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;OMElLKT .MAUKET KEPOKT.
Cook & Boerits,
Wednesday, ,Sy. ?.., 755.
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CONDENSED TIME TABLES.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Somerset and Cambria Branch.
KOKTKWAKD.
Johnstown Mill Erress. Korkwood 11:10 a.
mtvimeiet U...4. stoyetwn l:0,Hoov
envilie 1x0, Johnstown 1:00 p. nx.
Johnstown Awomniodation. RiK'k wood 5:li
p. in., Somerset 1 tiyelownbii, iloov
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T3 EN N S Y L V A X I A RA I LROAD.
(TIN STANCAPD TIHL
IN EFFECT JUNE 27, 1838.
Train arrive and depart from the station at
Johntitowii as follows :
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Western. Ex prew .
Soutl!w.teru Kxprvw
Johnstown Accommodation...
Johnstown Accommodanon...
Pacitle El press ..
U a v PasMiger ..
Picis-burg lixpritw
Mail ,
Fast Line.
Johnstown Accommodation
K.ASTW AED.
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Atlantic Express.
Hn-shre Kipnsfi ,
Altiama Accommodation..
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Main I-ne Expres
A)1'.Mna AC4immiMiation...
Mail Express
Johnstown Accommodation..
Philadelphia KxpreKS .
Faal Line
HUMPHREYS'
WITCH HAZEL.
OIL
C Piles or Hemorrhoid
Fissures & Fistulas.
Burns & Scalds.
I I Wounds & Bruises.
Cuts & Sores.
Boils Tumors.
Eczema Sr Eruptions.
Salt Rheum & Tetters.
E Chopped Hands.
Fever Blisters.
Sore L,:ps & Nostrils.
5 Corns Bunions.
Stings & Bites of Insects.
Three Sire, 25c, 5. ami ft. 00.
Sold by dralsts, T?tit int paid on reccix of price
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your opinion at once. Children
especially become very fond
of it; and infants do not know
when it is added to their food
50c and $t.oo ; all drarcists.
SCOTT 4 BOWSE, Cbrmisa, New York.
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Surplus, S34.Q00.
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VALENTINE HAY. : VICE PRESIDENT.
HAKVfcY M. xlERKLEY. CAKHIEK.
The funds and secaritlesof this ban- are se
curely protected In a celebrated Coklism Bp it
euKPiourSArk Toe only sat made abso
lutely lurr-prooi.
A. H. HUSTON.
Undertaker and Embalmer.
A GOOD HEARSE,
and e-erythlng pertaining to rancrala furn
tahed. SOMERSET - - Pa
Jacob D. Swank,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
Next Door West cf Lutheran Church,
Somerset, - Pa.
I Am Now
prepared to supply the public
. with Clocks, Watcht, and Jew
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as the Cheaptt.
REPAIRING A
SPECIALTY.
All work guaranteed. Look at my
stock before making: your
purchases. '
J. D. SWANK.
Beaver College and
. . Jlusical Institute,
BEAVER. PA.
I,ncated on the Ohio River. IS mil s from
l'iusburjr. Mxteen teachers. New buildings
and equipment. An ideiil school for girls.
Fall term opens SepL Till. Write for catalogue.
ARTHU R STAPLES, A. M., President.
Washington Seminary,
Washington, Pa.
Fall term opens Sept, 11. Superior advant
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dreMi ius. m. n. mcsiillan.
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SHOES, OXFORDS t4 SLIPPERS.
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SCttlERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY,
ACOWEOY'S SWEETHEART.
Little bunch o' Hglitnin' snap.
Full o' girlish animation.
Sort that makes a youngish chap
Ioe the wln.le female creation.
Eyes a n;tshln full o" mirth, r
Laugh that lips the air in lattors.
An' a smile that beats the enrtlt - , .
In the sunshine that it scatters.
AnireU hain't got much the beat
ty thU wild floWro the west.
Doesn't w'ar no toney clothes.
Ain't no Jewels on her flasbin.
Hon 6 np'ards hurls her nose
When you hint at fuss an' fashion.
Hut her crude an' rough In speech
Wheu ber thoughts she Is exprvssio',
But I reckon she could teach
- City gls a niodet lesson.
Figure! You Jest bet yer spurs
Juniper 'd envy hers.
When she sings I've oPn thought.
With the music 'round me ringtu",
Tliat the heaven angels ought
To adopt her style o' singin'.
terns to bit agin yer heart
There to sort o' break an' scatter
Through yer souL each note a diirt
Tipid with song enough to shatter
Kvery nerve with sweet delight !
Honest Injun, pard, that's right !
Ought to see ber ride an' rope !
Iardner, she's a ten-times winner!
Ain't no cowboy on the slope
That kin hold bis own agin her.
Ropes the toughest bronk, an' fights
11 mi while cinchin' on the saddle.
Makes a sadden Jump, an' lights
On the crazy cuss astraddle!
It blm buck ! Hhe s there to Uiy
If be bucks til! jedgmcnt day !
(lot a hope staked out In me
'F I'd corral her on the quiet
An' let go the rope, I list she
Wouldn't make no run to shy It.
Cot an Idee she would stand.
Kort o' glad that I bad nipped her.
Till the preacher put the brand
On os, 'cordin' to theseriptur,
But I, ain't dead sure, an' I'll '
l-t her run fur yit a while.
" Denver Evening Poet.
MIL PHILIP BR0WX.
Helen Armstrong closed her satchel
and gathered together the scattered be
longings that bad accumulated during
her long trip West; she drew on her
gloves aud rearranged her bat and veil,
for not the firvt time in the last half
hour. She knew that the train speed
ing on was surely, rabidly bringing her
to Crimson Creek ; in a few minutes
mora he would be in her father's em
brace. How she had begged to join her fa
ther; she had endeavored to convince
him how unhappy she was away from
him, and how much to their mutual
advantage her presence at the Crimson
Creek mine would be. At last she
wrung a promise from him that she
should go to him at the end of her
course in the school.
John Armstrong was ever an indul
gent father, and he gave hi9 consent to
a plan that coincided with his own desire-,
but he gave it unwillingly, know
ing how hard the life would be to Hel- i
en, who could not realize the privations
that would be hers in a small mining
camp.
The train slackened its speed, the
friendly porter came to help Helen off
with her hand luggage, and in a mo
ment she found herself on the platform
in front of a miserable-looking sta
tion decorated with the sign "Crimson
Creek." bhe gazed around seeking the !
dear familiar figure she had pictured
all these last few days, but instead she
saw advancing toward ber a tall, brown-
bearded man. He lifted his bat court
eously and said in accents which little
accorded with his rough mining dress :
Miss Armstrong, I presume. I am
Philip Brown."
'Ob, are you Mr. Drown ?" she asked,
almost rudely. "Where is papa? I
thought, of course, he would be here."
Her voice trembled.
"I know it most be very disappoint
ing, but he couldn't come, it was im
possible he is sick."
"I never knew him to be sick be
fore," she said, half dazed.
'It is very sudden. He seemed quite
well up to a day or two ago, but yester
day morning the stroke came, I mean,
you know oh, don't be alarmed, Miss
Armstrong I we all hope for the
best."
Philip broke off, feeling utterly help
less, ts he saw the tremulous lip, and
the blue eyes filling with tears. Philip
silently helped her into the wagon that
was to conduct them to the mine, and
it was only after they had left the deso
late station a half mile behind that the
silence was broken.
'Mr Brown, please toll me all about
it," Helen said ; her voice sounded
hard and cold, even to her own ears ;
she felt stanred and numb, and was
conscious of an unreasonable dislike for
lhi(rong, bronz-d mau beside her.
Philip told ber how he had found
Mr. Armstrong lying in an unconscious
state the morning before. He did not
mention that be had ridden miles at a
breakneck peed to the telegraph sta
tion in order to summon the doctor in
time fur the evening tra'n, nor that all
night be bad sat by the bedside of his
friend, watching for the faintest signs
of returning 'onsciousness until just at
day break, before he had started to meet
Helen, his vigil had been rewarded by
a few broken sentences from the strick
en man.
"Helen Philip Helen go before it
is too late ; bring my little girl !"
When Philip paused, Helen asked
firmly, though her face waa white :
"Is it Iheend?"'
Philip for one moment hesitated, but
as he looked down into her questioning
eyes he could but answer the truth.
"I fear so, but I hope we will be in
time."
At last Helen knelt by the side of her
father's bed.
Papa! Tapa! Dear Daddy P' (1m
cried, as she ki-sed her. father, and the
sick man smiled contentedly as be an
swered, "Daughter."
Philip and the doctor left the room
acid Helen laid btr soft young cheek
atrainst her father's face and clasped
his hand almost fiercely, as if to hold
him back. He read ber thought and
answered : "It's no use, little girl, I am
g'ing ; it was only the thought of see
ing you that kept me here this long."
' "No, no, papa ; don't leave me Pr
"Be brave, Helen ; I'll bsave you in
good hauds dear ; the fortoce-hunters
won't get you."
It seemed to Helen that hi mind
must be wandering.
"Call Philip, Helen, I must speak to
him."
She called him, reluctantly.
"Did you wish me, sir?" .
"Yes, Philip, my boy, I wish you."
His voice was growing weaker each
breath. "I wish you to take care of my
little girl ; I am dying, and can't leave
her alone in the world ; she must have
one whose right it is to guard her. You
are the only man to whom I could trust
her. Will you marry Heieu ?"
"Mr. Armstrong, dear, kind friend
that you have been to me, your w ishes
are my laws. I will take care of your
daughter, always." Why didn't he say
"if she will let me," But his only
thought was for the frieud who lay
dying.
Helen knelt down by the bed, and
throwing her anus around her father's
neck, burst into tears for the rlrst time.
"Papa, not that; don't make me
marry any one."
"It is my last wist, dear; I must
know you have a protec or. Go, Philip,
bring some one to perform the cere
mony ; my time is getting short."
Indeed, Helen already regretted her
remonstrance as she looked at the pal
lid face of her idolized father, and du
ring Philip's brief absence she said no
more, but caressed him whose lifelong
care bad made her forget that she was
motherlesa.
Just as the sun was setting Philip and
Helen were married at the side of John
Armstrong's bed. Aa the last words
were said a peaceful, happy smile illu
tniuated the face of the dying man,
and grasping a hand of each he said,
"God bless you," and passed away.
The memory of thai hour remained
with Helen many a day ; the utter
strangeness of her surroundings added
to her desolation. Philip saw to her
physical comfort, but dared not offer
a word of consolation to the girl, whose
sorrow seemed crushing. Rhe appeared
not to be aware of his existence, and
only answered In monosyllables any
remark he made.
"You will return to New York, I pre
sume?" he said, as they walked back
from the lonely grave after the burial.
"Yes, immediately," was Helen's an
swer.
In the early Spring of the following
year Helen weut to Old Point Comfort
with the mother of her dearest school-
friend, Iienda llortou, with whom she
had made her home since her father's
death.
8he found herself growing brighter
and happier, the change and out-door
life doing her much good.
One morning as she was riding over
the Iongbridge that connects Old Point
with the village of Hampton she pass
ed a man who looked at her very stead
ily for a siKMxtent.- He ra Ud:, rather
dark, clean-shaven and well-dressed.
"By Jove, it's Helen, as sure aa I'm
alive !" he exclaimed. "I hadn't hoped
to see her so soon," be thought ; "my
boat has been in an hour and I have
been putting otf the evil moment of
sending up my card ; I fear she won't
receive me very warmly."
Suddenly be saw her dismount and
examine her wheel. She looked about
hopelessly and seemed to be at a loss to
know what to do. Philip hurried to
ward her and said : "May I be of auy
service to you V
"Oh, thank you, I am afraid I have
punctured oue of my tires," she repli
ed, and Philip was surprised at ner
beauty as she turned ber face toward
him. "I am uot an expert wheel wo
man, and I hardly know what to do."
"Do you carry a repair outfit? I may
be able to meno it"
"Why, I don't know. There are lota
of things in that little satchel ; perhaps
there is a repair outfit."
Philip could scarcely repress a smile
at the woeful ignorance of this young
woman in regard to her wheel but be
looked into the "little satchel" and
brought to light tools with which to
mend the tire. While be was busying
himself about it, be thought of his pe
culiar position. There be was, gallantly
assisting bis own- wife. He saw that
she did not recognize him in his chang
ed dress and shaven face, and he was
glad that she did not, as he felt sure
that she would not have smiled so
brightly or talked so pleasantly had
she known.
"Do you ride much? D.n't you
think you ought to learn what to do in
case of accidents?"
"I am a beginner, and Jr never go far
from the hotel, yet I suppoee I ought'
to learn about my wheel, but I don't
believe I'm a mechanical genius," she
laughed. "It's really much nicer to
hire some one do it for me." '
"I hope I may always be so fortunate
as to appear at the right moment."
lleleu drew herself up to her full
height of tive-feet four and replied as
cold as she coul I : "Thank you very
much ; it U finished, I bjlieva." 8'is
took the wheel from him, and mount
ing, rode back in the direction cf the
hotel. As Philip stood, hat in hand,
he reflected that she might be a little
difficult. He fell to wondering if it
was possible to rent a wheel, and about
decided not to make his identity known
just yet.
Mrs. Horton and Helen were at din
ner when Philip stepped into the di
ning room, and in following the waiter
to his seat he passed the table. Helen
iucliued her head very slightly ; the
evidently did not consider her morn
ing meeting a sufficient introduction.
In the afternoon he lit a cigar and
strolled along the piazza. There was
something very delightful in being
back once more amid the comforts
and luxuries of the east, after years
of bard work as a mining engineer
iu the roughest part of the west. The
little refinements of life appealed to
him strongly. A group of ladies seat
ed at the shady side of the piazza, with
their embroidery, seemed an Invaluable
addition to the scene, and when he
beard a clear, familiar voice among
them he felt more thau ever that life
was very good. Ouly a sense of duty
had brought him east the promise to
his friend, the best friend the world
could give, bad been his guiding star
the last eight or nine moot lis, and the
lime bad come when he felt it right to
see for himself how his little charge
was. Now that be was here and had
seen Htdeu be felt unaccountably hap
py. "A man must have some one to
live for," be mused, "and even if it's a
young girl who, for all you know
T
ID
1827.
OCTOBER 5. 1898.
doesn't rare w hether you live or not,
It's better than a selfish life." His
thoughts were interrupted by a few
wordi that came from a group of ladies:
"Yes, Hove to ride. Alone? Oh, I
don't mind that ; the country is so
pretty about here I could never be lone
ly." How clear aud child like was her
voice. He could not bear the words
of the others but her answer wan plain:
"Not a bit of it. Why should I be
afraid? Nothing ever happens I
mean, of course, that uothing is likely
to happen."
"Then you are going to keep our
little encounter this morning to your
self," thought Philip; "very well, then
my lady, you 'and I have a secret be
tween us."
After some search Philip succeeded
in renting a wheel and before he had
been at Old Point twenty-four hours
be started for a ride. He went slowly
over the bridge hoping to find Helen
and sure enough he soon overtook bee
She acknowledged his bow and thus
encouraged he rode along side of her.
"Your tire is all right, I hope," he
remarked.
"Yes, indeed, thanks to your dexter
ity, it's as good as new," replied Hel
en, graciously, and Philip found him
self thinking that a girl never looked
quite so pretty as when on a bicycle.
"It is a charming morning for a
ride," said Philip.
"Yes, I am glad it is pleasant, as I
am going to the Indian training
school."
"Why, so am I," said Philip, com
ing to a sudden conclusion on the sub
ject, "may I ride with you?"
"Since we are bound for the same
place we may as well go together,"
consented Helen. There was no need
of being priggish, and, besides, she
thought dolefully, a married woman is
al ways safe.
"Don't your friends worry about
you when you go off alone? Now, for
instance, since you punctured your
tire yesterday, won't they fear Borne
accident?" questioned Philip, artfully.
"Oh, no, you see I did not tell them
about the tire," she colored slightly "it
was such a little thing."
"So they do not know about it?
Weii," he continued, musingly, "may
be that is better." Helen looked at
him inquiringly, but he rode oft stud
ying the view so intently that she
exild learn uothing from bis face. She
felt just what lie had meant ber to feel,
that their meeting had a clandestine
element.
The morning passed quickly and
pleasantly and when they drew near
the hotel Philip asked her if be might
accompany her the next morning.
"Yes, if I go out," she assented
coolly.
"Our acquaintance is a little uncon
ventional. I suppene you don't even
know my name, which, by the way, is
Brown."
"Oh, not Brown," Helen burst out
impetuously.
"Yes, as com ruin a one a that.
Djn'tyoulikeit?"
"It ha rather unpleasant associations
for me. But, of course, an you say, it is
not a rare name, it would be foolish to
allow it to prejudice me."
These words, uttered with kind in
tent, had a must depressing effect upou
Philip, who now saw clearly that
Helen had a deep-rooted antipathy for
the Philip orown of her memory or
imagination, and be knew that his
only hope of winning her friendship
was through her ignorance of his real
identity. He determined to make the
most of his time' before she should
d it cover by sveeideut or otherwise that
he wjs ber husband. ,
Tne morning wheel ride became a
habit with Philip, aud be and Helen
always met, sometimes by accident ;
sometimes they planned to do so.
Each day Pnilip became more c n
vinced that life without Helen would
be flat, stale and unprofitable. There
were times when she became almost
confidential, but she always checked
herself and withdrew into the prim
dignity that amused him immensely.
"You never told me anything about
yourelf," said Philip, once wheu they
were resting in a shady nook after a
hard spin.
"You ought to know a great deal
about me, having ridden with me
every morning for the past fortnight.
Ridin; a bicycle is a great test of a
disposition, they say," answered
H.'leo.
"I do know a great deal about your
disposition, so much that I am aux
iou i to know about your life," said be,
loikinj tenderly at ber. "You have
n tver told me your name and I have
evaded fin linj it out at the hotel iu
in tha hope that yoj would tell me
yourself."
"I haven't told you my name, be
cause" 3he paused, and then con-,
tinu.-d, defiantly "because I hate it,
and it's th same as yours. Plea.se
don't ask me why. Please go away
aud leave ma I am miserable !" She
turned her fa&$ awiy and Philip fan
cied she was crying. II. longed to
take the pathetic little figure in hU
arms and till her that be thanked (ijd
that their names were the same, but he
only sid: "Fjrgive mi, if I have
hurt you; I would rather die than
cause you to su3er. Pleasa let us hi
frieud i again."
"He took her hand for a moment, and
Helen turned ber flushed, tear-stained
face toward him, and, withdrawing
her hand, said, with a brave eff rt to
becalm anl forceful: "Mr. Brown,
you must uot speak in that way to
me." '
"Bdt Isn't yju see," said Philip,
taking her hand agtin, "that you are
very deir t me ?"
"I can't let yoa ; I am not free."
Her voice trembled, an 1 she relesid
her hand from hU grasp ontv more.
"Please do not make it any harder for
me. I a'li tn-trried." She burst in;o
tears, and Pailip felt altogether guilty
and despicable. "Poor little woman,
poor little? woman,", he said, caress
ingly. "I am the victim of a marriage that
wai fordid op:i m& I ouldn't re
fuse; I wai not omul led. My dear
father did what he thought right The
man he chose forme thought nothing
of me. To htm I was a child a piecj
of property to be taken cre of but
as to my having any feelings on the
T3
subject of my own marriage that
never occurred to him. If papa had
given him a pet dog he would have
taken it in the same way.
Philip winced, but she, preoccupied
with her wrongs, c ntiutied : "I have
not seeu him since, and I never under
stood till now how horrible my bond
age might bciime !"
, Helen blushed as she realized what
her words might sem to imply, but
Iter companion appeared not to notice
them, and a-ked: "II is the mau
your Lusband fulfilled his duty to
you ?"
"Yea ; he baa been unfailing in his
care for my interest He manages my
business affairs and writes me quite
regularly. Mere letters of busiuesa, of
course. He has never forced himself
upon me ; I am grateful for that"
"What will you do when becomes
to you, as he certainly will do?" asked
Philip, almost sternly.
"I don't know. I shut my eyes to
that"
"You must open your eyes." He
grasped her wrist, "Helen, look, he
haa come P'
Helen pulled herself away and rising
to her feet said, with an indescribable
expression. "Philip !"
Now is ths Tims.
For special care in the flower garden.
To prepare for early fronts.
To keejT on hand a good supply of
potting soil.
To order the bulbs for the outdoor
potting.
To pot the wiuter bloomers, iu orrt'r
to have ttiem well established before
taking inside.
To sow pansy seed in the outdoor
beds for next spring's flowering.
To transplant small violet and pan
sy plants into cold frames for winter
flowering.
To store a box of good sifted soil in
the cellar for winter use.
To give the summer-blooming amar
yllia a period of rest
To gather the seeds of various an
nuals. To sow the seeds of hardy perennials
in their permanent beds.
To watch the seed capsules, of phlox,
balsams, etc (that burst quickly after
ripeuing and scatter the seed,) and
gather before fully ripened.
To select the hardy shrubbery that is
to be planted this fall.
To group the potted plants (that are
to remain outside as long as possible)
in a shaded place, where they can easi
ly be protected by a canvas or paper
covering when there is a suspicion of
frost in the night air.
To watch the hot-bed sashes ; being
sure to close them on chilly nights,
aud raise them as soon as the hot sun
reaches them In the morning.
To give plenty of water and liquid
manure to the chrysanthemums that
are coming into bloom.
To prepare for a wealth of brilliant
bloom iu the early spring by sowing a
bed of Shirley poppies this month.
To remove all dead stalks and falling
leaves from the flower beds, to give
them a neat appearance during the fail
blooming.
To keep the tall stalks of the cosok s
well staked and supported so that the
blooming branches will not be iDjurcd
by the winds.
To remember that it is best to gradu
ally accustom the house plants to the
atmosphere of the house, so that they
will not drop their leaves because of
the sudden change when they are taken
inside.
Bobbed te Grave.
A startling incident, of which Mr.
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was th
subject, is narrated by him aa follows:
"I was in a most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk
en, tongue coated, pain continually iu
back and sides, no appetite gradually
growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Fortu
nately, a friend advised trying 'Elec
tric Bitters;' and to my great joy and
surprise, the first bottle made a decid
ed improvement I continued their
use for three weeks, and am now a well
mau. I know they saved my life, and
robbed the grave of another vie im."
No one should fail to try them. Only
o0 eta. per bottle at J. N. Snyder's Drug
Store, Somerset, Pa., and U. W. Bral
lier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa.
The Costliest Machine Evtr Made.
P. T Dodge, a well-known patent at
torney of New York city and Wash
ington, has presented to Cornell uni
versity, through Dr. Thurston, of
Sibley college, what is said to be the
costliest pieee of uiaehiuery ever con
structed. It is the original Paige type
setting machine, the only one of its
kind ever built, and was construc'td
at an exp?nsa of nearly f 2,0000,00;).
Besides being the costliest piece of ma
chinery in the world, it Lsat the same
time one of. the most remarkable and
ingenious. It consists of over 19,000
parts, aud is iu every detail beautifully
perfect in its working. It - is not built
on the plan of the ordinary typesetting
machine, which moulds its own type,
but like a human being handles ordi
nary type, sets it, lead it, and dis
tributes it as though it were a person.
The invention was a failure in a com
mercial sense, for even after the first
machine was perfected it was impossi
ble to build the machine so that it
could be sold. The machine occupies
fl ior space 11 by 3 feet, and has a
maximum height of 6 feet The new
gift to Cornell is all the more interest
ing inasmuch as it was in the con
struction of this machiue that Mark
Twain sunk some of his fortune.
"Many have - said their children
would have died of croup, If Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy bad not been
given," write Kellem Ourren, drug
gist, Seaview, Va. "People come from
for and near to get it and speak of it !
the highest terms." This is equally
true oi this remedy in every communi
ty where it is known. Buy a bottte
at any drug ktore and test it for
yourself.
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WHOLE NO. 24G2.
05 DEVIL'S ISLAND.
How Dreyfus Passes his Time ia Exile.
Karl WeinhcluT, cook of the Nether-
laud .steamship Andalusia, writes the
following interesting account of what
he saw and learned in the short time
speut as eook on Devil's island, where
Dreyfus is imprisoned :
Our ship, the Netherland steamship
Andalusia, was anchored on Devil's
island on April 1 after a visit to Cay
enne, when we were hailed from shore.
At the same time a small boat put off,
manned by soldiers. They came along
side to ask the captain for the loan of a
cook while the Andalusia was waiting
for freight. The cook of the little gar
rison had broken his arm, they said,
and our cook was to teach one of their
men, so that he might be able to attend
to the kitchen until another was sent
by the commander, says the Kuchie
uud Keller.
The captain sent me to the island,
and while busy In the little kitchen in
structing a soldier in the mysteries of
broiling lamb-chops and cooking pork,
I had plenty of opportunity to question
Captain Dreyfus' guards. The men,
who had at first seemed disinclined to
speak, became quite loquacious after a
while. "He" was not so ill-treated a
those in the world seemed to think ;
"he" is not confined ; "he" can go ev
ery where on the island. Of course, two
men are always at his heels. "He"
g-ts up between and 7 lu the morn
ing, and his first breakfast consists of a
eup of chocolate. If the weather is
good "he" goes for a walk soon after
ward, and winds up his promenade by
a bath. -
"But are you not afraid be might
swim away or commit suicide?" I said.
"Not at all," said the soldiers, "for a
rope is fastened to both his wrists, and
the ends of the rope are in the bands
of the guard. After the bath lie takes
bis second breakfast butter, bread,
Lam or eggs aud a bottle of U er. Then
be goes in for study. He nads and
writes for several hours."
"What kind of books has he got?"
The soldiers lot ked at each other. After
a while one of tiiem said : "He is ouly
allowed to read technical works. But
be can write whatever he pleas-es. He
is now writing an account f his life."
"Must he show you what he writes?"
"No ; we only read the letters he de
sires to have forwarded. These are
sent to the commander in Cayenne."
"And does the commander send them
off as received ?'
"No ; they are copied and the origin
als are retained in Cheyenne."
"What does he do besides reading
and writing?"
"Two weeks ago we received permis
sion from the commander to play cards
with the prisoner, and he has become
an inveterate gvublersiuei. After din
ner he has always soup, a roast, and
dessert -about two o'clock in the aft
ernoon, we always play baccarat to
gether." "What are the stakes?"
The soldier laughed. "He has not
got a sou, and there are probably not
three francs on the island. We play
for she 1 . The prisoner ets his supper
at six iu the evening roast, or ham and
a bottle of leer. Soon afterward he
goes to bed. He is not allowed lo have
light yon know. Only the guard at
the door ke c'ps up a woo 1 fire. Hi siys
the hours fr.im seveu to ten are his
worst. He cau not go to sleep before
ten o'clock, aud the guard is not allow
ed to answer any questions he may put.
In the daytime we may talk to him,
but only ou the mott trifling subjects,
the weather, his health, and the like.
Our own country is not to be men
tioned." "Is he allowid to smoke?"
' No; that is I th'iuk he is not, for
the coni'ttauder does not furnishhim
tobacco."
"May I leave sojie cigars for him?"
The soldier did not answer. I emp
tied my tobacco pouch and cigar case
ou the table. I hope that he got what
I left for him.
As I was about lo return to my ship
I saw a man, followed by two soldiers,
approaching from the strand. Drey
fus ! He seemed to have heard of my
presence and measured me with ques
tioning looks. His lips moved, but he
did not speak. He is a iniddle-sized
man, cadaverous, and of a yellow com
plexion. His eyes are deep in their
sockets ; be walks with a stoop, and bis
forehead U furrowed. He is growing
obi rapidly, no doubt
Dreyfus whispered with his guard
and, wheu the latter had nodded as
sent, walked up to me and shook me by
tlie baud. "Bring my good wishes lo
the wide world," he said, in a voice
quivering with emotion. Then he
walked slowly toward his hot, where
he remained standing at the door,
-waving his band as my boat dashed
out into the billows. Half an hour
later we w ere on cur way home.
Ee-tarkabla R33cas.
Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield,
111., makes the statement that she
c Might cold, which settled on her lungs;
s te was treated for a month by her
fomily physician, but grew worse. He
told her she was a hopeless victim of
consumption and that no medicine
could ure her. Her druggist suggest
ed Dr. King' New Discovery for Con
sumption; she bought a bottle and to
her delight found herself benefitted
from first dose. She continued its use
and after taking six bottles, found her
helf sound and well ; now does her own
housework, and is as well as she ever
was. Free trial bottles of this Great
Discovery at J. N. Snyder's Drugstore,
.Somcrsvt, Pa , and G. W. Brallier'a
Drug Su.r, Berlin, Pa. Large bottles
f0 cents and $1.00.
It dots not always pay to hold po
tatoes over, as hauling, shrinkage and
deeiy during the time they are held
will more thau odset the extra price
unttxs pries are very high. Then
i here Ls storage room to provide and
labor locunvd lu caring for the tubers
during the winter.
Impure blood is an enemy to bealth,
and msy leadtos.Tiousdisfa.se. Hood's
Sirsaparilla eonquer this enemy and
avert danger.
AU Around th ra;m.
When a farmer's stok seeius to be all
of oue mould, and that a good one,
there are dealers ready to take them as
a lot, and at the owner's price. A first
class auim.il is sure to bring a good fig
ore, but he who has all first-class aui
mals usually obtains the top of the
market
Wfci'e tlitre are a g'td trany kir-i
of toad?, ft'l of them l.tin s;t!dn
dta'h to every f?y -r whkh ronn.
within their reach. We hr a jjieat
.r -la!Mit the vabre of Nr!- a iusrt t
dvrttruyers, but it is tl.rtitH.fnl if Ihciixeit
industrious bird devours as many in
sects in a year as the toad.. They are
not attractive In appearaucc, but we
should never destroy one of them.
The entire uiauuriaJ product of the
dairy herd kept at Cornell University
statiou was kept in a covered barnyard
during one wiuter. Samples were ta
ken from time to time and analyzed.
The results, based utou the markit
price of the then priucipul fertilizing
ingredients, showed thu. manure of the
herd to be worth per cow per day eight
cents and sixty-two oue hundredths of
a cent
A cow that p reduces 2,3-5 quarts
yields within a fraction of 5,iJ0 pounds.
A good cow should produce 5,000
pounds of 3.75 to 4 per cent milk. At
three cents a quart the cash value of
5,000 pounds of milk ia $oU7-. With
good farm management such cows
should be kept for $4), which leaves a
profit above the cost of feed of 2D.7-".
The labor cost should not exceed one
good man to fifteen cows. Hoard's
Dairyman.
Always in digging an underdraiu
the lowest subsoil, often solid, hard and
without vegetable mould, is more or
less mixed with that dug near the sur
face and which ia usually richer. In
filling the ditch this mixture contin
ues, so that the soil that was dug from
the bottom of the ditch may often be
In the last spadeful! thrown iu. Yet
we never knew this to make any differ
ence. Always crops of any kind show
a better growth directly over the drain
than they do ou either side, even du
ring the first season's growth. After a .
year or two the good effect of the drain
extends to and ou either side, as the
soil freezes deeper w hen surplus water
is removed from if, and the r-"ls f
plants can go deeper for moisture or
plant food. American Cultivator.
Cream left to itself will siontaneousiy
become sour; this is the result of the
growth of lactic acid bacteria which
feed upon the milk sugar, and as a final
process convert it into a lactic acid.
Other forms of bacteria are always pres
ent in cream; some have little or no
effect iu the ripening process, while
others, if allowed to develop, produce
undesirable and ofleu obnoxious fla
vors. To cultivate and develop these
"wild" germs Ls called "spontaneous"
ripening, and is often attended with,
uncertainty. Good butter-making de
mands the use of a "starter," either
homemade or a pure culture. The for
mer should be made of selected skim
milk. "I can't see how any family lives
without Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrbu-a Remedy," says J. It
Adams, a well known druggist, of Ge
neva, Ala., in a letter inquiring the
price of a dozen bottles, that he might
not only have it for use ui his own
family, but supply it to his neighbors.
The reason some people get along with
out it, is because they do not know its
value, and what a vast amount of suf
fering it will save. Wherever it be
comes known and used it is recognized
as a necessity, for it is the only remedy
that can allways be depended upon for
liowel complaints, both for children
and adults. For sale by all druggists.
Origia of "Old Glory."
The war with Spain has been respon
sible for at least three hundred songs
written expressly to stimulate the pa
triotism of the people. Of all the
songs that have seen the light of print
during the present troublesome time,
one seems to have the lasting qualities
and this oue was written loug before
the war with Spain was ever dreamed
of. This song is entitled "Old Glory,"
and the words were written by John
Northern Hilliard, and the music was
composed by George Newell Lovejoy.
"Old Glory" has been received with
generous praise, many critics going so
far as to claim for it the honor of Ifing
the coming national song, says the
Dramatie Mirror. Mr. Lovejoy, the
composer, is a nephew of Elijah P.
Lovejoy, the famous Abolitionist who
was murdered in Alton, 111., in KY!,
and to whom a monument was erected
last summer. Oue day last summer,
after having witnessed the unveiling of
the Lovejoy monument, Mr. Lovejoy
was reading a magazine. Hisattention
was arrested by a number of verses
bearing the title "Old Glory." The
first reading convinced him that they
were the words he had so long sought
and then and there he jotted down the
mel.xly. Arrangements were made
with the author of the words, and when
the song was ready for publication Con
gress commenced the discussion of the
Cuban question.
Few men iu this country are bette
or more favorable known to the drug
and medicine trade thau Mr. E.J.
So hall, buyer in the proprietary medi
cine department of the Meyers Bros.'
Drug Co., St Louis. He says : My
boy came home from school with bis
hand badly lacerated aud bleeding,
and suffering great paiu, I dressed the
wound and applied Chaiuberlaiu's
Paiu Balm freely ; all pdin ceased, and
in a remarkably short time, it heaied
without leaving a scar. For wounds,
sprains, swellings and rheumatism, I
know of no medicine or prescription
equal to it I. consider it a household
necessity." Sold by all druggists.
Carbolic salve should always be kept
ready for use at the cow barn. Bruises
and sores ofteu occur iu the best regu
lated establishment, and there is noth
ing really better than a carbolic oint
ment for such cases. This may be pur
chased already prepared at any drug
store, or the dairyman can easily pre
pare it for himself by simply taking
some vaseline, or even lard, and add
ing to it a very small quantity of the
acid. Two or three drops of carbolic
acid would be sufficient for one table
spoonful of the vaselene or lard, only
mix them thoroughly together. Such
ointment is a rapid healer and keeps
flies away from sores. It Ls excellent
for man or beast Practical Dairyman
B.cklea's Arnct Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcer?, S-Jt Rheum, F
ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay require.- It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 23 cents pr box. For st at J.
N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa.,
or O. V. Braliler'a Drug Bfare, B
Ha, Pa.