BO NOT HAUL DOWN THE FLAG Veterans of tbi Sixties Cheer This Sentiment From Colonel Earcett. KOTEBLE Ml OS THE PHIL'PPISES the Brave Young Officer of the Fighting Tenth Shown Uach Attention at the Grand Array Rational En campment. A noteworthy featre of the recent Grand Army national encampment was the immense met its he'id in the Acad emy cf Music :n l'hilade'phia under the auspices of the National Associa tion of the Ex-l'nion Prisoners of War. Although not on the regular program for (he occasion. Lieutenant Colonel James E. Barne-.t, of the Tenth Penn sylvania volunteers, just home from Luzon, was invited to address the vet erans and their relatives and friends, by the committee in charge of the meeting. Colonel Earnett, who waa visiting the Quaker City for special medical treatment for an attack of malaria contracted in the swampy trem ties about Cavite, appreciated ,he compliment. coming from tne old puard of the civil war. and. though he could not throw his accustomed vigor into his remarks, he made an address which has since commanded favoralde com ment. Colonel Barnett was the rec ip ient cf muh attention from the old soldiers during the encampment. He was invited to review their parade from the president's stand and got a cor dial greeting from President Mc-Kirr-ley, who remarked that he takes a deep interest in all the bnive young a -J . LT. COLONEL JAMES E. HARNETT, men who responded to his call for troops in the recent crisis. At the re union of the lu!e Colonel Hawkins' old regiment of the civil war Colonel Bar nett was a gueft of honor, and was failed upon for a speech. On leaviu; rhilade'; hia Colonel Barnett went to Pittsburg, and from there to Markle ton. Somerset county, on the Alleghe ny mountains, to nay at a sanitarium there fur an indefinite period. His father, a well known Presbyterian cler gyman, is one of thf otK.-er of the san itarium, aud the colonel will have the added benefit of being with his family while recuperating for his campaign for state treasurer. COLONEL HARNETT'S SPEECH In his speech before the ex-prisoners of war Colonel Barnett said: 'I pon our arrival in our native land it has been our hiahest honor to be greeted by the soldiers of the civil war as comrades. We appreciate, as never before, the greatness of the niriiggle in which you were engaged, the fierceness of which has not anl never will be understood by other na tions until they themselves shall come into conflict with American armies. S?erene and confident, you can gaze with appreciation upon the deeds of ethers without jealousy and without envy at the applause bestowed upon them, for you have erected for your selves an unrivaled and i.nperishable monument, the Union itself. As you inarched along the streets we felt that. like the bush of Moses, your hearts were still illumined by the fire of pa triotism, and that by your very pres ence you said: "Oh. Liberty, we still are thine, and If others falter now in the nation's hour of trial, althoueh-we are weak and feeble, take us with all that we have of life and fortune and use us in thy cause.' "I believe that America has a mis sion, and, that having been herself re deemed by your efforts and washed dean from the last stain of dishonor, and the north and south having been happily again united in a common love of our institutions, that she has already entered upon the fulfillment of that mission. Kroin strife comes ad vancement, and this is the lesson taught by the records of the great world's drama which we call history. "For centuries two great civiliza tions have battled with each other and lrom the friction of that contest have leen evolved some of the choicest priv ileges that belong to man collectively, or as an individual. America, on the one hand, represents the highest type of Saxon civilization, and Spain, on the other, the most decadent type of Latin. Between these two the latest and great est combat in the Interest of human ity has just leen fought. "Cuba and Porto Rico have been res cued from centuries of oppression and have been endowed with the blessings of liberty. Inestimable as were the re sults thus obtained, yet there was an other and far reaching issue involved in the contest, the significance of which Las but lately become apparent. IN THE FAR OFF PHILIPPINES. "Thousands of mils beyond the Gol den Gates of California, on the farther confines of the Pacific ocean, washed by the blue waves of the China sea. almost unknown to the civilized world, yet the very key to the Orient ".tself, lies, smil'ng under a tropical un, the Philippine islands. Their soil is fertile beyond ompariscra. Sugar, tobacco, corn, rice and hemp are among its many products. There grow without cultivation in pro.ific abundance the cocoanut, the Bianco, the banana and hundreds f varieties of nature's choic esf fruits. In their uplands and among their hills can be grown also the fruits y" the temperate tone. Gold and other minerals await the discoverer's pick, tnd coal, that agent of civilization, only awaits to be developed. Inex Laustible forests of the most magniS ent hard woods cover and adorn their bills and mountains. Rivers and their estuaries give cheap and convenient access to all parts of the archipelago. They are inhabited by tribes of the Ma lay race, semi-civilized, but debauched, degraded by the rule to which they have been subjected. Superstitious and credulous, they have engrafted upon their national characteristics the les rons taught for hundreds of years by an oppressor's treachery. For three hundred years these islands were the undisputed property of the crown of Spain. During all that time when Eu ropean nations were Jealous seeking to extend their colonial possessions and were eagerly appropriating to them selves, even at the risk of conflict with their neighbors, portions of Egypt. Af rica, India. China and of almost the whole known world, no one ventured to infringe upon the rights of Spain In this archipelago, 30 firm and stable was her title. Here she ruled w.tU out comment, and without observation, t-ntil one May morning Dewey rent as eunder the veil of concealment and brought Saxon civilization to their shores. Why did not Dewey sail away, after destroying the Spanish fleet? V.'e believe that no mortal man can answer why but we believe also that Lis long aud lonely vigil in Manila bay. as he looked anxiously towards his na tive land, was but to carry out the destiny of the American aation. Every happening Blnce then peems to confirm this belief, and there seems to have been laid upon this country a duty in regard to the Philippines impossible to escape. Had we allowed Spain to re tain possession of the Philippines we would have stultified every oiofessloa 1 SIB I - ' .?.v;..s r vx ':mA iiui mane in tee interest 01 nu manity. Had we deprived her of pos session and then abandoned the islands the archipelago would have become a derelict in the sea of civilization, li ah'e to have produced a universal war. Had we thus abandoned them Aguin alco and his savage followers would La?e destroyed property, would have butchered Spaniards and all foreigners alike, and there would have been uni versal anarchy. It was generally un derstood that the loot of Manila was to be the pay of Aguinaldo's army. 'i would have incurred the censure of evfry civilized nation and in addition would have become Involved in the gravest international questions of re sponsibility for loss of lives and prop erty. The treat mass of the people are unfitted, and do not care for national self government, if for no other reason than the lessons taught them by Spain, and while with them liberty is now a name to conjure by, yet by nature and education they are unfitted to admin ister its principles, and left to them selves would have become a prey to ambitious and designing powers. SOVEREIGNTY OF THS UNION. "Spain's title was undisputed; by treaty that title passed to us. unim peachable and unimpeached. When our army was assailed in the Island of Luzon the sovereijfnty of our Union itself was attacked and our flag was in sulted before the world. The attack was not made by the united inhabit ants of the archipelago, or of the Isl find of Luzon it was made by a small part of the people of the latter island residing in the seven provinces Imme diately surrounding the city of Manila, and known as the Tagalos tribe. This tribe is fierce and warlike, and is on friendly terms with scarcely any other trilie in the whole country, and if the peacefully inclined inhabitants of the Island of Luzon itself could lie re lieved of their fear of this tribe they would have no sympathy whatever with this war for so-called indepen dence. Although a constitution has been prepared and published to the world, yet in reality the war is not a war for independence, but rather for self aggrandizement. Aguinaldj him.-ielf, who has been hailed by senti mental Americans as the apostle of liberty for his people, lived in kindly state and splendor his people were tased to keep up this magnificence and it was kept up until he was compelled to take Eight from Malolos. His gen eral and associates maintained the same porno and parade, and it was this barbaric splendor which the United States was expected to support for the benefit of the Filipino leaders. "The fact is, the Filipino leaders did not believe that they could estab lish and uphold a permanent govern ment themselves, for prior to the out break, when attempts at conciliation were being made, when asked whether they wished the American army and navy to be taken away and they left to themselves they invariably answered "no." but that they wished a protector ate. This word "protectorate" seems to hr,ve charms for many people in America who do not understand its significance in the Philippines. Ac cording to the Philippine construction it meant that they should have sole control of the government and the revenues therefrom; that the army and navy of the United States should act as a police force under their direction and assist them to subdue and control all tribes refusing to acknowledge their sovereignty. The Tagalos constitute but a small part of the population of the Island of Luzon itself, and this meant practically the subjugation of that island in addition to that of the entire islands of the archipelago. It meant that whenever they violated the principles of international law by reason of ignorance or rashness that the United States wa3 to assume the responsibility for such violation and to sustain them against the resentment of any and all civilized powers. The American flag was to fight beneath the' Filipino Mag. and yet at the same time be its protector. "Had this arrangement been made I believe that it would have cost this country more lives and more treasure than can possibly be expended in sup pressing the present insurrection that in sentiment and in honor it would have cost us infinite vexation and hu miliation ar.d that instead of being the ipholders of liberty we would have be come the guardians of a worthless despotism. OUR SOLDIERS MISREPRESENTED. "Not only is there but a small part of the Island of Luzon engaged in this insurrection, but the greater part of the tribe which is engaged is opposed to a continuation of the war, is in favor of American rule, but is over awed by the threats of the insurgent leaders. Under orders from these lead ers all towns and cities which were abandoned were burned by the insur gent forces, and the inhabitants com pelled to move back within their lines. Thousands upon thousands have thus had their homes destroyed by their own countrymen and have been com pelled to live as best they might, in poverty and suffering. For a while the people had been terrified and had been prejudiced against the American army by printed circulars, which had been distributed, stating that the United States troops had committed all kinds of atrocities against old men and help less women and children in the towns which they captured, but experience soon showed them that the Americans were their best friends. By the time we reached Malolos the people had come to understand the treatment they would receive from the Americaa army and we were informed by those who ventured back under flags of truce that nearly the whole population wished to remain in their homes and await the coming of our troops, but that the in surgents at the point of the bayonet forced them to leave and drove them back into the country, where they lived in swamps and thickets. "It was the order of General Otis, carried out to the fullest extent by our division commander. General MacAr thur, that the troops should treat these non-combatants with the utmost cour tesy and kindues. and this was done, despite all reports to the contrary. "As commander of the district of Cavite 1 had iersonal knowledge of this feeling in the provinces of Cavite and BaUngas. the very hotbed of the insurrection. 1 he town of Cavite, which was of limited area, became so crowded that for fear of an epidemic of sickness I was obliged to turn away hundreds upon hundreds of men and women, coming from the mainland, who wished to abandon the Insurgent cause and escape from the excesses and outrages of the insurgent troops. As soon as the insurgent Tories had with drawn the prominent citizens of Imus, the capital of Cavite province, wel comed the American troops, and under their direction formed a local gov ernment, under which they are still working. Other towns in this prov ince sent requests to have the Ameri can forces visit them and receive their submission. "The insurgent army ItFelf is not united, as a great many of the soldiers were forced to enlist and are com pelled to serve under threat of death. ADMINISTRATION COMMENDED. "I have been asked, as has every re turning soldier, my opinion of the con duct of the war. This question Is so indefinite that I do not think it can be intelligently answered by sulordiu- a;e officers like myself. I can sav. how ever, that within my knowledge two of the departments, which most vitally affect the interests of the army, could not. under all the circumstances, have been better conducted. The rations were excellent and were promptly sup plied, the hospital aecouimciiatlCas were ample and the medical stall suf ficient, not only to care for our own men, but to furnish en object lessen in generosity and magnaminity by treating hundreds of Filipinos, who would otherwise have been left to die. "Speaking from a material stand point, these islands will prove a valu able acquisition to the United States. Already they are developing commerce to a wonderful extent upon the Pa cific coast. Those who have not seen them cannot appreciate the prodigali ty of nature or the immense commer cial traffic which they possess. If peace be restored the revenues of but a few years will suffice to pay for their pur chase, and the price of their conquest. and I venture the prediction that be fore the next national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic the sovereignty of the United States will be undisputed throughout the length and breadth of the archipelago. I do not rronose to oiacuss expansion ana anti-expansion, for I am not familiar with the exact meaning 01 tnose terms. If anti-expansion mear.s that we should not assume possession of the Philippines then It is out of date, for we already hold them by a title that no civilized nation for very self pres ervation would dare t dispute. If it means that we are to retire from the present conflict, to abandon the Islands to anarchv and dark and bloody deeds of revenge and death, and that our na tional emblem Is to be thus humiliated and dishonored for the first time be fore the nations of the earth, then I do not believe that the great majority of the American people will consent, I do not believe that you. who fought and differed to preserve, establish and jierpctuate the very Union whose hon or and sovereignty are thus assailed. will consent that its flag shall be hauled down In that land, whose soil has been consecrated to the cause of liberty and dedicated tor civilization by the shed ding of American blood." WORKING FOR BARNETT. Soldier ofl'nlun, f-nyder and North umberland Organ I zinc;. General Frank Reeder. chairman of the Republican state committee, has received a letter informing him that steps have been taken for the forma tion of a "Barnett" battalion," to be made up of soldiers residing in the Twenty-seventh senatorial district who volunteered in the Spanish-American war or for service in the Philippines, who propose to co-operate in the can vass for the election of Lieutenant Colonel James E. Barnett, of the Fight lng Tenth regiment, for state treas urer. This organization is to be form ed upon the same lines as the "Bar nett battalion" of Philadelphia, which is already recruiting for the campaign. There has been aroused a spirit of patriotic interest in Colonel Barnett's candidacy which is spreading among the young soldiers throughout the state. They seem determined to take a conspicuous part in the canvass this fall. The old time political warriors, if they are not alert, will be crowded to the wall by these enthusiastic young inert Thfv showed their interest In Barnett by attending the recent state convention at Harrisburg, and since then they have been extending their lines of activity looking to their par ticipation in the real work of the cam paign. Some of them want to act as an escort to Colonel Barnett in his tour of the state, and they feel that they can help arouse enthusiasm in the contest quite as well as the lead lug political lights w ho have figured on the stump in Pennsylvania during the last ten years. They say that Penn sylvania. the only state east of the Alleghenies to 6end a regiment of vol unteers to the Philippines, takes as much pride In her boys of the Fighting '1 enth. and will go as far to honor one or all of them as New York did with Roosevelt, whose command was made up of men mustered in from all parts of the country. GIFT FROM BARNETT. Philadelphia Presented With an Old Spanish Cannon. An Interesting Trophy Brought From the Philippines by the Republican Nom inee For State Treasurer. Lieutenant Colonel James E. Bar nett, of the Tenth Pennsylvania volun teers, says the Philadelphia Call, has tendered to Mayor Ashbridge a large bronze cannon secured in Manila as a gift to the city. The mayor promptly accepted it. and it will be formally presented in a short time. Lieutenant Colonel Barnett, who is the Republican standard bearer for the position of state treasurer, has been spending a few days in the city, and has become so Imbued with the pa triotism of the citizens that be placed himself in communication with the of ficers of his regiment in regard to the disposal of the cannon, and they unan imously agreed to have it given to Philadelphia. The gun is a bronze piece, weighing 780 pounds. It was cast in Seville, Spain, in August. 1776. and. in accordance with the custom of that time, bears a name. "Gascon" Is the designation given this piece of ord nance, and according to historians the Gascons were ever matin? a noise. At present the gun Is at Washington Pa., whither it was taken when the he roic Tenth came home from Manila. The regiment seeured it from the Span ish commissioners, who arranged for the surrender of the Philippine archi pelago to the American forces, and it is considered a very fine speefmen of antique ordnance. The idea is to pre sent the gun toward the latter part of this month. Lieutenant Colonel Bar nett was taken to Mayor Ashbridge by Ueutenant Colonel Price, of the Third infantry. N. G. P., and the tender of the gun was then made. The mayor assured Lieutenant Colonel Barnett that the gift would be cherished here, and a talk over the formal presenta tion ceremonies was had. The Tenth wants to take part In the reception to Admiral Dewey, In New- York, on Sept. 2$. and while en route to that city will stop over here and hand over the cannon. The Third Pennsylvania will act as escort to the Tenth while in this city, and will alsj accompany the veteran command to New York. A GLEAM OF PLEASURE. Along tlic noisy city wars. And in tliis rattling cilf car. On this the diraiirst of days, 1'crplcii'd with Luucaa fret snd jar, W'he suddenly a young, avert tat. Looki-d on my p.-lulant- and paia And lent it aumeiUing of ita grace Aad charmed it into pcai again. Tb day araa just ai bleak without, liy neighbora just as cold williin. AjkI Irdili tji jjat aa full of doubt, woriJ j ju. aa full of bin. But In the light of that young mile The xj J Krw purr, tlte brb prew warn, AjmI cuitaliiue g!auird a little while Auroaa the (Urktitaa of the storm. I did not rare to set k ber name. 1 only said: "Cod bltsa thy life. Thy aveet, yoong grace be still the same. Or Uapiy maid or happy wife." Phillips Brooks. MUSIC IN EVERYTHING. Pretty Snrprlaes Met With la m. Ge neva, 31 aale Bos Factors-. The chief Industry of Geneva Is the manufacture of musical boxes. Thou sands of men, women and children are employed in the factories, one of which was viAted by a traveler who gives some luteresting particulars about bis visit An attendant Invited him to take a seat. lie did so, aud strains of delight ful music came from the chair, lie hung bis bat on a rack aud put bis slick in the stand. Music came from both rack and stand. Lie wrote bis name In the visitors' register, and on dipping bis pen Into the Ink music burst forth from the Inkstand. The manager of the factory explain ed the process of making musical boxes, a business which requires pa tience and nicety. The different parts are made by men who are experts in those (tarts and who do nothing else year !n and year out. The music is marked on the cylinder by a man who has served several years of apprenticeship. Another man Inserts In the marked places pegs Trhlcli have been filed to a uniform length. The comb, or set of teeth, which strikes the pegs and makes the sound Is arranged by a man who does nothing else. The cylinder Is then re volved to see that every peg produces a proper tone. The most delicate work of all Is the revising of each peg. It is done by a workman who lias a good ear for mu sic. . Lie sees that every peg Is in Its proper place and is bent at the correct angle. When the Instrument Is In Its case, an expert examines It to see that the time la perfect, St Louis Hepubllc, GOT HIS DISCHARGE. THINGS CAME JUST RIGHT FOR THE NAVAL MACHINIST. Am Iarldsmt of a Throe Team' Crata the Vermont Which Goes to Show now Small. Alter All. Thla Creat World of Oars KeaJly Is. Several years ago a quiet young chap shipped as a machinist la the iiary aboard the receiving ship Ver mont at the Brooklyn navy yard, lie gave 8an Francisco as bis place of nativity. lie was assigned to a cruiser alout to start for the China station by the Suez caual route, lie was a crack mechanic and very soon showed the engineers that be knew bow to earn bis rate and wsges. He never said much about himself, lie wasn't any thing of what Is called a "nyra-o'-war chaw," and. although he bad been op and down the world a good deal. be let others do the talking. lie was perhaps the quietest man In the Amer ican navy at the time be served. His ship got to the Asiatic station all right and cruised bnck aud forth there between China ami Japan for close on to three years. Then she was ordered liock to the United States. She had a lot of "overtime" men aboard of ber by that time, sailors whose time had expired, bus who pre ferred to wait until they reached the United States U-fore they took their discharges. When the ship was or dered back home, a lot of overtime men from other ships on the Asiatic station were sent to ber to be brought back to this couutry. This machinist call him Bcall bad Just 21 days left of his three year en listment when the ship left Yokohama for San Krancisco via the Hawaiian Islands. All of the overtime men were talking about their trip around from San Francisco to New York by passenger steamer. They bad all ship led at the Brooklyn navy yard, and the navy always sends men to the point whence it takes them when they eullst unless they "waive transporta tion" for the purpose of stopping off at an Intermediary point It took the ship 14 days to "fetch up" Honolulu from Yokohama, nnd then Dcall, the machinist bad five days yet to serve. "Are you going to waive transporta tion nud drop off at San Francisco, or are you going around to New York with us?" the men asked hlui when the ship pulled Into Honolulu. "Don't know yet" the machinist re plied. After coaling at Honolulu which took four days, done leisurely the skipier. of the 6hip decided to take a bit of a run around the Hawaiian Is lands before up anchoring for Saa Francisco. Rcall's time expired on the morning that bis ship was beaded for Lahalua. on the Island of Maul, a lit tle sail of about 80 miles from Hono lulu. The ship dropped her anchor within about 3u0 yards of the Lahaiua beach along toward 3 o'clock In the afternoon. The Island of Maul Is very beautiful to look upon a veritable gem of the ocean. If such a one was ever fashion ed by the band of the creator. Bcall. the machlulst was off w.itcb and standing on the to'gallant fo'c'sle, smoking bis pipe, when the ship cast her anchor off Lahalua. There was some longing In bis quiet gray eyes. He knocked the ashes out of bis pipe, stretched bis arms and then walked down to the mainmast and told the of ficer of the deck that be wanted to see the commanding officer? The command ing officer came out of bis cabin. "What Is It my nianT' be asked the machinist. "My time is out sir." said the ma chinist "I guess I'll take my dis cbarge here." The commanding officer looked sur prised. "This Is rather a queer notion." he said. "You shipped in New York, did you not? 1 should think you would want to get back to the United States after your three years on the China station. Or. at any rate, that you would prefer to wait until we get back to Honolulu. If you want to waive transportation and take your discharge down here among the Islands. Why do you want your discharge today and here?" The machinist smiled as be replied: "Because this Island here. Maul. Is my borne. At this momeut my father aud mother and seven brothers and sisters are on this Island. They are at a place not very far from Lahaiua, call ed Spreckelsvllle. The girl that I am going to marry Is also there. 1 was born In Frisco, but my father came down to this island as engineer of a sugar plantation when I was 2 years old. None of them know that I am within Just a few miles of borne now. I want to give them a little surprise. I waive transportation, aud I'll take my discbarge uow." The commanding officer listened to tbe recital with Interest "Of course we'll give you your dis charge, son," be said, "although I'm sorry to lose you. and 1 bad hoped you might sbrp over. Close mouthed men rre wanted in the navy. You owe us fume thanks. I think, for starting you off at New York, taking you around the world for three years and then fetching you up within nn Lour or so of your homo on the very day your time Is out. To all intents and pur poses, we Lave been a yacht for you." It was rather a renin rkable happen ing for a fact The machinist packed his things and went over the side, amid tbe pleasant salutations of the men, about two hours later, with bis bag and hammock and a couple of thou sand dollars In gold, bis savings dur ing the cruise. A couple of hours later be was with his people aud his sweet heart lu Spreckelsville. It Is a 6mall world. Washington Star. Onions are great absorbents. They should not be left cut for any length of time and then used. To clean sewing; machines, cover al the bearings with kerowine oil, work the machine quickly for a few niinutiH, then thoroughly rub all the nil oil' with rag, and apply machine oil to all the parts which need oiling. THE CHARM OF LIFE Is Lost When the Burden is Tco Heavy. Life Is hardly worth the living with the never-ceasing aches and pain of a bad back. If you would remove the burcVn of backache, resell the cause the kid neys, beam's Kidney Pills will cure sick kidneys, and the cure is lasting. Here is proof of it Mr. Jas. Rine, of No. 2 Thomas ttreet, Bellefonte, Pa., employed in tbe planing mill, says : " I can speak as highly now of Doan'i Kidney Pills as I did years ago, and my case is pretty good evidence that tbe cures made by them are not tempo rary. I have not bad any of tbe severe pains in my back since I used Doan'i Kidney Pills, while before I suffered in tensely. I ascd to be so bad that I could not put on my shoes aud could hardly drag myself around. Though I have slight touches of backache it never amounts to much. I have recommended Doan's Kidney Pills to hundreds of peo ple during the last three year, and I knew of those who have had the greattst relief from suffering by using them. Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by all dealers, price 50 cent. Mailed by Foster- Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y-, sole agents for the U. S, Remember tbe name Doan's and take no sub titnte. Meyer Jonasson & Co., MANUFACTURING RETAILERS Are exhibiting correct LADIES' and MISSES' OUTER GABIHTS D .ily arrival of the latest creations in SILK WAISTS, FURS, FLANNEL WAISTS, SEPARATE SKIRTS, TAILOR SUITS, JACKETS, PETTI CO AT5, TOURIST AND GOLF 5KIRTS AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. The connection of their Pittsburgh retail branch with their New York factory, gives assurance of extraordinary inducements as to nuality, jri and detigu. PITTSBURG, Sixth and Liberty Streets. THE GREfcDY CATFISH. Ilia Eating Capnrltr AVoaderfcl aa Hie liulat Life. The cattisli lloiiss to au ancient type not yi-t fully made Into a fish, and heni-e those whose paired fins are all properly fastens! to the head, as bis ore not bold him in well merited scorn. He has no scales and no irlht colors. His fins are small aud bl.-t head and month are lare. Around his mouth are eight long "smellers," fleshy feelers, that be pushes out as he crawls nlonjj the bottom In search of anything feat he may eat As be may eat anything, he always finds It Ills nppotite is as Impartial as that of a goat Anything, frjm a dead lam prey or a bunch of sunti.su c;,r3 to a piece of tomato can. Is grateful- to In each of the fins, w hich represent bis arms. Is a long, sharp bonei'.wlth a slimy surface and a serrated edge. These are fastened by a ball nud sock et Joint and whenever the fish is alarmed tbe bone Is whirled over and set In place; then It sticks out stitlly on each side. There Is nnotliw such bone In the fin on the back, aud when all of these are set there Is no fisu that can swallow him. When he takes the hook, which he surely will do if there Is any hook to be t.-ikeu. be will s wallow It greedily. As be la drawn out of the water be sets bis three spines and laughs to himself as the boy pricks bis fingers trying to get the book from his stom ach. This the boy Is sure to do, and because the boy of the Mississippi valley Is always fishing for catfish is the reason why bis fingers are always sore. The catfish Is careless of the present nnd sure of the future. After he U strung on a birch branch and dried In tbe sun and sprinkled with dust and has bad tils stomach dug out to ret-over the book. If he falls Into the brook be will swim away. He holds no malice and is ready to bite again nt the first thing in sight Popular Science Monthly. CHINESECOURT HISTORIANS They May Write tbe Tralb.For Tbs-ir Work la Secret. There are court historians In China, as there are In other countries, but there Is one striking difference, and it lies in tbe tact that tbe work of tbe Chinese court historians does not ee the light until the reigning dynasty comes to an end. In this way these Celestial historians have an opportunity to describe most truthfully the virtues and vices of thu valorous rulers and the real slgu I li cence of the events which take place during their regime. They can write what they please without fear of cen sure, for they kuow that their work will not be published as long as the reigning dynasty lasts. This has been the rule for more than O years, the first court historian having been appointed by the Impe rial bouse of Han. which reigned from 2utl B. C. until 5 A. D. Tbe duty of these historians Is to write plain accounts of all the events that occur during their tenure of of fice. At regular Intervals their com pleted work Is taken from them and is locked up In an Iron safe or vault There it remains until tbe first member of a new dynasty ascends the throne. It is then given with all the other histories In the vault to the court historian, who is then living, and from the mass of documents be Is expiti-d to prepare a truthful history of the dynasty which has Just expired. The present dyuasty lias been reigning since 1(110 and consequently no court history has been published since that date. St Louis Post-Dispatch. Rails aa Proaoaarsxl. There are numerous excuses for the pronunciation of the word route, and a man may hardly go amiss to choose bis own style, tlown south they say always rowt. In the north, among the educated classes, we bear root Here also we hear, lower down, especially among tbe hyphenated Americans, rut Tbe Irish, even big folk, say rut Tbe original Webster gives the pronuncia tion as rowt with au admission of root. We have adopted root because of a French leaning. Tbe word rut meaning a deep track In a roadway, cut by the rim of a wheel. Is simply a contraction of route and rout The Century dictionary says root or rowt, preference for root. We also say rootlne for routine; why not therefore, root for route? Uowtine would sound funny. New York Press. He Dlda'l Like rierticea. Judge Martiu Grover of Troy. N. Y.. was at one time approached by a young citizen who wished to be nominated to the s'ate assembly. Tbe shrewd old judge bad certain doubts about bim, which be expressed somewhat freely, and yet be was willing to afford bim a trial. He therefore addressed the as pirant In this way: "Young man. If you will give me your word that you won't steal when you get to Alliany. I'll see what Liu be done about send in you there." "Judge Grover." replied the young man. drawing himself up with great lignity. "1 go hi Albany unpledged or I don't go at alL" Wood Tar. It Is curious to note that wood tar Is prepared Just as It was in the fourth century. B. C A bark Is chosen and .1 hole dug. Into which tbe wood is plac ed, covert-d with turf. A fire Is light ed undern.Tith. and the tar slowly t'rips lato the barrels placed to re- eeive It A Chinese Custom. On the aecessiou of the new emperor of China, he gm-s In solema state to the "Temple of Heaven." iu IVkinz. and formally announces tj bis Im perial predecessor the new titles aau dignities which be ta asauiatd. and exclusive styles of SEA DOG FEARS FOR HIS SON The rronlalng Dor Had Imbibed Suiuv tn lsai;lril Wards. "IIes right." said the weather beaten old man with a fringe of whiskers un der bis chin. 'The feller as wrote that Is steerin straight au no mistake," be added as be bit a piece out of a plug of tobacco. What's the trouble?" asked the man who had sat down near hiui on the park Iteiich. "A father's sorrer. This paper says that lHys ain't eddycated right." "Weil, It's pretty hard to keep them nt their books, and that's fact I've gut a boy whose s;V anfuii.on Is to run away and go to sea." "I-ook out fur 'im. Watch bis eddy cation U-fore It gits too late. I uut my lMy to school, but I didu't take 1aina an keep an eye on him. I went to see the lad the other day, an while I was talkln about old times I started iu to tell him a fo'c'sle yuru. He looked at nie kind o" Inquirtn like an says. 'Ex cuse me, father, but don't you mean forecastle?' You can imagine a par tnt's feelings.. But I led hi 111 on an ould feel myself turnin pale to hear jlm talk alKut bulwarks when be meant bullarks an referrln offhand to the main topgallant sail. What h meant was the mentogallans'L But be didu't know any better. I told bim better, but he Jes' grinned. Now what's that iKiy's chance in life? S'posen be takes a notiou to make a man o' him self an runs away to sea, fur I wouldn't have the nerve, knowln what I do, to recommend bim. What'U the result be? He'll walk up to the lo'suu an ask bim If be ain't the boat swain, an then he'll jes' naturally (ret dropped overboard: ' Washington Star. WHEN FASTING IS FATAL. Loss of Weight Below- a Cerlata Polat Brlag-a Death. During a long fast the dully loss of weight liecomes gradually less and less. Death comes when the total loss ha reached a certain percentage, which percentage varies with the orig inal weight Pat animals may lose half their weight thinner ones per haps two-fifths. A man or woman of rather spare habit, weighing 143 pounds, coulil, therefore, lose about 55 pounds before succumbing. Heart action, respiration and blood pressure remain unaltered during starvation, but the tempera- tore of the body falls nearly a degree In most cases. Tbe secretion of gastric juice ceases, but saliva and bile are still formed. Tbe duration of life tle- H-iids upon the eiteut and activity of the physiological processes. Children die after a fast of from three to five days, during which they have lost a quarter of their weight Healthy adults, however, have fasted tk) days when water has leen taken. Dr. Schaeffer. a German physician, notes tbe case of a woman, aged 47. who died after a fast of 43 days, dur ing which she drank water freely. Her weight, which was 143 pounds a year before ber death, was reduced to 99 pounds. It was a case of sui cidal melaucholia, and the woman pa tiently carried out ber horrible under taking so quietly as to scarcely at tract tbe notice of ber family ar.d died at last calmly and peacefully- without complaiut or apparent evld nee of suf fering. San Francisco Examiner. Prrry'a Bis? Can a. Commodore Perry bad not yet elec trified a grateful nation with bis Im mortal message, "We have met the en emy, and they are ours." While the battle was lu progress the sound cf the guns was beard at Cleveland, alout t'.J miles away in a direct Hue over the water. The few settlers there were expecting the battle and listened with Intense Interest Fluallj- the Rounds ceased. They waited for a re newal. None came; tbe lull was pain ful. Then tlu-y kuew the battle was over; but the result nb! that was the point One old fellow, who had been lying flat with bis ear to the grouud, soon settled that point. Springing up be chipped bis bands and shouted: "Thank Cod: They are whipped! They are whipped:" "How do you know?" the others Inquired. "Heard the big guns Listr Perry's guns were tbe heaviest Buckeye. The Fifth Feminine Are. Until a few days ago 1 bad always supiwsed that there were but four ages lu a woman's life the youug, the still young, the well preserved and the elderly but a man 1 know has added to my knowledge a fifth age. It comes In somewhere between tbe still youug and tbe well preserved. I im agine. I said to bim maliciously: "How old Is Mrs. Blank? Is sbe a young woman?" "Not exactly." be made answer. "She's wed. she's at tbe age when a woman always tells you, when she in troduces her eldest son to you, that sbe was married ridiculously young." Washlugton Post Ills View of It. A little boy bad been sent to tbe dairy to get some eggs, and on bis way back he dropped tbe basket con taining them. "How many did you break?" asked bis mother. "Oh. I didn't break any." he replied, "but the shells came off some of them." There are some 00.000 costermongers who carry on business In the streets of I-oti'loa. Their capital Is supposed to be t'5D,(J)0. while they are said to do a trade during the year of f3.D0, OUO. A Kauras City minister says that It Is a sin to overwork yourself. If that be true, niue-teubs of the country ttiltors are sinners. Astoria Argus. Chinese 1 Mooa. In Chiua the suu aud moon are brother aud sister. The moon Is the elder brother, who look after his rath er silly sister, the sun. This Is exactly the rvvrrve- of our tegemls. which make the suu ihe day kirn? aud tbe gentle muoii lady of the night One day In Chiua. so the legend runs, the suu ask-nl tbe luoou if she couldn't go out at night Tbe moon answered very sternly: "No. You are a young la.lv and It would 1 Improper for you to go out after dark." Then the sun said. "But the people keep looking at me when 1 go out In the daytime." So tbe moon told ber to take the gulden needles that she wore in her hair and stick them luto the eyes of peoP1 when they stared at ber. This Is the reason why no one can look at tbe sua without paiu. A Canaervatlve Parrot. A correspondent of The Spectator tells of aa aged parrot of most con servative Instinc ts. Tht owner bad re cently a new carpet lu ber dining room, where the parrot Uvea, and Pol ly math- herself quite ill with ber strong objection to this Innovation. She screamed "Take it awayT till she was exhausted, and at last she refused to eat ber Tood till they brought a square of the old carpet and put It around the cage. She then at once be came cheerful and reconciled to life, though she will never take ber walks abroad beyond her beloved piece of old carpet The Worat Tart of It. De Jones I hear your firm dis charged you. Suiythe Yes, But I wouldn't mind that so much if they hadn't added In sult to injury. fto Jnries How so? Suiythe They advertised for a boy to fill my place. Chicago News. tt'ark tup las Jtnl. John Bulwer. a quaint writer of the Mrontnonih centnrv. recommends the following three diuner rules: Stridor dentlum. altum silentiuiu. rumor gen tium, which has been humorously tr:iu-lated. "Work for the jaws, a si lent pause, frequent ha-has." What to Fat Gleaning. Clothes turned right side out, care fully folded and sprinkled, are half ironed. To brighten and clean windows, put a teacupful of ammonia to every pail ful of tepid water, wash well with a sponge or soft rag, then dry with a clean cloth, and polish with a leather or au old silk handkerchief. How to Telia Gjod Srcnge. Although the dillVrenee between a good and a bad sponge is very marked, but few people seem able to appreciate it. The first requisite of a good sponge is that it should be dark in color. The beautiful yellow sponges commonly seen in druggists' windows are a delusion and a snare. The natu ral color is a light to medium brown, aud the yellow sponges have been bleached by a vitriol bath, which de stroys their elasticity and makes them wear out much sooner. pEN EXXSYLVAXIA RAILROAD. CaSTCNN STANDARD TIM K IN EFFECT JUNE 27, 1898. OOSSEXSZD SCHCDCL. Train arrive and depart from the station at Jotmatowo aa follows: vcrnrisD. Western Fiprvnn Hou Mi western Kiprni . JohriKtowu Am-omiuiMlaliiHi... Johnxtown AceomijQodiiUua... 4 . "3 a. m. tin " - mo " :J) " facinc r.xprexa.. Way PajuTiflia Pluxburg tipria..... .... . IS! ..Wl oM :iS p. m. .mhii Faat Line Jounatown Accommodation.. IlSTWiBD. Atlantte Ex press. .. Ss-hore Ex prats.. . Altuonu Aet-omuiixluliou lhtjr Kxprrax Min ljue K.preH Altoona A-euuiiuodtlou... .Mall Kxpmm Johnotown Accommodation-Puiladt-lpbia Ex press.. ... Iwi '-- ,1, 4: IS a. m 5.-40 - S:M - . V-.-tO " -.10:15 Z rl p. m . 4:!3 " : " 7:11 " SOMERSET MARKET KEPOK7 J COKKECTKD WKKKLT BY Cook & Beerits, Wednesday, Srj,t. Jljsyj. to pet bo ..2i-l ADDles u ned. a (vauoraled . 1M- -40 to a r IV Apple buiu-r.prr Butter. ( frexh k.t; per (crntiiir, per t . UK- nmwsi per m country ham. per i JOtoUc Ut 6 U ! ID to St- Bacon. J Ml 1 aid lsli prcuira nam, per a . (In. rwr a liouldrr. r-r Ih Beans. f while navy, per bus 1 Lima, per .V Coffee, 1 (treeli. ovT Inwaled. per lb. . .. 10 to l.'r bbl 1 .no to 1.-1) tioCI to 4.l- IV J Pement I uniberlxml, per cement j portiandi u Cornmeal, per fc FUh, lake herrin . ( H 'b''.----P fi'V U .70 , , 1 S l-l per 3u til V. Honey, white clover.per & llc Lard, per , 17 iiVtoc Lime, per bul , ltj MolRHsea. N. ()., per gal y. Onions, per bus ir40to u Potatoes, per bus Hntchea, evaporated, per . . s u'.'uy """"T-J"? TV"? to 1W J N . 'V .. per bbl . ,t Pittsburg, per bbl j oi) liry, y. bua aarka jiy. " 4 bus sa r k s. L 11 "Zi around alum. 1A) h sauka Wr Salt, rn.pw.per a 8tol0e im ported yellow, per ft jc while, A. per B "si-i;'e granulated per ft ,c Ch be or pul venxed, per ft Ac per gul v Sugar. Syrup. suewaiio,c: rmz ' w Vh I low, per 16 aTtole Vinegar, per rn ZJT leV? I timothy, per bus j, , "... VMS. .. . ... , i Heeds. " crimson, perbua "Vim - altalfa, per bua .jo u.ii . A iyae, per bus 7.50 Millet German, per bua j wmie Dearaiess, per buk- 1 :Vi buckwhent, per bu w corn shelled, per bus lSto4se out, per bus 35 u, rye, per bus 1 wheal, per bus.-. bran, per 100 fta "11111 .corn and oata chop, per 100iba H flour, roller proceKa.per bbl . xtb . " prjug paleui and fancy Grain A Feed Floor. ....... . HHIM Middlings. I "bile, per luu ft Ny. 1 red. per luO fta 111s3 CONDENSED TIME TABLES. Baltimore and Ohio Hailxoad. Somerset and Cambria Branch. ORTHWaan. ,ohn"lo Ma" Express.-Roekwood 11 10 a. crsviUe im. Johnstown 1-yu p. m. Jotostowa Aecornmodatlon.-Rockwood Vli p- m;. "ymers H o:: SU)y.lowi..l17. Jdoov eraviilefcia, Johnstown 7 06. SOUTHWARD. t.MUralowuS:J3.r.omeret UJl wood Dally. F. . CXDERWonp. D. B. MARTIN. wnejal Manager. raaaeuger T riffle Manager. fSnyders Tt riaii.rf ft frnnft srT(vtpJ 0 ST room to do a brkk business. WE HAVE BOTH OF THEM. 1 Pure Drugs fresh and good condition. ProQrnnti'nn ComrOQad;D A j ritObllJJLIUll Anything not advertised, ask for J j we are sure to have it. You are always sure of getting tne f 1 Optical Goods S Trusses Fitted. All of the ass a fj f i ? 1 1. ? i- kept in stocK. caiu-iacuuu gutiaunw. SET ; I JOHN N. SNYDElC Druggist. SOMERSirr.p, Louther's Drug Ston Main Street, Somerset, Pa. This Model Dng Store is Favorite mih. Medicines, Dye Stuffs, Sponges, Tm Suppo rters. To ilet A rt icles, Per fumes, &c. TH IKX-TOH ftlVIK l-tK.su.1AI. ATTEWTIOS TOTHECOrX)t SIIilor Loiilier's PrescriBtionsiFamily Eeceij! 0BKATCABC BCINO TAKE TO C81 OSILT FRESH AUD PUEE ARTICLES. SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES, A.nd a Full line of Optical Goods always on hand. From i large assortment all can be suited. THE FIHEST BBAHBS OF CIC-MS llways on hand. It is always a pleasure to display our to intending purchasers, whether they buy from us or elsewhere. J. F.I. LOUTHER f1. D. MAIN STREET - - SOMERSET. Pi Somerset Lumber Yak ELXA.S CTJaSnSTDSTGHVM, MASO-ACTUEEE ASTD DEALEX A5D WHOLESALE AND ReTAILEE OF Lumber and Building Materials. Hard and Soft "Woods Oak, Poplar, MdliM P1L, Walnut. Yellew Pine. Flooring-. Sash. Star Rail. Cherry, Shingle, Doors, Dalnsters. Chestirti Lath, lVhltePlne Blind, Aewel Pout, Klc. A general Unof all f rada of Lumber and Building aterial and Roo'n? ?':t k stock. Also, can famish anything In the line of oar basineas toordi-r with muef ble promptness, sucn.aa Eracke'A odd-slxed.work.IfU-. Elias Cunningham, Office and Tird Opposite S.1CB.B. NEARLY Fiftv-eidit acknowledged the country over aa the Keeofc-mzinir iu value t thre who denire all the news of tbe State ami .!'- publishers of Th k Somkrmkt Herald, Into an alliance with "The New-York papers at the trilling: cot of fiulper year. 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