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Fulton County News
McConncltsburg, Pa.
' . SPIRIT OF ROMANCE.
I To the spirit of chivalry and lore
f adventure that characterized the
wonderful days of long ago the aver
age wrltt-r turns for his romantic tnlcB
of love and war, hut It seems some
Tiow as though enoup'i of romance
can bo found In tho world lit every
period of Its existence, even In Its
present most pni'tlcal and, perhaps.
Its most iinpcctlcul pinKc, to rnal;e
volumes of ntm.i hint? Interest, but thf
mystery of the p;,. t appeals to tho
ordinary mlml wdh mor: persistence
than the wonder--- of thi present: Pr,r
taps, bt-cnuhe tlx- In'erverliiK perlniln
of time have eixP-wo the neenrrrnees
of other days v-i U scn'.-thlpg of tho
cb.-ar It) of their own ure'-rf alnty. The
Uifluonco or pi-(.tiy. of mns!e, of art,
of the drnma, of literature, helps to
mold a world of loveliness, und con
tributes In no small way to tho hap
piness of llvirir. nays the Charleston
Nws an,l Courier. Into each profes
sion some of the pplrlt of romance
has crept, ninth of which has been
handed down from Keneratlon to gen
eration as a priceless heritage. Tho
arttatlc temperament best understands
tha making of those rose-sweet ro
mances which breathe their fragrance
far and wide and make the world a
better place In which to live, but even
those of ub who are not blessed with
'poetic natures cannot, Indeed must
.not, fall to trace along our dally
.paths the romance of the world Itself
-with all Its throbbing beauty a ro
mance of life and color, of effort and
achievement, and above all of Joy and
.Happiness.
8ometlmes tho question Is asked,
"What becomes of all the gold?" It
1s a well-known fact that the total of
the precious metal mined Is not fully
accounted for by tho amount of gold
coins In use or the quantity of gold
-employed In the arts. A good deal of
It "gets awny" Id some fashion and
fcickn from the Fl;;ht of the statis
ticians and the economists. Perhaps
a little light may be thrown on the
myBtery by the experience of a wom
an In South fiend, Ind., who while
digging In her flower garden found
11,145 In gold pieces. It Is believed
the money was burled by the wom
an's father, who died some years ago.
.How much more has been disposed of
In like fashion or stored away in mi
ser's hoards and in secret places by
those who wish to keep the coin
against a time of need?
The remarkable instance of a cure
mt tetanus after th ef jaws were locked,
effected In Milwaukee not long ago,
has been paralleled In New York, the
patient being a seven-year-old boy. He
Jacerated his right hand and left knee,
watch were cauterized by a physician.
Ten days later, however, be became
-violently ill, showing symptoms of
tetanus, and being removed to a hos
pital, where for four days his jaws
were locked and for eight days be was
subject to frequent spasms. At the
first Injection of the Improved serum
from the New York board of health
6,000 units were used. After 30,000
units had been administered the lad
showed improvement and gradually
grew better, until a week ago he was
-discharged from the hospital complete
ly cured.
One of the precious things that es
caped destruction in tha fire that
wrought such havoc at the Brussels
exhibition wan tho priceless collection
of lace loaned by the former queen of
Italy. As all the world Interested In
lace-maklng is aware, Queen Dowager
Margherita has revived the lace Indus
try In Italy, and her endowed lace fac
tory at Venice Is visited by many trav
elers. Brussels as well as Venice in
old times was famous for Its lace, and
no doubt the Belgians inspected the
Italian collection like connoisseurs.
The collection is now again In the
the possession of tho queen dowager.
Women arriving at the port of New
"York from abroud, who wore their furs
ta escape paying duty on the wraps,
had It mado even more warm for them
by the explanation that their excuse
o nonpayment for duty wouldn't
-wear.
The champion fish story, not only of
this, but also of many previous sea
sons, van told lately at a meeting of
the American Fisheries Societies. It
wan to the effect that fishes grow on
tree In Alaska. This record triumph
oily challenges all comers.
A Soattlo man wants a divorce be
aus bis wife eats seven pounds of
veal a day. And then has the nerve
to ask him for ostrich plumes, too,
we presume.
A French student has discovered
that man Is superior to all machines.
We might add that the common man
Am sepertor to the machine politician.
( A New York paper says Its eltr has
"4,700,000 souls." The census says
only that number of people.
Another woman of eighty years
real lies the need of an education and
baa decided to become a coed.
----.
"Hobble Skirt More Fullness In
Vogue." reads a headline. Can you
blame the men?
Surely the Gulf of Mexico Is old
enough to quit tuujbllng out of bed.
It's mean man wbo will steal a
raotocyclo from a policeman.
WAS OFFERED
$100,000 BRIBE
Senator Travis, of Brooklyn,
Springs Surprise.
A FORTUNE FOR HIS ONE VOTE
f tate Senator Swears Ilefore Legis
lative (.raft Committee In New
York That Offer Was Made In
Lobby Of Uio Senate In 1908 For
Ills Vote Against the Anti-Racetrack
Kill Former Senator Gard
ner Involved.
New York (Special). One hun
dred thousand dollars to vote against
the anti-racetrack betting bills in
1908 was offered to State Senator
Eugeno M. Davis, of Brooklyn, as ho
swore on the stand, testifying before
the legislative graft committee. A
mysterious little n an, whose name he
does not recall, made the offer in
the lobby of tho Senate, be said, In
behalf of former Senator Frank J
Gardner. And Gardner, he added,
onflrmed it in a subsequent tele
phone conversation.
Gardner Is now under indictment,
charged with having attempted sim
ilarly, though with a lesser amount,
to Influence Otto C. Foelker, of
Brooklyn, now a congressman, but
then a state senator. Foelker voted
for the bill, as did Travis and It was
passed notwithstanding the frantic
fforts of the race track Interests and
the alleged use of a fund which pre
vious testimony has placed at $600,-
000.
Travis' testimony and the com
mittee's efforts to subpoena James B.
Keene and Harry Payne Whitney, two
millionaires, whose hobby is horse
racing, were the most Interesting de
velopments of the hearing, resum
ed after an adjournment on October
22. KITortB to And Messrs. Keene
and Whitney have so far been with
out success and M. Linn Bruce, chair
man of. the committee, Is growing
Impatient. Both men have been
mentioned In previous testimony as
having been present at a conference
at Delmonlco's at which the alleged
oorruptlon fund was raised and the
committee Is anxious to examine
them.
Travis' story added two new names
to the list of senators "approached."
The amount offered him, he explain
ed, was to be paid in two Instalments,
$25,000 down and $76,000 after his
voto had been cast.
"Did you ever hear of any other
senator being approached?" he was
asked.
"Yes, I took lunch with Senator
Fuller and Senator Carpenter one
day and they told me they had been
approached. Senator Gates also
told me he had been called on the
telephone."
"Would you know the man who
approached you if you saw him
again?"
"Yes, I think so."
FATAL MISTAKE IN HOSPITAL
BIG 1'ILK OF COAL ON FIRE.
Steam Ditcher and Shovel Scatter
ing 20,000 Tons of Coal.
Fort Madison, Iowa (Special).
Spontaneous combustion set fire to a
20,040-ton pile of storage coal In the
shop yards of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad 'here. The
coal had been steaming for several
days and Ore was discovered. A
steam ditcher from this city and a
steam shovel from the Missouri di
vision of the road were set to scat
tering the coal. Progress In extin
guishing the Are Is slow, as each time
the shovel opens up a passageway for
air the blaze breaks out anew.
nr.OTnr.HH iton em ploy Kits.
Obtain $1,2.17 From Safe, nut the
Money Is Recovered.
South Bend, Ind. (Special).
William 11. Deitrlch and his brother,
Raymond, employes of the Robert
ion Brothers' department store, were
arrested here, charged with robbing
the safe of $1,237. The entire sum
was recovered by the police, the bro
thers being arrested less than two
hours after the robbery. The night
watchman was beaten by the Diet
rlchs into unconsciousness, it Is said,
and the safe was opened with a
hlsel.
Wrong Drug Kills Two Patients
in Wilmington.
STOLE HIS LIFE SAVINGS.
Aged Chicago Man Reimrts Rurglars
Get Away Willi 0OO.
Chicago (Special). Herman
Schwenger, 00 years old, wbo for 25
years has sold newspapers on the
streets of Chicago, reported to the
police that his savings of many years,
amounting to $600, had been stolon
from blB house during his absence.
Burglars forced open a rear door of
Bcbwengcr's house and took $500
from a trunk and the rest from a tin
box which he had hidden under a
mattress.
Driven From Their Beds,
Montreal (Special). Fifty fam
ilies were rendered homeless and
$800,000 worth of property destroy
ed In a fire in the north end of the
lty. The night was the coldest this
year and the suffering was intense,
It being nearly noon before tempo
rary homes and clothing could be
found for those In distress. The fire
was In the poorer and newly built
quarter of the city. Most of the
bouses were of wood, and the flames
Jumped from dwelling to dwelling
without t check.
; Honry 8. Davis 87 Years Old.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Henry O. Davis, former United States
Senator from West Virginia and
Democratic candidate for vice-president
In 1904, received many congrat
ulations on bis eighty-seventh birth
day anniversary.
Indiana's Population.
Washington, D. C. (Special). The
Census Office announced the 1110
enumeration for the State of Indi
ana as 1,700.171, Increase 184,414,
f 7 1 per sent.
Wilmington, Del. (Special). Two
men, patients at the Delaware Hos
pital, are dead and three other pa
tients are In a serious condition as
the result of swallowing a solution
of bichloride of mercury administer
ed to them in mistake for epsora
salts.
Dr. E. I. Dunkelberg, aged 21
years, the Junior resident physician,
Is the one who made up the solution
of poison In mistake for the medi
cine. When be learned of his mis
take he tried to swallow somo of the
poison, but was prevented. He is
now almost insane and is under con
stant guard, as It Is feared ho might
do himself barm. Until he recovers
it will not be known bow he came to
make such a fatal mlstako. The
epsom salts Is kept In a bottle In the
ward, aud tho bottle Is labeled
"Epsom Salts." When It Is empty
the nurses send it to the laboratory,
where the Junior resident physician
has charge of the making up of the
medicines.
Doctor Attempts Suicide.
When the bottle was sent to the
laboratory Dr. Dunkelberg made up
the solution. The mercury and salts
are in tablet form and look alike.
These tablets are dropped into water
in ratio, according to the desired
strength of the solution. When fill
ed, the hottio labeled Baits was re
turned to the ward, where were the
Ave patients. A orse gave each of
the patients a dose und was to have
given a second dose later. In a Bhort
time after the first the patients be
gan to vomit. The nurse became
suspicious and summoned Dr. Dunk
elbeig. When told what had happened, he
exclaimed: "My God. It can't be
true!" Immediately he swallowed a
big dose of the poison. A stomach
pump and emetics had to be used on
him and when he was revived be de
clared: "It would have been better
If I bad taken a larger dose than that
given to any of tho patients," and
he proceeded to swallow more of the
poison.
Nurses, however, caught and pre
vented him from thus ending his own
life. Stomach pumps and emetics
wero used upon the five patients and
for nearly 24 hours the nurses and
other doctors who had been sum
mond worked over the vletlms.
FALLS 000 FEET
TO HIS DEATH
Johnstone D ops Oat Of Sky to
V Bis Wright Biplane.
SEIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT
HIKKfl TURNS UIP1E SOMERSAULT
While Crowd Was (Steering Spec
tacular Flight At Denver Meet,
Holder Of tho Altitude Record Is
Seen Trying To Keep Atop Of
Overturning Aircraft Is Dashed
To Instant Death Souvenir Hunt
ers Strip Bmly and Draw Splint
ers From Wounds.
PLAN BIG MKMORIAL HALL.
$2,2.0,(K)0 Needed For the George
Washington Building.
Washington, D. C. (Special). Two
million dollars is the share to be
raised by the George Washington
Memorial Association and $250,000
to be raised by Washingtonlans is
the basiB upon which Granville Hunt,
chairman of the convention commlt
teee of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce, is working to obtain a
memorial hall for the national
capital.
Mr. Hunt and Mrs. Henry F.
Dlmock, sister of the late William C.
Whitney, of New York, and president
of the George Washington. Associa
tion, have been In conference here,
and both are working earnestly In
the effort to get a hall with adequate
facilities for accommodating the large
conventions. Mr. Hunt said that be
was confident of success, and that
the business men here already have
pledged $14,000. Mrs. Dlmock has
suggested stimulating Interest broad
east by including in the proposed
building plans separate rooms for
every state In the union appropriat
ing money in furtherance of the project.
APPEALS FOR PAROLE.
Insurance Agent Sims Pleads Guilty
Of Embezzlement. 1
Washington, D. C. (Special).
John C. Sims, the former Washing
ton Agent of th'e Life Insurance Com
pany of Virginia, who was indicted
for embezzlement of $3,600 from
that company, following an attempt
at self-destruction In the office of a
local physician a short time ago,
pleaded guilty to the charge in the
Criminal Court here.
Following an appeal for a parole
under the new probation law, 61ms
was remanded to jail until next week,
when Chief Justice Clabaugh will
pass on the motion.
Illg Fire In Roundhouse.
Nashua, N. H. (Special). Seventy-five
thousand dollars' worth of
locomotives were destroyed In a fire
that broke out In the roundhouse of
the Worcester, Nashua and Portland
Division of the Boston and Maine
Railroad here. The fire was caused
by the explosion of a tank used In
generating gas for the locomotive
headlight.
INDIAN FIGHTER DEAD.
Col. E. G. Fernet Had Charge Of
Troop Who Killed Sitting Bull.
Champaign, 111. (Special). Lieut.
Col. Edmund Gustav Fechet, U. 8. A.,
retired, died here from heart failure.
He was a famous Indian fighter and
was In charge of troops which in 1890
killed Sitting Bull, famous Sionx
chief, wbo was resisting arrest near
Fort Yates, N. D. Colonel Fechet
was professor of military science at
the University of Illinois from 1898
to 1910.
Driven To Suicide By IUimws.
Kansas City, Mo. (Special). De
spondent becauce be was a victim of
acute rheumatism, J. Ridley Ward,
41 years old, a prominent business
man of this city, shot and killed him
self at his home here.
Terrell Succeeds Clay.
Atlanta (Special). Gov. Brown
announced the appointment of for
mer Gov. G. M. Terrell as United
Statoa Senator to succeed the late
Senator Clay.
Denver, Col. (Special). With one
wing of his machine crumbled like a
piece of paperftTalph Johnstone, the
brilliant young aviator, holder of the
world's altitude record, dropped like
a plummet from a height of 600 feet
into the inclosure at Overland Park
aviation Hold and was instantly
killed.
When ' the spectators crowded
about the inclosure reached him bis
body lay beneath the engine of the
biplane, with the white planes 'that
had failed him In his time of need
wrapped about It like a shroud.
Nearly every bone la his body was
broken.
He had gambled with death once
too often, but he played the game to
the end, fighting coolly and grimly
to the last second to regain control of
his broken machine. Fresh from his
triumphs at Belmont Park, where he
had broken the world's record for
altitude with a flight of 9,714 feet,
Johnstone attempted to give the thou
sands of spectators an extra thrill
with his moBt daring feat, the spiral
glide, which has made the "Wright
aviators famous. The spectators got
their thrill, but it cost Johnstone his
life.
His Fight For Life.
The fatal . flight was the second
Johnstone had made. In the first
flight, when he was In the air with
Hoxsey and Brookins, he had gone
through his usual program of dips
and glides with the machine ap
parently under perfect control. Then
Johnstone rose again, and after a few
circuits of the course to gain height
headed toward the foothills.
Still ascending, ho swept back in a
big circle, and as he reached the
north end of the enclosure, he start
ed bis spiral glide. He was then at
an altitude of about 800 feet. With
his plane tilted at an angle of almost
90 degrees, he swooped down in a
narrow circle, the aeroplane seeming
to turn almost In its own length. As
he started the second circle, the mid
dle spur, which braces the left side of
the lower plane, gave way, and the
wing tips of both upper and lower
planes folded up as though they had
been hinged.. For a second, John
stone attempted to right the plane by
warping the other wing up. Then
the horrified spectators saw the plane
swerve like a wounded bird and
plunged straight toward the earth.
" Tho Dash To Earth.
Jotfhstone was thrown from his
seat as the nose of the plane swupg
downward. He caught on one of the
wire stays between the plane and
grasped one of the wooden braces of
the upper plane with both hands.
Then, working with bands and feet,
he fought by main strength to warp
the planes so that their surfaces
might catch the air and check his
descent. For a second It seemed
that he might succeed, for the foot
ball helmet he wore blew off and fell
much more rapidly than the plane.
The hope was momentary, how
ever, for when about 800 feet from
the ground, the machine turned com
pletely over and the spectators fled
wildly as the broken plane, with the
aviator still fighting grimly In the
mesh of wires and stays, plunged
among them with a crash.
Scarcely bad Johnstone hit the
ground before morbid men and wom
en swarmed over the wreckage, fight
ing with each other for souvenirs.
One of the broken wooden stays had
gone almost through Johnstone's
body. Before doctors or police could
reach the scene, one man had torn
this splinter from the body and run
away, carrying bis trophy with the
aviator's blood still dripping from Its
ends. The crowd tore away the
canvass from over the body, and even
fought for the gloves that had pro
tected JohnBtone's bands from the
cold.
Another Customs Fraud Is Un
earthed in New York.
New York (Special). The efttlre
stock of Joseph Brooke ft Co., an
English woolen firm, which has main
tained a branch house In New York
city for a quarter of a century, was
seized by the government in an ac
tion to recover $200,000 damages,
"In consequence of fraud and other
wrongful acta." Alleged evasion of
customs duties, disclosed by a former
employe of the firm, Is the basis for
the action.
With the seizure of the goods It
became known that the government
had recently instituted suit against
the firm, but, being unable to serve
the summons In the action, because
the Brookes' are at the present time
'in HuddorBQeld, England, United
! States District Attorney Wise obtain
ed a writ of attachment. The writ
was served by United States Marshal
Henkel upon Robert C. Berron, man
ager of the business, which Is con
ducted at No. 840 Broadway. The
stock is valued at almost the amount
of the damages claimed by the gov
ernment. Peter RedllDg, until recently a
clerk In the firm's employ, gave the
Information on whlchuhe government
acted. Special agents were assigned
to Investigate bis story and, accord
ing to Mr. Wise, examination verified
his charges that the company had for
years cheated the government by un
dervaluation of goods and false in
voices. Nicholas C. Brooks, a special agent,
who' worked on the case, submitted an
affidavit to Judge Hazel, In the Unlt-
ed States District Court, and Judge
Hazel Issued the attachment. Brooks
! swears "that during the five years
j last past the defendants Imported
i Into the United States and entered
and Introduced into the United States
from England woolens, worsteds and
linings subject to the duty imposed
by law, and said defendants, by false'
and fraudulent Invoices, statements,
affidavits and entries, procured the
entry and introduction of such mer
chandise into the commerce of the
United States at less than the true
value."
The parent houso of the company
Is at Bradford, England, and the
members of the Arm reside abroad.
STREET CARS HELD UP.
Highwaymen Escape After Pistol
Battle.
New Orleans (Special). Two
masked highwaymen held up two
street cars, rifled the passengers and
then escaped after a running pistol
battle with the police. The highway
men got considerable money and a
quantity of jewelry. Policemen gave
chase, and a duel, In which a score of
shots were Bred, took place In the
streets.
Mistook Hoy For Dog.
Pottsvllle, Pa. (Special). Mistak
en for a dog in the gathering dusk
of evening, Michael Bolemlus, a 12-year-old
hunchback, was run over by
a heavy delivery wagon and killed af
ter having been knocked down by
the horses of a preceding wagon.
Death was Instantaneous. The driv
ers were exonerated from blame.
Of a total of 88,000 silk night
gowns exported by Japan In 1909,
Great Britain called for 44,981 and
tbe United States 85,961.
Educator Hangs Himself.
' Lexington, Ky. (Special). Prof.
W. T. St. Clair, one of the best-known
educators of the Middle West and
former principal of a high, school In
Louisville, committed suicide at the
Eastern Kentucky Asylum by hang
ing. He was 46 years old and re
sided in Louisville. Overwork Is
said to bare affected his mind.
In 1109 Japan exported earthen
ware and porcelain to the value of
$8.t8.400. and of this the -United
States took $1,442,841.
TORTURED BY ROIlBKltS.
Jersey City Butchers Bound and
Beaten.
Jersey City, N. J. (Special). Tor
tured until one of them will probably
die, John Colbat and his brother,
lgnatz, well-to-do butchers, were
brutally attacked while they slept by
burglars, who got away with $700
and a check for $40.
The burglars believed the brothers
had money secreted in their apart
ments, and In order to make them
reveal its hiding place tied sheets
over their heads, bound their hands
and feet and rolled them helpless to
the floor. They then beat them .with
blackjacks.
ECONOMY THE WORD.
Congress To Make Record At Com
V ing Session.
Washington, D. C. (Soeclal). The
House will, It Is believed here, make
a record for economy this seBBlon.
They base this statement on the un
derstanding that there will be no
rivers and harbors nor omnibus pub
lic building appropriation bills. Tbe
War Department will recommend a
number of Important surveys, but the
amount asked will be comparatively
small. The Treasury will probably
confine Its recommendations to build
ings under way and the purchase of
sites authorized at the last session.
DYNAMITE OFF IN rOCKET.
Stick Exploded AVhen Farmer Falls
and Falls To Kill.
Basefleld, Miss. (Special). Marvin
Hudson, a farmer, living near here,
placed a stick of dynamite In his
pocket. Intending to carry It to em
ployes In his field. Hudson stumbled
and fell. That be was not blown to
pieces when the dynamite exploded la.
considered marvelous. He may re
cover from his Injuries.
RAT POISON IN THE PIE.
Seven Persons 111 and Thirty-Seven
Chickens Dead.
Washington, Pa. Seven persona
were made ill by eating poisoned pie
In a South Main street restaurant
here. They are reported In a' serious
condition, but will recover. The pie
later was thrown from the window of
the restaurant and was eaten by
chickens, 87 of which have died. John
Fremont, a negro cocrk, in making
the pie, got hold of a can of rat poi
son Instead of baking powder. He
Is one of the victims of his mistake.
Cashier Foils Bandit.
Dead wood, S. D. An unidentified
robber entered the First National
Bank here, pointed a pistol through
the cashier's window and command
ed him to turn over tbe money. Tbe
cashier dodged and the robber fired,
but missed bis aim, and others In the
bank overpowered him. The bandit
is now In jail.
We have In savings banks $3,600,
000,000, In national banks $4,600,
000,000 and In state banks $6,000,
000,000 In all $13,000,000,000.
Dr. Wiley After Farmers. '
Washington. Farmer wbo are at
tending conventions In Washington
are looking for Dr. Harvey W. Wiley,
th pure-food expert. In an address
yesterday he joined tbe ranks of the
conservationists by proposing to con
serve tho American farmer.
"The farmer has stood still for SO
years," he said. "He ought to out
distance tbe suburbanite In years,
strength and vitality, but be doesn't
---because be is blind to aclentlfld
Knowledge.
I,'
COUNT TOLSTOI'S
CAREER ENDED
Russian After Numerous Heart
Attacks Saocumbe.
KEPT ALIVE ON DRUGS FOR DAYS
Aged Philosopher While Gasping
For Breath Drew Himself Up In
Bod and Said To Thoee Around,
"There Are Man Sufferers In the
World. Why Always Anxious
About Mo?"
Astapova, Russia (Special).
Count Tolstoi Is dead. He passed
away peacefully Sunday, after surviv
ing a number of alarming heart at
tacks during the day and night.
His wife and family were admitted
to Tolstoi's bedside several times.
The distinguished patient had suf
fered several serious attacks of ih
heart in the course of the night.
During the early morning hour,
these followed each other in rapid
succession, but were quickly re
lieved. Tolstoi's condition after each at
tack was what the attending physi
cians called "deceptively encourag
ing." The patient slept for a little
and seemed to breathe more comfort
ably than usual. During one of ths
hard attacks Tolstoi was alone with
his eldest daughter, Tatina. He
suddenly clutched her hand and
drew her to him. He seemed to
be choking, but was able to whisper:
"Now the end has come; that is
all."
, Tatina was greatly frightened and
tried to free herself so that she might
run for the doctor, but her fathei
would not release his grasp. She
called loudly from where she sat.
The physicians iajected eatnphor,
which had an almost Immediate ef
fect In relieving the pressure.
Tolstoi soon raised his head and
then drew himself up to a sitting
position. When he had recovered bit
breath bo said:
"There are millions of people and
many sufferers In the world. Why
always anxious about me?" )
TnE NATIONAL GRANGE.
Effort To Bring About Pence Be
tween Warring Factions,
Atlantic City, N. J. (Special). In
an attempt to bring the warring fac
tions of tbe National Grange, Patrons
of Husbandry, Into harmonious rela
tions, William T. Creasy, worthy mas
ter of the Pennsylvania State Grange,
introduced a peace resolution in the
convention which he asked be turn
ed over to the committee for the
good of the order. His request was
granted.
The resolution declared for a com
mittee of representatives of five
grange states having the greatest
membership to be given power to go
over the records of tbe National
Grange and its officers, and make a
report to the latter body.
Tbe resolution provides for the ap
propriation of $4,000 to extend the
grange in four Northwestern States.
A further appropriation of $800
for grange extensions In Virginia un
der the direction of the Pennsylvania
West Virginia and Maryland organ
izations is authorized by 'the resolution.
BOILER BLOWS UP.
Three Men Are Killed and Twelve In
jured In Accident.
Altoona, Pa. (Special). A thrill
ing and disastrous wreck on thi
Pennsylvania Railroad, resulting Ir
the death of a locomotive englneei
and two firemen and tbe Injury ol
three other trainmen, occurred neai
the western limits of this city. .
A fast freight train westbound
was just starting up tbe mountain
helped in the rear by two locomo
tives, when the boiler of the second
rear engine exploded. Tbe holler
rose from the engine frame and wai
hurled through the air Just as an
express train, composed entirely of
express cars, also westbound,' came
along on the next track. The ex
press train was being drawn by two
locomotives.
The first engine struck the fall
ing boiler and hurled It over an em
bankment 300 feet from where It bad
left the ertglne trucks. Tbe impact
derailed both locomotives hauling ths
express train and threw them agalnsl
thj freight train, knocking over sev
eral freight cars.
Ten Took Of Eggs Belated.
New York (Special). After trail
ing a shipment of canned eggs sent,
according to the label,. from the Nat
tonal Poultry and Egg Company of
Atchison, Kans., to a Brooklyn ware
house,, two United States health in
spectors seized 720 cans containing
about 10 tons of the eggs. Samples
showed, the Inspectors say, 2,800,
000 bacteria to each gram of eggs.
Killed Father Instead of Rat.
Dayton, O. (Special). Lewis Bar
ron, one of tbe wealthiest and most
prominent farmers of Darke county,
was killed by his son Charles,- aged
24, while the two men were shooting
rats In tbe granary. Tbe father was
armed with a rifle and the son with
revolver. Thy shot simultaneously
at the same rat, the bullet from th
young man's revolver striking and
killing the father instantly.
Cnngrrma Py Cut Vete.
Buffalo, N. Y. (Special). A single
vote In a district where ever 41,00i
ballot were cut on November I
elected Charles Bennett Smith, Den.
ocrat, a member of Congress. Th
Board of Canvassers completed th
official count for th district. Th.
face of th returns Indicated a t)''
Representative D. B. Alexander an
Mr. Smith received 80.684 each
There was au error of on In th
total on a tally sheet from on dls
NEWS OP
PENNSYLVANIA
Hollldaysburg. A, mystery of 4&
years was revealed here when to
Blair county relatives and friend ef
Captain T. L. McGlathery, Lieuten
ants Jacob Brown and L. R. Co
and thirteen privates of Company
D, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania Vol
unteers, learned for the first tim
of the manner of death of these
Union soldiers. They had beea Lt
formed by the War Department at
the closo of the Civil War that tbe
men bad been drowned in the so
off the coast of North Carolina.
Thomas Tlorney, a prominent Grand
Army man who has been touring the
Southern battlefields, brings borne
the news to the relatives that the
missing soldiers were not drowned,
but were killed In battle and are
now burled In the Union Cemetery,
Wilmington, North Carolina. The
families of several soldiers purpose
bringing their dead North for In
terment In home cemeteries.
State College. The last regalar
butter scoring contests of the year,
held under tbe auspices of the de
partment of dairy husbandry of ta
Pennsylvania State College, has been
a complete success. More entries
were made this year than ever be
fore. The four contest plan, there
fore, will be continued next year.
The butter was scored by Robert Mc
Adam, Federal butter Inspector, New
York; Charles Dodge, Little Codkiy,
Pa., received the highest score for
the month, 94; R. E. Williams.
Brandywlne Summit; O. B. Met)..
Edluburg, and Fred W. Reynolds.
Malnsburg, tied for second place,
each receiving a score of 93V&. Tie
butter entered this month averagdtt
good. Many of the samples, bow
ever, were criticised for having a
weedy flavor. This was no doubt
due to the cattle being turned rnlr
stubble fields and in weedy wocil
lots.
Chester. Mrs. Lulu Deshlelds was
held under $200 ball for court try
Alderman Oglesby, on tbe charge of
encouraging May White, a young
girl, to steal. The charge was pre
ferred by Thomas Rollins, of Medfe.
who accused the woman of having
urged the child to pick bis pock
whlln be war lvlnz asleen on a coach
In Mrs. Deshlelds' home. The girl,
he said, informed blm to this effort.
Bristol. Arthur Gardner, a rest
dent of Cornwells, was Instantly
killed while at work at the 'plant ef
the Enterprise Manufacturing Com
pany, of Philadelphia, under eon-t
structlon at that place. Gardner
was assisting in preparing a huge
steel truss for the roof when a prop
gave way and the ponderous mass of
metal toppled over, pinning Gardner
to the earth.
Reading. Peter Berry, one of the
oldest men in the State, died here at
tbe age of 102 years, which was well
authenticated. He spent most of his
active years on the farm. His recipe
for a long life Is as follows: "Live
by tbe Golden Rule and be moderate
In all things, Including the use 6t
tobacco and liquor."
York. George Watson, of Colum
bia, has been held for the murder
of Isaao Mackle. The Coroner' Jry
decided that Mackle came to hb
death by being stabbed In the back
by Watson. It was testified to be
fore the jury that Watson and hi
wife were the only ones In the boas
when tbe murder was committed, j
Carlisle. Cumberland County's
Commissioner have decided that all,
tramps who apply for quarter at
the Cumberland County jail this
winter shall be put to work at
breaking stone. Cumberland to at
present entertaining 84 hoboes and
th regular winter delegation Is exi
pected soon.
Chester. Bernard Norton, a 13-year-old
boy, a pupil at the Laags-
ton Publlo School, was held for Ju
venile Court by Alderman Elliott, oni
the charge of Incorrigibility and tru
ancy. Tbe evidence showed that the
boy bad made a practice of spendingi
tbe greater part of hi tJme In drrv
.tng about in a delivery wagon.
Quakertown. While attempting
to cross the railroad track her Bs
san Trambauer, an aged Quakertown
woman, was struck by the engine of
an express. She was hurled a dis
tance of fifteen feet, but enapl
with a few cuts and bruises.
Ministers of tbe borough on th
west side of tbe Susquehanna will
make a crusade against tbe sal of
cigarettes, especially to boys, od
announced their Intention to prose
cute several dealers who had ignored
the State law. Rev. O, C. Gabriel,
secretary of the Clergymen's AsW-'
elation, made a publlo statement
charging that the law was beta'
violated. ,
Pittsburg. To get back to naturs,
Rev. Charles A. Bragdon ha relg"
ed the rectorhlp of the St. Mat
thews' Episcopal Church, of Home
stead, and he announce his lates
tion o emigrating to Washington
State early next year to take oharg
of a big fruit farm which h
bought. The church I on of tfc
biggest in tbe neighborhood and Mr
Bragdon has been rector for eight
year. He ay b like farm 1H
better than life In a teel town. .
Franklin. Seven physician t
examined former Congressman Jo
seph C. Sibley reported to the Ce
that he was In no pbyalcal condition,
to stand the ordeal of an audit of at
primary election expense account
$42,600 and the bearing on tbe 1
tit therefore postponed to May
1911. The contlnuano was not P
posed by the petitioner for tbo
ft, four of whose physician war
amroers. Th belief I growing th
th audit will never take plae.
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