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Consumption 1
Tte latest wort nn tr
Modern Treatment of
treatment of creases, written
Irr fortv rrrt nrrif A mran u
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& phyildans, says: "Cod-liver
oil has done more for the con- $
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contains tne oest cod-urer oil
a la partially digested form,
Z combioed with the Hypophos
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remedy,
a standard xor a
quarter of
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in
exact accord with the latest
views of the medical profession,
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A3 drujrirBa ; 50c sad $1.00. if
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Capital, S50.000.
Surplus, S28.000.
ocpoaiTB ncccivc ih lahgi andhll
ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS, FARMERS,
ST9CK DEALERS. AND OTHERS SOLICITED
DISCOUNTS DAILY.
BOAJID Cfe DIRECTORS.
chas. o. sec IX,
JAMES U PL'UH,
JOHN" B. rXXJTT,
FRED W.
GEO. R. SCULL,
W. H. MILLER,
ROBT. 8. BCULL,
E1EMECKEB
EDWARD BCULL, : : PRESIDENT.
VALENTINE HAY, : VICE PRESIDENT.
HARVEY K. BERKLEY, CASHIER.
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Uhas. J. narrison, - President
Win. II. Koontz, - Vice President.
Milton J. Tritts. - - Cashier.
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Directors j
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John U. Snyder,
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Jerome Stufft,
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Jacob
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Watchmaker and Jeweler,
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with ClKka, Watches, and Jew
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AFTEE LOXa TEAES.
IV ir, whom I would not ioow
If 1 poxMI you on Uie street,
rV lftiff and long nd Uu ugt
Are Uie day whea we usod to mort.
Yoa nuy be glad to bear
That noiiiewlierp out of the blue
Come vague swevt diuuui that bilng you
Hour.
Tl.at I oflen t .ink of yoj :
Tint now and ttien I thrill
A t A rurtJe In the dark ;
That I sl;irt Uie win J (weeps over the
hill.
As I M-e the Uro-flv Kpark.
Fomeld U'pped on my gmve?
or junuebady aiippei out of yours?
I can n -t U-l! ! Thereare ghostii that crave
A til of the love that en lures.
Margaret E-Huiiitster, In Harper's Magazine.
TRIED AS BY
LIVIXG FIRE.
A Little Lesson That He Who Emu
May Read.
HV MRS. IDA K.WS.
Oh! See there. What a pity! Aud
what a pretty childr'
Indeed, it wa.- a pretty face that
turned towards the passing carringe, as
the untimely remark reached the ears
of its object, Such lustrous blue eyes,
deeiH'&ed now by an inward fire that
flamed forth on cheek and brow.
Was it bhame, indignation, that
crimsoned the fair, white fekin? Or
was it the over-exertion that had called
forth the lady's pity?
The body of a child of eight was bent
staggering, beneath the weight it bore.
One could but watch, in da-ad of some
mishap cr fall; but at last a gate was
reach"', a womau rushed forth aud
seized from the stooping shoulders a
sack of flour, which was already slip
ping from the weakening grasp.
There was reproach in her face aud
Voice as she said:
"Oh! Lawrie, how could you?"
"I thought I could carry it," was the
apologetic answer, "but I h I over
estimated my puny strength.".
"Why didn't John bring it'.'"
"lie couldn't leave the otlice; I knew
you neetled the Hour, ana tola bitu l
would bring it up."
"IJut why did he let you?"
"John allows me to do as I please.
He is the only one who treats nie with
any consideration, or regards me as
more than a child 'a pretty child,' as
I was termed on my way home."
The words, the bitter tone, belied the
childish face, and when the small form
sunk back among the cushions of a
padded chair, where one might scau
the face, somethiug there belied the
baby pret tin ess. The fire of the eyes,
the curl of the mouth, belonged rather
to a man, and one for whom the world
held naught but bitterness.
Could one have aeen beneath the ill
fitting garments, the formidable har
nesssprings, straps, buckles aud
braces which made of this frail body
a human form at all, no further ex
planation would be needed. It was a
youth of eighteen, old beyond his years
instead of a child of eight, who lay
back, breathless and paling from the
elTbrt he had made.
"You won't do to again, will you?"
said the woman, pleading, anxious, as
she returned, and laid her hand upon
the soft brown curls.
"No; because I can't,' was the curt
reply. "I should drop the flour, and
waste it."
"It isn't the flour, Lawrie, it's you.
Suppose the braces should snap, and
your back should give way entirely?"
The hand slipped caressingly to the
deformed shoulders, but the boy did
not look up as he said, deliberately.
"I think I should die then; and
better ao."
"Lawrie! Stopr
'What's the use of living such a life
as mine? I'd rather die than to do
nothing, be nothing, more than 'a pret
ty child." Bah!"
"Come, come, Lawrie! You're tired
aud vexed. Be a man, dear."
The hoy would not, usually, have
minded the half soothing, half reproof;
but it was ill-timed now. With scorn
and defiance in his voice, he broke
forth passionately:'
"A man! That's just the trouble,
Maud. A man! I, a man!"
With a groan, the boy buried his
face in his hands, while the woman
stood, grieved and silent; she had never
seen him thus, ani knew not how to
still the sudden tempest.
"Maud, why didn't they let me die
when that wagon crushed out of me all
possibility of manhood? Why did
they give me back a life that is not
worth saving, a life that can only be a
curse to myself and to others?"
"A curse? Lawrie! Dj you not know
what a treasure you have been tome
ever siuce mother first laid you In my
arms, and said you were mine to love
and care for? JJoubly dear, since that
awful accident that made you a help
less charge; and dearer still wheu lath
er and mother were takeu away, and
you were all I had. Not worth saving';
bh, LawrieP'
"Don't, dear sister;" it was now his
turn to wKithe "perhaps I have been
some little comfort to you, but you
don't need me any more you have
John, now."
"I do need you, and love you just
the same. Aud, Lau rie, I never should
have married, if I had Dot thought it
tiest for both of us."
"It was best, Maud; it too hard
on you to support us both; and I never
could have taken care of you. John is
the best fellow in the world, so good to
you, and more than a brother to cue.
Sometimes, when I am with him I
almost forget 'bat I am not a man.
With you" impatiently "it's dar
aing, and 'hild.'and 'Lawrie,' until
why don't you call me 'Lawrence' as
John docs?"
"I know, dear; I do forget You've
been my child so long, that it Is hard
to realize that you are getting to be a
man now. I'll try t I more thought
fulbut don't ask me to call you 'Law
rence.' Don't grow entirely away
from tne I can not I can not give up
rjy 'Lawrie' as long as we both live."
"Forgive me, sister; I'm not myself
to-day. It's wicked to worry and try
yoaso - andyou, alwaj
lktt; the dearest, best
always a.uiu nuu
sister! Oh, If
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you'll forgive me, I will be good."
The would be man was a child now,
and slipping down upon the floor be
was in his sister's arms, and crying
bitterly. She rocked him back and
forth as she had hundreds of times be
fore, aud she, too, cried as she had not
done siuce the same little form had
lain, crushed and mangled, in her
arms. She felt that this was renuncia
tion. For his sake, she must, in a
measure, give him up. She had known
that this hour must sometime come,
yet the pain was none the less, and for
a long time she sat there soothing and
caressing the suifering boy.
At last lie rose, kissed her and said,
"ith a half smile, though juiveriug
lip:
"I'm going to be a man now, Maud,"
and walked-iuickly out of sight.
Perhaps, they were both the better
for that little scene; each was more
thoughtful for the other; and life weut
on much as before, except for the little
endearment that Lawrie missed more
than he would nckuowledge to himself.
"She has John now," he would say,
over and over again, blind to the effort
it cost the sister-mother to let her dar
ling 'be a man now.'
Maud Harrington spoke truly when
she said that she vould not have mar
ried but for the good of both. Bestful
as it was to lay life's burden down, aud
have a strong arm and an honest heart
to lean upon, she would never have
neglected her parents' List bequest for
her own comfort or pleasu. e.
Poor little Lawrie was about all they
could leave her, for his crippled condi
tion aud her own education had ex
hausted their small means. For a
number of years she maintained both,
giving Lawrie all the advantages that
lay in her power; but she feared it
could not last, and felt, too, that Law
rie need other guidance than her own.
Both heart ?ud judgment sanctioned
the giving of herself aud her charge
Into Jehu Harriugtou's keeping; and
he had not betrayed her trust.
John seemed to understand Lawrie
better, even, than she did. lie did not
wound the loy's sensitive nature by
allusious to his misfortune, or fret hiiu
by constant surveillance. He was lov
ing brother aud wise lather in one, and
when alone with him, Lawrie was con
tented and happy, but he shrank from
the presence of other men, aud John's
busiuess was such that they were sel
dom alone.
John and Maud both saw the boy's
growing unrest and bitterness, as he
came to be no longer a child, nor yet a
wan; but they seemed povjrless to ar
rest it. New diversions held but a pass
ing charm, and again he was silent and
moody. There were no further out
bursts, but Maud kuew that the fetter
ed spirit was chafing at its bonds, and
the childish face was assuming an ex
pression that grieved her sorely to see.
Poor Lawrie's attempts at being a man
were pitiful to her, and she longed to
cry aloud when the soft brown curls
passed under the barber's shears; but
she stifled the cry, just as she withheld
the arms that often ached to hold him
to her heart, and soothe, aud coax, and
pet, his moods away.
"A man now," she would remind
herself; and "she has John," he would
say; while, in their blindness, they
were drifting apart.
Rememliering her own childish joy,
Maud was very happy, to lay in Law
rie's arms, one day, a little buudle:
"Yours to love and care for," she
said; and Lawrie, clasping the babe in
wondering awe, accepted th charge,
The coming of little Bex brought a
new light into Lawrie'a eyes, u new in
terest into his life. How tenderly he
cared for the helpless infat.t! How
eagerly he watched the unfolding of
the sweet blossom, the development of
the baby intellect! How rejoiced he
was whea two bright eyes could look
knowingly and lovingly into his, and
two small arms began to tighten around
his neck!
Lawrie had never known a baby be
fore, aud to him, there was something
almost supernatural about the ceae
le?s chauge in this small life. The firvb
snsteady steps, the first faltering artic
ulations, were wonderful, and ei.ch
new day brought fresh achievements.
In, at least, three loyal heatts, baby
R.'x reigned king, and for no other of
his subjects did he evince more affec
tion than for the faithful Lawrie. The
two were almost inseparable, and Maud
rejoiced that, at last, Lawrie had found,
diversion that never palled. She hoped
and believed thit the old bitte-uess
would die away under the influence of
this sweet, young life, aud that Lawrie
would be content to live his life as it.
was; but all too soti she learned that
the fire was only smouldering, and as
the boy grew a trifle taller, thinner and
paler, she C3uld but fear that his wish
might be granted. 11 seemed all
right while Kex was awakt aud claim
ing attention, but sometimes, irhenthe
baby slept, she had eeen him fondling
the sturdy little limbs, or hiseyes fixtd
upan the pjrfect form, with the old
discontent deepening end darkening
there.
Once she had -ventured to remon
strate only to fan the sparks aflame.
"Such a life as that is worth living,"
he saiti, vehemently.
"But you were just as good, and
sweet, and dear."
"Perhaps; but when all is gone out of
life worth ha7iug, it's better ended. A
man without a minion or the possi
bility of one, is worse than dead."
Maud did not pursue the useless con
versation, but only hoped that some
thing yet might come to show Lawrie
the value of the life he despised.
That something caaie, though John
Harrington littie thought when lie was
rendering assistance to a pr mother
and her sick child on one of the trains
that passed his station, that he was
briugiug sorrow to his own loved
home. A fortnight later, little Bex
lay burning with fever, and uncon
scious. Those were sad hours and days
for Maud and Lawrie, caring for the
little sufferer, as well as for John, who
could not leave his office duties to as
sist them. .The house was quarantin
ed until the nature of the disease should
be ascertained, and few there were who
cared to break the quarantine. All day
long, and away into the night, Maud
and Lawrie took turns, watching with
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1807.
the child; then John relieved them as
much as he could.
"A malignant case of scarlet fever,"
the doctor at last declared, and express
ed the opinion that twenty-four hours
more would decide the case.
"To neglect one dose of medicine
would probably be fatal. He may live,
but at the best, I fear -r his sight or
his hearing, or both," were his parting
words: and the poor mother's heart
was almost numb with agony.
Could she again endure what she had
endured with Lawrie? Must she see
another darling's life shrouded in dark
ness? Would death be better?
Then a thought came to her, and she
steeled heart aud nerve to go through
a dreadful farce for Lawrie's sake.
When she went back into the room
she turned her back upon the bed, and
the little form, and knelt by Lawrie's
chair. It was Hearing medicine time,
and the bottle was already in bis hand.
' Shall we not set it back?" she said
lu a strange, hoarse voice. "The dix'tor
says he may be blind or deaf perhaps,
both. Is such a lif-j worth saving? A
little neglect, and the end would come.
Would it not be better so?"
Lawrie sat dazed, bewildered for a
moment. Theu, as he comprehended
his sister's meauing, he sprung to his
feet, pushing her aside, and almost
hissing:
"No! He shall not miss one drop of
medicine, or any other care that lies in
my power to give him, though I may
have to crawl to him on my hands and
knees! Not worth saving? Baby Bex!
Though he were blind, deaf and dumb,
I'd giva my life to aavs him. Go to
bed. I'll watc'a till John comes."
Maud obeyed, ami she almost smiled
in spite of the awful heartache. Would
Lawrie uever see? She tried to rest,
but Lawrie did not guess how many
times she peeped into the room to see
that every want was attendea to.
There was uo noed of other watching
than the boy's; not the least trifle was
neglected; and even when John came,
Lawrie would not leave his post. All
that night, and the next day, the little
soul hovered between life and death.
John wired again and again for anoth
er operator, but no assistance came and
he had to stay at his post, though his
child was dying.
Maud waited alone for the grim mes
senger, save for Lawrie, who said noth
ing, did nothing, except watch the
clock, the bed, and the almost lifeless
form thereon. Towards night the doctor
came, and ordered him to go and rest it
bit. Tiien John ran in, to hear with
bowed head and thankful heart, a fa
vorable verdict-
Maud stole away to Liwrie.
"He will live," she cried, "and the
doctor says we need not fear for either
sight or hearing thunks to unceasing
carer'
"And you thought Mm not worth
saving!" cried Lawrie, in mingled joy
and scorn.
Maud smiled into the glistening eyes
and said half sadly:
"Can't you understand, lawrie?"
"Maud! Sister! Have you loved me
like that? Have I been to you what
II ?x is to me? Oh, Maud!"
There was no answer save wistful
eyes and extended arms. Tired, care
worn Lawrie sun?? into his old resting
place, aud the sister-mother had both
her darlings back.
"Yes, Maud," he said, at last, "I
understand. I 6halllive, content to be
just what I am. A life is worth sav
ing, so long as there are friends and a
heart to love them."
New Anecdote of Lincoln.
When Lincoln went to Washington
he bad a sale of the furniture of the
Eighth street home at Springfield, says
a correspondent of the SL Louts Globe
Democrat. Most of the articles were
bought by a well-to-do family named
Tilton, who admired the President in
such a way as to make what had be
longed to him things to be treasured.
When the troops pat-sed through
Springfield to the front they visited
the house where "Uncle Abe" had
lived, aud the Tiltons used to coufer
great favor by permitting the boys in
blue to sit down in the dining room
ad have a glass of milk off the table
from which Mr. Lincoln had eaten so
many times. But the Tiltou9 moved
away to Chicago. They carried with
them the furniture which had been in
the Lincoln huse, prizing it more than
ever after bis death. In 1S71 came the
Chicago fire, and with it went not only
the Lincoln furniture, but the original
document, which, if it was in existence
now, would be preserved with the zeal
that guards the Declaration of Inde
pendence the Proclamation of Eman
cipation. The draft of the proclama
tion had been sent to Chicago to be ex
hibited for some purpose and was
burued in that fire.
Something to Depend 0a.
Mr. James Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones & Son, Cowden, III., in speaking
of Dr. King's New Discovery eays that
last winter his wife was attacked with
La Grippe, and her case grew so seri
ous that physicians at Cowden end
Pans could do nothing for her. It
seemed to develop Into Hasty Con
sumption. Having Dr. King's New
Discover; in store, and selling lots of
it, be took a bottle home, and to the
surprise of all she began to get better
from first dose, and half dozen dollar
bottles cured her sound and welL Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consump
tion, Coughs aud Colds U guaranteed
to do this good work. Try it. Free
trial bottle at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store,
Somerset, Pa, and G. V. Brallier's
Jruj Store, Berlin, Pa.
A Fop Needed.
Jokes about long sermons are always
is high favor with the clergy. Here is
oe told by the Dean or Rochester at the
English church Congress:
"A country clergyman went away
for his holiday, and a benevolent neigh
bor who had s curate, took his Sunday
duties. After be had preached his first
sermon he remf jked to the clerk in the
Testry, "I am sorry I gave you such a
ehort discourse, but the reason is that a
dog got into my study and tore out sev
eral leaves. The clerk gazed wistfully
upon the speaker and said, "Oh, sir, da
you think you eauld spare our parson a
pup?"
Banning the Fast Express.
The eyes of the engineer are on the
clock and time-Uble before him, and
be keeps a sharp lookout ahead. For
various reasons he may fall a few min
utes behindhand at one point, but he
manages to make up the loss at anoth
er. He has certain stops to make, aud
he makes all speed possible between
them. But he is not master of the
road. At any moment a danger-signal
along the line may confront him. He
may be ordered to bring his traiu to a
standstill at a small way-station, and
there receive telegraphic orders to run
ou a siding. He asks no questions, but
obeys orders. Five minutes later a
"special" may rush past him, and then
the siguals are set again, warning the
engineer cf the express that he must
make up for lost time.
To understand this delay, and the
sudden changes ma4c in the lihie-Lable,
it will be necessary to go back to head
quarters and to watch tho general su
perintendent and the train-dispatcher.
Although many trains running on the
line are hundreds of miles away, the
exact position of every one, every sec
ond in the hour, is known and record
ed. A telegraph operator Is working
industriously in the office of the train
dispatcher, receiving aud tending or
ders. The ruuuing orders of all the
trains are directed from this office.
Each engineer has orders to make a
certain run according to the time-table,
unless other orders from headquarters
interfere.
If an accideut happens on the road,
the train-dirpatcher knows it almost as
soon as the passengers. A break-down
of some local train on the main line
may upset all the calculations of the
day. .Immediately the expresses run
ning on that line must be stopped. A
snowstorm may blockade a train on
the northern branch of the road, and
thereby make necessary a change iu
the regular schedule.
A train from the west is half an hour
behind, perhaps, and this interferes
with the regular running of the other
traius. Arrangements must be made
to let trains pass w ithout accident. The
express trains nearly always have the
right of way. A western express may
be behind time, am! start out five min
utes ahead ol som especial express. In
this instance she must give the special
the right of way, aud she is forced up
on some siding. The special express
passes without losing a minute.
There are fifty traius cotniug and
going, one behind time, another ahead,
probably, and ench crowding out
another. The train-dispatcher has to
regulate this tangle and keep things
running smoothly. Thus it is that the
engineer of a flyer may suddenly fiud
himself side tracked.
Should the train-db-patcber make a
mistake, or fail to make arrangements
for two fast-moving trains, the Mock
signal system would probably prevent
an accident. The block-towers are
connected by telegraph lines, and a
bell code enables the men to commu
nicate directly with each other. They
can stop a traiu at any moment by
means cf their signals, independent of
orders from headquarters. Thus the
engineer dept nls entirely upin others
to keep the track clear, and he merely
runs his traiu as near schedule time as
possible, and keep bis iron steed in
perfect condition. St. Nicholas.
The Soil for Pottin? Plants.
Wbeu one has a good, rich garden,
the soil from such a spot is good enough
for most plants when first potted; Inter
they should be enriched with lone
meal, barnyard manure or other fertil
izers When such earth is not avail
able one can follow this plan. Early in
the spring take pieces of sod, cut as for
use in sodding a lawn, aud pile them
up, grass side down, in a compact
heap iu some out-of-the-way corner;
aloug with them pack in any vegeta
ble refuse, as weeds, grass clippings and
dead l'-aves. When the sods are nearly
all in the pile, leave a space in the cen
ter, so that when completed a hollow
spot is left, in which to pour dishwater
and other slops from the house. It also
gives a chance for rain to settle into the
heap, and the water helps the sods to
rot quickly ; this combined with the
heat of the sun makes the pile mellow.
By late fall the heap will be fcund
thoroughly rotted, aud after the dirt
has been turned and well mixed the
result will be a fine soil, that with the
help of a little manure will be the best
potting soil one can find; it will not
pack, but is porous acd mellow. Flor
ists sometimes mix in a few shovelfuls
of manure and some unleached wood
ashes along with the 9ods when piling
them, and then all the soil needs in the
fall is a thorough mixing. As a gen
eral rule, it is best to sift the soil before
using ; tnis pulverizes it aud removes
all refuse and hard lumps and any
earth worms that may be in it, and
leaves it in good condition for the fine
roots to work in. Farm and Home.
Old People.
Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys wiil
find the true remedy In Electric Bit
ters. This medicine does not stimu
late and contains no whisky nor other
intoxicant, but acts as & tonic and al
terative. It acts mildly on the stomach
and bowels, adding strength and giv
ing tone to the organs, thereby aiding
Nature in the performing of the func
tions. Electric Bitters is an excellent
appetizer and aids digestion. Old
People find it just exactly what they
need. Price fifty cents and f l.OJ per
bottle at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store,
Somerset, Pa., and G. W. Brallier's
Drdg Store, Berlin, Pa.
Southern Batter Bread.
To make genuine Southern batter
bread admirable for dyspeptics, very
nutritious and easy b) digest take oue
pint of oars?, w'aite oram a! (sifted,)
one quart of boiliu.; milk, om te up ia
fut of salt, three eg (well bjaten).
ode desjrt snonful of butter. Stir
the milk into the"mal slowly, mix
ing well, to avoid lumps, add the but
ter while hot, let it cul, bt the egs
and add them last. Pouriuto cups or
shallow p in an 1 btk3 la a ht oe:i.
-1 should be of the consistency of I oiled
I custard when mixed.
He
Soldiers Were Too Short
Just id the time when vague reports
were beginning to creep abrwd that
Germany was meditating fresh exten
sion of her frontier at the expense of
Holland, a Dutch official of high lank
happened to be visiting the court of
Berlin, and among other spect ides got
up to amuse h'li a review was organ
ized at Potsdam, says the Loudon Tid
Bits.-
"What does your excellency think of
our soldiers?" asked Prince Bismarck,
as one of the regiments came niarrhii'g
past in admirable order.
"They look as if they knew how to
fight," replied the vi-itor, gravely,
"but they are uot quite tall enough."
The priiu-e looked rather urpried,
but made no answer and several other
regiments filed past iu succession, I ut
the Dutchman's ver-li t upon each wa
still the same : "Not tall enough."
At length the grenadiers of the guard
made their appearatiee a magnificent
bodr of veterans, big and stalwart
enough to have satisfied even tl.egiar.t
loving father of Frederick the Great,
but the inexorable critic inertly said :
"Fine soldiers, but not tall inough."
Then Prince Bismarck rejoined :
"These grenadiers are the tiuest men
in our whole army ; may I a.-k what
your excellency is pleased to meni by
saying that they are not tall enough ?"
The Dutchman looked him fall in
the face .and replied with significant
emphasis : "I mean that we can fi.xjd
our country twelve fv-et deep."
The Peanut.
Authorities diff-ras to thAbtta-iie.il
history of the jeanut. It is now exten
sively grown i:i Africa, South America,
India, China and the Malayan Arehi
lplago. In E jrope p.'anuts are exten
sively grown only hi Spain; all ovr
the ce utinent they are. . "Xt'y f r
their oil, and the gre-at markets tiiere
draw their supply mostly from the west
coast of Africa. India an I Brazil
consume most of the great crops grown
in those countries, lu this country
the peanut is a staple) in Virginia, the
Carolina and Georgia. Besides, it is
raised to some extent in nearly all the
Southern states, audits cultivation in
Southern California is increasing every
vear.
The annual product in the United
States varies from WW to .,(W,iKJ
bushels, aud practica'ly all of this im
mense quantity is us-.-d here.
Three varieties are grown in the
United States the white, the red and
the Spanish. The white peanut has
two kernels only in each pod, and this
is also true of the Spanish nut, which
is cons'derably smaller, however, than
the white variety, and has a niilde.
flavor. The third variety, the red pea
nut, often has as many as three or four
kernels in each shell, and is larger
than either of the other varieties. Pea
nut connoisseurs say the Spanish nuts
are the best, the w iiite ones next K-st,
and the Mg reel ones last in quality.
Farmer's voice.
A Twenty-two Inch Hope.
A mammoth hempen cable has bet n
made at New Castle, England, for the
esiecial purpoe of towing the great
floating drydock, reH?ntly constructed
on the Tyne, aud which Is to be couvey
ed under tow across the Atlautic to Ha
vana. . The cable is made of white man-
ilia hemp, and is the biggest ever made
in England. It weighs nearly five
tons, Is '22 inches in girth (comptjsed
of 2500 threads of hemp), is 210 yards
long, and its breaking strain is 10
tons. When the great weight to be
towed, (between oOOO and 0000 tons), is
considered, together with the towing
steamer's weight at the other end of
the rope, it will be at once seen what
heavy work depends upon it, It re
quired no less than seventy men to
haul up the rope aud coil it on the
heavy trolley, which was drawn by-
seven horses. The safe delivery of the
dock at Havana will be quite a feat, if
accomplished. It is expected to take
from eighty to one hundred and twen
ty days, according to the weather.
Ironical Its.
If there is nothing in a man opportu
nity never troubles him.
If beauty was taxable there would be
no delinquents among the fair sex.
If your wife had it to do over again
the chances are she would never marry
you.
Ifsomein?n had to work in order
to obtain a living they wouldn't live
very long.
If women are ever elected to congress
there will be more than one speaker of
the house.
If the shoe fits, wear it unless you
are a womai, then, of course, you will
want a size or two smaller.
If the wife could make biscuits like
her husband's mother used to make
and the husband woul 1 buy his wife
clothes like her father used to bny, few
marriages would be failures.
How's This!
We offer One Hundred Dollars re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have kuown F.
J. Cneney for the last I years, and be
lieve him perfectly honorable ia all
business transaction- and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
West A Tkcax, Druggists, Toledet, O.,
Waldinh, Kiss ax fc Makvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter
Dally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, "oc. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Killed Tarty Pheasant!.
CCMBKRi.ANn. Md.. OeC 31. Elarry
Koboneue, of Pratt, this county, killed t)
pheasants in one day. This, it is claim
ed, breaks all pre ions records in that
directioo, as it is seldom that a huntsman
ever bags more than nix. Another gun
ner succeeded ia killing 19 pheasants in
on day. The tike of pheasants and other
small game was never known herealxuU
before. Il is presumed that the long dry
spell bs driven thegauie from the moun-
taius to the lowlands.
Ob JL ii
WHOLE NO. 24 15.
Kan's Average Height.
D iring the war measurements were
ma le of ove r l,0it,0.0 nieu iu the Uni
ted States army, and it ws.s f.xiud that
the average height of men bom In the
Uuited states vas inches. Accord
ing to Topinard the uver ige bright of
EaUs:mie;i, SjotehiiK-n and Swedes is
K7.4 inc'ie; IrUhnieii,7; Germans ti.l;
Frenchmen, t"i; Iaiies Mti.2; Kussians
6.1. -I; Chinese'!!; Bushmen, 'J'; Patagon
ians. To :!; L-iplan.icrs, i 7: American
Indians, liS.2. Taking these uitasure
nients as a basis, the average- of the
world Would b afioat HVS. Natives of
the United State-, i; w ill lie observed
are tallcrthati any other representatives
of the Caiieiisia-i race, and it is an in-tere-ling
fact that res.idiuice on this
comment, or at least the northern part
of it, teu ls to develop all the races in
resp-. t to height, we ight and muscular
p tw-T. Thus in the army measure
ments referred to Hi average height of
foreign bora citizens was le than the
average of American bom, but greater
than the average in their respective
countries. The high average of the
Indians is another point in proof. No
statistics of the height of woni.-n have
ever b-va ta!:i'a'ei. According to
Gcrland, the variation in the height of
females of the various races is very
ni'.ie h le-ss than cf men. In the short
est and weakest races the females are
physically equal to the 'ales and some
times surpass taeni. Oa the other
hand, where tho stature of the male ,'s
con iider.ibly above the normal the fe
male departs little from it.
Science Utilizes All The Ox.
In an article on the "Wonders r-f the
World's Waste," William ;eor ,'or
d iu i.i O-tob.T "L.Jie' Home Jour
nal," details how science at the present
d ly utiii. i the ox. "Not inat:y years
a ,'' he says, "when an ox was slaugh
tered 4 ) per e-ent. ef the animal was
wasted; at the present time 'nothing is
lost but its tiyi.-ig breatli.' As but one
third of t!ie vveig'it of the ani'tial con
sists of pro 1uc-.h tii.it can b. eat -n, thi;
qiiis:i u of u:il..c"u fie wiV.e is a seri
oiHiuii'. Tlie blood is used in refining
sugar and in t-iing paper, or manufact
ured into door ktioltsand buttons. The
hi le g-vs to the tantier; horns ard hoofs
aretra'isS.rmed into combs and buttons;
thigh bon.-s. worth ii) per ton, are cut
into handles for clothes brushes; fore
1 boaes sell for $ i ) p. r ton f r collar
buttons, parasol handles and jewelry;
the water in which bones are boilt! is
reduced to glut ; the d Jit f-nu sawing
the bones is fond for cattle aud poultry;
the smallest b n s are m uie into bone-
black. Each ftot yields a quarter of a
pint of neat's foot oi!; the tail goes to the
'sou.; while the brush of hair at the
end of the tail is s-.l l to the mattress
maker. The choicer parts of the fat
make the basis of ojtt -riii.'; the iutes-
tines are used for sa-isug.; casings or
bought by gol i be iter. Tae undigest
ed ftod in the stomach, which formerly
cost the packers of Caieagt ? ),0J it
year to remove an J d--!r.y, is now
made into paper. Th se are but a few
of the products of the abattoirs. All
scraps until fr any other use find wel-
e-on;e in the glue p t, or they do mission
ary work f.T fanu'-rsbv acting as fer
tilizers."
She Had No "iccliintr Lccks."
Some j-eople are absolutely devoid of
tact. One of these is a youthful matron
who, w L-hing to make her very dearest
friend another young matron a birth
day present, decided on the purchase of
a handsome pair of shell side combs.
Nothing could have b.-ea in re im
propriate for the blonde tresses of her
friend, and the giver felt m ic'.i pleased
with her selection when she went to
c.i'1 on her aud give her the pretty orua-
m;uts.
"I thought you would liki them,"
she sai I when her friend h id a 1 nire 1
them and thanked her rapturously,
you will find them so handy to fasten
up your seoldiug bicks."
"What do you mean?" asked her
frien 1 ia a surprised tone.
"Did you never hear of scolding
lo -ks? They are the short euds of your
hair thatarealwaysflyingloose. They
bothef one s much, but sids combs
ke.-p them in order, bcsid.'s b-'iug very
be Miniug ornaments."
"S tyou think I have s?o!ding locks
then I nr.ist be use tld. Thank, aw-
fu'.ly, dear, but I d n't b.-lieve I need
any co nba. K p thern for your o ti
scolding outfit," aud the face of the
"dearest frien l" clojjeu with anger.
"Very well, j 1st as you like. Gxxl-
bye, dear," and the donor of the combs
suitcl.el them up aa 1 carri.vl th;:n
home, where she had a fit of hysterics.
An 1 all b .-cause she needeel a little tact.
Pal', an Will Filed.
The will of eixrge M. Pullman, which
was guesset at sftortly after his death,
has hetu fiied in the Pro). Court at
Cuicifio and its provisions are now defi
nitely knowu. It transpi.ts, tbut the
guessiiiii vi well dons exo-pt in one or
two particulars.
The euie was conservatively estimated
by Mr. Pullman hinielf to be worth JW,-
OtM.ifO I, of w hich $.',,'.. WW is bequeathed
by the will. Mrs. Pull man gets the Chi
cago hemestead, $l,0i.i the first year, and
thereafter the income of $ l,2M,0). Kach
daughter gets the income of a million till
she is tiiiny -live yecrs old. theu half the
sum absolutely, and the income of the
balance during her life, this balance g
ing alHolutely to her issue at her death.
A lengthy provision de-poses of the cae
of bis twin sous, neither of whom, he de
clares, has "such a sense of rep tnsibility
as is re-paisite for the use of large property
and considerable sums of money," and
accordingly they e-t an income of f,,f)
a year during their life, and at death the
property producing this income goes to
their is-ue. The sons do not receive a
cent aosotutely.
Numerous bepael. are made to rela
tives and faithful employes and the sum
of l,i)i.f is ordeied set aside r a free
manual training school at Pullman.
The best security for civilization is
the borne; it is the real nursery of all ' lead of the more densely populated coun-domestic-virtues.
! tries and esUblish delivery service over
... , . all the settled portions of its territory.
In everything we do we ought to re-
a . s .... ... : ... . l ... 1 1 '
never do anything well.
A cough Is a danger signal of worse
troubles to come. Cure the cough and
' I l . il 1
preveiu iw resuus ty using Ltr. oo.a
I orway Pine Syrup.
I Seedy u be Shot.
Ka:sv Oitt, Mo., Oct. 31. Th ti-p-etne
?.-uncil of the t'ho -taw Nation, in
the 1-j-li.in Territory, has completed the
review of the case of Waiia Tortaka, th
t'boctsw bail player who was conviete-
ia the lower court of inurde-r ami sen
tencvd to be shot, and baa approved the
verdi-t and sentence.
The execution has lieea set fr Sttur
day.lNovember ti, an 1 it will Uk pU'
lu.ir ;ray Kvi;ie, I. T. Tho eemleru ned
man wiil l shot by four of bis closest
friends. Tim guns bs lowled by
oilier "f bin IrleinK, ami !t tivu of them
will conlaiit hulM.
Wall Tniitka was v-n vK-te-l of muriier
in the. first ilegre-e fc.r killing bis uncle,
Lauipson Ywoiis, a deputy s'neritT of
Eagle county. He is a wilJ young buck,
and wbila Jru:.k created a disturbim-
which his uncle atteinped to quel I, Wal
la was armed with a Wine-beater, and hot
hia ancle dead.
After hi conviction he appealed hi
case to the supreme council, and iu the
meantime was released on his personal
parole ai-i-orling to thi cjhI tin of tho
trit.. lie employed the time while his
case was pending iu the e-ounc'i in travel
ing about the country with the Indian
ball team of which he was a ineuilT.
The team played iu many Western towns
including Kansas l ily, and everywhere
Walla carried oil" Ihe honors.
He was easily the msi dextrous and
enthusiastic memtier of the team, ao l
won favor w illi the audience by his gt
humor. H evinced ab-sol'.ite'y no con
cern as lo his fate, a'thoiijch he knew th
chancers were ten to one that the supreme
council would aillrm the verdict of the
court th.it e hi del nned him. Asked if he
wits not afraid to lie and if he was n
tempted to take advanU'S of his parole
to escape. Walla replied: "Walla Tinali.i
no coward. Will he thcrw when the timo
omen," Tin condemned man is 21
years old, and physically is a splendid
pe-oiiiien cf his ra-e.
Laboring lot the Farmers.
Wasiiisoto.v, ct. 21. -secretary Wil
son to-day presented his report lo the
President reviewing the operations of lb
Department of Agriculture for the past
year. 1 tie most important reconiuien.ia
atiou is that agents 6r tho department
should be stationed at each of our more
important American embassies for Ihe
colieetion of information- of interest lo
Amerii-an farmers. Inferring to this
so'-jei-t, he says :
'.Ve ire endeavoring to get informa
tion from foreign countries with which
e compete ia th-j liiarke-Ls of Ihe woiid
regarding crops and prices. We are also
making steps to ascertain w hat erupt are
grow u on ditfe-reut thermal lines, so thai
seeds and plants may iiil'-lligenily be
brought to this country to assist initio
diveisitieation of our crops, and add to
their variety. There is i-essit- for
American agents iu every foreign e-oun-
y to which we send representatives
ho have had education iu the sciences
relating to agriculture.
The See-rotary recommend- an increase
iu the appropriations in aid oflbe bureau
of animal industry, ul the weather bureau
and the publication otlices. lie says the
department will continue its pioneer
work in tho encouragement of the sugar
leet, and express: the pinion that the
country will within a few years raise all
the sugar it require-. He expresses iho
opinion that nearly all of the -ei.'o 'o
sent ahrtad last year for sugar, hhle-s,
fruits, w ines, animals, rice, l! hemp,
cheese, wheat, barley, beans eggs, and
silk, might have been kepi at home. He
also thinks the United Slates should grow
heir own chicory, castor beans, lavender.
licorice, mustard, opium, eic.
Daai ;n oa Paper M)aey.
When a really good ida is male
known the average person of inteiligene-e
onders why it had not L-oen thought of
before. An i lea of that kind was laid be
lore the cabinet by Secretary Gjg , and
at once met with general approval. The
government issues three kinds of pap'jr
notiey, aud the notes of each den lmiua-
tion of each series have different designs.
which are not only confusing, but which
are taken advantage of by that class of
swindlers who make a practice of raising
notes and passing them in crowded places
or upon ignorant and unsuspecting per
sons. Secretary Gage's idea is to adopt
one ues'go for all the notes o the same
value ' the three kin N of notes issued
an I to make that design si simple and
distinctive that it will In impossible V.
mistake i one dollar rote for a ten or a
two for a twenty, etc The chang, which
will probably be put into eifee-t as soon as
the necessary plates can be prepared,
will be welcomed by the handlers of
money in banks and bnsirtess establish
ments, to whom the pictorial silver cer
tificate now in use are a source of much
wor,"
Sural Free Delivery.
The report of the first Assistant postmaster-general
is given to the press. A
largo portiou of it ia devt-teel to the dis
cussion ef free ilelivery iu the rural dis
tricts, extension of which is strongly
urged by assistant postmaster geueral
Heath. Attention is called to the exper
iment in rural free delivery made in the
counties of Lin-.i.sler and Westmoreland,
i'eiinsylvaui.i. The report says thai wide
ly different conditions prevail iu the two
counties. The' routes in Lane-aster county
run through a rich farming community
with an intelligent population, largely of
German descent, and with good roads.
In Westmoreland county the conditions
are hard, the rural population is scatter
ed, the country very rough, aud the rads
bad.
The two routes started in Lancaster
county begin at Lancaster city and in
clude the territory embra-el within a
surfae-e of six minor post towns. Lancas
ter county is rich in poatoilictt-, there be
ing nearly loo fourth-class ottieea within
its limits, a large proportion of which,
together with a numiter of star routes,
might be dispense! wilh if free delivery
in a permanent form were extended over
tlie whole county. The area covered by
the prese.it route is about thirty -uare
miles, with from sixteen lo twenty miles
of daily travel for each carrier. The ser
vice was popular from the start, and twain
resulted in a largely increased number of
letters and newspapers carried. Within
a very short time after the establishment
of the service the number of pieces of
mail carried doubled.
A table appended to the report shows
lhat two carriers at a salary of f)M per
year each were attached to the Lancaster
postoliice for rural free delivery, that the
miles traveled by each carrier per day
were twenty-five ; that from December,
lstui, until July 1, lv'7, nearly forty thous
and pieces of mail were delivered and
collected at a eot of $ li t, or a little more
than .81 of a cent tin each piece of mail.
But Pennsylvania was only one of
twenty-nine states in which rural free de
livery was tried, over 6rtT-four different
routes. The co-operatietn of the coujinu
nitien served has in every instance beeu
erTeetively given. The general aatisfae-tory
results suggest the feasibility of lurking
rural delivery a permanent feature of
postal administration in the United
St-ites; nt immediately or in all dis
tricts at once, but in some gradual and
graduated form regulated by the present
experiment. Public policy requires
some advancement to be made aud that
the postal service sh-mld be brought more
into line with advancing prosperity and
increasing population. S-toner or late-t
the United state w ill have to fellow the
X vuou IA4 vrru a . a a w m - w f
is beyond power of man to cure. It can
be prevented, though, by timely use of
, Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup," na-
s lu'" " J
colds.
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