MIDSUMMER. Behold thr (He Of the raar, Thrirlad BsfdsurameOlsM, " ' " i Wbm ail thiw? brtptil and fair hm A ad arUi k is H prlnc. In ftuai nxm emote Uw btarrt hides Hrr blunhiiig axrs Mmm And pink asslva by th brouk Breathe apk-jr, bint perfume Wild run bjr the dusty nd Bod, Maaaom, and dmajr, rvnlrat ta be, w Joy of It, The leamre of a day. r This krrrly wwrtd. bo atrangetv sweet It at ! bow woodniur fair v Tbaam lauia ("if Boa frett the unilm-r air? Thry briue a moMar borne to ae, Uh leudtS- anaauii traurht ; . . . The loa Hum tower war Uanl lis tuaae ' 1 aufUi a Ini.Jcf Umrht. ' And mh midMuanKT bkMun-time I W-aru Ue leawai o'er Thl love of BriA, and Ouwer, and vine, Aod kivr oTUud toe more. ViHd Mmmtrepimf. POLLY'S RELIGION A GIX'D KTOKV AM) A el MOttAL. Life to the Jjmraiiijrs.'Wim tik long ramijHT da ntilil te frnnwht hiH' lfe lioiue. SYuieof the family had rwr wn her. Tliev knt-w ulie nnone tif the Aub- tru1hnol" Kentucky. -1 Ther are AuMtrutheni in the Lnited Pmlij1TUin chnn-h," iwil iraoe.. "I boj Mary lx-loiiB t oor nieiuiienJiip." " Oh, T. certainly," mid Joe, eagerly. He wa jiiHt (urtirutt la?iiutrried and he was very anxkius that they uliould all love I'Jlly rnadvamt - ;. j i i ; s' "IV die Ming in the choir? asked Ixalwlla. " I think uot. But nlie han one of the wteHt voiivti a low cuntr-jlto. And you ought to hear hi-r Lrngti, Bella. Tlie rnerriei4 ring oh, idie'll bring new life into this. hoUHe!" The eirl niJH. Thv we tnd of Joe and ready to welcome hi wife. " But I Jiojiexhe i ready to take a lead ing i.Um in the hiuvh " id iirmie, af ter he Wl gone,- f Je will ttoine day fill ftitlier'a4Hv,anl-hidxTitioii of her doe not give me the idea of an ener getically wlijfioiia wonian." " We'll hiijieforUifW," Bald InalielUu 8he wa very Imcy nuikingan imitation xtained glaw win.k.w for the Sunday Hf'hool rixmi ad'V aaa anxioiw to finish it . la-furn Mjtry arrive. t I KJt " Cm 1e lii-n miiKt be ket in lim own room when she nrnim, and Tom ran le wilt to the country ioT a month viKit," Gnuv Kiiil, her t liwtii'k ItiB-biiig Iiainfully. For there were to Hkelet-nui in the IVmmiug houm-hold. The mjuire'a ln ther Jk-n. who wan a ajul tk- old aohliur, and a mont crow-gniined, jimfane old fel low, wtviiiiei one wing of the maunion. He had a man to nnrne and rend to him, for his wthn were intolerable to his niw. Tout was their Iwutlier, younger than Joe. Tom 1 ain.iiig had ditsajipiwr ed for three years after he had left col lege and cauiclmck a haggard, diipated loafer. Nobody in Ball's Kerry kew what be had done in that g:ty time, but as cer tain tliat be was tinder the lian jiiiMtrk ed man. The family treated him with gloomy iwticnce. They had taken tip their cross and borne it, but it was heavy. Tom was never seen by visitors at Jhe table or in the parlor. At dohk he would okulk out to jot a sonic of laa txHumiles at the village grog shot and MxtaMionally but not often, was brought home brutally intoxitvted. ' ",'; ;. Joe'a wife disapsinted them all. She was a lump, merry, little girl, nothing more. " A ven- pleasaRt little lieali'B ! " aigheil (trace, after two days had passed. "I named aouu. of theliest bHks 4m religious Aion; Imt she never heard of our foreign missions.' (mkkI -Mrs. iJemming was uneasy at this and that very 'evening turned the conversation on ds1rinal subjecta. Polly grew red. "1 am afrasV she said, "I am not clear in my ileas eouiUiiing- tuesv 9UU eult mintN. The truth is. after mother's death I bad charge of my four brothers, and I had so little time " "Voa will iav more time now," said IsaWlla. "1 will liuirk mt a rourse of dis-trituil reading Tor you. But Mary made slow progress with her course of reading. As tbne ssl and she acttli-d down into her place tlie hMiseluilI slie proved to lie a very busy little woman. She hail a jmMtive talent for finding work; took her art in the family iatHiViUit. to-wd up dainty HtUe desserts and helpeil Joe with bisuo-ounts When Joe had gone to bis office she took tremendous walks, advised Mother IVm niing aboat lMr family work, or copied the 'Stpiire's uikts for him. ' What a clerky hand you write! " said Grace, one day. " 1 often wish mine were not ao delicate when father worries over these iiajs-rs. But as for mother's em broidery, women of her aire ought to give up that useless work w hen their eyes are failing." - ' 1 ' ' r " It den1 seem useleiw to me," said Tolly, gently. She thinks yon all value it."" ' , "WlierMwn Mary go on Hii-se inter minable walks?" said IsaWUa one morn inc tober father. " You should warn her alsait Black Imw. She might wamier into it and bring home typhoid fever." "You ought to report that lane as a nuisance, father," said his wife. "It is a perpetual sink ttf tilth and vice," , " It is a disgrace Ut Ball's Fern- that audi wretches nn fin.l harbor in it!" added Isals'lla. " They out to lie driven beyond the Isirough limits!" " Well, well my dear! It doesn't do to be touengetie,r said the "Squire. "They never hail a chance." He was roused however, to mention Black Lane at a tnoetiiigof the town bur gesses that day. "Something aight to lie done or we w ill have tyuliHH auion( ua," he said. "Something has lieen tlone," said Judge Paule " I came through the lane thia iu-wuilignd hardly knw ft. TlsTe has been a geoewl draining and cieani ug, tlierabins are. w liite-w ashed, the women euuie of them bad actually washed their fenoea." , ; "That has" iiaiened ?" asket the "Squire. " I heard the sound of children's voices Kinging in one of the cabins and the men told me it w as H im Mary's class,' Some good woman Laa been at w ork, I aus-P"-" . . . . .. "Miss Marj- ? " the 'Squire's face grew red, bia eyes Hushed, but be said nothing more. (niing IxHiielie uv Polly coming to meet ha. j U Utokni at p.T with, the eye of a judge. " Are j im tlie jpnA Sam- anUn? Have vhi lieen ,d HUa k lane.mv i dear?" She hluslted," laughed kud stammered. "Oh, that was the natural tiling in the world, father. You know I was brought np among colored tople, I know how to manage them. It was only a ditch oat here and there, a few pane of glass and feuahelit oflii. -They aey.id, affectionate creatures, and ao anxious' to learn." The matter was driven out of the Squire's, mind before he reached the house, forte aaw Tjm skulking around tlie stable door. He had returned that day, and a dull weight of misery fc-ll at the night on hi latin' heart Tom did out enter the bouse until bite in the even- ing,w hen the lamUy were gathered about the lawn. He came into the room with a rwngger, ansharen, hie boot m;king of the stable. " (to imnMe to mortify na," thought (frace. bitterly. " I came to see Joe's fine Udy w ifc," be aid in a loud voice. "Unless he's aaliaui- ed to introduce bia rpegraee brother.' " Mary is not here," said Mother Dem niinir. " Where is (die, Oraoe ? " "In Tncle Ben'i room. She reads the X'ew York papers to him every day now. Ther plav blackgammon together and they have one of those silly books of Ar tel huh Ward's. I heard him laughing and swearing harder than ever, so he must be jJeased. J wonder how shp can stand it" " It in hard to understand her," said IsaUlla. drvlv. " Marv is not so careful if her asms bit ions as she should be." Tom had lieeralisteningvery eager'y. " F.nouirh said." he lroke out with a thump of bis fist on the Uble, " If Joe'a w ife ain take thought of that lonely old qiaa up these, there'a lajt'ter stuff in her than I expected. I'll go up and make her acqDaintanee." For several days afterwards Tom's voice was heard joining in the jokes and laugh ter that came out of Uncle Ben'a room. " Mary seems to have enchanted them both," said fra. "Tom is clean and shaved to-day and looks likei "a htuban beirg." , "Perhaiw bli treata birik like a human being," said Joe. ' 1 ' 4 But eveahewas startled when Mary iww down that evening areeii ior a walk, and nodding brightly to Tomsked bim to go w itli her. " Finiah my book. Joe. Brother Tom wilt be my escort." Tom followed: her aloocbing to the gate. He stopped there. ; Shame, defi ance, miaery, looked out of his eyes. USee here, Mra. Ileiiiiiiing! I reckon you wouldn't hare ked me U go with you !" Polly's st-aly, tender eyes met bin. " Yea, I know." r . , " D ve know I'm a thief? I was in jail iu Pittsburgh for a year." f ; $ PoBy drew her breath liant A prayer to iil Utr help went up from her heart in that .sii-ond of time. She held out I otli hands. Yes, Joe told me. But this is all over iw all, all over, You have tcgun new again, KruUii-r lorn ; cona? :. t ;. . Sb-put hurband uu his annas tliey walked down tlie street- He did not speak to her until they came back. I'll never forget this of you, Mary, never. A uuntk later the Viquire al to his w ife, " Did you know Mary was going over her mathematics with Tom? Kcg- ularlv coaching him. This little girl has Hie clean head for figuring I ever knew. But what can Is- herobjtvt ?" Mrs. Detaining, cleared her voice lie- fore she conld sjieak. "She has applied to some of her friends in Kentecky Ui give Tom situation. Father, I think there mav I a chance for die hoy. He want to liepin his life all over again among strangura. " . i "(W help hiin," muttered the 'Squire. He surprised Polly when be met her the next time by taking her in his arms ami kissing her, with the tears in his eves. In the spring Tom went to' Kentucky and began bis new life. He baa not broken dow n in it yet . . It was in the spring, too that Uncle Ben lieiran to fail. The old man was so fond of Polly that she gave up moot of her time to him, so much indeed, that, J.- complained. "Ion't say a word, dear," she said, He has such a little while to stay. I-t lie do what I can." ' I say, Polly, was that the Bible you were reading to him to-day?" " Yes, lie aks for it often." Joe licgan to whistle and choked it lown into a sigh. Uncle Ben hail been such a (nsllese rcprolmte in his voiith that it had never (avurred to any of the 1 lemmings there was a way to reach bis MaV ale Jived until late in the summer. The Sirndirr before his dcfcfh be sent for Mr. Floyd and talked to him for a long time. When the young -minister came out of the dying man's room he was pale. He had U-ai iniu h moved. ; J "I will give bim the sacrament to morrow," be said to 'Spiire iK'tiiming. "You think he is wvirthy of ? " " If sincere repentance can make any of ns worthy, lie is. He asked that 1 Lit tle Polly ' should take it w ith him. 'She baa done tliintr me," he said, it's her work!" " ' ' 1 4 ' The girls overheard t he con vernation. They sat gravely silent after the minister w its g me. "I do not underxtund Polly," said (trace, at last. "She never seemed to be a religious tierson." " Perhai," said . the 'Squire, -." we have not clearly understood what relig ion is." r August Meteors. i i t best lsdiaveil of all the Tlie meteor streams holds it anniversary on the Kith, and the few days sprecedingand follow ing. Tlie Tears of St Lawrence, it is called. liecaiiHc it makes its apiearaiice on the day ntcrtHl to the memory of that August saint. We call this tone the tiest behaved of the family, lscause the fiery rain never fails to fall, and no one is dis appoinbtl who looks skyward when the shower is due and the clouds are kind. Tlie tiny atoms of w hich it 5s conijiOKed are sure to impinge againt the earth's atnwispheie, burst into yellow stars, and dmvnd with a train of silvery light. The August meteors consist of a swarm of articles follow ing comet II. in its orliit. Tlie disiutegruting process has lieen wiried on so long that the debris of the comet are nearly evenly scattered throughout the gigantic eliwe in which they wander. ne extremity of the aorie croHsea the earth's orbit and the other extends far beyond Neptune. The earth encounter thia meteor aone on tlie 10th of August, and countless meteors falling trom the skies attest the tact tliat the earth is then plunging full tilt through the swarming atoms. Last year there was an unusually fine show of the Persids, as ther are called. It ia well to be rri the watch for the coining event, for such is the atK-ertainty of operations in the 1 conietic family that a grand outburst t ' not iuiiossible at any time. Therefore oliservers should dilligently watch the northeastern aky ami the constellation Pert run, tlie radiant point aliout which the meteor congregate. The earth will" plunge into tlie meteor sone aa surely as she turns upon her axis, and, if the fiery shower unusually brilliant, observer w ill be on hand to see tlie exhibition and count the meteors as ther (all. Onlv . ; iitoseuiat start from Peraerusare Persida. The sky ia all aglow w Uh other meteor streams, taidiating front other unatclb tkms;. far more than a million meteors, large enough to be visible to Uie naked eye on a dark, clear night, fall from the sky every twenty-four hours Poetical. HuNlwnd: "I would I were in Heav en." Talkative Wife: " Tliat is unkind : I'm rare I make it as pleasant aa I can for you." i- - Husband s "Ah, but yon know the poet mye, " To die is landing on aotne si lent ahore." "MQuad." C. B. Lewis, (better known as " M Quad,"( hi perhapa the most unique and gt-nuine humorist Uiia country haa ever prodwtHl, exoepting only Artetnus Ward and Hnsea Biglow. M Quad is not a humorous "artiat" a bos mechanic who manufacture jokes as a carpenter does uacking-boxea, with a saw and jack -plane and much exuda tion of perspiration. He is naturally and spontaneously funny. Humor gushes from him like champagne from an un corked bottle, babbling and effusive and drenching us, whettier we will or not, with laughter. And there ia wisdom with his wit strong, homely, common sense, mixed with a racy, unctions hu mor which makes his w isdom as grateful .. . - i. ..ri:..4.. .1. ....!.. ... lo our lasie as uawi on m v uio . of an Esuuimaux. He is not a " product 1 of the soil," w ith a local flavor. He is of universal relish, as is witnessed by the wide popularity that the Detroit Few I'm owes to his contributions. It is not generally known when or where he was born, nor is it a matter of miU'h consequence, since his career did not liegin till he was blown up, some lif- tn years ago, on an Ohio nver steaiu- lst He is, perhaps, the only example of a man w ho has lieen lift! into fame by being tossed a hundred feet into the air and coming down, more dead than alive, to tell the story. He did this. Standing at his printer's case, when he was so far recovered as to limp about he put into type " How it feels to be blown up," and the w hole West burst into laugh ter. That laugh made M yuad"' fa mous. He-was then tranan-rred from the coniKising-room to the editorial depart ment, and ever since short extracts from the Fttt I'rrju liave la-en copied into every journal throught the country. Alioiit ten years ago he invented or rather created " His Honor," and " Bi- jah," and "Brother tiardner," of the " Lime-kiln Ulub" i-liaracters totally dissimilar, but each as natural, original. individual and ludicrous an any in Amer ian literature. "Ilia Honor " presides over a'poliee court.and makes sage reflec tions upon men and things as they come into his field of view. " Brother Gard ner " is shrewd and quaint gentleman of Color, who has all the idioms and charac-h-ristii of his race, but is not a burlesque of our colored lellow-ritiwns ; he han dles his own people gently, but satirizes the foibles, frailties and weaknesses of j the whites inimitably. ITis say ;nfs might Iw termed explosive wisdom the reader is sure to iinbilie a i w thought but it is certain to explode within him. " Arte tnus Ward " cn-ated one chnracter ; " M Quad " lias given birth to three, and each one has, during a period of ten years, de lighted millions. The man is precisely what we are led to expect from his writings. He is by turns " His Honor," " Bijah "and" Broth er tlardner," with the dry humor and plaint wisdom that is peculiar to each character. " If there is an odder man than he in the country," said a Detmit gentleman to me not long ago, " we would like to have bim sent along with the cir cus." His looks, his manner, even the tones of his voice, are peculiar and eccen tric. He talks as he writes, and always without any seeming premeditation. His " den," as he calls his " sani-tum," in an upper story of the Vrr Vww building, isa curiosity shop tilled with odd mementos ami knick-knacks. Here is a bit of rope that helped to hang a murdeier, and a pair of shackles of tlie old slave time ; there are bullets from (n-ttysburg, pow der flasks from the Mrrriiiuit, ami swonls, sabres, muskets, and. shot and shell from a tirv of liattle-flelds ; while around the walls "i'le by side with portraits of SImt idan and fuster and busts of tirant and I.ee, are pictures of a doner! of the most noted criinihals. But the oddest thing in the room is a slender man of alsmt forty, j with chisely-cropped gray hair, heavy mustache, keen, intent eyes, and an enrrr est, somewhat eager exiwcssion, who sits at an old-fashioned table and looks up with a smile of WcIcouh as a stranger en ters his apartment This is "M. Quad, known among his personal acquaintances ! as C. B. Lew is ; and he works away at that table eijiht liours In it day, writing, at high pressure, short iiaragraphs or po litical leader, and now and then seeking relaxation in a little merriment w ith " Bi jah " and Brother tiardner." For bis best work Is done asa relief from thedai- ly drud)ery of journalisiD. t . The reriseTS haw not be-n We t I amend the text " Woe unto you w hen all men shall sieak well of you,'' and if it is to lie taken literally, M. luad " ia in a bad way, as all bis aiijuaintanoes unite in saying that he is tetiiicrate, si una 1, do mestic, kind-hearted, a lover of his friends and a hater of notssly. He is also, they day, open-handed, and so given to charity that, though imposed upon seven times in a lay by fraudulent mendicancy, be again seven time in a day empties his iKMket to tlie pleadings of distress. He is also said to be modest, and not at all putrcd tip by the fact that lie has a week ly audience if a million, nearly one-half of whom are matter-of-fact Englishmen, who take bim with their heefspf-ak arid ale, as a sure help to a liutlthy -digestion. He is sjsikeiiof as odd and eccentric, and that lie may be, but I incline to the opin ion that this peculiarity is due to the f;u1 that nature prMluvd him in one of her genial moods, when she would do the world a kindly turn by bestowing uxin it a gentle soul, who should do ns good by spreading for ns a wholesome feast of mingled wit and wisdom. lhitftrr't .Vnij- aziur. He Hated Kids. " I hate kids," he said. "Whyr " I think they ought to be locked up in asylums till they're old enough to take care of themselves. If it hadn't been for a kid well it might have la-en " " Wliat r " I loved thin kiil'g mother. he was a rub and beautiful widow, and l was auul- lv in lore with her. I was) actowllv n- templating, in fa1 I Jiad just got to the pi,im f putting the delii-ate question. i e were in the draw ing-rootu. The kid was playing in the comer. Forgetting all alwat that, t pot my arm fervently around tla? widow's waist,and implanted a latMsiuiiate kitw upon her lips, w hen the kid started np and rushed towards me. 4 Don't you kill my mamma,' and ran screaming into the kin-hen calling the servants. " That didn't have" "What! Marry a widow w'ith a child like that ! But the worst came a few nights after. I called at the house. There w ere acverai ladies there, and the kid was be ing l-tted all around. Of course' the wid ow was all right,: hut that Won founded child delilierately turned her back upon me. I didnt mind that j but tlie mother, to be nice, said : "You darling child, don't yon know Mr. ." Oh, yea,' said the imp, very pertly, "Oh, yes, I know you; you are the man that bited my manmuvV I need not I could not describe theerlt'-t."-Pi JViJt Cisco Urnati " A U U U . I 1 "V . , It is announced that no quarter1 is to be given Uie Apache. Tliat is unneeeHsary, a Uie Boldier do aot apjiear to get neiw enough to them to give them a xfime Women in the Jury-Box. Mra. W. F. Thomas, of Seattle, W. T, writes a lively and graphic letter describ ing her experience as a voter and a juror. We quote time passages: I have been in this Territory nine or ten years. I was perfectly satisfied with my condition ; had all the rights I cared for; in fact, was entirely indifferent to woman's bal lot My interest and effort in the tem perance cause brought me in contact with so much ineunsistency in pnifeased temperance men when election day came that womanlike, I reasoned : "If women could only vote they would not simply urav. '.Lord, save the drunkard,' but would ut their vote toward it, too, While I was, rhicken-like, jnst breaking hit shell. I awoke one morning to find mvself a fiill-fledired citixen. I was little ashamed, somewhat astonished and altogether mystified at w hat I should do. Believing that "the powers that ls are ordained of txl," as a christian my duty was plain, whatever the result might be. With this idea before me my mind was made up; but judge of my surprise when I found that the mind of most other women was not settled on tlie subject While I was thus perplexed and Biirpits ed I was one day summoned from my room ; a gentleman had culled. I rose to confront a stranger, w ho said : " Madame, I am the Sheriff of King county. This is Mrs. Thomas, I presume? I have called to notify you to apear at the Court House to serve as a juror." "Why, sir, I am not fit to serve on the jury, 1 stamuiereu. " Why, madam, what reasou have you fo offer?" " Why," I replied, "I am not capable ; you want some one who can keep track of lsMh sides of the case, and then have judgement and discrimination." "Have vou no other excuse? If not you must allow me to be the judge," and he very politely Isiwed himself out leT- ing me in such a state of bewilderment as I never before exiicrienced. My trem bling knees at his first appearance had telegraphed the purport of his message, but 1 concluded, that my case was a hoietcss one as far as the Sheriff was concerned. But I would go to judue tireene ; he would let me off. Well, I did go. s AfU-r listening to my excuses he smiled and said it wrs out of his power to excuse me, and if it were in his power he would not let me off, for I was the right person to lie there. If anv rxr woman's mind went through a kaleidoscopic experience the intervening days it was mine. The dreaded morning came, and I went to my doom. Such a plai-e the Court House appeared to me!" The fact th:it lawyers had obje1ed to wcanen on the tirand "Jury " the previous- dny did not better things. There were no special objections made that day, ami after certain forms of law bail been dissised of a gambling case was called up. I w as called to serve, but was objected to. Truly, what next ? I simply stcpjd out of that jury-lsix and tried to find a corner. I did not know whether to feel slighted or compliment ed. I was sure of only one thing, I was not wanted on that case. But I had some company ; one two more la dies were called off, and as they left wlutl a smile passed over the faces of the law yers! But more la lies were in the jury box, so they gave that up. The case was heard, and conviction followed. Next several men twine to plead guilty in sim ilar cases, by advice of lawyers, and so the work went on." There were -seventeen cases at that term of C-ourt anil thir teen convictions; Tour forfeited bail. I sat through a term of five weeks; was on two cases which occupied a week each ; was locked up. We were all locked up all night on a Chinese case, ami as we passed into Court next dav some of our fellow-townsmen in Court were interested to sue how the women stood it The Ver- L diet was that, we looked .brighter and better than the men. We were also es corted several times throngh the streets by Court ollicials to meals at Uncle Sam's expense. On one case which we took dow n into the jury-room the ballot stood eleven to one, with the blissful prospect of staying out all night, as it was clearly a case of eleven olistinate jurors. But when certain transactions crept out, and a woman protested that she would not lie a party to covar up the fact should thev return to Court, twelve votes were ,t cast the next time and the case was set- tied. The men were all that could be desir- ed, with the exception of one, who in aisted that a "real nice woman would not ait on the jury." He made himself very conspicuous in his efforts to "let them have enough of it." But soinelsidy else got tired of him U-fore long, and he was excused from further service licfore half the term was over. At the commence ment of the term the introduction of women into the jury-box caused some anxiety to the older and most experienc ed gentlemen jurors, but at ita close they expressed themselves unqualifiedly pleas ed and satisfied. There was a little change in tliat establishment. Tolnux-o smoke, cigars and spittoons disapieared licfore the restless knitting needle, and ladies' paraphernalia were seen in many parts of the Court House where such things were never seen before. Truly, the change was a great improvement in the sanitary conditions of that important institution.' Unfounded Report. IVif. Snore, of the University of Texas, is such a learned man tliat he hascoutin ual sju'lls of absent-mindedness. " I am so glad to see you. Why, there was a rejsirt all over tow n tliat you were dead," said oue of the students to hiin a few days ago. " You don't tell me so?" . "Yefc, it was reported that you were lead and buried." ' -: ' k J ' ' ' "I declare! Well, the report has not bi'en confirmedyet, has it?" Texiu Sift ing. ; A chicken with four heads and four wings, the body and head being natural, is on exhibition at Big Kapida, Mich. BOO (Milt 5 SAFE. SURE. pnorj.PT. sai La si m W LJ wrl fcaSsf if cuiMiim tm mil Tm. MiLiaa. 25 LbLi Absolutely Pure. Thlf Powfitf mrer vnrif. A mnrwl of mirltr, tivnictb ami wrmlewnm-iienH. ilons nuocMJifcttl thD the tHiliuHry It tint, kim! cmim tit miM at OrmiKf Won with the tnnltitnrir ttf low tet. rw WfiirhL ftttim or iihonitbaie iHtwilt-m. SM wit Clin. KoYAL BaKINu lfrWIKh( 'o., Wall St. N. Y. Hmellocs Sewing Machine Inientlon Wonderful Blessing to Hie Ladiet! The CofltiflMs Rotary Motion! MAKES WORK Twice ai rapid at oi other machines, . Twice as easy as on oilier machines. Genuine Improved Bent Wood Work. Beautiful and Practical Attachments. Send for descriptive circular. O. O. EMMONS, r PITTSBURGH. PA. Wholeala Dealer for Wentern Peuurlvania aod . extern -Mar iana. RUSSIAN RHEUMATISM CURE DOES THE BUSINESS. Thousands hiTe tried it and found relief. Then la abuuduut te.'Uwouy to thi point, pombre and on. aoUdtrd. wh rh Fhonld ormvincethe most akeptioaL If j-oo rafTer a-itli luwumatiaa. send for a pamphlet lrhic-hUllK what has been done for others. JtlsaraC free. To lie cured cwU onlf tlsii, for one box is sufficient f oc the worst cane. IT HAS NEVER FAILED J. C. McAiXTpttr, fr ninny wtth HonJ. I .iUi . star 1 1 1 I!.) tl(W With OtalL Bmwtl at (Vs.. IMul . mi- : I unfien-d fmm KbfMimtanm bo terribly tliat I conw htrtii) walk, wm t tim titultle U turn my bwi I tri.-d the KiifMimu ):h mmatlm i'nr. Itxmdm at two weeka 1 tit c aii lately cun-U.' Price 92.00a I If ri.wfwi. MA. num. RHEUMATISM CURt Am it i ti tt tit tte foitinl at l i' ntnmi. hnt cmn o!iirf hsMl 1 nrlinT Um aiumut m above, Mad vl'trtMiUaf tlie Aiiirrtu pmpnt'tnr, PFAELZER BROS. & CO. 819-821 Market Street, Ikila4elpatsu rSi -a 2 ! 3-5 DNS p.-; Catarrh KLY'S CSZAH BALM iirv RtUrf ttf ottre ami a, r aW VUMIV dh in IKud, (V tarrh. Hay Fever, " imrtur. t rrr jntM IAT-FbVbK Ani;-leis).,.llert lIltdMMfh lllaaitril at till FOUTZ'S HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS Ho Hon vtn die of Colic, Hot or Lrv Tm tbk. M Foocn Fowdi-r are amHi tm time. Koutrl fowiifru will mrr uid prevent Horn ram. Foitt Powflen will prevent Gapm iw Fovta. Foooe'i PowiIpii will tnrrfwe the qruuHitr ot rolllc and rrem twencr per cenu and make Uie butter firm and sweet. roatx Powder wfn rtire or prevent Ahnomt w Distam to wnk-n Homem mtd attlesre tntrject. roiTi rnvnrn wiu IY HATIVAOTMI. Bold oveiTwher. DAVID X. FOUTZ, Prorltor. BAX.TIMOBX. KD. kA-afi-'Mi. ASTHMA CURED! I MULE TtUL mm- rirrei the wmtl tieic! rrosjiu ictiimi runr in ucniHHii mo i ninM luntMit itvtantlv ntievtwtbei miiMt THtetit ttjwk; uisurt-" rtMnfurtahle mtwy ptTm-tt curt bre all other n-ntljfa full Nt waiting iwr rfttwltn tin ttrti tv imMtialr'. tlim-t and rrrtnln. mmm m carets rrrtrd in till! K.t HI.K (A-f it frnmnmm Mf mmrtm mm. Utm u mu at way timm." J7am. M. Jtt St. tfaal JrtaM art. 7 a we. ritt-m, tiimuum. im. Orma AHkaa Carv W all o cUtm ftw tU lt.wji tUU." r.mt. M. ri -Mnw. GemlU M. c lit hj i km mmmm, urn 4 Qmrnmm Amihmm Cmm. Itll I'3ewnn Aitana t'aire ta anM trr all Arar. I ATlaloat Or.aoi Ml, or ai-at by mail ncnvO i -01 pnem j fiba rrnvxatm irw w moj aoareaa iori UrWWl hi r ITiASI, M. aV. IH.Paad.aMaa m r I VliKXTS WAXTKI) rr TIM . .-: ar " Those Who Zaow Em," Fnan the otHitrity of b. byhfod to the date of hi inurit' liath. A uew Ri.'frrnhy of the great American lrttiiliit. fnm a mem hUiimIimHiii a- eurate and exhaustive in fact ami inrideiil. rtv pM with ancMta. peoftue add eteitmnt in illiw tr&thm '&f tSiiRAimm (ntn ithKiual ieiKH" -histrttlinif fnofdfitta. anefvLat. Demon, etc.. in- eludiiigUii. Mee. I'liitraiu.) AGENTS WANTED ! fur vviilrnn- that ttiis in Uie axs salable ami insllablo luik pblllinl ; or. bi sarr timp. MUid l.i'i at oner iaw Canvaiwirnr Brink, amt alatr tmr rti'Mff- oftnwushlpa. AildnMs. '. U. TUUMnoN ri ui.imii.vi iij.. t-uunaiwra, 1H. Uails. Ho., or Kew YorkUly. jul(-tt. IWHEUMATISM CORtl C 2 m www a r. awa sFt l IlglsO -all plZ, ?P1 tea o!4 ? cos i 3 How it Feels to be Scalped. A sick and sorry looking apecinten of humanity nteppetl froin the paaeener train last nitcht, aaya the Chiuo, (Cal.) Cbnnucir, and climbed into a waiting; wagon and waa driven the country. Hi name waa Stunner Nf ft". He ia a man f about thirty yearn of ajje, and bia parenta rexide in Pine Creek. Young Keff ia jut home front Arizona, where he haa been pnwpec-ting in the mines, and act ing aa a auout on the hunt for Indiana. Unfortunately for bim lur found the mur derous red devila, and they almost made uiincemeat of bim. One day while rid ing thniugh a eanyon he waa ahot through the ahoniiier and fell from hU borne. Hia aanailanta, finding that he waa not deal, tortured him oHtrageouHly. They eut ganlit-e in hia face and all over hia body, and applied lira to bia foet and liamLs, and emlud their brutality by acalping him. lie BUtfijred untold agoniea, and prayed that death might relieve him. Fi nally be fell into a faint, and npon wak ing he found himaelf being kindly cared for in a miner's cabin. Tlie miner bad picked him up and carried bim a long diatance on horseback. Xeff suffered weeks of excruciating pain and raved with a fever, and aa noon aa he waa able to travel he took the road for bin father's home. Last evening a i'linmide reporter attked Xeff how it felt to have his hair liAed. ""It ia a dreadful at-naation," be aaid. "true thiuka,aatlieakin ia being torn from the akull, that bia feet are (joining right up through hie body to the top of bia bead. Oh, it in terrible.- It in ho pain ful that you j-annot utter a cry, and thou sands of rtara dance before your eyea. You inuigine red hot needles are darting in and out of your ileali, and you clasp your hand ao cloaely that the linger naila cut into the flesh. I would rather lie run through a thrashing machine, ground up in a aaunage mill, or thrown under a locomotive than to ever undergo another audi an or leal. It make me shudder to think of the tortured I have gone through with, atid I never want to look upon the face of another Indian." " Not many persona mirvive the ojieration?" interrupted the rejHirter. ' " Xo; I have only heard oftwo or three men' beaiilea niVHelt who have lost their hair by the ta-alping-knife, and then live to tell of it." ; " I)o you think the luiir will ever grow out again ?" "Oh, no; I shull always have a bald sjsit np there. The skin waa torn oft for a space of four inches square, and I am afraid it will never heal entirely. Even if it diK heal over, the liare plav will a) wavs In- so isiinful that I cam not touch it. I keep my head tied up in cotton and sweet oil. 1 on mn see niv beauty has been entirely marred. These frightful gushes across niv fiice will go. with uie to the grave." According to the testimony of physi cians and comners, in all parts of the I'll ion, deaths have resulted fmni the use oj cough syrup, containing morphia, opium and other laiisoiiH. In this connection, lh-. Saiu'l tix, of Washington, after care ful analysis, endorses Red Star Cough Cure aa being purely vegetable, and abso lutely free from opiatea, poisons and nar- cotii. Pnce,"twentv-nve i-euts. Catakkii I'tREU, health and sweet breath aecureil, by Shiloh'a Catarrh Rein edy. I'ru-e 50 cent. Nasal Inje-tor frej. Sold by tieo. W. Benford & Son. A Boy With His Wits About Him Mv children, saul tlie teacher one lay, "if you love Jesus you m-ed never be afraid to die, for He will take you to heaven, where you would be very happy tliarlie, w hat would you ! it you were very aick?" slie addiiL intending and ex- lat'ting him to say he would ask to lie taken to heaven immediately. "Send for a doctor ," was the laconic and sensi ble reply. The same boy, on another occasion, lie- came unruly at home, and his mamma, wishing to get him out of the way, lifted him over into a great wissl-liox in the kitchen and liade him stay there. An older brother caiue iu soon after, ami see- ng him there said: "Well, Charlie, what have you leeu tloiug now? O, naw t bin'." was the replv. "Onlv mother's laving one of her bad spells!" Slkkpi.i&h niohts, made miserable by hat terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is the remedv for vou. (i. W. Benford & Sin My Mother iseiylrty-three years of age and for vears has suffered greatly with rheumatism. ' In fact she was quite help less, lieing unable to move about the house. A lady friend induced her to try lh Kennedy's Favorite Remedv. She lid so and found almost immediate re lief." The jKiwerof this medicine to do good extends to all ages and a w ide range if complaints, lou cannot possibly re gret having purchased it. Remember that rheumatism cannot lie cured exter nally. Caore, Wiioopixo Coroii,and Bronchi tis immediately relieve! I by Shiloh's Cure, Sold by trt-o. W. Benford & Son. Hay Fever. I have la-en a great sufferer from buy fever for 15 years, and have tried various things without doing any good. I read f the lnanv wondrous cun-s of r.lv s Cream Balm and thought I would try nce more. In fifte'n miniites after one application I waa wonderfully bellied. Two weeks ago I commenced using it and now I feel entirely cured. It is the great est discovery ever known or hear I of. Duhamel Clark, Farmer, Lee, Mass. Will vor si fter with IH-sjiepsia and Liver Complaint 7 Slulohs italixer w miaranteed to cure tou. Sohl bv Heo. W. Benfonl & Son. When Buliy was nick, we xave hrr Cai4iria. Wheo she was a Child, she rried fiir f'anti irta, Wheu she became Miss, ihe eliuifr U fatiirfa. Wheu she had C'hlldrru. she gave them f 'axtiiria. Smuiii's Vitauzkr is what you need r Constiwtion, ! of Apjn-tite, IHzzi- ness, and all svmptams or iiyspepsia. Prk-e 10 and 75 cents er Is ittle. S .Id by leo. W. Benford & Sin. I hal given myself up as mt liecause ofinheritel acrofula. Trietl evenihing ir purifying ihe blood without henetit until I used Parker Tonic, and can truthfully say that it lias cured me. I still nse it for its splendid effect on my general health. II. K. Lym'., Chicago. That H.u-kino Cot oh ran tie so quick ly cured by Shiloh's Cure. We guarautee it Sold by (ieo. W. Benford A Sim. a. "Her features are not regular, yet what i attractive face she haa!" It is her beautiful hair. Once it waa thin, grayish and fading. A few bottles of Parker's Hair Balsam wmaghf the transformation. It will do aa much for anybody. For lame buck, aide or chart, uas Shi loh's Porous Plaster. Price 25 cent. CJ. W. Benford A Son. A Boston journal for the blind contains scathing article against decollete dresses. Wl$ d - Tils. cecttc::x ? This madletna, eonbtntac Iron with pur t-retabie inuim, quickly and rrm,ietely area IrTaprmla. I1l.alla. 1 ntkavaa, Issi-ara HIm4, Jlaiartm,! hlllaaaa Vntn, ail Xearalaia. H ia an anuilina- mncdj Ibr III stasis of the ataaeya mmd IJvcr. It Is tnvahisble for IMspam pemltar to Wa am, and all who lead sedentary Urea. It doeN not injure the teetfa. cause beariacbe.or prudllee ommtipation olhrr him ardn-lim (. 1 1 enriches and iHiriflea the blood, stimulates the appetite, aida tha asplmluUion of fuod, re lieve Heartburn and Belching, and strength am the mnsclee and neirea. For Intermittent Fevers, Lassitude, li 'f Energy. Ac, it has no equal. The renulne haa ahoTe trad aiark and eruaaed red lines on wrapper. Take no other teaalrat SSOWI I1I1II L CO. tlLTlaoat. a The Best and Cheapest JOB WORK VT THIS OFFICE. Attention, Farmers ! I want A uruth AHETn erenr Town-hip to sell frwr( .w .S(W Hnrnt, 'the hent Wow and Farm ilunii-won earth. Price onlv Itnet-n diillHnt iier diHilile net. fe no whirHe-trceH. il pay to arciii.. Send for a ircular. 'all oa oraiidnnK JoHX W. ci'I'P. -n. An t. aprlUkii. Somereet, Pa. The Old Reliable Schuttler Wagon, ICi4iblihel in Chirtujo in IS 42 I r'r?ii'-Ar r - vH-J tt if ir: 1 have ruoeiviil twu int l..Uof Uie KLf OILING, STKKL-SKK1N S IU HI.KK W.V.4NS. thf imwt 'iuipifte West-ern Wju.u in the market for Kial or Furra liirne. On the S hi ni.KR W.Hrus tlii're i m Kt-nr Hrnke, ti Ite utillitn fmuliiii; hay or xmin, a Mjmt'thhiK that fanntr know the net-twit y of when bituliiiK tm hilly funns. Hvery tart of the Wott-l-work of thi Uttxoii ha laid in SttM-k three yean before being worked up. iiMiriuu the work to be thoroughly .-t'a-oiH-il heftre Iieing ironed. Hein thr ptetitevj of the DOUBLE COLLAR AND OIL CUPS, It i the only Wagon nutdi that ha thii imitrtrvwuetit. It avoid the n t-e-ity of takftiK off the heeli Ui grvwv, a in the old style ; tty mihi-Iv tumiitx a i-a the w wu can be oilel iu lew thau live minutes. Thin Wkrihi want to be neen to be fully appreeiated, ami partiv-t wishing lo Imiv will duweli hve it before pun.ha!in(f elew here. Every Aragon Fully Insured, In offering thin make of Wagou to the public, will nay I ued the -vtiire make of Wagou for live year- when freiKhtiiifr at-row the Korky MoiniUin-. over ruatbi that were alnarft impatsablet and they alway Umk) the v. 1 feel warranted iu saying I believe them the best Wnitiu on w heels. Oitt on (ili frr KttrpjMT nr Jf nrtf Iltjftry, vho wilt ntuttr iw thr YiHJMi. At-VifentH Wanted 'rhrouirhoiit the County. PETER HKFFLEY. SOMKRSET, MARrll -JH, 1HK5. Somerset Lumber Yard. ELIAS CUNNINGHAM, M TrTl UK AMI IlK.ll V.U. WHOLOAI.KR AN KKTAII.F.W or LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS. Hard and Soft Woods. OAK. JDJ-LAK. SllilSiiS. I'ICKETS. MoriJllSirt. ASH. WALS'IT. FLIKIKIXU. SASH. ST A I K RA 1 1 . fHKRRY. YKI.MV PINK, SKIMil.KS. IxoiRS BAl.l'STKKS. CHKSTNTT, WHITE PINK. I.ATH. KI.1NHS. NKWKI. JUSTS. A Uenenil Line of all sm.U-s of I.innl-r awl Ruil.limr Mmriiil iui-1 R.titiir slat- kct in -iN-k. Alii, call furnih aiiylliinir in the iineol'mir l.ti-im . li.orU-r wuii ri .v.nnil.K prointiit", (.Hell linti-kc:, ti ll--.t-.l work. cic. Office and Yard Opposite S. & KAUFIAfflS' GRAND DEPO FIFTH AVENUE AITD SIHTHFIEL1 SIHEET, THE LARGEST AMERICAN OUTPITTING CLOTHmaJ I SHOES, I 13 Stores in one. S1.5Q0,0C3 invested! 400 Employees: THIS U k COTJIPQlSr s J v j, I J - -gkJiJl - Mist-mBBmHm S : ; i ; ; i 3; Ph lit 5 J -J Wb will send Gratis to l-lllns- T si our srsirss r prpparinc all Taial . laaisacositila CAUTION! P. fnrkliilit house who rrpiwnt thnnelw w onr concern. We hare JTO Brum liiMinMi ra our Mammoth New BniMiti". kimw-i . KAUFMANNS tch Ave. and Smithfield St., CHAMPION FAIHIIHG HILL. AM-rAiTt'ttKU ar Fmnk H. Sufall. To fKriwr dpsirtn Ti mnke a fmni hwtiwut In thfalM'hnnil)ii Milt, ftrniifrlv known m th KtHrr Mill." Ihvy will lo . li Uy rttlliiitf m m- at my l'rjon mmer f Ftrti4 miu k.tn StniA I now onVr u ih wt.lir a rhf an.l rtliaiie mill, a 1 am 'It riniii-.. iii u IV un lt'mtli1. I wilt olfT ni.rwHirmi iMtrvuiiin uo Dux itesiritiK a mill. ALL WORK WARRANTED. F. H. HI FI.r., , troEK!CT. P. marliutia. W rt.i A st.liL - -" i--.-. ::L;.i::rncr,J-. ' r..i;.Ti.Mocr, ::! Fences FOR Farmers. Iftttirmt. I 'kttilJtmi, tt NORSE NIGH, BULL TRORC, All D PIC TIGHT. SOMETHING NEW. We are enmred In the manufacture of this fence at Somcn-et and Mcyt-rvliile. It is ihe iixit luntllc. anil stnmp-wt IV-ui-c known. No harlm, no injury to stm-lc. Fnctory in Somen-! at the old Kim-t carririKe faciorv. niayl-tf. J. M. MARSHALL A SOX. . - ri -v- - - .ni C. R. R. St it ion, Somerset, Pa. fHATS iFTONISHIIIGSj e-tnr.- r'. .-. xnl siiiiaiiln .kk .. Mnui uotfrU i. n m, ,,m n.xhini hut sr CAUTION! DON'T m If it era. We kare JfO Rnnch Storea .niTwhrre. Otir mi GRAND DEPOT OIACONALLY ACROSS D T' ITQ'PTTP P PA KOM THE POST OFFICE. X 1 1 1 OX) U XlVjr, X 11. STALLIONS -AT- Highland Farm! ftr..-T ta!Ji..n. S t-hi- insurance. lyilt-Uio). at $0 insurant. PERCHERON STALLION, J J."1 J." yrll, m $ Insuranea. Thr iA.ic StirJtum trill V nl ottf Vtrm thr rr- hwitiinrj jtrt ttf thr trnr fr thr '-l-tr 0 ntttm. Imported rlyilextale MaHlon STRATHEAR1 will be at Slojllown from Jul 5th to August Sth, at $15 Insuranca. Alter that time In- win l. home ihi. I hdve some choii-e COTS WOOL LAMBS, BERKSHIRE PIGS for --aiU' nt low prirt. I. I lEIFLEY. -Illlv 7 in I ' ; ' ! JjAi &AL3AN. .hrf pno.j :r faT.into for drminy tt ii-iii. Iti-Moriiitf ct(or i'.- The bevt C ouph Curt yon rnn nt .nil thr .x'wt jrT?vn-iv! t no- b t r Ccsiinaiupiioa. It irtbui;;:y ri:-v,ajil nil L 01 Jt-r-tcf .( ?t. ..tu-h. Iki.t-K h-i v. Kii'.-ttry, T'ri.'u. ; i-:ui-t nil l",'iiiai tilits. T: f -'io tTi ' . : ',, :r.-- !Ki rit-Ji"A -' en ' st1 "!'.' I 'ifi' rfieji-i.v, v'.Uiii -m-- r:t- rci r Ivntlr-Jija J; fY !!: t;..H-!y u- of I'mitiku's T'-Mi . bvt ti.-!i. . i c'.n. iivroiM. Take it ia time, hokl by alt lTntcfL- ; , karv bUkf ( tl HINDERCORNS T m mfej. sarrst. qiurkM an.1 best run for Cut., 1:i niolw. Wartp, Moles. alkm-wM. A-. Hfnomthrlr fur '.i rirr-nwth. Stoprfmll pnjn. ;ive.B1trullle. S .k t h. C romfdttalilt'. H.m! n ia tm .-anew whaerer-fthing ) -f. -.. SuUbTl-TUWiKaatlvi HlscuaCoXL OVER 1000000 BOTTLES SO LD A MO NEVER fltS TO CURE COUGHS COLCS. THROATANOAILLUN jTROL'BLES . DRUGGISTS 25 CTS. .. n -z. & Kor full inforni-slion of ihe r.nr. a ht-re to ob tain f iovi'niin:nt ian-U. .Mmim, Kit-., AiUin-r A. M. HhA kKVh'Un.H ulral IWiiiTt A vent. Corner 7th Art, and Sniibrit ld mrf-t-., Piit-bunrh;pa KASHIOVAIU.H CUTTER and TAILOR, Hiivtiii; ha-1 tniiiiy yvarv vx rii'inv in ati I'l-Htn-hf i-f the Taii-'riiiK u .uief. I iftianintt- iiMiinitiu ii hii u ho miv rati ui.- I.I.I AM M. IK H IISTEtl.KK. rent iriven ii'l 11 . :-IltS iHsKtiitfl'. H.nl 'V llUill Vol! Will L'ef frr a j-i.ek -lirt ol -f-ml-a of Iitnrr v hn tiial w ill -tart ytut m work uiil tlnit will at on e Nrinir yu in mn r IttMiTtiiuii any ihime l.4- hi AiiHr:-a. Allal-oi t t!u VK""! in .rn-Kii! witlwai-n to. Aa'iii- wnntf-1 t'Vir whr'. of t -it hrr m-x. ot ull iiy. tor ail tin thin, or -intrc time only, to work tor w m tti'-ir mi ii htiiu-. Koriiiiit floruit oi ! rr hI -ImT'-Iv uoiinil. Itim'T -icluv. H. II li:tt A V -r y.K. janii-'tyr. i 9lto art bvl th whn writp t 1 Co. . F'Wtlaod, V in, will rrr-i" frrti, fall afornMttiaa sImhiI wnrk wbifh 1(15- ran 4v M-1 If at hom.ibit will pav thM froa mti am 4mw. otm hmw rnri ntrer " b a da. EitiW ymn nrH. C"mmiI not rr-jnirwl. T-a are mmrtni fr-. Th? So frtn at -ac art abaolqlatT aoiw vt mug httk I FITTSBUEG, FA. ESTABLISHMENT, TRUNKS, RETAIL A: ij WHOLES! f I DRUGGISTS SEa.IT PRICE. fl Ml if A i ' m il 7 4 I I"' Ili.irj.iil wn IfULU i Anv address ...1.11. . i . ,1... . d.Ha . . d.,il, R, u,r tmr lor Ik BE MISLED h Store .inrwhere. ly ,.1