vaerset Herald. TABWSKKD 1827. ierJXXSofPubUcation- 2 every Wuday momln, .1 .yen W j i.--" M ben subscriber. (Jo not io 10 Lrwii be beid re.pon.lW. W..? . . from one portOfflO. to i wcfl1 7 tot name of lh torm- . nt office. Address I 80XUU1BT, P. t. I r NuTAHY FLtOJU. llvt- Somerset, Fa. VI .11--' . I . . iti- E. I VI I net, FeuJU'a. jj th-or. 1 - P- ......... lu Ul me will be air l.X.lviil'i J, Vi. ' .-r.,l.I.I-A'-1"' .... ir r A" ol.ilii 1 suuieraclt Fa. i or?" I). & A.iu lvt-V, at-law. urc ASkiiivLLl, fa. .l-Al-U! eouitrm t, !, ;l L.iO':, Up .Ul.rii. ' . 1 ! T V. J,Ii-t--"t croiucrsct. Fa j,)H.n-iu: Court itV-Al-i-AW. oouivrset. Fa. boiucrtet. Fa. J. U. OOUi- 1' iWAI-UW. buiuvnicl. Fa. 1 . nruu-r 1 1 i A-.ii.ii. UAY. tuenset, Fa. . . . .-lii rj-ouicTact, Fa. OU COlltSO- jiiic-.'X- t, Fa. ru'.rutUal to bla Lt C-U..l Ms WlUl r i..airc oil Jtiaiu Croak Boiuer&et, Fa. ... ,:l...ru'll'llUl.allllllll 1 J. OjLB'JiiN. 7 . . . t i . I . V ouitiv.'t, Fa. tebuin eniru-trt b L,r care will be .fciMiui'-J l-iiutnl to. CajIIuO-,Lim..i- wMwrJ ami adjoiii .. ciUt. Minrjs ua couvciauciit ?f LB.Vtis .L AilulNtV-AT-LAW, I teoiutTbet, I "a. I -1 pa".jce ill K)Ui Ml and adJoiuiii(j Aa KUMU-J eutruta W jH-Cl'im'TU. V. H. UL'FFKL. 1 vmwni & la'.TEL, fj .il'K'UM.lvMA1 4 rvjuit ix.-t. Fa. I 4.: MbJMciitrut4 w tin ir care will be f .-t:ua miiiuaiiv aiuuJcd to. OlBce f a."a m uvri," oj jMMle AlaiiiiuoUl W. C'AliUiitl, M. D., teiuierset, 1'a. J2?e on PaU-io. hirttt, ojioaiie U. B. Imp. F. KHAFFEIi, UJ tliiBiUlAN ASl5UItUK0X, J bomcnaet. Fa. iVi'J hi' pn;f-sior.al serviot to tbe citi- j...rt-i awl VK-mi'.y. Ollict corner 1'aLTiOl s'.rcrrt. T:i. J. M. LOLTilEii 1 tai-uiA. A.MiscutiEos, S os JLiii, ;r-t, rtsir ot Lrui; hlore. mH. S. KI.M.MELL, ! .-r'iccs o tbe clti- ui vu-::,;lv. L'lJi9iM pr l kivin 1- lound at bi. of- ol l'.aiuoiiil. f)iJ-.MfMILLKX, u iite iu 1" uuslry.) V ' t( preservation j !-'.u. An.li iii M-i inserted. 1 ..,1''1' 1 '(fJ-r.u.i.fd su.i,c-.ory. Ulhoe ! i L. ri. Dans & Co s store. ... .aa i .r.ui Ninx-U. C. H. COFFKOTH, Funeral Director, 'x s -ia (,'rs t, IUtiJence, ''K 11. FLICK, L;iud Surveyor -I.Nt.tR. Listie. I'm. 5 s 5 iC -N s. c 2 "s r 2 1 5 ?i n 2. c 5 a n. 3 c s c 3 o 0 i m I AAA'-' 1 1 J. 11 VOL. XLYI. NO. 2G. SHERIFF'S SALE. Br virtue of sundrv writs of Fieri r.-.M-. and levari Facias, l-su-d out of the Court of Common Pleas of ".mn-trt countv. to me riircctwl. 1 1.. re wiii Up ; tbe Court House, la .SomerxH borough, ou FRIDAY, DEC. 10, '97. At I o'clock P. M., the following described real estate, to-wit; All the Heht. title, interest. cllm mni of Hurry IkiviH and Mnn Vf it,vi. ctiiidrvn iiDd only heir r-f Wesl.'y W Ifcivis and I.ydia M. Iwvis. d'-e'd. or in an. t -ii of a p. r'iiln l.Hof cn.unil s;tnaia in tlw" bor onxiof (".mit-rw-L, rounly of SoiiirrH, and t-uu'of lViiUKvlvHiiin. boumn-d on tiif north v . i.i-in Hiw. on I tie past t.v I of J.wnli H-rr.on Hit--outli by Main MrWl and on tbe west by an allpv. bsvins thrmin r-tod a. two-story brirfc d'Ti-liine boost with a fmirw addition Htbu-bpd. KtiiblpanU other out-build- intr-i. witn me appurn-nanc?. Taken in tiwution and to be sold tbe property of Hurry l-vviin.l Marv M. Imv's. ctiiiiiren and only beirn of U eslev w. 1'nvis and I.ycii M. Davis, dc-e'd, at tbe suit of W H. Kooiuz'k ukc ALSO All tbo riclit, title. Interest, claim, and de mand of IUj V. iHivin, of, in and to all l!nt rtaiu n;itare or iot of eround Kitnat in Soitif otct 'xirou'h. Nomcrwi county. Fa , ad- joimiiK lot of John IturtliHrt on tbe chkL, ia i n ki rt-'t on t be aoulh. alley- on t'M w-Mt and I'nion street fin tbe north, containing fil perclieti, liavim; tiien-on eni ted two two-tttorv dwelling bouH--s. Kiable and other out-Luilu-IniS with the appurtenances. Taken in exteuuon and to ! Bolt a the proivrtyof Kvikm I. Liu vis. at tiie unit of Ja cob Lrt'iiliart's use. ALSO All the risht, title, interest, claim and rle. mand of fsauiucl H. Irull, f. In and to a cer tain lot of eround situate in Meversdale Ixnv oucli, tiomerset c uiity, l'a uuiiibered on the town plot as lot ,N"o. being oil feet ide.and bit feet deep, located ou the corner of Beucli ley and First Mreets, bounded bv lot of J. :. Spcicheron tbe Houtb and au aliey on tbe west, naring tnereon erw-K-a a koiki two-Htory fniue d v eiling bouse, wash bouse and olli. r out-buildins i:h theappurtenano. Taken in riecuucm and to le void ai the prora-rty of Samuel IL iiull, at the suit of 8. 1). iLiveugood's use. ALSO All the rieht, title. 'ntcTeRt. claim and de mand of Jacob K. s-nrock. ot in and Ui the. und.vidi'd oue-lialf biU-rvKt iu ail that ci-rtain tru t of land situate in Black township, Som erset county. 1'a adjoining lauds of Huruh Hoover, John Fhillippi. oah I'ritUi, Jere Long and others, containing l"t acre and l.'u p"reiies more or less, having tberevm erected a dwelliue bouse, a Dew bank haru and otner oul-buildiiitrs: aiso a laive orchard on the premises. The whole of Ktid tract belnir un. derlaid with cuul. of which the uir-r b.'d Is oH-ued. At the same time and pia-e the oth er undivided one-half Interest, ;iate tiie prop erty of William J. Sehruek, dee d) wiii be sold at administrator's public sale. taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Jacob K.S5chrock. at the suit of o. A. Kendall's use. ALSO All the rlht- title, interest, claim and d- mand of William Kwank. Jonathan Snyder. C V. Daniels aud J. N". Itaker, anrviviin; trus- b-es of !SU John's Church, of U;e bvam-'elical AsxM-ialion of North nierica. of. in aud to a certain rhun-h building 3tx40 lf I, on a lot of ground containing lii percin-s siiuatc in I. UK-oiu township, snimerset countv. 1'a.. ad- Joining lands of Adain Ansnxan and Josiah AnKeuy. Taken in execution and to !e sold as the proiwrty f William Swank, Jonathan tSn v- der, C. V. iHiuiels and J. X. Baker, surv iving irusifio! r-t. Jotin s Church of the r.vangei- h-u! AsMiciation of Xortti Anient, at thesuit of Jaoib N. Bilker and Noah A. Baker, ad ministrators of John J. Baker, dec d. ALSO All the right, title, interest, claim and de mand of M7 W . ishafer and W. K. s-h.ifer, her busliand. of. in and to all the undivided one-fifth interest in the following described LI.lt. IA oi umu. No. 1. All the coal. Iron ore, fire clav and allother minerals and mineral snbsiancen, solid or liuuid. in a certain tract of land situ ate in Brolhcrw.alley townshiii. smien-t county. Fa., adjoining lands cow or formerly of Frederick Altfather, Henry tilessner, I.ud wig Korp and others. coutHiuimr one hundred and nfl acre., more or less. No. 2. A c-rta.a tract of land warranted In the name of Michael Kepple, situate in Suade township, (somerset county, 1'a., adioiulng lands warranted in the name of Joseph lone lintKn. Benjamin Tomliusoii. fieoree Thomn- son and John Lemmon. coiKainiin; four hun dred and lour acres and tbe allowances. There arealxmtone hundred acres cleared and tiie balance timlier. 1 his tract is underlaid with a six-foot vein of cuui. X'o. S. A certain tract of land situate in iutde township. (Somerset countv. Fa. ad joining lands now or formerly of Henry ott, Jouatliau (iiunl. Daniel Weyand's heirs. Mo ws v. jonns ana others, containing one hun dred and eleven acres. This tract is under laid vvl'.h cool. No . A certain tract of land Situate In Shade township, Somerset countv, Fiw ad joining No. a, alKve descritH-L, Uia&s of Most K. Julius, a certain tnw-t of iand warmntei in the name of Jam, Dun, iandsof David Cable, Thomas tiahairan and others. containbg five hundred aud mirty-thrte and one-lull acres, more or less. Taken in execution, and to be sold as the property or Mary W. Shafer and W. B. shaler, her husliand, at the suit of J. A. Berkey. ALSO All the right, title, interest, claim and de mand of Henry V ought, of, in and to a cer taiu tract of land situate in Jccner township, lS.m-rs't county. Fa., containing 174 acres, more or less, adjoining lands of John W. shair.-r. Gillian Fried line, Jacob Keim. Mrs. B-lie Grillith and others, having thereon -rectcd a two-story frame dwelling house, bank barn and other oulbuildii.gs, with the appurtenances. Taken in execution and to le Hold as the pn!M-rty of Henry Vonght, at tbe suit of Jacob s.. 1 icking, et al. -Terms : Notice persons purchasing at the above sale will pleaxe take notice tliat 10 per cent, of the pun-hase money must be puid a-heii pniperty is knocked down: otherwise it will SL-aiu be exposed to sale at the risk of the arst purchaser. Tbe residue of the pun-liae money must be paid on or ts-lore tbe day of eoiihrnialion, vi7.: Thursday, Icc, hi, ls;i7. Nodeeil wiii be acknow!,-dj;el until the purchase money is paid in fu 1. M. H. HAUTZEIJ I -c. 17. 1 rihuriff SHERIFF'S SALE! By virtuof a certain writ of Fieri Fai-ias, Issued out of the Court of Common Fbfits f Westmoreiand countv. Fa., to ismiientet oiun ty. Fa., and a writ of A I. Fieri Kat ias issocU out of theC-ourtof t'omimm Ileus of Homer set county. Fa., to me din-ch-,1 Uiere wiii le exKMd to sale at the Court House, in Somer set borough, on Wednesday, Dec 15, 1897, M One o'clock, P. M.. the following de-rittsi real edate, to-wit: All tlierigbt.title.iiiterest. claim and d-inand of Willlaiu Koriiif and Frcsteik-ka Koring, bi wife, of. in and to a certain farm or tract of land situate in Jellcrs-.m Uiwusirp, Niiiiit sctcouatv, Fa,conbining V.U acres more or less, about 4,1 acn ciear, U. lance timlx-r, ad joining lands of Cvrus File, McCielian s,han liK, FludpKtvk, Austin Barclay. S.llas Flick and others, having thereon erocti-U a two sUirv ptank house, shible, sugar cimp, and otlieroiit-buildiug-i, with the appurtenance. Taken lu execulton and to be sold as the property of liliam Koring and Ko-derkka konug, al the suit of John K. Hunter. ALSO All the right, tlt'e. Interest, claim and de mand of Ntmh H Shaffer, of, lo and to a x-r-tai'j farm or tract of iand situate in Jenner township. Somerset county. 1'a.. containing sixtv-iwo and one-half acn-s, adjolnlpg lands of r'nmk Dawsou, Noth Uobn, srve rled llne, Dr Joseph Covode, Jewse (in.'lith and Marv 11. I). Torrence. having thereon reeled a large Flouring Mill, -Holler Froccsx." a one and a balf-sUry frame dwwiling house, s'able, smoke house, and other out-buildings, wi'h the appurtenances. Tsken In rXK-ut.wi and to be sold as the pros-rtv.f Nouh il. shatr.-r. at the suit of Jacob Hoffman and use of James M. Cover. Terms! All NOTICE All persons purchasing at the above sale will pl.ase take notice that 10 per cent, of the purchase money must be paid hell property is knocked down; otherwise It will airain lie exposed to sale at tbe risk of the first purchaser. The residue of the purctiaae money must be paid on or liefcre tne dsy of continual iou. viz : Thursday, Iec. bi, No deed will be acknowledged uuul the pur chase money is paid inuii. U KRTFA U Nov. 21, YT. rihcntr. IMPORTANT TO ADVEHTTSIXS. The cream of the country papers la found" In Eemington'a County Soat LUta. threw! Sdveniaera svau themselves 01 toeno copy of which can I had of hszmpa Brum, of Kev Turk A Pittaburg. e 1 "''MMim Children I "Who would prescribe only toeks and bitters for a weak, ,t- !'4 It-. T J vwu j nun iiniw, ica ana turret are so thorougilj ex- Eaustei that they cannot be JjJ whipped into activity. The chili needs food; a blood- making:, nerve-strengthening; v and muscle-build In of food. $ $ Scott's Emulsion $ m MHHMHasaMSBasBBaaBBBBB , t of Cod-Liver OU is all of this, 1 and you still have a tonic in $ i $ the hypophosphitcs of lime , a hw. mav 1UW ; For thin and delicate children m there is no remedy superior ,2 to it in the world. It means $ growth, strength, plumpness $ and comfort to them. Ee sure j you get SCOTT'S Emulsion. 2j 50c. and i.eo, all druggiai. J SCOTT & BOWKE, Owmists, New York. THE- First NaUonai Bank Somerset, Penn'a. Capita!, S50.000. Surplus, S23.000. OEPCtlTS CCCIVC- IN LARGE -D SMALL MOUNTS, PAYABLE ON titKrP. ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS. FARMERS. &TOCK DEALERS, AND OTHERS SOLICITED DISCOUNTS DAILY. BO.VRD OF CHAS. O. SCULL, JAMES L. FUGH, JOHN K. KCOTT, DIRFXTORH. GEO. R. SCULL, Mr. il. MILLEii, KOBT. 8. BCU1-L, FKKD V. B1ESECKER EDWARD SCULL, : : PRESIDENT. VALENTINE HAY. : VICE FRESIDEXT. HARVEY M. BERKLEY, . CASHIER. The funds and securities or this bank Are se curely protected ii; a celebrated CokliiO BCI clab Fkoof .SaI'E. The only safe mad abso lutely burtlar-priot 15 IteEt Ccmity Monal N K OF SOMERSET PA. E(Ufc!lt)4 1B77. C-nlredMlKttloii,1S;0 Capital, - $ 50,000 00 Surplus & Undivided Profits, 23,000 0D Assets, - - Chas. J. Harrison, President. Wrn. LT. Koontz, - Vice President. Milton J. Prittd, - - Cashier. Geo. S. Harrison, - Ass't Cashier. DlRECVORS , Wm. Endsley, Jjsiah Speelit, John IL SnyJer, Josoph B. lav, Cbas. W. SnTder. II. C. Boerius John Stufft, Harrison SnjJcr, Xoab S. Milk, Jeroiue StutT't, Sain. B. Harrison. Customers or th'.s Umk will rwlvethenmst Ulieral t rea'mentconsisteril with safe lnkn- Fartii w isliing to send money east ornt can be acoouimjdatcii by draft for a ay amount. . , . , . Mom v and valunbles jeenred by one or L iKi'.d's ctlebrawU safes, with most iuiprwre time lock. Collections mde in ail parts of the Ualtl States. Charges moderate. Acooucu aud deposits solicited. A. H. HUSTON, Undertaker and Embalmer. A GOOD HEARSE, and everything pertaining to funerals furn ished. SOMERSET - - Pa Jacob D. Swank, Watchmaker and Jeweler, Door West of Lutheran Cbwrfr, Next Somerset, - Pa. I Am Now j repared to supply tbe publie with Clocks, "VHtxlkes, uxi Jw elry of all dear ripUs a, as Cbeap ss tbe ClieapcftU REFAIRIXU A SPECL1LTI. work guar jeeJ. Look at nJ stock be frt making yoar purcbsfes. J. D. SWANK. I GET AN 5 rnrcATIOXan final., s luual is. 1 EDUCATION! b.ll-l. (M-t so Mi at lite I - tale Normal -rha.l. Lark Hurl. Fa. Flrst- c4aw acrrr ofstatlns ao-l lo. mu. tstx aid lu MiitlefiT w,.reimi!am.iortlli,' cmt..addrt JAUK. I I.INIV I'k. m-, rrtmrtpmv, 4aa mrmami sa. SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER & 3 897. THE LAND OF EVERMORE. KT WALTER 8. JUII.140X, Tell me, oh ye surging billows. Sweeping on from shore to shore. Have ye found tha land of rapture. Culled the land of evermore? Have ye found that hallowed region. Named by angels evermore? Tell me, oh ye winds of Heaven, Kneeling here I do Implore, Have ye ever In your wanderings Found the land of evermore? Have ye round that happy region, Called by mortals evermore ? Tell mc, oh ye men or learning. Filled with deep and ancient lore. Have you ever In your travels Found the land or evermore? Have ye ever ft. It the sweetness Or the land of evermore? But, alaa, I got no answer. And my fatu I do deplore; Lives there, then, no sage or power From the land of evermore? From that glorious golden region. Called by poets evermore? But wilhln Tiy soul's deep storehouse, Whlei at la -it I do explore, There I find the promise written, or the land or evermore; or that bright and g'.orious region, Called by a ngeLs evermore. And my life is Oiled with sunshine. Sadness Alls me now no more; Fori kno the shining pathway To the land of evermore. To the royal, restful region By my soul cull"d evermore. JUST A T0UCU OF XATURE. TTaich Shows That Boys Will be Boys in Spite of Everything. BY M. W. LEW 1 3. You inigbt have called tbe ol J bonto stead aa "Aunt ilill," but that it wsa just as full of uncles and cousins as it was of aunU. There were six boys, each an "only child'' but living lik one famiiy in, or next door to, their grandfather's house. Then there wan one girl, who, after the fashion of tho gir.'s of to-day, was, at the age of 12, lour inches taller than her mother, aud made all the boys look up to her. In one of the big libraries of the old house the grown-ups were talking. "Yes all the childreu are sweet and good, but Jimmy is the most lovable, to my mind; he's a regular man, and yet he is gentle, lie is the most ob liging boy I ever saw," said one young lady cousin, for whom "Jim" was rues-seuger-boy. "Yes, if doing errands is winning the palm, he has it," assented an aunt. That was the verdict of alL Jimmy was the be-st boy. The boys were talking, all huddled up iu a corner between a bay window aud a cellar door; it was their hiding place, screened in by heavy vines. There was no one hunting for them, but it was "fun" to hide, so that they were in stra'i w.aii wi. yt "Well," said Jimmy, "I tell you what I think about it; if I were as big as Uncle Charles is, 1 wouldn't be afraid, either. What's be got to be afraid of?" "Why, if a robber has a pistol, size doesn't couut, said Charlie, son of Un cle Charles. "He might have a pistol, too, you know," said Fred. "Anyhow, I think I'm no more of a coward than mott boys, aud I ant afraid sometimes, even if Uncle Charles does say a fellow isn't a man if he ad mits it. Might as well tell the truth, and not be a liar as well as a coward," aud Jim tried to make his voice very fierce. "I believe Unt!e Charles would get scared, himself, at some thiugs," one of the others ventured. "I bet be wouldn't," said Charles, Jr., angrily. "He locks up nightd mighty careful ly anyhow." "Talk about your owu father," be gin Charlie in a ragf, but Jimmy stop ped him. "Oh don't get into a pet, Charlie; I didn't say he was a coward, though he did call me one, so what are you mad ut?" "Well, I stick to it; any fellow who siys be is 'afraid in the dark some times,' is a coward. I'm never afraid ; I suriKse it's because my father is so ' brave." This talk took place two weeks before the Thursday night that a "jolly little joke to play on Uncle Charles" popped into Jimmy's head, wlule he was on hi way to choir practii. He looked just like a iituo saint, iu ins wuue robes standing in the choir stalls, but a very remarkable smile bad bjen play ing round his lips all througli the last hymn, aud as soon as he could, he "shook the old things" meaning his rolies and flew off home. At ten P. M., be sauntered into his aunt's room. "I'm going out with some of the boys Aunt Molly, and I may be a little late iu getting back, bo don't worry about me," he said; and old Aunt Molly, who was deaf, aud thought he was saying good-night, ave her pet boy a kiss, and locked her door for the night, to rest peacefully, while the cherub Jim, with his bat far dowu over bis eyes, slipped from tree to tree along the old street until he reached Charlie's house. He could see that the lights were burn ing low downstairs, and that upstairs all was dark. "They are not in bed yet," he thought; so he slipped back behind some steps and waited. It was rather cold, aud that and the excitement made his teeth chatter. Pretty soon another small dark form came stealthi ly up the street, and tneu a third until at last, they numbered six rascally urchius, who were intent on making an experiment Very silently each boy took up his post, one at each point where be could see within the house, aud then, when it Licked but ten minutes of midnight, Jim, the maker of the plot and the hero of the occasion, stole round to aside I window, where the deep shadow and a S . ..a.aLt . y,j....a . ' m,n ,. nmHiKvii an auirerfroui under l nn nrniitt would 11 hie Dim. Ibis coat and began to bore a hole in the -wood near the window, working away :for a few minutes and then stopping, ust the way a real burglar would do, . aaa if anvone were awake' v I yt was a very still night, and tbe set ESTABLISHED 1827. b'ow, stealthy, griud of. the steel tool, as it cut its way into the wood, was very clearly audible. The window up stairs, directly over tha one chosen by Jimmy for his house-breaking experi ment, was partly opou, for ventilation, no doubt, and right across from it wai his uncle's au-.l his aunt's room After a few minutes, daring which no move that they could hear or see was made in the house, a bead slowly appeared from tho window abiV9. Jimmy could ee it distinctly outlined against the sky, and as it turned from right to lefi he muttered to him?lf: "Where ou earth are his whiskers? Who can that be, anyway? It isn't Uncle Charles, that's certain!" Then he ch ickled so hard that he needed both bands and bis handker chief to smother the sound, and he crawled along the ground to the first of the other boys aud whispered: "They've heard it and he baa seut Aunt Carry to look out of the window. I guess he isn't afraid is he?" "Perhaps he's coming down to the door; nuybe he'll have a pistol, and if he sees us he'll shoot," suggested Wi l lie Bates, one of the choir boys, whom Jim had invited to eee the fun. "Mighty funny he doesn't come out or do something," said Jiru. "I'll go back and bore some more, just to liven them up," and be slid along the ground back to his place, and again that stealthy grind could be beard on the night air. Still there was no notice taken of it, except that bis aunt's bead again ap peared at the window above. Jim was disappointed; he slipped away from the window aud slowly collected the boys on tbe other side of the street "It's no us-, fellows; either we've 6cared blm to death, or be won't show up. Did any of you see anything?" "Yes, I saw the two boys dodging round on tiptoe, and Charlie biding be hind every chair; be isn't afraid oh no but I didn't see anything of Uncle Charles." "Well, I don't understand it Where is he? I don't blame the boys for be ing afraid; I didn't think how badly it would scare them. I thought that, with their father to see to things, they would like the excitement" They all sat in the dark angle of the steps, and were just thinking the whole thing a miserable fizzle, when they heard steps coniing down the street Then they crowded back into the dark ness, like a litter of puppies, one on top of the other. At the eame moment a window in their aunt's room opened, the gas was turned up brightly, and they beard her call out: "O.'liecr, come over here; there is tomeoue trying to get into this bouse." The policeman for it was a police man, they saw his buttons glitter in the lamplight crossed over, and Charlie opened the door for him, aud lie went in. 'Sow's our time, fellows scoot V wiilrpc.eu Jiiu, uad, as siltiit as shad ows, they took themselves off to tbe'.r respective homes, and Jim crept 'nto bed a very much bewildered boy. Somehow ills plan to test bis uncle's courage had failed. Where on earth ould he be? Was he ick? If, so, then Jim was sorry. Or was he afraid? Jim rolled over in bed in disgust "I'd never let my wifj shield me, not if I died of scare !" be eaid aloud. "What's that you are saying, you young rascal," called his father from the next room. "Hello ! Are you awake, papa?" aid Jim, to turu off tbe question. "Yes, and you are dreaming I guess talking of your wife! Go to sleep f So ended Jim's performance, but there was another bide to the story. The family were at breakfast nxt morning, Jim still excited and curious, and his father, who knew him well, fully aware that be bad lieen up to something as yet unexplained, when Charlie aud his little brother came into tiie room. "Aunt Molly, can you go over to our house? Mamma is so nervous and worn-out that we can't go to school and leave her, papa says, unless some one can go over aud stay with her." "Why, what is the matter?" every one asked. Charlie looked important, and Jim looked at his plate, and his father look ed at them both, and be knew that whatever there was to tell, his son could do the talking just as well as the boy from the other house. Then little Bob broke the news. "There was a burglar iu our hour; last night" "He didn't get iu," interrupted Char lie; "he got scared when be found we were awake aud were not ai'raid, so be cleared out." "But mamma got a policeman to cime iu, aud be found the hole that the man made, just undtr the window. Papa says it's a funny place " "But where was your father?" "Papa was in town; be did not get home until after two, and the man was there at about one, I should say, and it Las made mamma sick; women are very easily frightened, it seems to me. I knew nothing would happen, and I wanted to go right out and see if I could get a look at him, but mamma wouldn't let me." ".So, the hole is In a queer place," said Jim's father. "Yes, it isn't near the bolt of the window, at all." "That's odd, very odd. The burglar must have been drunk; but I'm glad you were not a coward, Charlie; I bate a coward, not that for a boy to be afraid of a thief would be cowardly, but for a boy to be afraid of results, especially if be has produced them himself, would be, I think," and he got up and walk ed to the window. "Now there's Jim," he went on; "he is afraid sometimes, be says, but he isn't a coward, that is, I think be is not; how is it, Jim?" It was an awfully bard moment for the cherub; he bad made so big a blun der of the whole thing. He bad scared the aunt that be loved best; be had made her actually sick; he, a boy, bad deliberately frightened a woman, tbe most cowardly thing that be could have done ! And Uncle Cnarle9 was n jt even at home, so be bad not scared him; but how angry he would be ! Aud then, there was his father; he knew all about it, of that Jim was sure; TT he was helping him to face the 'results,' but leaviug him free to chouse for him self. His father would never tell, but be would think o. him as a coward, and Jimmy couldn't stand that It did not take many seconds for him to tbiuk all this, and during that time they were trying to decide who Could go over to stay with Auut Carry. Ev eryone was busy, and the call was very incouveuieut On the other hand, the boys were all trying for prizes at school, aud every recitation lost every absence, counted. Jim was ahead in his class, Charlie in bis; it was a sharp struggle, but bis father's voice had hardly died a ay, when Jim cleared his throat "Well, I guess I can fix it, Aunt Mol ly," be said, "I'll go over and stay with Aunt Carry." "You! Why you'll lose your prize, Jim. Charlie bad better stay at home if anyone does; it's his mother." "I know it, but" and Jim stood up to tell the dreadful truth: "You see, Aunt Molly, I was the bur glar." There was a dead sileuee; everyone looked at Jim. He needed help, but he got it by bearing bis father's sigh of relief. "Yes," he went on, "I wanted to see what Uncle Charles really would do if a thief tried to get into the house, and I never thought about its scaring the rest of them so I think I ought to go over and explain to Aunt Carry, and stay with her." When L'ncle Charley had beard the whole story, be merely said: "Well, I'm glad I was not at home; for if I bad been, I might have fehot that boy." And so he might. The Yellowleg and the Hens. Last August, n the shore of Silver Ijike, Manitoba, I saw by the margin great numbers of snipe, tattlers, aud other wading birds. As I drew near they arose in Hocks and flew away; but as 1 was gazing after a noiy array of ytllowlegs, my eyes fell on a single one that stood iu the grass not more than 10 feet from where I was. It was look ing at me fearlessly, and seemed to have so little idea of flying away that I got out my sketch book and made a sketch of it As it still stood looking at me, first with one eye then with the other, I stepped up quietly, took it gently in my Laud, and put it into my game bag in tending to make a more finished draw ing at home. When I reached the boue, I sit the bird on the floor; it ran about, whist ling at times, did not seem much alarm ed, but refused all fod. So the next moruing I put it into the yard, that it might feed itself after its own fashion. There were a good many hens about, and as soon as they saw the btranger they were all excited. They gathered together, and with loud C kckles cama on, with upraised feathers, lo attack the newcomer. The yellowleg wa3 swift of foot, and eluded them once or twice, but the hen mob, noisier than ever, at length suc ceeded in surrounding him, and all closed iu together with the evident in tention of pecking him to pieces; but the yellowleg, giving one glance, I thought, of scorn at the clumsy, cackling cow ards, spread out his great, glorious wings for the first time since I had seen him, and pouring out his loud thrilling whistle, so well known ou the breezy sandbars, he-sailed away and away in great, ever-widening circles, till bird and chant were lo-t iu the fur heights of the sky, and the hens were left to fec-l as foolish and mean as it was possible for bens to feel. I was much puzzled by the hole in cident, and can only suppose that the bird had, iu the first instance, been slightly stunned by a stray shot from somesporUman; while it was reviving in the grass I discovered it, the gentle ness of my approach gave it no alarm, and during the night it fully recovered its faculties and its power of flight Our Animal Friends. Deafness Cannot bs Cared by Ica;iI applications, as they can not reach the disea.-ed portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deaf uem, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of the Eu stachian Tulie. When this tube is in flamed you have a rumbling ff -und or imperfect hearing, aud when it is en tirely closed. Deafness is the result, and unless the iufl.immation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, bearing will be de stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten areciuisedby catarrh, which is noth ing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars 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. CriTSold by Druggists, 75c. President Adams' Trees. Thousands of Americans travel fa' to visit the Whitn House and walk through Its grounds, yet few of them know the most interesting fact connect with the place, that is, that John Quin cy Adams, when he was President, planted most of its fine trees. Presi dent AiLims was full of energy; for months he made a practice of swim ming across the Potomac every day; then he took to walking around the Capitol square for an hour every morn ing; then be found the best exercise of all iu attending to the planting of the White House grounds with trees; they were very bare in this respect, and he went into the whole science and art of plantation with an enthusiasm very like Sir Walter Scott's ou the eonie subject He was then 53 year old, but be wrote about the growth of bis oaks and chestnuts as eagerly as a school boy would about hunting. "I contracted a severe cold from ex posure. Coughed all winter. Could get no relief. Dr. Wood's Xcrway Pine Syrup broke up the cold and drove away the cold. Never took anything that did me so much good." I. H. Brooks, North Haverhill, N. II. Preparing for Chriatm is. Ouly a few weeks and we will hear the joyous ringing of the merry Christ mas bells. In the meantime there U a certain amount of work that must lie accomplished by every well-regulated family before rest can be conscientious ly enjoyed. First of all, there is the Christmas fruit cake to make, the mince-mest to prepare and the plum pudding, without which the family would feel that Christ mas had been robbed of half its pleas ures, must lie carefully and judiciously mixed. Then all the small cu&ea that seem to belong especially to the holidays must be baked and sent to the distant members of the family. Is it, then, any wonder that the good housewife feU that she is overloaded with work? There is a way by which all the con fusion iucideni to the season may be avoided and the work so lightened that one will hardly realize tha. Christinas is near at baud. Take a pencil and paper aud your fav orite cook book, sit down and quietly read over the receipt for fruit cuke. Now put down the amount of raisins you require for it, how much c'tron an ,1 the amount of currants and each sce that is wanted. All this must be plac ed under the head of fruit cake. Now do the same thing with the receipts for plum pudding and ruince-meat Order these things sent from the grocet's, marked with the quantity contained in each, aud as soon as possible stone the raisins, wash the currants (even If they are marked 'warrauted perfectly clean' ) and after they are thoroughly dried put them in the bags marked "for plum pud ding," "for fruit cake," etc Now, the citron must be finely sliced au l p'lt i the bag for which it is intended. The nuts may now be cracked and put with the other things, all ready for you to mix wheu the timeeomi.'s, and you may draw a breath of relief, for the most try ing part of the work has been done. When the day Tor mixing has been de cided upon order from your butcher a sufficient amount of suet finely chop ped, and this will saveyousonie trouble, as the suet is sure to stick wheu chop ped in a warm kitchen. With all the ingredients ready the mixing is a mat ter of little moment, for the plum pud ding, fruitcake and mince-meat can all be mixed Lhe same day without trouble and the small cakes can be done laUr on. When ready to make the small cakes you will be more sure of success if you mix the batter one day and Lake the cake9 the next, being careful to keep the batter in a cold place. Tiie M lowitig receipts for frail cake, plum pudding, etc, have been successfully used for years: FRUIT CAKE. Cream well together three-quarters of a pound of sugar and stir iu with the hands the yolks of five e.- To wingastes of milk, one wineglass cf brandy andoneof wine are next added; thru the stiflly-beaten whites of the eggs. Two teas poonfuls of cinnamon, one teaspoonful of allspice, half a tear spoonful of cloves aud a small nutmeg must now be added, with half a pund of flour, another half-pound of dour Do ing reserved to add with the fruit, using one pound in alL Now mix thoroughly together one pound of seed ed raisins, one pound of weil-washed and dried curratts, half a pmnd of fi'ie-ly-liceI citron, one pouudof English, waluuts, sprinkling them with flour as you add them. This receipt will make oue large cake, weighing about six pi 'U nds. FLl'M rUMUXO. One pound of suet, one of bread crumb, one of flour, one cjp of molas ses, one teaspoinful of silt, one pound of currants, one piundof raisins, half a pound of citron, one pound of En !iih walnuts, htlf a pouudof stig;r, one to blespoonfjl of rose water, half a pxiud of fis, onj wiiiegl m of brandy, one of wine, fiveeggs, two teapoouul of bak ing p.twder, one quart of milk, allspiv, cloves, ciunomou aud the well beaten whites of five eggs, the yolks b.'iug a 1 Ued before th e fruit is put in. MINCE .MEAT. 5 pounds cf apples peeled and chop PhI, two pounds of raisins seeded aa i chopped, two pounds of currants care fully washed, one piuad of Sultana rais ins washed and dried, two poinds of leau b-.-ef b ;! I an 1 c'l J,1 a-.i-j.i c !d one pound of bef suet finely clnppvd, three-qu'irteisofa pouudof finely-sliced citron, two talltspKn.sful of cinnamon, two tablespoonsfji of iui.-, one taobj spoonful of cloves, one of allspice, one tablespoonful of salt, one nutmeg grat ed, two pounds and a half of sj ir, on pint of sherry and half a piut of brandy. A Clever Trick. It certainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about it Anybody can try it who has Lame Back and Weak Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles. We mean be can cure himself right away by taking Electric Hitters. This medicine tones up the whole system, acts as a stimulant to the Liver and! Kidneys, is a blood purifier aud nerve tonic It cures Constipation, Headache, Fainting Spells, Sleeplessness and Mel ancholy. It is purely vegetable, a mild laxative, and restores the system to its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters and be convinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 5'Jc a bottle at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset Pa., and G. W. Brall ier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. A western fruit grower states that bo has bad excellent results in bis orchard by growing cow peas therein, and Al lowing the crop to be harvested by hog9. Not only is the land benefitted by the shade, but the hogs grow and fatten rapidly, the peas and vines being ni trogenous. His fruit crops are large, and his pork is produced at a smaller cost than on corn. Bactlen'a Arnica Salve- The Best salve in the world for Cub, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give jierfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 ceuU per box. For ale at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., or Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. 1 I Lk) JL e WHOLE NO. 2119. Bad for the 3oys. The young hopeful had Is.en silent and thoughtful for tome tim-, and it was evident that thi r was some deep problem that was troub!iii bint. rapt," he said at lasf, '-aiVt it true that boys h ive all the wor-t of il?" "Why, no, my boy, I don't think they do," replied the father. "Well, I do," asserted the boy. "Every girl I know says she wishes she was a boy, but I'll bet she wouldu't i she knew mora about it. Why, things are arranged lots better for them than for boys." "Oh, I guess not, Willie," returned the indulgent father, putting aside his paper and preparing to argue it out with the young-ur. "I should say it was ab-ut an even thing. As a boy you have soiii-j privileges that your sisters do not, and they have some tiiat you do not. You have mow freedom than they, even now." "And I get licked hard r," returned the laiy. "If you deserve it," returned the father. "And when anything happens mairma always believes the story that the girls tell instead of mine," jrsisted the boy. "That may be so," returned the father thoughtfully. "After woman marries she seems to sort of naturally leant to doubt the masculine sex. S.iU, you must rem-mber, Willie, that lu the way of p'ay and genera! behavior you have all sorts of privileges that your sisters do not, and thesj will bec.Kue greater as you grow up. That counts fr a great d-ul, t." "I,it I have to wear Brother John's made -over pants," continued tho boy. "And your little sister has to wear her older sister's mide-over dressves." ".No, I've got you, sure!" cried thu Niy. "When I was a baby I had lo wear made-over dresses, too, but there never was a tiuu that she had to wear m-ade-o .vr p-.Tiis. No sirr.v. It ain't an even thin,; at all. B ys have all the worst of it." While he was thus solilisiuizirig bis father made his escape without en deavoring to argue his last pmpositiou. Chicago Post. The Greatest Discovery Yet. W. M. I.piae, editor Tiskilwa, 111, "Chief," says; "We won't keep house without Dr. King's New Discovery fur Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Ex ;er;meuted with many others, but never got the true remedy until we nsed Dr. King's New Discovery. No otter remedy can uik? its place hi our home, as in it we h?w a t rt:;;:i aud sure cure for Coughs, CMi, Whorpuig Cough, etc." I: It iJie to experiment with other remedies, even if they are urged on you as just us g-aid as Dr. King's New Discovery. Tncy are not as good, be-stu-. this rettivdy has a record of cures aud bc-idi-s Is guaranteed. It never f.:i!s t- satisfy. Triul !ttks free at J. N. S iyder's Drug S-m?, Somer set, P.i., and (r. V. Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin. Pa. 'Vv'ork Appreciated. In his younger days the late Mr. W. H. Siiiiih was Usually present to see the moruing papers dispatched, aud one morning something at oue of the ofMees had gone wrong, so that there was great risk of that paper missing the trains. Mr. Smith, recognizing the difficulty, threw oil bis co.it, worked away lis hard as any of ills subordinates and bail the satisfaction of seeing tiie vans leave wuhjust time to catch the trains He was afterward leaning over one of the tab!' s reading a p-tper, stiti iu his shirt sleeves, when one of th-! men, mistaking him for a mate, gave him a resounding smack on his broad back, exclaiming. "Well, Jack, old mnn, we got that lot away smartly." Wh-.-n "W. H." raised himself, the man rushed away, terriiled by his blunder. O.i coming on duty at night the mm received a not1? addressed to him, which he concluded contained tiie "sack," but to bis surprise it was to inform him that f ont th-; end of that week he would be a f ireman. "W. II." had sense enough to see that a intu who was so delighted at having accomplish ed a diili.'ult task fir bU employers was made of the right stuiT. Pearsou's Weekly. This Telb Where Health May Be Foani, And that is more important than mak ing money. If your bl.Kid is impure, Hood's Sarsaparilla is the medicine for you. It cures scrofula, salt rheum, rheumatism, citarrh ami all other diss easts originating ia r-r promottd by im pure blood aud lo w state of the system. Hood's Pills are easy to take, easy to operate. Cure indigestion, headache. According to the Government report, the average yield of corn over the w hole country istii.7 bushels per acre. In 1S:8 the average was 27..'! bushels, and in KO it was '2 . - bushels. Hay averaged 1 42 tons, agidtist an average of 1.21 for the last 15 years. Such averages are very low, as it has not leeu unusual to secure over 100 bushels of corn per acre, and four tons of clover on some plots. It is possible to largely increase this av erage, and, as the average for wheat is about I'l bushels per acre, our enormous wheat crops could be doubled without cultivating more land for that purpose, and, as large yields can be bad at less cost than small averages, the profit from the w htat and corn crops could be more than doubled. "I was run over by a lumlcr wagon. Did not expect to live. Was terribly bloated. My friends bathed me with Dr. Thomas' Eclectrie Oil, and I was cured. We have great faith in Thomas' Eclectrie Oil." Mrs. Win F. Babcotk, Norvill, Mich. The average per acre of potatoes for 1SD7 is less than 70 bushels, and prices will be much higher than for several years. Seed potatoes next spring will be costly. Saw Lincoln Snot Jnmes N. Mills, of Brooklyn, say: "I was bnru in Brooklyn in VA so that at the outbreak cf the war I was under li) years of age. I wanted to go to the front as a drummer boy, but when I applied to the officers of a regiment called the Brooklyn Phalanx, afterward known as the F-rst Long Island regi ment, they told me I was tt youri. I sfterward mil- my way to Wash ington without my mother' con svtit and enlisted as a drummer Uy in lsi2. I st-rved in the Army of the Po tomac for three years, and during the closing days of the war was a clerk in the department "On the night of the assassination of President Lincoln I attended the then t r to see L i ura Keene it) 'Our Amer ican Cousin.' The theater was pack-d. There must have la-en 2,010 people in the bouse, every one desiring to see the president andGeiierat Grant, who was also expected to lie preseut Aft r the president look bis seat in the las aud the cheering ceased the crowd was absolutely stiil. I ran acvouut for their silence by the fact tiiat U was a ccstno-p-ilitan crowd, representing about every regiment loctUd near Washington and iucludirg travelers from every state in ti,e Union. "General G rant did not utteii 1, and Mr. Lincoln, accouipauicd by Jin. Lincoln and Colonel It Uh bone of the United States army, made up the pres idential party. They occupied tbe right hand box ou the dress circle. "The third act of the play had begun audi larry I law k, an actor cf the com pany, had j ist appeared ou the stage from the left, wheu there was the re port of a pistol shot. Looking over at the tiresidetit's box, I saw a uiuu stand ing aud gesticulating at the occupants. An instant later the man junied front the box to the stage, turned, looked at the audience, aud then disappeared. He muttered something as lie looked toward the audience, but I have never bteu able to recall just what he said. "Instantly the audience arose tis if sptU-bouiid, the whispetings of a mo ment before kinme a roar of voices, and wheu it dawced upon tkeaudi dienc; that the president had lten as sassinated the cocfusioa was imlcserib Ue. I made my way to the head of the stairs as quickly as the crowded co:i,!i tiott of tiie house would permit, and, passing cut into Tenth street, gave tho alarm to the provost guards. These guards, by the way, wt-re a'atsoticd at i.!l theaters to exa:.;irie the posses of soldiers ia uniform who were in the city after nightfall. The guard I spoke to ran around to the alley entramv of the theatcron F street and entered the back door. "I returned to the front of the theatt r and made my way to the drtss circle and to the private box of the presiden tial party just as Mr. Lincoln was be ing carried out on the shoulders of two men. One of these was the proprietor of a saloon adjoining the theater. He was in his shirt sleeves, the head of Mr. Lincoln resting on his shoulder and the blood trickling down the sleeves and the back of his shirt. The president was carried down stairs and across the street into Mrs. Peterson's boarding house, directly opposite the theater. As Mrs. Line;!:i was for tiie moment without au escort, I gently grasped her firm and led htr front the box. She was nearly hysterical, crying and sob bing bitterly. We followed the men as they carried Mr. Lir.colu across the street He whs placed on a bed iu a room on the ground tl'r, where he died the follow ing morning. "Tho propri -tor of the saloon who carried Mr. Lincoln from tiie theater subsequently informed me tiiat John Wilie lvHith had spent a few moments iu his plai-ejdst before the close of the "ecmd act of the play. While there he drank nearly a glassful of brandy. '' New York Sn. The Unsical CowbslL On-? of the comparatively few things that the hand of improvement lias not touched is the cowbell, which is made now just as it was fifty, a hundred, and more years ago, and has now ji'st the same peculiar, daubing sound as ever. Cow lit lis are made, some of copper and some of a composition metal; but mo t f them are made of iron and finished with a coaling of brop..-j. The cowbell is not cist; it is eut fron. t sheet of met'.! which is f.-lded into -h:ie.-ani rive'e l. Tiie metal !-op at i-he t-p, through which the strap is pissed, is riveted in'o the bell. Cow--oell.sare made of ten sizes, whose sounds range through an octave. Sum-time musicHl entertainers who play upon "elisof one sort and another come to the ii'tnuf i, turer, and by selection among ttlls of the various siz-s find eight bells that are accurati in scile. There are only four factories in the United States in which cowIk-IIs are made, and iu each c use the cowbell is only an item of production among many things. Cowivlls are sold uil ver th. c Kiiitry, j ist the s rue as ever, 'ut much the greattr numlK-r are sold iu the South, Svithwest and tiie West, where farms arj larger, less likely to lie under fence, and cattle are mof likely to stray. There are sold in those parts of the country a hundred dozeu cowbells to every ten doz-.-u sold in the East. American cowbells are exported to the various countries of Suth America aud to Australia. New York Sua. Those Who Endure The paius of rheumatism should be reminded that a cure f r this disease may be found in Hood's SarsupariUa. The experience of those w ho have taken Hood's Sarsaparilla for rheumatism, aud have been completely and perma nently cured, prove the power of this medicine to rout and conquer this dis ease. HiHid's Sarsapariila is the One True Blood Purifier and it neutralizes the acid which causes the aches and pains of rheumatism. This is w hy it absolutely cup.-h wheu liniments and other outward applications fail to gi e permanent relief. Be sure to get Hood's. Summer farming Is but a preparation for winter. Food is cheaper in sum mer, but prices are lower. While the pasture is a valuable aid to the dairy man, it is sure to cheapen prices at times when grass is abundant, the market being regulated by the supply. The best dairymen grow crops for Uso on the farm in winter, preferring bo feed their produce at the barn, and con vert it into milk and butter iu winter, when higher prices rule. About FlOepgs per year is estimated as the production of a hen, if the flock is small and well ccred for, but wuh large flocks an average t loo egsrs j, hen for cue year is correct, as d;s'a.- lice and mismanagement cause loss. The fowls on farms give larger profits ia proportion to capital represented thau larger stock, but are more n-'glet't-ed, and, therefore, do not give &s large profit as could be derived from them.
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