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VOL. XLV. NO. 50.
TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1913.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. J. C. Dunn.
Justices uflht Voce C. A. Randall, D.
W. Clark.
Councumen. J. W. Tenders, J. T. Dsle,
O. H, Kohiimon, Wrn. SniearbU(ih,
R. J. Hopkins, G. F. Watson, A. U.
Kelly.
Constable L. L. Zuver.
Collector W. H. Hood.
&rhoot lhrertmsW. 0. Iinel, J. R.
Clark, 8. M. Henry, Q. Jamieson, D, H.
Iiluui.
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress P. M. 8 peer.
Member of Sewtiei. IC. P. Hall.
Assembly A. R. Mechlins.
President Judge W. D. Hinckley.
Associate Judge Samuel Aul, Joseph
M. Morgan.
Proihonotary, Register A Beeorder, te,
-8. R. Maxwell.
, tiheriff Wtn. H. Hood.
Treasurer W. H. Brazne.
Commissioners Wm. H. Harrison, J.
C. Hoowden, H. H. McClellan.
District Attorney M. A. Csrrlnger.
Jury Commissioners i, 13. Eden, A. M.
Moore.
Coroner Dr. M. C Kerr.
County AwiiUtrs -Oeorge H. Warden,
A. O. Green; and 8. V. Nhlelds.
County Surveyor Roy 8. Brsden.
County Superintendent J. O. Carson.
Kesalar Term ! (!art.
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 montb.
Church mm Mahbalh Hchl.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. : M. E; Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in.
Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. W.S. Kurton.
Preaching In the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Rev,
U. A. Garrett, Psxtor.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p.
in. Rev. H. A. Bailey, Pa--tor.
The regular meeting of the W. C. T.
V. are held at the headquarters on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
mi nth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
'PI' NESTA LODGE, No. 869, 1. 0. 0. F.
1 M eets every Tuesday evening, in Odd
Fellows' Hall, Partridge building.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW POST, No. 274
G. A. K. Meets 1st Tuesday after
ooon of each luouib at 3 o'clock.
CAPT. GEORGE STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. R. C, meets first and third
Wednesday evening of each montb.
TF. RITCHEY, 1
. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Tionesta, Pa.
MA. CARRINGER,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
OlhVe over Forest County National
Bank Building, TIONESTA, PA.
CURTIS M. 8HAWKEY,
ATTORN EY-AT- LAW,
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
AC BROWN,
ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW
Office In Arnnr Building, Cur. Elm
and Bridge Sts., Tionexta. Pa.
FRANK 8. HUNTER, D. D. 8
Rooms over Citizen Nat. Bank.
I ION ESTA, PA.
DR. F.J. BOVARD,
Physician A Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
Eves Tested and Glasses Fitted.
D
R. J. B. 8IGGINS.
Physician and Surgeon,
OIL CITY. PA.
DR. M. W EASTON,
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN,
of Oil City, Pa., will visit Tionesta every
Wediiecdny. He 111 in at the Central
llouxe. Melting hones and treatment ol
nervous and chronlo dixsees a specialty.
Greatext success in all kinds of chrome
diseases.
HOTEL WEAVER,
J. B. PIERCE. Proprietor.
Modern and up todie in all Its ap
pointments. Every convenience and
comfort provided for the traveling public
CENTRAL HOUNE,
R. A. FULTON, Proprietor.
Tionsela, Pa. This is the mostcentrally
located hotel in the place, and has all the
modern Improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place lor the traveling public.
pHIL. EMERT
FANCY BOOT SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Haslet's grocery store
ou Elm street. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees bis work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. "JAMES HASLET,
GENERAL MERCHANT
Furniture Dealer,
AND
UNDERTAKER.
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DIVORCE BILL
HASJjEPEALER
Author Scott o! Original Meas
ure Introduces It
ViYS PRESENT LAW IS GOOD
Not a Supporter of the Repeal Bill
Scott Introduces Legislation to Give
Its Critic a Chance Other Bills.
Representative John H. K. Srott ol
Philadelphia in ' the Pennsylvania
legislature presented a bill to repeal
the divorce act of 1911. He says that
he will vote against the repealer, but
wants the critics of the present law
to have an , opportunity to express
themselves on the tioor. Accompany
ing the bill was this statement, whlcii
he had read to the house:
"After the aniendnipnt of 1911 had
passed both houses and bad becu
signed by the governor It was an
nounced In public press by some mem
bers that they had voted' for the bill
without having full knowledge of It)
contents. It was also announced In
public press that the bill had been
offered to facilitate the granting of a
divorce to a certain prominent indi
vidual. The act was frequently re
ferred to In public press as the
'.Mellon' bill, meaning thereby that
It was enacted for the advantage of
one person.
"I offer the repealer so that mem
bers of this house who were mem
bers of the last house may give, alter
full discussion, their mature expres
sion 83 to the merit of the act of 1911.
For my own part, while offering this
repealer, It Is not my thought to sup
Krt it. I believe that the act of 1511
Is a meritorious piece of legislation. '
Another constitutional amendment
to come out of committee is the one
paving the way for legislation making
an eight-hour day on public work. This
amendment has been agreed to by
one legislature. Representative V. 3.
Bigger of Allegheny had tlie resolution
presented two years ago.
The house adopted on second read
ing the Jones resolution ratifying the
proposed amendment to the federal
constitution to provide for the elec
tion of United States senators by di
rect vote. No opposition was raised
and it Is practically certain that the
measure will go through finally with
out a fight.
The house passed also on second
reading, without debate, the Stein bill
creating a commission of nine to In
vestigate company stores.
In the house Representative Wal
ton presented a bill to prohibit the
carrying of red flags In processions.
The Walton bill is aimed at Socialists.
Representative Rockwell presented
a bill fixing the open season for shoot
ing deer from Dec. 7 to Dec. 10. . The
present open season Is from NoV..-'15
to Dec. 1.
An amendment to the constitution
to pro'hibit the manufacture and sale
of liquor was presented to the Penn
sylvania house of representatives by
Thomas A. Steele of MsKeesport. The
legislation made its appearance soon
after J. Denny O'Nell, commissioner
of Allegheny county, arrived In the
capital. Steele also introduced an
anti-treating measure, which Is a dupli
cate of the Dunn bill. The prohibitory
amendment follows:
"The manufacture, or sale, or barter,
or exchange of intoxicating liquors or
beverages, whether splritous, vinous'
or malt, or brewed are hereby forever
prohibited In the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, except alcohol for
medical, scientific or mechanical pur
poses, and wine for sacramental pur
poses; the sale of which alcohol and
wine for the purposes aforesaid shall
be regulated by Jaw."
Legislation to regulate the granting
of marriage licenses was presented by
George W. Richards of Allegheny.
The purpose of the bill Is to prevent
the marriage of diseased and feeble
minded persons.
Senator Powell of Allegheny Intro
duced an amendment to the constitu
tion giving women the right to vote.
Senator Beldleman of Harrlsburg
presented the bill establishing a state
fair commission, to consist of the gov.
ernor, the secretary of agriculture and
seven other members to be appointed
by the governor. A state fair is to be
held each year, the date to be fixed
by the commissioners. The bill ap
propriates $:)0n,000.
Talk of fixing a date for final ad
journment is appearing. The dates
mentioned are April 17, April 25 and
May 9.
The house passed the first bill of the
session. This was the Stein resolution
creating a commission of five to In
vestigate company stores and report
neressary legislation.
THO0P3 FOR INAUGURATION
Three Infantry Regiments and En
gineer Ba'aMon to Represent Penna.
Three regiments of Infantry and an
engineer battalion will represent the
state of Pennsylvania at the Inaugura
tion of President-elect Woodrow Wil
son. General orders were Issued at
the office of the adjutant general, an
nouncing the designation of the
troops.
Brigadier General C. M. Clement of
S'inbury, commander of the Third
b'igade, will be in command of the
pio visional brigade. Western Penn
sylvania will be represented by a part
ol the Second brigade.
Nevada Sends Democrat to
U.iited States Senate
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KEY PITTMAN.
MORE LIBERAL PARCEL POST
Is Advocated by Postmaster General
Hitchcock In Report
Postmaster General Hitchcock In
his annual report tentatively suggests
reduction cf sc;i:e r.r..ccl poet ial33
and Increasing the limit of weight be
yond eleven pounds. It also recom
mends civil pensions for postal em
ployes; an Increase in rates on second
claiS mail, which may pave the way
for one-cent letter postage, and the
consolidation of the third and fourth
classes so books and papers may be
forwarded by parcel post. On this sub
Ject the report says:
"While the postage rates for the new
parcel post system range consider
ably lower than corresponding express
charges tt Is believed that experience
will show them to'be higher In some
Instances than Is necessary In order
to maintain the service at cost. Like
wise, the restriction that places an
eleven-ixnind limit on the weight of
parcels mailed should be regarded as
merely tentative. After the system is
thoroughly organized on that basis the
scope of the service, in Its usefulness
to the public, should be still further
enlarged by Increasing the weight
limit. If properly developed under ef
ficient management the parcel post will
prove to be a moEt Important factor in
reducing the cost of living."
GOLD FOUND JNOLD KETTLE
$960 Believed to Have Been Hidden
by Outlaws Unearthed.
Perseverance In their search for the
treasure bidden by a band of mountain
bandits has rewarded Albert J.
Wheeler of Seabrook, N. C, and Sam
Miller, formerly of Mount Pleasant,
Westmoreland county. Pa., by the dis
covery of an old iron kettle In a cave
which tradition says was the retreat
of Captain Jacobs, Captain Raleigh
and other mountain highwaymen.
Wheeler and .Miller found gold coins
amounting to $900. Some of the coins
were more than 100 years old. The
find was made after a search of sev
eral months. The old cave Is in the
mountains near Laurelville. The two
men believe more treasure may be
found in the neighborhood.
BARS LIFTED FOR CASTRO
Venezuelan Lands in New York City;
Has Hearing on Friday.
General Castro, former president of
Venezuela, who has been held at
Ellis island, New York, since Dec. SI
pending Inquiry into the desirability of
allowing him to land, was turned loose
in New York by Judge Holt in the
United States district court with no
restraint on him except a ball bond
of $500 which was required to insure
the general's reappearance in court
next Friday.
The general told the reporters as he
was leaving court that next Wednes
day he Is to be a guest of the Nortn
western societies dinner, where he will
sit beside Senator Borah and John
Hays Hammond. He was warm in his
enthusiasm for Judge Holt.
ADMITS HE IS PROFESSIONAL
Indian Thorpe Throws Bomb Into
Amateur Circles.
James Thorpe, who relumed from
Stockholm the acknowledged hero ot
the Olympic games, admitted that the
laurels showered upon him as an ama
teur athlete were undeserved and that
the charges that he had played profes
sional baseball were true.
His punishment includes the loss of
all the trophies won by him as an
amateur and the wiping out from the
record books of all the performances
to lis credit.
Thorpe accepted a contract to play
Baseball with the New York National
league club. He will report to .Man
ager McGraw on Feb. 16.
Clay Charged With Consplrsey.
Henry Clay, former director. of the
department of public safety In Phila
delphia under Mayor Reyburn, and
John R. Wiggins and Willard 'll.
Walls, contractors, were found guilty
by a jury on a charge of conspiracy
to defraud the city. The contracts
were for the building of police and fire
stations and public bath houses.
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CONGRESS FOR
MEMORIAL PLAN
Fine Structure to Be Erected
in Honor ot Lincoln
VOUSE PASSES THE MEASURE
Senate Takes First Step Toward
Making Presidential Tenure One
Term of Six Years; Bill Just Passes.
A great memorial to Abraham Lin
coln will be erected in Washington.
The house without the formality of a
roll call accepted the bill recently
passed by the senate, indorsing the
plans of the fine arts commission, ap
propriating $2,000,000 for the - me
morial, to be located In Potomac park,
close to the Wa.hlugton monument
and in view of Arlington, the home
of Robert K. Lee. The measure later
was .sent to President Talt. who put
his signature to it, making it law.
The park is two miles in length, at
one end - whi:-h is the notional
capitol and the Oliver end the proposed
nieu.orm., vti,ii nu momuueiii i.i
center.
Although threat? had been made In
the house that the proposed memorial,
favored by a commission made up o!
President Taft, Speaker Champ Clark,
former Speaker J. U. Cannon and
others, would be defeated and a high
way between Washington and Gettys
burg substituted, opponents at the last
moment threw up their hands and
yielded to the prevailing sentiment.
After hours of oratory on the part
of members who favored or opposed
the plans of the commission Repre
sentative Borland offered a resolution
recommitting the bill to the library
committee of the house, but the bet
be could do was to muster thirty-one
votes and his plans failed.
Senate Passes Six-Year-Term Bill.
A constitutional amendment which
would restrict the president and
vice president to a single term of
six year3 ami would bar Woodrow Wil
son, Theodore Roosevelt and William
H. Taft from again seeking eiection
was approved by the senate by the
narrow majority of one vote.
After a bitter fight In which the
Progressives joined with many Re
publicans in opposing the restricted
presidential term, the senate adopted
the original Works resolution by a
vote or 47 to 23.
Senator Brlstow's proposal that a
president could be recalled at any
regular election was voted down. 58
to 10, and Senator Hoke Smith's
amendment to make the single term
four years instead of six was defeat
ed, 42 to 23.
The closest votes came on Senator
Owens' amendment for a direct, popu
lar vote on president and vice presi
dent, defeated 35 to 32. and Senator
Paynter's amendment to lengthen to
six years the term of the president
who might be In office when the con
stitutional amendment was finally rati
fied. This was defeated, 36 to 30.
Proposals for two four-year terms
and one four-year term, suggestions
to modify the resolution so it would
not affect Taft, Wilson or Roosevelt,
and amendments to make it apply
only to presidents elected after its
ratification, were all defeated by large
majorities.
Burns Under Fire.
A resolution aimed at Detective W.
J. Burns, which is said to have been
inspired by organized labor, was in
troduced in the house by Represent
ative Ferris of Oklahoma, Democrat.
It Is designed to bring out evidence
taken in land fraud cases during the
Roosevelt administration that Mr.
Burns and Francis J. Heney went to
extremes in their efforts to put land
fraud sharks In the pen.
. JANUARY KEPT UP PACE
1912 Business Expansion Maintained
During First Month of New Year.
Dun's Review of Trade says this
week:
"The business expansion which be
gan in 1912 was steadily maintained
throughout the first month of the new
year and reports from various sec
tions continue satisfactory. Weathet
conditions affect distribution adverse
ly in certain industries and tariff un
certainty is responsible for conserva
tive buying In lines affected. Labor
troubles, now apparently approaching
adjustment, have Interfered with the
demand for materials used In the
manufacture of olothlng, but the gen
eral effect on the dry goods trade Is
comparatively slight.
"The iron and steel trade continues
so active that only the incapacity ot
the mills to make prompt delivery pre
vents further expansion. The open
winter ha3 been generally favorable
for new building and Important con
struction work is In prospect."
LORDS REJECTHOME RULE
Autonomy For Ireland Meets With De
feat as Was Expected.
As was generally expected the Eng
lish house of lords rejected the home
rule bill by a vote of 32B to 67. Mr.
Gladstone's home rule measure In 18:'.'l
was beaten by the lords by a vote ot
419 to 41.
The final debate, which was earnest
and restrained, was well attended. The
house was crowded throughout the
discussion, as Is rarely the case. .
New Leaders in Control in
Constantinople
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MAIIAII D SHEFKET PASHA.
PEACE PAjUEY ENDS
Allies Present Nots Ending Negotia
tions With Turkey.
The peace negotiations, which
reached a deadlock over the session
of Adrianople Jan. 6, finally were
broken by a note which the pleni
potentiaries of the Balkan allies pre
sented to Rechad Pasba, head of the
Turkish delegation.
Notwithstanding this rupture opti
mists in the diplomatic world hope a
resumption of the war may be avert
ed, either through fresh proposals
Turkey is reported to be including in
the note she will deliver to the powers
or through the fall of Adrianople be
fore activities can be begun again in
the Tchataldja lines.
RUNS BUSINESS FOR CHURCH
Proprietor of Chain of Stores Hat
Fortune Enough For Himself.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 30. One-tenth ol
his earnings has been the regular con
tribution of II. Z. Duke to the church
ever since his first nickel store was
established in Texa3 and began to
grow until there are now twenty-one
stores In the chain and he has a for
tune estimated at $500,000 in othei
holdings.
Mr. Duke now announces be wil)
devote his stores purely for the bene
fit of the church and that not another
penny will he lay tip as earthly
treasure.
MAD DOG IN PARCEL POST
Body of Rabid Animal Mailed to Hy
giene Laboratory.
A mad dog in a neatly tied package
arrived In Berkeley Springs, Cal., by
parcel post. "Mad" it was labeled, and
so It turned out after the bundle had
been examined by Dr. W. A. Sawyer
of the state hygiene laboratory.
Although the dog was dead, Post
master Merrill said the shipment over,
stepped even the wide bounds of ths
parcel post regulations. The package
was sent from Floriston, Cal., where
the dog had been shot.
PITTSBURG MARKETS.
Butter Prints, 36Mi437; tubs. 36
36'i. Eggs Selected, 25. Poultry
Hens, live, 14fil6.
Cattle Choice, $8.358.60; prime,
$815 8.25; good, $7.60(?t 7.90; tidy butch
ers. $7.25ft7.50; fair. $Gf;6.75; com
mon, $5(5 6; common to good fat bulls,
$4 6.75; common to good fat cows,
$3.506.50; dieifers, $4(f(7..r.O; Tresh
cows and springers, $50(8 75. Sheep
and Lambs Prime wethers, $6(g 6.10;
good mixed, $5.50(95.85; fair mixed,
$4.75(55.40; culls and common, $2.50fti
3.50; lambs. $5.5C(!j 9.10; veal calves,
$11 11.50; heavy aud thin hogs, $7
g. Hogs Prime heavy. $7.857.90;
heavy mixed, $7.95'Q8; mediums, $8.10
f(8.15; heavy Yorkers, $8.15tfj 8.20;
light Yorkers and pigs. $8.208.25;
roughs, $6.50f(7; stags, $6fi6.25.
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MORRISON IS
POT-JNCHARBE
Assumes Command ot Steel
Strike at Rankin, Pa.
FIGHTING TO UNIONIZE PUNTS
Former Employes of the Steel Trust
Appear Before Federation Officials
and Tell of "System of Oppression."
Secretary Frank Morrison of the
American Federation of Labor Is in
charge of the strike of steel workers
In the Rankin and Braddock (Pa.) dis
tricts.
The steel strike will toe the first bat
tle in the new aggressive campaign
decided upon by the federation against
those Industries which, the union of
ficials say, are "seeking to reduce
tlbelr workmen to the level of serfs."
The steel, textile, rubber and pack
ing house industries are to be the
targets upon which the American Fed
eration in the Immediate future will
center its Are in an active warfare te
unionize all employes and through or
ganization to effect amelioration of
working conditions, increased pay and
recognition of the union.
Some of the strikers said that their
principal grievance is a system of pay.
lng under which a pieceworker does
not know how much he is making
until pay day. They assert that under
the tonnage system, under which it Is
said that wages are .pooled among the
men according to their positions and
general production, is unfair. They
want also to be paid for time lost at
their machines when repairs are being
made.
John Blotnek, local organizer of the
American Federation of Labor, said
that the men want either to be paid
day work for time lost when machines
are being repaired and when they are
compelled to wait for material, or be
sent home and use their time as they
see fit. He asserted that many of the
men have done much work for which
they were not paid.
In a clash between deputies armed
with revolvers and rifles and strikers
from the Rankin plant of the Ameri
can Steel and Wire company, armed
with etones, in Hawkins avenue, Ran
kin, Pa., one man was killed and
twelve persons Injured, one probably
fatally. The dead and the wounded
except two of the deputies, were spec
tutors. Not one striker was injured as
far as can be learned. A six-month-old
child and several women are
among the injured. Hawkins avenue
for two squares was a bitter battle
ground for over an hour and the fight
ended when the deputies retreated.
George Kozley, aged twenty-nine, ol
Rankin, was shot twice in the stomach
He died instantly.
The injured are:
Fritz Beck, thirty-two, Rankin; shot
twice In head; believed to be dying.
Mrs. John Sablanovltz, twenty-six,
Rankin; shot in left arm.
Richard Parish, a negro, Rankin;
Bhot twice In left leg.
Annie Leba, eighteen, Rankin; shot
In stomach.
Chief of Police Walter Barnett of
Rankin; head lacerated.
Mike Miklos, six months, Rankin;
shot In left ear; condition serious.
Charles Benson, forty-nine, Rankin;
shot In stomach.
Anton Andisk, twenty-eight, Rankin;
shot In breast; condition serious.
A deputy, name not obtainable; shot
In back.
A -deputy, name not obtainable;
beaten severely.
Two unidentified negroes, both shot
in legs.
Oppression Is Alleged.
Two former employes of the Rankin
and Braddock plants appeared before
ofllcials of the American Federation
of Labor In Washington. They charged
that there was a "system of industrial
oppression" In effect at the steel
plants. They were a bookkeeper and
a clerk whose names labor officials
refused to divulge.
Ofllcials of the federation say that
they told of alleged mistreatment of
steel strikers by "mercenaries and
bad men" in the pay of the trust.
FARMERS OPPOSE SCHEME
Granger Creasy Appears Before Cur
rency Reform Probers.
An important witness before the
congress subcommittee Investigating
currency reform was W. T. Creasy,
master ot the Pennsylvania State
grange, which represents 70,000 far
mers. Farmers In Pennsylvania and else
where are bitterly opposed to the
Aldrich central bank scheme, he said,
and added that the national grange
will oppose the Aldrich plan or any
Imilar currency act which takes the
control of the currency away from
the government. "We believe," said
Mr. Creasy, "that the big flnnnclers
re more interested in gaining control
of the currency than they are to se
cure its elasticity."
Indorses Income Tax.
Opposition to the proposed Income
tax amendment to the federal consti
tution, submitted by the federal con
gress to the several slates, which de
feated the ratitlcation of the amend
ment In the West Virginia legislature
two years ai?o, was missing this time
n th mnnutirn wan mtlfteil In the
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state senate without a dNssuting vote. I
ALASKAN MOOSE.
Ci ought to This Country With Much
Difficulty and broken to Harness.
Two Alaskan moose, believed to be
ths li.-a ever bro;ige.t to this country,
were owned by A. K. (Happy Jack)
;tr." 0i' C;.cU u;e, who trained them to
o.k in s!i.;;le and double harness.
10 bui'ght the twins for $200 and a
o. ;;io.'isions while In the North
. t.r; six'cen month.! ago and valued
11 l at ;j.'00-. foi which amount
!(.. were lr.cJi'ed.
Tli.it Cerr succeeded in bringing the
oite to ihis coun:iy ailve was by
he :ticEt K.-.oke of good fortune, an
rto i.r.l)!-' wi I and an unceasing
l,.:Lr.cc thai li.-ted weeks. Back of
t is a stc.y f h,:dhlps and danger
rivals the adventure of Buffalo
rites when that celebrated Klondike
t: ::.i:c: alien. pted to add to the col
e;ijn of wild beasts.
l?:.r wrs ro:e fortunate than his
i n filing prede"essor, inasmuch as
cvc(eci"cd in fcap'n? the country
. o'lt the wrath of the Indians hav
.., ' j1 veiled upon him for carry
's 0-. t. c ? rriuiala, which are held
acred. How eve?, it cost him days
f pain and hi ner, nights of ceaBe
;e watchfulness r.r1 long tramps
.irrr.gh the r.o'.v and blinding storms
I ce Oes a dial of money.
Tle it.oofc were caught on a small
("e crtcd Ishnd in the North by a
bard of Slavonians who were search
ing for food, fc.llowing an influx of their
countrymen, shipped Into the country
to work In the mine. Although
driven almost to a point of despera
tion through want of food the game
feeders reilized the Importance of
t) eir cat?h and carr'ed the young
nioo.-e with them until tiiey were met
y Carr. wtio paid $200 In gold and a
frpntity of fond for his purchase.
'"rvkiine correspondence St. Paul
Dispatch.
Manurcript cf Thirteenth Century.
While reading a French bok of
the six.tsnth century in the unhersiiy
library, St. Andrews, the German
lecturer, Dr. Scbaaffs, noticed some
fragments, of an old French poem
which the binder had pasted on back
and coveis of the book.
After loosening them he removed
the gi.:e and out of the four pieces
obtained composed two larger pieces,
parts of two leaven of a manuscript
written In a beautiful and clear type
In two columns of thirty-nine lines
each, 144 in all, with red and blue
initials. The names occurring in the
text leave no doubt that the frag
ments contain parts of the old
French chanson "Le Roman de Girard
de Viane," nnd from the language and
script It appears that the mam bcript
was written between 1250 and
1300. London Globe.
Fox Steals Fowl From Kennels.
Foxes seem to be unusually plenti
ful In the Blaikmore 'Vale this year
and Keveral Instances of the'r re
markable boldness have occurred of
late. A few days ago Reynard had
the hardihood actually to pay a visit
to the hunt kennels nt Charlton iiore
thoine, a village In a sheltered valley
In broad daylight between the Sher
borne and Wlncanton, and carry off
a much prized cock belonging to the
limuHiian.
Apparently the marauder had been
lying up In a hedgerow close io the
imiltry yard, and his tracks were
easily traced In the muddy lane by
ltich he safely beat his retreat with
I Is err lure. London Standard.
Secretary Ballinger's Die.
For use at the various social func
tions of the winter's social season
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger
I id n ade n dainty die with which to
Impress invitations, note paper and
iJnner cards. The die is In the form
of a crest. The militant baldcagle
from the seal of the Department of
the Interior Is the dominant design.
Vl.o i laws of the eagle grasp a volume
i ml a k:toI1. Beneath is the motto
in l.r'ln: "Curet periculo qui etlam
Intus cavet" (He Is most secure
rrom darker who even when con
; i 'ous of safety Is on his guard.)
' .'ns'ilr.gton Herald.
Abolish Bear Traps.
Wllliiunsport sportsmen Intend to
circulate petition) to the Legislature
locking toward the abolition of bear
'raps. The only persons using traps
ure tl o-e who hunt heirs for market,
nnd sportsmen are anxious that the
heir lie more fully protected than tin-
'er the prerent laws. It Is pointed
cut by those ba'.k of the movement
that the catching of bears In traps not
i nly tend:! to exterminate this species
of g;in e, but is a cruel prnctlce, ns
the iiniuials frequently free thein-
i elves by leaving parts of their legs
in the trap. Philadelphia Record.
Monument as Winning Post.
There are monuments In a!, borta
of out of the way places, but one
that Is really unique Is that erected
in a liver. U ftinds in the l'arra'iiatts
River, New South Wales, a stream
known the world over for the rowing
events that have taken place upon It
This monument, which Is in mem
ory of the world famed row-r SeaHe,
is ali o unique from the fact that it
lias been used as the winning post
for many of the races for the world's
liian pit inhip. nnd is still used as
such fur local events. Stand
A Fidgety Age.
Ri pose of milliner w hs considered
at one time essential to the we'l bred
woman. tlii.) is an ideal loin; iou
sign.'d to the past. Kvery one fidgets
in llie.-e days, no one has time to sit
stiil. nor to listen for more than a
minute at a time without being bornd
and snowing it. Queen.