UNCLE GEORGE'S VISIT.
You would have thought be was the
rrinofV3e1orat least a lord or a
!uke, by the way they treated him.
But be wasn't. There was nothing
Woe blooJed or priDctly about Liai. He
vm only plain George Lewis, a rough,
hardened old miner, who had gone to the
Elack Hills when be was a boy, and by
long years of toil bad amassed a fortune.
And now be bad come east to enjoy it
and visit w ith bis fashionable but by no
means wealthy relations-
"Mr. Leslie," that gentleman's wife
announced one day at dinner, "my uncle
George, whom I bs-e never seen, is com
ing to visit us within a few weeks, and
be says be may stay a month or two,
and may conclude to make bis home
with us if"
"Make bis home with us T" snorted Mr.
Leslie, putting down bis cup of coffee
with a vicious jerk. "Well, I gness not.
I dont object to your poor relatives com
ics here once in a while for a few days,
but as for one quartering himself with us
for the rest of bis natural life time, why
it is too much. Haven't I told you "
"If it's agreeable," went on Mrs. Leslie,
calmly resuming at the joint where the
bad been iaterorted by her irate fpouse,
as though nothing had happened. "And
be says that be has made a large fortune
and thinks, as be is over sixty years of
age and in rather poor health, be wants
ot enjoy a few years of rest before be dies.
"o stage transformation scene was ever
half so wounderful as the change that
took placeon the chubby face of Mr. Les
lie. His gray siae-wbir-kers fairly brifitled
with new fjunJ joy.
I'.ut be tr'n-J hard to conceal his charge
oft-i.tiinent. That was diplomacy. And
one of Mr. Ilie's f .n.l. st delusions was
that he was a second Mucliiavelli.
Well, I guess we can find room for
him. How would it do to put bim in
the front rootu upstairs? Iton't you think
it on-ht to be repai-cred, Mrs. Leslie ?"
said the husband.
And, of course, Mrs. Leslie, who bad
been atking for fuch an iujprovment
fur some weeks, eagerly assented and
thanked her stars fur more than one rea
son that her nncle was coming.
"Went it be splendid to have bim
- here ? said Miss Florence Leslie, a rather
tall, stately young woman, whoes ideas
ran much to society. "Maybe now I will
get that pair of diamond earrings I have
been waiting for so long."
"He may be eu h a horrid old guy
we shall ail be ashamed of bim," sug
gested slangy Mire lteseie, a year young
er than her sister Florence. "Fancy bim
sitting on on our veranda w ith a big
slouch hat and his trousers tacked into
bis boots when the DeGoodleys drive
by r
"Io you think Uncle George would
bay me a pair of ponies, mamma ?"
queried young Uobert, who, though but
nine years of age, appeared ksenly alive
to the 6ja'.ion.
I'ncle (ieorge came. He was a very
modest, unassuming gentleman with a
bronzed face and the quiet ways of a
man who bad been an exile from society
for years. And, strange to say, be was
rather averse to talking about the fam
ily history.
"He is a very modest man. Uncle
George is," said Mrs. Leslie, explaining
this peculiarity to a neighbor. "But do
you know," she said, in a mysterious
vhisper,"he must be very wealthy. I
know be must be getting ready to make
as some splended present. For I sa
hiiu counting over an enormous roll of
bills the other day, as though be were
studying w hat to buy."
Mr. Leslie, too, was likewise eagerly
expectant. He had really begun to like
Uncle George at least he thought be
did.
And so it went down to the youngest
member of the family. Uncle George, it
must be owned, fued prttty well.
They even gave a grand party in hon
or of the new !y arrived relation from
the west. All their friends were invited.
The caterers were given carte blanche.
It was really a fine aflair.
"We wish to spare no pains to make
my dear uncle feel at home," said Mrs.
Leslie to her friend Mr. Gonion, that
night
"To make bim feel at home," echoed
Mr. Ieslie. "It is our aim to make bis
last days as pleasant as possible you
know be is getting old fur be has Been
rough times out in the west, and has
earned a good rest."
The fact is this was a trifle hypocriti
cal on the part of Mr. Leslie. Truth was
be was beginning to get a little anxious
over the lact that Uncle (ieorge was not
making any lavish expenditure of his
wealth.
In another part of the bouse that night
there w as another interesting little scene.
It was behind a huge bank of ferns and
palms that the vivacious Miss. Bessie was
explaining to her betrothed, Frank
Jewett, all about the new-found relative.
"You must be very good to bim, Frank
fche was saying. "Of course I know he is
a horrid looking old fellow, and he dresses
like a scarecrow and he is as stupid as a
stick and all that ; but then he's rich and
e j ua mj aeep on me ngui side ol
him.
If it wasn't for that we wouldn't have
him in the house. But papa is going to
let him make bis home with us, and
when he dies he w ill surely leave us ali
bis money. And I wouldn't be a particle
surprised, if we keep in his good graces,
if he would furnish our bouse for us from
cellar to garret when you and I are mar
ried." Was that a chuckle that cime from the
other side of the thick bank of ferns and
palms?
One morning Uncle George failed to
come dom n to breakfast This was not
an uneual thing, for Mr. Leslie's avun
cular relative was in the habit of takeing
long morning strolls, jast to brace up
my appetite a bit," be would explain.
But w hen he failed to come back to
lunch, to dinner when night arrived
and still no Uncle George Mrs. Leslie
began to be alarmed.
"I am afraid something has happened
to bim," she said to her husband. "He
It not very well acquaint d in the ci'.y.
Who knowa but be may have been rob
bed aid murdered V
So Mr. Leslie bnnted up the chief of
detectives atd leported the mysterious
disappear tee. He described the mis
sing man. J
Was the gentleman's right forefinger
miHsrguptothe middle jointT a.ked
thechitf.
" Yes," replied Mr. Islie, wondering
bow the chief knew that fact
"And he bad a sort of iuoeent, rus
tic, modest air about bim ?"
"Ye, jes," faid the other; "you have
found bim then!"
"No," replied the detective with a
quizzical smiie, "but I wish I could. Is
this his picture r be asked, pointing to
a photograph which be bad selected from
a large brow n book.
"The very man ?" exclaimed Mr. Leslie.
"Has anything happened to him? How
did yen come to have his picture?
"Tnat gen'Jemaa has the distinction
of hiving his photograph in the rogues'
gallery," was the quiet reply.
Bogues' gallery ! Why, what do you
mean, man?" gasped Mr. Leslie. "He is
my wife ai cle T
'Gin you prove that!" queried the
chief.
"Why, yes that is well" stammered
the now thoroughly astounded man.
New light was thrown on a thousand
little circumstances of Uncle George's
visit and actions.
"I tell you," continued the detective
pityingly ; "this man is Louia Cebsteise,
one of the sharpest confidence men in
the country, who makes a business of this
s ort of work. He baa been missing for
some time, and I suppose be has been
out west, where he probably met the
real Uncle George and learned enough
of your family history to play has little
game. If you search your bouse you
will probably find that all your silver
ware, jewelry and money are gone, or at
last as much of them as one man can
carry."
The chiefs surmise was correct The
choice old family plate. Mrs. Leslie'
jewelry and two hundred dollars which
Mr. Leslie had taken in the day before
after banking hours all were gone ; loss
about eight hundred dollars.
In their place was a little note pinned
on one pillow of the bed lately occupied
by the departed. It read :
'I must be off. Have enjoyed myself
hugely. Sorry I can't leave yon my
vast fortune. No, Bessie, I am afraid I
won't furnish your house from garret to
cellar this year, if you did try to keep on
the right side of your horrid looking
old Uncle George.
T. S. Good-by."
A Dakota Farmer's Tale.
"Winter pretty cold?"
"Winter? Don't have any winter here
stranger."
"How's ihatr
"Ouly have three seasons, spring, sum
mer and early fall."
He was a Dakota pioneer and lived as
be said, "fifty miles from any place."
"What do you do for a doctor when
you're sick V
"Never get sick."
"But you can't help it sometimes can
you?"
"Certainly. Taint possible. We won't
get sick and there's no two ways about
it"
"How far is it to your nearest neigh
bor's ?"
"Fifty miles."
"You don't have much society, then,
do you?"
"Don't need it There's five of us
mother 'n me 'nd the kids. That's socie
ty enough, ain't it?"
"How far do you go to church V
"Have it right in the shack every Sun
day. Got an organette, Joe has, and be
turns a crank and grinds out any hymn
you ever beard of just as nice as you
please. Then Marthy and the rest of us
sing, then I read something from the
Bible, then we sing again an' pray an'
church is out"
There was something pathetic in this
and it went to my heart
"How about crops ?"
"They re 1:2, I tell ye that is, when
we get 'em. Three years ago I bad ev
ery promise of a splendid crop. Had
lots of snow that winter ground was
plenty wet an' the wheat was look in
fine w lien ail at once we had a hot south
wind that burnt everythin' up slick an'
clean."
"And the next year?"
"Th ngs looked just as promisin
Wheat was waist high, yaller as gold
and I was goin' to cut in a few days,
when along came a hailstorm and beat
the whole field down."
"Then the next year ?"
"Got nipped by the frost"
"And the next?"
"That's this year, stranger, and just
look at the wheat around you. Nothing
could be finer than the outlook. Guess
I'll have a good crop this year, but if I
don't"
He paused.
"Well?"
"Well, if I don't," he said with a qui
smile. 'I'll mortgage my horse to get
seed and try again. It'll be hard pinch
in', but I didn't have anything when I
came here and I'll stick to the country
as long as I can live in it. A man can't
have bard luck always, you know,
Things are bound to turn. It's a long
lane that hasn't a crook somew here."
I wrung bis hand warmly and rode
away. Dilroit Fttc Prem.
Didn't Like the Brand.
He shuffled his cow-skin boots along
under himself into a jewelry store on
Woodward avenue, and leaned up against
the show case.
"Got any finger rings?" he inquired of
the clerk.
"Plenty of them," said the clerk.
'What kind ?"
"Somethia' fittin'fer a gal."
"Oh, a young lady in the case, eh ?
queried the clerk.
-o; she s widder," explained the
customer, "but the same sort of a ring
will do, won t it V
UT . -
i presume so; waal kind Uo you
want?'
"One of them sign ringj.,:
"S:gn rings?" asked the clerk, "Do
you mean seal rings ?"
"No, sign rings," insisted the man
"sign the gal's going to get spliced."
"Oh, you want an engagement ring ?"
exciaimed the clerk, as the light broke
in on hi in.
"That's it What's the tax T
Want something pretty nice, don't
you?
"iou ain't got nothin' in your shop
too nice fcr tuat gal, mister. What's the
figgera ou your best ?"
'One thousand dollars," said the clerk,
as easily and cooly as if it had been a
thousand cents.
The customer fell up against the show
case.
"A thousand dollarsl" be fairly yelled.
"Why, the widows a farm ain't wulh that
much."
"I suppose not," admitted the clerk :
diamonds cost more than dirt,
know."
you
"Is it a diamond?" inquired the cus
tomer, catching on.
"Certainly it is," said the clerk, "what
did you think it was?"
"Well, I didn't know but what it was
a house and lot on Wood'ard avenoo."
"It isn't; it's solitaire diamond."
"Oh, it's a solitaire diamond, is it V
hi-gle the man. "Well, that brand erows
too big for me. I suppose the dang thing's
as big as a pum'kin, and I don't want it.
Say, hain't you got something as big as a
gooseberry fer four dollarsand a half?"
The cleik couldn't accommodate him
and a half hour later he was seen mak
ing a deal with a street fakir LKirvU
Frrt Prfnt.
A Flag Made of Undershirts.
Perhaps the most interesting war relic
in Maine is a Union flag made from the
undershirts of the prisoners at Salisbury
prison. The prisoners bad set a day
upon which they intended to rise and
overpower the guards. The flag was to
be used ss a rallying signal. But before
the day arrived ordeie came for them to
be x changed. The flag was brought
home by Lieutenant George B. Kennis
ton, of Boothbay, a member of the Fifth
Maine, w hose property the Sag new is.
L tujor CooimtrciaL
A Failure At The Falls.
We were within twenty miles of
Niagara Falls when the man occupying
the third seat ahead with his wife came
rark to me to ask :
"Straneer. have yoc ever been at the
falls to look around any 7"
"Yes ; several times."
"Wuth the money, is it?"
"I think so."
"There's a place there they call Troa-
pect Point, I hear?"
"Yes."
"It's right down where the water boila
over the fails T"
"Yes, sir."
"Wall, look here," he continued, as be
dropped bis voice almost to a whisper,
"is it true that if anyone stands there for
a few minutes looking at the water be
feels that he must jump over?"
"It effects some people that way,
believe."
"Does it effect woman folks the same
as men?"
"Very likely."
"It would effect a woman of fifty.
wouldn't itr
"I should think so."
"bo should L That s all. and I am
much obliged."
He rejoined bis wife, who appeared to
be about fifty years old, and we got off
together at the falls.
.Late in the afternoon I met the man
alone in the park, and after some general
conversation I asked bow the view from
the point had affected his wife.
"It was a dead failure," he whispered.
as tie looked around to see of anyone
c!ee was within hearing.
"How do you mean?"
"he stood right up there as stiff as
poker for more than an hour and wati-h
ea tJjai ooiiing and never jumped nor
wanted to jump."
Wanted it to be Gentle.
A man who bad been arraigned on the
charge of stealing a sheep was so sensi
tiveness to keep him from breaking down
under bis heavy load of humiliation.
"Oh, judge," be pleaded; "please be
gentle with me. I can't stand this aw
ful depression."
"That may be," the judge replied, "but
didn't you steal that sheep?"
"Oh, yes, judge, but I beg you to make
my sentence appear as gentle as possible.
I am a great believer in appearances."
"I will try to favor you," said the judge.
"Instead of sentencing you for stealing a
sheep, I w ill sentence yon for stealing
lamb."
"Oh, thank you, judge ; but now as to
the length of the term how about that?
"Just the 6ame for a iamb as for
fifteen-year-old ram, but the lamb sen
tence, you see, has a gentler appear
ance,'
"Oh, thank you, judge;" be faltered
and tie smiled faintly ; still there was
something about the sentence tliat did
not please him. Arkarwur Traveler.
"Smithy" and the Vassar Girl
When the boys at our table noticed a
strange young lady enter the room the
other evening at dinner there was a gen
eral inquiry as to the new comer's iden
tity.
She was tall and graceful, with clear-
cut features, expressive eyes and a mouth
and chin whose firm lines denoted force
of character. Her hair was a light gold'
en brown, and altogether the young lady
excited no small degree of curiosity.
"Tell you what, boys," observed
Smithy, "she's a regular hummer. You
want to watch yourselves, too, for that's
just about tny style, see ? and I'm going
to make a play for an introduce."
I may mention here that the scene re
ferred to occurred in the dining room of
a fashionable private hotel up town. Mr.
Smith, popularly known as "Smithy," is
a general favorite among the other board
ers there, particularly with the lady
guests. His distinguishing characterist
ics are good clothes, an exalted opinion
of himself and an elaborate knowledge
of slang.
Miss Ray, the new guest, was introduc
ed fo Smithy that evening. After an
hour's conversation w itb her Smithy re
tired to the smokinz room, and, after
lighting a cigar, casually remarked that
Ibis here's a queer world anyhow."
"What the matter, Smithy?" I ask
ed ; "you're not in love already 7"
"In love 1 Well, I guess not Say, that
girl in the parlor is a walking dictionary
Just tackle her one and she'll paralyze
you that's alL"
"Tell me all about it," said I.
Well, it was just this war. She ask
ed roe if I believed in sublines! con
sciousness. I told her that I couldn't
call that band and suggested making it a
jact pot But she didn't appear to catch
on, and that made me tired.
"Then she just waded in. Wow! but
it fairly showered jaw breakers for the
next half hour. She's a graduate of Vas
sar collf ge, she told me, and, so help me
Bob, that was the only part of her con
versation I could un ?erstand.
"Most people,' she said, 'hold ignor
ance hidden in the interstices of their
net of learning.' Then, among other
things, she asked me if I believed that
Simplicity is the concomitant of genius'
and what I thought about elective affini
ties.' Of course ail I could do was to pass
out every band. I told her. thouzh. that
I'd look these matters np and let her
know. But say, I've got a headache, I
have."
"What did you say when you left
her?" I asked.
"Oh, I just remarked that as this was a
cash eameand as I bad run out of chips
1 d see her later when I w as fixed. Say,
what's the meaning of lachvdermatous?
And gee, but my hea aches."
Then Smithy relapsed into thoughtful-
neas. -W I or Html J.
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ter all other treatment had failed. It is
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'Run for de doctor, quick! Help!
nelp! Dot baby has swallowed a nickel !
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Lerecra, replied Meee.
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Frank Cornelius, of Purcel, Ind. Ter,
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tale.
Girls should look into the character of
their sweethearts. Many little traits w ill
often make it plain. If he economical! y
puts out the light in the parlor when
visiting her that is a sign he is going to
be close.
Epicurean Morsels.
The Eskimos are fond of eggs not yet
hatched, but about to be.
The value of the oysters consumed in
London yearly is about $.",fK)0,0(X).
Snails were highly esteemed by the
Romans, and in the Sixteenth century
the Capuchins of Freyburg possessed the
art of fattening them.
The gastronomic law that oysters
should not be eaten in the months with
out an "r" in them was laid down by a
person named Butler nearly 300 years
ago.
The use of horseflesh as an article of
food has made great progress in Paris,
where about 1,000 horses per w eek are
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being imported for that purpose. The
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No other Sarsaparilla has the merit by
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people.
Then the Son Was Squelched.
A Harlem boy came from school very
much excited and told his father that all
human beings were descended from the
apes, which made the old man so mad
that be replied angrily :
"That may be the case with yon, but
it aint with me ; I can tell you that now
my son.
And the boy didn't say anything, but
when his mother came borne he told ber
about it
I have been a sufferer frcm catarrh fo
years. Having tried a number of reme
dies advertised as "sure cures" without
obtaining any relief, I had ilveJ nev
er to take any other patent medicines,
when a friend advised me to try Ely's
Cream Balm. I did so with great reluct
ance, bat can now testify that after using
it for six weeks I believe myself cured.
It is a most agreeable remedy an inval
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A Suro Thing.
Bob Taylor Do you want to know bow
to win at horse racing?
Jack Potter Certainly !
Bob Taylor Play the horses that I
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(Jaovt, Kak., Aug. 8. The Goodland
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an area of 25 square miles packed up their
outfit and stole away this afternoon. Their
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The Price cf Oaths.
Lf.iukoh, Pa., Aug. 17. Theeiact measure
ment of an oath, both in luonevanil Diini.sh-
ment, was taken to-day. John A.Sattazabn
was heard to utter nine separate and distinct
oaths, "not cuss words, btit big oath?," as
the prosecutor put it. Alderman Miller fig
ured cut that the community had been
damaced $T.C7 worth bv the
utterances, or at the rate of a fraction less
than 651 cents for each swear. Sattazihn
coald't produce the money, and he was font
to jail for 11 days, or at the rate of :J hours'
imprisonment for each offense.
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& II. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis., was
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Edward "Shepherd, Harrisburg, 111.,
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John Speaker, Catawba, 0 had five
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Stern Tarent I tell you what it is.
Maria ; I'm tired of seeing that young
fellow coming here tw: or three even
ings a week. I think I shall have to sit
down on bim.
Maria I wouldn't, pa; 'twould be of
no use; I vedone it myself several times
and I rather thiuk be likes it
'Do I have to stick this start; d on my
self?" asked a dude of the clerk at the
post office.
"Oh. no." replied the clerk. "Yon
couldn't go in the mail bags, and besides,
that is a letter stamp, and you are not
first -class mail matter."
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out harm anything I please. I have also
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sults."
Maude, I am going to tell ycu
something."
" Yes, dear."
"Now that rm engaged to the old
thing, be wants the ceremony to take
place at once. I don't know what in the
world to do."
Marry him as soon as yoa can, dar
ling. His relatives will have him declar
ed insane and 6poil it alL if you're not
careful."
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good qualities of Chamberlain' Cough
Kemedy. Hiving used it in my family
for the past eight years I can safely say
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25 and 50 cent bottles for sale.
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None but the purest and best kept In stock,
and when Drugs become inert by stand
ing, as certain of them do, we de
stroy them, rather than ira
poe on our customers.
You can depend on having your
PRESCRIPTIONS & FAMILY RECEIPTS
filled with care. Oar prices are as low as
any other first-class house, and on
many articles much lower.
The people of this county seem to know
this, and have given us a large share of their
patronage, and we shall still continue to give
them the very best goods for their money.
Do not forget that we make a specialty of
FITTING- TRUSSES.
Ve guarantee satisfaction, and, if you have
had trouble in this direction,
give us a call.
SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES
In great variety ; A full set of Test Lenses.
Gome in and have your eyes examined. No
charge for examination, and we arc confident
we can suit you. Come and see us.
Respectfully,
JOHN N. SNYDER.
Hay-Fever
Sufferers
Should read our new
112-page book on the
treatment and cure of
I lay-Fever and Asthma.
Sent free on application.
I hare bn a lufTnTr from Hay-Fever and
Asthma from birth 6 yejrs. I hive tried all
remedies thatcajne to my notice without permanent
relief. I am pleased to say that your mcdicusea
Certainly curea n.e to stay cured.
W. L. Wuoa, Kosliouale, Boston, Xlass."
P. Harold Hayes, M. D.
716 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y.
L
. 1
3
v Is ZSZSZSIL Hi UTESAZ ui. A?
TION AFTER GENERATION.
n run 1KD Btnun n &
0"
Trpjni n Auoar, Children Zat It.
Frcry IriTl-r miaou i-j Kavo m. botli of it in hi. MO-tMf.
Every Sufferer 'JZZ'tZSXr-E:
Tons nwtrtws. rnphtherla,Onnirhs.tUrrhT itn.nrhtti.
Axhin.l.lj.lrm Siort.'is, l'iTTh'F,Imrne. ti- rrnvm
In or ljmba. twirf Jotnta or stnuas. Anil in
tl.is oli Anodyne rwief and Te.ly ear, rsmphlrs
trvA Hold yr-rywhi-re Pn.-e 30 CI., hj nuiil. S U.'lin.
&aim laid, $3. J. S. JOIINMJK W. Iuih, aUa.
Pittsburgh Female College and
CuN.Ki'.VATOKY tiKmfsIU l'liuhurg. I'
to t"ae!ier VwurpaHied advantage. Kurwrit.r
liomr comforts aui rare. SMh year begins txpU
16 Sen J for catalogue to the r"reMent.
laly-S-tm. A. II. KURCKUsd, D.D.
W. S. Bel! & Co.
U Wood KU PitfetiurK.
natii.ES :n
Photographic supplies,
view cantaa.
dctcctivc caacaas.
and the
rAKOua Kooac
in seven style.
Send fur Clitalogae, free
Eminent Facts.
The question is often asked and scarcely
ever answered, why whiskey made now is
not as pure and reliable as it was forty years
ago. It is never the less a fact that it is
made purer and better to-day than at that
time. With the improved methods fusil
oil and other impurities are entirely elimina
ted. A sworn statement as to the purity,
age and quality of the whiskey sold is fur
nished by one dealer who advertises full
quarts, six year old pure I'enn'a Rye, at
$1.00 per quart, or six quarts for $5 00. Sil
ver Age $1.50 per quart. Duquesne $1.25
per quart. Port, Sherry, Sweet California
Wines at 50c A complete catalogue and
price list of all foreign and domestic liquor,
mailed on application by
MAX KLEIX,
82 Federal St, Allegheny, fa.
a Tssoaowcsi
COMMERCIAL
IWjXr SHORTHAND
Sj . ... . . WCHOOU
rMcmus Cavern
swcncM. HsvVrs.4
IT ft Can. aaattim rn Tw
IT yauCATts CvdktMSHras-:
tr si' 'its ' aJZiZ-s
" O H M 1 in,.,.!
Vfiujius a natvua.
ftocHESTCK. n. ,
FACTS
That I sell the follow
ing goods at these low
prices:
Two
Three
yfri old Pure Rye t- 00 per railou.
- - 2. 24 -
2 . i0 "
" S 60 14 "
M M 4..V "
. .. t 1A M M
I-our
Six
Tin
Fifteen
Twity-one " TjO"
All from the best known distiller. California
vi-ar-oH nam win.. ;i k-in.w .1 tr ii t.. Hi.
ln- Kuiue. Uoael. Clart. Humrart.n. Sherry
and Port Wiiius. dirti-t importations in ria.
Pure Imperted Brmndiea, Gins, at the lowest fig-
UTV4. ( Ail ur D) ttir r.-'.l l'r.i. T i.l U.il
order promptly attended to. Ho extra charge
A. ANDRIESSEN,
172, Federal St, - ALLEGHENY, PA.
Telephone, I'd!.
1 W ANV f w
rvu w 1 r .
ARTISTIC JOB PRINTING
A SPECIALTY.
HARRY M. BENSHOFF,
UAHUFACTURISG STATIONER
ASD
BLANK BOOK MAKER.
HANNAH BLOCK,
JOHNSTOWN. PA.
Johnstown's New Grocery.
Hariris opened a new
GROCERY STORE,
Soritbeat (tinier cf .Miuket & I.cti-t flrccL,
JOHNSTOWN,
I am prepared to furnish bnyers from
diflereut points with all kirds of
fiH.h frroeeries at lowest prices.
Country produce, such as but
ter, eps, etc., taken in ex
change for gooJa.
JAMES D. RUTLEDGE.
G. C. JORDAN.
JOSEPH HINCHMAN.
JORDAN & HINCHMAN.
Cntomcr5 will fiml u at the name old taul.
with a laiwr HUpJy of our own mnna.'jicU.Ti-d
gixxls mk h as .
it
than ever. ' As wholesale dealers in
CRACKERS, CANDIES, NUTS AND FRUIT,
we have increased fiu-i!itis fur fiillng criers
promiity aa.i nutMm'wriiy.
Jordan fc Ilinchman,
770 anj 272, Main Street, JOHN3TWX, TA.
HOW TO SAVE MONEY.
BUY YOUR
T3ootsand Shoes
AT
84 FRANKLIN STREET,
Johnstown, - PA.
Lowest Prices Guaranteed.
fjieo. 31. TIioiiin,& Co.
lit Clinton Street, JOHNSTOWN, FA.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
AU iH-riartments of our Store are w-U stotted
with the best goods we can buy, and we
are offering foods which defy
competition.
Our Store is Headquarters for the
Choicest Country Produce.
The stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries has nev
er t"en more complete, and is bein? sold
at prices Exceptionally Low. Call aud
examine our goods and be convinc
ed that Ours is a Bargain store
WE SELL CROWN BAKING POWDER.
A. H. HUSTON,
Undertaker and Embalmer.
ww .
Colli dh, C;iMkelH and Kobe
OT ALL GRADES ON HAKO.
A. GOOD HEARSE
and every lh'inppertttinm)! tofuntrals furuu-hed
ou suuri notice.
South Turkfyfoot Street. Scrr.frset, Peon'l-OctlJ-
'Jl ly
t EXXSYLVA X I A K A I LI1UA I.
SC'IIEMPE IX EFFECT DEC. S), 1-V1.
EASTERN STAN31R0 TIME.
DISTANCE AND FAKE.
Mi-..-. Fare.
Johnstown to Altnnna ... i 10
" " Harrir?irv Kit1, 6 11
" " fii-;.i..it.r,; t, j.;
" " ISIairivitle lut. -'i';
(.r-eil-Uiri. 47 1 41
Pi!l.l.u.-v!i 7-1 'I M
" ttauimore J fo
u V a-Miiiilim Lj7 7 T."i
niSDKXKED SCHKIirLIE.
Train arrive and dopart from the station at
JohiuOowu as fulluitfl :
WESTWARD.
Oyster Kxpresa ! ln m
Wt-sim Kxpre.. .... ,s.r, a. m
Joiitistnwn Ai-romniudniuiti ft a. m
Exprf! . . 9 J.'i a. m
Pacifl Expro., , , . c: a. m
Whv 1'AMtcljglT ' p. 13
Mud w-; p. m
Jonrftiiwn Kx j r . i n p. :n
ts: 1.1 no. . si4 p. rja.
EASTWARD.
Atlantic Trprcm ,
So shore Kxpreai
Hariiture Ai-vunimodmioti
Lmy Kxpnia
A 1 1 . i n s Express.
Mail Exprei
. 5 '.'. m.
. .V a. m.
. a. m.
. lit l.i a. m.
. 1 : i 1 p. m.
. 4 :11 p. 111.
. p. m.
. 716p.m.
IO.jo p. m.
J'trjntuiwn Accommodation ...
Philadelphia txpre... ........
Fast Line..
CONDENSED TIME TABLES.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Somerset and Cambria Branch
NORTHWARD.
Johnlmm Jf'iit rixvr. Rookwood n:rfl a. m.,
Somerset 4:1. sioyefctown UuurersviHe
5s, Jobnttown. 6:10.
JuknMmrn ' Mltl ATiiw. It,x Vwood 1 l.ST. a. m.,
Hnmcnet HAS, einyeston liJi, UuoversviUe
Johnstown 1-io p. in.
JS.inrn Arnwnmn-Iali.m Rorkworvl .V40 p. m ,
tvKwrwt 6nt p. m., fcVivestown p.m.,
HuoTetwriUe 0: li p. m, Johnxtown 7:i'.Ci p. m.
Ssisvlnif ArrmemrJativR Kockwocd 11:05 a. m.
bomersct, 11:S.
SOfTHWARJX
Mail J.ihnrtnwn 7;4i a. m., Unovenrville S:r:i
nunoiKISU o.j inirM.-i !:ia, lUKkwood
9:40.
Erpryss-Johnstown a:r)n p. m.. IIioverv!lIe
FUrretHown 4:, Somerset im, Kot kwood
Sund-Mi OrJtf JohnAon n S:S0 a. m., HoovewviUe
:16 a. in., Ssnyesvmrn .: a. m, JSiuiervet
10:1 a. m, Rockwood lu.Xs.tu.
SaWi. .ir.mw4iiMiM Somerset 5:01 p. m.
Roe kwood iui p m
Daily.
POUTZ'S
HORSE AHD CATTLE POWDERS
. f M -f s I'.,.'--, ar .( n, ,,.,
I . y i " ,"r' WH r-rt-iM.; i;rr. IX
r,,-. P.,w.l .ill ,r.., ,..;.,.,,
ttir -
DAVID E. FOUTZ. Proprietor.
CURTI K. GROVE,
SOMERSET, PA.
fcfti'JIEa, SLEIGIU, CARS1AGE3,
1 iO-NG WAOONi, BUCK WAliO.N'A
AND KAsTiU'-S AN1 WEiTF.IiS WORK
Fornld-ed un Short Sot'ce.
Painting Dona on Short Tjne.
Mr work la madeotit jf 7"WwVj vw-il Wood,
and the htM It a-l r"'. l-u:'" J
Constructed, Neatly Huisked, and
W ariaulul to give tiiCUisctic-a.
Eaplcy Crl7 Fsist Class Torksoa.
Repalrim of All Kindt In Mr Ure Pone era
bWtKutu Fricea KEAflONABLK, and
All Work Warranted.
Call and Examine ray Stock, and Learn PrVxav
Ido Waon-work, and furnish Selves for Wind
Hills. Remember the plac, and call In.
CURTIS K. GROVE,
(Xsat of Court Bouse)
803t ERSET. PA
Jacob D. Swank,
"Watchmaker and Jeweler,
Kojt door wrt of LctLeran Chare h.
Somerset, Pa.
Having opened up a .-Lop ia t'113
place, I am now prepared to sup
ply the public with clocks, watches
and jewelry of all descriptions, as
cheap as the cheapest.
KEP.VITIIN-G u. SPKaALTV.
All work guaranteed. Look at
my itock before making your pinr
chases. ArEItlCAN IIOTF.L.
Owned and Operated by
S. P. SWEITZER, Cd7r:Urlai;,, M I
ra,wi'.Ml rerurii.-:jvi. 0;i th Mu si
i-,vt mni it it l-ir t'Vt rv k w I'l'iTr..-!!'-.
the H-u-i ir.r of tudr.'. iixvliy t k oi Ue
Culcl Ls tirat-cia."
w i rv ri. fifr.' 1 d'srr!')io:,.'-iT, is? fcal at
tl.e ii;et rr.i.lvs f W l.ikits Mattes &ud Bter.
A-iO ju Laud larc sUxrai tl
Importetl Cigars.
Perwms acipti:!!? rrjirim"tiy fan hftve
tlu ir tr.iiib'.e :id eai-- n.lm ed to li"ta!'u T
M'lppnicni t!'i- Ki't 1. where in i iw e-i tie
iiirol tt;::.i.'it ei."A i.i i.-.. liu t "e m.i-u .h
! y eol.,rvd hiti.cii, b-t f.i:w direct to tie
Hotel.
The under- g:!e 1 has on hum', a large :ock r.
SOMERSET COUXTY WHISKY, old Kye,
Wh;-h 1.C r. r atV!iok- aad in snia:
q'la.il: iic-, at lue liio'. ii.-g pri-.i-:
Two Tier o'd at f-' 2i rr fr:!on.
1 r-.rei ' - t '. "
14 4 11
Addre a:i! orders ti . 1"7, i: J, and I "1 Eal
tluiore st.,Cumuurtiu:d, il 1.
S. T. SVEITZER, rropriotor.
Want Woi-kER3
Salary or Cimmi:ori to frtfnl mon. I'at
selling imported t;tr::(!tic3; a'iO lull liiif
Cl'AKASTEEI) M'ilSF.r.Y STOCK.
Stock fJ'.iiig to I:?e r piicc l kkks.
11. I. I.-elc'sfur.l t Co., Hociiest.-r. X.
tt-"4. crcrrrrc RmerToas
" Agency fcr
V? .K'- S'S CAVEATS,
-iV PEStCS PATENTS
VrfO COPYRiCiiTS, etc.
r r Inrr.rrrTOTi z?v3 'r llan-riioA wrio to
Ml NN i t :l iti,i.!.w Mw 1'
Oi.l.-.-l t iin-.i-.i ft.r s.Niir--j pjiL.-fi'- :n .-I "!.
Ker' l!-iH t.lk.-n - il' ' r. i i.- t-rf 't.t.t r.'T" rtj
t?.e t'Uolii. li a r...:.i-e ,':v.'. fne cl vl.-v.' ... '. -a
f fifnfmc vacnenu
w. :rM. .i.'i.l.r il :-.-fr i' :. '
D;rm d ri-u i'( t? rri . -it. it. W-l. 1
ir 4.' mz n'Tlh-i. A.V.-' yl'N.i
GIVE YOUR BOYS A USEFUL PRESE5T.
f Press and CatfiL
. S -TS. J.oo, S3.00
fcZf;? 7.SO. $10.00,
jK ' V U ? i-oo to 1.00.
? Stmt Sc. for C-T;a'3v
7$0ij7' A."Baat;a:r,
f - p XrtfuM.r:t-,-.r;'.Pa.
1 ll-iSWSUS psuM l-l... T,uriU
:hB!J
SWA VaaW
t .tUrt , H fc I
n ra ! laj
1 t .:-e, it. 1 n L
nil - t -
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N -tt.-.u- ...lliv.nt
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1 1 1 111 1 - miKi
"am: 1 duriU
rrj,lr tun . l.t
IMlilf ! Itl, W
i; vnis-Mt tir
ouit.brr w h 1 mrm
1 1 ! I .at a . ,r. e h. A '. '. r,rw
;euPsE
i- it PrtT.
WariNT CONSaMPIIOB. HSy-FEVER;
ASTHMA. ETC- Ocular Frw Er
PETER Y0GEL, So.nERSET.PAi
rkfTV-'1
YOU CAN FIND JS&.
SO &1 in ttrrr.,n t Un A.lirn..iu, ll,!fcu J
SSSStnEHHIGTON BROS.
SCJIMTD T
The Largest and Most Complete
Wine, Liquor and Cigar I Io
IfJ THE UfJITED STATES.
DISTILLER
Fine Whiskies.
IMPORTER OF
SOS. 95 JSP 97 FIFTH AYES IT, PITTr.UI..;iI, r.l. i
Jill orJt'rs re.vlToJ by mail Zl receive prompt n:ttr.t: n.
Cinderella Stoves and. Ran
Their
Lessens
.12'-
Labor.
TT will ray you to examine the QUHEX CIXDERICLLA RA.:j; ,:
I fore you "buy. It has all the latest improvement., an-1 h '
tecil.to tj a L'ocJ Ittkor. It has the Jirect draft damper, ly v.'.;
cun have a Hre in one-!ia'f tl:e time rotjiiiro;l with the or-I::.arr p'. '
Thiri is a vahial.le feature when you wanta-phk fire lor carlv ! .
T ha3 an extra lanrc luzn oven,
I'Utw lt.ll I f MUlt'-, lIUIll' . V sTVUi isV OU.V. s7t ' a,ts U.'-i. t UiiU..
!rrr.te3 in one. ani r.ot ea.-ilv M anel bv die action of the !h-
Maanra-.nr,J 1-, I'l IiAVEX i CO., I rmiv, Fi'U-.arvh. RiM am! g-.raut.t.l h.;
JAMES I. HOLDERBAmr, Somerset, PJ
t
KrLiincrcr & Kurtz, Eerlin, Ts... and P. J. Corer & Son., Meyer-la!:, r '
nilMKMBES "Things Joaewt-H an l with a care, csempt tht u.s. ; . fr.Jai '
IT WILIj l'.VY YOU
TO VXt T V. a
3Ieioriul Voxk
WM. F. SHAFFER,
60MKR3KT. PErCrV..
Utah's ct-artr of as:l 5i.a;erla
Ecttcm WcrtFPi'Mc 5..nrf .Vo-'frc, inaU C.tor
mi m emi m
AUo. Ap-rJvrV WHITS EKGSZS!
Tirsijr, !rt nl of f "'VT'MKVT 1VORJT -irf.l
fiuil it t iV-ir im- n-t to-il a my a.p vi m
a r.rnrr .j'ivi i.i L. l 'v. ti iiii ia. Af
l' . . -i li-: :rm: -r .' in lr,:, l :-.-,. c.H I ff.i,
IXi. 1" L'J W. 1 iavue j.t -.ul auetUoii lo tiia
wiiita Bronze, Or Prs Zino Mor.umant
Ir.trcKlur.l hy KEV. VT. A. RIV". n a ret! '-l
In.: Mrt, ni in Ue u nf MA 1 r'l.IJ I, a "
rA. Tk: i '! I.i.N-. an.l -i.-h i l.-si.m-.l '.. I
th,' i'-.ip.i.H' M..n"i-t.t f.T our CUaaAajiv Cii
msii GIVE Hi a CALL.
"SYX. F. SHAFFEi:.
Louther's
Main Street,
This Hcdsl Dnig Si::sis
Favcrits -with
FRESH iLHD
Medicines, Bye Stuffs, Sponges, Tmsa,
S importers, Toilet Articles,
Perfumes, &c.
1HZ r-OCTOS GIVI rEE-ONAL ATTKVnOS TO TUX C0MF0rX.INJ OF
Loailier's Preserimis 1 Family Bee-
6-U" Er'IyQ TASZX -0 irS
SPECTACLES,
And a Full Ijne of Optical
a lax-e asscrtmeiii ail can be suited. ,
THE FINEST BBMDS OF CIGARS
Always on hand. It h always
to mtending purchasers, whether they buy
Irora us or elsewhere.
J. M. LOUTHER. ivj. n.
MAIN STREET
Somerset Lumber Yard.
ELIAS CUNNINGHAM,
LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS.
Heard and
OAK, POFLAR. Kiniv.-;o x,
A General Uneofa'l -a i .
Omco and Yard Opposite S. &
J. J. SPECK.
WMOLESaiC W.MCAHO LJoV H
THE AVM. IL
I'.stnlors of - clmc3- Cost " a.l - , ,; , t" CM Fu n n ; "
rrnc rye wiii.sk y.
All tlie Ieadir.- Ure and DourlKn Whiskies in roml or tax-IJ.
Importer:, of fiuc Drandics, Gins and Wines.
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
Telephone No. 303, . ,20 Water St and l53First Aye. PITTS EIF.CH
B UILDIXg
AND JOBBER OF
i Their
SJ
Econcm,
Saves
Ycu
laoroiiiy ventiiaiea. l;.ov.'
fx
aj5 Sen ; ':
Cvtr ZOO
Beautiful
Designs.
t w
Drug Store;
i
Somerset, Pa.
Rapidly Bsccming uG::::
Pccph in Scorch cf
PURE DRUGS.
OSIT iZESB AJfO PISS AP.7ICLSS
EYE-GLASSES, S
Good always on mcl. Frc:'
a pleasure to display our good'-
. . cnumcrr OJ i
UVi'lLiULl, in
Soit Woods,
f" LATH- BUS PS. N Fl P '
c. R. R. station. Somerset
WM. M. HOLMES.
OU Ncr WESTERN PcNNSTLVAftl.
HOLMES CO.,