TSrtT'oniGINAl, FIGURE 0.
If people when on Life's highway shftuld halt and footlwlilir Inok back. ""S,
B3r3 not with Twf that "V l their tcp" h'1 "f-ag truck.
The' duet of travelthere. would ahow that, while convinced of walking alraight.
They reeled about ao all might know their course ran like the figure eight.
And in the year to wme when men proceed along thnt trampled road
On which before them, walking atraigbt, at leaat in thought, their forebeara atroda.
They'll aniile to see the giddy gait of thoae now sleeping on Time'a ahelvea,
And in the duat of Life a old highway make aome figure eight themaelvea.
Dallas News.
J! ENTRAPPED.
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Uy ARTHUR I MICHffRVE.
' One bright, morning In May, 17 .
n fiatboat. containing nine persona,
pushed off from the shore at a point
on the Ohio whore now stands the
city of W , then only a small col
lection of log huts. The Inhabitants
of the place had gathered at the
water's edge to see them commence
the voyage.
"Keep a sharp lookout for the red
skins," shouted one In the garb of a
hunter. "Don't go ashore for any
thing, unless ye all want to lose yer
scalps. Keep up a good watch through
the night; hut above all, don't ay
any 'tentlon to what you may hear
along the shore, 'cause If you do,
ye'll never see Boone."
The boat, worked by the stout
arms of the pioneers, was by this
time well out from the shore. Tho
voyagers were from eastern Virginia,
and were bound to Boonesborough.
Philip Logan, by common consent
looked upon as leader of the expedi
tion, was but twenty-six years of age,
tall and well proportioned, and
already possessed the reputation of
a hunter, though this was his first
trip Into the then almost unknown
West.
The rest of the party consleted of
three young men and their wlvea and
Sydney Grant and his daughter, tho
former a man of nearly sixty years
of age. whoso two sons had already
preceded him and who had sent for
their father and sister to Join them.
This was much to the satisfaction of
Philip, who sometimes had waking
dreams of a cabin In the wilderness.
In which he saw tho sweet face .of
Mary Graut watching his return
from the forest.
After leaving W tho whole
party were delighted with the beauti
ful scenery that every turn in the
river presented.
The third day came on as bright
and beautiful as those that had pre
ceded It. They had now entered
upon a country where danger was to
be expected, and a watch was kept
upon either shore.
The voyagers had Just finished
their noontide meal when every one
was startled by a halloo from the
southern bank a short distance ahead,
near a spot where tho current set
In strong toward the shore. The
voice was unmistakably that of a
white man.
"-What do you want?" shouted
Philip.
"For the love of God, take me on
board. I've escaped from the sav
ages, and havo Just strength enough
to drag myself to the river."
"Poor follow." exclaimed Mr.
Grant, trying llko Philip, to get a
glimpse of this applicant for their
mercy. "Bring tho boat up to the
shore, Logan, and take him on at
nee. There's a good chance there
in tho bend."
"That is the last thing I shall do,"
answered the young men, quietly.
"Get out the sweeps, boys, and use
them. The current is strong here,
and wo musn't i;et any uearer that
bank than we are now."
"Why not, Philip? Surely, you
are not going to leave that poor fel
low to perish?" said Mary Grant, lay
ing her hand upon his arm.
"I think I shall, unless I am bet
ter convinced of his honesty than T
am now. Work with a will, boys,"
be added.
"Did you rover hear that the In
dians steal white children and train
them as decoys, nnd oftentlmos force
their captives to enact the same part,
and allure voyagers to destruction?
It Is often doue on this river, and
5 was specially warned against this."
Beneath the efforts of the men
tho boat moved slowly away toward
the opposite shore, and the one on
the bank redoubled his art CM and
ntreatleg.
"Do not forsake me," he yelled.
"Heaven wll curse you If you do!"
"It will, Philip." said Mary, sol
emnly, laying her hand upon his arm.
Philip was silent a moment, and
then he cried:
"Qo down the bank, and swim out
Into the stream, and we will la;-e you
on board."
"I canatot swim. If your heart?
are not made of stone, you will not
leave me here to perish."
Philip Logan needed only the
route pleadings of the eyes of Mary
Grant, joined to the promptings of
ata own heart, to endeavor to succor
the unknown. At the stern of the
boat floated a small canoe. His
lrlonds could float down tho stream,
while he aloue would test the hon
esty of the man who still cried for
deliverance.
Every one, except the girl, en
deavored to dissuade blm. She said
nothing, but it was plain her sym
pathies were witli him.
"For God's sake, Logan, be care
ful!" exclaimed Mr. Grant, as the
young man sprang Into the canoe,
while the others urged him not to ao.
Mary alone was silent; but her looks
were moro eloquent than words, and
thoy plainly told him not to turn
back. Philip took up the paddle and
made for the point where the voice
was still -heard, though not even u
gllmpae of him had been obtained.
The canoe and its occupant shot
out of sight beneath the foliage, and
then oatno suspense, followed by a
fearful war-whoop that rung out
over the water, striking like a death
knell to thr hearts; and then all
was silent.
A wild cry burst from the lips of
Mary Grant, as who sank down at
the feet of her father.
"1 havo killed Mm! O, father, he
would not bnve gono had It not baen
tor me His blood Is upon my hands."
Her father raised here in hia arms
and carried her into the .'It t fo cabin.
When Philip had brought the
canoe to a standstill twenty foct from
shore, the man had clambered down
the steep bank, apparently with great
effort, dragging one log after him,
as though wounded. The foliage was
so thick that hla eye could not pene
trate It on either side, and to loae
no more time, he sent the canoe up
the little rivulet at whose head the
man stood.
Suddenly he found himself seized
by a couple of savages, and a war
whoop rang through the forest, as
from a score of throats. By a quick
movement he threw off his captors,
and. raising his paddle, dealt one of
them a blow that sent him senseless
Into the water.
Turning quickly, he almod another
at tho head of the savage, but before
it could descend the villain who had
acted tho part, of decoy by a motion
of the boit sent him headlong upon
the sand. Before he could recover
his feet he found himself surrounded
by a dozen redskins, who, by ges
tures, threatened him with InBtant
death should he make any further at
tempt to escape.
A few momonts, and with a sad
heart Philip turned his back to the
river, and upon his friends, and, In
the midst of the savages, plunged Into
the forest.
For a couple of hours they kept
on directly south and every step had
takon Philip farther from his friends.
Then they halted, and, leaving a sav
age on either side of him, the main
party passed on a few rods, and held
an animated debate, in which the
renegade took a prominent part.
After a few minutes the decoy ap
peared to have had his way, and
again they pusheo on, this time to
ward the west; and fear filled tho
heart of the captive, for he had
htard that the river, not a long dis
tance before them, made a great bend
to the southward, and he was afraid
that It was their intention to again
attempt tho capture of the flat-boat.
Onward came the boat, and Philip
saw with satisfaction that those on
board woro alive to their 'situation.
They had noticed whloh way the cur
rent was setting, and the sweeps were
out, showing that they had no notion
of being carried close to the bank.
"When they are near enough, ball
them, and tell them to allow the boat
to float with the current," said the
decoy.
On came the boat, urged by the
long sweeps. A moment more, and
they would be opposite to them, but
far out beyond the centre of tho
stream. Tho decoy bogan to grow
impatient.
"Why don't you hall thorn?" he
exclaimed.
"I fear they will not recognize my
voice, but think this is another trap
laid for them. If it were only day
light, now, I could show myself, and
they would not hesitate a moment. If
I should hall them loudly, don't you
think it might be the means of bring
ing the savages ilpon us?"
"I am sure It would not," ho an
swered eagerly.
Each word was now proof to tho
suspicions of Philip, and, raising bis
voice, he hailed the boat, but In an
altered tone.
The only answer was for those at
tho swoops to suspend operations for
a moment; but thoy wore renewed
the next with redoubled vigor, and
the boat moved still farther toward
the opposite bank.
"Thoy do not know your voice.
Tell them your name. It
tWORTH KJiOWINGJ
In parts of Northern Australia the
ativoa live chiefly on the rats which
I' swarm everywhere and on a diminu
tive apecles of dog hardly bigger than
a rat.
A beautiful Celtic cross, twenty
foot high, has been erected at Rang
ihoua, Bay of Islands, where ninety
three years ngo Samuel Marsden, tho
"Apostle of New Zealand," landod
to bold the first Christian service in
that section.
Piedmont, Italy, produces about
three times as many cocoons as any
other Italian province, and In pro
portion to Its size Is perhaps the
most prolific sllk-worm district of
the world, the yield during 1906
amounting to 11,001.647 pounds,
with a value of $3,956,583.
State of Pennsylvania
A man named Conexant was ar
rested In a ParlB cafo the other day
for Insulting two Englishmen. In
explanation he eald: "I can not help
it; whenever I soe an Englishman I
become bo enraged that I could do
anything to him."
At last the sun went down, and
soon after, to his surprise and satis
faction, the party encamped for the
night. A fire was built, and fond
produced, of which they seemed to
have a liberal supply. A goodly
share was placed before Philip, who,
knowing that he should need all his
strength, ate heartily; and when .ho
meal was concluded, he was bound
securely, hand and foot, with thongs.
This done, his captors threw them
selves on the ground a little distance
from him, and In a short time the
whole party appeared to be buried
in profound slumber.
It was long before sleep would
come to the eyelids of Philip, but at
last the scene nbout him became in
distinct. A moment more and ho
would have been as unconscious as
his captors, had not a stealthy move
ment startled him, and he beheld,
by the dim firolljht tho decoy slcse
by his side.
Wheu bo near that he could have
touched him, ho beheld the gleam of
a knife, and for a moment thought
the renegade was about to take his
life. But in a moment he had sev
ered the thongs and then whispered
In his ear:
"Make not the slightest noise, and
I'll save you if I can. Follow me; but
be careful that even a leaf does not
rustle beneath your feet. Come!"
Bewildered by this unexpected
chance tor deliverance, Philip knew
hardly what to think. Yet It. was a
chance for escape. Rising noiselessly
to his feet, he followed the decoy,
who glided away into tho forest. ' It
was not until a hundred rods were
placed between him and the savages
that his companion paused.
"So far we aro safe," he said, in a
low tone. "Before us, not a great
distance off, la tho river, and It is
not possible that your boat has ns
yet gone round the great bend. If
we can only get oa board we are, and
I am out of tho power of the savages
forever."
"I had Judged that you were as
much a savage as any of them," said
his companion, earnestly, "but I shall
do It no more."
Philip cast a glance backward. As
yet he was by no means sure of the
good intentions of the decoy. Sud
denly he started and alarm filled his
soul. A shadowy object gilded amid
the trees behind him. It was out of
sight In a moment, but Philip felt
that he could not havo been mista
ken. He mentioned ft to his com
panion. "You must have been mistaken,"
he aald, hastily. "I saw the same ob
ject, I think, but It was nothing more
than the shadow of a tree, cast by tho
rising moon. But come, let us reach
the river as soou as pusslble."
With hasty strides ho passed on,
Philip following close. After half an
hour of rapid walking, they saw tho
river.
His companion assured him it was
impossible for the boat to have
passod yet, so they ensconced them
Belves In a dense thicket. The man
proceeded to glvo him a version of
his capture by tho savages nearly a
year before.
"Aa for myaelf, I would have died
before 1 would have been tho lnstru
tpent of luring thoae of my own race
to oeatructloni" auld Philip, when he
had finished.
"Lite ia sweet, and when it is at
stake a uiau will do much to save it,"
was the answer. "But look! la not
that a boat, auder the shadow of the
bank yondert It will be in the moon
light in a moment."
Eagerly Philip looked and aaw that
he was right. The moment that was
to decide his fate wu fast approach
ing, and he stole n glance at his com
panion, and then backward into the
forest, as if he half expected to boo a
scoro of savages spring up amid tbe
shadows.
seem possible they would leave you
to your fate." said the decoy.
Again Philip hailed thorn, glvlns
blB name, and asking why they did
not come to his aid. But with a like
result. The boat had now gone past
them, and was leaving them behind.
"Wo muat follow on down the
bank," exclaimed tho decoy, as he
started off, followed by rhlllp.
Another point was soon reached,
leaving the boat above them, and
again the decoy demanded that Phil
ip should hall them, which this time
he did, speaking in French, knowing
that at lea9t Mr. Grant and hit
daughter would understand what he
was saying.
"Bring the boat nearer the shore,
friends, but not farther than the cen
tre of tho stream. There is danger
here, but I am In hopes to escape, by
swimming off to you."
"What have you aald?" demanded
the decoy, and bo put bis hand upon
his belt, where the knife that had
ut Philip's rords still glittered in
the moonlight.
"Something that will bring them
round, I think. Look! I am right;
they are coming this way."
At this moment Philip detected a
motion of his companion, and, glanc
ing round, he was Just In time to see
the tufted head of an Indian disap
pear bohlnd a tree but a few rods
off.
"You will have to hall them again,'
said the decoy, Impatiently.
With tho rapidity of thought Phil
ip sprang upon the villain. A mo
ment more, and the knife was in his
hand, flashing in the moonlight, and
tho next It was burled to the hilt in
the heart of the decoy, who, with a
terriblo cry, sank upon the earth.
Next, Philip was struggling in the
waters of the river, striking boldly
A Hplre thnt was unique In church
architecture has just been torn down
at Providence. R. I.. It bolus: that of
doea not , thB jenvr9on Street Baptist Church,
which was entirely of brick even to
the apex, each brick being especially
fashioned for the place it occupied.
Austrfa's fishing industry suffers
from tho handicap that the fishermen
aro nearly all In the clutches of
usurora. They are compella! to bor
row money when the catch is poor
and they are never able to get out of
debt again.
Porflrlo Diaz was Inaugurated
President of Mexico December 1,
1884, and, therefore, has been in
offlco twenty-three years.
Tho inhabitants of China havo
awakened to the sense of the con
venience of having telephones. Many
lines are being projected.
The present Lord Falmouth's
father, who twice won the Derby,
made only one bet during his racing
career. The amount at issuo was
sixpence. Lord Falmouth won tho
bet, and had the coin set In bril
liants as a brooch for the wife of his
trainer.
SALARY INCREASE HJ50,0OO.
Snyder Art Not As Expensive To
Carry Into Effort As HupowMl.
Harrlshurg (Special). It is cal
culated at the Department of Pub
lic Instruction that not so much
money as was anticipated will be re
quired to carry out the provisions
of the Bnyder minimum salary act
passed at the last legislative session.
It will add a little more than $850.
000 a year In the aggregate to the
salaries of tho school teachers of
Pennsylvania. This excess over the
salaries paid to the teacherB lost
year will be takon out of the In
crease In the school appropriation
from $r,r.00,000 to $7, COO, 000 by the
rocent Legislature. The districts are,
however, required to pay their teach
ers the lncreasod salaries and wait
until noxt June to be reimbursed by
tho State.
The Legislature set apart out of
the Increased appropriation $275,000
for the support of township high
schools for the two years beginning
the first Monday of Juno next and
added $75,000 to tho amount here
tofore appropriated for two years in
aid of these schools. The Legisla
ture also took out of the Increased
appropriation $230,000 to pay the
salaries of the county superintendents
of schools.
These several amounts, when de
ducted from the total Increased ap
propriation, will still leave more than
$800,000 additional to be distribut
ed among the 2000 school districts
annually In the usual way and can
be used after the purposes for which
the $5,500,000 heretofore appropri
ated have been used. This will give
every school district In Pennsylvania
a larger appropriation during the
next two years than they had this
year, provided thoy comply with the
school laws and do not suffer a de
crease of population.
The Snyder act Increases the mini
mum Balary of school teachers from
$35 a month to $10 and. $50. accord
ing to their qualifications and term
of service and directly affects be
tween 3,500 and 4.000 teachers.
THAWING DYNAMITE BURSTS.
The electric chair for executions
Is used only In tho United States.
The Austrian Government gives
hor aged a pension nearly $2.50 a
week.
The area of thg Pacific Is 70,000,
000 square miles, that of tho Atlan
tic, 26,000,000, and that of the In
dian, 17,000,000.
Thirty Sticks Explode In House And
Man Is Injured.
York (Special). By the explosion
of thirty sticks of dynamite in Wash
ington Township, a three-story brick
house was blown up and John Goche-
nour, 70 years old, was Injured. The
dynamite was to have been used to
blow up stumps and was placed above
the kitchen stove to thnw.
At the time of the explosion no
one was In the house, Mr. Gnche
uOUr. having just stepped on the door
Kill. He was hurled backward and
the hair wa3 burned from hln head
and his beard was sin sod off. The
honse was completely wrecked.
An Ivy plant which established it
self In a crevice of the tower of St.
John the Baptist Church, at Yarbor
ough, Lincolnshire, England, tinder-
out toward the boat that was still ! mined the foundation and lifted
above him. ' stones out of place until it coat over
Another moment, and a fierce war
whoop rang through the forest. A
shower of arrows fell about hla head,
none of which did him any harm. He
reached the boat In safety, and was
welcomed buck as one risen from tho
dead.
But no welcome was dearer to him
than that of Mary Grant; and a few
days after the remainder of the voy
age had been successfully accom
plished he made hor hla wife. From
the New York Evening Mall.
Lol Chen's Good Heart.
After the Civil War many tales
were told of the devotion of the col
ored people to Southern masters and
mlstresaea who had met with pecu
niary losses during the long struggle.
The trying days following the San
Francisco dlaaster brought to light
many Instances of equal devotion on
the part of the Chinese.
"Lot Chen," said Mrs. Mason, who
was visiting relatives in the East,
"has lived with us for six years. Tho
only vacation he has bad In all that
time was when he left us two years
ago to boconio a missionary. Ho was
absent seven weeks. Afterward, all
we could got out of him nbout his
experience was, 'Lot lather be cook
lan CUstlan.'
"But," continued Mrs. Mason, "Lol
showed that he could be a pretty good
Christian, too. Three days after the
earthquake we found ourselves with
a roof over our heads, but with very
little money in our purses. Mr. Ma
son's business was gone, there was no
way to got funds from the bank, the
Oakland shops refused credit.
" 'Lol,' said I, 'you must be very
careful with the provlaloua. We nave
to pay cash for everything now, and
wo have only six dollars. This trou
ble may laBt for a long time It may
be months before we'll have any
money.'
" 'Tha's all light,1 returned Lol,
groping inside his shirt for a roll of
bills. 'Lol got plenty money two
bundled, ten dollar. You takoe two
hundled; Lol keep ton.' "
$3000 to make repairs.
DISAPPEARING PULP WOODS.
A Clianre Yet.
The future sometimes holds events
which may be counted upon with aa
much certainty as the rise of the sun
or the ebb of the tide. Little Ahner
knew by experience what to expect,
aud he voices his dark prophecy in
the Chicago News.
Hiram making his way up-stream
saw little Abner fishing from the
bank. No shining, scaly apoll, how
ever, attested to his luck.
"Ain't yo ketched noting ylt, Ab
ner?" ho shouted.
"Nope," replied Abner. "I ain't
been home ylt."
The Hook For Him.
"We're starling a circulating li
brary for the use of tbe Inmates,"
said the prison visitor. ' Is there any
particular, book you'd like to have?"
"Yea," replied the convict, "there
la one, It I oould ouly get a cbauce to
uae it right. I'd like to have a rail
road guide." Philadelphia i'roas.
A Danger, Grave and Impending, May
Ho Evaded by Undivided Action.
The Toronio Globe has begun a
campaign for the conservation of
Canada's sprtico forests, which are
the source of a large part of the
wood pulp used for paper making in
this country. In Its issue of July
21 the Globe says editorially:
"The spruce supply of the United
States would be complotely exhausted
In half a dozen yeara If the manu
facturers and users of paper had to
depend on it alone. They are now
substituting large quantities of logs
from Canada at great expense aud
are thus rapidly depleting our pulp
supplies. A certain amount of forest
ia devastated every year by fire. Our
own manufacturers consume a large
amount of pulp that is made into
paper for uso in Canada, and a much
larger amount for eiportatlon to
other countries. Tho supply at pres
ent available is enormous, but the
consumption of paper is rupldly In
creasing, while tho supply of wood
If rapidly diminishing. It is only
a queation of time when these two
movements will result in a very in
convenlont if not disastrous scar
city." A few yeurs ago there was genoral
confidence in tho ability of our nor
thern border States to furnish all the
pulp wood that this country would
ever need. That notion has been
exploded. Our iuvaslon of Canada
for the needed supply Is causing
grave apprehension in that country.
Wisconsin paper mills are buying
pulp wood In Quebec, 1200 miles
away. Tbe situation is a lit t in better
In northern New York and northern
New England, but even In those re
gions tho end of our supply lo imme
diately bofore us. Realizing thta
fact, a number of our large paper
companies have bought extenaivo
tracts in Canada and are busily cut
ting on them. One company own
about 3000 square miles and another
owns about 2200 square miles. There
are others with smaller holdings.
The point of special importance ia
not so much the possibilities that
Canada may imposo an export duty
on pulp wood as the certainty that
unless proper steps ure soon taken
there must occur an exhaustion of
spruce supply in Canada, as well aa
In this country. So far us this coun
try ia concerned, there la llttlo If
anything that the Federal Govern
ment can bo asked to do. The spruce
regions of Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, New York. Michigan, Wla
consln aud Minnesota are not a part
of tho national domain.
The danger, grave and impending,
can be evaded only by Stato or by
undivided action, and only by the
conservation of the existing forests
and an extensive planting with a
view to tho remote future. Canada
has much larger powers of restric
tion and may exercise them. If he
does, this country must dance to the
tuno she pipes. - New Yolk Suu.
DYNAMITE UNDER RED.
Brick Yard Worker Taken Peculiar
Manner To End His Life.
Pittsburg (Special). Calmly ly
ing down on a bed at hln home, John
Lectak, aged 50, of Eno Station,
near Imperial, drew a comfort over
him after lighting a fuBO to a stick
of dynamite, which he placed under
the bed. A moment later a terrible
explosion occurred, blowing Loctak
into bits, aa well aa demolishing the
bed, all other furniture In the house
and complotely wrecking the build
ing. Lectak was employed at a brick
yard at Imperial. It Is paid he had
been despondent recently after re
covering from a lengthy spree. Loc
tak waited until the other occupants
of the houoe had left and placed the
stick of dynamite under the bed.
Then ho laid down to await certain
and horrible death.
BIGAMIST A ;)OI DODGER.
Luke Whlttaker Finds Pike County
Woods Hare Hiding Place.
Mllford (Special). Luke Whlt
taker, the Pike County bigamist, who
Is hiding in the Pike County wilds.
Is giving the Stato policeman all the
fun they want. A few days ago he
was located at Egypt Mills and
Constable John Gallagher alone tried
to effect his arrest. Whlttaker open
ed fire a"d tl-e officer wisely conclud
ed to postpone the little affair he
had with the notorious young outlaw
and seek assistance. Whlttaker took
to tho tall timbers and when the of
ficers returned they found their man
had left.
In defiance of the law. Whlttaker
for nearly seven months has kept the
authorities of both Pike and Mon
roe In hot water. He Is playing the
Jesse James act to perfection, and
the fact that be insists upon making
friendly visits to farmer friends and
takos an occasional meal with a rela
tive, is most tantalizing to tbe officers.
Perhaps no man In Pike County
knows the many hiding places better
than Whlttaker, and being a crack
shot, only zero weather may Induce
htm to change his present plans of
keeping out of the way of his pros
keoplng out of the way of his would
be captors.
FIREMEN HURT.
I IRONWORKERS WAGES CUT.
Ten Per Cent, deduction At Bird
lioro Steel Foundry Shops.
Blrdsboro (Special). The Blrds
boro Steel Foundry and Machine
Company postod notices in all de
partments of their works of a general
reduction of 10 per cent. In wages
to take effect on November 16. The
reason given la a general depression
of business and a rancellalon of or
dors.
The puddle mill, sheet mill and
nail work-i of the E. & G. Brooke
Iron Company has closed down for
a lack oforders. This is the first
'time there has been such a general
ahut-dowu for nine years, all the men
with the exception of the watch man
being laid off.
Lancaster Also Objects To Noise.
Lancaster (Special). An drdl
nance has been Introduced In city
councils the purpose of which Is
to abate tho phonograph and electric
piano nuisance on the stroots. The
city Is being inundated with nickel
shows and businoss men are protest
ing. Hereafter no building can bo
used for a theater or show place un
til the fire department chief and
building inspector have approved it.
Four Houses Burned.
Pottstown (Special. Fire almost
totally destroyed a block of four
houses, owned by Joseph Bechtel and
J. H. Bleim. Fanned by a high wind
the blaze was a stubborn one and
It was only after two hours' hard
fighting that the firemen got the
blaze under control. It was rouged
by a defective flue in the home of
Mrs. Daniel Buck. The loss will ag
gregate $8,000.
Flames In Norrlstown Mill Destroy
$40,004) Worth Of Property.
Norrlstown ( Special ) . Another
fire broke out Sunday morning In
the stock house of tho Eureka Knit
ting Mills but was soon conquered.
After battling with flames there for
five hours Saturday night, Chief P.
V. Hoy thought that the fire was ex
tinguished at that time.
Forty thousand dollars' worth of
stock was destroyed, and Harry Car
ney, George Fratt, Henry Eckert,
John Mack and John Worrall had
narrow escapes from death. They
were on the fourth floor when the
drum of un elevator fell, crashing
through the floor.
The firemen dropped fifteen feet
and all received painful Injuries.
Carney was rescued with difficulty,
was unconscious for several hours
and had several rlba broken. John
Perry, James Burkett and St. Clair
Williams were Injured by being
knocked from a ladder.
FOLIOS MOP HUNT.
Neighbor Regard N. L. Donley Aa
Not Responsible.
Renovo (Special). The people) or
this place are reluctantly coming to
the conclusion that the murderer of
little Mary Donley, who was strangled
to death, Is at last In the hands of
the law. They are, however, lss
vindictive than they were, their de
sire for vengeance being tempered
by the fact that the man now under
arrest. William L. Donley, la the
uncle of the little victim and not re
garded as mentally sound.
They recall of peculiarities of tho
man and speculate regarding bla com
plete responsibility, tho opinion be
ing frequently expressed that he
could not have appreciated the aw-
fulness of the crime he Is now sus
pected of. If he really did commit It.
There Is a disposition among oil
rlasses to suspend judgment until
the evidence against him Is made
public.
Donley Is 35 years old, a molder
by trade', and has been employed In
the Pennsylvania shops for a num
ber of years. He la 6 feet, 1 0 Inches
tall, has a atooplng figure and weighs
about 150 pounds. He has dark
hair, bluish eyes, a smooth face not
at all indicative of his alleged men-
nl deficiency. His general conduct
has been good, and although he has
indulged somewhat In drink, hie as
sociates have been few and of good
character.
Naturally of a retiring disposition,
he has not sought to any extent the
ompany of women and his neighbors
have regarded him as an easy-going,
harmless sort of person and a good
and steady workman. If he did mur
der bis niece his neighbors say he
did the crime when he waa not wholly
responsible for his acts. Indeed some
of his neighbors stoutly deny his
guilt.
However, it Is significant that the
authorities have ceased to look fur
ther for the perpetrator of the aw
ful deed and appear to have deter
mined to charge Donley with the
crime. That this Is their Intention
Is no secret at the county seat. Just
what the evidence against the man
may be Ib not yet Tllvulged, but there
are rumors of all kinds afloat, tho
most Important being that the gag
found in the mouth of the murdered
girl was a piece of the shirt worn
by Donley on the night of tie as
sault. Another that he was missed
from the house at about the samo
time as little Mary was. Still an
other that he answers to the descrip
tion of the man carrying the bundle
to the dump by two boys on their
way home.
But these rumors and others have
not been verified and the people hero
are In the dark fully as much aa
when tho arreat was made known.
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Steady Work For Miners.
Hazleton (Special). - Announce
ment was made that the mines of
all the companies and tho Individual
coal operators will be worked stead
ily from now, until Christmas, when
there may be a week's Idleness on
account of the holidays. Then they
will atart In again for the winter
and work until spring. There is such
a domand for coal that the orders
can't b-J filled promptly.
Tablets For Historical Spots.
York, Pa. (Special). Wilbur C.
Kvaber. of this city, is at the head
of n movement to organize a Na
tional Military Memorial Association,
to mark historical suots throughout
tho United States with tablets or
monuments. Mr. Kraber has written
to prominent men throughout tbo
country, and has Interested the Penn
sylvania Railroad In the proposed
erection of tablets on the Columbia
hridb'o to commemorate the burnlnu
of the bridge by the Confederates.
Stepixd In Frout Of Train.
L'aston (Special). Martin Dugan,
of New York City, was brought to
tho Easton Hoapitul in a critliuj con
dition. He stopped out of the way
of one train In front of another at
HIghbrldge, N. J., and was run over.
Ho lost hla left arm and log. suffered
a dislocated kuoe and a crushed
skull
Huu Down Hy Train.
Mahanoy City (Bpocial) . Seut to
town ou au errand, John Boionls,
while roturnlng to Bowmana shortly
; before midnight was eut to places
by tv Lohlgh Valley passenger train.
Augustus F. Abraham, of Reading,
delirious from a long Illness, slashed
himself In the chest and abdomen
with a pocket knife, while his wife
lav sleeping beside him. He is not
expected to recover.
A movement to keep their places
of business closed Sundays is meet
ing with success among the fresh
meat dealers of York.
William Schwartz was probably
fat.allv injured and Del Schwartz
relative, seriouBly mangled from the
crash when three pushing locomotives
ran Into a freight train at Simpson,
near Scranton. The freight was
standing on a siding and when struck
toppled over upon a eoal train stana
Ine close by.
Rv a fall of roof in the Pine
Brook mine of the Scranton Coal
Company, two men were seriouBly
and perhaps fatally crushna wnne
third was slightly Injured about tbe
hodv. The Injured men are John
Klubalr and Joseph Maukrey.
Brooding over family troubles
William H. Kline, 46 years old, of
York, took his life by hanging him
self Sunday.
Eva. 11-year-old daughter of Kd
ward Snyder, of York, was seriously
scalded by the contents of a pan of
boiling water pouring over her head
and body when she bumped into ner
urandniother.
Three farmers, of Colerain Town
ship. Lancaster County, were shot by
a rabbit hunter. The injureii men
are John Hlmea and William and
John Kunkle.
W. L. Foote, of Wilkes-Barre, gen
oral outside superintendent of the
Delaware & Hudson Coal Company
for the past forty years, has resigned
and will be succeeded by nwigni i.
Thorpe, of Carbonvllle. outside fore
man of the Leggetfe ('reek Colliery,
of the company.
Caught In the scraper line at
Greenwood Colliery, Joseph Gotrovy,
aged 20 years, of Coaldale, waa
crushed to death.
Through a rear door a thief en
tered the Fountain House Hotel
yards, Doylestown, Sunday night, and
stole a valuable team belonging to
John Emmerson, of Tradesvllle, while
Its owner waa at church.
The Sechler Fertilising Company
will rebuild the drying plant at Espy,
recently destroyed by fire. The new
plant will be built of steel and con
crete, cost $50,000 aud will give em
ployment to foicy men.
lrvln A. Snyder, of Danville, has
returned from hla annual deer hunt
In Maine, bringing with him two ex
ceptionally fine deer. He camped at
Odar Lake, seventy-four miles north
of Bangor, and with hltn was H. A.
Albright, Of Orwlgshurg.
A mad dog In Greenwood Town
ship, Columbia County, was respon
sible for the killing of tlto head of
valuable cattle owned by Henry Law-
ton. Mr. I .listen managed to kill
tho dog, and the head was sent to
the Pasteur institute for analysis.
When the report came back that It
bad rabbis . every cow that bad beeu
bitten was killed.
Bank Cashier Dead.
Pottsville (Special). William T.
Tyson, cashier of the Citlsens' Bank,
and also treasurer of several finan
cial organizations, of St. Clair, died
rather suddenly. He was but 28
years of age and the youngest bank
ing official holding such a position
of trust in Schuylkill County. He
was one of the best all-around ath
letes which this region ever turned
out.
Five Hurt As Scaffold Fell.
Lancaster (Special). Five brick
layers employed on a new linoleum
plant being erected In this city fell
thirty-five feet by the breaking of
the scaffold. Harry Burns waa criti
cally Injured and Frank Carl, Robert
T. Wade, C. F. Landls and an Italian
were taken to a hospital In an un
conscious condition. Burn's recovery
is uncertain.
Murderer Declared Innane.
Altoona (Special). Rocco Clrcul
lo, convicted of murdering his wife
and sentenced to be hanged waa de
clared Insane by Morris Guth, super
intendent of the Insane asylum at
Warren, Pa., who made an examina
tion of the prisoner a week ago.
Steps will be taken to have Ctrcullo
committed to an asylum.
Carnegie Founder's Day Changed.
Pittsburg (Special). The trustee
of the Carnegie Institute has changed
Founder's Day, which has always
been held on the first Thursday of
November to the last Thursday In
April. Director John W Beatty, of
the Department of Fine Arts, will
start at once for Europe to collect
paintings for the International ex
hibit next April.
Cuve-ln Wrecks Flyer.
Scranton (Special). Jersey Cen
tral flyer from Philadelphia waa
wrecked near Plttston at 10. SO
o'clock P. M. A mine cave-In cauaed
a settling of the tracks. Engine and
cars tumbled over the emhauknient
killing Engineer Johnson and seri
ously Injuring the fireman. Passen
gers escaped serious Injury.
Krakemao Takes His Life.
Easton (Special). Jamea, Burke,
aged fifty years, for many years a
brakeman on the New Jersey Central
Railroad, committed suicide by hang
ing himself at his home. Three)
months ago he suffered a sunstroke
and his mind has since been affected.
Negro Child Turning WRIte.
York (Special). The authorities
of the Christian Homo declare that
Anna Hardeman, a 6-year-old negro
child that was placed In their charge
about one month ago, is turning
white. When tbe child was taken to
tho institution it is said that her
skin was dark and her hair kinked.
Since then it has been noticed that
she is becoming lighter In color and
parts of hor face are almost entire
ly white.
Trainmen Hurt In Wreck.
York (Special). Tbe buckling or
several freight cars ou a northbound
train on the Northern Central Rail
road brought the., train to a sudden
stop and .ill. i -.eii a pnUter engiuo
which waB iollowlng to cru-ih Into the.
caboose, seriously iujuring three of
tbe crew. Tbo Injured are Albert
rllmos. brskeman, of Baltimore;
bruises aud cuts and Internal tnl
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jama, in t psiiivhi
unuduetor. hand r.rnahod and ha
InuruaRy; J M. Wtm, flagman.
Baltimore, compound tract ore of t
right leg severe brulwoa and cat