rrhe Somerset Herald. r I STIIUSHEO lT. t'elms of Publication. $ i f r-a:y V i-SarseJ, ' 'oa wili be eocunued wta ail Vai fA.j 0?. Pouasen neglecting ? . w'aen nbr.lje do not take oat -: '" . ;U 1 beM patiaib; for the rab- - t-acr:nj fmai ocx postoffee to - ., - i r.ve us lie sasse of the termer e oC-e- Address TuS SuSIE2SST HsXaiD, SOMERSET, PA. vtll. saws. Ktsoarga. P. 1' 1 IT a. "irrv H.srr-AT-LA w. 5 'J . nuiuin, Fa. I f Bnlldis. !ir-:v rv BERKLEY, " irruB.NKY-AT-LA. SJIUUIT. Pa. 4 i I I U alliSY-AT-LAW aomerw. Pa. w-j Jor.n H. C1L I VrroaJfiY aT-Law. oonierseV Ia. III.' v 'I!.EY. ' " Ai:viOlT-AT-LAW. aomc' Fa. ,V. EIK-ECKER, somerset. Fa. prLt House Row, op!! Court 1. ci. OtiLi al roh-Nr i-AT-LAW, somerset. Pa., . ... -:t arcr-Il'in to busier entru.su.-d ' ' ..p, i anil a.'.jOlliC.tf; eiMlUUr". : . - tuAOL- Ibt, t'-ourt II LN-.Y. F. ssTHF.LL, Somerset, Pa, . - v t. ! rejaon Acn. OSce in Maaimota a . TTvri.VK HAY, 1 ' al-eKsE.-Al-LAW, ' somerset. Pa. i "n Rr&i E-un. Will attend to all ilOA MU C WMJ l' T-iLN" 1L LHL, .1 " ATi-N-ET-AT LAW, . ;.t t t:nd to U bmane entrot4 , . ,aj , .ti uu cuwccuutyi, Ju Cf- IS" 0. IIIMMEL. iriVaSii'AT-UW, 3ume3et, P., ' uj .': b-aines en:ri.J u 1m care . : .: :u( .--' ;-- wita prinii. 4. . , ... Vte ua ilaJl CIU BWM, J ATAViStT-Al-LA. -' riCiwt. Fa. , .. v-Eir-.ma Bi-k. nT.r. Eatrnv ... . - irt-t- iu. i.uii made. muu . '.?. -iuiiad. aid aii . UuaUMaa. k.a.1. I- C. COJJORS. c ojmret. Pa. ' entr'fced to o:ir car; will b v s.a-y a;:nd.-i to. toi-.'tua II t r j To Buinene Pa., t- in 5iniep-l and a.ajlg coun euurtd w aim " receite p.-"!. A. H 1 TH W. H. KwiTSi ' i.'TH A RtTFEL, AriVaOitis-Al LAW. auaicni't. ra. A ' - n:r2yted to tifj re be r : - a-i p -d i'..ay aeadd u. on . i . n sutt", ct iiainiltyUl Bc A. D-. LILLs & C 'PI'R. DENTISTS. i : - ..T..-t Sr.ydef' Irij urvt. I'A) )-.r:...n.- ?eriA.u:v,i U bsc'.irr ak. . U h.i. a-; a o. in -r;-d ' . .. 1 c.. CTo 13 A.i. L i-" : A.iiT- . : a;.r..v i-Ivr. t v.-. (.-arutiie:. m. r. tl itii?.'. iA Ai si k--t '. .-.MAH.-tT. Pa. ' ' :i T :. ti sti-tt, celt d-jor w 1 riuac c .atc a; uv.-c D i ' r i O" 'I.E. - soMAissrr. Fa. r' j. srr-AT-LAW, A- 3 B.icerBrt, Pa. . I. F. -JIAFtTR, iV.-;. UN ASb sVIv-KOV. viuaT. Pa., . IL E.IiIiIELL, Cl' N. : " ;. m. LomiER, fH-iilCIiS AND SL'Ji'jEOS, ' . p,-m.A:i-ntlT in 5um?rft fnc llse ' i-M-auiu. L-l-ce on JUs ct. J. a. M'MILLF.N", Oils! Oils! 'i-k -.T ui njtjiifft'iun for '-iifi a.- lc -k.e ue Hacit bnt.. of ! LrriraJng L Lubricating Oils Naphtha and Gasoline, " Tai from Pvtrolt-rni. . ,cC on.;rj)a wu every iaua FRCDUCT OF PETROLEUM. L' 7cs irj-a ue acal nuiforzoly Satisfactory Oils IS THE Anaerican Xarket, Ait i ocn. Trade 5jt Somerset aad Tldfiity eppiied crv.c A BEfP.rr ajo . ftirtAjg A AixwER. - -n. bumT. Fa. 3. 55 FRASKUH STREET. :hn$tgwn supply housl MHZ H. WATERS &BR0. PLUMBERS, Utf Ald a . m, m i ni a-e a.)w ewbbtwl in oor ir bafidinar. e iah Wi? mr. fc tne be- -arranged a ..r -t- .o HrriTi yi;Bnj iTaaia. tn-r.-.:r, pr.ajii.n to u Piuml.n. Steam t-A -a, iati turned ia . i firarlT. fir. rafhl arnBo to :" sit AM io mr Artit bu-"- ; "-r fctnasfr einru ia una Ulie e&orarv '"' Jlipy lua eouxuy, WLtll C- iiC.t-MA. i2 -:-pPLT I'KPARTVEVTw earry s ftiU -c jt iunMrr ad Lea: arr Betur. 9tram aad n. a. e lujettota. Lai.ncaton. 1 VOL. XLI. NO. -THE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OK Somerset, Penn'a. o CAPITAL SURPLUS $50,000. SS.OOO. DEPOSITS KCCCIVEO IN LANCC AND SMALL AMOUNTS. PTLC ON DEMAND. ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS FANMERS. STOCK DEALERS, AN 0 OTHERS SOLICITED. DIOUNTS DAILY. EOAED OF DIRECTORS : LaRci M. Hi.-ia. W. H. Muxes, Jamo I PciH, Chaa. H. Fishis, JHS R. S.OTT, Cm. R. &T1JL, FED W. BlBKUL Edwaso S.txl, : : : : : rBssiDtsT Valilj.-ti.nk Hat, : : Vic rassiDEST IIabvet M. EebaLev, : : : Cashier. The fun.ls ml serr.ritiea of this bank are si ure! r prt tl in aoeiebraUMl dr Iinm r.urir-injif r-afr. Th only JsAfe ma.le ahsmutt-ly Runjlax-proof. SGinersst Cocnlj National Bar! Of Somerset, Pa. Estaal'sW, 1877. O-finiiaa J l Hitioai!, 1890. CAPITAL $50,000. Chas. J. Harrison, Pres't Wm. H. Koontz, Vice Pres't. MI! ten J. Pritts, Cashier. Directors: ?am'l Stiylt-r, J. r.Ail Spr-tit. l-.n U. ."!) Wm. EadsirT. J,.nar M. uuk. J.ifu Sti:fft. Hamaon yder, 'oa i. it-j:T, icluiud tim. mxien o'tiii lilaa m-A the woat litnu treatment conaiaint w:ta aaia """ r-a.-irs wi-hfne to send aitinry eat or wea eaa be accumni'taud fcy drait for aaj amouLL 5t-.n"T acd rai'iahitHi aw.rd by one of Die bo. .1 Leieuraual safea, ;ui o-sl af prued Cm lOl A. ror.ec-a.a ma.'.e ia all parti of the Caited 3iau cua-TT-e nitHi-ra-r . . Aceoon-J aud Detweiu soucted g-.ar-cm FANCY WORK. Some Great Bargains in IRISH POINT LUNCH AND TRAY CLOTHS IVui.t l!o sr cost of transportation t are iinz at zTf-at bargains white r.l col.jrevl B-ii"ord Cord Tabie Cov-r- mj.a;pd rtsuiv for workiEr. ini 'Canton Flannel Tabie and Cu.li i.'n C.;vr. Mcetl Knh Cushion Cov-r?, ilargarnin Art t'loth Tab.e ar.d Cushion Cover", all sta:,ipe.l with Nt-west Isi'ns ; ll.'iii-?-titiheJ H .t Ri.-vnit and Kol! Napkins. A rew and large line of Leni-etiti-hed Trar atld Carving CotLs from ttV3 cp. SUr:;peUIem-8tiV-he.l ScarSs from .Ls cp. Table Covers from .V) cts. r.p. A fail line of Figured INDIA SILKS, All New rAilems and CVierings. Alao, Figured Plush, 2; and ."5 inches wi'l.-. in beaalifil Colors and ItsiL-ra. ArtSatia &j -tares for tae I'entnl t overs and Cushion Lovsrs. Waban ISTetting, 4.;;n- h-s wide. .-) cen? per yard, in Pink, iiiiie. .;ve a:i-l Vti!u, TilK N"r.V THIN'f f r DrapiD? Marillt-a and lor and -r L'rapin? Over IT-.ir-r ts. A tt line of lira 1 re-ta. !nm J np. Vi,5t oar Tabie I.inn. Towel. Napktna. Maiiin. Sheeting and Liurn i aruueut, by a.l means. HOME & WARD. 41 FIFTH AVENUE, Pittsburgh, Pa. B. R GENUINE India Silks. A Urze collect la of llae ones, 50 CENTS. Scn-l if joa want any. It'g just zi much to your intere.-t to bur aa oars to sell, when, there Is a cLance to set such handsome riUXTED IN'PLV SILKS stylLsh pattern' and color combinations at these prices. More people are buvinj TLAIN" FIXE SOLID KLACK LVDIA3 people tiiat are not in mourning than ever before, not only for street and house, but for Traveling- Dresses. We offor a3 extraordinary. 50 pieces Tlain Black Indian, M ish - 50 cauls. 21 izct2S iSs, - - 65 cents. Values beyond anything here tofore sold. V Boggs & Buhl, 113, 117, 119 and 121 Ftraf Sfe, kLLEGIIEXY, Pji. 10. Ayer's Pills Excel aU others as a family medictne. They are suited u every euustiiiitiuo, uM aad yxiag, and, beiu suar-coated. are Afrree at.ie tu taka. furely Tepcbl. Utey leave Bit ill ett c. but screujriben and regulate tlie jantactt. liver, a ad bowels, ami restore every urvaa tu its uonnal (miction. For use e:ther a; borne or abruad, ou Luul or sea, Uiese I'Lli Are the Best. "Ayer's I'ilU have been used in my family f.-rover tinny years. '( dad them an ex cellent medieiue in fevers, eruptive disea.-es, and all Limxis troubles, and seidun eall a piiT-tk-ian. T'.w-y are almoat the only piU luted in our neighborhood.- Eeljnoa C. ConOv. Row I, aiming V. O., W. telicuna K.r.L, La. " I have been in this ennnlry eisht years, and. Uuim ail tiiu tinK-. iie im-r I. nor any mcnil-r of my fiumiy lutve turd any otlirr kir.-i of aiednuie tiiaa Ayer's lils. lit these we a!ays k-.-p at liaixl. and I should im( know how to get a!m; wiihout them." A. W. Soiltrlfer. I.oacll. Mjjh. 1 have used AVer's Cathartic Pills as a Family Medicine for W yenrs. and tliey have always five n the turnout s:ui.-fai.'tion."t James A. Thornton. l)iiHiiu-4Ton. Irid. "Two bses of Aver F.IIs ci:rd nie of severe hradai'he. fivin w!in-h I wa.- lonr a si.flerer." Emma Ktryes, liubbanlstown, itoss. Ayer's Pills, rcETAcao T Dr. J. C. AY EK & CO., Lowell, Hiia Sld by all Dealers in Medicine. NEW GOODS AT Knepr & Ferner's. It is onr aim to present at eve ry season a Line of Goods of the Newest Patterns and Lat ent Styles. We hae Ja'iore-1 Lard in selecting a stock for the coming season, and are glad to say that we have succeeded in buying goods that are su perb in style, and at prices that have the magnetic power to draw and retain trade. CLOTHING I Never before have we bought such fine styles in Mens' and Youths", Eoys' and ClaldsT lothing These. Goods are nn nnapproachable ia quality and price. CARPETS. This season we are offering a larger assortment. better styles and lower prices in all grades of Carpet in-.r, Matting, and Oil Clothe and Uags, than ever be- DRESS GOODS. We are daily gaining trade in this department, conse-jnently have bought a largo stock, adapted to nil the wants of everyone. EMS' FOR! A large and complete stock just received, and are now pre pared to furnish all who want a specialty in this line. We introduce correct styles as soon as out. We also carry a full stock cf Window Shades, Trunks and Sacliels, Rubber Clothing, Sec. We take genuine pleasure in hav ing onr friends inspect the above novelties. KXEPPER & FERXER, OaeDjsr North of PostoSce. niiiiiT mu ill nisi ti 121 A 123 Fourth Ave., PITTSBURGH, PA. Caultal - - $1,003,000. FTJXiIa IRAZD. Undivided Profits I30,000. INSURES TITLE TO REAL ESTATE- Authorized to art as ExrenUr, AtlraiiLstraUr, tturdi, Trsstee, Assignee, Beceircr, te. PEA 1-3 IS RELIABLE HYESTliEXT SECURITIES. Eents boxes Lb its Superior Van' la from $5.00 per annum npwarcU. Receires depoeiU ad kmna on mort gages and approved collaterala. JOUX B. JACKSON, - PreBtJenL JAMES J. DONS ELL, Vice Fresi.Lent. C. B. McYAY. - Secrtrtixy and Trpas. omer SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1892. WHO KNOWS. Who knows we have not lived before In forms that fell delight and pain ! If death is not the open door Through a inch we pas to life again ! Tit' fruitful need beneath the od la Infant bud and biount nay rise ; Eut by tiie eua-nal law ot ood It ia But iiiic-kcoo l tUl It dies. The leaves ".bat trembie on the tree. Kail nea-.h the stroke of autuma -iormi ; But ly sotue mighty mystery, With spring return in other forms. As currents of the surgia? sea, Fram undiscovered auurevs Sow, So what ae aereand yrt uay be In this brief life we may not know. But oft some unexpected gleams Of j at and uuremeinijen.'dyea.-s B reak throcgh the doorway ofoar dream4. And some familiar face appars, A gt-n:lc spirit ht awhile, Amiil the change iron: death to birth, Whase bcaaiugeye and loving smile Kveail auiue former scenes of eanh. And thus onuuiMrioiu of the tie The myotic dns which lore creates I'trhap we -e onr on a ho did In new er forms and other -Kale. Perhapa a :th eviry cycle pa.e.l In all the aires yet to be. Our loved w:U come to ns at hud As parted waters find the -. Not wholly clad as they were een When death unbousd their rolws of clay : But with seraphic fare and mien. And souls that Cannot paaa away. IN THE INTERESTS OF SCI ENCE. Though I Lad known George Martin a long time, be had only LtU-ly initiate-' me into the mysteries of hia life. I knew wtll that he Lad been guilty of many kinds cf excesses and Lndiacrvtiotia in bid youth, nevertheless, I was not a little astoniahexl to bear that he bud once sunk so low as burglary. Without further re maik. here I relate the chief epLode out of the reciarAAlile career of this strange man: "Yes," said be, UI bad a hard time of it in those days and finally I became a burglar. When Robert Schmiedleia proposed to me that we should break into the somewhat retired houiwof two doctors, lr. Eugier and Dr. Langner, I thocgLLeasiy agreed. Both doctors were well know on account of their scientific rt seanhes, and one of them especially for bis eccentric manner. " Vell the night fi xed for the carry leg out of our design arrived, and we went to work with the greatest confidence, for all the circumstance were favorably for a burglary. It was pitch dark, neither moon nor otars visible, and in addition a strong west wind was blowing, which was very welcome to us, as it promised to drown evtry sound, however slight. uIt was toward two in the morning as we, assuming all was safe, began by filing through a chain which fas ened a ladder to the walL The ladder we placed nuder a window in the first story on the left side of the bouse. In less than fire min utes we bad opened the window, and hearing nothing, i-ohmiedlein climbed through it and I followed him. After carefully recloeicg the Venetians we ven tured to light a Lantern, and then uncov ered that we were in a kind of lumber room, the door of w hich aJ locked. "After picking.the lock we determii ed first to explore the rooms on the ground ti'jor, thinking we should thus run less risk of waking the inhabitants of the house. "To oar no little astonishment we per ceived, as we crnut down stairs, alight bhiiing under the duor of one cf the rooms at the bac k of the building. "At first we were both for beating a hasty retreat. Schmiedlein soon recover ed him.-eif and proposed we should force our way into the room, bind and gag every occupant and then obtain by threats all desirable information. "I asreeimr, we approached the door. While carefully throwing the UghtrounJ I noticed, seven feet from the door, a wire which appeared to pass through the door we were approaching, and on pointing it out to my campacion, he thought it would be connected with some bell. "I replied in a whisper that we should try and avoid any alarm by cutting the wire, and as I could just reach it with my bands I would hold it firm whilst Schmiedlein cut it between my bands, and thus prevent it jerking back and ringing the bell. "Setting the lantern on the floor, I seized the wire, whilst Schmiedleia drew a pair of pinchers out of his pocket. Cut the moment I touched ic I felt a fright ful shock, which quivered through and through me, so that I tell all of a heap, tearing the wire down with me. I re member bearing the loud ringing of a bell, whilst ikhmieti'.ein whom, more over, I have never seen since disappear ed like lightning into the darkness and escaped, very likely by the way be had come. "On falling down I struck my head violently aiKiinst the opposite wall and became unconscious, whilst the electric bell at that time a novelty rang un ceasingly. "Regaining myisenses, I found myself bound and helpless, which, after all, did not surprise me, a. I concluded I bad been caught where I fe!L It socn struck me, however, that there were some pecu liar circumstances connected with my captivity. "I was nearly undressed, a nd lay on a cold slab of slate which was about the height of a table from the around, and only a piece cf linen protected my bodjr from immediate contact with the stone. Straight above me hung a large lamp, whose polished reflector spread a bright light far around, and when L a far as possible, looked round, I perceived sev eral shelves with bottles, flasks and che mical apparatus of all kinds upon them. In one corner of the room stood com plete human skeleton, and various odds and ends of human bodies hung here and there upon the walls. I then knew I was lying on the operating or dissecting table of a doctor, a discovery wbU b. nat urally troubled me greatly; at the same time I perceived that my mouth also was firmly gagied. "What did it all mean? IlaJ some accident befallen me. that a surgical op eration was necessary tit my recovery ? Bat 1 remembered nothing of the kind, and also felt no pain ; nevertheless here I lay, stripped and helpless, on this terri ble tablegagged and bound which in dicated something extraordinary. -it astonished me not a little that there should be such an operation room in such a house, until I remembered that r. Languer.as s district physician, had set EST A "RTaTH FTRD 1827. to carry out the post mertem examina tions for the circuit, and that in the small provincial town no other room was avail ble for such a purpose. I felt too misera ble, however, to think anything more about it. Bat I soon noticed, sJler anoth er vain effort to free myself, that I was not alone in the room, for I beard the rustling of paper, and then some one sai l in quiet measured tones : "'Yes, Langner, I am quite convinced that this man is particularly suited for the carrying out cf my highly important experiment. How long have I been wishing to make the attempt at last, to-night, I shall be able to produce the proof of my theory. "'That would indeed be a high triumph cf human skill,' I heard a second voice reply; 'but consider, dear doctor, if that man there were to expire under our hands what then?" " 'Impossible 1 was the quick reply. 'It is bound to succeed, and even if it did not, he will die a glorious death in the interests of science ; while if we were to let him go, he would sooner or Utter fail into the hands of the hangman.' "I could not even see the two mn, yet their conversation w, doubtless, about me ; and, hearing it, I shuddered from head to foot. They were proposing some dangerous operation on me ; not for my benefit, but in the interests ef medical science ! "At any rate, I thought they won't undertake such a thing without my sanc tion ; and what, after all, was their in tention ? It mo-1 be something terrible, for they bad already mentioned the pos sibility of my succumbing. I should soon know the fearful truth, for, after a short pause, they continued : "'It has long been acknowledge that the true source of life lies in the bld. What I wish to prove, dear Lang ner, is this. Nobody need d:e frcm pure blood, and yet such cases occur only too often, while we must all the time be in poeees-ioa of means to renew this high ly important sap of life, and thus avoid a fatal result. We read of a fevr, but only a few.casesof a man who for gome reason or other has lost so much biood that his death appeared inevtiabie, if some oth-r noble hearted man bad cot clfered his own blood, ia ordef to let it flow from his veins into the veins of the dyirg man. As you are aware, this proceedicg has always bad the desired e?ect. 1 consider it, however, a great mLt-take to deprive a fellow being of neceiiary blood, for the one thereby only gains life and strength at the cost of another, who ciTcrs hiLmeif4 r an always dangerous sacrifice.' "'Yes, I do not think that right either,' replied I'r. Langner. 'And, moreover, how seldom is a man found at the criti cal moment, ready to submit himself at once to such dangerous Ices of blood.' "'That is very natural ; no one lightiy undertakes such a thing, continued ti e other, 'so much greater will be our triumph if the operation succeeds. I hope to show joa, dear colleague, thai although we are thinking of taking that man's blood, even to the last drop, in a few hours we shall set him on his feet again " 'Just sol I do not see why weshould notsur-ceed: At any rate, ia the inter est of science we should pruve ia a prac tical manner the correctness of our theo- ry.' . ! " 'An I this proof, dear friend, we will undertake w ithout delay. L.r. me ja- repeat my injtnurtnjns, for we cannot go to wurkbi carefully too preserve the L;"e of this man. I will open a vein in his thigh and measure exactly the quantity ofblood which flows nut, at the aau.e time watching the beating of the heart. Under ordinary circumstances nothing ouM poasibly sive him; but jmt before the extinction of the Last spark of life, we wiil insert the warm blood of a living rabbit into his veins, as we have already arranged. If my theory is right, the pul sation of the heart will then gradually increase in strength and rapidity. At the same time it is important to protect his limbs from c! 1 and stirfaess, which will naturally take place with the low of j a'.i arterial blood.' "The conversation of the two doctors overwhelmed me with deadly terror. I could scarcely believe I was really awake and not the victim of some cruel night mare. 'The fact remained, however, that I lay helple on the dissecting table, that a threatening skeleton stcod in the cor ner of the room, and, above all, that tr-r-rible conversation which I had to listen to in silence filled me with a fear such as I hail never before experienced. Invol untarily the thought forced i'self upon me that I was at the mercy of two infat uated doctors, to whose mail theory I should here fail the victim. "I said to myself that no doctor with a sound mind would propose such a fright ful and murderous experiment upon a living man. - "The two doctors now approached the dissecting table and looked calmly into my face ; then, smiling, took off their coats and tucked np their sleeves. I struggled to get free, as only a desperate man under such extraordinary circum stances could have struggled. Ia vain. Their long acquired experience knew how to render me completely helpless, and, to their satisfaction, I could not even make a sound. "Pr. Ecg'.er now turned to a side table, and I saw him open a chest of surgical instruments and take out a lancet with which he returned to me. He at once removed the covering from my right thigh, and although I lay bound to the table La such a way that I could not see my limbs, I was able to watch the doctors busied with their preparations. "Directly after removing the cloth I felt a prick in the side of my leg and at once felt the warm blood rush forth and trickle down my leg. The conviction that he had opened the principal vein ia the thigh would have u;5ced to shake the strongest Lerves. "There is no danger." said Dr. Engler, looking into my staring, protruding eyes with terrible calmness. You will not die, my good man. I have only opened an artery in your thigh, and you will ex perience all the sensations of bleeding to death. You will get weaker and weaker, and finally, perhaps, lose all conscious ness, but we shall not let yon die. 2o, no 1 You moat live, and astonish the scientific worl ! my great discovery T "I naturally could say nothing in re ply, and no word can adequately ex press what I felt at that moment. I could, in one breath, have wept, implor ed, cursed and ravel. 'Meanwhile I felt my life's blood flow ing and could hear it drop into a veetiel standing under the end of the table. Every moment the doctor laid his hand on my heart, at the same time making remarks which only increased my hor ror. "After he had put his hand on me fir at least the twentieth time, and felt the baiting of the heart, he said to his assist ant : " 'Are you ready with your prepara tions, Langner ? lie has now lost an enormous quantity of blood, and the pul sation is getting weaker and weaker. See, he is already losing consciousness,' and with these words he took the gug out of my mouth." "A feeling of deadly weakness, as well as cf infinite misery, laid hold of me when the physician uttered these words, and cn my attemptiug to speak I found that scarcely a whisperign murmur passeU my 1 ps. .-LaJowy phantoms and stract) colors flitted before my eyes, and I be lieve myself to be already in a state pa.it ail human aid. "What happened ia the next few min utes I do not know, for I had fainted. When I reopened my eyes I noticed I no longer fay on the dissecting tabie, bat was sitting in an armchair ia a comforta ble room, near which stood the two !oc tor3 looking at me. ".Vear me was a Cask of wine, several smelling salt, a few basins of cold water, some sponges an-I a galvanic battery. It was now bright daylight and the two doctors smiled as they locked at me. "When I remembered the terrible ex periment, I shuddered w ith horror, aa l tried to rise. I felt too weak, however, and sank back helpless into the chair. Then the circuit physician, in a frien liy bat firm voice, aiVressed me : "Compose yourself, young man. You imagined yoa were slowiy bleeding to death ; nevertheless be assured that yu have not lost a single drop of blood. Yoa have undergone no cperation what ever, but hae simply been the victim of your imagination. We knew very well you hear 1 every wcrl of our cocver.i tioa, a conversation which was only in tended to deceive you as much as pota ble. What I maintain was, that a man's body will always completely lie uadt-r the inlluecce cf what he himself firmly believes, hiit my colleague, on the other hand, held the opinion that the body can never be hurt by anything which only exists in the imagination. This has long been an cpea question be tween us, which after your capture, we at once determine I to decide, io we sGrToun.led you with objects of a nature to iuf.iieuce your iuutrination, aided further by our conversation ; and, final ?y, ywr caa ictioti. Uiwt sr would tcaliv carry out the operation of which you hearl us speak, completed the decep tion. "You have ' now the satisfaction of knowing that yoa are as ssfa and sound as ever yoa were. At the same time we assnre you that you really showed all the symptoms of a man bleeding to death. a proof that th body can sometimes suffer from the most absurd unreality that thai mind can imagine." j "Astonishment jy an.I doubt at find- I irg myseif neither dead or dying strug gled within me, and then rae at having betn subjerted to such an awful and heartless experiment by the two d-jctor, overcame me. I .u quickly inttrriT-t-ed by L'r. Engler, however, on trjing, to give free scope to my indignation. MVe had nt eiic:ly any right to un dertake siu-h au exriment with you," he said: 'bet we thought yoa would par don us if we delivered you from certain punishment, instead of having to unler go a painful trial and a long imprison ment f jt burg'ary. You are certainly at liberty to complain about Us ; but con sider, my good fellow, if such a step is ia your interest. I do not think so. Ou t:.e the other band, we are quite willing to make yoa a fitting compensation for ail the agny you have su.fcred.' "Under the circumstances,'' continued (ieorge Mirtin, "I considered it wise to acvept their proposal, although I have not to this day forgiven the two man for so treating me. "The doctors kept their promise. TLey made me a very handsome present and troubled themselves about me in other ways, so that since t'at tiaie I have been a more fortunate, aud I hope a better rr.au. Still, I have never for gotten tiie hour when I lay on the dis secting tables the unexpecting victim of a terrible ex pcriment in the interest of science, as Dr. Engler explained." S;:ch was the strange story of my friend. Ills death, when recefitly took place, re leased me from the promise cf jerrevy given to Liiu about an event, which he could never recall, even after a lap; of thirty years, without a feeling of unabat ed horror. &?awl 31-fj-izlnf. Reasoning Power of Ants. One morning a gntleman of cany scientific attainment sat quietly and alone at his breakfa-t. Presently he a -tieed that some large black acts were making free with the contents of the su gar bowL He drove thera away, but they soon returned, seemingly unwiilinz to leave their sweetened feast. Again they were dispersed, only to return in increased numbers. There was a lamp hook directly above the centre of the ta ble, and, to try their ingv-nuity, the gen tleman suspended the sugar bowl to the hc.k with a cord, allowing it to swing clear of the table about an inch. First the sagacious little creatures tried to reach it by standing on each others backs. After repeated effort, all of which were failures, they went away and it was supposed that they had given up in despair. Within surprising short time, however, they were area dest-end- I ing the cord by dozens and dropping themselves into the sugar bowi. They had scaled the wall, traversed the ceil ing and discovered another road to the treasure. .Sf. Luuit Ec-puulic Tb not going to settle here," aid the newcomer. "Why, the first twi raen I met looked as though thev were starving to death. B They are our best advertisements, sir. The men yoa saw were the local doctor and undertaker. Nobody know better how the Chris tian ought to carry himself than the hypocrite. era Woes of a Bridegroom. "There are discomfort connected with getting married that few people know anything about, except the beidej-rocms," remarked a young New Yorker who had recently gone through the experience. "I did not suppose the honeymoon period had any drabacks," venture! the bachelor. "Weil, it hsa some curious incidentals that I never dreamed of. After the pub lic announcements cf the date of my wedding they appeared ia most of the city papers I be-gan to receive a steady stream of circulars. There w;r circu lars from haberdashers, shoe store, and florists, and two applications from real estate agents to show flats, and thrte davs before my wedding arrived a print ed s.ip, ostensibly a cutting froiu a news- paper. This was truiy a curiosity. "It was heade-l 4 ti Marry," as though all New York were ag-g at my approaching ceremony, aud then under the important line 'by telegraph follow ed a falsome account of myself. My brief and uneventful carver w as padded up to heroic size ; every phase of it that cculd appeal to vanity was dwelt upon, and just as some meet agrevable remarks were being ma le about my personal ap pearance, "the article' had been clipped, and I was informed by an accompanying circular that I coul 1 obtain copies of the paper, one or any number, by send ing two dollars U) a certain box at the New York postcflice. "Of course I ignored this tricky scheme though as a dev.se for bleeding the vain it was m-t interesting, but on my return to New York, after the alTair was all over my real woes begaa. The legitimate presa associations kiadly informed me that there were fourteen notices of my marriage, and that I could have them all for a consideration. 'I devoted my first Lour after return ing to business to this class of applicants. When a visitor was announced he turn ed out to be an insurance agent, and for five days I talked insurance, read in surance, dreamed insurance. The eleva tor brougbt aints in person, the mail brought iheir letters. I even received two te!'","ams on the subject. Frm one company alone came four dirTerent can vassers. My business was interrupted :tn l my patience was exhausted. Late on the sixth day uf thu plague, when I was in 1.0 niojil f.r tririir.g, the door of my outer orlice opened, and a small mau with red whiskers and spectacles came slowly in. "It's no use to come ia any farther,' I called to hirn. 'I know your company. There have been four other men ahead of you, so it's no use. There's an eleva tor in the hall. Yoa can ride down in it free, my friend, but if you say insurance aronnd here I'll five tou a chance to zo down the stair free ri le down to" "I step, ed here to draw breath, and the redheaded man said : "'Yoa was married List month T "'I was. Now, ak myag,' Isnggat ed, and compute my chances of life.' "Weil, you married my niece,' con tinued the redheaded man. 'I've just been calling it ycer house, and she sent me down to surprise you. I reckon it's the other way, and now 111 g out and take that free elevator." "I trie I to ap-lgiie and explain," a-IJed the unfortunate hri,ieg-.o;ii sad ly, ''hut it was no usj ; he went." A'. 1". Th-3 Judge's Charge. Few persons in this world are called upon to suffer more or be more embar-ra-j&ed on many occasions and at the least wpportuae times than those atliicted with a-fsen'.minde'lness. There is no politician in this Mate who does not know JuJj-f Austin A. Yate-9. of Scheuee- taly, who never fails to attend county, district, state aid national conventions, and who always has something g'xvl to say at all. Judge Yates is the m-st absect:nia il of men. He is the m jet forge'.fil of raen, and the tricks that his icdrmity have played upon him would till a volume. Here is or.e : lie came djwa here not a great while ago aa-1 vUtcd a theater where a moet emotional, seniationa! and aifecting melodrama was ia prog-s. He had a friend with him, and he laid dowa a twenty dollar bill at tiie box otii.-e to purchase to tickets. Tae man behind the Tittle hole tossed the past-boaris out and seventeen dollars iu change. latent on what he was going to see, thej iJge very naturally sei.:.-! the ticksu aui went on his way rr-j nciag, leiving the balance of the twenty d allar bill behind. Hi aud his friend had seats ia the mid-tt of a remarkably select com party, the p'ay ..:J. ,- ;,I-j who is nothing ifn.jt earnest, sat there spell- j Ma 1c, nicely curved into a s.--;i circle, bound. At last the villain ia He play ; With tt.is twl the Caiae hart, -r shapes said to one cf his partners ia crime, and Lhe aim-ist Lirsuteles. fate of hi, castiin-w-ith a Larl look applicable bithestage: 1 ran-l then shavr-s hiia dowa th ears "How much money d.-esthe wretch and aroua I the aeck to tae fir-i bice of wiat" ! the spinal col ua. a. The rouniei point The worl "money" brought the ja.I ! " lhe ';'T " in t:: Ck thoughts batk to the box c.lice aud'to;' inl ev ;ry urn .itioi:, na.r inat change he ha.1 left lying th re. Forget- 'f 13 lJie U ticg where he was and thinking ' for the instant that the questioa had been appli ed to him, he slapped Lis knee and fair ly shouted : "Seventeen dollars, by the Lord Harry f The e fleet on the audience can be irnazined, butnever described, and noth ing can ind ice that villaia to recite lines wherein money appears, for with all an actor's superstition he ijaag-aes that the Judge's irirpportane, although pat, re mark Lai g-rea him ba-1 luck forever. .Yea: lVi & fir-Ur : Old Ideas of Beauty. An African beauty rat have small eyes, thick Hps, a large, flat n.e and a skin beautifully black. In New Guinea the noee is perforated and a large piece of wood or bone inserted. On the north west coast o America an incision more than two inches long i made in the low er lip, filled with a wooden plug. Ia Guinea the lip are pierced with horns, the head of the tfcora being in side the mouth and the pt iot reeticg oa the chia. J mtfvi If "urr i'u.rfr'ifc'i. Mrs. Crowa -isn't it a shame? Here' abase bald pitcher that geU , a year and there are plenty of clergymen that do not receive $ociO. Mr. B. But it is just possible, my dear, that the pitcher has a better deliv ery than any one of these clergymen. do WHOLE NO. 2143 Sam's Alternative. A prompt action ' d a few seasonable words at the beginning of a young man" career often produce a lasting erfect on his after life. Many years ago, when Samuel Phillips, of Andover, Mass . after wards lieutenact-goveronor of the State, was a student cf Harvard college, owing to some boyish freak he left the college and went home. His father, a grave man, of sound mind strict judgment and few words, was grtatly disturbed by the seeming lack of stability ia his sons characttr. After learning the facts he deferred expressing any opinion until the next day. At breakfast he said, adjusting his wife: "My dear, have you any cloth in the j h i house that would be suitable for making am a frock and trousers?" Yes, indeed,''' sbe replied. "Well, then," said the old gentleman, 'you may follow me, my son.'' . j As they approached tiie common he ventured to ask : "What are you goiug to j do with me, father'.'" j "Oil," replied the old gentleman, j apparently aroused from a pleasant revery j speaking ia a cheerful tone, "I'm going : to bind you ap ;rentiee to the blacksmith over yonder. You can take your choice, ; said Mr. Phillips, firmly, 'as he saw the j look of consteuatioa on hi sous face.; "Return to college and stay there cr you ; nust work." "I hil rather return ," replied Samue meekly. . ' "Very well," said the old gentleman, j turning toward home immediately. j His son did return to college, confessed ' Lis fault, applied himself to study, and ; b-t'atue a much-respected man. And ! bis father neve regretted the day when j he offered Samuel such an unpleasaat , Alternative, although he often admitted f thai he "might have been a little "put to it if Sam had elected to follow the black- i smith's tra !." t "But be would have held to hi. wori ' ia any case. 1 he Best way to Die. j Most people r ,-ar 1 death by a fall as ! one of taemoet agnizing forms -f dying, j This opinion is erroneous. The first fact . to be considered is that the subjective, feeling in the various kinds of fail are the sauie. There are peoole who have j escapwd death by a hair's breadth who j reached the stare of uacoctiousnt.-is aud who are able to report what they felt. A scientific gentleman who has occupied himself with the interesting question fr many years bases his observations ea personal experience, and on a !arg num ber of c isea which have occurred, not on ly in the Uioautains, but also ia war, ia industrial establishments and ia railway accidents. The victim sellers no paiu, nor paralyzing terror. He is perfectly aware of what is going on. The time seem t long to him. In a few seconds he is able to think so much that that he ran report for an entire hour on it. Ills thinking power is immensely increased. ; la almost ail cas tue pA-t sceais su I- ; j d?cly lighted up. as if by a flasli c f light- j f nir.g. Ail phases of :U"e pass btf'ore tae i I mind's eve, nothing petty or uaitrpcrt- I ant disturbing the retrospect. Then j gentle, soft t:ne sound in one's r-ar, and Jlii aay at Last wheu encon. -ioiisuMW i sets ia. '.ie h .-ars the fail of tt.-j id. j bat does not fee: it. It wi.l be remeinbervil that Mr. j Wityiuper, wh had a e,-re S't vrs-i ja j Of fa in the Aipa, witacit his coO-scioitsne-rS, declares euiphat:cail tiiat as he bounded from one r k to an- i other Le felt absolutely no pain, i'r u- ' ! Jf-r j-izU ciei'ares that the same thing j happens on the battieudd : the entrance ; of the bullet into the body is not felt, and 1 I it is t-t t..l he fee; the bl-l il j iti-tor 1 t a b.u i para'yr-.-.l ttiat tl.e scl ii.-r kuos j he is w-oun-ied. Persous who have ha.i ; several limbs btokea by a fall Jo not j know watch limbs are a.Tccte-i till th.-y j try to r:s.-. At the moment cf a fall te waole ititellettaal activity- U increase! to an extraordinary degree. There is not a trace of a?xlety. O.ie considers quick- ly what will happen. This is by no means the cor.se' juence cf "presence ol j mind," it is rather the product of a'jso-j Iufe necessity. A soieoia omp-mure j takes poesc.-viion of the v'.ctiav. Death by fall is a beautiful one. Great thoughts u.I the . icliui'ssou! ; they fall painlessly into a gieat blue sky. How Chrnamen Are Shaved. The Chinese of San FrancLco shave nearly every day. A queer lltt'j r.. r it j 13 that they o t . It ia in n i respect i like our ra r. except in the u.at'.er of the i aeecaess of its ele. It is wee tut of ai ' '-A :HM r?I ,r l-ravei very lar. The Cb. camati, jinn w, is -r i;cn 14- ly cb'anly about his -a.-.-s. A growth ot" hilriu the a is c ju lerel a m irk of !o v birth crof care'esnnest or unenteel hab its. .51b Xl'-'-u Cl--D'''u " ''-it. Different Names for the Same j Things- i Among the .ecaliamierf of so called : pure English, nothing is m rre singular; than the difference between the name j given to footwear. Ia Ameruaa a boot ia j something that comee nearly up to the i knee, while ia EaglaaJ anything above 1 a low cut shoe i invariably describe I as j a boot. The same peculiarity exists in regard to hose. Ia Enland the only : two words ued are stockio-rs and socks, the difference bein entirely ia the i length of the leg, and the w ord half hose being purely An.erian. In the trade ia j thi country there are three d sanctions ! the stocking, a sock and half he.-. There is no ribbed top to the American sock, aa.l there are other technical d.f- : ference which are unheard of ia the old eountrr. .i. Lum 'aiooe-Dtuv of. To secure regular attendance at Diviae service a Presbyterian church ia Lancas ter decided to kite a medal to each per son who attended all the service throughout the year. Last year the sex ton, w a the only person who won a medaL Bre r Dana's Smile. Frnio the Phitadrlpnia En-imrrr. 1 h'-re is a constant smile pervading the feai art s of Lr-'r Dana, of ti: .Y Y-us .... e violate no coiitidrnce in saying that this is O'.t because he anticipate the ejection of ha bcsn.ua friend, Orever C'leveiaad, ii November. Ere'r Dana U so mai h of a phil.opher that we believe he wUl lose do sleep when Cleveland 1 defeated. Tbe chert. 'a! in -3 cofed ia becau e the 4rt.1t t-i.ir has peipclrated hji greatest joke with uuUsUal succese. Ever since the nomination at Chicago the S'ta has fairiy bristled with editorials headed "No Force E ill No Negro Dcm- icaticn. ich have warned the cation ia most extravagant language that the people mtat be saved from the nilsru'e and rticat.cn of the harxies colored people of the South. The Democratic candidate is AiAiled, the Ivmocratic plat form is rl .tiled, but at the same time the m ures Democrat to vote the ticket to save the helpless people of the South from the horrors cf a negro niasnavre, u:til one wou'd suppose this was Hayti or San IVjmlzcJ daring her bloodiest days. And Cre'r Dana laugh and his New York readers laugh w;th him. They know there isahout as much danr from the colored people down uth as there is that the nation will be invaded and destroyed by the Lny band of amoar: that dwell ia the Sjuth eas. Dut dowa Scuth it was thought that some political capital might be male on this subject and two Democratic eualors from the outi joined ina letter askicg Erer's Dar.A to write a poiuical haa-ioock ua the su! ject. Oa the receipt of this Lre'r Dana almost had a cau n lit. It was to good. Did he acvept .' Not he. He could not let so g"od an opportunity pas by and so he lieciined n account oC "professional ere i-ieinenrs" and wrote back suggesting that Senator Hi.l W asked to wr.te tiie book. Will .-aitor U .1 accept? We'.!, w think he will about the tiuie that l in.rt-r Cleveland asks h'ua to undertake the work. Will tirover Cleveland do this? Well, well, but this is too rusch. Really this dog day humor of Bre r Dana's is netting dangerous to oversensitive natures. And the work of the i ia saving the South from negro doiuinatiaa will g- no. bat the hand book by IWr Dar.a will not appear. We feel sore that tiie '. will continue its work re girdles t-f the etf.ritijn the l-etnivratic party. Do a iu Alabama they are crying for an elec tion bill yift no a to sa.e fuieua trout the despotism of a ft w political bouts. Ia Mississippi there are ouiy eight thousand legal Voters among the colored peop.e, owi.-.g to the new cnstit-iti-m. In Li dlsiana the Detu-M-rats are talking of indorsing Itepaiicm candidate for Congress on acouat of the tar an I ia Tennessee the Alliance pex-ple ar mak ing it unpleasant for the I V asm-racy. Ia fact tiie lvin,K-ra..y L-u"t worried al-out the iiiij-.-h-herale-l n-L'r. domination at all, hut it is exercised ov.-r the Ah.ancn vote to such an extiut that tt is coa si lered a g d idea to hoist the "Fine ti'.i" bugaboo to .care the wave: log Democrats into i:ae. We .!o cot place much h.itli ;a litak ir.g the sol.d Soutii tin year, f-.r we think the result w hi be very nearly the same as ia isv-., but we enjoy seeing the uneasiness iu the rock-ribbed Detaocrat.c Mates caused by the third party move ment. I: is g icg to keep a g od mar.y people at h:i.e lookltig after fec-es who usually decc-te titae to out.-hi.? aud do missionary wrk ia the ioubtf-il .states. We fAitj ca,jcv see ttial SB lUm ro-n't ot Bre r Dana's hercnie-aa etforts, the South will be saved from ne-ro domina tion and that Liarrisca w.il stay four more years ia the White Hoiaeb,ca is j'ist exactly hat I'.te'r Dana here. What tlx the nation would lie in just now were it net for the self wcrt'i :cg work of that gr at ed.t .r. No f ee trade. No t.irovtr CleV-lan.l. The Instinct of Eating. A'l bein", except man. ar? ov-r:itd by catur-j.1 instinct, i.i I evry being whh a si nai.ii, except man, eat-s before 1. e; aa.l even the ha.-aaa infant, gn'-de I ! y t'-.e sa:ne intl:u-f, s-;'ks f-eq-tii'.ly day aad n:g:t. and if it-1 i ,ii-.ah is eti.piy lor any pro. 1 rer : ..cr:e .oBg a.i t i. a 1. . f.t;,.rt r- i.-'c-S Zi t. rva. f t rest, and :f li.e ivi..-ur.l the ten'-f :r l:--ur-. i.-. , i.th'y not ! t! bruit, it Riikts no Lurtf; the st--:.a.-j how f- v r A fo d cube; i .;'iaai aud r tij -io;. uic.tl liittV rec-e !- :,o'v fbcrt are tt.e i:it--rvA'- ef A't'il eai.i ; JUt it i k- x v.,.-t o.lb 't nce :u tt.e weak t nd emaciated one's we. face to have a m.ici icuin cf food ia the stotnach dur.ng tie time cf sleep, that instead of be:ng con sume I by bodily a.-;t.oa it may i'.--;Lg the interval improve the lowered syT: m. Shou'd the we-akly, t!:e en.ac:ated and thesieepitrss n'ghtly ue a i.g .t luccu ..r meal of s.a.ph-, autr.t.oas fooI l ei- rw g- ing to let!, u.-'L- ia ten of tLeta woniJ be thereby l.iV-i into a bett-r staa lard of health. .v. r-.-i-; -..'v-e. -- Not Quite His Ideal. Daring tiie war U.k ovr t'.e Lie ..ring sea coutrovery w ilii England a cv'a:u ,-allact naval eihcer Ciiied at a S'.vvi Wa-i'iintou hoce. where the ret of the bouse ho hi was a Lltle I J. ile was to.d that the naval -a;-tal3, . --'i.d hne wilii tl.cm that oay, was a very .'U.lant s-a.iian and Lai sn n a:;;-. It war seiv.te. The y,urcrVf r's d sire to -ee the gal .ant ca; ta a was great. At .hr.c r he bar-.". t- i his eyi-s 1 :T the o: i -a d. art ! cvidvntly I !.'; J I n.ttd of a war at-rues the vt r m's t-e. v !iea t. ca; tain La i g..e -'" ; ucg t r Wat a.-k..-l Lis opini.-a (' h.:u. i.e a".d. "il at .arc:i i.ia faie is aii very wei'-, le:t if t.e b-a t g--t a few gi.-i.es on Lis r.r-a-t as.! ' - I woclda t give .a ;c:i for bi n." 11 - i--" -' ' A Leader. ia,-e its first iutro i :i, i.M.i:.c Jitters b is rained api-l'y ia po4,u:ar fa vor, until n i". is clearly 1.1 tr.e -t I a:uong pure medi aaal t.-n: -s an i alvra tive contaiaiag 1 .-thi 1 til.-U peri.it. its iis as a beverage or intoxicant, it 1 re-.jv:niieti as the best an t pur-st medi cine fr all a.hients of stomach. Luer or Kidneys. It w.i cure .-.ci if .-a.ia. I.e. Ia ligea.io3. Const i pUja. au I ir. .e Ma laria fr j:n the jysteat. Sat..-ii"acf icn g'iar-actee-I with eacli b.-ttle or the niottey will be refunded. Pi Ice only '):. tt bottle. S.ld by J. N. Sst:t. Rv. P.lak Plunk on intimacies : "I nian dat's ou nan Ishaklu" terui wi ! de deb'S'.I fr six days ob d; week, oeaft breMern. an' on .sua lay j'st finds tiaie to kneel to le L 1, win il.-.-iver, wh-a he looks for ree - alt it a oa de ia' Jay. dat de Lawd ioaa rv.- liect hi:n at all." The Genuine Mer.t Of Hr Sarsantriila wic frlea's wherever it is fairlv and hi neatly tri.d. Its prorrietcrsae highly gratiiled at the Utters which come entirely unsiciud from men and women ia the learned profession warnaly coc-.rriending Hood s Sarsa 1 aril Ia for what it has ioce ftr them. Hold's P.1U cure liver ill, jaaadl.te biliocsne-!, sick heA.lach, Con t.p ioa
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