The Somerset Herald ESTABLISH KD jY-rms f Publication rulMied every Wednesday morning at r. , ,. r mi"' tr ImM in ''v"ct'. otherwise f, V will invariably be cna-v-a. . rtption will ' discontinued u:it I maw' re pa! 1 up. I'lmiwU'ni ne- ,.. t notify n suliscrilicr do not . .....!, rr.i.-r will foe held responsible wrK-rs removing from one poMofne to in.. l" r s",,u,d ve us I'am,? of lhe fornl- . .U '''' present Aoaiva ' TUK So Jl KliSET IlKKAUt, SOMtRSFT, fa. . ,. C. . WAI.Kt.lt. VjaY A WALK Kit. TT 'KN KYS-AT-I.A W, and X TAUV l'LHLIC, Somerset, Pa. ,-iu'tun ill""- -r-i) r. scl'LL, - ... I, t lMftMlturvr lSl t. i'V . .. - I -r,. - A. IlKKlyKV, J. Somerset Pa. t,m. ;lN.v. ri-her's Book Store. Ki:V M. BERKLEY, Somerset, I"au 0.n,Ti., National Bunk. . jmi.HKirr, A . 1'1KN Y-AT-LAW, hoiuiisU.I'Ju osi witli J'1" -"hl- ( A 1T KN K Y-AT-LA W, Somerset, la. Ti:H. - RIESECKEK, f AIT-JUNEY-AT-LaW, Somerset, Pa. i -,. i-i rilutins Ho"' PI-llc Court J." II. SCOTT, All -U- 1. -A 1 -1 -V , Somerset, Pa. -I" J. KOOSER, X . AlToltNKY-AT-LAW, Somerset, Pa. ATTuUNEYS-AT-LAW, Somerset, I"a. M i!! "i" prompt attenlhHi to husinciw cn-t-u.i.-fi inir . re in nmik iniI a ml a. ijoiiiiiii; r milt-.. ' ': ''"' I'n,,t House How, opposite t.H.'0'Uit H-"1. VALENTINE HAY, ATTuUNEY-AT-LAV, Somerset, Pa. u -.iler in Ileal Kstnte. Will attend to n', bu.im-. entrusted to hiscaivwitti proinpt-u,-.iiii1 lelvlity. TOHX h. nil-, fj AnU.xEY'-AT-L.W, SornTs-t, Pa. Wii! promptly sittend to all liusinews t-n-tni-!ii in tiMii. Money advanced on colho tmiiN 4i'. . Ctiee in .Maiiilnotli Uioek. TUlIX O. KIMMEL, J AlTultNt Y-AT-LA W, boincnii't, l'a Wii; attend to all Imi-inofW entriiKteil to his cm in NuiiM-rset and ailjoiuini; untie, wild pn.iiiplii'. and liilelily. ili-n Main Cross tin-el. aiieve Colt rut liV jneer Siore. J- rAMK I- ru; 1 1, fj ATI oHN t. Y-AT-LA W , Somerset, Ia. inliiviti Mai.inioth Dloek, up Ma int. Kn 1r..me on Main Cross stre-t. Coll.vtions tiuil -, e.lal-s settliii. tit!-s exaiiiiniil.and all ii.nii tiu.im-Mi altenUi-d to Willi pronipluess uJ ti.lellly. A. J. O 'MK KS. L. C. COLIK.KX. COLHOUX & COLIiOKX, ATioKN EYs-AT-LA V, Stmierwt, Pa. All liusir.e ntrunti-d to hit caiv will he pniinpllv and taiilituily aileuded to. Collec tions made ill Somerset, Bedford ami adjoin ing roumieK. sur'fyine and eonveyaneaig c.iiM: on reasonable lerniK. 1JAEK. , ATToUN EY-AT-LA W", Somerset, Pa. Will praetiiv in Somepn-t and adjoining cuiiiiliiK. Ail liusimtui riitriusted to iiliu w ill rmivc prompt atleiitiou. A. H. iiiKKUoTH. V. H. Kt PPEL. rMjKHJOTH & HL'PPKL, ATTlU.NEYS-AT-UW, Snieri1, Pa, A'.l b-i.in.w entrusted to their rare will be t.-.Iii.v aiul pum-iujilly attendid to. orliiv fit M;iui I'm Miwt," ujikk.K Mammoth liioii. JW. CAKOTHKItS, M. I., PHYslCIAX ASUSl'HGtOX, Somerm-t, l"a. tifliivon Patriot street, near 11. IL Station. Ni'iit i-ull. at ortiiv. D!L 1'. F. SHAFFER, PHYSICIAN" ash SlIHiKoN. Siueriet, I"a. T.adep. hi. professional skr iiin to the riti-i.-ii. hi smiivix-t and vicinity. Ortie next dirtitiiiuiiMreial Hoti. J. M. LOL'TIIEIt, U PHYSICIAN asiSC"K;EoN I'ai.eou Main strv-t, nruf lnx store. JjlL II. S. KIMMELL, Tciiilrn. his pnif.-sxional iw-rv lees to the eiti hi smm rset and vicinity. I ulcus pro losiuiially engHil In- can he found at his of tlcriMl Mam SU, Kasl f llutlllolld. D!t J. S-McMILLEX, ("ira.luau- in IHiitistrj-.) iiv special attention to the pniu-rvation of lhe uainral u-eth. ArtiQeial nelK inwrted. Ail i'raliiuis lurant.-eil HatisfaetoiA'. OtMce mill. r..,in..,v,T L H. Iuvik A Co'n More. rarr Main ln and Patriot atni-ta. Oils! Oils! V AtlHt.tir l fini.icco I'ittsl.urjf Oi-part-" M, I'lii.imn;, pa nk.a sh nilly of inaii!.Liiuim: inr the lh.im-.tic li-.i.le tin- liuest brands ol HuminUing & Lubricating Oils Naphtha and Gasoline. Tait cun 1, illalie tnna Pctruh-uiiv. We clial itiii iMUiparisou with rvt-ry kuown Product of Petroleum If you wiu the most uuiforiuly Satisfactory Oils -IX THE American farket, Avii f. t ours. Trade 6r Somerset and vicini ty nupplird by 'Ki IIKKUITS and EUEASE KimisEIs, Somerscl, Pa. ARTISTIC JOB PRINTING A SPECIALTY. HAKKY 31. BEXSIIOFF, MWACTURING STATIONER AN"I BLAXK BOOK MAKER. Johnstown, Pa. A. H. HUSTON, ertaker and Embalmer. GOOD HEARSE bi vcrytum pertnlntn, to faueraU furn UueO. Somerset. Pa. i tie VOL. XLHI. XO. 17. THE- First Mini Bank Somerset, Penn'a. o Capital, Surplus, S50,000. 516,000. DEPOSITS RECEIVED IN LARGE AND SMALL AMOUNTS, PAYABLE ON DEMAND. ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS, FARMERS. STOCK DEALERS, AND OTHERS SOLICITED DISCOUNTS DAILY. TOAKD OF DIRECTORS. LaIU'E m. hicks. V.KtK It. SCULL, W. H. MILLEK, IUHT. f. KCULI JAMW U PriH, Jul IX 11. SCtTT, FHKD W. BIIXFVKKR. KHWARD St'fU, : : PKKSI1F.XT. VALKXTINE HAY, : VICE I'KESlIiKXT. UAUVEY M. HEKKLKY, : CASHIER. The funds and soeuritieH of thin hank arc se curely protected In a celebrated Coklims Hen- glak Pkook Sakk. The only safe made aliKO- lutely burglar-proof. Tie Sienet Ccity National AIM K OF SOMERSET. PA. rjtibllihsd, 1877. OrtinUti Mtit!l, 1890 -O. $50,000 CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UN- DIVIDED PROFITS lb,UUU. Chas. J. Harrison, Pres't. Wm. H. Koontz, Vice Pres't. Milton J. Pritts, Cashier. Directors: A Ml' EI. SNYI'EIt, WM. F.XI1SI.EY, JnSAS M. XMK, JoIIX STl'FI-X NOAH H. MILI.EIl, IJSIAH SPJX11T, JOHN H. SXYHEIl, JOSEPH B. KAVIS, HAUKISON" SXYKEIL JEKoME STIKFT, SAM. . HAKKISOX. Customcni of tliis inW will nwlvctlii-rawt liU-ral trealmeiUc-iiiMhtent wilh wife hanking. I'll rue wishing to send money ol or west can le accoiiiiiidat-d by draft fiT any amount, - Monev and vuluihlin wTiir.il by one of In tmldV celehrjU-d kuIi-s, wilii iiiit improved time lock. . Coil-iion made in all part of the I lilted SlatiK. 4'haives moderate. Accounts and deposit solicited. fill!! Till! 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(The only Art Periodical awarded a Itedal at the w oria s r air.; Innilaal-le tu all irft s-f'sH In suUr fArir Urinq trf rnrt r trti aur ttur biaa trinvu rUn I UC we will send to any one a SOT one J f C. a sped 111 or pia-es II I supple JL S meuiieiiii k lids pubiieaiion men ciinv. with superb color (for eoi.v.'iiir trainiiiK andH supii menury pages of disigus (regular price Xtc). Or rnn rr we will send aln "Painting rUU CL.s IJr beginners frgi). MONTAGUE MARKS, 23 Union Square, New York. Pennsylvania College, GETTYSDURG. Faunded ia 1832. PA. Ijnre Facultv. Two full con rses of study Classical and Scientific. Sll courses in all deirtmeiilt. olmeratory, I lanwtork and new i lniinium. Six larve liuiidiiigs. Steam h.ntl IJlirarii volumca. Kx- iMtiM low. ln-parlnient of Hygiene and rlivsiinl Culture in charge ttt an exi-rienced phvsleian. Acccw-ililr lv fnnuent nitlrtmd tra'ius. Umttion n the llatllertHd of Uottya burg, most pleasant and healthy. PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT in sernrute buildings, for boy anu young men l'n-imrinr fur biisiiicwi or collide, under m- pal carvof the Trincipal and three assistanls. irwidiiig Willi students in the buildiiu;. Kali term opens ScpL Hth. IL Korcutalosruea, address II. W. McKniglit, 1. 1 I.U I I'resi dent. ftrKcv. . U. Klinger, A. 1'rtnclpaL Uettysburg, I'a. YOU CAN FIND pt.hp?3 1U in lli i.e.m at llw Adnfl'NSt bureau ur rRElOKGTOlTBIlOS. Wa wOI amuses tu aawtiauai at luwast ralaa riWs Beawdy for Catarrk Is tba Bc4. Easiest to Tse, aad CtHStpesL it tohl by Dravglta or seat by naO. Rc. E. T. HatolUoe, Warrca, Fa. Somerset SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, THE JUDGE S PASS. I think about the nearest thing to heaven there could be Would be to be a Jedgc an' ride at one's own liberty. lie lia iKtMsea in his pocket au' wears the best jf clothes. An' the porters arc polite to him no matter who else itocm. They know he's got the 'fluencc If he hasn't got the "tin,' An' when they see him coniln", they say: liu right "Walk An' when he gets aboard the train to go off anywhere. You bet they hustle 'round and see he get the softi-s' cliair, sofun chair. An- plush to put his lect on an' a pillar for his head. An' wla.ii he wants a sleeper gi-ta the Koftiv' feathered bed: for a jcilxe Is illicitly handy to stun' iu with. don't you see? Tliat's why he gela a ticket Uuit says: free, ride -You But when he gets to heavenwill his pass avail him there? Will it get him through the portals and buy gulden chuir? When SU 1'eter takes the wsteboard an' scans It o'er and o'er. Will he say -I'm glad to see ye, Jiilge," an open up the door? Oh, no; he'll call the bell-boy, with a inakes- inc-tired frown. An' say: .iahrk-l, take this gentleman an' Show him down." TujH-La Stitlt Jonrmil. V FAMILY OF BURGLARS. In a large town in the North of Ire land many hiirglurie and robU'rie hal la-en eommitteil and many deteet ives set to work, ami many failures had been the result before I was sent dowti to investi-rute the affair. The faet is, the ra-aUwho had eom mitteil these depredations were so well up in their htiiness, so cunning and shrewd, as well as laild and daring, that they left no trav of thenist-lves anywhere by whieh a i-lue eould lie gaineil to fix a reasoiiahlu snspieion. And yet the nefarious work went on at irregular intervals, sometimes only a day or two clawing lietween one lurglary and anotlier, and sometimes a period of wwks; but the dark busi ness so certainly continued that no master of a house felt jrfcctly safe !.- lind his lK-ked and Uilted dstr, while lailies everywhere liecame nervHisly timid and afraid of their own shadows. Yet no one of these latter, as far as my knowledge gs-s, wasever molested, or ever got even a Mght of a midnight roblier. Money, watches, jewelry of all kinds and valuable plate were the articles usually taken and rarely anything else. Of the valuables not a trace could uliseijucntly 1 found, showing that the scoundrels were too well oirand too cunning to di-posc of them in the usual hanncls. When I was sent for to try my skill in ferreting out and bringing the guilty parties to justice, and had everything x plained to me, I agreed to enter upon my task on condition that every other detective should lie recalled ; that it should ! given tmt that the mystery was too deep to lie solved ; that it should not ! known I was anywhere in the iicighUirhood, and that I should left to take my own time and pursue my own course, with money enough at my command to carry out any plan I might adopt. I started tmt with the theory that these burglars knew, l.-fore ojiemting, exactly where valuables were conceal ed, and what they had to o bVgct ps scsnion of them : that thev had no or dinary means of concealing their plun der till it could la? disposed of at a dis tance erhaps across the channel ; and that to find the operator I must look for them in high rather than in low life. Usn my arrival in town, I engaged rooms in a first-class hotel, dressed my self like a gentleman of means, and de scribed myself as Frank Henderson, of lJuhlin. After that I soon managed to let it be understood that I bad been an officer in the army; tltat I had only retired o:i coming into ptisscioii of a large fortune left by a deceased uncle, and that I was new traveling, tuirtly for pleasuro and with a view to purchase an estate, my uncle having made it a condition in his bequest that I should buy land ami settle down. Of course I requested all this to be kept a profound secret, Iwi-cause I wish ed it to In? known ; and, of course, it was made known far and wide by every man or woman who heard of it telling it to some other man or woman as a profound secret. In the course of the next twoor three weeks I found quite a nuinU-r of the best town people making my acquaint ance; and received numerous invita tions to visit at the houses of the fore most gentry. During the next month my visiting list became so extensive as to include all the leading families in the place ; and as I encouraged gossip of all kinds I soon became conversant with all the prominent incidents connected with these families during the preceding de cade. Among a groat many facts of more or less interest but which, as they have no connection with my story, I shall not hero . record I learned who were old families and who were new ; who were rich and who were compara tively jioor ; who had projierty to sell and who had not, and last, but not least, who had been robbed during the past two years. Among the newcomers who had taken up their residence in the town within that a-riod was a family of the uamc of M'Lysaght, consisting of a venerable mother, her married son and his wife, am her son, and two bloom ing daughters. Curiously enough, their house had been broken into and robbed shortly after their arrival, and as a considera ble sum of money and much valuable jewelry had Iwen taken, the married son, as head of the family, had at once offered a large reward for the detection and punishment of the villians, but wiihout result. . John Me'Lysaght wasa man of about ESTABLISHED thirty-live years of age, comely and of good address, and had, it was said, an ample private income. His wife was beautiful, accomplished and refined, and so were his two charm ing sisters ; and as for his stately, high- orcu, aristocratic brother, he was one t ) shine and dazzle in the proudest so cietyto lie the envy of men and the admiration of women. Kuch a family, as this, living iu fine 'style, keeping horses, carriages and a lnfc-t of servants, and giving grand en tertainments, could not long be ignor ed by the most exclusive of the old families, and the ice once broken, the footing once secured in society, every thing nil let! along as smoothly as if they had lived in town for generations. Having myself entered society at the top, in the manner I have shown, I naturally came in contact with the M'cLysaghts ; and after clsely study ing each member of the family for a while, I allowed myself to ln-come in fatuated with the bewitching sisters,. without designating either as my choice. I talked with them, rode with them. sang and played witli them, and had the vanity to lielieve that I had become the favorite of both, and that I was equally preferred by the stately dark- eyed Norah and the sweet-voiced, blue eyed Mary. But then I was figuring as a millionaire. Was I losing sight all this time of the business that called me to town? I did not think so myself, though it might have had that appearance to another. One day, when riding out with the two young ladies, we passed a fine man sion half a mile from the town, the owner of which I shall call Mr. Ker- wick. The Kcrwicks, besides ln-iug the old est family in the hsi-ality, were also known to lie very wealthy. They had lieen the vietimsof the rob- Is-rs aUiut a year previous, and had lost in money, plate and jewels to the amount of close upon several hundred jsiunds. "Experience with some people goes for nothing," I remarked, looking, toward the house, which stood iu the center of grounds of considerable extent and was surrounded by lofty trees; the more they learn the less they seem to know, and I sometimes won der how they manage to keep out of the fin'." "What is the matter now, Mr. Cy nic?" inquired Norah, with a laugh. "Why, I was just thinking of this stupid Kerwick." "What of him." "In my estimation, he lacks good seiiss." , . "Most people do, in your estimation," oined in Mary. "You seldom have an upproving word for anybody." "Then you ladies should appreciate what I sav of you all the more." "What we hear, we do," said Norah ; 'but we tremble to think what may la? said by so sarcastic a judge when we are absent," "Oh, if I only dared to speak as rap turously in your presence V "Faint heart never won fair lady," pioted Norah. "I shall remember that axiom," re turned I. "And in the meantime pray don't forget your stupid Mr. Kerwick," said Mary, with a slight jniut, as if from a touch of jealousy. Ah ! Mr. Kerwick true. . Well, now see if you do not agree with me as tate the case. About a year ago he was roblx-d, as you probably have heard, and lost property to the amount of 700, as he himself t Id me. Now, what do you think? With that ex-IH-ricnee so fresh in his memory, you would hardly supjiose he would want to tempt fate again. Itut he docs, or will, in spite of my advice to the con trary. This morning he received '!,- 0U0 from his son, au extensive tairk- curer iu Chicago, to be invested in good securities. He intended going to Itclfast to-day to consult a stockbroker, but something came in the way. Hav ing culled to see me on business, he in cidentally mentioned these facts. " 'liut this large sum of money you have, of course, deposited in the luink in the meantime?" said I " 'No,' he answered. 'I merely lock ed it up in my desk. It will bo quite safe there.' " "Not if your servants know aUmt it, or someone breaks in, as happened to you liefore," I replied. "My servants know nothing alsiut it,' he returned ; 'and as for burgla well, lightning never strikes twice in the same place you know." "Now," I olserved to the ladies, "I should feel ashamed of risking so much in so reckless a manner. As I concluded, the two charming girls exchanged glances; and then Norah said with a half-couccak d yawu, "If people will be so stupid thty ought to lose their money ; but in this case, if Mr. Kerwick has not mention- the matter to anyone except you, of course his money is just as safe in his desk as it would be in the bank." "Ah, if! Well, if careless in one thing he may be careless inalL He may have told a down of others for what I know. However, it is no allair of mine, audi really beg pardon for mentioning so uncongenial a matter in so charming a presence." On reaching the home of my fair companions, shortly before dinner they did not prows me to remain and take "pot luck" witli them, as they usually did ; but Norah had a headache and Mary 'aa dreadfully tired ; so we ex changed good wishes and sweet good- bys, and I rode back to the hotel. CuriiHisly enough, Mr. Kerwick was there, waiting to see me, and I at once took him into my private rooui and clsed the door. "Well?" he said. "I have set the trap and baited it," was my answer, "ami ii we tio nw catch one or two foxes before morning I shall be surprised." "Uood," he commented. "Is everything complete on your part ?" I asked. "Everything." "Then I will be at your house an hour after dark." We conversed a minute or two longer, and then he went home. At the ap pointed time I eutcrod Mr. Kcrwick's 1827. - OCTOBER 10, 1894. j house by a door in a lane which was sheltered from observation. There I found half a dozen stout fel lows waiting. We seated ourselves and awaited the result .Somewhere aliout 1 o'clock in the morning a shutter of the library win tlow was pried ojten, the window soft ly raised, and two masked men enter ed and struck a silent match. The instant thev did so, and la-fore they had time to look round or defend themselves, they were Uth firmly seized by Hir men. In less than half a minute more I had securely clicked the handcuffs ujkmi their wrists. Then a lamp was lighted, and I tore the masks from their faces, revealing the features of the brothers MXysaght. "Oood-morning, gentlemen !" said I, in my most courtly style ; "I am glad to see you. It is hardly necessary to say that you were exju-cted, since you find us all here to receive you. How are the dear girls? I hope they have recovered from their fatigue of yester day ?" "You area low, treacherous villain !" cried the elder brother. "I beg your pardon sir; I am not, but only an humble detective, at your se rviee." The two men looked lierfectly thun derstruck. ine iaci is," l couiinueti, "we three have U-en playing a little game, and you have lost. I set a trap for you, and you have fallen into iu There were no two thousand jMiunds here, as I led those dear, sweet sisters of yours to ln-lieve. That was only a little ro mance of mine, consented to by Mr. Kerwick, in order to catch the burglars who robbed him K-fore. But I will not detain you with further explana tion ; you will probably hear more alKitit your little indiscretion at your trial. Tile four women were apprehended later in the day; and the house tiie family had occupied was thoroughly searched ; but as no stolen property could lie found on the premises, and no incriminating evidence could be brought against them, they were dis charged. In less than a week after their re lease from custsly, the women left the town ; the two men got long terms of jsi-nal servitude ; and I received much praise In-side something more tangible from Mr. Kerwick and felt much sat isfaction at having solved a mystery which some of the most exiK-rienced of my pn Sessional brethren had failed to unravel. Yunkrc IJttnlr. Those Blamed Teeth. Captain W. It. Myers, who has been laced at the head of the ticket by the Democracy of Indiana, and who was given in the convention one of the grandest anil most enthusiastic ovations ever accorded to man, is deserving of the honor and trust. Aside from his grand record as Secretary of State, his x-rsonal popularity and his sterling in tegrity, he possesses an indomitable will, which enables him to overcome all obstacles and triumph under ad verse circumstances. During the State iK-mocratic Convention this last char acteristic of Captain Myers was brought out most forcibly and displayed to the admiration of the delegates. It was while the captain was on the platform facing 4,000 Democrats of the State and lelivering his eloquent sp.-cch of ac ceptance. When Captain Myers was a loy his father kept telling him alsiut cracking walnuts with his teeth. He didn't !c- ieve it would hurt them, and as he iked walnuts he kept mashing them -t ween his molars to save the time necessary to hunt up a stone. He had , curiosity to find out what etfect racking walnuts would really have on the enamel. And now well, he isn't racking walnuts. In fact, he doesn't really care for them any more. Time and again during the hist few decades of years has the dentist planted his feet firmly lietween the captain's shoulders and then just pull til till he that is the dentist was red in his face. "First the molars went, then the bicuspids, and List came the incisors. Of course a new crop was procured, but they were never so reliable as the old ones those walnut teeth of boyhood days. As aforesaid, the captain was deliver ing his' speech of acceptance. He was earnest and the jierspiration was stream ing down his face. The new set of teeth felt a little shaky and he was nervous. But he never let on. His will power came into play. "Yes, gentlemen," said he, moving his hand across his mouth, "there is certainly in my mind to-day no cause for dismay." Here he felt an uneasy sensation, which caused him to mutter, " those teeth." "The Republicans blame our party with the rect nt depression and hurl in our teeth (they're losse again) re proaches for bringing aUut the panic. They say wo're going to pieces, actual ly falling apart " Here the cuptuiu grew 8) earnest that he shouted forth the words with all his power, and with the words out came those teeth. They shot out like a catapult, and for a mo ment it seemed as though the speech must come to an abrupt termination. But he hadn't attended every game this season for nothing. He knew a thing or two. He threw out his hands, made a running catch that would have brought down the grand stand, flagged the teeth, replaced them and continued without a moment's hesitation. "But it's a lie, gentlemen. We may split up a little once in a while, but we know how to get together again." Ap plause. It was so dexterously done that few noticed it, Many men would have Ixt-ii discomiHiscd, but not the captain. Indianttixtli Si ntincl. Complete. Impetuously he poured forth the story of his love. "And all I have," he protested in c niclusion, as he prostrated himself lie fore her, "is at your feet." She looked at him incredulously. "All y she repeated. He shrugged his shoulders. "Practically all," he said. "Of course I have another suit of clothes at home, but it really Isn't worth anything." For the first tim-j slu realized the extent of his devotion. era Letter from Eastern Ohia. EniToit of the Hekald : Will you allow me space in your col umn for a letter to my many friends in Somerset ctuinty? I have had a nuin- Ikt of inquiries in regard to our new home, the town, church work Ac., which I will answer through the IIkk ali. We left Tippecanoe City in April for our present field. The principal cause for making a change was the malarial effect of the Miami valley from which my wife and daughter suf fered almost constantly. Here we are free from it. We enjoy the change in every respx-t, Leetouia h-s a p ipula- tion of nearly 4,U') and is located on the I. Ft. W. & C. and the Nyiwno llailroads. The industries of the town are two blast furnaces, one with a ca- lacity of i"s) tons, daily, a rolling mill, axe manufactory, foundry and pittery At present a new machine plant is in process of construction, coal is abund ant. The industry being largely in iron and coal the general paralysis of business is keenly felt here. Iu prov jH-roas times and with the present fa cilities of shipping this place is on an equality with any eastern Ohio town. Our school liuililiug was erected at a cost of jO,0ui) and the educational work ranks among the U-sL We enjoy the conveniences of electric light system and water works. We have live churches including the Roman Catho lic. The Catholic population is, at suit one-fourth of the whole. The protest- ant churches are the Presbyterian, M. E., Cennaii Lutheran and English Lutheran. On our arrival we found a kind and hospital people. The second evening after ourarrivtla reception was given iu the church which wasatU-udcd by at least ITjO iktsohs, comixMcd of the different denominations. The super intendent of the Sunday School deliv ered the address of welcome in U-half of the congregation and the paster of the Presbyterian church spoke in be half of the other denominations and the citizens in general. After a re- siamse on the part of the incoming pastor, all were invited into the annex, where the ladies of the church had pre pared a luncheon. The evening was spent most pleasantly in social inter course and forming new acquaintances which has grown into a strong friend- hip. One afternoon, a short time ago, it being my birthday,! was lured away from home by one of my memliersto a neighlioring town. In our alisence the congregation arranged for a birthday surprise. When I came in sight of the jarsonage on my return, I was startled by an unusual illumination of the house and lawn but soon discovered that at least lS"D iieople had taken pojisession of the parsonage. I was met by a committee and la-iug esi-ortcd up to the piazza I was introduced and compelled to make au impromptu address. As soon as I had concluded my remarks, thanking them for their presence and their uni form kindness ever since our arrival, one of the ladies in a, neatly prepared sjaeech presented the jKistor with a pair of very fine pulpit sin-dacles. The evening was spent in a most enjoyable maimer, the friends returning to their homes at a late hour. In my church work I have been kept quite busy since here as is usually the case in coming in t a new field. As vou know I am some what of a Wn'toiiitiu, but not having a stream nearby inhabited with bass I did not cast a single hook, much less had I time to take a four weeks vaca tion. But as I am also something of a XhnriHl, I expect, after the meeting of East Ohio Synod to spend a week or ten days among the hills of south-west ern somerset county. Church work is iiuvin 'al nigenc mragt-ingly. We have not U-cn here quite six months and yet h ive had .'50 accessions to the church, making our total membership IS . The sunday -school has increased during the same time from 10 to J. We h:ive two societies of young people. Each has alsnit IH) member. Oar services both morning and evening are well at tended and the future outlook of the church i i most hoiN-ful. I rejoice in what has U-cn ai-complishcd in com paratively short time, but am not un mindful of the fact that our success is due, in a large measure to the efficiency of faithful mcmlN-rs and the work of predecessors who sowed the seed that their successors might reap the harvest. Whilst we as ministers may not always iu every particle follow the same meth ods as those of our predecessor, yet it must lie a very rare case, if divested of selfishness, that wo cainrit see that others have wrought well in their day. But I must close. Should any of you pass this way we should lie glad to have you stop and see us. The latch string is on the outside. Tectonia, O. JoiiK II. Zixx. Oct. i, 1SU4. They Were Suspicions. It happened at one of the island lake resorts of Wisconsin. A young man from Chicago was stopping there with his wife, and the wife had wandered down to the shore of the lake to enjoy the evening breeze. A short pier jut ting out into the hike looked inviting, and she went out on it, unmindful of several small urchins who were hover ing aliout the I suit house at the vhore end of the pier. A few minutes later her husliand came to the lake to join her, but was intercepted by one of the urchins. "Say, mister, is that your girl?" a-k-ed the lay. v "She is my wile," replied the yung man. "Well, you tell her to go home, 'cause we boys wants to go in swimniin'," said the youngster, and, thinking that would settle the matter, they all retired to the Is mt house to undress. The young man promptly informed his wife of the request, lut she was en joying herself and was not anxious to leave. She laughed, and called to a new arrival at the lioat house : "Tell the boys," she said, when he had come to her, "to run out and jump in the water if they wish to. I won't look." The little fellow hurried to the Iswt house with the message, and there was an immediate council of war. At its conclusion he returned to the end of the pier and said : "Please, ma'am, the boys say they dasu't rL-k It," Chkixjo iW. t d JL WHOLE XO. 2254. The Mountain Sat "In a Colorado mining town." Kai.l the tourist, "I saw a quc-T animal in the shape of a mountain rat, which a proipector had captured alive in his cibiiiand hr.Hight in as a curiosity. Tiie creature hud U-cn a captive aUnit a week, and was kept in a cage in a saloon. This native rodent of the Rockies was about as large as a good sized house rat ; its fore (tarts resembled a squirrel's, while its disproia-rtiouate-ly long, large hind legs and tail I could compare to nothing but those of a young kaiMcarM. " 'He's a little too neighborly of dis- J -Mtsition sometimes makes free with your provisions but he's got his good qualities, and one thing I like aliout the mountain rat Is his honesty,' said a rough miner, as he fed the little creat ure with nuts and bits of apple, which it tsk readily from his hand and ate, using its forepaws in handling them, after the manner of a squirrel. "'He's a great investigator and has taking ways,' he ot tinuol. Jt can't be den ie 1 he'll sometimes walk away witli as many of your things in a night a burro can carry almost. But it's swapping, not stealiiug. For every thing he takes away he brings back something else, and leaves it in the same place. Fact, every Mine ! A col ony of 'cm will take up their quarter in the risif of your cabin, for instance, and some morning you'll miss a pair of socks or susM?ndcrs, but just as sure as you do, there in place of them will be a iir of buckskin gloves or a Mexi can spur, or something of the kind that he's brought you from somewhere else to make things square. It works that way every time, as the campers out in the mountains all know. Where neigh Uirs hi a mining camp are not well a- piaintid this shifting aUiut of things leads to misunderstanding and difficul ty sometimes ; but the rat means all right. It's just his way of keeping things moving iu camp.' "Several other old timers standing around confirmed the miner's state ment alout this remarkable conscien tiousness of the mountain rut. Other 'Mai and amusing qualities of this mountain kangaroo were cited, and no me sisike a word against him." AVr York Sun. FooIelBjaBaiEye. -A man with one glass eye and the other eye badly Iwttered caused Dr. Si mi won tio small amount of trouble ut at the receiving hospital yesterday. He entered the hospital to have the tattered eye treated, and after the doc tor had lanced it and done the other things necessary in order to reduce the swelling he carefully tied it up in half a yard of tiandage. Then he said : 'Now, I guess that will turn out all f right, but you want to U mighty care ful of it. You can go home now." Tiie man thanked the doctor for his kindness, but made no effort to move, so Dr. Siuiosou airain said "I'm through with you. Why don't you go home?" "I can't m vo," the mall replie L "Can't move? What's the mat er with vou ? Are vou drunk?" "Ni ; I can't see." "You are not blind, are you?" "Noia?." "Then what is the matter." "The other eye is glass." Dr. Simpson made no further inqui ries, but quietly led the mall into a ward and put him in U-d. . Frtnt- fytitin r. Too Tempting. Colonel Corkscrieugh, of Kentucky, was a dignirlej citieu, with a bloom ing red u se, and, while he bail his weaknesses, he was held to U scrupu lously honest. One day a business man called him into his office. "Colonel," he said : "I want to leave a valuable tackage with you for a week or so." "Very good, sir," replied the colonel, "where is it ?" "It's here in my desk. I want to say t. you that, it is a gallon of whisky. Are you t bo trusted with it T' The colonel's face flushed. "My honor's at stake, sir," he re turned haughtily. "Yes, I understand ; t-it this is not drug store whisky ; it's genuine thirty year-old stuff." The colonel's eyes shone. Tiie man took the demijohn out, and the colonel inspected it carefully and satisfied himself that it was as repre sented, then he set it down on the Moor. "Excuse me, sir," he said slowly, 'but I think you hud U-tter store that in the vault of the safe deposit com pany." A Desirable Place. We were seated in a fairly filltd third class carriage not timed to make a stoppage for an hour or s , and during the first half of this ju riod one of the passengers, a very excitable and withal voluble individual, loudly inveighed against things iu general and theplacts lie happened to have visited in ir ticular. All at once a quiet and e. late old gei. tleman, who had up to theiisnt silt-ntly iu one corner, remarked : "How would you like to live in a place where no one drank any intoxi cating liquor or even smoked a cigar?" "It wou'.d la? excellent," replied the grumbler. "And where every one went to church on Suutlays?" "That would U a delightful place." "And where no one stole or forged or cheated T "But such a place is impossible. Tell me, where is there such a (aerfect placer "You will find it iu any of her majes ty's prisons" was the quiet reply. And the grumbler was silent for the remain der of the journey. Lou Ion Tit Jilt. ' The scrofulous taint which may have U-en in yotir blood for years, may U thoroughly expelled by giving Hood's Sarsaparilla a triaL The less people know about each oth er the more pt ite they are to each oth- other. The saddest failures in life come from the not putting forth the power to succeed. Forest Fires. "Investigations made by the iHqmrt-mi-nt of Africiiltun.. apa-ar to show that most fires of this kind are cause 1 by farmers, who in clearing land allow the fire to escatic into the forest. Careless hunters com-? next in degreo of r;io:isibility f,,r such disasters. They leave fin- Inimi'ig in Hln.iidone 1 camps because they do not care to tak th-j trouble to put them out. Railways, of course, art- accountable for tin? lest met ii in of great un as of forest an nually. They should Is? eoliq.cII.sl to use spark-arresters and to iay for th harm they do in this way. Forest tires are frequently occasioned by no human agency, but by lightning ; and it has been alleged that they are sometimes caused by the spontaneous combustion of decomposing pyrites. "Forest fires and their effects may lie , lUliel to the greah-st advantage IU t,,at K""Jt ,'lt "f coniferous trees which ' stretches through the British posxess- lo,,s Ult' "rtiiern rt or this con tinent, ItHir tuotisuiiil miles from tin east Kit of Labrador to the ls-ky mountains, continuing U-yond to Alaska This la-It, averaging alsiut 7W miles in width, cousists chiefly of spruce, tamarack, pine, fur and cedar. The open sjcices arc covered with reindeer mosses, which in summer are as dry and inllummahle as tinder. The Indian hunter of that region, knowing how destructive forest lires are to the animals on which lie dcta-nds for fil and furs, takes all jss.ible care to prevent them. The country has not been invaded to any extent by white men. Yet fire runs through every part of it at one period or another. It is said that these fires are caused by lightning usually. "The laest authority on those great woods of the North is Robert Bell, of Ottawa He asserts that fires are actual ly necessary for the reproduction of some of the trees. The con-.-s of the lianksian pines never oj?n unless they are scorched. But when fire sweejis through the forest the cones of this sja-cies gap and the seeds which they cwntaiu are M-attcrcd by the wind. It is this kii-l of pine that first clothes areas that have U-en reduced to naked ness by the flames. ''Fire may la? set in those Northern wissLsat a sea-sin when it will not run, but it Is atoniliing how lorn; it will smoulder in the deep moss ai'd under logs and na its, until after week, or jierliaps mouths, a dry time comes and favoring winds fan it into activity. Thf heaviest rains and snows of a whole winter sometimes fail to extinguish or smother thesesmouldcrimr tires. Trees newly killed by fire are quickly attack ed by Uring beetles, which, finding thus an inexhaustible supply of fasl, swarm in the forests of that region, the creaking noise of millions of their larva making an incessant chorus. luilinn fijtott Y . Politici Didn't Pay. "Politics pretty hot up hen-, I sup pose?" inquired the Man With the Flannel Shirt of the fellow who sat next to him on the hotel settee. "Oh, middiin'," replied the man who sat next. "They's a good big fight on in the Democratic party and some of the Republicans in the wards is scrap pin' pretty lively for one office and another." "I don't suppose," said the Man With the Flannel Shirt, after a pause of a minute or so, "that they's a town in the State where politics get so siz zlin" or so durn personal as they do in my place. It ain't a big town and the folks is most all farmers. They don't have nothin' to do in the winter and their thoughts jist naturally turn to politics. I'm a barU-r, and I tell you it was a sorry day for me when I went into it. I've got a little shop down there, and I had most of the men of the village to shave two or three times a week. I had always voted the Re publican ticket, but I had never taken no interest in things and hadn't run for no office. One day last fall they was gettin up the ticket down to the Town Hall and they waslackin' a man to run for Inspector of Election. Some body durn his skin, I wisht I knew who he was said to put me on the ticket. They sent over to me and at first I said 1 wouldn't have nothin' to do with it. But they persuaded and, finally, I said all right, I would go on. "They fixed it up that way. As si arn's it got round town that I wt s candidate for Ins-vctor of Election every durn IVm.M-rat I wasshavin' at my shop quit me cold. Those of them that couldn't shave themselves let their lcards grow. When the cam paign got along a little they quit speak in' to me. That jist shows how red hot and mean politics gits in a small town. But I got even with them." "How was that?" a-ked the man on the settee. "Why you see, my father-in-law keeps the only butcher shop in the place, and he got so worked up aUsit it that he wouldn't sell no I Vmocrats any meat, so's they had to eat vegetables or drive ten miles after it." ilnjfuo ilt- Wh7 he CaulJ Not Sell the Doj. A gentleman was walking with his litt'.e Uy at the close of the day and in p xsing the cottage of a t German work man the boy's attention was attracted to a dog. It was not a King Charles, nor a black and tan, but a common cur. Still, the lioy tojk a fancy to him, and wanted "a" to b.iy hint. Just t'n-n tiie owner of the dog caii.e home from his lab.rs, and was met by the dog with every demonstration of dog joy. The gentleman said to the own?r : "My little Uy has taken a fancy to your dog and I will buy him. What do you ask for him '."' "I can't sell dat dog," said the ( W-v num. "Look here," said the gentleman, "that is a ptair d g anyway, but as my Uy wants him I u ill give you i for him." "Yaa," said the Oernmn, "I know he is a wcrry poor dog, and he ain't wort almost nottin', but dere ih vou let tie ding mit lat dog vot I can't sell I can't sell dc-.vagof his tail veil I conn s home at night." .V. 1". AVco-r. If you joke, laugh most heartily at the joke that hits you. A rich, mellow, winning voice makes) any conversation a success. As soon as pleasure U-cunes a ties it ceases to la. enticing. bus! Drive your work and the chances are lot) to 1 you will U- the winner. We scld :u rem -nib. that do not come true. r predictions A thoroughbred dog is never as smart as a cur. lie fit for more than the one thing you are now doing. Culture, so called, doesn't necessarily Include charity. y ir
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