The Somerset herald. (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, July 21, 1897, Image 1

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C. H. COF FROTH,
Kuneral Director.
0ut 6w Miia Cr,
i40 Patriot rit.
ReoideDOe,
pUSK B. FLUCK,
Land Surveyor
M :.:vi ENGINEER. LUtie. Pa.
BERLIN
Marble&Gianite
...WORKS...
ST13h.0 1B78. Tn OLD N0 EUABU-
i tie -nh year f mj bnni-
it tiie banuer ysar as to rol
"he of busing j bave tnere.
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te .aen of my appreciation of
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run the Ui,iue j ln. interests
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T tuaiiagfr and aalexaian to fig-
Ur 'ur prii that wiU aiiu-
P-y ver
ACTUAL COST.
ow ts y,,ur time to buy lo in-
me er-tioB of a first-classi
P of work at COST PRICE.
a. n. koontz,
, Proprietor.
UiFtE, Sener,! s-tasnu.
1 ire
VOL. XLVI. NO. 0.
Jfl wht give Hood'ajssrsapanua its great
popularity, iu constantly increajsing
sales, and enables it to accomplish iu
wonderful and unequalled cures. The
combination, proportion and process
used in preparing Hood's Sarsaparilla
are unknown to other medicine, and
maze uooa barssparilla
Peculiar to Itself
It cures a wide ranee of d'seam h.-.r,
ot its power as a blood purifier. It acts
directly and positively upon t he Llood,
and the blood reaches every nook and
corner of the hatran system. Thus all
the nerves, muscles, bones and tissues
come under the bvueSoect influence of
Sarsaparilla
TV Out- True Mood I"ur.8(-r. i; i for fi
j fj'lf , rnrf Liver II!; easy t
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First National Bat
Somerset, Penn'a.
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Capital. CGO.OOO.
Surplus. S26.000.
OCPO.fTa RCCCIVC ' IN LAROC AROIMALt
AMOUNTS. RATA.LC ON DCMANO.
ACCOUNT Of MCMCMANTS. rS.MCIt..
TOCR DCALCRS. AND OTHER. SOLICITCD
DISCOUNTS DAILY.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Ci '.O. SCULL,
GEO. K. 8CCLL,
W. H. MILLEK,
. ROBT. a SCULL,
BIE3SECKER
Ja- l. pcgu,
JOHN iw SOOTT,
FEED W.
EDWARD SCULL, : : PRESIDENT.
VALENTINE HAY, : VICE PRESIDENT.
HARVEY M. BERKLEY, . CASHIER.
The fund and securities of this bank are se
curely protected in a celebrated CO.J.I--W Br
glas Proof Hafk. The only safe made abso
lutely barj:'jr-lroof.
Ha Smsrset Bmlj Katiooal
BANK
OF SOMERSET PA.
Estakllt'as 1t77. OrpsUss" u Istlssst, 1190
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Capita!, - $ 50,000 00
Surplus Undivided Profits, 23,000 00
Assets, - - 333,03333
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Chas. J. Harrison, - President.
Wm. LT. Koontz, - Vice President.
MUton J. Tritta, - Cashier.
Geo. S. Harrison, - Asa'k Cashier.
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Directors ,
Wm. KnAsley,
Jotiiah Spcht,
John II. Snyder,
Joseph B. Davis,
Chaa. W. Snyder
II. C. Beerita,
John Stufft,
Harrison Snyder,
Noah S. Miller,
Jerome Stutft,
Sam. B. Harrison.
n.nm, nt ihla bank will receive the most
lUwral treatment conu-nt with safe ban kin.
Parties wishing U send money east or went
can be accommodated by draft for any
' Vloney and valuables secured by one of Die
boid's celebrated safes, with most improved
UCo?l'eSjns made In all part, of the United
State. Charg-s mooeraie.
Accounts and depoaiu souciwo.
A. H. HUSTON,
Undertaker and tmbalmer.
A GOOD HEARSE,
and ererytbini pertaining to fonerals forD-
Islted.
SOMERSET - - Pa
Jacob D. Swank,
Watchmaker and Je wIr,
Next Door West of UWfM cnurcn.
Somerset, - Pa
I Am Now
pi -ed to supply the public
with Clocks, WatcLes, and Jew
elry of all deucriptlona, aa Cheap
as the Cheapest.
REPAIRING A
SPECIALTY.
All work guaranteed Ijook ai my
BtK'k before making your
purchases.
J. D. SWANK.
A LOCAL
CATARRH
Disease
A Climatic
Affection.
Not hine but a Wica
reined v or rtiatijre o
clliuaM will cure it.
pharmaceuueal rem
ed...
Eiy'sCream Balrr.
It l quickly aborbecpl s. HFAfl
Gives reaei at wkt w w m "
It opens and cleanaes the aJ Paace.
AHmVs tnnammalion. Heal, and l'n.et
the Membrane. Kesiores iw
.ulsinriL Full el MJi Trial Hixe lOc.at
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IF T0U E1TEW.
Y'ou ay Tm maklnc raine of you,
Tliat kims fw granted nothing said.
Ah! lfyuu knew. If you but knew,
Hi.w I bad listened fr your tread.
Had you but seen me flunb and start.
To feel and know that you were drawing
nigh.
O feit the sinking at my heart.
When footsteps, not your own, went by,
If vou knew that my thoughts, each day.
Defied the mandates of my will.
And from IU guidance stole away.
To cluster fondly round you still;
That in my sleep you bold the key
That opens to my sweetest drearu;
That you were oftener with me.
Than all their angel band, it seems.
Would yon be glad if you had read
My letter wrong? My fooling you
Was in the sharp things I bad said;
And not the sweet ones; If you knew?
Would you be surer to forgel.
In knowing I was fond and true?
Or would you be more cruel yet.
Or kinder, gentler, if you knew?
The unattained Is always rare.
The gained not always; does it puy
For what it costs, that with no care.
We trifle human trust away?
Yet since I cannot tell nules
The years should prove your heart ontroe.
Just m hich I nient, you can but guess.
If you could know if you but knew.
From Vogue.
WHAT THE CAP HELD.
The. night had cloned in about an
hour. A keen wind had rLteu to wet
ward on the Thames, lieating up gusti
ly against the strong flood tide. Hard
by Ixmdon bridge a auiall fckitT could
le dimly aeeu nearing the headlight at
Quee iihilbe stairs.
At the foot of these etairs stood a
man in a pilot cap, peering down
stream. His face expressed a contra
dictory look of the hunter and the
hunted. It was as though a sense of
intense fascination and dread had been
simultaneously roused. From his point
of view one could see the broad back of
a man who worked at a pair of sculls
and bevoud, in the boot', stern, the
eager uplifted face of a girL
The girl, who was steering, sudden
ly uttered a cry.
"What's up. Sue?" said the man at
sculls.
Look, look, Martin! It's Andrew
Mawle."
4 What?" The other cast a quick
glance over his shoulder.
At this moment Mawle crouched
down and dropped into a boat along
side the stairs. The tide carried him
out into the darkutass.
"Step ashore, Sue. I'll not lose him
to-night."
She stepped lightly on to the lowest
frtair that the tide had left uncovered.
Catching at the chain, she leaned for
ward over the water and whispered.
'You'll be wanting dad's help, won't
you'. '
"Yes, at ebb tide."
"Where?"
"The two red lights."
The girl nodded, and then, having
watched Martin's boat glide into the
shadows where the other boat had van
ished, she began to ascend the steps.
At the top of Q'leenhithe stairs there
a narrow roadway. On one side
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stands a row of small houses at right
angles to the river, and oc the other
side there is a low wall. Over this wall
ies the diminutive djck or harbar of
Oieenhithe.
The g'rl unlocked the door of the
house nearest the riverside. She found
herself in a cozy little room where
the fire was burning cheerfully. She
locked the door and then sat down be-
ide the hearth without removing her
hat or cloak. She sat for awhile look
ing anxiously iuto the fire. Presently
6he glanced at the case clock and start
ed up.
Why, it's near ebb tide. I won
der" said she, stepping to the window
and staring out, "where's father?"
An impulse entered Sue's bead. by
not go and meet Martin t.anwrigni
at the two red lights in her rather s
plaoe?
She stood hesitating, even shrinking
back from the window, as the project
began to take clearer shape in her
brain, and a scared look came into her
dark eyes. Rut she quickly mastered
her fears and, having wrapped a wool
en scarf about her neck, as leas cum-
iiersome than her cloak, she went out
into the night
Her father's boat was moored along
side the stairs. She quickly loosened
the rope, and with a twist or two of the
sculls she had the skitr out in mui
st rea in. The two red lights marked
the pot where a vessel had been re-
.i t y sunk.
"Sue!"
She looked round, recognizing Mar
n's voice, and under the glimmer of
the two red lamps she saw his boat
ying against a barge hard by. She
glided alongside, and he stepped Into
her boat.
"Yes, Martin," she said, "it's me."
She then hastened to explain why
she had resolved to come. "Have I
acted right?" she asked. "I'm ready
to face any dauger. Tell me what', to
be done."
Martin had sunk down iu the stern.
He held a dark lantern in his hand.
and while Sue Lawson still spoke he
threw a flash from it upon the girl's
face. He thought at that moment that
he bad never seen a braver.
Yes. I'll tell you what', to be
one. iicip me u you win. i m iuiuj
to capture Andrew Mawle at ebb tide."
"To-night?" Sue whimpered eager
ly."
In ten minutes' time," was the re
ply. "I've discovered his hiding place
and"
"Where?"
"I'm going to steer there now," said
Martin. "Keep your place at the
sculls."
'Are you ready?" said Sue.
"Heady!"
The boat began to more quietly up
stream.
The girl was fully aware that the
expedition upon which she bad now
embarked, in response to a word from
Cart wright, was one fraught with con-
silerable danger. The very thought
of Andrew Mawle bad more than once
roused in her the most serious inquiet
ude. While the man was still a clerk
at Sherwood's bank, where Sue Law-
son had lately lived in the manager',
service, his dark, evil eye had frequent
omer
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY,
ly excited in her woman's nature
sense of inexplicable repulsion.
She was no coward, but the reool
lection of Mawle's face one night the
face of one pursuing and pursued in a
crowded, lamplit street had caused her
to run homeward, with terror at her
heart, as hurriedly as though there had
been no one to defend her within sight
or call.
Upon that very same night, as she
had reason to remember, Sherwood's
bank bad been robbed. A box con
tainiug a large sum in notes and gold
had disappeared from Sherwood's
strong room. No doubt existed that
Andrew Mawle, who had failed to re
port himself at the bank since the
affair happened, was the sole culprit.
A big reward had been offered for his
arrest.
For some days past Sue had known
that Martin was on the man's track.
But she had shrunk instinctively from
taking any part iu the pursuit. Her
terror of him had increased. It was
only her passionate love for Martin
Cartwright that had given her the
courage of which she had such desper
ate need to-night.
They were now gliding iuto the
black shadow under the archway of a
huge bridge. When fairly on the oth
er side, Cartwright said: "Sue, we will
now turn about. . Easy, Sue. Now,
mind, be ready to unship the moment
I give the word."
The boat was moving upon an al
most motionless tide and soon drop
ped down stream under another arch
of the same bridge. Then Cartwright
whispered:
"Now."
The sculls were instantly unshipped.
and by the light of his lantern Cart
wright contrived to steer alongside the
masonry. Next moment he had seiz
ed a rope dangling against the side and
was standing up, with the boat station
ary beneath him.
"Catch hold. Sue. I'm going up
hand over hand on to a ledge in the
ironside overhead. That's where that
precious box is stowed. Steady. Now
give me three minutes, and the thing's
done."
He left her uo time for possible
vacillation. There was no choice but
for her to grasp the rope with a desper
ate grip as he began to ascend.
A few moments of intense anxiety
followed. Sue Lawson felt the rope
go slack. Martin bad hoisted himself
up, and she concluded that he was
perched safely on the iron girders.
But no sound reached her fr m over
head. "
She was on the point of whispering,
Is all well?" when a cry, as thougli
some one bad received a keen tap.
caught her ear. Next moment soir.-
thing fell heavily beside the boat. The
water was splashed up upon her hands
and face.
The first thought that came into the
girl's head was about the box. It had
dropped out of Cartwright'. hand and
had fallen into the river, but next mo
ment she became aware that some one
was struggling in the water within a
yard of the boat Had Martin Cart
wright lost his foothold and tumbled
lietween the beams into the Thames?
In an instant she bad let go her bold
upon the rope and had seized the lant
ern lying in the stern ready at hand.
She cast a searching light into the
river in the direction iu which she had
heard the splash. Nothing crossed
the circle of light.
And now the tide had turned. The
boat was drifting. She bent eagerly
over the stern, still searching. A sense
of dread lest Cartwright should be
Carried away, carried beyond reach of
her aid, had taken a hold upon her.
She had opened her lips to utter bis
name. But of a sudden the light fell
distinctly upon the face of a man, his
head uncovered, vigorously breasting
the ebb tide. She uttered a stilled, cry
and the lantern which she still held
over the water fell from her hand.
It was the face of Andrew Mawle.
Sue Lawson'. boat had drifted al
most within touch of Q'jeenhithe stair,
upon the increasing ebb tide before the
girl had fully recovered from her sense
of overmastering stupefictiou. It now
crossed her thoughts to go and secure
her father's aid in the rescue of Martin
Cartwright from his perilous position.
As she landed the girl looked back.
dreading she might find Andrew
Mawle at her heels. She peered down
down into the dark river on all
sides but he was nowhere to be seen.
At this moment a stalwart figure
with a lantern appeareu at me ueau oi
the stairs.
"Why, girl! What's to do?"
"Father! Martin needs you. Coaia."
It was not until she bad seated her
self in the stern of their boat, her fath
er at the scut's, that she could find
breath to tell him everything.
They bad brought the boat along
side, at last, under the dark arch, j
Lawson had found the rop? still dang
ling against the walL This rope was
fixed to one of the iron girders, and
the ascent by this means was mere
child', play to a man like Sue', father,
accustomed to riverside work.
Sue watched him intently as he
went up with the handle of the lan
tern between bis teeth, bul she spoke
no word. Presently her father's shad
ow fell upon her.
'Steady there!" and he looked
down between the girders "I'm a
couiin aboard."
"Isn't," she asked falteringly, "isn't
Martin there!"
"Steady girl steady! There aiu't
nobody up here."
Sue clutched at the rope with which
she was holding the boat against the
ebbing water under the archs-clutched
at it with a frantic grip. Then she
raised her face, and the lantern in her
father, hand showed upon it a wild
look of despair.
"Father, he has murdered him.
Andrew Mawle has murdered him up
there where you are kneeling now."
Days went by. No : idings of Martin
Cartwright came to the little house at
Queenshithe stairs, and Sue, no less
than her father, began to regard his
disappearance as a mystery that would
never be solved. But one night, while
Sue sat brooding over the hearth, her
father burst in upon her.
"Sue, I've found him. Comealong-
er me.
Some boats lengths below the bridg
ESTABLISHED
Lawson indicated a great barge toward
which he instructed the girl to steer.
Presently Sue found herself shivering
over the galley fire on board, while her
father helped to make the boat fast.
"Sue, my girl," said he, pointing to
the barge cabin, "step aft and go be
low. There! There ain't nothin to be
afeered on, nothin at all."
Still shivering, for Andrew Mawle's
face was haunting her mind's eye, she
hesitatingly obeyed. The cabin was
lighted by an oil lamp, and when she
reached the last step on the ladder she
looked about A man was lying in the
berth on the larboard side. She went
noiselessly forward and peered down
into the face.
"Martin! Can it 1?"
He lay with closed eyes and a face so
worn and pale that she almost doubt
ed if he lived. Cartwright, however,
soon recovered, and one day, while
still aboard the barge, he related how
the bargee, dropping down stream in
his boat, had heard bis groans and had
hastened to his rescue. He had re
ceived a serious stab from Andrew
Mawle which had almost deprived
him of his life.
"Did you discover the box?" Sue
asked.
"No, nothing," said Cartwright,
nothing except Mawle's cap. I must
have knocked it off his head during
our struggle on those iron girders.
There it is."
He pointed while speaking to a pilot
cap which hung from a eg against
the cabiu wall. She took it down and
turned it over iu her hand.
"Is that all?"
But suddenly she started and stared
at the cap w ith wide open eyes.
"Martin, there's something in the
crown. It feels like shall I look. '
Scarcely waiting for his reply, she
broke the thread that bound the inner
lining, and next moment she drew
forth a flat, circular packet Upon
opening this packet a number of bank
notes tumbled out
'Here's luck!" exclaimed the girl.
"You will get the reward yet"
The pilot cap found ujion closer
investigation to contain the bulk of the
stolen property, and Cartwright was
recompensed beyond the wildest
dreams. Some months afterward.
when Sue had become his wife, he was
engaged as head porter at Sherwood's
bank. As for the missing Andrew
Mawle, nothing mere was heard of
him, and everything pointed to the
surmise that he had gone silently out
with the tide. Liverpool Mercury.
It is not a remedy put up by any
Tom, Dick or Harry; it is couiiouud
rd by expert pharmacists.
Ely Bros.
Ask your
Balm fifty
olferaten cent trial size,
druggist Full size Cream
cents. We mail it
ELY BrvOS.,
TA Warren SL, N. Y. City.
Since I have been a great suffer
er from catarrh. I tried Ely's Cream
Balm and to all appearances am cured.
Terrible headaches from which I had
long suffered are gone. W. J. Hitch
cock, late Major U. S. Vol. and A. A.
Jen., Buffalo, N. Y.
DELIGHTFUL SUMMER TOUES.
Two Tours to the J?orth via Pennsyl
vania Bailroad.
For the convenience of those who
seek the most attractive way of spend
ing a Summer holiday, the Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company has arranged
two delightful tours to the North under
the personally-conducted tourist sys
tem, July 27 and August 17. The points
iiicluded iu the itinerary and the coun
try traversed abound in nature', beau
ties. No matter how much may be ex
pected, one cannot be disappointed in
Watkins Glen, Niagara Falls, Thou
sand Island, tjiebec, Montreal, Au
Sable Chasm, Lakes Cham plain and
George, Saratoga, or the Highlands of
the Hudson.
E ich tour will be in charge of one of
the company's tourist agents, assisted
by an experienced lady as chaperon,
whose especial charge will be unescort
ed ladies.
The rate of $100 from New York,
Brooklyn, Newark, Trenton, Phila
delphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore, and
Washington covers railway and boat
fare for the entire round trip, parlor
car seats, meals en route, hotel enter
tainment, transfer charges, carriage
hire in fact, every item of necessary
expense.
For detailed itinerary, tickets, or any
additional information, address Tour
ist Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad
Company ll'W Broadway, New ork;
S Fulton Street, Brooklyn; or Geo.
W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadel
phia. How's This!
We offer One Hundred DjUars Re
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J.CHENEY & CO.,
Props., Toledo, O.
We .the undersigned, have known
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believe him perfectly honorable in all
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1827.
JULY 21. 1897.
Proceedings of the Somerset County
S. S. Association.
The Sunday School Association of
Somerset county held their Second
Anuual Convention at Confluence, Pa.,
June
There were 40 suuday schools of the
county represented, by oi delegates.
The convention was called to order
by the President, Hon. E. D. Miller,
and was opened with devotional exer
cises led by Iev J. W. Brown.
A. G. Black, in behalf of the Sunday
schools aud citizens of Confluence, de
livered the address of welcome, in which
he warmly welcomed all delegates and
friends to their town, their hospitality
and to participate in the proceedingsof
the convention, the address was earn
est, and filled with good suggestions.
The address was responded to on
the part of the visiting friends and del
egates by Rev. Hiram King, of Somer
set In the response the speaker point
ed out the good that might be accom
plished by this Association and this
means of educating the young in the
study of the Bible and of instilling in
the minds and hearts of the children a
greater reverence for God'. House, his
people and his word, and thanked the
good people of Confluence for this
warm greeting and generous hospital
ity. The President, Hon. E. D. Miller,
delivered his annual address, in which
he briefly outlined what had been
doue during the year, the encourage
ment he had received in the work and
the interest manifested by all for the
success of the movement
Mrs. J. Woodbridge Barns was then
introduced and made a very pleasing
address on the objects, purpes aud
goods, to be ac jouiplished by thesu
conventions.
Rev. C. J. Kephart, Secretary of the
State Suuday School Convention was
introduced and gave a short history of
the organization of the State Sunday
School Association in the various
counties that were auxillieries to it, the
convention being held, aud the influ
ence these Associations were exacting
upon the young as well a society
throughout the state.
EVEMMI fcKSSIOX.
Devotional exercises led by Rev. H.
M. Cameron. Mrs. J. W. Barnes gave
a class drill in primary teaching, il
lustrated on the blackboard, which
was instructive and interesting to
young and all alike.
ISev. C. J. Kephart delivered an ad
dress on "The Advantage of County
Organization."
The services were interposed by mu
sic led by W. H. R Jppel, E i.
FRIDAY MllKNIMi E.SioX.
Devotional exercises led by Rev. H.
King.
The Finance Committee reported.
recommending the assessment on all
suuday schools an amount equal to
one cent for each member of the school
for the use of the county organization.
The Committee on Constitution re
ported, recommending the adoption of
the constitution as printed and sent
out by the Slate organization for use of
county orginizations, which was
adopteiL
The Committee on place of holding
next convention reported, recoui'ueud
ing Berlin as the place for holdiug the
next convention. On motion the re
port was received and referred to the
executive committee.
Mrs. J. W. Barnes delivered an ad
dress on the subject "Right Begin
nings."
W. 11. Ruppel spoke on the songs
we should sing in Sunday schoot
Rev. C. J. Kephart addressed the
convention on "Difficulties in the
Sunday School."
The addresses all were able and filled
with rich thoughts.
After the answering of a number of
lueries by Rev. Hiram King, Rev. L.
S. Wilkinson, Levi Lichliter, Elder
Win. Mullendore and others.
AFTERNOON sKSSIOX.
Devotional exercises L. S. Wilkin
son.
The committee on ortk-ers for endu
ing year reported as follows:
President, Hon. K. D. Miller; Vice
President, Rev. L. S. Wilkinson; Sec
retary, A. L- G. Hay, Esq.; Ilecording
Secretary, L. C. Colborn, E-p
Home Department: Secretary, W.
H. Ruppel, Esq ; Treasurer, M. J.
Beachy.
Executive
Say lor, Geo.
Ou motkm
committee: Rev. F. P.
H. Love, D. D. Maust
the rejort was adopted
and the iiersous
named declared the
officers elect
Elder Mullendore delivered an ad
dress on "The Pastor, Superintendent
aud Teacher of the Sunday School."
Miss Bertha Davis read a paper on
"The Preparation of the Lesson iu the
Sunday School."
Rev. T E. He! rick spike on the
subject of "Sunday School
Remarks were made by Mrs. J. W.
Barnes, Rev. C. J. Kephart, W. H.
Ruppel, Esq., Rev. Hiram King, Levi
Lichliter, Rev. G. H. Hanu, Rev.
Long and others.
Ou motion the role of delegates at
the close of the convention was called
and fifty six delegates answered; every
deuom: nation was represented in the
county.
On moliou the executive committee
was empowered to appoint ten dele
gates to the State convention to be
held Oct. 12-14, 1W.
On motion the following preamble
and resolution were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, the Sunday School Asso
ciation of Somerset couuty having
about closed its second annual conven
tion. And
Wiitreas, heretofore, there having
been some doubts in the minds of
some of the feasibility, practicability
aud good that might be accomplished
by such Association. Therefore be it
lltxolvd That the second annual
Association of the Suuday Schools of
Somerset county has been a great suc
cess in point of numliers and interest
a source of much and usual informa
tion, and we earnestly solicit all pas
tors, superintendents and Sunday
school workers to co-operate, deeming
it to be best means of bringing about a
greater Interest, a more perfect work
and system, and study of God's word,
in the Suuday school, thereby aiding
xieraia.
and building up the church and cause
of Christ
.YWee That the thanks of the
public and this Association are due
Mrs.J. W. Barnes and Rev. C. J
Kephart fr their presence and their
beautiful talks, wise instruction given
and encouragement during this con
vention.
.Vy That the thanks are due
to the citizens of Confluence, for the
interest they have shown, and in their
general hospitality to the visiting del
egates to the convention. And would
pray the. rather to bless and proeer
you alL
H'tmfrtd That we do most earnestly
indorse the State organization and
urge upon the Association of electing
their quota of delegate to re r resent
this Association at their next annual
meeting.
y.Vrof That we do most cordial
ly conimend tfce work and objects of
this Association to all churches and
Sunday schools, without distinction of
denomination, and call upon all to
join in perfecting the work, iucurriug
the interest in the sunday schools and
a means of Grace through whi.-h the
young may be reached and prepared
for the work of the church, and sub
jects for the Master's Kingdom.
L. C. Colisor.v,
Rev. Hiram Kixri,
W. H. Ri Pi KL.
EXTRACTS FROM THE RKIlKTi OK THE
SI'NDAY .SCHOOLS.
Numlier of delegates present, -I;;
number of schools represented, 4H
number of teacher and officers in these
schools as reported, ; number of
scholars, S."J0; total number of officers,
teachers and scholars, Svki; numter of
scholars that connected themselves to
the church from the suuday school,
j; amount of money contributed for
benevolent puqioses, f 13)1.94; amount
expended for supplies, J12Sj.24.
No further business the Convention
adjourned to meet at such time and
place as the executive committee shall
designate.
STFDV OF THELES.-siXs IX THESfX
DAV .SCHOOL.
While every family is a little empire,
every lather a monarch, and no au
thority so alwolute as that of a parent;
every household Is also a church and
every father should be a prophet and
priest No house should be without
its altar to God, and no family without
its band of worshipers, but knowing
there are many families to whom this
sacred character does not belong;
where the immortal soul has no train
ing fur the fellowshipofsaiutson earth,
and the felicities of still higher asso
ciates in heaven. How importaut it is
then, that the time spent inthestudy
of the lesson iu the Sunday-school in
all departments, should be to influence
life and train for eternity. The true
and noble things iu life and iu every
department of action, is to reveal and
interpret the things of God to man.
The work done upon the human soul
is immortal.
The principal thing iu the study of
the lesson in the Sunday-school is the
application. The teacher, the chief
factor, should before taking up the
study of the lesson, pray God's Holy
spirit, the teacher in the things of God,
to consecrate his heart iu the taking
up of the lesson aud to give him light
iu the application of it, to the good of
each individual.
It is a grand thing to have good
books for our work. There are lescn
leaves, histories and commentaries,
prepared with care and learning. No
teacher can afford to be without them,
but they should not all be taken in the
school-room. Carry the material in
them iu a heart glowing with love to
Christ The design of the lesson book
is to render efficient help iu the prepa
ration of the lesson, and not as a me
chanical aid when you come to study
it in Sunday-school. Let those around
you see, aqd make them feel that you
are master of the sanation. In a bible
or normal class, as it were, have a
different teacher for each Sabbath.
Let each one come prepared to teach,
the leader being c'loeen after the class
has assembled. With this experieuee
there will 1 no trouble to secure pro
ficient teachers, when they are needeL
The lesson shu!d be studied iu a con
versational manner.
Each one expressing his own views
on the subject Teachers and members
should by all means carry their bibles
with them to the S. S. and study the
lesson iu connection with them. Often
only fragments of scripture is display
ed on the lesson leaf. In teaching
junior pupils, do not follow the ques
tions too cloM-ly, change the form, or
frame new ones. Reach out in all di
rections for suggestions from the schol
ars, r.xplain only what requires ex
planation. Awaken the Interest of
scholars by illustration of the truth
and endeavor to aid them to form the
habit of acquiring know ledge by thiuk
ing and searching for themselves.
The more we search, the more the val
ue the truth and the deeper will be the
impression. It clothes teachers with
fresh power, if they come before their
classes feeling they have something to
communicate that has cost them the
labor of search. A prepared mind and
a full heart will demand attention.
Afford pupils apportunity to ask ques
tions on the lesson and be ready to
elucidate any parts that may not be
understood by them.
Always aim to make the lesson
effective, so the scholars will go away
impressed and with a desire to live
the truth, or longing that Christ might
be theirs.
Every portion of the lesson implies
to this present life, although the sur
roundings may be for the Old World.
The principles are as true for us to-day
as then. To discover and realize these,
they must be studied uni.il th" jewels
of truth, covered by the dust of circum
stances are found and glow aud sparkle
again. The study of the lesson in the
Primary Department is uo doubt of the
irreatcst importance. Some one has
said, "Blessed be the hand that pre
nares a pleasure for a child, for there
is no saying when and where it may
again bloom forth." A teacher of ex
perience with the young, may make
the study of the lesson very pleasant
and Interesting by illustrations, bible
stories, chalk talk, etc Drawing pict
ures In imagination as it were, before
WHOLE NO. 230i.
the mind, makes ivivld what must
otherwise be reasoned out by the chibL
Interesting incideiits and exjierience.
o.ten help grvatly to make the lesson
plain to them.
Christ very often taught by parables-
The tory of the lesson as given in the
pafiers fi.-r the little ones is very good
and should be read and explained.
using black-board illustrations if psi-
ble. Ask them original questions and
draw out their ideas concerning the
things of the lesson, keep them inter
ested, if you fail to make the lesson in
teresticg, ydu fail totally.
High, holy and responsible Is the
work of one, who even for an hour a
week, takes the place of a parent and
becomes an interpreter of God to a
child. He has, however, this incentive
and encouragement. The God whose
love has provided a holy sacrament.
wherein children may be covenauted
as His, w ill never fail to give the aid of
his Holy Spirit to those who faithfully
try to so train them, that their whole
lives way be a growing and bleful
realization that they are God's.
LIEUT. XUPP WAS VEEY COOL.
He Walked out of Libby Prisoa With
out a Q liver.
Lieutenant Kupp, of the Eighty-
eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, was
captured, with many of his regiment,
at Gettysburg. He was known as a
Pennsylvania Dutchman, and he came
from llerks county, in that State,
where (ierman coloul-ts -ttIed nearly
two centuries ago and where their d -si-eudants
cling to the old customs an l
the mother tongue even uuto this day.
As it was summer at the time of iet-
tysburg, the men captured ia that hat
tie were iu light attire, and the long
march dowu to Iliehmoud aud the
wear aud tear ou their thin blouses ri-
duced them to rags, and this Pennsyl
vania lieutenant seemed to be the most
rairired of all.
Kupp was considerably over six feet
in height, lank, long limbed and in
clined to be round sluldereL He
was about 24 years old, and the gray
eyes, long, dark hair, and fure-covered
f.K-e gave him the appearance of a
North Carolina mountaineer. His
comrades jokingly called him "the tar
heel," but he took it good naturedly.
The resemblauce was much in his
favor w hen he made up his mind to
leave Libby, and, to use his own lan- j
guage, "make a bee line for find's
laud," as the prisoners called the
North.
The two subjects that engrossed the
minds of tiie men were exchange and
escape. Nearly every day the report
spread that the exchange cartel bad
been resumed, and that the men were
to lie sent North under a flag of truce
within twenty-f.Mir hours. On such
occasions groups of excited meu would
rjs'.i through the six divisions of the
lark, dreary old warehouse, shouting
frantically:
"Pack up! Pack up! All exchanged.'
Hurrah for God's land!"'
Constant disappointment failed to
les--en these rumors, nor did it weaken
tie hoje3 of the men who heard them.
Perhaps Kupp was an exception, for
he never got excited, was never stirred
from his stolid beari-ig by the cry of
Pack up!" "I have nothing to pack,"
he would say with a grim smile, and
without raising his eyes from the bit
f yellow bone he was trying to carve
nto a crucifix with a broken jack-
knife.
Plans for escape were daring and in
numerable. Nearly all were impracti
cal, yet, uukLown to their comrades,
t"euty-five men, pledged to secrecy.
were at this time digging in the dark
ness the great tunnel through which
subsequently 11') men escaped.
"When I get giod and ready I'm
going to light out."
This Kupp would say to the men un
folding their schemes about him, but
as he refused to tdi how he proposed
getting away he was laughed at and
left to his bone carving.
Just before Christmas the Confeder
e authorities, who had refused to re
ceive supplies for the prisoners from
the United States Government permit
ted friends iu the North to send down
a little food and clothing under a flag
oftrure. Uniforms were contraband,
so that all the clothes that came
through were of the citizen style and
material.
Lieutenant Kupp receiver! a huge
lox, full of hams sausages, preserves,
heese aud other gd things from the
old farm, but neitner the memory of
pist hunger nor fear of the future pre
vented his inviting the men who had
no boxes to help themselves. Of all
the things iu the big box the one that
moett delighted Kupp's soul was a suit
of butternut olothes, evidently of home
manufacture, even to the cloth.
The lieutenant soon "shucked" his
blue rags and donned the new suit
Thus attired be strode up and down
the "upper Potomac room," a hunk of
bread iu one hand aud a chunk of ham
in the other, while bis laughing com
panions demanded to know when he
left "North Ca liny."
"Hit don't mattah we'en I left," re
sponded Kupp, with an inimitable
mountaineer drawl, "the thing that's
a bother! n me now is we'en an' how
Ize gwine ter git back."
As old soldier will remember, the
uniforms of the Confederates were any
thing but clothing put aside at the be
ginning of the war was sent to the
front from home, though a gray hat.
gray trousers, or a gray coat bad been
retained whenever possible. Hun
dreds of Cenfederates in "butternuts'
passed the prison along Carey street
every day, and many of the guards
about Libby, and those who came in
every moruiug to count the prisoners.
were dressed in the same material.
This prison roll call at this time was
more expeditious than efficient Every
morning, in the gray, cold dawu of
that bitterly cold winter, the Yankees
were routed from the floor on which
they lay and dnven into the upper
Potomac, or upper east room the Ut
ter was the name given it by the Con
federates. Through an opening in
the wall the men were eouuted into
the upper Chickamauga, or upper mid
dle room, where they wer free to do
vi they pb-isL within the prescribed
limits. The meu at the head of the
line, and they were usually the one.
who had something to cook, made a
swift rush to the lower middle room,
where there were four old-fashioned
rusty kitchen stoves.
When the count was over anil no
Yaiikne? reported missing, the guard
filed down to the west ground floor
room, where "Black (Jeorg-," the ser
5jeait, and the prison clerk, "Little
llos.s," reported to Major Turner, eom
maiidaut o the prison.
fine morning, it was early iu Jan
uary, '!, and aliont ten days after he
had received the clothing from home,
it was noticed that Kupp, who was
usually anion the first counted out,
hung to the rear, and on this occasion
was the very last
When Kupp came Into the upper
Chickamauga room, the guard was
forming to go. Seizing the hand of
Captain Maas, of his own regiment,
who s!od near-by, the lieutenant
whispered:
"Good-bye, EI; I'm going to make a
break for God's !auL"
As this was the first intimation Cap
tain Maas had had of his friend's pur
pose, he was too much astounded to
make a reply. The next instant Kupp
had caught step aud fallen in behind
the guanL
He kept safely to the rear until the
sergeant of the guard had reported to
the officer iu charge. Wheu the guard
bad passed the sentinel at the door
Kupp walked over ami saluted Turner,
who by this time was seated at his
desk inside of a railing. Hearing the
shuffling of feet on the floor, Turner
looked up aud demanded:
"Who the devil are your
"I'm from North Caliny," resjionded
Kupp.
"How did you get in here?"
"FoIIercd the gad, an' I've been a
waitiu' to talk wid yo Ain't yo'
Mistah Turnahr
"That's my name. Now, what do
you want, asked Turner, a he arose
angrily from the desk.
"I've been in hospital, jest got out
yes day, an thought foah I left fo' the
front I'd Iik to see the Yank-" priz
ners," said Kupp.
"I Jo to the fmnt. confound you, and
you'll see mor Yankees than you'll
like!" shouted Turner.
"Thcu thar aiu't no show fo' me to
see any of them Yanks I helped gobble
at Getrt-lurg cr CLickamauga?'
"No; get outT' and Turner poinud to
the door, where an armed guard stood
listening and laughing.
"Waal, I didn't know you uns was
so cussed particular," drawled Kupp,
as, obeying the direction indicated by
Turner's extended hand, he made for
the door.
Kupp saluted the guard, who ex
changed winks with him as he tossed
out to freedom.
Once beyoud the g iard a mao of ordi
nary nerve would have started otf with
all speed, nor halted until Libby was
far behind and even the steeples of
Richmond out of sight; but Kupp was
not an ordinary man. Standing before
the entrance to the prison, t'ae lieuten
ant shouted in to Turner:
"Say, mistah , Lev ye any objections
to a feller's standi n acrost the street
an' kinder pee kin' up at the buildinT'
Of course, Turner made no response,
but the guard continued down his post
aud laughed, as if be thought the tall
man in butternuts a very funny fel
low. Meantime the news of Kupp's escape
hail spread among his late associates.
The excitement was all the greater
from the fact that it had to be suppress
ed. Instead of glass there were iron
bars in the front windows. Prisoners
were not permitted to come within
two feet of these bars. Of course, all
knew the order, and that Captain For
syth, of the Oue Hundretb Ohio, had
been killed a few days before for un
intentionally violating it. yet the meu
forgot all about this in their anxiety to
see Kupp have.
The lieutenant had evidently made
up bis mind to gratify his comrades
behind the liars. Across Carey street
from the prisou there was a vacant lot
Kupp walked to the edge of the lot, sat
town on a log, and, taking out his
broken jackknife, began to w hittle and
to signal the men in his old room to
c-ineoutaad join him.
The situation was intensely humorous.
bat at thj same time intensely painful
to the men watching Kupp from the
prison, but n H dar iug to raise their
voices ia warning.
At leugth, to the great relief of all.
the lieut n.nt ar, stretched himielf.
and yawued. Riising his slouched
htt, be shouted: "Good-bye, Yanks;
hope ter see yo agin." Then, w ith a
long, slouching stride, he passed out of
sight to the ea-t
The next flag of truce boat brought
through a letter from Kupp. Five
day after leaving Libby he fell in w ith
Butler's trooper from Fortre? Mouroe,
and at the time of writing was about to
take passage for God's land.
The following conversation is sai d to
have occurred on the floor of the House
of Representaties in the Fifty-first
Congress, and is given, says the New
York Trilnine, on th rvsjiousibility of
Isaac R. HiU. The talk took place U-
tweeu Major McKiuley and Major Mar
tin, of Texas, both inveterate smokers:
Major Martin "Major McKiuley, you
ought not to smoke those interstate
cigars." Major McKinley "What do
you mean by interstate cigars?"
Major Martin "Why, I mean cigars
that, when smoked In one State, can
be studied in all the other States."
Major McKinly "And you. Major
Martin, should not smoke those liob
ison Crusoe cigars of yours." Major
Martiu "What do you mean by Rob-
son Crusoe cigars?" Major McKinley
"Why, castaways, of course."
Ex-Secretary J. Sterling Morton ha
bought one of the fatuous old overland
stages that began to run West from
Kearney, Neb., in WJ2, and will keep
it at his country home, near Nebraska
City, for the transportation of his vis
itors. It is what was known as a Con
cord ten-passenger coach, aud has,
says the New York Times, an interest
ing history.
Colonel John S. Mosby is reported to
be well and almost a vigorous as ever,
having hearly recovered from the hurt
which be sustained at the University
of Virginia last spring. He expects to
return to San Francisco next month.
"Duly nervous" is a sure indication
that the blood is not pure. Hood'.
Sarsaparilla purifies) the blood and,
cure, nervousnesa.
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