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AQ ndvertisements will be run and charged for until ordered discontinued. 25 cents. advertisement will be taken for less than’ cen JOB P RINTING.- Tus Star office has first-class job printing equipments, turns out all its work in the best style of the art ind at very reasonable prices, Tag Star does all kinds of commercial work, poster and bill printing, and facet wearly every kind of printing belonging io the art. All'job orders, whether by mail o t therwise, receive prompt attention. The Salisbury Hack Line. Time Carp: Hack leaves Salisbury every day, except Sunday, at 8:00 A. M. Leaves Meyersdale every day, except Sunday, at 1:00 P. M. JOHN COLEMAN, %. Proprietor. LOCAL AND GENERAL Wonder what has become of our Rock- «wood correspondent? What will the Democrats do with the surplius—of candidates? David ‘Harris and son have returned from North Orange, Mass. ! $how $olid Substantial $ympathy for your home paper. . It ‘will pay you. We. are glad to note that Mrs. M. C. Berkley i is rapidly improving in health. John Delbrook and 8. P. Bowman both order their names enrolled on our sub- scription list. JOHR SCHRAMM, Conductor. Many a man who goes a long way, afoot, to whip an enemy, comes back in an ambulence. The Berlin Record says that lots of or- ders for pulleys are being received at the Berlin Pulley works. It is beginning to be the cnstom to call bad butter, “‘union butter.” In union there is strength, you know. John Walker always looks happy and contented, but unusually so since the ar- rival of that new daughter of his. As the result of an election bet. Thom- as Rees has supplied Billmeyer & Balliet with two carloads of coal, free of charge. Happy and content is a home with “The Ro- chester,” a lamp with the light of themorning, _ Catalogues, write RochesterLampCo., NewYork. Murs. Ellen Herbst. of Massilon, Ohio, in vigiting in this town. She is the guest of her brothers, Peter and Adam Fogle. They say that the new foundry is turn- ingout some excellent work. Mr. Knecht always was in the habit of doing things right. Now that winter is here, you will want a sleigh. Call on Beachy Bros. and ex- amine their full line of the best manufac- tured. tf. A nest of *‘soiled doves,” at Roberts station, on the Somerset & Cambria ‘branch, was recently raided by Bomerset officers. Lije Livengood finally picked up eour- age enough to come to town. The result ‘of the election kept him at home until Tuesday. ; Ben Livengood called at Tae 8TAr of- fice, Wednesday, and learned the printing trade. It doesn’t take Ben long to learn anything. Now that our Doney correspondent has told us all about the city of Doney, where it is, etc., we hope he will send in items right along. There is a tide in the affairs of men, which if taken at its flood, and Johnny Keeps filling up the bowl, will lead on to a drunkard’s grave. The big company that was to show in | the opera house, this week, have asked for a later date, owing to the serious ill- ness of the chief actor, Rev. C. B. Graver, for a number of years pastor of the Berlin Lutheran con- gregation, has resigned in order to accept a pall from the Lutheran church at Lock Haven, Pa. The farm of Monroe Kretchman, de- ceased, was bought by Manassas Kretch- man, who has since sold it to one of his sons. If we remember rightly, the con- sideration was $3,600. The Democrats of Stoyestown decided ona pig roast to celebrate their victory. Great Scott! isn’t it enough that they went the whole hog at the election, with- i are passing away, one by one. out devouring the pigs also? The older inmates of the County Home The latest death reported there is that of Sallie Con- rad, a lady whdse age was nearing the one hundred mark.—Standard. Have you ever taken hotice that Salis- bury is getting nearly everything that THE STAR has been talking up for the town since locating here? A pewspaper is & power for good in every community. The village of Bethel, on the 8. & C. branch, this county, has been incorpora- ted as a borough. The new borough has been named Benson, in honor of the man whe built the Somerset court house. If you have chapped hands, face, or rough or red skin, from any cause, use Stewart's Almond Cream. It will please you and bring quick religf. Only 10 and 95 cents a bottle. Sold by J. L. Barchus. tf. The finest lot of tobacco «in Salisbury can he seen at M. H. Wagner's store. The assortment is complete and is un- doubtedly the finest line of goods in the tobacco line ever placed on sale in this town. tf. An advertisement appears in a Western paper which reads thus: “If George Wil- liam Brown, who deserted his poor wife and babe 25 vears ago, will return, the aforesaid babe will knock the stuffing out of him.” ' Adam Fogle orders Tar STAR sent to his sisters, Mrs. Ellen Herbst, of Massi- lon, Ohio, and Mrs. Elizabeth Kimbel, of Canton, Ohio. This makes three sub- scriptions to Tne Star that Mr. Fogle pays for. : The fame of Somerset county buck- wheat and maple sugar has reached far: off Texas. The firm of Cook & Beerits has just shiped a barrel of each to an army officer in the “‘Lone-star” state.— Vedette. It would he impossible for us to review all the fool bets that were made on the election, but it is plain. judging from what we read in the daily papers, con- cerning these bets, that the fools are not all dead vet. A correspondent to the Carleton (Neh.) Reporter says: “If you feel blue over tha election, procure a copy of THe SomerseT County (PA.) STAR. It will come as near bringing you around all rightas anything. Pennsylvania’s delegation in the pres- ent Congress is composed of 17 Republi- cans and 11 Democrats. They will be succeeded by 22 Republicans and eight Democrats, two members being gained by the reapportionment. We are informed that we were in err- or, last week, when we stated that Mrs. Harris accompanied her husband to Mass: achusetts. Her son Fred accompanied him, we have since learned. and it is said that Mrs. Harris remained at home. Of the 218 suicides reported in New York city in one year, shooting was most popular, with 77 cases, to 48 by poison, 87 by hanging, 23 by gas, 16 by knife, 10 by drowning, 4 by jumping from a roof and 8 by jumping from a window.—Ex. The champion hunters are George Knee and C, N. Weller. They bunt together and their captures for the seasons of this year, expired and unexpired, up to date are 39 ground hogs, 76 gray squirrels, 16 rabbits and 17 pheasants.—Berlin Record. The Oakland Republican speaks of a man who does not swear often, but adds that he swears hard when he does swear. Savs the Republican, ‘‘he swears by the New York Sun, the Winchester ritle and the Stradivarius fiddle.” Gee whilikens! What next? Lookout for the man who advertises that on payment of 50 cents he will tell vou how to make one-cent postage stamps do the work of two-cent stamps. If von send him your 50 cents .yon will receive the following answer by return mail: “Use two of them.” —Ex. “Our Accident correspondent is a splen- did localizer. We hope the news from that enterprising town will continue to reach us regularly every Tuesday. Ac- cident is the editor's native town, having been born near that place, andéwe are not ashamed of Accident, either. This is the way Sol 8. Beachy, of Key- ser, Md., sizes it up: “If we may judge the plentifulness of eggs by the crowing of the roosters, eggs will be cheap and plentiful by March 41h, 1898, when the hens will leave their old nests up Salt river and cackle the song, fre—fre—free trade! A Confluence corpse was taken rough town, in a hearse, bound for Meyersdale, on Monday. It was some one who died of a contagious disease and the Railroad Company refused to take the corpse on board the cars. We did not learn the name of the deceased nor the nature of the disease. Somerset has decided to dispense with the servioes of its policeman. Somerset must be reaching a high state of civiliza- tion, or peradventure its citizens want, to sow buckwheat in the town and fence it up. That would be ahout the only way to get rid of all the tares in that portion of the moral vineyard. We are under obligations to County Supt. Berkey tor a copy of the Somerset County Institute Annual. The institute this year promises to be a greater success than ever, and Prof. Berkey deserves a great deal of credit for procuring some of the best lecturers in the country. All who can should attend. Dr. Mc@omas, of Garrett county, Md., has gone to the city of Mexico to attend a meeting of the American Public Health ant and dignified manner, 4 Association and Pan-American Medical Congress, which bodies. will convene there on Nov. 29th, Nov. 80th and Dec. 1st. = The doctor will visit the Pacific “const before he returns. a Among the citizens who have definite ly annonnced as candidates for postmas- ter are W. A. Ingman, J. M. Oates, Wm. H. Hay and Michael Shannon. Besides these, the following are mentioned as pos- sible candidates: J. F. Anthony, F. Grof, H. J. Ebbeckna. J. W Young and others. —--Meyersdale Register. Genius and marked business ability seldom find association in the same char: acter. It is rarely that an inventor places his own work on the market and derives "the full profit. There were issued 28.244 patents last year and 21.895 of them were assigned. Almost exactly the same pro- portions appear in every year's record. Swanger, the Garrett county man who was recently tried in Cumberland for wife-murder, was found guilty of man: sinughter and sentenced to fonr years in the penitentiary. Upon receiving lus sentence, Swauger arose, and in a‘pleas: thanked the court for giving him such a light sentence. This is the only town in the county that has a first-class band. Our boys will play anything the county can trot out, for either money, marbles or chalk. The 8. C. B. wears the belt and will con- tinue to wear it. If any other band in the county wants to contest its right to the championship belt, let such band shove up its stuff. The. readers of newspapers never Jet the advertising columns escape their eyes. In nine cases ont of ten the reader of advertisements is fully repaid for his newspaper outlay by important points picked up in the advertising col umns of a newspaper which simply rep resents thie business men who are in the field to stay. —Lonaconing Review. Rev. O. F. Harshman, of Lilly, Pa, writes 19» Tag STAR as follows: “1 will remove from my present parish, next week, to Duquesne, Allegheny county, Pa., where I have accepted a unanimous call as pastor teva newly organized church in that growimg. city. Although they have electric lights, we will need Tur STAR. which please send to that address.” The Berlin Record is authority for it that Joseph J. Stutzman will this winter contribute several articles for the press that will be of interest to students and teachers in particular and to others in general. M. Stutzman is an entertaining writer and one of the greatesi men that Somerset county ever propuced. Salis- bury, his native town, is justly proud of him. Don’t be a clam. Don’t he a barnacle on the ship of progress. Put your shoul- der to the wheel and give vour town a boost on its onward march. Don’t listen to the dire predictions of the lecal croak. er and mossback. but take counsel with the energetic, enterprising, plucky citi: zens who are devoting their time and best efforts to make a metropolis of your na- tive place. : Mr. Frank Picking. son of the late Judge Picking, whose coming was men- tioned in. last week's Vedette, arrived here on Sunday morning. It is just about forty years since he left here for California, and during all that time he never visited Somerset until now. Mr, Picking is badly crippled with rheuma- tism, and is compelled to walk with a pair of crutches.—Vedette. A ghastly outrage was perpetrated at Reading, Ohio, an Democratic stronghold. Henry Koester, an active Republican, was taken by a crowd of ‘noisy Democrats, who carried him about the town on their shoulders and compelled him to drink frequently. Late at night, when Koester had fallen asleep he was placed in a cof- fin, carried home and lain on the steps, where he was found almost dead. —Ex. The editor of the Hyndman Bulletin is at liberty to clip from ThE STAR 10 his heart’s content, but we would like to see him give credit to this paper, once in a while. for items taken from its pages. Whenever he reproduces nearly a whole issue of THE STAR, as he did last week, and it is too much trouble for him to give due credit, he should also wire us to send him THE STAR'S heading to use on his paper. ’ Peter Gruber, of Oil City, has turned over to a tailor the material for a suit of clothes that probably cannot be duplicated in the world. It is to be made of the tan- ned hide of rattlesnakes that have been caught, killed and tanned by Gruber dur: ing the past four years. The outfit will consist of shoes, hat, collar, cuffs, neck- tie, shirt bosom, coat, vest and trousers, and will be finished during the next month.—Ex. The associate editor of THE STAR is still: very ill. Inflammation of the stom- ach and heart disease are her ailments. It is up-hill business to get out a paper with the amount of sickness we have been hav- ing in our family, but many kind friends have been aiding us in every possible manner. Although we feel somewhat broken down in spirit, we still hope for a better state of affairs and we feel grate- ful to our many kind and sympathizing friends. The largest piece of white oak that was ever sawed to order and shipped to New York, is stated by the Recorder to have been 80 inches square and 50 feet long and measnred 8.750 feet, hoard measure. It weighed 22,500 pounds, railroad stand- ard weight for green oak timber. The tree measured over 8% feet in diameter, fifty feet from the ground. Another piece was also received at the same time which should | wis 24 hy 20 inches and 80 feet long | The two pieces made 6,150 feet and were all that was shipped in two cars which came from Ohio. ’ Some time ago there appeared in oe Somerset Herald an item to the effect that a Mr. Hershberger, of Addison township, received the largest bounty that was paid to any maple sugar producer in Somer- set. county, : the amount being $87.82. This may be the largest bounty yet re- ceived on maple sugar, but all the same, Elijah Livengood’s bounty for last sea- son, when he pets it, will be $120. Mr. Livengood is the largest maple sugar pro- ducer in the county, aving made a8 high as 12.500 pounds in owe season. Last season, however, he made but 6,000 pounds, the season having been a poor one. The Pin Factory. down a few days pending the settlement of internal difficulties, reopened this morning under the old management of Messers. Stanb and Tenor, Mr. W. H. Deal having purchased the 8S. D. Liven- good claim against the concern. It is believed the arrangements are such that this valuable addition to our industries will be unhampered in the future. Ev- erybody i€ pleased that the men whose | braing and skill conceived and conducted 4he plant thas far, remain at its head, and that they have an opportunity to now place it on a firm, financial basis,—Com- mercial. Mr. Bowman, of West Salisbury, de- clares upon his word and honor that he suw a htige bear, right in Salisbury bor- ough. the night of the recent German Baptist love feast. Mr. Bowman is a truthful man and he says thisiis no joke. He was on his way home from services and saw the bear cross the street several hundred yards this side of the bridge, and when he saw brain was within a few rods of him. He says it was the largest bear he ever saw in his life. We are in- tormed that this same animal has rince been tracked, up the river, and that he has been hotly pursued by hunters, who have thus far failed to capture him. Ont in Indiana, in a great many places, some fiendish ghouls recently despoiled the graves of G. A. R. veterans by daub- ing red paint over the headstones. It is supposed 10 he the work of Knights of the Golden Gircle, which during the war was a sort of Rebel aid society, and of which it is said Adlai Stevenson was an ardent member, It is believed by many people that these graves were de- spoiled in order to let the country know that the said organization is again reviv- ing and there is rejoicing among its mem- hers that one of their old gang has been elected Vice President of the country. Whether these surmises are correct, time will tell. The Somerset Vedette boasts of having forced the Somerset Standard to reduce its subscription price. to $1.00 per year, which is the price of the Vedette. It is really too bad that a bright newsy paper like the Standard has been forced fo re- duce its subscription price on account of Chinese competition. The Vedette pre- dicts that the rest of the papers will have to follow suit. Well, we think hardly. There isn’t a paper in the county that isn’t worth $2.00 a year, and any country publisher who puts his paper out under $1.50 a year, is doing something that will gain him neither more patrons nor more friends. This paper has a good circula- tion at $1.50 a year, but there are numer ous other papers thatare considered dear at any price. No country. publisher can afford to publish a good weekly paper at $1.00 per annum, and anv rural publica- tion that starts ont on that line is not to be envied. If Tne Brar ever changes its subscription price, it will increase it in- stead of reducing it. But perhaps the Vedetie is well paid for, even at $1.00 per annum, although we prefer to believe that it is not. The Latest Concerning the Suicide of Geo. Harris. ORANGE, Mass... November 16.—It is stated on good authority that the cause of the suicide Saturday night of Rev. G. H. Harris, this town, was an unsueccessfnl love af- fair. Mr. Harris went away last Wed- nesday and was gone until Saturday. Soon after his return he made up and sent hy mail, nnder register, a paekage of letters to a young woman in East Charleston, Vi., from which place he had just returned. The Registry receipt was found in his pocket. Upon return- ing to this town he went first to his hoard- ing honge and soon afterward to the par- sonage, which he occupied alone. He must have shot himself at once, for he had not even removed his overcoat. All who knew Mr. Harris speak of him as a young man of excellent character, He was graduated at 8t, Lawrence Uni: versity. N. Y., and was: ordained to preach at Orange in September, 1891. The Demoeratic Blow-out. The Democratic blow out, last Friday evening. was a great Success anda very good-natured gathering. Considering the weather, the turnout ‘was very good. Those who attended the Democratic jubi- lee at Meyersdale, say it was a small af- fair, compared to the one held here. This is as we predicted, ang the Demo- crats of this vicinity and of Maryland de- serve a great deal of credit for the way they acquitted themselves. The proces: sion was well arranged and in the main was made up of good. orderly citizens. There were remarkably few cases of plain drunk, and no guarrels nor unpleasani- ness of any kind occurred to mar the harmless joy of the occasion. wnich had closed | of the Universalist ehureh in | For Nervous or Sick Headache from any cause. They contain Soda and Charcoal. Used by thousandsof = because harmless and unlike any others which are narcotics, to be avoided. Do noi accept a substinte. If your druggi % does. not sell them send 10c. or 2 stamps to F. G. STEwARE & Cos. 568, fDearborn ty Chirag For sale by 2. L. Barchus, Elk Lick. Pu. GRAIN PEPPER, FREE FROM STEMS AND DIRT, AT 16 CENTS PER POUND, AND GRIND IT WHILE YOU WAIT. Po COPLAND, THE DRUGG!ST, MEYERSDALE, PA. A. I. GNAGEY, Lene Grantsville, Md., takes this method of returning his thanks to the many patrons who have enabled him to make a complete success of his strict- ly cash system venture. : We find that we can, under the above system ; rons any goods they may need, without the addi necessary to make up for bad accounts. invitation to visit us and inspect our stock, we will risk + buying. “Selling my goods cheap! Ibave just received £ nice lot of Wikies Goods, in the shape of Ladies’ and Children’s Hosiery, Gloves, Faccinato rs, All Wool Henriétta Dress Goods, Cashmere, Cloth, Ladies’, Gents’ aud Children's Wool Underwear. ' I ¢an also GIVE YOU BARGAINS in Boots and Shoes. Have a big variety and am selling them cheaper (han the cheapest. Give me a call and be convinced that I have the largest and best stock of Boots and Shoes in town. Also have Lumbermen’s Coats, Pants. Shirts, Caps and Stockings, aud a fine lot of Gents Glove 8, Ladies’. Gents’ and Children’s Guim. Boots and Shoes, Gents’ Fine Shirts, Jersey Shirts, Dress Pants, Working Pants, Overalls and Blouses. Have added a fine assortment of School Supplies, such as Slates, Colored Pencils, Tablets, Ink, etc. Country Produce taken in exchange for goods. Many thanks to my friends for past patronage. I remain your friend, GEO. K. WALKER, Salisbury, Pa. And a good lamp. , A must be simple; when it is not simple it is f not good. Simple, Beautiful, Good—these & fords mean much, but to see ¢ The Rochester ? | will impress the truth more forcibly, All metal, \§ tough and seamless, and made in three pieces only, it is absolutely safe and unbreakable, like Aladdin’s of old, it is indeed a “wonderful lamp,” for its mar- velous light is purer and brighter than gas light, “WANEE _ softer than electric light and more cheerful er either, x the lampdealer hasn't the genuine our new wii lustra express ~-your choice of pb 3.000 ROCHESTER pps Os 43 Park Place, New York City. %¥ “The Rochester.” THe fire works were certainly grand— racy will be divided against sel, owing far ahead of anything else of the kind {to the fight for spoils, and that it wil! fan ever seen in this locality. in 1896, and that great will be the fall Among other things, we noticed that | thereof. J. M. Hay resembled to a great extent a large portrait of Cleveland that he carried; that Dennis Wagner, mounted on a fine steed and dressed in military array, looked exactly like an old war general; that Bill Wagner. Jr; disgnised to represent Pres- ident Harrison, was a good-looking man until he took off his mask: that Simon Glotfelty, Peter 8. Hay and Russell Hay wore the most pleasant countenaneces of them all; that there were not enough Democratic houses in town to illuminate to make much of a glare of light, and | should have no support from him. that old ‘‘Jerusalem” street, especially. f looked very dark and gloomy. Several Bal lard’s Snow Liniment. honses that are. jolutly occupied by Dem- eryhaihola. Jive is sue € fast ought ify) ia ocrats and Republeans. were only illu- | ralgia, Sprains, Cuts, The story goes that a. man wrote to the editor of a hortienltural paper, asking what plants would be snituble additions to dried grasses for winter ornaments. The editor replied: **Acroclininm roseum, A. album, Gomphrena globasa and G. globosa camen.” When the man rend this. he fairly boiled over with rage, and immediately sent a note ordering his pa- per to be discontinued. ' He avered that an editor who swore in that way, just because he was asked a simple question, minated in part, which made ns think of Tae it will cure Jt pynoteatas to the passage in the Bible, which snys: | Duicics afters de sicure StF Jon “A hopse divided against itself ean not re bee stip les for years have stand.” And right here we wish to re- | S20 ETL mark’ that the indications are that Demoe:. Price, 50 cents, FARMERS, BUTCHERS AND CONSUMERS OF BLACK EP ER! TWILL SELL YUU I pay Cush and sel goods at Cash Prices, for Cash, and give you a ‘cordial Cheap, Cheap, HT | Bruises ore throat and fore Chest i . Sates and Ros A= CORN, ground £ HmONE: { apd Roy GRAY ineluin Joad lots
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