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RELIGIoUss-Mr. Editor As you and your
kind readers are doubtless more or less inter
ested in matters that have for their objectthe
prosperity and happiness oftne community,
/ will give you a brief report of an old mans
work in the gospel ministry, from October
20, 1881, TO October 20 1872. ] have four
congregations, 43i members composing what
Is known as the Hoeversvile pastorate. |
hayed added by baptism, confirmation, etc.,
III new members. These were not prose
lyred from other Christian churches, as is
too often the case. but are I clea. gain from
tile world. Shame to the professors OF the
religion o fJesus Christ who bite and devour
each other whilst the world presents so vast
a field for their efforts. 60 ye into all the
tuo-ld and preach the Gospel. is the command,
not unto zach others churches or denomin-
ations. The wOrld is the field. Here is work
enough for the church and her ministers.
In the name of God let us do it, and let each
other alone. | baptized i6 children, attend
ed and oEcisted at IA funerals, married IL
couple, preached 23l seTWoas, besides a num-
Der of lectures, addresses. etc, made sZ3 pas
torai visits. Travelled in my work l7i9 miles,
held four protracted meetings at which 1883
anxious souls came to the altar for prayers
OF this number 1876 either were, or became
Lutherans. The salary was promptly paid
and increased $50 for the second year. The
pes9gisi,es, donations, etc, amounted to
s224O3. for all Of which We join in hearty
thanks to our kind friends for so kindly re-
membsrng Us, and pray God to reward and
bless them. JoHs y. UsRpH.
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DESTRUCTION OF PHARAOH.

Confusion hung DER proud Rameses' clans,
And deepening horrors chilled thef frightened
souls
0fall the soldiery. The wind that fans
With poisoned wing the caravan that strolls
Across Saharah's fiery sands,
Has less vfDeath than the Angel that controls
The winds and waves that did SO speedily
Change naughty pride to base humility.
Deaths angel, in . cloud, before them stood
As black as sable Night, iio' fierce as fire,
F~oreboding evil yet the foemen would,
With harden'd heart and fell, r%eveDgeful ire,
Pursue the Goshenites, who waiting stood
To see the end of their destruction dire.
When Moses, from ABOVE, With outstretched
hand,
should shake DER Phraoh's host the magic
wand.
Aloft now Moses holds the potent rod
Now pIunges to the deep the angry wave;
Now curse the vile, the might of Jacobs God,
Anticipating now a watery grave
Where monsters of thedeep have ever trod
Quest of spoil. The master and the slave
Al! soon shal perish where above shall roll
The restless deep in one unbroken whole.
Then yawned the heaving pillows madiy
wild;
Then drave the foemen heavily and every
corps
Grew m~utinous. Still higher piled
The gen'ral doom. Once tierier than before
The pillows yawned, then Gained and smiled
the wreck hat wrought Egyptia sore,
And naught remained, save dead upon the
shore,
And the wild echo of the horrid roar.
The Hamites rode precipitately fast,
And turbulently pompous was their ride,
They by the rocky gates of Succoth past
Down to the Dead seas now dividing tide
Full bent on swift revenee, but by the blast
OF God they fell and unrevenged they died,
And TO ignoble graves were swiftly hurled
Unpiiied. IT'S a cold and envious world.
CoUNTERLoCg.
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DIED,

MILLER.-On the 22d OF August, near
Forward, Miss Della Miller, aged 90 years,
3 months and Is days.
Y0DER -Un the 29,h of August. near
Stoystown, Miss Lydia Yoder, aged CD years,
10 months aud days.
BOYER-On the 10th day of September,
near Hooyersyille. Alma b. Boyer, aged Q
years, 4 months ana 0 days.
WAGAER-0n the l4th of October, near
B~nckstown, Mrs. Savilla Wagner. aged 70
years, 4 months and 2 days,
LAMRERT.-On the Goth of October, at
LambertsvilIe, Melville Lambert, aged |
month and 10 days.
R0SS-On the 18th of November, near
Shade church, Mrs. Elizabeth Ross aged 50
years, 9mouths and ) DAYS.
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Cook & BEEEITs.


WLsr NEWTON, Allen Co, o.,
Nov. q, 1852.
Dear Editor : Will you please give these
few lines space in your valuable paper? We
left Pennsylvania a few days ago, and stop
ped ten days here in the Western part of
Ohio. We then started further west. Farm
eFs are buSily engaged hauling corn and pork
TO market for which thev rec ge such pri-
ces that would be a surprise 10 our farmer
friends of the east Pork aud corn are the
principle products in tue merket. Ada, a
town about the sise al somoFset is the near
est station, and its streets are continually
crowded with teams laden with various
kinds Of farm products for the market,
With her many engines attached 10 various
machines, a new railroad line surveyed, 10
Gated. and almost completed for hundreds
. fmiles, the outlook for the business future
of this place is indeed encouraging. We
have W inches Of snow. and .leighing IL
excellent. Yours respectfully,
Henry NEDRow.
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What powerfully influential gentlemen
these Independent bosses are Wolfe I'M
aided and aicne nominated himself. and ran
1000 more votes thar Stewart. In 1878
Somerset county, with the aid of Louther
Smith, +. J. Kooser, W. II. Kocntz and all
the lesser bosses, gave Hoyt $50 maj prity.
This year, with all the above mentioned
bosses opposing him, she gave Beaver 1923
majority. Aud "the Independents carried
Rockwood."
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That old established remedy, Downs FL
ixir, still more than holds its own in the
public estimation, despite sharp and active
competition. 1t is a home remedy" and
in this locality needs no words of praise from
us, so well and fayorably known is it. 1t is
thes andard remedy for coughs colds and all
throat troubles, with great numbers of our
people, and their continued use and unso-
hcited recommendation oft speaks volumes
in its favor.-Burlington. VT, Free Press,
January &c, 1852.
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Read our no. in these columns, and
when you come TO see us don't fail to notice
that the mammoth is just what is claimed
for it, The largest grocery in the county"
Now in stock $4,000 worth of goods, o n
sisting of the most complete line of fire
family groceries ever exhibited in Somerset
county. 1900 pounds of stick and fine
mixed candies, $500 pounds of tobacco. and
10000 cigars, the best selected stock, prices
considered. in Western Pennsylvania. 100
bushels choice Virginia hand-picked peanuts
at 5 cents a quart, or 10 cents a pound.
Flour, salt. oats, corn, and rye feed and oils
by the car load, all of which is offered for
sale retail or wholesale, at prices which can
not be affected by competition.
Cook x hEFRIrs.
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This year the Somerset County. Teachers
Institute will commence its annual session
Oh Monday, December 18th, aud continue in
session until the following Friday. The
corps of instructors will embrace Prof. s. ID.
Hughes, principal of the Shippensburg State
Normal School; Prot. L. c. Lytle, of the Mil
l~ersvilie Normal, Prof. J ]. Miller, OF Pitts
bursh, and others. The address of welcome
will be delivered by our popular and talent
ed young legal friend. Fred. W. Beisecker.
Evening lectures will be delivered by Hon.
T.. Il. Higbee, DIR, A 4. Willets and Col. ].
T.. Sanford,
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School teachers, and all other persons who
visit Somerset during the Holidays, are re-
specially invited TO call at the Mammoth
Grocery. on Main Cross street, near the
Court House, and II, after taking a birds
eye view of the immense line of goods in
stock and learning prices. you are convinced
that We are headquarters in the county for
anything and everything in u line OF trade
you may need from a stick Of candy to u
bag of pea nuts, a car load OF Gebhart's
Flour. or even a ton of tobacco, then. as a
matter of interest to yourselves, your sweet
hearts. YOU wives aud children, and other
peoples children. We ask that you invest in
and take home with you such articles as
will make all happy, healthful, merry and
cheerful.
Respectfully,
49,. e. D--..
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Now, then, resting assured you have no
,iccd our Nos. /. 2. 3 and 4, let Your atten-
ton be directed to No. 5, which though last
NAV no be least of all in Importance.
Christmas comes but once a year. when
everyb body wants 70 be happy, filled up and
running over. Therefore let your steps be
directed to the Mammoth Grocery, and If
after seeing our selections of Holiday goods,
consisting oftoys by the wagan load, candies
BY the ton, oranges, lemons, bananas. CO.
~coanuts. almonds. walnnts. cream nuts, FL
berts, peanuts. grapes, %raisins, figs, dates,
apples. and one hundred other items not
mentioned. If you are not prepared to buy
we will make you a present of at least one
stick of candy, and wish you q Merry
Christmas. and Happy New Year besides.
Respectfully,
Cook & BEERfrs.
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The long evenings are here again, and
now is the time for the farmer 10 balance his
book for the past year and make plans for
the next. 1t is far better to be planning or
reading something about his work than TO
spend the evenings looking into the fire OF
going to the iIearest'grocery. 1t is charged
think-that is. To reason fairly and study
out the why and wherefore of difficulties
that concern his interest. Such a reproach
should be wiped away, and will certainly as
tue rising generation is better educated. The
country, 5 hope is in them, both as TO farmers
and rulers.
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LOCAL NO. ).

Taking for granted that everybody has
read Nos. J and 2 to be found in local
eolumns Of this paper, it is our object now
to call attention to the fact that We whole
sale largely in flour, sugar, coffee, syrups,
carbon oil, salt, soaps, tobacco, cigars, pea
nuts, candies. spices, canned goods. crack
ers, etc., most of which We offer at prices not
higher than city quotations, local freight
aided. Bear this in mind. brother dealers,
and when in need of goods above named
give US a call, and we will try ands make it
financially beneficial 10 both you and US.
CoOoK & BEERIrs.
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4 II ST EsrIMABGE LADY DEAD-Oure en-
the ~cJmaluuIty Was great Y panied and
shocked Friday morning upon a telegram
being received from York, Penn'a., an
nouucing the death OF MIR VIM. IL. Picking.
She bad gone Ia York some two weeks ago
% attend the fqnes4i VI her sister and whilst
there contracted the disease, pneumonia,
which caused her death after an illness Of
.ess than two days. Her family we're
te~lesrsp,ed as soon rs she was taken sick,
bat ner death had taken place before any of
her children from here could get there. Her
eldest son, Commander II. +. Picking, Of
the Il. ). Navy, who is stationed at Wash
ingJon. ID. O., was the only one OF her seven
children present when she breathed her last.
Mrs. Picking was universally loved, admir-
ed and respected, and there are but few
whose death is so generally mourned. Her
great goodness of heart, her kind, gentle dis
position and her many excellent Christian
virtues had 50 endeared her to our people
that her seddsn end untimely death has
caused the most Widespread sorrow and cast
o gloom over our community. She was IN
the G2l year of her age, and at the time of
leaving nome was enjoying her usual good
health, The funeral too place from her late
residence on Patriot street at ? y. "a. Mon
day, and her remains were followed to their
last resting place by a large coneourse of
sorrOwiHg aud mourning friends.
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The Meyersdale Commercial says editorial
V that the Independents generally voted
IT Campbell for Congress. The official re-
urns show that Beaver received $3.50 and
ampbell 3.42S votes in the county, while
Pattison received 2,27l and Cofiroth 2,66i.
i~eaver's majority over Campbell %; COf-
roth's over Pattison 1893. Stewart received
80 votes and Mckinley 2aG, oyer one-balf
f the Independent vote. Now for ghom
lid the remaining 303 persons who voted for
stewart vote for fer Congress? If they vot-
a for Campbell wouldn't his vote be in ex-
ess of Beavers? The Commercial may in
luce its readers tothink that the independ-
,nts carried Redwood and that it kots as
hough they were going TO organize the
state Senate" but in the face of the returns
must be a blind man or q fool who Will
believe that any of them voted for Camp
oell. What those would have done who re-
manned in the ''crevices' We are unable 10
say, but the figures show those who got out
so,ed for coffroth or Mckinley. As fur
her illustration let US take the vote of SOM
.rset borough. Beaver received ? votes
more than Campbell, Coifroth IS more than
Pattison, and Stewart so more than Mckin-
~. For whom were the so votes that Stew
ut received more than Mckinley cast tor
Tor Congress? Were they given to Camp
bell, who only nan t~o behind Beaver, or
for Cofiro,h, who received 40 more than
Patiison9 In the language of an esteemed
friend from Jenner this ought to be per
fectly accessible to any man" particularly
when it is known that several Democrats in
the borough did not soie on the Congress
sional question.
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Thanksgiving day was observed in a very
luiet and undemOnstrative manner in Som
rset. A union service was held by the a
-ious religious denominationsi the Presby-
,erian chaEcb, and was quite largely attend
ID. The sermon, which Yas 3 very able one,
vas preached by Rev Sheares. Of the Lu-
1heran church. The stores, in general. we're
.losed during the day, and there were a
.rcat many persons on the streets. The
.leighing was quite good, and the merry
ingle of the sleigh-bells were heard at all
iours during the day end evening.
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Programme of the teachers institute OF
Somerset township: The institute will meet
at the Shaulis school house December 10th,
at I O'Clock p. M.
4. Object of the institute-James Blough'
II. Methods for securing regular attend
ance-H. F. Barron.
III. Profanity on the school grounds-H.
L. Young.
". Methods for teaching beginners to
read.-J. ID. Meyers.
V Vocal music in the common schools
"A F. Berkey.
There will also be an evening session.
j. A. BERKEY, JAS. FERSER,
President. Secretary.
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"Hellow Fisk, been ,oJ. B. Snyder & Co.'S
latelya''
YES; golly, don't they sell lots of cloth
ingG They should at the price they sell at.
Why, they beat them all; overcoats they al
most give away. | tell everybody to 90
there if they want cheap clothing.
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Elegant Holiday presentsl Elegant pres
enfs for the Holidays at Chas. III. Fishers
Bookstore, consisting in part Of Bibles,
Hymn Books, Testaments. photograph and
autograph albums, box papers. purses.
writing desks. games. a large and elegant
selection Of of books, beautiful toy books for
the little ones, and elegant volumes Of po-
etyy for the older ones.
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ooK 4 BEERrrs.

Elegant Christmas Cards Chss- H. Fish,
er, OF the Bookstore. offers an elegant assort-
nleni of Christmas and New Years cards A
large lot of small. cheap Christmas and New
Year cards suitable for Sunday and day
schools.
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We have been having quite a spell of
weather for the pasr few days
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Il is predicted thai potatoes will be cheap
er in April than they are now. They are
keeping well in the bins.
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FEsTNAL-The Lntherans Of this place
have decided 70 bold a fair and festival dur
ing the Christmas holidays the proceeds to
he applied to the payaae04 of their church
lebt. There will be a congregational meet
ing this Wednesday evening 10 a action
with a view of making it a grand success.
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.XECUToR's NOTICE.

ESIste Of Josiah Lalabert, late OF Stonycreek
TYP, Souerset Ca, Pa. decd :
Le.ters Documentary on the above estate
having been gran ed u the underGignej by the
proper spIharIy, notice 10 hereby given 70 all
perSBns indebted ~ said estate TO ma re immediate
payment ndthose having cIaimsag inst the same
viii present them duly aus herticated for settle
ment On SATURDAY, January Is, 1858, 1T the late
residence Of said decessed.
LEWIS G. LAMBERT,
dece Execator.
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Miss Jennie. daughter of Editor Rowe, OF
the Rattsnan's journal. Cleariield, was mar
ried one day last week to the editor OF the
Bursettstown Enterprise.
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The Bedford county teachers institute :
in session this week. Superintendent Wei
Ter, of this county, is in attendance.
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Jury Commissioners Winter and Knable
ire stiii engaged in filling the jury wheel
with the names of good men and true for
he ensuing year. Hhey expect to complete
heir job this week. They viii then draw
the jury for the January term Of court,
which will be their last official act in their
present capacity. as their term Of office ex-
pires with the year.
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Mr.. Albert l.. Walter and wife, of Chicago,
Illinois, are visiting in Somerset. Mr.. Wal
ter is a son of ex-sheriff John A. Walter.
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WANTED.-An apprentice to learn the
printing trade al this office. Must be over
fifteen years of age and able TO read manu-
script.
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The ~sleighing Is not very good but there
are plenty Of sleds and sleighs to be seen Oh
our streets.
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The scientific worldis preparing to observe
the transit of Venus.
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OF the South Pennsylvania railroad, the
Harrisburg Pairi0t Of Monday has this to
ay:
"The prospects for the early commence
ment of the construction ofthe South Penn
ylyania railroad are growing better every
law. Mr.. Gowen, president OF the Reading
railroad, has just arrived from Europe and
will Immediately confer with Mr.. Wander
tilt. as the two gentlemen have c joint m
crest in several matters which were await
ng Mr.. Gowen's return in order TO reach
completion. The principal one is the South
PENNSYLVANIA railroad scheme, which will
,enefit both the Reading company aud the
New York Central. 1t was reported in New
York that Mr.. Vanderbilt had requested
Acting President Keim, ofthe Reading Rail
road Company, TO represent Mr.. Gowen and
SIN a contract guaranteeing that the bust
ness of the new line will be taken at this
city for Philadelphia and New York AT rates
which will warrant the construction of the
-oad. Tothis was added the statement that
Mr.. Keim had also been offered the presi-
lency of the new company. i is expected
hose matters will be settled Immediately,
md the construction of the road put under,
contract at once"
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Diphtheria of a malignant type prevails
in C~oneinangh township.
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The orange blossom crop leads forth with
the advent of cold weather.
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Christmas comes on MONDAY, and it will
not be a very good day for the printers to
have a picnic.
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Turkey ratings are becoming very nu-
merons.
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of the mountains.

Mr. NJ. l.. Baer. formerly OF this place, has
purchased an interest in the Connellsyilie
Courier. one of the best weekly papers west
of the mountains.
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A nice line OF lamps and glassware at
J.B. SxYpKR & Co.'s.
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The following is a report of the Union
school of Somerset township for the first
month ending November 2lst:
Whole number in attendance during the
month-males, 10, females. Is; total 20.
Average attendance during the month
males, Is, females, II; total %. Per cent.
females, 50; total, 81. Those who attended
every day during the month are Harry Ack-
ers, Dorsey Baldwin, Elmer Folk. James
Livengood, Samuel Auman, Dorsey Griffith,
Martin Barron, Ida NJ. Liyengood, Mamie
X. Barron, Clara 5. Barron, Sadie c. Bald
win, Ida b Baldwin, Annie BarnLart. Sa-
Iona Folk, Annie S. Livengood. We be-
lieve that the month was proitably spent,
Grafton and interest they took in our work,
aud ask them 10 visit US frequently ard see
what we are doing for their children. Wis
itors always welcome.
II. f. BARRON,
Teacher.
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LOCAL No. 4.
After reading Ms. To 4, you are prepared
Tor something more. Gebharts best flour,
manufactured under the new process, is
destined TO drive all other brands off the
market unless something turns up very soon
to stop the cyclone. We control the sale of
this -four for Somerset county. and besides
our retail trade Of one hundred barrels a
month, we are jobbing to dealers in Meyers
dale, stqystavR, ~shanksville and Friedens-
burg. and the way is open for at least one
dealer in every town 10 the county. Whom
shall We hear from first? Don't all speak at
once.
Cook & BEERITs.
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beautiful line Of garnet cloth and la
cloths. all coiors, at Hoiderbaums
ooas nj