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The Somerset Herald
STABU8BCD 1827.
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Tub SoMBicarr IIk&ald,
Sobbbsbt, Fa.
f F. UHL, Jr.,
I ATOK.NLV A NOTA.B.Y PCBUG
Sjoinerset, Pa,
81 - tj. e CjT. J'-'i R ? pet
UUFUd K. MEYERS,
AXiUiOi fc i-Al-LAW,
tiili. In Scott's botueraet, I'enn'a.
La building, 2d floor,
business entrusted to bis ear will be at
tiiurtl i Willi pruuijuie and naclily.
A. L. ii. HAY. & W. WALKER.
II'
f AV i WALKER,
ATTOltN'EYS-AT-LAW'.
and NUTAKY l'LHUQ
burners. Pa,
Oor oiloslle Court House.
HI). B. SCULL,
i AlTVULNtl'-AT-LAV,
o. ITU rounb tit, Pittaburc Pa.
x A. liEKKEY,
J . Al 1U10.EY-AT-LAW,
Somerset Pa
Offl.-e abore Fisher's Book Store.
UAUYEY M. BERKLEY,
A ITOitA li X -Ai -LA w,
boiuersel, Pa.
t21oe Iu First National Bank.
A.
C. 1I0LBEIIT,
AllVtOtl-Al-iJlW,
bouierset. Pa.
Oflice in the Cook a Bet-rite Block, up stair.
. EOKGE R. SCULL,
J AiTUlOitY-AT-UAW,
Somerset, l'a.
17KE1JL W. HIESECKEK,
X ATloK.Y-Ai-LA,
teouiersel. Pa.
Office In Printing House Row, opposite Court
Uouse.
J.
R. SCOTT,
A 1 tOU E Y-AT-LA W,
tSouiertet, Pa,
J. KOOSER,
AIIUKNEY-AT-LAW,
bouieraet, Pa,
V. li. KOuNTZ. J. O. OGLE.
KOONTZ it OGLE,
A'riUKSEYS-AT-LA'W,
butnerset, Pa.
ill give prompt attention to business en
1 j-ieU 10 Uicir care iu noiiierset auu adjoining
uuulm. utile ui Print iiouac Ituw, oppusil
lie Court liouse
7"ALENTINE HAY,
ATI URN t Y-AT-LA W ,
Somerset, Pa.
Vlao Dealer in Rttil Estate. Will atu-ud to
a . L?uMt entrusted to hiscare with prompt
ness lUu tlUeilCy
JOHN U. UHL,
ATi'uKA EY-AT-LA W,
Somerset, Pa
Will promptly attend to all business en-t-asu-d
to huu. "uvy advanced ou collec
tions, Ac Ullice iu Mainiuoui Block.
JOHN O. KIMMEL,
AliuRfci-AT-LAW,
Somerset, Pa,
Will attend to all business entrusted to his
esre 'n tomersel and adjoiuiug cou ..Cea, with
promptness and Odelity. Uflier on aiain Croaa
suvel, above CuStiotb' Grocery Store.
JAMES L. PUGH,
ATTuitN E Y-AT-LA W,
bonieraet. Pa.
Office In Mammoth Block, up ataira. En-tn.ua-
on Main Cruan atreet. CollecUona
rsd-, esLaleK eltled. titlea eaanilned. and all
ltgi l.uiuw attended to with promptness
aud Ddelity.
A. J. COLBORN. L. C COLBORS.
COLBOIlN & COL BORN,
J ATTUKNEYS-AT-LAW,
tSouiemet, Pa.
All bnsineiui entrusted to our care will be
pnmipiiy and faithfully attended to. Colleo
t.oue uiade in honierwrt, Bedford and adjoin
ng counties, tsurveying and oonveyauciuf
jne on reatouaOle terms.
HL. BAER,
ArrURNEY-AT-LAW,
Homerset, Pa.
Will practice in Somerset and adjoining
eouuliea. All buninew entrusted to hiui wiU
rweive prompt attention.
A H. COFFROTH. W. IL RCPPEL.
COFFROTH A RUPPEL,
J ATTURN E Ysi-AT-LA W,
Homerset, Pa.
All business entrusted to their care will be
(pwliiraud puuvtually attended to. umce
on Main Croe street, opposite Mammoth
Biock.
JW. CAROTHERS, M. D.t
PU VsilCIAS ASD sL"RGbOX,
Somerset, Pa.
Office on Patriot Street, opposite C B.
Ctiurch.
lit calls at office.
DR. P. F. SHAFFER,
PHYSICIAN asu (SURGEON,
Somerset, Pa.
Tenders liU prof.nsional services to the eiti
ns of Somerset and vicinity. Ufllce corner
M.uii Cross and Patriot street.
DR. J. M. IOUTHER,
PHYSICIAN akd SCRGEON,
Cfflce on Main street, rear of Irug tore.
D
R. H. S. KIMMELL,
Tenders his professional services to the elti-
s-ns of Somemet and vicinity. Lnless pro
tionally engaged he can be found at his of
fice un Main 1 East of liiamoud.
DR. J. 8.M(MILLEN,
(Graduate in Ueotistry.)
Gives special attention to the preservation
of tue natural teeth. Artihcial seta Inserted.
Aii operations guaranteed satisfactory. Office
In the rooms over L. H. lavis A Co's store,
eoruer Main Cross and Patriot streeta.
C. H. COFFROTH,
Funeral Director.
Offi tm Main Cronu SL Rt-sideuoe,
340 Patriot St.
pRAXK B. FLUCK,
Land Sm-vej'or
AND VISING ENGINEER. Llstie, Ia.
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nient, I'litshurg. I'a makes a specially of
manufacturing for the Domestic
. trade the finest brands of
Iljminating5t Lubricating Oils
Naphtha & Gasoline,
That can be made from Petroleum. We chal
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If you wish the most uniformly
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IN THE
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lor ours. Trade for Somerset and Ylelnl
ty supplied by
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TREABE KOOHER,
, ftotosrset, P.
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VOL. XLIV. NO. 50.
99ioo Pure
Ivory Soap is used in Ibe kitclicu of Diuiug Cars, because
the odor arising from a common soap in hot water is objection
able in a car. Is the odor any less objectionable ia your bouse?
Txt PsocTt A Gas in Co. Cavn.
THE-
First National Bank
Somerset, JPenn'a.
Capital, S50.O0O.
Surplus, S22.000.
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AMOUNTS. PATAwLC ON DEMAND.
ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS, FARMERS.
STOCK DEALERS. AND OTHERS SOLICITED
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
LaEI'E . HICKS, GEO. R.SCCLL,
JA ES L. PUGH, W. H. ILLER,
JOHN R. SCOTT, ROBT. S. SCULL,
FRED W. BIESECKER.
mwtRrtWTLL : : PRESIDENT.
VALENTINE HAY, : VICE PRESIDENT.
HARVEY . BERKLEY, . CASHIER.
The funds and securities of this bank are se
curely protected in a celebrat-d CoRLl.sa BUB-
Olab Proof Safk. The only safe made abso
lutely burglar-proof.
The tercet County National
BAN K
OF SOMERSET PA.
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btakUM, 1877. Orn' tl'i "90
CAPITAL,
$50,000
SURPLUS AND UN-
DIVIDED PROFITS 5iy,DUU.
Chas. J. Harrison, - President
Wm. IT. Koontz, - Vice President
Milton J. Pritts, - - Cashier.
Geo. S. Harrison, - Ass't Caibier.
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Directors :
Bam. B. Ilarrison, Wm. En Jsley,
Jewish Speoht, Jonas M. Cook,
John II. Snyder, John Stufft,
Joseph B. Davis Noah S. Miller,
Harrison Snyder, Jerome Stuflt,
Chan. W, Snyder.
CTlStOrnerS OI inisuana will irwiKiircimf
lilteral treatment consistent with safe hankinr-
i ( . 1 . . i -. . .a emu) mimr Mlirt firVMtt
in be accommodated by draft for any
amount. . .
Monev and valuables secured by one of Dle
bold's celebrated safes, with most improved
time lock. . . , ,
. ii.i.n. marfa In .11 iwrla nf thft rnili-d
States. Charpes moderate.
A. H. HUSTON, .
Undertaker and Embalmer.
A GOOD HEARSE,
m
nd everythlnc pertaining to funerals furn
ished.
SOMERSET - - Pa
Jacob D. Swank,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
Next Door Wert of Lutheran Church,
Somerset, - Pa.
Am Now
prepared to supply the public
with Clx-ks, Watches, and Jew
elry of all descriptions, as Cheap
aa the Cheapest.
REPAIRING A
SPECIALTY.
All work guarunteeL .Look at my
stock In-fore making your
purchase.
J. D. SWANK.
ALWAYS
On Hand.
BEST V THE MARKET.
Jarecki Phosphate,
Raisin's Phosphate,
Lime,
Crushed Coke,
Hard Coal,
Salisbury Sft Coal,
At the Old Stand near the Somer
set & Cambria R. R. Station.
'rices Right.
Peter Fink
MrsALUhl.
VJE- SPRING GOODS. New
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 fckirts
A tig 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, Cheviotte Prints,
Ginghams, Seersuckers, Ac. Splend
id values in Table Linens, Towels,
Napkins, Table Covers, Bed
Spreads, Portiers, Furniture Da
mask Silk and Silkoline Draperies
and Cushions.
LADIES' Dress Skirts and 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, Silks,Gimps,
Ribbons, Laces, Ac, for dress
trimmings. A large variety of
Cambric, Swws and Nansook Em
broidery in white and colors.
Linen Sheeting, Stamped Linen and
Embroidery S ilk. 1 large assort
ment of Lace Curtains cheap.
Also Curtain Swiss and Scrim.
LARGEST Ftock 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 E. UHL.
For your Protec
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that this remedy
dm not contain
mercury or any
other injurious
drug.
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SinelL
CATARRH
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A iartlcle Is applied directly Into the n
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gists or by mail.
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drifted uneonsriously into the drink habit and
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SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY,
THE BEYOND.
Beyuid thecriiuson and tbe goA,
Beyond all things tioth new and old;
Beyond (he sunset's fl.-uhlng light.
Beyond the stars that sparkle blight,
Is nature's power.
Ib-yond the false, beyond the Iron,
lleyctnd loan's Mwer to construe.
Beyond sll hopennd clean desire.
Beyond the music In the air.
Ring memory's hells.
Beyond all loss or sordid gain.
Beyond the turmoil and the aln.
Beyond lament and falling tears.
Beyond mistakes of niissM-nt years,
Kate's moulding power.
Beyond the first, beyond the last.
Beyond the milestones of the pust.
Beyond the old love, and the new,
Beyond the dcbU Time owes to you,
Is love's lament.
Reyor.d the ebbing of the tide,
Ik-yond tbe oceans that divide ; -Beyond
the old love and the shore.
Beyond the log book's written score.
Is safety's harbor.
Beyond all passion, uln and strife.
Beyond disorders that are rife.
Beyond the cypress and the pine.
Beyond the battle's well fought line,
Is victory's banner.
Beyond all troubles and all Ills,
Beyond the everlasting hills.
Beyond all wnnt and kecji n-gret.
Beyond the ioor whom we forget
An angel's whisper.
Beyond the peur'y gates that shine,
Beyond the light that sems divine;
Bc-yond tbe tint that nature paints.
Beyond the passing of the saints.
Time's revelation.
Botkm Churier.
THE LIEUTENANT'S STORY.
BY CELESTE A. DOBBIN'S.
It was dismal outside, for the rain
foil unceasingly, but Mrs. Traynor's
dainty drawingroom looked the picture
of comfort that dreary evening. Isal-1-
la, Captain Traynor's young wife, was
herself a picture worth looking at. Hlie
had been the reigning belle of her La
tive city, liefore marrying the nio.t
popular captain in the navy, who,
many years her aenior, van very proud
of hw handsome young wife, who wua
admired by everybody.
The seaport town had long l-en no
ted for its pretty girls and beautiful wo
men, and Mrs. Traynor, too sure of her
own popularity to feel jealouH, was sure
to have Home of them with her. Ou
this particular evening the captain had
brought home half adoen brother offi
cers to help entertain his wife' guests.
They were scattered alsmt the rom,
chatting gayly with the young ladies,
and all of them more or kss jealous of
Lieutenant Ilobert Iirighton, w ho was
the lion of the hour, because he had
only just returned from his first long
cruise, and being one of the fortunate
few who know just how to look and
ttay the unutterable things that are sure
to make one a favorite with the fair
xex, they petted him until he was in a
fair way of I icing sjKiiled, as he had
rather a good opinion of himself and
knew bis own merits in npite of pre
tended modesty.
"There will be no room on board the
the ship for the rest of us. Hob will
be so puffed up with conceit," said one
of the lei favored officers.
"Never mind boys," said the captain,
laughing at their disconsolate faces.
"Your turn will come next ; the ladies
are proverbially fickle, j'ou know, and
then three long years in a foreign laud,
banished from love and lauty, Ls
worth some recompense. Let 1 Job have
his turn uow; yours will come later;
then he can do the growling while you
are taking the prizes. I thiuk we old
settled fellows have the best of it, after
all," he added, w ith a fond glance at
his wife, who looked a very queen
among the group of youth and beauty
by which site was surrounded.
Night had thrown her mantle over
the city at an early hour. The electric
lights twinkled like stars through the
mist, and as the Are iu the old-fashion
ed fireplace (which nothing could in
duce the captain to give up) threw
quaint shadows on the wall, which
bobbed about in a weird, fantastic way,
like mocking spirits from an unknown
world. Mrs. Traynor was about to ring
for lights, but, with one accord, they
all begged her not to spoil the witchery
of the hour by anything so matter-of-fact
as gas light
"Someone tell a ghost story," sug
gested Kffie Dowe, "it's just the time
for one, isn't it, captain?" said she,
poking her saucy little nose into his
face.
"Yes," replied the captain, settling
himself more comfortably in his arm
chair, and giving the fire a poke that
set the shadows to dancing a jig on the
tinted walls right merrily. "We all
think," added he mischievously, "that
as Lieutenant Urighton has alrervly
confessed to his having had several ad
ventures whiie abroad he must tell the
first oc."
"Tell us something thrillingly ex
citing," urged Ik-lie Talby, flashing
her black eyes bewitchingly at the
.handsome lieutenant. -
"Oue of your own love stories would
lie all that, no doubt," said Cora Mc-
Arthur, shaking her blonde head vi
ciously as she noticed the glance re
turned by the wicked Hob to the black-
eyed beauty.
"I asked for a story first," pouted
Eflie, "and we don't want one of his
love stories, for we will have chance
enough before the winter is over to see
and hear plenty of our handsome lieu
tenant's afTkires de eoeur ; won't we,
though?" haid the little tease, pro
vokingly. "All right, then," replied our young
hero, unabashed at being the centre of
attraction. "I will tell you of an ad
venture we had just before we landed
at Yokohoma."
"I say," drawled the incorrigible
Dick Travers, "if Hob's goiug to tell a
ghost story we ought to sit nearer to
gether, don't you know ? for it Is get
ting awfully dark, and, if the young
ladies get frightened, we can hold their
hands to reassure them, don't you
know?"
"Just as if we would let you hold our
hands," chorused the indignant maid
ens.
Oh, you needn't get angry ! you
ought to know that Hob can't hold six
pairs of hands at the same time, and
tell the story, too," said Dick viciously,
"Dick's jealous ; that's all that ails
set
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ESTABLISHED 1827.
him," said Lieutenant Hob, drawing
his chair nearer the fire, as did the
others, as he began bis story.
"I shall tell you a story that is a mix
ture of adventure, In w hich fire, water,
love and jealousy all figure prominent
ly. No, M ias Cora ; it is not one of my
own love affairs ; I ouly wish it were ;
but our lieutenant commander, Clay
ton Ilicd, bt the hero of this tale, and
as he modestly objects to talking of the
matter us au act of .bravery, I for one,
shall tell his story, although his reward
was so great we all felt that he was
paid for tbe pain he Buflercd in doing
that which the rest of us were afraid
to undertake.
"lie rescued a crippled old man, and
the most beautiful young girl I have
ever seen, present Company excepted,
of course. 8lie was a etuuuing beauty.
though," continued the lieutenant ;
"her eyes alone were enough to take any
man captive, and wo all agreed that it
was a shame that Iluid should capture
such a prize, when lie was the least sus
ceptible fellow among us ; he was, iu
fact, considered a woman hater, and he
seemed to shun them' upon every occa
sion, but he got bravely over that after
he rescued the little princess, as we call
ed her. t
"Captain Lamond said that Ik-id
had been one of the jolliest, best liked
fellows in the navy, until an unfortu
nate love affair a few years ago, soured
him so that he was like a different inau,
almost unapproachable to most people
w ho came in contact with him. We
were mighty glad of the change in him,
although he coolly cut us all out with
out an effort, while we were trying our
best to win. That he was the bravest
among us no one disputes, and that is
why he is the hero of this tale of reck
less bravery.
"Whom did you say?' asked Mrs.
Traynor, in a low voice, touching his
arm gently.
"Lieutenant Commander Clayton
Iteid," replied Hob, wondering at the
look of iuteuse jealousy on the fair face
before him, as she asked the question.
"What was this great act of bravery,
that the rest of you dared not do?"
questioned Mrs. Traynor eagerly, draw
ing nearer to tbe story-teller, as if she
were afraid he might lose a word of
he tale in which she seemed to take an
unwonted interest i
"I will tell you," sakl the lieutenant
Several miles out from our lauding at
Yokohama we discovered a small ship,
which had run up the signal of dis
tress, and, upon getting nearer, we
could see she was on fire. The wind
was blowing a gale, and it was no easy
matter to get w ithin reach of the doom
ed vessel, but we made every effort to
do so. The flames were growing fierce,
and there seemed no place where the
small boats could run close to her with
out danger of getting into the tire.
After making several attempts, the
men declared the only way they could
save the jssople who were crying for
help was to have them jump clear of
the fire, and our boats could pick them
up. Most of them did this and were
saved without being hurt, but they
were badly frightened. I
"Thinking the last of the passengers
and sailors were safely earned to the
ship, we were horror stricken to see ou
the upjier deck of the vessel a white
haired old man, standing with his arm
around the shoulders of a young girt.
He seemed to be urging her to jump
and save herself, and she was as firmly
refusing to move. One of the sailors
whom we had picked up, said, 'Oh,
that's the captain and his daughter.
Miss Aline. The captain broke his leg
this morning, so he can't jump aud the
girl won't leave him. They have no
one else in this world ; just them two,'
continued the sailor, 'and they'll die
game, for the young lady's got plenty of
pluck, as well as the captain.'
"liefore the man had finished talk
ing, Commander Ried had drawn his
cap over his ears, and thundered an
order to take him alongside the fated
boat
"You can't get to them now," the
rest of us said.
"I shall do it or perish in the attempt.
I shall save those people at all haz-
zards," replied Ried curtly.
" 'I am afraid your own life will pay
the forfeit, my boy,' the captain said,
but he did not iuterfere with his lieu
tenant commander's orders.
"I should not regret that, captain,
for it is not a life worth living, at best
"The sailors dared not disobey, and
pulled quickly as near the burning
vessel as possible.
"Putting on a heavy pair of leather
gloves to protect his hands from the
heat, Ried sprang like a cat from the
b w of the boat catching at the only
place on the side of the vessel that was
not enveloped in flames, where he could
hold ou to climb to the upper deck,
which was not yet a prey to the fiery
elements. Seizing the old captain,
whose strength was nearly gone, our
brave hero half carried half dragged
him to the only spot now left them for
escajHS.
' 'Follow me,' he said to the plucky
girl w ho had faced death rather than
leave her father to die alone.
"Reaching the place where the small
boats were hovering near as ptissible,
he tied a rope securely around the cap
tain's waist ; then, calling to the men
to catch him, he swung him clear of
the flames, letting him drop into the
waters below, none loo booh. It was
hard lines for a man with a broken leg
to be thus roughly dealt with, but it
was that or roasting alive, and the cap
tain was man enough to feel nothing
but the gratitude due his rescuer.
"'I shall surely save, your child,'
Reid said to the poor father when he
insisted upon his daughter's lK.ing sav
ed first, even if he had to be left to his
fate. Taking the slender young form
in his arms, the lieutenant made a
fearful leap, barely escaping the scorch
ing flames, which seemed like angry
demons cheated of their prey. Down,
down, into the dark waters they sank
closely clasped in each other's arms.
"The sailors and the half craze 1 fath
er were afraid tlrat they had only es
caped the cruel flames to find s grave
In the angry sea, for it seemed a long
time before they arose to the surface,
after that terrible leap for life.
"At last they were seen by the eager
watchers, who lost no time In getting
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them into the boat, and rowing rapidly
to the ship, where ready hands helped
to care for the sufferers. It was not
long before the surgeon had done his
part. The old captain's leg was set,
and he was sleeping from exhaustion.
The daughter had been unconscious
when they -took her from the com
mander's arm, but she was unhurt, and
was given a state room, where she was
ordered by the doctor to get into bed
while her wet clothing was dried and
pressed, as there was no possible chance
to replenish her wardrobe until we
landed, unless, like the new woman,
she was willing to don masculine
attire.
"Until he had seen his charges well
cared for, Ried did not speak of his own
sufferings, which must have been al
most uulicarabie, as his hands and arms
were so badly burned the tears will
never leave them entirely. He had
been obliged to cling to the side of the
vessel, while on his errand of mercy,
and did not dare to let go, even when
the iron bands took the skin off his
hands, burning deep into the flesh.
"We were all full of curiosity alout
the maiden, of whom we had only a
slight glance liefore the inatter-of-faet
doctor spirited here away. That one
glance was enough to show us that she
was a beauty, and we all felt envious
of Reid. whom we declared would
never half appreciate the advantage he
had as the man who had saved her life
aud that of her crippled father.
"Our curiosity was not gratified until
next morning, when she burst upon
our vision like a bright star without a
sign of the danger through which she
had passed in the light for life with
fire and water, from which she had
been rescued not a moment too soon by
the brave man who became h- r hero
from that hour. As she entered the
cabin gracefully at ease. In spite of the
fact that several pairs of eyes were
glancing admiringly at her, we all
arose to greet her, but passing us by
until she reached Commander IL-id,
she took both of his poor bandaged
hands in her soft white palms, and,
raising the most glorious pair of eyes
to his fuce, she faltered : 'You saved
my father's life and mine. I thank you,
oh, I do thank you more than I can
ever tell you, you brave, gmxl man. I
can never forget that we owe our lives
to you ; death seemed so terrible when
we thought we must die, and we had
given up all hope (with a shudder at
the recollection) when you came to
save us,'
"We had a good chance to aduiire
the little iieauty as she stood talking to
her preserver, her every move one of
unconscious grace, and her dark, earn
est eyes playing havoc with him, both
of them apparently unaware of tiiefact
that the rest of us existed, until at last
she turned to us and said : 'You have
all lieeu very kind to us. We are very
grateful, lielieve me V
"As for Ried, he was actually blush
ing like a school boy, and had au ex
pression in his eyes that we had not
seen there U-fore. We began to think
that the commander was not quite so
devoid of feeling as we had supposed,
and that he possessed some of the same
weaknesses the rest of us confessed to.
At any rate he had the inside track,
and we were all more or less jealous of
him, for the Little Princess, as we call
ed her, never wavered in her allegiance
to her hero from that hour.
"When the captain presented us each
formally, he teosingly told her that the
rest of us, as well as himself, were
green with. envy because Commander
Reid had lieen the oue to rescue her,
when everyone knew that he was the
ouly on on Ixutrd who could not ap
preciate the value of the fairest wo
man's life, 'for, indeed Miss Raymond,
he pleads guilty to being an inveterate
woman hater.'
"Generally, Ried turned charting of
this kind offwith a shrug of the should
ers or a short laugh, but this particular
morning he was evidently in no mood
for such teasing. His face was pale
with rage at the captain, until sweet
Aline, lifting her splendid eyes to his
said : 'I tio not believe that about the
man who risked his own life to save
mine. You do not hate us, do you,
lieutenant ?'
" 'No, I do not hate you,' he replied,
softly, looking down into her eyes with
a glance she seemed to understand, for
a rosy hue came into her checks that
told its own story.
'She and her father stayed with us
until he was perfectly well, and it was
a sad day when we hud to part from
our 'Little Princess,' who had been a
jolly little tyrant, I assure you. We
were all her most oliedient slaves, bat
our efforts to cut Ried out were fruit
less, as she considered us only second
ary considerations.
"I never saw a fellow change as Com
mander Ried did in that short time.
He was full of fun and the very
essence of gallantry, outvying us in
everything from tender sentiment to
the brilliant repartee for which he be
came noted. The captain told us that
he had always been like that until the
three years past, when, without giving
any reason for it, he had become the
distant, cyninal fellow we had found
him.
" The Princess' used to insist upon
helping the surgeon dres hisburned
hands every day, and she was his de
voted nurse until he was nearly well,
then she tormented the life nearly out
of him by flirting outrageously with
the rest of us; I confess to having been
one of the victims inyse'f, and had
quite a sharp wound from 'hat quarter,
but the little rascal only laughed at me
when I told her so. Reid used to look
savage when she made eyes at any of
us, and I think site dearly loved to tor
ment him, although they invariably
made up after the fashion of all lovers.
" 'Where Is he now ?' asked Mrs.
Traynor, in a voh-e unlike her own.
Rob turned quickly to look at her, as
the firelight flashed brightly for au In
stant, showing the pale, set face, with
eyes so full of jealous pain, they be
trayed the secret she had so bravely
and successfully hidden that no oue
had ever thought the life she was lead
ing was not the fullest happiness she
had known. He remembered then the
faint whisper of how she had been
erald
madly in love with a young officer,
whom she fiad afterwauls jilted, be
cause he was not rich enough to keep
her in luxuries she felt she could not
live without, and how, at the last mo
ment she hal given him up when the
wealthy captain sought her In marriage,
andsvs she had seemed very happy its
his wife, the gossijis had ma'le up their
minds that she had not cared for the
young lieutenant, after all. Alas! poor
IsaU-lla, after three long years of trug
gling to forget, Bob's story had roused
all the slumbering paiu she hail suffer
ed in giving up love for wealth, and she
was filled with the most intense hatred
towards her rival, who had come into
the life and heart she had left desolate
by her desertion. She had thought it
impossible that he should ever care for
any other woman in this world while
she lived, even though she must be as
one dead to him, and now, in a mo
ment of jealousy, she had betrayed her
secret to Lieutenant Brighton. The
thought was intolerable to her proud
spirit but Bob, ith a chivalrous de
sire to show that the uiispoken confi
dence was sacred, quietly laid his hand
on hers for an instant, as he added :
"The old captain and his daughter
returned to America as sooius he Mas
able to travel, aud, as for Commander
Ried, he, like the rt of as, sett let I
down to the humdrum ship life we all
were heartily tired of before the cruise
was over. I don't know where Ried
was ordered on home duty, but I'll
wager he is taking it easy somewhere,
for that's the way we .all do when we
can, you know."
. "Is that all !" asked the group around
him eagerly, as he pushed back his
chair and arose to his feet Mrs. Tray
nor, with an api-aling hsik at him,
started to ring for lights.
"Yes, and quite enough," he added
mentally, as he looked at the pale face
of his hostess.
"You knew Clayton Ik-id," said Bob
softly, as Mrs. Traynor paused a mo
ment before touching the l.-H.
"Yes, I knew him," she replied, the
roses flying to her cheeks at Bob's look
tender sympathy, whieh told how
well he understood what she had hoM.-d
to hide from everlsndy in her new life.
"Your see ret is safe, my dear Lady
Isabella," said he, gently raUiug her
white hand to his lips. "You can trust
to my honor that neither Clayton Ried
nor anyone el- shall ever know from
me that our captain's wife is not the
happiest, just as she is the most charm
ing woman in the world."
"You will tell me if you hear any
further news from him, will you not?"
pleaded IaUlla iu a low voice, as she
left the lieutenant to receive other
guests who were just arriving.
"Yes, surely," he replied, but he did
not keep his word, for iu less than a
month from that time he received a
letter from Commander Reid, which
read :
Richmond, Va., Oct., 1, 1S!4.
LlKl T. RoliKltT BKHillToX, C S. N.
My Dkak Bon : For the sakeof the
warm friendship between tisuuringttie
eventful cruise from whieh we li.tve
just returned, I write to tell J'OU of the
coming event whieh will make me the
happiest man iu the country. You
muy not know that soon after we land
ep 1 obtained leave of absem-e aud start
ed at once for old Virginia. I was
welcomed right royally by the captain
and sweetly, though shyly, by his
daughter, the "Little- Princess." 1
have been there ever since, and that I
have made gsxl use of my time you
w ill say when I tell you tttat when I
leave 1 shall take witii me the bonniest
bride that ever the sun shone on none
other than Aline, only daughter of
Captain Johu Raymond, of Richmond,
Va.
How is that for the fellow you all
dubbed a "woman-hater.'''
I lay aside the title now, but it did
fit me once, for I llieved the sex must
all be false tiecuuse of one who proved
so. I had given my love ami fullest
confidence to a woman, whose heart 1
thought I possessed in return. We
were to have been married three years
ago. My faith in her was implicit,
but it was misplaced and I was most
cruelly awakened from that dream of
bliss, as it only needed the appearance
of a weulthy suitor, twice her age, to
make her throw me over at the
eleventh hour. It was a hard blow
then, but I thank her for it uow, as
she never loved me, and from the first
moment that I looked into the clear,
soulful eyes of my brave darling, who
faced death with her helpless father
rattier than leave him to die alone, I
have known that the love I felt for
the woman w ho sold herself for gold
was but a passing dream, and that it
was not so much the loss of love as it
was wounded pride that hurt, when
she made me the object of sympathy
or jest by her desertion.
"1 suppose you will feel immeasur
ably tmred if I write one-half the senti
ment I feel, for I am very much in love,
and since the moment I plunged into
the seething waters, through a tlame of
tire, with my beautiful love in my
arms, my whole life has been changed.
hen you see me again I shall be a
Benedict and an object of envy to you
all, for I shall have my tyrant with
me. She wisin-s me to "give her love
to the handsome lieutenant," so here
it is, but you need not think it at all
necessary to exchange nor return it to
her when you meet, as I shall allow no
trestiassing by such heurt-smashers as
yourself, old fellow.
Lome uown ami act as U-sl man lor
me. The captain and Aline send you
a pressing invitation to their hospitable
Virginia home and several pretty girls
will Uf here to help entertain you.
Let us know when to exjiect you, at
your earliest convenience, lteganls
to all old f riends. Yours, as ever,
Clayton B.Rikd.
"Ala s, poor Lady Isabella," said the
lieutenant to himself as he finished the
commander's letter. "It Is really the
best thing that could hapen to her, but
I'll i hanged if I can lie the one to
tell her," he added, as he carefully
folded and put the missive away,
knowing that to show it would only
add to the heartache and remorse of
one fair womau who surely suffered
enough for the mistake she made in le
lieviug anything can ever take the
place of love.
For every quarter In a man's pocket
there are a dozen uses; and to use each
one in such a way as to derive the
greatest benefit is a question every one
must solve for himself. We believe.
however, that no better use could 1
mode of one of these quarters than to
exchange it for a bottle of Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, a medicine that every family
should be provided with. For sale by
Ben ford's Pharmacy.
AVUOLE NO. 2380.
REMINISCENCES.
One of your correspondents flatters
the writer lieyond his d--rU in a re
cent paper, and he asks for the balance
of song, of which he quotes a
or two ; the writer is sorry to say he
can not furnish it, althongh he dis
tinctly rememltfrs, when a boy, hear
ing the wagoners sing that or some
other song. No jollier set of men ever
lived than these same wagoners, and
no set of men ever had kinder hearts
or more charitable dispositions, or were
more ready to do anyone a favor, at any
time, than they. Of course among so
many, an exception was occasionally
seen, but it was only a rare thing to
come across a man who drove a big
team of horses iu a big wagon, who
had not a correspondingly big heart.
They were bluff and brusque in man
ner, cheerful, kind and accommodat
ing as a rule. We often read how "the
army swore in Flanders," and some
times the volubility and vehemence,
and variety of the objurgations of the
old wagoners would put a Flanders
army, or any other, for that matter,
to shame, when the old wagons would
stick fa.-t in the mud on a wet rai UN
day, or in snow Imnks on a cold one.
Still the oaths were necessary, as they
seemed to think, and the horses were
constrained to greater exertions when
their drivers used them, that "ears
polite" were not so often offended.
The life of an old wagoner was not all
the time a cheerful one, nor was his
pnth-way alwuys strewn with roees.
Ing days in rain and snow, sleet and
iiv, and nights of inky darkness and
gloom, often fell to his lot, but, in the
old-time lar-rooins, when 1L team
had tieen fed and attended to for the
night, and his stomach filled with the
sumptuous supper furnished by the
landlord, and "the cts-kles of his
heart" warmed by a portion of the
pure liquor kept in the well-stocked
bar, he forgot his exposures and hard
ships, in bis huge enjoyment of the oc
casion, and it was then his songs rang
out clear and strong. If your corre
spondent had made inquiry about some
of the old games the boys used to play
forty or fifty years ago, the writer
might have U-en able to give him
some information. The games the
Isiys play now, seem tame indeed com
pared with those of old days. In the
way of ball-playing we had three dif
ferent kinds. The inct enjoyable to
the writer was ' Corner" r Sock-ba'I,"
called sometimes "mush-pot" At the
old Newbury School-bouse four trees
stotwl, at convenient distances apart,
forming the angles of a square, and no
grass ever grew in that 'square. The
game was played by eight boys, four
on a side, with two of tiie bet players
for captains, who, after one of them
had thrown up a paddle or piece of
lioard, upon which he hud ppit, crying
out "Wet or dry," for the first choice,
proceeded to choose of the remainder of
the boys, and "wet or dry,"' as the case
might lie, they were chosen one by
one according to their alleged merits
until the "sides" were completed.
Then "wet or dry" came into play
ngain for "corners" the successful
chooser with his men taking the tres
or "corners," the others going in the
square, or "mush-pot." The ball was
then tossed to the boys ou the corners
until each oue hail caught it, when it
was said to be "hot" The ball was
thrown with much swiftness and force,
and if one of the Ikvs on a corner failed
to catch it, it had to go around again
until all had caught it; after it was
"hot" the objective point was the an
atomy of some boy in the "mush-pot,"
while they all tried to dodge so that
they would not be hit When one was
hit with the bail he was ont, and if
any of the four on the corners missed
a Uy in the "mush-pot," he was out.
I fail the boys stayed on the corners
until those in those in the "mush-pot"
were all hit and out, they had the
corners for another game. In the lan
guage of the game the "mush-pot"
boys were "skunked." On the other
bund, if the "mush-pot" boys all stay
ed in and the corner boys all missed
them, the corner boys were "skunked."
If any of the corner boys, even one, re
mained after the "mush-pot" boys
were all out, the corner boys had the
corners- for another game, and like
wise, if one or more boys remained in
the "mush-pot" after the corner boys
were all out they had the corners, and
so on. Frequently the corner boys
would all get out but one, and he
would have fun chasing the other boys
around the square, feinting on each
corner, with the ball, for he could only
throw the ball from a corner, and often
being an expert, he would hit all four,
if so many remained, thus saving the
corners for his side. The writer has
often seen one boy on the corners, and
one in the "mush-pot," when a trial
of skill and activity would take place,
beautiful to see, each trying his best.
the one to hit, and the other to dodge
the ball, and, as one throw would de
cide the contest, greal dexterity pre
vailed. Auother game of bull was
called "anti-over," played by two sides
of equal numbers, any number that
was convenient on a side. In this
game there, were two captains also, and
the paddle or board was thrown up
with "wet or dry" to choose sides.
Then they arranged themselves on
each side of the school house, and
threw the ball from one side to the
other crying, "anti-over," the boys ou
the opposite side would try to catch it
After the ball had been caught at least
once on each side, it was hot, and the
boys, crying "anti-over," divided into
two squads, rushing around the house
lu different directions. The boys on
the opposite would stand with open
eyes and mouths waiting for the ball
to come over, when the others would
charge down on them pell-mell. There
would Ih; a "scatterment" then, for
they had no means of knowing which
squad had the ball. The boy who had
caught the ball would hit one of the
others if possible, In which case that
lmy had to come over to his side. If
he mbwed he had to go over to the
other ide. Many accusations of
treachery would lw made. The game
would go on until one or the other side
was all gobbled up. Sometimes, how
ever, there would be a great many
changes from side to side before this
was accomplished. The old gvue of
"pnddl UIS" as we called n, wii-i-dulgtd
in frequently. This gune is
letter un.b-rsto.wl, perhaps, than
either of the others mentioned, being
played almost universally before Base
J!a!l came into fashion. In this game
there are, also, two sides of equal num
bers, or, if, sometime, some were cn
m lv:l tt.cts ;t:!lf i! thaa ctLers. f'i
i thr-.e i, A )'' ":, ',:!!
t),rri , - ,. ;uo-f , ..If a f.vM .r
more. r-.du!!y, however, they bad
equal n n inters to a sidt-, as many as
they choMf, and the paddle was giveu
to the captain who gues-ed correctly
as to "wet or dry" turned up when th
padd'e was throw n into the air. Of
course, after that, whichever side had
the Utter players, kept the paddle
longer. Orent skill would often be ac
quired iu striking the ball, catching
the striker out, crossing the runner
nit, ami in various other ways. But
there was oue game played at old New
bury, that the writer never knew to be
played anywhere else. It was railed
"Wolf and Sheep." One of the larg.-st
and strongest b s would agree to h
the wolf, or it was arranged iu some
way, and ail the ret were sheep.
When the old structure had ln-en
erected, a considerable hole had been
dug on the lower side of the house, to
get clay to daub the ch;nk.s between
tbe logs. This hole was the sheep's
den, and while in there the wolf dare
not molest them. The sheep would ail
gather in this den, the wolf standing
outside ready to gobble up any unwary
lamb or sheep that ventured outside.
Presently one or more would spring
out, the smaller and weaker outs be
ing caught first whereupon they were
transformed into wolves, helping the
original wolf to catch the others. Ac
cording to the rule governing the "sur
vival of the fittest," ouly a few of the
largest and strongest remaiucd after a
while, anil finally there would lie only
one. The writer has often known this
last sheep to start off through fields
and wihmLs, running for Hiih-s, with all
the rest following Lister or slower ou
his trail. Sometimes he would l-e
caught, but oftener, the weaker wolves
would give up the chase, and the
sheep, after miles of a race would
double on his track, outran his pur
suers, and come to the den uncaught
This developed muscle anil lungs, and
made men of them, and the et!ete
game called "hare and hounds" is
simply ut in it with ourcsM gvn,' of
" Woif and Sheep."
Addison, Pa. M.
No Humor For Hint.
The train I my was passing along
with a stack of comic literature. The
kindfactd gentleman looked interested
and the Uy stopped, the I'iuit Fr
J'rfM. says:
''Haven't youacythiiigexu pt funny
literature".'" he nkcd.
"Not this trip,' was the answer.
"Ion't you like to laugh T'
"Very much, indeed. But I'm
afraid my iniud Is cf Ji jr&tticala
turn to develop what you might call
a delicate responsiveness of humor."
"You want fact.-"
''I'm afraid so. When I was a young
man and w ent courting the young lady
never ordtnd more dinner than I
could pay for; neithtr did she use the
palpable subterfuges to get me into the
vicinity of an ice cream parlor.
Although I was not enjoying a large
income her father nevtr threatened to
kick nie down the front doorstep, nor
did he keep a build- g where he would li
likely to bite nie. My mother-in-law
Is a most estimable lady, whose pres
ence iu our hou.-chold has alwavs l-een
a joy, and never in my life have I been
obliged to get up in the night and
walk the floor with a crying baby.
Thcs-e circumstances have had a tend
ency to make me distrust the accuracy
of humorl-ts, thereby, no doubt.
materially lessening my appreciation of
their effcrts."
The train boy looked at him pitying
ly and said:
"No. There ain't no use o' you're
tryin to laugh. Wait till we get to
the next station and I'll get you a dic
tionary and a pocket encyclopedia"
Water TLree Dollars a Quart
In sjeaking of the Papazo Indians,
Mr. Met See said: "They inhabit a
country of broad plains, with moun
tain ranges between. The mountains
are remarkably rugged and rise sharp
ly from the lowlands. All over the
plains live the Indians. The country
is one of the most arid regions on th
face of the glol-e, a whole year pa-sing
sometimes without a drop of rain.
Geologically, it is a curious place. The
streams ri-e in the mountains but
never reach the sea, and the debrin
carried by the rivers, instead of find
ing its way to the ocean, isspread upon
the plains, Ihe rivers drying up U-fore
they reach the sea. Scmland, in the
State of Sonora, was never seen by a
white man until alut two years ago,
when the Bureau of Kthnology sent
out an expedition t explore that
region. The natives are constantly
vigilant every moment, from day today
week to week, month to month, year
to year, expecting and dreading the ap
proach of an enemy. They were al
ways prepared for any emergency. Tbe
dearth of water was the greatest olista
ele to the exploration. Kvery drop we
used was carried from twelve to fifteen
miks by men under btavy guard.
Water there is more valuable than gold,
and often we measured it out in spoon
fuls. In counting the dangers and la
Ur of securing watt r w e estimated its
worth at from $."' to t a quart" Knlti
uiur Ann rif'it.
As to Women.
, A woman can keep some secrets.
You can find out what her Uunet et
but not her age.
A woman never seems to know she's
done anything wonderful when she
has stepped Uu kward eff a street car
an
A still lives.
V woman is almost divine in herca
p-ic
ity for forgiveness towards persons
of
the other sex.
A won'an will stuffher fingers in her
ears when a rirt cracker goes off, and
face death with the utmost composure.
A woman is made ill in no other
way so quickly as by w earing an un-
-oming gown.
A
woman is a hero by the mere fact
of
her ex; fortunately for the rest of
I he
world, she doesn't usually know it.
A
woman Ls capable of sublime aacrt-
fiees of self in gn at matters, and of su
preme selfishness in little ones.
A woman may have a catalogue f
faults as long as a milliner's bill, but,
bless her. she's the tes.t thing on earth.
X' tr York AYeun'r.
The vc rot of happiness, "Keep your
ver right" Burdock Blood Bitters l.i
lature's remedy fr complaints of the
iver or bowels.
Therj is a street in Livcrpxd ia
rhich nearly every house Is oecupUr4
j by a dentist