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"SF ACT ION GUARANTEED.
Somerset. Pa.
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VOL. XXXVIII.
-THE-FIRST
NATIONAL BANK
Somerset, Penn'a.
DEPOSITS HCCttVCD IM LABHC AMDS ALL
MOUNTS. PAYABLE ON DEMAND.
ACCOUNTS MERCHANTS. FARMERS.'
STOCK DEALERS. AND OTHERS SOLICITED.
-DISCOUNTS DAILY. -
' BOARDTOF DIRECTORS:
L.Rr 31. Hit ka. W. U. Millcb,
Jab 1. Pit a, Cbas. H. Fwsts,
Jobs R fi.tT, Ceo. R. StTLL,
FllE W. BlIBfGt KtB.
Edwaro SrrLL, :
Valentine Hat, :
ASLkEW PAUKta,
: : : rsrsiPEvr
Vice President
: : : Cavhiek.
Tlie fund and decnritiM of this bank
re d-t urj!y prntet-tetl in a t ebrtpd Cor
lis BurjjUr proof afe. The only Safe
matle abooiutely Burglar-proof.
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN I
EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW
WHERE TO GET THE MOST OF .
OF THIS WORLD'S GOODS FOR
THE LEAST MONEY ? .
-WE HAVE THEM
zzz:z:D ish es.jzz: 'zz
WHITE, YELLOW, (JLAPS,
AND KICKING HAM WARE,
IN GREAT VARIETY.
BASK ETS, U Hi K I N'G-G LA S ES,
HANGING LAMP?, STAND LAMPS
Larujofall IVscriptUius.
I (cli!(.:i c (((!.!( .ir.China
HE PLACE FOR
FANCY k STAPLE GROCERIES
IS AT THE !-Tor.n OF
ED. B. COFFROTH.
SOMERSET. PA
11. vc B.
NEW SPRING
Dress Fabrics.
The new are bring opened r.p each day
now, an-i they are voted on all aides " a
lot of Beauties.'
100 rieces of double width Mixed
C5Tasin browns, grey , and olive color
ir. ; not ordinary every day looking
stuffs, but elegant and stylish m appear
ance. " The fart i tliese jtocm are exact copies
of bifh-cotd. foreiitn pyvln. We bought
the entire lot. and will offer them at the
low price of ." cents.
Another lot of those double width (27
inch) Mixed Tricots at l." tents.
A lot of -10 inch Colored All-Wool Ser
ges at 50 cents. The best quality we ever
saw for .V ituts, knd worth every day to
cents.
O
Igti'sr line of new ro'crs of eWant
4Winch Wniil Henrietta Cloths at 75 cts.
Plenty of stores 6tll this quality at f 1.00.
O
Tlnnime new SnHre Strit Press
tkxKls, 41 iDches wide, $1.00.
New Satines.
Nt'W I loihroideries.
New Wool SniLirgs.
New India Silks.
New Ginghams.
In ft. t.lrptv of nw ornls and choic
est slylt-s in every department.
Becsiwprwls lif new or scarce fa rio
-Xfu lor charging sn extra niacin of
profit on the sale of them. Wc do not
handle our bueinefs on rh pnncif-ies.
You rsn a'lp a iih rs thrrtnrh the meJi
um of imr Mail Older Ivpsitment as
Witi;i.it nly k in jtri;n. Have yoa
Uiev) it?
Boggs
& Buhl,
ALLEGHENY, Pa.
Practical cafpcultureL,
Only 65 Cents.
The onlv box ever offered Inr aai.. that the pur
t twiwr can rvturn and rt b;a atouey back
i: n't i-rt-d.
The bnok thai ever fanm-r ahnold have. Coo
ta . 114 ia. Tx r'hv . illut.-at;onahiw.
U. IndU-rv dam.. -irain
v.r;Vt. of the h.-h. of the 0h. eu- It
incliidea everv nrtwary intrurti.;0 frwany per
i. to ne!lv. ard at tim ',f""- '
JthtT,i -&r'&Zm.
2er!r U." bodTnTtnrwitb it. ;';
tSa t and e aul refund ""'JU"
jja. Alliance, thio.
N, -A'lT tl I HKKF.RY GIVKW that
111 I I j j tbefoiiowiu appiit-ati'
Cr TavejiiS have tM filed in my thc
and thai toe me .Hi be pre-mtad the Court
fc.r .iW.a.ne on IV.tuA rehnwT.
t r.arlae A Muv-te-l Aridl Townittp,
Maani ' caiow, "
Aodrvw Veoade. ter.Ji rViroiifli
Jcep Walrtier. tiwemaueb TuwaahlB.
f-,t -ictxer 'nfluen Horich
TtoaEa. '''l!iam. Elklc T"nhip.
Natr.ani.rl Slier, Meycrxiale oeouh
klrii.othjie, " "
Ki.ea Kyle. " "
Mary tw kaan. Rockwood "
f .ar'e fln.iatcr. SocUiatttptoo Tap.
W.iiiatn H. (wk.tli.burf bormifa.
Jane I'.iera. S.kk
tn H. Tayatan. 1
Simoel tuner, wnyeatoaa m
Joiin H. Hite.
Atatam A. Killer. tr. a HOrxER.
, rb J fc. W J Prouwwxarr.
LOSBER 13 ADYAKCIK5 !
f AW X.'UA
BTEAM tSGI.VES.
HAY PREE, AC.
tilllNGI.K MT-J-.
If vto ar.t a f rrt-c'afrgAW Mil L. fr
t . w and pa1 ptl W iuuiuM "
X 'iTr ABtpTI A ' Umiswn York. Pa.
X(X 35,
LUMBAGO,
'ii. I-mbA la a farm
f -fj of lite chmnle nain
I I ot rneuaatiam, la
' UMlumbarrrgiooat
mur!aoructk.
? wkien M.iewiUe
C,r --. redferrufcoiBe
a- t v . . the paru nw! jr wilAi
i.'tCiL It teeotcmutur knotraas-
D A CKAC HE.
Tlrtona, Tex, Jon. XL lffl.
; In ked anotha with backarhet
Qffered auout three oKmina. 1 a cured bf
M. Jarota Oli pemauenily; no return in 14
aontha. o. W. JET f KKriOM.
Crippled raaea l tir.w Avar Cratrhea)
tared Permaneatfy.
After 22 Years.
cared a man of ch ma
le aaina fruts saa
tmke. which tick th.
form of chronic
HEADACHE.
which wis c-mplpteljr cared an foilowi:
Perarxt. Ind, Juljr tn, im.
I niTered wilh palm la mj head from mn
Btroke S2 yean. They were cured by BL Jacob
Oil and hart remained eo Ibor yean.
SAMI EX B. EHITL0K.
AT Buroonn aso DuLrxa.
DTE CHAtLES A Y0CELEI CO.. eattlsara.il.
Oh! My Head!
SufTerinn; of a New Jeraey Senator,
Dynpepaia, Sick Headache.
Ternblej Thinga.
"There arc a lea thine that I ballrT. in with
all mr bean. " The peaker en ex-Senaior Al
bert Merritt, head of the Urge fruit ftrtn, Kl Park
Place, N. 1 ., and tne area hi omce. "I a a
rick and feared I had become fated to endure the
TORTURE OF DYSPEPSIA
and affcrti.n of the V ldaeyi. A relative said to
tar. Try W. Kenne-ly'a Favorite Remedy, mad.
at Rondout. S. Y.' I did an. I grvxr better,
could eat. Bleep and work with A clearer bead,
aud the yellow color of my tkin taTe place tn the
healthy color anuoonctcc pare blood. Dr. Ken
nedy's Farorlta Romedy in entitled to the credit
of aaving my life. I can f ire yoa the aarare and
address of fifty pcroQ who ajfirm, aa I do.
that "Favorite Rftnedy " ha been to them a
blejaltig in time of need. " Mr. A. IV Revere.
Tarmown, V aaya. "far a Ion r time I wa
truuUiJ wilh aevere attack of diszineM and
Blind Sick Headache
due to impure bl.v5. I wa advised to try Tr.
Kennedy' favorite Remedyw I did ao and I
have been co-nt.lwely euri-d. It' the bt thlnt;
I .ver hfarvl of fur anv diwinlrof that nanira.
and I have rt't-ouinM-n-fed it to many with like
fncce. " Mr. I'.nl.i r'itt, Tauiloo. Mim ,
wyi "I reoimmfiM Ir kennerty lavonte
homely fur dvtiriia anl ai- k h--adai-he. It
eured ire ' Iv0f-nMa. tiiiaTita!i,in, Nfrwta-
nt-?. fiebiiity. kiitru.-naiim aud the La pei-uiiar
to women, ii.anauly yicid li
1R. KESSEDTS FA Y0RITE KEYED T.
ntEPaaia bt
Dr. David Kennedy, Rondotn, X. Y.
tl per bottle. Fix for 15. By all drugjlata.
V
11
Ourselves to ke-p abreast, but to keep
tin? lead overall others in selling yoa
rare, Atnolatf It Parr, asd well Ma tir
ed, Ripe W hlskles aod VI iocs
At pritfsthat make all other tk-alers hus
tle. Juxtthink of it:
Orerholt X: Co' P rt Bye, five years old.
Eull quarts $1, or ilO itr dozen.
Still better:
Finch's (Jollies Wedding, ten years old.
Full quarts f l,or 12 per dozen.
Bet ter still :
Kentucky Bon r boo, ten years old. Fall
quarts $1.25, or $12 per dozen.
And one of the most saleable Whiskeys
on our list is
The Pt re Eight-Yea E-OLn Export
(H'CEENIIEINER. Foil qtS. $1. $10 S dot.
There is noWhickey that haf ever been
sold that has grown in favor with the
public so rapiilly as our old Export,
and the simple reason is that it is
utterly iinposgibleito duplicate) it.
Tkere will never be any let op in the
purity and fine favor in any particular
of the Pure California Wines we are
now sellini; at 50 cents per bottle,
Full quarts, or $o per dozen.
In making up your orders please enclose
Postoflice Money Order or Praft, or
Rgieter your order.
JOS. FLEMING & SON,
WBOLXaALS AJCD BXTAIL
DRrOGISTS,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
412 Marke St., Cor. of Diamond.
It is to Your Interest
TO ECT YOCB
Drugs and Medicines
or
JOHH N. SHYDEB,
SCCT ESSOB TO
BlESECKER k SNYDER.
Tone bnt the pnrcjt and bcM kept in stock,
and when Irnp become inert by stand
ing, as certain of them do, we de
stroy them, rather than Im
pose on our customers.
You can depend on having your
PRESCRIPTIONS i FAMILY RECEIPTS
filled with care. Our prices are as low as
any other firw-claas house and on
many article much lower.
The people of this county seem to know
this, and have given us large share of their
pairocafe. and w shall still contiaae t give
them the very bast good ibr their money. .
Do not forget that w make a specialty of
FITTIXGh TRUSSES.
We guarantee satblaction, and, if yoa her
bad trouV.e in this direction,
give a a rail.
SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES
In great Tariety ; A full set of Test Lenses.
Come in and Lave your eyes examined. So
charge for examination, and we are confide J
we can suit you. Come and see as.
Eespertf-iTy,
JOHN R SNYDER.
mm
VEDO
OT PLEDGE
Somerset
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY,
THE END OF DAY.
The day done! - "- -- i ! 1
AcroBB the welter ky
Are golden aireaks ofliKur,
As it thecliariot of the suu . t
Had left them in its tfighr.
The day ia done!
The spring and babbling brook
In each sequestered nook.
Seem resting from the Doonday ' heat,
And neuling down to alum hers tweet.
The day is done !
The daisies nod on copse and hill.
Voice of bird grow hushed anl still,
And through the forest Silence broode.
For this is Nature's tweet ett mood.
The day is done !
On the mossy marbles, 'cross the way.
The uncertain light ylcams dim and
gj ;
And on the names carved o'er the tomb
It settles with a lonely gloom.
Tbe day is done !
One by one, from the village near,
Tbe lihta begin to disapiear.
Oh I weary heart.", with sorrow pressed
The night has come ! 'tis time to rest.
The day ia done!
Peace, blessed waee, broods over all ;
Night enters in her lordly hall.
All to Silence give their claim.
For now behold the Night doth reign !
Azelt
A SAILOR S LOVE.
The f irav Eagle went on her course,
parting the waves of the Indian ocean.
She was a packet steamer in the employ
of a great English company, and carried
many passengers. Among these, stand
ing on the promenade deck, forward, and
looking out at-rosa tbe broal exqanseof
water be-fore her, was a beautiful girl, in
the flush of her youth and beauty.
In the wheel house stood a young man.
second mate of the ship, looking at Mabel
Vane. lie was young, with a bold, man
ly fat, curling brown hair and beard and
seaking gray eyes a man, in grace of
person, manly beauty, and' pure heart
a man worthy of the name. He was
only a sailor, and had risen to his pres
ent rank from cabin boy, but yet he dar
ed to love the daughter of the East In
dian millionaire. Arthur Vane.
He loved her and he had no hope
loved her as we worship a star which is
far beyond our reach. Nothing was fur
ther from his thoughts than to insult her
by telling- her that he love-.l her ; but to
be near her, to see her often, perhaps to '
do some service which would win from!
her a smile that was reward enough for
Will Clav.
She never dreamed of his adoration ;
and he had beard hersav to her friea Is
that she liked him bt-t'erthan any other
officer on board the Gray Egle. She said
it in the careleen way of girlhood, and
yet he treasured it in his heart, standing
there, watching the course of tbe ship,
and ready to give a word ofwtrningto
the wheelman if it were needed, he nev
er took his eyes from her long.
" Mr. Clay." said the man at the wheel,
as he gave it a half turn and rested there,
" don't you smell smoke?"
It comes from the galley
Perhaps so, but what are they burn
ing roein in the galley, for?"
" Koein!" cried Will, raising his head
quickly and soutBog the air. He caught
tbe peculiar smell hi nself, and leaped
down from the wheel hoae. " Keep
steady," he whispered, to the man at the
wheel. "There may be danger, but
if there is, for God's cake keep it very
quiet."
The man nodded quietly, and took a
firmer bold on the wheel. Will Clay
crossed the deck without apparent haste,
and yet with a terrible fear tugging at bis
heart He caught sight of the captain
coming oat of tbe gentlemen's cabin and
hurried np to him.
There is something wrong," he whis
pered. Don't you soieil Luring rosin,
captain ?"
The old sea captain suppressed a cry
of horror. With fiAy passengers on
board, in the midst of the Indian ocean,
far from land, a fire was one of the most
horrible things which could come upon a
ship.
"Go forward and investigate," he said.
n a low tone. " If yoa find that it is a
fire, yoa will know what to do. How are
the boats r
" All right, sir ; yon may trust to
them."
They had good cause to fear. The en-
tireaforehold was filled with rosin, in
boxes ana casks, and if a lire started
there it might as well be in a nett of fat
pine. Will ran down to the lower deck,
where he was met by a crowd of excited
firemen and coal passers, w ho were rush
ing madly on deck. Qiick aa thought
he seized the foremost, aud hurled him
baik.
Uet VaCK 3"oa ft'" r . he . cried.
"Where are you running to?"
Fire!" whimpered the man, hoarsely.
" Fire in the forehold !"
Suppose there is. is it your duty to
rush on deck and alarm the passengers,
or get backets and try to put oat the fire ?
Back, there, all of you, for I will brain
the man a he dares to flinch a hair now.
Mand buck, 1 say !"
The men cowed before his superior
will, and saw that they might yet do
something to save the steamer.
A guard vas placed at the hatch, so
that no one could come down, and the
scuttle which led into the fwehold was
opeoed. No sooner was this done than
a dense volume of black smoke rolled out
and the scuttle was closed again, for Will
saw that nothing could be done in that
way. The men ran forward with axes,
but bad scarcely gone a dozen s'.eps when
they felt tbe deck tremble tinder their
feet and saw small jets of flame shooting
op through tbe planks. A moment more
and there was a sort of explosion, and
the red flames leaped op suddenly and
caught the planks above. 1
There was no hope of concealing tbe
danger from the passengers now, for the
steamer was full of smoke, and wild cries
from the deck announced that the danger
was known. They most face the most
terrible danger known to tbe. sea, tbe
danger of all others the most to be fear
ed the danger of fire ! Women shiieked
and fainted, strong men trembled and
could cot move hand or foot, aud others
ran wildly about the deck, rendericfno
assiriUcce. Mabel Vane, utterly lwil-
tiered by tb sadden Uirror, TU a strong
band clutch her arm, and saw Will Clay,
blackened by smoke,' snd singed by
flame.
"Go aft," he said, hoarsely. " fund
ESTABLISHED 1807.
on the port quarter and wait for me, and
I will save you, or die trying. O'aey me,
girl ; I am your master n w." r
She looked at him ia tuote wonder and
obeyed him In silence. He sprang away
and began to fight the fire as best he
could, aided by tbe officers and crew and
some few of the officers who kept their
heads. Among these was Arthur Vane,
a handsome old gentleman, with mn en
gaging face. , ,
"You are a man, William Clay," he
said, as the two hurled the contents of a
great water cask down tbe open hat ch.
If we ever escape, the company shall
know that they have got s man in their
employment. If we don't, it b ail the
same. Have you seen my daughter 7
" I sent hef aft just now, and told her
that I would save her, or lose my life.
And I'll do it. too, because I love her I"
" Love her y'oa !"
"Just now yoa said I was a man," said
Will, quietly. Lay hold on that cask,
you. bat are you siinnking now lor 7
Can't we talk and work, too?". ,
A strange smile came over the face of
the old merchant, and they hurled tbe
cask into the water and assisted tbe men
working at the fall in raising it,
u Don't think I'm a fool, Mr. Vane,"
said Will. "If I lived one thousand
years ami saw her every day, I wouldn't
tell her as much as I've told you. And
what's more, you wouldn't have heard
me say it if it had not come out before I
thought."
Mr. Vane said not a word, and Will
Clay was silent. They worked hard to
save the steamer, but the flames gained
upon them inch by inch and drove them
aft
"Give it np, captain," whispered Will.
" Get out the boats and provision them.
Take time for all yoa want, and we will
fight the fire."
The sailors worked with a will nntil
they saw tbe boats drawing up to the
gangway, and the passengers taking pla
ces, when they left their work and sprang
for the boats. Tbe passengers made a
rush at the moment, but as they neared
the gangway they met Will Clay, with a
pistol in each band, and his eyes flashing
fire.
" Stand baek, there:" he cried. "Do
you call yourselves men? Do yoa want
to swamp the bout.i and spoil our only
chance?"
" Get out of the way !" hissed a gigan
tic Swede, raising his heavy hand. " Out
of the way, or I will crush you with a
single blow V
A pistol cracked, and the man fell
back, shot through the shoulder. The
crowd recoiled before this determined
young man, for even in aa hour like this
men fear su l len death.
" Keep back, I say !" repeated the
young mate. " Pass along those ladies
first, for they go in the first boat."
The order was promptly obeyed, and
then six of the crew, called out by name,
went into the boats and pulled away
from the gangway, nnder command of
the first mate. Boat after boat pulled np
to the gtngway, received its load, and
pulled away. There was no more rush
ing, for there was death in the eyes of
the young mate and the captain, who had
taken bis place by his side.
" My daughter is not in the boats,
yonng man," Mid Arthur Vane, hoarsely.
"Miss Vane," said Will, "You can
come now."
Mabel, w ho had been standing apart,
hurried forw ard. Mr. Vace stepped into
the boat, and the rest of tbe crew fol
lowed. Then a panic seemed to seize
them, snd they pushed off, leaving the
captain and mate upon the doomed
steamer, as long tongues of flame leaped
out toward the boat Through this fiery
barrier the two men dashed, and were
seen striking out for the boa!.
"Stop!" cried Mr. Vane. " You have
left the Captain and Mr. Clay."
The men looked at him fierwly, but
the steady eye of the old man awed them
and the two were helped into the boat,
the Captain supported by the strong arm
of his gallant mate. The boats pulled
away together, while the column of
flame which shot into the air announced
the fate of the Gray Eagle. They reach
ed the islands safely, after a week had
passed.
There is a young man who saila a
steamer from London to Alexandria
whose name is Will Clay, and he is mar
ried. The name of his wife is Mabel, for
Arthur Vane, having " found a man,"
knew how to make him all his own.
No Thieves In Wall Street.
' Inspector Byrnes, in his Prnfem'umal
CnminnU of America, gives a list of one
hundred banks which thieves either ri
fled or attempted to rob between Novem
ber. IMS, and Futiroary, IHsS. Ten of
these were in the city of New York.
Owing to the thoroughly efficient oe
tertive system established in Wall street,
the depredations of tbe bank sneaks
have been summarily ended in that lo
cality. These daring villains are "all
men of education, pleasing address, good
personal appearance, and are faaitless ia
their attire. Cool, quick, resolute, snd
acting in concert, one may be on the
lookout, a second engaged in interesting
conversation with a bank ofTker or offi
cers, and a third stealthily creeping be
hind the connter and cjptnring the cash
or a bundle of bonds. Or the last may
obtain access to tbe vault, from which be
purloins " whatever he may deftly
conceal or carry ofT, while his confeder
ates monopolize the attention of the
clerks. One of the moat daring bank
snatchers in the city effected two robber
ies ia the course of a single day. Enter
ing one.back he leaped to the. top of
partition seven, eel high,, leaned over,
snatched twe packages of bills containing
$1,000 each, and escaped. A little later
he climbed oa the counfer of another
bank, captured several thousand dollars,
and again escaped. Similar success at
tended the bold miscreant in his subse
quent attempt to escape from the Court
of General Sessions. He is now in jaiL
From " The New York Banks," by
Richard Wheatiy, ia Harper't Hnjazme
fof February.
" The day ia not ten years distant,
says a scientist, " when the United States
will be damaged more by its English
sparrows than by all the weevils, cot-
worms, crows, blackbirds, rabbits, hawks,
fleas, flies, moths, carculio, drongbt pv
floods. lie could not to-day be got rid of
for $5,000,000 in cash. He damaged us
$2.5,000,000 lat year.
r 7
FEBRUARY 20, 1890,
A FAMOUS HIGHWAYMAN.
TKADmOXB ASD aMIKTSCXfCSS OP DAVID
'. LEWIS PBXSSTLVANIA'S CLACDB DC- '
TAt A CHITAtSOfS OAD AGENT
WHO TOOK FIIO TBK RICHt
ASD OAV TO TIIS POOS.
From the Philadelphia Times.'
The name of David Lewis, the celebrat
ed highwayman, is a tuniliar one ia
many hoasholfc of rural Pennsylvania,
New York and Maryland, in each of
which States he operated extensively. Of
the doeds of Lewis maay traditions, nay,
even memories, still exist, for there are
those yet living by whom his exploits
are remembered. He was associated with
two desperad e, Conley and Miguire, at
various times snd he and Conley were
Captured together. Lewis was the leader
of a daring band of road agents an 1 was
one of the most polished and gentleman
ly chiefs that ever held up a rich iron
master or merchant in to is State.
- Tradition, that fruitful source of much
alleged history, throws about tbe robber
chief a certain halo of glory and in the
regions which he once terrorized by the
very force of his name may yet be heard
"He robbed from the rich and gave to
the poor." "He was the friend of the
poor," etc. This was to many a mantle
of charity large enough to cover all his
sins.
. David Lewis was the yonngest of
family of efght children seven sons an-1
one daughter. His father was Lewis
Lewis, a surveyor for the Penns prior to
the Revolution. He was an Oxonian, of
good family, and his coat-of-arms which
was on some of the earthly possessions
that he brought with him from Envland.
were long shown by the family of one of
his sons as matters of curiosity rather
than pride. Of the sons one settled in
Elk county, where the naoie is still found.
Another located at Duacannon, a third
went to Natchez, a fourth to New Or
leans, a fifth to Louisville and a sixth to
Zanesville, Ohio.
David Lewis comes of remarkable stock.
his mother having been one of the most;
expert horsewoman of her time. At tbe
a?e of ninety years, in company with hr
old black woman, she made a journey
from Centre eounty, Pa., to Louisville,
Ky, to visit one of her sons honi she
had not seen in many years.
All tii 3 Lewis men were over sis feet ia
height, David being a magnificent speci
men of h umanity, and a beau ideal rob
ber. Of his early life little is known
nntil in 1314 he figured as a deserter
from the United . States .: 'array in
New York, ille wa ledged. in jk.il
at Albany. He assigned as his rea
son for deserting the "cm an 1 ty
rannical conduct of his officers," hut per
haps the real reason was his own Beet
les disposition and the dislike of disci
pline. At Albany, accoriing to every
rule of romance, the jailer's daughter fell
in lore with the handsome young de
serter, planned his ' s scape, succeesfully
earned it out and fled with him to New
York, where they were married.
The trip from Albany to the metropolis
gave Lewis great concern and aroused all
that was chivalrous in his nature. His
fair deliverer was young, beautiful, inno
cent and confiding. To betray her con
fidence was not in him. To attempt a
marriage in the country, which was
aroused by the flight of the priaoser and
his companion, would simply be to throw
both into the hands of their enemies.
Pursuit was hot snd the road had to be
abandoned. Passage for himself and sis
ter was secured some miles-below Albany
on a market boat to New York, and on
their arrival there they were married.
Lewis began in New York bis career as
highwayman, having there joined an
"oathbound" band, "who signed with
their own blood their names." He was
very successful "in the business" and,
after a time, became captain. He dressed
in the bent clothes aad style and was en
abled, by his gentlemanly appearance
and manners, to rob in an "auction store
where pictures were sold," the w ife of
the rich merchant, Astor.
Lewis became disgusted with the pro
ceedings of the band, who quarreled over
the spoils and deserted, taking his wife
to Philadelphia. How long be remain
ed in Philadelphia dees not appear, but
here were birn to him two daughters.
It is probable that the life he bad been
leading in New York only became known
to his wife about the t:me he located in
the Quaker City, as be ex as regret
for it and at the deception he practiced
oa "the yoang girl."
After a few daring robbers in Philadel
phia and several raids into Chester and
Delaware conntiee, Lew-.s was compelled
to again shift his quarters. His name
had now become connected with tLat of
Conley and some others, and the eastern
part of the State became too warm for a
settled residence. He could not take bis
little family with him, so he abandoned
them for the time being and transferred
the scene of his operations to the coun
ties of the centre, south and southwest
of the Plate, the city of Baltimore and as
tar south as VirgicU, where another
branch of the Lewis family lived.
Many of the fairy tales connected with
his name date from the removal from
Philadelphia and are identified with the
counties of York, Dauphin, Lebanon,
Huntingdon, Northumberland, Centre
and others, his operations often taking
him to the New York State line.
Among the rosgb but .t3drr-heartei
settlers ; of the-wilds - of Pemyrt.-BTria
Lewis had hosts of warm friendsand par
tisans who were always on the alert,
ready to give him timely warning of dan
ger. It is among the descendants of these
pioneers that his virtues are remember
ed and his vices forgotten. Here, too, the
wildest stories are told, often with
enough of the supernatural ia them to
cans a cold chill to run down one's back
even in front of the cosiest fire. . Years
ago in the cabins of tbe charcoal burners
of Huntingdon, Centra, Biaii and MirHin
the marnory f Lewis was kept fresh by
a race of men how fast dlsappearibgTmti
almost as noique in their character as
Lewis himself. "-
How the deserted wife in Philadelphia
managed to struggle along sad support
her two children doa not appear, but
there is so doubt that Lewis oat of his
"ill-gotten gains" furnished her .with
what she needed as long as she lived.
Indeed, he made Healthy trips to the .
era
1 East and visited his family, always leav
ing a memento of bis presence in some
daring robbery or absurd practical j ke.
Lewis fond of good' humor was inex
haustible, and his keen appreciation of
the ridiculous more than once entailed
suffering an l danger npo" him by put
ting the "bloodhounds of the law" on his
track. If an ironmaster was held upon
the road, as in the case, of Dr. Shoenber
ger, of General Irvin and others, the
courtesy and extreme coolness with
which it was done showed the master
hand, and Lewis' presence in the neigh
borhood was immediately known.
The death of Lewis and Conley was
tragic, and perhaps a fitting termination
to a life of violence. Sheriff Butler who
had, with apiBwe. been on the trail of
the robbers for a week, came upon them
as they were shooting at a mark on the
Sinnimahoning creek one hot ctay in
Augut-.t The Sheriff and his men open
ed fire on them without warning. Con
ley was shot iu tbe abdomen, tbe ball
taking a course around the front so that
his bowels protruded. Gathering them
np with his hands over the terrible
wound be ran about a hundred yards and
dropped dead. Lewis had his arm shat
tered, and before he could escape was
bound hand and foot.
That day the Sheriff started down the
river in a boat, with l.ia prisoner lying
bound on the broad of his back and ex
posed to the htat of an Aur.st sun. It
was three days I t fore they reached Great
Island, now Lock Haven, and iu all that
time no effort was made to secure medi
cal aid. He was lodged in the jail at
Bellefonte, where every turt oa tin? part
of friends and citizens of the town was
made to save his life. Blood-poisoning
set in snd death resulted.
His story was told to a prominent man
of the tow n, who reduced it to writing.
Occasionally abstracts from this glory aj
pesr in local papers throughout the coun
try and tbe name of tbe great highway
men ia kept alive. He was buried in the
litlis old graveyard in the village of
Milesburg, where the bones of his father,
mother and sister lie.
A strange tradition floats tbrnnyh some
par!sof Centre, Lycoming and othercoun
ties where Lewis bad his partisans, that
his slayers would never prr-srier and that
( venjaiice would be visited on them and
their families. "All of the men," said
my venerable historian, "filled dishonor
ed graves, dying paupers, while their
families came to naught."
From David Lewis, through one of his
daughters, is descended one of our most
popular actors, well-known all over the
country, but whether the fact is known
to him or not I cannot say. The de
scendants of his two daughters st;ii reside
in Philadelphia, or did some years ago.
It may be that the young wife kept her
secret trout her daughters, but the story
is known to others who have ipiarded it
as jealously.
Severely Woundod.
A Rhode Island soldier. Lieutenant
George B. Peck, Jr., in his story of "A
Recruit Before Petersburg," describes his
experiences and observations when Srst
under fire. He felt curious, he says, to
see how men behave.' under guch circum
stances. They took all manner of posi
tions, and he was especially amused to
see how some of them bobbel their
heads as the bullets flew past Bat all at
once "whit!" sped a ball close by bis
own ear, tiown went his own head, and
he laughed no more at his comrades.
The enemy proved ta be too strong for
them, snd a retreat was ordered.
I had reached the foot of the hill when
I felt a dull blow in the neighborhood of
my left hip. I realized that I was shot
and w as at once curious as to the amoant
of damage. I looked down and saw that
the hole was too far to one side to impli
cate the groin.
Forgetting a prib!e severe ! artery. I
threw my weight on my left leg, and
finding no bones broken, brsn to laugh
as the ludicrousness of the affair !la.-he-!
upon me.
" iou're never hit till you run," was
rtiv first reflection, and my second, "three
weeks, lacking one day, and in the hos
pital ! Such is glory."
Do yon want to know how St fels to 1-e
ahxJ? Ask your brother to step info the
yard some bright February day, when the
water is running freely in ths streets,
scoop a double handful of snow from the
top of the nearest back, pst it or.ly once
with hands at right ang!e, and hurl it
with ordinary force from a dirtance of
twelve lett. The dull, spreading sensa
tion will lie sufficiently accurare.
I got across the creek, and after tradg
ing on a rpeil, using my sn ord for a cane,
1 found tuyteif directly in front of ( apt.
Adieu's Lattery. ,
At tbe rear of this I began to inquire
for the hospital, and finally had a little
farm-house pointed cuf tJ me. Twenty
.rods this side a met I couple bf the am
bulance corps. .
" Let ns assist you," they said.
"No, I can walk."
" Bat let one of ns take yo.ir arm."
I consented, and started: hut the two
men had to hold me np for the rest of the
way.
Near the house they laid me on the
grass and one of them a ect for a sur
geon. k
" Where are you wounded ?" he asked.
I showed him. .
" Let me examine it"
"What for?"
J "To see if a bene is broken. "
" Well, let someone hold my hands."
' An attendant held then., and the sur
geon explored the woand with hisfieen
at least be said he did I felt nothieg.
Lieutenant, yon have had a very nar
row escape."
I I am perfectly well aware cf it" "
He took my silk handkerchief, rinsed
it thoroughly in cold water, and laid it
on the double wound. That was all the
dressing it received for three days.
The next thing I knew, I d d'nt know
much of any thing. I was winking and
trying to open my eyes. Soon I discov
ered tree branches, and men wearing
caps." I opened my cye a little wider ;
hearing returned to ray ears, and the
cannon's roar restored me to myself.
Thus it was I scraped acquaintance with
the dejs of war. ToutYi Co.-nptniot
The lLra of a locouioiive is from 15 to t
25 yearav Perhaps if it would tive up the j
bad habit of smoking it would run cp ,
to GO.
L1C
O
WHOLE NO. 2014.
Holding the Pass.
Now, although there is no war in our
dear country jat at presesf, and though
small hoys cannot go to fight in tbe
United Sutes srsay in time c-f war, there
is real soldiering to be carried on all the
tim. Every boy is a soldier, brave or
otherwise ; and every boy has his ene
mies. Keal enemi3! they are, too, and
nothing but real pluck will overcome
them.
One day Leonidas was training his
soldiers ; this time three little dogq that
he had coaxed born Uh bun a terrier,
a p"2, and a mongrel. Dots were very
fond of our boy, and a retinue of these
kttle beasts generally followed him
about. The three dog soldiers bad teen
in training for some time, and were quite
a credit to their teacher. But, as it hap
pened, the day was wet, the ground very
muddy, and the thre sj!.lir. having
twelve feet among them, soiled mamaa s
carpet. The lady, weir th was indig
nant, and ooened the door arid disbanded
the army.
The general threw himself flat upon
the floor and set ii; heroic Ltela flying.
Some very naughty words came out of
his mouth words that surprised and
grieved his mother. She gut down and
looked at him. At last she said, sorrow
fully :
"I thought my littlo boy was trying to
be a hero like the great L.nidas, but I
see. I was mistaken."
Down went the heels and up jumped
the soldier.
"What do you mean, mamma?" he
demanded.
"I mean that you have tot kept the
pa-s like toe Greek hero."
Lexinida hung his head, his cheeks
grit very red, and his lip quivered.
"How, mamma?" heqnerfioned.
"How, my little aoldifr? Why, yon
gave way without striking a blow, and
let the enemy coin rushing in."
"What eneiny ?"
Anj;er, rude words, disobedience, bad
manners.-'
The little general cnderstl.
"These are some of the enemies we
have to CLl in peace," sa.d mamma.
''My young I-tir.i.la.s has as great a
task before hitu as the Spartan hero a
task as fall of difficulty, and bringing as
great honor."
"What task?" sa-s
lifting hU Ll.ie eyes.
the boy soldier,
'The task of con-i-iering rour faults ; j 811oa,d overnAU'.ea. m ie ra.n-prooi
of keeping out mean, coward'v, ungrate- j n'1 t-prorf, and good loose floor pro
ful feelings ; of holding the px against I v,ul " " l" protect toe young chicks
words that are wrong and foolish."-He- t0Tn mpness. Having the fl.wr loose
t'ir-.'.'un Ufiivn. 1 permit yoa to lift the oxp every
j day, sun and air it, and sweep off
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty
God ia His infinite w isdom and goixiness
to remove from our. midst John Weaver,
a zealous worker in the Weaver's Luther
an Sunday school, Paint township, Som
erset county, Ta.
Whereao, We Lave lost an earnest and
most faithful member of our Sabbath
school. If it be true that "Death loves
a shining mark." the sentiment is most
strikingly illustrated in the death of one
who was so well and favoraMy known
so greatiy endeared to all who knew
him. Therefore,
Lrt'AerJ. That we submissivelr bow to
the will of the Almighty Father in
H?aven, who doeth all things well.
fcs Jird, That the Sabbath school has
lost one of i:s mct earnest p.nd zeaious
workers, and the community in which
he lived a worthy and respected citizen.
I2ffuhn, That we, as a Sabbath school,
shall never forget his niagnifii.-ent chris
tian character. Whiie we tleplore his
death, that our feelings are modified by
the hope that bis spirit .is with these
that have fought the good fijiht.
;U'l, That by this providential
dispensation we are aain reminded of
the uncertainty of life, and cf the great
need of working while it is vet dar.
knowing that dath strikes down young
and old ; hence we should resolve anew
upon diligence anl G lelity in our noble
work, an-1 ever be guided by a true and
grand purpose.'
IlifArt-l, That we extend to ti e be
reaved wMow and children ocrtenderest
sympathy ; sharing with them as far as
mortals can in this great lues. And sin
cerely hope that his lifo of usefulness
may stimulate others lotake up thecrifs
of the Master and labor in His vineya;d.
Parting with loved imc ia tad.
vet m-atinz wilh thoae e c t.re,
Vr truly Ueatii3 and tnaiie h m ea.1.
Forertr . a that peaceSal ihu-e.
titled. That these resolutions be pub
lished in the county papers, and a copy
cent to the family of the deceased, and
that these res.luticr.s be peru-ed in the
presen.-e of the Weaver s Luthersn Sab
bath school of Paint tWDbip. Sotnerwt
county, Pa.
W. A.Wrtrn,
!. S. YiiDEIJ,
Coiamitte
Wnr.KEAs. On February Jjth, ISfXl,
death remoted from our midst Brother
Edward E. BraDt, a member of Vallev
j Grange No.S7s, P. of H. of Pennsylvania,
who wasacheerfui and courage ouwhelper
in our order and interested in the pre
cepts thereof. Therefore, be it
JWcit, That while we hu nbly bow
to the will of Him who doeth s'l things
well, vre sympathize with the bereaved
family in their affliction, fru-tin we
shall all meet above aain, where parting
shall bi no more.
W(r, That these resolitions be
spread upon the minutes of our Grange
and a copy be sent to the bereaved
family.
H. II. Surrr,
Kltx Commit,
PiTTEft GrI:EKT,
Cotnmittc?.
He Objects to it
T.om the Merchant Traveler. . .
"I see the price of meat has gone cp,
said a traveling man to bis wife.
"Has it r
"Yet; and as a mn with judicious
sporting ins'ir.cts, I otjec; -o i:."
To what?" , .
"Playing for ch high ttfeak." :
The injury to teed corn in winter is
not due so b.cch by exposure to extreme
o! las to the corn not being rerfectlr
dry. Seed corn should be kept in a dry
place, where dampness cannot reach it
and the cold will then have but little
tXcil 03 It
Preparations for Spring Work.
Except in! the extreme North fowls
seem to suffer more from dampness than
from cold ; therefore in building a pool
try house care should be taken to select
a dry locality, on the South side of a
bill if posmble, where ail the rain can
run off naturally. Such a place could be
matle a model poultry yard, provided a
wind-break be planted toward the north
and west, and plenty of frnit trees on the
nth.r two idw to ftimtsh shad ami
fruit for the foals in summer not toe
many, else they will make the groind
damp and unwholesome ; the sun should
be able to shine on every foot of it sever
al hours each day. Do not let the fowls
have access to any low places where 'he
water stand after a rain; they are so
t ?nd of Tsriefy that they will leave their
clean drinking trongbs to alaks their
thirst at the mo impure and uninviting
nod-paddle. Like children, the only
way to keep them healthy ia to put
all hnrtfal things out of their reach. The
yard shoald be swept now and then, the
hen house cleaned once a wek, and the
manure carried off to a pLiee where the
fowls have no access.
If the poultry house has no doot, ecys
will batch better if tbe nests are made
directly on the ground : scoop out the
earth to the requisite size, and line with
a handful of soft gra or leaves Made
in this way the embryo chicks will not
only abso-b enough moiiture to sustain
life, but tbe eggs will escape the danger
of being shaken every time the hen Ces
npen the shelf to return to her near. If,
however, the poultry house contains a
floor, then make the nests on low shelves
having strong, steady supports. They
should be constructed to aa to be t atiiiy
taken apart and thoroughly cleaned ;
stationary nests are not good, neither ia
it advisable to have two of them fastened
together. As is ofteuet the ca-e, tbe
simplest snd moet itexpeneite on-s are
prtferable. A very good plan is to have
boxes about six inches deep, with neither
top nor bottom, placed on a broad board
one or two feet from the floor. This ar
rangement costs so little that one can
sfford to have two sets and keep one out
sunning all the time. A handful of
trashy tobacco, stalks or stem", placet in
the bottom of the nest, will prevent the
Vermin from troubling the sitting hens,
and immediately after the firvt hatching
the old nest should be removed and re
placed with a new one. lam satisiied
that a neglect of this precaution is the
reason why so many setting hens die on
their tests.
In addition to the rows of boxes, it is a
good idea to have undated nests scattered
here and there about the house and yard;
these can be made of routrh boxeg, old
baskets, and nad keg laid sideways.
They should be sufficiently hid fn.m the
rest of the flock to give the laying hens
a feeling of seclusion. When left to
themselves, hens always choose a dark,
quiet place for. making their nests,
and in providing for them it is well to
take this instinct ict consideration, as
better results are usually obtained from
humoring natural proclivities whenever
practicable.
Befors the season oiens. the
roop
the floor, thus securing purity an l
cleanliness. The earth in most lo
calities d")es not become thoroughly
warm and dry until late in the spring,
and til! then the little chickens should
be kept at night off the ground. After
the summer comes, short, dry grass is
prefcarbte, though even then it is con
venient to have a floor raised one or two
inches from the ground, in case of a
heavy rainfall. Commodious feeding pans
should be built ready for their nae, and
shallow vessels or drinking tro'ighs in
which they cannot possibly got drowned.
All these thing", and the poultry hou?e
as well, may be made of undressed lum
ber, put together after a substantial hot
inexpensive manner.
Let those fanciers who have money to
Spend and to spare, amuse themselves
building glasshouses for their potiltrv,
as though they were hot-houe plants ;
the plain, practical farmer, with whom
poultry is only a side issue, will find that
his flock will do just as good work, and
be quite as content in a hovel as a palace,
provided alwaystbat sanitary precautions
are duly observed. Farwr'$ lmvijh.tr .it
Cwnfry dtnllemnn.
Odds and Ends.
For calves give a feed of scalded corn
meal and ground oats.
The best of all foods for stock is a goo.!
ration of hay morning and night, along
with a ration of grain.
Bran shonld be a part of the ration of
all classes of live stock, but bran should
be fed in connection awith ground grain
or cut feed.
The fence corners should be as rlean
as any other portion of the farm. They
are the harboring places of veruiin and a
fruitful source of weeds.
Now that the ground is cold you may
safely prune the vines and bushes
Young trees maybe tr.mmed to shape
and out.loor work be given the orchard.
One gallon cf red paint and five gal
lons of crude petroleum, well mixed, is
claimed to be the cheapest paint that can
be made. It is also very durable.
Feed chopped scrap !eef to the hens if
you wish them to lay. Whn ezga are as
high as at present it will pay to buy meat
for the hens. The cheaper portion will
answer, but it should le lean, i.iver and
fresh blood are also excellent egg produc
ing foctls.
Inherent defects should be avoided.
The poultry fanoiers have had a crooked
breast-bone or a wry tail on a sire trans
mitted to ail the chicks. Aim to avoid
deformities or enfeebled constitutions in
birds or animals.
Disaster on Disaster.
Pmrathe raria Figaro.
A eoaple of old salts met after a long
absence and t'ae following an i mate. I con
versation ensued :
A Well, old man, how are you get
ting on ?
B Frst rate: I have taken a wife.
A A very sensible idea.
B Not abit of it ; she's a regular Tar
tar! A Then I'm sorry for yoa. mate.
B There's no need; she brought me
a large vessel as her marriage portion.
A Then yoa made a good bargain
after all!
B Nothing to boast of, lean tell yon ;
the ship turned out a worthless old tin
der box.
A Then I'm sorry I spoke.
,B Pah! yoa can speak as much ss
you like ! The old tub was well insured
and went down on her first veysge.
A So yoa got the pull there anyhow '.
B Not so much, mate ; I only got five
thousand thalers out of the job as my
share.
A That was too bad .'
E Too bad? Nothing of the sort!
Wife was on board asi went daw a wi:a
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