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BUSINES MERTION, WANTS AND
ok finnouncements.
FOR SALE! Property in Salisbury.
For particulars, address Maurice Clark,
: Johnstown, Pa. . 2-25.
: For Sate!
1 hereby offer for sale, on eagy terms,
“the brick hotel property at the north end
of Grant street, Salisbury, Pa., adjoining
‘the residence property of Mrs, J. W.
Beachy. There is 23 acres of ground
with this property, all of which is offered
r sale with the buildings, or will sell
ply part of the ground. as the purchaser
prefers. The house has thirteen rooms,
and there is also a stable, ice house and
“ather out buildings on the lot. Stable
has room for about twelve horses. For
farther particulars apply to 8. J. Lichty,
n.
: . WANTED! $I000 on good mortga, ed
_Auchrity. For full particulars call at
Stan office. uw :
Coin Envelopes for sale at THE STAR
office. Just the thing for Sunday schools
and churches.
‘R. M. Benchy’s Horse Powders for sale
at P.. 8. Hay’s store. tf.
_ FOR SALE! :
American Union Sewing Mack ines.
These machines are of a superior make
Two
and finish, and for genuine merit can
hardly he excelled. They are beauties
nd are as good as they are handsome.
We obtained them from the manufactur-
ery in exchange for advertising space, and
we ean sell them for less than half the
price agents would ask you to pay. Call
at Tug Star office and see these ma-
chines, if yon want anything in that hne.
BEATTY'S PIANOS AND ORGANS.
. Hon. Daniel F. Beatty, the great Organ and
Piano manufacturer, is building and shipping
more Organs and Pianos than ever. In 1870 Mr.
Beatty left home a penniless plow-boy, and by
his indomitable will he has worked his way up
£0 4s to sell so far, nearly 100,000 of Beatty's Or-
“gans and Pianos since 1870. Nothing seems to
i dishearten him; obstacles laid in his wav, that
wonld have wrecked any ordinary man forever,
"he turns to an advertisement and comes out of jt
brighter than ever, His instruments, as is well
“known, are very popnlar and are to be found in
1 parts of the world. We are informed that
during the next ten years he intends to sell
200 000 more of his make, that means a business
f $20,000,000 if we average them at $100 each.
It is already the largest business of the kind in
existence—Send to Daniel F. Beatty, Washing-
ton, New Jersey, for Catalogue.
| Fancy colored Tissue Paper for sale at
ne STAR office. Just the thing for Ia-
liew’ fancy work.
Plands, Organs and Sewing Machines. -
“The man who hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
18 fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;
3 Let no such man be trusted.”
Of course you are not as bad as that and you
ke music whether it is the thump of the piauo,
the strain of the organ or the hum of the sewing
annchine, If so, you will heat something to your
advantage by calling on us at 'HE Star office.
‘e have the inside track on these goods and we
ou’t care how many people know it. Manufac-
rers of pianos, organs and sewing machines
ke to pay for their advertising in trade and we
© to make the trade when we ean sell the goods.
see why we can give you inside prices?
t the piano, organ, or sewing machine yon
elsewhere and get prices. then come to
we will save you money. Call at'onceat
iit office and see the handsome Parlor
1 we have on hand now. Itis one of
and best instrnments made. The cdta-
> of it is $500, but you will be surprised
Jearn how much less than that we can
ir. Wecan even sell it for less than
e price. We also bave a few very
ines on hand that we want to
rly bird catches the worm."
‘friends to subscribe for
New 7-drawer’
examine our goods.
Old papers for sale at this office at 25
cents a hundred or 5 cents per dozen.
They make good wrapping paper, also
good cartridge paper for the miners.
They are also good to put under carpet,
on pantry slelves, ete.
A Card.
My third term as Justice of the Peace
will expire first Monday of May, 1892. If
my fellow townsmen think that I have
been a Justice of the Peace in the true
sense of the word. and desire my services
in that capacity for a fourth term, and
re-elect me, I shall deem it my duty te
serve them. Consulting my own pleasure
in the matter, 1 would like very much to
be rid of ita many petty annoyances, for-
ever. Respectfully,
Levi LICHLITER.
OFFICIAL WORLD'S FAIRGUIDE.
It affords us pleasure to announce that the Of-
ficial Guide to the World’s Columbian Exposi-
tion and the great city of Chicago is now ready
in elegant book form and of nearly 400 pages,
richly embellished, with superb illustrations of
the highest order. The aid of the best photog-
raphers and engravers has been invoked that the
beautiful and picturesque features of the great
Exposition and points of interest throughout the
city of Chicago be clearly presented.” T'wenty
millions of dollars will have been expended on
the grounds and buildings before the gates are
thrown open in 1898. Who can imagine what
the genius of many men can create with such a
vast sum at their command? Who can picture
in imagination what these wonderful buildings
and grounds will look like when erected? The
fairy castles of tales of fiction will not compare
with them. The Guide does not only describe
to the minutest detail everything of inestimable
value pertaining to the Exposition and Chicago,
but a full page picture of each of the mammoth
exhibit buildings in oil colors. Also many others,
illustrating artistically the useful, the curious
and the beautiful that will be there in magnifi-
cent display, Whatever movable things the
world has that can please the eye, delight the
ear and instruct the mind—the richest products
of every clime.
It caps the climax with a magnificent coclora-
ma view, “Bird's-eye View of the Exposition
Grounds and Buildirgs,” beautifully litho-
graphed in eight oll colors, size 9x18 inches.
It is a book for the millions who contemplate
visiting Chicago in 1808. It will be purchased by
the millions who cannot go, but will desire to
know just what their friends are seeing. In fact,
every loyal American citizen should possess a
copy of this great work. The well-known Pacific
Publishing Co., St. Louis, Mo.. are the sole State
agents, and they want agents to sell the book in
every town. Full particulars and terms will be
sent on application. Read their advertisement
in another column,
Administrator's Notice.
Estate of C. G. Stutzman, Inte of Rockwood bor-
ough, Somerset county, Pa., dec’d.
Letters of Administration in the above estate
baving been granted to the undersigned by the
proper authority, notice is hereby given to all
persous indebted to said estate, to make imme-
diate payment, and those having claims against
the same will present them duly authenticated
for settlement, on Monday, Feb. 20th, 1892, at the
office of the Administrator, in Somerset.
J. C. Lowry,
Administrator.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Grassy Hollow.
EpiToR STAR: —As I have a few spare
moments, I will pen you a few lines from
this neck of the woods; if it is fortunate
enough to escape your waste basket, I
will give you more, later on. :
To begin with, I had perhaps better in-
form you and your readers where we are
located. so that if any should desire to
see us, they would know where to find
us.
We are located on abranch of the main
Salisbury railroad, known as the Grassy
Run branch, wbich' conveys the coal
loaded . at Hocking’s old and new mine,
C. 'T. Hay's mine, Statler mine, Standard
mine, Flog Hill and Fairview mines,
Meager’s mine, Haunilton mine and Shaw
mine No. 2.
‘There are about 200 miners employed
at. those mines, a great many of whom
live and board here. Al along this
branch from the city of Boynton to the
Wilhelm church (St. Paul), the traveler
or sightseer can see the rough and hum-
ble cottage of the poor miner, who is per-
mitted to see but little of the many things
that God intended we all should enjoy.
His home is where he can cast his eye on
the beautiful and erooked stream of
Grassy run, as it wends its way down
the valley, and hear the birds warble their
sweet songs to God, see all the lovely
wild flowers and enjoy that which our
Creator gave to us.
But alask the poor miner can not stay
out and enjoy all these blessings, for he
must work in the mine that those he
loves may enjoy life and that “the wolf”
may be kept from the door. Now, as
God ordained us to work, and it is honest
to labor, we like to earn onr bread by
the sweat of our brow; but there are
some things that God intended us to have
while we labor, that we are deprived of,
namely: Pure air, good food and just
| compensation for our labor.
Now, Mr. Editor and readers of THE
STAR, I want to try to prove to you that
we do not get all the blessings that not
only the law of our state says we shall
have, but that God has said the laborer is
worthy of. We will first tell yon of the
air we are obliged to breathe in order to
get an existence, not a living.
Shortly after breakfast (5 A. M.) the
miner leaves hit bumble cot, wife and
children, bids them goodbye, not know-
ing whether he will come home alive or
be brought home on a stretcher to his
loved ones. Wending his way up or
down the branch until he comes toa
black hole in mother €arth, tuere from
the beauties of nature he is hid; the can-
opy of heaven is no lunger his covering,
but in its stead he has millions of tons of
rock and.earth hanging over his head,
which in many instances is almost ready
to fall. He then wends his way up one
heading, across another, and so on until
he arrives at his room, and there, hidden
from the rays of tbe beautiful sun and
labors :
the worst of air, powder smoke, ete. Af-
1siroment in our air courses and reported
ter his day’s work 1s over he comes out
tired and weak from bad alr, although
we have a mine law that says there is to
be sufficient air in our mines and an in-
spepior to see that a pitt boss has the
quéntity and quality in circulation that
the law demands. But alas! how many
visits has he made to us, placing his in-
no result?
Now, Mr. Editor, I would like to ask
yon or any of your readers, does that re-
port, “no result,” benefit us as miners?
It does not give us a cubic inch more
fresh air, neither does it carry away from
us that sickly dose of powder smoke.
All the benefit I can see is to the inspec-
tor, who gets his fat salary and perbaps
a little extra from some who do not want,
to go to the expense to clear their mines
of powder smoke. Our State Inspector
of mines never made a trip to this region
that he was not aware that the Jaw was
violated and we believe and know he has
it in his power to better our condition.
Now, a word in regard to our weight.
We have no checkweighman on our tip.
ples, consequently must put up with’ what
is on the slate when we come ont each
evening. Ido not pretend to say that all
our aperatoiiiete are rascals and thieves,
for we have’ a few gentlemen among
them; but I want to show what we are
forced to do when we work for honest
operators as well as for bad ones. For
instance. A has a contract to furnish a
cargo of coal, nt a certain price, and has
pretty fair work for his men. B has
none, but he finds out where A is ship-
ping his coal. He then writes to the pur-.
chaser of A's coal and says, “give me that
order and I will ship you coal Scents a
ton cheaper than you are buying it from
A.” As a'matter of course he will get the
order. © B knows at the same time he can
not cut and make same money A made,
without what they call “a little more
overweight.” Consequently, he says to
his men. “load up, load up, and we can
keep this order.” A and his men in the
meantime think work is slack, and by
and by A’s men get anxious for work and
tell him to get that order and they will
load a good, square car of coal. Then
the wires go to work again and A secures
the order and each time the poor miner
pays for the ‘‘whistle.”
We are promised 40 cents a ton here,
but if we load 8 tons for 2} tons we are
not getting 40 cents and God and the
Sand Patch reports only know how much
some of those one-horse operators are
stealing from the men of this region.
Just so long as the thing is as it is (no
checkweighman) prices will be cut and
we, the miners, must stand the reduction.
If the operators cut 5 cents in market
they do so with the intention of taking 5
or more cents off of the miners.
Men of this region, arouse from vour
Rip Van Winkle sleep; shake the shack-
les from your wrists and with one voice
say “enough! enough! thief. get thee
gone! In the future say as men, one
and all, no difference who your employer
may be, ‘you must pay me what you
promise me, 40 cents for 2240 pounds of
coal.” Then, elect and pay an honest
man to stand at the scale and see that
you are paid for every pound of coal on
your car. and this cutting of prices will
then be at an end.
When an operator knows he must pay
15 cents royalty, 40 cents for mining and
25 cents for getting coal on board the
cars. he will not go into market and say,
*1 will sell you coal at my tipple for 70
cents per ton. It is bad enough for us to
have to dig coal 10 cents under Georges
Creek miners, whose coal goes into same
market, and pay $2.00 per keg for pow-
der, while they do not need to buy any.
That is hard enough, without having to
dig more coal for a ton.
We will admit the fact that it is none
of our husiness what an employer of Ia-
bor does with our product so long as he
pays us our price for producing it. Neli-
ther do we care what he does with his
coal, whether he offers it in market for a
price or sees fit to donate it to anyone.
If he pays the price for digging coal it is
none of our concern if he dumps it into
the Casselman river. But the way things
are going now it is time for us to see that
we get that which is promised ns, name-
ly: 40 cents per gross ton, Now let ev-
ery miner get his eyes open; let us be
men together; a stitch in time saves nine.
This cutting of prices that is going on
under our present condition is coming
out of your and my bones; it is taking
the bread out of our children’s months
and the clothes from their backs. Let
us say, one and all, you must in the fu-
ture pay us according to contract, 40 cents
for 2240 pounds of coal. Choose good,
honest men to attend to your work. . If
you fail the first time, try again with an-
other. Get men who are fearless and
dare to do right, then stand behind them
and pay them:
What do you think your employer
would say to you if he was running a
store and you should ask him to'give you
the liberty to go into his store and weigh
out your flour, meat, etc, and set the
weight down on his hook, he coming in
in the evening to see what you got? 1
have no doubt that your account kept
for him would be as accurate as the one
he keeps for you; but I will ask youn, how
long would he stand it? Not 12 hours.
He would lock up until he employed a
clerk to see that you did not get an ounce
of overweight. ©
‘ Now, fellowmen, be manly, just and
-| market for.
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robbery is stopped at once. © But we can
not remedy this evil by placing a clerk at
one point and leave another without one.
That would give justice to the men who
employed a clerk, but justice would be
all, as the man who did not have to give
justice would cut prices and take trade,
while you suffered to get justice and your
operator suffered from what a thief could
do when he had a chance. to steal coal
and cut prices. So you see you must
make all come to right. All we ask is
justice, and when we get it you will be
safe in saying that cutiing prices is none
of our business,
" We have a few kickers in our ranks, I
know, who would rather give an opera:
ton $5 a month in the shape of overweight
than pay 50 cents a month towards pay-
ing a man to weigh his coal honestly and
justly. But lam satisfied that we have
men enough who can accomplish this
much needed reform, regardless of a few
men who think, “I will load a good, big
car of coal for my man and he can get
orders, thereby forcing you and me to do
likewise. For God’s sake, men, and for
the sake of your ‘families, let us ask for
justice, one and all. Who dare deny it®
The honest operator would be proud to
see this move, as he could console him-
figure his competitor couid sell coal in
Again, when all pay the
same price for digging, then let the hog
out of the pen. Cut all yon please, the
longest pole knocks the persimmon.
I guess 1 have written enough to al-
most set you, Mr. Editor, crazy; but 1
hope not. 1 hope at least that those of
your readers who are miners mav con-
sider this matter and let us hear from
‘them, for we must be up and stirring for
that which is ours.
With due respect to all persons con-
cerned, MINER.
THE COUNTY CAPITAL.
On Saturday night twenty-five of our ladies,
both married and single, . took advantage of the
fine sleighing, the best we have had this winter,
and visited “mine host” Tayman, at Lavansville.
All express themselves much pleased with the
trip.
e J. C. Lowry, who has been visiting at the
home of her parents fora week, returned heme
yesterday.
Mr. N. George Keim, of Washington, D. C., one
of Somerset county’s most promising young men,
paid us a flying visit on Monday. He was form-
erly prineipal of our schools and is kindly re-
membered here. '®
Kastern horse buyers are busy gathering up
number in this vicinity. The prices paid are not
large.
Galbraith Bros., of Janesville, Wis., are here
and have at the Somerset house stable, for sale,
ten head of imported stallions. Some of them
are superb animals. They consist of Percheron,
Englishshire and English Hackneys. This will
give our farmers a chance to procure some fine
stock horses.
Our town has been somewhat agitated for the
past few days by sumer
Twenty-three applications for liquor licenses
have been filed in our court, Some of them are
being contested. = i
The court last week granted twenty out of
twenty-five applications for license and held
one over for a rehearing, at Bedford.
Mrs. Valentine Hay, who has spent the last six
weeks in Ohio, returned to her home on Satur-
The Somerset Standard is handsomely and
comfortably fixed in its new quarters.
If Tue STAR sized up the rest of its Western
antagonists, last week, as well as it did our ex-
superintendent of public schools, they must be a
hard lot.
The grippe caught many of our citizens in the
last few weeks. Thus far no cases have been fa-
tal,
The eandidates for the various Borough offices
are busy shaking hands and impressing their
claims on their neighbors. The election takes
place next Saturday.
Feb. 8th, 1893,
Boynton. ;
Skating is all the go among the young folks,
as well as some of the older ones of this town.
C. BE. Shoemaker left 1ast Saturday for his home
in Emlenton. Pa. He will return this week.
Surprise parties are gaining favor here this
season, among the lads and lasses.
Peter Sholtz says he will sell his apples for 26
cents per bushel, now, since it is a boy.
A. L. Maust had an attack of grippe. His sis-
ter, Miss Lizzie, filled his position in the school
room. : 3
Mr. John Porter, of Mt. Savage, Md, spent sev-
eral days in this village, last week, on business.
He is 52 years old, 8 feet 5 inches high and weighs
72 pounds. Prow Boy.
honest; let us bire clerks to see that this
Feb, 9th, 1802,
self with the fact that lie knew about the
our best horses. They have purchased a large |
“LOOK HER
Read, Ponder, ‘Reflect and Act,
AND
Act Quickly. Come and
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elsewhere in the county.
‘BARGAINS
in every department. Do you need a pair of fine shoes?
carry in stock the finest in town. Do you need a pair Br
gans? I have the best and cheapest in town, Does your
wife need a fine dress? It can be bought here very low.
You use Groceries, do you? = Call; Iwill be pleased to sub
mit my prices. I keep a full line of such goods as belong t
a first-class general merchandise store.
Cothing, MEN'S CLOTHING!
I desire to close out my stock of Men's clothing. Great
bargains are offered in Suits, Overcoats and Pantaloons.
“The early bird catches the worm.”
I would announce to my patrons and prospective patrons
that -1 continually keep on hand a full line of the Celebrated
Walker Boots and Shoes. I also carry a lice of the Fam
ous Sweet, Orr & Co. Goods, Pants, Overalls, Blouses,
Shirts, etc. Thanking you. for past favors, and soliciting a
continuance of same, I remain very respectfully
J. L. BARCHUS, Salisbury, Fa.
BUSINESS Established In 1857!
ler. J. Livengood & Son,
Curia Buggies, Plia-
etons, Spring Wagons,
Sleighs, Ete.
Any kind of a vehicle built to order, on short notice and at rock bottom prices.
Repairing of all kinds neatly and promptly done. We also do general blacksmithing, Bring in
your old buggies, carriages, etc., and have them painted and made to look as well as new. Don’t
drive your faded and weather-worn vehicles, when you can have them painted at a small cost. :
Give us your trade. We guarantee to please you in both workmanship and prices. Thanking
you for past patronage, and soliciting a continuance of the same, we are very respectfully :
Jer. J: Livengood & Son, Salisbury, Elk Lick P. O., Pa.
Mrs. SA. Lichliter,
— Dealer In All Kinds Of —
GRAIN, FLOUR And FEED,
CORN, OATS, MIDDLINGS, “RED DOG FLOUR,” FLAXSEED MEAL, in short all kinds of s
ground feed for stock. “CLIMAX FOOD,” a good medicine for stock. =
All Grades of Flour,
among them “‘Pillsbury’s Best," the best flour in the world, “Vienna,” ‘Irish Patent, “Sea a Foam”
and Royal.
GRAYHAM and BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, Corn Meal, Oat Meal and Lima Beans. 1 also handle.
All Grades of Sugar,
including Maple Sugar, also handle Salt and Potatoes. These goods are principally bought in car
load lots, and will be sold at lowest prices. Goods delivered to my regular customers. Store in
STATLER BLOCK, SALISBURY, PA.
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