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f i.r.- :nv., .-on Mauiuiotii
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.'iii:ri.i sciiiEON,
xn:icrM.-l, l'u.
'" Pita-.t Sirtrt, ij'ijrite C. K.
r. F. !i'A! Fi:it.
I'iiV-i.JiAX am. l "F.tiEON.
Nimi-rwt, I'a.
-1" :i.i! -n --4 to the riii
s ;. - : ;;: i .-iiiity. ot&ce next
"i-L.r. ;i; iii,i.i-l.
i;-m. LoniiKii.
rx n-ur of Iru" More.
!?. Ki.MMELL,
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V !:. 1 rui.v pro-
;-. run u- i.iLiiiu it iiia of
" i-ii 1 i)..iiiitiii i.
..a-.i' in is i;us-.ry.)
a': iiu"!' to t.e j-rt-rrution
:.td. .n;!ui ..S ins,.rtl.
.. j .1 .:tif.ti-t.ry. .ftice
. ' '- ii. .;r.t o. i i"i. store,
- i4- i i .ilriul tiet-i
K'H ',..;Tl;tTH.
1" unoral Director.
I'atriot St.
t-mil. FM-CK,
L;ual Sui'vcvoi1
I.iii-, Pa.
J. K. livaeL'V.
Estate a-d Collecting
v Agency.
- , "I'" '' ' r -!! :lr-notooll
- ... ";! 'iiii.jf .-rev where, ere
-' "' "ur" '..i Kno-per bl--S.
' ''' lfiv-n to nil mail iu-
i'' l'ri-',' 1" 'ill lK-:it.li .f Jn
' '"" !.l ;j,T:lli to l.rt-
!"r:il.EK & l-.KAl l!V,
Km- r liim k.
rs;iiTet, Pa.
ils! OiTs!
i-'iani"V '''r liniet.c
; -g & Lubricating Oils
-i-uii & uasoline,
e.. ' i-tri.it nia. Ve ehal-
tct of Petroleum
N t.. xnopt uniformly
'factory Oils
s -IN' THE
f"r Somerset ul vieiui-
f'iEAbE 4 KOOKER,
1
lie
VOL. XLIY. XO. 12.
99Moo Pure
High priced toilet soaps cost more than il:c Ivor', not
because the soap itself is any better, but by reason of the ex
IensiYe wrappings, boxes auJ perfume. Then the prout ou
toilet soaps is much greater.
T.I PaXTtn A. Cahclx Cj Cia'Ti.
-THE-
First National Ml
Somerset, !Pemi'a.
Capital, S50.000.
Surplus, S22.000.
DEPOSITS RECEIVED II LftHSC AND SMALL
AMOUNTS, PATALE ON DE.wAWO.
ACCOONTS OF MESCMANT. fAREB.
STOCK DEALERS, AN9 OTHERS SOLICITED
DISCOUNTS DAILY.
r.OAHD OF DIRECTORS.
.AHI K . HH KS, .Et. p.. s TI.L,
A E 1. . PI-..H, W. II. II.I.KIL,
JOHN 11. tCX.iTT, KOHT. S. St I'LL,
EUEU W. EIEXEOKER.
EDWARD SCULL, : : PRESIDENT.
ALENTINE HAY, : VK'K PRESIDENT.
HARVEY . liEKKLEY, . CASHII'-li.
The fuioi and seeuriti-s of this bank are se
curely .rotted in a ck-brutcJ tom.iss Bt'R
clak Proof Safe. The only safe nmde abso
lutely burtlar-l-roof.
OF SOMERSET PA.
DUbiiiM. .877. CtiinUti M I Kitlenil, 1890
O.
CAPITAL,
$50,000
SURPLUS AND UN-
DIVIDED PROFITS iy,OUU.
Chaa. J. Ilarrij-on, - rresiJont.
ra. II. Koontz, - Vice President
Milton J. Fritt?, - - Cashier.
Geo. S. Harrison, - Ass't Cashier.
Directors :
Sam. B. Harris.ii,
Josiah Spevht,
John II. Snyder,
Josej.h B. Ihivis,
Wm. Eudsley,
Jonas M. 'ook,
John Stutn,
Noah S. Miller,
Jerome Stufft,
Harristm Snyder.
Chas. W. Snyder.
,i.-- .i.L- m-ill rfe. Ive!hemost
lil-n.l treutment eonileiit with siif.-lwnKin?.
PartHH wishine tt s-iil mon.-y tiaKt or w-
enn ! aecomiiHMlated by dral for any
amount. . ... , . , ...
Monevond valuatiies seeureu n "- -Ih.UI
Vlebraiel safes, with nioft i:iirovetl
In all tiarts of the Vnited
Stat-s. luirses liKMlerate.
Accounts and aeposius wjiieiieu.
A. H. HUSTON,
Undertaker and Embatmer.
A GOOD HEARSE,
nd everything pertaining to funeral furo
Uhed. SOMERSET - - Pa
Jacob D. Swank,
Watchmaker and Jeweler.
Next Door Wert of Lutheran Church,
Somerset, - Pa-
I Am Now
rn pared to supply the puhlif ;
... . . 1 T ..... - I
with Clocks Gaieties, ami -e-elry
of all dt riptioii", .ns Clic-ap
as the Cheajiest.
UEPA1H1XU A
SPECIALTY.
All work guaraiit.-otl. Ixx.k at my
sto k U-fore inaking your
purehtiSf.
J. D. SWANK
Xlways
On Hand.
BEST III THE MARKET.
Jarecki Phosphate,
Lime,
Crushed Coke,
Hard Coal,
Salisbury Soft Coal,
At the Old Stand near tl.e Somer
set t Cambria R. Ii- Station.
.Prices Right.
Peter Fink
The Somerset Ccuaty National
Campbel
& Smith
THE PEOPLE'S STORE.
I y.ti kvp Iioum', or aro you oing
HI" IMM-Ktl lllr SOUIi? I r Ml, yOU HIV
inii-rii-t-! in thi adwrtitiut iit.
V fan furnili your limine i-oinjilfto
with tho newtM ami Ut gooils, ami
save you lot of iiimify.
Furniture.
Silid i hik ilirT-ii's-? r.o.Irooin Suit.
'(iiilly -;4rvHl ami liiiiio'd. s-ll tops
on irt-si-r ami wash slim.l, JI.7I lif-vt-l
FrotK-h plate mirror ou dresser, m-,!v
S20 00
S-pie.'O parlor suit loto, Koman t-liair
nrmi huir. ami two parlor hairs t:p-hoi.-tcrwl
in tapestry anil fringe U the
ll nr, S2D 00
S-!i.l Aiiti'iue Asli Si.lclKianl. 4 feet
Imitf Htid i b et hijh, velvet line.! t-ilver
drawer, liandwiuely i-arveil am! jm.I
isiic.! a laige, gl sidelitiard, for on! v
$12 00
Solid or Mahoranj; ftni.-.h e.iM.ler
m at rH-ker. solid s-le h-atherseaj, ;-lr:i
line .(.dished, " $2 99
Carpet.
All-wool e.ti-a super--, liest gooilsiti.tde,
one yard wide, aii new patterns, 60c.
All-wool "arpet.one yard wide, in pret
ty l.ri;!it eoloriiif, 50e
Siri.-tly lialf-w.xil CarjH-t, yard wide,
l-j-t diigiis eoloi inps 40c
Very heavy lotion Carpet, yard wide,
in (X.kmI pattern, " 2o
Curtains.
Keal S.-oteh I.a.-e Curtain", heavy or
laeey eli'n ts and worth per pair,
for 2 00
Nottingham I.aee Curtainx, real fine
jromls in jiroitv designs, worth V, (,
lor " S3 25
China Ware.
Lartre, hami-aime V;ise Eampi with
siiiide. I.ejintil'ul new decorations, snita
l.le for .arlor or dining room, S3 50
I2-pie-e Toilet Sets, newest shapes and
decorations, only S3 75
I'i-pie.-e English Porelain riuner
S.-ts, diiti.-atetl in gren, drown find
sti-m il deeorations, e.nly S6 48
Imitation Cut Ulass I'erry I'ishes S5e
I-irge Pressed lilas-s Water l'iteherH,25c
Houseturnishings.
T-4t. (iranite I'reservini; Kettle, at the
price von generallv .ay for a tin one,
37e
Blue and white Steel Enameled I'ud
UiiiK I'aus, iK-st quality, good size, 2d
Ijirs;c Steel Kunmeid Blue and White
Coilee I'ot", Ik-si U:!ity, 43c
S' t of Knives Cake, Bread and Tar
ir.g, er set, 25c
Mrs. IVitU S.ul Irotis. the net of thrive,
wiiii holder and stand, 69o
CompUte litieof Stoves and Kanges at
the lowest priees ever nametl for these
B.km1s.
Fifth Avenue,
ctccn wood tna
lTH'lLO TRICT..
Pittsburgh.
NASAL
CATARRH
i the rull of t.li!s
aunt su-bl.-n 4-ii-"uatie
eh ii.j-t-s.
It can I eiire,! by a
iIc:.sm n t r .- in i y
wnu li i ;!!. i -I ii
rv'!!y into Hie ims
tri v. Jl. in- .:rn-K-ly
:ilis..rl"il il fe'ivts
r ii -f at once.
CATARRH
ITly's Cmiin Rilm
oi.-n autl elt-iiiist-s
tlu' N.i-i! P.iKvof'S
Aili.ys Puiu ami !-
COLD H HEAD
tlaiiimation.Hi-j.lF tlieSt.rcs.lTot.t-tsIhe mem
brane irom i olils. IU-stoi-i-s the m rises .if mste
ui:! nu ll. Thi'iViliii l ipiiekly absorbed
atil jrivc-M reii.-f at once. Price 50 cents, at
I iruKiisl or by mail.
ELY RliOTHER, 63 Warren Street, X. Y
THE KEELEY CURE
IaTcclal boon to bwtfneM men who, hiring
drifUsl tinet.iiM-ioutly Into the drink habit ana
awaken to iiinl I he diseass of alcoholism fastened
u; .n them, rea'lerinir them unfit to nianaee af
fiiin reqtiirlt! a clear brain. A four wefca
course of treatment at iho
PTTT5Bt'Ra KEELEY INSTITXTE,
So. 42 Fifth Avenue,
rtores to them all their power, mental and
phviL Utri'TS the abnr.rmal apetit& and
reiores thera to' the conJition ther were In b.
fthey itilulire4 in timulant. Thisbubeen
done iu mora than li0 treated here, and
motif them some of jour can neighbor!, to
a horn we ean refr with confidence to the
.-olut0 safety ar.d efficiency of the Keeley iire.
The ful!ct and mnt ,-rchfni inreflipati.ui if
n vited. bcud fur pamphlet jiviug foil inioftuv
lion.
Solenlifio American
Asency for
CaireTa
T9ln: umrl
OCSiCM PATENTS,
enDvoieuTo .J
T.f Inform at 'm an1 frre Hasdbuoc r. to
WINS -J S61 Br.04lT. X i.-C.
Ol-Wt berrail f. eeimnjc pnieau la Amerlea.
) rer iicnl taken out by as is tnMirht bef"r
th bncbr aiKAwfilnatmoc4unataUia
f'rienttfic utcriau
Irrest tin iilI"n of any sHentlfle psfier !n rt
...-t.1. SplriHiiair luutrmctl. Ki lulcilicnt
Dixn shnel.l t without IL Weekly M.IKIt
j-e.r; !Ji six months. Artdrps, sl'jNV CV
KliUiim 6l lHutAmj, Kw Xork C1I7. .
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SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY,
THE COUNTBY NEWSPAPER.
He was retting home from Imsinos he
merchant well-to-do
The w heels of the electric ear were throw
ing sparks of blue;
And around him were acquaintance who
where they Mood or sat,
By look or word or gesture, were inviting
to a chat.
But quite Ignoring all of them, except to
bow and smile
When hailetl lv someone at the door or
just across the aisle.
He read with hoyish eagerness, while
speeding o'er the street,
The neatly printed p.ges. of a little coun
try sheet.
Ho read of Tom Jones' cntorprise in add
ing to his barn.
And learned that "Solon Hud Jluson has
got a lraud-new yarn;
That "Aunty Siuipkins gave a tea;" that
"crops are pretty goid;"
And that "A lie Bailey came to town and
brought a load of wood."
Well, yes, these things are trifles, perhaps
to you and me;
I'or l iiii they are reminders of the times
that used to le;
And from his busy city life he glances
back with joy
To see the town that circumscribed his
doings as a boy.
Each short and spicy paragraph Umui the
village sheet
Presents a scene familiar or a friend he
used to meet;
And may be you can tell it by the smiles
that quickly come
There's mention of his mother, am! the
other "folks" at "homa."
Men wander far for fortune, aud fitvl it
t'o, and yet.
The farm and slothful village and its folk
they ne'er forget;
Aud there's not a thing in city life which
greater joy can give
Than the little country piper printed
where they used to live.
I'lhtm'iHt IHxjuttrh.
THE FORMDDEX DOUR
An Adventure That Befell Two Boys
on Shipboard.
II v K. M a vox.
Jack and I took our first sea voyage
on board II. M. S. Porterman from
Southampton. Kngland, several years
ago. We found Captain Thornton,
who was our father's friend, a very
pleasant iiihii, and lie seemed to lie
anxious that tiur trip should lie as en
joyable as jwissihle. Then, again, Jaok,
who was 10 years old, had never leen
on iKiard ship liefore, and as I was five
years oldor and kui-w something about
a sailing vessel, I took pleasure in ex
plaining to him many things that he
did not understand.
When we ran up the gang-plank,
following our father on board the Por
terman, we tried to see who should get
oa deck first, and in our haste we ran
p'.ump into the anus of a short, stout
man with bushy whiskers, who was
talking to father, and w ho we after
wards learned was the captain. Jack
fell over the captain's feet, while I
could not stop myseif, so my head
bumped against his arm aud over I
went on the deck.
"Hello!" he shouted, iu a voice like
a fog-horn and laughing heartily;
"what is the meaning of this, j-oung
gentlemen? Is it mutiny? I never
had a crew yet that came on board in
such a hurry."
Then he laughed again, a cherry,
ringing laugh, and grasping each of us
by a hand lifted us to our feet while
father introduced us.
Of course the first thing we did was
to explore nearly every part of the ves
sel. I was telling Jack that the galley,
or caboose, was the place where the
cooking was done, when the captain,
overhearing us talking about his ship,
steped up and said :
"Well, young gentlemen, I suppose
you know what a ship is?"
"This Ls a ship," I answered.
"How do you know that?" he asked
and his eyes twiukled.
Jack looked at me, but I think I
looked rather foolish. The captain
laid his hand ou my shoulder and said
kindly :
"Always rememlier this master Tom:
A ship is a vessel furnished with a
bowsprit aud three niasU, a mainmast,
a foremast and a niizzenmast, each of
which is composed of a lowermast, a
ttpmast and topgallant mast, and
stiuare-rigged. Do you know what
square-rigged means?"
"I think I know that, sir," I an
swere.1. "It means when the chief
sails are extended by yards aud sus
p Milled by the middle."
"That's right," said the captain.
Then he caught Jack by the chin and
akcd: "Well, little middy, do you
know what you boys and myself are
going to have for dinner to-day?"
Jack shook his curly head.
"Roast ptarmigans," said the cap
tain, smacking his lips.
As neither of us knew what a ptar
migan was, the captain explained that
it is a bird of the grouse family having
its feet feathered down to its toes; that
the pluninge is ash-eolored In summer
and almost all white in winter. Also
that they live iu the top of mountains,
in the cold countries, and come down
into the valleys to feed, living on ber
ries, buds of trees and insects.
After dinner I continued my explan
ations to Jack alktut the ship, for I did
not want him to think that I knew no
more than the captain had given me
credit for.
"This box, Jack," I began, "is the
binnacle, and it contains the mariner's
compass, the needle of which always
poinU towards the north. The lamp
inside is lighted at night to show the
captain his course."
"Where do the sailors live ?" inter
rupted Jack, who was not paying much
attention to the binnacle, but was
watching several of the sailors, who
were coiling rope.
"They live in the forecastle," I re
plied. "It is in the forward part of the
ship under the deck."
Just then a brisk little man, hurry
ing across the deck to speak to the cap
tain, stumbled and almost fell over the
oil of rope. One of the sailors laugh
ed, and said softly to his companion :
"There goes old Candles."
"He is the ship's chandler, Jack," I
said, taking the cue, "and supplies
cordage, canvas aud any other furnish
set
ESTVI3LISIIED 1827.
ings the ship may need. When the
ship is in-port, however, and needing
repairs the work is done by a man call
ed the ship's husband, who also sees
that she is in every respect seaworthy,
which means in a proper condition to
make a voyage.
"Now, just where we are standing,"
I continued, "is called the ship's waist,
or middle, and lies between the quarter-deck
and the forecastle. The quarter-deck
is the spact between the stem
and the mainmast. We are now stand
ing with our faces towards tiie he.vl or
bow of the ship. On our left hand Ls
the larboard side, or prt, and on our
right is called starboard."
I also told Jack about the wheel,
which Ls fastened in an upright posi
tion on an axle. It has handles ou its
edge aliout a foot ajwrt, and is used for
winding the tiller ropes, which connect
with the rudder for steering the ship.
A strong und heavy column of wood,
five feet in height; aud shajtcd some
thing like the letter A, only that it
spreads out wide at the top, which is
pierced with holes, was the next thing
that attracted Jack's attention. This,
I explained, was the capstan, which is
principally used iu raising the anchor,
Tiie "blue-iH ter,'.' which is a blue
flag with a white square in iu centre,
had ln-cn living for some time from the
top of the mainmast. Jack thought it
was the ship's colors, but I explained
to him that it was the signal for sail
ing and was used also to recall boats
that had been sent out.
Captain Thornton was very kind to
us during our first day at sea, and as
asjiecial treat took us in the evening
into his own cabin and showed us
many curious.thiiigs from foreign lands
and seas. On his table was a model
of the rock of tiibraltar, the strongest
fortress in the worhL The model was
cut out of granite with loop-holes for
t-anunu, witli galleries and underground
passages just like the real fortress.
"What kind of watch-dogs do you
supose are kept in the fortress?" ask
ed the captain, looking at Jack. "Now,
don't Uith of you speak at once."
"I should think," I replied, "that
the cannon were the best of watch
dogs."
"Good Master Tom," he cried,
but I ought not to have put it that
way. Properly speaking, though they
do keep a sharp lookout for strangers,
their watchfulness does no good; in
hort, they are monkeys, almost a
hundred, big ami little fellows."
"Monkeys !" we both cried.
"Yes," answered the captain, "and
they are protected by the government,
though for what rco. ; L oan not say.
Xo one is allowed to harm them, and
record is kept in a look of all their
movements. N hen a baby monkey is
born tiie fact is printed iu a paper call
ed the Gibraltar Chronicle. Isn't that
funv ?"
Then the captain showed us some
poisoned arrows once used by the na
tives of South Africa; a collection of
very beautiful shells from every quar
ter of the globe, and a great glass ease
tilled with specimens from the depths
of the sea curious-looking fishes and
seaweed looking like green, blue and
red silk.
From a drawer iu a cabinet the cap
tain produced a piece of shell called
onycha," which, he said, lieionged to
a kind of shellfish found in the lakes of
India. He rublied a little whale oil on
the shell and then set it on fire. A
beautiful green and yellow flame leap
ed iuto the air, and was followed by a
thick white smoke which quickly fill
ed the cabin with a very pleasant er
fume. Then the captain told us that
these shells always gave out a smell
like musk when burning.
"You boys are free to roam ah ut the
ship wherever you choose," said the
captain at the close of the evening's
entertainment, "and I shall be gld to
have you make use of this cabin at any
time. There are Imoks here, master
Tom,'" he said, pointing to a well-filled
case above his head, "that wiil tell you
and Jack many wonderful things about
the sea and its inhabitants, but do not
on any account have anything to do
with that little door or you will be
sorry for it." He pointed as he spoke
to an iron door iu the corner of the
cabin, in the lock of which a big key
was sticking. "You may be sure,
young gentlemen" he continued
in a solemn manner as he turned on
his heel and bade us good-night "that
I have a good reason for thus warning
you."
The excitement caused by ourstrange
surroundings, however, drove the cap
taints warning out of our heads, hut it
came back to us iu a startling manner
uot long afterwards.
One night, shortly after 11 o'clock,
Captain Thornton left us in his cabin
to answer a call from some one on
deck. Jack was reading in one corner,
and I was looking at a sp.cimen of the
"ship-worm," which, the captain had
told me, was found in all but the cold
est seas and was very destructive to the
wood of ships. J was wondering why
the worm was covered by a little shell,
and was about to pick it up to examine
it more closely, when I heard a cry
from Jack followed by a low growl.
I turned quickly and saw with alarm
that Jack had disobeyed the captain's
orders, and had opened the iron door.
Tiie growl had come from an animal,
which looked like a leopard. It stood
on the sill of the door looking at us
with eyes like balls of fire.
I do not know to this day how I did
it, but I grabbed hold of Jack, who had
rushed to my side after opening the
dwr, and ran with him as fast as I
could up the companion-way to the
deck, screaming all the time for the
captain. Iu my excitement I was half
way up the rigging with Jack clinging
to my coat before I notioed anyone on
deck. The captain was smoking a
cigar and talking to the man at the
wheel. He turned around on hearing
my cries repeated and shouted sternly ;
"Come down out of that riggngat
onceyoung gentlemen. What do you
mean by such conduct?"
I was speechless with fright and
could only point at the monster which,
by this time, was almost on the deck.
S-ime one else also saw the animal as
soon as it put up its head level with the
deck. This was a Swedish sailor, a
very powerful man nearly 7 feet In
height Jack aud I had often watched
APRIL 1. 189(J.
I this man lift weights with hLs fingers
! and teeth
He sprung forward with what I
thought was a cry of anger and brand
ished something above his head. In
the dash of the moonlight on its pol
ished surface I saw that it was a long
bar of steel. Once, twice, thrice,
it descended upon the animal's head
with such force that I could hear the
bones crack.
The captain rushed at the sailor and
tried to prevent him from striking
again, but the man brushed him aside
as if he had been a fly, and continued
his blows until he felt sure that the
thing was dead. Then he picked it up
and threw it overboard, after which he
folded his arms and gazed calmly at
his sujierior officer.
"Me glad it dead," he said in broken
English. "It eat the little lioy."
The captain stamped uprn the deck
and shook his fist in the siilor's
face. He grew so angry and talked so
fiercely that I expected to see him kill
the man before our very eyes. How
ever, he ordered him put in irons for
the rest of the voyage, and then told
us to follow him to his cabin. I shall
never forget that interview nor the
lecture that Jack received.
The animal was a cheetah, or hunt-
ing .leopard. The captain told us also
that it was old ami harmlessaud a great
pet but that it disliked strangers.
"Obedience," said the captain in
concluding a lecture that madeourears
and chifks grow red, "oU-dience is
just as much the foremost duty of a
sailor as it certainly Ls the first duly of
a soldier."
Three days after this occurrence we
pleaded with the captain for the sail
or's release, but he would not grant our
request, He, however, gave us jkt
mission on the day we left the Porter
man to vi.-it the xormau ami bid him
good-bye. This we did and found him
looking very sad, indeed. We thank
ed him .for w hat he had done for us,
but he only shook his head and whisp
ered :
"I.ieppar.1 cat mate's little Ihv last
summer." ,
A Practical Joke.
A chemist who has sjxuit all his leis
ure in trying to discover etlective
means for the sjieedy extinction of fires
at last invented a grenade which, he
was persuaded, was the very thing
that was needed everywhere, says an
exchange.
He arranged for a public exhibition
of its incomparable virtues and built
outside the town a wooden structure,
which on a given night would lie u.-sil
to demonstrate the fire extinguishing
capabilities of the "Modi-rn Won-kr
Hand Grenade."
On the evening in question, as soon
as darkness came, a great crowd as
sembled and the man of scientific skill
appeared with specimens of his won- !
derful invention. I
After haranguing the mob ou the '
merits tif his grenade, he preceded to
set fire to the temporary building, and ;
as the Ilamcs leaped up he threw oiV
his coat and let the bottles fly. But,
to the chagrin of the chemist, as each
missile struck the loards, the flames '
leaped higher and the fire burned with
a fiercer glow.
Faster flew the grenades, but larger
grew the fire, ami soon the stock of
grenades and the patience of the
thrower were alike exhausted. The
structure was reduced to ashes and the
discomfited inventor rapidly retired
amid shouts of derision.
I'p to the present he has failed to as
certain who extracted the corks of his
grenades and, pouringout the contents,
filled them up with parafiine.
A Striate Orersi'ht
A tall, dark-complexioned man w ith
four-days' growth of beard on his
chin, who was hurrying along lKar-
Imrn street the other day, suddenly
halted and addressed a sleek, well-fed
iK-rsonage whom he encountered at a
crossing.
"Buggsby," he said, "would it be
convenient for you to pay that ?' that
you borrowed of me about a year and
a half ago ?"
"I'm deuced hard up this morn
ing, Jennings," responded the other.
But I'll pay you just as soon
as I can. I haven't a c.Mit."
"I need the money.'
"Aud you ought to have it, Jennings.
I'll see that you d n't go without it
much longer. Gnad morning."
"Good morning."
Fifteen minutes later the tall, dark-
complexioned man happened to pass a
sal'Miu. Lojking in at the. op.-n d -r
he saw Bjggsby in the act of treating
a friend. He saw Bjggby take a
greenback from his picket and toss it
carelessly on the counter. Then he
stepped inside.
"Buggsby," he s V:d, tapping him on
the shoulder, "did anybuly ever tell
you that you were a mean, sneaking,
lying, miserable, dirty, contemptible,
crawling, pusillanimous, low-down.
thieving, g.KHl-for-nothing, two-for-a-cellt
dead-beat ?"
"Why, no, Jennings," replied the
sleek, well-fed personage, somewhat
embarrassed. "I don't think anybody
ever did."
"Well, I'm surprised !" retorted the
tali man, turning ou his heel and
striding out iuto the op.ui air. CArtt-
The Cause of Fevers.
Few people fully appreciate the
eirects of malaria on the human system.
Residents of low-lying districts aro
daily storing away in their btxlies the
inhaled germs of disease which per
meate the air, aud even where the
location is elevated, toooften sanitation
is imperfect and emanations from
decay iug vegetable matter render the
air poisonous. The result is a train of
bilious disorders, agues, intermittent
and bilious fevers. A good plan is to
take a few doses of a mild but thorough,
and searching cathartic whenever an
attack is threatened. For this purpose
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are
unequaled. Tiiey depurate the liver,
care constipation, improve digestion
and often ward off dangerous fevers.
Once used, they are always in favor.
A Thick SkalL
There is one thing about black Ale
Hunter that isn't shroudi-d iu mythi
cal darkn-ss, and that is his head.
Abe may not la much on clothes and
general seductiveness of face or form,
but he has undoubtedly the knobbiest
head iu North America. This is rec
ognised by all medical authorities who
have seen him. Just at the top where
his forehead used to be, U-fore age
made its extensions of it, rises a knob
as large as a pigeon's egg, directly
where it will be of use as a horn. It is
to this knob and the general thickness
of his skull that Ala; owes his principal
fame. The great work of his life has
been as a "hunter," and the tricks
lie has done in this way are many and
wonderful. I'nfortunately, many are
made doubtful by Abe's tendency to
fiction, but enough remain to justify
the reputation he has gained. One
that has many times unquestionably
lieen performed is the breaking of 1'
inch planks on his hea l. Ahs own
method of doing this is p-eulitr.
Though not tall, he Ls a very p werfu I
man, with arms like a black Hercules
and legs like an ebjny eomvrt grain!
piano. Taking a Isiard in Uith hands
beholds it at arms' length aud brings it
! down with a eras!, on the knob of his
I skull. The first blow is generally not
enough to break it, but by continued
thumping it finally gives way, cracking
across as if broken by blows from tiie
Limit end of an ax. This performance
is varitil at times by fastening a plank
at b ilh ends and letting AN' bunt it in
the manner of a billy g.i. He
plunges at it with desperate earnest
ness and it generally gives way at the
first blow. If any old sulscri!er
thinks this is a pleasant pa.time, the
"IL-puMirau" has gtnerou.sly decided
to cater to his pleasure by furnishing
him 2-incli planks for this purjMise.
One weil-authentieated instance of
AU-'s prowess is furnished by a party
of the jeunesse doree of Whi'e
Oaks, who, while indulging in a hard
cider carouse near the sawmill at Coles
Crossing, invited old Abe to lie present
at their gay orgies and furnish amuse
ment for the occasion. This atiiti-e-nient
consisted of the comparatively
simple act of standing still while they
broke --inch planks over his knob.
This wiKid-splittimr, however, soon
lieeame too muck like work, and one
festive youth, incited by the -rpent
which lurks in the juice of the apple,
sni .teAlie a perilous blow with the
edge of the plank and felled him to
the ground. Rising up slowly the old
inuu said: "Gue-s yu' let that slip that
time. Fo God, yo' oughtn't to l so
careless, yo' might hurt souu-U-idy
some day." In this case, however,
leide su.'IVring the discomfort of hav
ing his kno'.i somewhat peeled, old
A!; s.-emed to have hvn uninjured.
How to Sleep Bast.
The proper p-xition of leds with re
gard to the points of the compass that
is, whet'ier we should lie north and
south, parallel to the earth's axis, or
east and west, across it is the p:i..ling
problem prop tunded by Sir Bsijamin
Richardson in an K.-iglish publication.
If til ." head is turned west there is a
tendency, it is said, to send thi b'.ovl
rushing to that organ. If the he.id is
east the feet are affected in a similar
way.
Sir Benjamin thinks that "if we
should lie iu the line of the axis due
n mh and south it would be m .t
probable that the rotation of the earth
would produce no special etTcct on the
bloo 1 in its course to or from the head."
As for himself, lie has tried all po-.i-tio'us,
aud sleeps best when his head is
turned towards the I'nited States.
j Tiie only objection he has to it is that
the sun wakes him up a little earlier
than he likes. r York llo.-A-.
Queen Amelie's Hcbby.
Tiie King of Portugal and his entire
Court are rejoh ing over the zeal and
in liistry with which f leen Auielie is
devoting herself to the study of th-
Ii K-ntgeii light. Her majesty puts in
all her tinii now iu photographing
King Carlos and the ladies and gentic
men of the Court in ord-T to discover
what their skeletons are like. Foi sev
eral years the i lean has b vu a rapt
student of medicine, and in her en
thusiastic pursuit of medical science
and by her experiments, had reduced
some of her ladies-in-waiting almost to
death's door. Now that the i leen
has a new hobby, tiie Portuguese
Court rejoices, especially thu King, as
the iueen was always insisting upon
his trying new methods discovered by
herself for reducing his growing cor
pulency. It is even saitl that in con
seqU'enee of the King's gratitude to
Roentgen, the. Professor is to lie invit
ed to the Curt at Lislion and will
receive a high decoration from His
Majesty.
In soothem climes or northern hinds.
One undisputed fact fast stands.
'Tisthis, that woman's weal and woo
Make up the hub ofthings below;
For tu the softer sex 'tis given
To put man in or out of Heaveu.
L'.'t t'.ie wife and mother be sickly
and as a result, querulous aud fidgety,
and the whole household is disturbed.
To cure this state of things, the afore
said wife and mother has only to take
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
The cause will disappear promptly.
Tne "Prescription" is a nervine and
restorative tonic of wonderful efiicucy
and made for the alleviation ofdLsca.se
peculiar to women. For nursing
mothers and debilitated "run-down"
women generally, it is the best restora
tive tonic and soothing nervine known.
For those about to become uioUicrs it is
indeed, a priceless boon. It lessens the
pains and perils of chitdhirth, shortens
parturition, promotes the secretion of
an abundance of nourishment for the
child and shortens the period of con
finement. Mr. Wootlbie Passenger (in railroad
station at Poughkeepsie) Here, you !
what time does the next train go to
New York ?
Mike U: j ibbers ! 'tis jjst gone, sir.
Judje.
ILO
WHOLE NO. 23tfl.
Biggs' Peroration.
But talking of blunders,' eontin
utd the member reminisoently, "did
you ever hear the story of Oovemer
I:ij,'s, of California, and his pleuro-
puciimou!. fad ? Well, it was fit the
Fifty-first Congress. Biggs represent
ed a district in California and his one
hobby was plcuro-pncumonitu The
synipti.ns were most violent iu the
Governor at times, but somehow he
Co'iM never get a chance to lie heard
on it, Heed iK-rsisteiitly refusing to
n-'-o-riiie him. He was so full of his
sii! jwt that one day he told the Siicak
erou tiie ll'K.rof the House :
" 'I mu-t Ik; recognized on the
pleuro-pneiimonia bill, for I am going
to California to-morrow and shan't lie
back for a month. If I ant not allow
ed to speak on it today I don't know
if t!i chance will ever miv.'
"But Heed, with one of his frosty
Silx-rian start's, 1'wiked ovr Biggs'
head and recognized another niemlier.
The Cjlif rniaii was mad. He went
West tiie next day and ha I not yet
etsih.il otl" w hen he returned.
"IJ til hapjiened to put Judge Pay
son in thv chair one day and had no
soo:;er turned his hack than Biggs
sM!cd up and akil Pay -on to recog
niv him. Pay son promised and Biggs
wfit down stairs to take a cup of cold
tt.i to toiii.; himself for the great tlfrt
j of !iis life, the long-eorked-up
p.-ech
i on h-uro-pneumonia.
"As soon as an opMirtunity offered
Bigg asked for recognition and was
given the floor. As he pronnled he
w.ixed eloquent and simultaneously
thirsty. He asked Cluny, bis col
league, to bring him a glass of water,
:ui Chiny, under an overwhelming
in-pirati'tii of humor, set a glass of gin
ou B:ggV di.-s! Biggs drank the gin
an I grew m re garrulous still on his
favorite subject, while Ciuny and his
circle of sworn confidants sat and
watched the tea, the gin and th- pleu-rtvpn.-umouia
working out their fatal
d-'-tiny like so many boys keeping
g ::ird on a slow fue.
"Well, Biggs chised in a burst of py
ro'efhnie eloquence. He had the
etile beating his mighty pinions and
mountain tops bearing witness to his
as.-s,-rtiiis, and aliout this time the
combination of gin and cold tea so
completely monojKIi.ed him that he
clovil with a solemn declaration:
"I am, sir, in favor of the jsor lal
oiiug man and f pleiiro-pneuiuonia."
Yt'iifJiiii'lt'in I't-f.
He Needed no Sympathy.
"I am the nun who was talking
with yo i a'ont t .vo hours ago," he
said as he walked up to a patrolman
on .I.-il'-ron avenue, nearsecm 1 street.
"Yes," replied the officer, after a
look.
"t 1 1! 1 y i I was a i oi l sp irt, and
w. i:e I to fiu l :!! of the boys."
4 Yes." ,
"Yo:i said the best thing I could do
was t g d wii to the depot and wait
for my train, and let the lioys a!o:ie."
' Yes, I think so yet."
"Well, I'm goin", but I found the
boy--. They were down here in a sa
lo iti, an 1 when I t-'ld 'em I was an
old sp rt from Sp irtsvi'Ie they winked
at each other. I do look like a hay
seed, don't I ?"
"Very much so. If you've Iven
cleaned out d m't ome whiningaround
to inc. I gave you a fair warning of
what would hapjien.''
"You've seen a feller throwin' three
kecrds around, and bet you couldn't
pick out the ace, haven't you?"
" Tint's three-card monte. You were
idiot enough to Wt, I suppose?'
"Yes."
"Well, you'll know let!er next tim
Don't yo.i read the papers?"
"Kvcry d iv."
"Then you ought to have known
what the game was !
"I did."'
"And yet you lct with your eyes
wiil? open and not knowing you
ha ln't one chance in a hundred ! I
have no sympathy for you !"'
"I wasn't adiin' for any. If you've
any sympathy t- spire give it to the
b.4 down there, fur they are out
o' pn-ket, and I'm in! I jest
thought I'd stop and ask you if you'd
take $ of the sugar and turn it over
to a;i orphan asylum as a gift from me,
but bein you are so busy and don't
feel Wiil, won't lother you aUmt it.
I'll go down to the depot and sit
arouiid, and if anylnnly eeiius with
hayseed to sell send 'em down to me.
I wtiiit a f i teli i-upply for my hat and
coat collar !") Vo f IVic V..
That Foliini Bed.
An old, gray-whiskered man, who
had !ivd nil his life on a small farm
near l. itavia, stopped at the hotel last
Tne-..iuy evening. He said he wanted
a room for one night. lie was sent to
the third floor. L iter iu the evening he
went out and didn't come back till
mid.iig'it. II f h 1 evidently b.vu en
joying himself. His breath snrdied of
whisky. He went up to his room and
that was t'.ie last seen of him until
early in the morning, when aby went
to call him for his train. The boy got
no answer when he knocked on the
door, and he opened it an 1 walked In.
The folding bed ha 1 not tieen let down.
The by had to look ah wt for a mo
ment or two before he discovered the
old man. Then he heard a husky voice
from up near the ceiling somewhere.
He looked up and there was the guest
curled up on top of the led,
rubbing his eyes. 1 le was fully dressed,
with the exception of his big cowhide
I a its, which were standing on the
floor.
'"Say mister," inquired the boy,
"why didn't yer get into bed?"
"B' go-.h ! shouted the m in, angrily,
"there ain't no lcd. Here I've been
curled up on top of this here sideljoard
ali night without a wink of sleep.
Aia't this a nice way to treat a man ?
Hey ?' Il'ijfit'o ;..
Sympathizing widow But your sis
ter will meet her friends in that bless
ed land.
Tiie afllicted one And I only hope
they won't find out that she lost all
her money before she died. Boston
The Tear' Horoscope.
r old;;!,-! th planets, a &i'rriii
ousyear is before us. It begin on Mareh
', w hen the sun entered the martial
sign of the Htm, the first sign of the
zodiac, twenty-three minute past nin
v. M. New York time ), and it will und
about the same time next year. From
the positions and a-p.-ets of the planets
at that iii..i,ietit. the astrologer draw
hU conclusions us to the iiutuic of the
events that will happen during the
coming year. The planetary configura
tions at the moment of the sun's en
trance into the other cardinal signs.
Cancer, Libra, anil Capricorn, are also
usually noti-d, but are not important in
this in-taiice for the reason that a fixe I
sign, Scorpio, is on the cusp of tie?
asindalit, which denotes that the
events foreshad wed in th? nor se p.
may therefore fairly be e nisid-rd at
in force an entire year. Moreover, a
study of the heavens at the moiui-nt
when the sun enters the other cardinal
signs, which takes place in summer,
autumn aud winter, shows us nothing
that is not shown iu tiie present horo
scope, when due allowance is made f r
the pissige of the sun and moon
through t'.ie variojs signs, and for the.
motions of tiie other planets.
The outlook, as a who., is not prom
ising, though through the gbn.n glim
mer many cheery rays of light. Tho
three malefic planets, H- rschel, Saturn
an. 1 Mars, are angular and in an evil
ascept, which is a sure token of mis
chief. There will I- m my murders
and suicides during the year, and many
persons will also c i:o to their end Ly
drowning. Women and children will
fare li lly. Many of the former w iil
I brutally assaulted by men, and
many of the latter will le subjected to
shocking ill tPtiti lent, lit tween em
ployer and employed there will be lit
tle harmony, and in some quarters there
will le strikes, which may l-e attended
with violence and bloodshed. Rob'iers
will reap many a rich harvest, and w ill
too often escape with their plunder.
Much projs-rty and especially hotels,
theaters and other places of amu.--i:i"iit
will le destroyed by fire. These
fires will ni'tstly incur in the summer,
which season will !e disastrous in other
ns-jKH-ts for pleasure parties and phut s
of amusement. There will ulso be
much rush speculation, resulting i l
IlSS.
There will lie s ne notable cyclones,
storm 4 and explosions, an ! the South
will also suffer somewhat from earth
quakes. The pub'.;.; health, on the
whole, will be good, but, though there
w ili bo no epidemic there w ill ba g-l
leal of bronchitis and influenza and
many deaths from fever.
Despite nuch blustering and j:n;-
ism, there will tie no war wim any
foreign country, and at no time will
our diplomatic relations be rea'ly
straintil. Tne opposition to the (J.jr
ernment w ii: be unusually strong, end
will come to a head in the autumn.
Much of this opposition will probably
be caused by a scandal, which may 1-e
made public, in regard to some Gov
ernment department. Much opposi
tion will also conic from th .se clamor
ing for war, and in this connection it
may U: well to iioj- that the sign .f
Twins, which is on the cu-p of the
eighth house in this hT.ecope, rules
London, Washington and Armenia.
It will be a trying year for the Preu
iduot, but he otilit to pass, thmtiic'i it
unscathed. He will sulfer somewhat
in health, and will find msny of tho
projects and Governmental measurr
strongly opposed, but by the aid of hi
staunch friends, among whom must re
includtd a large proimriion of tre
ma-esi al,d by the exen-i.-e of his in
nate prudence and g.sl sense, he wiil
weather all storms and retire from
oflhv with an unblemished reputation.
He and his Cabinet wiil during the
year lie the objects of much popular
discontent, and there seemslittle doubt
that the n-xt occupant of the White
Hxise wiil te a Republican. There
will In? certainly an exciting election.
The month in which it takes place w ill
lie a critical one for Prsideiit Cleve
land, but, as this is the Nation's horo
scope and not his, I can not enter into
details.
The business prosject is good, at
least during the spring and summer.
Stocks will rise and there will be a
marked improvement in our foreign
trad?. In the aut'iniTi there will be a
stagnation in business, which will be
widely felt, and there wiil te sopie
commercial failures. This will indeed
le the worst season of the entire year.
Not only will there 1-e trouble in finan
cial circles, but there will also be ex
ceeding excitement on account of
strikes and crimes. The strikes may
be widespread, and, if s, the struggles
lt-t ween employers and tmploytd will
Is? more bitter than they have Ihcii f r
years. A". r Y'trl- If- ru 'if.
Strange Eace of Siaiaas.
In the island of Borneo is a race of
wonderful monkeys. They are called
the prolioseis monkey, from their long
nose. They are very large; indeed,
they are the largest of their species,
measuring four to five feet in height
when sta:i ling in an upright position.
Tivese creatures are seldom or never
seen on the ground, spending almost
their entire time in the treetcj, win re
they are perfectly at home. They are
the most di.Heult to tame of ali the
simians, being very wild and unman
ageable, and alsooti account of theirsie.
This monkey gets his name from bis
curious tt uutenaiKv, which resembles
a mm with p.u exceeding long nose,
an 1 th ' can also le recognied by a
heard an 1 s'.d r whiskers which extend
from ear to ear under the chin, like
the farmer?' beards in the comic pi
per. They s ni'i.'h resemble a human be
ing that travelers in the interior often
used to mist ik? them for a race of pe
pie. Oa? of ticeni was exhibited some
"ii) years ago through England, thead
vertiserii?nt calling it the "Wild man
of Borneo."
The natives who inhabit Jie interior
of the islan 1 believe that these m :i
keys are descended from an old man
who retired to the forest t avoid p ly
ing trib-ite to the king, an 1 they hM
him in t'ae greatest respect for being
clevereiiough to devise this means of
evading the responsibilities of society
and escaping the xwerful hand of the
ruler. On this account also they can
not be induced to kill or injure one,
thinking a:i I believing that it might
be a relative. They inhabit the central
mountainous portion, principally, and
are generally found iu troops in the
vicinity of streams. Borneo has many
other curious and wonderful plants and
animals, but this is the List known.
X ii' Ywk Joui tt'.
The beneficent influences of the new
ly cut pine are condensed and retiried
in Dr. Wood' Norway Pin Fyrup,
nature's own remedy for coughs an
colds.
"No wonder I'm stuck," said th
bewildered pedtfstriau ; "I'rs ri
against the forks of tb road."
Kottitrnet, Pa.