jferset Herald. lofFubUcation. Ti :ybecargeA. r .Wf . wrlben do DO -otF 01 Tui bt held rwponalbla eniioa. . LI n tte n"" of lb. torm---.., .W KSAU. goMEBSBT, Pft. FL'BUC i ja"' j lo hi aire uauiiiy. , . w A" .... v.lAlili'LJ HUU -, boiuenel, i'k. 'ituburg, Pa. it boaitmet Fa. Jt1-1 .... v, LAI-LA Suicraet, 1'- A bOlUcThtrl, Pa. tuun. I'Wifcitr-LAW. U Somerset, Pa. iiiuu.'i-l-i'-' iV, ! (somerset. Pa. . j iTluii-NV-Al-LAW, buuiuftael, la. KKV-AI-lW. buuierxel. Pa. J. (i. UULL ooVi'Z IX, LE, k A.iux.is-Ar-iw. somerset. Pa. ... i.i nuciiiiuu w iusum eu- i.VK EAY. A. 1 U. HAY. Hv & haV, CsifWH aomcrMrt, Pa. Of J AiiOiwti-Al-l-A, SHiuicrbct, Pa. bouicrBcl, Pa. i?o:riiiJ:i'1"'uS tull-UtJi, W1U1 pvfLK uu uviw.y . wui on Mmui Cru WlrttClUIl" UWtW) OU11U. 1 lAiLES L- FL'till, j Ai iuiv-N t k'-AT-LA W, buuienrt, Pa. .sSaai Mituui!h Kiuck, up slairs. liJi- bt. iu iUco, uu:Xiiuuu.-a,auil aii tuuuatf nUcnacd lo wiUt pruuipUiBbe 1 J. OuLBoUX. 1- C COLBOKS. VLilUi: i (.XJLliOliN, A'i 1 U H i. i S- A i -l-A W , boiucroel. Pa. li KitiJtM eaini;ti U our care will be UauIciCfuuimcL ocuiuru alia aujuin H ojujU. bur r ius uiJ txiuvcyaiicui In L EAKK Al'roUSEY-AT-LAW, bviuerhet. Pa. iii p.Vjet id Njuirrsct and aJJoiuing fctu. Ai buxiutrw t-iiiral'.ii U) tuui wiii 1 1. COKKKuTii. W. U. KL'PPEL. XJFI'KUIH & KL'Pl'EL, A n VI tt Jc O-A 1 -1A w , Somerset, Pa. il buicstM eiitrurtrd to their care will be a lu cxun tuttri, u'uiU) MaouiuuLU T W. CAIWTJitia, il. D., V t ru laici-i aj.1i L KutxJN, boiuentct. Pa. Street, opposite U. B. D3. P. F. SHAFFER, PEVaiClA aiiSUBGEOS, tjoruerart. Pa. loltrn his profp:onKl SHrn icea t Itie citl- suuiciwh ul viciuiiy. umce ooruer DR. J. M. LOLTHER, PiiYiCiA' amibURGEOS, tiSaoa ;rwt, rear of Drug store. I J)H H. S. KIMMELL, h pr..ft-.io:ia! scrvict to the clti- suaar!.l uail viciuiiy. L'uia pro ij tUijcU Lrotu louud at liis ul- T)H. J j.JIt MILLEX, oruute iii lAUUStry.) !' nf..innin to tbe pmervitkm iu-:i-iii. Arudcul untried. -uit.iiK i r (ruarauu-rtl kaUst-ton-. ()ttlc ','w "rr U- i,iV- -;o' "lore, "Ea. .t Crcfca ui i'Mtriol tttreelit. i CI ? v H. COFFIiOTH, Funeral Director. I 0 3liu Cross St. liexidence, 5 S40 Patriot St. p'KH. FLUCK, I Land Survejor : i-'L':XiSu ENOLSIXK. LUUe, Pa. 5 a 5 c a t sr : 5 a 2 2 t a 5 5 5: 5 2 s si & ? a 2 o CO a o o Is- 0 B a 5 2 3 a " 2 & ft bourertet, ena'a. eory 1 lie VOL. XLVI. NO. 40. I What Shall ? tie Done FOl? THP nrt mrr V V t . . . . - vj e u uavc irea iron and L t other tonics. But she keeps o pale and thin. Her sallow O o complexion worries you. Per- V -naps snc nas a Lttle hacktc? V cough also. Her head aches ; and she cannot study. Give her $ S 5Q FFTi!cf ah ? 12 D The oil will feed her wasting q vo&Yi the glycerine will soothe o T n coagh,and the hypophos- Q r phltfcS will tr?ir nti 1 A & vjor to.her nerves and brain. V S- ' ' yt, cannot take cod-liver oil" until you f i have tried Scott's Emulsion. I 6 You will be obliged to change f your opinion at once. Children 6 cspeaaUy become very fond 6 of it ; and infants do not know I tvriitu it li aoaea to tneir looa. Sot arl li.oo ; ;i lrvgjt. i SCOTT & BOWSE, Cheamti, Kw York. In Considering I Life I Assurance , It isn't so muck what f: others are receiving : to-day as what you i:" will receive twenty j years froin now. : A Surplus of over Fifty Million Dollars ! speaks for the future fj of a policy in the i; Equitable Life As- ; surance Society J" Tells of security as Si well as future divi- ij dends. 5: Ask to see the new : Cash Guxrautee Tolicy. 5: 5 EDWARD A. WOODS, Manager. ? a PirrsBfRCH. S; L FCSDICK, Gensra! Agent, js, - j: THE- First MoiuU Bat Somerset, enti'a. Capita!, 550.000. Surplus, S3O.O0O. unoivideo GA nnn dcc sits nceeivc. in laroc md shall OUTI, PATAaLC ON MKiOD ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS. fAMWCMS, STOCK DCALtRS. AND OTHERS SOLICITED -DISCOUNTS DAILY. - BOARD OF DIRECTORS. GKO. R. CHAS. O. HH"t.U JAM F-S L. PKiH. W. H. .MlU.hK. JOiLN H. STT, ROKf. S. SCL'lis F.DWAKD SCX'LLu : : PKESIPEST VALKM'INK HAY, : VICE l'Ht-Sll 'HNT- HABV'tY M. BfcKKLEY, CASlUi-B-The fund and securities of thi bans are e- eortlv pnKectod in a celebrated Conns Bra out 1'sourStri. Tue ouly safe nutde abto- lou.lv bursiar-prooi. A. H- HUSTON, Undertaker and Embalmer. A GOOD HEARSE, and everytbiag pertaining to fanerals furn ished. SOMERSET - - Pa Jacob D. Swank, Watchmaker and Jeweler, Next Door West cf Lutheran Church, Somerset, - Pa. Am Now prepared to supply the public with Clocks, Watches, and Jew elry of all descriptions, uu Cheap ari the Cheapest. REPA1I11XG A SPECIALTY. All work guaranteed. Look at my etocfc before making your purchases. J. D. SWANK. vtever iri 1A in rr.EAM BALM a jwlttwcttT. Apoiy into noruiia. lto the norUiia n ' " , aXY H laoTUiUS. JJAarrttloka EXPERIENCE tibi Marks a "Dcsicns 'rH CorRKTS Ac. InfwiU fl t""'"' i uw.rxr 1'KtrcU scicmnic iswwn. IMPOBTAST tn ADVEKTISEE n.. .f tK ftxiEtrr napcrs is loona Pi '-Is: i of m-Mcn CM " uf " I HID NOTHING TO SAY. Yoa wr.t lo b a so!dl t, Jim? Well, I don't "'ami? u, laj. Tht t-ver that kaj hit yau now once moukry- J with your dad. I know exactly how yoa fwl; you're achin' fur a Kcnip, An want to yo an' lulp to wlje ol' Spain olin oir the mau. V ht n I waiyonugan'fullo' nerve In eiKhtet-n ixtyne, . 1 wasn't half content till I w ix coupled to a gun; An' now that you're n-fc-ellD' In that same o!' hokiiie way. An' want to emu Lute your datl, I've not a word to nay. 1 hopa you've reckoned op the cofct, an' cuuntud It up well. Fur w.ir, an Geu'ral Khermau RiiJ, aUi't fur removed from bell ! lou'!i Ku.-l il in't no picnic Jim: vou'll sun And out Uiat you Won't have a bit o' nerve toa juueh in rulliu of you through. It ain't no circus-day aOair when ghelbi lx gin to bust. An' comrades Uy In bioiKl nn' pain a-writhin ia the dust. An' buliuw, J.a like maddened bees, iip last In fit-iidi-h way ; But If you Imve got a mind to po, I've not a word to y. I ruess yer mo: her won't object; I heered her gay lxnt ni(flit She wished she only wmiaiaiu o hcC4uld go an' li'hU T"U be an orful trial, though, fur lier lo see ye sUrt, An' one that'H mighty m4. to br.uk her pore old niolher'n heart Jes'tdi her iu a nunly wjy tint yon are bound too; That you're true blood American from top cluan down to loo. An' if she aska you wliat I tliliifc, Jos' tell her t!iat' O. That we have hid a tu!k an I have no! bin' more to say. I want to toll you, honest, boy, that thin ain't no nurprise; I've su the spark 8 of loyal prida a-dauciu' in your eyes. An' I've been waiting Tura week to hear you make your Utlk, An' show your dddy that you coe of ood ol' fihtin' stuck. An' now, to close the matter up, I'll tell you, further, Jim, Your daddy would have knocked you out or you'd 'a walioed hint. If, wheu yju'd heard yer country call, you'd mkea coward play I'n proud o' you ! Old biesn yon, boy ! That's all I've got to nay I Frank Tarklnjtoa Bilker in Indianapolis Journal. CLAPHAM MYSTERY. "It Li all arrangod for to-iuorrow," said young Mrs. Latymer-Wjiiue, a she aud her husbaud took their ucMs nl the dinner table. "What is arranged'."' asked her hus band, a little grumpily, for be had had a long and fatiguing day iu the city. "OS, the football taitch, of caurse." "And are you going to waste your afternoon in looking on?" "Q'lelle idee. Oh, no. I am going to play," "You!Tf said Harry, and he almost dropped his spoon in lUgut. "Why not? It b all the rage now, and you know I like to ie in the fah iou." "You cannot lie Herious, Kate. You, a married woniau, with two children, going to exhibit yourself ia that way before a crowd of loafers ! And iu that dress too!' "Well, the dress is a little unbecom ingthat's the worst of it. But as to exhibiting myself, that's all nonseuss. Isn't it a woman's business to exhibit herself? Don't we all exhibit ourselves when we go to a draw in groom?" "At any rate, you don't kick about and tumble iu the mud when you go to a drawiugrooiu." '?jso; because the rules of the game are dUIereut, but one is as much an ex hibition as the other." Mrs. Latymer-Wynne was decidedly cleverer than her husband, and kept him, on the whole, iu a state of sub jection. He was a good, honest fellow. who did very well ou the block Ex change, where his high animal HpiriU aud propensity for practical joking were much appreciated, but he was nr match for his pretty wife in the verbal conflicts which sometimes take placw between the most aftectionate couples. And his wife, though very fond of him, took a delight in teasing him; hb awk ward attempts at repartee amused her. "I'm really very lucky to have tht chance," she went ou. "Lidy Hyte that's our captain, you know said that, ou present farm, I hadn't much, claim to a place iu the team, but that as two of her cracks were down with the 'flu' she'd give me atrial Oh, wasn't it good of her?" "Conf.und her!" said Harry. '"But, I say, Kate, this b beyond a jKe. L really muat beg that you will drop it." "Ye; into the goal mouth," sid hi wife demurely. "Now, Hirry, don't be an old goose. A hundred years ago. uo doubt, it wouldn't have beeu dou at all. To-day it is J'Jsi me newest thing out." "And you're going to allow alotoi cads to criticise your legs, and perhaps call out, HJo it, Tommy,' as they did at a ladies' football mateh the other day. LaJies indeed! It's positively dbgust- iujr." "O'.i, I think my legs are all right, Htrry. And if tuey use w can me Tommy,' I don t rotna. l ou koow it'n meatit a aiiniration." "Aud woman will do anything for that. Well, I say again u s a mon strous thing, and you will never piay football in public witti my sinction." Mrs. Lrtymer-Wynne smiled ou- teutedly. She was probably couaciom that there were a good many things whicb she did without the sanction of h:T husband. Harry noticed the smile, and for i. ; II. 1. ... ( l i once it angervu mm. u the old days when wives were suppos ed tosubmit themselves to their hus bands were over and that a direct pro hibition from him would only make his wife the more determined to carry oJt her plan, so he merely said: "You will regret it yourseir one uay, Kate. I am sure you will." Bat Mrs. Latymei-Wynne only smiled again. Hue would not give war. Still, if the could have foreseen fie terrible calamity that was about to befall her, she would wo doubt liave re lented. But who can foresee me i u tun? The who were living at Clapham cr indeed anywhere in Loudon at that time cannot have forgotten the extraordinary sensation that waa ex- Somerset SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, cited by what was called the Clapham mystery, and the scene of the mystery was Mrs. Latymer-Wynne's house. It appeared that as the various rooms in the upper story were in the hands of the painters and paperers Mr. Laty-mer-Wynne occupied temporarly the library on the ground floor as a bed room, while his wife tlept with the children on another flior. Nothing occurred during the night to disturb those who slept up stairs, but when the servants came down in the morning aud proceeded to call their master th?y were unable to rouse him. After knocking repeatedly without receiving any reply they iuformed Mrs. Laty-mer-Wynue of the state of aflVira. That lady was naturally much alarm ed and at once sent for assistance. The door was forced ojen. The scene which then presented it self was one calculated to excite the most serious apprehensions. There was no sign of Mr. Itymer-Wynne, but there were various indications of a desperate struggle. One of the win dows was open below, and betwttn this wiudow and the bed the floor was strewn with fragments of the heavy china ewer belonging to the withstand. It appeared as if this had beeu used by the unfortunate man as the only thing in the nature of a weapon within reach. More ominous still, a closer iurpection revealed blood stains oa the earp.'t. Toe bed had evidently beeu occu pied, but the pyjama suit in which Mr. Latymer-Wynue generally slept was missing. He happened not to have dressed for dinner the night be fore, and the ordinary uioruing clothes which he had been wearing were found folded up on a chair in his usual neat and methodical manner. But his val uable watch aud chain, together with a large sum of money of which he was known to be in possession, had been carried o!f by the ierpetrator or perie trators of the outrage, Mrs. Latyruer-Wynne was in despair. Of rourae the police were sent for Im mediately. Tbey came in the persons of a district inspector and a sergeant. They looked at everything with eyes full of terrible tneauing and nodded to each other significantly and occasion ally grunted ejaculations. At last, in resjion.se to an impassioned appeal from the lady, the insjiector succeeded in de livering himself of one or two cons ecutive senteuccs. "Very sorry, mum; it looks like a bad butiness. Anyway, it's a detect ive job. We'll wire for one at ouce." .Alittie later Inspector Bickerdyke, the celebrated detective made his ap pearance on the scene. He made a careful examination of everything iu the room and then outside, followed by Mrs. Latymer-Wynne aud her ser vants. Here he pointed to a number of footmarks aud said : "Why, there seems to have leen a whole iraii at work. It bu t in rea son that one man could do the job all by himself, but this looks like an army. Hello, what's this?" He pointed to holes in the soft gravel which were conspicuous among the crowd of footmarks. "I expect they were made by the ladder," siid Mrs. Latymer-Wynne. "There was a laider against the houe yesterday for the workmen to do some paintlug." "Oh, then, ruo-t of these are their f.wtmark," said the inspector, greatly disgusted. "That complicates matters a good deal, for n vr we cau't get any clew from the footmarks." It aluirt seemed as if even Inspector Bickerdyke would, f jr once, be bafll-id. But at last his patieucj was rewarded; a sweep made his appearance on the scene aud informed the detective that as he was passing the house in the early dawn, he hail seen a man, very shabbily dressed in a gray suit, steal ing from the premises. At that mo ment h had not attached any import ance to the cireu instance, a he thought the man was one of the ser vants. Now, however, he felt it to be his duty to meution it. The inspector's small eyes twinkled with satisfaction as he listened to this statement. The mere fact that the criminal wore a gray suit did not seem much to go upon, but Insp?ctor Bick erdyke felt pretty sure that it would be enough for him. He would track that gray suit to the remotest corner of the earth. When he had completed his investi gation, he condescended lo commuui caUs the result to Mrs. Latymer Wynne, "It's a great pity, mum, the shutters weren't put up Lut night. If they'd Iwea up, this thing might never 'ave 'appened. There were two of them ia the job at least perhaps three. Mr. Wynne, he must Jiave. been in bed at the time, and as they came into the room be must have sprung out and tried to defend himself with the water jug. But they were too many for him. However, I think I know the gang, and it won't be long before I lay my h ind on 'em," "But my poor dear husband T' Mrs. Wynne exclaimed, clasping her bands and fixing her eyes with an imploring look on the inspector's face. The inspector did not answer, but be shook his head gravely. You can not recall to life a man once murdered. Tim only comfort for the well regulated inind must be the hope of bringing the murderer to justice. The next morning there was in all the papers a long account of "The Clapham Mystery." A well known member of the Stock Kxchange had been surprised by burglars when asleep, aud, after a desperate resistance, had been murdered and the body carried ofl. And yet all the elTorts of the po lice to discover where the corpse had beeu hidden had been fruitless. But the Investigation having been intrust ed to Inspector Bickerdyke, that fa mous detective had already made au arrest on suspiciou. He had succeeded in tracking one of the supposed mur derers the man iu the gray suit step by step from Clapham to Whitechapel, where he had discovered him in a low public house and arrested h'm. It was a ided that he would be brought before the magistrates some time that day Saturday. When the man was placed in the I d.ck - which, owing to various delays, was not till the afternoon it soon be came clear thut the evident was iudeej . ISTA13 LIS BTKD very strong against him. Inspector Bickerdyke detailed all the circum stances of the crime and the arrest with his usual formality and clearness. "From information received" (though the sweep was to give bis evidence the insjiector could not bring himself to depart from the established formula) he hal reason to believe that one of the criminals was an individual in a gray suit, who had been wjen to leave the house uuder suspicious circumstances at a very early hour in the morning. He (the inspector) had therefore set himself to work to track this individ ual, and had, he believed, succeeded in doing so. He had arrested him at tlio Hen and Chickens in Whitechapel. .The mau refused his name and address, nor would he give any account of him self. He had therefore been takeu to the station and there searched aud his clothes examined. Blood stains were found upon them. These might be accounted for by a fnh cut on the thumb or the right band. He had in his possession a large sum of money in notes aud gold, of which he refused to give any account. Iu fact, he had hardly spoken a dozen words since hi arrest. But the stron gest evidence against him was that a watch and chain had beeu found upon him, which had been shown to Mrs. Iitymer-Wyuue, and had been identi fied by her as belonging to her hu band. "Is the lady here?" asked the magis trate, "She was requested to be bore at 3," said the insjiector. "The case 'as come on a little hear lier than we exjiected, your worship. ' The magistrate -looked at ths clock, and the public stared at the prisoner. He looked like a man capable of com mitting any crime. Short and thick set, he was evidently possessed of great strength. His general appearance was that of a disreputable loafer. The gray suit, to which he owed his detection, was very shabby ; he had no collar in fact, there wn a total alisence of linen; bis hair was disheveled, his face un washed, his chin covered with a thick stubble. The evidence of the servants and of the sweep (who swore to his Identity) was taken, aud then, as Mrs. Latymer Wynne had not arrived, the magistrate ordered the prisoner to be removed aud the next case to be called. But the next case had not been be gun before Mrs. Latymer-Wynne made her ajrearauri?. She was at once con ducted to the witness box and the pris oner brought back. Apparently even his hardened nature had broken down at the thought of confronting the wid ow of his victim, for he came back into the court holding a handkerchief to bis eyes. Mrs. Iitymer-Wynn cast one glance in hb direction and then averted her gaze from an object so repubive to her. Her evidence was very short, relating as it did merely to the disappearance of her husband and the identification of the watch and chain. When it had been given, Insjiector Bickerdyke ask ed that the prisoner be remanded for a week, a request which was immediately granted by the magistrate. The pris oner had declined to put any question to the witnesses. H? was now asked if he wished to say anything before being removed, at the same time being warn ed that anything he might say might be used against him. 'Well, there is one thiug I should like to ask," he said, "and that b whether thert b any law in England against a man wearing his own watch and chain?" "Dou'i trifle with the court," said the magistrate sternly. But something in the sound of the prisoner's voice had caused Mrs. Latymer-Wynne to turn round and to look at him again. "What ! Harry !" she cried. "Is It you ?" She could say no more. If she did not faint, as her grandmother would have done in similar circumstances, she sank back gasping into a seat "What is the meaning of all this?" asked the magistrate, glaring at In spector Bickerdyke. The Inspector looked as if he were more ready to ask than to answer the question. "Bg pardon, your worship," lie stammered. "It beats me all hollow." "Allow me to explain," said the pris oner blandly, "i am Mr. Latymer Wynne, and I am curious to know why a gentleman may not leave Lb own house early in the morning with out being arrested. May I ask what crime I have committed?" "Your conduct b most repreheusiW, sir," said the magistrate, ruffling with a sense of wounded dignity. "Pardon me, your worship," said the prisoner. "I have doue nothing. I, have simply been passive in the hand of Inspector Bickerdyke." "And what was your object in play ing such a farce?" asked the magis trate, gulping down hb indignation. "Well, I had two objects. The first b a private-one, with which I will not trouble your worship. The other was. to see how far the cleverness of a Lon don detective would g. No that! have got one of them to airest a man. as his own murderer I am satisfied. th'nk I have established a record" "How could you give me such ft fright, Harry?" said Mrs. Latymer Wynne, as a few minutes later she iud her husband were driving home togeth er in a cab. "It was very, very cruel of you." "It was your own fault, Kat?. You shouldn't have driven me wild a you did." "About what?" asked hb -wife, with a delicious air of innocence. "Oh, you know well enou;b. I had to stop you somehow from playing in that beastly football match. Next time I shall do somethiog worse." "But, Harry, dear, yoa can not really have thought that I ever meant to play. Why, I only said it to tease you." "Oh V said Harry. "Then. I needn't have smashed the water Jug or cut my finger, after all. But who is to know what a woman does mean?" .Boston (England) Guardian. Now good digtsiion waits nn ippe ti . and hra'lh ou both." If it does at, Burd k Blood Bitters. 1827. APRIL 27. 1898. MEX WHO MUST GO TO WAR. j About 200,003 Soldiers May Bs Fat Into Service. j Plans now being formulated in Con- j gress involve the placing of about 3K), , 0J0 soldiers, in round numbers, at the disposal of the Government within a very short time after the Cuban resolu tions are approved by the President. This calculation is based ou the follow ing figures, covered iu plans already in effect oriu contemplation vis., stand ing army, 27,000; by call for volunteers, 60,000; by vailing out State Militia. 75,000 or 100,000; by army re-organization bill, 50.C00. Leaving aside the present regular army force, the second and fourth items are practically determined upon in com mittee, while the third, as to State Mil itia, is being actively canva-tsed, aud differing views are exjveted to crystal lize into an authorisation to call out the number stated. The War Department bill to jirovide for temporarily increasing the military establishment In time of war was sent to Chairman Hull, of the House Com mittee on Military Affairs, and Sena tor Hawley, the chairman of the Mil itary Committee of the Senate, where the latter immediately introduced it The measure was prepared under the immediate supervision of Assistant Sec retary Meiklejohn, after a thorough and careful study of the beet interests of the service, Iu transmitting the bill to Congress a request was made for favor able consideration, and in view of the exigencies of the situation sjieedy ac tion b expected. FE.VTTRF3 OF THE HI I.L. Under the bill's provisions, in time of war the army is to consist of two brauches, the regular and the voluuteer army, the latter to be maintained only during the existence of war or while war Is immiuent, and to le raised and orgauied only after Congress authori zes it. AH enlistments for the 7olunhtT army are to be for three years, uuIi-ks sooner terminated. All the regimental and comjany oflleers of the volunteer army are to be appointed by the Presi dent, ujxm the recommendations of the Governors of the States in which their respective organizations are raised. Concerning the National Guard, it b provided that when the memliers of any eompany or regimjut of the organized militia shall eulist in the voluuteer ar ray in a body, as such company or reg iments the regimental and company officers in service with the militia orga nisation thus enlisting may be appoint, ed by the President, subject to an ex amination as to fitness and capacity, to be officers of corresponding grades in the same organization when it b receiv ed In the service as a part of the vol jn teer army. The troops in time of war, whether tielonging to the regular or volunteer t.rmy or to the militia, are to be orga nised into divisions of three brigades, men brigade to be composed of three or more regiments, aud when three or mora divisions are assembled in the same army the President is to organize them ic to army corps, each corjn to consbt of not more than three di vbions. The President b to appoint in the vol unteer army not exceeding one major general for each organized army corps and divisions, and one brigadier gen eral for each brigade, to be selected from the regular or volunteer army or the militia. WHO CJXSriTCTE TilE NATIONAL FOIM KS. Following are the provisions of the bill in full: A bill to provide for temporarily in creasing the military establishment of the United States in time of war, and for other purjases. Be itenacted, etc., that all able-bodied male citizens of the United States, and persons of foreign birth who shall h-ive d:lared their intention to become citi zens of the United States, under and in pursuance of the laws thereof, be tween the ages of 13 and 4 years, are hereby declared to constitute the na tional forces; aud, with such exceptions .aud under such conditions as maybe prescribed by law, shall i liable to perform military duty in the service of the United States. Section 2. That the organized and ctive land forces of the United States ashall consist of taa army of the United States, and of the militia of the several trtates when called Into the service of the United States: Provided, That, in time of war, the army shall consist of two branches, which shall be designat ed respectively as thi regular arm and the volunteer army of the United States. Section 3. That the regular army b the permanent military establishment which is maintained, both in peace and war, according to law. Section 4. That the volunteer army shall be maintained only during the ex istence of war, or while war is immi nent, and shall be raised and organized, as in this act provided, only after Con gress shall have authorized the Presi dent to raise such a farce: Provided, Thai all enlistments for the volunteer army shall he for a term of three years, unless sooner terminated; and that all tifilcers and men composing said army hail be discharged from the service of Uie United States when the purposes fur which they were called into servic t ball have bjen accomplishsd, or cn tie conclusion of botil.t"ea. KAISIXQ A VOLU.VTEEIt ARMY. Section 5. That when it becomes sweessary to raise a volunteer army, the President shall issue his proclamation, stating the number of men desired with ta such limits as may be fixed bylaw, smWI the Secretary of War shall pre wrrifce uch rules and regulations, not itktvMsteot with the term of this act. ms May, in hb judgment, be necessary Curtbe purpose of examining, organ izing ad receiving into service the nen called for; provided, that all men receded into service in the volunteer army skall, as far as feasible, be taken from the several States and Territories, n4 the District of Columbia in pro portion t their jjiulition. Section . The the voluuteer aruiy Hi p i. .4 . .L. X, L and the militia or the States, when called Into the service .,f the United c-tates, shall be organized under, and Khali be subject to the laws, orders and regulations governing the regular army; rovided, that each regiment of the volunteer army shall have oue surgeon and one assistant surgeon, and Unit ail the regimental and company oftkvrs shall be appointed by the President, ujKin the recommendation of the Gov ernors of the States iu which their re sjKctive organizations are raised, sub ject to such an examination as to fit ness and cajiacity as the President may prescrtl-e. President McKiniey. Two yeare ago, when Mr. McKiuley was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President, many ob servers thought him a weak and rather timorous mau. Called upon tosupjiort this opinion, they exhibited a series of extracts from his sjieecb.es on the cur rency, and invited attention to lan guage which Indicated either that the sjieaker had not made up hb mind, or else that he wished to ke-p his conclu sions a secret. Nor were these extracts their whole case. They were able to find occurrences of which the most nat ural exjdanation was that Mr. McKiu ley, while governor of Ohio, had some times been so ready tooblige his friends that lie had failed to judge correctly the probable e fleet of his compliance. Few and uuimportaut are tbe jer- sous who to-day believe that this con ception, of Mr. McKiuley was like t!.e real man. To day it b generally c knovtledged that a war between ti United States ami Spain has leeu threatening ever sin Mr. McKiuley took ottk-e; that,' in sjiite of many stir face iudications that sudden, sharp action iu Cuba would be popular, in spite of immense pressure from Repre sentatives and Senators, the President has not only stood firmly against preci pitate action, but has also unp jsed both his will and his belief upon Congress; that he had either enough insight to see that the course which he preferred and which Congress did not prefer was popular, or else enough faith in the American people to feel sure that time would bring them to the way of think ing which to him seemed right; that in the midst of these distractions he has planned and carried on diplomatic; negotiations which have brought Spain from a mood iu which she was willing to concede nothing to a mood in which she b trying desjM.'rately to retain the one thiug which she has not yt con ceded. For many years no American President has bad so hard a task, or one which demanded for its execution so rare a combination of discretion and strength. A Narrow Escape. Thankful words written by Mrs. Add E. Hart, of Groton, S. D. "Was taken with a bad cold which settled on my lungs; cough set in aud finally termin ated in Consumjtion. Four Doctor gave me up, saying I could live but a short tim'j. I gave myself uj to my Savior, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my alisent ones alxve. My husband was advised to get Dr. Kind's New Discovery fr Consumption, Cwish., Colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles. It has cured me, an thank G.1 1 am saved and now a welt and healthy woman. Trial bottles free at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset Pa., aBd G. W. Brallier'a Drug Store, Berlin. Pa. Regular size 50c and $1.00. Guar anteed or price refuuded. Up a Song Ladder. A very interesting feature of our bini songs b the wing songs, or songs of te stacy. It b not the gift of many of our birds. Indeed, less than a dozen spe cies are known to me as singing on the wing. It seems to spring more from intense excitement and self-abandonment than the ordinary song delivered from the Dereh. When the bird's joy reaches the point of rapture it is liter - ally carried off its feet, and up it goes into the air, pouring out it song as a rocket pours its sparks. Tne skylark and bobolink habitually do thb, but a few others of our birds do it only ou occasions. Last Summsr, up in the Catskilli, I added another name to my list of ex sta tic singers that of the vesjier sparrow. Several tim s I heard a new song in the air, and caught a glimpseof the bird as it dropped back to earth. My attention would le attracted by a succession of hurried, cVrirpiug notes, followed by a. brief burst of song, then by the vanish ing form of the bird. One day I wa.- lucky enough to see the bird as it was rising to its climax in thaair, and iden tified it as the vesper sparro. The flight of seventy-five or oue hundred feet was brief ; but it wart brilliant and striking, and entirely u alike the leis urely chant of the bird while upon the. ground It suggested a lark, bjt wa- to liiiiirv. or hummimr. The Dfeliui- inary cmrpiug u h. . . , . i 1.1,1 . ... .... ..... i ascer as tue uira uijjulcu iii an, were like the trail of spark which a rocket emits before Its graid burst o' color at the top of its flight. Century Magazine. The Sore La Grippe Care. There b no use suffering fniu thb ----- dreadful malady, if you will ouly ge the right remedy. Yon are Laviir,! pam all through your ooay, your uwtj bout of order, have nj appetite, life or ambition, have had a bad cold, in fact are completely used up. Electric? Bitters is the only remedy that wik give you prompt and sure relief. They act directly on your Liver Stomach auu. Kidneys, toue up the whole system, and make you feel like a new being. They are guaranteed to cure cr price refunded. For sale at J. N. Snyder' Drug Store, Somerset, Pa, and G. W. Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. The brew vs are worried over the pos sibility of a war tax on beer, but the distillers are more philosophical. They siiy that war creates talk, and talk cre ates thirtt ; und the rest goee wituou. sayirg. T 1 G iLO "WHOLE NO. 2439. VA S fJPirTnp, TOfi A U OAUUU 1X- U AUW GREAT FOR HONOR This is tae Tenor of tht Queen Bgent's Address to the Spanish Cortes. EITIZS ARRAIGNMENT OP THE UNITED STATE 3. The Spanish eortes assembled Wed nesday, rive days earlier than original ly intended, in response to a hasty summons issued by the queen regent and Premier Sagas ta. The ojiening was truly magnificent. All the wealth and beauty of Madrid gathered In the senate, where every available foot of space was occupied. and there was a terrific crush at the en trance leading to the senatorial seats, many of which were occupied by wh men On few oceahious has Madrid witness ed such scenes of popular enthusiasm as wheu tbe queen fegent, accompa nied by the king dressed in the uni form of the infantry cadets, with the insignia of the Golden f leece, traveled iu state, w ith all the pomp that makes the Spanish court famous, from the palace to the seuate hall. The queen regent and the king, es corted by eoic missions from the senate and the lower chamber who had met them at tbe gate, look seats on their throne. The government, the captains geueral, the grandees and members of the court stood on owe side and the di plomatic ctrps on the other. Senor Sa gasta advanced and handed the queen regent the speech from the throne. Her majesty read it, while seated, in a calm, clear voice, all others standing. Iu opening her speech the queen regent said: "The grave an xietie which radden- ed my mind the last time I addressed you have increased and are lieighten ed by public uneasine s, conveying the presentiment t f frebh and greater eoui piicalions as a result of the t irn which events in Culia have takea. These complications were brought about by a section cf the peoj!e of the United State, whieh, seeing that the Autono my previously offered in myiue-oge was aUmt to be put in force, foresaw that the free manifestation of the Cu ban jieople, through its chambers would frustrate forever the schemes against Spanish sovereignty TvhL-h have been plotted by those who, with resources and hopes sent from the neighboring coast, have fettered tlxa suppression of the insurrection ia ibat unhappy island. "Should the Government of the United States yield to thb blind cur rent, the menaces and insults which we have hitherto been able to regard with indifference for they were not an expression of the sentiments of the true American Nation would become intolerable provocations, and would compel my government, ia tlefeuse of the natioual dignity, to sever relations with the Government of the Uaited States. "In thb supreme crisis the aed voice of him who represents htiwaa justice oo earth was raised in counsel of peace aud prudence, t which my government had no difficulty in heark ening, strong in the consciousness of its right and calm in the strict per formance of its duties. ".pain's gTatitude isdu" to the pope, and also the great powers, whose action strengthens my conviction that Spain's cause deserves universal sympathy and that her conduct merits unanimous ap proval. It is jiossible, however, that au act of aggression is imminent, aud that not the sanctity of our rights nor the moderation of our conduct, nor the ex pressed wish of the Cuban people free ly manifested, may serve to restrain the passious and hatred let loose agaiust the Spanish fatherland. "In anticipation of this critical mo ment, when reason and justice will have for their support ouly Sjianbh courage and the traditional energy of our peojile, I have hastened the assem bling of the cortes: and the supreme A decision of parliament will doubtless 2 l . i, i.l 1 sanction the unalterable resolution of my government to defend our rights, whatsover sacrifices may be imposed upon us in accomplishing thb task. "Although a dark and gloomy future is before us, the difficulties are not be- I yond our powers, and with our glorious army and navy aud the united nation tefre foreign aggression, we tust in Ood that we shall overcome, w'.thout ttain ou our honor, the baseless and ucju.st attacks made upon us." Hhp drugging youself with quack nostrums or 'cures'. Get a wc-ll-kuown pharutceulicd remedy that will do the work. Catarrh and Cold in the head wiU ii otuse suffering if Ely's Cream iialu b ed. Druggist will supply I0c trial sire or 50c fu'l size. We mail it. ELY BROS., 5fi Warren St., N. Y. City. Itev. John lieid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mx-nt., recommended Ely's Cream Ralui to me. I can emphasize hb statement. "It b a positive cure for , it catarrh if used a directed." lie v. , y w j.j pjj.,or Cmtnl Prei , - ,( Church, Helena, Mont. To remove a refractory screw from i wood heat a piece of iron red hot, and hold it on top of the screw for a minute or two; then the screw-driver will easily take out the screw if used while the screw b warm. I1 ,.T . i ;, m ,i, ti,niriTniiimih j, a a, an J . j wm mh I f . statement of what Chamberlain's I C(flit cllojera sn(i Diarrhcea Reme- d diJ writeJ Collms, of Moore, S. C, "I hid a child about two years old, that had tbe diarrhoea for two months. I tried all the bet known remedies, lut none g tve the least relief. When thb remedy came to hand, gave it as directed, aud in two days tlie child was completely cured." Sold by all druggists. Soap used on the hair b apt to make it brittle. If any b tc be used tar soap b best, aud after using rinse tbe hair in several waters, in which a little powder ed borax has been dissolved. A merica's greatest medicine b Hood's Sirsaparilla, which cures when all other preparations fail to do any good whatever. Puking' Pan at Honest John. We regret to observe that the Hon. "Honest'' ioh'i Wanamaker's martial demonstration of last week b not re ceived by a scoffing public with that seriousness which anything from so ven erable a source undoubtedly deserve. In fact, a spirit of levity appears to ex ist touching bb warlike deliverance, and men who should have been pro- toundly moved aud inspired by it are treatiug it as one .'f the humorous in cidents of a more or less tragic drama. Take the Baltimore Sun, for example. With an utter lack of that decent re spect which so great and good a man as John Wanamaker should universally command, it lightly says : According to a dispatch from Phila delphia i he war fever has reached that staid and quiet city of Brotherly Love, and even that peaceful Christian states man, John Wanamaker, has growu llerce and truculent under the bellig erent influences of the time. Fired hy the jingo cries for pauislt gore, beta aa il to have tthgiapbtd to Prtsideul McKiuley offering to raiM a regiment of yoidiers at Lis own expense and lead them himself for the liberation of the opprenseu Culians. We are incl ined to tbiuk, fmm Brother Wanamsker's rec ord a a man of peace, that bis otter aud inteution have been misunderstood and that he does not propiMe to war agaiust the Spaniards with the imple ments of carnal strife. We do not be lieve he wid arm his regiment with guns and bayonets and other shocking and dangerous weapons used by the ungodly on such occasions. Ou tbe contrary, if we read his proposition aright, they will march ou Havana heavily equipped with the choicest articles from his great department sti'-oe, each man carrying a banner bearing some soothing and attractive legend, CoL Wanamaker himself marching in front with a mammoth flag containing his name aud coat of arms, and a flat tering offer of the best bargains to be had an v where In -the world. Such a demonstration might not be war, in the strict sense of thai term, but it would be magnificent, overwhelming, Irresist ible. Spaniards and Cubans alike would throw down their arms and dock around Col. Wanamaker's regiment as it moved ujhu Havana. What Span iard could resist such apjieals as this: "Come to Wanamaker's and be saved. Finest cigars and cigarettes in the world at lowest market rates. Bulls in aud out of the china shop a specialty." Wnat Cuban could turn a deaf ear to such a suggestion as thw displayed on the regimental banners: "Come, ye weary, naked, hungry. Wanamaker's fine beds are the softest In the world. His canned goods are better than the fresh article. Special bargains iu pret ty pantalettes 'r cute little Cubans. See Col. John Wanamaker first. Com pared with such a plan of campaign, wi.emes cf independence, autonomy and armbtice pale Into iniirnilieau-e aud bet in ue the iridescent dreams of mere theorists. They will have no chance when Col. Wanamaker gow marching on. The solution of the whole trouble is fi uud. I-ave it to Col. Wanamaker. Like the war horse, he suutlltli the battle afar off, and, like other war horses, be will protab!y con tinue lo snuff at a tafe distance. i?ut, if it is a question of oats, the war hore will be where the struggle is fiercest. W submit to all candid men that thisU iu the nature of trifling with sacred things. The Best Lluiment. "Cbambr lain's Pain Balm Is the fluest on earth," write Edwards A Parker, of Plains Ga. Thb b the verdict of all who use It For rheumatism, lame back, sprain, swellings aud the numerous slight ail menC and accidents common to every household, this liuiment has no equal. With it in the house, a great deal of pain and aWJering may be avoided. For sale by all druggists. A C&mpai2 cf Fraud. Allegheny Record. Events In State politic- bv shaped themselves sufficiently to enable the people of Pennsylvania to understand the force at work and tbe nature of to contest to be decided next election day. Just now Mr. Joha Wanamaker, the Philadelphia department store owner. occupies the center of the stage. Hb voice is heard telling the voters that he b necessary to the State's salvation, word on word, painting a fearful pic ture of the devastation and moral ryia wrought by Matthew Stanley Quay, ilr. Wanamaker may be au honest man, but loug be Tore June 4 he will learn that tbe Republicans of Pennsyl vania know him to be iu bad hands. He coms carrying aloft a banner cf alleged high purpose, but behind him are ranged men who eoeognize in pub lic office only a meaus to personal gain. They carry daggers to balance the Bible in Mr. Wanamaker's bauds. They run the ward conventions aud manipulate majorities at the primaries, while their auppiwed candidate makes long .-pe,h. es advocating purity in politics. Mr. Wanamaker's cam paiga b a cam paign of fraud, pure and simple. While Dave Martin, C. L. Mageeand his other "supporters" in the campaign for "po litical purity" cry aloud In public places for bb election, privately they are en deavoring to negotiate with Senator Quay a compromise, by whteh they eat select the next governor iu return (u support of Mr. Quay's fight for re-lec tion to the Senate. Tbey are using Mr. Wanamaker's prestige among bus iness men to boom hb candidacy to tht danger point, in the bojie that thee Senator Quay will see the wisdom of ar ranging a "compromise," This done these political purists will suddenly re alize that the gold standard and tin Republican party generally b iu grav. dangpr, aud in still louder tones wii call upon "genulue Republicans" t "rally" rouud the flag. Senator Q.iay may have mistakes ii bb long career; he may have don things he should not have done; b may have left uudoue many thing which he should have done. But as h is to-day be is not as dangerous as ar tbe Magees and the Martins. Depen upon it the men who are talk in about the State treasury's condition at consumed with a desire for a long reae through its glittering piles. Iniagir the bosses of two utterly corrupt cit machines, men who have made the money in politics without any visib means of support when tbey bega business, proclaiming from the bous tope that they want John Wanamak elected Governor to Insure "clean govern ruent." Can the people of Pennsylvania t fooled by a decoy, as the ducks a down among the reeds of the Carolii coast line? Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cui Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, h ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hanc Chilblains, Ceres, and all Skin Erti tious, and positively cures Piles, or I pay required. It b guaranteed to gi perfect satbfactioa or money refunde Price 25 cents p?r box. For sale at N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, P or G. W. Brallier's Drug Store, B in, Pa. For a stiff neck, pains in the che Warm some swet oil and rub ou th ougbly with tbe hands, then cover wt sheet wadding, the shiny side o Wear it urtil you feel comfortable. Diphtheria, sore throat, croup. 2 stant relief, permanent cure. I Thorn' Eclsctric OIL At anjdt ore. 1 i of Ke York 4 Illlswrg. i ' r T roA.
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