If if n 1 jmerset Herald . v ! t; AbLliMfO irT of Publication rr- - WaIaomIa.; morning u (2 00 f , ' in AdTAnce. otberwtae W 50 tn wi-! be discoo tinned null! all 2 paid BP- PosimArten neglecting wT.cs subscriber do not take out wiU U held rwpomibl fin toe ab- I -riija- ...writs removing fton on poatottcw to f a Aiou.a glvs u tb present ofloe. Address TBI SitKEHSET Bwiin. Somkbsct, Pa 3 C. W WALE EE. 1 A L- HAY. iu Ay o. WALKER, ATTORN EYS-AT-TuAW Aad NOTAY PCBLi, Sonunn tht Court Buuc 1 1 o. b -tru nrfl'l'V 1 tuunn Pa. I jiooarei" BsUding- E"V v M. EEKKLEY. ArrjKki-AT-LA ejiun P. 3 t C. HOLBERT, 5 i' BUEUC 3 uirii r i.r. I . . . ..I'll (J oomeraev, rfc. 3 I rl m-iU-A Al-l-AW A auuienei, rfc ! M rtinuii Houe How. oppoaii Court . swrx. J. U. OttLA 15 (.Ufl UOLfc, Ail iO 1 3-A 1-LA H , eoMAAorr. Pa. i i 3C AHoAl-Af-LAW, eumoncs Pa. w Dumenet, fat. t rTe pr mi.ifcueni.oii toDUAUie entnuieo. " Vu auiiitiwi "d adjoining counuea. i m ptmu-4 How Kow, oi-puaiie the oourt I TALES TINE HAY, V AliuA-AY-AT-LAW, ' eamenel. Fa. ami in RcaI ttlAie. Kill Atltnd to All e-iTUBUrl Ul la MIV mm Ti-iLN H. UHL, I ATiuii-VEY Al LAW, ' bumenet, Pa. i.rj.Dj .UT AtKQd to All bi)L6 enOTMtea L k-T2- Mouv) 'UVAai'wl OH WMiOtUUUA, c UI- J ;1S U.KIMMEL, A 1 1 Uii -A 1 -tA . ouiiiLrwL, JA., .1. :ta lo ux.i'iw eutnuwi u bi cat jioni oouiiUai. Willi prompl- J AlTuli.Al-Al-l-A. Hi. AUUIIUU. Oim A. Up UUT. tntTADOt Irt, ur XU:lll. 0UUiC At f 1 J. ftlUOAJi. U C COIJOAM 1 I VLiiuKS . CCLboKN, fV ATToiiJAYb-AT-LA. I nuiuenet, iA. I Ai ouanaAi entnuted la our cat will be I ucf.'f Aud iAitafuiij AUeudtid to. i.olieL'UouA I uc ii. Bumenet, hcsllonl And Adjoiuuig ooun- jm. burrju Aad cocveyAitriTig aooe oa reer U M31UA J. BAXR, ArrOJXT-AT-LAW, bomenet, Ps Cil: Trcuce la Soment Aixl Adjot&lnf oooa- m. A a buAiaaa eauuiitod W Uim will roueiT it H CwrioTB W. H. RCTTAT. nuFFEXTl & KCPPEL, J A11UM.SXY6-AI-LAW, 1 Duiaerset, Pa. I Al. ca-asaAi mitrd to their catc will be i u..y au1 puucfiiAl.y AUraiied to. USioe oa IUii aUbcl, opposite MaousoUi BlouA. J. W. CARUTHERS, M. D. PHYaiClAii ASH oLKuK S. t-naa l'o:iu iiTwi, uezt ux- to PriuuiiA DE. P. F. SHAFFEE, PUYalLlAk ASb-oCRuEO!, buHAUKT, Pa., luden, bit protes&iaxAi aei ri to Ui ritizestt ; sjcf.-x-i And Ticiiij UOite next dour to oziZtcruA. iiotl. Jjii. H. 6. KiMMiXL, IcoJcf proinuouAl leTTireA to Uie ciUien jat Aja Tiuii.iiT. Culem proleanouAijj ctTc li- cae be louca At hi oioe on Mau sA i fK. J. M. LOUTLIER, J PHYsIOAS A5D 8VBGEOS b iOfAtfd permAneotly in SonerKt for th u: lu pniieauun. umoe oa HAin ureev. ISA,' Of j i umg store. f)S.J.S. M MILLEN, A-' i9radAG; tm l ym Aiimtfon to the preserrAtlao of A lui An:S. Al set lmrtd. AU :i:iJ'Af"t.'nt"cdAti:Artory. Oilice In the y iMovr' m .l.-,w.. 4 Co.-! wore, comer Oils! Oils! lo, P.Vtihursh PepArt- v.rj;. inin a ubciaHt of Vl'''" "'.at tor te Doowauc trede tC LiKk; LiASlA of IHuminatingcSt Lubricating Oils Naphtha and Gasoline, oa but !roni retrairam. We ctAllenf j.'iua wiih eery Anown pRGDUCT Ol PETROLEUM '-' Joe vac the mo t unlfonnlj Satisfactory Oils American Market, And Tldnlu nppUoa by COCK. . XERITB AJTB rklAS Kx.fER. 8ourr. Pa W577t7 fV PR 1 'ININQ A SPECIALTY. HARRY M. BENSHOFF, UFACTURIHQ STATIONER AVD B1XK BOOK MAKER. "annum block. JOHNSTOWN. PA. Hie VOL. XLTTs NO. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK . or. Somerset, Penn'a. o CAPITAL SURPLUS SSO.OOO. S12.000. DCPOaiTS NCCCIVCOIN LABQl ANDSMALL AMOUNTS. PAYABLE ON DEMAND. ACCOUNTS Or M CICHANTS fARMCRS rOCH DCALCRS.AND OTHERS SOLICITED DISCOUNTS DAILY. - BOARD OF DIRECTORS : LaBxi M. Hioca W. H. Mills s. Jamib L. Pcuh, Chaa. H. Fishes. Jobk R Soon Geo. R. 8ccll Paid W. Bibotekb Edwa&d Bctll, : : Valxxtiks Hat. : : : President Vies President : : Cashikk. IIabyet SI. Bebelxt, The fands And securities of this bank re securely protected in s celebrated Cor liss Burglar-proof Safe, The only Safe made abeolutfly Burgiar-prooL Somerset Counlj Rational Bank Of Somerset, Pa. - o. DlablihL 1877, OrftnUtd at t Nitiont!, 1890. CAPITAL. $50,000. Chas. J. Harrison, Pres't. Wm. H. Koontz, VTice Pres't. Milton J. Pritts, Cashier. Directors. -Jim 'I Snr(j, Wm Endpy. JovlAtl Sjht. Jouaa M. Cook, oun li. jaer jxon mui.i, o.r,h B. Ijatia rUmson r-nyder. Jenuiie Stufit. SoAhS. Miller gm. B. HarrUon. itnmprc of this Bank will refeire the mod liberAl trvAtmrnt coiunkal wilt sAfel-Aukiiur .rue. -i!r.n ui scud monry nM or west CAD be Accomiadaird by dralt for uy Aiaouut Miu- Ana tAii;At;ie wourva OT tine of Ole boid CtieorAteu Ale with niust approved time lool . . Collection. mAde In aU patu of Uie Liuiea dute. CbATf-w raodrrate. Acoounu Aud Ueposiu- ooactea m Aro-m nam hue in nut o. 121 & 123 Fourth Ave., PITTSBURGH, PA. - - $1,000,030. Undivided Profit f 250,000. Arts as Executor, Guardian, Assignee and Receiver. Wills receipted for and held charge. free of Business of rv?idents and non-residents carefully attended to. JOHN" B. JACKSOX, JAMES J. DOS'NELL, FRANKLIN" BROWX, JAS. C. COAPLIX, President Vice President Secretary. Treasurer. B. & Well Dressed AND At Small Cost. Lvervbody notice a well dressed wom an. Taere i a great ditference iu tastes and in methods of r, resinff. There just as much vatiance in styles, quality end PRICES OF DRY GOODS, And this subject intereols every wonu a who reads this paper and it interests you. If yoo Lave any Dry tioods to boy, this moLth, next month, or any time, you jutt rite n for samples: look them over, compare the prices and see if you do not tied ont, and at once, mat yon can ouy your Ires G'Xxls in these stores for so much lew money than mort places you know of: that it will pay you to trade here all the lime. Try it and see for yourself. M PIECES Wool Mixed Tricots Navy Blue cjly : 50 inches wide, SO Cent. Suitable for Misses' school dresses and women's house gowns. Lot 3S iDch, ail wool. Striped Suitings for Misses' dresses, 25 Cent a yard, and you Bave talf the price. Choice line 42 inch, plain Camel Hiir in line of colors, 50 Cent. 20 Pieces ail wool imported DAMASSE SERGES 33 inches wide, choice col ors, SO Cent. Were made to sell for (I 00 a yard. Everythicj in Autumn and Winter Wraps at prices that wiil interest and profit you. And don't forget our Illustrated Cata lcgue and Fashion Journal. If yon have not received a copy, writs us at once. Boggs & Buhl, 115. 117, 119 and 121 Ftderal Sreti, XLLEGHEbY. PX. 23 People's Store, Dissolution Sale. Dissolution Bargains Everywhere. BARGAINS opei airs in the Carpet and Curtain room. BARGAINS downstairs in tasement in Domestics, Bedding and Shoes. BARGAINS on every fljor and in every depart- rredt BARGAINS on aU Ladies' Wearing Apparel from Shoes to Millinery. BARGAINS l:i all sorts aiid kinds of materials fim Muslins to Silks. BARGAINS on all Household Necessaries from Towels to Carpets. BARGAINS in the truest an J d-jepest sense of that much abused word. ill new styles and fabionabie pt-As, hnt our at. pro telling change in Crm makes us sell everything without regard to cost or value. Unritig this sale do amp!ra can he sent on approval, but m-iney will be refund ed ou ail unsatisiactory purchasra. Campbell & Dick, SI, 83, 85, 87 and 89 Fifth Avs. PITTSBURG. $15. $15. ,15. Fifteen Dollars Las a power to draw, if correctly invested, which beats a lottery. For Fifteen Dol lars you can draw a nice Chamber Suite tio blank tickets. Every Fifteen Dollars deposited gets one Suite SURE. It's like getting dol lar for dollar. You have seen or heard of our IG Suite. What you saw or heard of in that Suite you can End in this and more, you save a dollar too, which is an item to most of ns. One thing sure, if you buy one of these $15 Suites you get a reliable article from a reliable Crm. The Suite will "stand by" you and we " stand by ' the Suite. HENDERSON FURNITURE CO., JOHNSTOWN. PA. is an arbitrary word Oied to designate the o!t bo-.v (rinj) which cannot be palled oft the wich. Here's the idea The bow has fioova oa uci cod. A collar run. dow. inatdc te Fcodant (aicrni And tnts the froovcm, firm I locking the bow to th. pendant, .3 Ih&t it cannot c. It pojitie'y preier". 1"S cf the ra- h ty theft, a., 1 avoids ii;jirry to it from i-- ; 'z- IT C ONLY EE HAD with jT, jii. B-js F:id or ciaer watch lf cirt;iiC tl trade mAra Viaf ;1 W5'r:h dialers sell thr m without extra cost. . he st free to ay :j.:u;s. ... j . i, ii- iitcli (Zasc Co., Prii LADf.LP! 5! A. Here's the Place to Get Your Money Back! Kodoe li hereby girea to lb psblie that I ai prepArod to cry sales asd aocttona. hat idactios ruAraateed. DR. C. OAYNE, soMisair, r. omer SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1893. Mm Mrs. Mary . O ration of ri'itta, O . tart tb Phy slrbut are AstonUIr. ud iook at br lik ou Raised from the Dead Long and Terrible Illness from Blood Poisoning Completely Cured htj 7Vxxi s Snntafxtrillo. Mrs. Mary E. OTallon. a very intelligent lady of Piqua. Ohio, a poNoned lille at sbtir.g phyioiani at an autopsy 5 yean ago, and soon terrible ailerra broke out on her head, arm?, tongue and throat. Her hair all can ont. She weighed but T3 !t., and saw no pnwpect of help. At last she bes,-an to take Hood's Sanapari!ia and at once im proved; could soon get out of bed and walk. Sue sayi : " I became perfectly eured by Hood's Sarsaparilla and am now a well woman. I weigh 128 lbs., eat wen and do the work for a large family. My eae seem a wonderful recove-v and phvsioians tank at me in atf,nishirent as almost lik ae raiw-4 fram thr drm4.n HOOD'S PtLLS anonM b. In .rerr family m.dicin. cbctt. One. uied.aJwys .ref.rT.d. TOnC CIRL'S FORTUNE, AN INTERESTING SKETCH. Vothin? artwaU so strooslr t' a Bint iisr't affeiktim as h-r dnuu'lii r jut t ii'iti.iJir i:tt woniauhorrl. FolfnAiii is fn miautt : Mini daughter, Klanrhe. uu L far of e. I at. Hwnkrrlnly a!H!cul mm oer ,um.-", :i,i had hot! hu entire ! of her riuht Arm. M- wain liUt'li a C'Hidiiit.n that iiaii tt.-i Imt Iroai ,hool and iileiuli.M r r.-uMr hua. la f tut. we foiirv'l tt. VI: it ti.i:-. a:". urfs p-xitire but for an lnvaiu.bic n;oly lie TTtMlia nave uitu liui irrriu:e .unciitiii We hademiiioved uhvsic iaus 1'Ui rt-centii noUwAl from lln'Ut. Tb- br-,1 t-l l:t Au:i: .he sviluxl but 73 jxur,it and Hithcu- l -i:t has takfn only tiirt- lml. ,f Nita -lit--l i rrei'.h-. l'i pountls: hrr W'rv,i'-i; qiwi ycifiloms ol M- iiu!atice ari'i nun i; si in lie at'.fit'U wliad n-'iikirlv. pint i!illf it I itimfort and easi. Sli.! h:i r.v,ix-r-i.-iiii;,'e useuf her arm. Ikt ap-ti( l i.lenuid. ana iiortii:fVr,nii.l ;ri.-uin; f,r t ir (ltijilitt r h. Uenlth 1. Mil-s' Ncrvinw ba l nU(fIit hi r. Wnt-n tuy bmtber K--omiiuH'lu He rem edy I had no fail n iT Juiint iuvt!l--ii . Bii w.mid not lit-n to him. but as u i. t h fci.t u-4 a Ujtilf, we ton clvins It t; tllanchn. and the e!Te-t wrj Hlintt iir.T.tdi ;e." Mrs. It. K. Kulli. U. ll.-i.'hion. N. V. Dr. Miles' Uestorat i e Nervine isoid Ly All druecNtsoa n poiilvo cuarnnlee, or n-nt direct by the Ir. Miles Mi'.-:tl l a, K.kl.art. Itni.. on rweiTit 'i iru-f. ri r i-uv, hrtt! f"3r fi. express ,r'in d. 't t k il iy tree f rum opiates cr iiau.- ivu drut-. FANCY WORK. Some til eat Bargains is RISHP0INT LUNCH AND TRAY CLOTHS Bought below cost of transportation we are seliin); at great bargains white and colored Bedford Cord Table Cov ers, stamped ready for working. Sing ed Canton Flannel Table ami Cush ion Covers, Kinged Plush Cashion Covers. Bargarran Art Cloth Table and Cushion Covers, all stamped with Newest Designs ; Hem-stitched Hot Biscuit and Boll Napkins. A new and large line of hem-stitched Tray and Carving Cloths from OOcta up. Stamped Hem-stitched Scarfs from 35cts up. Table Covers from 60 cts. op. A full line of Figured INDIA SILKS, All New Patterns and Colorings. Also, Figured Plush, 34 and " inches wMe, In beautiful Colors and Designs. Art Satin Squares for ths Central Covers and Cushion Covers. Waban Netting, 40 inches ide. 50 rents per yard, in Pink, Blue, Olive and iellow, llifc. M.W THINU for Draping Mantles and Doors, and fjr ilrsping Over Dnieries Anew line of Head rets, (rum Z'k up. Visit our Table Linen, Towel, Napkins. Muslin, Sheeting and Liaen Department, by all means. & tl FIFTH AVE.VC. Pittsburgh, Pa FAT PEOPLE. To red'ire rour weleht AiiorLv o Wlllard's Obesity Fills and Iom la pouad.. a month. No la- ury k ine neaun. ro uieneirapi -1 in ousi- dkjm or r,ieasare. ma .tirvinq. Tner build up Aad improTe the freuaral AeAliu. beAaufy tne eoicpiexioa And te.T mo woiNKltt. Lwj A s rrftm, M .lamm M., tjim' mux, Jaj., rurt; tltir of pjr fit PvUt rrJusfi my weight rvm pouivu lo V.iiAA I wr ylt b!T I a nil myiijc J am m itch pirated teitM the muit, nd KaU ao ail I tm bi ktip you. Our BAtnoc include Pby klciana, bankers, LAwyenaad leaderaof aoeiety. Our irtH.l. are not suit la drug .hire. ; all orders are upph'sl direct from oar o.Hce. Price per packare t -L no or tcree parkagea i'ir 15.00 by mall prejil. CAnicnlars iKAledj ivta. All corres pondence conndenual. WLLARD REMEDY CO.. BOSTON. MASS YOU CAN FIND JZX. M ti la m-rsat atif t ta Awo.i.f Sanaa ai Mr aatbee. : EE2GNGT02T BROS. -W. will aaau.4 fcr irlnfUuia at kai maa fMi BeaaWy for Caurrk k Um tft, Eaaleat to fta. And Cbeaawat. Bold by Dnmlats ar teat Vf taaa. IM. T. B.Mitlna, Warroa, Pa. HOME WARD n u set ESTABLISHED 1837. THE CLOVER. Some ling of the Illy, and daisy, and ruse. And the panues And pinks UuU the summer times throws In the (Tees, grassy Up Of the met ier that lays B'.inkiu' ns at the tkiea through the sunshiny days. Bat whAt is the Illy, and all of the rest Of the flowers, to a man with a heart In his breast That was dipped hrimmiu' full w lib the honey and dew Of the. sweet-clover blossoms his babyhood knew? I never set eyes on a clover field now, Er fool round a rtable, er climb in a mow. Bat my childhood comes back jest as clear an Al plain As the smell of the clover I'm saiffin' again ; And I wonder Away In a bare-footed dream Whar I tangle my toes In the blowoms that gleam With the dew of the d awn of the morning of love Ere it wept o'er the graves that I'm weepln above. And so I love clover: U seems lik a part O, the aacrede&t sorrows and joys of my heart, Aal wbareverit blossom. U, thar let me bow And thank the good God, as I'm thank-.n' Him now ! And I pray to him still for the strength, when I die. To go ont in the clover and tell it goxlby. And lovln'ly nestle my face lo Its bloom While my soul slips away on a brcaJt of per fume. Ainu Whitismb fi. Vy. THE UNSEEN HAND. Annt Mar's remarked just now that I had ''looked kinder peaked ever since I ctms from Barton Corner, but to-day I looked down-right sick an' as white as a sheet." She bad not seen tbe letter I took from the poetoffice ; a broad, yellow envelope, directed in a firm, manly band. She did not see me go to my room and opon it with shaking hands. I knew what would fall out snowy wedding cards tied with narrow white ribbon ! To day now, while I write they are io the cLu-cb, the man I have loved with a life's devotion, and his bride. I must love bim no more. I may pray for him and bis wife ; I may be their friend, true, earnest, sincere ; but my love must die now to-day. Conaie thought it was very hard I would come to Aunt Marias just when he was so bray with her trousseau ; but there were others to help her, I I could not bear it. Baron's Corner was but a tiny cluster of cottages when my f.tther and Hitman Crosley started the woolen mills there and made a fortune. They married each others eister, and Constance Crosly and I were not only cousins, but companions from our cradles. When Hilman Crosly died, ten years ago, father wound np tbe affairs of the Crm and sokl the mills, re tiring froo business a man, bat fret ting for employ mecL lie built a magni ficent house in what was then a flourish ing town around the mills, but he did not live long, and when he died we and mamma's brother my Uncle Charley Wilton all lived together in tbe big house that was my father's last piece of worldly work. The mills were bought by a company whose foreman Stephen Derrick was brought into contact with our family during his business intercourse with fath er. Finding bim a gentleman by birth, education, and manner, father made bim welcome in onr home circle. Prom the hour when .Stephen Derrick's frank, noble, face and tall, manly figure first came before me I loved bim. I did not define tbe pleasure it gave me to see bim in those days ; but I know not why I felt utterly happy in his presence rest leas when he was absent. When father died Stephen Derrick be came our closa, intimate friend. Uncle Charlie was in California, and Stephen was as a son to my D'other and as a dear brother to Connie and me. A dear broth er! Even in my own heart I called him so then. And soon, in return for all he gave to us in time, sympathy and attention, be began to demand of me the same, half unconsciously. He was alone in Barton's Corner, boarding with the clergyman Mr. Patterson and I think when once he found a friend to sympathize with him, it was an unutterable relief to take that friend into full confidence. Connie nsed to yawn and walk off then we got "stupid," as she called ns when business affairs occupied our attention ; but it interested me daeply to bear ail the vexations and trials of Stephen Der rick's iosition. The mills were owaed by a company, who, throwing all the woik and all the responsibility upon the foreman, hinder and hampered him on every side. . ''They are badly managed, Stephen said, with biting emphasis. Managed by a man who is expected to run them with out expense. Our profits are falling otT every month, because no part of them will be allowed for improvements. Oh !" he cried suddenly, "if I owaed the mills! And then he added, in a low confiden tial tone : "But I shail probably be discharged. The company are tired of their specula tion, and are talking of selling out the hole concern." But they did not, and tbe whole con cern, in spite of Stephen's effort, became a failure. It was early in tbe fall when be came to tell me the tidinirs. -To think they will fall to ruin proba bly," he said, ' while I must go into the world again and look for work, leaving ah I love here! I have hoped againet hope, but all in vain." My heart beats nearly choked me, but my voice did not falter as I said : "Yea may obtain the same position in a new Company." "No ; for I bore tbe whole blame of tbe failure here. And if I did, what is my paltry salary to offer to the woman, who has wealth t I will never stand in the position of a fortune-bun ter, even for my love's sake." "But if she loves you V I said. "I have never asked I will never ask that question till I can offer her at least a home of my own." Could I throw myself la his arms T His love was in Lis voice in kia eyes He loved deeply, earnestly, as he did in all things else. 1 talked again of the mills. With ten thousand dollars above the cost of par chase Etepben was sore he could start the work again in good order, relying opon profits for further icaprovs- ments and repairs, and the mills would be sold for a mere song. "They are so thoroughly disgusted,' said, speak.ng of the company, "that they would catch at any offer. Nobody will boy. Money is not very plenty, and any experienced person can see that there must be a heavy outlay at the outset." "Do you think ten or fifteen thousand dollars would buy the mills ?" I asked almost afraid of derision, knowing how much they had cost to erect, and what handsome fortunes had been made in them. "I am positive it would ; but it might as well be ten millions, as far as I am concerned." "Have you no property V I asked. "A tumble down house and barren farm in Pennsylvania," he said, laugh ing ''a legacy from my grand-mother." There was no more Slid of the mills, bat I made an errand to Philadelphia, saw the lawyer who managed our prop erty, and out of my abundant means opened the way to independence for the man I loved. I do not claim to have been disinterested or unselfish. I loved Stephen Derrick, and I believed he loved me. I thought to be repaid a thou sand fold when be came to me, a pros perous man, and asked me to be bis wife. My first happiness came when he brought to me the good news I knew was coming, but which was so totally unex pected to him, and claimed my usual sympathy and counsel. "It seemed incredible," he Ritil. "An offer of twenty-five thousand dollars for a farm I would have gladly taken five hundred for. Mr. Mafon, a lawyer in Philadelphia, writes to me and says the money will be paid as soon as I sign the papers." But," I said hypocritically "there may be oil or coal there. You may lone upon the sale." "I'll Lake the risk. Tj own theja mills, to run them on my own plan, to stay in Barton's Corner, I would sell all the coal in Pennsylvania if I owned it." So the bargain was mi le, and all win ter I lived in a fool's paradise. Every new plan was submitted to uie. I coax ed workingrnen to stay. I ma le sugges tions founded upon memories of father's plans. And Connie woald flit about like a butterfly in her pretty dresses, and laugh at our gravity or break in upon our serious consultations with her songs. It was the first proof of Stephen's brightened hopes that he began, for the first time, to follow Connie to the piano; to chat with her upon light, gay subjects ; tocomplioient her in courtly language. And she would smile and blusti, and tell me, in confidence, that really Stephea was wonderfully improved since he bought the mills. Spring found me blind still. A lovely day in May tempted me to loiter in the garden, and I was dreaming of the future I had built with golden fingers and rosy hopes, when I heard Connie' voic3 in the summer house. Connies almost liv ed in the garden, so I was not snprissd ; but a moment later Stephen spoke : "Why, my darling, it will be no news to your cousin. Months ago I told her cf my love for yon my despair at my pov erty and she has so often spoken hope fully of my success in wooing, I kept np a brave heart. Bit tell me again, Con nie, my Connie, that j oa love me." I went to the house stunned. I gained the room Connie and I shared and tried te realize it alL Stephen loves Connie. I kept repeating it over and over but the words conveyed no meaning to my mind. Yet when Connie came to tell me her sweet secret and claim my con gratulations I could listen and talk, and even meet Stephen without betraying myself. Nobody thought it Strang-) I sh.-ald visit my Aunt Maria hundreds of miles from home. I have often been here, and Connie's pouting at my resolutions to stay til! October had no effect. I think mother guessed my secret, but said nothing, only smoothed my way, talking away any appearancr of oddity at my absence on tbe wedding day. If I were only sure Connie would make Stephen ha; py I could be more recon ciled ; but she is silly, so shallow. What did he see in her? Il-r beautiful fice, her child-like manners have won bim ; but will they keep his love? Will he not miss smypathy, intelligence, and cimpanionship? I may not question. By this time these two I love these two, I repeat- are married, and no one shall ever know whose unseen hand smoothed the way to their brilal. And I wiil go home to mother know ing I will meet no voice or face to re mind me of my lo-t love and hope, pray ing only that I may be ever a true frier.4 tj Connie and Connie's husband. A Woman's Athletic Feat "Women are beginning to take great interest in sports," observed the casual caller, as he sat down on the edge of the eportin; editor's desk. "Yes; they attend baseball and foot ball games quite numerously, replied the latter. "I noticed in the morning paper qiite a feat in the jumping line performed by a woman." "I didn't notice that,"' replied the ora cle on sports, with great interest. "Show it to me." "I can't show it to you, I haven't got the paper with me, bat I can tell you about it ?" "Well?" "I bave forgotten her name, but I re member very distinctly the details of her jump. "Wei', let's have them," said the edi tor, impatiently." "She jumped hil." Then the casual caller made a wide jump, too, and reached the door only a trifie in advance of a paper weight, one and a half pounds heavy. Pittsburgh Ttltgrnp. Catarrh In the Head, Is undoubtedly a disease of the blood, and as such only a reliable blood purifier can effect a perfect and permanent care. Hood's Sariaparilla is the best blood puri fier, and it has cored many very severe cases of catarrh. Catarrh oftentimes Iead3 to consumption. Take nood's Sar saparilla before it is too late. Hood's Pills do not purge, paia or gripe, but act promptly, easily aa l efficiently. Herald Have Confidence In Boys. There is something wrong in tbe home training when a boy goes entirely outside his own family for counsel. A mother need not compel him to come to her with all his little affairs, because if she is al ways ready to listen to and sympathise with him he will do this of his own ac cord. A very common cause of the ithhold ing ofa child's conscience is the desiie on the part of the parent lo dictate in in it ters that are of no importance except to the child himself. All children, and boys especially like to plan their own affairs, and where there if no question of right or wrong in yolved, should be allowed and encour aged to do so. With children who have good strong will power the constant directing of al! their little plans and ideas is exasperat ing, and opposition with ill humor is often the result. With children of a sensitive nature, or with weak will power, the child's own individuality is perhaps crushed out of him, or else he retires within himself and shuts his lips tightly against the confi dence which every parent craves from a child. Le? a boy feel that you are always in terested in his plans, no matter now ab surd they may be; the time is coming when you can no longer command him. and this will be the strongest bold you can have upon him. Tkke him into your counsels; ask his advice upon family matters. His self- respect and judgment will grow because he has been looked up to by older peo ple. If he prefers to spend all his leisure time with his companions at their home rather than his own, look for the reason in yonrsrlf rather than in the boy, and never tit it or "nas" bitu because of it. Bather let him feel that the house hold is not complete without him, anil ct yoi;r love and trust in him shine through your welcome upon every re turn. He may not be worthy of it, but he will grow to it, and will come back to you and to his home. He cannot help it if you are faithful to your trust in him. An Old Farmer's Opinion. "There is being so much sai l in the country about bard times and the scarci ty of money, and as everybody has a cau-e an 1 knows a remedy, I thought I would write and tell your readers what is the catijc. The trouble is we bay more than we produce. There is too much flour and bacon shipped here every year. The thiols we ought to make at home we are buying. "We let onr timber rot and buy our plow stocks, singletree, ax bandies, hoe handles and fencing. "We throw away our ashes and buy soap and axle create. "We give away our beef hides and buy ham strings and shoe string. "We let our manure go to waste and buy guano. "We buy garden seeds in the Spring and cabbage in the Winter. "We let our land grow up in weeds and buy our brooms. "Welt-t the wax and gttn out of our pine trees go to waste and buy the win g gum fur the children. "We build sc'iool ho-ws and hire teachers and send our children off t Le educated. "We land a " cent full with a $100 fishing rod. ' We send a 1 cent boy out with a -0 gun andf i d,g to kill birds. "We raise doirs aa l buy wool. "And a boat the one thing in this coun try that tnere is aa overproduction of is politics and dogtics." A,n. -.-n TN.i"- Something to Eat The tramp was getting desperate, for he hadn't had anything to eat for a day, and nothing to drink for twice as long. "Can't you give a hungry mat some thing to eat?" he inquired of the girl who opened the kitchen door. "No; I can't. We don't feed tramps here,",she responded, crossly. "But I'm drea lfal hungry," heured. "I don't care if you are. You deserve to be, and if you don't get out 1 11 set the dog on you." "Got a dog? ' he asked, anxiously. "Yea, we have.' "Is he big ?" "He's big as a calf." The tramp began rolling up Lis 6leevef, "Set him on," he said eagerly. "I'll eat him," and tbe girl yielded and gave him his dinner. The Smallest Government. The Territory of Meresnet, lying be tween Belgiuoi and Germany, is the smallest government in the world. It has a population of 2.'Xi. Tiie feopl are devoted entirely to the mining in dustry. There is no military service and election days are things tbey never heard ot There is a senate of ten members, who are appointed by the mayor, lie gets his place by being appointed by tw j delegates, one from Germany and one from Belgian). The poii'-e force consists of one man. He is pai l out of the an nual revenue, which is about I,"X) francs; this als pays for the miinte nauc3 of the roads and the school. The territory was made inJependent in 1S1" to settle a dispute. Germany and Brl giuui both wanted it on a:-count of its tin mines, but neither of them got it. The territory contai&s a trilie over two tKjitire miles of ground. Quite Professional. One morning when K lftts Choat enter el his otTlce, his clerk rose and said : "Mr. Caoate, a gentleman has just left here w ho wants youtJ undertake a case for him." "Ah! anl did you ollect the reg-ilar letaining fee?" 'T only collected fifty dollars, sir." The regular fee wa one hundred do1 Lars, and, in a decidedly reproving tone, Mr. Choate sai 1 : "But, sir, that was unprofossioaal very unprofessionaL" "Bat, sir," said the tleik, apologetical ly and anxious to exonerate himself from doing an unprofessional thing, "I fcU all be hal." "Ah," said Mr. Choate with a different expression, "that was profotaional yea, quite prokssiooaL" o WHOLE NO. 2208 Bad Spellers. 5cfa'9r : A man who is constantly reading ought, of course, to be able to spell the words which he is repeatedly seeing on the page before him. Yet, as weknow.it often happens that great readers are exceptionally bad spellers. Why is this? We believe it is because tbe bad speller sees aud reads each word as a whole, as a grauimalogue, or thought symbol, that is, and not as so many let ters. All people, of course, do this to some extent ; br.t we believe that the educated bad speller does it very much more than the good speller. The ordinary man, pu&zled about a word, writes it to see how it looks; and this look tells him at once whether he has spelled it ri,'ht or wrong. The true bad speller is, however, not helped the very least bit in the world by this procem He is only the mnre puxled by the wilt ing on the blotting pad. He may write the word a dxen ways, and not get one version which looks to him better than the others. The tr-ith is, his eyes have some defect, probably of focusing power, which prevents hi at seeing clearly tbe letters of the words. When he learns to read, be learns to read verbatim, and not literatim and hence he sees, and has always seen, the symbol for "receive," not "receive," with the "e" a! ways fol lowing the "c" and in front of the "i." This is why ba l spellers will almost invariably be found to have been slow in learning to read. They were taught to read literally, but found great ditliculty in the process owiui; to defective eyesight, and so had slowly and laboriously to learn the words as symbols of ideas, not as compounded letters. In a word, bl sjtliiiig is a defect of the eyesig'.it, not of the mind; and, in all probability, many a case of inability to harn to spell might be cure! ia children by the right pair of 3tetacies. It is not short siht that makes the bad spalic r, s math as oversight and dif ficulty in foca-jiathe eye. Short-sighted people are, indeed, apt to (pell well. They ht! 1 the book c!se to the eye and see every letter standing out clearly ; for, as is well kno n, the ett'ect of the short sighted eye U to magnify. The long- sixVed eye, on the other hand, sees sin ill print as a confused ami indistinct mi-a. The general leok of the word is detected, but net the letter., which make it np. G ;od Night There is a tender sweetness about Sjcqc of our common phases of aifection ate greetisg, si.nple and unobtrusive as they are, which fails like dew upon the heart. Good night ! Tbe little one lifps it as, gowned in white, with shining face and hands, an i prayers said, she tattles off to bed. S.sters and brothers etchacge the wish ; parents and children, friend aud fri-.-nds. Familiar use has rob tev! it of its sigaili -an-e to many of us ; we repeat it autouiaticaiiy without much thought. B it consider : We are as voy agers, putting off from time to time upon an unexpl red sea. Oar barq'ies of life set sail and bound onward into the dark ness ; and we, asleep ua our pillows take no such care as w hen awake and jour neying by daylight. Of the peri's of the night whatever they might be, we take no heed. An unsleeping vigilance watches over us, but it is the vigilance of one stronger and wiser than we, who is the E:ernal God. i ood am G 1 spring from the same root, are the same in meaning, ' tiwl by" is only " i J be w i!h vou," "Gocd Eifcht," ia realiy "(1 nig'it," or ' tied j;iiard the night." It wouid be athcrlUh household in whiih these g-rnt'e fjraisof Sjjeech were ignored or did not exUt. Alike the happy anl the sirrowf it, each day, may say "Gocd nitfht. ' The Bible as a Book. In the course of his remarkable ad dress on j nirtulism to the young men of Union college. Charles A. Dana, of the ; New York San, said : "What Ixnks shall ! tbe young man contemplating a news- j paper career read? Of all, the moat in-, dispensable, the most useful, the one j whose knowledi: is the raoet effective, iat!, l.i!.! Tt.nri. is no lmr.k tmm ' which more valuable lessons can be learned. I a at considering it now not as a religious book, but as a manual cf ' utility, of profusions! preparation, aad ! professional ue for a journalist. There is perhape ao book wbosa style is more j jugsestive and more instructive, frotu j which you !earn mors directily that sob- j lime simplicity which never exaggerates, which recounts the greatest event with j solemnity ol course, but w ithuut seHi- ; mentality as affectation, none which you open with suca confidence and lay down I w itii such reverence ; there is no book like the bible." How He Knew. Before the li-th commissioners of Cali fornia .decide I to stock the streams of the State with that much despied but powerful tish.the G.rajaa carp, they were greatly concerned as to whether it would live in certain waters. The ques tion was deb i'c 1 at several meeting aud was finally submitted to Pof.-ssir II , an eminent authority. Simple of the water were ootain-l and turned ovsr to the profess r. who in a short time suo.Tiilt-M a favorable repjrt and the carp were a-;cording'y turned loose in the rivers. The coairu'issionerj were greatly im pressed by the pfjfes-jir'sknisled, b it one of thetu ha 1 a q-iestion to ask. "Hi could yot be sure that carp w.Kild lire ia the water s-ijiuitte 1 to you? be inqairel. "Why," amwerel the professor, with an amujed look, 1 tea cents and put bought a carp for it in the water. It lived." Y'Hth't C''.iiiiii,. How to Kaap Frost Out Most mo-1 era csiliri at 9 largely built above groan 1. and1 tha,'!i the wall be thoroughly banked, this made siil freea througi mach more quickly, exposed to winds as it is, than that which has not been distarbe-L Bit frost will rarely get into a cellar if on the insi le wail a space is partitional off a fx)', or eve a less, wide, and extending dowa as far as the wall is exposed outside. This box should be filled with sawdust or some other non conductor of heat, Such a protection ex- ; elude frost ia winter better than the pile of badly smelling manure that are ' cea eaxployeJ oatsile for this purpose. How to Keep the Feet Warm. A life insurance company, whose ad vice under the circumstances may be taken as sincere, telis its clients that the g tlden rule in cold weather is to keep the extremities warm. Ths first and most important rule for the carrying out of this idea is never to be tightly shod. F'Vts or slins that bt cl'lr pivent th Jee ciriu'.t;-io r-f tbn blood by pre.sum ; but when, on the contrary, they do mt embrace the fjt too tirm'y the spac left between the shoe and the tr kirg lias a good supply of warm air. The second rule is never to sit in damp shoes. It is often suptsscd that nnless shoes are positively wet it is unnecessary to change them while tbe feet are at rest. This ia a great fallacy, for w hen the least damp ness is absorlied into tbe sole in its evap oration it absorbs the heat from the foot, and thus peispiration is dan gerously checked. This can be easily proved by trying the experiment of neglecting the rule. The feet will be found cold and dauip after a few minutes, although ou taking off tbe shoe and examining it will appear to be quite dry. Discipline. The true soldier obeys orders faith fully, no matter at what sacrifice. A com pail y ofa British regiment was once sent on some duty in time of peace to a remote village in Ireland, and left there for several weeks qaite separated front its usual base of supplies. During this period some general orders applicable more especially to men in barniaks, were sent to the commander of the company. One clause of timet orders was as follows: "All men in the command t.ha!lcliune,i their shirts at least twi.-e a week." The ciptain gave onlers to the orderly sergeant to see this command put iu( execution. "But, Captain" said the Serjeant "there's only a shirt apiece to every iian in the company. ILiw can they '." "Silence!" exclaimed the captain; "orders are orders, sergeant. I.et the luen change shirts with one another." So the sergeant saw to it that, s !a as the company remained in tiie place, on every Sunday and Wednesday mora ing the sjlJien swapped shirts with cn another. . "'.'i'j f.'oiinio. "You are very late this mrnin Mr Baldwin," said a dry gls merchant re cent!, to one of his clerks. D not iet it happen again." "Very sorry," saul the cleik humbly. "I ni'-'t with a serious fall." "Indeed," replied the m Tenant, re lently. "Are you hurt much ?" "Principally, sir, iu your estimation," answered the e'erk re.-ectf'a'ly. "Ou, never mind that," said the mer chant kindly, "I am very sorry and had no intention to ba severe. We are ail liable to accidents. How did you get the fail V "Well, you see, sir," sai 1 the clerk con fidingly, "I wss railed quite early this morning earlier, iu fact, than usual." "Ah !" "Yes, sir; bit so:oshoJror other I fell asleep again." "to to your desk, sir, an l don't try thu onaain," exclaimed the m:-rchaa:. with an air of severity, which was ba iled by tbe twinkle in bis eye, which de noted that he enj iyel the j ke. -Y- 1" Age of Trees. Elm, years ; ivy, :J.V years ; map. ."li years ; larch, ol'i years ; orange, iV.i years ; cypress, v years : olive, years ; walnut, 'KM years ; Oriental plane, l.tsa years ; lime, !,U years; spruce, 1.H years; oak, 1.Vm years; cedar, '"! yea.s; yew, -'.-M years. Tha way in which the aes of these trees have been ascertained Isaves no d juV. of their cor rectness. In some few cases the data has been furnished by historic t! rec r Is a nd by traditions, but the botanical arch.i-.il- i ogista have a reswrce indepedent of : either, and, when carefully used, in , fallible. 1 Of all the f jrms of na'ure, trees alone disclose their ag-ican !idiy an I freely. , In the stems of trees whwh have bra nch es q4 leaves 1th n-tle 1 veins in all exgen, as the bjunist woui 1 say hj increase takes plac by ni -ans of an an ual depisit cf wood, spread in an even layer ii.on the s'lrfjc of the preteding ; oae. Iu the. earlier oerio-liof lifj tree in- crease much faster than when adult ! the oak, I'jr instance, grows more rapidly between the twentieth ami thiitietli years and when old the annual de posits considerably diminish, so that the s'rata are thinner and the riugs propor tionately cl jser. S:ua trees slacken in ' : r .t . i : 1 r I i:e. ... I .,r l tl, "7' '"' - aft ;r 4 i. taosj of the !:u afur "0, the of the ye af'er ). Iiciilah ! t,s ma'am. I a u verv t:r.-l, anl I am goin to lie d)a fljraa Lo lr m.:.m If I should happen t drop off, call in-s at o o'clock." Yes ma'am. So my lady lies down, fo'.da iier hands, close her eyes aad isso in the land . dreams. Sie is awakened by the clock striking i an I c 1U o t in I gn ta'ly : D.-lilaU: Y:a in a' in. Why di-ls't yoJ call a " uVook as I ordered ? Sure, aii'a n, 7s t' I t ei'.l y i t ye dropped off. I looked in 01 y-; at , and ye ha In't drpT I off at all! Ye was lyin" on the b-lin the it3 plat, srin 1 asleep. A little boy wii Itil b:jn pc.nishe-l 1 l. : 1 c i. :.. .. .K-. - .... . i """'"'"J u" "" 3ru lo 't!l iastvi .-tioas to pray that he j migtil be a better Doy in tne I i:ure, an-i that his temper might be reformed. II is) feother stole to the d r of his room t make so.e that her cornaian 's were car ried out, anl this is the prayer she hear 1 : "O Lrd, please tt away my bid temper ; and while you are about it you ! might as weli take mamma's b. i Evils of Abstinence. Tramp Please, n:iui, wud ye give a por, sufferin' be-in' a dime ? I.tdy Merc m 1 joo are trerubliusg all over. How your liand shakes.' Is it drink that cause this? Tramp No, niun ; it's not havin'aay. It is estimated that over !".' dock disported thernsnivrs ou tbo S'lsquebann fltts near Uaire-dc-Graoa, ML, oae day lass week. IVjrins tbeiay. ia the neiijbborhoO'l of ' gunner from ail lections ct ths coun try banned away at (his ioioiense iLtck and it is ssJe to aay that the number was reduced by 7.Oj0 or ,iJ before night-fail. N jt for a doaeo years bars lbs ducks been so tile-itr fcl oa the Sals a they ar now.
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