INSIDE Till: LINKS.
Nobody knew just why ft fort had
boon put in that place. There was no
chance for fitting anything except
mosquitoes, yet there was a Ions line of
fortifications, and an enfilade of pickets
paardoJ the little town from which all
the men had gone away.
If beantr of location had been a mili
tary requisite, the fort was certainly
weil planted. The earthworks ran near
the edjie of a hiKh bluff, which rose al
liuxt perpendicularly from the strip of
'land bordering the brown river at its
f..t. On the other side Louisiana
ureUhed away to the horizon line, level
aui green an a garden, and in the dis
tance a bit of lake cften caught some of
the bluenessof the sky and shone the
gem of all this fair setting.
The boy who was lying on the edge of
the bluff had no eyes for the distant
view. Through an opening in the trees
clinging to the sides of the hill he was
giizing at the antics of a iarty of boys
far below him. Close under the bluff
lay a white, many pillared house, and
stntching before and behind it were
fcuiooth spaces of lawn, long liues of
clipped hedges and avenues of mag
nolias. Something in its hheltered iosi
tion U twecn the river and the hank had
savtd from destruction this estate,
vh"e possessors had giwn it the fitting
name of the Garden. It seemed like a
vision of paradise to the eyes of the
homesick loy who was gazing down
into the enemy's country.
From the door of a rongh house with
in the emlwukment two officers wate-hwl
the boy. The elder, C.i..nl Denning,
was the commanding officer of the fort
I am afraid I made a mistake when
I brought my son down here." said tha
colonel. -He is almost desperate with
1 uieliness. I was afraid of it, but it
M-emed too hard to leave him there
after his mother died."
I think you did right to bring Inm,
colonel," said the younger in;;n. ' It's
a g.KHl, quiet, healthy place, and after a
while he will make friends with the
men and le happier."
-I hoi he will," .-aid t':? co!..v.tl.
I feel sure of it," rejoined the other.
'Just now he longs for the iitty.f
1m. ys, but he is fighting sgai:i.-t t lie in
evitable. He has not philwpiiy enough
to endure nor exi.rieiic enough to un
derstand the feeling these f-opl' have
for everything insiii.' these walls. Noth
ing could tempt one of these town Ikivs
to have any intercourse with him, anl
their scorn is rather hard to lxir. Iiu
going to send George the iw colli to
take hiin out on the river. He is an
amusing little lieggar, and will not
make such a bad companion for Will
when he gets u-d to his color and his
ways."
A few minutes later two boys were
swinging themselves down the face of
the bluff. Will's companion was a slim,
limVr jointed little black boy, whose
movements suggested a jumping jack,
ami his liearing showed the pride he felt
as Will's guide.
Holding now by a tough root, now by
the smooth stem of a blackjack vine,
digging their heels into the soft soil and
slipping i?rilously forward, they pres
ently struck into a well worn cowpath,
which 1 i by easy fatages to the foot of
the hiiL
Beyond the road which led to the
Garden lay huge stranded logs, through
which they picked their way out upon a
sandy strip of beach, where an ancient
skiff was tied to a raft. There was a
little water in the boat, and a huge
gourd was at hand as a means of de
fense against further leaking. Two
luiusy oars furnished employment for
l.t'i boys, and once launched their
strength was tried by the current, which
came swirling around the promontory
of ri.tting bark which served as a break
water. Tut sturdy boyish muscles were rr
woik, and the old boat was pushed
sloHy up the shore, keeping in with
th eddy, and nosing her way through
anchored snags of driftwood and up
into more open water away from the
shore.
Drawing a long breath. Will pansed
for a minute and said: "Let's ga over
t the island we see from the fort the
Vow head, I mean. Where is it. anyhow?
I'm completely turned around."
'Hit's right ovah yauder where yon
s-e de cottonwoods an de saifbar." said
Jieorge. "Dis yer is de corral. Heap er
cullud folks lives yer. but hit s drappiu
in de water mighty fas". Dat beach tree
a swishin np au down in dat bend useter
grow ia L nc Jake s yard.
On the shore of theliend George point
ed out the grim sight of au old burying
irronud, uimiu whose precincts the cur
rent of the Mississippi was rapidly en-
ro:u hiug. Will shuddered, and, with
piick intuition, George turned the boat's
head away from the bend and iointed
jicr ss the current to the Towhead, which,
v.'as now leiow them.
When the island first pnshed its white,
sandv head through the water some cot-
touwood seed had lauded there from an
tiry voyage, and the young trees that
sprang from them formed the nucleus of
sin aftergrowth which was added year
1- vear like the rings of a tree. The in
nermost growth was now composed of
tall young trets, but the thicket terraced
'.own until near the water there was
li .ue but low thick bnshes of last year's
jrrowth. A long tongue of sand extended
like the tail of a comet down the river.
Upon this the Imvs licached the boat,
sitid then stretched their legs oa the soft.
warm sand.
Tze skit-red er ilis yer Towhead,'
said George. '-Hit's haunted. A ole
flatlxiat man iisrtcr live up in vandcr.
where you Mesdat black sjxit "mou'st de
tr-es. De ole boat washed agromi one
night ia high waU-r. an le old man nel-
l.i r made monst'oiis "tempt fcr to git
nU He was olisociahl.? like. i:u Jiked
Lis-c'f might r well. He live ver kinder
;.n folks done gi tie notion dat
l.e hub heaps er money. An one night
t-omebody done kill 'iin an luk all he
.L Since dat time his ghos' done
v ;;'k -is Towhead. On'y jes' yLsterd'y
I i:o Jake h.wivl Le done sec-u dat ole
t:.: ji aa Iw "lowed he gwino come yer
ro mo'! I ain'had much "pinion er Unc
Jake lately, but I'ze jes" aliout as nigu
dat ole luat as I keers to go."
Well, I'm going to have a look at the
t ild s-liauty," said Will, rising f nun the
sind. His companion did not venture
t follow him in the expedition.
The river had vear bv vear added to
the strip of land, and the old fiat boat
v.-as now nearlr hidden bv the under
brush that had grown up between it and
the water. The low hut which had once
leen the boat's cabia was still standing
smid the decayed timbers vt the hull
and Will notkvti with snrjirisethat there
were traces of sonc:iijng like footprints
leading to it.
Nevertheless he steppei quite nnsnv
I'icionsly over the doorway. Oun fairly
tvithin he felt himself roughly grasjil
y the arms from behind.
Vou make a noise to call that liny,
a Voice close to his eain, "a:id I'll
till vim! 1 tell vou I will never be taken
j.risoiiert"
The jvrsxrtt who had seized him now
faced him. still holding l.im bv the
jir:us. Will saw a vouth scarce !v older
f iiaii himself dresMrd iu a woni gray tiui
f jrm. Ilis grip was like steel, but his
f.sct? was so pinched and drawn and his
eye i-o tlesjieratelv miserable that the
lie-art of his captive warmed to Liti.
iiecoveriug Lis comi.sure a little,
aifti-r his first astonishment and alarm.
Wiil said, with an effort to laugh: '-Let
xie go! I'm the only prisoner there's
likely to be. I'm rot after you. I was
uly looking for a ghisf."
-Who are yon? I know all the boys
over there, and I know you are a Yankee
!y your cap and your voice. I tell you
J can't be taken."
See here." said Will, 'Tin only a Uy
3:ke you, and though I'm a soldiers 6on,
and I don't d.TV either my voice e my
cap. I don't want to harm you at alL
"What is up, anyway, and why are you
jdaying sjtook on this strip of s:iud?"
"It is all up now. I supjiose, and X may
.-as well tell you all abottt it. Have j o:i
r5t a laoihcrr 1 ss bv your face rou
naven't: m i.-rhaps yon will I sorry tor
a poor fellow who is going to lose his.
"My name is John Prescott, ami over
there" in that white house below your
fort hit mother is dying, and I am try
ing to see her once more if she isn't gone
already.
"I got a two weeks fnrlongh yon
needn't stare, Tve been in ue army
nearly a year and slipped down the
river two days ago. Unfortunately for
me I made this point too near da y light
yesterday morning to venture any far
ther. I knew the reputation mis piace
has among the negroes, and I thought it
safe to wait here nntil night. I reckon
I was too tired and sleepy and didn't
make it fast, and the boat managed to
slip away while I was looking for a good
place to drag it up among the bushes.
"Here 1 have been ever since, me a
rat in a trap. I have watched the house
over there for two days, and have even
seen the family on the terraces and dared
not make a signal! Now, sir, what are
von going to do about it?
Tin going to to tins, sai.i in, ooiu
ir out his hand. "I'm coing to say I
believe every word yon and I want
you to trust me to help you out of this
scrape. 1 lost my mother not six mouths
ago, and I do know how to feel for yon,
if we are on opposite sides. I happened
to hear today that your mother is no
worse. Maybe you'll sec her more than
this once."
"But how can I get oer?"
"I don't see quite clearly how to do it,
but 1 11 git yon over there before day
break somehow, ion must give me
youi word to go away when the time is
up. Now I must go, or that boy's curi
osity will l enough to oven-ome his
fears, and hell come to look me up. I
know you're hungry, so take my lunch.
Keep a sharp lookout after dark."
The lumbering skiff carried a very
silent passenger back across the river.
George ventured to inquire if Will had
"seed de ghos'," and was auswered so
gravely in the affirmative that he then
and there Liid the foundations for sev
eral marvelous tales with which to as
tonish future audiences.
Will knew quite well that the thing he
had in mind to do was a very delicate
and difficult thing to undertake. That
he, the trusted son of the commander,
should attempt to smuggle au enemy
inside the lines was no light matter.
The thought of it rested not lightly on
his conscience, but a refusal to aid the
poor fellow on the island to see his dy
ing mother would have rested more
heavily stilL
At any rate he meant to do it, and
by the time the skiff touched bottom at
her landing his plan was formed. Mak
ing a careful survey of the lauding, and
noting the shortest route out to the
ojH'n water, he dismissed his companion
withont ceremony. A few minutes'
walk brought him to the big white gate
of "The Garden." He summoned np all
his courage and dignity and marched
through the magnolia avenue.
His apiearance was greeted with a
consternation that was far from pleas
ing. His request to see Miss Pnscott
in private for a few moments seemed to
freeze with terror the black maid iu
waiting, but after a brief delay he was
shown into a bright, flowery little room,
which had a delightfully feminine and
welcome look to eves long used to camp
life.
But the slender girl who met him with
the air of an offended duchess had no
welcome in her look. Ker manner was
sadly chilling. Ten minutes later, how
ever, she was holding his hand at the
door and saying: "Mr. Denning, I never,
never can thank you enough if you will
do this! Mamma is a little better, and
if she can see John for one hour it
would do her more good than medicine.
I will wait at the side gate for him, and
he shall leave before daylight."
There were a few more hurried ques
tions and replies, and then Will was
climbing the hill to a still more difficult
interview. A night pass was not an easy
thiug for which to ask his father, but he
could not leave the fort without it. The
colonel was a very quiet and somewhat
stern man. and Will knew that the best
way was the straightforward one. He
made his request in the fewest words.
"I am almost a mau, father," I. said,
after he had made his request, "and I
want you to trust me now, as yon have
always done iu small matters. I can't
tell yon about it now. but I am doing
nothing wrong. I am only helping a
poor fellow in great trouble. I know
my mother would wish me to do it."
"I don't doubt the excellence of your
intentions. Will." said his father. "You
can be trusted, I know; but are yon sure
your heart has not the better of your
head in this matter, and will get yon
into some scraie?"
"1 give yon my word of honor, sir,
that in my circumstances I believe you
would do just what I wish to do."
Then here are your iipers, and re
memlier it is the commander of the fort
as well as your father who trusts you."
Every leaf in the old cottonwotrl on
the bank seemed to quiver as Will
started on his lonely trip. The green
band of light above the horizon had
quite died away, and the river seemed
blacker than the night. Things which
were plain euough by daylight apeanil
mysterious and fearful now, and every
huge black shadow around the boat
seemed to contain aa enemy.
It was not pleasant t think of flj
sunken snags an unfamiliar o:iisi:.:-:i
might encounter, nor was that gtatMlv
bend just alove, where the encroaching
river cr.t far into the old cemetery, a
ch-vring recollection.
"I wiil not think of it!" he said. "It
must !e nearly time for me to turn
across to the Towhead. The current
luay carry me down a little, but I would
rather pull for it than stay on this side
and get the horrors!"
Ilis sharp, short whistle was answered
by a figure leaping alxiard Ix-fore the
skiff had fairly touched the shore.
-I Vnew you would come," the young
uuifc said. "At dark Nina put a light iu
my witnUw just as she nscd to when 1
was out late i j jh river, and 1 knew
you had lieen ther, B -fore we go any
further tell m tht iam uf h person
I am trnrtiug myself to,"
"The trusting is uot entirely on your
side, Prescott. Do yon know what it
means when I tell yon my name is Den
ning?" "It means that if I play the rascal it
would le worse for you to have helped
me than for any one else. I see and I
appreciate it."
"The only way in which I can settle
jt with my conscience is to consider you
my prisoner on parole while you are in
siitt the lines, and see yon safely outside
before I leave yon."
How about your picket?
Fortunately for you he is up at the
.old sawmill. He saw me, hailed me, and
ot the password as I went up. Lie low
now as we go by. He knows me and
wilj merely wonder what I am about."
As they jvere .swinging inshore by a
raft of dviiiiijf logs a suppressed voice
called to luiu;
"John! It's Fred, fci it's 1J fig!.
Yon slip off here and cut for W bL
gate. Harry is there and Nina."
"Now, Prescott." said Will," "it's 10
o'clock and I give yon nntil midnight
Goodhy."
It was a long walk. Will never for
got those two hours alone on the great
river at isight. All sorts of doubts and
misgivings casue crowding into his mind
as he listened to the mysterious nois.-
of the night and the river. A bright
Constellation which he had watched at
home Rtv-med like the visit of a friend,
as it came wheeling into sight over the
bill. It cheered him not a little, but it
was marching westward, rapidly before
the paroled prisoner returned.
'Nina's cedar skiff is just here." Pres
cott explained, as he came out promptly
on time. "It is loaded with all I need
for my jor.rncy. She has planned for
everything, aud yon need only go half
way with me. Denning. Your duty will
be done then. Strike directly across,
and miss your picket. We can make
the Towhead by a liard p:;U ou the ether
side at least I can."
At daylight Will was in his father
room agaio-
if a!l ri.'li Will?"
"All right, father, and I am not sorry
I went."
The talk of the town fouii'' the com-mnn.l.-mt't
lxv'n intiiuacv with the Pres-
cottsa nine days' wonder, nud scoffed
not a little at the Prescott boys. But
the intimacy continued, to the secret
amazement of Colonel Denning, ami in
ftcrvMM rinened into the friendship
of a lifetime. Mary Stewart in Youth's
Companion.
TUe Drab Restaurateur.
Some vears ago I was stopping in a
western town. During the night n fire
alarm was sounded and a crowd quickly
gathered at the scene of the conflagra
tion, which was in a building occupied
by a grocer, the basement being nsed as
a restaurant The fin-men soon had a
stream of water playing on the burning
building, which fio:led tho floor aud
soon began to trickle down to the res
taurant below. The proprietor, who was
asleep, was soon aroused by the con
fusion incident to a fire, and in a half
drossed and half dazed condition rushed
nn the steps and into the street shout
ing at the top of Ids voice: "I can't
speak! I can't speak!" The ludicrous
ness of the scene can Wtter le imagined
than descriljed. Detroit Free Press.
The Seniiitive Tnrqunlite.
The timinoise breaks on the death of
its proprietor, aud itcliauges color when
he is llL This last observation is per
fectly true, and is certified to by all
lapidaries. The same thing has been re
marked of coral. "Not only do precious
stones live," says Jerome Cardan, "but
iV..- m liuliln to rvt sick, to suffer from
the infirmities of old age and at last to
die," Paris Figaro.
From a Single liarley Stalk.
Tests made under the auspices of the
Roval Philosophical society with a sin
gle barley stalk unfolded wonders which
but few have ever thought even possi
ble. By steeping and watering that one
plant with saltpeter dissolved in rain
water they managed to produce 24a
stalks and over 1S,W0 grains. Philadel
phia Ledger.
Io- Hcury VIII Wrote.
King Henry VIII of England wrote,
says a contemporary critic, a strong
hand, but as if he had seldom a good
pen. Ho feems to have written in all
the haste and vehemence with which he
spoke, aud hence the untimely destruc
tion of many au honest goose quilL
New York World.
P&rdoe, Moti!u
M. Ernest Gu!ru l, th cle.er French
mi.-ician, was renowned for a deferen
tial courtesy. It i; Faid of hiu- ilat he
was once overheard, on leaving his
house, apologizing to himself for going
first. London Globe.
Completely Eua Down-
"Oil City, Pa-, Dec. S 1'". Hood's
Karsaparilla is tin? best medicine that
we ever had in our house. There are
times when my huslcind is completely
run down but instead of sending for a
doctor lie sends for two or three Urttles
of Hood's Sarsaparilht, and after taking
it he feels like a new man." Jennie
Cox, 11H West Fifth SL
Hood's Pills cure indigestion, biliousness.
If cream is churned too warm, says
a dairyman, the butter comes soft, of a
pale color and dill'ieult to separate from
the buttermilk; if too col J the cream
sometimes foams ami butter refuses to
break.
For a pain in the chest a piece of flan
eln dampened with C'lianil-erlaiu's Pain
Italm and ltound on over the seat of the
pain, and another on the back between
the shoulder, will afford prompt relief.
This is especially valuable in cases where
the pain is caused by a cold and there is
tendency towurd pneumonia. For sale
by Iicuford's I'hannaev.
The next lest thing to dehorning is
to tit a metal blunt tip over the horns
of cattle st as to prevent the horns from
piercing when in play or anger they &iv
p-ished against other animals. These
tips can Ik? procured at mst hardware
storos, and sawing oil" enough of the
horn to make them a good fit is a pain
less operation that does not require
either skill or severe lalior.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, doers, Salt ltheuin,
Fever Soros, Tetter, Chapjietl Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
jerfcct satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 21 cents jer Ikx. For sale at
J. N. Snyder's drug store, Snerset,
Pa., or at Brallier's drug store Berlin,
Pa.
Old Acquaintance I'm very glad to
hear you're doing so well at last Are
you still selling sewing machines to lad
ies on the installment system? The
Other Jumping sijck.es? no I've droj-IM-d
that altogether. It's bicycles they
all want to buv now.
Not a few who read uli: t Mr. Koler
Bow Is, of Hollands, Ya., has to say lie
low, will reiiietulNT their o n experience
under like eireunist.tiiees: "Iast winter I
iiad la grippe which led lue in a low
state tf health. I tried numerous reme
dies, none of which did me amy gnd,
until I was induced to try a Uittie tit
('liaiiiK-rlaiii's Cough Itemed-. The
first Uittie of it so far relieved me that
I was enabled to attend to my work, and
the second Uittie effected a cure." For
sale at 2" and ,") cents per Ixittie by Ben
ord's l'j-irui ivy.
It is known that there is considera
ble didcrcnoe in the length of gesta
tion of domestic animals. A French
scientist ln-lievcs that it is in some de
cree due to the warmth or cold to which
the dam has lieen subjected. Cold
weather he finds retards gestation. The
exK-rimetits showing this were made
with rabbits, which broed readily at all
seasons, and w htse usual term of gesta
tion is only six to seven weeks.
"An ounce of prevention is better
than a pound of euro." Dr. Wood's
Norway Pine Syrup prevents con
sumption by curing colds, aud all
similar lung troubles.
If carrots, rutalagas aud mangel
wiulzcls, turniis and cabtmges are fed
yith tlivetion to the cows, they con
atltute a 4ic.'ti uiid valuable addition to
the fording ration, and there will 1-e no
isoUtiiible otttct ujwui the flavor tf the
milk if fed immediately after milking.
These certainly Increase the flow.
Muuy mei chants are well' aware that
their customers see thir best friends and
take pleasure in supplying them with
the lest cx!so!-t.iir.al.le. Asan instance
wc mention Perry A- Cameron, prominei t
druggists of Flushing. Michigan. They
say: "We have ro hesitation in retum
no nding Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
to our customers, as it is the best cough
medicine we have ever sold, and always
gives satisfaction." For sale at 25 and .V
cents per bottle by Henford's Pharmacy.
If. B. Gurier says the greatest loss
of fat in the buttermilk that he lias
ever found came from excessively sour
j croaiiL There is much less danger of
tenant rich in fat liecoming too sour
than jL'iefe is from cream (hat is poor iu
: fat
TtM nervous syiten U weakened by the
leuralgia Torture.
Every nerre Is ctreaztbened la the car of It by
The Emperor'g Dog.
It was dark, and down a rot i red street
in Paris a man nnle alone on horseback.
Suddenly the horse stopjied as if fright
ened. Then a man rose from the pave
ment in the middle of the stroet ami
junijK.'d to one side with a cry. ' The
rider was angry, and exclaimed: "Are
you drunk, man, that you lie alsiut in
the middle of a dark street to get your
self run over?"
"Yhi might better lend a poor fellow
a hand than scold in that way," ex
claimed the other. "I had .'500 francs
in gold in this bag, carrying it to pay a
bill for my master, and the lug lias
broken and it is all lost over the street
If you have some matches they will do
me more good than your curses."
"It's no easy task to find hist money
on a night like this," said the rider,
dismounting. "I have no matches,
but ierhnis I can help ytni. Have you
any of the pieces left'."'
"Only one," replied the unfortunate
fellow, with a sob.
"Give it to me," snid the other.
The poor man hesitated, but the
stranger repeated the words in a tone
of authority, and the lust coin was
handed to him.
The stranger whistled and a great
Spanish mastiff stood beside him.
He held the coin to the dog's nose and,
leaning to the rough pavement, said:
"Find them."
The dog sniffed the gold piece and
liegan the search.
One, two, th ree; he began bringing iu
the coins and dropping them into his
master's hand, while the poor servant
stotnl by in silent wonder.
Thirteen times he returned with a
twenty-franc piece. Then, after a long
search, he came back empty, witli a
grunt that seemed to say: "There are
no more."
"Wc are ye t lacking one piece," said
the stranger. "Are you sure there
were just :.0 fiiii:s?'T
"Sure assure can 1, sir," the servant
replied.
"Then bxik in the bag ngniii. There
lililt In? olio left there.''
The man looked und sure enough
found the last gold piece still there.
"Oil, sir," heexelaimed, as the stran
ger sprang into his saddle," you are my
deliverer. Tell ine your name that my
master may know who has done him
such a service."
"I have done nothing," said the
stranger. "Tell your master that the
one who helped you has a very good
dog by the name of Joie."
It was some years afterwards, when
France had seen troubhil times and
the royal family was no more, that the
master was telling the incident to a
party of friends, one of whom had
been employed in the palace.
"Joie! Joie!" he exclaimed, "There
never was but one dog of that name
and there never was a more remarkable
ami faithful dog than he. He always
accompanied his master when he went
iu disguise alwtut the city"
"Who was his master?" they all
asked.
The reply was brief: "The Kmieror
Naiolootl." YoHtW C tiiiijirutioH.
It is a Good Thing.
I say this for Pan-Tina: I have boon
in the drug business many years, and
this is one of the most successful Cough
remedies I have sold. A case in point,
a neighbor, Mr. L. H. Nicodciiius, had
a chronic Cough of six years' standing,
which no medicine would relieve. I
recommended Pan-Tina, and its efl'oct
was magicul. It is a good thing.
j. boss mati:i:i:,
AlttMina, Pa.
Pan-Tina is sold at 2 and 50 cents at
G. V. Beiiford's drug store.
Most of the brceos ot fowls that
have topknots are gotd layers. But
they can not protect themselves from
hawks and owls where these aUiund,
liecause their head covering prevents
them from looking upward. The liest
guard against hawks and owls is to
keep a few guinea hens, which will
rase their culiar and boisterous clamor
every time they see a strange object iu
the sky, and thus give warning to other
fowls to seek shelter from the threaten
ed danger.
Two Valuable Friends.
1. A physician cannot W- always had.
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains,
Bruises und Burns occur often and
semetimes when least expected. Keep
handy the friend of many hoii-eliolds
ami the destroyer of all pain, the
famous lied Hag Oil, irnts.
'2. Many a precious life could- lie
saved that is U ing racked to death
with that terrible cough. Securo a
gotkl night's rest by investing cents
for a bottle, of Pan-Tina, the great
remedy for Coughs, Colds and Con
sumption. Bottles of Pan-Tina sold at G. Y.
Beiiford's drug store.
The Painful Condition
pf Mr. J. C. Cameron I'.clr; tLc
Experience of a New Cclli
Lady, Interesting to All.
)ne woman that we know of is r j ec'n
pver her experience, and there are s
many mere in New Casile sosiiuatcd tha
they are not hard to find. If this in'.eret
you, and you know of v.o one to ask uIhju'..
or verify, the sUtcnieuls that we ar,
making, we will say Ib it yot can f:n
pretty food endorsement at &5S Moravi.
street, where resides Mrs. J. C. Canu-ron.
Said she to our Representativi : "I b-.ivi
had kidney disease for the p.-st eight oi
Dine years; by spells I have sulTcru! every
thing with my back and kidneys; I ha.
an extra severe attack aliout a :t:o:i;!i a--.;
I was in bed for a week ami nearly wild
with the pain in my back and in fae low. i
part of my abdomen, which cxtcmh-d se;i
np to my shoulder blades; I could not lif.
I could not sweep or do anything; it 1
attempted anything of the kind I wu3.1
feel as though tny back were 'giving
away,' part of the time I was bert over
and could not straighten nn; urination
Kfs accompanied by the ci:t fciriul
.distress; the passage was scanty. da:k
colored and unnatural in eviry w.iv;
somehow it seemed as though I could n t
get any help. While laid up in bed I
beard about Doan's Kidney Pil's. and I
tras so anxious to get some relief that I
entdowo to Button's drug store tor some,
and ftfter the first three or four d-ises I
was able to notice a difference, while, in
a short time, I could get up and be around
again; I actually have no pain cow what
ever in my back or at urination, which it
perfectly natural. I can truthfully s.i
that Doan's Kidnev Pills have do ic me
more good than all the other medicine I
have ever used. If other suiTt-iers on'y
knew what a boon they arc; r.nd I
earnestly wish they may know and b.- re
lieved, for Doan's Kidney PilU w ili do it."
For sale by all dealers; price, SO rni'i.
Mailed by Foster-Milburu Co., Bu :T1 j.
tf. Y, sole stents for the U. S.
THIS
PAPER
YfiTT TAN FIND
A AA&V A f- Ww
&! im Pitt v th - h nt the A4Hrtiiiif liurisu uj
rSKHEinGT01T BROS.
Entitled to Confidence.
Mr. (I. V. I Sen ford, Druggist, should
have the confidence of this community;
his calling is one of responsibility; very
often precious lives are entrusted to
his care; taking the agency for selling
the celebrated Bed Hag Oil should U
a guarantee, it will do all (hat is claim
ed for it, and no remedy excels it for
the quick cure of Bhctimatism, Neu
ralgia, Sprains ami all liotlily pain.
Price, ij cents.
Whether the water for the cows
should be art itieiallv warmed or not
may depend uiwm circumstances. If
there be a good stream of water which
does not freeze there will lie little neces
sity for warming, but if the supply U
so small that it cannot otherwise lie
kept from freezing, the warming will
le found profitable.
The Moon and the Wires.
I saw the union liritflit, full nut! round.
It licl iu iieiiins o'er all tlie gnmml.
Ami lli. n tlicrvrum" this llumirlit to me
Our wlvcsjiist like tlint moon should lie.
I-':tlr, full, all roiimlitl out und bright
And ' their ir"ciice shedding licht.
Yes, and they will be if iu time of
any functional derangement or organic
troubles, they take Dr. Pierce's Favor
ite Prescription. No woman should
keep house without it. It is a curt? for
tho "complaints" peculiar to her sex.
Hog Eating in Mexico.
The tlog meat business continues, de
spite the stern examples thai have been
made of its venders. A jHilicenian
seized a man named (lenaro Perez,
passing through the alley of Ltts (Jach
upines, who bore a suspicious-looking
bag, which, on examination, disclosed
the skinned carcass of a large dog,
with the lower part of the legs cut oil',
so as tv prevent tl.e recognition of its
species. Monsieur Perez was taken to
the ili(v station tothethird IK-inarcu-eiou
to lie examine as to the anteivd
eiits of his tlog meat, which, it is
shrewdly susp.t-ted, was destined to ba
mad-.' into savory dL-hes sold at the
puestos, under the arcades. We are
getting fast to lie like Canton ami other
big Chinese towns, where tlog is sold
without shame and partaken of with
gusto. Mi rintu HvrnUL
Weil Satisfied with
Ayer's Hair Vigor.
"Nearly forty years ago, aftef
Home weeks of sickness, my hair
turned gray. I liegan using Ayer's
Hair Vigor, and was so well satis
fied with the results that I have
never tried any other kind of dress
ing. It requiresonly
an occasional appli-
cation of
AYFFT.
V. ( . - - -
bil i- it.,;- i-;- i-.
my hair of good
color, to remove
: dandruff, to heal
itching humors, and prevent the
hair from falling out. 1 never hesi
tate to recommend Ayer's medicines
to my friends." Mrs. II. JI. IIaiuht,
Avoca, Ncbr.
mm
LrO Hair Vigor
Prepared !y Dr. J.C. A yer k Co., Lowell, Mm.
Take Ayer's Saruparilla for the Complexion.
Progressive agriculture is not an
unmeaning phrase. By the inve ntion
of the butter extractor only we get rid
of the legion of old-fashioned ami
cumbersome implements and utensi!s
which come between the milk pail and
the butter package, ami are relieved of
a vast amount of trouble antianxiety
beside.
Did You Ever
Try Kleetrie Bitters as a remedy for
your troubles? If not, git a Uittie now
and get relief. This medicine hasUvn
found to l.t peculiarly adapted to the
relief and cure of all Female Com
plaints, exerting a wonderful direct
influence in giving strength and tone
to the organs. If you have Iti-s of
Apjittite, Constipation, Headache,
Fainting Sjv.-lls, or are N.-rvous, Sleep
less, Kxcilable, Melancholy or troiiMt d
with Dizzy Spells, Kleetrie Bitters is
the medicine you need. Health and
Strength are guaranteed by its use.
Fifty tviits and ?I.H :.t J. N. Snyder's
drug store, Somerset, Pa., or at Bral
lier's drug store, Berlin, Pa.
V ii 1 1 ? i v t ! ) i j ? invite I to
say gt' ic. at public dmiH-r. Sving a
cleric:;! hxikinggentlem-r.i father down
the table he thought it would lie no
more thanb c uing to ask him tootli
ciate, so turning to him he s iid, 'won't
you aska bl-ssing? The clerical look
ing party put his hand to his ear and re
pliitl, "sivak 1'Hider, please. I am so
d tleaf I can't hear you." The dea
con did not press him.
TRUTHS SHORTLY TOLD.
Dr. Sadler Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat.
Sjiftaeli's correctly adjusted cure
headache. When your eyes are crook
ed ytiu only see with one. Have them
straightened. ( rfnlufi of U'lieflt, ami
no danger. Scaly edge-s of litis indi
cate hnjMTfect sight Perfectly fitted
glasses remove the cause, when the
lids can lie soon cured.
Vhvrs o'i the eye often leave se.irs
and defective sight for life. Prompt
consultation of thi? d.wtor will save
your eyes and many dollars.
(iriiii''ifi rl J.'i-Jh soon produce'
"scums" over the sight; liegin at once.
Cataract is an opacity of the lens be
hind the pupil; its removal is the only
cure and a critical operation. Dr.
Sadicr has restored !7 out of lull. M-xt
eau of deafness are caused by iid.N,
scarlet fever, nieii-les and chronic
catarrh. Neglect of treatment Is the
next don't delay skillful treatment,
the !ict is itor enough and eheaMst
by all odds. OI t ructions to 1-reathii.g
through the nose, lessen the oxygvn to
your lungs-, poison your b!td and
enfeeble your general health.
Dr. Sadler will give you the :ih st
skillful treatmciit,-,viih 'Si years e:.-pcri'-Mv
to guide him. S'l Pci.it Ave.,
Pittsburg, Pa.
CONDENSED TIME TABL3S.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Somoraet and Cambria Brano
HORTHVAKD.
Jo'iiik!o.i Mult Kxpniw. IlockwntMl .
in.. S.:!..-isct I K Slt.yesoiwa -l:-A Hoov
ers' i He ..it. Johiistou'll i
Johnstown Mull Kx press. K.irk wood I0:-7) .
in., suiifict I :!., (Mtivenlown 11:4-1, ltsv-entvtll-
ll: rl, Jtihimtow n lid p. m.
Johnstown AeromiiitnliititMi. Ilockwoin! H:'6
p. in., Hoincix-1 ti:Jlstoyt-ttiwm:t Utrnv
rrvi!le : 41, Jolnihtowu TmU.
Dally.
SorTHWARD.
Mall. Johnstown ;:. m.. Hmivervllle7:ll.
Htoycklowu 7;-ij, -Somenict 7:ji, Ittx-kwooJ
Elprewi. lohnntown 2:1 p. llotivemville
3:11, Sl.ivMu ti 3ili, Stiinewt S:s Koek
vwid 4:i"i.
Kundajr Hily. Joliniiiown 8:30, Somerset 1 fcOl
ICuekwtHitl 10:ii.
YOUR EYE!
Wevant to catch It !
DKNNSYLVAN I A UA I LBOAD.
ttarenn tnoaro time
IN EFf EOT MsY 20, 1895-
ri.Mir.Nsrn NCIIKUI.'IK.
Trnlniirrlv- nn.l ilert from the- l;ill.n at
JuliiiKtown iu lollowa:
VIiTWilD
wotfn KvprM - 4.VI a. ni.
SuMilhwcsliTM KxnreM - u
Joliiisiowii Ace.iiiiiinxl i'1'Mi : -7
" AccoiiiiiitnUllon Hi "
Pitr!(c Kxpn-wt "
Wav l'iu inter - &
l.ul
Kt 1An P-J"-
JolumtoWU Ai-emiiiiHhil'n r.-V
-EASTWARD.
Atlantic Fxpnms ...
Si.-m-li.ire Kpn-s
A ll.a.iei AecoliillliMlulloll.
I my Kin-
Main l.i iir Kxpnw
.1:01 a. m.
A:' "
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ism "
I'M
KVKUV FAUM Kit In Somerset ('t.iinty
w1h has atird or Hemlock Hark or a
Hide to tli.-ptrtoorwill find tliatth t")N
FLUKXt'K T.VXXKKV '., will pay tho
highett cash prices Tor tho saint?. Write
for quotation to
WIXSLOW S. I'oIJB CO.,
Coullueiice, Ta.
!i,n-i A.-. ..Miiwxlalioli .IJ:!'-' p. in.
."i:iil Kxpr.-st 4:11 "
Johnstourn AtitMnimstatloii :
rikllsolelphiu K.pres - T.I "
Line - -....IV.M "
For mien, maps, A-.,r:ll on Tick.-l A'.-entH or
tt.l tr. 'I Ihm. K. Wiitl, V. A. W. 1'., 120 Kinii
Av.-iine, i'ltc-iburi;,
S. M. l'rrvo-t, J. It. W.kkI.
Iien'l Mun.ojcr. ii n'i IiifAe
IMPOKTAJtT TO AUtFRTISERH.
Tlio cream of tlio country pajra is founl
ia llemington'a County 2seat Lists. Fhrcwd
aJTcnisers avail theuisclvca of tlieoo lists, a
copy of which can bo bai of Iteiniiigtoa
Eros of New York & rittslHiri.'.
THE NAME OF THE NEXT
PRESIDENT
IITED
STATES
of ite 0!
WlUi 15K AXXI X KI IX
TIlB NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE
OF NOVEMBER 4, 189G.
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whose votes tunietl thu scale'nt the lat elet lioii, wirli the results under the ad
ministration they elected, will make the campaign the most intense excitingly
in thu history of the country.
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political news of the day, interest mj; to every American citizen re-anliet-s to parly
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tho worbl, an aurieuHiind tlepaitiiient sotiuid to none in the country, market reports
w hich are recognized niithorily, fascinating short storii-s, ttmiplete in each number,
he cream of the humorous papers, foreiu'n and domestic, w ith their Im -t comic piet
nres, fashion plates ami elaborate descriptions of woman's ullire, with a varie I an.l
attractie deparliuent of household interest. The New York Weekly VV.'ooo- is an
Ideal family paper, w ith : circulation larjjer than that of any other weekly publica
tion in the country K-ued from the olVn-e of d lily. c!i:injj are lieins made
in its details tending to tfive it irre.it. -r life and variety, an I t-pe-ially more interest
to tho women and youuu people of the hoip-ehoM.
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The . Somerset . Herald
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THE BEST
ils None Too Good When You B -
MEDICINES.;
It is Just as Iiiiix.tfant to ,Seur;
FRESH, PURE DRUGS
At it i To Have Confidence in the r)jUian lo '
litem.
AT SNYDER'S
Yoii are always Biire of getting the freshest medicines-ppi- ,
'"r- ' lilrT'f.
Cart-fully C'oiHetiiiditL
TRUSSES IFITTKn
All ofthe lieut and Most Apjiroced Tritr Apf in '
iyrtUfactton guaranteed.
OPTICAL GOODS.
GLASSES FITTED TO SUIT THE EYES. CALL AND HAVE Y'
'
SIGHT TESTED.
JOHN N. SNYDER,
Somerset, - 1
IT WILL PAY YOU
Te Bt'Y Vul U
Xeniorial Work
or
WM. F. SHAFFER,
."UMEll-SKT, I'KNX A.
Manufacturer of ami iKsileria
Eastern Work FuniUhitl on Short Notlep
mm hd nm mi
Al, Afia f.ir the WHITE MLi )X.E !
Pcrm!' in need of M.iiiumt nt Work wiil
flnd tt ! tifir hit.r.-! to fall at my li-.
wlipe a prtijT showiii!? will Im- irivrn Hnin.
-s.iu-Lii'iioii t:n:iriiiii-.tt in t-v.-ry r-is.-, mil!
I rievs very low. 1 iuviu- sjxvial ulU-nUuu U
he
White Brome, Or Pure Zino MjnumiM
introduord l.y It.-v. W. A. Hinir. ns a d fi.i.d
'mnrtivfin. n't in t!i- int of M;il-ri:il an t
iHintru'tioii.Miul whieii id.stin.'l to Ik- tho
popnhir M.iiuiiiiciit for our cliaiiKcalile t'ii
nulc. tiive usaoall.
M.. F. SHAFFER,
Louther's Drug Store
Main Street, Somerset, Pa.
ThisHodsl Drug Store is Rapidly Eeccning afe
Favorito with People in Search cf
FRESH . AND . PURE . DRUGS
Jlcrficincs, Bye Sttitfs, Sponges, Trv
Supporters, Toilet Articles,
Perfumes, &c.
THE lHTolt OIVE-i rtVJUt AL ArrEXTIO.- TO THE r'.ll M..., ,,f
Loatisr's PresGriplionsl Full? lit
okf.at rem ecinu t. kf to rr. only kk.sk azs it he .enr:- i.i.4.
SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES,
And a Full Line of Optical G00J3 always on hand. Fro: r.
largo a--joi tmer.it all can le suite J.
THE FINEST BMHDS OF CIGAES
Always on hand. It is always a pleasure to display out
to intending purchasers, whether they buy
from us cr el?here.
J. M. LOUTHER M. D.
MAIN STREET - - SOMERSET. Fi
C vcr 500
beautiful
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Somerset Lumber Ya?
ELIAS CUNNINGHAM,
MAirf AtTl-BEH AID DEALEK ASD WllOLESALC AND IiKt :Ll;. ur
Lumber and Building Materials.
Hard and Sotfc "Wood
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VQUU W CNT L E SO N 2 E C 0 ' t- A U
.::ttf.K)Ki' r. ;
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Oak, Poplar, MdlngR.
Italnut. Yellow Pine, I'loorlnj,
(kerrj, MiiuRle, Ii!r,
I.alh, UhitePine Illiuil,
Plkr(, n!di
Sali. Slur Raik
IalntterN. urntnnt
wcl P-!, I'.IP.
A i !; r..l iim-nf n'1 r...l.-of I.umthT u:vl liuil.liiijjSI.iIi-ri ;! anil !J V I ;
Bl.H-k. Aixi, r-.iu fumUb anything in U.- line uf our tu:ii , ',):. I. r u.tu r. .
bte prutitiitiiffe, such as bnwkctii, 0".l'l-Ui'l work, 1 1-,
Elias Cunningham,
Office nl Turel Upposllr S.H.CE. Station, S01EMJ
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HELP
Result of a Prompt Reply
Two Open Letters that Should Prompt Thousands of American
Women to Go and Do Likewise
Little Falls, Minn., May u, 104.
"Iam sutVoring-, ami mod vr. -.r
niil. I Jiave tc-rri!.lo pains in I" "-.1
suies. cxtcntling1 eiown t tlie :r"..t
of my lini!sami levor part f '-'
l.aok, attondoil lv Laclcu'lie
'I :' 1 7 . f ' 1 II- -'-w-C Zr: " , V -?'-C-C - . Vx
M&n' ' m the of the nk a:M
iS $Mr( V opiates to quiet the pain. I have a
VP 'A:JJMWB hkt am nervous- and cannot star,!.
CPi W"' Sylv doctor savs I must keep m he-1.
1'! 2J " m0 I J -lace myself under your eare.
. Whsr cSSfS&t I ' am" :ml? twenjylone years J
WP&i & mMknd o-- youn- to sullVr so im h..
tJAifeJ Mrs. Charlks Iurkik.
s w?f
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The c2ve letter from Mrs. Parker c
rtceiveJ by Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn. .Mas--.
Mar J 5. anJ received a prompt rcp!y. The
fjllov.jrs.T lejttfr reached ilp. pinkhani iie
inonthj later. Note he result:
I-inn: Fails, Minn,, Sept, ji.
I eleem it mv ilutv 10 :i::u-'r
the tact to mv ie'l-jW' suih-i ers . aa
iemale complaints tliat Ljiiia u
Pinkham's treatment and V;;v
talle Compound have entirely e .a "!
n:e of all the pains and suiter:-I
was c-ndurin"-when I wote !u-r
May. I followed her advice to the letter, and tlie result is simply wonderful. Mav I leaven h'e
lier and the jcood work she is doinj for our sex! If you are sick or in trouble write to M
Pinkham. I ler advice invariably brings relief. Your letter will be received, read and answered
by one of our own sex." Mrs. Oiari ks Pauki:-
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Druggists say there is a tremendous demand for Lydia U. Pinkhams Vegetable Com: ; t:! "!:
and it is doing lots of good, that is tho blessed thing ab.mt it," ' -
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