jje ' Somerset Herald. nri 11sifl1)lication- I'- ' ' it.( if HI adxalHV, Otherwise t-?' r:.,!,u I. .'.arg.-d. ''"' he discontinued until arf !'' "i- l''-"''-"r n, ,i t h.-n :iWrilrtv do not .,r will "'' re.nsll.'.- ili. ir ' '" . , A fi.l!l oil.- KtotIlee to ' ' . , . ..he 'i.iioe of the fortn- :;; v. .a.oo-s Tilt. S..11 leO-l Hl.KAW', t-uMKKsrr, ra. i- I 'll-. J'-' :V rflil.lt'. .incr-. t. l'a. ,.; r mkylks, 1';riM.kKi-.vr-i..v, It . n:ii'i'M'l, IVnii'a, .ill . "'"', u his far.' will U ut- it. ami li'l-llt.. ..n - . ... liW. O. V. WALK KB. ' .' . w v 1 KKIi. vrx.,!;i-.Y-AT-LAW, somerset, I 'a. lj,m-e. J ' ,.. i: iV.uitli si., Pittsburg, Pa. A- l:K:!iii'At'tY -AT-LAW. t sstnc.-rsvt Fa. I - '"' " ' -Vi.'Yi Y ."!- ni.ilivI.KY, I Aii..t;r.t-Al-i.-vw, fMmK-rsi t, Pa. . .ii-.a.o llaliti. . i;i:.:;F.i;T. K- .ul..i;r.Y-AT-LAW, ss.uicrs. t, Pa. i;. I'm. r.ni:-L" o- r'-U (j .uiulLV-.iT-LAW, MilU'lMt, Pa. rTT j, V. l'lKSECixEIt, ssom.-rscL. l'a. - K"W, tjjH.iit.' Court J. H M ('IT. M i..i;NKY-AT-I-AVt Siiiu-fM't, la. r. 1 J. K'-! mttr;-vLt l'a. J. ti. OiJLK. i ' i c iN i i 'i i 1., Soi.n r-.-t, l'a. V i -iilion t. business cn- i,.h-AT-l...W, s.inu'ivvi, V:i. . - l I i'i i K!alf. Wiii ult.'lld tt i' .. . .. h.-u j o -.lien ua i'H.in- T AS II. I ill., J Aii.-i;.,KVAUAV, V ;: jn. : t: n 1 to Jill luims ! . .o !....!. 'A'Kt- y ivm-.l u colit'v'- i I'llif. ill J'I.llllIlliil lilufk. J Ai ivi;i--AT-LA i . J i !uiu'-?' utrust J to . y v .iiim; iM.vry Mine, TAir L. ITOif, A'i hKMa-AT-I..W', SliH'Itt, 10- i M i j i . i ; 1: r.i.H-k. up Main. Ki . a M tut 1 Mrtt-l. i 4ilti Hit j !- Itl x-iiuiii-U.nml -iH .i.. ju !iUa1 t witu ru iitms ..ii-.i'y. 'I;N. L. ". 0LIX'l:X. Al'H'u.N tY sAll-AW, r ;..!.. Liiitilaliy au.-n-h-.l O.ii.o ... ..ui-it in infi.-:, l-oioi-.l uiiU atijimi- i j .-ij tv.i..il.;iU!i It l'Iii.'. Kl i;ai:i:. All'xItNMY-.l -AT-LAW, Soim-rs. t, l'a. ; r.i. ''.. in s-.nu-iv.-t aii-l atuoiiiing :v A.. !:..!- t :i!rat-J lo luiu via ; r.:iii ..it.-:tti..u. KH:-'I il. W. H. Kf 1TKL. V AH'U.NMS-Ai-LAW, S.mu-rs.-t, l'a. A '. L:!i.x. ::!ru-!--i2 to 1 li. :r run" will L - . :i! j-iin-ui.it. y :i:t-ii.U-U -i-.u i.r- tiHc Mammoth T w. ( Ai:umi:its, m. i., 'it I'li-it'lAN A.lsl K;hj)N, !.iii'rsU l'a. ,' --" I'S-r."'. s:n t, iu-tr IL IL Statiuo. Ti. 1'. V. .-UAFI KIL u J'iiY-it ;ax AMisn:iK ix, ?.iii-i.'t, l'a. --ru. j.-r ;-i--iu!s-rik- tothe riii- ' ... t i ;.-mitj-. lli-lt ...a,. r ...i ll ni L T)- J- M. I.l THKIl, " i iax AM..-i'K;i;N', -- ' M..;.i ir.-t, r.-.irof lrug twr. J) - H. s. K!MM l.LL, t- . r "!! x-': ,f - rvlr to tlie riti- - f N,i'" r"' I vH-iiii;y. I ult tn- ' i !. in t- loand l hia f- )- J- SM. MU.l.KX, .. .-'' " :" '" Arijti.; vis itiiM-rt'tl. I" ;'" r 1 fclorv, v. H. (dii ntrni, lum.ral Director. ' M:ii;i Cr-r. st. lUi.kiitf, ''r' I 'at rl..t St. AM,,X-V MAKKiL i . ' ' ''; J ,; !-' in t!- aot-iion.-N-r i:. r"- i'--" :.t a pulilic 4 . .''! '- e-i. tmu iui.'lc vt s 1 " J!n I- Iii mini lui .. r' i - r ii' an.! ha lft wiiii u- . 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St TI.U : : ritKslDF.XT. : VAI.KXTIXK li.VV, : VICK l'HrIIKNT. i HAUVKY M. l!Kl;KI.r.Y, : CASiHKiL I The funds an.1 Mfiirilies of tliis bank are se- ; eurt-Iy nte"ted In a ct-l.-lrat.-d Coitl.lM ItS K- f o i.ai: 1'it.M.F S.itr, The only safe inadeabso- : lntely l.u.-.;!:ir-:roof. j OF SOMERSET PA. - .O: Etb'liSj, 1877. Orl:ed u a Natnl, 1890 CAPITAL, $50,000 SURPLUS AND UN- DIVIDED PROFITS $16,000. Chas. I. Harrison. Pres't. ' Wm. H. Koontz, Vice Pres't. ; Milton J. Pritts, Cashier. Directors : SAMI KL SNY'I'KIL WM. KSISI.KY, J'JSIAH !I'Kt 11T. JONAS M. CtxiK, JOHN H. SNYKK1L JOHN STl'KKT, Ji.SKrH IS. 1'AYIS. NOAH S. MILL Kit, H AKltlx.X SNYTK!L J KIti iMK STI KKT, SAM. U. HAItKIstlN. "uslrtinem of tbisljtfik will rtivlve tlie in?t tre:.l:ii.-iite"ti-ist.-i:t withiMit'.-hunkina. I'arlies wNhiiitf ! wml timn-. y ist .r .i-t can l-e aei-tiu:ii.MiatM t'V dral'L l.r any Hii..u:it. M. -" and valni. tiles s..-nred by one of I!e tlu". v-kor!iti-d Kif.-s tt'ilti linl 1 in proved in ii. k. 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I GOOD LIQUORS! and Chsap Liancrs P.y -all:n? at the Oi l lUiial-le Lhuxc S;re, V309 Main St, and I0G Cllutoa St, Johnstown, Pa., a'.l in Is of the . hoioot liquors in i.ar kt t t an .- ha.l. T.i my old custom ers this is a well-know .1 fact, ami to all others convincintr proof will 1 iiiveii. lKut forjret that I keep on itand the gn-att variety of Lhiuors, the hoiecst brands an-l at the lowest priei-s. P. S. FISHER. A. H. HUSTON, Undertaker and Embalmer. A GOOD HEARSE, ud every tulr.tf rxrtalning to rum-rain furn UJieiL SOMERSET - t Pa Tl So 30. TLJTood'S; I 1 k 9 oarsapanlla Is carefuUy I 2 IS I'rt'l'areJ fcy experienced IA If l'liarniacisU from Sarsa- I A 14 !iar:1Ia' DanJ.'lion, Man Ltrt!L drake, Dock.riiisisscwa, wiiiitter lorries, and other well known Testable n-nifJi.-s. The Combination, I'ro- rrl.in ana I'to -ess are l'eoullar to IIooJ'i barsaparilla, giving it strenjt'a an 1 curative jiower reetiliar to Itelf, not ios sessed by o'.'aer medicines. Hood's arsaparilla Curej Scrofula Salt Ilheuai. Sorr-i. HoiU rimi!trs and all a.ht-r affections caused by lm;.ure lilood; Dysjirpsia, l;ilioune?s, Sick Headache, InJipt'oii, Ivbility, Catarrli, lUieUmatisui, Kidney and Ijver Com. I-lainis. It is Xot What we Say, but what IIooJ's Saraparilla Does, tliat Tells the Story Hood-! SarsajirilU URES H aoa's Pilis are Kenlle, mild and cCectiv HE best investment hi red estate u to keep buiii!- iajj v.'cll rulntcl Taliit pictecis houiar.J taves repairs. Ycu ccrrictirn'-j x."z& to s-Al many a rood housci lias remained unsoJJ f ?r want of paint. The rule should Lo, tliouh, "the Lest paint or none." That means Sfcictly Pure White Lead You cinnct afTord to use cheap paints. To be sure of getting Strict ly Pure White Lead, look at the Lraud ; saiy of these are safe : "Armstrong & ilcKelvy," " Beymer-Eatmian," " DaTis-Chambers," Tahnestock." Trm Colors. National Lr. To.'s Ture Uliite Lead Tinting Colors. Tli.?3ecoiort are sold in one-poond c-n-t, each -.n K-.:e si:i:icieti to lint pounds of S"'rt' i ure White Lrad he desired shade; they are ic no s.-Pie r.dy-an.?d piiiils, Itil a ramliinatioa f p':fT.-t!vp-ire cr.,rs n the handiest funa to t:nt Sfii-i!,- I'ure White Lead. A cmti many tiumand dn:!ar hive been saved rr rv-ovrncr by havi.ij ciir hook on paint .n ? nl kr-card. Scs-J us c - I carj l.'.n free, I-.AT 1GXAL LEAD CO , ':. Y'otlc. I ittshtire rrruit, C i-.- - tkk : -: r ;:-.Uirz. Jacob D. Swank, Watchmaker snd Jeweler, Next Door West of Lutheran Church, Somerset, - Pa. I Am Now im'jmr.Hl to supply t!ie jiu'dic with CI.M-ks Watches, anl Ji-w-c-lry of all ih's-rijitiin, a Cheap as the CheajH-it. REPAIUIXG X SPECIALTY. All work fruarar.teetl. Iook at my Mock U-foiv making your purchaos. J. D. SWANK. Wild & Anderson, Iron & Brass Founders, . . t u- i t- Engiuerrs and Mch'uists and Luin Builders. Manuf.teturers of COAL CAR WHEELS and AXLES. New ami seeond-h.nul Maehinory, .shai'tuiK. I landers and l'ulleys, liije.-t'rs lutnii-aiorx, tut 'mis, Kte. ERECTING Or MACHINERY A SPECIALTY Strictly F:rt-Clas Work Gjaranteed. Shop on I'.road St., near 15. .V . Ivtx.t JohnStOWn, - - Pa. 134 Clinton Streft, JOHNSTOWN. - - ukalkr in PA. Builders and Other Hardware GbASS, f AINTS, 01b, VAR NISHES, ETC. See tir Large Stock of Sicighs. Bob Sleds. Slcigh Bclls. Robcs, HaRsc Blankets, Etc. PRICES to suit (he times. JORDAN & HINCHMAN. We are now nud y with our new and lare In voitf of Kine Confectionery titiods, popular brand of IUsruit and Calces, Fancy tiood of all styles, and everything else pertaining to a firt-rlaw house to fill ordeni pruniptly, and to supjily resident families to any ex tent. Goods always frah, and always offer ed at loweM figures. Call and aee one of the finest assortments ever carried. JORDAH & HINCHMAN. 270272 Main 8tro t, Johnstown, Pa. 3 mei SOMERSET, PA., THE SONG OF HURRY. O, it's Hurry. Huriy, Hurry! and it's Inii-ry nli you can. You've got to ke'p n hurrying, and huttle like a man. The etisy way tf goin? is a r.lie of the I-ust. And now it" Hurrj ! Hurry-up! Now, Hurry! Hur.-v fast! It's very' sure if you don't run the oth-r fel low will. And you want to hurry, and then hurry h-inler mill. If woiue oii.-'s Ixmnd to In-at you you can pass him In u wi:tk. If you but keep n liurrv on. an J never stop to think. There may l time toiteh your lir.-aili when you lmveeaiii:li! jonrear; But sixty Aei-ouds to the initiut-' all of th.-iu th.-re are; There an- hit; Kixty inlnuli-s out of every hour of tin..-. And when ou tlare verj' fast, if awful how it po.-! And don't forget y.m've got to get tie re mighty ijuirk. In.-.uiv-Y ou've got to get away aaiu; and snat; h it from the Jaws. Whose Jaws th.-y nre don't cut the lee, nor what you're goim; to xnateh; Y'ou ean't he t.nt piniitilar in nurh n sIi-KiMni; liuiteh. Y'oa n.iiln't slop to fix your Ti l and try walk a eraek. For, tlious.-h i:'s to.igh u-g. ttliif there. If. tougher getting Isu-k. Tlu-n-' little time to linger on tlie greeny, grassy lawn. When long In fore you've gotten then; you ought to then he gone. S keepa-humping, huiiipln, now, and Jolly right along. With here a Hurry! there a Hurrv! then a Hurry! strong. If you hut keep your hurry on, mid hurry. hurry fast. It's teu to one you're on tlie run, and may g 't hue lit List. .V. K. S:IH. A U03IAX VALENTINE. And tha Part it Eire ia the Destiny of a Yoiiii? Prince. '.Y fi:j:i myi:x tiu.!:Y. M'tiiy years ao there were two little" olive-skinned Italian l ys living in a srre.it palae-ji:i the Palatine Hill in Koine. The chler lad was a short, thick-set, stur.ly little f. llow, with linht hltie eyes ami curling j;.lilen h:tirth:it fell on his neck like a girl's. This was Nero. Tlie other was a blender, tleli- cate, tlark-facetl lail, win wore his hair down ujxm his houlli-rs. t, lut in stead of Ihmiijj lig!tl-nlored it was as J il ark as t-li-Hiv. His name was llrita- nieds. j The latter was three years younger than his playmato, lieiinr hut fourteen, while Ncp was seventeen. Ilnth f the-K lhys wert- princes, hut IJritanicus had the I tetter right to the imperial thr.me. He was the own sou of the oM Ftiiperor Claudius, h it his lxtiuti fu! youn.i? mother had died when he was a child, and his father had mar ried the aiiil.it ions Agrippina, Nero's mother hy a former marriage. Slit was a stately, haughty-limking woman, with dark, .shining hair and fierce hlaek eyes, which s;vni.'.t to look right through any one. Sts-retly ISritanicus did not like his stepmother, and sto-.xl a little in fear of her sharp eyes and h-.T siwling hrows. Poss;I!y he knew that she was plot ting againt him in secret, for Agriji- jiinii was amhiti-ius for her own son. an-l was a!vjys pdshing Nero forward as th iagh lie were the: heir rather than Hi'itarticus. Finally the old lvn jierorditsl suddenly, not without sus i;ei.iii of having Ut-ii hurriwl otl'hy Agrippina, and P.riLtuicus fmind his worst fears realized, for, through his in (titer's maciiinatious, Nero was hail el m sole hir.l and mister of the It -man world. Uritanicus was still permitted t live in the palace, however, hut he had a s-rry time of it, as you may imagine. Ner.i was kind to him hut Agrippina wa-t still jealous of him, for, though her own son was emperor, she knew that the thr.nie belonged to iJritanicus. The hoys of those tlays did not have sv many sp rts and gains aslioys have tnw, and thosv that they did enjoy were very tliflerent. In the first place, the young 11 :n:ins ivmld not slide d twnhill, for there was no more snow in Koine than there is in Mohile. They did n it have gun p;twder and fireworks with which to tvlehrate natiotiul and othiT anniversaries, for those danger ous playthings had not yet Ih.-c!1 in vented. And as for living kites or leaving hall, these games were con-sider.-d altogetlicr t frivolous to suit the highbred K :u in children. Children's plays are generally taken from wliat is m:st familiar to them. In most e Kintrie t!u-y are formed upon trifling subjects, but they oung K inians acted trials in tlu c uris of ju-itic, the ctmmind of armies, triumphal pro-c."ssion- and the tat of emperors. They also had a very dignifL'd gum culled the playnf Troy, which was a sort of tourn uiK'Hf, celebrated by com panies of b ys, who usisl arms suitable to their strength. Sonu of you niiy think, p Tha ps that a K (in m by did not have a very joy ous tiuu" of it, but you will see your error when you learn" how many holi days he had. Fir-t, there were all the military and imp -rial shows, occupy ing weeks sometimes, an. I eharucter iz.tl by chariot -r.ics and gladitorial onibats, in which the Komaussoniuch delighted. Then came the religious festivals, in which there were magnifi cent processions to the temples and cstly sacrinc-s made to their gods. One of th.-se festival days occurred on the fourteenth day of February. We are accustomed to designate the day as St. Valentine's Pay, Uit the old K v mans called it the day of the Luperci. The festival itsvc-If was called tlie Lu perc.i'ia, and was distinguished by al! kin Is of amusements and indulgences. Am ng the vrcm nies was one of placing the naiiii.-s) of girls and young worn ii in abu, from which they were taken, as ehane directed. This in volved t'.i:; n .e ossify of bestowing a gift up n tlie owner of tha nam : that caeli one drew, and if the fair one recipro cated by another one, or by a written m.ssage, he was to cmsider himself her "valentin?," as modern usage terms it This custom, through various changes has dsci-ndwl to our own times, ami hen yoa receive your valentine you x, ill rememlvr that the Roman boys and girls houorod the festival ia very KSTaVnT.TSTTKD J 87. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 18J)5. nearly I he same manner. The name of valentine is il. rivtMl froi.i a Chri.t ian saint who lived in K mi" ho ut two hundred v irs after Uritanieus, and whose festival the early fathers of the church c.infounded with that of the ancient Lupercalia. Kritiiiicus stood one morning in the ni irble court .viy tif the palace bxikiug out upon the street. His fine U.yih figure was clothed afu r the fashion of a princely K miaii lad. His olive-colored leg- were bare, and his head with its long, dark hair, had ir covering. Hut the tunic of fail, rich silk, belted at the waist and descending to his knees, and the cloak, with its purple liordcr and its heavy emhr.ii.lery and clasps ,f gold, were all isi V.vi newest style and showed bis graceful peroa to advant age. It was the fourtccth l.iy of Februa ry, the 1! tuiaii Luper.iilia, and Krita nicus had already lieeu to the forum and drawn a name from the urn. He now held it in his hand, a dainty tab let, with the name ofOetavia Julia in K :nan characters upon it. The girl was his own sister, of whom he was fond, and tlie only true friend that he felt he had in all K une. He was sagely considering wiiat s!ie should send her fir a present, when the clash of thelietors and theshoutsof the slaves, who usually followed the emperor, sounded in the ejurt yard, and the young prince glanced o.it just as Nero was dismounting from his golden chariot. Flushed witil pleasure and kingly pride, the I my emjK-ror rushed gaily into the court way. How hand some he looked in his purple tog-a and his embroidered buskins, with his long, silken hair, iH-rfu:ned with precious unguents and sparklii'g with g.ild dust! Little resemblance was there between that happy boyish face an-l the cruel lc.-tsal Nero that he afterward liecume. His tpiick eye fell on I'.rilauirus. "ila! my brother, ha-t thou been to the forum and drawn thy name? Why thou art lucky," as he read the tablet. l'I congratulate you. Our sister is very lovely." "Site is good, to;i ; but I know not what to send her," murmured Krita tiie'.is. "Send her a chariot an-l a span of Phrygian horves or a Orecian amph' ra," siiggesh-d Nero. Thou knowest wry well, p .mitius," nine f Nero's names,) "t'nat 1 have no gift- like tho-e to bestow upon any of my friends." "What! the brother of uu emperor and as empty of sesterces as a plebian? Tiieii you shall be so no longer What I named shall le thine. A slave shall be d'spatched ininitsliatcly with the span and chariot t t)etavia's door." "Nay, rather M mo choose one of those elegant Ins-k v;us.-s i:i the cabi net," said liritanietis. "It shall lie as you wish, brother, only use dispatch," and the emperor walkisl away, humming a gay air that he had learned that very morning from his Corinthian dancingmastcr. So a black Nubian was sent with a iK-autifnl vase of Samian workmanship to tite young print ts, who was staying with an aunt in a palace on the lvsjui line. liriianicus would have liked to go in jeTson, but all his actions were narrowly watched and he disliked be ing followed like a criminal. He knew however, that Octav ia would send him a message of acceptance, and for that he impatiently waited. It came at last, liritanicus was din ing with the emperor in the great ban-piet-hall, amid the murmur of fount ains and the odor of flowers, lh'illiant entablatures shone on the walls. A hundred gue.-ts, reclining m couches, were around tlie lioar.l, and throngs of slaves waited the nod of all. Tlie young prince had just ijuafo-1 a goblet of sparkling Falernian, when the Nubian placed the cxpecttsl mis sive in his hands. With a bright flush on his boyish countenance, he eagerly reads its contents. A delicate, waxen tablet, with a lordly monogram and the engraving of a Veiius in a car draw by pigeons, and underneath a few well-chosen words, signifying her ac ceptance of his princely gift and prof crcd co;irtsi(s that was all, but it pleased liritanicus. As he slipped the tablet under his tunic he caught the stem glance of his step!) mther. "What have you there, P.ritanicus?" she asked, reaching her hand forward. and an oUtlicut slave carried the tablet nlt, into the arms of a chair ; eleven lo tite tierce-eyed em press. She read it J e'usp their arms around the geiitlt with a frown, and retaining it, she m in's neck, six weep tears of joy si called Nero to her and they left the ! iL.utl v. and fortv-fotir ween tears aloud. room together. What could it all mean? Kritanicus wondered what he had done to make Airrippina scowl so savagely, and he felt a little indignant at her treatment of hint. He could eat no more, r.ud rising he threw his garland from his head and walked out into the court. There Nero met him half an hour later. Without any appearance of change in his manner, the cinper;:r told him that Oetavia would U" at the palace that night w ith other company, and that the evening would be spent in pleasure. What a merry company it was! The old palace was bright with light, music founded, and the laughing voices of the ... i i i . , . .... children made a pleasant choruson the ' perfumed air. . , 1.1. 1 Ojiues were indulged i in, and in one that was called "Who shall be king?" there promised to be much excitement. Nero had been chosen by lot for the king, and the interest of the g:ii; de pended up m the ingenuity of tiie man arch in commanding uch things to le done by his various subjects as would most amuse the company. When it came the turn of liritanicus to receive orders, Neru directed him to go into the middle of the room and sing a song. Although this was a severe require ment for one so young, the Imy, with out any hesitation, stepped forward and Iregan to sing. His 'hciiie was almut a young prince, who was kept by a fierce old witch in a dreary palace, away from the light of day, and would never let him out of her sight. The entire assembly listened with profound attention, charmed by the artless simplicity of hi song and the grace and beauty of the Imy. There was a hush when he closed. II saw the tears shining in Oetavia's eyes, and Pi beyond her h" saw th: dark face f Agrippina, regarding hint with a lot.k that made him shiver. When the festivities were over Agri- pina approached him, and placed in hi t hands the tablet that he had receiv ed from Oct a via. "iKitliitless you would not liketolo-ise it," she said to him, her fiery eyes gleaming ou him like a burning flame, "therefore keep it, and may you never regret your sister's gift," and then she went away and left him puzzled at h r strange speech and her fp-ree looks. Poor litiie prince ! he did not know that in the heart of that cruei woman his death was already planned. ISut so it was. His beauty and his popu larity might at any time make him a powerful rival of her son. Moreover, his graceful, pathetic song showed her that he had not forgotten the crown that It-longed to him, and she had de termined tit.it his claim; shojld stand no longer in the way of Nero's jsipu lariiy. That night the empress paced the marble floor in her chamber witii the trad of a tigress, while Nero, her son, listened to tiie murderous schemes that were to make his throne secure from any danger, either iuitginary or real. In that midnight session he took his first lesson in crime, for In-fore another morning he was a murderer. In another chaiuV-r of the Ko'nan home, within sound of the plash of the fountain in the court, lay P.ritanicus. With one arm thrown above his head jnd the other restingon the soft ermine of the couch, his dark hair streaming over his pillow, and the soft vellow light of the southern moon shining on his Italian face, lie looked too fair to tlie. I'nder his pillow was the waxen tablet, and he had sunk lo sleep with the name of his sister Oetavia tin his HOW ijuiet lip. He never awoke again. When the sun rose over the Aj-jK-nin-s it -iio.ieon a cold, dead f.i'v in tie nrtrUe cham ber; shone ou the stiir.-:u l form of the young K uii in prince, whose valentine had wrought hisd.xim. The Waxen tablet had b s-n poisoned! Many a young K-miau lad lias, since then, b.slov.ed gifts and received gifts at the Lupereaiia, and happy youths and maidens every year write their valentines without any thought of I'.ritanie.is, h-.it n -ver, d . the four teenth of February come round but I um reminded of the hapless little printv, w hose life went out on that fes tival day in that (II Palatine palue, where so man'.' of his name held wav. Love and Propojab- Tln-re is a clever statistician who could teach a tbing or two to tlie novel ist, says the New York 11-inv: J'MH ii'i'. Tlie statistician has attempted to chissi fy the action and methods of propo.-als, and, as a result, has presented tabulat ed figures extremely interesting to psychologists. Out of a hundred cas s, thirty-six gentlemen take lady in arms, sixty-sevpn gentlemen kiss lady on Hps four kiss lady on cheek, three gentle men show very g-l t.iste by kissing lady on eyes, and two gentlemen kiss lady on hand. It is to be presumed that these two out of a hundred aret'i timid, diffident kind, though it is pos sible that they might lie of the quietly sentimental nature. One gentleman kissi-s lady on nose. It must U added tiiat the statistician is careful to insert the saving clause I by mistake j. There is even a record of a man kissj.ig a lady on the edge of shawl, hut, thank good ness, there is only on. in a hundred, and the chances are that this man is peculiar. Seventy-two hold lady's hand, seven teen hold it wry tightly, fourteen have lumps in their throats, and nine ex claim aloud: "Thank !od!" Over seven out of a hundr.il declares them selves deliriously happy, and five are too foil for utterance. Three out of a hundred stand on one foot when they make prossaIs, and two go down on one knee, while nine make a formal prelude something like the slow mu sic in the play, we suppose, w hen the villain appeals to heaven to witness tlie consuming flame of his affections for the iieart h plots to ruin etc. The behavior of the lady under the circum stances is equally entertaining and in structive. Out of a hundred cases eighty-one sink into the arms of the gentleman, sixty-eight rest their heads on gentleman's breast, a:id only one whatever that means ; seventy-two have eyes full of love, and nine out of a hundred rush from tlie r-smi and tell evi-ryliody. Only four are greatly sur prised, and eighty-seven of a hundred knew that something' was coming. Five giggle hysterically, and one even snecz e. Only one of a hundred struggle not to be kissed, while six kiss g.-ntleui in first. If we lielieve the statistician, one out of a hundred women will say : "Yes, but don't be a fool !" 0iter Salal For a quart of oysters use dressing mide as follows : Ileal well four eggs. Add to them a gill each of cream and t ..- .... . r.i ..t ..... . .,.1 lliciiui , "lie -e umiiiui iiiu-iai. t, ' 1 ' V1IL "a 1 .. "-V ' .-am I. t'llV 11 t IB . - . . ' ' of a teaspooniui tu cayenne aim two tablespoonfuls of butter. Place in the double boiler ami cook until as thick as soft custarL It wiil take almut five or six minutes. The dressing must be stirred from the time it is put on the fire until it is taken orT, and when t'nat time comes add two tablesp.xuiftils of powdered and sifted crackers. Heat the oysters to the Imil ing point in their own liquor. Prain them and add the dressing. Stir slightly arid set away in a cold place for an hour or in re. The cracker and celery seed may be omitted, and at serving time a pint of celery sliced thin may lie added. Ajt-c Yuri Wurbl, Even a dude has his uses In the world. He U a standing example to other young m.n of what they should avoid. The Mir.riis of Putler'ui is going to J erect in Dover, England, a life-size and ! heroic statue of the King Lear of Shakespeare. OYi"Ql OIL POULTRY RAI3I5G. Advice to Those Who Are About to G-3 Inta Hen FanninsT. From the liri-edei' (.a :te. Fifteen years ago I tried fancy mul try raising, and, like all U-giiint-rs, I wanted too many kinds, and kept ad ding to my stock until I had twelve varieties and almost made a failure, as I tlid not tiieii understand how. Some kind and exe.-rienvd friend said to me: "tuit ali but two kinds; give them the attention you have given the twelve and scatter them. Have the small ones away from the young. Feed them separate, make them roost in separate places, have all roost ing places movable, and once a week turn the rotists over and coal-oil them; clean up the house and boxes once a week the year through. Oive a variety of food corn, wheat, oats, liarley, buck wheat and table cmmlis; also fresh gravel, crushed Imne and green feed the year through; gimd clover hay once a week in the house in the winter. J'iit the soft, fancy feeding, and give them sensible care and make a success of the business." The poultry business is the largest industry on earth. It supports more people, more Jicople are engaged ill it, more papers and journals are devoted to its exclusive interest than any other in the whole world. All this we can prove if anyone should lie so rash as to doubt it. Hard times will come now and then, as we till know; then the poultry business flourishes, as the jieo ple turn to that to make a living and improve their stock. Pay close atten tion to the tl.-tails and find, instead of a lagging monotony, as some suppose, that it is tiie largest, safest and best business in the whole world. Dishwashing as a Science. Tiie following simple rules as taught in the calking schools Siting in the kitchen, and followed, nny prove of value to the young housekeeper or the "new girl :" I. Collect knives, l" irks and spoons .y themselves. '2. Put away any food that h:ts been left, on small, clean dishes, never leav ing fragni'-nts on dishes in which they Were served. .". Scrape all fragments sticking to dishes or pans into a refuse pail or in tiie back of the ash pan underneath the fire Ik.x, where they may dry out and then It burned. 4. Arrange all dishes conveniently on the table, putting glass nearest the dish p in, then silver, next the finechina, U ginnir.g with cups, sanccr-and pitchers, and lastly the greasy dishes. .". Kinseout milk bottles, pitchers and egg cups with cold water. Empty and rinse caps. Put any dishes nsl in bak ing to soak in cob! water. Fill ketths and spiders full of cold Water and se t away from the stove to soak. If left on the stove, the heat hardens whatever has adhered to the sides in cooking and renders it harder to remove. t. Have one pan half filled with hot, soapy water. For this purpose, keep the soap in a shaker made for this object, or improvise oik- by putting a few holes through the bottom of a small lard or cottoletle pail. Never leave the soap ill the dish pan to waste an-l sti-k to dish es. I lave a second pan ready full of hot wat .-r for rinsing before draining. 7. Wash glasses first, slipping them one at a time sideways into tiie hot water, so that the hot water tou -hing them outside and in-ide at the same time may obviate the danger of break age from unequal expansion. Pry "nn inediatcly on a clean glass towl, or on s ('lares of old cotton cloth hemmed and kept for this purpose. 5. Wash the silver, and w ip. at once from tho soapy water, rubbing any place witii silver polish that stems at all dis colored. !. Wash the china, standing the plates and saucers on edge in the rins ing pnn. and setting the cup right side up that th-.-y may iie thoroughly rinsed. S - il l the milk pite'-e-rs. 1U. Wash steel knives avd forks in warm, not hot water, scouring the blades, if necessary. Never leave the handles in water, as it tends to loosen them. II. Hub tins inside and out, using as polio if discolored, and paying especial attention to the seams of the double boilers. Set on lack tif range to dry. li Wash ironware inside and out with hot, soapy water, rinse thoroughly in clear water and dry. Dripping pans and kettk-s that have Urn used with urease may be wiped off first with a soft paper, to remove as much of it is mssible, then washed in the suds, with a tuhltspiiolifu! of soda added to the water. Cranite dishes browned by neglect may It cleaned by boiling a half hour in soda water, then nibbing vigorously. Ihithis several times if necessary. 1:5. Coff.seimts should never lie w ashed inide w ith suds, but in clear water. Dry thoroughly on Uick of stove, wi ing out with a clean cloth when dry, to remove the brownish sediment that is apt to cling tothe pot. 14. Wash dish towels -in lukewarm s.apy water, rinse thoroughly and dry after every meal, and they M ill keep soft and clean. Highly HnniDrouj- An American w ho has Urn traveling in England declares that he has seldom found theavcrage inhabitant of London inclined to le discourteous. Asa rule, any information asked by a stranger is given freely and kindly, lt.it you must not cxp-ft an Englishman to forego an otinortunitv to make a g:od. robust British joke. On me occasion the traveler happen It ' ed to he in the neighb;;rhooil of Mi!I- lank prison and fancied that he would like a glimpse at that famous place of detention. "Can you tell me the way to Mill bank ?"' he asKed tif a stout tradesman whom he met. "Aye," answered John Bull, "knock me down and rob ms pockets, and you'll soon enough be on the straight road there !" Then, without vouchsafing any fur ther information, he passed on, with a chuckle. Yvath't C'oxiu'oi. f: Jl 1) WHOLE XO. 2273. HIS FIRST KILLING. How Sam Brown Was Started on His Wild Path by a Bally. From tin- New York Sun. "At my first meeting with Sam Ihown, the fal'ious ilesp; r.n'o, he did u:e all honor that f-vt men Mould can to receive," said Wash Park.T. on old time Nevada!!. "He invited himself to le my traveling companion on a 2 days' wagon journey. I was starting out one morning with a wagon and a p::ir of horses from a little mining set tlement known then a- (ioldcrop. As I came opjite the hotel a large man standing on the veranda hail. si me me and asked if I was going to Virgin ia City. I answered yes, and he said: " 'I reckon I'll go along with you.' " 'I'm Sam Brown,' h added. 'MayU- you don't have much confi dence in me since heariii' my name, but I reckon we'll travel along togeth er all right.' "Well, there wasn't anything to U said but 'all right, jump aboard,' and Sam Brown, with a carpet lug in his hand and his pistols bulging under his coat, came out to the wagon and took his seat U-side me. He pro veil a civil enough companion, and we got through to Virginia City all right, with nolxsly killed on the way. He had taken along a Utttle of prepare I cocktails, and I had a U. of cigars, so that the time Jassed r.itlit-r sociably as we made our journey together. "We went into camp that night at Sandy Springs, almut haif way to Vir ginia City, and in the cotirsf of the evening he told me something of his life and adventures. One thing in particular that I remember was the way that he came to start out on his career of killing. I don't remt-mU-r whether it was in Texas or Missouri that this first affair h:ipjs-nsl, but it vas when he was a hulking young fel low, gr.s-n and chieken-hc.irted. to u-e his own words in telling it. Then was a certain gambler in a town where h was staving who Used to bully and alms- him when they came together; every w hen cud whenever the gambh-r saw him in a salixin be would kick him almut and drive him out of t'.ie place. One day a man unfriendly to this gam bler said to S.-ua: " 'Why do you stand all this abuse from that gambit r Take this pis'ol and the next time be crowds you kill him.' "Sam took the advice and the pistol, and the next time the gambler went fr him, instead of sneaking away and looking sorry he shot his tormer.tor d-ad. After be hail thus got his hand in, killing men came easy to Sam and he made a long score liefore his own time came. "Though, as I said, we made our J journey together all right, I knew it would take little to set things to going all wrong for me thoroughly to eiijoy Sam Brown's society. I wasn't sorry t set him down at the Primaventura sal- in in Virginia City, w here we took a drink together, shook hands, and went our different wavs." A Natural Reqaest. A capital instance if child's logic is sent us by a correspondent : "In a let ter just received from my son in New South Wal s," she writes, "he men tions overhearing the following on Im.ird a steamer from Sydney to Mul inunie: A very seasick littie 4-year-old girl said to her mother : 'oh, mamma, plase do let tlie ship walk.' " Aoto r.,.V. A Charming" Difference. Cannot you teach those almut you to write somewhat more purely? I am very fastidious. Three days ago I was obliged to correct a friend of mine, a man of fashion, who s far forgot the grace to say of a lady: "I have not often bevu in her company." Say "prts eiiiv ;"' we are in the c 'tnpuny of men. in the presence of angels and of women. Liacola'i Iannrtal Words. Congress has o.'lieia'.ly determined the exact text of President Line ln"s immor tal iettysburg address by incorporating a copy of it in the bill creating the tiot tysburg National Military I'ark which w ill be on the statute Umks w ithin a few days, as it is certain to have the approval of tie; I'resideiit. The tioveriimetit's offi cial saticti .ii is thus given to this particu lar version of the address in Section s of this act which appropriates yjnw to enable the Secretary of War to cause to made itn.l et'eetc I hi the tiettysburg i'ark, '"a suitable bronze tablet, toii'.aining on it the address delivered by Al niliain Lin ed n. President of the t'tiited States, at liettysourg on the lutli day of Noveuiher, is;, on tii-' iK-easion of the ileiii-ati.'ii of the Nation il Ce.ii tery at th.it place" an I then, afi-T provi ling that the tablet sh illals. !e ir "a iii.-.l.i'lio:i liken-.-ss of President Line .In" proceeds to furnish the text of the address w ith the follow ing iiitro l ietiotl "w hi.-h s.iid address was in the following words, to wit:" t.i u Ticxr ; oi k:. "Fur Hci.vaTi-l seven yean ago our fathers bro ig'.it f rt!i o:i this rontineiit a new nation, conceived in li!rty and tied" ieate.l to the irop.siti.ii that ail :n i a.- created equal. "Now we ar. engage I in a g.-e it civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so ile li.-.ue I, can long endure. YVe are met on a great liattlelield of that war. We have come to ile lie.C.e a portion of that field as a final resting placj fr those w ho here gave their lives that the nation might live. It Is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. "15.iL, in a larger sense, we cannot ded icate, w e can n t e inse jra:-". wo can n it hallo a- this gr i-.m-L The brave men. liv ing an-l tie id, who struggled here, havo eousecreated it i.ir above our poor nnwor to a-ld or detract. Tiie world w ill little, note, nor long re:nen'.r, w hit we nay here ; but it c in n-'. er firg't w lvvt they did here. It is for us tho living, rather to lu dedicated here to tli3 unfinished wo.rk which they who fought here' have thus far so nohly advaneexL It is rather ftir us ti bo here dedicated to ths great task remaining U-fore us; that from these honoretl dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve tha. these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under U.sL shall have anew birth of freedom, and tliat government of the people, by the people, liir the people, shall not per ish from the earth." TH2 NOBLE RED MEN. Tu-y Were Arrayed in All the Splen dor of Their Forest State. Fro o the VahInTou I'.t. 1'ivc stal-.vart, picturesque Indian chiefs, in fnil regalia and typii-nl in their (a iid-woxl -plcmlor cf the f.ist V 4tiis'ii,;g r.-d iii.iu, :.:tt..i t d the L.iri.n .f';.ii!i, hiter tei! -p-ctat -is at the '..pit d t- i ':' ly. I h.-y h Si'-s and Foxes, l -end nits of Hie race once coiiiiiiaod'd by Black Hawk, and were in nil r. --ets the Ut r-prr-seiitalives ,t" the American alioriidiies s -eii in W.i-liin t ii for a long time. They were accompanied by their inter preter. B. ItoUtclleail, who p.intcd o;it t. h. in object-, of interest in Stat uiry i 1 : 1 1 1 and the two i-harnU-rs of Congress. The ul.iq:tiM-.:;s and uccoiiiliioduting weather clerk of the II. His-, Mr. ILn dolph, brought his camera; Corns p indent W. S. l-arucr arranged tiie c!iiefs in a gro;!p no the front stejis of the Capitol, an I their pictures were taken in four dilf.-rent aspects. All the iii'-n were aU.ve the medium in height and w.-re picturesquely roU-d in ! ml tie green, blue and rd blankets. Civili zation had cut. T-i! very sparingly into tiie e atuns of their tout ensemble. T.c-y wore eagle- feathers o:i their h.ads, U'strdaw lieckiac.-s and silver III slals Umll their chests, buckskin troti-crs and headed moccasins, and several carried red sonpstone pil", festooned with hawk plumes. Then was little stoicism in the manner in which they enjoyed posing for their picture. When the object of Mr. Kan doiph's mysterious and cabalistic signs, movements and gestietilation.i beliilid the camera were made knw u to tliem they burst into a ringing js-al of laughter and manifested as much de light as a proverbial Imy is supposed to do over bis first pair of pants. Like Two Balldogs. Once, w hen a war with England s ruicd imminent, ow ing to the strained relations existing, some one asked Lincoln for his opinion. "I n-nieiiilier," replied the i'n-sidetit, "when I was a lad, thtre were two fields near our house separated by a fciiiv. In each field there was a big bulldog, and these dogs, sjn-sit the whole day racing up and dow n, snarl ing and yelping at each other through the fence. One day they Uth came at the sane moment to a hole in it, big ii ugh to let eitle r of them through. Well, gentlemen, what do you think they did? They ju-t turu.il tail and scampered away as fast as they could in ipm-ile tim-i-tiotis. Now, England and Am -rica are like t!ios; bulldogs."' Poultry Notes. In buying new stock U sure to pur chase from reliable breeders. There seem to U more opportuniiH-s for cheat ing in the jmultry btisim-ss than in any other. A g-xsl cur f or roup is to put thr.v drops of camphor on a piece of bread to give to the fowl. Ill two or thn-e d iy- it will Is- all riglit. When fowls habitually lay thin shell ed eggs, their sy-tems are not in a heal thy condition and have generally le eonie enf.-ebhil by overfeeding and get ting overfat. Thorough ehangeof diet, air, sun and ex.-reis.. will U followed by the pr.xlurtion of perfect eggshells. It is s;iid sumac U-rries will cure cholera. A neighlnir had cholera i:i his flock, and as simn as he tnmii:ene d fi-etling Miiiii- they cea-cd dying and were s.ion vntin ly well. How many of the farmers are there. do you think, that kill off the old hens each year and depend on the early hutched pullets for their egg supply? And yet we can a-sure them that the egg supply will gr.-utly increa-e with the sam-e number of pullets as of tiie old birds. Afu-r the fir.-t year a hen has gener ally sevu her best days as a layer, and she will generally lay on fat instead of eggs. How much U-tt.-r to have pullets that will lay three days and lay off one than old hens that lay o:i. d ty and lay off three ! During tiie winter, w hen the hens cannot be given a g-s.l rang.', it is a good plan to give thwui meat tw ice a week. Jast Sa7 "Walk" t3 Him. Dog-, which are ut mice the drowsiest and m -t wakeful of domestic animals, according to their state of mind and cir-cumstanit-s, stem to sleep lightly or heavily at will. Nothing can U more slow, reluctant and leisurely than the elif.rce I w aking of a petted house tlg when it doj- not wisii to be disturlied. It w ill remain deaf to a call, twitch its feet if tickled, but not unclose its eyes, ami finally stretch and yawn like a sleepy child. But mention something interesting to the same dog w hen slec ing, such as the word "walk," or dick the lock of a gun, and it is on its feet in an instant, and r.dy for the enterprise. 77i- Sitf ! tiif'ii; An XniD333ible Home- Tiie ma i an 1 his wife called o:i tlie architect, ainl the architect w as glad to stv them, for business was extremely .lull. "We want you to build a hHSse for us," said tiie man by way of introduc tion. "Thanks," Imwed the architect. "I shall be on ly loo glad to do so, and I am quit sure that I can give entire; satisfaction." "Well, you ought t ," remarked th lady. "We don't want much." "What kind of a house do you wish'. inquired the architect. "We want a good plain one of almut S rooms." explained the man. "And we will leave the design t you. Ail we exp s-t is that when you have finish ed it will suit my wife and myself I mean on the inside. We are not s particular aUn the outside." The architect heaved a deep sigh. "I am sorry," he said, "lait yisi w ill have to go to some other anhitect. We can't design an impossible house in this tWlice." Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Tlie Ust stilve in the world for cuts bruUes, si .res uhvrs salt rheum, fever wires, tetter, chapln.il lianils. chilblains corns ami all skin cruidioiLs and posi tively runs piles tir no iy nspiired. It is guaranteed tt give i rfeet salLs faetioii or moiHy n-funtlctl. Irice 25 cents rUx. Ft sale by J.N. Sny der, Nun rset. Pa, or at W. Bral lier's IVrlin, Pa. To cut a glass tub., the neck of a h-ittle or any other round lm.lv of glass, take a piece of flint ami scratch a line around the place where it is desired to cut the glass. Then wind a thn-al dip ped in sulphur t wo or thne times around that part ; set fire to the thread aod allow it to bum. When the glass is. lieatett Iur ctdd water over it, and tha pieces will KeiMirate as If they had been cut with a pair of ahf-ars. St. Loui Somerset, Pa-
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