I f 'i f i !!.. tt .l.-d !tr ! A I -it Somerset Herald. 5TAEUSKW 1327. ol Publication. Ui-wlaT mcrolBa at 15 8 ' lf mA iu advaucw ; otnerwla tt M ,,ili ' ' r" i..n will ba d taoonttaue ontfl ai) irt np. Postmaster oeg'ecttnc '' Kibecrinera do ont take oot then - ,, -j rexpAncrbie or uwrr1P' Dn fmoTtaf Mn poalofnoa to - r' " "" u" " i Xhb Sokssset Hxrald, KoMiiT. Pa. AW, bUMEVXT, Pa. hi A iiVU . . ' 1 .-V 1 1 l U- ATrt.B-NZT-AT-LAW, 1 Tw FTESECKEK, r Ai bomerset, Pv ; Prituug Kern Kow- oPP" t4urt j A Somerset. Pa. J. ti. OuLX. K'KBKT, Pa. , eouierset. Pa. IT aItV-ey-at-iaw. etucuerset. Pa. - Tt'fVT somerset, .Pa. E L EAlflTOBSlT-AT LAW iw.mer&et, PA-, ji-u- . . - t. W.H-Kvrru. somerset, rv. ,t, rn-x-.'t tt(-titliti tt.bu.in er:trul a KIM MEL, Arroh-StV-ATLAW, .-fiid ! " iMwine eninmusi to fci cre ' -'..u-i lM!'itig fiui.ti". with pmnipt-"t-d ta.-i.it. i.a-e on Mam Cna bttwt. TillL? L. PIX'H, ArruK.vEY-AT-L.w. t Mn-.m"t3 B':ik.upi"- fcntrn " , , m ,-iml. l I i Biadr. .lala .- . jaiu-.urd. auJ aii loiial buaiucw "'ii'aiJi .runu-ujae uwl twenty. AVIUKtYS-AT l-AW. buinenet. Pa. v. . ei;trr.-lfd U our care wii! b '. ' "1'. I '.-.u..v aticndl u. r.illii'ii "' ' .i..r-i-L b,..'k.x.i ai.il a.ij.iiuiUK eotui 'UugaiAl tuuvcjajciim SEY. F. SCilKLL, AITOK-SEI AI LAW, bomenet. Pa. lid rension Agent Office in Mammock Valentine hat, ' BoiaeTset, Pa. . v t-n- in E- ai E-iate. V lil afjjtid to all tii'inutwl to U lare j Kb pioicpuiB .N H. I HU Anut.NEY-ATLAW, soiQCnet. ra. ittci.-'.t atir.d to ail Vo'inew entnwtefl M--:.i v'.avaut-fcd ou co.i-tills, die. Of- r. F. HAFFFli. I l ilVSU lAN ASU sCR.E"'N. b..Ki.f.Kpr. rA.. -!. n h ire;ui; wrTi-e w to eltiwtw -,.-vi ..I vi.-.i.iiy nil.ee m Pw-u.nn.-e i!j..r u- i-.tc.ce. T W. CM'l THFIiS, M. l. -I. I AN AM' f( K'KCiS. .mMT. Pa. V. r. -fe t. rcit d.j.r lo Luiijtian Nai . ui i ..a..-.-. "'.v n. S. K1MMFIX, v.. u..i..ni irirM to the cltlieni -.ii-i' vie mitv. I nl-w profewKinajiy rj lit i-u be luuud at hik oftce on iiaia st "ii j. m. uuti:f.r, K-iYSi'.US AND ei"Ri..EOX, penaa'.ieaUy S.neret for the l-j; lj r- -"lore. YJ.S. M'MILLEN, rf tteritt..ii to the preservation ot Sl.;!a. teeib. An.ili.-ai (t iuerteii. Ail n-Mwl tatlMarturv. 03.ce in the M ln-iweiiA Co.'i suts. corner u and 1 ainoi atret-Lv 1J'JIIX BILLS -f if-nair in Cook A Beertu Block. h?.TM. COLLINS. I.tMl.-T. 1 ' II, !Cnr'ir' B':r i up.airs. where be I ' Hi..i a; vtn ,reia'Tl U do all k:na ! ai.li a fi.:ine. reu atinx, estraycunar. ' - a--.i.; w!hAiii k-m.u i.f the ieht ; ir.i:i All ..rk s-'.arauteel. CHANT TAILOR, j j vie.. Knil Lowest Prices. TISFACTION GUARANTEED. Somerset, Pa. TIS K. GROVE. vl k Superset, pa. r HLEKiHd, CAERIAGK, SICStJ " 'AtiONS, BCCK WAOOKSL "u. TERN AND WKirTtRX WOEjC f inished os Short Notice. "g Done on Short Time. ' l-m wt . !-..tlar:f ai;y VTrii-u-. N.t:y y -t-he-l. and 7 2s Firrt Class Tsrhrsa t of a;; Kra-J. In Mv L!n roti on - S.j. lrricMlitAaoNAliLKacd J Work Warranted. huiise my t-k. acd Leant PrVwa :. lr':'-..'k and fjriilh f-lvea tor Wind "r.Vr tie f ia., and call in. CCETI3K. GROVE, - J f -.!Tt UlW) S0MEIu"ET. PA 'Tl:i);- LUMBER, VHITF. I.l MIiLF. CO j k J'lkiiifflor, SU Cu.lk-rf,H V ae VOL. XXXVin. NO. 42. -THE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Sornors et, Penn'a. o DCPOaiTS MCCCIyCOIN LARGE AND SMALL AMOUNTS. PAYABLE ON DEMAND. ACCOUNTS MERCHANTS, FARMERS, STOCK DEALERS. AND OTHERS SOLICITED. HISCOUNTS DAILY. BOARD OF DIRECTORS! LaRi-s M. moss. W. H. Miljjcb. Jajikh L. PruH, Chas. H. Fishea, JoUS E, SX)TT, V-O. R. SfTLL, Fekh W. Bhk"kek. : : : : Pbesuext : Vuk President ; : : : : Cahieb. VaI tMINK H.V, A.Vt.KtW PAhKtR, The fund vnl wrnriti8 of thin bank sre pwurjly irote tf.l in f lebratwi Cor 'ihs BiiTvlHr-rrxf fafr. Ttie only Safe ma.le atjsoluitly P.urjfUr-prfHjf. Somerset foiinly Xational Baal Or Somerset, Pa. tstiblishtd, 1877. OrfinL'ed u a Nitioul, 18S0 CAPITAL $50 000. o. Chas. J. Harrison, Pres't Wm. Ij. IVeasc, icc Pres't. Milton J. Pritts, Cashier. Diructors: Wm. II. Koonti, . J.waii sp c-h(. .h.h H. M.v.U'r, um-ph H. I'nv.!s t.iin'1 tiyder, llrr:w.u ayder. Jvrju3e main. N.mfi a. Mttit-r, V"tb. r.iwW.'y. ru.VHiwTH ofthi-. Funk wiil rwt-ive the mt ll ireulini.l -..utfiit ith Mle Utl;Lmg. rrtii- sibii t to ii! mntu-jr "Jt or t can I e i . n.ii...kit -i I y ..ii.il k r t.1.2 a,i.LLl. Money i.nd TA'ublf weure.! 1-y t-ue of Iie- iollw.ii.iiK raa.U- In ail puis of the Vnucd ll! viiarR. lmwlt-rale. A.'CmiuIa aud iH-Njus ?.!ictfd. rrtar"-6m. STOP! LOOK! LISTEN EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW WHERE TO GET THE MOST OF OF THIS WORLD'S GOODS FOR THE LEAST MONEY ? WE HAVE THEM :::z::::::.-D i sh es.t::r WHITE, YELLOW, CLASS, AND KOCKIXGHAM WARE, IN GREAT VARIETY. BASKETS, LOO KI XG-O LA SSES, HANGING LAMPS, STAND LAMPS Lamps of all I);riptions. Novelties and Oddities in China THE PLACE FOR FAKCY & STAPLE GROCERIES 13 AT THE STORE OF ED. B. COFFROTH, SOMERSET. TA DOWN, DOWN THEY GO! THE PRICES - OS BLACI astrachan Pcrsiana Capes! On aU ra.-i' MI"1 " h not many to vll, ao if you want A BARGAIN, WISE PURCHASE. Jk. the rr-ent. vVe V kwd to !t fortao or fhVJS a Tbev are a warm. uken oO l -ir.l.articl Us-aJ the ve. rril .ear. J f"' ioua 0e H'lt -'" A n; jek)'-cioi evninip.in Use aumiiKr. TEX JAP. SCREEN'S, U U n. O-her larrmyou cii wauy. ticome. v 1 n- tpt AVi. rrrifWRGH. pa. SWEDISH All-Healing Salve j ron j NKIRAL-'.IAIXTHE HEAP. IWEAKAK.RrAINSlX SIDE 01. CHEST. WEAKXU33 IN- THE JO! N'T, SWELl.nroA Ardail Kbut-r PainiL ares in from t to lis hi !;- SA1.I BY t-J. MARCUS, Isrn.. -Hcamf. DfBf HOME waph U XALLJJ Sure Cart- CURES PERMANENTLY SPIiAIXS. EaffcrMt T.ara In Pain. 1 Somsct L, CarviAud, Ohio, . 1 .Ml Aia l., PERGEB. TeatfmoMtal Clirfiil1y K.a.wad. IS" S...?Sv OT1FFHE55- WcL'ncs, Clrrs. Swellings SapelyPepiDcnentl DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS. TCHAS.A.VDCLR Cj. EALTC.M It is to Your Interest TO BCT TOITR Drugs and Medicines OP JOHH N. SHYDEB. 8UCCOE TO Biesegker k Snyder. 'oiw but the purest and best kept in etork, and when Krupt become inert by tnd ing. as certain of tliero do, we de stroy tliera, ratlitr than im pose on our customers. You can depend on having tout PRESCRIPTIONS & FAMILY RECEIPTS filled with care. Onr prices are as low as any other fiiNt-olaas house and on many articles much lower. The people of this county seem to know this, and have given us a large share of their patronage, and we shall still continue ta give them the very best goods for their money. IH not forget that we make a specialty of FITTIXG TRUSSES. We guarantee satisfaction, and, if yon have bad trouble in this direction, give us a calL SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES iu (rr-nt variety ; A fhll set of Test Lenses Come in and have your eyac examined. No charge fi.r examination, and we are confident we can suit you. Come and see us. Respectfully, JOHN N. SNYDER. Oilsl Oils! The Ptan tard Oil Company, of Pitbbargh, Pa., make a peeialtv of mauufactuncK fr the lximestic traiie tbe lineal brands of Illuminating t Lubricating Oils Naphtha and Casoline, That can be made trow Petmlenn. We challange comparison witb every known PRODUCT OF PETROLEUM. If you wish the moat uniformly Satisfactory Oils IN THE Vrn erica n Xarket, Ask for oars. Tra for Somerset and vicinity supplied by OV-.K ft BEFItm" AS cnurrr. Pa. septifs-lTT. Pianos - Organs The lmti'r.Te.1 method of ften!ii2 fir:r of Pl an. iiivvntei ly i. l- one oftiK- ni.M in.Krtant iirtiroven-i.t rer ita.ie. maki'.e th-iii-.;ninieiit m..renenly mu-i.-a! intone, more durable, aud likriy to gel out of tuue. Botb the Vm A Hamlin Orean ond Piano" ex cel chietiv m tt.at wbu-a wtoerhii fexi-eiien'-e in anv nu-i.'-Hl i!r.tnineiit. quality of tone, fiber tlnnf.. tn-Hish iuiirtaiit are n.uch lew o than tt,in. An in-imniert with unmir-ical tMnwiaa n beo."1 liliwnitediiai.arueaf new atyle introduced thin seanoo sent frw-.; Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano Co., BOSTON. NEW YORK. CHICAGO. 400 Acres. 37th Year. SALESMEN WANTED. iwt;.i To r-iinwTnt one of the lariret SI KSFHIKJ In lt:e rtumtry. wernraiee'.i--...r. wwim. wnrr. Niprevi. xf-neii-e nwnr. Caia ry and expeiwa from wart. Addrei-a, slating ae, Hwpes Bros. Jt Tfaoma. Maple Avenue Nurseries, Wet Chester Ta rRIT OF PARTITION. o ndrew Kmiket and John Knnk'l. rMd- irg in etfiv-ie.- roalini-ir.. anua i o . J a. iVHira-t K.tna-e!, iei-1-tl..K I r"f lixn-h p i-rtna '''rfi' 'y. I'. : ' hrwtsn kank-i reHdina i Ke.einmv, Hw v ' 1 c, pa. A-lain Knakil. ie t itiJ--' n t.r, HAnn K.ii.k-I. Ii-'errrs-re't till' J'e i.ebnart, rei.iint tn JiAiwlom. Pa. : Mary Kur-krt (r.'eniiarneil witn J"bn Kce p-i-dinrinrambr'.aTirtrmhip. fAml.riafy. I "a. Y011 are herebv potlrteit 1 hat in purMianee ef a Writ 14 Pa.t'tton lilii1 out ot the Orpl siw1 i mrt rf-.ort O-im'T. Pa nd V tnenrerted. I wiil nld an ir..itit on the .r..m:w on the real eate of Anrtrew KnnVl. deceased, ritnate In 1-aint To nlitp. rr.eret .Hintr. Pa- on Frt dav thel'MHdavof Mar. 1I. ahen and where mi"'" "''; 1 . TUQKMl'R Machines IflilLOUlRU rYn. t ah ftsai". Oeaua it ready f the market. Threhi"n Entries Powkfu. Saw VIM Mfelnele arfclnes Hay Prwiaes, and Man tajl tmpk-wenu geaeraliy. A. B. FARtiCHAK COStPAST ( Limited.) rved tt Tltaa- I Peonmlr.ma Arrlrljurai ruA I Vi uraa.York.Pa. Aia l., Tn 1S."1 I 9nini my arm eluofcinj rbtait tinu; snffer-eJ yrarn in utia and could not l.fl r-j arm. It k nnmitr mm! hy n. Jacob) Oil JA urt KTZEKSPKBGESL Somerset SOMERSET, PA., WEDNEDAY, APRIL 23, 1800. THE BEST WE CAN. ST t. EIIFOKD. When things don'tgo to suit ns. Why should we fold oar hands. And say, " No use in trying. Fate battles all our plans.' Let not yoorcooraee falter. Keep faitu in Ud and mar. And to this thought be (.teadfast " I'll do the best I can." If t'lou'b blot out the sunchinti Along the nay you tread. Don't ifneve in hojielew fashion And sipb for brightness tied. yood the clouds the sunlight Khines in the Eternal Plan ; Trust he way will brighten. And do the best you can. Away with rain repinings ; Sing songs nf hope and cheer, Till many a weary comrade Grows strong of heart to hear. He who sings over trouble Is aye the wisest man. He can't help what has happened. But does the best he can. go, if things won"t go to suit us. Let's never fume nor fret F'or Sliding fault with fortune Ne'er mended matters yet. "Make the best of whate'er happens ; Rear failure likea man ; And in good or evil fortune Do just the best you can. A SOUTHERN STORY. The Et kly planUtion lies near Camp bell's Bend, on the Arkansu side-of the MiHtisbippi river. )1J Major Eckly, the owner of the plantation, baa, in many re spects, the unstrung liberality of the ideal planter, yet in other respecta he is prejudioeii, and narrowly self opinion ated. Zalie, the major's daughter, was regar ded as the harj.igomeflt girl of a commu nity in which handsome girls were not rare. She bad made an iojprese.ion upon the brilliant social life of New Orleans, and had received many offers of mar riage from many well-known men, but bail refused them. The truth is she loved a man named Bickleo, a young fellow without fjrtune, without prospects and sllworse, without particular indus try. Bickles was bright, and pleas-ingly hu morous ; he told amusing stories in a lazy sort of way, which wits of itself at tractive, and the old major was exceed ingly friendly toward him until I'.ickles j one day lei;an to speak of Zilie. He told j the old major of Lis ureal love for her. The old man turned upon bim with great fury : " Why, confound yoar impudent hide, get out of my house the major yelled, "(ietout! Don't stop to say word. I could tolerate you so long as I supposed you to be an amusing pauper, but, find ing that you are nursing a design against my my my get out, 1 tell you." " Wait a minute, major ; you will most surely give me a chance to defend my self." " No, I won't," angrily shouted the ma jor. Then you compel rue to take it. Now, the only way to meet this trouble, and it seems to be a serious one, is to meet it without excitement. Now, wait ; don't fly to pieces, for, if scattered, you will not be in condition to deal w ith this subject.'' " Ion't fool yourself, young man. My first objection is my affection for my daughter." " What's that got to do with it ; I don't want to see her marnetl to a man that is not able to take care of her. Y'ou have no money, sir." " Won't need much money. We could live here? with you." " Ob, you could, you worthless ras cal r '"Yes, couid live here very comfortably! I could t tke charge of the plantation, and could relieve you of a great deal of trouble." "Oh, yes ; I've not the least doubt you could relieve me of all that I've got." " I would promise you that you should never regret our marriage." "Oh, 1 reckon so. You would run me so completely crazy that I shouldn't have sense enough to regret anything." "I would work faithfully." " Yes, oh yes ; work your jaws when something was put between them." "Mention some of your principal ob jections." " It is not necessary ; the one under discu.Mion answers every purpose." " It may answer all your purposes, but it doesn't answer mine. Let me tell you that your daughter loves me, and thit I promise to work faithfully if you give your consent, but that if you don't, ITi run away with her without making any promise at all." "Oh, is that fact," the old man sar castically rejoined. Runaway with her, eh? Alt right ; I will follow along, and seek an early opportunity of filling your hide so full of holes that it wouldn't hold wheat straw. Loves you, does she ? Ah, ha, loves yon ! Well, now, I'll ca'l her, and you may start to run away with her right at once. Better roll np your breeches before you start. Loves you, does she 7" - Yes, I do," she repeated, " but I will not marry him without your consent. Now gracious sake, don't sayfanything more, for here comes General Griddle toe. Bickles withdrew. General Griddleton, an old fellow with a pompous air and broken veins in his face, dismounted at the gate. He and the major were the warmest of friends. For each other's sake they were heroically self-sacrificing ; they would tight for each other, and at poker, tbey bad often won each other's money. " A I . tr' TK::m . rr- r.' " "A'-i, aj.tr. '-! I., '"-'li-v' " B ;int Jul Mtuf, v .-etn. " Mnjor, magnificent." This form of greeting changed only with the weather, and people who were accustomed to see the two old men meet each other had long since ceased to smile at the ludicrous gallantry, so very famil iar bad the system of salutation be come. " Zalie, raid the major, " go into the house ; I have something particular to say to the general. What do you think T he added, when the girl had withdrawn, " that infernal Bickles wants to marry my daughter." " The trilling rascal P the general ex claimed. " And be .wears," the major contin ESTABLISH 1827. ue.!, " that If I don't give cy consent he j will run away with ber." j " Oh, the venomoua wolf I" the general cried. " He is a pauper,' said the rosjor. ! " And a wretch," vehemently declared the generaL ? "General, you have always stood by me."j "And I always will." " Give me your hand." T .ey shoo 1 hands, and th n entered into the clone jnd aljeorhicg communion of a game of poker. A few weeks later the majrr and the general went down to New Orleans, and as they were returning on a steamboat, the general suddenly exclaimed : "By George, major, yonder is a man who did me a favor in Havanna. Yee," cazing intently, " that is Victor liinzolas, one of the most prominent planters in Cuba. He's coming this way." The general advanced to meet the Cuban, who came walking up with an easy, graceful swing toward the cabin, bowed, made an open-arm gesture, and said : " Pardon me if I make a mistake, but is not this the Honorable Victor Dinzo las?" The Cuban, altera moment's reflection, recognized the general, and with grace ful heartiness seized bis hand. When the major had been introduced, the party withdrew to the har. Dinzolas was not an ill-looking man ; he wore enormous black whiskers and long hair, and spoke English easily, but with a slight Spanish accent, After several "rounds" at the bar, the general proposed a game of po ker. Xo objections were raised ; the Cu ban was accommodating. They went to a private apartment, and were soon deep in the thrilling anxiety of the great "American pastime." From the very first bonzolas began to win. The major snorted and the general fumed, but the Cuban, undisturbed, continued to rake in the money. It must have been nearly daylight when the major shoved his chair back, and said : " I'm broke." " So am I," the general took occasion to remark. " I am very sorry, gentlemen," the Cu ban declareu, " for I have just begun to get interested ia the game. Have you nothing yoa can put up ?" " No," the maior remarked. " As I have often been compelled to remark. I have nothing left except my plantation, my soul and toy daughter '." " Ah," said thet'uliao, "and would yoa like to put op one of them the planta tion or the daughter T' f " Sir !" exclaimed the major, springing to his feet, " what do yoa mean '."' " Oh, no offense, I assure you. I have more respect for my friend, the general, than to insult his friend. I once won a young lady please be seated, major ; don't be excited, for I assure you that I mean no insult." " Mj'jr, bear what he's got to say," the general interp wed. The maj-ir sat down ; the Cuban con tin lied : "Once, in the City of Mexico, I played for a gentleman's Jain hter, and won her. An agreement was drawn up, reading about this way: I agree to give the bearer my daughter, so-and-so, provided be can gain ber consent.' Iwon the pa per bearing these words, but in truth did not win the girl. She spurned me. Per haps I should be more fortunate another time." " Will you excuse the major and me if we rffjueist a private interview ?" the general asked, addressing Victor Dinzo las. " Most a.nuredly ; I will withdraw." "Don't this beat anything yoa ever heard of T' said the major, when the Cu ban ha.l withdrawn. "Rather peculiar, I must say ; but let me tell you I see good in it. Agree to his proposal ; put np Zilie." " General, do you take me for an infer nal barbarian ?" "oh, no. Now, if you put up your daughter and lose her, this Cuban might come around, and well, he might scare the life out of Bickles." The major slapped the general on the shoulder. "You are the smartest man in the world general. Call that half nigger looking fellow." The Cubsn resumed his place, put up fi,0X) ugain.-tZ.ilie, and won. Shortly afterward the boat landed at Campbell s Bend. (hie afternoon, several days later, the major and the general sat down on the veranda, overlooking the broad fields of cotton. " Mijor, is Bickles still banging around 7" " He was here yesterday, but left some what downcai-t, as Ztlie positively refus ed to marry him without my consent. Who is that coming through the big gate ? By gracious, it is that infernal Cj ban T "That's who it is." "Owfonnd my foolbide. I wish I hadn't done that caper, I wouldn't have done it if I hadn't been half drunk. Now, that's a nice piece of paper he's got. Wish Bickies was here ; I d soon baxe them chewing each other.- I don't know what to do." Zilie name ont on the veranda. " Oh, who is that V she asked. The Cuban had dismounted at the yard gate. "Oh, but doesn't Le look like the hero ofan-.vel." " Zdlie." thurdered the major, "go into the hou.e." The girl obeyed. The Cuban came np Stej. ' i- -.ft rf. ?!. ' I to see vo'i again; ; tn j r. f 'j e h. ha" not forgot- " So," e....i iilo li.j.l : " Sit down. The Cuban took a seat and began to fan himself with his large, broad-brimmed hat. The major snorted, the general hem med and hawed. " Ah," said the Cuban, " Miss Miss let me see (examining the paper) ah ! Mi-aZalie. Is she at home?" " Look here V said the major. I want yoa to understand my daughter is not a alve.." " Oh, certainly, I understand that ; but she is mine, if I can win her. This paper" . " Hang the paper !" "But, as a' gentleman, yoa cannot, ah, give me a word here, yoa cannot re pudiate." " That's a fact," the major admitted. "Will yiucall her?" The major'i face grew livid with rage, but be called Zalie. She came out, but when the Cuban was presented, she bow ed with charming grace. " A vp hn,l.. ;rt aai.l the Cu- . "f , . ! ban. She has many fine point. ' Sir T thundered the major, springing j to his feet. . " No offense. Will my friend, the gen eral, expUin the object of my visit 7" " I will," the general answered, " but would first like to send for a friend o4 mine, Mr. Bickles." " My time is limited ; will the gener al explain V The general explained ; the girl listen ed with deep interest. " Oh, how roman tic," she said, " how charmingly uncom mon. Sir," extending her hand toward the Cuban, " I'll go with you." " What the major roared, " go with this barbarian ? No, not if he had fifty plantations." " A contract, signed by a gentleman," the Cuban said, " ia a document of honor." The major sat down. " Y'onare right," he said, " you are right, but I don't un derstand my daughter ; don't understand her. I thonght she was a woman of pride, but I don't understand her, at all," " I do," said the Cuban. He snatched off hit false whiskers and long liair, re vealing the familiar features of Bickles. The maji r snorted like a frightened horse. For several moments he could say nothing. Then he turned upon the general. " Y'ou old old " " Hold on, major," said the general, laughing. " Hera is the money the Cu ban won from yoa on the boat." The mrjpr took the money, and tuck ing it in his vest pocket, remarked : " Bickles, you've got more sense than I thought you had, and I reckon I'll have to stand by my contract." Wiil Carleton's First Poem. What may really be called my first po etic effort was written at 10 years cf age, and was a letter in rhyme. My older Vis- ter was at boarding school : she had written for some of the p ipers and mag azines, both in prose and poetry, and I thought I would show her that she had not carried away with her all the ailiatus of the family. I heard of a neighboring young man who could write letter in rhyme, and so I thought I would under take the same feat. I did up everything ! at the farm and in the vicinity ia choice doggerel, and mailed it to her. A prt cious young goose sue must have thought me. I represented her favorite horse as about to die of melancholly, because she was not there to ride him ; told her the trees and flowers were all perishing be cause she was not present to smile upon them, and killed off two very worthy and healthy neighbors because their names happened to rhyme with some word of a mortuary character. The whole letter was wildly sepulchral in it3 nature, and half amused and halt scared the young lady. I remember that it closed with these pathetic lines : I must end my letter And bring it to a cl.He : Perhaps It wiil he better To make the next in pm. The eagerness with which she consen ted to this proposition made me fear that poetry was not exactly ray best card. But she was a dear, sweet girl, and upou her return home she petted and encour aged my poor little rhymes much more than they deserved. The grief of my boyhood was her death, a few years af terward. She would have made her mark in literature, and I hope is toLy writing songs in heaven. Will Carleton in Ladies' limit JuumnL His Faith Returned. " Liok a here," he said, as he ap proached officer Button at the depot the other day, "have you any faith left in human nature?" " Very little, sir," was the prompt re ply. " You look upon most people as dead beats and sharpers?" " I do. " " Beat yon if they can ?" "They will. They'd steal my teeth if they weren't solid in the jaw. " " You have lent money once or twice, I presume?" " I have, sir. " " And never got it back?'' " Never. " " Well, I've got to tackle you just the same," continued the man. " D'ye see that woman with the red shawl ?" "Yes." "She's my bri le ; mirried last week ; came in on your bridal tour. We towed too long for the ize of my wallet, and now I lack just four cents of enough to buy our tickets home. " "Only four cents?" "That's all. If any feller in Michigan can plan a tour closer than that I'de like to meet him. " " So would I. Here's a quarter4 sir, and that will give you twenty-one cents for peanuts and apples on the tram. Car is now ready, sir, and there's the ticket offica. Go home aad be good and happy." liftroit Free Prt. His Prayer Answered. A certain Chicago coal man enjoys nothing more than he does a romp with his two pretty boy;. After supper every night he has great fan with them. One evening la-it week his wife was taken sick, and he cut short the usual romp, much to (he disappointment of the boys, who had been locking forward all day to hi 1 on-e mirg. He toU them it was time t-.r the n to go to hed, and, like obedient boy?, they walked off without a word of remonstrance. Silently they disrobed, prepared to retire. The larger boy said his prayers and found his way between the sheets. Then the little fel low down by the bedside, uttered his prayer and added : "Please God, make pa pi funny some more." And the fath er, who had been waiting just outside the door to seelhat they retired ail right, overhear J the petition and went in and gave his two boys another romp. The little fellow then retired in the firm be lief that his prayer had been answered. Chkxijrt HtraM. The Prussian Diet eauerkrtT and sausages. T7 .he n A Wonderful Woman A very surprisina and onosnal young woman ia Mis Emily Harper, of Alexan- der, X. Y, if one may he'ieve the special j relating to ber. .he is said to 1 H years old, to weigh 110 pound, of course she i I an. I fwSrmtirtif." and n: to a r h1i- "Vm Tit c " - . , first intimation as to any ihange a ner 1 . ,, uh Wll ... break ! f articles of table and other .n:efc ware ; f in un :mrMrp ntlv ret-ale! fashion. She ... -r j . j had always been a very ca:eful I.r,n.-c- j wife if a young girl can be called a j housewife and her lu-tl.er Inuke 1 on in ; dismay when the siw Ku.i'-y take ai:.b- ! let in her hand to-Ai;-eit and at orict: snap the stem ; take t lamp chimney to j wipe and criifb it into Mrs. 1 The mother watched ta'tskiivlof thirt ; j go 00 nntil her crockery was de.-i mated. ; and tnere wa. danger that :;4 enou.i would be left to spread the f"'d of the : next tramp who came th.it v. ay. Then she decided that some lieir.on of .h sini" tion had entered into the girl and pro tested against such heedlessness. Km.ly was aa affectionate child a.; 1 took the : rebuke in good part. "Mother dear," she said. "I did n t mean to break the things. I ilon't know ; how it happened. Ki.-s me, mother, aud tell me you are not angry.'' The good, motherly creature extended her arms and was clasped in the daugh ter's embrace. There was a en- k 1 1 raek ' crack ! a shrill shriek, ami Mr. Harper fell to the floor with three ri'.s hugged apait. Then Emily cried. Mie did not mean to do it ; idie had not put a ts-tind more u the dynameter than had been registered for the UMiai fan i'y embraces of ten years. Evidently there was some thing run,; either with the ritw cr itii the ho. At the time of the catastrophe to his wife's ribs ILatper, pere, was absent from home and whet, he returntd natur ally sought an explanation. " Why, father, I did not d anything," slid Em ily. "Ijtistdid like this," and she pr. ceeiled to hug him. Tt:e father was a devotee of arnica and was loyal to a ft ather-lied for a week. It seems, according to U.i.-- veractot:s chronicler, that ?Ii.'-s Emily loc-. f-u i.'en'y becn etnlowed ttiia a.ii.itt ?upr;.ija)a 1 gtrer.gta, and being ignorant of her gain aied ber muscles as site ha 1 be.-n a-.cus- ; turned to do, with such lan.enubie re sults. Now she raises a durji'i-beil weighing IV) pounds, and loss s it fro-n : hand to hand : attaches the snr,i. to lit r j ankle and raises herself a-jnin an 1 s ilr. ! on a trapeze by the ue of only one tian-!, , and "pulls'' HCO pounds on a latf i-ru ; scale. All this with no perceptib'.i mus cular increase, her arms and le-s being smooth and girii-h as of old. ; The dime miwuu mamger who fails to secure this wonderful phenomenon , should at once engage the man who ' wrote the story. .-ueh powers shooid not be hidden from the public. Two Obliging Candidates. John Her. lricks, the genial insurance sent, tells the fallowing story .f a eouple of candidates f r Sheriff u in ; Beat 1-r tcuDty. There was a cer!a:n far- : iner named Steinmeta who was credited ; with gre-.t influence in hi- town-riip. an I ; Jones and Brown, the rival candidatts ; for the nomin ttion f.irSheriif. werecx-1 eeedingiy anxious to seeu-e his infi'ience. ; Brown acconiin-rly hustled off one tnoru- j ing bright and early to sec Mr. Stc-intn.-t and ret into his good gra.-es bef.re .'oues j could see him. Stein net t had a fresh ' Jersev cow which was verv ban! to milk, ' and gave him seriou., annoya..ce, and it happened that wht a Brown called at the house the farmer was ont at the 1 a-n wrestling wuu me oristreperous oovine. "Stock! morning; Mr. S'eianetz," said Brow n, smilingly, as be poked his heal through the stable djor. "Yon seem to be in trouble. Car.'t you get that cow milted?" "I believe I could if it wasn't Tor this infernal calf," answered Steinmct.-. "Couldn't I hold the calf?" said Brow n. Farmer Steinmetz said he trrght try i', and Brown accordingly took bold rf the strap which encircled the cilfs neck, 1c itoutat the back door and bung onto the struggling little brute !'.' a h-To, thinking the hi!e that when the or !.'d was over the in tinential f.tr'r.er w ould nnder lasting obligations to him. But while he was thus rumin.tting. snd Stein met z was tr.akirg frantic e'f.rU to extract the lacteal fiuid from the con tumacious C0Mf, Mr. Jones, the other can didate for Sheriff, opened the barn door. "Ah, Mr. Steintnefz," he ?ii 1, p'easant ly, "having s.)ine troahle with the cox? Won't stand, eh'.- Cm! J n't I ho! 1 her for jou?" And Jones took bold of the cow's horn-. After a severe tussle l e g.-t !. r subdued and as s. H..D as he itc-.erei! Li- breath, he said : Well, Mr. Stelnmeiz. I ei.tppr.fe yon have not seen Brown yet, have you?'' "Yep." "When?" "This morning. He JiLt got here a few ttiinutes before yon. He's here now." "Where?" "Why, he's out hick of th? barn hoi 1 ing the calf 1" Punxi".itawry S;,:, 'ii. Small Pay of Preachers. People who are in the habit of grumb ling about the excessive salirie raid to ministers may be surprised at some lig uresj concerning salaries paid in the j Philadelphia conference of the Method- i ist Fpu-copal (. htir.-h, wh'.t h r rea l at the recent meeting of the Mtiio-list preachers of Philaddlt hia. I" was stated : that oat of the tnenib..'rs of Ihe . Philadelphia conference ther --ere or.'.y , ninety-one who receive S!,in)or 11. ore ; aalarr per vear. There are " w ho get thn'Piii n,l f,.-tv a 1,0 ,-et luaa . , .. , . . than ?lli, It.e SuLar.cSOt S' C:e n..l ex- n.e mora. ....i.i' 01 me nuiiu ,rini- cetsiiogiL'.V). Tlue Philad-,-iphia conter- where bis pruenc- or aWnee will be em is one of Ute oldest ia the Methodist j felt every wht r. I e w.Il lave ccmpan Episeupal church, and U eu.braces with- ! ions who will l-e better or worse for Lis in its limits many strong appointments. ' influence. It Is an ct.l ay ing. and one It makes a better showicg, probably, of fearful fathomless import, that we are The two birds have Ueu :?t their retec than most of the other confereno'S. If 1 forming characters for eternity. Form- live cages, side by siJe always, and w hile the Melh.list Episcopal church, whiclt I ing characters Whose? Our own or the parrot Ivaa caught M- uofihe sing is the largest Protestant denomination in ! others? B.h;and in that momentous ing notes of the canary, the latter has the country, and is becoming one of the j fact lie the per.l and responsibility of onr j learned to enunc rt plainly fm;ji it- wealthiest, can do no better for its i existence. Who is sufficient for the i feathered friend. It ha iearn 1 thus preachers, what shad le faid cf the thought ? Thousand of my fellow beings j fax only two senten.-w, w hxh are "Sweet painful poverty of the minbjers of many j will yearly enter eternity with characters j little IHckey bird" and ", j-oor iiiUy," of the smaller sects? And what becomes ' differing from those they wocld liave car- but tbey are spoken with a'ariiing d.s of the sneer which so citeu falls fr-.cn ried ba i I never lived. The sunlight of I tiss-tness and intoaation. the lips of- ignorance.at lb "well paid" 1 that world wiil. reveal my finger-marks preachers, "who have uco an easy time" and who are ehargd w hh preaching for j money? AH'tomt Tr&uvt. I 1 c a j WHOLE XO. 2022. A High Tltla. A dignified looking stranjer entered the ticketorT.ee of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern railroad yesterday i.n .1 stilted that be wished to purchase tickets for himself and family t Texas, artd a'o warded to econ rates for the hold ! f r irvr .i-'.lt li 1 , ' ,:. t ium:tcre. it:. n-irry ..ijh.h wc.w.. , the centlemcn. and a.-ertaine,I that his name was Martin, tie negotiate a tra.ie with him f.irt!: tickets, and re ferred l.iru to !!? freight ..;!i -e on Monroe J sttcet f r information about freight rates, j i the ttrjner displayed a goodly roll j of Ixm.ile it was ir'.rr.m'd-nt on Col. Wil- sn to tre:-.t lorn with tho consideration i doe his impnrtrtn.-e, and so he told Dil'y to t.ie ti: t olonel over and introduce j hita to Mr. Hartley, and le ttx.k care lo ' lav tin- accent on the clone). t Biilv g..t the f-tr;. tiger ov r to the : r .'l.t '.:; ', and in his politest manner iiti-il h'ni to Will l'art'ey, a. folio": -Mr. Bart! '!o me to iitrod.ice t" y-.u C.-.l. Mi-rt'.n.- The trat:gr dri w h:.!ii.,!f tip haughti ly, and striking an attitu-Iu, 'Aith his ri.-hf. !in ! over his left brea-t txx ket. mid : "I am t.o colonel, young man ; I a;u something higher than that." I ' Ex; use n.e ; I meant to say brigadier," a ;0:oe;-.e.l BloV. "I have a higher title than that," said j the great man. i "Bii'v was eetal to tho occasion, and ! came ng-i'n wit'i. "I really meant to say j in: -r general, yo-i kr.ow." lie ..- km-ckcl ct aain, however, bv 1 fie sitpj -'-ed olll. er remarking with heightened diit.ity, which, however, was softened by a .juief, amused smile : "You have not gr.t high enough yet." " You ma-t he commander-in-chief of the army," soegeste.1 Biily in a doubtful sort of lor,i, but the stranger paralyzed him by theaiicouncement that he held s a'-'.I li-gher title. "Billy was si'iutoe I. He thought the li-tingtiished visitor was no other than the i'resident traveling incog, but ho ill- ;;ise-1 t.ii'.t i lea, and then his curiosi ty got tl.e better of his reverec.ee, and be blurted out, ' Well, who are you, any vi a v :v' Tie tr.ir.gc-- of..y replied: "lam a mlt.icter of the g.vp.-!, sir," and Billy fiitte-I .lea.l away, while Will Bart ley ina'ie a i i.lf rate for the divine on ac- count ll,,rl of high till d'V!- Railway Postal Clerks. .V.) pirsiti-m in the ;v-re e:-er' v sotti postal department after by young men than that ' f p-t:-.l clerk or route aynt in the railway mail department. It is s.-ti;etifiies a bar 1 position to secure aid verr few kinds f fin:! ivment ate tnore easi'y I.t. mc young nien ap- I ear to imagine that it is a soft snap to work the tu.ili" on a rj-tal route, but thi.se who g-t in, and especially those h are assigt.e 1 to .hity on a long route whore hug..' i!antities of mail are to be handied. s.on learn that thev have struck a job that r. juires hard woik ; anJ ciosa .ipphcttioti. M..r? than one- ' 'ra f of th " h secure appotntuu nt in this S.rat-i it of the servi :e drop out du- 1 ring the lirst year. The larger numlr i of the clerk ate required to be on the J route but half f the time, some oftheui 1 less, but in or ter to become t-tlicient it is j necessary to study almost constantly, and part of each interval between mns mu-'t be spent in getting ready for the ne-ct trip. A jw.-ta! cierk must at all times lie r"a Iv for the iusoettor w hose d.;f v it is to examine a clerk at anv time ! wU;Hlt vinga moment's noti.v.and if j k f;l!U wztxn p..r(.entage twice iu S11:.,:,m l ,U resignation is requested. Vitai C'-rk in St. I. wis V-a She H-ul Seen to Church. 1. ve a IV w ::o d;esn't go to church hints?;?, but sen la his wife regv.- j larly. I dine with him la-t Sunday, a:;! ne to a lvant::ye 01 tne circum stance to ul.-;.tay her devotional tenden cies before cooint ny. "What wan the text, Sue? he asked. "Oh. o"n thing somewhere in genera tions : I've forgotten 1 1" chapter and verse Mrs. Iluges sal right .n front of me wear ing the wornt i. king bonnet I ever saw on a woman's hea l." "Hot did yoti like the r.ew minister?'' 'h, he's simply suj erh 1 Ah 1 Ka te selw'.n was there in a seakin that never d-st a cent less than f liVj." -iKd he far anything about the new oo.-Sion fond 7 "N j ; and ti e J-.-ces girls were rigged j out in their o'd silks made over. You! would have !.ed laughing to have feen 1 them.'' ! ' it seems to me you of the sermon.'' "The fact is. 1 ieorge ln't hear much the new minister has a lovely vi.-e ; it almost put me to sleep." A ion silenf followed, during which ticorge ab-ent'y beli ed n.e to pickles and m:s':..rd, while h'n wife sat Looking as it'iiuir... a a nint at a circus. -ud-l n!y she eKci ii-.nel : "There! I kr.ew I'd forgi' t-j tell you something! "It.e Iricge on Mrs Brown's cape u an lucit .:eeier man mine, ami twice as heavy . . -i'-...w-, i .i-.. jn'tt i-ii. Human Influence. No an being can come iato this .nt increasing or diminishing world wi; the sum itta! f li-.msn hat piness, not only of l.e present, but of every subse- 1 i quent a;e ot h 1.1 an:!;. Xo one can ile- tach himself from thb connection. There I is uo se.inestereii s;s. ;n l.ie universe, noj .lark niche along t:ie diik of rn-exist4J ence, to which he ca 1 retreat from his relations t-j oiher w here h can with- I draw the influence of hts existence rn 1 : .1 . t 1 . ... r . 1.1 . I n their inmury K-rmationa and their successive s rata of thought and life. j from England into this country is recr I'MU: 1 nr.-ix tel ai on the inegtase. Two Womanly Women. One w s perhaps 2, the other a !;!! younger. Thev were pretty, and were stylishly dressed. A carri ige stood at the. Fourteenth fctreel entrance cf Wizard's Hotel awaiting their pleasure. It couM not 1 snpponed thai they -were in very diatressf.i! financial straits. They sat at a table in the receptoin rorna cf Willard'f, devising, concoitiii. ! and instituting a te'.egraohic message t- J send to some fri-nd. The elder one did jthe writing, and a,-rf, hing. and rerit 1 ing. ahirh u.! up sis ur -ven Wettrit i I'nion b'.ar.V.. The vounT one leaned closely over the scrivener and furnished suggestions at just the right time to make the scrivener tear up blanks. We will be there to-morrow That was what, they wanted to ray. That was what they did say in the very first number. " Eat," said the younger, "if we say we are coming home we shall both have to sin it." "Carrie and I will be there to-morrow." That was the result vf much mer.ta! et'rt 'n c""P',:i; n'1 " rhyi'-al exertion in erasing. I guers that wnl do,' said the yocrg- ! rr and the two seeuieo to breatne wi. u ' " . ...... - i that freeuoui watch leu 01 great respr.n- sibil ities unshoul lerel. " Hold on," said the elder, at the door. "What?" asked the other. "Carrie and I will be there to-morrow.' One, two, three, four, five, .ix, seven only seven wor.ls." " Wei! " "Why, we have to pay as -nc h for seven 'rds a ae do for ten." ! Here was more dithctilty. never do to pay for ten w or is U ..tild and sen-1 ; oniv seven. I tiat woui-i ie recai I an t a wices waste, inrv pn!iwti many wjys to lengthen it, but each time they talked off a new meswage on their fingers they fo'itd that they had either ! too few or too many words, i " Pshaw '." exclaimed the youn;erotse ; j " why didn't I think of it before? I hav i it." j "Have you? What." I " Why, of course. Leave it j:i.-t as it is I and a Id, "Yours very truly.' " I If the young lady had had an in-o.ini- ti. in she could not have !.Ael prouder :of:t: and as for the older one, slie sim ply I.ioked on the sweet fa.-e he tore her as that of a womierfil Wing. " Carrie and I will be there to-morrow. Yours, very truly," was the message that went through some operator's hands yes terday afternoon. !5't.o.;?p ' '. . Disregard of Life. The people of no race have such per sistent and deep rooted carelessnes in regard to human life as the Chir.es'. They are not only capa'-le of committing suicide to spite an enemy, but they neg lect the simplest precautions for preserv ing theuiselves from death. Hundreds of families often live in miserable shan ties on the oanks of some river which is sa't j-.-tt to overrlow, and when the !l.nt rise- many of them are swept into the wrter and drowned. i For a week or more tlure is great ! lamentation among the survivors: the j priests are kept busy beating gongs and j otherwise propitiating the river god, b-t ; in a very short time the occurrence is i forgotten. New shanties are built, and i other happy-g-vlucky creatures occupy j them, knowing well that the same fate also awaits them. ! Not only do these philosophic beings 1 neglect tne simplest means of securing ; their own safety, but they virtually ref,:s i to aid others in time of dangvr. Should j a man chance to fall into the wate', w here ia Chinese, with the smallest possible i amount of trouble and without danger to j himself, could save him from dro-ving, . Juhn Chinaman will never entertain the i thought for a moment, but will pad.ile j hi:s boat away as quickly as he can. Going to Move. " Yes, we are goin to move," said a j young woman yesterday loa friend si e m?t on the street car. "Fred thinks we need a larger house, as the children ar getting along. But it is liar 1 work. t'.i.. moving. It tears things up by the ' "its so." "But yon are glad when it Ls over ar .1 yoa are all settled in a new house and everything is spick and clean," said l t r friend. " I don't know about it. That is why i I ha'e to leave. There are photographs -! on the wall that we cannot take wiiii its. ! We've lived in the hou-e ten year-., mi l there's one strip of woodwork in tne front room that I would like to take with me." "Is it decorated?" asked the frier .1. with interest. "Yes. It has the height of th child ren notched on it from the first year tip to now. But there's one missing. 'Arty j so high, is gone. I mean, that that he is the one we lost, and ''t record of five years is ail that's left." The tears were running d)n 1 er cheek". Her friend t.s.k out her ban. -kerchief. A chord hf.d b en toiiciu 1 that vibrates ic many hearts. Modern Philosophy. Tonnrrow makes f.jlish the things you have done to-day. 1 A pretty woman has her fatiits, bet she 18 never as ai Pr"t!-'' man- Sorrows are never childless, and every 1 sorrow i partly wrath. j Some men must have new friends every I month in order to have anv friends at j all. i Don't expect the child whose youta i made you impatient, to be patient i:lk j yonr old age. ! lf the nttional Mower is ma.le appr I priate to the majority of us, it will 1 e a wajj fj,.wer If others did not sometimes annoy n we would not realli.e how much we an noy others. The trouble in must quarrels is that the person who has given no effense hastens to give it. When you don't hear bad thiegsahont a man you usually don't bear much of anything about him. Some men are kept so bnsr h;itsh:ng t, ; j for others tha they have no time left P ; blush for themselves. A rate ctitioefty ia owned in Ib" l "x K. I., by Mise Ida Col v in. It is a Ilartz Mountain canary which talk. It was bmoght to its present home about lie same time a young pwrr,t was pun hased. j The importation of pure bred torses -
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