THE SOMERSET GOUNTY STAR: P. L. Livexcoop, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Postoflice at Elk Lick, Pa. as mail matter of the Second Class. Subscription Rates. THE STAR is published every Thursday,at Pelishury, (Elk Lick, P. 0.) Somerset Coun- ty, Pa.,at the following rates: . ©me year, if paid spot cash in advance.. $1.25 if not paid strictly in advance Lf “Three months...... Single copies... ... To avoid multiplicity «31 subscriptions for three months or less wsust be paid in advance. These rates and s&rms will be rigidly adhered to. Advertising Rates. Transient Reading Notices, 5 cents a line smch insertion. To regular advertisers, sents a line for first insertion and 3 cents a gine for each succeeding insertion. No busi- mess lacals will be mixed with local news ems or editorial matter for less than 10 <emts a line for each insertion, except on wearly contracts. : Rates for Display Advertisments will be mmade known on application. Editorial advertising, invariably 10 cents “a ine. Legal Advertisements at legal rates. Marriage, Birth and Death Notices not exceeding fifteen lines, inserted free. All meditioral lines, 5 cents each. Cards of Thanks will be published free for prtrons of the paper. Non-patrons will be charged 10 cents a line. Resolutions of Respect will be published far 5 cents a line. All advertisements will be run and charg- «a for until ordered discontinued. No advertisement will be taken for less “$ban 25 cents. 10CAL IND GENERAL NEWS, WEWSY [TEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE, %ITH AN OCCASIONAL JOKE ADDED FOR SPICE. Miss Sadie Smith went to California, | Pa. last Saturday, where she will take | = course at the California State Normal | S¢hool. Our old friend and schoolmate, N.| dzeorge Keim, of Elkins, W. Va. was in town from Saturday to Sunday even- ing last. visiting his mother and sister. fHere is what a new philosopher gets off for wit and wisdom combined: — “Woman, we are told. cannot be logie- al, but she can be zoological—she makes monkeys out of men.” When this old luminary throws =a few rays of starlight on a dirty trick, it usually brings about good results. The old Italian is nolonger out of his $20 00. We like to see a man get what belongs 40 him, no matter what his nationality is. He had come on her dozingin a ham- mock, and when she woke up she ac- cused him of stealing a kiss. “Well,” me said, “I will admit that the tempta- tion was too strong to be resisted. I did steal one little kiss.” *“One!” she exclaimed indignantly, “I counted eight before I woke up.” Here’s some rather good advice from an exchange: When a man playfully points a pistol or gun at you, knock him down; don’t stop to inquire whether it is loaded or not ; knock him down. Don’t be particular what you hit him with, only see that it is prop- erly done. If a Coroner’s inquest is held, let it be done on the other fellow —he won’t be missed. “I tell you,” said the man with the four-cornered face, “there’s too much freedom of the press in this country. Fm in favor of having the editors chucked into jail and their machinery broke. It’s got so a man can’t even throw his wife downstairs any more without havin’ these sensational sheets give a picture of the spot where she struck. The outrage has got to be stopped.” On Tuesday, Postmaster Joseph Pat- ton and family, of West Salisbury, went to Akron, Ohio, near which place they will reside on a farm that Mr. Patton purchased some time ago. ‘They were accompanied by Joseph Hoeowxer and wife, who also expect to Yocate somewhere west of this state. We wish both families much success, but their friends here were all sorry to see them depart. Uf your step uncle has an aunt who fias a nephew whose wife has a cousin that is married to an cold friend of your wife’s sister, whoes grandfather lived in the same town with an old schoolmate of yours, whose son-in-law #% now in St. Louis, you should at once remew the acquaintance with a view of saving hotel bills while attending the World’s Fair. This scheme can be worked in many instances.—Ex. In Ceylon there is a tree called “*Kye’s apple tree,” which is remarkable in that the orange red fruit is beauti- ful to look upon, vet out of each fruit a piece appears to have been bitten. Ht is said that the simulation of a fruit which has been bitien into is perfect. For this reason and because the fruit is a deadly poison, the natives declare that it is the same tree which grew in {he Garden of Eden, and it is a perpet- wal reminder of a disobedient act. J. R. Joy says THE Star was in error, Bast week, when it stated that he had resigned as chief of police. He sa the time for ch he had been hired 3ad expired, and not r to fill the less month, k he office for which the C should do if Jonger, he just quit. { fault to find with Mr. Joy or thel nr has No any | con Council, either, in this matter. The officer had a perfect right to quit, and nobody is kicking about it at all. Engineer Deegan, hauling the fast Pittsburg flyer on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, rounded a curve near Fisher hill, Wednesday morning, and saw that the trestle over a deep ravine was on fire. Being too near to stop, the engineer threw open the throttle and dashed over the trestle just before it fell. Passengers in the cars were asleep, but were awakened. The last coach had not gone 100 feet past the end before the structure fell. Had the passenger train been ten minutes later it would have plunged ihe crew and passengers to certain death.—Connells- ville Courier. There are a few cheap vagabonds and “smart alecks” in this vicinity that seem to think they have a license to deadbest and slander everybody they can. They take special delight in tra- ducing Tue Star, because their deeds are evil and they fear publicity. As a natural consequence their corns are often tramped upon, and it amuses people to see how quick they set up a howl. If the shoe does fit, pray wear it a bit. If you fear publicity, just behave yourself decently, stop your lying, slandering, stealing and other dirty tricks, and then the fear of exposure will cease to haunt you An unusual sight was witnessed on the streets of Uniontown, Sunday even- ing. An Assyrian woman living in the Assyrian colony chose that night as a time to do penance for some sin that she thought or knew she had commit- ted, and crawled on her hands and bare feet for the distance of three-fourths of | a mile to the doors of the Catholic | church on Jefferson street. Although it was a cold night, she took the task in a methodical. matter-of-fact way and accomplished it successfully. The | pavements hurt her hands so that at | times she would be obliged to pause and rest. Arriving at tbe church, she | made the ascent of the stone steps | | painfully and cautiously. and, kneeling lin front of the door, mumbled her prayers. She then arose to ber feet | and returned home in the natural | manner.—Uniontown Genius. A rural mail carrier in a neighboring cently been established, was consider- ably astonished recently to receive the following letter, from one of his appre- ciative patrons: “Friend Fred: As you run free delivery route by my house, I would like you to bring me on your next trip a barrel of salt and two sacks of flour; also a ton of coal and three spools of wire; then throw a set of whiffletrees and an evener under the seat. When you come by Martin Wal- ler’s, get two of his largest coops and bring them along, then I can have my turkeys caught so you can take them to town. It'll detain you but a minute. And as I have eight loads of wood to get to town, had I better get it out along side the road, or will you go into the woods after it? I think this free delivery is a greal thing for rural people.” The well-boring contractors who were asking for more money from the Tuscarora Mining Co., with a part of a well in the Narrows near Cumberland, seem to be working now for a scheme whereby they may finish the well They so far have gotten the machinery, worth $5,000, and $7,000 in cash. They have gotten the well down to within 500 feet of oil, and now they file a bill and lay attachment for $3,000. They wan, this paid, and the company has been trying to raise the “dough.” The contractors say they will forgive the debt and keep the machinery if the company will give them the hole and release all rights to it. Then they will go ahead nnd linih it at their own ex- pense. They say they do not know if there is oil there or not, but they are willing to take a fling at it on their own hook. The company has not filed an answer yet.—Hagerstown Mail. The southwest Somerset county coal field, or such portion of the field as lies in the Turkeyfoot basin, west and north of Ursina, has recently been at- tracting a good deal of attention, and coal operators are reported to look up- on it as one of the most promising fields in the county. A prospectus be- fore us claims that the *“Turkeyfoot basin” contains coal beds E, C and B, and in some sections a six-foot seam known as the “Rose bed,” which is ex- tensively operated by the Ursina Coal Mining Company. Experts who have inspected a score or more of old open- ings in various parts of the southwest field have made gratifying reports on the quality of the ccal, to exploit the sale of which several syndicates have been organized. The coal has been opened on both sides of Laurel Hill Connellsville Bakersville, the Courier. says How often do we read the advertise- ment: “Wanted—Good, reliable, sober and intelligent men.” This is the kind of men the world wants, and the de- | mand is great. In every line of én- | deavor these men are wanted. You never read an ad—“Wanted: A o gambles ;—Wanted: A man 1 man wio as the intelligent that the business man is looking for. Every young man expects to succeed, none desire to make a failure. Then why will they follow the footsteps of those who failed through these vices? This is the time to think. This is a good time to shun evil and avoid evil companions, for “birds of similar plum- age flock together.” The chances for knowledge were never so great as now, and knowledge is power. Men draw big salaries for what they know, and a diploma or certificate counts for little if the bearer cannot do what he claims when tried. . nh. .@RE AN AGGRAVATING COUGH CURED A customer of ours who had been suffering from a severe cough for six months, bought two bottles of Cham- berlain’s Cough Remedy from us and was entirely cured by one and a half bottles of it. It gives perfect satisfac- tion with our trade.—Havy~NEs-PARKER & Co., Lineville, Ala. For sale by E. H. Miller. 5-1 Young Men’s Christian Association Day Meeting. At the request of the Bituminous Region Committee of the State Young Men’s Christian Association, the young people of Salisbury have arranged to hold a meeting in Hay’s opera house, Sunday, May 8th, 1904, at three p. m. The program will consist of music by the Orchestra, singing, and addresses by Rev. A. K. Travis, of the Methodist church, and Rev C. S. Stover, of the Reformed church at Keim. DRILL MACHINERY ORDERED. Piney Run Oil And Gas Company To Begin Operations. The finance committee of the Piney Run Oil and Gas Company met ar the Hotel Rennert, Tuesday night, and placed an order for a complete outfit of drilling machinery with the Star Drilling Company, of Akron, Ohio, to cost about $3,000. The company was recently incorpor- ated under the laws of West Virginia, and has leased about 11,000 acres of land in Garrett county, Maryland, and Somerset county, Pennsylvania, and 2,000 acres in Gilmer county, West Virginia, near the fields of the South Penn Oil Company. The company has an authorized cap- ital stock of $200,000, divided into 200,- 000 shares of common stock of the par value of $1 a share. Mr. T. Millard Hanson, treasurer of the company, said that 50,000 shares have been set aside for the development of the oil and gas fields, and of this about 25,000 shares have been sold. “The drilling machinery will be sent to Sand Patch, Pa.,, and we expect to begin drilling by May 15” said Mr. Hanson.—Baltimore Sun. HOW TO WARD OFF AN ATTACK OF RHEUMATISM. “For years when spring time eame ois and I went into gardening, I was sure to have an attack of rheumatism and every attack was more severe than the preceding one,” says Josie MecDon- ald. of Man, Logan county, W. Va, “I tried everything with no relief what- ever, until I procured a bottle of Cham- E. H. MILLER WARRANTS EVERY BOTTLE. If troubled with rheumatism give Chamberlain’s Pain Balm a trial. It will not cost you a cent if it does no county where the system has but re- | creek at intervals between Ursina and | One application will relieve the 1t also cures sprains and bruises good. | pain. { in one-third the time required by any | burns, frost- the side Cuts, pains in | other treatment. | bites, quinsy, anc { chest, glandular and other swellings | are quickly cured by applying it. Every 50 | bottle warranted. Price 25 and E. H. Miller. NEW GRAIN ELEVATOR. | cents. 5-1 The following named persons have formed a stock company and have de- cided to embark in the grain and feed business, in West Salisbury, on a very large scale: Richard, Nevin and Elijah Newnan, M. F. Riley, Wm. Knecht, Jer. B. Keim, Wm. Deeter and Stewart Smith. The new firm has purchased all the real estate in West Salisbury that was formerly owned by Joseph Patton, the consideration being $3,500. A large.three-story grain ele- vator will be built, and Stewart Smith, the well known business hustler, will be installed as manager of the business. The firm being made up of excellent men who have a wide acquaintance, and the fact that the location for such a business is one of the best in the county, the prospects for success in a high degree are very bright. Tne new firm surely bought a great bargain in the Patton real estate. ROBBED THE GRAVE. A startling incident is narrated by John Oliver of Philadelphia, as follows: “I was in an awful condition. My skin ‘was nlmost’yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite, growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Then I was advised to use Electric Bitters; to my great joy, the first bottle made a decided improve- ment. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they robbed the grave of another victim.” No one should fail to try them. Only 50 cents, guaranteed, at E. H. Miller’s drug store. 5-1 Serious Accident. On Monday morning last a very se- rious accident befell Clyde, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Newman. The lad was mounted on a horse and was holding a live chicken under one arm, when all of a sudden the chicken began to squak and make frantic efforts to get away. The noise frightened the horse, and the boy lost his balance and fell to the ground, at the same time holding to the reign. The horse in struggling to free itself from the grasp of the rider, either tramped on the boy or kicked him. The lad was found in a pool of his own blood, with his head and face terribly cut and bruised. He was carried home unconscious, and at first it was feared that his skall was fractured. However, the boy is now doing nicely, and his recovery promises to be speedy. He was terribly hurt, though, and some pieces of bone were removed from his face. The lad is aged about 12 years. THE BEST FAMILY SALVE. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel gives instant relief from Burns, cures Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Eczema, Tetter and all abrasions { of the skin. In buying Witeh Hazel Salve it is only necessary to see that you get the genuine DeWitt’s and a is certain. cur There are many cheap feits on the market, all of which quite a few are s Witch Ha- 11 is perf irmless and ires. Sold by E. H. Miller. o-1 g -~ g& WEDDING Invitations at THE Star office. A nice new stock justre- ceived. if | Mammoth New Business Enterprise. | berlain’s Pain Balm, and the first ap- | plication gave me ease, und before the | first bottle was used 1 felt like person. Now I feel that I am cured, | but I always keep a bottle of Cham- berlain’s Pain Balm in the bouse, and when I feel any symptons of a return I i soon drive it away with one or two ap- { plications of this liniment. by E. H. Miller. a new ’ For sale 5-1 Three from the Somerset Standard. Hon. E. D. Miller, | with who is connected the Pure Food department at Pittsburg, is at his home in Rockwood, suffering from stomrach trouble. Sevy- eral months ago he was at home ill of fever, and it seems he has never fully recovered. He has asked and received from the department an extended leave of absence. In a list of nominations recently sub- mitted to the United States Senate by President Roosevelt, the name of Lieut. Chester M. Knepper appeared, having been recommended for promotion to Lieutenant Commander. This will be pleasing news to the many Somerset relatives and friends of Lieutenant Knepper. His mother and three sisters reside here. Dr. William 8. Kimmell, formerly of Somerset, but now of Connellsville, was present in the home of Michael Virboskey. at Adelaide, Monday of last week, when five sons were born to Mrs. Virboskey. All of the children were well formed, but died within a few hours. The mother of the children is perhaps thirty-five years of age. The Doctor states in a note to this paper that the arrival of the quintet almost scared him from ever entering the state of matrimony, but it should be noted that he uses the word “almost.” A HOW TO MAKE MONEY. Agents of either sex shculd to-day write Marsh Manufacturing Co., 538 Lake Street, Chicago, for cuts and par- ticulars of their handsome Aluminum Card Case with your name engraved on it and filled with 100 Calling or Busi- ness Cards. Everybody orders them. Sample Case and 100 Cards, postpaid, 50c. This Case and 100 Cards retail at 76 cents. You have only to show sample to secure an order. Send 50c at once for case and 100 cards. or send 30c. for 100 cards without case. $10 prize for every agent. Mention this paper. 8-11 It Works Differently on Insects. Ed. Parker, colored, who lives ona small farm near Oakland, was advised to feed his horses (three in number) a teaspoonful of arsenic twice a day to cure a disease with which they were afflicted. He did. He is poorer today by three horses.—Oakland Republican. By the above it will be seen that arsenic kills horses, but it works dif- ferently on insects. It is said that Salisbury has a few insects in the form of silly girls that use arsenic right along to whiten their complexions. Our informant declares that such girls or insects are so utterly insignificant that arsenic has never been known to kill any of them. What a pity! A GREAT SENSATION. There was a big sensation in Lees- ville, Ind., when W. H. Brown of that place, who was expected to die, had his life saved by Dr. King’s New Dis- covery for Consumption. Ile writes: | “I endured insufferable agonies from | Asthma, but your New Discovery gave me immediate relief and soon ter effected a complete cure.” Similar cures of Consumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Grip are numerous. It’s the peerless remedy for all throat! and lung troubles. Price 50c, and $1.00. Guaranteed by E. H. Miller, Druggist. Trial bottles free. 5-1 thereaf- | 1 U.S. DEP Drafts on all parts of the world. Aecounts of individuals and firms inv tention. Marx Wineland, President. Marx Wineland, Timothy Griffith, DIRECTORS: Duncan Sinclair, NATIONAL 1 NK RC OSITORY. Capital Stock and Surplus Fund. ...ccoveeeeennn... eee $ 100,000.00 Deposits (OVEL)... si. cs. ese crevverisinrocssnnedoiccrsnncans sees 960,000.00 ASSIS (OVE)... vc reiiainnsssssinsvsrmmssigeniing sis. Snesssase 1,120,000.00: ....Savings Department... «_Three Per Cent. Interest Paid on Deposits.» ited. Deposits sent by mail and all correspondenee given prompt and careful at-- This bank is the only United States depository in the George’s Creek Valley. Bank open Saturday nights from 7 to 10 o’clock. OFFICERS: Roberdeau Annan, Cashier. Robert R. Henderson... Roberdeau Annan. rictly p To Date! The large variety of Men's and Boys” New Spring Suits that just arrived at—e ® Barchus & Livengood's. FROM THE RECORDS. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Simon I. Ross.. Westmoreland Co., Pa. Alice L. Nicely. Westmoreland Co., Pa. Freeman R. Sechler..... U. Turkeyfoot Mary Younkin.......... U. Turkeyfoot Samuel Nehall.. ........ Summer Hill Mary Suellek.............;... Windber Samuel Berkley.........Somerset twp Emma J, Brant......... Brothersvalley Walter L. Boyts........ Johnstown, Pa. Minnie Righ............... Conemaugh Mike Srundham.............. Windber Mary Sebray................. Windber Francisco Cerreringgo........ Windber Maria Gibboni...... .......... Windber Steve Andraloski......... ....Windber Sulli Gaill..... attics ns ‘Windber Frank Gonzenda................ Black Karmella Kaslowiski............ Black REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Babcock Lumber Co. to Mary Ann Shager, in Paint twp., $2000. pard, in Salisbury, $260. Richard Brooks to Margaret Bearl, in Somerset bor., $1950. Donaldton Land Co. Flamm, in Brothersvalley, $1265. Val. Hay to H. H. Shoemaker, in Black, $5564. Feed Co., in Elk Lick, $3500. $450. Boswell Imp. Co. to Enos Miller, $350 Elizabeth Rink to Geo. E. Arisman, in Jennertown, $1600. erset twp., $600. Geo. J. Flick’s Extr. to Albert Flick et al, in Jefferson, $3000. Paint bor., $600. Barbara Shaffer’s Ex’tr. Keefer, in Conemaugk; $2075. Henry Mankameyer to John Manka- meyer, in Meyersdale, $525. to J. Y. Don’t Forget Yourself. Don’t you forget it that Speer’s Old Port Grape Wine is the best for medic- inal purposes where a sweet wine is desired. The Burgundy where a dry wine is preferable. | Both are nine years old before bot- | tled, and racked off every spring and | fall during that time. Speer’s Wines prolong life with the aged, consumptive and weakly females. H& OUR GREATEST BARGAIN! —We will send you this paper and the | Philadelphia Daily North American, | both papers for a whole year, for only $3.7 Subscribe now, and address all orders to THE STAR, Elk Lick, Pa. tf tre 3.75. R. B. Sheppard heirs to D. R. Shep- | to Cora B.! Boswell Imp. Co. to Charles Young, J. A. Berkey to Christian Slagle, Som- | | MAKES A CLEAN SWEEP. | There’s nothing like doing a thing | thoroughly. Of all the Salves you ever | heard of, Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is the best. It'sweeps away and cures Burns: Sores, Bruises, Cuts, Boils, Ulcers Skin Eruptions and Piles. It’s only 25¢, and guaranteed to give satisfaction, by E. H. Miller, Druggist. 5-1 —_——— FARMS FOR SALE! Two first class Farms in Elk Lick Township. One containing 280 acres, with Brick House and large Barn, also Tenement House and Barn. One containing 168 acres, with good House, Barn and Tenement House. Also about 80 acres of Unim- proved Land. For further in- formation apply to | R. S. GARRETT, tf Elk Lick, Pa. ALL THE NEW STYLES in Men's ‘and Boys’ Clothing for Spring have ii arrived at Barchus & Livengood’s. Joseph Patton to West Salisbury! ————— L& GOTO WM.G. HILLER for fine | tailoring and suits that fit perfectly. | We guarantee satisfaction. That’s why | we are the leading tailors of Somerset county. Main street, Meyersdale, { Pa, tf | BARCHUS & LIVENGOOD are pre- | pared to take orders for Carpet. Don’t fail to see their large line and get | prices before buying your Carpet. tf Margaret Custer to J. E. Fyock, in! - i P —————— THE BLANKS WE KEEP. | | The following blanks can be obtained at all times at Tue Star office: Leases, | Mortgages, Deeds, Judgment Bonds, { Common Bonds, Judgment Notes, Re- | ceipt Books, Landlord s Notice to Ten- ants, Constable Sale Blanks, Summons, Execution for Debt, Notice of Claims for Collection, Commitments, Subpoe- nas, Criminal Warrants, ete. tf H& CLOCK REPAIRING. Gun- { smithing and many other kinds of re- pair work done neatly, promptly and substantially. All work left at the Theoph. Wagner residence will be promptly attended to, at reasonable prices, by the undersigned. Bex. WAGNER, tf Salisbury, Pa. Foley’s Kidney Cure makes kidneys and bladder right. b J <® a —~. ev Hea Salt N "Puddis Hl for 1] Mutt LOY when and w ii solicite SSS 1% paeER ed / & Ri Are Unsurj being pro vision, at . Its purit; IPERIDR Is held in "Table Wit S Is a wine ‘the rich Joe o ‘wpeer I8 A PUR unrivaled and equal Cognac B berdisting SOLD 1 — Do 0i 8 For Wi Equi: Thin
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