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VOL. XLVI. NO. 10.
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First National Bat
Somerset, Ponn'a.
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Capital, S50.QOO.
Surplus, S28.000.
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ftiPoaiT acccivc- in lakac dshali
CC0UT Or MCUCMANTa. rMt.
TOOK DCL (S. AND OTMCfta tOUCITIB
DISCOUNTS DAILY.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
CHAS. O. HtT'LI GEO. R. mi LL,
JAMES U nuH, W.H.MILLER,
JOHN K. HttrTT, KoBT. K. HCCLTu,
EPWAIID HTl.L, : PRFSIDKXT.
VALKXT1NK HAV. : VICE FKhXUKNT.
HABVKi M. BKKKLEY. . CASHIER.
Th run1 and MvnrtUrc of tht bank arc mv
euivljr pnilwu-d In a n-k-bratrd Coblimk Bch
olak Fauur Sauk. Tbeouly tate uuulcabao-
luttrLr burslar-prooC.
Tbe Somerset County National
BANK
OF SOMERSET
PA.
EttaklKM 1877.
Orpalnd I Nitieiil, 1890
-O.
Capita!, - $ 50,000 00
Surplus & Undivided Profits, 23,000 00
Assets, - - 333,03333
ChaB. J. Harrison,
Wm. II. Koontz, -
President.
Vice President.
- Cashier.
Asa't Cashier.
MUton J. Tritta,
Geo. S. IlarrUon,
Directors t
Win. EnJxlry,
JtmU: S-. iit,
J. : u ll.Kyilcf,
J nh Ik liatia,
Jrntui Muffl,
Chaa. W. Snydr
H. C. Perrita,
Johu KairTt,
llirria Si.tJct,
Noah K. MUVr,
Saw. It. l'arriwm.
Cnatomera of thla bank wlil rM ittmnat
llliml trlnM-iitrMiiliit it 11 K-1.' ku.
Parik wiKhiiig l artHt iixmy wt or wrt
can be nrroiutuodmtd by draa tut any
aiixwut.
Money and Taluablea ar-arrd by one aT IHe
bold'a cei4ratod afra.wiUi luuat Improved
Ume lin k.
vlleruona made In all part of Ue Called
Hl U. t'lioneea aHitrntf.
Aoooanta and depsiu aoilcltf4.
A. H. HUSTON.
Undertaker and Embalmer.
A GOOD HEARSE,
and everything perlnlnc to faaarala farn.
la bed.
SOMERSET - - Pa
Jacob D. Swank,
Watchmaker and Jewaler,
Next Ooor West of Lutheran Church,
Somerset. - Pa.
I Am Now
prepared to supply tiie public
with Clocks, Watches, and Jew
elry of all descriptions, aa Cheap
aa the Cheapest.
REPAIRING A
SPECIALTY.
All work euaranteed. Look at my
8to:k before making your
purchases.
J. D. SWANK.
BERLIN
Marble & Granite
...WORKS...
ESTABLISHED 1878. THE OLD AND REUABl
O
This is the 20th year at uy busi
ii (Mi at Iterlin, and I desire to
make it tbe banner year aa to vol
ume of buineM. I have there
fore decided to let profit go, and
as a token of my appreciation of
the large patronage that I have
enjoyed throughout the county, to
run the buaineas in the inters la
of toy patrons. I have inntructed
my manager and aaleaman to fig- -ure
work at a price that will sim
ply cover
ACTUAL COST.
Now is your time to buy to ir
aure tbe erection of a first-claiw
pieco of work at COST PRICE.
B. H. KOONT7,
Propr'aMsri
r. C. BOLUICER. Minagar f Werka.
4 OH I 0. KEEriK. CanaraJ tjlaamaa
I U I AM ! KI.CCATTM.
Ubl gfortuu. eu MA i.. ,t
s umiI. la- ;i
ULIUIJ1I1II11 ilrmltaaa II
4 . tint-
cum aceiminMxiatloni ami mh r.iij.
JkUf.-k VI. urns. I'fc. au ii.il
What is v
Scott's
Emulsion?
It is a strengthening food and
tonic, rcmirkAble in its flesh-fornv
m g properties. It contains Cod
Liver Oil emulsified or partially
digested, combined with the well-
known and highly prized Hypo
phosphites of Lime and Soda, so
that their potency is materially
increased.
VJhatVJill It Do?
It will arrest loss of flesh and
restore to a normal condition the
infant, the child and the adult. It
will enrich the blood of the anemic;
will stop the cough, heal the irrita
tion of the throat and lungs, and
cure incipient f consumption. Wc
make this statement because the
experience of twenty-five years has
proven it in tens of thousands of
C3LSCX. Bt mn git SCOTT S Wmm.
toe and t i.oo, all druggist.
SCOTT & BOWKE, dwamu, New York.
THE
Somerset Iron Worts,
(furtnerly Somtrttt Mechaniral Works,)
OPERATED BY A NEW FIRM,
Has boeo refitted with New Machinery
wid is now prepared to furnish
Stoves, Plows and
Castings
Of all kirrfs on short notice.
Aim buiMera of the
IMPROVED
Barrett Gas Engine,
Rest in use. Any size. Cull and
uee it.
We aImo carry a line of
11 K ASS (JOODS.
STEAM KITriNGS.
I'AlKlMi,
OILS
and EN ti I X E bUPFI I ES.
Having put in a new aixl oiaffe
line of Mat-blue Tole, re
al le to io alt la.- i work, nurtt
IU-tMriiiir Cjlinderx, 1'laniuar
Valve and Valve Seats, crany kind
of Engine Work that may itt re
juirtL We eaniestly nolicit your
work and will guarantee fettbtfac
tion. Office and Work near the 1C R. Station.
Somerset Iron Works,
Somerset. Pa.
Crjhass Crsrt Sa'e
-OK-
Valuable Real Estate
lly virtue of ccrta'n orjera of wle Iwued
out of tlie n'l""'' ur of Kamrroet bhiii
ly. rV and to ua lim-t--d. will offi-r at
IHiblU' aale on the prrinlw. of Wm. li. Krtla.
Urte of Jiitnerset tou uniilp. huira-ret eminly.
Pa , de-'d, the following hcrviniiner dem-nlied
real -tle a tho pnau-rty of Win. ii. KnU
and llanuab t'ritx, dee'd, via: on
Friday, Oct. 29, 1897,
T 2 O'CLOCK P.
No. 1. The property of Wm II. KriU.
dee'd. A certaUi tract of land wluale In rom
erwt lowiiKhipt Honieniet rtHinty, ia., ad
joininc ininln wf Jemtne niz. tVtharino
KiKher. Nelmxi MiMhoider. t liarlea Kcifcr.
Alice Kiwr, imiw Aliw MumWiIIpt, Jiah Krilx,
J. . 1'uirh ami ottiera, ooiiuiliilnx one hm
drvd and Klxty-nve acre. mor or low, beiiiR
tlie hoiiHutMid of "aid dee'd. Thin btrm Ix
underbiid with the Ijstle vein of coHl.haaeood
building, liint crcliard. g'xxl water, mhiio
tinilM-r, and .ill niake au excellent bouie lu
every repe-t-
TERMS cauilt on connrnuttion of ante.
No. 2. The property of Ilaiimtlt Fritz, de
ceaaed. All tliai.o-rtain triH'tof land aituata
in Somerset tow iixliip Nomerxet county, Ia.,
ailjoinina; laixtk of Chariea Keifer, NVImhi
li.wliold.T, Cjnua Blmver. Cliarlea Walker
and tHheix. coutMintiiK fort y-iitht acre more
or lew. Thia tract in timbered and under
laid with cm I. well watered and will make
a desirable bonie.
TtKMS cavli on confirmation of sale.
a.-Tliere will alMt be offered at the name
time and place a lance aniouut of
PERSONAL PROPERTY
for aale. (See bills.)
j. u rruii,
IAIH A P. FltlTA,
AdminKratoniof Wm. and Hannah Fritz,
dee'd.
Public Sals
OF
Valuable Real Estate!
Hy virtue of an order of the Orphan"' xr
to ua. the umlenli?ned directed, we will n
poae to public aaie at Garrett, on
Saturday, October 30, 1897,
At I o'clock P. Mm
the real palate of Henry FokIc. lata of Btack
toWDHiilp, Somernet county. Pa-, b d.
No. I. A certain tract of land aitnate in
Black township, rkmieraet county, 1-, ad
joining: bind of Samuel Itamatienfer on the
north. WolferHlK-rxeW on the enat,
lioddyon theaoulh and Hamuel Weiiner on
the went, contnlulni; one hundred and Any
acrea more or leas, having a
Two-story House
and a one-atory houae, a Rood hern, a roo,!
rrhanl.af.t vein of coal npem-d, eiKht
footvHu of tire clay with au IK Inch vein of
c-l I--U.W it. and about Hity acrea of Kood
timber ou the premiaea.
No. Z Al, a ciTtain lot of ground aituate
In the town of Oarrett, In the townahip or
Summit, county of Somerset , Pa-"'' fj"0""
on the plan of aaid townaal.it No. lt, Ixmnd
ed h followa : Fronting on line atreet on the
eaxUallevon the .out h. Mulberry alley on the
wet nndlolNo.lit.on the north, contain inn
.,.,nh of an acre more or lem. Iiayimj
thereon erected a twotory frame dwelling
bouie and atable.
Terms :
One-third In hand, one-third Ir. one year,
and one-UiIrd In two years. 10 per cent, of
tlie hand money to la? paid wheu the proper
ty la kma-ked down. The payment to he ae
curedon the premlaea by Judgment lxnd.
lieed iiiade on the lnt of April. when
potion "I" henven,RM Ay
JAtvBjrUY,
AdmiulKtralom of Henry Fogle, dec d.
ior .n Baton and Naarooi
Dkiuu. Tbey pnrify the
Blood and give HaatTar
ut ion to the entire system.
Cur DYSPEPSIA, HEADACHE,
(CONSTIPATION and PIMPLES.
Em
FILLS
oiner
SOMERSET, PA.,
Squirrel Town.
Where tbe oak-trm tall and atatoljr
Ntrvtrb (ml branch, to tb k j,
WlH-r. the grera cvea Iih and Bultrr,
Aa th nmnirr days go jr,
lwHI a rniwd of little pral
HrrT raring, np and down
Brlgbt ryragUnring. gray talla wbl.kmg
TbU U known aalVjulnvl Town.
Itliva tur, what a ruh and buntlc,
Aa trw luy boura aud bjr!
1illU-r, rlmiu-r rhxIUT. cliltter,
I'mlt-rnnitli the azurr ikjr.
Iugha tli brouk to Uvmr the rlaimir;
lhlf-M Uu- aarnw gay and brown ;
WrteoiiM-! WrlroiiH-, rvrry body I
Jolly U tbia Squirrel Town."
lioury-lim tbe 0 ldi are roaming ;
1 1.1-In nod, and lllinblow;
Hooa Jark Front th anury f.-llow
Harr)-lng, will route, I know.
CriniMHt Imvra will llg'it the wHMUnd,
And the nuu come itk-iing down ;
WnU-r Un tlwy nil muxt gnthrr
Ituky lac. tli-n. Sijuirrt-I Town.
KL NlrboluH.
THE CAPTURE OF
THE BUCK HORSE.
The True Story of an Ad?enture in
the Far West
BY M. W. I.KW1.S.
Jack Williann was ten years old, and
hia xuter Mary eight, when tbe advent
ure befell them of which I am going to
tell you, and jvrhuj it may add a
little to your interest in the recital, if I
xay that tbe atory in really true.
Itbapiieuexl away out West, where
Jack and Mary lived with their father
and mother on a ranch. Mr. Williams
was alwent at the time, at he often watt
fir two or three weeks together, and
Mrs. Williams and the two young peo-
jde were in nolo charge of the place.
There were "cowboys," of eourse, but
they were out ou the plains, attending
the cattle, coming iu only about once
a week for a change of clothing, and
us their nearest neighbor was twelve or
thirteen miles dintant, they had a pret
ty lonely time of it.
Jack and Mary were great chums.
They had grown up wild, so to ttin ak,
as was natural, under tne circum
stances. Jack could hardly read, aud
Mary not at all, but they could foretell
a blizzard or a cyclone as well as any
body, aud as for shooting, tli.-lr father
himself bad a bard time to bold bis
own against them.
Mr. Williams had come home one
night, with a la-autiful black mare tied
to the pommel of hi allle, and he
took a gad deal of tublt to allow
Jack just how to rub Iter down, aud to
Diake her bed aud feed l.ef.
"be'a the la-s-l lion- in the country, ,
Jim s, and I think more ofhrrtbanl
do of all my brouci-. You tuay hare
my old hunter 'Nugget aa mam as I
get foal' used to my weight, and iu
tbe meantime I want you to take care
ofT her for me; don't let anybody touch
her."
Weeks went by. ("al had grown to
know the children, aud would come
like a dog when called, but she was
hhy of all the uien, aud Jack was proud
of her love for hi uu Or. night their
father prejiared for a Journey, and there
was an angry look iu hi-t eyes when he
aaid goodbye.
"Take care of tbe mire, Jack, and
look out for Fergus; he'll do you if he
can, but you are able to lak after your
mother aud your nister.
Two weeks later, Jack aud Mary
were aeated under some brush several
mile fr mi tlie house, waiting for a tent
Ik at a bird on the wing, wheu they
Maw a boiMemau crowning the plains.
Jle wore a tloak, though the day was
warm and his big hat was Killed down
ovtr his eyes.
"Jlello! Mary, lie quiet," said Jack.
"Who is that -can you see?"
"I can't see plainly, but I think it
looks like Fergus's horse," said Mary,
f hading her eyes.
"So it is! Now, what does he want?
This isu't the way home for him."
"Well, never mind," said Mary "he
isn't going to the 'Nuggets, so it
doesn't bother us. Watch that hawk
and try at it, if it comes within range."
In watching the hawk they forgot
Fergus; it sailed high overhead, aud
finally dbtapieared in the west. Mtill
the children watched for a shot, and
one came iu tlie shape of a buzzard.
Jack hit it as it circled high in the air,
and then they had to wait until Mary
could get a turn.
They were very still, watching the
sky, wheu suddenly, from the top of
the bush, there appeared a long, slen
der black neck, with bright black
eyes. Jack seized his gun, but it
was too near to shoot, In another mo
ment the bird that they had taken for
a hawk swung itself over the top of the
bush, hopped down sedately between
them, cocked its head on one side and
frightened them almost to death by
saying:
"Hello! shooting?" Then it arched
its neck, looked around for any rem
nants of lunch, and said "Hello"
agaiu. The children were puzzled and
delighted; they lay under the brush
until the sun set, and then started for
home, the bird flying with them.
"Mary, take him in and show him
to mother, while I feed Coal," aaid
Jack, but the bird would not be caught;
it followed Jack, saying "Hello! shott
ing?" and looking wise, all the way to
the barn door.
"What's the matter with Coal; she
hasn't called to us?" said Mary.
Jack stopped and called the mare,
but she did not auswer. The big black
bird watched them and seemed to
laugh.
It took only a moment to unfasten
the door. It was just as Jack had left
it at noon, but he knew before he went
in that the mare was gone, and as he
stood, white and silent, the talking
bird said:
"Too bad!" and, making a chuckling
noise in its throat, Sew up into the air
and then off to the south iu a straight
line.
Jack and Mary did not speak; they
looked after the bird, and as it disap
peared iu the distance. Jack said:
"It's going home; you know who
lives over there."
"Yea, and who passed us to-day."
"Don't tell mother; it might worry
her. We will get Coal back to-morrow."
set
ESTABLISHED 1827.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1897.
"We, wlll," aaid Mary, ami they
went into the house.
"Mother, you abould hare neen the
bird we aaw Uwlay," said Mary at tbe
upper-table, "It could talk, and waa
aa tame as a cxL I wish I might have
kept It."
"Lucky you did not try, it belong
to Fergus; your father told me alamt it
yesterday; he got it out iu Arizona, he
Bays."
That settled it; whatever fears the
children might hare had as to the in
justice of their suspicions, they kuew
now that Fergus had stolen Coal, and
all the rage of a man filled Jack's
heart when lie thought of his father's
possible return la-fore he got the mare
back.
"Mary," he aaid, "father told me to
look after Coal, and I intend to get her
back. lon't say a word to mother,
but I am going over to Fergus's to
morrow, and if I don't come back, you
must get the men and come after me."
"I'm going with you," said Mary,
Jack looked at her a moment, and
then nodded his aaseut.
These were real children, and it was
a real danger that they were going to
face. They could have called in some
of the cowboys in the course of a few
days aud have sent them to tight the
horse-thief, but Jack's honor was at
stake; unless he got that mare back
himself his trust would le broken, and
his father would treat him iiko a baby,
not like a man. When he thought of
that, he decided that he would rather
die than face his father without tlie
horse.
They determined that they would
not leave home before breakfast, for
that would arouse their mother's sus
picions; besides, Fergus had dogs, and
they would give the alarm; so they ate
their breakfast aud made a visit to the
stable, as though to feed the mare and
the big old brown horse.
The brown they saddled by strap
ping ou a blanket, and then, with their
guns over their shoulders, and Jack
with a belt containing pistols and shot,
they started out. To their pioneer
mother they looked like two children
going oil for a hunt, but to an Kastern
eye they would have made the most re
markable picture, Jack seated, first
astride the brown's back, and Mary,
also seated astride, perched up behind
him.
"I've been thinking, Jack, how we
shall do it," said Mary. "We must ait
back to back, aud you must guide the
brown with your feet; then wecau keep
our eyes on Fergus, or on his dogs, all
tlie time, no matter where he is, anil if
we get the first sight of him, we are all
rigbL"
"Yea, air; it'a ahoot If be inorea." I
said Jark, "Ufa irai-tii- ridrf that
way no mt." , s .
em Mary rfi moixi and aat facing
tlie big borae's tail, and Jack tighten
ed the bridle uutil the alack just fitted
his feet like stirrups, and ou they rode.
They could see the smoke, now, from
tbe house, and smell the hay in the
barn; the wind was towards them, and
the dogs hail not yet takeu the alarm.
Everything was very still, and they
were almost at the barn door, when
from over their heads came a harsh
voice:
"Hello! shooting?"
lloth the children jumped, and the
bird chuckled. In the barnyard every
thing was quiet, but they could hear
voices iu the house.
Jack slipped dowu; he stepped light
ly so that Coal should not hear aud call
to him. The stable door was padlock
ed, he had not a moment to lose, so he
picked up a stone, but Mary shook her
head and pointed to the other end of
the hasp. He understood. In a min
ute he had pried loose the old screws
that held it to the doorpost, and tlie
door swung open. Miry sat like a
rock facing the house, which was hid
by acorn crib, while Jack dashed into
tlie stable.
Tlie stalls were empty. The boy
stood breathless for a moment; then he
gave a soft cull, such as Coal knew,
and there was au auswer close by, iu
the harness-room. He ran to it, tore
off the latch, aud seized Coal by the
halter. Just theu he heard a dog bark
and Mary's voioe cry out:
"Stand!"
He rushed to the barn door, and there
at the end of the corn-crib stood Fer
gus, his face blood-red, and Mary with
her gun leveled at him, seated on the
old brown's back.
"If you move, we'll shoot you," said
Mary, and iu her child's voice the
words had a terrible sound.
Fergus stood still. He heard Coal
whinny, aud not dreaming of any
trouble, had sauntered out to see after
her without his belt or his pistols. In
an instant Jack was on the brown's
back and had started, with Coal trot
ting beside them.
"Keep so that I can see Fergus,"
whispered Mary, "and make for the
road; he can't hide behind things
there."
So Fergus had to stand until the
children were out of range, but then he
rushed back to the house, got his pis
tols and swung onto his horse, but they
had the start of him, and made the best
of their time.
But it was all over soon. Mr. Wil
liams was on his way home, aud hear
ing the tramp of three horses where he
expected to hear none, he bad hidden
at the cross-roads. His amazement at
seeing his two babies sitting back to
back, Jack leading Coal and Mary evi
dently covering someone with her gun,
kept him stilL He sat and waited uutil
across the road came Fergus; then he
cocked his pistol and called:
Halt!"
And Mary dropped her gun and
clung to Jack, who instantly covered
Fergus with his revolver. He kuew
that voice, and he knew they were safe.
It took only five minutes to make
Fergus give up his pistols and start on
the way to the Williams ranch, the
children and their father following
him. When they got home Mr. Wil
liams said to Jack:
"Well, boy, you took him what
shall I do with him?"
"I don't know; ask Mary," said Jack.
Mary thought for a moment and
then said:
"Make him pat Coal up and leave us
his pistols, and"
"And make hhn walk home," said
Jack; and so, with thk light sentence,
the horse thief went free, aud Mr. Wil-
hams place was never again disturb
ed during bis absence.
Mr. McKinley't Souvenir.
Once a day now rrvident McKinley
makes aome little girl tbe happiest of
her sex. Hie is the first one in the
line at the afternoon reception held by
the chief magi -Irate iu the White
House. At 3 o'clock, no matter how
busy lie may be with affairs of stale,
consultations with his cabinet minis
ters or other callers, the president
drops everything an-1 rushes down
stairs, where a crowd of people, often
numliering or Suo, is awaiting him
iu the east room. As the president
drop his work and rushes a, ay, his
face is often clouded. It shows the
lines of care. It is a feriou aud
thoughtful, and now and then, a troub
led face. P.ut instantly he enters the
laurous east room, where tlie men
women aud children stand expectant.
his countenance lights up with genuine
pleasure. The president likes to meet
people, and these afternoon affairs
actually rest him, says the Chicago
Tiiues-Herald. As one occasionally
watches the fine manner with which
he takes his stand at the head of the
corridor aud shakes the hands of all
these tieople aud smiles at them, and
gives each and every one a happy
moment to reniemherall the remainder
of life, one cannot help thinking what
a nice thing it is to have in the White
House a trained and graceful public
man.
Hut the little girl who is sent away
with a radiant face. The first tot that
comes along in the line is the lucky
one. Tiie White House employe who
stands near the president lifts her up,
the president pats her curly head.
while she looks up at him with won
dering eyes, and then, quick as a flash,
tbe chief magistrate of tlie great repuli
lic pulls a carnation or rose from his
coat aud places it in the hands of the
young miss. Of course the people all
admire this pretty scene, and a buzz
runs through the big apartment. Once
a day the president passes oot a bout
ouuiere, and among the knowing ones
there is quite a competition to get their
ittle ones at the head of tbe line. A
souvenir like that is not despised by a
good many people.
Her Sense of Humor.
Tiie woman with a sense of humor
has a sab-guard aiii ennui, againii
My aud agaiust despair, htir ran
Dcvef be duli au lung tj tlar cotiardy of
fe U li" riayd L !..-,. Uf eye-;
wiui ftet-u M.fav- ot tbe rxi.culot.a ai
U not bi.ely to "iiakt a &! of bcrar:.',"
and le Will ir.-vrr las bopetesaly no
baiipy, f st she will find iu the most
adverse fate something still to laugh
at; and, after all, laughter is your true
alchemist. However it may be with
the unmusical person, surely the surly
individual who can not laugh sponta
neously on occasions is "fit for treas
ons, stratagems and spoils."
Hut this blessed gift of humor should
be used to lift tbe shallows of life, not
to deepen them. A joke which causes
another a pang of humiliation or
makes some sensitive heart ache is not
only a cruel sort of amusement, but it
is also a wry expensive indulgence.
For just a moment's gratification at
having made a "hit" the "funny wom
an" may forever lose a friend, aud may
even arouse a very geuuiue spirit of eu
mity. We learn to forgive, and may
hap forget, many injuries iu life's troub
led journey, but perhaps among the
wouuds that rankle longest in the hu
man heart are those which are made
"only in fun." This is tbe sort of hu
mor that hurts. As a matter of fact,
it is not genuine humor at ail, but ill
timed satire, aud is in decidedly bad
taste. The woman addicted to this sort
of amusement may establish a reputa
tion for being ready witted, but she
will make few friends,and her acquaint
ances will come to dread her as a per
son ic whose presence they are not
safe. Conversation is all the better for
being seasoned with both wit and hu
mor, but the seasoning should never be
forced iu, and it should be of the im
personal kind that may lie appreciate d
by all aud can give offeuse to none.
No Fool.
"Why do you submit to your father's
outrageous treatment?'7 asked the emi
nent lawyer. "If I were iu your plnce
I should certainly break that wilL I
call it a downright shame that you
should be cut off with a quarter, and
left to stri-e lor yourself, while others
roll in wealth."
"I know it is hard," said the black
sheep of the family ; ''but somehow I
don't feel as if there would lie much
use in my trying to get any of the
money. It would only be a bother
that would, in all probability, come to
nothiug in the end."
"Come to nothing !" exclaimed the
luminary. "Why, my boy, you cau't
lose if you go into it. I've traveled
over a thousand miles to find you aud
tell you this, aud I know what I'm
talking about."
"How is it that you happen to tie so
positive ?"
"How is it? Say, I drew np that
will for your father, and left a flaw in
it that just one man is capable of dis
covering. The man can now be re
tained by you."
Three years later the black sluep
went to his attorney and said .
"Here, how is it that this case is still
draggiug? I thought that you had
left a flaw in the will that would enable
you to have it broken ?"
"So I did," replied the astute one,
"but I left it so that it couldn't be
found without a lot of hard work. You
ought to know, by this time, that I am
no fool." Cleveland Leader.
In the Sam Boat.
"I would like to know your inten
tions, sir," said the old man to the
youth who had been calling on his
daughter with great regularity for a
long time.
"Same here," replbnl the young man
promptly. "I'd like to know yours."
Chicago 1'iwL
erald.
J Iilandi 0raed bj tit United ft ate,
J
From the Waablngtiai Pu.
Distributed over the nod I'a'-.flc, lt
the lM-lghl.rhMl of the equator, an
quite a K of si i i.ii 1 Manila wl.M til-
lou to tlie I'tnted Mute. M t f
them are fnuu I to uuU-s to th.
a. m tli and -.lulhwot of Hawaii, sawiie
of Ihrin are near the tiilbrrt Arvhi-!-
go, and there is a roiini-leraMe cl'J-ter
j 1st laut tlie lesser distance uwutiou-
ed aud directly aouth of the Hawaiian
group, including Amen--a, Christina,
l'alniyriM aixl other island of litre
size. Christmas island is about thirty
five miles long. It got iLsuameorig
inally from th fact that the famous
Captuiu Cook stopjped there ou Christ
mas Day for the purpose of observing
an eclipse. It is an atoil, or ring, of
coral formation, enclosing a lagoon of
water that has become so salty through
evaporation as to be a veritable brine.
Fisiies thrown over the reefs by storms
are pickled in it, aud remain perfectly
preserved and good to eat for months.
Tiiese L-!es of the Pacific belonging to
Uuele Sam uuiuber sixty i'l nil. They
have bveu annexed to the United Hates
under an act of congress which U--a:iie
a Lttv August H, lVi. This law,
whitti remains in force ti-day, declare-
that whenever ny citizen of the
I'l i ted States shall discover a deposit
of guano on any island, rock or key, not
within the lawful jurisdiction of any
other government, be shall lie at lib
erty to take peaceable possession there
of and such island, rock or key may, at
the discretion of the president, be con
sidered as appertaining to the I'uited
States. The discoverer is required to
give due notii-e to the IVpartiuenl of
State, with alii laviu, describing the
island and showiug that ssessioii of
the same has lieeu taken iu the usme
of this country. He is obliged al the
same time to give a Und, which is filed
in the treasury.
The discoverer, at the pleasure of Con
gress enjoy, the exclusive right to oc
cupy his island for the purpose of ob
taining guano, and for this product he
is allowed to charge only a certain
fixed price, namely, $t a ton for guano
delivered at the ship's side, or . a ton
for the privilege of digging it where it
lies. Furthermore, he gives guarautte
by his bond to deliver the guano only
to citizens of the United States and to
be used in the United States. The law
also provides, curiously enough, that
all offenses aud crimes on such islands
by persons who may land thereon, or
in water adjaceut, shall be deemed as
committed ou tiie t .gh seas, ou board a
merchant ship of the United States,
an 1 ahall t puuishrd accordingly.
The pf si-Vnt is authuctaed to use Uie
laiei snd naval f s-re. of the Utti'ed
Mate to protect that rlaU uf the dis
coverer fr his heirs.
Hut Uncle Sam's oivar; empire in
cludes a great many islands of far great
er importance than the guano isles re
ferred to. In Hering Sea there are sev
eral very large islands, beside the little
1'ribylov group to which the fur seals
resort. This country owns the entire
chain of Aleutian Islands, which sep
erate tiering sea from the North Pacitlc.
The inhabitants of these islands, called
Aleuts, are particularly intelligent,
much more civilized than the E-kimo
and liear a close resemblance phyticul
ly to the Japanese. O.I the coast of
Southern Alaska, is a group of Islands
of great size, on some of which live the
Thliuket Indians. Tiiese Indiaus are
the most artistic savages in the world,
being skillful wood carvers. Off tbe
coast of Southern California is the
Santa Harbara group, comprising a
uumber of large islands.
Wasted Indignation.
The man with the lloral face and the
bald head grew more and more uneasy
as he sat at the restauraut table. He
tried to read a newspaper, but every
now aud then would drop it, adjust his
glasses and glare upand dowu the room
to find the waiter to whom he had
given his order. At last be managed
to detain him, at tlie risk of beiug
scalded by the soup he carried, and in
quired: "How alsuit that dinner I ordered?"
"It will be here immediately, sir,"
was the answer.
The guest tried to read his newspaper
once more, but as time passed his un
easiness increased until he was glaring
up and down the loom as fiercely as
ever. He found his waiteragaiu aud the
same conversation was repeated. After
two or three more similiar attempts he
arose and went over to another waiter
who was gracefully leaning against a
pillar.
"Look, here," said the guest, "I want
to know miiiethiiig."
"Yes," responded the waiter.
"What I want to know is this: Am
I evegr going to get any dinner, and if
I do g it, wheu will it be?"
The languid young man looked at
him and replied:
"Excuse me. I am afraid you have
made a mistake. I am only a waiter,
not a prophet-" Detroit Free Fress.
The Grandest Remedy.
Mr. R. K. tlreeve, merchant of Chil
howie, Va., certifies that he had con
sumption, was given up to die, sought
all medical treatment that money
could could procure, tried all cough
remedies he could hear of, but got no
relief; spent many nights silting up iu
a chair; was induced to try Dr. King's
New Discovery, and was cured by use
of two bottles. For past three years
has been attending to business, and
says Dr. King's New Discovery U the
grandest remedy ever made, as it has
done so much for him and also for
others in his community. Dr. King's
New Discovery is guaranteed for
Coughs, Colds and Consumption. It
don't fail. Trial bottles free at J. N.
Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, I'a,
and (.. W. Krallier's Drug Store, Ber
lin, Pa
in making the meringues for a pie,
never use less than the whites of two
eggs. Take one tablespooful of pulveriz
ed sugar to one egg.- Allow the pie to
cool. Then spread the meringue, which
has been beaten as light as possible,
over it I5e careful to spread the mer
ingue over the crust. Place iu cool
oven until a delicate fawn color.
WHOLE NO. 2112.
Xj Old Kentucky Home."
The limw b .'ill a'aiiding r ear lUrda
town, Ky.. wtterw Stephen t'ollin Ft-
tef wrote the world-fam;a aong, "My
OM Kentucky Home." It U known aa
Federal Hill, the reside in plays; of the
laii family fr aiiot a century.
In the late ''' a, only five or six years
before his uValh, Fer, then living in
Pennsylvania, wad invited by the liw
xim to I sty aa eiU-ii.ted visit to Federal
Hill. On this visit hi sister Klizaar
rouipauied him, and tlie slay in old
Kentucky, as Foster often said, was one
of the most pleasant -riods of his life.
Surrounded by all that was beautiful,
it was easy for the man who had given
expression to so many soul -stirring
Southern melodies M Old Folks at
Home," "Massa's In the Cold, Cold
Ground," etc to romiawe the tribute
to the mansion of ti.e Hloe (trass that
will endure as long as Kentucky can
produce a single voice capable of hum
ming its sweet notes. It Is doubtless
probable tiiat Foster com posed the three
verses of "My Old Kentucky Home" in
quite as many days, and gave a tilting
musical expression to the words em
ployed as rapidly as his pencil dropped
the lines. He was inspired alike by
the beautiful sunshine of the mornings
and the yellow moonlight of the nights
that fell upon Federal Hill, by the wav
ing golden grain, the hush of the corn,
the negroes performing their duties,
the lazy little darkies iu the cabins, and
filially by the warblings of the uiock
ing bird, the thrush's mellow song and
the fife-like notes of the Kentucky car
dinal, niade world-renowned by James
Lane Allen; and the writing of tlie un
dying verses must have been a labor of
love.
"My Old Kentucky Home" is charac
terized by melancholy. F.ister seems
to have had a presentiment that the
days of slavery were nunilx red, and
although a Northerner by birth regret
ted in his soug the coming of the day
wheu the darkies would "sing no more
by the glimm.-r of the moon, on the
bench by the old cabin do r." The
song complete is as follows:
Tbe sun shiuea bright on my old Keu-
tn -y h-ine;
Tis summer, lh-i darkies are all gay ;
The; com tops ripe ami the. insa-low's la
the H.m.
While thn birds are making music all
the day ;
The young folks roll on tti- little cabin
It tor,
A I' merry, ail htppyall bright ;
fiy'iu by hard liiue couiea a-kies-king at
thd-"r
Then, my ol I Kentucky home, gs
nttfhL
bM.
"-, -. ) ray U oi., p ao
mora !o-hy ;
We'll iii gj'i one n r the old Ken
tucky notno;
For our old Kent-i. y home, tar away. j
They hunt .10 inure for the 'p-msuiu and
the ss u.
On the meadoir, the bill and thx shore ;
They sing uu more by tbe tliimu.-r of the
ItlOOll.
in tbe bench by th ol J cabin door ;
The day goes by like a shado.v o'er the
heart.
With nrruw where ail was delight ;
Ttiu time ha. coma wheu the darkies have
to part.
Then, uiy oi l Kentncky h uie, gxsl
nitit.
The head ui-ast bow, anj tbe back will
have to bend.
Wherever the d irWie-i in ty g ;
A few more days aod tbe trouble all will
end.
In the field where the suar canes grow.
A few days ui re to tote tba weary load
No mat ter, it will never be liht ;
A few more days till we totter on the
r aid ;
Then, uiy old Kentucky home, gissl
night.
A Suit From a Liwjer.
A well-knowu lawyer, who has his
offices in the lk'U building, Philadel
phia, says he lias come to the conclu
sion that the lower clan of mankind is
totally devoid of gratitude, and that
never in the future will he b.-stow char
ity unless tlie applicant for aid has
imuclad references. Ls.st Thursday
morning a bright-faced young man
called at the lawyer's ollioes and gave
the proprietor a hard-luck story of loss
of employment, and ended by asking
aid. The fellow's voice had an houest
ring, and the lawyer gave him a quar
ter. The mau's shoes were all brokeu
out, and the charitable lawyer decided
to fix him up with a pair of his own
shoes. Consequently he wrote with a
lead pencil on his business card a note
to bis wife, which read as follows:
"Please give the bearer that pair of
shoes under my bed." This was aign
ed and given to tbe beggar, who de
parted alter tluinking- his benefactor
warmly. That evening the lawyer
went home and was met by his wife,
who wanted to know what in the world
he meant by sending home for his best
suit and overcoat- When pressed for
an explanation she produced the card
he had given to the lggar in the
morning. One glance told him that
the wording ou the back had beeu skill
fully altered, and now read: "Please
give the bearer my best suit and over
coat." New Wedding Eingrs.
The new-fangled wedding ring is
engraved with ornamental chasing,
ami Is enriched with precious stones.
Fanciful ideas are allowed full play in
the choice of emblematic stones. They
are made to sqiell "Amor" by means of
amethyst, moonstone, opal and ruby,
or set in some other chosen device.
Sometimes a dstc or nnie is intro
duced among the stones. Ai" the fads
which are permissible ou an engage
ment riug are reproJucsJ for th& wed
ding rlug.
Tlie new fashion has only novelty to
commend it, and a better taste prefers
the plain broad gold circle, with an
inscription of names and date cut on
the inside.
The plain gold ring is a time-honored
aud respected symbol of marriage. The
new wedding ring is no improvement
upon the good old one. The bride of
any sentiment will prefer to adhere to
the rinir which was good enough for
j her father and mother.
Feeding the sows plenty of slop.,
made of middlings aod milk, will help
them to give plenty of milk.
In churning, If tie temperature U
too high, the txitte' is likely to eontai:i
considerable water; if too low, the but
ter is apt to refuse to come.
Kiting thj nitr -.i, p'l qhoti.; ari d
and p tasli in the muiure at Ihestm
pritM t!iesj iugredi-.-uu c t ia co:u'u.-r-ciii
f-r!i!iTs, th nnnurpr la'-el 'y
s thr -ysr old -t--.r d irin bn l.fe i.
w irth :l'r-i
F. I'K ll"l I- l- fsselitl ! for the f.tflll
er as fr any other mm. I hs.I farming
cono-tt lit w holly of manual ltfr;
it re.'lires the f l-r l-e of intel
lectu.tl powers. Tlierw U a vast dit'er-en-e
between ielif ifn and tbeofel -a'
farmin .
To 'i'strny we-U iri p tYrf.R-uC an I
gitr-leii walk-i r lake a string brum wit.'i
astit and billing water. Apply with a
watering can. A mob-rate quantity of
salt atiiiiulles t'wt growth of all vege
tation, it is, therefore, a mistake to sop
p that a spnnklin of salt will ex
terminate We sis.
When proputting your own plants
y m ran continue those varieties whic'i
do best in your soil; yi c.n transplant
them as sin u as your ground Is thor
oughly prepared, and ymi can till l.i
the missing hiils at leisure.
TheUality and size of fruit on old
buibe is much improved by severe
pruning or thinning of fruit, and thi-i
applies equally well to all tree fruits.
The demand of the times is for quality
in everything, rather than quantity,
and this certainly applies to fruit-growing-
It is asserted by a corresindent of
the Gardener's Chronicle that wasjs
not only devour ripe fruits, such as apri
cots, grapes and ears, but that they ex
tend their ravages to rosebud and
blown roses. The blossoms and buds
covering two nourishing rose bushes
bel uging to him were destroyed by
wasps, iu spite of the lattle which he
waged with the insects for the preser
vation of his llowers.
We judge of a farmer by his farm,
aud of a farm by what we see in pass
ing it, says a coteiuporary. If ail is
neat and tidy, fem-es and outbuildings,
as well as dwelling house in g'xsl re
pair; if tools, wagons and machinery
are housed and painted, and animals
sleek and contented, we are satisfied
that the owner is a gissl farmer and Is
prtisjierous.
Whoever has tried to bind green corn
stalks knows the provoking frequency
with which the green Imnds will snap
at their joint. We have found a bun-
Jleof rye straw takeu to the cornfield
the cheapest aud most easily procured
material with which to do the binding.
Hut where it can li prs?ured a bundle
of osier willow stems, six to eight feet
long, will answer the purpwe letter.
The willow will not break. It can be
grown in some out of the way p,ace,
too wet to grow anything else, and, be
sides ii use for binding cortistalks, It
may be used for many other purposes
on any farm. American Cultivator.
T. H. Hale, the givt . peach grower,
says that in setting out peach tir- s you
want a thoroughly prepared soil, medi
um-sized trees, neither very large tior
very small; that the roots want pretty
!. pruning, and they want good,
clean-" it priniug, n.t such as thenur-
nriit.ru :ve them with their math
ite, but a careful rutting; aud if jou
cut very closely you will get a far moie
rapii! and sure growth.
There is no longer the demand for the
heavy-weight hogs which used to pre
vail when lard was what the hog was
mostly valued fr. What Is most want
ed now are hogs that at 7 or S months
old will average a pound a day, or a
trille more, for each day of their lives,
such hogs as these are always salable,
and it is very rare that they will not
yield a profit to the grower. The bet
pigs for feeding are usually a cross of
the tine-boned small breeiLs on some
large and rather coarse-built sows, the
male always being the smaller. The
result will be superior to either sire or
dam.
$103 Reward, $100.
The readers of this paper will le
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that scieiic' has
been able to cure in all its stages aud that
is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the
only psitive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a con
stitutional treatmeut- Hall's Catarrh
Cure Is takeu internally, acting direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, aud giving
strength to the patient by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith iu its curative powers,
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials. Address
F.J. CIIKNKY A CO.,
Toledo, O.
fWSold by Druggists, " k;.
Only One Trouble.
After the young man had criticised
the course of the prosecuting attorney
at some length aud had ess led up by
informing him what he should have
done the latter grasped hiui warmly by
the hand and remarked :
"It is evident that you have given
this ease considerable thought, Mr.
Hrown, and the arguments you ad
vance in support of your position con
vince me that there is only one reason
in the world why you should not even
now be as successful a lawyer as I."
"And what is that?" asked the
young man.
"You don't know as much."
As the young man slowly picked his
way along tlie street he couldn't help
wondering to himself whether it was
really worth while to give so much
valuable time to other people's busi
ness. Chicago Poet.
Something to Know.
It may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restor
ing the tired out nervous system to a
healthy vigor is Electric Hitters. This
medicine is purely vegetable, acts by
giving toue to the nerve centres in the
stomach, geutly stimulates the Liver
and Kidueys, and aids these organs in
throwing off impurities in the blood.
Electric Hitters improves the appetite,
aids digestion, aud is pronounced by
those who have tried it as the very
best blood purifier aud nerve touic.
Try it. Sold for ooc or $1.00 per bottle
at J. N. Suyder's Drug Store, Somer
set, Pa., and O. W. Hrallier's Drug
Store, Iterlin, Pa.
Bicycle riders, football players and
athletes generally, find a sovereign
remedy fr the sprains and bruises and
cuts to which they are constantly lia
ble, iu Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil.
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