Li Somerset Herald. tsT6usMCO tear. ..s of Publication . Mn'aU' mor-iing at t-' - -" ' , .. iu at-suot. oUierwlse U .) . , chare"!. ' " - 0 1-e eo-oiKd until mU v C' iri Ti i Postmasters neglecting "1' TijlB F ynr do cot take oot ' . - i t bv;a i -insieie for the sub- c , ,-g frcsa cne postoSce to , c Te ni the name of the former "',' ... . . oice. Addas ' I L S KEIET IltRAl-P, SoM EE5ET, Fa.. r:. s. 'Jvat-t-aw. f. ',';:-.-: e-uve. fiUsburtfl, Pa. T iinKSET-AT-LAW. J. ecalMST, Pa. -Oil Fr'tO" BuiiiilE. ni-1" :-r ,ANV-AT-LA ..rrv Vi. i,r. r.rvi-r. i , Li EJSUAUT, Pa. irir. j.t-'Rs.wi- U A 7 IvlvS EY-AT-LA W, bumerse. Pa. SCULL, T- """i.lviiV-AT-LAW, nomerarl. Pa. . rv -I KY. H ' invK.vrr-AT-LAw. tsimerv. l a. 1 xLY-Al-LAW, A Somerset, Pa. .. House Eow, oppoaue Court J. G. CSiLK. K'-'NTZ, Ailoitl'-AT-LAW, auinerset, Pa., 7-. r.:td"testic lol'is.iif entrusted .- -. I .t-rx-l ad t-i;-:iill.g -!iIlUeS. -lb ' ho, oi ;.ic the Court VI.Y. F.mTHF.LL, buicerset. Pa. t-.M Aj.--t. 0et in Ma-nmoth somerset. Pa. , . ,- i.. ..' F.c.a'. Will attend to all J.'. t" --i to i-s o-e proinplatas t. : -." - T K. I'HI- A.i-t-ri'ATLAW. ' bumerset, Pa. j . r . v to aU frasinesa entrusted UOilA, AC Jl' T H-Vi-'.KIMMr.L, .J Aliv-i-N'ti'-AT-LAW. auOfrwt, Pa., r - p" entrLLKLed to hi care " 7 ' : z.-- r on Cruta etrect. J Aw'.'ifrr-AT-LAtr, Bomerset, Pa. - v.r :h B:.'.c?a:r. Entraoc 1 A.::i.Ni5-AT-lAW. somerset. Pa, il bu':.-6 t--i-trd to y;r care iU be r i :i y atu.'jra u- t-oliecuoija r.' .r o-c. r-Jora ai.d au-jlnn;g cvun j iL-i;-.:.js-d ivi'.t;au aoi-e uii rea- TT LEaER. tl. A ; .EXET-AT LAW. somerset. Pa-, - - ;a iicer-l 2d aijn:niiif coun- i k..: "-.ei u uia wUi receive p -n.- -IM A r.LTI'EL. L Al.wi.'-i.Vs-Al LAW, s- :cjersct. Pa. i e"""..d f thr care le r-1 ;'.. . ; .... y :iriiJ-d W. OS. a ,-t i- K. J: ilnilloUl BX A. D' . LILLS A COTEn. DENTISTS. -; U.- s It ?:ore, s-jaiersel, Pa.) j. .. :.- iri.t::-.i to Dentitry sk'.l'.ful- " .a: &..ru'.;-'-a iVca to tiling t. -t . ; Lj. .r: '.'.t'.n. Art;ti-il ieat-.-- -'.r. a u-t ... .--.-ritfd wiiaut pl;ai. j-.r-,'.. t'Jva ALUM-aoi VtlileUAlJJ- T . CaI.ITHERn M. I. 'Jt is!i.UA. Alii sl'S-.EOS. '.'kK.-LT. Pi. A. S "l .z'.EYS-AlEAW. w soautasr. Pa. F 'T' '"W vJksEY-AT-LA W, 1 euueraeV, Pa. i- s ! i a next Su w PriiiticK - . c" A. u -'e. f'.LP. F. .-;IAFFr"Il. L . .a N A -V -f rHG KOK. isuii7. Pa., I- ; r v.-: r! t i-j Uie c.uzcn : -.: a : v...l.:j fici tell dour U ly . h. eimmell, tl fc.rvk to the ci'.: iu t:v. .:;y. I l.is prfCTnLA.iy '--c- ,iL i-jji tl L oi.te oa iiiun j- J. M. I-V'T'TIIER, ". r-xartr.Cy it Boinerfet fw the Urc: An.i'-al k : ir.rti. Ail -,,-i.. ''t .a'.:-.rfl;'Ury. C-JLte la ta x -;!,-ci. a. l u. i ftiuTc, corner Oiis! Oils! " ; L " ' r 'r;.s-.'-. of P::fbt3Th. Pm, , . " ' " ? ;': . ift ti.r.r.i fur tha ;:aie tie tta b.-atcU of --t.,: a .ir.g & Lubricating Oils P'ntha and Gasoline, JUCT OF PETROLEUM. -stisfaetory Oils erican larket, " " SoratrKt and Tlcinlty -i I :-s ty K A BEER7T ajto eoxaurr. Pa. 1: H ISKIES Jr. . . r- - '- , tt tni (3 bnlx aad bv the rp.ia. hue : '-IT. jr.jf M00Rg GVCKESREIXXR, CT,.vs XXII WBIST1ZS, e "---..iT Cnrnar, wi:var it apt SHER & CO., uquors. I FINE OLD r ll VOL. XL. XO. -THE- FIRST NATIONAL BANK or Somerset, IPenn'a. o CAPITAL S5O.OO0. S7.QOC. 8URPLUS DEPOSIT nCCCIVCD IN LARGE AND SM ALA. AMOUNTS. PAYABLE ON DEMAND. ACCOUNTS or MERCHANTS. FARMERS, STOCK DEALERS. AND OTHERS SOLICITED. DISCOUNTS DAILY. BOARD OF DIRECTORS : LaEc 21. Hues. YT. H. Millejl Jakes L. Puoh, Ch.b. II. FisHJta, Jobs E. Sixitt, Go. E. Sctll, Feao W. Ens Bl-AIB. Edwaed SxTll, : : Valestiki Hat, : : Hakyey M. Dei.kley, Vice PittsiDEST : : : Cashiks. The funds ani eecrinties of this bank are secure! v protectei in art-lebr&ted Cor liss Burglir-jTix.f afe. The only S&fe maJe bsolute!v Banjlar-prcx-'f. Somerset Counij Salional Bank Of Somerset, Pa. Ettab-.i'wd, 1877. O-sisri n a Sif.cW, 1S30. CAPITAU $50,000. Chas. J. Harrison, Pres't Vm. H. Koontz, Vice Tres't. Milton J. Pritts, Cashier. Directors: Wis. Fndv!-'T. Jor.n rtuft. Itoi! rayder, X.cha. M.l.L-r, Joa H. rr.idcr. .pt B. I-avth, Jcrume S', W TTarr:.!!. ni.OTpr ot isii hAU re-iTe te most benu uvaucen: conaient :' "u' baniing. T.rr wihinr to s.-nd money tat or west can be accomodated tj crail fcr atj auioui-L M-meT and Tloa!ie aeeured by faof I:e- hoid s Celebrated sales, wni appruvca uat kx:i CtoUectiona ro.Je in a'.l parti oi the United Sia;. ccaree raoiierate. , AixuuaM and Lt-iu bo Jcted. m ar&-6ai "CURTIS K. GROVE, SOMERSET, PA. ErGGIZ?, ELXI&H3, CARRIAGES, EPEISG WAGONS, BIXE WA'JOSi AST) EAST EES AND WX3TBV WOEK Fumished on Short Xotice. PaintiEg Done on Short Time. Mv work if raadermt f !V-rt.y &nw'! Wood, aai the & iron vA biantiay CoastTUiU-i. Neai'.T KiuSaei. and W arraawd to g.ve Salislacuoxi. Eer''-;-? of All KJnd in My I !rj rv.ne on iSl-ri -Notice. Pri EEAaO.N ABLE, and All Work Warranted. Call and Iiaiaine ej gtocx. and Leara PrVea I do Waion-wort, and fumif-h Seiv.a fc TYind Edsesher the pia, aad eau in. CTJRTI3 K. GROVE, (Zaat of Court Home) EO yit-'ET. PA B. & B. EVERY HOME IhsX tLipsrT rexicues, is cntlt'el to a copy of our CATALOGUE & FASHI01 E00K: aaJ ought to have one. It contains much information about fabrics an-1 tn odes will save you money in parchusing and is to be Lad for tbe asking. Some of tlie spc-ckils offered by this Si Bptot tli is w eek are New inch Fiti'.le Franoaise, 7-V. New 21 inch Tailie Franca:9e,fl.(. Koth in ass-art ment of about 50 choicest colore.. New 21 inch Crystal Benpa'ines, all col ore, 515 nd V-W per yard. New 25 inch Black French Surabs, 75a New 24 inch Black Faille Fraccaise $1.00. New 22 inch B:ack Crystal Bengalines, 15 to $2.50. Above tre 11 the best obtainable for the aioDey. NEW SPRING WOOLENS, at S2o, 5(V, GT 75, flOO, U 2' elegant aartuients values that will demonstrate at once that itA to your in terest to trade w ith ua. Slull we wnd Samplef r a CaU- Boggs & Buhl, 115, 117, 119 n 1-1 F111 HLLEGUEXY, PA. 45. It is to Yom Interest TO BCT V Drugs and Medicines JOHK H. SHYDEB. arccESEos to Biesegker k Snyder. Kone bat the porett and bet ke-t in Block, anj wbm Prug beixm ir.crt a land ing, as orrtaia of them do, e de ilroy tLcto, ratiir lLan im pc on oar customers. Yoa caii depend on taring jozi FRESCRIPFiGNS i FAMILY RECEIPTS filled w::b care. Our prices are as low as acy clifT trst-cla.3 bouse acd oa many articles mticb lo-rer. The j of tbis county seem to know tbi, and bare given us a large sbare of their pr.tronaje, and we sba!! still continue to give tiem tbe very best poods for tkeir mow?. Do not foret that we make a specialty of FITTIXG- TRUSSES. We goarantee satisicUon, anil, if you have Lad trouble in this direction, give us a calL SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES in great variety ; A fall set of Test Lenses. Conie in and bave your eyes eiamined. Mo chanre fur exarnination, and we are confident we can suit you. Come and see us. Respectful'.y, j JOHN N. SNYDER. FANCY WORK. So Diet: rea t Bai?a!d!Iii IRISH POINT LUNCH AND TRAY CLOTHS. Bought b-low cost of transportation we are selling at ereat barjains white and co'otpJ IkniforJ Cord Tabie Cov fr?, stamped reaJy for working. Hing ed Canton Flannel Table and Cush ion Coers, sficjred l'la-'j Cu-hion Covers, Bargarran Art Cloth Tab!e and Cushion Covers, all stan.pei with Newest lVs:pns ; Hem-stitciied Hot Biscuit and lioll Napkins. A rew and large line of heic-stiiched Tray and Carving Cloths from Ducts up.' Stamped Hemstitched Scarfs from 3-vts np. Table Covers from 50 cts. np. A full line of Figured INDIA SILKS, All New Patterns and Colorings. Also, Figured Plush, 21 and inches w:3 in btsur ifu! Colors and l'es.fTTi. Art Sa:in S jaare fr the Central Cover and fusion Covers. "Walxm jSTettiiiff, 4'. inches wide, 50 cents per ysrd. in I'lnk, Bi'Je. !ive ar.d Yellow. T1IK NEW THING for Lrapine Mantles and Doers, and for Irap:r?e Over lraterle.'5. A new ii.ie of Keat!-re;s. in.ni 2"c up. Yi:t or.r Table I.inen. Towel, Napkins, Muslin. Sheeting and Liuen Department, by ail means. HOBHE & WARD. 41 FIFTH AYENCr, Pitfcbu--h, Ps. AMERICAN HOTEL. Otrned and Operated by S. P. SWEITZER, CucUr'anJ, Md. Th: h"tel is Crft-'.aw in a:; lt a: po:r.tri:ri.t-. r-rac-de!d and rtf-n.i-b.-.i. an l the nrtst !. t:ia in ii;g ri! v, a; ti.e of rt:tinitre tr-et rreet rars j itd'V.n every iVsr moujents'. I "irst-i ". frtet attend a i train, .urease tu Hie HoU;I ireeof htre. l.r,ily baok ol the lllel la a Lrt eiaa Iiivcrj HslablLshmciit, m here :is of all d1-vrir'.in.rari b Lad at infl e:a ra'.'s. The !ro! ii.iKvt-l is st k i :th Hie tiBtt craiK f Whi-airts Wjues and B.ej. ao ou ha;id a large ftoek of Imported Cigars. Perwca ar.tleipatirjr matrirriocT an have lluir trwub.e ai1 earei r.d!!.-d 10 u aiti4 br nK.fiii c l t;.r- Ht-L uliere li'-env;ean U pro cured uri''it ex:ra rhare. iorri ie tkeu ia l-T colored Lacaaieu, U.I coije direct U the EoteL The aadir?:rr:ed has on had a large stock of SOMERSET CCU NTi WHISKY. OM Bye, Which he oTer at Wholesale and in small jaaut.:.:ct at ite fui.v.iiig price-: Two Year old at t2 ii per gallon. 1(:r " " M four " " M ti 00 " Addrew alTl oeicr to N'.w. I'.T, YJO, and !'! 11 liinure St., Ctnil-eiiand, ii J. B. P. EWE1T2ER, Proprietor. Jacob D. Swank, lYKlehmaker and Jeweler, Next door we of Lutheran Chureh. Somerset, Pa. Having opened up a shop in this place, I am now prepared to sup ply the public with clocks, watches and jewelry of all descriptions, as cheap as tlie cheapest. RKPAIRIXG A SPECIALTY. All work guaranteed. Look at my stock before making your pair chases. TEVVant Workas 6a!ary or Com mission to good men. Fast selling imported Specialties; also full line GUARANTEED NURSERY STOCK. Stock fia'l:ii? to lire replaced rata. oomer SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, Good iMews! ho one, w! t$ miUins to adi.pt the" riglit courw, need be K.g tdicted witii boil, ear bundles, 1-iinpH or otler ctitaneous erup. tiona. Tiiese are the results of Nature's ei torta to expel p,a.ouous and ellete matter lfuut tlie LLood. and show pLuu.'y that the iteio is rwding iueif tlirougli tbe skin of imparling whirii is ai tne i.tiuiate work of Lie liver aiij kKlnrvv to remove. To re sture Uk -v or,raus to Uieir puo-t iunetions. A ver a :wiraril!A i t!ie medicine required. Ttat ih oilier Llood-purifier eaa eompara wiUi it, tliofaJs testily who Lave gained Freedom firm the ryranr.T of drpraved lkod by th use of ttiij mel!i ire. Yr nine yeara I was afflieted with a slcln dfse.tse Uut did not jt-ld to any remedy until a fiit-nd advised tee to try A 5 -r's sjru. pr-rilla. With tlie use of th Diediciue the jm.;tii.t disapiK-ared. It h n.y Hlirf tliat wotlier bloou medirine couM liae efT.-eied so rapid and comj.irte a erire.- Andres I. Curria, r. Vietona, Tamauiipa, Mexico -My fare, fur year, was covered a iiu ptm Ties ani Iiui!ir. for which I eoiild Biid to rruod till 1 t-eusn to lake Avr's Sorsaia ri!:a. Tiifve t jttii of this gn-ai blood medi c .ne effected a (horoufrh ei:re. I confidently recxiiiiav ud it to a!; a iRenns lnui s.n,.-.r trwibles." M. Parker, Cc-ucord, Vt Ayer's Sarsaparilla, rcETAr.Ku r-r BE. J. C. AYF-K & CO., Lowe'J, Miaa. 6u.d Ly lru.viia. i j. "VVorilii a bottle- F11IIT TITLE Ml HIST 121 & 12:; Fourth Ave, PITTSBURGH, PA. Capita! - - - $1,030,000, FULL P.ATD. Undivided Profit $130,000. L'JSUffES TITLE TO REAL ESTATE. Au'.bcrizeJ to act Exerntar, ldmioitrator, liaardiac, Trustee, Asizne, Kccrirtr, If. DEAL? IS RELIABLE IHVESTKEHI SECURITIES. BeLti loif-s in its Sujt-rior Vaults from j-er unuuiu upwards. Ileceives dep-its and loans on mort Eagf 8 and approved collaterals. JOHN B. JACKSON, - Tresident JAMBS J. 1'ONNELL, Vice President C. B. XIcVAY, - Secretary and Treas. NEW GOODS AT Knepper & Ferner's. It is oar aim to present at eve ry season a Line of Goods of tlie Newest Tattorns and Lat ent Ftylos. We have labored hard in selecting a stock for the coming season, and are glad to say that we hare succeeded in Luring goods that are su perb in stylo, and at prices that have the magnetic jower to draw and retain trade. CLOTHING I Never before have we bought such fine styles in Mens' and Youths', Boys' and Childs' Clothing. These Goods arc un unapproachable in quality and price. CARPETS. Tliis seasaa we are offering a larger assortment, better styles ar.d lower price? ia all grades of Carpeting. Matting, and Oil Cloths and Hug?, than ever be fore. DRESS GOODS. Wc are daily gaining trade in this department, consequently have bought a large stock, adapted to fill the wants of everyone. GEMS' FURH.SH18GS. A large and complete stock just received, and arc now pre pared to furnish all who want a specialty in this line. We introduce correct styles as soon as out. Wc also carry a full stock of Window Shades, Trunks and Saclicls, Rubber Clothing, &c. We takegenuine pleasure in hav ing our friends insect the above novelties. KNEPPER & FERNER. One Poor North of TostoSlcc. set ESTAjBUBECETD 1827. A SOLDIER S PHOTOGRAPH 'Twa taken thirty year? ajo My photo o'er the mantel yonder ; Twaa aid the ro-emhlaace then Waa very lifelike e'en a wuoder; ilj hair was curly, dark and long. My face wa round. Oiveamed and fair, ilv figure, of athletic mold, Showed healia and vigor every be re. To-day rev gla-a reSecta to me Graj hair and feature thin and wan ; The rousdnew from my supple form. And beaUa and vior aU are gone, The aoldierof ihoae times k dead. And in bb place a ahadow stands ; The past ia but a memory. The present ueelest on hb. hand. Above my photo hang the vw.rd I carried through mv army l.fc. And overall tbe old eantten. That never faUed ma la the nr.fe; They hare notchane.l with goiug year And but for a shade browner grown. They look a fro as w hen we left The field at clone of duty doue. Ah, well ! 'twas deatined so to be. And to the edict ail man lxw. 1" ve li ed the paot. and memory Is all that time has left me mow ; B'-it what a legacy b mine ! My turj of a mar'.al Lie '. Wealth could njt bay tbe knowledge KTOUnd, Of tented Slid And irortal strife 1 'Tis mine, and though I am to-daj Naught but a wreck upon t'ie shore. I'm rich in a hat the paI hath wrought, A millionaire fur-aver more ! And daily 1 live o'er again A hundred recoil ecu eras foil Of camp, Set), hwpital ani march. All hope to live them to the la. arm aiul fi-.-v. AN ODD LIFE ROMANCE. HVu Altc a Lunciic, or it TVrea 8:)e nf Pre-Ez-iritcr f We had brought our chairs out on the lawn, for thenihtwas hot and sultry. A low hanging harvest mcon spread its full radiance over field and meadow, and the heavy fueling of oppression rested on us all. We were but a small party, but entirely congenial. From boyhood up we Lad ever been close companions, and the only break had come when Alec had been sent on business for his Louse to a far away Southern town, there to nego tiate the transfer of a coffee plantation. At the time of his departure he w as en- fted to be married and expected soon to return to claim his bride, but on ar riving at hia deslina'.iou he found that certain business and legal formalities would detain Lira much longer than be anticipated. Writing Lome to his dance of Lis disappointment, she determined to go out to hi:n, and by the tbe next steamer 6he was on her way. That was yers ago, and to-night was the first time we four chums ha-1 been together in all that time. We Lai Lean), but in meagre details, the death of Mis Marvin soon after her arrival. Alec Lad come back, only to Lastea off to aotue other place with an equally un pronounceable name, and we had sup posed that by this time his sorrow Laa tccme a thing of the past, and that he had Eomewhere ia Lis travels found a wife to take Miss Marvin's place. Oa meeting him at the door it was eviucnt to me that time in this case La-J proved but a eorry healer. The light-hearted, jolly boy as gone, and in his place stood a man stern and aged before hU time w ith a questioning wonder in the gloomy eyes that earned forever seeking some tbicg or some one as they glanced cau tiously about He waa sitting now putT- ng away at Lis cigar in moody silence, Tom, Lick and I were trying our voices on some old melody that s-eemed appro priate to the night, yet we did not let our selves out, hut sang rather in a subdued and sort of hufhed. war, as thoush we were afraid of waking someone. Jast wfeen we were about to sUrt ia on the third verse, Alec started np, and, in ac cents sharp with pain, said : "For God's sake fellows, abut up. Can't you see that music is driving me crazy ? I Late mini.r music and 1 Late the moon." NotiDg our surprise, he continued : Yes, I know I act like a lunatic, but when I tell yoa something I Lave been trying for years to solve yon will know why it is I cannot bear that song or appreciate this moonlight-" He sat cp straight and SDmcthicg in his manner led us to believe that what he had to say was connected with that period of Lis existence of which we knew so little. Turning from one to the other, with a gleam of the old time companion in bis mincer Le said. ''Boys, what 1 tell yoa to-night I have ne-er breathed to a living soul outside the tropica. Help :ne, if you can to solve a mystery that is driving me mad." In Luthe 1 expectancy we wait fur Lira to begin. It was not long, though at first it seemed as thongh he ha 1 forgot ten our very presence. "When I was sent oat to Mendoza Sr years ago, as yoa know, I was to return Boon. The trip was delightful, my pros pect bright aud the expectation that on my return I was to be married to Miss Marvin w hom yoa may remember, gave to my thoughts a singularly happy turn and ever, thing was couleur de rose, ' The first night at dinner I noticed a girl sitting near me, w ho, from the very peculiarity of her appearance, attracted my attention from the first. She was nnueally slender, with locg, slim, beauti fully manicured Lands. Her eyes were black, small and restless. Her hair of the most extraordinary tint of red that I bave ever seen. Yoa smile ; she was not beautiful, but if yon could have seen as I Lave done, tbe eiow, sweet cruel smile ; the rosy lips and small sharp teeth, and the lighting movements of the slim hand an 1 graceful head, yoa would not wonder I was charmed, aye charmed that was tbe word. Away from her I loathed the very thought of her, but once let her come toward me, with that graceful, un dulating walk that wu ail Ler own, with the slim white hand extended her eyes fixed on mine, while that perfect smile hovered over the little, cruel mouth, I was her slave. "I hated myself for it; I read long les sons to my wavering atfections oa their disloyalty to Bessie, and in the midnight hours swore that I would not meet Ler again while wt remained on board. But all in vain. Tbe charm of Ler presence was too much for me, and the morrow found me by her side. Things of that kind progress so much faster on ship bDrd than in society. There ia nothing else to do, and before I knew what I waa about I had drifted farther than I dared think of. She, on her part, seemed not o much to love me as to enjoy tbe tort ure she inflicted. Vanity was her ruling passion thoagh why I was chosen the vic tim to be sacrined on ita a'.Ur. God only I 4, 1892. knows. On night, it was just ?'ich anoth er a this t together in the shadow of a lifeboat looking cat over the spark ling sea. On the morrow the trip would be ended, and I, away from Ler baleful presence, could burst the chains that bound me and be once more a man. As if reading my thought she slipped one white band into mine and in a sort of dreamy whisper, she began : "Alec, do you lelieve in a pre-exist-euce? I do, and somehow to-cight I feel as thoagh I could look back into that state and see myself. Many timt-s I've been in the same place, before, always a jungle, deep, dark, impenetrable. I see great dead white and scarlet blossoms whose odor makes the very air heavy with a languorous perfume. I feel that I am there yet see no one until a man w itii white drawn face approaches near my biding place. Then all at once I feel a tremor steal throughout my being, lic-rce lire beats down upon my head. I clasp my body round that human form, and then I see the man enfolded ia the coils of a writhing, venonwis cobra that springs from the branch above Lis Lead. Alec, am I that cobra ? Involuntarily I shudder; her picture was so; vivid. Wita a soft lac.-h she went on. You need r.-st shudder. I find some" thing most enchanting ia that picture; it is the way to kill, crush in a tierce em braceand life is soon extinct. It is as I should do as if ton were false.'' Her eyes glittered as she fatened them on mine, and the aliin fingers twin ed convulsively." "It is as I should do," she marmure 1 , butnot the man, oh, no, that punish- ment would be, too smalL A death like that, crushed in my lingering era'-race-, would be but heaven to the man, but through the woman he should suffer." "My thoughts f.y to Bessie and I saw then h, so clearly what a fool I have been to allow myself to bs dragged ito the net of such a woman, but on the mor row we woull part and then it would te s-j much easier to break tLe news of my eng-igement by letter, and as I was soun to return to North America what harm could come cf it. It was only an episode ia tlie life on shipboard. YVe parted fur ti.e night, she more loving acd tender than ber wont, yet with a peculiar stealthy watchfulness of my aclioii3 that made me nervous. In tLe morning ail waa bustle and a. tivity, and in the conf j aion we exchanged but a few Lurried words and parted I with a j romise r-f . rainy letters lingering on my Hps and she with an odd little metallic laugh that rings through my dreads to this day. I put otf telling Ler of my engagement, even by letter, until I Lad word that Miss Marvin was about to join me, owing to my stay being prolonged. Then I knew that I must no longer conceal the fait ar.d satdoTa and wrote to my steamer com panion a full explanation of my atTairs and arose from my desk with a hugs weight olT my min i and my conscience. "The momenta seemed weighted, so slowly did they pass until the word reach el us that the Mariposa was lying at aachor ia the Iow?r harbor. Besides tuy f iture wife, my bri Jo to be, was only aa hour away. No lover w. is e.er more ar dent, and it was a not long befo-e I w as rushing like a madman down to the whan" to greet my darling. There I stood with the burning southern sun beating down oa my unprotected bead unheeded f jt a fiercer and more ardent flame was consuming my heart as I thought of tbe happiness in store f jr rue. With the breaking oil of nay ry.ai.ona w;tn my , southern steamer acpia'ctincs a new li seemed to bound through my veins ar.d j an cajreraess I could not conceal cajfcd ! me to pace cp an I dowa in restless itn- patience on that seorcuing wharf. "Yoa can imagine when I tell vou all ! this w hat my feelings must have been ; f: in sight a voice at my elbow startled rae with its well kcowa intonation, and turning I discovered that my Lope to escape irom tne awiul encbanlment ct i the steamer was a fleeting and evauts- j cent fancy. Before me, with her eyes j darting fire, the lips moving ia the slow, ! cruel stuile, std the wt-mau I Lad thought so far away. "Your white northern dove :s c ruing, ! I see? Does it not seem a fitting camax : that I, the cast-off plaping of an idle hour should Leon Land to witness the warm greeting and the loving kiss, the burning words of welcome, and knowing til. To realize what I Lave lost. Y'our letter was so kind, so just, how could I do other Ise than be on band to share yonr joy and witness ber triumph. You writhe, yoa tarn your eyes about, ah, now, my friend, again I see the jungle, again I see the wau white tortured face, and now I know it it is yours your?, and I am there, but where, but where T " VVith a swift sudden movement as tbe steamer drew up to tbe pier she was gone gone like a phar.tcn as silently and curiously as she appeared and with a cold perspiration starting from every pore I strove to be at eae and greet my bride. "Thet night ah, shall I ever forget it? Besfcie and I Lsd ilaspel in hand, sat on the moon-lit verandah dreaming those dreams that lovers love to dream untilt last a silence swett and tender had fallen upon us. At the end cf the nar row pebbled walk a dark clump of tropi cal plants stoo l ou. in weird relief ag.ir.st the dazzling whiteness of that sultry night. On nightingale burst into song, and a mandolin player ia a cear-by cafe strummed a sweet minor air. "At bast our revery was broken by the approach of my servant, who in a whisper Legged pardon for the intrusion, bat said a lady waited for ce ia the little room I Lad turned into part library, part den an-I set apart for my especial use. AVith a lingering kiss on the swett lips upturned to mine, I left Ler and went in to the house. "My Jod ! that night. Finding no one in my room, I hastened oat to seek an explanation of each unpardonable stu pidity, when on the eight air rang out one awful frightened cry that was smoth ered at its birth. Out iuto the moonlight I rushed, my brain on fire, my nerves in a tension of despair for though I knew not what calamity bail befallen one I loved so well, yet cold and and icy Lands were grasping at my heart, and a hun dred mocking, smirking devils cried : "She is ours ! She U ours I" "Lying- like one asleep, the etarilcd servant and myself found ail that remain ed to me of my bounie girl ; her gviIJen hair unloosened by her fall, caught the moonbeams in its glorious cartas, and over the paie face the cold calnt light, fell in heavenly beuedictia. ."No marks were there to mar the beauty of the calm, young face. Hurri edly we looked about for ths unknown aotassin, who coward that he was, had wrested from me the prize when I waa not by to defend it w ith my life. No trace could there be found but a servant later on informed me that down the shining gravel walk a cobra Lad been seen to glida away. "N w you know why I Late a niht like this", and now yoa know why, like a branded man, I wander o'er the surface cf the glcl with the mark of Cain upon my brow." We sat a long time in silence aiter be had gone into the house. At List in a voice he tried hard to steady, Tom faid : "Poor old chap, I never knew Le was such a hard drinker Lis trouble must bave driven Liai to it." This explanation we tried ta accept but in our hearts we knew it was not drink, but a mystery we could not solve. Honors Cams by Accident. "I was acting as icajor ia a certain bat tie," related the oilicer, ' w hen the brig ade w as ordered to carry by 5tortn a ticn in which the er-etuy was strong' fortitied. The regiment wr.t forward, but w hen it catce under fire the center wavered, while the wingmad a dasht reach a stone wall in front, ber. lirj '.Lt- j regiment like a rainbow. I : rear of the coater ur;n- the mra t-; push forward, when my horse, whicii wad new ia the busine-vi, tok the t:t in Lis teeth and dahel st the gallop ahead of the men and up to the stune wall. I ina-ie the best of an awkward situation. ro? in my stirrups, waved iuy sw :rd, and called upon the men to push for ward. B.'lieviug that I had gone will-ir.-t'y into danger, they dashed forward to my rescue, and after a f.trious light w drove the enen.r fro:n th-ir p-:tlon, went over the wall and wer .-o- n in fill psvsion of ih-i gr:u.-i 1 we had 5e?a di rected to or. upy. I wa? credited, cf cv.rse, whh extreme bratrr. Theie was a great deal of talk about the call-in: manner ia which I rode up t the very bayonets c f the eneuir. " In the end I was promoted to cokn el at one jaxp, and ever s.Vr that I tn ieavored to maintain the standard cf l-ravery fixed by that stubborn c' 1 horje. I was no more responsible for that daiii.g ri te than if I bad been car ried there h u rr ici o e . : .- A Queer Sight in a Eig City. It was at an hour one day last week when the intersection of Clark aa-i Baa dolph streets was a jam cf p-oc i le, street viry, bus-rfs, carriages an J aagjns. -SjJ-t:ea!y a blc-ea-Ie occurred. I!o;!e sar med to tbo center f the intersection t .-e what it was to which a big police man seemed paying particular attentlon The o Jicer wore a n.erry tmile which the people easily tea I as me .n:ng that he Lai soiaeth'.ng oa Land w r'.li their while to tuee. forward and see. There at his feet lay a huge i lack bear. A big bullet h'-le square between the eyes showed bow the line looking aain:al La i met bis fate. Men, women, newsVys gizd at the f-t range, striking sigl:t wilh mouths wide open. " I didn't hear no.s'iootin," Sii i clo iT-chin to his Hit .e pr.i. "N. r u.-i i, cam izi c f.-oai half a doen others, ' Won Jt-r if he's reallv all dial yet?' jid a wotuan. " V-e-M," drawled a rara'.-I.x.kiig old h.p, "'pon my honor? That I bet is the t bar ever tumbled &. the oraer the Ciiica-o Citv HaIII'' The big poli-xmin only laugh-?! stanza cfgutfa tvs and assurcol a Ler -ic p-o'.se. ai:o the spc.-tator.-i wh tr.ng raj.id volleys of ".u-.-stions a: Lita tl.tie passed in upon the scene a st-ap:.'.:.g narket-nan cla I in the aprou-frxk of ri;s trade. Ha swp.o g tie carcacs n:iO!i Lis shou'ier, and as he made away with it remitted ; "I've lost thicken, ducks an 1 L-".g out cf my delivery wson in my time, but this is the tin t 'ad bear that ever got awav frrn me." '.';. ' -."o Peep at a Child Wifa in India. A r.-rtlan l hi !y, who 1 now on Ler way h';c;e frora India, wiitrs to a frlrcd taat ace Lad a r oo i orp.jrJin.i-r to w ::- i ne one cf the ceremonies peculiar to that far land a marriage of a girl child to a mi. '.die ege man. Ia this instae'e the bride, who was cf high fo--i.il ran i v I "1 t t I was regarded by her jvople s rea.. v eld, I having reached he tselfiJ v-ar. F. quett roontrwa 1 .'' r,..t ! be seen to saiila or take notice ; nr.y But i p-erson fr a period of threx- days. the Portland la iy was determined that she wcull see Low the downcast fiice !.jked, and finally got down on her knee upon the same mat upon w Lich the rich ly attired LrlJe sat and tot s a g:-od !.k op into Ler face. Bangor lMe,i i ',-..- An Awful Thins to Rarr.em'jar. When a bachelor gHtingout of bed oa s cold morning dec: ies Vi keep on List night robe tiil the room gts warmer and then thoughtlessly hurries away b break fait, where people stnile slyly and significantly, it does net add to his joy to rercetiiber that be did not make the change in the apparel he contemplated. (.1,ifyt Tribune. Bucklen s Arnica Salve. The best .alve in the world for Ca3, Fruises, Sores, I'utrs, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chil blains, Corns, and ail Skin F.roptions, and positively cures IV.eft, or no pay re quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price io cents per box. For sale by J. N. Sny der. He Auother piece cf sugar? I do not think Iwoald like to be the sweet est girl in the world. She NYhy not? He I prefer being next to the sweetest. Tbe surest way to prvent a contest over than complaining about Lis great re your will is to die pxr. Bpcnsibihiiea. raic WHOLE NO. 2127 A String of Pearls. Here is a very curious jewel story which we are told is authentic On the night of Ler first ball little Miss B. wore a lovely string of pearls, belorging to ber mother, which rjuite came in for their share of the general admiration accorded to the pretty debutante and her toilet. "Yes, they are very beautiful," said Mrs. B. la rep'v to the enthusiastic comments of a friend, "and they bave, moreover, a very interesting history, which, as I have lived so long in seclusion abroad, you bave probably never heard. "At one time, yoa know, before my ha-baad A death, I went out a great deal ia Ixndon, and as my pearls, which are really remarkable for their sizf and col or, are immensely valuable, I Lad a du plicate string made of Roman pearls which I wore on all ordinary occasions, leaving my o n precious stones ia the sale at borne. About that time a cousin f mine, who was an extremely pretty girl, but rather ba lly oiT in the way of wor-lly gear, cam? over from Amer':a to stay with me, and on the occasion of her first dance 1 took great pleasure ia see ing that her undoubted beauty wad ad vanced by a becuing toilet. "As she Lad no jewels I clasped tbe string cf It ir.taa pearls around her neck. ! saying, 'I will siive you these as they are so becoming, and I cm easily Lave an other string ma le if I should want the -a,' The child was a great success, and at the :.ed of the seastia was married to the Count von S , of the Austrian lega tion, who fell in love with her pretty face, and wooed and wedded her despite the want cf a dower. "Just before the wedding my French nutid, ho bad li?en with us for year, and in h ::i I had always had the greaU.it cor.n-ler.cr, disappeared, and with Lrriry pearls. My ioes was the talk cf the town at the tie. ilnorni ous re war da wv re otfered, and both Kng liah ard French detectives were bu.-y over the ailair for xnoatUs without, bow- ever, the slightest result. The disappear ance of such valuable jewels puzzled ev ery oi.e, and ti.e tuystery was only ex plained a few years ago, when my eldest daughter came out in Far is. " Count vion S was there with his faiuiiy, having attained to tbe rank of lirst secretary of the legation, and on the n:'it ol my L-ertlias nrst ua.l mv cousin. 1 -r me. von S , came over to cur apart- aient with the identical string of Roman pearls I bad given her several years be fore. 'I bave always kept tne:n, the Said, 'put away car;fully, aud cow I want Bertha, ti fciive them as they brought me vjch good !ui.k.' " The clasp, however, appeared to be imperfect, a:id Mme. voa S oiTered to leave it at the jeweler's on ber way heme. "It is tiie a:Ta:r of half aa huur,' she said, 'an! they can easily be sett back ia time for the bali.' An hour lat er the card cf a well-known jeweler was tr-'-gbt to me, and wondering w hat he wanted, I gave orders to have hiru ad mitted. An elderly gt-at'.emaa presented hlx-elf. 'I have brought back the pearls myself, taadame, La sai l, bowing re sjectfuliy. 't.ia account of their geat Value I preferred to deliver theia person ally into yotirown bandi "Amused to see one of the trade so ea sily deceived, I answered, 'And what ch'jli youwy was their value?" "Not leas thun s.".-J at their lowest valuation,' he respond-?.! pr-mptly. 'I have examined theti ca.-fullr ; they are without flaw, and are -emariabiy perfect.' My dear, I nearly fainted, f. r a wild idoa suddenly c-cuned to m, '"A'Lat if these were tbe j real pearls titer all, and my clever maid had ciov takea the d rollcates?' Vv'ell. I . . - . .. ; te iong au-l lue saort oi u was mat that was exactly what had happened. Ilertha were ti.e b.otia fi le jewels to the ! bring srood f jrt-ir.e. for she was happily J married to Lord A ,hora ehe met j that evenir.;; and noiv it is little Mary's i turn, ta 1 I have been wondering all the evening what w; IV-i f.-'-'-i.-.i. le Ler fate." -Ytir Tent Caterpillars. rro:ssr Conutovk s its : " Thes. irar.y specie- of caterpillars that u:on the foliage of the apple, pear feel and ..;ir.ce. The lucre cont-icuous o: f tl,.f are the tent CAtrp'.itar., w ucn ere so called because they live in coioaies in large siiien ten's. These irsy be rei-ii-f des'.rjye-l by removing the tents wiih tiie teat caterpillars. As this tent sorves. merely ut i?.-: ler.. J, the caterpillars leaving thera an 1 spreading over the trees to get ti eir food, ca'e sl.oal 1 be ta ken to remove the nests early ia the i ra jrnir.z or ou a ra:ny oa--, at which tt-ae the ms i are in t:.e n ANsv Collar-Button. "Cellar-b i;torj, fire a doze.x" It was . , I tlie- voice of I'ou'iai, the peddler, as Le V ;,tit' his Lead through the swh.lr.g u '..n U. -A.u.ll a.ierr. d.i.'ju. tic., Wi.iske i;," ta.led lily Oayboy, as he bel-1 bis gla's, Lave yergot any o'theru 'itct.-lc light collar buttons that shine in thid.irk wheuyer 1j V.a uiierthe tire..'!?' "No, sir,' sai l the pe-1 Her. "Nor at-y of them w it It the whistling attachment so's yoa can always 1 cate them when you lose Vat?" aikel anoth er. "No, sir," sill the peddler, "Well, then, get alone," said 'lay boy. "You Laven.t got anything that we want." "Ye!, I t-ll yea vot I Laf got," sal 1 Bouliski. "I Laf g-4 sso.ee of dem talk ing collar buttons.'' That beats us. What are they?7' asked cne of the crowd, "Lem, sir, are de kind vot do dere own S'c'ia' vea yoa lose, dem untr de bureau." The Grammar Confuted "Two negative hiake aa affirmative, yoa believe. ?" "Yes." "Well, I don't take any stock in such const nee." "Why not?" "Why not? I'll tell yoa. Oa Monday night I proposed to Mary Jones, and she aiid no; oa Tuesday night I proposed to Jane Smith and she said no. There are two negatives for yoa. If yoa can make an aifirmative out of them you are a better grammarian than I am." -Y. 1. TV. There is nothing a man enjoys more Denouncing Union Pensions. "I ls say that the eucrruoos snia paid ia the way of pensions is double bxni sl.ip on the jeople of the South. It is hardship bteaus- it is drawn not frviu the weallh or propeity of tbe country, but from its consumers. And it isabard ship because that part paid by them is transferred from the South to the homes of these soldiers', thereby depleting from year" to year the money in circulation. From all these causes it results that there is a dearth of money south of the Ohio River." "';.'-.- u of 7. .- . SYMPATHY TOR COyrEtlF.SATFS, JKAI.OtSY AND ANC.il T-j'.VKt I'MON PENSION Eli. "The saddest thing iu life to me is to see a joor Confe.dcrate veteran an Le drag Limself frora Lis cabin to the field to labor, to earn bread for bis wife and children, acd to realize that one-twelfth of all Le makes mast be taken from hiu to pension some camp follower or beunty juniper." .i'ie-.i 'o':u. n tf.e 11 -.'K.v, Mjrrh "Jt. W HY THE 801 Til oi'FoSfS TENSUiNS. "Tbis Congress Las Msssel a bill ap propriating Jt,0O-VA for the payment of pensions. This large amount must first te collected from the people. It ia a cash transaction, not credit, not checks or drafts, but cash. The amount ia more than ft.' per capita, cr more tl.aa fJ.'X.i', dV) fur tlie State cf Alabama, cr nearly twice the amount collected for state and cot'.nty taxes in that State: or, to put it more plainly, each family of live ate taxed more than f'-O for pensions. This money, the representative of one month' labor for the head of the fau.ily cn the farm, or one-twelfth the year's return for labor, goes into the pocket of some pnsiouer, many of whom are rich men and woa.en. A very siali per cent. I goes back to Alabama, f .r we have but j few pensioners, and those we do Lave a:e not as a rule entitled to the money i tl't-y receive." i.'t . IA. i ? .I.V!;.-r, ! v i.o. 1 THE NoKIII w ttii TO l'.Lft V-;t Ol" THE WUtTtI of "THi i'E it'l l" OK Tits jl Ttl liITMOX Ao. UN Ti:UETENU. '"When the people can no longer stand the opprt;.on, when they can no 1 -uer remain silent, when the tiaie tvria, us I believe it will if they are not givtn relief, that the masses in this country r.se up and demand justice kt tbe hands of the law makers, I trust that I n.ay be fj'.iud on the side of the reop'e and tig'.ti::g with them for what I believe to pist. "The eern e of my I e-ivxTacy is bit s'-bliuie e-ci: fence in the people of the South. They will do light when lie right is understood ty them. This is their i overmen and llicy w.:l ttr.trol its "cstlrrr. When it becomes cj-pressive thy will try to reform :t. When U becomes unl-earbie they wi 1 destroy is. -and i-uiid upon the ruins au.;ther. fash ioned wilh their own hands. I warn you, ger.tlemar, n t to te:upt them too ur. I rettiir-d you that it is enwisd to treat the suiferings cf the people ligl-t-y."-;.i,uv;l-;'.tf.i;....i, .'.rir-'i -"d. i:n..i nc:ni. the At-enoi k; m'. 'N" r a t.iu l-KI.VD ASMT EKIM....V. "The I'nited Sutes ena:e voting mcney for the relief cf the charitable institutions in and about the Natli i:al Capitol Ls a violation of the Constitution that should receive a severe censure ; but ou top cf this that aug'S.-: ho ly w ent y far last Friday as to vote ;" to the carousal fund cf ll:at na'i r.al Kej ubiican organization known as the ti.- i..i l Araiy of the Uepubiio, which ga'.hjrs ia Waah irgton during the coming autumn." Ilitt,ti!vj'ni. All.. Aj'-H-r it l. THE sitTllEN ALI.t ISi'g ALSO Oi':-V fSl.iX I'EM.'NS. Tbe presi lent cf the e rjia Faraier,' Alliance said, rot long ago: Had our Southern Alliance the power wa would abtocate all pensions. The war was over more than twenty-five years aic-i and our Southern people won't sor.d thai swiuili any longer." Eetter Roais. The agitation for better ra 's is c;c sUntly assus&ing greater proportions and no d.oubt a very few years wi.l see a vast improvement ia the tig's -.vays of the state. The improvement of reads a ids as much t o the value of rural property as the improvement of that property its -i;. The distan-.e from a market is net a! way o important as tb.e fa.'il'.ties f .r reaching ; B-i les, the expense of th ; Uav portati-oa of farm pr.slu-'e t o market is a large item in the year'? ae -oua'S of the farmer, and there can be no ihear:'. -S3 :f :i:e material be transported over a ba-1 real. This fact has become rcc gnize 1. Fartn- Ti then.se! vest are bee ..aiLr-g tnore inter-ete-l than others in the matter. In a h -rt time it is exper'ed that what is a-w the tntli that the p-ibllc roils cf he United S'aW art! au c the w r-t an no 1 .ng'T be sl 1, s Ita- of Pcaa--vlvanla. Fo'Aland 3 rd Language. Not or.ly do.-s ar. i Ca';, but cbic'ae:; and bir Is also, can Cad ways iei" r:g huc.ia:'. bt:::-s kaow that t'.-y want s-.::c--il lug, or thai j:ne'Ll::g is ti e llatt'-r. "One day aCotl.ia hcn,""Ur.!s acblk-a fmcier. in t'ae ' o' ien I'ays, "ca-i.3 an-I st.s-.l in front of u.e, looied me fall in tbe La :e, jnl complained loudly cf so::.e-tbinglcculir.- t ;ratt-.':e farther. Bati-.nt investigation revealed tbi: one eud f her pe.-ch had e!;,pel do as, and M:s. ii utfl.al no idea cf jleep.ng tn an inclined plaue. Another ti:cea nervous little libera met r::e at the hec-hc-.i-e- d x-.r. fa.riv s.-r.-'Auilug an -- - -.t : r 'f li "i fr-ii tbo i denier., e ex iteaier.t. I unltr cackle which f.rilsh'id that sb had te.fa -ii-t-t-J i ot h r nest I d..I r:.-t wonder at io-r new p.xr of ctckliiig when I fno.l tbe ne t ocr lei by a cat i three o ill kl'.teas. V'l:e;i tb.e thicket s iirtt begin t- move ia tbe ,i'st before UAttbicg, the n.ot.ber Lea sing to theia a low, cr v..- st-et and ne". er heard at aU.." ether t.iiie. A frietil t'-ils me that Lercanarj stait'.ed her one day by an es.t:re:y ce ca 1. it was s j lalnly 'C:t:ie Lrre ;it':tk '.' tb.-t she hurried to the cage to find a b:g ta', wilh its face tressed ag-.ili.st il.e wlj. low pa ne, it-ri ig in at poor Ned a daoeer autllclently great to account f ,r tbe ca.i.'' We can ea--il!y believe that the canary called l er inisiresa arter watching tbe performances of a tame oriole, w ho g"e by tlie name of Peter. He has a ertaia whistle which he seldom us-s, au 1 only when ..'aett.lg very special is g.-iag on, such a? the approach of his mltre- with ome dainty of which he is extravagantly fond. ae day, w hen he was ia hi cage down etaira aien", Lis nLtre arsUirs beard Lita whistle ag-in, and rrnally went to see what caused Lis excitement She found a moue on the cage, and Peter whistling at hiai and trying his best to strike him with his long sharp bill. Peter evidently was not afraid, bat he knew the mouse was an intruder, and wanted telp in expelling hiru. Jeeson Bid yoa ever see a man n b himself? Gasoa No. Bid yoa? Jeeson Yes. I saw a butcher steel La knife belore cutting a steak. And Jeeson smiled wickedly as he vanished around the corner. Cvn. I Mail "Street, Jchntowii,Pa. E. P. Luetchford 4 Co, BocheMer, N. V. o
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