! I' r, :1 I MOMIOB AXD MKRRIMAC. Interring Srr of HUtortc 1HIUi rtwTE, t ar-raoa or tb ti. lTOT CI TIL ", TLL TW TOT l ArH!C LACOt Th tirntith eh&Dter of Admiral David D. Porter's Naval History of the Civil War, which is now in the hands of the printer and will be is sued in May, is of profound inter est. It tells in a rapid, stirring, and vet thorough way, the story of the Confederate ram Merrimac s first ap pearance in Hampton Roads, her terrible work, including ber destruc tion of the ships Congress and Curo Urland, the fortunate arrival, in the night following that awful day, of triccsoij's Monitor," and the dead ly grapple of the two giant iron clada on the day foilowioe. It is a narra tive which will particularly stir the blood of all old enough to remember the alternate waves of despair or ex ultation which swept the land, as event afur event of these contests were being heralded on which hing ed, a was believed, the loss or safe ty of the National Capital. Porter says : - While the Federal arms were so successful in the sound of North Carolina, a great disaster overtook the Federal cause at Hampton Iliads, filling the country with dis mav. and even bringing many of the'Tnion people to doutt the suc cess of the cause for which they bad liiinired n hard." Here follows a long detailed ac count of the construction of tte ram Merrimac, from the hull of the U S. frigate of that name, 6aved from the Norfolk Navr Yard conflagra tion, and an account of the building of the Monitor. The author, then Commander in the Navy, had been sent to New York to examine the Monitor, and had telegraphed the Navv Department : i "this the strongfst fighting vecsel in the world, and can whip The ram Merrimac. shtMtheJ with ! iron, was also of stupendous power, a "formidable ve-ei,"aij the author says, He continued : OnllmSlh of March, 1SC2, the iron-clad tne Merrimac gt under way and proceeded down Elizabeth river, cheered by hundreds of peo ple who crowded the banks, and is she p:iml Craney Irland and ou through the obstructions, the ram parts of the fort were lined with sol diers who sbouted success to her until their throats were hoarse. Thus the Merrimac started off with all the glamor al 6ticcts, for there was no one on board who doubted that she could destroy the fleet then lying in the roads. Buchanan and bis officers knew the weak points' of every vessel in the fleet, and the number and culiber of their guns. lie knew that none of their shot could pierce the Merrimac and that he could choose his dis tance and tire with his rifled guns at '.he chips as if at a target, should lie think proper to do so. Instead of making it a ' trial trip,' as first in tended, Buchanan determined to taake it day of triumph for the Confederate Nary. "At this time there was at an chor in Hampton Uoads, off Fortress Monre, the Minnesota, of forty guns, Capt. Van I'runt ; Boanoke, of 40 guns, Capt. Marston ; St. Lawrence, 50 guns, Capt. Purviance, and sev eral army transports. Several miles above, off Newport News, lay the Congress, 50 guns, and the Cumber land, guns. Newport News was well fortified and garrisoned by a large onion force. ' It was a beautiful day, following a storm. The water was smooth, and the vessels in the IOnds swung laxity at their anchors Boats hung to the swinging-booms, washed clothes on the lines, nothing indica ted that an enemy was expected, and no one had, apparently the least idea that the Merrimac was ready for service. 4 As the squadron lay quiet, little dreaming of the danger that was-so near, 'three small steamers' were reported to the senior officer at 12:45 p. Mi coming around well's Point It was soon ascertained by her large 6tnoke stack that one of these vessels was the Merrimac, and great excitement prevailed. Signal was mad to the Minnesota to slip Ler cablet, get under way and pur sue the enemy ; but when within a mile and a halt of Newport News, the frigate grounded and remained fast during the events which took (dace during that day and the one following. The Merrimac stood straight for the Congress and Cumberland, and when she was within three quarters of a mile the latter vessel opvned on her with heavy pivot gune, closely followed by the Congress. Paymas ter McKean Buchanan, a brother of the Confederate commander, was an oflicer of the Conret-s. and the Mer rijia", passing tiiat vessel, steered directly for the Cumberland, the Confederate Fag officer hoping that the Cougress would surrender ot. seeing t tie fate of her consort, and that his brother would thus escape, lu passing the Congreus the Merri mac delivered her starUiard broad side, which was quickly returned, and a rapid fire from both vessel was maintained on the iron-clad. The Merrimac, continuing her course struck the Cumberland at right an gles, uuder the fore channels on the starboard side, and the blow, though hardly perceptible on board the ironclad, seemed to those onboard the Cumberland as it the mliole ship's side bad been smashed in. " Backing out the Merrimac put her lieim hard a starboard, and turned slowly when the two Union hipe- poured in a continual .fire, which apparently fell on the irou plating of the enemy. On the other hand as the ironclad swung ar.mud from the Cumberland the Confess lay with her stem to the enemy, which raked her three times, fore and aft. I n fact the Congress was a mere target for the enemy " shot and eneu,wiio mu. aanger oi ui latter 1 11 f i a. wmg lujurcu ,u murn. III tbe meantime the Cumberland! " "- w.c . ...j .....uB ,u urr elin a rtrf thnnrrh tt w a apilnr A all on ixard that the day was lost, and that the chip must inevitably go to the bottom, these brave fellows kept up a rapid fire until driven by the water from the lower deck guns. Kit, WIIM ItlMUU a WWW V I Vi v i J v J whea thev retreated to the utmerl deck and continued to fight the pivot guns till the Cumberland went down witb her colore still flying. iommanaer uiiam Kedlord, ofj the Cumberland, was engaged that lay on a Court of Inquiry, which ....... . . . was sitting on Board one t.i tbe yes- fteis in Hampton i&oaus, nea the . Nernmac was reported as coming down, all else was lost sieht of, and . uorw n-aaiora eiariea at full speed for Kewpert News : but ber down or board her, and for near he only reached there in time to seeily an hour he maneoevured for po tts ebip disappear beneath the 'jsition, but hit ship was too nnwiel- waves, and his gallant crew fighting na,v., fc o to the last. Dunne the whole war there wag c. ;..... than this anH tho! braverr of the officers and men f Xj uuri a,uu th Cumber and even won th ap- nlHUse of the snemT Of the Cumberland a crew one nunarea and tweutv-one were .either killed - , , outright or drowned, while, of those saved, a large portion were woun ded. When thecommandinn officsr of the Congress saw the fate of the Cum berland, and realized bow little chance there wag for him, he slipped his cable, set his foretopsail and en deavored to get closer in shore so as to have the assistance of the land batteries, but the ship ran ashore where she continued the unequal contest for more than an hour after the sinking of ber consort ; the Mer rimac lying at a safe distance and boring her through and through with her shells, liud hually setting her on fire. "ntwithtandine the heavy ar mor of the Merrimac, her loss iu kill ed and wounded was twenty-one, showing the good use of their artil- lerv made bv the Lmon chips. Ine armor was, however, but little dam aged by the shot, although the Con federates asserted that at one time they were under tht fire of one hun dred heavy guns afloat and ashore ! " Thus closed one of the most memorable days of the civil war, a day which carried gloom and sorrow to the hearis of all loyal citizens. The authorities at Washington were dismayed, and it appeared to those most familiar with the circumstan ces that this was the crisis of the un ion cause. "All through the South there were scenes of rejoicing ; bon-fires blazed on the hill-tops, and every where the Confederates expected that the next news would be the to tal destruction of the Federal fleet at Haioptcn Roads, and the advance of the Merrimac to Washington. "But the avenger was at hand, and at 9 o'clock that niht Ericsson's littl Muiiilor, under tne command of Lieut. Joiiii L. Wordeu arrived from New York, after experiencing trials and difficulties sufficient to have appalled an ordinary officer. " It was a j;reat relief to the offi cers and meu of the squadron to know that an ironclad of any kind was at hand to assist them, but when they saw the little nondescript, her decks level with the water, and appearing above it only her pilot house and a small turret, in which latter were two eleven inch guns, and compared her with the appar ently invulnerable ironclad of the enemy, they ci-uld not feel rey sanguine of the result of the coming conflict. " The morning dawned clear and bright, and everythiug looked so calm and peaceful that it was hard to realize that two hundred and fif ty meu had the previous day given up their lives in defense of their flag in a contest hopeless from the begin ning. " The flag still floated from the Cumberland, whose light masts ap peared above the surface of the wa ter, marking thespot where the dead slept their last sleep in the shatter ed wreck, while the smoke from the burning Congress ascended to heav en, a funeral pyre over the corpses which strewed the decks of that ill fated ship. " The Minnesota badly cut up, still lay hard and fast aground, and it was evident to all that should the Monitor fail there was nothing but destruction to look forward to. " When the Merrimac was within the distance of a mile, the Minneso ta ojiened fire with her stern guns and t the same time the Monitor was signalled to attack. " Worden showed his confidence in the Monitor and her eleven-inch guns by steering directly tor the Contederate iron clad. The latter slowed her engine and paused as if to survey her little adversary and as certain her character, hut if there was any doubt on board the Merri mac there was none nn board the Monitor, which kept straight on her course, and the Confederates saw that in a few moments she would be directly alongside of them. "The Merrimac opened fire from her forward gun upon what seemed more like a floating buoy than a man-of-war, but not having a frig ate's broadside to aim at the shot passed harmlesslv over. The Moni tor's answering guns were better aiin- !ed. The solid elevm-inch shots struck the Merrimac fairly, with a blow that resounded through the vessel. This a as returned by a broadside from the Merrimac, but those (-h;its thi.t struck the turrett glanced liaroiie-tiy cfl. " Bo'.li veseU then turned and approached each other still closer the Monitor firing ubout every seven niiuutts. every Merrimac. ' stiot striking tne The Merrimac; drew twenty-three lV-et of water, a:,d j was thus cotih'.ed to a narrow chan-1 nei, while tiie Aloniior, drawing hut twelve feet, could take any position i and alwxys keep within range of her; atitagom-t gui, and though the ; enemy had uiauy mora guns, th Monitor stuck so cl se to her adver- sary that t-he could use but a suia.1 proportion of them. Worden s plan I was to keep near to his enemy and endeavor to break iu her sides with his solid shot. "The Merrimac kept ;p as rapid a fire as possible upon whi was ' visible of the Monitor, pausing now ' and Uien when the smoke cleared on to whether ine inn vessel had been iieuiolihed, but always finding her apuaronijv -unharmed and active as ever, x irin jn her . solid shot and sliakii.g Wat. '. iron-clad:s huge frame iu i nromef ! which her oibcers feared tuic tit iu j the long run cripple their ship, un-j less thev could manace iq jtiime way to cripple their unUgwinM. lot Merrimac'6 fire an tlu-n cncentrat ed upon tbe Monitor pilnl-lioue, I as the turret seemed impervious to their rliot. J " More than two boure had paefedi i in mis apparently unequal duel, tne Confederates had made no impres- sion on the Monitor, and their own i WaAittile Vum ft 1 tiuittntl n aili .tVi f cinna .I" w ww x-a x. ' v7 v W CI tlVV , lne Monitor bad not yet succeeded ' ln penrtratuig tbe Merrimac s heavy I ' w armor. Admiral Porter here die tbe Con federate account : Lieut. Jones having occasion le visit the Merrimac's gun deck, saw a division standing at ease, and in quiring ot the o nicer in command why be was not firing, that Individ-! ual replied: 'After fi ring for two j hours 1 find I can do the pnemv - j i about as much damage by snapping my fingers at hitn every two minutes i and a half." Porter's account continues as fol- lows : "As Lieut. Jones founti he could ' make no impression on the Monitor j wun rus cuus, be determined to run ! dy for that kind of work The Hon- j i i l. ...kl ltor aancea arouna ner u a juu around a three-decker, pouring in hir shot and endeavoring to hnd a vulnerable point. "At last Jones thought he saw a chance of ramming the Monitor, and gave the order to go ahead at lull speed, but before the great ves sel could gather headway the agile Monitor turned, and the disabled prow of the Merrimac gave a glanc ing blow which did no harm what ever. " Again the Monitor came upon the Mammae's quarter, ber bow ac tually against the ship's aides, and at this distance fired twice. Both shots struck about half way op the Merrimac's armor, abreast of the af ter pivot, and so severe was the blow that the side was forctd in aeveral inches. The crew of the after guns were knocked over by the concua. sion, bleeding from the nose and "Thousands of spectators with beating hearts watched the conflict from Fort Menroe, and from the ships. It seemed to them as if the battle would never end, but at length the Confederate commander, think ing it useless to try his broadsides on the Monitor any longer, steered off towards the Minnesota, which opened on the Merrimac with all her broadside guns and the ten-inch pivot." Then follows the story of the Mon itor renewing the attack on the Mer rimac ; the attempt of the latter to run down the foe; the erratic move ments of the Monitor when her com mander was rendered blind and helpless, and tht final withdrawal of the Merrimac to Norfolk. THE SUMMER BOARDER. " It is only Madge Alcott, the ug liest little old maid in town ? " And Rosamond Rivers' soft laugh rang out high above the tones of all the other girls as she fpoty. I stood and heard it without a word. It made me wince a little of course; and yet I knew the words were true. I was an "old maid." I was "ugly." I was "little." let was I to blame ? " Rosamond Rivers, of course.didn't know that I had heard her word?. She meant nothing only a lovely, gay young girl doe not always stop to pick and choose her words when she it speaking of one whose bloom is over. And I never was pretty neither was I rich nor accomplished. So I had quietly made up my mind to live single and alone in the world, earn my own living and do my best to help along those who were poorer and weaker than myself My Uncle Charles had left me the little brown farm-house under the elm trees, with the apple orchard on the side, built toward the trout brook and the sunny pastures where the wild strawberries riened first, and that was all I bad. " Better sell it," advised my Iriends. Bull had no idea of giving up my home for the few hundred dollars that its money value would represent. I thought it over and came to a conclusion: " I'll take summer boarders." And this accounts for Mr. Paul Castleton being a resident under my bumble roof that eventful July. He came there a handsome, stately widower with his two gold haired little girls and their African nurse, who looked so picturesque with the big hoops of yellow metal hanging from her ears, and the rain bow turhin twisted almut her ebon brows. The little girls had drooped in the sultry atmosphere of their southern home, and he came to seek their health and welftre more thn his own. Rosamond Rivers had rec ommended him to come to the Elm Farm he was a friend nay, I was almost disposed to think him an ad mirer of hers. " I am so much obliged to you, Rosie," said I fervently. 'You ne-dn't be, "said Rosamond. " I wasn't thinking of you at all, al though, of course, I am glad to have you get the twenty-five dollars a week ; but vou see it wouldn't do at nil for him to have gone to the ho tel." " Why not?" I asked. " You silly little goose, don't you see? Bella Martyn boards at the hotel and Dr. Milton s pretty daugh ters, and they'd any one of them be sure to make a dead set at Mr. Cas tleton. At the farm, you know, he's perfectly safe." It was true enough what she said, vet it cut me to the heart. Bella Martvn was a stately beauty. Dora ami Dessie Milton were piquant, co quettish little creatures, I strove however, to govern mvseif. " Is he your lover, Rosie? " I ask ed My lover I What nonsense! No ! " 'and she tossed her pretty head " But there 'h no telling what will hai p n. Of course he won't always remain a winowei and he did atk me twice to go to the opera with bin) when I was in the South last winter. Such an elegant placa in Richmond as tie has ! 1 listened not enviously but sadly. The little russet-winged moth is not supposed to be envious of the blue anti-gold butterfly. I knew that Rosmnond wss beautiful and talent- ed that it was lor her to build all 4orts of icrial castles, none of which were too bright to be real. As for me well. I must plod along as best j could on t'te ahadv side cf life's road, i adinued .Mr. Uustieton very taucii. WhucoulJ help it? There wms stitnethine so chivalrous and no' hie iu bis wav of adopting himself to my poor little house and home. sin ways, and being pleased with everything J did. The little giris, JJell and Violet, were charming, and old V eijys beam ed like the sua of lit r own Inyipal j Udn'l never .'pose de Korf w. so nice.-.aid old Venus. - Clar fo 1 gracious, it's equal Vi ole Yiruinny. - d And ou pleasant summer f yen- ngs Koeauioixi luvers and her brother, the young lieuteoant ofar tillerv. would row ui. as far aa the up ukiJh t rAa fririitu P.teamAr.iJ II'IMV a,ai-a.D UJ M V 1 1 w T . IrtTaiiiUUU st.t on the lawrt with Mr. Castleton. or made believe to play croquet, un r . J til tbe purpling twilight warned ber that it was time to return to the vil lage. " Dat young lady, she's a-raaking eyes at my Marse Paul," said old Venus one night, with a nod of the bead that set ber greet gold earhoops to rattling! M But taint no use! Marse Paul knows better I " lint Yvrma Hid not lunk at hoanti. . . fat Rosamotd Rivers with a man's impassioned eyes, and Mr. Castleton did. How could he help it f It was very foolish of me to fall i into the riw. I was reaching cot! for Violet's pocket handkerchief,! which bad accidentally dropped in,i w hen I lost mv balance and fell. i The rier was. not deep iust there.1 but, of course, I was frightened. We j all were frightened. Venus attend a yell which might have roused the Shim Rio ucr inlet and Hell shrieked at the top of their shrill little voices, and the first I knew Mr. Castleton had sprung in after me and dragged me to land. Madge !" he cried out, breith le93ly, calling me for the first time in my life by my Christian name ; M Madge, tell tne that jou are cot hurt!" ' I was crying with fright and chill a Tery ridiculous thing for me to do, of course ; but 1 managed to sob out: " No, not hurt, thank you. I I am Tery sorry I was so stupid." Thank God J" he murmured. " Oh, Madge, if you had died, I be lieve I should have perished with you !" " Mr. Castleton !" - " Is it possible, Madge, that you have been blind to my love? For I do love you, my little, modest daisy. Nay, I will not detain you now ; you are wet, and cold, and trem bling. But to-night, if I am to cill you mine, wear a knot of those white roses on your breast." I crept up to my rom and cried through my great happiness. It was like a glad dream, too perfect to be true. I worethe roses in my breast when I went, happy and blushing, down to tea. How" could it be that such a homely little brown sparrow as I could attract the love of a prince among men like Paul Castleton ? This is how my summer of keep ing boarders ended. And Rosa mond Rivers declares it would hate been better policy for her to have left Mr. Castleton go to the hotel, af ter all. " For who would have dreamed of suspecting you, you sly little gray-eyed puss ?"says she. But I believe she is sincerely gratified with my good fortune, af ter all. And Venus is delighted. . "'Tain't everybody as I'd trust my little cossets wid," says she. " I neber did belebe in de step-mudder doctrine. But you'll lub 'em as thev deserve to be lubed. Aliss Madge?" At all events, I intend to try. How to Prevent Firea. The following simple precautions suggested bv the New York Inde pendent, if strictly followed, would prevent a great many destructive fares. The rules might be posted in every store, dwelling anu lactory. with good results. The leading causes of fires are kerosene oil, mutches and furnaces. 1. Always buy the best quality ot oil. 2. Never make a sudden motion with a lamp, either in lilting it or in setting it down. 3. Neycr place a lamp on the edge of a table or mantel. 4. Never fill a lamp after dark, even if you should have to go with out a light. 5. bee that the lamp wicks are always clean, aud that they work freely in the tube. b. .Never blow out a lamp Irom tne top. 7. Never take a light to a closet where there are clothes. If nect ssa- ry to go the closet, place the light at a distance. 8 Use candles just as much us possible in going about the house, and in bedrooms. They are cheap er, can't explode, and f r many pur poses are just as good as lamps. y. Matches should always he kept in earthen jars or in tio. 10. Inev should never be leu where rats or mic can get hold of them. There is nothing more to the taste of a rat than phosphorous. They will eat it if they can get at it. A bunch of matches is almost certain to be set ou fine if a rat geU at it. 11. Have good safes iu every place where matches are to be used, ami never let a match be left on the iloor. 12. Never let a match go out of your hand after lighting it until you are sure the fire is out, ami then it is better to put it in a stove or an earthen diet). 13. It is far better to use the safe ty matches, which can only bs light ed on the box which contains them. 14. Have your furnaces examined carefully iu the fall, and at least once during the whiter, by a compe tent person. All the pipes and flues should be caretully looked to. 15. If there are any closets in the house near chimneys or flues, which there ought not to be, put nothing of a combustible nature into them. 10. Never leave any wood near u furnace, range or stm e to dry. 17. Have your slove looked to frequently, to see that there are no holes for coals to drop out. 18. Never put any c als o hot ashes into a woo.'.eo receptacle. 19. Be sore thm mete are no cur tains or shakes) that can be hlcA'h into a gas light. 20. Never examine a gas metre after dark. Fires, of course, arisu fro:o other cause than those we have st tted Smokers burn up much valjahle. property which is not iu the shape of cigars. Bunches of oiled rags, of the most inanimate nature in them selves, still perforin the most won derful feats in the destruction of property. Tramps, with their old pipes, will creep into b irns and hay mows, aud servants will he careless iu thousand" of ways, but if every person who owns property will pi ve the subject attention, and set that those around him are posted, and see fhat reasonabh rule are always Qlieyed, many thousand of dollars could be saved annually which are now burned oyt of rxistet ce. 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There is not a household In which this lnv:::i': .!'' remedy h:n once heen in troduced where i! use has ever been' ah:inil'ined. and I here I not a person who ha ever piven it n proper trial for :inv throat or Itin disease mseep tihie of einv, who has not been made well hv It. AYi:ii'S 0IIF:jiRY PECTORAL has, !n niniibi-rlcsH InstMU'cn, cured obstinate ca-es of chronic HrmicbitU, f -arynejitis, and even mute I'notimon'. i, iind :i. :d maiif palienN in the curlier itiu'ei of Pulmonary Consumption. II Is a medicine tlii'.t only rupiires to ho taken in mull .loses, is pleasant to the tnte, ::ud Is. need d in every house where there are children, ps there is no'liins so Rood a A YKU'S I HKKltY I'K't T lit AL for treat ment of ( roup and Whoopinir Cough. 'hce : re r.ll p'nin f::c'. which can be icrii'd bv nnyuodv, and should be rc niei::b: r ed hy everybody. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, rr.KPAiiKn ttv Dr J C. Ayar z Co.. Iowell, Mas. Sold by ail Druggists. LIME! LIME! The Farmer' I.ime Company, Limited, will Mil at their kilns, or load m can, GOOD LIME UScnUi)cr buhel. or rieilwr tt uLnwutN tbe C'.untv, nrion the iWlin Hrurh mncli lov er Halt t fad ton Guaranteed It in the Gray terriiep-u Liuie. which hi known hy Practice ami Sienc to he tbe Scr nft aul Bi for Ag rieultura. Purp-wea. AH tnler imnutttr filled. Amrffl8, tltilHI WAbILK, dfccM-lrr Garrett SnnierMM H. THE RUSSIAN RHEUMATISM CURE DOES THE BUSINESS. Thousands have tried it and ioond relief. There la abundant testimony to this point; positive and un solicited, which boold convince Uw meet skeptical. If you suffer with KhcumotisnL aesd for a pamphlet which tolli what has been done for otheri. It iK seat frre. To be cared eorts only gLfio, for one box hi gufllcuint lor the worst caae. IT HAS NEVER FAILED X O. MrAt-Lrrrra, fr many yrare with Hflnd, j;oitnitriii & Co now with Wood. Brown Co., I'liila . wiva ; "J RiiiftTPfl from Hbemuatisni no t-ri ibly that I could hardly walk, won at tunea liiiiihl? tn turn my hid. I tried th Htikhaii lOi-nmiatiKn t'lin-. liiNile of twa week 1 was ooujplt tely cured. Icwrriptive pamphlet, with tt1moniaK fre Price S2.50.I L'" PRUSSIA N RHEUMATISM CURE. ' One box does tbe None lien nine without tbia Trade-Mark. Ae ret ft lfi u.t to 1 foiuul at tne stnrne. but can only le ha.1 liyeiK-liwintr tbe antnuut a bbove, aud aiianrtsiuu'the Aiihtiixii rrfrii torM, PTAELZER BROS. & CO. Mark.eC Mi-ret, Philadelpkta. DlPr THEIR WLUJITIOXS OF Mil FJ2HT1LIZEUS Upon tlie actual results nbtuinet from their use. An application of BAUGHS S25 PHOSPHATE TO WIIFAT GRASS, COHV, OATS, ttt KWII1-.AT aud all YEUHTAliLES, js universally folJoH'etl by largo mid sati.sf'aetorv crof BAUGH'S RAW BOfiE Mil MIRES have a national reputation. As active and permanent Manures for all Crops, they have no su periors. Thev are adapted to drill ing, leing line anil uniform in condition. If your dealer ha none of our poods on hand, send your orders direct to us. For Clrcnlare, Price, ete wddrrea BAUSH&SOSjMlu,.,Snd M Soutli Delaware P1III.A PA. t .niiix-uiD ASTHMA: CURED! i mm mu nrreitbencttilfplinl GERMAN ASTHMA CURES&! H.wa viuJFrjt XilM. : m.iuwronaiiruiiBiri'; f f im n.li..w il other remedies fail !NaNB,;ipw for rcenMt. IM.artioa M !i-nme4m!e,' airrer pm erriniii, an a: rnrela efleete,! Id ftil t L li nt.r. t A.--r..-, UMnuntljegnlM. Befcr to we at My one. 'I w eetlrelr rmunA tt lKaUb l7 Uensu AsOnn; C-ttju Mm Cre b II J claim f U. If njrtf il. 1 mo i. ; )iatnj & Cmcaa actluu Cue. tl talm:.-' to. L. T.uitk. iMrndtrndfrrji. tUtib Irignwi. r tiaitor uiwi Urn. Maaafnaafet Ifjeraaaa lilkml Cara la KM bf all dmr I ran i ..i k. nui il.aeHat bv naij on reerirt I 1C 1 ri: ; 'i.v- i tree V J' . CatarrH ELY'S CREAM BALM IS WORTH ijrTi.aiKl S1.000 TO AVr MAS, WOI1I OB CHILD aHWerlaa: frM CATARRH. A. E NEWMAN, QraJina;, Mica. wvCo'rr ..iron h n . . a. HAY-FEVER --! A part tele la appllei tntoeaab aoatrll and la I JSrS V.-BU K'j owego, n. t. L ar A Crowd at tbe Hanging. Ma rtis, Tex., April 1. At noon yesterday Wash Washington (color ed) whs hanged bere.in the presence !of five thousand persons, f.r the murder of Willus Durden a year ago. The condemned man confess ed bis puilt on the scaffold, and said it was right that be should be bang ed. He said that be was instigated to the critr.e by Ephe Durden.a half brother of the victim. Ephe Dur den was immediately arrestvd on the strength of this confession. Washington exhibited great nerye He rode on Lis coffin from the jail to a grove near the edge of the town, where tbe scaffold was -erected. Af ter admonishing his large audience of colored people to avoid the pitfall which brought him to the ecafiord. he said he wanted his body to be buried in the adjoining county, and pasced his Imt around or contribu tions to defray the expense of tran porting his body. He gathered 822, tor which he heartily thanked the donors. He took his place on the scaffold, the noose was adiusted,and in a moment the negro was launch ed into eternity. His neck was broken. Wben Babj was tick, we gare her Cauorla, When aba iu a Child, abe cried for Castorla, When aha became Mlas, aha clone; to Cftaturin, When it" had Children, she gare them Caatorla. Through our luxurious and per vt rted modes of living, and from a sctire of enures besides disease of the kidiies and urinary organs are now among the most common and fatal in 'his country. Men suffer from the.o ninet frequently and most intensdy. Their victims are fulling exhausted by the wayside of life every d;iy. Do you fepr this end for you reel f. If so, we can assure you of help by means of Dr. Ken nedy's "Favorite Remedy." Fob Dystki'sia and Liver Com pltiiii, ou lire a printed guaran tee on every bottle of .Shiloh's Vi'ul izer. It never fails to cure. G. W. Ben ford & Son. Purker'c Tuiiio kept in a heme is a sentintl to keeji tiicltntt out. Uctd diucreetlv, it Iteim the blood iure, and the stouiacii, liver and kidneys in working order. Coughs and colds vanili before it. Tt builds up the health. .No wibe mother will be without it. Shiloh's Cure will immediately relieve Croup, Wtiooping Cough and Bronchitis. Geo. V. JJenford & Son. It is now about five vears since I first began selling Ely's Cream B:ilm, and from the time of its first intro duction there Ii.ih been a erowii g de mand for it, and fo far it has givtn very great suti-fjction to my cus tomers. 1 consider it a CHUrrh rem edy uf genuine merit. A. B. Burns, Drui-l, Moi.ti,e, Pa. A Nasal Ixjkctok free with each bottle of Shiloh" Catarrh Remedy. G. V. Beii ford it Son. 11 a! I'ti 'Hair Uetiewer renews. cleancej", brightens, and invigorates the bmr, and restores faded or gray oiir to Uh voulhlul color and lustre. People with grav hair prefer to use the Heiiper, rather than proclaim to the world, through their bleached lock, that tney are becoming aged, and passing ou to decay. Aue Vou MADE miserable by indi gestion. Constipation, Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Vi How Skin? Shiloh's Vitalizer is a positive cure. U. W Benford & Son. 1'U Teople Killed in a Theater. San Fkaxciscj, April 2 Tbe steatiier Kio. Jniero, troni ko bonia, brings news that on February 28 the ronl tif a theater at Heromai, Japan, fell iu owing t the weight of now upon it, A performance was 11 progress, anil a iare audience was asseuibkd A terrible ncene en sued. 150 bodied bad been taken out uf the debri at last accounts, and it is feared that man? more weie killed, and that hundreds were injured. You have often seen women with marked blueners or pawners of f e, vitiated appetites, and a craving for unwholesome food. These are signs ofa disordered liver, and the trouble must be corrected or worse results are sure to follow. Hus bands nnd fathers c innot ifford to treat this matter lightly. Dr. Ken nedy's 1 Fivoiite Remedy, " which dispels liver disease, costs less than eick wiyi s ainl daughters. You wiil find it a very profitable i:iv ste;.!. The Rev. Geo. H. Thveb. of Bturbiiit, lud. mys 'IJ it!i mysell and wife oe oup lives to Shiloh's Co.vsiMPrjov t'fitE " S ld by CI. W. Ben tour) & Son. "I'll at'end to it soon." Don't chtat yourself in that way. Your hair is grown g thinner, dryer and more Jiirless every, d iy. Save it and restore its original color, eoft nes and glos by using Parker's Hair Balsam while vou may. Way will you cough when Shi loh's Cure will give in mediate relief. Price 10 cents, 50 cents, and 81. G. W. Benford & Sen. For fifteen years I was annoyed with severe pain in my head and dig charges iuto my throat from ca tarrh. My sense ot smell was much impaired... By the use of Ely's Cream Bairn I have overcome these trouliles. J. B. Case, St. Dennis Ho tel, New York. Shiloh's CAr.titRii Remedy a iMtsitivt, cure forOitirrh, Diphtheria .m l C i'iker Mouth. Q. V. Benford & Son. Hn SI)t his Wile for Kissing Another Man. Wilkesbarre, April 1 As Tom Kane, a boatman, was eating supper with his wife in the cabin of their Unit at Shtcfcshinney this evening, the husband whipped out a revolver :and addressing Ms wife, said: ""You kissed that other man. Bill, in my jatiseiice last night. Now, you take that,.' and he fired a bullet into tier abdomen. The wound is fatal. Kane was arrested. By lack of open air exercise, and the want of sutlit-it ut care in the matter of diet, the whole physical mechanism often becomes impaired during the winter. Ayer's Sarsapar illa is t he proper -remedy to take in the spring of the year to purify the !io d, invigorate the system, excite the livtr to aetion, and restore tht I ealiuv tone and vigor. iri -tl Aca.jat.1 auk. s lasting ana ir- Perfum,e-wPr'ce 25 and 50 eta. (J. V Benford & Son. WOPJJEW laftrmliiea arwaliar t &klr try laAramitlea aweatar BRQM5, THS EE5TTCNIC Thil jwitirint oarnHnm Iron with pore wwtbto tunica, and inTalual'4a fur ihtie pec::i.T to awieaw and ail who tad a Vat try hv li r'n rh hra and Parlrlef lb KNiod, ?iiinulnir the Appetite MrffRcthmH tlu .tluM'lev and S rrrea in fact, tb'jruujt: lnvrrair. Clear tbe oomplxkn. and nuiw thr Lirt "wnctlu It doea nut blacken tho teeth, catixe beil:u.be, ur prodoce oooatipalRm at oth'r Iran m'Uc t. Mrs EtrzaBSTH Bnin. 74 FurweH Am.. Milwau kee, W a., salt, undw dat of Um.'Il. ltv-4: I ha aaea Brown's Irvn Bittern, end it bRsbon mm than a doctor to me, havutjr cm-ed me of the weakoem ladien he in life. Aim cttr- d me of Liy r Oomplawt. and now any omnpieXK.D im clear aoa avrnd. Iiae also been bentincial Ui axs ..uilrva. Mu. Itnaa O. Bhaudon. Et Ivckp.rt X. Y., ays: ' 1 have uffre'l not Ad lf.Mry In-nj rVm-ue Ci'mplaintn, and cnoid ohaatn reliel trwut nuUs xcepc Bruwn'a ttrm Bitl--." Otnatne baa above Trade Murk und crr-sed n-1 !'n- on wrapper. Take etlif r. .M"tt only bj CHEMICAL BAH lUOki tfuntiftil work of 1,' pfit-rs, Oilftn-d r'at, art'! 1 j ltr.iii"tw, iih drwriptions the I-t Flu.. i . egctai l', prkwsof Swis and ritturi. cad h -:v t i Miu. Friiittl In KniriHh and rruin. Priu; vu v I tiU. wlurh may be diuttti frr,m fir-. :rir. t u-liit aiiai ya want fur the Giirtl-:i, ai -d h'jwti(n ituu od of running to tne rrorerv at ti-e la-it n n. t F t ly wli'itevrr Mud liajjiin to !-ft rver, ni - .-ipi-.mfmfnt after wet faa of a liiiit, Li ' V ( ' S WW AT H KA ?KJtA R'1'!'Kj JAMXS VICIC Kocboatar. T h r bi vs WTO ta r II li li f SOMERSET LUMBER YARD, ELIiVS C U X 2vT I X G hi V ?k I , Maaafaclnrj M Da'sr. WMIsr eJ Eilailir of LUMBER W .BOOM MATESI1L3, HARD AND SOFT WOODS, Offire I'M) Yard AT Somerset, Or S- & C. R. R. Station . oak. poplar. simsns, P'-ffS, -VOff. DVf;?. AMI. WALSVT, FLCOKIsa. SASH. . srilli RAILS, CHLRRY. YILLOW PISE, SHISGLVS, lOOK. BAI.l STKItS nwsTSVT, whits use, laiu. bush. mwkl msm K Geoentl Line of all armlet ot Lnmlmr n I Kiill.lInK M:itrim aoJ Rnortnii slate kept lu Stn"k. Alw can luniitn BDrthlnx Id the line of oar liuiiuoe 10 order wilh reaaonabie vrnptneM, sarh at Bracketa. Otld-alied work, kc. elias ouisriNriisrG-s. .nv:, Offices and Yard Opposite S. & C. R. R. station, Somerset, Pa THE OLD RELIABLE SCHTJTTLER WAGOIT. ESTABLISH El IX CHICAGO IX 1S4. I have j.it ivciivvil tf'car lt.U (if tie SIf-oiliri Steft-lcein 8t:fnitt!er Wa:ims, the nnwt :iiiilr!te W:etti Waoit in the niarkt-. fur (i k- or K.irm lur On t!, latur tbere is a Hear. Urate, to be n-tl wi.en hauling hay or trmin, a otiierhin t!iat furfnors know the necessity of when hauling on hilly tarnii. Every part if the VVihnI wurk n hw waKoii has lai.i in Stock three years before being worked up, insuring the work to be horoughly seasoned before beiiig ironed. Beiu (lie patenre'.'a of the DOUBLE COLLAR AND I It is the only Wajiin male that li us thii impMvvi:i:-,t necessity of taking off the wheels t greaaf, as in tlie..li ply turning a ca;lhe wa,; jn ;ii in- nilt-1 in Ip t!i:i- five ya0!i ants tube swn to be fiilly aj.ret;iaieil. ;ui l jmri buy ill do well to see it bi-Piro urt-liaiiirf el-e There. EVERY WAGON FULLY INSURED. In otferinjr this make of Wami tu the ilih,;, will ay I ntsl the banie mnk.euf Whijihi pir tiye years li.n fn i.:,:lii mr-i, thi U.kv M-mn-taina, over roads that werealinnst able, anl thty alw iv- tii.l the test. I feel warranto! in staying I b.vi.e them tho ltt ra-m on wheel Call on Oliver Knepper or IItiry II, tl! -y, who will show you the Wagons. 9-a;ests wasted thro'sguoi r nn: col .vr. 1. HKFFLIilY. SOMERSET, MARCH 23, 1883. KAUFMANNS' GRAND FIFTH AVEHUE AUD S1IITHFIELD SIUEET, THE LARGEST AMERICAN OUTFITTING CLOTHING,! SHOES, 13 Stores in one. 31,500,000 invested! I 400 Employees! K-EJID THIS coxjoisr. 2 0 to it 0 a) - o - n 3 s 0 k CO 1 C3 0 0 3 W 0 5 let ft 2 w ? ai 2 U g- Ji j, - c a m 0 33 t4 i "s 3 0 g u t J 0 " 2 0 B r m iu i. 3 0 c3 CD s Wis will sexd "Gratis to any address Our BeantlftiHr nimttrated New FASniOX BiiOK ennuininr all ahot the new stTles of tho neason. tnstnirtinu too bow to orW rorJ "'l tellinr Tu ahotit oar avwem of prppaymr all exprew ehareea an-l acoiiainlini Tou'wtth our enormous eatihli-htueDt an-1 our BH-.h.l- cf d"-' bu.mna. ThiabooltiaalawsHiidi.peMibletoeT.ryhouscboia. It coat, jou aMhinz but wiU awe you many a Uvllar. Be sure anJ writ, fcr It. CAUTION! CAUTION! DON'T BE MISLED r.v fraudulent hooses who represent themselves as onr concern. We have SO Eranoh Stores anywht re. Our onlr 1 1" ' lianiness is onr M.imajnth Xew KniMin". tnown as KAUFMANNS' GRAND DEPOT, 'ifth Ave. and Smithfield St., f.Jo.PITTSBURG, PA. . Sorr Wd. HOME & WARD irrrmnM to EATON & BROS, XO. 27 FIFTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA. FALL AND WINTER, 1885-1386. NEW GOODS Z7Z27 EAY SPECIAL! tmbroiderlej, Licet, Millinsry, Whfte Good!, Ha-id-karcliiefs, Orejt Triirirtngs, H!irJ, G'ovsi, Corieti Msslla and Keriaa Uedarwear, Id tints' and Ci'idren'i Cloth n. Fine; Geodt, Tarnt, Ztpnjn, Ki th rills of Ail Kiitdi for FANCY WORK, Goats' Fariis-iai Goa!s, te, &c rcc rATK'isAua la aasrcuTrrLLT LiriTwa J&Ott hy Mail .ilteiiilii to l'roui t ness and I 'isrutti-li FASHIONABLE CUTTER & TAILOR, Ha vina: ba-1 many y ear e i erten'. e Iq ail hrnbes of " a as unidmrT- StlJtCL)iD tu all wno may call uj. od me and fav. r me with their pat ruo.tjfe. V)UM, fcc. nn. jh. not iin im:k. Somerset, Ph. OIL CUPS. ti avoiil- llie ylf ; Ly -im-liiiiil i. This a A'Uiiiiiir to HATS, FURHISHIHGS, mmmi Albeit A. tienva. mmm fei'L.: -r-;! rT-r-rmr.h-rT- '-3--ttMJ.iA. 1 1 1 ; 1 1 .- 4 j z 1 1 , v t - 1- 1 t , rn .t r ri-vrt 11 7 ij.i The tr if our Fa!ii1).;.,t.' tTtbitii;, at prices within the of till. h.i! cuvhtthe attt-i, ti,.., f',- ir i.:;i; subji-ft. He Mills tha Y:te K ('. sivM iioiiey' wrtr.ij tvfrv ti.i;'. ;tr.d their fiver!!.)w:" !( K Oi Ir-!'. llltll!!. Hi ari (.'hildren the best in I'ii t'i s i !rct fritiiii. A. C. YATES & CO. 602 604 606 Chestnut Street. ritlLADKM'iUV CURTIS K. GROVE. (Kim frna Conrt Hvn?.) Somerset, Penu'n. Kanul'actarcr of KLGHIES, SLttOHf, CARRIAGES, S'K.NG IV AG OSS, BUCK tt J'.'n.vt AND EASTKKN AND WESTERN wlBK Eu nl .he I on Short Nwk. Painting Done on Short Time. Mt work U nu.Ie out of Thoroughly S'mon.i It'oorf, ani lie Httt Iron and SUrt. u! ;i,n. tially i 'onitnie'.e.l, N,ally Kini-hf,l. ai:,j W uiTiinlrii to Glee ili,utf;tn. TV" Kopiilrlc of All Kin l-ln My Llie Hone on sh. rt X it Ice. nets REASOS AtLl, . All Work Warranted. V.M an. I t'x.intfte Tnr STok. anl Leim Hriei. I !' W.wQ-.tli. an l tumwh S-ivn ii-r Wil.i Mlil. Ki n,-t'er the iiaee, antt mil tn. CtJUTIS K. GROVE. i fc.'st ol I'can Huu?e.) orji lTr SIOIEKSLT, PA. i?:-':.aHAIR BALSAM It ..:.. :r m u;t, c ' "-',;'iiiairr I::tlr.IliKIL.:t't. TU !' -t Cough Cure y-u cm n?, And tit? i'V X piT TiTtivc J;-)Ou n ft-r l vv.rxn Iwnii'y ; aj end till i!i-airt!ie-t (?!', v. -.j'1, Ik'Wf ! Im: ?. L; vvr, K.'!ii- , i"ri::u t r-..;. -. ill t(mj!f .i;!ii;.niit. Tli"" f-'t Mc i.-.ii :ui, Anie-u-.in -c. i"-': ili-t :', siii'l Irwir dnflir t-.w.-inl., Iiiipr:4.f, wllin Ti.--t i-.i-s rvtuvi-r tlietr V'r.:: tt Hip ti::u'Iy tt t t l'uy. Kit's T"M". bf a !.-i w ittn iivrbU T;ta it In tituc. buiU by Jail lrugTLtl!j ir Uryv bottJe -vt 31.Wl, HlfJDERCORNS Thoiwft!, furt'jit, quV-kft ami bwt enm f-T k'm, Hurirtms art.", Moitu, CaJrubnstf. Hinl-ratVirftir-irn'rpnjwrih. M.-prjallpaiii. aiiftnotrouhlr. SnJienLhe lfi-t crr:ifurtali(a. Hinit-mirR rarv w ttrriefp :!:af I CCO 000 E0TTL3 SOLD NO fA!'-3 TO C'JRE CO'u'SHS.COLCS. THROAT'cNDA'XLl'N'3 TROUBLES I r. f . T- i. u . '..; - V - t.i". niKw5'S I'OJJ SALE .-'lEAJt KffUIJtES. I tAV n.i iiiVV. Pans, huileks .hi-. IKIl' UOKK. SeiOl-lunl Knitins anl H"ll urn i.-n l).tnl. H.iislir.i fcD--inia nml Minrlnn-rj t iwl:tlr. i Hm ASDAKI.IX. .lcT.0-l T. AlteitlienT. Pa. FITTSEUF.G, FA. ESTABLISHMENT, TROTHS, RETAIL AM WHOLESALE ! L.lC3'JiG;5TSSElLIT FRICE. '1 DEPOT. i mmrnmmm