Somerset Herald he BTTABI.I8H KD 1827. of Publication. h(s4 evrrj " f ,,u-u .f rid In advice. oUianrU rD"u,'f M. - WHS Wb,D 0lerlbe "-IJ 40 . m k. hald raaponaibls eoaitw"pr- d 'vf u. the nam. of urm- l- .... las care Ui be aV- J..TUH""1 4- -J 1 OiiSO- I - -- J. fc.lAUs . J. ti. CHiL 3 .....! 1- I 1-lM.l, 1'. l.ii-I-.Mir. 11 A. L. O. HA. li. UiL, t ... VjL,i- Ill .Ia.ulliVlU ' 1 ...i....n auiia .iu.uaii.;u "J- -u- .Lt Oi. Jl.i:f I U-t- OUUOU. i I v. J. lX..-i..N. L. C. CXLBOii. 1 v i. iill I'JIMV i - n. hr 1 -m-i-i-;. w.ii-..iv .uiiai w. cuiieo- 1 ' ' ' ...-.1 Ullfl M.1I1I111- i -Jl U-ir u. .liucjovu .v j.x. lV.i..t.-. . . - iic Ob ."taw. ViOit UrMji. Pxiuicrfctl, I. li..,j.. Ai. i u.UC.-ULrUlill u luiu 1 1 UiiKulli &. KL'lTilL, V Aiilit0-Ai-i-AW, Ai tu:un.ci.lik:u.-J U Uit-.r care wiil be lti.. i.a i-uaitiinu- iu.-uai lo. oiUce . JUiii vri Kixcfl, oipoMU; Ainii"Ui T V. CAKUlHtKS, M. D; &utuerM.-t, iitse on i'kiri'J. blxeet, opiyowie U. U DR. P. K. tHAi-tXli, talsitiAN AMsl'RiitoS, bouierwrl, A'a. ItL'irrt i.roft-i?iioijil tK-r ic- u lue ciu u; !Miu iM-t uu vicuiHy. ulUoe coruer D!l J. M. L0UT1ILR, liiiMiIAN Ai&L"K(iEOS, JjtL H. S, KIMMELL, iri;j-i i..- j.r-.f...i.u; M-rvicm to tb citi a i N.. ii. i iim . villi-.. I lllrw prw . a !ir -iiu lt iuuud l 111 lit- J f.McMlLLLX, ontUiiHU: iu ixa.ustry.) toivK.j r, T!n;in to itie preMrrvation iwtiti,,- vtn. Arun-!i.i -u ium-ru-a. i.ii r naUi.Ut-tr)'. Oltice C H. COFFRUTH, Funeral Director. Oi j Main Cr. St. Residence, S4J Patriot rjt. pR-UTK R. FLUCK, Iand Surveyor LNuINEEa. LUUe. Pa. (jMJPEP..TIVK MUTUAL FIRE , lnsuriiit-e ht a..-tualct by iumir 11 L"'u'- We injure Town and rtu 5,r"ln-. Write Tor information. JA-:. J. ZORN, . Secretary. V14j 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE Tnaoc Marks Oisi&ns " ?IZZ?1 err,Mka m b,t-wi n" free ir&ther , r,u U2! t ann unu. .ScKtt!ioC flraerican. 1 i i.i.. u- If. Ai-wi. 1 ,-jll.cie-cl 1 . , i.i.'k ffwKc i..d-f--- ""' i J , 1 X NewYcrk ihiuaiua, o. U 7 i5 VOL. XL VII. NO. I Delicate 4' I hildren I They do not complain of anything in particular. They eat enough, but keep thin and pale. They appear lairly w ell, but have no strength. You cannot say they are reilly sick, and so you call them delicate. What can be done forthem? Our answer is the same that the best physicians have been J giving for a quarter of a cen tury. Give them At I scon's Baiiislon : of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypo- n phosphites. It has most re- !s markable nourishing power. ! It gives color to the blood. It -J k brings strength to the raus- i nerves. It means robust J health and vigor. P2ven deli- !v cate infants rapidl)- gain in flesh if given a small amount -J three or four times each day. if SCOTT & BOWXE. ChnUt. Nfw York. '2 First national Ml Somerset, JPenn'a. Capital, S50.000. Surplus, S34.000. UNOIV'OED PROFJTS S4.000. OtPCBlTt OFCtlWC IN Lttfit ANDSMALl AMOUM7. ftTOLC OH HI1 CCOOKT of (HCHlin, !, TOCK OCALCMS. NO OTHERS .OLICITCO -DISCOUNTS DAILY. - BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 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Writ for catalogue. ARTHLR STAPLES. A. M.. President. Washington Seminary, Washingon, Pa. Fall term or-ens Sept- 14. Superior ndvant nt: iu all dt irtiii-ril. For catalogue ad- a IVS" Mit-S. m. n. McMillan. KEFFER'S HEW SHOE STORE! KES'S BOYS'. WOKESI'S, GIRLS' -i CH1LDSEN S SHOES. OXFORDS J SLIPPZBS. nia-k and Tan. Latest Style and Shapes at lowest CAS H PICES.. - Ailjoining Mrs. A. corner of juare. E. Uhl, &uth-eaat SOMESET. PA IMPORTAKT TO ADVERTISERS. The cream of the country papers U frxmi In Reminjrwn'i Court Seat Lkta. Shrewd adveniaeri avail themavea or uxe usia, a copy of which caa be had of Eemiugw Bioa, of Kew York A Pittsburg." 3 a rs -5 a. s i. C3 Q. XT c S - 2 CO o 3 o S3 "0 o 2. .lie 22. THE SOLDIER'S WIFE. He oSi.-n-d hiinnf If far the land be loved, lint wrutt utiiiH we kj- of ber? He ci! vf tit his country a roldtc-r's lift; 'Iw 4i-art-r by Sir lo I lie wlilr wife ;' All lioiior Unl:iy lo her ! He wnt to the w.ir wblle hii blood wan hot, But vlul shall we say of brr? He uir for himself through the Iwtlle's flame lirro's reward on the ai-rull of f.imo ; Vi luil honor U (1 lie to her? He oik red hiiruu-If, but hU wife dil more. All honor WMiay to ber! Fordesrer than life (u the gitt. she give In iriviug the life he would die to save; What houor 1 due to her? Ht- save up his lift at hi country'!, call. But wtuit i-lii.ll wesiiy of hT? He ofTered himself as a BHcriiice, But y'.iv is the one ho pay the lrirt ; All honor we owe to her. KUlot t lower, lu S. V. Sun. AXXA G KEG OKIE VXA. Uouynoff and I rKinied together for three years. We tirt beeame auaint ed by mere chanoe. We bad cotue t the uiiiveraity from two remote prov-iuct-8 and bad never heard of each other before. 1 fell in with him on the staircase of a large huw, ad the two of uu were climbing the fourth flight of etaire, be being fcligbtly ahead of rue. We mut have feeti each other in the gateway, however, where we had paused to read tbld notice in a woman's band writing : "A Furnished Room for a Single Man. Board if Denired." Each of us Man interested in the in scription, and perhaps it was because he smelt a competitor in me tiiat Uouy noff headed nie off and, hastily cross ing the courtyard, went up tbe stair case named in tbe notice. As to my self, I am never in a hurry, so I took tbe thing easily and followed at a slow pace. When I raised my foot to set it ujvon the firnt step of tbe dirty stairway Uouynoff was already on the lauding of the next lloor, and the landlady was opening rooni .'o. 27 on the first floor when 1 had only just begun climbing up the third. However, Mi:-e our ob jective point was one and the sa.u we were bound to meet, and so we did, at rKin No. 'Si. 1 waa admitted after Uouynoff. Tbe room was quite a spacious one, with two windows overlooking tbe courtyard, with a table, a bedstead, a sofa, a wardrobe, a bookase and a looking gla, the lat named article of furniture dangling over tbe sofa and reflecting oljtuts iu a topy-turvy uaan ntr. 'Well, how much?" Uouynoff asked of the landlady, a diguitied looking woman, tall, rather solidly built, with a pleasnut, genial face and a gentle voice. "Thirteen ruble?," was the auswer. "Dot that include tea?" asked Uouynoff. It d"ee. And, if you plcaae, you can have board, too." Uoard alone is six and a half." "I see. Thirteen rubles for the room alone, did you say ?' asked Uouynoff, who was evidently not going to hire bis board here. '"Why such a price? You kuow 13 is not a lucky number," be added, with a faint smile. "Well," answered the landlady with a laugh, "in caw; of money 13 is a bet ter number thau li." "I think you are right Only I am afraid it is rather too high for me." "All right, you can have it for 12." "I am afraid even that's more than I can a 11 or d." Here tbe laudlady was called away and my rival and myself were left alone. He faced about to me and 6aid. "Maybe you can afford to pay tbe price she asks. You can have the room, then. I shan't be in your way." "No, thank you. It' a small room I am looking for. I can only pay 7 rubles a Eioulh." "Can you? That's just what I in tended to pay." "But it's hard to find a room at that price," I remarked. "I have been look iug for one for three days. Tbey don't seem to have any small rooms at alL" "Three days ! Why, I have been at it more thau a week. I have nearly worn out my boots climbing the stair cases, as many -as ti ve stories at a time. Uutlook here. I have a plan how ever, excuse me, are you a student?" "Yes." "What class?" "Just entered." "Capital." We introduced ourselves and shook hands. "Uut what is your plan ?" I asked. "Why, can't you see? It'a plain enough, iou have set aside seven rubles for the room and so have I Which means that if we took this room together we should economize two rubles a month quite enough for ciga rette tobacco, isn't it?" "I like your plan very much, indeed, if we can get along." "What nonsense! Why shouldn't we? ' When the landlady returned we told her of our plan. Site had no objection and the bargain was closed. Tbe only difficulty was that the room had but one bed and tbe landlady had none to spare, but 1 volunteered to bleep on the Iou n re. o-- . 4 ' ' That was the way we cam to be roommates. Every summer we w uld go each to his parents, and on coming uaek e would seek each other out and vain hire a room totrether. Thus we O w changed our lodgings several times, but when both of us were in tbe fourth class we stumbled across the landlady at whose houe we had met far the first time, but who now lived on another street, aud again took a room of her. We got along splendidly. Ojrchar acters were well suited, aud there was not the least friction. We economized time as well as money, for besides using the same room, candles, tea and sugar, we would study together, which proved at onoe more convenient and cost us less time than gating our lesons v?pa rately. Ec'j of us was gentle of dis position and yielding, and nothing was further from our thoughts than that our relntuuis should ever become strained. Our laudlady was tbe widow of a tcbiuovnik (a government clerk) and to judge from what was It ft ofthel former establishment I bey must have been rather well to do. Now Bhe was oiiie SOMERSET, PA., in aDj-ihing but easy circumstances, but managed to make both ends meet. She lived with her only daughter, a ; girl of IS years or thereabouts. Three years before, when we lived with them for the Srt time, we bad never taken any notice of the girL She was only a child then, attending her lessons at tbe gymnasium regularly and studying her Seasons at home, and as we did not board with her mother we hardly ever had an occasion to inset either of the two. Now, however, we decided to have our evening tea in our landlady's din ing room, and so we made the girl's acquaintance. Her name was Anna Gregorievua, and Uouynoff at oncede fiued her in this wise: "Awfully rretty, but not clever, I'm afraid." I held my peace, but thought he was right Pretty she certainly was. Hhe was not tall, but she bad an erect, slender, exceedingly graceful figure, a pair of bright blue eyes, a turned up little nose and red Hps. &Ue laughed much, and, as f-he had most beautiful teeth, this made her prettier than ever. We pased nearly every evening to gether. True, neither Uouynoff nor I w as very talkative, but then Anna Gre gorievua was such a babbler that she talked for all of us. A frequent caller at the house was an army officer uamed Obneveky. He bad tbe rank of captain and a long mus tache. We knew next to nothing of the man, bat then he took an notice of us, and It seemed to us that Anna Ure gorievna took no more interest in him than we did. He was a man of about forty, and while we were merrily chat ting at the tea table be usually sat with our landlady he in the huge easy chair aud she on the sofa. Invariably smok ing a stout cigarette inserted into a huge cigarette holder of amber, he Kpoke of provisions and prloea, house hold expenses aud rent; or else re counted some of the rumors of the town. We used to be iu the best of spirits at those gatherings. Tbe presence of a young girl, pretty, talkative and laugh ing, bad an exhilarating effect on us, aud drew us out until we were as gar rulous as Anna Oregorievna. On re turning to our room we would feel the lingering jpcll of those happy mo ments, and often Bouynoffand I would sit up tll late at nigbt continuing the conversation which we had begun with the girl. 'It's all because she is pretty," Uou ynoff would say. "She is not clever. and we know it, and yet she exercise an influence over minds, stirring them to activity, setting theui i:i m tion. Be-auty is a great animator, isn't it?" What I am about t relate occurred to both Biuynoff and myself on the s Lime evening may be even at the same moment Perhaps it was all a mere accident; perhaps it was lecuse Anna Oregorievna had cast a particu lar expressing glance at each of us; certain it is that when we were back in our room tbe usual conversation some how failed, and we sat silent Pres ently we fjll to pacing the floor in op posite directions, so that we collided three times, and had to give it up. Bouyuoff reclined on the sofa, while I lay down oo the bd ; and so we lay for some tiiuti, both silently eying the ceiling. I do not know what Biuyno fTs feI- ngs were at that moment, but I felt as if my heart had been wounded. I could think of nobody and nothing but ber. I was wondering why I had not felt the same long ago. To be sure, she had always been so charming, so rav- ishingly beautiful ; why, then, had she not touched my heart much sooner? She seemed to be standing before my mind's eye.-melting my heart by her presence, thrilling me with her look. I was in love, and to distraction. 8ud- denly I began to thirst for conversa tion. I was dying to talk of her. "Anna Gregorievna Is particularly pretty this evening, isn't she?" I said in the simplest way, and without mov ing my ye from the ceiling. "She Is," assented Uouynoff, reluct antly. "Do you also think so?" I aaked, and may be there was a peculiar ring in my voice, for my room-mate took fire. "Why shouldn't I? he said testily. I don't see who can prevent me from thiukiug her pretty if I choose to do ao?" UlVkn r ...1. ' J I . f iM.ronHnir 1 1 1 " ' retorted I. We fell silent, and the Conversation was not renewed that evening. Too air seeiue I charged with something op pressive. It was our first experience) of iU kind since we had niadd each other's acquaintance. The very next day etch of us began to bring little presents and to do thousand and one little ofnoe9 for our landlady's daughter. When I came into the dining-room at tea time I was astonished to notice a box of candy on tbe table, forour land lady had never allowed herself 9ucli luxuries before. Anna Gregorievua at once offered me some candy, and then presented the box to Uouynoff, who de clined in an awkward sort of way. "Coma, come, you have bought it yourself, consequently it is your taste. urred Anni Greirorievna. "How can you refuse to take some then ?" I shivered and threw a morose look at U mynoff. Tnis was the first unfriend ly glance I had ever directed at bim. I was alniMt shaking with vexation. What business had he to bring ber a box of candy? In the first place it was quite an unusual thing for either of ua to do ; in the second place, where did he get the money? For I knew his every cent, an i I wa aware that a bjx of candy, and an exp3usive one (for I could see by the bx that it ca'n? froru I he bast store iu to jru) he could not af ford. The next morning on waking, Uouy noff, forgetting all about our strained relations, said to me : "Tell me what time it is will you?" "Why, what has become of yur watch?" I asked. "It's well, it's at the watchmaker's. S mietliiiig is the matter with it and I bad to have it repaired." It was plain that U mynoff was not telling tbe truth, and that he had I pawned the watch to buy randy for set ESTABLISHED 1827. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1), 1898. Anna Oregorievna, and I at onoe be gan to feel that I must bring her some flowers. When Uouynoff was gone (we now never went to the university together) I begau to look about f r something which might be converted into flowers. I settled upon my shawl, aud, throw ing it over my left arm, I started out for tbe pawn shop. In the evening Uwynoff came into the landlady's dining-room ahead of me. Very likely he wihed to pay some compliment to Anna Gregori evna iu my absence. But he found my flowers on the mirror shelf, and this made him wild. The mirror reflected my nosegay so that Instead of one I seemed to have presented Anna Grego rievna with two. She was in ecstasy over it, and every little while stepped up to tbe mirror to smell it admiringly. "Are they not beautiful?" she would exclaim, casting a foud, grateful glance at me as she spoke. She had none too many such atten tions to spoil her, and ?he appreciated our little presents highly. The captain with bis long ruustach- ios was in the room, and he also praised the flowers. I felt triumphant and as if my victory over my rival was as good as won, but, of course, tbe matter did not end there. We continued to com pete in rendering all sorts of service, Uouynoff trying to escort her to the circulating library, where she was a subscriber, for instance, while I invited her to the theatre three times. My vis its to the pawn shops were quite fro- )Ueut, so that I was left with barely clothing enough to make a presentable appearance. I noticed thst my invita tions to the theatre were particularly pleasing to Anna Oregorievna. She was exceedingly attentive and sweet to me on those evenings, but when I came into my room, late at nigbt, after the performance, Uouynoff, who bad fewer things to pawn, aud v.-bo could not afford theatre tickets therefore, would look daggers at me. A thousand and one little attentions, now oy me, now uy isouyuon, were showered on Anna Gregorievna, Uou ynoff and myself never once referring to tiiese things in our few conversa tions, although loth of us were aware of the change that had come over our relations. On waking in the morning we saw to it that we did not rise to gether, ir ne Happened 10 get up nrsi I would huddle myself up in my quilt and make pretense of being fast asleep. If I got out of bed tx fore bim he would have resource to similar tactics. We were simply loth to meet each other's eves and fel compelled to mnke con versation. Even at college we care fully avoided each other. This lecame so evident to other students that some of them asked us : . - "What's the matter? .Are you out?" We denied it, of course, lut our voices belied our words, and nobody believ ed tis. We never studied together now. Ten days passed without a word being heard in our room. Life together was getting simply unbearable. One day Uouynoff faltered out : "Suppose we went to live separately?" I understood what he meant at once, but made as though I did not, and gave him a questioning look. "It strikes me that we are not as com fortable as we might be here," he said. 'Don't you think it must be more con venient to have a room all to one s self?" "I rather do," said I. The fact that we had lived for three years together, never once finding it inconvenient, did not occur to us. And so we set out looking each for a separate room for himself. Uut some how or other neither of us was success ful. I must confess that hidden in my soul was the hope that Uouynoff might be tbe first to find a lodging so that I could remain in the room which we now rented together. Where I would get the money to pay fourteen rubles a month for my room I never asked my self. loubtles3 Uouynoff harbored the same hopes, and that was the rea son we were so slow in rinding suitable lodgings. However, our relations had become so strained, we hated each other so in tensely and so ojveuly, that to remain together was out of the question. This did not prevent. us from meeting at the landlady's tea table though we had anything but a pleasant time there. Anna Gregoriovna did not seem to be aware of the change in our relation?, but there we only eyed each other ask ance and addressed ourselves to the girl or her mother exclusively. One evening we found our laudlady and her daughter in what seemed to us a queer frame of mind. e per ceived something solemn in their tone aud manner, and they looked some what agitated. Anna Gregorievna wore a light-colored dress, with a rose pinned to ber corsage. Tbe captain was in the dining room, smoking a stout cigarette, as usual, but instead of sitting by the side of the mother, as was bis wont, he had a seat beside the girl. Have you heard the news?" our laud lady asked. "News? What is it?" Uouynoff and I asked iu duet "Well, the captain has proposed to Anna Gregorievna. "Has he?" . "Yes ; and our wedding will take place in two weeks," added the girl her self, quite gayly. Neither of ua made any response for some few seconds. Uouynou, however. was the first to regain his presence o mind and to congratulate tbe landlady aud her daughter, and I followed suit I. N. Potapenko. To Cure Catarrh Do not depend upon snuffs, inhalants or other local applications. Catarrh is a constitutional disease, and can be successfully treated only by means of a constitutional remedy like H xkTs Sarsaparilla, which thoroughly purines the blood and removes the scrofulous taints which cause catarrh. Thegreat number of testimonials from those who have baen cured of catarrh by Hood's Sarsaparilla proved the unequalled power of this medicine to conquer thi disea-. If trouble with catarrh give Hood's Sarsaparilla a fair trial at once. WEALTH OF OUR POLITICIANS. Mr. Carnegie Givei Some Information oa the Subject ia a Letter to a London Journal In a recent issue of Che London "Spectator" the following letter from Mr. Audrew Carnegie was printed : Sir "Mr. Uayard has the honorable distinction, rare among prominent American politicians, of having died a poor Hiau.-" These words we Hod in the "Spectator" of October 1, foremott and most powerful of all the organs which labor for the unity of our race. Never were more surprising words written. So far from Mr. Uayard being a poor man as "prominent American politicians" go, he was able to accept the ambassadorship to Britain, which very few are, and vas quite well-to-do. Prominent American politicians of his rank (cabinet minister, senator, am bassador) rarely die as rich as he. There is not in the senate to-day more than perhaps half a dozen out of tbe ninety who have the assured Income which the lameuted Bayard posseesed, and in the house of representatives not perhaps more thau a score out of the S54. Consider even the past presidents in our day. Lincoln had no fortune, neither had Grant, Garfield, Hayts, Cleveland or Harrison. These were all very much like the preseut president, Mr. McKinley, very poor men ; not one of them had sufflcient income to live at the rate of 1,500 per year when they retired only one of them had anything like that aud President McKinley is said not to be nearly as "rich." It is not seldom that the uist prominent American politicians leave no provis ion for their families. President Grant's book provided for his. Mr. Blaine's "Twenty Years in Cougreas" did the same ; but for President Garfield's fam ily a public suliscription was necessary. Ex-President Hayes turned poultry farmer for a living. Ex-President Harrison and ex President Cleveland have returned to the practice of their profession. Secretary of War Stanton, and his successor, Secretary of War Rawlins, left no provision for their families. There is one reason why the most ambitious public men do not seek wealth. It is fatal before a nominating convention. No candidate for the presidency, for instance, would be thought of who had a large income, There never has been a comparatively rich president since Washington (and I think Madison), who had irgiu:a estates. The choice of the people for any high ofilce, and especially for the presidency, must have a record of bard work, plain living, simple tastes and houest pover ty. The only rich vice president in our time was Mr. Morton, whose extraordi nary personal charm made him a uni versal favorite and excused his fortune. Some of tbe extreme western states of 3inal! population have sent a rich sena tor now aud then, but this class passes away as the 9tates become populous. In short, Mr. Editor, there is no record for "honest poverty " among promi nent politicians in any country com parable to that of the great republic. Whether it be well for the political leaders of a nation to die generally as poor as die the prominent public men of the United States may be a question, but that poverty has been aud is their lot almost without exception admits of no question. I have known uiauy of the prominent politicians of the repub lic, of both parlies, and perhaps as much of their affairs as most, and I can not recall the name of more than one or two who died rich, and not oue who made anything but pecuniary loss through political life. They have bad to live upon their salaries, and have done so, rarely leaving even modest provision for their families. If the 'Spectator" will investigate tbe facts I am confident it will regret the words quoted, which are bitterly unjust aod can not fail to sting." At the Wrong House. "I beg your pardon," be said, as a woman came to tbe door iu answer to his knock. "I am looking for a man with a bare lip aud a wooden leg named Johnson " "Is it his wooden leg that is named Johnson, or are his hare lip and wood en leg both named Johnson ?" she de manded. "I didn't mean, of course, that his wooden lez was named Johnson I " "Then what did you say so for?" "Permit me to explain, madam, was only " "I haven't asked you for any expla nation, have I ?" Certainly not My object in trying to find out " "Have I a-ked you to state why you are trying to fiud out anything?" "Of course not, madam, but being stranger in this neighborhood " "Do you mean that I am a stranger' "No, certainly not I I good morning, madam." He paused a moment when safely outside the front gate to mop the per spiration from his face, and then start ed on down the street A X arrow Escape. Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E. Hart, of Groton, S. I. "Was taken with a bail cold which settled on my lungs ; cough set in aud finally termin ated in Consumption. Four Doctors gave me up, saying I could live but a short time. I gave myself up to my Savior, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My hus band was advised to g"t Dr. King's New Discovery for CoRsuruption, Coughs and Colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles. It has cured in?, and thank Gl, lam saved and now a well and healthy woman." Trial bottles free at J. N. Snyder's Drug Stor- Somerset. Pa.. a-d G. . Brallier's Drug Store, B -rlio, V Regular size 50c and f 1.00. G uaranteed or price re funded. Don't us towels provided for general uso in public lavatories restaurants and nometimea in schools. They have been found by microscopic Investigation to contain bact ria of several contagious diseases. II 11 W Pioper Care fcr Lamps to Get Good Light. It is not necessary to enhirg upon the discomforts caused by a lamp that irregularly filled and improperly cared for. Such a lamp, redolent of the fumes of kerosene, is a most un pleasant and utswholesone object iood lamps are cheap, and there is no excuse for u--ing a poor one. It Is gen erally conceded that tbe softness of lamplight Is much greater than that of gas or electricity. Tbe lamp has now n established place ou the library ta ble, even in bouses linhted by electric- ty or gas, while it is certainly the gen- ntl dependence of country houses. The best lam of porctlsin, pottery or any material mat is name u oe iroken are fitted with metal oil fonts, which do away with the danger of their being broken ; all these that do not have these metal fonts should be re jected as dangerous. Some of the new kinds of oil fonts, besides being made of metal, are also fitted ith valve that close when the lamp is Uset and prevents tbo oil from running out ami the flame of the wick from spreading. An overturned lamp is the usual cause of so-called "explosions." But there are few accidents of this kind iu these days of high-test oil. A little presence of mind and common sense will ordinarily avert a disaster. Tne flames of kerosene are easily ex tinguished ; a rug or woolen carpet, shawl or almost auy such object can in used to smther the flame, aud this is theculy way of putting it out. Tbe most important thiug is to "keep c xl." If there is nothing else at hand, eve-i cotton is not to be despised, as a heavy cotton rug or cloth will answer every purpose if pressed close over the flames ; but sand or earth is U tter than any thing else. The ruouM taken from a pot containing a growing p'.ant is often valuable in an emergency, and will lie found much better than water, which, n fact, unless used in great quantities, ouly serves to spread tbe fir?. The mtst essential thing iu securing a good light from a lamp is cleanliness. Keep the oil in a close can or bucket, where dust can not reach it. Keep the fon's of the lamp and all parts of the tubes that hold the wick, as well as the burners, clean. A stiff little brush, abundance of t-lean cloths kept for the purpose and a bottle of alcohol shoul 1 be ou hand to clean lamjM. A few drops of alcohol are better than water and soap for brightening the chimney and removing the oily s-ot that accum ulates ou them and around tbe burners. Polish the chimney with a soft cotton loth. Brush the burner and all parts of the lamp free from bits of wick and j dust. Wipe all crevices, and do not tolerate auy lanp which obtains con volutions of metal or iwircelain that can not be properly and e;u-ily cleaned out Kerosene oil, even of the It-st quality, is all-penetrating. It forms a film even on the outside of metal fonts ; this must be daily removed. The best way to trim a lamp w ick, as every one now knows, is to remove only the charred portion of it without using the scissors. If this is done there is no danger of the wick being uneven. Lamps in regular use should have the charred part of the wick removed at least three times a week. All lamps should ls wiped off and filled daily. No burners should be allowed to be come iucrusted with dust and oil, and they will not get iu this c udition if they are attended to ever day. Tbe bes-t way of pul''ig out a lamp or o'.l stove is to turr the wick down until it shows ouly . blue flame, when this flame will f'.Ker a short time aud finally go oi . By this process one avoids tbe unpleasant odor, which ac companies the blowing out ot a lamp. This odor is caused by a gas which is consumed when the lamp is turned down to a blue flame and allowed to go out by itself. New York Tribune. She Blushed. Evidently she was from Boston, for Bostonese, you know, know all about the Indian question. She as witness ing the Indian sham battle at the Ex position grounds and was deeply in terested in Lo and bis manner of fight ing. After the battle she approached one of tbe nobte Sioux and made an effort to engage him in conversation. "Heap much fight," said the dear creature in that choice language that all good Indians are supjssed to un derstand. Lo gazed at the dainty maiden from Beantowu and answered never a word. "Heap great show," said the fair maiden, "Injun heap fight Big pow wow, bugh f Lo smiled a stoical smile, drew his blanket closer about his stalwart form, and replied : "Yes; this is indeed a great exposi tion, and we flatter ours lves that our portion of the entertainment is by no means the least attraction here. May I ask who it is that I have tbe honor of addressing?" The dear girl from Boston was thun derstruck. She blushed a rosy red even Boston girls can blush when tbey thaw out and hastily lied. She had been addressing one of the Carlisle Indian school graduates. Omaha World-Herald. Spain's Greatest Need. Mr. R. P. Olivia, of Barcelona, Spain, spends his winters at Aiken, S. C. Weak nerves had caused severe pains iu the back of his head. On using Electric Bitters, America's greatest Blood and Nerve Remedy, all pain ooon left him. He says this grand medicine Is what his country needs. All America knows that ft cures liver aud kiduey trouble, purifies the blod, tones up the stomach, strengthens tbe nerves, puts vim, viiror and new life into every muscle, nerve and org-n of the bod v. If weak, tired orailinir vou - u E boU,e nateedt ony 50 cents. Sold at J. N. Snyder's lrug Store, Somerset, P-, and G. W. Bral lier's, Berlin, Ta. Urotiie. If a veel, such as au urn, cof!e-pot kettle, etc , is to be cleaned or freed from stains fill it with boiling water, then take a piece of soft flannel, dip it in hot soap water previously made into a lather; rub clean, an! dry with soft rags. JLJLC1 I li 7, u WHOLE NO." 2 107. Sweden Telephone System. Evey ono ha read c-f tbe remarkable use of the- telt phone system in Sweden, tmrticularly in Stockholm, and it has often beeu pointed out that this is the most extensive system in the world when population- is considered. The figures, which have Wvn so variously quoted, really give no adequate im pression of tbe completeness and gen eral popularity of the Sedib tele phone system. Even the fruit womeu aud fishmongers in the markets and at street corners have their telephones, and the small shop that has not a 'phone is the exception rather than the rule. This general installation iu stores pre supposes numt rous calling subscribers, and telephones iu private residences are almost universal, according to tbe Philadelphia "Ilecord." The secret of this remarkable state of things is to l-e found mainly in the cheapness of tbe convenience. A house holder elm secure ample com niuuication for $K a year. This pay tueut entitles tbe sulwcritier to the free use of the wires in Stockholm and throughout a radius of nearly 50 miles. Tbe highest charge for service is only per annum. There are two other classes, namely, $'J0 aud $15 rates. In the private dwelling rate of $10 a year the messages are limited to 1) per annum, aud a charge of two ceiit-s for each excess message, compared with a y) or rate in American cities for limited service and a charge of S to 10 cents for each excess messsage. Stockholm is served by two telephone companies, one a state institution and the other a private concern, which by the way, is the more largely patronized. Almost every lamp post is provided with a telephone attachment, by which it is possible to call tip the nearest cab stand for a carriage or notify tbe police or lire departments. While the service is lir.-t-cla.sH in evtry r "pect, all the modern improve ments being supplied, ye notwith standing the remarkably low price for servic", the c imp-any pays an annual dividend of S per cent. Condition Improved. "I was suffering from catarrh in the bead, aud was ia such a condition that I could hardly be about. I was ad vised to take Hood's Sarp trilla ami procured a bottle and it did so much good I continued i;s use uutil I was en tirely cured. 1 recmmenl Hood's Sirsaparill: to others." P. S. Palm, Bradford, Pa. Hood's Pills are the only pills to take with Hood's S trsaparilla. What He Meant "Yes." sai l Mr. Jone, whtnacer- taiutrirl's name bad len mentioned, "I know btr to sje8k to, but not by sight." 'You mean," cut in the prompt cor rector "you mean that you know ber by sight, but not to speak to." "1 I '."' a-ked Mr. Jones, anxiously. "Of course you do. You have seen her so often that v;hi know who she is but have never beeu introduced to her. Isn't that it ?" "No, that Un't it. I never saw her at all to kiio her, but I speak to ber nearly every day." "How can that be?" "She is the telephone girl at Cen tral." Harper's Bazar. A Frightful Blunder. Will often cause a horrible Burn, Scald. Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Ar nica Salve, the best in the world, will kill the pain and promptly bal it Cures Old Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, all Skin Erup tions. Best Pile cure on earth. Ouly Hit-Is. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold at J. N. Snyder's, Drug Store, Somer set. Pa., and G. W. Brallier's Drug Store, Btrlin, Pa. And She Didn't- "I shall have to ask you for a ticket for that boy, ma'am." "I guess not" "He's too old to travel free. He oc cludes a whole seat and tbe car's crowdtd. There are people standing up." "That's all right" "I haven't time to argue tbe matter, madam. You'll have to pay for that boy." "I've never paid for him yet, and I am not going to begiu cow." "You've got to begin sometime. If you haven't bad to put up fare for him you are mighty lucky, or else you don't do much traveling." "That's all rijibt" "You'll pay for that !oy, ma'am, or I'll stop tbe train and put bim off." "That's all rig'it You put bim off if you think that's the way to gel any thing out of me." "You ought to know what the ru'es of this road are, ma'am. How old is that boy?" "I don't know ; I never saw him be fore. If you want a ticket for him you had better ask that old gentleman down the aisle. He got ou with him." That Throbbing Headache Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. King's New Life Pill. Thousands of sufl'.'rer have proved their match less merit for Sick and Nervous Head aches. They make pure blood and strong nerves and build up your health. Easy to take. Try them. Only 25 cents, M ney back if not cured. Sold at J. N. Suy Jers Drug Store, Som erset, Pa., and G. W. Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin. Pa. To Prepare Autumn Leaves for Win ter Decoration. Oj a fine dry day gather the leaves as soon as they have turned brown, anil cut the stalks as long as possible. Paint them all over with clear picture varnish, stalks and alL Tie a piece of cotton round tbe stalk in a loop, by which suspend them until tbey are quite dry; when the vruisb is quite dry and hard they tusy be packed away in a box between sheets of tissue papr until required for use. Tbey look very prettyirranged in vases with red berries, grag or ever lasting flowers. 'hsa Bungrj la China, There was painful lack of variety j our foxL Meu dviug of thirst spend Ihoir last hour in thinking cf iced cbartipaKue. sherry col tiers, cocktail and draf;s of beer, whiskies and sodas, deal b.iravs heads or whatever their particular beverB may bo. We g:w t:vuom ically fooled ourselves to tbo tcp of tur Ktit "I thi-k' one wuuid iay, "wl.u we git tu tu Hottl do Paris M-U-jh-t we'll La a nice little 1'rcsti d:i!r c six ecu: ... m iti aCxc iiu t Err-en chflrfT"Tji to w;zd tir w'fi." "W-'I." ""-ffpr rti'd r-""irk. "I .hotiid t.e cnjti.nt with soir onp, a little S--.li, a sln3 of bx-f aud aoiun tart.' "Chops aud tmuuto auc forme," ruar uiunsd a third, oolivious of tbe fact that Ufe'.I Mr. Pickwick, who bad a similar desire. Then we would reach a slimy, bo grimed village, creep into a smelling hut aud make our dinner of pork and rice, or rice and pork when we desired to vary the menu. But cuo night, at a spot called TaipiD(j-pu, when we called for the perennial pork we were inform ed wo contd uot be supplied. "No pork," we exclaimed, "no pork in China! WMiy, Chinamen are the parts pork." Then we wcro tola we wexo iu a Mussulman village, where swine wt ro an abomination, but we could have sals betf. Wi jumped joyfully at the salt btef, so railed, though we knew per fectly well it waj nothing tl.se but stale. nnprotitable, sinewy wild goat. Travel. A Day tb. Cmm. Mrs. De Gadd I heard the awfulless things atont Mr. De Good today. They say be steals the church funds. Mr. Do O. Nonsense. "Oh, I've no doubt it's true. Mrs. Veragood. that horrid young widow, you know, seems to be infatnated wirli uiia, and I shouldn't wouder a bit if they'd pawn the cotceianion servii-e fr a bridal octSt Cy the way. Mrs. f me- soul has not been out of tlie house for a wttk, aud people tlsiuk her husband has U-cn beating her, hot that isn't a circumstance to the way tlior talk ahont Mrs. Uibmind. I iw her mi the; street today, and he raid he felt hick, but most likely she'd been on au opium 1 tancb. rhe bus her husband's collars and cuffs washed at a Chinese laundry. and siio's been seen to j;o there fur them herself. Oh, the'a a terror! Mrs. Higb- up's husband has beeu away fur two wet!;, aud I've roc my opinion about it t'K). Peopbi say Mrs. Tiptop's hired tilrl left two weeks ago, the very day Mr." "tfee here! Where did you hear all this?" "I've been out collecting money for the heathen. " New York Weekly. Th lwcajr ot th. Uaiy. Lrummt-1 went to prison fr debt. but caine ont again to resume his fop-iH-rlis. Ilis frii hds inado him a small a!lowauc?of il"20 per annum equal at Caen to .'500 but he could not be ei- pricted to live on such a pittance. When b-? had not 4 f r.mes in tb world, ha would order bout polish at 3 francs i bottlo from Paris and call the trades man who supplied it "a scoundrel" fcr venturing to ask fur his money. In tbo end his intellect ruvb way. lie lost his uitm.;ry and much of bis littla uiiuL Il erew slovenly and careless, yet to the last c!nn' to his ean do cologne and some other luxniies. Finally, his mind nil gout', he was removed to a charity hospital, t-ein; now reduced to the ut most impoverishment and content to change his liueu once a month, instead cf rime times a day, as cf old. Here ho died, under the euro of M-ters of charw cy, on March 150. 1140. Thus euded tbo striking career of perhaps tne most worthless fop whom histury records, his drath btin- a fitting termination to his Useless life. Lippincott'a, Melba'a t int Appruuc. JIuic. Melba recently gave an inter esting account of ht r first public ap pearance. "I w-.ts quite a yearns ffirl iu Australia, " she said, "when, notwith standing tbo persistent discouragement t;f my father, who was averse to tta idea of a singer's career for me, I en gaged a ball anil sent round a notice to all my friends. Unfortunately somelxxly mentioned the little scheme to my fa ther, and be, furious at my clandestine enterprise, begged every oue of bis ac quaintances to uphold hi parental au thority by ignoring the perfomianctt. Eut I wasn't disheartened, aud at the hour announced fox the commencement of i-iy conctrt stepped on to the plat form to find myself face to face with au audiente cf two. And nobody else came. " A Maril Pi. That German was a delight, her cook ery was often vile, but fche was atnus- in. Her first efforts at pastry making were lamentable. "Margarete, what was tbo matter with the apple tart? The crust was like a Hone." "Oh. madaiue, I voorked so hamL I said to myself, 'Now ze harrder I vooik ze bet t r it will be,' so I rolled and I rolled, and I u.ed all my strengzt, aud now it is ven stone. " One morning Murparete bounces into my room aud bursts out iu au injured voice, "Mudain does our coachman be long to my towel?" At last I discover that sue refers to the round towel iu tho scullery, ou which the offender had wiped his bands in passing. Corninll Mujrazine. Angrlie Arid. Aprcpos of acids, there is an angelic acid, obtaiued from that most graceful of onr umbelliferous plants, cultivated iu Eui-.luud in tha sixteenth ctutnry as a pot herb and still used as a candied sweetmeat. From this "herb angelick," cr"rcx.t of the Holy Ghost," whose fragrance was reputed good g:iinst poi son and pestilence, was also distilled a perfume., charmingly named a:.g. 1 wv ter, affected by tb beauties .f tlio sev enteenth century. "I n r," e..T4 Med ley, "tbo prettiest cr-afure in New SpringRanlcn. Angel w.itnr was tho worst scent about btr." Coruiiil! Mag azine. The Facts About her Dog . At sight of Robert Lincoln Well Miss 'Mel ia Johnson suddenly became stiff in the neck. "Why don't you come to see me no mo', Mr. Wells?" she ?aid, in he h i'lsrhtiest manner. Robert Lincoln Wells slat stllusbtd through his black skin. Guilt waa written on every feature oF"bLs face. Then he had an inspiration. "T tell de truf, Miss 'Mely, I'm clean scared ob yo' dorg." "Well, tne' ain't no cail to 1 scared ob my dorg, Mr. Wells. In tbe first plai-e, be ain't never loose where he kin git at anybody. In the second place, he wouldn't bite yeh if he could. An' iu the third place, I ain't got no dorg in the first place." Life. Far m Profits. When does the farmer make a profit ? There are hundreds of farmers who have become wealthy, yet they have handled very little money and have had difficulty in meeting their obliga tions. There is one bank account w bich they do not draw upon, and the deposits accumulate for years, and that is the soil. A farmer takes a poor farm, works it, adds manure, and re ceives but little over expenses, but every year his farm has become more fertile, and also increased in value. In tea or more year tbe farm may be worth five times the original cost anil it represents just as much profit as though the farmer bad received money. All farms are, to a certain extent bauksof deposit, where the profits of the farm slowly accumulate. I It is claimed that white spots on var nish furniture will disappear if a hot plate from the oven la held over then;
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