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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-07
Confederacy's Chief Borne TO the
Tomb Over Flower-Stewn
RoadWays.

RICHMOND, Va. Nay 3l.-Au that is
mortal Of jefferson Davis now rests in Hol-
lywo9i The special train from New
Orleans bearing the remains and escort ar
rived here this morning. At the depot the
First Regiment and the veterans from Lee
and Pickett Camps were drawn up, while
thousands OF men, women and children
waited for hours. The procession proceeded
with the visiting corps Of veterans from
various Southern States. from the post OF
honor 10 the Stale Capitol building where
the body was placed in state in the rotunda.
Immediately in front ofthe Senate Chamber.
SIX thousand school children marched
past and dropped their floral offerings at
the foot ofthe casket. At 80 O'Clock the
body was removed to the csisson, drawn By
SIX white horses, caparisoned in black, and
the line Of march taken up for Hollywood.
Houses along The line were almost without
exception draped in black and displayed the
National, State aud Confederate flags, the
latter predominating The streets along
the route yards and windows Of the dwell
ings were packed, and the whole city seemed
10 be in mourning.
Arriving at the grave the military or
ganizations grouped themselves on a blum
overlooking the grave. Never since the war
have so many soldiers Of the Confedsracy
gathered AZ Richmond.
When everything was quiet the services
began. A hymn was sung prayer offered,
and, upon the conclusion OF the benediction.
the coffin was lowered to the grave. A
salute was fred and the services were over
Marie Nevins Blaine. the devoted wife Of
james G. Blain, Jr.. and DR. W 7. Bull.
=. Il. ~
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TaE bin making Saturday half holi-
day ali the year round has been signed
by the Governor and is now a Law.
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A ssIGNEEs NOTICE.

samuel :. Forney No. So. Nav Term.
and Eliza. his wife ls.3. Court OF Common
Peas III $780, f,7-,..
John r. Scott " Pa
voluntary AssigumerLl
NOTICE ls hereby given that Samuel = T0rnev
and his wife. Eliza. on the 1Sln dav Of Ap-iI F..
made voluntary assignment Of all their estate
real and personal % the undersigned in trl1s- f1
the benefit Of the creditors 0fsaid samuel : F0r-
ney. All persons knowing themselves indebted
10 said samuel :. FOrney viii make immediate
payment % ne ara all persons havius claims
Will present them duly authenticated a. usv of
lay
JOHN r. SCOTT.
Ael1asrrla0a
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Ex-Minister Robert T. Lincoln, has re
turned to his law practice in Chicago, and
says be is entirely out of politics.
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FRAME House.

large new bank barn and other oltbuudiues on
the premises. The farm lies one mile north of
Rockw-ui and s close to market and churches
and has a school house al the end Of the farm.
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A ssIGNEEs NOTICE.

A SSIGNEES NOTICE.
Gideon Baunan. ard his No. 90. MavT. 1870
wife, Elizabeth Court OF Cor7rnor
10 Pleas NJ eo~,o-.a-
l. c. Colbl-n Couutv. p
tNoigltary Assignment
Notice is hsreby given that Gideon Rrurra-,
and his wife, Elizabeth on the lfih dav III AMI
ISIS. made vO-un AIRY assignment OF al their e.
tate, zeal and personal. to the undersigned i'm
trust fOr the benefit Of the cred tors OF said cid
con Bowman. an persons knowing themselves
indebted TO said Gideon Bowman viii MAKE inn
mediate payment 70 me. aud all persons having
claims viii present them DUTY antheufiested af
my olhee IN Somerset, Pa without delav
L. G. COLBORN
Sco-- 9 usie All ya- Assignee
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TERMS.

NOTICE-All persons purchasing 40 the above
sale viii please take notice that 10 per cent. of
the purchase money must be paid when property
Is knocked down. Otherwise IL viii again be
exposed % sale Al the risk of the first purchaser
The residue OF the purchase money must De paid
on OF before the day ofcOnfrmati0n, viz: Thurs
day. Sept. =. 1893. No deed will BE- ecknoWledg-
ed un.ii the purchase money Is paid in full
Sherii7s Oiice, ISAIAH GOOD.
June 7th. lslG. SheuM.
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WASH GOODS

WASH GOODS
A complete assortment of
Dress Ginghams, Sc. to soc.
Linon d Inde, Y y to 15c.
Many new styles Of Dress
Goods from 10 to 25c. Out
ing Flannels from I to - II.
DRESS TRIMMINGS
An immense line Of Dress
Trimmings, including Velvets,
Silks, Laces, Gimps, in all
shades, also beautiful rides
cent styles.
HAMBURGS-
The largest and finest assort-
ment of Hamburg Edgings and
Flouncings ever seen in Som
erset. Prices low.
LACES-
A great stock of laces of the
kinds that are now most fash
ionable, in Silk, Linen and
Cotton, in Black, Cream and
White.
CURTAINS
Curtains in Nottingham, Irish
Point and TambOured, Scots
to $1,000 per pair, poles zoe.
CURTAIN SCRIMS-
Curtain Scrims, 5 to Is cts.
SASH CURTAINS
A large assortment of styles.
STOCKINGS
The largest stock ever shown
in Somerset, in fast black and
colors. Prices and colors
guaranteed.
GLOVES
A full assortment of kid, silk,
and cotton gloves and mitts.
WRAPS, CAPES, REFERS. ETC.
My stock of Ladies and Miss
es capes, REFERS and blazers
IS very large, containing all
the newest and most stylish
makes. Prices range from
sl.50 TO $500.
MILLINERY GOODS
My Millinery Goods have been
selected with great care and is
the largest and finest assort-
ment at the lowest prices.
ONE IN A HUNDRED
Not one of a hundred pretty
and useful articles that / have
in stock can be mentioned for
want of space in this paper.
Come and see that the half has
not been told about the hand
some goods and low prices.
MRS. A. (, UHI. |
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1L6 Acres

more or less. about I00 acres Of which are clear
ed. balance in timber.
There Is a good orchard and sugar camp on the
farm; hInestonean and coal opened; the farm has
been well lined. There is q
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-07
CHERrFF,s SALE.

By virtue of certain writ q Fieri Faclas. a.
sued ouI Of tn curt ofCsmnon = eas Of somerset
county. Pa. a. 20 me directed, there VIII 20 eN-
posed 10 pGblir saie at hiencoc, Northampton
township. Solaerset county, Ia. ON
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MRS. 4. E. UHL.

Ny Spring Stock is complete in
every line, qualities Of Goods are
the best, styles newest and pretti-
est and prices lowest.
The prudent buyer will find it
greatly to his or her advantage to
examine my stock before purchas-
ing.
DRESS GOODS
A complete line of Dress Goods
of all the newest qualities,
styles, shades and kinds, at
very low prices.
SILKS
A large assortment plain, black,
eolored, plaid, figured and
changable silks. Price rang
ing from SOC to $3.50
W0RSTED GOODS
A complete line of Cashmeres,
Henriettas, Serges, Whipcords.
Diagonals in many styles and
colors. Prices from Il - to
$1.25.
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Marie Nevins Blaine. the devoted wife Of
james G. Blain, Jr-. and DR. W. 7. Ball.
were married al ll;40 Thursday morning, at
the church, corner Of Madison avenue and
thirty -eigth street, New York, by Rev. DR..
Fred erick ROderick Terry.
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Mary +. Mallaired was granted S1,2oC
damages in the court at Meadville last week
in breach Of promise suit against Gustave
Leon Dueray.
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Garments

comprising all the best Ideas and
Styles at PRICES to insure pOpu-
larity.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

subtlest, shrewdest. cleverest men In Lon
don. He's not a fool, can tell you"
mo, didn't think he might be that eK
actly, butt
~ sec. You thought It possible that he
might be something worse. Well. that's
eScusablc, for whom man owns up to doing
other people you can never feel quite suri
that he isn't doing YOU You $40, we can't
all tell tho truth and hit straight out from
the shoulder. Why, take this case, for exam.
pie Without lying, how could Kavanaugh
have eircumvented the smartest police in
the world-how could he have got over the
minister Of police and those crafty rascals
and upset their viliainous gamer
rs ii certain that he Is deceiving them
and not us2" | asked
wait bit This wants deuced lot Of
cool Judgment. Let me have pipe"
He lit his pipe and pulled out great
streams Of smoke BEFORE he spoke again.
When he had taken three or four pulls, ha
saidi
But Is there any fact--has anything oc.
currcd-which directly supports your sus.
pieions? That's what should Ike to get
at"
"Kovanagh led me to believe that when
you weru harvested, | should be FREQ to return
TO 1agps. Can you tell me why l wm
brought on board with youf
You would come, you know"
But there is evidence enough that had
not come OF my own accord should hnv,
been brought here by force. From tho very
,,,, 20 1,o ,.'t,i, ~, ''''''
Ham mo h I ' c"n synlnin rho, arr,,oo
ment. Can you"
"Whygn '''''
"Tbat ,ptgI,t not ,oi, t,losn
"Bnt n tho wbals stors me- ia u rom. or,,p
~ Is not TO come out" ! said, with the
emphasis OF conviction. 'Ilo neyerintended
that It should. If this affair were made
pupuc' inquiry would icod TO The discovery
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

its narrowness," said Gordon, grasping my
hand.
What shall we dol" asked, trembling
violently.
"If 1t only leads TO a farm, wore all
right. No one would be so inhuman as to
refuse us food, seeing how plnched and
done up we are. II, on the other hand, it
leads to town-why, then, We stand
good chance Of being made prisoners again
What do you say to stopping here while
go on and reconnoiteri"
mo, no. II you 20 on, will go with
you"
And hope for the best" he added stur.
Oily, pressing my arm to his side and step
ping out.
The road seemed as endless and deserted
as the forest itself. Then, leaning more
and more heavily on Gordon's arm, plod-
ded YEARLY on, with feet that seemed to
cling TO the ground, until my companion,
seeing that my strength was well nigh
spent, said;
"I'm done up, my dear girl. Let us stop
for the night We can dream of having
good supper-that will besome satisfaction
and then tomorrow we will realize our
dream"
"If we could only go to sleep and never
wake againI' | murmured family.
"Ah, you'll not say that when we get
loaf OF black bread and some salt before
u.s." he replied. smacking his lips. We
crayed for nothing beyond that simple
fare.
We made our usual preparations for the
night,
zone more" said Gordon, closing his
box after taking out a match TO light tho
fire.
We sat down on the windward side Of
the blazing sticks and began to pick fir
cones to pieces, having discovered by acct
dent that some OF them contained seeds
TINT were eatable. From this engrossing
occupation we were suddenly startled by
hearing low laugh, and looking up we
saw man standing near us with a sack
slung over one shoulder and heavy stick
In his right hand.
who are your" cried Gordon, springing
to his feet.
ivan Dontremember," the man replied
in tolerable English. You've seen me be
fore-by better fire than this.r
As he spoke he pushed back his hood and
thrust out his chin. showing n red beard,
an impish face and massive Uranium, dis
proportionately large for the size of his
as the man who had stood beside us by the
burning kamems,
You've chosen an odd place for your
fire" he said, with another chuckle, as he
threw down his sack carefully and rested
himself on IL. "One can sec you are nov.
ices an old hand ut this sort Of thing
one Of the large family OF Dontremembers,
for instance-would have taken tho pre-.
caution to see whether the smoke would
blow into the road or not before lighting
up But perhaps you are tired of liberty
and swine food. Are your
why do You ask" Gordon demanded.
Because your smoke is blowing straight
down, and the posthouse is not 500 yards
distant The man there has orders to take
prisoner or shoot any refugee that comes
within his reach"
Go be contmued)
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

IL was getting dark when we overlook a
train OF miserable conylots marching with
oonkinE chains along the road About AN
hour later we reached the etape, where we
were to stay for the night
! he'd heard much OF the horrors Of these
stations and the loathsome "l1amoras,n or
sleeping places, In which the conviuts were
hcrded, and had seen them In the eollec-
tiuna Of paintings exhibited by Taras. 1
was therefore astoniHhed TO find the log
hut In which passed the night so decent
md habitablc. IL was not ovorcrowded,
There was rough carpet ON the floor, aud
the only real hardship wuS the absence OF
bed and bedding for we had to sleep on
sloping board and Ia our clotheA
was much better oil than my compan
ion, who was thrust into den built to ac
eommodate $50 prisoners, with no less than
40 criminals OF all sorts, and the horrors
OF that night were more, | believe, than he
could mako light Of, for he was extremely
rotieent upon the subject. All that he told
me was that he had found no room to lie
down aud had brcathed u little atmos
phere OF his own by smoking all night,
However" he said oheerlully, that's
all past, and shall make up for sleep
less night by good long snoozc this after
nood-if We don't come 10 the end OF oui
journey before"
We went on by another mail sledge, but
with the same guard who had left St.
Petersburg with us,
These two Cossacks never left us through.
out our long journey, which continued
without any break, save the nightly halt
at a convict station, for three weeks after
we had passed through Moscow soon
after leaving that city behind ne | noticed
change In poor Gordon. His spirits
seemed to be losing their elasticity, his
gaycty to be little forced. his pipe more
necessary.
But despite the bitter reflections that
must have arisen 10 his mind his attitude
toward me displayed no sign OF animosity.
There was no lapse In his gentieness and
tendor consideration for my comfort Mis-
Kindness was unyarying, Our common
misfortune, which thought would imbit.
Ter our hearts, served only as link Of
wmpathy 10 hold us together,
Gordon still spoke hopefully. though at
rare and rarcr intervals, OF our being 10
called TO ST. Petersburg, but for my part
had quite abandoned the hope OF any revo-
c..tion OF our fate when an accident &C
curved which gave a new turn TO our for
tunes
One night | was awakened By c strange
cutlery Of distant voices. As turned upon
tho wooden platform that served as fny
sleeping place, thu woman next to me, who
had already sprung up, cried:
Holy God, we ART on fircln
Al that cry all Of us slipped 70 the ground
h moment, with mingled EXPLANATIONS
~ dismay.
The kameTa was full Of sInoke--it choked
r. as ,ve hrSatuva--rnd through the Que
ANAL easesnent a dail rcd glow feli upon
Va Mhan We nereelyed that II was net
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

NkAfN AssaN ~ 1RlAHNNs
"My dear girl demonstrated Gordon, "is
my one lying III astutiy cabin, with moth
ing to breathe but yellow fog, IN n position
20 see things In anything but a gloomy
lightf Are you yet In II condition to form
nm impartial Judgment on the affair." Now,
81 you had been ponduring the matter with
eleRr head, % l have been doing for tho
past week"--
But you don't know all tho facts,n
said, interrupting him.
Pulling his beard. he reluctantly admit
ted thzt this WIS true. And, " he added
'1t's true that I've had 20 draw II good deal
on my Imagination to square things corr
fortably. However, we are not going to
discuss the matter today. 10 can easily
stand over till you are stronger, and then
II it's necessary we'll have nll the fuets and
make the best we may Of EN-"
assented TO this proposal with Sigh,
knowing that the truth must be told, but
] was grateful FOR the delay, feeling 90 feo.
BILE aud dowuhenrted.
We stald upon deck until the sun sank
IN the golden sea, but tho kind hearted FOL.
low said not another word on tho subject
that obviously caused me such depressing
anxiety. lilo knew . ersat deal about ships
and the seq and teld me nAny stories Of his
adventures ina yifeht with 40 much humor
shat more than ouee was forced to smile
We were closely watched by RudeBdorf
and the old gentleman, who, seeing by tho
opcnncss OF our manner TINT we were not
Matching plotA marked their satisfaction
by promising that we should oomeon deck
the following day II the wcnthar held fair
Tho wind freshenod In tho night, but the
nea was not rough enough 10 prevent my
going on deck after brcnkh at though /
found 1t difficult 10 keep my feet under this
novel condition Of thingA
Gordon was waiting Tor me at the head
OF the stairs in for jacket he had bought
from one of the sailors Ho had plpe 10
his mouth. and his fnco was radiant with
boyish delight.
"pm glad 10 SEQ you have not been III,
rald he, taking my arm TO stendy me
"Oh, that'B MI past
''5easlolS, mean"
~ don't know how any ono can be sick
on the sea, ] replied, looking out over the
dancing wators. They seemed 10 ms "a
grand IA their strength As they had been
beautiful In their calm rcposa and ths
fresh air give mo new life,
He glanced at mo Ia pcrpexity as he
stocrad me across 10 tho corner he had al
ready prepared. We seated ourselves, and
Rudersdorf sent us u couple OF rugs ana
tarpaulln, with which we made ourselves
very snug and comfortable
'I'm bit puzsled, mademoiseilc," said
Gordon, when RuderSdorf and his secre-
lary had left as. From one or two re-
marks you made yesterday, and what you
lnid Just now, ono would think you had
never been On the sea beforo.n
81 saw II for the FIRST time yestarday.n
"Then how IN the world did You get
across FROM RufIiap' no said In amaze
mcnt.
u have never been In Russia. fancy
was born In Shadwell Anyway lived
there ~ long ga can remember and never
loft IL till last yoar."
"But-vou speak Frenoh like n naIlve.p
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We were allowed to see each other no
more until we reached St. Petersburg, and
then only mt a distance "a we were hurried
from the train which brought un from the
port into the separate carriages In which
we were ratified OF 10 prison
In that moment Gordon waved his hand
70 mo and smiled cncourasingly, but |
knew tbat the poor fellow, despite his SAN
gulno temperament, could find but little
ground to base hope upon.
About au hour after my arrival was
taken down 10 an Office, where tho minister
Of police snt at the head OF a writing table.
The only other persons present were Ru-
dersdorf and the old gentleman. rhoirmnu-
nor was ohsequlously defercntial toward
their chief, sharp and severe toward me.
With n slight inclination OF tho head he
told me TO take chair, and liking his dark,
penetrating eyes upon me said;
"Mademoiselle, do you deny that Taras,
Prince Borgsnsky, IS your friendi"
NO" | replied proudly; "he is tho dear
est friend ! have In tho world.n These
words brought tears into my eyes, so that
saw everything aain amist, but brushed
them away impetuously and met the min
istcr's oyes firmly, and with the resolve 20
keep my emotion down.
"Thon how oomesit," themlnister naked,
"that YOU have aided In bringing him
herePh
~ have done no such thing. The man
You have here ~ not Taraa, but George
Gordon. tyou are the minister Of police,
you will know that when you SEQ him.
Assuming that this Is George Gordon.
why did you aid in bringing him hcrefn
TO save Tsras from being murdered by
your agent, Rudcrsdorf"
is this the frst time you have endea.
vored to save your fricndW
"No, ! have baked Kayanagh IN two Il
mot three attemptsto carry him away"
And You hoped TO save rafas n fourth
time by substituting George Gordon, to
mislesd our agentsw
"Ycs,h
lyon thought to throw OFT the pursuit
by making US believe that we had captured
Iarns"
"Yesn
"rhen why arc you 10 anxious now to
make us believe that We have not 20,
Tarasyi
Because Havanagh mado mo bolievs
that the moment you discovered the mis-.
take Rudorsdort would be hanlshed In dis.
grace, while public cutlery would compel
You 60 abandon any further effort to no.
move Tsras from England"
you arc candid, at any rate said the
minister, after exchanging a swift glance
with RudersdorE
~ want you TO know the whole truth
In that ease, will you be good enough
TO give me the particulars o. the attempts
made by Mr kayanaFh TO kidnap Tarasin
narrated the events rs simply AS /
could. When came 10 an end. tho minis
ter wrote few lines, handed the paper u
Rudersdorf, and rising took up his hat.
What are you going TO do with meip
asked.
During the inquiries which must neeos
karily be made TO ascertain the truth d
your statement you will DO detained You
will be provided with every available com.
fort, and In consideration OF the straight
forward manner In which You have sivea
information, II there Is any reasonable con
ecsaion can naAe'.-
"eseorae 6onaoD--f want 70 zee him.a
said !. for ! felt The need Of companion.
Aha CHIEF Locked Eray.A then. aiSsr Eiviua
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

"rhat'a because ] speak nothing else at
home, because could not speak English
Ike you or anyone else who has been cdu.
Gated, because Taras wished me TO begin a
new life, and break away from all that had
gone befnreN---
"Leok here mRdemoiselo,n Gordon said,
stopping me with apprehension In Ills tone,
III this sort OF thing will upset you you
know
No, no. I'm strong now. l must tell
you what had not the courage 20 tell You
yesterday. ought to have told you tho
hat thing, because Two no right to profit
by your kindness until know whether YOU
can forgive me or Rot.n
"oh, say, don'tyou known-Gordon cr.
postulated uneasily,
Disrcearding his remonstrancc, told my
story M simply as could, relating all that
had taken place between Kavanagh and
myself truthfnlly and with a desire TO say
nothing which might hiashis judgments.
ria pipe went out as he listened. aston.
ishment holding him spellhound. We
looked each other straight in the eyes IN.
Gil had spoken the last word. Then
dropped my head aud waited in trembling
uncertainty for his verdict
He did not leave me long in doubt a. Ia
his present feeling
"You nre brick he said; "a rezuia,
hrlekr and takiug my hand he pressed /.
warmly,
said l.
Why you don't think could have any
Erudge against you for making me useful,
do your You have led mo TO do no more
than SHOULD willingly have done to ssy,
old Taas II had been asked, and II n
were otherwise that would not alter my
esteem for you-not a Bit It's this dcvo.
tlon that Rdmiro you for A real, genuine,
woInAnly woman, don't you know, should
stick at nothing, but 60 bang through thick
and thin fora man. Judith, believe, would
do As much for mo n 10 came 10 the pinch.
u net (and know is)--Nell. aho would be my
judith, that's ALL DON'T give way, littl,
woman" he continued. seeing my Hps
twiiah perhape. for his generous enthusiasm
tnuohta me greatly, '.Yon have done All
that you eDald do, and TIA hound 20 turn
out right have unho1ndod condolences n
kavanAKh."
Have youfs asked hopefully.
"A pseaA thlnk sol v,hy. he's one OF ths
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

Some boys have a ma 81 ~.
Probably the lnckiest oNo,e'i 7.
knew was tho little Malts,i, ~
boy, who had a very narps - (,
flying his kite some iye Or 81 ~
Not looking where he was QuI.r \ I.
backward and fell into a qs,u {
deep, to the horror Of some ts,,s,
ing near. The string Of thekh. u
being fastened round bis viii N
was lowered gently into he III B
acting as a parachute, and lusisk a
dashed to pieces he ESCAPED unhus
haps this means that be i 4sra
make his mark in the world nj
Lord Give, when a youth, trid tn!
to shoot himself, but the piaolus.
each time.-Harper's Young pu;s