"THE SOMERSET COUNTY STAR P. L. Livexcoon, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Postoffice at Elk Lick, Pa. as mail matter of the Second class. Subscription Rates. Blished every Thursday, at reet,; Co, Pas, at the foliow= une year. paid w ithin if not pati a Sith Nix months, it pa Ifnot paid within 30 days. Three months; cash in advance. Ningle copii ®. To avoid nruiti pli ity of all subscriptinus for three must he advance. terms will he srigidly ndhe re 30 ) days he fs $1.25 small accounts, months or less These rates and Lto. Advertising Itates. NoTicrs, I) cents a H cents a line for To regular ad- No busi- ANSTENT RUA DING Tina for first insertion; ‘ach sucecveding mscertion. rt isers, ) a line straight. locals will be mixed with local news or editorial matter for less than 19 line for each insertion, except on rly contracts. TES FOR DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS will he made know on application. Pain piroriAL PUrrs, invariably senisd a line. AL ADVERTISEMENTS at legal rates, Malin VGE, BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES, not exceeding fifteen iines, inserted free. All additional lines; H cents each. CARDS Or THANKS will be published free ‘or patrons o yepaper. Non-patrons will He charged 10 ecnts a line, RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT lished for 3 cents a line. Alladvertisements will be runand charged for until ordered discontinued. No advertisement will be taken for less than 25 cents. t Our clearance in STO HIS is in full blast. Children’s $1.50 shoes NOW 79 ¢ts.—=sizes 8 { fi conts 10 will be pub- Mid--summer fa-11, Misses’ $1.50 and 2.00, | now 7a cts. and $1.- 00,—sizes 11 to Women's $2.00 3.00, now 1.00. Boy's shoes, $1.75 and 2.00, now 1.00. Men's shoes, $3. 00 and 4.00, now 1.00 and 1.25. These shoes are not the latest styles, but are im and if you save mony avail yourself of this opportunity. Meyersdale, Pa. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. and ) ( EUAN, (want to] you will Mr. Glenn Heller is the guest of Rev. D. H. Leader and family, this week. Prof. C. E. Dickey and family, of Avilon, Pa., were guests of L.. ¢. Boyer and family, this week. John Morris. of Frostburg, Md., was badly injured in the Hoffman mine, Georges Creek region, on July 16th. Miss Eva Livengood has returned home from Roanoke, Va., where she had been attending a business college. There is some intensely interesting illustrated matter on our inside pages, pertaining to the war and life in the army. J. C. Lowry, of Somerset, was in town last week to pay a visit to his mother, who has been very ill for some time. | cided to | were $2,368,785, | The gross Read Johnson & Mc Culloh’s new in this issue. They are offering bar- gains that will make your eyes water with joy. The date for holding the Lutheran reunion at Friedens has been changed | to August 18th "instead of the previously anneunced. 25th, as U. 8S. Senator George I.. Wellington, of Cumberland, Md., will make an ad- dress at the Lutheran reunion at Frie- dens, Thursday, Aug. 18th. ad” | John A. Colborn, son of Attorney L. C. Colborn, of Somerset, recently went to Washington to take charge of clerkship in the War Department. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Yost, of Roanoke, Va. arrived here a few days ago to at- tend the funeral of Miss B:rtha Broad- water, who was a sister of Mrs. Yost. H. M. Berkley and wife and F. W, Biesecker and wife, of Somerset, went to Cleveland, Ohio, last Thursday, for the purpose of making a tour over the great lakes. A son of John B. McMullen, of Eck- hart, Md., was shot ahd fatally wound- ed at Connellsville, July 16th.in a quar- rel about a woman. He died the next day. Mrs. Allison D. Johnson, of Union- town, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Keim. Mr. Johnson was also here, last week, but has since returned home. Messrs. John LL. Beachy and Harvey Keim went to Atlantic City, last Thurs- day. No noubt they will be able to tell us what the wild waves are saying when they return. Dr. A. J. Welfley, of Confluence, was the guest of Samuel Lowry and family, Friday and Saturday last. As usual the doctor’s numerous friends in this town were glad to see him. A Kansas editor claims the posses- sion of a Persian lilac bush over twen- ty-five feet in diameter. Any editor who can lilac that must be invaluable to his party in a local political cam-= paign. A barn owned by Cyrus Shaulis, a short distance from Somerset, was de- stroyed by fire, last Friday night. The loss was about $500. There was no in- surance, and the origin of the fire is unknown. A Colorado contemporary says: “There will be no issue of this paper next week. We are going out to col- lect a little money that has been due us for some time. Editors must live as well as human beings.” A country woman from the Piney run blackberry region, upon being asked what was to be done with all the black berries growing on’ her land, replied: “Well, we eat all we can, sell all we can and can all we can.” There is a yawning cavity in our pocket-book that ought to be filled with money that some of our patrons are owing us. All who can will confer a great favor on Tie Star by promptly paying the amounts they owe us. The body of a new-born baby was found floating down Georges Creek, at Lonaconing, to-day. Some boys, while playing along the creek, made the dis- covery. The finding of the infant created quite an excitement for a while in the town.— Frostburg Forum. Mr. James Merrill, an old schoolmate of the editor’s, cailed on Tie Star yes- terday. James is a photographer and is employed at Conrad’s studio, in Mey- ersdale. His mother will also locate in Meyersdale. in a few days, having de- make the “Metropolis” her home. : Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Oszar | Taggart, of Hyndman, died at her home fon July 15th, illness of about was born in The remains after an six months. Deceased Salisbury, Dec. 1st, 1881. | were interred in the Meyersdale Cath- olic cemetery, and the funeral services conducted by Rev. Father Dwyer. The estimated gross earnings from the operations of the B. & O. for April a gross increase of $386,285 and a net increase of $279,848. increase of revenue from operation for the ten months of the fiscal year ended April 30th, 1898, was $1,432,873. Checks issued by a city or county officer upon the ofiicial deposits of the corporation need not be stamped. Gen- erally, official documents signed by a state, county or city official are exempt, Checks, mortgages and similar docu- ments signed by officials of building and loan associations must be stamped. William Uhl, son of ex-County Com- missioner Uhl, is a member of 21st regiment of the Pennsylvania army, and was in the three days battle before Santiago. It is reported that during the hottest part of that engagement the boys of his regiment sang the “Star Spangled Banner.”—=Somerset Democrat. Of the Somerset county soldiers en- listed in the war of the rebellion, 208 died of disease, 185 were killed in bat- tle and 18 were never accounted for. This, together with the hundreds of Somerset county soldiers that were wounded, shows that the “Frosty Sons of Thunder” saw a great deal of hard fighting. The Meyersdale school board has elected the following corps of teachers for the ensuing year: Prof. J.C. Speich- er, principal; C. I.. Shaver, A. B. Groff, D. H. Bauman, Nellie Rutter, Mayme McNamara, Alice Burket, Maud Stat- ler, Ida C. Shoemaker, Helen Schalfl, Lacy Anthony, Jesse McKinley, Kate Coulehan. Word was received here, last week, of the death of Mr. Adam Enos, who died - of consumption, at Cumberland, Md. Deceased was the oldest son of Mr. David Enos, late a resident of Sal- isbury. F. 8. Enos and Mrs. C. S. Lichlither, brother and sister of the de- ceased, went to Cumberland to attend the funeral. the power to After telling his elass of great. do all school teach- ness of God and his things.a Salisbury Sunday er was recently surprised by one of the children in his charge making the as- sertion that he knew one thing God couldn’t do. “And what is it that God can’t do?” “Bet he can’t whip Dewey,” | was the ready résponse. The scoundrel who conceals his ras- | cality behind the cloak of religion is the worst element in There is satisfaction, fact that he can’t fool the people all the time. Sooner or later he “cuts no a community. | however, in the | ice” either in this world or the world | to come. God hates him all the time and the people despise him when they find him out.—Ex. The fidelity Mutual Life Association of Philadelphia, through its Tomer, ex-Governor Whyte and J. W. S. Coch- rane, entered an appeal in i v nited |! States Circuit Court, Baltimore, to the United States Court of Appeals from the judgment in favor of David P. Mil- ler and Mrs. Annie E. Percy, executors of William R. Perey, of Frostburg, up- on a policy for $25,000. Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson, of Bor- den Shaft, after a search lasting over 22 years, were rewarded by finding their son. When young Thompson was about 4 years of age an uncle took him to one of the western states, and his parents could get neither track nor trace of him until the other day when he was found in Pittsburg and return- ed home. It was a happy reunion after all these years.— Frostburg Forum. It is said that a Maryland girl in writing to a friend made mention of her lover, who is in the army, and that this is what she wrote: “1 just receiv- ed a nice long letter from Charley. He is getting along splendidly. He been assigned to the guard house for five days. lle says itis a pretty hot place, shirks his duty. Ma and I are natur- ally proud to hear of his promotion.” Esquire David Fuller orders Tue Star sent to Rev. Joseph Shuli; Illinois, saying that Mr. Shutlz is al- ways anxious to get the news from his old native county, and there is no bet- ter way to get all the news than by reading Tne Star. Mr. Fuller has the right idea, and there are others who should follow his example. A sub- scription to the home paper for a friend abroad is a present that is always ap- preciated. Died, Tuesday morning, July 26th, at her home on Grant street, Miss Bertha Broadwater, aged nearly 22 years. De- ceased was a highly esteemed young lady, and she will be missed in the com- munity. A widowed mother, several brothers and sisters and a host of friends mourn her departure. The fu- neral services were held at the M. E. church,yesterday ; interment at Grants- ville, Md. Miss Broadwater died of consumption. Over in Maryland, the other day, a hen laid an egg whose shell bore in red letters, “G.S. H.” The Missionary soci- ety met the next day.at the house of the good woman who owned the fowl. She exhibited the egg and they began guesging what the letters meant. One translated it “God Sends Help,”another, “God Saves Heathens.” Finally the oldest and most religious woman pres- ent declared she had solved it: ‘‘Give Spain Hell,” was her rendition. The pgople who were at the station, Tuesday evening, when the P. R. train came in, were surprised to see a white woman rush up to a colored fel- low, who got off the train, and throwing her arms around him rain kisses upon his black mug. Wednesday morning the colored man left on a westbound B. & O. freight, and the woman went to Meyersdale. The woman is said to be married to a white man living in Bed- ford, and the “coon” to hail from Mey- ersdale.— Hyndman Bulletin. The B.& O.relief report for the month of May has just been issued. It shows disbursements of $61,360 during the month, of which $24,688 was invested. General expenses were $4,142; con- tributions refunded, $299; advances for artificial limbs, $225; non-assigning members, $12. The disbursements on the Pittsburg division amouted to $2,- 963, as follows: 92 cases of accidental injuries, $1,151; 60 cases surgical ex- pense, $133; 67 cases natural sickness, $1,179; one natural death, $500. Farmers will do well to keep a look- out for a sharper who is new going about operating successfully. He claims to be an agent for the United States government, having authority to buy herses for the army. He visits # farm- er, buys two or three horses, gives a check for an amount larger than the purchase price, gets the difference in cash. and then disappears with the horses. The farmer then finds the check is no good and realizes how clev- erly he has been swindled. A county superintendent in a neizh- boring county asked every teacher at the county institute who took their local or county papers to hold up their hands, and only six responded. The superintendent expressed great sur- prise and said: “You don’t spend a dollar a year with those papers, vet R. you expect them to print free of'charge | have time. notice of all institutes, insert long pro- grams, eXpect them to_ advertise you, thus assisting you to climb the ladder to better positions and better salaries, without a eent in return.” has | but then you know he never | , in | | selves to blame. | | | DeWitt’s Little | | | | | | | | | | * - would hate Howard Pile, of Coal Run, who was one of the first to enlist in the U. 8, army from Somerset county, to fight Spaniards, eame home on a short fur- last week, returning again to his regiment on Sunday. Howard is look- ing exceedingly well in “Uncle Sam’s” uniform, and he says he likes army life real well. THe is in the 3d Virginia in- fantry, having enlisted at Washington, D. C., shortly after the declaration of war. ‘His friends here were all glad to see him, and all unite in wishing him a safe return home after the war is over. Last Thursday Mr. C. M. Newton, Kan., called on the editor to renew old acquaintance. During the winter of 1886 Mr. Beachy and the edi- tor roomed together at the Sheridan house, in Carelton,Neb,, and it afforded us much pleasure to once more meet and converse with our old room mete. ran Beachy, of Mr. Beachy is ing w is = | 2 achy is looking well and is pros | 46. make mention of u pering in Kansas, all of which we are glad to note. He has been Somerset county for the past few weeks, accompanied hy his wife and little daughter, and we hope they are all enjoying the visit. We are informed that a great deal of dynamiting for fish is being done along our streams. This is a erime punish- able by a heavy fine, and it is altogeth- er likely that certain persons in this visiting in | vicinity will sooner or later have to | suffer the penalty. We are: informed of several parties having been: caught in the act of dynamiting fish, and this business has got to be stopped. We to see anyone get into trouble, but dynamiting fish is bad business, and if certain persons get in- to trouble through it, they will deserve no sympathy and will have only them- ~~ The Chief Burgess of Milesburg, Pa., says 2 Risers are the best used in his family during forty years of housekeeping, They cure consti- pation, sick headache and stomach and liver troubles. Small in size but great in results. P.-S. Hay, ElkLick. C. & Bro, Granisville. early pills he ever Big Timber and Mineral Deal. John N. Davis recently made a large “The “Editor” Ss Mother Dead. Our mother died this morning at 5:30, after a long and painful illness. funeral will more than likely take place to-morrow afternoon, although time has not yet been definitely decided upon. enough to make mention of this event as we had. about one-third tion struck off when mother died. The the | We unlock our forms just long ; of this edi- | We | will give a more extended notice in our | next issue. Thousands of persons fit piles by using DeWiti’s It heals promptly skin diseases. Tt P. 8S. Hay, Elk Lick: Grantsville, an ly and ori ure tmoed Bender pie Big Fire at Grantsville. cured: of | We unlock our formsz after having ! run off about one-third of ville, Md., which occurred last night be- tween the hours of 11 and 12. The is supposed to have been of incendinry origin, and it consumed (*. A, Bender & Bro. s’large store, the J. J. Bender resi- dence, the Bowser store building and the residence of John 0. Getty. The loss is heavy; ; particnlars next week - > oo Win your battles against ing promptly. One Minute duces immediate results, ly i§ prevents consumption. stages it furnishes prompt re Elk Lick. C. A disease by And in inter lief. P. 8.1 s Bender & Bro, Granisvilie. Uncle Sam on Diplomacy. A lot of talk is goin’ on at seq Concernin’ how the diplomats shall set us to agree; 3 They seem to think in 1 tics should censi. And want a congress if terms of peace; They’ve got some faney notions as tow should now en: ! And propose to {ix the (nnd red, white and hlue— present irope that h Be the rin to name ue, 2th A. Bender | { I'm not much good at sayin’ timber and mineral sale. the deal com- | [ prising several thousand acres of Negro mountain land, situated in Elk Lick | township. The land sold was owned by Mr. Davis and others, and the Dull & Humes, for a consideration of about $40,000. Mr. Davis went to Al- toona, this week, to see his men and have the sale confirmed. Ie says if the sale is confirmed a railroad will be built up Tub Mill run in a very short time, as the purchasers of the land pro- pose to begin active operations shortly after the deal is completed. Salisbury is evidently destined to become the foremost town of the county. Sl is iH Sick headache, biliousness, constipation and all liver and stomach troubles can be quickly cured by using those famous little pills known as DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, They are pleasant to take and never aripe. P. 'S. Hay, Eik Lick. C. A. Bender: & Bro., jarnseille: —— Sand Flat. July 25th.-—-All farm crops are look- ing nice, this harvest will certainly be a bountiful and Ole, Farmers and oats-cutiiug in order. J. their thresher in ton. The other of Chestnut Spring vicinity, are prepar- ing to start in the near future. King Bros. will start out to-morrow, Chestnut Spring vicinity can boast of having three threshing compauies. Chestnut Spring may well boast of many things. Sand Flat being a suburb of that vicinity, we boast with them. Miss Hattie the guests of day. Henry Livengood wears quite a smile. It’s another boy. finishing hay-making, and threshing are next i have started the vicinity of Boyn- companies of S. Stevan 38 0 Co. this, or O11 id Ruth Christner were their cousins, over Sun- Jonas Stevanus and his sister, Mrs. Ben. Tressler, took a trip to Addison township to visit Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Livengood. Miss Mina Stevanus and Miss Aman- da Slabgugh were rusticating among friends at Casselman, on Raturday and Sunday. The teachers are anxiously waiting for the school letting, which will take place at the St. Paul school house, on Saturday a week. There must certain- ly be some unsuccessful ones, as there will be more applicants than schools. We read with interest the letters from our Elk Lick boys who went to Chickamauga and will be very glad to hear from them at all times, either through Tue Star or personally ad- dressed. We wish them all a sulicient- ly good time to balance the hardships that may fall to their lot. Especially is the writer glad to hear that our friend I. J. Engle received an ap- pointment oiticer. The writer re- grets that he did not go along with the boys. Well, by this time people see that a | war with a foreign nation can not be fought to a finish in the time it takes for a common rooster fight. War mus! If Spain don’t soon “holler’ enough, she will be licked too bad to “holler.” has as at al DeWitt’'s Witch Hazel Salve Cures Piles, Scalds, Burns. sale is to | There’s a cali for feller on the But I'm tired of diplomacy—we'll settle with the gun! ‘omprouisin® from things which may mean this or that, When I have any talk to minke I right out flat; I never took no lessons in the and Prefer to stick to matters that 1 derstand— So let the oily diplomats I've done With Europe's way settle with the jist come fully un- take notice that of doin’ sun! things—we'll I’ve had enough diplomacy to last me for a | spell; If Europe wants the things, very well, But let them jist confine Europe’s own affairs, And not attempt to mix matic snares! I’ve started in to do a job—I've ly done, diplomats to run themselves to me ap got it near- | For I'll stand no slick undoin’ And I reckon that I'll go ahead and finish | with the gun! I’ve picked out what I'm after, and propose to have it, too, And they may as well take notice now that | nothin’ else '1l do; So let them hold their c¢ not goin’ in; My fightin’ isn’t bein? lin!— Just let their diplomats go on an ongress, but 1'm done at Paris or Ber- d goer us to agree, But their settlement won't feres with me, settie if it inter- of the that I have done, And I guess I'll blunder finish with the gun! —(level right ‘ahead and and Leader. —- The editor of the Evans ity, ’a., (ilobe, writes: “OneMinute Cough Cure is named. It cured my children after er remedies failed.” It cures couzhs, colds and all throat and lung troubles. Pos Hay, Elk Lick. CC. A. Bender & Bro. Grantsville The Recruit S Sollaguy. I remnember, I remember How I used to sit and scold When, on getting down to breakfast, I would find the coffee cold; How I used to turn my nose up If the steak was done too rare— But oh for home and mother, And the dear old bill of fare, I remember, I remember How I always would upbraid Myself for eating rarebits That my little sweetheart made; How TI used to worry over My digestion night and day, And the pills I used to punish Todrive fancied ills away. I remember, I remember How 1 used to sit and scoff When I fancied that the butter Must be “jue a littic ofr; How I scorned the lowly biscuits That my sister used to make! And the things I said concerning Her attempts at jelley cake! Oh it may be childish weakness That possesses me, but I Would give a whole month’s wages For ene piece of mother’s pie, And I think that I'd be willing To walk twenty miles to-day Just for one of those dear doughnuts That I used to throw away. —Cleveland Leader. — > E. C. Blanks, of Lewisville, that one box of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve was worth $350,000. It cured his piles of ten years standing. Ie advises others to try it. It also cures eczema, skin diseases 20a obstinate sores. PS. Hay, Elk Lick. A. Bender & Bro., Grantsvilie. —- Notice to Excnnnyer. Some of THE Star’s exchanges will Texas, writes i'please take notice that our post-office address is Elk Lick. Some of our changes are not being received regular- ly, on account of being addressed **Sal- isbury.” tf een One Minute Cough Cure, cures. That is what 1: was made for. ex- lyin’ hizness, our edition, | big fire at Grants- | act=- | Couth Cure pro- | wn taken eny- fav: | o'er the! in diplo- — : . Guarley’s 815.00 Bicvceles. The Cash Store ORL 3 i Meyersdale, Fa. THE BARGAIN: STORE In Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Carpets, Wall Paper, ete. fire | Lok To Your Own Interest Buy where you can buv. the best least the will Our for We make it pay you. coods money. stock is large. Yours Truly, C. 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Mosholder, (ate creek township, deceased. i Notice is hereby given that letters of ad- ministration have been granted to the un- Faron by the Register of Wills, in and | for Somerset county, upon th Willinm J. Moshoider, decensed. having claims against suid estate are guested to present them, duly aurhentieni - i ad, at the'late residence of the i ein Stonycereck township, Somerset county, fon Suturday, the 10th day | Septe ISOS, and all persons indebted Lrss tid de are requested to make immed : to JOHN B. MOS 9-1 — Estate of of Stony - Coase Ask your merchants for tokens trade, work | t The | trade. rightly | fe all oth- | | average daily newspaper. THE STAR & ad the New York Weekly Tribune,"bhoth one year for on ly $1.50, advance. Address all orders to Elk Lick, Pa. —~> > merchants eanszh in STAR, tokens or tf Ask your for —e Tue Srar and the Thrice-a-Week New York Harld, both one year for only $1.90, cash with order. 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