AS On 15035 a
One Who Fedled.
He started out to make his name
A household word;
He has not won the bauble fame,
And few have heard
That there Is such a man as he
Upon this twirling sphere—
He failed, but it were well if w
Had more such failures here.
He missed the goal he had in view
And grieves to-day;
The grave lies just beyond him,
He's bent and gray:
Yet though he failed In winning fame,
He's won a greater prize:
Few men have ever neard hig name,
But they'll weep when he dies,
-8. KE. Kiser.
too
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A NIHILIST'S ‘SACRIFICE.
The dark, heavy clouds were drift
ing slowly across the sky, driven by a |
steadily rising wind. The moon, shin-
ing through the rifts, lit up for a mo-
ment the grim, Siberian prisen be-
low, throwing the low buildings into
strong relief, then leaving everything
blacker than before as another mass of
clouds obscured its face.
Here and there around the place, a
light flickered feebly, showing the po- |
sition of the sentries; and they, but-
toned up tightly to keep out the biting
wind, paced slowly to and fro. Inside
the prison all seemed still, and to the
unsuspecting guards was so; but in the |
outer block of buildings nearest the |
river, a scene of silent activity” was |
taking place.
“Have you got your
off 7” inquired a voice, in a whisper,
“Almost, Ivan. But do not hurry:
the guard will not be round for an hour
yet. What a lucky thing it was you
managed to secrete these files. Now,
our comrades can escape “with
Give the signal gently, Ivan”
Ivan silently went to the wall of the
cell and tapped three times, almost in- |
audibly. A moment later two similar |
taps were heard from the other side. |
“Yes, they ready, Chakoff, and
will await our signal. What a grand
night it is for the attempt!”
“Providence is helping us
from awful horror,”
off.
“Bseape—freedom!” broke in Ivan,
“Oh, what thoughts does freedom con
jure up. Baek to Moscow, whether in
danger or not, try and win a wo
man for my wife.”
“What? Then that is
bind us. Although we
fore being I
joined by ties of friends
ing can break. Let mu
story.” continued Chakofl,
“Five long, weary years ago, when 1
wag a free man in Moscow, | loved a
woman who loved me in return, and
fs still troe to me.
“Bat I had a rival I never |
saw. nor even learnt h ame, and he
determined to rid » from his path
“One night, at ety's
meeting, the police broke in and 1 was
arrested. From what was said, I gath.
ered that the information have
come from one who could be no other
than his rival.”
For a moment the me
only their heavy breat
their emotion. A strange
indeed, take place in
of a prison cell—each to have
cause of the other's impri
be taken to a Siberian hell live
together for many years, and then,
just at the time they intended at-
tempting escape, to suddenly discover
each other's identity.
“And you were my rival?”
Chakoff. “And [ told you my
never thinking it "
Clank! clank! clank!
approaching.
“To your place
continued, forget
cursed irons |
us, |
are
to escape
this said Cha
to
10
be
we are
ifp that noth
tell you my
another tie
never
here,
met
il i} ord SOL «1
wi
m
is n
while sod
my
mst
silent!
telling of
wnition,
nrkness
win the
ont: to
n were
ng
Pee
to LT
SON
io
said
story,
The guard was
hoarsely
ting in a moment the
exciting climax through which they
had just passed, and only thinking
of the promised liberty,
All unconscious of the danger which
threatened, the guard walked slowly
to the door. and. unlocking it, looked
into the cell. A deep groan smote his
ears,
“Shamming again,’ he muttered,
with a Russian oath. “A taste of my
knout will do him good!”
Stepping forward, he was about to
carry out his brutal intention when
the figure on ihe floor, which the light |
of the lamp he earried reveal, sudden
ly sprang up, and seized him in a
terrible grip round the walst. Simul
taneously another sprang from the
darkness, and stifled the cry for help |
which was rising. The lamp dropped
to the floor and went out, and a rifle
luckily fell on the rough bed of straw.
To and fro the men staggered, no |
sound being uttered. The emaciated
frames of the convicts, desperate as
they were, proved more than a mateéh
for the herculean strength of the
guard, and slowly they gained the
upper hand, A few moments later he |
was lying bound hand and foot on the |
floor of the cell
“Bo far, so good,” said Ivan, taking
the bunch of keys, “Take his great.
cont, Chakofi; it may be very useful
to us.”
Proceeding cautiously into the open |
wind-swept square, Ivan arrived un. |
seen at the next cell, and, selecting
a key from the bunch, he liberated
the overjoyed men inside,
A few moments served to release
about twenty, who armed themselves
with pieces of the chains they had so
lately worn.
Suddenly a loud for help, In
stantly answered by the nearest
guards, fell upon their cars, and they
realized that In some way the cap
toured man had eluded the vigiianee of
Chakoff, Instantly a scene of wild
confusion began, The prisoners, some
of them there for a very little offense,
quick! he
followed; for the soldiers dare not
use their ritles for fear of hitting one
of themselves, This put them at a
disadvantage, and, being taken by
surprise, and also outnumbered, the
convicts made short work of them,
and at a signal from Chakoff, ran to-
wards the river, and, plunging in, all
safely reached the other bank.
The officer ip command had been
stunned by a blow from the butt
end of a rifle in the hands of Ivan,
which the latter had wrenched from |
the clasp of a wounded soldier, and
therefore, no instant chase was given:
but the deputy governor was quickly
on the scene, and he taking the com-
mand, a strong force set out in pursuit |
three hours later,
* » $ ® - = . .
A band of fifteen hungry and weary
men rested the night following the
escape in a clump of woods, Keven |
the day's march through the broken |
country, and the remainder were sleep. |
ing, not caring whether they were re.
captured or not,
Ivan was keeping guard over the |
camp, and, finding it a difficult matter
to keep his eyes open, he walked to
the edge of the wood, and looked out |
into the darkness, A tremor shook |
and he muttered a startied
exclamation, In the distance, per
haps not a quarter of a mile away, he
saw the camp of Cossacks!
He returned and awoke
rade,
“What
his com
is the matter?’ asked Cha
standing up.
“The sokllers are here,” was the
low reply. “They have ridden to the
north of the wood, and, Knowing we
are here, wile attack us to-morrow,
Then we may expect no mercy; we
shall be shot down like dogs.”
For a moment Chakoff did not |
He was thinking of Clarissa,
woman who held such a place in
his heart. Ivan seemed to know what
was passing in his mind.
“You are thinking of—of
muttered, brokenly. “And it was |
who in my blind
spoilt two lives. And yet she |
beautiful that I would have
anything to win her for my
Chakeff, say you will forgive
her,
Lio
at
hatred,
Was so
done
wife,
me!”
“What did I say
my story last night?
beg for that. Bat
manner? We shall
hrough the woods,
Cossacks with thelr
low.”
“You do not know the country,” was |
reply. “This wood only extends
1 few miles south, and if we followed |
it should get to the monntains,
where death would be yot
just as sure as from the bullets of our
enem rifles! No, the only way
oldiers™
“Which is impossible,” said Chakoff,
, therefore, we die at
he continued,
conversation
when I told you
It is 1 who must
why talk in that
continue at onde
those brutal
fol
where
horses cannot
the
we
slower,
fu
is
fos’
ith a sigh;
break of day.
those around,
had awakened
soldiers are very
only waiting a
There are
armed and
armed and weak.
and
Friends"
for the
the sleepers,
near to us, and are
while before attacking
forty of them, well
fifteen of ux, un
If we become the |
ittackers and do not wait for day
fight, or two might escape
the confusion and darkness.’
“There another way,” said Ivan,
stepping forward, “by which nearly
of you may escape.’
“What Is it? Tell us your plan,”
one standing near.
“The dawn near,
plan cannot wait. So to the edge of
the wood and watch, Then if a num
ber of the Cossacks detach themselves
from the main body and after an hour |
do not return, follow Chakoff's plan”
tut what do you intend to do?” In
quired Chakoff, anxiously.
“You ean watch witn the others”
was the low reply. “But if you escape |
and once again se—see her” he added,
brokenly— “tell her I begged foe for |
giveness, Yon ean take care of her |
better than I. Give me your great
coat, Chakoff, it is neccessary. If you |
are successful you will get another;
if not-well, you won't need one.
Good-bye, and forgive me.” !
“Come back, Ivan! come back!” eried |
Chakoff. But too late. He had dis |
appeared in the darkness,
.- - ® #® - - @ *
fo
“the
about
strong.
one in
1%
said
therefore my
in
As the first rays of light broke from
the horizon the watchers beheld al
A figure crept toward the Cossack |
eamp, was challenged by the sentry |
and taken before the commander. An |
excited Interview followed. Ivan was
pointing towards the wood.
“Is he a traitor?” the watchers won-
dered. No, that could not be; but it
foot,
The camp became a scene of bustle
and activity, and a few minutes later
three parts of the men were mounted,
They formed in charging order, and
dashed along the
The sound of beating hoofs
grew fainter in the distance, and at
Suddenly one of the anxious watch.
ers started up and declared he heard
a wild ery of terror; but he was the
only one, and hig statement was dis.
credited.
An hour passed, and no sign of a
return, ‘The sun began to rise, and
the remaining soldiers were becoming
uneasy.
Suddenly from out the wood dashed
a band of wildlooking men, armed
with chains, clubs and the one who is
leading with a rifle.
They fell upon the unprepared Cos
sacks, and, after a stubborn and dead:
ly conflict, scattered them in all di
rections,
Then the visitors, after eating of the
food they found, followed in the path
of the company of soldiers tot "
deep chasm, at the bottom of which
they dimly discerned the mangled re
maing of horses and men,
Descending, they searched among
the gruesome mass, and at last found
great tenderness. And they
reverently buried him just as he was,
in his large, gray coat-a look of in
finite peace on his face,
s $ ® % ® 8 % -
In a cozy little room,
household, n man
On the
sat a litle child,
“And why did your brother Ivan
Jump over the precipice, father?’ he
nsked,
A tear came to the man's eye,
he jiooked tenderly at his wife,
“When he went to the officer, Ivan,
he must have convinced him in some
way that we were eseaping round the
far end of the wood. He let him lead
{ the men there, and, going at full speed,
in an English
snd woman were
knees of the former
and
is it not his bedtime?
GLUTTONOUS FEATS.
Anthentie Insinnoes of Abnormal
Capacity That Seem Incredible.
The Evening Standard of London
gives in an article on gluttonons feats
some instances of abnormal ‘capacity
that woukl appear ineredible, were it
not for the statement that they are
sustained by unimpeachable record.
Eke of Norfolk, England,
te Dr, Jessop, agreed
ne.
at a
entire
hide,
of
and
Jerry
call at
bones
the
ii
the
one sitting, barrel
amd entrails, The
animal was cut in small
made into seventeen great
attacked one after anoth-
er until he reached the ninth, when
he halted, much to the consternation
of his backers, who thought he was
about to give up the contest, He had
however, when the
call was to bw After
planations he
the remaining ¢
ing
meat
pHeCes
1s
Dies,
to inquire
brought on.
proceeded to
ight ples without
ther delay. Nicholas Wood in the
enfeenth century held the title of
champion enter of England. He ate at
a single meal a whole an entire
bog and a peck of He
lefeated only and then
a trick of a sportsman, who wage
he could not “fill his belly
two <hillings’ worth of victuals.”
ex
friy
iit
BEY.
sheep,
damsons, was
once
red
that
took the bet and in
finish with sirloin of beef,
The
COnSui
entire
wero
Hi
conditic
was 10
th of
he
Wor
HK
thie
food within a em
The sportsman six pints
uighty in which he scaked twelve
penny loaves of fresh Wood nt
the but fumes of
concoction overcame him and he
asleep and lost the Rogerson,
ihwed
fs rahi y
thnt
two shillings’
tain limit of time
of
bought
ale
bread
tacked Hess, the the
wager
dower of
the
before
L3H ix¥) n
Lr lon vig
of
as a gentleman
was an epicure
gland never saw
He paid
and every man employed on his
even the
codk,
ployed
like
since his chefs
stablemen, fin
A relay of
to travel between
and Eugland to supply him
with delicacies. His entire fortune of
£0,000 was expended in gastronom
When It
cooked his Iast meal, which
f an ortolan, and then
sitlcide, An cating conlest
women, held at Portsmouth
early in this century,
fair sex had both appetite and capac
ity. On this occasion a girl ate forty
three pounds of cherries and six penny
of bread. Khe dist
competitors by eight pounds,
effort killed her,
place
bend
iu}
Was i
fi
1 the
Wis e
ft ontinent
be
insisted
yitted
fw iween
indulgence was gone,
Conn
shows that
loaves
but the
SAAN
Tommy Atkins and the Scouts,
“Well, In my opinion, the only
bloomin® beggars In this bloomin’
ivsion wot ‘ave earned their bloomin’
in this ‘ere campaign are them
there Gurkhy scouts!”
The above comment,
the Tirah-and
the commandant
joyfully
of the
reported
RCOUTH-~
in
and suffered and endured to an ex
tent for which even the luxurious pay
can hardly be
The pessimistic
utterance to the
who gave
Yet two points are thereby
made clear<the marvelous amount of
finished work put in, and the admira-
ble maner in which most difficult and
hazardous duties were performed by
“them there Gurkhy scouts.”
In a recent speeca before the Mili
tary Society of Ireland Lord Roberts
emphasized his appreciation of the
utility of these skirmishers, and ad-
voeated the extension of the system
for future operations on the frontier.
That this new departure was the
most successful and most striking
fenture of the expedition, and that the
junovation was more than Justified,
have been generally conceded, and on
the Gurkhy scouts has been ungrudg-
ingly conferred the title of “The finest
Hill soldiers in the world."-—Black.
wood.
Sierobes and Tiekets,
The question of the possibility of
the conductor take his ticket to punch
it, on the Western Ralleond of France,
on the ground of possible contamina.
tion. He stood out for his hygienic
NEWS FOR THE FARR SEX.
MEROUS FEMININE TOPICS,
Return of the Big Hows--Embroldered
Muslin Popular---Famously Beautiful.
Increase of Women Travelers, Ete,
Military Training for Gir.
1t is sald that the New Mexico Mill
tary Institute, at Rosswell, was to have
been an institution for the
training of boys only, but the New
Mexico girls decided they wanted and
needed a thorough knowledge of mili
upon the faculty and declared open
war if their admission to the school
was refused. The faculiy, realizing
that resistance was impossible, threw
open the doors of the institute,
reported that the chances of the girls
are good In the way
prizes in drilling and
honors.
fnstitutional
Return of the Big Bows,
Big bows for the neck so much in
vogue seem to be a reaction from the
tiny cravats. One must have the bow
small and
ing. Ribbon is, of course,
but silk, mousseline de
lace and mull sare some of the many
materials employed, These bows and
ends are not at all in keeping with the
tallor-made effect of the shirt waist,
with which they are too often worn,
but fashion is strange inspiration
and combines the most unlikely
caprices of toellet w the utmost
disregard for we long bows
and have certainly the of
covering fences, bh is, per
their
for existence,
the
sole,
favorite,
taffeta,
|
th
ith
ends merit
edi whi
reason
Embroidered Maslin Popular,
is becoming ns
and
without whic
Embroidered muslin
popular as the
plaited
wardrobe ©
overworked over
chiffon
an exist nowadays
Paris
and cuffs
wile ¥
ards from
yokes collars
Ure §
of a
muslin chemisetios
i
he pince of the |
Wan nn
FeAsOn
The
sertings
1 y
lace, hut is almost
sirikes the
and
y soft a
and the stiff linen
mbroldered m the
ront
uslin
say, has a tendency to mal
feb
twenty
ial Advertiser
Famonusly Heantiful,
beautiful woman
according to Mrs, Harlow
is, without doubt, Lady
There has never
mpare
first appear
beautiful
The
land,
iams,
most
Hel
wen any
witli her
and she
ever
4 3 4s
caded in
sinee she
53 11 miu wry, was
BOO
lilies,
most bre
in white dress bn
eaves, She Is ex jini 13 fair,
of her fresh
fact that
ith Int
mlon wo
in other
houses she to live
jife in her own Ww walking
out and resting during a portion of the
day; while every night, tno matter what
the att she invariably
after 11
has made
she-not even
beautiful sisters, the late Duchess of
was an ideal duchess,
so splendidly bandscme, and with such
and yet so gracious, an air;
who, with her
rich coloring, is like a Rubens picture;
or the unmarried sister, Lady Ulrien
Duncombe, who is most like Lady
and with
an added charm
green
and some
donbtiess, x doe to the
out w
1.0
yviog
a 1 ¢
wears herself
fis =O many oiher
nen do. Even when si
people “ manages
raction, says
o'clock. No
a greater
WOON
time
than
one in my
her
a purity which lends
to her young beauty.
zine, »
Increase of Women Travelers,
As the world grows smaller the num.
ber of women travelers grows great,
that the greater security, economy
and rapidity of travel have opened new
opportunities for ambitious women,
At the present time there are the
traveling companion, the courier, the
war correspondent,
spotident, the commercial traveler, the
doxically enough, is usually a teacher.
I would leave out of consideration the
traveling compaaion, becanse she is
proper and is not a traveler per se, 1
might also add the woman explorer,
because in the past ten years Mrs
Alice Le Plongson und Miss Kingsley
have won name and fame in this fleld
of activity.
Women are both fitted and unfitted
for travel. They have less strength
and daring than men, but, on the other
hand, they have more tact and a
greater regard for the rights of
others. In many parts or the far East
small mobs of criminals are apt to
attack the stranger within their gates,
When this occurs, the male traveler
usaally gets off better than the fe
male. On the other hand, a far greater
source of trouble springs from the
wanton or ignorant violation of native
customs and religions laws. Here
Intter the Louvre, Notre Dame,
| the Madeleine and the Hotel des In
valides, Harper's Bazar,
| Bachelor Girl Colonies,
several of the uptown avenues,
Fright in the heart of upper tendom,
live the cownies of bachelor girls of
lof New York City. They are women
{of refinement and culture, some means
and undoubted business capacity, with
{idenls beyona the ball bedroom and
ity cheerios and lonesome environ.
ments, and at the same time they are
| women who are alone In this city and
self-supporting
To such women
Lcomes a question absorbing and
| Irritating moment. Driven by one
after another of the exigencies of busi
‘ness life io new quarters
ax the clty moves uptown, they do not
know where to turn until the common
nw of necessity drives them into
communism. They do not call them-
selves by any high sounding name,
{by any name at all, but they just got
together to form some sort of a co
operative establishment that will give
them a general table, a roof tree and
‘a place to eall home,
“Oh! you know, can live so much
better and cheaper this way,” they
sald, when I questioned some of them.
“And you never quarrel?’ 1 asked,
“Oh: yon ought to see how well seven
women oan they
answered, laughing.
The colonies
flut a of
a continuous fiat,
ning in and
One's own,
i In
“How to live” be-
of
here werk
or
we
get along together,”
mve for thelr typical
shut-off
with everybody run-
and no place to call
room for all and a
1e da
sel elght roonis-—not
Gut
but a
rl which no
* each gi row
A gen room, pantry and
Inundry, with well lighted
i kitchen
COUrse,
speci Hu
Of
general
fopis the
complete the inventory.
they have rirl on
many
old ti traditions for
faded away tl
A plano, a
nd n
wolnen
in those walls
few
ected of
wi
library
any
f a
oF A
books a well »
old story
#0 the law of «hint
sing way for
Herald.
Adien to the Pall,
the
ariing
the hair 0
to
puff.
bandean style
}
Huling
i
of wearing
in again, and a p
separation of
the front threate
Pomp dour
center of ns
usury the
T he potent
for
men
shining Mado
Cann
deserting the from is
lke it. "They sleek,
ina bands as flat as their
woman, “Xo
another. “They like
bangs, curity and ringletty.,” But the
average man smiles benignly., and
when the happy medium between the
puff and the bapndeau appears he
gazes in acep admiration,
The chignon, when worn now, Is
placed on the top of the head in the
form of soft loops or fuffy curls. The
[nape of neck is left uncovered,
Combs are used more than ever, and
the broad shell ones are particularly
pretty. A new and becoming way of
dressing the hair is to have two ban-
| deanx descending rather low on the
forehead, with the pair turned up in
| wavy curls at the sides. The coiffure
{js round at the back. On the top of
{the head the hair is rolled with two
waved marteaux separated from the
front hair by a band of velvet or satin,
on which are fixed two gardenia bios
goms, When the hair is worn low two
| tortoise shell ping, with diamond.in-
crusted heads inserted on either side,
serve the double purpose of security
and of adornment,
#OIIN
" 53
do not like
4 ates,” Oe
don’t.”
wn
they
BAYS
says
the
Fads and Fashions,
| Hydrangea blosoms trim the Sum.
| mer hats, and when the pale bine tint
Lie combined with the pink lHlac shades
ithe effect is charming.
A =ilk gown of a golden brown, with
ia light stripe in which there is the
| faintest tint of pink and green, has a
‘pink yoke and lapels and facings of
the green,
Dull finished crepe de Chine, lustre
less Hernani, India crepe cloth, Hen.
rietta cloth, drap royal, nuns veiling,
and Carmelite are the fabrics most
fashionably used this season in pre
paring mourning outfits,
A new matelasse silk shows a
shadowy ground of pinkish mother-of-
pearl gray, with figures of shaded
flowers and shaded green follage and
a narrow line of stem-green satin
crossing the lustrous surface,
A beautiful petticoat is of white silk
covered by embroidered dots in b
while the scalloped ruffle has v
tions of black, and the trimming at
sign tu. Oasiwere color and trimmed
With Brussels Icy ihertion and wie
THE KEYSTONE STATE.
News Gleaned from
Various Parts.
Latest
———
MURDERERS CONFESS.
The Statements by Preston and Wirebsehk
are Made Public. Preston Pieads Jon!
ousy-— Wirsbsck Claimed He Was Noi
Conscious of Mis Actions Grangers
beore Gov, Stone Other Live News.
All doubt as io the ments] condition of
Jouns Presion, Jr., the wile.murderer whe
was executed at West Chester, was removed
when the dead man's confession was made
known by Depity Wardens Jobo Cilower.
For fifteen months Preston simuisted in
sanity with remarkable cunniug until the
day preceding his execution, when be re.
lleved bis wind 10 Deputy Clower. From
the time of bis arrest to that hour he bad
been in soit of a lethargy and communi
ented with no ome, “Jonas, why do yor
persist fo acting erazy longer 7" queried
Deputy Ciower upon presenting himself ai
the doomed man’s cell, “The governor has
refused to grant you epother respite, and
you will surely pang.” “Yes, I guess it's
sil up with me pow.” sighed Preston, *}
bave played my game and lost.” “Why did
you kill your wife 7” he was asked, “Well,
repiled U'reston, ‘maybe I was only jealous
Bhe Intended 10 leave me and the thought
of it was more than 1 eould bear. Bhe
wasn't contented, Bhe Ipsisted that sbe
was going, and I got mad. Alter some bot
words between us I grabbed an ax, and the
rest is koown.” “Why bave you seted sc
strangely since your arrest?” ssked,
“Because I wanted to escapes the galiows,’
resumed the murderer. “1 wonid rether ie
io a cell ailfetime than be hapged. It's
fearful to thick of.” “Why did you decline
heretofore 16 converse with your minister,
Hew, Mr. Ussher 7° * Because until now 3
bad bope of escape on the ground that I was
erezy,” be sald, “1 dida't kpow what that
man might have gone out and said if I bad
talked with him."
he
Wireback's Statement,
The statement which Ralph W, Wirelack
made has been made public, It is a lengthy
and rambling account of bhislife and the
shooting, He argues that he was unjustiy
convicted of murder in the first degrees be.
cause the crime was not premeditated, and
that when be barricaded the bouse he had
oo thought of doing Mr. Landis or any other
person any bodily barm. He claims that he
did pot know what he was doing when be
thot Landis, and that he was notin bis
right mind at the time,
Grangers Condemn Schoo! Cut.
Pomona Grange, No. 5, composed of Con.
iumbia and lower Luzerne counties, met at
Orangeville and passed usanimousiy the
foilowing resolutions
“Whereas, Heal estate is paying a Inrger
share of taxes than it should in comparison
with other property; and
“Whereas, The Governor of this Stats
bas made an attempt 10 take a part of the
{ school appropriation from the already over-
“Aud whereas, Equalization of taxation
has been defeated Ly tbe machine power;
“Therefore be it resolved that we em.
phaticaily condemn the action of Governor
Stone as unwise, unpatriotic and usnconsti-
Wwtioual
“We further resolve that we ask the State
Grange at its next meeting to appoint a
siltabie commitiee to mscoriain the consti.
‘tutional power of the Governor on this vital
juestion, and be it farther resolved that we
{ roudemu the Governor for the removal of a
{ falthfol secretary of agriculture to make
room for one who, while ina subordinate
position, used his offices for partisan pur-
Hobs,
Tragedy nt Leeebburg.
A double tragedy occurred nesr Leech.
wirg. An Dadan shot and fatally injured a
roman, apd then, placing the wrapon to
iis temple blew his braios out. Mrs. Annie
Aberietti kept a boarding bouse in Leech
mrg, and among ber boarders was an Ital
an named Jchn Stevenl, Stevenl, it is
tialmed, awed her money, which he refused
0 pay. She went to a bouss about one-half
nile Lelow Leschburg, where Stevan! was
topplog, and demanded the mon-y. Ste-
seni, wbo bad boen drinking, drew a revol-
rer and shot the woman twice in the head.
de then sent the weapon toward his own
tend and sent a bullet through bis braio,
lying aimost instantly,
Saved Lad From Awflal Death,
Bix-yenr-old Willlam Jaco's was on the
rack in front of a Lehigh Valley passenger
raln as it rushed out of Hazleton, He fail
«d 10 bear the train approach, avd Henry
lipple, the Orem an of the locomotive rushed
st on the pilot and reaching out in front of
Le cowenleher, seized young Jacobs, and
vith a powerful effort threw him out of the
way of the englae. The boy was only slight-
¥ burt,
A —.
Thrilling Leap to Save Himeslr,
In order to save bimeel! from a fall, Ed-
ward Trout, a lineman employed Ly the
Delaware Cousty Telephone Company, at
Chester, made a thrilling leap from a high
sole, Walle working on the pole his hand
mme in coninet with a live wire, asd he
uvoiuntarliy siarted back, losing his hold.
4s he was about to fall, Trout jumped, fall
ng a distance of 35 feet and sighted on »
grass plot, practicaily uninjured.
Horses Killed by a Train,
While Beubem Scheldy, postmaster st
jobeidy's was driving a double team the
wam was strock by a fast passenger train
0 the Lehigh Valley Raliroad at Lauray's.
Mr. Sobeldy was thrown to the platform of
he station, The only Injury be sustained
wae 3 hile an ons of bis Iga. Both horses