras." Ua. Qalek,
eoaiplets care. Hard or soil eoraa, warts, tmnkna.
Bsrswii rsue"
fttMiKrf hettlne fmnrnvad. lb
ache, pains ia chest or sido, rb imstlsaii Mara!
eTa.
tbusi rMix
"Wells- Health Reaewer " restores health and
vigor, cares llyipepala. Headache, Nerreusncs,
Debility. 1.
: WbMBlssgSJeMaf at,
and tba many Tbroai ABectkau ai efalUrea,
promptly, pleasantly, and safety relieved by
"Bough on Wagbm." Troches, Ma. Balsam, See.
Mertkara,
IT yoa are falling, broken, worn oat and nervous,
ase "Wells' Health lUnewer." SI. VmggimU.
Ufs) Fiiiaaswr.
If you are losloa'your grip oa Ufa, try Wells'
Health Kenewer?' Goes direct to weak spots.
M stasia Toe stack."
Instant relief for Neuralgia, Toothache, Face
ache. Ask for "Koufh oa Toothache." is and tie.
FrsXtv Waaaeav.
Ladles who woaM retain freshness and vivacity,
don't fall to try 'Wells' Health Benewer."
CMsirrhal Threats Antetleraa,
Hacklnsr, Irritating Ooaghs, Colds, Sora Threat,
eared by "Bough on Uoagba," Troches, lac.
Liquid, lie.
"atetvheallcfc."
" Rouph on Itch " cares bamors. eruptions, ring
worm, Utter, salt rheuas. frosted feat, chilblains.
The Hspe ef be Hallea.
Children, slow In development, pony, scrawny,
and delicate, use "Wells' Health Kencwer."
Wlsle Awake.
three or fonr boars every night' eon (thing. Qet
Immediate relief and sound rest by as lag Wells'
"Huugh on Coughs." Froches, Its. Balsam, Sfio.
Beaarh Oa Fala" Pereaeesl rhaater
Strengthening, Improved, the best for backache,
pains in cheat or side, rheumatism , neuralgia.
Two Farmer Marder Each Other.
Evansville, Ind., March 26. In
Stewartsville yesterday afternoon
two farmers named Fleichman and
Scharndial, between whom a fend
existed, met in tbe roau and Fleich
man cracked Scharndial 'a head with
a plow point Scharndial, though
mortally wounded, made an on
slaught with a paring knife and lit
erally cut fleichman to pieces.
Both men were prosperous farmers.
Scharndial leaves a wife and one
child.
The Oldest Man in Somerset
As well as the handsomest, and
others are invited to call on C. N.
Boyd, and get free a trial bottle of
Kemo's Balsam for the throat and
lungs, a remedy that is selling en
tirely upon its merits, and is guar
anteed to cure and relieve all Chron
ic and Acute Coughs, Asthma, Bron-
chtis, and Consumption. Price 50
cents and 1.00.
Liarge Order of War Supplies).
Chicago, March 25. The N. IC,
Fairbank Canning company of this
city has received cable orders for
canned beef for the British army
which aggregate 4,000,000 pounds.
The destination of the meat is Wool
wich. It will take two weeks to fill
the orders. The Armory Packing
ri ' - -, r a
vompany is aiso in receipt oi or
ders to supply 5,400,000 pounds.
These are the largest orders ever re
ceived here, and the supposition is
that they are to meet a war emer
gency.
Bucklen's arnica MIto.
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 eive perfect satisfac
tion, or money refunded. Price 25c
per box.
For sale by C. N. Boyd. jnae20
Premonition ef Deatn Verified.
Connebsvillk, Ind March 24.
Benjamin Rauck, a prominent farmer
in the southwestern part of the coun
ty, fell ill, but was apparently, not
dangerously so, when he went into a
trance lasting several hours. Upon
recovering he said he had talked
with the spirits ef departed friends
who had told him he would die at a
certain hour the next day. He put
all his affairs in shape and expired
almost at the very moment he had
named
A Fortunate Discovery.
A new light ia thrown on the sub
ject of Consumption by Dr. Wagner
Kemp, discoverer of Kemp's Balsam
for the Throat and Lungs. A rem
edy that has proved itself to be a
remarkable compound. It does its
work thoroughly, stopping a hack
ing cough instantlv.
Sold by C. N. Boyd. Price oOcts.
and 18.00. Trial bottle free. Get
one.
lee Tweatr-alsrat I ache Tale a.
Sun burt, March 26. The ice on
the Susquehana river was measured
here this morning, and found to be
twenty-eight inches thick. Reports
from towns alonj: . both branches
show that between two and three
feet of snow yet remain in the moun
tainous districts. Towns alone the
river fear great damage should a rap
id tnaw occur.
A tenable Man
Would use Kemp's Balaam for
the throat and lungs. It is curing
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 of a bottle,
relief is not obtained. Price 50 eta.
and II. Trial size free.
A Train of Riches.
Cameron, Mo., Mar. 24. Perhaps
the richest train that has ever pass
ed through this part of the country
was that which went over the Han
nibal and St Joe one day last week.
The train was composed of two cars
of gold bullion, three card of silver,
eight cars of silk and four of tea.
The gold and silver were from Col
orado, destined to the Philadelphia
Mint. The silk and tea were from
California, going to New York.
The prettiest lady in Somerset
remarked to a friend the other day
that she knew Kemp's Balsam was
a superior remedy, as it stopped her
cough instantly when others had no
effect whatever. So to prove this
0. N. Boyd will guarantee ittoalL
Price 50 cents and II. Trial size
free.
ESTABLISHED 18HO.
SOMERSET, PENWA.
This weU established, old and reliable Book, Hews and Stationery Store was moved oa February
M, 14, from Us old, cramped ami Insufficient quarters to the large, elegant and convenient new
Store-Boom directly opposite Cook a Beerlu'. In these commodious quarters, specially fitted ap for
Its oceupaney, the stock of Hooka, ftews ana stationery aas been very greatly eniargeu. ?irt-ui
tension will be paid to the WhoUtaU Trad. School Hooss, School Supplies, Paper. Envelopes, inks.
Pens, Almanacs, Pencils, Blank Bonks, Ac., will he bonght In Urge quantities direct fmm uanutac
tarera, which will enable this establishment to job to town and country merchants at such figures as
will make it advantageoas to bay bare. To retail buyers, an almost innumerable line of goods will
be offered. Always for sale an extensive and varied assortment of Poetical Works, Histories, Books of
Travel, Kevsls, Lathe ran and UUotptsa Hyma Books, Dictionaries. Children's Toy Bosks, Jnagaslnes,
ateTMwa, Daily Papers, Btory Papers, ana a general line 01 reauing matter.
Bay School and Sunday School Reward Cards,
LAWYERS IND JUSTICES BLASTS. BLAH BOOKS, TABLETS, AND MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES.
tTMAIIi ORDEHS SOLICITED.
CHAS. C. FISHER.
T.R. MARSHALL,- If Iff TNT? fT
AIN OFFICE AND VARB
-A.T
: WmAimlLVhi.
BBlWDWlPEm.
Bear 864 Mala Street: t"'Js,Ma'eP ni Retailers L9.?-.?...?:.?:.:.?.T.J.,.!1.
JLrtimber
AND
BUXLDXirc 1IATZEIALS,
Haril ami
OAK. POPLAR. SI DISCS.
ASH, WALSVT, TLCOR1SG. SASH. STAIR RAILS,
CHERRY, HELLO IV PINE, SHIHGLES, DOORS. BALLSTERS.
CHESTNUT, WHITE PINE, LATH, BLINDS, NEWEL POSTS
A General Line of all srades of Lumber and Bnlldinir Material , and Roofing Slate kept in Stock
Also, can turn lea anything la the line of oar business to order with reasonable promptness, such as
Brackets, uua-sised wors, e.
EILIS CUNNINGHAM,
Manager, Somerset Branch.
Offices and Yard Oppoeita S. & C R. R.tation, Somerset, Pa
KA-TON-KA
The Great Blood Purifier,
Has been used for centuries by the Indians, and brought by them direct from their Western home.
Indians gather the roots, herbs, barks and gums, aad ship them east to us. A few of tbe most learn
ed and skillful of these people are sent bete to prepare this remarkable medlcln- for the white man's
ase. l as imiians ngnur neueve mat
THE BLOOD
And tbat to keep It pare Is the trail to health.
produce so vaiuaoie a remeuy. or oae so potent te cure an diseases arising irom imperii y oi ids
blood, as this Indian preparation. Mo sullerer from any of these afflictions need despair who wlU
give u a uur tnat.
A SISQBCEEED U7EI AND STOMACH, UNLESS CURED BY IA-TON-IA,
Causes such diseases as Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Sour Stomach, Iss of appetite. Heartburn, De
Dreaslon. Menralirfa. Female Disorder. Kidnev IHseases. l onstluatlun. Liver Conichs. lodiicestroo.
Asthma, Inflammations, Piles, Insanity, Jaundice,
ana Agoe, sciatica, ttneuniausm, ervousness, uosuveness, Bilious Attacas, rains in me oouy,
Over Disease. Boils. Pleurisy, aad a host of other ills.
Tbe medicines of the druggist, taken internally, will do no good. The only safe and sore cure, is
te the ase of KA-TON-KA. It aids the liver and stomach to resume natural action, drives the
Klsons Irom tbe system, tones up the nervous Icfioences, purities the body, snd restores perfect
alth. Ask your druggist for KA-TUX-KA. Take nothing else, as you value your health. If ha
has It not, tell him to send for It to the
OREGON INDIAN MEDICINE COMPANY,
COK,I?,-y, 3?IElT3sr'.A
Price $1.00 Per Bottle, Six Bottles for $5.00.
TIE IIDI1I COUGH SYRUP
Issertainly the best Remedy of Its kind ever
vougus, uoius, ana jjung irouoies saouiu not ueiay.
MODOC OIL
Immediately. Ask your drugs; ml
Will never be
formed In public
your drugalst tor Modoe Indian
bottle.
Large
ootues ou cents. or sale by all
THE OLD RELIABLE
SOU. U 'X-X'IjER; WA.G-OIsr.
ESTABLISHED IN CHICAGO IX 1S42.
I h ave just received two car loads of the
most complete Western Wagon in tbe market
there is ltear Brake, to be used when hauling bar or ersia. a somethinir tbat farmers
know the necessity of when hauling on
tnis waeon oas laiu in quick tnree years oeiore
. i I 1 L . V T . I
morouguiy seasoueu oeiore oeing ironeu.
DOUBLE COLLAR AND OIL CUPS.
It is tbe only Wagon made
necessity of taking off the
ply turning a cap tbe wagon can be oiled in less than five minutes. This
Wagon wants to be seen to be fully appreciated, and parties wishing to
buy will do well to see it
EVERY WAGON FULLY INSURED.
In offering this make of Wagon to the public, will say I used tbe same
make of Wagon for five years when freighting across the Rocky Moun
tains, over roads that were almost impassable, and they always stood
tbe test- I feel warranted in saying I believe them tbe Best Wagon on
wheels.
Call on Oliver Knepper or Henry Heftiey, who will show yoa the
Wagons.
$9-AGENTS WANTED TIIROVGHOVT THE COVNTT.
I. HEFFLEY .
SOMERSET, MARCH 28, 1886.
r
CURTIS K. GROVE.
(East from Court House,)
Somerset, Penn'a.
.Yanafactarer of
HGGIES,
SLEISBS,
CARRIAGES,
sPMisa.WAeoNs,
UCCK WAGONS,
AND EASTERN AND WESTERN WUBK
JVnlshsd on Short NsUc.
Painting Done on Short Time.
My work Is ntds oat of Taeraasaiy Seutvntd.
Wood, and tha Uttt Iron aad Steal, babstaa.
tlallj Uoostruetad, Neatly Finished, aad
Warranted to Givo Sotitaetlon,
X Employ Only First-Class Workmen.
Bsanlrina; of AU Kindsin My Una Don en Snort
NotSes. PICES REASONABLE, and
All Work Warranted.
Can and Examine mr Stock, and Learn Prices.
I do WasTOB-srerk. i
ao wacaB-wer. and
1 famish Selves for Wlnd-
Mills, atemsmber tha place, and call la.
CURTIS K. GROVE,
(East of Oonrt Boase,)
aprJO-lyr. SOMERSET, PA.
PATENTS
aKfaaaaJ II iV-.J a
wtrwHsaj(MV VWlBfJS IB Uf J . . rltT)l
CerataOesuWansaledtofbrM00EIATE
w v. b. s-Bxawi umesLeav
E&agaw
" mwwm. w wbwubj as sens we ssms as to
pataaUbUKv free ef ese; aad we stake NO
ru iter iitcl ce wr j,J
we rotor, asre, te tne Pgatssastar. tbe Baptof
". vLm we vaiiuN rnitni. .
w zr """inii aaH mm esnmais es sae
V. 8. Patent Unto. Tor etnalar. adrtee, terma,
aad reference te aetael sttssus la 7xef own fttate
arsoaaty, address .
J. A. BNOW A CO.,
Opposite Patent Office,
WasaJacton, D. C
V'ffl mere atoney than at earthtef else ey
Kw w a tawia; aa aatiia, ier tne nee seiuneT
book oat. Bsglnii saneeed paaaUy. JTaaa
fail. Terms iree. iiaujrr Book Oorortlaoi,
RS BOOK STORE,
IflTTlIr!
L. W WEAIvLAND
lirmnch Offlc anil Yard
niiillUilllllJ.
AT
somerset. Pa..
Soft Wuoas.
PICKETS. MOILDIXGS,
IS THE LIFE,
The science of chemistry or of medicine has never
Melancholy, Impure Blood, Sleeplessness, Fever
Introduced, and the people who are suffering with
its eaects are magical. .iu cents per ooiue.
fortrotten bv thosewho saw the wonderful cures per.
bv the Indian Medicine Men. It relieves all peln
Oil. Takenother. It is the best. 2" cents per
d ggists mai-iyr,
8elf - oilinc Steel-skein Schuttler Waxrons. the
for Road or Farm Purposes. On the latter
hilly farms. Every part of tbe Wood-work of
oeing worsea up, insumiL' the work to be
. I . r .
neiug tae patentees oi the
that has this improvement. It avoids the
wheels to grease, as in the old style; by sim
before purchasing elsewhere.
THE EQUITABLE
Life Assnrasce Company of tie
Units. States.
Henry B. Hyde, Pres't.
120 BROADWAY. N. Y.
81 CHEAPISDE. LONDON.
ASSETS
SURPLUS
INCOME
- $53,030,581
- - 12,109,756
- 13.470.571
New Assurance written in
1883, $81,129,756. Paid to
policy holders during the last
24 years, $73,877,699.
The Society has written, darlns; tbe past twen
ty yeari, aa aggregate amount e.f new assurance
larger tbaa has been written by any other com
pany la the world.
Tbe rarplas fond or the Soodety. on a fonr per
cent, valuation. Is larger than that or onr ether
life insurance company in the world.
Ta EqctTABLs Lin AseraAsc SocrsrTts
raea plain and simple contract of assurance, free
from burdensome and technical eondltkms, and
INDISPUTABLE after three years. AU poli
cies, as soon as tbey become indisputable, are
payable IMMEDIATELY a poo satisfactory
proofs of death, and a legal release, without the
delay usual with other companies. By this
paoairr rATmuT, the beneficiary of an Equita
ble policy is not only saved from annoying delays
aad expenses, bat receirea pecuniary leltefas
quickly as If tha amount of tha assurance had
been Invested In a bond ef thaGoverniaeatorthe
United States.
W. Frank Ganl,
8pecial Ajrent for Bomerset Co.
Notice to Contractors.
The Sohool Board ef Somerset Township pro
noes bai alias; two aew School Hooset, uae in the
Sipesville and one In the Welter district. The
ooetreet for ereetlna these haildings will be let to
the lowest aad beat Udder oa
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1885,
at the OLa.DE HOUSE, at 1 o'eloek r. -. Tba
old balldlnfs will be sold at the same time and
pUee. By order of the Beard.
OABJUfcLOOOD,
mr2- Secretary.
W'ELILVD,
OTHERS FOLLOW,
Onr Stock Or
Drugs,
Medicines,
and Chemicals,
Is ihe Largest in the County. na?
ing enlarged my Store-room, it j,
now suitel to a rapidly increas
ing tratle. I have increased
ray stock in
EVERY DEPARTMENT,
And Ak a Critical Examination r
GOODS ?1XD PRICES.
XOXE BUT
PURE DRUGS DISPOSE
Ssclal Care Given to Compounding
Pijsiaiis' PrssTiBticES ni raiij na
PAINTS,
OILS,
GLASS,
PUTTY,
VARNISHES,
AND PAINTERS' SUPPLIES.
SOAPS,
BRUSHES,
COMBS,
SPONGES.
PERFUMERY,
TOILET ARTICLE
School Books and School Supplies
at Lowest Prices.
eWe ask Special Attention to this Department.
Good Goods,
Low Prices,
An d F r dealing "WltL, AI
A FULL LIXE OF
OPTICAL GOODS-
julsus imm
C. N. BOYD'S,
MAMMOTH BLOCK,
SOMERSET PA
ISAAC SIMPSON,
l!MY III w mm
PATRIOT ST., SOMERSET. PA.
DEALER IX
SPQQHER PAT.GOLUR!
P2Z7XHTS
Adjusts Itself to any
Horse s Neck,
Has two Bows of
Stitching,
Will hold Hames
In plac better than
any other Collar.
If You Want to Buy m Good and Cieap
CUTTER;
Call on me. 1 also keep constantly on hind 1
urate Assortment t me stana-maue
Harness, Saddles, Bridles,
Whips,
Brashes, Lap Blankets, sn.l ererrthinic to be
tuanl Inst imlassSsildierT. OikmI Teams
ami KlUins; Ilurses alvafs read; lur hire.
When in necl of anrthdnn in uiy line,
KiTeme a call.
ISAAC SIMPSON,
dec:, Soueusst, Pa.
CALVIN HAY
BERLIN, XY.,
(MILLER'S MILL.)
MANUFACTURER OF
FLOUR & FEED!
I slwars keep on han'l a l.iree st-x-lc of FLOCK-
OOKJI-MKAU HI CKWHKAT FLOUl -i
all kin. Is uf CHOP. Also, all kinds wf QKA1.N,
aica i sell at
BOTTOM PRICES
Wholesale and Ketail. Ton will tare moner t5
buy io j from me. My stock is always Fresh.
ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY.
ABOUT PHOSPHATES
Acidulated S. C. Phosphate Rock is not
complete manure it is valuable for its soluble
Phosphoric Acid only; and contains no Am
monia. It is often called " Soluble Bune,''
"Mineral Bone," "Fossil Cone," &c.
We are prepared to supply this article at the
lowest poijble rate, and guarantee 12 to 14
per cent. Available Phosphoric Acid.
FARMERS, DO NOT BE DECEIVED
va.r L?!Ea3S m.mw
TWENTY FIVE DOLLAR
phosphate
Is not South Carolina Rock. It is a true
Ammoniated Animal Bone Super-Phosphite.
AVe are the only manufacturers of it, and
every bag has our narhe and addrevs on, alo
guaranteed analysis. A'tme other is genuine.
BAUGH & SON S.Philadelphia
RAUCH'S $25 PHOSPHATE
a nr U HK Contains theLitouMl Kea"f
CA.Ut rnniABimi iiai,kta
V B. of I tt WjJu . . ev.l 1
mm '4 Philadslptua w"
raaliiwsaa'- -rvil, tv.
nam tmm. Sal, hsl i
mm pnoea. It wtaii4 arpns fana
mn In Sums aow mry bm lfif
.Wan arovare tiMS bramlA Wf
Sanpir leniliaafe For all Send -oat aant n4
aJOMa. aal " will mail jua onr raaaafceU' fcatfla,
VAUCH ON3. 20 5. Dal. Ave. Pnila.Pa.
HELP;
fnr working; people. Seed
10 cents postage an l
mall j.o fret myal. aiM
hla aamnla hoz of rMH1! tnat
will put ua ia tbe way of maainsr mnre ssonf? u
a few days than ym ever thona-ht ptssitie si a.'
baMneaa. Cspxl ant rvalrei. V"a can U at
home and wV 14 Sfiare time onlv, or all Hie tmie.
All of both -ee. of all ages (frandlj suet
so esnts le t'tc lir earaeti everv evenlna.
all who want work mav test the bu-iucM.
make this anparalk-lel otter .- To all who ars
well satlsheU, we will send 1 to par for tbetru
ofwr1tlDas. rail partiealars. dlreetloos. ew
sent free. Immense pev ahelutel? sore H"
wbe start at once. iWt delay. Adtlres, tis
aos A Co., ForUnnJ, Maine. aoA
fV t l Kl
fir I r
IE , 1 VU
I Iv 1 I 3
u i aw t