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MARRIAGE, BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES, not excecding fifteen lines, inserted free. All additic ni al lines, H cents each. CARD= OF PAIANKS will be published free Tor pit trons of the paper. Non-patrons will be charged 10 cents a line. RESOLUTIONS oF RESPECT Will be lished for 3cents a lines Al advertisements will be run and charged for until ordered discontinued. No advertisement will be taken’ for less ) than 25 TRANSIENT line for fivsg he 10 pub- cents. We have placed on 150 LADIES counters of Fixe DoxcoLA Ox- our pairs FORDS — that for- merly sold for $1.- 50, $2.00 and $2.50 per pair, Now Go for 51.00 Per pall. Don’t miss this chance to sceure a pair of Five Sous at less than balf price. Gils ne Shoe Sore, Meyersdale, Pa LOC AL ANDG GENERAL NEWS. ow Have you gotten over the 4th yet? The penny woods. Wornd how Spain likes “ Uncle Sam’s” wey of remembering the Maine. Mrs. T. R. Sufall and children went vo Nomerset to spend the 4th and visit friends. toby has taken to the er Blessed is the man who wants but little here below, for he shall not be disappointed. Mrs. WW. IH. Boucher spent the 4th at Duquesne, where her husband is running a meat market. ¢ Only a few days more of trout fish- ing left,but suflicient unto the few days are the fishy lies thereof. A Salisbury mother said her daughter does nothing but fancy work, and added that yet she dees not fancy work. There is to 1 a picnic here in Au- gust, the date of which will be an- nounced later. TL.ookout forthe hottest old time ever wad in Salisbury. Rev. O. H. Harshman, who a few years ago was u resident Lutheran min- ister of this town, is here looking up old friends and acquaintances. Mr. Iarshman is now located at Duquesne. A Kansas editor runs a department fn his paper in which is chronicled ‘births, deaths and marriages, under the heading “Hatched, Matched and Dis- patched.” Robt. Johnston,who has embarked in the shoe business at Wilmerding, Pa., came home on the 4th to remain a few days. He reports business fairly good in his line. All the Somerset county towns that celebrated the 4th did themselves proud, and all showed a royal time and the greatest of hospitality to visitors with- in their gates. Don’t forget to put revenue stamps on your checks. And while you're fill- ing out and stamping checks, don’t for- get to remit for that little bill you may be owing THE STAR. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Yost, of Roanoke, Va., are in Salisbury visiting friends. John says it wouldn’t be healthy for anybody to cheer for Spain down in old “Dixie.” the home of our gallant Fitzhugh Lee. A Georgia man has written a book on how to get to hell. The report that it has met with a poor sale is easy to be- lieve. Most people know the road now and any information on the subject is unnecessary. —Ix Oakland has an expert one-armed cyclist in the person of Frank Glotfel- ty. He can be seen most any day tak- ing a spin witha small boy perched on his handle bars, and he has never been known to have a serious accident.—QOak- land Journal. The editor of THE Star did some tall hustling to get volunteers for the com- pany recruited in Somerset, this week, and his efforts were crowned with great success. The boys who enlisted from here will make soldiers that any community may be proud of. Mr. Wm. E. Garman, of Johnstown, was married, last week, to Miss Catha- rine, Reich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Reich, of Meyersdale. The cere- mony was performed in the Meyers- dale Catholic church and was witnessed by many admiring friends of the couple. We have no electric light news, this week, but expect to have some of con- siderable importance for our next issue. This matter must not be allowed to lag. Delay 1s a dangerous thing, and procrastination is the thief of time. Don’t forget that our town will ‘be just what we make it. Yesterday morning Casper Wahl met with a painful accident, which will likely cause him to limp for a week or two. He walked up to the hack to bid our soldier boys goodbye, when the team started and one of the wheels of the hack crossed his foot, bruising it badly across the instep. In other towns the auditors have bor- ough and school annual statements published in their newspapers; but in Salisbury the back-woods methods are still in vogue and written statements, which are seldom read, are posted up. It takes some people a long time to get out of the mossback way of doing busi- ness. The Scalp Level railroad is being ex- tended to the Babcock timber lands in this county. The work is progressing rapidly, and it is expected will be com- pleted in the course of a few weeks. Rails are laid to a point about a half mile beyond Rummel postoffice,in Paint township, and about four miles from Scalp Level.—Berlin Record. Miss Maria Lowry, who had been ill for a long time, died early yesterday morning, aged 72 years. Deceased was a sister of Esquire Samuel Lowry. She was a lady highly esteemed for her good qualities. Funeral will take place to-morrow at 10 a. m., at the Reformed church, of which the deceased was a faithful member. Now that the Cow ordinance is to be enforced, why not enforce the ordi- nance against leaving wagons and oth- er vehicles standing on the streets at night? We will have a model town yet, you bet, if our city fathers swallow gnats as well as camels and cows. Let justice be done, just for fun, and see what nice clean streets we can have in the old town. Such joy and jubilation as was made manifest in Salisbury when the news of our great naval victory, at Santiago, reached this town, was never before seen in this ‘‘burg.” The church bells and the school house bell pealed forth from their belfries, the cannon crack- ers boomed, citizens cheered, hugged one another and danced with wild de- light. It was indeed a glorious 4th. Meyersdale has decided to pave an- other street, which will add another feather of great credit to the cap of the “Metropolis” Meyersdale certain- ly believes in substantial improvements which is commendable, to say the least, and the first thing the people of that town know they will have a 20th-century “burg” before the 19th century is com- pleted. It always pays a town to be progressive and enterprising, and Mey- ersdale sets some examples that Salis- bury would do well to follow. In the write-up of a funeral, an ex- change says “the deceased lay quiet in his casket.” To this the editor of the Irwin Standard says: “That was quite the proper thing to do. Nothing can mar the solemnity of a funeral so much as to have the corpse get up and cavort around among the mourners.” We have heard in our time of lively corpses, but we think the reason this one was particularly dead is that he was ai Spaniard and ran up againt our own Dewey or Hobson. Jesse Slick, John and Jacob Ilartig, of Frostburg,got permission from Henry Swager to fish in his trout pond at New Germany, Garrett county, and say that they caught four bundred nice trout. About two years ago Mr. Sawger built i a mill dam and stocked the waters with brook and salmon trout. The pond covers about four acres several cool springs of water. Mr. Swager intends building a hotel and make a summer News. ea “I think DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve the finest preparation on the market for piles.” So writes John C. Dunn, of Wliecl- ng, W.Va. Try it and you will think the same. It also cures eczema and all skin diseases. P.S. Hay, Elk Lick. C. A. Bender & Bro., Grantsville. iat . The Cow Ordinance Enforced. On the night of Suly 4th our borough policeman run in a lot of cows running at large, with a borough ordinance that was pass- | ed a few years ago, but never before enforced. As a natural consequence some of our citizens waxed exceeding wroth when they learned on Tuesdhy morning that their stock was impound- | ed and that they would have to pay a fine before they could regain posses- | sion of the same; There was music in the air and for a time there was a veri- table “hot time in the old town.” Tt must have made the ears of our “bor- ough dads” tingle when they heard from some of the irate citizens. The editor did not hear as they kicked about partiality, charg- ing that some people’s cows can run at large all they want to, while oth- ers can not. Just how correct this charge is, we do not know; but charge is true, all should be treated alike. The perambulating cow about town is a nuisance, to be sure, and we predict | that the end is not yet,and that the ordi- nance will be rigidly enforced from this on, or else will not be enforced at all. In any event, however, the “borough dads” wiil have a disagreeable time of it. If they enforce the ordinances of the borough, they will be cursed, and if they do not enforce them they will be cursed. It is a clean cut case of “be d—-d if you do and be d——d if you don’t.” Bob Moore, of Lafayette, Ind. says that for constipation he has found DeWitt’s Lit- tle Karly Risers to be perfect. They never gripe. Try them for stomach and. liver troubles. P. 8S. Hay, Elk Lick. C. A. Ben- der & Bro., Grantsville. a A FABLE. For the Benefit of Selfish Kickers. In a far away country there was a town wherein dwelt some people who dumped all sorts of garbage and the carcasses of dead animals into the back alleys, and when the decent people of the town could no longer stand the stench, they ordered all garbage and dead carcasses removed. But a lot of worthless town dogs that had been feeding on this carrion, began to howl their dissent, whereupon a respectable dog, one that was above feeding on carrion, said : “Why do you howl? The removal of this vile stuff is necessary for the pub: lic health.” “The public health be d——d !” snarl- ed the leader of the other dogs. “What we want is meat.” Moral: —Talk about doing something for the greatest number of people in any community, and you will always hear a howl from a lot of selfish people who see no good in anything but their own selfishness. The editor of the Evans City, Pa., Globe, writes: “OneMinute Cough Cure is rightly named. It cured my children after all oth- er remedies failed.” It cures coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles. P. 8S. Hay, Elk Lick. C. A. Bender & Bro. Grantsville ri Lightning m Winter a Sign of War. Boston Transcript. William Gordon Gerry of New Hamp- shire,writes to this paper of the natural laws of the universe that a general disturbance of the people in a nation should cause electrical dis- turbances in the shape of lightning and thunder at intervals during a winter season in the northern sections of a country prior to a war? As a boy in Boston I remember a remark made by my grandparent, Lucy Holmes Cam- bridge-Tisdale, during the winter sea- son of 1860-1, ‘that a frequent display of lightning in the heavens in winter was a sign of war” She had noticed lightning during the winter months of that season, whieh was the cause of the remark. The civil war followed. Dur- ing the past winter season in this sec- tion of the country there have been lightning and thunder at different times, and now follows a war with Spain. Is this 2 a eoincidence? 2 MEARS Win your battles against disease by act- ing promptly. One Minute Cough Cure pro- duces immediate resuits. . When taken ear- ly it prevents consumption. And in later stages it furnishes prompt relief. P. S. Hay, | | the band box!” Elk Lick. C. A. Bender & Bro, Grantsville. One Minute Cough Cure, cures. That is what it was made for. and is fed by | resort.—Cumberland | is that were-| thereby complying | anybody ! kicking about paying the fine so much | if the | “Isit apart | Some Good Buildings Reduced to Ashes—Loss Very |Heavy. on Tuesday cloth- . At about one o'clock morning fire broke out in Beal’s reduced to ashes: Tissues’s block, which were the postofiice, the Press of- fice and a barber M. | building, in which was a millinery and the Beal clothing store Blobb’s jewelry store shop; | jewelry store ; and residence ; and a small confectionery. said to be very ance light. The fire is supposed to have been | caused by some fire works in the Beal | jecture. { All the contents of the post-office | were saved, we are informed, but as to | | whether anything else was saved from the other buildings that burned, we i have not learned. longer about water-works now. Neith- er ought Salisbury ; for fires come high and bring a town and its people down low. ——— piles by using DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. | and all immediate relief. A. Bender & Bro, It heals promptly and cures eczema skin diseases. Tt gives P. Hay, Elk Licko Cl Grantsville. | | | | Thousands of persons have been cured of 1 | | i | NS. A FABLE. For the Benefit of Indolent Gawks. | A young Somerset county jaybird of indolent disposition was finally shoved out of the nest by his maternal ancestor and instructed to go into. business for himself. found her offspring sitting on the { ground near by, holding its mouth open and weeping bitterly. On the cause of the young bird’s grief, she ! found that it had been holding its | mouth old bird said: in Somerset county for several years, enough to crawl into a jaybird’s mouth. If you want a worm you will have to go after it.” the start that the individual who sim- will cut mighty little ice in this world, and the chances are that in the next world such people will land in a local- ity where there will be no ice to cut. A Re Sick headache, biliousness, constfpation and all liver and stomach troubles can be quickly cured by using those famous little They are pleasant to take and never P. S. Hay, Elk Lick. C. Grantsville, ripe. tl Which Was He. pious looking man who went toa cloth- ing store and asked to see some cloth- ing. A salesman took him in hand,and after a little time a selection was made. | After trying on the garments the cus- tomer said: “Just lay those clothes aside. them in a few minutes. I'm a son of God and never pay for anything.” The surprised salesman did as he was bid, and the stranger went out. A group of | salesmen watched him as he departed | and noticed that he stood on the pave- er. After returned to the store and said, “Did any one pay for those clothes?” On re- ceiving a negative answer he continu- voice or I shan’t pointment in his “Well, then, I guess them,” and departed. Now the nesses of the scene are whether the man is a lunatic or merely | a firm believer in the Sitioney of prayer. > Lord Catham’s Words. Well might Lord Catham proclaim from his place in the parliament of { Great Britain, “History, my lords, has | been clebrated writings of antiquity I have wit- and Rome, but I must declare avow that in the master states world I do not know the people, nor preference to the delegates of America assembled in general congress at Phila- delphia.” tre A Contrast. Pearson’s Weekly. who are scrupulously neat in their per- to leave chaos hehind them in the scene of their preparations. A neighbor re- cently called on Mrs. Dapper and re marked: man than your husband. band box.” “Very true,” returned Mrs. Dapper, “but”’—with a sigh—*"you ought to see DeWitt’'s Witch Hazel Salve Cures Piles, Scalds, Burns. BIG FIRE AT CONFLUENCE. ing store and spread to other buildings near by, causing probably the heaviest | loss by fire that Confluence ever had. | The following named buildings were | in Henry's | { liquors had a good deal to do with the | not dwell to- | The loss is | heavy and the insur- | | building, but of course this is only con- | Confluence ought not hesitate any | And the next day the old bird | inquiring | open all day, but so far had | taken in no provender, whereupon the | “My son, I have lived | but so far have never seen a worm fool | i { congratulated on the extremely hand- | Moral: —It is a tolerable good idea | for a young person to understand in | ply stands around with his mouth open | pills known as DeWitt’s Little Early Itisers. | A. Bender & Pro, | The Philadelphia Record tells of a | Some one will be in to pay for | ment near the door,with his eyes closed | and his lips inoving as if in silent pray- | . | 20 minutes had elapsed he | ed without the least trace of disap- | manner, | take | wondering | my favorite study, and in the | often admired the patriotism of Greece | and | of the | of difficult circumstances can stand in | Mr. Dapper is one of that class of men | ev sonal appearance, but who never fail! “One rarely sees a more well kept | He always | looks as if he had just come out of a | Big Fight at West Salisbury. On July 4th a big fight took place at West Salisbury in which about a half dozen citizens of our western suburb took part. As a result of the melee some fellows can be seenecarrying some | beautifully decorated optics and “mugs” with them. The scrimmage is said to have been the outgrowth of an | argument on infant baptism. religion, American patriotism, ete, and it is also quite probable that the free im- { bibing of spiritous, vinous and malt I about rumpus. Brethren, why | gether in peace and harmony? = ~~ The Chief Burgess of Milesburg, ’a., DeWitt’s Tittle Early Risers are the { pilis he ever used in his family during for ! years of housekeeping. They pation; sick headache and stomach liver troubles. Small in size but sr results, P. Hay, Elk Lick. C. A. | & Bro., Grantseilie i cure consti=- at in Bender — GREATLY REDUCED Atlantic City and Seashore Excur- sion, Thursday, July 14. The first of the popular seashore ex- RATES. cursiong, via the Baltimore & Ohio I. | | R., will be ran Thursday, Atlantic City. | Ocean City, July 14, tc N. I.; and Ocean City, Md. | Tickets will be good twelve (12) days, | including day of sale. | . 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