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FIRST LOVE,
“Why do you -look from the window 80,
Little Felicia, daughter of mine?
There still is the long white seam to sew,
And the white lamb’'s wool to spin.
“Oh, mother, below, there in the snow,
Stands 32 little lad with a mouth like
A ne ad with a carven bow
And he makes as though he oad enter
Mother of mine.’
“Nay-—there is no one there at all,
Little Felicia, my {dle one;
Naught 1 see but the white snow’ 8 fall,
And your task is still the same.
*‘Qb, mother, harken, and hear him call.
Cray, sweefheart, is the door undone?
Let me in, who am weak and smail.’
ay I bid Nin ge in Pity's name.
Mother of mine.’
“Nothing 1 hear and naught 1 see,
Little Felicia, who wqrks so ill;
And heres much to ao ere darkness be,
Come, fighter, yous ‘task -begin:.”
But Meta “Falleia Jblushingly .
urned away from the window- sill §
“Oh. mother, { spake no word.” quoth she,
“But I fear—I fear he hath entered in.
Mother of mine
—McOrea Pickering in Smart Set.
Bis A in dle. de.
{ Two Kisses.
4 By MARGARET VAN METRE. }
“Mamma, look, there's Tom Patter-
son,” said Marion Haddon.
“Why, so it is,” answered her moth-
er. “He must hdve come out from the
city for a Summer vacation. Well!”
Ang she settled down in her chair with
the ever present mending at her side.
while she looked with slightly ques-
tioning glance at her daughter.
“Well,” echoed: Marion to herself.
But she said nothing, and soon wan-
dered into the yard, book in hand, {0
the hammock which swung idly out
under the trees. -
Marion Haddon and Tom Patterson
had been playmates ever since, as one
old neighbor usd to express it, Marion
was knee high to a grasshopper. They
had played together, gone to school
together, and through it all had been
friends.
Then Tom had gone away to col-
lege, and after a year or two at an
eastern’ university, had gone to New
York City where he had been ever
since employed in the office of a noted
architect; for Tom was an ' - expert.
draughtsman and as such had secured
a fine position. Always a bright youth,
he had settled down to his chosen
business with a spirit of energy that
showed plainly that he was serious in
the choice of a profession; and with
a persistence that had surprised even
his closest friends, he had continued
at the same work, in the same “office,
until now four years had passed since
he had taken a vacation of any sort
and since he had revisited: the scenes
of his boyhood trials .and. pleasures.
During these years, Tom. had paid
little attention to the girls. In his ear
ly. days the people of Martinsburg
thought he was rather in love with
Marion Haddon; but he had stayed
away so long; and Marion had been
s0 happy and lively in the company
of various other of the village youths,
that it was decided -by the wise ones
of the town that there wasn’t anything
in it after all. But when it was rum-
ored on this beautiful July day that
Tom Patterson was in town, there were
not‘a few who, like Marion’s mother,
thought questioningly of her and won-
dered.
Marion herself wondered, too. “Tom
in town! I wonder how he looks. And
how will he think I look? 1 wonder
if he—” The pause was suggestive of
some deep question, but Mariqn did
not finish, even to herself, the thought
that was in her mind. She thought ot
all the good times she and Tom used
to have together. How she hated tc
have him go away! And he said he
was ‘sorry, too. Did he mean it? She:
wondered again. Her earliest: memory
of ‘him recurred to her mind, such a
provoking recollection that was, and
always so vivid a one. Try .as she
would, she could never quite forget it.
She was a very little girl then, and
unusually bashful at that. A. crowd
of little people were playing in Tom's
yard one hot afternoon in summer. The
game was “King William.” Most of
those in the game were older than
Marion and evidently thought it would
be fun to play a little trick on her.
Tom was in the center. Around him
singing as they
‘went,
“King William was King James’ son,
Upon a royal race he run;
He wore a star upon his vest
That points the way to the governor's
breast.”
Round and round the little company
circled, still singing, all alive to the
fun of the occasion except Marion; she
alone, shy and uneasy.
“Go to the East, go to the West,
Go choose the -one that you.,ove best;
If she’s not there to take her part,
Go choose another with all your heart.”
As these words were sung, Tom, as
if by a hint from one of the older girls,
pointed to Marion, who slowly shrink-
ingly, took her place in thé center at
his. side. ,.Persistently the song went
on to its inevitable end:
“Down on this carpet you must kneel
As sure as the grass.grows in the field.
So kiss your bride, and kiss her sweet,
And now you may rise upon your feet.”
When the last words--were .sung by
the gleeful little crowd, Marion was
weized by Tom and kissed—kissed there
before them all! This was more than
she could stand, and with ‘tears of
wounded pride filling her eyes, making
her stumble as she went, she hurried
home. Thet was an insignificant inci-
dent and evidently ‘forgotten by all
concerned, but in the mind of Marion
it remained and rankled.
So Tom ‘was home. Did she care?
She wondered if she did, and was just
going to admit that she believed she
ered with a thrill,
‘wering her mocking question with seri-
did--a little—when the gate opened
and up the long path, straight :to where
she swung in the big hammack under
the trees, walked the very one of whom
-she was thinking, Tom Patterson. And
in that moment she admitted to herself
that she cared—a great deal.
She rose and, smiling a welcome,
came to meet him. “Why, Tom, how
you've grown. You ‘hardly look the
same to me.”
“Buf I'am the same to you, Marion,
if you would only beligve it.”
Tom's glance said more than his
words. Marion blushed and seated
herself in the. hammock; while Tom
flung himself “with careless grace oh
1 the grass at her, feet.
“Why should I believe it, Tom?
You've been saying pleasant nothings
to me ever sibce 1 was a little girl
Why should I believe you now any
more than in ‘those other days?’ And
Marion began to swing ‘lightly to and
fro, looking at Tom with a half mock-
ing smile, but thinking at the same
time what a fine fellow he was and how
glad she felt that he had come back,
if it was but for a visit. *
But Tom was speaking; and when
she recovered her thought she discov-
that he was ans-
ous deliberation. “The reason, Marion,
why you should believe me now, is
that this time I mean it. No, that's
hardly what I mean. . I've always
meant it, but I never dared say any-
thing very serious. Now that I have
shown that I can earn enough to make
a home,I have come .to ask the only
girl in the world if she will share it
with me. :
“Why, Marion, I’ve loved you ever
since: that day—of course you don’t
remember—a day when you were a lit-
tle girl and'I a year or two older.
We were playing King William and 1
was ‘it.’ ”’ There was a far away look
in his eyes, so Marion had a chance
to steal a glance at him before he
turned again toward her.
“It was your first game, and some-
one suggested you as a good one to
choose. - I didn’t need to be told that,
however, for I had you all picked out;
I had chosen you the minute I got In
the game. Of course they didn’t know
so when I caught you and had that
first kiss”’—he paused significantly—
“they thought it a great joke.
" “I felt dreadfully sorry when you
felt so bad, .and cried; and I wouldn't
play any, more that ‘day. But I said to
myself then, and have said it many
times since, that some time I-was going
to have another; though of course I
wouldn't’ want it if it should affect you
as the first one did.” He looked for
some sign’ from her, but Marion did
not stir... AM this time she had sat
with: face turned away, her byes shin-
ing and her cheeks rosy.
At. last Tom began to ZIOVF fearful
of the prolonged silence and broke it
with, “Now. I- have dared.» I have
come. Don’t send me away, for I have
always wanted you.”
“Send you away? I wouldn’t dare.”
Marion turned toward him a face all
smiles, but eyes dimmed with tears!
“I wouldn’t dare because, well—because
I've always loved you too, Tom, at
least since that day we played ‘King
William’ and you gave me my first
kiss.” :
And then Tom had his second, and
another, and an——. But that’s be-
yond our pale; we were to stop at the
second.—National Magazine.
A Remarkable Voyage.
One of the most remarkable voyages
saver undertaken has just been safely
completed. On May 21, 1900, Captain
Joss, a native of British Columbia, set
but from that eolony in a two-and-a
half-ton canoe, built by a Red Indian
and fitted with three masts and a
leaden keel. He sailed first to Fiji,
and then to Sydney, in which run he
jost his only companion. Coasting
round Australia, he crossed the Indian
ycean, and called at the chief South
African .ports. He then crossed the
South Atlantic to Pernambuco, where
ne had a short illness, and finally made
his way to Ramsgate, where he arriv-
ad the other day. Captain Voss had
invented a patent sea-anchor, which,
he claims, enables him to live through
sonre heavy ocean gales; but no de-
vice can make his performance other
than a marvel of courage and endur-
ance.’ Deep sea voyaging in. a frail
craft might enable one to taste some
of the delights and fears, and under-
stand the achievements, of the early
adventurers; but most - men would
hold the experience too dearly pougat
I.ondon Spectator.
Diamond Cutting.
Diamond cutting up to a recent time
was nearly all done abroad, Holland
being the chief center of the industry
for some centuries, but late a good
deal of it has come over to America,
where electrical machines are used in
the work to great advantage in all
ways. European work has always
been done by hand, as it is still, ana
the lapidaries ‘there are * only just
waking u pto the knowledge that ar.
tificial power can be applied. Beside
cutting real gems, the machinery em--
ployed here turns out great quantities
of artificial ones, which now rule the
markets of the world. They are so
brilliantly cut and’ polished that only
experts can distinguish them from
the genuine article. Rock crystal, the
purest. form of quartz, is employed in
making. artificial diamonds, and this
can only be worked to advantage with
the electrical machines, hand work
leaving no profit in the business, be-
sides. turning out inferior results.—
New York Tribune.
A Canadian government agent who
has just returned to England says the
Doukhobors in Canada are making pro-
gress. “They no longer work their
women instead of their cattle in the
fields.”
“entitled “A
Hisa likeness of Capt. -John
_there’s about 20 of ‘em.
AFTER COUNTERFEITERS
HOW CAP'N CASON ‘RAN DOWN
THE DARING BUCK ‘GANG.
Two Bandits of Coiners Who Had. Kill-
ed ‘Secret Service Agents Before
"Took Them to Their Hearts and
Told Him Ali—And Then He Sur-
prised Them.
Among the pictures of noted men |
in the first part of “The Story of Mis-
souri,” a book issued by the depart-
ment of publication of the Louisiana
Purchase “Exposition, is 4 striking one
Missourian of the. Early
Days.”
R. Cason.
For 16 years Capt. Cason was en-
gaged, pistols handy, in restoring or-
der. ‘While so occupied he held com-
missions as marshal, sheriff and secret
service afficer. This was after four
vears of fighting under Jackson ‘and
Longstreet.
In- 1876 the towa of : ‘Marshall, “Saline
county, was terrorized by. a gang of
hardened ‘spirits from-a hilly district’
known as “Blind Pony.” The saloons
were in a row in the main" street, and
it ‘vas the cheerful fashion of the
gentlmen from ‘Blind Pony” to make
the tour of all the dispensaries by
riding through them. After impartial-
ly ‘distributing their patronage they
would then shoot out the town lights
and perforate such other things as
pleased their fancy. To “discourage
this the people of Marshall unanimous-
ly appointed Capt. Cason chief of pol-
ice, giving him a free hand to shoot
peace and quiet into the rough riders
from the hill country. :
Within three months the Blind Pony-
ites hitched their horses to the town
rack like white men.
In 1884 Capt. Cason -found himself
broke, with no job in sight. He went
to Washington and through the in-
fluence of Senator ;Vest obtained em-
ployment in the secret service. He
wad assigned to ‘the bureau at Pitts-
burg. Dan McSwinney, a man of
parts and of stéady aim, was chief
there. McSwinney’s interrogation of
his new assistant was terse but com--
prehensive.
“Ever hunt counterfeiters?” he ask-
ed.
“No.”
“Like to?”
“Just as you say. ” ‘
“Well,” said McSwinney, “there's a
gang up about Edenburg a ways. They
have been running i6 years and have
killed two. of our men... Boss Buck,
68, a giant, is the main guy, dnd he
‘about runs:things on his land. He's
,got a sort of assistant general about
Reynoldsville. You'll have ‘to play
housebreaker and tramp in: some plac-
es, and be a deacon and lead'in prayer
meeting in‘others.”
“I follow you,” said the recruit.
* “The+ country’s rough and woody,
‘and every man you meet carries a gun
for a federal officer. We want some
of that money, we want the tools they
make it with and we want every mdn
manufacturing or shoving the queer;
If you want
to tackle the job,~the government will
bury you as becomes a good citizen.”
Cason rigged himself up as a hobo,
shoved $200 in his pockets and shook
hands with his chief. "He had with
him elaborate data which had been
compiled by agents of the government
during the long siege of the counter-
feiter gang. Cason’s hair and beard
were black in those days. He looked
10 years younger ‘than he was and was
built like a gladiator.
The agent got off the train at Eden-
burg, hailed a farm wagon for Licken-
ville, the nearest town to the counter-
feiting gang, and headed straight for
Boss Buck’s place. Instead of going
directly to the house, however, he hid
out in the woods a day or two. One
day Mrs. Buck met him .near .the
spring and invited him to come in. He
refused to go, and then Buck came ouf.
He was a tall, stalwart fellow, con-
structed a good deal like Cason. The
only advantage the agent had ‘was
that of fewer years.
“Hello, stranger,” said Buel:
“Well, hello.” ~
“What might your name: be?”
“It might be Gep.»Bestiregard, but
it ain’t. What do you care?”
“Oh, I don’t care,” said the boss,
“but seein’s you're on my place, you
ought to be civil ehough to tell me
who you are.’
The agent looked cautiously around;
then approached the counterfeiter.
« “I'll tell you what's the matter with
me,” he said. “I’ve been hunted for
the last three months, and I've come
out. into this hopeforsaken country
to get a rest—to. get a chance to sleep
without holding on to a gun. It won't
do you any good to know my name,
because I might be lying to you. You
can call me Sam Wentworth, if you
like, or anything that comes handy,
but if you let:it out to a living soul
that I'm on ‘the run I'll shoot yeu, so
help me, Jeremiah.”
The boss counterfeiter laughed and
extended his hand. The two went in-
to the house and Mrs. Buck got dinner
for them. Of nights the agent would
sleep in the barn, being timid about
houses. He stayed several days with
the cotinterfeiter and never asked a
question or showed any curiosity, but
observed a good deal which $1604 him
in good stead later.
One day Buck and his prosmective
recruit. visited a moonshine still, and
on the way home the counterfeiter
imparted some state secrets under the
influence of the jug. He showed
Cason ‘a sackful® of coin, and inquired
for his opinion of the workmanship.
“It won’t do. Buck,”’'said the agent;
“it’s too risky. It looks all right,
but——"
Buck pleaded and matched good and
bad dollars fagether to show the im-
possibility of detection, and with
.] of the gang,
until he had actually found. each pass-
| honest ‘life.
scruples to be overcome, and agreed
to go with Buck to his plant the next
night and get some spurious coin to
use over the gambling tables at Eden-
burg.
The agent learned the names of
three more of the men wanted without
asking for a single one. He got well
soon had the names of every member
but they were valueless
ing or
money.
There was another wrimen of the or-
ganization near Reyndldsville. Sam
Secrist’ was the boss up ‘there. -Secrist
was, the- -piliar of the church; a man of
affairs ‘and the owner of 4 mansion
comprising 21 rooms. Cason didn’t
hunt up Secrist when he went to Rey-
noldsville. He became. acquainted
with the pastor of :Secrist’s church
and: showed such energy in singing
and in relating his experiences in
prayer meeting that he attracted tne
attention of Secrist, who introduced
himself, . .
‘From that time the a was a
frequent visitor at the house with 21
rooms. Secrist had a pretty daughter
named Minnie, who became much at-
tached to the good looking friend of
‘her. father. Before long it was an op-
en Secret that they were engaged and
Sécrist threw down the bars and ad-
mitted “Cason to full partnership in
all ‘his affairs. He showed him where
his plants and materials for making
money were, and gave him some of the
output to pass.
At Reynoldsville Ceten Somplaten’
the evidence for the government, and
there was ‘nothing to do but for Dan
MeSwinney to same along and’ round
up the gang.” ‘Durigg all these months
but once was a-breath of suspicion en-
tertained against the- agent. - He - had
‘gane out. to meet three members of
‘the gang one night,’ and found them
masked, with revolvers levelled.
“We believe you are a spy,” said
the leader, “and we've made up our
minds to kill you. if you don’t let us
search you.”
“Search me!” said Cason, laughing.
“Qf course I'll let you search me, but
the first man man that attempts to
take one of my pistols. I'll blow the
top of his head off!” |
iN nticipating such” a WIR be-
fore he left the office in Pittsburg he
had written a letter to himself, pur-
in ‘possession - of. counterfeit
‘porting to ¢ome from a sister, begging
him to quit his evil ways and lead an
The letter indicated that
he had .been passing counterfeit money
and that government officers were pur-
suing him.
The letter saved the agent's life.
The counterfeiters slowly deciphered
it, put their heads together and decid-
ed that he was all right. Inside of
three months from that time those
same’ men held up their hands at the
frowning muzzles of Dan McSwinney’s
revolvers. The whole gang was round-
ed up without firing a shot, and a
wagonload of coin and materials for-
warded to the federal court.
The most disagreeable thing that
happened to Cason was the remark
made to him my his fiancee, Miss
Minnie.
“I would never have thought it of
you, Sam,’ she said, “you could sing
so beautifully.’—New York Sun.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
Oysters abound in the Inland Sea of
Japan. :
Out of every one thousand letters
used in writing English, T is used
eighty-eight times.
It is easy to pray in Japan. Painted
prayers are attached to posts, and
small ‘wheels are fastened to them.
The passerby gives the wheel a whirl,
and that counts as a prayer.
The new Belgian military system, es-
“tablished on- the basis of voluntary
| failure. Notwithstanding, the active ef-
forts of the enlistment committee, but
few volunteers have come forward dur-
ing the last year.
The coal handling machinery at a
Boston “wharf recently lowered the
world’s record by raising coal from a
steamer ninety feet to storage pockets
at the rate of 320 tons an hour. The
capacity of the shovel was two tons.
The average annual importations of
foreign; “dorn. into France for the past
three years were fourteen million
bushels, of which the Argentine repub-
lic furnished an annual average of 4,-
250,000 bushels, Roumania three mil-
lion and the United States 2,800,000
bushels.
After all other remedies fail, there
still remains a way of getting rid of
rats, and that is by depriving them of
water. They can live foriavery long
time without food, and when hard
pressed will not hesitate to eat each
other, but no rat can go twenty-four
hours without drink. = Therefore, .if
every. possible means of obtaining
water is taken from the rats they will
desert the vicinity.
v2
OstHica are piéces of ‘broken pottery
which were used for memoranda pur-
poses in ancient Egypt. Enormous
numbers of: them have been found
while excavating, and they throw the
most practical light upon the daily
life of the country thousands of years
‘ago. The inscriptions comprise pri-
vate letters, legal agreements, receipts
and memoranda of all kinds, and we
are mainly indebted to them for our
constangly increasing knowledge of
the land of Khem.
An Englishman has been sent to an
insane asylum through too much study
of mewspaper puzzles.
feigned reluctance Cason allowed his
along in the good graces of Buck and
Potato Cakes.
Take some cold meat, and an onion;
mince very’ fine. Take some mashed
potatoes, a little salt and pepper to
taste. Mix all together on a well
floured bake-board. Cut into small
cakes, cover with bread crumbs, fry
a light brown. This is a capital way
to use up cold meat.
Marconi Croquettes.
Cut fine one cupful cold macaroni;
add this to a thick sauce made of one
rounding tablespoon each of butter and
fiour and a cup of milk, a heaping
tablespoon of grated cheese, the beat-
en yolks of two eggs and salt and pep-
per -to season. Cool, shape, egg .and
bread crumb and fry in déep fat.
Banana Sandwiches.
Among fruit sandwiches, banana
takes the lead, and to this a ‘slight |-
variety can be given by spreading each |
lengthwise slice of fruit with whipped
cream. rather sparingly. Upon this
sprinkle - shredded cocoanut, pressing
the latter well down with a silver
knife. Boston brown-bread thus treat-
ed”will be excellent.
Kidney Omelet. :
Chop cold cooked kidney very fine;
make an omelet mixture with three
tablespoonfuls of milk, three eggs,
salt and pepper to season; put one
teaspoonful of butter in a frying pan;
when it is melted turn in the mixture;
cook slowly until a crust is formed
on the bottom; in the meantime,
sprinkle over the omelet the chopped
kidney and chopped parsley; fold the
omelet in half, lift it to a hot platter
and serve at once.
Bermuda Pudding.
Two ounces hest 'arrowroot, two
ounces powdered sugar, two cupfuls of
milk, one ounce of butter, a few cry-
stallized cherries and ratafias, Mix
the arrowroot quite smooth with a
little milk and boil together. Put a
little into a mould, then some of the.
cherries, then more of the boiled ar
‘rowroot, then some ratafias and pro-
ceed thus until the mould is. full.
When cold turn out and serve with
custard poured round.
; Celery Soup.
Celery soup is so generally popular
that a recipe for it will be appreciated. -
Boil three’ or four large heads of cel-
ery, with an onion and three. large
potatoes, until tender. Drain them,
and pass all through a sieve. Dilute
the pulp to the right consistency with
equal parts of milk and water in which
the vegetables were boiled, and half
an ounce of butter rolled in flour, sea-
son with white pepper and salt, boil
up and serve. Hand dice of. fried
bread with the soup.
Apple Tart.
Lay a disc of puff paste on a round
tin, and place a strip of paste all
‘round it as for an ordinary jam tart.
Spread on the inside a layer of apple
marmalade a quarter of an inch thick.
Peel and core some apples, cut them
in slices a quarter of an inch thick,
trim all the slices to the same shape,
dispose all these slices over the mar-
malade, overlapping each other, and
in some kind of pattern, strew plenty
of sugar over, and bake in a quick
oven till apples are a good color.
Household Hints,
Ammonia will remove white stains
from furniture.
Flatirons rubbed on fine salt will
become smooth.
A thick paste of molasses and’ flour
will relieve burns.
Bed bugs may be gotten rid of by
the free use of alcohol.
A pinch of salt added to the whites
of eggs will make them whip easily.
A tablespoonful of sugar added to
the water for basting roast beef will
give a rich prown color as well as fine
flavor.
In flavoring cakes do not use lemon
juice if a light cake is desired, since
the acid sets free the carbon dioxide
before baking.
Wash fabrics may be set in color
if glven a thorough rinsing in a salt
and water solution before being put
into the regular wash.
The waxed lining paper to cracker
boxes is excellent to wrap around
small cakes and loaves of bread. It
is fine to clean flatirons with also.
Roll jelly cake ‘can be more easily
rolled ‘if the edges of the cake are
carefully trimmed off, as they being
stiffer cause the cake to break on the
edge.
To prevent tomato soup from curd:
ling add the tomato before the milk 18
put in, and remember: to. strain the
tomato juice before turning it_ over
the flour and butter.
A soft varnish brush with a string
or wire through the handle to hang:by
is a desirable utensil in every pantry
to be used for brushing bread, rolls
and pastry with melted butter.
Mildew stains may be removed
from articles by soaking in a solution
of four quarts of cold water and one
tablespoonful of chloride of lime.
Wash well in clear water afterward
and hang in sun to dry:
‘a deal for the coal,
ceived no response.
1 His companion escaped
. scarlet fever.
, seriously hurt.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
KISSINGER TRIAL FINISHED. |
Clarion County Man Found Guilty of
Manslaughter for the Kill-
ing of His Wife.
Michael Kissinger,” charged with
killing his wife at Catfish, on June 7,
1905, was found guilty of manslaught=
er by a jury. Judge W. D. Patton of
Armstrong county, presided at the
trial. Kissinger, a widower, and Mrs.
McKinney, a widow, were married
in 1900. The latter owned a farm,
over which her husband secured con-
trol. Kissinger, it is alleged, made
but his wife re-
fused to sign tlhe deed unless her
husband would give her half the pro-
ceeds. The couple quarreled and
Mrs. Kissinger went to live with her
son, Martin McKinney, at Catfish.
On the night of June 7, Kissinger calls:
ed at the Catfish house and renewed
his efforts to have his wife sign the
deed for the coal land sale. No one
saw them, but Martin McKinney, who.
‘was :
‘was awakened when thé woman:
asleep in an adjoining Tgom,
fell.
She was dead when he reached. her.
It was alleged that Kissinger ‘struck
his wife with a club or some: Other
lyst instrument. ,
2
The following wefe chosen to’ rep:
‘resent Washington and Jefferson: col-
lege in the annual (debates this year
with Western Reserve university;
Adrain university and Wooster. col-
lege:" Horace W. Davis, Sharon; ‘Rob-
ert J. Lane, Washington; E. E.;Robb,
Washington; W. S. Walsh, Allegheny;
J. M. Highberger, West Newtonj A. P.
Kelson, Saharanpur, India; Hermann
Sackett, Neshannock Falls; Philip R.
White, Mt. Pleasant, O.;. Marcie de
Vaughn, Washington; D. M. mald-
son, Huntington, W. Va.; D. M..Mec-
Connell, Florence, and D. IL. Sutton,
Washington. Two of the debates will
be held in Washington.
When William VankKkirk,
kirk’s . station, - Washington county,
went out ‘on his porch late last might
to greet his son, Earle, on the: lat-
ter’s return from Washington, he re-
An investigation
showed young Vankirk to be dead,
sitting in the buggy. Vankirk died of
heart failure, and‘ the horse, familiar
with the ‘road,’ carried the body home.
Vankirk was 17 years old. =
A. F. John disposed of about 1,800
acres of “bed B” coal, at Hoovers-
‘ville, to J. B. Irish, qf Philadelphia,
-and W. P. Graff, of Blairsville, for
-over $300,000. "Irish and Graff§ are
identified with the Somerset ing
company. The transfer.of they
erty, which is located east
Stony creek, will be made this Week.
The purchase money was paid; in
cash.
Boys ignited a pool of waste petro-
leum in Harbisons hollow, of the
‘White township oil field in Beaver
County. Before the flames were sub-
dued the tramway leading to Boyd's
coal bank ==* ssveral mine cars were
destroyed. The flames spread rapidly,
and the oil men only saved their prop-
erty by digging ‘embankments and
forcing the fire to burn itself out.
George Green of Washington, has
entered suit for $25,000 damages
against the Washington Oil company
for the death of his son, Frank A.
a year ago. The younger Green was
blown to pieces in the explosion! ef
a boiler at an oil well near Carothe.
a year ago. Negligence is allowed.
Another man, Daniel Verner, was also
killed.
While butchering hogs to- day, John
Overholt, a . well-known - farmer of
Overton, dropped dead. Mr. Overholt
was 50 years old, and was a bachelor,
living with his sister, Miss Anna Over-
holt, and his uncle Martin Overholt.
Heart failure caused Mr. Overholt’s
death.
C. S. Gibson, of Keating Summit,
and James Johnson, of Mt. Jewett,
were run down by a train at the Ty-
rone - station, ‘while awaiting a ‘train
to carry them to Cumberland, Md.
Gibson was probably . fatally hurt.
serious in-
juries.
Action has been taken by the Mead-
ville liquor dealers who were found
guilty of selling adulterated black-
berry brandy to carry the cases to the
supreme court. The defendants were
found guilty by the superior court. ’
Judge J. Sharp Wilson, of Beaver
county, appointed J. L. Dawson" bur-
gess of Bedver Falls, t6 fill the unex-
pired term of H. F. Dillon, who hand-
ed his resignation to council on De-
cember 1.
The dead body of John Hope was
found in his apartments at the Ex-
change Hotel at Franklin. He had
evidently died of apoplexy. Mr. Hope
was a native of Fayette county and
was unmarried.
The dead body; of John Hoar; a glass-
worker, 53 years’ old, was found dead’
on the bed in his room at Washington,
Pa. He had no relatives in this part
of the country. Two sisters live in
New York.
Dr. E. L. Wasson and Deputy Sheriff
J. Rainey Hoon, of Butler, Pa., and J.
W. Toomey, of Mars, Pa., have sold
their holdings on the Douthitt and
Powell farms near Brownsdale, to the
Devonian Oil Company, for $68,000.
George, the 14-year-old son of Mrs.
Reuben Pratt, accidentally shot him-
self while out hunting near Grove
City. The lad died in a few minutes.
John Baker, .of .near . Greensburg,
Pa., dropped dead from apoplexy,
while watering his horses. He was
70 years old and leaves a family.
John Conrad, a candy salesman ot
Beaver ‘Falls, who was married but
three weeks ago, killed himself at his
home rather than submit to arrest on
a charge of embezzlement. hi
The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity
house at State College has been quar-
entined- on aceount of two. .caSes of
- The cases are mild
ones.
Capt. J. M. Reed, a former treasurer
of Westmoreland county, fell on an
icy pavement at Greensburg, and was
Internal injuries are
feared. :
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