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H. S. KIMMEL
1 tmton l.t nf"fetinoal mtvIt. to th eltl-1
ct Knit) kxuid at hi olnoa, oa Mala
tk Diamond.
il H. BRUBAKER tradeif his
nMwl Hrrtm to th. ttliau of Soa
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oa Main
:mo(ti. UtaBond.
1 WM. RAUCH tenders his
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y ifrt! tuntlna to th. FrawrraUoa of
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fiftt fitrm .w.jr. Smd art
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v . t a lit law.
" wiu ttan jam la work
la autMy :uur than
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of U ire, lor aU th. Um.
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'ATS AND CAPS.
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CARLES .HOFFMAN.
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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 12.
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no. a.
Sorelty and Eureka
CLOTHES WBLXGER8.
W. r railing at
ONLY S3.00.
Ranges. Stoves
RIDGEWAY :
REFBIGERAT0K3. j
THIRD SEASON.
A PERFECT SUCCESS.
Satisfaction Guaranteed. . :
:Tb
i Btfriavratort an the I'hetpest and:
Bert in th. Market. :
280 Washington Street,
THE OLDEST, AND BEST.
MITCHELL FARII AND SPRIG
ESTABLISHED FOR
I have now on hand and offer for sale, at greatly reduced
prices for the next ninety days, the very best
WAGOI FOB
Manufactured in the United States made by Mitchell, Lewis
& Co., Limited, Racine, "Wisconsin. Any person acquainted
with the superior points of the
MITCHELL
Which I am now selling.-, will
they are the VERY "BEST Farm Wagon made. They are in
general use now in nearly every country on the face of the
elobe. and are adapted to everv variety of climate. It is ac-
" A,
knowledged by all to be the
best finished, and lightest running wagon made. I present a
few facts that should be read by
ell Wagons :
1st. Great care is taken in
that gTows, which is cnt at the
piled under sheds until thoroughly seasoned. 2. The thimble
skeins are much heavier than any other skeins in use and are,
therefore, less liable to break. 3. The hubs are dodsre-mortis-
ed, which makes the strongest
can be constructed. 4. The patent box-coupling, used only by
this Company, prevents the wearing and weakening of the
axle. 5. The MITCHELL WAGON stands to-day at the
head and front of all competitors, and is known far and wide
as the strongest and most durable, unequaled m quality and
finish, and "monarch" of the road wherever known and used.
Don't fail to give me a call, and
Remember, for the next NINETY DAYS I am selling these
wagons at greatly reduced prices. It will pay you to buy of me
and to buy now ! Prices furnished on application.
GEO. -W- SUST OJ!iR,,
LSW SO PJLTSICT, KZJLS MAIN CSOSS STBZZT.
CURTIS K. GROVE.
(Eaft rrom Ooart Hoate.)
Somerset, Penn'a.
Manalaetarw of
BIGGIES,
SLtlCBS,
CARRIAGES,
srkise.WACOss.
BVCK WAGOHS,
Iasd easteex and WESTEB9 work
FnrnUbtd on Short Katie.
f .
Painting Done on Short Thne. .
Mr work ll nad. oat of Taorsvoary Srmei
P M.. .ml to. utM iron nm .irri, cmm
U.I17 ',ooKrud. Neatly Flnhhod, and
icpicy cry rirsvciass w ornaen.
Kcpalrin of AH Eiadttn Mj Um Danae. Short
ITotlee. FICES REASONABLE, and
All Work Warranted.
cn ml TnnlMinT Stnrk. and Iarn Print.
I do Wacoa-work. and fnrniih Seive (or Wlnd-
r" U. plaoa, and ail in.
CURTIS K. dROVE,
- (Eaftaf OontHoa,V
aprM-lrr. SOMERSET,
PA.
Aukbt A. Hoaaa.
J. Soott Wajbd.
HORNE & I?ARD
tTCCBMOM TO
EATON & BROS,
m
PITTSBURGH, PA.
. aw i iiCO- r
SPRIISTG. 1885.
NEW GOODS
I7I2Y IAT SPECIALTIES
la-hraiaariat. Lacat, Milliaary, Wkiti 6adt, Haa-
karaklafa. Draai Tdaaiaft. hatlary, wJewt, ,
Cafsatl aie arias Usawasaf, It- i .
' fistt' aad CklaVaa's CllH-"y
Gasdi, Yaraa, Zsakyra, Mats
rials ef AH Kiads fsr
fARCTVOIK,
tsa rATBoaA.B ta aaa rar-rmiT soucrrav
-Ord"r by Mail attended la with Prompt
ness ana insnetcb
. TEE
TJlrWEST
HUMBUG OUT
wUtatwafaaWw)
an Hi, w will Mad trm, hat .a .Rk!
lUtfnu.mu wdWld ada and affwae
aMa Eniry h.a.i kmprnd9rwbuifim9Ui bay
nV It oars awiai waiiia arotn miti ttvm aiaaat
attiwMtwa. W. want I AaiKBIT a acht tj.
auiaaaala. NnOMIkapwrtaiM will f
orcalan iai bill t.toaniina FslKJL r "if 'n mm
uraauawad. AiMrwa
ns rrusos its. go. nsssatii, ta.
w - hay.
TYatr
Coolers,
ICE CREAM FREEEZERS,
ICE TONCUES, ICE PICKS,
: LEEOlf &
I UOVEBS,
rEETtKS, WIBE PISH
'LY BRUSHES. CABFAT
WHIFS, ETC
Cm Um ImproTod
SELF-MELTIK5 Wil STBDfGS
For Sealing Frail Cant and Jars.
and Tinware.
1MGES, STOVES AND TIKWiEE.
And a General Assortment of
nssse-Tunushisg Goods.
IW-B00F15G, SPOCTUiG,
And General Jobbing,
AT LO WEST JtA TES.
All Work Gttbrantted.
- Johnstown, Pa.
OVER FIFTY YEARS.
GESERAL USE,
Celebrated
WAGON,
certify to my statement that
best proportioned, best ironed,
m
every farmer, about the Mitch
selecting only the best timber
proper season of the year and
and most durable wheel that
see the wagon for yourself !
"THE
OLD
RELIABLE."
25 YEARS
IN USE.
Th. firaataat Mtdical TrianipA f tt Aga
Indorsed all oven-the Workt
SYMPTOMS OP A
TORPID LIVER.
Lossofappetit Nansea. bowels cos
tiTe.faiain the Head, with a drjjl war
gallon la the bacfc part. Pain nnder
tha Bhoolder blade, fnlliwan atter eat
" ta, with a dlsinoltnafion to exertion
Of body or mind. Irritability of temp
er, Low BpjritStLosaof memory.wuS
a feeling of haring aegleoted eoroe
duty, wearinasaTDizainess, Flatter
ing of the Heart, t)oi-s before the eyes.
Yellow Slcia.Headche,RgtIBsiig8g
at night, highly ooloredUrine.
IT THESE WABjrnrGS ARE VMUJ.ZDTD,
mam itaAsuwas. mt u tiTAuria.
"1 U IT 8 PILLS arw especially adapted to
aaeti aaaea, on done effects abcta a change
of feeling aa to aatnniah the antTerer.
Theylotn th. Appetite, and caaaa
the body to Teh. Flat, thua the mrtt
tern M Mrkktd, and by their Toaia
Ai tl oa the aMgeaUee Wraaa.. Reea
lar EKl"iar. prtxinrfd. Fn HH rmt.
TDlTO I1AIU DYE.
Gut Hi or Wmuu changed ta a
Gum. t Black by a .ingle application of
tola DTB. It impart, a natural color, acta
liutanianeooaly. Sold by Draggiiiu, or
rnt by ezpress an receipt of SI.
Office, 44 Murray St.. Nw York
Sum Fox, .
Joaiaa Wot.
siiKisn Himiffl rain.
MAXUrACTVBERS OF
PODB BODE HEAL
' AXD
DISSOLVED BONE.
Thaat Orades ef Paesphatts kanataetared aad
aeat uoastaauj ea uaaa :
fwPFf fit. - - - - Aramunated.
EACEUiOA.. , - - - Kaw-BocMd
AC1V, ------ PkMkSI-
Oat SMtory Is new la eaaratloa. haaiadlatoly
Soaihaf um asw. af SesMraM, eata tlaaaftaa
old ti awa at A Hlnaral Point Billroad. Ws
STANDARD GOODS
OBuaatMAn that w. tarn wt. Oar Fertilisers
CIST 13 TC CAnXET.
Owr ft s.F. A. Jet
Horaar. af BeJ'unaie, nr
was with Joanna
rar Byaars. Tha ca
taBSparday. W.taka
aashit s. lafsaersaBd
parity ef ear Satawi hi la
Boacaaaraihiaaiaw
othara eaa are
r ay aatharlaa wp aU
aadtiinlaa ta aa.
WUk any aad attstaera iSnil la tha aaar
w. asa ante ta stay, and oar auss sank
thtmsaltaa. We have trsi raw sattraad at
JtX ORDERS FiXaf 0 fROMPTLr.
wa)aar'3 ST sFAs)
A- swad f aaau Mraoav
I . '-w eendiintii ftaaa
eaatlyh ef a. ! aa yoalaawee
sasacy t a b aa- awla tax
warid. a i.aiiiiMWi I. aai i is asaiaiatawaa.
Ta. brMf-4a Snu maaski ail ittsab
an, sk i " Asanaa aeasass, raw. A
Somerset
SOMERSET,
TBE ANSWER
A cathedral, calmly waiting.
Sweetly riagiag out it chime.
Calling, calling as in pity
Where the tumult of the city
Cries aloud from life or crime.
Multitudes in restless urging
Swell a discord harsh and wild.
Sounds of fighting and of swearing.
Voice of laughter and despairing.
And the sobbings of a child.
Voices shrill and roices pleasant
Minele with tbe tread of feet,
Tamboarines and soogi of gladness.
Cries of hucksters, drawl of sadness
From tbe beggars on tha street.
9
Over all tbe bells are chiming
In a mellow cadence lone.
Harmony to discord calling.
Like a benediction falling
On a deafened heedless throng.
Thus into tbe dome of bearen
Rises earth's discordant cry ;
Human wants are clashing ever
"AU thing work for gocd together
Chimes the anthem from on high.
The Adnmee.
BIDDY McGIXLEY'S NEWSPAPER.
BY MRS. KATE TASNAXT WOODS.
It was a rainy, disagreeable morn
ing, and I was compelled to go in
town.
I am fond of studying people ; and
on entenne the station 1 loand a
subject in the person of a stout Irish
woman who was straggling who an
awkward bundle. Tbe contents of
this package dropped out one by
one much to tbe amusement of tbe
waiting passengers.
.Tbe nonchalance of the woman
amused me ; and at last, when the
newspaper wrapping parted in
twain and a calico dress, a pair of
carpet slippers, some aprons, an an
tiquated como ana omer articles
rolled upon the floor, Ihe woman
joined in the langh at her expense.
Take this," 1 said as l onerea my
morning newspaper, "ana cere are
pins to secure it."
It s a lady ye are, thin, an' tnanits
to ye."
'That gong has sounded for our
train." I said : "let me help you.
It s a dale of trouble for ye. lady.
but, ve see, I must go to rab, as
she is ixpecting me ivery minute.
" i ou win ue in time, x satu, anu
Biddv 'a wardrobe was soon securr d.
Well, that's a daycint bit of
work, miss, tbrue for ye, an' may
the sinta preserve ye."
In tbe confusion consequent on
entering the car I missed my new
friend, but I soon heard her voice as
tbe conductor passed through.
"A ticket, is it 7 Well, bad cess to
it : what wid the contrapsbuns of
me bundle, an' thinkin' of Nora,
poor darling its nivera ticket did I
eit. and the mitres tellin me over
an' over to mind it. Ye can't cbate
Biddy McGinley."
Tea cents extra, said the conduc
tor.
"Tin cints is it? Go long wid ye
now: me to be pa ;m extra on ac
count of distress in my mind an' tbe
old newspaper, bad cess to it
liulea of the road, said the con
ductor.
Well, thin itoa mane road in tire-
lv. a ehowin' no considerashnn fur
them as is in distbress.n
At this juncture Biddy caught
sight of me.
'Is he chatin me, missr
Oh, no; pay him the money.
So I will, thin, if ye say it, for
there's truth in yer kind face ; but
I'll not be trustin1 a man, let alone
one of them blatherin' owld newspa
pers, so weak with their lies they
just fall to bits."
Ab everv gentleman in the car was
supplied with one of tbe "blatherin'
owld newspapers," and a well known
editor of one sat nearly opposite
Biddy, her outburst was highly en
joyable.
She muttered for some time alter
the conductor passed on, and at last
left her seat and came to my side.
"Would ye mind me spakin'a bit
to ve miss ?"
No, Biddy, let me help you if I
can."
The saints be praised, an how
did ye have the wisdom to know
my name?
"You told me yourself."
"Did I, now?" WeU, then, I did
it unbenownst like, for I was bewil
dered. I was a gettin' breakfast, an'
set she Biddy, scz she, the master
has a missege for je, an ?torab do
be wantin' to see ve. eo ve kin eo
right o9, sez she, and she did a bit
wntin on a card for me to go
one to tbe Woman's Hospital, an' if
ye would believe it miss, that card
has disappeared all along of that
owld paper, bad cess to it."
Sit down, Biddy, and tell me all
about it ; perhaps I can help you."
bhure, miss, you can do the
same.
""Is Xora vour sister?"
"Divil a bit, miss, only a friend
ike."
"Has she been aide long ?"
"Since she come over, mum, the
two of us come to odcU"
"Did her parents send her with
you?"
. "Niver a one baa she, miss ; she's
a ornne." ,
After much questioning I learned
that Norah had been ailing ever
sines she arrived in America, and
some kind friends had sent her to
the Woman's Hospital, where, as
good fortune would have it. I was
going to attend a meeting of ladies.
Biddy would tell me nothing more
of ner mend s story witbout riorah a
permission, .
When we reached oar destination
I went with Biddy to Koran's room,
where I beheld one of the most beau
tiful girls it has ever been my fortune
to see. Her rippling golden hair
would cot be confined, and the hec
tic flush on her cheeks made hex a
sad but wondrously.beautilul pic-
tore. I had bat a moment to note
this, for Biddy's voice, softened with
tears, was ottering words of endear
ment. "Ah.darlint.ye11 be gittin' well
now, an' its yer owld Biddyli be
takin ye away to make ye strong'n
JaC
"Oh, Biddy, if I could only goto
Ireland for an hoar," said tbe girL
-lome is it?" said Biddy. -Well
darhnt, you mustn't be on grateful to
EST A "BTYTSITRD 1827.
PA.. WEDNESDAY.
all these fine ladies ; sthrive to be
contint an' there'll be good news
comin' to ye unknownst ; je'd laugh
till yer eyes run wather to read
about Mike Grady in the paper me
brotner Pat was sindin me from the
County Cork.
Tbe matron and nurse called Bid
dy out at this juncture, and I made
an effort to entertain the invalid.
'S hall I read to you Norah?' I asked.
"Yes, miss, if you please."
I began a short story, inwardly
thanking the mewspaper men who
supply them ; for often and often
have they proved blessings where
the more pretentious volume or ser
ial could not be used. I watched
Nora closely. She seemed interest
ed, but suddenly interrupted me to
say : "Oh, miaB, look, look I"
Her eyes were fastened on a few
words upon the side of the paper
nearest her. I read them :
IXFOKMATIOX WASTES' Any on.
who can (Ire any inibnnatioa eoneorning No
rah Kioftaloy, who cam. to this eMiatry in IBM,
wiU be liberally rewarded.
JOHIT DDf SMOKE,
So. latth Street, New York.
Nora's eyes were like stara and
her thin hands trembled.
I bent over her and whispered : "I
think I understand. Shall I send
for him?"
"Yes, yes, once more, once more,"
she gasped.
I gave her a little lavender and
ammonia and summoned the doc
tor. In half an hour my dispatch
was on its way ; in three hours the
answer came :
"On express train. J. D."
For some reason little Norah
clung to me and begged me not to
leave her, and Biddy must remain,
too. Biddy had been so kind on
board the ship.
1 remained all night with Norah :
she was very nervous and restless,
and coughed frequtntly. We were
all anxious about her. It was piti
ful to see her counting the hours on
my watch : touching to hear her
questions concerning the time it
took for the fains, and then re
proaching herself for keeping me
awake. Morning came at last. The
bright spots on Norah s cheeks deep
ened, her breathing was more labor
ed, and the doctor looked very
thoughtful, while Biddy hovered
about trying to be still, but always
stumbling over something.
About ten o'clock one of the nurs
es called me to meet a friend in tbe
parior. io my surprise X lound no
Irish laborer, but a cultivated gen
tleman, whose sad face won my
heart at once. One word expressed
his anxiety, "Norah ?" he said ques
tioningly. "Come," I answered, she waits for
you. 1 could almost hear his heart
beat as he walked by my side to tbe
little. room where the doctor and
nurses made way for him. "Norah,
my darling." we heard him say, but
no sound came from her lips until
the doctor entered with me. "I can
die now," she said, "for John still
loves me." "I have sought for her
every where," he said, "everywhere,
poor little Norah." She did not
die. For weeks John Dinsmure
went back and foth to the hospital,
and one June morning we had a
wedding in tbe matron's parlor and
I gave away the bride. Dear Norah
she looked like a lily, so frail and
fair and yet unspeakably happy. It
was Biddy McGinley who told the
story to the nurses.
"You see it was this way : She
come down to our ship wid two' la
dies, an' they both was glad to get
rid of her, but tbe 6wate eyes of ber
were most burned out wid weepin'.
She told no tales till the fever took
her, and then she talked of John an'
John ivery minute. Ye see, she was
a radin' to the owld man, an waitin'
on him like, an' tbe young man he
come from College, an' he iust fell
in love wid her; an' the owld women
his mother and aunt, bad cess to
them, they found it out an' sent her
away, an' Mr. John could get no
tidings of her until he heard acci
dental that she sailed for this coun
try. Well, thin, his , ould fay ther
died an' left him some money, an'
seein' his own mother bad forgot
how she was a poor girl onct, an'
wouldn't listen to the loikes of Mr.
John, why hejist sailed for Ameriky
an' bunted for bis darlint.
"There'll be no wake for Miss No
rah now, but a weddin's better, an'
where would she be this blessed
minute if the lady hadn't give paper
to wrap up me duds? Ocb, its a
great day intirely; and shore as me
name's Biddy McGinley, I'll niver
cease to have due respect for news
papers, seem7 what one of tbim has
brought to Miss Norah."
Cake Baking at Camp-Meet)ag.
Captain Kelso Carter, principal of
higher mathematics in Hyatt s Ches
ter Military Academy, took for i
text from the Book of Hosea the
words, "Ephriam is a cake not turn
ea. ana preacnea irorn teem a re
a wl 1 l a a
markable sermon. He said that
many Christians of to-day were only
half-turned cakes, done only on one
side, and not baked through. We
want to get turned over and done
all the way through. He then
preached the doctrine of Banctifica-
tion, and when through asked all
aesinng mis state oi cean to come
forward and bow at the alter. A
score knelt at the alter rail, and
some startling scenes followed.
A middle-aged man, with black
whiskers, jumped to his feet and ex
claimed:
"I've got itl I've got it! Glory
glory, glory !"
He threw out both arms, moved
his face heavenward and shouted,
"Glory !" till he was hoarse. Then
he clasped a brother about the neck
and bugged him, ..Then he danced
and shouted, and jumped op and
down ; then climbed to the platform
and exclaimed :
"I'm turned over ! Glory I'm bak
ed on both sides ! Glory to God I"
and he went all around shaking
hands with everybody. A woman.
also, received the influence, gad the
dense crod of people drew up
closer, climbed on the seats and
passed op a round, the alter.
Several more made their way to
the alter rail .and father Stockton
said : "We are going in for Pente
cost We are going twenty knots an
hour, and if we keep on we shall
have Pentecost 1"
SEPTEMBER 2, 1885.
Facts avboai Owls.
As I was seated on tbe piazza of
oar hotel last evening, watching the
moon as it came out by the sea, an
owl glided by, and only for a mo
ment was seen as it passed a window
through which the light was stream
ing, intent, no doubt, upon its mis
sion and apparently undisturbed by
the music, the hum of voices, and
tbe red and green lights that flashed
up from the lawns on Ocean avenue.
Owls may often sail around the pier
hotel at night, for aught I know,bat
it is cot often that they are seen.
Back in the woods they make their
homes,and there their hooting is as
familiar a sound as the croaking of
the frogs. Ihe farmer has no better
friend than the owl, and he who
kills one does the public and him
self an injury. White, or Helborne,
after taming a pair of owls, was con
vinced that they brought a mouse
to the nest on an average of every
five minutes from sunset to day
lisht.
uwis were never an epicurean
least, but there was formerly an ec
centric genius iu Newport Benjamin
Hadwin, who ate them, and for that
matter anything that once had the
breath of life. Southey once had an
owl roasted for himself and Mr. and
Mrs. Worth. I give the sequel in
his words: "We agreed that there
could be no protext for making owls
game and killing them as delicacies,
but if ever you eat one,by all menus
try it boiled with onion sauce."
An omelette made of owls' eggs is
sadi to be a care for drunkenness.
Owls are sometimes stuffed not for
the table, but to draw crows within
range of the e porta man's gun. No
love is lost between the crow and
tne owl, and wnen the latter is
perched upon a limb the former
goes for him with the celerity and
disregard of all those cautionary
measures that usually mark the
movement of a crow. So eager is he
to meet the object of his aversion
that he does not see the gunner until
it is to late to belt a safe retreat
The Italians use an owl to catch
small birds, only in their case the
owl ia tied to a perch in open
gronnd in broad sunlight, and tbe
birds that gyrate around him alight
upon twis smeared with bird lime.
In this way they become an easy
pray.
Mexican Hotel and Servants.
The hotels in Mexico are so bad
that those who have to remain there
any length of time invariably go to
housekeeping, and can thus live as
comfortably and economically as
anywhere in the State. There is no
aristocratic quarter in Mexico, atid
it is fashionable, not only to live on
a business street but to have a saloon
or a meat market on the ground
floor. Every body lives in flats,
the houses are usually three stories
high, and tbe top floor is considered
the best It will rent for a 100 a
month, while the second floor rents
for $40. When a house is to be let
in Mexico tbe owner sticks an old
newspaper in the window. It isnt
very tasteful, and seldom improves
tbe appearance of the house, but it
is economical and understood by
the community. Servants are cheap
and plenty, and you are pretty sure
to have several descendants of the
Aztec kings about the house if you
hire one, for it is the rule here that
the whole family go with the father
or mother when they go out to ser
vice. Your cook brings her husband
her children and pretty near all
her relations, and they are fed from
your table and sleep under your
roof. Tbe husband maw be a shoe
maker or a saloon-keeper or a hack
man, but he lives where bis wife
works. There are usually rooms
enough in tbe house for them all,
and the only food they want is plen
ty of beets and what is left from
your table.
A Corpse aaka for a Drink.
On last Wednesday Dr. D. A.
Pangburn. living in Oregon Town
ship, abobt four miles north of
Charlestown, Ind., was taken very
ill of pneumonia. He grew worse,
and on Thursday morning Drs.
Sanderson and Carr were called in.
At 6 o'clock on that evening be
was pronounced dead, and laid out
far the grave. About an hour after
ward those in attendance were as
tonished to hear the supposed corpse
ask for a drink of water. The water
was given him, in a short time he
breathed freely, although he still
seemed in a dying condition. He
grew worse, however, during the
night and was again laid out for
dead. Mia brother, Mr. S. C. Pang-
burn, of Jefferson ville. was sent for
to attend the funeral, aid started on
the early tram Fnday morning. He
arrived just in time to see his broth
er return to life and consciousness
the second time. This case is pro
nounced ooe of tbe most singular
known to the medical profession.
Mr. Pangburn, though still very ill,
is olive, and may . entirely recover.
He has for some time past been af
fected with a cold, and the phlegm
lodging in his throat caused a sus
pension of bis breathing. During
tbe whole time, however, he was
dimly conscious of all that passed
around him, bat was powerless to
move or speak. , - .
How to Pat aaKgg ia a Bottle.
A writer in the Rural 2ie Yorker
tells the young folks bow they may
perform tbe magic feat of putting an
egg in a bottie. Lake many otoer
things it is easy enough when you
know how. This is tbe way it is done:
Soak a fresh, egg for several days
in strong vinegar, r Tbe acid of tbe
vinegar will eat the lime of tbe shell
so that while th egg looks tbe same
it will be soft and capable of com
pression. Select a bottle with: a
neck a third amalkr than tbe egg.
With a little eat you will have no
trouble in preening the . latter into
the bottle. Fill the boUle half full
of lime water, and in tew days
you will have- harriidi nail lad egg in
a bottle with s neck a third smaller
than tbe egg. Of course yon poor
ofl the lime water as tbe shell hard
ens, How tbe egg got into the bot
tle will be a conundrum that few
can answer.
era Id
The Law of Ancient Lagbta.
A new and rather surprising il
lustration of the common law rela
tive to "ancient lights" is furnished
by a recent decision in England in
the case of Bullers versus Dickinson.
It seems that an old building, three
stories high, stood upon a certain
street, projecting several feet over
the street line. The building, which
was once a toll-house, had been . al
tered into a shop, and a large win
dow had been put in the front walls
of the first story. The window had
been in long enough to have acquir
ed a right to light under the ordi
nary rules, when the city authori
ties decided to buy and remove the
portion of the building to which it
belonged, in order to give the street
in front of it tbe full width, ihe
old wall was not parallel to the street
line, and it was necessary to cut off
a portion of tbe building four, feet
in depth at one end and seven feet
nine inches at the other; and the
owner, rather than have his proper
ty so extensively mutilated, pulled
the building down and erected a one j
story building on the site, with a J
front on the new line, and a shop
window in it, A large building.
which was constructed on a neigh'
bonng lot was then found to inter
fere with tbe light of the new win
dow, and the owner of the shop
brought suit to prevent the infringe
ment of what be claimed to be his
ancient right to unobstructed light
The proprietor of the offending edi
fice maintained that as the window
for which his adversary claimed the
protection of tbe Court was a new
wall, in a different position from the
old one, and forming part of a new
building, of different plan and di
mensions from the old one, it could
not be regarded or entitled to all the
rights which had been enjoyed by
tbe window to which it bad sue
ceeded ; but the Judge decided that
even sucn modifications in the cir
cumstances as those which had tak
en place did not auount to an aban
donment of any original right and
ordered a decree for the plaintiff.
Welt Pala for Wheeling Barrow.
Tbe head clerk of a large firm in
Uhariestown promised an old cus
tomer one day half a bale of Russia
duck, to be on band at 1 o clock when
the man was to leave town with his
goods. The firm was out of duck
and the clerk went over to Boston
to buv some. Not finding a truck
man, he hired a man to take it over
on his wheelbarrow. Finishing other
business, on his return to Charles-
town the clerk found tbe man not
half way over the bridge sitting on
his barrow, half dead wiin the heat
What was to be done ? It was then
half past 12, and tbe goods were
promised at 1. There was not a mo
ment to lose. Iu spite of the heat,
the dust and his fine clothes, the
young man seized the wheelbarrow
and pushed on. Pretty soon a rich
merchant, whom the young man
knew very well, riding on horseback,
overtook him. "What," said be,
"Mr. Wilder turning truckman?"
"Yes," answered the clerk ; the
goods are promised at 1 o'clock, and
my man has given out ; but yoa see
I am determined to be good aa my
word." ' Good, good I" said the gen
tleman, and started on. Calling at
the store where the young man was
employed, he told his employers
wbat he had seen. "And I want to
tell him," said the gentleman, "that
when he goes into business for him
self, my name is at his service for
830,000." Reaching the store, which
he did in time, the high price set on
his conduct made amends for the
beat, anxiety, and fatigue of the job.
You would like to know, perhaps,
that this young man became one of
the most eminent merchants of his
day. and known far and wide, both
in turope and this country, ill
name is S. V. S. Wilder, first Presi
dent of the American Tract Society.
Siegw Cans or Ware.
Siege guns built of wire are the
newest description of ordnance for
the national service. A very tough
steel wire is used, having a breaking
strength of 100 tons to the square
inch, which is wound over a steel
tube as tape may be wound on a
reel, being frequently fastened off to
secure its cohesion ; and so neatly
put together as to look like solid
metal. An experimental howitzer
has been made on this principle,
and passed a satisfactory proof at
the Royal Arsenal. It has a calibre
of 10 inches, but weighs only about
70 hundred weight In its trial this
howitzer threw a shell of 3ti0 pounds
with a charge of 28 pounds, and at
tained a velocity of 1,000 feet per
second a result which may be com
pared wito two guns of a similar
weight which are at present ia the
service. One of these is the 8-inch
howitzer, which fire3 a shell of just
half the weight ISO pounds with
a velocity of 9o0 feet and the other
is a 100 pounder gun of 6 6 calibre,
which with its light shot of 100
pounds, manages to reach a velocity
of 1,3'JO feet per second. The trial
weapon seems in no way impaired
by tbe strain to which it has been
subjected. London Daily Telegraph
All tbe Difference in tbe World.
tv. a uin.;ni interoarino- .on nor-:
sation occurred between a Maysville
attorney and a witness in a case in
AU lUIIVTTlllft i
which a certain tree played a promi
nent part : .
Lawyer Did yoa see thk tree by
the roadside? ,
"Witness Yes, sir: I saw it very
plainly. . .. . . -
Lawyer It was very conspicuous,
then? .
Witness Well. I can't say that
I saw tbe tree very plainly, though.
. Lawyer Well, now, I would Lite
to know why if it was plain it wasn t
conspicuous. What is the difference
between plain and conspicuous. An
swer that win yon 7 ,
"Well, replied the witness.
It
ia this : I come into this court room
and glance over the baf. I see yoa
plain among the other lawyers, al
thoagh yoa ain't a darned bit con
spicuous." ' '
- Tbe man who "gave himself away"
ia now anxious to take it back.
WHOLE NO. 1781.
The Client Appearing Tor him Coaaael
A good story is told of a famous
lawyer of the Essex Bar, well known
as a" politician, and even better as a
wit He was in early days defend
ing a man charged with illegally
selling liquor, and the facta were all
against him. The prosecution prov
ed the sale of a pint of whisky, and
found that he charged an extra price
for it saving it was Saturday night
and that was the last drop of whisky
he bad in the house. The poor pris
oner seemed u nave no witnesses
and no friends and he stood there,
bloated and boozv. the picture of
dissipation and degradation. The
Squire was, however, equal to the
occasion, turning to me jury, ne
said: "Gentlemen of the m-y,
shall detain vou but a minute. Pris
oner, look upon the jury ; jurot-.
look upon the prisoner, ihatisail
Now. gentlemen, if yoa can say as
honest men that, after looking at my
client vou believe he 13 a man w ao
would sell the last pint of whisky
that he had in the house, whr, then
convict him !" There might have
been a flaw in the argument but
the jury acquitted the prisoner.
Boston Record.
An Editor's Adventnre.
A large coachwhip Bnake bad
wrapped his tail several times round
thetop of a stiJ scub post oak bush
and had caught a sow and was hold
ing her fast His head part had
three wraps around one of the sow's
hind legs and he was making the
hold doubly sure by holding with
his mouth. The sow was moving
first to the right and then to the left
on three feet and had already de
scribed two segments of a circle on
terra firma. The senior editor grab
bed a pole to kill the snake. The
snake turned loose, and as he
stretched out his full length he look
ed fullv as long as a fence raiL The
snake and hog went in opposite di
rections, and it i3 hard to tell which
went the faster. As we rode off we
could hear the old sow running
through the woods, blickety, back
etr. blicketv. whoo, booh, who.'
From appearance the snake intend
ed to suck the sow. and the latter
had three teats full and appeared to
have only three pigs. But his snake
ship couldn't hold and suck, too.
WaUon (Ga.) Xetrs.
Ex-President Harrison's Gra.e.
A movement is on foot to erect a
monument over the tomb of ex-Pres
ident Harrison, which is at North
Bend. Ind., near Cincinnati. It is
on a natural mound in the midst of
a cow pasture, and it overlooks the
Ohio river. A dilapidated board
fence, inclosing a space of fifty feet
square, separates the bunal place
from the pasture held. Within the
enclosure are two or three old cedar
trees. The tomb itself is a structure
of brick, all under ground except
the gables, nd it is covered with a
roof of sriingles that are now dilapi
dated and rotten. Even the brick
walls that show above the ground
are covered with a green mould.
A sloping cellar door covers the
steps which descend to the vault,
and even these doors of iron expos
ed to the summer rains and winter
snows, are eaten through with rust.
History Kepeata Itaelf.
"Papa, did you ever smoke when
vou was a oov c asked a loyear
old Brooklyn lad who was vigorous
ly chewing coffee to disguise the vile
odor of a cigarette which clung to
him stlL
"Yes. once," replied the father, as
he sniffed the smell of tobacco in
the air.
"What did your papa say ?" ask
ed the bor, with unusual interest
"He didn't say a word, son; but
this is what he did when he found
it out"
When the father finished the tem
perature of his scion was several de
grees hotter than the ambient at
mosphere. The Law or the Tailor Shop.
Where a tailor agrees to
make
clothes "to the satisfaction" of the
customer, the latter has a right to
reject them if thev do not suit
(Brown vs. Foster, 113 Mass., 136.)
Where there is no such specific
agreement, the implied contract is to
make the articles in a workmanlike
manner, in which case of course thev
will fit, and they may be rejected if
they do cot But it is a reasonable
usage that a tailor may have an op
portunity to alter a garment so as to
secure a fit, and if he offers to do
this, and in denied the chance, the
probabilities are that he will get the
better of h:a customer in a law suit
V!or York Journal of Commerce.
EftVct of Prayer on Beans.
Not long since, at an experience
meeting at Gainesville of the sancti
ficationists, one good sister arose and
said :
I am safe on the rock. The Good
Lord is with me ; I trust everything
to Him. The other day Mr. S. sent
me word that be would bring some
friends to dinner at 12 o clock. It
was then 11. Yoa know it takes
beans two hours to bile, but I jnst
got down on my knees by that old
! atv. mrA nrarnl that them
. 1 , .1 I.
beans
would get done in an hour.
When
the clock struck 12 I eot up, lifted
the top, and them beans were done.
Editors are often blamed for say
ing too much, whereas what they
actually do say is but a drop in the
bucket of what they are tola but do
not repeat Everybody with an ax
to grind, an enemy to disparage or I
an animosity to grainy, pours nis
tale into the ear of the scribe with
tbe bone that the same will be pub
lished at the editorial risk. If every
bit of information that leaks into a
newspaper office should be publish-
ed yoa should see lively times.
"They say that Mr. Smith is a
very close student," remarked Pipin-
jay at in. uiuuer ibuib. Augniuia
blushed to the roots of ber hair, and
admitted with a titter, lhat be gen-'
erally did sit pretty well over on
ber side of the sofa when be called.
A -POT BOILEK" AT WORK.
Bow Oil Painting are Turned Oat la
Tea Minute.
"A 'potboiler?' Certain! I know
what a 'pot boiler' is."
Thus said tbe stranger, regarding
his interlocutor with an almost re
sentful air, as if an imputation of
ignorance had been cast upon him.
The two were standing in the door
of a State street mock auction room
regarding, with mingled feelings of
curiosity and amusement "an un
rivaled collection of oil paintings,"
whereof the nntativ anthors wers
among the most celebrated authors
of Europe. The stranger had been
moved by the spectacle to mention
the above named subject He went
on to say :
"All this stuff is the work of 'pot
boilers fn and with a discursive
sweep of his right hand, he took in
a heterogeneous group of bad ma
rices, hand-me-down tropicals, and
unforgivable copies of Bonheur and
Landseer. There ws one sacri
legious caricature of a Turner. "All
that staff, sir." the indignant critic
repeated, "was done under great
stress by 'pot-boilers. And now I
will tell yoa what that term means.
A 'pot-boiler' is cot, as yoa idiotic
ally suggest, one who boils pots. He
is a species of mechanic (or artist
as he would prefer to be called) who
manufactures paintings for this and
similar markets by the yard, piece,
or dozen, according to contract
He is of two kinds, gregarious or
solitary. The former work in groups
at large factories in New York and
Philadelphia. Here they string up
a row of canvasses in convenient
light Then one pot-boiler goes over
the lot with a pot of blue, another
with green and a third with red, and
so on till the canvasses are all cover
ed with landscapes, etc according
as it happens. The result of this
is the very lowest grade of work,
which sells at wholesale at from six
ty to eighty cents a copy. Tbes
here seem to be of rather a higher
grade. They were done by the oth
er kind the solitary pot-boiler. He
is a genius in his way. i think I
can fiad yoa one of these ft Hows at
work, if you care to come,"
The answer was a prompt expres
sion of willingness, and the stranger
led the way to a tall building on
Randolph street at the top of which
was found a little, dingy room, con
taining the paraphernalia of a paint
shop, and a parti-colored jacket en
closing a man. The latter was hard
at work on a twelve by twenty-four
inch canvass rapidiy approaching
completion. Around about were
numerous works of art some of them
not yet dry. In the corner was a
placard inscribed: "Paintings in
oil while yoa wait tbe uses of
which were explained later on. The
artist knew the stranger, and was
illing to be seen and heard while
he worked.
Yes." he began, "I am what they
call a pot-boiler, and it don't make
me feel bad to admit it lime was.
though, when I struck out for the
name of artist and had yearnings
like all other beginners. But only
few see their ambitions realized,
and I was one of the many. Thank
God. I had sense enough to see it
before I starved lor the want of glo
ry and bread, and turned my time
exclusively to the latter. I am mak
ing money now, but (with an invol
untary sigh ) 1 suppose 1 wul never
be an artist"
During the monologue the speak
er s bands were as busy as bis
tongue. With incredible rapidity
he had planted a fine forest on tbe
edge of a blue sheet of water, and
caused the fore grouod to blossom
aa a rose of several hues. He used
his left fore-arm for a mahl-etick
and scorned the use of more than
two brushes. The colors were mix
ed as they were ceeded, without the
aid of a pallet knife. A pine tree
was achieved bv a single downward
stroke and two more rapid motions
draped it in the hanging of a wood
land vine. A primrose in the river's
brim, blotch of ochre, and it was
nothing more. The stranger remark
ed that he worked without the aid
of copy or crayon sketch.
Oh, certainly, was the careless
rejoinder. "I don't need them. I
carry my 'designs' in my head ; two
or three 'fores,' as many 'distauces,'
and skies, and 'miscellaneous,' and
there's my outfit. The difference is
in the combinations. Now, in this
picture, say I have No. 1 sky, No- 2
fore, and so on."
The artist had already begun work
on another cavas.
"That placard I see yoa looking
at is one I often use when I make
my trips. Yes. I go to State fairs
and expositions, take a booth, hang
that sign out, and literally paint
pictures while mv customers wait
for them. How locz? Well, say
ten minutes on a small canvas. That
sort of work brings tl a copy, or 4
with a frame. Money in it ? Well,
rattier, rive people out ot ten tcicK
thev've got a liargain at the price.
I've made $75 in a day. with a clean
profit of 8t0. Two of my friends
did even better at the New Orleans
exposition last winter, and there
wasn't any crowd to speak of either.
Where does most of my work go
to? That's one of the secrets of the
biz. Maybe yoa know," turning to
the stranger.
The stranger indicated by bis con
duct as he led his companion out
lhat he did. C'hiraj Tribune.
Union and Confederate soldiers at
Atlanta have united to built a mem
orial monument in that city, upon
which will rest statues of Grant cd
Lee, Sherman and Johnston. Upon
the top a soldier in blue and a sol
dier in gray will clasp hands. The
corner stone of the monument has
been laid. It will be one hundred
and eighty feet high, and the esti
mated cost is one hundred thous
and dollars.
It ia fun to stand on a street cor
ner a fine afternoon and watch the
men all rushing around trying to
make money, and tbe women all
floating around trying to spend it.
In Kansas yoa are supposed to be
sick wnen you buy liquor, me
health of the state is cot nearly so
good a3 it used to be. Everybody is
afflicted with some disorder.
Mr. Cleveland has never had a
desire to marry since Dan Lamoct
once showed him a bill for a spring
bonnet
which his wife had just
bought
The man who thought be knew
everything is dead. He tried to do
business without advertising.
It seems a Tittle singular that s
man's face is generally the longest
when he is himself the "shortest"
No gentleman will swear before a
: ladv unless she is his wife.
Domestic peL-Matrimonial sulks.