TH SONERSETCAONTY STR
P., L.. Livexcoon, Editor and Publisher.
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. LOCAL AND GENERAL N NEWS.
will be pub-
Farmers are is preparations for
the sugar season.
T. M. Hook has been appointed post-
master at Somerfield.
“John Walker is reported to be seri-
ously ill with asthina and bronchitis.
Don’t fail tc read the interesting and
important two-column article on last
page.
The old veterans in and around Gar-
rett have decided to organize a G. A. RR.
post. .
The Jr. O. U. A. M. has presented a
Bible to each school in Northampton
township.
Dr. Howard W. Delozier is suffering
from a severe attack of lumbago. “Phy-
“sician heal thyself.”
N. George Keim, of Elkins, W. Va,
arrived in town this week for a short
visit to the old home.
W. H. Fair is suffering with a lame
back, on account of which he has been
unable to work for some time.
The juice of half a lemon in a teacup
of strong black coffee, without sugar,
will often cure sick headache.
Dr. Bruce Lichty, of Rockwood, spent
several days in Salisbury, this week,
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David
Lichty.
Iverything comes to the man who
waits, perhaps. But the man who goes
after things usually gets them much
quicker.
A Spanish inventor renders from
grasshoppers a fatty substance which
is declared to made the finest soap yet
produced.
T. R. Sufall, our printer, and Clyde
Balliet went to Berlin, last Sunday.
They report the old “burg” in a flour-
ishing condition.
Some people are so pious that they
would not speak of a well mended
stocking as being darned good, for fear
of being called-profane.
Drop $1.25 in the slot and enjoy a
1
year of continual Star light. It beats
_electric light all hollow, much
need the latter in Salisbury.
as we
A boy, being asked to describe a kit-
ten, suid: “A kitten is remarkable for
rushing like mad at nothing whatever,
and stopping before he gets there.
.Our subscription list is climbing away
up. Let the good work go on, for every-
body says Tue Star is a good paper;
and what evarybbdy says must be true. |
The ‘latest printing press turns out |
26,000 eight-page papers an hour.” Men |
not -yet old can remember when the |
fastest press could not print that many |
four-page papers in forty-eight holirs. |
George S. Scully, who is now doing a |
flourishing business in Frostburg, Md.,
with a shooting gallery made his Salis-
bury friends a visit on Tuesday. He
was accompanied by one of his Frost-
burg friends.
A few days ago there was a run-away
on Tub Mill plane. Result, the scales
completely demolished by two empty
cars. C. 8. Lichliter, the weighman,
"went down the back office steps in three
strides, for the benefit of his health.
Much local news goes over, this week,
owing to the County Commissioners?
annual report and some county matter
from the Prothonotary’s office, which
appears in this issue and which took up !
a great deal of our time and attention.
Salisbury is a thriving town of over a
thousand inhabitants and is a desirable |
place to live in. It has seven churches,
good schools, a bank, good business
houses 5, and the hills around it are rich
in heavy veins of coal. — Johnstown
Theocrui
Frank Petry & Sons, carpenters and
builders, John A. Knecth, brick and tile
manufacturer, and larry McCulloh,
underivker, greet our readers with new
advertisements in this issue. ‘These
men are good in their respective lines
and merit a generous patronage.
Up to this time fifty houses have been
finished in the new town of Windber,
and us wany more are in coarse of eree-
tion.” The anticipated boom at that
| marks published in
place next year has induced many lot | Inquiries for houses are cofiing to
owners to dig excavations and erect
foundation walls during freezing weath-
er.
John Kaun tried to force the season,
a few days ago, by trying a bath in the
river. As a resulf he ndw carries a
heavy bass voice around with him,
“Johnny,” the next time you cut ice
don’t make the mistake and go in bath-
ing, as the season is not yet far enough
advanced for such sport.
We acknowledge the receipt of a fine-
ly illustrated catalogue issued by How-
ard H. Keim, formerly of Salisbury, but
now proprietor of the Wild Rose Sheep
Farm, Ladoga, Ind. Mr. Keim is doing
an immense business in the sheep,
swine and poultry business, and Tne
Star is glad to note his prosperity,
which is duly merited.
We call the attention of our readers
to our country correspondence. It will
be noticed that Tuk Star’s news-gath-
erers report nothing but desirable and
interesting items. Their correspon-
dence is entirely devoid of the kind of
soft stuff that is contributed weekly to
somé of our exchanges. THE STAR'S
staff of correspondents is made up of
people that know the difference be-
tween news and silly rot.
The Rev. Dr. Mackey, of Meyersdale,
has resigned his charge there and will
move to Salisbury in the near future.
We are informed that the Brethren
here have decided to erect a parsonage
for him. That’s. what we need here—
more houses. We are also informed
that Rev. J. IH. Knepper has resigned
his Berlirr charge and will locate at
Myersdale, where he will fill the va-
cancy caused by Rev. Mackay’s resig-
nation. 3
. The fastest time in railroading made
in the United States was by the Empire
State Express, on the New York Cen-
tral and Hudson River Railroad, May
11, 1893, in a run from Crittiden west,
which was made in 32 seconds, being
equal td 112 miles an hour. Thisis also
the world’s record. The highest sched-
ule speed in the United States is about
forty-five miles an hour. In England
it ranges from forty-six and a quarter
to fifty-six and a half per hour. ;
Last week Register and Recorder
James M. Cover entered a deed con-
veying 6,500 acres of timber land in
Paint, Shade and Ogle townships from
the Provident Life and Trust Company
of Philadelphia, and the heirs of the
late John Irwin of Clearfield county,
to E. V. Babcock of Allegheny county.
The consideration was $100,000. The
deed covers thirty-two closely written
pages and is one of the largest ever re-
corded in Somerset cqunty.—Stardard.
Peter Cooper, who made millions,
once said: “In all the towns where a
newspaper published every man
should advertise in it if nothing more
than a card stating his name and the
business he is in. It does not only pay
the advertiser, but it lets people at a
distance know the town in which you
reside is a prosperous community of
business men. As the seed is sown so
the seed recompenses. Never pulldown
your sign as long as you espe to do
business.”
The towing is the means a Ger-
man took to let the editor of his Ger-
man paper kpow that he wished it stop-
ped: “Der is no Jus for Ju to sent mir
mein pepper enni longer as Ki want to
forgets mein Dutsch as schnell as pos-
sible und want to ketsch’ up mit meih
Englisch nebers. So ei sent zwei dol-
lar und ein half vor das letz Jier end ju
no sent mi mein pepper if ju plies. Ent
ju no komm to mein haus to colleck, as
mein Hund will beiss ju wetter ju will
spreck to him or not. . Keun ju dat an-
derstent?”
Read thes County Commissioners’ re-
connection with
their annual statement, which appears
in this issue. We only have time to
and in this week’s paper that the Com-
missioners are in the right and know
what they are talking about. From
first to last they are good, honest men
is
| and are serving the county well and
honorably. The auditors’ little wail is
only the dying groan of a few self-ap-
pointed dictators that have the gut-
winders, caused by a case of “sour
grapes.”
Here is a straight tip from a news-
paper called Brains: There is but one
way to advertise, and that to hammer
your pame, your: location, your busi-
ness so constantly, so thoroughly into
the people’s heads that if they walk in
their sleep they will constantly turn
their steps toward your store. The
newspaper is your friend in spite of
your criticism. It helps to build up
the community that supports you.
When the day comes that the newspa-
i pers are dead the people are on the
edge of the grave with nobody to write
the epitaph. :
Tue meeting of the. Sotharict County
Advisory Council, Jr. O. U. A. M,, held
in the court-house last Friday evening,
drew a large audience. The chief feat-
ure of the meeting was an address by
Rev. M. D. Lichliter, on ‘American
Citizenship.” Rev. Lichliter is a good
talker, and his address was interesting
and entertaining, but the judgement
displayed in the introduction of faction-
«1 politics is questionable. This meet-
ing was also addressed by other mem-
ms of the order, and as a whole it was
probably the most successful meeting
in the Advisory -Couucil’s history. —
Somerset Standard,
| erset,
this office right along, but no vacant
houses in Salisbury are te be 'Tound.
Qur population would inerease several
hundred within the next six months, if
people desiring tomove here could only
rent the houses. We have the works
here to furnish employment to many
more people, and the more people
the more business and prosperity Our
printer, Mr. Tom R. Sufall, of Som-
is one of the men that desire
a home in Salisbury. Can anyone tell
him of a house for rent? You mon-
eyed men, why not erect—a lot of tene-
ment houses? . There is money in it.
Nine-tenths of the unhappy marridiges
are the result of green human calves
being allowed to run at large in society
pastures without any voke on them,
as ores and have children before
they do mustaches, or are proprietors
of two pairs of pants, and the little
girls they marry are old women before
they are 20 old. Occasionally
one of these gosling marriages turns
out all right, but it is. a clear case of
lnek. If there: were a law against
young galoots sparking and marrying
before they have all their teeth, we
suppose the little cusses would evade
it in some way, but there ought to be a
sentiment against it. They sce a girl
who looks cunning, and they are afraid
there are not going to be enough girls
to go around.—Zxw.
years
In small country newspaper offices,
where the copy goes from the editor to
the compositor; then, after printing, di-
rectly to the subscribers, the need of a |
proof reader is often felt. For example
in a Missouri office, a ‘short time ago,
the boy in making up the forms got the
galleys mixed. The first part of the
obituary of an impecunious citizen had
been dumped in the forms, and the
next handful of type came from a gal-
ley in which was a description of a fire.
The country folks were much startled |
came to tue paragraph which
read thus: ‘The pall-bearers lowered
the body to the grave. It was consign-
ed to the flames. There were few if
any regrets, for the old wreck had been
an eyesore to the town for years. Of
course chere was individual loss, but
that was fully covered by insurance.”
when they c
We urge upon every one of our Penn-
sylvania readers to read every word of
the article on first page headed, “The
Philadelphia Conference.” The said
article is of vital importance to all who |
are in fayor of an honorable and clean
state government. The article is on
the conference held in Philadelphia,
last week, by the Business Men’s Re-
publican League of Pennsylvania, and
is reproduced from the Philadelphia
Press, the leading, most influential and
cleanest Republican daily newspaper
in the state. You will find much in it
that is worthy of your thoughtful con-
sideration and approval. The senti-
ments expressed in it are indorsed by
a great majority of the Republican
newspapers of Pennsylvania, as well as
by thousands of the best known and |
most honorable men in the Republican
party.
‘Two well-known citizens of Garrett
county, Md., will in the very near future
bid their old ‘native county adieu and
emigrate to other parts of “Uncle
Sam’s” d®main. The two men referred
to are Jonas E. Gnagey, the genial pro- |
prietor of the Farmers’ hotel, Grants-
ville, and James Dorsey, a farmer, re-
siding in the New Germany settlement.
Mr. Gnagey will move to Salisbury, a
live, hustling town on the Easternshore
of Maryland, where he will engage in
the hotel business. It is needless to
say that he will run a popular hotel
there, for Jonas knows how to cater to
the wants of the traveling public about
as well as any man we know of. Mr.
Dorsey will emigrate to Glencoe, Min-
nesota, where a lucrative position with
a grain company awaits him. The Star
printed sale bills for both of these gen-
tlemen, a few days ago, Mr. Gnagey’s
sale to take place on Keb. 19th, and Mr.
Dorsey’s on the 24th. While we are
sorry Lo see these two men move away,
we wish them much prosperity in their
respective nes homes. .
The Berlin Recurd thinks it is a big
undertaking for us to try to make a pa-
per as large as Tur Star, pay in Salis-
bury. Well, we don’t know, brother,
perhaps it is; but you must remem
that Salisbury is getting to be a pretty
big town. All we have to say is this:
If Salisbury will not support a newspa-
per the size of Tue Star, it is not be-
cause it can’t do so. The town is large
enough and does business enough to |
support a paper like this in a most sub- |
stantial manner.
so, but of course time will tell.
western towns that are much smaller
and less prosperous than Salisbury, can
support two or more good newspapers,
as many of them do, certainly Salisbury
ought to substantially support one.
Any town of this size that will rot SU Prat:
port a six-column, eight-page newspa- {
per, is a bagk number and deserves po:
paper of any kind, nor anything else,
except the name of being a community |
of old fogies and misers. We prefer to
think better of Salisbury, and we are |
going td do our whole duty to make the
paper pay... We shall trust to the good
sense of our business men to give Tue
Star the advertising it merits and
which they can afford to give it.
Mrs. Hugh A. Eastot, of Dubois, Pa.,
and Mrs. Eliza Easton, of Blossburg,
Pa. visited Salisbury relatives during
the past wesh,
ber |
We believe it wili do |
rf!
What They Say About.Us, .
« Tne FoMerser County Stary under
the editorial: guidance of P. IL.
good, made ils appearance once more,
last week. It presents a pleasing appear-
ance and will doubtless be a “twinkler”
of the first magnitude. Editor Liven-
good promises thepeople of Salisbury
a first-class local paper. We welcome
THE STAR to our exchange table.—Som-
erset Democrat.
As previously announced the Salis-
bury Sranr made its re-appearance on
Thursday last, looking much like the
late Star as twins, except the herd. We
tor has been thinking some and means
to profit by the thinking. The paper has
{avery neat typographic appearance, is
newsy and sprightly and we hope will
be posperous.—Meyersdale Commercial.
Editor P. 1
ed the
... Livengood has resasecitat-
Itis neatly printed and typographically
tastily arranged. Salisbury is loeated in
one of the wealthiest and most enlight-
ened sections of the county and the
i citizens of that region will doubtless
encourage a real live local, Dew spaper.
We wish Editor Livengeod such suc-
cess as-his publication merits.—Somerse!
Herald.
The Sali rys rar made its appear-
ance in the field of county journalism,
last er after an absence of nearly
three years. it is brighter than ever,
and general news. The paper will be
Republican in polities, and will support
Republican candidates nominated, but
didates for nomination as
bosses. The citizens of Salisbury will
as it merits. —Somerset Standard.
We acknowledge the receipt of a copy
of Tier SoMERSET CouNTy STAR, publish-
ed by P. L.. Livengood, in which the ed-
itor makes his bow to the public in a
column and a balf salatatory. P. IL.
has lost ficne of his old-time vigor, and
still can strike sledge hammer blows as
will be seen by his ‘editorial page. The
local columns ate full of items written
up in a bright -newsy way.—Carleton,
(Neb) Leader.
The Salisbury Star, after being out in
dark eclipse for the past two years,once
more shines effulgent in the horizon of
Somerset county journalism. Editor P.
[.. Livengood announces that he is in
the business to make a living and not
for mere pastime. He promises a clean
local paper, Republican in politics, but
honest and decent in everything, and
asks the support of the community,
which support ought to be, and doubt-
less will be, generously accorded him.
—Connellsville Courier.
The resuscitated SoMeERrsET CoUNTY
Star made its appearance last week
with the former editor at the helm, It is
a six-column quarto, a pretty bold ven-
ture for a 1,200-population town, but
Brother Livengood will make it win if
anybody: can. The merchant, should
now turn in and help their )business
and Tur Star by indulging in a liberal
supply of advertising.—Berlin Record.
We notice by receipt of a copy that
Tire SOMERSET COUNTY (Pa.,) Star has
[ been revived by its former publisher,
Mr. P. I... Livengood. We hope Tue
Star may be successful.—Lonaconing
Star.
T
Tre SoMersET County STAR, at Salis-
bury, has been resurrected. Mr. P. L.
Livengood is the hustling editor.and
publisher. The Theoerat hopes that
Brother Livengoad will make Tig Star
shine for righteousness every week.—
Johnstown Theocrat.
Editor P.L. Livengood, who was burnt
out some time ago, has resuscitated the
Salisbury Star. The first number of
the new volume appeared last Friday.
It is neatly printed and typographically
tastily arranged. —Joknstoun Tribune.
eal
Lutheran Services.
Services on Sunday, Feb. 13th, as fol-
lows: Iloly comimunion-at Salisbury,
10 A. M.; Sanday school at 9 "A. M.
Preaching at Greenville church at 2:30
P.M. Services preparatory to the holy
communion at Salisbury, 2:30 P. M., on
Saturday. Ruy. ye JOINSTON, Pastor.
Too Much Rowdyism.
{ Tue Star has been requested to call
| the attention of our borough oflicers to
| the fact that they are tolerating too
| much rowdyism on our streets and
"about the business places ot the town.
| One business man claims that he has on
| several occasions been compelled to
| close his place of business in order to
get rid of a noisy, drunken, quarrelsome
’ and profane crowd of young men.
| We are sorry to say that there is all
| too mueh truth in this complaint and
| our borough officers ought to see that
{ such public nuisances are abated. There
are entirely too mary young human
tealves bellowing about town at night
“and boasting of their wonderful fight-
ing qualities. Their blow and bluster
dogs not frighten anybody but women,
| but they are a nuisance and ought to be
run in and fined in good round sums.
They have no right to be disturbing the
peace and annoying respectable people,
and why so much of it is tolerated, we
do not know. What this town needs is
-a good policeman, one that will hammer
some sense into the heads of the big-
the town hunting trouble and making
asses of themselves,
\
Liven-’
gather from its salutatory that the edi- |
Salisbury Stag, the first number
of the new voiume reaching us Friday. |
reserves the right to support such can- |
. I 1 .
Editor Liv- |
engood chooses to, regardless of party |
{ ant success and will help all T can in
no doubt givethe Star such patronage !
| new blacksmith shop,
mouthed blatherskites that go about.
Letters From the Feople.
From Chas. &, Cook, Berlin,
Your paper duly received. Thanks!
Tne Star should be a winner, as it cer-
tainly deserves to be. I like it very
much. Loug.may it shine. Enclosed
{ind $1.25 for a year’s subscription.”
From R. E. Moyers, Somerset.
“I enclose my check for $1.25, to cover
a year’s subscription to your very ex-
cellent paper. The paper is in every
way a very good one and you certainly
| merit the support of all the citizens of
| Salisbury.
1 hope that your enterprise
will be crowned with success.”
From Dennis PHaven, Scottdale.
“The finest present could not have
been received with greater rejoicing
than Tre Star was when it entered our
house. Why, the racket at a game of
foot ball was not in it, and of eourse 1
was pleased myself to receive a copy of
a paper published in Salisbury.
than that, one that the town
proud of. Many thanks, Mr.
for the sample copy. I wish you sue-
cess and long life for Tue Star. Tt is
something that every town needs, and
every citizen should give it his hearty
support. It unquestionably helps every
man that-is in business of any kind, be
he a banker or fruit peddler. Adver-
tising is ‘money well invested and busi-
ness men cannot do too much of it.
Find enclosed $1.25 for one year’s sub-
More
can be
Editor,
scription.”
neat ftypographically and full of local |
Irom Hon. E. D. Miller,
Rockwood.
“I received a sample copy of Tue
STAR and am well pleased with it. Glad
that you have again taken your station
as editor. You are peculiarly fit-
ted for that work. Wish you abund-
my humble to that end.
way attain
"Enclosed find my order for one year’s
subserition.”
West Salisbory.
I'eb. 8th.—Success,
pleasant s sailing is the wish of ye scribe
for Tite STAR.
Patrick Comer is lying very ill with
typhoid fever, at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Peter Connely.
Dr. 8. 8. Folk began the raising of his
south of
yesterday. He is ably assisted by John
Johnson as architect and builder.
E. II. Wilson, of Altoona, did some
excellent sign painting for the ‘business
bouses in town, last week.
Supt. D. P. Rowan, of the Southern
Pipe Line Co, spent a few hours in
town on business with M. Knecht &
Sons, Thursday last. They will ‘use a
Mueller’s tapping machine to make the
new line connection out on the Deal
farm. This'will be quite an item to the
Pipe Line companv, as the connection
will be made with the pressure in the
pipes, thus saving the expense of shut-
ting down the pumping stations along
the line.
Quite a number of our young people
are going to Grantsville, to-night, to at-
tend the oyster supper and social given
by Mrs. J. W. Blocher.
The new coal company is having its
initial mine car built, this week, at M-.
Kneeht & Sons’ machine works.
Messrs. H. Achenbach & Son, of 'Wil-
liamsport, Pa., have purchased the
boiler and engine of Patrick Dorsey’s
old saw mill and intend repairing it'to
run their shingle piant, in Garrett
county, Md.
Gr. D. Miller, of Tub, is having lathes,
etc., cast at the foundry for starting a
pin factory’at the former place. This
will be quite an enterprise for Tub and
will also make a market for the far-
mers having locust timber to dispose of.
Trusting that the fighting editor will
not paralyze all these items for the
waste basket, I am yours truly,
West END.
ei
Somerset Snap Shots.
Feh. Tth.—There were no flies on the
men who went from Somerset to Phila-
delphia on the 1st of the month, from
the fact that not one of them had a
stain of corruption nor any foul odor
that would attract the green microbe.
Neither was there the scent of Quay
musk to be found ou their garments
when they returned. But oh my!
Wasn’t it funny the way the “whang-
dondle” mourned for her first-born
Quay, for fear he might be no ‘more?
Ile who had been so promising for 18
years and had assumed to take the po-
sition of step-father over the fair sons
of this commonwealth, and to rob them
of their heritage. Now let her wail, for
her day has come. Behold the blind
now see, and may a kind Providence
favor us once more and give us legiti-
mate fathers, like unto our forefathers.
And lo! Somerset county is not without
her stars. All honor to Somecrset’s
master mind that presided over that
long life and
town,
heroic gathering in Philadelphia, and |
may his fame be cherished in every
home in this great commonwealth. The
sentiments of that body over which he
presided shall multiply until right shall |
prevail.and reign in the hearts of those
who shall be called to lead us and to
legislate for us.
‘Many are now hatvesting ice, which
seems to be be of good quality, and.
others who are not in the ice business
are making the best of the sleighing.
All branheces ot business seem to be
brisk. We expect the Farmers’ Insti-
tute to make the town even more live-
ly, if the, weather is favorable.
Thery's seems ‘to be a pussitility of a
| as
{ about it.
building boom for our town, the come,
ing season. \
The farmers are busy hauling lime
and moving hay and straw to market.
The different clubs are in a thriving
condition, with very good attendance.
Lime Kiln Club coiitjnues to hold its
interesting sessions. Brother Phillippi,
who was not present when last report-
ed, was out soliciting and has just
returned to take his place as vice pres-
ident. “Te is an able supporter of the
club and his good debating qualities
make him an esteemed member.
VOLUNTEER.
eed
Savage.
Feb. 8th.—Welcome, Star! We are
glad to note that the long-looked-for
Star has again come forth with its
{ columns not only containing news from
home and abroad, but also many edify-
ing lessons. Daring its short existence
heretofore it was one of the best papers
ever pubiished in Somerset eounty.
May it not only attain the standard of
fame it had in the past, but far exceed
it. Salisbury needs a good lively news-
paper, one that cheers, directs and en-
lightens as Tue has done in the
past and will do again if properly sup-
ported. In order that its real value may
be realized, every true citizen who
loves prosperity should unhesitatingly
“cast his mite” to the illustrious editor
in his noble work,
During the past week the thermome-
ter registerd nine degrees below zero.
The Mutual Telepone ey nas
six phones in this vicinity, and about
that many more members have their
lings ready for phones.
S. A. Christner, our genial post-mas-
ter and phone operator, accompanied
his-son to Greenville, yesterday.
Wm. J. Shumaker has taken the con-
tract to cary the mail from Tub to Sav- ?
age.
Mr. and Mrs. 8. Hoffmeyer, of Lari-
mer, were welcome callers in our neigh-
borhood, Sunday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Thomas were the
guests of 8S. A. Christner and family,
sunday last. News Boy.
STan
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Chestnut Spring.
IFeb. Tth.—Politics
Chestnut Spring,
approaching.
The supply of lime that has been stor-
ed away for customers at the R. Beachy
kilns, has been going at the rate of
about three thousand bushels per day.
Mr. B. L. Kemp, the manager, has been
running four kilns in full blast for six
months and was prepared “for the rush
that was sure to come with the first
good sledding snow.
The Miller and Fotk saw mill will be
set up near the D. P. Miller planing
mill, within a week. This will be a great
convenience to have a saw inill so near
the planing mill.
The teachers of Elk Lick will hold
their institute at Chestnut Spring, Sat-
urday, Feb. 12th. All are invited.
Whooping eough is having full sway
in our section. It seems every child in
the neighborhood is whooping.
‘The telephone gang, of the Mutual
line, are No from Chestnut Spring
to E. 8. and 8. 8. Miller’s to-day. We
will give you a of this company
later. BLACKSTONE.
are warming up at
day
as election is
rerio gi nmin
Rats Kill Cattle.
Ii is reported from Reedsville, W. Va.
on good authority, that’ Norway rats at-
tacked some cattle belonging to W. A.
Guseman, of that place. and caused the
death of one of the steers and others
may die. The cattle were in astable or
shed, and during the night an arthy of
these huge rats attacked them and so
gnawed and lacerated théir backs as to
cause death. It is a strange and un-
usual case, something Not often heard
of. — Cumberland News.
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LOST !—A black set with old initial
M, belonging to a ring. Finder will be
suitably rewarded by returning same
to C. M. May.
et —
VALENTINES !—A large assortment
of Comic and I atiey Valentines at J. T.
Jeffery’s. We've got em to suit every®
body. Call early and make your selec-¥
tions. ]
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FOR SALE !—Several gross Braha
Patent Pens. These pens are a new
| invention and an excellent thing. DB
their use blctting is an impossibility
anl one penful of ink will write an or
dinary letter. They save ink, save tima
and avoid blots. They last twice as
long as other pens. We have them in
stubs and all other styles. Will close ;
them out at 15 cents per dozen. Reg-
ular price is 25 cents per dozen. Try
them and you will use no other. Law-
yers, ministers and clerks buy them by
the gross. You can get them at Tir
Star office.
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FOR SALE '™=A good sécond-hand
Monarch Bicycle with the most mod-
ern equipments, geared ta 668% inches,
weight 25 pounds, practically as good
new. Nothing broken nor worn
. Will be sold for less than
half of wholesale cost. No better ma-
chine in Somerset connty at any price.
Handsome, swift, easy-running an
acme of all high grades. Be ‘quick if
you want a bargain, as this offer will
be open for a limited time only. Also
a good Bicyele Lamp and Bell for sale
cheap, Inquire at Star office,
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