BY P. GRAY MEEK. —————————————————— Ink Slings. " —There’s an air of good old summer "Floats o'er the old home town The breeze smells strong of gasoline From the white shoes strolling roand Most everybody needs a girl § . Spring’chicken’s’awful dear Our heads are ina constant whirls While the summer guests are here. —Fortunately for the expense account of the county the gallows arealready on hand. —The fugitives didn’t have quite as long a journey this time as they will get the next. 2 ‘—Former Governor: ROBERT E. PATTI- SON was one of the notably few men whose christian activities never suffered in con- sequence of political triumphs. —The prisoners who escaped from the Centre county jail have already taken rank with the “lion that escaped from the Main circus” wreck as originators of canards. ‘~2An Towa farmer’s cows ate up a lot of dynamite cartridges recently and it is need- less to say that one particular part of that State bad all the milk shake it wanted for a while. ‘It is a greater pity than ever that the Russians diin’t make an exhibit at the St. Louis exposition, for in that event they would bave had something left after the Japs get through with them. —When Messrs. GREEN and DILLON put up a plea for mercy they should be asked as to how much they would have shown poor JERRY CONDO had he been given an opportunity to make one, —When Centre county runs out of great politicians to keep her before the public there will, probably, still be great villians to bring about the same end, though the means be most unlawful. —The price of anthracite coal has gone up a few cents, but the kick won’t be near- ly as strenuous now as it would have been last February, when the mercury was knocking the bottom out of the thermome- ters around here. — International gossip bas it that the Czar of Russia is completely dominated by his mother, the Dowager Empress MARIE FEODOROVNA. Give them half a chance and the Japs will soon cut the poor fellow loose from his mother’s apron strings. —It is a good thing women are nob vot- ers, so far as Mr. ROOSEVELT’S interests are concerned. They would never consent to stand pat on a tariff proposition that makes it possible for the sewing machine she has to pay $45 for to be sold in foreign countries at $25. —The defeat of Mr. BENNY FocHT, of Lewisburg, for renomination for the Senate is a sheeck that will likely jar that gentle- man for many moons to come. He was a machine politician in every sense of the word and let us hope that his downfall m eans the end of machine politics in the Northumberland-Snyder-Union district. —The passage of a bill appropriating $5,000 to an industrial school for negro youths by the Legislature of Georgia by a unanimous vote, on Tuesday, isa strong blow at ROOSEVELT’S efforts to engender race prejudice because of the treatment of the negro in the South. The bill was in- troduced by the only negro in the Legis- lature. —The smallest Republic on earth, Switz- erland, bas had two hundred avalanches within the present year, causing no less than fifty deaths. Of course the greatest Republic on earth is away behind the smallest in point of numbers, but we'll have an avalanche in November that will knock the political life" out of millions of Republicans. —- Former Judge E. W. SADLER, who is a candidate for re-election to the bench in Cumberland county, on the Republican ticket is said to have misappropriated so many funds entrusted to him professional- ly that he has liens to the amount of $96,- 632.29 entered against bim. If this be true the people of Cumberland county will scarcely entrust him with the oustody of the dignity and integrity of their bench again. —Many a man must die before some of the newspapers will say what they really think of him—witness, the ecomiums be- ing heaped on former Governor ROBERT E. PATTISON by papers that could find noth- ing of merit in him while alive. But this is one of the exigencies of partisan politics. Fortunately it all ends with aeath and no one would undertake to rob the dead of that priceless heritage—high moral char- acter. —Mr. HoMER DAVENPORT’S cartoons lose much of their ‘‘power’’ when it is understood that the very ‘‘farmers and ie business men and patriots’’ be is trying to cadjole into voting the Republican ticket this fall are the same ‘‘farmers, and busi- ness men and patriots’’ whom he was rivil- ing four years ago. Principle has driven them from the support of the Republican nominee for President, while money has drawn Mr. DAVENPORT to his support. — Commissioner CARROLL D. WRIGHTS’ eighteenth annual report of the burean of labor has just heen issued and those who bad hoped that it would prove a valuable campaign document must be sorely disap- pointed. While it does show a gain of 1.1 per cent in the average wages paid in five hundred and nineteen occupations over the average cost of living during the past eight years it doesn’t attempt to figure how rap- idly this small percentage of increase has been dissipated by the loss of work occa- sioned by mills and mines and factories closing down. STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION. "VOL. 49 The Death of Governor Pattison. Few conspicuous figures in the public life of Pennsylvania who lived so short a time achieved as much as Governor PAT- TISON who died at his home near Phila- delphia on Monday last. Only fifty-three years of age, scarcely the middle period of life, he had served two terms in the office of Governor with honor and fidelity and been the candidate of his party for the office the third time. Besides that he bad served bis party and the people with abili- ty, if not brilliancy, and with advantage in other capacities. As Controller of the city of Pheladelphia be won the esteem of the peopleof all parties by his fidelity to duty. Subsequently as a commissioner to inquire into the relations of the Pacific railroads to the government, under an ap- pointment made by GROVER CLEVELAND, he made a report which because of clear ness and impartiality became the basis of the subsequent settlement of all disputes. ‘Governor PATTISON’S premature death may be truly aseribed to his fidelity to duty in life. Asa delegate to the St. Louis convention and a member of that now famous sub-committee on platform, he labored continuously for thirty-six hours. Such a tax upon his physical energy was too much and he had not been well since, though as long as the conven- tion continued he remained at his post. But that was one of the characteristics of the man. From his earliest appearance in public life it has been his rule to meet every obligation and discharge every of- ficial duty at whatever cost to himself. During his service of Governor he wasin the babit of spending the closing hours of the legislative sessions at his desk not- withstanding the protests of Physicians and friends. More than once he worked for twenty-four hours without sleep and only such nourishment as could be taken quickly. The announcement of the death of Goy- ernor PATTISON came to the public with the suddenness of a shock. Some of his intimate friends knew tbat he had been ail- ing and his associates in the Pennsylvania delegation on the homeward trip saw that he was suffering more or less from the ef- fects of exhausted energy. outside of his immediate family circle was pneumonia until Sanday afternoon or that there was any danger of a fatal issue of his indisposition. But on Monday morning, almost as soon as the announcement of his illness had been made the account of his death was issued through the Associated Press dispatches. It wassad intelligence to the people of Pennsylvania who bad learned to admire the Governor, as few were admired, for his virtues and his amia- bility. The Real Issue. In an open letter to the President the esteemed New York World says: ‘‘The paramount issue of this campaign is not, as yon would have it, free trade or free gilver, but YOU, yourself—THEODORE ROOSEVELT.” This is putting the respon- sibility precisely where it belongs. The people of the United States will determine at the polls next November, not so much whether the tariff taxes shall be modified, though incidentally that is an important question ; not at all the currency standard, for that has been absolutely settled for all time, but whether or not we shall have a ROOSEVELT government; a sort of imperial establishment conducted according to the caprices of a clown. ROOSEVELT’S cabinet is not like those of his predecessors in office, a sort of official family organized for mutual help and con- ference. One of his first orders upon as- suming the office was to the effect that members of the cabinet should not discuss policies in: public or reveal any of the pro- ceedings of cabinet sessions. ‘‘I will at- tend to that myself,”” he said in effect, ‘‘and it is enough for you, gentlemen, to act as stool pigeons.’’ Of course the seli- respecting members of the cabinet began looking for other engagements until now: the only members of McKINLEY’S cahinet still in service are HAY, WILSON and HITCHCOCK, who have neither civic pride nor self respect. In the preliminary canvass for the Re- publican nomination for President the im- perial aspirations of the President have been most emphatically revealed. As the esteemed World states, ‘more absolutely than any of your predecessors in office ever did, vou procured your own nomination. You dictated the platform. You edited the nominating speeches. You appointed the campaign manager. You moved your cabinet like pawns to meet the exigencies of your game of politics.” That is literally true and as it was precisely the methods employed by BONAPARTE to destroy the French Republic so is it certain that no Republic thus governed can endure. It will bean empire with a clown at the head. —So far as New York is concerned Mr. ROOSEVELT will be ont of the running bhe- fore it is started. But nobody aware that he had since been strickén with’ BELLEFONTE, PA., AUG. 5, 1904. The Recent Jail Delivery. While the murder that was committed in the Centre county jail lass Friday night and the general delivery of prisoners conse- quent up it will constitute a most tragic and deplorable chapter in the annals of criminology in this county is was not more than bas ccourred or is likely to ogeur in any of the many prisons in the country. It is within recent memory that the BID- DLE boys carried out a very much more daring escape from the prison in the heart of the city of Pittsburg, and it was only a few years ago that a man walked out of the Tombs, the famons prison in New York, city, and disappeared as effectually asif the earth bad swallowed him up; not-- withstanding there were hundreds of the shrewdest detectives in the profession pas upon his track. : Now that the feverish excitement of the past few days bas cooled down people are viewing the tragedy in a very much more reasonable manner. Of course there will al ways be those prone to charge negligence on the pars of some one, but looking at the tragedy from every point of view possible we cannot-see that it would either be just or possible to charge negligence on the pars of either sheriff TAYLOR or deputy JACKSON. 2 Certain rules and regulations concern- ing the governmens of she jail had been laid down. Among these were two that bear directly on the case. First, deputy sheriff JACKSON is supposed to go on duty at eight o’clock in the morning and go off at five in the evening. Second, turnkey CoNDo had orders to lock all the prisoners in their cells at 8:15 in the evening. This rule was qualified, however, by repeated ins tructions from the sheriff that under no conditions was the turnkey to enter the jail carrying the keys with him and without someone in authority out side. While deputy JACKsSON’s hours of duty were fixed it was understood that should he be needed atany other time he should be called from his ome in another pars of the town. It is evident, therefor, that the turnkey was in plain violation of the explicit rules of the jail. With the pris- oners on the inside and himself on the out he had complete command of the situa- tion, for there he could have secured arms or called for assistance. But themoment he entered the jail door carrying the keys with him conditions were exactly reversed. Of course it may be said that he did not suspect an ambush. But prisoners are prisoners and every precaution should be taken in bandling them. Good judgment should bave prompted him 4t all times to act upon this assumption. It would have taken only a few moments to have called the deputy, or, failing in that, it would have been better bad he wait ed until the sheriff’s family returned, which would bave been only an hour longer. While it is not our intention to detract one jot from the good character of the faithful old turnkey we feel that in justice to others the case should he set forth on its merits, so that the public will understand fully that if there is any responsibility at all it can not possibly be charged to sheriff TAY- LOR or deputy JACKSON. Parker Among Them. Judge PARKER is not only an enigma but constant source of consternation to the Republicans. When he doesn’t talk they urge him to garrnlity and when he does they complain because he says what they didn’t want him tosay. His habit of swimming every morning is an abomina- tion to them. Itissuch a rational habit, indicative of physical and mental strength and order, and they can’t endure it. They don’t want him to ride horseback either, in his rational way. It probably invites comparison with the mad planges of ROOSEVELT and they can’t tolerate it. His custom of attending to his own busi- ness is likewise offensive to them But they will have to get along the best they can with this sort of thing until after the election and then there will be no reason why it should give them offence for all men of right minds take pride, naturally, in the dignity and decorum of our Chief Magistrate. In other words during the campaign, after his election and during his incumbency of the office Judge PARKER will behave himself as be- comes a well conditioned and properly restrained gentle man. He will only speak when he may doso with propriety and when he speaks it will be in a tone and temper which will command him to the favor of intelligentand patriotic citizens. We are sorry for our dispairing friends, the enemy. We might be even willing to advise Judge PARKER to do something a trifle absurd or say something that might | be criticised, just to please them, because his election is so certain that a trifling mistake or two couldn’t compass his de- feat. But unfortunately for them Judge PARKER has so well disciplined himself in his public and private conduct that he couldn’t possibly bring himself to such absurdities as eating hears’ claws without | table implements or sleeping 'in snow drifts and any lapse from the habits of civilization of lesser magnitnde wouldn’ do the Republicans any good at all. The Philadelphia System. According to the New York Herald Chairman CorRTELYOU of the Republican National committee proposes to introduce Philadelphia methods into the politics of New York. ‘‘On his recent visit to this city,”’ writes the Philadelphia correspond- ent of our esteemed New York contem- porary, “Mr. CORTELYOU made inquiries regarding the Philadelphia Republican or- ganization, its methods and those men who have been so successful in rolling up the tremendous majorities that have been re- corded for Republican candidates in Phila- delphia. With Philadelphia certain for ROOSEVELT by an overwhelming majority,’ continues the correspondent in question, ‘*the Republican National Chairman feels that he should have at his disposal the services of some of the leaders who can find it convenient to lend a helping hand in the New York fight.” : The leaders ‘‘who have been so success- fal in rolling up the tremendous majorities that have been recorded for Republican candidates in Philadelphia,’’ are the bal- lot box stuffers who during other than election times are engaged in all sorts of predatory pursuits in Baltimore, Washing- ton and other cities in which the criminal population is large. These gentlemen are employed by Insurance Commissioner DURHAM and his lientenants to perform the service and are paid by them] with money contributed for the purpose by dis- tinguished members of the Union}League and the Manufact ure’s olub of Philadel- phia. The opportunity is created for them by other ruffians who pad the assessors’lists and are paid for their work by the same persons out of the funds obtained in the same way. There is nothing mysterious about the ‘‘Philadelphia system.” But Mr. CORTELYOU ought to know that it won’t work in New York. In order to be successful such a system must have the protection of the courts and Philadel- phia is the only city in the United States 1a which the courts of justice are parts of the criminal machinery. When SALTER was indicted for ballot box stuffing no pow- er other than corrupt courts could have saved him from the penitentiary. But he was saved and has ever since been enjoying the fruits of his bazardons labor by filling an important office in the city. In New York no such thing would have been pos- sible. In 1888 the late Senator QUAY,then Chairman of the Republican National com- mittee, tried to introduce the Philadelphia methods there. He succeeded in bribing a few thousand voters in Brooklyn, but made no headway in New York and Cor- TELYOU won't succeed any better. The St. Petersburg Tragedy. The assassination of M. VON PLEHVE, Minister of the Interior in the government of Russia, was not altogether a matter of surprise in well-informed circles and among diplomatists. O! course the assassi- nation of any man causes a shock and the tragedy in St. Petersburg was no excep- tion. But it was widely known that his life has been threatened frequently of late and that he made no effort. to placate his enemies. Next to the Czar in power it was popularly believed that he was respon- sible for whatever appeared reactionary in the government and the enmity of the mal- contents centred upon him. M. Vox PLEHVE had been Director of the Department of Police previously to his elevatiou to the seat in the ministry a lit- tle more than two years ago, and he car- ried the methods of the police ssrvice into his new field of action. In other words, his methods were secret, nos to say sinis- ter, and created antagonisms. The severity of his punishments added fuel to the flame of enmity which increased as his power multiplied, and even those about him were constantly expecting a tragedy. That it came, therefore, caused little astonishment either in St. Petershurg or any other Euro- pean capital. There was little in M. VoN PLEHVE’S character which challenged admiration out- side of his intellectual force, personal cour- age and official energy. He was for the Czar and worked for the aggrandizement of his empire without too nice a regard for methods. Results were his aim and he achieved them sometimes by devious ways. His death is the result largely of his fideli- ty and his determination. His predeces- sor in office came to his end in the same way on April 16th, 1902, and his successor is likely to meet. the same fate, if the poli- cies of the government remain unchanged. ——Newspapering in Huntingdon must be like the game of see-saw, all ups and downs. Last winter H. E. KIRK began the publication of the Journal and in February the Monitor suspended publication. Now the latter has resumed and the former sus- pended. ——Wednesday evening sheriff Taylor ‘received a telephone message from Pesers- burg in effect that two colored men had committed a rape on a young white girl of that place, and that tbev were headed this way. Up to the time of going to press no more definite news has been obtained. tives fell. NO. 30. Swell the Republican Campaign Fand, From the Johnstown Democrat. Secretary Shaw's prayer for high prices has heen answered even more quickly than perhaps he anticipated. The beef trust was evidently in close telepathic tonch with Secretary Shaw and has advanced prices to suit him, although those of us| who have small incomes and large fami- lies are on the verge of a beet famine. Secretary Shaw may hbave known that Chairman Cortelyou has invited the pack- er’s combine to contribute to the Republi- can campaign fund. If so, the cause of the butchers’ strike and resulting great ad- vance in price for meat is made olearer, for no’ doubt Secretary Shaw prays also that large contributions may be received. The administration has the beef trustin its power and can make the beef barons “come down,’’ for by ordering the dis- trict attorneys in the packing oenters to | present the evidence to the United States grand jories that the beef harons have conspired to restrain trade and put up prices, indictments would follow and their conviction and incarceration in’ the peni-’ tentiary would result. The "enormous profits the heef barons are now making on the meat they bave in cold storage will more than pay any contribotions to the Repablican campaign fund. Murdertd by Bandits. Coal Company’s Paymaster and Driver ‘Held up in Mountains. The Robbers Secure Ouer $3000. Charles Hayes, a driver employed by the Puritan Coal company, is dead and Patrick Campbell, the company’s paymaster, liés fatally wounded at the Altoona hospital as a result of a hold-up whieh ovcurred on the township road leading from Portage to Puritan. . The two men. in a buggy were taking a satchel, containing about $3000 with which to pay the coal comany’s employes at Puritan, from the Adams Express com- pany office at Portage to the coal mines. At a point about three-quarters of a mile out of Portage they were suddenly fired upon by a party of three men armed with shotguns. Hayes fell to the bottom of the buggy, pierced by 37 buckshot wounds in his neck aud hreastand died about half an hour later. Campbell was bit in the shoulder aod fell from the hnggy. Campbell and Hayes left Portage early in the morning, after receiving the money by express. Both men were armed, but not a sign of tronble was noted during the drive until a lonely part of the mountain road was reached. Here suddenly three men, who made no pretense at disguise, leaped from a clump of trees and opened fire on the men in the carriage with revolvers and shotguns. Neither Campbell nor Hayes had time to draw a weapon hefore’ they were riddled wish shot. w # Hayes, mortally wounded, fell in the buggy at the first shot. A charge of buck- hot almost tore Campbell’s face off and rendered him unconscious. They were discovered in this condition by a passing team five minutes later. As soon as Camp- bell regained consciousness he asked about the money, but the precious valise had disappeared. Messengers were at once dis- patched to telegraph offices and telephones, and the entire mountain district was quick- ly aroused. Within an hour after the shooting four posses were in pursuit of the bandits, but no trace of them had been dis covered by noon. The injured men were placed on a wagon and hauled to Port- age , where Hayes died. The poulace is terribly excited over the outrage and threaten to lynch the perpetra- tors if they are captured. Campbell was taken to Altoona on the day express. He is dangerously wounded, there being 15 bullet wounds in bis face, head and body. Two shots pierced his right lang. Another hit his mouth and two struck in his wrist. When the miners beard of the hold-up they also organized searching parties and are now on the hunt. The three highwaymen looked like Italians. Pursued by 800 determined men, the three murderers are hiding in Ceader Swamp, about seven miles from Portage, on the Bedford county line. One of the fugitives isinjured, but not enough to effect his flight. In parties of about 20 the pursuing men are scattered out over the entire houndary of the laurel thicket and swamp, which is 12 miles long and seven miles wide. Up until 11 o’clock in the morning the leaders of the posse were working at Ran- dall. Shortly after that hour Justice McCartney, of Beaverdale, a town about six miles to the south of Portage, noticed three men running across the road toward the swamp. McCartney called upon about 20 followers to hurry. They fired, and before reaching the swamp one of the fogi- Another volley of shots rang ont as the fallen man attempted to rise, and he stumbled again. His companions lifted him to his feet and the three hurried into the swamp. When Justice MeCartney and his posse arrived, they saw a trail of blood leading from where the man bad fallen into the swamp. They followed, but when about 50 yards, in lost the trail. The party then separated one man beiug detailed to Beaverdale and the others scattering through the swampy laurel path. Although they watched the roads and searched the swamp for two hours, they conld not recover the trail. More men hegan to arrive, and the search was continued all night and pickets are out watching every road and cowpath leading from the swamps. Hundreds of others are forcing their way throngh the interior of the dense undergrowth. The conntry is so rough that 1t is impossible to get a horse to travel into the swamp. There are a few who know the trail, but thess few are being separated and placed in the different parties to aot as guides. ‘ Paymaster Campbell's condition is im- proved, hut still precarious. The hos- pital physicians believe he will recover. His trip Saturday was to have been his last. A bank has heen organized at Port- age, and miners are to be paid there. ——Sunday and Monday were two of the hottest days of the season in Belle- fonte, in some places the thermometor registering 100 degrees in the shade. . r— Spawls from the Keystone. x —Meyersdale miners are still ona stiike and refuse to hear propositions fo: settle- ment. E 5 —The last “small-pox - pat’ in’ Johus- town’s niunicipal hospital ys dischaged . on Monday. =: vf Hl t —Fifteen dairym on were- arrested at. Wil- liamsport'and hi or trial at court Tues- > day, charged with using formaldehyde. Ebensburg is to have a fair this year. The management announces that September 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd are the dates decided upon. —MTrs. Margaret Rush, of Derry,an inmate of the Westmoreland county home, com- mitted suicide by jumping from a third-story window. —Although nearly 98 years old, William Criswell, of Reading township, Adams coun- ty, worked in the harvest field making a full day. He takes long walks daily and reads without spectacles. —Annie Waltz, aged 17, is under arrest at Williamsport, charged with causing the death of her infant child by strangulation. ‘The child’s body was found in a box. The mother is very ill at the hospital. —George C. Groff, of Lewisburg, George 'C. Butz, of State College, and Enos B. Engle, of Waynesboro, have been appointed official ‘inspectors of nurseries in Pennsylvania to protect trees from San Jose scale and other pests: Vy : —Clinton county Democrats Tuesday nominated William T. Young, of Farrands- ville, for the Legislature ; Henry Hipple, of ‘Lock Haven, for District Attorney, and J+’ D. Eckel, of Greene township, for County Surveyor. —Samuel - Potter, the aged mail carrier, who was run-down by a passenger train on the Lewisburg and Tyrone railroad Wed- nesday afternoon, at the fair grounds, Lewis- burg, died at his home at Potters Mills, Sun- day morning at 9:30 o’clock. : —Gtegory Samazero was killed at Scoti- dale, Westmoreland county, on Saturday ° night, by having a mattock driven deep into his brain. He was found dead in a chair in the road. : A photograph pointed out as that of the-murderer caused the arrest of Michael Rossi. ’ —As he was returning from the cemetery Friday, where he had just arranged for the burial of a 3-year-old son, Arthur, William Thomas was stopped by his physician and told that another son, John Raymond, had just died. Both children were victims of diptheria. Mrs. John Carlos, of Freeland, saw High constable Ludwig taking a pig to the bor- ough pound Monday. The pig became un- manageable and cut up such capers that Mrs. Carlos gave way to uncontrollable laughter. She burst a blood vessel and is in a serious condition. ; ~Dr. J. C. Miller, of Jeannette, who is under indictment for performing a criminal operation that resulted in the death of Miss Dollie Tyger, a Gypsy, at Barnesboro, is again in the toils. Heis charged with hav- ing performed an operation on Mrs. Julia Gemery, of Greensburg, on July 3rd. —The spread of small-pox in the eastern part of Indiana county has so alarmed the railroad contractors'that they have petition- ed the State Board of health for asssistance. The Pennsylvania railroad is building a coal road through that section and several of their workmen have contracted the disease. —Oscar Mowery, a huckleberry picker,was taken to the DuBois hospital Sunday even- ing with a severe bullet wound in his left breast. The weapon slipped out of the holster in which Mowery was carrying it and was discharged on striking the ground. The bullet entered his right side, taking an upward course. —Awakened by burglars sawing a panel from a rear door of his residence, John White, of Bradenville, Westmoreland coun- ty, rose, got his gun and started down stairs. The robbers took to their heels, with White in pursuit. After a run of almost a mile he captured one of them, a tramp, who gave the name of John Adams, of Trenton. —Mrs. Louisa Netznik, the woman who was badly burned Thursday night at her home near South Fork by the explosion of a lamp, died at her home late Friday night, after undergoing intense suffering for about twenty-four hours. She was 25 years of age and is survived by her husband and four children, the oldest of which is aged 8 years. —Charles Wilner, an elderly man of Shamokin, is dying from an attack of hic- coughs which started ten days ago. For two days family remedies were tried to stop them, but without avail, and physicians have since been treating him. Owing to his ad- vanced age the spasms are rapidly reducing him to a condition of weakness from which it is feared he will not recover. — While out berrying, Myron Rarick aged 19, of Painter Run, Tioga county, was bitten in the ankle by a huge rattle snake. With- out the least hesitation he whipped out his jack-knife, cut out the affected flesh, and after allowing the wound t. bleed freely for a time, tied a cord tightly around the leg just above the ankle. The only bad effect he experienced was the soreness caused by cutting out the piece of flesh. —(Clark Smith, of Cornpropst Mills, in company with Mr. Miller, of Huntingdon, while tramping through the woods near his farm last week, had an experience that for a short time threatened gerious ending, While going along a side path Mr. Smith’s attention was attracted. and, not looking where he was stepping, suddenly heard the rattle of a snake. On looking down he found an immense rattler coiled around his leg, with its fangs so securely buried in his gum boot that it was almost impossible to shake i$ off. — Preparations are being made for a meet- ing of independent bituminous coal operators and shippers to be held at Altoona in Sep- tember, when it is intended to formally organize the proposed Bituminous Coal Trade league, says the Johnstown Democrat. This call will be issued by ex-Judge J. B. Mc Enally, of Clearfield, who will aet under his instructions from more than 100 operators and shippers, who have signified their readi- ness to preceed on the lines of the address is- sued June 11th, by the Philadelphia com- mittee. The object is to form an organiza- tion strong enough to protect the small operator in his right
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