The Somerset Herald. ! DVARD 8CTLU Editor nd Proprietor. j WEDXEbDAT. Ju!y Zl, ;i:r reaily for tlie gil times. They lire eoniirg. Wondkkmi. tiles from the pold lit Ms ill prohaWy tie the coming pop ular thing in our romantic fiction. Pwitrtin ami prHTity have !. intimate in tlie past, which is pmxl ground for future confidence. Wheat went up several joints every day last week, and the smile of the farmer is petting as broad as it is long. I'kotixtioX may Ik? defined as a jlioy on which Ili'piihlicans jre unit ed and the other parties very much di vided. O.ve good thing has teen accom plished by the Wilson tari'd" law. It d. -monstrated that a free trade experi ment in this country means a deficit ami hard times. Wiikx the Philadelphia mint alone e. iiiis fifty millions of dollars a year, Americans can keep on ln-Iieving that this is a hig country, and re-mires a liig amount of coin to carry on its bus iness. i-oME of the l'opulist epithets ban died nt Nashville were "red-headed sap-sucker" and "mullet-headed buz zard." Yet harmony prevailed to the extent of disagreeing with all other parties. TilKKK men in Liwell, Mass., who were (taught giving brilies to a city of ficial for a municipal franchise will ay a fine of f0 each and pass one year in orison. The peculiarity in the case is that they were caught. Kvekv dollar of gold in the world lias cost over two dollars, and ot fifty thousand gold mines in the world only two have paid. These are statis tics which ought to stagger even a jn-r-ou who is getting ready to go to Alaska. The time is rapidly coming when the fellows who sjient five or ix hun dred dollars to hold a "fake" primary election will be asking themselves what return they got for their outlay, and the jiause for reply will lie so prolong cd that the silence will be jainful. Fok the first time in many years the Hlackliurus of Kentucky, are all out of office. Not many years ago the cer- tifn-ate of Joe IMai-kburu's election was signed by Luke lilackburn, governor, and attested by James IMackburn, sec retary of state. IJut "things have changed." Now that Mr. Kooser has a County Chairman of his own, to say nothing of a "Vice" Chairman, and an Execu tive Committee, entirely apart and dis tinct from the regular llepublicau or ganization, what is he going to do with it? r, iu other words, how is he going to let loose? The Democratic organs in this State have again taken to naming a Ilepul- Iican candidate for Governor next year. Whenever they have nothing else to do, they start this little game. It amuses them, and it doesn't hurt anybody, so they are jierfectly wel come to continue. It is an old saw that straws how which way the wind blows. Hire are some wheat straws which are import ant. The flour output of the flour cen ters last week was 317..W barrels, as comiared with 2s;,4-V) barrels for the corresponding week of ISiKi and 1!7, inij liarrels for the corresjioudiug week iu Is, to. "As a political Issue, the free and in dependent coinage of silver at the ra tio of hi to 1, or any other ratio, is as dead as the institution of Afriean slav ery," said Henry Watterson at the great meetiug in Louisville last week, and the dramatic exclamation brought out the greatest enthusiasm of the day. It was a great truth eloquently ex pressed. Tin: last legislature got after the traveling doctor and made him the subject of legislation. Hereafter when a traveling medical jiractiiioner camps flown in a community he must take out a li'vuse, even if he practices gra tuitously. Tlie bill requiring this reached tlie ttovernor among tlie last lot of legislation sent him by the leg islature, 'id he has approved it. Spvatok McKxerv, of Iiouisiana, voted with the lit publicans on the tar iff bill, and his constituents are so .leased with his action that they are arranging a grand public reception for him when he returne home after the adjournment of congress. This strong sentiment for jirotection is iu the very heart of the receut solid south, where free trade was presumed to reign su priut. Wk violate no confidence in stating that (nmeral Coffroth has not yet giv en order for the erection of the con templated barracks. The present In dications are that the recruits that he will receive, a a result of the late "fake" primary, will not materially in crease his fighting force. The few bushw hackers and guerillas who have been fighting between the lines for years past, are not looked on by the (ivtteral as desirable recruits. It is doubtful whether he will enlist them. Hetter times are on the way. Hie agreement on the tariff bill strength ened everything, (ireen l:io coffee roseatjuarter, and the roasted coffee trade was fairly active and excited. IVfined sugar was excited and trong, and there were enormous purchases, IJut the most significant advance was in wheat. It went up four cents, closing strong at M. These evidences of ac tivity mean that public confidence is getting ready for the jicriod of pros jierlty which is to come over the land. A f KXiiATiox has been caused by the Governor's attitude respecting the ex Iiie accounts of the various investi gating committees and the salaries of officers and employes of the legisla ture. He has called for detailed item ized statements and tlie assumption i that unless these stalemeuU are satis factory to tlie Governor these bills will not be approved. He has the power uuder lb Constitution to veto any ftrae ittm in an appropriation bill, and thru do not apply to the general appropriation bill only. As it looks now the (iavernor will Mah all doubt 1 Jragrapln iu the varum a pro priation bills. Those who have iu-serf'-d items that are dishonest or ir regular ought not to complain if the veto axe falls in their direction. It Is evidently the intention of the Govern or to how to the line and jtrmit the eliips to fall where they may. Jfuv tiu ai.s in-fore a Justice of tlie Peace are not common, but up iu Nor-tlKimlK-rland county (hey seem to have fallen iu love with this method of de ciding etty cases, and the trials are conducted with so much fidelity that recently a jury of six stayed out all uigh Iiecause they could not agree whether a man was guilty or innocent of a simple charge of assault and hat tery. Although a jury trial in this: partie ular Instance was a failure, says the Philadelphia Times, it would te well if etty cases were disjosed of in this way before the Justice in more coun ties of the t-'tate. The law provides fir such hearings, and it was formerly the custom to pass upon trivial charg es liefore this lower court. The Quar ter Sessions in nearly every county are full of cases that should have been set tled elsewhere, and if the jlca is made that every defendant has a right to a jury trial a revival of the old custom of empaneling a jury of six before a Magistrate will 1 a good answer. Six men are as likely to deal out justice in a petty case as twelve, and there would be time, labor and money saved to all parties to the dispute if this method were more generally adopted. Quay a Candidate. From the Lancaster Iuijuin r. The assurance given by Senator uay thai he will be a candidate for I". S. Sen ator to succeed himself, will 1e received with great satisfaction by a majority of the ieople of the state. Had he declined to lie a candidate, as it was feared he would, there would have l.eeii great dilli mlty in selecting his successor, and au unseemly factional warfare would have Ikh-11 the result. As it is there will of course lie tome opposition to the Senator's re-election, but if we are t JuIgn the future by the past it will lie feeble and iuenieieiit. Senator iuay is easily the most accomplished and skillfull politi cian in Pennsylvania, aud his services to the state since he has been a member of the Senate have leeii most valuable. With these facts in his favor and his in timate acquaintance w ith leading men. It is not likely he will have any serious difficulty iu securing a re-election. In deeil it would not surprise us if in the euil Lis selection would be unanimous. A Moral ia a Nightshirt. From the Boston Transcript. The fact that Mr. Hryau wears silk nightshirts is now, thanks to the enterprise of the press, known from one end of this great country to the other. We should not comment upon Mr. Rryan's taste ex cept r t he fact -that it clearly demon strates that he is learning that the wear ing of luxurious garments by those who can pay for them he.ps tlie toiling masses. A silk, nightshirt involves in its manu facture the activity of many skilled hands at good prices. Ist fall Mr. Iiryan did not know this. lie is acquiring knowl edge and he has an almost boundless margin for acquisition still. The Uu of Schools Defined. In an opinion handed down by Justice Fell, Friday, the Supreme Court decided that public school directors have not the right to permit the use of school proerty for other than strictly school purposes. In his opiuion Justice Fell says: "The use of school buildings by the communi ty at large for public meetings for the discussion of subjects of general interest may le said to lie in the line of their use for educational purposes, Imi it is not the use intended by law. If the school buildings may be used for meetings for tiie convenience, pleasure or instruction of the general public, all other school property may with equal propriety le so used, and it would le but a step further to apply a part of the school funds to the same use." The question at issue was the right to permit the school to le used for sectarian religious meetings. A Compliment Returned. M iss Matlie It. Tyler, granddaughter of the former President of the I'nited States, was Thursday appointed post mater at Courtlaud, Va. The selection ends a long contest, in w hich Miss Ty ler went to Washington an j presented her claims in person to Postmaster-General (iary and Fourth-Assistant Pristow. IMiring the Tyler Administration, the President, ill the course of a trip, picked up a child in his arms and remarked : "That's a bright little boy." That lmy was the present Postmaster -Oeneral.w ho, after the advisers of the Administration in State patronage had failed to reach an agreement, Thursday settled the post olltce case for himself. The ollice pays $;- per annum. Miss Tyler succeeds Kugene C. Uarrett. We have no hesitation in recommend ing ""Jarland'' Stoves ami nances. Their hich reputation for durability, economy of fuel, convenience ud artis tic nn'sh. staius them as the world's est. It is the constant niin of the man-ufa.-tnrers to make the very lcst stove that ran t produced. They are unri valed. Cold Discoveries ia Alaska. Erota the Chicago Trilun Alaska would dmibtlms beovrrun with gold diggers in a few weeks if it were only a little more accswiMe, for the stories of the w ealth of ttie precious metal that lies along the valley of the Yukon River rival the lesi literature of the M:i days. The gold find, however, in this territory is not new, although the facts are just le- gitming to lie appreciated by the public The unanimous verdict of invitigators in this northern country has always been that gold abouuded iu great quantities. but the dillh-uity has lf-n to get it out and aw ay w ith any degree of profit. Put for the company or individuals w ith cap ital and enterprise the prospect seems to be of the best. The introduction of im proved machinery which has already begun and the enlargement of the trans portation facilities on the long Yukon Uiver will soon bring these golden riches within easy reach of the states. The stories of the finds, however, must be taken w ith the usual reservations. There will be natural exaggerations not only of the richness of the gold, but of the character of the hardships that miist be endured. Alaska is no balmy Cali fornia. There is no comforting warmth most of the year to sustain the spirits of the wearied seeker after wealth. The bit lie for cold there includes a battle with a hot;i nature, w hich has guarded her treasure bouse with icy Masts for all these centuries. It is no place forthelag-gar-1, if all reports lie true, Imt for the man of courage and determination il seems to le a laud of great promise. Est. Sr. Swallow s Sentence. II ARKIMU R.l. July Pec lr. Silaa C. Swallow, editor of "The Methodist," na prohibition candidate for state treas urer, w ho was convicted of lilieling the ooaru of putilic Isulding and grounds last April, was called for sentence this morn ing. Ir. Swallow appeared w ith a num berof ladies and mem tier of the Prohibi tion party, who surrounded him inside me oar. Judge Simontou sentenced him tormr a fine of f) and the costs. An order m . also made that he pay the costs in the suit brought against him for libel by the sol diers' orphans commission, in which he was round Dot g-oilly but dire. -ted to pay the owts. As rr, Swallow w alked away from the judge he was presented with a large bouquet of white flowers. The ill 1st ukm to the auperior court. Some Vetoes. l to date Gov. Hastings has vetoed nlxnit as many bills as he has approved. tne of the bills vetoed was "An act to reg-.ilate the proceedings for tho incor poration of a liorough when the territory lo be included iu the proposed borough is Mtuuted in two or more counties." The bill provides for an election upon a majority petitiou to determine whether they Khali incorporate, and to which county it shall lo annexed. The Gov ernor's objection was that two villages divided by a county line may tie incor porated into a lorough and by vote de termine to which county or lsrough, so erected, they shall be annexed, and thus form a new line for both count ion. One of the counties may lie largely in debt and the adjoining county free from debt. All the property In the village would lie relieved by a vote of the Inhab itants, if they saw iudelitcdiicsa. Fur thermore, both villages voting to be in corporated as a bonmgu, would by such vote relieve themselves and their proper ty from all liability to pay tho debts of the township or the school, district of which they lately formed a part. Another veto w as of the act authoriz ing the burgess and tow n council of each of the several boroughs throughout this Commonwealth to levy a tax for the pur pose of purchasing, erecting and main taining hydrants and fireplugs for the purpose of supplying the boroughs with euflicient supply of water for the extin guishment of fires and other public pur poses, and for the purposes of properly lighting and illuminating the streets. The Governor thinks this law is unnec essary, as tho subject is fully covered by the acts of lS'd and ls75, which permit a total taxation for all purposes in bor oughs of thirteen mills per year, while the proposed law limits the total rate to ten mills. The bill to regulate travel upon the highways, streets and roads, is exceed ingly diflicult to understand. It pro vides for vehicles to turn to the right un less blocked or when it is dangerous or impossible to turn out to the left, all of which, the Governor says is meaningless, so he applied the tomahawk. Tho bill amending tho act of lSlV, re ducing the license fee for circuses, theat ric! performances, etc., from thirty dol lars to twenty dollars in lioroughs and to wu ships, and exempting townships of less than l,.1mil, was also vetoed. Di visions of townships and boroughs are uot permitted by the Constitution. The law should apply alike to all. Hew Paving Law. The governor has approved the follow ing, passed by the last legislature: Seition 1. He it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the com monwealth of Pennsylvania, in general assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all boroughs of this commonwealth shall have power, without petition of property owners, to grad, pave, curti, mai-adam-ize and otherwise improve public streets or parts thereof, when said streets or parts thereof do n-it exceed Mo feet in length, and connect two streets or parts of a street, theretofore paved ami im proved. Provided, The ordinance au thorising and directing such improve ment shall be adopted and enacted by an alhrmative vote of three-fourths of the members-elect comprising the councils of the said liorongh and shall lie approv ed by the burgess thereof. No such ordi nance shail be finally adopted and en acted iu let than :tu days from the date of its introduction; and in the mean time copies of said ordinance shall be published in a .newspaper in said bor ough, or circulating therein, once a week for two weeks, and by at least five hand oil U posted along the improvement 10 days Is-fore the final passage in council thereof or such an ordinance. Section 2. In exercising the power aforesaid all proceedings f;r the ascer tainment of damages and assessment of lienefits incident thereto shall lie as now provided by law in refereni-e to payment of costs, damage and expense of public improvements within municipal corpor ations. Everybody knows that "Garland'J Stoves and Ksrgcs aie the world's best They combine elegant finish, durability and convenience, with economy of fuel, aud in spite of all competition hold their station far in advance of all others. We take pleasure in trailing the attention of our readers to their merit. Grasshoppers Eat Crops. Rkpfiklp, S. D., July 1.1. All yester day afternoon the sun was clouded by a swarm of grasshoppers passing south ward. Word was brought in from Spring Creek by a farmer that a small section of the swarm had alighted near his farm. At the time he left for thecity a plai-e about six miles square had lieen eaten clean of buffalo grass, and operations bad liguu on bis wheat and oats fields. He stated that the range visited by the hoppers had lieen totally destroyed. Stockmen in several instances have been compelled to move their cattle to new feeding grounds. TTKITED BRETHEEK CAKP MEETING, XT. GRETNA. Bed need Bates via Pennsylvania Bailroad. For the I'nited Brethren Camp Meet ing at Mt Gretna, Pa., August 3 to V, 1W, the Pennsylvania Itailroad Com pany will sell excursion tickets from all points on its sytem east ot Pittslsirg ed Krie. ami west of and In cluding Philadelphia, to ML Gretna and return at reduced rates. These tickets will be sold August 1 to August 12 inclu sive, good to return noti! August 20, ls!i7, inclusive. For specific rate, conditions etc.. apply to your nearest ticket agent 0. A. B. ENCAMPMENT, BUFFALO Half Bates via Pennsylvania Bailroad. For the National Kncampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, at Ruffalo, August it, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell special tickets from all points on its system to Buffalo and return at rate of a single -fare for the round trip. These tickets will be sold and will le good going on August 21 to 21. and good to return not earlier than August 2t nor later than August 31, lSsC L A. W. MEET, PHILADELPHIA. Half Bates via Pennsylvania Bailroad. For the annual meet of the league of American Wheelmen at Philadelphia, August 4 to 7, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell special tickets from all points n its system to Philadelphia and return at rate of a single fare for the raind trip. No rate w ill !e less than twenty-rive cent. Tickets will lie sold and will be good going on August 3 and t, and g.vxl to return uutil August 9, lso7, inclusive. Nature's Bar Acquits Him. Lkxinotox, Ky., July 17. City Judge Gray Falkener has acquitted Jacob S. Harris for killing bis wife's lover, Thom as II. Merritt, here last Friday night. The Court held that the action of the man who avenges his blasted married life and his dishonored children by strikine down the destrover after all must be determined at the bar of human nature, and human nature will excuse the one who so avenges. , a , The XL Pleasant Insritnte. T-Kjk It n i . , . wTiu i Finw) m ui C lassical 1 and Scientific Institute offers exception- I al advantages as a school for the training ' of the young. There are seven coursm I or study, including Music and Art. A iiA I. : . - . . . I r-- prize, ror mil information write the principal, II. V. Dixon, Mt. i'ieasant, l a. Bringing ia the Cold. Skattlr, Wash., July IS. The excite ment over the Kloudyke mines is on the increase and hundreds of poople are pre paring to sail for Alaska. The steamer Portland, which to-day brought down over f l.outMHW in gold from St. M ichaels, is on her return trip aud will bo crow ded lo her ntnioi-t capacity. Conservative men who havo beeu in the country claim there Is room for hundreds more in Alaska. They admit that all of the fields in the vicinity of Klondyke have been taken, but every rit-er in Alaska is, in their judgment, til ed with gold, which can lie secured If the men are willing to risk tho hardships. Inspector Strickland of the Canadian mounted police, who came down on the Portland, says: "When I led Dawson City, a month ago, there were about Rno claims staked out, and there were between 2.0U0 and 3,nuu men there. We can safely say that there was shout J1,.V),(XI in gold mined last winter. The wage in tho mines were 1.1 a day and the saw mill paid la! Hirers ?!0 a day. The claims now staked out will aiTord employment to alniut 5,0iu men, I believe. If a man is strong, healthy and wants work be can find employment at good wages. Several men worked on an In terest, or w hat is termed a "lay," and during the winter realized from $.1,ml to 10,000 each. Tho mines are &1 to IoO miles from tho Alaska boundary.' A detatchment of mounted police of the Northwest territory, which passed through Seattle two years ago, struck it rich. Five of the 20 guards returned on the Portland with gold amounting to t2nn,(KI. The other 1.1 remained in Alaska to engage in mining. The Pennsylvania Bailroad's Popular Ex tortions to the Sershore. No other summer outing appeals so strongly to the people of western Penn sylvania as the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's popular excursions to the seaooast of New Jersey. For years they have been looked forward to as tho holi day event of each summer. The secret of their great popularity is the phenome nally low rate and the high character" of tho service. The limit of twelve days just fits the time sot apart for the average vattion, and the dates of the excursion are most convenient'y adjusted. There is also the widest field for choice in the selection of a resort. Atlantic City, Cape May, Sea Isle City, and tvean City are tho choicest of the Atlaulic coast resorts, and anj' one of them may lie visited un der these arrangements. The list this year includes also Reholxilh, Del., aud Oi-ean City, Md. The dates of the excursions are July lo, and , and August 12 and 21. A special train of Pullman parlor cars and day coaches will leave Pittsburg on alxivo mentiouod dates at K..V a. hi., arriving al Altooua 12:15 p. in., w here stop for din ner will lie made, reaching Philadelphia i:20 p. m., and arriving Atlantic City, via the Delaware River Iiridge route, at N:K p. m., making the mil from Pittsburg to the seashoro via the only all rail" route in eleven hours and forty-five minutes. Passengers may also spend the night in Philadelphia, and proceed to the shore by any regular train from Market street wharf or Broad street atation tho follow ing day. Tickets will also l-e good on regular trains leaving Pittsburg at t:"!0 and JfclO p. in., Ith of which will carry sleeping ears through to Atlantic City. For detailed information in regard to rates and time of trains apply to ticket agents, or Mr. Thomas K. Watt, District Passenger Agent, Pittsburg. Sold his Mustache For $300. Ukamno, Pa, July 17. Rev. A. T. Peck, of Denver, Col., was one of the chief speakers at the Mennonite campinceting at Royersford during this week. He had a very large mustache, w hich was not liked by the plain, clean-shaven brethren of the eastern Mennonite ersuasion. Finally one of the rich brethren of the Schuylkill valley in jest olfered ftnOcash for the mustache. Mr. Peck "smiled at the offer, and, also iu jest, said he'd take it. The matter then took a more serious turn, and before the day closed it was understood to be a bargain. Yesterday Mr. Peck appeared in the pulpit without his mustache. He said he desired more to please his brethren than accept the cash, but that as he had a place for the money among the Christian poor of the west, he'd take the purse and do a great deal of good with it. His mustache was wrapped in tissue paper and banded to Brother Diller, and a check for the money was tendered, drawn on a Norristown bank. The minister thinks any clergyman in the land would take a clean shave at such a price for the missionary cause. To w hich would you prefer to belong The regular, undoubtedly. The irregu lars are, admittedly the most numerous, but they are in a very undesirable state of no discipline. Hostetter's Stomach Bit ters will soon remedy this want in a dis ordered liver or bowels. Biliousness manifests itself in yellowness of the skin and eyeballs, sour breath, furred tongue, morning nausea, discomfort in the vicinity of the liver, vertigo and sick headache. Hosts of people stiller thus. These signs of insulsird iuation to the goverance of health, together with an ir regular condition of the liowels, are soon regulated by the Bitters, which also overcomes malaria, dyspepsia, rheuma tism, neuralgia, nervousness ami kidney trouble. As a means of checking prema ture decay, hastening convalescence, and mitigating the Infirmities of age, the grat tonic is without a parallel. Birds oa Hats Illegal. BosTox, July 10. The new law against the selling and weering of birds' bodies and feathers has lieeu officially promul gated. It provides a pcually of flu for each offense. The Chief of the Stato Police has sent a circular to Massachusetts milliners and dealers in birds, referring to the recent act passed by the Iegislature, w hich pro hibits the use of song birds for the pur jsise of ornamenting hats or tionuets. Senator Roe, of Worcester, Is the father of the new law, and I'nited States Sena tor 1 1 oar is said to have written the peti tion, under w hich the original bill was drawn. Personally-Conducted Tour via Penaylvania Bailroad. That the publi; have come to recognize the fact that the lest and most convenient method of pleasure travel is that present ed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany's personally-condu-ted tours, is evidenced by the increasing popularity of these tours. Under this system tho lowest rates are obtained, for tmth trans portation and hotel accommodation. An experienced tourist agent and chaperon accompany each tour to look after the comfort of the passenger. The following tours have been ar ranged for the season of ISC: To the north (including Walkins Glen, Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, Mon treal, Quebec, Au Sable Chasm, Lakes Chnmplaiu and George, Saratoga, and a daylight ride down through the bigh ands of the Hudsom), July 27 and Aug ust 17. Rate, f 100 for the round trip from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, covering all expenses of a two weeks' trip. Proportionate rates from other points. To Yellowstone Park on a special train of Pullman sleeping, compartment, and otwervation cars and dining car, allow ing eight days iu "Wonderland,' Sep tcmlier 2. Rate, filj from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washing ton; from Piludsirg. Two ten-day tours to Gettysburg, Lu ray Caverns, Natural Bridge, Virginia Hot Springs, Richmond, and Washing ton, Septemlier 28 aud October 12. Rate, i-1 from New York, Jul from Philadel phia Proportionate rates from othrr points. "WANTS TO KNOW. Governor Hastings Calls for Detaileo State ments. Governor Hastings has decided ujkiii a policy with respe-t to the items in the general appropriation bill and tho various expense accounts of invent igaliiig com mittees which is a distinct innovation. It is something new in the history of the State and in the recollection of State offi cials has uever liefore been done. He has made up his mind not to accept bulk sums for expenses of olUcers and em ployes of the Senate and House nor Ibe lump sums submitted by tho chairmen of the various investigating committees and heads of departments. The F.xecutlve wants to know the items which compose those lump sums and has written letters to Jere B. Rex, chief clerk of the House, and K. W. Nmi'ey, chief clerk of the Senate, requesting tbem to submit a de tailed statement of the items composing the total In the general appropriation bill for salaries of officers anil employes. He has also addressed letters to tho chairmen of the investigating committees and also to the members of these committees ask ing for a similar 'stateinenL Heads of departments have likewise lieeu request ed to call upon him and explain the Items in the appropriation bill for their depart ments, his purpose being to discover whether any cuts can bo made without eiuliarraMsing tho departments. These letters request the chairmen of commit tees and the clerks of the Senate and House as well as members of tho investi gating committees to report the itemized lists within a week. From Blindness to Active Bnsiness ia Twenty-Eight Days. One year ago Mr. A. M. Cunningham, Ottawa, Kansas, found himself blind iu one eye from cataract and the other fail ing rapidly. He had the one operated upon by an occulist in SL Joe," Mo., re sulting in a painful confinement and a totally blind eye. Tho other was now too blind to do business. He then came to Pittsburg for the express purpose of placing himself under the skillful care of Dr. Sadler, 801 Penn avenue, whose rep utation for success in cataract has extend ed throughout the length and breadth of the I'nited States. Th result in this -ase added another laurel to tho doctor's cred it. Mr. C. never having had any pain either with the operation r after it. In three weeks he could read the finest print, and in four weeks was out on the prairies of Kansas selling i-uapcra. The doctor has lost but throe casus out of the last 113 of all ages a percentage cer tainly worthy of consideration. No sea son of the year more favorable than now Excursion to Atlantic City. Reduced Bates via B. A 0. The Baltimore .V Ohio Bailroad will in augurate a series of Mipular excursions to Atlantic City, Capo May and Sea Nlo City during the summer season. The first of the series is announced for Thurs day, July Nth. Tho tickets will lie g-sd for twelve days, and allow stop off at Washington on return trip. We show below the train schedule and rate from points in this vicinity: ltorkwood 10 "i a. m. li.Ci a. m. 00 Johnstown s.i ilil p. m. It 21 Somcrx-t Iimw " 3.U in Corresoiiding!y low rates from ether points. Pullman Parlor Car on ay train. Sleeper on night train. For further information address near est 15. A O. Agent. They Fought a Catamount. Ha.i.cton, pa , July M James Hough and John 11. Haulon, of Freeland, had a despcrato encounter with a ctttmount yesterday. They were engaged in pick ing berries in oiey swamp, and while Hough was stooping to the ground the catamount sprang from a tree, alighting upon his liack and luiliedding its claws into his neck. Haulon sprang to his companion's assis tance with a club and struck the animal a terrific blow, felling it to the grim ml. It again dashed upon the lierry-pickeis. The young men made a desperate strug gle, and the beast was only sulxlued after having torn Hanloii's clothing almost to shreds and biting and scratching him in many places. His companion escaped under similar conditions. Cereal Coffee Drinkers BEWABE! If you have been deceived and tried one of the cheap bran substitutes now on the market, claiming to be the original and to have great food value, and you got a pound of poorly roated bran for your 2.V-. and a poor, weak, sickish drink (what can you expect from branl, don't lie discouraged lut try GRAIX-O. It ;s made from solid grain, nicely browned and -1 pounds for 2.V. Oraiu-O takes the place of collee at J theprh-e. Cet a pack- o y ir roccr to -day. Women Prisoners Breaking Stone. A dispatch from Kansas City, of I-'Jth, says: The police department of Kansas City begau this morning working women prisoners at breaking stone, the same as the male prisoners. The police Commis sioners adopted this rule upon recommen dation of Chief iuarrcls, who argued that women prioners kept iu idleness were not suilicienlly punished. "They do uot object to going to jail at all; in fact, they seem to like it," the Chief said. The Police Commissioners have adopt ed regulations for the innovation. The women will wear coarse overalls, the same as the neu. They will have no skirts to impede their work. The work ing of the women prisoners will l the first etfort of the kind ever mado in Kan sas. The Pennsylvania Bailroad's Popular Ex cursions to the Seashore. No other Summer" tinting appeals so strongly to the people of Western Penn sylvania as the Pennsylvania Itailroad Company's popular excursions to the seacoastof New Jersey. For years they have been looke 1 forward to as the holi day event of each summer. The secret of their great popularity is the pheuominal ly low rate and the high character of the service. The limit of twelve days just fits the time set apart for the average va cation, and the dates of the excursions are most conveniently adjusted. There is also the widest field for choice in the selection of a resorL Atlantic City, Cape May, Sea Isle City, and Ocean City are the choicest of the Atlantic onast resorts, and any one of them may be visited un der these arrangements. The list this year includes also llcboliotb, Del., and Oi-ean City, Md. The dates of these excursions are July 20 and August 12 and 21. A special train of Pullman parlor cars aud day coaches will leave Pittsburg oil above-mentioned dates at ft.W a in., arriving at Altoona lil" p. in., where stop for dinner will lie made, reaching Philadelphia C-2" p. in., and arriving at Atlantic City, via the Delaware Uiver Bridge route, at 8.10 p. in , making the run from Pittsburg to the seashore via the only all rail route in eleven hours and forty-five minutes. Passengers may also spend the night in Philadelphia, and proceed to the shore by any regular train from Market Street Wharf or Broad Street Station the fol lowing day. Tickets will be sold from the stations at the rates named helow: Kate Tniin leave. ronnellKvllle. 410 ml 7.:t2a, ni. JoliKKtown 8 L5 H.OI a. ni. ('iiiiiUtUiuiI .. 7 50 - x..ia.m. Hrnilinnii 7 Sil a in. I'lnla.f.-lKhU ..Arrive p. ln, A lis n tic City. - K.H1 p. ir. Tickets w ill also be good on regular trains leaving Pittsburg at 4.-10 and 8 10 p. in., both of which will carry sleeping cars through to Atlantic City. For detailed Information ir. regard to rates and time of trains apply to tlckt t agents, cm Mi. Thomas K. Watt, Distrii t Passenger Agent, Pittslsirg. A Sufferer Cured "J! very sciison, from the time I tv:is two vcaisoM, I suffered dread fully f'in crysipcliW, which kept growing worse imtil my lundi wero almost useless. The lsme.j softened so thai, they would Is-nd, and several of my lingers :irc imw crooked front this cause. On my FiSiQ. hand I carry largo scars, whicli, but for AYER'S r KW.r Sarsanarilla. would ?wJJtl wres, provided I Kir . :tF was nave ana .una to carry anything. Kight bottles of V Ayers Sarsaparilla cured mc, so that I have had no return of the disease for more than twenty years. The first bottle seemed to reach the 5lot and a persistent use of it has perfected the cure." O. C. Davis Wautoma, Wis. f 1 THE I OXIT WORLD'S FAIB Sarsaparilla lYEB'S FILLS Promote Uood Digestion, prices are ha Ing telling effect on this shelf emptying we made the kind that would it's a thorough clearing of every surplus stock nothing tiombsstic nor artificial alsntt it, but straight forward earuestness from tho word go samples and prices show it and demonstrate what a chance il i lo get choice go sis at pricm never before epialed. Here are intnces of w hat's being done : dress goods All woo! checks, -Jo.-. Silk and wool, and ail Wool niit- ii res 2-jc. . inch checks, all uool, J'm-. Kino Novelty Dits floods and Suitings, ."iiK:. wash goods Fine y.cyhyr (iiie'hams, Vt-: I;iisirted Dimities, ne:it printings. Us-. Fine Imported Madras, splendid for shirt wai.-ts, S, pi, !.", iv. other important values in good and pn tty and useful wath good, at ., J, 7. 8, Kl'Ji to 2uv. silks and black goods a distribution such as only the choice kind- olbrred at the prices can bring alstiit ri iiieiiilx-r it's cnoii-e goods we're talking al-out. Write for full information alsmt La-e "Curtains, Suits, Children's tiarments and anything we can't send samples of. When we can scud samples we always do. BOGGS & BUHL Allegheny, Pa. ...FISHER'S... Book Store LIGHT READING ( ir.o 1 Novels and 10 cent M.igiz ines for the summer hours. Hundreds of books from five cents to cents. Kvery author is represented. every style of literature can be found in the collection. And remember that light reading does not necessarily ineau trashy rend ing, Isit a collection of the bright gems of thought, the happiest conceits and the rippling humor of the lies! writers. Summer stationery here too. Ham-, mocks. Canes, Fishing anil Sporting (I.mmIs, playing Cards and Fashion Mag azines. CHAS. H. FISHER J B. & B IV. L. DOUGLAS O SO.00 W. L. Douglas productions of Mrrrhants, liankera, Ijiyrr, I'lndoiaus anil all ccoiMiiniral mt-a wear W I IVumI.. Shoo ticrauiHi they aro the bcsU For sale by J. D. MILLER & SONS, Agents, EOCKAVOOD, PA. I GIUEU I FREE E iklCIC 40TkW EACH MONTH P (DurinjIMT) 011111111 L SOAP P For particulars send your name ard fnll a!dn r Lercr Ikoa.. Lul.. Ihuluui n.... 4... v-. Fxpoit Bacords Beaten. WasimnotoX, D. '., July 1.1. The largest volume of exports rer-or-h-d in a ly fiic.il year iu the commercial history of tho I'nited States is shown by the itim pie'.e fiLfi-es f. .r Ibe year ended on June i la.-t. Tbu tot.i! e:ports ot iiicreh.tudiHe for tho y .ir wen- f 1 .tV.l.T.iC.M. Tin.' luigi-st previous record was in I-flti, w ben tic iHiunty el the American crop supplied the deficiency in i'uropc, and the wholo volume of exports was 1,0 ,'iT.s,l is. The vo'umw t-l 'exports of domosti merchandise a, that tim was f :.'Htl.ll. while the amount for l'.7 w is fl.ui.Vns.sso. Tim excess of exports over iicpotis w :is a! center for is"'" lb m in any previous year, amounting to fclsT.CI-'l.Is';, against a balance in ls7n of fJi'.l.iJd.Wl, iu Is! of ::-!,7li7ls, in IsTSof fi"i7,8H,'jni, and in 1 HoffJo.llVJA The balance in ls2, when our abiiudtnce of cereals was offset by Kurcpe's scarcity wrs rnly Jt"2,87.1,- ti-k The pspr are W j Baa "i cf deaths from HI 3 'AO Heart Failure Cf course the heart fiii; to act when a roia dies, but "Heart Failure," so call J, cine times out of ten b caused by Uric Acid in the Hood u'hkh the Kidneys fail to remove, cr.i vukh corroies the heart until it becomes unable to perform its functions. Health Officers in many cities very properly refuse to accept " Heart Fa3 ure,w as a cauce of death. It is fre quently a sign cf ignorance H the physician, or may be given to cover up the real cause. A Medicine with 20 Years of J . . Success behind it . . 2 will remove the poisonous Uric Acid by putting the Kidneys in a healthy condition so that they will naturally 2 eliminate it. Jos. Home & Co. We are carry ir ir on ll.e pcrcato.-t sale of M-a.-'fwab'c goods, at (lie lowest pi ices ever known in the n.eican tilo hi.-;tory cf lVnii?)!a n ia. There is not a rtpular price, nor a u.-iial i-rice,nor even an ordinarily low price in ihe ttorc. Everything i marked from 2d lo 75 per cent, less than you ev er ?aw it marked. What ever it i that you want, send for sample.. We will send them if we cjd, and will trive you prices which will astonish you anyway. What do you think of netting 3",c Organdies for l"c; J'c Iir.i;ii's for "ie: Silks for 3 3 And t!iat u only a ho- z 2 ginning. 525-527 PENN AVE-, FITTSBURj. Your Wife's Banker While you live you. When you're gone who? Will her supply of money stop suddenly the day you die or will you allow The Equitable Life Assurance Society To take your place as proxider ? Ninety per cent, of Kqnitable policies are paid the very day proofs of death are received. EDWARD A. WOODS, M.inager, rilTSEl'KOIt. L. FOSDICK, General Agent, Somerset, Pa. SHOE V3 mm 4 f'M,rr rh Style, Fit and Wear CIMliI not be Improved fur loubl the Price. SXSO, $4.00 and $5.00 Shoes arc the skilled workmen, from the best ma terial possible to put into snoes sold at weft prices. We make also $150 and S2JS shoes for men, and 520, J2.00 and 51.75 for boyv and the w. L. Douglas $150 Police shoe, very suitable for letterarnro, policemen and others having much walking to do. We aro rnnvtantly xlilinj new styles to onr aireany larire Tant-iy, aim inrre no rra fu hy yiu rannot U- uttt-il. so tni-t im baring w. L. Uouslas 5bocs from your dealer. We noc only the lst Calf. Rutala Calf tan cuhini, rriiuli i'aii-nt tali, from h Kiuuirl, Viol Kill, Ui., pmill to nirrc!iKud illi i rice of the liors. If uV-aler cuioot nuppty yon, writo W. L DOUGLAS, Brockton, Man. Catalooib 4 First Prfos, each of $100 Cash. 20 Second " " " $100 Pierce Special Bicycles. " - $ 25 Gold Watcbes. J - Mto WRAPPERS Wh lhv. in an iivl a new one :;t almo. t oi;i , , ? price at j James B. HoldcrbaunVs?! s T7- CV.vi ;': -' ,rj rr A A IhX w j if IV' m B or Road Wagon. Call and examine i:iy stock. .' , tr -.' -f to show my line.1 J. B. holderbaumJ ? x A COOKING STOVE With a Miliar oven ainl hi! :!." -Ivar.Ui-g3 of a range withm:. !!. ';-v draft nei-tsary t I'.arii;'. cotit ruction. CALL AND SEE THEM. -o- P. A. Schell. 1847. Call and y a drink of mm0- L r-Nii- -iLV'-v-vT.CM-.i 9SJSSS0 try a our Ice Cold Soda. ' Y: OURSUPPLY OF FLAVORS WILL SATISFY THE MOST FASTIDIOUS. TAP THE SODA SI-RING. G. W. BENFORD, MANAGER, HELLO! HOUSEKEEPERS, IN WANT OF FUBNITURE ? ! LGOK AT THESE PRICES. A Badroom Set for $13 CO. A Coucn for - 7 00. A Rocking Cupboards, TabU-s, llrKtt-:uU, t'liuirv, s We are In line fur '.7 w ith the mot placed upon the niarki-t an! pr-pnivil and original ilesins fine anil meilitim Tahles am! Iinlnj I "hairs, Si-l-Uaril-s (.'ouclies wan! rol -;, etc. (JimmI ijiiality, low piiii-.s Y.m are inviUnl to call anl insp,-t our t-. k. C. H. Coffroth, 606 M?in Cross Street, SNYDER'S We Arc Offering the Het Possible Investment for V.-ur Icllars We 8m Eiiinn to show the people of Sonu-rsel r.li-vro eer uliown in riy. We ate einj: tnHell the Mi AKfll MH"YCI.K at JUrt) p-r yean tr"""1'" elioi-eof nr eimiiiel. V slut have s lino of Ar.i.l- rl.l-ls at S..!. Ikiimi Uiy until yot have !-cn our bi-eli. Wei-!"" old huirirv when von ... I 1 Ma A MYJ UJi 44 ' .--.- .--r-v'S) r -""-'r-A' 1 hA V Comprise evcryth:':; :.i New, Stylish and V: You get the Finish ;-:. STOVES m3 T i v - wimjr: r)i IE . FROM PURE FRUIT JUICES. ii v SC V1ERSET, PA. - A Parlor Set for ?12 w . A Lounso for - 4 ' 0 Chair for 50 cts. ! fcc, at iintxrtiin:ite !rir.--'. C-I!- me. oon;iilt - te am! iitvtivil:it' 'ini- of K tu:V- ttshow the ir:iU' a larje variety ' " t'haniluT Suits l'arlor Suits ' ''J v'hitr.inier!, ll-.ki-:i.'s I'hina ' -'-''' SOMERSET, PA ART STORE. aJ o o 5 V the largest anl mt coinp'i :'' :" A Ir Ui:. j f I FuJ. AV Irwi. Vwi J 1 897. ( o
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