A Trip Through ths South and
Over Battle Fields.
Below we publish an amount of trip
through the .Southern States in a letter
from our old friend an J former resident
of Somerset Co, S. P. Sweitzer, Proprie
tor of the American Hotel, Cutnlierland,
Md. Mr. t-eiuer left Somerset in Jan,
Jy.2, and served in Co. G, 19iU Pa. In
tintrr, Hth Army Corps, Army of the
Cumberland, and commanded by Gen
eral Koeencrani. In bis trip through
the South be revisited the old battle
fields, an amount of which be gives be
low. CmnEKiaxn, Mn, May 21, 1SV2.
Mr. Euit.'k:
We left Cumberland on the Sth of
ilay at 1.30 o'clock a. m, and proceeded
by way of Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, and
thence to Chattanooga, Teun. Krom
here we viBited the battl efieMs of Chica
toauga and Lookout Mountain, the form
er of which is situated about ten and the
latter two miles from Chattanooga. We
cmld readily see the evidences of the
fi-arful strife tliat took place there daring
the three days of Sept. I'.'th, 20th and
ITUt, The marks of the shell and
cannon shot are still visible upon the
forest tret, whose scarred visa,. will
bear testimony of that contest for cges
to come. It was here our friend Sweise
of Somerset lost an arm and our regi
ment was reduced to about forty effect
ive men. The iandscaj still bears a fa
miliar resemblance, although each im
provement has been male in the sur
rouu.!;njrs. Some of the old breast
works that I had helped to build still re
gain, monuments of scenes we hope nev
er to be repeated. We pic ked np a num
U r of relis, such as bullets, pieces of
shell, parts of canteens and cartridge box
es, and recognized in a dilapidated build
ing standing on the field, a house we had
u.d 3 a hospital after the bat'Ie.
We next vi.iited Lookout Mountain,
which we a?o nded by means of an in
clined p'aiu which is :;:;) Aft Ion;; and
attains an elevation of liV) feet, the
most extensive it is claimed of any in the
United i-utes. On the tuamit of the
mountain there U quit: a larfc'e summer
r.-sort, where several hotels r.f tlie most
approved order are run at th"ir full ca
pacity duiiiifi the suinmrr. Our accotij
j.anyiii arii-4 took a D!i!iilT "f j.hnto
(.'raph from this summit. The view lie
in;; exceedingly fine, l..k;n' o-it from
tliis lofty r-li upon the jrreat esi-ane
f territory can be seen one of the most
lautifiil landscapes ever w itnessed. The
dark green foliage of the forest inter
spersed by culti vated fields and beauti
ful villas, with the Tccnesee river flow
ing through the center, its bosom glisten
ing in the sunlight and mist like a sheen
of silver.
I Lave almost forgotten to mention that
the city of ChatUno ga, w hich was al
most entirely destroyed during the war,
Las become a handsome city of oO.OoO or
more inhabitants and the center of great
manufacturing industries. The old forts
that we had built Lave all been torn
down and Louses and streets occupy their
places.
We next went to Atlanta, Georgia(
)assing a numlier of battle fields on the
route, on all of which I was able to rec
ognize some familiar object. Among the
more prominent were Lesaeca, New
Hope Church Station, Kenesa Mount
ain, Peach Tree Creek, lecatur and
Jonesborough, Ga. The latter place is a
town of about 1000 inhabitants situated
"0 miles from Atlanta, and is the point
on which Sherman made his great Hack
movement, engaging and defeating Gen.
Hood on Aug. Jlst, IStU, and causingthe
capitulation of Atlanta. We were ena
bled to obtain many relics of the battle
here. AVe also discovered a number of
trees with cannon balls and pieces of
tdiell embedded in their trunks On our
route and w ithin about four wiles of At
lanta we arrived at another battle iieid
where Gen. Mcpherson lost his life and
also a Confederate, lien. Walker. One
and one-half miles from this point is
Port Walker, w hich stiil s:ands as a mon
ument of the bloody days. There are
four pieces of cannon still left there rang
ing from I:.' to l) paundrs. The car
riages have about rotted away but the
puns and caissons still remain. We next
proceeded to Atlanta, w here we remain
ed three days enjoying the hospitality oi
the most hospitable people. We were
shown every courtesy and attention thit
one could desire. We met a great num
ber of ex-Confederates and fought onr
battles over again, but in a friendly and
brotherly manner. Atlanta is as great a
city as her eople are hospitable. It
contair.6 oO.'kX) inhabitants, line public
buildings and a great surrounding park,
l-eautifully located and containing a
grand collection of animals and birds of
almost every kind. It is said to contain
the largest elephant and lion in the
world. There are two street railways
running into the park and the cars are
constantly crowded, to their full capaci
ty. We left Atlanta with regret, deploi
ing the fact that business claimed enr
t'tne. We next proceeded to Savannah,
Ga, over the same route taken by She:
mm in thegrand walk around, 'and I
was agreeably entertained throughout
thelineby being coutinually confronted
w ith fau-iliar objects, and not the least
agreeable I assure you was the old Con
federates who had oposed us in the
Mar. h to the Sea." My most pleasant
time was spent with them in talking of
- Auld Lang Syne." Savannah is a very
nice city, rather hot, and w ith very
swampy surroundings. Here are the
great rice fields which it is necessary to
overflow, populated chiefly by colortd
people, and where they say "no white
man can live after sundown.
We next visited Tybee Island, on the
Atlantic Ocean, where there i?. an exten
sive summer resort, and one can bereen
joy the cool and invigorating breeze of
the t;ulf Stream. We bad the pleasure
here of viewing one of Cm-ie Sams men-of-war,
monstrous, huge and formidable,
but clean and tidy as a new pin, brist
ling w ith puns and apparently invulner
able. With a sigh w e now turn our face
homeward, iu our course visiting liome,
G.; Kncxville.Tenn.; Bristol and Iloa
niAe lay end Luray Caves. We arrived
home after an absence of about ten days
siigbtlv fatigued but well satisfied with
the lime i.peLt.
s. P. s.
An Actor's Unknown Friend.
"J. JeiTerson." said an old theatre
goer, "had taken a ia ly to a restaurant
and whtn he put lis hand in rwt- J
to pay bis bill Le didn't feel a penny
no expia:nea nis os:non to the cashier,
but the cashier 'didn't know him.' The
Inspiration began to oozj when a gen
tleman stepped op, laid twenty dollar
bill on the desk and said :
"I know you sir; allow me to settle.
Mi fferson was profuse in his thanks,
nd when near the door, said :
"You must give me your name and ad
dress, sir, in order that I may call around
to-morrow and settle.
"Never mind that," raid the stranger
unasmne. -ibat bill was a counter- !
feit and I got seve: teen dollars in i
Change.' U,0 Curved. .
Religion in Virginia City.
When Bishop Whittaker came to Vir
ginia City be wanted to establish a
church. It was nothing to get trustee
for a mining company, but in a church
enterprise a man has to die to fill bis
shorts. Yet the Bishop did pretty welL
He finally got all his trustees save one,
and be selected Abe for the honor,
though Abe was a 6inner, and a profane
one at that, Abe attended the first meet
ing of the trustees.
I would be glad to help you, Bishop,"
he said, "but it , I don't
know. I can run a mine or a quartz
mill, but I don't know any more than a
Chinaman about running a chnrch."
But the Bishop prevailed. He inform
ed the trustees that he bad plans and
specifications for a church that would
cost ;,0C0, lot included. He said he be
lieved f 1,500 might be raised by sub
scription, leaving the church but $ 7,500
in debt, which amount would run at low
interest and might be paid up in four or
five years. Everybody expressed ap
proval except Abe, who kept silent. His
opinion was asked by the clergyman.
" Why it, Biihop," cried Abe, " I
told you that I knew nothing about
church business, but I den't like the
plan. Ifyouwereto get money at 13
per cent, pel annum, which is only half
the ban king rate, your interest would
amount to nearly f I ,11 -0 a year, or almost
as much as you expect to raise for a com
mencement If you w ant a church,
it, why don't you work the business as
though you believed it would pay ?"
Abe sat down and the Bishop's heart
sank.
" Well, Lave yon got a better scheme ?"
a-ked one of the trustees.
" You bet," said Abe. "I move that
an assessment of $1,000 be levied on each
of the trustees, the same to be payable
immediately."
The Bishop bad just come from the
hast aid he was bewildered. The good
man f.dterod :
"I fear I cannot at present raise
f l,iy"
" Never mind, Bishop," said Abe, ,-we
will take yourj out in preaching."
The checks were forthcoming, and Abe
went throngh thecamp on a collecting
tour, striking everyWly merchant, sa
loon keepers, gambler, all alike. In an
hour lie had the w hole $',0il), and car
ried a certificate f r it to the clergyman.
Take that for a starter, Bishop," said
A1m. ' It won't le enough, for I guess a
ciiuich is like an old qruuiz mill the
c m4 always exceeds the estimates a good
deal ; but go ahead, and w hen you need
more money we will levy another assess
ment on the infernal sinners."
Abe never joined the church, and
swore a little to the last. The Bishop
preached bis funeral snuon and did it
with moist eyes and a trembling voice.
Abe's part in building the church was
only one of his whims, but for years be
was a Providence to 'res of people on
the Comstock. S in Fniuci.vo llaunliur.
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quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect
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der. A Story of Real Life.
I saw a woman the other day dead.
She was twenty-six years old, sleeping
she didn't look seventeen. Every trace
of sin was off her face, and it wa be
cause for a few months before she died
she knew what it was to have a little
consideration. She would clasp the sis
ter's hand the sister of whom she bad
grown so fond and say : " It's so good
to be allowed to just rest." Then w hen
the hour came that she had to face her
iod, Bhe said, "sister, you promised me
He wonld be kind to me," and, holding
her by the hand, the sister answered
her : " Yes." And then just as she clos
ed her eyes she asked, " !i, ;t(d have
mercy on me a sinner." And be will.
I lead, she was gowned in a little w hite
dres.', and a white rose in her hand she
had asked for this from a women who
was in the habit of going to the hospital
because, she said, " If that little baby
had lived, who was the child of my sia
and love, I should have named it Lose."
The little procession that went awsy
from the hospital that day consisted of
the "dear, dead woman," and of two wo
men who had gotten to know her
through her illness, and a priest to say a
few words over her. Bat they believed
as firmly as they believed in the exist-em-e
of a God that the poor weak soul
would be forgiven because it had loved
much. You see, we, being women, ought
not to dare to judge unfortunate sisters.
Jut think of the horror of it. It may be
your daughter or mine. Ilemember what
is said :
Shall l'-o n.ia l.o'i.l LiM-rMe Crvnanrd
Till iu I)e ead iImt ,!ay of day.
At juiiiiii-at. oi:e of hi own race,
A frail an ! htl yon shall rise
His (la'U't.ifr, uiih hi riktter eye.
.Y. ( Ynrt Av.
The children's health must not be ne
glected. Cold in the head causes ca
tarrh. Kly's Cream Balm cures at once.
It is perfectly safe and is easily applied
i nto the nostrils. The w orst cases yield
ing to it. Price 50c.
One of my children bad a vcrr bad
discharge from her nose. Two uhvsi-
cians prescribed, but without benefit
We tried Ely's Cream Balm, and, much
to our surprise, there was a marked im
provement e continued using the
Bairn and in a short time the discharge
was cured. O. A. Cary, Corning, X. Y.
Aphorisms.
Self-respect is the cornerstone of all
virtue.
Silence at the proper reason is w isdom
and lietter than any s;.eeeh.
Sloth, like ru-t, cnanmes faster than
labor wears, while thesed key is always
iTight.
To be selfish is to sacrifice the nobler
for the meaner ends, and to be solidly
content
I think yon will find that neon'e who
honestly mean to be true reallv contra
dict themselves much more rarely than
those who try to be consistent
No man has come to true creatines
who has not felt in soma degree that his
life belongs to his race, and that w hat
God gives him He gaes him for man
kind.
There is nothing so small but that w
may honor God by asking lib guidance
of it or insult h:ui by taking it into our
ow n bands, and what is true of the Dei
ty is true of His revelation.
Every man's powers have relation to
ome kind of work ; and w heaever be
finds that kind cf work which be can d i
best -that to which his powers are best
a lapte.'. he finds that which will give
bim the best development and that by
w bu-h he ta.n build up, or make his man
hood. Every testimonial regarding Hood's
Sarsaparill is an honest, unpurchased
statement of w hat this medicine has act
ually done.
Keep Young.
" Mother wanta to keep me a baby un
til I am 25," pouted girl of It, whose
wise mother w anted to have her retain
the loosely-flowing lock and the youth
ful simple garments buitable to her years
for a couple of seasons longer. Thisconi
plaii.t is very frequently beard coming
from lips of maidens who are to be en
vied owing to their adorable youth, the
very thing they despise. The rosy flush,
tlie slight figures, the clear eyes will nev
er belong to them but once. Once only
can a woman be young. She may ia
lime be an angel, but she w ill never
again be a girL Bo not forget this, oh,
ye young ones so anxious to put behind
yon the one period of your existence
w h en the sun thiues as it never will
ugain, and w hen the birds sing with a
brighter, swifter meaning than will be
board w hen the morning has passed and
high noon with the greater beat and
pressure of the burdens of life has rushed
upon you. Isn't every young thing
sweeter and purer than the world-hardened
older ones of the same species?
Look at the lambs at play, note the ten
der green leaves that shoot out in their
innocent verdure from the old winter
seasoned branches. Pnppies and kittens
are the moat appealing creatures, and
when one cornea to babies there never
can be in all this lovely world anything
quite so sweet and lovable as a dear lit
tie dimpled cooing baby.
Th erefore, girls, stay young. You may
have to bear some snubs and submit to
some indignities owing to your extreme
youth, but the time will come when you
w ill long for these allusions to a crime of
w hich you are no longer guilty.
His Politics Tested in Blood.
One of the handsomest delegates at
Minneapolis was S. S. Matthews, of Mis-si.-ippi.
He is a 6ix-footer, finely pro
portioned, has curly black hair reaching
to his shoulders an.l wears a white slouch
1 at. In the Ltr gunge of his colleagues,
he is a "prince" in manner and one of
the most popular Republicans in Missis
sippi. His llepublicanism hasbeen test
ed in such a temsrkable manner as to
leave no doubt as to its genuineness. It
was not many months ago that his fath
er, who insisted on going to the xlls
an ! voting the straight Bpublicati tick
et, was wanel by the Pemoerais not to
do so on jiain of instatit death. Seven
of these desperadoes drew lots to see
which should le executioner in case the
elder Matthews persisted in his purpose.
The man who was thuschosen warned
Mr. Matthews not to vote. He paid no
attention to the words and started to
ward the polls, a Republican ticket in
bis hand. The desperado at once seized
a double-barreled shotgun and em ptied
both loads into Mr. Matthew's body. In
stead of bringing th man to justice, the
Democrats elected him Mayor of the
town.
Shortly after this one of the dead
man's sons was warned in the same man
ner, but he paid no attention to the
threat and was also murdered in cold
blood. "It is only a question of time
when they get me too," said Mr. Mat
thews, "but they ran make up their
minds that I will stick it out to the end
and keep on voting the Republican tick
et I, too, have lieen warned. What lit
tle I have is here in Mississippi and I
don't propose to be frightened away or
to go somewhere to starve. I have one
other brother w ho moved away from the
State, and these desperadoes Lave sent
him w ord that if be ever returned to Mis
sissippi they will kill him. Down there
a Republican is hated like poison, and
they call them rattlesnakes. A man
without nerve does not dare to assert that
he is aught but a Democrat These mur
derers are never brought to justice.
They are not even indicted, and no in
quest is ever neia over me body of a
murdered Republican. Lawlessness
reigns supreme. We paid a lawver one
thousand o'ollars to prosecute the mur
derer of my brother, but the district at
torney declared that it was bis business
and iu consequence nothing was done."
" Naturally there are few Republican
voters in .Mississippi. JJul mere are
enough to elect delegates to the National
Convention and votes count there. Our
delegation is almost solid for Harrison ;
m fact, I may say there is not a Blaine
delegate in the lot."
It Should be In Every House.
J. B. Wilson, :;71 Clay street, Sharps
burg, Ta, says be w ill not be without
Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump
tion, Coughs and Colds, that it cured bis
w ife who was threatened with Pneumo
nia after an attack ol " Ia Grippe," when
various other remedies and several phy
sicians had done her no good. R jbert
Barber, of Cooksport, Pa, claims Dr.
King's New Discovery has done bim'
more good than anything be ever used
for Lung Trouble. Nothing like it. Try
it Trial bottles free at J. X. Snvder's
Drug store. Large bottles 50c and $1.00
Eods Should be Kept Warm.
If trustworthy statistics could be bad
of the number of persons who die every
year or become permanently diseased
from sleeping in damp or cold beds, they
would probably be astonishing and ap
palling. It is a jeril that constantly be
sets traveling men, and if they are wise
they will juvariably insist on having
their beds aired and dried, even at the
rkk of causing much trouble to their
landlords.
But, according to Good Housekeeping,
it is a peril that resides also in the home,
and the cold "sre room" has slain its
thousands of hapless guests, and will go
on w ith its slaughter till people learn
wisdom. Not only the euests, but the
family, often suffer the penalty of sleep
ing in the cold rooms and chilling their
bodies, at a lime when they need all
their bodily heat, by getting between
cold sheets.
Even in waim summer weather acold
damp bed w ill get in its deadly work.
It is a needless peril, and the neglect to
provide dry rooms and beds has in it the
elements of murder and suicide.
Electric Bitters.
This remedy is becoming so well
know u and so popular as to need no s;e-
ial mention. AH who have used Elec
tric Bitters sing the same sing of prai e.
A purer medicine does not exist and it is
guaranteed to do all that is claimed.
Electric Bitters w ill cure all diseases of
the Liver and Kideej s, w ill remove Pim
ples, Boils, Salt Rheum, and other affec
tions caused by impure blood. Will
drive Malaria from the system and pre
vent as well as cure all Malarial fevers.
For cure of Headache, Constipation and
Indigestion try Electrie Bitters. Entire
satisfaction guaranteed, or money refund
ed. Price 50c. and $1.00 per bottle at J.
N. Snyder's drug store.
We learn of our kind, and the morj
we know the more we crave contact with
living men; and be is the master who,
amidst the crowd, keeps, with perfect
sweetness, the independence of solitude.
Fame comes only when deserved, and
then it is as ir.ev itable as destinv.
A MAD rOET
rushed Into newspaper office recently,
and threatened to "clean out" the es
tablishment because they printed hU
verses wronr. Said he: "I wrote, 'To
dwell forever iu a grot of peace,' and
vou idiots put it 'a pot of grease.'"
The mortified editor presented him
with a vial of Dr. Tierce's Pleasant
Pellets, a year's subscription and an
apology.
The little "Pellets" positively cure
sick and nervous headache, biliousucss,
costiveiiess, and all derangements of the
stomach, bowels and liver. It's a large
contract but the smallest things in the
world do the bu-iuess Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. They're the small
est but the mo-t effective. They go to
work in tho right w ay. They cleanse
and renovate the liver, stomach and
bowels thoroughly but they do it
mildlv and gently. Y'ou feel the food
they do but you don't feel them do
lug it.
They're the clicaptst pill you can
buy, bcouuse they're guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or your money is returned.
You only pay for the gaud you get
That's the ' peculUtr plan all Dr.
Tierce's medicines are sold on, through
druggets.
Words of Wisdom.
Mercy and truth are the wings of love.
It takes more courage to endure than
to act.
Mercy is the touch of a mother dress
ing a wouud.
The right kind of a man is never hurt
any by prosecution.
The gold piating on a w ire does not
make it any stronger.
The surest way to win the love of pe
pie is to become lovable.
Whenever a wise man makes a mis
take it teaches bim Something.
Some of the organ's sweetest notes
come from pipes that ran not lie seen.
Self-conceited people are very apt to
think they can get along without any
help.
On the day that a man thinks he is a
fool be has becoue a near neighbor to
wisdom.
The only people who are not made bet
ter by giving are thoj w ho do not give
half enough.
The people who are trying the hardest
to get rich in this world will be the poor
est inthe next
N"o man can get wisdom enough to
keep Lim from seeing to-morrow that be
has been a fool to-day.
Light travels at the rate of nearly two
hundred thousand miles in a second, but
it is a smiill consolath n to think of it
when vou fall over a wheelbarrow in the
dark.
Do You Kiss at Home.
A traveling man, who was also the
head of a prosperous firm, promised bis
newly-wedded wife that be would give
her a dollar every time be kissed her
and in that way she could save plenty of
money. Things went on in this way
for several years, and, as be made plen
ty of money he faithfully kept his prom
ise. Finally reverses came, and the once
prosperous traveling man found be was
virtually a pauper. He wenthome to his
wife and told her all. She, however, did
not seem to feel worried, and be was
somew hat surprised w hen she asked him
to take a ride with her that afternoon,
but accepted her invitation. Passing a
large block on a well known street she
said : " That's mine." Soon she came to
a handsome flat and said : "That's mine."
Well, she showed him several places
w ith the same remark, until be began to
be suspicious and inquired: "How in
the deuce did you accumulate bo much
wealth?" "iKjyou remembtrthe con
tract you made when we were married ?"
she said. " Yes," be replied, " I do."
" Well, I have invested it, and it has
made us rich." The traveling man hung
his head and said nothing. This w as
kept up for thirty minutes, until his wife
became alarmed, and she asked : " What
is the matter, and what are you thinking
about?" " I was thinking of bow rich
we would be if I had done all my kissing
at borne."
A Famous Old Argonaut Judge.
Judge RearrJen described the morning
appearance of the lute Judge Lake when
be sat npon the bench.
It eeros that Judge Lake used to be a
sort of Judge Jeffreys toward criminals
and that his mercy was never strained.
For instance be would walk up the steps
of the "bench," aud the poor murdering
or thieving criminal below would shiver
and think of cells and gallow s.
"Pat," the Judge wonhl say, sharply,
"heat the stove.'"
Then the faithful menial would stir the
fire hurriedly, and the Judge would ad
just his shining collar and faultless neck
cloth.
After which be would rub bis polish
ed finger nails together and thrust them
through a page or two. of the decisions of
of that famous British jurist, Lord Erg
kin, and !as a climax he would look at
bis translucent bands and exclaim.
"Hurry them up I've only a few min
utes this morning."
Then the batch of prisoners would ba
usuerea inio me uock anil me steely
eyes of the Judge would le turned upon
them in such a fashion that, like certain
pictures painted by the old masters, one
might imagine that the eyes looked a
dozen different ways at once.
Lake eeeras to have lieen so impartial
that he lucked discrimination, for on a
certain occasion, when the clerk called
off the first name on the docket, a gray-
bearded burglar of sixty-eight years step
ped forward to be sentenced.
"Prisoner at the bar," said the Judge
inspecting his elegant little finger nail
"you have been before this court on the
barge of theft many times. I hesitate
to be severe, but in justice to public mor
als I find it my duty to sentence you to
confinement in State prison for the term
of fifty years, and when yon emerge from
its walla j ou may lie a better man V
"Sty, Judge," said the clerk, looking
up to the polished jurist, "you've got the
wrong man you foreot it was .vnnn
j
Hays you were going to send up for fifty
years. The old tramp, there, ain't going
to last two years, let alone fifty."
"Ah ! bow is that ?" demanded the
Judge, inspecting the list on bis desk
"Oh, I see yes, yes! dear me 1 bow
very odd ! Just give Hayes fifty years
also, and you may as well let the other
matter stand. When a man of sixty odd
years hasn't learned enough to avoid
being found out he's much fafer in jail."
And the docket would proceed.
Franciteo llxasn'uife, I
Katie Cot the Book.
Katie was going U bed, after a day of
toil, minding her sick and maimed dolls
chronic invalids all of them and her
beautiful duck, the one old qiuwker that
traveled w ith the bens because he bad
no belter company. The robin that bad
been watching her out of the corners of
bis bright eyes, as he run oyer the lawn
and listened to her prattle, was asleep al
ready, with bis head under bis wing, and
Katie's bnr.g heavily on ber mother's
shoulder while she was undressing her.
"Now Ilay me" bad been said, with
many yawns in between, and mamma's
pet had lieen tucked in rongly ; but just
as the sleepy eyes were closing, she sud
denly Bat bolt upright
" Mamma," she said, " I want John
ny's picture book that one with the
Iambs."
" Hush Katie," said ber mother, the
least bit wearily, for the little feet and
the little tongue had never ceased going
one moment all day. "Nowwewillgo
to sleep."
"But mamma," and the big eyes plead
ed earnestly, "can't I have Johnny's
picture book this onst?"
" Not to-nignt, dearie ; it is too late."
"Mamma," said Katre, sitting up very
traight and looking very solemn indeed,
' I heard a story of a little g'r! she was
a good little girb that asked her mamma
onst, when she was put to bed, for the
picture book with lambs, and the mam
ma told her she couldn't have it, and
and," the baby voice fell to an awed
whisper, and the eyes grew very big,
"in just about two minutes she was
dead!"
" My. Katie! And what killed her so
quick ?"
" Because," said Katie, with convic
tion, "because she didn't get the book."
She got it, and in five minutes was
asleep with it in her arms. JTurjier't
Not in Stock.
Fair Customer" I live in the suburbs
and I want a watchdog."
Iealer " Yes, mum."
" But of course I don't want one that
w ill keep us awake all night barking at
nothing."
" Yes, mum."
" lie must lie big and strong and fienv,
you know."
"Asgmtle as a lamb with ns, you
know."
" Yes, mum."
"And he must ponnee on every brutal
man that comes along, and drive bim
off."
" Yes. mum."
"Buthe mustn't interfere with any
poor but honest man looking for work."
"o,mum."
" If a burglar comes prowli ng aro und
at night thedog should make mince meat
of him in an instant"
" Yes, mum."
" But he mustn't attack a neighbor
who drops in for an evening call."
" No, mum."
"And of coarse he mustn't molest peo
ple who come hurrying in at all hours of
the night to call my husband. He is a
doctor, you know."
"No, mum. I see what you want
You want a mind reader dog."
" Yes, I anppose so. Can you se nd me
one ?"
" Yery sorry, mum, but I'm just out of
that kind."
A Fatal Success.
The little woman was blue and looked
tired, and of course the neighbors drop
ped in and tried to sympathize with ber.
The little woman said that she was
worn out with sewing and asked the
neighbor if she had ever tried to do any
sewing on her husband's clothes.
"Why, yes, poor, dear," replied the
neighbor. "It is hard work, and then no
one but a tailor can ever satisfy a man.
I worked two days once trying to fix over
a coat for my husband, and then he only
growled and grumbled and took it to a
tailor to have it all done over again."
"My experience was worse than that,"
said the little woman, sadly. "My hus
band was always growling because he
had to go to a tailor for everthing. and
finally in pure desperation I undertook
to put new linings inthe sleeves of bis
overcoat."
"I know, I know," broke in tho neigh
bor. "Awfully hard to make them fit
just right, and to get a color that w ill
suit a man."
"Yes, but I consulted him about the
color, and then took the old linings out
and studied them to see how they were
cut I couldn't have them too loose or
too tight, you know."
"Of course not And when it was all
done and you felt that you had earn
ed his thanks, you waited for him to say
something that would please you, and he
didn't"
" h, no he didn't.
"He just growled out that a five-year-
girl could do as well as that, and that
it would all have to be torn out again.
"No, I w ish he bad. He tried it on
and said that it was fairly well done, and
he guessed he'd never have to go to a
tailor again for repairs, and be hasn't
That's w hat makes me so tired to-day
Oh, if I only had it to do over again, I'd
fix it so he couldn't get that coat on."
Chhmjo Tribune.
Learning to Pop.-
It is queer how small an occurrence
serves to attract a crowd. The other
evening popcorn kiosk at the corner of
D. street and the avenue was surrounded
by a gaping crowd, ranging in character
from gamins to gentlemen, all breath
lessly watching the proprietor as he
shook a popper over the gas flames. A
couple of youn ladies happened to be
passing, and one of them inquired :
"W hat are those men staring at !"
"They are learning bow to pop," repli
ed ber companion.
"Oh, sighed the speaker, "how I wish
Charlie would take a few lessons:"
iri.iiji() jw.
will be paid for a recipe enabling
us to make Wolff's Acme Black
in" at such a price that the retailer
can profitably sell it at ioca bottle.
At present the retail price is roc.
Tbii cT-r it ooev until Tairaarr it iSa Tom
particular! adjrcu ibe andcxu-lrcd.
Acme Blacking is made of rere r.lcohoL
oilier liquid dressings are nuoc cf wr.ttr.
Water costs nothing. A'coLU is dear. Who
can show uj bow to make it without alcohol
o lint wecan make Acme Blacking as cl.esp
xs water dressing, or put it in fancy pacl
cs like mar.y of the water dressir.tr, cii
thon charge for the out-ide appearance in.
itead of charging for the contents cf the
bottle?
WOLFF & nATTDOLFH. rhilaclclphia.
PIK-RON
is the name of a paint of which a sec. bottle
is enouqh to make sit scratched and dulled
cherry chairs looli like newly fini-hed r.a.
beanies. It will do many ether remarkabla
thicks which bo cthtrr paint can dot
AJ1 retailers scli it,
ilijos
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'EVERT CASE
if
OiJ&li kiw ot tlieaiAc
Incurable Cases Declined.
Fxamtnalioa free by null.
rv sufferer from Asthma or
P. HAROLD HAYES, M. D..
New Spring Goods
S. E. PHILLIPS,
103 Clinton Street, Louthcr Ac Green's Illock, JOHXSTOWN, T-A..
DSIES.S CiOOllS.
Consisting of Ph.-k and Colored Shallie Silks, Surah Silks, Velvet an 1 Velveteens
in all colors, :lack and Colored Henriettas at i'-'i. .To, 50,7-, f 1 tw and .! --
per yard.
We have a full line of all
fVvr.U I'hevernn Itarra and Chenues. eto.
Cotton Dress CJood-. Foile-Ju-nord Outicg Cloth, Canton Cloth, Cliirt-s
and Suti ins.
IjuII'Kpriiiff Jarkft. A full lir.e of I)oniest!es. We gturantic all onr
Ki-1 tiiutts.
Call an! sec us.
S. E. PHILLIPS.
GENERATION AFTER GENERATION.
O f PAY l USED ASD ELEisID IT. .
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Every Sufferer h.r,.Z
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INCIPIENT KHSIWTIGH. KflY-FF-'ER.
STKMfl, ETC- Crculars Tre Py
Peter yogel. sotaerset-pa
Origin of tho Word Caucus.
Ioyoulike poliiifs? Ifyon, Joyou have
read much about "caucus' and raore
about "bosses." About 17-4, Saiuuel
At-lams, tlie father olf&iniu-l AJams cf
revolutionary fauie, and a sot-re or so of
others useJ to meet toother in a hail at
the north end of Boston, where the ship
yards and rope walks were. The club
was destined "to lay iltus fur introducing
certain ierFons into j liii-es of trust and
power." It wa largely composed of men
in the shijbHi!diiir indxtry and !i;-m-e
Wis called "the CV.ker's Ciub." Thus
arose one of tho bv.t known terms in
politics canons.
In thejear 17(3 Joiin Adams madesn
entry in his diary, which fliovvs that the
change from culkers to caucus had a'.reaily
taken place. He wrote: "This day
learned that the Caucus Club meets at
certain times in the parn-t of Tom Daws,
the adjutant cf the Roston rtyinient.
There they smxke tobacco until jou can
not nee from one- end of the garret to tLe
other; they drink llip, I suppose; and
there tney choose a moderator, wbii puts
question to the vote regularly, and select
men, assessors, col'ecturs, wardens, lire
ward, and representatives are regularly
chosen before tla-y are hose a iu tlie
town."
Peld Hears the News.
White I'i aisks. X. V , Juiis !. At li
o'c!o k to-i:i!it tlie ti'leihone in Hon.
While! JMdC3untry ri'-iJence. nt-urtlii
Tilla, Ih-tran to riiij;. Tlie ex-Minister arid
his fimily re-MV. J ll;e inf. irmntiiii that lie
had bern noaiinaretl for Vice I'resiilr :it ly
acc.aiuaM in.
The telephone was kfpt jjoin l.injf after
ruiduilit, uniil the inmate? c!" Mr. Kei J a
house became wea-y i.f answering the calls.
Many pr.imir.etit II pulilicans railed upon
Mr. Rri.1 and eoriirtula'cd him nimn his
nom"r:a'Kin. II ai) n.t'.Vfd many dis
patches of the same import.
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BUFFALO, N.Y.
AT
the New eavts. sut-h as t-t.IoM
ARTISTIC JOB PRINTING
A SPECIALTY.
HARRY M. BESSHOFF,
K A HU FACT US IN G SU TIOSER
AND
BLANK BOOK 3IAKE1I.
HANNAM BLCCK,
JOHNSTOWN. PA.
Johnstown's New Grocery.
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JOHNSTOWN,
I am l'rci ari-tl t i f.irni.-!i Imyi-rs fr.-ni
li!7i-r--!il rniiits with ai! k;n !-; tf
l.-'fh fr -torus at lonv.-i j.ri. 'j.
t'lMintry jrHiiti-, ;v .is iu;;
tt r, v'j.i t4' tiikta ia i-x-i-hane
llr ixrJs.
JAMES D. RUTLEDGE.
G. C. J0R3AN.
JOSEPH HINCHMAN.
JORDAN & HINCHMAN.
rustomt-r v. i'.l f:u us at tho su( M star.'),
iili i larger Mii't-'i' ''I our ona Lia:;;ifacV-rtJ
gum is v.ch tt
mmi k mm,
than ever. A, wiiun-It1 dvaltrs iii
CRACKERS, CANDIES, NUTS A0 FHUIT,
we liv ini r. :i 1 iiiii.-a f..r filling c.-'i. r-I-r.i::i(.tiy
a:i.l 5a;i-M. on.y.
Joi-tlan Sr 1 linehmaii,
JT0 anJ jTi J!.::i i;:.tt, JulIN-". .', PA.
HOW TO SAVE MONEY.
TIIV
Uoot and Slioe Store.
-ien-t i.oM-i ircm nn, an l a:: oilier
Footwear at the l owest Trices.
All cuo.is tr.ar:t.tce.i t.) :iv.'
Satisfaction, if ii'.t as rcc
Ciiimeiulfil, take
tii'Ul 1 ;( k.
Look fur t!ie s'.'n ith tlie lii
84 Franklin Street,
JOHNSTOWN. - PA.
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Geo. 3!. Thoiiinv4.V Co.,
r- Cli.il..;. s:.-.ri, J''i:I"lN, I'A.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
All I-p.-irtiiirn's of r.i;r s;.p,' nr. v II -.. ii.i
with i!ij If-Nt tT-l- m . can ''.y. a;:'l we
arc ;'.eri-' cxI" w' i-'h
O'jr Store is Heacfquarlers for the
Choicest Country Produce.
Tho m-h -It of f.ij..;e a:: I I'jiri--y i ). . t ii;s uev
ir ht-rii !n..r. c ?:.!t t-. ft:: ! i- i i:
p: 1 t Kr:-iltia:ij 1 ow . mi !
eaini:ie o-.ir uv. I r nviri -
el that Vn- i- a Ha vain storv.
WE SELL CROWN BAKING POWDER.
A. H. h'USTON,
Undertaker and Embaimer.
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Collins, Caskets aud IlobeH
OF ALL fcEADESUS HAND.
a OOD I-IE AUS'JC
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CONDENSED TIME TABLES.
Baltimore and Ohio Eailroad.
Somerset and Cambria Branch
S(i:thwaki.
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The Largest and Most Completo
Wine, Liquor and Cigar I Iou; 'x
IN THE UNITED STATES.
Trl . Jt
DISTILLER AND JOBBER OF :
Fine Whiskies.
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IMPORTER OF
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All or-Urs receive 1 t.y mail will r- v:ve prompt a-.-...: . :. - f
Cinderella Stoves and Ran'I
Their
Lessens
LaLcr.
TT will vo;i to c.iu:.i.:e
i tccl to Le a iroo-1 lak'T. It h;:s the .ur.-ct mu '.::
j ,;iin havo a i'.re ia r!.c-i..i'i t!:0 ti.i: iT'ilic! w ita t!..- .;.:-r
j Tiiic is avaltKi' Ie f.-ature w':cn yen v.-;t:.t a .-ui -k lire !'t :v . r
I T has r.a extra !.ir-o I::.'t oven. I'lOtw-Vv v.'iiiiLw T!.
! a j.f-rl-ct l.akt r. :i::-i no l-urnhtir oa tko t It Lis Ti i; '..-v .
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jn'tially ilural-lo. havi::; tl.rcc f-cj-arai..- sM.s. or the a.Na:;-.:. .-
t; rates in one. arl i;t oa.-ilv ivai''l ly tin aetiuti oi the :ir-.
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JAMES 11. IIOLDEUIUmr, Somerset. P V
Ki-i,,-ir.p--r t Kurtz, lktY.n. IV.., an.l V. J. Corc-r A S-n., M U . ;
l:r.M!".Mi;Ki: -'Thiu.-s ooneuell aii.l with a care, exempt ;!:.:-.'.. - u nt :' JO
IT WIT.I, PAY VOU
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WM. F. SHAFFER,
Stanijfutr.irerof aj li-.i.er!a
H ir-.-.'. cf W.VfM '"NT Wfir.K v.-i.l
fl.:.l i: In th.-'r inu-r -t ;-i.ii a: ivy si.-.i. u ti.
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White Bronze, Or Pure Ziro Vo.i-.nent
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dale. GIVE S A Ci-.L'..
Loutlier's
Main Street,
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FRESK AUD PURE DRUGS.
2Ic(lici:icsf Due Sin fix, Sponges, Trusc
Supporters, Toilet Articles, j
Perfumes, &c.
1 HE IWTOS GIVES FtlScN'AL ATTE.XTIOS tj;S TOMFOrNDIN i Qt
Loitiisr's PresGiife 1 Family Receipts
esA t an - h F.iyj 7.1 v.i:.v to rss oxi y i'ii iyo fZUM AMICIES v.-.
SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES, !I
AnJ a Full Line ci Optical Good3 always on nand. FronE
such a large aortrriprxt all can be stated.
THE FIHEST BRANDS OF CIGARS
Always on han 1. It is aLvays a pleasure to display cur iroo:
to Kit en ding purchasers, whether they buy I
ircm U3 or elsewhere.
J. r.1. LOUTHHR, M. D. r
MAIN STREET .... SOMERSET. FA
Somerset Lumber Yard.
ELI AS CUNNINGHAM,
1U:.-.-fa.tse!i asn Deat h ita Wec-:.esal a.-jd RiTAiira or
LUMEER AND BUltDING MATERIALS S
I-Iarcl and Solt "Woods,
oas, poriR, sitix-!, rirsKTi, 1ioi:ldi?:s3, -a
A-rj. WALrrt. FLora:x'j, sixi&KAij.
mtRRY. TfLLOW FINE. fcU'M.ILK DOCKS BALlTFU.-.
ci'.t.-TxiT. wk:tk rixs, lath, bux;. xk-a.'.: r-
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