p
f
fnierset Herald.
Z, u urn 1!7.
I nf Publication
a-' -
1 wnesday rornlng at
B5lfP"Jln JV"10e' OUl,)r,ri
-rr v
iJ m be discouunueu uuui
-h-i. aubacribers Aojaot
'f feinM.-1 respoualbl
i , , oi ihe lame of Uw ftm-
prutom. Addre-
buaaasar, Fa.
ttomenril, fa.
Js54!".. ii floor.
"(t7a-,u.uJa to ui. ere will 0 n
,t.vW'''a'ia'J-
I, '.rtV-Ai-u,
liUw
OUUaeIlHU
iiti-AX-lW.
ouenct Fa.
-V Al. fciJUxLEXf .
somerset. Fa.'
i Bournix-li Ja.
4 iinu iiioc. up stairs.
urn'
J Ali-AV.
Lui House tto-. Ui-i.i Uurv
bouieravl. Fa.
' DiMUciaeW Fa.
. . , J. t. tXitis-
i. iA.i t-J-
EaoiUerwif Fa.
.c,.. li.tVcuUoa W UUKiuo- eii-
AttA. A,lU.iA.l.
iiu.uet:(, Somerset, Fa,
-
&omcrtl. Fa..
& oaictiu .i.illimoUl bluca.
0. JjOMjIEL,
Ai iOto-N "A l-ll "
buuuTKt, Fa.
.oitua.i bMua eutrusLtil W .til
.riuve cuilrouj onjecry eun.
iia L. FL'Oii,
Aliuxtfi.-AT-LAW
bow i Fa.
ru men, UUa euuueO, and au
4-
liiUliX & tOLBOiOi,
A i i J ii 1 1 - A 1 -UA Mr ,
boiueniel. Fa.
ai iin tLiresieu to our cure will be
...ii.iMi ul tJoueo-
4 ...rt Pb.
. i u UKUt ni ndlklinlllL:
AU busiaet teUUUKsa U aa11 WUi
-iuh bmu. w. a. KuFFia
AriyttNtiB-Al-iAW,
tSoiuercel, Fa.
:d eDlrutled M Uieir care will I be
na uuui;lujiv!y aiieuaea lo. umi
I MAlIlil-N. M. Ii-
sivcu lu uie care of tin
Mi W itic UcllUClll Ol C11JOU1C
i l-tileiicld AMDbUituMJS,
ticuierwt. Fa.
a Pa trio, Bireet, opioil U. b.
- a; olAc.
P. K. tHAt'r ivl,
rnlsiCiA.N AM6ti4Ut.O,
Bouieniei, Fa.
-tan ui prvitMkiuiii nervier u vu C.i-'
'iu.tin;i uil vitiuily. Uluce oiisr
iJ. iL LOC'l'HEK,
' Mmi HLTCI.-V, rear of lru evure.
AH. a. MlMiltLl,
-ia j.n.iBKMimal rici to Uie clll-
-i eiui.-u lie cu be louuU al Ilia Ol-
-J S-iltillLLEX,
umuute la Uciiusiry.)
""t" iiruuou u the reenraUou
iti:ii! icciu. truncial ecui mru-d.
-ini.t cu.rwjlol UkUklsotory. Office
uuiei n. luvu at Co a abore,
truf. and t'vuiol alroesa.
Land eurvtjyor
Oiiii LXiiLMJiK. laeue. Fa.
kEkATIYE MUTUAL FIRE
a. CU., liEULIX, FA,
-aBumuy. at actual cotst by lusur-
t"Uie. We inure Towu and
iF-pr.;. V rile for iDfortuaUon.
J A J. J. ZOiiN,
Secretary.
PTELQLOBP:,
Couilueuce, Peun'a.
"'tOui, lUi. tuLt OceO relUTUMllCtl
"odern iuiprjven.euU
UIWl l tie lualiMgelueiit l Jotia
'peneucrti liutel umu. l le puO
'x Ui bum ii uaulMiurten wb.cn
"uUiiiebce.
John Murray.
A If ?T JTTIT'T
-'"riuild j, fl rrsuLKU, PA.
,UirJ' kvU"h prepared and submit
rfiutiu. OurroKuoudeuce aouciled.
'taker and Embalmer.
L GOOD HEAKSE,
"""cj pertainlaj to rnBumls farn-
teaed.
EKSET - - Pa.
VOL. XLVIII. NO. 45.
Single
tandard
onlj in possible, m lietber en a test of ex
e Hence in junrnalwin, or for the meae
urementof qaanlitiea,liaieor valuew; and
The...
Philadelphia
Record,
fit r a rercer rf ir nty yt era of nn-
iuterrurted growth in justified in claim
inn that the standard first estabiivbed by
its fouuders is the one true (et of
A Peiftct Newspaper.
Tof,QUit.h ALL THE NEWS promptly
and succinctly and in the mof-t readable
form, w itboat elision or partisan bias;
to discuva its aigniiicance with frack
nw. to keep AX OPEX EYE FOR
PUBLIC ABUSES, to ge txmides a
complete record of current thought,
fancies and discoveries in all depart
ments of human activity in its DAILY
EDITIONS r from 10 to 14 PAOES,
ami to provide the whole for its patron,
at the nominal price of ONE CENT
that was from the imtxot, and w ill con
tinue to be the aim of Til E HECORD.
The Pioneer
ne cent morning newopaper in the
United States, 'The Record" still leads
wheie others follow.
Witness its unrivaled average daily cir
culation, exceeding 185,000 copies, and
an average exceeding 115,000 copies for
its Sunday editions, while imita.iona of
its plan of publication in every import
ant city of the country testify to the
truth of the assertion that in the quan
tity and qualify of its contents and in
the price at which it ia sold "The Rec
ord" has established the standard by
which excellence in journalism must
be measured.
The Daily Edition
of "The Record" will be sent by mail
to any addr jss for f3 00 per year or
2o cents per month.
The Sunday Edition
at per copy or $1.00 per year, togeth
er with the Daily, will give ita readers
the best and freshest information of all
that is goir.g on in the world every day
in the year, including holidays, will be
sent fr f4 00 a ytar or 35 teuts pt-r
mouth.
Address
THE RECORD I UBLISUIXG CO.,
Record Building.
Philadelphia. Ta,
WHERE TO
DINE!
SOUPS,
HOT LUNCHES,
COLD LUNCHES,
ICE CEEAM,
DESERTS,
DAY AND NIGHT.
Toe neatest, cleanest and best place
in Somerset for meals. Everything in
season, carefully prepared and at moder
ate prices. When you come to town try
the "White Palace" and be happy.
OYSTERS.
Shipments of Fresh Oysters received
daily and for sale in quantities to
suit the purchasers, at
Cook A P.eerits
M. L. Shaffer's.
Block.
N
OTIUE TO CONTRACTORS.
&pi.I nmnoKals will be received at theof-
flre of the Ortinty I'oinmlsstoner. Homenw-t,
ia , until ooeorlirli, p. ni., lunuwy, .-nay i,
1hU. for the construction of either wooden or
Iron bride at the following piaces. vir.:
riiiee tcraw Hnuijliei ty crei-a, umum-ii,
Huinmit township.
Kridire across wins creca m uirucur,
Nonhxniplon township.
iiikI-- Hi-niss Out-inahonine errrK, nesr
Jo" Hiiilni-rX Jtn-inshonina: U-wnship.
Mn.nr for mia miips win w sij w
Inoct biddi-rat plsof hrtdge. as fol owr
;isdei1ty, April 2h; t.lt-n--. April j;in;
KtniiiBer s. A pi u n. at o ", i- v. u
i.,t,-. .-ill on mime ds sd places.
nin-tielv. foninil-aioners r-n f the
riKl't to rcj-ci any or nn ii--
SptlUCJlilDlIll Kir nihil:, um. hw-hi'j
be seenal U.tfotiice of Uotin'y t otntuissiouera.
U'M.N. MKtt,
Sonierwt, JAf. K".l--
County C'oiiiuiisnlouers.
YUDITOR'S NOTICE.
In re estate of llarry G- Coleman, dee'd.
Th. iirxVrsi-nie andMor appolnlcd by the
Cit- oa luoliou of II. 1. Iti r. F-q . to msk
j;. .-rk... r it . f..n In t K huilHS til Jll-
a himii numni ... . ' - --
c,.l. J. HrunU sun I v ine exwolorln odtte
and itlxo to a-ceruno uo ine piruei
dr Hie will. lU it will pertH-ipm in tbe dis-
BJ wvii tli iiil..nr.l tliev mav
entitled to. In-n-hy atves iHrtn-e that h-; wlH
sit loaisriwnre tueouiii i"i ui.(-"-.'"--thl-orMe-
lu Wtien-l, F , a J hurwlay,
April 1-1 U, l "Uf ......... . .-. . Ti I
rliiwuli i1le In iulenut limy atU-nd If.
Uierpro4r. .
J 1... u. " ' ... .
Auditor.
JEGAL NOTICE.
To Ella Coohenonr. of rocineliaville. F.t
UHlluinnnuuiw, - r ... ... .
. . . .1 . . . K .. t in n.iKiinnfl
lonare nriruj " 1 '
Of a writ of parliuou Iwuh1 out of the -
phnn i oun i rniiiiriwuHuu.i..! . i
no'a ao iiniw.1" " ' .
e.Ulie IM Wl'Jriri . yr- 'm., " - - -
p Kirioi-? township, noinerset County, I ,
. . I . . 1. J .. .. ..I it it.. I U lltl
on rniiio, iu im . ... j , - -.
and wiieie you rn altKnd u you Uilull
proper.
RberifTs Oni.'ei, I J. a. nil
DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
KsLatc of Elizabeth Trent, late of Mtony creek
township, oeveaii.
ro.ra nt xtmlnistratlon on tbe above es
tate hsvtne been rrant-d U the undf n-lfiied
l.r the p-oper anUMtniy. mnice huotu)
en ! all penon Indebted to siid e-lMlc to
immxliaie mvimtit. and Ihoee ha vine
clMinisacsiniit he;nie to present l.vni duly
auth"i'ii,,-d fr altli-ment m !ar1ay.
April lw, at ".lie wj"" " '"
ED. P. TRENT.
A dm in Intra lor
Get &n IJdacatlon
Tb lMa satat la Ufa. Bm Mtfcila aa4 at
(BT1UL STATE I3HIUL SCHOOL
LOCK atATItX iCUaMa a.l. Tk.
Skraa tenlty, rartod auuiia. r Wmrr.
modra apsarata la laar(ry aaa fraai.
un, kudna. aaildian. aroaaaa.
iiiariast tw. Ia m UiMttif at
a.aia la ad.liuaa t rrtiii' aaaraM, alw
tt. VST W rrt la Maaaan.fead.Tr
riliac. n4 (or HlaMrsw4 aacaiofaa.
ua kxava, r-, iv-n-i. .a. fa.
iK. . . i -!- n i rTi i
ItCirresthe
dough.
CONSUMPTION.
Constant cougfring 13
the sure road to serious
lung trouble.
Dr. James'
Cberry Tar Syrnp
cures tlie cough, and
prevents consump
tion. Pleasant, easy to
take, always the same
all the way through
the bottle does not
deteriorate "with age.
Absolutely harmless.
v At all Drug Stores.
25 cents a Bottle.
Don't Arrept
Buuatiioxea,
THE-
First national Ml
Somerset, Penn'a.
Capital, S50.000.
Surplus, S44.000.
UNO'lr.f5P.Ts S5.000.
ocoiTa atciivc m Lanac anoaaiALt
MOoKTa, pTtitl on ocaiasiD
accounts os aiacHtsTt, ranaiCMS,
TOCH OlALCRS. AND OTHERS SOLICITED
DISCOUNTS DAILY. -
HOARD OF DIRECTORS.
CHAS. O. (M'CLL, OfcXJ. R. (HTUl.L,
JAMKSUFL'GH, W. H. MILI.F.K,
JOiLS HtXHT. ROBT. 8. BCULL,
EDWARD fiCULL, : : PRESIDKNT
VALENTINE HAY, : VICE PRKH1KKNT
HAKVKY M. BERKLEY, CAiiHIER
Tha mnda and securities of this nana are ae
oare! v protected In a celebrated CoRiaen r'.ra
slak Pkoof sAra. Xne only aule made abso
lutely burglar-proof.
Jacob D . Swank,
Watohmaker and Jeweler,
Next Door Wet of Lutheran Church,
Somerset, - Pa.
I Am Now
pn-pared to supply the public
with Clocks, Watche. and Jew
elry of all descriptloca, M Cheap
m the Cheapest.
UEPAIUISG A
SPECIALTY.
All work guaranteed. Look at my
stock before making your
purchases.
J. D. SWANK.
KEFFER'S HEW SHOE STORE!
KEN'S BOYS . WOMEN'S, GIRLS' tn CHILDREN'S
SHOES, OXFORDS ! SLIPPERS.
Black and Tan. latest St ylea and Shapes
at lowest
.....CASH PRICES
Adjoining Mrs. A. E. Tjli, South-east
corner of square.
SOMERSET. PA.
.rJJ BO YEARS
yV:-,. EXPERIENCE
D
a Trade Marks
HraicNa
Copyrights Ac
Ao wdlaa a aketcli and df LTU
i.i.gij taaea tLnHwa Mona A Co. raoetas
ayoriai waka. antaort cbarca, la la
A bandaomelT ITroatrated weekiT. -r-
:-aUffl-U
IVSUNM & Co.s1Brwh-T- New York
'''irail 0iT T BU Waatunatos. D. U
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
T!iB Kind Yea H2T8 Always Bcugii
Bears the
Eignatuxe of
V
RlenJ most aofUv
1 nlav most effectively orcr
yi festive scene when thrown
bv waxen candlci
a
The light that hciphters
beauty' charm, that gives the
finished touca to Uie draw ing
room or dining room, is the
1 mellow glow of
WAX CANDLES
Sold in all colors -and anatiet
ta harmonize with any interior
hangings or cecorauocs. .
Manufactory ty
-Ta ai a on 011 r.n
For aala eTerrwhere. t m jjl
WVTFn-liii mir.i-tiriwilnfi V "I
oroUhing material forSO H and op ward, no
eaa eooaiderad. Kituwa years' experience,
.rvueo. JjilS (.vucililUi) Liopea, Fa.
r9
and V I
Somerset
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18. 11)00.
F0RESHAD0W1NG3.
We Buy aot look aeraa tb misty tida
Or bear r fed the breath of puaiBC wingw
Yet aeca and unaren weare their fnnrea wida.
And batrr teams with clear forrshaijoariiica.
Sot ia wild atoroa of eraaLiac thunder rung.
But ia derp nleacca that brood about.
Without a arord tntm lupinj li or tongue
iitia cbeera tba faith that wrestles wua a doubt.
Prom brown cocoona th winds hav toaaed and
wliiried.
Broad vinfi of irold beat up the viearleai air,
Aad dry ared proa that wander round the world
Are quick with straafs anfoldinca rich sod
rare.
Tb ariarded beetle bred to marshy tea
Tranantured aoar abore his riren shall
On natuinc wings before the gai of men,
A royal birth, a living truth aa well.
And still, sweet aoirea speak tbt agra through;
No germ ia lost, but urea furevermore.
Th and unfolds to fairer life anew.
And from the duat stroajr pinions mount and
. soar.
Zion'a Herald.
THE FAMILY SPECTER.
"By Jove, Gordon, I don't know
what to make of you!" exclaimed Tom
Fairlelgb, drawing on his gloves with
considerable show of vexation. "Amy
Hepburn's happineea ia dear to me. In
fact, I came here to-night to tell you
that I love her '
'To tell me!" broke in tlordon.
"Why don't you tell her?"
"Wait cau't you? It me finish. I
have told her, and bite has declined
me. It was done very gently and with
the greatest pcewible regard for ray feel
ings, but nevertheless I was decltned.
Don't think me a fool because I come
here and make a confession which can
be nothing les-8 than mortifying. I'm
doing It for Amy's sake."
"For Amy's sake?'' echoed Oordon.
"Yes; I want to see her happy, and
you are the man to make her so. 8he
declined me on your account. Of course
I knew long ago that you were my ri
val, but did not ktrow until two hours
ago that you were the successful one.
You areD't worthy of her, arid don't
deserve her, but don't think for a mo
ment that I believe myself more wor
thy or more deserving." Pausing sud
denly, Fairleigh walked to his friend's
bide and laid a hand on his shoulder.
"I can't understand what you mean by
leading Amy to believe that you care
for her while all tbe time dividing your
attention with Nell Forthdyke. Would
you be inhuman enough to break a
heart as loyal as Amy's?"
"Don't get tragic, Tom. I'm not go
ing to break anybody's heart. Nell is
rich, you know "
"And so are jou," sneered Fairleigh,
walking hurriedly to tbe door and lay
ing bis hand on the knob, "but Amy
H-pburn is poor. Society dares you to
wed with poverty. If you love Amy,
are you man enough to dare? Exam
ine into the financial condition of the
Hepburn?, reflect upou what cauued
their downfall in fortune and then let
me see if you are strong enough to
leap this lirahminical barrier of cante."
With this partingHhot Fairleigh pass
ed quickly out of the room and slam
med the door behind him. Harry Gor
don gave vent to a long whistle, settled
himself back in a chair, aud thoi'ght
fully lighted a cigar.
"That was quite a jolt," he mutter
ed, looking upward through the curl
ing wreaths of smoke. 'How happy
could I be with either" were t'other
charmer away T It's as sure as can be
that I love one and fancy the other.
But who will unravel this Gordon knot?
Which is It to lie Amy or Nell?"
A knock fell on the door, not on the
outside door, but on a door leading into
a closet Harry Gordon stirred uncom
fortably in his chair, a vexed look com
ing into bis eyes a9 he fixed them upon
the closet door. After a brief interval
of silence the knock was repeated.
"Now, what in the world aroused
you?" cried Gordon.
"Business is business," came a hol
low voice from the other side cf the
closet door. "I'm here for a purpose,
and if I do not make that purpose man
ifest once in awhile, you'll forget all
about me."
This remark was followed by a clack
iDg, cachinnatory outburst that seemed
to grate harshly on Gordon's ear.
"Well, wbatdoyou want?" he asked.
"I want to come out and show my
self. You know I'm here, but a lilt?e
ocular demonstration won't come arnica
I take It Remember I'm showing con
sideration for you. I might have kick
ed open this door and talked out into
the room. But I didn't I rapped."
"Can't you put It off? Come out to
morrow. I've got something else to
thiuk about now."
"The high and mighty order of fam
ily t-keletons are not in the habit of
playing second fiddle or taking bade
seats for anybody.' I'm coming at
once."
"All right, then," groaned Gordon,
squaring himself about in bis chair,
"t'einie on."
The chwet door flew open and a well
developed rkeleton strode out and drop
ped with a rattle into a chair. The cav
ernous eyes were blandly expressive
to Gordon. -For him also there was
something sarcastic in tbe grin of the
flewhlcss jaws.
"Dust me off," said the skeleton. "I
want to show up as frightful as possi
ble to-night"
The request presented itself to Gor
don as a command which he was pow
erless to disobey. Ticking up a feather-duster,
he plied It vigorously about
the gleaming while boues.
"Achoo!" he stieeswd, dropping the
duster, and fading Into a chair.
"You ought not to neglect me," said
the rkeleton. "I'm one of the family,
and should be treated a such. Now,
then, let's have a chat"
The skeleton crossed Its bony legs
and settled back comfortably.
"Will it do me any good to have a
chat with you," queried Gordon.
"That remains to be seen. It used
to do your father good. Why, it was
my custom to vLsit him every night
As he eat before that table writing,
I'd sneak out of that closet, come qui
etly up behind him and put an arm ca
ressingly around his neck." The skel
eton laughed, working its bony jaws
vlth a succession of crackllog sounds
that made Gordon ehlver. "How it
used to startle bim! He would turn
white as a sheet as he looked up into
my face. Ouce he sprang to his feet in
def peration, and we had a wrestle all
about the room, overturning chairs, ta
ESTBlLISinjID 1827.
bles, and everything else that came ia
our way."
"You succeeded In shortening my
father's life," returned Gordon, gloom
ily. "Under your tyranny he yank Into
his grave long before his time."
"80 he did, so he did, and he passed
me on to you with the rest of his prop
erly, real and personal. It was a rich
Inheritance, my dear boy, even though
I had to be dragged at its heels. Yet,
d3n't accuse me of any responsibility
for your father's taking otT. He was
tbe author of my existence. Like
Frankenstein, be built me up bone by
bone, and was not content until he bad
made a gigantic mon.-tor and had
breathed into my bony breast the
breath of life. Then in order that I
might not sfllict his sight he stowed
me away in that closet Suppose I le
came the instrument of his own undo
ing. Is it not true that he was never
theless the author of his own down
fall?" "Your logic seems to me as merciless
as it is correct," answered Gordon, with
knitted brows. Still there are some
points relating to your history on
which my mind is a trifle obscure.
What possessed my father to call into
lieing a creature of 3'our disagreeable
character?"
"The almighty dollar, young man.
He created me in order that you might
inherit a little more wealth. He did
not think then how I should one day
sit astride his shoulders like the Old
Man of th Sea, nor did he think that
it was possible for me to afflict bis son.
For obvious reasons my relations with
you are i.ot so intimate as they were
with your worthy father. I was evolv
ed out of the wheat pit of the board of
trade. Your father was a bull, and be
mercilessly gored both life and fortune
out of a certain bear who was not nim
ble enough to get out of his way."
"And who was this bear?" asked
Gordon.
"A man named Hepburn."
"Amy Hepburn's father?" murmur
ed the young man, rubbing his hand
across his brow in an effort to remem
ber. "Yes, Hepburn lost every penny be
lad in the world through that disas
trous wheat deal. He was forced Inlo
bankruptcy, and, unable to bear tbe
dLtgraee, took hisowulife. Hisniomy
weut to increase the store your father
left you, my boy, and it is uow possible
for you to live In luxury while Hep
burn's wife and children must struggle
on as best they can. However," and
tbe skeleton got up and started back to
bis closet, "it's not. for me to moralize.
Now that I've caught myself deliver
ing a homily, I'll just take my depart
ure. Au revoir, my dear fellow!"
Halting at the closet door tbe skele
ton waved lt9 adieu and disappeared
within. Gordon sat in his chair, deep
in thought, while his cigar burned itself
out between his fingers.
At last he got up aud shook his broad
shoulders as though freeing himself
from a disagreeable burden.
"Society bus dared me," he mutter
ed, "but I know my heart now and I'll
do as I please."
After Harry Gordon and Amy Hep
burn had been married and had return
ed from their honeymoon, Harry
brought his bride upstairs to his old
bachelor's den aud seated her in a
chair.
"My dear," he said, "I have a con
fession to make to you. My father once
did your father a grievous wroug, and
I have made myself the happiest fellow
in the world by undoing it However,
as we are not to have any secrets from
each other, you must know about this."
A look of astonishment came ii-to
Amy's blue eyes as she watched 1 er
husband proceed to the closet, thn w
open the door, aud go to rummaging
inside.
" "What In the world are you looking
for, Harry?" she asked as he returntd
to her side.
"I'm looking for something that dots
not seem to be there the Gordon fi. Hi
lly rkeU-ton Amy. For the firt-t tin e
in fifteen years it is not to be fouud in
that closet"
Just then a clanking tread was heard
in the hallway without, the door was
pushed slowly sjar, and the skeleton
limped in, supporting itself on a crutch
and looking very much the worse for
wear.
"There it is!" cried Gordon. "What's
the matter with you, old chap? Here,
sit down. I want to make you ac
quainted with my wife,"
The family skelctou dropped into a
chair and shook until it rattled like a
score of cu-tanets.
"I'm done for," it groaned. "You've
fixed me, young man. I just dropped
in to say good-by for ever. But don't
introduce me to your wife. We've met
before."
'That's so, Harry," said Amy. "I
know all about this fa.iilly skeleton of
jour. Don't let it worry you, ny
dear," aud she threw her soft arms
abou his neck. " 'Let the dead past
bury its dead. If we are happy, isn't
that enough?"
"Enough, yes!" And he pressed a
rapturous kii-s upon her fair cheek.
That kii-s pronounced the doom of
the Gordon family skeleton. Forth
with it began to fade into thin air, fi
nally vanishing and leaving not a
wrack behind. Chlisgo Times-Herald.
Rev. John R. Keid, Jr., of Great
Falls, Mont, recommended Ely's
Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize
his statement, "It is a positive cure for
catarrh if used as directed." Rev.
Francis W. I'oole, Pastor Central Prts.
Church, Helena, Mont
After using Ely's Cream Balm six
weeks I believe myself cured of catarrh.
Joseph Btewart, Grand Ave,, Buffalo,
N. Y.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Bold by dru?lsts at 50 en.
or mailed by Ely Brothers, 06 Warn a
6t, N. Y.
"Talk about your Czars! Just think
of the amount of patronage he has to
distribute." "Yea, only don't say 'pay-tron-age.'
In New Yo.k It is called
'pat-ron-age,' with the accent on the
Pat' "
"Look before you let,p." Be sure
yoti get Hood's Sarsaparilla when you
call for it, and you will find htalth in
Its use.
Br'er Rabbit and Eatter.
The origin cf til- American Easter
bunny, or rabbit, was European
hare, but the hare is so sejree w ith us
aud so little known that itwascung
ed to our more familiar rabbit Prvb
ably, this is due to the confectioners,
who adopted them first, aLd used them
most, as tbey are not usually experts
in naturnl history.
Traditiou has it that the connection
of tbe hare aud E tster springs front
the moon. Inasmuch as the date of
Easter waits on the moon, it may be
termed a lunar season, aud from tbe
earliest time tbe hare has been a sym
bol of the moou for several reasons. A
few of the many may be given. First,
the hare Is a nocturual animal, coming
out at night to feed, then superstition
considered both hare aud moon able to
change their sex, the new moon was
masculine and the waning one femit
niue. Pliny, Archelaus, Beaumou
and Fletcher aud others mention the
thought of the change of sex la the
bare. Again, the young of the hare
fift see the light with opeu eyes, and
as the Egyptiau name for the hare was
"un," meaning open, or periodical,
and the moon was ttie open-eyed watch
er of the skies at night, the hare easily
came to be coti-tiilered as typifying
periodicity, botu human and luor,
and thus It was only a sUq to the
opening of the year at Easter aud the
breaking of the paschal egs;s to show
the optning of the year.
The hare myth is oue of the most
prominent among English popular,
Easter customs, being perpetuated in
almost every part of the world by in
numerable customs for the most part
each one purely local. Yet while these
different practices are much diversified
their foundation is universally the
hare.
Among the people of Germany the
E tater hare is almost as Important a
part of their nursery lore as their kind
ly St. Nicholas. The white hare, that
steals in at night to fill the nests of
good children with eggs, is just as firm
ly believed iu and eagerly expected by
tae "kinderleins" as Kris Kingle.
Tney go to bed with the chicken in ex
piation, of his visit, but tJ s!eep, oh,
no. Then up at daa to search f r
what be has left
In America the hare, or rabbit figures
m st conspicuously at the confection
er's, where hearty be fouud of all sizes
and kinds, wheeling his btrrow full of
eggs, or drawing one large enough to
be a triumph! chariot
Sot a Question of Ownership.
President Eliot, of Harvard, told this
story at the Cornell Club dinner the
otoer evening:
"A friend of mine, a college profes
sor, went iiit) a crowded restaurant in
New York City for luncheon one hot
day last summer. The negro in charge
of the big corridor where the hat
shelves tt hk! was au intelligent-look
ing fellow, and his bow and smile were
not of tbe obsequious, stupid kind so
often allected by colored waiters aud
doormen in hotels. He took my friend's
bat and gave no check for it in return.
An hour later, when tbe professor
came out of the diniug room, the negro
glanced at hint In a comprehensive
way, turned to the shelves aud handed
him his bat
"My friend is a man who prides him-s-ilf
on his powers of observation, and
th negro's ability to remember to
whom each article of clothing belong
ed struck him as being something very
wonderful.
"How did you know this was my
hat?' he aked.
'"I didn't know it, sab,' was the
reply.
' 'Then why did you give it to me ?'
the professor persisted.
" 'Becau-e you gave it to me, sab..' "
Boston Journal.
Fonnd a Hidden Will.
A dispatch from Danbury, Conn.,
says: When Miss Sarah L. Clason
died iu this city in May, 1SSS, she left
a large estate cousistin' of many pieces
of valuable real estate iu this city. No
will was fouud and no oue tt collected
that she bad ever made one. More
than a year ago a great de-U of the
property was sold at auction, c as to
facilitate the settlement of the estate
am ng tbe heirs, who were all distaut
relatives. Mrs. Tamor L. Bailey, a
CHisia of M Lis Claaou, attended the
a lotion aud bought au old deok, a
family heirloom. While examining
the desk last Tuesday, Mrs. Bailey
discovered for the first lime a compart
me it, the existeuce of which she had
not knowu, and found there a will
b .string the signature of Mi-w Clason
aud the date of March 8, IS 79. The
Will bequeaths the entire estate to Mrs.
B liley. All those whese names appear
aa witnesses are dead. The will has
been filed for probate and will probably
be contested. The estate is estimaU d
as worth V0,0O0.
Remarkable Core of Bheamatitm.
Kexxa, Jackson Co., W. Vs.
About three years ago my wife had
an attack of rheumatism which con
fined her to her bed for over a month
and rendered her unable to walk a step
without assistance, her limbs being
swollen to double their normal size.
Mr. 8. Maddox insisted on my Using
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. I purchas
ed a fifty-cent bottle aud used it accord
ing to tae directions and the next
morning she walked to breakfast with
out assistance In any manner, and she
has not had a similar attack since, A.
B. Parsons. For sale by all druggists.
Professor Beat, of tbe Unite States
Department of Agriculture, calculates
that one species of sparrow (the tree
sparrow) destroys S75 tons of noxious
weed seeds in seven months in Iowa
alone.
In a. most every neighborhood there
is some one whose life has beeu saved
oy Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, or who has been
cured of chronic diarrhoea by the use
of that medicine, bach persons make
a point of telling of it whenever op
portunity offers, hoping that it may be
the means of saving other lives. For
sale by ail druggists.
Xot to Be Oatdons.
Friday evening a youn; man escort
ing a young lady walked up Sixteenth
street, evidently on their way to the
theater. He was neatly dressed and
appeared to be a prosperous young
man. She was handsomely gowned
and he appeared amplyable to give her
all the youug feiuiuins heart could
desire.
As the couple walked up the street
they met a youug colored man walking
with a young woman t-f his own race.
The c-dorvd youth kaew the other
youug mau and raised his hat grace
fully, bowing and saying:
"Good evening, sir!"
Tbe white man smiled, raised his hat
and returned the (salutation.
A few steps further on the white
woman said:
"Why did you raise your hat to that
colored couple ? Wouldu't a mere U'xl
do them ?"
"1 thaugbt not," replied the young
11113. The Colored man raised bis bat
and I couid hardly allow him to outdo
me in politeness."
"O," said the young woman.
It Is evident that there are some
things that money can u:)t buy.
Omaha World Heral.l.
Wise and Otnerwue.
S'ie "Ah, yes! 'None but the brave
deserve fair.' " He "And eveu
the brave cau't live with some of
them."
We are interpreted by our accents,
not by our words. fc. A. Keudoll.
Mr. E. Cooomy "What dj jou
mean by buying all these things
Mrs. E. Couomy "Don't gt excited,
dear; I didn't buy them. 1 had them
charged."
Hdbbubs "Dj you expoot to raise
anything In your garden this spripg?"
Backlotz "Oh, yes! I suppoee I'll
raise blisters, as usual."
"Bridget," said the last season's sum
mer g'r!, "tell Mr. 8 ftly I'll be down
immediately " "It ain't Mr. Softly,
ma' nn," said Bridget, "it's Mr. Hug
gard." "Oil, goodness! Wait till I
change my ring then."
A wiiiiiiu whose husband smokes all
over the house whenever he feel' like
it will get on a smoking car aud look
so at the men who are smoking that
two or three of them will get of! New
York Press.
InjuriouJ Candy Manchinj.
A taste for sweets) is suppose J to be
the cause of all the trouble with the
teeth which are so common to the chil
dren of to-day, but few stop to con
sider that this taste may be easily sat
isfied without forming the injurious
habit of constantly munching candy.
"American children eat such inordi
nate quantities of confectionery that it
seems a hopeless, matter to attempt to
check the habit," said au excellent
dentist recently, who has had abund
ant opportunity to study its results, aud
he should have added that It is not so
much the quantity of ths candy, but
the manner of eating it that d Jes
harm. v
ifa child would eat candy once a
day, aud then wash out his mouth
thoroughly, he might keep up the
practice for fifty years without harm to
his teeth; but it is the constant suck
ing of candy, always having something
sweet in the mouth, that eats away the
enamel and reaps mighty harvests for
the dentists.
Ifa child must have bon-bons, the
mother should see, herself, that be
brushes his teeth after the sweet is dis
posed of; and she should absolutely
prohibit the injurious habit of munch
ing candy all day long.
A Poor Opinion of the Postmaster.
.A man with Canadian wool trousers
aud a peaked fur cap as the most prom
inent articles of bis attire came into the
Biddeford postotlh-e the other day and
stepped up to the window. Said he
with a bland smile:
"P'rap you don't have nottia'shere
for Joseph Mefr.HU, hey?"
"I d umo," said the clerk. "What
do you say your name is?"
"Joseph Mefrau."
"Mee-frow, Mee-frow how do you
spell it?"
The Canadian at the window looked
through the bars at the clerk, aud then
with a disgust that I cauuot put iu
words he cried:
"Ba darm, yo' don no ho spell
J-jseph Mefrau, yo' batter sal out dis
plac and go fin' s me nodder bus'uesa."
Lewistoo, Me., Journal. .
Bodily pain loees its terror If you've
a bottle of Dr. Tnomas' Eclectrie Oil iu
the house. Instant relief iu cases of
burns, cuts, sprains, accidents of any
sort
What Pleased Him.
MUs Ellen Terry recently wrote to a
London newspaper as follows:
"We played The Merchant of Venice'
one Christmas day in America, and I
gave a 'pass' to a nice, kind, old col
ored waiter who attended me at my
hotel. After the play I uked him
what had Btruck him most and would
live longest in his memory the pound
of flesh ?"
" 'No.'
V 'The running away of Jessica?
" 'No.'
" 'The Jew T
" 'No.'
"'What, then?'
" 'Oil, It certainly please me mighty
to see all those lovely ladies and gentle
men a-bowin 'emselvea down before
the colored gentleman V
"He meant the Prince of Morocco."
The Beit in the World.
We believe Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is the best in the world. A
few weeks ago we suflered with a
severe cold and a troublesome cough,
and having read their advertisements
in our own aod other papers we
purchased a botL'e to if it would
art'ect us. It cured ua before the bottle
was more than half used. It Is the
best mediein out for cold and coughs.
The Herald, Andersonville, Ird.
For sale by ail druggist.
1 1
WHOLE NO. 2542.
Confusing.
When tbe matron called upon the
bride of three ru ath she discovered
her in tear.
"Why, my dear, what is the matter?"
she cried.
"I want to die! I want ta die!" sob
bed the bride.
"There, dear, there; what Is the mat
ter?"
"It's it's Harry," sobbed the girl
wildly.
"Has he been abusing you ?"
"N-o-o, but oh, dear, what shall I
do?"
"What on earth is the m ttter, dear?"
"He he oh, I can't tell you!"
"You must. His he beeu staying
out lite nights?"
"N-o-o." 1
"H vs he be?n drinking T
"X-o-o."
"Then what is the matter V
"He he doesn't lova ma any more!"
"Tell me all about it, dear; I am sure
it is nothing serious."
"But it h," snbh.-l the bridj. "I
know I shall die!"
Thi m itr a drew the sobbing girl to
her side.
"Now tell me al!, dear,' she whis
per.!. "When when he mnw home la.t
night he didn't k-k-ki-et me!"' she sob
bed. My dear," said the matron, "you'll
get over that- Wnen my hu&baud
came homi last night ha did kiss me,
and I hivi been wondering ever since
what he ha, been up to." Detroit Free
Press.
Condensing a Document
The youn? man took a piece of paper
and a pencil from his pocket and laid
th-? paper oa bU knee.
"I will have something Important to
ssytoyou in a minute, Miss Jones,"
he said.
Then he rea l over carefully what
was written on the piper and crossed
out a word,
"Superfluous," he said, half to him
self. lie went over it again and crossed out
another word.
"It's j is-t a- strong without that," he
metered. "We are all too prone to
us j adjectives au 1 adverbs, anyway "
" That whole sentence might as wel
coma out," he s:iid. "The meaning I
perfectly clear without it Conciseness
is really the crying need of the hour.'7
Theo, turning to the girl, hesaid: "Be
mine."
He picked up the paper and seemed
ah ut to begin to read from it, but sud
denly stopped.
Thus we see tht power of habit F01
years his duty l a l been to edit the
'c-ipy" cf prolific correspondents.
Chicago l'.wt.
A Bully's Lesson.
A memiierof the Louisville bar nam
ed Shmuoadsnti was iu the habit of in
tiniidtliiig the opposing witnesses,
whom, when they came to be croes-ex-araiced,
l.e harassed in every imagina
ble manner. Th last witness he took
iu hand was a tall, lank farmer, with a
thoughtful eye. He had watched the
bsiiing of his neighbors in dead silence,
and took th dtaud with perfect com
posure. Simmotidson evidently set him
down as a lout, and when the witness
hesitated over some question a moment
he roared: "What are y' studying
about? 'Fraid of teliingalie, too, I sup
pose?" Without any apparent haste
the countryman picked up a massive
inkstand aud burled it straight at Sim
moDdson's head, catching him on the
bridge of the nose aud knocking him
senseless. "That's what I was a-stud-yin'
about," l e drawW, in the mo
ment of dead silence that followed tbe
act. Needless to say, a tremendous
hubbub endued, but everybody wis se
cretly pleased, and while the judge
fined the farmer heavily for contempt,
he subsequently ri-mitted the sentence,
Chicago Law Journal.
A Geometrical Pie.
A lemon pie was u-ted in the high
school in this placd the other day to
demonstrate a problem In geometry,
says a Riverhead, L. I., dispatch in the
Nsw York Sun. Miss Grace Fishburn,
daughter of the Rev. M. H. Fishburn,
of the Northvillu Congregational
Church, proviled the pie and dem
onstrated the problem t the class and
Principal Brown. There were just
twelve person present, including the
d ;monstrator. After Miss Fishburn,
with the aid of a knif, bad drawn
twelvj lines radiating from a common
center, defining each resultant sector,
and delivered lh3 sectors to the class,
all declared the problem and the pie
all right.- The pi incident grew out of
a problem which Principal Brown
submitted to his cla-x last week. Miss
Fishburn was the demonstrat ir at the
time. In order to lilu-trate tbe point
at irue in a practical way the principal
said to her:
"Now, suppose it was a pie, Miss
Fishburn, how would you divide it
Tbe problem was laid over for a week,
and when the class was called for reci
tation again, Miss Fishburn produced
the pie. Professor Brown and the class
voted Miss FUhburo an excellent cook.
"I grew worse from the effects of La
Grippe under the treatment of two
physicians. Three bottles of Wheel
er's Nerve Vitalizer restored me to per
fect health," so writes J iah Lee, En
trican, Mich.
Cnarles Gocha, Gaylord, Mich.,
writes: "Brant's Cough Balsam cured
me when all other remedies failed."
Warranted cents. For sale at
Garmau's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa., and
Mountain & Son's Drug Store, Con-fluenc-,
Pa.
So Seed of a Bicycle.
"Why don't you teach her to ride a
bicycle? You'd fiad ir Iota of fun."
"I don't need to. We've reached a
point where I don't have to invent an
excuse for putting my arm around her
waist" SiTi Stories.
j Scrofula, salt rheum, erysipelas and
j other distressing eruptive diseasesylelJ
' quickly and permanently to tbe clea-v
in?, purifying power of Burdock BIoo J
i Bitters.
Blanc&icg Vegetable.
When spring approach, the winter
vegetables assim what is known as
"rank lasts" no while this may b
partly i:r.a;i ary, because of the drsire
for fresh spring vegetables that are stil
scarce aud high-prteej, there is a rank
flvor at all times to many vegetable,
which might t iroved by careful
cooking. This rabk flavor of many
ditferent kinds of vegetables is entirely
removable by blanohinir; tbe process)
renders them more appetizing. Thia is
especially true of the cabbage and
onion. Cabbage should always be
blanched.
Blanching is simpfy pirb-ii'.iog lit
wat-r. Remove the outer leaves of th
cabbage and quarter it Put the pieces
into an abundance of boiling water and
cook them fifteen minutes. Drop tht 111
into cold water and kt them remain
until q'lite cold; then place them into
boiling wi.ter and cook until tender.
Treat cauliflower in thi same way.
String beans and lima bear.s should
be blanched in salt water fifteen min
utes, ended in cold water, then boiled
uutil tender. Cut a slice from either
end of onions, boil them fifteen min
utes, let them get cold, then peel tbem
and boil half an hour. Blanch turnips
ten minutes; do not cool them, but
drain quickly, and finish cooking in
hot water.
Was Ha Superstitiocs?
The digniiied gentleman with the
buckskin gloves saw a p'n lying on tbe
sidewalk. He stooped to pick it up
without removing bis gloves.
The first grab assayed about three
grains of sand, but the dignified gen
tleman persisted. A bootblack, a news
fa y, and two Idlers stopped to see the
performance, and with this nucleus the
crowd gathered rapidly and begin of
fering advice.
"Good for you, old hoy!"
"Now you got IfT
'"SomelMidy get him a derrick!"
"Say, ain't jou afraid of apoplexy?'
"Slick to itr called a voi with a
sti iplt-lous intonition of insincerity, and
th pin wa- picked up and the digniii
ed mtn drew a sin ill box from his over
coat pocket, opened it and said:
"Well said, my friend. 'Stick to it
hs always been n:y motto, and yon
will find it blown ia each and every
bott!e cf this j-istfy celetnted rirjei!-ag-,
wnich I am rtl'ering at the small,
price of Z't cents a bittle. It "
But the crowd had melted awsy, with
the exemption of the mm wh had
spoktn the "cua." ludianapolis Pre.9.
Beacon Lights.
"Ey.-s listed free of charge."
Fo read t'le sign above the door, and
Starboard Mik, an old, gray whisker
ed far, was attracted thereby, and en
tered the store to avail himself o( the
opportunity.
The test made by tlse oculist was
thorough and severe in au honest en
diavor lo flml some excuse for the pro
fessional recommendation of a treat
ment or fortl.e fitting of a pairof glass
es. But the si arch seemed fruitless.
"Why, my god man," eenfessed the
oculist, after he had it prated all of b!s
test-i twice over, "w hy, I don't find
anything th-? matter w ith your eyes,
Th sight seems remarkably accurate
an I slrorg. What trouble do you ex
periencj you-s;'!f with them?"
"Nary trouble at all, at all, sir," re
plied tbe old salt. '"Me eyes is ez sted
dy ez lie them o' a joutig palley scull
ion. They'srp.ary a man 'ui walks th'
deck 'at ken outsee nie, begorrah."
"Thn why did you come iu here,
sir?" a.-ked tbe aggrieved oculist
"'Arrah, now, me mtn, Oi jes" wunf
ed yez t sew a piir 0' good beacons onct
in a whoile, j' fur th' Iu b i' th'
thing." Detroit Free Prvs.x
Yelling at a Strang t.
A itranger stepped up to the receiv
ing tel'er's window of one of Kansas
City's National banks oue day last
week. He pushed a roil of money
cros- the deal plate and call be want
ed a certificate of deposit The money
was ct ucted and the teller reached for
his blauk certificates in order to fill out
the slip.
"Your name, please?" he asked, with
the u.uul batik clerk smile.
"Louder," answered the man.
"Your t;anv?, please?" the teller re
ppsttd, rairipg his voice.
"Louder," raid the elraner, with a
slight show of irritation.
The teller tithed. He 1 sued acroja
the marble counter au 1 faitly sbou.td :
"Your name what U it? Toil me
you- name!"
Thi stranger at first smiled, then
laughed loud and long.
"Oh, I understand, he said. "My
isnw is Lender. Alexander Louder.
I'm not deaf. Kansas City Star.
His Fatal Mistake.
"Ah, nor'
Count De Flatt br-.k? raised his voice
to a lone of impassions-1 protest as Le
addressed the homely heires.
"Ah, no!" I d i Lot love you for
your money ! I: U your owu fair face
that I love. My allettion is as great
as your beauty."
"Then, count," came the cruel an
swer of Miss I'gleih, "you'll have to
took a little further. Your affection
doesn't appeal to me."
For she had a mrror that ha 1 told
her a few thing-i about her beauty.
K siles, as the afierward said
"'What's the use of having tnony It it
isn't appreciated?'
Whit, indeed? Baltimore Ameri
can. Eentrnctive Children.
There are certain children in the ac
quaintance of every one who are re
uo wned for their destructivenetw a re
nown that does not argue well for their
training. All children are not equally
neat and careful any more than the
are equally docile and intelligent The
difference may be theirs by right o in
heritance in either case, though it Is
quite as often the result of education
or of environment To correct the
tendency of nunw children toward
wholesale destructivensis requires dif
ferent methods in different cases, and
mothers would do wisely to study tbe
peculiar natures of their little ones
more, and to give thought to the
matter of their apparel. Even a very
young child will, with reasouabie caie,
learn to touch things gently and only
with cieau hands, aud every mother
should feed ber responsibility in this
matter.
A a Ultimatam.
Mr. Dpp Mrs. Dpp. your new
frock is trailing on the groumL
Mrs. D pps I don't care if it is; I'm
not gou'g to bold it up until I get asilk
petticoat I udiatiaiioiis Journal.
If Eve ha 1 g ne at Adam with a new
kind of ca!u- lasteal of an aple he
would never have oit into ft. New
York Press.