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N Iil caiic at o3lc. DR. P. F. SHAFFER, l"UlSiCiA.N ami SL'KoiXO', touiacTkL't, Fa. lendtrs b pruftwiuua! ervioc Jo lilt cili kiu. 01 oiiirr-l ana viciiiity. oUlue cortT lui Cixjm mill i'.uio: .iccl. DR. J. M. LOLTHER, FUVaiL'lAN AMiel'KODjS, Oiut on ilaiu kUwl, ivar ol LrU .turn. JjR. H. S, KIMMELL, icudcn. Lit prufaeiouai wn iws to Uie cili- U!eif; aua .cmity. L'ula pro tZ.fL'5 01 u '"""a al Li ui- 1)R- J S.MvMILLEX, O.T.UUJIU- iu lx-nustry.) Jn-LcnndFttU-ioisirwUi. V'. H. COFFltOTJI, Kimeral Director. S-JO Pairiot SL Jj'BAXK B. FLUfK, ivnw-v.x Survej-or c ERATIVE MlTl'AL FIRE IVt ...... I vj., j.i.i;lIX, PA. untn(atotuaIe.tyiusUr- . rty. Write for information. Ja :. J. ZORN, Secretary. C 'fill' iwm HW, 50 YEARS' i VOL. XLYII. NO. 14. Your Doctor Knows Tour doctor kiiowa all about foods and medicines. Tho next time you see him. 1 just ask him what ho think3 i Scon's EfRuisfcn of Cod-Liver Oil wl'h HyrM phocphitea. We ore WiLing- to trust ia his answer. 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And the br!dema!tU followed her through the brine Follow eJ her out of the harbor m jjlh To the &itl tryst In the open soath. Never a hrWe went down the hall In the maze of the dance of her marriage ball. with to fine a grace or an air so free As the bpaniMh ship, stood out to a ; And never the bhJt of Ood look veil. In the darksome dt plh of tlie convent's pale. ith so lofty a mien of atcrtltoe As lhy bided the fling of the battle' dice. Their epli-udrous standards stn-anu-d on high 'liuinst the turquoise blue of the tropic ky ; Their pulUhed bnuut work flan lien flaau, Like lUKtruu. Jt-wcls around them strung; Aud their bows a-ere veiled In the rllniy lace f tin- spray comb towu'd by thecliarging puce. But, ah ! what terrible gueal are thftte. Fast gliding In from the outer sots. Gliding along In drajiery black Thnt fumrs and pours from the high smoke stack ? And, nh! wluit thund'rous chimes that greet The stalely advance of the bridul fleet? But is this the poal of the -ddlng bell ThU nmring voice like the voice of hell ? Tin the wrathsome cry of the pitiless Fates The voice is the voice of the sisu-r State, Of the sister states of the slaughtered Maine. Crying a loud for the blood of Mpalu Battle-ship, cruiser, to-pedo-baal, Th.it rush like dognat lie Sjauish throat. Alas for 1 he bride in yellow 2nd red That out of the Imrlx.r so lightly ptI, That rw-1 and fiiint iu Hi" fntrful iknif 'Mid the choke of the smoke where the Ilght iiings glance. While ever ntiiiglc the thunder's roar With the booiu of the surf on then.xtrlng shore. They wore tlx that steered to the open sea The bridi-s and the maids so swift and free And six arethe corses that line the strand. Prone In the pools of the llde-lert sand ; And the gathering vultures circle high O'er the stinVned Hull) and the death-closed eye. Troy Times. IX CORPORE VILI. When a man has enough money and not enough to do, and the gods have Dot given him discretion, be some times takes to playing parlor providence It is a pretty game, but not safe. My ex cellent friend Fenwick, of Fenu Hall, used to be very fond of it, and this is why he has given it up. iX'bson was a high church curate In a slummy . parish, very couscieutious, very hard working, not very strong, and none tlie stronger for the early morning services which he went through fasting. He believed in celib acy for the clergy, and plenty of com munication and confession for the laity; be was tbe customary victim of every idle drunkard and every gossip ing old woman in his parish; he had little faith in vicar, and less in bish ops, and least of all, in the privy couucil. In all this be was quite the ordinary high church curate. Where he was extraordinary was in being a most eloquent speaker, not only in the pulpit, but even where there was a chance of being answered. One day last year I bethought me suddenly that Dibsou was a friend of mine at college andsinca, and that I had not seen him for some lime; also that he was just the man to make a speech that I wanted made at a certain coming meeting iu which I was inter ested. So I girt up my loins aud made a pilgrimage to his parUh, which is far in the wilderness of the Surrey side. Od the doorstep I found Feu wick, who greeted me with an unnsual effusive ness. 'My dear bear boy," he said, "you're the very man I was wishing far;" audi he shook ma warmly by the hand. "You have tafljei.ee with D ilnon;you will iTsuade him to do what I desire?" 'Sjeaking from uiy own experience, Mr. Fen wick," I replied, "I should say that your only chauce is that what you desire should be something he particu larly dislikes' then he will probably do it Eut have you rung?" "Twice," said be. "They are not out fur I hear someone shouting inside; perhaps that's why they don't hear." At this moment the door was fl jag wide open and IKbson8 small but en ergetic maid servant appeared, pinion ing by the elbows a very large and very drunk woman, whom shecudeavored to push out of the door. The woman was resisting to the best of her ability, be- causc she bad not yet fiuished m .king some very emphatic remarks to Djb son. He stood with bis pipe iu his hand, aud on his face an expression of mingled anxiety for his servant and grief for the verbal excesses of her op ponent Perceiving us, he forgot them both, and ran to meet us. "Htllo, Jones, old man, you're a stranger. Very glad to see you, Mr. Fen wick. Come in, loth of you. Very regulable this, very. P. .sally, Mrs. Cookson, you know " But at this piut I took advantage of a favorable chance and pushed the wo man off Uie step into the -street, where she Wl i"to a rather confused heap, but uever stopped cursiug for an iu stanL That djukey, I) bon actually ran dowu to pick her up, but was an ticipated by a policeman, who led her off with some ditl'iculty. IXbson took us inside, apologizing. ' Some of these people are rather troublesome,'' he said, "and the only way is to be very liraj with them, but patieut, always p.tieuL Yjj let your care for ma carry you away, Janes, I'm afraid." In his room, which seemed to bj fur nished chie'ly will, a crucifix and a big table littered with papers, were two or three other parishioners, appa rently sober, but iu aa aggressive c n litiou of biredom. Ilj'usun submitted with the patience of which he had spken to b3 bred abiut the parUh mvgAzi te, th3 youn? men's fjDt-ball club, the mission ball harmonium, and thecjn'.aj; Sinlty sj!ijI exjjrsioa. I Mailer luyse f I made bis martyrdom appreciably (shorter by glaiicg savage ly at the torturers. When the last had dragged himself away, tbe victim dropped into an easy chair (so called; it was a wretched thing of wlcktr work, that he considered a weakness of the fi-ish), lit a pip, an 1 turaei with a S o hi SOMERSET, PA., eight of relief to rational conversation. It soon appeared that Fenwick's object in coming was to get Dobson to stay at Fenn Hall for a few weeks. I have several reasons for standing well with Fen wick, and there appeared notbtag treasonable in his desire, ao I backed it up; and as Dobson could Dot help feel ing that he was really in need of coun try air and rather less work, he finally consented to a temporary exchange of duty with the curate at the village church, who was anxious to see a little of a London parish. When I had likewise booked Dobson for my meet ing, Fenwick and I departed together. As we went out of the door, a sheep ish, half-grown boy and an acrid old woman went in. Fenwick called my attention to them. "That's the kind of foolishness that's working him to death," he said, "that and the fasts and the early services, and a dash lazy vicar who takes none of the work. I'm fond of the boy, and I mean to put a stop to iL" "Indeed," said I, "but how? Dobson, you know, is as obstinate as a pig, especially about these things." "I know, but my theory is that the whole thing rests ou this absurd celib acy idea. If he had a wife she'd make him go slow and Dot knock himself to pieces; and she'd feed him properly and keep him warm, and he'd be another man in tix months. Besides, he's not fit for a London parish anyhow, and be has great talents which are wasted here. No, sir. I have my plan." "Indeed, Mr. Fenwick," said I "you nterest me extremely." And so he did, for I began to see what he was after. "Pray, what Is your plan?" "Simply aud sufliciently this. You know my niece, Amy?" I answered that I knew the lady very well as indeed I did, though not so well as I wished. "Well, if three or four weeks of Amy's society in a country house don't make him change his mind about cel ibacy, I'm a Dutchman. The stupid fellow has hardly spoken to a nice girl since he went to school, I believe. Half these young donkeys are woman-haters out of mere ignorauce." 'A most excellent idea, no doubt, for Djbson. But how about your niece? Is site disposed to assist?" "Well, you know," said Fenwick "it's not really necessary that she should. It will be quite enough to cure Dobson if he falls passably In love with her; then if she rejects him, or even if he never proposes, he will go an J marry someone else. They al ways do. But why shouldn't she, you know? ( Iris are generally reaiiy enough to take a curate, and you know he's a very fine fellow. Then I would make him rector of Fenton, and he should write a book and be made a canon and his preaching would soon bring him to the fronL" "You have it all cut and dried, I see. Well, I wish yoa every success, but I think it's rather ticklish." "Not a biL You must come to the hall and help me, though. Come ou Thursday week, won't you!" To this I consented, and we parted. I knew Dobson, and I knew he was not the man to carry out Fenwick's plau by falling passably in love with anyone, least of all with Amy. I was much more than passably in love with her myself, though I bad never found opportunity to Inform her, or Fenwick, either, of that fact. Either Dobson would stick to his principles and suc ceed iu resisting her attractions, or he would fall very much in love indeed, iu which case I believed, he would be a dangerous wooer. I did not, there fore, look with any favor on Fenwick's experiment, but if it was to be tried it was in every way better that I should be present. It was half-past 11 and Fenwick yawned, got up, stretched himself, and intimated his intention of go'mg to bed. He said he was not accustomed to London hours, and he went otr, leaving Dobson and me in sole posses sion of the smoking room at Fern HalL Fenwick was a little disheart ened. When he formed a plan of any sort, particularly a plan for arratigiug the destinies of his fellow-men, he used to set his heart on it, and he was not much pleased at the total apparent fail ure of his deiigns on Dobson. Dobson saw a good deal of Amy; he even talk ed to her more than to auyone else, but that was simply because she was the only person in the house who would listen to the kind of talk he loved besL It is a solemn fact that he used to dis cuss with that poor girl the persistent unity of the Church of England and the degree of authority to be attributed to an Eciimeuical council. She used to listen to him with the utmost gravi ty, anl with a sort of timid pleasure at hearing about such big and wonderful things; but how much she understood I never attempted to guess. Now, when 1 had a chance of talking to Amy, which was not seldom, it was not with that kind of conversation I entertained her, and I did not believe that Dobson would have done it either if ha hail been in love. Nor did his style of talking vary when they were alone together, as far as" I cou d make out; and I took several opportunities to come upon them suddenly, quite by accident, in the midst of these inter views. Dolson never showed any dis pleasure at being interrupted and there was no sign of any change of snbjecL t was, therefore, fairly easy of mind; and my disgust may be conceived when be turned upon me, gome forty puffs after Fenwick had lei the room, and began to make confidences. He began, parson wise, on generali ties. H sai 1 he had lately been con sidering the subject of the celibacy of the clergy, and had come to the conclu sion that the practice of the Church of England was wiser than that of the sister Church, which he had hitherto preferred. He held aa strongly as ever that celibacy was tbe ideal condition for that highest kind of character which can devoti it-telf wholly aud without reserve to an abstract cause; but he believed that such characters were rare, and that be had been com mlltiog the ain of spiritual pride In reckoning himself one of them. Here he paused a little, ani thn we it on to speak of the help and Inspiration in clerical duties which a lower kind of men might derive from a good wif j. er WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 1898. He was really very eloquent I could not help noticing that but it was won derfully like a sermon; and I Bhould have been inclined to go to sleep if I had not felt so vexed at fhe fellow for falling in love with Amy, and the queer way be took to tell me of it. The funny part was that he was perfectly in earnest, and quite believed that by contemplating Amy his eyes had been opened to a number of important spir itual truths. I have heard lay lovers talk In something the same way, but for my part I never found that kissing Amy opened my eyes to any truth ex cept that she was very nice to kiss. I thought be would never come to the point, but at last he did. "And I love the girl, he said, "and I am afraid to speak to her. Partly it is herself I am afraid of, because she ia so simple and yet so wise. But then again I know nothing about the convention alities aud the customs; I might fright en her; there are right ways and wrong ways of speaking, and I know noth ing." .And be went on to appeal to my worldly wisdom, of which he al ways had a great opinion. Once Dob son tried to convert me and failed; he had borne me no grudge for it (which is rare), but bad made a divisiou in his own mind, I believe, by which I was to be wise in the things of this world, and to be left to the "uneovenanL-d mercies" of Providence iu the next And now it was the wisdom of the world he wanted. So I gave it to him, thus, with a grave face: "Dobson," said I, "this is a delicate matter. I do not believe Mius Fenwick has any conception of the feelings you entertain for her. Nor do I imagine that she has ever asked herself whether she entertains any such feelings for you. It is not tbe way of women to do so until a man has spoken much more plainly than you have done. An ab rupt declaration would startle her, and might be fatal to your chances. What you must do is to proceed slowly and gradually, letting your feelings be seen by degrees, so as to accustom her to look ou you rather as a lover than as a teacher." And I further instructed him in the same sense; to all of which be listened with much docility, and at tbe end of it shook my hand and said I was a tnie friend; and I went to bed to think it over. The advice I bad given him was not only excellent in itself, but it bad the further merit of leaving a clear field for me. It was quite true that my Amy was by do means prepared to hear any declaration of love from him, but she was quite prepared to hear one from me, and I was sure she must have asked herself the question whether she cared fur me, though I was by no means sura whether she had yet answered iL I should have preferred to wait a whilu and let tbe fruit ripen, but I knew that Dobson's notion of gradually proceed ing was not one that would allow me much time. If I spoke first and was rejected, then the field would be clear forbim; but If bespoke first, whether he was accepted or rejected, I knew Amy would be so much disturbed aud agitated that I should have no chance for the rest of my visit, and another opportunity might never come. Audi was by do means sure that be would be rejected, for although she certainly did not love him, women have been known to marry out of admiration and pity In-fore now, aud particularly parsons. Then both parties are unhappy. So I felt I should be acting in the best inter ests of ail three of us in speaking as soon as possible. And so 1 did. J met her in the gar den next morning, and there, on a rus tic seat under a laburnum, I told her of my love. There are some scenes too sacred for the public gaze, and I shall not attempt to paint the pretty, shame faced air with which Amy responded to my declaration. But when we had once more begun to talk more or less like reasonable beings, the first thought J that crossed my mind was Doltson. He really was a sort of old man of the sea; I was never allowed to lie free of him. But, having conquered, I could afford to be magnanimous, and I re solved to make the thing as little unpleasant both for him and her as c uld be. 'Dearest," I said, "I have a piece of news for you that will surprise you.1' She looked op at me in such a sweet, confiding way that I bad to kiss her before going on. "Do you know, I am not the only man who has eyes to see. What would you think, now, of old Dobson?" : "Ye?, yes, Dobson, and no other," I said. "Funny, Isn't it, but true. He is not so far away up in the t-ky as you think. He will come down to say something very particular to a little mortal maiden, and before many days are up." "On, no, I do hope not," she ex claimed. "Are you sure?" "Quite certain; I have watched him with you, aud I know ' old Dobson through and through. Now, when he does speak, love as he certainly will, and you must prepare yourself for it don't tell him about me. It would pain him. You will know how to refuse him without hurting him more than you musL My little girl is very wise." I am afraid she was more frightened than wise for the next few days, and I'm sure she tried to prevent Dobson speaking at all. But he never noticed her little deterrents. His method of carrying out my instructions was to hang off as well as be could for two days, and then, in the effort to show a little of bis feelings, to blurt out a dec laration. It must have been painful to Amy. She was quite done up after it, rather hysterical, and went to bed with a headache. Dobson went to London the same afternoon without a word to any one, and I told Fenwick he had re ceived a telegram about an outbreak of the smallpox in his parish. I knew he would write to Fenwick, but ODly iu general terms, and so he did; and Fen wick hardly looked at the letter be cause he was afraid of infection. I had a letter myself which was rather a cu rious document, and which explained fully; but I never showed it either to Fenwick or Amy; Fenwick, some few days after, took occasion to observe: "I think that fellow Dobson must be made of cast-iron." I thought I would administer codso l U ion and get out our secret at tbe same time, and I paid: "No; but Dobson, you know, is man of very penetratiDg observation, and also a man who would never think of obtruding himself, and when he came here he saw at on.ee " "What?" "Why, that Amy was, as it were, en gaged." "As it were, engaged! What on earth do you mean, Jones? She was not en gaged." "She was not; but she is, Mr Fen wick to me." Fenwick is really a reasonable man at bottom. He came round very soon, and I have noticed that he has rather given up arranging other people's af fairs for them. As for Dobson, he found himself rest less in London, and he went with some missionaries to Smyrna, liefore he started Amy bad a letter from him, over which she cried a little, though I couldn't see anything to cry over. It was a very proper letter, and spoke confidently of her future happiness with me. When he had been a little time in Smyrna he unfortunately caught a fever and died. I was sorry. He was a good fellow, and, as I raid, a capital speaker. Black aud White. "Wtiikeri and Character. Astonishing what vagaries some of the best (!) regulated minds indulge in these warm days! Talk of "bearding a linn In his den" (a la Daniel;) why, it is nothing but the subject of whiskers, fur they certainly must le about the warm est things out these days. Yet Diog enes would never consent to l shaved, avowing 'twould be no more than in sinuating that nature had doue tatter to make you a woman than a man. There's one thing, though, Mr. Man should remember, and that is to make a decision aud stick to it If he de cides on whibkers, well and good; let him -stick to them. Furthermore let him stick to one sort and not go skip ping from Vandykes to muttonchojw, from fringes to PefTers. Such fickle ness is most annoying. You uncon sciously cut your bett friends just be cause they persist In Mich hirsute light Ding changes. Indeed, it's a wi mother who would know her own s-ou in many instances. It's the same with the "mustache movemeriL" We've nothing against this military arrange ment in Itself, but we do object to a man having it otf and ou about as quickly as the stage villain himself could manage to stick on his false lip protectors. Speaking of the stage and its inhabitants, if we hadn't a pro gramme we could tell the pirts the mn were playlug by their hair, or laek of it, just as we can the standing of the women performers. You'll only have to think a second to remember that virtue and blonde hair are synonymous behind the footlights, no matter how skeptical you may be on this combination otherwheres. It's always a case of "her golden hair was hanging down her back" with the sweet young 'heroine. Who'd believe in a soubrette with long hair? No body, any more than they would in tbe stage spinster who should appear minus corkscrew curls. Without the curls little children would turn from her, and their elders would feel sure she'd a past at leitL Tae sUe mother's coilftire must be us simple as the Ma donna's, while that of the villainess is invariably as black aud complex as her very hearL We'll touch on stage masculinity lightly. The young lover with honest Intentions has a smooth face, though as tie advances in years, having perhaps been parted from his sweetheart by some villainy, h often takes on a mustache. The villain would be as innocuous without that nonchalant mustache as he would without his cigarette. As for the funny man, we know what sort he is by one glauce at those expressive appendages. For real aristocratic whiskers, though, com mend us to the stage father. To come to the point, now, why shouldn't mankind choose his whUkers with as much care as they who strut the mimic stage? He shou'd think long and well, and occe the decision is made and he has adopted whichever style best expresses Lis peroODality, let him try to live up to iL You may smile at the idea of living up to one's whiskers, but it's no laughing matter. If you're unconvinced, just grow a pair of the aristocratic stage-father sort and try to be worthy of them. Of a truth, 'tis do small matter to achieve whisk ers, or even to have them thrust upon one. A masculine authority says that a large full beard ruwt becomes a broad face, -while a long face Is improved by a sharp-poiated one, aud that mustaches "should be kept within bounds." By all means, we'll surely ail agree. The breezes mustn't bo tempted too much. And now let us attack the smooth shaven face, for which so many ex cuses have been urged. Alexander the Great introduced shaving to prevent his soldiers being caught by the beard by the enemy; the Buduhist priests had become ashamed of their locks a century before. The custom of shaved clerical faces is BmanisL Peter the Great proved that barber aud barbar ism are derived from tbe same root by laying a tax ou all capillary ornaments. Wbeu Napoleon shaved tbe growth which it disgraces the Mussulman to be without, he said: "A born king has another to shave him. A made king can use his own razor." The man who shaves himself should haveeven razors one for every day in the week, remem bering that a good razor needs a strop no more than good wine needs a busli. Only, Mr. Man, please remember to make your choice, and then be as true to it as you are to the wife of your bosom. Hot aa Acsarate Reporter. The sermon was from the words, "My cup runneth over; surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my lLe." 6ix-year-old Jenny, on returning home from church, wan ask ed if she could repeat tbe minister's text and said: "Yes, indeed! It was: 'Mercy! Goodness! My eup'a tipped over!" " I f T 7 H AF.Id The Tomb of Columbus. w York Tribune. The Spaniard has precedents for moving the bones of bis heroes. His patron saint underwent pobt-morteni travels of a most astonishing sort, and it does not seem to have entered into the heart of the Iberian to protect his rest with any Shakespearian curses. If Columbus bad foreseen how Spain, which misused blm while living, would move his remains about the world perhaps be would have uttered anathemas, sure that the superstition of his adopted countrymen would it sure for his chain-freed limba ptace un disturbed. But he did noL He died in poverty at Valladolid, and then Fer dinand, who would not give to a man justice, gave to a corpse honors; and the bones of tbe great discoverer, ten anting one tomb af.er another, at last reached the cathedral cf Havana, where they served Spanish pride far more than Spain did them honor. Now, iu the same spirit, Spaniards are proponing to dig them up again to keep them within the limits of their shrink ing greatness. That scheme raises the quotion Where is Columbus's fitting resting- place? Is it in the New World or the Old? Is it in Spain or in prorgessive America? Doubtless the world-wide empire of Ferdinand and Charles V and Philip II was nearer the ideal cf Columbus than any Western republic, whether Spanish or Anslo-Saxon. He Is-louged to his time and his race, and bis new world was not the world -f religious and political freeilmn. lie would proliably have recoiled at the suggestion that the hemisphere which he opened to mankind would iu a few years become the stronghold cf every thing he had been taught to regard rs subversive tf Christian civilization. The Spain of today would be much more familiar soil to him than Cuba under American supervision. And yet, if he is conscious of events in this world, would he not choose to have his tomb among those who made the actu ality of this New World tenfold greater even than his stupendous dream, rather than among thot-e who frittered away the magnificent power be gave them, and ooul-1 not even retain possesion of his place of sepulchre? Columbus be longs emphatically to the Western Hemisphere. He came from mediic val Euroe, and he brought many of the ideas of niediieval Europe with him. But his heart was here. From here he wasseut home iu chaius. Back here he came in adversity, with his last desperate thirst for discovery, and here, after Spain had let him die miserably In her borders, be found sepulchre, w ith two continents for his monument. -Nations may grow rich and decay. Peo ples may eugige ia wars. Countries may change rulers. But while the lands which he found stand above tbe sea they will be his lands beyond the power of any occupant to change it, be yond the power of any adventurer or map-maker or any prevalence of other names to rob hioa of his glory. To Ferdinand and Isabella Columbus, gave his New World, but he could not keep thetn from throwing it away. Now that it is thrown away, we may be sure that he would say that he belonged with the land which the Spaniards had misused as they misused Its discoverer, rather than with the spendthrifts who squandered his richest gains. The tomb iu Havana Cathedral is the shnne of the Western Hemisphere. Froru the capes of Labrador to the Strait of Magellan all peoples turn to it with reverence. While Spain held Cuba slie was the custodian of the discov erer's relies. When she departs a new warden must assume charge. Watch ers may prove unworthy, guards may t hinge, but the shrine is not moved without sacriVgJ. If the Cuba w hich Spain robbed and oppressed for three honored years was a tit grave for Co lumbus, Cuba under civilized govern ment w ill not be less so. If his bones could rest amid Weyler's butcheries be will s!eep soundly until the archangel's final trumpet blast. Iet him res, then, where the life of a new civilizatiou which would not have been except for him will flow around him, where he will be reckoned the pioneer in a glo rious work with a yet unfolding future, not linked with failure and left to moulder w ith tbe rotting relics of the past. HUioaJ Given Away. It is certainly gratifying to tie pub lic to know of one concern in the land who are not afraid to be generous to the needy and suffering. The proprie tors of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bot tles of this great medicine, and have the satisfaction of knowing it has abo lutely cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarse ness and all diseases of the Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely cured by iL Call t J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., and G. W. Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. and get a trial bottle free. A Mas of Principle. At a Imnquet given to King Oxar during his official visit to Carlsberg there were present a number of officers from a neighboring garrison, say s th New York Tribune. At the close of the banquet the notables of the place were presented to the King individu ally, and his Majesty conversed with each in bis well-known pleasant man ner. Among others, a distinguished officer of the Stnaaland infantry was presented who was knowu as a pro nounced fanatic and ascetic During the conversation King Oscar took up bis glass iu order to driuk healths with tho otliccr, "to ring their glasses to gether," as is the use in Swedeo, as in Germany. To tbe King's great aston ishment the Captain said that bis reli gious convictions prevented him from j responding to tbe King's toasL Tlie King then said: "If you will Lave do drinking, then take an empty glas, even so I can ring glasses with you." The officer hes tated a moment, and then replied: "No, your Majesty; my 1 principles forbid me." at. vlvu JA. Ly T7HOLE NO. 2155). Bulletin on Wheat SmuL Now that farmers are gettiug ready to plant wheat they must not overlook tbe fact that the time to prevent the ravages of smut is when the seed is being put In the grouuel. The damage to grain from smut has Weti so serious that the I'uited States Department of Agriculture lias issued aspecial bulk-tin on the subject, and it is believed that with proper etl'ort 'ou the part of farm ers the difficulty can in time be eradi cated or prevented to a large extenL There are two kinds of wheat smut, the stinking smut attacking tbe ker nels, while loose smut attacks the whole beads. There are also smuts which attack barley, corn, aud other grains, but the object at present is to call attention to the smuts that damage wheat. One ot the surprises for the farmer is that of procuring apparently clean seed, securing an excelleiil fall growth of the plants mid finding smut in his field when harvesting the crop, the entire grain crop being lessened iu value by the presence of but a small proportion of siuuL The only way to prevent the evil is to hold all seed un der su.-picion and treat for smut before planting. TIIK C.U'SKS OF S.Ml'T. Smut is well known, to all farmers, being really au enemy which has been met for many years, but it is only within the past ten years that it has tt-eu well understood, eo far as its ori gin each year is -oneerned. Smuts r cau.-td by minute parasitic fungi, the -pores or s-is-dlike bodies of which form tbe l.la. k dusky in:t-s which takes the plait- of the kernels of the entire head. The spores l eicg very minute are easily blown about, often adhering to the ker nel 1efore it is planted. When ueh kernels sprout the sjwres also gt rutin ate ami se-nd delicate threads into the yciitig seedlings. These threads follow the growth cf the plant, fill the heads as su as formed, and there develop a n:ass of spores instead of kernels. As the sp.rs are so light and easily car ried by I lie wind, they get on the unin jured w heat w hile iu the field cr when Ix-iiig harvested, remaining thereon un til carried to the- field with the seed, there to continue until the time arrives when the condition are favorable for proposition. It is iiin)rt'tut, there fore, that all farmers in a ncihUrhHl cx)er:ite to destroy the smuts before planting in the fall. KKVIFPIKS Af'f'LIF.P. The kind kuown as "stinking" sj&ut can be prevented by tfeattag the seed with a solution made by dissolving a pound of corrosive sublimate in oO gal ions of water -and sprinkling the seed (on the baru fi.ior), thoroughly, every grain being we-ted. The solution is poisonous, and should be used care fully. If the seed is soaked twelve hours in a solution of one pound of sul phate of c"ppvr (bluestoae) In 21 gal lons of water, and then Immersed five minutes in limewater, the spores will be destroyed. The formalin treatment, which is to soak the seed for two hours in a solution of one pound of formalin to M gaJlo'is of water, L also a remedy. The strong formaliu is also poisonous, anil should be used with care. Both loose srnuts and stinking smuts are de stroyed by treating the seed to immer sion for five m i n u les iu water heated to l"2 degrees. Another treatment for loose smut Is to soak the seed 21 hours in a solution of H pounds of potassium sulphide to 2 gallons of water. It is claimed that soaking the seed for two hours in a solution of eight pounds of potassium sulphide to - gallons of wa ter is as etlectual as a longer inimer.Ion in the weaker solution. If the poison ous corrosive sublimate and formalin are objected to use the sulphate of cop per aud potassium sulphide solutions, ""o dry the grain spread it ou a clean floor or on canvas sheets in the sun and stir occasionally until dry. It should be the rule for all dealers in seeds to treat the wheat liefore supply ing customers. All Sorts. Cut a contains 17,000,0jO acres of vir gin forest, aud more than forty species of bard wood. The list of postofilccs In the United States now includes Hot-so a (Vx), S'gsUe (Ark.), Dewey (N. C), Samp son ( Fla. ), and Manila ( Ky.). A Berlin newspaper says that the or ders of decoration borne by the Em peror of Germany are worth over $230, COO. His principal and most valuable decorations are the insignia of the Black E-igle, the Order of SL John, of the Garter, and of the Toisoa d'Or. In all, he has over 200 crosses, stars, badges aud other insignia. The largest kitchen in the world is in that great Parisian store, the Bon Marche, which has 4,000 employes. Tbe smallest kettle contains 100 quarts and the largest iJ0. Each of the fifty roasting pans is bi-r enough for M) cut lets. When oiuel.-ts are on the bill of fare 7,Ss) eggs are used at ouce. For cooking alone 00 cooks and 100 assist ants are always at the ranges. A Topeka (Kan.) boy with the regu lars at Sautiago has written to his borne folks as follows: "I have received the paper which says I was killed and am buried in Cuba. I am not feeling so bedoggedly lively iu this hot hole, but still I am inclined to disbelieve the re port. In fact, I am pretty certain that I am alive, but not so sure about not being buried. It looks mightily like a graveyard around here." Booker T. Washingtou's most strik lug utterance concerning bis own race is said to be embodied iu the following: "Our race is in too big a hurry. The preachers want the title of D. D. before they know divinity. Almost every graduate in the EugiLsh course must be addressed as 'professor.' We want a biography be-'ore we have lived. Some want to take Latin aud Greek who do not kuow the personal pronoun in Eng lish. Some want pontotfiees who do Dot know how many stamped envel opes to give for II cents. Go to the f urm, slick to the farm. We do not want to govern the coud try until we learn to govern the home." Kan sas City Journal. Many a man Is out in bis bsek yard bemoaning hi luck wheu f .nui.e raps hi Lis frout d -or. Daring the Battle of Santiago. SICX OS WELL, A RUSH NIGHT ASP DAY. Th. Pack, s a th B.ttl. .f Saatiagv it Cuba wr all Hwoet. T'ir Karate Efsrta i. Citing Amma Itlo Rttioas to It Frsot Saved th. Day. P. F Bttes.. cf tack-L-i.'a No. 3, rilirg from S-it:;, de tuba, oa July -id. sjva; "We all bd diarrhea in more or le?s vu-lttit farm, and w h?n l.i!id-d we bad tto time to ses a d'-t'ir, for it a c.ieof tr.h sud rush uight aud day to keep the troops supplied with ammunition and rations, but thanks to Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Itemedy, we were able to keep at work and keep our health; In fact, I sincerely believe that at one critical time this medicine was the Indirect sa7kur of our army, for if the packers had been unable to work there would have been no way of gel ting supplies to tbe fronL There were no mads that a wagon train could use. My comrade and myself had the good fortune to lay in a supply of this med icine for our pack-train before we left Tampa, and I know in four cases it ab solutely save life." The above letter was written to the manufacturers of this medicine, the Chamberlain Medicine Co. Des Moines, Iowa. For sale by all druggists. Kansas Claims. Ships walnut logs to Paris. The biggest orchard in the world. An unlimited supply of petroleum. One of the largest silver smelters iu the world. Some of the richest cement beds in the world. Bituminous coal mines in half a dozen counties. Salt mines that are richer than those of Michigan. I,ead mines produce thousands of of metal each year. Cattle and hogs nearly always "top" the live stock markets. Last year shipped potatoes to the great potato State of Colorado. FuruisLcd apples for the n)al hou-.-hi.lils of Filmland and Geimany. Has raised more wheat iu a single year than any State in the 1'nioii. Flouring Mills that ship their product direct to Liverpool anel Glasgow. A railroad mileage that is only ex ceeded by that of two States in the Union. Produced John IL Gentry and Joe Patchen, the two fastest pacers in the world. Raises over three bushels of corn for every man, woman and child in the Cuited Slates. Can raise enough grain and garden truck to supply a million more resi dents without half trying. A Clever Trick. It certainly looks like it, but there rj really no trick atvout iL Anyliody can try it who hs Lame Btck and Weak Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles. We mean he can cure himself right away by taking Electric Bitters. This medicine tones up the whole system. acts as a stimulant to Liver and Kid neys, is a blood purifier and nerve tonic. It cures Constipation, Head ache, Fainting Spells, Sleeplessnes and Melancholy. It is purely vegeta ble, a mild laxative, aud restores the system to its natural vigor. -Try Elec tric Bitters and bi coavineed that they are a miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only -We a bottle at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., and G. W. Brallier's Drug Store, I5er lin, Pa. Sanitary KneadLnj Soaxds. Wooden kneading boards are de clared usauitary. In their ptace in the modern kitchen are found heavy marble or glass trajs, w hich are more easily kept clean. Tlie molding board is now declared to be one cf the places where close iospection is needed by housewives who appreciate the ubiqui tousness of germs and microbes. In deed, some housewives who have made domestic science their hobby will not allow dough to be kceaded at all by band, but insist that the same process, or very nearly, can be aecmplirul by a large spoon. Just watch your domes tic scrape the dough ofl her hands after she has been kneading it, and you will never want any more bread kneaded by her Laud, says one of these up-to-date housekeeper. Ioubtless eveu with the marble tray tbe beating with tbe spoou would be more satisfacteiy and the bread equally light. A Strong Nation Consists of strong men and healthy women, and health and strength de pend upon pure, rich blood which is given by Hood's Sarsa par ilia. A na tion which takes millions of bottles of H ood's Sarsaparilla every year is lay ing the foundation for health, the wisdom of which will surely show itself in years to come. Hood's Pills are prompt, efficient, always reliable, easy to take, easy to operate. 2"e. Bi:klea's Arnca Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblnius, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect Batisfactiou or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., or O. '.V. Brallier's Drug Store, Ber lin, Pa. What & Good Laugh Will Do. It tends to lengthen one's life. It conveys a new aud direct stimulus to the vital forces. Doctor Green says that there U not one remotest corner or little inlet of the minute blood-vessels of the human body that dees not feel some wavelet from the convulsions occadoued by good hearty laughter. When one laugtis the life principle of the central man is shaken to the inner most depths, sending new tides of life and strength to the surface. The blood moves more rapidly, and conveys a ditfe-rent iiuprcshiou to all the organs of the 'xajy as it visits them on its particular mystic Journey, w hen a man is laughing, from what is doue at other times. The Policeman "What Is your tradr?-:. The Suspect "An iron worker."-' "Is that so? I'll see what you know about iL I used to b In tbe trade my self." "I I mean in a laundry." Indian polis Journal.
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