SKINNY'S ANTICLIMACTIC SWIPE.
The score was 1 to 0, and the Stars had two men out;
t looked an if the finish no longer was in doubt,
For it wu Skinny Lindnny who came up then to but
And the C'omeU felt complacent there was no doubt of that
Then Spider Watson, pitching, uncoiled his awkward length.
He sent the balls in whizzing, with most uncommon strength,
And Skinny stood there watching, with a set, determined far"
That showed his one ambition was to circle to third base.
But Ppider kept or working till the record stood three-two.
And Skinny set his teeth until his compressed lips were blue:
Then the ball came wiggling toward him, and fikinny swooped and missed,
And the Comets chalked another mark upon their victory list.
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A TEMPERANCE TALE.
By R. C. PITZER.
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poured his guest a stiff peg ot
whisky. When the glass was re
turned, he filled it to tne brim and
emptied it. In a moment he repeated
the feat. "Drink?" he asked again.
"Can't in this altitude. One glass
feels comfortable, however." Mul
vaney's brows lowered. Jorkin's hue
of face was not all blowse, as the
stranger saw in the light of present
developments; solitary tippling long
continued In had brought some of
that permanent rust to the surface.
Jorkln resumed his seat and the
cards. "Ought to know you," he said
over his shoulder. ""Your face's
familiar."
"No, I've never been in this dis
trict." "Mulvaney?" Jorkln mumbled. He
turned his chair. "You come from
Eastport way, your father's farm was
between Willow Creek and Lord's
Junction."
"Well, I be " Mulvaney stared.
"True as you live. You're an East
port man? I haven't seen any one
from homo for years, excent nnv
Ol Parsons' elrlB." Jnrkln e-iM !,.,.
ly. "Well, glad to see you. Know
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, In the spruces the wind hissed in
termittently; the day was dark and
damp, a white cloud befogged the
mountain and isolated the log cabin
on its knoll until it was afloat in a
swirling mist. But too little light
sifted into the low, smoke-stained
room through its one narrow window;
the door was tight shut and tho air
slightly tinged with blue smoke. A
crackling blaze jumped in tho fire
place, throwing dancing shadows and
Ired lights over the chromos and pho
nographs, the furs, horns and hides,
land implements of work and the
Ichase that were hung nnd tacked
upon the logs. Jorkln sat in a rocker
made of unbarked pine saplings, a
cracker-box table beside him, where
lie shuffled greasy cards and played
solitaire through the dreary hours.
. A big, henvy man was Jorkln, with
the neck of a bull and a gorilla chest
so deep it seemed almost a deformity.
;Hls broad hands were crackid and
ibrown, his face wa3 blowsecl to rusty
iron, and, framed in his blond bsard
and tnnclprt vnllnw hall-, it rrinrcd out
with red menace. Blu3 eyes could did you know Bill Juke? Saw him
not dispel the mistrust hi3 t.ircat?;- two years ago.
ing face usually created r.r.i.ing hl.j "Juke? Yes. He used to court one
xenuws, yviieieiure iiuuia ii l::
most part lived alone, pvosrctins
the hills far and wide in tfc-i tvamcr,
trapping and hunting in t'.is v: Inter,
and yearly sinking by vnv: stag?? a
shaft deeper into the heart of his
mountain.
Jorkln had played for houre; lie
still played, with knit brows cn J com
pressed lips, intent on the cards. Kis
was a hard game to beat; "Old Sol"
constantly had the best of it, but
Jorkln was stubborn. Once started,
a something superstitious that lurked
at the back of his head kept in his
mind the dim Idea that much depend
ed upon his winning; if ho. won he
would lie lucky in some material
way; if he lost lost constantly
there would be something else to
lose. He gave no thought as to what
he had to lose; there was the mine,
to be sure, but that was his past dis
pute, and no one could get it. It
would bring him a living until he
died. There was nothing else to lose
but himself, and he was lit and forty.
Twenty years hence would bo time to
think ot that if, in the meantime, he
were left alone. To live with what
he had been living with, was perhaps
too much for fate to ask of any man.
Despite his ruddy complexion, his
giant frame, there was something un
wholesome about Jorkln that day; he
was "under the weather," as he
would have phrased it. His blue eyes
were not clear, rather, a glassy film
was over them, and though indeed he
had no nerves to trouble him, his
tense attitude would have given the
impression that his will-power alone
restrained a burst of hysterical emo
tion. Causeless one would have fan
cied It to bo; for Jorkln had little to
worry him, few hours of shame, or
sorrow or degradation to remember,
and certainly after his long years of
lonely mountain life the solitude
could not have affected him. Paus
ing in his game, he sank into a rev
erie, staring at the far wall with un
seeing eyes; then Interest flashed into
his face, and ho looked and laughed.
Laughed at nothing; not at his
thoughts, surely, for he was a slow
and languid thinker, like most folk
of tho open. Nevertheless, he
aughed; and in a few moments
looked and laughed again.
Neither was it amusing, the noth
ing that Jorkln saw; only, at the far
end of tho cabin, seated In a rude
rocker by a rude table, was another
Jorkln playing solitaire, who made
laces at him when Jorkln looked. The
hallucination vanished, and the pros
pector, little wondering, resumed his
game. The red and black dots ot the
cards hypnotically flashed before his
eyes.
From somewhere down the hill
slope a man hallooed, but tue hermit
neither started nor moved. A knock
came upon the door, and Jorkln
looked up. "Come." he called, not
rising.
The man who entered, dripping
and chilled, was as big and brawny
m Jorkln was, but dark, with a
Pleasant face. He nodded and hur
ried to the fire.
..i".Chllled t0 the bone' Prdner." he
aid; "may I graft some of your heat?
lasty storm, huh?"
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arum Alameda?" Jorbin ..u.j
1 "Corn or peas?" Jorkln asked at
the pantry. "Canned, of course."
"Either. You are pretty snug."
"Have to be. Rather monotonous,
even at that, except when I run up
against something like that grizzly
was. Ho made excitement. Ate
seven bullets before I bagged him.
But you can't Bhoot " Again he
glanced down the room while his Hps
tightened. He took the Jug. "I must
have another drink," he apologized;
"got a cold."
Mulvaney nodded; commiseration
too visibly showed on his open face.
"It's a lonely life," he commented
ngain. Jorkln noted and grew silent
while he prepared the meal. Ha
spoke little as they ate, and when
offering his tobacco he did so without
words. Mulvaney tried to talk ol
ancient days, of youth, and green
Ohio farms and comfortable rural
villages of the vanished times, but
Jorkln was unresponsive.
The guest laid his pipe aside. "1
suppose I'd better be moving," he
said, glancing through the window.
"The storm's lighter than it was.
How far is it to Alameda?"
"A matter of ten miles," Jorkln
hemmed. "Say," he began, uneasily
and hemmed again. "What's the use
of going on? I'm cozy here, and the
sun'll be out to-morrow. We haven't
had a chance to talk about things yet.
My bunk's wide. Nobody but me and
nobody but me has slept in it since
my pardner, Pidgin, left."
"Thanks, no. You see" Mulvaney
warmed to his companion "I want
Jane to get the best that's going, and
I can't waste time. Nothing's too
good for her, but it takes money. I
can't let Juke do it all So the sooner
I hit a job the better for me. I'll
pike on. . . . Want to see net
picture?" he asked, and fumbled in
his shirt.
"Jane?"
"The new one." He exhibited
locket.
Jorkln shook his head while he
held the locket close to his eyes.
"Looks like you," he said, shortly,
"but it's Jane's mouth." They stood
a moment. "So you won't stay?" he
finished.
"Can't very well. But I'm coming
to see you some time. It's good to
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Founder of a League.
Mrs. Gilbert Jones, founder of the
League for the Civic Education of
Women and chairman of its executive
.-ommlttee, is a resident of New York
City, nnd is much Interested in tho
woman's suffrage movement. She
has of late appeared prominently as
:he leading woman opponent of that
movement. Argonnut.
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Morals Reversed.
Now comes the woman of many
husbands, a suggestion that man Is
:onquered. Miss Charlotte Mansfield,
who returned to London last week
from a trip through Central Africa,
.n which she covered 2000 miles in
156 days, found two tribes in Umtall
:hteftalned by women. The men are
:he slave sex, if Miss Mansfield be not
l humorist. Every woman chief has
from three to ten husbands. The men
lo all the work and the women en
force the rude laws for government.
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Ji is a printer's type ! Assembled
with other letters into words and
sentences, it brings to us through centuries
long past the vital thoughts from the mind
of genius. It brings from lips long crumbled
into dust the stirring call to duty, the mes
sage of hope, of charity, of love and of for
giveness. As life goes on the power of the
letter grows. Vast machines take it with its
fellows, marshaling into ranks and lines, and
its impress is whirled to vast distances
awakening and making true the hopes and
dreams of men. We who place the letters
day by day will pass, and they will fix our
memory according as we are worthy or un
worthy, This little leaden particle is the
recorder of the world. It is the herald of the
world to come A. H. McQuilkin
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A Wasp Tnmer.
More painstaking than Miss Cody,
If not more successful, is Miss Ma
Man Black-Hawkins, of Andover, Eng
land, who conceived the idea of tam
ing the common wasp and of making
it a house pet to kill the pestiferous
Mies and noxious insects that get into
a household. She holds she can
Identify each wasp, that she can fon
3Ie them without Injury and that
they can be trained. She captures
the wild wasps, keeps them until they
ire almost dead of hunger, then feeds
them with honey, lets them grow
hungry again and finally domesticates
Is Just the thing women need for
their nerves and, while her mono
plane cannot muke long flights, it is
Just the thing for house parties in the
big estates of Merrle Englnnd. Twen
ty thousand persona saw her fly.
They had faith in what she could do,
as she is the successful owner of a
patent for electric photography.
New York Press.
For the College Girl.
After all, the college girl who is
looking forward to being at home is
the most fortunate, says Ruth Cran
Bton, in the Delineator. For no mat
ter how great may be her ability
along professional or business lines,
every girl craves the Intimacy of fam
ily life and all that goes with it.
Surely there is no success of any
kind, be It of reputation or of for
tune, that can compare with the privi
leges a girl enjoys in her own home,
surrounded by tho love and Interest
of her family and friends, with leisure
to cultivate her talents and to pursue
her education, and with unlimited
opportunities for usefulness and ser
vice. There is no excuse for idleness
simply because one has no definite
work to do every minute of the day.
The girl who lives at home can put
her education to good use by teach
ing her younger brothers and sisters;
or perhaps she can arrange to tutor
some anxious subfreshman preparing
for college. This Is not confining
work, and, while it does not involve
any great salary, it. gives a girl a
feeling of Independence In the knowl
edge that she could make a business
of tutoring, if necessary. Moreover,
there is nothing that teaches patience
Firemen I turned.
Pottsvllle. Fire seriously threat
ened the Jacob Unier Packing Com
pany's big plant valued at 1500,000,
but with the assistance of the Potts
vllle Fire Department and a detach
ment of thirty State policemen, the
flames were extinguished with a to
tal loss of only $4,000. The flames
extended to the Pennsylvania Rail
road Bridge, which was destroyed.
The charred stringers of the burn
ing walls fell on tho firemen, pain
fully burning four. Roy Thornhurg,
a member of the Humane File Com
pany, was crushed by falling walls
nnd sustained a fracture of the cla
vicle. He was r"moved to the Potis-
ville Hospital. Sparks from a Penn
sylvania Railroad llyer caused the
lire.
Horse Fulls iV, lot.
Darby. The horse attached to the
oakery wagon of Oito Madenspacher,
of Darby, although It was dragged
backwards by the wagon over a
thlrty-flvo foot bank In Darby Creek,
escaped death nnd strangely enough
does not even show a scratch for its
pxperlence. Madenspacher was dump
ing some rubbish over the bank,
when the animal backed th wagon
too far and it shot over the bank.
Ropes were secured and after some
difllculty, the horse and wagon were
hauled to the top by means of the
united efforts of half a dozen teams
to which the other end of the rope
was attached.
ISrnkenmn Crushed.
South Bethlehem. In the presence
of Bcores of people at the West Third
Street railroad crossing, Thomas
Conway, a Philadelphia & Reading
Railway brakeman, was Instantly kill
ed. He was standing on a car and
lost his balance when another bump
ed into It. Posing in midair for a
moment, he endeavored to retrain his
equilibrium but failed and then
plunged in front of the train, being
crushed between the bumpers.
Macaroni au Grutin Almost all the recipes for macaroni
call for cold boiled macaroni, or macaroni boiled in tho
usual way; and as there are always new housekeepers, thoso
who have not had any experience as yet in boiling macaroni,
I think it well to tell how mcaroni is properly boiled, so
that the inexperienced may have knowledge to proceed with
the more elaborate dishes. The water in which macaroni
is cooked should be boiling before the tubes are put in.
Have plenty of water, and when It begins to boll hard put
in about a teaspoonful of salt and a saltspoonful of pepper.
Now drop in the macaroni and boil for twenty minutes. If
the macaroni Is to be in small pieces it may be broken before
being put in .the pot; if it is desired its full length, grasp the
macaroni on one end, dip the other in tho boiling water, and
as the steam causes the macaroni to become limp it may be
formed in a circle and will soon fit into the pot without
further difficulty. For the Macaroni au Gratin, break in
small pieces before boiling. When boiled as directed put
sufficient in baking shells or shallow dishes. Mix together
bread crumbs, chopped parsley and a tew chopped mush
rooms, if at hand, and put a thick layer of this over the
macaroni. Sprinkle flecks ot butter on top, put the shells
on a large baking pan and bake slowly until a golden brown.
Serve each shell on a breakfast or tea plate.
Ten Fined.
Bloomsburg. Ten Conyngham
Township men, who pleaded guilty
to illegal voting at the last election,
they not having paid a tax within
the past two years, were each sen
tenced by Judge Evans to pay a tine
of $1 and the costs of prosecution.
The Court held that as the taxes In
that section had been collected some
what erratically the men were guilty
of a crime of omission, rather than
one of commission.
meet any one from home. Look me
anything about the Parsons family?
"Ought to," Mulvaney laughed;
"their farm was near ours. That'B
how you camo to remember me, I
suppose. I can't place you. Yes, I
married one of the girls.. Juke is a
banker now. He came through the
mine one day with Rounce and a
party of big guns; recognized mo.
He's a fine chap. He took Jane
Jane's my girl home with him and
put her to school at the old seminary.
You remember Miss Twlgg? She's
running the school yet, and no older
than she was twenty years ago."
"Marry Jane?" Jorkln asked.
"Yes; how'd you guess?"
"Your girl's name. You and Juke
were running neck and neck when I
loft. I'm Jorkln."
Mulvaney stared. "Oh, yes," he
said; "you were sweet on Jane, too.
Well, she's dead. Died in '98. Pneu
monia." Jorkln nodded repeatedly, but
made no audible remark. His lips
were compressed. Suddenly he
looked at the far end of the room and
laughed. It was not pleasant laugh
ter, and yet there was no malice In
It. He moved his hand toward the
Jus and hesitated. "I guess I'm
drinking too nuch." he said, in a
clearer volt.e than he had as yet used.
"Say, I " he hemmed. "Better have
something to eat," he finished, as he
stood up.
Thanks. I wouldn't mind. You
must lead a very lonesome life ot
It up here! " Mulvaney shivered. "A
month of it would put me picking the
fuzzies. How do you stand it?
What's the charm of it anyhow. Jar
kin?" "Gold." Jorkln trrunted.
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uusur, uowu mere, i Knew It was.
up at Rounce's office, won't you?"
Jorkln nodded; he did not press his
invitation, but as he stood in the door
way and watched Mulvaney's figure
vanish through the storm, he repeat
edly shook his head, and a yellowish
pallor grew about his lips. Mulvaney
was gone some minutes before Jorkln
turned into his cabin and shut the
door. At the far end of tho room his
double, stood, and as Jorkln looked
the hallucinatory Jorkln made faces:
and the prospector perforce laughed.
He always laughed when the double
made faces, though there was nothing
funny about it. Rather, it was ghast
ly. WhlBky scented the. room, and
Jorkln sat at his table, playing soli
taire. The wind died to a faint mur
mur and the twilight fell. Jorkln
threw wood on the fire, went to the
cupboard, and brought a buckskin
bag to the table. There was much
gold there, for the lode he had opened
was a free-milling, rotten quartz, and
at odd times Jorkln had pulverized
the richest portions and had washed
the dirt In an ancient rocker.
He took a pen and bit the nub for
a loug time. NIgbt came, and he
lighted a wavering candle. "Yes "
be said aloud, nodding to his double
"the money .to the finder, and the
mine to. I reckon it'll Etand. see
lng I haven't a living relative to con
test it, eh?" The apparition nodded.
"D n whisky!" he exclaimed, and
took a deep drink. Then Jorkln made
hlB will. "There!" he said, sinking
back in his rocker. "I reckon I don't
let om juke pay for the schooling of
my girl's kid." He saw his double
moving and mechanically he laughed.
"Guess I've lived too long with Jor
kin ani Ins 1. .x ..IJ .
-Si pi..,, . out. Wdn'l like the prospect. , 1 !? b " marry. her. er I'd
Ald-T T Vtuck. Ves.it'. there, in chunks." , ouc' Ana 88 wa
SZtXSW" T1 .SSi -over from the
wu bu uui lust winter. I ... , . . . t - n a reverie, -somebody'll be
now. Name's Mulvaney." Hav- L h'. tb . lBn 1 bad wl"n" be. surprised," ho chuckled. "GL. h
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ored sometimes. . . Wasn't
iniumng ot you.. . . Been
them with more honey. Miss Haw
tins says they will not sting the hand
Chat feeds them. New York Press.
Dress Accessories.
Among dress accessories, the hoods
itid scarfs, the latter of Spanish lace
with long fringe across the ends, are
the smartest novelties. The hoods
ire veritable creations of delicate fab
ric and color. For example, over a
jood of pink liberty satin a drapery
3f lead-gray tulle is arranged. There
Is a double niching of these fabrics
;o frame the face, and on one side a
full bunch of small old-pink roses,
ind on the other a smart little bow of
N'attlor-blue velvet. The scarfs are
ilniost of the dimensions of a shawl,
and indeed Jhe shawl shape is slowly
;omlng into vogue. Then there are
:he marcasite Jewelry novelties, set
:n white metal or silver with garnets,
topaz and those other inexpensive
stones that are so attractive when
made up in quaint settings. Har
per's Bazar.
and appreciation like teaching, and
even a very limited experience along
that line is valuable.
It one is socially Inclined socially
being used here in its broader mean
ing teaching may be mada to in
clude friendly visiting, a most useful
and absorbing work, and ono greatly
In need of new recruits. The friendly
visitor has an unexampled opportun
ity, and her life, while full of disap
pointment and disillusion, is yet so
complete in its service and In Its con
sciousness of being necessary to oth
ers that there can be no question as
to its being a happy one.
Hose Wrecks Curs.
Lewistown. An air hose bursting
in the middle of an eastbound freight,
train at Uranvlllo Bridge, two miles
west of here, wrecked seven loaded
cars, scattered the debris and lading
over three tracks and badly damag
ed the tracks and roadbed. There
was very little delay to tralllc, as on;
main track remained clear and the
Lewistown Junction yard tracks were
utilized to pass trains around the
accident.
Horn-Tail?l Snakes.
York. J. A. Sheffer, a veterinary
surgeon, of Stoverstown, this county,
has sent to Prof. H. A. Surface, of
Harrisburg, the points of three horned-tailed
snakes and he will claim
the reward of $.10 offered by the de
partment for a reptile of the horn-ed-talled
species.
K'vmnliiers Imlk-K'd.
Scianton. Seventeen members of
the Old .Miners' Examining Board,
of this county, recently removed by
the Court, were named for Indict
ment in the return of tho Grand
Jury, of Lackawanna County. Thin
Is all of the Hoard of Examiners, ex
cepting one, who is dead. They are
Indicted for fiaudulent practice and
extortion In the Issulnir of miners'
certificates. The defendants are
Robert L. Heed and Charles Jenkins,
of Dickson City; I', J. Hoban, of Oly-
.inant; n,uwurd Saunders, John J.
Phillips, James W. H-ese and Enos
Weber, of Archbald: William Major,
of MoohIc; Joseph Soby, of Jermyn;
Thomas Farrell and John Gaffncy, of
Carhondale; Patrick Mccormick and
Samuel Iladdon, of Diininorc; P. J.
Mullaney, of Hellevue, and W. G.
HowelH, of Taylor.
ISrnton P.y Rubber.
Mahanoy city In a struggle wll'i
n thief, whom he surprised going
through his nionev drawer, Matthew
Trewolla, proprietor of a hotel at
Ringtown, was beaten down and had
nn arm fracture,). Mrs. Trewella, an
invalid on crutches, went down to
her husband's aid, but was roughly
shoved aside by the Intruder, who
completed the Job hv emptying the
money drawer of $.10 In cash. He
escaped.
Killed Ily II;0 Weed.
Shamokln. George liettz, Michael
Honoyack and his sister. Annie, chil
dren, were playing in the woods
when they discovered poke weed,
which they ate in large quantities,
despite Its unpleasant taste. Some
time later the former died from the
effects of the poisonous root, whilr
his companions are in a critical condition.
Blow l'p I'ostolllre.
Pittsburg. with a crash that
shook the town nitroglycerine was ex
ploded in the post office at Bracken
ridge, near here by burglars. They
made their escape with $B00 in
money and stamps. The building
was completely wrecked.
Diverting: Water.
State Fish Commissioner Meehan
was enjoined from diverting tho
waters of a steam in Huntingdon
County for the use of a State fish
hatchery. The action is brought by
Huntingdon County citizens, who
claim that they are damaged by tho
State's use of the waters. The At
torney General's Department will
take hold of tho case, which involve
nn Important question as to use of
water by the Fish Commissioner.
Crawls Fr in Death.
Reading. While Robert Scott, of
Barto, this county, was trying to
board a train at Boyertown, where
he attends the High School, he lost
his hold at the guard rail of the car,
and was thrown under the train.
With great presence of mind, he
crawled forward, and the slow mov
ing of the train saved his life. The
wheels were within a hairbreadth of
his legs.
Finds Penny In A Clam.
Bethlehem. While Philip UO?ich
was opening clams he found a cop
per penny of the date l'.nM in one
of them. Two years ago he found a
pearl valued at $i1o in an oyster.
Thirty-five Snakes In One.
Heading. David Heffner, a farm
er, of Kutztown, while plowing, saw
a snaue glKle away from him, sur
rounded by Utile live snakes, which
were crawling into the mouth of tie
mother snake. He killed the reptile,
which he opened and found thirty
five young snake, ranging from 6
to 7 inches In length.
Xow a Woman Aviator.
Soon we shall have a war of the
sexes in the air. The Inevitable wom
an has invaded the field made famous
by the Wright brothers, Blerlot and
Curtlss. Mrs. S. F. Cody, of London,
won her husband's co-operation when
she told him she bad the only practi
cal Idea about airships. The English
newspapers in yesterday relate how
:he British woman sailed without ac
cident for seven miles at Aldershot
in August IS, returned to her start
ing point, took her husband along
and covered three miles more. The
machine cost less than $2300 and can
be made bythedozenfor $1300 apiece
Mrs. Cody says the sensation of flying
Fashion Note,
Vnkiiown Man llurniil.
J Reading. The body of an un-
known man was found burned to
a crisp in the burning straw shed
of Peter Moyer, Sr., located midway
between Womclsdorf and Newmans
j town. When discovered the arms
; and legs were burned from the body,
j An investigation and inquest will be
I held. The building was destroyed:
loss about $ 1,000.
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iug given an account r 1,1 , I iurtiveiy glanced down the room ' .
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,vr procal information,
r.one came. .Wkt,. .... .
4 inuuicu Ills IQ-
terrupted game, the flre crackled and
same, me nre crackled and' """"" Been
nickered, and the wind streamed un-1 botuerei1 now for Slng on to a year "
ceaslngly through the pines. I w" Paused with a side of bacon In
Mulvaney took off his wet coat and, 00 han1 'n(l a knlfe "Praised ready
Dung it over a chair-back "Old! to illc9' I there a doctor in Black
timer here, eh?" ho ventured as he Val'ay?" he Inquired with studied
studied the room from his post 0n i careleMne8'
iZ,hfirth; "Mu8t hav Uke you a ' "Four. Aren't feeling very well?
wng tlms to collect those deer heads, I Better go down and see Perkins; he's
oTf2 T '.U.tbe grlM" WW th best' Thl ' th evll of
hP . r t PluU1 t0 enormous Place to be sick In and alone,"
Jorkln nodd,Ter.n Jmn'' bunk' "Ym " U'" Jorkln Put the
he m , U.T U th0 eards!", pan on tba flrs and a kettle on the
"Old Soi'Ant I?1!", tb' PMk Mlde' Uob- "Te ' h k"--Com?"
I! askei '"?" "to8'' "Either. . A man liks you don't
e leimaa a Jug from a ornr and nerrss, and yet, somehow"
went toward the Jug. but rested upon
the revolver lnBtad. Th double came
down the room toward him, and the
man's face hardened. The revolver
exploded.
Outside in the night a lean coyote
slipped through the drizzle to the
very door of his cabin, nosed a mo
ment at a crack and smelt blood,
lis snarling ululatlon rang far down
the wind and over the ridge his mate
answered. Inside the cabin the can
die guttered and the flrs snapped un
til both wers burned out. But there
was n doubla in ths tar end ot the
room. 8a n Francisco Argonaut
It Is a misdemeanor to tamper with
leclrlc light wlr In Colorado.
Thentwcit thins that Damt Fashion hit
fiven ua ths Jerity Wain. " It it
inched to a full kilttd skirt. Ths model
-na h la of black voills and satin.
a 'waist Is aatin sod th kilttd voills
4pns in front ovsr a pttticnat ot ths aatiu.
The latest color is called artichoke.
Dainty pink parasols are embroid
ered with flowers of lavender.
If you know what color artichoke
is, you know what color you are co-
ing to wear, or ought to.
There, are browns, all kinds of
browns, which is lucky for the few
people who got brown suits last year.
The leather shades are in particu
lar demand, and reddish browns.
For bouse gowns, reseda green Is
n-odish.
Wistaria Is still possible, as are
certain shades of dull and darkish
green.
Muslin evening frocks are touched
with metallic trimming.
A new correspondence paper has
white or colored hemstitched borders,
like handkerchief hems, and the pa
per is cross-barred like linen.
Long sashes are being worn with
coat suits.
Some dainty new silk stockings have
lace insteps.
The fancy fordraperyaround skirts
is growing every day.
The pale green tints are worn with
various shades of green.
'Filets and Jewelled hair bands have
apparently come to stay.
The newest dancing frocks for girls
ars being made of puilediualiues over
satin slips.
there has been a notablo increase
In the use of printed materials with
the advance of the new foulard rage.
The military coat will be prominent
in tailored suitings this full. It will
be sllshtly bloused and belted.
Old blue linen, with tucks and frills
cf whits mull. Is very attractive In
any ot the present-day models.
Trimmings just now are put on
quite us much In thu perpendicular
treatment as in the round and round
effects.
One of the favorites" for the season
Is tb big Gainsborough hat ot whits
pique, trimmed with a huge bow ot
black velvet ribbon.
8otache braid is as popular as
ever and rat tail is a close second.
Ths former Is a Utile mors practical,
tl.t la iter perhaps a tri.ls mors chic.
Arrested For Shooting Dog.
Pottsvllle. Frank Delimit, pitcher
of the Schuklkill Haven Baseball
Club, had Adolph Under, a farmer,
of North Mnnheim Township, arrest
ed for cruelty to animals. Delhert
charges Llnder with shooting two
valuable setters. One dog had Its
side torn out and the other had a
hind leg shot off. The dogs were on
binder's property. Under entered
ball.
Buried Alive.
Mahanoy City. Three-year-old
Andrew Kroch was crushed to death
under falling logs at New Boston.
The child wa-t :ilaylng about the
hasp of a pile when the logs com
menced to roll, burying the child as
they fell.
Auneves Town.
Shamokln. An ordinance, framed
on a decision of Northumberland
County Court, was adopted by Bor
ough Council annexing part of Coal
Township, which would swell tho
borough population 0,ono. Antl
annexationist j will carry the case to
the Supreme Court, If necessary, to
prevent the township's partition.
Killed Same Way.
Bethlehem. Samuel Kane, but
two days employed at the Thomas
Iron Works, at Hokendauqua, was
asphyxiated In precisely the same
manner that his brother-in-law met
death exactly one year ago. Kane
was employed oiling a gas engine at
tho top of a furnace when overcome.
Would Punish Justice.
Sunbury. Disgusted because a
ju-tlce had In their judgment return
ed a trilling assault and battery ca30
to court, a Jury wanted to put half
the costs on the Justice, but tho
Court said such action would lie Il
legal and that the county would havo
to pay the costs.
Kx-l'ostinnKter Hangs Hlms-df.
Jersey Shore. Albert Pott, at
ono time a prosperous Bhoe dealer
and postmaster of this place, com
mitted sulcido by fastening a rope
on a cross beam of his barn and then
Jumping through tho hay hole, pott
was recently discharged from an in
sane asylum.
Burned To Death.
Pottstown. As fie result of hor-
rlhlo burnes received while playing
with matches, Catharine Leona Fox.
'ho 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Fox, Is dead.
l)oj Bites Off Child's Nose.
Mahanoy City., Two-year-old John
Shane, of St. Nicholas, lost his nos
hlle playing with an Ill-tempered
log. The child attempted to pat the
animal, whon It tolzed him by thu
&se and tore It off. The family phy-
!cian Is trying to grow It back lu-
o place.
Freed Of Murder Charge.
Reading. At a habens corpus
hearing here Henry Troxel, held In
connection with the Oley Line doubh
tragedy, wa-i discharged. The prose
rutlotf was unable to substantiate the
'hargo of murder.
imd For Coughing.
Funbury. Bocsuso he coughed er
'oud and long In court Hm-rut-tr1
'cnklns. Pbsmokln, all"ges ho wa
' rourM before the Judirs and crarr
' wt disorderly conduct, lie wa
.... 1 bO
Cyllst Hurt.
Pottsvllle. C. W. Wlldermuth. a
leading burlness man, was Injured
while riding on a blbycle and trying
to avoid an attack of dogs, who
Jumped upon his back. He fell and
broke his hip, an accident which his
seventy years make serious.
To Knforce Cinnip Imw,
Wi'.kes-Barre. Captain Robinson,
of Troop B, of the State Constabu
lary, despatched a squad of State
troopers to Montrose. whre they will
be stationed during the hunting sea
son. A great many complaints hav
been received recently from that sec
tion that the game laws are being
boldly violated and the troopers will
see that they are enforced.
Divorced For Desertion.
Media. The Court hai granted an
absolute decree divorcing Frank
Pierce from his wife, Helen O. Pierce,
of Chester. The busbari r.IIeged desertion.
Fire Wipes Out Town.
Black Lick. Flro, resulting from
a lamp explosion, destroyed tha
greater portion ot this mining vil
la go. The entire town turned out
to fight the fire., and dynamite bad
to be used to blow up buildings to
keep the flames from spreading. Ths
lor3 1. $35,000.
Cheap labor has been the princi
pal handicap In Introducing modern
machinery Into India. Wages are.
however, slowly but steadily advanc
ing to a point that will insure tha
employment of machinery to perform
much of the work now done by man
ual labor.
A new lino ot steamers has been
Martd between San Domingo CJtr .
nd Curarao. The first steamer left
Fsu Domingo May 7. Ths steamers
havo accommodations for 20 first-
"la passengers, snd wers n-u.-.u
sreded.