RRR BC RIN A LS vp THE HAFPIER LIFE. F¥orget the ache your own heart holds By easing others’ pain; Forget your hungering for wealth By seeking others’ gain: And make your life much briefer seem By brightening the years— For tears dry quicker in the eyes That look for others’ tears. Heartache fades quickest from the heart That feels another's pain; The greed for wealth dies sooner if We seek another's gain; Life’s sands run lightly if we fill With kindness all the years— And tears dry quicker in the eyes That look for others’ tears. —8. W. Gillilan, in Los Angeles Herald. } . i. + The Emperor's Decision, # A STORY OF NAPOLEON. load VvavVDed “To be shot at dawn; those are your orders, sire!” “Yes, General. There will be no re- prieve,” said Napoleon quietly with a frown and his chin on his breast. A momentary gleam of satisfaction, nay, triumph, for an instant flashed across General Lazelle’s face. It did not escape the eagle eyes of Napoleon, which saw everything. “A clear case of desertion?’ queried Napoleon sharply. “Yes, sire. He, a drummer in your own guards, was found hiding among the rocks near the Somossierra Pass after yesterday’s engagement.” “Fourd by whom, General?’ “By his own corporal. The prisoner admits running away.” “One of my guards, tco,” said the ewmpercr, sadly. “I thought they were all prcof against fear. What is his age, general?” “Eighteen.” “He is young, but—well, general, he must pay the penalty—at dawn to- morrow.” General Lazelle saluted. “Send his corporal to me immedi- ately.” In another moment Napoleon Bona- parte was alone. It was the day after the Somossierra Pass engagement. The enemy had been routed from an almost impregnable position by the combined forces of the Spanish and French. A superb dash for the enemy’s trenches by the pick of Napoleon’s guards and Spanish in- fantry had carried the day—a day that wui stand out conspicuously in the history of the Peninsula war. The emperor's heart kindled when be thought of it. - “My brave guards, it was you who won the battle, not I! Ah! my guards. They are magnificent,” he thought. He sat at a small table in his tent. Writing materials were at hand, and he had just signed the deserter’s death warrant. The plain, black chapeau was at his side, and his uniform was that cof a general. There was nothing to indicate his high rank save the Legion of Honor which decorated his breast, and that wonderful face with its fierce eyes and square jaws, which, pnce seen, were never forgotten. “You summoned me, sire,” said a voice, interrupting the emperor's train of thought. The corporal for whom he sent stood at the salute. “Yes, Corporal,” returned the em- peror, looking up. “Ah! Corporal Gavairre,” he added, with an almost imperceptible smile, “still at it?” “Still fighting for my emperor, sire. Heaven grant I may yet go through as many campaigns as I already have done.” The grim old martinet, who had fought in numerous engagements, was a favorite of the emperor's. Gavairre stood motionless, but very pale. Na- poleon noticed jit. “I want particulars of the deserter,” said Napoleon, closely ‘scanning the features of the corporal. “What is his name?” . “Gavairre, sire.” A slight tremor passed over Na- goleon. “A relation of yours?” “Son, my emperor.” Again the hawk-like eves cof the great leader flashed and seemed to pierce Gavairre through and through. Then came silence. “It is unfortunate, my corporal.” There was no answer, save for the jerky, labored breathing of Gavairre. The tone of voice in which the last words were spoken meant volumes. The corporal could have borne a tor- rent of abuse. The stinging, biting sarcasm was worse than anything. “Repeat all you know,” said the em- peror coldly. “A corps of your Imperial Guards at the entrance of the Somossierra Pass in the early hours of yesterday morning,” began the corporal, in halt- ing, measured tones. “A volley of musketry rang out, followed by an- other and another, right down the ra- vine. The Guards paused, and drew Pack. Then a drummer stepped slow- ly forward, quickly beating the charge. A cheer rang out, and the men, daunt- ed for a while, were thrilled. They began to advance. The drummer still beat the charge with his right hand— his left was shot away. The men steadily marched on, and then they saw their beloved emperor on his charger. That instilled them with fresh courage. They rushed the ra- vine. In the excitement and melee the drummer, in the thick of the shot and shell, lost his head—and, well, sire, you know the rest, concluded Gavairre, white as death. The hitherto impassive countenance of the emperor kindled with momen- tary enthusiasm. »] remember the incident, corporal. Who was the drummer?” “My son, sir.” “your son is a brave fellow. came he to desert?” «ww 2% How “It was his first taste of shot, sir. He confessed he tried to run away.” “Does General Lazelle know of the Somossierra incident?” “Yes, my emperor.” A look of anger passed over Na- poleon’s face. He remembered the gen- eral’s intensely satisued expression when the death warrant was handed him. ‘“‘He never mentioned it to me, my corporal. It was an important omis- sion. It was unjust. Gavairre,” put in the emperor suddenly, “what I ask you is for no ears but yours. Perhaps it may be irrelevent to the subject and { contrary to strict military discipline, but—I am emperor.” The last words were proudly said. “Listen! Do you know if your son has offended General Lazelle in any way?” Lazelle had risen from the ranks. In those days promotion was swift, however humble the soldier's birth. “Sire, they are rivals in the game of love,” answered Gavairre, “Ah!” The exclamation escaped the em- peror almost unawares. In a moment he gained complete self-possession, and was once more calm, inflexible, im- passive. “Sire, sire!” cried the coiporal sud- denly, forgotten all save his son, or in whese presence he was, .and fling- ing military discipline to the winds by kneeling at the emperor's feet; “a word from you, my emperor a “Gavairre! You forget you are a corporal in my Guard,” said Napoleon, icily. In a moment the man rose, and once more stood at the salute, pale, motion- less. : Silence once more. Nothing could be heard but the thumping of the cor- poral’s heart, which beat as fast as his son’s drumsticks. “The warrant for his execution has been sent in. I signed it half an lLour ago, my corporal,” began Napo- leon at length. “He must pay the penalty, if only as an example to oth- ers.” “As you say, my emperor.” “That's all, Corporal.” The man turned to go. “One moment, Gavairre.” Napoleon wrote a hurried signed and sealed it. “Deliver this to the head of your son’s guards at once. I promise noth- ing, mind you—hold out no hope, Cap- tain Gavairre.” “Captain, sire?” “You are captain from this moment. Go.” * * * * * * * * * * *® The gray shadows of the early dawn crept stealthily over the camp. Faint sounds of life once more began to be heard; men moved about and guards were changed. Presently the steady but muffled tramp, tramp of eight men, with loaded rifles, a captain and a pris- oner with his right arm bound, his left in a rough sling, and eyes band- aged, approached a ready-dug grave near which stood a group of silent men, among whom were Napoleon and General Lazelle, there for the purpose of seeing that all was properly carried out. “Halt!” The prisoner was deadly pale. He showed no other sign of fear. He stood still and erect to the eight rifles levelled at him. “Ready.” The command rang out sharp and clear. “Present!” “Fire!” The volley was simultane- ous. The smoke rolled away. The prisoner remained standing— calm, motionless—but, if possible, paler than ever. “What has happened?’ whispered Lazelie. “Some one has blundered.” “Tt is well,” said the emperor, calm and impassive as ever. “The rifles were ivaded with blank cartridges. Gavairre’s punishment will suffice. The shock has been great.” “But, sire, expostulated the general, in a fever, “it is » “Silence, General; it was my or- der!” thundered the emperor. Tazelle saluted, meeting with diffi- culty the hawklike gaze of Napoleon. The sun was just rising. note, Lightening the Stoker's Work. The operative advantages to be ex- pected from the substitution of me- chanical stoking for hand firing may be enumerated as—lower cost of fir- ing, greater uniformity in condition of fires and operation, readiness for burning all grades of fuel and less pro- ducton of smoke. Considering the lower cost of fir- ing, it must be realized that much harder firing is now required than was i formerly necessary. From a desire to get the greatest possible financial re- turn out of a given plant, the rate of combustion has been increased until the maximum quantity of poor fuel pessible per square foot of grate per hour has been burned. This has been followed by the use of free burning grades of bituminous coal, giving a still higher rate of combustion, until the work required of firemen has be- come excessive both in amount and in cost. A full day’s work for an able fire- man is the shovelling of not more than ten tons of coal in twelve hours, or about sufficient for 450 boiler horse power. If the same man is required to handle coal into hoppers for me- chanical stokers, he could take care of two units of 500 horse power each, while if the coal was fed into the hop- pers automatically he could take care of four such units, for 2000 horse pow- er.—W. W. Christie, in the Engineer- ing Magazine. Lonz Ago. The oldest piece of writing in the world is on a fragment of a vase found at Nippur. It is an inscription in pic- ture writing and dates 4500 years be- | fore Christ. The University of Penn- | sylvania has obtained it. SPOTTERS ON TROLLEYS. EVERY ELECTRIC TRACTION COM- PANY HAS A LARGE CORPS. All Strangers to Each Other— Are Known by Number Except to Their Chief and to the Auditor—Watch Conductors and Motormen — Rules Governiug Duties. In all large cities having an electric railway system there is an important branch of service which never reaches the gaze of the public, states the Phil- adelphia Record. Few people have any idea that the company pays a number of men to ride on its cars as passengers every hour of the day. The object is to keep a strict watch on its conductors and motormen for any breach of the rules. These men are called inspectors by the company, but the employes call them ‘‘spotters.” It is not only the passengers who are ignorant of the identity of these men, but no one connected with the company except the chief of the in- spectors know them. In making their reports all the inspectors must sign by numbers. These are given then by the chief to use instead of their names. The chief is not permitted to give the name of any inspector to any one except the auditor when the payroll is made out each week. Another element in the absolute secrecy of the service is the fact that inspectors do not know each other. They do not work in pairs, as in other secret service, but each man works independent of any other along certain lines of directions given by the chief. The duties of these men are many and exacting. They must make a careful study of all the rules, regula- tions and orders of the company and any infringement of these must be re- ported. These include the proper and polite treatment of passengers, care- ful running of the car on the part of the motorman in respect to cross streets, pedestrians, wagons and the application of the power and brakes. Perhaps the most important duty of all is to see that all the fares are col- lected, and, what is still more import- ant, that they are all registered cor- rectly. It is this duty that requires tact, good judgment, an understanding of human nature and good eyesight. The inspector must keep constantly in mind the fact that the man he is watching may be a little sharper than he, and any false move on his part would prove fatal to his usefulness on that car. Each trip made by the in- spector must bear record on his final report. He must give the badge num- ber of the conductor, the block number of the car, the street and time he got on, the street and time he got off, to- gether with the register statements. All these facts must be kept in mem- ory until he gets off the car, when he makes a record of them on his trip card. At the end of his day’s work he must make a final report of all trips made, amount of cash paid out for fares and a full descriptive report of any wrong doing or accidents witnessed by him. These reports are given the next Jay to the chief on reporting tc the office, who in turn forwards them to the gen- eral superintendent. After a careful reading by the su- perintendent all the men who have been inspected and have no bad re- ports against them are given good credit on their record. On the other hand, if any have bad reports made against them the reports are placed on file, and if any have been reported for stealing or where a number of com- plaints of a minor nature are on file, the man is ordered to be ‘“‘specialed.” By this is meant that on every trip the suspected man makes in a day, week or month, he has on his car an inspector. This fact shows how care- fully the man is watched. Each in- spector who goes on a “special” detail is required to make a full detailed re- port, either good or had, of the man’s actions. If a’ majority of these re- ports agree as to wrongdoing the su- perintendent makes the basis for dis- cipline. The position in itself is not perma- nent, nor does it offer any chance for advancement. These facts are told the applicant with emphasis on his first interview with the chief. A working day consists of pine and a half hours, with a sliding schedule of reporting hours for every week. He can have no holidays and very few Sundays off. About twice a week he starts at 4 a. m.,, and on two other days at 3 p. m. The other days of the week are means between these ex- tremes. The wages of an inspector nrc $2.25 per day and cash paid for fares. Another thing to remember is that an inspector is on different divisions each day. His work is assigned each day by the chief, and, as a result, he seldom rides a division more than once a month. Of course, he cannot in- spect every -car on a division in one day, but he is expected to make at least 18 trips of about 20 minutes each. Although carefulness and secrecy are the watchwords of every inspec- tor, the time soon comes when they are known to the motorman and con- ductors. This may be due to some slight indiscretion or movement on the part of the inspectors, which has caused the motorman or conductor to be guarded. Descriptions soon spread at the barn, and in about three months new men take their places, as the company has no more use for them. When the cost of maintaining the system is considered, one would think that $20,000 a year would be greater than the amounts stolen by employes, yet the officials say it is money well in- vested. In the game of love diamonds often rank higher than hearts. COMPRESSED FOOD FOR CAMPZRS. The United States Ariny Ration the Most Successful Yet in the Market. The traditional wcodsman, hunter, or trapper, who staggered under a hun- dred pounds or more of food and impedimental has had his burden re- duced very greatly in the past five vears. Lighter rifles and shotguns, ammunition of smaller calibre, and considerably less weight for modern rifles; thin pressed steel or aluminum dishes which nest compactly into one ancther so that not a nook or corner is wasted; packs, baskets, and straps of minimum weight and maximum convenience, have all taken something from the grievous load the camper used to “tote.” Still more remark- able are the changes brought about by the condensed and compressed foods which, under one name or an- other, are for sale in all the “outing stores.” Salt pork, cornmeal, white beans, and tea, reinforced, of course, by fish, game, and native fruits, the dietary recommended and many a ‘Pocket Guide to Hunting and Trapping,” was bulky and also heavy in proportion to its nutritive value. Canned goods un- til recently took up practically as much room as the same articles in their natural state, and there was little gain in buying them, except for boat or canoe trips when there was plenty of space. ! Canned soups of the standard brands were put up ready to serve without dilution, and the only portable substitutes were the time-honored “soup cakes” of the kind used in the “Swiss Family Robinson.” As soon as the idea was conceived of manufactur- ing something between these two ex- tremes, it was taken up by several makers. The condensed soups of to- day are thick and require to be mixed with several times their bulk of water, but they have not been boiled down so far as to sacrifice their flavor and deli- cacy. Experiments in the way of “food tablets” have met with varied results. A large firm of packers once adver- tised a compressed tabloid of meat and various vegetables, dried and closely pressed so as to keep, in the language of advertisements, “for years in any climate.” The trouble with this particular viand was that it did not taste good. The United States government in its experiments with the army's food supply has incidentally accomplished a great dea] for the camper’s benefit. The regular emergency ration is per- haps the most successful prparation of its kind on the marKet. A square tin can, no larger than the ordinary pint fruit can, is suppose to contain three meals, not hearty repasts, how- ever, for a really hungry man. There is a packet of tea inside the can, an- other packet of seasoning, and a solid lump -of a mixture of a partly dried meat with vegetables. The adaptabil- ity of this ration to various purposes is its strongest point. Mixed with water to the consistency of a thick paste and brown in a pan, it becomes hash. Thinned with a trifle less water it can be shaped into balls or flat cakes and fried as Hamburg steak. Stirred up with a larger proportion of water, a savory stew is the result. Several of the packing and canning firms have put on the market recenty an assortment of flat cans containing a] the staple meat and fish products, practically without juice, in the cans, and squeezed into the smallest pos- sible compass. The flat can is a con- venience for packing which the mak- ers sem to be slow in appreciating. At the opposite extreme from the, pork and beans are the malted-milk tablets and similar preparations which supply nutriment in its least compass but do not pretend to take the place of the regular diet for healthy persons doing active work. Druggists testify to the extensive use of these in place of noorday luncheon by business men of poor digestion and neverous tem- perament, but they are not to be con- sidered in supplying the woodsman’s pack. : Yolite, Though Needy. “Excuse, me,” said a shabby-looking man as he walked up to a cadaverous- looking stranger, “but may I ask you for a bit of information?” “Certainly, you may,” said the stranger, and the shabby-looking man smiled pleasantly. “And you will not consider me at all impertinent, will you?’ “Not in the least,” said the stranger. “And it will not be taking too much of your time?” “Qh, no.” By this time thestranger was becoming a little vexed, but the shab- bily dressed fellow was apparently in the best of spirit. “No doubt you are a resident of this city?” in a questioning tone. “But what can I do for you, what information do you seek?” asked the vexed stranger. “Well, you see,” said the shabby man, “you will pardon me, but I am a stranger here. In fact I have just arrived. Now you will please excuse me for taking up so much of your time, but as I said be- fore I have just arrived here and am a perfect stranger here.” “What it is you wanted to ask about?” said the listener with a show of impatience. “Well, you see,” the man replied, “I hope you will not think it impertinent in me to ask if you are in a condition at this time to give me some little as- sistance in a financial way for—" “No, I am not,” was the blunt reply. “Then you will excuse me,” said the polite beggar, “and I'll not ask you to do it for fear of embarrassing you,” and the shabby man bowed and smiled, and walked down the street.—New Orleans Times-Democrat. For Policy’s Sake. Howson—I1 always lie on my right side. Bowser—Yes, and you lie to get on the right side of other people, teo.—~ New York Press SHADOWED A BANK TELLER. fhe Gratifying Result of a Sleuth’s Ine vestigation of Queer Doings. “] have bad all sorts of experi mces,” said a detective, “builastnight i nad an entirely new one. Two days igo the president of a banking house sent for me and said that he feared ‘here was something wrong with 1is assistant telier, who appeared to pe laboring under some excitement, ind who showed signs of late hours ind dissipation. I was asl:ed to shad- »w him. and to look out for evidence sf irregularities. “It was then noon, and I started at snce by following my man to a cheap restaurant. 1 supposed that he was going for his luncheon, but he went into a telephone booth and closed the door. It was impossible for me to near with whom he was talking, so I went to the proprietor of the place and made some inquiries, and learned that my man telephoned every day at that time, and seldom bought more than a sandwich. “That day he paid the telephone toll, but bought nothing. As I followed him into the street I made up my mind he was in communication with a stock broker, and that financial trou- ble was the cause of his strange ac- tions. That was nothing new in my experience. “When he left the bank that after- noon he was in a great hurry, and I followed him toward his home in the car behind the one he was in; but by some means he gave me the slip, for he didn’t get off at the corner nearest his home or several blocks afterward, as far as I saw. I went to his apart- ment to wait for him, and, meeting a little girl just entering the street door, I inquired if she knew him. “‘He is my papa,’ ‘she answered, ‘and will: be home in a few minutes. He always stops to see the doctor after he leaves the bank, because mamma is very ill, and we are afraid she will die. The doctor comes every noon and telephones to papa and then he stops there on his way home. If you will come in you won't have long to wait, or you can call again, for he never leaves mamma after he comes home, and sits up all night wiih her.’ “I said that I might call again, but instead I went to the home of the bank president and made my report. This morning that teller got a letter from the bank granting him two weeks’ vacation and telling him that his salary was increased $20 a month.” —St. Louis Republic. Usury. During the active days at the great Muscle Shoals improvement conditions prevailed somewhat similar to those of- ten found in new mining districts; nothing akin to calm. A fellow who had occasion to take a long ride in a great hurry, “borrow- ed“ a native’s horse without stopping to speak to the owner about it. But in the course of a few days he ree turned the animal. The native did not take a kindly view of the situation, but concluded to be content with legal redress. He an- nounced his intention of having th offender arrested. . ‘“What’ll you have him arrested for?” was asked. “For horse stealin’, of course.” “How can you make horse stealing out of it, when he returned the horse?” “Ain’t it stealin’ if he brought ’im back?” “I'm not a lawyer, but I don’t see how it could be.” “All right, then; I'll have ’'im arrest- ed for usury.” “I dont see how you can make us- ury out of it, either.” “Wy, it all! he used ’im, didn’t he? Yes, Sir, he used ’im three or four days, and used ’im mighty hard, too, by the looks of 'im.” Of course a thoughtful person would have seen at once that e-lope-ment was the crime committed.— New York Times. Mr. Gladstone’s Catch. “How marnty members of this house,” asked Mr. Gladstone once in the course of a debate on electorial qualifications, “can divide £1330 17s. by £213s. 547’ “Six hundred and fifty-eight!” shout- ed one member. “The thing cannot be done!” claimed another. “A roar of laughter greeted the last remark. But it was true, neverthe- less, says the Pittsburg Gazette. You cannot multiply or divide money by money. You may repeat a smaller sum of money as many times as it is contained in a larger sum of money, but that is a very different thing. If you repeat five shillings as many times as there are hairs in a horse’s tail, you do not multiply five shillings by a horse’s tail. Perhaps you did not know this before. Never mind; you need. not be ashamed of your ignor- ance, for it was shared, as has been demonstrated, by the entire House of Commons (bar one member), includ- ing the then chancellor of the excheq- uer. ex- Workman Wine a Fortune, According to the Francais, the win- ner of the chief prize— £10,000—in the Consumptive Children’s Lottery, in France, is a workman named Dutheil. He was repairing a slate roof when he heard the newsboys calling out the result. He bought a paper and found that he had won. He had not a penny in his pocket at the time. So overjoyed was he that he ran a- way from his work and danced like a Junatic. He has a wife and three chidren. Height of Englirhmen. In 50 years the average height of British men has risen an inch. The present average height for a man of 30 of the upper classes in Britain is 5 feet 8 1-2 inches, KEYSIGHE STATE KEWS CONDENSED PENSIONS GRANTED. Railrcad Sold—Fair Declared Off— Smalincx Victim On the Street —Asks for Troops. Pensions were granted to the fol- lowing during the past week: Allen S. Goodwin, Kennett Square, $12; John Haas, Erie, $12: Mary S. Geist, Neffsville, $8; Ann E. Kissell, Roy- alton, $8; Joseph Dowden, Blythes- dale, $12; Alfred C. Keys, Harrisburg, $10; George Shrefiler, Mifllintown, $12; John A. Nagle, St. Bonifacius, $10; Joseph D. Atchison, Berlin, $12; Joseph Smith, Snow Shoe, $8; John off P. Vanler, Lewistown, $12; John F. Jury, $8; Lecontos Mills, $12; Thomas McDowell, Scenery Hill. $10; Joseph Boyer. Osceola Mills, $10; Aaron Gar- ner, New Brighton, $8; Martin Mac- Maughin, Frugality, $8; Seymour Smith, West Franlin, $17; Jesse 1. Benton, Tyrone, $14; May J. Hewitt, North Clarendon, 8. The home of Patrick Coleman, of West Bridgewater, was entered by a burglar while the family was absent. Mrs. Coleman upon her return heard an unusual noise. Grasping her re- volver she opened the door and almost ran against the midnight intruder. She did not wait for an explanation, ? but opened fire upon him at once. causing him to beat a hasty retreat before he had time to secure any booty. James Boyle, alias James Brown, Ey charged with robbery and jail break- ing, was brought hack te Sharon from Cleveland, O., by Constable Ruaisell, then taken to Mercer. Judge S. H. Milier, fearing that Boyle might make a second attempt to get out, had him placed in the dungeon and a special guard put over him. The action of the Washington coun- ty court in confirming the report of the grand jury in favor of the annexa- tion of a portion of Canton township s adds a section to Washington borough which has a valuation of $243,046. This raises the total property valua- tion of Washington borough to $7,- 566,759. County Treasurer Wm. O. Thomp- son, charged with embezzling county funds. at York, was arrested and placed under $50,000 bail. Thompson waived a hearing and will take his case direct to the grand jury. He was arrested on 10 specific charges, a war- 3 rant having been sworn out on each offense. For ‘the first time in 15 years the Mahoning county fair at Youngstown has been in operation it has been nec- essary to declare it off. Rain started on Wednesday, the opening day, pre- venting the races. The rain continu- ing the officials declared off every- thing for this year. Mabel Van Horn, a pretty 16-year- old Freeland girl, nezr Hazelton, was kidnaped as she left church and driven, wv bound and gagged, to. a gypsy camp at Sandy Run, eight miles distant, where she was held prisoner until morning, with the explanation that she was not the girl wanted, Great interest was excited at New Castle over the af?ged confession con- 1 cerning the murder of City Treasurer John Blevins, of A. B. Ruth, who was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in the Western penitentiary, who claims that an ex-convict committed the crime. . Mrs. Mary Button, who left her son’s home at Haneyville, near Altoona, to walk to the home of another son sev- cral miles away, and has been missing for several days, was unexpectedly found by two hunters at Cross Forks and nearly dead from exposure and hunger. Albert Wachtler, 5-year-old, was ir burned to death at New Kensington while playing with matches, his cloth- ing caught fire and his face, neck and hands being burned almost to a crisp before his mother, who heard his screams, could extinguish the flames. An outbreak of smallbox at Midway, near Canonsburg, has resulted in the > quarantining of the village by the 2 State board of health. The number of cases has increased from five a week ago to 25. So far no deaths have occurred. The fifth victim of the Bessemer & Lake Erie railroad wreck died at the hospital in Mercer, being Brakeman T. R. Strauss, aged 30, who resided in Greenville. H. R. McLaughlin, also injured in the collision, is in a serious condition. In attempting to enter the house of John Riley, of Ellsworth, near Monon- gahela City, Reuben Bowers, of Home- stead, known as the ‘Bully of Home- stead,” and a man giving his name as ames Fitch, of Louisville, Ky., were captured. An explosion occurred at Helvetia mines, 13 miles east of Punxsutawney, on the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg railroad, by which seven miners, all . foreigners but one, were so badly in- fursy that most of them will probably ie. Edward Wood, a non-unon workman at one of the Lehigh Valley Company's collieries, at Mahanoy, was admitted to the hospital suffering from a serious gunshot wound in the back. He had been fired upon from ambush. Chambers Lightcap, one of the best known farmers of Westmoreland coun- ty, while returning to his home near Crabtree, crawled under a box car to escape the rain. He was run over ® and lost both legs. The third day of the fair of the Bea- ver County Agricultural Society was a bitter disappointment to the manage- ment. Owing to the rain the grounds were converted into a quagmire. The Pennsylvania Midland Railroad, chartered in Bedford, Blair and Somer- set counties, was sold at foreclosure proceedings to J. M. Reynolds, of Bed- tord, for $50,000. Three children of James McKeever, of Butler were poisoned by eating toad- stools in mistake for mushrooms. C. M. Braccus, a farmer, was found walking the streets of Erie with a » fully-developed case of smallpox.
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