I. c.mprcet Herald
EST3L SKtD '827.
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i . i Koose Eow, oj.puaiU: Court
in rr.-.-s
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xnenet. I'm.
I. O. Oqlb.
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.merset. 1's-
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I ?" L ' A 1 ulO. EY-AT-LA W.
1, somerset. Pa.
.LOET-AT-LAW.
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s.-o-- - -
"Tt-s W. H. EcrrsL.
rroKNY-AT-LAW.
L ocirrwt, ra.
IjuiU-U4'1""11 Mammoth BuM"k-
tint H K""NTZ,
1 ,,P T..c-,'t attention tobunne eutrustesl
1 ' -a M Bud adjoining au
I :J i-' ! "H11 AMIt
S "" 0. KIMMEU
, Anvksn-iTiAW,
p bumcnet. Fa.,
I j . -f ui r: b"c enirord to hi care
i U, '. jau ii'.nsigoxiuuw. itu prxHipt
t u.jr. i. - . Crwa ttrect.
, I jit:.' t"'k ure.
g
rtAir. Eiitrano
J ""JtT ,-i.iumJ. anu aii ltuuuoi.ai-
ffja.ret. Pa.
hqrL.- piitriT-l to our care will be
f.llif il v atu-uJi-J to. t'olltrLtioua
,'a ,ui.-rM-i. hJI.4 aad ijHiuu eoun-.-,;iJiuii
eubtvyauviut luoe
hLVRY. F. SCIIKLL,
iJ ATTUii-NtY Al '-LAW.
.a;errt. Pa.
md Ptusion Agtnt. 0t ia Mammotk
PALESTINE HAY,
A AKY.AT-LAW.-
ij I.;.Tin R-I E.-tate. Will I a;xenJ toJ
rLsuil u care uli prumfUK-
f
1t jHN il rnu
J AnuKSEY-AT-LAW.
s Somerset. Pa.
U p-TptlT u.-oJ to aU boine entrostM
TV- P. F SH AFFER.
N.KKK6F.T. P..
!. in'ee-1nl rrvir to tne ntiiii
-.a,-rt : 1 noi.i.y Uif. oeit oour Id
t w. oAr.rTiiEi'. m. n.
J. luiMUAS A1 K'K'.tilS.
nkK.-tT. Pa.
tot, yaiii ftert. reit dvor u Lulberan
al utile.
i IL S. KIMMELL,
ki rrfartal perviiTeHo the ritlxens
' ia.-i ii vu Ui.ty. l"aie prowwiPOaUf
av u U tAiiii at h J otucc on Main at,
tit iiuucMl.
D
1 J. M. LC'UTKEB,
PEVS;rLA5 AND seKGBOS,
H n-.f.: r-rmaiently In 6meret for the
sa: 'i ur store.
D
S.MMILLES.
ip-nl fctvcUon to the preservation of
S(. M . Trniw-U Co. store. Muct
D
l WM. COLLIN?,
n: tw; Kiu k ntnaair. n he
U-.. ; ai ... -..nje pni'a'nl ui do ail kin i.
rt a u t...;uj. re?uliiii(t. eitractinir.
it-:. . l ali auui asi.i of tfe teM
OiMTUrd. Am wura guarautL
CURTIS K. GROVE,
SCKERSET, PA.
I"), FLEJCH?, CARRIAGES,
irEIN'J WA K'SS. BUCK WA'X8.
ATO EAvTER- AND WEeTERX WOBi
Fariuhed oc Short Kotice.
i2x.g Done on Short Time.
ri 9 r. J. out jf JVroA,'ir .VoKmnl Hood,
ac tae l-, mrt witMantiallj
1mohpi.-1. S.-.;.t Fmit.fil. awl
u; g.vt bauatactloli.
27 Cil7 FrstCass Tcrines.
'waot Kln.irnMt Line Pone oo
i .". ce. kfcABUN ABLE- ami
HI Work Warranted
t ai: EiAaiat nsy Pux-k, And Learn Prce
.urk. ai;4 furnish Stivee foe Wind
trtcm'jer the plar. and call In.
CTJRTIS K. GEOVE,
Ert of Vtnn house)
SOMERSET. PA
O.VA
LUMBER,
CIT TO CUI.EE.
w- C V- Jjite LtTJEF.E CO.,
-n-e S'.. CinVr;.t1.Mt.
-rp.M-
"'-a, i u Sprains and
Swellings.
Mis o Bon.
f i; 1'rusex. Pr.or, 5i ., ar.d IL
I r itne.
?a-8HtB':?', Mrfi., Allegheny, P-
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VOL. XXXIX. NO. 19.
It is to Your Interest
TO BUY TOC
Drugs and Medicines
or
JOHK N. SNYDEB.
rcCTBWE TO
Biesegker & Snyder.
None but the purest and riertkept in stock.
and ben lrup become inert by etnd
ing. as certain of them do, ve de
stroy tlicra, rather than im
pose on our customers.
You can depend on having yoor
PRESCRIPTIONS & FAMILY RECEIPTS
filled with care. Our price are as low a
any other first-class hou.- and on
many articles much lower.
The people of this county seem to know
this, and bare given us a large sliare of their
patronage, and we shall still continue to give
them the very bett jtoods tut their money.
Do not forget that we make a specialty of
FlTTIXGr TRUSSES.
We guarantee satisfaction, and, if you have
had trouble in this direction,
give us a calL
SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES
in great variety ; A full set of Test Lenses.
Come in and hate your eyes examined. No
charge for examination, and we are confident
we ran suit you. Come and see us.
Respectfully,
JOHN N. SNYDER.
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
izzzznz D i sh es .'Jzzz:
WHITE, YELLOW, GLASS,
AND ROCKINGHAM WARE,
IN GREAT VAHICTV.
BASKETS, LOOKING-GLASSES,
HANGING LAMPS, STAND LAMPS
Lamps of all Descriptions.
Novelties and Oddities in China
THE PLACE FOR
FANCY & STAPLE GROCERIES
13 AT THE STOHE OF
ED. B. COFFROTH,
SOMERSET. PA
B. te B.
o .
THIS WEEK
WE OrFER
4G inch
ELark Silk Warp Cashmere, $1 00.
40 inch
AU-Wool Elark Senre, .c
33 inch
All Wool Colored French Serj-, i'c.
And in the
SILK DEPARTMENT,
21 inch
Klaik Silk Brccades. 50c.
20 inch
Blodt Repence Siik. 75.-.
24 inch .
Black Silk RbaJame, M;. '
24 inch
Black Oros Grain Dress Si'.ks, (ijnarar.wed)
toe
And the
Great Brocade Bargains.
24 inch
Black Silk Brocedes, 1 00.
Value. $1.50.
13 inch
Brocade SUk Velvets.
Wovea Brocades,
Very fine quality in all
Choiamt Shades,
50 cents.
The identical quality that has
Sold heretofore at $1 .
Ther and many other spedallies that arc
sure to make these stores even more popular
than ever with carelul and economical buy
ers. Writs '
For I'rices.
For Samples,
For a Catalogue.
And ret the moBt
For the least outlay always.
Boggs & Buhl,
113 117113, rI 121 FedcnJ Street,
ALLEGHENY, Pa.
TdMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
wiLeof Jar.L rolemB. late of Bnithersval
lev Tn. Saiierwt Cut, Ps-. rtat'd
Letu of AiinJnirtrati. on the above ettt
h.li.r leni srauled to the ondenrtjriM-d by U
J,n.oer aothocKf. no"" s twrel-v given nil
IT r-vmnt, and Uio. hannr ria nw .ramrt
VS, mint- "'I' prweul litem d.iiy amhenucai.!
XSZml Saiardav. Kovtd
at tbi rKleoo Umt doraMNl. lu Broia
er.va.Wy T'irXANfcFR CM.EMAS.
U. titAJW CVl.l MAN.
AdnuiuatraJora.
8-0
New Fall Stock
-OF
Boots and Shoes
Are received and open for your inspection at
"THE FAMOUS,"
52 Sixth Street,
PITTSBURGH, PA
THOK IN SEED of the finer and lia-hter
kt.W u liiot wear viil ttod a fon1 and weli
rie-ird ftn-k at narrtorr. but c wteli to call
jmt special attention to oar
Heavy Kip and
Calf Roots
Calf IJutloii and
Lace Shoes,
rOX THE LA DIE, AXD
Good. Solid School Shoes
for the eh!Idret. We will rrtrnte you a sreat
savins; (in nxineri bv ooyin from oes and
fuaraiitceiri: (Mti;iactim lo aiL invito
von to give us an earbj call.
Rubber Boots and
Shoes in Abundance.
Tome Id ao) e na whll' yon are h'W 'H
Esixnlti.m. Make yoorwlf at home by leaving
voir huivllesaiid (wkairea, TUt-y wuWiuu
rare of free of eipense.
JEGAL NOTICE.
In re Zstau ) In the Orphans' Court
of uf Soohwi t o . Pa. J4
Sally Coleman, dec J. j fiept. 'jO Extr s Acvu
conormed i -29Sent.
'0 Extr"s Arct confirmed ao-nlutely.
Ad1 now. 4 biftri. 'HO, n moii.ia of Valentine
H.y, ti , AUney fir the -ircut.t, th Court
ap'int J. O. Kmiiuel. E4., Auditor tocenain
aiE'jiint of collateral luiiebK-dnem tax to he paid,
anl tiitftrihsue inr tiaiaoee in tneir bauds among
iho- ''vgally etrtule-1 to the aiDe
Vesi..) Kimer-et Ounty. ss.
fcjitract from the record, ortitied ih of oo
1o!r, tD.
JACOB D. SWASK, Clerk.
Tlie Auditor will attend at hi" otEce In Somer
set mmrtiKh. on Tburtday. tne Kb dv of Octo
ber. 1SW if a hirh a.i persutt intereste.1 will take
B :i. or be forever debarred trim conung In for
a fharc of Hie fuud ben-aiter.
i. O. K13IMF1-L.
'tl Auditor.
JUBLIC SALE OF
YalflaMe BealEstsia.
The nnderrlsned. Gnanl'an of Austin J. B:nt's
fhiidreu. of bnrfhtrsva.it v Towustup, wiu sell
at public Mie on
5.1 Tl IiD.i Y, SO V EMBER 1, ISiK).
at T.. I Ciok' store lo Br!"n. at i n'clnck. p. m.,
the undivided oneba!lif tmitof land situate iu
brothervlier T.p., adj.itninv laud of Alesan
deri oieman. J. M. shaver, Heiir- Haurer, and
otneni. routainiu vi acre, more or lex. oa which
are ererted a dwelling Hoime and Stable. The
land is well timbere.1. 1 he owner of Uie other
half will also sell hi half at the same time.
TERMS REASONABLE, and will be made
known on the day of naie
H. H. YODER, Guardian.
FAST ULACK
ONYX HOSIERY,
Fail Importation now ready. La rget varie
ty, all weights and quaiitiev for
LADIES, MISSES, KEN S AND BOYS'
WEAR.
Ladies' Fine Gauge, extra good, 25
cents a pair.
Ladies' medium weight, high-spliced
hecli and toe?, 25c. a pair.
A better grade Fine Gauge. 35c, a
pair, or three pair for 1.
Ladies light weight at 40 cents per
pair.
Ladies' fall weight, high-spliced
hel., 40c. a pair.
Ladies' light and heavy weight at
50c. a pair, the Lest ever sold at
the price.
Ladies' Ingrain Cotton, medium
weight, high spliced heels and
toes, COc. a pair.
Best values in the finer grade ever
offered, at C5c, 70c, U0c. and
$1 a pair.
All grades Onyx Hose fof children.
Boys' extra heavy Onyx LTosc, as
well as onr fall importations of
IRON-CLAD HOSE FOR BOYS.
Visit our Hosiery Department.
FIFTH AVE.. PITTSBCTSGH. PA.
ALEX. F. HAY,
CATERER,
Ladies' end Gentlemen's Dining and
Lunch Rooms,
61 Pen Av,
Pittsburgh, P"-
ar-Weddinc, Parties, Luncheon Ac. supplied
witii every miuisite. to any available Doiotby
ri lor other eouvevanc. Hpeciaiaiid prompt at
tention given orders by mail or leltxhooe. 4ara
A
EDITOR'S NOTICE.
Irtate of Elisabeth South, deceased.
Having been appotiKed Auditor by the Orph
ans furt ot Somerset. Omnty. Pa., to make a
distribution f the rand In the bands of Jacob J.
Zimmerman A'lminlMrator. Us and among those
k-gaiiv entitled thereto. aoUce is hereby given
tbat 1 wtll it at theiaticeof Scott tigle, iu the
Koroucn of MisyW. Pa., fcr said purpose, on
Tbumtav. the las day of November. lati, at 10
cijrka. m.. when and where all persons inter
todcaaauetKL J. G. OGLE,
oriiL Auditor.
A
UDITOK'S N0TICK
v.ic k hereby aiv.n that the nnders-'sned
Auditor, appooiled by tne Orribans' court of
Somerset Otunty to fix and determine the dower
of iirucilla N.coJniu. widow Herbert Nicoile
mia. dereased, and lo make a dir bution of the
funds in the hands of C M. Shavsr, tier, of aid
Herbort Nieooemus, deceaneJ. lo and among
tho leeaily eutuled thereto, will sit at hts ofhee
in the Boroush of !xneret. I"a-. on Friday, the
7ih day of k'ovem'jer. IW. at 10 e-'ekirk am.
r to purpose of attendins: lo the d' it tea of nis
sai ' anpomtmect. when and wbtre all person in
luieremare required lo present their claims, or
be debarred froca eoaucg in U a share -f the
rul. H- a. Ebf.-k .
octil Auditor.
ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE.
Estate af Abraham B1erker. dee'd, late of Jen
ner Township. Somerset Ov, Pa.
Letters of a-imm:traTkw on the abw estate
harinc b"n granted lo the nnderMgned by the
proper authority, notirt Is hereby given to all
persons indebted to said estate to make Immedi
ate ravment. aid those having claims or dV
sands 'acainx the same srill present them d-ily
aiuhenti.-atet tsrseuiement on Saturday, Sov.
r- iui at toe late mmlenoe of deceased
- PANIEI. W. BIEHECKER,
JOHN BIE4ECKER.
Adnunlstratsn,
yrrd. W. Biesecker. Attorney.
GEO. I. MITCHELL
Atfy-at-Law and Solicitor of Persloos
and Patents. Box aSJ. Washington. D. C
CTerk lo Senate Pension Oitnmiuee for last 7
yoars. If yon hke psora ptness. write me. i!ad
te givv advio. a-ao-jjau
IKE
SOMERSET, PA.,
i
RirEXriIATIS3I. .
Tar SO Yaara. !
P3ot Knob. Mo-, Eepicmber t, Iffi&
1 suffered with chrome rfcematjam la sry
knees and ankles for twenty years and bad to
BMeratcbts. I was treated at Umas by several
octoss. bat was finally cured by 8c. Jacobs
OtL Eava had BO rernrn ofpala In threw
Taan. HEXKY V. TKAVEB3.
Chraa U Cases AO Tears' Staadlag Cwrad.
THE GOOD OFFICE OFl
Is well dnstrated ha
tha enra of neursgia
Ui cmei syoipiosa eg
i which Is. aa Intermit.
' ti ng pain which follows
the coors of th Barra
averted- St. Jacobs Oil
i bv reatla rubbing and
applied freqoently, wiilcura
NEURALGIA.
1D Sackert St. Brooklyn, W. T, Jan.n, USA
I was taken with neuralgia la sida ana
offered C months. I was given cp by doss
tot., but was ctucd by St. Jacobs OIL
XICHAEL Mcarxx.
I d
j AT DaE&airrs akb SsaLXas. '
: THI CHARLES . V06EUI CO, BtOasr. 14
A Great Event
In one's life is the discovery of a remedy for
some long-standing malady. The poison of
8eraful a in your blood. You inherited It
from your ancestors. Will you transmit It
to your offsprin; T In the great majority
of cases, both Consumption and Catarrh orig
inate in Scrofala. It is supposed to be the
primary source of many other derangements
of the body. Begin at once to cleanse your
blood with the standard alterative,
Ayer's
Sarsaparilla
For several months I was troubled with
scrofulous eruptions over the whole body.
My appetite was bail, and my system so
prostrated that I vras unable to work. After
trying several remedies In vain, I resolved
to take Ayer's riaruiari)la, and did so with
such good effect that less Uian one bottle
Restored My Health
and strength. The ra;ldity of the cure as
timished me. as I expected the process to be
long and tedious." Frederico Manz Fer
nandas, Villa Nova lc tiaya, PortngaL
" For many years I was a sufferer from
scrofula, nntil alnwit three years asn, when I
bejran the use ol Ayer's Sanapanlla, since)
which the disease lias entirely disappeared.
A little child of mine, who was troubled with
the same complaint, has also been cured by
tins medicine." H. Brandt, Avoca, Sebr.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
PRETAKID BT
EH. J. C. AYES tt CO., Lowell, Kasa.
Bold by Druggiata. ( 1, six ) Worth Aiaboula,
-THE-FIRST
NATIONAL BANK
OF
Somerset, Penn'a.
o
DCPOSITS RECEIVED IN LARGE ANDSMALL
AMOUNTS. PAYABLE ON OtafANO.
ACCOUNTS MERCHANTS, FARMERS.
STOCK DEALERS, AND OTHERS SOLICITED.
DI COUN DAILY.
board or directors:
LaRcb M. Hicks. W. H. Miller,
Jakes L. PrGH, Cbas. H. Fishes,
Johs R Scott, Geo. R. Scxll,
Fbid W. Bibeteeb.
Edward Scci.l, :
Valbntisb Hat,
A-VDH.EW Pa BEER,
Pbesidkxt
Prhsidest
: Cashieb.
Vici
The funds and securities of this bank
re secaraly protected in a celeb rated Cor
liss Barfrlar-proof Safe. The only Safe
made atssnlntely Bars-lar-proof.
Somerset toonlj Rational Bank
Of Somerset, Pa.
Established, 1877. Orgmued as a Nataal, 1890
CAPITAL $50,000.
Chas. J. Harrison, Pres't
Wm. B. Frease, Vice Pres't.
Milton J. Pritts, Cashier.
Directors:
Wm. H. Kivintz,
Jostah rpecht.
John 11. eny.ler,
Jvseph B. I hi vis,
Psjn'l Pnyder,
Jonas II . took,
John 8tu(ft.
Harrison Mivder,
Noah a. UUJ,
Jerome stum
Wm. Eadsiey.
Cristoroers of this Bank will receive the most
liberal treatment ounustent with sal banking.
Parties wishing to send money east or west can
be aecunimdaied by dralt for any amount.
Money and valuables secured by one of Pie
bold a Celebrated Safes, with most approved time
loci.
Collections made In all parts of the Catted
States t'hanres moderate.
Accounts and Deposits Solicted- xoarVeas
Oils! Oilsl
The Standard Oil Company, of Pittsburgh. PV,
saakai a specialty of manufacturing tor th
Jjomesuc trade (Be finest brands of
Illuminating & Lubricating Oils
Naphtha and Gasoline,
That can be made from Petrcleum. We rhsTlengw
eompwiaoa with every knowa
PRODUCT OF PETROLEUM.
If yoa wish the raost aniformly
Satisfactory Oils
IX THE
.American jSXarket,
Ask for ours! Trad for Somerset and vicinity
applied by
COOK A BEERITS am
rkXaaS KOOeER.
ept28- Vlrr. 8ostiaaaT. Pa.
TXECCTRIX' NOTICE.
iMate of Levi Brobake.-. dee'd , late of Somerset
Towndiip. womeeset County. Pa.
Letters tewamentary on the above estate bav
lng been granted to the nntfe 'sigoed try the prop
er author ty, notice fc hereby given to all persona
Indebted to said estate to mas tmmeUte pay
ment and thosa having claims or demands
against fsesaiae will present them duly aotnen
ikwted nr settiement oo FrWav. Oct l 1BUB,
at the ofjeo of J. U. Kimtnell. In Somerset Bor.
liANCY BKLBAEKR.
acpt2t. txecturU.
mm
ESTABLISHED 1827.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1890.
THE EIGHT STAGES.
Only a baby,
. Cl'.wd and eareaaed.
Gently held to a mother's breast,
Only a ehfld.
Toddling alone,
BTightawing sow Us happy hotae.
Only a boy.
Trudging to schooL
Governed now by a sterner rule.
Only a yoa'.h, -Living
ia dreams ;
Foil of promise life now seems.
Only man.
Battling with life.
Shared ia now by a loving wife.
Ot ly a father,
Burdened with rare,
Piiver threads ia dark brevrn hair.
Only a graybeard.
Toddling again.
Growing sld and full of pain.
Only a muand,
G'ergrown with grass,
lireamsanrealixed rest at hu4.
LtihHi TraveOer.
MISS RUBY ST. GILES.
When I received a summons from tbe
head of the firm of Cash & Brown, dry
goods dealer, I caught op my hat with
alacrity, acd hastened to their office, with
visions of midnight robberies and secret
places of storage, acd you can imagine the
damper it was to me w hen, on entering
their private office, Mr. Cash motioned
me to a chair, and began in a hesitating
way to tell me that there had been some
little irregularity discovered in the lace
departmtnt, and the firm had thought it
best to consult me.
" What clerks have you in that depart
ment?" I asked.
" That is a point I wanted to touch on,"
he said. "There are two girls at tbe coun
ter where the loss occurred, but we hare
had. them for a long time, and have felt
all confidence in them. Besides, they are
the ones who have reported the losses ;
in fact, I we might not have called upon
yoa just at present, had not one of the
girls really made a scene over it, and beg
ged us to put a detective to work immedi
ately." " Have your losses bten great T I ask
ed, and was informed that tbe amounts
taken were not large, but the loss was
considerable, as the laces were of the
finest.
" Have yon any suspicions ?" I que
ried. Mr. Cash looked wise, very wise, in
that knowing way that a man least ac
quainted with, or even adapted to detect
ive wqrk, will look if questioned very
closely.
" N o," he answered, slowly, fitting
tbe tips of his eight fingers carefully to
gether, after having first adjusted his two
thnaibs. " No, I may say w e have not
exactly suspicions, but we naturally feel
that those girls"
"The girls have nothing to do with it,"
I declared, stoutly, with an unconscious
gesture of impatience. - -
"Oh, Tery well, sir ! since you know all
about it, and are to be paid for securing
the thief, perhaps you had better attend
to the case yourseU."
I smiled grimly to myself. The idea of
a detective's being so impulsive as to of
fend his employer at the start! But my
experience has led me to think this is
usually the case. A detective, keen for
any points that may help him solve the
mystery, is sure to put some such gener
al question to the person interested, and
nine to ten that person's answer will be
so utterly blind and stupid as to call out
some expression of disbelief that had
much more wisely been well kept out of
sight.
We arranged the business part of the
transaction ; I took np my hat, and Mr.
Cash very crustily nod Jed me out of his
office.
I had no idea that the shop-girls had
taken the lace. There were points in the
case, aa he had given them to rue, that
went to prove them innocent. Had I
thooeht otherwise I should not have tak
en op the matter at alL There would
hare been something out of all keeping
something absurd in the fact that a
great, lumbering fellow like me should
pry and peep into the lives and ways of
two pale-faced, wretched, pinch-waisted
morsels of the human family, such as I
felt sore these girls most be. But I was
sure the girls were not thieves ; still, if I
would work to advantage it was necessa
ry for me to know their names, and, per
haps, something of their lives. I had not
gained this information from their em
ployer before the outburst, and, of course,
would not ask it later. Something must
be done, I reflected, as I passed out of the
private office, and, as the hour was early
and the counters not crowded, I strolled
down tothe one in questionv
Two pairs of eyes were turned upon me
with sharp, distrustful gaze, and two
pairs of thin, white bands showed nerv
ousness, aa I seated myself on a stool and
leaned on tbe counter, ' This looked a
little bad, I admitted ; still I had expect
ed to find the girls pale from worry, and
they certainly could not fail of a degree
of nervousness.
" I want," I began, trying my best to
appear confused," I want to buy a pres
ent, and I don't know what to pet. I I
came early to look about. Could a fellow
get any little lace fixing that would be
nice for an old lady t For a present for
one?" I stammered.
Then followed a discussion very guar
ded, at first, from the sales-woman, while
tbe other girls watched with sharp eyes
from the other end of the counter.
That I might not overdo the confasion,
I seemed to spend good deal of time in
considering, but, at last, purchased an
"exquisite bit," so the girl informed me,
and paid a big price for it As ur aa I
was concerned it might have been a fish
net for all I was able to judge of tbe val
ue of lace.
An hour later the lace had been deliv
ered to Mr. Cash, and the price replaced
in my pocket
The next day I bought some exquisite
lace " for my young sister." Al least, so
I told the girls, and they in turn posted
me on the value ef the purchase.
, Moreover, in making the selection, I
examined about all of the very high
priced laces they had, and carefully noted
the patterns, and tbe relative values. I
may not be considered a connoisseur on
laces, but I certainly crammed my head
with a vatit amount of facts appertaining
to the sntject,on the morning in question.
And more than thit, by the merest
slip of the tongue, I learned the girls'
naates. j ; - - r
! I heard a lady jujt back of me remark,
" How awfully pale Eleanor Grant is to
day." And a moment later the nodded a
" Good morning, Eleanor," to one of the
clerks. -
So thai one is Eleanor Grant, I noted,
mentally. A moment later I beard, in a
low, sharp undertone, the call, "Jennie
Greyish P Jennie started nervously, and
quickly folded some cards of valuable la
ce. Evidently the gins were afraid of
the customer at tbe counter.
I watched the customer narrowly. She
was apparently wealthy, and judging
from her actions a little "cracky " on the
subject of fine laces. She wanted them
all, though she could not possibly use
them. So overmastering was her passion
that she would gladly have bought up
every piece in the lot, had she felt at lib
erty ti spend that amount of money on
thetn.
But the was not the thief. The question
with her was, how far hufbartd would al
low her to go. She had no tho ght of
theft However the girls did not seem to
understand her, but they might be par
doned any obtusecese, for they were so
filled with apprehension as to be ready to
accuse any and every one.
Having the names of the clerks, I lost
no time in finding their addresses, and
early that evening I called on Eleanor
Grant To save all preliminaries and un
necessary delays I wore my uniform with
my number plate, and gave my name at
the door.
When tbe girl entered the room I
watched her closely for any sign of guilt
but there was not the slightest She
started a little, then came frankly for
ward, saying;
" Did the proprietors send for you T
"They employed me," I answered,
" and now I want to learn all I can from
you."
She seemed gladly eager.
" Oh, I do hope yoa will be able to find
out!" she cried, oflering me her hand,
We were seated, and for an hour I kept
her talking steadily aboutthe matter, not
only her own surmises and suspicions,
but also of her customers, taking notes of
all names as she mentioned them.
As I arose to go, I said :
" I suppose you have never had any
suspicion of Miss Grevish 7" i
"Of Jennie?" she cried. "Oh, no, not
of Jennie V Then, in a thoughtful tone :
" I suppose we might any of us be tempt
ed, but oh, no, I could t believe it of
Jennie!"
" See that yoa mention this interview
to no one." I said, decisively. " Success
may depend on perfect silence."
" Yoa may depend on me, sir," she
said. " I'll do anything to help clear op
this trouble. The suspense is terrible to
me."
I took rapid strides when once' outside
the door. I most see the other girl be
fore any possible conference, and have
their stories for comparison.
I found Miss Grevish at home, in an
humble but tidy, cheery little place, and
introduced myself directly. She drew
a deep sigh, and said, in a half whisper :
" Oh, I am so glad ! I won't tell mam
ma of tbe trouble because it would fright
en her to, and it does seem to me some
times that I can never stand another day
of such dread and suspense."
It was ten o'clock when our talk was
over, and I went directly home, and to.
bed.
" I'll look over these notes by day
light," I muttered o myself, " and posi- 1
bly I may then be able to find a thread
somewhere. I see nothing so far to lead
to suspicion.
But my guess was wide of the mark. I
found absolutely nothing.
Then began a thorough search. I shad
owed lace purchasers to their homes,
bribed maids to give me descriptions of
the laces owned by their mistresses ; I
got myself introduced into wealthy fami
lies, that I might observe th family laces
oh, I was a lace ' ' t yoa may rest j
assured by this time, ,od, in fact, I left
no scheme untried, but I seemed no near
er a solution. Meanwhile another vain
ble piece of lace disappeared.
"Ifthis thing isn't put s stop to im
mediately, 111 discharge every one of
you," Mr. Cash declared, in a towering
pa ion ; and I remarked to him that in
case I did not soon ferret out the thief, I
would discharge myself.
Perhaps I may as well say by way of
explanation that I had studied for the
legal profession, but before I had my
shingle fairly out I had been put on some
pretty blind work, and my success had
been such that quite a lit?Ie stir had aris
en among my friends, and I had been
urged to devote my time wholly to de
tective work.
About this time a wealthy old uncle
hid died, leaving me bis heir. Although
this made no difference with my profes
sion, yet imperceptibly a difference in
my social standing had been brought
about I had been invited to booses that
I had not formerly ristted. Certain yoang
men of" tone" had made advances, and
certain young ladies of the upper ten
thousand had intimated their willing
ness to accept me into their charmed cir
cle. Among these I bad found, or believed
I had found, my ideaL Tall, blonde and
beautiful, with charming, regal ways,
gracious, yet it seemed unapproachable
to all tbe world save myself. To me she
bad been sweetness itself, from tbe first
No wonder a fellow, just out of his books,
should have fallen blindly, madly in
love, and yes, I may as well pat the
whole miserable matter down sod for
get tbs little girl that ha bad been devot
ed to since their old Ligh school days,
when both were in tVtr teena. i
To M tsa Ruby St Giles I had fallen an
easy prey. Not that it had ever occurred
to me to put it that way. for I fully be
lieved oars a case of mutual "love at fi rst
sight"
Ruby knew nothing of my detective
work, supposing that J was following in
the usual footsteps of my profusion.
8o intersted had I beco ne in this espe
cial case that I found myself wishing,
time and again, that I might talk the
whole subject up with my lady-love, bat
had I not been in duty bound to keep all
such matters secret I should not have felt
at liberty to bring op sach s wretched
subject in ber pare presence. However, I
never noticed the dainty. exquisite laces
at wrist or neck without feeling an insane
desire to do so.
Once I met Mias St Giles jast as she
came out of a doorway in ft sry ttiarepa
Uble part of the city. She was disguised
and heavily veiled, but I was so sorpris-
eraia
ed that I cried out, before I knew what I
was about :
" Why, Mias Ruby
She seemed startled and very much ag
itated, but harried along by my side, ex
plaining that she Lad been there on' an
an errand of merry to an old servant, for
merly in their employ, who wa now
dying.
" Bat yoa should not let your tender
heart run away with your judgment," I
said. " This is not a safe place for at Uuly
to come alone."
" Why are you here ?" she asked, pres
ently. "Sly profession sends rae into odd pla
ces sometimes," I said ; I came to find
an old Jew who lives about a dozen
blocks further down the street."
" It U a dieadful place-," she said, with
a shiver. lt you come here very
often?"
" This is my only visit"
I accompanied Ruby to the nearest j
street ear, saw ber safely aboard, ana. re
suaW my s!k.
That night another piece of lacs was
missing.
"I will pat ia a photographer and have
very customer ptiotogriphed, and each
in turn arrested and searched, I swore
wrathfully to myself.
Accordingly, in the morning, I install
ed a lady who was an expert with the
small detective camera, giving her or
ders to photograph every customer of the
lace counter, ami attach the hour and
minute of her call to the plate.
A varied, and, doubtless, interesting
collection of negatives was gathered, day
by day, yet no lueses occurred, and a
week went by. Then on a dreary, rainy
niiht the doors were closed, the two
clerks were busy taking account ol stock
for they had come to do this work af
ter closing hours, that there might be no
pou&ibility of further losses.
I had entered the store at the hour of
closing, and lifting the photograph er'a
try, we sauntered toward the rear en
trance. Suddenly there wa a sharp cry,
and we turned to the lace counter. The
girls were almost wild. Another valuable
piece of lace was missing. I thought the
girls would faint, but we cheered them
by declaring that wa should certainly
find the thief somewhere in our collec
tion of faces, and that we would soon
sift the right one out
They placed no confidence iu the pho
tographs, and so nervous were they that
they could hardly put the goods away
properly, and when we started for the
mantiger's office I bad to support Miss
Grant so unsteady was she.
" At what hoar did this happen T th
manager asked, fiercely.
" They were all there at noon, when
we took account of stxk," Jennie Gre- j
vish said.
"I saw that particular piece at three
o'clock," EleanorjGrant gasped. j
" That brings it down, pretty close,"
our little photographer cried, cheerily. :
" All pictures taken after three o'clock
shall be developed at the first possible'
moment We will see what we have
been biding about here a whole week for
catching pictures of every soul that dar
ed to venture in. " Never mind," eirls.
she cried, " g home-and jet a good
night's sleep. We will find out where the
trouble is to-morrow."
"Pardon me, Miss St Giles," I ventured
in one of the pauses, as we stood for
moment in the shadowy conservatory'
"but what exquisite 1 you wear."
She turned fiom me with an odd, im.
patient gesture.
It needed no suggestion to make my
sleep sound that night or, rather, the next
morning, for I speiit the witching hours
of midnight with Mias St Giles at one of
the most fashionable balls of tbe season.
"They were my mother's." she said de
cisively. "I value them on that account
I never bay laces."
. "Your mother had excellent taste," I
said, when she turned upon me, saying :
"Being a man, ho- do yoa know V
Hei blue eyes closed to narrow steely
lines, from which she eyed me sharply. '
It was an odd look, and it startled me ;
but at that instant a gay cavalier claimed
her for the lancers and she was whirled
away without an answer.
Tbe morning was well advanced when
I reached the office. I had arranged that
the photographer should bring proof of
ber pictures there as early as possible.
She was there before me. I noticed her
excitement before I had closed the door
behind me, bat she did not speak nntil
sure we were alone.
"We have caught the thief in the act,
she said, drawing a print from her case.
I took it from her hand.
"You see she is just in the actofcoa
cealing it beneath her wrap. I did not
notiee tbe movement, bat our camera
caught her."
"My God '." I cried, "not this one. Not
Ruby r
Tbe picture was that of R1107 St Giles.
"Yoa can see the lace, sir. Do yon
know the lady?"
, I demurred. This mast be a bad print
that lace must have been her handker
chiefany, and every excuse I offered.
The lady handed me s half dozen other
prints of the same picture. There it wan
there was no doding it Try as I might,
there was a correct likeness of Ruby St
Giles, and she certainly was in the very
act of concealing the stolen property
about her person.
After the first wild protest I was bliged
to admit to myself, anil I knew the ne
cessity of acting directly lay upon me.
As I recovered from the shock the de
tective instinct came uppermost, and likt
a flash, I remembered that visit down in
the Jew quarter.
Bidding the photographer wait at my
office, I took s couple officers and went
to the building from which I had seeu
Miss St Giles emerge. I will not tire
yoa with the details, hot will only say
that by a piece of rare good lock we
stumbled on to an old Jew pack peddler
just starting on his rounds, and from his
pack we recovered the very piece of lace
for which we were searching.
Being cornered, he confessed that he
bad been in the habit of selling silks,
luces and jewelry, on small commiitsion,
for a lady who said she took them from a
stock she kept on s fashionable street
Tbe old Jew identified Miss St Uile,
and then, with the old tellow in custody,
we laid the wbols matter before Cash &
Brown.
"Now ifthis woman is prossscated we
we will secure her punishment, but stand
our losses. Cant we get tbe woman to
pay for the lace she has take' It th
WHOLE NO. 2049.
sake of her liberty V Mr. Cash inquired.
"I think we can," 1 said, mentally
swearing that some other man would do
the talking. I hope never to see her face
again.
I singled oat the shrewdest old detect
ive on the force and told hira he should
have pay for the whole job if he woald
be "in at the death," as it were, and se
cure, if possaole. the value of the stolen
goods from Miss St. iiles.
I stayed just long enough after that to
surzee to Mr. Cash that his house ought
to give those girls at the lace counter a
vacation, with a neat little present aoieve
to oorcper.Aite thetn for all the worry
they had undergone. Then I took the
very next train f.r the seaport
I have since learned that the amount
was promptly re-stored, and that Miss St
iiles is now the admired beli in a dis
tant city.
He'ijho! The smart haa healed I
shall write t my littte oM-time sweet
heart to-night Will she forgive and re
instate me, I wonder.
We are Fighting for Principles,
Not Men.
The Republican party, in all of its ap
peals in tbis canvass, has re?pertfolIy
a.ked our citizens, one and all, to rise
above the slime which has been injeetta
into this canvass by the Iiercocratic man
agement, and give final and friendly con
sideration to the great measures and
principles involved. Tbe on'y way to
sustain these is to sink mere personalities
and preferences and give a cordial sup
port to all of the State. Congressional,
Senatorial, Representative, and County
candidates, for the defeat of any of these
affects unfavorably the representative
and organized power of a great party
which has dedicated itself to the promo
tion of well known principles and meas
ures. The present Republican Congress
passed a Soldiers' Service pension bill,
which distributes annually ilW,vX,000
to the dependant veterans of the Union ;
iltS,CjO,0W of this is distributed to the
citizens of Pennsylvania. Our Congress
has passed the Administrative bill, to
prevent frauds and undervaluations by
importers and foreign dealers, and it is a
magnificent success. It has passed the
Silver bill, which not only adds annually
over $-"0,00O,0OO to our currency, but bas
lifted the value of silver fu!Iy fifteen per
rent, adding that much to the purchas
ing power of the wages and incomes of
all our citizens. It bas passed the Mc
kinley Protective Tariff bill, the best
measure of protection ever conceived,
and one that will encourage all of our
industries, so soon as the excessive im
portations of this year are exhausted.
It bas encouraged the improvement of
the navy, whereby our great ship yards
will for years be enabled to double their
forces and give work to thousands of
mechanics and laborers. It has encour
aged tbe farmer and been watchful of his
interests. The are but the leading
measure!, all of them involving princi
ples, which are at stake in this canvass.
And these are the) thin? at stake; the
greatest man in the land would be dwarf
ed beside them.
Your vote will ratify or reject them.
The Republican party jg wholly r -sponsible
for them. Do they deserve yonr
endorsement? There is one way, and
but one, to say so, and that U to cast a
ballot for the entire Republican ticket If
yoa oppose these measures, vote for the
Democratic ticket, and, vote it as a whole.
One way points to progress, the other to
reaction. Tbe choice is yours to make on
the 4th day of November next Base it
upon principle, and the Republican par
ty will profit by yonr vote.
The Republican candidates fully de
serve public confidence as men, and pub
lic support a.3 the representatives of great
principles a view which mud flinging
should never obscure, and which slander
should never intimiJate.
Hon. George Wallace Delamater, the
Republican nominee for Governor, was
Mayor of Meadville, then elected State
Senator after a most cordial nomination,
by a vote which redeemed the party'
majority in Crawford county. He is able,
courteous, clean.
Captain Louis A- Watres, long State
Senator of high distinction from Lacka
warna county, is the candidate for Lieu
tenant (iovernor.
Hon. Thoma., J. Stewart has risen
freui a IS year old drummer boy in tbe
Union arrnv to a member of the House
from his native county of Montgomery,
then to Secretary of Interna! Affairs, tbe
place for which he has been renominated.
While a member of the Legislature he
was the author of the Soldiers Burial
bill which Pattison vetod, and in the
words of this veto every Union soldier of
the State was insulted by arguing that
the appropriation was above the cost ef
pauper barial.
Tbe State ticket, when elected will
show a ratification of the principles em
bodied in tbe measures described, and so
will the vote for all Republican candi
dates for Congress), and tbe measures can
be maintained only as they are heartily
supported by the people.
Tbe law places the Congressman upon
the county ticket, simply for convenience
and the avoidance of tbe use of an addi
tional ballot box, bet it is as much a
National office as that of President The
members of tbe representative branches
of the government directly reflect the
views of the people, and are entrusted
with the power which shapes principles
into measures. Let the Republicans of
Pennsylvania i a each and every district,
see to it that their candidates for Con
gress are well supported. The House ia
in danger, and personal likes or dislikes
ought to fall before a grave emergency.
Hold It to the Light.
The man w ho tells you confidentially
just what will ctire yonr cold is prescrib
ing Kemp's Balaam this yesr. Ia the
preparation of this remarkable medkane
or coughs and colds no expense is spared
to combine only the best and prrrest in
gredients. Hold a bottle of Kemp's Bal
sam to the light and look through It ; no
tice the bright, clear look ; then compare
with other remedies. Pries 50c, awd $1
Austin has a very precise business man
who never pays a visit without demand
ing ft receipt for it. Tern y-ftinga.
ConsioW the man who is always punc
tual how nyich time lie wastes waiting
for other people.
Oregon Lettar.
jrrLASrA,OruCk:L,15J?00, . n'T
Eurros Hiaald, ' ' -'
Dxai Sib : I occupy a lower altitude
tha I rTiJ when I sent s commaaicalio L ,.'; t
from the summit of Pike's Peak. This
city ia bat eighteen feet above ne level,
and the ataoospbsric changes swsc,aH'j"s
perceptible betweea hers sad the rum
Bait of the Rockies. Sinew my W letter
t have had the' wishes of my h y hco4
gratified, by viewing the Rocky Mountain-,
Salt Lake, Mt Hood, Mt Shasta
and other places of minor importance.
The first gity beyond Colorado Spring
on the Denver 1 Rio Grande R. R. is - -.;
Pueblo. This place baa taken quite a
boom daring the season. Being located
in ft region noted for mineral wealth, it
has within its limits immense smelters,
used to fuse the rough quart! and ores,
extracting therefrom the di Jerent miner
als, and thus giving employment to
thousands of laborers. Leaving thistcity
going westward the road enters the Rival
Gorge. This noted mountain pa.-, is a
canon with perpendksLsr w!' of rock
on either side, Tisir.g to the height of
2,W0 feet Th tough this gulch flows a
rapid stream of water, and along thw
margin of this stream the ra-iroad is
burlt The gorge in many places is too
narrow to admit both rowd-bel and
stream, consequently you find the mad
suspended over the stream by immense
Iron beams imbedded in the rock. .The
grade along thia stream is regu'-ar but
steep, requiring two powerful engines to
furnish motive power. On leaving the
head-waters of tins pasa yoa are convey
ed through Marshall Pass t the Mack
canon beyond. The scenery aloDiT this
part of the route U awe in."pirini Mris
the train threads along a narrow nwi'lbed
chiseled from the steep, roc ky slope of the
mountain side, while thousand of feet
below is visible the csnon, so deep and
dark that it causes an involuntary shud
der to creep over yoa as yoa think of the
probable result should tbe train be hurl
ed from the trck at this point I will
pars by the route between this point and
Salt Lake City. On tbe near approach
to this valley of the plains you will find
mere verdure, and as yoa enter yoa are
gurroumled by fine grazing lands and
good ranches. Salt Lake City requires
no description as all readers are fatuiiiar
with her history. Ocr next prominent
point was Ogdeo. This city rivals Salt
Lake in the way of splendid building,
both public and private-. Soon after
leaving this place you get a fins view of
the Lake. There is hardly a ripple on
its surface ; it seems to slumber in its
briny bed, while along it s margin the
saline deposits are noticeable from a
great distance. Next you get an intro
duction to what was formerly termed the
Aaierican Desert, and in my estimation
a deserving t:tie still. The sterility of
this section can only be realised when
seen ; it is destitute of vegtUb'.e and ani
mal life. You now travel hundreds of
miles without seeing habitations of any
kind outeide of the railroad stations. No
trees, no giaes nothing but sand and a
few atantedaage bushed. 1 was Lu formed
that crows before crossing this region
supply themselveswith haversack of
provisions to keep from starring-.
Again the scene chants, and for the
better, as yoa approach the Caa-ade
range. Tbs ascent ia steep, and as yrx
near the summit yoa sew the relics of by
gone days, when the mountains tottered
ana fell, yeilding their precious wealth to
tbe agency of water empWyye.1 by man
through the hydraulic system. The re
mains of flumes snd pipes ued to con
vey the water and earth along tbe steep
grade and deposit the gold dust into re
ceptacles made for that purpos?, are still
to be seen ; as are a'so ths tielapidated
shanties of the Once prosperous miners.
As you descend from the mount tins yon
enter the Sacramento Valley. You now
approach the land of fruit and vin-s.
Everywhere the eye is greeted with lus
cious grapes, pears, plums, peaches, etc.
N earing Saeramento yoo pswss through a
rich airriculturaJ country, the product cf
which Sacramento is the recipient Go
ing north over toe California it Oregon
Railroad, yoa again thread tbe moun
tains. Mt Shasta Is the principal peak
of this ranje. It is covered with drifts
of pure white snow from its summit half
way down to its base.3Uere yon enter
the snow-sheds, strung along in line for
4-5 miles. These sheds obscure the scen
ery, being built of heavy timbers, 9i le.l
and roofed with pianks two inches in
thickness. As yoa emerge from the she'ls
yoa strike a descending grade. . The click
of the wheels tell the increase of speed
as ycu leave Salem and approach Port
land. Mt Hood may de discerned at a
distance, rearing its lofty submit above
its neighbors of more modest pretensions.
This, too, is s snow-clad mountain.
Portland may be termed an old fash
ioned city, judgirg from the style of its
architectnre, thoogh she is keeping pace
with the times. She Is dis-arling the
horse-car for the electric. Tbe cai)!e also
furnishes motive power St certain Tines.
The buildinzs r?cted of late years com
pare favorably with those of other citi'-s.
Chinese labor figures largely in this city,
there being over two thousand Chir.amen
here. I have now traveie.1 from crat to
coavt,and for the benefit of the discon
tented Soa.erset county farmer i will
say, be content with your lot if you are
doing well, as I frave foend Bo'pUce but
what has its faults.
J. A. ( ;.
Couldn't Prove His Title.
I was in Ue smoking ear of a train on
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad,
running from Decater to Montgomery,
Ala. Just as the train started a man
came bouncing in, breathing bard and
evidently pretty well tired out After
sitting down- fors con pie- of minutes he
rose snd came over to me. We were
alone in tbe ear.
"Stranger," be said, as be est down in
half cf the seat, "I am dead broke and
want yoa to pay mt fare to Gunters
ville." "Very well ; here's thecliange.and yon
can hand it to the conductor."
"Thanks. I see yoa have an overcoat
lying on the seat. Would yon have any
objections to my slipping it on for five
minutes ?"
"None at all."
"Yon are very kind. Stirpes we ex
change hats for a minute."
"Certainly."
"Now, hand me your glasse and that
book."
"Here they are."
He bal just got settled when the con
ductor came in. The stranger sai I
"Gnntersvilie," and handed otithis fare,
and the official received it and pa?ed
out The man hadn't another wor I to
say nntil the whistle blew for his station.
Then he got out of the overcoat, handed
over his oher elfects and shock hands
and said :
"I cant tell how ranch I thank you.
Tliey wererrt two ruinates hehind me."
Yoa were fleeing, eh T
"I'd run two miles."
"And the the causer
"CoulJnl prcve my ownership of a
$?j0 mule ream. Good-bye, old chap. If
yon ever go into muTesi and get brrnht
up short, send for me" tkirH fnt
Prrm.