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Time to me this truth bath tauglit T!. a truth that's worth revealing More otl'. nd from want ef thought Tfcan from any want of feeling. Jharlc Swa!n. HOW HE FOLLXD HIS UXCLE. An Adventure in Which a Newspaper He-porter Took Fart. EDWAKU RK'KEKT. Outside it was clear, star-lit and cold; the reporter knew tbis, for he bail leen doing the district for aa Lour and a half, tramping from police station to hospital, and from hot-pital to police sUtiou. This was the last htatiou on his li-t, and here he batked in the grateful warmth of the big red stove, resolutely banishing all thoughts of the cold ride hock to the office. "We'll have a full bouse to-night," said the sergeaut behind tbe big desk. "Last night was-u't so c- Id as this, and we had fifty-four registered in this here hotel." Ilefore Wickforth could answer, the dooropeued to admit three applicants for shelter overnight ; the cold winter winds drive many to the police stations who at other times, sleep auy where. The guests gave their names, and were then licked in a large room, warm enough, but containing no quilts of eiderdown. tSoon a big policeman, red-faced from cold, came in, carrying a young aud balf-froy.en opossum wuich a friendly "guard"' had found in the fcre-U park nearby and given to him. The sergeant laughed. "cMiall I credit jou with an arrest, JoueaV" he asked, ojiening his big book. "Oh, no," said Jones, "he's just an ordinary bam what's heard of your hospitality aud wants a night's lodg in'." The three examined the little auiaial with interest a it lay on the desk, peering at them with fisree but fright ened little eyes. Suddenly having U-eu revived by the w armth, it gave an unex pected leap to the floor, and waddled rapidly across IU lU-portcr, pxiliceman and sergeant all joined in tbe caa.-. As il was passyig the d .t wiue one opened it, and promptly fell upon the annual, clasping it m that it couid not bite. The "some one"' was clearly neither reporter, jHilw-eman nor "ordinary bum." Jlis round eyes seemed nearly as big as his ear mull', as he looked up from the floor w here he aat, holding aud stroking the little captive, which now made no effort to get away. Suddenly the big eyes tilled. "Had a 'possum just like this at home his name was Dinky. That was before mother died and father ana ( started for the city." The sergeant picked him up he was, apparently, not more than ten years old aud put him iu a big chair before the fire, still holding fast to the opos sum. The big policeman nervously patted him on the shoulder, while Wickforth skillfully encouraged him to tell his story. It was simple and plain enough. His name was Xelson Holloway. They had lived in a small town, where his mother had died. Ilia father, out of work and nearly penniless, bad then set out w ith him for the city, hoping to find employment there. On the way the father had become ill, and had been taken to a ho-pital in a small city on the railroad, w here he died. The people at the ho-pital gave the boy a little money and sent him on to the great city ; there was art uncle in the city, his father's brother, but estrauged for a long time, and it was tbe father's lust w ish that the boy should go to this uucle. Hiving lost his way the staliou-bouse looked bright aud warm and so he had vutered. "Do you know your uncle's first name?" Kiid the reporter. Tne lad, who was now struggling bravely to keep theteirs buck, reached into his pocket and pulled out a sma'.l, d.rty slip of paper, on which was written, "Mr. Jeremiah C. Holloway." Wickf-irtb started. Mr. Hjlloway owned a large interest in the Day, the paper oa which he was employed. Sometimes, when Mr. Hjlloway visited the newspaper establishmmt, he penetrated even as far as tbe "local room," and was avoided with careful cjurtosy by tbe reporters there, on ac- cjuutof his well known temper. Wickf-irtb thoughtfully scratched his head with one band and laid the other lightly oa Xelsou'a heal. If his pleading the boy's case before Mr. Hol loway werj unwelcome be might lose his pnsitijn. Xewspaper reporters generally hold by slight tenure But "You c.ims home with me to-night, Xelson," he said, decisively. Th-n he turned to tbe sergeant with a smile. "Hive I 'pull' enough with the polio to get this prisoner released ?" "Well, if my own family wasn't so largs mebbe you wouldn't have, but you will see that he gets, into good bands, won't you, Mr. Wickforth?" "Yes aud uo," replied the reporter. "I will introduce him to his uncle." The big policeman looked relieved, and handed Xelson a pretzel produced from a capaciouspocktt; tbe boy a.e it e igerly. "How thoughtless I have been !" exclaimed Wickforth. "You must be very hungry, aren't you Xelson?" "X-not so rery." "I guess you niuft be. We'll start for home right away." Tbe little fellow gravely shook hands with the sergeant and the big police man as he said good-bye to them ; tbe latter told him to take tbe opossum as a parting gift. Ttien Wickforth and his charge passed out of the door ; the aergeant ostentatiously busied himself with a group of homeless ones who JUL SOMERSET, PA., had jut entered; the big policeman ' walked to the window and saw the two get on a car, then blew his nose vigorously it was a cold night. Home was sion reached. It waa third story back room iu a big, old house, the descendants of whose long dead builders lived in q'jite another part of the city. Wickforth struck a match before entering his room, al though there was no surplusage of furniture to stumble over, aud then lit the lamp. There was a register in the room, but little heat ventured that far away from the furnace in tbe cellar; so the host ordered the guest to bed, while he hunted some crackers and cheese aud made his otlier coat into a bed for the 'possum. Xelson ate all that was set before him, and lay back In eouteut ; Wick forth wished him pleasaut dreams, aud then hurried around to tbe ofiice. Here he did an unusual thing; be took the city editor into his confidence, told Lim his story, and asked to be given a light assignment for the fol lowing evening, so that he might have time to take Xelson out to his uncle's place, aud the city editor promised to do iu "But I tell yon fraukly," said he, "that I don't envy you your task." Tbe next evening Wickforth and his protege set out for the t-uburb where the uncle lived. The boy had stay-d in the room during the day and w as anxious to get out into the crisp, brac ing air, w here he skipped along In glee, holding tight to his protector's hand. Soon they reached the great, brilliant station, and went aboard the waiting train. At the suburban station Wickforth inquired of the station-master the way to Mr. Holloway's house, w hich they reached after a brisk teu minutes' tramp. As they went up on the porch two great dogs came bounding around the corner cf the house ami snitred at them inquiringly ; apparent'y the ex amination was satisfactory. A deaf old man servant let theta in, but not until after a little parley at the door. The coming of company was evidently so rare as to be suspicious. However, the old man ushered them iuto the parlor, aud consented to take Wickforth' card upstairs, hiking back at them over his shoulder several limes as be ascended. Wickforth felt nervous; ou this er rand the power of his jiaper was not hack of him. Instead it would con front him. Suppose Mr. Hotlowsy re fjsed to Lave anj thing to do with the boy, a not uclikelj contingency? Wickfortli's salary vas small, and there was the weekly remittance to the oh! home in the little village. Volet's from above cut short his re f!.ctiiiiis ; thtro cou'.d be no mistaking the tone of oi e of th'? s aker. "Reporters? I don't want to see any reporter see enough ft 'cm when I'm at the D.iy office ! l'iu-1 he's from the Day I told 'em there ouce not to b-ither me at home it they had to see mi about anything to come to my office Will I go down? Yes, forjuot a minute." There was a ru-hiug sound in the hall. Iuto the parlor dashed a large, gray cat, closely followed by a fox terrier.' They raced around the room, and then out again ; and Xelson jump ed ta his feet to follow them to the door. As be did so bis elbow struck a small table nearby, aud the slender glass vase upou it was sent to the fl ior with a crash. At that moment Mr. Holloway apjeared at tbe door. "Tbe rascally little brutes !" he ex claimed. "They've broken that va-e I brought all the way from Trieste ! John" he turned to the old servant "whip them they'll know what it's for and lock them in the cellar." Wickforth's thoughts were tumul tuou. Mr. Holloway evideutly sup p iseil that his cat and dog had done the mischief ; would it be well to un deceive him? So much depended upon his favor; the truth might ruin Xel son's whole future ; and yet It was Xelson that spoke. "I'm Very sorry, but I did that" The muster of the house looked dow n at the boy. For a moment there was a painful fcileiice, brjken only by the hatd breathing of the servant in tbe hall. "Well!" said Mr. Holloway, "you are an honest boy ! Who are you ?" "I'm your nephew Xelson Hollo way." Xow the lad's voice was tremb ling.. Mr. Holloway started. "What !" he exclaimed, and drtw back a step. "Father 'n dead, and he told me to come to you." "Lit'le Jim-dead !" Mr. Holloway sunk into a chair, and repeated the wordi again and again, sjeining, fjra tima, to lose sight of bis visitors. Then he called Xelson and put his arm around him, but bespoke to Wickforth. "My only brother you ngr than I and I have not given him a friendly word for ten years. It's too late now." He turned Xelsou'a face to tbe light, and looked into it closely. "Wry much like him very much like him when we were at the old home. . Xelson, you will stay with me now. You are an honest boy,' Tneu the terrible Mr. Holloway, who owned half the stock in the Day Com pany, turned upiu Wickforth. "And you, sir well, if you don't come out and see us often, I will see that you lose your job! So tikecare! What's that, Xelson ? Yes, of course, you can keep your 'possum here. Mr. Wickforth w ill bring it out to you to morrow." Plucking Eases While They Skate. The weather conditions which have produced tkating, fcays tbe Portland Oregouian, are rather remarkable. For the past week the temperature remain ; almost steadily below tbe freezing ptnt, days clear and suu&hiny, and the nights a trifle colder. The continued low temperature has frozen still water without tbe usual cold snap catastro phes to water pipes, and without seri ously damaging the rose bushes. Beau tiful buds and half developed roses are to lie found in many gardens, so it baa betn possible for people going out skat ing to pluck roses to wear as they glided over tbe ice. rse -J ESTABLISHED J 827. WEDNESDAY, JAXUAl? Y 4, 1899. CnnoUi Example! of Yankee Slang. "How those boys have managed to pick up such a conglomeration of slang terms in tbe few short months that they have been away passes my under standing," said an army officer the o'.her day. He hail been listening to a couple of re-turned soldiers who were swapping stories of tbe war, and was much amused and apparently not a lit tle perplexed by their language. "It is certainly not Spanish," he ad, ed, "but whatever It is, it is decidedly Dutch to me. During the war (the Civil War, I mean we have to distin guish our wars now) the boys added a great many slaug word.s to their vocab ulary, but these young 'uns beat us out of sight It is a sign of the times, I suppose, but if they had stayed in Cuba much longer they wouk! have bad to bring back an interpreter w ith them. I can't understand half they say as it is." As tbe officer walked off tbe two pri vates looked at one another, winked and commenced to laugh. "What was the 'boss' I mean the Captaiu saying to you?" asked one of the soldiers. "Said you were talking so much slang he couldn't understand you." "Guess he wasn't in the South then, but we were pitching it rather tierce, eh, bunkie?" to his companion. "Bunkie" didn't say anything, only grinned. "But say," continued the other, you'd n died to see bunkie here when he came dow n to Cuba and heard the men talk. Say, it w as out o' sight. I le's no s weet temcred angel at tlu lest of times, and he's been my bunkie (that's my tent mate) an' so I know. He was one of the last recruits to reach the island. We call the recruits 'rookies' now. At first they wad 'new boys,' but now they're 'rtiokie.s'. The grub bo-s, that's the quartermaster sergeant, comes around next morning an' sees my bunkie sitting in front of the trnt. 'Here, rookie,' he colls, 'tell your bunkie to come and get his punk.' Funk means grub, au thing to eat, you know. Bunkie looks at him, an' then he says, 'Aw, what'reyou giviu' us'." 'That's all right, rookie,' said the grub boss, 'jest you tell your buukie. That's him iu the tent there.' "Then burkie got mad. 'Xow, just you look here, scrjauf, says he, 'just you mind w ho you're addressin". See? You ain't the whole push 'cause you got strjjc3 on your arm. Don't you cull me out o' my name, 'cause it don't go, we? I ain't no bird, an' I won't stand for it.' (iosh, he was mad! I told him rookie was only slang for re cruit, but he said be didn't want any .lat.g in his. Bjt y.u got used to it T re long, Uidu't Vnv:.?" The terms "rookie" arid "bui.kie" and "rlops" for clothes, Ued ml fre q'jently by the soldiers, are all expres sions in vogue in the English army, an ! are quoted frequently by Kipling. For instance, in "Back to the Army Again," he says, "I couldn't 'elp 'old in$ straight when me an' the other rookies come under the barrick gate." The derivation of other expressions is doubtful, if not impo-MMe to ascer tain. Most of them probably had their genesis in the fertile brain of some sol dier who descrilcd a fact in terms that amused bis companion. Others "caught on" because of their literal truthfulness. As an example of the latter class the expression "shot" ex cept when referring to intoxication, has been changed to "mausered." If a mm was wounded otherwise he was probably "macheted." If he was kill ed, cause of Injuries unknown, the sol diers would tell you that he was "da goed," and let !t go at that. The reasou forcalliug the Cubans "cuhebs" Is not hard to fiud, nor why the Spauish vic tims of their butchery were "dagoed." Th Spanish sharpshooters were not lynched by the American soldiers, they were "strapped," w hich is a distinction with only a slight difTL-reiiee. It:pcs were not "ban ly," and rille straps al ways were. The soldier in Santiago didn't take a walk or make a march ; he did a hyke. Any soldier knows what a byke is, but very few seem to know why it Is. A volunteer soldier in the Army building yesterday said that be had been "hyk ing all over looking for transporta tion." "What does hykiog mean?" he was asked. "Oh, you know. Just ah to hyke," was bis reply. Food is, .t course, grub, but bread and hardtack are often known as "punk," while the word rations has been abbreviated to "rats." Hardtack by itself is commonly known as "an gel food." A soldier who was asked the reason for this term tcmr-ly laugh ed and replied, " 'Cause it ain't." A soldier doesn't lie nowadays, at least those who have ben iu. Cuba don't They only "pitch you a fierce one," or possibly "give you a pipe." If a soldier has doubts as to your vera city he may iusinuate th.-.t you are "dreaming," or that your "pipe is out." If he wanted you to infer that be bad been locked up in the guard bouse by a member of the provost guard, he would probably say that he had been "cooped in the booby hatch by a bulL" Should a soldier inform a civilian than his buukie was "baked by a bull for jump in' a gump," he would probably be misunderstood. His meaning would be that his tent mate bad been arrested by the provost guard for stealing a chicken, which is not quite so bad as it sounds. Private soldiers are known as either Jack or Pete t- their comrades Any of them will answer to either name. Lieutenants are "luffs" to the men, while the captain is "bis nibs" or "cap." Any colonel, with the excep tion of him of the Rough Riders, is known by tbe appellation of "the bnss." Colonel Roosevelt is called by every man in the army simply "Teddy" that is when they are speaking of and not to hiin. In tbe same way General Wbeeler, when he is not called "Fight ing Joe," is affectionately termed "Jo ey" by the men. Several soldiers wio were asked what they called General Shafter, rang the chapges on the word "nothing." Some said "nawthin',' inte said "nothing," and others sai! nothing. The soldiers have picked up one word from tbe navy. They say they "Hob sonied" the Spaniards at San Juan. Why Hobsonized? Well, thef say they filled them full of holes. These are ouly a few of the new words that have been added to the dic tionary of "Military Parlance." Oth ers are being added every day. Others that are iu vogue are old words in new dresses, so changed that their origina tors in the Bowery would not recog nize them. Xew York Commercial Advertiser. Humidity on the Wabash. "Talking altout rainy weather," said the Westerner, "I remember once out in Indianapolis meeting a farmer wbo took the most cheerful view of damp ness of anyliody I ever saw. I asked him if they had had much rain down on the Wabash that spring. "Well, it has been a little damp,' he answered. 'The day before I left home I had to hang up twenty-four of my ducks. They bad got so water-soaked that they couldn't swim any longer. I planted my com iu two feet of water, and I dou't expet over thirty bushels to the acre. My wheat is looking pretty well, but the sturgeon and catfish have damaged it considerable. There was about fifteen minutes' sunshiueoueday, and I thought I would phtut my pota toes, so I loaded them on a scow and anchored the scow in three feet of wa ter, when it began to rain again. "'I wanted to go down on the bot tom lands next the Wabash to see if the grass was growing for my bay crop, but my wife said that as we didn't have any diving U 11 she'd rather I wouldn't. I should feel kind of disc iurage.1 with all the rain, but I've spent my odd hours of leisure time and the even ones, too, on accouut of staying in out of the wet building an ark. If it will ouly rain another w eek or two until I get her ready to sail, I'm going to take my family out to Missouri by water for a trip to visit our folks that moved iff out there liecause they didn't know enough to stay iu a place w here they were comfortable.' " Boston Evening Transcript. A Dog Attempts Suicide. A verv remarkable instance of the grief of a dog was shown here last Fri day by the English terrier Dott, owned by Mr. W. H. II. Boswell, of the Bees House, says the Win el .ester, Ky., Sun. Dott wai the mother of five pups, and Friday the pups were boxed and sent to friends of Mr. B. .swell at Lexington. Shipping the pups was not to be con cealed from the mother, and nearly set her frantic, but she was held iu the ho tel until the pups were on their way to the dejxd, w hell heescHjed and trailed the wagou to the depot in which the pup were t.tketl there. The mother ex hibited the most intense grief by pite ous moans and made several attempts to ioard the train that was to can-jaw ay her young, but she was taktn away until the train pulled out. Short ly afterward she evidently attempted to commit suicide, as she was seen ly several jersins butting her head vigor ously against the stone fence inclosing Colonel Winn's yard. SMie then fol lowed the train that had taken the pups to the r-rcssirg cf the Ixington pike aud there tot k tLe pike toward Isling ton. RoUrt Baldwiu started iu pur suit and overtook her some five miles distant, and brought her back to the hotel, w hen for tw t days she exhibited a degree of grief that Is uot often seen in human beings. Scorns to Adopt a Privilege. The rule that no jerson shall smoke in a street car is enforced strictly by the conductors on all Memphis lines, I ut an exception is made in the case of one pa-scngcr, namely, the Hon. Jhu L. T. Sneel. It is not r; -corded that the able Chancellor ever took advantage of the exceptional privilige accorded him, but it is certain that he has been invi ted to go in off the platform and finish I. is cigar comfortably onva ca-hioned seat. "Xo, I'm afraid the ladies would ob ject," was his response to such an invi tation. "The ladies all make eonce-sions to you," was the reply of the conductor. "I don't know about that," said tbe Judge. You heard w hat the old lady said about smoking iu her presence?" The conductor had to confess that though he had beard a good many sto ries on the rear platform, he had never heard this particular one. "Well, I'll tell you," said the Chan cellor. ' She was a charming lady of the old school, and oue day she was Csked if she objected to a gentleman smoking in her presence. 'I don't re ally know,' was her reply. 'I have never had any experience in that line. Xo gentleman has ever smoked in my presence.' " Memphis Scimitar. ilillions Given Away. It is certainly gratifying to tbe pub lic to know of one concern in tbe land wbo are not afraid to be generous to the needy and suffering. The proprie tors of Dr. Kine'a Xew Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Odds, have given away over ten million trial bot tles of this great medicine; an 1 have the satisfaction of knowing it has ab solutely cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarse ness and all diseases of the Throat Cuest and Lungs are safely cured by it C dl at J. X. Suy lr s u .Mr .-store. Burn er et. Pa . and O. W. Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa., and get a free trial brttle. Reifularsiz-.'S 53 ceuts aud f 1.00 Every bottle guaranteed, or price re funded. A?e of Discretion. A young man may be said to have reached the years of discretion when he takes down the pictures of actresses from his mantel anil puts up a portrait of his ric'j maiden aunt instead. Sumerville JournaL Hopeless. "But you might learn to love me," he urged. She shook her head. "You ve no idea," she said, "what a poor student I am." ITS 1 . Mexico's Honey. Before Mexico was invaded by the Spaniards coins were unknown in this country, says El Xacional, tbe natives using in tbe place of money the small est cacao lieaus, reserving those cf larger size and better quality for the manufacture of liquor, t5 which they were much addicted. About fourteen years after the con questthat is. to say, aluut the year YA Castilian coin commenced to make it appearance hi Mcilco. As it arrivtd, however, only iu very small quantities, it proved itself insufficient for the needs of trade, even though tbe latter was still of very iusiguirlcant proportions. It was then that the ruling Viceroy, under authority of a royal decree, ordered the manufacture in the City of Mexico of small pieces of silver of a certain weight These pieces were not stamped with any coinage whatsoever, and tneir value was determined entirely by their weight and size. From this was de rived the word "peso," which has out lived the first attempt at miking mon ey iu Mexica up to the present These pieces of silver remained in circulation a number of years, aud pieces of gold and of copper were also a. Med ia time. Sion, however, it was found that this sort of circulating medium made fraud and abuse extremely easy, and the Spanish government, taking cogni zance of this fact, established by royal decree three mints, grantiug them a perpetual existence for America. Tbe same decree also provided that in Man Domingo, on ine rpani.-n Island known to-day as, Puerto Rico, ouly copper mouey should s made, according to the regulations governing the mint of Castile "iu h;s:). The coiu age of Mexico was actually begun dur ing the reign of Viceroy Autonio de Mendoza, who established a mint in buildings belonging to the Marquis del Valle. During all this time the coin age was of considerable amount, aud the facilities of the establishment were not sufficient to meet the demands made upon it for wins. From the dec laration of iudejeudence until the year lvlT tbe mint was rented out to private parties, who supplied with coin all the tates of the Republic that had no mints of their ow n. Amusing Blunders. In Sir M. Grant Duffs diary th.re are some amusing stories of mistakes in the House of Commous. A loyal Irish memlier once declared, with fir- vor : "Sir, I acknowledge the venerable widow at Windsor to be the foremost man among her subjects." Tbe London Spectator not long since published collection of modern Irish bulls, wime of them jierplexiug enough from their singular topsy-turviuesa of meaning ; but the English peasant Is as apt to give a hazy answer as his American cousin. An American, strolling through the Green Park in London one day last summer, asked one of the gray old guardians of that historic bit of wood land who lived In a stately palace near Stafford House? "It's Lady Blank lives there. She removed to S-otland yesterday to te buried," was the reply. "You have a miraculous rose-tree in Wells that blooms at Faster ?" the same American asked an old farmer. "Aye, we have. Only it's not a rose, but a thorn, and it b'.ooms on Christ mas, and not Easter, and it's grown: g not at Wells, but at Glastonbury," was the answer. Mr. Frederic Harrison defines a good style in writing to be first clearness of idea, and next clearness of expression. Bulls and mistakes such as these are tbe result of hazy ideas or excitement in speaking. The A r.erican, w ith his nimble brain and habit cf ready speech, seldom makes such mistakes. His errors are usually born of ignor ance or hasty generalizing, such as was the reported question of a man in Washitigton soon after Dewey's vic tory. "How did the Phihppians lali into such gro?s savagery after Paul wrote his epistle to them?" Youth's Companion. Some Cooking Rules. Xothing frie crisp that Is wet Egging and breading should be done fifteen minutes, and flouring immedi ately before frying. A frying basket should not be al lowed to touch the Uittom of a kettle. A hot clear fire is indispensable to success in broiling. A gridiron or wire broiler should be cleaned thoroughly every time it is used. A broiler should be heated hot and rubbed with suet or other fat before the meat is put on. All broiled meats should be served as soon as they are cooked. The same broiler must not be used for meats and fish. To make light, flaky piecrust all the ingredieuts must be very cold a well as properly compounded. Rub th top of cake with a little dry fl lur and tbe icing will adhere more readily. Demorest's Magtzine. Glorious Sews Cornea from Dr. I). B. Cargile, ofWish ita, I. T. He writes: "Four bottles of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had caused her great Buffering f r years. Terrible sores would break out ou her head and face, and the best doctors could give no help ; but her cure is complete and her health is excellent'' This shows what thousands have proved, that Electric Bitters is the best blood puri fier known. It'a the supreme remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, bails and running sores. It stimulates liver, kidneys and bawels, expels pois ons, help digestion, builds up the strength. Only 50 cent at J. X. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset Pa., andG. W. Brallier's Dru Store Ber lin, Pa Guaranteed. Lady D you really think that men have more brains than women ? Man Some men, madden. Lady Some ! What men, pray ? Man Single men. WHOLE NO. 2175. Johnny's Geographical Attainments. "Xow that we have these vast pos sessions in the antipodes, Johnny, I think- "Father, I'm astonished ! Our anti- po les are somewhere among the fishes southwest of Australia, which is a far cry from the Philippines." "Well, I w just going to say that this hemp they grow in Mauila" "It Isn't hemp at all, father ; travels under false pretenses. Manila hemp Is a variety of the banaua family." "Dear me, i that so ! It's good cord age all the sain-. Why, when I was out in the Sandwich Islands I" "Father, you're enough to make Liliuokaiuni shudder. Xo persons says Sandwich Islands now, unless to make himself understood by those who dou't kuow that 'the Hawaiian Islands' is the official aud accepted name.- Be sides" "Well, I suppose you'll be asking me naxt to gay 'Puerto Rico' just b-.cause the Spaniards da." "Xot at all. Porto Rico has been good English usage for several centu ries! It's all right." "Glad you've passed on the question. But if we g i into Manila hemp grow ing in a territory R.TiX) miles f.om our former limits we" "You mean 4,0:W mile. You eer taiuly haven't forgotten that the United States has long extended to the en 1 of the Aleutian Chain, and Attu is only about miles from Manila." "You're very kind. But speaking of Mauila hemp, they say that In Borneo, the largest island in the world'' "It was when you studied geography, father, but they'v- learned since that Xew Guinea is larger than Borneo, aud Greenland is larger than Xew Guinea.' "(in at world this! "Well, I was talking w ith Brown about introducing Mauila hemp iuto tropical America, and be said that on his plantation in San Salvador." 'Why, thre are no plantations in the city nl Sail Salvador. If you mean the country of which San Salvador Is the capital you should say Salvador." "Young man, your hat is getting too small for you. If you don't stop mak ing my head ache with your erudition I shall send you direct to Vladivo stock." "You don't mean direct I should have to transship at Yokohama or Shanghai. I think" "Give us a rest, please. I want to read the paper." Xew York Sun. Tas Penalty of Guilelessness. Walter Henry Brown was up before the Mailing Police Court, Kent, F'.ng land, a few days ago for robbing Mrs. Allinghani, ai old lady, of many valu able articles. Brown, it was alleged, called at the cottage and rep rise uted that he was the assistant sanitary offi cer for the district, and that he had leen sent to make a thorough inspec tion of the premises. He was admitted, and handing the old lady a stick, asked her to go up stairs and tap the walls of one of the lied-rooms w ith it to enable him to as certain whether they were sounds He especially requested her to continu to use the stick until be (obi her to stop. After tapping for a long time the prosecutrix became suspicious, and on returning downstairs found the pris oner had gone, and that he had ran sacked al! the rooms on the ground floor. He was remanded without bail. The Birthday of Christ. A correspondent writes to the Boston Herald : Probably niuety-uine out of every hundred people are under the im pression that Christ was born sacUy lS'.iT years ago to-day that is, on De cember :i, in the year 1, A. D. Such, however, is not the fact Our method of counting time was not introduced until the year o'-ti A. D. The calcula tion was erroneous, aud it was found ten centuries afterward to be deficient of the true period by a trifle over four years. But a the alteration of a sys tem that had then been adopted by nearly all Europe would have occasion ed great confusion in civil affairs, the error was, by general consent, allowed to remain, aud we continue to reckon from the era first established, which, however, lacks four years and six days if the real Christian epoch. Christ, therefore, was really born on December I'J, in the year 4 B. C, instead of on the day and year commonly supposed. A Frightful Blunder Will often cause a horrible bura, S -aid, Cut or Bruise. Bucklea' Arnics Sitve, the best in the world, will kill the rain and promptly heal it Cures Old Sores, Fever Sires, Ulrs, Boils, Felons Corns, all Skin Eruptions. Bjst Pile cure oa earth. Only 2 cts. a box. Cure guaranteed.' Sold at J. X. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., aud G. W. Brallier's Drug Store, Ber lin, Pa. In Future. Great Gmeral We must not forget to see that the preparations are com plete for the official investigation that will follow this battle. Are tbe men who have been detailed t act a wit nesses posted at the projr stations, with blank affidavits? Aid They are, general. Great General Are the cyclometers on the gun carriage in perfect order? Aid They are- Great General Are the self register ing time dial properly set? Aid They are in perfect readinew, general. Great General T the man with the kinetoseope all ready ? Aid He is, general. Gret General Then forward! Doub le quick ! C.iargo ! -Chicago Tribune. That Throbbing Headache Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. King's Xew Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matcb lesa merit for Sick and Nervous Head aches. They make pure blood, and strong nerve and build upyour health. Easy to take. Try them. Only 5 cent. Money back if not cured. Sold at J. X. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa, andO. W. Brallier's Drugstore, B-rliu, Pa. OiSces to Fill The following is a list of the impor tant appointment at th governor's disposal, with their compensation and date of the expiration of commis slon : Secretary of the commonwealth ; present incunilient, DtviJ Martin Compensation, .-Yfa; t-nu expire January l, 1n . Attorney geueral ; present incum beut, Hetiry C McCoruiick Compen sation, $tt;,W ; term expires January 1!), WJ'X Adjutant-general ; present Incum bent, Thomas J. Stewart Compensa tion, J'l.lMJ ; term expire January l.sya. Insurant commissioner ; present In cumbeut, James H. Lambert Com pensation, $7,500 ; term expire Janu ary i:, 1V.U. Commissioner of banking ; present incumbcut, B. F. Gilkesou Compen sation, t-,ut ; term expires February, l.m. Superintendent of public printing ; present incumbent, Thomas M. Jones Compensation, J.iKlO ; term expire April 11, IsW. State librarian ; present incumbent, William 11. Egle Compensation, $2, jiH); term expires March, Secretary of agriculture ; present in cumbent, Thomas J. Edge Compen sation, fj,0n; term expire Mtreh 1 :)!. In the department of agriculture there are a deputy secretary, an econ omic zoologist, a cimmissiouer of forestry, a dairy and food commis sioner, and a state veterinarian, ap pointed at the pleasu.e of the gover nor, with salaries of 7"i0i) each per annum. Factory inspector; preseut iucum beut, James Campbell Compensation, f t.ON); term expires April, ts:j. There are also twenty deputy factory inspect ors, at f l,iM0 each. Governor's private secretary ; preseut Incumbent, Louis E. B.-itler Compen sation, fiVVtO; term expires January 1!, lStl'J. Superintendent of public buildings; present incumbent, John C. Delaney Compensation, .'J.'JtD; term expire March -H, is!'. Superintendent of public instruc tion ; present incumbent X ithan C Schaeffor Compensation, $1,000 ; term expires April I, lixjl. Health otlkvrat Philadelphia; pres ent incumbent, Benjamin Lee Com pensation, j7,b:a ; term expires Janu ary l:, ls:. 2'iarautine physician ; present in cumbect, Henry C. Boeuuiug--Com-peusation, fo,"0' ; term expires J anuary Two deputy quarantine physicians ; present incumbents, J. M. B. Wald anl Alfred L. Seymour Compensa tion, Sioou each ; terms expire January ls, ls:c. Master warden of Philadelphia ; present incumbent, William R. Tuck er Compensation, j,.i)0; term ex pires January V-), ISIiU. Secretary of the state lioard of health ; present ineumtieut, Benjamin Lee Compensation, .00l); term indefinite. He will have the appointment of a numerous personal staff of colonels, rnauy members of the state boards of health and charities, of members of 'he state board of undertakers, of time presidents and fifteen members of the board of medical examiners. Also a state fishing commission r ami a number of deputy commission ers anil not less than 3)0 minor officer, with salaries rangiug from -.'!i)0 to f-t- v.X) each. There are already on file with Gov ernor-elect Stone's recretary more than X) applications for office. The Mind-Healer's Fee. Some years ago a young friend of mine went to a mind-healer for a lark. Thers was nothing in the world the matter with him, but he pretented to 'ie the victim of terrioh? hetdoches. The wonderful lutiler ak,l no ques tions as to tiie cause of the ailment. He did uot care h!h it that, fir he had one panacea which sufficed for every ill. Said he to the young investigntor : "Go h ime, and whenever the head ache c imes ou sit d iwn quietly and put your whole mind on it, thinking with all your might that you have not got a headache. Then you will not have it, and will be cured." "That's easy," said my young friend. "What is your fee?" "Five dollars." 'Well, sir, you put your who'e mind on it and think with all your might that you have that five dollars. Thn you will have it, and will be paid." Leslie' Weekly. Gilt of a Gall Xugget. The Gainesville (Ga.) Eagle tell this story about bow a nugg -t of gold was presented to "the great father" during the President's recent vi.-.it to Georgia ; The trustees of the North Georgia Agricultural College through their presideut, Hon. W. P. Pric?, presented President McKiuiey with a solid gold nugget from a rtine near Dahlonega, a a token of friendship and esteem, during the jubilee. The presentation was made in the private apartment of President Mo Kinley at the Kimball House. The event was the revival of an ancient Indian custom. The Cherokee Iu diaus, wheu in Georgia years ago, wero the owners of tbe mines around Dah lonega, aud they made it a rule to pre sent every visiting chief a gold nugget as an evidence of the purity of their friendship. When the trustees of the college learned that Presideut McKin ley was coming they determined to re vive the old Indian custom. Life insurance ia a good thing but health insurance, by keeping the blood pure with Hcod's Sarsaparilla, is still bttter. A Si.il on the Balloon. Andree's system of steering balloons ha recently been tested by Mr. Perceval Spencer. A drag rope, 500 feet long and about 100 pound in weight, was used, the balloon being fitted with a "steering sail." The experimenter said to a London Time reporter that "We satisfied ouMelves that to steer a bal loon to sonic extent by this method i perfectly feasible . . . far not only can one so direct the balloon a to avoid obstacles, but the even altitude main tained by the use of the trail rope les sens the waste of gas; for it must le remembered that though the friction of the trail rojie drus the balloon down, the balloon I also relieved of ballast to the extent of the rope that ia on the ground two opposing for-tes that tend to keep tne balloon in equilibrium at a certain elevation." Impossible to foresee an accident Not impossible to be prepared for it Dr. Thomas' Ecleotrlc 0d. Monarch, ever pain.
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