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ffi'sICiAS AD BL'ECIOS
Imi,t-;UT in somerset tor th
Mature.
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!yr tut lmuitauc traue
Ti;fciir,g & Lubricating Oils
'tha and Gasoline,
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pfisfaetory Oils
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50EkXT. Fa
SPECIALTY.
M. BENSHOFF,
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454 BOOK MAKER.
n An nam block.
;HiSTOWN-PA.
tie
VOL. XLIL NO
-THE-
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
or
Vmerfet, Penn'a
CAPITAL
SURPLUS
sso.ooo
14 OOO
41
OCPOSlTS nCCClVCDIH LAMCC OIU
COUNTS PAYABLE ON DEMAND
ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS FARMERS,
STOCK DEALERS, AND OTHERS SOLICITED
-DISCOUNTS DAILY. -
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :
LaEcI M. filCEA Go. R Sctli
Jakb L. Pcoh. W. H. Millaa.
Jouji R. Boon. R. 8. Sci:i.l,
Pkxd W. Bixsbckba
Edward Sctll, : :
Valxxtim Hat. : :
: : Pbssidkst
YlCX rKBilOS.VT
: : : Cahhikb.
IIakvky iL BkeavLkt,
The funds nd eecarities of this bank
are eecurely protected in a celebrated Cor-
iu uuryiar-proof t&ie. ibe only bale
maae aosoiutely urglar-prooI.
Somerset County National Bank
Of Somerset, Pa.
-O:
OrganUAd u t Nitlmal, 1890,
Ettibililwd, 1877.
CAPITAL, $50,000.
Chas. J. Harrison, Pres't.
Wm. H. Koontz, Vice Pres't
Milton J. Pritts. Cashier.
-nr.
Oirec rxs
om"l Snydei,
Km Endsley
Icdu M. k
Johu g'.utft,
Krrisoti Miyder
SoAb a. Miller
iFUh Specut,
John H. Suyde
Joat pta B. I mtU
Jerome stum
Bam. B. HArrieon.
Catnmn oi Ihii Bnk 111 rereWe the man
llberai treaimt-m rorusiKl nl with al banlim
faruea wibDiug to Li ! muvy eal or veal can
be icommaAtt-d b; dr:i tor eny amount
Uniift and valuable Mrcurtrd bv one of rie
bold Clebrauxl sa&s iUa ciol Approved (lme
KM l
collection mAde in All part of the Totted
Aatra coargeAaioilL'rate.
Aroounu and Jjepoib ftolK'led MiM
IDtUTT HUE 10 MI El
121 & 123 Fourth Ave,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Capital
Undivided Profits 1250,000.
Acta as Executor, Guardian, Assignee
and Receiver.
Wills receipted for and held free of
charge.
Business cf residents and non-residents
carefully attended to.
JOIIX B. JACKSOX, - PresidenL
JAMES J. DO KNELL, Vice PresidenL
FRANKLIN BROWN, Secretary.
J AS. C. CII A rLIN, Treasurer.
B. k B.
EVERY WOMAN
WHO READS
This paper ought to know of the
Price Reductions
in t'ese stores for this month of January,
1S'J4'9 business. Every Department, up
stairs and down, participates in this great
Clearance Sale,
w hich we have lieun earlier than usual,
and which will be u'j-hed with so much
enerpv, and the pri e reductions will he
bo positive, that it w ill he to your profit
tj knov About, if yu have any runr.aa
es atall in the Dry Goods line to make.
LOT AMERICAN DRESS GOODS,
G'J inches wide, 7 S wool,
15 Cents.
60 Pieces Columbian Plaids,
All-wool Cloth Plaids; they are OS inches
wide,
30 Cents ;
Always sold heretofore at 50 cents.
Lot Fine loth Plaids,
Dollar goods for
50 Cents,
And the are 50 inches wide.
Lot Fine AU-Wool Crepons,
in colors, 3S inches wide,
35 Cents,
Down from 75 cents.
Lot 50 inch
Imported Norelty Dress Goods,
f 1.00 and f 1.25 stuffs, they are at
50 Cents.
And all FURS and WINTER WRAPS
At Way Down Prices.
And if yon cannot eome, UH pay
j on well to write onr Mail Order Depart
ment about these and other value.
Boggs & Buhl,
ALLEGHENY, PA.
33
People's Store,
Dissolution
Sale.
Dissolution
Bargains
Everywhere.
BARGAINS
upstairs in the Carpet and Curtain
roocia.
BARGAINS
downstairs in Lavement in Domestics,
Beddings ai:J Sboej.
BARGAINS
on every floor aad in every depart
rretiL BARGAINS
on all Ladies' Wearing Apparel from
Shoes to Millinery.
BARGAINS
in all sorts and kindi of materials
from Mualius to Silks.
BARGAINS
on all Household Necessaries from
Towels to Carpets.
BARGAINS
ia the truest and deepest sense of that
tuurb abused word.
AH r.ew styles and fashionable goods, but
our approtctiiiig change io, firm makes us
twrvtLing without regard to cost or
value During this eale no camples can be
cent on approvAl, but money will be refund
ed on all unsatisfactory purchases.
Campbell & Dick,
81, 83, 85, 87 and 8S Fifth Ave.
PITTSBURG.
$15. S15.
(15.
Fifteen Dollars Las a power to
draw, if correctly invested, which
beats a lottery. For Fifteen Dol-
ars you can draw a nice Clamber
Suite no blank ticket. Every
Fifteen Dollars deposited gets one
Suite SURE. It's like getting dol-
ar for dollar.
You have seen or heard of our
$16 Suite. What you saw or heard
of in that Suite you can find in this
and more, you save a dollar too,
which is an item to mo?t of us.
One thing Euro, if you buy one of
these 115 Suites you get a reliable
article from a reliable firm. The
Suite will "stand by" yoa and we
" stand by " the Suite.
HENDERSON
FURNITURE CO.,
JOHNSTOWN. PA.
Here's the Place to Get Your
Money Back!
Xotlce i hereby given to the public that I am
prepared to cry sales and auctions. Sat
KACLioa guaranteed.
DR E. DAYNE,
SOMER3CT. PA.
What
Can't Pull Out?
Why the
liiiii
Bow on the Jas. Boss Filled
Watch Cases, made by the
"Keystone Watch Case Com-
panyPhiladelpliia. ILHI
tectstheWatch fromthej.ick;
pocket, and prevents it from
dropping. Can only he had
with cases stamped
witMliis trade mark,
So;J, v.ithcttt extra charge
ferth i bow (rln g ), through
Watch tleak-rs only.
tet c? watc!i tsset n tjwleJ hi tfct o?cnivj.
epener I obttaia this f sat trca.
om
aSomeRaSet, pa.,
Harry L. Herri
Sour Stomach
"I was attacked vita drspepsia and sort
Stomach. I took Boo-Ts SoraparilU and it
helped me from the stt, and Iuas overcome my
Hood's8 Cures
trouble." Harkt I- Uobbis, loo Mulberry
Street. Kewark. X. J. Be sure to get Hood's
Hood's PirtS euro indigestion end liver
troubles, Jaundice and slrk hea.'acho. "5c.
The Human Electrical Forces !
How They Control the Organs
of the Body.
The electrical force of the humm rxx! y. n
the nerve fluid muy bo ti nned, I . i.n v pc
cia.lly attractive di purtroet.t of ycic mc ; :.; ft
exert so marked an influence on the l. -mii
of tiio tr:itis uf I'm Iikjv. ifivi. ler.v !.
irvta.id tiy tliH tiruiit u:i l t-init.l I i
nu ansof tin- nerves lo Ui- taxi) mis i . i.'i
Un-h tiy, iliussiii))l ytui tho liitur v. it ii ii.e
vnaiiiy iiei-e-isi ry to i:i
F'jr tin'ir lit altti. Tho
pni'iim'iw-'itric uerve. aa
hliwn lit-re. rjay be wid
to !. I lie m-i,t inirirtant
f tiieaiinj nerve ty
l.'m. as it hii)iili' i he
lu-urt lun, htomai'h,
bow.-K eti-., witii tlie
nerve fre nteossary to
ki'n tliem active and
Iiealihy. Ah will he nro
by thocutthe lon nerve
u.4i-enoinir rriiin i n e
Ua-e of I he tirain end
terni!n:ttin in the hiv
e! is the piieuiTMiiratric.
while tii D!l:-..er..u lit
tle DranclM hunply tin
heart, iunt an 1 Mom-1
n-'h irkb ne -es.'irir vi
tality. When tim Lrxio
lx..-oiues in any irny dis
ordered liy Irritahiliiy
nr ehaut ion. the nerve
for-e wiii.'h it fciippiim
h leHenecl. and the cr
?an rteiviu I lie di
miuihedsupi!y arecou
Sevirntiy Weakened.
rhv-iii-iani generally fa'l to r c.nl.'e.
the iiiiiNirtanie if this fuel. Imf tn-i i i,u
orixau iiM.'!f iitMead of i tie raii-ef ' he irnit'(c
Hie noted kpeialbt, t raiiklin Miii-M. I.,
1.1- II., h:i given the pr,-at r irt uf Ii. life
to theMiuiy uf thi miIihh I. ni d tl e i r n in ;1
lis.oviTiA-concfrniii il nr-- d::e Uihi e.e K-.
IT. Miles lu-storniive Nervine. il:e unri
v.iled hrain and nerve foo.!. I- ;nei:iri h u:iii
rrOicinle that ail nervous an.l m.-iiiv ti fu-r
liirte-uhlP- oriL'inati? from iiir:er. fif ttie
iiervei-eniern. l! wonderful aw oi- ine 1 1 in
tiiesedinonlt-ni istetiued toby tuoUA..uda ia
every part of the land.
j.torat:vo ervln cure .lrf-pliiies.
nervou pnotraiion, dlnun.'-. hv-;..ii.
ual debility, M. Vitu dam e. ei;i, i-v. It
l-s fr f ro;n oniHbTA tr citttHfer.i iniru. It
I IJ on a iK.iUve iruararifi'-' h-v a:i niii'j-
gista. or-vnt (i,re.-t jv tlie i r. .V l. .j. a!
i o., Eikhirt. InO., on rercip cf rn.-e. ci ir
boule, six txxtu.'S forj, cxprcis ptcpold.
FANCY
WORK.
Some (tifat Uarfalos Is
IRISHPOINT LUNCH
AND TRAY CLOTHS
Eonht below cut of transportation
we are sellintr at prvit liarkrains hite
and colored liedrord Cord Table (.'-overs,
Blamped ready fur woraitig. Hnir
ed Canton Flannel Table and Cush
ion Covers, s-inged l'lush Ctwhion
Covers, llarnarran Art Cloth Table
and Cushion Covers, all ulatiiped
w ith Newest IVsiirns ; Ilern-stitched
Hot Liscuit and Ko!l Napkins. A
new and lare line of hetu-stiti hed
Tray and Carving Cloths from OOcU
up.
stamped Hem-stitched Scarfs from 35cts
np. Ta'.-le Covers from 00 cts. up. A
full line of Figured
INDIA SILKS,
All New Patterns and Colorings. Also,
Figured Plush,
24 and 33 inches wide. In beautiful Colors
and Designs. Art Satin Squares for the
Central Core ad Cushion Covers.
"Wabaii ISTe tting,
flinches wide, 50 rents per var.l, in Pink,
Blue. Olive and Yellow, "THE NEW
THINU for Drapinj Mantiu and
Doors, and fjr iirapiti); Over
Draperies. A new line of
Hsd rets, from i"c up.
Visit onr Table Linen, Towel, Nspkins,
Maslin, Sheeting and Linen Department, by
all means.
HE&
41 FIFTH AVEXIT, Flttsburgh, Pa.
T7. S. Zcll & Co
4-U Ft., r-U!,urg.
HCALEE IX
MOTOGHAPMIC
SUPPLIES,
-w ciiQf ra rettetive
-airier and the Fa
in oils Kodak, In even
Ktyie. seuj lor C'AlA
higa: free.
ELY'S
Cream Balm
Cleanses tbe
XasaI FastAges,
AllAytFain And
IoSAmmatioa.
Heals Sore,
K art ores the
benM of Taste
and SaeU.
Catarrh
ifflxszm
nAiftikrif.i fti
Try the Curs.
HAY-FVER
A particle b applied Into earh nostril ami la
aereeable. l"rice oo cenia at LiruggiM ; by asaU
reg1tered, 60 eent.
ELY EKOTUtRS, 56 Warren. Kew York.
no-i IteaMdy CsAarr ts tbe n
Bat, I Ml to Cm. aa4 CkeapeM. f
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Sold fcr DromrMa er arat by aalV
Sjc K. T. B.ielThie, Warra, Fa.
erset
EST A -RTTRTTKD 1837.
Wednesday, jajstuahy 31, i89i.
In One Of The Years Gone By
bt inrra L. csabv.
As I puah Aside the year mist that stretch so far
away
I can see a little picture framed In a summer's
day
That bangs in memory's gallery as the brightest.
dearest view
My fancy ever painted, or my history ever knew,
A golden landscape picture, with a green hill.
and the sea
Sirct'-hed out ai far as eye could rtAch. like va5t
eternity ;
A sunset glow upoa the iky ratre clouds all
tinted lay.
As good by words the sun bait left fx twilight
lips to say.
And A liule maiden ttauding in dreamy reverie.
A son, glad light upon ber face, w hlch looked
far out to sea ;
While w ind which tvssed the sparkling waves
played with her "hilling hair.
As If it half expected to Cud some sunbeams
there.
I look upon this picture and my heart Is throb
bing fast.
The freahness of its beauty was in the hajpy
past;
But though time has dlmmjd its color it in still
as dear to me,
For its presence lights life gallery as a gilt of
memory.
Tbe little maiden's golden hair has turned to
twilight gray ;
II cr girlish dreams hare w akened as she assud
Along lift's way ;
Yet hand in hand together, youth's hope fuiSlied
we see
As 'neath time's fadiag shadow shin?-' love's
etcmitr.
THE GHOSTLY RIDER.
My shanty was situated in the Bighorn
Mountains, Wyoming. With the excep
tion of twotcocupanions and some friend
ly trappers, who lived abont live miles
distant, I had not Been a white man for
nearly a year.
One day I was out hunting witn An
dentin Picket. We had just sighted an
antelope and were occupied in stalking
the animal, when we suddenly heard the
neighiog of a hor.se near as. Surprised
at such an unusual sound in a neighbor
hood where very few human beings were
to be encountered, we looked up and saw
hardly three hundred paca from u?, s
rider w bote hea l was uncovered ana hid
long hair floating in the wind that blew
across the hills. lie was a whitu-faced.
Layered man, mounted on a thin horse.
For a few seconds he remained mo
tionless, and then disappeared a sudden
ly as he had come.
"A highwayman," whispered Ticket.
"What should s tnarauhr be doing
here?"' I replied, doubtfully, "for dis
tance of three or four hundred miles, no
one, with the exceptions of you, myself
and the trappers upon the creek, can he
found. Not a single s ul to hold np. Let
us see wno the Iciiow is.
Quickly mounted our horses, and drop
ping our game for the time beting, we
gahoped up the hill, following the Strang
er, who wassloaly tiling toward the
north.
"That animal hasn't Lai much fl ler
or rest lately," laughed my companion.
"I'll wager he hasn't teu pjdnds of ileah
on his bones."
"I'd like to know who the man is and
what he ia doiDg alone in these solitary
hills?" said I, inquisitively. "Cjoie, get
a gait on the horse, let got ourgiine and
follow the fellow."
After acting upon the suggestion we
returned to onr pursuit and were hardly
a hundred paces behind him when I
s'ionted:
' Heilo, my man! Where are you bound
for?"
The horse turned iU heal toward) ni,
hut the rider did not move, an 1 i.-u me
diately started oil at a brrakneck g illop.
Although we were well mounted and en
deavored to fi How, he soon disappeared
in a path thickly overgrown with brush
wood. We consequently lust scent of tho
fugitive, and my companion very sensi
bly observed that we had better nt fol
low him, as he might easily blow out our
brains, under shelter of the rocks or hid
den behind the brushwood, before we
were aware of his presence. We there
fore retrccsd our steps toward our cabin,
which we reached an hour later.
My socond companion, who in conse
quence of a slight wound had remained
at home, came toward ns in great excite
ment. "I'm glad you're hack, boys." he cried.
''Heavens! man, what has happened?"
I ashed, anxiously.
He was as white as a corpse, and sighed
as if relieved when we reached him.
"It was awful, I tell you, awful '. In all
my life I shall never forget what has
happened to me."
"Come along, stop your rjaaking and
tell what's wrong. .Seen any suckers or
ghosts?" said 1 smilingly, while Andeiiou
added impatiently:
"You've had a visit, haven't you? A
highwiyman on aa old gray cag "
"How do you know that'.''' eUuiaisred
Jim, quickly interrupting hiai. "Same
w.vs here, hut it wasn't a roadman, it was
a ghost."
While he said this he shivered from
head t , foot and locked aroun J anxiously
on all 6'iJea.
"Don't be a fool," I laahel. "Tell us
a straight story. What has happened
you?"
Meanwhile we had reached the cibin,
and as I sprang from the saddle Jim
pointed with trembling hand to the
ground.
'Here, look at this;y.u can ee the
prints of the ghostly h irse'a hoofs," said
he in a voice full of excitement. "I was
cleaning np things in the cabin, when I
suddenly heard noise outside. I
thought yon fellows had returned, and
went out of doors to m?et you. Horri
fied, I sprang back ; before me, oa a horse
nothing but skin and bones, was a man
without a bat, with long black hair. He
sat bolt upright in the si ll'.e ; he had s
thick black beard; hisfac2WA3 ashen
gray, and two eyes, wide open, stared at
me in a ghastly way as only s Epectre can,
I wanted to cry out, but my tongue glued
to my month I felt my hair standing
on end. Then the ghost tarnel his
horse started oil at gallop I could
plainly hear the rattle of the rider's and
the horse's bones."
Jim shuddered again at the remem
brance of the horrifying spectacle.
"That was the sims fellow we follow
ed!" cried Anderson; snd I could only
agree with him.
We then told Jim cf oar ad vent ere,
snd quieted Lira by reasoning that it
coold not have been s gttost, but t imply
human being, possibly some lunatic.
It was my custom before going to bed
to look after the horses. I left the hut
that evening as usual, but hardly had I
taken s few steps, when suddenly I stop
ped as though my feet were rooted to the
ground.
Directly in front of me, in the bright
moonlight, stood the came ghostly rider.
His long black hair hung loosely around
a ghastly face. Tbe eyes were sank deep
in their sockets. The mouth was wide
open snd the fi'immer of white teeth
could be seen behind the black beard ;
in his left hand be held the rein while
the right hang limply by his side. He
sat in the saddle as though hewn out of
stone, without the slightest emotion.
I had the same feeiing aa Jin. I want
ed to cry out, but could not ; only s
hoarse whisper came from my throat
but inatinctly my hand sought the revolv
er at my side. I slowly raised my six
shooter and covered tbe frightful appari
tion. Then I found my voice.
"Who are yoa? Answer or I'll shoot,"
I said.
At tbe sound of my voice the horse,
which consisted of nothing but skin and
bines, jumped to one side, and both
horse and rider went off at a breakneck
gallop, the bullets which I sent after
them taking no etfecL I distinctly beard
the peculiar rattle . of which Jim had
spoken and which graduall grew dimmer
snd dimmer, until nothing could be dis
distinguished but the far otT clatter of
horse's hoofs on the rocky ground.
My heart was beatinz violently as I re
entered the hut
Nut one of as closed an eye that night
I tossed to and fro, in vain speculating
what was to be done if tbe uncanny
thing reappeared. Wheu at last morn
ing dawned, I resolved lo rile over to
the trappers at the creek and get their
advice.
Sjon after sunrise I started, and after
two hours' ride saw the shanty of Any
friends at some little distance ahead.
They came to meet me with their guns
in their hands to shoot.
"Lucky lor you that our eyes are ac
customed t) long rane and that the air
is clear to-day, else either you or your
horse would have a bullet between his
bones now," said the elder of the two
trappers, as I reached them holding out
his hand in friendly greeting.
That's so," acquiesced the other, also
shaking hands, but wuh a very solemn
air. "Cuarley is right. We were ready
to shoot, out luckiiy saw our mistake in
lime."
"since yesterday we have been on the
watch. We've been fooled long enough,
and mean to make an eud to this infernal
nonsense," said tbe- first tiapper.
"Has a singular looking ri ler also paid
yoa a visit? I cried eagerly.
Tue friends looked at each other in
astonishment.
Do you know the beggar?" asked
Jack quickly.
"1 don't know hi:u, but it is on his ac
count that I'm here." And I related our
a Iventure, to which both listened atteu
tively. "No doubt, it's the same 'ellow who
got the beat of us," said Charley shaking
his head. "Day before yesterday we
saw him for the lirst time. He took no
notice of us and seemed to be deaf to our
shouts. About noon he and bis misera
ble old horse stood there, just opposite
our shanty. 'Hallo, what do you want?'
I called out No answer. A minute af
terwards he was gone. In the evening
he drew ruin up there on the hill again.
s he wouldn't auswer iue.1 lost patience
and got out my shooter, but before I
could raise it, the fellow again disappear
ed. But I'm not going to be fooled to-day.
I'll send a bullet through him or his
horse."
1 willingly accepted the trappers' invi
tation to Btay Aitb themdttring tbe day.
Oar conversation turned almost exclu
sively on the mysterious stranger. In
the afternoon I accompanied them to
their trap!i, and hile they were setting
them I walked np and down with my
gau in my hand. We had resolved, as
iwau the rider should reappear, to
i-hoot his horse, and in that way get this
singular creature into our hands.
The day was drawing to a close and
the peaks of the mountains were dyed in
the sunlight.
"The fellow has a notion we're going
for hi m," said Jack. "I shouldn't be sor
ry if he slipped by now, for I'm anx
ious to see what sort of "
He stopped suddenly nnd the words
seemed as if frozen to his lips as he stood
staring at the rocks opposite the hut
There, on the top of the hills, clearly
outlined against the led sky, was the
ghostly rider. I also std staring, spall
bound, at the apparition. Then s shot
rang out, and the horse fell forworJs.
"Come on, aad don't let the fellow
cra-.vl from under and get out!" criel
Charley with the smoking gun still in
hand, and pulling the revolvers from our
be'ts, we all ncurriad over the frozen
creek than ran in front of the shanty,
and up the declivity.
Jack was tho Grit to reach the top.
Wkh one bjuad he stoo 1 next to tse
rider, who lay motionless on the quiver
ing horse, of which he waj still astride.
"Hjld him!" yelled Cair'.ey, wi.h
whom I was close on Jack's heel.
"It's not neHiary," slid JacIc bewil
dered, "for you've shot the beggar dead."
"Noneente," said Charley angrily.
'I kujw exactly where my bullet hit I
aimed at the horse's left eye," he a 1 Jed.
"There it is!"
Mean hile Jack was examining the
idtr closely.
"What's this?" hs cried artoni-ihel.
"The fellow is boaa-1 fart to the horse
look here even with s chain." Uorriiied
he sprang back. "Lok! The man has
a mark around his neck. Ureal Uol!
he's been hanging been lashed to the
horse, and the poor beast has been car
rying around a lifeleH burden."
Filled with astonishment and horror,
we saw that Jack's suspicions admitted
of no doubt The rope had sunk deep
into the man's muscular throat an 1 the
knot was still attached to it
Charley then raised the dead man's
heaL
"Why, it's Black Sam !" he exclaimed.
' He was s wild fellow, but he got bis de
serts. Ilia gun was always ready, and
he has sent many a good fellow to pasi
in his checks. Who knows how long it
is that he has been astride this horse t
Corpses do not decompose up here in the
mountains, but dry op; I've often noticed
that in dea 1 animals." ShadJerioj he
iHrnesi sway. The dead saan, will his
withered face, and staring eyes, had s
truly horrifying appearance.
"What'll we do with him?" asked
Jack, after a short pause.
Charley considered a moment, then
answered, while he unfastened the bands
which tied the dead man to the dead
horse.
"Lends hand here, boys. It is our
duty to give him a christian burial. Let's
put him in the gully."
In s few moments the dead man was
released; Charley took him by the
shoulders, Jack and I by the legs, snd so
we carried him to the place indicated,
and by our united efforts soon had a
grave dug, in which he waslaid. After
this had been tilled in we rolled stones
and small rocks over it to present the
wolves from disturbing the dead.
It was night before we had finished
our work. A solemn stillness reigned
over all ; no sound was to be heard, and
with uncovered heads we uttered a short
prayer. "God be mjreiful to this poor
sinner," added Charley. Then we si
lently returned to the hut
We retired that night earlier than
nsual, and even in my dreams the ghast
ly rider appeared to me. I awoke sev
eral times bathed in perspiration dis
turbed by the load howls piercing the
stillness of the night Wolves were ea
gerly fighting over the bones of the dead
horse.
Next day I returned home anil related
to my astonished friends the end of the
ghost rider.
Abjut the Brownie3.
Who and what were the Brownies?
and did Palmer Cox invent them ?
are questions that come to Mr. Cox from
children all over the country. The
Brownies were fairies or spries who were
believed to inhabit the f -rests of Scot
land long years ago ; and Mr. Cox chose
them for bis rhymes in preference to aii
other little people because they were
such good little things, never mischievous
or naughty like the greater part of Fairy
land's diminutive population. Tbe
Brownies never thowed themselves to
men, never gave advice or charms, but
went quietly about doing good, seeking
out everyone in troub.e in order to allurd
relief. Their work was accomplished
wholly during the night, for it was be
lieved that should the sun shine upon
them his rays would be fatal.
How did the artist discover what the
little creatures looko l like? Ho search
ed every where for information, in ail
the musty old books be could find that
contained accounts of fairies or fairy
pictures ; hut of course there were no
photographs of the Brownies, as no one
had ever seen them : so be was obliged
to make them a--coriiDg to his own idta
of what a fan-loving, goo Inatured Fprite
might be. At first all the Brownies
drawn by Mr. Cox were alike round
faced, thin-legged little feI!ow, wearing
pointed caps. Soon he began to introduce
the different personages. The Irishman
was the first new fiiure seen in the gay
company, and in all the stories that fol
lowed, Mr. Cox continued to add new
characters until the list has become
almost full. Sometimes the charactets
woulJ enfgest themselves to him ; some
times an idea received from an admiring
reader would he carried out. A few dajs
after the verses in which the Brownies
Indian apparel fjr the first time had
bten sent to press, the following queer
request from a little chap in Dakota
reached the artist :
Dear Mr. Cox I'iease ma'-e a Brown
ies Indian with feathers.
To the little writer the feathers were
the distinguishing mark of the Iadians,
for he lived among them, an 1 was vesy
familiar with their style cf dress. When j
theboy discovered the Indian, made j tion of the Ointy. C!earuM, there
purpoaely to p'ease him she thought1, for.?, shipped more than double the
and dressed in full war costume, with i amount shipoel bv Cambria anl Sm-
the desired feathers, his delight knew no
bounds; and another letter was written
'.banking the artist, and advising him to
keep an eye on "the new member, e
cause," explained the boy, "the Indian
looks very savage, and might scalp the
Dade and spoil his complexion." Anoth
er little boy, very fond of horses, wanted
aj'x key Brownie.
Very often litt'e girls write to ask hy
there are no girl Browniej : they seem to
consider themselves neglected not find
ing anyone to represent them among
their favorites. Bat tradition says there
were no girl Brownies another dif
ference f jund between them and all
other kinds of fairies. Not with standing
this fact, there is a little girl in Maryland
who has been called for them, her real
name beinj "Brownie." January
-YicAuaij.
Local Institute.
Following is the proramru; fra Iocs
institute to be held at the Hoffman
School-house, in Jenner township, on
Feb. 21,li;;:
Address of welcome Becca Korns.
The teacher out of s.h.! John Miller.
What is the relation of schollarship to
thea:t of teaching? M. I.. Hoffman.
Character building R. W. Lihr.
Things to be avoided in the school
room J. M. Daniels.
Tact and talent in the school room
F. B.ShtCtr.
E location; its aim M. L. Weigh'ey
What are the evidences of educational
progress at present Jacob HoiTnan.
Eaiys-J P. Shaffer, Jjhn Griffith, P.
S. P ie, John Donges, Nora Miller, Emma
Smucker.
Rotation Chas Miller, Harry Hoff
man, A. P. Diages, E;a Griffith, Lucy
Parks, Harry Korns, Harry Arisman,
John Rhodes and Fred Sipe.
Papers Bertie O'Cmair anl Annie
Sipe.
Debate R.-Sjlved that temperance
should enter into pjlitics Affirmative,
A. E. Fritz ; Negative, C. C. S.nucker.
Solo Miss Madie Critchfield.
Declamation Mr. S. Zimmerman.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
Institute to begin at 1:20 P. M.
Com.
Be3t Kind of Strike.
"I bear," said Mr. DoUo, "that the
hands in the blacksmith shop is all bock
to worruk again."
"So they are," was the reply ; "ham
merin' away as if nothin' had happened.
"That's always the safest way," pur
sued the Hibernian philosopher, medi
tatively. "Pwhat isT
"To stroike wid yer moeelas aad mt
wUl yer moth." odWricS.
ale.
WHOLE NO. 2218.
For Additional Railroad Facilities.
SPEECHES OF JOHN FULTON
AND EX-JUDGE BAER.
Followingare the addresses of John
Fulton, until recently Chief Mining En
gineer cf the Cambria Iron Co , and of
Ex Judge Boer, delivered at the niasv
meeting held in Johnstown, last Monday,
fjr the purpose of taking steps looking
towards securing better railroad facilities
(jr Cambria and Somerset counties:
ms. rt LTos's s Drr.?s.
.'Mir Ci:i:'-i :
I have been requested to submit some
statistics, benring on the mineral wealth
of Cambria snd Sjinerset Counties,
especially the sections of these coon ies
that are directly and indirectly tributary
to the City of Johnstown, and to consider
what additional transportation facilities
are required to stimulate the develop
ment cf these available resources. I
shall take np these two considerations in
their order.
Cambiia County has an area of 670
square rcilts. About GOO square miles
are underlaid with coal, which, at
s low estimate of the four workable beds,
will produce 5,000 millions of tons of
coal. It is also rich in lumber, fire clay,
and building' slont Somerset County
has an area of 1.10 square miles. A tout
ti) square raiies are nnderlaid with coal,
which will produce 3,0'J millians of tons
of coal. It is also rii.'hly endowed with
tlinlier, buildirg stcne, and lire clav.
From the geographical, enforced by
the topographical, situation of the City
of Johnstown, a iarze nortuo -f these
mineral and other products lire tributary
to it. That is, Juhnstown holds the
entrance to large portions of Cambiia
and Somerset Counties, from its location
at the iodII uence of the waters of the
Coneinaugh and Stonycreek Kivers. In
other words, Johnstow n is related to
these sections cf the Appalachian coal
t.A I, j :st as the cities cf Eiston, Wilkes-
barre ar.il S.-ranton in re!n!.il to tho
j anthracite oal tields in the eastern part
of onr State. From their location. Ihev
i LaV8 Ma,,e a Urge p,,rtl0n of tlie busi.
r.ess cf coalmining tributary to theu,
and have grown up until now they ate ; and Williuington anl the orders come)
cities of no small proportions. continuous')'. I came donin here to-
About oce fi.'thcf the mineral treasures night because of tbe old adags. that
of Cambria Courty should go to market w hen a m:m cn make two blades of
by Johrtft urn, or 1,000 millions of tons grays grow where only one g.ew before,
ct coal. Somerset County, from the main he is doing an immense good for humau
line of the Stonycreek Biver and its trih- ity.
utaries, should furnish one half of its If the development of the surrounding
mineral products by way of Johnstown country would bring another railroad
estimated a.t o,"-J million! cf tons of j here, that if you put in two railroad the
coal, in addition to other products. prospects are there would be wort
These two sections of Cambria and enjash for hath of them. The fabulous
Somerset Counties, which thou'.d be growth of your town has benefited Soni
tributary to the City cf Johnstown, erset wonderfully. Our farmers, most i f
amount to 4.000 miliiocs of tons of coal, them, come down here to deal becauf
besides timber and other prod acts. With j they sell their produce down here, and
ample railroad facilities, favorable to J it is proper that they should do so. I
the natural advantages and business of I came here with view that something
Johnstown, a large share of this trade , would be done to help this town along,
should centre in our city. I and I have no doubt that as soon as tho
Hitherto Johcst-wa hasbeen a waitni- railroad companies see the propriety of
city waiting fir its growth on the
Cambria iron Works, an 1, more le eit
ly, on the J jhnscn Street-rail Mills. And
while these are helpful as far as they go,
ytt, wiih tbe large mineral deposits
surrounding it on every si-;e, it Incomes
inauiiest that the business of the city
should be expanded by tiie development
of these ample resources. Clearfield
County with its 1,13) so iare miles of
snri'.cj and about SH s pare miles of
ccal treasures, sent U market in H-:ii,
fl,S7;,7-t"i tons of coal. Hiring the same
year Cambria Cjua'y seat 3,0Sti.j"4 tons
to market, Somerset shipping Only o0!,-
r.lO tons, mainly from the Salisbury por-
erwt combined.
During the past two years a larze num- i
ber of tbe coal-operators and shippers of '
the Clearfield region have come over into t
Cambria and Somerset Counties and have
purchased Urge areas af coal lands.
Some of these have already begtn ebip
p;Dg in a small way. This movement of
the "Coal Barons" U reported 1 have
had its genesis in the rapid exhaustion
of the large superior bed of coal in Clear
field County. However this may be,
the fact of large purchases in Cambria
anl Somerset Counties having been
made, with furtheranticipated purchases,
is evident to oar citiaens generally.
Practically, it no becomes a pressing
inquiry, how to stimulate oal-mining
and shipping from these fields at and
c3ntigu'as to the City of Johnstown.
What U required to initiate this industry
with Its benefits and increase of popula
tion ?
I nder existing ondition?, the market
for coal is evidently eastward, from
BaUimore to B -stoa. The coajpetilioo
from Cumberland and West Virginia ia
quite formidable at the firmer city, so
tha' the chief market Iie3 from Pniia
delphia northward. It is evident that.
with unimportmt exception, there Lino
market for our coal westward. It ap- j
pears to me that the iirt great icq lim
ment isa main hue of raiiroad to the
eu-tern market. The main line c f I lie? j
Penuv!vania atTjrds every foei'i'v f r t
this purpose as fir as a main line cia
ciler the most direct an 1 shortest rou',
with prompt and efficient service.
Some one hs observed certain shad
ows which coming even's are sxil to
cast in advance, and indicate tbe solution
tj the cau-e of these shadows in the
extension of ths Beech Creek Railroal
toJjbnstown anl beyond. This an
ticipated competition is pleasant to con
template, bat in our present condition
we are dealing with facts. The Penn
sylvania line s reach all tbe eastern mark
ets by the shortest nates. It is there
fore evident that our present want is the
extension cf branch lines of this railroad
to the pV.n's ia Cambria and Somerset
Counties when coat mining and shipping
can be reality initiated, expanding such
a system with tbe growing wants of the
shippers. It is also a necessity that the
freight rates be made eqiAl from all
points in those two counties to the same
markets eastward.
It is not in the order of the meeting
to suggest the location of the branch line
extensions, but it may be well to eob
ra it that in their location no unfriendly
discrimination bs male in the presence
of the natural topographical advantages
of the City of Johnstown. It will be
wise, in view of a'l our wants, to indicate
ili wiUiognejs of the jeopla Qf Jita
town to meet the right-of way conditions
of any railroad extending its branches to
meet the pressing needs of this tine ia
the development of our mineral reSoanea.
ji rx.t n y t "' auouic.
When I left home to come to Johns
town I had no idea that I would he called
upon to say a word to this good people.
I came here for the purpose of hearing
what was to be said in view of learning
metbiog that might be of interest tit
the people f Srnefst CiMtnty. I knew
that the gentleuien who would addrrtsi
yoa here kuew alt a'jout Juhustown snd
Its capahiliiics and the capabilities vf
the surrounding counties. I knew very
well that I could not add s word on the
qaestion that has been discussed. The
gentleman who has addressed yon ia beet
able to speak on this suhj-ct of the
mineral resources of Cambria snd Som
erset Counties. I may say tha. I have
during the last few years largely baaed
my conclusions on what be had said on
the subject of coals and the ' qualities of
coals in Somerset and Cambria Counties.
Tbe State tieologists told us that there
was nothing but sulphur and ash. Every
body got to believe that it was useless
to try to get anything else, but, after
examining souielof tbe papers, I came to
the conclusion that tbe yjung geol.gists
did not know everything, eiqe ii!!y as
they did not go further into the hiil
than the ground hog goes, and had not
seen anything but the out crop. We
have immense quantities of good coal,
and, if we had railroad facilities it could
be usei. After I got otf the Bench I had
nothing to do, and concluded that I
would take a hand in looking around to
sea what was in theearth. Finally I g t
sjme gentlemen to examine some coal
on this side of Somerset. Tbey were
impressed with it, and we made an eiTort
to see if we could not get coal to go East
as well as those from Virginia and Mary
land. When we called on the B. A O. Rail
road, to which Somerset is much indebt
ed, we wanted them to put us on the
same bais as the people of Virginia and
Maryland. When we called npon th
Company, with a vie of getting them
to furnish iron for a short side tiack int-
the mines, we were met by one of tins
Guest vrentleuieii I ever met. He said:
"You are going to make a mistake." lie
frankly told in there was s discrimina
tion. "I cannot help it," he sttid, "1 aio
not the head of the organization.
The
j President of our Com pan v, who had
' learned tLiiuiu ia California, said : "Yu
give us a chance, and we will get oi;r
coal cut." The tirt thing was, the (Vv
of Baltimore t.Hk to commenting on the)
coal, stating that we had got a car or two
down. By and by a report came that
our coal was not good for anything. By
and by the very man who said our rout
was no good offered to take the whoU
: output of onr mine. He did not get that
' out nut. It was 9ti;ail at first but we are
I now sending three hundred t ns a day,
' and have more orders 'or had en Saturday-
; njs!it tf, than they could till. We are
! supplying ail the roiling mills of Chester
what Mr. Fulton ha said they will quit
charging the five cents a ton mjre ; then
the coal from this whole region would lie
mined, and the railroad companies would
have more than they could do, because,
while they my travel fi.'e miles further,
tiiey hive a couple of hundred miles
between here and the seaboard.
I diil not come down here to make a
s;ee:h. I hope that whatever is lone will
be done with such unanimity that the
' B. & O. and the Pennsylvania will woife
; j , harmony aud come in. Just as soon
! as the Pennsylvania Biiiro.i l goes up the
S onyervek, that uoment we will get the
Baltimore A. Ohio. Aad there is no lea
sers why that should ii.it be. You nerd
that road j 1st at much as yi;i need the
Beech Cieek, if this county is deveiojl
as it should be.
Local institutes-
Programme for a teachers' district in
stitute to be held at the Miller school,
Swnycreek township, on Feb. ''l and :; I,
HtM :
1. Personality of the t-acher-P. S.
Span 'ler.
''. D 'i the a'.ten lance at s.-!i J r.st
wi:h t ie teacher, parents or chii lrea ?
J. C. Sch rock.
:. Relation of teacher to director M.
J. Snyder.!
4. The teacher as a psychologist R. I.
Richardson.
.". Advanced Arithmetic It. J. Brant
G. Paper Moral trainiug Miss Ida B.
Spe idler.
7. Whatweoreto our profession I.
1 1. Carver.
8 Recitation-D. W. Miller.
0. How and to what extent should lit
erature be ttnht in the public schools?
C. E. Riug'er.
H. Teaching gigrjphy E. i. Rims.
11. Impromptu class .1. II. S brock.
12. lio to succeed let with primary
pupils II. M. S.ull.
;.!. T.'ie te i her on the school ground
M. R. Schrock.
It. H.vti tetc'i p?nm ;.u jhip A. P.
Kimniel.
!". Topical talk (i. W. Sm'j.jker.
17. What the directors owe to tlie
schools 1. F. Brant, VV. J. Glesener.
The programme will he inter ipersj.l
with in 'nic au 1 q l -riei. Ail frieuli of
elucation are ordiai'y invited to attend.
Com.
Programme fir a local instit ite to be
hell at the Ri dge sch 1 hone in Jetfjr
soa township, on Saturday, Feb. ", H'.I,
afternoin and even in sessions.
The Dull Pupil E. F. Saauiis.
Class drill in physiology H. Beck.
Value of History C. IL B. Cramer.
How to teach spelling 1. F. Barclay.
Mansers in recitation E. F. Miller.
What are some g id results of county
institute W. B. Batman.
Topic vl talks R. J. Hemming".-, W.
R M Her.
Opening and closing of school E. G.
Buwman.
Pieasares of School-room J. 11. Moore.
Recitation Ilattie Moore.
Ought vocal music to be taught ir
school and to what extent Laura A.
Moore.
The programe will be interspersed with)
muilc and queries. All are cordially in
vited to attend, especially ciiioens and
teachers. G. F. Bmwl sv.
The "Georgia thumper" fwstoppet
Las a wiisyri-eqaal tu that pf bixk,