I r ( it i The Somerset Herald. KDVTARO 8CULL, Editor and Proprietor. WEDNESDAY. Janary7, 1S7. Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, bas been ordered by the Populist legisla ture of his State to vote for free silver. Ix the 1'nited States last year there were 123 legal executions and 131 lynch ing. Mob law api-vars to le on top. Tiik fact that the deticit is about $!0 000 a day is tempered by the reflec tion that the number of days the peo ple will have to stand it is tapering off leautifully. It may be true, as reported, that Ma jor McKiuley is having some difliculty in forming his cabinet, but it will be a good one when it is done. And that is all the people ask for. John Sherman's career shows that a man need not I President in order to make American history of the high est importance. A President lasts eight years at the outside, while Sherman's tenure has been over forty years. The Republicans of Virginia and Tennessee were cheated out of their victory last year, but they can see in the vigorous growth of their party the coining regeneration of two great States, and when it does come it will t-uy. In the last Cuban rebellion Ameri can citizens lost probity valued at 10 ),0o0,0o0, and they will suffer in the present war to a greater amougt. The inconclusive hostilities that Spain is dragging on are ruinous to herself and a costly nuisance to others. "Me and Jamie are about the only two real Christians in this town," said the old lady in the story, "and some times I have my doubts about Jamie." It is lanrelv that way with the profes sional reformers when they begin to call other people spoilsmen. Ax-orw.j tc the returns, as can vassed by the Legislature, the plurality of the Democratic candidate for Gov ernor of Tennessee lsl"i,n9- It seems strange that the experts who had charge of the counting did not make it an even 16,000 while they were at it. The official statement of exports and imports for December shows very clear ly that the wave of prosperity is stead ily approaching, and that the Ugin ning of Iicpublican rule is all that is needed to bring about a rapid restora tion of the country's former prosperity. The Executive Committee of the Re publican State League of Clubs met in Harrisburg on Thursday last. Wilkes- liarre and Williamsport were the only two places mentioned for the next con vention, and Williamsport won by a vote of 20 to 7, and Wednesday and Thursday, the Kth and lth of Septera lier, ls!)7, were fixed as the dates of the convention. The bubonic plague now epidemic in India, through fears of contagion, is attracting much attention throughout the world. It is said to bear a very close resemblance to ague. The victim first liecomes dazed and distracted, and tlien has headache of the severest type and a burning thirst The disease is usually fatal, lnit if a patient survives the first attack for five days he generlly recovers. Conditions are favorable to a gen eral improvement in the industrial world, and the business world is only awaiting the inauguration of a Repub lican administration, the confidence it carries with it, and a forward move ment in the direction-of protection, to take a new life. All this will le real ized in a very few weeks, and better times may be expected with full assur ance of realization. A new steamship company has been organized in Yokohama, the vessels to run from that city to San Francisco. This is but another evidence of the progress Jaan is making, and indi cates that she proposes to become a power on the sea, as well as on the land. The Pacific cable will undoubt edly soon be laid, and will be of valua ble assistance in the conduct of the great ocean traffic between Japan, the islands of the Pacific, and the United States. This country wants all the trade she can get with Japan. A kemakkaw.e tale is told of a trial in Kentucky, where it was officially announced that all the men in the eourt-room would have to submit to a search for weapons if they wished to remain, that two barrels full of revolv ers were secured, and that a couple of spectators cried like children when their weapons were confiscated. All of which goes to show that the com plaint aliout the destruction in advanc ing civilization of all picturesueness in life is not entirtlv well founded. In view of the many attacks on wills because of the alleged incapacity of the persons making them, a Connecticut legislator proposes a law to the eflect that every individual who makes a will may deposit it with a legal officer who shall give public notice that a will bas been offered, and that all who wish to question the testator's capacity shall have a certain time in which to do so; and if no objection is tn-ido, then the will shall not be subject to attack on that ground after death. The passage of such a law in all of the States would materially reduce the number of will contests, and promote the distribution of property according to the real desires of testators, besides lessening the fees of lawyers who now often get large shares of estates through controversies of that kind. va- for few The election of a United States Sen ator to succeed Senator Cameron was a very dignified and decorous Droeeed ing, attended by none of the exciting o scenes that characterized the elections in Illinois and Delaware. Peit"v nia may have a great deal of c. ment in nominating a candidate Senator, but the instances are where the Republican party squabbled ailer the nomination was made friends of Mr. Wanamakerswent rraee- fully iuto line and voted for Mr. Pen rose, and the young Philadelphian goes ialooffioe with the hearty good wishes f the people of a great State who have followed his public career and are proud of hiiu. We are satisfied that Mr. Pen rose will make a good public servant in the bighet and most di?uitied body in the United Slates. He bas had the ex perience, he Is able, and Le will take .high rank from the start. A Tut ob Sin els Bleiteiaesi. From the Philadelphia Record. According to opinions generally en tertained in the United States, the lie publics of South America are still chil dren, so to speak, in the family of na tions, they having barely emerged from the condition of instability and violent eruption which marked their nascence. But it seems that these opinions were mistaken, and that Argentina, af least, is confronted with the problems charac teristic of an effete civilization. The inclination of thejeunessedore of Rome toward celibacy marked the beginning of the decline of the Roman Common wealth, and the introduction of a bill into the Legislature of Argentina war rants the conclusion that a similar dis- tositiou indicative of national deca dence has become noticeable among the youth of our South American sister Republic The bill in question provides for the levy of a monthly tax upon all celi liates between the ages of 20 and 80 years, the rate to be made progressively oppressive. Thus unmarried men be tween 20 and 30 years of age would be required to pay f-5 per month, and the amount demanded by the State for the privilege of remaining single would be gradually increased until hardened of fenders of from 50 to 75 years of age would be mulcted for their obstinacy by a monthly fine of $30. The Argen tine Lycurgus who drafted this bill evi dently has a vein of humor running through his stern Spartan earnestness ; for he is disposed to let off the old boys of 75 years or over with a small month ly tax of 50 cents. Furthermore, to de prive the Argentine bachelors of even the transparent excuse that their celi bacy is due to the unwillingness of the spinsters to accept their suits, our mod ern Lycurgus proposes x make it very expensive for Argentine coquettes to trifle with hearts that may be figura tively laid at their feet. Article V of the proposed law provides that a single woman who shall, without legitimate cause, reject an aspirant for her hand, and shall fail to marry some one else within a stated time thereafter, shall lie fined in the sum of $.300, the same to be bestowed upon the rejected and de jected aspirant as a salve for his wound ed pride and prolably in order that he may be furnished with the means to pay his celibacy tax for a year or two, during which time, it is to be presum ed, he will have met a better fate at the hands of some less coy damsel. Widowers are to be given three years in which to celebrate their release from the bonds of matrimony; but when their legal period of freedom from bond age shall have elapsed they are to be subject, if the bill should become a law to the same tax as that imposed upon bachelors. And the widows, alack a- day! are placed by the bill in the same category as widowers. The bill, it is true, seems to make an exception in fa vor of widows over 30 years of nge. these being exempt from the tax on single blessedness. This exemption is a mere false pretense, however; for who ever saw a widow under 50 willing t confess to more than 30 years of age? It is greatly to be feared that our Ly curgus nodded when be drafted this part of his bill, and the provision lev eled against unmarried widows is more likely to encourage mendacity than to discourage celibacy. To cap his legislative pyramid the Argentine lawgiver proposes that the net proceeds of the tax on celibates shall be annually distributed among the fathers of families' who can prove that they have at least twelve children. Thus would the Argentine currency be kept in an active condition of ebb and flood; and thus would the ease and pleasure loving celibates be compelled, willy nilly, to contribute their share toward bringing up the rising genera tion. The artist who constructed this unique and bizarre bit of legislative ar chitecture bas been referred to above as a Lycurgus; on second thought this appellative must be withdrawn as in appropriate to one who has evidently obtained bis instruction in the art of government from Sancho Panza, 'squire to Don Quixote and Governor of the Island of Barataria. XT. 8. Senators Elected. Thomas C. Piatt, Republican in Xew York, to succeed David B. Hill. Chas. W. Fairbanks, Republican, in Indiana, to succeed Daniel W. Voorhees, Democrat, who has been in the Senate just twenty years. In Delaware there is an unprecedented condition of affairs. Three persons now claim to be the United States Senator elect from that Lilliputian common wealth, to occupy the seat made vacant i year ago by the expiration of the term of Anthony Ilijrgins, Republican. After a bitter and prolonged factional fight be tween the supKrters of Iliggins aud J. Edvr. Addicks, in which it was shown that neither of them could win, a vote which the Republicans claimed ivas a majority of the members of the Legisla ture was given to Col. Henry A. DuPont, of the famous DuPont powder works. This vote was made a tie by the ballot of Governor Watson, who had been elevat ed from the presidency of the senate to the governorship by the death of the governor elected. The Democrats claim ed he had still a right to vote as a mem ber of the Senate, the Republicans that he had not, and when the contest was transferred to the United States Senate, some of the silver Senators voted with the Democrats against him, and he was refused seat There is talk of re-opening the contest aud he may yet be ad mitted. Meanwhile the present legisla ture is divided into two parts, both or ganized and holding aerations. The ad herents of Addicks have what is called the "rump" legislature and ou Tuesday this body elected its leader to the United States Senate. The other body composed of the Democrats and anti-Addirks Re publicans, elected Richard K. Kenny, a silver Democrat, said to have rather conservative financial views, the Repub licans refusing to vote, as they claim Du Pont to be the senator elect. It is a very pretty kettle of fish, three men with cer tificates, knocking at the Senate door, which will open to but one, and perhaps none of thctn. Senator Pritchaid, Republican, was re-elected by a majority of one in the -h Carolina legislature. tioorge O. Vert, Democrat, has lieen re-elected in Missouri. He has been in the senate eighteen years. Henry M. Teller, silverite, was re-elec ted almost unanimously in Colorado, He has represented that state in the senate since its admission in 1S7G, except for about three years, during which be was Secretary of the Interior, in Presi dent Arthur's cabinet. He is considered the ablest of the silver senators. Senator Hansbrougli, Republican, of North Dakota, succeeds himself. Boiea Penrose, Republican, was elected in Pennsylvania. After a prolonged fight tho Illinois Republican caucus unanimously nomi nated ex-Congressman Wm. K. Mason, who is said to be the champion cam paigner of the stale. Wm. A. Harris, populM, has been elected from Kansas to succeed Wm. A. Tefler. Orville II. Piatt, Republican, re-elected from Connecticut. James K. Jones, Democrat, re-elected, from Arkaansas. Dr. tiallinger. Republiear. re-elect d. from New Hampshire. The Black Death. The pestilence which is depopulating Bombay at fhe present time is the same as that wmcn aiu to ueaia o-3,a: iuuui ants of London in 1(565, which once reduc ed the population of Norway from 2,000, 000 to 300,000, and from which in the Hth century 2.",0u0,000 persons are said to have perished in Europe. It is charaeteriMHl by boils and carbuncles, especially in the groin. These are known as buboes hence the name, bulionic plague, which is now generally used. The following from the New York Sun, gives some idea of its devastations since the dawn of history : As cholera has its home in the lower valley of the Ganges, so plague has for centuries had its habitat and starting point in Yunnan, a province of southern China, about midway between Hongkong aud Calcutta, and near the head waters of rivers which (low southward through Burtnah and Siam. From Yunnan the disease was carried in 1S04 to Canton where 60,000 died in a few weeks, and to Hongkong, where for a time there were 100 deaths per day. It was at Canton and Hongkong in that year tbat the eminent Japanese liacteriologist, Dr. Kitasato, discovered the characteristic bacillus ol plague and by his fearless investigations demonstrated that the malady was ident ical with that which ravaged London in 1GG5, and of which DeFoe wrote in 1?20, when England was alarmed at the great mortality from the same disease in Mar seilles. The historical accounts of the appalling epidemics of plague during the last 700 years are almost incredible. It may safe ly be said that the germs were always borne westward from India, to which they had been brought from Southern China, and that the paths followed were substantially those in which cholera also has made its way from the Orient to civ ilized Europe. In the Middle Ages Con stantinople and Egypt were the half way houses of plague. There is a long list of devastating epidemics, but the worst of them was what was called the Black Death, prevailing throughout Europe and Asia in the years 1345-51. The path of this pestilence was from China to India, Egypt, Constantinople, and Italy, and thence through Europe. Ixndon's loss was much greater than in the epidemic of which De Foe wrote, (when 49,000 died in two months,) and even in such a town as Norwich the dead numbered 57,000. It was estimated and reported that 13,000,000 persons died in China of the plague during this epidemic and that in the other parts of Asia there were 23,800,000 victims. Certain coun tries were said to have been depopulated. In Cairo the mortality exceeded 10,000 per day. Germany lost 1,241000 of her people. One-half of the inhabitants of Italy are said to have perished. Dr. Hecker, of Berlin, a respected authority, estimates that this epidemic swept away one-quarter of the people of Europe, or 23,000,000 persons ! The disease which so ravaged the world in the fourteenth century was identical with the malady prevailing in Bombay now, but during the last half century it has appeared in Europe only once in se rious epidemic from in l)J78-9 at the mouth of the Volga. Owing to the famine and to conditions indicated by a death-rate increasing for the last decade and a half, there may be a great loss of life in India during the next six months, but the European powers can protect themselves. Tola Boy Here Kay Sis. FRAJf KLHT, Fa., Jan. 2'. There are in jail here four men who attempted to com mitt a midnight burglary at the home of 70-year-old Jane Richardson, of Plum Centre, this county, but were heroically driven off by a 18-year-old boy, who with an old-fashioned shot gun successively held the robbers at bay, although he himself received a pistol wound that may yet prove fatal. Len Fortune is the name of the lad. He is an orphan, aud (Or some time past has lived with the aged Miss Jane Rich ardson, whose reputed wealth gold hid den in a trunk made her and her lonely little house in the woods a target for burglars. The attempted robbery occurred last Wednesday night and the men under ar rest, and one of whom has confess ed, are West and Samuel Slauford, brothers, and Silas Carnahan and Henry Strail,- father-in-law and son-in-law respectively. It was after 11 o'clock at night when Miss Richardson was awaked by a ter rific thumping on the door of her little bouse. She called to the boy, Len For tune, but before he could raise the win dow and inquire of the rude callers what their mission migljt be the front door gave way in the face of their onslaught and a minute later the inmates of the house heard several men coming up stairs. But young Fortune was not a coward and he asked the intruders what business they had there. In reply a pistol bullet imbedded itself in the ceil ing above him. Then it was that the lad, having armed himself with the old-fashioned shot-gun, put himself on the defensive. He fired in the direction of the men, who by this time had halted at the foot of the stairs. His salute was answered by two pistol shots from below, and one bullet struck him in the side. Nothing daunted, bow ever, he fired the second barrel of his gun, and a moment later he bad the sat isfaction of bearing heavy footsteps de parting from the yard outside. Reloading his gun, young Fortune fled across the fields to his nearest neighbor, and a half-hour later two young farmers, R. M. Bilig and George Grave, mounted on horses aud heavily armed, started in pursuit of the robbers. The farmers fol lowed four men's tracks in the snow, and after covering nearly IS miles and just at the break of day, Bilig and Grave came up with two men, who were almost ex hausted from walking. These they made prisoners and before a half-hour had passed the elder of the two, who proved to be Silas Caruahan, confessed that be and his companion, Henry Strail, a mere boy.were two of the four who had broken into Miss Richardson's house the night before. Subsequently the other two were also captured while breaking away to escape from their home in Oil City. At the jail Strail confessed that it was be who shot young Fortune. "I am a soldier of the Rebellion. A year ago I was in bed all winter with chronic rheumatism. Three doctors fail ed to give me relief. Two bottles of Bur dock Blood Bitters put me on my feet. It is worth its weight in gold." W. B. Knapp, Litchfield, Hillsdale Co., Mich. Brother Married Sifter. Wichita, Kan., January 22. The vil lage of Mulvane, a few miles south of here, is stirred up over disclosures brought, to light on the occasion of the thirty-ninth wedding anniversary of Peter Wilson and wife a few days ago. Their nine children and several grand children were present, with many neigh bors. In the company was Isaac Ashton, foster father of Mrs. Wilson, who was en route to Oklahoma, and Robert Wilson, foster father of Peter Wilson, who lived in a neighboring county. The men were neighbors forty years ago, but bad not seen each other since. Their reminiscent talk brought out the fact that in 1838 Al exander Taylor, his wife and two chil dren located in Richmond, Ind., having moved there from Noble county, Ohio. Taylor went as a volunteer to the Florida Indian war, and died while on the expe dition. M rs. Taylor died soon afterward, leaving her children, Peter and Rachel, six aud two years old. respectively, to the care of strangers. Isaac Ashton and Robert Wilson had been friends of the Taylors. Ashton adopted Rachel and Wilson adopted Peter Taylor. Ashton moved to Iowa soon afterward, and Wil son went to Northern Missouri. They never spoke to the children of their ante cedents, and they grew up to consider they were the children of their respective foster parents. When Peter Wilson was seventeen years old he went to Sioux City, Iowa, to learn the carpenter's trade, and at a tem perance meeting he met Rachel Ashton, who was visiting her foster aunt. They became sweethearts, and three years lat er were married. They settled in Sum ner county, Kan., where they have been highly respected. They have nine chil dren. Three children are deaf mutes and two others are deformed. All are mar ried except one of the deaf mutes and two of the younger children. Peter Wil son swooned when he beard the old neighbor's talk, and for a time he was thought to be dead, but he was revived. He aud his wife are almost crazed with grief, - An Uneducated Boy. Sax Francisco, Jan. 21. A shockhead ed boy of fifteen summers whose school days have . been limited to three short years, and whose life has been passed chiefly in a little country town in Wash ington, delivered a lecture here last night upon the different religious systems of the world now and in the past. Charles Anderson is the boy's name. He was born in Colusa County, in 1862, and lived there until two months ago. When lecturing the boy's language and manners seemed to belong to some gray haired old patriarch, ami lots of his hear ers pronounced the discourse a deep and learned dissertation, aud yet his conver sation reveals a woeful lack of education and be can scarcely read. His friends claim he is a medium. Charles says he bas been able to pro duce his condition at will, aud, though unable to foretell his subject after the trance, be is able to remember a little of bis discourse, but not enough to render him any more intelligent in his every d ly life and not enough to do anybody else any good. A Thermometer Free. Warner's Safe Cure Co., of Rochester, X. Y., are sending out a limit! number of acini rate spirit thermometers graduat ed from 20 degrees lielow zero to 120 de grees above and mounted on heavy 4x6 inch card board, in red aud green by mail, free to any address on receipt of 2 cents in stamps to pay postage. To be sure, this free distribution is intended to advertise the celebrated Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure (see advertising columns) but nevertheless the thermom eter will be found to be a useful as well as ornamental article for the home or ofiiceand well worth the little trouble and expense of sending for it. Death in a love Letter. Shamokin, Jan. 21. Miss Helen Mus- grave, of Cameron township, found death in a letter to her lover. While moisten ing the back of the envelope preparatory to sealing it the young girl's tongue was slightly lacerated, from which she died Sunday. The girl had a quarrel with her lover, Herman Schultz, about two weeks ago, and be was gone; however, she repented, and for seveial days she worried over the affair, and sat down and wrote the letter, asking forgiveness and pleading with him to return. It was in sealing this let ter that her tongue received the lacera tions that caused her awful death. Her tongue began to swell, and on the fourth day after the letter was mailed sharp pains racked ber system. Doctors were called in, and after a careful exam ination found that she could not recover. The patient bore the announcement of her fate bravely, but asked that her lover lte notified of her condition. His response was prompt and he arrived last Saturday, but only to find her dying". With tears in her eyes she asked him to kiss her, and then they Bobbed in each other's arms. Death ended her sufferings early on Sunday morning, and she was buried this afternoon. No Tie For An Undertaker. Sax Antonio, Tex., Jan. 24. Robert Richmond, a young man from St. Louis, was taken sick at Marts, a small town 400 miles west of here on the Southern Pacif ic Railroad. He grew rapidly worse and became unconscious and his attending physician telegraphed the patient's par ents in St. Louis that their son was dying. The parents wired instructions for the b?dy to be embalmed and shipped to St Louis. There is no embalmer aud un dertaker nearer than San Autonio and a telegram was sent here for one. The young man was still alive, but bis phy sician was positive he would be dead in a few hours. The San Antonio undertaker arrived at Marfa next morning, .and found the young man still alive. He waited 36 hours and Richmond showed signs of im provement. The undertaker left with the coffin for San Antonio and Richmond was brought here on the same train, ar riving last night. The trip did him so much good that he will leave the hospi tal in a few days a well man. Three KiUiona for a Book. Washington, D. C, Jan. 20. The most expensive book that was ever pub lished in the world is the official history of the War of the Rebellion, which is now issued by the Government ol the United States at a cost up to date of $2, 'S AZ'iS. tt will require at least three yeais longer and the total cost undoubtedly will reach nearly three millions of dollars. It will consiHt of 112 volumes, includ ing an index and an atlas. Copies are sent free to public libraries, and 1,3-17,9C9 have been so distributed. The atlas costs $22. The remainder of the editions are sold at prices ranging from 50 to 90 ceuts per volume. 'Ex-Congressman W. A. Harris is con ceded to be in the lead for United States Senator in Kansas. A new and strong candidate was announced Satuiday night, however, says a dispatch from Topeka, in Ex-Governor John P. St. John. Though a Prohibitionist of National standing, be is in accord with the Populists, and may slip in as a compromise. You Can't Go Amiss if you get a package like this. It contains the genuine Washing Powder It cleans everything and cleans it quickly and cheaply. Largest package greatest economy. THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY. bt- Loom, New York, Boston, Philadelphia. Chicago, whkb. has b:en THE STAN dard foR Over 20 Years. Book about it few for the asking. For sale by all druggists at 50c tad USX). SCOTT & BOWNE, New York. The tad of Little PtU. Sam Fkascisho, Jan. 24 Little Pete, the most noted Chinaman in Nan Fran cisco, was murdered by his countrymen in Chinatown last night. He was siuing In a chair In a Chinese barber shop when three Chinese entered and shot bhn, in flicting a wound from the efrx-U of which he died in a short time. Tne mur derers were arrested. The murder is t.o outcome of a quairel ' between two of the Chinese Six Qmipan j ies, and it is supposed the murderers are ,' Highbinders hired to do the j-b. Little Pete bad a varied and remark able career in San Francisco, and r years was the most influential Chinaman in thia part of the country. Whenever any of bis countrymen were io trouble Utile Pete was called upon to help them out, and be achieved a reputation for jury fixing that almost landed him in the penitentiary. He was at the bead of the business of Importing Chinese women to purposes, and although he ned bis icy. He Consumption Outdoor life an Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil with Hypopiiospnites have ccrti thousands of cases of consump tion in the early stages. They cure old, advanced cases too; but not so many, nor so prompt ly. "When a case is so far ad vanced that a cure cannot be made, even then SCOTT'S EMULSION checks the rapid ity of the disease, relieves the pains in the chest, reduces the night sveats, and makes the couo-h easier. In these cases it comforts and prolongs life. Don't experiment with cures that destro V the digestion "in ii ! controlled many of the gambling dons in i,:U U, n nmeAv M Chinatown, and bis revenues from yuur liui iv v rm 4 ft ; thia country for immoral I J ! waxed wealthy. Lime Pete, Id : :iioke English fluently, retai N Chinese dress as a matter of rvl that source were large. Bliiiard ia tn Horthwesk St. Pail, Minn., Jan. 23. The tem perature in the Northwest has been dropping all day, and to-night it ia ex cessively cold from Bismarck to St. Paul. It is twelve degrees below rero to-night in St. Paul, with the prospect of a further drop often or twelve degrees before day light. No rise in the temperature is ex pected for at least three days. Trains are moving irregularly. The State Treasurer of South Dakota, with nearly $280,000, under a guard of militia, is stuck in the snow thirty miles east of Pierre This cash is being taken back to the banks from which it was drawn. AIerdeen, S. D., reports the present winter as breaking all records for heavy snow storpis and early blockades. Nearly six hundred miles of the Dako ta division of the Northern Pacific was blockaded by Thursday's storm. It will take days to clear the cuts. A dispatch from Willmar, Minn., says the storm of last nieht bas kept up more or less all day. The wind reached a fearful veloc ity and blew the hardest for years. The Sioux Falls train bas not yet reached here, and the snow plow sent to help them is stuck near Hanley Falls. Gary, S. D., reports thermometer 17 degrees be low zero. Every See tic a of the Country ia Winter' leiett Oraip. Chicago, Jan. 23. The people of Chi cago ere aroused to-day to take prompt and generous action for the relief of the two-score thousand destitute inhabitants, whose suffering for want of fuel, food and clothing bas reached an extreme stage on acouuut of the cold weather which came upon the city Saturday, increasing in in tensity, until to-dav it reached the lowest point ottluially recorded In a quarter of a century. Between 5 and 7 this morning the weather bureau in the Auditorium tow er, where it is warmer than on the street, scored 20 degrees below zero. Only once in the history of the bureau Dec 24, 1872, 23 below, bas the temperature fallen lower. Mayor Swift issued a proclamation this afternoon, appealing in urgent language to all who have the meaus to spare to contribute at once money and supplies to prevent the starvation and freezing of unfortunate thousands. He uged the sub scription of SIOO.QOO as being none too much to afford the help needed. Jos. Home & Co. Honey Talks ! There is more argument in one bar gain than in a whole column of type talk. And if a bargain is an argument our 4ore can furnili more than a thousand argument ol its superiority as a place to save money. There never was a belter lime man now. Joods are always low prh-cd here, but just now they're being sacrificed. Dress Goods, An assorted lot of fabrics at Twenty-five and fifty cents a yd. Choice selection of Figured Hilesias, Black Moire lVrcaline linings of the rustling kind, all at Ten cents a yard. Fifty-inch Black Hurah Twills and Fancy Figured Mohair in various pat terns will be sold at Thirty-five cents a yard. Very choice selections in Kilks of the 7.c, ?1.)0 and S1.2 kinds at Fifty cents a yard. Fine grades of Corduroys in the Vel vets and Velveteen Cords, 75c and $1.00 ones at Fifty cents a yard. 1,000 yards of fancy white Dimities and Nainsooks, in stripes and checks, the 15c and 2c qualities, now Ten cents a yard. Some Towels. One lot of fine Towels, regular 10 and 20c kind at 5c, in; and 12(c each. Send for samples of anything you wish. We have it. Reduced Batei to Washington on Aceoun of the Inauguration via Pennsylvania Railroad. For the benefit of those wbo desire to attend theceremonies incident to the in auguration of President-elect KcKinley, the Pennsylvania Kailroad Company will sell excursion tickets to Washington March 1, 2, 3 and 4, valid to return from March 4 to 8, at tho following rates : From PilLsburg, ?10.00; Uniontown, ?I0.(); Connellsville, $l.X; Greensburg. t'KH) ; Butler, $10.00 : Allegheny Valley Junction, $10.00 ; Johnstown, $Ii.S) ; Al toona, S0.N0 ; Harrisburg, Sj.OC, aud from all other stations on the Pennsylvania system at reduced rates. This inauguration will be a most inter esting event, and will undoubtedly at tract a large number of people from every section of the country. The magnificent facilities of the Penn sylvania Kailroad make this line the fa vorite route to the national capital at all times, and its enormous equipment and splendid terminal advantages at Wash ington make it especially popular on such occasious. Child Found a Bear Cave. Dasvillk, Pa., Jan. 20. Little Elsie Yarrow wandered am ay from her hotce. near German in, in the Black Forest, one day last week, and all trace of ber wjf lost. Heavy snows bad fallen r' d searching parties were organized by 1 .. sie's father. Tracks of the girl's fe-- were finally found, which led to a bear . den, where the child was found unco i scious, though unharmed. The bear wa killed. . The child doubtless wandered to tiie den in search of shelter. The Greatett Monarch Is a fit subject for pity if be is troubled with dyspepsia, while his poorest subject who digests properly may well be envied by a prince thus afflicted. The dyspeptic of every clime and nation owe a debt o gratitude to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which rescues them from one of the most obstinate and troublesome complaint against wLich medical skill is directed. On this continent, in Europe and tht tropics, this sterling remedy is pre-eml nently and justly popular, not only as r stomachic, but also as a means of prevent ing and curing malarial, rheumatic, kid ney, bilious and nervous disorders. It improves appetite and sleep, hastens con valescence and the acquisition of vigor after exhausting maladies, and counter acts the infirmities of age. A winegla? ful taken before retiring has a tendency to promote tranquil, health yieldina sleep, a boon much coveted by nervous invalids. Dr. Satfler ia Florida Until Karen fita. The doctor takes his vacation in what he considers the worst season of the year, and consequently the least iuoonveuience to bis patients, tie will put in his tiiue at ML Dora, Fla., where be bas some 4o acres of orange grove, aud where l-i-family reside most of the year on ac count of the much better health Mrs. Sadler enjoys there. That section is the highest in the State, very rolling, tim beied with long leaf pine, ituerpen-d with palmetto and deciduous trees in ravines and along creeks and around spring and lakes. Lakes with clear, sandy bottoms aud pure water, and so iui-kly inu ixpersed as to give the name Luke county. The doctor would be living there now were it not "too healthy" for his htisinoHH. When yon want to visit Florida don't forget Lake county. When your eyes or ears remind yon of Dr. Saii dler. remember his return, March fiih. "Saved My Life" A VETERAN'S STORY. "Several ycare apo, while in Fort Snelling, Minn., I cauglit p s-evtrft cohi, attended witu a terrible ccin, that allowed me no rest i..y or night. The doctors sifter exhaust ing their remedies, pronounced my case hojeless, say ing tlieycotilddono more for nic. At this time a bottle of AYER'S Cherry Pectoral was sent to nie by a frier.d who urged ir.e to take it, which I did, and soon after I was greatly relieved, and in a short tir:c wits completely cured. I l.ave never had m:ieh of a cough since that time, and I firmly believe Ayer's Cherry Pectoral saved my life." W. II. Wakd, 8 Quiiuby Av., Lowell, Mass. AYER'S Cherry Pectoral Hichest Awards at World's Fair. IYER'S PSLLS cm Ir.icsiiaa 2nd UeuUdiS 116 TO 1. ILVCN COLO In the money attention m-an that in I1 take is I Void dollars to wciirht it woul make tn wi ljjht one Silver dollar. We Kt:-run tee lor either one "'liver or 4old u M.nr to fclve yiwl tt" purustand mo-t ar. J goods wold. Tak a moment's ti tne and Ionic at these prices : 2 Year Old .knmeret JJ.U0 per ftal Sto4 Yr.Oidl'urcKyei.tiiJ .HJ -7 to III " 3 V)t.l. ) " M Is." Hand-made Sour; Mau I'D 44 . J. . IkniKhertv Pure Kve.A..V) " Andriesiien Best Pure ky.AM " 44 ' Ppeclttl price lint on Wines, etc on apphotllon. No extra charge for jugs or poking. Give us a trial order. TCLCPHONC A. ANORirSSCN, no. s. IS Federal SCAllecheny, Pa HAVE YOU READ THO PHILADELPHIA Ti IT1CS THIS HORNING? THE TIMES (, the most extensively circulated and widely read newspaper published in Pennsylvania. Its dis cussion of public men and public meas ures is in the interest of public integri ty, honest government and prosperous industry, and it knows no party or per sonal allegiance in treating public is suer. In the broadest and best sense a family and ger.f i-al newspaper. THE TIMES aims to have the largest circulation by deserving it, and claims that it is unsurpassed in all the essen tials of a great metropolitan new-pat Specimen copies of any add:,.u,n v n be sent free to any one sei.Jii g Mic ir address. TERMS -DAILY, f3.00 per annum; fl.00 for four months; 30 cents per month; delivered by carriers for 6 ceuts per week. SUNDAY KDITION, 32 large, handsome pages 234 columns, elegantly illustrated, beautiful colored supplement, S2 00 per annum; 3 cei ts per copy. Daily aud Sunday, fi00 per annum ; 50 cents per month. Address all letters to THE TIMES, Philadelphia. YOU CAN FIND IMtS tn fila ia rTTMr. h at tlx- A'tvu-r.inr Huniu of REHIHGTOIT BUOS. wmi rwni tr.r twskrt i !). u iw-ru A 3J.UU By5 ""W Sct. BU&trsft ef rcntr, C? 7 l) 1 J..- AJ WK FAT EAWKiS CrfAPOES TC VOIT! MOOP. V" V I RiMlMBER.rat3yai.-frooooofi.ielrItWhoi(taot!inS V.mufccti-ert b f.Tixi. I nd by tn de-nr voj !' tiw Prot. biu.( vC SUITS'- Cx 'N rrVVsVitliztpa If" on rCTrirs. I ". T1 tfrwaieirtloMj ti-fi Ron fJamnrja f u:t With Ixxn I'inti guaranteed to be mlc from u importrd Wool Chevioc, ia Jet black, raixMu, Oxford Crry and Clin Brown, ia tor from J to 9 vrars of apa. 1 hty art made op a per cut Mow in double brentrd with S.,Uor t uibr, bfaiicd Withmulo mirtaaca Braid, Inrd mnh a tut fc;k Aitcrt Twill Sate Lining, Trimming and Watk. mhip throughout tha btst awnry can procure. Coat has a Sum Pockets, a Top and Cash r-orkef. Patent Want Bands used oa all rants Uo 1 atul FocketJ em all Pants. - ' .v ynrs i'i aee maoe up as per opposite sot, Doubiaj tueaatad ito sura I'anu af sun Prica la.a Express; paid suf vw ooor. lo pranftftta asad either Pesl efceo a Express M war Order r Krgisttreef Letter! and foe measure send see of Bot at lastj cuni.OJT rul u larg Of email fat (lis age. -free! TO IYEETBODT Our: Illustrated Priced Catalogue! lo wkicb you will find Boys Suits from' o3c. vp Youths ' Load Pant Salts UooA tt oo op audi Mens Suits from 92 t,n oo. Th ... Id.: i - 12:1 IT, I oar. far RrTjrWft ' E. ROSEHBTOQSR & CO.. 204 1 102d St, IT2V7 Ycrk City PENN AVE. & FIFTH ST., PITTSBURG, PA. B. & B AAAAA A-i-- 1A AA AAA A Stocfc Taking Ends with January account to be taken of everything in the store money is easier to count than goods we've adopted such low price meas ures as will clear all the surplus stocks convert them into cash quick we're willing to take a ls on choice goods to do this we won't carry over may surplus stocks they've got to go write now, soon as you read this, for samples and see if the way they're going doesn't inter est you and your pocket book more than anything has for a long time. 50-iuch Mixed Suitings all wool that were half a dollar, iiSc 40-inch all wool Diamond Checks, 25c 40 Inch all wool liourette Suitings, 25c 3-inch all wool neat mixtures, 2oc. Lot of all wool Suiting Mixtures, 42 to 52 inches wide, that were 75c, f 1.00 and $1.25 all at 50c Ad-Wool Black Goods at 25c, 35c, 50c, 75e all greatly reduce!. Nice Bright Plaids, 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c, 75 for waists or children's dress es there never has been such a chance to get like values for the money. All the surplus stocks in the store at mark-down prices write and tell u what you're interested ia and we'll send samples that will show you we mean busiuess. Get samples of the new 1S07 wash goods. 1847. 189ft :-D0NT FORGET TO'. w r PHARMACY Where you can find the choicest line of Holiday Gi:-S presented to you and prices to suit the purchase- Fine Dressing: Cases, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Cuff and Collar Boxes, Gents Traveling Cases, Shaving flugs and Brushes, Bon-bon Boxes, &c SOLON PALMER Specialty in Perfumer, Latest Variety. Garland of Violets, Garland of U es. Palmer's F. l I perfect Odors in Perfect ' Jf9" Public Station for Local and Long Distance Telephone con.ii.ijr;;,- points in tha United Slates. G. W. BEN FORD, MANAGER, SOMERSET EVERY DAY Brings Something: A Riding or Walking Spring Tooth Ihrrcw. I I tSlG 5 """" J'li ' BOGGS & BUHL Allegheny, Pa. 8 as 3e 2C s g 00 CO Xo drawing of frame oa the ground. The lightest shaft. W; itself of trash as easily as a Lay rake. IIui.s a.-- lid; r: a man on a3 other3 do 'without a load. CALL AND SEE IT. WE GUARANTEE IT THE IN THE WORLD. Solci on Trial. J. B. Holderbaud Somerset, Pa. Carbon n -c: : Absolute!) I IW ll'i v. I t ".:i--r i -. .I'll1..;:;- An EntirtN m i ! fv i.irv: - of T the .-- A'tiiu:;'. - the .h-s." C.irS'0 oa: m:ik.Z"- orrvi -" Pri rc jrivn-'r th:- c.i S.vit! Br1 p. a. s:q Somarsfc RNITURE! A AAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaVl IFU g Our Stockls Large. r A thing to be considered In buying Furniture. gj rKICE Is general'.y held to be of the f:rt imf -11 shouUl tie the last. If you buy for quality y.m ; ay v - If you buy for price you jjet what you pay f-r. Sfew - rs: C 5; Chamber Suit. Solid Oik and Cherry, containing six pin-t-s. t Antique Oak SuitH, :::::: :". jj-- Parlor Suits. ::::::: ft d Sideboards, Solid Oak, :::::: Chairs, Beds, Spriiiss, Mattresses and all other kinds of Kn::: lowest price. FIGURE GET AN ! EDUCATION aixl ilil : ronnu. ru liaod In baud. Ur aa edit- EDUCATION I EtSsSS Srkaal. I ... I. eta amBUMdarkim and tow mii. wt ISt Mltttimt. or cirrolar.aB,l lHua. w..Mnn So 1 l--fc II p.. Covers a multitude of sins, but it isn't neccvorr to -J nndesirable features to secure figure. KwtaMiu ' -T"ur the detail of grades, then vou are readv for pr: e. C. H. Coffroth, g 606 M?ln Cross Street, SOVERSEV HOLIDAY PRESENTS FOIi THE MILLION AT QUININE'S Rlfi STORE HA anrl lf rl o. TnTT'NSi1- Everybody can be Suited. are closiny outLaih'cs JcuirtsXi'ils' ci.d Wtnkr Dress Gcahvtij: Come for Oargain to - - QUINN'S, JOHNSTt' i
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