7 H3 Tl FA2tf AND VIEWS. publication. 2Aaaesn.ent of tie Garden -Season-able Ssgestioci. r:i iwinaaters nex- !". -wbi r-P- .r- - "L.1 . Fen 'a. Bui'' " a 4 -clsci. 1 .r " ertel, fa. -J . ... !' Court cuiuerscl, Fa. AaY-AI-. eoiucnel, rl. j. u. CHjLJs- ii-lAi-i-A. I ' .mcrtti -u ajj juuu "r"ll lUC . L. ti. HAY. ;Ltis-Al-LA. i-V1..l.l.A.. t jtt AAWA4-Vj; i, 1 jl 1 1 "A I-LA W , ttt.. Uiilt Oil MMiU CIVM n. fcj- uiiecUui 1 C cuiJJOii. fa. o...-iu Ui uiiT cre will be Ai'iulUi t i-Al-1. W . isuaicraet Fa. iii 4 KL'i'i'ilL, irr.'tis-Ai-i-A , suiiicnel, Las.-ec u Ll-cr cure will b. x a. . ... j ;u-i--rU to. oltice fcA a.:cil MJ LLitf Cra Of iiiC -THU, U. D., Suiacrarl, fa r''ic; nK to lue dti- rax of Lrug I'xirm. 5-i fcLMXLLL, I fclrs:otli v.' Uie ciU- .n- to te prwmtion Laud curveyor TIVE MUTUAL FIRE 1 AClllij ,t l,r itianr. is " , e 'Stture Town and J- n-. fur information. Secretary. GLOBE, IiCe I'enn'a! u. 1-4 ""-n reiuruUhed - improrenieoia ijlrL,u;"''m1'' of John iat Tuepub iTT ' "'""I'iUarteri whea "Johu Murray. 1. MTBL-IUi. PA. V" (wi Mod aBbniit- "tja-u solicited. and Embalmer. j &OOD HEARSE, j Eit to ruaaia fura- - Saw i.iufc--"- a&JL VOL. XLYIII. NO. 41. OF- Talnable Baal Estate! t u .h.. v " r, - r.; out of nd to u- dirwed. we ill .XHBe to - J T - y u Vi SATURDAY, MARCH 24,1900, a: io a. m. for No. 1, and 2 p. m. tor Na. 2. " v Tiwi real ttute 1 1 1, No. 1. Th borr,ptanl, nfci.iine of eon t1K0.K pii or f groona .u.ie 1B tbi K. C.lLnvin 4 1 1 j . i . . i - " - Mm mtroucri Mreet. on I be w.i by n Hey rl on u ,1.ixJ Ihreanh. ,:v,, re, more or hViug thereon erected Urge twoury fr.mS Dwelling House, nd Dnmerou. oct-bnll die;-, also a frame ttf in th. t. .a i.. I . , f .. . . . e.uniy UninrteJ nui dgrnid e'. lo'lown - Adjoining tas.lsof a'taKJ Hittn-r Jthn .j-uil an.l K.lward Bi.uer oc tne north Jobn H. Lefnt-T ut the wt, the Njuhtvi Ironnid toil C'omrnr nd ciiin. on Uie oulii ind mst nmulniui to liuiidred aod iwenty-wzht itrrrs more or alut one hundrvdand fcinrr.: Uimi-ivsttiereoOiv. iug ciurei, hjivicg Uiereua eivcu-d two fnunc Dwelling Houses one being twtory and the oth-r a one and onhnlr!inr tmlMing.and one Utm. stable auti oliivr buUdiiii:. Terms : tne-th'rd. after payment of dettt and ex-pnw-s to trrviiii a tiea. in li of dower to il.e widow of ichnelLonsc.d-'l.tijeinteret to be paid u beraunnally dunrg ber Datum! iifwime, and at berdmth the principal to be paid u the Dir of raid dee'd ; ! be U.iitnc uown on deiivery of deed, and balance in two equal, anuual payments without IntereKt: oue-third if the hand money to be paid when the pro'rty knocAed oiwn. r'-yuRs'on to be giver on the lt darof April, Al.KX Mt;K U. LONG. WM. 1XU, Trualeea. AiadsiTwTatsr's Sals Valuable Real Estate! Ey virtue of an order of sale sued out of the Orphans i'ourt oINwemei eounly, to ne d.iv-ied, I will offer for sale at public oot ery on the premiw of the late Ariaiiue small, in bade township, said eonnty, on SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1900, at I o'clock P. M.. the following valuable real estate, viz : A tract of land sitnate In Fhade township, Somerset county. ia , adjoining lands uf Mu Mio M-knjces, Hurt rloif. John lwener. Joseph r le-gie and ollien. enntaiuing 4- acros more or leas, having a two-etory LOG HOUSE. itab'.eand other outbuilditis thereon erected, alMan ubuudant snppiy of m'ur and fruit. Terms : One-half of the purchase money to be paid on confirmation of sale and delivery of deed, balance in one year. Ten per rent, of the pur chase money io be paid as soon a the prop erty K knocked down. l"ef-rred payments to be secured by 'udementon the pretnisea. BENJAMIN A. fcM A LL. Administrator of Adaiine rmall. dee'd. Col born t olborn. Attorneys lor Administrator. DMIXISTRATOR'S NOTICE. rotate of Henry . P. tantela. late of Jenner township, botnerset eoanty, dee d Letters of administration on the above estate having been granted u the undemgned by toe proper authority, notioe i beJ-iy giv en to all persona knowing ibemeive indebt ed to said wtate to make immfduatc payment and tuoae having claims or demands aeainst the aan-.e to present tliera duly aulbentK-ated or setllenient on Saturday, the 14U. day of April, isw, at late resi.ice of dr-e'd. LIZZIE IiASIKI.'. JuU. SC. DAN IKK. Ueo. K- Scull, AdniDlrktors. A ttorney. DMIXISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Kstate of Adaiine Kmall, late r Shsde township, Somerset county, lJu dee'd. Lei tern of adminint ration on the above estate having bet-n granted to the nmlervgaed by the prope' authtmtv, notice Is hereby given to ali person indebted to id esuoe to make linmcdiale pavment, and those having claims gainst UK satne to present thrin duly au tbenucated for seiueinetil to toe adminUtra tur BESJAMIS A. f MALI, Administrator. X OTICI oiice is nereoy gien imi nw uuunnsu has mad-? apolKmuoD to the rie-nMarv ol Iu-U-rnal Aflairi fora warrant foriila'Tra of Ine proved land situate In Shade township, Som enset c.untv. Fa., adjoiuing utnds I JUh Ix)wrv'ctRim and John Khoadfn the east. Philip I'niinrerand Joitalhan 'iull on the souih. Iavid siatlerand ir.-ory Zimmerman on toe weauand Charts stti-r on llie nortn- W1LUAU C I' VI Kit, Mrt-h T. 1100. Unt-kstown. Pa. A DM IN ISTRATORS' NOTICE. tAilecfHinm Tresaler. late of Northamp ton towniibip, aero letters of admini.slratkKi on tbe above es tate having beeu granted to the nndenngned bv tne proper an-, boriiv, notice is It-reby giv en to all prrns tueoted to Haid estate to makeimund:aie payment, and Ui b';n clamps against the same to pfwut I"m aoiy auUtenuxted for settlement on Ibursday. tlH? id 1hv of Mar;h. !), at tae Uie re deneeofdece.aed. JOHy ,. tRM AX. John a. Ubl, Atty. Admiui.trato . NOTICE CF APPEALS. V vice i hrebv given ths! appr! will he bAd im. ! .he .-vs..nt. u mi-Joner.' .mce. twmerset, '-'-'' 'h' e.c.istric,. f the entyoT-rca aJ cVrttloOs fci:n? Kenwelvea gruv.d at "w-"" "'"J--".A -n.l orovided. The app-ai. w.l! i- bl5 on the above nei U.V.. between the Uonri of 9 o'clock A. M. and i oWrt A.,, . J A ?U K'J T- Jobs R. V. R. J HN AHAN. N OT1CE. -' . , , ..t .cr.licatinn Thit the nnaenogneo " , - to .s,eretary o Inlenuil Atot-" J ranter iwelv li! acres f ,,,'Jk "J or .H,e Humo- rt on .hr -U '-""ne bertoniiie mum. .. ,..,rih. west and iw r0"7 Vki.-t lufk Township. JTch. I!, I"X MiUord station. Fa. J?m A FARM Within S or 4 title, of ZZ nr. I gas. bathroom and modern cieO, eJ Pnce r r-e from minr(C, et eni nieaaotcripuoo of yoar fc'""- 11 O. HnKMlKwit-tt, ILiielw.aid. pitlsburr. P. JEGAL NOTICE. To Ella Cotigbemwr. of J?--and t-harles sbuita, readeuce unknown. Von are hereby notified that In P? rf..rit of l'" '?,'T. 1 plums' t ourt ot Somerset Cwui -J- tdnlr.0..eHte ihe pf'"-u ItJate dale of iludaick limos, de-easl. " HI ? airhope .owns-.ip. 7T-l no nday.tbe lllh day Tm and where you can attend tf you tbtna SbsOfflce. J-Bnertl ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE. E.tateof Elitatth Trent, at.f SbJnrcrk township, ueceaaed Letter, of ad rr.Mon J" tate having tmem granut D."nLrrtlir . by toe proper auibority. TZ u, rrmadTjf-Tbtv.nl make Immediate payment, anu claims atnst .be same to preaeol 'J ault1eu..c-tl ft aetuement . " J'i Adam IsuaU X e It Cures tha Cocgh. CURB THE COUGH Br. J ames' Cherry Tar Syrup is a safe," reli able aire for cough or cold. Pleasant to take soothing and healing in its influences. Does not change, no matter how long it rcay stand. Last dose is alway3 cf exactly the same " strength as the first. At Drag Stores. 25 Cents a Bottle. In"t Accept THE- First Nalional Baiilc -OF- Somerset, Penu'a. Capital, S50.000. Surplus, S44.000. UNOIV'DED S5.000. PHOFJTS ec posit rcccivc. a Lanai aavaatau. ccouNTa o (chsnti, raaaicaa stock oca Lena. ab)o oTMCaa solicited -DISCOUNTS DAILY. - EOARD OF DIRECTORS. CHAS. O. Kl'O, CitAJ. K. HCl'LL, JAMD U Fl"4ri, W. U. M1LLEK, JoiLN li. m. ROHT. S. teCLLL. FRED V. BIEaECKiB EDWARD KTU-. t : PRESIDKKT. VALETIK HAY, : VICE PRrXI DE"T. UAKVEI Si. BERKLEY, 'AijHlEB Ths funds and seenrittefi of this wli are a enrelv protected in a celebrated I okll tsra- slak Paoop tiAFa. Xce oniy safe made abao- iuteiv boriax-proot. Jacob D Swank, Watchmaker and Jeweler, Next Door West of Lutheran Church, Somerset, - Pa. BaBBSBSSSSSSSSBSaaBSaaBSSsl I Am Now prepared to supply the public - - with Clocks, WaLL-hea, and Jew elry of all descriptions, as Cheap aa the Cheapest. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. Ail' work guaranteed. Look at my stock before making your purchase. J. D. SWANK. .HUB'S NEW SHOE STORE! MEN'S BOYS . WOMEN'S, GIRLS' tial CHILDSEN'S SHOES, OXFORDS v4 SLIPPERS. Black and Tan. Late Styles and Shapes - at lowest CASH PRICES Aujoininf Mrs. A. E. UhL South-east corner of square. SOMERSET, PA. Mj . CO YEARS W EXPERIENCE a Traoc Manaa 'f t i i CnnitMHTI AC . . . im ssadlag a an. aeaertstioB axT l..y as Commsnsra- plinuj taAes lb rows atona A Co. reostva nsnat witkout cbsrsa, la tba Scientific Jlmcncam A ksnAsomely Ittneated weekly. fcllNH I Co.3S,Bl-TN6W York yv,. sst ovtat is Hrs. awtAMls aasd at CEXTRAl STATE IGHkd SCHOOL LsX'K B At t. (fttatsa Ca.l PA. gUnuj faeslty, vmri eousi. tc4 hbrar, Bitxlsra srw ' lsbr-TT sa- grasaa ... huvlaat kaiU'an, eBl.smvs grosaaa nrV msi,Miumsi. taa la a!liuna " wW ' " " Jj.oracrt is Ma. ,iittoTHia.Tp iVi,-,-. m4 t iilcr.ti ealsima. jsa !-. ra.B r-. U rs. t, - V " -fr" ' jr J KcnJ most softly rad va v 4 i-l-y t:t a:i 1 c 1 1 r . . ia fJat;r4 eecas vLcaujctio , by w.itcn rata.A it li-t ltrl:irrs bsaaty's cUarir, trci f ;tLc f biii'S'il toucU to txt lt: ii : t roo-n or dir.in;: itxi; , it tl c to barra-Mir; 5)' 11 hmfpnts cr tlerCTLtitl.r. m !'a- tred hy v"1 r.-r "lc pvct Ml 1 -A 1 Bom SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, A FOE JHAEC3 It U the roaring rcoatb of March. The wild northeaster bend tbe larch ; Tbe Kray rain beaxins' on the wold Ha cloaed tbe crocua cju of gold. Adowo the dale, adawa the dale, Tbe tbrosb ppea aadiy to the gale ; His soqK i aa4, aud I would bear Tbe antbetn of the eotniog year. But there will be an April day Tbi thrush will pips another lay. And we will find on greener hill White violets and daffodil. March SL Nicholas. DUFFER OF THE REGIMENT. "Poor fellow, you are really awfully hard on him, Stella! I must say I like him!" "It's all very fine for you, Cousin Jane, to talk like that, seeing that you haven't been proposed to by hiin on an averajie of once a fortnight ever since the (Seventh Itegiment was quar tered here." Stella was generally voted the pret tiest and nicest girl in Exuiinster by the Seventh, who paid her court in large numbers, but none with such as siduity aa little Tommy Laselled the "Duller," as he was called by bis brother officer, who, n.Hwithstanding, were roughly kind to bint kindness for which they hardly guessed the "Duffer'' was supremely grateful; he had the softest heart bidden away in a rather quaint little body, and other things of which nobody surcted him, or perhaps thu story would never have been written. But to return to Stella. "Now," she said, "if it were Major Landadowne, I could understand yojr championship, whereas, tbe Lascelles boy. lieaUy, Cousin Jane, where can your eyes be?" "In my head, like yours, my dear, but perhaps they see a trifld more be low tbe surface. Little Lducelles is one of those people who are more or leas laughed at all their lives; then they die, and, lo, and behold ! people find, to their huge surprise, that the work they did in the world so quietly and u nob trusively could hardly be bettered, and that they tbembelves will be difficult to replace." Stella's expression was a study. Her Cousin, Mrs. Ogilvie, a shrewd but kindly student of human nature. could have sworn that a smile hovered for a second on her lips, and that some thing very like tears were in her eye, but the girl's next words made ber think that she had imagined it. u Vou love to dream that geese are swans, 1 know," she said, "and it s such a charming gift to have ; but we aren't all like thaL" Almost as she spoke the door opened Mid Major Lanadowue was announced, then-Captain Freke, aud a few mo ments later, Mr. J-Ascelles. T.ie last comer was relegated to Mrs. Otlvie's tender mercies. Apparently S:ella was too much occupied with ber other guests to have a word to spare, and the little man sat beside Mrs. Ogil- v.l, sipping his tea, and talked. That lady observed that he was look ing at Stella with curious inteutness. It almost seemed as if be wanted to carry away some "brain photograph" of her, to learn ber features off by heart for future reference. Presently he ro-e to go. Stella laid ber hand in his in a hasty, perfunctory kind of way, but she found she could not withdraw it youni; Las otlles. held it fast fur a moment. This is a long good-by," be said, very gravely; "you know we are order ed to the front to-morrow I gu uorth to see my people, and on Thursday we sail." Mrs. Ogilvie saw Stella's face grow deadly pale; she saw, too, that young Lascelles had noted it and that be glauced toward Mj r Lansdowne. If be had said out his thought it could hardly have been plainer: "She carts for him aud is anxious for his safety." Then another thought as quick a lightning aud that he did speak out: "Do believe me," be said, in his quiet, gentle way, "tbatifl can shield him for your sake iu any way it shall be done." An expression of cimplete bewilder ment on Stella's tace, noted by Mrs. Ogilvie, was quite lost upon young Las Oeiles whose eyes seemed euddeuly to have grown curiously dim. He moved toward the door, stumb ling once or twice. A seemingly boundless veldt, here and there its monotony broken by strips ol ground a little browner than the rest, with no growth of low shrubs opon them, showing that the Ltud there had beeu cultivated. But in the British camp there was a bay bum going on. It was almost a city jo large, ao full of life aud move ment. In the general's tent a group of of - fi.vrs were discussing the serious situa tion of a small detachment of troops who were stationed at tbe small town of X , and who (news bad just been brought) were to be attacked by the eneoiy the next day about noon. The wires bad been cut, so to warn by telegram a as impossible to detach regiment to go t their help was equally so e'fery man was needed to bold the present important position until tbe reinforcements should come up. It was too lit to signal tneouij possible thing was to send a mounted messenger, bt:ttbe general hesitated. It meant almost certain death and might do no good. "If anybody volunteered" he be gan. The words were hardly out of his mouth when a quiet voice said: "May I go sir? I have got rather a good horse," A very alight, rather inaignincant looking little man came forward. The general looked him up and down. "What are you doiug iu here?" he asked. "I didn't know you were busy, air. 1 came to speak to you about something but It will keep. May I go UX ?" "Hum well, yes if you lika. I aup pose voa know that there is very little chance of your getting there alive ESTABLISHED 1827. those fellows are such infernal shots?' tne eider man eyed the younger again aud tbe latter did nt seem to mind tbe scrutiny. His eyes (his one good feature) met ths general's fear- lessly and gravely, but he said nothing. Tbe general suddenly held out bis hand. "oa have grill" be said. "I very much hope they won't shoot you!" "Gawd!" muttered Colonel Willis, of the Eightieth, "That's tbe chap the Seventh call the 'Duffer of the Regi ment.' " The chief turned sharply around. ijo ineyr' sau ne. "Well 1 may tell you that he's a chap I'm proud to have in the service;" and with that be turned to bis papers and became ab sorbed in their perusal. Across the hare brown veldt a solita ry horseman made his way. "Rather a good horse," he had said, which was hardly doing the animal justice. It was the fleetest in the regiment, and had won macy a race before young Lascelles bought it. Inside his coat lay the d'upatchs, which, did they ever reach their desti nation, would save tbe lives of hun dreds of his fellow-soldiers. That thought spuired him on when half-tempted' to draw rein for a mo ment from tbe exhaustion resulting from the sheer strain and tension of that long, lonely ride. The way seemed endless, the time an eternity, but at last he knew he must be near bis destination. Just then an agonizing pain in his head, another where a bullet grazed his ear and sent tbe warm blood over his face, turned him sick and faint. Every moment he seemed more and more to lose control over bis limbs but he clutched bis horse's mane with one hand and guided it with the other, pulling himself together with a supreme effort of will, and at last rode into X . He fainted as somebody help ed him off his horse, but bis work was done.. They moved out at dead of night to join the main body of the army, carry ing young Laseelles with tbem, and got safely back to camp. In her pretty drawing-room at; Ex minster sat Mrs. Ogilvie and Stella. The morning papers bad just arrived, aad they bad rushed to open them. Every one just then was hungry for "war news," so there was nothing ex traordinary in Stella's almost feverish anxiety each morning and evening f r tbe "latest intelligence," Bat on that morning she suddenly laid down the paper and burst into tears. Mrs. Ogilvie crossed the room and put a pair of very motherly arms around the sobbing rirl. "What is it, child T' she whispered. Stella pointed to a name in the list of the "seriously wounded." It was that of Lieut. L belles, of the Seventh Regiment. Mrs. Ogilvie's eyes held a question which Stella answered. "I love him," she said, "aud have loved him for ages and now he will never know." "Never know!" That was uot Mrs. Ogilvie's idea at all at d tbe next pas senger steamer to "the front" carried tbe two ladies on board, bound for a certain town In South Africa, where a hero lay wounded, but mercifully not "unto death." What passed at that first meeting wiio can relate? How Stella went into tbe hospital ward, and he, seeing her emiog, ould nardly believe tne evi dence of his own eves. BjtSu;llait certjuuly was, though a S:elLa he had not yet seen. Stiectrnj up to him and kaelt d iwn bjsidj hii bd. "I have come," she said, simply. ' just to tell you that I love you, that I havi loved you all along, and that I caa't live without you." Tbe nursing sister is wont to declare th.it it was a mysterious thing the ra p'.dity of Mr. Lascelies's recovery d iiing from lb it visit, and soon after h9 was invalided home on sick leave. Djring tbe time be wm in England there ctme a day wua England's queen distributed to her brtvest s !dier- some little iron crosses with the word: 'For VAlor" thereon, and thone whom she specially singled oat to speak word hich no man would care to f-rget so long as he lived was no other than little Liscellea the "Duffer of the Regi menL" London Leader. While ftsre is life there is hope. I was afll'Cted with catarrh; could neither taste nor smell and could bear but little. Ely's Cream Balm cured it. Marcus O. Shautz, Rah way, X.J. The Balm reached me safely and the effect is surprisiug. My son says the first application gave decided relief. Respectfully, Mrs. Franklin. Freeman, Dover, X. H. Tbe Bjlm does not irritate or cause sneezing. Sold by druggists at 50 iU or mailed by Ely Brothers, 50 Warren St., Xew York. Preacher's Predicament. When people get to telling stories of dinners they've attended, there's no end of it ! One woman, however, does invaria bly get applause when ehefindianew audience and tells them of the agjny of a clergymia who sat next her oa a memorable occasion, opon which their hostess had actually risked uuajsuu dessert plates that cost $2) each. Even their cost did not ease the mind of the poor cleric who had to eat his ice from the pinky stomach of a scant ily draped Oriental dancer who was trying to dance herself into the graces of a Suah on a divan. A gay young blad-opposite got the Madonna plate intended for the church dignitarr. "He Laughs best who laughs last." If you take Ilood'sSarsaparillayou may lauh first, last and all the time, for it will make you well. Marie "She's going to school until she's 25, ao she say a" ifartha "Heavens, but she must be homely!" Kansas City Independent. MARCH 21. 11)00. Wily the Caucus is 3eceisary. From tb Philadelphia Inquirer. All aorta of persons are scurrying about tbe SUte these days arguing agalntt caucuses and advocating the nomination of candidates for the next Legislature who will refuse to go into a caucus either for the nomination of a United States Senator or for any other purpose. When yon find a man argu ing that way you may be sure that there is something wrong politically with bim. Men who do this sort of thing are tbe highwaymen of politics men who would break np a great party if necessary, in order that they them selves might profit by the crash. Of course all such persons belong to that coterie known as "insurgents" - and "bolters." A caucus is a prime necessity of any political organization cr party. This free conntry of ours is founded upon the great principle of majority rule. Once break that great principle and you have left only anarchy. An illus tration of the necewaty of the caucus is to be found in tbe contest in tbe House of Representatives at Washington over the Puerto Eican bill. It is absolutely neceaary, if tbe policies f the Repub lican party are to be carried out, that tbe party shall be a unit- President McKinley himself advocated a free ex change of goods between the United States and Puerto Rico. Tbe Ways and Means Committee, having goce over tbe matter thoroughly, concluded that a free exchange would leave tbe island without sufficient income. The com mittee, therefore, brought in a bill fix ing tariff duties at twenty-five percent. of tbe present rates. There was a very serioiu division in the House, and for days there was fear that tbe party might split, and that enough Republicans would bold out or join the Democrats to enact a Demo cratic measure. In this contingency a Republican caucus was called, and tbe caucus agreed upon a bill making tbe rate fifteen per cenL and it was adopt ed. But for that caucus, in the result of which President McKinley acqui esced, a serious condition of affairs would now exist. Republicans who were opposed to any duty wbatever went with tbe majority of tbe party when the wishes of that majority bad been made known. Caucuses in Congress and in every other legislative body in the United tates are considered essential and are always held, but at this late day insur gents and bolters are traveling around Pennsylyanla with the intention of breaking up tbe time-honored custom and sowing discard in the Republic ranks. Wben men are to be placed in office n the various counties of the Common wealth primary elections are Lei j. A primary election is really a caucus. Voters choose either delegates to a con vention or, in some counties, directly between candidates. When these can didates once have been nominated tbey become tbe candidates of tbe entire party. There is no other way of select ing tbem, and wben party voters re fun to be governed by the will of the ma jority they become bolters. It is just as necexoary fr party caucuses to be held at Harrisburg when a United States Senator is to be elected aa it is for counties io bold primaries or for Congressmen to caucus over tbe selec tion of a Speaker. In tbe Last legTla-' live session a regular caucus of tbe Re publican members was called, aud Sen ator Qaay was made tbe nominee. In no other way could the w ishes of the msjority have been discovered. Cer taiu enemies of ioay refused to con sent to msjority rule, and firmed a bolt ing party of their own. The result was chaos. It is now proposed by tbe in surgents to set up candidates in various d'slricts wbo, while pretending to be Republicans, will refuse to unite with tbe Republican majority unless that majority should happen to go their way. Suppose that a minority of Republi can members of tbe House at Wash ington bad refused to support tbe can didate of the caucus, Mr. Henderson, for Sp aker! Such methods do not omaiend them selves to honest men. If a candidate takes a party nomination it is his duty to sink bis individual preference and abide by the mtjority decision. In no other way can business be transacted. If it were not for tbe caucus twenty different Republican candidates might l named for Senator, and in such a stateof affairs it might well b-i that the Democrats would elect their candidate to office. As a matter of fact, it is very well known that tbe Democrats will have a candidate for Senator in the next Legislature and tbey will act to gether, and it is also very well known that tbe insurgents, wben they can not elect men of their own way of think- ! ing lo the Legislature, will undertake to elect Democratic members. The in surgent movement to-day is a Demo cratic movement, and we warn tbe Re publicans of Pennsylvania, if they lend their aid to tbe nomination of candi dates who will not Agree to act with the majority of the Republican party, that tbey will be giving their support directly to a Democrat already picked ' out. j AH Republicans have a right, as have all Democrats, to their own individual opinion and preferences, but wben their party has taken a stand through a con- j ferenoe known as a caucus their duty is to obey tbe voice of tbe majority. A member who sets his own opinion above the opinion of the majority of his prty i associates, after a fair and square vote has made the majority will manifest, becomes mere party wrecker In deed, be is worse than that, for be seeks to overthrow tbe very foundation of government, which is majority rule. Tbe Republican caucus in Washing ton fixed upon the terms of the Puerto Rican bill and President McKinley, good Republican that he i", refrained from pressing bis own personal views and gave all bis influence to tbe adop tion of the caucus measure. Where President McKinley leads no genuine Republican in Pennsylvania need fear to follow. President McKinley believe in the caucus, for it is the only way by which a great political party can act unitedly and Successfully. Men in Pennsylvania claiming to be Republi ri or cans wbo refuse to follow McKinley are not Republicans at alL In advo cating candidates for tbe Legislature who will not abide by Republican cau cuses tbey ars advocating party wreck ing and, could tbey have their way, tbe Legislature would be handed over to the Democrats and all important legislation would be made impossible. Let no Republk-an candidate be nom inated nnlow be will agree to abide by the decisions of the Republican ma jority. Cropja Prisoa. Tae loue rock of St. Helena, whitber tbe captive Boer General Crocje is be ing conveyed, lies almost midway i.i the South Atlantic Ocean, some 1U0O miles west of Africa and near 3juU miles east of South America. Its total area is but forty-seven square miies, and rugged and precipitous cliffs from 6.X) to 3 feet high encircle the island, protecting the two principal inlets. These are Jamee' 15 ly and Sanday Bay, the fiwmer affording an ex cellent liarbor.on which are Jamestown, Ruperts aud Lemou Valley, and bth harbors are strongly fortified. It was here that Crouje's famous predecessor was brought on October 15, IS 1-5, to die six years later, on May 5, IS.'I. According to the last census taken, the island in IS71 bad a population cf 0241, including natives of mixed E u- ropean and Asiatic origin, Wtst Afri can negroes and whites, the last com prising the government oiHeial, tbe garrison, merchants and farmers. St. Helena has already a place in his tory, being inseparably associated with the name and declining fame of Na poleon. For six years tbe great Frc nch comniitu.ler was a captive on the lone ly island. It is very hard to stand idly by and see our dear ones suffer while awaiting tbe arrival of the d ctor. Ao Albany (X. Y.) dairyman called at a drug store there fjr a doc-tor to come and see his ehild, then very sick with croup, Xot finding the doctor iu, he left word for him toome at once on his return. He also bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which he hoped would give some relief until the doctor should arrive. In a few hours he returned, saying the doctor need not come, as the child was much ' better. The druggist, Mr. Otto Scholj:, j says the family lias since recommend-1 ed Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to tbeir neighbors and friends until be has a constant demand for it from that prt of the country. For sale by all druggists. How and What to Eat Overeating is the error which causes j so much bad health. It is the chief, cause of indigestion, which, in Urn, : is the first cause of constipation. Then may follow piles, scrofula, catarrh, it hlf nr mow nf thn th HUlSat flesh is heir to. Taking but two meals a day will help one to eat less. Hit ? 1 ouly plain food, well cooked, uot hi re fried. Fried eggs and fried potatoes are two good foods badly cooked. E.tt twie baked bread, whole wheat, mush and milk, potatoes, hominy and rice, fruit, butter and eggs the last two sparingly. Et very little meat, none fried, and not much gravy.pies or cakes. In addition to tbe above, bathe three times a week, and you will tn two mouths be cursd of any oneof tbe tbrve diseases mentioned. After this be a rather light eater as well as a wise one aad you will stay welL Reader. We have saved many-doctor biils since we began using Chamberlain's Ccugh Remedy in our home. We keep a bottle open all the time and whenever any of my family or myself bgin to catch cold we begin to use the Cough Remedy, and as a result we never have to send away for a d e:or ani incur a large doctor bill, for Chanberlain's Cough Remedy never foils to cure. It is certainly a medicine of great merit and worth. D. S- Meakkle, Oeneral Merchant an i Farmer, Mtttie, Gilford county, Pa. For sale by all druggists. Biecher Alrises a Speculator. The story is told in an article in "The Anecdotal Side of Mr. Beeeher," in the March Ladies' Home Journal, of a member of Plymouth church, who l.ad lost heavily in V all-street speculation and failed in business, wbo went to tbe great preacher one day and voluntarily promised that he would not ("peculate for one year. At the end of six months, however, he went to his pAstor and asked to be released from bis promise. "I can make more in one week than I am now making in a year," he said. Mr. Beecber refused to release bira. "Do your speculating on paper," he said, "and at the end of the year tell mi bsw you would have come out had I let you gr." At the end of the year the would-be speculator reported to Mr. Beecfcer: "If I bad actually made those deals I would have failed three times in the six months." Mr. M. Powell, Dora, Ind., writes, "I have been cured of partial paralysis and nervous prostration by Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer, after being d scour aged by failures of all other forms of treatment." Will answer all letters. Wben all others fall, take Brant's Cough l-alsam; it never fails 25 cents. For sale at (Jarman's Dru Store, Berlin, Pa, and Mountain A Son's Drugstore, Confluence, Pa. Sis Address. Tbe following, from an English pa per, will be enjoyed by peakers who have found themselves called upon to address audiences already wearied by excessively long speeches: A certain man was invited to speak at a local gathering, and being nobody in particular, was placed last on the List of speakers. Moreover, the chair man introduced several speakers whose names were Dot on the list, and tbe au dience was tired out wben be said, in troducing the final "peaker, "Mr. Bones will now give us his address." 'My address," raid Mr. Bones, ris ing, "is 551 Park Villas, a W., and I wish you all good night." QLo WHOLE NO. 2538. Tie. Tattader-3ngs. In many parts cf Switzerland the noisy Junebuzs are known as thunder-bugs. Tbe follow '.ng amusing story is told of some simr-ia peasants who dwelt iuadeep valley ntar Ba-el. A long drought bad ujade the scil so bard and dry tbat tbe people frared their harvests would be ruined u tilers they soon Lad rain. .As their prayers and processions proved alike unavailing. they longed to iry some more effica cious means of raiu-raakicg. A joker, hearing of tbeir quandary, now gravely bade tbem go to Bsel and buy a little thunder at the drug store there, asctring theia that if tbey only let it loose in tl.eir valley tbe rain would soon follow. The peasants, bear ing this, imruediaieij sent a deputation to the city. Eaterit: the largest aud most fashionable apothecary shi p, tbe spokesman ir.fvraied the clerk that be bad come to buy soiue thunder. Tbe cletk, who was not devoid of hu mor, gravely at-ed a few leading ques tions, then went into t!ie rear of the are, ss.in:r Iih wouifl g;-t what they wanted. . Sl-p ir.g out iuto the garden unseen, he caught a few June-bugs and packed thetu carefully iu a large pill box. This be wraprn-d up and solemn ly delivered to the wailing peasants, making so small a charge that they openly regretted not having knotvn aooner that tbucder could bepurcoared so cheap in Basel. The men now set out on their return journey, ai;d as the apothecary bad gravely charged them not to open the U'X until they reached their village, they passed the little parcel from baud to band, welched and shook it, and grinned at etich other with deiigbt when tbey heard a. faint rumblicg noi.-e within. Tbeir ittiptieuce to see what this j thaudt-r m!gLt lock like so engaged their artenti.Hi that they did not cotice clouds loomicg up behind Item, when they rea hed the tcp of the j ""Jn!ains at the f.-ot of whii b lay i ,,:'-ir tillage, they dttermine-J to wait 1,0 ior,gr. au,l "iEed the box. With ud bulz. the June-bu. rescutir their imprisonment and violent shak ing, now flew, as l.ik would have it, li'ectly over the vilLice, while the dep utation ratvd wildly down the mouut ain side with the empty pill-box. The people were all cr the market place ready to receive them, and as a.n as they apjiesred clamored to see tL thunder they had purchased. The men sheepU-bly confessed what they hsJ done, but titt-Iured all would yet right, becaue tbe thunder-bugs bad ll.iwn traight over the village, aad the raiu would dounilr. soon follow. For tunately for tl.etu, the first black cloud ju-t then appeared over the top of tbe uioutita.n, ai.d the jieop.V, perceiving it, gave a loud shout of joy. Iu a short ti:ue ail were chlijed to take refuge in their dwellings, for the rain came dot n in torrents drenching the soil, and thus saving all tiie people from the threatened famine. Legends of Si;z- erland. A Qaiet Hjcjeholl Let the many mothers who have th-ir lives made a burden by the inces sant tea.-ing cf their children teach them to do something, and iusist on their doing it. When I was only 5 years old I was given a yard eq'jare of burlap an old ciitT.'e suck aud in structed bow to ravel out a 2 inch bor der all the way ground, a .id then tie it to make fringe. Then I was given scissors aud old flannel tags and cut them into strips of uniform width. I was then supplied with needle, thread and thimble, anil taught to sew the strips to the fringe! cotje sack. It made a very pretty rug for the bed room. I was also taught to darn and refool st'-ckings. When I and my sisters became noisy or quarrelsome we were set to work. After awhile we had rather do the work than play. Miss O. Adams. A. R D Fluent, editor of the Jour nal, Doylestown, Oiio, suffered fora uutut-er years fro'n rhej-naMsm in his riuhr shoulder and side. He says: "My right arm at tims was entirely tie!es. I tried Chamberlain's Pain I'Jiltn. and was surprised to receive re lief almost bn.uedia'ely. Tha Pain Btiin las beeu a coii.-Laat compaciin of tniue ever siuce a-id it never fails." For sale by all druir'.s. Ironing Shirt Waists. When ironing a colored mis', eith er of silk or cotton fabric, one should not u-e loo hot au iron, and yet it must be bot enough to iron snoothl with out blistering or sticking to the starch. An overheated iroa irj jres bright col ors as much as .1 i hot water and poor soap. In ironing a sik waist place a piece of cheese eioih over the grtrment andiron as anyordiuary article. By doing this the natural appearance of the siik Ls preserved and this would be in possible if the irou were brujbf io direct contact with it- Fannia Malin, in the March Woniau' Home Com panion. Spoiled His D izs. A town that has played its part in history for more than 1 years ought to be forgiven for Ix-ing a little sleepy by this time, altaojn its new neigh bors may beincliue-1 to poke fun at iL It is told that a B:a Ieasbjrg merchant was dozing in his store one d y when j a little girl cam: in witti a pitcher and asked for a qucrt of molasses. Tne merchant yawned, stretched himself, opened his eyes and then said ia an injured bne: "Well, ftia't there nohody whit sells is classes in Bltdensburg but ras?" Trim the fruit tries ao as to have the too c-Dea and free.' not llowi;i auv of 1 .i K-.t . ! ... j ..... ... .-- - I 7" u "? "'"I j of .young tree as tUsnap, u hen 3a- ed, ani the e-itLaj aay of the smad limbs can be Uane with less ii'jury to j the tree when it Ls young than other time. at any I A wheelman's tool bag isn't complete without a bottle of Dr. Tf.otnas' Eclee tricOd. Heals cuts, 1-niUe?, slings, spfttiu. Monarch ever pair. r'min th Phila'teipnia K-corJ. 1 A The iuo: rsstfutial p;rtiou of the gar den work is the making of the soil aa fiae as possible. The manure should be evenly spread over the grouud and then well incorporated with the soil. This i done with tbe harrow in large gardens, but th- f-jiade, hoe and rake are u-ed on sttisil plots. One mistake made with gardens is in using manure that is not well decomposed. The seeds of vegetables are very stuall, and where the manure is coarse and containing portions of cornstalks, many of the seeds are covered iu a manner to des troy them. When the rake is used the litter remaining ou the surface should be raked off aud thrown tack on the manure heap. Another advantage in u-ing fine and thoroughly decern posed manure Is tbat the seeds cf weeds and grass r re usually destroytd during the process of decomposition, and less work wili thus be requirtd iu the garden, The plowing or spadiag should be deep, which will lie a partial protevtioa araiust drought, and the sj:acs be tween the rows should be hoed after every rain, which not only destroys weeds, but serves to prevent lose of moisture frotn the soil. It is not wise farming to attempt to iuk.e an impoverished farui produce heavy crops, as the land will tecome poorer every year unless something is put cu the laud to compensate for loss. With a poor farm n? should expect to incur a loss for a year or two. Take time aud grow greeu crips to be plow ed under, and use lime, fertilizers id manure, eell'og nothing off the fa rut that can tie used on the farm. Any farm can be improved, but it requires time to get the larid bark to its original condition after it has Utn cb-sely crop jfd for years. Cottonseed Uiertl should 1 used on till fi.rais where stock is kept, if possi- " r !e, as it greatly eoru-l:es the manure, tmie farmers, especially those who imw tohavi u.-e it directly on the lt:d as a fertiliz r, and when the mar kft price of cottonseed does n t exceed per ton, it is considered equal to some frrtUiers, a it contains nitrogen, ph'-pLrric acid itnd potash iu a par tially available firm. It is m ire prof itable to fted it, however, aud thus de rive m ire prollt from its use. A s nail quautity of land plaster ia the iiilii cf corn iii be found benefi cial, as the piaster absorbs moisture from the atmosphere, aud will give a green color to ora, w hen other ecru U'.t reviving p!a.-ter will be yellow. 1'ia.sler is not e-'tisidered a valuable fer tilizer, but it i.s nevertheless, capable of iutbu'n.'ing tbe amount of ammonia d-nved from the air. aud iu proportion t its diet gives exccliviit results. Cut ap wheat l av.-s a larger profit for the farmer than was rx-eived half a etT.iury ao with wheat at double the prii e f the , resent day. The value of a:i arlwie is its price compared with its eot. Toe wb--at-ii ili, the self binde", and the combined thrt-shtr have so low ered the co.-t f lab r aiid re-lceed the time in growing and harvesting wheat as t ) enable tbe farnur to grow four acr-s of wh.-at instead of one. The way to make w'.eat more profitable is to ii.'.-rea-e the average yield per acre bv t ie liot-ral Use of frtihaers. The hog that is :ryn "between two winters' aiu c t lr.s ana oe more profitable taati oua kept from the fall t the winter of tbe next year. Tbe spring pig si.o iid be of ju-t the right Weight to brim? the highest prije by Xovrmberor Christmas, and it will re- piire less attention than one kept through the wi.itrr. It is not cow necessary to have pis ex-ssive!y fit, thourh weight i ait buportaut factor, totality is no soug'it and fites the, price. When fattening pu'try fir market the fowls will g tin mere rapidly if they are k-pt in small :1 n ks than wben they are e-Kpe l singly, as they will become lonesome and 1 -e appetite. Feed them foir times a day, allowing green food at lea-t oai a d y, with plenty of corn at nighr. T:.e other two meals my eocs":-t of one part, by weight, of corn- me-tl, one of bran, one of grouud oats an 1 one of crude tallow. Mix wtih boiii.i.r wa'er aud give as much as they will eat. T: former an i his farm are said to be alike; thut is, the farat is what the owner mVtes it, aud it indicates his ch3raett ri-tics. Tne main desire of an enterprising firmer is to save as much manure as p issib'u', and it is an o'd maxim thit the best wy to j i lge of ' th ; work of a farmer is to observe how he nianug?! bis manure h-?ap, as in the nimure is collecttd the riches cf the far.u. An euterprisii g farmer wiil also ke-r-p his buildings in repair, and make tiie farm attractive in ap;earanee, but at all seasons of the year, whenever an opportunity is atTird 1 f ir so d oiug, he wiil give a portion of Lis ti.ee to the manure heao. Ju-t as svn as the gnunl is ready fr t.ie plow an 1 cultivator the spring work s'l Ki.d b-5t:u. When the ground is p!.wed early it becomes warm, and the seeds of weeds commence germiua ting, which permits of their d-struc-tion with the harrow or cultivator. The eat lie r the weeds can t- started tne mora .' f theui can : d-s:r yed before the regular crops are planted, and the !tbMr of ci';ivat: )n dwri lg the year will b; m t:eri io" decreased ami the crop bem.'iV.e i a"t;ord;cgly. JLiTT ths ?sr.ii2j DIls. Her-j ts a description of a Persian dinner. The feast is preceded by pipes, wuiie la and sweets are handed about. Then the servants of the house appear, bringing in a long leather sheet, which they sp.'eal in the middle of the ti'ior. The guests q-t tt around this, tailor fesbion. When ail are seated, a fiat lif of bread is placed before everyone, aid the music begins to play. The va rious dishes are brought in on !rys aud arranged around the leather sheet at in'cr.'als. T';e covers are tnn remov ed, the ht siys "Bismin.tn" ( m the na.Qe of U-H, and, without another word, tn-y all fail t-. Lon La Gkbe. Cheery Stoicism. An admirals in-tnc? of "cheery stoicism" is found in the letter of a pri vate in th-i Col 1st ream (no lying wounit lat WynU-rif,) d-scribing his experience in the battle of Mulder Riv er: "I happened to find a bi: cf lot king- g ass. limtl.Ttr; It :u t l- t.kTi bitof f-J'l. A it was l ' ff" c-mrai to comrade, they i... ,iaVe a la-t !, k at j ourself, my ,f ut The , - .. un . vHMn. i iAl . 1 rU IC'U tu. AU'wa a:m we wore at it again." Certainly, asti'ueral Bailer said, "the men are eoleu.lid." The Sjwt:o-. Worava l-. a ctr, hesl liyctm plexioo. P-ire bl . 1 make it- turdock Bl ?ed Biters oa kes pure biI. vr n
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