jl Li " 11 11 "" f ---a n Ian.., " ' ' " - . .. --- L 1 ' 1 . . . . 1 a.4'-. jaerset Herald. &MflSofPablicatioIL r' I --j,SAr mornlnt at re 10" the nam of Lb fans- office. Aaax .Ml goBiiarr, Fa. 1. rHL. J.r", votaRY PUBLIC. f 4rlVk fc bumenteu Pa .- V t-. I " . . ... ...-.-L IS f- i'--"' jl floor. .... i ki:ii .-1 ! 1 joii.'' - .......Piusburg, Pa. l-Al-UW, EMUltiWl, P 1UK. atiw- . , Pa. K'. iUiiX'KRi somerset, I""- opposite Court .A'.vrv-Al-U. bUUlcTMrt, P. boiiicrbct, P- I i. i. OuLE. iJ- , t- r iiuit.r.'-Ar-LA. AOiiicrbeL, Pa- wp"il ..imr-tanuaouium yzM hav, A. L. ii. HAY. 4HA1, 4iiuutV-AT-LAW, KHjUlcfbcl, Pa. i iott tl-AT-LA W , somerset, P- pjuo.p'uj al Ikrid V all b is etia en- OU COilt50- i JtW-t JUU."""- l5ttKlMMLL, u. . iiirix.t, Paw aitoaulifsii'" cutTUKlwi U bi i MijomiL ix.uus tin 1 uuc.it;. uiii oii AJu crvaai J" t ...i, .uimn eioro. S7C.-'"' Vfi L FL'Gil, 4 Ail uu . I - AT-I-A W, bouierset. Pa. . a.mm.i:h BUick. ui sunni. Kn- kn cn. lre.-i. .oilecUou !..u..UlnL Ul!rs:XalUlUl,aUd i iia .UdiUal U iJtt vrouipiueaa 1 K.N A COLiiUliN, An 1 1 a-A I -LA W , Somerset, Pa. :nn MitTutlea lo our care will be auuaui:" :tciiUt-a lo. toiiec suiucixrl, KMiurd and aojoin- Mk-ii LBAER, AITURXEY-AT-LAW, Suxnerset, Pa. pirtice In Somerset and adjoining & Xu Wjuucsto eULruled U liiul WU1 W'TH. W. H. KL PPEL. -fiWTH i. F.Uri'EL, AlTuUN t S- A 1 -LA W, bouieraet. Pa. uea eitrufleil to Uior care will be tai iuiH-uau:y aiurijded to. ultioe thi Ctjm kiroeL u;iioailti Maintiioui W. CAKUTHtiy, M. D., rcialU.1 N ami ffLKorAJN, tSomcrset, Pa. m ?i--.o. opposite U. B. h P. F. SHAFFER. PMlaiOAS ami SURtiEON, tsutnerm-t, Pa. in prtioni services to the citl- rfei .4 VK'iu.ty. oCice oorucr iiariiiruK ;reru I rdlsiCiAi AMisrRGEON. f IL. tu:t, rear of Drug store. H. M KIMMELL, P-8'0' services to the ClU- .nr.M imu;i). lulesa pro S4Pd tit can ik iouud al iua of- - tto, UI iiuililolid. f-M- MILLEX, O.-sdliaSe Hi ls-li!itrr I f :H,Un to the Dreaervallon ? T'iilrUL An-!1' via inserted, i i "aL liiM A Col a Lore. COFFROTH, Funeral Director. t . - . . " L Resident. PaUiot SL B. FLCCK, A-arid SiiTi--ii-, itTter. . v t -r s 5 5!- . ? 5 C 0 - 5 - c 5 a 5 I o c 0 I c 3 I eTT r V 1 VOL. XLYI. KO. 25. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of sundry wriix of fii.ri E,. !.. and Levari Kacias, issued out of Hie Conn of ommon 1'leas of comcrse! -.iii.iv l. i me dir-rl.-rt. t here will be exposed lo sale at tbo Court Uonse. lu fcoinersei boroush. on FRIDAY. DEC. 10, '97. At I o'clock P. M., tbv follovins dencribed renl estate, tow It . All the neht, title, interest. c!nlm arcl .. mnnrt of Hurry li.vti and Mary M IavlK cbi.'dren and only hetr of Wesley H'. bavU and Lydla M. Iuvln, dw'd, of. In ami to all of a cerain lot of ground situate in tbe bor ouei of Hornerwt, county of Somerset, and r.lxteof fenuhylvania, bounded on the nonh bv l"i-ion street, on the east bv lot of Joseph Ilerr. on the south by Main Ktreet and on the vt by an alley, having thereon erected a lwo-tory briek d veiling bouse, with a frame addition attaehed, -.u'.ic and other out-bulid-inirs with the appurtenances. Taken in execution and to be sold a the property of Harry Inavisand Mary M. I "avis children and only heirx of Wesley Vk'. lmvix and Lrdia 1A. iJnvia, dee'd, at the auil of W. H. Koomi'a uae. ALSO All the rizhL title. lnteret- cliilm. mnd rl. niand of llow K. laviK, of. in and to ail that. certain meosuaire or lot of ground aituwte in Soineiiet borougb. Ssomerxet countv. ! . art. Joiuiuis lot of John Burkbart on the east. Main xlreet on the south, allev on the -.t aiiu t nion street on tuc north, contnininir tit perches, Imvinif then-on erecu-d liuivivsinn- uweiiinir nousea. Kiau.e and other outrbuild incK, with the appurtenances. taken in execution and to be sol 1 . ihn property of Kons t . lnvis. at the iiiit. of J- ixu ijeuuari a use. ALSO Alltheriirht, title. Iitereat. claim iiul! iiixnu 01 rwiinuei 11. uuii, ol, tn aud to a cer tain hHW ground Mtunte tn Meyerxdale tior. oukIi, Soiueraet c -unty, Duinben-d on the town plot aa lot No. an, being an feet ide.and IS) feet deep, located on the corner of Keucb- ey ana r ii KtreetK. bounded bv lot of J " Spcicjcron the Kouth and an ullec .... tt, uyiuB uffn jn erectea a pood tvrotory frame dwellinf. boute. wash house. nd mii.r out-buildV-f. r.'h theaiMiurlenanv. Taken ii eyecc lion and to be sold & ih oro-nj i i-.id.ui a. uuil, at the suit of . a. Jeiign.u t U(e. ALSO AH the rtelit. title. Interest, cln.li..- unri 1. nana oi jacou ti. iv iiroclt, or, in and to tne undividtx one-baif interest in all tli- -.-r-in. inu i oi lana iti-ite in Mlack townsh o. Sum ers-i county. i"a adioinine lands o' SnrHb Hoover. John I'hilhnui. i.uh I'riim j.-r.. ii)5 ana ouiera. containini; l t acrm and perches more or less, havinif thereon erects! a dwelling bouse, a new bank barn and other oui-uuuuiiiEs; also a large orchard on the prenuw-s, 1 lie whole of Kiid tract being un d rUud with coat, of which the miner l.vt i. oix-iie-1. At Uie same time and piace the oth er uuuivmra onenau interest, i late the prop erty of W illiam J.sjchro-k, doe'd; wilibeaoid at adnilnistrator'ii public sale. taken In execution and to be sold u the property of Jacob K. tSchrock. at the suit of fe. A. Keniull's use. ALSO All UierliMit, title. Interest, ciiiim and dt- inand of W illiam wank. Jonathan ISnvder. C Y. laniels and J. X. Baker, surv iving trus leex of st, John's Church, of the Evangelical Association of North merica. of. in and to a certain church building 3xl feet, on a lot of ground conbtiuing lie. perches, situate in Lincoln township. Somerset countr. Ph.. ad- joiuing lands of Adam Anamau aud Jusiau Aiikeny. Taken in execution and to lie sold as the property of William Swank, Jonathan Sny der, C. V. Iiunieis and J. N. Baker, surx iving trusUvs of St. Jonn's t'hun-h of the Kvaneel iral Aswa iMtion of North America, at thesuit of Jacob N. Baker and Noah A. Baker, ad ministrators of John J. Baker, dee'd. AU the Hirht. title. Interest, claim and do. maud or Mary W. Shafer nni W. B. shafer, her huLwnd. of, in aud to all the undivided one-fifth interest In Uie following dtcribed UM IB Ol 1SUU. No. I. All theeonl, ie-aa ore. Ore clsv and II other minerals and mlncml nl,i'J.i.-. aoiid or liquid, in a -ertain tract of land situ ate tn Bro'hersvalley township, Somerset county. Pa., adjoining lands now or formerly of Kredenck Altfalher. H enrv lileKsner f.iwi- wig Korp aud others, containing one hundred and Ufiy acres, more or leva. No. 2. A ceruin tract of land wammt1 in the name of Michael Kepple. situate in Siiade township. Somerset countv. Pa., adjoining land warranted in the nan'e of Joseph Tom liuson, lienjamin Tomlinson. tJennre Thraim. sou and John Lemmon, couiaining four hun d red aid four acres and f uealiowauce. There are about one hundred acres cleared and the uxiance uniner. 1 Ins tract la underlaid with a six-foot vein of coui. No. 3. A certain tract of land situate in hade townstiin. Somerset errnniv Pa art- joining lands now or formerly of 'Henry titt, Jonathan Uluut. Iianlel Weyand's heirs, Mo- iv. jonns ana outers containing one hun dred and eleven acres. Thia tract U under laid with coal. No. 4. A certain tract of land aitimle in Sliads townshitx Somerset countv. Pa art. Joining No. 3, above dex-ritied, lands of Moica n.. j onus, a ccnain tract oi land warranted in the name of James Dun, lands of Ihivid tiible, Thomas Uahagnn aud others, containing five hundred and thirty-three and oue-lialf acrcM, more or leas. Taken In execution, and to be sold x thf Enierty of .Mar)- W. Shafer and W. K. Sbajt r er husbaud, at the suit of J. A. Bcrkey. ALSO All the right, title, interest, claim and de mand of Henry VnughL Of. ill and to a neru tain tract of land situate in Jen iter towru-hlD. Somerset county, Pa containing 174 acres. more or less, adjoining lauds of John W. hatter, Lillian nedliue. Jacob k"i-im. Mm B-lle tintlith and others, having thereon erected a two-story frame dwelling honse. bank barn and other outbuildings, with the appurtenances. Taken in execution and to lie sold ax the property of Henry Youglit. at the suit of Jiaub s. 1'ickiug, et al. Terms : Noticc All persons Durrhasfne at the above sale will plese take notice that 10 per CetiL of the purchase money must he Da id when proMrty Is Knocked down: otherwise it il again be exposed to sale at the risk of the first purchaser. The residue of Uie purchase money must be paid on or licfore the dar of confirmation, via: Thursday. Iee., 1ST. No deed will be acknowledged unul the pi-rchaae money la paid In full. M. If. HART7EI.I. IVclT.liCC. Sheriff SHERIFF'S SALE! Bv virtu of a certain writ of Fieri Facia'! issued out of the Court of Common Plea of Westmon-iand ctmntv. Pa to Somerset coun ty. Pa,, and a writ of AL Kierl facia bwued out of the Court trf Common Pleas of Somer set county, Pa u me dire-u-d there will tie ex posed lo sale al the Court House, lu Somer set oorougb, on Wednesday, Dec 15, 1897, At One o'clock, P. M the following described real estate, to-wit: All theribt.titlc.interi'st. cls.imand demand ot William konnx aud f redericka K on lie. Ins wife. of. in and lo a certain farm or tract of land situate in JenVrson tiwnKhip, Somer ! set county, l a, conlMininK l acres more or less, about to acres clear, balance timUr, ad joining lands of Cyrus Pile, McClellan Miau- iis, rump Heck, Austin Barclay. Hilas fuck and others, liaviutc thereou erected a two story piank house, stable, ui;ar camp, and otherout-buiidtiiks, with toe appurtenance. Taken in execution and U be sold as t 1m Lroperty of William Korint; and Frederick onug, at tne auil of Jobu R. Hunter. ALS All the rieht. title. Interest, claim and de mand of Noah H. shatter, of, io aud lo a cer tain tinii or tract of land situate In Jenner township, Somerset couniy, Pr oontainini; I sixty-two and one-half acres, adjoiuinx bds of Krank liuwsou, Noah Crohn. tierve Kried- nne. lir Joseph covoae, jese unintn ana star? R. I. Torretice, havini llM-reon erected a tarf-e Klourinc Mill, "Roller lrooea, a oiss aud a half-story frame dwelling house. -lle, smoke house, and oUter out-ouiid'.ui;a, wllh tin- aipurtenancea. taken in execution ami u be aoja aji ine projs-rty of Noah H. KhafTer, at the suit of Jacob Hoffman and use of Jaiiica U. Cover. Terms! NOTICE All neraoas nurcUaslnir at tlie above aale will p..ae take nouoe fiat 10 per cent, car Hie purchaae money must be paid when pro'rty la knocked down: otherwise it will attain I expo-ied to sale at the risk of Uie first purchaser. Tlsf re-jdue of the purchaae uionev must be Daid on or before the day of run ti rotation, via: Thursday, P. Iti, K'7. No deed will be acknowledged uulil tne pur ehaa. money la paid tn fuli. At. H. HAUT7.ELU Nov. 21, V7. bhenlT. OfPOKTAHT TO A D VERTI-SESA. The cream of the country to pen la fbxmd Is Reiniiigton'e Cotrcty Seat lista. Ehrewi fedrertiaeTS avail thexusclrea of tbese lista, a copy of w-hkh c&a be bad of Rnmlngtija Brui. of Sew York t FUhiOurg. e ' ? 1 U tn I SCROFULA. I J Ooc of Atactica? most fa- mous physidajii says: "Scrof- via is external consumption." $ ocrofulotis children are often $ beautiful children, but they lack nerve force, strong tones. g stout muscles and power to resist disease. For delicate t?j it t. i wuajrtn lux. rc is no rcTr.t-JT u equal to Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil with Hypo- puvjiiiics ui unit ana ooaa. w It fills out the skin by putting rood flesh beneath it. It makes $ $ the cheeks red by making rich $ $ blood. It creates an appetite $ tor tood and gives the body power enough to digest it. Be sure you get SCOTTS Emul- S A SXOC e o iff jot and$i.oo; aUdroggiftt. J SCOTT & B0WNE, Chemist, New York. THE- First Moil BaaK Somerset, IPenn'a. o Capital, S50.000. Surplus, S28.000. DEPOSITS RECCIVC9 iff LAKOC AM D Lt MOUNTS, PAYABLE ON DEMAND. ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS, rAMMCftS. STOCK DEALER, AND OTHERS SOLICITED DISCOUNTS DAILY. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CHAS. O. KiTLL, GEO. R. SCULL, JAM Erf L. PUGU, W. H. MILLER, JOHN R. SCOTT, KOBT. S. SCULL, FRED W. Blli-ECKER EDWARD SCULL, : : PRESIDENT. VALENTINE HAY, : VICE PRESIDENT. HARVEY M. BERKLEY, . CASHIER. Tne funds and securities of thl bank are- corely prt--tel in a celebrated CoitLtsa Brav oljik Proof Safe. Tue only safe made abso lutely burslar-proof. Is Somerset Ccmitj National OF SOMERSET PA. Esfaftttthaa 1877. Orgllzt M ttlenil, 18S0 -0. Capital, - $ 50.C0O CO Surplus iU.idivided Profits, 23,000 00 Assets, - - 333,03333 O: Chas. J. Harrison, - Tresident. Wm. II. Koontz, - Vice President. Milton J. Trias, Geo. S. Ilarriaon, Cashier. Cashier. Asa't Directors Win. Enilsley, Jot-iali SpecUt, John II. Snyder, Joseph Ii. Davis, Jerome StulTt, Ctas, W. Snyder II. C. Beeriu, John StuflV, Uarrisxm Snyder, N'oah 8. Miller, 8am. B. Harrison. Cnitomers of this bank will receivetneinort liberal treatment consistent with safe ban kmai- Parliea wishing to wnd money exist or west can be accouimodaed by draft for any amount. , Money and valnable secured by one ofl). rjold'a celebrated aatV.&, wlUl must lmpresne Collection! made In all parts of the Unlsr Statea. Charges moderate. Aecoanu and depostto .oiicited. A. H. KUSTOr., Undertaker and Embalmer. A GOOD HEARSE, and everything per-alniin to fttneraU ftjrtr Uhed. SOMERSET - - Pa Jacob D. Swank, Wa.chmak.er and Jeweler, Next Door Wet oft-trtheren Church, Somerset. - Pa- I Am Now tirenared to som-lj U ouLlic & ... with Clocks. Wakbes, and Jew elry of U r9tTipJorr-, aa Cht ap as the Che Apt. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY All work guaranteed. Ijook at W5 stock lfore makinjr your porchases. J. D. SWANK. -1 GET AN B rrCCATTOaat. B f ruiu iro tiaaat In ban-t. 1 t aji -- EDUCATION I s.cbai. L Ifserea, Pa. tom Md luw rates. s4aieaat avir ctrTja ani ult:s. ... al itU M.IMS, Pi at- rrt.rl.al. BAN K omer SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1897. A MISUNDERSTOOD DOG, Satan's master was Boraevrhat disap- pointexl iu hint. The dog did not show any signs of that ferocity which he had ben led to expect; yet bis appear ance waa savage enough to make him an excellent guardian of his master's house and property. And that was the irony of the situation, that the huck ster's neighbors gave him a wide berth, and even admired, at a distance, his threatening aspect; while he, poor fel low, looked wistfully at them, and felt weary of life, he so much longed for sympathy and airection. Satan's stay with his master was brief. The huckster, in a few weeks, sold out his business and left town; and since the dog had cost him nothing, and he had no afleation for the animal, he left him behind, homeless and for saken. Hatan was now without any human ties whatever; and to be witiiout such helps to upright conduct is as danger ous for dogs as for men; at such times the steps downward to disreputable . .... . u.'Are n ru ixmMuih- o . ' . . .. 1 - , . f , , , '. . Ixwiboni) n.swt a..1 ...1 ...l,n ..14.. . v -o - TinUiUI Cijf ttUCU 1 II iu- ous influences are absent; and a living, hoping, loving soul, whether in a man's) body or in a dog's must have compan ionship aud sympathy as a safeguard. So it came about ttiat Satan made friends of various degenerate specimens of doghood; or, rather, he allowed them to tUftk.9 friends of him; and to gether they foraged in alleys and back yards and led a precarious existence in the lower streets of the town. Often he thought of his old home, with its merry group of playmates; and gladly and quickly would he have sped across the country to his shelter and its love, had he not recollected, with sadness and pain, the sharp words of dismissal which had sent him forth. So he shut his great grief within his breast, and tried to find some new friend among the crowds of thestreet; but although each day he hoped for some passer-by to give him a friendly word, yet each day the hope grew more dim. Il-irsh words and unkind looks were his portion; and as the cold weath er came on food, even of the worst kind, became scarcer and scarcer, and poor Satan knew, for the first time in his life, what real, gnawing hunger was like. One day he was searching among the refuse barrels aud waste heaps of a va cant lot for some scraps of food. He was searching in deMjieration. Sud denly he caught sight of a few morsels of meat, as they were thrown out into the lot from the rear diwr of a restaur ant; iu an instant he leaped forward; in those morula there was a respite from starvation for some poor four footed creature. Satau sprang toward the food, seized it, and was about to carry it away when he heard a savage growl behind him, and turned, barely in time to avoid the spring of another larger dog, who also had set eyes of huugry intent on the coveted meal. Then came a louder and more threat ening growl from the larger dog, as he recovered himself and made straight at Satan's throat There was no time for reflection; Satan had no desire to fight, but here was an unjust attack. The scraps of meat belonged to him by all laws of prior seizure; yet this larger dog, trusting to his superior strength, was bent upon taking them from him. For a moment, only, Satan reflected and hesitated; he must have what be longed to him, if, indeed, he could keep it, which seemed unlikely. The big hungry dog again sprang forward, and Satan dropped his morsel and met him with open mouth. The greater weight of the would-be robber roiled Satan over ujion his back; but, by a lucky snap of his strong jaws, as he rolled, be seized the other dog firm ly by the throat. There he hung. The big dog growled, and swept him from side to side over the ground, raising a vloud of dust; and then, lifting him fairly from the earth, shook him sav agely in. the air; but, all the time, Satan by the instinct of self-preservation, more than by any definite plan of battle, held silently by his throat, and resolved thai there he would stick. Of course the noise and the sight of the struggle drew idle spectators, like flies, to the scene. Some of them ex pressed delight, and some horror; but all showed profound interest in the proceedings. Satan had his eyes shut, and could not see them, but he heard them, and be hoped each minute that somebody would interfere. He dared not let go bis grp, for he knew that the big dog had strength and weight edough to kill him, if itwereonce brought to bear fully upon him. But the big dog was now the more frightened of the two; acd his growls had become subdued to a whine, and his efforts became lees and less vigor- P recently a big blacksmith in us- tered courage to seize Satati, and a stout wagoner ventured to clutch the other dog; and as soon as Satan aw that his foe was likely to be held back be loosen ed his jaws and gladly retreated from the struggle. The big dog wa in no condition of mind or body to renew his attack, and s'.unk away; Satan, hardly less fright ened, yet pressed by hunger, at once L -thought himself of the scraps of m jat, and quickly took possession of them, his hunger soon banishing his fright The crowd of idlers, some of whom ' had sn him before, were unanimous 5n his praise; they had not the words to fully express their satis faction at tLe "gamenese" of "the little un." His feelings of fright and his in stinct of desperate self-preservation they .iaterpreted as an innate low of bloodtlussty strife; and they fine and kill agreed that such pluck had not been een in that town since the remarkable lay when "Bill Reynold's terrier chok ed the life out of Sam Baker's red setter." This episode in Satan's life brought him into the ownership of a new master; and the new master was no other than .the tmmp who presented himself, with U. e dog beside him, at the paronage movcu. It happened in this wise: After the conflict was over, most of titt fellers lounged back to their haunts aoousd the stablws and saloons. But ' xTtie-of theru went over hear Satan, as Vi atewJiiWy-ed his hardly earned meal, and set ESTVBlLISHliD 18S7. talked to him in a friendlier tone than he had heard for many a day. It may be that the two glasses of whisky which had very recently passed down tho man's throat had something to do with this friendly expression; but, whatever the cauw, the kind words were vey grateful to Satan. And he even pat a ed, half-fatulshed as he wa-s to return the friendly advances with a briefi spasmodic vibration of his tail. Wheu the food had been eaten, a slice of buttered bread from the rear pocket of his visitor's greasy frock-coat com pleted the mutual confidences; and Satan licked the hand that patted him, and gave several snuffles and sighs of deep content, and felt that perhaps the world was not so cold and heartless as he had supposed. The dog's history, from this point on, was told me by various police offi cers, and it runs as follows: This man, Satan's next master, was drunken and disreputable enough to dampen the enthusiasm of even the most zealous "slum-worker." He was a tailor by trade, and had givea up regu lar work long before, having learned t h n t miwi li ntNiniiij . nt ilnmnml I7tnir iiii-u. u.u 0. v vu. nuv. .v .." iii.i.. . I o I fact) that in this country a man can I ' ' obtain bread without working for it He had, withal, a certain attractive good-nature, which, with his ready tongue, made it especially eay for him to cajole thrifty householders out of the desired bread and coffee. So the two faced the world together; and whatever food the tailor got by his persuasive ways he shared with hi dog; and the two became devoted friends. Satan was at first puzzled by the long periods of rest and profound sleep in which his master indulged, on occasion?, at the most unexpected times and in the most uncomfortable corners of public parks and alleys; indeed, he never fully understood the reason for them; but he learned to stand' guard at such times over the prostrate form; aud as the police told me, woe to the man brass buttons or no brans buttons who then tried to lay hand on the drunken tailor. Thus weeks and mouths passed by, and Satan's life was not an unhappy one. He grew more aud more dirty and unkempt, but the dog had what he most longed for, affection. The one redeeming virtue in the disreputable tailor was that he really was fond of Satan. Other better-kept dogs looked scornfully at him, but he only glanced up confidingly at his master, and trot ted along with great content in his breast Wheu the tailor was solier he wa kindiy; and wheu he was quite filled with liquor he was soon stupid and helpless. It was when he drank a littlo only, and desired more, that he was in considerate and cross. At such timei he was inclined to speak sharply to his tiithfu) companion, nr.d if.a tried to urge him into quarrels with other dogs; but he urged in vain Satan had only good-will toward both man and beast He could not understand why he should attack any creature who had not at tacked him. Thus the tailor was some what puzzled, and was considerably disapoiuted at him; for he had wit nessed the dog's remarkable prowess, and felt sure that he was a wonderful fighter. Late in the afternoon of the day when the two had stood in the parson age porch, a great thirst for liquor came over the man; and the one glass of I whisky which he was able to beg from an old crony only whetted his appetite and made him cross. He spoke sharp ly to Satan, and once even tried to kick him. Then an evil combination of circum stances gathered about the two com panions. The owner of a bar-room, where the thirsty tailor was lounging, hoping for a "treat," had recently bought a dog; and he offered to bet. Satan's master that his new dog could whip Satan iu a fair fight. The tailor declared, iu the high hope of unlimited drinks that he could not; and several of the bystanders supported, his declaration, and dropped sundry remarks iu praise of Satan's prowess. The result was that an agreement was; then and there made to set the dogs at each other, and have a trial of their respecti'e merits. When the new dog was brought out h proved to 1 nearly a third larger than Satan, and much heavier, and the soars on his breast and shoulders show ed that he was no stranger to the dog pit The tailor was just enough excited by the whisky already within him, aud stimulated by the hope of the larger quantity which he hoped to add to it, to be blind to the impending danger. As fr Satan, as soon as he saw the other dog, he wagged his stump of a. tail in the friendliest possible way, and would have entered at onoe upon a frolic; but a restraining hand held him, and the new dog uttered a forbidding growL After a few more drinks the crowd adjourned to a yard in the rear of an empty house, and disposed them selves on barrels and boxes and on the fence. Then the dogs were brought- near each other, poor Satan wondering: what it all meant, and looking for an explanation. A practiced hand now pushed the animals roughly up k gainst each other, and although Satan only took this to be an accident, and hoped it would not be repeated, the trained pit-dog knew it, of old, as the signal for conflict, aui broke from the hand that held him, and flew at his antagonist Now it must not be understood that Satan was a coward, for he was not; and when this ferocious animal sprang at him, great as the odds were against him, he defended himseif. He was not as htavy as the pit-dog, but he quicker; and like a flash he leaped a Jde, and as the other passed him, he seized him by the throat The pit-dog thus impeded lu his leap, rolled head-long upon the ground, and Satan fell with him. Atone from the barrels and boxes and the fence went up a chorus of yells at this masterly defence. All expressed great cod fldenco in Satan's powers, heavy as the odd were against him. The next instant Satan felt the pow- erfuljawsof his enemy shut into the j with the poor, broken-hearted fellow; side of his neck. His own hold pre- I tried to turn the current of his feel vented those jaws from quite reaching ings into other channels; but he con under his throat, but the strong, sharp utantly reverted to his great sorrow. teeth brought pain, and blood flowed from both dogs. For a few moments there was a pause. On the part of the trained pit-dog this was only a feint; on Satan's part it was in the hope that this was the end of the matter, and that now kind human hands would stop the savage struggle. But the half-drunken tailor only shout ed to his dog, urging him on; and no help came. Suddenly the pit-dog let go his grip, and by his greater strength bent his head forward aud seized poor Satan's right paw in his strong jaws. Instant ly there was heard a cracking sound. The bone was broken like a pipe-stem. That was the method of warfare to which he had been trained by savage human instructors. Satan felt the horrible pain shoot through his whole body, and his own slenderer jaws shut more desperately on his foe's tough throat Bat what could the poor fellow do, thu9 maimed acd weakened! He could only bold on, in a frantic, hopeless way, while his drunken master loudly cursed him, aud declared that he would yet conquer. But not so. He was not a fighter, either by nature or training; all his reputation for ferocity was not justified by his instincts or by his past actions. And while the pit-dog, hardy, savage, relentless, felt only irritation at the grip upon his throat, Satan's strength and courage were fast ebbing. There was another violent struggle, confused and blood curdling, and then the pit-dog tore himself from Satan's weakened grip, bis blood flowing fi ly, but his strength unimpaired, aud his savage nature roused to fury. One quick movement, and he had Satan by the throat and shook him like a rat. A deatl'ly silence fell on the crowd; those who were at all sober saw that the smaller dog was doomed. The drunken tailor fairly foamed, in his obstinate wrath at his unhappy dog. His drunken madness swallowed up the affection which he really had for his four-footed companion. Poor, des perate, dyicg Satan looked pleadingly, piteously at him, but that look of en treaty met no response. The brute in stincts of his master had supplanted the human sympathies. Then there was a sickecing scene as the maddened pit-dog shook his help less antagonist, and set his jaws more firmly in the unresisting throat. Deeper and deeper he thrust bis glistening teeth, now dyed red with the blood of his victim, until finally there came a great gush of the red stream of life, and he crouched like a tiger over the quiv ering body, and the struggle was ended. Poor Satan, misunderstood through all his Ihe, would be muunderstood no longer. Theu the crowd of idle, brutal loaf ers, following the instincts which al ways govern such natures, deserted the scene, aud in a shambling, shamef-ux-d way, struggled, in twos and threes, back to the saloons and stables. The barkeeper, with great difficulty, pulled his maddened animal away from the unresisting body; and the tailor, now deserted, aud partially sol e red by the dreadful scene, stood fixed in a stu pid, frighteued stare. He stood thus several minutes, as if expecting the in animate form to rise and come toward him, as of old. Then he spoke, weakly, hesitatingly: "Satan! Satan! come here!" ' But there was no response. Faithful Satan gave no sign of recognition; the stumpy tail aud the ragged ears, always so expressive of the owner's hopes and fears and sympathies, now gave no to ken of life and intlliegence. The wretched tailor started forward; he leaned over his faithful companion's body; he gwed into the half-closed eyes, but soulful, eloquent glance, as of old, met him. He laid his trem bling hand on the discolored body, and it grew colder and colder under his touch. Then, for the first time, the truth seemed to penetrate into his drink-obscured mind. The full extent of his loss came over his brutish nature. He groaned aloud; he looked about bim, but his careless, selfish companions were gone; he knew that he was alone in the world; bis one faithful friend was derd Then he took off bis coat, and laid the lifeless body upon it; and, gather ing the disordered bundle into his arms, he walked with weak, trem bling steps, though nut now with the gait of a drunken man straight over to the parsouage; and there on the porch I met him; I met them both, amid the shadows of evening, as I had met them in the sunshine of the morn ing. The poor, unhappy man seemed to trutl me, as if confident of my sympa thy; and, as his eye met mine, the stol id, fierce expression left his face, and great tears rolled down his cheeks; with a groan he laid his burden at my feet. I was moved, deeply moved. I know i something about men and a good deal about dogs; and I knew that these two had been loving, devoted friends; more truly sympathetic than are many a man and wife. Never was a loving response lacking from this faithful dumb com panion. The very quality which a mau values most in the wife of his bosom, unfailing love, always leaped out and up from this poor creature to his master. I laid my band on the man's shoul der, and said, tenderly, "My man, y u have lost a dear friend. Tell me about il! Come in and sit here!" And theu, as be hesitated, I caught his feeling, and I added, "Certainly, bring in his poor body! We won't leave it lying there alone." So the broken-hearted man came in, laid his burden beside a chair, and, seat ing himself, confided his trouble to me though I was the younger of the two as a child might confide in its father. Wn the sad story was told, with sobs and tears, I bad never a chiding word to add; the man's grief was great; aud together we gave the poor, torn body burial, peace and rest, under the shade of a cherry tree, at the end of the garden. Then I was able to talk more quietly I era After a moment or two of deep, silent reflection he suddenly exclaimed, with touching eagerness, "Does dogs have sowls. Yer Riverence?" I assured him' that they had, and the thought seeuied to give comfort; th.u, after another pautie, "An' bees there dog3 in hiven, Ver Riverence? Good dogs, av coorse, I mane." "Yes, Michael, I certainly believe that there are." "Bliss Gard ! Bliss Gard ! and the howly mltber av Gard V he ejaculated, fervently. However, the sense of "things seen and temporal" was strong upon him; it is strong upon all of us, far too strong; and he could not divest him self of the feeling that his faithful friend Satan was somewhere there In the ground, soul with b-xly. So I understood and sympathized when be presently asked, with a pitiful repression of eagerness that was very touching, if I had not some job of work about the place which he could under take. Accordingly I made some work for him, and he did it faithfully. And afterward I set him about some import ant changes In the flower-beds; and the result well, we shall never knov the full results of any of our actions until the Great Day but the result at the present time is that Michael, with never a relapse, with never a sigu of regret for "the road," still potters about the grounds and my dear old church; aud, each year, he renews the plants and vines upon the litile mound beside the now mouldering trunk of the cherry tree. Sometimes Michael and I talk ovi-r the past; though the true-hearted, single-minded old mau never speaks with any directness of the sad episode which brought us togethtr; but from casual allusions dropped by him I am sure that the years have done for him what they should do for us all : they have cleared away many mistakes and false fancies; aud I know, with entire cer tainty, that poor, dear Satan is no lon ger "a misunderstood dog." Bradley Oilman in Scribner's Magazine. Household Gods. The ancient Greeks believed that the Penates were the gods who attended to the welfare and prosperity of the fami ly. They were worshipped as house hold gods in ever home. The house hold god of to-day is Dr. King's New Discovery. For consumption, coughs, colds and for all affections of Throat, Chest aud Lungs it is invaluable. It has been tried for a quarter of a centu ry and is guaranteed to cure, or money returned. No household should be without this good angel. It is pleas ant to take and a safe aud sure remedy for old and young. Free trial bottles at J. X. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa,, and G. W. Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. Regular size Ute. and $l.f. This is Corn. The Little R.ck Democrat is the au thority for the kind of corn lands they have in that particularly blessed region. It says: Eight or ten years or so ago there was a lake near Morrilton cover ing about 10,0CX) acres. When the big floods came two years ago, an opening was made by the surging waters which carried ofl all the water of this lake when the floods subsided. The 'jid of the lake dried up aud left the richest soil the world ever saw. It :s ten feet duep, and nothing the Rive. Nile ever produced could excel it. This year Mills and Halley have a crop of com ou about l,Xi0 acres of this land. They sowed the eirn broadcast liks wheat, and the stalks are as strong as saplings, and scores of "shoots" are also loaded down. "It is the most remarkable corn crop ever produced in the world," de clared Professor Cox, and, to make the story even more interesting, he ended it by declaring that a "coon'' was caught between the stalks, and, being unable to extricate itself because they were so thick, was killed by those who-came upon it The mission of Hood's Sar-aparilla is to cure disease, aud thousands of testi monials prove it fulfills its miseion well. A Solid Sleeper. A good story is told of the Dake of Wellington. The French, with a fresh force double that of the duke, were closing iu upon his jaded troops one stormy night in Spain. Wellington completed his preparations aud then turning to a scout, asked: "How long will it be before they can reach us" "Half aa hour," was the reply. "Then I can go to sleep," he said, and, wrapping his cloak about him, he dropped where he stood iu the muddy trench, and in instant was asleep. He awoke when the bugles of the enemy sounded in his ears. Loud n Telegraph. Deafness Cannot be Cored by local applications, as they can not reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is ouly one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of the Eu stachian Tube. When this tube is in flamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is en tirely closed. Deafness is the result and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, bearing will be de stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is noth ing but an inflamed condi. ion of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dl!ars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. iSold by Druggists, 75c Every year the demand for mutton increases, the ratio of increase being 15 per cent, and 14,0t O.ouo sheep are requi red annually io supply the demand, which number must be enlarged as the demand for mutton iucreases. In a few years wool will not hold a very high position with sheep breeders. o WHOLE NO. 2118. Ta AaxioTis Mail- -9 my hors, pu'Ylng like a porpoise, drew me and my buekboard up the last sharp act'Hvity f the mountain road that led out into the p-tss botweeti the summits rising on cither hand, be would have exercise-1 his privilege) and stopped a moment to bio, but a hun dred yards ahead of us I saw a bright bitofcaiii-o gleaming in the morniug sun, and driving on I came up to a buxom mountain maid sitting on a stump at a point where a footpath, lead ing up from thu valley, met the main road. "Good mornin'," she said, before I had a chance to stop, anil there seenied to be an anxious tone iu the voice. "Good morning," I responded, and I was ou the point of asking her how far it was to the next place, a favorite man ner of starting a conversation on moun tain roads, w hen she broke in. "Air you a preacher?'' shea-ked. "No," I answered, with a smile, fori had never been aked that question be fore. "Nor a squire'." "No." "Well, Jim Martin's cumin' along this au ay purt y soon now an' I wuz jis axin' so's tbar wouldn't be no mistakes." "I don't quite u:i I.rila.i your ex planation," I said, completely in the dark as to what site was trying to get at. I reckon not, but I ain't takin' no chances an' I thought I'd i-"tter stop you while I had the chat.ee." "Thank you, I'm sure, but if you will tell mo v hut's up I may be able to know w hat you are talking about" She laughed good- naturedly. "Well, you see it's this away," she said. "Jim, he's beeu a courtin' an" a sparkin" round me fer about two ye'r now, an' last nilit he popped an' says ez how ef I'd liehere this mornin' cat he come along we'd go down to Logville and git hitched, an' ."Ini's mighty on rdlable an' like's not ef we got thar an the preacher r-r the squire waru't thar, I'd never git Jim in the mind ag'iu, so I kinder tiiou'it mebbe you might be the squire er the preacher an' I didu't want yer to git away. Ef you meet Jim anywheres down the road don't tell him you seen me, fer I dou't want him skeerf Something to Xmw. It may worth something to know that the very best medicine for restor ing the tired out nervous system to a healthy vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicine is pur. ly vegetable, acts by giving tone to toe nerve centres in the stomach, gently stimulates the Liver and Kidneys and aids these organs in throwing off impurities in the blood. Electric Bitters improves the appetite, aids digestion, aud is pronounced by th'isfc w oo have tiied it as the very best blood puriiicr and nerve tonic. Try it s. iZ for -Vk-. or jl.oi) per Ix-ttle at J. X. Puyder's Drugstore, Smn-rset, Pa., andG. W. Brallier's Drug Store, Ber lin, Pa. Traveling Without Escort A young Litly who lately j ourneyed from Wimbledon to London had a very uncomfortable adveuture. She reach ed the station just as the train was starting, ami had only time to jump in to tie first compartment, where she dropped upon a scat. Xot until the train w is in ru itiou did she notice that she had a single fellow passenger, a man, young, well dressed, but of a somewhat forbidding aqK-et. The young la ly unfolded a newspa per and bgm to read, but as the first station was passed she chanced to glance ai'iin to-.var l the other eud of the carriage. The m tu was there, but his face was no longer s-.-reue. He ap peared to le g-eally agitated, and was gazing intently iu the direction of the young lady. A sudden, overwhelming fear took possession of her. All the w ild stories of railway murders to which she hal ever listened ru.-hed through her mind. She fe'.t herself doomed. Sue thought of shrieking f.r help, but her tougue refused to move. The monster for so he seerued to her looked anxiously alut him, ap parently to assure hi.nself that the time was ripe fr Lis murderous design. Then he advanced to the other end of the carriage, came quite close to his panic stricken fellow-passenger, and put his right hand iu his overcoat pocket Was he feelingfor a knifeora revolver? Springiug to her feet, the frightened traveler faced him in de spair. "Whit dyi mai?" s'u cried, balf-faintiug with far. He bent toward her, smiled grimly, aud said: "Excuse me, madam. I offer you ten thousand apologies if I have alarrued you. Such a thing was furthest from my thought's, bu". the fact I, I have to alight at the next sta tion, aud siaco you entered the train you have been sitting on my hat"' The revulsion of fetiing on the lady's part can be better imagined than de scriiied. Blushes took the pla.-c of Inic. Fortunately the hat was A soft one. Youths' Companion. Backlen's Arnica Salve. The Best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises. Sore, Uhvrs, Salt Rheum, Fi ver Sires, Tethr, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It Ls guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Priced cents per box. For sale at J. X. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., or Brallier's Drug St.re, Berlin, Pa. The Experiment Station at Geneva, X. Y., compared European and Ameri can gooseberries. The European varie ties are superior In varied colors and large size of fruit, as well as in early marketable condition of the green fruit and for preserving, hut the best varie ties of the American class are superior in productiveness, hardinese, quality, delicacy of flavor, thinness of skins, freedom from mildew and tase of prop ngntiou from cuttings and layers. Iwnijg is one of the best iu th Amer ican class and Industry iu the European. Latest Farm EicU. At the Michigan Experiment Station a numoer of experiments were made with forage crops that are very inter esting. A plot of alfalfa yielded nearly nine tons of hay per acre for the season froru cuttings, the first cutting being made on May 3 and the last ou September :S. Half acre plots of Dent corn, Kaffir c.rri and s rirhum produc ed of Deiit corn, I VIjI pound of green ' fodder, 17,1') pouud.sof K.st'ir corn fod der aud !'', ; ;s pound . of sorghum foil der. Crimson clover, mku with oats and cut for green f.d on tK-totarr ' and November V2, yielded 51-14 pounds of forage on a half-acre plot, anda plot sewn without oats yielded 1.VT0 pounds when cut on June J4. The flat pea pro duced :3.'..'7 pounds of green fodder per are, but it was not as palatable to stock as gnen clover or alfalfa. Much has It-en claimed in favor of the cow and her Improvement, but the foun dation of all advautv mode in dairying Ls the ue of pure breeds and the selcc tiou of sires. A cow product-, one young in about a year, but a pure-bred bull will sire a large ounilier of calves hence one cannot d. too particular in the sec tion of the male. The Xew York Experiment Station made some experiments in the use of fertilizerson potatoes, plots ling test ed, on which fertiliz-r was applied at the rate of from 10U) to pounds per acre, two p!ots receiving 1-VX) pounds per acre and one plot received no 'ertil izer at all. The HiOO pound ar pli ition Increased the yield over the unfertilized plot 4S 4 bushels per acre the first year and ;!0.b' bushels the next season. The 2,iKiO-pouud application increased the yield only 4.4 bushels over the 1,1100 ap plication the first year and 14.1 bushels the next. The tests demonstrated that the use of over 1000 pounds of fertiliser per acre would I at a loss. It Lt claimed that the "cowy" odor of milk results from particles of manure, dust, worn-out scales of the skiu and other undesirable sulistances. To pre vent such the udder aud teats and the bauds of the milker must lie washed be fore each milking, aud -table, stalls and milking vessels be kept clean. L'nless these precautious are Lakeu milk will not otily possess disagreeable odor, but also be unfit for use. How much com w ill an acre of land (reduce? The Illinois State lioard of Agriculture offered prizes for the largest crop of one acre, and 12 persons succeed ed in raising over l'Xi bushels each. The first prize was won by Mr. John Powers, with a yield of ti bushels per acre. Mr. E. S. Fursnian coming sec ond with VX) bushels. The next 10 r sons produced resjiectively l"u, 1 It, 1 1:;, HI, lb;, 110, las, lu.!, and two others 100 bushels each, the average of the 1:1 being lisi bushels per acre. The best fertilizer for corn was conceded to le a previous crop of clover, depending uin deep aud early plowiug, fine seed U-d and shallow but through cultivation. About 1'iOeggs per year is estimated as the production of a hen, if the flock is small and well cred for, but with large flocks an average of loo eggs r-r hen for one year Ls correct, as disease, lice a'id mistuatir.getneut cause loss. The i'ow Is on farms give larger profit in proportion to capital represented than larger slock, but are more neglect ed, ,?ud, therefore, do not give as largu profit as could Is? derived from them. Skim milk for calves must always le fresh, and should tie given warm. The use of a thermometer will save the life of calves iu cold weather, as the tetn eruture of the milk should ! alsitit 100 degrees. To attempt to regulate the temperature by hand is simply guess ing, and will not prove successful Low prices sometimes result hi bene lit later. Corn sold so low during the past year as to make it desirable to Eu ropeans as stock food. This educates more customers to its use and opens new markets. Corn is gradually lieing accepted over all Eurot ami wheu the farmers in other (actions of the world discover its value the demand will increase. The Western Girl. The story liooks that tell of the west ern girl who flourishes a revolver, who is pert and unladylike, who fl:ids her chief delight iu shocking her refined eastern sister, are written . by men who know nothing of real life in tho west, declares a writer iu "Western Homes." The true western girl can "take up" a claim and live on it until she "proves up," if necessary. She can 'back-lire" and protect her little home whn the runaway prairie firn threatens destruction. She can study the few books within her reach until she knows them well enough to make her plan for more liooks aud more study; and college is often the aim of these patietit plodders iu issiks. Sue knows so well the plants and ll wers of prairie and bottom land, and has such au intimate acquaintance with ani mal life, that the scientist who co:n-r there collecting is glad of her assist ance. Tho early western life was hrl in some ways, but it developed a girl wii went off b 9cbi)l with Ut own hard earned money in her picket, aud who nad the womanly reserve that, in spius of her freedom of speech and the o;mui truth of all her acts, mad-? her. safe iti any plac?, and many times carrie 1 her through evil that might have besmirch ed a character of less strength, but which was neither seeu or known by a nature so devoid of suspicion and so accustomed to straightforward truth ful nes-s. The selt-reliaut girl who d m not know what fsjar means, who accom plishes whatever she undertakes because she has strength of will as well as strength of biy, who loves the prairie because of their swelling breadth and rhythmic undulations au i for the added reason that they were her ho:u., is a full half of the very best product of this western country. Scattered all over this broad land are earnest, true-hearted women who are glad that through the har'Lhiof early years they have le come so self-reliant that the power needed for later work has grown up within them and given them the strength needed fbrevery day's duties. The western girl who has grown up under such surroundings) a I have mentioned has made for herself a place in the world, and her self-reliant strcntrth has been helpful to every wo man with whom she has coma iu con tact, while she herself becomes, in any life, the woman who is looked up to in church and club and in matters of gen eral iuterest to the people of the com munity; and all because of the training that hait made it possible for her to think rapiily and execute well. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup seems sent as a special providence to little folk. Pleasant to take, perfectly harmless!, absolutely sure to give in stant relief in all cases of cold or Iucg trouble. J
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