Eee op eR ry Tbe Somerset County Star. P. L. LIVENGOOD, Editor and Publisher. Mrs. P. L. LIVENGOOD, Associate Editor. LOCAL ANDGENERAL. Numerous—agents for the Life of Blaine. : Horace G. Walker, a Somerset invent- or, died last week. : David Fuller has been on the sick list for some time. Hope he will soon be able to be out again. Geo. K. Walker went fo Glencoe, Tues- day, to visit his old friend and business partner, I. D. Leydig. Why is ‘“‘e” the most unfortunate of letters? Because it is never in cash, is always in debt, and never out of danger. Genial Sol Yoder, of Garrett county, Md.. was one of THE STAR'S callers, last week. He called to renew his subscrip- tion. Lije Livengood. as usual, ‘will make more maple sugar than any other man in Pennsylvania. He already has his trees tapped. Southampton items received too late for publication, this week. Correspond- ents “will please send in items no later than Tuesday. Milt Hartline has returned from Akron, Ohio, whither he went some time ago in search of employment. His father, who went with him to the Buckeye state, is still out there. Geo. H. Tayman’s personal property has been levied on by the Sheriff and will be sold on Saturday, this week. Mr. Tayman’s finances are said to be in very bad condition. Lon Brown got more valentines than anv other man in town, but they were abont all from his bhest friends, who wanted to have some sport at a good-na- tured man’s expense. An exchange says: ‘‘The fool-killer doesn’t have to worry about the people who throw coal oil on the fire or put dy- namite in a stove to thaw ont. They kill themselves without his aid.” Some insuited fellow went to the Frost- burg Ledger office. last week, and tried to whip the editor. He failed to whip him, however, which is, invariably the case with fellows that want to whip edi- itors. ‘ K. W. Simpkins is selling what is called the World's Fair Combination Toilet. Pin and Needle Case. It isan excellent thing, something every woman wants, and it sells like ‘hot cakes.” To see it is to buy it. We have noticed that when a girl learns to skate she has fc have a boy pull her along by the arm, but when a hoy learns, lie just sails out and cuts a few butter howls in the ice and soon becomes an ex- pert.—Ex. Every column of a newspaper contains from five to twenty thousand distinct pieces of metal, according to the size of the paper and type. The displacement of one of them means an error. Isit any wonder that errors sometimes occur?— Ex. t Owing to a defective brake, a box car got away from the car shifter at Tub Mill mines, yesterday morning. Tt never stopped until it got down to Will. Moser’s meadow. Chris Lichliter started after it, taking about six ties at a step, and we presume he found it. Three of Meyersdale’s citizens show up 56 children. The oldest one of them, Wm. Cook, who died last year, had 22 sons and daughters? Mr. Ed. Deal ac- knowledges 16 and D. Carns, 18. And yet Somerset is bothered at our very sat- isfactory census figures. —Commercial, Jeremiah Zorn, who at one time resided in Salisbury, but later on moved to Ber- lin, died last week at the age of 67 years. The Berlin Récord states that Mr. Zorn had been drawing a pension of $72 per month. That's the largest pension we ever heard of a private soldier drawing. The big fire in West Salisbury ought to teach our citizens a valuable lesson. We are getting some good buildings in this town now, but what would become of our town if a fire should break out in the business portion of it? We ought to have waler works and a fire company. by all means. The Oakland Republican is a good newspaper, but the town in which it is published is evidently overgrown with moss, judging from the home advertis- ing patronage the Republican has. = But perhaps the would-be business men of Oakland do not know that they are liv- ing in the 19th century. Along the line of the abandoned Pan- ama canal, where bats are flitting and owls are hooting, there is at least $25,- 000,000 worth of dredging and other ma- chinery. It is under shelter and can be ensily put in good repair. Here is a chance for the builders of the Nicaragua canal, which will not be abandoned. Our exchanges are passing around the following for the benefit of young men who are contemplating marriage. If a woman's thumb has a long first joint, she is as stubborn as a mule: if it has a long second joint, she is as stubborn as two mules; but if the first and second joints are short, she is no more stubborn than | any other woman. ; It-is believed that Nelson Bittner, the have eloped. ing. Itis reported that Bittner recently turned much of his property into ready cash, and also that he borrowed all the i all boroughs. | dollar for each meeting attended. From | September. | the smoke. distiller, and. Mss. Geo. Martz. a hand. |" located at Casselton, North Dakota. some young married woman of Glencoe, | At any rate both are miss- | money he could. The Somerset Demo- crat is anthority for this. A Dauphin county representative has introduced a bill providing for compen- sation of members of town councils of The compensation is one the amount of abuse heaped upon coun- cilmen, they would be illy compensation if they should be allowed fifty times that amount.—Somerset Herald. The Berlin Record has reduced its size from a 6-column quarto t2 a 5-column guarto. It has also treated itself to a new dress of type. The Record is a credit to Berlin, hut the citizens of that town should not allow it to grow smaller. It doesn’t speak well for a town when its local paper grows smaller instead of larg- er. We wish the Record much prosperi- ty. Samuel Compton, one of the Demo- crat’s oldest subscribers and a worthy and prosperous citizen of Elk Lick town- ship, visited Somerset on Friday and paid the Democrat office a welcome call. Mr. Compton carried on his trade of tinner, at Salisbury, when that town was in its infancy. He takes much pride in the present prosperous condition of that borough.—Somerset Democrat. Some scoundrel set fire to Dennis Wag- ner’s coal mine, some time during last week, and when it was discovered it had already made great headway. Some folks have since been working hard to extin- guish it, but at last reports had not yet succeeded. Mr. Anspach, of Philadel- phia, one of the owners of the coal, was summoned here by telegram to look after the matter and see to putting the fire out. Grandpa Baumgardner, father of Rev. S. M. Baumgardner, died on Monday morning. Mr. Baumgardner was Salis- bury’s oldest citizen, and from the fact that he was a helpless invalid for the past few years, death was no doubt a welcome guest to him. His remains were taken to Fayette county, yesterday, for burial. ‘Mr. Baumgardner was a highly respected citizen, and the bereaved rel- atives have the sympathy of the commnu- nity. ' The deceased was 88 years old. A meeting of the Somerset County Ag- ricultural Society was held in one of the jury rooms, on Wednesday afternoon, during the sessions of the Farmers’ Insti- tute. The following officers were elected: Hon. N. B. Critchfield, President; H. .J. Hoffman, Secretary, and George C. Lich- ty, Treasurer. Valentine Hay, P. K. Moore, M. J. Beachy, A. G. Kimmel, and O. P. Shaver. Executive Committee. A Vice President will be selected from each township, and an effort made to resume the holding of fairs.—Vedetie. The Prohibition Era, a little sheet pub- lished in Meyersdale, is on deck, as usual, with a full list of the applicants for liquor license in this county, together with a list of their'signers and bondsmen. We notice that Ed Nicklow, of Addison, has the most signers, while Thomas Williams comes in second. We also notice that Walter Easton: and Norman Weimer are listed as bondsmen for Henry Loechel, which is not true of them. The Eia is like the average license petition and ret monsirance—not always confined to facts. An exchange .editor kills time by the following sage reflections: “No wonder time is represented as haggard and worn out; the watch keeps time, the sprinter beats time, - the music master heats time, the clock strikestime, trains run on time (not all, but some of them), the foreman lays out time, horses run against time, people threateh awful things if they get time, ata fight they always call time, soldiers mark time, only criminals serve time, few save or spare time. everybody now and then kills time and perhaps your subscription is behind time.” A sleighing party, composed of the fol- lowing Frostburg people, were guests at Hay’s hotel, Tuesday evening: Dr. W. O. McLane and wife, Prof. H. 8. Keller and wife, Dr. I. I.. Ritter and wife, Chas. L. Gross and wife, Randolph Hartly and wife, Sadie Shearer, Geo. C. Shearer, Annie Willison. Pearl Benson, Birdie Shearer. Rose Porter, Mamie Hocking and F. G. Hay. The snow was thawing when they arrived here, and before they were ready to return, a heavy rain set in, which completely destroved the sleigh- ing. Landlord Hay had to take some of them home in a wheeled conveyance. The following persons have filed appli- cations for tavern license: Charles A. Mitchell and Edward Nicklow, Addison; Andrew McQuade and J. 8. Zimmerman, Berlin; August Koehler, Conemaugh; Scott Sterner, J. M. Dodds and Thos. Smith, Confluence; Thos. Williams, Elk Lick; John H. Slicer, Nathaniel Slicer, J. C. Reed and Robert Guthrie, Meyers- dale; John K. Kessler, Northampton: Wm. Wirth. Quemahoning; 8S. A. Haines and Mary Buckman, Rockwood; C.T. Hay and Henry Loechel, Salisbury; Kei- ser Kimmel, Summit; John H. Hite and Samuel Custer, Stoystown: W. H. Tay- man. Somerset township: Edgar Kyle, Jay G. Lawson and L. W. Vannear, Som- erset borough; Isaac Jenkins, Ursina. dames Lindsey. whom many of our old citizens will remember as the man who built "the house now occupied by David Enos, met a sad death on the 16th of last He had been living in Min- nesota for some years, where his house burned down, and he was suffocated in His son ‘Stewart, who is communicated the sad news to Stewart Smith, of this place, a few days ago. was here at that time on a visit and called to see the old home that he had built and occupied when he was yet a resident of Salisbury. We remember him as a very pleasant gentleman and a welcome guest, and we are very sorry.to hear of his® sad death. Card of Thanks. We hereby tender our thanks to the kind friends and neighbors who extended their sympathy and kindness to us dur- ing the sickness and death of our father. 8S. M. BAUMGARDNER. V. E. BAUMGARDNER. A Minneapolis Doctor After THE STAR. Dr. A. F. Hinz, for whom we used to do lots of printing, at Carleton, Neb., but who is now one of the most preminent physicians and surgeons in Minneapolis, Minn., wants us to do some’ more print- ing for him. He writes to us in this wise: *‘It seems strange to send away from a city of 225,000 inliabitants for létter heads, but I have seen none tkat1 like so well as yours. Iwant you to print some head- ings on unraled paper for my type writer, and some on ruled paper for pen and ink. I was sorry when vou left Carleton, but I presunie you have never regretted your move,” Nothing strange about it, doctor, for we have customers all over this broad land. Our work always fills the bill. Thanks for your order. Come again. No, we never regretted moving away from Carleton. Guess you can say the same of your move from that place. BIG FIRE IN WEST SALISBURY. H. A. Reitz’s large steam grist mill, in West Salisbury, was totally consumed by fire, this morning. How the fire origi- nated is not known. Mr. Reitz informs THE STAR that it was about 7 o’clock this morning when A. H. Shumaker, his ap- prentice, went into the building to look after the fire in the engine house. He also went into the mill himself, a few minutes later, and both discovered that the fire under the boiler was nearly out, 80 it is absolutely certain that the build- ing did not take fire from that source. Mr. Reitz then went to do his chores about his stable and Mr. Shumaker pro- ceeded to get up steam in the mill. It was but a few minutes, however, until Shumaker discovered that the mill was afire in the southeast corner of the main building, near ihe ground, and he at once gave the alarm. The flames spread very rapidly and fire was soon discovered as far up as the second "and third floors. It was soon apparent that the building could not be saved, and tbe crowd that had gathered in the meantime began to carry out flour and prepare to protect the oth- er buildings near by. ‘I'he mill was soon in ashes and only a very small quantity of its contents saved. The total loss is estimated at $10,000. Insurance, $5,000. While the fire raged, J. B. Martin's store building, occupied by H. C. Shaw, also took fire, but by heroic efforts the building was saved, the only damage to it being several holes burned in the roof. The covered bridge near the mill was also afire several times, but each time the flames were éxtinguished before much damage was done. Had it not been a very calm morning. the store, the bridge and perhaps the Williams hotel would also have been consumed. But the loss is great enough as it is; not only to Mr. Reitz, but to the whole community. Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Reitz, as he is one of our most honored and useful citizens, and his mill was of inestimable value to the community. As the fire originated in the southeast corner of the main building, itis truly a mystery how it started, as there was no the building that conld have caused it. The Dunkards and the Amish Sized up by the Somerset Vedette.—Some Corrections. The Dunkards are such a peculiar people, and are so little known outside of their settlements, that I thought it worth while to say something abont their religion, manners, dress and business habits. Like the Pilgrims, the Quakers and oth- er sects that have suffered for conscience sake, they possess strongly marked individuality. For yvears—mnearly a century—they have maintained their organization intact, although surrounded by a dictinct and aggressive civilization. The religion of these people is very singular, both in its tenets and its outward forms. Their creed teaches triune immersion, and the public wash- ing of feet, as an ordinance. It prohibits the wearing of parti-colored clothing. White, black, and neutral tints, only, are permitted. The Dunk- ard eschews the use of jewelry, and all mere adornments in dress. The men wear Quaker- cut coats, broad-brimmed hats, full beards, (ex- cept the mustache) and long hair. The dress of the women is a short-skirted gown, until lately. generally of home-spun; a white kerchief folded across the bosom and shoulders, and a black sun- bonnet. The Dundards are opposed to Sunday schools, a paid ministry, revivals, prayer-meet- ings and missions. They are forbidden to send their sons to college. They allow no newspaper reporters at their yearly meetings, nor any printed account of proceedings. In their intercourse with each other they use only the first, or Chris- tian name. They never appear as litigants in the courts: all disputes being settled within the church. Accepting, literally, the command, ‘swear not at all,” they refuse to take judicial oaths. They are essentially an agricultural peo- ple, rarely engaging in trade, manufacture, or the so-called professional pursuits. They are proverbially honest. The Dunkard’s word is as good as his bond, and both ‘are considered first- class security. As a religions society, the Dunkards are fast dying out. Their language longago degenerated from German into Pennsylvania Duteh; and the newspaper, the public school, and modern modes of travel, are surely supplanting the latter with | English, The last generation or two have large- ly done away with the dress and customs of their fathers, and the integrity of the whole church Dunkards,” an offshoot of the old society, who believe in education, and the claims of an ad- vanced civilization. On public days an oceca- sional specimen of ihe old-time Dunkard. in his peculiar garb, may be seen in the crowd at the The editor's father used to live in the | County-seat, but his presence is rare enough to Lindsey house. some years ago, and we make him a curiosity. Another German sect, known as the Amish, remember a visit from Mr. Lindsey, who ' composed a smaller part of the settlers of Som. stove nor anything else in that part of | structure is now menaced by the ‘‘Progressive erset county. They resemble the Dunkards somewhat in their creed and customs, but are more ignorant and narrow-minded. Their rigid ideas of dress include even the prohibition of buttons, and substitutes hooks and eyes. They possess in a high degree the German thrift that results in the accumulation of money and lands. One of their number, in the northern part of the county, was said to be worth a half million of dollars. Those of them who have not been ab- sorbed by the more numerous and powerful sect of the Dunkards, are fast losing their distinetive characteristies. They cannot endure the friction of latter-day civilization.—Somerset Vedette. CoMMENT BY THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. The Senior editor of the Vedette (Major Tredwell) is the author of the above arti- cle, and as the worthy gentleman has written on a subject upon which it is very evident that he is densely ignorant, the editor of THE STAR must call him down and point out to him where he is wrong. The editor of THE STAR was born of and brought np by Dunkard parents. He joined the Dunkard church in his early youth (at the age of 14) but as the fellow remarked who said he had learned the Methodist irade, “I haven’t worked at it for some years.” However. 1 wish to state that I know all about the Dun- kards and also a great deal concerning the Amish, having lived the greater por- tion of my iife in communities where both of these churches have a strong membership. At any rate I can tell the editor of the Vedette wherein he errs in his write-up of these two churches. and 1 believe I can prove all Isay, by the Dunkards and the Amish themselves. 1st. It is not true that only white, black and neutral tints in clothing are permitted by the Dunkards. They can wear any colors or tints they choose. 2nd. It isnot true that the Dunkard eschews the use of jewelry and all mere adornments in dress. It is true to a great extent of the old members. but not of the young. 3d. Very few of the men wear Quaker- cut coats, that style of garment being al- most entirely confined to the ministry. The same can be said of the broad-brim- med hats. The young men in the church dress about as fashionably as those of any other church. 4th. Very few of the Dunkards of to- day wear long hairor anv prescribed style of beard. That used to be the case. but not for many years. Dunkards are as good patrons of barber shops as any oth- er class of people, and they wear their whiskers in a8 many styles as other peo- ple do. 5th. It is not true that the dress of the women is a short-skirted gown and a biack sun-hannet. Dunkard women, ’tis true, nearly: all wear sun-bennets, but black is not the only color. Yon see them in other colors as well as black. Their dresses are about the same as those worn by other women, except that they are usualiv more plain. Some Dunkard women also wear hats and very fashion- able dresses. 5 6th. The Dunkards are not ‘opposed to Sunday schools, revivals, missions and prayer-meetings. On the contrary, they have many flourishing Sunday schools and prayer-meetings and have had them for many years. They also have numer- ous revival meetings, although they may not know them by that name. 7th. It is not true that their sons are forbidden to be sent to college. The church has three colleges of its own, and while they are not up to Yale, Harvard. Lafayette and others of that class, they are fully up to the standard® of church colleges. College graduates are quite numerous in the Dunkard church, and they are not all church college graduates, either. Some of them are graduates of other colleges as well. 8th. Neither is it true that they allow no newspaper reporters at their yearly meetings. Whenever their yearly meet- ings occur, full reports of their proceed- ing can always he seen in many of the daily newspapers: But perhaps the edi- tor of the Vedette never reads the daily papers. 9th. It is also untrue that they never appear as litigants in the courts and that all disputes are settled in the church. 10th. It is also untrue that they rarely engage in trade, manufacture and pro- fessional persuits. In fact nothing could be farther from the truth. 11th. That the Dunkard’s word is as good as his bond, and that both are first- class security, is rather far fetched. In fact the exceptions are numerous enough to compel us to brand that as a false statement also. However, in general, the Dunkards are poted for being a very honest and upright people. 12th. It is not true that the Dunkard’s, as a religious society, are fast dying out. While they are not increasing very rapid- ly, yet they hold their own fully as well as most of the weaker denominations. The Dunkard church is not a corpse, by any means. Neither ix the old church in the least menaced by the "Progressive Dunkards,” the offshoot of the old church. Both branches are growing in about the same ratio. I am not quite as well posted concern- ing the Amish as concerning tlre Dunk- ards, but I know this: That they re- semble the Dunkards very little, if any. in their creed. However, in their cus- toms and dealings, there is quite a simi- larity between the Amish farmer and the Dunkard farmer. The Amish are not as much opposed to education as some people imagine. While they do not be- lieve in a college education, yet they are firm supporters of the public schools, and nearly all of them aim to give their children a common school education. Their are very few dishonest Amish peo- | ple. and so far as we know, none of them ever bad to go to a county poor house. a 9 Floral Guide a2 source of interest and pleasure the whole year. The practical part contains Colored Plates of Alpine Aster, Begonia, Dahlias, Dutchman’s Pipe, Clematis, Pansies, Cannas, Corn and Potatoes, hundreds of Engravings: descriptions of the sweetest and most pro- lific Pea—The Charmer, The Golden Nugget Vick’s Floral Guide. For 1893 we have combined a most novel and charming feature in the way of hundreds of beautiful and appropriate poetical quotations from the best authors, making The Poets’ Number of Vick's 7 Corn, which was such a favorite last summer, new Roses, new Chrysanthemums, and scores of other grand and good things. Names and prices of everything one could desire in way of Flowers, Vegetables, Plants, Bulbs, et. i Sent for only 10 cents, which can be deducted from the first order, thus it costs nothing. Cash prizes, JAMES VICK’S SONS, Rochester, N.Y." Copland’s 10-cent Condition Powder is equally adopted for Horses, Cows, Hogs and Poultry. A teaspoonful night and morning to a Horse will give him an appetite and a smooth coat. A tea- spoonful night and morning to a Cow will make her give more and richer milk. A teaspoonful in soft food, to each ten Fowls, will prevent sickness and produce eggs. This excellent powder is composed only of Flaxceed Meal, Capsi Fol k, Soda, Gentian Root, Copperas, Saltpetre, Antimony, Sulphur, Epsom Salts, Licorice and Alum, Prepared fresh, every week, by CorpLaND, The Druggist, Meyersdale, Pa. Carry The News To : You will be happy, if you sub- scribe for The Somerset County Star. Try it and be convinced. Taken as a class, they are beyond a doubt the most industrious and honest people we know of. They are also very hospi- table, as a role. If ‘we have made any erroneous state- ments in our remarks, we will consider it a favor to be enlightened by any member of either sect spoken of. A Popular Competition. ‘The Publishers of the Ladies’ Home Magazine presents its great Winter Competition to the pub- lic of America. This Competition closes on April 30th, 1893. X Questions.—1, Which is the longest book in the New Testament? 2. Which is shortest? 3. The longest verse? 4. The shortest? How To CoMPETE.—Write the questions dewn, and follow with the answers. Mail this to us, together with $1 to pay for six months subserip- tion to the Ladies’ Home Magazine—one of the best Home Magazines of the day, and if your answers are correct you will receive one of the following prizes: $1000 in gold; $500 in gold; $250 in gold; $100 in gold; 2500 Elegant Silver Tea Sets; Organs; Pianos, &c. Everything fair and square. Send postal card for list of former prize winners. Over $10,000 distributed during the past two years. ' Address: THE Lapis HoME MAGAZINE, Peterborough, Canada. An Kditor Airs tis Woes. An exchange tells in the following lan- guage what editing a paper is: Editing a paper is a pleasant business —if you like it. If it containg much political matter, people won’t have it. If the type is large, it doesn’t contain much reading matter. If the type is small, it hurts folks’ eyes. 1f we publish telegraphic reports, folks say they are nothing but lies. If we omit them, we have no enter- prise or suppress them for political effect. If we write many editorials, they say we are conceited and want to air our opinions. If we give way to other writers and news items, we are ignorant and can’t run a paper. If we have a few jokes, folks say we are nothing but rattleheads. If we omit jokes, folks say we are noth- ing but fossils. 3 If we publish’ original matter, they damn us for not giving selections. If we give selections, people say we are lazy for not writing more and giving them what they have not read in some other paper. If we give a complimentary notice, we are censured for being partial. If we don’t, both hands say we are a great hog. If we insert an article which pleases the ladies, the men become jealous, and vice versa. ‘ If we attend church, they say it is for effect. If we remain in our effice attending to our business, folks say we are too proud to mingle with other fellows. If we go out, they say we don’t attend to our business. If we ask for dues they get mad and say stop my paper. ——————————— A Point Agreement. Four zealous patriots were discussing the temperance question at a down-town street corner, the other day. : “I tell you,” said one, ‘‘the only way | to stamp out the infamous traffic in whis- ky is to go to the fountain head. make it a crime to manufacture whisky! If there isn’t any made there won't be any sold. That's my doctrine.” “It wouldn’t do,” said the second man. “There has got to be some liguor manu- factured for chemical, artistic and other necessary purposes. The right way to crush the monster is to punish the man who retails it for drinking purposes. Make it a crime to be a saloon-keeper.” “That won't do either,” observed the third. ‘““The saloon-keeper is the neces- sary outgrowth of a demand for whisky. If there were no drinkers there would be no dram-shops. Punish the man who drinks! That's the only way to settle the business.” “It will never do it,” spoke up the fourth. “My idea,” he added, emphatic- ally, *is to punish the vile stuff itself. Will you assist me, gentlemen, in inflict- ing the punishment?” About: two minutes later they were seen assisting him with much ferver at a convenient place around the corner.— Chicago Tribune. Cool Pain «ipon und-F GR inclu load ) See selling FElega All NOW | omy | Ct IN
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