THE Ktll SxATE TREASCRER,
Matthew Stanley Quay, last week
nominated by the Republican Stat
Convention for State Treasurer, waa
born in Dillflburg, York County,
this State, on the 30th of September,
1S33. His father was a Presbyterian
minister, and removed to Beaver in
1840, where Colonel Quay was rear
ed. Recalling the strupfjles and
friendships of his early life before
he left Chester, the father named
this son after Gen. Matthew Stanley,
of Brandy wine Manor, in that coun
ty. When young Quay was six
years old his father left the mission
in York and Franklin, went to Pitte
Knrwh anA thence to Beaver county,
and lor several years thereafter min
istered to congregations in various
sections of Western Pennsylvania.
He was a strong, earnest man, and
hu name is to this day mentioned
with great respect by those who re
m.mtur hia ministerial efforts in
both Eastern and Western Pennsyl
vania. Matt Quay, as he was nni
vonullr known in earlr as wellas in
later life, received the rudiments of
an English education irom nis la
ther and in the common schools of
the eections where he. happened to
be preaching, lie advanced o rap
idly in his studies that belore be
van nixteen rears of ace be was sent
to Jefferson College, in Washington
County, where ne graduated wun
honor just after passing his seven
teenth year. He soon after began
the study of law in Pittsburgh, with
Judge Sterret', but be had not pur
sued his studies long before a desire
to travel became stronger than the
disposition to fit himself for a pro
fession, and he and a college friend
started South. They spent nearly a
year in traveling through that sec-
: TKa Iartnfetiw1 t Vi art wVipn
the agitation of the Union and dis-
l nton questions nad Degun, ana ne
returned to Pittsburgh on a visit to
hia parents, with the intention of re
turning to Louisiana and starting a
Union parer, with his college friend
at ShreveporL His mother, howev
er, objected to his raakinc his home
in the South, and she had sufficient
influence over him to restrain his
youthful ardor, and for a time he
remained at home. After a' time,
however, he broke away from the
restraint of home and went South
and settled in Texas, when that
State was next to the wilderness.
The story of his sojourn in the Lone
Star Stite constitutes a very inter
esting chapter tof tis life. He lec
tured a little, and finally went to
teaching school in Colorado county.
While so engaged the Comanche
Indians became very troublesome,
and an act was passed authorizing
the raising of a regiment of mounted
rangers lor service against the In
dians. Young Quay closed up his school,
. took what little money he had, pur
chased a pony and ride and started
for Austin, the capital of the state.
He reached there the day the Legis
lature adjourned, and the bill for
the organization and payment of the
reeiment failed to pass the Senate.
This was his first lesson in the un
certainty of legislation. He has had
many since that time but none more
serious.
WUAY IN THE WAR.
In 1S54 he returned to Beaver,
resumed his law studies, was admit
ted to the bar, and was elected Pro
thonotary, which office he held un
til 1SC1, w hen, impelled by the pa
triotic spirit of the times, he resign
ed his ollice to accept a lieutenancy
in the Pennsylvania Reserves, then
organizing for service. Before his
regiment was called to the field he
was summoned to Harrieburg and
made Assistant Commissary-General
of the State, with the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel. When th Com
missary Department was transferred
to Washington Governor Cnrtin
made Mr. Quay his private secreta
ry. In 1SG2 he was selected to com
mand the One Hundred and Thirty
fourth Regiment of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, in which capacity he
saw nine months' active service, and
resigned when called upon by Gov.
Curtin to fill the responsible posi
tion of State Agent at Washington.
This was immediately after the bat
tle of Fredericksburg, in which he
participated and received particular
mention in general orders. A war
writer said of his regiment:
"In the Antietatn campaign it
made another forced march toward
South Mountain, but reached the
battlefield ot Antietam just too late
to participate in the fight The reg
ment remained in camp near the
battlefield until the 30th of October.
While there Colonel Quay was
stricken with typhoid fever, and his
friends for some time despaired of
his recovery. In November the reg'
iment moved without its Colonel to
the neighborhood of Fredericksburg,
Ya. Colonel Quay returned to his
regiment early in December, but so
reduced by disease as to be totally
unfit for duty, and it was thought
by his closest friends that be would
not live long- Upon the advice of
eminent surgeons he resigned his
commission and the acceptance of
it arrived upon the eve of the battle
of Fredericksburg. Although no
longer an officer in the army, and
with every preparation made to
start for home at once, he was un
willing that the regiment should go
into battle without him. He, of
course, could not command it, so be
volunteered as an aid upon the staff
of General Tyler, who commanded
the brigade in which his regiment
was serving, and participated in
that great battle. In his official re
port of that fight, Gen. Tyler bears
the following striking tribute
to the gallantry of Col. Quay. He
says :
CoLM.S. Quay, late of the One
Hundred and Thirty -fourth, was
upon my staff as a volunteer aid-decamp,
and to him I am greatly in
debted. Notwithstanding his en
feebled health, he was in the saddle
early and late, ever prompt and ef
ficient and especially so during the
engagement It was told of him that
when he went into the fight he was
all ready to start home and that his
men had sent considerable money
by him to friends and kindred in
Pennsylvania, but that so intent
was he upon going into the fight
with the regiment his health had
forced him to leave just on the eve
of battle that when Gen, Tyler ac
cepted hia services as a staff officer
he forgot money and all else and
went into the action with it on his
person.' "
Col. Quay returned to Pennsylva
nia immediately after the battle of
Fredericksburg, and Governor Cur
tin t once appointed him Military
State agent at Washington, a posi
tion of great labor rand responsibili
ty. No State in the Union was more
earnest in the care of her soldiers
than Pennsylvania. Its Governor
had promised at the outbreak of the
Rebellion that no soldier killed in
battle or dying of disease should be
buried off her soiL Governor Cur
tin object in appointing a man of
Colonel Quay's ability to the posi
tion f st Airont at Washington.
n-o tViat th nmvifiions of thatseree-
ment might be carried out to the let
ter. This imposed upon mm aen
cate and onerous duties such as a
r..hfnl rjtrti over the sick and
wounded, the forwarding of dead
bodies home, and generally a waicn
ful eye over the interests of Pennsyl
vania unldirra in c&mD and on the
field. Althougn quite feeble during
most of the time he neia iaav posi
tion thnnaandu of Pennsylvania sol
diers have borne tribute to the fidel
ity with which he performed that
trust, .
in 1KA3 ihfl Legislature created
the office of Military Secretary, and
flnvprnnr Cnrtin. recalling the faith
ful energy and careful intelligence
of his former private secretary, at
once transferred Colonel Quay from
the position of Military State Agent
at Washington to the post of Milita
ry Secretary at Harrisburg. Soon
after he had taken his new position
the death of CoL Sees, Superintend
ent f Trancnortation and Tele
graph, imposed the additional du-
ties oi mat poeiuou upuu uim.
held these two important offices and
the closest confidential relations
with the Governor for two years or
more, during which time his duties
were of the most exacting charac
ter.
IN POLITICS.
In iS65 he resigned these posi
tions to take his seat in the Legisla
ture from the counties of Washing
ton and Beaver, to which he had
been elected in 1864. He was made
Chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means of that body,, and
some of the most important legisla
tion enacted during his legislative
service bore the impress of his in
telligent work. His first memora
ble political contest was in 1SG6,
when he was the presiding genius
in the political move which result
ed in the election of James R. Kelly
as Speaker of the House. In this
fiirht he began to develop into the
sagacious political leader he has
since become, and being a friend of
Governor Curtin's he was naturally
led into antagonisms with the then
ruling power in Pennsylvania poli
tics. The following year he was an un
successful candidate for theSpeak
ersnip himself, the party being di
vided into two tactions, led by ex-
Governor Curtin and Gen. Simon
Cameron. The breach which had
occurred was healed in 1S69, when
Hon. John Scott was elected U. S.
Senator and Robert W. Mackey
State Tieasurer.
The Colonel was now a recognized
power in the politics of the State,
and, the better to . retain bis grip
started a newspaper the Beaver
Radical without a subscriber, but
made it a success. When General
hartranft ran for Governor, Colonel
Quay used every exertion and
brought all his influence to bear in
Hartranft s favor. His reward was
the appointment to be Secretary of
the Commonwealth, in which posi
tion his unsurpassed knowledge of
public men and political anairs
made him of great use.
Dunnii the administration ol Liov.
Hovt he continued in this position
until political differences with the
Governor caused his resignation.
Meanwhile he was for a short time
Recorder of the City of Philadelphia.
Moving to Philadelphia he became
a resident of the Eighth Ward, and j
was a prominent factor in local as
well as State politics. Last year he
returned to Beaver County.
Colonel Quay is a man of bne in
tellectual attainments and periodic
ally studious habits. He is the pos
sessor of a fine library, and some of
the leading Philadelphia booksellers
have a standing order to send him a
copy of every new publication in
which he is likely to be interested.
While a resident ot Philadelphia,
occupying the splendidly-appointed
residence on the corner of Eleventh
and Spruce streets, he was known as
a most hospitable householder. His
family consists of his wife and sev
eral children. His eldest child, a
boy, is a namesake of Governor
Curtin.
Making Beds.
every bed maker, as the covers
are spread, turn the upper sheet and
all above it, leaving a generoug mar
gin below the bolster. Some people
always pull the covers straight up
to the top and lay the bolster upon
them, so that when bedtime comes
they have to be arranged at the
head. Boys don t like this way and
perhaps some other folks don't eith
er. It is the custom to pile twe Dig,
square pillows on top of the bolster,
and then put on two pillows shams,
and then sometimes, or perhaps be
fore the pillow shams, a sheet sham.
This is setting a trap for the unwary.
Only a remarkably careful woman
is equal to the task of getting off all
the "finery'' properly.
hy not abolish shams ot all Kinds?
Why not honestly take off the big,
square pillows and supply every
bed with a comlortable bolster to
take the place of pillows? If you
like adornment embroider or dec
orate the slips and sheets them
selves, without any make-believe.
Silk, lace and the like seem out of
place on a bed, which sheuld sug
gest repose. Imagine a boy with
big boots on flinging himself into
the midct of a fairy creation of pink
satin and torchou ! Let beds be
what they look like, and let them
look like what they are real resting
places. A great deal of attention
should be given to the proper airing
of mattresses every morning, and
at least once a week a stiff brush
6hould remove the dust which will
accumulate, even in the best order
ed house, around and under the
tufts of cotton or bits of leather, or
whatever is used to tack the mat
tress with. Attention should also
be directed to the edge of the mat
tress, where the braid is cewed on,
for dust often sifts under that
Where the bedroom is the dressing
room, dust cannot be avoided, but
it may be at least changed, and it
need not be allowed to accumulate.
Hang-tog Himself Alter a Spree.
Pittsburg, July 6. W. A. Mc
Cracken, a wealthy farmer, residing
near north Liberty, Mercer county,
went to Marcertown on Saturday
and proceeded to celebrate Indepen
dence day in a lively manner. He
was arrested and locked up. This
morning he was taken before the lo
cal Magistrate and after a severe lec
ture was fined (5 and costs. This
was promptly paid and with a sor
rowful look on his face McCracken
started on his way home. He con
tinued to brood over the error of his
ways and immediately upon reach
ing home went to his barn and
hanged himself to one of the rafters.
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How to Oram CWory.
That excellent authority, the Ger
m an town Telegraph,obeerva : There
are few sand plants more highly .e
teemed than celery. It is compara
tively easy of cultivation, and yet
but few attempt or succeed in grow
ing it Sometimes plants are pur
chased and Bet out, but rarely suc
ceed because the roots become dried
and withered. Tt in much better to
grow one's own plants, which can
be done by starting inera in a no
bed, or for want of ore, plant the
seeds early in the spring in a pan or
box covered with glass and put in a
window which has sunlight The
vonnir nlants are auite slow of
growth, and by the time they put
forth two or three leaves the weatn
er will usually be warm enough to
nlant thorn nut intn the onen SoiL
For the purpose of putting out, the
sou should be ot good tertimy anu
well pulverized. Into this place
th Toun; nlants in rows four or
mote inches apart and two inches
. .i mi l J U
apart in tne rows, inej suuum uo
frequently watered by means of a
wstpr -rmt irith a fine nose, and in a
little time will begin to make good
growth. A moderately moist sou or
frequent watering are absolutely
lunaun Rcfrn-A th nlnnta are
ready for setting the trenches should
be prepared by carefully making
them a foot wide, and if several,
threat fcpt a riart : As with a spade
or 6hovel, throwing out the soil be
tween the trenches, keeping level
and smooth; put in well rotted man
ure two or three inches deep and
cover carefully with the soil to a
depth of four or five inches.
When the plants are about six
inches in height commence to trans
plant, by taking a trowel and care
fully lifting the plant aad then re
moving the soil so that the roots
may be spread and not crowded in
resetting. The plants should be set
four or five inches apart in the
trench and the earth well trodden
down. After setting.water copious
ly and keep the plants moist
by occasional applications of
house slops, soapsuds, etc.,
which also serve the purpose of not
only fertilizing, but also of killing
slugs. In very hot days the trenches
may be shaded by some artificial
means, using branches ot trees or
boards. For successional crops the
setting may be made three weeks or
a mnrtth ana rt. The 1 utter nart of
July the rows will need special at
tention. The rows should be care
fnllv hoed, all loose leaves and suck
ers carefully removed, and of loose
earth that is worked into the trench-
with a trowel haul about the plants,
collecting the leaves with the hand,
a sufficient Quantity to commence
the earthing, which should be re
peated at intervals ot two or tnree
weeks, until the earthing is comple
ted, when the soil should be pressed
about the leaves so as to keep the
air out and facilite blanching. Y hen
blanched it may be lifted foruse, or
protected to endure the winter.
"Why he Never Mimed.
"The nr.iirips of the We6t are
great places for wind," said a tele
graph operator. "I used to have a
station out in Nebraska, rightout on
the open prairie, and the way the
wind blowed was a caution. But it
was a lucky wind for me. At a sta
tion about thirteen miles west my
rirl lived, and as I had no Sunday
train or business of any kind I used
to go up there and stay over ounaay.
But a lively horse from Saturday
niirht tn Monday cost me too much
money, and so I rigged up a sail on
an old tie car. All 1 had to ao aat
nrdav niirht was to hoist mv Bail.
push the tie car out on thfe main
, . . ., T
trace and in less tnan an nour x
was at my journey's end. For more
than a venr T wont tn fiee m V ffirl
every Saturday night by means of
that sail car. rretty siee, wasn i
it?"
"Yes pretty sleek. But do you
mean to say that the wind blowed
in the same direction every Satur
day night during all that time?"
"Of course I don't"
"Well, how did you manage it
those nights when it blew in the
other direction ?"
"Easy enough. I had another girl
fifteen miles east"
A Supposed Murder.
Youngstown, O., July 9. Thomas
Pugh, residing near Hubbard, north
of this city, drove to Greenville yes
terday and secured 12,000. Return
ing home with the money on his
person he stopped at the house of
his uncle, within half a mile of his
own home. About 9:30 o'clock last
night he left there to drive home,
and at 10:30 his wife discovered the
horse and buggy at the door and
her husband missing. Over 100 men
have been scouring the locality but
no clue to the missing man has been
obtained.
Mr. Pugh is 73 years old and was
under the influence of liquor when
last seen. It is supposed he was
followed from Greenville and mur
dered. Thought the Burglar
band.
waa Her II u
Lynn, July 9. Mrs. Wm. Thayer,
of Boston, a boarder at the Hotel
Preston, SwampscoU, thought that
she heard somebody in he. room
early this morning. She arose, and
a man placed his hand on her arm,
saying, gently; "You had better go
back to bed." She thought it was
her husband and did as requested.
But finding him in bed she aroused
him, and be got up in time to see a
tnan jump from the window to the
piazza and thence to the ground.
The burglar had secured upward of
$2,000 worth of diamonds, watches
uud other jewelry from Mr. Thayer's
room.
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Jail Delivery la York County.
Lancaster, Pa, July 8, Thomas
Murray, James Manning, W. A.
Barton, John Gibsons and A. J. Da
vidson, long-term prisoners, escaped
from the York County jail about
midnight last night They sawed
the bars of a window, and after get
ting on the roof descended to the
pound by means of a rope. None
nave as yet been recaptured.
A misstep will often make a crip
ple for lite. A bottle of Henry &
Johnson's Arnica and Oil Liniment
at hand, will not prevent the misstep,
but used immediately it will save
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The most popular - cars among
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Clean green window-blinds when
faded by brushing them over with
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All vegetables should be put into
boiling water.
Bake custards in cups set in a pan
of cold water.
It is said that camphor gum plac
ed on shelves or in drawers will ef
fectually drive away mice.
No kitchen should be without
scales to test the integrity of things
purchased by weight, and to meas
ure the quantities of various re
ceipts. Miss Peabody says that white tis
aiiA Ttanpr or canton flannel is the
best material in whieh to wrap sil
ver. Woolen flannel, being bleacn
ed with sulphur, would not be a de
sirable wrapping.
To polish brass or steel, there is
nothing better than the old-fashion-rnttortatnna
or trinoli wet with
spirits of turpentine. If the steel is
rusty, oil witn coal on ana lay away
for a day before polishing.
recipes.
Poached Eggs. Have the water
boiling, add a teaspoonful of salt
and one of vinegar, with sufficient
water to cover the eggs well ; break
them and drop gently in the water,
whan itnnA ramnva with a strainer.
Choice Biscuit One quart of
flour, one cup two-thirds full of but
termilk and then fill up with sour
cream ; half a teaspoonful of salera
tus made fine and stirred in the
milk, and a teaspoonfull of baking
powder stirred in the flour. Have
your oven hot when they are ready;
cool, it off when they begin to get
brown.
Eggs Spanish Fathion. Take a
couple of ripe tomatces, stew them
until the water they contain has
evaporated ; add a teaspoonful of on
ion chopped fine, with plenty of salt
and a little pepper; when the onions
become tender take it from the fire
and make it in something the shape
of an omelette ; place it on two or
three poached eggs and serve.
. Codfish Balls. Put the fish in
cold water, set on the back of the
stnpp' whpn thA water pets hot Dour
off and pour on cold water again
- t i r I. l . L.H
until tne nsn is iresn enougu ; wjcu
pick it up, have some hot mashed
nntatnPA mix th two together, tak-
I J o " . ,
ing two-thirds potatoes to one-third
hsb; put in plenty oi outier; mase
into balls and nut away until the
next morningjfry them in plenty of
lard; have the lard hot before putr
ting in the balls.
Rebuking a King.
The timidity which hesitates to
rebuke profanity was once shamed
by a king who had been himself re
buked for profanity. Riding along
the highway in disguise, and seeing
a soldier at an inn, he stopped and
asked him to drink ale with him.
On ad oath which the king uttered
while they were drinking, the sol
dier remarked
"I am sorry to hear young gentle
man swear."
His majesty took notice of it, but
swore again. The soldier immedi
ately said :
"I'll pay for part of the ale, if you
please and go ; for I so hate swear
ing that if you were the king him
self, I should tell you of it"
'Should you indeed?" asked the
king.
"I should," was the emphatic re
ply of his subject:
Not long after, the king gave him
an opportunity to be "as good as
his word." Having invited some
lords, to dine with him, he sent for
the soldier, and bade him to stand
near him, in order to serve him if
be was needed Presently, the king,
not now in disguise, uttered an
oat). And deferentially the soldier
immediately said :
"Should not my lord and king
fear an oath ?"
Looking at the heroic soldier and
then at his company of obsequious
noblemen, the king severely remark
ed. "There my lords,is an honest man
He can respectfully remind me of
the great sin of swearing; but you
can sit here and let me stain my
soul by swearing, and not so much
as tell me of it I"
He Had the Boodle.
Miss Susie had been more than
usually fortunate in keeping her lit
tle brother within bounds when
James came to see her. Her court
ship met with a set-back last Satur
day night, however. While James
waited for her to get ready to go to
the rink he noticed little Sammy
contemplating his feet with a look
ot absorbing interest He began to
feel uncomfortable, as will any
young man if you gaze at his feet
long enough. At length out from
the fullness of Sammy's little heart
his mouth spake :
" Mr. Stewpan, kin I look at your
shoes?"
" Why certainly, Sammy."
Sammy examined them faithfully
and then, in a disappointed tone, re
marked :
44 Why, they ain't any different
from my pa's."
Wby,Sammy, why should they
be?"
"And ain't yer stockin's or yer
bare feet any different, nuther?"
" Not that I know of, Sammy.
But why do you ask?"
" O, coz. Sue mid to ma last night
that you were such an ornery teller
she wouldn't look at you if you
weren't well heeled."
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Mercurial impurities and the pollution
of C'ontacloua IHseaaea. It also neu
tralizes tbe poisons left by Diphtheria
and Scarlet Fever, ami enables rapid
rer u tie ration from tbe enfeeblement and
debility caused by these diseases.
Myriads of Cures
Achieved by Atkr'8 Sarsaparilla. la
the paxt forty years, are attested, and there
is no blood disease, at all powiblc of cure,
tb:it will not Tield to it. Whatever the
ailments of this claw, and wherever found,
from tbe scurvy of tbe Arctic circle to the
vekn-eores" of South Africa, this rem
edy has afforded health to the sufferers
bv whom it was employed. Druggists
everywhere can cite numerous eases, with
in their personal knowledge, of remark
able cures wrought by it, where all other
treatment had been unavailing. People
will do well to
Trust Nothing Else
than Ayt.r's 8arsapartha. Numerous
crude mixtures are offered to the public
as "blood purifiers." which only allure
the twtient with the pretense of many
cheap doses, and with which it la folly to
experiment while disease is steadily be
eominfr more deep-seated and difficult of
cure. Some of these mixture do much
lastinc harm. Bear In mind that the only
niedi-ine that can radically purify , the
Vitiated blood is
. Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
PRKFARKD bt
Dp. J. C. Ayer & Co, Lowell, Ma.
Sold by all Druggist: Price $1;
Six bottle for $5.
C00KSTOVES
ALWAYSSATISFACTORY
EIGHTEEN SIZES AND KINDS
ILL PURCHASERS CM BE SUITED
HAMUPACTOTUn) T
Isaac iSheppird & Co.,6altiniore,Ii
AND FOR BALE BT
R. B. Schell & Co ,
SOMERSET,
ar-T-'a4-ljr,
PATENTS
obtained, aad aU business In the TJ. S. Patent
OAce, or In the Courts attended to for MODERATE
We at opposite the TJ. S. Patent Office, aa
gaged In PATENT BUSINESS EXCLUSI VElV, and
eaa obtain patents la leas Ume than those remote
from WASHINGTON.
When model or drawing Is sent we advise a to
patentability free of eharge ; and we make NO
CHARGE UNLESS WE OBTAIN PATENT.
w refer, here, to the Postmaster, the Sunt, ef
the Money Order IHvtaloa, and to officials of the
TJ. 8. Patent crBes. For elreular, advice, terms,
end reference to actual eueata In your ewa State
, aqoress
O. A. SNOW A CO,
Opposite Patent Otftee,
Washlagtoa, D. C.
HELPS
11JJUI biesai
working people. Send
cent postage aad we will
til voureea rovaL velea-
bie sample hoz ef goofs that
,v of aukiBK more atonev la
win put you ib tne wa;
a few days than you ever thouaht possible at aay
wapitat not requtreu. 1 ou can lira at
work ia snare usee saly. or all the tale.
AU ef both sexes, of all agesavaodlr
fuL
M cents te g easily earned everr evening.
That
all wbe
want work soar
test the bastness, we
make this unparalleled otter r To all who are not
well aailsaed, we will send 1 to pay for tbe trim Me
of writing us. Full particulars, dliwetiaaa. etc..
sent free. Immense pay absolutely sure for aU
who start at one. Don t delay. Add res. Sna-
aoa a uol, roruaad, Maine.
A PellZE
end east ortost-
eustly hex of goods, whieh will kela yea te
aee and reeetre free a
y ng&t away than anything els la Uue
world. AIL of either sex. unnnit rMss Spat haae.
Tbe bread read to rortuae opens before tbewerk-
her sex. saeeosej from
eve, eaiuei; sure, ateaea aaarsea, tbvb
infill
IHIIrl 11 l;l 1-J a
in w
EXCELSIOR
Ask lor "Boaga aa Ooacbs," foe Ooasha,
Colds. Sore Throat, Hoarseness. Troches, Is.
Liquid, Ue.
Clean eat rata, aalea, roaebes, 01, aats, bsd
baga, skoaka, cbipmaak, aiopaer. 15c. DrucgUt,
PalDltatloo. DrocMeal Swallliurs. DtexiBMs, In
digestion, Headache, Slaaplcsaneia, eared by
" Well' Health Jtaocwer."
H atawtajh aat Oaraa.
Ask tor Walls' " Soagh on Conn." ISO. Quick,
eoupleu ear. Hard or soil corns, warts, booiunA.
Kavagh rala" re Plaaiav S
StrenirthenlnK, Improved, tbe bast for back
aebe, pain la efaast or aide, rheumatism, aeiral-
gia.
Thla rewpla.
" Wells Health Beaewer " rsstore health and
vigor, cares Dyspepsia, Headache, Nervousset,
Debility. IL
WhaaavlagfCaeurh,
aad the many Throat A flection of eklldren,
promptly, pleasantly, and aalely relieved bv
-hough on Uoagna." Troches, las. Balsam, 240.
If yon are falling, broken, worn out and nervous,
as "Wells' Hsalth Kaoover." ft. Draggtu.
Lira Pgaaerrar.
If yon an losing yonrgrlpoa lire, try " Well
Health Ksnewer. 1 Ooe direct to wak (pot.
" Maagh aa TaeXausehe."
Instant relief for Neuralgia, Toothache, Faee
aehe. Ask lor "Hough on X oothecae." 16 and tbe.
Ptrattr Waaraa.
Ladles who would retain freshness aad vivacity,
don't tall to try Well' Health Benewer."
Catarrhal Threat AsTeetlaa.
Haoking, Irritating Coughs, Cold, Sore Throat,
cured l.y "Kougn on Coughs." Troches, Uo.
Liquid, Jic
"ateagsi aallch.'
" Rough on Itch " cures humors, eruptions, ring
worm, tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, chilblain.
The Haaa af he HaUaa.
Children, low In development, puny, aerawny,
and delicate, use "Well' Health Itenewer."
tfla Awaha.
three or four hours every night coughing. Oct
Immediate relief aad sound rest by using Wells'
"Hough on Coughs." t roches, 103. Balaam, lie
"atasurh 0a Pala" Paraaaael Plaater
Strengthening, Improved, the best for backache,
pains in cheat ur side, rheumatism, neuralgia.
He Spanked the Boy.
All the adult passengers in the
wailing room had their attention at
tracted by his antics. lie wanted
candy, and he wanted to see the
river, and he wanted more tnan any
city tbe size of Detroit ccnld possi
bly furnish free gratis, ilia mother
hushed him up as best she could,
and several times he slapped her
face and kicked her shins and got off
without even a pinch. By and by
an old man who sat near her, and
whose feet tbe boy had walked on
several times, began to get nervous
and, turning to his right hand neigh
bor, said :
" Land o' massy ! but I've either
got to git outer here or spank that
boy 1"
"He just aches for it!" growled
the other.
u He does. He puts me in mind
of my William. I've seen William
when nothing on airth but a spank
ing would put good nature into
him."
" I say I will go I shouted the boy
at this moment.
"Please, Johnny, be good," en
treated hi mother.
" I won't 1''
"Oh, do! See how they are all
looking at us."
I don't care if they are !"
With that he walked up to the
old man and made a kick, and then
the curtain went up on the play.
With one twist and two motions he
was seized, whirled over a pair of
knees, and before he could squawk
once the spanking machine began
its werk. If ever a boy of seven
was nearly wound up and the ugly
taken out of him inside of sixty sec
onds, the work was no more com
plete than in this case.
" There !" said the spanker, as he
upended the child and placed him
on a seat, "you'll feel better a heap
better. Hated to do it, you know,
but- saw that you was suffering for
it. Beg your mother's pardon for
interfering in fam'ly matters, but
you set right tbar till the train is
ready.
" The boy "set," nd such a calm
and solid peace stole over the crowd
that tne yells of the hackmen nut
doors gave everybody a pain. De
troit Free Press.
Coro for 11 lea.
Piles are frequently preceded by
a sense of weight in the back, loins
and lower part of the abdomen, caus
ing the patient to suppose he has
some affection of the kidneys or
neighboring organs. At times,
symptons of indigestion are present,
as flatulency, uneasiness of the stom
ach, ect A moisture, like perspira
tion, producing a very disagreeable
itching, after getting warm, is a com
mon attendant Blind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the ap
plication of Dr. Bosanko's Pile Rem
edy, which acts directly upon the
parts affected,absorbing the Tumors,
allaying the intense itching, and ef
fecting a permanent cure. Price 50
cents. Address, lbe Dr. Hosanko
Medicine Co., Piqua, O. Sold by
C. N. BOYD, Druggist, Somerset,
Pa. dec.3-ly.
The Teacher' Work.
Headaches and insomnia are at
least as frequent among teachers as
among the scholars whose over-
I pressure has excited so much com
1 miseration. Of all tbe industries in
j which women find themselves en
! gaged this of tuition is, with the ex
ception of the great duty ot mother
hood, by far the most important,
whether it is gauged by the numbers
employed, or the influence of their
work. After a mother, a teacher has
the most power in shaping the minds
of tbe generation that is in a couple
of decades to do the work of the
world. Pall Mall Gazette.
The Erie la Oregon.
Mark A. Miller, traveling agent for
tbe Erie railroad; writes from Port
land, Oregon, that an attack ot
pleuro-pneumonia left behind it a
severe and painful cough. After
trying several remedies without sac
cess, be began using Red Star Cough
Cure, and upon taking one bottle
found himself on the road to rapid
recovery.
Tbe Cuatona or STaaslna;.
The custom of shaving, which is
less than three centuries old, owes
its introduction to a temporary fash
ionthe accidental state of tbe chin
of a French king. Louis XIII
mounted tbe throne of his glorious
ancestors a mere youth, without a
beard, and his courtiers, thinking
that tbeir face would appear rough
to him shavetl off their beards, so
that they might look young like
their king. The people at first re
fused to vfollow this dangerous ex
ample, but at length began to imi
tate the nobility, and the practice
became almost universal
OTUED DOUSES DAY iniTATE US.
BUT NONE CAN COMPETE WITH OUR
GOODS AND PRICES.
Therefore you should look to your interest, as a dollar sav
ed is a dollai earned.
BECHEIX, Till: PEOPLES CltOTIIIEIX,
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, fit 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,
OliD POSTOFriCE BTJIUDIlSia-,
S03IEBSET, PA.
E5T"Sol9 Agent for the Celebrated Owl Shirt
ESTABLISHED 1880.
PISHEB'S BOOIC STOBB,
SOMERSET, PENN'A.
This well established, old and reliable Bnok. Hears and Stationery Store was mnved on February
td, 18S4, from Its old, cramped and insufficient quarters to the large, eleirant and convenient new
Store-Koom directly opposite Oook k. Merit'. In these commodious quarters, specially Btteil up lor
Its occupancy, the slock of Hooks, News and Stationery has been very srrcatly enlanced. Special at
tention will be paid to the Wkolfal Trade. School Books, School Supplies, Per, Envelopes, Inks,
Pens, Almanacs, Pencils, Blank Books, ., will he bought In laiye quantities direct from manufac
turers, which will enable this establishment to job to town and country merchants at such It (cures as
will nuife It attrnitAirtmafl tn trav hmrm. To retail bnvers. an almost Innumerable line of woods will
be ottered. Always lor sale an extensive and varied
Travel, novels, x.utneran ana mscipies nymn books, uicuousnes, uniKina ivy Dwta,jiuuiui
Bevlews, Daily Papers, Story Papers, and a genera i line of reading matter.
Bay School and Sunday School Reward Cards,
LAWYEBS AND JUSTICES BLANK, BLANI BOOK, TABLETS, AND HABB1AGE CERTIFICATES.
ar:&.A.xxj ohjdehs solicited.
CHAS. IdC FISHER.
SOMERSET LUHBEE YARD.
elias cuNisriisranM,
Manufacturer an! Dealer. WMssaler and Retailer of
LUMBER ADD iWI MATERIALS
HARD AND SOFT WOODS,
Office and Yard
AT
Somerset,
Op- S- & C. R. R.
Statios .
OAK, POPLAR. SIDINGS, PICKETS, MOULD1XGS.
ASH. WALKVT, FLCORIXQ. SASH. STA1H HAILS,
CHERRY. TtKLLOW PISE, SHISULES, HOOKS, BALISTERS.
VHESTSIT, WHITE PISE, LATH, bl.I.SUS, NEWEL POSTS
A General Line of all arades of Lumlier and Building Material, and Roofing Slate kept In Stock.
Also, can lurnisn anything in the line ef our business to order with reasonable promptness, such a
Bracket. Udd-sised work, ae.
IEXiILAS OUHTISTXTQ-Tl -A-IMI
Offices and Yard Opposite S. & C. R. R. station, Somerset, Pa
THE BERLIN MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS
IS THE BEST PLACE TO BUY
MEMORIAL WORK
IN THE COUNTY, AND THE ONLY PLACE WJIEXE
STRICTLY FIRST-CLSS WORK
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 Fully Established in The Trade, and is therefore
doing a perfectly Reliable Business.
Second, Because his Very Extended Experience, and Artistic Skill, en
ables him to proportion his work better titan others.
Third, Because he claims to be, and can prove it by his Work and Nu
merous Patrons, tbe Finest Carver, the Neatest Letterer, and the Best Gen
eral Workman doing business in this section of country. feblS.
THE OLD RELIABLE
SOHTJTTLER,
ESTABLISHED IX CHICAGO IN IS42.
I bave just received two cor loads of the Self-oiling Steel-skein Schutller Wagons, tbe
most complete Western Wagon in tbe market for Road or Farm Purposes. On the latter
tbete is a Hear Brake, to be used when battling hay or erain, a something that farmers
know tbe necessity of when hauling on
mis wagon uas uuu in atocc tnree years oelure being worked up, insuring tbe work to be
boroughly seasoned before being ironed. Being tbe patentees of tbe
DOUBLE COLLAR AND OIL CUPS.
It is the only Wagon made that has this improvement It avoids the
necessity of taking off the wheels to grease, aa in theold style; by sim
ply turning is cap tbe wagon can be oiled In leas than five minutes. This
Wagon wants to be seen to be fully appreciated, and parties wishing to
buy will do well to tee it before purchasing elsewhere.
EVERY WAGON FULLY INSURED.
In offering this make of Wagon to the public, will say I used the same
make of Wagon for five years when freighting across the Rocky Moun
tains, over roads that were almost impassable, and they always stood
the test. I feel warranted in saying I believe them tbe Best Wagon on
wheels.
Call on Oliver Knepper or Henry HefUey, who will show you the
Wagons.
tWAQEBTS WA1TTED THROUGHOUT TBE COVSTT.
I. HEFPLEY.
SOMERSET, MABCK 28, 1886. :
V
rXIrlL
mrLni lLEl?,
iv owners. Irwst Work, t-
. S. Order direct. P.O. Itox 260.
ATUMFaurrtO, Ktubor,. rs.
aprA
assortment ef Poetical Works, Histories, Books of
Can be purchased at a rea
sonable price. AVe claim to
do BETTER WORK, set it
np better, proportion it bet
ter, and SELL IT CHEAP-
er according to quality, than
I any other dealer in Western
Pennsylvannia. If you want
to be convinced that this is
County, and compare the work
billy farms. Every part of tbe Wood-work of
WANTED.
Orap Vines, Shrat-.Koecs.fce. ticrlc
reliable
traes,
" 1 . T: . V, .-
"rj'J.' fr raw. nrwo-
7 bu.7n" A J drtssTF. I K EtM AN
CO,JUiQam,.n. Y; marJl-Sn
WE LEAD,
OTHERS FOLLOW
i
Our Stoek Of
Drugs,
Medicines,
and Chemica
Is the Largest in the County,
ing enlarged my Store-room
now suited to a rapidly inert!
ing trade. I have increase
my stock in
EVERY DEPARTMENT f
Aad Atk a Critical Examine ' f
GOODS ..VD PfilClii
NO?fE BUT
I
PURI DRUGS fflSKHSBl
pecialCareOlTslltoColIlsIl!l:(
Plrsaaa Prssxljtltij ci rssij
PAINTS,
OILS,
GLASS,
PUTTY,
VARNISHES,
AND PAINTERS' SUPPLir,
SOAPS,
BRUSHES,
COMBS.
SPONGKS,
PERFUMERY,
TOILET ARTICLE;
School Books and School Supply
at Lowest Prices.
49-We ask Special Attention to this Dtjarj
Good Goods,
Low Prices,
And Fair lealiag Tiih Al
A IT'LL LIKE OF
OPTICAL OOCti-
JULIUS Km
Mi
A W tiJI
iCT CO 1 t, i ;cC.f LI
C. N. BOYD'S,
MAMMOTH BLOCK,
SOMERSET PA.
ISAAC SIMPSON,
LIVEflY Ml SHE SHE
PATRIOT ST., SOMERSET. Pi
If Yon H int (a Rug a Good tnd Oris
BUGGY,
New er Seconl-b&mJ, call on me. 1 tin lie
constant on tianit a l.arn Assortment a
Floe lianu-Biaie
Harness, Saddles, Bridles,
Whips,
Brashes, Lap Flankets. awl sremhicf i
luuoii in a t'lrsKlass SaiMlery. tojl Tnat
and Kidino; Horses alwav ready frfltn
Woes in Bci of anjthmg ib mj Uat,
Klvems a call.
ISAAC SI.MPS0.
mar, IX Soauawr.tL
CALVIN HAT
BERLIN, PA.,
(MILLER'S MILL.)
MANUFACTURER OF
FLOUR & FEED!
T tT kiwn nn han.1 & Tam Rtock Of FLUrt
CUKX-MEAL. BUCKWHEAT KLOT'K.
all kinds of CHOP. Also, all kindiot utu
which I sell at
BOTTOM rJSICB
Wholesale and Retail. Yoawill saram?
baring truss ate. jMy stock is always FreaH.
OBDEBS FILLED PROMPT!!
ABOUT PHOSPHATES
AciduUted S. C Phosphate Rock is
complete manure it is vol uable for itssofci
Phosphoric Aciil only: and contruniooA
mom. It is often called " Soluble EoM.
".Mineral Bone," "Fossil Bone," &c.
We are prepared to snjiply this article Jtt
lowest possible rate, and guarantee lito tt
per cent. Available Phosphoric Acil
FARMERS, IX NOT BE DECEIVE)
TWENTY FIVE DOLLAR
PHOSPHATE
Is not South Carolina Rock. Ie f
Ammoniated Animal Bone Super-Ric?-
We are the only manufacturers of at,
every bag has our name and address oa, at
guaranteed analysis. None otlur iigeW
BAUGH & SONS.Philadelpbj
BAUCH'S$25PH0SPHJ5
.awT. ak.rf,.r nd
Im. !. It-nukHorr'T
ls to kmm b.-" "fiJ'S
SHOP SmitiMnlnr all r- ""KLSfJiw1
ddV. nd will mul j IHOJ "?'ira
BAUCM A SONS. 20 6. Oat. AM. P".
Tsil IranoU""'
li-i-t.
r,yJ.n.-cl"V
Awit !iik m l" c
pr.
LIME! LlMtf1
The Fanner's LimsOmpaoy. IJolM.,li,
at their kilns, or load ear.
GOOD LIME
At a cent! per bushel, er deliver It ss ,
i . .ii K.iinA Stations s"'1 "iLTa
U Ooontv. aad so the Berlin Branck Tl
sr. Stlufarltm Gmsnutttd. ' "w pisfJ
Frr1lems Lime, whlca Is BBuW? JZ for if
and Science to be the Strongest mi
rtraltaral PuruoscS. II orders ryt.
Address.
ut-VDVS A"' a.
decat-Lrr
INTELLIGENT SOLICITORS WAT0 F0J?
Uarrett Boater
memoir, of JJ
Btaowai . of h T2rji
vrmlf of awlcrn tieM. '; ,
reads taken. Will sell ''' 'i&f
lars. addrrs HI BBABD WUJ3
7 Chestnut SU, Phil'-i. '
V 3!