GRAKTM WA HISTORY.
Telling lb Story of Appomattox.
General Grant', book, to be pub
lished in a few months, will contain
the following reminiscence of Lee'e
earrender : ...
i found General Lee had been
brought into our lines and conduct
tn . honae hfJone-inir to a Mr-
McLean, and was there with one of
hi eUffoflicers waiting mj arnvai.
The head of bis column was occupy
ing a hill, f portion of which wa an
apple orchard, acroaf the little val
ley from the court house. Sheridan a
forcea were drawn up in line of bat
tle on the crest of the hill on the
south side of the same valley.
Before stating what took p.ace
between General Lee and myself I
will give all there is of the narrative
of General Lee and tbe famous ap
ple tree. Wars produce many sto
ries of fiction, some of which are
told until they are believed. The
war of the rebellion was fruitful in
the same way. The story of the ap-(
pie tree is one of those fictions,
with a slight foundation of fact
THE APPLE THEE. .
"As I have said, there was a ap
ple orchard on the side ot the mu
occupied by the Confederate forces.
Running diagonally up the hill was
a wagon road, which at one point
rn vr near on the' trees, so that
the wheels on that side bad cut off
the roots of the tree, which made a
little embankment Gen. Babcock
reported to roe that when he first
met General Lee he was sitting on
this embankment, with his feet in
the road and leaning against" the
tree. It was then that General Lee
was conducted into the house where
I first met him. I had known Gen.
Lee U the old army, and had serv
ed with him iu the Mexican war,
but did not Buppoee, owing to the
difference in our ages and rank, that
he would probably remember me ;
while I weald jretneoiber bins more
distinctly, because he was the chief
engineer on the staff of Gen. Scoit in
the Mexican war. When I had left
camp that moraine I bad "not ex
pected the result so soon that was
then taking place, and consequently
was in rough garb, and I believe
without a sword, as I usually was
when on horseback on the field,
wearing a soldier 'a blouse for a coat,
with should straps of my rank to
indicate who I was to the army.
AS ESTIMATE OF LEE.
When I went into the bouse I
found General Lee. We greeted
each other and after shaking bands
took our seats. What bis feelings
were I do not know. Being a man
of much dignity and with an impen
etrable face, it was impossible to say
whether he felt inwardly glad that
the end had finally come, or wheth
er be felt sadly over the results and
was too manly to show it Whatev
er his feelings were they were entire
ly concealed from observation ; but
my own feelings, which had been
quite apparent on receipt of bis let
ter, were ead and depressed. I felt
like anything rather than rejoicing
at the downfall of a foe that had
fought so long and gallantly and bad
suffered so much for a cause which
I believed to be one of the worst for
which a people ever fought and for
which there was not the least pre
text I do not question, however,
the sincerity of the great mass of
those who were opposed to us.
" General Iee was dressed in full
uniform, entirely new, and wearing
a sword of considerable value, very
likely the sword that had been pre
sented by the State of Virginia. At
all events it was an entirely different
sword irom the one that would or
dinarily be worn in the field. In
my rough traveling suit, which was
the uniform of a private, with the
straps of a general, I must have con
trasted very strangely with a man so
handsomely dressed, six feet high
and of faultless form. But this was
not a matter that I thought of until
afterward.
General Lee and I soon fell into
a conversation about old army
times. He remarked that be re
membered me very well in the old
army and I told him, as a matter of
course, 1 remembered mm pertecuy,
but owiag to the difference in years
there being sixteen years differ
ence in our ages and our rank, I
thought it very likely I had not at
tracted hit' attention sufficiently to
be remembered after such a long pe
riod. Our conversation grew bo
pleasant that i almost forgot the ob
ject of our meeting. General Lee at
that time was accompanied by one
of his staff officers, a Col. Marshall.
I had all of my staff with me, a good
portion of whom were in the
room Atrial the whole of the inter
view. .
JUSTICE TO m'cOOK.
" In an article on the battle of Shi
lob which I wrote for the Century
Magaizne, I stated that General A.
McD. Mccook, who commanded a
division of Buell's armv, expressed
some unwillingness to pursue the
enemy on Monday, April 7, because
of the condition ot bis troops, uen
Badeau. In his historr, elso makes
the same .statement oa say authori
ty. Out of justice to Gen. McCook j
and his command I must say that
they left a point twenty twe miles
east of Savannah on the morning of
the 6th. From the heavy rains of a
few days previous and the passage
of trainspand artillery the roads were
necessarily deep in mud, which
made marching alow. The division
had not only niarctl through this
mud the day before, but it had been
in the rain all night without rest It
was engaged in the battle of the sec
ond day and did as good service as
the position allowed In fad, an
opportunity oocurred for it to per
form a conspicuous act of gallantry,
which elicited the highest commen
dation from division oommandersin
the Army of the Tennessee. Gener
al Sherman ' in both his memoirs
and report' makes mention of ibis
fact General McCook himslf be
longed to a family which furnished
many vol uc leers to the army. I re
fer to those circumstance with mi
nuteness because I did Gen. McCook
injastice in bjv article in the Centu
ry, though not to the extent one
would suppose froa the public press.
I am not willinj So do any one an
injustice, and if otwviooed that . I
have don om X -am always willing
to make toe fullest admtaeioa r -
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THE BTEGE OF tlCiCSBLKO.
XL Vicksbnrg newspaper which
we received regularly while before
Vicksbnrg) throegh the courtesy of
iM reoet pickets, said pnor to toe
4th, In speaking of the Yankee boast
that -taey would take dinner ta
VicksbAiii that day, that the best
receipt Jur aookiag a rabbit was
"katoh your rabbit first" The pa
per at this time and far some time
previous was printed on the plait,
aid af wail paper. The last num
ber was printed on the 4th and an
nounced that we had "cablvar
rabbit" I hare bo doubt that Pem
berton commenced his correspond
ence on the 3rd with a two-fold pur
pose. First to avoid an assault,
which he knew would be successful,
and second, to prevent the capture
taking place on the great National
holiday, the anniversary of the Dec
laration of American Independence.
Holding out for better terms as he
did, he defeated his object in the latr
ter particular.
On the 4th of July, at the ap
pointed hour, the garrison of Vicks
burg marched out of their works and
formed line in front, stacked arniB
and marched back in good order.
Our whole army present witnessed
the " scene without cheering and
without a single offensive remark
that I ever heard of. Logan's di
vision, which had approached near
est the rebel works, was the first to
march in, and the flag of one of the
regiments of his division was soon
floating overtbe Court House.
The campaign of Vicksburg was
suggested and developed by circum
stances. The elections of 18C2 had
gone against the prosecution f the
war. Voluntary nlitnntt had
nearly ceased, and the draft had been
resorted to ; this was resisted, and a
defeat or backward movement would
have made its execution impossible.
A forward movement to decisive vic
tory was necessary. Accordingly I
resolved to get below Vicksburg,
unite with Banks againetPort Hud
son, make New Orleons a base, and
with that base and Grand Gulf as a
starting point, move our combined
forces against Vicksburg. Upon
reaching Grand Gulf, after running
iU batteries and fighting a bat
tle, I received a letter from Banks
informing me that he could not be
at Port Hudson under ten days, and
then with only 15,000 men. The
time was worth more than the rein
forcements. I therefore determined
to push into the interior of the ene
my s country.
"With a "large river behind us,
held above and below by the enemy,
rapid movements were essential to
success. Jackson was capiurea we
day after a new commander had ar
rived and when large reinforcements
weie daily expected. A rapid move
ment was made and tne garrison oi
Vicksburg wa met in live battles
and badly defeated. The city was
then successfully besieged."
GRAr.T AND LINCOLN.
No reminiscence of war history
will be read with greater interest
than General Grant's account of his
first meeting with Mr. Lincoln and
Mr. Lincoln's charge to him :
"Although hailing from Illinois
myself, the State of the President I
had never met Mr. Lincoln until
called to the capital to receive my
commission ns lieutenant general. 1
knew him, however, very well and
favorably from the accounts given
by officers under me at the West,
who had known him all their lives.
I had also read the remarkable
course of debates between Liucoln
and Douglass a few years belore,
when they were rival candidates for
the United States Senate. I was
then a resident of Missouri, and by
no means a " Lincoln man " in that
contest but I recognized then his
great ability.
"In my first interview with Mr.
Lincoln alone he stated to me that
he had never profesfed to be a mili
tary man, or to know how cam
paigns should be conducted, and
never wanted to interfere in them,
but that procrastination on the part
of commanders, and the pressure of
the people at the North and of Con
gress, which, like the poor, he 4 had
always with him,' had forced him
into issuing his well-known Execu
tive orders.' He did not know but
they were all wrong, and did know
that some of them were. All he
wanted, or had ever wanted, he said,
was that some one would take the
responsibility and act, and call on
him for any assistance needed."
Romance of a Rich Young- Man.
The last time I was in New York
I dined with a half a dozen jolly
fellows, one of whom was a wealthy
young chap of twenty-six. He had
more money than he oould dispose
of easily, and was -inclined to seek
out new and startling investments.
Some months ago he concluded that
New York was too small for his op
erations, and he went to London.
There he got to gambling, in addi
tion to his pet vices of "wine, womei
and song," and finally left the Lang
ham Hotel, leaving also his bill un
paid. From there he went to Paris,
where he succeeded in refilling his
purse, and then started out to du
plicate bis London experience, and
he did duplicate it so admirably
that in less than two months he
was high and dry on the rocks again.
While in this condition he joined
what is called in Paris tbs '"Broken
Brigade," and went with some twen
ty men like himself to South Africa,
where be is now shooting Boers and
fighting for anybody who wants any
fighting done. Nobody knows how
often such histories as this are writ
ten here in New York, but this hap
pened to come home to me, and as
we sat at table I felt how little any
individual was missed m this hurry
ing crowd of careless, reckless niou-ey-making
men No wonder the
proverb runs that New lorkers al
ways ask ''how much has
that is indeed the test
he got?
Baalth a Ml E4aeMIa.
The Sisters of the Academy of the ( lion producing a very disagreeable
Visitation, Frederick, Md.. are , itching, after gettin g warm, is a com
amongst thoe in charge ofedaca- mon attendant Blind, Bleeding and
tional institutions who use Lea fetar , Itchinjr Pl!rt ywd at once to the ap
Cough Cure and give it to their pu- plcation o( rjr. Bosanko'- Pile Rem
pile. They write that they can ' ly which acts directly upon the
hartiiy recom,0?nd 11 to their prtaflecled,al)8orbing'the Tumors,
friends. - " allaying the intense itching, and ef-
' . . i feeling a permanent cure. Price 50
-1 ve got a big piece ot news lor
you, old UsUow going to be roarriext
next month to thechxrmingpft little
widow ever was " "A widow? Ke
ware of widows. A widow's Leart
is like a house one moves into you
are always sure to find something
that recalls the previous tenant
kicking about in some cupboard or
garret "
Almost every person has some
form of tcrofuUtus poison latent in
his veins. When this develops in
scrofulous fores, ulcers or eruptions,
or takes tbe form of rheumatism or
organic diseases, the suffering that
ensues it terrible beyond descrip
tion. ) Hence the , gratitude of those
who discover, as thousands yearly
do, that Ayer's Sarsaparilla will
thoroughly eradicate this evil from
the tystem.
A Poughkeepsie gossip was fined
-100 for circulating reports prejudi-
cial to a persoa in that place. This
an age of reform.
A misstep will often make a crip
ple for lite. A bottle of Henry &
Johnson's Arnica and Oil Liniment
at band, will not prevent tbe misstep,
but used immediately it will save
tjeina cripple. For Sale by C. N.
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THE XEWIKWTAr u.rs J ,
Wltich Went into Effect Jalj : lat-t-V
here the Cbangea are Made.
The following condensation of the
new postal laws contains all the es
sential changes. They became op
erative July 1st: ' '
First, Rates of postage on second
class matter will be one cent per
pound or fraction there!, including
newspaperor Canada, with tb
exoeptions noted below.' I
Second, Publications of the second
class, other than weekly papers pub-
hshed where there is a
letter-carner
office must be paid ia postage sum pa ,
a tinea M me .nue ui uuv ucjj i (
each paper ; or on each periodical
not exceeding two ounces in weigni,
I or two cents on each periodical 11
weighing over two ounces, if they
are to be delivered by carrier in the
city of, publication. It- they art to
be "delivered through he lock-boxes
or through tuegineral delivery, they
can be mailed at pound rates. Post
age on sample copies of weekly pa
pers for delivery by carriers in dis
trict where published must be paid :
by postage stamps attached.
Third, Each piece of second-class
matter offered ior mailing must be
properly enclosed in a wrapper clear
ly addressed, or all pieces of mail
matter for one postoflice may be se
curely enclosed in one wrapper, ad
dressed to the. postmaster - provided
each piece enclosed is properly ad
dressed. Fourth, Any article or item in
any newspaper or other publication
may be marked for observation, ex
cept by written or printed words,
without increase of postage.
Fifth. Second-class matter can
have no inclosure, except in the form
)of a regular supplement, or bijls, re
ceipts and orders lor subscriptions :
Provided, That such bills, receipts
and orders shall be in such form as
to convey no other information than
the name, location and subscription
price of the publication or publica
tions to which they reler.
Sixth, Second-class matter cannot
be enclosed in envelopes, but must
be wrapped exposed at both ends, so
that the contents can be readily ex
amined. . . , . ,. ... ..4
Seventh, On the wrapper of Sec
ond class matter no printing will be
allowed, beyond the name and ad
dress of the publishers or newsagent
and name of publication, except a re
quest to the postal aster to uoufy in
case the paper is not taken out or de
livered, or request to return iheiame
or to deliver the same to some other
person, 'if not called for, or notiee
when subscription ends.
Eighth, Third-class and S'.'cond
class matter must be put up and ds
livered at the postoflice in separate
packages. .
Ninth, Sample copy of second
class publication should be niarkd
on wrapper "Sample Copy," to be
belivered in city of publication, post
age one cent on each newspaper,
without regard to weight or frequen
cy of issue. Postage on periodicals,
other than newspapers, is one cent
if not exceeding two ounces in weight,
and two cents if exceeding two ounc
es in weight News agents cannot
6end SHiuple copies at pound rates.
Tenth, As many persons refuse to
take from the postoflice papers
which are sent to them as sample
copies, if not so marked, for feai of
obligating themselves, under the
laws of most Stales, to pay for a
year's subscription, the great ad van
sage to publishers in marking on the
wrappers of all sample copies the
words " Sample Copy " is apparent.
Eleventh, Second-class matter will
be returned to publishers by request
printed on the wrapper or by spe
cial request by pound rates. Each
package will be rated separately one
cent a pound or fraction thereof.
Twelfth, Second-class matter mail
ed by other persons than publishers
becomes special matter, specially en
titled to pass through the mail at 1
cent for each four ounces or fraction
thereof. It is earnestly urged that
publishers ot second-class matter
shall bote on the publication, " En
tered at postoflice as second
class matter," without which second
class matter will not have a certain
standing as second-class matter in
oilier postofiices than the one issued
from, and may 'in cases be rated
whenoilered for remailingas origin
al third-class matter, with postage 1
cent for two ounces.
Thirteenth, Letters, merchandise
sealed against inspection, and other
first-class matter, will pass through
the mail at two cents for each ounce
or fraction thereof, without the
package beiDg limited to four pounds
iu weight, as iu the case of third or
fourth-clas matter.
Fourteenth, Merchandise not seal
ed and otherwise mailable, can pass
through the mails at one cent for
eadh ounce or fraction thereof.
Fifteenth, Manuscript by itself is
first-class matter... Proofs. and . .cor-(
reeled proofs are third -cl as matter,
and tnay be accompanied -by the
original written manuscript
' Ours for Ifflra.
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Piles are frequently-preceded by
1
a sense of weight in the back, loins
and lower part of the abdomen, caus
ir.c the Italian! to surimM Im has
Jgome affection of;the kidueysibr
neighbhring ' organs." 1 At L1imei
eympions of indigestion are present,
as flatulency, uneasiness of the stom-
u " Vi cvt A mhictnru liku luinmN.
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The Strceia Full of Fish.
Long View, Tex., June 2C A
waterspout burst over 1 his town
yesterday. In some of the streets
stream of water six feet high ran
down the streets. After the storm
bad passed, innumerable fish were
found in the fields and streets. None
of the fish were less than lour inch
es long, and hundreds of them eight
inches. . t , . ' .
. If you are troubled with a "hack
ing cough,'' Downs' Elixir wilj give
you relief at once. Warranted as
recommended or money refunded.
For Sale by C. N. Boyd, the Druggist
Somerset, Pa, , . . .
He (an old hand) "They
have
dro.oped their anchor" She" (a
ginner)-'Served them right ! U
be
ll as
been hanging over the sidb all day
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0ady School.
The fiat &rnday sehool of New
England of v which any record
has come down to us was that kept
by the Pennsylvania Dunkers at
Ephrata. It began in 1740 and end
ed 1777, When the battle of Brandy
wine turned the school-house into a
hospital for wounded troops. That
of Frances Asbury. in Hanover
County, Virgil camefTxt butj
tne aect ol wiucn no wan we siray
bfeWbp todk no action ia it behalf1
for seven years. At iasi, in i 1 jv,
the Methodist Conference resolved
to open schools on the sabbath fortbe
benefit of the children of the; poor.
Three mourns later a coiiTenvruii i
Universalists met at Philadtlphia,
and before breaking up, recommend
ed each church to establish one,
wherein on Sunday children should
be taught to read, write, cipher, and
sing psalms. But something paore
tha4 tbe votes of a fc pious gen
tlemen was needed to put the schools
in operations. This the energy of
Dr. Benjamin Rush supplied. With
a liberality not common to hia day,
he determfned to have them depend
ent upon tbe support of no church
or creed. He went for advice to
Bishop White-, of. tbe Episcopal
Church, and to Matthew Carey, the
printer, and to all the most influen
tial ot all tbe Roman Catholics in
the city. They liked the plan. , A
general meeting of citizens was call
ed, and in January, 1791, "The
First Day or Sunday-school Society"
of Philadelphia, began to exist. Ten
dollars paid to the Treasurer procur
ed a life membership. A payment
of one dollar entitled the giver to
be considerad a member for one
year.
,e The first meeting of the subscrib
ers was held onJaqnarr 5, -17'Jl, at
the Academy of Mr. Joseph Sharp
less, on Second street. In March
the first non-sectarian Sunday school
in this country" commenced, and so
great was the success that a second
was established in the following
May. Before two years : had passed
a third Was opened, and, as the So
ciety announced with pleasure, more
than 320 scholars came regularly
every Sabbath day. During the
same time 500 others had learned to
read and write, and had left. Such
good work, it was felt, deserved to
be encouraged, and as the State was
spending money on mad-houses,
prisons, and xurnpike roads, the
Sunday school applied to the Legis
lature for aid. But when the mat
came up for debate, Albert Gallatin
moved a committee , to inquire
whether it would not be well to es
tablish free schools throughout the
Slate. The committeemen took two
months to deliberate, and then
brought in a curious report It was
their opinion that school ought to
be established in each county town ;
that it6hould be supported by 'the
arrearage-of-taxes fund, and by a
sina-il charge; that children who
could read and write should be ad
mitted, and lor three years taught
geography, history, English gram
mar, and the elements ot mathemat
ics. But the Quakers 6tood out
against the scheme manfully, and
it failed. : ' ' '
In Strawberry TJox.
A Chicago man, who fortunately
or unfortunately is a benedict
; bought a ''quart" of strawberries the
other clay, carrying mem 10 ui
home he found that the measure
wa? even shorter than usual. But
where the strawberries ought to
have been, there ky a note, daintily
reposing in the deepest rf cesses of
the pretty wooden measnre,red with
the blushing tints of stawberries,
emblematic of th.twarua desires
that lurked ! fceneatli the -written
words it held. The note read as
follows :
"Yes I am a young lady with
large brown eyes and hair, langtry '
bangs, am about 5r feet high, weigh
150 lbs. Any handsome young gent
about 20 or 26 wishing to corres
pond with this rare beauty, can do
so by adddressing.
Bessie Maybubnk,
"Centralia, 111.
"Age 17 yrs and a daisy skater."
Heresis an epportanhyindeed.'
Within? the rusticj confine of tli!9
prairie town lives a heart that longs'
to raise above the dull drudgery of
picking strawberries, and to find
sweet solace for her bum-drum woes
in corresponding with a strange
young man. i
"Seventeeu years old," "weighs.
150 ounds," "a daisy skater" and
"a rare beautv." Such an aggrega-j
tion of beauty and talent, ought not
to be reduced to the extremity cl
asking for correspondence, through
the medium of a quart less half a
quart of strawberries. Undoubtedly it
was more romantic than the time
worn and prosaic method of adver
tising in the "personal" column of a
.1- -f-
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H Pretty Kaunev-it.
Jim Webster was recently blessed
with a aotf. J His wife determined
that tbe son 11 rid aei should bve a
hieh-soundin name, and selected a
very beautiful one.. When tne child
was presented to the clergymen Jor
baptism the latter Saul ?
-Irf i?J 1 !' -bead
for a while
( "jne the intant
Jim scr ached his h
and fioallv said. :
"Squssh." t
uDats no proper name for a
Cristian child. ' ' 1
"Sundew, dea V n w ,
Once more the clergyman, shook
bis head Incredulously. Jim 1 Web
ster leaned over and whispered to
his wife to give the right name. .
'Hyacinth,"' she replied. f '
"Well, I knowed it was some kin
der garden Iruck.
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Conlton and Barren, large farmers
of Grayson Texas, have 700. mules,
CU2 of which are gray.
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BttOVV V cm . K AL -, H.W.TI MOR.K, 9HK
LAItr' Hawt Bonn rjiyfril arii it rvtiTw e -taininar
Iwt i4 pni f-r ?cirira, i!ifnrnv!ion ttxitv
rin "tc. rivn wy hr ail dwlfm tn mvfScia, c
anauid WMiy Mil Intel on nonitA ilu. ft -waft
HEBBT, J0H5S0S & LORD,
Burlington, Yt.f Proprietora of
tr- "rr?
a. , H ffi
For Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Cramps, Sprains, Backache,
Sciatica, Burns and Scalds!
Bruises, Frosted Feet Je Earsi
and all oilier rains and Aches.
A safe, sure, and effectual
remedy for Galls, strains.
Scratches, Sore,dc - Horses.
One trial wiU prove ill mtrita.
Its effects are instantaneous.
Price 25c. and 50c Sold everywhere.
Fob Salb Bt c. H- Bovd, Sop"eraet.
"WORTHY
Of Confidence.
AVPD'C Sarsaparilla Is & mcil trine that ,
M T Cil O during nurly 40 ycant, in ail
parts ot V.to world, ha proud its elli
izcy at the best blood oltentlic kuowu
to medical suience
SARSAPARILLA .ttX
penuiue Ilonduraa Sarsaparilla) Is it
base, and ila iowi-n are t oluinccl br
the extracts or Vcilow Ph L and hli!
liniii, tha Ixli.i. of rolassium and
Iron, and other otent inim-dieuLi.
Id of the di-ive unU assiinilatory func
tions? is it tainted by Scrofula? or
doe it rnntuin ihc poison of Mercury
or t'ontaimw l)i-ascf
yiip k.udiu phnkian of the United
I lit M:Ue, who know tilt) cotiiloiiion
Of AVER'S S.VKSAPA1MLI.A, say that
nothing ho pxnl for the puritiin
tion of iho blood u wilhio the ruugu of
phurmary.
naji ay by "the use of llifa remedy U It
Ulak I possible for a pentoa who ha
corrupted blood to attain kound health
and prevent transmission of the do
nruclive taint to posterity.
TUnDnilfUl V eiTwtive renovation
InUnUUunLT of Hie ) stem must
ine'.ude not only the removal of ror-
rnption from the Wood, but its enrieli.
tnent and the atreuhenini; of I ho
vkul organs.
DPI itni r witnesses, all over the
nLLIADLC world, testify that this
w rk islietter accomplished by A YKit's
Sjak.su-AUU.L.v than by any olhir
remedv.
Bl finn" t,,:lt ' fm'Pl0'' through di.
bLLfUU ease is made pure, and blood
vcaki'ii.-d through diniiuutUin of the
rod eorpuseles is tnado stroni;, by
AYER'S Sarsaparilla.
BiiDitrvrun 11,0 ''iool and uui!,lin?
rUnlrTIIlU u; tlio system require
time in serious eases, but benelit will
be derived from tlio use of Ayek'S
Sausapakii.la mora speedily than
from unvthins else.
aarniPltir for which like effects arc
nlCUIlslrtE. falsely claimed, ia abun
dant in Ihe market, under many names,
but the onlv preparation that has stood
the test of time, and proved worthy of
the world's cuufidt me, is
Iyer's Sarsaparilla,
' PREPARED BY
Or. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Dntpgtaw: Price $1;
tiix bottles ioi 5.
C00KST0YES
ALWAYS SATISFACTORY
EIGHTEEN SIZES AND KINDS
Ail, PURCHASERS Cilf BE SUITED
ANtracrritaB bt
Icaac A.Sbeppard & Co.tBaJUmore1Sd
II. BSchell & Co,
SOMERSET, PA.
PATENTS
obtained, and all easiness Id the U. 8. Patent
Otflca, or la the Court attended to lor MODERATE
FEES.
We sie opposite the V. 8. Patent Ofllea, aa
sxrert la PATENT BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY, and
esa obtain pmti-nts Id leas Uias Uuui taose remote
from WASHINGTON.
W bea axxlel or il.awtnf Is sent we adslse as ta
patentability tree of ehanre; and we make MO
CHARGE UNLESS WE OBTA'N PATENT.
w e reler, bore, to the Postmaster, tbe Sapt. ol
the Miner .Jrler lllTlslua. aad to officials or the
I V. a. Pstsat OfBee. For etmalar. adslee, terms,
. and relerenoe to actual clients In jour owa Stat
or soante, aunren
C A. SNOW A CO..
Opposite Patent Office,
Washington, D. O.
HELP
lor wsTkina people. &mj
ion
cents pianace and we will
til ynarrsa rural, rarea-
ble sample box ol sum's tbst
win put yon in tne way ot mssina: more nvoney la
will pot oe in the'
a lew days thae yn,
a lew days thsa yna eeer tnoaalit passible as say
business. Capital not wiulretl. Von can Ureal
business. Capital i
"me snd work In t
All ef both sexes, e
so cents to easily
all who want worl
spare time only, or all inrtmle.
fall aaes sjrseoiy saeeesslal.
reamed everr errnlna. That
work mar test the baslness. sn
ke this aauaimlleled eUer : To all est are aot
, well satiitlnl, we will send (1 to pay for thetronnts
1 1 of writing as. Pull part lea Lars, dlreetlens. ate.
. seat free. Immease psy absolatsl' sare for all
who start at ones. Inm't delay. AdJre, Stih
I sua A Co., Portland, Maine. Jana.
A PRIZE, ?TJd
i eostly box of aowis, which wlU hell
esata tor pott.
I rasatea free a
help yoatoaaora
' money rigni awa
world. AILofettl
ay than anything: alas In tk.s
i The nrrad road ta Sartane apeaa li slurs the work
All, oi either sex, eaeeeed nom nrst boar.
ers, aosuiataiy sare. Aiaaos nam sea, Tana
je.,aasnisia, maiaa.
EXCELSIOR
Aik Sir "Ho a Ooagta,"
OoUt, Sot. TfeMt, llmnum,
Liquid, lie
for Ooarhs,
Trochee, let.
Clean eat Ma, nice, naebea, tlee, ante, bed
boga, akaaka, eklpnaaka, naptcn. tte. Dnnlt
Btat Patau.
Palpitating. Dropalaal Swelling Oiuineat, la
Slgntion, Headache. Sleapteeenees, eared bf
WeUa'Heaita BaneWec."
" 9m Coraa.
Auk fw Weill' " Roach oa Von:" las. Qalek,
cum p leu car. Hard or aoit eonu, waru, baaioni.
' Strengtbeiriae;, taiprovad, the beat nr back
ache, paJna la cheat or aide, roeaauMlam, nearal
Sa.
Tala) rawala.
"Well Health Benewern return health and
Tiicor, cure iiyayiala, Headache, Ifenuaagca,
WbaaplarCaatk,
aad the but Throat A flections ol ehlldreo.
promptly, pteeaanily, aad aafely relieved br
-'Kougbou Cougba.:' Trockea, lto. Ha nam, ate,
than.
If tub are falling, broken, worn oat and nemos,
wee -wetie- aeaiia neaewar. ai. vnggwim.
Ufa
if yea an losing, joor grip on lite, try Walla"
Health kenewer! ' Uvea direct to weamots.
Baash Taothacaa."
lnitant relief for Nenralila, Toothache, Fare
ache. Auk fur "Koagk) an foetbaelM." It aad soo.
Pratajr Waaaaaa.
Ladles who woald rata la freshness and rtraclty.
ooo 1 uu wu;-h eus ueaiui ueaewsr."
Cauarrkal TaraaS Aaftatlaaia.
Hack Inn, trrlurlng Conghs, Colds, Sore Threat,
eared by -Uuagu oa Ooaghe." Troohes, lie.
Ijiqaid, iic
Beaia Itch."
Eoogh on Itch " cores humors, eruptions, rlog.
worm, teller, salt rheum, trusted feet, chilblain.
Tha Hogta af h BaUaa.
Children, slow la developsaeat, pony, scrawny,
anu uvinaw, vae-weua neaiui aenewer.
Wiaa Aaraka.
three or fear boars anry aiarht eoaghlng. Oct
Immediate relief aad asaad rest by using Wells'
' bough ua Coughs.'' rucea, 101 baiMm, -Ho.
"gtastck r-ala" Paraasael riaater;
palas la chest c side, raaaauuiam, aeuralgla.
A ltetnarkable Bolldlng.
The San Joaquin County court
house is probably the most remark
able public building on the face of
the earth. It was originally built
for a pork packing establishment in
1S47, and was used in later years us
a powder mill, a Chinese mission
school, and other industrial purpos
es, until it finally passed into the
hands of tbe county ami wan adopt
ed as the capitol building. When
first constructed it was three stories
high, but the lower t-tory has now
rotted oil' and the second story is
resting fiat on the ground. The
price of lumber was very high in
1847, and second class ncaterial, or
slabs with tbe bark on, were used
for the doors and flooring, and pine
shakes for the roof and sides. A
good deal of these parts of the
building have fallen away or been
used for kindling fires, the original
and more recent openings are cover
ed with canvass secured by the
County in the purchase of a tent of
a bankrupt circus. The interior is
in keeping with the exterior, and
the partitions have mostly fallen
dowu. It is very convenient for
those who have business to transact,
as a man witn a strong voice can
stand in the middle of the building
and converge with any omcial with
out chanting his position. Tbe
County poorhouse and jail were for
merly located on tbe first floor, but
as that part of tbe building decayed
and fell to pieces it became uncom
fortable for the inmates, and they
gradually deserted it and wandered
out into the cold world.
scientific Sera pa.
A piece of platinum wire only
.00075 of an inch in thickness was
lately exhibited by the Royal Socie
ty of London.
The phenomenon of red hail, the
coloring matter being diffused
throughout some of the stones and
the others being white, was recently
observed in the English county of
Downs.
Although a variety of uucroscop
ic forms of plants have been dis
covered on bank notes and coins in
circulation, none dangerous to hu
man life have yet been discovered.
There is to be a total elcipee of tbe
sun on September 9 of the present
year. Ihe only laud Irom which
the phase of totality will be visible
is the shore of Cook's Straight in
New Zsaland. . '
A thunderbolt which struck a
large mass of lead in a furnace in a
lofty situation in Paris lut month,
caused the lead utterly to disappear,
so that absolutely no trace of it re
mained after the shock.
A committee of the British Medi
cal Association is collecting informa
tion concerning the experience and
habits of persons who have attained
the aee of 80 or over. Interesting
results are expected.
The British experiment to test the
relative merits of gas, oil and elec
tricity foi light-house illumination
have resulted in demonstrating the
superiority of electricity over all
light, even as has been generally
doubted in dense fogs.
Some Remarkable Trees.
A tree growing; in New Zealand
proyes fatal to birds in a singular
way. A gummy substance is emit
ted from the seed vessels and birds
get so covered with the fluid that
they are unable to fly.
An apple tree on which are graft
ed pound sweets, russetts, seek-no-further,
and golden pippins still
yields an average ot thirty bushels
of fruit every season, although it is
eight years old. It stands in Castle
ton, Vt., and is nine feet in circum
ference. There are sixteen species of trees
in the United States whose perfectly
dry wood sinks in water. They
nearlv all grow in Florida or the
arid interior of the Pacific regions.
The heaviest is the black ironwood,
which is more than thirty per cent
heavier thnn water. Then comes
the lignum vitie, mangrove, and the
Euerw yrinea, a small oak found in
the mountains of .western Texas,
southern New Mexico and Arizona,
and westward to the Colorado desert,
at an elevation ot from 5,000 to 10,
000 feet.
West Vtrcinijt PronibUionsta Split.
Wheeling, W. Va., Jane 24.
The Prohibition State Convention
held at Grufton to-day split on the
third party question. About a third
of the deb-gate?, favoring nonparti
san action, withdrew. The remain
der resolved that a third party is
expedient in West Virginia. With
a few except in. they were all Re
publicans wlm left the convention
Englishmen claim that the chang
able climate of America prevents tbe
manufacture of perfecting writing
paper in this country. '
OTUED IIQUSES DAY iditate us.
BUT NONE CAN COMPETE WITH OUR
GOODS AND PRICES.
Therefore you should look to your interest, as a dollar sav
ed is a dollar earned.
IlECIXEIX. THE PEOPXJS'S CLOTHIER,
Is still offering the greatest inducements in the way of
Clothing for Mens. Boys' and Childrens Wear, and Gents'
Furnishing Goods. I have, beyond a doubt, the handsomest
line of goods ever offered in Somerset, and as we do not intend
to carry over any old stock, we propose to sell them for much
less than their real value, in order to close them out. Clothing
of the latest patterns and designs, Clothing of good material,
Clothing well made and trimmed, Clothing all shapes and siz
es, Clothing that will suit, lit and wear, and at the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
What more can you ask? If you are in need
and ready to buy, we are sure you can do no
better than to come and see us.
B. BECHER, JR..
Clothier and Hatter,
OLD IOSXOmCE BTJIT.DINQ,
SOMERSET, PA.
ISTZda Agent for tha Celebrated Owl Shirt
ESTABLISHED 1880.
ELSHBB'S BOOK STORE,
SOMERSET. PENN'A.
This well established, old and reliable Book.
3d. 1KH&. irom Its old. crannied and Inenthcient
Store-Koom directly opposite Oook av Beerita. In
its oseapancy, tne stoca ol rtooss, news and statKmenr nas oeea rery ajrratiy eaianrrtu biwbi ei.
tenth n will be nail to the H AoOtae Trad: School Hooss. School Supplies, Patwr, Enreloiies, Inks,
Pens, Almsnacs. Penells, Blank Bonks. Ac., will
turers. which will enable this establishment to job
will make It ailrantaireons tn bnr here. To retail
Iw ottered. Always lor sale an extensive and varied
Travel, novels, Ajitherun and Jilselples Hymn
jteviews, Lmuy rapers, &ury papers, ana a general line 01 reauing maimer.
Day School and Sunday School Reward Cards,
UWTESS AND JUSTICES SLAMS. BLASI BOOU TABLETS, AND MARRIAGE CEBTITIGATES.
W3VC-cVIXi OKDERS SOLICITED.
CHAS. P. FISHER.
SOMERSET LUMBER YARD.
ELIA8 CUNNINGHAM,
MaacMnrcr zil Dealer. WMesaler ail Bstaller of
1DMBES AND BUILDING MATEBIALS,
HARD AND SOFT WOODS,
Office aaa Yard
AT
Someraet,
Op S- C. R. R.
Statles .
OAK. POPLAR. Sf0.VG.. PICKBTS, MOVLDISGS,
ASH. WALSVT, TLCORMO. 8ASH, STAIR RAILS,
CHERRY. YELLOW PINK, SHINGLES, VOOKS. BALISTERS.
CHESTSLT, WHITE PISE, LATH, BLINDS, A 1 1 it POSTS
A General Line of all arrades of Lumber and Bolldlnir Material . and Rooflne- Slate Sent in stock
Also, osa lurnlaa anything In the Una of oar baslness to order with reasonable promptness, each as
dikmu. miU'aiaeu wont, etc.
elias OTT3snsri3sra-s jia:
Offices and Yard Oppoaite S. & C. R. R. station. Somerset, Pa
THE BERLIN MARBLE
IS THE BEST
MEIVIORIAL WORK
IN TEE COUNTY, AND
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS WORK
true, go to any Cemetery in the
done by the Herlm orks with
R. H. Koontz is the best man to deal with :
First, Because he is FUlly Establidd in The Trade, and ia therefore
doing a perfectly Reliable Business.
Second, Because his Very Extended Experience, and Artistic Skill, en
ables him to proportion his werk better than other.
Third, Because be claims to be,
merous rairons, toe inest Uarver, the JNeatesi Letterer, and the Best Gen
eral Workman doing business in this section of country. - feblS.
THE OLD RELIABLE
SOIITJTTLEE, WOOHSr.
ESTABLISHED IS CHICAGO IN 1842.
r f-Sp'
1 have just received two car loads of the
mmt complete Western Wagon in the market
tbete is a Hear Braka, to be used when aaaliiia- Uav or rain, a aoioethin that farmers
know tbe necessity of when hauling on hilly farms. Every part ot tbe Wuod-wurk of
una wac'iu u iaiu in owica tnree years centre
t horoiighly seasoned before being ironed.
DOUBLE COLLAR AND OIL CUPS.
It ia the only Wagon made that baa this improvement. It avoids the
necessity or hiking off the wheels to grease, as in the old style ; by sim
ply taming cap tbe wagon can be oiled in leas than five minutes. Thia
Waxon wants to be seen to be fully appreciated, aad parties wishing to
bay will do well to see it before purchasing elsewhere.
EVERY WAGON FULLY INSURED.
In offering thia make of Wagon to tha public, will say I used tha
make of Wagon for five yean when freighting across the Rocky Moun
tains, over roads that were almost impassable, and they always stood
the test 1 feel warranted in saying I believe them the Best Wagon on
wheels.
Call on Oliver Knepper or Henry Heffley, who will show you the
Wagons. . j.
mrAGtXTS WASTED THBOICHOVT TBS COVSTT.
i. heffley.
SOMEB8ET, 88, 1685.
yWaarslo car. Salt.
apr.n.
News and Staifcnery Store was moved oa February
onartera to the lance, elennt ami convenient new
these eommodtons.uartrs, speetally Bite. I an lor
he bonirht In Unre quantities direct fnim maaulac
to town and country merenants at sncn nirures ss
buyers, an almost Innnmeratile line of ocds will
assortment of Poetical Works. Histories, Books of
rtooss, Dictionaries, t;nuurea s 107 ssuoas, magasiuea,
AND GRANITE WORKS
PLACE TO BXT3T
TUE ONLY PLACE WEE HE
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
'2 anv other dealer in Western
-r t 1 1 1.
rennsyivanma. 11 you want
to be convinced that this is
County, and compare the work
that done elsewhere.
and can prove it by his Work and Nu
Self - oilim? StMl-alr!n SrhmtU w.,n. h.
fur Road nr Farm PnnvM-a rin ik. il..
Deiiig worked up. insnriiii; the work to be
Being tbe patentees of tbe
tKsfJ? K"
Wjiafwtla n,HahlA
ibcb to sell Fro It treas.
Ssiarw a f iir.m Pmil Fall iMfnM.
rlvea so that liwrnrteneed Bn can snoo
aCU,HaiBToa,.n. T. . , ,' asar.USB
WE LEAD, 1
OTHERS FOLLOW.
Oar Stock Of f
Drugs, ; I
Medicines. I
. and Chemical I
Is ihe Largest in the Couiity. j
ing enlarged niv Store-r..ia, it
dow suited to a rapidly iccreaj.
ing trade. I have increv
mj stock in
EVERY DEPARTMENT
And Ask is Critical ExaaUuailoagf '
GOODS XD PHICEI
WO.XE BIT
PUB! DRUGS BISPEM
Special Cars Otvea ta Ctunpmndi,
Plsaaa' Prniulicn. ail riii'y
PAINTS,
OILS,
GLASS,
PUTTY,
VARNISHES,
AND PAINTERS' SlTPlIEi
SOAPS,
BRUSHES,
COMBS.
SPONGES.
PERFUMERY,
TOILET ARTICLE;
School Books and School Supply
at Lowest Prices.
sTe ask Special Attsntloa to this Parta.
Good Goods,
Low Prices,
And Fair Teang TT:ti Al
A Ft IX LINE OF
OPTICAL GOODS-
JuUUS kflti.CS
TTIH
ism
C. N. BOYD'S.
MAMMOTH BLOCK.
SOMERSET PA
ISAAC SIMPSON,
LIYERY S!J SALE S
PATRIOT ST., SOMERSET. Pi
If ra Want I. Hay a Coos' tni a,.
BUGGY,
New sr 8eaad-banI, call so n 1 alio its
eoostantljr oa haaii a Larva AMunmc m a
Flos Hand.nitula
Harness, Saddles, Bridles,
Whips.
Brashes, Lap Blankets, ami srerrthlnr a a
luaoil in a Flru!iassSalllery. Utml Taai I
and Kalioa Horses always ready lur bin.
Wbea ta need ot anyitiing In bj Una, I
viva me a sail.
ISAAO SIMPSOV.
aujia. Boassair.ri. J
CALVIN HAT
BERLIN, PA.,
(MILLER'S MILL.)
MANUFACTURER OF
FLOUR & FEED!
I always iwp on haa-l a larsjs stork of FL0C
OORrT MEAU HUUKWHttT FLt'K.tsl
all ktads of CHOP. Alsu, all kln-Uol GKA1I.
whlea I sell at
BOTTOM PRICES
Wholesale aad Retail. Toa will sarenoMfi?
bavlng frum as. Mj stock is always FrwS
OEDEKS FILLED PBOICPTlX
Every Farm an Experi
mental Station.
The best analysis of any fcrf"
izer is in the farmer "s own hack
Soil testa are reliable tests to de
termine the value of any manure.
An analysis is only an intelligent
suggestion, but actual trial by the
farmer proves conclusively whether
a fertilizer will give good crops
or not For six years our $23
Phosphate has stood severe
field tests. The best results to
been obtained bylntelligcnt fx
ers w ho use it season after sea
in preference to any other insi
If you have not used it yet5
hope you will do so this seatf
BAUGH & SONS,
Philadelphia
Twraty sears of la""
bvJ.ssr.
na. j. s. "
1 whrthrr " "
.BlMMtKrn-.".l,gi4.
LIME!
Taa rarnvsr's LlaseOoaspsar, UrtXj
ss-
attasir sjins,os loau
GOOD LIME
At treats per bashes, er Mtrer It -tiat,
Lowest to all Railroad Stations and
tba Ooantv, aadoa tha Berlin Branca
er. oifscia Cawawsred. ".jZc-i
FsrrilerMas Lima, wS ch la kaowa
and S.leoee to be the Strona-est sua tli,
rktaltnral rarpesea. All orders tflW
Address, , H E.N R YS. LP I
decSi-lir uarreii bob"' -
INTELLIGENT S0LICIT0BS WAHTEO fO
sis ei - ur
mI aw"
straeois e( asodera tlaes. ,!IS,
rtmJ) takes. Will sell immnKlr 'Lfi&
lars. addr.as HIBHAKD bkOH-.
ra Caastaat aX, r-Sll a- Ka.
aprts.