The Somerset Herald KD'ARI SCCLL, Editor nJ rrorrietor. Kevexte reform" menus Bonds lloiids Bonds, more Bonds! I'tah has Iwt-n oflie-ially proelaimed a state in our glorious Union, ami in a few elays will l- represente-d as sue-h in the National Omt-ess. Oi k Iv-ruoe-ratic friends are sad, in faet. eiuite angry, because Republicans 1 not offer relief in the way the Presi dent has ordered it. (.kovkk Cleveland "stands in the middle of the road" defying popular M-nt intent and retarding prosperity. i:ut"there V a good time coming, boys! wait a little longer." .ovkrnor Morton, of New York, lias authorized his friends to announce that he is a presidential candidate. Mr. Morton made a good Vice President, is a good Governor, and would make an .....,...f-.l.l. mid trustworthy President. The IVmoe-ratic "tariff for revenue only" requires an issue of 1(XMX , f bonds about every sis months, and we will soon have to have a pretty big revenue to pay the interest on t.ie lHinds. To issue Iponds to pay the in-ten-st on previously i.-.sued Vonds is one ..t tii.. u.-ivs to down the "robU-r tariff." The Putt-h and the Yankees are ar l-nrt-ntlv the only two jeoples that dare buek up agsiinst Jolinny i.uu in in land-stealing raids. The Dutch Bete-rs f the Transvaal, South Africa, have (li fe ite-d and captured tlie Ki'.glisii inva .'.rs i.f th. ir territory. and 1'iu le Sam li:s given the world's land-graUer due notice that he can not steal part of the Venezuelan Kepublie- without first ac counting to him. Johnny Bull l -lie-ves in tl.edoctrine tiiat "Nothing smivds like success." When Dr. Jameson invaded MataW-l-laii.land whip-K-1 lyjlteiiirul, Kngland did not eli-avow his notion, hut spee-d-i!y added the tenv.ory he had stolen to itsown jiosse-ssioiis, and l-eti'vel aelee oration on the thief, But when he in vaded the Transvaal the other day, and got whip d, he was immediately repu diated by the nritlH ojlicials, and the resjiiisiliility for his act ions disavowed. He now stands in the position of a cap tured horse-thief, justly liable to lie ex ecuted. When President Cleveland sent his Venezuela message to Congress, that I tody unanimously passed a resolution giving him the power to appoint the t-omniissioneTs asked for to find out the true Imundary line between the rrpul lic of Venezuela and British Guiana. He was given the largest liberty as to the choice of commissioners aud their uumlier, and 1K,ii0 was appropriated to defray their exiH-nses. Whatever may lie the finding of this commission, the country will have confidence in it, and diKiUless this government will ac- ept it asa finality, so far as the bound ary lines are ascertained, aud. doubt less so will Venezuela. Th at tl rover Cleveland paltered with the country when he ap'4-aleel to con gress to winie to the rescue of the gov ernment in its financial strait, can no longer le doubted, as it is now admit ted that he had at that time made ar rangements with a syndicate of bro kers for another issue of Unlets. As a flagrant case of bad faith and a lack -ven of common decency, it can not le larallolod la our history. The House promptly passed a relief bill, and, even now, while the Senate is considering that measure, he keeps up his negotia tions with tlie. syndicate, tUw-iti-r that he is determined to carry out his jie-r-sonal views, regardlcMt of what action 'ongtvss may take. I'spKit llepublieati rule, with a Ho puhlirau tariff, there was no failure to y current expenses, no deficit in the treasury, tite gold reserve was held in tact, and the public debt was lieingraji Sdly paid. I'uder Democratic rule and u Democratic tariff, there is not reve nue enough collected to pay daily ex fH'iises; there is a deficit in the treas ury; the gold reserve has lieen reduced $4 l,iy:?, payment of the public de!: iias cca-iod, millions upon millions of io;ls are b-.-iiip iued to meet defieieii--ies and current -xe-iises, and the -o;mtry is in a panW-y condition. Is there any reason, except partisan prej u lie- and free-trade fallacious theories, to prevent us from reluming to emr for mer prosptTus i-ietliods of raising rev enue and doing business? Apparently ve must pursue UiS ruinous d wn-hill trait, piling up iniiIU!i of elebt, until the NopIe get an eipporiuniiy to change, tlieir ruler. TllK President seems determined to bankrupt the tretMury rather than ac-4-ept a tariff that will provide sufficient revenue for the needs of t'ae govern tu -lit. Tnroiigh SiH-retary CarllMe I;e Ivenises another issue of four per vnt, thirty-year Kinds, amounting to 3P:i,(K)0,(n. Congn-ss is perfe-ting a liiil to raise money to pay ail demands and provide a surplus, but the President ignore their action and gcs on piling u; the public dcbL The last aW of It mds -st tlie country over Jlt',0f,tt0 in interest aloue, that could have lieen tsavv-!, hal the lau Uvu tlere.l in the pen market, instead of tieiiig secretly trartered off to a t-yndh-ato of foreign lankers. And now comes auother Issue of b mds for f KKl.OvW.OOJ, and a further issuj of another f lOi,mM.OJ0 is threat cneiL This criminal piliug-up of our lublicdebt will necessarily imiairthe -ouutry's crelil, ami must cud in grind ing taxation, and ossihly national Itankrapley. Ai n't the people jwying dearly for the cmze that three years f'uuv pla"d it prvseiit occujant in the White House! Fn adaniau'iue chock, Mr. John ii. Carlisle, Secretary if Use Tivury, ik the cake. Tiierv have lieeu, with in the past two yean, tUrve issuis of bonds nd another of 10),XV.K) Haily antk-iputisl. Since Mr. Carlisle t kik charge if the treasury, the reve tiue ha fallen b.-low tike expenditures ?lJ.:,000,iMj, which has been f.iet by irrowing, ami yet he has the assu rance to tell the CouiUiittec of Ways nd Mean that the waa of revenue kas nothing to do with the financial i:aatin; and, while the House was ciasidrittg the feasibility of :-uing three jer tent short term bonds to meet the present emergency, he notified that body that the m -asurc would not b? atwptahlc, und would not receive executive approval. Thecolossal check ' required to dictate t tViijrro as to ita WEPSBSOAT JanurySSW. ' ' ' ' " - - - -- I - I action is unprecedented. At the tame time Mr. Carlisle kuew that the Presi dent was negotiating with a private ndieate for an issue of $100,000,000 of four percent. lioiids running for thirty years, to te placed under the control of siid syndicate, by which they were to be iwid a commission of one per cent., or $1,0 10,000, and beside have the op portunity of making several additional millions by marketing the londs at an increased price. If euch a financial transaction Mere to occur in private life, the courts would lie appealed to, and a restraining order issued, until the sanity of the party could be judi cially inquired into. We do not think Mr. Carlisle a knave, Init a review ot h is act ions si nee con t rol i ng t he t rea.su ry shows him to U utterly devoid of finan cial ability, or even of decent Imsiness caiwcitv; and it takes a good deal of charity to concede this much. Carliile Itsnei Here Bonds and Offers Them to the People. Washington. I). C, Jan. 2. f-ecreUry Carlisle at 11:55 to-night issued the fol lowing circular: Treasury Department : Office ok Secretary, Wasiuxotox, I. C, Jan. 6, li& Notice is hereby given that sealed pro posals will le received at the eithe-e or the secretary of the treasury at Wash ington, I. C, until 12 o'clock M. on ed neMiay, the 5ih day of February, 1SJ, for the purchase of one hundred million dollars tlrtO,000,KK) of the United States four per cent, coupon or registered bonds, in denominations of fifty dollars $5i) aud multiples of that sum, as may be desired by bidders. The right to reject any or all bids is re served. The bonds will le dated on the first day of February, 1!KV, and be payable in coin thirty years after that date, and will U-ar interest at four per cent, per annum pavahle quarterly in coin, but all cou pons maturing on or liefere the 1st of February, lKHi, will be detached, and purchasers will lie required to pay in Cnited Stales gold coin or gold certifi cates for the bonds awarded to them, and all interest accrued t heron after the 1st day of February, lxi, up to time of application for delivery. l'ayineiits for the bonds must lie made at the treasury of the United Suites at Washington, 1. C, or at the United States sill (-treasuries at New York, l"os- toii, Philadelphia, lUltiinore, Cincinnati, Chicago, SU Ixuis or New Hrleans, or they may be made at San FranciM-o with exchange on New York, and all bids must state wh:U denominations of Kinds are desired, and whether coupon or regis tered, and at what place they will 1 paid for. Payment may lie made by install ments, as follows: Twenty (2) per cent, upou rci-eipt of notice of acceptance of bids and twenty i2t) per cent, at the end of each ten days thereafter; but all accepted bidders may pay the whole amount at the date of the first installment, and those ho have paid all installment previously matur ing may pay the whole amount of their bids at any time, not later than the ma turity of the last installment. The Imiids will le ready for delivery on or liefore the 15th day of February, Kw Notice is hereliy further given that if the issue and sale of an additional or dif ferent form of Imnil for the maintenance of the gold reserve shall lie authorized by law defore the fifth day of February. l' scaled proisals for the purchase of such 1 Minds w ill also be received at the same time and place, and up to the same dat- and uiKn the same terms and conditions herein set Cirth, and such bids will le considered as well as the bids for the four per cent. Umds herein mentioned. J. ;. Carlisle, Secretary of the Treasury. Speculation con-erning the new Isind issue was set at rest to-night, when Sec retary Carlisle made public the foregoing circular. The loan, it is seen, w ill e a 'jopular"one, and the circular, which is dated January ii, gives notice that the government will sell ?lK,rtiil,oo) thirty- year four per -estt. coupon or registered bonds dated February 1, lri, for which purchasers wi:l te required to pay in trold -iin or cotit certificates. TIOh is tsie first issue by the present administration ofsuchalarge amount of lxiftds at one time, all the previous ixxuiM having leen for S5u,iio,i each. The circular alo contains an intimation of a rxissilile fur ther issue of Winds should the issue or sale of an additional or different form of bond for the maiutenaiii'eof the gold re serve !e authorized by law liefore Febru ary 5. It was almost midnight when Secretary Carlisle's circular was made public, too liie an hour to obtain the opinioiLs of the public men on the action of the government or the prospect of an absorption of the bond by lite people. The fact that the bonds will U bucd in sinus of j5t and multiples thereof and le payable in install incuts is a feature w hich it is believed w ill make them le regarded with opu!ar favor. The main reason for dating the Imnds a year lock i saiil to !e in ir.Ier to give the public a belter opportunity to judge their market value by comparing them w ith thi K'lld as iss'iel at that lime, so that their bids call Ik- made to c inform with the market value of those Uiiids .u the 1st of r obruary. Fiatt Anncanecs Hoi tea. New Youk. Jan. 2. Kx-Senator Thorns t'. Piatt to-day annoiiti.-ed that !ov. I-vi P. Morton is a candidate for the I'l-piiblicau ticiaiiuation for Presi dent. Mr. Piatt says: e;v. Morton has consented to enter the race, and his friends w ill now go to work for l.iu: all along the line, lie w ill not make any t;rt;;al statement hiaiself, but he has told his rriulws tliat he is a can. didate. From the Ii:foru,Uou I have 1 am confident that the 'iovertiuf vi be nominated at the St, Ixiuis eonveiiiioi. I regard liim tho strongest candidate In the ra. Kepu!4iva politicians here think Mr. Piatt wiil pejxwijy direct the pre liminary cauvas of t;ulr, Morton, and will look to the IVuit&yiva.ia delega tion for support. Chauncey M. Iepew to-day said: The leeisiiii of tiov. Morton to iiecomc a candidate for the Presidency has given universal satisfaction in this State, and he will le heartily and unitedly sup fxrtel. It will i-e an honest support, and not a mere complimentary affair of a few jierlum-tory Iwllots. The UoveriKir has loeii assured of the united stipsri of the Kepublleans in this State, aud from now until the convention there will lie no wavering w hatever iu the loyalty of the party, Caaa's Zehelhea Grv. Havana, Jan. 3. There is nodouit that the insurre-tiin is gaining strength daily, ami that the rebels are obtaining assistan-e from source that have hither to lieen thought to l-d loyal to theJov ernment. The Miecess oftloinez and Maiw in passing the hitherto invulnerable Tro cha, the military line that in previous in surrections fcept the rein-Is intheprov-in.-e of Sauliav ie Cuba, aad their dah aerosti the proviuc cf Santa Clara into MaUnz-is, has lc tucn ani youths n li-i were waveriag iu tkeir alciance to the Cr.iwu to throw axid ta'r aud cast their lots with the insurgents. The whole inland is now in a state cf war. The restlessness in the province of Havana and Pinar del Rio, the two westernmost political divisions of tho island, has caused the Government offi cials to adopt measures to prevent risings there. Pure blood ik Burdock I4lood blood. the secret of health. Bitter iusureg pure ABOUT VENEZUELA. Some Facts Which He Not Appeared in j the Diplomatic Correspondence. From the New York un. The area of Venezuela is 632,000 square miles, larger than that of any country In Euroe except Russia, and larger than that of any State in the Lnited States. The area of Texas is 2ti5,nu0 square mile. The population of Venezuela by the last census was 2,550.0' . This is more than Henniark's and less than Switzer land's. It is about the same a that of Massachusetts. The last official estimate of the population of Massachusetts, made on Jan. 1, 1SU, was 2,472,0(11). By the I ed eral census of five years ago, the popu lation of Massachusetts, was 2.2TW,iX. Caracas, the capital and chief city of Venezuela, has a opiilation of 70,000, or less than that of Fall Kivcr. It is lsiilt on an elevation of3,n"0 feet aliove the sea level. It was founded in 15i7. Caracas is an Indian name; the name of the In" dians of the neighborhood which the Spanish pioneers affixed to the original title of the new town, Santiago de Ieon. In 1812, the year of the latest American war w ith Great Britain, an earthquake in Caracas buried 12,oim persons in the ruins of a part of the city. The date of this earthquake was March 2d. There are 200,0i,0ofl acres of foreest lauds in the republic of Venezuela. Itose wood, satinwood, mahogany, and white and black ebony are found. The distance from New Y'ork to La Guayra, the port of Caracas, is 2,200 miles. In addition to coffee, gold, and fine woods, Venezuela exports hides cocoa, and cattle. The distance from La Ctuayra to Loudon is nearly 5,000 miles. The salary of the American Minister to Venezuela is f7,oi0. The rank of Ven ezuela's representative at Washington is thatofF.nvoy Extraordinary and Min ister Plenijiotei.tiary. Although Ven ezuela has been for many years a re public, its official representatives are iirofouud believers in a conventional observance of official etiquette. A con sideral'le mimlier of diplomatic dis putes have taken place lietween tho Ven ezuela State Department and the re preventatives of various foreign Govern ments oyer details of routine and usage. On the north shore of Venezuela, or rather to the north of that republic, are several islands of greater fame than large erca, particularly the island of Curacoa, a lu teli possession; the island ofTrinidad a l.riu-li losicssion; inc isianu Tortmra. and the I'.ritish isle of St, lieorge. The length of Venezuela from east t west is 't miles, aud from north to south i.o mil.. The coffee crop of Venezuela amounts to ?I5,0o0,0o'i a year in value. The aver age crop is tiUJiio ton of coffee. Two- thirds of this product is exported, mostly to F.nirlaiid. Maracalbo is ene of the centres of trade; Maraeaibo coffee known everywhere. Venezuela first made declaration of Its independence in lsio. Tho present republic was formed in IS 10, in the same year that ISelgiuni leeaiiie an indepen dent monarchy. The rival political parties iu Venezuela are the Unionists and the Federalists. The former favor centralized government: the latter are for home rule. Itoth are opposed to for- eiun invasion, encroachment, or can hscaliou. The army of eneziinla, on a peaei footing, consists of I .' hiraeiiieu, i.OKI infantry soldiers, and artillery men, exclusive of the loc:il militia and irreg ular troops Ity the law of Venezuela all citizens lictwccn the ages of IS and (lioth inclusive) are liable to service the national militia. The average gold product of Venezuela in a year is jl,'Kl,i'). The standard value in the republic of Venezuela is the bolivar, so called after Simon lkilivar. and the value of it is the same as a Fretn franc 19.3 cents. cnezuela does n produce silver. Much of the foreign del is held in England. The exports of Veil ezaela exceed the imports by $.'ymo,ono year. There are thot-a than Jukes w ithin the Uiundarics of Veneuela, one of the largest being I.ICM fis-t abot fc the Jcyjt'l if thcM-a. The Orinoco Uiver, tho largest iu Venezuela, is l.bW miles long. It is five times as long as the Hudson Uiver, but less than one-third the length of the Amazon, and less than one-half the length of the Mississippi. The roails of Venezuela are Inferior. Communication is difficult. The Government, however, h is expended large sums of money for the improvement of the approaches to some of the larger towns There are twenty Suites in Venezuela, the official division being based on the Constitution of the United XtaUw. There is also a Federal district eorra-ponding to the District of Columbia, mid thero are several outlying Territories. The mineral pr.shiKs of Venezuela, in addition to gold which English specti lafirs are s.s-ki:ig by summary an nexation of Venezuela territory to the lirilish p-ssessions are iron, zinc, (jiiir-'isilver, leid. tin aril antim my. TU?re are als ) extensive proJuctsif salt, alam, lime, sulphur, yJ"i a-sphailuui. T!i.'.-ii:nmcr kahou iu Venezuela lasls from November to April. The winter sexon lasts from April to Nove'.:i'er, The climate of the temperate part of tl: country is the finest in South America, the miist q'iableanj the in-ist sihibrious. outside of Peru. The women of Venez uela are of the Spanish type, and are celebrated for their beauty. The lan guage of the ivtuntry is Spanish, no lan guage is sweeter. All-.ut d.(H ),, per sons altogether speak Spanish as their native language, a iuajority of them living in S.mhU uiej Central America. Venezuela imports from the L'uiUd States in a year aliout (M.liM.oo) worth of goods chietly imtnufaetiired articles From ir4i ljritain it imports t,s l,ir), from IJeniiany J,1o0a"', from France ?l,0 H,'.)O. and from Spain $.m!1 This is the country from which WiiezueV !iiiMirts most, and this is the country to which Venezuela exports most. Ven ezuela's exports to the United Slates average ?12.0.H,ai), to France $7,0.1 1,0 JO, to England ?2.1o-),'i, and to Germany and Spain fri,0-ieach. Tlie debt of Venezuela at the time of the last computation was Z,thJi!,) it, or about one-lifth of the prcsiit debt of New Yorlf city. The debt of Venezuela w as fll per ipiL. In the l"nitcl States the per capita dcl ia l;, in J."Qj,!and J-s, and iu France jll't Venezuela is In the extreme northern part of South America, directly facing the Caribbean Sea. To the west of it is the republic of Columbia, to the south is Itraz-I, to the east are the territorial pos sessions of three European Governments combined under the geographical name of Gafcma. The furthest away from Venezuela is French Guiana, a territory of t;,(i ) sqm-.re miles and 25,on) popula tion, the chief city of which is Cayenne, whence comes the pepper, and to which French criminals convicted of serious of ftnes are tiaasportcd. Next nearest to Veneziieli, but not Uaiching it at any point, is Dutch Guiana, a territory of almost exactly the same size as the French colony, but having a population twice a large. Paramaribo is tho chief town. Next, and adjacent to Venezuela, is British Guiana, the size of which Is in Liptite. C0MMISS10X XAMKD. President Appoints the Tenezaela Bound ary Jndyes. The President has announced the com position of the Venezuela commission, hich w ill consist of five meniliers, as follows: David J. Itrewer, of Kansas as sociate jusih-e of the supreme court of the nited States; Kicbard II. Alvey, of Maryland, chief justice of the court of ppeals of the District of Columbia ; An drew D. White, of New Y'ork; Frederick It. Coudcrt, of New York ; Daniel C. Gil man, of Maryland, president of tho John Hopkins University. Judge Brewer, the leading member of the commission, was appointed associate justice of the United States supremo court for the eighth circuit by ex-President Harrison in 14). In polities he is a Re publican. Judge Itichard Henry Alvey is a na tive of Maryland. He was designated by Governor Hamilton as chief justice of the court of appeals of Maryland to suc ceed Judge BartoL This place he resign ed to accept the office of chief justice of the federal court of appeals in the Dis trict of Columbia. Andrew Dickson White, of New Y'ork, was United States minister to Germany from 1S7'J till issi. Mr. White was also one of the United States commissioners to Santo Domingo aud aided in preparing the report of that commission. Frederic It. Coudert Is the bead of the law firm of Coudert Brothers of New York City. He has a world-wide reputa tion as an advocate and an authority on international law. Mr. CHidert was president of the Man hattan club for several years and is now a member of nearly a dozen prominent New Y'ork chilis He is a Democrat aud is classed as anti-Tammany. Daniel Colt Oilman in 1T5 was elected the first president of the John Hopkins University in Baltimore. Mr. Oilman is said not to lie afliliated with any po litical party, but his tendencies are fii dined to the Republican organization. Within View of Havana. Havana, Jan. 4. Unless all indica tions are misleading, the end or tlie Cuban insurrection is at hand, and tho result, it would seem, must lie in favor of the insurgents whose armies under Maximo Gomez, Antonio Maeeo and Quintin Bandera, are nearing this city from throe different directions Thealiove facts, so frequently denied in official circles during the past two weeks, are no-.v generally admitted, al though all sorts of lame ofticia! esplaiia tionsof tho triumphant advance of tho Cubans are nut forth in the hope of calmir.tr imblic excitement. But no amount of argument will alter the fact that the insurgent cavalry scouts were sighted from here this morning. It is probable that the camp tires on ono wing of the insurgent army will lie seen from this city to-night. In fact, it is claimed that Bandera will camp this evening at the Vcnto farm, within ri!le shot of tho outposts of the Spaniards It is no longer a cry of "i n to Havana" from the Cubans. They aro here and slowly but surely surrounding tho cap tal after a triumphant march from the eastern end of Santiago de Cuba, in spite of all the best troops of Spain could do to prevent them. Step by step General Campos has lieen driven back la-fore the advance of tho victorious, army, until now preparations are ls-ing completed on Kth sides for the final and decisive struggle. The utmost consternation prevails in ffovernment circles. The otlicials are blaming the different Spanish general for this condition of affairs utterly re gardless of the fact that it was Campos's plan of campaign, tho wil scattering of his forces all over the islam which is mainly to blame for this crisis, although other indtieuces have had great share in tho bitter humiliation : the Spaiuards Incapacity has litttin sup plemontcd by sickness and trwicbery People from the districts around Havana are Hocking into this city. Tlie price of provisions baa already liegun to iro un alarmingly. In the streets the hustle and bustle of the military is vis ible. Every man or boy who can lie placed under arms has lieen called upon, and warships have landed every man and every gun available for the defense of the city. In the face of these prepara tions to repel the enemy from without most vigorous plans have also been made to battle with an enemy within. The authorities lielieve that when the in surgent guns are heard in the distance it viU be the signal for a popular uprising here, which, will divert attention from the biiemy and enable the latter to make a dash ium Havana, which is exiieetod to end the war and euaUu Cuba to gain her iiidt'peudeniie. Spread a Shower of Gold. Fraxklix, N. J., Jan. 2. Charles Bal vnnz has lieen for some time a man-of-all-work for Rudolph May, on his farm, near Franklin. Recently, under the in fluence of liquor, he hail whimpered strange stories of a quantity r buried gold. On CI ri itmaa Day he told a party of young men at a saloon: "I have burie-l three kegs of gold, my friends, aud on New Year's Day I will make you and tho whole town happy." Tiie young men hinguM and joked aliout the hidden wealth, and the story wassooii forgofton. 0;i Monday morn ing B.ihanz went away, nobody knows w here. Late yesterday afternoon he re appeared, visited all the public houses in town ami b night drinks for everbxly in sight twojeir three times over. He paid for the drinks and cigars in gold pieces. He created an uproar in the Polish quar ter by buying cigars by the box, lager beer by the keg and scattering ciin Ij liio riaht and b-ft- lSaltauz was asm iu the midst of throngj. lie would stop t; h irang.ie tin crowd and throw coin at them. At aliout !o'e!K-k he thruw a double handful of coin into the crowd, wished (heu alia happy new year, turned aud a aiWJ away toward Passaic. The crowd followed him some distance, but gra Liaily thiunod out after he said ha would not unover his wealth again for twelve months. This morning Balvanz was back to bis work on the firm as good-natured as ever and ii l.'i crowd.stood staring at him. Sneesei aci Lost Her Teeth. Nkw York, Jan. 3. A fjw days ago a pretty girl, attractively costumed, trip Led up to the stamp win low in the Post o:Ice baiiijii), lai-4 d wn two c?nts and was given a p-tstage stair.p. While she was moistening tha paste a draught from tho c.irridor caused her to sneeze. Out of her mouth flew a set of pearly teeth, which a bystander hastily picked up, and turned to present them to the owner, but she had fled. Then the teeth were taken to the su perintendent, who holds them in the name of the United States, as trustee for the owner. If she d.ies not appear, and it is not believed that she will, ihe teeth 'will be con A scaled. We al 2 ow taj any tirt-d iusi2.c can le r it i. -red by rest, 'ivir stoty ich is a muscle. Dyspepii4 U its in-inner of s i ing "I am tired. Give mo rest." To rest tlio stomach you ni'Wi d- iu work ouU side of the body. This U the Shaker's method of curing indigestion, and its s:iccm is be.t attest ed by the fact that th-.se people are prac tically free from what is without don lit the most prevalent of all diseases The Shaker Digestive Cordial not only con tains digested fiod which is promptly alisorlssl without taxing the tired digest ive organs but it is likewise an aid to the digestion of other foods in the stomach, A h) cent trial bottle will convince yo.i of its merit, and these you can obtain through all druggists Laxol is the best medicine for children. Doctors recommend it in place of Castor OH. Frank James as a Soldier. From the Chicago I'lintnicle, St. Loots, Mo., J in. 1. In case, of war with England the state of Missouri will furnishat least ono .colonel to' the gov ernment, providing, of course the govern ment is willing. to acccplj him, which is doubtful. He has had experience in all kinds of warfare, from snipping a mili tary wagon train to holding up a non- military railroad train, and w hatevcrelse may lie said of him his peculiar tactics have generally met with success His name is Frank James, ami he is at pres ent a law-abiding citizen of St. Ixiuis James has to all outward appearances reformed. He has an ieteresting family, including a lsiy nearly grown, who is, or was until recently, a student of the Mar- maduke Military academy. Frank him self holds a position of great trust and handles other people's money daily. A little past middle age, he is as mild in manner as hois retiring in disosition. aud about the ouly thing that can excite him is a horse race or a eulogy on one of his old comrades He is not without moral courage, cither, for recently an Illinois farmer, half drunk became angered at him, not knowing who he was nd struck him an open handed blow iu the face. James' face flushed for an instant, and involuntarily has hand sought his hip pocket. Sud denly he checked himself, bit his lip and walked away. Afterward he said to a friend : "For me there is no past and very little individual ity. I live wholly on the future and tho prospects of my children. I shall do nothing that will taar those prospects in the least. I expect to make some sort of sacrifice for them every day from now as long as I live." There is not the slightest doubt that James could recruit a regiment in Mis souri as quickly, perhaps more quickly, than any other man save one Gen. Joe Shelby. It would be strange, indeed, if he should close his peculiar career in fighting the battles of the country w hich he once fought in time of war, and whose civil authorities ho so long defied in lime of peace. A Library of Itself. The quaint way of looking at things. which appears in Riswell G. Horr's writings iu the AV-w York Trilnnir, gives to his discussions of business questions an interest and vivacity which many other such essays lack. Mr. Ilorr aims his gun mainly at Free Trade and Free Silver notions, and always blazes away with Iwith Imrrels; but he deals with work, wages governmental aud ninny other topics, and his articles make the Ti ilmite in the course of ihe year fully equal to a whole reference library on econouiii-s Tho IIV i,' V 'i il,n:ic f-rtain 1" cr.joys at this time a very large cireti lation, show ing how strong a hold it has on the alfei-tiou of the Anieri.-.m people To lie able to send one's paper every week into the homes of Pin.nno or more Americans, who want it and pay for it, is a great privilege. Fortunate, indeed, it is for our country, that the TriUnnr is so clean, dc-cnt, ami superb a newspaper. No doubt its largo circulation has had something to do with the awakening of Republican sentiment these last two year. Everyone should keep his eye on the Ti H.itnr, and the only way to do this is to buy it. The Trfl.nn,- Aliiniimr for Is1.; is promised as usual, in January, and is claimed to lie the most accurate and liest of all these Almanacs It did not reprint part of the prexious year's Almanac iu Ir'Xt, as did one of its rivals, to get out "on time.'' Tco Fat to be Browned. Caiilisi.k, Pa., Jan. Mrs. Alexander Geese, wife of a Xcwville farmer, leaped Into Couodoglutt creek to-day with the intention of drowning herself. She weighs .'(.si pounds, and, like most extremely stout persons could not sink la-low the surface of the water. She floated for three hours liefore lieing discovered by the neighliors. When she was rescued she was nearly frozen to death, and wast drifting very near the high falls in 1 1)0 tretk, t Celluloid Collar Explodes. Hii.i.shai.k, N. J., Jan. 2. William Benjamin, a brakeman on the Erie rail road caught a spark on the back of his celluloid collar a his train entered the station here to day. The collar took fire and exploded with a loud report. Benja min seized the collar with Uilh hands and tore it from his neck. Ho was burned severely on the face, neck and hands Benjamin was taken to a drug store, where his wounds were dressed, and later was taken to his home in New Y'ork. lie will Is? disabled for some time. Tried to Kjrder Kis Wife. Nny Yon if, January 4. Valentine Brandt, a butcher iu East Forty-eiuth street, went to his jioiiie li-night after a six-weeks' dubauch, sljot his w ife, ar.d, leaving her for duad, p:it a bullet in his rigid tcmplo. Aliout six weeks ago the family dissen sions cuhiiiiiuU'd In Brandt's k-aving home. From time to lime sini-o he le t home Brandt has come home aud abused his wife. He came ag.iiii last night n:id without warning shot his w ife in tho j.;w and supposing h-;r to be d-.i ', tired a b illet into his own temple aud immedi ately dio-.i. A Woau-. Frsrt-a to Snath. Ai.i.saxck, Ohio, January . Mrs. Thomas Wilson. 50 years of ago, wife of a coal miner, rcsidingat Palmyra, ten inilrs from Alliance, was found lying in a ditch near her homo this morning frozen to death. She had gone shopping last evening aud left the store at M o'clock. It is sup posed that she fell while crossing the ditch and was unable to extrh-ate herself. The family formerly resided at Youngs town, Ohio. To Settle an Ancient Shortage. Kaxsas f'ltv. Mo, Jau. 3.-l).-ivid Crockett Boggs, w ho was the tux, ooilftct orof Wyandotte county, Kansas In IVifi, and who sad iunly disappeared iu that year w ith a shortago of aliout $.0(!o, has returned to Kansas City voluntarily to make go id his shortage. Mr. B-iggsis a son of L. W. Bogis who was governor of the Siate of Missouri in lS!t-3ti. When ho disappe ired he entire 1 tho c moder ate army and served under General For rest in the Second Missouri i-avalry. At he close of tho war he went to Colorado Uj cniiy d iu the fclock lniness. He ijevdi i' iiiiiitinirati.'i with his family and all of them who are uow l;i in supposed that he was dead. Mr. B lgs' father, the governor, died in Oreg n during tho war. Mr. Boggs' re-iidonca is now at Montrose, Col. II j returned to Kansas City solely in order to in ike go d his shortage, hav ing in i le a small fortune during his ab sence. He desi.-o I, hi said, t.i die witti a clear cmscieuc', and as ho was old asked that ho b-3 n.it ma la t suffer for his jouthful misdoings His wi-ih willd mbt Jess bp granted - - , Grkknsui im. Pa., Jan. a-James Hen ry, a khoimukcr, was found on the Hrch oftioorga Patty's house, ntar Dclniont, Sunday looming, fatally wounded an. I chiiosi frozen. He was taken inside did cared for. His story was that he lived at Jo.miH-tio, where hornet Ja::us Thomp son the evening before and started w ith him to drive to De'iUKmt. Wh-:i near Putty's the rolie fell out of the In: , and Henry, while getting out for it was shot j by Thonqin. He said he h id consider- hie money with him, but it was gone. Thompson was arrested at his home in Debiiont. lie claims to have shot Henry iu self-defense, sayirg tie latter Hacked him with a knife. His face is bady cut up, Imt physicians think that he f, II out of the buggy. Items of Ictfrest. Among tho new year honors a hich have U-en gazetted is tho appointment of Alfred Austin to be pict laureate of F-'ng-l.tnd. Charles, Iiyd Barney, a butcher, of Des Moines Iowa, 21 years old, is a rival of Sandow. lie is accustomed to kill cattle with a blow of his fist. He raises a beam on which eight men are seated, and holds it above his head. Ho recently raised a horse weighing Nl m.hikIs on his shoulders and performs many of tho remarkable feats of Sandow. At Palmyra, ten mile north of Alli- am-e, Ohio, iuesiay Hitern.H.n, .irs. Thom-is It. Bebb left her two-year-old baby I snide its four-year-old brother in lie. I up stairs and w ent out to make a call. Ten minute later she saw the up per story of her home in flames, and, all attempts at rescue being futile, she was compelled to witness her balies niasn-d to death. Mrs Bebb was badly burned in attempting to rush in to her children. and Thursday she had to lie held in tied, she being a raving maniac A dispatch from Alliany, N. Y, Mon day, says that just forty-eight hours prior to the execution of the death sentence upon Bartholomew Shea, another man in fiMseil to the murder, and Siiea may escape the electric chair. He was to have la-en executed to-day. The man who voluntarily confesses to the crime is Jno. McGougii, of Troy, now serving a sen-teni-e of nineteen years and six months for shooting and attempting to kill Wil liam Ross, a brother of Kolicrt Ross w ho was KiipiMiKed to lie Shea's victim. Shea and McGougii were leaders of a gang of repealers who had terrorized Troy. On March fi. lstll. they attacked a crowd of Republicans A tiout twenty shots were fired, but Robert and William Ross, brothers, were the only ones who fell. Blood nean3 sound health. With pure, rich, healthy blood, the stomach and di gestive organs w ill lie vigorous, and there will bo no uysiiepeia. Rheumatism and Neuralgia w ill be unknown. Scrofula and Salt T.hcum will disappear. With pure Your nerves will le strong, and your sleep sound, rweet and refreshing. HooePs Sar-sa:aril!a makes pun- Messi. Tl ut is why k cures so many diseases. That is why r-o many thou-ands take i' to cure elisease, retain good health and prevent biciness aad yuncring. licmcin ra. r Sarsaparilla IstheOiieTnto PIk-I Pur'ii.T. ft; six for $5, ii i i-k'if crrr! I iv,-r VU; eay to liOOU S I IliS taks, easy tuopc rate. J. New York Tribune. LEADER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. 1896. Are you wil'jng to listen to a sug gestion? Tho New York VrihitHe' broad sil u iiini, an t large print niake it the easiot paper in the esiumry to rnad, cither on the car or at home. Henry Houieike, proprietor of the larg est Newspaper flipping Agency in the world, teti:ii-s in a published e-ard, that his clippings for over -lmo clients kIio-.v that the Tritmitr contains, "day by elay and weck by wpek, far tuore original matter tf.au any ilaijy newspaper in New York t'ity.' He proves the fact by fig ures. The wta-kly ranks the suu.i;. I'liKiiimi men ti ii. 1 iho nmrWet reports of the Trilmue alisolutely without an e pial. The Trilmnr is the only news:a per in New York t'ity w hise reporters actually vb.it all the diiferent iimrkets in person. The Ti if'itiie now prints the best and fre-diest humorous pictures of tlie d:iy fi-oui the Miiiie prevs of two vntiiu nls, and supplies plenty of other entertain ment. Ity its special teli-granis and e-orre;-p.-indeni-e, its able editorials and high lit erary i-haracter, the Tribune maintai.is a s-dendid position in the re-gardof l- pul -li.-ans and lovers of music, art ai:d g-xid Us.ks. The Trih'im'g society news is known everywhere for e-xivlleiu-e. Its fashions have always been of special value, and changes of style are, as a rule, foretold in the Tii't'tnr sooner than in any either ne'-wsp:ipr r. The New York 7 I 'l-'.-e- js reeogc.i.e.l. odici.t!y, as the holding now.pap-rof the Il-.'puhlican putty. As for farming and la'nr, (lie ''. -i. ''(.: Ii '-: fer .')( years i!-."u:ui.!c.l. de- n.in-.Is. tii.it every posj ll-le dollar's worth of f-vid and i-omni-Mlitii's, coiisuined by the Amerii-ati pe-ep!e, shall lie pr .-luc.-'il by the American people. I-'or ties -aiise the 7'. .' (.: I.iIk rs in it.-i vurii us t.:i.ioi.s :", days in e-veiy ye: r. A luati is judgnS !.y tho i:i--iip6;.tr lie take's. Ho who reads the T, b i is v i. e awake, progres s e i e.j-eeta'. C a- d -:pa-b!e, woi thy of the cr-niidelMV l uii:es and social f::ei:ds. If you are a young man, you wiil i:ve in a rut all yeur life (except by entering to that w hi.-h is basel if yon fet d your min i uroii iiewspaners, full of si-andal, vulgarity and insaniiy. Think fora moment eif the people who re-ad newspapers of that e-l.i-.-i. ln the other hand, the Trih,r h:us probably the largest clientele of tiie very pMj-hi who can help to improve a young man's jsisi tion. of any newspaper iu the I'nited State-s. Assea-iate yourself w ith them. Mr. Ilorr e-oniiuues to write for the TrihiiHv., Sample iopi4 f:e.:i, tai!y, 1 a year. Sniiilay, .iaralily, i .Seuii-wee-kly, J. Weekly, tl. Trihii,ir Almanac for lMi. i"i ce-nts. TllK Tirir.fNK, New York. tenscer House-Cleaning to Begin Mon day Morning. Wli.it we in (Tin by liousfK-lcanlng Is to cli-an up ai! rurplaa !i-J odd emir of sniMir,!! hie liit-rrtiandise- U-rrpouriinnual hivciitory of to;k, wlii.-h takes pbie-c- alniut February I. In ortli-r to clmu up tills .: k, pri.s s rut nn figure. If you have not yi t pnividitl your self with a winter wrap, now is the time for bargains. Fur Capes, Cloth rap, Jaciets. Chf CT2a'i aid 2is:es' Csats, Al 50 in wjdi ths House-Cleaning Sale Drv Goods D;pa,:tnsiit. Kiu.iM lot of !V- and .Vc lrs elo;li some c!i vk, siiijc roiuh pirte'-.s: wi-n rfinsi.lcr. d ciM-npnt -iV a-id .Vc. All ko in this II-iu.se-( Icaiiini; Sale at i- a yar:l. It, m.-niUr, u. duplica'.-s on uihc: when mM tlia enjs liie-m. e. Pure JOHN MAIN STREET. Johnstown, Pa. Special Notice. I II n II t? iiisK It r ,pr ' -- 1Wiiiii-ii-4. nr'-'irltiii? to uv. lron fi.i U .. .. ... i. . .. M.u fc. Ik r K.liHtll. .MVowIt IIUMniiiini im "v !-: Ton. ri rry, Khlriv u! Wlmn It . Mil ! Tl .'' WT .1 1 1 Mi. .a.. iio'ii oil California U im-. dry ml wifl, 7--r to . . . . . . i..i.t..ji fi. t) pt T tfMiMMI. AIM) ttj;alll Ir III' n icm.iTu I.-tki-Clur:;ti t!:l WiiM, HT(r:iUiHi. S u- Imkk Vurv VlnrVin-r-M-rK:iMon.TI f1Mft llfiHirt"f itll. i'r4IHH S-iclt UIMl IY.U WIiiCJ , IMll, IWI-l -A ! t fti-., " i.ricA r wrir? l A. Aiitlri ?n. n L ..I I . . lll.,.,l.....r Wiuviul lrif l.iMt rnr im min i, tii"sm iij. on i'pt:c;tiMH.. Not-xtru liitrve f'r Juir r A. ANDRIESSEN, Ks Feslcral Stree t, Allegheny, Pa. : Mrs. A. E. Uhli . . MY . . X Annual Clearance I SALE I Begins on I Dec. 26th, ! t And will Continue lo z Feb. 1. nth. Tliis will be tlie lC:-t op. X o- o jiortunity yet offered to net DRY GOODS Of all kinds tlieap. s La. lies' Wraps will he tleured out at the lower t prices to lie found any where. - Fine Line cf- MEN!S -:- In To soil at much Lclow Current Triees. I expect to continue l-usi- i;0ss and it is to r:iy interest to give all their money's worth to merit a eontinuur.ee X of their ?Qod will and 1;oIlI their trado. si. V ! Mrs. IE.UHL. r 1 x OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOi Webster's lliiteniationalj JDidlibnary ( Zaralaable in OJBce, School, a4 Borne? "Unabridged." Stonelard of tha I". 8. Oov'v Print- me Offlce. tM V . 8. Snprraie Court, and I Wi of nearly all tbe 1 11 iKnillxxk-e. 1 k IvarmlT com-: j mrndnt bf Btxtt ( !L -s? S-e,f 8- liex.l. and ! , 1 " 1 1 s o.y.rr Ediic&tora al- : ni.?t wlUiuut 11 oat-, be I. THE BEST FOR EVERYBODY ccsausc 1 it is eitsv to fin-1 the worj wanted. l. r ...rt-:'al!:.irf-rTf.-l .-il.itbeUcalBlCT,e V. i... li MLO!,Jl.i:.rai. 1 It Is en.iv to nsccrtaln the pronunciation. : i.tf i'i -:. i;.:.ii-'n w n i j i:.e pnunnry aim. i c- .u v 1.:.. ntM iriu-rsu-u Ul i:M9 IK.uuei.uOOU. 1 It ij c.v to tracj tVe rrc-th of a word. i:i.-. n.-w .:.-r:. r.: :i. au.t ih.iiff-Tnt win. ( i;.,f. .-u.r r. .-11 i;; ,-.: :.-r w ii;e;r oevlouuicbL , 1 It ts cue it 'cam v;?at a word means. 'i .'! J 'In-!....-.! h- 4 i.-nr. -rJi.-;f. ni fuU,and . .1 -..'ii -i;!,.. ft . ?r:.ie -aR,eratD. ? G. c r. .yi.s.-i.i.yt o, iuhiishers, cj-s;v.airn j..;t,vu!... ntcr. sratkm. Fi 'U S VI.F. I!Y C'lsns. II. jF!sIira 4i HEELER ItsWS k NEW tha ONLY PERFECT FOR 0 V For Sale By J. B. HOLDERBAUM, Somerset. Pa. GOING SLEIGHING J Not to-day, of course, Cut when winter comes. It is only bejrin SLEIGHS, B03 SLEDS, HARNESS, ROBES BLANKETS, SLEIGH BELLS, AND WHIPS. Yc have already thought of them, and have a lar.'e f-tnek of Styles in our repository, ready for you to Ft-leet from, p;, out the one you want now. We'll keep it for vou till snow flies. Prices Right. Jas. mmnmtmfmiwmm??iwmmmmf?w"w?rwiiiii fliiFFKa it is a;gret cimn I The New Capellq Range. WE sell the NEW CAPELLO KAXGE, guaranteed the lar.-t a:,:;-. Rancre of its class on the market. It has very larire ..r.J L'ji ' ens, heavy grates, linings and tops. Baking and R..ast:r.z qia":.. the highest as thousands of daily users can testify. I:' voa the best bny a : : ALSO A FULL LINE OF : GRANITE, COPPER & TINWARE Milk Cans, Sereen Doors and Windows, lee Cream freezer?, nil Gasoline Stoves. Call and see us. Respectfully, For Holiday Presents ! 134 & 136 Clinton St, - JOHNSTOWN, PA; You will find The Handsomest Art it-leu at 3l4 . 1-1 Moderate Jriets. Jmnes Quiirnj silks Dhie k I.u:;.i.-i that nr.? w niliih j yo-.iil tiu us:i:il i.i style- an.l ii-Jality lor till' lnoiie-y Hint i-v-.-ry one who the' ir-xxU or xniiiiiU-s will buy itu he-s with- i-xira he-:ivy anil the- priet- is il.lil. A'lotiK-r Iut f .i5k-i Il!.-u-!i Itr.N-u.le with neat whit.'triiie-s, K- Silk. tiiat will tell II. t ir own -t.iry, ami wel like to se;iil e-vi rr re-a.le-r of this jujie-r sam ple of tluiii, s-. the-y t-an how this i-ton-eloc the "l li.ii!K-w. A e-olle-e--tion ef Silks fT.r .iil-i, ncit-j.tidu Pn,l Wwlelin i iowns that sir.- rilit up to the- latent f:ishioiiahli i-le-ti. on the same low priii ba.-is tint this .-li re elt-t-s all its si-lliiig. New re-assortiiic'iit of 1'im- i;:ai-k Dres.s HixhIs have yit t-.i;iu in T".i-., !., $l.i" to Si"iO -the- la:-t fon i-n tliin-rs fe-w, if any, :e ns bring out new tiling as late- ii the- se;is,i:: as we lo, ami that's one of the realms w hy we .lo it tin l- re- a lot f H-n.le who want iiiei- thii'.jrs now, just nnie h so asearlii-r in tin miimmi ami we pro jiose to set- that they ir t them, and at ri.lit prieis, as to make friemls Air thi.-i sleire. (Jot in some new Novelty Dress (Jooil.s an.l siiiti:irs T., Jfl.dO ami that you'll U glail to know alnMit, ami we're le'tlinjr out some eith er lines that are Kernel, an.l niev, ami eMrret t us to style, but not newly arriv ed as the atieivi-, at very liui. h h-ssthan the ir aelual value Uith bhu-k and eo! onil. Write our Mail Order Depart ment to se nd y.iu samj-lo of the s 11 ial values at :. and ".),., ami you'll mi- iine Ires ( ;,mU that w ill surpni-e you sty!?, i'i:.liiy and prleo consi.K-r-wl. AVe' re al ways j-lad t send sam- B0GG3 & BUHL, Allegheny, Pa. a few day3 off cow, ar;.! v0a ,;r to think of Quality Guaranteed. Hoiderbaum. lo a ti.iy h.:i.. . , . r . a Snl rm.kiu-j . 4 Th Cir.-iere!! S:cw and Ra--, n- "nr.- Im. r rii..si'-rs. s N'.i"! t,.r th. :.- .: .. .. .. ? cnv.-iii.-,;..,. ;,.; , ,.. ti 5 S K'.erythinjj is ,;. j s SKIM.. J Th ir f!f:ui!i:i. : r Th-;r oinitiy u;-.rt.v J. B. Hoiderbaum, SOMERSET. s E A, SCHELL, ! SOMERSET. Pi'. -;o to : Facts About ; FURNITURE We can inform t':c- tr.i.!.- .in 1 ' lare that w lia e ei'int "::t oti iii our ileal wit!; tlit '? manufai-turrrs Mi. hlcan. ' all we askeil fur in t lit w1.v '! ' psins, uisi-ti ii;!' 1; what more tlo we want? V.'e -.: ? l the tra:e to know- i'i it ..'ir - - " tor in every n-s t-rt n-w tlas "' fro ami th.it w i aro s:- ii'it t-! ' ' iieseiiiiij; Furniture . " ver ' li.-is. $25 and $28.00 i--r " ; Oak Suit for the U-d n-iH. ';. ' six jiie-e-i-s. made a: l :.w- " very latest styles. $13 and $20.00 tv..--m a ni.-esuit. e-i:.'er ia A i:iiii l'r itation Wli:nt l':i.ili. $23 and $30.00 ran fetuired rw4-i-a.... ''r'v; lor, UiholHterel ! Iiri! Tajieslry and I'lusii. $15 and $20.00 uk- Kime style suits nj 1-'!l-rt''1 ' estry. I $1.80, $I.S0,$2.C0. N -i: mental for the -n h. 5 $9 and $I5.0U uiy' board. C. H. C r I OP 606 Main Cress Sf Pi' Somerset,
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