1 1
jj,e Somerset Herald, j
ISTUUSHEB n
rerm of Publication, j
us- moraia "li0U
"owa will "e dnttiHiJ until all
V" pud op- lCT nectlnf
n .obarribeis do not ttk act their
rv1'
Kmn IM one "
.... at the wof the twr w
Tut jiuhc Herald,
Somebwkt, Pa.
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somerset, Pa.
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in tiinrrrl and adjoining coun-
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Htu- .
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. il hwinew entrusted U' h- care will be
illin n street, urxt door to J. U. Biiyaer
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,HNO. KIMMF.L,
ATTOKNfcY-AT-LAW
,r .wrnl w all lin entrusted to hi care
aud Wriitv. .. on Hm Ctu-
JA ATT..K.NEY-ATLAW.
tiomerwl. Pa.
tm,-m in Vunmotb Blirt. np tair. Entrmne
(rwltd wiUi prunnKlleM' "! Biit-llty-
777. U C. COL..!..
(, ATTiKSEYS-AT-LA
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11 himiKu' eiitnitl lo our cmrr- .
"n,mi H.vry.ii.:iu doue on r- j
HENUY. K. M l I K.I.I. j
ATTORN KY-AT-LAV !
SomtTKet, P- i
t,mtr and h AwiL Offire iu Mmm.l.
giuik.
"ALrTINK HAY,
ATToU.VEY-ATLAW.
" sonrt. Pa.
Ll-o Iirtlw in R 1 El.te. Will .tl.-nd to all
tul mklitj.
Juiis h. nm
Arr,KNEY-AT.LAk4
W'll promptly iwnd to All buxinw eJ
k, bin. MoiK-y li ifrd on oulltiuti, e. 01-
D l F. A KIIOAIS.
PHI IAS and m-r;v
Mner-t. Pa.
t to Cou BeeriUi- Block. Seeoua Kloor.
D
,R. J. E. BIEKC'KEK,
pHYKiflAS AND 81KUE0S,
Suhek-et, Pa
Tmw hff profe-ial errtre. to theeiu'of
IXi.MlllU!. 14 uf I'laaiood.
R. IL S. K1MMELL,
t-ai,i.ai1 Bvtee. Is the ritisen.
aT Mwnrt and vu-iuuy. I ule jofeiMially
r.sptS hr rail be (uuU At hi otoee on Main t.,
tm id buuntiud.
D
R.H.BKUBAKER
Tden kw profrwWmAl rvlee to the Httaerw
hiere; And vieinujr. t'niee IB remaenre on
kua ortet of DiAniond.
DR. J. M. UH TKER,
ihtnmrrti (T fynrf(xr.)
PHYSH1AN AND blKijEON,
Hw looted pmnaneuily in Soineme for the
priii of hi pnrfiioo. 0ee on JiAin lAreel,
u mi ol irug iHure.
D
R. J. S. M MILLEX.
.. . ' ..,un,.iM ih m vm I i .tUm Of
t oa:uri teeth. Artifical et inwned. All
xrmuiini, ruarantevd miihiactory. CK!n in Ber
DR.J11HX BII.I5,
HENT1ST.
(iftit upstair in ( 'k Beeritii Elock.
DR. WM. O'lLUNS.
I'ENTIST.
oflM In Knepper'd Blirk np-tAit. where he
m l Smiirt at all time rv(ireil to do all kimla
of uork urh a tillittft. r-miltiiMt:. eatraciuia,
Anili, lal leeth -rf all kuid and of the bt
irnai uiaertrd. All work guaranteed.
K. MILLER
' ptrmanentl krateA In Berlin the rae-
meivet County Hiink-
ITAitUSHKV 177.)
c. j. Harrison. m.j. pritts,
PIEMDI9T. CAVHIU.
WJerouo. Bade in all pan of the Coiled State.
CHARGtS MODERATE.
nn wwhini lo end money West can be ac
eiHaH1aw1 by Jrmft on New S'ork in any mm.
'tmiiunj auulr a r.h priaii-te. I'. t. rkaid
"iuitiiikhI ,id liimrv and valualile necured
I" liifiM', cvlehrated aaiea, Willi A Sar-T-ai
A VaW aj time Uxk.
A CC'J1TS SCLICITES.
An LwJ H,Ji4av Obaerred.
CURTIS K. GROVE.
SOMERSET, PA.
R'otilES. Sl.EltiH8, CARRIAGES,
KPKINti AOON8, W ( K M AVON'S.
AND EASTERN AND ESTIKX WORK
Furnished on Short Notice.
Pnintuif Done oa Snort Time.
y irk in nuOr rt of JWwj SwimM Waud,
aoo th. H tnm mH ri, Suhxumially
CoBrtninnl. Neat), Kinibed. and
arraiiMd K(ive Hatbifartiua.
Ctly F.rstCass Vorkmen
lrfairin of All Kind in Me Line tVtie ow
xwn Nuiire. Prra REASuN AULE, au4
All Work Warranred
2"ll4n EAAmine ay Stcek, and I .earn . V-tn
-. And ftn-uub Seivea far Wltai
weeiber the place, and rail ia.
CURTIS K. GROVE.
lEaaiofCsan Boae)
fJfURUi HUFFMAN,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
Ulwre HrflVey'i Hum.)
tmmi Style., And LowmI Priceaw
'TlSFACTION GUARANTEED.
Somerset. Pa.
i
lie
VOL. XXXVI. NO. 2g;
THE
Century Magazine.
With tlif Sivemr-r, M. issue Tin Cis
tury -oni int-nrt it lih volume with m rr
ular einnlatiun of alni't 2j0."J. The War
PajirrM aii'l tlx- Life of Lincoln iiHTPaivd ila
momlily circulation by I(nt,.i. The laltiT
lii-tory having rttnuntiil the evetit'of Li?l-f-oln'tt
earir yr!, aiwl jrivti tli nt tary
n-T "l'liie iiolitiral condil wn f the iuii-
Iry, rv'" a new ieriii with whit-h hh
iM--retArie mrn; tin M intimately acu,tmiutetl.
I'uiler the rapt inn
LINCOLN IN THE WAR.
the w riter now enter on the more imirt
ant wrt of their narrative, vis : t!i early
year of the War, and Pn-rhlent Litxirln's
jrt therein.
SUPPLEMENTARY WAR PAPERS.
following the" Iwttle serie" hy listinruih
etl pnieraN. will ih-wTile the intereMin; fea
ture, of arniy lile. lunnehtii; fnm i.ihhy
Prii-oti, narrative, ol eiinal aiveiiture. &c.
ttetieral M-mian will write on rheirrauil
flrateg)- ol the War."
KENNAN ON SIBERIA.
Except the Lile of Lim'oln and the War
ArtM-le. no more iniMnant series hai ever
la-en undertaken hy Tin: I'kmtky than this
of Mr. Rerinaii s. With the previous' ire
iiaRitioii of four year' travel and tuily in
Huia anil ihena, tin author underhiok A
j,iirne) of l.i.t! niiU- lor the ?,(iei'ial inves
iialion here re,piirel. An inlnnfurtioii
from the Kuian .MmiHer of the Interior
admitted him to (lie jnm lml mine- ami
n.oii, where he tiei-ame ai uaintel with
three linndreil Male eiU-s. l.ilieral.
NihilisTn. and otuem. ami the series will be
a startling an well a airurate revelation of
the exile yM.-m. Tlie many illuirations
hrtlieartit and photographer, Mr. teoive
A. Fri!t. who aivonipanied the authtir, will
adl really to tlie value of the articles.
A NOVEL BY EGGLESTON
will illustration!! with run through tlie year.
Niorter novel will follow hy I'ahle .nd
SiiK-kton. Miorter netions will appeareverj'
mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES
will comprise sieveni! i!ttiMnitf1 artU W on
Irv in nil. by t'tiarln IV Kay : ttitn tmli
in tUv litUi of tin Suinliiy-S-iMM.l L?iif,
il tiMraln. by K. L. Vilsn ; wiiil Wttpni
lil'r, hy Tln.iNUtv Ri evl i ; the Knlifli
'al!uHinil.v ly Mrs. Van Rm sne t mith
iliuMratHHi l.y IViiikII: lr. Hui klfy's vul
i t;i Mr on irvn.N Si.t niualirin. ainl
' 'lainuyaiMf ; vrwy in -ruii'iiii, an, travt-l,
Mini tiruihy ; i iu? ; artini; elt.
liya ti-i-l fjl'rr tli niiiiittfnt for tlf aHt
yisir niiiTaiiitii4 itit Line I(iMryJ may
tie tf un-il -itu ritt y-ar j llM-ilttl ihmi
Ntvtniln-r, l-s7. trnty-ftur Liu- in nil.
f.r tt. or, with t ! laM jrurs nuiiibeo
iNihlihtl hy Tint I'fcKTl v IV XI Eal
I7lh Mrt-et. N-w ,.rk.
ST. NICHOLAS
For Yojng
Folks
Sinre ils iiit iue. in 173. litis magazine
1i-ai niaiuiained, with umliputed rceini
tion, the oil i,n il took al the lieirniiiu,
thai ol'ueimr the mo.1 evlieni juvenile pe
rHMjieal ever rinii. The het kiM.au
name in litt-ruinre were on it lit t( nn
tnbutor from the lart llryant, Ixnjrlel
low, rhomn Htifhe. iitirtv-e Mm ll- iialil.
Hn1 Harte. Bayard Taylor. France ll -li.'-a
n Burnett, JaiiH i . K.eid, Jolin (i.
WhitTii-r; iiihto. the lit i o toii thai if
would lie euMi-r !o leil the ft aulhontof
note who have ftof i-ontrihuu-d ' to "the
world child magazine."
THE EDITOR. MARY MAPES DODGE,
aullior of "Han Brinker ; or. The Silver
ver tkale. ' and lier 'Ml!ar hooks for
yotuu; folk. and for grown up foiks, h.
iia a renirkahle fa-uliy lor knowing and
eiiierainini; children. I nch r her skillful
leaden-hip. tT. Nicholas hrinpt to tliiKi
aud of home ll twilh idcl of the waier
, know U-dire and delight.
ST. NICHOLAS IN ENGLAND.
It i no alotte in America ttmt t. icho-
hn li9K maif its (treat Mtut-ew. The LiHthQ
riiwofsavs ; " It i aU-ve anything we ro
iIihv in the Ninie line." The 2kttimtrHny:
Tiwre in no ntajnuine that can sLhTtfiilty
oniiete with it-'
i THD COMING YEAR OF ST. NICHOLAS.
Tlie l'nb year betrins with the numlier tr
Novi-mbi-r. iiiT, nd the ihlilier tan ati
iHiuniv: S-rial and Sliorl Storie hy Mr
Kraim H.hjon Burnett. Frank R. St, k
lon. II. li. Kye-n. Jwi Chai nllt-r IJarri.
J. T. Trow hridiTet ol. Kw nurd M. JohiiMon.
I. ouiA M. Ah-.it. Prof. Alfrel Church. Wm.
II. Rih-ine. WAhinirtoa tiladiieti, liarriet
I'rcxiMt iff,ml, Amelia E. Burr, France
Fotirtnay Baylor. llarri- I'pion arid many
others. Kdiuund Alion will write a -rte of
paieroti the -li,Hitine of the Republic."
how the rrei.letit Work at tle White
lltine, and Ikw the artatra of the Treaury.
the Slate and War le)rtnient. etc., are
eondiH-teil ; JoM ph O Bricn. a we!l-kuown
Aulralian jouniali!. will ilewrilie "The
t.nwt I?-iand t'inliu.-ut : KlizuU'th Hohio
IVntiell. will tell of " lHiiioii rhritiua
I'antoniinx'" (Alice in Wonderland, etc.):
John Burroui;lis will write "Meadow and
Wi.alland Talk with Yoniur Folk." etc.
Mr. Burmll ahort neria! will I-, tlw elitrt
ay. a worthy MKSe--nr to her tiimoti Lit
tle lrd Fauntleny." winch a-earvd in St.
Nh holm
Why try St Nicholas tiii year for the
youin: ieople in the hoiine? Besin with the
Sovemla-r uuin'x-r. Send n tit. orulwrile
through lk lieT and new-dealers. I UK
FNTl KY I'll . Xi EAST I7t St , NEW
YfKK.
NF.W YOUK
OBSERVER.
ESTABLISHED II 1323.)
The Oldest and Best
Family Newspaper.
Six Rcjrular Editor ; Special Correpoiid
etn at htme and ai.naid ; Storie. Review.
'nik iim-d New. Itejmrt iih ih fcir Farmer.
Merchant. Banker. I'rofcwiotial men, Stu
dent. Boy and (riria.
Thi year llie Owekvf.i will puhliMi more
I lian
FIFTY PRIZE STORIES.
And tlie ahlest and niot poular writer
will ciHitrilmte lo it rolunma. Foeta and
pn-e writ-r, Aiitlwrt1, editor. menofci
eiw-e. and women of vniit will Hll tlie col
umns of the Obxevir. audit will (five 52
unexcelled pT in the coming year.
Price W.wu a year.
Oer)t"nien, $1 oV year.
GREAT INDUCEMENTS FOR 13P8.
1. Tlie NEW YUKK OBSERVER will be
wit for one year to anv ch-nrvman not now
a ihcriher lor USE lULLAR.
i. Any Mihcrilier sending ilia own Mib
criiition lor a year in advance and a new
uhnf-nher with -"oo ran have a roi-y of the
-Irvtiama letier," or "The Life of Jerry
McAlllev."
S. We will end llie OBSEVER forth re-maiiwU-r
U thi year, and to January 1.
lo any new ohi-nher endin us hm name
and wldre ami $3.00 ill alvartce. To Mich
Mihx-nhcr we will al five either the vol
ume of - Irenania Letters " or The Life of
McAuley."
Amenta wanted everywhere. . Liberal
terras. Lanre eomniiaiaina. Sample opy
free.
Addresa,
NEW YORK OBSERVER,
. NEW YORK.
a f f nrn FRiriTa':10An.e Tttt
J I II I run mnrnraKwenlurlik,
I I II I PC HIT HVTTs i.imim Eua
1 J J j Lis I tk Belta. KacMiaa. k.rc.
Lal mfMUf waiiu tor Jlne ( wii jjuiea
aalea. nte al acie asr wzaaav IM. HSiTT. at
kiuadway, w York. mmWmm
Torpid Liver
kntnrn bit thnre Rmrtiliie Pirutiaritif :
1. A feelfnf vf wearioeaa anil pAitu In the
timbn.
2. hi bnwth. b4 Uuie in the mottth, od
ftinvtl Uitiietie.
X. l'4uiiNiU4iit with urauioaAl urks of di
4. lltttWrte. fn th trrmt of the head ; nan-
. and yHo of kia.
!5 HfarttMirB. tM,tf aptittv.
t. Intratiu of the ttom&rli mad howela by
wind
I 7. Ivpnrwion of pirit and trvwt mefanfholy.
I with Uwitnrf?. and a dmpopitiua u leave
every ihiDR for to-morrow. .
i A mnfnnU of hik from V Liter m rmrrukii to
j gnu krtiUA. Wbeu thi W obructtj4 it rtutu in
j BILIOUSNESS,
I which, if aefletd. ra lead to wrioiw dia-
e. Simmttu Livr (tetciiiniitr exert a mti felic-
iu intiucuce orr fvery kind of hilioure'4.
; It fv!ri the Liver to proper workmfc ttnier,
mnihits the ff-n-tion of biteand pui the dief
j live imn' in mvh condition that tixry ran dn
j their lent work Aft ' taking thia mdicin Into
i on will nayt " i am hi Lit Hi."
i
I have been nhject to severe atteUs of Con
i (region of the Uver, and have lten in the habit
i ( tHkinv from 1" lo JO grains of culonitrl which
i rvnTM.lly hud oh up for three or fir iayt. Luu
: ly 1 have heeu Likinr HimmoiM I.iVt-r Kemilat-T.
j vi hich ffave me rviief wit hout any intcrniptiun lo
buiuei." J. Hi., MiddleptfiX Ohio.
! J. U. Ztlin f Co.
EXCELSIOR
COOK STOVE
mm rami.
EIGHTEEN SIZES AND KINDS.
UI Finite cai te Sritd!
MASVFAVTVRED BY
L L KM k ll Wi Mi.
JSD FOR SALE BY
R. B. Schell & Co.,
oct-VST-lyr. SOXMET. PA.
It is to Your Intrest
TO EL Y YOI R
Drugs and Medicines
" or "
Biesecker & .Snyder.
rVEHR TO C. N. BUVD.
None but the purext and best kept in stock,
and when Iniir become inert by stand
in)t. certain of them !, we le
atroy them, rather than im
jeon our cutomem.
Yon can depend on having yoor
PRESCRIPTIONS & FAMILY RECEIPTS
filled with rare. Our prices are a low as
any other first-c!a house and on
many articles much lower.
Tlie people of this county seem to know
this, and have riven ns a larjw share of their
patronage, and we shall still continue to give
them the very best jiod for their money.
Po in foivet that we make a specialty of
FITTIXG TRUSSES.
We piaranlee satisfaction, ami, if you liave
had trouble in this direction,
pive us a call.
SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES
in an-at variety : A full ct of Test lenses.
I.'onie in and have your eyes examined. No
chaise fin- examination, and we arecotifiiient
we can suit you. Come and see me.
Resjiectfiillv,
BIESECKER & SNYDER.
y-ALUABLE ROLLER MILL
FOR SALE!
Owine to aae and ill health I will sell my V ill
Property. eoiiiiiii of Mill, Dwelling HHuranl
two ai-rea of around : Mill nm ly Miam : coal
very ebeap ; or with twodwellius improvement
anil aitv. of land situate at Hili,U Vet-non-Uad
ounty. Pen 11 a. on the P. K. K. Plenty
ol eraili to he honiclit at the mill, with and tor
aav : machinery new ; ninnma; every day : cus
tom and trade (rood : prefer to sell the whole,
but would -e:i a naif tuiere- to a lire man of
aMtd reixitaiion. Will well reasonahle, and hi
eay terra. Inquirer meaninir t,usine- will be
answered, but to coine aud see it t the fs-n.
W. DONNELLY,
nov-JO-'A. Millwood, WestnorelaQd Co. Pa.
LIST OF CAUSES.
tot
The follow in is the List of Cause, set for trial
at the Ieccral-r Term of Conn, commencing on
Monday, December 1T .
F1 EST WEEK.
J. H Frlta ra. J. B Critcbtiekl, et aL
B. F. stte vs. Jihn KL-us.
j4iii Alsip's A,lau-. va. Simon Nycum.
MuiK v. Same.
C arl, Mam vs. Farmer's Bank nf Veyersdale.
t harle Siirher vs Parswi A WerHlle.
W. H. Cruaman va. Elizabeth Miller.
stxoKD WXEX.
Varr A Martin's rleht tw P. Hay.
John M. CrilehneM uae v. Arch Livencood,
J,sin c Elv el ai v Benjamin Hendcr et aL
Matthiaa Bowman vs IVu r A H W Mtsjeinaker.
1-aac A Jeukins vs A W Howrnaa.
EHianuelJame rsJoeph Mi.thkT.
John E Xiiafler's use v Jacob ' Horner.
Pruty'.Umrw. I S. B. CRJTCHFIELn.
nor. 16, tn7. f ProilwsMAAry.
sr Y f Y T can live at home, and make
I 1 I I asore money al work fur o than
T till1 anythinf elae ia the world.
X. J J t'aaitai not needed. You are
atarted free, both sexes: all aaea. Any one can
do the work. I Jinre eaminaa sure from the start,
(bstly onuit and terms free. Better not delay :
euau yon uahius; to send as your adlrea and
And out if Too are wine, yon will do so at once
H. H au-crr A .. Fnttlaa t. Me. der-JS lyr.
AGENTS WANTED
-TO KU-
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS
BY Tbe ALBCM9 arvln itbCT Mt
frro or B9 Siik. BrtM-avtie. or PLuibh, very bnS
mne aod dnlte. Lrfe Maiea re niiKrr, and
fMd pmj tmmmi amia All utHiTfsl peo
ple HhouM write to tmiDliatlT. AMrw
NOTICE.
THE AnnnAl ETeettow of the Trmmt Fnlon
Awncial" And Fire Inxuwnre Company will
be held at Berlin an TtaeaUy. the nib day of De
cember, tax;, al t o'clock r. - w the purpose of
eieetinr a Preside!. Vice ITisidrat. Secretary
and six director, iwaerre tHeenen'mr year.
Jaoo MramoL JAC: BWAATZENDKl BEK,
PrasMent.
omer
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY,
A CONTRAST.
xt Matthew Akmild
" In his cool ball, with hagifanl eyes
The Roman noble lay ;
He drove abroad, in furious atiise.
Along the Appian Way .
He niaiie a least, drank fierce and fiist.
And crowned his hair wild tlowers-T-
No easier ami no quicker ass'd
The impracticable hours.
"Tlie brooding Eat with awe belield
Her impious yonnavr world.
The Roman tempest swelled and swelled,
And on her heap was hurled.
" The Eat Isiwed low before the blast,
In alient, deeil disdain ;
She let the legions thunder past,
And plunged in thought again."
OLD MRS. COLE.
THE BiDUTUH'S AND HI M0K0I S EFFECTS OF
FALSE KKPOBTH A SToRY EVEK LOMEs
A.VYTUIJiO.
BY . A. WEIMf.
"Well, I do declare, Mrs. Stebbins!
S you tune Ist-n Dp to Bamvilie, ami
never let a soul of u know alxmt it!"
"Oh." Siii.l Mrs. Stebliins, a.shealiht
ed frcim the w pm at her own tloor, and
shook hands with MLaXayhr, who hap-j-ne-d
to Is3 passing, "ynn see I only went
for a day and a night, and didn't think
it worth while to advertise it on the
church dixirs. I wanted to buy some dry
gessis and kitchen things, and they are
cheaper in Barnvilk- than in a little place
like this. And besiden there' my niece,
Maria, whom I hadn't seen since her
last baby was born, and she and the
baby both in poor health. So I thought
I might as well go up, and kill two birds
with one atone,"
"To be sure! And how did you find
Maria and the baby? And how are all
the other folks in BarnvilleT
" Well, I was glad to find them two
looking pretty spry and smart ; and as
for the rest, I didn't hear of anylxsly be
ing sick or iu trouble, unless 'twas old
Cole."
"Ah! So old Mrs. Cole is sick! And
what is it ails her this time?" remarked
Mint Xaylor, with a lock of aroused interest.-
" Why, nothing nitu-h, I reckon. I did
hear Maria holler to little Betty Cole and
ask her how her grun'iim was to-day ;
and she said 'IsMit the siMne as yesterday.
Maria akel il the fever had gone down ;
but jest then Jeeuis came in to dinner,
so I didn't hear the rest, and forgot to
a- k Maria about Mrs. Cole."
" Well, well ! I'm sorry to hear she's
sick, poor soul ! for she's a good woman,
and we can't easy afford to sjiaresuch.
But she's well on in years, and I've been
rather expecting to hear of her being
took down, considerin' she's, over sixty.
But, law uie! I mustn't keep you stand
in' here in the street and you just come
home. Ciod-hy ; and depend upon me
for coming 'round to see what pretty
things you've Ismght."
With this Miss Xaylor turned away,
and w ith her basket on her arm jiruceed
ed to the store for a supply of grocer
ies. There she found Mrs. Brown, thehouse
carpentcr's wife, engaged in cheapening
calico.
" You ain't as smart as Mrs. Stebbins,"
she said, as the two women examined
the quality of the calico. "She's been
up to Farnville and laid in a lot of dry
goods and thiugs, for the sake of saving
'Isint twenty-tive cenLs or so. For my
part, I go in for encouraging our home
trtle."
" Well, I don't know," Mrs. Brown re
plied, doubtfully. "Seems to me every
body's bound to look out for their own
interest, and I confess I'd go a little out
of the way to save twenty-tive cents. Bui
what did Sally Stebbinssuy was the new s
in BarnvilleT"
y Nothing, except that old Mrs, Cole's
down w ith fever. Mrs. Stebbins said she
was no better when she left. She's over
sixty, and I wouldn't be surprised to
hear of her death any minute."
I wonder if John Cole's wife knows it?
She ought to lie told, for her husband's
mother was second cousin to old Mrs.
Cole, and they've got the same family
name, and have always been friendly.
If she dies they'll go to the funeral, of
course, as they did when the old man
died four or five years ago."
Then Miss Xaylor turned to the grocer
ies, and Mrs, Brown, having coneluiled
her bargain oy persuading the merchant
to take a basket of dried apples in part
payment for his gissls left the store and
t.sik her way homeward, well pleased
with the bargain.
Meeting a neighbor on the way, the
tw o stopeda moment to exchange greet
ing and inquire the news.
"That rem in. Is me," said Mrs. Biowu,
promptly. " I've just this inintue parted
from 'Liza Xaylor, aud she told me that
she'd seen Mrs. Stebbins, w ho ia jest from
Burnville, and left old Mrs, Cole as low
as could be with the fever. 'Liza said
they were every minute expecting death,
ami siie's no doubt- gone by this time,
poor soul. She thinks Jade Cole wiligo
to the funeral, if slie knows of the old
lady's death."
" Why, of course, they ought to send a
mestiiige anit let them now," replied
Mrs. Miller. "They are their own kin,
though not very nigh ; and naturally
they'd go to the funeral."
Mrs. Miller turned aside two squares to
Sieak to Fanny Bates, Mr. John Cole's
wife's sister. Miss Bates was seated at
her window sewing, and Mrs. Miller cull
ed to her :
"Say, Fanny, does your sister know
that old Mrs. Cole, of Barnville, is
Head r
" Dead ! Good gracious! You don't say
so?" said Miss Bates, dropping her work
and leaning out of the window. Do come
in and tell me about it."
"WelLI can't rooyeniently atop just
now, as it's time to tie putting on dinner,
and Hiram's so particular. But I've jest
this minute heard from Mrs. Brown that
the old lady was allying yesterday when
Mrs. Stebbins left Barnville, and of coarse
the funeral will be to-morrow. Wonder
if your sister Cole wiligo?"
"I don't know as she's heard of it,"
Fanny Bate answered, in mine excite
ment. "But III go right around and see.
We never heard she was sick or Jane
would hare gone np to see her, though
commonly there ain't much visiting be
tween theni."
Mrs. John Cole was busy making app e
dumplings when her sister Fanny rushed
into the kitchen, . -
set
ESTABLISHED 1827.
"Jane oh, my! I'm most out of breath.
Have you heard of old Mrs. Cole's death
over to Barnville?"
Mrs. John dropped the dumpling that
she was just rounding gym metrically in'
the palms of her hands.
" Good gracious, Fanny ! yon have giv
en rue a turn. When did she die, and
how did you hear it?"
" She was dying when Mrs, Stebbins
left Barnville yesterday, and Mrs. Miller
says the funeral will be to-morrow."
"And they never sent me a word of
message ! Well, that beats! But then we
ought to make allowance for folks, when
there's a death in the family, and 90
much grief and trouble, and such a Kit of
things to attend to. Besides, it mightn't
be convenient to get a horse and a boy
to come fifteen miles to let us know ; so,
all the same, we'll go to the funeral.
'T would n't look friendly, nor like kin,
not to do so. And you can go along w ith
us, Fanny, being John's sister-in-law.
They'd take it kindly of you."
"And there's Mrs. Hill," remarked
Fanny.
" She's some sort of kin to the Coles
on the old man's side. Maybe she and
her daughter would like to go, as they've
got a carryall of their own, I'll just run
around and let her know."
Mrs. John returned to her dumplings
with a deep sigh.
" It does seem hearties and unfeeling
to le making apple dumplings for din
ner, and one's husband's kin lying dead
in her collin," she remarked to her half
grown daughter. Lucky, there's that
cake we made for Sunday's meeting.
I'll take it with me, for there'll be a sight
of folks come from a distance to the fu
neral, and some of 'em will have to stay
to dinner. And you can get a good bas
ket of grapes out of the garden, Lizzie.
They are early, and won't come in
amiss."
" .nd we must have plenty of white
Rowers, you know, ma," said Lizzie, in
lively excitement and anticipation ; and
I'll wpar a black sash with my white
ire, like Judge Martina daughters at
old Mrs. Martin's funeral."
" We'll all wear our black dresses," said
Mrs, Cole. " It looks more respectful
like ; and I'm told it's the fashion at fu
nerals, even where there's no kin."
So the next morning, bright and early,
two vehicles were seen to leave the little
village, closely crowded with black-robed
figures, most of whom carried wreaths
and bunches of white flowers.
In this part of the country it was the j
custom to have all buryings at precisely j
one o'clock, so the party had no fear of i
being toti late for the funeral.
Mr. John Cole drove his owr wagon,
and Mrs. Hill hers, containing her
daughter and a couple of neighbors who,
having a slight acquaintance with the
Barnville Cotes, considered it but friend
ly and respectful to the fartTly to attend
toe funer d. -
They went at at a brisk nUe nntil they
approached Barnville, whose principal
street they entered at a proper and be
coming funeral pace.
"It dues seem to me as if a sort o' shad-di.-r
hang over the place to-day," Mrs.
Hill observed, as she looked from umler
her spectacles at the people passing.
PiKirold Uly ! Her death will be felt,
for a better and a kinder woman never
lived."
" Look ! there's the house, with the
parlor window shet, and, I declare, little
Jemmy Cole carrying in cheers !" j
"And just see that pile of ivy rubbish
at the Hoot of the back stairs ! They've
been fixing up the parlor with garlings
on the walls," said another.
"Andyonder's the minister aero) at
the 'pothecary'a talk in' L Jeeuis Cole j
himself 1" exclaimed Mrs. Cole. "And ;
he in his every-tlay clothes, and looking j
not a bit dowucast. Well, I suppose he .
hasu't bad time to dress."
They alighted at the front door where
they were met by Master Johnny, w ho, 1
suddenly boiling out, nearly knocked j
down stout Mrs. Hill before she was I
aware. I
" Well, Johnny, how are you?" said !
Mrs. John, in a tone of commiseration. !
"Aud how is your ma, Johnny ?" j
"She's very well, 1 thank yer, ma'aui,"
said llie boy, with parrot-like politeness,
while staring at the visitors with a beam-
iug countenance. ,
" Well, Johnnv, show its the wav, and !
go aud let your folks know that we are
here. He don't seem to care a bit," she
added, as the boy skipped otf; "but
then children never realizes the awful
ueas ol death, it seems to uie," looking
around on her own eager-eyed off
spring. They walked solemnly into the parlor,
the door of which Johnny had proudly
throw u opeu, and seating themselves in
a bhtck Tj against the wall, rigidly
awaited tiie appearance of one ol the
family.
"It's mighty strange that the colli o
isu't iu here," wUtspered Miss Bates.
" And such a show ol bright, gay dowers,
tour
" I smell cake!" said Mrs. HilL
Just then Johnny's voice was heard
calling at the head of the kitchen
stairs :
"Bess! I say, Bess! Here's a lot of
folks cuuie lo Uie circus!"
" Uracioua govdnesa ! said Mrs. Cole.
Oh, did you ever?" said Mrs. Hill, in
a stajje whisper.
The two young Coles) suppressed a
giggle.
presently Tommy came skipping
back.
" I told 'em in' gran'ma'scomin' now,"
he briedy announced.
A little stir, as the ladies settled them
selves in their seats primly.
. " Be quiet, uow ; they're bringing in
Uie co mil," said Mrs. Cole to her daugh
ter. The door opened and there entered a
a portly, pleaaaut-faced old lady, who
smilingly held out ber hand to the
visitors.
They all aiuialtaneoosly started to
their feet, with Various amazed exclama
tions, " Why, the land s sake V.
" Have mercy on us f
"Why, Mrs. Cole r
Tbe old lady atopped short, looking al
most as surprised as the visitors.
A dead silence etusoexL then all looked
from Mrs. Cole to each other.
" It seems there has been a mistake
aid Mr. Cole, who at this instant en
tered, having stopped outside to fasten
his boraea. -.'
DECEMBER 7, 1887.
His Je nudged him, but he was be
yond controlling his feelings at this mo
ment, and bursting into a laugh, he seiz
ed the old lady's hands in both of his
own.
"I declare. Cousin Cole, I'm delighted
to see you looking so well never saw
you looking better in my life. And to
think ha, ha, ha! to think we've all
come fifteen miles to you're funeral !"
" To Bessie's wedding, yon mean !"
said the old lady, still looking bewil
dered. "Weddinz! Is Bessie going to be
married V
And then, perforce, there were explan
ations, to the great mortification of the
visitors, ami to the great amusement of
the old lady.
As to Tommy, his delight knew no
bounds, and he dashed into the yard and
fairly rolled on the grass in his convul
sive merriment.
"Now that you have so kindly come to
my funeral, said the old lady sulilingly,
" You must of course stay to the wed
ding. It was kept a secret till yesterday,
and there'll be only a few relatives ami
intimate friends nobody invited out of
town. But we'll be glad to have you
stay."
And they did stay, being so hospitably
pressed by the family, Mrs. John Cole
consoling herself with the thought of the
cake ami fruit she had brought along a
suitable ottering for a wedding. And
that evening, by a bright moonlight, the
funeral procession that had in the morn
ing lugubriously entered Barnville, drove
gayly away from the wedding, and all
the way homeward indulged in reflec
tions upon the gossiping folks who, out
of a slight cob! and fever, could have
made up a story of death and a funeral.
The Fuel of the Future.
The effects of the introduction of nat
ural gas as fuel are likely to be more gen
eral and radical than was at first thought
possible. It now seems to be improbable
that solid fuel will ever again be nsed in
places w here natural gas has been tried,
or that coal will be used in its original
form in any section of the country where
it is accessible and cheap. The fact has
been demonstrated that fuel gas is super
ior in all respects to coal in all processes
of manufacture; first, in producing a
better article i second, in giving more
perfect combustion and consequently
less w -ste of heat and power; third, in
a vast economy in time and wages of
labor; ami fourth, in ease of manipula
tion and certainty of results. Fuel gas,
consequently, will be cheaper than coal
in all industrial processes, even where
the prii-e of the former exceeds that of
the coal by half. It is an admitted iact
that there has 1 een a prodigal waste of
heat and of power in our method of con
suming coal, even under tbe most favor
able circumstances, and that, with fur
naces properly constructed, there need
be no such lorn where fuel g-is is used.
This fact being accepted as established
the question conies, np, from what sub
stance can fuel gas be best ind most
cheaply made? Much has been written
on the cheapness of fuel gas made upon
water; and a little while ago the state
ment was telegraphed all over the coun
try that an Ohio man had discovered a
process by w hich he could manufacture
half a million feet of superior fuel gas
from a 1 Mir re I of petroleum and still have
by-products worth as much as the petro
leum in its original form. But nothing
more bus been heard from this wonder
ful genius or his remarkable discovery,
and it is likely he was mistaken. Water
gas, so oil led, has to be made partly from
coke, with the accompanying waste of
force incident to the converstion of roil
into that coke, thus adding largely to the
cost of the gas. Experts estimate that
the amount of petroleum at present pro
duced would, when turned into gas, suf
ficient to supply about three cities like
Pittsburg with fuel, and no more. With
petroleum thus used for fuel gas, the
price would soon tie so advance. I as to
liecome .sirctii-ally prohibitory. The de
mand for refined oil as an illuminant is
steadily growing, and it fills so impor
tant an ottice in that field that we can
not think of having it diverted to other
purposes. Water gas and petroleum gas
lieing out of question, it is settled that
the fuel gas of the future must be made
from coal, ami recent discoveries render
it possible to inannCv-ture a first class
article from either anthracite or bitumin
ous coat, and from either lump coal or
coal waste, the supply of which in all the
.older mining districts is practically in
exahustible, A radical revolution in the fuel busi
ness of the country is, therefore we be
lieve, near at bund. It seems to us to be
likely that within the next five years all
considerable centers of population now
denpending upon coal as fuel will be
burning fuel gas manufactured from coat,
each city or town having its plaht and
system of distribution. It is probable
that coal gas as an illuminant will give
way to electricity, which is gradually be
ing so improved and cheapened as will
in time render it preferable to gas, while
the pipes now used to convey the g-.u? to
comsutners will serve to supply them
wi'h a better and more convenient fuel
than they have ever known. In the
event of all this coming about, the manu
facturers of fuel gas will occupy the same
position toward its censumers that the
spinners of wool and cotton do to the
manufacturers of fabrics from these sta
ples. They will take tlie coal in its
crude form, concentrate its heat pro
ducing powers, to deprive it of all its use
less constituents, and serve it ready for
use in a shape calculated to give the best
possible result. To some this my appear
to be a super sanguine view, but time,
we think, will demonstrate that we are
right.
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Are more to be desired t!ian riches ; in
fact, they insure heal h, by properly per
forming mastication. Minot's Denttifice
rice 25 rents ia the finest in the
world. It beautifully whitens the teeth,
and insures healthy gums. Sold every
where. Lord Tennyson persists in his determi
nation towrite a poexn to the Battenherg
baby, It will probably be a boo-colie
production.
THE REV. GEO. H.THAYER, of Bon r
bon, Ind., nay : Both myself and wife
owe our Uvea to ShUok'M Gtmnmptitm
Cure" Sold by a W. Bes&rd t Son.
eralc
A Low Priced Marriage Fee.
Ministers frequently meet with amns
ing as well as pathetic circumstances in
the performance of their parishonal du
ties. The payment of the wedding f.-e
is one of the most trying things to the
reverend gentleman's gravity, when
it is made by a certain class of men who
seem to have no original ideas on the
sabject.
The following incident was related by
a minister's wife, ami occurred in one of
the manufacturing towns of Massachu
setts. On one of the wildest of nsid-winter
nights about nine o'clock, when we
were just thinking of putting ont the
lights and retiring, there came a furious
pull at the bell.
"Who can that be this time of night?"
said my husband.
"Go and see for yourself?" I an
swered. 1
"Good evenin, parson," I heard a deep
voice ntter as the door opened. " Purty
powerful storm aout, ain't it ? Guess you
wasn't look in' for callers sicb a night,
was you?"
By this time the parlor door was open- i
ed, and there entered a tall, gaunt, Ian-
tern jawed man of some forty years of
age, and a little fidgety woman wrapped
to the eyes in heavy shawls and thick
veils.
They both seemed very much abashed
at my presence and to my remarks about
the weather and my questions about the
wannth of the room, whether it was com
fortable, they answered in the merest
monosyllables.
I succeeded, however, in unwrapping
the r.or woman, and the conversation
grew less and less, while they both sat
bashfully side by side, seeming at a loss
how to proceed with fheir important
business.
At last the man twisted hi nisei: to the
edge of his chair and leaning to ard his
companion, said :
" Shall I tell the parson what we come
over here for, Melindy T
"Yes, tell him, of coarse," she an
swered. "We are come to to git married. Yon
see Melindyan me's been keepin' com
pany goin on tew years last Christmas,
an' she says now as w e might jest as well
get married right away an she'd do
w ithout a troswy. So I said that right
away means to-night, an' so I got the
license, and here we be. Melindy, air
vou ready, old girl T'
It did not Like many moments to make
them man and wife, and when the last
words of prayer dropped from my hus
band's lips, the newly-ma ie groom cram
med one of his homy hands deep into
his pocket, and pulling out a handful of
coin, asked :
" What's yer price forsich a job?"
"Oh, I always leave that niatter to
the generosity of the parties concerned."
" Well, say, look a-here (in an under
tone and turning his back to me,) do you
think you could git along with a dollar
and a half?"
Here Melindy pulled his coat-tail and
whispered :
" Say a dollar an' a quarter. Sam !
That is a great plenty."
Then all was silent for five minutes, in
which "sain " counted out a dollar and a
quarter in one, two, three and five-cent
pieces, and at my husband's direction,
emptied the pile into my lap.
I asked them to sit down and get
warm before going home, which thev
did.
I noticed that the bride was breathing
very heavily, and I asked her if she had
a cold.
" Ob, nothin' but the azmy. I've been
half dead with it nigh unto five years.
Sam thinks niebbe if I quit workin' in
the mill I'll get better of it I think
myself bein married will begilfer me."
When they departed Sam told a
where they were to live and insisted on
us calling to sje them. So one day when
we were driving past theii home I went
in a moment.
They had been married only six
months, but it seemed to me Melindy
had gnwn much older and had the most
unhappy air ahotit her conceivable. As
soon as she had greeted me she began
pouring out her woes into my ears.
"Oh, if I'd a' known what it was he
was bringin' me to, I'd never 1' come to
live with him an' to beone of his family.
Why, he told me married life was Par
rydise on earth, so he did, an' I never
knowed as how he'd been married four
times, an' had a lot o' young uns scatter
ed all over creation he w is a goin' to
have me to take care of. But after we
got down to housekeeoin' they all came
home, and among 'em his sister's two
young 'uns. That's one of 'em beating
the dish pan with the poker. He's the
strongest six-year-old you ever see. He's
beat everything in the house to flinders.
But the worst of all is Sarn takes a dram
now an' then' an' comes home so cross
an' ugly I don't know what to do! An'
Sally Ann, by his second wife, is a stuck
up thing an' mocks me when I get to
wheezin' nnusnal. An' my agony ain't
no littler, and beside that I'm gettin a
weak Ir.ick. I promised you I'd come to
church, but such people as I hain't time
for much religion."
Here the six-year-old got into trouble
with the ca , which objected to heins
Hilled from under the stove hy the tail,
and Melindy flying to tlie rescue, I made
my esi'spe.
Poor Melindy, with no time Sir reli
gion! Who could have greater need for
it than just suzh poor, struggling souls as
yon!
I told the state of affairs to my hus
band who remarked that he thought that
marriage tie was hardly worth a dollar
and a quarter, at least to one of the par
ties. Oil Flowing Into His Well.
Joshua Bailey, of Stony R'in. Berks
county, has di-a-overl owl oil in his well
anil the residents in that vicinity think
he has struck it rich. At first ever body
suspected that some practical joker had
poured a quantity of oil into the well,
but it has been emptied at feast a dozen
times and from a barrel to a barrul and
a-half of pare oil has been pumped out
each time. The well is thirteen feet deep
and f wen (bur to five inches of oil Ac
cumulates on the surface about every
twenty-fbnr hours. Capitalists are now
endeavoring to lease from 300 to 500 acres
of ground in the vicinity Sir the purpose
of prospecting. Mr. Bailey refused an
offer of $6,000 to-day tut his lot on which
tbe well is located. The tract covers
about sa sow. I
WIIOLE NO. 1809.
Keep the Boys Happy.
In the course of vacation, I spent s few
days in two famalies, and the contrast in
the way they nimaged their children
was so striking, that I cannot refrain:
from noting them down for the consider- j ft p u ink
ation of parents. j wjnnT t,av lm.lv,T tnU ,h.
Mr. Ashley was. well-ton lo "f ;.: f we tber. bot tW are not. Yon can al
he h id an abun.Unce of this world s j mm opoa -mtPioryiu WRn
goods, s good farm, fine cattle splendid j . this ,nJ lm.re m ,
horses, and a very comfortable bouse; , No Qf
nothing magniti.'ent in budding or fur- j Tm wfco hj
nishing. but neat and pretty. o ff,ing tochiiM f. m.1 theQ
eldest children were .laughters, and were j m ijjn m
nice, tidy, polite girls; there were nve
boys, from fourteen years of age down to
five bright, wide awake little fellows,
but a more ri-toirs, disorderly set of or-
chins I never saw in one house. It was
a perfect Bedlam from the time thev
' .
were out of their beds in the morning
till thev were sent to their rooms again I
at night. Thev were out of school for
two months' vacation, and I do believe
there was not an hour in the dav that
. 1. .1 .1: 1 .... 1,: ut ,u..n 1
mo iiHMiier 1110 uui eaviaioi. a siotu ur
glad when you are off at school again
The girls were fretting at and scolding
them continuall and I do not Wlievea
pleasant won! was given them the live-i
long dav. I was sorrv fir them all, the :
boys were not happy, the mother was
miserable, and the sister- wretched, and
I must say it ws a (sisitive relief when
thev were sent to bed, so there could be
a little quiet. Of course having commny, -the
parlor wai ojiened, hut not tine of
the bovs was allowed to nut his foot on
the carpet ; they could come and peep in
at the I or, but a sharp " clear out," or a
loud " keep in the kitchen, you boys,"
would send them with a heavy stampede
through the hal1, making as much racket
as a lot of colts. At the Uble all was
confusion, and I abrid.'ed my visit to as
short a space as etiquette would allow,
after accepting an invitation to speti I a
week with my old svhoohn ite. Site was
so sadly changed from a bright, merry
girl, to a sad fn-t fill wom.tn, that I was
glad to go, in the hoie of finding a more
congenial stopping place where there
were no boys to keep up a rompusall the
timP 1 sue conid 10 nam 11 tnai stintwwms ana
Mvnest visit was to mv room mate "n were .U-eivers ever. But it was no
when we were in the seminary together. ' "' T1,e rose "eenie-1 to really love the
Mr. Stanton met me at the' depot-a j "d I suppose surrendered all
pleasant, genial-looking man. and gave ,K,IS to him' The sunbeam was its
me cordial welcome. " Mv wife would j 1,fe' n'' un'U'r hii' '""Heni-e the petty
have come with me." he .iid. "but she I p' sweetly as the pretty
thought a hotsnpper would be more tcn- j irl tbM u h" ? ,h 'ndows side,
efteialtoyou after a long ride than half j " And now," said the clerk, emphatic
an hour of her company." After seating j all.v,"I !'n't doubt for a minute that it
me and arranging things comfortablv he a case (t '"'" " h"'fth
turned round : " Mv little bov wanted to ,he "I,rin ,aV!' an,, through the summer
come for the ride, and he Ls such a little
shav r I knew we should nt be erowded,
and I alwsyi like to make the little peo
ple happy ; " and he tossed a brown-eved I '
four-year-old into the carriage, saying, as I
he seated himself, " Here, Bobby sit on
papa's knee."
" h there is plenty of room between
us on the seat." I said. " Do you like to
ride, my little man?"
" Yes ma'am, very much," he answer
ed, glan.-ing into my face. Xot another
word did he speak till we drove through
the gate up to the wide porch, when h 1
said. " There is mamma waiting for us,"
Eighteen years had not wrought much
change in Mrs. Stanton. There was just
a little frost visible among her pretty
brown hair, but her brow was just as
s;riooth, and her smile just as sweet, as
in the olden time when we were girls o
gvther. Very s.mn supper was on the ta
ble. In perfect order ami quiet six rosy
cheeked boys gathered to their places,
little Bobby sitting in a high chair by
Mr. Stanton.
" These are not all yours, May ?" I ex
claimed as they ranged along the table
with fnli led hau ls.
"I wn every one of them, and -the j
seventh son the Dia.'tor you know is j
asleep in the cradle," an 1 she gave a '.
merry laugh, as she saw my look of sur- :
prise. '
" Goodness m ! ! arhl you look so young j
and happy ! " i
" I am just your age ; I am happy. I
have a pleasant home, a kind husband,
and blessed children, but I have no
Iaighter. Our little May, between Rib
by and the Doctor, died when only a
year old ; we missed her much," and her
eyes glistened with unshed tears, as she
S;oke.
Xot a child's voice was heard through
the whole meal. The parents supplied
their wants and we chattel as cheerfully
as if there ha I been no children present.
A pleasant lookinggirl took the little one
from his chair and carried hi in to the
nursey.
" I have no parlor," my friend said,
"I want my little ones to be with as; so
we ae the sitting piom for our reception
mora."
The children come in quietly some of
them gathered round the center table,
over which hung a lamp ; the eldest hk
a Uiok to read : two played doiuinos and
two jackstraws. Biby climbed on his
father's knee and little ra-tor sat with
his mother. When the cl k struck sev
en the oldest son closed his book.
" Come little Bib, it is bed time." The
little fellow kbed his Cither and mother
and went away quietly.
At eight o'clock tbe d iminoft were pla
ced in their box, the jackstraws put in
place, and the four little ones gave their
good-night kiss and went off to bed. At
nine the oldest son put his mark in his
hook, kiswd his parents and quie ly dis
appeared. "Are your children always as quiet
and happy as they have been to-night?"
I asked.
" Why yes ! Only yon are company
and they did not talk over their games
above a whisper. I do not like to he disv
turhej when I have visitors. Their U-
ther and I play with them an hour gen
erally : they enjoy it so much that we
enjoy it too."
" How did yon teach them in the first
place T
"Iain sure I cannot tell. I alwavs
trie-1 to make them happy, and if little
ones are hapy . they are good, of course,
and I want them to lovj home the best
of all places."
Well, I did not rut my visit short at
Mr. Stanton's, and during the two weeks
that I was there, I never heart the par
ents give the children fretful wop!, or J
saw blow struck, ami the secret seemed i
to be their keeping the bovs haprrv and !
giving them something to do so that they
could be hnsy, ami not get nnrnly nr
mischief making. Lilt Lsje in Country
CrcTntfcanm.
The Rose Was Dead.
It is safe to say that of all the peopSe
who enjoyed the bright senshine and
fresh breezes yesterday not five can te'l
why such a day should chance to over
I when, according to all the traditions of
j the Christmas story tellers, the winds
: should be beginning to blow bleakly, so
as to be in training for the part tiiey play
j in the lives of little newsboys on the
of tlie festal day. Was there ever such a
lay before? Was the sunshine ever so
bright and genial? Ask the gentlemen
who promenaded Broadway with their
fall overcoats on their arms, and the
ladies who lost all interest in winter
wrap. They will all tell that it was the
pleaswntest day that late November has
ever seen. And so will some one else,
the weather clerk. He was in bis office
yesterday, and his friend, who had not
seen him for a long time, asked him to
explain the phenomenon.
A very sad and melancholy expression
came over the clerk's face when the ques-
i tion was asked. " You wouldn't under-
"Tlie other day," said the clerk, as he
shot an order for some "See " down the
t,nntiiric tnlae M I waa mi tn h her 1
1 illime(liaU.,T,hl4twmiahinihliilon.
1 an, , )t,r n
. 1.11.1 : 1 u 1: 1.
1 mine ami stood by the window shedidn t
I . .... ..,. L.fc ,,., ,n
such occasion, but was gazing silently
j dow n on a little dying withered rosebush
in tlie w indow. It was a little note of a
thing, and I suggested that it should be
ll j oroppeu into me irarouge onrrei. irsfuir,
. 1 - . .1 1. 1 1 rv.
! how she flamed up! I shall never forget
j .
it, and then she told me an awfully fun
ny story, so funny that people like you
and all the others who live in a money
making world will not believe it."
Tbe clerk paused. He solemnly filled
the n.irkhng wine-glass, and his visitor,
w ho was accu-domed to his vays, asked
him to predict the wenther fr to-day.
"This was the story," he wenton,'"but
I varn vou that if vou have come to look
uP"n " the 'U'ri thut U" o1,1 lran,,-
fathers used to tell their children as so
much rubbish, you will not understand it.
The rosebush, she said, was to her a m-t
sacred thing, and the one dying pee
dearer than than well as dear I don't
you know ? She got it from somew here
or other in the spring and put it in the
window. The very next .lay, would y mi
believe it, she saw the sun kisning it and
trying to make it believe that he was its
Is-st friend in tbe wonl not your H'urlJ,
the other. She my life ami hope I
mean watched the sunbeams wooing
! ,h-one Pr Mn1' 1 ""PI. -i'l I
j """" ln K,ve raa'n' wl ". so sne
j tl,e ierrw more "n1 more
beautiful. Of course von know the con
sequence of hearts too true and bursting.
October came, and for the first time the
pretty watcher noticed that the sunbeam
came latter and left earlier. There was
another rose in the rase, in some lair
southern garden, and the pretty one up
town was cast aside, jilted, thrown away
left.
" Sincerely believe that one girl cried
over the ruthless action of the sunbeam,
j "I certainly the pretty rose began to
fade and die. It couldn't stand it. Its
heart was breaking, but, so far as I have
learned, it never mmpliined. It j'lst
pined away, waiting for the sunbeam
that never came. If I was the rose I
won!.! have applied for s seperation. and
got my friend, De Lancey Xm-oII, to press
the suit. But nwes, pshaw! what do
they know? Nothing, positively nothing!
Why I but let me go in and tell yon hy
yesterday was the day it was.
"All this story, and to tell yon the
truth I don't take much stock in it, was
told to me by the window, and theu she
turned tome with hergreatap.ealingeyes
as they say in the novels, and said.
'Help me ami help my rose.' There I
was. Help her? Why, I would walk
around the block with the Brooklyn
bridge for her snke. and sol very soon
determined to help her. I hurried down
to the otfu-e and just disi-overed that the
sun was a mighty gay Lothario and was
having a big time in the southern gar
dens. I am the weather clerk, never
forget that, and in a short time I recalled
the sun from his winter jaunt and ex
plained (h v I shall not say) that he had
lietter see the little rose whose heart he
hail won.
"But, ah me! When con Id yon ever
drive I ive like a slave? Still, as everyone
j " a'J itn ' un K" " "o
! ,lni' par,.T J'ep!ay morning and re-
mained late. He went back to the Pise
:.nd, let us hope, asked its forgiveness.
Hello, there's the 'phone.
"Hello, well, what do yon want?
Hurry np, do hear me? fret a little fur
ther away and talk plainer now. Oh,
it's you, is it? Yes, dear, I am talking.
What yon don't mean it. Really? Well
say at 9. Gtad to bear it, and hope he
will stay away."
Tlie clerk left the telephone. He rung
for his courier and with a stern, cold dee
be said : " Bring along the winter winds,
the bleak nights, the wild rains, the snow
and everything else."
He looked sadly at his visitor and said,
" the nee died just as the sun went down.
Xotice of funeral hereafter." The visitor,
who knew the clerk better than the 10
commandments, felt that it was unless to
try to get a sensible explanation from
him of why the day was warm. And m
he left him, and the courier closed np
the pneiimutic tube for tbe day. Fmm
thf AVw York World.
Cive Them a Chance.
That is to say, your lungs. Also all
your breathing machinery. Very won
derful machinery it is. Xot only the
larger air-passages, but the thousttn.ls of
little tubes and cavities leading from
them.
When these are clogged ami choke. I
with niatter which ought not to be there,
your lungs cannot half do their work.
And what they do, they cannot do well.
Ca!l it cold, cough, croup, pneumonia,
catarrh, consumption or any of the fami
ly of throat and nose and bead and lung
obstructions, alt are bad. AH ought to be
g 4 rid oC There is jtast one sure way to
get rid of them. Tliat is to take BoaL-hee's
(arrrnan Syrup, which any druggist will
send yoo at 7i cents bottle. Even if
"ryuiing ewe nas laueu yoo, yoo may
I' P"" "ia ' rrrnn
The umbrella trade in England last
yeaur was practically knocked out by tlx
i drought.
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