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GOOD LIQUORS ! and Clnap Lij Hv -aI'.i:ig at the M F.eliaMe LiiU( Ston-, V809 Main M, and 10C ClinloB St, Johnstown, Pa., all inds of the ehoii-t lienors in nii.r k. t i-an lie had. To my old custom er this is a well-knowd faot, and to all others i-onvim iii"- 1'r-nif will le Mven. iK.n'tforvitthat I ktp on hnnd the pn-atest variety of Liquors the ehoievst l.raiids and at the lowest priees. P. S. FISHER. A. H. HUSTON, Undertaker and Embalmer. A GOOD HEARSE, nd ertry thing p. rtiu!ng to funeral, fura-b.h-d. SOMERSET - - Pa Jl. . X. Grlnainger Nervous and Weak All broken down, unable to tlecD. distrp .nil turning In mjr stunurh, smothering sr.d cboklnc Ik-.is tins was my condition when I began to take IIood"s arsaii Ulo. 1 hare taken S boU ties and ferl like Mkra ma, can work w ith ease, weijilt over 200, an.l Km cared. I iiall ever be ready to praise Hood's Sarsapa rillx J. L-GitisstxcKB, New Grenada, Pa. Hood's5'-Cures X. B. Eeure to Eet Hood's and only Hood's. 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In the midst of his countless oares, a man Paused for one restless moment's tpau. To uau ii a m.rth its wing unfold, Velvet and B"ld. Where it pereliod on his liamL "For a ereaturo that must wi mkiii l dead, I cannot understau.L" Aerjs.s tlie ro.ifs of the lmsy town The mountains, Uttln-d in llie.suu, l.Hk- tsl do n. 'In the Hhiuj sen. While lictweeii the hills and the sea the men Came and Vent, and returned nain. And l.r.iglnsl and sjrru ml and toihil through ail, r.eeause, w hatever fite shall In-full To the la!or of men no end may le. Then from the sea and hiils ri a nullity voiee: "Why should they toil or grieve or re joice ? We who have watched tho spreading plain. Where it lies and ttmiles Is-tnixt us twain. Have seen it fill for a little spai-e With these children of a llei.-tin race. And in ajjes Ut come shall see it aain, A smiling, sunlit, empty plain. Hi, why should they care to live, alts ! If the joy of liviug so svi:i must pass?" The hoi sun shone on the misty earth. "I have seen it," ho said, "in the h.i-.ir of its hirth, A chaos of tire; And yet aaiu I shall watch it expire, Till lifeless and gray. Its mountains of rock have crumMc.l away, And its glittering; seas with their toss ins spray Are empty an.l dry, and the earth is dead. Ami the end of the whole is this," he said : "It is all as one with the lirctl y's spark. That shines and is iuenched in the si lent dark." X'ie 1. t'mlrrhill, in '!yv', THE FATAL LOSS OF A .NEGATIVE. HY M its. AI.i:.AMiKi: "Ail I can say it's a deticeof a lore V exclaimed I'hilip lllount, a. smart trd- l.Kihiiir lawyer, who was on very ik! terms with hini-s-lf, whose aire miht lie six or seven and twenty, to his jar tieular i-huin, Tom Marlinjr, a stout, rubicund, horsey st'H-k hroker, jn-rhais a few v-:irs older. Well, it is rather hard lines," re turned Marlin;;, synipathi tiitiliy. 'If they had riv n me timely not'u-e, I mi'ht have managed to jjet down t the(iran:e lr.it such an abrupt invita tion liMiks as if (twi-li Ihi.-hwo.Nl did not want me down tfiere." This dialogue was piin;; m in the private oil'nv of Mr. Marling, when' !ie two men were di-M-ussiin; a liizht luiieiieon of oysters and -lout, Iiavint; a little time to spare at the (reiier.d re freshment hotir. Itl.Hiiit was yet only a clerk in the old c-taMi-hcd finu of Ardell A Sti ; tit that firm was now rcdim-d to the surviving son, who was !'.! unit's ma ternal uncle, and a childless widower. Marling was a very well oti'Uichclor, much friveii to the gixsl thinirs of this life and 1'Iount's s(iccial friend. Ilowii there" indieatisl a pietures ipie old place called Varley (Inine, near Maidenhead, at pn-scnt tenanUsl hy a charming widow, vho.s' charms were enhanctsl hy the xsses.-io:i of an inconie which ena'ohsl her to rent such a n-sidemv. Here she pive delightful "Friday to Monday" parties, invita tions to which jicople fished for eager ly. (Jweiidoline Pashwood was the daughter of Mr. Ardtll's deee;tsed wife's sister, his ward and the mistress of his hiHL-e. Blount rather imagined his uncle wished to make a match I e tween his nephew and nice:-, an 1 was quite siire of his own wishes on the subject; for (Swell Dushwood was a bright, attractive brunette, with big, brown eyes that could say a great ileal and he paid assiduous court to the young lady. "Were you asked V continued lllount. "No ! I'm not at all up to the mark of Mrs. Cholinondely Morton's parties, n t elegant enough by long chalks." "I tetter ask you than that beast Evcr.ir.l. I hate the fellow.' "l.loiint, you're a fool !' "No more than my peighUirs." "Uathcr less, iua g.-ncral way ; but you are a fool about that cousin of yours." "She L-n't a cousin; she Ls no rela tion at all." "Well, whether she is or not, you'll loose your game if you lose your balance ah iut her. From what I have seen I am inclined t think yon stand very well with her, and Kverard is much too grim and sour and black browed to lie a dangerous rival. ISesides, that Indian fon-stry apointnieiit of his Ls no grestt thing. And then Miss lah wood is not the girl to think of u man who is obliged to live in the wilds." "Fin not so sure, Marling. Kverard has an infernal cool air of command and sujii-riorty that imposes on women, and (iweii has a dash of romani-e in her. I fancy she thinks or suspects that I am what she would call 'low minded liecause I have the sense to have an eye to the main chance ; but I flatter myself I've been making way with her lately. Then-'s nothing goes down with that sort of girl like an air of being hojielessly gone upou her, and, in fact, I am rather! It's such uncommon luck to have a fancy for the right young woman." "Is she the right one?" "She is. You see my uncle is deuced fond of her, and pn-tty sure to have her the bigger half of his worldly gooils, though he likes me, but if we marry, we'll have the whole." "Admirable n-asoning. Ihit if you are making way, you may snap your finger at KvcranL" "I don't know. I got away early last week and found him at tea with Gwen, tete-a-tete and after 'sitting out' with him for an hour in the con servatory at Lady Ihilrymple'H ball, when I went t claim my wait, lie said, as she t.k my arm : 'You niu-t bestm to write at once, reni'.-mU-r' iu erset ESTABLISHED 1827. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY (5, 1895.. a dictatorial tone, as if hhe were his wife, by Jove !" Marling laughed. "Well, I know he isn't one of the 'ntne party." "How ?" ejaculated Mount. Instead of replying, Marling rum maged among some pajiers which lay in a square wicker receptacle on his knee-hole table, and tosw.il over a note 1 1 his guest. It was dated the'previous Saturday from the "Kust India Club," and ran thus : Dkak Maismxi; I urn not iroing down to the Grange, nevertheless, I cannot ki-ep my apiiointnieut on Mon day. I have other and U-tter fish to fry, nnd am obliged to run over to the continent on .Monday night. Shall write when I know time of my return. Yours truly. II run Kvi:it.vni. "Ah, then he could not have gone to Mrs. Morton's," said Hlotint, with n sight of relief. "I can't think how (Jwen puts up with his overbearing swagger." "C.iiiu n:w, llloimt, lie d'K-sn't swagger." "1 supp .e Gtvc.i will lie h;):ne to dinner at 7. I think I'll go and dine with my uncle In case he fills lonely. He was at tiij o!lh-e to-day, and I am not supp ised to know that his darling will return to cheer him." "I'rudt nt young chap, yo:iare!(!u ami prosp.-r, IS'ount, my b y." Tiie aspiring young lawyer carried out his intention and presented himself to his uncle a few minutes In-fore 7 in accurate evening dress, a dainty tbiwer in his buttonhole and a smile up.n his lip-i. Altogether a handsome, gentleman-like I.Kikiiig young fellow, and steady-, thougiitMr. Ardell, who was si.-lling over an evening pajx-r some what disc nol:itely in his big and b::i iitoously ornaiii -ntv'd drawingroom. Mr. Ardetl was a well preserved man of jK-rhaps G.; verypnfise and a little esacling, with sx-vere notions as re garded conduct, principle, integrity and such like old-fashioned laws of life. "Ah, I'hilip! This in an unexpect ed pleasure. Glad to see yon." "Thank you, sir. Thought you might like my company, as probably Gwcn may not n-turu and " "Or possibly that you might find her lien? Kh, i'hilip? Very natural, my dear I toy. Very natural. Still your impu!-e is somewhat prophetic." Mr. Ardel stretched out his hand for a yellow cnwlope which Lay on a small table lie-ode. him. "I fully esiKt-ted Gwendoline to luncheon, and not feel ing p.itc the thing, a little liverish in fact, I had ordered James to meet the 12:'W train from H to look after her luggage and find her a cab, when, about 11.41, I received this," handing a telegram to Iliount, who read: "Shall lie home to night." G. I)." "That means by the hist train, I sup pose," said Mount. "No. .hmbL Very th icghtful of he.', knowing she was cxKvted and that I should send to in.vt every train till she arrived. She sends this to keep my min i at rest." "When is the last train d ie?" "About lo:2i," returned Mr. Ank-H. "Then I shall go and meet her and bring her back. I need not leave you till ' :"!!. A hansom will rattle across the park to the Gn-at Western in 20 minutes. "Yes, do, I'hilip, Gwendoline will lie glad to see yon. There is a Uradshaw in the dining room. We'll make a note of the time." "Hinucr is on the tabic," said James, the solemn man out of livery, who rul ed the lower regions. I'hilip Blount followed Mr. Ardell down stairs contentedly enough though lieingsoiuewhat given to su-pieion and self-tormenting, debated that telegmni iu his own mind. Why did she not say "shall return by such or such a train?" Why did she leave things in such a vague condition? James might have lieeil dancing attendance at l'ad diugtoii from u -."-,) on, leaving his funct ions to lie inditren-ntly jHTfonned by the housemaid, and reducing Mr. Ar dell to the inconvenience of a female waiter. Dinner was, as usual iu Ims.lale Gardens, remarkably good a matter of no small iiiij-ortaiKf in Blount's eyes and Mr. Ardell was exeit-dingly c.mvi rational in a careful end didactis manner throughout it. When desert was put on the table and James departed a short pause en sued; then Mr. Ardell said: "I think you will find a fn-sh Bradshaw on the writing table in the window. Ix-t us make sure of tiie train In-fore you s.a i. I'hilip rose and went to the table whence he returned with Bradshaw and another b xiU, handsomely Ixuind in dt p n-d with gold letters and dec orations. "You are right,, he said, the Ii train is due at 10:2o. He luiml.d Bradshaw to his uncle and continued : "I sit" you have Everard's Ixxik iicre. 'Life iu the Wild Woixls. I don't fancy him in print dm-sii't give me the id-a of a writing man." "I have not read the work," refin. ed his uncle, with a tinge of disdain in his tone. "That copy was presented to Gwendoline. I was rather annoyed at Iter accepting it, though I do not very well see how she could have n-fus-ed it. He is pretentious and dietat.i rial, in fact, inclined to take liln-rties, or I should say, lie pn-sunu-s on some connection with old friends of ( Swell, lo lin's to c !iie her..' much ofteiu-r than I like, and assume a familiar tone with my niece of which I totally ilisai prove." "Yes, my dear uncle, I have noticed it also, and it makes me indignant. However, he lias gone to the continent and-" "Why, yes, I know. He wnite to Gwendoline explaining why he could not go to this party and mentioned that lie was going abroad, a vtry un necessary proi-eeding, as I told my nu-ce." "And what did she say?" "Well, she laughed and said that for all I knew it might be very necssary. "A curious answer," said Blount un easily. "What do you make of it ?" "What, I? Oh, nothing. It Ls n-al-ly uniuix.rtaiit, only I fancy that Mr. Kverard apin-s to a matrimonial al liance with us, rather an audacious pro ject n liis jmrt." "I should think it was!" cried Blount "He tries t eem on confi dential tu-ins with Gwcn, Imt ' TT Jlj "She has tx much f -use to hs-d him. In fact, she would notolleiid me by cut-, rtai-iiitg any proposal from Mr. Kverard, interrupted Ardell. "I fancy you are aware, my dear I'hilip, that my great wish is to ace my nephew and iii-ce united ln-fore I die not only U--cause I am attached to vou, hut l-th and each would then Im In-nefitted equally by what I may In- enabled to lie-jueath." "And I desire nothing so ardently," cried Philip, "as to call her my wife. In fact, I have loved hi r ever sine' she came from school to reside here." "I have snsp t-te l it, I'hilip. I have su.-K'cled it," returned his uncle, play ing With tin: lio'.lhlc. eyeglass which hung from his neck. "But, my dear boy, I am not so sure of her." "I am not without hope, if only no one conies In-twcen us." Then' was a long pause, each being occupied with his own hopes und fears for the future. Suddenly Blount exclaimed. "Could one drive from Fuddingtou to Charing Cross in half an hour, with a minute or two so spare?" "Yes, if the streets were not crowded, and the horse a g.xxl one. Why do you ask?" "Oil, ah, I only wanted your opin ion. That is, my dear uncle, I have an awful dn-ad of that fellow Kverard, and it's curious, but this morning 1 saw a note from him saying lie was g. ing to start for tiie continent this even ing, or some time to-morrow. Could it If " he i-topped abruptly. "Bo what?" a-ked Mr" Ardell, put ting on his glasses to gae at the speak er. "Don't laugh at 1113' jealous fancy, but but suppose he in-rsuadcd (Swell toaei-omp.iny him !" "ImiMis.sil.le, sir !" was the indignant answer. "Vou show your ignorance of my nictv by such a suspicion." "But, uic-le, women are so iput-r and flighty, and and jut s.t" how this wire gives c.il-ir t- my idea ! Why need she send it at all? It would have lieen 110 great matter if Jain.-s had gone to meet several trains. Was it not cal culated to kit-p the whole afteriitxni f rce ? S-v, there an-only thrv trai.-'s in the day from B , and Kverard could have met her and started by tiie mail train for Paris, or (Sod knows when-. He had some j-ower over her. I heard him say " and he related the story of the ball which he had told Marling iu the morning. At first Mr. Ardell was indignant and incredulous, but as Blount j-rsis-ed and insisted on the wwk'u-y, gulli bility and faneifuhiess of women, es pecially joung oiii-s, the elder man grew restli-ss, irritable nil blustering. "Time will show, sir 1" cried Blount at last, looking at the heavy classical bron' clock over the lir. plaiv "and I haven't left myself tx much time to get to the station by lnji. (il grant I may bring back Gweiidoiin sjife and sound to you. I may exaggerate things, but I hardly hope to find her?" "Nonsense, Philip. I Ixlieve you are out of your mind ; but you have made me very uncomfortable," return ed Mr. Ardell ringing the U-Il. ''Come back as fast as you can. Whistle a cab for Mr. Blount," he continued, as James apM-ari-d in answer to the hell. "You must not agitate yourself t.x much, my dear uncle," said Biount rising and feeling some com pu net ion at having worked up his host to such a pitch of uneasiness, and he left the room. .A hansom already awaited him, and he was s-mn rattling toward Padding Cm. By this time he ha 1 reached a condi tion of mind which induced him to seek comfort by recapitulating his un cle's arguments against himself. Suppose the horrible suspicions prov ed true. Mr. Ardell would certainly cut oil' (Jwen with a shilling or, jn-r-ii ij-s a farthing p:ssibly all his uncle's fortune might ome to him. "I have always lieen fond of her. There's such a good style about her, and just lately she has Keen so swift and friendly. What bright, mischievous brown cy.-s she has. There's no girl in our set tit t tie her shoes. No, all tlc-v money wouldn't If worth much, at least not now, if Gwcn slipped through my fin gers. Hullo! the arrival platform. Cabby, mind what you arealxitit. I want to mit t the lU:2U from li and it's 10:17 now. In a few second be had alighted and was pacing the platform. The ru-h and b istle of the early evening trains were over. Th;' great station looked gloomy and tl. -scried very few porters wen' ah rut and the 10!) was evidently a thing of no im portance. Bl unt paced slowly up and down revolving the p:sib:lities of his jMv.i tio.i. Gwen was certainly what is called a g-ri of spirit, not to say slightly head strong and there was 110 saying what a young woman of that description might could or would do. Wliat motive had she in sending that mysterious tele gram, if it were not to mask her move ments? "Here, p irter; isn't the P)) from B behind time?" "Well, it often is but it signaled now sir." A few more uneasy, miserable min utes and the panting engine was along side the platform, while the porters were ojf ning and liatiging the doors. Tiie train was fairly full of better class 'Arrys and 'Arriets who had Kt-n boating, plump mothers with numer ous olive branches n-turning from ex cursions along the river, lover-like couples of a higher grade, eager to jump into hansoms as if fearful of Iving In-hind time ; nu n in flannels, girls in muslins and shade hats, for it had lx-cn a glorious summer's day. But no sign of the tall distinguished figure lie sought for so feverishly. His keen eyes searched every earruige and scanned each gniuj). Sum they wen- dispersed like grains of pi-pjn-r thrown 011 water, while he was alone and despairing. Certainly Gwcn Da-hwoixl was not coining home to-night. He left the station and drove back to Ioiislale Gardens as fast as he could. "No i-ign of her !' he exclaimed, rushing into the dining mom, where Mr. Ardell, thoroughly infected by his nephew's fears wa pacing to ami fro. "Not come !' cried the oil man aghast. "Why, what what can In; eraici the meaning of this extraordinary dis-apitt-araiice! Something un-.-xjn-cted lia-i H-curred. She has missed l.er train. She has In-eii ovcr-jicrsuadi-d to stay the night many things might have happened, but your yo;;r un warrantable surmise i.- tx too jn--p i-tcroiis. If (Swell were guilty of de ceiving me, I'd I'd nnouuit- her fon-ver." "You must not Ik too hard. If we can only prevent scandal. I should still If ready to carry out vour wishes. I-" "What is to lie done next, I'hilip?" resumed 'n uncle as if he had not heard him. "I am sure I h-irdly know, sir. Shall I call at Kverard's club to-morrow and ascertain if ixusiMe wln-n lie returns? But of course he will leave little or no trace of his movements. "I am quit-; certain you do G-.vcii the greatest injustice, but my dear I joy, ome t me to-morrow morning early, as early, as you cm. There is not much doing to-morrow, that ease is 11 it on till tili WoJiie.--d.iy, and young l'ounceby can manage very well, at I.M-t for a few hours, and we must know something certain by the after noon. No use in expecting her to night, Philip. Take soin ; brandy and soda I-fore you go. I want some mv self. Both felt a little more liojf ful after partaking .f this refreshment, when they jinrted with some solemnity, and Blount made his way to his own place where he passed a wretched night, har rassed by frightful dn-anis, in which he found himself Minus Ixith the "In-auz and yeux"aiid the "i-asweite," of which he hoped tox!sscss himself. After a hasty visit to this otlice, for he lleVer neglected business, II! milt hurried to Ijnitsdu'e Garden-. "Well, Philip, have y..u telegraph ed?" was Mr. Ardell's salutation. "No, sir, I thought you would, and two wires would hci-iii ridiculous and suspicious.'' "What matter, so long as we get in formati.iii ?" cried his uncle testily. "I will go and telegraph myself," said Blount, anxious to If up and do ing, and In-nt his stej-s to a i-ciitr.il oll'nt' at some distance, fancying it would If more rapidly dispatched than from the little bx-al jxistolli.f in a baker's shop. licturning, a runaway horse and sma-h.-d vehicle iu:- i.-.l his pMgn-s, and en his arrival Jam.-s n ceived him with smiles. "Miss Dash wixxl is upstairs sir arrived just after you went out !' Blount ru-hed tij-stairs, two steps at a time, flung o-x-n the d.xir an 1 U held his uncle standing on the hearthrug, playing nervously with !iis"piict-ne,' while, still in her hat a very Us-oni-ing one an open telegram in her hand, (Swi-n was walking up and down in not to put too tine a xiint upon it i a towering rage. ''To snake all this fuss aixiut noth ing !" she was saying. "To insult me with such suspicious and you, uncle, to In-lieve them! Ah, Philip, I won der you dare to l.xk me in the face ! I know it is all your doing. Vou have upset I 'uncle Ardeil frightfully, he is quite ill. How dare you accuse me of sin-h liascness ' y..-:, I'm-le has told me everything, and I stt- that you are a low-minded: disagreeable creature, and I was Ix-giniiing to tliink better of you. The whole mystery has arisen fn-m a mistake, cither of mine or the telegraph clerk at li . The tele gram I though I sent that I intended to send was: 'Shall not be home to night.' Kither he er I emitted tlie negative !" "My ilear (Swcn," U-gan Blount, im ploringly. "Don't 'd.-ar' me !" she inteiriipbil. "As to Mr. Kverard, he had a quarrel ! with his fiance, an old schoolfellow of mine. I have hcljx-d to reconcile! hem, and she has asked him to mi-et tier and her mother in Paris." "But, ( Swcn, if you knew my fit-lings .-' "If you had kept them to yourself, and not tried to make mischief with my uncle, and lower me i-i his opinion, I might forgive ; as it is, I shall have 11 1 more to do with you Philip. And she kept her Word. A Study of Incomes. The following figures, taken from the last Knglish census, reveal some inter esting facts concerning the economical situation of Great Britain. Al-out 2',iKl persons in Great Brit ian have an annua! ine mte of slum, and 2,00.),imu have an income of $'K Thus it would appear that only one out of every five is capable of supporting a family. It is to be ixirne in mind that i'M a year amounts to only $1.37 a day which is not very much for a family of four persons. On the other hand, there are in the I'nit-ed Kingdom 12-".,UU families having an annual incum- of about ? !,( II and 'i,0 H families with an income of more than ? r,M . In the I'nitcd Suites, according to the statistics compiled by T. ( S. Shear man, we have 4 M,0 I families 1 or about two millionsof people! whose annual income amounts to 2,01, and more than l',ilii familit-s having an income of more than 2"i,oh. Taking i::to acvoiuit the iliffereniv in population between th" I'nitisl States an 1 Great Britian, is still will If evi dent that not only can America hast of a greater number of rich people than the I'niteil Kingdom, but that wealth Ls more equ-illy distributol and lc celitntlitsl in Fnited States. Hard t9 Please. Kicker (at stamp window. Summer of 1S.I S i. "It's a d irn shame to try and work oir these big, ugly Columbia;! stanijis oil the people! It takes two men and a boy to lick one of 'cm, and they're no good, anyhow. Take these b u-k and give me some nil ones." Same Kicker (at name stamp window a year and a half Liter). "NoColumbian Htaiup- at all ? You ought to have p it a lot of theni away when the govern ment quit printing them. You might have known there would tie a dem m l for theni from fellows that want them for relic and forgot to save any them-kIvc-i. They were the tfst-l.xiking stamp that were ever turiiiil out, any how. You haven't g t any at all? It's a darned glume !" v J-ii'ic. WHOLE NO. 2271. Politics and Whiskers. The I.cpuhlic.-wi of Kan.-as, who are again in tic saddle, politically, have cli'isen Lucieii liker as ilu-ir senator in Wasiiington, uud as Peir.-r's assiM-i-:ite. The jnculiarity alxut Lucieii is that li-' is smoithfacel, like NajxiUtiii ISoiiapai'ic, instead of having a superabundance of capillary adorn ment, su.-h as has proved, along with his voiev, the chief distinguishing he.r.ieteristie of pefb-r. There is a su'i'le conni-etiou U-twecn jxilitieal extremists and natural whi-kcrs, w hich may, K-rlaaps, at some future time make tiie bailx-r simps of the I'nitcd Stales the rallying h tint of iniiM-r'atism and gsl order. Kvery anarchist has whisker. No man could If an an archist ill the I'llit.-d States, or l-otlld long continue to In- one, unless he had whiskers, or a U-ard, or Uith. All radical reformers have whiskers; the more radical, the more whiskt-r. I"nd-r these ciretim-tanc es the ehftion by our Republican friends iu Kansas of a snio.it h faitsl si-nutor sts-m to If symlxilieal of the return of the Niiple of that state to sound jxiliticsand sound principle. Baker's election sit-ins to mark the r.-aeiion from the pro whik cr jx-riixl of Peil'er. It st-ms to show that the i-onncction link Intwit-n public uuh.tpii:ies and surplus hair has lnt-n broken in Kaiwis. At the same lime it would, jn-rhajis, If Ivtter if Peller's new associate in the senate wa not a clean shaved Iie publiean, but a clean shaved and clean cut Dem.M-rat. A Denes-rat taking no stn k in pipulisiii jxilled 2rr.Ji votes for governor in Kansas iu November, and a lvmocr.it who could poll 27,'M votes anywhere siin-e March 4, lsn:;, is a ciliz -n iJ.-serving of the highe.-t rvsjxi-t and rewards, when there are anv. - i" Yvrt; Sun. His Idea of a Drunkard. Judge Thisxltire B.tkiu, of llut.-hin-so:i, Kan., the latter-. I iy apistleof tcin-i.-ruii-e, s.-i.vs tiie A'. w. .'y'i'-, colic! 11 Id his c.nir-s- of "Iiftim-s iu aid of tin-crusade in Jersey ville Thur-slay night, and afterward said. "I am advancing 110 new d.x-trini-sor ideas. I am calling the attention of the philanthropic to the waste of material an I eii.-ry al mg sou: - of the linrs of temperance w irk. I claim : "Fir-S That inebriety is a disease. "S -1:1. 1 -That it should be treated from a medichi.d and not from a strict l.-gal stan liiint. "Third That the drunkard need the physician and not tlie p ilic-maii ; th" ho-fiital and n-it the jail ; the reforma tory sehixil, not the penitentiary or work-house. "Fourth No ofiict-r of the law should lie permitted to strike or abuse a drunk ard. He who Ls madedr.ink under our sy-tein of 'regulating the liquor tra!!ie," win-re the .iistiile.1 spirits are brand.-d under the stiiK-n isioii of the Govern ment and sold under Federal, State and muuieipil licenses, should If pro tected by the strong arm and !iurd by the charity of the State, for he is but the legitimate product of this system." Praying for Bain. It was a common custom in this ss. tion of the State not many year ago for the people during a protracted dry spell to meet togctheraiid pray for rain. In a certain community iu Armstrong j county, shortly after the close of the j war, lived an old lady who wa a de- j vot.il Presbyterian. Nearly ail the j r.st of the jKfple in that neighborhmxl . were Mcthixlists, and as there un no! church convenient they a-ked theprivi- lege of iii'i-ting in this old lady's Iimin to pray for rain, !xi-ai:e it w as lar -e j an I e 1:11 n kI'ious, and t'l.-v eri.-te 1 a i big turnout, ari l tie-re was great need of moisture. The old lady had serious misgiving alxiut the meeting, but a a drought w a thn-ateiied, a. id the js.p!e were alann ed. she reluctantly consented. Til nut-ting wa aimrdingly held. The Methixlists i-anie in from far and n.tir, and their prayer for rain were lo:ig and i .irns.t. That night there nunc one of the fiercest storm that had Ixt-n know n in years. Fence were blown 1 e.vn, apple tree uprooted, and gardens wahe.l away and it happened that the gr.-.it-t damage wa done to the farm occupied by the old Presbyterian lady. The next morning a tieiglitur passed along and spoke of the meeting the day In fore an.l of the heavy storm that follow ed. 'Well, said the old lady, in a tone of bitter self reproach, "I might a know-cdb-tti r. It was just alxiut what I exjM-tnI. Them blamed Mcthixlists is alway s ovcr-doin' things." Oalj tie Bsflectioa- They sat on tiie sofa They had jiist come to a mutual understanding, and he had measured her linger for the engagement ring, and they were in the first thr.n-s of ti-ndir reminis cence. "Do you rcniemtnT," he said, in a trembling voice "you do not rememln r when you first saw me?" "Yes. I do." Did any thrill r throbfell your heart this happy moment would come? No, that could not If exjxttiil." "Ye, soiu. -thing did seem to w his per that we might Iniume man and wife." "My darling !' he said, and he kissed her fondly. "Vis, I rememVr I saw you from the window, leaving the hoti-e, and I thought Imw aw ful it would If to marry a ban ly-lcggi! man ; lait it wa only the glass in the window that wa uneven an I 111 yle you bxik so." E a title! to Confidence Mr. (S. W. Bciiford, drugi-t, -h.xi'd h ive tiie iiuifideiiif of thi iiiiiiMiiuii ty; hi Ciilling i one of responsibility; very often preciou live are eiitrustnl to hi care; taking the agency for sell ing the ccl'-bratcd It.il Flag Oil should be a iruarantiv, it w ill do all that i claimul for it, and n- rvmtily exit ll i: for the quick cure of rhenniati-m, neuralgia, spratu aud all Uislily pain, rrloe 2i CVUU Shrinkage in Farm Values. Aci-ording to onVinl statist ies there was a shrinkage of .t,iMm,(m, a coin Kiris w ith the value of the year pr vioos, on I. in 11 1,1100 m-rcs of land which changed hands la-t year in 12 Ohio counties. The New York l'7f say. "What i tHl'-ef Ohio is f:i':r- or U-ss '.-!.- of th- nvr ;"-ir:l land iu th. entire i-Tiir.. r he., b 11 f r-ed !-i v.-t I 1 . . r U v ir t-i -.ir un- td V'.V t!l- Cilll.se. ( jl. I hut- :r i.ving e-inri!.iiiv- iu i.-ir etl'.-et-. it w-iuM nspiire muc'ri spitec to enumerate tli.ssr i.-aii.s-s io ileLiil, but they m iy be summed up in the state 1:1 -is: that the g.iveriiineiit policies of the l'liitl Stales and of Kur.qie are bang dictated to a:i increasing extent K- the citiis., and in the cities by men wiio are ignorant of nearly everything outside of their special line of biisiiii-H. Tlie extent of this Ignorant" in tho ruling class i often alarming in ths extri :n ? to those who are u:ticietitly well informed to understand it ef f.tts." Wh -n we c .in ure the on lltio.n fif th people and the InisiiH-s- of tho country i.i ls i-j with those that exist nt pn-scnt, tli-'re i but littie difiiculty in assigning a r -11:1 for this great shrinkage. With the m ark'-ts of tlie world ojx-ii to o.:r e ton. in its Sl-nir and grain; with every manufactory belching forth smoke day and night to move the spiiid!- and l.xirns ; with the cia! an I minerals of th-- earth b-ing dump -d into the lire and furuan-s of f.iunderies, sm her and rolling mills ; with !7 jx-r i-eiit. of th" lalxirers con stantly employed at go.xl wag", there was no rea-on why laud value should not li- high With all the markets of the world cl-iscd to this country ; with factories and mines clicd to 2"i jx-r cent, of the lahircrs and th- remain der working 011 short tim; at greatly r.iluccd wag.- ; with tiie prxlucts of our farms selling at correspondingly low figure, w hy .-Itotild land retain their value of two years ago? Vhe 'nrhl is proiialy comt-t in placing the re.-piiib:!ity for thi r duetion of values upm the shoulders of iiiexjx-rieini-d men, but the only remedy that We Can sit- is for the -o-p!et await the oppirtnniey to turn down, by their vote, the remaining few who were elected to office under false promises. For jot His Lameness. A I d ill it man shambled up and down Kightb stf.s t -iiiging sentimental mhilts in a very craekct and high pitched Till, lie wore a -tring around his irs'k, t 1 whieli wa Hitaehcd a small tin cup to catch tiie aim of charitable ped.-striaii. Tin- pi.j.U-hurryingalong paid but little attention to him, al though from the man' i!px arant-aiiy oil could easily s.t- that be wa di-serv-ing of assistance. There was a coil hole op-n i:i the p-ivem.-n' a few yard b.-low Che-tnut str.i-t, and the blind man was waiting directly toward if. Another ui 'U.lieant, who vit in a d r way across t!ie str.s t. w ith liis leg do-iii'.il up under iiini and a pair of cruTcic- by his s-;. ., av the blind m in' jK-ril. No one else s.i-!n.-l to 11 it ice it. Tiie s.lpx-.-d cripple watch ed the blind man nervously until the latter was within a few f.t-t of the hole. Then he jtim M-.i up, and forget rul of appearance dashed across the stn-et like a trained sprinter and i-iught the ii'ind man on the very edge of the hole. Then he reunnl hi erutehi-s, tdnte nI by the consciousness of having done at least one gixxl ilit-d. 1'liHiul' hth'vi .'"'inf. Tae Servant of Small Things There i a prisxt-t that, In-fore we are lauch el l.-r, nearly all our Ikmi-s-keeping will be done I.y machinery. Not only by sp.s-i.il machines forspt-ial purp is.-, but by gr.-ut in-ojn-rative machinery, for the whole huckecp ing. But the faithful hoiifkcejMT i quit" sure that there i one servant who will never lie su j.plaiitnl the servant of small tilings. The servant, jiid or un p ii.1. who pick up liietritles every one el.' drop, and puts away the artieh- every one else forgets. The servant w ho carries up an I d--wu tairl.l etii and gla-ses and -p xuis ; w ho tin-lsover-shoe as 1 safs and s,-h.nl bxik and hat ; who gather- the ci:t.Ti-d play thing an I dis-- i-.vr- !h nii-pl e,sl l.k or . -win ; wh 1 m ik r - i ly th r chair au 1 th" fo its-.!, ! f..r t!ie coming m-i -i-p i'tt, an i w '1 1 take up all the drepp l stiteli", m ral au 1 in itcrial, in the family line. There may arise bo i-s k.s-ping in chine, big anl little, working with nnrv. l.iu skill an I accuracy. B it until a met ho ! i disc ivcr-d of putting a heart a well a h in I int them, of giving theni a sou! a well a a Ixxly, it i certain that the sph'-reof tlie --rva:it of small thing c m 11 -v.-r lie K-rfit-tIy tilled bv s leli c.illt rlvaint-s. Two Valaabb Friends. 1. A physician can not alway If had. Ithcumatism, Neuralgia, Sprain Bruise and Burn occur often and s mil-time when least c.eced. Kn-p handy the friend of many household and the destroyer of all jiain, the fa mous Bed Flag Oil, 2-"i cent. 2. Many a precious life could If saved that is Ix-ing racked to death with that terrible cough. Si-cure a gvxl night's rest by investing 2 cent. f ir a hit tie of Pan-Tina, tlie great rem edy fr coughs, ilds and consumption. Bittics of P.in-Till: s.,1.1 at (S. W. Ben ford's drug store. Haw to Head. We cannot too strongly impress every daughter w ith tiie fact that habits of ntiding are wonderfully jxiwerful. Karly learn to ntid only g'xxl Ixxik, and read them critically and thought fully. The purji"-- for which we read a b xik must not be m.-re pleasure. We must aim to olilaiii and retain the au thor's thought and meaning. Few gi.xl biik do not have.i:ue particular ques tion upm which they dwell stnHigly. A few well direct! 1 i i;-stims fruit f-t!u-r, nio:!ier or Inniilier w ill help t bring tliis t light, nod in a llilion w ill enfinriv the fa-l th:a an opinion of one's own is of non' value than a iln that w.-re lx-ggi-1, Ixirniwi d or stolen from soiik eiiiiiii-ut man r womuii. Many p.xiple ngn-t that I hey were not early taught to is nisid.T the au(!cr name a p irtion of th title of his and are c.Mi'iiiually n-markiiig, "Oh, I can't re in. -inU-r w !i- w rote that !." .V.'- WV.-mX" II iri.l. Bicklen's Arnica Silie. TIh-U-st active ill the world for rut, l-riii--, or-s, ulo r, .-lt rh iini. f-er rss u-tl r, ch:ips hand, chilblain., corn and all kiu eruption, and J mt tively curi- pili- or no my rnptinsL It I guaranteed to give fx rfevt xatis factioii or iiHUirv n fun-UsL Iiit 2j tt-iitn-rUox. lor mhibyj. N. Say dvr, Simenet, Pa-, or at O. W. firai lkr', Ikrlla, Pa.