fneomerset Herald. fcrin of Publication 1 hej every Wednesday moraine .1 ra- if in dvnce' other,rtM 1k chair-d J-,.:!! invar"- 3 :' .r,rtin ill be discontinued until r1"' . .-.(.! nn. rostmastera ne- 1 .rtrara are 1 3 .n notify us when subscribers do not will be beld responsible 1 Uril removing fm one pustofflc to iZM f v. u. tbe name of the ton ' -s.tbeF-fflc- Adares. ! 1 IBS Bomcjukt, Pa. r bomexwt. Pa. t ' Somerset, l'enn'a. d ID T u , i nr W floor- 1 T5TB$U,u"-,ua nJei,t-T- j ThaT Tw. walker. y 4 WALKER, XI -tToUNKYS-AT-LAW. .uJ.NuTARYI'lbUC; j SonMrrwt, Pa. 4 (on-wrt Ulu .W 170 fourth t-u, lltuburg. Pa. 4" rr 1. 1.- i.-v I A- 1'IukNEY-AT-LAW, U teouiersel Pa. 1VEV M. BERKLEY, J-- Somerset. Somerset, Pa. jUaFtN-uoi.al JJauk 1 C.HOLI1KKT, A All Uli -AT-UA W , Somerset, Pa. , wilfl J..lm H. UO. 4 V hoinersel somerset, Pa. i "XI). w. in decker. i ..t I $ .use. 4- Somerset, Pa. All Jl EY-AT-LAW, ' isomeric t. Pa. 4 a: h. KouNlz. J. ti. OGLE. TtuuM ogle, K ATloiOtlS-Ar-LAW, j Somerset, l"a. 1 iiniuil'l attention to business en . , r irvm N,lu.rsrtua,dju.iuu lr . tain iijut'- Y AL ATK.K.SEY-AT-LAW, Il.;rin IVal ij-lale. Will atteud to J j,.!-.- ri.iniM.-d ui.care ita piuiuptr ' .HN H. I HL, J A1H'K.EY'-AT-LAAV, i Cuuierwt, Pa. t ; i-nniii'tlv mtfua to all buiu en tiri iu ami." lMty advaurt-u i colleo tm'.tc C'Ciif iu ilauiiuolu lilo-k. -4: tiu. 0. KIMMEL, (fc . AlH.'iiL-AT-LAWt I fcomerset, 1'a. f .:i!TOd to ail buin-M -utrusul to hi t L sv.ijir.Tl anJ .iljjunni; cuu l.ea, wiui r y;un au'l li J(n'. . OtQi-c ou Mauu CruM fJJE."! L. 1'LOH, ij, AliuUtY-AT-LAW, boiurnx-t, Pa. vviu Mammoth Blot-k. up hlnin. Eu V f .m W.n - rows aim-u .ii-tioa I '.uirM-uied. uti- -aamiuetl,aud all A. O.Lil' UN. L- C CULBORX. VJ .UtoH.VtlS-AlL.lW, J fvimerstt, Pa. A butiD? eiitrun! to our care will be f 4-t.y aiid autblully all-uil to. Colleo i a- uJjr .u soiiicrwl, bilord aud aJjoiu ! f aiuuut-. urviymf aiud oouv-'muci1iC TI L BAEIL lit AlfuRNEY'-AT-LAW, NoiiK-met, Pa. :i rnictic In Souierwt and adjoining ' a. Ail ounurt-niruled U uiiu wul .f )-rv.unjl u-iiUoii. aA C'K1K. iTH. W. U. RI PPEL. niorFKul U i RU1TEL, VJ AlTuRNEYs-AT-LAW, I fjiuertiet. Pa. M '.'U;as-ntn:n-d lo their cure will be ' a-..i.id pua.-iuHiiy ntu-uded to. Office iMui Lrow :ry.vl, oppuoile Mauiuiolti -4 ft W. CAKOTHERS. M. 1)., mi.-iLlAN ANDM UOLON, f tSuuienteL, Pa. -ST-f on Putnot street, near R. li. bialion. a; uSit-e. T!u P. F. SHAFFER, -F l'UiMilAN asuI RGEON, I boiuemet. Pa. :.lr hi prof.iwional it i- to tbe citi- a ui N.nirrt nd vicinity, oillce next t U; i.uimen:uil lloieL 4 'V- J- M- LOL TIIER, - 1-lUMt IAN asupI RGEOX, t uc M;e irv l rr .rf Druir store. .1'" H. s. KIMMELL, .ir Li prf.iniJ isrvicee to the citi a . vuirrwi and vicinity. I'nleae n ? ri;'i'd ue can ! lound at but of- " )J-M M I LLEX, 'jm.lujte iu lientistry.) 'M,-:,!Hlll,l tl lne prewrriition .raa.un, tretu. Ambeutl u liwerted. fni. hi (ibRiiitrea KatisU1orv . Uliee a.Vu , rl- " vi to a alore, 9 - u.n.rv-.j.ijj 1'alnot ftreeta. j. IL COFFRUTH. i Funeral Director. Maiu fr 8L ReiJeuc. Patriot SL JoAN'K R FIAX'K, -SXIN,i KN., INKER. LUtU. J. r. ivr Real Estate and Collecting m :ur. J. F. Beactry. Agency kuepper Block. fv.inernet, l a. pilsl Oils! o n':,- Pittshurr Depart. f l'alty of I tn2 '" .U 1-nwauc I the Ciuvi brand. .J illip.atm(T X. I ,.L" -i' paphtha k Gasoline, FBbm.i. .... . t'ro!eum. We cbal- Product of Petroleum lisfaetory Oils -IX TIIE- 1 v Tr1eforS,meret,0a Tlrinl. '"tirZ t '" ,,u-v "r " tamisortown I -'iu , '""" chilly or elsewhere, are a-ilto,,r"ra,'r Knepier bkirk. k 4"fl J.i '"' miii t'lra to all mail In I t-! pn'' mu1 '"Hon of prop, f i:.-! IK a tiroeent sunup to pre- a --- li i y.i-.ii jt it t: a . ii v i I J 'Ppned by K 4 BEERfTS and Ikt.Lr . ... . 1 tie VOL. XLIV. NO. 17. THE First National M Somerset, Penn'a. Capital, S50.000. Surplus, S2Q.000. DEPOSIT MCCCIVCO IN LAHOC AMDSMALt AMOUNTS. PATABLC OK OCMANO. ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS, FARMERS. STOCK DEALERS, AND OTHERS SOLICITED DISCOUNTS DAILY. - BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LaRUE M. HICKS, GEO. R. 8CTIJ-, JAMES U PIUU, W. U. MILLER, JOHN" K. SCXlTT, ROBT. 8. (SCULL, FRED V. BIESECKER. EDWARD SCt'LU : : PRESIDENT. VALENTINE HAY, : VICE PRESIDENT. HARVEY M. BERKLEY, . CASHIER. The fund and aecuritios of this bank are e-cun-ly proUftrd In a celebrated Corliss Bl'B glae I'koof Safk. The only safe made abso lutely burBlar-proof. He taet Ccmitv Hatitmal BANK OF SOMERSET PA. DtablUlwd, 1877. Orpabea' n s Natloaal, 1S90 -O. - CAPITAL, $50,000 SURPLUS AND UN- DIVIDED PROFITS 5lt),UUU. -O: Chas. I. Harrison. Pres't. Wm. H. Koontz, Vice. Pres't. Milton J. Pritts, Cashier. Directors: SAMVEL SNYDER, JOSIAU SI'ECHT, WM. F.NDSI.EY, JONAS M. COOK, JOHN KIT KPT, JOHN H. SNYDER, JtiSEPH 15. DAVIS. NOAH S. MILLER, HARR1!)N SNYDER, JEROME KTCFFT, SAM. B. HARRISON. Customers of this bank will rwlve the most liberal trratmentconsititent with Maf tsinklliK. Prtie wishing to send niom-y eaKt r il ran be accomiuodated by draft for any amount. Moner and valuable secured by one tf Iie bold'a celebrated aafes, witb mo.t iuiroved time lock. Collections made In all parts of tbe United Stub-. Ciiarge. moderate. AocounU aud deposits solicited. Wild & Anderson, Iron & Brass Founders, Eapineer sod Machinists and En pin Builders. Manufacturers of COAL CAR WHEELS and AXLES. New and seoiiil-Jiaiil Maeliinery, Shafting, Hangent and Pulleys, Injevtors, Uuliriejitons Oil t'uos, Klc ERECTING OF MACHINERY A SPECIALTY Strictly Firt-Cla Work Guaranteed. hop on Broad SL, near B.A 0. 11 Johnstown. - - Pa. T!E ART AMATEUR. Best an4 Largett Practical Art Magazine. CThe only Art Periodica! awarded a Medal at tbe Moud stair.) Jntvtfaate lo oil irfto frui In svitr thrir fi'r'? e mrt o. t j mate thiu kumrr t.:iu I lUC. we will and to any one! fC iuoiLC 1 3i publication a apeei I I copy, a to-, aupera color p.ates III itiyinfO-iraiBinpiai.dfc supple JL S Oi'l mmtx iruir mvmrr vr.vM l-UH IUC. we meuuoti men copy, ineniary page i aesifus ir-uii y 3jc). Or mo OC we will send also "Painting lUn ZOC. lorBinner,'(vtllgw. MONTAGUE MARKS, 23 Union Square, New Yerk. ARTISTIC JOB PRINTING A SPECIALTY. UiJiUr 31. BEXS1I0FF, MAHUrmURlNQ STATIONER AND BLAXK BOOK MAKER HAWAM BLOCK, Pa. Jtfr. Oeo. It. JHetterich The Plain Facts Are that I have had Catarrh ! Year. 'l atarrh care did me any good, but Hood'f Sar Jood's Sarsa parilla aparilla helped me WouderfiiMy. My head is cleared, sense of sine II returning. Hood's har- Cures tm is BIT wife a world ( good for Thai Tirca FmL nparuia is cloli.c niv GtoKGE 11. 1'itTTEhK li, Hobbie.Pa. Hood's Pills are efficient and gentle, ge. Campbell & Smith. The Peoples' Store. Are yon ready to buy your oullit ? Do you want to get the latest style in a new Fur Wrap, a stylish Hat, or a handsome Dress Pattern ? Never iu our twentj-four years' history have wc lial fuo'.i a !iiani5 cent display, and the prices are so low it will pay you to buy Lere even if you live one hundred miles away. Ilere you can get everything you need for your jiorsonal requirement, and wc can furnish your home com plete. This is the place for brides to get their outfit.-!, aDd if you are going to housekeeping to come and get every thing complete in house furnishings. Several thousand handsome jackets and wrajvs nf all kinds, latest styles. From $5 00 to S75 Hundreds and hundreds of new fur rapes. From $4.75 to $250 Nearly a thousand children's jacket-, fizes 4 to Is years. From 79c to $15 00 The most niaprnifuvnt display of stylish trimmed huUand bonnets wc have ever shown. Prices $1-50 to $25 00 Grand display of new silks suitable for wedding dresses, evening cot-tunici or afternoon wear. 50c to $2 50 per yard Grand values in new handsome black silks. 50c to $2 00 yer yard Larpe collection of fine imported dress goods in French, German, Iriti.-h and American novelties, including new styles of plaids. Our display of black dress goods excels all we have ever ln-fore shown. We have dress goods from Kc to fi75, but you want to see the values we are showing at 39c, 50c, 75c,' $100 When you come to town don't fail to ooine to this store; you are welcome whether you want to buy or not. MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE CAREFUL AT TENTION. Campbell & Smith, Fifth Avenue. PITTSBURGH, PA. Jliiutrn Wood d- Smithjidd Si. Jacob D. Swank, Watchmaker and Jeweler, Next Door Wet of Lutheran Church, Somerset, -. Pa. I Am Now prepared to supply the public with Clocks, Watches, and Jew elry of all descriptions, as Cheap as the Cheapest. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. All work guaranteed. Look at my stock before making your purchases. J. D. SWANK. A. H. HUSTON. Undertaker and Embalmer. A GOOD HEARSE, nd everything- pertaining to funeral furn ished. SOMERSET - - PaJ omer SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1895. LULLABY SONG- Hleep, my darling, while the aiuidowa mlher round tby downy bed. And the gulden summer suuset Kniy til 11 upon thy head. Let thine eyelids droop like curtains O'er the windows of thy soul ; Mother's prerlou, precious darling. Sleep while dark the billows roll. Hleep In peace, no foe shall harm thee. Mother will be ever nigh. And the angels, chid In splendor, od will send thee from the sky. All the nlsht, though stonnn may gather, All the night, though thunders roar, Drin away on wings of slumber. Till you reach morn's golden shore. Sleep, my darling, sad and lonely. With a tear uxn thy cheek. With a xorrow in thy boxom That thy lips can never peak. Thou hast found thy life a burden, lng lius been the weary day ; S-lcep, oh, sleep, and let thy sorrow In tby slumber drift away. Sleep, my darlinc. soon the morning Thou slialt Joyfully behold. And the skies to dark and cloudy. Flaming like a sea of gold. IllesM-d, blessed be thy waking. When the night of earth is p-st ; Shi p, oh, sleep, in peace and safety. Thou shalt wake In heaven at last. i. W. Crofts In Chicago lutrr Orran, JUT AN ANGEL. "Gents," said Major Fulton, ponder ously, "I've saw hundreds, mebbe thousan's, of 'em, an' I say th' feller's bogus, an'll bear right smart chance o' watehin' that's what I think." "He's dead wrong," assented little Ike Rullet, who always agreed with the Major in everything. "Of, course, his actiu' mysterious hain't really nothin' p'tic'lar ag'in Mm. Folks out yere that is, they hain't nobody, hardly, th't hain't got somethin't' by mj-s that is, some o' them ducks is myste rious an' some's noisy, like." finished Ike, lamely, realizing that had had al most slipjied into personalities. "Tried t' talk t' 'iui," sighed "Lazy" Wolf, with his customary stretch. S I. 'Fr'm the States, I recou?' Yes, 's he. "Xjiect t' go iutuh niin- in t 's I. "rossioiy,' ue, an tneu 'e gits out of a good, comft'ble cheer an' walks off." "Haiti' not tody but my clerk gits no talk out of Mm," put in Colonel Hanks, the landlord, "an' 'bout all 'e says t' Billy is 'Nice day,' an' 'Cigar, please.' But V pays Ms bills, an carries a roll, toe ; I s'pose that's all I ought t' wor ry 'bout," 'Oh, yes ! oh, yes !" snapped little Ike, excitedly, "an' all th' time, him layin', most likely, fr t'jerk th' props fr'm under lie ! I'm fr' startiu' Mm, I am, an' pretty quick, too !" "I wouldn't lie too hasty gentlemen," counseled the mild voice of Professor Hendrix, editor of the Gold Hill Ava lanche. "We may, after all, be enter taining an angel that is, a 'sucker unawares. Let no guilty capitalist escape ere lie lias been induced to in vest. " "He hain't no capitalist," interject ed the Major, scornfully. "He's too too quiet. I think he'd b.-tter have th' run." 'Easy, Major, easy," said Hendrix, soft I v. "Now I would suggest that we select a committee of, say, two, to sound the gentleman aud endeavor, by peaceful means, if possible, to cause him to give an account of himself. If he declines to do so " The editor concluded with a tolerably graceful wave of his hand, for the subject of the foregoing remarks a pale, somewhat ordinary looking young man in clothes of Eastern cut had just entered aud was passing through the room. Time was when Gold Hill had been a thriving, busy camp, with metropoli tan aspirations. But its boom died, aud the glories of Gold Hill were only a memory to the three hundred citi zens (who remained behind because they could not afford to leave what little was left them of their former pos session), and to the "suckers" who had dropped their money at the time of the rush. It was still the centre of a fairly good but steadily "petering" mining district, and there yet remained the hojie ou the part of many citizens that some one might make another big "strike," and the old times eonie back; in which case they would be "in on the ground floor." But several years had seen only a steady decline in Gold Hill, and an'.increase of prosperity on the part of its hated rival, New Kiru lierly, the inhabitants of which were wont to profess ignorance of the exist ence of the former metropolis, albeit only twenty miles separated the two camps. It was iu the second year after the death of Gold Hill boom that the busi ness men of that camp began to realize that retrenchment was necessary. There was always the hope of a "strike," or a chance of unloading something at a good price on some un sophisticated "tenderfoot" ; but, in the meantime, it was necessary to "look after the leaks." The gentlemen who kept the disiensaries had as lively a sense of the necessity for retrenchment as the rest, ami they went aljout econo mizing in a practical manner. There was in the camp a prominent but somewhat impecunious citizen, known as Joe Godfrey, and Mr. God frey had former-ley resided in the "moonshine" districts. This latter fact gave Major Fulton and Hanks an idea. The bottom lauds near by grew large quantities of cereals, including corn. Putting two and two together Joe Godfrey and the corn-crop and why, it was as easy as anything could be! In a short time Mr. Godfrey's work made itself felt by the wholesale men, who shook their heads over the decadence of business, not only in the (iold Hill, but in' several outlying camps, as well. Revenue officers shook their heads, too, and sought to ascer tain the cause of this unaccountable state of things. But only one of them had found what he sought, and he mysteriously disappeared, failing even to call for his baggage or to pay his bill at the. hotel And Messrs. Fulton, Hanks, ct a., waxed fat and prosper ous in the midst of seeming adversity, yet were ever circumspect, as behooves gentlemen who defy the laws of Gov ernment. There were no informers in Gold Hill. The man who gave the revenue officer who mysteriously disappeared the information that led to the finding of thestili, was shot In set ESTABLISHED 1827. "self-defense" by a henchman of the ring within a day or two after the officer turned up missing. Several circumstances had caused suspicion of the man who had been the subject of the afternoon's sessions iu the present instance. He had been iu Gold Hill about two weeks, and had hardly spoken to any one in the camp; he had said nothing about his business; he took not even a hammer with him when he walked or nxleab jut the coun try (presumably prospecting); and he nau uet'U seen ou several occasions, after nightfall ( his light-colored clothes were conspicuous), outside the camp, talking to some one, probably a strang er, who was as yet unidentified, inas much as the two had never yet been seen together by daylight or within the limits of the camp. On the evening after the consulta tion of the powers in the Merchants' Hotel, Professor Hendrix met the stranger, who claimed the name of Teunison, and tried, in his most suave and diplomatic manner, to draw him out and to learn something of his bus iness ; but the young man, while will ing enough to discuss matters in gen eral, became as dumb as an oyster when It got to personal questions, and displayed an aptness, in turning the conversation worthy of one of twice his years. So Hendrix tried another tack. "Er Mr. Tennison," he began, in his mildest manner, at what he con sidered an opportune moment, "I greatly fear you think me unduly curi ous about your ah er affair, but" "Yes, I do," interrupted the other, curtly ; "you're about the seventeenth man that has tried to sound me." And he bit off the end of his cigar in a man ner that betokened not a little resent ment. Hendrix was a bit disconcerted ; but, not a bit cast down, he resumed : "I'm sorry, Mr. Tennison, but er the fact Ls, if I must tell you, that that there are rumors that is, there are those who affect to believe you are not what you pretend to be." "What have I pretended to be?" asked Teunison, shortly. "Nothing nothing," said the pro fessor, in some haste. "That's just the trouble. They think you ought to" "Mr. Hendrix, we are in free Amer ica, are we not ? Well, then, 1 propose to attend to my own affairs ; and as for these prying gossips you refer to, I have the sublimest contempt for them.' Whereujion Mr. Tennison rose abrupt ly, went into the hotel, and retired to his room. As a matter of fact, he was through with most of his business at Gold Hill; but he did not propose even though he expected, before' Lis departure, to discuss other matters with certain mining men to give the idle goips a chance to have any satisfaction out of him. Hendrix, at a session of the ring in his liack office, reported his failure to extract anything from the close-mouthed "tenderfoot." "See?" said Majo' Fulton, "I know ed how 'twould le. They hain't but one thing left t' do, as I c'n see." Little Ike looked at him interroga tively. "Ye don't mean" he began, with some apprehension. "Nothin' !" replied the major, short ly. "Jes' give this 'angel th' run, that's all." Aljout two o'clock in the morning Tennis. in was suddenly awakened by rcjeated raps at his door. "Who's there?" he called shirply. "Me Hanks," was the response, in what the colonel intended to be a trembling voitv. "Open the door a minute." Grumbling at thus having his sleep broken, Teunison complied aud at once found himself covered by half a dozen revolvers in the hands of masked men. Sensibly he threw up his hands and they entered the room, pushing the apparently unwilling landlord, he mently protesting against what he called their brutality, before them. "What does this mean, gentlemen?" asked Teunison, angrily. "I)- you propose to rob or murder me? or both?" "Shet up !" was the reply, "an git intuth them clo'es an pack that there grip, dam quick ! Ye won't le hurt ef ye don't make no fuss." Twenty minutes later the unfortu nate suspect found himself some dis tance out of camp, grip in hand, and with footsteps accelerated by the part ing injunction of his captors : "Ef y're w'thin ten miles o' yere b' daylight, ye won't need no breakfst. The New Kimlerly Miner and Itanchman of a week later contained the following item, and marked copies of the paper were sent to Gold Hill : "Again have the nnss-backed deni zens of that antique settlement of Gold (save the mark!) Hill stepped on them selves ; one more blunder have they committed, to their everlasting cosL "Three weeks ago, Mr. G. F. Tenni son, a gentleman of culture and refine ment, who represents an Eastern syn dicate with millions of capital, went to Gold (?)Hill with the intention of looking about for investments. First, however, it was his aim, with the as sistance of certain documents in his piis.ses.sion, and under the guidance of that veteran prospector Peter the Her mit, to locate some of the old Jesuit workings supposed to exist there. Fail ing in this, it was his intention to in vest in one or two properties which he considers are not being properly work ed (as nothing, excepting an Ovt-asion-al sucker, ever is at (iold Hill). "Behold the stupidity of Gold Hill ites ! Because Captain Tennison, who is, as we said before, a gentleman of culture, refinement and education, did not stand upon the housetops and de clare his business to the open-mouthed multitude, certain persons, ostensibly respectable business men, but who, from tbe environment, do not know a gentleman of culture, refinement, edu cation, and good breeding these swine because he chose to step lightly while in their sty, took exception to his quiet and gentlemanly way of conducting himself; and at the darkling hour of two o'clock a. m., when all decent people should be in bed, a cut-throat horde came and ourst in his door, and under pain of death compelled him to leave their camp which he was, no doubt, glad to do. "Like the gentleman of culture, re finement, education, good breeding and unerring judgment that he is, Major Tennisou came to New Kimlierly as fast as his legs would bring him, know ing full well that the people of the city, who know a gentleman when they see one, would treat him with hospitality and consideration, as they do, indeed, every one who behaves himself in any thing but Gold Hill's popular hoodlum style. "The distinguished visitor is at pres ent the guest of Judge Williams and his charming spouse at their alatial home on Citrus avenue, and has spent the (last two or three days looking at some of the judge's partially develojied bonanzas in this vicinity." The next issue of the Miner ami Itanchman presented the following: "Last Meek the Miner and Ranch man published (exclusively) the ac count of the brutal treatment at Gold Hill of Colonel Teunison, the distin guished Eastern gentleman who is so journing in our midst, and who, by the way, has made some heavy invest ments in New Kimberly mining prop erty for the syndicate he represents. Incidentally, the colonel states, with out reservation, we may intcrjiolate, that the Miner and Ranchman is the best newspaer west of St. Louis and south of IX'iiver). "There is another chapter to the story, and an interesting one. At the last hour before going to press, we r? ceive by special courier a message from lleputy Revenue Collector Hogg and Deputy United States Marshals New ton aud Dwyer, stating that they have arrested the parties who, for two years past, have operated the illicit whisky still that has so long been baffiing the vigilance of the Government officials, and will arrive here with their prison ers lK.-fore this issue of the Miner and Ranchmau (which has the news ex clusive, as usual, the old, worm-ettten, musty Prospector being, as it ever was, too stupid to know an item of interest when it sees one) is cold from the press. "And will the venerable, moss grown Prospector believe it? It affords us uumingled satisfaction to record for the hide-bound editor of that spavined sheet that first and foremost among those captured, aud more certain of conviction than he ever was of an hon est living, is that Fidus Achates of his, that sweet thing knowuasHiHendrix heretofore editor of that disgraceful rag the Gold Avalanche Hendrix, the base, low-born creature whom we have exposed time aud again in the past four j-ears, and for whom the poor old Pros pector's editor on the other hand, has ( is it because birds of a feather etc ). ever carried an inky cudgeL Will the latter shut up now? "In addition to Hendrix, there are old Dank Hanks, pmprieter of the Mer chants' Hotel ; Jim Fulton and Ike Hullett, of the Gold Hill exchange; Mart Wolf, of the White Wings Sa loon ; Joe Godfrey aud PatO'Hearn the latter two being caught at work in the still. "It appears that the night Wfore Colonel Tennison was assaulted, he ac cidentally overheard a conversation lietwcen two" loungers on the hotel jiorch, iu which one of them said some thing aUut a "revenue officer." On reflection, the colonel decided that he was the person referred to, inasmuch as several arties had tried unsuccess fully to learn his Isisiness ; and the re sult was that he put two and two to gether, anil on meeting Colonel ISoggs in our office, told him of his theory as to what was back of the assault upon him. Thereujion the officers went to (iold Hill, with the gratifying result alsve recorded. "If, as is lielieved, the arrested meu can be convicted of the supposed mur der of Deputy-Marshal White some thing over a year ago, it will go hard with them. At any rate, the people of this county will be pleased to know that they are safe for good, long terms iu the pen." Sim Frmei Aromnif. The Glass Snake Only a Brittle Lizard. The glass snake, which Is not a snake any more than it is a turtle, has a tail alniut two-thirds its entire length. This tail, like the tails of nUmt all lizards in the I'uited States that I have met with, is very delicate and easily broken off at times. hen a fourth to a half, or even more, of the animal is detached and the head end wriggles away and the remainder and sometimes a large part squirms in sight, it is an aston ishing spectacle, and I am not sur prised that the ignorant should clothe the creature with mysticism. But, as a matter of fact, all sensible people know that the fragments do not reunite, for it would be impossible to tit together the ruptured blood vessels and shattered nerves and restore the animal. Still this story of traditonal force is U-lieved by a host of people, along with other surprising hoopsitake tales, millsnake whoppers, with quill-throwing porcu pine relations, and a thousand and one other and lesser untruths. Annrittn Fiiltl. Snap Shots. A merciful man is merciful even to another man's tn-ast. Good luck has cost many a young man a great fortune. Attention to business is the first thing a young man must pay. The man who finds the North Pole gets the persimmon. Men with wheels in their heads are naturally inclined toward revolutions. An Arkansas young man who was bitten by a horse trader died of morti fication. Satan is merely an auttcratic cook. Oalvmton AVwa. Of Tierce's Pellets" we wish to n-hente The wounderful virtues. In prose and In Tere. lypepUc blear-eyed, sour-visa ged and cranky May be cured by a pill, the device of a Yankee. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cost on ly 25 ceuts and cure dysin-psia, con stipation, biliousness and all derange ments of the liver, stomach and bowels. era A Whits Kibboa. We were traveling away from the home scenes In a crowded and stilling car. And could see but the Ctres of strangers Kroin home we had wandered so tir. KYo the hills stretching quietly bickw.trd. And the river and bnmd Held of grain Seemed to Rive us no sweet recognition, As we sped on the crowded train. We were weary the Journey wn tiresome. We were lonely the world e-med so wide. And the strangers were unsympathetic, 'Though they traveled for mile at our side, Hut, again, as I scanned all their lac.-, I siw, with a gladsome surprise, A tiny bit of white ribbon. And I glanced at the wearer's eyes. She was kind when she glanced back upon me. A ud when she saw on my drei A bit of the same snowy ribbon Came a smile like a tender ca reA. Soon she came to my side, and we murmured, Our gladne. at meeting ; and then We talked of our plan and our purpose To defeat the destroyer of men. It is true th t on tou.-h of nature Makes the whole of the great world akin ; It is true that a bit of m hln rib'x.n May friends for the traveler win. And the cold, distant glance of the s:ranger Will change Into sympathy rare. As the emblem of true-heart'-d service Klanhe-t forth In Its purity there. Ah, sisters, we must not be careless In wearing this emblem of ours It may comfort so:n;- loneiy stranger, It may soothe like a gin of flowers; It may plead like an el.Miieut p.-.iit-r With the soul that Is vrexry in tn ; It may prove a message from heaven To beckon the wanderer in. A.; ik M. Lewis. C. T. U, ill Proceedings of the Eleventh. Annual Session of the Somerset County W.C.T.U- The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Woman's Christain Temperance I'nion of Somerset comity met in the Metho dist church of Confluence, Pa., Septem ber Wh and 10th the president, M rs. A. W. Knepper, presiding. Ik-legates were present representing the major ity of Unions in the county. Appro priate decorations lcauii.1ed the pulj.it and altar. A large flag was drajs d over the pulpit, bunting and potted plants were placed tastefully arouixL The Convention opened on Wednes day evening at H o'clock by short de votional exercises led by Mrs. 1 A. Hay, of Somerset Several very touch ing solos werv rendered by Prof. C. A. Heath, of Roanoke, Va. The choir of the church also gave some fine selec tions throughout the convention. Mrs. E. D. Kilgus, of Meycrsdale, gave a reading which strongly portrayed the effects of "King Alcohol" upon the body and soul of his victim. Mise Etta Black, of Confluence, delivered an ad dress of welcome in which she spoke warmly of the pride the memU-rs of the Union and citizens of Confluence felt in entertaining so noble a liand of women workers; she also spoke of the life and vigor the coming of the Union to their little town wouid doubtless put into their home work which as yet is in its infancy. This was responded to by Rev. S. M. Baumganiner, of Salis bury, who on behalf of the Union thank ed the citizens of Confluence for their hospitality and thespoken words of en couragement to the memlers of the convention. itev. George Fiynn, pastor of the Confluence church, delivered an address upon the subject of "Sicial Purity;" his words were well chosen and emphatic. Miss Ethel I toss next sang a U-auti- ful solo. Miss Wagner of Salisbury read an interesting iier upon the work and its needs. Miss Tissue, of Confluence, here made an appropriate address appealing to the people for funds to carry on the work. The meeting then adjourned until Thursday morning. Thursday morning the session open ed by devotional exercises let I by Mrs. S. W. Piatt, of Somerset. Minutes of the evening session were read and accepted and three ouimittevs were appointed by the chair. Commit tees ou credentials, courtesies, and resolutions. Prof. Heath rendered several fine solos during the morning. He p osses ses a truly sympathetic voice well ad apted to church work. Miss Liila Harris, of Sabbury, gave a recitation entitled "The Surrender," which was well rendered. The history f the Salisbury Union was interestingly read by its president, Mrs. Baunigardner, and portrayed the many successes and disappointments through which it had grown. The gentlemen present were aked to speak upon any side of the question "Temperance". Mr. Black of Conflu ence gave an interesting talk in which he told many funny incidents which fitted in appropriately with the grave question in hand. Rev. Brown spoke of the law and its regulations saying it was useless to make laws if they were not properly enforced. Rev. Baumgardner laid much stress upon the home training, advocating the principle that "The hand that rocks, the cradle rules the worl.L"' S. therefore the temperance men and women of the coming age are the boys and girls of to-day; under the parents guarding hands much depends upon "Mother Influence." Prof. Heath's speech called forth the applause of the ladies he advocated Woman's Suffrage if only on a trial of five years and see if the country would not be improved one hundred fold. Miss Whitsell, who has a sweet voice, sang a solo, "Where is my Wandering Boy." ' Mrs. Kilgus then read a selection en titled "In the Signal Box," by George S. Sims, in which the audience grew deeply interested. The most important feature of the morning session was the president's ad dress which was exhaustive, completly covering the work frcm the suspension of the sale of liquor to the question of Woman's Suffrage. The work was systematically reviewed and spoke words of cheer aud encouragement to all the memliers. The department of suffrage was spoken of as a new step, comparatively in the work. In short our women are realizing as never before the need of the ballot. Give women the ballot and you will find them earnest students of ; the affairs of government. Her vote, will 1. mst not at tin-hi.l.liiiL' of oartv i leaders or on the demand of the saloon J WHOLE NO. 230G. caucus but in the fear of God she will not be so much interested In the silver question as in the jewels of her own household not so much disturbed by the tariff quest ion as in keeping her own home free from the accural tax of the licensed sal'Kin. The woman's home Is her castle, her family the jew els in her ili.-il--in. At the conclusion of the address hearty applause resound ed. After noontide prayer the morning session adjourned. The afternoon session was devoted most entirely to business. The treas urer's rejMirt was read and accepted. Committees appointed in the morning rejiorted. The Committee on resolutions remit r ed its report iii'some H or 9 resolutions and a preamble; that as members (f the Woman's Christian Temix-raiice Union they were opposed to the liquor trallic and would use their efforts in every way uguinst the sale of intoxicants. Another, resolved, that as members of the W. C. T. U., they set their fa.-e and efforts against theatre going, danc ing, cird playing, progressive euchre playing in the parlor as well as gamlv ling in the saloon, and many more less important. The president aske I what should le done with them. A motion was inude that they le at.vptel as a whole, a murmur passed through the room and a motion was made to reread one or twoof tlieiii when upon consider ation they were? acivpted as a whole. The next in order was the election of officers which virtually was a r --election and was us follows: President, .Mrs. A. W. Knepper, Smers-t; vice presideiit-at-Iarge, Mrs. I. A. McKin Icy, Meyerstl ile ; Cor. Secretary, Mrs. S. W. Piatt, Somerset; R-e. St-rvtary, Mrs. Jennie Thompson, Ursina; Treas urer, Miss S. B. Thomas, Meycrsdale. T.l? next in order was the election of the del" ate t the state convention to meet i:i Harrishurg, O -t iber 11th .to loth. Mrs. I A. McKinley, of Mey- ersdslo wo-s chosen. Mrs. E. R. Floto, of Meycrsdale, read an instructive pajer upon "Tin- Need of Temperance Work To-day." The paper was deemed by all full of helpful facts. Miss Mary Thomas of Meyers- dale in h-T pajx-r dwelt upon the mred of systematic work in all sM.-icties as being the out collie and result of much saccess; the paper was precise and em phatic. Mrs, Su . L;.to:i, of Llstonb.irg read a paper uxn toe juvenile work ami was listened to with much attention; it was spicy. Miss Annie Zufall, Meycrsdale, had a paper upon woman s part in temper ance work which was very g.ssl. Miss Pink Zuf.i'l, Meycrsdale, sang a solo whi'-h was highly appreciated. Uiifcrinet.ted wine was discussed by the delegates and efforts are to be made to have it used in all the churches upon j the Commu:i:oii table. Favorable re- ports came fiom some of the churches. Th-. announcements were read aud : thex-Mou :c!;oiin: il until evening. I Ti " closing session was Thursd iv evening and opi ned by sinking by the j choir and reading of the H'tii ii-alui j by Mrs. Kate t Ivi.n. ."several solos and recitations were creditably given au.l an intcrcstiii ; paper read by Miss Car rie Weill- v. The important feature of the evening was the address by R.-v. Win. Mullen- dore, Siiii.-rs.-t, upn th. s-jSje-'t of Temperance. The address was full of earnest thought aud deepest meaning. It was eloquently delivered, holding th.; audience's attention throughout. After passing resolutions of thanks, in which the iiicmliers of the con vention expressed t'.io.ns -Ives grate ful to all who ha-1 so largely ontribii:- ed to th s'le.fss ,,!' t!t invention, the scs-ion w.is cj-w.-d by sininx "G 1 !. With You 'Till We M.vt Agiiti. The thorough sulv.-ss w.is looked upon as a happy promise for the suc- ce.-s of future work through the county. Com. Jokinj ths Congressman. From the St. l.onis K. put lie. "Did you ever hear about the Bra zilian mocking-bird that Congressman- elect John P. Tracy, of the Springfield, Mo., district once owned?" asked Jack Carr at the Planters recently. "No? Well, I II tell yon ab.ut it. I was in Springfield and was going t Texas, and Tracy asked me to get a Texas iii'K-king-bird and send it to him. He said his wife had long wished for one. 1 promised to ti my u-st. "The sso-ca'.leil Texas mocking-bird is larger than the Northern pr.sluet, and has a long, scissors-like tail with a large white sp t on each division of it. It is much easier to domesticate than the native of the Northern Mates, and its tones when it sings are more mellow. When I stuick Paris, Tex., I went t ) see a friend of mine who had, I knew, s'wral ;i:i.- sp.vim.'ns. I told him what I wanted, and he showed me several bir.Ls an 1 then asked in whic'.i one I wanted. I told him I wanted the largest one he had. "He took me into a rear room and said he would show me a Brazilian bird that leat the Texans all to pieces. Then he brought out a cage iu which was the largest owl I ever saw. Every feather on its body was: p.ire white. and when stretched out its wings measured over two and a half feet from tip to tip. I saw the joke at once and d.t'idiil to send it the owl to Tracy. "I li.cd the bird up and took it to the express offiiv. Then I decorated the box with all sorts of lecr tsrttle la-Ih-Is, hieroglyphics of different kinds and other mysterious symbols aud .sent it to Tracy. He paid jsl or ft egress charges on it you know it takes doul le charges to send live stock by express ami took the Nix home. "Well, he made the U-st of it and kept the bird, and iu time U-came much attached to it. He had a ball and chain attached to its leg so that it could not fly. It could walk easily, however, and for a long time the owl had the freedom of Tracy's house and yard. "One night the bird grew thirsty and hopied onto the edge of a barrel that stood under a spout at a corner of the house. He lost his balance and fell in and the ball followed. He tried to get out, but could not lly with the lull attached to his leg, so he was drowned. The Congressman-elect has not yet se cured a genuine Texas mocking-bird." Our Arm 7 Commanders. h rotn Hie l'liiladelphut Times, September 2). Lieutenant (w-neral John M. ScIhs lield will ! W years of age to-day, and iu aci-ordancv with the statute will re tire from active service iu the Uuittd Stab- army, which he entered as a graduate of the Military Academy in ls-:;, and of which for the past seven years h' has n the commander. Th war department was establish! I under li..- on.-t,l.iiti..ii by the act of -:!iurcss of 17s!, and in 17' the stand ing army of the United states was fix ed at 1,-1-i, comprising one regiment of infantry and one regiment of artillery. Until the spring of IT'jI the chief com mand of this little army was held by Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Harmer. The generals in command of the army since that time have Iwen as follows : ITid-rc', MaJ. Gen. Arthur St. Clair. I'.Klf-i, Maj. Gen. Anthony Wayne. Kyi-US, Brig. Gen. James Wilkinson. K'S-:;, Lieut. Gen. George Wash ington. l-vXi-12, Brig. (Jen. James Wilkinson. Isl2-1", Maj. (Jen. Henry Ik-urlxirn. IslVis, Maj. (Jen. Jacob Brown. 1"'JS-4I, Maj. Gen. Alexander Ma comb. ls41-ol, Maj. and Lt. Gen. Win field S-ott. lsiil-lii, Maj. Gen. George B. Mct'lel Iuli. lWA, Maj. Gen. Henry W. Hal leck. lsH-iu;( Lieut. (Jen. Ulysses S. Grant. lsdr.-G', Gen. Ulysses s. Grant. ImW-.V!, Gen. William T. Sherman. lsx;, Lt. Gen. and Gen. 1. H. Sheridan. lss-'j-'j, Maj. and Lt. (Jen. J. M. Scho tield. Not all of iln-se were equally distin guished, but the list, as a whole, as well as in detail, is one of which the country may well l proud. When Wa-hingtou resumed com mand of the army iu 17:s h had ut dcr him but :VKJ men. In the war of lsl the regular army at it highest numbered less than l'eio. During the Mexican- war the maximum was 3,s:i, in Ws. Iu ls-;7, during the civil war, the n-g iiar ai my reached Its highest numUrs, with ."4.U) men. The pn-scnt force is, iu round num Urs, :T,m. He Was a Philosonher. Kn.ni the New York World. Ther is a grtM-er in the Ninth ward whose one aim is underselling the trade. That he d.x-s this iu many instances is made plain by a comparison of his prices with thos-c f other grocers in the vicinity. H is stock is not ni-e t look at and much of it appears to Is shopworn. It is s-iid that he buys up job lots from fire sales, g.ssls damaged its transit and consignments that fail to come up to expectations. However that may U-, a woman Uwght a can of tomatoes from him, and when she t.sk it home and open ed it the contents wtre unlit f-r use. She brought it right back and request ed that it U- exchanged. The grocer refused to listen to this proposition, and when the woman's husband came home she t ld him all aUut it. The next day the grs er was surpri-ed by a visit from t;e food inspectors. They made a raid on his cuu tied g'ls, and after their departure the grocer could ut have given the woman a similar can iu exchange, even hail he U-en w il ling to do so. The news of the raid attracud quile a crowd, but no one enjoyed it .o much as the woman's l.u-Uui.l, who arrivtd early on the scene and was I.-i.-t to li ave. When the insprctors' wagons drove -ff the man enUrvd the store and, ad dressing the greet r, rul-Ud it in r.fter this fashion: "My wife bought a can of tomatoes here yesterday. They were bad, and when she asSed y-;i to exchange them you refused. When I c.me home and heard aUut if, I notified the authori ties. 1 see they have j.ist U-en here and eh-aiied out all your Unl stock; so whatever you have left must U tit to eat. !a-1 me have a can of tomatoes, please." r Two Kansas Beverages- Krom the K iiwis ( i:v Journal. If an Abilene paj r correctly reports the ts-timo;iy given last week in a whi-ky trial U-fir. I-istriet Judge Aunu.hrcy a new drink h:'-- U-en Urii in Kan.-as. A witness upon the stand gave testimony as contained in the fol lowing cross-examination: "What did you drink'."' was asked. "Hop tea." "What was it like-.'"' "Hop tea." "Did you ever drink U-er" "No, s.ir." 'Dii't you know what it is like?" "No, sir." "ILive you drank rnythitig that re-s,-t,i'.e hop tea?" .. I.at was it?" "i'liiiw ink." "Wei!," went on the comity attorn ey, "what is piliiwink like?" "It is like hop tea," was the answer. And all the attorney ould further get out of that w itness was the state ment that piiliwhik tasted like hop tea and hop tea tasted like piliiw ink. The Heart Doaj JTot Grow OIL It appears that the brain and the heart are two parts of the human or ganism that, if rightly used, may largely escape growing oh I. The un impaired activity of jtreat statesman ati'I other brain-workers at a time when most of the Uni'ily organs and func tions ar' iu advanced senile decay is a matter of freq'lent comment, but one for w hich a physiological explanation is given in a recent work by Dr. Bal four. The normal brain retains its vig or to the last, Ufa use there is cspecuii provision for its nutrition. Near mid tile life the general arteries of the UhIv U-giu to lose their elasticity and slow ly dilate, Ucotuitig much Jess efficient carriers of nutritient bl.iod to the cap iliiury areas, but the internal carotids w hich feed the capilary areas of the brain are not effected by this impair ment and retain their youthful elastici ty, thus keeping up the blood pressure iu the brain and giving better nourish ment to the brain tissues than is re ceived by any other tissues of the Ualy. Very Susnicirus. Gentleman (on railway train) "How did this accident happen? Conductor "Some one Hilled the air-brake cord and stoppsl the train, and the sccoud section ran into us. It will take live hours to clear the track so we can go ahead." Gentleman "Five hours! I was to lie married bo-day." Conductor (a married man) "Say, are you the scalawag who stopped the train?" Even catarrh, that dread breeder of consumption, succumbs to the In a' ing iutlueuces of Thomas' Eelectric Oil. bomenet. Pa. 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