FURNITURE!— A full and complete line at all times. signment of Our last-con- Extension Tables sm contains some of the prettiest and best designs ever got- ten out. The latest styles of PICTURE MOULDINGS are fine, and we have just gotten a large line of PILLOWS, BOLSTERS, MATTRESSES, SPRINGS; and COTS, as well as quantity. Always a clomplete WALL Parer, WiNxpow BLINDS, CouCcHES AND PARLOR FURNITURE. Your choice of three different makes of SEWING MACHINES. Rutter & Will, HOUSE FURNKHERS AND UNDERTAKERS, 126 Center St., MCYERSDALE, PA. ar With Spain! Rehable War News IN - THE GREAT ~ National Family Newspaper. Furnished by Special Corre- spondenis at the front. «STHE NEW-YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNES « will contain all important war news of the daily edition. Special dispatches up to the hour of publication. Careful attention will be given to Farm and Family Topics, Foreien Correspondence, Market Reports, and 1 ) = ’ ) all general news of the Wor ld and Nation. We furnish The New-Yor favorite home paper, The Somerset County Mat, k Weekly Tribune and your Both one Year for $1.50. Send all orders to THE STAR. ELK LICK. PENNA. THE MONARCH CHAINLESS. A Bicycle Gearing Absclutely New, Novel, and Practical. In their indiscriminate haste to an- nounce the making ot chainless wheels, some manufacturers have tumbled over each other in the endeavorto bein front. To be in front is a spasm, to “keep in front ” is sustained energy. To uttera truism is.one thing, to live up to it is another. The spirit of the aphorism of the Monarch Cycle Manufacturing Com- any, “Ride a Monarch and Keep in ‘ront,” is well illustrated in its latest product, The Monarch Chainless. Alive to the times, the company will pro- duce a chainless bicycle which has been proven by repeated tests to be superior, 1n its class, in every particular. Two surfaces that will roll on each other will transmit motion from one to the other. If the surfaces are compar- atively smooth, the motion is transmit- ted by friction. Dut, when the surfaces are provided with projections, the mo- tion, although itis unchanged in nature, is transmitted by direct pressure, and it is irregular unless the acting surfaces of the projeations are carefally and exactly shaped to produce an even mo- tion. It is the difliculty which is ex- perienced to produce these perfect pro- jections, when bevel gears are used. which leads the experienced mechanic away from them. Long experience in Sewing Machine manufacture has taught the Monarch Company that whatever transmission was used, bevel gears were not to be considered if easy running was to be thought of. The result has been a driving gear which is excellent in its easy running qualities. The mechanism issimple. The erank axlerand hub gears somewhat resemble thefamiliar sprocket wheels. the notice able difference being the teeth which are closer together and yy shape in cross secon instead of four sided. The shaft connecting the two is provided at each end with a pinion having roller Pig teeth which run in and out of the wile anclgopenines between the gear teeth.” Each set of gears is englosed fr af and dirt out from between the teeth. against chainless wheels by mechanics is that should the rear frame become twisted or out of line, there would be a consequent binding of the mating gears. from this objection inasmuch that the Junction of the pinions and gears form the conditions usually met with in bicyeie riding. A particular advantage which this gear has, and which gives it the highest efficiency, is the direct lift as against the end thrust which is com- mon to all bevel gearing. thrust is a prominent factor in friction and frame strain. Another point to be counted in favor of the Monarch gear is, that it is not of paratively light in weight. Asstated by Grant, thewell knownau- thority on gears,“ Thepingearisparticu- of friction is reached.” The friction between the tooth and pin, otherwise a a roller pin, a rolling friction. When properly made, there is no form of tooth that is superior to the roller pin tooth, While the Monarch company is war- placing its chainless machine on the market as the best type of that class, its faith in the ehain wheel is in no way diminished. Tt will continue to keep of bievele which is yet the choice of the majority of the peovle. In line with the general policy of the Monarch com- many, the nrice of its chainless will be 8100.00. which will rive a complete line, | this price to 210.20. but should they from any cause be ex- | posed the action of the pin teeth is such | that they are self-cleaning, forcing mud | One of the chief objections urged | The Monarch chainless is entirely free ! a type of the ball and socket joint, thereby permitting free running under | This end | delicate construction although com- | larly valuable when the pinsaremade in | the form of rollers for thenthe minimum | sliding friction at a line bearing is. with | ranted from the study of experts in | them in the forward ranks of that type | jinelnding chain machines, ranging from MO .DIER BOYS. Mountain.— Interesting 's From th2 Suu uth. EpviTror S7tArR:—On the morning of August 4th Theodore Ringler and I de- parted from our little quarters in the National Park of Georgia, where pleas- ures are few and troubles are many. We left the large invading army of famine and disease,also the many pun- ishments of the disobedient soldier boy,such as the shovel and pick brigade, the guard house, the letter “S” of the soldier. alphabet, etc. But as our furlough is of a short duration, we have not time to look back any longer on the land of Sodom and Gomorrah. An Hou: since we left our Somerset houses, their stomachs are very weak, and we found sary. But who cares? We took passage on Walker's hack for Lytle, Ga.. a distance of four miles, where we took the train for Chattanoo- ga, Tenn. After spending a short time in this southern city of 60,000 inhabi- tants, we took passage for Mt. Lookout, and a half hour later we were ascend- ing the mountains, whose peak extends 1,700 feet above Chattanooga and 2,400 feet above sea level. The historical sights of the north are not “in it” with this. In less then ten minutes we stood on the old battle ground. IHere we were joined by a friend from a Kansas regiment, and all being entire strangers in this vicinity, our attention was directed to Mr.Shaw, a colored liveryman, who with his steeds escorted us around the moun- tains and explained the different sights. Mr. Shaw first informed us that the mountains were from one to fifteen miles in width and 85 miles in length. As we ascended we gazed to the west and beheld the wide expanse of the Wahatchen valley, bordered by the sand, Raccoon and Cumberland moun- tains, and its fertile lands moistened by the winding channel of the Tennes- see. In connection with this point of interest we placed our feet on the great Sunset Rock, extending into the aereal kingdom 400 feet. From this rock the beautiful visions of sunset have never been painted by the artist. As we proceeded on our journey we passed many mansions, whose occu- pants were people from Pittsburg, Pa., until we came to the apple orchard where General Bragg threw up in- trenchments for the protection of his army. These earthworks are still re- served for the wanderer of curiosity. At this juncture we were obliged to step from our carriage and wend our way around the cliffs until the “Natur- al Man of the Mountains” appeared be- fore us, who battled with the storms of life until his head is bald, if he ever had any hair. We cannot criticise nature, but stand dumb before | its arts and say: “Ask me tions and I'll tell you no lies.” Next we proceeded through the “Lion’s Jaws,” a cliff of rock the very image of a lion’s head with extended jaws; and from here we went to the Confederate Tospital. . This ancient building was located here on account of the scarcity of water. To the right of this building we found the “Natural Bridge,” a construction which nature placed there with her own hands. This bridge extends across a deep ravine, over which the soldiers of ’63 passed, and it is as perfect as | though the architect of to-day had de- | signed it. Descending beneath this mammoth stone construction we find a grand spring of ice-cool water, which {was a welcome sight, as this was the | first time since we left Pennsylvania that we had an opportunity to quench our thirst with water like that of Som- | erset count y. I'rom this place our guide ascended the eliff through the “Fat Man’s Mis- l ery,” to “Telephone Roek.” IT am afraid some of our Salisbury people would not be permitted to see this rock, as they [would have to leave their “bay win- behind. This rock is 25 feet in diameter, and through it passes a | chamber about 4 inches wide, from which it derives its name. As our time is consumed and we have | quite a distance to return, we retrace our steps toward the famous Lookout Inn, situated at the ineline. structure is five stories high and con- tains 350 rooms. The entire house is supplied with the finest equipments, and it has become quite a resort for the soldier boys. At six o'clock we | ready for our mess. and happy. has no ques- | dows” Iaded in camp, E. L.. MiLLIROXN. CHICKAMAUGA, Aug. 1, 1898. Mr. D. 1. Hay, Elk Lick, Pa. | Dear Friend:—None of us have writ- | . . . . { ten to you, and as it is now raining, we | have assembled in the tent to drop a | few lines to you through our attorney- | at-law, I. J. Engle. | just now. ! life somewhat disagreeable. All of the Salisbury boys are feeling | tolerably well. In fact the whole com- | | pany is pretty hearty. Only two out | morning. | | | gerated stories from our camp. This | { electric lights, and water works are now i being put in. of which receive boarders, open their We are all well | ' Summer Schools are in seseion for four | ments of important study under the | care of enthusiastic and capable teach- thing in lectures, entertainments and We are having very wet weather here | It has rained every day for | { more than a week. This makes camp ; | Mountain Lake Park, Md. {of the 108 went to the hospital this | I think you get to hear some exag- Lots of | | them are false reports. Some fellows have no other motives than to write We do not care whether you beleive all you hear or not. Neverthe- less il is not all true. Not one of the Salisbury boys have been down that they could not move around. Of course we had our ills, as well as others, but there is only one man from the compa- ny in the hospital, and he is improving. It is reported that we will move out of this part of the Park,to-morrow, and locate near Snodgrass Hill. But as to moving to Cuba or anywhere else out- side of the United States, we have little hope. At one time, however, we thought we would get to go, but our hopes were blasted. Some of the au- thorities say we will move back to Pennsylvania; others say we will stay untruths, As our pocket-books had not been fed | right ‘here and fix up the grounds the other troops have lett. Some of our men are out to-day that the greatest of economy was neces- building corduroy bridges, and a detail under Lieut. Hoblitzell was to work on the ground the South Carolina regi- ment left. “Dutch” Cochrane makes speeches in the tent on current topics. and a better lecturer you will not find, for “Dutch” is a well-read man. Miller dons that necktie you were i kind enough to give him. Enos is as lively as any man in camp. The boys are all lively. Some one asks in a letter whether it is so that Blake crossed the lines and got shot. It is not so; it is a lie, and whoever tells such stuff has nothing else to do. Welike a joke occasionally, but such news as that may cause anx- iety among the mothers of the boys. Everybody has his uniform, I believe, and we will get on heavy marches three times a week from now on. Our entire outfit for each man weighs 85 pounds. The articles it includes you will read in Tie Star. Day before yesterday we were out for a sham battle. Our line of skirmish- ers was over 1'4 miles in length, con- sisting of about 10,000 men. You should have seen the army of rabbits we chased up. They were jumping in every di- rection. Some of us tried to punch them with our guns, but none were killed. A march of eight or ten miles you will say is not long. Yet, when you consider the load a man has to carry, and the heat here, you will admit that it is a pretty long march. It makes a person’s feet sore when it isso hot. One good feature, the roads are not sandy, but are solid lime stone. This is the cause of soreness in the feet; but were it sand, your feet would get Dblistered, which would be much worse than it is with the solid road. You should see our mule family. We drive all four-mule teams, and drive in a trot nearly all the time, for these roads are nearly all level and smooth. The sun is shining now again, but there is no telling how soon it will rain. The temperature ranges from 90 to 120 degrees in the shade, but we do not mind the heat much. It is very hot sometimes, but most of the time there is a breeze, which makes it very pleas- ant. Our food, I think, is of the very best. It consists of beef, potatoes, beans, oat- meal, bread, salmon and cotfee. It is plain food, but it is what a man should use. “Nicknacks” don’t help one to stand the blunts of army life. We sleep five in a tent on the bare ground, with a gum blanket and a woolen blanket to cover us. The nights are cool and we all sleep soundly. 1 have not heard one of the boys com- plain of the beds yet. We send our best respects to all our old friends and acquaintances in Salis- bury and Elk Lick. WirsoN Exos. 5 Wl When you call for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, the great pile cure, don’t accept any- thing else. Don't be talked into accepting a substitute for piles, for sores, for burns.— P.8S. Hay, Elk. Lick, F. B. Thomas & Bro. Meyersdale. - BR, t The Mountain Chautauqua. The sixteenth annual session. of this famous Chautauqua will be held Au-! gust 4th to 26th. It is the most superb | and sensible summer resort in America, | 2.800 feet above sea level on the line of | the picturesque B. & O. The climate and scenery and social surroundings gre all that could be desired and $300, 000 have been spent in improvements. Mountain Lake Park is furnished with Five splendid hotels and two hundred and fifty cottages, many doors at reasonable rates to tourists. The charming lake furnishes excellent | boating and fishing. The Chautauqua weeks. They include thirty depart- ers out of leading American colleges. The Chautauqua program with three entertainments daily furnishes the best | music which genius can devise or mon- ey procure. The beautiful detailed illustrated program can be secured by | addressing the agent of the B. & 0, | 8-25 | — ————— — a You invite disappointment when you ex- | periment. DeWitt’s Little Early Risersare | pleasant, easy, thorough little pills. They | cure constipation and sick headache just ae | sure ag vou take them. D.S. Hay, EIK Lick, I. 2. Thomas & Bro, Meyersdaie i Gret It At Jefferys! ut When in need of anything in the line of Pure Groceries, Fancy Confectionery, Thompson’s Fresh Bread, Books, Stationery, Notions, etc. CALL AT THE LEADING GROCERY. Space is too limited to enumerate all my bargains here, Call and be convinced that I sell the best of goods at the lowest living prices. My business has grown wonderfully in the past few years, for which I heartily thank the good people of Salisbury and vicinity and shall try harder than ever to merit your future patronage. Respectfully, J. T. JEFFERY, Opposite Portollice. - IN THE KOONTZ BUILDING! Having some time ago purchased the Koontz property, all those interested in Monumental work will known as TILE KOONTZ MARBLE WORKS. I am prepared as never before to offer to all those in need of Monumental work. from small Headstones to Granite Monuments. PRICES HERETOFORE UNHEARD OF. None but the best of Marble and Granite, and workmanship the finest. J Grant find me in what was once make Granite work a specialty. all and see me. You will be surprised at my prices. C ALBERT J. HILLEGASS, Betlin, Pa. fell victims to the ravages of the recent plague, famine and earthquake in India. As 8 resust there are now over twenty thousand orphans. The various missionaries are . greatly In need of funds to support them, so we have published a new book, eatitled INDIA, the Horror-Stricken Empire and have olligated ourselves to - India relief fund. This book giv calamity, also the. measures t half-tone illustrations from actua ral share of our profits on tho same to the rate and authentic description of tho great y relief, and 1s embellished with over 100 photographs. There is No Other Book Like It The proprietor of one of the largest religious papers in the couutry realized tho value : ) f ages init to advertise his medium. The object of this book is not to promote selfish interests but to give to the public a correct report aad create a rolief fund. It s having an enormous sale. WE WANT ACENTS ‘EVERYWHERE Every purchaser becomes a contributor. Will you heip us to increase our donation by increasing the sales of this book? Prospectus is now ready. 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