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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-
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and Embalmer.
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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
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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 ' " "
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iVi,-,-. m4 t iilcr.ti ealsima.
jsa !-. ra.B r-. U rs.
t, - V " -fr" ' jr
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. 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
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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.
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