Ama GHILDREN'S COLUMN. OVO VV VV VV His Sixth Birthday. He has given up his cradle and his little | worsted ball, He has hidden all his dolls behind the door. He must have a rocking horse And a hardwood top, of course, For he isn’t mamma’s baby any more. He has cut off all his curls, they are only fit r girls, And bas left them in a heap upon the For he’s six years old today, And he’s glad to hear them say That he isn't mamma's baby any more. floor; He has pockets in his trousers,like his older brother Jim, Though he thinks he should have had them long before, lis new shoes laced to the top, "Pis a puzzle where they stop; And he isn’t mamma's baby any more. He has heard his parents sigh, and kas gently wondered why They are sorry when he has such bliss in store; For he's now their darling boy, And will be their pride and joy, Though he cannot be their haby any more. —Georgina E. Billings. The Faithful Puppy. Ten years age Prince was a puppy, and his little master was nearing his first birthday. began life together. Before they had journeyed far cataracts appeared on the child’s eyes, and grew gradually, until he was left in total darkness. Prince then became his constant com- panion. After he learned to walk the dog led him about and watched over him, often keeping him out of harm’s way. : Four months ago the boy was sent — to Philadelphia tobe operated upon by au oculist of eminence, but his eyesight could not be restored. Then he was stricken with diphtheria and died, and ever since Prince has been gloomy and splenetic, and cataracts have appeared on his eyes. Unless something can be done for his sight he will soon be blind, just as his little master was.—New York Trine, The Chickens’ Adopted Mother. Nellie’s grandma owned a hen that wouldn't sit. Grandma put her on the nest of eggs many times, but she always flew off. Qo grandma took the eight nice eggs, wrapped them up and put them in a basket. Then she put the basket near the fire to keep the eggs warm. Nellie went to. the basket many times to see if the eggs had turned into little chickens. One day she heard a ‘“‘peep, peep,’”’ and raising the cover looked in to see—what do you think — five little chickens. Grandma had another hen that was verv good and very fond of baby chickens. She tried to help the other mothers care for their chickens, but they flew at her and pecked her. She even tried to coax some of them to follow her when the large, but that didn’t suit the mother heus either. Grandma thought this make a splendid mother © to little chickens that hadn’t any mother to scratch for them. When the chickens were hatched she brought the old hen and Pa her down on the grass by them, and then dropped some corn for them all to eat. The old hen began t6 “‘cluck, clack,” which was her way of talking. She showed them how to eat the corn, and really adopted them at once. Indeed every one could see how proud and happy she was to have some<hickens to scratch for. hen would vo. Two Little Heroines. Jetty and Dora were two little Colorado girls who lived in an adobe cabin-—a queer-looking cabin, built partly below the ground, so that one bad to go down three steps. to get into it. All around the cabin fields of alfalfa clover, littie girls could see, trees in sight were thé cottonwoods growing along the side of a broad, muddy stream that the children called the river. Cne night Betty “and Dora awoke to find it raining so hard that it had worn a hole in the miserable roof over their heads, and the rain was drip, drip, dripping in npon them in a very unpleasant fashion. “Oh, dear! dear!” cried Dora. don’t like this; I am papa.” Betty pulled her back into bed. “Stop, Dora,” she whispered; is so tired making fences.” “I want to go into mamma’s bed.” “Oh, Dora! you don’t want to wake poor mamma, when she is so tired taking .care of sic< chickens!” ex- claimed Betty. “I think it is rather jolly to have it rainin one’s bed. Put your head under it. See how funny it feels!” : “‘I't is 80 wet,” complained Dora. “Never mind,” answered Betty, cheerfully; ‘‘let’s play we are ducks.” It was quite an entertaining play for a few minutes, and then Dora be- gan to complain again. “It’s growing wetter; sleep here.” ‘tYes, we can if we are ducks, sisted Betty, ‘‘ducks like water.” It was not long, however, before the rain came dripping in so fast that it was too much even for Betty. “We must tell mamma,” said Dora. “No,” said Betty, ‘“‘Iknow what we can do.’ ee out of bed she ran into the sitting room to return with a big um- brella which she opened above their heads. Dora laughed alound.! “An umbrella in bed! “‘Oh, Betty, how funny!” “Now we are all right,”” Betty whispered in great glee. ‘‘Cuddle up «loser and we can hold it togather. were great as far as the and the only “+1 going to call’ ‘he we cannot ” per- she cried. mm th y | The baby and the dog { failure that he tried to Just listen to the banging of the rain drops.” rif “But we are not ducks any move,’ said Por ‘a. ON 0,’ answered Betty, te we i toads under a toadstool, 1 guess. | | ploneers,’’ “I think you are said their father, coming care of them.— C hristian in to take i Observer. Cleonatra’s Fishing Party. E. H. House contributes to the St, Nicholas a series of papers on “‘Bright Sides of History.” This is made up | of bright and entertaining episodes in . history,gitven in a story about modern | cients were just as foud of | fishing was one of i celled in. I or nnskillful | brought up nothing, | tian that the an- fun and frolic as their latter-day descendants. Honse relates the following story: “When Antony first went to Alex- andria as a mighty general, boys and girls, showing quering hero in good humor by offer- ing him all sorts of diversions and pastimes, which he tried to repay as well as he could. One day he gave orders for a great fishing expedition, very much to Cleopatra's delight, as the sports she -ex- Antony was either unlucky on this occasion, for he while the Egyp- dropped her line queen never | without catching a prize worthy of an He was so disgusted at his make matters look better by playing a trick on his companion. He secretly sent some divers down into the water to fasten &ish upon his hook, and then pulled them in with a fine show of triumph, expert. | calling everybody to observe how suec- | cessful -he "who considered that was. Unfortunately for him, Cleopatra had observed more than Lie wished. She kept quiet,how- ever, and pretended she had never seen so skilful a fisherman in her-tife: She said so much in Antony’s praise, and held him up as such a master of the sport, that when she invited him to go out again the next day, he tried to excuse himself, fearing that he cer- tainly would be detected. Dut she insisted, and he was obliged to take the risk, or confess that he was not so clever as he seemed.” “He might have tried the same game once more,” interposed Harry, the tale was for his especial benefit, and told particu- larly to him. “That what be continued Uncle Claxton, ‘but Cleo- patra was to) bright for him. She had a diver orf her own on board, and sent him into the sea wit a big salted fish, like those which are now sold in the market. This was Antony’s hook, and as soon as he felt the weight, he began to dance about, crying that he had a bite before any- body else, and hauling in his line as proudly as if he had won a battle. You can imagine his dismay when the dead fish, split open and salted, bobbed out of the water, and all his followers is meant to do,” | shouted with laughter.” brobds were | } self, | red hot with anger. kind | Sir “Good for Cleopatra!” exclaimed Harry. ‘I'd like to try that joke my- the first time I get a chance.” “How did Antony like it?” asked Percy Carey, the oldest of the boys and his uncle’s namesake. “He didn’t like it at all. He was But Cleopatra, quick-witted, con- who was always | trived to pacify him with compliments | and flattery, saying that his strength was in capturing provinces, and cities, and that after the glories of war he ought grudge a poor African queen her humble exploits with the hook and line. Then he forgave her as he al- ways did, no matter what trick she might play.” : *Is that story true, uncle?” quired Harry's sister Louise, ‘As true as most history of the kind, my dear. Ancient writers be- lieved it. There is no reason why it should not have taken plage. in- Civilizing the Dog. The domesticated dogs preserve their intelligent propensities only by careful breeding and selection. Cross them, and those abilities fade away. If freed from man’s control and asso- ciation, the dogs will immediately proceed to found a new race of their own and degenerate rapidly to the old primal stock from which they were in remote ages derived. The best place to study the undowmesticated dogs, to compare them with the sixty or more artificial varieties recognized on the bench, is in their most natural habitat today—in the circumpolar world. It is claimed by science that if all of our dogs—the grayhound, mastiff, spaniel, terrier and collie—were turned adrift in a c.untry where they would be en- tirely exempt from all the restraints. and associations of man, all typical identity would gradually be lost, and they would assimilate one to another in form and color. tails would become thick and bushy, the ears would grow short, erect and pointed, the bodies would become uni- formly tawny, gray or brindled. A composite feral tribe of dogs would result that is best represented today in North America by the mongrel In- dian dog. Climate would have some- thing to do in moulding the colors and characteristics of the untamed brutes. For instance; the prevailing color of the Arctic belt is white, and consequently of a great proportion of the wild and semi-wild dogs of the circumpolar region are white, while the North American Indian curs are of a tawny or geayish color.—North American Review. Candor. “What is your opinion of the popu- lar songs of the present time?’’ asked the young woman. “Oh,” replied Willie Wishington, “IT guess I'm like most people on that point. I enjoy ’em, but I don’t like to own up to the fact in the presence of my musical friends.” —Washington Star. 7 are. my brave little. Cleopatra | thought it necessary to keep the con- | N EXTRA. heed mA Al LGEITING OUT 1a. RR WITTES "nL Sons A ‘BEAT ON NEWSPAPER RIVALS. “~ Exciting Scene in a Printing Office When News of Dewey's Victory Arrived — Margaret Clyde, the Proofreader, flose to the Emergency and Made Isabel Gordon Curtis contributes story to St. Nicholas called *‘Margaret Clyde's Extra,” telling how a young { girl who read proof on a morning pa- per scored a heat oun the rival jour- nals. The girl was left alone in the editorial rooms when the night's work | Was over. Margaret read column after column of the news from Cuba, Key West a Record, land Washington. It seemed to her as it she had read it all before, and she meager luncheon. Then she tidied up the desk and laid her head on -her arms. She was growing drowsy. She wondered if she could take a short nap. Her train would not leave for an hour and a half yet. It was grow- ing lonely in the deserted composing room, She woke up suddenly, dazed for a moment. She imagined she heard a noise. The presses were still rumbling dow nstairs, and the gray dawn was stealing hazily into corners of the composing room. 1t was 5 by the large clock. The noise came again. Somebody was beating and shaking the outside door. Margaret was frightened, and for a moment she turned to run to the press room. The noise grew louder. It was an impatient, determined pounding, first of hands, then feet. She flew to the door. Through the glass she saw the | dim figure of a boy in a blue messen- ger uniform. He thrust a yellow en- velope into her hand, cried excitedly, ‘‘News from Manila!’ turned tomount his wheel, then disappeared down the dim street. Margaret felt stunned. She knew something ought to be done, but what? It was so far to Phillips’ home; Mr. Schell lived in a suburb three miles from the office, and there was nobody in the pressroom who could set type. She wished the boy iad not left so quickly. Margaret hurried to the oofread- or’s desk, where an elecwic light glowed. She tore the yellow envelope open and read the fifty or sixty words on the thin sheet of paper. ‘All well at Manila! Not an Am- erican lost!” She felt as if Dewey hung upon | : 1 2 lan excited ‘‘Oh!” echoed through the had sent her the message direct, and empty room. Margaretglanced at the clock. Tt was five minutes past five. Time was precious, and she felt she must «vo something. A few days ago she had worked on an extra. Some important news had come in when Phillips and she .were alone. She had helped him to set the story in large type and stood by while he filled it in the upper part of the front page. There were a few exciting minutes and Margaret had worked breathless- ly. Phillips had said some kind words afterwards about ls2r efficiency, and it wade her happy for all day long. She flew to the case where the large kingdoms | winning all | 7; ) not to | She learned to set type with wonder- ful deftness during two years’ work, {ing sent a wave The slim, rounded | black letters were kept that had adorned the first pages of the “‘Gaz- ette’’ recently. She was working as if life depended upon her movements. and in ten minutes she was standing over the words that later that morn- of relief and thank- fulness through America. She hur- ried down to the press room. The regular edition was nearly ready. The men were running off the last thou- sand, and the nimble folder stood be- side gathering the papers into bundles. Pomeroy, the foreman of the press- room, looked up in mild surprise when Margaret dashed in. ‘‘Well, what are you doing here?” ‘“Come,”’ she cried excitedly, ‘‘come upstairs with me at once!” ‘““The place isn’t on fire, is it?’ he asked, half seriously. ‘No! it’s the news from Dewey, she answered, hurriedly. ‘‘Here, Thompson,” he shouted to a man at the other machine, I must go upstairs a moment—you take my place.” He followed Margaret up the steep stairs to the table where a gleam of light fell on a half form of large type, headed by block letters. He read the type almost at a glance : DEWEY IS ALL RIGHT. 2 Revenue-Cutter “McCulloch” at Hong-Kong. 300 Spanish Killed and 400 Wounded. Not an American Killed, Wounded. but 6 Slightly Entirs Spanish Fleet Destroyed. ‘¢ 2” New York, May 7.-—-The in an extra edition just published, prints the following special despatch from Hong-Kong: ‘‘I have just ar- rived here on the United States rev- enue cutter McCullogh with report of American triumph at Manila. The entire Spanish fleet of eleven vessels was destroyed. Three hundred Span- ish were killed and four hundred wounded. Our loss was none killed, but six were slightly wouuded. Not one of the American ships was in- jured.” He grew wildly excited and a shout rang through the deserted building. There was not a man in the ‘“‘Gaz- ette’’ office more patriotic or better posted on the war situation than the foreman of the press room. He had spent his youth in the navy during the civil war, and his shout of tri- umph was heard downstairs above the -din of the rumbling press. i] rush this out, “| tube, he "let that stereotyper go!” | vided the first page of | paper I mingled with their din, | applause for the hero of the Pacific. { Pomeroy turned and laid his blackened thoroughly | cheers for { to drink great quantities | another { lemons a day, another to carry horse i chestnuts in your pockets, and so on. ! week the { rheumatism I of the last remedy tried. | credit is given the last thing tried | Here | liars of people. | sufferer from rheumatism is ever told | 18 neces “Who set this up?’ he asked, and Je dooked curiously at Margaret, #1qid,’ = WALL alone? Yes.’ » % “When did the dispatch come?” “Fifteen minutes ago,” she said. with a glance at the clock. “Well, you've a brick, and a girl at that!” he cried. ‘‘But we've got to > and, hurrying to the shouted, ‘‘Hey, Bill! don’t . Margavet-helped him while he di- the morning and filled in the mpper part with Dewey’s memorable message. She followed him down stairs and | listened to the cheers from the grimy men by the presses when he told the | news, | second edition was being thrown from vo 1 3 y ‘@SS § aor * XY: OO vut away the paper while she ate her | the news press and eagerly gathered In less than ten minutes the up by the men, who realized what glad news this would bring to Riverpoint. cer 12 'hree cheers for Dewey!” cried Thompson excitedly. The presses rumbled on, and, rose hearty hand on Margaret's fair head. “‘And now, boys,” he said, ‘‘three Margaret Clyde. It isn’t every girl of sixteen that could have | done this sort of job in fifteen min- | utes. | one second, and I have an idea we'll She didn’t lose her head for beat fhe Times on this story.” RHEUMATISM MAKES LIARS. The Last Remedy Tried Ts the One to Win the Praise. ‘Rheumatism makes more liars than any other discase,” said a phy- sician to a Washington Star reporter, “though the people most affected by it are unconsciously affected, as far as their lying is cencerned. Ordinarily an attack of rheumatism, coming and going, lasts about three weeks. The second week is generally the worst as far as pain is concerned. The first week the sufferer devotes to his or her own cures. attack and the consequent pain, the various remedies suggested by friends and acquaintances, As the third week enters, the sufferer in the meantime having about made up his or her mind’ to let the disease have its own way, having given up the hope of trying to’ cure it, the patient is ready to try as manly things and remedies as come AROUSED THEIR SYMPATHY, His Look. Was Wan, but It Was Because of the Hired Girl. “Poor, fellow,” one of them cried, “how wan he looks.” : ; : . “Yes, and how sad,” “You would think a meal for a week.’’ “And there is a wild look in his eyes that was probably left by the fever.” “Ah; it is pitiful! To think that we, the richest nation on earth, should treat our brave defenders: in such a way,”’ ‘‘Really,it almost makes me ashamed of the land of my birth. My heart is touched with pity. I must speak to him, and offer him assistance if he will take it. Poor, proud fellow. I hardly know how to begin.” Then,relates the Cleveland Leader, she approached the unfortunate man, smiled sympathetically, and held out her hand. He took it and looked at her trying to remember who she was. “I hope,” she said, in trembling tones, while the tears sprang to her eyes, ‘‘that you will consent to let me heip you. I must do so. I should feel that I had been remiss in my duty if IT didn’t. Will you come home with me and accept of my hospitality, or would you prefer money, so that you may consult your own convenience and your own tastes in this matter?” ‘‘Madame,” he replied, gI--1 am afraid I don’t quite understand you.’’ i Poor fellow,’ ’she whispered to her companion, “he wanders in his mind. The fever has left him in a deranged said the other. he had not had as if i condition.” Then him she said: “You have suffered can see it in your face. ‘“Yes,” he replied, ‘I admit it.” “What regiment were you with, and why did they send you away from the hospital before you had recovered ?”’ ‘‘Regiment ? Hospital 2’ he echoed. “I haven’t been in any hospital,~and I addressing again, much, —ah, I {wasn’t with any regiment.” They failing to quiet the! | along. and generally does so, it mat- | ters not how nonsensical they are. One says wear a pewter ring on the second finger of the left hand,another of water, to half dozen consume a the third has passed away, and praises are sung to every ear in favor The entire By the end of and while it may not have done any ! more good than if the patient carried | a brick in his overcoat or | ket, if that was the particnlar dress poc- thing last done dt will be for all time heralded as a cure certain and reliable. is where rheumatism makes It is rare that a to consult a physician. That seems to be the last thing thought of in cases of rheumatism, though nearly the first thing in mnearly all other attacks of disease. Curiously enough, in nearly all the springs, medicated tient is told that twenty-one baths or twenty-one days of drinking the water is necessary. = Here comes in the three weeks again, and I suppose it ssary. It is at best a trouble- some complaint, and 1t rarely yields until it has run its course, to return on the slightest provocation.” Characteristics Revealed by “What !”” she exclaimed, ‘‘aren’t you one of those unfortunate soldiers ¢ : 22¢ who suffered in the fever camps ?”’ second week is taken up with trying | “No, I suppose I look it, though. The tr ouble with me is that our hired girl left us suddenly about a week ago, and my wife’s been trying to do the cooking since then. I appreciate—"’ But he didn’t finish. They were gone. A Different Point of View. ‘Does physiognomy amount to anything or doesn’t it?’ On a recent bright day a girl nature-lover came whirling in on her wheel from one of | baths, and other sure cures the pa- | our beautiful country roads, laden with masses of golden rod; golden rod on her hat, in her belt,and a bower of golden rod borne before her on her wheel. Whizzing along—the happi- ness of a lovely afternoon in her face, she caught sight of a pathetic face at a gate; it was that of a hard-working woman whom she knew —a seamstress. The woman seemed to eye lev wist- fully as she passed and hastily bowed; so she turned her wheel, went back and alighted at the curbstone. Here was a chance to share the beanty of this bright autumn day with another nature-lover whose fate was harder; perhaps the woman had been a farm- er’s daughter, and in her city home pined for her old, free life, nearer to nature’s heart. Perhaps the golden rod awoke in her heart some long silent, tender sentiment-—who knows? “How do you do, Mrs. Stebbins?” said the girl. ‘‘Isn’t this a glorious day? It was too nice to waste in | | town, so I’ve been out in the coun- : try. stuff before the Hands. ‘A large hand is always better than ' »y a small one, writes Blanche W. Dlseher in the Ladies Home Journal on ‘“‘Easy Reading of the Hand.” ‘It Dedicates a person of some unusual powers. The possessor will be a good worker, principally as to details; he will be careful not to make many prom- ises, but will keep the few he makes to the letter, even at aloss to himself, he will be easily offended, very quick to imagine slights, and not ready to foroive either real or imagined of- fences. The possessor of a small hand will attempt almost anything, rarely, however, * finishing anything he undertakes; is easily satisfied both with Limself and the world in general; is fond of gayety and excitement, easiness; is impressionable and in- flammable to a high: degree; is reli- gious, but not deeply so; will make promises and break them without compunction, and will be unable to bind himself to details.” The Little Sondan Warr Tors, Standing by Westminster bridge I watched the first detachment of re- turning grenadier guards from the Soudan march past from the station to their barracks. They got, as ex- pected, a boisterous and hearty re- ception from a crowd two miles long, but what struck me most foreibly was the extreme youth and undoubted ex- haustion of a good many of these war- riors. Hard by me, as the soldiers filed past, stooda brewer’s cart,drawn by those huge horses so well known to London visitors, and driven by a burly six-foot-four drayman, three guardsmen in breadth. This gigantic critic watched, puzzled, for a while. Then, leaning over to his mate, he exclaimed: “Why, they're only boys.” The drayman would have been still more awestruck had he seen the towering warriors of the Khalifa, whom these boys so lately laid low. — London Correspondence, in New York Times. , boys and the infants asked for an opinion, | originator of the makes and loses fr iends with the same , | # o1.c ne once [A large room has been fitted up with | themselves attend the regular Don’t you want a big bunch of this golden rod? I saw you looking at it as if you liked 1t2”’ “Golden red?” repeated the pathe- tic-faced woman curiously; ‘‘golden rod? I never seen any o’ this yere —is it a yarb? What is it good fer?”’—Detroit Free Press. Checking System App. ied to Babies, In some of the New York depart- ment stores babies can be checked like so many umbrellas, while their mothers pursue the elusive bargain from counter’to counter. A small boy is detailed to stand guard over a cer- tain number of infants. The small have not been but the mothers are enthusiastic in their approval. In | Brooklyn the checking system, as ap- plied to babies, has appeared in a new form. Brooklyn being recognized | as the City of Churches, the new de- | velopment is along the ecclesiastical line. Rev. Dr. Willey of the Nos- trand Avenue M. E. church is the scheme, and the more the gainers. hammocks and eribs, perambulators and toys. Here a volunteer commit- tee of young women assembles every Sunday morning, and here the moth- ers, who would otherwise be kept at home, leave their babies, while they church service. The plan is a novel one, but promises aud deserves'to be popular. —Harper’s Bazar. Alaska Fars Scarce. The discovery of the Alaska gold fields, while it has added many mil- lions to the world’s gold supply, has caused a great scarcity of Alaska furs in the world’s market. For many years the chief employment of natives of Alaska has been trapping, and they have supplied the chief part of land furs. Since the Klondike discovery and the great influx of prospectors and traders, the Indians have found it far more profitable to hire as pack- ers, guides and woodchoppers. They have abandoned trapping almost en- tirely, and the export of furs from Alaska, which used to amount to $750,000 yearly,last year only reached $100,000. This has caused:a scarcity of that class of furs in every market. — New York Tribune. KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED AN UNSEEN HAND Enemies Determined to Make Life Unpleasant for a Washington Blacksmith—Cut the Harness of His Horse and He Sustains Injuries. While James B. Hamilton, of Wash- ington, was out driving the other night, the harness broke and the horse ran off, upsetting the buggy, throwing the occupant out and seriously injuring him. An examination of the harness showed that it had been purposely cut in several places, so as to allow it to way in a strain. Last September Hamilton's blacksmith shop was blown up and totally wrecked. A few weeks since his house was entered and all the valuables were taken. The same night his stable was entered and his horse cut and badly mutilated. Hamilton has no clue to the perpetrators of these wutrages, as he does not know any one whom he has injured in any way. The following. pensions were issued last week: Charles T. Twitt, Pitts- burg, $12; Sclomon Winnaile, Sharon, $10;. George W. Whitehill, Church, Clarion, $6; Amos Steel, Kaylor, Arm- strong, $8 to $12; Charles W. (Chappell, Portage, $6; Pelig Burdic, Sharon Cen- tre, Potter, $8 to $12; Lewis Stine, Du- Bois, $12 to $17; John A. Mikesell, Plumville, Indiana, $8 to $12; Stephen Andrus, Tioga, $S to $12; Francis John- son, Athens, $16 to $17: Anna Hutton, Rural Valley, Armstrong, $8: Barbara A. MecGoun,; . Sharon, $8; Guyan 1. Davis, Hollidaysburg, $12; Andrew J. Tate, Lemont, Center, $6; George E. Jerger, Pittsburg, $6: William H. George, Fayetteville, $6: William T. McKee, Allegheny, $6: John Voelker, Crafton, $6; Peter McGarvie, dead, Titusville, $4 to $8; Josiah G. Evans, Brushvalley, Indiana, $12 to $14: David Dasher, Mexico, Juniata, $6 to $10; John S. Seylar, Foltz, Franklin, $6 to $8; Abraham Sheary, Mifflinburg, $6 to $8; Winfield S. Fort, Clarion, $17: .Mar- garet E. Douglas, McCance, Westmore- land, $12; Jonathan Keppart, father, Eldorado, Blair, $12: Flora McGarvie, Titasville, $87 minor of Matthew Fent= zel, Oakmont, $10; Mary Conkins, Oil City, $8; John H. Raugh, dead, Altoona, §:1; Joseph Seyler, Port Allegheny, $6; James H. Dobbins, Bellefonte, $10; John 8S. Shaffer, Bellefonte, $6: James C. Davis, Huntingdon, $6 to $8; Jacob Kline, Warren, $6 to $8; Joseph lL. Kopp, Saegertown, $6 to $8; Same Gil- kinson, McLane, Erie, $6 to $8; Lizzie H. Edmiston, Mill Hall, $8; Florence A. Shiern, Ligonier, $8; Elizabeth Girts, New Kensington, $8. At E.ymouth the other men entered the book store of L. Li Davenport, which is situated on the main street of the town, and blew the safe open with a: heavy charge of dynamite, having first wrapped it in blankets. A. E. Williams, an under=- taker, who lives near by, hearing the report of the explosion; raised his bed- recom window and gave the alarm. A bullet whizzed past him. He put the window down in a hurry. The shot was fired by a man who was stationed on the outside to watch. After secur- ing everything of value in the safe the thieves made their escape. Sexenty dollars in cash, $140 is express orders and $150 in jewelry were taken. Maj. Isaac B. Brown, chief of the state bureau of railroads, has com- pleted an interesting report on opera- tions during the fiscal year ending June 30 last of the 292 steam railway companies operating in Pennsylvania. The total capitalization of these roads is $1,112,409,142, or about one-fifth of the capital of all the steam railways of the United States. The bonded in- debhtedness of the corporations report- ing to the bureau is $991,746,103, and the current liabilities $216,390,099, or a tctal Ci pital of $2,320,545, 244 A vicious bull was tossing “and goring Jacob Mensinger, a farm hand, in a barnyard in Union township, and had him completely helpless one day last week, when pretty Miss Sally Mummy, the village school teacher, happened to pass. She ran to the stable, got a pitchfork and bravely fought Dif the enraged animal, which by the time she gave it battle, had Meusinger flat on the ground. It has been decided by the county commissioners to have no formal cor- ner-stone laying of the new court house at Washington. A special box, however, will be deposited in the cor- ner stone, which will contain, among other things, a list of all the Washing- ton county soldiers who enlisted and served in the late war with Spain either in the army or navy. Fire destroyed the livery stable of David W. Roberts and the new Macca- bees hall at Renfrew near Butler last week. Five horses were burned to death in the livery stable. A lighted gas jet came in contact with a load of hay which was driven into the barn. The Maccabees® loss is about $1,200, partly insured. Roberts’ loss is $1,600, with no insurance. The will of Jerome Independence township, disposes of a 60.000 estate. After his wife's death the property is to pass into the hands of éxecutors, who are to convert it into cash or wurities, choose trustees and use the interest for the promotion of temperance in Washington county and to prevent the licensing of saloons. The large Swiss barn at the Berks County Almshouse was destroyed by an incendiary fire a few days ago, en- tailing a logs of $7000, which is covered by insurance. The fire originated on the second floor of the barn, from which a tramp was seen running at full speed shortly before the flames were scen. The grand jury at Franklin has re- turned true bills in the cases of Wal=- ter Wheaton and George McKay, charged with the murder of George Carter. One of the witnesses to testi- fy in Ww heaton's case was McKay, who was mum at the hearing on Saturday. The nature of his testimony is kept se- cret. ] Thé farm house of William McGrew in Cross Creek township was destroyed by fire a few-days ago. Loss, $1,500. At the inception of the fire Mr. McGrew got on the roof to extinguish it, but he slipped off breaking both legs. He lay on the ground helpless Watching his home burn. William Reefer of Five Points, Mor. cer county, recently brought some gold dust from the Klondike, and the other morning discovered a burglar climbing into his house and scared him away. Ross Duncan, while hunting in the vicinity of Greensburg, was shot in the side by the accidental discharge of his gun. The wound may prove fatal. George D. Pringle of Wilmore, was _ found dead about one-half mile east of Portage by the track walker, George Eamigh, Monday. He was a constable and started to Bens Creek to serve a warrant. It is supposed he was struck bv the Chicago limited. Thomas Williams, foreman of the tan mills of the Canonsburg Iron and Steel Company, received injuries a few days ago .from which he may‘die. He was caught in a pulley and carried upw ard, jerking an arm out of the socket, and was otherwise injured. The jury in the John Byers vs. Jacok Byers case at Greensburg, involving coal land valued at $100,000, returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. give morning five Plummer, late of sed
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