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BOROUGH OFFICER.
Burgess. J. O. Dunn.
Justices of the Peace O. A. Randall. D.
W.Clark.
Oounciimen.J, W. Landers, J. T. Dale,
O, It. ; Koblnson, Wm, Smearbaugh,
R. J. Hopkins, G. F. Watson, A. B.
Kelly.
Constable L. L. Zuver.
Collector W. H. Hood.
School Directors W. C. Imel, J, K.
Clark, S. M. Henry, Q. Jainieson, D. H.
Blum.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress P. M. 8 peer.
Member of Smote 3. K. P. Hall. . .
Assembly W. J. Campbell.
President Judge W. D. Hinckley.
Associate Judge Samuel Aul, Joseph
M. Morgan.
Prothonotary, Register Jt Recorder, te.
-S. R. Maxwell.
(Sheriff Wm. H. Hood.
Treasurer W. H. Brar.ee.
Commissioners Win. U. Harrison, J.
C. Soowden, II. H. MoClellan.
District Attorns M. A. Carrlnger.
Jury Commissioner J. B. Eden, A.M.
Moore.
Coroner Dr. M. O Kerr.
County Auditors George H. Warden,
A. C. Gregg and 8. V. Shields.
County Survey or Roy S. Brad en.
Count Superintendent J . 0. Carson.
KecaUr Tenaa mt Cnrt.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Regular Meeting of County Commis
sioners 1st and 8d Tuesdays of montn.
ilk MckMl.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 0:46 a.
ui. ; M. K. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in.
Preaching in M. K. C mrch every Bab
bath evening by Rev. W. S. Burton.
Preaching in the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev,
U. A. Uarrett, Pastor.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at 11:00 a. ui. and 7:30 p.
in. Rev. H. A. Bailey, Factor.
The regular nieetlugs of the W. C. T.
0. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
month.
BUSINESS DIRECT
TU' N EST A LODGE. No.
,xo.V.
1 Meets every Tuesday evening, In Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No.274
G. A. R. Meets 1st Tuesday after
noon of eaoh month at 3 o'clock.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each month.
TF. RITCHEY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Tionesta, Pa.
MA. CARRINGER.
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
Otmie over Forest County National
Bank Building, TIONESTA, PA.
CURTIS M. 8HAWKEY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Warren, Pa.
' Practioe in Forest Co.
AC BROWN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office In Arner Buildiug, Cor. Elm
and Bridge Sts., Tlonesta, Pa.
FRANK S. HUNTER, D. D. 8.
Rooms over Citizens Nat. Bank,
HON EST A, PA.
DR. F.J. BOVARD,
Physician it Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
Eyes Tented and Glasses Fitted.
D
R. J. B. SIGGINS.
Physician and Surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
HOTEL WEAVER.
J. B. FIERCE, Proprietor.
Modern and up-to-date in all its ap
pointments. Every convenience and
oomfort provided for the traveling public
pENTRAL HOUSE,
L R. A. FULTON, Proprietor.
Tlonseta, Pa. This Is the mostoentrally
located hotel In the place, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
plane for the traveling public
pHIL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. HaHlet'B grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
?;ive perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
ion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. Fred. Grettenberger
GENERAL
BLACKSMITH & MACHINIST.
All work pertaining to Machinery, En
gines, Cil Well Tools, Gas or Water Fit
tings and General Klacksmithiug prompt
ly done at Low Rates. Repairing Mill
Machinery given special attention, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop in rear of and just west of the
Shaw House, Tidioute, Pa.
Your patronage solicited.
FRED. GRETTENBERGER
THE TIONESTA
Racket Store
Can supply your wants in such staple
lines as Hand Painted Cbioa, Japan
ese China, Decorated Glassware, and
Plain and Fancy Dishes, Caudy, as
well as other lines too numerous to
mention.
Time to Think of
Paint & Paper.
Before you plan your spring work
id painting and papermg let us give
you our estimates on tbe complete
job. Satisfaction guaranteed.
G. F. EODDA,
Next Door to the Fruit Store, Elm
Street, Tionesta, Pa.
TAFT IS AT BAY
PRESIDENT, IN SCATHING TERMS
ACCUSES ROOSEVELT OF DE
NYING "SQUARE DEAL."
OPPOSED TO THIRD TERM
Not Slightest Reason, If Tradlton U
tet Telling Bonaparte to Delay
Haester, Prosecution Is 8ent to
enate.
Boston, April 26. Taft jumped into
the ring here and before 7,000 persons
openly and deliberately kicked Col
onjjl Roosevelt's hat vigorously. Tc
f JT f out the pugilistic slmilesof th(
Itleveltlan campaign, 'the President
spoke in the arena, the largest audi
torium in Boston and which na
many occasions been the scene of pug
lllstic cojaysts.
Mr. Tim openly charged the Colonel
with deliberate misrepresentation ol
bis policies and admlnlstation. He de
clared it was a painful duty for him tc
attack his former friend, but declared
the gross misrepresentation and falsi
fication to which he had been subject
ed by Mr. Roosevelt was bo unwar
ranted and unjust he could no longer
remain silent.
Mr. Taft declared Colonel RooBevelt
should not be given a third term
"There is not the slightest . reason
why," he said, "If he obtains a third
term, and the limitation of Washing
ton, Jefferson and Jackson tradition is
broken down, he should not have as
many terms as his natural life will
permit. ' If he Is necessary now to the
government, why not later? One who
so lightly regards constitutional prin
ciples and especially the Independence
of the judiciary, who Ja naturally im
patient of legal restraints and due'
legal procedure, and has so misunder
stood what liberty regulated by Jaw Is,
could not safely be trusted wltht suc
cessive presidential terms."
"By excerpts from, my speeches,"
Mr. Taft went on, "he haB sought to
show and has charged that I am one
who has publicly announced that I am
in favor Of an aristocracy of political
bosseB, and that I am linked with
political bosses In seeking my renoml
nation. He charges that the patronage
of the government Is being shame
lessly used to secure my renomlna
tion, and that In the conventions and
primaries which have been held,
fraud and violence have beenj sys
tematically used to defeat the will of
the people and to secure delegates for
me. He says that I am Slot a progres
sive but a reactionary; that I was
nominated by progressives and aftet
election joined the ranks of those who
opposed me for nomination."
"If In this contest there were at
stake only my own reputation or the
satisfaction of my own ambition, 1
would without the slightest qualm and
without care as to the result, continue
my silence under these unjust attacks.
But I represent a cause. The support
ers of this cause look to me to see to
It that It is not seriously injured by
the unjust, unfounded charges against
me, and by the adroit appeals to dis
content and class hatred Mr. Roosevelt
Is now making to the public."
The charge that Federal patronage
was being used to renominate Mr.
Taft, the Piesident declared false.
8oventy per cent, of the office holders
were appointed by Roosevelt and
some of them are active in furthering
his candidacy. The charge that the
bosses favor Mr. Taft, he said, was
absurd when it was considered that
Mr. Roosevelt waB formerly supported
by these same men. Roosevelt, he de
clared, le a menace to the business
interests of the country.
Mr. Taft acknowledged a debt ol
jratltude to the Colonel for aiding in
his election to the Presidency. Then
lie declared that Roosevelt took a sen
tence from . his speech In Toledo,
garbled it, and used.it to create the im
pression that Mr. Taft was In favor
of an oligarchy.
DISASTER ENRICHES STATE
Astor Estate Alone Will Pay $4,000,-
000 to $5,000,000 In Inherit-
ance Tax.
Albany,. April 27. New York State
will receive several million dollars In
Inheritance taxes from estates oi vic
tims of the Titanic disaster. It Is
estimated that between $4,000,000 and
$5,000,000 will be paid by the Astor
estate.
The graded Inheritance tax law en
acted in 1908 and amended In 1911
Imposes a tax on lineal bequests of 1
per cent, up to $50,000, 2 per cent, up
to $250,000, 3 per cent, up to $750,000
and 4 per cent, on $1,000,000 and over.
The largest Inheritance tax hereto
fore paid was on the estate of George
Smith, formerly of London, the total
being $2,636,582.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
National League.
Clubs W. L. PC.
Cincinnati : 8 2 .800
New York 8 3 .72
Boston 6 6 KOO
Philadelphia 4 6 .00
Chicago 4 6 . .4:'l
Pittsburgh 4 6 .400
St Louis .; ,. 5 7 .117
Brooklyn 4 7 .304
American League.
Chicago 8 3 , .727
Boston 7 3 .700
Philadelphia 6 4 .COO
Washington 5 6 .500
Cleveland 5 6 .455
St. Louis 5 7 .417
Detroit 5 " 7 .417
New York 2 8 .200
ROOSEVELT SAYS !
TAFT IS 1NGRATE
"A
Says President Has Given Him
"Crookedest Kind of a Deal."
HE ALSO HINTS
T JD
BOLT
Torrent of Hot Denunciation "Absurd
"Untruths," "Disloyalty to Every
Canon of Decency and Fair Deal
ing" and Yielding to Bosses.',;
"Worcester, Mass. Merciless denun
ciation of President Taft was Colonel
Roosevelt's reply to the President's at.
tack on him. Some of Colonel Roose?
'velt's assertions were:
That President Taft had not given
the people of the country a "square
deal," but that, owing to a "quality of
feebleness," he had "yielded to the
bosses and the great privileged inter
ests." That one part of the President's at
tack upon him was "the crookedest
kind of a deal" and "deliberate mis
representation." That the President "has not merely
in thought, word and deed been dis
loyal to every canon of ordinary de
cency and fair dealing such as should
bbtain even In dealing-with a man's
bitterest opponents."
That the President's statement re
gardingHhe influence of Federal office
holders In the campaign was "not only
an untruth but It Is an absurd un
truth." .
That Mr. Taft convicted himself of
Insincerity when he signed' the Payn
Aldrlch TarflT bill.
That In speaking of Col Roosevelt's
position In regard to the trust problem
President Taft "is himself guilty of a
crooked deal."
That the action of the adnlinistra-'
tlon In not appealing the Circuit Court
order in the Tobacco case- to the Su
preme Court was "Incompatible with
the theory that the administration was
acting In good faith."
Col. Roosevelt took . up President
Taft'B attack upon him point by point,
flaying the President in one sentence
after another.
Summing up Ills attitude of opposi
tion to the President, the colonel snap
ped out these sentences:
"I do not believe he has given the
people a square deal. I believe tie has
yielded to bosses and to the- great
privileged Interests. I think he has
done this through feebleness, not'
though vlciousness. I am sincerely
sorry for him and only regret that he
did not have the strength of character
to make good his promises to the Am
erican people."
On the way to Worcester Colonel
Roosevelt spoke from the rear platorm
of his train where stops were" made,
and his most significant statement
Was In Willimantlc, Conn., where he
again made the threat that should his
delegates be unseated by the National
Committee he would become an Inde
pendent candidate for President, .
GEN. GRANT'S FUNERAL.
Impressive Services Followed by Pro
cession Through New York City.
New York. One of the most Im
pressive funeral ceremonies that New
York has witnessed In many years
was that of Major Gen. Frederick Dent
Grant, U. S. A. On Governors Island,
where Gen. Grant exercised his last
active command as commanding offi
cer of the Eastern Division of the
Army, services were attended by the
President and Vice President of the
United States, the Mayor of New
York, the Chief of the General Staff,
and by most of the highest ranking
regular and National Guard " officers
who are on duty In this part cf the
country.
Behind the caisson a regular soldier
led Pet, Gon. Grant's favorite horse.
In the Btmtps of the saddle-' tin.
General's boots were reversed, as Is
the custom at funerals of officers of
high rank.
At West Point the Corps of Cadets
under Lieut. Col. Sladen, the Com
mandant of Cadets, acted as the es
cort to the grave and a squad of ca
dets fired the thirteen guns over the
solder's grave.
KNOCKKNEED FROM SKIRT.
Munich Physician Says Fashionable
Garb Is Injurious to Women.
Munich. Dr. Karl Krancke, the emi
nent physician writes to a medical
weekly an' attack on the sheath skirt
which he. says, Is ruining femal fig
ures, stunting development and produc
ing a race of knockkneed woiwn, The
doctor says the limbs' cannot be
straight unless the muscles are allow
ed regular, unrestricted exercise,
which Is only possible with wide
skirts.
The time muBt come, says Dr.
Francke, when it will be a crime to
wear light skirts. '
$20,000,000 FOR THE INSURED. '
Policy Holders to Get the Surplus of
the Prudential Life Company.
Trenton, N. J. The Court of Er
rors and Appeals at Trenton decided
that the Prudential Insurance Com
pany may distribute $20,000,000 sur
plus among Its deferred dividend pol
Icy holders, and that it need not dis
tribute its "contingency surplus,"
amounting to $2,500,000, to ifll stock
holders. The litigation was started by Leon
F. Blanchard and other stockholders.
IRK
TO BE REVISED
8TATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
BIGELOW'S PLANS BALKED
'BY AUDITOR"GENERAU
FIND MORE CHESTNUT BLIGHT
The National Guard of the State to Be
Given New Olive Drab Uniforms
State Supplies for
1912 and 1913.
Harrlsburg. : State Highway Com
missioner E. M. Bigelow Informed sev
eral delegations of citizens who were
here In the interest of road Improve
ment In thejr communities It was ne
cessary to revise the whole road Im
provement campaign for this year be
cause Alitor General -A. E. Sisson
had not seen his way clear to approve
the expenditure of about a million and
a half dollars of iOley derived from
automobile license fees for road work.
Commissioner Bigelow, said this
would necesrarily result In consider
able curtailment of road building, and
the delegatlonsPeht home without as
surance of anything except the desire
of the highly commissioner to do
the best he could with the limited
amount of money available.
The'automobile act provides that re
ceipts from automobile license fees
shall be used for highway Improve
ment, and the department had- been
counting on (his money for the pres
ent season, but the auditor general
takejMhe position that the legislature
iitawpriate this money for the
specific purpose under the act J)C 1909,
prohibiting expenditure of unappropri
ated funds. If this contention Is sus
tained the money will not be available
for road building until next year.
More Chestnut Blight.
. New centers of chestnut tree blight
Infection have been discovered in cen
tral counties by the inspectors of the
state commission and a close survey
is being made In cbuntles In the Sus
quehanna valley. The work is being
pushed in this section and the inspect
ors are being helved by farmers and
land owners who hVAs destroyed trees
which were affected.
New Uniforms for Militia.
Harrlsburg. Within the next
month or so the National Guard of
Pennsylvania will be equipped with
new olive drab service uniforms, pat
terned after the coats worn by the
men of the United States army in all
respects except the articles used to
designate their membership in the
Keystone state militia. The requisi
tions are to be mad by.the command
ers of organizations without delay, as
the uniforms will not be issued after
June 1. The olive drab- uniform will
have the standing collar of the regu
lars Instead of the turn-down style;
will have patch Instead of bellows
pockets, and be withoit cuffs. The
uniforms now used for general pur
poses will be used for ordinary work7
and the new olive' drab will be kept
for change when formal appearance -is
desired.
Supplies for 1912-13.
Telegraphones and other Instru
ments for the registration of voices
for use in correspondence, surveying
instruments, stationery by the ton,
nuts for squirrels and dried blood for
the conservatories are on the list of
articles to be supplied to the state
under the schedule for supplies for
1912-1913, which is to be advertised
within a few days. The schedule is
the largest ever framed at the capitol,
containing 7,180 items, or 2,000 more
than before. The increase In size Is
due to the, fact that the supplies for
the senate and house are Included and
that equipment for the highway, de
partment Is also on the list.
Ruling of Attorney General. '
As a result ot an opinion given by
Attorney General Belk to Banking
Commissioner William H. Smith,' who
Is the officer In charge of the enforce
ment of the private bank license law,
a number of questions regarding the
Btatute have been settled and the act
will be brought into play . against
firms whose members) decline to ac
cept It. One of the matters decided
by the attorney general was regarding
the Jurisdiction of the department of
banking, over firms engaged In the
sale of steamship tickets. It is held
that they are not excepted if they
have-sold such tickets after Decem
ber 1, 1911, when the act went Into
effect.
Tener Makes Appointments.
Governor Tener has announced the
appointment of Fred J. Byrod of Sun
bury to be prothonotary clerk of the
several courts of Northumberland
county, vice George K. Rohrback, re
signed. State Capitol Notes.
W. H. Berkelbach, formerly a sena
tor from Philadelphia, has resigned
as a highway commissioner ki Phila
delphia. The Rittersvllle hospital trustees
have requested the state to construct
roads In tbe vicinity of the Institution.
The state highway department has
entered suit in Delaware county
courts against the Philadelphia &
Western railway because of its Inter
ference with grades of highways.
THAW HEARING
SET F0RMAY G
Another Attempt to Free Notor
ious Slayer
COUNSEL SAY NOT INSANE
Out of Matteawan for First Time in
Three Years Willing to Talk
but Warned to Be
Silent.
New Rochelle, N. Y. Harry K.
Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, ap
peared Saturday before Justice
Keogh in chambers in another effort
to be freed from Matteawan, where he
has been confined for more than tour
years. The appearance was on a
Vrit of habeas corpus. The hear
ing was brl-efT Clarence J. Shearn,
Thaw's attorney, stated that Thaw
was not Insane and that his release
would not be a public menace. It
W38 agreed among counsel In the case
that the matter should wait the jus
tice's convenience and the case ac
cordingly was Bet for May 6 at White
PlSJ118.
It. was the first time in three years
that Thaw' had been out of 'the con
fines or Matteawan. . He has taken
on considerable weight and his full
cheeks seem to diminish the promi
nence of his eyes. Despite his glass
es his eyes still seemed remarkably
hrleht.
" When" he reached the court room
He was greetod by his mother, his
sister, ' Alice, formerly the Countess
of Yarmouth, and Roger O'.Mara of
Pittsburgh.
When the adjournment was taken
Thaw held a sort of a leevee. He
declared that he was feeling fine and
seemed particularly glad to be in the
open again.
"How much do you weight now "
some one asked.
'"From 185 to 187," he replied. He
itemed willing to talk a lot, but Mr.
Shean said he thought it would not
be well for him to saynuch at this
time.
The hearing over, Thaw was taken
back to Matteawan.
CONVICTION MEANS SENTENCE.
Prosecutions Theatened as Result of
Attack on Boy.
Martins Ferry, Pa. The hazing of
"Ted" Rutharmond, a member of the
high school graduating class, last
week, when both cheeks were stamp
ed with the figures "23" by nitrate of
silver, has engenered a social warfare
here. e 20 members of the junior
class responsible for the hazing and
who have been suspended are mem
ber of pssminent families and every
one here is- taking feje side or the
other.
The Board of Education has filed
charges against the hazers In Police
Court and the father of young Ruth
ermond will' file criminal charges
against four, outsiders, members of
the High School Alumni, who are said
to have -assisted the drug clerk who
mTTed the nitrate solution a,nd, possi
bly, one of the high school professors,
who told the boys what the filtrate
would do. '
The lctim has steadfastly refused
to "snitch" on his schoolmates and
has been, plodding with his father not
to prosecute. The state law specifical
ly prescribes Imprisonment of from
three to 30 years for burning with ni
trate of silver.
STRIKE OF ENGINEERS AVERTED.
Mediation Suggested by Knapp and
Neill May Lead to Peace.
' New York. iBelief that the threat
ened strike-of 28,000 locomotive engi
neers employed by railroads east of
the Mississippi anda north of the Po
tomac and Ohio 'rivers has been
averted through the mediation efforts
of Judge Martin A. Knapp of the'
Court of Commerce,' and Charles P.
Neill, United States Commissioner of
Labor, is expressed by participants in
the'eonferences with the government
representatives.
The question of arbitration has
now been agreed to by both sides, it
is said, but with some' modification
from the original proposal 'made to
the midlators by the railway manage
ment. Owned by Like r Thoroughbred.
Marke, O. Oray haired Captain
Abe Cheeks of this place, who was
put on the stand at SCeubenvllle as
defendant in a $.10,000 breach of prom
ise Suit brought by lluttie Hart, a vau
deville actress of Cleveland, admitted
like a thoroughbred that he had kiss
ed all the girls on the river show
boat Sunny South, because he liked
it and they speni to. He denied ever
proposing marriage to Miss Hart, al
though ho said he would like to have
married her.
No Titanic Pictures in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pa. The exhibition
in this city of moving pictures depict
ing the sinking of -the Titanic has
been forbidden by Mayor Ulanken
buVg. The police are ordered to
stop any exhibition. The mayor
said: "These pictures are all 'fakes'
and I think it Is about the limit to
coinmerciali.e on such a terrible dis
aster." American Channel at Niagara Dry.
Miinara Falls, N. Y. Owing to an
Immense Ire jam between the main
land and Goat Island, about a mile
above the cataract, the American
channel was dry Saturday for the
third time on record, and people
crossed on the river bed.
Seattle Has World's Largest Dock.
Seattle, Wash. Tho last stone in
the largest dry doek ever built in the
United States has been set in place
at the Puget Sound Navy Yard. The
dock, when completed, will have cost
1.300,000.
ENGLAND'S MOVE
MEANS BUSINESS
Gunboat Headed For Mexict
Causes Much Apprehension
MONROE DOCTRINE INVOLVED
Belief That England will Demand Its
Abrogation Or Protection for
British Subjects Trouble for
Mexico Either Way.
Mexico City, Mexico. Despite the
assurances of the British minister, K.
L. Strong, that the British gunboats
Albeflne are headed for Mexican
waters with no hostile intent, there is
apprehension in government circles,
The report that British subjects have
been maltreated on the west coast
was followed so closely by the report
that the Aigerine waB en route to
Mazat.an that officials here believe
ber commander is en route to inves
tigate.
It Is considered certain here that if
the British interests imperiled Great
Britain will Immediately demand that
the United States afford needed pro
tection to British subjects or with
draw its interpretation of the Monroe
Doctrine so that England can act for
herself. Either plan will spell Beri-
oils trouble for the Madero adminis
tration.
San Francisco, Cal. The prepara
tion of the United States army trans
port Buford, under oders from Wash
ington to sail at the earliest possible
moment for the west coast of Mexico,
to take aboard American refugees
whose lives are in jeopardy was
rushed with feverish haste and the
Buford sailed Monday noon. She
was equipped with selected lifeboats
and 100 additional life preservers, so
that the maximum of passengers
(1,041) may be accommodated.
TOO MUCH WHISKY ON MARKET.
Kentucky Distillers Decide to Curtail
Output of Bourbon.
Louisville, Ky. Over-production of
Kentucky whisky similar to that dur
ing the four years from 1890 to 1893,
inclusive, which was followed by sev
eral years of depression, is feared by
local distillers, who have agreed that
curtailment in the output Ib Impera
tive. The trade has produced about
90,000,000 gallons in tbe last two
years, more than 20,000,000 in excess
of the demand.
Distillers say & tremendous Inipe
tiis was given the production of Ken
tucky bourbon by the pure food rul
ings as to what constitutes real
whisky, and many increased the ca
pacity of their plants In anticipation
of a big demand. The overthrow of
Dr. Wiley's conclusions later cut Into
the .consumption of ageing whisky.
Jobbers all over the country, they say,
practically have ceased buying any
thing younger than 1910's, and when
they buy goods of older inspection
the purchases are altogether for Im
mediate wants.
OFFICIALS MUST REFUND.
West Virginia Court Orders Former
Treasurer to Pay $25,000.
Ne Cumberland, W. Va. An or
der has been handed down by the
Court that former Sheriff and Count
Treasurer A. F. Wilkin shall repay
the county about $2.5,000 within 45
days, and that $10,01)11 of this amount
Bhall be repaid the county, within 10
da.VB. It is asserted that the former
official has' had custody of n lot of
the funds of the county shire he re
tired from office four years aso, this
fact being brought out by an audit of
the books of the coun" which is now
being conducted.
Ex-Sheriff Wilkin tukes issue with
the state tax commissioner relative
to thecollec'tlon of road and delin
quent tiues. It Is alBo a'leged that
Mr. Wink l.i will he adle to prove that
a considerable amount of the road tax
has been worked out.
The books many" other counties
in the stay; ai.e now being audited, so
It Is said, under the direction of
State Tax Commissioner Blue. It is
said that Nearly $1,000,000 will be re
turned 1o the state before the plans
of the tax commissioners' office are
completed.
LUMBER TOWNS VANISH.
Prosperous Elk County Settlement
Being Abandoned.
St.'Marys, Pa. The lumber towns
of Kill county are rapidly disappear
ing and bv the end of the year only
wmory of them will he left. Medlx
Run, which has been one of the most
progressive towns in the county for
a number of years, is being torn
down, many of thehoiiHCB having been
removed already to other places. The
school, which was overcrowded at the
opening of the school term, now has
ample room.
The same conditions prevail Ht
Hicks Run. althoimh the end of that
town will not come until the end of
Aunust. The village of Dents is aiso
being vacated, nearly one half of the
population having left, uml the re
mainder will soon follow.
Many Men Laid Off at Mines.
Shaniokln, Pa. The Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and lion Company
has laid off all employes In this re
gion excepting those necessary to
keep the mines from being Hooded
and caving in. The men will not re
turn to work until the roal suspen
sion ends.
Thread Workers' Strike Grows.
Williamantic. Conn The strike of
operatives In the manufacturing de
partments of the American Thread
Company embrace 1,500, an Increase'
Of 900 in one day.
OVER THE SHOSHONE FALLS
Except Fish, a Red Collie Is Only Ani
mal That Has Made Plunge
and Survived.
The only living thing except the fish
that has ever gone over the Shoshone
Falls in Idaho and came through alive
Is Shep, a red collie belonging to a
hotel man In Shoshone. At Shoshone
the Snake River plunges into a cavern
with less than a foot between the sur
face of the rushing waters and the
roof of jagged rock. Sharp-toothed
rocks bristle above the swirling cur
rents, and cruel stones project from
the slippery sides. From this sub
terranean passage the river emerges
on the edge of a great canyon, over
the brink of which It dashes In a
thundering cataract of foam and spray
220 feet to the abysmal depths below.
The falls of Shoshone are sixty feet
higher than Niagara Falls.
A child pulled Shep's plumy tall one
day and Shep bit the child. For this
he was promptly condemned to death
by his owner, who took him to Snake
river and threw him In just outside
tbe cavern, and when Shep, battling
bravely for bis life, was swept out of
sight Into its mysterious mouth, be
was considered a dead dog.
Half an hour later a boy hurried Into
the hotel and informed Shep's master
that his collie was sitting on a half
submerged rock below the falls how
ling for help. Filled with remorse,
the dog's owner hastened to his res
cue with ropes and a boat, and half
Shoshone attended Shep's triumphal
return to his home, where his penitent
owner gave him the best in tbe larder
and a soft cushion behind the bar for
the rest of his days. Beyond a few
trifling scratches and the loss of his
toe nails, the dog was none the worse
for his terrible experience.
BURGLAR WAS MARRIED MAN
Little Story of the Housebreaker, the
Victim and the Too Skeptical
Wife.
"I woke up suddenly the other night
and thought I heard a burglar In the .
room. I sat up In bed and that awoke
my wife."
"What did she do?"
"She accused me, as usual, of hav
ing a burglar bug. Said I'd never hear
a real burglar It I live a thousand
years. I Bald I'd bet I . would. She
said she'd bet I wouldn't. And Just
then a shadowy form rose from behind
the dresser and a hoarse voice ex
claimed, 'He wins, ma'am!'"
"Did you catch him?"
"Catch him! I didn't try. I Just lay
there and laughed, and heard him slam
the door and run down the street.
And Bay, my wife was so mad she
didn't speak to me for a whole day.
But I'll bet one thing."
"What Is It?"
"I'll bet that burglar was a married
man."
Conscientious.
. An editor of a New York magazine
recently received a story of which
the scene was laid In the state of
Washington. He wished to have the
story Illustrated, and in order to ob
tain the best local detail he sent the
manuscript to a young artist out In
Washington. Ilefore doing bo, how
ever, he scrawled hastily across the
top of the first page the address of
the writer, which did not otherwise
appear on the manuscript. It was
"Shelton, Wash." With the story the
editor sent a letter asking the artist
to make a wash drawing of a certain
effective scene and forward It as soon
as possible. By return mall the ed
itor received an anxious reply from
tho youthful artist, saying: "I note
that you wish me to use Shelton
wash. I do not know of any such
wash, nor do any of the dealers out
here. If yoy enn send me a tube I
shall be glad to make the drawing."
The Forest.
Seeking inspiration, I leave the city
and go to the forest, Journeying there
by the path of memory, for chains,
self-urged, prove too strong for re
lease from city desk.
I visit In thought Its oratory, whis
pering a prayer of love and praise,
place flowers upon the altar of stones
made beautiful with velvet of moss
and lichen lace.
The winds teach my lips a new
song, the sun grants my eyes fresh
vision, earth fastens wings on mv
feet.
As I walk through Its aisles I am
shrived of weariness, weakness, fear.
At tho font of a spring am I baptized
Into new understanding.
Then, receiving the benediction of
the trees, I return again to my desk,
renewed In spirit, strength and, above
all, in love. From the Craftsman,
Without Ceremony.
More or less ceremony usually at
tends the Inylng of a corner stone,
but In one case at least It was laid
quite simply.
Two Chicago men -were talking of
the fortune of a third when one suld:
"He made IiIb first lucky strike In
eggs. He bought 10,000 dozen at a
low figure, put them in cold storage
and sold them at a profit of more thnn
300 per cent. That was the corner
stone of his present fortune."
"Ah!" exclaimed the other man;
"then the hens laid It!"
Harmless Fad.
"T suppose In these ragtime days you
sell very little classical music?"
"More than you would imagine." an
swered the mudc dealer. "Almost
everybody buvt l few sheets to rlace
on the piano when company calls "