' i 1 Gi-neml Horace Porter draws the following pietur? of war-time expe riences in his "Campaigning with Grant" in the February Century: The eontinaicg rain was most disheprien inr. 0:i M y l'i Grant w rote to Ha' 1 x s: "We have Lr.il five days' alijos-t c -t.-.iit rx;n, withojr any pro-;ect re of i:s t-iearng up. The nds ave r'. v foiwmc impa-xsable that er bu-Id-.-h-s v.-ih cuiiivi aim on no ling er run liet ween Here and Fredericks burg. AH offensive operations must Meeewarily cease until we can have tw-enty-fiMir hours of dry weather. The army is in the r-st of spirits, and fetls the greatest confidence in ulti mate ptieec. . . . The elements alone Lave &'jFpenri.-d hostilities." In the Wilderness the army had to struggle against fire and dust; new it bud to contend with rain aud mid. An ordinary rain, lasting a day or two, d Dotemiarrass troops; but when the storm continues for a week it be comes one of the most serious obstacles in a campaign. The men can secure no proper shelter and no comfortable rest; their clothing has no chance to dry: and a tramp of a few miles through tenacious mud requires as much exertion as an ordinary day's march. Tents become saturated and weighted with water, and draft-animals have increased loads, and h av ier roads over whk-h to haul them. Dry wood can not le found; cooking becomes difficult; the men's spirits are affected by the gloom, and even the most buoyaut natures become disheart ened. It is much worse for any army acting on the offensive, for it has more marching to do, being compelled to move principally on exterior lines. taff-oilltvrs had to labor day and niht during the present campaign in making reconnoissanees aud in cross questioning natives, deserters, prison ers, aud fugitive negroes, in an at tempt to secure data for the purpose of constructing local maps from day to day. As soon as these were finished they were distributed to the subordi nate commanders. Great confusion arose from the duplication of the names of houses and farms. Either family nsmes were particularly scarce in that section of the State, or else the people w-re united by close ties of relation ship, aad i-ouutry cousins alxninde-1 to a ; iii'-irg '.'Stent, ." many furm h a-t in soujv: of the localities were ! up"d by jK-opKf of the same i ame tnat, when oTlai'i farms were desig nated in orders, serious errors arose a! times from mistaking one placo for another. Tracing His T&zAlj Tree- I I met a man in oneof the down town '.' h :wU yest'T.hiy who follows a unique r j- ,,.r.-;in. lie make Lis liviiig by i :nt:n.r tip, inventing or otb-Twise ; p'oeirii.g pe-dinves fr 'rsons who ; i ii.,v newly-awpiircd wealih and social a-noiiioiis. '-Odd e: pel ier.w?" lie faid to me, in C a '. er to a qwstion. "O, ye?, fre 4 j" enily. I've just f.uis-bed a job for j t crankiest old ignoramus that I ever J -v.it 'vi'l). He came tome and said i - it fa'vi'y was one v.T the oldt in s f l"..'iied States. lu fact, he wascon ""i li.'eiii t'.iat s m-i of his ancestors were l K.;iois; lh? iirs-t white men who settled J t.n this ccati-ienU I went to work to 4 t T.ce back the genealogy through a fjccessiou of cbscure New England 3 .im' rs, and, with only two or three sj breaks, I managed to establish aline for him going back to the Mayflower. - I thought that would please him and ;. at fir 4 it se-med to. ?H "Ijjta couple of days after he had i p tid and disohargt-d me he came around I ' to s-e me and he was in a towering i i passion. He accused me of cheating ;J him, of having slighted my work and i wauted back the money he had paid : me. When I finally got a chance to "- ask him to explain what he meant, he r said: fi "Why, I told you distinctly that my ancestry went back to the first white men wbo landed oq this conti f ljent And here you ve stopped with " the year hiJ." 1 " 'Well,' I said, 'that was the year C- when tlie first white men came to this part o. the country. You can't goauy l farther back.' " "Can't eh?' he shouted, 'that shows J all you know. I didn't have to read a : i United States history half an hour to j h am that white men landed on the New England coast in 1001. I want 1 my ancstry traced back to those men, sir, and if you can't do it, I'll find some ' one who can-' " Something to Depand on- --:i Mr. James Jones, of tlia drug firm of 4 J nes & S p, Cowden, 111., in speaking --. of King's New Discovery, says VtUat l:ist 'iitfer his wife was attacked ; -Willi La Grip,.', and her cass grew so -t-rio:j.h:t p!jys:cians at Cowden and -;Pjna could do nothing for he. It eeind t develop into Hasty Con suniptiou. Having Dr. King's New jlVcovery in stor. nil nellim; 1 ts of is he took a bottle hcuii1, aud to the i trprise of all she lejrtn to gt-t ietter 1 '.rn first d'se, and lilf dozen dollar I ottle. cured her sound n-.d well. Dr. 'King's New DL-kwitv for conhump " t-oa, coughs aud colds is guaranteed to ''do this good work. Try it. Free trial ; joules at Snyder's drvg tiore, S-mer- 'set, or at llrallier's drug store, Berlin. " A writer in the Chicago Tiin-Js-Her-j'a'd tells cn incident of how lir.nesty - - was rebuked. H sajs: "After a ca ' Me r co:idut r had passed me .-ever-; j. ti.n s wt; iiout asking for my Tare I ' t :ucned his arm and gave him a ni-k- -eL A iew minutes laur as I left the - . t at I fvund j'.in on the restr platform lalou(. 'D-j.'i't ever do that again,' he , said. 'If a conductor misses you, don't itunt him up. He doesn't waut you to '!. it. If I miss a passenger the ' chances are about even that no one will uotice it ec-pt the fellow himself. ilJut when tie rushes up to pay a fare I 'have missed everybody notices the fact isaat I have been negligent, and if ' "1 here is a "spotter" aboard I lose my - job. The next time save your nickel; - it lusy help me to save my position.' " , Prepared Breakfut Asleep. " X ew Castle, Pa., Jan. 2i M is Mam - lmiptnn was summoned from leU s. 4 4 . Jt. to prepare breakfast for her broth ers, w ho work in one of th factories. :she arose, donned her wearing a)iar-l, the table, ground coflee end ael the Victual on the table. Uer mother, think. I ng she worked in a very quiet niai.ner md was longer than usual calling the ' oik to their morning meal, got np and went to the dining room where she at urprised to find her daughter standing ; ound anleep. It was with considerable .'liifiouUy that she was aroused. With the tingle exception that she Lad neglect . -fito kindle the fire in the range and had ;i- hoi ftoffe, the meal was perfect. This as tho first somnambulist feat the young ; vonian ever performed, and she hopes it t ill be her last. FOR LITTLE FOLKS. WATER POWER. A Simple Llttl Ensln That Any Snart Hoy Can Make. The principle illustrated in tho ac companying cnt might readily serve to generate power without tho nso of ma chinery. Wo give it, however, merely a? an interesting and easily made exper iment Pour wat.T into a good sized glass tumbler nntil it is two-thirds full and IHil stand it upon a canister to give it the necessary elevation. Through the flat cork on the surface of the water is a stout straw, which transversely supports one of the same diameter. To the latter are attached two other straws of smaller diameter, each of these having a bit of 6traw about an inch in length attached to the end at an obtuse angle, with the outlets cut on the slant to facilitate the exit of tho water. All the joints are hollow and are made water tight with sealing wax. The ends of the transverse straw ro lite wise closed with the wax, but Jie ends of the depending straws are left open. Now, to start this unique homemade apparatus in action, let two persons suck the open ends of the depending straws until the water begins to flow, and when they take their mouths away the device will begin to revolve, while the water pours 6teadily from the open ends. This revolving siphon will soon empty the tumbler, but you may keep the action up as long as you please by pouring water in as fast as the straws let it pour out. A Boy wad a Banana Skin. One day last week a white haired old gentleman was walking up Fifth avenue with his cane. Not far in front of him dawdled a boy eating a big ripe ba nana. It was near the noon hour, and the street was thronged with people hurrying off to lunch. Presently tho boy, having finished the banana, drop pod the skin on the sidewalk and went whistling up the street. The old gentle man stopped and bent over slowly, lean ing heavily on his cane, and picked up the banana skin. Just then tho boy looked over his shoulder aud saw what the old man had done. He stopped, with his hands in his pockets, and watched curiously. Close to the curbing stood a forlorn old dray horse, with its head hung down and one leg bowed out. He looked as if he hadn't had enough to eat in mouths. The old man held out the banana akin, and the discouraged old horse in stantly pricked up his ears. He was evi dently suspicious at first that a joke was being played on him, but it was only for a moment He reached forward eagerly and nipped the banana skin with his soft lips. V"heu it was gone, he looked up wistfully, but the white hair ed old man was walking on up the 6treuc with his cane. The boy stopped whis tling. He was thinking, and so were a Bcore of other people who saw the little incident. Chicago Record. Lamp Shades and Bleevea. Three years ago when women were back at 1830 in their sleeves whatever they were in anything else lamp shades aspired to rival them in their volumi nousness and blossomed forth into veri table canopies, covered with elaborate confections of silk, lace and ribbon. Last year innumerable reefs had been taken in the still ample sleeves and lamp shades showed their desire to reef also. Empire shades, straight and severe. moderate in size and guiltless of frip peries, were all the rage. You could have them with their simple frames covered with various colored silks, gath ered on and drawn tightly over them, finished top and bottom with a full ruche of the same silk or the same colored mousseline de soie, or you could have them in parchment, decorated with old prints applied, outlined by dainty scrolls in water color, or you could have them decorated entirely in water color in any design that most appealed to you. This year sleeves have shrunk to in finitesimal proportions and lamp shades were in despair. They could see no way for them to shrink. In affecting the style of the empire they had discounted the sleeves' next stage of shrinkage. There was one awful moment when they feared they would have to acknowledge themselves out of it, when some one with a brilliant mind said "globes." And globes it is. They are the very latest and they are just as close a fit for lamps as the up to date sleeve is for women. Chicago Chronicle. The Height of Style. Upon stylishly attired young women in afternoon dress at the various picture galleries in the city are noted gowns of cloth, soft india cashmere or drap d'ete in black or colors, dark or pale, the costume consisting merely of the gown lined with silk and a little toy bolero jacket on velvet, brocade or moire, edged with fur, with a girdle to match, a huge empire muff, a spreading picture hat with a witchlike crown, and any number of disjointed looking feathers apparently fastened on with one stitch and a promise and blown hither and yon over the "picture" creation. The wearers of these jackets, spite of their big muffs .and big hats and merely or namental fur trimmings, look cold and long skirted and short waisted, their abnormal hats and muffs out of all sort of proportion to their insufficient little 12 inch jackets. Certainly until one has become accustomed to this mode of dress it scarcely appeals to one's sense of the appropriate or becoming for win ter wear on the street However, it is considered "the height of style;" there fore what further need be said against it or in its favor ? New York Post Bridal Toilet. On some of the corsages of bridal toilets the neck is rounded low, the space thus left filled in with shirred or plaited mousseline de soie or a full Russian guimpe of embroidered satin, the sleeve puffs matching this guimpe. When a high close, satin bodice is prefer mi, it has a battlemented collar band of the sutin, with plaitings of very rich lace showing between the stiffened pearl 1 rimmed tal . Below this a dainty jabot nf the same lace, caught here and there with jeweled pins, drapes the front of the corsage from throat to waist "I should be glad," wrote Mrs. Julia Ward Howe to some Chicago reformer the other day, "to join in any effort made with wisdom and charity, to bet ter this state of things, but the burden of years begins to weigh upon me and my powers, such as they remain, art heavily mortgaged." A sleeve that terminates at thewrwt bone marks the gown to which it be longs as being a relic of last season, while a plain or low collar is equally reliable as an indication of antiquity. The French womtn artists and sculp tors are petitioning the School of Fine Arts for admission on the same terms as men. There are in Paris 8,000 women wht are heads of mercantile houses. Coatainra For the New Tear. "Nowadays the woman who has SO friends or she who has 200 receives them on a special day. The tea gown, no matter how handsome it may be, is not intended for wear even by the host ess at an afternoon 'at home. Instead a pretty, well fitting frock is assumed," writes Isabel A. Mallon in The Lrles' Home Journal "The combination of stuffs with velvet or satin gives to the isiting toilet a rich appearance and makes possible artistic contrasts in col or as well as in materials. There is a decided liking for moire. Usually the moire is watered in the broad fashion and has large figures or designs in the nam color as the background brocaded in silk, not velvet, upon it Brocaded moire is almost invariably combined with velvet The moire is used for tho skirt and tl velvet for the bodice, al though some part of the bodice, the back, the waistcoat, tho draped corselet, or perhaps only the belt and collar, must be of the same material as the skirt "Black, in velvet, silk and wool, is more popular than ever before, and dressmakers endeavor to gain novel ef fects by using the magpie colors L e., black and white. A new material which bids fair to gain great popularity is call ed 'soleil cloth.' Lace and passemen terie of jet, steel gold, pearl and that rich ' 1 formed of imitation precious stou- .o used upon street and house gowns." Drea Aeeeeaoriea. The various fanciful accessories in volved in many of the new fashions, says a fashion writer, are well calculat ed to fulfill their mission, which is to give variety without material change in the dress. Unusually interesting and artistic conceits are shown and they are most lavishly used, the effect of excess being easily avoided by good taste and clever disposal With other fancy waists it is always well to have a black satin bodice plain, stylish and close fitting, with a skirt to match. This may be quite high in the neck, or otherwise, cut square with one or two semi transparent chemisettes provided black and white severally, for instance; also one of black satin trimmed in some pretty fashion. A majority of the new neck trim mings are made to simulate a square neck or very broad deep yoke bordered with lace or plaited chiffon frills, and these, worn with a high necked bodice, can be varied indefinitely. A strap of ribbon passing over the shoulders forms a short brace on each side, and these straps are joined by a ribbon that cross es the figure horizontally. Rosettes of ribbon conceal the joining, and thus the pompadour collarette is formed, and in sertions of ribbon and lace are added to the yoke part and frills of chiffon or lace to its edge. Jennie Jane on Women's Clabe. There is one aspect of the work of women's clubs that will be more ap parent during 1897 than ever before. Formerly a distinct class of women joined together in clubs. Now almost all classes of women have caught the spirit. Society women have shown that they appreciate the value of the club idea. Young college women are form ing clubs as fast as they can, and all manner of women who have never been identified with a club in their lives are now manifesting a gratifying desire to join the movement What the leaders of the clubs throughout the country are planning to do during the coming year, what we who have been with the move ment from the beginning hope for it, is too long a story to bo told in a few words. Our ambition, however, is heightened rather than otherwise, and encouragement is most abundant Mrs. J. C Croly in New York World. To Bednce Infant Mortality. The city fathers of Buffalo, at the in stigation of Dr. Wende, backed by the medical fraternity, have passed an ordi nance prohibiting the use of tube nursing bottles. Dr. Wende is the efficient health officer who by his sensible methods reduced the death rate of Buffalo about one-half in two or three years. He ex pects to mince it still more by means of this ordinance. France long ago did away with this deadly nursing contrivance, and her physicians claim that thereby tlie lives of about 100, 000 infants have been saved annually. The danger of the tube bot tle lies in the impossibility of keeping the tube clean; microbes breed in it and quickly find their way into the infant's stomach and intestines, when the little one soon succumbs to "bowel trouble." A Quaint Neeklaoe. One of the most unique necklaces worn this winter with an evening gown was made or combined after an original idea of the wearer. She had a beautiful chain of silver, of a fine design. In a shop in the city where antiques are to be found she discovered some beautiful old Spanish paste brilliants. They were a beautiful rich crimson, almost like carbuncles. Some of them were on quaint Spanish bracelets. She secured a number of them, had them fastened as pendants to her chain, aud the effect has been the admiration and envy of hrr friends. New York Letter. The Bot Water Pipe. A plumber, called in to thaw out pipes frozen up in a cold snap, gave us this piece of advice with his bill: As it is the hot water pipe that is the first and surest to freeze, it is better not to use the hot water at all late in the even ing. Keep it out of the treacherous pipes, and you will lessen the danger of a stoppage there before morning. Phil adelphia Press. CaaTas Cloth. The canvaslike materials are in great demand. Meshes of every size and style are seen, both in solid hned and figured canvas. One of the most open of canvas weaves is suggestive of a fish net and de mands a silk lining, which will be dis tinctly visible through the large squares. There are plaid cunvases in fancy color combinations, covered with fine fibers of black. Well Dressed Women Are not always well otherwise. Health.you know, depends very largely on the proper action of the kidneys. It is the duty of the kidneys to filter the uric acid and other poisonous matter out of the blood. If they do not do this, the blood in its never-ceasing journey carries the poison into every part of the system, and diseases of all sorts result. DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS Strengthen and regulate the kidneys. Help them to do their duty. Even in the severest forms of kidney disease they never fail. A well-known Isrtr of Greentbnn;, P-, -stdlnr at ;j W. Pittsburg St., is Sin Jo. Orr. She says: '-For fifteen rsn I have had back ache. All last winter I suffered much. Could not walk aro md. Planers hcliwdonirwhi.e their strength lasted. I tried loau KIiIim-t Pills. ImitfOTement came at once. The bark pains left roe entirely Iman's it due? Pills were just what I needed. I rlaiLr enuorae them.'' Doao'a Kidnev PIIU Cat SO CeaU st any Drugstore. Fostsr-Kilburn Co.," Sole Aeeiif . WOMAN'S WORLD. GOOD WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY A CHICAGO GIRLS' CLUB. The Majority Petition Piques and Cot tow Caaraa The Raiajr Day Clab Lamp Shades and Sleeves The Height of Style. ' The clubhouse of the Girla Mutual Benefit club is at 531 West Superior street and is in good financial condition so far as its running exnervs are con corned. It is self supportinK, although tho fees are n small, the initiation fee being 25 cents and the dues S cents a week. The membership numbers about 225, and includes a numVr of the lei safe class beside a large number uf elf supporting young women. The club was organized in 1690 by six young women who recofyiztd the fact that a home of luxury wus the fate of comparatively few, and who longed to divide the favors fortune bad bestow ed upon them with their less fortunate sisters. They had worked together for some time in the Ashland circle of King's Daughters, but the club was not in any way under the auspices of the King's Daughters. Alice Cary Burk hardt, one of the founders, is president of the club. After the regular classes were estab lished Saturday evening was set aside for socials and lectures, the latter on history, hygiene, Delsarte, general care of the health and other interesting sub jects. A library was started at once, and that, together with the games t.nd mu sic for those who do not wuh to join the classes, helps to make the evenings spent in the clubhouse both profitable and pleasant. The expenses were defrayed at first by the proceeds of a concert, which made a nest egg of $268 to start on. But the club very soon outgrew its small quarters, and it was decided best to build. About $1,500 was raised by subscriptions, entertainments and ba zaars, which paid for the lot at 531 west bupenor street, upon wnicn a ALICE CAHT BITBKHABDT. handsome and commodious clubhouse was built which cost $7,000, $500 being paid each year on tho indebtednet. This amount is raised by outside sub scription, entertainments, etc They still owe $3,000. The house was dedicated amid great enthusiasm and has drawn an immense membership from that vicinity. It is finished admirably and furnished for the spec ial needs of the organization. On the ground floor are the rooms occu pied by the janitor and his wife, the matron, and consist of a little five room flat The bathrooms, which are always open for the uve of the members, are al so on this floor, as well as the furnace and storage rooms. Chi the second floor are the oflices, library, two large recep tion roou-d and a well appointed kitch en where the cooking lessons take place and which, as furnished, is a mod el kitchen in every sense of the term. The third floor is divided into a large auditorium and two music rooms in front Tlie entire house has hard finished floors, and the rooms, with tho excep tion of the large auditorium, are fur nished with rugs. All the furniture ex cept the auditorium folding chairs was donated by friends of the institution. This is probably as attractive a club house as there is in the city, especially when it is taken into consideration that it is managed entirely by girls. These young women say the organization is what its name indicates delightfully mutual in its benefits. The members of the leisure class have time and ways to plan and to work for the support of the club outside the club's own limits. The wageworkers do their part in dues and are always ready to engage in entertain ments, far which they pay a regular ad mission price as a help to the revenue of the club. It is impossible to estimate the value to the leisure class of the les sons which they learn of the girls and young women who every day glean ex perience in the business world. These industrial members are bright examples of patience and perseverance. The classes are all free, with one ex ception, and the fee for that one is on ly 10 cents, the charge being made on account of n"cessary expense involved. The other classes are carried on by 24 volunteer teachers, who aim to make their instruction as practical as possi ble. For the dressmaking class a sewing machine has been given, so that nothing is left out of the fullest instruction necessary to cut fit and make complete anything in a girl's wardrobe. The cooking classes are especially interest ing, the theory being followed by prac tice and illustration in the shape of a supper. This institution is not for the so call ed "submerged tenth" does not aim at civilizing, but Americanizing. This district being composed entirely of for eigners of the poor but thrifty class and speaking their native languages in their homes, it is hard to get at the heads of the families, as they stay at home eo entirely that many of the women do not understand the English language at 1L It has been tho desire of the club to form mothers' clubs, but in this the club is hampered by the linguistic fact above referred to. Chicago Tnbaae. - The Majority Petition. Martha B. Almy of Jamestown, N. T., when asked her views on t! "ma jority petition," in a manner positive and firm replied: "From the time when Margaret Brent asked to vote in the Maryland assembly. Jan. 21, 1647-8, to the present day the women of America nave been asking for a voice in government When all legitimate arguments against the grant lug of their reasonable requests have failed, they have been met with the inane apology that when a majority of women want to vote the suffrage will be conferred upon them. "Sine the right of petition is the only political right which a disfran chised class enjoys the inference is that the prerequisite to enfranchisement should be a petition signed by a major ity of all the women of the state. "I deny the right of any person or power to demand such a test as a ma jority petition. The declaration of in dependence does not say, We hold these truths to be self evident ths.t when all men, or a majority of them, shall ask for their inalienable rights they shall receive them. It savs that all men are r rented equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, and that to secure these rights govern ments are instituted. "If this time honored instrument sets forth any one supreme proposition of which all others are but corollaries, it is the statement that governments are instituted to secure rights. "The theory seems to be growing alarmingly prevalent in these latter days that the government should confer rights, and that only when the demand is so strong that it can no longer safely withhold them. If this be true, Colum bia is no better than old King John. In all the pages of history, ancient or mod ern, there is not recorded an instance rrjre a aetmuinant majority ok un recognized persona ever asked for an ex tension of rights or privilege. "A volume would not contain the rec ord of instance in the world's history where an active, aggressive minority has demanded an extension of rights and privilege and received them. The whole story of the evolution of liberty is but an illustrated sequence of exam plea where the few have asked and the many received. To confine ourselves to our own country, we should never have had a Decaration of Independence if it had been necessary to have a majority of the colonists declare for it The ma jority, and especially the wealthy peo ple in colonial days, thought it better t6 endure the ills they had than to run the risk of others which they knew not of. At one time during tho Revolutionary war there were twice as many Ameri cans in arms against tho cause f inde pendence as there were in the American army. The loyalists in this country al way claimed that they were in the majority. In New York state originally only freeholders voted. Did the poor man unanimously petition for the fran chise? Did the poor black man in the state of New York in 1846 unanimous ly or in any determinant majority peti tion for the franchise? Did Abraham Lincoln insist upon a majority petition from the slaves before signing the eman cipation proclamation? Did the negroes in the south in the days of reconstruc tion circulate a petition to find out how many wanted to vote? "If a majority test is to be required, the logic of the situation demands that it be a majority of citizens, both men and women." New York Tribun. Piques and Cotton Canvas. Judging from the quantities cf pique displayed in the Fhops, it is to be a fa vorite material the coming summer. It is of lighter weight not nearly so stiff as it used to be, and the different colorings are very attractive, the pale yellows pinks and blues especially so, while there are dark blue striped with whit and tan with a hairline of white which should make up very smartly. This is iaoric wnicn is particularly pretty lor children's wear, and in the coats tuid capes trimmed heavily with bands of openwork insertion is much better for summer than any silk could possibly be. For grown up people pique looks best made in a severe style, and a coat and jacket in tailor fashion are always satis factory. There is a rumor, and one that seems to have more foundation in fact than most rumors, to the effect that the loose sack coat is to be made up in these piques. This is a style which re quires great care in cut and make. When it is becoming, it is immensely so, but when it is not it is the very ug liest garment any one can wear. The gored skirts, made with the narrow gores, are to be fashionable for pique and such materials, each seam having a cording or piping, line of braid or narrow and effective insertion. The canvas cloths are much on the order of ducks and come in a great va riety of coloring. They wash well, do not shrink and are not so heavy or warm as the duck, and therefore prefer red by many, but they have the disad vantage of mussing very easily. The reds, the tan, the blue and the black and white are particularly noticeable this year and should look very well made up in the tailor styles, and braid ing is especially gtod on them; there fore it would be well for any woman who is clever with her needlo to begin now and braid herself a smart Eton, bolero or any other short jacket for she will certainly find it fashionable when the warm weather comes. Denim, which is very much on the same order at least resembles it closely in appear ancewill be worn in the braided cos tumes, and the plain blue linens will also be braided, so there is plenty of fancy work for the long winter even ings. Harper's Bazar. The Rainy Day ClaK Mrs. Bertha Welby has good reason for calling the Rainy Day club "the club of the century. " It is a long time since such an important reform for women was intoduced as this of keep ing their skirts out of the mud, and a club whose purpose is to make such a reform general may well be credited with being the most eminent organiza tion of the kind known for a century. Mrs. Welby says that the club will do more for the health and happiness of fvowen than any other club. She haa received letters from women in every part of the United States and Canada, asking for iniormation and dealt :- r membership. The slight feeling of em barrassment that tronbled some of th pioneers in the movement has disappear ed, and women walk about in skirts c sensible length secure in the knowledge that they are admired for their common sense. At the meeting of the Rainy Day club in Brooklyn a few days ago most of those in attendance wore walking dresses of convenient height, although, as it was a fair day, it was not neces sary to appear in the regular bad weath er costume. Even on bright days it is well to dress comfortably, with the bot tom of tho dress at a safe distance from the dust of the ground, and the mem bers of the club understand this perfect ly. The prospects of the club are excel lent So soon as it is generally under stood there will be thousands of women on its roll of membership, for rainy and muddy t-ays are as comraon in one city as another and in country places as well. Dame Fashion may have rebel led against the rainy day costume at first but even she has joined the proces sion now, and all who wear the sensible clothing have the satisfaction of know ing that they are stylish as well as com- jrtable. New York Press. Tne women in New York who are advocating a scheme to have all mothers tag their children so that they could easily be identified and returned if lout deserve to have their efforts crowned with success, and the plan should not be ronfined to the metropolis. Boston Gkibe. Get Rid of It! It is a sign that you have Kid ney Disease; Kidney Disease, if not checked, leads to Bright's Disease, and Blight's ax Disease Kills! ( Because the Kidneys break down and pass away with the urine. .. M M Heed the Danger Signal and begin to cure your Kidneys to-day by taking 'ure bott or new stylo smaller it your ilrufe-fict's. VMMWM. -- XMrOKTAJCT TO ADVttTISERS. The cream of the country papers is fbu 1 in Bemlcgton 'a Cuucty Boat LUu. fckrevu advertisers avail thetnst -es of thee U- a copy of v'.ich con bo bod of Beming. J Bros, of Kew Yoric & Pitt bur?. Yanted-An Idea 2 Wda eaa tblsa some simple rmtSCT Tour Mm- th wnmw hi4ri Write JOHN WtiOEi:l;CRS a CO FWnt Att.r Bera, Waahlnirtoa. t. ' fur tbrtr Sl.au prae oCer aad list ot two kuaUied iuvcaUaus wanted. Swwwiaj haye j$ 1 backache; Thio io the Pacliae remember it Itcontains mm Washing Po wder that cleans everything quickly, cheaply and perfectly. For economy bay 41b. paekars THK I. K. FaUBUCK COST AST, Chicago. a. Ixxila. Hew York, miadslpala, Wb.7 Gran f ati His 3amj. Up to the start for Vet Point. Grant had been Hiram Ulysses or 'I. Ulysses Grant. The young traveler required a trunk, and Thomas Walker, a local "genius," was the man to make it He did so, and, to finish it otr, he traced in the cover, iu big bra- tacks, the uitia H. U. Jatrt i Marshall, Ulystses' cousin, LUtto"lie;phini carry the new trunk home. Ulyes iooked at the big glari.ig letters. "I won't have that so," he said. "It spell ; the boys woe' t--Mie me abo i. .k." AM he thereuL shifted his i:-,.!d' ..lme, ar.. becaue , nana H. .'"n. , :.d -: o , ". ' i into the ( wo'-!. Ila regihterwi at Twoe's Hotel, '.Vee i Point, on th- JSth of Mry aa"U.I. Orsnt," r.i.i "ime day reported t' i A'jtif'iut, George O. Waggnman, depot-!'; d 4.s, and t'.n i his name Ulysses Hiram Grant. iw name reported fron Washington, however, was U. S. Grant, aud the error arose in this way: The Hon. Thomas I' .mer received the letter of Jesse Grant only the day before the close of bis term, and being much hurried sat down at once and wrote to Secretary of War Poinsett, asking for the appointment of his neighbor's son. He knew the boy's name to be Ulysses, and inferring that bis middie name was Simpson, m filled in the application, and thus it stood when UlysM-s faced the Adjutant He asked to have it changed, but was told it was impotwible without the consent of the Secretary of War. "Very well," he said: "I came here to enter the military academv, aud enter I shall. An initial more or leas does not matter." He was known to the Government thereafter as U. S. Grant McClure's Marine. Messages Taken on the More. Railroad signaling by electricity has been attempted in various way for some time, but the nit effort in this directum t-r. tv . . I'.ut devised by an Englishman ?. ' -. ' being tried on the Manchester, Sli f field&Lincoushire Rail way. Although many electrical systen.s of coniui--i::-cating with trains in molir:: have been devised they are either too complex or some mechauical method is adopted of making the contact In this system an electromagnet on the road actuates two needles in the engine cab, and each of tl.em completes a circuit which works two miniature semap res in front of the driver, and at the same time rings a bell. Th' of'he duplicate needlt is to avuii ail it.-a t;' a danger signal failing to be received. The sig nalman Is thus enabled U 'uvc direct coiuiuuuicauun wiiu tne engineer. even when the train is going at full speed. If this system will stand the test of further experience it will make semaphores and colored ! super-fluou-and do r- v wit': i,ie present barbarous Knt,"-. . system f fog s'g nalin;;, which consists In pla'-ug de to.iat irson the ;racks. COMERSKT M.v IXaRK-rED V C-.ok J. 'KF.T IiKPOI" , bee. its, ( per mi j ;--!wi. drift. Apple Hull irvil -15 to 25 tb .le-1 E.. l t.c te lue !1 f .o I t 11 lot: ? 7 to io I to N? lit.. . ' ..T. fr-h kv, p-r Ib (Ciisnwry, jK-r " .. BecsT , p-r 2 country hum, pt-r i Bacon.-? "-'j-'""-cured ham, ptt lalioul-u-r, per B. Tmna f while Davy, per bus Cot'ee. f Jvrr "a- L.IM ..Jt- 10 to joe Omnt. f "umbcrlanl, per bbl l . .tuu, i uui. s.uu Cornmeel, per tt x baga, per dux FUOOak. rrinrlhl..... Honey, whit clover, fr . nc Lard, per . Zm) 1c I. line, per bni It tt Moiust, N.O., per gul ic Onions, per bus Potatoes, per bus li to J- Peaches, evaporated. nr in m i Prunes, per ft. ZIlo to 1. per wi .... il 10 PitUibur. per bbl so Dairy, bus sacks ' V . T bus snrk. (rronnd alum. IhO It sac.ks. ie Bait I ma I Sugar. will I Cub I umjiic, per in Stoftr mi uoru-d yel low, per i rte. white. A. per granulated, per ft J77le Cube, or pulverized, u-r Kyrap. !'r f1 JV mple, per gul 50 to ic t"""u xj Vinegar, per gul . a at i it'w , urr iu.. 3 to JC . 'At lit SlW. timi mothy, per bus si 7-. clover, per bus n.06 to " crim n, ir bus 4.1M allalii jrliu alsvk uer In.. r -j Seeds. Millet, German, per bust '" 1 ( '"'"'r-white besnas, per"bus l!5 buckwluat, per bus .y. Graln . shelled, per bus... I rum, eur. per ous -...! to 3K 10 ..- to .'ior oats, per bus. rve. Der hint dt Feed I wheat, uer bus bran, per inu - i'i ; " "u miM cnop, per ll Bs e uour, ruiier prorexN, prr libl JtjlO " spring paieut and fi icy high, grade f-v t.s.vis flour inwu. ..,!. , n.. i ..V. . . . - Flour. MlddUnKsJwtlu' P" ' ' m I reu, per iuu it. . ''yr -- T-e? r-TV ! & HOSEESURgSR & CO., j i rr nn ooi; si07"n3 tcat r" vou all. nr A Jj.UU ByS Sc::jPS SCJ. MZxirzPu? cf rnO, C? V? 75 " AND VJB PAY tSPSS CI'ITTG VP r.or.o WU I U "H v 'w tw '"-"J-'-rs UA.-aenca. . a " " " immmm ". SUITS' 2.1Q ALWAYS On Hand. BEST THE MARKET. Jarecki Phosphate, Raisin's Phosphate, Lime, Crusned Coka. Hard Coal Salisbury Soft Coal, ho old Stand near the Corner Bet fc Cambria R. R. Station. sEEBXCEStQ -Prices Right. Peter Fink if YOU'RE THINKING OF REFURNISHING YOUR FEET Remember that we are Headquarters for Boots, Shoes. Rubbers, Slip pers and everything in the shoe line from the smallest article np to the Urgent all of the reliable, never-rip, water-tight sort at the lowest prices. OUR MOTTO : PERFECT PITTING SnOES AT PERFECT FITTING PRICES. j RFPARWr; A CPfTIAl TV ntrrtiniNU OiLblALI I George P. Stein & Co., 70 Main Crows St, SOMERSET. PA. ENNSYLVAXIA RAILROAD. In Effect November 15, 1896 CCIE28ED SCBEDCLB. I rri' and -1; part from thestatloaat I UllIMOWU B 1UIIUWS WtSTWaSB We. t-u . 4:71 a. m. .wi..m Kxprtn i uii 11 ' w o Atvom in hI lion .. . :o7 . i - . 9-Mt 44 . 'i -tl - . 5:1 " . itf m p. m . :) " Aoihiii "tvlalion oi-iijLjrr... M:iii... ' Litm Joluiatowu Accommodation... KASTWAKD. Atlantic Kiprwa S"a-r"re Kxpr. . 5 -04 1 - oonf AtfommooHUon h::M IlBV K'-prr i-ik Miiin Line fcxprtf yt-.H Aluxina Arconiiiioilatlon liitt p. Mail Kxprtw . : Johnstown "miiiodation... ii-n I'hllade'shia Kxi-ro 711 -t Liu. lo;) ""P". C-rHon Ticket Asentaor ....... - m. r.. . in, r . a. . u-, juo rinn wenue, fHWDUrg, la. M M. Pre- ost, J. R. Wood, wa. Manager. Uea'l Paa. A CONDENSED TIME TABLES. Baltimore arid Ohio Ballroad. Somerset and Cambria Branch. SORTHWARD. jonnstown .Mall Kxprena. Rock wood 7?n0 a. m., Somemet M!, StoyentowD ih-ii Uoov- .Hl'tlla 1 . U . . . . . " iv.(v,.uuuBiuna ii:iu. Johnstown Mall F.xprm- Rock wood lWS a. m., Somerset li::i, Stoyextown lliig, Hoov- eravuie iv, jonuMown p. m. IT.ltimtrarn Ajun.. .1 .. . . . p. m., Somerset iju stoyrstown iiiS, Hoov- . w u nwNiiiiK.ini un.iuirKwnnn - SOUTHWARD. Mail. Johnstown 7:. a.m.,Hooversvi!le H39. JMoyestowa 8:ii, Homeraet C1, Hockwood Ex press. Johnstown 2:10 p. m HooTersvllle .!(, Htoyeatowa 8:13, Somerset &, Huck- Dally. The 0. 1 C. LIME COMPANY, SUCCESSORS TO . THE KEYERSDALE UE COHPAKY, have Just completed their new aiding and are I now lin-pareu to liin hv mMiu.i l.,- ... , i J1( ,,f n,e country. Till lime I mHiiufact- urvo. from the eel, hn.i.-.i c.i u:n i: . ami U espreialiy rieh in all ihet-lem.-nts re. mmuis nttu '.twxl slock on li .n.l .11 tt. ...i.r i im-e- iu- as tue lowt-xl. Addtvtis all communications to I C Fred.Rowe. LIME COMPANY ' MEYERSDALE Proprietor . Th atwe mmUoerf $i.7 Bors Sann-.i Sc't ifrtcd Wool ". m jt aitc Dmrkl.luT OxijrJ Crry nd Ol.vs Brown, te sun fram y to 9 vrs of 1 h,r m m,it upMprr n dour br.ntrd w.lh Uor or, brT.irJ T,'!r ??th braU1- tn,d i,h tt 1'Uck Albert r will Siutn I mine, Trinuning snd Work. fnnshi tlirouRhcat th best money can rrocura. Cert ls s Snle Pockns. s Top tnd Cash l-ockeT P.ent W.ist Bjr.Js used on sU Pants, abo taui 1 jckr'l on m'. Pants. la S:irs from i o to t ynrs oftP mxit no n rremaaui rut rirt- kl. I: j ... r " rr y.'.r ripresufi pua your door. I.i rrminm? atndl t.tntr fot OiSca ei Express V.ourr Ordr or Kri;nlered Lrttfrl snd for Btrasurc lerv scs of Boy st bs buihiiyand il Ur Ot small lor his age. 'FREES TO EYUTBODI, eur II:astratetII Priced CatalognrJ in which yon wilJ find Boy Saits from o5c op, rants Sahs f.n (loo up snc Mens Suits Iron. f j to nr. ! VA i, iC23 Vl, ITst 7ct& City 1 i 1 UUI 4 I I lh A 1 rlni OwlL V - I Oxford r-'i "r Cnr --l I THE None Too Good When You " - .t It In Jut Important to Hur FRESH, PURE DRUGS Am it is To Have OmfiIe4 in (he rhjiia Hhn t AT SNYDER'S You are always mm of gltlag tho frehet medicine rKF Pfp, CarefuIIjr Cotu jmiinlel. TRUSSES FITTED All of the Best and JUoat Approved Trumtea Kept in ' Satisfaction Guaranteed. OPTICAL GOODS. GLASSES FITTED TO SUIT THE EYES. CALL AND HAVE ft- SIGHT TESTED. " JOHN N. Somerset, - Louthers Main Street, This Model Drug Store is Favorlts with FBESH . ARD Medicines, .Dye Stuffs, Sponges, Trv Supporters, Toilet Articles, Perfumes, &c. TBI DOCTOB Giyra PERSOSAt ATTESTIOJS TO TBI COMPOr5DI5G t,t IwWi PrescriBtionsiFamily ReceiB SIUTMH lHiatl(I!l TO SPECTACLES, And a Full Line of Optical Goods always on band. Fron r.d large assortment all can be suited. THE FIHEST BBMBS OF CIGABS Always on hand. It ia always to intending purchasers, whether they buy trom us or elsewhere. J. M. LOUTHER M. D. MAIN STREET Somerset Lumber Yakd ELIA.S CTTislSriNGrEDM, MAXuracTUEita asd Dkaleb a.id Whclssalb asd Kctailkk or Lumber and Building Materials. Hard and Oak, Poplar. Ridlnen, Waluut. Yellow Pine, FIoorlnK, CTserry, Mi ingles, Ioorn, Utth, MhliePlne Bllnd, A general line of all grades of Lather and Building aterial and Rwr.uz' "lti i-pi 3 stock. Also, ran furnish anything la the line of our business toordt-r with rm-i ble rromp-.nxs, such as Brackets, odd-slzed.work,'etc Elias Cunningham, Office and Tard Opposite S.iCE. R. TheN. Y. Weekly Tribune With the close of the Presidential the fact that the American people are home and business interest-. To met t pace and pronunence, until another newal of the fight for the prii fip!t f(r from its inception to tlie pr-snt day, Every poxsihle effort will ! put The WEEKLY TRIHCNE preeminently a National Family Nepaper, inMi- ing, instructive, enteiuiniig and indispensable to each member of the iI- We furnish "THE HERALD" ONE YEAR FOR ONLY $2.00. CASH IN ADVANCE. SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BEGIN AT ANY TIME. Address all orders to THE HEIIALX. Write your lame anj ,J r9Ha n p(Wtal inrjon- BniWia, Jew York City, and sample copy f The Vw T Weekly Tribnw. wiU be mailed to yon. IT WILL PAY YOTT TO BUY YOCR Memorial Work or WM. F. SHAFFER. - - - SOMERSET. PESJTA. MannJkrturrr of and tlet la Eastern Work rurnish-d on 8hort Notice MAHELE AID &3AIITE til Also, Afent for the WHITE BRONZE t Peraotui In nol nt vr.... . .. "JJ rer.i call at my shou pn-rshowin will be riven them, fiction guaranteed in everr easi. and where a tatis Prices Tery low, iat ii special attenuon to am WMte Bnt. Or Purt Zine M,ni,, rodneettby Rer. w. A - . j mproe, nt in the point of Materia and M.. P. SHAFFER, BEST ,un. SNYDER, - h Drui i Somerset, Pa. Rapidly Eeccnhg aCr People in Search :f . PURE . BBUGS. fSI (1KLI FKZSH 1SD mi lT:n n EYE-GLASSES, a pleasure to display oui - - SOMERSET. PA Soft "Woods, Picket , TlanUat Kah. Star Rails, Balatteri. Oiessnnl, Aewel Posts, tio. Station, SOXEKSET FOR FARMERS AND VILLAGERS. FOK FATHERS AND MOTHERS. FOU SONS AND DAUGHTERS, FOU ALL THE FAMILY. campaign THE TKIIirXE p-d'eni now an xlous to jr've th ir :ittt n:!' n this condition. ii.Htics will have far State or X:.ti. n:d tn-easion driiiai- '' f- which THE TUIRUNE ha. and won iN cn-ati-st victories. forth, and money freelv ne!!t. t n-ai and "N. Y. WEEKLY TRIBUNE" earJi Ml it u w u fr(Nr i ,uv!uUJ At :DTITiS AS FHACTIClLLirgi Over BOO Send W . . a A Beautiful Orlrtt US' 1 Circuit" tkal . . tm rs sr WCNUMENTAL BRONZE CCVf'7; BJtxiAjai'as.x. caiii - Store, o da l QUIT'S I .; Ilrl
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