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PHYMC1AX ASH SURGEON,
Soiuerwt, Pa.
TfD'l'Ti hw prnfiwioiial tT to the citi
ki u sshu.tm-i and Tieiuiiy. Office next
jut luLuuiiurrcial UoteL
Dli-J. M. LOUTH ER,
1'UVMCIAN a.-cuSUKGEON,
OSohjo Vu itmt, rear of Ijrug store.
Jjli. li. S. KIMMELL,
Ih3t Li pnfio.inal wr icc to the citl
irf iiiktvi-i mud VH-inity. Uulnw pn
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(Omdtulr in lelitiiitry.)
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"tktiuiw t'Uiralil.-d naUnlartor". ttH
'i.iiiivrtL. H. Itavui A Co" atore,
na-IUiu truM n d 1'iitnot atreela.
V. IL COFFROTH,
Funeral Director.
Maiu Cnww Residenc,
S40 Patriot St
pAXK 15. FLICK,
L:itic1 Purvpvnr
"SINUEXUIXKKR. UrtteTpa.
J. K. Beacty.
Real Estate and Collecting
Agency.
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I iZ.'" """""fW oHinly orelncwberr. are
'"a.w'l'.? our."m'"r'" Kiiepper block.
r I weivru to all mall lit-
try .TJ"' pnurK and lK-uti.n of prop
a i.JZ1' rl" '"" 1 two cent kuiiiu to pn-
Knrpper Block.
bouicroet. Pa.
Oils! Oils!
o
Vhtu. 8";" Co- "nnt rKpart-
Nnating & Lubricating Oils
Aphtha & Gasoline,
md" frm '''m. Weehal-
mur"oo with ever, known
oduct of Petroleum
BJrXUl1tbettHtnniform,y
Satisfaetory Oils
-IN THE
farket.
TmdeJwSo,errtand Tlctnl
Vf'KBEEBJTS and
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VOL. XLIV. NO.
It Floats
Those who think that imported soaps most be the finest, do cot know
that the materials for Ivory Soap are the best to be found anywhere.
The vegetable oil of which Ivory Soap is made, is imported, almost in
ship loads, from the other side of the world.
Thc Paocrcn & Gaat Co, Cia-n.
-THE-
First National Bat
Somerset, Penn'a.
o
Capital, S50.000.
Surplus, S2Q.000.
DLPOSITB NCCCIVCOIN LAROC ANDSHALL
AMOUNTS. PAYABLE ON DEMAND.
ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS. FARMERS.
STOCK DEALERS, AND OTHERS SOLICITED
DISCOUNTS DAILY.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
LaUUE M. HICKt, GEO. R. SCULL,
JAMES L. I'UGU, U. MllXKll,
JOHN R. KtX)TT, ROBT. S. HCX'IX,
FRED W. BIESECKER.
EDWARD SCULL, : : PRESIDENT.
VALENTINE HA V, : VICE PRESIDENT.
HARVEY M. BERKLEY, . CASHIER.
The funds and securities of this bank are se
curely protected In a celebrated Cokliss Bur
glar Proof Safe. The only safe made abso
lutely burglar-proof.
ft Scmerset (My National
AN K
OF SOMERSET PA.
Eitib liM, 1877. Ornnlnd u l Kitlosil, 1890
-O.
CAPITAL.
$50,000
SURPLUS AND UN-
DIVIDED PROFITS iy,OUU.
Chas. J. Harrison, - President.
Wm. II. Koontz, - Vice President
Milton J. Pritts, - - Cashier.
Geo. S. Harrison, - Ass "t Cashier.
Directors :
Sam. B. Harrison, Win. Kndsley,
Josiah Sjec-lit, Jonas M. Cook,
John II. iSuyder, John Stufll,
JuHpph B. Davis, Noah S. Miller,
Harrison Knydrr, Jerome Stufll,
Chas. W. Snyder.
riKinmm nt thin bank will iwlve the most
lltM-ral trwitnientcoiisisu-iit wilhaHfetankiiiK.
I'artU wifhinit to wild iiMmer enst or wet
ckd be accomiiiodaU'd by draft for any
amount. , . .
1otiev and valuable neon red by one or Die
tH.ld'K ceiebratea fcaf-s, with most Improved
time lock.
( .ilirrtion made in all parte of the United
Statea. Charge moderate.
Account and deposlta aoucitea.
Wild & Anderson,
Iron & Brass Founders,
Engiiiecrs and Xachiukts asd EriR'n
Boilders.
-Manufaeturers of-
COAL CAR WHEELS and AXLES.
Kew and seoond-hand Maeliinery,
tehaftiiiK, Hanger and l'ullejR,
lnjex-tors, LulritorH, Oil
Cuoti, KU-.
ERECTING OF MACHINERY A SPECIALTY
Strictly F;rt-Clas Work Guaranteed.
Shop on Broad SL, near B. A O. Depot
Johnstown. -
Pa.
A. H. HUSTON,
Undertaker and Embalmer.
A GOOD HEARSE,
nd everything pertaining to funerala furn
iahed. SOMERSET - - Pa
HERMAN BAMTLY,
34 Clinton Street,
JOHNSTOWN. " " PA.
DEALKB IX
Builders' and Other Hardware,
CIdASS, f AINTS, Olb, VAR
NISHES, ET6.
Sec Our Larpe Stock of
Sleichs. Bos Sleds. Sleigh Bells.
Robes, Horse Blankets, Etc
B
PRICES to suit the times.
25.
Campbell
& Smith.
THE PEOPLE'S STORE,
YOU will soon WtliinkingalKiut jrot
thts your Christum Present?,
and ii(tloult wondering what
3-ou w ill want.
Oiieof tliepreat advanUiges this store
olfers is sueh a variety of ali kinds of
goods suitable for all nges and condi
tions in life, therefore it is easy and
pleasant to select suitable gifts here.
U may lie you will want to buy a nutn
Ixrof articles at Twenty-rive cents, per
haps some at Fifty cents ; but it intikes
no dirTereuee wlietber it lie me dollar
or tine hundred dollars you wish to in
vest in any one present, this is the store
to find them iu, and in abuudatit
variety.
Here Are a Few Illnts,
But we have thou.-ands besides. Perhaps
you will want a nice Jacket orCape.
Fine Reaver Jackets, half silk lined,
and velvet piicd seams, ItT..jO.
All Wool Itoucle Jackets, new Ikx
front and storm collar, frb'1.00.
All Vk)1 Reaver Ihmble Caie, with
satin .stiteiiing around collar and c-aie,
f'i.00.
Aslraehan Fur Capes, with satin
lining, and full sweep, '27 inches long,
only 10.00.
A nice warm Shawl makes a very
nice present for older ieople.
All Wool Shawls, 72s72 inches, in
greys browns and scotch plaids, i l.H't,
l.its, Jii"), Ji75 and up.
A very desirable present iu loves or
IIisiery. Ladies' 5 hook Kill Gloves
at 7"c. and fl.KJ;7 hook or 5 button
gloves iu all the new shades, and very
fine Kid at 1."0 and ?1.7j ; an elegant
line of black suede and white ruos-pje-taires.
Men's .Scotch Wool Cloves the kind
that's warm o0e. ; Men's dog skin, in
all the fashionable shades, $1.00;Meu'
Mkc Kid (Moves, Jl.-V). Lmlies' fine
cashmere Hose, iu either heavy or light
weight, at .VX Men's Merino Hose,
tice, fine (Ua!ity, S'k. and 4"c.
If it's Htndkerciiiefs or Neckwear
you want, we have them all styles
and qualities. Ladies' Linen Initial
Handkerchiefs at 1:1V. Indies Fine
Kiuhroidcred Handkerchiefs at iie.
Indies' Fine Silk Net and Itibbon Col
larettes at 1.25.
Coijue Feather Collarettes, 7-c.
Fine Ostrich Collarettes, $:;.o0 ; Os
trich Feather lioas, 3ti inches long,
f7.50.
Iurge line of L'nilnlhis of every
quality.
If it's ltooks 'ou are wanting you will
find all the latent and U.-st works, in
nice binding, in our liook department ;
also a large line of Children's UiokH.
Iu the China department you will
find all the latest and charming novel
ties in dainty china ware, such as Va
ses, Clocks, unique odd dishes for table
use, Cups and Saucers, Jardinieres,
LamjK, etc. ; also D-c irate 1 Dinner
Sets, 10 pieces, at 5.4S, and 11 piece
Toilet Sets, ?.1.!IS.
Every imaginable kind of Toys will
lie shown on second floor. Bring the
children, they will enjoy it.
And, as you all know, a full line of
Dress (joods, Silks and all kinds of Dry
(Soods at lowest prices.
Fifth Avenue,
Between Wood and Smith-field Sts.
PITTSBURGH.
Jacob D. Swank,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
Next Door Wett 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.
ARTISTIC JOB PRINTING
A SPECIALTY.
HARRY M. REXSROFP,
MANUFACTURING STATIONER
and
BLANK BOOK MAKER
HANNAM BLOCK,
Johnstown,
Pa.
omer
SOMERSET, PA.,
A JOY DIVINE.
Ah. bring It not no pruJcingly,
The pin thou brlneKt me.
Thy kind Imods ahlntni; fro:n afar
It me In welcome ,
And know the treasure that they hold.
For purest gold.
And with glad fee! that linger not.
Come through the summer land,
Through tho woet frag ranee of the flowers.
Swiftly to where I atnnd.
And in tiie Himshlna let mu wear
Thv token rare.
Fairer for me will he the day.
Fair all the day will be.
And thy rich gift upon my breast
Will make me fi.ir to aee;
And beautiful, through all the ycara.
In Joy and in team.
Ah. come, and coming do not ask
The answering gift of mine;
Thou hi ut the pride of offering,
Taxte now the Joy divine.
And come, content to past, to-day
Kmpty away.
Hmotantt Other Vertr.
REMIXISCEXCES.
A pticr written by Maj. J. 11. Tred
well a few weeks ago, spoke of Kolit.'
R. Iloddy, among others. It was the
writer's privilege and pleasure to num
ber Mr. Iloddy among his friends; and
a truer friend man never had than he.
He was a gentleman in the true sense
of the term ; he was a scholar; he was a
born newspaper-man, a prolific writer
of vast information on any and every
subject. He wrote with an ease and
rapidity known only to those of expe
rience and practice. Mr. Iloddy was
charitable ; his charity reached out to
all clusses ; he was kiud ; his kindness
extended to the whole human family ;
he was humane ; he would not kuow
iugly harm any created thing ; he was
a dutiful son, a loving brother, a de
voted friend. Mr. Iloddy, like a great
many others, had ambition, energy
and aims far in advance of his physical
strength; for he was a sutTerer from
disease during all the years the writer
knew hi in. He was a soldier who
shirked no duty that it was possible
for him to !; and his place wasal
ways iu the front, only when physical
ly unable todo duty. It was long after
the war was over, that Mr. 1 toddy,
broken down by disease, aggravated,
without doubt, by exposure on the field,
applied for a pension; and, when the
writer examined him, it seemed strange
to liiiu that any man could sutler so
acutely and intensely, and yet be cheer
ful withal, and resigned to his fate.
Unfortunately, Mr. Iloddy did not live
to enjoy Lis well-earned pension very
long, and he died at the comparatively
early age of forty-nine years. Mr.
Rddy had no more fear or dread of
death than if it were merely a change
from one r.xm to another. He was
iilisolutely devoid of both physical and
mental fear. Had it been willed other
wise, and his life been prolonged to the
allotted time of man, he might have
accomplished great good. He was a
devout member of the Catholic Church;
and, lielieving thoroughly in its teach
ings, and the facilities for religious in
struction not lieing readily obtainable
here, he felt it to be his duty to go where
he could obtain religious consolation ;
and, in a conversation with the writer,
he said he intended to go to New Bal
timore for that purpose. It seems,
sometimes, as though he had an intui
tive knowledge of his early death, as
he appeared to be so anxious to go ;
and he only lived a few days after ar
riving at his destination. He died
surrounded by his church eople and
the priest of his choice, and was buried
near the church in New Baltimore.
Some time prior to the late war, Mr.
Iloddy, who had been editing a pajn-r
in Somerset, aud later in Uniontown,
came home to recuperate, his health
being bad. About that time a sort of
catch questiou was iu vogue in Somer
set, among the young men and boys ;
Ktssibly it originated iu that town. A
young fellow passing along the street
would meet another, and, holding out
his hand to shake hands, would say :
"Any goos to-day?" (Pronounced o
long, bs soft. ) The other fellow would
say: "Any what?" The first one
would reply : "Any oo to-day ?" Of
course, a repetition of the question did
not enlighten the second fellow to any
extent, and the more he inquired :
"Any what?" the less he knew ; the
accent being variously changed in ask
ng the question by the first speaker,
so that a great deal of spirt could be
had more than any one can imagi ne
who never tried it, or heard it tried.
Of course, the questioner knew no more
altout the meaning of thc question than
the one of whom the question was ask
ed. Mr. Uoddy introduced this to the
boys in Petersburg ; and it was really
amusing to notice the countenance of
any one who had never been asked the
question or heard it asked, to be ap
proached by some one who, with a
long face and serious look, blandly in
quired; "Any goos to-day?" Then,
as the accentuated the question on its
different syllables, with repetition after
repetition, the look of blank amaze
ment grew on the face of the other fel
low, until it was a sight to behold. It
is no uncommon thing in Petersburg
to-day to hear a conversation of that
kiud between a town boy and a boy
fi-om the country i or somewhere, who
is iu the dark in regard to it The
writer can see the serio-comic look on
Mr. Ilodd'y's faee to-day, when he
thinks about it, when there was fun on
hand, as he used to see it in the days
!ng agone. And the swift-rushing
years can never blot out the memory
of his kind new to him in his callow
boyhood days, or the pleasant hours he
passed in his company. As intimated,
this nonsensical question had become
adopted and acclimated, so to speak,
by the lioys in Petersburg, before the
late war ; but it had been more or less
changed in ita phraseology, so that
some of them would say : "Any goats
(o-day?" and some abbreviated it to
plain oats; and inquiry would be made
whether the party spoken to had "Any
oats to-day?" At that time James Al
bright, now of Ursina, was keeping a
general store in Petersburg, and did a
good business. Among his patrons
was a queer genius, a man almost
"without a country," since he had no
relations here, by thc name of John
Harmon. He became Indebted to Mr.
Albright, and promised to make pay
ment in oats. The custom still pre
vailed iu this country, to some extent,
set
ESTABLISHED 1827.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1895.
at that time, of farmers giving their
grain out to some one to thrash for the
tenth bushel. The thrashing was done
with an old-fashioned flail, which all
thc older people are acquainted with;
of course Harmon did not bring the
oats to Mr. Albright according con
tract, and he inquired of Harmon why
he did not bring it. Harmon, of course,
made oft-repeated promises to bring
the oats to-morrow, and next week,
but it never came. Naturally, the
small boy would hear Mr. Albright in
quiring about the oils, and, also, tiie
other inquiry : "Auy goose to-day?"
and it was not very long until they put
this aud that together by misunder
standing the word, and began to say to
Harmon: "Any tntls to-day, John?"
Harmon took it somewhat good natur
edly for a while, and, although his
mind was not very bright, he soon
came to the conclusion that they were
"guying" him, and he began to get
mad. He had an ungovernable temper,
and, when the boys would say : "Any
oats to-day, John?" nothing but their
fleet ness of foot saved them from injury.
Sometimes he would be riding in a
wagon or on a horse, and the boys, first
looking for a good safe place to run to,
would say : "Oats John ?" they hav
ing abbreviated it still more for their
convenience ; then they would stutter
in grand shape ; and well they might,
for Harmon, notwithstanding his age
and a lame leg, would jump from the
wagon, or off" the horse, and lie after
them in a jiffy. This thing went on
for years, Mr. Albright in the mean
time having forgiven Harmon the
debt, and the larger boys having ceas
ed to annoy him by hallooing "Oats"
at him. But the small boy is ubiquit
ous and irrepressible ; and he never lets
up on anything in the line of fun. One
dark night the writer crossed the street
on to the pavement in front of Dean's
hotel, when he noticed some Imys fool
ing around. One of them opened the
bar-room door ami called out "Oats,
John?" when all of them ran ; almost
instantly the door ojicned and Harmon
apin-ared with an immense poker iu
his hand, saying as he always did,
when the boys hallooed "Oats:"
"(J-d d n you, I'll give you oats,"
threw threw the poker with tremend
ous force. By that time the boys were
around the corner, aud the writer in
stinctively dodged around the corner
too, when the poker whizzed past his
hea I so close that thc concussion could
lx plainly felt. There is not theslight
t st doubt but that the writer would
have been killed, had the poker struck
him. Harmon caught one of the boys,
and would have handled him roughly,
had not the writer interfered. After
this the Justice of the. Peace took the
matter iu hand, and Harmon had com
parative ieiice while he lived. Ptor
old fellow ! like thousands before and
since, he wrecked his life by the demon
intenijH-rance, and was found dead
under the shed of a barn, one bright
Sunday morning, aud his body fills a
pauper's grave.
Another old citizen, a eotemporary
of Harmon, named Oliver Frantz,
whose mother was a Drake, daughter of
one of the first settlers in Turkey foot,
and a direct lineal descendant of the
English admiral of that name, used to
live here. He wasted what might have
Urn a useful life, iu the same way.
He was a great wood-chopper, audit
was said that he could cut eleven or
twelve cords in a day. He was dis
ta'itly related to the writer's grand
mother, and he always called her by
her baptismal name, as he did the
writer's mother. He made us regular
visits, and his first inquiry would be :
"Polly, hie Where's Sally?" or,
"Sally, Where's hie Where's Polly?"
according to which one lie met first,
for he was always drunk. He would
cry like a child over his shortcomings
and promise the writer's mother hun
dreds of times to reform, but reforma
tion never came. His heart was big
ger than his Usly, his kindness was
great, and he loved all mankind better
than he did himself.
Addison, Pa. M.
Benefits of Fiction.
Speaking at Lincoln, Eng., recently,
of the taste for reading which distin
guished the present age, Professor
Jebb observed that regret had some
times been expressed that works of fic
tion formed so large a proportion of
the books borrowed from public libra
ries. One of the liest reasons for rend
ing novels was that they tended to
keep the imagination alive, and the
toror or extinction of the imagina
tive faculty was a much more serious
evil iu practical life than was com
monly recognized. A dormant imag
ination means a diminished p nver of
understanding our fellow-creatures; it
involved a narrowing of their human
sympathies, and this, iu turn, implied
a contraction of their whole mental
horizon, with the consequent loss of
efficiency for the work of life. The
supiorters of a library such as that
ought not to feel any discouragement
if the lighter literature, and especially
the fiction, were found to lie very large
ly in demand.
My heart leap up wlu-n I behold
A flower ever so rare;
Ho wan it when toy life began;
So Is It now I am a man;
Ho let it be when I am old,
Or let inedie! Wurdtirorlh.
What man with a heart would not
feel his heart leap on beholding roses
blooming anew in his wife's cheeks? No
true man likes to see in his wife a sal
low complexion, dull eye, aud all the
Ills attendant upon the irregularities
and "weaknesses" peculiar to the sex.
Happily these can be banished, and
the roses be eusured by the use of Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. For
nursing mothers or those about to be
come mothers it is a priceless boon. It
lessens the pains and perils of child
birth, shortens labor, promotes the se
cretion of an abundance of nourish
ment for the child, and shortens the
period of confinement
Astonished at Ignorance.
American Maiden Why Is it that
Englishman say "don't you know" to
much in their conversation?
Visiting Englishman It must be be
cause they wonder why you don't,
don't you kqQw.
THE SULTAN OF TURKEY.
Just Now the World's Most Conspic
uous Potentate.
Just now the most taIked-alout po
tentate in the world is Abdul Humid
IL, the Sultan of Turkey. Since the
horrible atrocities in Armenia his
Government has been threatened by
the great powers of Eurojie, and his
life has been threatened by his subjects.
Abdul Hamid was bom Septemlier 22,
1H42, and became Sultan on August 31,
1S7C. On July 27, 1878, two weeks af
ter the treaty of Berlin, Ijord Beacons
field said of him: "He is not a tyrant,
he is not dissolute, he is not a bigot, or
corrupt" But, says the Rochester (N.
Y.) W-AVmtju, either Lord Beacons
field was strangely deceived or lie
strangely tried to deceive the world,
for it is not possible for a truly good
man to be for 19 years the alwolute
master of subordinates so tyrannical,
so dissolute, so "bigoted, and so corrupt
as those who rule the Turkish jieople.
It is only fair to judge the man by his
works.
When he was a boy the present Sul
tan lived at the beautiful kiosk of
Kyathany where he learned to ride on
the fiercest horses. As he grew older
he led a life of greater activity than
was usual among Turkish Princes; lie
was much in the saddle; he loved
hunting; he enjoyed long rides into
the forests and along beautiful rivers.
He was of a thoughtful and serious
nature, spent much time in study.
Political economy was a favorite sub
ject, and after the reading of many
books he was led to make a study of
the methods of government, particu
larly in the Turkish provinces. When
he was called suddenly to the throne
he knew more thati most of his prede
cessors had known of Turkish history
and the Government and resources of
his country. There 'vere many evils
to lie remedied, and it Is said that un
der the direct orders of the Sultan
many of them were remedied. When
Alslul Hamid went on the throne the
country was bankrupt; now its credit,
though by no means the best, is at
least measurable. Then there were
only the torn and lettered remnants
of an army; now Turkey has many
thousand well disciplined and well
equipped soldiers. A year lefore his
reign liegan it was almost impossible
to publish a newspaper in Turkey.
On the slightest provocation a paper
was seized by the soldiers, who di.-trib-uted
the type iu the waters of the lios
jiorus. Now there are many newspa
pers, some of them edited with con
spicuous ability; but the press Is not
free, because the editors may not dis
cuss Turkish polities. The Sultan is
credited with the desire to encourage
arts and sciences and to develop the
mineral, industrial and agricultural re
sources of Turkey ; but if there has
been the will, the deed is still sadly
lacking. The ersoiial apjiearance of
the Turkish ruler has been described
as follows:
"The Sultan's general appearance is
characterized by a sort r f tired dignity,
mingled with an expression of melan
cholic sad uess. His black beard, now
slightly tinged with gray, Is short,
thick and trimmed almost to a point.
The forehead is broad, lightly bulged
above tiie eyebrows, hollow at the
temples aud wrinkled all over. The
lines running down to the Imsj of the
nose, which indicate profound and
meditative thought, are accentuated.
The eye is dark gray, large, well-formed,
pensive, slightly veiled, jienetrat
ing, kindly, very changeable and anx
ious. The eye is that of a thinker, of a
suspicious meditator, with a subjective
will power. The nose is long and thin
at its base, lxny and strong at the nos
trils. The mouth is large, nnd the
teeth, rather yellow than white, ore
widely separated. The lower lip is
stronger and thicker than the upper
one. The expression is energetic, and
reveals a mixture of pronounced sen
sualism and real kindness. The Sul
tan's hair is black and cut short. The
skull recedes toward the top; the little
brain is strongly marked. The ears
are long and vigorously cut The
complexion is a darkish brown. The
hands are fine and nervous; the finger
nails rosy and cut short. The feet are
arched and slender. Abdul Hamid's
voice js. sympathetic and sonorous.
He speaks lower than his subjects, and
smiles but little in the presence of
strangers. He has an excellent mem
ory for fail's, but recalls names with
difficulty."
The daily life of the sultan is a sim
ple one. He rises early, takes a light
breakfast, and then gives consideration
to the affairs of State. He reads dis
patches, dietatcs replies, confers with
officials aud issues his orders. He
works often until three o'clock, with
no intermission except for prayers and
a slight repast After the business of
the day is over he either walk, rides
or drives about the grounds; sometimes
he hunts a little; occasionally he rows
on the lake. At 0 o'clock he dines in
his private apartments. He eats little
and drinks nothing but water. After
dinner he smokes and reflects and it is
dangerous to disturb him then. On
our Friday, which Is the Turkish Sun
day, the Sultan must visit the mosque,
even if so ill that he has to bo carried.
The occasion is one of pleasure to the ieo
ple. There is a military display and a
sort of review of the troops as he pass
es. Various appeals aty made to the
Sultan and many of them. W granted.
Sometimes on his journey to the mosque
the Sultan rides a white Arabian
horse; at other times he tlta in an open
carriage. Foreign residents and visit
ors throng the streets to see him as he
passes. The fast of Ilamazan, which
lasts 40 days. Is as rigidly oliserved by
the Sultan as by the poorest laborer in
the kingdom. On the twentieth day
of the fast he goes to" thc mosque,
where the most precious relics of Islam
are preserved; thc silver caskets are
opened; thc relic? are taken from their
places and the Sultan reverently kisses
them. Of these relics, the one regard
ed as the most valuable U a piece of
cloth about six inches square all that
remains of the mantle worn by the
prophet Another Felje consists of a
few hairs from the prophet's beard; a
third is one of his teeth. After the
relics have lieen kissed they are put
back into the casket and the Sultan
seals it with his own seal. The casket
is left exposed to public view during
the remaining days of the fast; then it
is locked up in the strong boxes until
another year ges by.
New Triab in Criminal Cases.
From the St. Louis Globe-Dem'XTiit.
There is a growing feeling that socie
ty would be lienefited and the cause of
justice promoted if motions for new
trials in criminal cases were entirely
prohibited. It is a notorious fact that
in !0 instances out of 100 such motions
are made upon frivolous grounds and
for the purpose of preventing the en
forcement .of the laws. There is no
reason to lielieve that errors justifying
new trials are committed except at rire
intervals : but in almost every case of
conviction a motion for a new trial is
immediately entered, and it must be
acknowledged that the courts are far
too willing to grant them, as a matter
of habit rather than because there are
good reasons for such action. Bon
Butler used to say that when a prison
er whom he was defending was found
guilty, it was only the beginning of the
case with him; there were so many
ways of prolonging it, with a chance
of ultimate success; aud this is the
general theory and practice of criminal
lawyers, providing there is money ia
sight to pay fees. So many culprit
have escaped deserved punishment in
this way that society has a right to
protest against such a perversion of the
means of justice to unworthy and mis
chievous uses.
The judge who overruled a motion
for a new trial the other day in the case
of Hinshaw, the Indiana murderer,
presented the matter iu a very clear
light If it be true, lie sintedout,
that upon such a motion the judge
must weigh the evidence and deter
mine the facts as did the jury, and if
he fails to reach the same conclusion
ujkjii some material fact and grants a
new trial, there is nothing gained by
submitting it to a jury in the first in
stance. The idea of thus discrediting
and reversing the verdict of a jury, lie
declared, is in conflict witli the idea,
confirmed by the wisdom and exjie
rience of centuries, that trial by jury is
the surest and safest method of admin
jistering justice. "S well is the prin
ciple grounded,' he went on to say,
"that our legislature has provided that
a man charged with murder cannot
submit his trial to a court without a
jury, evert after agreement between the
prosecutor and himst-lf; only a jury of
twelve men can try Lim." The theory
of the jury system is that the verdict of
twelve honest and disinterested men,
after a full hearing of the evidence and
arguments on both sides, is as apt to be
right as can be expected ; and this
theory is antagonized and practically
repudiated every time a new trial is
granted. It is conceivable', of course,
tint there an; cases nvv and then in
which gross errors entitle the accused
parties to new trials ; but the excep
tions are very few to the rule that jury
verdicts are correct and ought to stand.
Romance in Seal Life.
Last Wednesday, says a L-nidon ex
change, a north-country merchant
found that his wife had left his h a-?
with their only boy, a la l of ah ut li
years of age, of whom he was pas
sionately fond. O.i m iki'i' in lines
he found that the boy and lady, with
a gentleman, had tookcd for London,
and, with a friend, the husband start
ed off in hot pursuit It was finally
known to the husband that they had
gone to Southampton. Thither he,
too, went, and deteruiint l to put up at
a hotel close to the station and docks,
so as to lie able to make full inquiries.
Dinner was ordered iu the coffee room,
where there was a large company
present, and just as the husband and
his friend entered a voice was heard
gladly shouting "Here's dado." The
lad jumped from his chair and rushed
to the merchant, who suddenly seized
him, kissed him, and rushed away
with him, leaving the wife and her
lover to conclude the repast
Weather Signs.
A r.iinlxiw in thc morning is a shep
herd's warning.
When wrens are seen in the winter
expect plenty of snow.
If October is warm the following
February will le cold.
Much rain in Oetobcr indicates
much wind in iVcenilxT.
If a cock crows more than usual and
earlier expect rain.
If it rains when the sun shines it
will rain the next day.
Nests of hornets hung near the
ground mean cold weather.
When rain comes from the west it
will not continue long.
If eats lick their bodies and wash
their faces, expect rain.
Early frosts are usually followed
by a long, hard wjutef.
Fluttering bats and flying beetles
forecast fine weather.
The early arrival of the katydids
means severe winter weather.
Heavy white froat is a sign that
! warmer weather is coming.
"What Is that which I should torn Us light
Ing upon duys like these?
Every door Is barred with gold, and ojxns
but to golden keys."
The golden key, to which those who
desire to open the door of health, should
turn to in days like these, is Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
The poor man's pence can procure it.
The rich man's millions can buy noth
ing better.
Mrs. Meal, of Crm tr fl miU, Tt,m.,
had an attack of measles, which was
followed by lron-hiti and put ntnonia.
Her husband writes: "I feel gratified
with the effect of your wonderful med
icine. I can recommend it to any
body, and feel I am doing them justice.
My wife was not able to perform her
household duties for six months. She
has used two bottles of 'Golden Medical
Discovery,' and is now able to do all
her work. I think it the finest medi
cine in the world, and I am gratefully,
your life-long friend .
Yours sincerely,
J. B. Seal."
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Electric Sitters.
Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen
erally nettled, when the languid ex
hausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish atid the
need of a tonic and alterative is felt
A prompt use of this medicine has often
averted long and crhaps fatal bilious
fevers. No medicine will act more
surely iu counteracting and freeing the
system from the m-ilarial poison.
Headache, Indigestion, Constipation,
Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters. ."Ukr.
anl $1.00 per Itottle at J. N. Snyder's
drug store, Stmerset, Pa.,orat Brallier's
drug store, lierlin, Pa.
The editor of a Missouri news
pajier has offered a year's sulHcription
to his journal as a prize to the young
woman who will write him the best
projxisal of marriage.
Itobinson Crusoe's musket is of
fered for s;ile in a collection ot curiosi
ties iu Edinburgh that includes a hun
dred and twenty instruments of torture,
chiefly Spanish, and relies of Gustavus
Adolphus, of Sweden.
One provision in a new ordinance
for the regulation of bicycle riding
which Is under consideration by the
San Francisco City Council prohibits
bxeyclists from carrying on their ma
chines any child under the age of six
years.
The Governor of the Punjab, in
India, has ordered that half the prlsou
ors in the jails there lie kept on fresh
water, and half on ladled, rets mis being
kept to see whether the biled water
has any effect in the way of preventing
ordinary siekness. Xtte York JAiliral
Urinrrf.
A. K. KiljKitrick, of Fillmore, Cal.,
had the misfortune to have his leg
caught between a cart and a stone and
Utdly bruised. Ordinarily he would
have Ufii laid up for two or three
weeks, but says: "After using one
bottle of Cliamia rlatn's Pain Balm I
liegan to fevl Ix'tter, and in three days
was entirely well. The peculiar sisith
ing qualities which Chamlierlain's
Pain Balm possesses I have never
not iced in any other liniment. I take
pleasure in recommending it." Th:s
liniment is also of great value for rheu
matism and lame back. For sale by
Ben ford's Pharmacv.
SeioDPny Separtee.
The two young-UTS stared hard at
one another.
'What's de matter witchcr." cried
one. "Next time yer see hie, nieblie
yer'H know inc.'
A sneer curled tiie other's liji-s.
"I won't if yer wash yer face."
rhi'.ad-Jpkl.t
Why it is The Best.
Pan-Tina.
1 It cures Coughs and Colds.
2 S:religthens weak L illys.
3 Believes and cures A-thm I.
4 Insures you against La Grippe.
5 II ils Croup of its terrors.
(i Cures when all else fails. 21 and
) cents.
Bottles of Pan-Tina at G. W. Iiei
ford's drug p.tore.
lU'jxirts from Jermany indicate that
electric plows, hoes and p tato diggers
will msm lie sucivssfully at work in
that country. When the farmer has
nothing to do but touch a button the
drift of population from the country to
the city will lie reversed.
Simple Questions Simply Answered.
Why tlo people very often allow a
(."old to run on? Because they think it
will wear away. Why docs the Couth
that at first caused no alarm become
deep seated ami chronic? Because? the
proper remedy was not used. The way
to break up any Cough or Cold, no
matter if other medicines failed to
benefit you, is to try Pan-Tina, the
great remedy for Coughs, Colds and
Consumption. 21 and 50 cents at G. W.
Beiiford's drug store.
Geo. W. Jenkins, editor of the Santa
Maria "Times," Cal., in speaking of
the various ailments of children said:
"When my children have croup there
is only one patent medicine th:it I evt r
use, and that is Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. It possesses some medical
proiKTties that relieve the liltlo suf
ferers immediately. It is, in my opin
ion, the !est cough medicine in the
market" It this remedy Is freely
given as soon as the croupy cough ap-IK-ars
it will prevent the attack. It is
also an ideal remedy for whooping
cough. There is no danger in giving
it to children, as it contains nothing
injurious. For sale by Beiiford's
Pharmacy.
A preacher-lecturer is authority
for the statement that Brooklyn is
more.lly a worse city than New York.
Since reform d ruck New York forci
bly the City of Churches has become
quite a play ground for the' vicious
and the Mecca of all who thir.-t for
beer on the seventh day. Consoli
dation may yet be Brooklyn's salva
tion. Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Suit Rheum,
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapied Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, aud all Skin Erup
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or niouey refunded.
Price 21 cents per box. For sale at
J. N. Snyder's drug store, Somerset,
Pa., or at Brallier's drug store Berlin,
Pa.
It is asserted that the reserves re
cently called out by the Turkish
Government, ostensibly for the pur
pose of restoring order in Asia Minor,
are really being prepared for participa
tion in the European war which the )
Sultan and his ministers believe to be
inevitable.
Dr. Wood' Norway Pine Syrup
seems sent as a special providence to
little folks, pleasant to take, perfect
ly harmless, absolutely sure to give
instant relief in all cases of cold or
lung trouble.
What is believed to la; a fully devr I
ojicd ease of leprosy was recently dis
covered by a New York physician.
Tiie patient is a Brazilian, and was
found blacking Uxt in tiie streets of
the metropolis.
The tierman lU-iehlmnk is raid to
keep gold piece as much as ossible
from circulation, on the ground that
the wear of the coins fix-! up an annual
I.r-s of over l:',l'.
The corporation of Mayem-e has
decided to celebrate the looth anni
versary of the birth of John Gutenberg,
the inventor of printing, with great
pomp and spendor. The celebration
will take place in 1V7, though it Ls not
agreed whether he was lsrn in K27
or in one of the three years following.
Emperor Francis Joseph has accord
ed jieniiission to women to study med
icine in the universities of Hungary.
Mohammedanism consists of three
things: Islam, or resignation; In.an, i t
faith, and Din, or religious rites. It
may be rtckoned significant that it has
long been known by only the first
named, Islam. Resignation to Kismet,
or blind faith, is its chief characteristic.
AV York Trihunr.
A new game has ta-en ii;trxluctd
among bicyclers in Chicago which is
one of the most dangerous yet attempt
ed by athletes. It is called royal cy
cling, and is an attempt at the combi
nation of football and bicycle racing.
Nine men are on each side, and a
bicycle wheel is used in place of a foot
Intll. As indoor bicycle races have
been very dangerous, and with a lot of
riders struggling for the lead on a nar
row sjiace are still more so, the game Ls
likely to result in mauy bruises and
jiossibly broken hull's. The game is
neither interesting or useful, and can
not be too strongly condemned. A tr
York I'tt.
The Kpularity of ChamUTlaiu's
Cough Remedy and the high eiteent
in which it is held buds us to believe
it to le an article of great worth and
merit. We have the pleasure of giving
the exjerience of three prominent
citizens of Redondo Beach, Cat, in the
use of the remedy. Mr. A. V. Trade! 1
says: "I have always received prompt
relief when I Used Chamberlain
Cough Remedy." Mr. James Orchard
says: "I am satisfied that CharnUr
lain's Cough remedy cured my cold."'
Mr. J. M. Hatcher says: "For three
years I have used ChamUTlaiu's Cough
Remedy in my family ami its results
have always U.-en satisfactory."
Papa "Jack, what are you crying
alxitif." Jack "The conjurer at the
circus to-day took five pigeon? out .f
my hat and kept them fr himself.'
Harper's Itound Table.
He (waxing serious) " I you ix.
lieve in the truth of tlw saying: '.Man
proMirc, i:xl disposes? " She archly
"It dejiends upon whom man pro
poses to." Brooklyn Life.
"itV a cold day when I get left.'
said the pawnbroker, as he hung up
the six hundred-dollar overcoat on
which he had advanced four dollars.
"It's the other way with me," aptly
remarked the overcoat N. Y. Herald.
Carrie "Oh, yes, you can flatter
me to my face; but I hetrd that you
said I couldn't hold a candle to Mamie
Styles." Harry "I think I must have
said you wouldn't for you know she
never did light up well." Boston
Transcript.
"I suppose you have forgotten that
you owe in? ten dollars," said Philips,
sevcrelv. "Ao, I haven t. retortei
Wilbur. "I meant to have done so, but
haven't succeeded as yet. (Jive me
time, old man, and I will." Harper's
Razur.
A. "Has your secretary returned
from his holiday:'" B. "The rxxr fel
low died suddenly on the top of Mont
Blanc." A. "Ah, he was a truthful
fellow ! He told lue he would get up
in the world before he left it" Flie
g -nde Blaetter.
"You can trust the man who sings
at his work," said the cheery citizen.
"Yes," replied Sinnicker; "I wish
some one would p.Tstiade the man who
works around my wo a.1 pile two or
three nights a week to sing loud
enough for me to hi-ar him." Wash
ington Star.
His father "Charles, it's time you
were fitting f -r college." Charles "I
was going to sjx-ak to you aNut that
matter, pa. I think alx:it four new
suits would just about fix n:e all right
for a starter, or, say three at the least.
There's nothing like lieing thoroughly
fitted, V. s there?"
A difference of a very few day
makes a great difference in all kinds of
crop some seasons. Clover sown just
liefore a beating rain would Uwine
imbedded in the soil and would grow
It-tUT and stand more dry weather than
if sown immediately after the rain.
The man whose soil is a gxxi, strong
hxun, and who will give hi orchard
extra care and attention, will make
more money from dwarf pear than
from the standard varieties ; they
should lie grafted on the quince, have
a good culture, and the last year's
growth kept trimmed back.
When Mrs. Fogg read in the paper
that "ink can be preserved from mold
by putting a clove in the lxtt!e," she
exclaimed with the gleam of joy which
comes of newly acquired information:
"There, now I know why David al
ways carrits cloves in hi vest Jan-kef
Boston Transcript.
Don't be too Ambitious.
Don't think Ixeeuuse sonichtxly you
know has wheeled a 'century" that
you must do it too. There is really
very little satisfaction in riding lot)
miles merely for the sake of saying
that you have done it. If auy other
wheelman chooses to tire his muscles)
and overstrain his heart for a mere bit
of boasting, let hi:u d it. I know
that most of us are sorely tempted by
the "century" folly.' But think a mo
ment If you owned a fine thorough
bred horse, would you run the risk of
ruining him forever by speeding hint
to the utmost limit of hi strength for a
whole day? Yet is not your own health
more valuable to you than all the
horses in the world? llirj ija liutiml
Tf!:
Valnabla lafonnatioa to Xiaers.
Tbt lM report of the Inspectors of
Mine of Pennsylvania ha jus: been is
sued by the State IVpurtinent of Internal
Affairs, and in that portiim devoted to
the Sixth Bituminous IMstrict composed
of Cambria, Somerset, and Indiana coun
ties, JiMiah T. Kvans, Inspector, we find
much information of local interest. Th
numtier of accidents last year was l-'l fatal
and 17 noti-fatal, causing the bereave
ment of 7 widows and 1 orphans. Six
new mines were opened and one was
alntitdotied. There was one fatal acci
dent to each 5oi persons employed, and
one non-fatal to each -to. Full details of
every accident are given. Nothing more
full in the line of information concerning'
mines, operators aud uiiuors of lh d:a
triet could be desired.
Boweraet, Pa.