1 s : i " 11 1 - I 4 . : i pr w r- SMILE OF smile of a child to a weary heart. :h dew ou the tmrsty eertn. Id sjrjrir.Tin-Uwceacf it-arcr stars Cc.t cf jvy Irom craj wor.j. wnilc of a -5::M i cift frura beaven Er Lire Jl: dnesin? t- ra w tul; '- ; r!nu uoatr-i? oi rrrn. V.aj vufc latj UuJ's floavr eem n.e noil ; Ijto ii its fracran" -raveo A-td oa the air Ihe -arlii'.- ..;3 ri.-Uiy seclpture:! arcl-.:rar Or iLi.-kly Tssiei si-ite. G;v- Unr.T.-W 7'. srive mc nr-Jth, Bat la ;:: ' i r-W s rr r -. l.a -,-. !-. mc valtfcit known of wealti- T:te crri'-ss smil of a eli:..!. CAPTtTiE OF DAVIS. Th JZ STORVOr'THE TAKING OF THE PtICSiDENT OF THE CONFEDERACY. TH Foorth Michigan Cs-mJrr Ills Cap ton Thx With the E.-Piesidcnt at the Time Eassermtd Stories of Ilia Iig-ise. Our cavalry enrps went into c imp in aul ar.vaud Macon, ami in tau early p-rt of May it vas karaed that Jelur fon Davi., president of the Confcderato FtJttS, was' Hcting for Tes.as ti jiia General Kirby fc-i-iith, rbcre to try and re-establish th? Confederacy. Order, -vcre t once issued by (-eiiend Wilson for bis capture. Tbe First V isccmsiii cavalry ras ordered oct cn the north cr fast bank of the Ocninlsee river, and Colonel Minry ordered ont his old rei rr.ct, the Fourth Michigan cavalry, d jwh tbo south or west side of tbe same river, with iastrtHtious to intercept and capture Mr. Davis and tbe party with bim. Coloml (since General) Misty, Tv 11 known in ibis city, now a railroad olScial iu tbe west, was one cf the finest cud mo.-t cHicieut dicers in tbo l-te war. II:s command, with Wiidcr's. in the foremost front, opened th'- battle on the noted und bloody field cf Chiei-a-i.iauja. At AL'jryvillo, TO miles south of Ma ra it v:r 1-arucd ttit Davis Hecinfr jr.rty bad btre cros?od tbo ferry ov r the Ocra algr-e and were moving fi"ctb uurd toward Irwiusvillc, Oa., 30 miles bilow and 10'J jailcs foath cf Ma-on. Lieutenant Colon 1 B- l. Pritcbard, in coinmand of t':ie Fourth Michigan cav alry, marcbed tho regiment rapMly Vwn tboriv(Trrad, and afar a 30 mile ride reached Irwinsville l-te in tho flight and learned that bu bud got iu advanco of tbo Davis party. Carly on the morning of the loth of May be charged into the camp of tbo"flciug Cmlederacy," and Mr. Davis never joit.;d Kirby f inith in Texas. Many false and nonsensical stories baie been related about this capture and different re-imenrs pivcu its credit Now tbesa ara the facts: Jr ffersoa Davis was captnred by the Fourth Michigan cavalry ia the early morning of May 10, 1S3, at Irwin.i ille iu southern (foorgia. Viih bim wi ro Mr. John II. Reagan of Texas, bw ro.ft master general; Captain Moody of Mississippi, an old neighbor of the Da vis fif.uily; Governor Lubbock of Texis and C:.!::-.'li Harris-jn and Johnson of bis stall; Mrs. Davis and ber four chil dren Maggie, souio 10 years old; Jeff, itbsnt 8; Willie, 5, and a girl baby a brother and sister of Airs. Davis, a white and ono colored servant woman, a small f'Mvo of cavalry, a few others u:id a Fmall train of horses, mules, wag ous and ambulances. Among the horses v.ero a span of carriage hordes present ed to Mrs. Davis by the citizens of Eicbuioud during tbe heyday of tho Confederacy; also a splendid saddle horse, the pride of the ex-president him self. On tbo 11th of May, tbe next day after tbe capture, and whilo on our way back to Macon, as officer of the guard over the distinguished prisoners, I rode by the side of Mr. Eeagan, later a sena tor from Texas. I found him a Tory Cue pcutlemau. During that day a march a rourii r from Macon notified ns in print td fclips of the $100,000 reward offered for Mr. Davis capture, and which no tice connected Davis with tho assassina tion of President Linooln. When Mr. lieagan read the notice, be earnestly protested that Mr. Davis bad no cou-ii-tiou whatever with that sorrowful affair. History has thowu that he had none. IV-sides tho fuit of men's clothing worn by Mr. Davis ho had on when cap tured Mrs. Davis' large waterproof :ress or robe, thrown over his own line rrray suit, and a blanket shawl thrown over his head and shoulders. This shawl and robe were finally deposited in tho archives of tbe war department at Wash ington by order of Secrttary Stanton. The story of the "hoopskirt, suubon net and calico wrapper" had no real ex istence and was started in tbe fertilo br.iins of tho reporters and la the illus trate! papers of that day. That was a perilous moment for Mr. Davis. Ho had the right to try to escape in any dis guise he could una. Th-irc were many interesting incidents ronmcted with this capture, but I have not tbe time neiw to relate them. Of tbe children of this noted ccuple Maggie grew up, married and is EuV living in Colorado. One of the boys died early. One grew to manhood, married and died with yellow fever near Memphis since the war, and that "fcirl baby" grew up to womanhood and is now a talented and beautiful young lady and known as " Winnie, the daughter of the Confeder acy." My mind reverts to those days of tbe wcr, and I often tbink of thnt scene and tbe march back from Irwinsville, through the somber pine woods, swamps and plantations of southern Georgia. There in the ambulance with his wife and baby was Jefferson Davis, a prisoner of war. How weak und small had be come the head and front of that power against which tbe men iu blue had been ko long battling 1 How had the mighty fallen! Paper by Judge Peabody of St. Louis. Cork Leg Were Scare. One day in l&O Snator Hampton was going on his crutches from the sen ate chamber ti tho house of representa tives. In the middle of the big rotunda he met a very large man, also on crutch es. He was a member of congress from Illinois, a Republican, whose name I cannot now recall. Hampton stopped bim and kindly asied his name and how he had received bis injury. After giving his name the congressman said amputation was necessary by reason of a shot he had received in a fight with Hampton's cavalry. He did not dream he was talking to Wade Hampton him self. "I am Wade Hampton," said the senator. "If you have tbe leisure, please sit down and let us talk." Hampton had lost his leg after the war, when thrown from a mule while deer hunt ing. The amputation was identical with that of the congressman, and they fell a-talking. Up to that time neither bad found a cork leg be could wear, and they discussed cork legs for a great while. They parted, after mutual pro fessions of esteem. The next morning I heard the congressman tell the story in the committee room, and there never was a man who had a higher regard for Wade Hampton than he had. I believe Hampton later found a leg he cjuld wear. Louisville Courier -Journal. Beat Bim Down. Two Irishmen were cleaning a win dow in a tall building. To facilitate their work they had stuck a board out f the w indow, and Pat stood on the end of it which was outside and Mike on the end inside to balance. Suddenly Pat shouted : "Meiike, I've dropped me sponge," "Thot all roight I'll go down and git it" When he got to the street, he found Put in a heap on the sidewalk and ex claimed : "WeiL well, bow did jr git down here so quick, Pat? I ran all the way down, but bedad yez hov bfcatea ma" A CH.--.. FOOD WASTED IN COOKING. lilr Scr;Jnins Value mt Ht and Tff tables I.t Through Ijnoraaire. A sevii s of investigations by expert c.-.unrcttd with thi Cnitod states de pnrtinr nt cf a.iriculrure go to shoftv that there is au ianm ase amount of papular ignorance ia tbe matter of cooking; that, v" hilo tbe greater part of the food cf man is prepared f or use by ccoking, vft the changes which various fds un dergo duiit.g the process and tbe losses which are brought about have been but ; little studied. Few pa sons know, for instance, tbat in H0 pounds eif nnwxtked cab'iage tbore are but 7i poandsof dry matter, and of this dry matt' r from 2 J to 3 pKicds are lost in the cooking pt Experiments with potatoes showed that in ordir to obtain the highest food valuo potatoes should not bo pecltsl before cooking; that when potatoes are peeled before cooking tbe least loss is sustained bv putting them directly into hot water and boiling a rap-idly as possible. Eve-n then tbe loss is very considerable. If potatoes are peeled asd soaked in cr.ld water before boiling, the loss of nutri. nts U very great, being one-fourth of all the albumeroid matter. Ia a bushel of potatoes the lo?s would be eitival'iit ta a pound oi sinoin stcaa. Carrots contain less nitrogen, but rela mr.rt! alliumenoid nitrogen than potatoes, and therefoie furnish more niatttJ availablo lcr Luuding muscular tissues. In order to preserve the greatest amount cf nutrients in the cooking of carrots, tbe pieces should be large rather than smalL The b ailing should be rapid, so that the rood value oi me vegeuiDie shall not be impaired, as little water as possible should be used, and if tho mat tor f.T-tnrt, id i'-ndp available as food along w ith the ajrrots a loss of 20 to SO per cent or even more of tbe total food value may be prevented. Ia the cooking cf cabbage the kind of water ns, a Ims more effect on the loss of nutri ent:! than tho temperature of the water at which the cooting is startea. in auy cao toe lass is lurgft. Tbe losses which occur iu tbo co '.i'.iig of potatoes, cam its and cabbages vary with tbo diffeTeut meiholsof lioiling followed. Pittsburg Dispatch. BEWARE THE THIN EANANA, It V. ct ricked Too fcoon End tTill Alwaj Prove Tat-Itrrj and Soar. VTt:n y;;a are buying bananas, never purchii-e the l.mg tbiu ones unless yon want fruit which will pneker your moutb. No maf.er how well ripened these thin bananas may appear to be they wiil always be found both sour and acrid. This is because tbe bunch which coutsia'tl them was picked too soon. The banana grows fastest at first in length. When it has reached its full development in that direction, it sud denlv begins to swell and in a few days will double in girth. It is at the end of this time that it begins ta ripen natu rally, and the effort of the bannna im porter i; to have tho fruit gathered ai the lafct possible moment, and yet before tho ripening has progressed even enough to tinge tbe bright green of tbe fruit with yellow. A difference of 24 hours cn tho trees at this time will make a difference ia the weight of tho fruit fif yx-rhaps 23 per cent, and all the differ ence iu its final flavor, between a puck- cry sour and the sweetness and smooth n ss which are characteristic of the ripa frait. To ct the bananas to our market ia good condition requires fast steamers, which must le provided with ventila tion and other means of keeping tbe fruit from ripening too fast in tho hold. Much of the finest fruit do-s ripen iu the few days of passage, and this is sold to hucksters for stree t sale. New York Sun. Falling In LoTe. "It is cot everybody who can fall desperately in love," Andrew Lang de clares. "Many a young woman knows that she, for one, is not a born heroiua We cannot all have a genius for passion. Indjed that gjuius is, fi.-st, nther no usual, anil, Fe-condly, is apt not to bo confined to a single object. Girls ought not to be educated in a belief in tho coup do foudre. Most of them will find some g-iod fellow who is much attached to them, as they will bo to bim. They will marry, if they have luck, and never think of losing their heart, in tho stylo of Dido or Medea. This has always bee-n the prose fact f matrimony, und thus 'Hymen peoples tvt ry town. If young women wait for tbe coup de foudre and the handsome knight who comes riding through the forest, the-, will coif St Kathrriuc or lead apes ia bell. Novels prove the iuadp3acy of the ideal. The heroine always loves tbe unsatisfactory poet, ii jilted, meets the solid squire or business man and finds that 'what she had taken fix love was,' etc wo all know the formula and lives happy ever after. " Uii Notion of IU ' Why, " she a.-ki-d, "do si many of the jiex ts write about goldonrod? It seems us if every one of them hail tried to glorify it." ' Well," replied tbe man who had worked on a farm, "tho only explana tion I can give is that the poets probably never tried to raise potatoes in a field where goldenrod had got a good start." Cleveland Leader. Expensive Modesty. " What's the matter, old man? Yon look sad. " "I am. I just asked Farnsworth to lend me f 5." "And I suppose he said he didn't have that much in the world." "No. He had to get a 10 bill chang ed in order to let me have what I had asked for." Cleveland Leader. Chinese nature is a curious branch of human nature. The Celestials not only continue to buy as freely as ver from their customers, the Japanese, but many of the Chinese insist that they never heard of the w ir. He Kncv. "Eei.ro permitting you to pass to tho front," eai.l the officer in charge of tho telegraphy ts the war corrosjioudent, "Idesiro to know whether you arequal iiied to reiKirt our actions in tho field." The war correspondent bewed and awaittd tbe phasure of the great man. "In tha first pJce, " continued tho sol dier, "I sbculd like a definition of the phrase, 'fiendish atrucitv. " Tho correspond ut smiled as if he cousidcre-d the question altogether too easy. "Fiendish at:o -itie's," he said, "are rxiurdtrs committed by tho other side." "Correct," returnid tho officer. "Now, what ii 'just vengeance?' " "Just veugeuL.ee, " answered the cor rcspondait "is tho term used to desig nate murders committed by our side," "Correct again," returned the oDicer. "I will Kive yoa an order that will take you through all the Hues." strand ilutaiue. AnimaJ Worship. Swine were adored iu Crete, weasels at Thebes, rats at J mice in Troas, por cupines iu Persia, the lapwing iu New Mexico, bulls ia Evnares, serpents .n Greece aud many of the African coun tries. The Hindoos never molest snakes. Tbi-y call them fathers, brothers, friends and other endearing names. Cn the1 roast of Guiue-a a hog happening to kill a snake, the king gave orders that all tho swine should be destroyed. Aa Easy Test. Timmius I have never been ableto make up my mind whether I uia a genius or not Simmons Iris easily tested. Justact like a hog when you are in society, and if you are a genius people will admire you for it Indianapolis Journal. Most cf the men in tho islands of southwest Japan lead lives of idleness and are cheerfully supported by tho wo men. The males are fond of music, some of them being excellent musicians oc carious instruments, but it is considered lisgracef ui for a woman to play. TEXAS SNAKE STORY. 1 Battler and m Mexican Afloat oa a I!aak Tor rtatira. "I Inve heard cf many men being plaerd ia odd pn difaments," remarked Captain Jenki:;s, '"but one of the cioet p,ftui:ir situations that ever befell an indivi jual was assuredly that of an ig norant Moxican a go-.xi many years ago near Ladiancla, Tex., at the ie tho town was so nearly dirstroyod by -i trop ical hurricane or cyclone. I have beard the story many times, although it hap p ued so long ng'i. It was during tbe extreme height of tho cyclona Houses ia Iudiauola were going to pieec-s like so much paper, boats were being wreck ed, and it looked decidedly bad for the individuals who were located in ex posed portions cf tho coast It was about this time that a little Mexican settlement on ono cf the coast islands adjacent to Indianola began to go to pieces, tbo water having risen ever tho top of tho sand dunes and the waves smashing the loosely constructed build ings of the settlement into kindling wood. Joso BarettL one of the inhabit ants cf tha settlement, was separated from the remainder of his family, and, clinging to a long plank, was driven in to tbe inner bay over tho ruins of tho settlement "When the day broke, he was out of eight of laud. The waves had calmed down and the storm was gone. As he cast his eye about in tho early dawn, to his horror he found the other end of tho plank occupied by an immense rat tlesnake. As soon as the snake observed the Mexican he began to writhe and cuil in an odd sort of manner, and ap parently to mako attempts to reach the poor fellow, whoso hair was then stand ing on end in a wanner wonderful to behold. Tho hours went by. The snake keit up his antics, but for some reason did not get any nearer tbo Mexican. Tbo unfortunate fellow was afraid to have tho plank, knowing that he would drown, and at the satno time ho was in horriUo fear of meetiug death iu a more ti rrific manner from snake bito. Ho lay on tho end of tbe plank with his eyes fixed on tbo rattler. In faet, they both eyed each other, and this they kept up until midday, when a fishing smack camo sailing along on tho lockout for cutaways. "Tho Mexican was 6ecn from the boat and in a short time was hauled on board more dead than alive. He pointed weakly at his hissing co mpan ion. Tho sailors on the smack kilicd the rattlesnake and found that he bad jam med his tail through a small knothole in tho plank. Tho immersion of the buttons of the rattlo in tho salt water hud caused them to swell, and he was unable to remove bis tail from the bole. To this fortunate circumstane the Mex ican owed his lifts. The fact that the coast islands contain many rattlers ac counts for tho presence of the snako on the plank." fiy tho Eye iu New Or leans Times-Democrat CLOWN CUT TO SEA. Helpless Ilird That Are Driven to Death by Fierce tialt-s. Eirds driven b.'fire the wind are toss ed about n lenth'ssly, and they randy recover their balances after once buing caught by tho g.tl ). Shore birds are either dashed upon tbe waves and made to swim f.ir their lives or they are hurl ed violently against trees or other ob jects and killed. Shore birds, when fac ing a gale, will take every advantage of trees, house's and hills as defenses sg::iut the wiud. They will close their wings and sink so close to the ground as to get tho protecting shelter of a hedge fence, and then swoop up again wiih renewed headway. They frequent ly advance before the gale by a series cf side evolutions, flying at right angles to the wind until they have attained con siderable velocity, and then wheeling about straight against tbe wind and making some headway before it over comes them. This operation is repeated continually until the desired place is reache-d. During our fall and early winter gales partridges and quail are quite fre qnently blown out to sea by a strong uurricaue, Mbere some of them have been picked up by fishermen. In nearly all such instances they are caught by tho gals when high in the air, and be fore, they can recover themselves they are hurried out leyoud tho shore and dronojd into thj water. With their plumage soaked with the spray they in stautly becouio helpless aud cannot reach tho shores iu the faco of the wind. On our inland lakes aud rivers this is a mora commou sight than along the tx!can shore. When onco blown out to 6ea, the shore birds have little chance of escape. Unable to battle against the heavy wiud. they yield themselves to their fata and drift about until tbe storm sub.-ides. Br that time they are likely to be so far from shore that they cannot reach it again, und they either fiy or swim until they starve to death or die of exhaustion. Their dead bodies,, along with thoso of the hapless gulls, terns and lien .ns, are finally drifted upon sonic shore, where the waves leave them high and dry. After every heavy storm hundreds eif such luckless victims can be found on tbe beaches of our Atlantic coast Our Animal Frie-uds. Machinery and Modern Farming. The smallest implement upon a big wheat farm is a plow. And from the plow to tbe elevator from the first operation iu wheat farming to tbe last one is forced to re-alize how tho spirit of the age has made itself felt here and has reduced the amount of human Labor to the minimum. The man who plows uses his muscle only incidentally iu guiding tho machine. The man who operates tho harrow has half a dozen lovers to lighten his labor. The "sower who got th forth to seiw, " walks leisure ly 1 hind a drill and works brakes. The reaper needs a quick brain and a quick band, but not necessarily a strong arm nor a powerful back. He works sitting down. Tho thrashers are merely assistants to a machine, and tho men who heave tbe wheat into tbe bins only press but tons. Tho most desirable farmhand is not tho fellow who can pound the "mauling machine" most lustily at the county fair. He is the niau with the cunning brain who can get the most work out of a machine without break ing it The farm laborer in tho west to day, where machinery is employed, finds himself advanced to the ranks of skilled labor and enjoys a position not widely different from that of tho mill hand in the east Each is a tender of a machine. William Allen White in Scribuer's. Smoking Statistics, Holland holds the first place in the world as a nation of smokers. Every Dutchman consumes on an average 100 ounces a year. The Belgian comes a good second with an annual consump tion of fcO ounces, followed closely by Turkey with 70 ounces and tbo United States with GO ounces. Germany, France, Spain and Italy tread closely on their heels, while tbe United Kingdom comes comparatively low on the list with 23 ounces London Tit-Bits. How to Toughen Paper. A plan for rendering paper as tough as wood or leather, it is said, has been recently introduce d on the continent It consists m mixing chloride of zinc with luejlclp in the course of manufacture. It has been found that the creator the degree of concentration of the zinc solu tion the greater will be the toughness of the paper. A Great Flay. . "I can't afford," said the man of moderate means, "to go to many places of amusement but I am admitted free to the play with the longest run on rec ord, 'The Struggle of Life.' "New York Sun. The New York stock brokers are said to wear out tbe floot-of their stock ex change every five year. A Klondike Chris tmt Tree. Nkw Youk, Pec 3(5. Although Mr. and Mrs. James CleraimtN, of Los An geles, Cub, spent their Christinas in the eornfortable seclusion of a smsll b te! in Washington pb.ee, they had the sa:Hr.io lion of knowingthattheirChristmast tree, in iu most Important feature, was unlike any other Christmas tree in New York. Its tranches glistcued with gold, and tha gold was not tinsel. Each glistening par tielo wan a nugget from the Klondike, w here Mr. CleiuetiU, formerly a brake tuan eu the Southern Paeilie railroad, "struck it rich." "I believe tht there in aliout fTJ.OOO j worth of gold on this tree," "aid Mr. Clements last evening, "but my wife an 1 I do not denire any notoriety. We came to this hotel to be quiet and secluded and our little Christmas tree i for our own batixfactiun. I happened to he one Of the successful ones in the Klondike region. Within a few months my wife, who has never been there, will aeooiopauy rue back to tbe land of gold, and I shall col lect what is due me on my claims and then we will return to our homo iu Lis Angeles. If I have g-xd luck in settling up my a train) I ought to be ablo to c-ui9 away with between two and three hun dred thouiand dollars." On the branches ef the Clements Christmas tree were innuineritUe nug gU of gold in all of tho estimated value of about ."iG,0Oa Around the base of the tree were clustered larger nuggets and little piles of fJO gold pieces. As a sam ple of tbe kind of miggeU that he has brought east Mr. Clements carries in his pocket a handful about tbe size of jftek stones. Each one is, in large part, pure gold. He has one nugget about the size of a ben's egg, which, be says, is worth ?o00. Mrs. Clements's Christmas jewelry was a bracelet formed ot connected lumps of pure gold. Mr. and Mrs. Cleuientsare an exceedingly modest aud quiet young couple and are by no means eager to din play their stiddenly-a'-quired wealth to stranger. Removed tha Stomach. Tbe Medical Kecord on Saturday pulv lished ail account of the first successful removal of a human suiu'.ach. It nays: "Tbe feat itself is the most brilliant and daring ever attempted in reeeut sur gical history, but tho attendant discovery that the stomach is not a vital organ is even more important. The operation was performed iu Zurish, Switzerland, by Ir. Carl Schlatter, on September fl last Tbe subject was Anna Landi, 5i years old, and a silk weaver. This woman bad complained for years of stomach trouble. l)r. Schlatter diagnoxed Ibe case but found that she w as Hollering from au exceptionally large oval lump in her stomach. Laparotomy was per formed and Ilr. Schlatter found that tbe woman's entire stomach presented a bard mass. Aud then this d-iriug operator, seeing that the organ was useless, went to work and freed it from its delicate attach ment.", cutting, twitii!g and damping among the most vitnl organs ith the coolness and deliberation tif an expert dentist drawing a hard tooth. Wli"n lir. Schlatter had exei-ed tho entire tomai-li be uu.'te 1 a small coil of intestine to the esophagus, thus making a dir jet c :iue" lion between the alimentary (una! and the iMiwe-is. The work of j lining the" in testine and the o'oph:igus was in st delicate. Importation of Hone. Secretary Wilson, of the Agricultural ! iHit!iJcnt, is displaying much interest iu the eucourngeuient of the exportation of horses for sale in the European mar kets. He believes that there is no good reason why tbe United State should not supply many of the horses used abroad and he is especially impressed with the belief that we could breed in this coun try, particularly iu the western Slatt-s, horses which could be serviceable for eavalry purposes. Agents of the depart ment iu London and other places have been instructed to make reports on this salject covering the general questions a id the style of horses the demand, price, etc This information will lie em bodied in one of the bulletins soon to be issued. Charles E. Stubbs, an g"?iit of several horse associations in this country, will leave for Europe in a few dsys bear ing au honorary commission from ibe d"f trtment Mr. Stubbs special mis- son is to investigate the horse markets of E irope with special reference to cavalry horses and such data as ho obtains of general interest to horso breeders who might be induced toemhark iu this new field if competition ill I turned over 1 1 the department for publication. A New Duty. An act passed by the state legislature goes into etl'ect January 1-t which makes all eiustables fire wardens. Tho la v provides that when fire breaks out in a woodlaud of over fifty acres it shall lie tha duty of the constable, iu whose juris diction the fire occurs, to call out assist ance t) extinguish it The eol.Ktablc shall receive as compensation for his ser vice nfleen cents per hour, and his as sistants shall receive twelve cents per hour. Any one refusing to act when c'tlled upou by tbe constable tor assist ance shall be liable to a fine of ?I't or im prisonment or both. Any coustable not complying with this act shall be sus pended from olfiis, tried, aud if convict el, is liable to fine not to exceed $o0or Imprisonment not to exceed three inonlns or bijth, at i he discretion of the ronrt Any violation of this act must lie re puted by the constables in making their regular constables returns. Mrj. Pullman Decides. Mrs. George M. Pnllman has decided ti acifpt her dower interest in the estate of Iwr husband instead of abiding by tbe terms of the will. According to tbe terms of llio ill 'she would lie given JoO.nOO in cadi, the homestead in Chicago and tbe in. seme from Jt.iXl.nno during ber life, the i-itn to revert to the estate altet her death. Her acceptance cf the w ill would have made it pri-tiral!y impossible for ber to leave anything to the twd sons, who were practically disinherited by their father. Her third interest as dower gives her j S,0o0,(iO in personal property and one third interest for life in the real estate held by Mr. Pullman. This estimate make the estate of Mr. Pullman aggre gate at least f I.",0n0.(i0, instead of f7,0(Ki, 0K), as announced immediataly after his death. To Publuh all Femioaert. Commissioner Evans of the Pension Bureau, is a strong advKte of the policy of publishing the entire list of persons who draw pensions from the Govern ment. Ho expects that a bill for this purpose will be introduced in Con grew) when it reassembles in January. A recoiumend.it ion that a list I e pub lished was made by tbe Commissioner in his annual lepsrt a be expressed the belief that it would be particularly val uable for tha nse of the special examin ers in the field. In lsi the bureau published a list of pensioners, Imt since that time there have been many additions Us and elimin ations from it, beside additions granted, etc, so that it is not of practical use at this time. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The IWl Salve in the world for Cu'p, Bruisf, Korea, Ulcers, Salt Iiheum, F. ver Sore, Tetter, Chopped Ilauds, Chilblains, Corn", and all JSkiu Erup-tiotii-, and positively cures Piles, or i o o iy reijiird. It is guaranteed to give -rfti't satisfaction or nioney refundetli. fri.-c Z (t:ls per box. For sale at J V . Snyder's Drug Store. Somerset, Pa., r G V. Hrallier's Drug Store, I! r iii. Pa. Impossible to foresee au aeciden. ot ia!5.ih'e to be prepared fori. . Thorns-' E.lecrrie Oil. Monarch! iVerpaiu j A Big Artesiaa WelL The results of irrigation tbe past ei son in South Dikota !i:ive been very gratir"jinj, and demonntrde that the semi-arid portions of the State by this means can be msde as productive as any part of the Northwest There are two distinct methods of irrigation in this State canals which reeeive their sup plies cf water from the spring freshet and from, the overflow of rivers, and canals whose water is obtained from ar tesian welU. This season about 10,000 acres were Irrigated in the country. Among the noted irrigated farms of the North-west is the Carpenter. The farm coutains S00 acres of slight ly rolling prairie Ind. The artesian well has an eight-inch pipe down to sand rock. There the diameter was re duced and six-inch pipe reaches to the artesian basin, 1000 feet below the sur face. The normal flow of the well Is 13)0 gallons a minute, sufficient to irrl gate a tract of ItS K) acres. Asa matter of precaution the well is not permitted to liow its full capacity, being reduced to a How of 7S0 gallons a minute. The well was put down six years ago, and cwt jlVJJ. At present prices it w juld cost not more than S3000. I had the rheumatism so badly that I could not get my hand to my head. I tried the doctor's medicine without the least benefit. At last I thought of Chamberlain's Pain Balm; the first bottle relieved all of the pain, aud one half of the second bottle effected a com plete cure. V. J. Holland, Holland, Va. Chamberlain's Puiu Balm is equally good for sprains, swellings aud lameness, as well as burns, cuts and bruises, for sale at all drug stores. All Around the Farm. Out of a total of 2,11.1, (KX sheep in the Maranoa district of (itieeiisland, Austra lia, the loss from wild dogs is estimated at Vi,(X)0. Farmers would do well to spend some of their leisure hours this winter in con sidering whetherthey cannot add some thing to the variety of their crops, either for sale', home or !, which will lie profitable to them Without adding very much to their labor or cares. Runaway horses are unknown in Russia. No one drives there without havinga thin cord with a running noose around l!ie neck of the animal. When the animal bolts the cord is pulled, and the horse stops as soon as he feels the pressure on the windpipe. The roots of currants run near the surface, and therefore shallow cultiva tion is advisable. Now is a favorable lime for pruning currant bushes, if it lias not btsm dine before. A large part of the oi l vv.nil may usually be trimmed !n ay to advantage. There is no better ' than ri mii- fill to apply manure ' ..ml the cunaut bds lies, and there i-i li-t!e il inger of applyiug too much. i: i-riMi dairy authorities state that the K iglish cows produce l.-lod.iioo.OiXi goion-t of milk annually, of which 4.1 hkki o K) are used for making butter and cheese. 0:X),0iH),iii as milk for Hie table, at an average of V, gallons per inhabit tut, and 4 r.J,0 3,oi.Hu fattening Calves. Germany has taken 12,(VO,iiO bushels of com in the past eight months, or more than 100 per cent increase over the same time List year; the United Kingdom took 24,000,000 bushels, and France 2,000,000 bushels. It issaid that the Rhine millets areexperts at mixing corn meal with wheat flour, ami have made a good thing, as there is a diiler-em-e of o0 cents iu the prk-eof the two grains. This is tlie Packag remember it It contains Id Washing Powder that cleans everything quickly, cheaply and perfectly. Largest package greatest economy. .ME H. K. FAIEBiVg (OiriSt, Chicago, m. Louis, New Yjrk, Boston, raUadetplus, spmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmfflwmmtty I AUTUMN I BICYCLING with the wine colored leaves overhead, the cri.s'p brown ones beneath, and yourself spinning merrily along on a Columbia over the frost bitten roads i.s the kind of bicycling that puts new blood in your veins. COLUMBI A Bicycles add to the pleasure of riding at all seasons and save a hun dred jctty annoyances. STANDARD OF THE WORLD S75 TO ALL AUKS I POPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Hartford, Cjnn. g : If Columbia are not properlv represented in your - vicinity, let us know. - t JAMES B. HOLDERBAUM, - Columbia Dealer, Somerset, Pa. 5V gggS&veeb ELY'S CREAM BALM is a posltireenre. Apply into tbe nostrils. Ilisqnkklyahsorhed. M eents at Iro nrits or by mail ; samples inc. br maiL ELT BKGTUEliSt U Warrea Su. Kew York dir. For a'l Bruocs and K.ron... ririSASEa. They purify (tie r.U3oo and gire UiALTur aiuoo to tbe entire eveun. Cures DYSPPDia uonirur (Li a:s.-,s.swr-k-. I COKSTIPAT10M and PIMPLES. J Tsrrorixod by Wildest. The village of Verona, about a mile from rellefoiitc Pa., is in a fervor of ex citement over the depredttions of wild eats. For a m-suth or msre ilio denizens of thai vilia?.) have bit n annoyed by the loss of chickens, et-!., whii even thir household pels, dogs and cat.", were ruth loss'y kiilod. At nighu they were fre .juoatly awakened by unearthly screams, but never able to solve the mystery. Within the last few days, however tbe night maruder has been brought to 1 ight, and proves to lie a monster wildcat. Six wt-eks ago a farmer living in tho adjacent valley shot two wildcats, a le male and hr kitten, but the male cat escaped. Soon after tbo shoeing of the two wits, tbe mystery begin at Verona. So great an annoyance did it become that young men and old kept watch, but the cat was too slj to be caught that way. The other night, however, it became bold enough to venture quit-? eloe to the plant of the Standard Scale Works and the night watchman there, James Simmouds saw tho beast Ho describes it as a mon ster, almost as large as a panther, and ablo to leap thirty feet at a time. The cat disappeared over tho hills and esraped with its life. But a el. watch will lie kept in tho future in the hope of killing the animal. love Diagnosed. What is love? Perhaps a wholly satis factory deiiuilion of it bass never been afforded. Anybody sullering from it will admit that it is ahsut everything that is wonderful. It is a splendid thing prob ably quite the most splendid in all the world. It is more splendid and more valuable than diamonds, lie, matter what the opinion that may be entertained among pawnbrokers It is the breeze laden with the scent of flowers and the murmur of le-ew. The sting of bees also enters into it It issunri.se at sea, like wise sunset iu the same immense and all mysterious locality. Il is the storm and lightning aud as well the dew and rain bow of tha heart It is gild and silver, topaz and emerald, opal an 1 lapis lazuli. It is honey and gall, poppy and fever, velvet and devil prickers, bliss with un speakable pains aud limitations. It Ls frequently thought to be a question whether it should be eueouraged ; but, encouraged or not it is extremely likely to go on. New York Sun. Lookout Mountain. For some time negotiations have been pending between the National Chicka-maug.t-Cbatlaiiooga Military Park Com missioners aud the owners of the proper ty on the summit of Lookout Mountain, looking to the acquirement by the Gov ernment of what is known as the "Pit Park" and a small strip just under the "Point" to connect the same with the land recently purchased on the plateau just under the mountain's palisades, known as the "Craven's Place," w here Hooker fought the famous "battle above the clouds" President II. V. Uoynton, for the Park Com mission, and President John P. SampKsru, of Boston, for the owners of the property, heve closed a di al for the property alxive I'lentione 1, and the papers for the formal transfer are being drawn J "P- The Potato State. Minnesota has become. quite famous throughout tho United Statfs as a potato sttte. In lsx the total crop of the state was about five million bushels, and was almost entirely consumed at home, in the cities and 011 farms. In iso'itliecrop ofthe state amounted to Ok) bushels, and Minnesota rose form the twentieth state in theVniouas a producer of potatoes to the third place. This year tho crop will be considerably larger than was estimated. At least eighteen million bushels will lie siiipped out of the state. A large part of the crop of last year was converted into starch, and the price was so low that thou sands of bushels rotted in the ground, not being worth digging. This year's prod uction will broig from $.,!t!.).iMi to $." '', (H0 into the state. A profitable invest ment, indeed. 5 3 3 " s -3 vjiAM 50 YEARS' V EXPERIENCE -.4. Tlt.a UssnMa. a, - 4 4 DCSIGNS r w f f 1 Copt rights Ac. An too npntllng a flkHHi and eacrtTrtlnn a my qal-kl a-tr-etrtAtn onr opinion free whether an Indention in rth.)y patent Ah I . Coniniumm tionsitf rirtif cnntentUi. HurMltuw-sk on Patents aent fre. ol'twit tuznrj for eninnfc paleutn. Pfttenta taken throoirri Moan St Cu receive rperto. without charge. In the Scientific JImericam A hantlsonielr inotmfM weekTv. I -arrest rtr cclmum of an? tenf illf journal. Terma. $J a enr: fmir months, L SoU by all newsdealer. HUM &Co.36lBNsw York llraoca Office, OS V Bt, Waabuvlun, D. C. IMPORTANT TO ADVERTISERS. The cream of the country papers is found in Bt-mir-gton'a County Seat Lists. Shrewd advenueis avail theiaselves of these lists, a copy of which can be had of Leruingtao Eros, of 1 cw York Si Fittebtirg. Mil Scmerset Iron Iris. (f.triMTly Srtt Mteh-tnitnt Hri-,) OPERATED BY A NEW FIRM, Has been refitted with New Machinery and is now prepared to furnish Stoves, Plows and Castings Of all kinds on short notice. Also builders of the IMPROVED Barrett Gas Engine, Best In use. Any size. Cull and see it. We also carry a line of 15UAS.S GOODS, HTEAM FITTINGS, PACKING, OILS and ENGINE SUPFLILS. Having put in a new and complete line of Machine Tools, are nc able to do all class of work, s.uch as ICe-boriug Cylinders, Planing Valve and Valve Seats, or any kind of Engine Work that may be re quired. We earnestly solicit your work and will guarantee satisfac tion. Office and Works near the K. R. Station. Somerset Iron Works, Somerset, Pa. IlaSOH'S k NEW I i.-f t 1 1 . A. i - - ONLY PERFECT iMIlaY USE. FOR SALE BY JAMES B. HOLDERBAUM, Somerset, Pa. SOMERSET MAKKET UEFOKT COKHKITED Wttkl.Y Cook & Beerits, Wtdnctday, Jan. ;,,1SC--!. ( rr bu Apples dried, lb . " ( evrixrtet lb Apple Huttr, per xal r.'....."" liec 1 nui. h-t td . insn ti's, per is ... 1 tcmimery, pvr t) 21c Eeeswax, p lb 5 ..uuiinj 1.111, p r n iu 1 jf Bacon. 1 utr;ircurvl liuio. imt m . 1 Hldf per to "C to c , ihoiilu ldr, per per bus Beans, "''it navy. I Lima, per Si .. Coffee. I K rven, p,T roasUsi. per Is 1 . M umberliind, per bbl l.So Cement. Portlandt lH.r Cbi 4.1 (rnmeal, per lb 1 ,r Kirs, per doa -j Kfch. lake herrinr J 'jljlf- 1"' m Honey, white clover, pt r l 1 Ijrd. per th s to lor I.ime, per bbl m Molassn, N ll, per g;tl .. . Z...O v (llllollH, pT bus. 1,, PKjitws. per bus t.i rti,. Pilirln-s, rvaporateJ, per tt. 11 to I V Prun.-s. per u ,t ( . .. p-r bbl .. I'lttsbure, pet bbl J Sa't, J lsairj-. '-4 tins Ku ku 1 - K - " T : " 4 bus saeks... JJi Ji licrtnino amrn. i.' sueas.... . ,we maple, per . 6toSe imported yellow, per fi. white. A. per B H".i ,c enii.ulMteil, p.-r IS 6' .c 'nbeornilverizeil. per ib Ac P r e1 .'JIC niipie, rT tai '.ii. .n. Snar. Syrup. Stoneware, tc.iilou j. ThlUiw. per !b ""ft'of , .ur5r. JH-r Klil 21) to IrmotliV, per blls... U.K.", to Si 7r cloT. per bus $.,.yo to "s'li, oritnsi.ii, per bus 410 " alfulta, p, r bus a a alsvke. n..r l.tia T Seels. Millet. Herman, p--r bux.. .. 7. 1 '5 b:iri). white tsanllesH, per bu 1 ift buekwbeau rs-r bua ;iv ctirn.ear. p r bus ' ,K. " ehelbsl, per bus 4.. oats, per bus u5 o - rye, er bus c wheat, per bus. " s c brsn, per lis) ..........77 rorn and ml. rh..p. per !) i. ,Sh e flour, roller proe-,.. per bbl.. . fi, i 0 - spring patent and tncy nigh gn.de p; rn (lour, lower em. If. ner lifi, "" i .-, Uratn Jt Feed Flour. Middlimrs. I 1:ri"l - 1 rea, per iiw nui CONDENSED TIME TABLES. Baltintore and Ohio SaJlroacL Somerset and Cambria Branch. NORTHWARD. John Mown Mail Fx pros Rorkwood 7 . ni.. siorn. rwt Hii. Stovvstown sj. Hoov ersville HbO, Johnstown 11:10. Johnstown Mail Express. Rockwnod 11-20 a. m - fr;""',lYt stoyet..wn lil:i, Hoov ersville liuit, JobnsUiwn 1:10 p. m. Johnstown Accommodation. Rorkwood VTl p. in., Somerset i-vi toye-townrt:lJ, Uoov tnviliMtJ, JoUnalown T:Oi. OCTHWA1D. Mail. -Johnstown 8:TOa.m..HooT erir I -Id hhie"tOWn VUa" 8omeIvl Itockwood Expresa.Johnrtown p. m Hooversvllle woodi'rUiwu:':ia'Bt'men!et H'x Daily. IX B. MART IV, Manager of Passenger Traffic. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. CAtTCNS) tTN0sB TlH. IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 29, 1897. COSDsUfSKJ) 8CHDU, Tnilna.wlr..nil . r, . ' uepan irons ihe station at Johns town as follows : wtanr Western Ex press Soutliwes eni Express a. no. " S-i. " M.l 9:., ' . 2:.i p. in. 4 1 J "::; :;' SCjO " w.siown AccomrnortaUon... Jnhrstown AecoinmodnLion rH-tn. KxpreHK . W t V Pnsen T ".'.! Mail JS'.'.'.'.'.'" Kist LJnn ........... Johnnuwn Aew.nnid!ioi3. a-UtTSTARD. Atlantic Express.... Set-sliore Express 5:2 . 6 40 K.U Ai.oona Accoiumodaiion ... ir-y r.xprv- ........ .i u r. pr.M .,.,..m. i.-,iiiuio(iuon... M ill Isr rtw l-oi p. "4:11 fi .T.) - 7:11 - 10-.: J"hntin Acooim.Ktiiir.r. Ph ladelUU Express " Fast laue... ii 1 . Z? -i m!T; e-.en 11 on Tlrie! A -en AddressTD.-j. H Watt, l. A. W. u m i- B Uojlih:s.n, J. R. Wood. t'o I oiijuoi 5 nicinflarjvj m It rcii'iirc? a rool sclcctcl stock and a fe-.-T, . , i - ' a S3 room to do a bri.-k liii.-iu.'. - 1 VIE HAVE BOTH OF THEM. j Pure Drugs Ur'LH S Fresh'and Good condition. In tie wav of 1 3 ? Prescription Zz::: r we arc sure to Lave it. You arc always jure of -r t 'Jf 1 g Optical Goods c,t! Jfc Trusses Fitted. All of the best and uio-t jo.rVv";j C kept ia stock. Satisfaction guaranteed. 9 Drii.iriri.-t, Louther's Dru: Main Street, Somerset, pa. ThisHcdd Dmg Stars is Rapidly E.c::un-. Favorite with Fecrh in Search ;f FRESH . AED . PURE . DRUG; Sledichuz, Iye Stuffs, &iscrnjest SMppvrierit, Toilet Articles, Pprfnmcs. tlv. th m-cn.K a: r..-. i :.! .sal attk"ctios to rim ci'Mph-mus,;,,, 6 UK AT CUCRITXtt TASCS TO I' S o"-'.y H.I..1I -. r, ,.. KK A..T,fu sSPEGTA rES. CYE-(VLASSES, And a Full Line of Opticul Goods alrav? on iar. i. Fr ? lar-e asscrtnent all cas le sui;c--. Always on hand It is always a pleasure to :i.-?!v r rr. ti tending purchasers, whether they buy trora us or Flsewher J. M. LOU7HER RI. D. MAIN STREET SOMERSET. B Somerset Lumber Yav Hard and Soft Wood? Oak, Poplar, Sidings. Plckrtt, JNnlJ C'berrj, SblngltMi, Ioor, Italuier-. (hfotia jLath, HkltePlne Illlnds Xewel PoMs Lie. A general line of all trades of Lumber and Bulldics aterial an-t K.-r.ieV fi tck. Also, can furnish anything In the line of onr business toopler with ma ble protnptntss, such as Brackets, oUdHiixed.work.e !o. Elias Cunningham, Offlce tod Yard Opposite S.1C.R.E. Station, TheN.Y.WeeklyTrihn O' ' v A With the close of the PrcsKleiitiitl campai-rn THK T!:!i:r VE m' the fact that the American cpl; are now anxious to iri .e tln-ir iW--' home and business interests. To meit this rotiition. is.l:v. - iil !u' space and prwuinence, until another State or National i-ct-ioii a.-u-u v newal of the light for the principlesi for which THE TKI I t NK b-1 from its irception to fie prtsent day, and won its preat.t vi. ; .ri-s. Every iibleefrirt willl put forth, and money l'r.i !' iIlt- to The WEEKLY TRIBUNE preeminently a National Family New-pap. ng, instructive, enteitaiuing and indispensable to each inemls-r of tbe We furnish "THE HRALD" and "N. Y. WEEKLY TRIED: ONE YEAR FOR ONLY $2.00. CASH IN ADVANCE. SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BEGIN AT ANY TIME IAddress all orders to THE IIFJtAl' Write your name and address on a postal card, send it to lit ". B"i, Tribune Building, Xew York City, acd sairple copy or Tie 5( Weekly Tribune will be mailed to yoa. IT WILL PAY YOTJ TO BCY YOl'R JIemori.nl Work WM. F. SHAFFER, BOJ4ERSET, PENN A. Manufiictnrer of and Dealer In Eastern Work Furnished on Short Uotics MM! 153 E115IIE Iffl Alao, Agent Jbr the WHITE BKOXZE ! Persons In need of Monument Work all nn.l It u their interest to eall at my shoe -H.Ui!.fMx tion guaranteed In every case an the"" Ver 1 'nVU "P1'1-' '-'eulioE to WMte Erze, Cr Puro Zino Vonumorh. pro.luced by Rev. W. A. R!n-. s . deci.i..l ".'J TTr" th" Pint f M .lenular-.i UiisirurU,Ht.and whteh 1 d.tlne.i to be li e rsjp.ilar Monnn.ent for, our changeable rll iiate. Give us a celt. WitvF. Shaffer. r JOHN N. SNYDl-R, OMr.USKT.p. j Stat ELIAS OTJSnSTE-STGHAM, lA2f rFACTCKJIB A5D ClA-KR AXD WlIOLElALK AND KrTiLI0 Liimber and Building Materials. l.aluut, lellow Plue, Floorinz. Sash, MarRfe 0 1 EM FOP. FARMERS AND VILLAGERS. FOR FATHERS AND MOTHERS. for SCNS AND DAUGHTERS. rou ALL THE FAU LY. - r .A , 'e"1 i' ' : f V:' priced 1. . - f I : ,W-a -;,r, all tlie -,l bv prmnUM"" UM "7:i clo.rel-l rn, troet"v - m - ' - a CT il' a . .1 . v llTatV. " - . 1 . r.tns ' 't:. sw BOl:r, hoo.1 to r.D": :"t other ever . u w : ., . , tiearu 7,
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