COVETED ISLANDS. Intereatlatf Pacific Group Which Mexico la Said to Claim. Knt Catmltna and Other IatoU Tpoa CThla-h VMt Haraia . of Bbep Ar RaJaa-al C haraa-ter .1 that Inhabit, ia. The story told by special dispatch from the City of Mexico that the Mex ican porernment would probably soon l.-iv claims t Was-hinton to Santa ktalina. Santa Orur and Santa Kosa i -lands has elicited considerable com n.riit. l!y roost persons who reside in Mania llarbara, Ventura ami other ,i-,t conn tie contiruous to these Mauds, savsthe San I rancisco Chron icle, it was not beliered that Mexico -.mlii make the claim stick. While mine Mexicans have resided on these inlands, the Wands have, it is stated. Wen held tnaiuir.' when at all, by Americans who were interested in hheop raisinp and jruano. Mexico has never, in all the years since the cession of California to the United States, made any claim to them, and it it c laimed that they were nominally in cluded in the treaties of and 14, if not, in fact, stated in detail. On this gronnd it is urpvd that Mexico cannot riphtly claim them. This was the substance of a state ment of William Mon.Vson, an old resident of Sar.ta lturara county. It is said that James Lick once laid claim to Santa Catalina island, and that for a l.m time he had a larpe band ol -lieep there. The islands claimed by Mexico bc 1'injr to the channel proitp, so called, which numlK-rs seven distinct Wets lying off the c'iast ln-low the sharp turn of the mainland to the southeast, la-olopri.-ts have a theory that these channel isles are the mountain sum mits of a peninsula that once extende.l fn-m I'oint Conception to San Dieo. Tiie correspondence of the peolopical arid ltotanical species there with tho aif the mainland rive justification tc this surmise, although Catalina has n,any specimens of Cora plainly show ing ilrift nan the south to her peace ful sl'orcs. Cabrillo discovered and named Cata lina in lii-. and speaks of the bronzed hair and ruddy complexion of the na tives, thus showing their differentiation from the black-haired, dull-brown races on the California shore, and suf-ire-tin? the same northward emigra tion that can be proved of the flowers. Vicano later sxke of the houses thatched with shells the temples v. here graven images were worshiped ami birJs were sacrificed. This supe rior form of worship indicates, too, a ast improvement upon the TJipper huts of reeds and filthy fetich worship, with the covote for a god. The Island ers were water-farers and workers in Ktone, another point in which they ex celled the landsmen. Their canoes were of hollowed lops, made water tight with asphaltum. The Smithso nian institution has removed over thirty tons of relics of stoneware ex-a-avated from these islands Soon after the early Spanish visits the northern seal hunters sailed down upon the unoffending islanders and with Tartar fiendishness killed or aimml to kill every male inhabitant along the channel. The race languished and the progeny of the few who es-eaM-d were taken from t lie islands to the missions at Santa llarbara and l'urissima early in lsoo, all but the jMsir forgotten woman, whom Nidever .found years after a gibbering idiot. Santa Catalina is one of the lest l.unuii of the channel islands particu larly since the establishment on it of a summer resort, Avalon, with a hotel and regular steamer service in the sea son. Santa Cruz is the largest of the Santa linrliara channel group and lies Twenty-one miles off shore, hast and west its length is twenty-one miles an.l it has an average width of four mile. Its coast line is aiuiut sixty miles. The eastern portion is irregu lar, barren and waterless while the northeastern part is covered with large rocks. Several species of cactus and coarse grasses flourish in this region. The shores are b'M and rugged, bor dered with a dark gray sandstone. The elevation of the highest point is l.'iM feet, and it is visible for a dis tance of forty miles. Sail Pedro point is the name of the eastern extremity. A mile or so west is a rocky riJjre l.nown as Cavern point, t'lhcr jxir-Con-, of the island are known as ablo point. West point and l'razer point- Small bays and coves which af ford anchorage for small craft indent the shore. These are known as 1'ris-r amer'sN harbor. Chinese harbor, 1'elican bay. Tyler cove. Scorpion harbor. Tinker harbor, 1'latt's harbor, Smugr pier's cove, Shaw's anchorage. Valley anchorage. Albert anchorage, Ala mos anchorage, l'osa anchorage aud l"ovev's cove. Saul a Kini island is a landmark bold in contour, though it is not so high a Santa Crui Moderately round hilltojis are visible on all sides The greatest elevation is 1.5i'4 feet above the sea level. There are no large trees on the inland, although it is well watered, but scrub oak and pine in small clumps are to be found in the gulches. Grass and herbage prow in great abundance. Along the northwest side is an in alented shore line ten and a half miles long. There is a plateau arising from t!ie water edge to the foot of the mountains. It is S40 feet above the t-ea and is lraversed by numbers of narrow gulches. The south side is al) bordered by bold, straight bluffs The area of the island is about one hun aired .'.quart; miles. Along the shore at a distance of four or five miles apart tfoo.1 lioat landings may 1 found. Santa Catalina lies off San l'edro bay tnj San l'edro hiil at a distance of Xiinetecn miles The passage letween the island aud the mainland is called Sao l'edro chaDUcl. Santa Catalina is a ighteen miles long, with an extreme breadth of seven miles, and an arena; breadth of four miles in the southeast- trn part and two miles in the north western. The narrowest point is at t.ie isiiriius which is half a mllo wid THE CUP OF GOLD. A ReauUful Mower 1 hat la the Floral Umblrm of California. Strangers visiting California are at tracted by the great splashes of gold tiiat appear ia the pasture lands and by the waysides, says the London Il lustrated News. It is the eschscholtzia (esh-sholts-i-ai, Vhich is now the flower emblem of California. The ap propriateness of this selection is seen io many ways H is the wild wine goblet of the state, suggestive, in odor, of the orange and the precious metal. The Spaniards indeed, called it el oro de-copo the cup of gold. In the month of Otober. is id. the ship lUirick entered the bay of San Fran cisco. The naturalist Adalbert Ton Chainisso wa on the Kurick, and named the poppy for his companion of the voyage, one Herr Eschscholtt The latter may have been a good citi zen, and his name may sound euphoni ams to his nation; but to the Anglo Saxon the word is a mouthful. Californians should be thankful, however, that the flower was not christened with his full name of Johannfriedricheschschoitiia. It will never be know n how many California, school children have barely escaped strangulation in attempting to pro nounce the botanical name of the poppy. This flower has a wide dis tribution; it is found from Oregon to the central highlands of Me?.ico, from Nevada and Arizona to the islands of the coast. l-pr MorMog. law LaTawu A Berlin trade journal announces a new German invention viz., paper stockings. It is told that the stock ings are made of a specially prepared impregnated paper stock, which has an extraordinary effect on pe.piring feet. The moisture is absorbed by the paper ts rapidly as it is formed, and the feet remain dry and warm, while the con stant temperature maintained in the shoes is taij to be a great prcTetitiTe of HAD TO SLEEP IN A BARN. Oabkovt Conrt orBa-ar K-eMioaaUy liars I'npia-aaaaBt ExperWaa-aw. The pathway of judicial officers in Oklahoma is not strewn with roses. Attorney Tarker, of Oklahoma City, who was in Topeka recently, tells a correspondent of the Pittsburgh Dis patch a story of judicial life in that region that is anything but pleasant. The experience of a judicial party which started from Oklahoma City to hold court in the Pottawatomie coun try will serve to dispel any romantic notions which the people may enter tain aliout the delightful luxury at tending the judges and court officials in the territory. The judge, aceom jianied by a bailiff, a clerk and the court stnographer. Mis Ada Blank, end two prominent lawyers left Ok lahoma Citv, and after fifty-four miles of hard riding reached Tecum seb at 10:30 o'clock that night. The hotel" had one vacant room and the oiilv -annex'' in that part of the coun try was the hayloft over a small barn. The room was turned over to the lady member of the party, with the assur ance of the dignified court that the men had secured "comfortable quar ters" in another building. With a placid smile that indicate! that "he w ho hesitates is lost," the court led the men in single file to the stable and up the ladder to the haymow, where all retired with their boots on. At daylight next rooming the ' landlord," after feeding the horses below, at tempted to locate his guests Some of them had crawled so far under the hay that he had to assist them out by pitching away some of the hay. The court had covered his head w ith the cape of his overcoat, but his long pro t of judicial whiskers was filled with hayseed. The bailiff had stuffed his mittens in his mouth to keep the cob air from a new pair of sore teeth, while one of the lawyers had to pet U-neath his underclothes to arrest the galloping progress of a badly demor alized beetle, which had crawled from the hay into his hair, thence down his back. Finally the party was all mus tered at breakfast, at w hich the court resumed its usual dignity. Afterward the party resumed.its journey to Chand ler, the next county seat, a distance of forty-three miles JOCKO ON A BIG SPREE. Urer' Monk Tikra t Jail tr Two Polleav men Aftar Wrecking a Saaloaaou Two policemen conducting a drunken monkey to jail was one of the unusual sights seen the other day in Klinira, says the New York Sun. The monkey is a member of I)od Backer's circus, but has leen occupying winter quar ters as a side attraction at Elston's sa loon on East Water street, was left chained during the temporary absence of the proprietor. He managed, how ever, to free himself, and walked over behind the bar. He glanced in the big looking glass back of the row of col--lred iKittles, and seeing another fel low of his own size, picked tip a decan ter and let it go with his right, and Mr. Elston's two hundred-dollar glass was a wreck. His opponent having leen got rid of, the monkey proceeded to taste the various liquid refreshments on hand. II turned on the beer and t.U a long deep draught. Then he sampled the whisky, gin, wine and various kinds of bitters. It w asn't long until he wa. roaring drunk. Then he taegled the cigar case and demolished that, throwing the cigars about the room in handful. The monkey's icreams and the noise of shattered irlass attracted a crowd about the front if the saloon, but the door was locked nd there was no way to get it. Finally two policemen came and boosted a bold voting fellow through the tran som. After a lively tussel he managed to get a rope around the drunken monkey, and he was hoisted through the window and escorted by the two policemen, one on each side, to ja and lodged in a cell. 1 he next morn ing the prisoner was very sick and held his head between his paws Although it was his second offense the recorder suspended sentence, and he was led back to the saloon and chained up. The next time he pets drunk the owner w ill send him to the heeler cure at 'linghamton. HORSES, HOGS AND SHEEP. aova-rnnkent Crop lieport ladia-mta Thm. Prica-a ar A: OuiU !Un la-a-ltua-4. The est ; mat. ; of farm animals foi January, l-'.i4, unlicate a uocrease in the number of horses as compared with January, ls'.i:;. of a little less than eight-tenths of 1 per cent., an increase in mules of about nine-tenths of l per cent., an increase of milch cows of nearly four-tenths of 1 per cent, and of oxen and other cattle of a little 1 than 2 per cent. Sheep in the interval between these dates have suffered a numerical loss of nearly 5 per cent.. and hogs have fallen off in numbers nearly 2 per cenL In prices horses have declined 2 1-9 per cent., mulet 12 per cent., milch cows have re mained almost stationary, but with increasing tendency, while oxen and other cattle have lost three- eiglittis per cent, ihere lias been a decline in the price of horses through out the country, excepting in the states of Rhode Island and Idaho. Tbe range of prices is from S15.H0 a head in New Mexico, to S'J5.4:! in Rhode Island, the average being S47.S'.. The price of much cows has advanced m some sa-c tious but the decline in other parts of the country has no nearly offset the increase that the average for the coun try remains at about the figures of ls'.i.l. The decline in the price of sheep has leen considerable in the last year. notwithstanding the decided decrease in numbers Hogs nave also fallen in price, but there is every appearance of rapid recovery. Agirregate numbers aud values of farm animals are as fol lows: NuiuIht of horses 1C01.1:'.'.i, value. SToy.224,7VJ; number of mules 352.2.M, value, S14'.,2:.bll-, number of milch cow s It5.47,4o0, value, Sa5si.x.- 4'J1; number of oxen and other cattle, SO.SUSbW, value, $.'j',7'.,T47; number of sheep. 4o.WS.017, value. Ss'Jl.lNJ.no; number of swine, i,20s,4Ksi value. S270.Us4.G2ti. STOSY OF MARK TWAIN. Ha H X lllioc to Play Ung But Wanted e l'rrquialtass. traveler now in town on a visit neanl a new story about Mark Twain from an old Mississippi river pilot with whom Mr. Clemens once worked for while in a pilot house on that river, says the New York Sun. It seems that he came up in the pilot house carrying an enormous and expensive black Ha vana cigar which excited the envy of the master pi.'ot. -Where did you get that cigar. SamT the nilot ast.ll gentleman in the cabin gave it to me!" saiu me ouaumg humorist. "Well, do you think vou ouirht to Vi, .. cigar and I ought to go without it?" me pilot asked. "Now, look here," said Mark Twain. "I know 1 amair.lv your hclrwr ai l t willing t ) play dog- to von V, throw sticks in tie water ami 1-t m. jump in after V?n. I ll J whatever you say. b.t and her.. , .iran.ii ia his p.-eul'iar way "I do think I Itdnt Tmacl Hum. The satisfaction that every one must feel at the triumph of the boy, about whom the Massachusetts Ploughman tells this anecdote, is due to the same feeling which prompts a big-hearted man to take the part of the "under most dog." Walter was the Important witness. and one of the law-yers, after cross questioning him severely, said:. "tour father has been talking to you. and tel'ing you how to testify, nasn t tier "Yes" said the boy. "Now," said the lawyer, "just tell u how your father told yon to testify." neii. saiu ioe uoy, modestly, "father told me that tbe lawyers would try to tangle toe, but if I would just I careful and tell the truth, I could tell the same thing every time." 1 be lawyer didn t try to tangle no 'iiai coy any mora. Phycislans Say So. Tbe only way to cora silt ibenm, ecze ma, pimples, boils, Llo:c iea and nlceis is by the use of Dr. David Kennedy's Favor ite Remedy. I used numbers of so called blood purifiers, writes Mrs. Belin da Hodsdon, of Haverhill, N. II., without benefit, nntil I began to take Favorite Remedy. Although suffering from an ulcerated sore leg, a few bottles entirely cored me." Auditor General Gregg's annual report cbovs that the cost of the Pennsylvania judiciary last year was H1,2I.7. Of this thejudgt of tbe supreme court received 4.; 444 67, tbe judges of tbe court of common pleas. $3-t.0;.5 : ; the judges of the separate courts. tf.'M, and the associate judges, t-"7.14 20. A large number of the common pleas judges made considerable extra money by holding court outside their districts, for ahich service they are allowed $10 a day io addition to tbe mileage involved. bucklen s Arnica Save. The best Salvo in the world for Cuta, Braises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chil blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures riles, or no pay re qaireL It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or moDey refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For 6ale by J. X. Sny dea. A field roller weighing S00 pounds ran over Arteiuus Kjsenbeier Saturday in Berks county. He was roliirg Lis land, and in endeavoring to stop bis team he fell iu front of the machine. Kis body was crushed flat in the soft earth, and the only injury he rtceiveJ Wa that his false teeth were broken. Deserving Prase. We desire to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King's Xew Life Piils, Bucklen's Arnica Salve and E".ectric Bitters, and have nev er handled remedies that sell as well, or that have given such universal satisfac tion. We do not hesitate to guarantee thera every time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase price, if satisfactory results do not follow their use. These remedies have won their great populari ty purely on their merits J. X. !syieii, Druggist. Tbe census statistics show that there are 21 41S convicts in the penitentiaries of the 1'nited States who koow where they were born. Of these 1."..715 are natives of this country and 14.725 were born abroad. Simi lar statistics show that 51 per cent, of the in mates of the poor houses in the United States are foreign born, and 24 per cent, of the inmates of benevolent institutions, such as insane, deal and dumb and idiotic asy ferns. These statistics are used to justify and sustain the rigorous inspection that is now being madr: of all immigrants. A Million Friends. A friend in need is a friend indeed, and not less than one million people have found just such a friend in Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. If you have never nsedtbis Great Cough Medicine, one trial will convince you that it has wonderful cura tive powers in all diseases of throat, chest and lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed to do all that is claimed or money will be refunded. Tiial bottles free at J. X Snyder's drng store ; large bottles SOcts and (I. The Agricultural Department has issued a circular to be sent to all railroad presidents in the United States offering suggestions for co-operation in the movement for im proving wagon roads. It is suggested that whenever a general road improvement is undertaken tbe railroads carry materials at cost. The method of computing the cost could be defined, and a board constituted for adjusting the rates to be granted, in ac cordance with local conditions. "Such a concession would be of great value to tbe public, and its bare announcement would do more to advance the road movement than years of purely educational work." Suffered With Dyspepsia. "I was troubled with dyspejisia for eight years. 1 could not sleep, had no appetite, my stomach would not digest food. I had SH-nt many dollars for medicine but thought I would give Hood's Sarsaparilla a thorough trial. have taken eight bottles and find myself almost cured. Conrad Bonbf inier, Berk ley, I'a. Hood's Tills cure sick headache. I'itts'ourg and Allegheny necroes have organised to compell the appointment of colored teachers in public schools aud legal ly enforce negroes' rights in theatres and hotels. 20,000,000 Stars can be peen with a powerful telescope The number is vast, but so are tbe hoars of suffering of every woman who belongs to tbe overworked, worn-out. run down," debilitated class. Dr. Tierce's Favorite Prescription cures nausea, indi gestion, bloating, weak back, nervous prostration, debility and sleeplessness. In fact, it is the greatest of earthly boons to women. Refreshing sleep and relief from mental anxiety can be enjoyed by those who take it Bright Spring Days. The spring should be pre-eminently a season of contentment, happiness and hope. Ia these bright and pleasant months tbe country should enjoy its highest degree of tranquility and pros perity. But spring, it is well known, is often a period of discomfort and disturb ance in the physical system. Important organs of the body became torpid or ir regular in their action, and the fact is in stantly reflected in the mental condition of the individual. A disordered liver means disordered nerves and a dull and unsteady brain. Anything which will bring the physical system into harmony with budding Nature confers an enor mous benefit upon the nation, besides tbe mere allaying of physical discomfort. Hood's Sarsapariila does this, as thous ands of grateful and happy men and wo men can testify, and increase use of this standard spring medicine is oT more real practical importance in promoting health and quiet ia the business world than reamU of abetra -t theorizing. SHE CO.VT H-.4AT 3"0 TFLL 1 bat made her beautiful. Yet it's or.ly what otter w,ien knew. Wealth of beautv comes onlv with a hamithv burly. Health is a let of grwxi habit. Ioetor JTerces l-avonte Frescrip tkn assists nature in estab lishing these habita tVonien have sallow faces, dull eves and hoiiow cbrekx, to gether with low spirits, when they are made miserable with disorders, de rangements and weaknesses Twrulinr to tbeir sex. Health is rem ineai. after nerx.la t4 dizziness, nervous prostration and excita- uuiiT, 'i in- nuuuiPHrauons 01 oernnir tuent or displacement of the womanly organs, when tbe " lYwnption " is used. rVsidM, it's li on its menu. The proprietors take tbe risk. It is qHamnterd to beneftt or etm all tha disorders, dismam, and r-inrmiaat ot women, or money ia rsf uaded. I Catarrh is eared by Dr. Bilge's Remedy. TIIE CALIFORNIA FAIR. From Present Indications It WUI Be a Great Success. f aaaua-Daat Orowda Tlalt that ExpaaaltloaT Dallr Marnlficent ltsplaa of Fralt and Maar Kovl Exhibit. The latest reports from the Cali fornia Midwinter fair state that near ly two hundred thousand people passed the turnstiles during the first two weeks of its cxlsta-nce. This fact es tablishes the sure success of the expo sition frtjtu the standpoint of atten dance, and the verdict of the thousands who make up this grand total has been unanimous in favor of the success of the exposition from every ptiir.t of view. Since the opening day, January -7, no special effort has been made to draw the crowds. It has been the aim of the exposition management to let the many features of the exposition speak for themselves, and exclamations of surprise and satisfaction have been heard on every hand. Thcexhibitsare now practically ail in position. There are no holes in the floor, so to speak, and it is noticeable by those who visit ed the great Columbian exposition that even the exhibits which were seen there appear to have taken on new form in San Francisco, and the exhibitors have undoubtedly profited by the experience gained on the shore of Lake Michigan. The largest spaces in the center of the great floor of the manufactures and liberal arts build ing are occupied by France, (lermany, Russia aud Italy. Each of these coun tries is represented by a display of ar tistic and useful manufactures which lias never liefore leen seen outside of the great Columbian exposition, and in most instances the displays broijght from there have been augmented by new supplies brought across the 'At lantic and across the continent espe cially for this display. Hut in the midst of all this that is rot new to everybody, there is so much in the Midwinter exposition that is uni versally unique and novel that there is nothing of the "old story" alnmt it. The American section is particularly prolific in novelty, and it occupies the largest space assigned to any one coun try, so that the international character of the exposition by no means shuts out the glorification of home industries in the beautiful industrial fair. The Palace of Fine Arts has already proved to be a revelation. Such a dis play of pictures has never before been seen in this part of the world. This de partment did not depend on Chicago for its pictures though it got a great many of the best that were shown there. On the walls of this building ore hung later pictures by well-known American, French and German artists, and promi nent among them are something like a hundred of the works of the best a rt i.-.ts of the Tacific coast. Connoisseurs say that the Midwinter Art Palace is the best arrauged picture gallery that the world has ever seen, and it certainly is well adapted for the purpose to which it is put. In the eyes of eastern visitors tho citrus display naturally attracts the most attention. It seems to be good for eastern eyes to encounttr a pear as big as a baby's head and peaches al most as large, to say nothing of so many oranges in heaps and piles and buildings that there is a great gleam of yellow before them all the while. The rivalry between the northern and the southern citrus fairs, both of which are held in the exposition grounds, has been happily productive of the best displays in this line that have ever been made, even in California. The buildings devoted to this class of dis plays are proving quite as popular as some of the main exposition buildings, and California citrus fruits are getting the best advertisement they have ever had. WILHELM AS DRILLM ASTER. 6a-rr Ordeal Impaiad t pan (to of Ilia Oltira-r a' tba Iirafoam Uuarda. The otherday, says the Loudon Daily News, Emperor William had the sec ond regiment of dragoon guards called out suddenly on to the Tcmpelhof common. He then called an officer. Count von i'edcl. known to leu good rider, and handed him a message f'r the king of Saxony with the order to ride at once to Dresden and give it to him. Count von Wcdel sa-t out imme diately, attended by a sergeant, and arrived after a twenty-two hours.' ride at Dresden. The ride took so long a time, firstly, on account of the severe cold and the slippery state of the roads, and, sec ondly, because Count von Wedel ivai not allowed to ride on the high road from lSerlin to Dresden, but hail to take roundalKiut ways, the supposition be ing that a hostile army had occupied the territory between the two capitals, and that the rider had to pass unno ticed through the enemy's lines. Count ron Wcdel arrived in a very exhausted state at the ro3-al castle, and, immedi ately aftvr the andience with the king, fainted away. He was taken into an adjoining apartment, where he ssn recovered, liis horse was also very fatigued, though the attending ser geant and his animal were not .much worse for the ride- At the king's re quest Count von Wcdel did not return to llerlin on horseback, but by rail. A JapaJMaa Girl af the I'erinaL Another incontestable proof of the rapid advance of the Japauese in civil isation of tho west is the following advertisement, which appeared in a Tokio paper recently: "A young lady wishes to get married. She is very beautiful, has a rosy fa-e, which is sur rounded by dark curly hair. Her eye brows show the form of the half moon, and the mouth is small anil pretty. She is also very rich, well read enough to admire the flowers in the daytime at the side of a life companion, or at night to sing to the stars in heaven. The man whom she will choose most also be young, handsome and well ed ucated, and be ready to share the same frrave with her." Taklaa to Bad Un(uft. If in ye olden days milady "swore her pretty oath by yea ami nay," the modern dame of fashion, with the frankness of her world and period, uses the "big, big D" quite openly. Smoking seems to be an accepted fact among the young married women be longing to the smartest set in New York, and according to the Tribune 6wearing is the latest development. It is no uncommon thing of late to hear pretty women use among their in timates very strong language indeed. Curiously enough, however, and for- f tunately, too, for the general good. these little indulgences are confined to the "vie intime" of the inner circle, while to society at large the modern woman of the world is a model of cold propiety. There lias grown up in Iin don and of course Xew York has adopted this latest innovation a lati tude of speech and action among the truly initiated of a certain set that Is somewhat appalling to those who hold the old-fashioned standard of what a lndy may and may cot do. J- lowrr.fs Urea. A pathetic incident occurred in the waifs' school in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago. (.hie of the teachers brought a beautiful red rose to school, which, holding up before the scholars, she asked: "Now children, how many of yon know what this is?" Nearly very little one shook his head, to indicate ignorance. One small boy and a couple of little girls piped out, with great importance: "It's a posie, please, ma'am." Ilut no one had ever heard of a rose. Most of the children had never teen one before. The teacher put it in a glass of water to preserve it, and when school was dismissed each child was rendered supremely blissful by the gift of a tiny pealaL As they filed out of the door, each little, waif clutched his treasure tightly in his small hand, while he mnrmurvd softly to him:lf the name: "Pitty wose, pitty- wose'" CIPHER "CODES WELL GUARDED. Ta-rthalra an Ora-aalonal lak Develop Iq ltlplotnstie C AfTpaBfidcfice. There visited New York recently an emissary from the state alepartment whose mission was the investigation of what is diplomatically called a leak, The dispatches received by the gov ernment are, as is well known, sent in cipher. This cipher is guarded with f-ecreey meant to be awful, but it was Kusrtectcd that some unauthorized per son had obtained a clew to it. This suspicion was snfiicient to start a rigid investigation, and the trail led to New York. All facts benring on these mat ters are carefully hidden, and the ii! shot of the New York visitor's trip wa- that there did exist a suspicion, but no certainty. When he got back to Washington there was a change in one of the codes. So quietly was the business managed that not a soul in the state department, with three excep tions, knew what was afoot. This in cident, related by the Washington Post, illustrates how wary the depart ment is with its cobles. One of thera is styled the "sphinx" it is so guard ed. The slightest reason to ln-lievi; that a code clerk may be responsible for a leak results in his suspension. However, onr government has Inen far more successful than some foreign ones in protacting its ciphers. The "sphinx" was devised by a New Yorker now in the state department, and it is as susceptible to changes ns the com bination lock of a safe. Hundreds of messages have ln-cn sent in it, and it has never leaked. The Hawaiian cor respondence with Willis is carried on entirely in this cipher, and it is never employed except upon urgent occa sions, while those intrusted with the mysteries of it must le absolutely altovc suspicion; yet even should there lia- a leak, the alteration of a key let ter would ocstroy every clew to an outsider. The Prazilian correspond ence is not written in this mysterious rode. Indeed, it is doubtful if the ad ministration would consent to its nsa 011 an extensive scale, as the urnst ex pert in its mysteries must spend an hour or more in the deciphering of a single paragraph. HOBBIES OF NOTED WOMEN. Actor, sod SliiRrra Particularly Noticea ble tor Their Odd tad. The princess of Whales lias a mania for collecting postage stamps. Queen Victoria's hobby finds vent in the col lection of curious coins. The late Cointesse HusjMili spent many years of her life in collecting Najxileonio relics and succeeded in :u .; i'ri!:g a very val uable assortment. Professional women are, according to the Philadelphia Times, most given to this sort of thing. Clara Morris and Mrs. Lnngtry dote on horses, the latter having put to good use her love of them by the discretion she exercises in buying those that win many a purse for her on the turf. Mrs. liernard Heere bii3-s mechanical dolls us other women invest in bon bons. and her collection is a large and valuable one. Fanny Davenport goes in for antique jewelry and odd hair pins, while Pauline Hall's more mod ern taste inclines her toward sap phires and turquoises. It is said 6hc possesses more beautiful marquise rings than any woman in the profes sion. Christine Nilsson has a fancy for fans of rare lace and exquisite work manship. This little hobby is one of most expensive ones that can be thought of. and unless one possa-sses royal friends or a royal pocket-book the mania bhould be transferred to something less apt to bankrupt one. Agnes Kepplier. as a representative litcmry woman, divides her time be tween her essays and a larte and in teresting family of cats that she adores, l'.ernhanlt's fads are too numerous to mention, while tii.-iv are many women in private lifo who let their fancy run rampant on shoes, old silver, laces, autographs and in fact hundreds of queer fancies for individ ual tastes lie in different directions, and the world of women is ever grow ing larger. PRACTICAL PHILANTHROPY. Hew !t!r. t hihls Treated a Worn-Out l:ro Iloye. This incident has been related of Mr. Chihls and I believe it has never been printed, says a writer In the New York Press Stopping one of his head em ployes 0110 day Mr. Childs said: "You are not looking Well. I think you must le working too bard." "I am not feeling very well, Mr. t'hilds, that is a fact." was the answer, -but 1 guess I will be all right in a short time." "llow would you like to take a trip to EurojM-? said Mr. Childs, smiling pleasantly. "Well enough, sir," w as the response; "but i caunot afford it." "You can afford it," said Mr. Chil ls, taking him by the nrin, "if I pay your expenses and pay your salary to your family while you are gone, can't you'.'"' The result was the man fpeiit two months in Europe, and returned com pletely restored to health. "That was one of the best invest ments I ever made," chuckled Mr. Childs. when the matter was called to his attention. " hy. Mr. returned so much improved in health that li-J could do twice as much work ns he could before he left. You I whs the real gainer by the transaction." One of Mr. Childs' characteristics was that he never seemed to take any credit to himself lor doing a kiud act. reenllarltie ot Tond. Force a toad's mouth open and hold it in that position and he will suffo cate. This is because he has no ribs and no way of dilating his chest, there fore must literally swallow air as though it were fixnl. Forcibly keep ing the creature's mouth open causes the air to pass into the stomach in stead of the lung. Another oddity is its tongue, which ibhung in the mouth, just the reverse of the human tongue, being attached at the front of the jaw, the loose end hanging back and Joivn the throat. The secret service of tbe Treasury Depart ment hu dixvered that there are two new counterfeit government bills In circtilation. One is of tbe tiro dollar treasury note and the other is of the one dollar silver certificate. This is tbe first counterfeit ever found of tbe two dollar treasury note. Many of the counterfeits have been found in Pennsylva nia. Only the Scars Remain. "Among the many testimonials which I see In regard to ee rutin medicines perform In! cures, cleansing Uie blood, etc.," writes Henry HlWOX, of the James Miiitn Woolen Machinery Co., Lr 1 Pbiladelutii.1, Fa., - none i If Impress me more tliau my I "3 own ease. Twenty years f l ago, at tlie age of 1 years I bad swellings come on aa my legs iiicii broke and f 1 became running sore. iA Our fcunil J pn siciaii eouid ?3 do me no good, and it was " 'I feared that tlie bones 2 would he affected. At last, CJal my gnod old mother fM arged me to try Ayer's i fefl Sarsaparilla. I took three "J3 bottles, the sore healed. H4 and I have not been ta trniitiiea since, amir the . scars remain, and the memory of the pat, to remind me of the goatd Avar's Sarcaparilla ha done me. I Bow weigh two hundred and twenty pounds, and am in the best of health. I have been on the road for tlie past twelve years, have noticed Arer's Saraaparilia advertised in all parts of tbe United States, and always take pleas ure In tellies wliat good It did for me." For the cure of alia diseases origi Dating io impure blood, the best remedy is AYER'S Sarsaparilla Prepared by Ir. t. C Ayer k Co, Lowell, Mass. Curesothers, will cure you i N PAINT cracks It often costs more to prepare a house for repainting that has been painted in the first place with cheap ready-mixed paints, than it would to have painted it twice with strict ly pure white lead, ground in pure linseed oil Strictly Pure White Lead forms a permanent base for repaint ing and never has to be burned or scraped off on account of scaling or cracking. It is always smooth and clean. To be sure of getting strictly pure white lead, purchase any of the following brands: "Armstrong & McKelvy," " Beymer-Eanraan," " Davis-Chambers," Tannestock." Fob "Cou)s. NationalirLead Co.'i Pore White lad T.ntmK Colors, a one-ijotrad can to a ?5-tNund keg of Lead and mix our oar a fain:s. avrs time and annoyance m matching Shrek's, and insures the best paint that it is poa sit-ie to tut on wood. Srnil us a postal card and get our Nwk ow pa nts und cc lor -card, iree; U will piubablysav ou aoud many dollr.rs. NATIONAL LEAD CO., New York, rillhnris Pnruh, r.eirr.sn National Kiuk fcuiidicf . Pittsburg. -THE- FARQUHAR 'PATENT VARIABLE "FklCTION FEED Best Set IrVoras in thai World. Saw Mill & Engine Receired the Medal and Highest tward at the World's Columbian Etposition. Warrant i-d the brat aaade. Shinela taiUa, Marhinefy aad Standard Amrullaral Imp!- ran iti ht CJual K al Itiwana prwaa. head for Iiiueintfd CataJua. A. B. FARQUHAR CO., Ltd., YORK, PENNA. INIMENT any OTtjp, STRICTLY For FAMILY Use. Trr.!.Tttri nn Kue.-ir auttcriiikr cb.ldren love to take it. Every Mother bhouid have it in the hou-f?, it quietly rciieve and cure all aches and pains, asthma, bronchia. coKis, coiu-hs catnrrh, cuts, chaps, chilblains, colic, cholera morbu. taiacne, ncauiicce, naopwg coufcn. infijitimatioii. la grippe, lamcnc. Bumps muscular iorenes. ncuraifrta. nervous Head ache rheumatism, t-ites, burn-, btuie. strums, kprain.s, stin-t. swelling, stiff joints sore throat, tore luntr. tothache, tonsiliti and wind co'ic. Onirinatrd in imo lv the late Ir. A. Ji-hnson, Family Phv.ician. Iti merit a.id exc-ellcnce hare fc-ttishrd evervbodv for nearlr a ctnturr. All whou-e itarenniazed nt its wonderful power. It n safe, sowthmir, ant. My inn; so snv sick, sensitive ufcrtr. Vsed Intercaland External. Th Dnrtori siimatuPB and dirjrun on erery buttle, lil'st'ii I'Miphlvl fns. SoM vt-rywbrw. IW, 3T rx raL, aV,T, '.ri wui-,1 ten t twrrc Tn irrsi wiiAu it- nuacrt a STLVENSCNCtr EE3 Furnaces.; y ACTIVE FORTUNE RANGES; LARRABEE'S ' RHEUMATIC LINIMENT OB" PAIN EXTRACTOR CURES RHEUMATISM. LUMBAGO. NEURALGIA. TOOTHACHE. BACKACHE. CATARRH. AND ALL KINDS OF PAINS AND ACHES. Larrat'a Rha-nmatic Liniment b an old sad valued rcasedy. aliiti ha ci.joad a coaatact patronage lor over Io yrars, proamir It woadrr f 11I worth and rflicKocy la all ailments wber pun is attendant. Larrat-'. Rhcnmatic Linitnnt not aliqnM preparation to il and tn-.iah l-v Itrrakmit : it s put up in wiitr-tnoulh bottle, and applied with the finc-r . rubuing it in wiib more o less Incites- ll is clean, rum. EFFICACIOUS. ACFtCCABLY SMCLLIHO. QUICK ACTING. Larrabec's Rhcnmatic Linime-nt i a aplendM nouehoM remedy lor external ne in cae of burnt, scalds, ruts, wennda, Iroalbita. headache, paint In ttmcbu. joints and limb. bi.kehe. ere, etc. Yourdrnist sells it. or it can be ordered by ending lull aaiae and address and J cents IO below address. sols rftor-ais-roat. Winkelmann & Brown Drug Co. BALTIMORE. MD., U. S. A. is stamped in the best watch cases made. It is the trade mark of the Keystone Watch Case Company, of Philadelphia, the oldest, largest and best known factory in the world 1500 employees, capacity 2000 cases daily. Its products are sold by all jewelers. It makes the celebrated yas. Boss Filled Welch Cases, now fitted with the only bow (rinu;) which: can rot be pulled off the case the in: A KI.TCH CASE CENER SENT FREE. HENCH&DRGMGGLD'S SAW WILLIE!! G I !!ES A won r.nl fn-.nmvvfiv-nt In FrlriUm rd mmd 4i-Hark. iU.lt nnKum jf mmm three tinr m (mM an anjr mht-r in the niark-c r'rirttoa 1trb rauintr al! th rW, rr-annit to fnt atiiiwDttf toM-kinc; irril avm hi pmmrr mmd wear. ntv i.r c.mimm ami iru- ; ftmSbrl rn upon apr!'"aikn. Aio t-priac Ta(h liar ttwt, liar Kakea, allUaiar., ara Pinal er-, Karlirra. c jiemon tfi pnfT. BENCH &, DP.OMSOLD, Manfrs.. YORK, PA. IMPORTAJIT TO ADTZBTISEKS. Tbe creJra of tie country pipers is found is Bemicgton'i County Seat Li.-ita. Shrewd advertisers vaU themselrea of Lh lists, k Cops; of Tt-hich cat tad of Remington ISrwav, oflScw lorlc IMfNir,'. I 1 t i'm 1 4 ti 1 CONDENStO TIME TABLES. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Somerset and Cambria Branch SOUTHWARD. oWoatu Jf-iff t-per-.-Rrx kwood S a. m . HomeraeM 10. auitoUiM tJ. Hooter. rule 5.DR, JobDiUiwo. a. 10. Johuimn Unit Erpmt.-Kn:mjAyi. --. bomvrart 1:1. tuiyewwn nwi ........ Ju. Jobnatoaiii i.'-O p. m. MmIom JrronmodatUm-Kotimooa t-) p. m , urorrM-t :s3 p. m., 8toya-i-wB 7:11 p. in.. Hooaersnlia p. m., Juboatuajo kli p. m. SHwfnv AirotniadaluM Rockwooal 12rS5 a. an. rkunerael. 1:1a. SOCTHWARD. Jfott-otanttmra 7:40 a. al HoOTenrlUo t:X tKnrealuwa 8:sU, Somcrscl :ll, JLoa-kwaoal t Erprtm JohnatOTrn Jc p. m.. Hoorerrrtlle 4.1. Storextowa 4 JO, Bomeraet &.tl, JUkiwoo.1 Slai OulyJnhnrtowu tt s. m., HooTetsrllls :1 a. m.. Mntrrto.n 9 .to a. isaimcrael 10:1 a. m., Kockwuua iu a. n. famif.ia ArmrnmadiiHim Somerset iM p. a. Kuckwuual p DalLr. TJEXXSYLVAaNIA KAILROAD. BCHEDCTK IS EFFEtT NOV. 19, 193. CASTCHN STANDARD TIMK COXDESKKO aCHEDrl.1. Tmina srrire and depart from tbe station at JobBalown a lollusts : WESTWARD. Southwestern Er. praas. Western EzpreNi Juhusiowu AiummiKialkm " Acttrtunioiiatlirtl . :0S ..ia. m 57 a. m 9 10 a. m Pacifl Ezprew.. -.'4 a. i::U a. War Paiagngt-r. Mail JiirinMowa ActHimuiixlatiou Fast Liue, i. in a. m j : p. m . :W p. EASTWARD. Keerton Express.. Seashore Kx press. . 5:40 a. a Uiioua AeortmiraAdaUuiL. . : a. m Main Liue Kipre s.. , lt':l.' a. m iay expres .. A iuaiu Ait-ommodation -Mail Kxurvjaa . 11:10 a. II f'i p. m 4 :11 p. m v p. m 7:1 p. m 10 JU p. aa JohusUiwn ccommodatiori- PUi lailelpbiaua, rat Line., For ratara, maps, Aa.. (jo to Tit ket Aert or ad dress Tho. it Y all. K A. W. l, 110 Huh Ave nue. PitL-l.llrxh, Yt a M. FkKVieT. J. R. WOOD. Oeu'l Manager. Gcn'l Paxa. Agt- It is to Your Interest TO BUY YOUR Drugs avdMedicines OF J. H. SNYDER. acccBeoi to Biesecker k Snyder. None bat tbe purest and beet kept in stock, mud when Drui bet-orue inert by stand ing, as certain of them do, wa de stroy them, rather than im pose on our customers, Yoa car depend on having yonr PRESCRIPTIONS & FAMILY RECEIPTS filled with care. Our price) are as low as any other firet-c!as house and on many articles much lower. The people of this county seem to know this, and hare given tu 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 FITTIXQ TRUSSES. We guarantee satisfaction, and, if yoa have had trouble in this direction, give ns a calL SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES in great variety ; A full set of Test Lenses. Come in and have your eyes examined. No charge for examination, and we are confident we ran suit you. Come and see us. Respectfully. JOHN N. SNYDER. CURTIS K. GROVE, SOMERSET. PA. BOOGIES, 8LEIGB3, CARRIAGES, BTRIJia WAG053, BUCK WAGONS. ARD KASTEBJt AND WESTERN WORK furnished an Short Notlca. Painting Done ok Short Time. sly work la saade out sf TfuwoiujMy Seatomrd Wood, and the Bat Mm oswl SUtt, Substantial Cortstrncted, Keatly Fink hed, and Warranted to five Satiafactioa. Employ Only Fiist-Claa Vorknea. Sepalrlng of All Kinds In Uj Line Done on Short Notice. Prices REASONABLE and All Work Warranted. Call and Examine ray Stock, and Learn Prtces. I do Wagon-work, and furnish Selves Car Wind Villa. Kemesabex the place, and call la. CURTIS Z. GROVE, (East ot Oaort Bons SOMERSET. FA. 190 DOLLARS PER MONTH In Your Own Locality maile easily and honorably, without capi tal, dnrin; your $pare hour. Any man, woman, !kt, or pirl can do the work li.ind ily. without experience. Talking un-ua.-ccss.-i nr. Nothing like tt for money, making ever ouVreal In-fore. Our workers aiwavs prosjier. No time wasted in lea ruin; the business. We teach you in a niuht how to succeed fnrn the first hour. You ran make a tri ll without ex pense to yourself. We start you. furnish ever-thiu? misU-U to carry on the busi ne.s suci-wsfuliv, and guarantee you asainst failure if you but follow oor simple, plaiu instructions. Keailcr, if you are in uetsl of ready mona-y, anal want to know all aUxit the ba-st paying business before the public, send us your address, and we will mail yon a docu meut giving you alltae particulars. TRUE & CO., Box 400, Augusta. Maine. THERE IS KO SUBSTITUTE F0,T mm? Their Cleanliness Lessens lit laMTH 7 1 " " BM Baa H a aSU ssss faSSB t il Labor. feptjrl ITwillpayyoutocxuminethoQrEEN CIXIKRELLA RlN'GE 1 fore you buy. It ha.s all L'.o Uu-A iiiijTOvciiH nt.-. aud S s0,l n;ie teed to be a good Laker. It has the direct draft damper, by hk-h j0j can have a fire ia one-half the time required with the ordinary Rars.J!, This ia a valuable feature whea you want a quick fire for early l reakra7r IT has an extra large high oven, thoroughly ventilated. T! e To!sae of inflowing and outflowing air tan be regulated at will; tLij it.-Irf, a perfect baker, and no burning on the top. It ha the Trij.U .x sl.akiti grate, which is the ptrfettion of convenience and cleanliness. s pecially durable, having three separate sides, or the advantage of i! :Ci, grates in one, and not easily warped by the action of the tiro. REMEMBER "Thinus done well and with care, exempt themselves i- Ma fo. Manufactured by PellAVEN' A CO., Ltd , TittsSurgh. . SoIJ and jr.iara:ie.l t, J,UIES B. HOLDEKBAUr, Somerset, Pa. Kriisinger at Kurtz, Berlin Ta. and T. J. Corer t ?on, Mcycr-u'ule.ri New York Weekly Tribune Somerset Herald ONE YEAR. T"WO JDOXjXjJl.'RS. Address all orders Louther's Drug Store, Main Street, Somerset, Pa. This Model Drug Store is Rapidly Eecoaing aGrsat Favorite with People in Searcli of FRESH AND PURE DRUGS, Medicines, Dye Stuffs, Sponges, 'frum, Supporters, Toilet Articles, Perfumes, &c. TH DOCTOR G1TE3 PERSONAL ATTENTION TO TH3 COMPOCNDING OF Loiitlier's PrescriptionsiFamily Receipts S&ZATCARK BEIS9 TAKES TO OsJS OSLT FREiH ASD PiliS AMICUS SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES, And a Full Line of Optical Goods always on hand. From such large assortment all can be suited. THE FIHEST BRMDS OF CIGAHS Always on hand. It is always a pleasure to display our good to intending purchasers, whether they buy from us or elsewhere. J. M. LOUTHER M. D. MAIN STREET - - SOMERSET. PA Somerset EL1AS CUNNINGHAM, at AirCraCCSU UD DllLIB aJfD WHOLSBail A!aD RtTalLZB OF LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS Hard and Solt "Woods, OAr, poplar, srnis'ia. picksts, mocxdisg?, ASH. WALNCT, PLOORIXO, 8A3H, STAIR RAILS. CHERRY, YELLOW PIXE. SHISGLE8. DOORS BALC3TSR3. CHESTXCT, WHITE PINE, I VTH. BUXW. SEWE1 WT A General Line of ail grades of Lnmber sad .Building Material and Roofing Siata irptlBHo Also, can rarniah anyxhlng In tbe line of our business to order with reaaunac. promptness, wach ss Brackets. Oddlzed work, etc ELLAS CTJSTLSTGrHVr, Office and Yard Opposite S. & C. R. R. Station, SomeraeC IT. WILL I AY YOI7 TO BUT TOCS Memorial Work WM. F. SHAFFER, 80MER8ET, PKNNa, Maauft oturcr of and Dealer la tatter Work PrUheda Short SotU fa ail C me, m Eiiiin wi Alio, AgnU fartU WBITX BRObZS! Peranna Ira n4 nf Mfivm ffvr irna it find it to their interett to call at my shop wh"r proper afaowius will be tTen thera. -ui- viuir 7,Til- i . nrT r. araal rUIl&J " ,vww. a uiiiw aycviai lawnuon io IAS whita Bronze. Or Pur Zino Mo rumen . VJ c , . . m. fLi.'t, MM iClflfW XS?rk( CTION and whirh ia duiiJ to bm l hat Wu-aii 1 a s U.a....a...a a. . . ...... Tnf-rwwf noawf V V WT7 W a a run . . . WM. F. SHAFFER. w ! 5" S I D Af iVKeepChickensStrong X T I " Tand hc.liiiy ; it Kct y:r r-::: :i w : f 1 P GsJ- iien htns m;t : " rrcVe:-,: "' ciJ M v - ' "' llChoicra. Roup. Uawa. Lc-- r KVSS B,93Fu'r-jxIt U a powerful lead V". - T--'J Large cans are most econoaoi to C--'jTherefore. no matter wh.it t:n ! of Jr. n aSSS.-i'voa nse. mix wit-i it d.-.:! ;-. .. . . " VOial;A,u,iwanaiaibaillra v ua - . a If You Can't Get it Near Home. Send to Us. Ask First. la 1 ZZlTfjZ: rPrr'T."j - On. Janr. . Hi, .an. sv .apr faJA. JTU Their a ' ANP- to "The Herald. Lumber Yard ISDCSSQ BT aravrF-r--aaT ar MONUMENTAL BRONZE f CV Therefore, r.o matter wr vou nse. mix witii it &? - a. . ... . wy- I'n'Aii-r. U;herw!-c. V'n:r Am 3 Money. yZi Over50O f4lft?! San(ik Beautiful J mlPrictw Designa. J: j ? . Circular ff2 -i- V '? fa : .
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