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The Somerset Herald,
Romerwt. Pa.
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J. B. O'CWNROK.
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Somerset. Pa.,
, in Somerset and adjoinlne, counties
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ATTt'KNEYATLAW.
MK. icd Prtifl-n Aireni. Somerwt,
dwisMnoinotn bi&ck.
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VALENTINE HAY.
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1st 1H.VT l Kel tn.1 S.mir t, " wi
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ATTtiBNEY-ATLAW,
Somenw Pa,
js t.- il hif'reM entroe1 t rr.j care
wo1 u itpMEptneManu ndeliiy.
J. M. LOUTIIER,
(Formerly ol sioye-towa )
FH1SJ IAS D SI KGEO.V.
h V,,rt if.m.nentty In J1
i o;; Huel. lo rear ol Irng Store. ".'
p EW. B LOUGH,
n.XEOTATlUC MYSICAS AD SllCfW
TM bl tervtret to the pw-l'le of S omerfet
i-HneltltT. f.iminwn orrnun.rr pr;'"I"h'y
r,nlHnd at.oe ty nr nu,ht
pnnwl.ally enitaerd.
cm.r ol Diamond, ever Kn'ri-r t
Si. Mure. vrMii-
fVR. H. P. K1MMEL
1 1 .rMm b.f i.rofeP5lonal wrn to te tl-
. r s-irerwt ami V Wr.ity. Vnlew ,..le.l"ii.
tiMrt at rn t lund at bl oftit, on Main
n: tx tbe ln.mond.
D?.. IL BUUBAKER tenders hi?
i;r.wtnrl rn-lee to th. eltlienf ol S.-m
rTMTini;rtr. t,mce In residence on Blain
tmi awi vl tte lUmond.
DR. VM. IIAUCH tentlpr? hi?
VrMewl.al rvl to ifce ettlrenf ol Som-
"- ( me u..r iat ol V ayne A hersebile
fsitiir rti.re.
Im i Ki.
TiK.S. J. Mi VlLLFJi.
1' (l,rilt ia Pflilr)
ri.jitjittrr. Pa..
r.!Tt. ntriil nneutHm to tbe pre.errMon of
U'V;rl lee-b. Artifirtal e' lnn-rtrd All
i ri'eel MtiM.eiory. Hlfioe
K"H..i t'lr Entrance one d r west
: tu. t Jtt!n Sure. o2i-6m.
DR. JOHN BILIi.
I.ENTIST.
t I ra!r lsCeok A BeerltfjBloek.Somer-
DR. WILLIAM IXiLMNS.
I'EKTIST. SOMERSET, PA. .
'!tiXminitb Bk-b. anore B ydf I)rn
etiere he cm at all time be Umv prepar
tune ail kiwJf o4 work. wb M Blilrn reK-
.... . ,. . a tth trf .11 Klnua.
av: ( :bt Un
matertmt uiteneo.. opo.
PR. J. K. MILLER has perma-
J eii:l located In Berlin for tbe practice et
iHiHtMioB. Otbceoiiiioaltetbarlea Krtaalna:
tr. aT. a T-tl
rn i f.r,crt ir.- renn
i I m e nrt by wall will
1 y Uret frtt a ijaae o( "-t ol larxc
Telue mal wui .iar jm w-.-a'
at onrc lirlu to in mimey :ater tban
!'nrel n America All ab.nt me Yi
' icof! Ti,.n h,,x. Axent. wanted ererr
e. i cuier ee. ol all re. ! ail tbe lime.
fc.rt ujr. ouly. to work lorop nt tlielr own
. l.Ttanet f..rall workers al.lo elT .-T1-
Iki'iOeiay. U. Hau-kt fctiu Portlnnd,
uai. )ai..
CHARLES HOFFMAN,
(Aim, K'fl.ey ftoe.)
UTLTT STYLES ill LOWEST PE1CES.
TStTlSFACTICN GUARANTEED.
CATAnnU ELY'S
az w n n
CREAM BALM
IS WORTH
S 1.000
TO AXT A, WOXAS
OK. C8ILX
SaaertBc from
CATARRH.
A. E NEWMAN,
Oralina:. aUcb
k l'P"d bmsarh nostril and is
-Vri,. ,r,r M 'enf ' r mail .r at
ELY lKOS.,
F?? --KTKAM FN lNrsr;i.AY
iht AkH. "I-tKS ard .SHUT-
L.l, ,', twla-k-.t-l lu: i and Holl-
"SLlEf t.Il ines .,..1 Vtft iB tt a
IH'JALASOAhLiN. .
lyr.
Asajaawv. Pa. ,
nniu
11 iw
,
ivnT YYYTY
VJVVl
NO. 42.
LIKE HIS FATHER,!
He was Afflicted with Stone in the
Bladder.
Mr. S. W. H.cks, ol Pleataut Valley, llucheat
Co.. N. tliewB of Mr. E. S. Hlcka, whjee
name may bave apeared In tblB joamal In con
nection witii as nrlkle imilar to this, was, like
hi! fmlicr. afflictcl wilb Mone in Ibe Bladder,
only that Lif caie ra mi re fcr:ou than bii fath
er f. Tbe Ull.er aJrinrJ the m to write to It
LUiJ Kennelr. of U chefier, X. Y who, he
auid, would ttP bim a bat to do. Ir. Kennedy
replied. auKireailua: the ue ol KENNEDY'S FA
uKITE liE.UhliY, wbii h bad worked ioeuc
cee(u!ly in the Uther'a ca. TUr. Hicks, who
bad ticCD a5ured by the local ph flciana that
they eoul.i du noibsn more tvr him. tried F'A
VUKU E KtMLbY. Alter iwu eek um'oI it'
i be rjpJ a s.i,lc ol an Inch I on an 1 of the
ibkkncn of a plj um. t-tuce then be hot bad
no syuijitous ol a reiam of the trouble. Here U a
jick man bciied. What lielter remlta cuiil
liave been expecte-l -. V hat (treatcr Knelit could
medical tK.ence coLftr; The end wa (.-ained ;
that is eurely en mh. Dr. Kennedy af .-urc the
1 al lic, hy a roiut:ition whi b be cannot atlord to
lmiril, that the FAYOIITE KEMEI does In
vigorate the bliKni. euro liver, kidney and blad
der cowyUiuti, as well ai all thute dixuises and
weakncit; ecaiUr to females.
Tboonanm alcralrldl people volunta
rily testify in letter to l'r. Kennedy, with a
warmth aud luilu ol words which mi-re holiness'
documents and eeitincitcs never possea, what
Favorite Kcmfdy," the ureal specific for blood,
liter aad kidm y dtfordi-rs, lixs d jtie lor tncu and
their Inends.
PURELY
VEGETABLE.
t C ITS r.EXTLE, YKT ET-
-m" 3 111 r1 . W "v '
vJm'j.ii'Ji
i" ml' TZ-T THIS.
And i:! intrinsic mcTlt-. have placed it at the head
or ail Family Medicines.
II lakes the platpe of Doclor, nl
(oktly fre.rriplo"a.
So Ilovtrhold Should It II ir;.if if. It Prevents,
oi H at Ci.rrt
Xau.ca, Bile, Colic,
Torpid Liver, Headache.
Indigestion. Conniption,
F'tvcrs, Sice; lernncs,
IjiF-ltii le. Foul Breath,
And every disease brought on r atrirravaled by a
Disirlered Slomkch.
Its halts century of u?e by thcusands has endors
ed it as the
,.:.tP r-.:v 'fr-A'r'r,
Thn Kct Prenaratsrv Medi'
cine, whatever the sickness
may prevetobe- in all com
mon diseases It will, unas
sisted by any other medicine,
effect a Speedy Cure
" I hsve n t had a do-tor in y fsmlly I'V tbe
past rarand It itheonlv venr in ten ti.at stime
meuilK-rol un inmilv lmi m t been under the doe.
tor s ii!n t. n 1 lor tl.i- irrati'yluif lct I am po-
itivt lo it,.:, I.ird to Ssiiuuions Lner K.-piiamr
l amdiu, Ala. ".Ksj.M. A. " lii.
oni.y gknuixe:
HAXi rArTTREn iiv
J. H. ZEILIN & CO
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
jcU-'ii-lrr-
SOMERSEl CGUHTY 8UU
(ESTA13I.ISIirJ 1877.)
CHAELE..EAEtKtB. i. I. ItRlS.
rreFititnt. Cashier
ttolleetlont made In all parts of the United
States.
CHARGES MODERATE.
fairies wlFMne to s-CJ mooey . r-i o -
(min..iated bv dtall on New York In any sum.
". . I' .1 K..r,.1,
I oue.-tv.iit ma.e wnn (.r uirur . -
l-.uifbt and s..ld Murey and valuables secured
bvoneol lueiN.Ws cele: fated sates, with a Ssar---nt
A Yale u time lock.
ACCOUNTS SOLICITED.
4rA!l lel hilMirs o"nrvsl. -
M. L. .IEXKIXS & CO..
in tun fEiiiiri
PE TROLEUMEXCHANGE,
10 Fonrlh Avcnnr,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Oil Eought and Sold on Margins.
Sj-Order$ by Mcil or Trlrgrttihyecrirt Prompt
LOOKOUT! FURNITURE
AT
HENRY HOFFMAN'S,
JENNER X ROADS. PA.
I Cot tinae n:nntiir . t tttoM Fantl. all
ifM.im ol IlolSt HvLH hi . VUE, whlrb
tet 1'ounlr. I ,lla!irike or-lrrs t any i'lty
mOe Knrriti.re try rtitn.rt! rray wlh U ror.
cha.?. I k -? pami'lp-twa-'lt? t my place of bu
neM. fiPOi wt.1 h Klectioni tan le cnadc.
ms2TAsn:5 a sfsclht.
AU klatis of Vnl. nabirv iuiiM 9ttwt4 to
itt rare. I nve two litar''!! hr lar'al purj--
. - ijIIs- U...,...,! . U l,ilUariv thitat.
tT" iftily Jr atTenUme 'htl1rmi t uneral
t!r.:f. anl 'Mi ' ftio? 1-r i'hiMrt-n. 1 will
m krrp in i"frk a nice In e ol I'ily 'itpitt. r
rrl. t a mnil nilvarc ;ncit. .r l-n'l
ill to n tar. wtwn in ol anythinr In my
iif. 1 can do t wtli by n jua tu do ele
btre.
octT Cm. HENRY HOFFMAN.
f RUST E E'SS ALE
OF-
Valuable Heal
Estate !
BY" V1ETUF. of an orerof sale If aed out of
tbe orphans' IVurt ol Smcrf ci Co.. I...tj me
(l!rect-t. l win excise to potoic sai tn strain a
Mid. in Drakcwwu, cntnerset County, ra., on
SAT USD AT, APRIL 3, lfsSG,
at 10 o'clrk a. u.. tlie f. U-vIpk K-al Itate. yiz:
m. 8 A certain tmot ! Uo-1 il'uate in IVwer
Turkrvrtmt Twt. nidi o.. Fa. a'ijoinina:
landftot Alex N tU. S-hoo' Hwe Pnieriy. Hy
att'f hfirs No. 4. Wm R-am. 4-on.ainlng ii
cr- n1 fn?aefnT.tire perrli. mo-e or
Ml. 4. A nrtain tract i.-f land fiiuate afMT
ii. a.-ltoji ii:- No. a. Jariib .Mw, and othrn.
r.-ii aiaicj; li acre, stun: or le, bting well Um-
No. S.mtp tn the Townhip. CmBiy and
iai ainr-?sii!. a. fairing lanun oi jtinn riernrr.
Hnrj Kan j: and s.thrn. ritjnnirt IV crtf and
M :tn hp B'liri or le, Lbia Uict b:in$ to coud
Mult oi culurattf n.
TERMS- j
ODe-third tornnain a ltn npoa tbvland. th j
Iptervet to te ( aid acttnally t widuwof Tiitu
a i;-in. dw'il., .iarfnc brr hiem. aid at nr
d-ath tiw principal puid to tf aid u tbe in-lr and
l-tfl rrpr'"tuiiTes o. Mid inmfl. On-tblrd ;
id the t.aUnce oh. and th mnaiarer tn two j
jua. iLJiaai laTiueniP. wiihmt lrtrrn.
JtH KLAM, j
anarlQ. Trart of Tb. Keaut, deed t
cniyoR's NOTICE. ;
At an ttrt.hans- Court held at Somerset. Pa . on
tb J itn fay ol Febrar lss. the aadrr-ianM
Auditor was duly appointed to make a diatnl u- I
m oMbe luu-is tn lite bnals of
ti.uimisirsMtf of .L-rrniMh Woy. to an-l a rain s:
tt-'-e le.-ally en'ltbd Ihcre'o. hereby a ire noti'".
that be iiraT:trt lothe duties of !be aNive sp.
I.-tottnent ou Friil y toe leih day ol April. Is.,
at bit -lhcc In Sument a ben and where afl
piru lutetctteu caa atund If tbey Uunk propar.
J. H.SWIT, j
asarea la. Auditor. I
CI T, CUT BKH1XU!'
i Vlien snow und ice vas on der ground,
1 Cud uie-ry shieib-blia sliiule ;
: Vhrn Sliark Krott be vas. pcen aruund,
Und makes mine oldt ears lingie
' I beaa dhiise raguioli gamim say,
i " Lit eliuy i unconfined ! "
I' ml dbeu dlicv go for efry blileib,
j Und yell, Cat, cut pehiud ! "
, It mukvs me tdiurtt feel young some more,
j To bear dbose youngsters yclL
Und ! I don'd vas sbtitf and sore,
! Ty sbings ! I sbust vould veil.
, Yli"n soruc oidt pang vas cooruin' py,
I uiiik I'd feel inclined
To bump rit;bdt in ubon der ebly,
; Und sbotit, " Cut, cut pehiud ! "
I mind me vot mine fader said
Vonte, vhen I vas a poy,
; Mil nn-escbief alvays in mine bead,
j Und foxil oB lile und shoy :
; " Sow, Hans, keepoffdersbleigbs,' says he.
j " Or else shust bear in mind,
; I dake you rihdt across mine knee.
I'nd cut, cut. cut pebind! "
Veil, dot vas years nnd years ago,
Und mine young Yawcob, too,
Yas now; sbkvdoodline droo der sbnow,
bu't hke I u.--d to do ;
Und vhfn der pungs coom py mine house,
I slm-t ieei;s drfx dt-r piind,
Ui.il sinf oudt, "tio id, Yawcob Sirauss,
Cut. cut. cut. cut .-bind '. "
Cham- Kolien Adams, in Jfirprr'i
IV II ILK A-S1XMMIXG.
"Ah, paid Mrs. Prodgitt, "things
have cliarizwl fince my day. hen
I warf a sirl. folks uaed to Btay at
home and htlp their mothers do the
housework, and piece bed-quiltr',
and erubroider lace veils, insttad ot
Irunniiie; about all the dirty streets
Hud narrow lanes in creation !
Mrs. Prodgitt did not take kindly
to modern civilization.
fcrhe had come up from Owl Brook
to visit her cousin Mary Ann, who
h;id married Ebeiitzer Hardy a quar
ter of a centuary ago and settled
down in New York ; and, as she ex
pressed herself "things eeemed to be
all turned topsyturvy."
"But, Cousin Prodg.w," said saucy
Hattie Hardy, who was equipping
herself with basket, bag, parasol and
wateriToot cloak, "it is a work of
mercy and charity that we are en
gaged in."
"Nonsense!" irritably cried Mrs.
Prodgitt. "1 think you've all gone
cruzy together ! I'ru surprised at
you," Mary Aim, to let the child go
tramping all over the city by her
self. In my day it wasn't consid
ered respectable."
"You say truly that times have
changed since then," mildly uttered
Mrs. Hardy, who was knitting
fleecy wool by the fire. "Be sure.Hat
tie, that you "come homeearly. The
new minister is to be here to-nighi
to tea. and Betsey can't be trusted
with the new set of moss rose china.''
"I wonder what he is like?" said
Hattie, as she tied the deep blue
strings of her bat into a coquettish
bow under her round chin. "I do
hope he's young and handsome."
"Mv dear!" remonstrated Mrs
Prodgitt.
'Of course," raid Hattie, "we all
know that old Mr. Puzzieton was
a perfect saint ; but one don't like
saints with red coses and spectacles
and three layers of double chin S"
Mrs. Pridfitt looked as if she ex
pected thitt Hattie would be struck
by lightning on the spot for that
heretical remark.
"Harriet!" was all that she could
utter.
Wiii'e Mrs. Hardy, more accus
tomed to the audacious speeches of
her pretty daughter, went on in her
purring, singsong tones:
"Don't tt-rget that poor widow iu
Coblane, Hattie. And ifyoueoto
Miio Reueau's, I think it will be
well to speak a word in season to
that great lazy son of his who is
always buying lottery tickets, and
does nothing to support the old
folks."
"Oh. yes! I'm glad you mentioned
that," said Hattie, penciling an en
try cm her little tablets. " 'Mem
to"giv t ) Jones Reneau a piece of
my mind.' Dear Mr. Puzzieton al
ways said tbat young man was a
dreadlulstuiubiine block !" "
"And I think," wef.t on Mrs.
H;.rdy, "tlt.it the Gray sisters can
find work for Alice Jennings now,
if she is stiil unemployed."
"The which?" siid Mrs Prodgitt,
"The Gray sicttrs," exclaimed
Mrs. Hardy. ' One cf our church
organizations."
Mrs. Prodgitt glared.
"Is there any end to the folly and
nonsense of the present generation ?"
said she.
' I suppose," lauched Hattie, "that
in your day, Cousin Prodgy. nobody
went slumming?''
"Went where?" said Mrs. Prod
gitt. "Slumming!" distinctly repeated
Hattie.
.She means visiting the poor and
seeking out rass ot destitution,"
exclaimed Mrs. Hardy. "Hattie,
my child, I do wish you wouldn't
talk slanjr."
Hattie disappeared with a little
bmze of laughter, while Mrs. Prod
gitt resettled her spectacles and ut
tered a deep groan.
"Mark my - words, Mary Ann,
said she, "that girl will come to no
pfiOil."
"Hattie does not mean any harm,!
Cousin Prodgitt," mildly pieaaea
Mr. lUrdv, as she knitted on.
While Hattie, on her errand of
mercy, went from house to house in
the darkling laces and crowded ten
ement districts, leaving an ounce of
green tea l.re and a lecture there, a !
bottle of bef, wine and iron bv a t
sick bed, a little rose-scented enufl'j
in a poor old woman s band, a picture-book
on the nillow of eome
little child, a wooden toy in thej
delighted grasp of a skeletonlike in-:
fact, a gentle admonition in the eari
of a willful factory -girl, and a word i
of comfort to encourage a despairing
widow. i
She could be gay and flippant!
enough when "Cousin Prodgy" teas
ed her, but here she seemed to have
assumed a personalty of dignity and :
sweetness.
Old MiloReneau's was tbe last
house on her list She glanced
anxiously at her watch ai she weut
in.
"Past five." she eaid to herself- "I i
omer
must make haste or tbe dear little
mammy will be fretting."
The dusk of the October evening
had already darkened the little room,
where lay the patient old sufferer
from rheumatism. It was always
neat and clean there, but in Hattie's
eyes it seemed more squalid and
poverty stricken than usual to-night.
As she came aiound the corner of
the door she perceived a young man
sitting at an uncovered pine table a
figure strongly silhouetted against
the window.
"Ah !" said she, the spirit of right
eous exasperation rising up in her
heart. "IVe caught you at last in
the very midst of your evil prac
tices !"
The young man rose hurridly to
his feet
"I beg your pardon " he began ;
but the tide of Hattie's indignation
was not thus easily stemmed.
"Don't beg my (aardon," said she ;
"beg the pardon of society of pub
lic opinion of every thing else which
you are outraging by this shameful
behavior of yours. A pparently you
have neither pride nor self-respect
left now take my advice ; turn over
a new leaf. Give up your evil prac
ticet and set your.-eif to earn a de
cent living. Look me in the eyes,
young man !" she added severely ;
"tell me if vou are not ashamed of
yourself!"
To all appearancs.the culprit was
stricken dumb. Involuntarily he
raised a pair of clear, honest eyes to
Hattie's face, according to orders,
but he did not speak a word, good,
bad or indifferent.
" He's not bad looking, " thought
Hattie; "but 1 must not neglect the
chances of making an impression. I
am surprised at you!" she added
"m . a 1 1 a 1 t
aloud ; " a great able-bodied leiiow.
lifce you silting down as a disreputa
ble incubus on your friends and re
lations. Don't you know that you
are the talk of the neighborhood ?
Get up go to work ! Never let me
r-ee you idling here again. No ; don't
answer me I never enter into argu
ment with the people in my district.
Logic is useless in a case line this. "
She hurried io old Milo, who be
ing stone deaf, looked smilling on
during this brief but energetic mon
ologue, as if it had been a recitation
from Shakespeare.
" Here's some extract of beef for
you, Mr. Reneau, " she shouted in
his ear; " and a tumblerof lemon
jelly! I hope your lumbago is better.
I m sorry I can't stay a little longer
to-day, but I'll come again very
-oon. "
And nodding and smiling good
by to him, she bustled away.
She arrived none to soon on the
domestic tarjis.
Betsy had already broken one ot
the mossrose tea cups, and spilled
all the salad dressing, so that Hattie
had to go to work to make more.
Cousin Prodgitt had lost her spec
tacles, and Mrs. Hardy could not
find her best lace frill.
Consequently she was only half
througn arranging ner uair wueu
Mrs. Hardy called up the stair
case :
"Harriet! Harriet! Mr. Gray has
come '
She hurriedly coiled up tbe shin
ing bronze locks, and fastened them
with a shell pin, tied the Swiss
muslin bow at her throat.and catch
ing up her pocket handkerchief, ran
down stairs.
Cousin Prodgitt was still adjust
ing her cap-strings in her own room
Mrs. Hardy had cone to see n tne
tea was properly steeping; and so
our heroine walked directly into the
presence of Reverened Cecil Gray.
" I am Miss Hardv, " said she.
" I heg your parden ! but "
Here fhe stopped, with the sylla
bles of further speech fairly frozen
on her tongue.
A cold chill crent through all ber
veins as she recognized the curly,
brown hair, the clear, honest, eyes,
the thick mustache.
But the Reverened Cecil was
equal to the emergency.
" Don t e my pardon, saia ne
gravely, although there was a
roguish sparkle in his eyes. "Beg
the pardon of "Society of public
oniniou. No. Miss Hardy, " he
cried, suddenly dropping his solemn
mannerism, " don t look so distress
ed. UI cour.-e H was a uiisiaac
Don't I know perfectly wed that it
. i,
was.
"Oh. dear! Oh, dear! grasped
Hattie. " I thought it was Gilbert
Reneau. I never had seen him. you
know, and it was so dark, anil and
"And so you scolded the wrong
man, "said Mr. Gray. "Well, I'll
pass the lecture on to the genuine
offender at the very first opportuni
ty, only I'm afraid I cannot empha
size it half so neatly ns you did. "
" Oh, don't, " said Hattie, piteous
lv lifting her little hands. Please
den't."
"No, I won't," said Mr. Gray.
" We'll forget and forgive. "
And when Cousin Prodgitt and
Mrs. Hardy came in Hattie aud the
young clergyman were earneatly
discussing the rival merits of gerani
ums on Mrs. Hard's flower stand.
Mrs. Prodgitt stayed until spring,
and when she went back home she
told her daughter that Hattie Hardy
was engaged to a young minister.
44 Or at least I suspicion she is. "
she added. " She won't own nothin'
for sartin ; but things ain't now as
they used to be. Folks as was en
gaged to be married used to be
proud of it. But Hattie's a queer
girl. She hasn't been brought up in
my day. "
Senator Wallace fr Governor orPcnn
nylTaula. Washington, March 1G. The
Democratic Congressional delegation
(Wan. L. Scott not included) accord
ing to one of its leading members,
is in favor of the nomination of Sen
ator Wallace for Governor if he can
be induced to accept the place. If
not, the majority.will try to force an
agreement on Buckalew. The best
information from the State here is
tbat the Administration ie the origi
nator of the idea, and that the Ran
dall forces have fallen in behind in
a condition veiy little better than
thit of armed neutrality. The Ad
ministration men favor Mr. Wallace
because they would rather have him
than Chauncey Black.
set
ESTABLISHED 1827.
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY. MAKCII 31, ISS6.
KKEPIXO IOO MEN AT BAY.
A Murderer Wltai s Rifle In s Run
ning Fight wilb His fnraners.
Omaha, March 21. U. C. Stead
man, a prominent farmer of Burt
county, proprietor of two creameries
near the village ol L,yons, yesterday
forenoon discharged Edward John
son, alias John Anderson, a young
man and a comparative stranger iu
the neighborhood. Johnson there
upon picked a quarrel with Slead
man, and without giviug warning
whipped out a revolver and shot
Steadman in the bowels, causing
death in a short time. Iu the ex
citement which followed Johnson
secured a Winchester riile and a
large quantity, of ammunition, aud,
mounting a horse, started oil
' Constable Parker immediately or
ganized a party, armed with revol
vers, and, mounting horses, gave
pursuit Tbey kept gaining ou
i Johnson, aud wheu 12 mlies suuth,
near the f.irm of Charles P, Johnson,
a regular battle ensued.. The mur
derer tired several shots in rapid
succession, shooting Peter Johnson,
brother of Charles, in the head, kill
ing nim instantly, tin next shot
Charles P. Johnson iu the alnlomen.
making a mortal wound. His next
shot killed Constable Parker's horse.
This was followed by other shots,
injuring horses and grazing some ot
the men.
Meantime the pursuers,' whose
number had largely increased, kept
firing their revolvers, but the despe
rado was out of shot range. As the
crowd began to close in on him, he
jumped from his horse and, running
into Charles Johnson s barn, he
opened a lively fire through the
cracks and openings, and held the
entire crowd, now numbering fully
100, at bay. They finally cautiously
surrounded the barn, and carefully
guarded themselves from the fire of
the barricaded desperado. They
coutinued to shoot into the barn at
frequent inteivais until dark. It
was proposed to burn him out, but
no one would volunteer to fire the
building. !
The barn and contents were val
ued at S.J.-50U, and it was thought
advisable to wait before resorting to:
fire. It was decided to guard thej and Judd entered the convention as
barn carefully all night and resume j a delegate. By one of these curious
operations in the morning. j twists of politics he was elected to
Late last night Sheriff Skinner ar-j go to the national convention. His
rived from Tekahama with a posse luck didn't desert him there, and he
of ten men, armed with Winchester j was made tbe member of the Demo
rifles. This morr.ing they opened tratic national committee from Illi
fire on the barn again, aud the des-i nois. Whn .President Cleveland
perado responded. He guarded every
side of the barn so closely that no
one dared approach to set fire to it.
1 A special train has been ordered to
carry fifty armed men lrora tekaha
ma to the scene of the sifge. At
last account 5 o'clock Sunday . af
ternoon the desperado still aeld
the fort. It has been decided to set
fire to the burn at the first opportu
nity. The nearest telegraph station to
the scene is Oakland, 12 miles dis
tant, and news has to come by cour
ier. Nothing more is looked for to
night My Trip to the Yellowstone.
It's the rule for the men of the
plains, and particularly for cowboys
to speak most contemptuously of
Eastern fashions and Eastern
"dudes.'' Bat in fact, they them
selves are as much the slaves ot
fashion as anv one. No man, who
can bv any possibility avoid it, en.
gHEes"in any part of the business of
,,io. . ; L i ,. Dk;.o
cattle raising, bower subordinate,
without first procuring a white felt j
hat wrth an immensely broad brim,; 1
I i . :,.:" ...i . r
and a band consisting either of a
.i i.,fi-u
jirtAiai ci rimt auu uuvivirf vs i vi t
silk twist like a whip lash. These!
are expensive, like a fine Panama,
frequently costing from
fifty to
cowboy
of fancv
seventy-five dollars. A
must also have a pair
chapareros, or overalls, made out of i
. i ... , i i
leauier.
Boots with high trench
indispensable. Our men
heels are'
n
all wore-
them, and when I compared them
with my own shooting boots with
broad soles and low flat heels. ! ;
11
... i 4i i i.
nrivcM im. I ii vt ii f tut! v . 1 t. fUt.ll :
absurd affairs. I was told that, there
was no sale in Montana for boots!
with anything but French hee
and consequently none other
itn ported.
WerC;
j
The small bovs of Bozeman, Mon-
tana, appeared to spend their spare !
time onhorsehack. Their great de- i
light was to be able to dress in regu-i
lar cowboy fashion, with leather
overalls and Mexican spurs. I I
noticed one, the bridle'and heifti-tall !
of whose pony was composed of j
twisted ha'r, red white and blu. a'
cowboy luxury which. I was told,
cost neariv a hundred dollars. The1
boys, of course, rode at full gallop
and tnrougn an tne munnoies
whenever there were any. How it
was that they never rode over any
one, l did not exactly understand,
but thev did not seem to do it. One
small youth, who bestrode a restless
little broncho, paid so little heed to
the laws of gravitation as to neglect ;
to fasten his "chinch, (i.e. saddle i
. . -v , till 1 Itl
girthUhe saddle being s.mply bal-
a need on the horse s back. W hen i
h,. .. . , ,, . .
is attention was called to this!
slight oversight, he merely remarked ;
thatbeknew it" and continued
his wild career without attempting
to fasten it. I was told, however,
that the influences of towns like this
on boys are not good, and that it
was difficult for parents to properly
control and bring them up. From
Gfn. Geo. h ingate s Trip to the
. . , i
ELLowstone, in Ammcau Aortcul-i
. . . ? , ..
ondden Darkness In Osbfcoab, Wiu.
Chicago. March
19. The Infer-
Ocean a Oshkosh. Wis., diotinteh ;
lava! The most remnrfeaV.lo atmne.
nheric phenomenon ever known
occurred here at 3 p. m. The day
had been light though slightly
cloudy, when euddenly darknesfs be-!
gan settling down, and in five min-J
ntea it waa na Hart ua iriirtniwbt I
Tbe darkness lasted from eight to ' of a young pig must be true, for the, worth, of Ohio, seconded by Mr.! There ia at least one wise newspa
ten minute, when it nnld off author tella us in the preface that he Weaver, of Iowa.it was ordered per man out West. He confines
seemingly from west to east j
. i i
A pair of nippers A cyclone and ;
a blizzard. i
Tbe Story ofaSbirt.
A tall, lean, lank man from Illi-
nois had his feet upon the tabla ia
the reading room at Wulards to -
night, while he alternately looked
at the ceiling anu at a " two-for-five : tention. He dined with the Queen, ; who have no respect, love or com
which persistenly refused to draw. I who was then a young girl, where mon feeling for the people, seems to
The fire in his cigar gradually dwin- his superior grace of manners, fine me a great and important problem,
died out and the lean man sorrow- conversational powers and witti- In Europe princes. king3 and per-
.-i, , ci. ,ji. 3 . . ... c . i.i .i :
iuny DUt careiuny laiu n away iu
hia vest Docket for future reference.
Turning around to a party of friends
who were sitting near him he said:
" Beys, have you ever heard 'The
Tale of tbe Shirt?' No? Well now
that is one of the most peculiar
pranks that politics ever played
upon Illinois. In 'S4 a district con-
veution was held in Peoria to elect
delegates to the Democratic Nation
al Convention. Among the meu
who tried to be sent to the Peoria
convention was S. Corning Judd.
He was defeated, as usual but he
came down nevertheless to see the
boys have their fun. Now, among
the delegates were Mike Corcoran,
and his chum and bosom friend
Bad Jim ' Connorton. Mike is a
comic-looking fellow. He is about
twice as wide as he u high and he
loves a good time better thau any
body I know. Mike and 4 Pad Jim'
roomed together. Theni 'l.i before
the convention ' Bad Jim ' came io
full of fun and some other thing3
that vou lake out of a bottle. He
saw the peaceful Mike sleeping and
the spirit of mischief entered him.
" On a chair was Mike's shirt. It
was undoutediy the biggest shirt in
Peoria. Carefully opening the win
dow, he dropped the undergarment
to the ground, and his delight was
somewhat intensified when he saw
a passing tramp disappear with it
in the darkness. Closing the window
be put out the light aud got into bed.
You can just believe that there was
a howl when Corcoran awoke in the
morning and couldn't find his shirt,
for, as a true disciple of Jeffersonian
simplicity, he had only one with
him. " Bad Jim " and four bell
boys scoured the town after a shirt
that would fit him, but ail in vain.
In the meanwhile the time for the
meeting of the convention was draw
ing mgn. lo make a long story
short. Corcoran gave Judd his proxy
began to look about him for a man
ta succeed Postmaster Palmer at
Chicago he lit upon Judd. I don't
know what ' Bad Jim ' has bagged
out of this deal, but he ought to
have aomethi-ig, for if he hadn't
thrown Corcoran s shirt out of the
window Judd would never have
been where he is now. That, gen
tlemen, is my tale f a shirt. ' "
AVIiat Corsets Have Dune.
" Take off your corset ! "
I he.ir a howl of dismay.
" Oh, we can't live without corsets !
We should fall to pieces? "
" I can't hold myself up an hour
without corsets !''
' I always have euch a pain in
my side when I lay aside mv cor
set ! "
My dear, do you see what a severe
accusation vou bring against this
c article yourselves? Wearing corsets
! has so enfeebled your muscles that
J .U .. 1 C . Tf
k ,
J bJJ
to the laws of Hiru who made
,t ... , . .
" " " , "rr.t
ears oiu, tail, mout, r I uctrriupcu,
- , , ' . ,
who has never worn corsets or heels,
needing no bones to keep it in posi
tion except her own.
1 suppose you cannot undo whol
ly what the ys-ars of idle, foolish
.' 1 i L .
lorlue 'ave . me .or jou, oUl you
can have a better future if vou will
, - . ... .,. ,- ... .... : i v
,IU" l" ".e a liiuunai uc-
iiiL's. ou aim uuv some 01 luese
, , . , - ,
wen-inane, new-iusiuoueu waists,
with buttons to hold up vour heavv,
i - i .i i .: u
"eg sk.us , ouy toem o.g e.,ouB,
so iiifii you can oraw me loneei
i
breath vour squeezed and disabied
lungs will allow, after the waist is
i burst ; so loose that you can lift your
1 nrm iiliiivp vnnr hMnit etisilv- if vonr
side or back aches, lie down; rub
your flabby flesh every day with a
t -T-.L . . . 1
roun c"nn wrun? oulu , aDU
waler ' draw. breath in as far as
can an1 breathe it outslowly as
ou ca" ry time the clock strikes.
How New ZealanUera Tame I lie Horse
As everybody knows, Mr. Rarey's
system of taming vicious horses con
sisted mainly in throwing them
down on the ground and keeping
ttiAam (h(.rA 1 , xr n-.(i(ina n f atranc Trio
vwra hava a mnrh" .im-
pier
Thev
and more effectual method,
simply decoy a wild horse
into n swamp until alibis legs are
securely embedded in it. They
then proceed to "gentle" him. Well
may the author say " Rarey's plan
i a Tr II I hit tr tlu'd f TKcro ta?A n r
, swingirig about to hurt any one;
if m k.tt.. k;3 b,oj
Al. eiti bUUlU AAVl tj UUlICi AJ JO U'.UU
on the ground . the very babie8
,., ,-,,. ui, ,r...
vfuiu uiuif vij uia vat,a v? iiu Lvrj, itrvk
r j .) ,
,-: Ih-m..!- of th or,nnrinr,5-
u - tv. v,;m .s
ty. 44 The women sat on him, tbe
men got astride him, and then put
a little log under his tail. " 44 The
women shook their dresses in his
face. " Best of all, when the horse
was dug out, he was quite tame.
The New Zealander Maori woman.
However ueais tuis ueriuruiauce wuu
, .Pl t
l. i . . l : r . :.v
uvt a Lie .uauii nuiuau wuu
has taken toeuckleayoung pig as a'
substitute for her lost baby aiscov-
ers that the animal is so cleanly in
its habits that it can be keptia a
drawing room, so tractable that
it ;
will walk about a flower garden
without stepping on a border, and
js clever that it can be taught to j
; beat its mistress at a game of cards."
this story of 44 a young pig " is i
true we a3a sily believe every-1
thing else in the book : and the story !
has learned " very slowly, very re-
luctantly, but very surely, to bow-
only to the unanswerable logic of.
facta. " i
era
He Polled the President Oat of Bed.
While his father was President
young John Van Bureu visited Eng-
; land. and. as on of the President ol
the United States, received great at -
. cistus maue mm 10 appear to oeuer
advantage than tbe titled ilunkevs
who were around her Majesty. Hejtion, happiness and refine ment of
attended one of the balls at bucking-1 the people around them, whereas in
ham Palace and danced with her, i this country they act selfishly, and
and the story wa told that her Ma-i they are, or appear io be, entirely
jesty became very sweet on him. It ! indifferent to the suffering at their
was this incident that gave him the doors As to your hint of an irn
cognomen of "Prince John." There pending rising among the people,
was another story in, circulation personally I have nothing to fear,
about him which illustrates his want Almost all my means are in my
of special reverence for his father, i factories, and I will always be in the
Tbe old gentleman and Jjbn had a ' front rank of those who love the
habit of lyins in bed late in the j people, and shall do all in ray power
morning. Finally one day the for-' to check them in any madness that
mer said to his sou that a reform bad or ambitious leaders mar ad
must be instituted that both must j vocate.
rise earlier. The hopeful agreed, and i I hold tbat labor's remedy is in
suggested that the first one who got j the ballot It now has a power
up should go to the room of the ; stronger than armies or navies. By
other and pull him out of bed. This! means of it the working classes can
was agreed to. John was out all the ' so wield the machinery ot legislation
following night on a "bum" and did
not reach home till the next morn -
nng about o o clock, lie went toinition. 1 will never willirly enter
his father's room for the purpose of
pulling him out of bed. The old
gentleman protested against being
disturbed, saying that he had nottguide this rising tide. For any up- J theatres ; that made me think how
had sufficient sleep. "Look here, j rising, even if successful, would be j easy it would be for one of them ac
governor, it was your own propo-i- J of no benefit to the people unless it j tors to put up such a job. Well.the
tion that we should institute a re- was directed by capable leaders t first lot I tackled was on a big farm
form in regard to lying in bed so j Destroy all the wealth and capital of i up the North river. I got a piece of
late. Here I am at your tequest : the country and you would spread j blue pencil, made an anchor on my
and you won't fulfill your part ot i financial ruin, deprive labor of em- wrist, and put their name under it.
the agreement Remember, the one ployment, and in six months siarva
who got up first was to pull the oth- j tion would stare 50,i )00,UOO people in
er out of bed. So now get up or I the face. When time brought its
I'll pull you out" Tell it not ia j
Gath ! This voung scamp made the !
I'resident ot tne Lniteii istates get
up in spite ot himself. Alter seeing
the old gentleman dress himstlf, the
young scamp sneaked t his own
room and was soon in bed asleep.
The story got out by John telling it
on hit father to a lot o.' boon compan
ions. John afterward became a fa
mous lawyer and polilican. He was
one of the most eloqemt speakers I
ever heard.
He Was Divorced.
"Good mornin', Marse Dick," said
Aaron Morse, as he stepped into the
store of Richard Kelly, down in
Mississippi, and 'doffed his hat,
holding it in his hands behind him.
"Good morning, Aaron, What
can I do for you this morning?'1
said Mr. Kelly.
"Da'se got me agin, Marse Dick."
"Who's got you?"
"Der gran' gurer."
"What have you been doing?"
"Nuffin, Marse Dick."
"You must have done something
wrong. Aaron, or the grand jury cer
tainlv would not have indicted
you."
"Fo' God. Marse Dick, I hain't
done nuffin'."
"Well, what do they,say you have
done?"
"Da 'scuse me of compromising
wi'd a hog."
"I knew you had been at some
devilment, Aaron. You've been
stealing a hog. and if you are con
victed the court will divorce you
from your wife for two years and
send you to the penitentiary."
"Hit will?"
"Yes."
"I golly, Marse Dick, dat's good."
"What! going to the penitentiary
for two years good V
"Not that part so much, but der
udder part, dat what tickle me.
"What part?"
"Gittiu dat deforcement from the
old ooman dat what please dis nig
ger." "Then, I understand that you are
willing to serve two years in the
penitentiary to get rid ot your
wife?"
"Dat's der conclusion of hit, for
er ooman dat don't take no intrust
in her husband, and don't do nuffin
fer he's sport, a forces him to skar
mish in der woods for rashuns got
no business wid er husband."
Aaron was tried the following
week and the judge gave him four,
instead cf two years, and now he
wants his wile to sell her two cows
to pay a lawyer to appeal his case
to the Supreme Court. But she
rather likes the divorce herself, es
pecially as it costs her nothing.
Dell.er Va from Gamblers.
Washington, March 22. The
Chaplain of the House made a pray
er to-day which attracted general
attention. He said :
We beseech Thee, Almighty God,
help the people of his country to
learn that money gained otherwise
than as Thou commandest by the
sweat of the face, as the fair and
honest wage of honorable, manly
work of brain or hand, is gained by
theft, no matter how we name the
stealing ; the money is never con
verted into wealth unless it ceases
to be the pander of our lusts and
lifts us above the level of the ani
mal lifting us to tbe graces of life,
elevating our hearts to manly aspi
rations ; making us kindly with our
kind, patient to God's laws and rev
erent to ourselves. Rid the land,
we beseech Thee, oi all gamesters,
whether they gamble with dice or
cards, or chips, or with wheat or
stocks, or corn or cotton. Deliver
us from the influence and power of
robbers, who, enticing their victims
to boards oi
trade and stoca
changes and bucket shops, name
their practices of plunder "shearing j
the lambs." Enlighten eur intelli-
gence with -Thy truth ; sweeten and jig to leave sufficient of it to escape i
deepen our humanity with Thy j injury if the stump does not heal fa- i
j0ve; quicken our piety with Thy j vorably, and the joint next to the j
i sDirit. and mar Jesus Christ become; rut slnucriia off- thia hows-vcr ,.!
more and more the master and ruler '
of
our uvea ana cnaraciers ana
,i .
thoughts. We pray through His
hallowed name. Amen,
The delivery of this prayer was
attentively listened to and "caused
quite a sensation among the mem-
bers. On motion of Mr. Butter-
printed in the Congressional Record.
' '
Old rounders Tbe hands of the
clock. ;
c
q
WHOLE NO. 1S1I.
Iiorilard on Labor.
The danger to the people by the
accumulation of the enormous for-
tunes of the present day, and the
: fact of their being owned by persons
sons oi great weaim use ineir means
; in a thousand ways for the gratihca-
j a? to give them all they can ask for
irn iustice. I have no political am
! into political life unless sortie npris-
; ing or connected action on the part
of labor makes it mv dutT to try to
remedy, we would be the subjects of
a modern Bonaparte or C;i sar.
If I should evt-r be tempted to
take a part in public affairs, it
should be simply as a friend of the
people. I want no office and should
accept nothing; but I should like
to see labor organized iu such a
manner as I could easily suggest,
with labor lodges organized on the
principle of benevolent associations,
and so thoroughly knit together that
tbey would act as one man, and thus
make their views respected and their
influence felt politically at the
election bv their ballots. North
American Reciew.
The New Style In Women.
The super-sentimental, highly es
thetic, spare limbed and thin chest
ed young woman has had her day.
She has been laid on the shelf beside
the listless German-dancirjg, cane
sucking billiard-playing youth
whose biceps are smaller than those
of a wel'-developed 10-year-old boy,
and whose rectur femorus cannot be
discovered upon cloe anatomical
examination. It is impossible to
account for the morbid taste which
only a few years ago made it so fash
ionable for a maiden to be lank, pale
and we believe the wor-1 "interest
ing," was always use-d in describing
her. The human mind cannot in
vent a satisfactory explanation of
why a languid. dyspeptic girl should
have been considered mere interest
ing than one with strong limbs, full
chest, plump cheek painted a bright
red by a healthful circulation, und
brigtt eyes ; but it U a 'xelancholy
fact that she was so regarded, and
girls who had the misfortune to be
well-developed and in vigorous
health had to take to vinegar and
slate pencils in order to undo the
work of God to fit the latest fashion
of man woman rather. Happily,
this idiocy, which, we regret to say,
was purely American in its origin,
is almost cured. For a wonder, it is
now the fashion fur women to he as
healthy as she can. Fresh air is ad
mitted to be a good thing for the
complexion ; no one disputes that a
girl who is not an invalid can walk
five miles a day without dying of fa
tigue, and an hour's canter on a good
horse is recommended as more help
ful pastime than lying abed or read
ing French novels.
1 he new style in wonr.en has notj
arrived a bit too soon. Amerioan i
r Ulfu w" e, Eating io peaworwiiese
iot, sprimiy eaougn in intellect
perhaps too sprightly but painful
ly deficient in bodily development
and health. But thy were not en
tirely to blame. Degenerate man
seemed to like tiiem that way pos
sibly because he was in the same
fix himself. To the credit of woman
be it said that sne would rather be j road ,icket Well. I did the errand,
round-limbe.1 strong of chest, fair j waited a pood wbi9j DO an.wer
of cheeu and bright of eye: and it is ; canJCi acd then I tumbled to it I
a . Lntabie t-ct that as soon as thej Yes, sir, just as you say. I was paid
rising male generation took to ath- jllke tne organ-grinder?, to go away !
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the yiris procuptiy
good example.
Management of Y'ounjj Lambs.
ti... .t l.i, .
docked, and the male, emasculated. ! rn-orter had to compromise on call
the easier the operations may be per- "va f'.1 dtzerat a Broadway drug
r i w i i ii. l i store before food-oy could be said.
formed. e. have twen in the hab- , . 3 4-"4""
c .i i.i n , Aetc lore Inbune.
it of going through the nock once a
week
with a pair ot sharp sheep !
shears, and clipping the tails andj
castrating by ine sing'e clip. Thej
lamb is heid under the left arm. and
the skin of the Liil is slir.ne.l m to-
ward the root with the nijL-rsnf thi;r a P11. wheelbarrow or a set of
hand; .the tail is then clipped ofl
with the shears. A pinch of pow
dered blue-stone (sulpnatt of cop
per), is put on the wound, acd the
wool is drawn down ai.d matted to
gether with the little blood that es
capes. Aotning more: is reuuirrd
ex-igudthe wound hea
eala auicklv the i
lamb evincing no indictttiots of suf-
fering. It is best to cut the tail i
about two inches from the root so i
lv li.ii.iieiiH if thfhe- irx r r-Wn
- . ' . .
and at the same time sharp.
A turnpike tender down South be-
came enamored of a young woman
who otten passed over his road, but:
he never toiled his iove.
Mmseii to roller-skating, because
"thtre is less danger ofgoinz through
and it is cot so expensive to the.
icemen." '
i The Tramp New Scheme.
"I 'spose you don't remember me,"
said a man in the park as he came
up and grasped a reporter by the
hand. The voice was faintly famil
iar and the speak r, who was deceot-
ly dresaed, though evidently not par
ticular about harmonious colors or
i perfect fit had a slouchy movement
son he had met The man smiled
and drawled out, UI thought you
wouldn't know me; don't you re
member a couple of winters ago
when you'd be cousin' out of that
printin office over there, how you
used to stop me and 'buz me about
what you called the neble army of
tramps ? I don't forget you sir, for
when you'd get through talkin' you'd
put up for cofl'-e and cakes, aud
more than once tor lodgin. I'd be
' real glad if you'd wo and have a
schooner or cigar or suthiu' with me.
; I in fixed, said he. pulling out a
j haudful of coin and bills, "and would
like to set em op."
The reporter declined, but upon
calling to mind lh emaciated, di
lapidated tramp he had once known
was foretd to inquire how so mark
ed a change of condition had come
i about.
"Well, said he, if you won't give
it away I'll tell you though I don't
care if you do, for I am going west
on the same lay. For the past two
years I have been working the fam
ily gatherings those folks you
know, who advertise for everybody
of their name to meet at some one
place to chin about themselves.
"You see, one day last summer I
was killing time reading a newspa
per I found, when I run across on 3
of these meetings. Well, it must
have been must have been what is
it that gives them poets a steer ?'
"Inspiration?' suggested the re
porter. "Yes that's it it must have been
that for all of a sudden something
said : 'That's th racket tor you, my
t ooy, go rnaso believe you are one oi
the gang!' You see, before I go way
i down where I was when vou
first
, saw me I used to Vupe' around
so as to look like India in you
know. I had on a sailor'sblue flan
nel shirt when I went on the
igrounds. There I told them I bad
always followed the sea, and bad
bard luck; had read about the
meetin and come to see if I knew
anybody of my name.
"Well, they're always jolly and
free at these places ; so they asked
me to rest myself, and raised me
some better clothes than I had on:
after tbat we bad some bully grub.
I walked around and answered
questions a.s well as 1 could. Now
and then, when no one was lookin'
some good old maid would come up,
unlock her satchel, and slip a dol
lar or two in my hand.
I've been goin' from one place to
snother, summer and fall, ever since.
I keep the run of 'em by the papers
and what I hear around, and I get
plenty of good dads and lota of
cash. I play tho sailor dodge 'most
aiw-tys. Sometimes I fix up, but it
isn't a good way, for they expect
you too chin to much.
"Say, if ever you go on this rack
et let me give you the straight lip,
don't be fresh, don't talk more'nyou
can help ; let them do the chinnin.'
I made a mistake that way where I
was last week. I was gettm' along-first-rate
; been there two days. At
lunch under the trees the last after
noon an old lady squinted at me
through her specs for a long while,
and then said 1 put her in mind of
'Ike,' who went west some years ago
to see some cousins who were not
known out this way. Well, I was
fool enough to say I belonged to the
western branch, as they called it,
and remembered 'Ike.' That settled
it ; they all soured on me at once,
and I found out that the western
blocks had got 'Ike' a drinking and
gambiin', and that branch of the
family was looked at as N. C. So,
I didn't get a rake that time.
'Another thiug; don't take in any
folks with long, highfalutin' names,
with de or van to 'em ; they general
ly have their families down tine and
you'll get left sure ; better go for the
Smiths, Thompsons or Browns.
" One time 4 down east though, I
struck a swell crowd and got a good
stake when I though I'd no show at
all. A big chap with diamond
studs saw me and asked me 'what I
was doin " there ! I gave him a
ghost story about looking for mr
relations. And I'm blamed if he
didn't shake hands with me and
said he'd help me look 'em up.
Then he took me a little to one side
jana asked mt if Id lo him a favor?
j tt - ...i
he'd left Boston without
sending au important telegram,
didn't like to leave the party, would
I oblige him by goin' to Boston,
sendin' the telegram, and waitin'
for an answer ? 4 Wait ' said he, ' if
it takes you ail day. ' He handed
ma a tarantrtoili, KIM on1 a roil.
Kut dor, t you ,ee even that bet3
. - . .
iununcu "lt,ci.ltirit linnfert rnm frotlrir.eh
counter, like in old timet, eh ?
" But come, " and here the tramp
so earnestly urged the acceptance of
toe nospuaoie "scnooner, mat me
Advice.
Remember, my son, you have to
work. Whether you handle a hoe
books, digging ditches or editing a
paper, ringing an auction bell or
writing funny things, yon must
work. If you look around, my son,
yon will see the men who are the
most able to live the rest of their
days without work are the men who
wcrk tbe hardest. Don't be afraid
'f killing yourselfwithoverwork.lt
li beyond 7oar power to do that on
the sunny side of thirty. Thev die
sometimes, but it's because tbey quit
wor: at P- m-, and don't get home
nntil 2 M- It's the interval that
kills, my son The work eive3 vou
anappetiteforyourmeals.it lend
; 1-1:. . 1 1 .-
isouuuj u jour siumoers, n tnves
i you a perfect acd grateful appreci-
jation ol a holiday. There are yon eg
men who do net work,my son, bat
tne woria is not proua oi wem. It
does not know their names, even ;
it simply speaks of them as old So
acd so's boya. Nobody cares for
them ; the great busy world doesn't
know that they are there.
'out what you want to be
So find
acd do,
my eon, acd take off your coat and
create a dust in the world. BurdeUe.