A JAFAXESE FAM.
Bordered by quirky line,
Covered with quaint designs
Tortaoos trees and Tinea
Drawn arabesquely;
Her are grim griffins seen,
Biren of purple sheen.
Maidens in red and green,
Sailing grotesqaely.
Haply beyond the seas.
Under the bamboo trees.
Some jannty Japanese
Damsel possessed it ;
Haply her lover, too.
When there was one hi view
(Lovers quh often do) '
' Kb! awl carewsI It
Now 'tis JeauncUs, and she
Waves it so witcliingly
Whene'er she strays with nie
Down through the luesdow.
That all my pulses stir.
Thinking of it and her-;
, Hang it! I Vtah it were
Back there in Yeddo !
Clinton Scollard in The Joker.
THE TOUTS or LINCOLN.
sons ram that mave " bxvivib at
mb. Mit'i acauciscn is.
Oumapoid at PMllelU Tw ,
lbv Dade's eo tor tain if) g contribu
tion to the unwritten history of Mr.
Lincoln life in the White House
Laa revived interest not only in the
abject, but in the writer also. . Mr.
Dsn held a more important rela
tion to Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Stanton
and had a larger -epace in events
than the record shows. He was
held in very high estimation by both
for his quick and penetrating sagac
ity, the high order of his executive
ability, and his perfect fidelity to the
undoubted capacity for important
trusts. It was as much by accident
as ttncrwise that he " got into the
government." Gen. ' Freemont had
nade a mesa of it at St. Louis and
aflairsin that quarter, particularly
as to the expenditure of vast
amounts of money, were in what ap
peared to Secretary Stanton an in
extricable snarl, though so far as
General Freemont was concerned
there was nothing worse than con
fusion resulting trotn want ot execu
tive eapacity.
Stanton had tried a number of
times to get at the bottom of things,
but without success. Mr. Dana had
a short time before left the Tribune
and was without a job. He was
brought to Mr. Stanton's attention
as precisely the man he needed, and
Mr. Dana was sent to St Louis to
unravel the snarl as best be could.
In an incredibly short time he re
turned with a perfectly clear state
ment of everything how, by whom
and for what the money had been
expended, the debts made, and so
on.
" Here's the man I want," said the
preat War Secretary ; and thereafter
Mr. Dana's relations to the head of
the government and the great mov
ing power in the management of
the war were close and important
lie was at first offered a military
commission, but he declined it and
was given a salary, with peculiar
duties, which he performed with in
creasing satisfaction to Mr. Lincoln
and Mr. Stanton to the close.
Mr. Dana could tell a great deal
more than he has told of Mr. Lin
coln and the perpetual pathos of his
life at the White House. Indeed, it
is difficult to see how, knowing as
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the subject and say bo little. He
obtained not glimpses merely, but a
full view of the inner life of Abra
ham Lincoln, about which the world
is from time to time obtaining some
knowledge. Mr. Dana could tell
how Mr. Lincoln bore up under the
burdens of his office during the dark
davs of the Rebellion, and it is to be
hoped be will do it His lifting of
the curtain ever so little, as he did
in his recent paper, has created a de
ajrv for more.
AM INCIDENT AT CHATTANOOGA.
A number of persons bare written
more or less entertainingly of Gener
al Grant's camp life, but it is proba
ble that Mr. Dana could write as
none of them have written He was
with Grant under rinmmstance fa
vorable to doing itat Vicksburg,
Chattanooga and other places and his
opportunities for knowing the man
betore De became lamous were ex
ceDtiAoallv eood.
The present writer reached Chat
tanooga in as short a time after leav
ing New York as reasonable perse
verance would enable Dim to ao so.
Meanwhile, being caught in the fa
mous Wheeler's raid in the Shacaut-
chie Valley, Tennessee, and taking
to the mountains, which one would
naturallv do as the alternative of
capture, after the news of the disas
ter atChkkamauKa reached the Tri
bune office, his instructions being to
relieve the since famous Henry Vil-
lard, of the Northern racihc Kail
road. The second person he met af
ter reaching bis destination was Mr.
Daua, the first being General Roee-
crans.
To the General I delivered the let
ter thai was designed to secure for
me the standing which all war cor
respondents, after they had cut their
eye-teeth, strove to attain when con
cerns of moment were transpiring at
headquarters. A war correspondent
without a proper standing thn was
very much like a least dog. . The
General . received me graciously ;
but he said not a word about the
military situation; did not even
ak tne by what route I came or how
I had accomplished what might rea
son ablv be considered a feat of many
difficulties, and some dancers. It
did not seem to occur to him that I
might possess information of consid
erable imoorUnce. w bat be want
ed to know was whether I had
broueht throneh anything fit to
read.- I answered his question by
producing from a capacious pocket
a copy of Barttrr't Magazine, nearly
a month old, Eagerly turning to
the funny paces he read and com
merited on the wit supposed to be
sometimes round there.
DAK AS IABLY OPINION OF GRANT.
After a half hour thus spent, I took
my leave. Hardly had I closed the
door to the General's room when a
hand wai laid on my shoulder and
a familiar voice bade me " Come
right in here." It was Mr. Dana,
whose room was immediately oppo
site. Ia the oext ten minutes he
knew ail that I waf able to relate
of ths route by which I had come,
and a Variety of particulars which I
was able to civebim. He -said it
was all important At the outset of
his rapid questioning he interjected
that in two davs General Grant
would be there; that ths situation
was sxtremely critical, and the out
come was doubtfuL Raid I : btop
right there and tell me about Grant
Is he all he seems at a distance?
You have been with him. Tell me
how does hs wear, and is he the
man for the emergency?" Mr.
Dana's answer was : u Yes ; Grant
is a man la whom is combined most
of ths qualities of a very great man."
All right," I said, Go ahead with j
your questions." Despite the sab-'
sequent hostility rof Mr. Dana to
Grant he could, and it is to be hop
ed that he will, some day, give us a
camp view of the General at Vicks
burg and other places.
Mr. Dana s estimate of Mr. Lin
coln is not what Mr. Greeley's was
along the second summer of tie war,
after Dana had left the Tribune. It
is well remembered in what language
Mr. Greeley expressed his opinion
of the head of the nation late one
night when some particularly bad
rtttara m1 hpn received at the Iri-
buue ofUce, Mr. Greeley sometimes
. e :lt- it
got angry ana was very ioraoie, u
not whnllv iu&L in hia criticism of
men. The late Mr. England, of the
Jyn, and myseii, were me oniy one e
ho listened to Mr Greeley's reply
to my question : What is the mat
ter, Mr. Greeley ?" We discussed it
going home, at three o'c'ock in the
morning, and it so impressed me
that I wrote it down on reaching my
home in Brooklyn. It was extraor
dinary, to say the least
Mr. Dana s article has not oniy re
'a nrallectionsof Mr. Lin-
rJ.n hnt ct them to talking most
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entertainingly and some to writing,
so that it is probable mat we win
ho a onnA Hfil that is new and
old about that extraordinary man.
LINCOLN AND THE SPIRITUALISTS.
ril vnu know." said a ten tie-
man connected with Congress at
the time, that Lincoln was some
t'.iinirof a Sniritualisl at least took
an interest in that sort of tbing
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when be was in tne w nue iiouse r
Youdidnt know it? Well, he did.
How much of a believer he was I
dont know, but I have met him
whan it was bein? tried. About the
bluest days of the war I attended a
gathering ot spiritualists, ana oi
some that were not, in Georgetown.
Among other notables present was
Senator Howard. The spirits rap
ped out a numoer oi communica
tions about soldiers and the war.
Among others was one that the sol
diers were getting homesick and
that the idea was growing that they
were not held in sufficient reraem-
brance, but overlooked, and that Mr.
T.inonln and Mrs. Lincoln should ZO
down to Fredericksburg, mingle
with the men, cheer mem up ana
annd a number of davs in this oc
cupation. I'll tell Lincoln of that,'
said Howard, and on the meeting
hreakinir un the Senator made for
the White House. It was late, but
Mr. Lincoln was up. Howard rela
te! what lh anirita had pnmmuni-
cated. Mr. Lincoln listened with
great interest 'Well, Howard,7
said he, when the Senator had con
cluded, whether it's from spirits or
not it's good sense, and IH go. In
a few days Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln
vont. in Frpdpric.Lshur? and remain
ed about there a number of days.
The records of the time say the ef
fect was excellent "
Mr. Dana could write about Mr.
Stanton as few men can. Ifhisla
hnra rn the Sun will let him do it
he ought to give us a chapter about
the great War Secretary.
Horace Greeley a Vtakeful bleep.
On another occasion I went with
him (Horace Greeley) to hear a dis
course from Rev. William Henry
Chauning. It was Sunday morn
ing, and the topic announced was
one in which he felt a special inter
est Mr, Channing was tben.in fact,
minis terms to a conereeation ol
which Mr. Greeley was a prominent
member. It was in a hall on the
west side of Broadway, above Canal
street, where Dr. Dewey had preach
ed aforetime. On the way thither
Mr. Greeley begged me to keep him
awake. We occupied a settee with
in six feet of the platform, and right
under the eye of the preacher. I
tried to keep him awake by frequent
tuggings at his elbow and playing a
by no means soft tatto upon his
ribs. But it was of no use. He was
"nid nodding" through the whole
discourse, not a little to Mr. Chann
ing's annoyance, who observed my
unsuccessful efforts to keep his great
auditor awake. But now comes the
wonderful part of my story. Mr.
Greeley and I, when the service was
over, went back to the Tribune office
to-gether. He sat down to his desk
at once, and made an abstract of Mr.
Channing's discourse, filling some
what less than a column, which ap
peared in the Tribvne next morn
ing. Mr. Channing - was utterly
amazed when he saw it and after
ward asked me if it was possible Mr.
Greeley bad made the report When
I told him that I saw bim while he
was prepaiing it, and could certify
that it went to the compositor in his
own handwriting, and that more
over, I had myself read the proof.be
expressed the greatest astonishment
"Why," said he, I could not myself
have made so accurate an abstract
of my own discourse, which, though
premeditated, extemporaneous. He
has not only given the substance of
what I said, he has followed my
line of thought, and remembered
not a little of my language." I do
not pretend to offer any explanation
of this strange mental rest But I
am absolutely certain of the facts
as I have related them, and that
what had the appearance of unquali
fied sleep was in reality a condition
in which the mental (acuities were
somewhat awake and active.
Needn't Wait for Hm
A good story is told of an old-time
Bostonian whose sou is still living
in the enjoyment of hale and hearty
asre at the Hub, who went on to New
York at the time the Astor House
was in its golden youth. The old
Bostonian took his son with him.
and fearful that he eliould be led
away by the tempters of that day in
Gotham, was particular that the
youth should be at the hotel early
in the evening. In. his simplicity
the good Boatonian supposed that
early hours were kept at the Astor
House and when 9 o'clock came.and
his son had not returned, he felt
that it was too bad that the hotel
proprietors should be incommoded
on his account. So in the kindness
of his heart the old Bostoaian went
up to the office desk and said to the
landlord :
"Tommy hasn't come in vet but
there's no need of your keeping
open for him. You can shut up
the hotel now! Motion Kvening
Record.
, tolas p Curtains.
I hara just given a set of white lacs
curtains a light coffee tint, which is
now so fashionable. The curtains
were soiled, so I washed them with
soap, rinsed them, then put
them through a rinse water prepar
ed as follows : A small quantity of
yellow ochre powder was mixed
with a little water and strained
through a muslin bag. This dye
was added to the rinse water until
the desired shade was obtained. The
curtains must not be wrong from
this but be simply pressed with the
bands, and either hung up to dry or
pinned to the carpet on sheets.
, Eaklaao Bahf Ulfe. ,-
When a baby Eskimo's tnoCier
makes the hood for her reindeer suit,
she stretches it into a long sack
that hangs down behind and is sup
ported by her shoulders, and this
bag of reindeer's ekin is his cradle
and home, where he lives until he
knows how to walk, when ho gets
his own first suit of clothing.
This, however, is while the baby
Eskimo is out of doors, or his moth
er is making social visits. When at
his own home, in order not to trou
ble his mother while she is cooking
or sewing, or doing such other work,
the.baby is allowed to roll around
aim oe t without any clothing, anion
the reindeer skins that make the
bed, where it amuses itself with
anything it can lay its hands on,
from a hatchet to a snow-stick."
You doubtless think little Boreas
should have a nice time rolling up
on soft furs to his heart's content,
but when I tell you more about his
little home you may not then think
bo. For his winter home is built of
snow.
"But wont the snow melt and
the houBa tumble in?" you will ask.
Of course it will if you get it warm
er than just the coldness at which
water freezes; but during the greater
part of the year it is bo cold that the
snow does not melt, even when the
Eskimo burn fire in their stone
lamps inside these mow houses ; bo
by closely regulating the amount of
fire they can just keep the snow
from melting. In short, it must be
cold enough in their homes to freeze
water.
So you can see that the little Es
kimo cannot have a verv nice time,
and you can't see how in the world
he can be almot naked nearly all
day long when it is so cold. But
such is the case. "
Yet, in spite of all this, the little
fellow really enjoys himself. He
gets used to the cold, and has great
fun frolicking around on the rein
deer skins and playing with bis
toys; and when I have told you some
other stories about the cold these
little folks can endure, you can un
derstand how they can enjoy them
selves in the enow huts or "igloos,"
as they call them, when it is only a
little colder than freeaing.
At times the fire will get too
warm iu the snow house, and then
the ceiling will commence melting
for you all, perhaps, have learned
that when a room becomes warmed,
it is warmer at the ceiling and cool
er near the floor. So with the hut ;
it commences melting at the top,
because it is warmer there and
when a few drops of cold water have
fallen on the baby's bare shoulder,
his father or mother finds that it is
getting too warm, and cuts down the
tire.
When the water commences drop
ping, the mother takes a snow-ball
from the floor, where it is colder
than freezing, and sticks it against
the point from where the water is
dropping. There it lreezes fast and
soaks up the water just like a sponge
until it becomes lull; ana tnen she
removes it and puts on another as
soon as it begins to drip again.
Sometimes she will forget to remove
it, and when it gets soaked and
heavy with water and warm enough
to lose its freezing hold, down it
comes ! perhapB right on baby's bare
back, where it flittens out like a
slushy pancake or into his face, as
it once served me. Lieut. Schwatla,
in St. Nicholu. '
A German Bedroom.
In the first piac the threshold is
raised about four inches, so, in en
tering the room, one is in danger of
getting a falL The floor runs slight
ly down hill, and the furniture con
sequently seems marching all one
way. There is a big sofa, with a table
near it On the walls are framed
artificial wreaths memorials of fu
nerals of years gone by.
In one corner is a stove, but you
would never, imagine it to be one,
looking like a great family monu
ment, painted black and as high as
the door. The casement window
opens directly on to the beds ; for
there are always two beds in a room
for two persons. They are narrow,
and have three or four mattresses
each, which , raise them to a frown
ing height The pillows are im
mense, two for each bfd, and there
is also a triangular sort of bolster,
which forces the occupant to sleep
at an angle of 45 degrees.
On the top of the bed is the
grandest institution ofc the country
the"Plumo," dear to the German
heart a feather bed, in a red or
blue bag! So, when one sleeps, his
extremities are in a torrid tone of
feathers, his heart and lungs in a
temperate tone of blankets, and his
head in the arctic circle of draughts
from the window.
During the night the sleeper be
comes aware that something is the
matter. He wakes in terror, and
finds the "Plumo" is gone. It gen
erally falls off about five times be
fore daylight The getting up to re
arrange the thing is a pleasant di
version, even in the cool autumn
nights, and in the winter , must be
quite exhilarating.
, Powerful Water,
Uucla Zack Baker.' of Benton
county, is interested in a mineral
spring. He has not attempted to
introduce a bill offering the spring
as an amendment to the constitu
tion, a piece of legislation, though,
which oiay be expected of him. -
-What is the water good for," ask
ed the speaker of the house.
"Good for anything. It will ears
any case oi yaller janders in- the
world. Tell you what's a fact . A
feller came along here some time
ago with a yaller dog. He was the
yallerest, dog I ever saw, but he fell
in that spring and when he came
out he was astwbite as a-aheet"
How is it for rheumatism ?7
"Tell you what's a iact Do you
know Atf Wilson?"! v :. j ;.
"I think so." v "
"Well, Alf had ths rheumatiz so
bad that he had to carry his leg on
his nhoolder. He drank that water
for three weeks and can now jump
a ten-ran tence."
"Will it cure lying?"
"YVill itl . Tell you what's a fact
A little Rock newspaper man came
up hers some time ago and now you
can almost believe half of what hs
say s." Arkanfaw Traveler. r
"Why do yoa set such a. tough
chicken before me?" indignantly sx-
claimsd a lair damsel, in a restaur
ant the other day. "An bsmrs
beauty, always, you know, ma'am,"
replied , ths polite attendant, who
knew how to serve bis employer sad
a tough chicken at the asms tims. .
Aver 'a Sarsa barilla ooeratee radi
cally upon anu through ths blood,
and is a safe, reliable and absolute
cure for the various diseases, com
plaints and disorders, due to dsbili-i.
ty, or to any ooostitaUonal taint or,
infection. -. .-. - - - - -.-I
tHUoalpsa.
TofcaiOiCscp. Always use cold
water to make all soups ; skim well
especially during the first hour.
There is great necessity for thorough
skimming, and to help the scum
rise, pour in a little cold water cow
and then: as the sonDireacb.es the
hoilim? noint skim it off. Use saltj
at first BDarinelT. and season with
salt and pepper ; allow ; one quart of
anon to three or tour Dsrsons. Jror
tomato. souD. allow ona galhjn of
stock made from nice fresh beef to
three quarts of fresh tomatoes; re
move the skin and cut out the hard
centre, nut through a fine sieve , and
add to the stock: make a paste of
butter and flour, and when the stock
begins to boil stir in half a teacup-
ful or the paste, taxing care not to
have it lumpy; boil twenty minutes,
season with salt and pepper to taste.
Two quarts of the canned, tomatoes
will answer. ? V- ( ,?
Catfish Soop.Take two large or
four email white catfish, cut off the
skin and clean them. Cut each in
three parts. Put them in a pot, with
a pound -of lean bacon, a large on
ion cut up, a handful of paisley
chopped small, some pepper and
salt Pour in a sufficient quantity
of water, and stew them till the fish
are quite tender but not broken.
Beat the yelks of four eggs, add to
them a large teaspoonful of butter,
two of flour and half a pint of rich
milk. Make all these warm, thick
en the soup. Take1 out the bacon,
put some of your fish in the tureen,
pour in the eoup and serve up.
Tomato Salad. Take six round,
smooth, ripe tomatoer pour over
them some boiling water and let
them stand in it about two minutes.
Then take a sharp knife and peel off
all the skin which baa been loosen
ed by the hot water. Set them on
ice until very cold and firm. Then
with a sharp knife, cut in even,
round slices, but do not separate
let the tomatoes, though cut, remain
in its original shape. Set each on a
round scolloped dish in a little nest
of the inner leaves of a crisp lettuce
about three leaves to each tomato,
Then pour over them a nice Mayon
naise sauce.
To use cold meat Take the rem
nants of any fresh roasted meat and
cut into thin slices. Lay them in a
dish with a little plain boiled mac-
aioni. and season thoroughly with
pepper, salt and a little walnut cat
sup. Fill a deep dish half full; add
a very little finely chopped onion.
and pour over half a can of toma
toes or tomatoes sliced, having pre
viously saturated the meat with gra
vy or stock. Cover with a thick
crust of mashed potato, and bake
till this is brown in a not too hot
oven, but neither let it be too slow
Baked Fish. A fiBh weighing
from four to six pounds is a good
size to bake. It should cooked
whole to look well. Make a dress
ing of bread crumbs, butter, salt
and parsley; mix this with one egg.
Fill the body, and lay in a large
pan; put across it tome strips of salt
pork to flavor it Bake it half an
hour. Baste frequently.
Strawberry Jam requires the
best fruit ripe but fresh, dry and
sound. Pick them caiefully, and
put them with the sugar, a full
pound to a pound of fruit, in a pre
serving pan. Simmer over a mod
erate fire for one hour without stir
ring. Put the jam into jars, and,
when cold, cover down.
Kansas Sheep.
Sheep there were, indeed ; thous
ands of them, objects of untailmg
concern to the gentlemen and de
light to the ladies.
"What is that stoat wall ?'.' asked,
one afternoon, a lady sitting on the
Ciazza with her opera-glass in her
and.
" That stone wall, madam, " an
swered a Harvard graduate, politely
"is the sheep coming into the cor
ral." To seethe sheep go in and out,
night and morning, was a never
failing amusement . Semetimes the
ladies wandered down to the corral
at sun-eet to see the herds come in,
and you would have supposed them
to be waiting for aTourth-of-July
procession with banners, from the
eagerness with which they exclaim
ed, "Oh, here they come I there they
are!" as the first faint tickling of
the bells was beard in the distance.
If two herds appeared at once from
opposite directions, the one with
lambs bad the "right ot way," and
Sly, the sheep dog not the only
commander who has controlled
troops by sitting down in front of
them would hold the other herd in
check till the lambs were safely
housed. The lambs born on the
prairie during the day frisked back
at night to the corral beside tluir
mothers, a lamb four hours old be
ing able to walk a mile.-
-When shearing-time came, they
went into the sheds expecting to see
the thick wool fall in locks beneath
the shears, like the golden curls of
their . own darlings ; great was their
amazement to see the whole woollv
fleece taken off much as if it had
been an overcoat, looking still, if it
were rolled np in a ball, like a veri
table sbeep, and often quite as large
as the shorn and uimisished crea
lure it had once been part of. ' One
very hot day they braved the heat
themselves for the sake of going out
on the nrairie to Bee how sheep kept
cool. Instead of scattering along
the creek, seeking singly the shade
of the bushes or tall trees only to
be found near the creek, they hod
die together in the middle of the
sunny neta more cinseiv than ever,
bang their heads , in the shadow of
each other's bodies, and remain mo
tionless for hours. Not a solitary
head wrto testes as you approach
the herd; only a broad, level field of
wooly backs, supported by a small
forest pi little legs. Marpera Maga
tine for June.' , . .
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"1 Hit Med Bnn'i Zroct Bfttaws, and it ha bmm
mam tataa a doctor to no, kafirbf; curwd mm vf ib
weakmrnUdiM h a in Ufa. Astmearad tnaof Lit.
rCtasatpUsnt, and bow sy txmmvimsirm ta ciaat aad
fund. Baa baaa bswackial to toj chikiraai.M
am wrappar. Take mm Maer Made only by
IMWN CHEMH AL CwWBALTIMItK, MB.
IaUKSf? BaJTs Book iifal and mttmettrm, em
taininc Uat of prises for wcrpaa. rDfvwnatsVm about
otrra. civ away by all oemkura tn ffa4eisja, or
DauLad to an a4dfasas on i
apt of Sc. rtassap.
PUZZLE.
Istl
"OB
CONSUMPTION has been ear
ed times witboat number by the time
ly nso cf Down3' Elixir. It wiD cure
Croup, lironchitis, Asthma
Tletirisy, Whooping-Cough,
Lung Fever, and all diseases of the
Throat, Chest and Lungs, when
other remedies fait r"' kr u u.
EXX2T, K2S:3Jf t LC23, Prop's, tu:Uatoa, Vt.
Foa sls Br c. N. Bold, Somerset.
KING'S EVIL
Was the nanta formerly given to Scrofula
because of a superstition that it eouU be
cured by a king's touch. Toe world a
wiser now, and knows that
SCROFULA
can only be cured by a thorough pariSce
tion of the blood. If this Is neglected,
toe diseass perpetuates its taint throuca
generation, after generation. Among lis
earlier symptomatic developments are
Kcaenu, Cutaneous Kraptioaa, Tat
mors, Bolla. Carbsincles Kryaipelaa,
Purulent L leers, Nervous aatd Phy
steal Collapse, etc If allowed to con
tinue. Bheuaaatlsiii, Scrofaloaa Ca
tarrh, Kidney and Liver Plssasea,
Tubercular Consnmptloa, and Vart
cos other dangerous or fatal ""'", are
produced by iu
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
It the mUf powerful and oltMf rettoMs
Uoodrtmrifvina utedicine.
ltlaso
oil an altera! I re that it eradicates from
the srstem Hereditary Scrofula, and
the kindred poisons of contagious disessea
and mereury. At the aame time tt en
riches and vitalizes tba blood, restoring;
healthful action to the vital organs and
rejuvenating the entire system. This great
: Regsserative. Csdiclns
Is composed of the jreiralne .Honduras
fiartapariUa, with Yellow Dock, Otil
lingia, the od(es of Potauium and
iron, and other inirredienta of great po
tency, carefully and arientiflraily coat
pounded. Its formula b generally known
to the medical profession, and the . best
physicians constantly prescribe ATXS'S
Saasarasnxa as an
Absolute Cure
For an diseases caused by tba vitiation of
the blood. It Is concentrated to the high
est practicable degree, tar beyond any
other preparation for which like electa
are claimed, and b therefore the cheapest,
ts wen as the best blood purifying medi
cine, in the world.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
rBKPASKD BT
Dr. J. C. iyer 4 Co., UwH, Jbss
Analytical ChembSa.
Sold by all Druggists: Price $1;
, Six bottles for $3.
EXCELSIOR
COOKSTOYES
ALWAYS SATISFACTORY
EIGHTEEN SIZES AND KINDS
ALL PURCHASERS CAI BE SUITED
Isaac iSbeppard A Co.,BaItimore,U
Jt.I Ffii hm.z nv
R. 3. Schell & Co ;
SOMEEtSET, 2A
arn.-sMyr,
urricrnm rr
PATENTS
obtained, aad all bostaees la the V. S. Patent
i nife, or a tae ueans auenoau to for ODEuTE
FEES
Wa are opposite the V. 8. Pateat Ofllea, ea,
Sd la PAYent BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY."
eaa obtala patents la less Uses taaa those tssastt
from WASHINGTON.
Wkea modal or drawtac sent we ad viae as te
MteataMllty free of efaaree
CHARGE UNLESS WE.
OITAIa PATENT, .
lepostssastar, the Sept.,
ton, aad te esSelaejeTa
e refer, here, to
tba Mooev Ureer Dfrrkttoa.
u. s. rateat umce. r or eurealar, advise. Urate,
aadrelereaee te actual eUeata la rear ewa Slate
A. SNOW A CO.,
OnBoslte Patent OOee.
HELPi
seaes peetae aad we wlU
eta royal, valaa-
hox of anai'a that
wUI aat yua in the wayaf tnikwt; satee steaey la
a few days thaa yoa ever taoaaht possible ataay
BetroBM. uipttai not retreirea. ion eaa Bve at
aooaaaad work ta snare Uses aatv. eeall the eaita.
an i Dote tezes. oj aa area rraaeir
ov euaia va a aaiii I earweu ev
revere eventae;. That
teat the ---- n. em
all wee want work star n
make this ua paralleled oter : Ta all who are Bat
well setlsaed, we will tend at te pay for thBtreaMe
at vnuai as. rau pavnteaiars, etreeuoaa. eta
lease pay absolutely sen fte all
vim axan aieeee. uoo t eeiay. Aaorea,
bob uov, reruaaa. ataaas.
St
ecaaiy box 01 eooas, warns win aeia
moatv rhrkt away thaa aayihawr ea
world. AU. of either sea, satettl from Srst hear.
The bread nad to fortune ensas betore the wera
ert, abeelatery tare.' Atwace aeorsss. Tare a
uaawnfla, aiBiBe
&
J u M BEST TON iC
1 FOR Y
Fr-rt I
Trscbss. las.
Clears aat rats, atfaa, ra
a. eats, a-
bags, Sfcaass, islfssss,
asaaisrs. laa. PragaUt.
-'--' ti an i in ntaaa rw ami la.
almuoa, Heaoaeae, Smiili-ans. earaa by
waus' ataauai
Ask Wells' "Beach en Coras." lie, Ualek,
eoagptete ears. Bars or son eon, warts, baatooa.
Sttaagtbealaa, taprefad, the beet Ibr back
aeha, pala la cliast or slda, rtieaiastlsai, neanU.
Tklat rwsM.
Wells Health Beaewsr " restores health aad
Tlftor, aarss liyspepata, Heartache, mmtmrnm.
Debility, ft.
W kewajisar Oaeurk,
aad the tnaay Tliisat Assetioaa
aroajptly, Biaaaaatly, eaa aalaly
JiaaicB oa txeas. Trochee, lie.
ot children.
relieved by
UaJUaj,Ke.
If yoa
m are nUUac, brokea, were eat and aarruea.
Wells' Itsalth Ban am." II. ltnntouT
Us
If yea aialaslaa
Health sleaewer?
rrlaea list, try "Wells'
Gees
direct te wee spou.
M ai T innche."
Instant renef w ffearalgla. Toothache, Faea.
acne. Acs ar"UaaakaBToa(aaoa." IS sad ate.
J-redty Wesnsei.
laadles was wnakl retain freshness and Ttraesty,
aun t uui ro itj weur suaiia jieaewer."
Hack tag, h-rttailn; Oeet-fcs, CoUa, Sere Threat,
caraa or - ansae aa uoagi
Liqald, rtc
Traoket, Ua
w lick."
" Hough on Iteh " earns hamors, eraptloas, rtng
vona, lettet, salt rheaav frosted faat, cautanlns.
Tain Heae of fen Batsnta. .
Calldm, stow ks 4 are lope, eat, paay, scrawny,
and dslteats, i
"Wells' HealU Kenewer."
Wis Awake.
three ar fear hoars every eight eoaKhmg. Oet
haawdlate reUar aad soaad net by lubig Wells'
-Kuoah ea Uuagha." Frucaes, lis. Balsam, ato.
MnVecls rnJtsM Pereaeel Plnatsrt
StmathaniDg, Improved, the best avbsekache,
saia,raeai
SUtia Grant a, tba Theatre.
M Did I ever tell you how Gener
als Grant and Sherman and myself
went to tne tneatrer" said an olJ
telegraph operator to an Expre re
porter. " No." said the scribe as he pro
duced a stubby pencil.
" Well, I'll tell you, though it was
an exhibition of cheek on my part
that I wouldn't have repeated, for
gold. I was at work in Nash
ville ic 1863, when Grant ar
rived just after the accident in Lou
isiana, which made him use erulch-
ea. A friend and myself went to the
theatre one night. The house was
crowded, save one row of seais. A
little surprised that they were emp
ty, I advanced to them to rind a
guard at each end. I was ordered
off, and told that they were reserved
for General Grant and staff. I tell
back to the heud of the aisle, and
just then the General, Sherman, and
other officers came in. The mana
ger got up in great shape, with light
kid gloves, bustled up and led them
forward. I said to my friend, come
on, we belong to this party. Come
back, you blank fool, you will get
yourself in trouble. However, 1
followed ui em up. I had on a sort
of undress uniform, blue pants with
red stripes, vest with military but
tons, and a fatigue coat. I came up
in time to see every seat occupied.
The manager turned and saw me,
and said : Why, Captain ! I beg
pardon. I thought I had reserved
seats enough. Wait a minute, and
I'll provide you a good seat." I was
willing to wait, and he stepped to a
major across the aisle. " Oh, Major,
will you give your Beat to one of Gen.
Grant's slatT? I will get a chair for
you." The Major got up, and I sat
down and saw the show through.
Don't know what would have hap
pened if the Major had learned who
I was." Terre Haute Express.
Why Not Trot Hint Onw Hens Now?
Colonel Ingereoll says he would
have given Moses better command
menta than those tbe great Hebrew
received on Mount Sinai. Well,
now, it isn't too late to sail in and
beat Mosea's record as a lawgiver.
Tbe Colonel can make his entry now
and start in any time lie wants to.
He has told us so often what he
would have done if he had been
there, people are beginning to feel a
little curious to see what he can do
new that he is here. This is a good
place and a good time to start. A
man of Moses ability as a leader
and a soldier and a lawgiver could
not fail to make a marked impres
sion on the world, even in these busy
davs of eallon and aoln. Anv of us
could hare done a great deal better
than Moses at the palace of Pharaoh
at the Red Sea, at Mount 8inai, at
Menbah, in all the wilderness in
our minds ; but we weren t there,
and now all that we can do is to
beat the record now. And with all
our euperior advantages that ought
to be a very simple thiog, and we
would all be greatly pleased to see
Col. Ineersoll do it He says he
would have done it over 3,000 years
ago, and be must be better equipped
by Ibis time. Moses has done his
best and cone off the track. Every
tbing is clear for the other contest
ant. We are waiting. Time, Kob
ert. Burdette.
Cure for Pile.
Piles are freauentlv nreceded bv
a sense of weight in the back, loins
and lower part of the abdomen, caus
ing the patient to suppose he has
some anecuon ot tne kidneys or
neighboring organs. At times.
symptons of indigestion are present,
aa flatulency, uneasiness or tbe stom
ach, ecL A moisture, like perspira
tion, producing a verv disagreeable
itching, after getting warm, ia a com
mon attendant, Blind, bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the ap
plication ol Dr. fioaanko'a Pile Rem
edy, which acts directly upon the
parts affectedbsorbine 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
C N. BOYD, Druggist, Somerset,
Pa. det3-ly.
ttriekan Lomlltra.
Wilkksbakbk, Pa, Jane . 11.
Then are sixteen cases of fever at
Sugar Notch, aad taw deaths have
occurred since last report An out
break of the epidemic haa . taken
place at Warrior Ran, hart dis
tance form Nanticoke, and eight
cases of fever are reported there this
morning. Tbe situation at Plymouth
ia improvise, mad 4be epidemic is
diaappvmring from there as rapidly
as possible. New cases are rare, and
no deaths have occurred sine last
Friday.
Survival of the litest. Down's
Elixir haa outlived every othrr
cough remedy simply because it is
the best. For 8ale by C. Boyd.
CoUa, Sara TaseaJ,
BECKER'S
CLOTHING HALL
Be Alive to Your Interest
Patronize those T7ho Protect your Interest
. . .... . ,. , , . ... i , ,, .
ide-awake and live business men do not sit down and fold
their hands after a busy holiday season, but carefully surveying
results, find more stock on hand than necessary to carry over,
and wisely conclude it is better to remove sdeh surplus stock,
at greatly reduced figures.
BECHER, THE PEOPLE'S CLOTHIER,
Finds just such a condition of affairs, and offers the most mag
nificent display of
Clothing. Hats, and Gents Furnishing Goods
r At greatly reduced prices. . Our store is filled to its utmost
with carefully selected bargains. Gentlemens' Fashionable
Clothing, neat Clothing for Boys and Children, a complete line
of Gent's Furnishing Gooods. - -
EVERY WANT SUPPLIED.
EVERYBODY
M9-THE LATEST STYLES, THE MOST
raiitv.
Be BECHER, JR.,
Clothier and Hatter,
OLD POBTOFHCE STAND,
SOMERSET, PA.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
FTBTTTH,-RS BOOK STOKE,
SOMERSET, PENN'A.
Tbls well established, old and reliable Bnok, Newt and Stationery Store was moved on February
M. ISM, from Us eld, cramped and Itmfncient quarters to tbe lane, elegant ami convenient new
Store-Boom directly opposite Uook a Beerlts'. In these eommodtoos quarter, rpedally Sited up Cor
Its onrupener, the stoclt of Hooks, News and Statlonerv baa been very (rreatly rDlarL Special at
teatloa will be paid te the HelMj Trmdt. School Boost, School Supplies, Paper, Envelope, Inks,
Fees, Almanacs, Penellt, Blank Books, fee., will be bought in tarae quantities direct from mnnelac
turert, which will enable this establishment to Job to town aad cot id try merchants at tach figurat at
will make It advantaaeoat te bay here To retail burera. aa almost Innumerable line ot aoodt will
be offered. A4wsyt lor tale aa extensive and varied assortment el Poetical Works. M Istorlee, Books of
Travel, novels, iatneren end Iilecipies Hymn Hooks, metiooenes. uniuireo e toy nooks, ttagasines,
Bevlews, Dally Papers, Sury Papers, aad a general line of reading matter.
Day School and Sunday School Reward Cards,
LAWYERS AKI) JUSTICES BLAHS. BLAHI
WTwr-A-IL Q-RIXERS SOLICITED.
SOMERSET
OSes asd Yard
AT
Somerset,
Op- 8- fc C. B.
Ststiea .
oak, roriitt. so.ves, pickets, mouldisss,
ASH. WALSVT, TLCOICISG. SASH. STAIR RAILS,
CHERRY. YELLOW FINE, SHIXGLES, VOORS. BALLST kS
CHESTHVT, WHITE PINE, LATH, HLlMlS, Ai W EL POSTS
A Qenerel Una of ell a-radee of Ltmtwr and Balltltnr M&tarlal and Bunrln. Mtm mmnt in rAir
Alto, eae lumtta anything In the line ol our bntloeas to enter with reasonable prjatptnesa, meh as
Offices and Yard Opposite 8. L C. R. R. station. Somerset, Pa
THE BERLIN MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS
IS THE BEST PLACE TO BTJ"3r
MEIVsORIAL WORK
IN THE COUNTY, AND THE ONLY PLACE WHERE
STRICTLY FIRST-ClAsS WORK
C r MM M sT sT
true, go to any Cemetery in the
done by the Berlin Works with that done elsewhere.
R. H. Koontz is the best man to deal with :
First, Because he is Fullu Established in The Trade, and in tViprpforo
aoing a penecuy Kenanie easiness.
Second, Because hia Very Extended Experience, and Artistic Skill, en-
auieo mm to proportion nis wera better tban others.
Third. Because he claims to be. and can wove it bv his Work and Nu
merous Patrons, the Finest Carver, the Neatest Letterer, and the Best Gen
eral Workman doing; business in this section of countrr. feblS.
THE OLD
so:
ESTABLISHED IX
1 have' just received two car loads of the Self-oiling 8teel-skrj Stihuttler Watrotia. tbe
most complete Western Wacon in the market for Kuad or Farm PunM On ti. Uti
tbere is a Rear Brake, to be used when hauling bay or train, a somethimr that farmers
know the neceseitv of when haaling on
tnis wagon nas laiaia otocx soraa Tears oelore being worked up, instinng the work to b
t horonghly seaaooad befora awing irooed. Being the patentees of the
DOUBLE COLLAR AND OIL CUPS.
It is the only "Wagon made that has this improvement It avoids the
necessity of taking off the wheels p grease, as in the old style ; by sim
ply turning a cap tba wagon can be oiled in less than five minntes. This
Wagon wants to be seen to ba folly appreciated, and parties wishing to
boy will do well to aee it before pa rebating elsewhere.
EVEEY T7AGON FULLY INSURED.
In offering this make of Wagon to the public, will say I used tbe same
make of Wagon for five yean 1 , freighting across tbe Rocky Moun
tains, over roads that were almost impassable, and they always stood
the team. I feel warranted in saying I believe them the Bast Wagon on
Wheels.
Call on Oliver Knepper or Henry Heffley, who will show you tba
Wagons. - '!':
mrAGESTS WAHTED THROVGROVT TBE COWTY.
P. HEFFLEY.
1 -ToeeiH ewaers. lama wk. vines. anraM. ttMes, ae.
U. AtrdarairBtt. F.O. BovSav lmt fJ
V Azvaa rasas Ca. KbbbbbbS. a. tfcaai aivea aa that iMxaerlenesd
.mMrn, - - leate tbe basinets. Address. H. F
EVERY WISH GRATIFIED,
DELIGHTED.
MELUBLE GOODS, ASD BY FAM THE LOWEST
BSOIS. TABLETS, A5D MASRL'GE CEETUllATES.
CHA8. H. FISHER.
ELIAS CUNNINGHAM,
Ka&sMiirer M Mar. WHoiesaler ail Retailer of
LOHBEB AND BUILDING MJTEBIALS,
HARD AND SOFT WOODS,
Can be purchased at a rea
sonable price. We claim to
do BETTER WORK, set it
up better, proportion it bet
ter, and SELL IT CHEAP
er according to quality, than
anv other dealer in Western
C Pennsylvannia. If you want
to be convinced that this is
County, and compare the work
RELIABLE
EB "WA.C302ST.
CHICAGO IN 1S42.
hilly farms. Every part of the Wood -work nf
, M-sVIWTHC 88, 3 8861
Eaevaetle. reHaMe
St sell Fralctfeaa.
isere Lraait-
FbU
Addrast. 1
FHEfcXAN
BUt.lMal
WE LEAD.
OTHERS FOLL0,
Our Stock Of I
Drugs, .
Uedicines, I
- anu unsung
To the Laro-pt in f ra fV.,-. i
ing enlarged my Stonsrooa i
dow suited to a rapidly Q
ing trade. I have increaJ I
my stock ia ?
EVERY DEPARTMENT I
And Ask a Critical EttaUau,. t V
GOODS JXD PUcEil
NONE BUT
puRf drugs wmm
SpeelaJOsroprreatoConHMaai, f
Piniaajs' Prssristioa m Fsrj
PAINTS,
OILS, i
GLASS,
PUTTY,
VARNISHES, . I
.4A7 PAINTEBiP SCfPLr,
SOAPS,
BRUSHES, ;
muus
W ' ,
SPONGES.
PERFUMERY,
TOILET ARTIQ
School Books and School
at Lowest Prices.
WWe atk Special Attentla to this Dtfu
Good Goods,
Low Price
And Fair Dealing UFitl i
a rvvi. uxe or
OPTICAL C3-OOES-
JULIUS iniici
"net ur
a N. BOYD'S, j
MAMMOTH JJI.0CL
SOMERSET PA
ISAAC SIMPS05.
1ITE1T 111 SUE
PATRIOT ST., SOMERSET. I.
If Fee Wtnt la ae a Goes ai Clw
BUGGY
Kesr er Second-hand, call on mt. 1 1! 4
euastaatlj ea baa-l a tares Astoriam
Flae Usad-mads
Harness,
Saddles, BfM
Whips,
Bratbes, Lap Hlankitx. and ererythlu
fvoad In a Flrn-clau Salllerr. uoui Tk
aad Kldlna Horses slwart ready fcr kit
Whea In aeed ( anTlhinj in im
give ate a rail.
ISAAC SI.VPSOI
may.13.' Sfmnsr.f
CALVIN HAT
BERLIN, PA
(MILLER'S MILL)
MANTJFAOTt aEB Of
FLOUR & FEED
I always keeaen kind s larva toek nf nf
1'IIRV MFtl. Hr i:kWHf T KLUIr.
all kinds of CHOP. Also, all Kindt aa-
wuteaistllat
BOTTOM PBICl
Wholetala aail Eatall Vaa will
bajing Irom me. 31 j ttock it alwsri fiwt
OBDEES FILLED PEOHPT-
'INANCIAL STATEMENT
OF
For tho Year Ending June 1,
WM. H. WELFLET, TREASI BKR
To balance on ban.1 IM
State BpproDrtatfcw
JT1 w
Ant rec I truiu W. H
Wei tier. W
V U II L . 1W IB
" .... 3 "
Fram't pd. teaehert' w-et....l
Faal, eonltniraaelet. janitor. Ac. "?
F.r repairs W
On fence, ami lniprjvtment of
graBle.... a4
Rond aad oatttandlng urdert p4. let
Interest J
(Hber txnenset 23
Salary at Seoretarr T
Ralaaea.ia hftrwl f, 11 V
W. H. WKI.KLEY. ItU Collector.
Balance due at settlement
Aatonat paid over
EiuneratliMS allowed..
Balaam aac
U M. HICKS,
Bslenee dae
..a tar
MS
AeMant said over
ai ty rat
UaaaueeMej aad exeaeratlnBt.
L. M. HICKS, COLLECTOR,
To groas amoant of Vapllrate ...
Toaai'l paid over.......
cvaneratbiot aiatwcn
i per aaot. eues. as Cvliertor....
Balance dee.....
13
ul
HESOIKCES.
Fatb aa band V.
Dae (rum W . H. Weilev, Cot..- ,"7 Z it
I u uuk. 131 '
L.M . Hleka
LIABIUTIES.
repaid erders .
s " at
Mooos.
ots is. ............ ........ .......
We. tba BtMlanlnad Aaditonef'!
eeh du eertlfr tbat wa save riB
flVUIt anu (uw iwr. Ul Ml w
aad cad them errrt.
W. M. HOrHSTrTLE f,
1HUM m smyiiER. I. A
JOH B.' SHArtB, lu
al7
LIME!
The Farmer'! UoteCoejpan.y,
at ihaia kilns, or kaw aa
GOOD LIME
Afaiaatatia tuheLar deliver K "'fjS
. . ..".n v siatlont tai. r
the oontv, sadua the Berlin B!V u'
er MulU UmtrmtttA. " "wfiw
rerriletnas Litae. wniea " "'17 r wl
and Srlenee to be the stMfl"sti f
rieallaral Parpetes.
Address,
seRM-Lrr
Oarrett Sotr"i