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SOMERSET - - Pa Jacob D. Swank, Watchmaker and Jeweler, Next Door West of Lutheran Church, Somerset, - Pa. I Am Now rreParel t wpply the public with Clocks, Watt-he, and Jew elry of all descriptions, Cheap sa the Cheajiest. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. All work guaranteed. Look at my stock before making your purcliasfw. J. D. SWANK. BO VCARS CXPERIENCC v TBADC MARKS rt' COPYRICHTS AO. AimmeseMlBg a sketch and dssetlpttna rosy evx-slT ascertaia. free, wbeUr an inventioa is pn'lly iL';t tbie. Cuininuiiicstiona ptnrtly cuonoeutiaL OI4mbc areury fMsecunfiK pst.aita la A n.nn w. ha, a W'-hi n-1j m oAc Patents taken tbrough ltitua A Ce- news SCIENTIFIC AMERICA ' tveantlfaliT innstrsted. hrrest etrenrstioa of tit wtoottftc touroal, wes-M'T, term sr'jur. ysrrt SI. jo six months. spctutD col'i -t irni lLy B Uooa ox paTsarr aeatfroa. Address MUNN CO.. 301 Braaewev, Kew Jerk. . ' BA'N K X sWPsjsjyrMwssBsWfasa SOMERSET, PA., WITCH .VXD I. Witch and I had a quarrel ! Who U it that says it takes two to make a quarrel? Whoever it is rnakt-s a mistake. It took only one to make a quarrel, and that was my i.rocious Aunt Hetsy Jane. Witch had a temper; so have I. 8ho wasn't christened Witch. Godfather aud mothers have much to answer for, Htill I never heard of their giving Witch as a baptismal name to a Cliristi." a child. No; her name is Julia Felicia, which is simply aliunl. Fancy a little darked-eyed bewitching five feet noth ing with a name like that. My name is John, aud John I'm al waj's called, llad I been christened Ro'oert or Thomas I should have been called by either of those plain, sensible names. There is nothing for the im agination to catch hold of iu my face or figure. I'm not six feet in my Block ings; I'm only five feet ten. I haven't, "crisp golden hair" and a "tawny beard." No; my eyes, hair and bear 1 are brown, and for the rest I have non descript features and good teeth. More over, us I said before, I have a temper, a vile one, and in all things, apart from my profession, am a born fool. It ws over a game, of tennis that A'lnt Jietsy Jane made us quarrel. Witch did not play up, and I "slated'' her. I've "slated" Witch ever siuee I have known her, and I've known her since she was 10, so she ought to have got used to it. For the matter of that, she wouldn't have bothered her head about it if it hadn't been for my belov ed aunt. Witch t-lates me furiously sometimes, but it never makes any diiTerenee. Well, it was at one of Mrs. Dougal's "At Homes" that the row liegan. Witch, Miss White, Doujal and I were playing tennis. LVxigal aud Miss White were against us. As a rule, Witch licks j tbe other girls into fits, but on this oc casion, for some reason or other, she iniM.d nearly every ball. I was an noyed, and I expressed myself perhaps a little more strongly than I ought to have done, but I'm sure I fcuid not hi tig one whit stronger than I've aid scores of times without any offense being taken. 11" t'.itt as it may, Witch l fused to play any more a?id went an 1 sat down by Aunt Uebsy Jane. I am a din-tor, ad soon after tint some one fetcl.ed me away. It was a bud ease and I didn't get home till midnight. In the dining-room w:uc eoM meat and btt-r awai'jed me; so was a note from Witch. I ate a mouthful, and drank a glass of beerj then I open ed the note. Fr a moment I felt as if I had a kaife in my heart. It was such a crael stab. Witch my litti Witeu would have nothing more to do w ith mo. My conduct at Mrs. I)ougU'a had proved to her that she no longer possessed my respect, and without re spect love as not likely to last long, etc, etc. Hhe ended by saying that she would have returued my ring, but could not remove it from her finger, but that she would get the jeweler to cut it off on the morrow. I smile;! a grim smile at the last sentence. I had no intention of allowing that ring to be cut oil. The lovely efl'tsinn puzzled me al together. It wasn't in Witch's usual style. Naturally, a note of that kiud coming from her would have run in this way: "John I hate and detest j'ou, and hope you'll liet-p out of my sight forever," or something like it. Well, I went to bed. I was such an ass that I never slept a wink all night; but I made ip my mind what I would do. I got up early and made a good break fast; then I went into the surgery, saw my assistant, talked over the cases and told him I should be away all day. After that I went to town, straight to Witch's father's office. He hadu't ar rived, bat his people knew me, aud bl.cwed me into his private room. He and I ar great friends always have been. iSoitwas quite natural forme to go to him for adviM, or rather to talk over things. When he came in he seemed rather surprised at seeing me; but after he had shaken hands -he looked over his letters, gave some di rections, aud then looking calmly at me, said: "Now, John!" "Can you spare me half an hour, sir?" "As far as I know. J ahead. "Well, I am making $2,500 a year, and my practice is increasing." "That's good."' "Dou't you thnk Witch aud I might marry on that?" "Certainly." "You have no objection to our mar rying next month, if she consents?" "None. I have no wish that sie should marry at all, but if she mLjt marry, I'd rather she lourtied you thin any one else." "Thauk you sir for saying that. Thank yo i very much," said I grate fully, seizing his hand and wringing it hard. "Jut so," said he removing it from my grasp, and looking anxiously tow ard it "Rut why this fervor?" ; I put Witch's pi'eeious epistle in front of him. He read it twLe through at tentively, put it down aud looking calmly at nit, said: ;" ' "Very interesting! Hut scarcely to be regarded as a . prelude to very speedy matri.nouy, I should think." ' "Ah, but it is, sir. A girl don't write a note like that and ' aave done with it. No, bhe continues to write them. I shall probably get a similar note once a mouth now, and that will be very tiring. I give you my word that I did cot sleep a wink last night The practice won't stand that sort of thing long you know," said I earnest ly. "You seem to have an accurate knowledge of women and their ways," he replied dryly. I allowed that speech to pass without comment Comment seemed super fluous. ' "If I might ak, I should like to know whom you consider at fault in this little misunderstanding?" he ask ed. "I am fir. It stands to reason; I; should not be so anxious if she were in j fault," and then I explained the whole matter, finishing up with, "I can't re- ' member exactly what I called her, but whatever it was I didn't mean if 1 TS'0( "fr ESTBTTSTIED 1827. WEDNESDAY, JAN UAH Y 27. 1897. "I am not able to refresh your mem ory as to what you said on that occa sion, but I can tell you what I have heard you call her myself," said Mr. Iruitt quietly. Aud then he told me. His tone was u revelation to me. Not that I'd called Witch anything wrrse than a "little fool." Rut I real ized what it must have sounded like to the hearers, and to him, her father! don't know how I looked, but I felt meau, cheap, worthless. Utterly so I began to stumble out apologies. He waved his hand. "All right," said he, "but you see your language is at times forcible." He is a wise man, so he said no more. He showed hia wisdom therein, for I went at once to see Witch iu a very Ciintrite frame of miud. I w as ready to make a mat of my self ami lA my darling trample on me if it should so please her, or do any other extravagant thing, sush was the depth of my hu mility. Still as I joirneyed Putney ward 1 wondered as to who could have stirred up the strife lietween us. ud denly it .lashed across my mind that Witch hal seated hcr.sclf liesi.le Aunt IJetxey Jane, and that Aunt Retsy Jane was the godmother, and, therefore, licensed to intercfere. I am not going to explaiu how Aunt Retsy Jane came to le Witch's godmother, I am not a lady novelist, aud therefore don't think it necessary to explain everything. It has nothing to do with the story; be sides, I was only fi years old when she was christened, and wasu't consulted as to her sponsors. To be sure! It must have been Aunt Retsy Jane who sug gestod the letter. When I arrived at the Cellars it was about 12 o'clock. If all went well peace would reign between Witch and myself in an hour. And if so, I would take her oil" to Richmond, get a boat from Messum's, row up the river, come to another in a lackwater I knew of Ix-twecn Richmond and Hampton and then make her name the day. Rut things didn't go well; they went ex ceedingly bad instead. When Ame lia (Amelia is the Iruitt's housemaid) opened the door, and I inquire! for Witch; she gravely said: "Miss Drtiitt is not well, sir, but I'll tell her you're here." Then she showed me into the dining room. This was ominous! In the Dru m's menage it was customary to see people who came on business dress makers, laundresses, servants seeking places in thediningroom before lunch. Amelia left me and went upstairs. I rapidly diagnosed the situation, and took out my pocket hook and wrote, "My darling, 1 shall wait in the old but at the end of the lawn tl'i you can see me," and then I signed it "John." Amelia came back. "If you please, sir, Miss Druitt does not feel equal to teing you to-day, but will w rite you to-night." "Exactly," said I, quietly. "Can you give me au envelope! Thanks. (Jive that to Miss Druitt, please." The maid left the room und I went into the garden. At the lottom of the garden ran the river; chained lo a post was au old boaL It was soldom used, as the spot was not picturesque, but it was secluded, hidden both from the house and from the pxssiug boats by thick drooping willows. It was here that Witch and I had come to the con clusion that we could not live without each other. I sat down iu the boat, feeling very wroth with Witch and bitter against Auut Retsy Jane. I would have given, much to know if she were in the hou-e at that moment! I thought out all I had heard of the days of her youth. I felt mean and spite ful. I bethought me of an old incident in her life wherein Aunt R -tsy Jane had sailed very near the wind and had had a narrow escape of social wreck. I ought to have forgotten it, but I am not heroic. Rjth morally and physically I am commonplace. That is to say, if I'm struck, I hit back, or try to. Would yoj believe it? I sat in that boat, except when I got up and stretched myself, till H o'clock. It was nearly dark, and when I heard the clock strike I swore to myself that if Witch did not appear before the chim ing of the quarter I would row the old boat djwn to the bridge, give a boy six-pence to bring it back again and, well, when Witch wanted me she miirlit send fur me. That was all! It must have been very near the quar ter when I saw stcalirg down the gar den, her head aud shoulders wrapped up ina white cloud, Witch. At least I thought so at first. Rut I s vn saw it wasn't It was some one more kin and less kind. Nevertheless, as the form drew near, peering about in the du.sk, I sprang forward, caught her lu my arms and kissed her. She had no breath with which to utter a sound. She could not but listen to my ardent far moie art'.ent than I ever bestow ed on Witch expression of aflection. ''My darling!" I went on, "I know you would never have made such a lit tle fool of yourself if it hadn't been for that malicious catamaran. Aunt Retsy Jane. The form within my arms strug gled. I was holding her tightly or my face would have suffered. "Rut I'll tell you a tale dear, nlsmt her. I'm the only living soul that knows; my old nurse is dead." You coulda't hear the form breathe, so still was it I went on. "Auut Retsy Jane is 4 V now," the form wriggled "about twenty-five years ago" I could hear her heart beat. I relented "No Witch. I will not tell the story. You have come to uie, and I eau afford to pity Aunt liily Jane. She was' badly us.'d when she was young, and can't bear to see ieople happy now she is old." The form muttered. I opened my arms. "Want to fetch something dear? You shall. Only come back at once, or I shall feel like telling that old tale about Aunt Retsy Jane." She scuttled off to the house, and in a minute or two Witch emu down tho garden iu a very dignified manner. I left her come right the edge of the wat er aud peer about I knew she couldn't fcee me. Presently the said anxiously: "John?" My heart Jumped, but I didn't in tend to give myself away, so I simply sahl, "Weli!"' Rut she didn't inteud to give herself away eit!.T. She turn el. Then I wtw that I had my work cut out forme. "Stay, Witch; I'm in the boat," I explained in a tone of deepest entreaty, as I scrambled on shore. She paused, I caught hold of her hand. "Witch," I cried, reproachfully. "I've lieen wait ing here for nearly eight hours, and I'm so faint I can hardly sjieak." That fetched her. A woman will go cheerfully for hours wTithout a crumb, do yards and yards of shopping on a half-peuny bun, and think nothing of it, but let a man say that he missed his lunch and they make as much fuss over him as if he had suffered the mar tyrdom of St Lawrence! "You poor thing!" exclaimed my darling. "Come iu at once and have something to eat" "No, Witch," I said faintly, but firmly; "you must forgive me." "Fjrgive you! Of course I forgive you. ' I didn't know you had leen here all that time. Do come in at once or you'll die, I know you will." Rut I stuck to my guns and I didn't go indoors until I had made Witch promise that we should be married that day month. Then I consented to go in and work a mighty havoc among the eatables. Aunt Retsy Jane came to our wed ding and made us a handsome present. Then she went to live with some friends in the north. I think the poor soul had had some suspicion I knew her story, aud so she had tried to part us. She took my note from Amelia in the morning and kept it for that reason. My darling did not know I was in the boat until Aunt Retsy Jane came in from the garden and told her. Rut I have never told my wife a word. It isn't wise to tell your wife all the peccadilloes of your friends and relatives, A Story from St Paul's. Eccentric Joseph Willard- News was sent out Monday of the death of Joseph Willard, of the Wil lard Hotel, Washington, D. C, and the fact that he was a most eccentric chap.' Many of his peculiarities are recalled by those who knew him, andhat in cluded everybody who had been much about Washington. He owned a comer lot at the inter section of Fourteenth and F streets, N. W., which he did not care to have a building erected upon, because it would obstruct the view from his house of Wil lard Hall, where, as a boy, he went to Sunday School. He jierruitted the erection of a big twelve-foot bill board around this lot. The taople in the vi- ! ciuity of another of his unimproved lots objected to having old shabby lumber under their noses, aud they made complaint to the District author ities, who, in turu, ordered Mr. Wil lard to remove the eyesore. The bill board had been down but a short time when he rented his vacant lot to a tombstone man, who did his work on the ground. Now the lot is covered with sample monuments. The neigh bors again made complaint, but to no purptjse. A New York capitalist desired to construct an expensive building ou the lot at Fourteenth ami F street-, but Mr. Willard refused to sell' the property, saying that the Italian iruit vernier, who had been on the corner for five or six yeais, did not waut to lie disturbed. He also owned the three oillce build ings on Fourteenth street. He had several requests from persons who de sired to let up stairs portions. Mr. Willard al ays refuse 1 to rent it, say ing the presence or people up siairs might disturb General H. V. Roynton, an old, well-known newspaiK-r corres pondent, who had an oilioe below. Loxan Carliib a3 a "V7it- Mr. Login Carlisl Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department, aud son of Secretary Carlisle, is fame I among his intimate friends for his wit It was during this a -Imiuistration that Secretary Carlisle issued an order that no two members of a family should be employed lu the Treasury Depart ment at the same time. This caused several dismissals and forced resigna tions, and oue young woman, whose mother had been forced to leave, enter ed indignant protest with Logan. She pleaded, threatened, and, final ly, said: "Well, Mr. Chief Clerk, it's KKr rule that won't work both ways. R th your father and yourself Iving here, the rule is violated, and I think it a shame that such favoritism should bj displayed. Logan drummed ou his desk with his pencil and wore a far-away look. Finally he said: "Well, I guess the old man will have to go." Atlanta Journal. A Fins Complexion Balm. The milky Juice of the lettuce, has al ways been highly esteemed by French women for iu healing qualities as a c smetic. To make a pretty wholesome lettuce cream, says the -ew iorK inoune, pour a quart of boiling water over half a peck of the full-grown outside green leaves of several heads of lettuce. Af ter the lettuce has stood a moment, drain off the water and chop the let tuce fine. Put it iu a clean towel and wring out all the juice that can be ex tractedonly the dry pulp will be left iu the towel. Put fhis juioe in a sm ill saucepan of bright tin and boil it down for two or three minutes. There should be about three tablespoonfuls of the green liquor. S t this aside. Procure half an ounee etch of white wax and of sperma- tl and four ounces of oil cf alm onds from a thoroughly trustworthy druggist Put the materials in a large cup and set the cup in a pan of boiling water. The water should reach to the same depth as the materials in the cup. Let the wax and spermaceti slowly melt into the oil. Stir it occasionally. When the mixture is perfectly snnoth aud no lumps remain, add the lettuce juice a id stir tha mixture thoroughly. L t tit f cream cool in t!u pan tlsat you i:iten to keen it iu. S-t this i ir i-.i old viiter while it U oiling. If the creao is not a delicate green when hiirj inelt it and add a few drops of French vegetable green. The colors cost about 2T cents a liortle, and will "X-palong tima if they are corked carefully. No balm is more healing to a com plexion that has suffered rough usage from the winds of midwinter. eraio Iliracles by a Blind Han. A miraculous achievement showing the wonderful adaptability of the hu man beini; to obstacles is that of blind man who is an expert surgeon, s:iy9 the New York Journal. In Rc ton there is a famous practitioner who performs the most delicate surgical op erations, iu spite of the fact that he has been blind from infancy. This unfortunate but marvelously gifted man is James It Cocke, a phy sician and surgeon who enjoys an en viable reputation and a very extensive practice in Ronton. Dr. Cocke is man of undoubted talent and great force of character. He would have carved out a proud reputation for him self in any walk of life. This is dem onstrated by the fact that he is not only a master surgeon and physician, but also a clever oculist, a "left massage tqn-r.itor, a psychologist of a high or der, an authority on hypnotism, a wri ter on socialism, a talented musician, a convincing lecturer, an athlete and an ardent bicyclist Such a variety of knowledge and at tainments is seldom possessed by those blessed with the full complement of senses; but here is a man scarcely .TO, who has been sightless for 2s years, and yet is an expert along certain lilies of special study to any one of which other men, endowed with all of nature's gifts, devote a whole life time. Dr. Cocke lost the sight of both eyes completely at the early age of 2 years. He was a strong, healthy child, and up to that time was favnrel with a keen vision. His misfortune was the result of the improper administration of medicine for some infantile ill, the result of a physician's cartlessness. At 11 years of age young Cocke was placed in an institution for the blind, and, being of a naturally studious, am bitious nature, soon outstripped his classmates in learning. Then he yearned for a more thorough education than could be attained by the methods employed at the school, and his guard ians had him transferred to a public school. Kveu here, although placed in competition w ith youths who were without the handicap that nature aud accident had forced upon him, he hail little difficulty iu maintaining his place at the bead of the class. His senses of hearing and touch became so wonderfully developed that as he moved naturally and easily among his fellow-pupils many or the latter doubt ed the genuineness of his affliction. Rut, as j'oung Cocke felt often to his bitter sorrow, the affliction was only too real. At the age of 21, it having been nec essary that Cocke should earn his own living, he studied the science of mas sage as a profession, for his delicacy of touch earned for him both reputation and money. His proficiency in treat ing the most sensitive parts of the body frequently prompted physicians to Intrust him with the treatment of the eyeballs. He entered upon the studies of his future calling, and, contrary to the ad vice of members of the medical frater nity, eventually gained admission to the Roston University School of Medi cine. Here he showed wonderful apti tude for surgery. He overcame the olistacle of study by having an assist ant read to him a number of hours each day. Finally he graduated at the head of his class. Overcoming all obstacles and preju dices, the "blind doctor" gathered patieuts about him. After a few years of practice and unceasing study and research Dr. Cocke turued his atten tion to hypnotism, until it became a real passion with him. It is now claimed for him that he has hypnotiz ed more than 1,200 people during the List few years. His sense of touch is so unerring that to watch the move ments of his knife in the most delicate surgical operation is to feel that some powerful unseen agency Ls at work that takes the place of sight, and never permits the shining bit of steel to move the fractional part of an inch in a wrong directum. Even his colleagues, who have so often watched the won ders of this blind genius, are awed at each new sight, so like a miracle. Dr. Cocke's sense of hearing is as marvelously acute as that of his sense of touch. Ry the ear alone he has been enabled to locate diseases in the lungs and other internal organs, while his excessively sensitive touch fre quently gives him tremendous advan tage over other surgeons in the diagno sis and treatment of tumors and like afflictions. An example of his skill was recently shown, when, after an operation for the removal of a tumor, there were 24 forceps holding veins and arteries. He tied the blood vessels with marvelous rapidity, and removed all the forceps without assistance. Dr. Cocke's home life Is a model one. No oue coming upon him In his parlor and unacquainted with his condition would suspect that he is blind. He appears to see with his ears and hands, aud converses about the affairs of life as naturally as though his vision was still of the keenest His favorite out- of-door occupation is the ridiug of a taudem bicycle with his wife, and he has enjoyed many a long, bracing ride over the roads near Roston before at tending some delicate surgical opera tion. Dr. Cocke has written several times for the magazines, and is now at work on a psychology novel, the scenes of which are laid in Paris and New York. He is also working on a novel on so cialism. His first novel, "Blind Lead ers of the Blind," was published last June, and be will dramatize it Afflicted With Eheamatism. Meyersdale, Pa. Dec 10, IS9S. "I have been afflicted with rheumatism for the last six or seven years, and af ter being treated by several physicians and finding no relief I concluded to try Hood's Sarsaparilla and lam now able to do my work. I have taken four bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla aud have no symptoms of my old disease." Mrs. F. O. (iisbert Hood's Pills are easy to buy, easy to take, easy in effect Tl WHOLE NO. 2 571. Jerry Simpson's Boy. Congressman-elect Jerry Simpson has an only child, a bright boy about 18 years old, of whom some amusing stories are told. While Simpson was out making his campaign lie left the hoy at home to take c.i. e of his mother. The fight between Simpson and C. I. Long, the Republican nominee, was warm, aud it was watched by young Simpson with keenest interest Simp sou was unable to return to his home in Mediciue Lodge for several weeks previous to the election. Ou the very day of the election Long and Simpson, both residents of the same town trav eled home together. Arriving at Medicine Lodge at noon Simpson cast his vote, went home, washed his fane, put on a clean shirt and Siit down to one of those superb chicken-and-cranberry dinners which .have made Mrs. Simpson faupuis as a cook all over Mediciue Lodge. After Mr. Simpson had disposed of two thighs, a wing, the breast and a gizzard or two of chicken, he turned his attention to domestic affairs, aud, addressing his heir said: "My son, what has become of your watch?" "Ret it on the election," said the boy, helping himself to some sauce. "And the ring I gave you last Christ mas?" "Up ou the election, too," said the young hopeful. "And the pony?" "I put him up to say that Rarbar county would give Simpson a majori ty." "And the saddle what has become of that?" "Oil, the saddle is all right, if a cer tain man named Simpson carries Har per couuty by ax." t "And the shot gun?" suggested the father. "Up against $ that Ir.g wouldn't carry Sedgwick couuty. "Have you anything at ali left?' asked Mr. Simpson after a moment's silence. "The clothes I'm wearing and a few extra shirts," said the boy. "What has become of your bank ac count?" "Stakes! on the political fortunes of my house," said the boy. "I wish I had some more money? for two men down at the livery stable have 100 to say that Ixng Is elected. Jerry Simson ipped his colfee medi tatively, and, rising from the table took out his check book and gave the boy Jl)0. Iu a short time the boy eame back and said: "Pop, those livery stable fellows say they would like to have another $100 of Simpson's mouey." Jerry wrote another check, and in 10 minutes the boy, having placed it. came back and said: "I've bet 'em to a stand-tilL They want odds now." "How much?" said Jerry. They waut me to give 'em 1,000 ma jority." ' Oh, that's all right," said Jerry as he made out a check for another tluO. The boy placed it, and after that no more bets were offered. Simpsou's boy wears diamonds now. Even catarrh, that dread breeder of consumption, succumbs to the healing influences of Thomas' Eclectrfc Oil. - Ths True Eamsd. W. M. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, HL, "Chief," says: "We won't keep house without Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. Ex perimented with many others, but never got the true remedy until w used Dr. King's New Discovery. No other remedy ean take its pla'-e iu our home, as in it we have a c-.TUiu and sure cure for coughs, olds, whooping cough, tte." It is idle to experiment wilh other remedies, even if they are urged on you as just as good as Dr. King's New Discovery. They are not as good, because this remedy has a record of cures and besides is guaranteed. It never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles free at Snyder's drug store, Somerset or at Rrallier's drug store, Berlin. Adrccates it Indirectly. She had been thoughtful f-r a min ute, aud Cholly was trying to think of something that would be interesting to her and at the same time again bring her to his level where no oue thinks. 'The greatest advocate of woman suffrage," she said tt List, "is " She paused aud looktd at him as if endeavoring to gather inspiration, which she evidently got. "is the man who disgusts all wom en with his sex and theirs," she went on, "by talkiug about his 'lady friend.' " Thereupon Cholly started at once for the club lo narrate the details of the affair to the steward aud ask him if, in his opinion, anything personal was in tended. Chicago Post. His Strange Bsserablance. A certain farmer, who is by no means noted for his resemblance to Apollo, has a sou of seven w ho possess es more wit than pedigree. One day a stranger came to the farm, and, seeing the lad, asked: "Sonny, where's your father?" "In the pig-pen," was the reply. J"In the pig-peu? Thanks!" And as the man moved in the direc tion indicated, the b y shouted: "I say! You'll know him, 'cause he's got a hat on!" Tit-Bits. Tree Pill. Send your address to II. E. Rucklen & Co., Chicag , and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince you cf their merits. These pills are easy iu action and are particularly effective in tte cure of constipation and sick headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do uot weaken by their action, b it by giviug tone to Ihe stomach and bowels greatly invig orate the system. Regular size 2c. perbx. Sold by J. N. Snyder, Soa erset, and ty . TT. Mralller, Birlia. While replenishing his linen at the men's furuisting depart mt-nt the fi.e lookingold gentleman first chuck!, d and then indulged in hearty laughter. This called for an explanation and I e gave it. "Pardon me, young man ' he said in his old-school rumni r, "hot I never enter a place of this kind with out recalling a bitter experience of my own of which I an now afford lo m ihf ludicrous side. "I nut e clerked for a hi whoIeii!e housHn Philadelphia. When I t.!-l the proprietor, who had shown a kind ly interest in me, that I had decided to go West and try to work up a business of my own, be advised me to make a trial iu the Pennsylvania od field, to -a.-d which the first gnat rush had -t in. He would furnl.-h tho atvck ai.d I was to pay when I could. "My business block wes a Ion?, lo e, narrow building of wood, but I packed it with the usual equipment of a clott ing store arid took in in'oiey with both ban Is, for the mushroom village w.:s thronged w ith speculators, weU-boivr-, well-blowers, engineers, surveyors, i.iy laborers, gamblers aud mmp followers. I had visions of fabulous wealth when there broke loose the worst pang i f thug and robbers that ever deiiej ti e law. They burglarized my s'.i.re three times in as many nights before I won 1 believe that lightning struck twice in the same place. Then I hired a watch man, weighted him down with r-v I vers and started for the county seat to s'irupthe authorities. While I was away my watchman he!ed the gang loot the whole establishment and haul the plunder away In wagons. I couid fiu 1 just three linen dusters ai.d six cheap neckties. I packed them in a shirt box, sent them to the Sheriff, came to Ix.-troit anil prosja red." De troit Free Press. Reflections of a Bachebr. A man does queerer things some times when lie Isn't, in love than he does when he is. Socrates isn't the only man who married a shrew, but he probably got up the bc-jt story about it. It is probable thai the one who start ed the rep. rt that matches were made iu heaven, won't get in. It always bores a man when Lis wife insists on taking him to see a trte where he once carved their initials iu the bark inside a heart Even if women's stockings didn't come up any fartner than a man s socks, she would probably sit ou the floor to pu'.I them on. When you see a girl with a red-lined fail it makes you wonder if she doesn't need it, so that when she holds it up her face it w ill look like she was blush ing. New York Pre-s. Thousands Are Trying it On receipt of tea cents, cash or stamps, a generous sample will le mailed of tne m st p qsilar 'atari li and Hay Fever Cure i Ely's Cretin Balm) sufficient to demonstrate its great merit, i all size o). ELY BROTHKP.-s o'i Warren St,, New York City. It is the medicine aUve ali others f r catarrh, and is worth i-s weight ui gold. I can Use Ely's Cream Ra:.;i with saftty au I it does all that is claimed for it B. W. Sperry, Ha. t- ford, Conn. Wen;a Si.an! Pain. Dr. OUolenghi, a E iropcan physi cian, has been eoudjcltng experiments with an instrument called a tara-Ji me ter to determine sensitiveness to paiu as between men and women. He tried it upon (2 women with remarkable results. He finds that women are less se-n-i- tive to paia than men, aud that this, sensitiveness is less iu early life, in creases to the tweuty-fourth year, and decreases after that The higher class es are most sensstive and the di gen r ate least. He found the latter class very obtuse iu the sensation of paiu. Backlen'3 Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world forCuts, Bruises, Sires, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains Corns, and ail Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 2" cents per box. For sale at J. N. Snyder's drug store, Somerset, or at Brallier's drugstore, Reliu, Pa. What the Map Wa3 For. A school inspector, having a few minutes to spare after examining the school, put a few questions to the low er form boys on the couimou objects of the school room. "What is the use of that map?" he asked, p iuting to one stretched across the corner of the rivii; and half a doz en shrill voices mis wired: "Please, sir, it's to hide the teacher': bicycle." Pearson's W kly. Preparation 'I will give you a minute in which to get ready to die!" "Mercy!" implored the doomed girl. "Only a minute! Think! I am a woman."- 'I know," replied the tyrant, "but it l-n't !ik? getting ready to go to the theatre." Puck. Cne-Slied Xeataess. And what evil spirit possv so:ne women to hold their skirts high on one side and allow them to trail in the mud on the other? It eems impossible they can't feel the down side of muddy miss flapping against the -.inkle. Indeed, the cut of the niajoi-'y of skirts just now makes it ne-essar i hold them with both hands if it Ih very m.iddy, and one has uideh r ex tension to lletlttw.-s. Eouni the Worli Ualej. Surgeon Gray tells how hi horse saved his life during ths reee:it fight ing in M-ishonlaud. The doctor v. a severely wounded aud fell from hi saddle iu a charge, his horse going on with the rest of the squadron. In a short tim he returned, however, aiMi stood over his unconscious master Till the latter came to his senses, managed to pull hirus -If up to th animal's back, and then ride to a pi ace of safety. . al Advertiser. "An ounce of prevention is !etter than a pound of cure." Dr. Wood's Norway Piue Syrjp prevents con sumption by curing olds, and all sim ilar lung troubles." "I wonder what's de lest t'ing fer tell dem so's I'll get a meal," remarked Towit Twoey, the tramp, as he walked toward the kitchen dixr. A piece of cord wood that was lying near overheard the remark and ssia. mualcaily: "Jiut Ull tarn tkat j saw Up-lo-Data. ! t r
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