WHATT9 IA FE.
A little crib bende the bed, 5 .
A litUe face above the irprraJ ;
A little frock behind the door,
A little shoe npon the floor.
A little lad with dark brown hair,
A little blue-eyed face and fair ;
A little latie that lds to arhool,
A littie pencil, slate and rale.
A little blithesome, winsome maid, j
A little hand within bis laid ;
X little cottape, acres fonr. j
A little old-time fashioned store. j
A little family Gathering rouud,
A little turf-heaped, teaf-dewtd mooml j
A little added 14 the j3, i j W
A little rest from hardc-t to:!.
A little silver in his hair,
A little stool and easy chair;
A little nipht of earth-lit gloom.
A little corteee to the tomb.
. J
"I go to-morrow,rI said, as we sat
down on a flat stone beside the road.
"Yes, so I understand."
"And is Uiet all yoa have, tojay,
Bell?"
"I wish vou a pleasant journey
and a safe return.'' she said, bending
over her flowers to arrange then.
"When do vou think you ehall be
back. William?"
This was not what I wanted.
Cousin Ikll was too quiet and calm.
I wanted her.to feed my craving
vanity by some look or word, or tear
of love, that I could carry away with
me to ft ast on, and she would not
T determined to touch her some
way, even at the expense of the truth, j
-"l'erhaps iicver, Lell ! If I lucceed
in business, I shall most probacy
settle there, marry there, and live j
and die there. ! bttte. for you to meet me no more.
She did not answer. "What do you inn, Bell?" - i
"Vould you care lor that, tnyj -v gh laughed bitlerly. X -. y
pretty cousin?" - J y j' "Go abk any one if I am all you
"Huml I don't know. I wish Lgjj any one who knows me well,
could find another violet to match ; and Fee y,- thev will say. They
this. Look, what a beauty !" 1 Ke a flirt and a coquette, as well
"You would care you to car-r l.eartltsi creature s a woman of
though you sit there talking about
vnur flnwerg !" I said hastil V. i til
me, don't vou love roe a little bit,
dear Bill?"
I drew her nearer, aad a soften-'
ing,yielding look came over her face.
"And if 1 did, William?"
"It would make me happier in
one way, Bell ; for I should feel that
my journey was only taken for your
pood, and that in time vou would
thank me for making it.
"What do you mean, William ?
Have you lo6t your senses? What
have 1 done, or said, or looked, to
make you think what you have
just said ?"
"I was sayiag it all for your good,"
I blurted out sulkily. "And going
away for your good, too."
"Because you thought I loved you
too much was that it ?"
"Yes !"
"And so you were kindly going to
take yourself out of sight tiil I had
forgotten you ?"
1 was silent-
"Oh, giant me patience!" she tx
claimed ; and then, as if I had stung
her to the very heart, she buried her
face in her hands. At last she look
ed uo.
"I do not think vou are to blame
for this I suppose all men are so,
she said, so gently that she took me
bv snrnrise. "But I think we had
better part now. I hope when we
meet again, you will know women
better than you do now." -
"Will you give me a flower, Bell ?"
I asked, leeling with a strange per
versity, just at that moment that I
would have died to win her. She
smiled and pushed them towards me
with her foot
"Help yourself, William." .
I took up a daisy and a violet and
put them in my bosom.
I wrote to my cousin several times
after I had established myself in my
new home in Ireland, but as she
contented herself by sending messag
es in answer to my sister Maggie's
letters, I took the hint jit last and
followed her example. But her si
lence and her rnger did for her what
her affection had never done ; and
if ever a dream pf a aappy , home
came into my mind as I sat alone, it
was eure to be the face and form of
Bell that beautified it. She still re
mained unmarried. Three years
passed away, and during the sum
mer of the fourth I went for "a visit
to my country home thinking fonl!
ly to myself that I would bring my
cousin with me when I returned and
keep her there with me forever. -
It so happened that Bell had just
returned from her- spring trip to
town when I arrived, and my lavor
ite sister Maggie was only too glad
of an excuse to call upon her and
see the reccut fashions she had
brought 1 y 1 ' 1 ' 1,4 '
"I am obliged to have an excuse,
nowadays," she said with a merry
laugh, "for Bell is very proud, and
6eems to forget that we used to play
together day after day at school. I
I often think I should like to remind
her of it, but she has grown such a
fine lady I hardly dare."
Bell proud aud a fine lady ! I '
could hardly imagine That "
It was in jhe orchard that wt met.
"Well, cousiu," she said smilingly
"when you have loktd at me long
enough, perhaps you wili talk to me.
A enny for your thoughts."
"They wrere not very gallant oiief,
I am ulraid, for I was luitiklwg that
. thot'gh you have grown verr beau
tiful, Bell, you have also grown very
heartless."
She laughed carelessly.
"And a perfect woman of the
world."
Thank you, sir !" she answered,
with a graceful bend of the head.
"You are quite as complimentary as
you used to be, ! I ' fee. But never
mind what I am, have been, or may
be. Tell me What you have been
doing all these years?'' ' lLt i
"Thinkkog ofyou Bell, X ;6aiJ
bluntly, but truly.
She changed color a little,but soon
recovered herself.
"It strikes me that you might
have employed yourself "better. I
think the air is growing chilly shall
we join our friends and go back to
the house?"
I placed myself in her way as she
turned. -
"Don't go just yet EelL You are
not cold, though you affect to shiver,
and you must bear what I have
come all this distance o say. Will
you?"
She shrugged her shoulder, leaned
against a tree, and looked out toward
the sunset west . i ?s. s '
"Do ou remember our evenings
long ago? I asked, as our eyes turn
ed towards the sinking sun. Those
were pleasant davs."
"Yes."
"And now, after so long an ab
sence, I am standing here with you
again. Why did yon not write to
me. Bell?" .
Sue sent a shower of blossoms to
the ground, and said : "Don't know
been busy."
"You would not write but have
you ever thought of me ?"
"Sometimes when I had nothing
better to do." ; ' '
"Ah, Bell, be senon and hrtMi to
me," I exclaimed ; "I wan't to tell
you how etnpid I was three years
afro "
"There is no need," she eaid, with
a sarcastic smile. "I hope you are
wiser now."
"And do you quite forgive me for
wounding you, as I muBt surely
have done?"
"Oh, dear, yes."
"I ought to have asked forfrive
ross lon npo. I was but boy then,
and little knew what I was throw
ing WW '' ' t l
"Ard vou think you know now,
she gaid," looking me straight in the
eye? with an indescribable glance.
My heart beat fast: the blood
flew to my temples. Did 6he love
me after all ? I caught her hand in
mine, find murmured i "Oh, eu
mv darlinp, pone Can laiow Letter!",
"Well. what do you think it was?"
"The noblest, purest and fondest
heart that ever beat in woman's
brunt! I exclaimed, eagerlyi rXbe
trtimrt sind tenderest fove-1-
I stopped, amazed, lor the blue
eyes grew dim with tears and a deep
fl'nfih covered her neck, and,' cheek
and bosom, i i. UV'li
"Ston. there!" the said hurriedly.
"You have said enough already to
humble me to the very dust. It
might have !een all that when you
first knew me, but it is not now ;
and, because you have touched one
of the oM chords, I spare you. You,
at least, shall never have H to say
I that Kell Gordon tnnea with your
caj,r,iriess. I meant that you should,
j,ut y(m have bought Ixick uiy letr
t(.r natUre. Now go, and leave me,
William ; and, believe me. it will be
jtne world. And it is all true. If
anyone is idiotic enough to give me
i 1 , T ' 1 t.. . . h.Ant
his heart I only know how to break
it. But you are the friend of my
early years," 6e said, laying her
hand on my shoulder, "and for the
sake ol of no matter what. I give
vou fair warning."
"I tell you that I love you," I
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S:ilJ. A UH JUU IU IH3 UIJ mile
"It is too late," she replied, dry
ly, "we are not children, to play at
this game any longer. Go! and for
get me ; it is your better way. I am
to le married soon. There is the
pledge."
She flashed a diamond ring in my
eyes which she wore upon the third
fincer of her left hand.
She is still the wife of the wealthy
man she married, and a queen of
fashion. She has one son, who bears
my name, and my eldest daughter
is'calkd Bell. I never hear from
her I s-.l.ull never see her again in
this world : but I often sit and
thiuk about her, w I have done to-
dav. Others have loved me more
fondly, and made me happier ; yet
the golden glory of my "first love
lingirs about her head, and I
cannot, and would not if I could.
forget her. There may le many
more beautiful, and belter fur; but
! to mJ iifei8 en(j liiere w;u fce uone
so lair lor me. farewell, sweei
dream of my youth! Farewell!
Vnaole to Write.
"Would you mind writing this
message for me ?" asked a quite respectable-looking
young woman of
the receiving operator at a District
Telegraph station on Eighth street
yesterday afternoon, "i can not
write with my gloves on."
"Certainly, miss, with pleasure,"
was the polite reply, and the offi
cial proceeded to take down from
dictation a message of some length.
"Are you often reo nested to do
that?" he was asked, when the
message was written and the lady
gone.
,l0h, yes. She probably couldn't
write at all, or so badly she was
ashamed to let me see hercaligraph.
It is quite a common thisg for peo
pic, oth rati and women, ask us
to do then- writing for them. I
guess anyone would be astonished
to find out how many people there
are who are hardly able to spell
their own name, much less write a
U'pible letter or telegraphic message.
These are principal byEnglieh people
of the working olaijes, who have
only been in this country a short
time. Near all born Americans can
write. 'They tell me " That in Eng
land the laboring jteople are very
t4doiu able to read and write, es
pecially in the mining and manu
facturing districts.'
k "It tend an uncommon occar
rence for people to come in and ask
us to make up their letters for them.
They tell us the substance of what
they want to say and get ns to put
it in shape for them. Thev never
let on they can't write or read, but
its u;sy to see that iiome of. the
excuses they make are very funny.
l hey will pretend they are foreign
ers, and can't write English, or they
have sprained their wrists, or have
thtir ijlovrs on, or cn't write with
our pens, aud we have to look ser
ious, while all the time we see
through their dodges perfectly.
Then . there is the kiud who don't
went to fe.ve their- haixiwritmjr rec
ognized your.g men who are send
ing love letters to girls unknown to
their parents, and young girls who
wish to keep appointments with
young men that they would be wiser
avoid."
"Do you always accommodate
them ?"
"Oh, yes,uuless we are very much
pushed, tnd in, that cas$ we ruuke
them wait until we have tiuic to at
tend to Uiein. It doesn't do to lose
a message, you know."
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to lay in plenty
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growing eas6n, to use for absorbidg
liquid -manure. Where nn-aW
dance of straw is lacking leaves
from the woods and groves . will
answer just as well, and can be
had for the gathering. Straw can
often be bought of unwise farmers
cheap, and where there is a chance
for this let it be made the mct oi
Where swamp muck is attainable,
nothing can be found better than
this, when, dry, as an absorbent.
Sawdust, refuse bark from the tan
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A Remarkable Document from Grant
Kow First Pnbtlabea.
VJhU in conversation to-day with
the correspondent of the Associated
Press, Dr. Douglas very kindly read
to the writer the following remarka
ble document, which was written by
General Grant in Dr. Douglas' pres
ence, on Thursday, July 2 :
I ask you not to show this to any
one, unless the physicians you con
sult with, until tne ena. rarucu-
larly, I want it kept from my tamny.
If known to one man, the papers
will got it, and they (the family) will
get it. It would only distress wem
almost beyond endurance to know
it and by reflex, would distress me.
I have not changed xny mind mater
ially since I wrote you before on this
same strain. Now.'however, I know
that I gain strength some days ; out
when I do go back it ia beyond where
I started to improve. I think the
chances are 7ery decidedly in favor
of you being able to keep me alive
until the change of weather, toward
winter. Of course, there are contin
gencies that might arise at any time
that would carry me off very sud
denly. The most probable of these
is choking. Under the circumstan
ces life ia not worth the living. I
am very thankful for "thankful''
"glad" was written, but scratched
out and "thankful substituted to
have been saved this long, because it
has enabled me to practically com
plete the work in which I take so
much interest. I cannot, eur up
strencth enough to review it and
make additions and subtractions
that would suggest themselves to
ma and are not likely to snggest
themselves to any one else. Under
the shove circumstances I will be
the hnnniest the most rain I can
avoid. If there is to be any extraor
dinary cure, such as some people be
lieve there is to be, it will develop
itself. I would say, therefore, to you
and your colleagues, to make me as
comfortable as vou -can. if -it is
within God's providence that
should go now, I am ready to obey
his call without a murmur. I should
nrefer eoine now to enduring my
r.resent sufl'erine for a single day
without hoDe of recover?. As I have
stated, I am thankful for the provi
dential extension of my time to en
able me to continue my work. I am
further thankful, and in a much
greater degree thankful, because it
has enabled me to 6ee for myself the
happy harmony which so suddenly
sprung up between those engaged
but a few short years ago in deadly
conflict It has been an inestima
ble blessing to me to hear the kind
expression toward me from all parts
of our country, from people of all
nationalities, of all religious and of
no relidon. of Confederates and of
National troops alike, of soldiers' or
ganizations, of mechanical, scienti
fic, religious and other societies, em
bracing nlmost every citszen. in the
land. They have brought joy to my
heart, if they have not effected a
cure. So to you and your colleagues
I acknowledge my indebtedness for
having bought me through the val
ley of the shadow of death to enable
me to witness these things.
U. S. Grant.
Mount McGregor, N. Y. July 2. '85,
An Ecuadorian Cit jr.
1 here is no fresh water in town
j but all the people use is brought on
rafts lrom a place twenty miles up
the river, and is peddled about the
place in casks carried upon the backs
of donkeys or men. The donkeys
all wear pantallettes not, howeve;1,
from motives of modesty, as the na
tive children go entirely naked, and
the men and women nearly so but
to protect their legs and bellies from
the gadfly, which bites fiercely here.
Bread as well as water is peddled
about the town in the same way, but
vegetables are brought down the riv
er on rafts and in dugouts, which
re hauled up on the beach in lone
rows, and present a busy and, inter
esting Bcene.
Guayaquil is famous for the finest
pineapples in the world, great juicy
fruits as white as snow and as sweet
as honey. It is also famous for its
hats and hammocks, made of the
pita fibls a sort of palm. The well
known Panama hats are all made in
Guayaquil, but get their name be
cause Panama merchants formerly
controlled the trade. They are
braided under water by native wom
en, of strands often twelve and fif
teen feet long, and fine ones are very
expensive. A woman olten takes
two and three weeks to braid a sin
gle hat, whioh sells for 15 or 16, and
wears forever. I saw s hat in Guay
aquil which is said to be worth $250.
It was made of a single straw, or
fibre, as fine as thread and as soft as
silk, and the woman who made it
was engaged four months in the
work.
The quinine trade has almost died
out as the forests of Ecuador have
been stripped of the bark, and tba
trees havs thus been destroyed. In
the meantime, the trees have been
introduced into the East Indies by
the British government where- thy
have been cultivated with great suc
cess, thus securing a better quality
of quiuine with less trouble. Qui
nine, or Peruvian bark, was discov
ered by the Jesuits in Ecuador in
1(30, and was namfd "cinchona,"
after the Countess of Cinchon, the
wife of the viceroy.
Grant aa a Smoker.
The General, in speaking of the
popular idea that he was a lifelong
6moker, said that prior to the battle
of Shiloh be rarely very rarely
suioked, and that it had never been
a habit, much less a pleasure. At
the battle of Shiloh he chanced to
smoke a cigar while riding over the
field, and the newspaper correspon
dents, seizing upon the incident, de
scribed it graphically in their ac-
(ciun w the battle to the papers in
41,6 oru!- lM ,dea 01 victorious
commander ol a j
fT of fnShlful
'nd destruction,!
scenes of carnage
surrounded bv the
dangere of battle, with a nation's
life hanging on the result, looking
oh calmly and serenely, complacent
ly smoking a cigar, when most men
would be overcome with excitement,
if not nervousness, was something
that appealed irresistibly to popu
lar admiration." Grant's admirers
and friend., reading the accounts of
lue pauie; supposed him, to M a
greaCamoker, And almost- dekigad
him with cigars. Every express
brought boxes of cigars as presents
from his Northern . friends. , Aa the
General said : -" There were always
two or. three boxes on the table u
my tent or headquarters, free for the
use of my staff and visitors. Having
them always at bond it was but nat
ural that I should every little, while
take a fresh cigar, and: in that way
the habit grew upon roe so that it
became irresistible,' and the people
no doubt are Jight in calling me an
inveterate smoker.1 C. Cow-Go-zette
. . -'"t'r
! i afkaaMBBaaMMMBB. . .
of Uate-StroES fear.
Tba Alter on the Prairie.
One day a gentleman was riding
on a Western prairie, and lost his
way. Clouds rose in the sky, and
not seeing the sun, he quite lost his
reckoning. Night came on, and as
he knew not which way to guide his
horse, he let it take its own way. It
was a western horse, and wa there
fore likely to understand prairie life
better than his rider, who w as not a
Western man. By and by a light
glimmered in the distance, and it
was not long before the faithful ani
mal stopped before a log cabin.
"Who's thcrt ?" somebody shout
ed from within.
"A benighted traveler," answered
the gentleman. "Can you gi ve me
a night's lodging?"
"You're welcome," said the man,
appearing at the door.
The gentleman was thankful
enough to give up hit saddle and
bridle to the master of the log cab
in. He found the family at supper
man. wife and children : and a
place was soon made for the stran-
KL- . ..
boinetime in the evening the man
asked:
'Are you a minister of the gospel,
sirr
"No," answered the gentleman :
and seeing the man disappointed,
he asked why he wanted to know.
Oh, sir, answered the man, 1
hoped a minister had come to help
me build a family alter. I had one
once, but I lost it coming over the
Alleghenies ; it was a great loss."
l'erhaps 1 can help you to build
one, though l m not a minister,
said the gentleman, who always had
one himself ; and after a little more
talk, the man handed him an old
family Bible. He read, and then
sung a Psalm, and all knelt. The
eentleman prayed first then the
man prayed, and the wife and chil
dren said, "Amen ; ' for it seemed
each wanted to have a little part in
building up the family alter.
bir , said the man wheu they
arose " there s many an emigrant
that loses bis family alter after he
gets here and after, too ; sir, it's a
great loss.
l es, many family alters are lost
Some are lost in politics, some in
traveling, some in moving, some in
the hurry of the harvest, some at
stores and shops ; It is an unspeaka
ble loss. AbrahHtn never lost bis,
yet never a family traveled further
and moved oftner than his. But
whenever he pitched his tent he set
up bis family alter, and called upon
the Lord, and the Lord blessed him.
Children as well as parents have an
interest in keeping toe family alter.
Don't let it be lost if the lather
forgets, let the children gently and
respectfully remind him: "Father,
we nave not yet thanked God for
his goodness, nor prayed to him for
lor-giveness. Jo father, I am eure,
but will thank a child for thus help
ing him in his duties. It is good to
sing, and praise, and pray around
the family alter. Blest be the tie
that binds a family alter. They
are dearer to each other for being
near to God.
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The Towers of Science.
When Lord Randolph Churchill
was in Bombay a little time since,
he visited, among other places of in
terest in the surrounding neighbor-
nood, ine towers oi science. - As a
result of this visit the following com
ments are to be found inscribed in
the visitors' book, with the noble
lord's signature at the foot : ' '
"At the request of the secretary
of the Parsee Punchayet, I allow
myself to express the opinion that
funeral obsequies conducted -in ac
cordance with the teachings and
precepts of Zoroaster, as they have
been explained to me, though pe
culiar to comparatively limited
number of inhabitant? of this earth,
and Undoubtedly novel to the stran
ger from the west are entirely agree
able to the principles or a pure re
ligion, and may be and are ingeni
ously and powerfully supported by
physiological science and ' experi
ence." The Parsees, who are a very active
and rich class ia Bombay, will no
doubt feel 'flattered that their prac
tice of exposing their dead on the
towers, to be eaten by vultures ac
cording to the Zoroastrian behest,
shohld be thus favorably ' regarded
by one so well known, in the politi
cal world of the western island with
which their great empire is associat
ed. The practice has certainly
much to recommend it in a tropical
country; it is cheap, cleanly, and
exceedingly expeditious. Mefi.wom
en, and children are put into sepa
rate divisions, on the top of the tow
ers ; but their hones, those of the
rich and poor alike, mingle in the
well below, into which they disap
pear in the course of time., Lord
Randolph Churchill, like many oth
er European visitors, may have felt
the towers a rather gloomy and re
pugnant sight ; but the trouble of a
journey to them is mora than repaid
by the magnificent view to be had
from the terrace in front of them, of
Bombay and the Indian Ocean.
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Price, 25c. per bottle. Sold by all DrugxteU.
IPiM, J0DSS0I 4 10S, fit, Inrlinytoa, W.
Foa 8alb Bv c. N- Bovd, Somerset.
DYSPEPSIA.
Sodir.lary hu'ol.s, i... i. :i! v..-. ii I .
exvitenirut". cwur i;i ; niv m-.-m .! -tnp
or (iriukin mul various .ii. r .hi--h-.
imluco Cuiwi,Mii.m loliowiil liv -n.-nii
drr.iu.r.'UK'Kl f 'Ik livir, kilu;. -. an i
stoiiKi. Ii; in wliu it the cit-pk r t,t rat-li
orjnu im-rvas1 ihu iniirjiity tt ilu: utti.-r.
TIio iuiiiiciliutc r.-.-nl'. are !..- if Ai-i-i--tl!C.X;iilca,Foul
l;n-:i::i, lli-anlmrn. I ti;-ulini-p.
Dizzinos. Sick Hi-:!i;i lu', ui'.i::-.;
of ph-ial ami uu-iiMl liKtri-v-iir-aciiM'
of wtUrlit r.ml f jlliii"v4 in ; in- t- ii.
anti hu-rrased Co!ivrncv. ail iif which nru
known timk-r one ilcail ax Dyspepsia.
Iucvery i:i-t:t!Kv win riMliUilU lUx-it
not originate from s:-nfiil.)-.i taint in the
bkxxl, Avkr's IMT.M may he ronfiik nily
reliud Uxn to cflort a cufi. TIhm! iw
not iunensiu!c to the curative intlucnct- of
AVER'S rn.I.s alone will certaiiilv vii-l.l If
tne I'll.LS are aUJcil hy xbr jwmvrfiil likwJ
purifyuiy properties' of Avkk's Sausapa
KII.L. ryseitic should know that the loiun-r
treatment of their malady M KituoiH.-d,
the tuore difficult of cure ii become.
Ayer's Pills
Never fail to relieve the boweh and in
mote their healthful aud rtrpilar action,
and thut cure Dyspepsia. Temporary
palliative all do permanent harm. The
fitful activity into which the enfeebk-d
I stomach, is f pin red by "bitters." and ak-o-holic
FtmuibmU, U inevitably followed
by reaction that leave the organ weaker
than before.
"CoaMveneM. unlaced by Biy m-dentarr
bnbit. of life, became ehronlc; Atcb'.
.Horded me s-oiiy relief. Their oecawonal nae
has slnee kepi nx- all right." UaaaAax Uuixu
norr, Xetcvrt, 2f. J.
"I h indoeed to try Am' Pill mm a
remedy for Imligeotion, tfenstipattoa. and
Headache, from which I bad Iuuk been a suf.
ferer. 1 found their anion eaey, and obtained
prompt relief. They hare benefited me mora
than all the medicine, ever before tried. It.V.
Vitkh, 162 StaU Chicago, III.
? "Tbey hare entirely enrreeted the eostire
' habit, and vastly improved asy Kuneral health."
Xtav. FaAacu B. IlioLOWK, AUania, 6a.
"The noit effect! re and the easiest physic I
have ever found. One doulll quickly move
my bowel, and free my bead from pain. W. I
l'Asa, Richmond, Fa.
"A euftVrer from I.lverr Complaint, Iy
, iN-pala, and Menralria, for the last twenty
years. Aria's Pill have benefited me more
than any medicine I hare ever taken." P. H.
ttooaaa, Seedmort, rwrn Co-. Jnd.
"For IVrapepsia they are invaluable." J. T.
Hatx. Herta, Ttzam.
AYER'S PILLS,
PRKPARKT) BY
Dr,
J. C. Ayer & Co-, Lowell, Haas.
S.rfd by all Dniysistii.
mm
C00KST0YES
ALWAYS SATISFACTORY
EIGHTEEN SIZES AND KiHES
ILL PURCHASERS OS BE SUITED
a tut rACTTKirn ty
; Isaac A.Sheppard acc.Bsuiinore.Il
R. B. Schell & Co ,
SOMERSET,
atar.l-'ai-lyr.
HELP
tor wnrkmf oeont. Send
1 cents is s tare and we will
nail yoarera royal, valua
ble aamiile box of frisM. that
win put yoa in me way or makmc atotw money la
a Sew day than yea eve thought poesihla at aay
business. Capital ant required. Yoa can live at
hen and work la pan Urn only, or all the tale.
All of both sexes, of ail axes rraodly saocassral.
eenl to easily earned evere rvenlna. That
all WOO want work may test the baslaea. we
asks this unparalleled oner .- To all who are not
wail aatlaaed, we will seed (I te pay for thetrouhl
of writing-as. Full parUealars. traeUoaa. ate.
ant frae. Immense pay abeolaAv (are fat all
who atart at oooe. Don't delay, jvddrea, Sni.
ox It Co., Portia ad. itaina. jaatt.
4 DM INISTRATOR'S . NOTICE,
bit of David Scbroek, dee'd., lataaf Dppar
Tarkeyloot Twp., Somerset Co , Pa.
Tjettcr of admlnlatrattea aa th above aetata
having been araated ta Us undersigned by th
pmstr authority, antio Is hereby given to all
persons Indebted to (aid estate to make tamed I-
payment, aad the aavtec eUiau acalaattaa
same will present them duly authenticated for
tlawat on Saturday, the 15th of August. 188A,
at th Mora-boas of JsouO Kngar, la Klnawood,
Somerset Ue, fa.
. C. H. KBEOAE,
julyl. Administrator.
XMANDRAKEl
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Valentine J. Miller, deed, lata of Ua.
maboiUng Twp Somerset County, Pa.
abetters administration aa the above estate
having been granted to Lb and resigned by ta
proper authority, not toe is hereby given w all
person hxtebte tosaid estate taauk Immedi
ate payment aad tho having elalsas against th
aasa te present tbesa duly authenticated (or
ttauwnt oa Saturday, the U day of August. IK,
at th late reiki, are of deceased.
ISAAC MUXES.
, SIMON P. MILLER,
. jrnBt. - Admlnlitrstif.
A ik Iter oaarh ea Ooachn." fur Ooachs,
OoMa. Ml Tbnat, Mrliam. Trachea, las.
Uqakl,JUc.
Clean oat
rats, (tie, ranch, flhra, aata, b4
, chipmunks, gopher. Ijo. DnurgUt.
bagi.skaalu.
wtt Pal aw.
PalDltaUon. TJranctaa! Swalttacs. P1ntaw, Id-
ainauoa, uauiaena. oi
" W Ua'HaaiUi Jtaaaww .'
bj
u atoark una Oaraus.
Ask for Well' " Roaak oa Oorn." lae. OoJek.
eompleta ear. Hard or oit aonM, waru, tmatana.
StraaetlMsanw. Ixeneavad. Urn bast for back
ache, pain la cheat or aide, rheumatism, neural-
Bta.
Tatla rawftlej.
" Walla' Health Rewewer " restores health and
vigor, cures ilyipepsla, Uaadacaa, Marvoaiaa,
vmvunj. as.
Wksatla3aSaTat
and tha many Throat a Sect loo of eaUdraa,
promptly, pleasantly, and safely relieved by
"Bough on Cuaghs." Troche, las.
If Ton at falling, broken, won eat and awn una,
an "Weils' Health Mancwar." tl. UraggbMa.
Lira Ft aaa r war.
If yoa are losloa your grip oa Ufa, try
Health Kasawet?' Crocs dlrwat la weak q
Wrtbf
Instant relief for Nearalgia, Toothaeh. Fac.
aeh. Ask for "Uoogh on Tootbaoka." 16 aad ite.
Frettty Waaaem.
Ladle who would retain freshnea aad vivacity.
don't tail to try - WalU' Health Kenewr."
CMaurrlutl Tfaiaat AnTacttaw).
Hacking. IrriUilngCoogha, Cold, Sore Threat,
cured by "Bough oa Uougha." Troches, lie.
liquid, I'ac.
" ftoauxk Heat."
nwwptt '-ii 11111 vwn iiuiin'ir.,! uj-i. i . f
Worui, tetter, salt rheum, frosted feat, chllbtalas.
Tba Bap f SaUwat.
rhlldrea. (low la derelonaieBt. way. scrawny.
aad delicate, us - Well' Health Kenewer."
Wlsla Awake.
three or four hour every night coughing. -Get
imiueoiaie reiiei ana souau ren oy esing e eiia
"Koah oa Cough." froche. 1(3. Balsam, 2Sc.
'Kaaak rmlxt- rarwwaedl Fksater
Rtrengtheolng, Improved, the beat for backache.
pains la cheat or slue, rheumatism, neuralgia.
Pala by the Private.
The Baltimore Sun revives the
following story of Elias Howe, the
inventor of gewing machines :
At the outbreak of the war, when
he was a millionaire, he enlisted as
a private to show his patriotism and
independence. Money grew scarce,
and his regiment, which was sent
South, was left unpaid for three
month. At the end of the time
Howe, in bis private's uniform, one
day entered the office of the quar
termaster and asked when the sol
diers of the regiment were to be
paid.
"I don't know,'' replied the quar
termaster. "Well, how much is owed them ?"
blandly asked the private.
"What is that to you ?" said the
storekeeper, with a look of surprise.
"Oh, nothing," said Howe noncha
lantly; "if you'll figure out the
amount I'll give you my check for
the whole business."
"Who are you ?" gasped the quar
termaster. "Elias Howe, and my check is
good for the pay of theentire army."
The quartermaster made out his
bills, and Howe gave him his check
for three months' pay for his regi
ment. The government afterward
reimbursed him. '
Cora ror Plica.
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 ol Dr. Bosanko's Pile Rem
edy, which acts directly upon the
parts affccted,absorbing 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,
ra. tlec3-ly.
The L'nlacay Number.
"How old are you, Sissy ?" asked
a gentlemen meeting a little giil on
the road.
"13, thir," she lisped.
"Are vou sure ?" he quizzed.
13 ly, thir."
"How do you know?"
"Becauthe, thir, most girls are
when they are firs th in 13 th,"
"Are you certain of that ?"
"Quite 13, thir."
"Why do you think so?"
"Because I'm 13 I'm 13 thir. and
1 13 ly ought to know what I'm 13
of, aud if you don t believe it you
don't have to ; bethideth you look
like a man that wathn't 13 of a 13ty.
Good by."
A Mother' Fear.
E. W. C We know that many
children have died from the use of
cough mixtures containing morphia
or opium, cut the new remedy
Red Star Cough Cure is entirely
vegetable and harmless, and eminent
physicians testify to its curative
powers.
A Mystery of the Weed a.
Lancaster,1 uly 30. While pick
ing berries in the woods, near Lan
disville, this morning, two little
girls discovered the body of a man
so badly decomposed as to be beyond
identification, i be anair is shroud
ed in mystery, as no person is mis
sing from the neighborhood. The
skeleton is apparently that of a ne
gro. The Coroner is investigating
the case.
For its soothing and grateful in
fluence on the scalp, and for the re
moval and prevention of dandruff,
Aver s Hair v itror nas no equal. It
restores faded or gray bair to its
original dark color, stimulates the
growth of the bair, and gives it a
beautiful, soft, glossy aud silken ap
pearance.
A Belle's Sad Fate.
Nashville, Tenn., July 30. Miss
Martha Brown, a beautiful young
lady was instantly killed at a ball
at Rogersville last night While the
ball was in progress a revolver fell
from the pocket of it young man
and discharged .' The 'ball struck.
Miss Brown in the breast and pased
throueh her heart The young man
who dropped the pistol was almost
crazed with grief and fled.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla is designed for
those who need a medicine to purify
their blood, build them np, increase
their appetite and rejuvenate their
whole system. No other prepara
tion so well meets this want It
touches the exact spot Its record
of forty yean has been a constant
O. W. BEWFOKD.
DBUG
G. W. BENFORD & SON'S
DEUG- STORE,
NO. X, BAKU'S BLOCK.
We keep constantly on band a stock of
PURE DRUGS AND
Chemicals, Dyes, Toilet Articles and Sundries kept in a first-class Drag Store.
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES,
Truss, T races; Supporter, and all lead In; appurtenances used both by Physicians and Families
TOBACCOS AND tKiAkS. th best. In the market tmro r-mest!e to imported PBEaCRII
TIDXXwRrwE'lDtll WITH CAME. FAMILY RECEIPTS Hl.t.CIl t oHHkt r.
LY. All advertised medirioes kept on hal. K not parties eaa depend on It arrival ta a
abort time, a we pay great aitanuoa ts an sacs demand, uar own mace iiusm
AND CATTLE POWDER Is beyond doubt the best In the market. eta per
pound. We go to do .xpeneo ef pack in-, labeling, advertising, Ac, but
keep In bulk. Any Ingredient wanted specially eaa be added. Call
and see for yourself, and he convinced w otter Bargain, ii. W.
Bed man A Boa Intend doing a square business, and want all
to aa for thentselve. Mo trouble te show oar stock.
WPure Wines and Llriaoro for Medicinal Use Only."
ESTABLISHED 1880.
FKHER'S BOOK STOBE,
SOMERSET, PEKN'A.
This well Mtahiiahe.1 nM and reliable Rook.
M ikm4 fmm lis nl.l eramneil and lnsoiflcient
Its occupancy, the stock of Hooks, News and Stationery has been very greatly enlarged. Sieela at
tentlon will be paid to the Wkolttale Trmdt. Nchl Booaa, School Supplie. Paper, lvelo).e, ink.
Vena llinuua Penetla UUnk Mnnka. AL. Will be tsmirht In birge OtUUtilicS direct fpm mailUtae-
itiire-Kiioni nirea-tiv onnneiie t mo sl neenu . in
tarera, which will enable this establishment to job to town and eoontry merchants at such figures
will make It advantageous to buy here. To retail boy em, an almost Innumerable line of goods will
be ottered. Always tor sale aa extensive and varied assortment ef Poetli-al Works, Histories, bViok of
. . . - . , , . . . , . , , ... i. .'V..1 j 'T. U. ... b. . y..lrM
l ravel, novels, lutneran ami mscipies sijiiiu dumsh, s,icin..uriOT, vihiducu vj wv .h-,
Kevlews, Daily Papers, Story Paper, and a general line of reading matter.
Day School and Sunday School Reward Cards,
LAWYERS AND JUSTICES BLAHIS, SLAM BOOIS, TABLETS, AND MAIBI'GE CEBTITICATES.
tTMAIL OBDEBS SOLICITED.
CH. K. FISHER.
SOMERSET LUMBER YARD.
ELIAS
MisiiracliirEr
OIHc and Yard
AT
Somerset,
Op. S. 4 C. R. R.
Station .
LUMBER AMD BUILDING MATERIALS,
HARD AND SOFT WOODS,
OAK, POPLAR. SfD.VC.e, PICKETS, MOVLD1NGH.
ASH, WALNVT, VICORISO. SASH, STAIR RAILS,
CHERRY. YELLOW PINE, SHINGLES, DOORS, HAI.ISTERS.
CHESTN UT, WHITE PINE, LATH, BLINDS, NEWEL POSTS
A Oan.ral Una of all rrade of Lumber and Bulletin Material, and Rooflov Slate kept In Stock
Also, can turn isn anythlns; In the line of our business to order with reasonable promptness, such a
Brackets. iMd-risea wora, c.
elias CTJ3srnsriisr(3-ia.A.M:
Offices and Yard Opposite . I C. R. R. station. Somerset, Pa
THE BERLIN MARBLE
IS THE BEST
MEMORIAL WORK
IN THE COUNTY, AND
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS WORK
SBWA
true,
done
go to any Cemetery in the
by the Kerhn Works with
R. H. Koontz is the
First, Because he is Fully EnlablDshed in The Trade, aud is therefore
doing a penecuy Keliable Business.
Second, Because his Very Extended Experienoe, and Artistic Skill, en
ables him to proportion his work better than others.
Thikd, Because he claims to be,
merous ratrons, the Finest Carver, the Neatest, Letterer. and the Beet Gen'
eral Workman doins business in this section of country. feblS.
THE OLD RELIABLE
SCHUTTLER WO-OIfcT.
ESTABLISHED IN CHICAGO IN 1S42.
I have jost reoeied two car loads of the Sclf-oiling Steel-skein Sohuttler Wagons, tbe
most complete Western Wagon in the market for Ruad or Farm Purposes. On tue latter
there is a Kear Brake, to be used when baulini; hay or erain, a something that farmers
know tbe necessity of when hauling on
tnis wagon bas laid in stock three years before
norouguiy seasoned Deiore Deing ironed.
DOUBLE COLLAR AND OIL CUPS.
It ia the only Wagon made
necessity of taking off the
ply turning cap the wagon
Wagon wants to be seen to
bay will do well to see it
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 tbe Rocky Moan-
tains, over roads that were
the test. I feel warranted
wheels. -
Call on Oliver Knepper
Wagons.
BAT AGENTS WASTED THMOVGHOUT TBS COLHTT.
I. HEFFLEY.
SOMERSET, MARCH S8, 1886.
DMIKISTSATOB'S NOTICE,
btat at Bavjanla Baker, deed, 1st of Soaiertet
Twp., SowMTMt OO.. P.
stfraofadTailnltratta atb a bar UtewaT-
saw been created ta tba Bodmlgmd. ootlee la
arDTgnra to an person tnaeowa to u w
to make tinned lata payment, aad tboae hartag
stains aaalaat ta sass will promt th.m dwly
aataiiua'd ft aMuaianat, oa sataraay, a raa
, 18, at ike late retdoo of deead.
CATHaVSINE BAKER.
AilBtoistratrlx.
C WIXSO.N BAKER,
raJXL Adatlaturator.
JXEOCTO-S NOTICE.
EHata ef Aatboay Wachteabelaer. dee'd, late of
Sbada Twp Somerset Uo Pa,
Xaattan ttaiewtary mm ta aeov tata ka
lac ba araated to tba aadiaia'a, by ta
propr aatWlty, aotlee M tMioby giswa to tho
indekted to it to nits IsatBedlatapayawataad
tbo katrma; elatau or desaaad will pleaa pn
MattbMB dar aathaatloatad Inr MttiMaemse
Battttday, Aagast ta, !, at his lat resklaor la
Bkad Twp. JUHN WECnTENHEIaEB,
C. U. B Elf FORD
ICINES,
News and Stationery Store was moved on February
uuarter to the large, elegant and convenient new
tscii nomnniiwii uiHiiioifc iiw.wij yiww " i'
CUNNINGHAM,
mi Dealer. WMesattr ml Bstailsr of
AND GRANITE WORKS
PLACE TO BU V
THE ONLY TLACE WHERE
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 CHEAr-
er according to quality, than
3 tl j i it r a
rennsylvanma. u you want
to be convinced that this is
County, and compare the work
that done elsewhere.
best man to deal with :
and can prwt'u it by hi Work aud Nu
billy farms. Every part of the Wood-work of
betiiK worked up, insuring tbe work to be
Being tbe patentees oi tne
that ha this improvement. It avoids the
wheels to grease, as in the old style ; by sim
can be oiled in leas than fire minutes. This
be fully appreciated, ami parties wishing to
before purchasing elsewhere.
almost impassable, and they always stood
in saying I believe them the Best Wagon on
or Henry Heffley, who will show yoa the
FASHIONABLE
CUTTER & TAILOR,
I?e HaTtna:
badaiaay
XBwrssaxr
r' a Tail
la. 1 1
braswbe of
Tallortna ba.
. 1 naraatas
J Batlsfaetioa te all
wnv mMmj wi mm
on as ad taror
with tbsirpat
ronaira. Vixm, he-.
WM. B. nOCIISTETIaiat,
ttoaversc, Fa
f f f asorataoaey toaa at aaythlaa; l b
Vf It WtaktBa aa acewy for to best selling
book oak itealBSMri oceed graadly. Nob
fall. T.rmi lrwa. Uallct Boos Uo. Portland
WE LEAD,
VUTT Tryc mat,,.
Our Hiotli. Of
Drugs,
Medicines,
and Chemical
la the Largest in the County, jj
llig ruiaigcu uij ctore-rOOm, j,
now suited to a rapidly incn.ga,
ing trade. I have increasj
my stock in
EVERY DEPARTMENT
And Ask a Critical Enmlnatkm '
GOODS ?1XD PRICES.
NONE BIT
PUR! DRUGS BISPffiE
Special Car Qlvn te Compoaaiinj
Plfsaais itaLTiBtltB mi Rmiy ja.
PAINTS,
OILS,
GLASS,
PUTTY,
VARNISHES,
AND PAINTERS' SUPPLIES,
SOAPS,
BRUSHES,
COMBS.
SPONGES,
PERFUMERY,
TOILET ARTICLES
School Books and School Supplies
at Lowest Prices.
-Wi ask Special Attention to this Deptrtaea.
Good Goods,
I . D .1 AAA
bbsw i i iv.es,
Aai Fair lealkg Whi Al
a rrix link or
OPTICAL GOODS-
JULIUS KINGS
i, ii
' -i VISiGl
C. N. BOYD'S,
MAMMOTH BLOCK.
SOMERSET PA.
ISAAC SIMPSON,
LIYE3Y III SHE STABLIS.
PATRIOT ST., SOMERSET. PA.
jj M9M rraiwio ouf m uowumnu tfji
BUGGY,
Nsw or Seeond-haad. call oa as. I also ktrf
eonstaatly oa hand a tare Aeammentsf
Fin. Hawl-Bude
Harness, Saddles, Bridles,
Whips,
Brashes, Lap Blankets, aad vrarrthhir ts bs
luoad In a First-class Saddlery. Qood Teams
and Killing Horses always ready for blr.
W hen In aenl of anything In mj Una,
KlTau a ell.
ISAAC SI.wPSOTf.
may.lX Boaiasar, Pa.
CALVIN HAY
BERLIN, I?.A.,
(MILLER S MILL.)
MANUFACTTKEB OP
FLOUR & FEED!
I always kepon hand a him stock of FLOrl
OlIBN-MEAL. BUCKWUtAT ILOUH, sal
all kinds of CHOP. Also, all kinds ot OBA1.1,
which I sell at
BOTTOM JPJIICIS
Wholesale aad Ketall. Yoa will ssre monej bj
buying I rota me. My stock Is always Fresh.
OEDEES FILLED PEOMPTLT.
Every Farm an Experi
mental Station.
The best analysts of any fertil
izer is in the farmer's own hands.
Soil tests are reliable tests to de
termine the value of any manure.
An analysis is only an intelligent
suggestion, but actual trial by the
former proves conclusively whether
a fertilizer will give good crops
or not For six years our $25
Phosphate has stood severe
field tests. The best results have
been obtained by intelligent farm
ers who use it season after season
in preference to any other brand.
If you have not used it yet, we
hope you will do so this season.
BAUGH&SONS,
Philadelphia
AtiEVra WA.-.TU t"
Twee.iv ear ""
IMl-ISKt
by JaM- - Bl.
Hoa. A S. t-r
.rr tokf It " "
' Am-nts "Base fn VZZ
IB-wrnM!"-".;
apr.
S0MERSE1 COUSTY BANK !
(ESTABLISHFO) 1877.1
CEAELE. J. EiEilSCH. II I PEITTS.
President. Caehier
CoIImUob asada la
pasta ot the V-Uts
SUM.
CHABGES MODEBATR
eommodatad by draft ea N Yi
joiieniuaBwwiwiiB promiD -
tieaKht aad sola. ty auu thwu.-
k. . r rMkiaa mUImimI Mfea. wtta a aar
eat 1 Yale tmo m Uav te.
v a
ACCOUHTS SOLICITED.
tTAJllaolldajiobaarrd.',w
triumph over disease.
jaua.