rl ( IR I 1 jl MSnjLnnmuwm .7 1 Illf'lJV vif
I rfi'lwa If tjwrcj hud lin, -.MBiwt,
lr.'M V Him" In thn-vaij notoh.
'A it wi". tlinmh. ha made jm( one crairl
To a perch in a next t he-ground crotch.
Aa others went olimhin', hp balked
Id Indimtry'a towerin' tree.
He not and he talked and he talked and ha talked.
"Saya I and aaya he and aaya aha! "
Tlier waa man didn't know half aa ranch
And hadn't the science, o' gab,
Rut they dim" like the vary old Dutch.
With their ant and their gumption and grab.
Dot he, though he knowed it moat all.
Hot poundin' the trunk of the tree,
Contented to argy and bicker and brawl:
"Saye I and aaya aha and aaya he!"
Tlia neighbor went gruntin' up peat,
A-diggin' their to-nail right in.
To trunk and to limb clingin' faat,
.Teat bound and determined to win.
He'd any aa he'd aee 'em go by,
"I'll ketch ye all right up the tree!"
And then hia old tongue would unlimber and fly
"Saya I and aaya he and aaya aha! "
For yeara hia good wife kept htm propped
Aa he aot there a-atraddlr that limb;
He didn't take heed would 'a' dropped
If aba hadn't clung holt of her Jim.
do tarsal took up with hia tongue
That ha hadn't no eyea for to aee
How ahe ap'iled while he'd aot there a-piunpin' hia lung:
"Saye I and aaya ha and aaya aha! "
Hia neighbors they propped him a apell
When death had unlooaened her holt,
But at laat they unclinched and he fell,
And he fetched the poor-farm with a jolt.
There he telle how it all might 'a' ben.
I'.xppuna how the world ought to he;
How he'd do if he only could try it againy
'Saya I and aaya ahe and saya he!
Holinan F.
Day, in Youth'e Companion,
A FRIEND IN NEED.
By ROE L. HENDRICK.
When a mature horse "goes ugly,"
there is so little hope of reformation
that experienced horsemen make few
or no attempts to bring the animal
hack to a normal state of mind and
temper. Indeed, It la probable that
creature so afflicted Is Insane, and
all the more dangerous for that rea
son. If of little value, the animal
usually falls before a ride bullet; but
an expensive horse is killed only as
a last resort, being confined lu the
meantime like a raging Hon. As a
matter of fact, of the two the lion Is
far more amenable to discipline.
The difficulty Is to tell when a real
ly ugly horse will display all his vlc
lousness. He may appear mild or,
at least, not savage for weeks at a
time, and then, without warning,
rush at the first living object within
reach, displaying the ferocity of a
carnivorous animal.
Prince Charley, a Clydesdale be
longing to the Parker Stock Farm,
cost $3000 when Imported. He was
nervous and high spirited, but had
been broken to harness, and for three
years was driven about the adjacent
country, attached to a sulky or dog
cart, as freely as any other horse on
the place. He was not even "skit
tish;" and although he showed some
excitement when driven close to an
automobile or locomotive, he made no
attempt to run away.
Then he began to grow morose,
sometimes striking or biting at stran
gers who ventured near him. One
day ha was turned for exercise Into
the paddock, when he Instantly
rushed upon and killed two prize
Southdown sheep that were feeding
In one corner. The poor animals
were bitten and trampled to death In
a few seconds, the horse squealing
and leaping In a rage as ungovern
able as It was unprovoked.
Four men were needed to get him
back Into a box stall, and they had
to beat him severely to save their
lives. From that moment no one
could approach Mm with the slight
est assutfpee of safety.
When he was in a paroxysm of
rage, no ordinary partition could hold
him, so a stall of exceptional strength
bad to be built. About his exercise
.yard a ten foot fence was erected, the
exterior gate being a panel of solid
Planks, held In place by a steal bar,
or latch, a half-Inch thick.
All this, however, did not protect
the stock farm employes, who had to
he constantly on their guard when
near the horse. The usual moment
of carelessness came, and David Ba
ker, one of the helpers, was terribly
Bitten and bruised. He was dragged
out alive, but not till Prince Charlie
had been temporarily disabled by a
blow from an Iron bar.
A few days later the county agent
of tie Society for. the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals visited the farm,
tccompanled by the district attorney.
He told Mr. Parker flatly that the an
imal must not be beaton ntrnlii In
ucb. a manner; and advised that,
since he was vicious and dangerous,
toe thing to do was to kill him at
once lu some humane manner.
To this proposition the proprietor
demurred. "Kill him!" he exclaimed.
"Why, that horse Is worth $6000!
'U pay all damages, of course; and
I'll see that he Isn't abused. We
never lay a finger on him, except to
ve life. See here, gentlemen; Just
notice the precautions taken to prev
ent him from escaping and doing
ny harm outside."
The two officials were shown all
over the place, and were treated very
ourteously by Mr. Parker, who had
I Persuasive tonguo. They left only
half
convinced, however; and before
jolng away, the district attorney said
""preaslvely:
"I appreciate your position. Mr.
'rkor, and sympathize with you up
a certain point. That horse cost
m $3000; you think him worth even
oru to-day, and you hate to lose so
ca money. But It may prove far
MM expensive to keep than to kill
"n- Besides the damages of which
U HllMHlf BhnnlH ho bill -
1 you are known to be fully aware
l he Is Incurably vicious, you
"0ld be liable to indictment and
"! for manslaughter."
Mr. Parker winced at this, but
PW reiterated bis intention to
mm against all accidents.
Hu certainly did his best to see that
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tin u wud luiutiuu, uui a uiur
J fr human error must always be
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v Biiuruoou in me roi
10luK An.,,.1 i
. - www uvatiQvu iu
p'P the latch securely In Its slot;
'"J1"" Charlie, while exercising.
iWuri
W agaiuit the yard gate; it
0pn, and ho galloped Into tna
Wh&n m a .ki. i M a .
Mr. Parker what had hap
pened, the horse, amid a cloud at
dust, had almost disappeared to the
south.
Prince Charley had been more than
unusually savage for a couple of
days. It was a white faced, anxious
man who summoned his helpers and
set off In swift pursuit, dreading what
he might find along the way.
The road south of the Parker
Stock Farm leads straight to the
Copperknoll "slashing," a half
cleared woodland of soveral thousand
acres, from which all the best stand
ing timber has been removed. On
the three Intervening miles there
were less than half a dozen houses,
and travel was infrequent.
way, and there ! otfcfcf sheli
anywhere about.
But for thti unexpected Interven
tion It would have gone hard with the
two, who probably would have been
killed or maimed for life, for Prince
Charlie ran five feet to their one. Hid
den In their vicinity, however, was a
humble friend, to whom they had
given only the barest toleration till
that moment.
Ortp was a homeless mongrel, a
cross between a collie mother and an
English bulldog father, whose owner
had turned him adrift as soon as hit
peculiar qualities hwl become pain
fully apparent with advancing
growth. He looked neither like a
snub nosed collie nor a long haired
bulldog, but waa such an absurd car
icature of the two breeds combined
that the first glance at his ungainly
form always exclte"d a smile of deri
sion. He had sneaked up to the Brad
way farm house two months before,
and although driven away repeatedly,
had always returned, having nowhere
else to go. In pity, Mrs. Bradway had
thrown him scraps of food, and had
even occasionally patted his block
like head, perhaps the only caress he
had received since he parted with his
mother. The dog was grateful, for
he could not appreciate how much
the woman was ashamed of him and
now was the time to display his grat
itude. Grip had followed tho buckboard
unporceived, and was enjoying a live
ly hunt for an elusive woodchuck
when he heard the squeals of Billy,
followed by the pounding of feet and
the cries of Mrs. Bradway.
Rushing across the slope, he saw a
huge monster, with open mouth,
charging after mother and daughter,
and almost npon them.
Sometimes a mongrel possessesbct
ter qualities than a pure bred dog.
Qrlp had the courage of his father,
without his foolish "grit;" the alert
ness of his mother, without her cau
tion. A bulldog would have charged
the horse instantly, have set his
teeth and hung on blindly until tram
pled to death. A collie would have
barked, and kept at a safe distance.
Orip did neither.
Mrs. Bradway could almost feel the
hot breath of Prince Charlie on her
cheek, when, like an arrow, a small
er body shot between her and the ap
proaching peril, as the dog launched
New York City. -Gultnpes make
I such an important feature of present
' dress that no girl can have too many,
j Here are two attractive styles which
can be utilized both for lingerie ma-
terlals and for the wash slIkB that are
so much used. The tucked gulmpe
Is a very pretty but simple one that
1 Is trimmed with embroidery between
the groups of tucks. The plain one
can be made with a fancy yoke on
either a round or square outline, and
I can be made as an entire gulmpe or
' cut off and finished to form a cheml
' sette, as liked. Both allow a choice
of three sleeves, the long ones with
i deep cuffs, the long ones with straight
bands, and those of elbow length.
The gulmpes are made with front
and backs, and are drawn up at the
waist line by means of tapes Inserted
Tourists' Coats of Worsted.
The tropical worsteds and the
light weight tweeds make up Into
most convenient and practical tourist
coats. These show simplicity In de
sign, for there Is a gored back seam,
tho fronts crossing double-breasted,
and large, roomy coat sleeves and nu
merous pockets In different sizes.
? NEWS OF PENNSYLVANIA 2
Sa
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PLOT TO DESTROY RIG I I I T I I!
plant.
Wistaria Is the Color.
The new shade is wistaria. It Is
attractive and looks especially well
on a woman with light hair and skin.
It shades Into a faint lavendar. On
these suits are trimmings of a slight
ly doeper tone, and the only other
colors put against It are white and
black.
Frocks Fastened at Side.
Everywhere one sees the growing
tendency to substitute the button
holes down the front of the frock for
those down the Bide. This line begins
at the end of the shoulder seam and
runs down tho edge of the bust,
curves In over the waist, and con
tinues to tho hem of the skirt.
Girl's Bertha Collars.
Bertha collars suit the girls so per
fectly that they are always worn, nnd
here are some charming models that
are novel, yet simple, nnd which can
be utilized over any dress.
No. 1 Is made In handkerchief style
with points at the shoulder, front and
back, and can bo flnlahed with
atralght banding, as Illustrated, or
be scalloped on Its edges or Inset with
lace or embroidery, as liked. No. 2
can be cut on the pointed line, as Il
lustrated, and made with medallions
and lace nnd with French knots
worked In the points to make an ex-
IttUbui-R' $H,OIH),0M System Tcm
porlally Rendered Useless.
Pittsburg (Special). A plot to
destroy Pittsburg's $8,000,000 Al
teration plant was discovered. The
culprits began by puncturing and
cutting wires connected with the
electrical apparatus, putting the
cleaning and recovering machinery
out of commission and temporarily
destroying the usefulness of the
whole plant. It Is the belief of those
In charge of the plant that enemies
of the project will make further at
tempts to destroy tho apparatus.
Wires have been grounded and
short circuits thrown Into various
parts of the mechanism. The damage
Is so extensive that It Is almost Im
possible to locate It all and make re
pairs. Mayor Guthrie has been In
formed of the situation nnd with offi
cials Of the Department of Public
Works has discovered several valu
able clews that may lad to sensa
tional nrrosts In the near futuie.
The city and county detecflve
forces are working diligently to se
cure evidence. That It is an "Inside
I Job" is the belief of those who have
i investigated the damage so far.
While Mayor Guthrie, Director
J Shepherd and others say they hnve
i suspected a plot for a long time, the
raets were kept quiet. The adminis
tration feared that publicity would
disturb the people and Induce them
to believe that they were about to
lose their chances for permanently
filtered water.
LEHIGH FOUNDERS' DAY.
BEGIN.
2-
fOSE this day Hfl&lng--' twill be the
L.
same story
J'O-MORROW-and the next more dila-
JHEN INDECISION brings its own de-
AND DA YS ARE LOST lamenting o'eT
' lost days . g-. r - - a.- -1. . a.- e-v
ARE YOU IN EARNEST? Seize this
' very minute tr4cvcsrrcr
Iff HAT YOU CAN DO, or dream you
can, begin it. --a-tv-xc-r a-a-
QOURAGE HAS GENIUS, POWER, and
flNLY ENGAGE, and then the mind
V l a r
grvwa neiiicu--
QEGIN IT, and the work will be com-
oleted. rMrMirk' OO Ooethtt's Faust
But at this season the slashing was
beginning to be visited by tho fami
lies of neighboring farmers, in quest
of blackberries. The bushes covered
many acres, and the fruit was ripen
ing. By early September hundreds
of bushels would be going to waste
daily.
On the day before Prince Charlie's
escape, Dan Bradway, passing through
the slashing, bad noted that the
blackberries on the Hogsback, a bare,
isolated hill with scanty soil more ex
posed to the sun than that of the re
mainder of the tract, were ripening
freely. He told his mother of his
find, and she resolvod to be among
the flr3t to gather the berries.
Taking her ten-year-old daughter,
Ruth, Mrs. Bradway harnessed Billy,
an undersized road horse, to a buck
board, and with an assortment of tin
pails, drove over to the Hogsback.
She left the pony, tethered to a long
rope, to graze near the road, and as
cended the hill. While the berries
were not so plentiful as they would
be a fortnight later, they were of fine
quality; and by two o'clock the two
had gathered fourteen quarts.
They had just filled the first milk
pail, when a scream from Billy
the peculiar cry of distress that a
horse never utters except In extreme
pain or terror called their attention
to the foot of the slope.
They ran to tiie brow of the htll
and part way dowu before an opening
lu the bushes permitted them to see
clearly what was happening. Billy
by this time had broken his rope,
and, limping and bleedlug, was nee
lng toward them, pursued by a great
dappled horse that was biting him
savagely. So keen were flight and
pursuit that the animals were up the
hill and past them lu a half mluute.
Mrs. Bradway had heard of Prince
Charlie's vlcloisness, but for the mo
ment did not identify hlru.
She cried out, and shook her apron
at the horses as they passed. They
paid no heed to her; but ou the ... n.
nut, Billy succeeded in escaping down
a deep and narrow ravins, and then
his pursuer turned, caught sight of
ths woman, and ran straight for her.
With her heart in hsr mouth, Mrs.
Bradway recognlssd ths burse. She
seized Ruth's hand, and ran, over
rocks and through briars, toward a
patch of woodland at ths right. Ths
usarsst lies was a hundred yards
himself straight at the horse's nose.
He caught it, and his teeth almost
met; but when Prince Charlie flung
down his head, prepared to strike
with his forefeet. Grip dropped back,
only to spring and gash his huge an
tagonist's throat.
Trembling with fright, Mrs. Brad
way thrust Ruth Into the branches of
an oak, and climbed after her. Ar
rived at a place of safety, she turned
and saw Grip running on three legs,
his duty done, while the horse, ren
dered still more sayage by hit
wounds, was wheeling to rush upon
a party of men who had Just descend
ed from a light spring wagon. Thej
avoided him, but as he whirled about
to fall upon the team, a shot from a
rifle brought him down, and anothor
quickly ended his career.
Grip had a badly Injured fore leg,
but he also had earned a permanent
home, and seemed greatly to rejoice
at the balance to his credit. Billy re
covered, although he was painfull)
hurt Mr. Parker paid all the dam
ages, merely remarking that he fell
pleased to get off so cheaply.
Youth's Companion.
Iff .
Richard Watsoa ;iiicr Bpwrtfi On
The "Ideal And The Real."
South Bethlehem (Special). At
Lehigh University the twenty-ninth
annual celebration of Founders' Day
was made doubly Interesting because
of tho presence of Dr. Richard W.
Gilder, the noted author, poet and
editor of the Century Magazine, who
was the orntor of the day.
Dr. H, S. Drinker, president of
the University, presided at the exer
clses, and in his introductory re
marks eulogized the memory of t he
late Judge Ana Packer, who founded
the University 43 years ago. In In
troducing Dr. Glider. Dr. Drinker re-
l ferred to his many literary attain
ments which placed him in the fore
most rank of American poets and au
thors. Dr. Glider spoke on the "Id4eal and
the Real," and said he "would like
to convince those who hear me that
there Is a close relation between
Ideality and reality that Ideals are,
Indeed, intensely real things are of
the highest Importance In the stern
realm of reality."
He pointed out to the students
the necessity of aiming at a high
Ideal If success In life Is to be attain
ed and that Ideality has a real rela
tion to the conduct of business may
be seen In the present tendency to
form rules of honor, or codes. In con
nection with callings not hitherto
thus regulated. Dr. Gilder declared.
I'ltl ssim; oi BAALV TRIAL.
Next Capitol Cnae Likely To Be Oa
Involving Furniture.
Harrisburg (Special). That thv
Commonwealth's offlclsls are deter
mined to force the trial of ths Capi
tol cases at an early date and that
Architect Huston will bo arraigned
at that time waa revealed when Dis
trict Attorney John Fox Weiss went
Into court and asked that his motion
to fix the week of November 23 as
tho time for the next trial be
withdrawn with leave to make a new
motion. Judge Kunkel at onc
granted the motion.
It Is understood that the State will
press the Court to fix a date In the
latter part of Nowmber or early In
December In order that the case may
be ended before the holidays.
That the case to be tried will be
a furniture one la a foregone con
clusion and Huston will be Included.
The State smarts under his acquittal,
It Is Intimated, and will try to con
vict him.
BURNED BY BURGLARS.
Man rerlshcs In Flames Stnrted By
Thieves In Store.
Butler, Pa. (Special) . Murder,
robbery nnd arson has been brought
to light in ruins of a fire at
Hllllards, a coal mining town twenty
miles north of Butler. Burglars en
tered the general store of Maurice
Servlcoss, stole $1,000, fired the
building and escaped.
The fire started among barrels of
oil in the warerooms. and spread so
rapidly that Servlcoss' brother-in-law,
Samuel Caplin, who was asleep,
could not make his escape and was
burned to death.
The fire spread to and destroyed
the meat market and dwelling of
John Day. adjoining. The losses are:
Day, $4,000; Servlcoss, $10.00f
both partly Insured.
COAL SHIPMENTS HEAVY.
in a casing. The straight collar fln
i Ishes tho neck, and whatever the
i length of the sleeves they are gath
I ered at their upper and lower edges
I and Joined either to band or cuffs.
The quantity of material required
I for the medium size (twelve years)
! Is, for either gulmpe, two uud three
I eighth yurds twenty-four or thirty-
two, or one and five-eighth yards forty-four
Inches wide, with five nnd
three-eighth yards of Insertion, to
make tho tucked gulmpe as Illustrated.
A Mighty Difference.
A farmer Bued a cattle dealer for
damages in the local county court.
"When I bought the bull," said the
complainant, "he told me it was gen
tle and perfectly harmless a chili)
could play with It, in fact. Half an
hour after I got the animal home he
disabled a couple of my farm hands,
and then turned on me."
'"Perhaps the animal was excited
by his strange surroundings," sug
gested his honor. "Is he quiet enough
how?"
"Well, yes; but, you see "
"Ah," remarked the defendant,
"then my description was correct, af
ter all. I said If he did get excited
at first he would quieten down."
"Yes." responded the plaintiff,
grimly, "but you didn't tell me thai
I should have to shoot the beggar tc
quieten him down! That's what J
had to do!" Tit-Bits. .
Popular Waists.
The white blouse, with rose colored
i dots embroidered throughout, 1b one
1 of the popular waists, and equally
well liked Is the wulst In white, with
bands of colored embroidery reaching
from the collar to the belt. Many of
the new waists show no yoke at all,
nor Is the genuine feature prominent.
The New Wraps.
A striking feature of many of tiie
new wraps of cloth and messallue Is
that they are lined with silks In either
pin stripes or polka dot design. Plaid
silk has also attained quite a vogue
for this purpose, particularly If the
wrap be made in black or some durk
color. In the case of the plaid lining
the colors are soft toned and are car--led
out In a large plaid.
Princess SI 111 Favored.
Coats and skirts In all styles hold
the day In popularity for forenoons,
I but )f a dressy occasion arises, then
' skirts und bodices or ono-plece gowns
! of embroidered lawns, mulls, batistes
' are the rule, unless a lace coat makes
an exception.
A Pictorial Traitor.
"Smlggs never talks about people.
"No." auswered the man who Is re
luctant to upraise; "he never talki
about people, but he takes snapshot
plotursa of his friends and showi
them behind their backs." Washing
ton Star.
Tbs Uieath skirt.
As for the e.-caggerated sheath
sklirlt Ib entirely out of place on the
street, and those who persist in wear
ing It will entail serious consequences
on themselves from public opinion,
active in lis consideration of the
stylo.
troraely elaborate collar, or can fie
cut round and finished simply by
bandlng and frills, as shown in the
smaller view. No. 3 Is cut on a square
outline, end Is especially well adapted
to banding and medallions. In this
cose these last are hand embroidered,
while lace banding outlines them and
frills of lawn finish the edges. Lace
medallions or ready made ones of em
broidery can be used, however, and
embroidered banding can be made to
take the place of lace, or the ma
terial can bo outlined by the banding
and the squares filled with some little
bit of embroidery, if better liked.
Each bertha Is made in one piece.
No. 1 Is quite plain, but Nos. 2 and 3
are perforated for the medallions nnd
for the handing, which make such ef
fective trimming.
The quantity of material required
for the fourteen year size Is three
fourth yard thirty-two Inches wide
tor nny bertha; three and one-fourth
yards of banding for No. 1; nine me
dallions, five yards of Insertion, three
nnd three-foiirth yards of edging, or
Evidences Of Returning Prosjierlty
On Rending Division.
Reading (Special). With an aver
age at 14,000 freight and coal cars
passing daily over the Reading divi
sion of the Philadelphia & Reading
Railway, traffic conditions have got
ten back to normal and the outlook
is bright.
When traffic was at Its high-water
mark, about a year and a half ago,
tho average number of cars was 10,
000, and this was about the highest
number ever reached. Traffic then
fell to half that number and less.
The mines are now working full, and
many railroaders iiave been taken
back nnd extra crews put on to han
dle the large shipments of coal and
freight, the former being especially
heavy at this season.
State Help For High Schools.
Harrisburg (Special). The rate
of distribution of the State appro
priations for township nnd borough
high schools this year will be 564
for boroughs and 90 per cent, for
townships. The wnrrnnts will be is
sued ns soon ns the classification Is
completed. This Is the first time
borough high schools have received a
State appropriation.
MURDBRKB BE N T I : (ft Kl.
Stephen BabO, Who Killed Michael
lloliloz, To Hang At Xorristonn.
Norristown (Special). Stephen
Sabo, for the willful murder of Mi
chael Boldoz, at Pottstown, was sen
tenced to be hanged here by Judge
Swartz. He confessed to the crime,
snylng that he was instigated by Mrs.
Boldoz In order that he and she
might lj,ve together as they had been
doing.
The woman was tried for being an
accessory, but was acquitted. Sabo
applied for a new trial, hut was re
fused. Sabo shot Boldoz along the
Schuylkill River bank as he was go
ing to work and then pushed him
Into the water.
EVADES ARREST BY DEATH.
Boy Accused Of Ruining Neighbor's
Shop Taken His Life.
Allentown (Special). Clayton
Shafer, of Wanamnkers, 15 years old,
was found decapitated on the Schuyl
kill & Lehigh Railroad a mile from
Lynnport. He Is believed to have
commltteed suicide by throwing him
self In front of a train.
Shafer and a companion were sus
pected of having set fire to a neigh
bor's shop and it is believed that he
ended his life on a demand having
been made of him to relmhuma th
owner for his loss or be arrested.
Fined For Breaking Sanitary Laws.
Harrisburg (Special). Reports
were received at the State Depart
ment of Health that Dr. C. L. Boston
has been fined In the courts of Wy
oming County for fail 11 r tn winnft
a case of communicable disease, this
ueing tne first prosecution of the
kind in that part of the State. A
report was also received that EMwln
Bowers, of Columbia County, who
broke scarlet fever quarantine to go
and play baseball, had been fined $5
tor nis run.
GREAT RAILROAD ACTIVITY.
Conditions Alxmt The Yards Uke
laist Year's Prosperity.
Harrisburg (Special). A review
of the conditions among the railroad
offices, shops, yards and freight ware
houses, made by ofllrlals of tie Board
of Trade and newspapers here indi
cate that conditions are almost where
thoy wore last year. In number of
men employed the conditions are
rapidly approaching those of two
years ago, and there is every indica
tion that the business will be per
manent. The force of men employed in mov
ing freight, yard service and round
houses hes been Inoiensed, while or
ders for repair of all cars have
crowded the shop sidings and added
over 300 men to the rolls In the last
week.
Shipments nre nlso larger from the
mills. The Lanace and Grosjean tin
plate mills are running almost full
time.
WOMAN'S HOI'SE DYNAMITED.
three yards of edging and three and
one-half yards of Insertion for No. '1 ;
ton medallions, four and one-half
yards of Insertion, three and ene
fourth yds of dglng for No. $.
mack Hand Letter FoUowad Hy Ex
plosion Hoarder Arreatcil.
Plttston (Special). Dynamite was
exploded beneath the bedroom win
dow of Mrs. Mary Peach, a widow,
at Dupont. The house was badly
wrocked, but Mrs. Peach and her
three children were unhurt.
Mrs. Peach had received a Black
Hand letter telling her sbe was to
meet a violent death. Mike Marl
ana, a former boarder, was suspected,
and the Stato police captured him.
FATHER AND SON MARRIED.
WCH-Known Columbia Men Take
Brides On Huci-ivdlng Days.
Columbia (Special). Miss Kath
ryn Smith, daughter of Mr. und Mrs.
George AmUh, and Joseph M. Straw
bridge, clerk In tho officio of the Sus
quehanna Iron Company, were mar
vied by Rev. A. M. Mehrknm.
Mr. Joseph C. Strawbrldge, a Penn
sylvania liallreud engineer, and fath
er ef Joseph M. Strawbrldge, and
Mrs. Amanda B. Rohrer Ware alw
married by Rev. J. A. Dettor, pnatoi
ef the Church or Odd
STATE ITEMS
J. Brooke Harper, a well-known
retired theatrical manager and Civil
War veteran, died in Reading of a
complication of disease, aged 75
years. He was a first lieutenant of
Company I, 128th Regiment, Penn
sylvania Volunteers.
While Hiram Hartllne, of Boyer
town, wns driving n four-horse team
he accldently slipped off and fell un
der the? wheels, which passed over
his head, killing him Instantly.
In September no less than 788
samples of milk were examined by
the Dairy and Food Commission and
every one of them Is reported as pure.
Moses Allender, of South Allen
town, a Civil War veteran and one
of President Lincoln's personal body
guard during his first administration,
died of general debility, aged 7 4
years.
August Spldler, aged 7S years, was
found dead In bed at the home of
S. J. Shanabacker, of IanBdowne,
whom he had been visiting. The
deceased came from Schuylkill Haven
to witness the parade In Philadelphia.
The papers nominating John H.
Blglow as the Democratic candtdato
for Congress In the Luzerne Countv
District, In place of John C. Had
dock, who declined to run after be
ing nominated, were entered at the
State Department.
The 100th anniversary of the
founding of tho Jacobs Union
Church, at Jacksonville, Ihlgh Coun
ty, was celebrated with all-day serv
ices. The celebration was In charge
of Rev. A. O. Ebert. the Lutheran
pastor, and Rev. J. M. Mengel, the
Reformed minister.
Loading a Flobert cartridge with
shot and powder, In addition to the
charge originally In the cartridge, for
the purpose of killing a chicken, coat
Ray Temple, of Emmons, the sight
of one eye when tho weapon cj:-1o-ded.
The Central Pennsylvania O. A. R.
Association held Its annual meeting
at Lltltx and elected the following
officers: District commander, Sam
uel J. Weller, Reading; senior vice
commander, R. S. Dunbar, Columbia;
l inlon vice commander, W. S. Sea
bold, Annvllle; quartermastor, W
Cook, York. Reading was chosen an
the next place of meeting.
A fire at Mount Carmel destroyed
the largo furniture etoro of Lewi?
Weinberg and damaged Thomas Tld
ij's tea store, doing damage oztlraa
ltd at $20,000i