The Somerset Herald. tPVTAKD SCCIX, Edit- nd Proprietor. WEDNESDAY. .April 1 1896 A rn tPOSAL of marriage for the hand of an Kgyptian prince, made 3,500 years ago, has been discovered in the ilritista Museum. It is in the form of an inscribed brick, aud is not only the oldest, but the most substantial love letter in existence. Official fifrures show that Taris con mjiik daily tr an average of sixty-three hordes, one donkey, and one mule every ten days. There is a grow ing demand for horse meat in Europe, and that a considerable quantity is se c retly marketed in tlie I'nited states is a fail pretty well established. With the cunning of the pickpocket, the miserable wretches who attempt to a-cussinate the character of public offi -rials by plunging their venomous knife in to the hilt, plead, with a sardonic grin: "We can not for a moment enter tain the thought that this outrage was perpetrated with either the sanction or knowledge of Judge Ixmgenecker." It is a curious and significant fac that iu the last four weeks more corn than w heat has been exported from the United States. This apparent change in the relative demand for these two great cereals is encouraging for the farmers, as they have much less com Ietition from other countries in corn than in wheat. If we could find a god foreign market for all our surplus corn, it would be au inestimable advan tage A British fhip wbieh has been tak ing soundings in the South Pacific re IKirts a depth iu three places near the Tonga Islands of over 80,0 0 feet, which breaks the record by 3.i0 feet- The deepest holes are not iu the middle of the ocean, but within 100 miles of land. Their depth is greater than the height of any known mountain. Specimens of the'bottotu at 30,U0 feet proved to lie the usual red clay found in all the deep est parts of the ocean. The next state election this year is that of Iouisiana, which votes on April 21st. The result there will be awaited with aone interest as indicating what inroads the fusion party, composed of revolting Democrats, Republicans and Populists are making in the regular and heretofore strong Democratic organiza tion. The returns from that state will le f little value as foresliadowiug the ' attitude of the Southern states on the silver question. The election in Ala bama, on August 3d, may be more sig nificant as to this issue. The other states voting this year before Novem it for state ortieers are: Vermont, Sep tember 1st; Arkansas, Septemlier 7th; Maine, Septemlier 14th; Florida, Octo ber tah; (Jeorgia, Octolier 7th. As anticijiated, the organ of Mr. Kooser'a "fool friends" alleges that the Hf.bald charges the Republican com mitteemen throughout the county with violating the oath taken by them im mediately before proceeding to ojh-ii me nous ai me reeem jiruimrv ejec tion. The IIkkald did nothing of the kind. We simply asserted that a large unrulier of Democrats had been permit ted to vote, and produced the figures to show that they had done so. A num ber of committeemen have informed us that they held the primary under a misapprehension of the rule fixing the qualification of voters, and permitted all offering to vote to do so upon prom ising to support, at the November elec tion, the ticket nominated; whereas the rule requires that those offering to vote must have voted the Republican ticket at the last preceding general elec tion. We venture to assert that there is not a man in Somerset borough, or among the "fool friends" of Mr. Hoo per, who does not know that a ininilw-r of Democrats, three of them being un der age, voted in this district, And so it was in a number of other districts in the county. Sfx'rktary Carlisle, in answer to a letter asking him to state whether or not he will lie a candidate for the Dem ocratic nomination for President, says : " While I feel a profound interest iu the welfare of my party, I am much more concerned aliout its declaration of prin ciples than in its selection of candid ates, because, in my opinion, its failure or success at the election, as well as its capacity for useful service to the coun try in the future, dejn-nds upon the jk sition it takes or omits to take upon the public questions now engaging the attention of the people, and especially the questions -fleeting the monetary system of the country aud the charac ter and amount of taxation to lie ini (to tied upon our citizens. Its position iqon these and other subjects having been agreed ujxm aud clearly and dii tiuctly announced, the convention ought to have no difficulty in selecting an acceptable candidate who will fairly represent its views; and in order that its deliberations may 1 eniliarrasstd as little as possible by the contentions of rival aspirants and tlu-ir friends, I think my duty to the party will be best in formed by declining to participate in a contest for the nomination." All of w hich means that if he is nominated he will accept. The evolution of Mr. Riser's "fool friends'" organ is as sudden a it is characteristic In it issue of the "d iust it gave vent to its feelings by en gaging in a veritable ghost dance, with the imaginary scalps of its enemies dangling from its licit Jts motto was, apparently, "Slay, and spare not!" and its adversaries were unsjjariugly lilieled and bustled from the party fold. Ret ween that time and its next issue of the 10th inst it has apparently seen a great light, aud iu the process of evo lution it caos as gently as a sucking dove, and magnanimously spreads its untitle over the entire party, and de clares that it will exert its "liest efforts to strengthen the party with which it standi identified." For such magnanimity the IIkkald, in behalf of its friends, returns thanks, but it ventures to suggest that there is such a thing as lieing just In-fore being generous; and if entire party harmony is desired, a retraction or explanation of some villainous Mitels in its issue of the 3d instant are in order. It is worse than cowardice and meaner than theft to assault an adversary's good name, aud then deny him apology or redress,, or the benefit of arontradiction or an explanation. Thus, for instance, Mr. Bit -seeker and bis friends were charged with Laving received pecuniary assistance from Mr. Tliropp, of Bedford, and when he, ( Mr. Thropp,) squelched the falsehood with an affidavit of denial, it has not the inauhood to give that denial to iu read ers, but ikuikt away, leaving luexpot ed liliel to atand as truth. Again: after magnifying a mole-hill into a mountain over issuing a few meal tickets to canvassers on election day, and by suggestive innuendoes coupling the names of Judge I-ongen-ecker and Fred W. Riesecker with the transaction, it absolutely refused to pub lish a card from Prothonotary Baylor explanatory of the transaction, and ex onerating both of the gentlemen named from any knowledge of the affair. Having once succeeded in climbing on the baud wagon, the self-felicitation of the fool organ is pardonable and amus sing. We would remind it, however, of the injunction: "Let not him that gird eth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off." In the first blush of their victory at the late Republican primary election, the "fool friends" of Mr. F. J. Kooser entered upon a campaign of wholesale assassination. With devilish brutality they attacked the character of Mr. Kooser's opponent, and, figuratively smeared with his blood, they made a daring and venomous stroke at the Court Nor were they content with the attempted slaughter of the fair names of the gentlemen named, but, with ghoulish glee, deliberately under took to assassinate the reputation of Prothonotary Savior and a number of private individuals. On the day of the election Prothono tary Saylor distributed a few cards among his friunds, upon which was in serilied the name of Fred W. Riesecker. The name of J. H. Longeneeker was stamped immediately under the name of Riesecker, the impression Lieing made with a rubber stamp. A few of these cards were secured by Mr. Kooser and his "fool friends" and were used as a pretext for assailing, through the col umns of their organ, the reputations of the gentlemen named aliove. Nor were the efforts to impair the character of the Court and Mr. Rie secker confined to open attack but the tactics of the sneak and coward were resorted to in a vain effort to accom plish their ulterior purposes. Citizens from different parts of the county were called into lawyers' offices, where one of the inuocent cards was flashed upon them and insinuating suggestions were offered. As soon as the? matter was brought to the attention of Mr. Saylor, he wrote the article (which appears in an other column) exonerating both Judge Ixmgenecker and Mr. Riesecker from all knowledge of the card in question, and handed it to Mr. John A. Iahi bert with the request that it le given space in the paper of which he is the ostensible editor. Mr. Iambert said that he would consider the matter iu other words he would consult with Mr. Kooser's fool friends and secure their consent before be could let the attempted theft of honest men's reputations go uncontradicted. Later in the week Mr. Saylor's manu script was returned to him without its having been published. The IIkkald has no apologies to offer for Mr. Saylor's inexcusable use of the names of Judge Longeneeker and Mr. Riesecker, but what terms can descriiie the men, who with devilish and brutal malignity, would engage iu an effort to dreg the honor of the M,rt iu the dust, and when confronted with the proofs of their infamy would dog gedly refuse to retract the vile slander. In a long experience this is the first Iiisiance coming under our observation of a would-lie-rcput'ible journal dec-lining to do a simple act of justice to a public officer or a private citizen, whom it had previously laltored to place in a false posi tion liefore its readers. A Cud From Prothonotary Saylor. Kpitor Hkralu: I har.ded the fol lowing article to Mr. J. A. Lambert Wednesday evening of last week with the request that it lie published in the .Sfitu'i'tnL Mr. I.amlxrt took the ninnu scrijt stating that he would consider as to whether he would publish it or not He, later in the week, returned it to me, saying that he did not see fit to publish iu In justii-e to all parties concerned, I now ask that you give it space in the columns of the IlKRAi.n. Respectfully, K. P. Saylor. AX EXPLANATION. M R. KniToit: Permit me to submit the following explanation relative to the "meal ticket" feature of your article in last week's S'tul'i,-I. I am eorivervmit with the matter, and therefore offer this explanation. First I want to say that no "meal tick ets" were issued at all, only a few cards were given to some iarties for private use, and not for puiilie (listril.ulion. It is not true that they were"frec!y"tistrili nied. It was an arrangement between a few friends, prompted by the kindest feciiujr-. And. further. I want to say that neither Fred. W. Iiiseckcr, nor any of his im mediate friends, knew anything whatev er of such an arrangement. And surely, no sane man would for one moment think that I Ion. J. II. I-ongeneckcr had any connection with the matter, except iu the iinS'orttiuate manner to be referred t, which ua wholly without purpose or meaning, save, as a mark of identification, and to prevent duplication of toe cards. The stamping of those cards was as inno ecntly done as anything ever was done. I eni hat i. -aily deny thai the cards w.re given with a psirp.iso or vie a to iiiilu encc any one to vote. Further. I wiil say that neither Mr. Iliesockt-r, nor any of ids friends, contributed one cent t-r.v-ardthisiitUe private enterprise. There were only fifty cards issued. I am indeed sorry that that particular stamp was used in marking the cards, but it was, as we have already said, ttioughticsly, carelessly, innocently, done, without purpose or motive what ever, save k a mark of identification. If the laliored effort on the part of the Stmut'inl to magnify this evident inno cent affair into an lertl of designing politicians could have been anticipated, it would not have occurred, and the honored name of J. II. Iymgcr.ecker would not have teen made so conspicu ous in couuection with an affair of w hica he knew nothing whatever. The si.iM'l'iM having referred to the Pmilionotary'a offices the place where the stamp is kept, (other office have it too) and personally kiiowimr inst how the matter -ctirred', I feel it my dutv to make this statement in vindication of Hon. J. II. iAmenecker aud Mr. ltie- se-ker. To the foregoing I am willin? to mnkn affidavit at any time if need be. frankly, I a ish to Hay that I am will ing at any time to acknowledge and ex plain a mistake, and also to exonerate from Name or responsibility those whom I know to lie wrongfully accused. It was a mistake, much to lie reirrettwt to have those few cards laltelel as they were, Imt surely, it was unwise and nn kind for the ;uw lir-i to portray it after the manner it was done. - Respectfully. F. P. Savlor. Mr. Depew Tslkt. Xkw York. April 12.-Cornelii:s Van- derbilt aud Channcey M. Ik-pew return ed to-day from their swing around the country, and their first visit to California. Mr Itepew, iu discussing their trip, said to-day: "When we first got into California it was made mighty plain to us that if we came there as railroad men and tourists we would liesureofa glorious welcome, but if we came there with anti -McKinley sentiment things would be different. 1 found that protection was the uppermost sentiment in California, Ctah and Ari zona. There is a passion for protection in all those States; for fruit in California, and for wool and cattle in the grazing .State. The anxiety for protection wilt prevent any Kplit in the Republican party in tbe free silver States. There is simply a hunger and a passion for protection. I didn't fiud a Democrat, except one, in San Francifcco." ( C.tel-t U T Xiiiew, A k no. O., April ft. The mystery of the triple murder at the Stone residence in Tallmadge has at last been solved beyond doubL Romulus Cotelle, alias John Smith, ex-hired man, has twice confessed to committing the crime. Detectives Doran and Decelle, of Clove -land, and Prosecutor Wanamaker, of this city, after questioning him for six hours yesterday finally got a partial con fession. This morning ho wai again questioned and confessed everything. IJe told how he went to the housevplaced the ladder against an upper window and after looking in, descended and entered a door down stairs. He went to the room of Mr. and Mrs. Stone and slruek them on the head with a ball baL He then went up stairs aud struck the hired man. As he came from the hired man's room he heard Kmma Stone moving in her room and went in and hit her. Just as he had struck her, her sister Hattie came to the door and he felled her with ono blow. lie then went back to tho hired man's room, and going through his pock ets, found a jack knife. He took the knife and went down stairs and most brutally hacked aud mutilated the body of Mr. Stono. After he had done this he went back up stairs to the room occupied by Flora and Hattie Stone, and finding the door locked, broke it iu only to find that Hat tie Stone had gone for help. On leaving this he went down stairs aud made his escape. When questioned as to tne mo tive for his horrible deed, he saiil that he was in love with Flora Stone. The base ball bat, covered with blood slaius, and the mask he wore, were found in the wood shed of the house where he was staying. Boy Murderert Sentenced. Dcluth, Minn., April 11. The young est murderers Minnesota has ever known were sentem-ed to-day to be hanged at the county jail in this city on a date to be fixed by Governor Cloogh. The boys are Joseph Soular aud William Verril, aged 14 years, and their crime was the cold blooded murder of Samuel Demars, a TO year old resident of Diwabie, near here, some weeks ago, for a few dollars the old man had. They came upon their Tlctim in the woods, while they were hunting, and each fired several bullets into the un fortunate man. The parents of tho pris oners were in court when the sentence was prououueed, aud were so overcome that they had to be removed. Poor Indeed! There are degrees and kinds of poverty, Just as there sre differences of opinion among those who compute and measure poverty and riches by different stand ards. Some men deem themselves poor IsM-ause they are less ri-h than others, again there are comparatively .poor people who are satisfied with a compet ence. There is a kind of poverty for which no amount of wealth can compen sate, namely, a poverty of Lssljly stamina, evinced by nervousness and a- derauge mentf the functions of digestion, bilious secretion and the bowels. To restore vigor upon a permanent basis there is one remedy that fully covers the require ments, "fills the bill," and this is Hostetter's Stomach Ritters. Hy restor ing digestion, giving a healthful impulse to the aion of the bowels aud liver and tranquillizing the nerves, it fulfills the condition necessary to, a resumption of strength by the system. It also over comes malaria and rheumatism. Ball And Chain For Trampi. Rf.i.i.kfostf, April 11. At the meet ing of the liorough council it was decided that, in order to get rid of the large num ber of tramps who have of late leen in festing Rellefonte, to arrest and fine every man, and all those unable to pay the fine are to lie turned over to the street commissioner, hobbled with a ball ami chain and put to work on the streets until the fin e is worked out. This deci sion was put in the shape of an ordinance ami received the indorsement of Chief Burgess William K. (iray. Settle Up. Our itooks of a.-counts we w ill do away with entirely from date of April 1, lWKi. We therefore notify all persons indebted to us to call promptly and settle either by cash or note, as by the above date we want all accounts closed, Ferxer Bros. Beaten With Hickory Switches. Georgetown, Del., April 12. The April term of the Superior and General Sessions Courts was in session here last week. " Martha Cannon, colored, who pleaded guilty to stealing Mrs. Thomas It Wil son's wedding dress, was sentenced to three months in jail. James Cavanaugh, James Munda and Frank Connors, in dieted for breaking into the store of John I. Windsor, near Delmar, were convicted and each sentenced to 'Jti lashes, an hour in the pillory and three years imprison ment The punishment of pillory and ladies was inflicted upon them yesterday in the jail yard, and all three suffered severely. The Sheriff administered the whipping with stout hickory withes, whi.-h flayed their backs iu a painful manner. The Rock wood Normal will open April 27, and continue for nine weeks. P. S. Wn.f, Rock wood. Pa. Cyclone Upsets a Barn. Rki C.ori. Net)., April 12. A wind storm with the violence of a cyclone visited this section early hist evening. In the country it was severe. n llie farm of Andrew I law ley a tarn was blown over burying Ha icy and his little girl, crushing the child's shoulder and leg. The lather was seriously injpred. The damage to property is thotignt to lie large, lut rcx:rts are meagre. Constipation is a deadly enemy to health; Burdock Blood Bitters is a dead ly enemy to constipation. Oleo Banished at Last. IlARRisiit Ro. Pa., April 11. The war of extermination against oleomargarine made in Chu-ago, which has been going on in Pennsylvania for years, will end on April 15. On that 'date the Pure Food CVniinisMoneis have lieen notified the sale of oleomargarine will cease Armour A Co., and-other makers have sent notices to all their supply houses that r.o niie will le fold, and if the dealers have ary rn hand it will lie taken back. The mils ngnirst the Armour pr. pie were piling up until they decided it was cheaper to quit. It is aaid that the State College at Rellefonte used oleo and the scperinlei dent of tLe f'airy there could not tell it from good butter. It is aid that an effort ill l e made to change the law at the next s-ecsion .f the Legis lature. Love Affair's Tragic Outcome. There is a sensation at Gold Hill, Rowan county. X. C, cm tod by the shooting of MKs Frances Trextor by her father. She had a sweetheart, who took her to church. Her father, who opposed their conrUhip, g .t a gun and awaited their return, intending to kill her lover. She returned aic.no, however, and her father tol.' her how he had intended to kill her lover if he had come w ith her, when the g-.in was discharged aud the entire load entered her thigh, tearing It to pieces. Some lielieve the shooting was not accidental. Wanted. I w ant cash or cattle forg-vvl improved land in this vicinity. Wild land if de sired. My prices are reasonable ; yours must lie. Geo. L. Bei-ket, Wessington, S. I). HOMES WS.XTTEV COfE8810. Ins Most Famont Murderer f ModeraTtaui Relates the Details of 27 Horrible Batch. erit. rilil.AHEl.rHiA. April 11. H. Homes, w ho committed eleven murders, and la suspected of as many more, has given out the full confession of his crimes, wrltton by himself, which has long been expect ed. In prefacing his confession, Homes state that his object is to raise money for the education of his boy. At the outset he confesses to 27 murders, aud then pro ceeds to relate the most horrible details w ith perfect slanJnn. "I was born w ith the devil in me,"saya he. "I could not help the laet that I was a murderer no moie than the poet can help the inspiration to aoug, nor the am bition of an intellectual man to be great I was born w ith the evil one standing as my sponsor beside the lied w here I was ushered into the.world, and he has lieea w ith me since. "The inclination to murder came to me as naturally as the inspiration to do right comes to the majority of persons. Where other's hearts were touched with pity, mine Ailed with cruelty, and wherein others the feeling was to save life, I reveled iu the thought of destroying the same. "Not only that I was not satisfied in taking it in the ordinary way. I sought devices strange, fantastical, and even gro tesque. It pleased my fancy. It gave ma play to work my murderous w ill, and I reveled in it w ith tho enthusiasm of an alchenrist w ho is hot on tho trail of the philosopher's stone. "This inclination came to me early in life. I remember w hen a mere lad, my ambition was to study medicine, that I might know the relative effects of poison ous gasses ; that I might fully become ac quainted w ith their uses and learn to be an expert in handling them. "I am convinced," he declares "that since my imprisonment I have changed woefully and gruesomely from what I formerly was iu feature and in figure. If you look at my picture, when I was first taken into custody iu Boston' nearly two yeais ago, and look at my face now, you may begin to oliserve something of what I mean. "I mean, in fact, that my features are assuming nothing more or less than a pronounced sataniral cast; that I have become atllicted with that disease, rare but terrible, with which physicians are acquainted, but over w hich they seem to have no ooutrol whatever. That disease is a malformation or distortion of the osseous parts, causing deformity so mark ed that in many cases men are made ?o assumolikenesses to the inferior animal." When he began, be admits himself, he w as ruthless, and never once halted until he took 27 lives. "And I would have cemmitted six other murders," he added "had not certain occurrences intervened.'? Possibly one of the worst, most brutal, revolting and - disgusting crimes this arch-mutilator ever committed was one he speaks of in a chapter devoted io his Uiy the sou of his first wife. With the utmost alaindoii, aud w ith here and there an expressed sigh of regret Holmes then tells how he went through the operation of lacerating his own son. Continuing, Homes reveals all the de tails of a score or more murders as calm ly and remorsely as he committed them. He had murder reduced to a science; carefully planned and executed each atrocious crime w ith more precision than the last. He played no favorites. Men, women, children, were all the same to him ; he was a professional murderer, who loved his business as much for its own sake as for a means of livelihood. ''Bob" Ingersoll at Church. CmcAoo, 111., April 12, With a pre lude including the pronouncing of an in vocation, the reeating of the lord's Prayer in unison; the residing of the teuth chapter of I .tike, the singing of a hosanna of "Nearer My Gsl to Thee" and "America," Colonel Itoliert G. Ingersoll stepped to the rstrum of the Church Militant this morning and for nearly.two hours expounded to the congregation his views upon, "How Mankind Could Be Reformed." The Church Militant is composed of the major portion of the former adherents of the Fullerton Avenue Presbyterian Church, one of the strongest congrega tions of that denomination in the city, and who, with their pastor, Rev. Dr, John Rusk, branched oiT into an inde pendent organization some months since, as a result of oppsition of the minority of the congregation to the introduction of radical changes iu the conduct of the ser vices, including the use of an instru mental orchestra and the attachment to the church of employment, hospital, club house and other guilds. As Colonel Ingersoll stepped on the rostrum he was welcomed w ith applause. With tho suggestion that while his hearers and himself might lie traveling lifferent roadsvthey were all trying to add to human joy aud happiness, he took as his next text thequotation from Shake speare, whom lie characterized as "the greatest of human lieings;" "There is no darkness but ignorance," and for two hours spoke upon tho necessity of arbitra tion aa sulistitute for war, the need for new methods in the treatment of crimi nals the desirability of the occupancy of the-prairies of the West for homes as a panacea for tenement systems, the ques tion of divorce, the relations of capital and labor and the need of reform iu the education of children. Posr Grain Crops in Prospect Rki.lefonte, Pa., April 12. Every indication now points to the fact that throughout central Pennsylvania the grain crops this year will lie the smallest known in many years. Rejsirts from all over this and adjoiuing counties confirm this helitf. The reasons that tho con tinued drouth of last fall kept the grouu d so dry that the grain did not get a good start until the cold weather of tho winter set in, and then, there lieing no snow to protect it and the severe freezing coming on, every field of wheat was "winter killed." The clover and grass seeds sown last fall suffered the same fate, and under tho most favorable conditions from now nntil harvest this year's hay crop in this section cannot be more than half the yield of lat year. Many agriculturists are predicting large spring crops, such as corn and oats, but it is yet too early to speak of these with any show of jndg ment From the present appearances of the budding of the fruit trees, there is every reason to believe this year's fruit crop will lie an enormous one, unless the same be hurt by late frosts. Blood means sound health. With pare, rich, heaUhy blood, the stomach and di gestive organs will be vigorous, and there wiil be no dyspepsia. Rheumatism and Neuralgia will be unknown. Scrofula and Salt Rheum will disappear. With pare fo) Yonr nerves will be strong, and yours leep soand, sweet and refreshing. Hood's Sarsaparilla makes pure blood. That is why it cures so many disecscs. That is why ho many thousands take it to cure di3oase, retain good health and prevent sickness aud suCering. Remember Ml Sarsaparilla Is the Ono True P.lood Purifier. $1; six tor$& Hood's Pills take, easy to operate. Sc. (Q flctnres Tlthoat Light ICm iikstkiC P.. April 10. Karnest Whisler, an amateur protographerof Ito chfter, has succeeded in" making pict ures w ithout the assistance of any kind of light whatever. His experiments were conducted as r llowa: In tho dark room a coin was fastened to an ordinary photo graphic plate, which was then wrapped in an ordinary piece of cloth, taken to the power house of the F.lectric Light Com pany and placet! on top of one of the dynamos, in use there, where it was left for two hours. The apparatus was .then taken back to the dark room ami the plate developed, when an image of tbe coin w as found on the plate. While the image waa not very distinct, Mr. Whisler hopes to secure more satisfactory results in the near future. During tho whole operation nothing but the ordinary red light touched the plate, and it is therefore evident that the results obtained are due solely to some electrical force. Potatoes ia Plaoe'of Coal. C'AXANnAlol A, X. Y., April 9. Pota toes are soVheap that farmers are throw ing them away. One man is burning them iu his stove, and says they make a very hot and steady tire. At some auc tions of farm property held lately tubers sold at 21 cents a bushel, and in many in-staii-es no bids could be secured. I'enn Van, X. Y., April !. A farmer of Italy Hill is disposing of his potato crop in a novel way. He liegins by having a good bed of coal in the fire box of his coal stove, aud then feeds the feeder with piUtocs, w bieh as they desceud into the C repot become kiln-dried, and, it is claimed, throw out an excellent heat Potatoes are worth about f2 per ton, aud coal i-i. An Elopement Off. llKKNU AN. Texas, April !. At 2:10 this morning, on the depot platform at MHlickan, a man named John Brooks shot and killed his daughter Mollie and also shot her sweetheart A. C. Wor rells, just as they were about to board a northbound passenger train for' Bryan, where they were going to lie married. After the shooting Brooks went to the Ruck quarry, near Millikan, and sat dow u on a lsix of dynamite which ho ex ploded and blew himself to atoms. Xoth ing but his legs and feet were found. Refused Credit And Died. Terrk Hai-tk, Ind., April 10. John X. Phillips, ex-County Recorder, shot and killed himself yesterday at his home in the suburbs. He hail asked for a fur ther lino of credit from a wholesale grocery house and had been refused. Phillips kept a store at the city limits, aud left a long list of outstanding ac counts. SPECIFIC For scrofula. "Since childhood, I have been afflicted with scrofulous lioils and sores, which caused me terrible suffering. Physicians were unable to l.elp me, and 1 only grew worse under their care. At length, 1 began to take AYER'S Sarsaparilla,' and . very soon grew bet ter. After using half a dozen liottles I was completely cured, so that 1 have not ha 1 a boil or pimple on any part of my body for the last twelve years. I can cordially recommend Ayer's Sarsa parilla as the very ls-st blood-purifier in existence." ;. T. Kki.miart, Mycrsville, Texas. TEZ 0KIY WORLD'S FATS Sarsaparilla Ayer's Ciierrj Pectoral cares Cocjhi asJ Ca' Imarch SRIGHT ON go from shop to shop examine good then price them-after you've J In -en all around you 11 liinl yon can J buy THKIiHSTCHEAPKST here- J we do not sell or keep flimsy, shod- dy, cheap goods. Handsome Hats. Are in vogue this year. Csually $ $ in the lead as to headwear. This year is no exception. The liest shapes of the town are found HKRK. And we are pushing thorn right out. J We're not given to bluffing don't do iiusmess that way but we claim to do the hat business of the town. Prii-es do that for us. Show every X block in stiff goods. Alpines in col- J ors. Pull shapes in plenty. Crush A hats for fatigue wear. Your X EXT J hat ought to come from US as a trial. See what you can do. J V. S. Kimmell j Hatter and Furnishinas. 2 Jos. Home & Co. 4,000 yards...... Sounds like a lot ! So it is. but 'twill dwindle fast just as soon as out of-town customers realize the worth of these All Wool and Silk and Wool (New -j spring ( Suitings. LOT 1. Fine all-wool, ) inch Ilrown, Tan and Blue mixtures stylish, closely Woven fabric fair representatives of the high-class and high-cost imported ftuffe actual worth. 75o a yd. A bar gain purchase made to sell, 50 cents a yard. LOT 2. 41-inch har.dsomo Silk and Wool Mixed Suitings, in new Spring Col oringsGreen, Tan, fjrey, etc im ported to sell at 81.00 a yard. We named our own price to tho anxions-to-seli importer, he accepted, and here they are: 75c a yard, at a saving of 2.V per yd. to every buyer ! Will you w rite ahou thesoor any other piece goods you may wish samples from ? Our Mai! Order Department will lie glad to serve you. Our New Spring and Summer 1S96 Catalogue off press, and ia yours for the asking FREE! Send address, PENN AVE. & FIFTH ST, PITTSBURG, PA. 1872 1896 Gicm f, Flour, Grain & Feed Dealers, April R, '00. SOMERSET, PA. Grass Seeds Are in demand and we have in stock a large supply of Fancy RECLEANED CLOVER & TIMOTHY at bottom figures for cash or country pro duce in exchange Always anticipating tbe wants of tho Fancy and Staple GROCERY TRADE, : : : m we carry in stock a line Unsurpassed in Somerset County, and you till never find yourself in want if you buy your supplies at our H E A lx H T A ltT K US SToKK where you will find our shelves and e si li ters well stocked with a full line of the most desirable 'foods and Pure Food Product. "17E desire your special attention to the eud that you may try our lead ing brands of coffee, namely : "f'liaso f; Sanliorns" Tyvme It-iasted la. anTHeir S:d brand. M'x-li snd Java, in two muu1 hi in, which was served exclusively at the World's Fair. Also, Iiilworth's lJrunswiek High fJrade, together w ith a full line of A r buckles, Lion, Jersey and Enterprise package coffees. With a Full Line Of- Scrub Brushes, Ilmoms, Buckets, Dust Brushes, Scouring Soaps, Ac, we are prepared to supply you -with the necessary articles for Housecleaning. TUST received a large shipment of the , liest Hard Water Soap m the market, which we will sell 7 Ban for 25 Coats, or by the box 100 Three-quarter Found Bars for S3.25. Competition don't figure at these prices, which may not last long, therefore the trade can't afford to jniaa this bargain. Just Unloaded -300 BARRELS SALT. Which we will sell at a priceunpro cedentedly low. Is.n't buyuulil you have ascertained bur prices. WE ara receiving and aclling the larg est shipments of Lake Fish that come to the town simply lsjcause our prices are Iiw, Loer, Ijowcst. "7F always have in stock a full line of Assorted Feeds, Oil Meal, Lime, Cement, 1'Iaster, Hair, Oil, Ac, together with tho follow ing well-known brands of Flour at the very lowest prices : WORLD'S FA I It SOl'VEMER, PILLSISCKY'S BKST, and his latest brand, MAtJNKT, which Is uuepualed. JVJitrEKS BOSS, JENKINS VIENNA, SCH UM Am EllS FAMOUS. FRENCH FLAti, And a number of the liest and most pop ular Home Brands. Seeiag is Believing. Call and See. COOK & BEERITS New Spring Goods ARE NOW On Sale! And wc arc now prepared to show the largest aud mo.et desirable stock of New Spring DRY GOODS, NOTION?, CARPETS, RUGS, PORTIERE, LACE CURTAIN'S, ETC., In the County at prices that can't be compared. Our New Spring Stock of Ladies' aittFanallaists. Capes & Coats, arc very desirable and at prices to suit all. OUR CARPET DEPARTMENT u full of new Spring Goods in all the new and desirable pat terns and best make?. Also a handsome line of RUGS, PORTIERS, LACE CURTAINS, WINDOW SHADES, Etc. Of every description arc now on ea'e. and we are prepared to offer gn at bargains in every department Parker & Parker. New Spring Ms fe.A.E.Uhl. NEW SPRING GOODS. NcV est styles in all kinds of goods and lowest prices. A full line of Cashmere and Serges in all qualities. Splendid assortment of Black Wool, Worsted and Mohair Dress in Brocaded and Novelty. Styles, suited for dresses and skirts A big stock of . newest styles of Novelty Dress Goods, ranging in price from 12 1-2 cts to $1 a yard. GREAT variety of Silks and Silk and Wool Plaids, Ac, for waists & dresses. Wash Goods for desses and waists, including Swisses, Lawns, Percales. Dimities, Crepes, Moire, Chintzes, Chcviotte Prints, Ginghams, Seersuckers, &c. Splend id values in Table Linens, Towels, Napkins, Table Covers, Bed Spreads, Portiers, Furniture Da mask Silk and Silkolinc Draperies and Cushions. LADIES' Dress Skirts ami' Shirt ' Waists. Ladies' Spring Capes in Velvet, Silk and Cloth. Ladies' Night Dresses, Corset Covers, Skirts and Chemise. A handsome assort ment of New Lace Collars and Dress Yokes. Infants Long and Short Dresses, Long and Short Coats and Sacks. Great variety of Children's Mull and Lace Caps and Hats. NEW Style Buttons, Silk?,Gioips, Ribbons, Laces, Sec, for dress trimmings. A large variety of Cambric, Swiss and Nansook Em broidery iu white and colors. Linen Sheeting, Stamped Linen and Embroidery Silk. A large assort ment of Lace Curtains cheap. Also Curtain Swiss and Scrim. LARGEST stock of new Millin ery Goods. All the latest styles. A large assortment of Lace and Button Guaranteed Kid Gloves. Fast Colored Stockings in Black and colors for Ladies', Misses', Children, Men and Boys.. Best dark, blue and light calicoes, 5 ets. Wool and Cotton Carpet Chain. Mrs. A 13. UHL. SALE FINE LINENS Every woman knows the superior mer it of J. X. Kiehardu'g Sena A On ifeir Linens. The finest and lest made iu Belfast, Ireland, where they've been making Linens for over a hundred year, and have a world-wide reputation for pro ducing choice honest g-sid. We Umght over Five Thousand I Milan worth of FINE TABLE CLOTHS AND NAPKINS alone, on such bais as permits our sell ing them at the maker's price as follows : FINE TABLE CLOTHS - yards wide and 2 vards lorg, Jtt.i1. ttt.7. ft.Mi'and 4 .iV. 2 yards wiife him! -Jl yard lone. f."m. H..VI, ami JIu.mil 2 yard wide and 3 yard long, s.i.il. Ji ;-, fs.:i ami S'.. "m. 2 yards wide snd III v;rd long. fY;m ?U.V, J.;), Si .Vi.'f !o.m and f 1 1..V. 2 yards wide and 4 Vitrds long, Su-Vi, f7.."iil mid ??i.i Please do not confound these with ordi nary Linens, a they are quite thtler. t.t and much liettcr. 21 yard wide and 2J yard lon-, f-Vful, S7.u, $ui aud i!2.U). 21 yards wide and 3 var.ls long. Sll.'iio and $U..ji. 2 yard wide ami ."A vards long. , 1i).m, ll.."io. $i3.Mand ?17.mi. 2J yard wide and 4 yard long, SU. Sll.utand SM.Ml. The Napkin match most of the Cloths, hnt you can get either Cluth or Napkii.s separately. Five-eights size Xnpkins, $L oil, J-'l7- and ft.7. a dozen. Three-quarter size Napkin. $Ti.3. S7.00, and SH.2. a dozen. This is a great opportunity to replenish yonr Linen Closet, and we hope to re ceive your Mail i trders for them. Send for samples of Iress Coods. Suit ings, Silks, Fine Wash tiood. BOGGS & BUHL, Allegheny. Pa. : Facts About : FURNITURE We can inform the trade and public a largo that wo have come out victori ous in our d eid with the furniture manufacturers of Michigan. We got all we asked for in the way of lir gains, consequently all we expected, what more do we want? We only want the trade to know that our line is let ter in every respect now than ever!e fore and that wr are going to contin ue selling Furniture on a very low liasis. $25 and $28.00 win buy a oiid Oak Suit for tho bed room, containing six pieces, made and finished iu the very latest styles, $13 and $20.00 takes from onrflooi a nice suit, either in Antique or Im itation Walnut finish. $28 and $30.00 pays for a nieeover stuffed or wood-frame suit for the par lor, upholstered in Broeatelle, Silk, Tapestry and Tlush. $15 and $20.00 takes one cf the same style suits upholstered in Tap estry. $1.80, $1.90, $2.00. Nice ReedUock ers l(!th century finish very orna mental for the porch. $9 and $15.00 buys a solid Oak Side lioard. . . C. fl. c II 3, OFFROTH 606 Main Cross Street, Somerset, - Pa. EVERY DAY Brings Something Nev , A Riding or Walking Spring Tooth Ilarro - Xo dragging of frame on the ground. TLe ligMo?t .-luff. v;-i .. itself of tra.-h as ea.ily a.? a Lay rake. Ham a- : .- v-. ' a man on a- others do without a lou i. CALL AND SEE IT. WE GUARANTEE IT THE IN THE WORLD. " 1 Sold onTrhil. T J. B. Holderbaurn, Somerset, Pa. 1 OTlEFrTc) IT IS A GREAT CCMFCRT NQ5 The New Capello Rance. WE sell the NEW CAPELLO RANGE, jmaranteed the L; ar,il Range of its class on the market. It Las very l.ir ! -. en?, heavy grate?, lining and tops. Bukinr and R.iatir.c .:;: the highest a? thousand of diily users can te.t;lV. J: v -the best buy a FEW CAPELLO. : : ALSO A FULL LINE OF : GRANITE, COPPER & TINWARE Milk Can?, icreen Doors and Window?, Ice Cream Free--oil ::; Gasoline Stoves. Call and see us. Respectful!;. P. A. A CHANCE TO QUIIsTN'S, 134 & 136 Clinton St., - - JOHNSTOWN, FA Are Selling 2,500 Fur Capes for 612,50. 1,000 Ladies' Jackets for S5.00. And Other Waiter Goods in Proniioi James Quimi. 1817. (jet it at Reliable Drug Store. Your Wants Can Be Supplied With PURITY, ACCURACY AND DISPATCH. Our large ptock of goods is complete throughout. Any i'KCIAl-T: wanted we will order with promptness. Physicians' Prescriptions Carefully Compounded a! i Hs Pure Wines and Liquors, ron xe:icinal purposes oly. Benfcrd's Drug Store, G. W. BENFORD, Manager. .Jff'OlTW of Pr. S. M. ZWI1 in rear of Store, u here lie will :i;t i 1 Saturday .f eaoh wet-It. Kemeiuber that wenre llemliiuarten for Bitot A, ShtH5i. KublH'-i-M, Slip pers anil everything ia the h.e line from the sinulkt article up to the lursent all tf the reliable, never-rip, water-tight rt ut tho lowest prices. OUR MOTTO : ' PERFECT FITTING SHOE3 AT PERFECT FITTING PRICES. REPAIRING A S?Cl ALTY Ceorgo P, Stein & Co., TOO Main Cross St., t SOMERSET. PA. ' to a ti iy h.. :- , a L"t ... The Clrdcei a St;i a- ar -'.:r l .ik. --r-u.-:. v. N..:- 1 f.,r -coil v Hi-Hi-, ii- : Kv-rytiiiej j. t;... l'i:i:n:. i:, m.vi j Their cb-ariyin. Their ectl ".iv k.i', . A I. ..- J. B. Ho!derb-m SOMERSET. 1 SCMELL, SOMERSET. ?X MAKE MONEY iSc Benf ord's OLD Wanted : V" -.' ix. I.ii' lnsur:ii:'TM'tM:i,a'i . -! xv Ayrnt, i i.ucn.I t.i, i. ' ;"- Make CovT Fay. . Uatisthet;e iv of keeping cors unless you make money with them? No other 4. J sUnd a waste of from :5 w 50 per cent, and the iutf business will not. Vo3 waste that much butter by pan skimming. C'e' 3 Safety IIaxd Se?aratck and save it. c,.oit p. m. sntnM.11 wos: cvf-
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