Sr - es me REST , POSITS. Je careful at- < Valley. ashier. raderson. IDGE! : 2 receipt of not satisfied , reasonable d SQUEEZ- pieces, like § the coarsest | ne ease and 2’s no doubt ye its merits I, Ohio. ie and see h. © new room 1in, will be (ly y- Y, Migr. { gm es gkilled me- rien as to obtain the your town. 8s - $96.00. BUGGY CO., Dhlo. , Middletown,O. i ,. i ents ever the latest YEARS’ ERIENCE ADE MARKS wie DESIGNS YRIGHTS &C. description may ether an erican, ly. Largest cig- a Terms, fp all newsdeal : a New York J hington. D. DUCATION ood school. ercial College ceeping, Short- AL COLLEGE, Mn Meyersdale, Pa. . A OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. Below will be found the names of the various county and district officials. Un- less otherwise indicated, their addresses are, Somerset, Pa. President Judge—Francis J. Kooser, Member of Congress—A. F. Cooper, Union- town, Pa. State Senator— William C. Miller, Bedford, Pa. Members of the Assembly—J. W. Endsley, * Somerfield; L. C. Lambert, Lambertsville. Sheriff —William C. Begley. * Prothonotary—Charles C. Shafer. Register—Chas. F.Cook. ’ Recorder—John R. Boose. Clerk of Courts—Milton H. Fike. Treasurer—Peter Hoffman. District Attorney—R. E. Meyers. Coroner—Dr. S. J. H. Louther. Commissioners—Josiah Specht Kantner; «Chas. F. Zimmerman, Stoyestown; Robert Augustine, Somerfleld. Solicitor—Berkey & Shaver. Jury Commissioners—C. R. McMillan, Lis- tonburg; W. J. R. Hay, Lavansville. Directors of the Poor—Chauncey F. Dick- |’ ey; Aaron F. Swank, Davidsville; William Brant, Somerset, R. F. D. No. 6. Attorney for Directors, H. F. Yost; Clerk, C. IL, Shav- ‘er. Superintendent of Schools—D. W. Seibert. Chairmen Political Organizations—F.M. Forney, Republican; Alex. B. Grof, Demo- «cratic; R. M. Walker, Berlin, Prohibition; Meat ~~ Market! NY ent Take notice that I have opened a new and up-to-date meat market in Salis- bury, one door south of Lichliter’s store. Everything is new, neat and clean, and it is a model in every respect. I deal in all kinds of Fresh and Salt Meats, Poultry, Fresh Fish, ete. I pay highest cash prices for Fat Cat- tle, Pork, Veal, Mutton, Poultry, Hides, ete. | GUARANTEE T0 PLEASE YOU and want you to call and be con- vinced that I can best supply your wants in the meat line. CASPER WAHL, The Old Reliable Butcher. The Publisher’s - Claims Sustained UNITED STATES COURT OF CLAIMS The Publishers of Webster’s International Dictionary allege that it *' is, in fact,the popu- lar Unabridged thoroughly re-edited in ever, detail, and vastly enriched in every part, with the purpose of adapting.it to meet the larger 25d severer requirements of another genera- ion We are of the opinion that this allegation most clearly and accurately describes the work that has been accomplished and the result thathas been reached. The Dictionary, as it now stands, has been thoroughly re- edited in every detail, has been corrected in part, and is admirably adapted to meet the larger and severer requirements of a generation which demands more of popular philological knowledge than any generation that the world has ever contained. It is perhaps needless to add that we refer to the dictionary in our judicial work as of the highest authority in accuracy of defini- tion; and that in the future as in the past it will be the source of constant reference. CHARLES C. NOTT, Chief Justice. LAWRENCE WELDON JOHN DAVIS, Tle STANTON J. PEELLE, = CHARLES B. HOWR ya The above refers to WEBSTER'S . INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY ~~ THE GRAND PRIZE (the highest award) was given to the Interna- tional at the World's Fair, St. Louis. GET THE LATEST AND BEST You will be interested in our specimen pages, sent free. G. & C. MERRIAM CO., PUSLISHERS, SPRINGFIELD, MASS. When you take a drink for pleasure’s sake, take one also for health’s sake. 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THE ORIGINAL LAXATIVE COUGH SYRUP Cures all Coughs and onl Red assists in expelling | somand the Colds from the 5 Joney See System by Pid gently moving i the bowels. @ A certain cure for croup and whooping-cough. (Trade Liu. Registered.) KENNEDY'S wie HONEY TAR PREPARED AT THE LABORATORY OF E. O. DeWITT & CO., CHICAGO, U. 8. A. SOLD BY E. H. MILLER. Fits the Lunch! Fits the Pocket ! {nC THE IDEAL FOLDING LUNCH BOX represents the end of possibility in a Lunch Box, for the reason t it possesses every desirable feature that a Lunch Box can pos- sess, and has more than one valuable advan- tage that no other lunch box ever had. t is strong and durable, and will give years of continued service. It is convenient to carry both in and out of use. Itis attractive in appearance, and because of its being used for more purposes than one, is a great relief] to sensitive people who dislike the idea of being seen wich a dinner basket. The Idzal Lunch Box is so low in price anyon can afford to buy it. Can be folded up in a moment to fit pocket, with no more inconvenience than an ordinary pocketbook. ROCHESTER LUNCH BOX MF6. CO., Cox Building, ROCHESTER, N. Y. set acquainted with SMITHS i gq If SMITHS MAGAZINE aad you are strangers we will send you the magazine three months free that you may get acquainted. gf SMITH'S is the biggest illus- trated magazine in the world—170 pages of reading matter and pic- { tuzes, the same size page as the big standard magazines like Harper's and Century. SMITHS is made up of the best of everything—best storics that can be obtained, best illustra- tions that clever artists can draw, and the best special articles, written by writers who know their subject thoroughly and write as entertain- ingly as they are instructive. g SMITH'S also prints every month a score or more pretty portraits, in colors, of beautiful women. Taken all in all, there is no better magazine than TH'S— in fact, none nearly as good, no matter what the cost. qf Write to-day. A postal will do. $ Address Dept. F, Smith’s Magazine, 85 Seventh Avenue, New York City sews Early Risers The famous little pills. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar Cures all Coughs, and expels Colds from the system by gently moving the bowels. WHEN A MAN TELLS YOU it does not pay to advertise, he is simply ad- mitting that he is conducting a busi- ness that is not worth. advertising, a business conducted by a man unfit to do business, and a business which should be advertised for sale. tt 2s Your money deposited with this interest on Tino Deposits since its organization in 1863 never lesa-tben its present rate : FOUR PER CENT. Our system of Banking By Mail io by Mail bookiet—tells shout our bank —why &t can pay POUR per cemt— Good Investments, ste. It is free for the asking. PITTSBURGH BANK FOR SAVINGS, « PITTSBURGH, PA. ASSETS $15,000,000.00 THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL. Instruc- tion by mail adapted to everyone. 1 STU D Recognized by courts and educators. petent oe— F yperienced and com courses— Preparatory, Business, Col- LAW lege. Prepares for practice. ‘will better your condition and prospects RRS THE SPRAGUE CORRESPONDENCE ms SCHOOL OF LAW, 733 MasesTic Buos. m—— DETROIT, MICH. Baltimore & Ohio R. RK. POPULAR EXCURSIONS TO WASHINGTON, April 2 and May 3. ONLY $5.70 °3¥he FROM MEYERSDALE, PA. TICKETS GOOD 10 DAYS. For Tickets and additional informa- tion call on or address Ticket Agent, Baltimore & Ohio R. R. 3-29 ct an special offer FREE. NOTICE! The Board of Supervisors of Elk Lick Township will meet at the West Salisbury school house, on Saturday, March 31st, for the purpose of appointing six road masters and one treasurer. All taxpayers are invited to be present, if they think proper. By order of the Board. J. S. StevANUS, Secretary. A Present Need. Frost Cream for Chapped Hands, Face and Lips; 15 and 25c. bottles at the Elk Lick Drug Store. tf Desirable Rooms for Rent. For rent, as soon as possible, about one-half of the well-known M. J. Beachy residence, just outside the Salisbury borough limits. A very de- sirable home. Apply to C B. Dickey, Berlin, Pa. tf Ask for Free Calendars and Alma- nacs at the Elk Lick Drug Store. tf Bring your friends to Thompson’s and try a plain or milk stew of McGee's Seal Counts. tf DRESS SHIRTS !—The finest line that ever came to town, at Hay’s Depart- ment Store. Prices, 50c., 75¢. and $1.00. tf C.T. Hay, Manager. Thompson has them. What? Why, McGee's celebrated Seal Count Oysters. W. J. Lichty’s old stand. tf Headley’s Choice Chocalates and Bon Bons in 4, ¥ and 1-1b. boxes, always on hand, and fresh, at the Elk Lick; Drug Store. tf Have you tried Thompson’s home- made Gingerbread? Just the kind your grandmother baked. Get it at Thompson’s, opposite Hay’s Hotel. tf Hot Water Bottles of all kinds, from $1.00 up, at the Elk Lick Drug Store. tf Thompson’s is the place where you can get your fine Confections. Head- ley’s Chocolates in bulk and fancy packages. Also fresh roasted Jumbo Peanuts. tf SHOE BARGAINS!—We have the biggest and best stock of Men’s, Wom- en’s and Children’s Shoes in town, and we are offering special bargains in Shoes at this time. Call and save money. HayY’s DEPARTMENT STORE. tf Chest Protectors from 26c. up to $2.00, at the Elk Lick Drug Store. tf aa” Everybody is talking about the man- ner Oysters are put up in at Thomp- son’s. Any style. 174 Crude | A Column Thoughts Home | Dedicated As They : | to Tired Fall Circle | Mothers From the As They Editorial Join the Pen:— Depart- | Home Pleasant Sircle at vening | Evening Reveries. ment. Tide. If solid happiness we prize, Within our breasts the jewel lies; And they are {fools who roam; The world has nothing to bestow; From our own selves our joys must flow, And that dear place—our home. . The long drawn frown only pulls men down. Don’t you often meet men who in- spire you with a desire to hit them with a club? Don’t claim an ignorance of evil, but rise up and over it to purer realms of thought, and help yourself and hu- manity by thinking and talking of the good things all about us. Beautiful loves, fine friendship, noble charities. Look for them and you will find them. There should live in the depth of every human heart one warm and sun- ny spot where nestle the images of early love and the sweet remembrances of childhood home. The memory of those first impressions made upon the baby’s mind and heart will live for- ever. Oh, how fleeting are days of childhood! Dear mothers, shall you permit yourselves to be so “cumbered about much serving” that the rich garden of your child’s soul will lie neg- lected with foul weeds choking out all worthy and beautiful growth? Probably most of the good mothers who weekly read this department are heartily glad that our President’s daughter, Miss Alice Roosevelt, is married. Miss Alice was doubtless a fine girl, but many a mother who reads this column has a daughter her equal in every respect. The effort made by emperors and kings of foreign coun- tries to make a princess out of one of our American girls was in bad taste, and before the golden knot was tied became disgustingly silly to the aver- age American. Many a poor man’s daughter possesses as many laudible attributes of a princess as did Miss Alice. The American people have never been educated to worship roy- alty, and the daughter of a prince or a duke has no “edge” over the daughter of an honest farmer in this “land of the free and the home of the brave.” It was fitting that Miss Roosevelt, as the daughter of a President whom we all delight to honor, should have been married in a style becoming her high station in social life, but it was carried to the extreme, and became disgusting to tb- American idea. The newspapers are to blame for the “gush” that has been poured out so lavishly, and we doubt not that it was more distasteful to the President and his family than to any one else. Every child has a right to such an education as ‘will qualify it for life’s duties. This is recognized as a patri- oticduty by the state. The permanence of our political institutions depends on the intelligence of our citizenship. “The bayonets of foreign soldiers are less to be feared than are the ballots of ignorant voters.” The welfare of the state depends more on the moral train- ing of her citizens than on their intel- lectual training, yet the state makes no provision for this moral discipline. In some cases it makes it difficult or even impossible to secure such train- ing. The training of the mind is not all. There must be a training of the moral sensibilities, particularly the will. Not all this is the duty of the public school ; The largest part is the function of home. Every child de- prived, by whatever means, of this edu- cation and training is defrauded out of an inalienable right, and when he comes into the inheritance of his citi- zenship, may be depended upon to avenge himself on the society that per- petrated the fraud upon him. WRITTEN BY A MOTHERLESS GIRL. Many times a girl could be saved un- told suffering, sometimes life itself, if some good Christian woman, with her best interest at heart, would but give her the advice she so much needs. We do not accuse you mothers of not feel- ing a warm sympathy for us, or of in- tentional neglect, but if you keep it hid away in your hearts, how can it bene- fit us? We want your sympathy and love. We know you have your own homes and daughters, your own trou- bles, your own life to live, but could you not sometimes spare a few of your precious moments to the motherless girls at your door, who crave your sympathy and love? It will surely be “bread cast upon the waters,” and an added star to your diadem. You may think from her surroundings and out- ward appearance she would not appre- ciate your interest. Try anyway. Learn something of her inner life. Outward appearances: do not always bespeak inward happiness. The heart yearning for mother love is never satisfled. Do not think there are any more deserving of pity, for try 28 we will the world is hard on us. than we can give. We are more closely watched, more severely criticised than anyone else. The world is ever ready to pull us down. Many for some slight impropriety, which was thoughtlessly committed, must endure the fiery darts of slander, which is by far the most un- endurable anguish a human heart ever had to bear, and so our character, dear- er than life itself to pure-hearied girls, mercilessly shattered, oftern by moth- ers of daughters, who themselves are not our equals in moral worth, by the ones whose God-given privilege is to help, shield and protect girls. Mothers, will you not hold out a help- ing hand to those who are struggling on discouraged, in some cases unsppre- ciated, who sometimes feel they have no friend save Him who “tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.” A kind word, rightly spoken, will go a long way and be immortalized in the memory of the one for whom it was intended. len A FRIEND THAT WAS A FRIEND. Don’t frown—Ilook pleasant. If you are suffering from indigestion or sour stomach, take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Hon. Jake Moore, of Atlanta, Ga., says: “] suffered more than 20 years with in- digestion. A friend recommended Ko- dol. It relieved me in one day and I now enjoy better health than for many years.” Kodol digests what you eat, relieves sour stomach, gas on stomach, belching,ete. Sold by E. H. Miller. 4-1 Marriage Licenses. Solomon Summy.............. Summit Matilda Stevanns............. Elk Lick Robert N. Hodgson........ Meyersdale Lillian Washbaugh...... West Newton Granville W. Grundy... ..... Windber Elizabeth A. Davis........... Windber Vinceno Dellapi........ Macdonaldton Elizabeth Cuncio....... Macdonaldton Louis Franklin Maser..... Wittenburg Daisy Gertrude Cook.......... Glencoe John Foy.......ccveees ooere.nn Shade Elizabeth Holsopple..... Quemahoning Vernon Alonzo Anthony,...Meyersdale Elizabeth May Lewis...... Meyersdale Horace Ardern......... Brothersvalley Matilda Lichty......... Brothersvalley Walter Tressler............... Addison Oliver Livengood........ ...... Addison Clarance Resh......... Garrett Co., Md Clara 8. Hare ............ ....Elk Lick Silas R. Weyand...... esr Shade Esther E. Lobr......... er enre nie Shade DON'T GET THE HABIT. Indigestion is much of a habit. Don’t get the habit. Take a little Kodol Dyspepsia Cure after eating and you will quit belching, puffing, palpitating and frowning. Xodol Digests what you eat and makes the stomach sweet. Ko- dol is a thorough digestant and will afford relief from any disorder due to imperfect digestion or mal-assimilation of food. Sold by E. H. Miller. 4-1 Garb to Be Worn By Persons Visit- ing the Sick. State Health Commissioner Dixon has issued an order that all visiting persons ill with contagious diseases shall attire themselves in close-fitting suits as precaution against communi- cation of germs. Commissioner Dixon orders that such visitors shall wear a tight fitting gown extending nearly to the floor and fitting closely at the neck and wrists. A close fitting hood on the head and high rubber boots are to complete the attire. After the visit the clothing is to be enclosed in a tight rubber bag and thoroughly sprinkled with a dis- infectant. Undertakers, physicians, health of- ficers, clergymen, come under the new ruling which Commissioner Dixon says he hopes will aid in placing Pennsyl- vania at the head of all the states in the union in sanitary matters. But some of old Doe. Dixon’s health (?) or- ders are simply ridiculous, and are very properly disregarded. A SCIENTIFIC WONDER. The cures that stand to its credit make Bucklen’s Arnica Salve a scien- tific wonder. It cured E. R. Mulford, lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry, Waynesboro, Pa, of a distressing case of Piles. It heals the worst Burns, Sores, Boils, Ulcers, Cuts, Wounds, Chilblains and Salt Rheum. Only 25c. at E. H. Miller’s drug store. 4-1 Epigrams. Life is short, only four letters in it. Three-quarters of it js a “lie” and half of it an “if.” Even the fellow who is his own best friend can’t get along very well with- out a few others. Consistency is a jewel that has no value at the pawnbroker’s. The people who look for trouble can always be depended on to find fault. The world is too apt to have a con- fused idea of happiness, success and dollars. Prejudice roosts on a perch lfrom which facts are barred. Every individual strives to grow and exclude, and to exclude and grow.— Selected. GET THE RIGHT KIND. If you are troubled with Piles and can’t find a cure, try Witch Hazel Salve, but be sure you get that made by E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago. It is the Orig- inal. If you have used Witch Hazel Salve without being relieved it is prob- able that you got hold of one of the many worthless counterfeits that are sold on the reputation of the genuine DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by Much is expected of us, often more STRANGE FINDS IN BOOKS. Spectacles, Scissors, Letters, and Even Endorsed Checks Found. City libraries are prolific produc- ers of odd Incidents. Articles of every kind and description are found in returned volumes. There is, for example, a well known book mark, endeared to its owner by some asso- cation, which has been found in re- turned books at least one hundred times. On two occasions indorsed checks were discovered between the leaves of works of fiction. The first check, for a large sum of money, was left by a young girl, who quick- ly realized her loss and came back breathless to find the check still in the book just where she had left it. The second check was in a book re- turned by a young man one evening just before the library closed. He was waiting haggard and wan on the doorsill when the building was opened next morning, and stated that as the check belonged to his brother, who was ignorant of the loss, the night had known no sleep for him. As may be imagined, letters are left in books by the wholesale. If they are sealed, addressed and lack a stamp it is supplied and they are sent on their way. But opened letters ad- dressed to persons not known are kept a reasonable length of time and then destroyed. Spectacles and even scissors are frequently found, but usually claimed by the owner. Occasionally when subscribers de- sire some book not in the library collection it is purchased and added to the list. Several years ago a sub- scriber asked for a little volume en- titled, Monologues of the Dead. It was bought. Weeks later and after the gentleman’s death by suicide the book was returned. Watch Your Compass. To convert a watch into a compass all one has to do is to count the number of hours from midnight, di- vide by two, and point the hour at the sun so that the shadow of a match or lead pencil falls directly across the center of the watch; twelve oclock will be north, six south, nine west, and three east. Suppose it is nine in the morning; number of hours from midnight is nine; one-half is four and a half; point four-thirty at the sun so that the shadow of a match or lead pen- cil falls across the center of watch, and twelve is north, six south, three east, and nine west. Suppose it is six in the evening; number of hours from midnight eighteen; point nine at sun, and twelve is north, six south, three east, and nine west. Labor Law in England. An old labor law in England in force in 1783 contained the follow- ing six clauses: Any tallor who joined a union was to be sent to jail for two months. Tailors must work from six o'clock in the morn- ing until eight at night. Wages were not to be higher than forty-eight cents a day. Each tailor was to be allowed three cents for breakfast. Any tailor who refused to work was to be imprisoned for not more than two moths. If any employer paid higher wages he was to be fined $25 and the workmen who took the in- crease were to be sent to jail for two months. Process of Hardening Wood. Considerable interest has been aroused by the announcement, as the result of a prolonged series of ex- periments, of a method of so treating timber as to secure even from soft wood a largely increased toughness and hardness. The treatment to which the timber is subjected is, roughly speaking, that of saturation at boiling point with a solution of sugar, the water being afterwards evaporated at a high temperature. The result is to leave the pores and interstices of the wood filled in with solid matter, and the timber vulcan- ized, preserved and seasoned. Strange Wedding Custom. Among the Lolos of Western China it is customary for the bride on the wedding morn to perch her- self on the highest branch of a large tree, while the elder female members of her family cluster on the lower limbs, armed with sticks. When all are duly stationed the bridegroom clambers up the tree, assailed on all sides by blows, pushes and pinches from the dowagers, and it is not un- til he has broken through their fence and captured the bride that he is allowed to carry her off. Tradesmen in Japan. Some of the Japanese tradesmen in the smaller towns of Nippon have a curious way of advertising their business. On their right forearms they tattoo figures—the shoemaker a shoe, the wodcutter an ax, the butcher a cleaver. Underneath these emblems are such inscriptions as “I do my work modestly and cheaply,” and “I am as good at my trade as most of my fellows.” When they are looking for work they bare their arms and walk about the streets. Handkerchiefs in the Army. The Russian government has de- creed that in future all soldiers of the Empire must use handkerchiefs — heretofore not one soldier out of a thousand has indulged in this luxury —and that all the handkerchiefs must contain pictures emblematic of a soldier’s life, both in battle and in time of peace. Giraffe Cannot Swim. The giraffe is the only animal which is unable to swim. This is on account of its long neck. Every other animal can, if put to it, manage to keep afloat. E. H. Miller. 4-1 Breen Cee ASS 0 HE See ve me a8 ART [oie St CL eases