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VOL. XLVII. XO. 41.
A Fleshy
Consumptive
Did you ever see one?
Did you ever hear of one ?
Most certainly not. Con
sumption is a disease that
invariably causes loss of
flesh.
If you are light in weight,
even if your cough is only
a slight one, you should
certainly take
Scoffs f-musHcn
of cod Over oil with hypo
phosphites. No remedy
is such a perfect prevent
ive to consumption. Just
the moment your throat
begins to weaken and you
find you are losing flesh,
you should begin to take it.
And no other remedy
has cured so many cases
of consumption. Unless
you are far advanced with
this disease, Scott's Emul
sion will hold every in
ducement to you for a
perfect cure.
All Drocj ists, toe. and $i.
THE
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Capital. S50.000.
Surplus, 537,000.
UNOJV'OED
PROFITS
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DEPOSITS MCCEIVC l tAOf D All
AMOUNTS. PATA.LC OH OCMafcO
ACCOUNTS Of ItCPCHANTS. HIM,
STOCK OCAICWS. NS OTMtnS SOOCITKO
DISCOUNTS DAILY. -
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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JAMr-S U PliU. W. H. M1LLKK,
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Watchmaker and JeweJer,
Next 3oor West of Luthersa Church,
Somerset, - Pa.
I Am Now
prepared to supply the public
with Clocks, Watches, and Jew
elry of all descriptions, aa Cheap
as the Cheapest.
REPAIRING A
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All work guaranteed. Lock at my
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THE CUBFEW IN MANILA.
Little clilllun, burry la
W'itea Ctis ringn dom belU !
lx.n't you dargo out 'in.
Whoa Olin rings dem bella !
Close de doubt all good an' tlfht.
Lock de cellah fob de night
BrtUh all keep out ob sight
When Otii ring deia bell. !
Grab yo' guns all op an' run
When Olia rings di-ni brlls !
Can't stay out to bare no fun.
When Otis lings dem bells
Turn de lights down, pail de bliud,
lon'l yoa lifigab ioiig behind.
You'll git took if you don't mlud.
When Otis rings dem bells !
Clucago Record.
GREAT WORK
OF THE HIST.
The
Destruction of Cervera'i Fleet
Seen From the Little Ves
sel! Deck-
"The flagship is standing- to the east
ward, sir, and has made signal for the
Hist to follow ber," was the message
brought to me by an orderly a few mo
ments before 9 o'clock on that beautiful
Sunday morning, the 3 i of July,
The Hist at this time was almost di
rectly off Morro Castle, and but a short
distance from the Gloucester, tbe little
vessel which so greatly distinguished
herself in the few bourn that followed.
We did not kno at the time where
the New York was going, but learned
later that the admiral intended to visit
General Shatter, and we were going
to Altares to take twosiz-pounder guus
from oue of our collier. We had only
one three pounder and four automatic
one-pounders, and we needed the large
guus badly.
About 9:30, when we were five miles
to the eastward of Morn), and follow
ing in the wake of the &agbip, I heard
tiring. A moment later the orderly
burst into the mess room in great ex
citement: "Sir, the ofttoer of the deck reports
that the fleet has begun another bom
bardment." As I Bteprled out ou deck I heard a
loud jell: "The Spaniards are coming
out !"
Sure enough, there was a large black
hull jut clearing Morro point the
Maria Teresa and which was follow
ed by three others. The smoke hid
from our sight the torpedo bat de
stroyers' exiL
Hmg ! Bang! Hang! their big
guns were going, and from where we
were the fl-tshes looked like fire-flies.
Tbe excitement was intense. Our men
threw off their Sjudiy clothes (the
first Sunday in the month being the
lime when general muster is held and
when the articles of war are read) and
manned the guns.
"Hard-a-port !" "Full speed ahead !",
"Start the blowers !" "All hands to
general quarters!'' followed in rapid
succession, and we came around in the
wake of Admiral Sampsou's flagship.
Dense black smoke began to pour
from the New York's funnels, as fires
were lighted in the boilers not then in
use. The little torpedo boat Ericsson,
abeam of ttie New York, also began to
show evidt-uces that she was getting
ready for her 27 or knot maximum
speed.
Our exciting race to the westward
had begun.
"Flagship makes general signal; 232
calls out the chief signal quartermast
er. A hasty glance at the emergency
signal list showed that this meant:
"Close in to mouth of harbor and at
tack enemy."
By this time the smoke had some
what cut off our view of the battle, but
the roar of the guns was terrific
The New York's speed began to in
crease as she. felt the effects of her extra
boilers, and we were rapidly working
up to maximum of 12 knots.
"What a terrible loss of life is tak
ing place," we all thought There was;
it was one sided, but we did not know
it then. It seemed impossible for our
ships to escape fatalities, fighting at
what appeared to us to be such a thort
range.
We had forgotten about the batteries
on Morroand Locapa until they opened
on the New York as she daubed by
them. She did not return the fire;
there.waa more Important work ahead.
Our turn came a few minutts later.
"There she goes V shouted someone, as
a curl of smoke ascended from Locapa.
Then followed what in reality was
only a few seconds of time, but which
earned minutes until the shell struct
the water about 150 yards short of us.
With the splash came cheers and cat
calls from our men. Above all was
heard tbe harsh voice of sonie "Jim:
ie:" "They can't hit nothin' !"
Shell No. 2 went about 103 yards over
us, and the next four fell nowhere
near.
The Hist is only a small yachtbut
when one is being fired at that way,
aud without the excitement of return
ing the fire, one feels that bis vessel is
as big as the whole ocean, and that the
Spaniards could not miss us even if
they ere blindfolded.
rosMil ly we would hare been hit had
that been the case, judging from the
rest of their shooting that day.
About 10:30, when we were three
miles weet of Morro, we dashed by the
gallant Gloucester, standing by the
wrecks of the Pluton and Furore. We
knew then that she and her brave cap
tain, Waiuwright, bad won fame in
the short time that had elapsed since
we 1. ft her off Morro.
"The two ships afchore are the Teresa
and O-mendo," called out the Cuban
pilot The Hist was Immediately
headed Inshore towards them to pick
up the survivors. Here is tbe reason
why tbe little Hkt did not become fa
mous as the vessel that rescued Ad
miral Cervera:
When within a short distance of
thtee wrecks we were hailed by mega
phone from a pretty little yacht which
we had noticed In our run to the west
It prove! to be the Herald-Republic
di-patchboat O ddn ItxL When we
had stopjied the following message
came over the water:
"We have Surg'on Simons of the
lovta, on board. H was ashore with
the army yesterday, and U wild to get
back to his ship, as be fears there have
been many casudlj-ies. Will you take
Lim?
Dae
SOMERSET, PA.,
As I hare lfore stated we feared
that there had been many killed and
wounded, so we did take him. That
is why Wainwright gained new lturels
that day, for later it fell to his lot to
pick up the Spanish admiral.
After the doctor had come aboard we
headed again to the westward, aud pro
ceeded full speed to Aserradero, where
the Vizcaya lay beached and in flames,
and off which place lay the Iowa.
The distance proved to be nine miles,
and when about half way we passed
the Indiana standing back towards
Santiago. Three cheers aud a tiger
were given and returned.
"Any casualties?" I megaphoned.
"Not a man injured," was Captain
Taylor's reply, and then came howls
of delight from our crew.
Tweuty minutes later we were along
side the Iowa. "No one hurt," shout
ed Captain Evans, after we had in
formed bim that his surgeon was with
us.
We then stood in for the Vizcaya.
Brave Lieutenant Usher had taken the
little Ericsson in right uuder the bow
of the burning wreck. The Iowa also
had her boats there. It took but an
instant to man our three boats and put
them to work. The difficulty was in
holding back our crew all wanted to
go.
Lieuteuant Huuicke and Assistant
Engineer Kellogg were our officers in
charge of tbe boats, and they did heroic
work that day. They proceeded uuder
the Vizcaya's bow to take off the
Spaniards. Tbe wreck was then on
fire fore and all, and there was an ax
plosion almost every minute. The poor
wretches probably believing they were
to be shot were afraid to drop into the
water. Many of them clung to ropes
over the side and had to be shaken off
into the water Our men had holes
burnt in their coats and shirts by the
molten metal.
The first -i picked up by our boats
were placed on board the Ericsson,
which, a few moments later, steamed
out to the Iowa, aud thence toward
Santiago. Aa the little boat passed us
with her 90 prisoners, who loaded her
down almost to tbe water's edge,
Usher shouted: "Look out for her
guns they are all loaded !"
As the guns were pointed in all di
rections, we could not "look out" It
wu a risk that had to be taken. The
Iowa soon recalled her boats, and also
stood to the eastwurd. This left us
alone at tbe wreck. For the next five
hours the gallant crew of the Hist con
tinue! the work of rescue. Spaniards
were taken from the ship, the water
aud the shores to tiie number of 11.5,
making a total of l'Jj, with the 2.
placed on the Ericsson.
The cries of the poor fellows who
had been wounded, and were still on
board, unable to help themselves, were
frightful. They were burned to death.
The ship was a mass of flames, her
plates were red-hot. Nothing could be
done for them. Explosions were in
cessant At one time it would be the
rattle of the Mauser ammunition; an
other, some of the large fixed ammu
nition, and again, tbe explosion of a
magazine, when a column of smoke
would shoot up many hundreds of feet'
What a few hours before had been a
magnificent righting ship, teeming
with men, was now a hopeless wreck,
with half her crew dead or dying !
When we had taken off all we could
get from the ship, our boats were sent
through the surf to bring off tbe Span
iards who bad reached shore, and
whom the Cubans had "rounded up."
Despite tbe reports of Cuban cruelty,
we did not see or bear of their shooting
the Spaniards at this place. In fact,
our men received valuable assistance
from tbe Cubans in taking off the
prisoners on the beach. Several of
the injured who came aboard had had
their hands bandaged by the insur
gents. In all we had about 20 wounded, five
or six desperately. One poor fellow
had been scalded. He had hardly any
flesh from bis neck to bis heels. He
had been in the salt water and in the
broiling sun; had been lifted in and
out of boats and yet he never mur
mured. Another had been shot in the neck,
while' still another had a terribly in
jured hip, yet neither uttered a sound.
One, who seemed to be dying, placed
in my bands a worn, greasy pocket
book containing two five peseta pieces.
We got his name, and when he was
transferred the purse went with him
He bad clung to it all day, keeping it
in his hand or mouth, as he was naked
when be was brought on b jar J.
A group of four Spaniard were
noticed talking excitedly and shaking
their clenched fists at the Vizcaya.
Nearly all were nude and very hungry
It was reported to me that tbey claim
ed to have had no food for the pre' ious
twenty-four hours. When food was
given to them they ate ravenously.
Clothing was also furnished. To find
that, instead of being shot, they were
treated as friends raised their spirits
wonderfully.
Later, when our little band played
for them, they seemed to enjoy it im
mensely and appeared to forget the ter
rible scenes of tbe morning.
j3rave men of the Hist ! I know what
fighters they .were, for I have seen
them in four battles, yet this afternoon
they were as tender as women. The
wounded received every attention.
Blankets, mattresses, hammocks and
delicacies from the men's private mess
were furnished. I beard no remarks
about "Dagoes" or "Itemember the
Maine."
Leaving tbe Vizcaya when all eurr
vivors had been taken off, a quick run
was made to Santiago, aud by 11.15 all
our prisoners and wounded had been
placed on board the Indiana.
This ended the eventful day. We
all thought as we had many times be
fore that day "What a glorious Fourth
it will be at home to-morrow. St J
Louis Republican. i
Burdock Blood Bitters gives a man
a clear head, an active brain, a strong,
vigorous body makes him fit for the
battle pf life.
To take wax tpots from black silk
fcraj off all the wax possible, wet the
goods with alcohol aud dry with a soft
rset
ESTA.BLISPITi:r 1827.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 22, 1899.
A WESTERN DIVIXE.
A REMARKABLE STORY.
AmosT. Whitman stepped from his
Ct'll in the Ohio Penitentiary last week
to face six Deputy Sheriffs, represent
ing as many counties In Illinois, Mis
souri, Indiana and Ohio. He is now
behind the bars in the Miami county
jail at Piqua, Ohio, and is ngiin head
ed toward the grim prison walls. Two
years ago, when he stepped from the
cell corridor of the Prison North, at
Michigan City, Ind., he faced an even
dozen deputies from the States above
named, and when he again finishes a
term he will be confronted by others
awaiting at the door. The States of
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Il
linois, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan
and Ohio stand ready aud anxious .to
pay for his keeping for terms of impris
onment And thus, probably varying
the program by taking tbe fare of dif
ferent States, Is seems, will end the life
of a character even more remarkable
than the dual characters of Dr. Jekyll
aud Mr. Hyde, which Stevenson creat
ed iu fiction.
Amos T. Whitman is known to the
church people of the Mississippi Valley
as one of the most successful evangel
ists that ever labored in the interest of
the Lord. To the officers of these
States he is known as the greatest
horse thief this country has ever
known. While he has labored with
shiners and brought many iuto the
fold of the Almighty, he has at tbe
same time robbed them of their horses
and has accumulated enough wives to
entitle him to a seat In the Mormon
church directorship. Possibly no man
has lived a life of such striking incon
gruities and so successfully played each
star role.
Whitman is an Ohioan by birth. He
had only a common school education,
but he acquired, by reason of his envi
ronments during his youth, a smatter
ing of theology. Early he showed a
tendency for fast horses, for reckless
ness and forgettiug at variance with
the law. He married at Greenville,
his home, and by reason of a breach of
law had to depart from that State, leav
ing his wife behind.
Then began his dual career. He first
appeared in Kansas in the role of a
country preacher. His devout bearing,
his religious fervor and his eloquence
made him instantly a success in this
new role. He tarried long enough to
marry one of the sisters, take most of
her belongings aud disappear with
most of the fast horses in the neigh
borhood. He then opened out over in
Nebraska and repeated the program.
Tiieu he appeared iu iUiwc3icru
Missouri and took on the character of a
traveling evangelist
In the meautime he had organized
probably thegrea'est horse thieving or
ganizatiou the country has ever known
at least, as developments will slfow,
the most systematic and marvelous. It
was in tbe role of the traveling evan
gelist that he reached the height of his
duality.
He would go into a country commu
nity and begin revival serviota. He
was poor, aud had to be taken into tbe
homes of the church members, which
was very agreeable to them, as he was
such a wonderful preacher and holy
man. He prayed with them in their
chambers, asked blessing over their
food, aud when the meal was over
strolled out to meditate on bis next
sermon. It was noticed that he took
specially keen interest in the barnyards
and in the stock. He found out, through
perfectly natural questioning, how aud
where the homes were kept, how and
where the men folks slept, whether
there were any dogs, information re
garding the locks and the lay of the
land. At tbe same time he acquired a
knowledge of the roads of the country,
the by-paths and infrequent highways,
tbe creek and river seclusions, and re
duced this and all ether information to
memorandum and map form. All this
was done so neatly by tbe poor, devout
evaDgelist in the ten years that he play
ed the role, covering all of the North
Central States, that he was never once
suspected.
The revival meetings would gain In
terest aud enthusiasm until tbe entire
community would be in a religious fer
vor by reason of his eloquence and ex
hortations. And then, after he bad
been there ten days or two weeks, tbe
farmers of the neighborhood would
awake some morning to find ten or
twelve of the best horses gone. He
would then get out and try to pacify
them, would caution against rash meas
ures and, finally gaining time, would
set them off in a direction which be
generally managed to select himself.
He would continue his sermons several
nights longer, and in a perfectly natu
ral manner bring them to a close, and,
with much regret, part The next re
vival would be held 200 or 300 miles dis
tant in another State, and with the
same results.
This would probably have continued
indefinitely but for two things first,
that tbe bottom fell out of the horse
market and there was not sufficient re
turn; second, that he visited his own
home and bis appearance there, of
course not as a minister, was contem
porary with the disappearance of some
horses. Sheriff Welker reasoned logic
ally and placed bim in jail. He broke,
and getting ten hours' lead headed the
greatest chase on record In the Ceutral
States. At Sturgis, Mich., two days
Liter, Welker missed him by twenty
minutes; a week later, at Waco, Texas,
Welker was one hour behind; a moqth
later, at St Louis, he missed Mm by a
day; a week later be almost had bis
hands on him at Albuquerque, N. M.j
a week later be was only two days be
hind, and at Meudota, IIL, two weeks
later, when Walker weut to a clairvoy
ant, he received a surprise by her say
ing: "You are after a man. He was
here last night. I told hira he was a
fugitive and he admitted it, aud throw
ing back his coat, showed his revolvers
and said he would Sght if it ever be
came necessary. Your cbase this time
will be of no a-aiL Return borne. In
the years to wme, when you least ex
pect it, your lives will cross in a most
startling manner." Welker did uot
believe her, and on the money furnish
ed by the Aoti-Horse Thief Associa
tion, of Ohio, continued the mad rush
almost a month longer, but at last was
forced to give up and return home.
That was seven years ago.
Three years later Welker was out
dtiviug one afternoon, in Darke coun
ty, Ohio, making arrests, wheu he pick
ed up a torn piece of paper from the
floor of a buggy and began reading it
He came across a special from this city
regarding the capture of a horse thief.
Tbe special went on to say that a man
giving bis name as J. T. Williams had
been arrested in the north part of this
county for horse theft He was caught
w hile sleeping, and the horses were in
his possession. He had been brought
to this city and before pleading guilty
had axked to make a statement which
so affected the Court that he was left
off with two years.
Welker placed the scrap of pajier iu
his pocket and the next day took the
train to Anderson. He found the pris
oner gone to Michigan City. The des
cription was disappointing, as the fel
low had a sandy moustache and no
beard. Welker returned home, but,
being bothered, he at last went to Mich
igan City to satisfy his own mind, aud
at least dispose of the foreboding which
had so persistently held on to him.
When he was ushered into the cell oc
cupied by Williams be found himself
face to face with Itev. Amos T. Whit-
Whitman was game to the last. He
did not flinch or turn a hair. He main
tained he was Williams. So well did
he act the part that the prison officials
believed him, and after Welker had la
bored in vain two days they insisted
that the prisoner bj spared further
"sweating." It was on the third and
last day that Welker at last fouled and
broke dowu his mair.
Whitman told the story of his affairs,
and told Welker where he could get
some of the horses stolen last, when he
did the stealing himself, his gang hav
ing gone to pieces because of the un
profitableness of horseflesh.
In the prosperous days there were as
many as twenty-five persons connected
with the gang-three of them fashion
able women, who worked the cities in
the role of ladies going away for the
season, and desirous of disposing of
their family horses. " There were men
to do the stealing, working on his plans,
specifications and maps; others to han
dle the horses and get them to different
points after they had been turned over.
There were groomers, trainers, and in
Illinois there was a bleaching estab
lishment unearthed by the officers some
time ago, where a process involving
chemicals, the color of the animals
could be chaDged. A black could eas
ily be changed iuto a roan After turn
ing these bleached animals over to
grooms, bobbers and trainers, they
would coo.e forth iu a month entirely
different hordes.
It was the plan of tbe organization
to take only horses that were diamonds
in the rough, instead of well groomed
animal-, In which little change could
be made. Thus, afr a month's groom
ing, training and feeding, it is not at
all improbable that, as claimed, horses
were even sold back to the men from
whom they had Ijeen stoleu. Abive
all things Whitmin kept clear of th
horse markets, which are under the eye
of the polke constantly. Scores of an
imals mere placed in tbe German army
through the German agents in this
couutry, who asked noquestions; scores
of others found their way iuto the Uni
ted States army; others were sold by
the women, and others were easily
bandied in other equally safe and novel
manners.
Whitman was the braius and the
head of the whole machine. Though
he is a scoundrel of tbe worst etripe.'he
has poiuts to be admired. His fidelity
to those associated with him has been
praiseworthy. He has given no one
away to the officers, and is content to
shoulder all of the punishment himself.
Ee Had Fine Sport
"I've got a good story, but it sounds
so much like a fish story that I am
afraid to tell it at random," ventured
the slim ex -councilman to his stout
friend.
"Oh, don't mind me, Ed!" echoed
the rotund friend.
"Weir," whispered the other, "I had
such tremendous luck fishiug in Flor
ida that I grew morbid contemplating
the monotony. I pulled out fish until
may arms ached.
"Learning that there were two blood
hounds in the vicinity, I unbuckled my
shotgun early one morning and set out
for a point where there is a dam. None
of our party knew of this dam. When
the tide comes in tbe fish get above it
and jump it when they want to go
down. By agreement the man who
owned tbe dogs was on baud. I stood
at one end of the dam and he threw a
stick into the water about 40 feet above
the embankment In dashed the dogs.
Like a Cash of lightning a four-pound
trout flung himself out of the water
and high into tbe air. I gave him the
open bore and had just time to snap
another.
"It was glorious, far three hours I
shot fish. Sometimes it was 20 minutes
between shots, but frequently the fish
were flushed every five minutes. It
was thrilling. It was intoxicating. I
used up every shell I had, and out of 40
shots I finished 40 fish, missing once,
but upon one occasion, however, kill
ing two at one'shot
"By the way," added the slim ex
councilman, as bis rbust acquaintance
gasped for breath, "when I missed a
fish a turtle was crawling by and I bag
ged him." Atlanta Constitution.
He Fooled The Surgeons.
All doctors told Ilenick Hamilton, of
West Jefferson, O , after suffering U
mouths from Rectal Fistula, he would
die unless a costly operation was per
formed; but he cured himself with five
boxes Bucklen's Arnica salve, the
surest Pile cure on earth and tbe best
Stive in the world. 2t cents a box.
Sold at J. N. Suyder'a Drug Store,
Somerset Pa-t d G. W. Brallter'a
Prug Store, Berlin, Pa.
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Opportunities in Manila.
From LelU-'s Weekly.
A man with a thousand American
dollars in his belt and a head with
sound American business ability in it,
landing in Manila within the uext six
months will ouly be able to compute
his profits by his ability to count It
will not matter wbat business be makes
up his mind to undertake, as long as be
provides artictes of home make or their
Imitation. There is no doubt that
there is a fortuue to be made by the
man or woman who will start a bakery
and candy store such as are to be found
in all large towns at home. Flour,
sugar and other necessary ingredients
can all be bought in open market at
very reasonable prices, and wiuld go
as rapidly as offered for sale. A pews
paper ageoey, where late magaziues
and American works could be bought,
would be a profitable enterprise. There
is now no way to get anything of this
kind except by individual aurwi'rip
tiou. The climate does uot agree with
many, but people of both sexes who,
while born and brought up in Europe
and Englaud, have lived here home
time, say that they became acclimated
in a few months. There is no doubt
that our people would fiud it the same.
That American clerks and bookkeepers
will be in demand there is no doubt ;
tbe Filipino is too careless and unreli
able to be depended upon." In tbe large
houses that are bound to be established
by both English aud American capital,
positions with large salaries attached
will be at the disposal of those ou hand
to accept them. Skilled labor of every
kind, mechanical and engineering,
will be needed in tbe municipal im
provements as well as in tha opening
up of the coat ami gold fields farther
in the interior.
With the firm belief that Many
Americans will try their fortunes here,
a word to those who kuow something
on keeping boarding-houses. There Is
not a place where comfort at medium
rates can be obtained. Let some one
give his attention to this. Living is
extremely cheap. The hire of a servant
Is nothiag in comparison with Amer
ican prcea. A good servant is paid
eight dollars Mexican a month most
of them receive six dollars. Rectal is
very economical. A fifty-foot store on
the main street, the Escolta, rents to
day for seventy-five dollars Mexican,
and on tbe aide streets the reuts are
much lower. The average rent for a
house for six people, with a stable at
tached, is seventy dollars Mexican ;
this is in the best neighborhood.
Useful Hints.
When filigree silver has Wcom dull
and black it may be cleaned by thor
oughly washing in a bath of potash
water. Rub with a soft toothbrush
wherever a flat surface is presented,
then set the silver in the following so
lution: One part of ordinary salt, one
of alum, two of saltpetre and four of
water. Soak for five minutes, then
rinse out In cold water, wipe dry and
polish with chamois leather.
Oatmeal is a capital thing for re no.
vating suede gloves. Fine oatmeal is
the best Half till a bowl with it, draw
on tbe gloves and rub them about in
tbe oatmeal in tbe same manner as
when laving the hands in water. As
the meal gets dirty replace it by fresh
until the gloves are clean. The oat
meal adhering to the gloves easily
brushes off.
Sprinkle cayenne pepper in the re
sorts of rats aud they will leave tbe
premises.
Ammonia will remove spots from tbe
most olicate fabric and leave no trace
behiud of its use.
Soot applied to a fresh cut or wound
will stop the blood and abate the rain
at tbe same time.
To make brooms last longer than
they ordinarily do dip them once a
week iu boiliDg suds. This toughens
tbe strands.
Weak soda water applied several
times a day is an excellent remedy for
the inflammation caused by contact
with poisonous plants.
An excellent water-proof composition
for boots aud shoes can be made as fol
lows: Beeswax, two ounces; teef euet,
four ounces; resin, one ounce; ueats
foot oil, two ounces; lamp-black, oue
ounce. Melt together.
Abont Children's Teeth.
In most families the good custom ob
tains of sending the children to the
dentist for half-yearly examinations, in
order that there may be no sudden at
tacks of toothache from a neglected
tooth. October and April are favorite
times for this, but tbe dentists are the a
very buy. Instead of taking time by
the forelock, and dispatching the in
fants betimes, it is well to remember
tbe caution of a Philadelphia expert
March, he says, is the worst month iu
the year for neuralgia of tbe face, and
particularly of the jaw. Only the vic
tim of acute facial neuralgia can ap
preciate the dolor of this affliction.
Therefore, "let sleeping lions lie," if
they will, during March. Do not stir
up a dormant neuralgic pain by exper
iments during this rough-and windy
month. Uulejis your tooth actually
aches, leave it alone, coaxing it through
the March weeks, and making an en
gagement now fr a date In milder
April for the regular spring examina
tion necessary to enjoy an uninterrupt
ed summer away from town.
So Sijht to Ugliness.
The woman who I lovely In face,
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be attrac
tive must keep her health. If she la
weak, sickly aud all ran down, she
will be nervous and Irritable. If she
has constipation or kidney trouble, her
impure blood will cause pimples,
blotches, skin eruptions and a wretch
ed complexion. Electric Bitters is the
best medicine in the world to regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys and to
purify the blood. It gives strong
nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety
skiu, rich complexion. It will m-tke a
good-looking, charming woman of a
run-down invalid. Oa!y 0 ceuta.
Soil at J. N. Snyder's Dru$ Store,
Somerset, Pa., and G. W, Sra'.ller'a
Prug Store, Berlin, Pa.
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WHOLE NO 248G.
Tricked by His Memory.
There is a certain Cleveland man
who fondly imagine' he has an excel
lent memory. He never carries letters
around in his pockets and he is pretty
good at leaving orders at the grccer's.
Occasionally he gets his wife to ask
him concerning the events of the day,
and he makes a good record when
catechised. Somebody (old him that
was the way Tburlow Weed improved
a bad memory and be finds itau ex
cellent exercise. Not long ago be had
a telephone put in his house and fre
quently uses it Another strong point
with him is his alleged 'memory for
telephone numbers. He has repeated
them over so many times that the
numbers which be is likely to use he
can spin off in lively style. But his
overweening confidence in his ability
in this direction brought him to grief,
says the Cleveland Plaia Iealer.
He as in bis offiiv a few days ago
aud wanted to call up a particular
friend. He knows that th friend al
ways answers iii.s 'phone in persnu,
and when he bad rung up and given
the number he began to talk as soon
as he was sure somebody was at the
other end.
"Hello, George!" he said. "How are
you How are things? Say George,
let U ke In the show to-night. We'll
have a little supper first, and then go
over. I've got things fixed so I can
get awy and nobody be any the wiser.
I told Maggie we were busy at a par
tial inventory and that if I wasn't
home at T o'clock she woul l know that
business detained me. Ha, ha! She
believes anything ber trusted old hub
by wants to tell ber. Wiir you go, old
boy? Ifym will, call for me at r."
He p tuned for an answer and his
breath.
Before be could catch the latter be
gasped again. A shrill feminine voice
rang in his ear.
"Yes," said the shrill voice: "I'll
go."
'Wh-what's that?" he stammered.
"I say I II go," said the shrill voice;
"and I'll call for you ato."
With a spasmodic gesture the man
with a memory rang off.
"Merciful Jupiter!'' he groaned.
"That was my wife's voice !"
He rubbed his head distractedly.
What did it mean? Then he under
stood it alL He bad in a momentof
criminal forgeifuluess rang up bis own
'phine instead of his friend's.
His marvelous memory had played
him a scurvy trick.
Djn't Tire Your Eyes.
It is unwise to tire the eyes, for if it
Is frequently d ne they are likely to
lxe toae. Of course if thoroughly
rested at night they will bear a very
frequent repetition of fatigue, but other
wise tbe sight will grow dim. Chil
dren's eyes, like their brains, require
more care than the eyes of adults. A
great deal of barm is done tbe eyes in
school by too little, too much or badly
directed light, which should come from
behind or from one side; never, if pos
sible to avoid it, should it come directly
in front of ye eye. Tbe eye is most
dependent upon the general health. It
is impossible to indicate Just how much
and how intensely the eyes may be em
ployed, but it Is safe to say that a very
large number of persons in civilized
life are constantly verging upon the
danger of exhaustion of their vision by
overstraining the eyes. Such an ex
haustion is quite ommon among young
people who are kept several hours oc
cupied with printed books. When the
eyes become sensitive to light or tired.
it is folly to force them. No exigency
is an adeq'iite excus3 for such an
abuse.
Equal to the Emergency.
"What!" exclaimed paterfamilias De
Million:, waxiDg wroth and rosy at the
thought of such a proposition. "Yoa
marry my ouly daughter! You, aclerk
in my office at $1-1 a week! Well, hang
me if I don't admire your nerve, young
man; but it's absurd, my dear boy;
it's preposterous! Why, to begin with,
you couldn't ever clothe my daughter
on your present incomer
"I know that, sir," admitted the un
abashed and persistent suitor, nothing
daunted as yet when the old gentleman
had somewhat subsided and the atmos
phere was considerably less cerulean.
"I know that, sir, but," he paused for
a final brace aud his second wind
"the fact is, your daughter wants to
marry me, nevertheless; aud besides,
sir, if it should be necessary that is,
in case my salary shouldn't happen to
double or even quadruple itself within
a mouth after our wedding why, sir
well er I suppose we could marry
and settle down in er er in some
warm climate!" Town Topics.
Getting a Cinch on Him.
"He'll propose all right," said the old
man confidently. "I have him fixed."
"What did you do?" asked the anx
ious mother.
"I acked him to lend me (-Y), and he
did it. OIi, be is in earnest, and no
mistake."
"But yotr didn't want tbe money,"
protected the anxious mother.
"Of course not," answered the foxy
father. "I only wanted to encourage
him. He thinks he has me fixed so I
can't object, and he'll come to tbe point
in a hurry now." Chicago Post
His Life Wis Saved.
Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonder
ful deliverance from a frightful death.
In telling of it he says: "I was taken
with Typhoid Fever, that ran Into
Pneumonia. My lungs became harden
ed. I was so weak 1 oouldu't even sit
up iu bed. Nothing helped me. I
expected to soon die of Consumption,
when I beard of Dr. King's New Dis
covery. Oue bottle gave me great re
lief. I coutiuued to use it, and now
am well and strong. I can't say loo
much iu its praise." This marvellous
medicine is the surest and quickest
cure in the world for all Throat and
L'-ing trouble. Regular sizes 50 cents
and Si.Oa Trial In tiles free at J. N.
Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa.,
and G. W. Brallier's Drug Store, Ber
lin, Pa. Every bottle guaranteed.
Kott to Ksr i.
Thr ts probably ml a child who
doea not love tlte paiipy, and the ma
jority of grown people regard it with
much favor. We see pansles grown
in people's door yards, even when no
other flower is cultivated tbera. Tbe
one great reason for Its popularity U
the ease with which it may be grown
and tbe plenteous return? it gives fcr
caw spent upon it.
.Pansy plants are raised by gettitVtC
good ed3 and aowiog in shallow boxes
iu the bous or iu hot-bed outdoor.
Iu the house seeds uiay be started iu
February, March or April. Fill tbe
box with fine prepared dirt, bringing
it nearly to the top. This soil need not
be very rich; good garden toaui will
answer very welL Make the top level
and smooth, aud scatter the seeds at
evenly aa possible. When this Is done
sift some soil over them until tbey are
covered about a quarter of an inch in
depth.
Next give a light sprinkling, and
then wet a piece of spongy paper, or
brown wrapping paper, and put over
the top of the box, set in a sunny win
dow, free from drafts, aud In about eight
days expect to see the first tiny shoots
appear. Do not pour hot water ovtr
the soil, but let all moisture be given
through the paper, which should be
frequently moistened.
By May the plants ought to be large
enough to be set out of doors. Have
the ground where they are to be placed
frpaded deep and mellow, and plenty of
well decayed manure worked in, as
pansies delight in a rich soil. Select a
cloudy day for setting out tbe plants
and put tbem about eight inches apart
each way, firming tbcm down well.
By July tbey will be in blossom and
will continue to flower till late in the
fall.
Iu tbe meantime, work the soil every
week aud give the plants all the water
they can drink. Keep tbe blossoms
well picked off, so that no seed pods
which take the strength from the
plants can form, and give fertilizer
if it should be needed.. The bent fertili
zer is liquid manure, if it is not too
strong. To my mind a situation that
receives the benefit of the sun till noon,
and is shaded for tbe remainder of the
day is an ideal place for a pansy bed.
Vk-k's Maga.ine.
A Slight Kisufiderstanding.
"Smithkins," said tbe employer,
"you may take a month off.'
"Oh, sir," replied the clerk, as soon
as he could command his voice, "It is
so good of you to suggest it ! I have
felt the need of a vacation for some
time, but have hesitated to ask for it,
knowing how busy we are, and I thank
you most heartily for your considera
tion." "Smithkins, said .the employer,
"are you crazy?"
"Why, no, sir. Didn't you say I
might take a mouth off?"
"Certainly that is wbat I said. This
is the first f the month, while last
month's calendar remains over your
desk. Take last month off and keep
up to date. That is what I meant."
New York World.
Used a Confederate Stamp.
A farmer living in Highland County,
who desired to matte a deposit In one
of the Staunton banks, sent his ir.ocy
by registered mail. This is not out of
the ordinary, because this is a safe way
to send money, but the peculiar part of
the transaction Is that tbe farmer used
a ten-cent Confederate stamp, presum
ably not knowiug the civil war has
ended, and another strange incident is
that the letter passed through the
hands of the Highland aud Staunton
officers without being detected.
Staunton (V:) Spectator.
A "petite of a Goat
Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose
Stomach and Liver are out of order.
All such should know that Dr. King's
New Life Pills, tbe wondei ful Stomach
and Liver Remedy, gives a splendid
appetite, sound digestion and a regular
bodily habit thatinsures perfect health
aud great energy. Ouly 2" cents per
box. Sold at J. N.Suyder's DrugStotv,
Somerset, Pa., and G. W. Brallier's
Drug Store, Berlin, P.
Elopement a la Kode.
The agitated girl looked back through
the cloud of dust that rose In the rear.
"Algernon," she exclaimed in terror,
"papa is pursuing us!"
"Let him pursue!" chuckled Alger
non. "The last thing I did before we
started was to slip out and change his
storage battery. It's only got about one
more mile in it, ami theu it'll stop
dead."
And even a Algernon spske these
words his automobile drew away from
the pursuer, while from the lagging
machine far in the rear came faintly to
the ear hoarse cries of impotent rage
from the bailled parent Chicago Trib
une. The Doctor's Diagnosis.
"I am not sleeping at all well," said
tbe girl, explaining her symptoms to
the doctor in a wan tone. "But then,"
she added, "I have troubled about
some little matters of my own that
might have caused that"
"Who is he?" asked tbe doctor,
quickly, and as the girl's face flushed
rosy red and she lost her inauimate ex
pression he knew that even an old say
ing will work two ways. New York
Times.
Thoroughly Satisfied.
"I suffered from neuralgia and pains
in my side, and seeing Hood's Sarsa
par ilia advertised as a good medicine I
procured six bottles. The first bottle
gave me relief. I continued taking the
medicine and am satisfied with the
good results. It has cured me." Mrs.
T. Wandell, XI Second Av., Corry, Pa.
Hood's Pills cure nausea, headache.
A Test
The woman did not believe in the
occult
"Now, I propose to test this clairvoy-.
ant," she was saying. "I shall send
her a lock of my hair, as she directs,
with some question which nobody but
myself can possibly answer. Let me
see, what can I ask her?"
Til's iu to laughed b'fctrsely.
"Ask her what is the real color of
the hair !" he urgoL Detroit Journal.
Pipes Sept Clear.
To Drevent the stoppage of conductor
pipes on roofs a new guard is formed of
a number of wire fingers attached to
the outer edge of the vertical section of
the pipe, with the ends of the wire
bent against the bottom of a slanting
trough to strain tbe water, the slant or
tbe wires allowing all rubbish to fail
off Instead of clogging the pipe.