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Soxesstt, Pa.
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ft WALKER,
3
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mi J.V.4AKT FCBUt.
Somerset, Pa.
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I u m iiinoud iei,lttouaixll1 Pa.
A-'sT-AT-LAW.
4V MAM IIIIT. Pa.
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if J, Kooat.-
taMutnei, Ft.
r ,oE R SCULL,
Bumenet, la.
,rn W.BIESECKEL,
.-' ativbji-ai-i.aW,
Buaenet, Pa,
. ii PMiii Eeuse How, by poaii. Court
iwn. J.G.Ol
vTT A OGLE,
v ijtAA'i'-Ar-iAir,
. euiiutR, Pa.
n J K0U.-ER,
I- AliviiSKV-AI-LAW.
k 1 suuenet. Pa.
If
jLfl. KOOXTZ..
bumerwt, Pa.,
i rTprmi'iuwuuuDtobuuiiaaieutrucicd
u. nuiuerecl al atoiuuis oounuea.
' A rr-U. tissue fcow, oppoaile Ums Court
I'lLEXTi-NE MAY,
Anuh-NAl-AT-LAW.
tfc iMutr in Eeai Etuio. Will attend to all
u,uwei ui tii car with prumpuuaB
T EX BL CUL,
J AlivuXEY-Al-LAW,
bumenet, Pa.
prooi-i.T attend to all busuiewi entrusted
lit. HuuvJ adiailcedOUOOUeCUOUa, AC Of
fer jL Matuuoui buck.
T-jKS 0. KIMMEL,
A Alloa.Nl'-AT-LAW,
bumenet. Pa,
t ar-end to all burinew entrusted to hi care
1 soo-x niJ inljumiuj uouuuoii, with prompv
ui ny. uJit uu Mioii CrwB euoet.
TiillSLPUGIL
j Al'IuiCifT-AT-LAW,
Bumervei, r.
ni is Uu&moU) B.or k. up nun. Entrance
a truw butcL Coue uou made, eMaiee
JM. UUt cxutulied. and all Irf ai bluuiew air
use Uj .Ui xuiuuutiM aud &deiitr.
i j. Oo-bum. L C CoLBoaM.
MuLtoKS A CCLBORX,
Au buuieai entnuted to our care will be
scusi- ud faiuiluixy lUU-udcd to. Collection
u. auiiierMTi, rieuiuru aiid tdjouunf ouua
rftm. csrt.- aud cuuvtfhcii duue on rca-
HI.EAZR,
AITOESEY-AT-LAW,
auucnet. Pa.,
Z prmctloe in Bomenet and aojoiniuc eoaa
. An butiuam eutnuied w Him will receive
pClii kUUlUOIl.
tiumari W. H. Kcrru.
fX'FFRuTa A RUPPEL,
J AnOK.SAt-Al-LAW,
tumenet, ra.
iZ ttitmvm e.t rused to their care will be
KqiI.t aju punciu&iiT aturuded to. ufiice oo
JUu Uum aoct, opiiumUe MaouiloUi iiiouA.
T W. CARUTHERS, M. D.
Ut 1-riVaKlAN' AM eLfcuK JS.
. OMkJtaJCT, PA.
'.tun I' a ion street, next door to l-ruiunjc
DS. P. F. SHAFFER,
mvaiUA.s amoUK(;eos,
CuHAkBKT, PA.,
linden lot y,rvtrsR.mA tafieetiu Uie ciuiena
co aj ncinnj Ul&iw uext duur to
Iwrrr, m bulei.
jyS. H. g. fUMMELL,
Io4e h profrwdonal aerrioea to the citiaeni
umrt ud Ticiuiiy. I'nieia protenuotiaU;
afco 8c can be found at lua ofnue on Mam
DS. J. M. LOUTHER,
FHYsICIAS AKD BCKGEOS
E pemaneBUy In Boraerxet for U
Jiit uf ba profeauoB. Xnce ea Main atreet,
D
2.J.aM'VILLE.V.
(UrjdKU m Xieaii m .)
r..T-a: attention to the prates-ration of
fci uu:a. tertu Arufical Heu iiineiL All
;UkL;.j wtujJa."torT. OSiee in the
J""''' " M T -JweUAs Co. A avote, Cora
J (.rw dth ir,o; ureeta.
Oils! Oils!
i:laiSe K-taing Co., Pittrlmrgh IV part
r.:i-tjri:., ha., uiaaen a specially uf
aaauiaftur.in lor the Iwummic trade
Ujc LlmM brands of
fiwinalingi Lubricating Oils
Naphtha and Gasoline,
b iruuie from Petroleum. We cballenft
ttparuon w ab ererj anowa
PRODUCT OF PETROLEUM
If yon with the mo uniformly
Satisfactory Oils
-Di THE
American Market,
. Trade fat 8uset and Tidnlty
nppUea by
O-iOK A 2irRrT9 AlTD
r.-. FA1UL&A KOOER,
n- Suaaaarr, Pa.
MTI8TIG JOB PRIMING
A SPECIALTY.
HARRY M. BENSHOFF,
UWACTURING STATIONER
AKD
fiLAX BOOK MAKER.
HANNAH BLOCK.
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
VOL. XLn. NO.
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF
Somerset, Penn'a.
CAPITAL,
SURPLUS
S50.000.
S14.000.
DEPOSITS "ECU VCD IN LARGE AN DSN ALL
AUOUHT. PAYABLE ON DEMAND.
ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS FARMERS,
STOCK DEALERS, AND OTHERS SOLICITED
-DISCOUNTS DAILY. -
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :
LaBcs M. Hicxa. Gxo. R. Bctll,
Jamis L. Pcgh, W. H. Millia,
Johb R. Boon, R. 8. 6xi.l,
FtiD W. BnsBCXAS.
Edwakd Sctlu : t
Valkstikb Hat, : :
IIabvet M. Bkkklkt,
: : : Pmsidast
Vies Prbiidkst
: : : Cajshim.
The funds snJ eeenrities of this bank
sre swurel y profcK-ted in srlebrated Cor
Iwa Barjflar-proof X&(e. The only bafe
made absolutely Burglar-proof.
Somerset County lakal Bank
Of Somerset, Pa.
y.
Established, 1877. Orgvthti t Hitloail, 1890,
CAPITAL, $50,000.
Chas. J. Harrison, Pres't.
Ym. H. Koontz, Vice Pres't.
Milton J. Pritts, Cashier.
Die ctors:
Pam'l Snyder,
Jotin H- Snyder iohn '""S;.-,
j,h B. livia, Harrison .snyder.
Jerome trtuflt, Noaba. Miuer,
Sam. B. Harrison.
mrtomer. o thia Bank will rerelTe the moat
liberal treatment consistent wiin aal. ban ling.
fartie wtkiunc to .end money ean or wet can
be aecommdaved by drail for any amount.
Money and aluablea secured by one of he
boid Celebrated Safea. with moat approved time
onectiona made In aU peju of the United
States. Cbaixea moderate. .
Aeoounu and Uepokiui eobcted. mart-6m
niELiTT hue in tost
121 A- 123 Fourth Ave,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
CauM - - -
Undivided Proflt 1250,000.
Acts as Executor, Guardian, Assignee
and Kt'Ct-'iver.
Wills receipted for and held free of
charge.
Business c: .vsidenta and non-residenU
can-fully atb-nded to.
JOHN B. JACKSOX, - rresident-
JAMES J. DOXNELL, Vice Treeident
FRANKLIN" BROWN, Secretary.
JAS.C.CIIArLIN, Treasurer.
MEN WANTED uve'nug i:wtii;
Liii.-.eud not ux-.ry. Htea!y employment.
,-4ltera. Wnleatouiraiid cnre choii ot
temuiry.
JORDAN it H1NCHMAN.
We are now ready with our new and larjje
inroiceol line coniecnonery v..,
Ur brands of Biscuiti and Oaken, Uncy
poods of all yl, and everything euw
wrtaininR to a first class bouse to till or
ders promptly, and to aupply resident fam
iiien to any extent. Goods always fresb
and always offered at lowest fipurea. tall
and fee one of tLe Cnot aisorlmenta eTer
carried.
JORDAN & HfflCHMAH.
270272 Main Street,
Johnstown, Pa.
DREXEL'S
IMPROVED EMULSION OF
PURE KOH tUArt
COD LIVER OIL
WITH CHEMICALLY PURE
HYPOPHOSPHITES OF
LIME AND SODA.
FOR
COHSUMmON. SROtSCMITlS. COUCMS,
- COLDS ASTHMA, SCROFULA.
- SKIM OISCASCS. NERVOUS DISEASES,
- DISEASES OF CHILDREN.
. WHOOPING COUCH. ANAEMIA,
- catarrh, -a-
GENERAL DEBILITY. ETC, ETC.
This TaloabU preparation cares by Its autritHe
and alterative power. It a tree emu'Moa. no!
a hme aoap. ncuilr ditroted. qoKkly aiilaled.
aod ihow its woadertul actio, oo bio 3d. tntue
and aerve by a a saarked unproewent tru
the tint dofce.
irexe! I jjiaaiSHM wi - T- v r
acrvteiiaie tor ana-mia. irrvouuios tor acrotala
trmwjc - -
i i i . l . .1 ,tn ar Blatvr
aiMltbc wK.a dica of ckudnood. ocdv
peiK ad aervoua coaditKma, to of ah. ata
Urbed ileep d aieht aweata, it n a perfect Cora.
Praxal's XntsUira of Cod hint Oil "rT
Wat redT to be W lot coanl.a. cold., broackiua.
rop.Urriptia, ore aad blcediaj throat, koinr
tra. tkkllnc throat. Ol caeat and M
Other irritated. hiaed aad oueated coaditHHls
ot tba throat. Inags aad cbou
largw botUes, 60 eaU per bottla. Bold by
InfgM (tsmll;, seat to any addrsssoa it
alpt af 60 aasta.
SOLE PUOPftlETORS,
Winkelmann 4 Brcwn Drug Co.
BALTIMORE. MO. O. 8. A
rnil n k TVT DIMn this
IUU UAH rini-'PAPEn
, Ex ia rmwr al tb. Al.ert,.iari Bureau t
TZ REiaNGTON EP.C.
a wtfl eaemES a aaa-ua at Wt ran
47
ITm. 7ohnon
KonuauviUe, l'a.
Injured While Coasting
Impure Blood Asserts Itself
But Hood's Sarsparllla Cures the
Disease and Restores Health.
"C. L Uood & Co., Lowell, Mass.:
Duriug the winter of inn, I was Injured on
one Iirnb wbile coasting. It did not trouble me
much at first, but soon became more painful, my
strength began to decline and I could not rest at
nigKL I a as attended by seTeral different doc
tors but all failed to check the trouble and I
grew rapidly worse. Early in IKK) I bad to use
crutches and my health was Terr poor, having
lost my apietite aud beiiij reduced in flesh. In
the 1X1 ot lJl I had to take to my bed and
it was thought
I Would Not Live
until spring, lturitig all this time I had tried
many different meuk-iues but did get relief. In
the meantime to pre me relief, the aereral
bunches around my knee were lanced and Utter
every effort made to heal the running sores but
all iu rain. Tueu It was, while conCued to my
bed last spring, that my father, having read
much about the merits of Hood's Sarsaparilla,
HOOD'S
Sarsaparilla
decided to have me gi ve It a triaL I have Liken
It regularly, tiding nearly ten bottles. All the
lores but two are healed and these are nearly
welL I have thrown awsy my crutches as I can
walk, c to seh.xd and do some work. I have
a good piftiie and real good health and
hae iiH"e:,vd In neilit very l.mi li. HoimI's
rstrsapai.iu li:ts lK-tt a bU-sMv:: ; t::-. Wiu
LlASt ,loi!.si N-.:riu.iin;lle, 1 etuij I: at "i.
Hood's Pills are the best family cathartic.
Senile and cnVetivo. Try a box 2J cents.
SAILED TOESEAS 38 YEARS.
One of His Experiences.
Forthlrtr-elelit year rapt. l-"ud followed
;he x;t. limit of that time a- master of a e
el. and iikiii r irlng from the water aap-radnu-d
tv tire M-lary of tl United .-!"
Trv:!!.ury'to u( r!iiteiid the fi-lierler- In
lit-La. ahi.-li ir-ui..n lie held bvejeara, lie
i-late one eHTiitii-e a- f.'llowr.: ... , ,
li.r-n rul tears I had lx-en troubled with
t-neral nerioui-iK-si. and pain In the region
if tnv heart. My cn-ate-t alUlftlon a
lii ple a h-w: It m almi.t ImposniMe at any
;:i.e t lot). am rvt and uleep. Ilavmc ff-n
r. MiliV n tm-di- advertt-ed I l gn ulng
..'ert iite. Aft. r taking a small quantity tl.o
x ii.-lil mveived wa-. si great that I a iOsi
ivelv alarmid, Hii&Llne tlie rem-Jy ron
aineii o(il:il-! allien would finally ! lnjuri
mis to me: but on Ileitis asur d by thedrue
it that it as eTts-tIy liarnih-. I rontin
j.nl it tojet Ker with the Heart rum Ti'day
ientiiiuly My thai Ir. lil-' K
uiraiive Nervine and New Heart Cure d:(l
u .,r-for iih-than anything I had ever taken,
i h ot I'ftt tr.-at.-d by eminent plivrsii-i.uw
ti New Vork and San i ranci- o without hen
tir. I ir.to nir pn--nt goal heaiih to the
:ud -i.itisii-aeof lhee newt valuable remedies
m i In arillv iwNMiniieud them to all airln tea
is I ..."-:'aiit. A. 1'. Inid. Hamixh n. Me.
Iir MiW i:,T.tiiratlve Ner IneHiial New lure
ire ..iil !y alldruiri:isfon a -itive guaran-,s-.
or by l-r. Mile. Medical l it. F.lkhart,
:.il'.. o;i ni-elitof price, l p. r bottle, or .ix
Nitll.-. for to. expres!, prepaid. Tliey are
.-ve Irom -11 opiau-a una iLuiie-erous driu-'s.
FANCY
WORK.
Some t rat lSarcalns la
IRISHPOINT LUNCH
AND TRAY CLOTHS
Bought below cost of transportation
we are Bellinir at (treat bargains white
and colored Bedford Cord Table Cov
er stamped read v for working. Sing
ed Canton Flannel Table and Cush
ion Covers, Singed Plush Cushion
Covers, Bargarran Art Cloth Table
and Cushion Covers, all stamped
with Newest Designs ; Hem-stitched
Hot Biscuit And Koll Napkins. A
new and large line of hem-stitched
Tray and Carving Cloths from tJOcta
up.
Stamped Hem-stitched Scarfs from 35cts
nn rati t Rivera irom. ou lul up. a
full line of Figured
INDIA SILKS,
All New Pattern! and Colorings. Also,
igured Plush,
24 and S3 inches wide, in beautiful Colors
and IHaigps. Art batin Squares tor me
Central Cover and Cushion Co vera.
Waban Netting,
6 inches wide, 50 cents per vsrd, in Pink,
. - ii tiii? a-nir
Blue, tilive ana teiiow, inc. - c it
THING for Draping Mantles and
Doors, and for Draping Over
Draperies. A new liDe of
Head-rents, from 2.x-.up.
Vi.il nnr Table Linen. Towel. Napkins,
Muslin, Sheeting and LiDen Department, by
all means.
&
41 FIFTH AVES0. Pittsburgh, Pa.
A. H. HUSTON.
Undertaker and tmbalmer.
A. GOOD HELAJRSE
And rntUni pertaining to rarnerals turn sned
Somerset, Pa.
0.
HOME
VARA
wm Plao". Bewtedy for Catarrt the
I j Beat. Eaaleat to faa, aad Cbeapeat. I
I slid by DrajrtrlMaoraeat by nil. j
Be, K. T. BaielUiw). WaTea fa. U
omer
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY,
MAY.
Wbeu I was but a toddling boy, the months
were all the same;
In blissful ignorance I plaved, and cared
not when tbey came.
July the Fourth, or April First, or Christ
mas Day . to me
Were points upon my line of of life. The
month? What might they be T
But now, above all other months there is
one month, I say.
I alwajs greet with terror; 'tis the merry
month of May.
I wake op in the morning with the first
rays of the sun ;
I know that Til be moving out before the
day is done.
I know the carpets will come up, the pict
ures sill come down.
I know 111 step a dcz;n times upon my
wife's best gown.
Of all the months in all the year, deliver me,
I pray.
From this most trying month of all, the
merry month of May.
In tennis trousers and dress coat, to pack the
chattels, while
The maid of ail work so peri n tend", with
Patronizing 6 mile ;
To dicker with the driver of the gaudy mov
ing van.
To eat one's dinner on the floor, drink coffee
from a can.
0 dismal season of the year! how eay, how
very gay.
I'll feel when it is past and gone, this merry
mouth of May.
When I go op aloft, I think in May I'd like
to go;
For May's the month Fate has ordained that
we should move in, so
I've pictured to mywlf a slab I want no
granite pile
With just a plain inscription and a paucity
of style.
In jood plain type upon that .stone, I'd 1 ike
to have you fay:
" Deceased has finished moving in the mer
ry month of May." Tom Masos.
THE PEDDLER'S PERIL
The sun sank behind the western
mountain peaks, and the short twilight
of Southern latitudes came on apace.
After s time the man of the house came
in. He was tall and thin. Two ferret
like eyes gleamed sharply upon the ped
dler from amid s shaggy tangle of white
hair and beard.
He placed Lis long ride in a rack over
the door, unslung his shot pouch and
then seated himself and gazed gloomily
into the tire, without touchtafing either
a greeting to the stranger or a word to his
own family. Nan, panning by, whispered
to the peddler:
'Ihin't ye mind cede ; he's got one of
his bad spells on now, but if he ain't
bothered it'll pass off by and by."
The peddler nodded and began a tale
concerning one ol his adventures in
Texas. He was soon interrupted by
Aunt Viney.
Sit up, stranger," said she. "We ain't
got much to eat, but such as it is you're
welcome."
The old man ate his supper in silence
after which he took his hat and abrupt
ly left the cabin. Aunt Viney saw tit to
explain.
"Moses, my old man, hain't been ex
actly like himself since the revenoo men
carried his son otT five year ago last
April.
"Sti!lin',8'po9er
"Yes; nd top of that he shot one of
'em while they was try in' to take him,
an' they put him in the pen'U-nsh'ry at
Nashville for 10 years."
The peddler remained eilent for a mo
ment or two. But when the dishes were
washed and put away he again entertain
ed the two women by relating sundry
reminiscences of his career, and also de
scribing the wonders of certain great
cities he had visited.
After as bile Moses again stalked si
lently in and took a seal in a far corner.
While the peddler talked he continued
to eye him closely, as if suspicious that
the stranger was not just what he should
be.
' Speakin' of the telephone," continued
the peddler, "some folks in these moun
tains don't believe that people can talk
to each other, 'nd them a hundred or
more miles apart, but I tell ye it's a fact.
I've seed it done myself."
"I've known ofuin ho'lerin' across
from one mountain to another, said
Annt Viney dubiously. "Mebbe they
could make themselves heard a matter
of two miles. But a hundred" She
shook her head disapprovingly.
"It's so all the same, though. I've sot
'nd heard 'em talk in' jas' as we be now
"That's as big a lie as ever was told,"
exclaimed old Moses, rising and making
for the door.
He seized his rifle as he passed, threw
a menacing glance at the peddler and
once more left the cabin.
"Old man's a little touched in the head,
ain't be?" asked the peddler, who seem
ed to take no offense whatever at the old
mac's rude behavior.
"Ever since John was took off he's
had queer spells that come over him
every now and then. I must say he's
more'n apt to be 'apish us of strangers
when they come around. He's always
thinkin of revenoo spies. I deaf ay that's
what makes hiin act so toward you. But
yon mustn't mind him. I never knowd
him to succeed in hurtiu' anyone
yet"
It was Xan who replied, for Aunt i-
ney was making preparations to retire
for the night. When the giil and the
peddler were left alone the Litter seemed
souiewha'. curious about his son John,
who for many years had been under the
ban of the law.
"John was al says pod to Uucle Moses
and that's why he takes it all so hard now.
"I s'potte, bein' as you're kin to 'em,
you must a felt powerful bad when they
took him off?"
He eyed Nat closaly as he spoke, and
the girl blushed slightly.
"I ain't no real kin to 'em," said she
"My folks is all dead, 'nd they raised me
from a little gal ; but John 'nd me was
always good friends.
"Nothin moreT
The girl looked at him reprovingly.
"It's about bedtime," said she coldly
"Shan't I show yoa where you're to
sleep?"
The peddler rose, took np his pack ani
followed her into the little shed room
There was an open window by the bed,
through which the full moon was shin
ing. "Yon won't need no light, I reckon,'
set
EST A TSTiTBFTKD 1837.
she remarked. Then, bidding him good
night, she returned to the main cabin
and went to bed herself.
But for some reason she failed to sleep.
The bright moonlight, the rasping cry of
katydids from the trees without, and the
discomrorting nature of her thoughts
kept her awake. She felt vaguely nn
easy ahout Uncle Mose. Where was be?
Very likely at the little moonshine still,
np Bear Hollow, half a mile away. He
often spent the night there, engaged in
bis illicit toil. She remembered his un
friendly treatment of the sleeping ped
dler, whose heavy breathing c;uld now
be heard through the thin partition
walL He had once iain in wait, rifle in
hand, for a passing drover, whom he
had set down for a spy. Only Aunt
Viney 'a prompt appearance had prevent
ed a probable murder. Lncle Mose,
though a good man enough when in his
right mind, was a dangerous, uncertain
personage when stirred by the memory
of his son into a spirit of half insane
hostility against the world.
So nneasy did Nan become that at last
she rose, slipped on hr dress and stole
out into the moonlight. An impulse she
could not control impelled her to peep in
at the peddler's open window. She was
prompted by an indefinable fear. What
she saw there caused her to start back,
clasp ber hands and gasp for breath.
Then, trembling in every limb, she look
ed again.
My God 1" she faltered. "Am I dream-
in ? Sure it can't be nd yet I must be
lieve my own eyes."
Acting under a new impulse she turn
ed and fled along the trail leading to the
still. Arrived there she found the place
silent and deserted. There was no fire
in the furnace, and nothing to be heard
bnt the cries of the whipporwi'ls upon
the mountain side.
Full of painful forebodings she retraced
her steps and once more crouched be
neath the peddler's window. There she
waited nntil her limbs became cramped
and the night air chilled her to the bone.
"I might as well lie down again," she
thought. "I reckon uncles gone down
the valley, for he 'lowed to-day as he'd
have to go after coffee right away. I
could wake the man np, but somehow I
dassn't He might think I was forward.'
But the second trial of the bed was no
better than the first The pedd'ers
heavy breathing was ever in her ears,
and her thoughts reverted constantly to
the sense of peril that vaguely yet per
sistently kept her upon the tenderhooks
of anxiety.
"I wish mornin' would come," Bbe said
for the hundredth time. "Lord ! what a
meetin' there'll be then !"
The sound f a stealthy footfall upon
the gravel without brought her to s sit
ting posture at once. Her heart beat
loudly as she listened breathlessly. Yes ;
it was moving around the house. ow
she heard it no more. Could she have
imagined it all ? No ; there it was again
in th back porch.
Then then she heard a gentle crack
ing sound. Ah! The shed room door:
She sprang ont of bed.and a hasty bound
brought her to the door leading into the
back porch. She wrenched it open just
in time to catt-h a glimpse of a tall shad
ow that disappeared within the shed
room.
Good Lord, help me !" she faintly
ejaculated, as she sprang forward, nerv
ed to deeperation hy thia dreadful fulfill
ment of her fears.
Ste entered the room. There lay the
peddler.slumbering heavily in the white
bIow of the moonhzht His face was
strangely altered, for the heavy beard
had fallen off. leaving exposed aclean-
aliaven vouthfdl face. But the white
betfrded old man, bending over the pros
trate form with uplifted knife, saw noth
ing distinctly. To his morbid imagin
ing only the form of a hated spy lay
helples. before him. A spy in theser
vice of the detested "reveuoos," who had
robbed him of his only and well-belov
ed son.
Unclel" screamed Nan, dragging him
back. "Cncle! You shall not Don t
you bee? It's John our John your
John!"
Tbe peddler woke and stared upward
in a bewiiaered way. lue suimieuio
the flr as Mone, his eyes almost start
ing from his head, stared at his son's
... a 1 !f . II A
white face. Suddenly he comprehended
and the effect descended upon him like a
thunderbolt
Uttering a low, quivering cry he sank
to his knees by the be.laide and his bead
fell forward. Nan's and John's eyes met
in a mutually recognising glance; then
they turned their attention to the old
man. As they laid him upon the bed,
Aunt Viney. awakened by the noise,
came in. She fell back as thoJgh con
fronted by a ghost
"John !" she exclaimed. " J et It can t
shorely be !"
"Yes, it is mother. I didn't know how
you'd all take my bein' so long in the
pan ; so when the GDvernor pardened me
out I 'lowed I'd come home as a peddler
nd in disguise till I found out if yoa all
cared for me any more.
While John was speaking Moae open
ei his eyes and tears blinded them as he
gazed.
"My son, my son!, "e murmured bro
kenly. "And I might Lave killed him !
My mind's made no. There'll no more
stiiiin' done in Bear Holler after this.
j a
"Do you reckon Nan cares for me any
more, father ?" asked John, while his
eyes sought those of Nan.
"Of course she do. Hasnt she been
grievin' herself away ever since yon was
tojk. She never looked st snother
man."
Nan's confusion seemed to sanction
this.
"There is only one thing to be done,'
interposed Aont Viney, decisively,
They've jus, got to go over to the circuit
tiler's next Sunday 'nd git married,
After that's over ane dond s ith Moses, I
do hope you'll behave yourself in fntur'."
"Hain't I said I wern't a-goin' to still
any more V said Mose. "Stillin's been
at the brttom of all our troubles."
While the old folks talked, John took
Nan's hand in his and they stealthily
kissed each other.
For the Blood and Stomache
S. E. Lancaster, of Sjmerville, Pa
writes: "My mo'ber has been using
Hood's Sarsaparilla and can recommend
it as a good medicine for the blood and
stomach. Our druggist says he sells
great deal of Hood's Saraapari'iU.
Hood" Pills cure indigestion.
MAY 9. 181)4.
I
HOWVO COOK THEM.
Methods cf Preparing the Fish-
man's Favorite Game.
By trout alone we actually mean tbe
delightful small trout the familiar
speckled inhabitant of the clear, cold
mountain brooks. Though trout are
' cultivated in special ponds and sci
entifically fed, no fish is quite equal in
ivor to the wild brook trout Indeed,
it is said that those raise ! ia "preserves"
and fed on liver acquire a very flat ln
sipid flavor, quite different from the fish
fed on minnows larvae aud small insects,
such ss the mountain trout feed upon.
The immense size of the fish raised in
trout ponds does not recommend it to the
epicure who prefers that a Drook trout
should weigh from a quarter of a pound
to a half pound. When a brook trout
reaches a bohemoth size among his fel
lows his flesh is not likely to be as fine in
flavor, but coaise, like a common lake
trout or the huge Mackinaw trout of the
great northern lakes. The brook trout is
seldom in perfection in the city. No fish
deteriorates so rapidly after it is out of
the water. There U little satisfaction in
eating trout in the city. To be eaten in
perfection they must be served in ssme
house not far from their native brook,
with the daintiest of homemade rolls the
freshest of egi and fragrant coffee and
cream. Until one has eaten them in this
way one can not appreciate the rhapso
dies in which disciples of Sir Isaak Wal
ton indulge over this fish. Nor other
wise can one understand the madness
that overtakes so many gentle anglers in
the month of June, when the skies are
biueandthe fields abloiin, aul drives
them forth to the mountains in search of
brook trout The ideal way of cooking
trout is the simplest Choose fiih weigh
ing about a quarter of a pound. After
cleaning them wipe them well and lay
them upon a plate with a tablespoonful
of me'.ted butter and a little pepper.
After rolling the fish well, broil them
for about five minutes on the flesh side
and two on the other side and serve
them without delay. Prepare trout in
exactly the same way and wrap them in
writing paper that has been thoroughly
soaked in melted butter, after first laying
very thin strip of lardicg pork under
the fish. The paper should be tied looee
over the fish so that there is only one
thickness between it and the heat Then
lay the fish on their envelopes in a bak
ing pan, and bake them in a hot oven for
tsenty -five minutes. Serve them in
their envelopes, removing the strings
alone to insure their being hot and in
perfection. Still another way of cook-
ogthis most dainty of game Li sD is to
boil it in court bouillon. To make this
court bouillon take three slices of carrct
half a bay leaf, a sprig of thyme, half a
tevspoonfal of butter, half a teaspoonful
of salt, a s ine glass of viuegar and a pint
of cold water. Lay half a dozen small
fish which have been well cleaned and
iped in the cold court bouillon and let
them corns slowly to tie bailing point
and simmer for six minutes ; then drain
them and lay them on a folded napkin
on a hot platter garnished with a little
green. Serve them with a cream sauce
in s eepaiate bowl or a nice Hollandaise
The court bouillon should be put away
a a stone pot to be used again to boil
fish in. -V. 1". Trilmue.
Trees in The Town.
A love of the beautiful is inborn in
man. I rees are a source oi never iu;iig
enjoyment to dwellers in the town, and
no town can be beautiful without theua.
How refreshing their shade in summer,
and the dreariness of winter is rendered
less desolate by their presence. Senti
ment aside, trets.have a direct value. A
tree shaded avenue is a much more de
sirable place of residence than one which
lacks their adornment. Property is more
valuable on this street, and landlords de
mand and receive a higher rale of rent
The houses are more pretentious, the
laws are green and smoothly shaven, and
beds of (losers and bunches of shrubbery
bear witness to the friendly rivalry
among the dwellers to excel in the beau
tiful. A comparatively small outlay
would do much to beautify our town.
Once planted and properly guarded from
destruction, trees require little care and
in a few years will amply recompense us
for trouble and money expended.
The lighting of streets at night is a
subject of great importance to the people
of a community. The benefits are many
and far out weigh any question of cost or
economy. How many accidents that
have caused loas of life and limb are due
to insuitiL-ienlly lighted or wholly dark
streets ! How many vrimes have been
committed under cover of darkness that
would never have been perpetrated had
there been light to reveal the robber or
assassin to his intended victim! The
development of electricity Las made it
possible to light our streets at night at
a small expense. No costly plant is re
quired, and the outlay for labor to put up
the wires is nominal.
The lighting of the business section is
not enough. It is good so far as it goes,
but it does not go far. The personal
safety and convenience of every citizen
demand that our street shall be so illu
minated that he may leave Lis home
after dark without danger of breaking
his limbs or having his head smashed
by some enterprising footpad.
Missing Links.
The word captain, so often used in
the Bible, simply means officer.
American pumps are known in China
and Janan as well as in parts of Eu
rope.
The "Georgia thumper" grasshopper
has a wins spread equal to that of a
robin.
Greek sculptors often used eyes of
laor crvslal in the faces of their
n -
statues.
Rnlharhild reo aires of Lis cook a
different kind of soup for every day
the year.
in
Moscow is said to bave 1.700 "big
bells." the snialles' of v;hich weighs
5,000 pounds, and the largest 443,, , 1
An English woman has employed
thirty-five poor Irish women since ISSo '
in making a copy of an old piece
Bayeux tapestry.
cf
Yoa traverse the world in pursuit of
happiness, whiih is within the reach of
every man, a contented mind confers
it upon alL
O TP Q
The School Bank.
No other way can the habits of thrift
and economy be so well im-tillexl in the
youthful mind as by means of the bauk
ing system as it is practiced in many of
the most progressive public schools. Or
dinarily deposits of from a cent up are
received by the teacher upon the morn
ing of a certain day each week, and pu
pils may draw money upon that dav by
giving previous notite. Every child is
furnished with a bankbook, in which are
printed regulations. Checks, receipts
and deposit slips are also given by the
board of education, and every scholar
above the infant grade is required to fill
out all blanks necessary ia the transac
tion of business. This is done not only
for the practical ideas it gives the pupil,
but as a protection to the system. The
money received each week is placed in a
local national bank, which, for the honor
of being the custodian of the children's
funds, is always ready so pay legal inter
estland allow it to be computed semi-annually.;
Thus each succeeding six months the
bankbooks are written up and the earn
ings added. Exuberant expectatnn is
shown in the proceedings from the tot
with a dollar to her credit to the youth
ful Cru'sus who has ten. Girls as well as
boys vie with each other as to their hold
ings, and ample appreciation is evinced
of the earning power of money as the
interest rapidly compounds itself to the
respectable proportions of the principal.
But an hour of the school week is giv
en to the business of the banking depart
ment, and when are taken into consider
ation the benefits derived to the child in
after life by thus early inculcating the
principles of saving and of the value of
the currency of the land it must be al
allosed that no other hour is likely to lie
more proti liable in results. A child
taught that of its earnings or gratuities at
least one-half must be saved sill never
want for the necessities of life and per
chance may be able to induce in some
some of its luxuries.
The Swift Swallow.
It seems quite possible that the swal
low will prove a successful rival to tbe
carrier pigeon in its line of service. I
know a man who has been experiment
ing with these birds for years, and who
managed to tame them and make them
love their cage, so that they will invaria
bly return to it after s few hours liberty.
The speed of these messengers can be
judged from a single experiment The
man of whom I speak once caught an un
trained swallow which had its nest on
his farm. He put tbe bird in a basket
and gave it to a friend who was going to
city 150 miles distant, telung him to
turn the bird loose on his arrival there
and telegraph him as soon as the bird
was set free. This was done and the
bird reached home in hour and a half.
Their great speed and diminutive forms
would especially recommend ssallows
for use in war, as it would not bean easy
matter to shot suoh carriers on the
win. St. LonU Gl.jht ! invent!.
Electric Bitter3
This remedy is becoming so well-
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise. A purer medicine does not exist
and it is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed. Electric Bitters sill cure ail
diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, will
remove pimples, boils, salt rheum and
other affections caused by impure blood.
Will drive malaria from the system and
sill prevent as well as cure all malarial
fevers. For cure of headache, constipa
tion and indigestion try Electric Bitters.
Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or money
refjn led. Price 50 eta and il per bottle
at J. N. Sny Iers Dru,; store.
Not the Best.
Th adaoe concerninii the fo'.ly cf
disputing about questions of personal
taste ia sell supported Dy an anecuoie
related by Colonel T. A. Dodge. He
says :
Many years ago, in Richmond, while
I was standing with a friend at his door
way shile he gave some instructions
to aa old colored servant, there hap
pened to pass one of the beauties of the
city. We both took on our uau, court
esy in our attitddes, admiration in our
hearts.
"Isn't she a beauty V said I.
"Isn't she a beauty?" he echoed.
"Just isn't she' Uncle Jed?' he addtd,
turning to the old servant
"Miss Ellen's a mighty fine laddy,"
responded Uncle Jed in a deferential
but somewhat hesitating tone.
"Whv. shat do you mean, Um!e
Jed T insisted my friend, rather nettltd
and curious sithal at the old daikt'a
manner.
"Well, Mars' Tom," said the old man,
"to teil de hones' truf, we neggrs dean
t'ink de shite laddies is so handsome ss
de brack ones." Youth' Cum pinion.
It Shoud be in Every House.
J. B. Wilson, 371 Clay St, Sharpsbarg,
ra savs he will not be without Dr.
King'e New Discovery f jr Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, that it cured his wife
who was threatened with Pneumonia af
ter an attack of "LaGri ppe," w hen vari
ous other remedies and several physi
cians had done her no good.
Robert Barber, of Cooksport, IV,
rlaims Dr. Kina's Ne Discovery has
done him more good than snything he
ever used for Lung Trouble. Nothing
like iL Try it Free trial bottles at J.
N. Snyder's drug store; large bottles,
oOcandfl.
Well Prepared.
The organizer of an arctic expedition
was approached by a delicate looking
fellow who wanted to join the party.
"Yon don't look as if yoa could stand
it" ventured the organizer.
"YouH find me a kind of a singed cat
fellow," he replied confidently.
"Have yoa ever been in the arctic re
gions ?"
"No, not exactly."
"Have yoa had any experience in that
line at all r
Tbe applicant got a brace on himself.
"Well," he responded, ! should say
I had. I was engaged for two years to
a Boston eirL" And the organizer ac
cepted that as a recommendation De-
tn J Fret Prt.
WHOLE NO. 22532.
Mr. Grumble's Cure.
Henry Gruiubl deserved his name.
He grumbled at the way his sife man
aged the household ; ho growled over tbe
service of his meals and snarled about
the way his wife attended ts. .his cloth
ing aud alwaysconiplained that the ba
by cried incessantly.
Mrs. Grumble's brother Tom decided
that it was time to stop this state of af
fairs, and one night M r. .rumble came
home and encountered an old man
whom his sife introduced as Uncle
ToTpkins. Now, this hitherto unheard
of uncle i. roved himself extremely
peevish and irascible from the start
Mr. Grumble silently devoured Lis
supper, secretly wondering how long
Uncle Tompkins meant to stay.
No sooner was the table cleared than
the irascible old gentleman began
aitin.
"Grumble," said he, "I wish you'd
stop that creaking of your chair. My
nerves are so seak ; aud if yoa could
keep your children upstairs their rack
et wouldn't disturb me so much. I real
ly don't know how I aa going to stand
that baby's noise."
"I do not think it is a very noisy ba
by," said Mr. Grumble meekly. "Its
teeth are very painful just at present"
Mrs. Grumble, who was poking the
fire, in accordance with her uncle's pet-
ulent request a'J nothing, but smiled
quietly to hear her husband extenuate
the baby's sins.
Well," remarked Uncle Tompkins,
"all babies are noisy. And, by the way,
Grumble, I sisb, you sculd oil the hing
es of that squeaking door. And I don't
ike the smell cf that geranium in the
window, ttailoa . tou naven t any top
button on your coat ! I hope my niece
isn't a careless wife V
'.Sot at all, sir," said Mr. Grumble,
nervously, "but the care of the children
and housekeeping duties absoro a great
deal of ber time. The instant she 15 ads
leisure she s ill look to my c'othes."
"I don't see how a woman can spend
her whole time keeping house and look
ing after a pack of children," observed
Uncle Tompkits increduously.
About 10 o'clock the old gentleman
was ushered in to the spare room, accom
panied by a procession of medicine vi
als, a tub of hot water, woolen dressing
robes and heated blankets for his feet,
aad his absence occasioned very gener
al relief.
" hat an insuffirable old duffer that
is V exclaimed Mr. Grumble, throwing
himself, with a sigh cf satisfaction, into
his favorite seat once more. "My dear
Bessie, how could you endure his fault
finding?"
"I am accustomed to that Henry. It
is a lesson that most married women
are obli-d to ltara," replied Mrs. ti ram
ble, with a slight sigh.
Her husbaud pricked up his ears a lit
tle uneasily. "Accustomed to it V W hat
did she mean ?
It sas not possible it could not be
possible that he sas like that odious
old Uncle Tompkins. And yet he wish
ed Bessie had not spoken in that way.
Somehow it made him feel very uncom
fortable.
Three days paeed sway, Uncle Tomp
kins growing more intolerable aI tne
time, while Mr. Grumble improved the
occasion by making a sort of looking
glas of that worthy old gentleman.
'Upon my word," he said to him
self, "I must have ma le a perfect nui
sance of myself all these years. Why
didn't somebody tell me of it? '
At length Uncle Tompkins went away.
flannel robe, medicine bottle and all,
and on tue evening of the sams diy
Tom Canton arrived from a teinpoiaiy
absence, nobody knew where.
"So uncle has b?en visiting yoa?' Le
aid gsyly to Mr. Gruiubie.
"Yes," said the latter, with a s'ight
gr: mac e.
" What sort oi a looking man Ls he?"
Mr. Gruaib'.e was silent for a moment
"Do you know," he exclaimed, burst
ing into a perplexed laugh, "I couldnt
describe a feature of his face. He was
always enveloped, like an Egyptian
mummy, in a silk handkerchief, some
thing like that one yoa have in your
hand.
"The most intolerable fault finder I
ever met witi., absolutely the most dis
agreeable man that ever cumlred the
earth. I don't see how it Is possible to
growl a', everything as ha did."
rha'.'s not an uncommon thing, I be
lieve," observed Tom, demurely smiling.
"Very likely," said his orolher-in-law
emphatically, "out ha visit has been
productive of at least one effect it has
completely cured me of any tendency 1
might have had that way. I, for one,
mean to leave off grumbling."
"I'm happy to baar it, N ;phe Grum
ble," exclaimed a cracked voice.
Tbe victimized man started up in dis
may, hardly believing the testimony of
his senses as Tom tcisted the silk hand
kerchief skillfully round his head and
bent himself nearly double, with an
asthmatic sound between s groan and a
grunt.
'Why, you don't mean to say that
you are I ncie aompaius. exciaimeu
Mr. Grumble.
"Pardon me, Hnry," said Tom, smil-
. . . I . u.l .
ing, Dut l saw mat you mi ujiju
sciously become a habitual grumbler,
and I judged that the best antidote was
a faithful representation of your oin
feelings. Was I right?"
His brother-in-law was half inclined
to be angry, but thought better of it
. "Shake hands, Tom," said he. "You
are an irreverent young scamp, but I
lorgiveyoo. At all events the cure is
complete."
And so Eetbie found it.
Hood's Cures.
In saying that Hood's Sarsaparilla
cures, its proprietors make no idle or ex
travagant claim. The advertising of
Hood's Sarsaparilla is always within the
bounds of reason, because it is true ; it
always appeals to the sober, common
sense of thinking people, and it is always
fully substantiated by endorsements,
which in tbe financial world, would be
accepted without a moment's hesitation.
Read the testimonials published in be
half of UoJ s Sarsaparilla, all from re
liable, grateful people.
They tell the stoiy. UooJ's Sarsapa
lilla Cores.
A STaARTUXG FACT.
Sixteen Per Cent, of Life Insurance
Applicants Rejected on Account
of Diseased Kidneys.
Dr. Lambert the general medical di
rector of tbe Equitable Life Insurance
Company, New York s-tid.
"Wertj-ict six.!eei ptr cetit cf the ap
plications made to us for ir.suince,
and I have sved the eitiif expense of
this medical departure!, bv the rejection
a!onecf applicants to tad diseased kid
neys and a hi die I s ilhin two years after
I r jetted them."
This appal. ng statement should have
ti.e attention f f our citiz-ns. There is no
reasun to day, shy people should allow
kidney dictate to gt such a hold on
on tbem.
Nature sends her warning in the slight
pain in the back, poor circulation of the
blood, sediment in the urine. When
any of thee symptoms appear. Dr.
David Kennedy's Favorite Kemedy
should be taken in small doses at once,
and th use diive the poison out of the
blood and restore the kidneys to healthy
action. To our knowledge this is the
only medicine that surely cures this al
most universal complaint
We note the recovery of Mr. Oscar
Lambert, of Jerico, Mo., whose case has
been talked of in the papers the world
over.
I2u-ting from his letter to the Press,
Mr. Lambert says:
"I neglected the first symtoms until I
found uiyseif in bed with a complicated
disease of the kidneys, No mortal ever
suffered more and lived. My physicians
failed to help me. I then used Dr. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. It reliev
ed my kidkneya almost immediately,
and in a few weeks I was clear of all paiu
and entirely cured."
Mrs. A. J. F. Manchester, of Provi
dence, R I., writes:
"I began using Dr. Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy for kidney disease, s hen Doct
ors failed to reheve me. It drove a bad
humor out of my blood, and cured uiy
kidney trouble."
Favorite lUuiedy has Lad more free
advertising in the columns of the daily
papeia, than anything we know of, from
the fact that it does as it promised
Cures disease.
Too Much of art Invitation.
Mrs. S. was extremely busy one morn
ing when her little boy appeared in the
kitchen and asked for something to eat.
He seemed content with her "Yes, in
a minute," and went back to his play.
About 10 minutes later she hurriedly
hunted np one of his favorite cold cakes.
and calling him said :
"Here, take this and go to Mrs.
and tell her I wc old like to have
take tea with us at ! o'clock this
ning."
The child trotted off obediently,
though it was some distance up
B.'s
her
eve-
and
the
street he soon came back, and gravely
reta-ning the cold griddle cake to his
horrified mother, said :
"She didn't want this, but she says
she'll come."
The Modern Jack Horner.
"Little Jack Horner sat in a corner.
Eung a C'briitmaa pie .
lie put In his thumb anj pulled out a plura.
And said 'Vt bat a pxxl boy am IT"
But little J. a Horner 1s-a.ii; a leep mourner
When ol.k t he grew and a glutton.
t or his liver. 1 11 Lale. was like a dead weight.
As he drank win. an J ate Um much matton
Poor Jack's time of grief, hownvar, was brief.
And of sic kness he cea-ed Ube fearful :
Kor a boon fneud eid "Well let's try Fierce
Pellets,"
And with nxl livers both are now cheerful.
Dr. Pierce's Tleasant PelletP, absolute
ly effective in cases of sick headache,
constipation, indigestion, and all derange
ments of the stomach and bowels. Satis
faction yiitriiiiUcL
$500 reward offered for an incurable
case of Catarrh by the proprietors of Dr.
Sage's Remedy. 50 cts ; by druggists.
Dispelled the Fear.
He had given her the engagement
ring and was telling her fairy stories
about the trouble he had experienced in
securing a pure white, flawless stone,
s ben he saw a sad look creep into the
eyes but now fired with joyous mirth and
gladness.
"What is it my own?" he whispered
in her left auricular appendage.
"Oh, Harold, suppose "
"Yes, sweetheart"
"Suppose we should get married 1"
"We will, deareet," he exclaimed with
a ten-dollar-a-seek nerve.
"And I shoul 1 lose this ring in tie
tl aff of our vel vet carpets ?"
For a moment he was daz rd. Taa a
decorative pwsibility rushed athwait
his prophetic sooi and he said firmly :
"We will have hardwood floors."
Incorrigible.
"Yes," said the young man with the
plaid trousers and a big watch chain,
-'I must confess that I an deficient in
musical taste."
'Terhaps the modern music bores
you," said the pleasant voting woman.
"It does many people, you know."
"Yes. I don't care for modern music.
There is one thing about the old songs
that I like very nvrch."
"What is that ?"
"The fact that nobody sings them."
Bucklen s Arnica bave.
Tbe best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chil
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re
quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
i cents per box.
del.
For sale by J. N. fr ny-
A Daserved Fate.
"Why did General Washington cross
the Iielaare on a dark, stormy night ?"
asked the funny maa.
"Give it up," answeted the crowd.
"Togett the other su!e," retorted
the funny maa.
And then the crowd kilted him gently,
but firmly.
Now She is Well.
"My wife was troubled with stomach,
liver and kidney disease and nothing
would help her but flood's Sarsaparilla.
She took to bottles and now she is well
and has a good appetite. My boy was
troubled with headaches and stomach
difficulty and he Las taken Hood's Veget
able Pills, which we think are the best"
Nathaniel Be using, Cross Kill Mill, Pa.
Hood's Pills cure all liver ills. 25c
Wife (whose husband has just thrown
a tin pail at her head) Jo tin, I wish we
were rich aain. Then you used to throw
real porcelain at my bead.
Husband (after Lis sife has hammered
him with a cotton umbrella) And I
sigh for the times when you used an II"
si k umbrella on my back instead of a
!i0 cent gingham atrocity ..
It ia a mistake to suppose that women
ever marry for money ; sometimes, how-,
tver they marry for tbe want of it