FARM AXD (URDEX. A mBAP WtST. A cheap ncBt Is easily constructed of wire netting shaped ronnil and fatt ened by staples to a wooden frmo, so that it can hang securely upon a nail in the wall. It can bo lined with soft hay and a china neat egg placed in it to invito Biddy to make herself at homo. It can be easily cleaned, and vermin will not get much chance to rent lodging in this nost. Now York ludcpendout. INSECT POWDER. OX CABBAGES. Tuo timo to apply insect powder to cabbages is just as soon as the young caterpillars begin to emerge from the eggs, that is, if you refer to the com won green cabbago worm. But you may hare some other kind of pest on your cabbages, such is the cabbago louso, or the Harlequin bug, upon which the Persian insect powder has little or no effect. There are many diffjrent kinds of insect powders, and fully as great a number of different in sects which attack and feed upon cab bages, and an insecticide that will destroy ono kind may not have tho least effect upon another. Kill the caterpillars. American Agriculturist. TnB VALUE OF SALT. The French government recently mado a scientiilo investigation of tho value of salt for tho use of domestic animals. In the report of tho commis sion that carried on the experiments on which it in based, the investigators state that salt is necessary to tho health of domestic animals to replace the sa line matter that is extracted from their food by boiling, steaming or other artificial causes. In the coso of eheop it was observed to counteract the ill effects of wet pastures and acted as a preventative of foot rot. It wus also noticed that it increased tho flow of saliva, thereby benefitting and hast ening fattening. Further, that it is an advantage to add salt in all fodder mixtures. Tho quantity recommended by the commission for a daily ration is two ounces for a milch cow or ox. For a fattening stall fed ox two and ono-half to four and one-half ounces ; a fattening pig, ono to two ounces; a lean sheep, one-half to three-fourths ounce ; horse, donkey or mule, ono ouueo. Amorican Dairyman. FLAVOR OF EOOS. The flavor of eggs depends very much on the kind of food given to tho poultry. When hens aro fod largely or almost exclusively on milk, the yolk is lightor in color, tho whita hag milky look and the whole ogg is watory and loss firm in texture than those laid by grain-fod hens. Tbo taste of the egg is also affected, being insipid and unsatisfactory when boiled or poached and less flno for ordinory cooking purposes oven. There is no use in saying that the idea of tho qual ity of eggs being influenced by tho food of heus is a mere whim, sinco it is a well-known fact that the eggs of fowls kept in the neighborhood of tho bob, and fod almost entiroly on fish tuken as they oorae, embracing tho trong and oily as well as tho more delicate sorts have "an ancient and fish-like" taste, if not "smell," and eggs ooming from those regions sell for less in the market, in some in etanoes, than thoso ooming from dis tricts farther inland. The reuson why hens' feed on "slops" of milk, otc, are able to give no hotter eggs to their owners is be cause the "old, old story" is ropeated in their case. You demand tho "talo of brick" of your servants, but you give them no straw to luuko them with. Curd hurdly comes under tho heid of milk, and there is little dunger of having it in lurge quantities to offer to your fowls. It contains all the best and most nntritious portions of the milk, without its objectionable watery qualities. But the true feed for lay ing fowls is oue-third or one-quarter Iudiun oorn, ground or otherwise, and outs or whout, together with milk and whatever scraps from the house are obtainable, and as much green vegeta ble food as they will eat, and with these, combined and fed properly, your eggs will be of the true gold and .silver stumpwhen the eook's flro bus refined them, and prepared them as a relish for your - breakfast tubloi Poultry World. KEEPINO QUEEP. Every farmer who keeps track of his business understands that with all liues of funning and stock keeping there are ups and downs. A kind of stock that will pay a good profit this .your will pay little or uothiug next But taking asorious of years together the furmer who adopts a certain line of products and stocks and sticks to them, taking care, of course, to give thoui good luauugomeut, will sooure the best results. Ono advantage with sheep over other stock is that they all cat a greater var iety of plants than any other of our domestic animals, nnd in this way will often help to utilize much that would otherwiso go to waste. In doing this they will also be of help in keeping down weeds both in the fields and pastures. They afford three means of income tho wool m the spring, tho early lambs and tho matured sheep for muttou. Oood fat sheep are alwoys marketable, and good wool will sell. With sheep as with other stock, the value of the feed and care is tho sumo, whether it is given to a sheep that will only shcor four pounds of poor wool, or to ono that will sheer eight pounds of good wool, that when Bent to market will sell for one-third more per pound. One of the most important items in keeping sheep for profit is to keep good sheep, and then to keep them thrifty, and if this is done there aro but few farms but where a small Hock of sheep can be kept with profit. Under present conditions there is no class of stock that will pay any thing liko a fuir profit, unless1 they are given good treatment. In fact, it requires good management to make stock on the farm pay. Another ad vantage with sheep is that they add to tho variety, and in this w.iy lesson tho risk of failure, and they can bo kept upon land that homos or cuttle cannot thrive upon. A very good plan ol management with sheep is to have them follow after cattle iu tho pas tures, as in this way much feod that would otherwiso bo wasted will bo saved. Sheep bite off more or less of everything that comes in their way, and sassafras and persimmon sprouta, weeds and grass are all eaten. And after the cattle have eaten down or pastured, tho sheep can bo turned in and will do a good work in still fur ther eating down tho growth. iood mutton is tho farmer's best summer moat. During the busy- sea son, harvesting or threshing, mutton w ill furnish an economical, wholesome meat, nnd this will, in mnny cjscs, bo quite an item. Sheep cau bo made so useful in so many ways on tho farms that considering tho returns secured it will puy to keep at least some sheep, A farmer remarked to me a day or two ago, after marketing a little over nino hundred pounds of wool, from 113 sheep at 17 J C'nts a pound, "If 1 had to chooso and only keep ono kind of stock on tho farm for tea years I would always take sheep. " Nebraska Farmer. FARM AND GARDEN NOTF.3, TJnthrcshcil oati, cut early, makes a good feed for horses. The horso that is being worked hr.rd steadily will repay generous feeding. The chief ohstnolo iu tho raising of good horsos iu tho ignor-inse of tlr) brccdors. If the colt's ankles ssom weak batho them with cold s.'.lt and water aul bandage lightly. When a horso begins to limp look to his foot A stone or a nnil is often picked up which, unless removed, will ruin the horse. Carrots aro excellent for colts, horsos, milch cows and all young stock. Cabbages are valuable for all kinds of stock. While it oan be had so readily, keep plenty of dry soil where the pigs sleep. It is not so hot as the litter will be, and is an equally good absorb ent. If one-half the pains wore taken to develop speed at the wulk that is now tuken to develop the trotting guit the prueticnl value of our work-horses could be doubled within the next twenty years. If you wish to have a great horse do not allow him to got out of condi tion, but keep him so that he cau al ways be put iu racing form in a short time. Never let him forget, that ho not only was but is a raoer. Corn feeds very close to the surface, and for that reason the soil should not be cultivated in a manner to break the roots too much. Shallow cultivation, just sufficient to keep the top soil loose, should be practiced. Horses allowod to run in the barn yard to the straw stuck with a few cornstalks every day, are often in a better condition for work in the Hpriug than horses stabled all the time aud fed timothy hay. Exercise and course, laxativo food acoouut for If the horso r-ire given their grain mixed with a little bran and all a little moistened, and ure allowed time to eat it aud a hulf-hour afterwards for rest aud digestion, they will work enough faster aud harder to make up the time, will uot suffer from iudiges tion, and will keep ia. good condition. I OA iilh ilOlSEWll'E. TO rHEL TOMATOES. lira. Emnin 1'. Ening of cooking fumo, says in ono of her household papers : This is the proper way to peel tomatoes: Cover them with boiling water half a minute, then lay them in cold water until perfectly cold, and the skin can be peeled off without difficulty, leaving the toma toes unbroken and as firm as they were before being scalded. FLY PAPEns. t'ory good housekeeper wishes to eaythat thero is not a single fly in her house. Now, as we all know to our annoynnco, flies aro very troublesome in these hot days. Hero are three good recipes which can be recom mended as exterminators cf the dip terous pests. The peculiar virtue of these ingredients is that no poisonous ingredient is used in their composition. Boil together linseed oil and rosin un til the compound becomes thick, or boil three parts of rosin aud four parts of rapeseed oil together until a sticky mass is produced, or again boil to a thick paste ono pound of rosin, three and ono-half ounces of molasses and tho same quantity of linseed oil. Any one of these compounds spread on thick sheets of brown paper and scattered over the tables and shelves will effectually exterminate flics. Theso recipes wero given to Woman's World and Work by a well known Now Orleans gentleman, who vouches for their success in the application. New York Advertiser. TA!SY FOR ANTS. A sure remedy for thoso summer pests is here outlined. Big, fat, black antimires and little, lean, scurrying red ants have put in their early appear ance at our house for tuo past few summers, taking pot-session of every pantry and cellar shelf where food is kept aud persistently remaining until frost comes. I have tried washing the shelves in alum water, and circling tho sugar bucket and cake box with chalk murks, thick and broad, to strand tho foraging, and sifted sponges full of sugar, aud, when filled with victims. Iinvo pfunged them into hot water. I have put sulphur bugs nnd borax lumps and cedar chips and tarrod papor strips in my cupboards and ico chest, but with no other result than to see them both black and rod auts senmpering as lively as over over tho supposed extermiuator. "Why don't you try tansy?" tho new girl said ono morning lust Bpring. "Mother always drives them off by putting tansy leaves on her shelves." I had little faith iu the bundle of green-leafed stalks sho picked that day and laid on every food shelf in cupboard, pantry and cellar less faith, even, than I had in my plump littlo sulpher bags and wably chulk marks. But tlie tansy did it; for thero was a stampede of ants big and littlo, black nnd red, presently from my shelves. A thorough routing ; for from that day to this, six weeks, not one ant have wo seen, though we leave tho syrnp can unsealed and tho sugar bucket on tho shelf. House hold. . r.ECIPKS. Sally Lunn One qnart of flour sifted with throo small tuaspoonfuls of baking powder. Beat two eggs with two tublespoonfuls of sugar; add three tablespoonfuls of melted butter and one pint of milk ; stir iu the flour and a teaspoonful of salt, Bake. Stewed Turnips with Gravy. Pure somo new turnips, cut iu quarters and cook until tender in salted boiling wator. Drain and place in a stewpuu with a tablcspoouful of butter ; shuke until turning yellow ; add a cupful of good gravy ; simmer five minutes, season and serve. Fried Parsley. Solect full stalks of parsley aud remove all driod or im perfect leave. Wash it thorough y in cold, salted water und dry on a clean, soft towel ; when it is perfectly dry, gather a bunch at a time by tho stalks, dip leaves in smoking hot fut for one moment. If there is auy moisture on parsley tho fat will sput tor aud there is danger of burning the hand J but if carefully dried and dipped in, there is no trouble iu frying the parsley as desired. Duohesse Potatoes. To two cups of mashed potatoes add una teaspoon- ful of butter melted, beat until light and smooth ; then add six tublespoon fuls of creum and ttio yolks of two eggs beaten light When woll mixed aud seasoned with bait and pepper add carefully tho whites of the eggs, beat en to a stiff, dry froth ; fill a greased hot goui pan two-thirds full of this mixture, brush over the top with milk of the beuten yolk of an egg and brown in a quick oven ; serve at once. (Jt'AIST AND (X IUOUS. Twenty-four carat gold Is nil gold. Tho Houdan of Africa, gives the world most of the ostrich feathers worn. In A. D. 105, Trajan built a magni ficent stouo bridge across tho Danube, 4,770 feet long. An industrious Bednliu (Mo.) burg lar went through seven houses iu a single night, recently. The Hindoos are passionately fond of horso racing, and a rnco will prao- tically closs nil business. Tho first discovery of land in tho limits of the United States was on April 2, 1312 by De Loon, and tho laud was Florida. A remarkable animal is tho ornithor hyncus paradoxus. It hns a beak liko a duck, a body like au otter, is web footed, is amphibious and lays eggs. A special train on the London and Northwestern Railway makes the trip from Liverpool to Loudon, a distance of 201 miles, iu throe hours and forty three miuutes. Harris, in his book, "Hermes," says that all the nations of the earth, auciont and modern, have ascribed to the sun a masculine and to the moon a feminine gender. A curious article of export from Pakhoi, according to the British conn sul there, is dried lizards. They are used for making modicine called "lizard wine;" it is said to be a tonic. What is asserted to bo the oldest lifeboat in existence is preserved at South Shields, England, as a valued relic. It was built iu 18:10, and dur ing moro than fifty years of active service was instrumental in saving 1028 lives. A trifling annoyance caused Fred- crick Pforr, of Pittsburg, Ponn.,agod seventy-nino, to exclaim, "I wish I were dead !" His wish was soon grat ified. Almost immediately he arose from his chnir, walkod into the yard and dropped dead. Rama Rahmaa, n Hindoo, recently performed tho feat of playing thrco games of chess simultaneously, and at tho same time repeating from memory that portion of Mncauley's "History of England," which treats of tho ac cession of William aud Mary to tho throne. A unique case of borrowing is re ported from Sherman Mills, Me. A man whoso home was destroyod by fire lust winter, has borrowed a hotiso from ono of his friends, which ho will have hauled to his lot, and will occupy as a dwelling this summer, returning it in tho full. ' Tho last of tho Wyandottes. James Williams, is now living at North Fair Aold, Huron County, Ohio. Not long ago "Uncle Jim," who is about ninety yours old, made a largo bow, which ho usos with ease aud accuracy, Ho is tho only living person who can speak tho Wyandotte language fluently. It may be of interest to numisma tists to know that a largo find of Saxon coins was recently made near Douglas, tho capital of tho Isle of Man. Tho coins wero silver . skcatta, and date between A. D. 925 aud 075. The find is interesting, as specimens of Saxon coins aro comparatively scarce. Value of the Peach. Peaches are a tonio, an aperient, a food and a drink combined ; or, to put it briefly, they are meat and medicine. A good iik'bI may be made on cut peaches, with sugar and cream, bread and butter. After a meal of this va riety a person will feel more liko at tending to the duties of tho afternoon than if he or sho iudulgod iu heavy foods. Peaches are good bafore break fast aud after dinner ; they are good for the digestion, good for the blood nnd good for the eomploxion. Home people eat them without cream or su gar, and with good results. The fruit is so rich in sugar and acid thut it preserves its flavor a long while, but to get the full benefit it should be eat en as soon as it is cut. Badness of tho noso, due to congestion, inllamod com plexions, scrofulous and bilious ten dencius are said to be materially i u II n enced by a liharul consumption of this luscious fruit. New York Advertiser, Ills Kuhstltut. A little fellow hud boon seriously loctured by his mother, aud finally sent iato the garden to find a switch, with which he was to be punished. He returned soon, and said ; "I couldn't find a switoh, main ma, but hero's u stone you cuu throw at me," Pitts burg Bulletin. ' , Mozart, the oom;ioser, was a small, slight man, who looked more diminu tive than he reslly was. He was ulr must as foud of bd iardi as cf lunsic! SELECTIONS FOR SOLDIERS. SIDELIGHTS0F MILITARY LIFE. Stories, Anecdotes, and Articles of Inter est to Old and Young-. waits new TEitnons. DKVICES rna BLAtrOHTKS THAT ARB ALMOST IIKTOSD IMAIHSATIOS'S (IS AS P. Ingestions are that whon two European smiles eventually meet on the del, I, It the war talk over resolves Itself Into actual con- II let, a good many men will faint away In lerror of their adversaries. The "Inventions" which have been drought out lately In France, Germany and Austria, and wlileh have been purchased bjr the Governments of those countries, are Innumerable, and everyone of them urn designed to slaughter human life at A rate thnt appalls the Imagination. The most Intense nml theatric seereey is main allied concerning all tnese Inventions, aud rtily a few general faets regarding them have been made public. The Hermnn army. It Is understood. Is armed with title which will nd a bullet through four men, standing one behind the other, at a distance of two and a half miles from the rlllo. Austria hns a machine-gun which shoots several thousand bullets a minute, which is oernted by steam And controlled by a single gentleman with a t wnxeii mustache nun a monocle in nis ion eye, who lightly turns the crank. At least ins is me conuition oi minis accenting to he Intest Illustrated Journals at hand. The man with the eyeglass can turn tho crank but enough to sweep thirty or forty thousand men Into eternity during the luncheon hour. inclilentnliy, a Herman tailor nns invented I oust that makes the wearer absolutely Indifferent to bullets at any range aud the Italians hare machines inr throwing rery mull and almost Invisible torpedoes a dis tance of nenrly a quarter of a mile. The tor- fiedoes describe a pnrabola In the air, drop nto the camp of the enemy, nnd explode (vllh force enough to kill a hundred or more loldlers if they linppen to be In the vicinity, (treat numbers of them can be thrown at a lime, nnd a pleasing aud cheerful feature of it all Is that there are no disagreeable, odors aor any smoke whatever when the explosion X'curs. Mr. Ttirpln of France Is the latest hero In :hls direction. He has invented something which is so altogether awful that the taxpay ers have requested the Government to give M. Turntn a great amount of money o that fin will not turn his machlue over to the Germans. The machine Is operated oy electricity, ami, according to the Inventor, it is ol so terrtiue a nature mat it will no away with all fortifications throughout the civilized world. This Is merely a detail ol the execution which this machlue is expected to accomplish. Forts will be of no use, bo sunn M. Turpln s machines would reud them all into atoms, and nt a distance of several miles a mnti can mow down tho enemy at the rate of 20,000 at nn engagement. The fnuts are Inspiring, but there is a lack of detail about tlieni which is In accordance with much of the literature which has lately been put forth by the various Munchausen! among the war oflleos of Europe. The Turplu In vention so lar outstrip ovciytning else, ac cording to the critics of modern warfare, that will Insure universal peace. Due machine alone Is enough to devastato a eountry. "N. Y. Sun," A Sign in the Heavens. Early on l-'rlday. May 1. lHiM, Woolfolk's battery broke camp and moved to the plank road running Irom r reilerleksimrg tnrougn the Wilderness. Up this road (ami on each tide of It. as best they couhl Vie) the guns wero enrried to moet a lino of Federal In fantry having one or more places of artillery, drape-shot fell thick and fast, mingled with bullets, nnd to the men with Woolfolk's gun, on the road, tho missiles falling on the plunks founded like a hall-storm. This gun, mi Umbered and ready to return the hostile lire, had not delivered a shot when, suddenly. General "Stonewall" Jackson rodo up and Koppeil nt tbe side ol it. At that moment No. 6 of the gun wns still laboring In vain to oosen the lammed ammunition Iu his Umber- .'best, nml he cl:imlMred oil top of the chest, amidst a shower of balls, to make a more desperate tug a tug which was at last sue. ?esslul. It nail seemeit a very long tune. however, to nil present, before the ammuni tion wns got out and served; but nil the while "HtoncwnU ' Jackson sat thoreon bis horse, patient and silent; and he still sat there until the gnu, 11 ring shell nnd grape and spherical ease, bad caused the Federals to l.'.. II I.-..I. !...!.. - ln ...... ..Ha ,.f run ink's. iiutiKTuij, ii-nt.uK - K'1 knapsacks, overcoats and blaukets at the roadside together with some killed and wouuded. For the first, last aud only timo tho battery was then under the command of the famous soldier whom Leo esteemed as his "right band: and next any (Saturday. May li. isii:i) It accompanied mm on Ills nank move ment through tho Wilderness, south of the plank road, to the point where liestruck Hook er's unnreniirod aud unsuspecting troops. The battery had completed the circuit aud crossed to the north of the plank road, whre It faced enst, and wns ordered to halt. The suu was Just setting aud the battle had not begun, although there were a few dropping shots as the Confederate infantry and artillery moved down bjtn tL2 rlv'-ir ana aipl tin plaiik road, fieiiuid Woolfuik's balled bat tery were "Stonewall" Jackson, his chief of artillery, Colonel Crutchllold aud others of his staff, in a mounted, silent and expectant group. The artillerymen stood or lay upon the ground, in sileuce. It was a curious and solemn moment, anil tho momentary stillness enhanced the awe of the occasion. It was then that one of tbu Woolfolk's man. stretched his back, with his blanket and knapsack uuder his head, called attention to a striking spnctecle In the sky. The northern half of the heivons seemed brilliantly lighted up; tho southern half was overcast with gloom. An apparent, well - denned, straight Hue seemed to run direct east and west. For u few moments everybody gazed und wondered, until soma one looked to tho west and pointed out thut the phenomenon was caued by a cloud, black as night, which, with a sharp aud perpendicular edge, completely obscured the southern half of that luminary, leaving tbe northern bait all the mora brilliant by contrast. With that explanation, followed speedily by orders to press forward luto tho movement that was already driving H joker's surprised forces In confusion, the celestial vision was forgotten by most of its beholders, at least for a time. That night, as they were still engnged In succoring the Federal wounded that lay thick upon the half-won Held, Woolfolk's men heard a sudden rattle of uiuiketry. Next day (Sun day), not "Stonewall" Jackson, but uuothei general was lu command when tne battle was renewed; and then It was sadly spread abroad that the missing bero bud been wounded In thut mlduigut fusillade; aud soma days after, all wept to bear thut he was dead. Thou some recalled the scene lu the skies as the light begau, and more thau one survivor piously believes to-day thut It was an omen of the great soldier's UiatU. Col. W. C. Elam, lu Iltiu ami (Iran. Past Help. Bouvard. one of the most learner) ns woll as brusque physicians of bis times, was one day called to attend the Archbishop of Kholim, who was lutTorlnir from vlolont collo. "I am couiIdk," said Douvard, who, how ever, did not stir. "For the love of God, sir," said tbo messenger, "do not wait any longer. Monsuiifneur is utTering the tortures of the damned What! exclaimed Houvard, "already!" KEYSTONE STATE CULMS THREE CHILDREN DROWNED. A Vigilance Committee In Beaver County Miner lUsumlns; CALLED tit TH1 LOAH. Rtste Treasurer Jackson has nlaeed !. Soft ool) in the Farmers and Mechanics' Hank of Philadelphia, with whlchto redeem the loan of thnt amount negotiated In IH7II. This loan docs not absolutely mature until IIH)4, but an eicheiiuer of the State Is orerllowing It has been decided to call It in fifteen years after ii was mane. As the Interest on ths loan has been stop- Ced holders are already presenting their onds for redemption. Many of them will regard the course of ths State Treasurer with regret lienause of the safe character of their Investment, hut the;- will doubtless soou call for their money because tbe Interest on it ceased the 1st instant. The entire state debt Is about 7,000,000, hut this amount Is offset by monies In the general and sinking funds and Investments lu tutted States securities. to watch roa Tmivis. Hoger O'Mara, Buperltitendent of the I'lttsbiieg Ihirenu of l'olice, has made ar rangements with the authorities of 15 of the leading cities of the oountry by which they will send to I'lttsburg during the U. A. It. en campment week a detective from eab of the cities. Councils have agreed to pay the ex penses oi loose onicinia. KILLED WBILS AT BIS WOBI. William Hteiner, an air tester at the Union station, I'lttsburg, was Instantly killed on Tuesday night, lie wss preparing to exam ine an automatic coupler, which was out of order, and the engineer dropped his engine back harder than was expected, catching Hteiner between the bumpers. He was 85 years old, and leaves a wife and child. A VIOILAXCI COMM1TTIB. Owing to the frequent occurrence of petty thieving anil highway robbery lu the vicinity, the citisens of ltacoou. Moon and Hopewell townships, Heaver county, have organized to mutually assist In bringing to justice all blghwny robbers nnd to inquire into the ways aud by what means soma people live without work. rr. John McKlnley's store room in New rustle was burned. It was occupied by Jas. Ilighy whote family wero almost suffocated and escaped lu their night clothing. Ths or igin of the fire is a mystery. Tbe loss Is 3,200 and la partly covered by insurauce. The body of James Wensel, of Allegheny, was found hnuging to a tree In Seminary Grove, Glenwood. Life had been extinct for hours. The man had stood on a chair, and, after adjusting the rope, kicked the chair from under nnd the rope strangled him. Wenzol has beeu missing from home for sev eral dnvs. Tbe sululd's friends say that be bad been acting queerly for some time, and had lieeii a frequent visitor to Hnzelwood. Ho formerly lived within a short distance of where the net was committed, llelng out of work Is the supposed cause of the sui cide. The grasshopper plague has Invaded cer tain sections of Erie county and farmers are telling doleful tales of bow their crops are be ing ruined by the insects. In some places oats are being cut In-fore ripening in order to save the product. Millions upon millions of grasshoppers dropped into nn oat field there tuu other day ana before the farmer had time to get his reaper ut work the crop was ruined. Samuel Matthews, a miner employed at the I. eisering No. 1 works near Connellsvllle was stabbed by Slav strikers while returning from work. Matthews had ouly lately deserted the ranks of the strikers and during the early part of the tight took an active part against the operators. His return to work incensed the striking Slavs. Of the 80 negroes who were conveyed from llosnoko, Va., to Meroer oounty, l'a., to take the places of the striking miners In Pine township, 4:1 refuse to work aud will be cared for by the county authorities until they can be sent back home. They wore told that tbe mine was a new ono whore no strike was on. It Is said that snow fell In Cranberry town ship, Vounngo county, while the thermometer registered 111 degrees In tho sun. There are several big gus wells near, and the snow was caused by the rapid evaporation of the gas upon coming In contact with the heated air. Quito a surprise was caused at Johnstown by tbe announcement of tho suspension ol the "Daily Herald," one of the lending Jour nals there. The susjieusloa U accredited to tho bard times. rat rick Drogan, of McKeesport, was found by the police lying along the U. A O.railroad tracks, near Demmler, early Saturday morn ing. Ilrogna bad been spending the evening at ilraddocit. The large oil refining property of the late II. ('. Chase at Smith's Ferry, has been sold to H. Wallace and T. L. Mlmuergor who will put It In operation soon. Thorn are 100 cases of sickness In McKees port, resulting It is said, from Impure water. The water has bean analyzed and U said to contain lead. Johnny Whalen, a 14-year-old boy of Pros, pect, Duller county, swallowed a water snake 18 inches long. He goes from one convulsion Into another. John A Elliott, assignee of E. L. Cunning bam, of Heaver Falls, says ways will soon be arranged whereby the i40,0utt iudebtednes Will be paid. Michael Stanley, aged If), committed suicide by hanging himself In his father's barn at Iiawsou, His futber wus a well-known con tractor. The Enterprise pottery company, of Now Brighton, owned by It. Folk and Samuel I.elhy, bus been placed in the bauds ot J. L Martin, of Beaver as receiver. A Are to the left of the entrance to Rchen ley park, Pittsburg, burned tba Schenley Park Plaining Mill and Lumber oompany's mill, entailing a loss of J0,0W. Two children of David IUybould, of Lake Lomond, were drowned while playing along the banks of tbe lake. Tbeir bodies were recovered. . Tbe ooke strike at Dunbar Is practically broken. The Cambria Iron Company has 600 out of 700 oveus lu full operation. Edward Dahlstrum. a McKeesport boy, 14 years old, went boat riding In an old tint and was drowued in the Monougahelu, Albert Kissinger, ofCokevllle, became de mented, and tried to kill his brother-in-law with au axe. The annual harvest home of the Pentecost band ended at Uulontowa with a bl revival meeting. Franota P. Kollar, 80 years old, the father t the famous magiciau, Harry Kallar, was ourled at Erie. Arrangements have been made for the boat, men's reuulou at Johnstown, August 2& and i,00J ure oxpeotod to attend. The uext Institute to be hold by the teach, era In Lawrence eouuty, will be held at Ell wood, October '11. F.x-Mayor Samuel Warden, of Mt. Pleasant, la dead at tbe age of 731 years. He was prominent Democrat, Tbe miners are resuming In the mountain and lu the Cluarileld region. Most ot the mlrers about Pbllllpsburg ara resuming work.
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