SALISBURY cid 1S ie 1° Book = Sicre, SOMERSET, PA. - WHOLESLAE AND RETAIL! DOVODOIVODO0D This large and pushing establishment sells at wholesale to 90 town and country merchants in this and adjoining counties: and West Virginia. [ts wholesale trade extends into Maryland We are at all times prepared to compete in prices with the city | tions appears to have favored the Re- | During the campaign the! ; : Sa : = mpaig i who has missed his ealling in life to | is to make a | markets. At this season we are specially pushing School Books School Qur stock full complete; and the prices lowest wholesale. 1 and Supplies. of these goods is large, and is alsg being given to Holiday Goods. rade in Miscellaneous Books and Baby Speeial attention We are al and Doll Car: Constantly 20 doing a nice Tages. in stock a full line of Staple and Fancy Station- cry and Harmonicas. Table Legal Cap Papers, Foun Pens, Pencils, B bar rk Receipt Books, School Books and Supplies, Miscellaneous Books | Pl vantage, ts, Inks, ain Pens; Books; and such oter goods as are pr for sale in an up-to-date Book, | News anda Statio nery Store. Chas. HL. (Get It At M=her J ofl ory st Pure “Thompson's Notions, When iroCeii Fresh in need of anything in the line of s, Fancy Gonfectionery, Bread, Books, Stationery, ete. CALL AT oom THE LEADING GROCERY 4 ~« | 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. JEFFIERY, Opposite TPostollice. - - Two Hundred and Forty-three OL) WATCHEN= l I carried in stock. These must be sold very cheap. All sizes and shapes. The largest line and lowest prices in Som- erset county. I have handled the HAMILTON movement three yearsand am selling them SVERY CHEAP! Seventeen jewels adjusted, 16 and 18 sizes. I also have rings ever brought to Meyersdale.—Diamonds, Opals, Rubies, Emeralds and all the different stones that can be mounted in rings. Next door to my Jewelry Store I have opened a Stationery Store with one of the finest and newest lines imaginable. One must see it to know what [ have, All the latest books that will make xmas Presents. === Fine Stationery of all Kings. [ine \ ‘Pound Paper at 15 cents per pound, ete. See my beautiful line of holiday goods before buying. T. W. GURLEY, MEYERS TCH BS|~e — TT —— =; The Leading W. Jeweler, SDALE, PA. ~~ TE The Cook Jewelery store has the largest line of Watches in the § county, in all sizes and makes; from the five-year to the thirty- year cases. Should You Desire a high grade movement, I call your attention to the new Hamilton R. R. movement, 17-jeweled, adjusted | to heat and cold 18 and 16 sizes. Finest. and cheap- cst line of STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES. . ~ . : i * [4 nN CY Rings, Chains, Bracelets, ~~ Guards, Pins, ete. We have the finest display of rings for ladies and gentlemen (Opals) and can furnish Dia- monds at a big discount. H. M. Cook, Jeweler and Graduate Opt cian, Center St., MEYERSDALE, PA. Merchants and others can buy of us to ad- | Envelopes, Bill Books and | Judgement Notes; the finest line of | J fools. | In these days too much money is be- | Ameri- abolish Tne students of sonre of the {ean colleges have decided to { hazing. This is a step in the right di- rection and the example should be fol- {lowed by 2ll colleges. Some of the | larger colleges have of late years been | turning out little else than educated | rowdies and thugs, while many of the smaller ones are veritable dude factor- | ies. Democratic Gush. The result of the Congressional elec- | publicans. | orators and press of that party inform- ed us that Spain stood waiting to see | i whether the | hands of the (tration, and if she did not, then | would refuse to treat Spain i her in the contest of diplomacy. the President’s hands have been “up- iards stand pat and defy McKinley and his congress. The fact that Spain | has much less to fear from the United States witha president in the hands of the and a congress of if n was there to insist upon his doing his duty, regardless the {Mark Hanna and cohorts I County (Neb.) Democrat. is sharks, gamblers and speculators kind than Democratic cong his own she would ress of interests his — Clay: The foregoing is an editorial which appeared in which it | idiocy a late issue of the paper to and for gush it it just too is credited, takes the awful the “stand pat.” “defy and senseless | premium. Isn't way the Spaniards ever that { ard his congres The Spaniards de- [ fied McKinley so Toned that they con- ceded every demand “Uncle Sam” land in yielding they almost said, | ele Samuel, if you don’t see what want, ask for it.” In fact the | acted real nice, considering that they did not fear a Republican administra- | tion as they would have feared a Dem- what- means, and MeKinley "made “Un- you Dons | ocratic congress, as our wild and woolly | western contemporary would have us | | believe. But why should Spain fear | McKinley and his gongress? Did any- | thing take place that should make the ! rrant Street. | Spanish have fears? Of course, there was that little incident in Manila bay, i the little serap just outside of Santiago { harbor, the fall of Cavite, S i Manila, the entire Spanish navy and a few other little i things that it took about three months to accomplish, but the westdrn Demo- { eratic editor of the “Billy” Bryan stripe does not consider these things I cause of fear to the Spanish, because all | of them transpired while a Republican ! President and Congress were business at the old stand in Washing- { ton. A long haired western Populist is generally a shallow-brained fool but a western Democratic editor who | fused with the “Pops” as often as the editor of the Gage County Democ:at has, is a much bigger fool and couldn’t write a truthful or sensible editorial if he tried. as n has ) The Best Business School. | Business cannot be learned from | books nor acquired at school. A theo- { retical course in business is only an in- | troduction to its practice. It requires thorough training to make a success- ful man. | prosperous and progressive establish- | ment, affording as it does the oppor- | tunity for watching causes and effects | and stimulating a desire to excel in the duties imposed, is the only practi- { eal training school.—Knoxville (Tenn.) | { { business | Business Magazine. Our Tennessee brother who penned | the above words of wisdom might also | have added, and very appropriately, ! too, that neither colleges nor schools can make those wise who're stricly ing wasted in trying to make “profess- ors” and college graduates of young men who have an insufficient quantity of brain to acquire even a good com- mon school w®ducation. * He who destined to become a learned man must have some natural ability as well as good schooling ; and if the natural ability is great enough, the possessor thereof will become a scholarly man even if his schooling is limited. A young man who is naturally bright will ncquire a finer education by ob- | servation, association and self applica- is i any other way by one who is naturally dull Many young men who are well quali- fied by nature for agricultural and me- to college and forced into a profession , ELK LICK POSTOFFICE; P Sui would uphold the resident by the election | {of a conaress favorable to the adminis- further, relying | upon the Democratic congress to assist | Well, | of | genuine | santiago and | destruction of the | doing | Employment in a | { tion than can possibly be acquired in | chanical pursuits are rendered practic- | ally useless in the world by being sent’ A., THURSDAY, for ohio nature never intended them, and in which they are not competent to make a success of. Parents should study the make-up their sons and daughters and try to ob serve n: tural gifts they have. This hard to do, and if good what i= not | | | | { | judgment is exercised by the parents, | DECEMBER { | | | | 1 | there will be fewer people who miss | their calling iu life. | Don’t try to make a lawyer, doctor or | { some other kind of professional man of | your son when you see that or a laboror. Itis as hard for a it i silk handkerchief of a mule’s ear. I make a success of it as it Europ ’s Alleged Opinion. Pittsburg Times. There is a sedulous attempt being nature has | intended him for a mechanic, a farmer | man | made to influence public opinion in this | country by the publication of what is | regard to this country’s attitude con; cerning the Philippines. The enforced demand by peace commissioners for the relinquishment of sovereignty in the Philippines is said to very bad in our Spanish have produced a effect continental Ilurope. there we are told that there ing to the sincerity which the United States war and predictions of the most woeful are allusions become of alleged fall ange that such if ruling classes How character as to what is to us in eonsequence of our from grace. It is not str opinions should be expressed, not actually held among the sincere The of continental Europe. they may be is another question. people of the United States are, how- | the The never been very the They lever, not accustomed to meeting expressed desires of these classes, latter have, as a rule, ardent their admiration American way of doing things. in for | have always abounded in prophecies of | evil to come to this country because of its pursuit of policies diametrically op- ! e to what would suit their own. de- | signs. When this country was in the throes of civil war there was a general | Kuropean lend as a nation was in sight. we put into effect the policy of protec- | posite tion {of the Chinese wall we had builded | around us. When the 16 to 1 craze was upon a portion of our people, again the | 80 because cial overthrow. And now we have compelled Spain to relinquish | Republic. chorus predicting that our When y American industry, again our | commercial ruin was predicted because | European prophets foretold our finan- | \ . | reported to be European sentiment in| held,” and strange to observe, the Span- | | Upon every hand? sneer- | with | went into the! her criminally bad rule overthe Philip- | pines, the same old crowd again see the handwriting on the wall for the great | Patriotic Americans will only be the | of our government thus far with regard | to the Philippines, because of the un- | | fair and prejudiced European criticisms of it. They know full well that this cruel rule. Yet the logic of events was lowed. of Spanish sovereignty | pines. | its people to determine. ianrds they have amply shown. They opinion, and they will settle the future of the islands without regard to it. What the $20,000,000 Are For. New York Sun. “What are the twenty millions for? For the commutation of that part of by actual investment in improvements for the benefit of the islands. It is an obligation which properly belongs tous when we take over the sovereignty. tion?” On the strength of information procured by the administration from American otlicers and others now inthe Philippines, and carefully weighed by the commissioners at Paris. Not a cent of itis tribute to Spain, or compensation to Spain, or mdemnity to Spain. It any money, be paid?” is a reason- received ; obligation might be repudiated by our | government when the creditors are powerless to enforce their claims. the Philippine debt which is represented | “How is the extent of this obligation | estimated for the purpose of commuta- | | | more confirmed in sustaining the action | | | country did not begin the late war to | annex any Spanish territory whatever. No man in all the United Stated per- | ceived then that the taking up ef arms | in defense of the Cubans meant also liberation for the Filipinos from Spain’s | such that both results necessarily fol- | The peace commission has thus | far simply secured the relinquishment | in the Thilip- | What the American nation may | | decide to do with those islands is for | That they ap- | prove of the driving out of the Span- | did this without consulting European | i T : | ean do without it. | be in the hands of every up-to-date farmer or poultry raiser. “le a . <Q . io |KIV 9 { : Is the tribate to | pain, excessive: i best paper we know of for the ladies, being. very similar in size, make-up and quality to | tere sting matter. “31s | Mari Harland’s Cook Book contains over 300 well printed pages and more than 1,00¢ “Why should the twenty millions, or | = #708 Ji ana or Sk oa Dagns | practical recipes; there is no better cook book in print for practical every-day use among able and just payment of eash for value ! a payment which might be | avoided just as any reasonable and just | 8, 1898. RE WOVOVOV RV We are now better preprared to meet the wants of our customers than at any time before, as we have on hand a complete stock of every- thing belonging to a first-class Furniture Store. > Eo = TaD REMEMBER, - No old shop-worn or secohd-hand had goods. Everything new and up-to-date. Couches, $5.75; Sideboards, $10.- 00; Parlor Suites, $18.00; Chairs sold at prices that always pleases our customers. TRY US and be your own judge, and let us € U B A customer of ours. Johnson & NMcecC'ulloh, ELK LICK, PENNA. FN) ;O0DS ~LUW PRICES “ ND—: We have largely increased our. stock of goods and are better prepared than ever to ACCOMMODATE THE PUBLIC. We want your trade and we will do our best to make it profitable and interesting for you to do business with us. o a ; ® Our. Shoe.” Department is full of MEN’S, LADIE’S, CHILDREN’S and SCHOOL SHOES; MENS’, LADIE’S and CHIL- DREN’S RUBBERS and ARCTICS UNDERWEAR and BOYS’ S for everybody and a full line of MEN'S FALL and WINTER CLOTHING. ] Very Respectfully, Barchus & Lavengood, Salisburv, Penna. Great Clubbing Offer. THE STAR has made arrangments with the publisher of the “Vermont Farm Journal,” which enables us to make the most remarkable clubbing offer ever be- Here it is: . fore heard of in this section. The Somerset County Star 1 ye Vermont Farm Journal 1 ye: N. Y. Weekly Tribune 1 year. American Poultry Advocate 1 year. The Gentlewoman 1 year. Marion Harland’s Cook Book. “Ten Nights in a Bar Room.” All For $2.00, Regular Price $5.50. This great combination meets the wants of the entire household. THE STAR gives all the local and county news: it is your home paper and no member of the household The Vermont Farm Journal and American Poultry Advocate should The “Gentltewoman’ is the the “Ladies’ Home Journal.” The New York Weekly Tribune gives you the condensed news of the world in good, ¢lean, readable form, the market reports and lots of other in- It will be eagerly read each week by every member of the family. the common people than this; it advocates economy in cooking. “Ten Nights in a Ba: Room,” by T. S. Arthur, is the greatest temperance novel of the age and the most intense— ly interesting book you ever read; the work is complete and unabridged, printed frow new plates on good paper and well bound—alone worth our price for the combination. Sample copies of papers for a two cent stamp. Be Adruss Wit theca, The Somerset County Star, Elk Lick, Pa.
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