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BoMutsrr, Pa.
p F U',uivi NOTARY TUBUC.
L Somerset, l'a.
rii - F- MKYERS,
AliJit.VtV-Ar-I.AW,
I . Somerset, i'enn-a.
.-.in
v l!u..ain;. 2-1 floor..
" , ei rusted t his care will be air
A '':ij;,.u, j.:-..iui.n.taud fidelity.
s,u
11
aud NOTARY ri'UUC,
bonierset. Pa.
-,r, R S t'I'U
invUtV-AT-LAW,
" No. 1T0 Fourth SL, riUsburg, Fa.
t-i.i.-i.-V
T AnuKXEY-AT-LAW,
V Somerset Pa.
C4,l' rVu.s-'s Book Store.
" . r 1 t " I T
A AlTuKNEY-AT-LAW,
Somerset. Pa.
.-ic Fir-t National Hunk.
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A aII'-UNEY-AT-LAW,
Somerset, Pa.
I t A ITuUN E Y-AT-LA W,
Some-net, Pa.
rnTV. BIESECKER,
' XV ioll-V fcY-AT-LA W,
Isoinersct, Pa,
0.in rnutii.; House Row, opposite Court
J.
p. K'OTT,
ATToUSEY-AT-LAW.
Somerset, Pa.
j ATloKNEY-AT-LAW,
Somerset, Pa.
SH.K.NTZ. J.G.OGLE.
,T,iv i - i4;T.r.
AnoltXEYS-Ar-LAW,
Somerset, ra.
' " vr i nii. t alttntiou to !usiut-s eu-
iii.-ir rar.- luseiutiwliud uujoiuiug
, ciii'X m Trim liouse liow, oj-powte
rALENTixr; hay,
SMjiuerset, l a.
ijolK-iM-r In K.-al F.sti.t.1. Will ulU-nd to
i-mrutl to Uiscare witli prouit-
T..UV U I
J All'ollXEY'-AT-LAW,
Sonlt lX't,
rr pn!np:ly atu-Dd to all bu.iut en
..iil I.) iiiui. oii- y advaai-eU on colleo
.j, Ac. trim in i.-.iamolli Block.
Tt'lIX O. KIMMKL,
J AlloKXtV-AT-LAW,
kHiieret, Ta.
in.)) l.n.i:.. fntruslni to his
rv.iuerM I Hii.i al.ii:;i!i)g cou. t.ex, with
.-i'jof Collrotli' Grocery tetore..
TAMEs L, riXiH.
J ArioUNEY-AT-LAW,
tSoiiiersct, l a.
lin M.iiiimotii Klock, up sUilrs. En-
. .... vt ...i IV.. Klrivt. t 4iiltioll
oUittV titl examined, and all
siUeudcU U wuu prouipuiora
J. O 'Lli- r.x. L. a COLBOBX.
l 'OLDul & C'OLIiOIiX,
J AllUli.vtls-.n-ui
Somerset, Ta.
in -n..e -..t rj ticl on r rare will be
a.t.j i fcnlliiully attended to. .'ollec-
iiuwi-in r MH-rket, Ji-uira nu ujnu
4 cuuusn-. urveyllB aud xuvejaucim
-jeuL rtsi!wiiuble Urruiti.
TT L. BAER,
11. A1TORNEY-AT-LAW,
Homeract, Pa.
U'Ul pracTiee in Somerset and adjoining
.Uk. All bu.iii-ieutru.ted to uiui will
ivt jiroinj't utlenlion.
- H. CUr FROTH. W. H. RL ri'EJU
0'
HFFIIOTH & RUPPEL,
ATTuUX EYS-AT-LA W,
Somerset, Pa.
i::hosiiiHs entrusted to their care will be
Jrrj. vainl imiK'iustllv tt-inled to. Office
Miia Cru irxi t," opposiuj Mamuiolh
T W. CAIIOTHER.S, M. D.,
7. PHYSICIAN AMrf KGEON,
Somerset, Pa.
OS on Patriot Street, potit U. B.
at office.
DP. r. F. SHAFFER, r
PUYMCIAX as D SURGEON,
r-
Ti-r! pniftrts.nnal Porvi In the clU-uftuifpu-t
ani vk-iuity. Uffij next
iwriiLoiiiiiifniiti Kt'L
TK. J. M. LOUTH ER,
U l'HVMCIAS AKBhl'BGEOS.
on M.iiu strxi-t, rear of Drug store.
JjTt- H. 8. KIMMELL,
Iml-jv profivstonal w rvlo to the clti
nnd vicinity. I'ultva pr
"I'm:.! y i i i- ran to- found at hi of-
ti ;:u i ti of lla ni'Jll A.
U?w J. MMILLi:X,
J It uin !tP in I wi;tittf-r
;:rf -r"-i::J Mtiititi to t lf ptvHfrvatton
-'H-atatiTrti !-ih. ArtiticiM. t iam-rlM.
-'l-.i!.'!.. L'U.ininTt-d i;itist:-V)ry. Olfire
it. aaiia a. ' owi
fM a L'niK hud Patriot strwl.
t. II. OjFITIOTIL
Kuneral Director.
S40 Patriot St
piiAXK 15. FLUCK,
Iaiicl Surveyor
-vI'IXIXii ENGINEER. Untie, Pa.
Oils! Oils!
'AVpii-ir fltiirjCo.. Plttsbure IVrwrtr
C;"i.' I'i it i . t..iw..
"uutn-iuniiB for the Ihiniealic
t.-adt the Cnet brund. of
initSng 4 Lubricating Oils
Sapiilha & Gasoline,
,fc,i,c 1 nia le from Pftroleum. We ehal
romiriKon with every knowo
ftoduct of Petroleum
L' yuu wlh the most uniformly
-atisfactory Oils
IX THE
American Tarket.
woun. Trade for Somemet and vicini
ty KuppIUd by
dKK A BEERTTS and
FREASE . KOOSER,
Saracmet, P.
'OKTAST TO ADVERTISERS.
ih0 ' 4110 Country papers is found
.on't County Boat List. Ehrewd
y'V tVka tl3McWe of these liM, A
J - wLlch can be bad of lUsnin&t
Sew York A PUUburv.
r
lie
YOL. XLIV. KO.
994foo Pure
At all proper- store; l wo r.izes of Ivory so.it .ire sol.l; one that costs
five ccr.ts a cak, a:id a lar;-r size. The larger cake is the ffiore con
venient and ccci:io:m'.aI for laundry and general household use. If your
Grocer is out of it, insist ou hi getting il f,r j ju.
tut Cxxvm A Clu Co., C an.
-THE-
First National Bank
Somerset, Penn'a.
Capital, S50.000.
Surplus, S22.000.
DEPOSITS RECEIVED!!! LARGE AN D SMALL
AMOUNTS, PAYABLE ON DEMAND.
ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS. FARMERS.
STOCK DEALERS, AND OTHERS SOLICITED
DISCOUNTS DAILY. -
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
LaRCE . HICKS, GEO. R. SCULL,
JA L . Pl'GH, W. H. ILLKR,
JOHN R. SOOTT, I1DHT. S. SCULL,
FRED W. BIESFAKER.
EDWARD SCU IX, : : PRIDF.XT.
VALENTINE HAY, : VICK PRESIDENT.
HARVEY . BERKLEY, . CASHIER.
The funds and Reeuritics of this bank are se
curely protected in a celebrated CoRLle Br E
gla k Proof Safe. The only safe made abso
lutely barslar-roof.
Tie Mm Comity National
ANK
OF SOMERSET PA.
EiUklithad, 1877. Orn' Kstiorsl, 1890
CAPITAL,
$50,000
SURPLUS AND UN- ,
DIVIDED PROFITS $19,500.
Clias. J. LTarrison, - President.
Wm. II. Koontz, - Vice President
Milton J. Tritts, - - Ca.-hier.
Geo. S. Uarrison, - Ass"t Caihier.
Directors :
Sam. B. Harrison, Win. Endxley,
Jociah Specht, Jonas M. Cook,
John IL Snyder, John Htuftt,
Joseph B. Davis, Noah S. Miller,
XIarriHon Snyder, Jerome Stufft,
Cha-s. W. Snyder.
Customer or this bank will receive the most
lilH-rui treatment conist-nt with (wfc Imnkinic.
Parties wishing to send money mt or wet
can be accommodated by draft for any
amount. . , , .
Money anl valuames aecun-u ny ''
liold'a celebrated aafes, with most improved
.iiii look.
ciiMMinnn mitde in all part of the United
S;it. Chargen moderate.
Aocouuu ana acpoMis wikiku,
A. H. HUSTON,
Undertaker and Embalmer.
A GOOD HEARSE,
nd everything pertaining to funeral furn
ished. SOMERSET - - Pa
Jacob D. Swank,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
Next Door West of Lutheran Church,
Somerset, - Pa-
I Am Now
prt riarwl to supply the public
with Clocks, Watt-lies, and Jew
elry of all descriptions, as Cheap
as the Cheapest.
IlEPAIUIXG A
SPECIALTY.
All work guaranteed. Look at my
stock ln-rore mating your
J. D. SWANK
ALWAYS
On Hand.
BEST IN THE MARKET.
Jarecki Phosphate,
Lime,
Crushed CoVe,
Hard Coal,
Silisbury Soft Coal,
At the Old Staud near the Somer
set & Cambria R. II. Sution.
Prices Right.
Peter Fink
44.
Campbell
Smith
mE- PEOPLE'S
STORE..
TVERY ladj is interested in nice
Spring goods, whether it be
for her own personal adornment or
for comfort or embellishment of the
household.
This spring we have made extra
ordinary preparations and are now
ready with a magnificent stock of
Carpet,
Lace Curtains.
Furniture,
China and Crockery Ware, and
Kitchen Goods,
Extra super, all-wool Carjtet, very best
designs, 4Sc
( JixkI tpiality Brussels Carjiet, bent de
signs, 48c
Boft Brussels CarpeU, including uch
well known makes as Roxburgs,etc,
newest deigns, 78c
If you want a Iiandsome Velvet Carpet
for 3-our parlor, the prettiest and best
wearing earjiet made, come to this
store and get one at $1.09
Thousands of pairs of Lace Curtains,
nice patterns, at 5D.J- per pair
Lace curtains 3 yds. long, at $1 pr. pair
Fine imported Nottingham Jaee Cur
tains at $2, 82.50, $3 and $3 50 that
are worth about one-half more.
- Come to this store for Dinner Sets,
Tea Sets and Toilet Sets, all kinds of
Glassware. You can not only save
your railroa;! fare but a great deal of
money lieside.
Our new Spring stock of
Dress Goods.
Wraps, Jackets,
and Millinery.
Is exceedingly attractive and the prices
very, very low.
Kvery man who reads this advertise
ment, come and get one of our good,
stylish Suits at $10.00
OhmI Suits for Men, as low as $5.00
(iood School Suits for Boys, at $1-50
Fifth Avenue,
rrwrtN wood
MITH'ICLO aTRCCTS.
Pittsburg
PiNEOLA COUGH BALSAM
a -Ilent for thront In flamrn-stion and for
asthma Consump
tive will Invaria
bly derive beiielit
fnito ita use. as it
litirkly altatea the
1 roiwh, rcudcra ex-oi-ctor.ition
easv.
an'istlni; nature in
n-stonii(t wanted
tiwues. There ! a
hi nre p-reeii taire of
thoe who suppose
tlii'ir e a lie a to lie
- consumption who
CV i,uIri are only sunVring
from a ehronle eold or deep seated eoujrh,
ofl.n Hiru'ravated by catarrh. For catarrh use
E10V CreMin Balm, ltth retnedh are piuv
ant to ue. t'nuni liulm. ollc, per Httle;
l'.n.-olii lt!.liim. i-, at Druttflsls. In quan
tities ol tZAi will deliver on receipt of amount.
ELY' BltoTHERK. Zt Warren 8, New Y'ork
THE KEELEY CURE
Is a special bono to basinem men who, having
drifted unconsciously into the drink habit ana
awaken to find the disease of alcoholism fastened
np n then, rendering them unfit to manaire af
fairs requiring a clear brain. A four week
Course of treatment at the
PTTT3BUR0 KEELEY INSTITUTE, "
Xr. Fifth Avenue,
rtnrrs to tliira all their powers, mental and
phTwea.1. destroys the abnormal appetite, and
restores them to the condition ther were la be
fore they indulcr l in stimulants. This has been
done in mora than 1"00 eases treated here, and
among them some of your own neighbors, to
whom we can refer with confidence as to the
srHolrite safety and efficiency of the Keeley Cure.
The fullest and most scarchin- Investigation is
n vited. bead for pamphlet giving fuli inionca
Uoa. CAVT1TS.
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fiTiOVX DCSICM PATKHT.
onier
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 189G.
CLOSE OF A MARCH SAT.
The wind that all day wanton revel held,
Casting the light spray far beyond the shore.
Toiling through foreat wtth a sullen roar.
Am thoufli it would never be checked or
quelled.
Hath at eve's hour forbore.
Breeze-swept and somber, all the plaln la
mute.
While remnant snows ere's tender colors
take, .
Deep-thrilled I hear sweet, purling notes
awake.
From flrvt Inspiring minstrel's dulcet note,
By mead and Ice-bound lake.
0 Bluebird, angel of our springs of old !
1 joy to hearagnin thy raptured thanks.
O'er clustered osiers on the freed book's
blanks,
That blend a haze of green throughout their
gold,
Thy blue tbe sky outranks !
With silvered sheen through tbe expectant
air.
The willow catkins creep from out their
scales.
What though to-morrow whirling snow pre
vails? Here the next suns will tell with accent rare
First of sweet Flora's tales.
Like doubting child that pauses ere it tries
To take In sequence careful foobiteps slow,
Ho March a sunny footprint doth bestow.
Then clings to winter's frozen skirts and
cries.
Then on with siulle doth go.
Lh truil yree Pre .
A FAIR EXCIIAXGE.
Mr. and Mrs. Harem ware farmers
in Rock port. Mrs. Harem sat in a
little rocker, hemming the last dish
towel of the pile before her. She .look
ed around her kitchen surveying the
newly-painted floor, the new ranc,
and glanced beyond into the dining
room with its new ttppointments. She
also, with her mind's eye, surveyed
with Cual complacency several rooms
around aud above her.
The old houso had lieen changed.
The roof had been raised one story.
To tell the truth, it had been raided
several times in a small domestic way
lefore titulars made an appearance
and her demands were recognized.
Mr. Harem objected to change, but
Mrs. Harem was determined to have
it
She said she wanted tosee something
of the world. This to her meant en
larging the old house and taking city
boarders.
Now everything was ready ainf It
was expected the first couple would
make their advent the next day. Mrs.
Harem was ready for them, even to
the nice loaf cake reposing in a tinpail,
safely hidden from Jack, the chore
boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Harem, though old in
years, were still industrious, healthy
people, and both had the reputation of
being spry. Mrs. Harem, in iartieu-
lar, had a reputation of possessing in a
great degree a faculty which meant
the adjustment of her afTairs toward
securing bread and bank stock.
"Now, Jonah," she began, "I don't
see no earthly reason why we should
not make money this summer. What
with my spring chickens, an' aigs, an'
butter, an' your vegetables, an milk,
an' berries for thepickin', should think
we'd orter do well. An' all them hos-
scs of j'ourn can be put to account, an'
if you'll jest let me have the managin,
I'll resk but it'll all come out right !"
and she laid down her scissors with a
click.
"Wal, Sallie, you kin hev it all your
own way. I'm jest goin to wash my
hands of the hull business. I'll agree
to take orders from you jest as if I was
a hired man, an' let you run the con
sum, 'ceptiu' my work on the farm ;
course you won't meddle with that ;
aud I've got a likely feller comin to
night, an' he will be at your disposal.
too, so I don't see but we air well fixed.
If you'll only charge 'em enough you'll
get on !"
"Let me alone fer that, Josiah !" she
replied, significantly. "I'm goin to
hev a good price, an' no hosses thrown
in, either!"
When the stage arrived next day it
brought the expected guests Mrs. Sim
son, her sister, Miss Abigail Hanes,
and a young lady, Miss Macy Ree en,
a niece.
"So we are the first to arrive !" said
Mrs. Simson.
"Yes, but I expect another tcr-mor-rer,
a young man who used to know us
well. His folks used to live 'round
here, but they are all dead an' gone an'
he had a fancy to come here to spend
a couple of weeks, so I said he should
come."
The next day this gentleman Cleval
Ash by arrived. As he did not se?m
socially inclined, Mrs. Simson did not
regard him with anxiety.
The house rapidly filled, and before
the week had passed the full number
of twelve were comfortably established
and all seemed contented. We wish to
give you a particular introduction to
Miss Macy Reeves. She was of medi
um height, slight, graceful and a good,
sensible face lighted by honest brown
eyes, and well poised head. She looked
ill and nervous, as result of a fright
at a fire. She seemed languid.
Cleval Ashby was tall, dark, mus
cular, with piercing dark eyes, a man
of marked individualities, good and
trustworthy. He knew all the brooks,
hills and glens for miles around, and
took pleasure In going over the old
haunts.
Although not particularly attracted
to Macy, he mentally resolved to study
her in a very quiet way.
Macy on her part, who had come
there fancy free, thought Mr. Ashby
different from the ordinary youngman
and resolved to study him ; so each was
kept busy, unconscious of the surveil
lance of the other, and became very
friendly.
Early one morning Macy strolled to
the lower end of the orchard and
climbed into an apple tree, whose
branches were easily accessible. She
carried a small portfolio, and having
abated herself comfortably proceeded to
write as follows :
Bkookside Farm, Aug. 5th.
"Dear May I know you will bo
vexed with me liccause I have only
written short notes. T tell the truth,
I felt ill when I came, but now I feel
like chatting with you and telling you
all altout who, which, what and where.
This is really a comfortable place,
and the inhabitants are very much
like other folks, with one exoeptiou.
set
ESTABLISHED 1827.
We are twelve, all told ; only three
men, one of whom is very much sought
after.
"One U an Invalid Is almost near
the end of his life I think, the second,
though not nearly so ill, is so cross I
should think all his folks would be
glad when he is gone over. Now, that
seems hard, but why need people be so
disgreeable?
Of the ladies, Mrs. A. Is wealthy, and
wants every one to know iL She
thinks money is alL
Mrs. B. is in reduced circumstances.
There seems to be a flavor of better
days about her. She makes the best
spread of what is left th vj.i.
Miss K. to a lady f uncertain age.
If she would get a good match on her
false hair she would look better. She
simpers and always wants a gentleman
around to kill the snakes and bugs
when at a picnic
Mrs. F. is bony, angular and suspi
cious, always watching to see if soine
body isn't doing something injudicious.
Fan and I give her plenty of opportu
nity, for we always manage to act our
worst when her green eyes are watch
ing us. Fan is a distant relative of
Mrs. C, another lady here. She is so
fat and asthmatic she can't do any
thing except read and knit. She is
really good. I like her, and I like
Fan sometimes. She' is a bit free and
sentimental, but then she is only
seven teeu.
Miss L. a school teacher, we do not
often see. She seems tired and sleeps
a great deal. Should think she would
take a regular Rip Van ' Winkle nap.
It mut-t be hard work to teach. I don't
think tcachcrs.half appreciated-
The exception I spoke of is Cleval
Ashby. He is a very peculiar young
man, twenty-eight years old perhaps.
One day he is as sober and dignified as
ajudje. Then he seems about forty.
Next day he frolics like a boy. Then
he seems eighteen. He Is really nice,
but sometimes I feel quite afraid of
him, and then again I could say any
thing to him.
Certainly he is reliable,: any one
would say that. He knows all the
pleasant places here, for he Vised to live
here when a boy, so we all rely upon
him as a guide. Now you needn't
think I am going to fall in love with
him, not a bit of it, I wouldn't dare;
beside, he doesn't care for ladies' socie
ty, and he would never think of a silly
thing like me.
Now you know all about us. I will
keep you informed if you feel" an inter
est Thine, M..-
She folded this and then discovered
that her envelopes were",, at , -the
house. She descended fromWr pelt-h
to go to the house.' As she came down,"
the letter fell unnoticed by her side, and
she walked ou leaving the missive be
hind her.
Meauwhile, down beyond the south
meadow, Cleval Ashby, tired of ang
ling, stretched himself under an old
pine tree, and using his hat for a desk
scratched otT the following epistle :
Dearold boy : I deserve no end of
censure for my silence, but the fact is I
felt disinclined to write even to you.
You know there must be some special
reason. You know I promised to tell
you if anything special happened to
me. Well, I own up, confess the soft
impeachment and all that I am fair
ly caught and no mistake. There was
never one like her and there never will
be again. She is all my fancy paiuted
her, but she is as unattainable as the
moon. Have been here five weeks aud
will stay while she stays.
You may call me a fool if you like,
but I can't go until she goes and then
well then I must make up my mind to
live without her. Does she know?
Not except by suspicion. Her aunt
has hinted to me of the brilliant match
she expects to make in autumn, so I
am dumb of course. Now, that I have
freed my mind to you, I ha'e one re
quest to make. When I see you don't
speak to me of her. I could not bear it
Cupid's arrow, of which you have jest
ed so much about, has struck me very
deep and hard. C. A.
He folded it compactly, placed it in
his pocket, Intending to al l th3ea
velotw at the house. He hastened, see
ing tt was late, by going by the orch
ard. Aa he passed the trees he saw Macy's
letter lying on the grass, aud only the
signature "M." As the pages slipped
in his hand he caught sight of his own
name. Could human nature withstand
the temptation to read? He read the
part concerning himself. He sat down
ou the grass to think. "Shouldn't dare"
he repeated, "that means, of course, she
is not at liberty, if she were inclined."
"There is but one M' among us, so
it must be Macy. And t" think she is
afraid of me. I don't wonder. I must
be ferociously cross some days. I have
to be stern to keep myself well in hand.
She's silly. I'll find a way to dispos
sess her of that idea. To me she is the
wisest woman in the world. Well, she
has evidently lost this and I must car
ry It to her."
He placed it in his pocket and walk
ed on. Then a thought occurred to
him- "She will miss it and come here
to look for it I will leave it and she
need not know that I have seen it"
He retraced his-steps, took the letter
from his pocket aud replaced it 011 the
grass. Had he examined a little closer
he would have seen that it was his own
letter he had put there.
He was right in his conjecture. He
met Macy who was on her way to
search for it She returned to her room
and decided to add a postscript When
she opened it Bhe saw it was not hers.
She looked for the signature. It read
"C. A." "There is only one 'C. A.
among us it iriust be Cleval Ashby's."
She resolutely closed her eyes to the
temptation to read it and started to find
him. He was out in a hammock.
"I lost a letter this morning," she
began, "and when I went to look for it
I found this. I thought it.was mine at
first, but I see it is yours."
He took it and recognized it at once.
"Yes, it Is mine, but yours?" He
suddenly put his hands in his pocket
and drew out hers.
"Why ! ' "That's mine ! where did
you get it?"
"I found it and meant to bring it to
you. Then I decided to carry it back,
aud I suppose I must have put mine
there by mistake."
He looked distressed. Each began
to wonder if the other had read any
part of it
"I did not read 3'otirs," said Macy,
In a tone which carried conviction with
it.
"Well, I shall confess to you if you
hang me for it I caught sight of my
name aid I read just that part of it
no more. I'm sorry.' Macy looked
astonished.
"Well, you saw what a going over I
have given you V and she laughed
merrily.
"Yes, but you needn't be afraid of
me, Miss Reves. Now I am going to
ask you to do me a favor. Will you
read mine, here and now. ' It is you I
mean all the way through." He gave
her the latter and she began to read.
She finished, paused a moment, as if
irresolute, then she said : "Mr. Ash
by, don't send it."
"Why not? You know it the truth."
' "No, it isn't either. I am not en
gaged to make a match with anybody."
"Then what did your aunt say that
to me for? t Was It to prevent r le from
trying to win you? Tell me now.
Have I any chance with you ? Let the
letter speak for me." He took her
little hands in his own.
"Well if you won't make me afraid
of you any more," she said, with
charming blushes. "I do care for
you, but I never suspected you cared
for me."
"Now you know," he said, laugh
ing. "Yes. May I keep the letter?" she
asked, a little timidly."
"Yes, if you care for it. I shall
write a different one to my friend."
The Modern Plague.
The plague of rabbits in Australia
and reports of their overwhelming
numbers, recall tiie stories of buffaloes
on our own Western Plains. Twenty
five or thirty years ago buffaloes ex
isted in such numbers that they could
ouly be estimated by millions, and it
seemed impossible that they could be
killed off as fast, as the land over which
they roamed was wanted for settlement
but now the Government is trying to
preserve the lives of the few individ
uals which are the sole survivors of
herds that once filled the plains from
horizon to horizon, and occupied days
in passing a given point Sportsmen
and robe hunters exterminated the
buffaloes in a few years, as seal hunt
ers exhausted the seal herds of the
South Pacific years ago, and now
threaten to do the same for those in
Bering Sea. It might be supposed that
similar tactics would be equally effi
cacious against the Australian rabbits,
but, though rabbit hunting is encour
aged as buffalo hunting never was, and
though, in addition to the hunters,
who slaughter them by the millions
New South Wales alone having paid
bounty on 27,000,000 skins in a single
year poison has been used, and cats,
weasels and other animals introduced
to prey on them. In spite of all, the
rabbits continue to multiply, their ex
traordinary powers of reproducing ena
bling them to defy ail attempts to ex
terminate them. They can live and
grow fat where other herbivorous ani
mals would starve, and by their voraci
ty they render vast tracts of country
unavailable for either tillage or past
urage. The government of New South
Wales now has about ".Ooo.uX) acres of
land which it Is unable to dispose of
because of the rabbits with which it is
infested. The nuisance seems a ridi
culous one, but it is liotli costly and ap
parently insurmountable to the sec
tions interested, since, in spite of all
that cau belone, the rabbits increase
and spread, and an offer of $125,000 re
ward has failed to bring out an effect
ual plan for subduing tbem.
A dicstion of Vision. ,
It is an admitted fact that the eye is
the "organ of vision," yet there is but
little doubt, even in the minds of opti
cians and physiologists, that the phe
nomenon of "seeing" is chiefly mental
in other words, that it is the mind
and not the eye that "sees."
How often have you seen a friend
who, seemingly, was engaged in look
ing intently on some object 011 the
table, at the opposite side of the room,
or at some picture, who on lieiug
aroused from his day dream, would
confess that he was "looking at noth
ing in particular." The explanation of
the fact that he saw "nothing in par
ticular" is plain enough if properly set
forth. It was because his mind was
busy with other times and scenes.
Faces, bits of wayside scenery, and
the like, were being presented to view
in the pauorama of the mind, and the
"mind's eye" or mental vision was
engaged in eagerly scanning pictures
of impressions made thereon mouths,
years or scores of years before. Again,
if you want to know whether jour
companion htoked at his watch with
his brain or his eyes, ask him the time
of day after he puts the timepiece in
his pocket
"Don't 'Phale to be There."
So the young girl wrote to her lover
by way of postscript to an invitation.
"I'll be there" he said to himself, "for
there is no such word as 'phale' in my
dictionary." Mothers d not fail in
your duty to your daughters. Many a
girl's health is imperiled by functional
irregularities, at Iter critical p.Tiod of
life. That Is the time to take a brief
self-treatment with Dr. Pierce's Favor
ite Prescriptioa. It pjritl?s and en
riches the blood, gives healthy activity
to the kidneys, stomach, bowels and
other organs and ensures robust health.
For nursing mothers and debilitated
run-down women generally, it is the
most reliable restorative tonic aud most
soothing nervine knawu. To those
about to became mothers it h a price
less boon, for it lessens the pains aud
perils of childbirth, shortens labor,
promotes an abundant secretion of
nourishment for the child and shortens
the period of confiument
So you are eating at a five cent res
taurant now.
Yes, had to.
Lose your money ?
No; wife's goin to di her own
cooking after this month, and I'm pre
paring my system for the change.
ALOXG TIIE OLD PIKE.
During the prosperous era of the
National road many quaint characters
flourished. Every old tavern had its
contingent of men who, in some sense,
were philosphers, in some sense, mere
loafers. They were indigenous to the
road, as much so as the smart weed
or dog fennel that grew so luxuriantly
around the stables. They could not, or
at least thought they could not live
away from the pike, and while the
subsistence was precarious in the ex
treme, yet they enjoyed it, and seemed
perfectly contented. Probably the
magnet that attracted them beyond all
other things and influences, was the
pure and cheap whisky. It was as
plentiful as cheap, and did not contain
the elements of a more modern lvcr
age known by the same name, which
makes men fit "for treason, strategy
and spoils." There was usually a ten
ement house or two near the old tav
erns, in winch these impecunious par
ties lived, but often they lived in the
near vicinity, and early in the morn
ing they could be seen wending their
way towards the old taverns, where
they would remain the greater part of
the day, watching their chance, which
was almost always a good one, to get
sundry and various potations on the
clear. These men were always ready
to unhitch a team, or hitch it up, cur
ry horses, cut wood, v. ash bar bottles
and glasses, scrub the iar-room, or do
any odd job that came iu their way,
expecting nothing iu return but the
"drinks," and on rare occasions, a
"ftp" or "levy," or when fortune was
more than ordinarily kind, a "quar
ter." As a rule these men had a
houseful of shock-headed children,
who, with the mother managed to
subsist in some sort of fashion, expect
ing nothing U'tter, and seemingly as
content as the worthless husband and
father. These characters frequently
had some trait iieculiar to themselves,
which they were fond of exhibiting as
often as occasion offered, such as feats
of strength, ability to drink more
whisky than some of their fellows, im
itating the crowing of roosters, or bark
ing or growling of animals, running,
jumping, etc. Over the hill a little-
ways beyond Searight's we come to
the old Abel Cflley tavern; this tavern
was among the best, and did a large
and profitable business during the
good times on the pike, mostly the
entertainment of wagoners. Of course
while all the old taverns were patron
ized more or less by wagoners, except
ing a few which were exclusively stage
houses, such as Fairall's, on Keyser's
Ridge, Hunter's, in Petersburg, Ends-"-,
ley's. In Soiucrticld, and others, the
old wagoners had their favorite stop-
ping places, taverns that were almost
as exclusively wagon taverns, as some
of those mentioned were stage taverns.
Abel Colley' tavern was one of these;
the accommodations here were excel
lent, and the old landlord and his wife
made themselves so agreeable to their
patrons that they Mould make extra
long drives to reach the tavern; aud
they came in great numbers, too. A
wagoner, stopping at this place oiu-e,
was sure to come again, and bring all
his friends and associates with him.
The bills were very moderate, but the
patronage was so great and continued
so long that Mr. Colley accumulated a
considerable fortune for that da v.
When the bulk of traffic had left the
pike, Mr. Colley built a fine brick house
opposite the tavern, where he lived in j fanatic, will nevt-r be known; as it was,
ease and comfort for some years, until 1 he just failed by something under two
he died. Mrs. Colley is rememU-rcd j mouths. Born on March 1, I'M, he be
by the old wagoners as a large amiable came an habitual smoker at the early
woman, kind, charitable and neigh-! age of fifteen.
borly, who always wore a voluminous j A man who manages to keep his pipe
cap of the Queen Anne style'. She j going from a year lfore Mowow to a
long since passed from this stage of j fortnight after Krugersdorp seems at
action, and her son Wm. Searight , first sight rather a nasty one for the
Colley occupies the brick house, with i anti - tobacco fanatic. But, on the
a fine farm lying adjacent to it Peter
Colley, mentioned as proprietor of the
Hunter tavern, was a son of Aliel Col
ley, as was Ivi, a farmer who died
some years ago. The Abel Colley tav
ern is still standing, a monument to
the- glories departed now, alas! of
I he old pike, as well as to its various
proprietors, all of whom long ago join
ed the great majority. This old house
was kept alxnit 123 by Darius Crimes,
and later by Thomas Moxley. It was
called the "(Jreen Tree" in Mexley's
time, and for years the picture of a
green tree swung to and fro in front of
the house. Abel Colley was Moxley's
immediate successor. Col. Searight
thinks Samuel Wolverton and Hugh
Thompson kept this tavern some time
previous to the occupancy of Darius
Grimes. If that is the cae this house
must be one of the oldest on the line of
the pike.
One mile west of the Colley house
there stands an old stone tavern on the
north side of the road, known in early
days as Johnson's, and later as Hat
field'. Randolph Dearth built this
house in lsl", for Robert Johnson, who
kept it continuously until 1S41, when
he returned to a farm, where he died,
leaving behind him a considerable es
tate, and what was better still, a good
name, of which his descendant may
well lie proud. He was the father-in-law
of Thomas Brownfield, an old wag
oner and tavern keejr and Sheriff of
Fayette county, who was mentioned
iu a previous paper. Under the guid
ance and control of Mr. Johnson, this
old tavern did an immense business,
and, as stated, he made a good deal of
money there. His successor was Ar
thur Wallace, who only remained one
year. John Wallace, who kept the
Wils. Clement house in Hopwood, was
a brother of Arthur Wallace. Peter
Frashtr, an old wagoner r.nd tavern
keeper, was a son-in-law of Wallace.
Charles Guttery, an old wagoner, suc
ceeded Wallace. He remained until
1H-H, and sometime after, when John
Foster took charge, and after him
came Hiram Holmes, who stayed a year.
Win. Hatfield, who had previously
purchased the property, took posses
sion and kept it as a tavern until 1S.V,
when he closed it as a public house
and lived iu it in retirement, until hi
premature death. William Hatfield
had, previous to going into this house,
served many years as Justice of the
Peace, and subsequent to , as As
sociate Judge. He was a blacksmith,
and made the iron t 11 gates that were
in use on the pike. He was a man of
WHOLE XO. 23,33.
strict Integrity, and noted far and wide
for his liberality and charity, and for
his kindness to his fellows. He lost
his life while trying to do a favor for
an old friend and neighbor, John C.
Craft. Mr. Craft had bought some
kind of a patent pump and called on
Jude Hatfield to assit him to put it
in the well. The Judge, as was his
custom, promptly responded, and
qtii-kly descended into the well, when
he called to Mr. Craft to send him a
tool of st me sort; the tool was placed
in a heavy iron-bound tub and lowered
towards the bottom of the well, but
from some neglect, the cable slipjied,
and the tub fell with great force, and
struck Judge Hatfield on the head, in
juring him so severely that he ouly
lived a lew hours. His funeral pro
cession was one of the largest ever seen
in Fayette county. lawyers, Judges of
the Court, friends and neighlairs, all
joined together to show respect, in
di-ath, to the one thty had resjieeted so
much and loved so well in life. Peter
Col ley's old tavern is located a mile
west of Hatfield's. It was built of stone,
and stands on the south side of the
road. Peter CoIIey was A 11 Colley's
father. He was one of the earliest set-
! tiers, and kept a tavern on the ld
: nmd, before any one thought there
would I a National Pike. The old
pike boys used to say Peter Colley kept
his money in a barrel. Mr. Colley
was an old man when the pike was
completed, and did not live long to
enjoy the profits of tiie great highway.
He must have made most of his "bar
rel" on the old rotid. After bis death
his son (ieorge Colley hmk posses
sion of the tavern, and be kept it up
for many years. He lived until the
business on the pike was ou the wane,
when the house was closed as a tavern.
The hills on either side of this old tav
ern are of considerable altitude, and,
in the ohk-n time this house was a re
lay for the stages, and extra horses,
"jKistiilion," with light riders, were
kept here, to assist the stage's mi the
ascent. With nine passengers inside a
stage, two more on the seat with the
driver, several on top, the "lioot" full
of heavy trunks, anil mail hags under
the driver's scat, four horses could not
m.-ik&the required average of twelve
miles an hour, so that many "postill
ion" horses and riders were required
by the stage companies on the pike.
For senne two hundred miles or uiore,
the-se extras were an absolute necessity.
Half grown boys, or small men were
employed as riders, and at the bottom
of a hill the rider would be in readi
ness, with single and double trees to
hook on to the end of the tongue, and
ina few stconds of time the stage
wouM he Hyisr inwanb tl top of th
j hill, the rider lieing svatvd on the
j "near" horso, and leading the "off"
j one. He would desvnd as rapidly as
' iossible, to his post, ready to help tn-
: oiln r sta-e. The "S'jakeguts" al.-o
t iii ployed "postillions'" as they, usual
ly, were heavily loaded.
Addison, Pa." M.
Pipe And Smoker.
When you introduce a smoking cen
tenarian to the uotievof an anti-tobacco
j fanatic, he usually retorts that the man
would have been one hundred and one
by now if he had never smoked, says
the Pall Mall ;i:-t' Whether the
old man Uon whom an inquest was
lu l l at St. Bartl ' lome w's hospital re
cently would have leu a centenarian
by now if he had U-e-n an anti-toliaceo
j whole, perhaps, the fanatic score-s, be-
cause the old man hail been for years
accustomed to smoke in bed, a practice
which, as every smoker knows, pre
sents that happy combination of enjoy
ment with risk which our nation al-
j ways loves to flud in its manly sprt.s,
and the other day he'was found in bed
so badly burned that he had only time
to ejaculate "pipe aud tobacco" as an
explanation liefore he ilied. How does
the argument stand, then? It is a nie-e
question, but personally, we do not ob
! jwt to a glorious death like that if some
one will only guarantee us eighty-four
ye-ars of unbroken smoking as a pre
liminary.
Warning to Youngr Men.
How many young men bankrupt
their constitutions, squander their
vitality and ruin their health by
pernicious practices generally co:i-trae-tcd
through ignorance. Nervous
exhaustion, debility, dullness of men
tal faculties, impaired memory, low
spirits, morose or irritable temper,
fe-ar of impending calamity, and a
thousand and one are the derangements
of mind and lotly which result from
such indiscretions. Epilepsy, paraly
sis, softening of t lie brain and dread
insanity are not unfrequently the result
of indiscreet and unnatural habits con
tracted in youth, through ignorance of
their destructive character, and jrsist
ed in until the constitution is wrecked!
Such unfortunates are surely entitled to
the tender sympathy, the noblest efforts
and the best skill of the medical pro
fession. To reach, reclaim and, when
ever possible to restore su"h sufferers to
health and happiness, is the aim of an
association of medical gentlemen, who,
having had a vast experience in the
treatment of the class of maladies here
in hinted at, have prepared a scientific
treatise, written in plain but clrnste
language, on the nature, symptoms and
curability of such diseases. Ttie World's
Dispensary Medical Association, of kJ
Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y., will, on
receipt of this notice enclosed with ten
cents for postage mail, secure from
observation iu plain scaled envelope, a
copy of this useful work which should
hi rea 1 by not only every young man
iu the land, but also by every parent
guardian and teacher having the care
of the young. .
Wherever you go er wherever you
hide you may. be sure of your sin con,
fronting you.
"Interior Newspapers.''
In a circular letfr n't out fcy Frank
Willing Leach to some of his friends
in which he asks for newspaper sup
port, in his candidacy for the chair
manship of the state lU-ptiblican com
mittee, Mr. I.eaci ny:
"I have always had, as a rule, tie
support of the interior papers of the
state, without which i, nian can suc
ceed in Pennsylvania."
Mr. I-ucli is not without faults, but
he is reirdisl as a level-headed politi
cal manipulator and manager. He
certainly exhibits good judgment in
this 1. duration. Most of the state
politicians imagine that if they receive
an occasional complimentary notice in
and apparent support from a newspa
per iu Philadelphia or Pltuburg that
they are on the straight road to the
hearts of the people and, through them,
toMiccesa. But while the newspapers
of these two cities may largely supply
the news to many of the communith 9
of the state they do not lead or materi
ally make up public opinion outside of
their, immediate localities. Tho
county new.-qajrs rarely get their in
spiration from either of these ciths.
The rural leaders, in turn, look for
guidance not from dist.uit points but
from nearer home.
The "interior newspapers" are n t
manipulated by great corporation-,
they are not controlled by the ei
actions of the disja-ns.-rs of municijal
patronage, not moved by forces con
cealed from or unfamiliar to their read
ers. Naturally a new;.pai.ief at the
state capital speaks with somewhat
more authority and, therefore, with
more force than thse in minor cities
ami towns and is by that much regard
ed as a clearer adviser and more influ
ential advocate and its opinions and
utterances carry greater weight; but
each county paper, according to its
ability, helps to crystallize and mould
public sentiment. The newspaper at
the capital, guided by honest purpo-ss
and speaking from conviction, is given
respectful consideration at ail timts
and may often easily lead public sen1
timent in its direction, for the editors
of more distinctively local papers, re
cognizing its unequaled )int of van
tage, are ready to welcome its suggest
ions and to accept its conclusions. But
it is one of the "interior msrjt rV
to which Mr. I-ach refer and the edi
tors of the 1 -a I -jijers are the wise
and industrious gardeners watering
the seed it has planted.
No great change in public sentiment
throughout the state lias ever been
wrought by the newspars of Pitts
burg or Philadelphia These journal
have never ltd in any great oliii r.l
revolt nor have they been able to cheek
one when started. They gather and
purvey news w ith accuracy acd much
enterprise. Tiiey carry the occurrences
of the jriod from eye to eye. But they
make few permanent mental impres
sions and their field is constantly
changing.
One of the most prominent journal
ists in New York, who Ls thoroughly
familiar with Pennsylvania politic.
said after the convention last Augu-t:
"I knew the 'combine' was whipped
when I saw The Patriot tine morning
announce that the tide had changed
and that (Juay would win, because I
knew of th- confidence put in its judg
ment and the effect that announce
ment outside of the fact itself would
have upon every newspaper in Central
Pnn-y Ivan The ediroe rf In ro- px-
perienee was simply saying indifferent
words, w hat Mr. Leach has said, that
the following of the interior papers is
permanent, continuous, trustful arid
that the influence these newspapers ex
ert is powerful or futile just in accord
ance with the desire and utility ef
their managers.
The "interior pr.pers" of the state
form the greatest single political power
in the commonwealth and that politi
cian has learned a priceless lesson who,
like Mr. I .each, recognizt-s the fact.
During the w inter of ls'.io, F. M.
Martin, of Long Reach, West Va,
contracted a severe cold which left him
with a cough. In speaking of how he
cured it he savs: "I used several
kinds of cough syrup but found no re
lief until I bought a bottle tf Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, which re
lieved me almost in-tantly, and iu a
short time brought alut a complete
cure." When troubled with a cough
T cold use this remedy and you will
not rind it necessary to try several
kinds before vou get relief. It has
le-e-u in the market for over twenty
tvars and constantly grown in favor
and popularity. For sale at 2") and 50
cents per bottle by Benf.Td's Phar
macy.
Denim Sofa PUbw.
4 Kd.i.l.Mii.1 ..r.i.i.MI'ttff iwir.iv nmv
lie made of figured denim. Outline
the pattern wun rope su 01 some
dark, rich color and till in the figures
illl goin-coiorett susv 111 i;ie uaiuiiij
titch.
An Affidavit.
This is to certify that tn May 11th, I
walked to Metick's drug store on a pair
of crutches and liought a bottle of
ChamVrlatn's Pain Balm for in
flammatory rhe-umatism which had
crippled me up. After using thrw
bottles I am completely cureiL I C
cheerfully recommend it Charles H.
Wetzel, Sun bury, Pa.
Sworn and sulscr:ivd to before me
on August 10, ls;j. Walter Shipman,
J. P. For sale at 5 ) cents per Untie by
Benford's Pharmacy,
Nearly Correct
"Mr. Perkins what is your idea of
ilture?"
"Well, Mrs. Perkins.it is letting new
neighlHirs move 111 without h-oKing to
9 e what kind of furniluie they have."
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Cloers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sin's, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns "d all Skin Erup
tions, and positively cures Pile's, or no
pay required. It Ls guaranteed to give
perfect satisfactioa or money refunded,
lh-iee 2" e-ents r box. For sale at
J. N. Snyder's drug store, Somerset,
Pa, or at Brallier's drug store Berlin,
Pa,
Dinin Room Hint-
When the dining table requires to tn
made smaller and the felt uuder cloth
Ls too long, fasten small loops to each
e rner of it and catch them on small
brass hooks screwed on the under id
of the table.
Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil has eurcsl
1. 1 ..r.u. if .lsfiusM that wens
JiUllimsi 1 "-- .
' supposed to be iucurable. It ctTtt
falls to cure earache.