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A VISIT TO MY OLD HOME.
ET H. J. MiiLEE.
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Tbi tu the Cm vi:t I .;d to tbewd j
homestead for nary, wct yar. ana i
found the 8'jrr.Mr. llcgs very mnca
c'angfd. tV.her j.".r.e, rartf.er gone, n.y
brothprsallueid, st-rs pone, ar.-l the
old h..mH in tht- tm.ls f'f -i.r;rf strur.rs
an 1 the furr-.-n..! i (.'- :: tt.er different
fr3;u hat tb-y c:e in luy lK.yh.xrl
day. tbeo:dU:d--i. irks t;it aed to b
.c f. nih-r an t 1 ai.! V -. CJf ai the fl
era of Ma v are all so
cliui'pd that I frit
the pUov ife-recrate ! by tii hands of
atrangers; the old fa.iiiiiar pny-led
that used to be a profuii n cf ii.;ml beau
ty ia the da;s of j ore, and miJe air red
ol -fit and fr.jrnt witii their sweet per
fjmes I looked or in vain, and it ?9
witrj feeling of sadness, that I w alked
over the fields, through the orchard and
the woods, feeling as the poet expressed
it:
"L'ke me wl.o tres is a'-ne,
S.jmv banjuet ta'.l o. ti -d,
Wtiose liifu'a are S-d. an IV.-irlnrd diaJ,
And !t. but me f-. a-ied "
And then I lisited ttie old family grave
yard, the ci'y of tbe silent dead, w here
eiep the ancestors of the Miller settle
ment, and with feeling of rtverencej
and uncxivere-l h.a l I r.-iid the epitaphs
ofthe aged piineer gran l-a'.heM tnl
mothers, w hose tnort tl remains were
c-nsigntd here to tbe narrow confines
ofthe tomb, when I ss .. little liny.and
wietbinks I could yet hear the mini-tpr
pronounce the solemn r.b-eonies, '"ashes
to ashes, and dust to i!;t."' Fr.jni here I
wended my way, to w here once stood the
old iog-houe by the bine, and here I
viewed the lanscaj ere, ar. l in my si
lent meditation, my school -boy days rose
up like a dream, and passed before nie in
panoramic review, and I said :
"Then I wish. I was a bey (train.
Vljtn every day -.ii.a to or time."
Youth is long iran out in the esti
mation of all school boys : he grows rest
less and tired waiti.ig le.i:n a nin.
It seems ecch a lonj pull H! a l'Uig l ill
before you reach t!ie Li'-, but I do
want the hoary hand of t u..', in his re
lentless passage around the dial-plate to
carry me to far bevond tiie brow of the
hill just now, fr I want to sit down at
the feet jf youth, tnd write up my school
boy days of frty years a'0, in the old
loe-school-house by the lane.
Before attempting to describe the old
school house, and itsicteii'T emlei:L-h-ments,
wo v. ill tke a v.ew of the old
fainiiiar surrounndin.M and the play
ground up.3ii the hill fide ; the old maple
tree, that stood like a Koman seutinal.
spreading his hue branches over the
spring, from which cbed forth ab!rein
of pure and sparkling water, that so often
quenched our thiist, and how- we used to
buiid dams ani bridges a.-rcss the brook
on the other side of the school-house
whose crystal waters came meanderir.tr
and gambolir: dow n ti.e ravine fioui a
neighboring woodland forest, where we
Uiedto ride with wooden horss w ith our
bet girls down the old hill with the
a eed of an ar.tilot, i:uagiLiing ourselves
wirriora with behutts upon our beads.
bow we used to hunt for teaberry -leaves
and dij for sassafrus roots, but thoi-e
aromatic have hist their prestige and
the roasted pea-nut and the omnipresent
chewing guin have taken their piace
with the school girls of to-day. And
bow we lislened in the early spring time
to the plumed soDgstera of hill and dale,
singing their sweetest carols of praise.
The school-house was an o! 1 weather
beaten structure, a!out twenty f, et
square, entirely innocent of paint or any
ornamental work, except what the boys
executed with toeir jack-knives. The
furniture was marvelous f.,r its cheap
ness and simplicity backh sa benches
niadeof slal5, with no attention paid to
the comfort of the smaller schollars. I
can yet see the A. P.. C. class sitting on
those tori uring, unfriend'y lynches with
their little feet dangling a foot above
the door. Around the walls were the
writing desks for the larger scholars. In
the center an old fashioned wood stove,
behind the door was the wood pile and
the water bucket ; opposite the door was
the "masters" desk a sort of a cheaply
constructed imperial throne upon which
his royal highness was seated, arrayed
with becoming dignity, pomposity and
power, w ielding his sceptre of submissive
authority in the shape of a rod about four
feet long. Remember, I am now shak
ing of the ""school-master" in the rural
districts of nearly half a century ago,
when muscle, courage and bravery were
among the essential requisites in a teach
erjin order to successfully scipe with and
thrash tbe belligerent big boys to kerp
them in the track, to cli jib the rujged
hill of science. Selling, reading, writing,
ciphering and geography constituted tl e
line of studies: Cobb's Spoiling Book
and Kay's Arithmetic were then among
tbe standard school books, and h w we
used to sail through Addition Multipli
cation, Short and Long Division, and the
Rule of three, and get in a dead lock
when we struck vulgsr fractions. Ia
reading, sach small athtirs as emphasis,
punctuation, rate, fon-e, pitch, cadence
and modulation of the voices, were un
rated for and considered of no account.
We read ia a loud monotone, like a
man plowing through a stumpy held and.
when we ran against a hard word to pro
nounce and became tangled the teacher
would help u over as best be knew how
Oar writing implements consisted of
goose quills. The teacher wiote the copy
and orden-d us to imitate the same. If
we wanted onr ropy-book to appar a
little loud and flashy, w e used jxikeberry
juice for ink. Methinks I can yet hear
Mneof the little boys and girls rt ad
with youthful pride, that old familiar
poem:
"Twinkle twinkle liule Mar
How I woiiiier w Uat you are."
Or.
Msry had a onie intrh
Tis t!vH white a- rw.
And everywhere lht Man,- ent,
Tue In Lob was ure to go."
Our amusement on the play ground
ronsisted of town-bail, prisoner's bae,
sock ball, cr cat Lull, by the older ones,
while the smaller schollars and girls in
dulged in Anthony over and I can ytt
eee the girls watching the ball as it came
sailing eraeefuliy and majestically over
the eld school bouse, trying to catch it
with their aprons. The balls then used
were all all home-made made frora old
gum shoes and stocking yurn and the
boy who possessed a bail considered the
bet bouncer was a hero.
And with what delight we always wel
romed the first snow of the season, bow
cur eyes sparkled as w e w atched those
frozen vapers, thoee fulling blossoms of
the sky, cover toe erth. And in the 1
dvs;e did hav w in'..-r in ernM.
Eirly in Drc-:r.'.t-r h:r.rv leaded and I
hue beardel w inter would atcetid his
throne rolled and crowned wkh eighty I
eoow-banks and wield Lis eceptre of j
Btorm and wintry tempest throughout the
land till the month of April.
And it would be brd to compute and
measure to the 60,oare inch the amount
of solid and exhilirsting enjoyment it
afforded the average schoolboy and girl
of fi.rty veeie ago enacting and iM-
riding on the l,i:lid during the dinner ;
hour, at the old H-l.ool-fcf.Uf by the lace.
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mr.iry L.iis enu -ace turuuii euu
bint and storm, two add three miles
to and from the old I. fchool-botwe by
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daye, nhen ne were all to happy and
frre frora the perplexities and etern re-al-tis
ff life. Life jftrred all iunt-hine
then, and we did n"t stop to eze into
ta ik txisoiu of the future and thick
vf the iria's und struies awaiting us in
the conflicts of lift-as we are carried on
down itie Mrvaui 01 lime lowaras iiie tev
tints f an of onr earthly warfare.
Hat to return to ruy text, allow me to
add that alocjf about the middle of De-c-iijler
it was customary, when a favor
able opportunity presented itself and the
nia.'-ter was found alone in the echool
houre, to lock bim in and keep bim a
prisoner until be would agree to buy a
Christmas treat for the entire bchool. If
he mas inclined to he obstinate or rebel
li'jus. it became nect-ssary sometimes to
resort to a little strategy in order to J
batten hi capitulation to sign the order, J
by one of the larger scholar climbing on
the roof and ihrowirg a little cayenne
pepper or sulphur down the stovepipe,
Tii is (neraliy brought speedy terms of
surrender.
Eat ia conclusion, let tue ak, where
are all the boys that used to couie to the
old l"g school-house by the lane? Echo
answers where ? Scattered to the four
winds of heaven. Some sleep beneath j
the evf r-t winkling sure that nightly dot
the tk'.ea like shiintnerinz gold in the ,
S )utb laud, end
On Kami 's eternal ramping (tround
Tiir r silttit tfius are spread,
Ami e'.ory gunnl-i wi'h olroin round
Tbe bivouac of the lad
I To bf ranlinunl.)
Electric Bitters.
Th; remedy is be coming so popnlar
and m well known as to need no special
mention. All who have ued E'ectric
Hitters sinj the same song of praise A
purer oiedu-ine do-s not exist and it ia
gujrant-ed to do all that is claimed.
Electric Bittere will cure all diseases of
the Liver ani Kidneys; will remove
Pi 111 pies, B iils Salt Raeum, and other
afft-ctions cau.ae.1 by impure blood; will
drive malaria frora the system and pre
vent as well as cure all Malarial fevers.
For cure of headache, constipation and
indigestion, try Electric Bitters. Entire
satisfaction 'uranteed, or money refund
ed. Price cents and f I per bottle, at
J. N. Snyder's Erug Store.
It Looked Great.
Mr. G. -S. Clinton placed " Coventryf
England," afier his name on the Au ii
torium roister the other tuornicg. A
rcjwter asked hira what he thought of
this country inlpeceral.
' Oh, I like it pretty well," be re
plied. " Have you traveled very extensively
ia the I'nited States V
" All over it."
" Have yen ever been in Chieio be
fore ?"
" iftt-n."
" D j yoa intend to remain ia this coun
try long ?"
" l or the rest of my life."
"Theji you like it so well that yoa in
tend to settle here ?''
I think I will. I've been in the Uni
ted states for twenty-seven years. It
suits me firrt-rate. I register from Cov
entry because itlooks better than Hell
Creek, where I live, and so that I can re
member to write letters to my people in
Eagland. Haven't seen Coventry since
I was a small boy, and dont want to,
but the nauiel-joks simply great on a ho
tel book. Dont you think so 7" Oiicayo
Ihlrr Ocean.
Spots on the Sun.
Astronomers have tloa summer discovered
an extraordinarily large number of spots on
the un, and predictions are made of severe
atmop;iei!c disturbances. Weather predic
tions are aa unoerlaio quantity, however,
and there's no cause for worry. Due thing
s c -rtaio, Klein's celebrated brands of ' fcil
ver Age" and "Iiuquesne" pure rye whiskies
are gaining in public favjr every day. A
reliable bUn.ulant should always be kept in
the bouse, more especially in summer, wb.n
su-ideii sickoeis is liable to attack us. "Sil
ver Age'' sells at $1 50 and "Duquesne'' at
$1.20 per full quart. Bjih are indorsed and
prescribed by physicians. You can have
tj;bon, KiDch, Uuccenbeinier or Overholt
at $lXO par quart, or aix quarts for $o UfiO.
Try Klein's Blackberry Brandy, pure juice
of the Deny, tl UO per quart. Goods prompt
ly ship(ed to all parts ofthe country. Send
for complete catalogue and price list, nun-
tijuing this paper.
Mix Kleis,
f- Federal Street Allegheny, Pa.
Remarkadls Feat of Strength.
K. P. Kendall gave a remarkable exhi
bition of his skill and strength with a
ten pound dumbbell in this city last
w eek. He matched himself against eight
strong men empljyed upon the grade
work about the county court bouse, and
agreed to put from shoulder to arm's
length a ten pound dumbbell more times
than the eiht men could. Kendall has
a limb which makes it necessary for him
to use crutches, and as he is of a very
slight build, the result of the contest ap
peared to be a foregone conclusion.
One after another the eight men took
their places, Kendall keeping time with
each one, and after the eighth bad drop
ped his arm from sheer exhaustion, Ken
dall smiled lplea.sax.tly and ran tip his
score of litis to an even 1,00). II is best
sore with twelve pound bell is 2, W0
lifts, and be has a brother who holds the
world's thaaipionstiip. S-'Uile Prtm and
Wonderful Gold.
Geld is so very tenacious that a piece
of it drawn into wire one-twentieth of
an inch in diameter will sustain a weight
of 5c"0 pounds without breaking.
Its malleability is so great that a single
grain may be divided into 2,(J0.0OO parts
and a cubic inch into 5,523,80f ,022 parts,
each of w hich may be distinctly seen by
the naked eye. A grain and a half of
gold may be beaten into leaves of an
inch square, which, if intersected by par
allel lines drawn at right angles to each
other and distant only the one-hundrelth
part of an inc h, will prodace 25,000,000
little squares, each cf which may be dis
tinctly seen without the aid of a glass.
The surface of any given quantity of
gold, according to the best authorities,
may be extended by the hammer 310.S14
times. The thickness ofthe luelal thus
extended apjiearg to be no more than the
504,C2lth part of an inch. Eight ounces
of this wonderful metal would gild a
silver wire of sudicient length to extend
entirely around the globe.
j . Did yoa ever know. that tbe cold tea
left oer after a meal was a most fin U
lent addition to your vinegar barrel T Try j
it. it not only adds o your store, but it
colors and flavors the finegar. 1
'h C'AZ rLACKi!G is cheaper
V -t zo cents a bottle than any
ether Dressing r.t 5 cents.
A LITTLE GOES A J-OKG WAYS
becsrre shots ctvc. Mattered with it ea
be Let t cieaa tv vasi;ir? tr,cra tfitn water.
People iu mjtraie cireuar.cwfcnd it
protuUe to boT u u i:jc. a bottle,
hat they spend fwliUikicg ttcy
oocattso
save ia
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It the cheapest tl.cUn cdcrin
1 .jV . . - .,,
cheaper it it caa be doac wenutpaj
$10,000 Reward
f -.r a rrcipe that wll enable os to mako
Wouf's Acme Elackin-.j at such a prico
that a retailer can profitably sell it at 0c a
boulc This offer is open until Jan. 1st, lt tti.
VOLT? & BAITOOU'n.Plinadelphia.
Old Juruitun painted with
PIK-RON
(this is the name of the paint), looks like
stained and varnished m Jamiture. no
coat w ill do it. A child can apply it. You
cm ciiar.tre a pine to a walnut, or a cherry
to mahognry ; there is to limit to your
fan-jes. "All rctailtrs sell it.
Nearly cvcr' pattern of 'a ffae
Blanket is imitated in color and
style. In most cases the imitation
looks just as gooJ as the genuine,
but it lursu't the zsarp threads, and
so lacks strength, and while it sells
for only a little less than the genu
ine it isn't worth one-half as much.
The fact that . Horse Blankets
are copied is strong evidence
that they are THE STAN OA no,
and every buyer should see that
the ?A trade mark is sewed on
the inside of the Blanket.
PS I - Five Mi!o
Ask
for
i t-iectric
iSS. Extra Test
Baker
HORSE BLANKETS
ARE THE STKCMGZST.
103 5A STYLES
at pri-es to s -.it ecr! cciy. If ; r.:; r.m't get
them from your dealer, writj c. AS: (ct
tliei.A Iv.k. Yoa cm r. " " v "'sow rn-irge.
WM. AYRES u SCNS. Fhi'-' '
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LIKE
Sheridan's Condition Powder!
KEEPS YOUR CHICKENS
Strong ad Healthy ; Prevent all Diacaaa.
Good for MvMltimf Bens.
tt Iff afwhlrft mm HtffSly eoncvntrKtM. Ill enft
trTcowiriitfiofotBrty. S . ( tttr-r four-. ft mm
wtmntr strictly a nw.!lio. " 01 iArtrr crui mtmI mm
mw , hi iu prvvnl (UWp. Ba.l nne CQAOUMr.
If Jon eaa't a;ei it wend to us.
We mail on. rck F.t-SI A t H b ft. It. SI
V 3. Aprvw jmUi! fimOry HiUtun trvt i. pri,-
tb nlm. Irrv w:lb SI on orikr, r miiffe bau4e CUfr
of Tue rirrr Pcixtut P.pwm nt fn-.
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D,TJ?!ENT CSSt?;FTIOT,L'iY-rtVER.
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PETERYOGEL. ScylrsT.Pa-
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lir Uiue bolOeu fepcitc
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th kaov.l "f iv!wu t kiiiar it tfvi.w av
petsj .nl c-i ttitrii( tun. w'a- br la ratisi ill
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W W to t Tw Tl i toad, .
Shut the door
against disease. Danger comes oft
cnest through impure blood. Keep
your blood in order, and you keep
Sn health. For this, nothing equals
Dr. Pierce's Golden Jlcdieal Discov
ery. It invigorates the liver, puri
fies and enriches the blood, and
rouses every organ into healthy ac
tion. By this means it cures. Ev
ery part of the system fools its
saving influence. Dyspepsia, Indi
gestion, Biliousness, Scrofulous,
Skin and Scalp Disexscs oven
Consumption (or Lung - scrofula )
in its earlier stages, all yield to it.
It's the only Liver, Blood and Lung
Remedy that's guaranteed to bene
fit or cure, or the money is re
funded. Trying terms to 6ell on
but it's a medicine that can carry
them out.
Golden Medical Discovery "
contains no alcohol to inebriate,
and no syrup or sugar to derange
digestion.
It's a concentrated vegetable ex
tract; put up in large bottles;
pleasant to the taste, and equally
good for adults or children.
Johnstown Business Houses.
-FINE OLD-
WHISKIES
AJid Imported Liquor mid in bula and bj tbe
ease, special uuea :
OLD CABISET. TOM MOORE
'POSS CM HOLLO W, Q ITKESUEIMER,
nSClTS GOLDES WEDD1S6,
eiBsoys xnx wmsriEs,
Jame Rennewy, Paul PuBois. Coenne, Wilbur
tinman i "Own Blackberry foruml." Alo,
Bedford and amnert Ptue K) e V LitViw,
with age.
FISHER & CO.
309 Main Street, Johnstown, Pa.
ARTISTIC JOB PRINTING
A SPECIALTY.
HARRY M. BENSHOFF,
HANUFACTURIHG STATIONER
AXD -
BLANK BOOK MAKER
HANNAH BLOCK,
JOHNSTOWN. PA.
BOOT AND SHOE HOUSE.
THE NEW KOOM IS TIIE
DIBERT BUILDING,
Corner Main and Franklin Sts.
ulZ- Mens,Womens A.
Of Best Quality, and at LOWE.ST PRICES
can be found, in styles of all makes. I am
prepared to compete with one and all
dealers in tbe State. All I ask is a trial.
SCOTT DIBERT.
FINE
STOCK FARM!
Very fine Stock Farm of GOO acre located
in the frarden spot or Iowa, aiarsnau conn
tv, 3 mile from Union, on the Iowa Cen
tral Railroad, and five miles from Giflord, on
the C. & X. W. R. K. Can reach twenty dif
ferent depots bv team in one days drive.
The ground all tilled, so every acre can he
cultivated: endet aweiy tiiKh stated cul
tivation. Contains four lar?e drive well,
with wind puraiu, which supplv an abund
ance of water to every field or part of the
whole farm. Buildings of the very hesu
Fine larpe house, containing ail modern
improvements: hot and cold wster all
through the honse, and a splendid lsrte
barn, pranary, other building, etc. Price
only $4o per acre. $12,UU0 cash, balance to
suit purchaser.
POOBBAUGH COUQGHENQUR
1117, Chamber of Commerce,
ane24tf. Chicago.lll.
Sportsmen's Headquarters-
W. 8. Brown. No. and ,VJ2 Wood Street, Pitts
ourg. Pa., hu i I the lntest iinf.'ovwl Fin; Amu,
risiui. tu'i itevoiverx. i n-e njver were
cher, and I have the lar- Hock in
WeMern Prim a toer-t from. NuKhod.ly fronds
and all r:aniiit'fl. To the la.llca I nocild uay
that 1 have the Unrest atork of sliram and Siiuir
in toe c-uy ; mere 1 aiao tiar;.en and retiair. and
make ail kind of bx.Uand licht maehinerv.
Sxntne eootUof ad kinds, arauiuuuiuo of all
liiuuuiu uw. isciia lor lliuireu Catalugue.
AU 88 FRANKLIN STREET.
JOHNSTOWN SUPPLY HOUSE
JOHN H. WATERS & BR0.
PLUMBERS,
STZAH AND GAS FITTZLS.
We are now established In nnr n Kkim...
which, we can ulYlv ur ih tir... ....j T'
.u , i ii i tun-) ivauia
Everyinme pertaining to the Plumbine 8teara
and Oa businno c.rrMj In u.a-k
.,WB?i1.1A'ra,1:".TeJ"'b, attention to
1- -f"rnf eflorta in thh line enbrare
ome of the Unr.-st btuldicn In thjvn.. -i.i.
enuretocma J'
In the SI PPLT PEPA RTMENTwe earrv a full
Water Hoe.alvea. !ukr i ..... .. "
HORSE AMD CATTLE POWDERS
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F0UTZ3
Local Institute.
To be held at tbe Berkey school houne
in Taint township, on Saturday Iec. 19,
1301.
roBESOOjr sessioj.
What should constitute a teacher's li
brary V. A. Livinpston.
Recitation Mis Annie Griffith.
The spelling book, and bow to ose it
E. J. Iemsey.
Vocal Music, its importance in the
scbool-room Jerry Kauffman.
ArTEB-NOOS 8ESSI0X.
Class drill in arithmetic W. A. Wea
ver. Select reading John M. Daniels.
How to secure better teachers Daniel
Uolsopple.
Recitation Norman Ripple.
What are teachers duties inside and
outside of tbe school-room. J. C. Begley
EVES ISO BESSIOX.
Duties of citizens in relation to tbe
school. Teter Hoffman, J. I. Conner.
Wetzel class conducted by the presi
dent Recitation D. F. Scbrock.
Mistake in teaching P. E Weimer.
School room attractions Sidney Hol
sapple. Music and queries to be bad at tbe op
tion of the president.
COMMITTUC
The Doctor and the
ter.
Postmas-
Were talkiing about a case of serious
illness, due to a neglected Cold and rap
idly going into Consumption, which was
promptly cured by Pan-Tina Cough and
Consumption Cure. Price 25 and 50 cents.
Trial bottles free.
Experience has shown sufferers with
Dysjiepsia, Billiousness and Liver Com
plaint, in fact all diseases arising from a
disordered system, that nothing equals
Dr. Lee's Liver Regulator for these treb
les. Try it
Trial bottles free at G. W. Benford's
Drug Store.
A Wonderful Rainbow.
Dr. McVean has arrived fn the city
after a tour of the country. The doctor
resides at Armour, S. D., and has much
to tell about that region. "A few days
ago," he said, "the people, among tbe
number myrelf, witnessed one of tbe
most remarkable phenomena ever seen in
that or any other portien of tbe United
Slates. The phenomenon consisted of
the appearance of the northern lights
under remarkable circumstances. Tbe
lights formed a regular rainbow and ap
pearrd at nihL The bow extended the
whole length of the horizon and was
thirty feet wide. Evt-rjthing was seen
on the broad prairie just as if it had been
lit up by electricity. The old settlers
claim that such a thing was noticed in
1SC2, but not since." (J. Lou'a Glulr.
Drmucrat.
Catarrh, Not Local, but Ccnstltu
tlortal.
Dr. Dio Iewis, the eminent Bordon pi y
eician, in a magazine artica'e saya: "A radical
error nnderii9 nearly all medical treatmen
of catarrh. It is not a disease of the man
nose; it is a disease of the man showing itsel
in the neve a Local exhibition of a CvMitul.
ior,Lil trouble " Therefore, he argues, the ue
of snuff and other loco! applications ia wrong
and while they seerc jo give temporary relief
they leally dc more harm than good. Olhei
lt.dn ; authorities agree wite Dr. Lewis
Htice the only proper method of cure for
catarrh is by taking a constitutional remedy
like Hood's Sarsaparilla. which, reaching
every part of the body through the blood.
does eliminate all impurities and makes tbe
whole man healthier. It removes tbe cau'e
ofthe trouble and restores the diseased mem
brane to proper condition. That this is the
practical reult is proven by thousands of
people who hove been cured of ratarrh by
talking Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Obedience is the crowning grace, that
principle to which polity owes its stabili
ty, faith its acceptance. Exactly in pro
portion to the majesty of things in the
scale of being ia the completeness of their
obedience to tbe laws that are set over
them.
"A chemical success and medical triumph
so speaks an eminent physician in reference tu
Ayer's Cherry pectoral, and the eulogy was
none too strong. No other medicine is so safe
and efficacious in all diseases ofthe throat and
lungs.
The highest art is always the most re
ligiouii, and the greatest artist is always a
devout man. A scoffing Raphael or
Michael Angelo is not conceivable.
I'.luckie.
lo uur Subscribers.
The sjiecial announcement wbisb appear
ed in our columns some time sinoe, an
nouncinga special arrangement with Dr. B.
J. Kendall Co., of Knosburgh Falls, VL,
publishers of " A Treatise on tbe Horse and
his Diseases, " whereby our subscribers were
enabled to obtain a copy of that valuable
work free by sending their address to B. J,
Kendall Co., (aud enclosing a two-cent
stamp for mailing aame) is renewed for a
limited period. We trust all will avail them
selves of tbe opportunity of obtaining this
valuable work. To every lover of the
Horse it is indispensable, as it treats in a
simple manner all tbe diseases which afflict
this noble animal. Its phenomenal sale
throughout the I'nited States and Canada,
make it stai Ur I auto ri(y. if't'in thu
yyxr uhfH tending fur " Trtalitt. "
" A God-eend ia Ely's Cream Balm. I
had catarrh for three years. Two or
three tiroes a week my nose would bleed
I thought the sores would never beal.
Your Balm has cored me." Mrs. M. A
Jackson, Portsmouth; X, II.
It is said that a cup of strong coffee
will remove the odor of onions from the
breath . Onions should be eaten more in
the raw state. They constitute one of the
finest medicines Mother Nature has be
stowed upon her ailing children.
Alio me to add my tribute to the ef
ficacy of Ely's Cream Balm. I was suf-
ff ring from a severe attack of influenza
and catarrh and wts induced to try your
remedy. The result was marvelouo. I
could hardly articulate, and in less than
twenty-four hours the catarrhal symp
toms and my hoarseness disappeared,
and I was able to sing a heavy role in
Grand Opera with voice unimpaired. I
strongly recommend it to all singers,
liiiatn H. Hamilton, Leading Basso of
the C. D. Hess Grand Opera Co.
A Wonder Worker.
Mr. Frank Hoffman, a young man of
Burlington, Ohio, states that he had been
under the care of two prominent physi
cians and used their treatment until be
was not able to get around. They pro
nounced his case to be consumption, and
incurable. He was persuaded to try Dr.
King's Xew Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and Colds, and at that time was
not able to walkacross thestreet without
resting. ne found, before he bad used
half of a dollar bottle, that ae was much
better ; he continued to use it, and is to-
ay enjoying good health. If you have
m. -
any throat, Lung or Chest Trouble, try ,
, . .
v guarantee eaueiacticn.
Only 50 cents a bottle at J. X. Snyder's
Drug Store.
To be happy at home is the ultima!e
result of all ambition, the end to which
every enterprwe an I lader tends, and of
w men every desire prompts tbe prosecu
tion. John
-pt0MM ni? gHj
" or THROAT AND
For Cough. Colds, Croup, Catarrh, Whooping Cough.
aA.MMnes. lnfiuer.Ta. Bronchitis. Soro Throat, Pleurisy.
Congestion ef the Lungs, Spitting of Blood, Asthma,
r...,.mnifin. and ell pufmoncry affections.
wwii"r" -
ATTEND TO YOUR COLD IN TIME.
A imtl roUl. If not ntttvtt to In rtnv. mav hf t!
!-uiuk..i- ot C.numw. By ne ue.y "''
"TS'f
, .
t.mn wwrfthen-aivdruf
v.u:re.u;li llru.
.... ,.- ratn two-thlnW the
.. "7! - r .,..,. .ou IxKWbi it
w,lpiUH1, HERBMrDicNECQ..Wcston,W.Va.
Somerset Lumber Yard
ELIAS CUNNINGHAM,
Kayrraccaia ajro Daalia asn WaouaaLB Aim RaTatLaa or
LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS,
Hard and
O-jr POPLAR, 8IDISG9, PiCSETfl, MOCXDISG3,
ASH. WALMTT, rLOORI0, BASH, STAIR RAILS,
CHERRY. YELLOW PINK. SHIS'iLEA DOOR3 BALCSTER9,
CHE3TXCT. WHITE PISE, LATH, BLISDS, SEWEl P08
A General Line of ail gradea of Lumber and
Alio, can furnish anvthlnf tn the Une of oar onmnetia to oruer wun niaauiiaiiia
pmrnpuiua. turn aa brae keta, odd-ued wura. etc
ELXA.S CinsnSTESTGHAJVl,
Ofl3ce and Yard Opposite S. &C. R. R. Eta tic d. S i .
imm i ii i)f 'I" .' ,
KENDALL'S 4
l
The Meet Sameaafal Remedy ever disco,
area, aa It is eertala la It eff ecu and dc-i nut
busier. Bead proof below :
KENDALL'S SPAVIH CURE.
Btlttmos, P-, Sot. 77, 9&.
Dfc. B. S. FtprPAix Ox :
Grat I would Ilk to maJr krvw fth"sr who
w aum pniiVj! to uc KemiAiTj .Mvm i'vrv
thefiwrt that 1 think it Is a mnt f x.ft:-ni Ln irv-Lit.
I haTf iMed 1 1 on a roi 6pin. Tn? brv ci.i o
three for ibrve yrr when 1 oiiiururrl to
ose yoor Kendall ' bparin Cur-. I unM ten r4
(! od lb bre ud tiav worked luiu fur UirtJO
f mts tvlaue hv iot teal4U2ic.
Your iruAjf, WM. A. CUTJ
QztiTtoms, X. T Not. 2. X?L
Da. B. J. Cbcdaix vo..
Orn'n! Tn fmlfW Hen -Isll's 8pavlti Cnn 1 vr'Tt
ay.ibacayfursWiI ha-ia l uatl youuar hrr iv
oimie very Ian if, Jusii n:arv an-1 w'l. :i Thsj
btiM?mii alMut hTr'(w ftae Do Vi-triitftn 8nr
irmm teret prnfu:i--nl hLaLameimA HunmI in
or Thrfuchpin, !iy at! toii ma tht.n as ia
rare tor it h bvaiTHliu( u.a! 1 c n-ia-rei
htm iat worth k-s, a fn nj t--ll rnrf
ti. mn(i of our Kefxlai' Sfavin nr m I
bought a iu tie. anJ Icuil ave vrrr plaiuly irrvac
Improvrnipmj.niRied.atfr.y frtmtttiw.aiiai-r'r
the boale utn ui 1 w ajtL-r.t-t t ht it wta
dinT ham a prat daJ of uxi. I txnihi awrtod
bottle aod tr-rr It wa u-l up n.y b-w--
rirrsl and baa taem In U)tmd .r. try wmk
all u eain tn AiriL h ju a iu r
titntflL I consi-ier fwr Kenia'i'n hiarin l ura
a valualro mdk:usve. and it MHit(t be in e.ry
ataUa iu Use iaad. BopeclfnitT ynr.
fccCitMi ii.wjTr.
Prlca ftl per bottle, or six bottle for $ All dnjj
rtsuhaTitoTcnctlt far jm,otU will be sent
to any addrras oa receipt of pric by the propria
ton. DR. tU J. KEN U ALL ( O
Eaawbarrb Fatla Veraiauu
SOLD BY ALL DEUGGISTS.
It is to Your Interest
TO BCT TOUR
Drugs and Medicines
JOHH N. SNYDEB.
xccxssoaTO
Biesecker & Snyder.
None but the purest and best kept in stock,
and when Drugs become inert by stand
ing, as certain of them do, we de
stroy them, rather than im
pose on our customers.
Yoa can depend on havtng your
PRESCRIPTIONS L FAMILY RECEIPTS
ailed with care. Our prices are as low as
any other first-class house and on
many articles much lower.
The people of this county seem to know
this, and have given us a large stum of their
patronage, and we shall still continue tegive
them the very best goods (or their money.
Do not fbrxct that we make a specialty of
FITTING TRUSSES.
We guarantee satisfaction, and, if you Lav
bad trouble ia this direction,
give us a call.
SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES
in great variety ; A full set of Test Lenses.
Come in and have your eyes examined. Ko
charge for examination, and we are confident
we can suit yoa. Come and see cs.
Kespectfully,
JOHN N. SNYDER.
EWING&GWYNNE.
WHOLESALE COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
eneral Prodace and Fruits, VeTetables and
Oame.
Oonimmem solicited B Prices and Pmrnt
Bdunu guaranteed. Correspondence invited.
OHIO 8T, ALLEGHESV. PA.
(Telephone 36 15-)
St. Charles
HOTEL
CUAS GILL, JProp'r
Table onw pawed. Remodeled, with oif i-ant.
rund floor. Natural gan and turandeni iuhi
all moms. New ateatu laundry auaehed to Uit
uuu.e. natea, Ii to per aay.
Cer. rTsod St. and Third Ate.
Pitubnrgh. Pa
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mmi hew a Mini Cm pr: vl k uw at
Sott Woods,
Buildinn Material and Rooflnf Slate kept la atoct
1802.
Harper's Magazine.
ILLUSTRATED. .
The M.i?azir.e will celebrate the fourth
Cr;t-rary of tbe I'l-'covery of America by
its be UI54-.IVERT, throiurb articles giving a
more thorutitih exposition than has hitherto
riwi made of The Rfi cut Cnprerrdeu'ett le
ttLtpuf tit uOitr Otwttri. and esiM-cially in the
fireat Vet f'anicular attention will also
given to Dramatic Kpisodvs of American
Hitory.
The Field of tbe Next European War will
be de.-nhel in a Series of I'a'rs on the
Iaiiube " Kmni the Black Forest to tbe
Hia. k t-a.'" by i'oultney P.nrelow and F. I).
Miller, illustrated by Mr. Millet and Alfred
l'aroiia. Articles will also be given on tbe
German, Austrian and Italian Armies, illus
trated by T de Thuistrom.
ilr. V. I. Howells will contribute a new
novel. " A World of Chance," characteris
tically American. Especial prominence will
be given to Short Stories, which will be con
tribute.! by T. I). Aldricb. R. H. Davis, A.
Cot.an lk.yle, Marvarrt l !and. Miss Wool
son, and other pupular writers.
Among the liitrary Matures will be per
sonal reminiscences of Nathaniel Hawthorne
l.y his coliei-classmate and lifelong friend.
Horatio Bridge, and a I'ersonal Memoir ol
the Brownings, by Anne Thackeray Kitchie.
HARPER'S PERIODICALS.
IIARI'KK 3 MAGAZINE, Per Year. HOD
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HARPER'S YOCNci PEori.E, " - 200
Pt vy Fm t a,'' S (.Wr.'Vrj in iht fn'Ud St ilt,
ana M:ut'nt.
The Volumes of the Mapazine begin with
me .lumoers nr june and t-iecember ofeac
year. W tien no time is specified, subscrip
tions will b.rui with the Number current at
I tie l, me ot receipt of order. Bound Vol
timrti of llirprrt iliynzint lor three years
u k, ln neat ciotn oiuumg, will be sent by
man, isiiaici. on nceipl of 3 00 per Vol
ume, tiinn leases. :or binding, W eenta
lach by mail, postpaid.
Retuittarces should be made hv P,ti
Money order or lira ft, to avoid" chance of
loss.
rLfiir nrt m4 In mpv this atitrrtitrment
k-ii.ioxj u,e r.rt,r: ti u.-drr vf ll.irper Brut.
Aureus :
HAKPEi: A BROTHERS, New York.
HISSLS' AND CHILDBENS
SPECIAL
OPENING
OF
TRIMMED
HATS !
Our Misses' and Chil-
drens' Hats
Are pronounced by all as the HAXDSOM
ET and the
M0S7 ATTRACTIVE
we have yet shown. Come, and bring, yoai
wife and children to the store of
41 FIFTH AVEXCE, Pittsburgh, Pa.
W. S. Eiu. A Co.,
31 Wool at., pitta,
btirgh. Pa., dealers la
Photographic Supplies
and Yiew Camera,
Detective Camera and
and t n 1 fam ) i KDDIC
(i.r t'ul)s;it fr,H-.
ln seven stvlesPen
ept9 3m
STILL IN BUSINESS I
w
.rY
elfley's Photocraph Gal!
wy patrons are infinroed that I am still la
the
riQTUm BUSTJfSSS,
tnd am at ail times prepared to take all
aiccis 01 pictures, from a
Tiii-typ.) r Cablaet koterrapa,
ro a Ufr-size Crayon. Instantaneous Pro-
cws useu, ana ail work guaranteed to be
aa lis factory.
Wijllery ap stairs, next to Vooghr's
r Wlf. H. WEUf.KY
. ..Wl e V-
1 N iw
rirA,MrRICAri
ri' " r "ASNCYi
HOBHE
a. ? in 1 f
"V .1 A pauDptilet ef Inforreatloai an.1 aa. r-i
J . ".f1"' '-.'". Uow to'
f V V2!B . ( areais Trade ' V
v-.a, MUMM at CO. .yV
f .htie.a. (
TIIE NOTED SPECIALISES,
Drs. McCIellan'and Salm
v i it ii i ' -i- tr""' -
DR. MORITZ SALM, :
ipccialist.
WONDERFl'LLY
CHRONIC
DISEASES OF THE
Ear, E3 ln Tteat lm a:l
AH Eye Operations Successfully rerforn
WILL
SOMERSET HOUSE, SOMEItSKT,
Fr da and Saturday Oct.
IT WILL PAY
Yi
TO EXAMINE THE
IIMDERELLA BAUQl
BEFORE YOU BUY. I
IT IS A GOOD BAKER '
EXTRA LARGE OVEJi
ITS CLEANLINESS LESSENS LABOR
ITS ECONOMY SAVES YOU MONEY
NOME BETTER FEW AS GOtt
o
REMEMBER! j
"THINGS DONE WELL. AND WITH A CARE,
EXEMPT THEMSELVES FROM FEAR.
JAMES B. HOLDERBAUM, Somorcstl
Krissinger dc Kurtz, Berlin, Ta., and
IT WILL. PAY YOU
TO BCT TOCa
Memorial lTork
VYM. F. SHAFFER,
SOMERSET. PET'A
stannftcturerof and Deaier In
fajtent Wort rVauVd an SVrt .Vurt. mall Color
M1ISLI IS E31IITE
Xo, AgoUorO WHITE BKOSZEI
Peraooa ln need of MONTMENT WORK wi'J
Sad it to their tntetvst to call at my hup where
a proper howln will be given thein. -vt
ffv-tv traaraafrnl m ITiwrv iiue. and PHIf.
VEJt r LO W. I invite peLU a;tenlun to the
vVhits Bronze, Or Pur Zino Monument
Introduced by REV. W. A. RING, as a DecM-d
Improvement In the point of MATERIAL AND
CONSTKl'CTIO.V, and which is d.u.-e.i to !
the Popular Monument fi.r our L'haiiirttbie t'U-
ia a taufc,
WM. F. SIIAFFER.
8CHMID1
zzzz The Larger st
Wine, Liquor,
IN THE UNITED STATES.
ESTABLISHED 1S35.
DISTILLER
FINE WH1SK1ES.
IMPORTER CF
WINES, LIQ0URS. AND CIGARS. 1
SOS. 95 ASD 97 FIFTH A VEXCE, PITTSBURGH, P.V."d-
Alt orders received bj mail will nceive prumpt aileutlon -
Louther's
Main Street,
ThisHcdel Dng Stcreis
Favorite with People ia
FRESH AND
Medicines. Due Stuffs. Si onacs. Tm
Supporters, Toilet Articles.
Perfumes, dc.
TBX DOCTOR GIVES PEE90SAL ATTEVTIOS TO THE aiUL'Xo 0
LoflUier's Prescriptions I Family ReceK
GREJ. T CiRX BEIXQ TAKES TO C!B
SPECTACLES,
And a Full Line ot Optical
such a large assortment all can be suited.
THE FffiEST BBAHDS OF CICABS
Always on hand. It is always
to intending purchasers, whether they buy
from us or elsewhere.
J- M. LOUTHER, M. D.
MAIN STREET
iiestConffh Vl,.-ir
Ceres where ail eb fniu
Children take it
ithoot
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and Most Complete ..::::z
and Cigar Hoik
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Rapidly Ecccnhg aCd
PUBF DRUGS,
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EYE-GLASS!
Goods Iwnv- nn nana.
a pleasure to display cur v
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lie-commended by I'hy-.icia:i.-.
I'leaoant and axrrv-aii.; t.. tiie
objection. Ur dnisv;it.-.