Somerset Herald. r 4- . rltAT j T Aagui.t 3. Ir. aafs. Tboin-Never r drug u,re- JL'.t-oextOiontli. t; . .n thtrar correspond- t""""' " made necewsry be- l nerW '" " , . riar to retard lp."" t T- linl" Nature s handy. we of the bowels- U irii'AiMlir r.n.t improvement of the pr.pectofhi. BJSS-""-" lbe dBU-or I in tb 'i""'r T . rf..l,in OlvniPis. ban .jtrooW i gTt0. f e first chlne8e I WW ere , ing trut' t tbeir 1 ,oet ol tew . H ... ,.rrid. wereiu- r tilled n MKy . near u uoli tbeo-rnerol me uou houses in order" Bien ..... ... tho lata Dan- LuAe- - oftbe state K::.. wbobeldthe !re.-ipteiU:iforbH,fUoer- L one in Virginia b dinoovered i wth-tl'. bi'-h i9 requ,red 'I Conrealtb. that they have not I J to "Ud Wi" Dl enfr"e d Laura parents Monday f , .jigle, son of John an f ' ' t :he borne of bis fr. uicu clock ,7 . .. at o c DSt. He Uau urru itb bip-joint disease na Jevrloped and caused Seiile was in Uis I.e.. i B!iineit iutb f ar. ivillehK- a .TO UHU'UCIJ. L ouly o" i i" "rl J- Tlli8 bir J'-' .ok heJ makes a bauJuie trim- .""'' bals: uJ ,1lininers mre ' iih p.v if 8 -cents f(,r e00 bead , .gsof .To!, batch in the ordinary Id iucuUioriu fifttn days, and in 4 necks lbe una r WiiiiamS young larmer oi I'uion, w an expcn -r . . f it; i ..i- h akcnea to nna uiiuju l e,1e of a wooa nan a iuho uum He as f bis nigni roue auu iinringbisfun. He baa eviaenuy iloff od tsjuirrel hunt. IngfiUt Moody, when asked if he l .ythins to y on tae aeam oi kah. rrDliod: "I don t believe in a .g about a man when he is dead. I h. mas driven away Irotn nna- c i,r ihealmxe of Christians, lie iileJ at liv tlicu until he saw only ,-ks':ieof our relicion. In short. twisted when he was young, J.:.ne tb many applications received usud Suurrvitior A. h. Ueun, ol :er, is lua; oi a. d. rer, York county, who wanU to be of the Second Ward of that Mr. Sbenk is puzzled to know MTrr can fill the position, for in aiwunication he says he lost both iu a premature explosion, Myera f a tin-1 class penman and taught . (i fiflwn terms. C. Hays, w ho some time ago us with the information that i-n different nationalities were rep s J in Windber, nowcme forward j iie statement that he has discovered A-r. makine fourteen in all. This t:;tvry, says the Era, is that of r of Bretons, whose language is r to that of the Welsh. Friday ?rerend repurted one more, a family c the Croatian tongue, making latiguage spuken in Windber. meojliers of the St. James Luth- unilyS-h(.l, in Jenner township. bold their annual picnic on the Shaffer property, near the Hair b.mse, on Saturduy, August 5lh. inuity I.umeran Church Choir of Uiwn. under the leadershiD of Mr. ill attend. Tbe choir, which is sea (rf about twenty members. nt laeuty seletlious during tbe jtiid Rev. J. II. Hutch'nson, of Jen- an, and oiheni, w ill make appro- addresses. fry Baker, who resides near tbe f .it of laurel Hill, aud who is well 4 a tbnujeboui tbe county, surprised itives during tbe present harvest. aker i in his eightieth year, but. Tiusunding his advanced age, he -i hay with a stout young man. f k up m uuie or tbe wagon, iiiiHjt hay making time. When the arrived fur harvesting grain he ban crad.e and shis-ked after a binder, if -t miin his vigorous young 'rer. (Jreensburg papers recently y the wi.rfc aoci.uiplished by a youth T-oy -eight years in lbe barvest- tiv that o.uuty, but his perfor wuijMLraUe ::h Mr. Baker's. J- s.ei han Sedoric, a Polish woman ? Kensington, aged 25 years, and p uer or two little children. Las fi tare frame houses in that place, f-i-fi she did all the work, including -gtae cellars, laying the foundation f makicg and carrying mortar, ear- f WlrK- P:nting, plastering, shing a w- tier work, says tbe Greenshu f TM, is commeuded by experts f arst flas. Two of the bouses are Iihi m daellings, while the third I qUlte completed, will be 1 as a )rer.x.m. Her bus baud Td in lbe glass works and together yit'g the nucleus for a snug r f red eff .rt on the part of the pro- ' me fiUsUurg, Johnstown, f"Org 4 Eastern railroad to com f" re l'iidingof that road from Al f iw preseut wewtorn ter j-'-m auu tuere connect with the ruoretohU. railnad, fcas made an rag oe advance during the pant The ciupauy has purchased the fa4 '-ipsbur connecting line. f.1 DuK lacking to complete j Tlvti roJ o the Pennsylvania is V" liae between Altoona and iTi-' urveT of hich un .'H h.iensburg andconUnuea down aiut ix tnilea, when it flh Pnuburgh pike and rn into ?-wn, ibere connecting with the Uule "io.-Pittoburg Commer- rcDtiy chartered railroad to con - Lig'Hier and k.,.. 01 the Puubure. VKi....rui RailruaJ Company, with fiJO,-'-.svx-k.has elected the follow- f fresiJent. J I ill Henry Coch- UlUjHixirt - Uu.... i 4 ' UDWIJ WUU iZ AUen of Buffalo, aud . - .w, LapL X. Allen. The I aJ development project. , ,uauie connections with tltT" V,UleT "d Penn.ylvi. f BaiUawr 4 Ohio. Tbeaame in- thJT.:?.buUdi- th road have L u" "yers-AIlen Lumber Com f . with a capiul BUck of MiMQ The f wjaaj, u officwred F. J. Kooser. Esq., left last Thursday for Atlantic City. Attorney W. H- Ruppel Is confined to bis home by a severs col J. Mint Venie Hartiell Is vUitinK in Bed ford at the home of Mr. Albert Fyan. A large crowd from this plme and vl- cinity aUeuiiod the annual Lutheran Re union at Markleton yesterday. Tbe annaal Tucbera' Institute will be held in this place during th week begin ning Monday, December 4th. Mrs. John O. Banner, of Pittsburg, la visiting at the borne of her sister, Mrs. Kate B. Coffroth, on Main street. During the absence of John H. UhL who sails to day for Kurope, his law fif ties ill lie iu charge of Chaa. K. I'hl, Jr. Mrs. Rixler, daughter of Rev. K. H. Flick, of Accident, Mi , is visiliDg with friends at her old home, near Lsransvilla. Charley Neff will goto Conneilsvilte this morning, w here he has swured an appointment as brakeman on the B. A O. The IIkr.vlk is indebted to Senator John S. Weller for copies of tbe various anuual department reports of the Stats governmsnt.. Mr. W. A. En uis and two children, of Philadelphia, are gueets at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Johu S. Shafer, on Union street. Mr. P. A. Schell bas secured a contract to provide a steam heating apparatus for tbe Baer li:ock, on the north-west corner of the public square. Mrs. Maud Cook and child, of Roches ter, ?.!-, are visiting at tbe home of the jnner's parents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cook on Patriot street. All of the poles for the telephone line from this place to Bakersville have been delivered and are now being placed in position to leceive tbe wires. Religious services will be held iu the Lavansville Reformed Church next Sun day morning aud iu the Somerset Re formed Ch'irch in the eveniug. Letters addressed to the following named persons remain uncalled for at the post oflice: Chas. Harris, Alex Hayes, H. Longville, E iimi Le, t. T. Sharer. Mr. Leroy Sparks and Miss LuzetU V. Beal, both of Fayette county, were united n marriage on Thursday, July 2Tih, by Esquire Xoah Casebeor at bis residence in this place. Mr. Elmer E. Snyder and Miss Annie . Shaffer, both of Black township, w ere united in marriage at the Somerset House, Mouday, July 31st, Eiquire Noah 'asebeer officiating. Ed. L. Gallagher, the genial and effl- ieul chief clerk iu the office of Register and Recorder Cover, is enjoying a ten days' vacation at the seashore, he having left Thursday for Atlantic City. At the Reformed reunion at Rock wood. on August 17th, addresses will be deliv ered by Rev. Clouse, D. D., or Baltimore, and Rev. I. N. Peightel, of Grees castle. Both are said to be eloquent orators. The unsightly front fence is rapidly dis appearing iu this town, and the resultant effect, in bringing out the hitherto bidden beauty of many residences and flower plots, is a subject of general remark. More front fences should go. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kimmel, of Pitta- burg, are guests at tbe residence or tne former's father, John O. Kimmel, Eq , on Union Stieet Mr. Kimmel is ebier rate clerk in the passenger department of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Granger and daughter. Miss Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Saylor, and Mrs. R. t. l'ntts. drove over the mountain to Ligonier last Friday, where they attended the annual picnic of the A. O. U. W. at Id. e wild Park. While descending a bill near Bakera- villeoneday last week, Elmer Hechler, who was hauling a heavy load of luTiber to Somerset, had bis ten loot uauiy crashed by one of the rear wheel of the wagon. He was in the act of drawing the brake when his feet slipped from un der him. Hechler resides at Lavansville. Mrs. Albert Stein, wife of the proprie tor of the Commercial Hotel, underwent a surgical operation for the removal of a small tumor on her right side at tbe Mer cy Hospital, Pittsburg, last Thursday. The operation was successfully perform ed and Mrs. Stein expect to be able to return home within tbe coarse of ten days. Tbe Ligonier and Somerset base ball clubs will meet Friday afternoon at Edgewood Park. The home club, only recently organised, is composed of excel lent material and tbe boys believe that they will make it hot for tbe Westmore- landers from start to tin ish. There should be a large crowd at the Park Friday afternoon. John, the six year-old eon of B. A O. section foreman Samuel Shoemaker, of this place, was accidentally killed Mon day afternoon, while riding on a hay wagon near Huckstown, wnere ne was visiting with relatives. Tbe particulars of tbe fatal accident could not be learned before going to press. Tbe father and mother of the victim left for Buckstown at an early hour Tuesday morning. Elizabeth, relict of Josiah Meyers, de ceased, died July 221. aged 74 years, at her late residence in Jefferson township. She was tbe mother of eleven children. ten of whom survive her. Deceased was a consistent member oi toe rtreinreu Church for more than fifty years. In- teruieut wa made in the cemetery at Sipesville, the services being conducted by Elders Siias Hoover and RibL T. HulL Superintendent Gibson, of tbe Pitts burg Division of the B. 1 O , spends Sun days and occasional warm nights at the Highland Inn. where his family are guests for tbe summer. Mr. Gibson is one of tbe hardest-worked officials Is tbe service of the B. A O., but, not withstand ing the demands on bis time, he is always ai-ejsibl to those who call upon him, and it follows that be is extremely popu lar with the raiiroad employes and tbe traveling public. Kenneth, tbe ten-year old son of Mr. sod Mrs. Charles F. Rlkoads died at the home of bis parents in this place at an early hourSaturday morning from in flam mation of the bowels. He bad been sick for only a few days and his death was rreat shock to bis parents and to his many little friend. Kenneth was au unusually bright lad, of sunny disposi tion, aud was well known throughout town. Mr. and Mrs, Rhoads desire through the columns of tbe IIkbald to thank the manv friends hi kindly aid ed them iu the hour of their bereave- rnfnt. President George F. Ber and General Manager Siniuk, of tbe Reading Iron Company, visit! Somerset last Saturday wbea they made a personal iuspediou of tbe large body of coal land near Mos toll er Station, recently purchased by Judge W. J. Baer for their compny. Develop meut of the coal is already underway and a large tipple is in course of erection at Mosloller. Side tracks are also being put down at that place for the use of tbe Company and it is expected that the first shipment of coal will be made from Moa- toller to Reading in the course of the next few weeka. Tbe Reading Iron Com pany consumes over 300 tone of bituuii nous coal daily, in addition to immense quantities of eoke, and ultimately tbe Company will secure all of its fuel from tbe Mostoller coal field. 1; is reported that tbe Company will, at an early day construct a branch railroad exleodin four or five miles iu length from Mos toller to tbe heart of the S.tf O acres of coal land they now own, and that at a point already selected several openings w ill be made and a large nuinbr of coke ovens will le built. The Company is now tin ploying a number of men and ben they begin regular shipments of coal the force will be largely increased, Mr. W. Beuford, a former Ursina boy. but more recently of Philadelphia, la in charge of tbe work now under way at Mas toiler. 8EWEB C0II24CI AUTABDIQ. Oit Erot., cf PitUbirg, tat BusMtsful Bid. dr. Work Will be Dadtr Way Witala Tsa Days. "Al s special meeting of Town Council, Monday evening. Oil Bros., oi' Pittsburg, were awarded the contract f r construct ing certain portions of the sewer system devised for Somerset by Engineer Jsmes S. flaring, their bid being 119,023 13. The streets included in the contract, in addi tion to the main outlet, are an follows: West street north to tbe intersection of Union street; Main Cross street north to the intersection of Union street ; Garrett street; portions of Third and Fourth al leys and Patriot street to the intersection of Uniou Street; Pteasaut street north to the intersection of Catherine street ; East street north to tbe intersection of Main street ; Main street east from Parson's run to Pleasant street. The ansMwsful bidders, Messrs. OU Bros., are contractors of large experience, they having built most of the sewers for tbe cities of Pittsburg and Allegheuy. The senior ineusoerof tbe firm, who was presen at the letting, said that work will be commenced just as soon as tbe necessary material and labor can be se cured, which be believed would be with in ten days. Under the conditions of tbe contract the work is to be completed within one hundred working days. The members of Council are unani mously of tbe opiuion that they did tbe best possible thing under the circumstan ces when they awarded the contract, and are confident that if tbe work soon tb be underway is carried to successful com pletion, their action will be approved by an overwhelming majority of tbe cili zen. It is to be regretted that the appropria tion voted for sewer construction was lim ited to f JO.OOO, but there is still time for the voters to autborizs the expenditure of an additional appropriation, and if this is done. Council have been led to believe that they can. with an additional suiuof fT.OOO or $,), extend the proposed sys tem until it will provide sewe' connec tions for ninety five per cent, of the im proved properties w ithin tbe corporation limits. WHEK THE CIRCUS WAS TABOOED. TESTS XlSCOt. Jasias KiCs, a Htw lalliasrs Bay, a Orsat Tavsrits With Us Talaatssrt i Us Philippiaea. A San Francisco diKnatch noting the arrival of tbe invalids of the Tenth Rfgiurent, on ths Morjjm City from Manila, In lhat city last Monday, aays: James Riffle, whose parents live in New Baltimore, Somerset county. Pa , and who went to Manila as tbe mascotofthe Tenth recruitM, returning May 6, is in the city, and was at the Presidio seeing the Tenth boys there to day. Riffle says that while be was with the regiment be was told lhat he would be put In tbe guard house if be w ent on the firing line, but one day be was in the trenches selling tsvdires to the Nebraska uieu wbeu the firing began and ha ran two miles to tbe Tenth's position. I saw that fight all right." he said, "and if they would let me go to the front I would go back to Ma nila." Riffle is tbe mascot of the boys from Pennsylvania and tbe youngest soldier that ever shouldered a Spring field in tbe Philippines. "I was bound to go to war, and I did,1 said the lad, who is barely 14 years old. "My folks objected, and so I sneaked along the side of the train w hich was filled with soldiers at tbe dspot in Pitts burg. I asked tbe boys what tbe chances for enlistment were, and they told m I'd better go to bed before the 8 o'clock policeman got me. Then I got sight of Con Buckley, and he bid me under his seat. Tbe next thing was Spaniards galore. "The hottest place I got into was at De Lomachurcb, three miles from Ma nila, on lbe night of March 17. You bet that was a corker, and I got all the mas cot busiuess I wanted. Time and again I could bear bullets whistling around my ears, and once a big shell popped behind my back. That aame night I captured borse belonging to a Filipino, and sold it for 17 Mexican dollars. After that I was laid up with tbe fever. Mv ODiuion of Colonel Hawkins is that he's a trump. He's my friend." WINDBER A WONDER. Chareb -Ksmbcrs Gives Parmiaiioa U View tb Animals and Acrobats. The coming of John Robinson's circus Friday, August llth, revives anecdotes of long sgo, when tbe three ring railroad circus w as unknown and all traveling ex hibitions penetrating this then remote re gion traveled overlaud, making drives of from thirty to fifty miles between "abow towns." An old resideut aud prominent mem ber of tbe Disciple Church was in the H KR a LP office last Wednesday morning when the a vance sgent of the Robinson Circus entered for tbe purpose of con tracting for advertising space. At tbe mention of tbe familiar name John Robiuson" he pricked up his ears and earnestly declared : "Well, I haven't at tended a circus for a good many years. but I'll have to see Brother Robinson's; he's a member of our Church, you know." The advance agent turned with a pat ronizing sun le ana saia: -ny, now a that? Mr. Robinson, tbe old man, you now, has been dead for number of years, but I am glad to learn that be was Church-member." After e pressing regret at the death of Brother" Robinson, our loquacious friend continued: "Oh, yes; John Rob inson was a Church member, and I al ways believed him to be a good one. He was a member of our den6minaticn Campbellites,' they used to call us but we are known throughout cbristeudm to-day as 'Disciples, or 'Christians.' Al- xander Campbell was the founder of the denomination, and be used to preach here, the local Church being one of the pioneer Campbellite Churches. One of Campbell's boys, it is said, married a daughter of John Robinson's, and, if I am not mistaken, he used to do bareback riding in bis father-in-law's big show; but I reckon he bas retired from tbe ring long ago. Well, when John Robinson's circus used to come to Somerset in tbe old times, and it somehow managed to get here once a season, or at least every other season, there was great excitement. The preachers of that day, you know, forbade tbe Church-members to attend a circus, declaring that it was an instrument of tbe devil, and only those wbo bad chil dren who were willing to' promise to be satisfied with a peep at the animals and not to look at tbe ring in which tbe clowns and contortionists cavorted together with the equestrians and equestriennes, bad the brazen hardihood to go to the mena gerie and aflerwar's face the wittering contempt of the preachers and the good women -members of the flocks. After young Campbell married into the Robin son family a great change took place. Tbe first time the show came here after that the local Campbellite minister announc ed, so I have been told, at a prayer-meet ing: 'Brother John Robinson's Mens gerie and Aggregation of Athletes will give an exhibition in Somerset nextTues day afternoon, and all of tbe brethren and sisters who can atford to do so should not miss the opportunity to see the animals. many of which we have read about in the Bible.' The bars were down after that. and John Robinson's circus never failed to draw a large crowd when it returned to Somerset." Bs Pennsylvania Fsaenss. A Department report upon the state of the peach crop in Pennsylvania reveals arxrcliar calamity. It has been well - known that Western Pennsylvania will have no peach crop this year and Eastern Pennsylvania fares but little better. The new inter-mounUin peach region, bow ever, suffered less from tbe extreme cold of last February and none at all from late soring frosts. But a lea-ling grower. who reported early in the summer i probable harvest of two thousand bush els of the luscious fruit, now informs tbe Departmental Harris burg that bis trees and those of bis neighbors have been stripped of fruit by severe hailstorm, This is a disaster extraordinary, destroy ing the only peach crop in tbe State a crop that would have paid good dividends in a vear of reneral shortage. There will be peaches, of course, chiefly from California, but the lovers of fruit will be obliged to conte t themselves in - the main with apples, pears and plums. which are all abundauL Lntfctr Lsagns Convention. The Seventh Annual Convention of tbe Central Luther League of the Somerset County Conference was held in tbe Lu theran church, Lavansville, July 27th and 28th. At the opening session devotional exer cises were conducted oy ttev. ai Wachter, of Hooversville. The address of welcome was a bappy effort on the part of Rev. C F. Gebbart, and the res ponse was made by Rev. M. S. Romlg, of Shanksville. Owing to the absence of the President, Prof. J. C. Speicher, who was detained a; bouie by sickness. Vice Pres ident Rev. M. L. Youug.Ph. D., presided. Mrs. A. F. Speicher, of Salisbury, was appointed Secretary pro tern. Following the organization tbe first topic on lbe program, "The Three-fold Sphere of Oar Organization, (a) Devo tional, Rev. E. 8. Johnston ; (b) Literal y. Miss Carrie Johnston and Rev. M. L. Young; (s) Social, Rev. A. B. Miller, was Uken up and ably discussed by tbe persons named. When tbe Convention reconvened h rt- day morning the election or ofticers for the ensuing year was taken up with the following result: President, Prof. J. C. Speicher; Vice Presidents, Kev. M. Young and D. W. So: ber ; Secretary, M rs. A. F. Spei iher; Corresponding SecreUry, R, B. Cramer; Treasurer, H. E. Shaf fer ; Delegates to the ational convention. Mrs. A. F. Speicher, Rev. C. h. Gebbart and Prof. J. C. Speicher: Alternates, Rev. M. L. Young, Rev. M. S. Romig and B. B. Collins ; Delegates to the State Conven tion, Rev. M. L. loung, Miss came Johnston, Rev. M. L. Roruig.Prof. H. S. Rhoads arid Rev. D. S. Hoover. How- Can Young Men be Induced to Take a Doeper Interest in me v or oi the Churiih?" was discussed by D. W. Sorbcr. II . S. Rhoads, R. J. Hemmiuger and Revs. Romig and Gebbart. Rev. D. S. Hoover, of Somerset, deliv ered an excellent address on "Working and Praying " Tbe Committee on Credentials reported that twelve Societies were represented by forty-one delegates. "Benefits of Young People's Societies to the Individual, the Community, aud the Church," was next taken up and dis cussed by O. O. Saylor, D. W. Weller, H. E. Shaffer, Edwin Tayinan and . K. Saylor. Closing addresses were made by Revs. Gebbart. Miller, Johnson and Young. The Convention was most enjoyable throughout, and the delegates present are all loud in their praise of the hospitality shown them by the people of Lavansville. C. Anthrax is Bedford County, A special telegram dated at Harris burg on Tuesday, to tbe Philadelphia Inquirer says Dr. Leonard Pearson, the Slate vet erinarian, is more worried about-the out break of anthrax in Bedford county than he is about tbe threatened epidemic smallpox in Western Pennsylvania. Fhsaomenal Grsvtb of a Tows Ytart' Tims. is Two KETEKSDALE HO LONGER laopons. TBE XE Biggest Ship en Earth. The Cramp ship-building firm, of Phila- delnhia. beean last week to lay the cribbing for two vessels each 610 feet long, to be followed later by tbe construction of s vessel 700 feet in length. Tbe dry dnck noon which these vessels will be built will be over 800 feet long. Tbe new vessels s re to be built for the International Navigation Company. The contract price approximates $2,000,000 for each ahip. The largest ships that enter tbe harbor of New York are tbe Fuerst Bismarck and Kaiser W'ilhelm der Grosse, of the North German Lloyd line. Tbe length over all of these vessels are 025 feet. The largest vessel afloat is ihe Oceanic, whose length is nearly 670 feet. The Cramps, with their 700-foot ship, will excel the world iu marine architectuie both in size, speed aud tonnage. Tan Wild W.st A wagon passed through northern Kan aas, says s Missouri paper, bearing tbe following inscription: "Colorado and irrigation, Kansas and atarvM-ioo. I am going to my wife's relation and make no demonstration." They ought to come to Missouri where there is no irrigation and a man with education can engage in specu lation, bring along bis wife's relation and have free salvation with no danger of starvation. This is worth consideration. That made a Kansas editor warm under tbe collar and he is responsible for this outbreak : "The above' narration is s sort of prevarication that bas obtained s circulation among people of vivid 1m agination. Such fabrications hindered 1 emigration, retarded education, pre vented irrigation, are tbe shame of civili zation and are absolutely without foun dation. Tbe ropulatkiu mentioned in the above narration are the scum of cre ation, are bevond aalvation and can have free transportation to that land of specu lation or to the Indian nation or to eternal damnation upon application." The town of Wiudber, like an Ok la ho ma, bas been of phenomenal growth, ll was cot boilt in a night, however, as bas been claimed for some of tbe unstable "mushroom" towns of the west and southwest ; but it reached its present pop ulation ic an incredibly short time and is destined to be a permanent and thriving city, ssys the Era in an interesting write up of the new milling metropolis. The growth uf this tow u, now border ing on tbe proportions of a city, bas been remarkable, almost beyond belief. Where, only s few abort years ago, tbe stately oak and lofty pines nodded in the siient brerze and only tbe song of bird aud cry of beast broke thesslillness of tbe forest's depth, now stand huge business blocks and rows of pleasant dwellings, surrounded by wills and mines. The streams, once clear and sylvan homes of speckled trout, are turned alternately black and white by dust from mines, whence comes product from nature's abundant storehouse underground, and white by mills that work upon tbe sur face. Where so recently could be seen o'er tbe bills and through the valleys ouly al most imperceptible trails or paths, now speeds tbe iron borse on' rails of steel, carrying to tbe progressive citizens of a great town supplies of every imaginable variety and taking their product to lbe markets of the world. What a tranform- ation scene to gaze upon, indeed ! Such rapid strides cause one to wonder and re flect! Unlike many towns that have suddeuly sprung Tn to existence and as suddenly dwindled ba:k to nothing, this one will be permanent Its permanency was as sured from lbe beginning by ti e great natural resources of tbe region. Hun dreds of thousands of acres of coal aud timber furnish a supply that could not be exhausted for at least half a century. And in addition to this the agricultural industry that always follows in such cases might be Uken into consideration. There can be no doubt as to the stability of this bustling, bustling town. Just watch us grow. Yes, indber Das come to stay. While giving all due credit to tbe en terprising and progressive citizens of oth er counties, cities and towns who have located here for whatever measure they have contributed to the success and prog ress of the town, it is but fair to say that iU real founders were the Berw iud-White people, whose coal-miuiug operations gave rise to iu existence. The casual ob server will notice, too, lhat Windber is but a transposition of the syllables in Ber wind. , Differing somewhat in their policy from other coal-mining firms, the Berwind- White company erected dwellings for those of their employes who so desired, perniiuing them to pay in monthly in stalments on the property instead of pay ing rent. This plan was a commendable one, since by it many oi tne woramen now own their homes. This is another excellent proof of the permanency of the place. Those wbo saw Windber even only a few months ago would hardly recognize it now, so rapid have been iu growth and progress. An electric ugmmgpiaoi, com plete water system, business bouses, and all the conveniences of s modern city are here. Mr. J. S. Cunningham, chief engineer of the Berw ind- White company and one of Pennsylvania's most celebrated and practical coal men, spent years in tbe lo cation and development of the mineral deposits of this great region and luauy thousands of dollars in purchasing the mineral righU for his company. The company owns fully 30,000 acres of coal land in the viciuity an Immense area. The first mine to furnish coal for the wnrl.i'a markets from this vicinity was Eureka No. 30, located near our sister town. Scalp Level. But other develop- menU were bound to follow soon, and at tbe present time six collieries of tbe Ber- wind-White company are running full blast, producing millions of tons of coal yearly. Two other mines will soon be in condition for shipping and progress win no donbt continue as rapidly in future as it has done in the past. Dots Coffts AgTts With Ton? If not, drink Grain-O made from pure grains. A lady writes: id nm muw I made Grain-O 1 did not line u uui auer using it for one week nothing would in duce me to eo Dacs: to cone. n nour ishes and feeds the system. The children can drink it freely with great benefit, it the strengthening substance oi pure grains, wet a pacitage to-uay iroiu yuur grocer, loliow tue airecmuis iu iujuuk and you will have a delicious and bealth- ul Uble Deverage loroiu anu young, wc nd 25c While excavating for foundations for a new building s few days ago, saya the Johnstown Tribune, workmen under charge of Foreman Duncan, of tbe John son company, discovered, twelve feet beneath the surface, tbe skulls of three human beings and some partly decom ped bones that they believe belonged to another cranium. Whether the skulls are those of Indians or of some prehis toric race has not yet been determined. uuu by the use of Royal Baking Powder is considerable. Royal is economical, because it possesses more leavening power and goes further. Royal saves also because it always makes fine, light, sweet food; never wastes good flour; butter and eggs. -a r More lm portant still is the saving in health. Royal Baking Pow der adds anti dyspeptic qualities to the food. Thcro is no taking powder so economics!! In practical use, no matter how littlo others may cost, as tho Royal J. H. SIFFORD & CO. Bargains for this Week and next Week, as follows : WAISTS. Wtwt at $1 2 w ill sell ft 19 cfc. Wainlx at 1 (10 w ill il for 'J els. Waists at 7-ts will sell f r 50 cts. Waists at 50ct w ill sell for 39 cts. LAWNS. I .aw n worth 5 c'.s w ill go at oj cts. Those at 12. 15 and lie u ill go at 13c Many other bargains w ill be offered in this department. LADIES GAUZE VESTS Will go at 2 for 5 cents. Hly a few remaiuing. riENS SUnMCR UNDERWEAR. V arc at presi lit offering to the men a p i;il barjr.ii u in this liue X ct-s each i not a great quantity ieft. Everything tl.Ht partakes of Summer li,t- will lel.l regar.lles to o t an-i satisfaction guaraiitel. We can nt enumerate w ith perfect, satisfaction as when selling over our counter. If anything should be needed iu the above line, we will take pleasure iu showing goods, if you make purchase or not. t)ui Dress Making lK?partment will be closed for several weeks, as our Modiste is out of Somerset for time sUted J. H. SIFFORD & CO. Imitation baking powders almost invariably coo tain alum. Alum makes the food unwholesome. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. FURNITURE. GO To our mammoth store TOr.::Buy up-to-date furniture of all kinds. QOFFROTH'S::::::'00 are shown as the lest values, POR:z:The style, construction and finish COOD:rEnough for the rich, cheap enough for the poor MONEY-" Saved for the purchaser. S AVIN C z:To all classes of people. P R I C ESlAre correct. gU XS:i:That we are pleased to show our customers. S1DSBOARDS.CHAIR SUnsurpassed in price. ODD FURNITURE Kind that staj's together a lifetime. C T CARPETS No charge for waste. C. H. Coffroth. DM IN ISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Bellmla Brrty, UU of Homerset townsQlp, noraenei to., ra-, uec u. I t ir. nradminiKtmtlon on tbeaboveestate hvvinr been f rantea to tne unai-nugneu uy .I.I, n.vl I. ti r.t V .Iu me pnii .uii,", , - . . . . - - j e' en to all persons indebted to said CKtate to make immediate payment, and those having claiius airsinst the same to prmrut them for settlement, auly auuieniicaira. ADAH . nn.i.r. iu. Administrator of Belinda Barclny. "gSTRAY NOTICE. There came stnrlne on mr premises In Mil- ford township. Homerset county, 1'a , on Sui- dav moraine. July 1"W. a dark brown mun.. 1WO wniic iwu wune luir nw-w, weirhs between 1310 and 10 pounds. The owner can recover property by provlnc own ership and paying ezpenseoi seeping anu ad vertising, . jap, vt.OE.ior.ni. It is reported that six horses have already died from the disease, and that one man is dying from blood poison. The germs of tbe disease came from China hides brought into this country a year ago. Cattle died from drinking the water of streams that had become contaminated from the tanneries where these hides were found last Spring, aud a horse ow ned by gypsies wbo had camped along the stream died from the disease. It is ex pected that steps will be Uken to bare the tannery building destroyed, and the territory thoroughly disinfected. Cksrea Stepeaicf. Tbe reopening service of Horner's Evangelical Lutheran Church, which has been undergoing repairs, wiU Se held, nothing preventing, on Sunday, Aoust 13th, at 10 o'clock a. in. A cordial invi tation is extended to all to be present. Tbe Tenth Regiment is expscted to ar rive at San Fransisco to-day, where they will be given an enthusiastic reception by s committee made np of delegate from tbe home towns of the various oiupsnies. After remaining in camp for about tea days the trip across tbs conti nent will bs started. Tbs regiment should reach Pittsburg about tho middls of August. Xsysrs Cass With tat Govsrsor. Protbonotary Barron visited Ilarr's burg last week for the purpose of deliv ering the court record in tbe Meyers case to tbs Executive Department. Governor Stone will m set s day for Meyers' exe cution until after bs has returned from his summer vacation, and probable not until after he bas heard from Meyers' at torneys, who say that they will ask the Executive to appoint a commission to inquire into the condemned man's mental condition. Colsasl Eawkims s lick Has. The following special San Francisco dispatch appeared in yesterday's Pitts burg Post : Colonel A. L. Hawkins, of tbs Tenth regiment, of Pennsylvania, ia in a most critical condition. Such ia the authentic report brought home by the officers of the Utah snidery, who arrived hers on tbs Hancock two days ago from Manila. When they left the colonel at Nagasaki, Japan, doctors were constantly in atten dance in his stats room in the Senator, which was to sail tbs following day in the waks of the Hancock. Malaria fever and s canoe rous formation in tbs bowels, it is said, now imperil the life of the Pennsyl vania colonel. From s man weighing 250 pounds bs bas been reduced to s shadow. his present weight being only 1 00 pounds. Hard, hot fighting in tbe swamps of Luzon baa been bis undoing. Everything in season and fresh.... Daily Shipments re ceived of everything for the table' from the best markets of ihe world. Picnic Parties.... Provided ivith appe tizing and wholesome lunches at the retail and wholesale establishmen of........ COOK and BEERITS j?. puiiiip? i i Choice AND : : Seasonable Goods AT Greatly Reduced Prices is what we offer in order to re duce our stock. - No ...doubt... i the savins: of monev is an ob ject to jou, so you will hardly miss this chance ust. Mrs. A. E. UhPs SPECIAL SALE, Of all kinds of Summer Goods at ercatk reduced prices. It will pay Lis sale and get good Lai-gains in good goods at low prices ALL ARE INVITED. Mrs. A. E. Uhl. during Alio! O mMHMMIIIMMIMHH PARKER & PHILLIPS. MtliH9llllM 50m Coming to ER SET ON FRIDAY, AUGUST... 1 Win - sBBfeBKa , . . -v- r - - , - - j im i i r- Tr s ill ' . is 1 5:V:- sr2 hv- - .1 . . V r rX r-.-.?'F.::Y3 If 'r.V."., -ter MM "wT-J'.T .yiTi' . fohn Robinson7 1 W 1 1 Liy sw' I IV TW WVSS-w-'..- - In conjunction with the grand Biblical Spectacle. Solomon, his Temple and the Queen of Sheba. ... WITHOUT A PARAGON Acknowledged Ij a Universal Tublic tho one - . t ft ! . Distinctly great show. The Tecrless Exhibition oi ureaier Auit-nt.. Three lig Circuses in three bi? ring. Three Dig Menageries. 1 Prodigious Aquarium. 1 Com plete Aviary. 1 Grand Biblical Spectacle. 10 Truly Great Shows. For Seventy-five years. Through three generations, this Mighty and Powerful Amusement Or ganization has exhibited in every State of our vast Union, and the name of JOHN' ROBINSOX is alone a guarantee that the performances un der the va3t Canvases by far excel all others in Merit, Originality, Mag nificence, Variety and Quality. More far the Money than any other hree reorganized circuses furnish their patrons. s s s s Larger, .:. costlier, and more distinctly original Tableaux Cages and Dens than owned by any big show in the world. More costly costumes and more scenery used in the one great feature of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba than in the entire combined features of any other exhibition in this country. Over $l00,noo actually cxit-nded on this grand production alotic. The most magnificent Scenery, Cos tumes, Kmblems, Armors, Trappings, in every detail historically correct. 100 of the most beautiful dancing girls in America. The Circus Features This season obtained from Europe and America will amaze and ttartle the world. Nothing like them ever before presented in this country. The most novel Bare Back Acts ever witnessed. From nine to twelve of the World's Greatest Champion Lady and Gentlemen Equestrians rid ing in three ring3 at one time. This feature is new and original with this show. The Menagerie Surpasses in magnitude and completeness the largest known Zoological collection in the world. One of the special featuns of the Lig triple Mena-erie is the LARGEST SNAKE ALIVE TWENTY-FIVE FEET LONG. Ordinary snakes are fed. on ra'jbits and rats, while this reptile devours pigs, sheep, turkeys and dogs. Greatest feature ever witnessed. Just received from MANILA, Luzon Island, PHILIPPINE WATER BUFFALOES, The only ones of the kind now on exhibition. The Grand Street Parade ...AND... Robinson's 1 Horse Fair An innovation in itself. A truly Magnificent Pageant A feature of the Free Street Parade is the Grand Spectacle of FORTY OF THE SMALLEST PONIES EVER HARNESSED and driven at one time. Don't fail to see them. Two performances daily. Main show doors open at 1 and . 1 . M. Free exhibition at the circus grounds immediately after the parade and at 6 :30 P. M. One admission ticket admits to all. CFor fall particulars notice other advertisements. I
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