The Wind in the Trees.
By SEAMAN BRIGHT.
! Whirr-r-r! "
Meadows, the tub - editor, threw
down hta pen Impatiently and croased
the room to the telephone.
"Yea?"
"Gentleman wanta to aee Mr. Pel
bam, air."
"Mr. Pelham la very busy. Tell the
gentleman to send up hla name and
business."
"Whafa the row?" broxe In Pel
bam, looking up from hla desk.
"Some one wanta to nee you. Dare
ay H'a another confounded anecdote
about the Japanese Prince or the
king." And Meadows, whom the
royal affaire of England and Japan
bad somewhat wearied that day,
walked across to the window and
stood for a moment looking down
Into the miaty shadows of the street.
The trafflc of the day had thinned
out now; It was 10 o'clock, and save
for the flitting llghta of an occasional
cab carrying a night editor to hla
office, and the flapping of the English
and Japanese flags at the window
opposite, Fleet street was silent and
deserted.
The bell rang again.
"Never mind, old man, I'll see to It
this time myself," said Pelham as he
rose and crossed the room.
"The gentleman says he iuub. see
you, sir. It's most particular," an
swered the hallboy In response to his
Imperative demand. "And he ain't
got no name. He's a Jittle foreign
lookin' gent, sir, and ' cems a bit
dotty," came to Pelha .' a hoarse
whisper. "He says I'm to tell you a
friend from the East has called, and
wants to know if you remember
something or other about the wind
In the trees?"
"A friend from the East! Tne
wind In the Good Lord!" broke
off Pelham suddenly, dropping the re
ceiver in his excitement.
"What's up?" asked Meadows,
turning round.
"I think I once told you about an
Incident that happened soon after the
passage of the Yalu ihe one in
which a Japanese celebrity saved the
life of nn English war correspondent,
and the same day located a concealed
Russian position by watching the pas
sage of their bullets through a clump
of foliage. He called It 'the wind in
the trees'?"
Meadows nodded.
"Well, I think I also told you the
correspondent said some things that
day, that wild horses wouldn't havo
dragged from him at a saner mo
ment. Among them he told his Jap
anese excellency that If ever the
chance came to return the favor In
any way it would be done. It seemel
extremely improbable, and a bit
hlghflown when It was out; but, curi
ously enough, his excellency took it
quite seriously. He salJ the big
things of life were never done of our
selves only the little things, and
this promise he felt belonged to the
big things. When the day came to
claim it, he said he would ask me .o
remember 'the wind In the Irees.'"
"By Jove! You? "
"I mean to say there's some one
from the East downstairs who wants
to know if I remember 'the wind In
the trees,'" answered Pelham tersely.
The room seemed iery quiet for a
moment, as .ho finished speaking, and
In the Bllence the flapping of the Eng
lish and Japanese flags at a window
opposite sounded curiously loud and
Insistent.
"But It couldn't possibly be,'
argued Meadows, as he recovered
from his astonishment. "The latest
cables from Japan confirm the state
ment, made some time ago, that he
had temporarily abandoned public
life and retired for the summer to a
remoto country estate."
"The Japanese are a very wonder
ful people," smiled Pelham enigmati
cally, and, crossing to the telephone,
he seut down an urgent message.
Meadows took down his hat, and a
moment later opened the door, as an
elderly, clean shaven man, with Ori
ental eyes, stepped out of the lift.
He bowed courteously to the for
mer as he passed, then turned to
Pelham with a smile.
"I I beg your excellency's par
don," stammered Pelham, as he re
covered himself. "But the loss of
your 'beard and mustache makes a
tremendous difference; and besides,
the news agencleB "
"Ah, yes! The news agencies,
poor things, are sadly deceived,"
laughed his excellency, as he came in
and closed the door. "They think
I am nicely docketed and put away
for the Hummer morTtln, when lo!
here 1 um in their very holy of holies
Itself the immortal Fleet street.
Ah, well! " he went on, as he took the
chair Pelham brought forward, "life
Is a dally miracle, only we are so
used to it we forget to wonder. But
you, my friend," turning kindly eyes
on Pelham, "how goes It with you
since we said goodby among the Rus
sian guns? You are a great news
paper proprietor nowadays, are you
not? They tell me you own the most
powerful journal In all Englaud?"
"It certainly has the largest circu
lation," smiled Pelham, "and a great
deal of It I owe to your excellency.
Those articles you allowed me to
send home frem the front built up a
reputation
"And brains did the rest. Good.
Brains are wonderful things. Better
than money or muscle, and ajmost,
but not quite, as good as principles.
The gods take particular care of the
principles. But you would know
why I am here to night," he went on.
In response to the Inquiry in Pel
ham's eyes.
"What strange late brings me
from the Bast In this g ilse?" and he
touched his shaven cheek, aB be rose
and began to pace the floor. "It is
their secret, not mine," he went on,
after a moment's pause, pointing to
the two flags opposite. "Ail I can say
at present Is that I am here ou a poli
tical mission of gr-at secrecy and Im
portance, the ultimate issue of which
may be largely influenced by the
promise you made me some yoars
ago. "
"I am ready, your excellency," said
Pelham, simply; and his visitor
bowed In acknowledgement.
"Well, then, to begin with, I want
a radical clew to your national
opinion on Anglo-Japanese relations.
I don't want your good humored,
superficial opinion, but the one you
hold deep down the one you would
really express If suddenly faced with
a grave issue. Ah, yes," as Pelham
would speak, "you will tell mo, of
course, that English opinion Is as
solid now as it ever was on the alli
ance, and It may be so. Personally
I think It Is, but there Is Just a little
doubt. There are people In Japan
who say that King Edward's diplo
macy has rendered you Independent
of our friendship that theso coali
tions with Italy, France and Spain
no longer leave you Isolated "
"Ob! But that Is sheer nonsense,
your excellency," broke In Pelham,
Indignantly.
"I think It is, but we Japanese are
a proud race, and before I make my
final decision on a matter that grave
ly affects my country, I want to be
quite sure. At the present moment,"
he continued, with grave earnestness,
"I personally stand for the whole
spirit of Japan. The Emperor has
Intrusted to my decision a question
that will determine our national fu
ture, and as this question centres
around EngllHh public opinion, I am
anxious to apply to the latter a cer
tain test. Now, when people test a
thing, Mr. Pelham," ho went on,
"they don't as a rule test the entire
bulk they are content with a sam
ple. You remember 'the wind In the
trecB?' Woll, I want you to create
a second wind in the trees, and the
way I propose to do It is through
your newspaper, The Rapier. The
latter stands for the largest sample
of public opinion available, and to It
I propose to apply the following test:
Here," and he drew a packet of pa
pers from his pocket and handed
them to Pelham, "Is a series of three
newspaper articles which I wish you
to publish in your newspaper tho
first to appear to-morrow, the others
consecutively for throe days. They
are, as you see, wholly unfriendly
to the present happy understanding
between our countries, and my aim In
publishing them is to probe the great
section of Englishmen who read your
paper, and If possible, force them
to express an opinion "
"To put it crudely, your excellency
wants to twist a sample of the Lion's
tail, and see It he will roar?" said
Pelham, grimly, as he glanced
through the typewritten sheets in his
hand.
"That is the point will he roar?"
smiled his excellency. "But your
paper? The publication of these ar
ticles may affect its sale?" he added
a moment latter, as he rose to go.
Perhaps, your excellency, but a
promise is a principle," said Pelham,
shaking hands, "and, like you, I be
lieve that the gods, in some way or
other, take care of the principles."
The words, almost unconsciously
uttered, seemed to have a strange
solemnity, and long after the Japa
nese statesman had driven away they
lingered like an echo in Pelham's
brain, and gave him the confidence
he needed at the end of a second and
more deliberate perusal of the arti
cles. The latter were brilliant, incisive,
and evidently written by a political
expert of the first rank, but they ran
counter to everything on the Japa
nese question that had hitherto ap
peared In Pelham's newspaper.
In essence they resolved them
selves into a violent attack on the po
litical relationship his readers held
most sacred, and, but for this theory,
that the carrying out of a principal
never yet permanently Injured a man
Pelham would have been appalled at
the prospect that awaited his Japa
nese excellency's curious test.
Nor were bis anticipations falslflo '.
when The Rapier appeared the fol
lowing morning, for soon telegrams
and letters from all quarters began
to herald tho coming storm.
These, one and all, demanded the
unequivocal withdrawal of tho arti
cles begun that morning, and con
tinued at a rate which left Pelham
with no doubt of the unqualified suc
cess of his excellency's experiment;
hour by hour the commotion gath
ered volume, and next day, when tho
second article appeared, attacking
the spontaneity of the welcome then
being extended by London to the
Japanese prince, the outburst of an
gry protest that followed was in
every sense national and complete.
Indignation meetings were hastily
convened in many places throughout
the country, and virtuous rivals
lectured The Rapier on Its lack of
public good taste; everywhere a hur
ricane of denial met the accusation
against the nation's hospitality, and
finally a deputation actually waited
on the Government aud demanded
the immediate suppression of the
articles.
Pelham bad waited for this, as he
had waited for a more or less nega
tive effect on tho circulation of his
paper, but the second, and even the
third and last day came, without
either .jveut having happened.
On the contrary, the sales of The
Rapier far outpaced the output of
the printing presses, and still the
Government made no sign.
Cdmlng as such a violent counter
blast to prevalent newspaper opinion,
the articles eclipsed even the royal
visit round which they centered, and
became the sonsatlon of the hour.
Their point their brilliancy, their
marvellous grasp of International
politics, were qualities before which
even the bitterness they evoked was
forced to subside, and at the end o!
the third and last day of their ap
pearance the question, "Who wrote
them?" had not only practically ob
scured the part The Rapier had
played In the whole affair, but left
Pelham thoroughly satisfied in his
own mind that no very permanent
Injury would follow "the wind In the
trees.
"Truly the gods do takp care of the
principles," he thought, with mingled
relief and gratitude, as he threw opon
the office window and looked nut Into
the calm serenity of the night.
Everywhere men wero making
misty old Fleet street gay with deco
rations in honor of the Japauuse
Prince's visit to the city on the mor
row, and the flags of the two nations
at the window opposite hung tran
quilly In the still air.
As he looked at them, Pelham won- J
dered If their tepose really symbol- '
Ized a bigger Item in tho world's his
tor than even the advent of a Japa
MM Prince, and he had begun to
abandon himself to a long train of l
political speculation, when a cab
drew up outside the offices of Tht i
Rapier.
For the moment he thought It was i
Meadows who had arrived, but the ;
man who descended from the cab j
gave Pelham a thrill of excitement !
his friend and brother editor had
never done.
"I have come to thank you, and to ,
explain," said his excellency, when ;
they met a moment later.
He looked very tired and old, not
withstanding the Indomitable light
In his ayes, and something of Pel
ham's thought reached him before h
spoke again.
"Ah, yes! It has been a trying time
for you and for me," he said, "but
It Is over now, and we can congratu
late ourselves on having sealed a new
friendship between England and
Japan for a long time to come. Years
ago," he went on in response to Pel
ham's puzzled expression, "two na
tions of the East and the West made
an alliance. It was an alliance of
esteem as well as of Interest, and
the gods smiled, because it made for
the peace and progress of the world.
But time flies fast, and all too soon
the term of years covered by the con
tract began to draw to a close. This
term had been a source of deep re
gret to certain statesmen of both
countries they had always consid
ered it far too brief and now as the
friendship of the two nations offi
cially nared Its end, these men
sought to safeguard the future by
absorbing the remnant of the old
treaty In a new one."
He paused for a moment as It
waiting for Pelham, but the latter
was too spellbound by what he had
heard to speak.
"For this purpose," continued his !
excellency, "a son of our Emperor j
came to England. Ostensibly tha 1
visit had little political significance,
but in reality Its object was to dls- ,
cuss and, it possib.e, settle certain '
aspects of tho agreement. And in !
the wake of the prince came, secretly j
and alone, an old watch dog of the ,
EmplreT"
"This old watch dog," resumed his
excellency a moment later, "had i
spent his youth in England, and It
was to his knowledge of the English
character that the Emperor now con
fided the final decision of Japan. This
decision, In the last Issue, centered
round a question of English public j
opinion, and thanks to your aid in
the matter, Mr. Pelham, my course ,
has been made an easy and an obvl- ,
ous one. At any rate," he con- !
eluded wltii a smile, "I had sufficient
faith in our experiment to tlgn a new
treaty this afternoon between Eng
land and Japan."
"But, your excellency, no one
dreams? "
"No one!" The secret has been
marvellously well kept, and outside
ourselves and the statesmen immedi
ately concerned, few in England or
Japan have any Idea of the moment
ous document signed this afternoon.
For your part in tho affair, my
friend," he went on, "the Japanese
Government indeed, I may say the
two governments are deeply grate
ful; and although they cannot of
course take official cognizance of the
matter, they have deputed mo to
make the following proposal, In the
hope that It may redeem any Injury I
your newspaper may have suffered.
Here," and he drew a document from
his pocket, "is a rough draft of tho
salient clauses In the new treaty, and
I am at liberty to offer you the choice
of publishing it twenty-four hours
ahead of all your rivals."
Pelham's face was very white and
his voice, when he spoke, uncertain.
"Your excellency means? "
"I mean, my friend, that the Gov
ernments of England and Japan have
agreed to withhold the official an
nouncement of the new treaty for a
period of twenty-four hours," said
his excellency. "In the meantime
they offer you the privilege of pub
lishing the news, without reserve.
You will not only be the first to an
nounce publicly the greatest political
secret of modern times, but even tho
actual terms of the document I now
place unreservedly at your disposal.
No, no, my friend," as Pelham would
speak, "do not thank me, rather tho
gods, who have onco more i roved
their ability to take care of the prin
ciples. And now, my friend," as he
rose to go, "we must say farewell. My
country has more work for me to do
out there," pointing to tho East, "and
1 go to-night. We may not meet
again on this sphere, for I am old
and my body Is growing tired; but
souls that are akin have a place of I
meeting somewhere. We will not
say 'goodby,' then let it be, 'till we j
meet again!' "
He held out his hand as he spoke,
aud for a moment they stood in si- '
lonco the East and the West the
one man young and strong, the other
old and tired; but the spirit in the
eyes of both was the same. It knew i
neither Youth nor Age, hut eternally
works tor Freedom, Right and Pro
gress; it was the spirit that prospered
the growth ot England, and flres the
heart ot New Japan. Black and
White.
DANGEROUS ai'NPOajOER.
Foreign Products Which Rapidly
Spoil With Age nnd Heat.
Within the last twelve or fifteen
ypars the old fashioned black ot
brown runpowdr has been replaced
In military service by an article that
Is more towerful and yields no
, - - . . . I
muse nuy preienuonR lo progress anu
have an army or navy of any size
have adopted the new kind of oxplo
sive. Each employs Its own rpeclal
formula In making the powder, but
they can ali be divided Into two prin
cipal group.i. The American smoke
less powder consists chiefly of gun
cotton. Those in use in Europo have
nitroglycerine for their basis. The
former, If properly made, lasts ad
mirably, though It does not bu.n
quite so quickly as the foreign pow
ders do. The latter, however, under
go unfortunate changes, especially
If stored In a warm place.
Franco has had a great deal ot
trouble from this Bource. A recent j
cable dispatch gave the results of the
last annual target practice oy nor
battleships Although there was
reason to think that the guns had
been accurately alined, the shott
went a little wild. Tho phenomenon
was thought to indicate that the pow
der had grown feeble. That fault
alone, of course, would be a serlouf
one, but that is not the worBt of the
story. Several charges took fire In
the cannon before they should have
done so, owing, It Is believed, to
spontaneous rombustlou. Such mis
chief is anticipated so fully nowa
days that it Is common to hold a
special examination of the powder at
short Intervals. Small samples arc
taken from each lot on a ship and
exposed to a high temperature for
a number or hours. From the de
gree of resistance they exhibit Is com
puted the probable length of time
they will continue safe. Well, In
spite of such an Inspection, It Is now
belleveC that the explosion which
wreckod a fine French battleship last
March and killed over 100 men was
due to spontaneous combustion. In
England there 1b now talk of provid
ing refrigerating machines to keep
the powder magazines rool, nnd
France has also considered the Idea.
Perhaps before long those countries
will think It wiser to abanaon their
kind of powder and adopt one like
America's.
j v News of Pennsylvania J
4 HANGED AT SAME TIME
Italians Pay Death Penalty For
Murder.
Justice Not Wanted.
A Nashville lawyer once had a
client noted for his unscrupulous
business methods. The client lived
in a small town, and bought and sold
country produce. If the price of
potatoes went up after he had con
tracted to purchase the crop, be
would refuse to take them at the
market price. If the price went
down, however, he was surer than
death or taxes to claim them at the
prevailing market figure. Naturally
this policy got him Into frequent and
bitter litigation.
On one occasion he had become in
volved In a case based on a deal In
potatoes. The man who owned the
potatoes brought suit and the case
was taken before a local justice.
The lawyer conducted the defense
along purely technical lines and the
case was taken under advisement by
the justice.
The client was called away on busi
ness In Chattanooga before the jus
tice had rendered his decision, so
when the latter brought In a verdict
adverse to the plaintiff, the lawyer,
In his somewhat unexpected triumph,
wired his client:
"Justice has triumphed."
Immediately came back the startled
reply:
"Take an appeal!" Llppincott's.
Lancaster, Pa. (Special). Four
Italians were hanged at one time In
the jail yard of the Lancaster County
Jail here. They were Anthony De
lero, Stephen Carlul, 81vereo Rodelll
and Joseph Cellone, and the crime
for which they paid the death pen
alty was the murder of a fellow
countryman, Plato Albamese, who
was killed for offering reslstence
when the four attempted to rob him.
The men were taken from their
cells and marched to the scaffold in
a body, each one supported by a
priest.
They presented a firm front, ex
cept Carlul, who wavered several
times, but braced up on the scaffold.
All died from strangulation. On the
scaffold Dolero, whose right namo Is
Delorenzo, made a statement In
which the other three Joined. He
donled that they meunt to commit
a robbery, and suld Albamese at
tacked him with a razor and that in
self-defense he shot hts assailant,
that he called for assistance and that
Cellone responded and, also In self
defense, stabbed Albamese a number
of times.
On the night of August 30, 190C,
they entered a shanty near Gap, Pa.,
occupied by 15 Italian laborers, who
were asleep. Ono of the quartette
was stutioned as a guard at tho door,
while the other three awakened the
sleepers, and with drawn revolvers
and knives demanded their savings.
The amount secured was Bmall, be
cause tho men had only a few days
before sent away their money. Plato
Albamese, one of the laborers, had
130 on his person, which It seemed
was known to the robbers, and they
demanded it.
He denied ho had any money,
whereupon they proceeded to search
his clothes by force. Resisting, he
seized a razor and fought desperate
ly. In the melee Albamese was shot
and stabbed more than 20 times.
The four made their escape and lied
towards Philadelphia. The wounds
about their heads and faces were the
means of their arrest soon after.
After the trial and conviction De
lero and Celolne made a statement by
which they endeavored to save the
lives of the other two. The Italian
consul at New York interested him
self In behalf of the defendents and
saw to it that their defense was
properly conducted.
COKE CONSOLIDATION.
What Papa Said.
Tommy -was stubborn, and his
teachor was having a hard time ex
plaining a small point In the geog
raphy lesson.
"Tommy," teacher began, "you can
learn this if you make up your mliul.
It's not one bit smart to appear dull.
I know," she continued, coaxlngly,
"that you are jest as bright as any
boy in the class. Remember, Tom
my, where there's a will there's "
"Aw," broke In Tommy, "I know
all dat, I do. Me ladder's a lawyer,
he Is, an' I've heard him say It lots
o' times."
"You should not have interrupted
me," reprimanded the teacher, "but
I am glad that your father has taught
you the old adage. Can you repeat
It to me?"
"Sure," said Tommy, confidently.
"Me ladder says dat where der's a
will der's always a bunch o' poor
relations." Llppincott's.
Frick Company Hays Out Hostctter
Connellsville Company.
Pittsburg (Special). It was an
nounced on good authority that the
H. C. Frlck Coal and Coke Company
has brought out the Hostetter-Con-
nellavllle Coke Company and merged
the two concerns.
George I. Whitney, who has long
held half tho stock In the Hoatetter
Company, Is said to have sold ti it
Interest for 13,500,000. The report
is not denied by officials of either
firm.
The Hoetotter-Connellsville Com
pany s properties aro situated in
Westmoreland County and are said
to be the best coal lands in the coun
try. The deal has been under way
several months.
GRAFT IX COUNCILS?
President Of Pittsburg Light Co.,
Nays 910,000 Is Needed.
Pittsburg (Special). - Another
scandal was started In official circles
here by the charge that Councils are
holding us an ordinance granting a
franchise and that $10,000 will bo
necessary to secure its passage.
"I could spend $10,000 and get
that ordinance throungh Councils
without any trouble. We offer to
Pittsburg compensation and cheaper
light and are willing to place our
service on trial for twenty-five years,
and then be denied a renewal of our
franchise If we do not do what we
agree. I think we are offering the
city enough and I don't Intend to
spend one cent to get that franchise."
George E. Turner made this state
ment in discussing the franchise or
dinance of the Diamond Light &
Powor Company, pending In Coun
cils. Turner Is president of the com-
pany, which has a substantial busi
ness In the downtown section and
wants to extend Its lines to serve
the entire county. The ordinance
got as far as second reading in Se
lect Council, but Turner charges
that it Is being held up for ulterior
motives.
Turner will be called upon to ex
plain his charges and it Is probable
that another official Investigation
will be ordered that will rtvnl the
notorious $70,000 graft fund Inves
tigation, for which one councilman
Is under sentence to the penitentiary.
BEAU I'l '.,!, KS JUSTICE.
Mother Makes Novel IMcntn For
Keeping Girl From School.
Altoona (Special). For the Ant
time since the compulsory school
law ha.i been In effect In this State,
the question "Should a girl be ex
empt from attending school becauM
she had a beau?" has been raised.
When the mother of Julia Florl,
a comely 14-year-old Italian girl, wai
arrested for not sending the child U
school, Bhe offered as a defense Is
Magistrate Irwin's court the excus4
that Julia's beau took up most of
her time and she could not go.
The magistrate will decide the
later.
Pl'RK FOOD LAW,
HUNTED FOB 88 YEARS.
The Answer.
Recently a traveler chanced upon
a resident of a sleepy hamlet.
"Are you a native ot this town?"
asked the traveler.
"Am I what?" languidly asked the
one addressed.
"Are you a native of the town?"
"What's that?"
"I asked you whether you were a
native of the place?'"
At this Juncture there appeared at
the open door of the cabin the man's
wits tall, sallow and gaunt. After a
careful survey ot tho questioner, she
said:
"Ain't yo' got no sense, Bill? He
means was yo' llvln' bean when yo'
was born, or was yo' born bufoab yo'
begun llvitt' beab. Now answer htm."
Success.
Out of Her Class.
A member of the school board ot
a craln Pennsylvania town relates
the sad caso of a young woman who
tailed to pass her examination for
appointment as teacher In the public
school of that place.
The mother of the disappointed
young woman was asked by a friend
whether the daughter had succeeded
in running the gantlet of the ex
aminers. "No," was tho reply In mournful
tone. "Jinny didn't pass at all.
Maybe you won't believe, sir, but
them examiners asked the poor girl
about things that happened years
and years before she was born."
Harper's Weekly.
Deserted Wife Was Relentless.
Pittsburg (Special) After search
ing for nearly twenty-three years for
her husband, John E. Whan, who,
she says, deserted her a few days
after her marriage in Connellsville,
October 28. 1SS4, Mrs. Mary E. Whan
found him In Cleveland, Ohio. July
1, while she was touring Cleveland
In an auto with a detective hunting
for him. According to the deserted
wife, her husband has married In
Cleveland and has three children, all
boys, by the second wife, the eld
est ot whom Is eighteen.
Mrs. Whan filed papers in Common
Pleas Court, seeking a divorce.
After having him arrested, she re
lented and now says she will not
prosecute.
John Markle (Mag niind.
Hazleton (Special). John Markle,
the wealthy Jeddo Coal operator, Is
going blind. Mr. Markle has been
afflicted with his eyesight for yearB.
but during the past year this afflic
tion has grown rapidly worse and he
Is now being led about by a guide.
Tho most noted specialists have been
sngaged and hope Is entertained that
Mi'. Marklo may obtain some relief.
Needed Strength.
"I have Been many fantastic and
humorous advertisements In newspa
pers during my somewhat lengthy
career," once said Colouel Henry
Watterson, in an address to a con
vention ot Journalists, "but quite tht
most interesting and oddest of these
was an ad that I chanced upon in
London. It waB printed in the staid
old Times, and, as I remember it, ran
something like this:
" 'A youm gentleman who is on
the point ot getting married Is most
desirous of meeting a man of experi
ence who will take the responsibility
of dissuading him from this daugsr
ous step.' " Harper's Weekly.
Switzerland has three official lan
guages: German, French aud Italian.
Thoughtful Man.
Give me ths lunch basket, wlfey
Don't you see we are sure to lose
acb othvr In this crowd?" Sketch.
j Monument Commission Appointed.
Harrlsburg (Special ) .Governor
Stuart has appointed Daniel P. Staple
ton and George (J. Groff, Lewlsburg,
and Horace P. Glover. Mlffilnburg, to
j be members of the commission created
; by the last Legislature for the erec
I tion ot a monument to tho memory
sf Samuel Marlay, in Buffalo Valley,
j Union County.
Chemistry Aids Mining.
Pottsville (Spocial). For tho
I first time in the history of coal mln
' Ing, the science of chemistry has
I been called in to aid the industry.
! The Reading Coal & Iron Co. open-
ed a large chomlcul laboratory here
and Walter Blake Kane, expert,
! from Reading, haa been placed In
oharge of it. The laboratory will be
used to analyze mine water and to
continue the In I tod States Govern-
ment experiments on the preierva-
tion of timber. 1
Child Starts Big Fire.
Morrisvlllo (Special). Vera
Thompson, ageu 11 years, In the em
ploy of Smith Morshon, at Penn Man .
or, has, It Is said, confessed to stag
ing a Are which Thursday evening,
destroyed the building and crops
and burned two borses al the Mer
sbon farm, causing a loss ot $15,ooi).
The child was secured from an or
phanage. It Is said the child started
a bonfire, which got beyond her con
trol and sha was afraid to give an
alarm.
LESS STATE MONEY.
Sejrt,eml)er Treasury Balance Shows
Big Payments.
Harrlsburg (Special). The State
Treasury balance for September
shows a decrease In the revenues
during the past month, owing to
the blow collection of State taxes
and the heavy payments of school
warrants. 1
The balance In the general fund
at the clone of September's business
was $12,299,371.96, and In the sink
fund, $1,885,208.99, a total ot $14,
184,580. The statemeut for August
showed a balance of $13,713,238.91
In tho general fund and $1,885,
192.99 In the sinking fund, a total
of $15,598,431.90.
The payments for September were
$5,248,361.84 and tho revenues, $3,
834,510.89. There still remains un
paid, $700,000 of the $5,500,000
due the public schools for the cur
rent fiscal year. Except 110, all of
the 257 school districts have receiv
ed their allotment for this year.
There has been paid to Philadelphia
$516,000 ot the $718,000 due that
city.
The districts are being paid In
the order In which they file their an
nual reports with the Department of
Public Instruction.
First Prosecution To Test Tnstin Acf
Begun In Altoona.
Altoona (Special). The first
prosecution to test the new Tustit
pure food law was entered her
against Grocer Charles Kephart fol
selling evaporated peaches contain
ing BUlphurus acid. Whether ths
rase will develop into a battle ol
legal giants or an agreement enter
ed into as to the facts and let ths
Judge decide whether the law It
constitutional or not has not beer)
decided. Dairy and Food Commis
sioner Foust is prepared for eithei
emergency.
Commissioner Foust stated that
the outcome of the case will be far
reaching In Its effect. Pennsylvania
merchants havo purchased $4,000,
000 worth of California fruits for
salo this Winter, and If the decis
ion of the Court favors the new law
these fruits will be a dead loss.
California fruit growers have em
ployed counsel to fight the law along
with the wholesalers' and Jobbers'
array of legal talent.
GETS HOT WELCOME.
Shot Hunter For Bird.
Wiliiamsport (Special). The first
hunting accident of the season oc
curred near here when Thomas M
Robblne, while hunting for squirrel
was shot by an unknown man. The
stranger saw something move In the
thicket and fired. He said that he
thought it was a bird. Fortunately
Kobblns was not seriously wounded,
although he had a very narrow es
cape.
Coatcsville Man Boasting Hn Was
Going To Kill Enemy.
Coatesvllle (Special). "I am go
ing around to Kersey Street to kill
Sam Markward," Bald Hiram Irwin,
as he walked up Main Street car
rying a large club. None who
heard him paid any attention to his
threat until a half hour later, when
the ambulance was summoned to
lake Irwin to the hospital.
He had g; directly to Mark
ward's house to execute his threat,
when he was met by Markward, who
use a large pocketknlfe to defend
himself, and cut several ugly gashes
In Irwin's face, which may prove
fatal. His right eye is completely
destroyed.
Robbed On Road By Tramp.
Lancaster (Special). Charles
Uhoados, of Eden Township, was the
central figure In a bold daylight
highway robbery. When near May,
in Eden Township, a tramp approach
ed Khoades and struck him a vicious
blow with a club. He fell to the
ground unconscious and his assailant
rifled his pockets, securing a watch
and $17 in cash.
To Celebrate Peon's Landing.
Chester (Special). A. Lewis
Smith, of Chester, president ot the
Delaware County Historical Society,
has appointed a committee to ar
range for the proper observance of
the 225th anniversary of the landing
of William Penn in this city.
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Charles A. Matcham, of Allentown,
haa bought the 138-acre farm of
Frank H. Schmeck, In Maidencreek
Township, along the Berks & Le
high Railroad, and will organize a
company to erect a cement mill there
with a capacity of 3000 barrels a
day.
A subsidence ot the surface over
the old workings of the Pine Ridge
Colliery, at Parsons, damaged the
residence of Henry Boyd bo much
that the family had to desert It, af
fected the traction company tracks
and threaten a number ot other
houses with destruction.
About seventy-five members of the
Balllet family commemorated the
100th anniversary of the arrival in
Northumberland County of John Bal
llet, the ancestor of this brvncti of
the family, at Milton Park. The
oldest Balllet present was Charles E.
Balllet. ot McDougal, N. V . In his
80th year.
Joseph Spaparere, an Italian, aged
25 years, employed at the Baldwin
Locomotive Worss, waa struck by a
southbound express train at Eddy
stone Station and killed Instantly.
State Constable B. A. Richards.
stationed at OalllUIn, while riding
through the mountains lo Mule Shoe
Curve, on the Portage Railroad, was
fired upon from ambush and had a
narrow escape. He rode quickly
toward the ahootar, whom be arrest
ed and who proved to be Davis
Wilkes, a legless man, who gave no
reason for shotting at Richards.
The First National Bank ot Coop
ersburg has been organised with the
following officers: OUreuce Hodsou,
president; Levi E. Kubns, vice presi
dent; Charles Kramllch, Henry
Wells. John R- Baer and Robert D.
Darron, directors. The capital is
36,000.
Robbers entered the store of H.
H. Rrdtuan an Mllford Sqnare by re
moving a panel from a shuttter aud
a pane ot glaas and atoie goods to
the amount of t 00 Among the
booty secured were stampa and post
ul cards worth $300 and a reglstsr
od letter containing $60.
Six Children Left Orphans.
Royersford ( Special ) . Lorenzo
Nelman, a resident of Phoenlxville.
was found dead on the tracks of tho
Reading Railroad, near here. He.
had evidently been struck by a pas
senger train and killed. His wife
was burned to death by the overturn
ing of a lamp about one year ago
and six children, the oldest ot whom
Is 10 years of age, are now left orphans.
Salary For Poor Directors.
Pottsville (Special). The Schuyl
kill County poor directors won the
suit brought against the county for
a salary of $1,500 per year under
the new act of Legislature, Instead of
$2 per day. This case bas now been
decided differently In three courts,
those ot Lancaster, Berks and Schuyl
kill Counties. The local courts differ
from Berks only In the expenses al
lowed the poor directors.
Typhoid Up Tho Schuylkill.
Pottsville (Special). An epidemic
f typhoid fever in Schuylkill Coun
ty is Imminent. Heavy rains, which
washed filth, accumulated during the
long dought this summer, into pub
lic reservoirs, are responsible for an
nlarmlng prevalence of typhoid,
Seven persona critically 111 with the
fever were added to the Pottsvitl
Hospital from Frackvllle, Minersvill
aud Tamaqua.
Tuught Sunday School 45 Years.
South Bethlehem (Special). Mist
Anna F. Sayre, for forty-five y.ean
a teacher in the Sunday School ol
the Episcopal Church of the Nativ
ity, died at her home here from th
effects of a stroke of apoplexy. Mis:
Sayre was an artist ot oonslderalt
ability and a sister of the late Rob
ert H. Sayre. She was 73 years old,
Retired On Pension.
Altoona (Special). Three veteran
employees of the Pennsylvania wer
retired on pensions. Jacob Faraday,
expert machinist, aud personal friend
of Thomas Scott and Andrew Car
negie; Thomas F. Donnelly, for thirty
years a carpenter, aud Peter Llshor
Civil War veteran, who began as s
railroader on the old Portage fifty
years ago.
Trimming A Corn Proves Fatal.
Scrauton (Special). John Bren
nan, aged 35, died in the hospital aa
the result of paring his corns with
a pocket knife only a week ago,
Rreunan had sharpened a blade tor
the purpose of cutting the corns,
and while at woik the knife slipped
and slightly lacerated one of his
toes. A few days later blood poison
ing set In, followed by tetanus and
surgeons wero unable to afford uny
relet.
Rurglnr In Ills Bed.
Danville (Special). Aged Thom
as Croaaley, whe lives alone on bis
farm in Valley Township, about live
miles from Danville, awoke to find
that a burglar was sharing bis bed.
The Intruder impudently refused to'
leavs when ordered to do so.
Mr. Crossloy fled from the bouse
and ran to a neighboring farm wber
ho aroused several men who return
d with him, only to find that the
burglar had disappeared. They
found the bouse bd been raua&kedr
from toy to bottom.