eat } > him before alling, ,obbed, el” m, but d said, 3obbie. while. is cap shout . wast- nd the ou ran 1t was e told save fright. y Lou, fright rs I've winkle many, them, when ~big— in his y Lou. joker, won't man, louths 0 with gazing The )Y na- black, nd his mical. 1 him, and it bit of e gets abbits 1agine sooty. until 1 like more would ike a 1g be- rabbit elder solve ound? oticed cram- as he n and black clear 1st he r had Ana world, stove 'n his fter a from omest ng in 1de a f his t still near ached What flock He is t be es—it ng at irewd along 1 the What re is I am e ap- ment il see coats pade- » hole it a and pling, neath id to ruth. ~ this fruit, pples 2 are r ef- The they know Iden, 1eads le in 50.— Sensible Lady. A certain woman who has Jace on her dressing table has caused it to be covered with the clear glass, also keeping the dust out of the lace, an insurance against constant wearing laundering. It is a sensible precaution. superb A Queen’s Cupboard. Queen Alexandra has a quaint “treasure cupboard,” inlaid with moth- er-o’-pearl. Its only contents are ten <asts of hands, five of baby dimensions and five of full sfze. They are casts of the hands of her majesty’s five chil- dren, taken at the age of two years and again at the age of twenty. For Wedding: Breakfasts. Hearts are favorite forms for. place cards for weddings. One style has or- ange flowers done in hand work upon it in white and green, and another has a spray of delicate green ferns across the top of the heart, and pendant from the centre a bell done in heavy gold. In the point of the heart card are two hearts of gold; pierced by an arrow. Another card, in regular card shape, has orange flowers and a few bars of @ wedding march, while little white slippers decorated with orange blos- soms are also used. Fussy Styles Economical. Clever people know that it is a sea- son when ‘fussy’ styles prevail that economy is most easily practiced. This season’s types are specially adapted for the “home” or “little dressmaker,” and there are endless possibilities for refurbishing out of date attire. Is a skirt too narrow? It can be split up the front and a contrasting material used in the robe fashion that is seen on some of the newest models. Have You an excellent skirt and pasce ‘waist, with no possibility of matching the material or even the shade? Don't try. Make the new waist of lace and trim it with strappings of the skirt material, or a wide Princess girdle or bodice, or one of the no-sleeve low-cut Btyles of waists, with lace gamp and gleeves, and be assured that you are in the “tip of the mode,” as Lady Bet- ty at Tunbridge would have phrased it.—New York Mail. : Sanitarium Methods at Home. ‘When one comes to the consideration of the bath, the woman treating her- self at home is likely to take excep- tion to the sanitarium regime. Prob- ably she has been indulging in one or two tub baths a day, and what is shocking, in a literal sense, they have been the cold plunge. That this debili- tates the nervous system, producing a temporary stimulation with the inevi- table reaction, has lately induced a popular disapproval of it. One sani- tarium physician "always asks, as a first question, about the patient’s ab- lutions, and as invariably ends by rec- ommending two warm-—not hot—tub baths a week, with, of course, the daily sponge bath. If one is in a depleted state the strict observance of this rule is most urgent. The bath should be in water of a temperature of 94 or 95 degrees, and, if possible, be adminis- tered by a maid, as the rubbing of the body to a glow is an added stimulus to the purging of the pores of impuri- ties. It should never be taken within two hours after eating; and, to assist in the uncompleted digestive process- es as well as to relax the vital organs, hot fomentations should be given pre- viously. The attendant protects the patient around the waist with dry flannel covering, and then places over the stomach strips of. flannel immers- ed in very hot water, repeating these applications twice for periods of five minutes. After the bath, rest is essen- tial. —Harper’s Bazar. How to Have Bright Eyes. Clear, bright eyes are a delightful charm in a woman. This no woman can possess without a goed, healthy body. The eye is affected by the health like other organs of the body, and the great object should be, by healthy ex- ercise, fresh air and due attention to the necessities of health, to ward off disease and keep a pure mind and a healthy body. It is quite astonishing how depen- dent the eye is upon a person’s diges- tion, and there is a strong sympathy between the eve and the ear. To insure bright and strong eyes through life it is most necessary to take care of them in early youth. Many an infant's eyesight has been marred for life by a careless nurse ex- posing the eyes to too strong a light and every precaution should be taken through childhood that they should not be strained. The wise do not try their eyes by doing fine work by artificial light. Rest is a wonderful recuperative. The sensibility of the eye depends upon the expansion of the pupil. One fruitful source of trouble for people who have to wear glasses is that they do not keep them clean. Beauty culturists have taken the eyes under their care from a decorative standpoint. h on / Massage is invaluable for removing the bagginess under the eyes, and brushing the evebrow with a soft brush does a world of good, especially if on the brush a little tonic is em- ployed. The last clever notion of the beauty culturist is to massage the eyelids so that they look full and white. Veils when constantly worn are in~ jurious to the eyesight. Cleanliness and pure air are all im- portant and it is an admirable plan to bathe the eyes in cool water daily, es= pecially if they are much exposed to dust. It is hurtful to rub the eyes when waking. The natural decay of sizht begins after the middle years of one’s life. and if the first warning of any strain is neglected, the sufferer lays up a store of trouble. With normal and proper care ot mind and body a person's eyesight should be of the best and the eyes themselves bright and attractive.—New York Journal. Fer Women Who Go Autoing. An embroidered cover for the pneu- matic cushion which your friend puts beneath her feet when motoring would male an acceptable gift. Select some heavy material, like denim, and put on it an appropriate design worked in a coarse but effective stitch. A great many women are prejudiced against the rubber lined coat, but it has its place and often prevents a drenching. The really nice ones are soft and pliable and can he folded al- most as closely as those that have no rubber in them. The outside is silk and has the same nice appearance as the all-silk garment, and the inner side is perhaps a soft gray plaid. Very handscme are the silk vests all embroidered ready to adjust to the coat of your swell auto costume, white with old-blue and gold embroidery, and tan with black and gold being two of the prettiest combinations. The straw covered smelling bottles are quite the thing to carry on an au- tomobile picric party, for some one is always liable to be taken ill without warning or at least to have an un- solicited headache. A clover leaf needle book for the auto tourist is a dainty and convenient trifle. Green art linen is used, the petals Leing four inches wide. This is lined with white silk and bound with white ribbon, and the flannel leaves inside are fitted out with needles and pins of every description, and the whole tied together with narrow ribbon. The leather .leggins for automobil- ing are serviceable as well as hand- some, for the tramp through the wood or meadow is often a pleasurable part of the short auto trip. “Motor” describes several boots for motoring wear that are being made for a social leader in New York. One is in the softest of bronze kid and lined throughout with beaver, the length coming well nigh to the knee. Another set is in pale-gray ooze calf, to match a coat-and-skirt suit of the same ma- terial. These are lined with a white rabbit fur flecked here and there with tiny black tails to simulate an ermine lining, which extends right down to the toes. The boots are assuredly a triumph of the bootmaker’s skill, for, in spite of the furry ning, they do not seem a single size larger than one would ordinarily ‘wear for walking pur-: poses. Plaids are wora considerably. One of the stunning “warm” coats is of what is called an English blanket cloth. The cuffs, which with the eol- lar are of plain material, button close to the wrist, the front is double breast- ed, there are generous pockets, and if one likes plaids, she could get lots of comfort out of such a coat at this sea- son on her trips out into the country, which require warm clothing for the air is yet chilly. The hat pin topped with mercury wings is considered appropriate for fastening one’s hat when motoring. Of course there are other designs. too, and she who wants to be smartly dress- ed will look after these little details. Every woman who motors must give special care to her face if she would not have a coarse skin after the long season of outdoor driving. The very best cream and astringent is none too good, and if she does not know how to give herself a good massage, or does not care to, she will do well to make a practice of visiting a facial: mas- seuse regularly and often. The “hood and scarf” is a new model and an impressive one even if it does not appear so. The band extends around the forehead and fastens with ball and socket snaps in the back. The hood protects the ton and back of the head and ties under the chin, scarf fashion. The electrically-lighted road map is one of the conveniences for those whe have to travel nights. .tyr.had who died for Christ. There are With the green coat is worn a green | veil, indeed it is quite the have your veil and ¢oat match in color. vogue ta| THE PULPIT,.._ A SCHOLARLY SUNDAY, SERMON BY REV. DR. ALLAN DOUGLAS CARLILE. Subject : Christian Growth, Brooklyn, N. Y.— The Rev. Allan Douglas Carlile, D. D.,. who has re- ceived a unanimous call to the pastor- ate of the Throop Avenue Presbyterian Church, in this borough, made vacant by the death of Dr. Louis Ray Foote in December last, preached for the first time to the congregation of ‘that church Sunday morning. He is now the pastor of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Pittsburg, Pa., where he is highly esteemed. The subject of his discourse was “Christian Growth.” His text was IIe Peter iii:18: “But grow in grace. and in the knowledge of our Lord and Sa- viour, Jesus Christ,” and he said: In the Greek the article is before the noun in both cases: “Grow in the grace and the knowledge.” Grace is defined, theologically and abstractly, as “God’s loving favor; unmerited by us.” The *‘grace” of our text is definite and spe- cific: “the grace of our Lord Jesus,” and, for our purpose this morning, may be taken as the sum total of the graces that make up Christ's matchless char- acter, our development in Christ’s like- ness, and not by the acquisition of new graces, but by a growth of those with- in us already received. Growth, nor- mal growth, is necessary to health; if life be checked it argues serious mal- ady. Christian maturity is’ nothing short of Christ-likeness, This we have not yet attained; until we do there can be no more important question than: Are we growing at a normal rate? Are we better than our fathers? Is the Church to-day better than the Church of the Reformation? Or in the Apostolic day? , Perhaps you doubt the possibility of such a thing. But mark how it grew from Pentecost to John, and then remember that we have the same things before us still undone. We have the same spirit of God to guide us, and we have had 1800 years more time. Would it not rather seriously re- flect upon us if we had not advanced upon them? In the days of Ahab, the darkest period in history, Elijah want- ed to die because he was no better than his fellows. ; In the church, as in nature, there is a twofold growth: One from without and the other from within. From with- out the development of what I call cor- poration in numbers and in wealth and in the consequent influence upon the world which it has gained in the same way and maintained for the same rea- son as any other world power. The in- ward growth is development from the heart outward; growth of character. and, necessarily, a growth of individ- ual character. The development of the church in character only through the development of the individual charac- ter. For the church is like other cor- porations; it has no character apart from its members, and it depends upon the perfection of each several member for its perfection. One, you see, is growth in bulk, the other in character —one of the corporation, of the corpor- ation indeed, but only by the growth of the individual, and one is the re- building of the temple of God. One is the progress of the kingdom of God wherein we have a citizenship, and the other the progress of the kingdom of God, which is within you. The first we read of constantly, the second we hear of rarely. The last is the most important and the less continuous in this our day. I do not wish 10 be mis- understood. 1 glory in the outward growth of the church and the mighty works done for Christ in the world. but all our works mean nothing beyond the whitewashing of the outside of tha sep- ulchre, save only in so far as they are the natural and inevitable evidence of the working of a God-like character. Are we growing in character at a nor- mal rate? We know ihe’ standard. Christ gave it the parable of thé tares and the wheat; tares and wheat grow- ing side by side, but further and fur- ther apart. So are the church and the world growing together, but more and more unlike until the “~rvest. At sow- ing time. even, was not the dividing line clearly marked? Is it so to-day? If not it shows change of character ou one side or the otier. Whica is it? You ask: Is not this spiritual develop- ment of so subtle a character that we can hope for its continuance even though not recognized in ourselves or others? How can there be change of character without a corresponding change of life? Look back to the sow- ing time, when to cross the dividing life meant martyrdom. We have a harder task to perform than any mar- hundreds here to-day who would ‘do that. It is not hard to die for Christ. but I tell you it is hard to live for Christ; to plod on day by day on our unheroic way, persistently, consistently living with God in this world. And that is your task and mine. Get the character that will enable you to do that and you may let the works take care of themselves. That question comes: “What is the use? Does not the catechism say we are not going to be perfect in this life. but will be when we die? What is the use?’ Suppose the death angel sum- moned you to-day. In order to stand worthily in the presence of Jesus every- thing that defileth must be stripped off. What would there be left? A babe is perfect, but it is only a perfect baby. I once knew a beautiful child. the de- light and joy of the household, but, alas! She grew up to the age of twen- ty and was still a babe. A babe of three is a child of promise, but a babe of twenty is a monstrosity. And is M not possible that in the holy city there are babes of three score years and ten whose only place is among the chil- dren? Would that satisfy you? No? Then “Grow in grace and in the knowl- edge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.” But how? Two things are necessary: The. spirit of God in our hearts and the knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus. The spirit of God you have; the knowledge of the truth you must acquire. For it is by the truth that you will be liberated; by the truth you are sanctified. It is not enough, therefore, to say: “I know I have not done as well as 1 know; I will try to do better.” You al- ways do as well as you know. The truth you know has been making you what you are. To be holy you must be wiser; to be better you must know more. for truth is not a thing you can record in a hook or formulate in a creed. Truth is a great living charac-| o = ter, a Jfe-determining principle: “As a man fHinketh in his heart, so is he.” Take the Bible and follow the word. Like gvéWthr- in’ Christ growth in knowledge must ‘be gained individually. You cannot know another’s knowledge any more than you can go to heaven on another’s faith. Some years ago in a theological seminary a young man was being examined. He got along well until one of the examiners asked him a certain- question, which toek him by surprise. He could not answer in his then state of n®id. If he had been asked suddenly his age he could not have told it. At last on the question being pressed he said: “I believe what the Presbyterian Church believes.” He did not pass. It will not pass you. There are some things like that in the church, “far. too serious to be funny. Such agsgoing to the pastor time after time -ap®@’ asking: “Is this right?” “Is that man’s position correct?’ Where is that . spirit that guideth into all rath? ¢ What are you doing to advance the Presbyterian Church, or our name in His name, by your own development? A danger to-day lies in believing in the wrong or error that may be in our creeds. -Is there anything in them that ought to be eliminated? It is a great peril to .think that all truth is in our creed and that what is not written there is wrong. [For that stops ad- vancement and is a check to our pro- gress in Christ’s knowledge and grace and means declension—loss. Christ taught the truth and did not formulate it. The aposties enlarged upon it to meet the needs of the growing church; the early .fathers systematized truth into creeds. And so it went on down from the time of Constantine to the RenaiSsg free, until we found the truth, not by ecclesiastical dictum, but in ef- fect it was the same. I have seen old people so-..under the domination of their ecclesiastical commentator that they could see nothing in the Bible but what he taught. But as I read the signs of the time the church to-day is on the eve of an advancement in the knowledge of Jesus Christ unequalled in her history. You and I want a part in that. I know some of my ministerial brethren do not 80 read; they listen to the jarring voices of to-day: ‘Down with the Bi- ble. Lop off lump after lump and give us love in a mighty principle,” which is but a sentimentality.” That is not what God means. We are at the headwaters of a mighty, flowing river, which is yet bubbling and has not become deep and calm and-still. But it will, and when it does we. shall have more truth, not less. Be sure of that. Our creeds ought to gather up in themselves all the truth that is in Christ Jesus per: petually, just as He gathers up in Him: self the “fulness of the godhead bodi- ly.” Their confusion is like a puzzle picture from which some pieces are lost. It is your duty, and mine, to find the pieces and put them in their proper places until our creed becomes a per- fect pen picture of the God-man. When it does. we shall have a cre=d on which every loyef of the God-man will stand comfortably. It will be that way in heaven. It shall be that way on earth. Don’t you want a hand in that? How? Net only for your own sake, but for the world’s sake and the church’s sake. “Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.” How? Simply by the use of the means of grace which Christ instituted for that very purpose; by the public ministry of the Word, by private inter- course with Jesus. by your right use of the Word of God, by those activities for which you find channels not only in the church. but out of it every day. whereby your spiritual muscles and sinews are developed as your physical ones are—by use. -A Prayer. Lard, T know not what I ought to ask of Thee: Thou only knowest what I need, Thou lovest me Dbefter than I know how to love myself. O Father, give to Thy child that which he himself knows mot how to ask. I dare not ask either for ‘crosses or consolations: I simply present myself before Thee, I open my heart to Thee. Behold my needs which I know not myself; see and do according to Thy tender mercy. Smite or heal. depress me or raise me up. I adore all Thy purposes without knowing them; I am silent; I offer my- self in sacrifice; I yield myself to Thee; I would have no other desire than to accomplish Thy will. Teach me to pray. Pray Thyself in me. Amen.— Francois de la Mothe-Fenelon. Secret of Her Power. What was the secret of such a one’s power? ‘What had she done? AD- solutely nothing, but radiant smiles, beaming good humor, the tact of divin- ing- what everyone felt and everyone wanted, told that she had got out of self ;and lerrned to think of others: so that at one time it showed itself by sweet words; at another, by smoothing an invalid’s pillow; at another, by soothing a sobbing chilu. None but she saw those thinzs. None but a loving heart could see them. That was the seciet of her heavenly power.— Ram's Horn. A Heart Throb. O most glorious God, relieve my spirit with Thy graciousness. Take from me all tediousness of spirit, and give me a hope that shall not fail. a desire of holiness not to be satisfied till it possesses a charity that will al- ways increase, that I may turn all things into religion, doing all to Thy glory; that, when Thou shalt call me from this deliciousness of employment, I may pass into the employments of saints and angels, whose work it is, with etermal joy and thanksgiving. to sing praises unto Thy mercies. Amen. —Jeremy Taylors The Victors Who «’ercame. The word “tribulation” is derived from the Latin word tribulum, a threshing instrument, by which the Roman husbandmen separated the corn from the chaff, says a wyiter in the Southern Cross, and it was often used by the Christian writers as an image for setting forth a higher truth, and so the trials and sorrows of this life are “God’s threshing instruments” for separating in men whatever is light, sinful, peor and trivial trom what is good, solid and true—literally the wheat from the chaff—fitting them for the heavenly garner. Man’s Ncblest Acquisition, Goodness of heart is man’s brightest honor and noblest acquisition. It is that, ray of Divinity which diguifies humanity. PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Every man who stays married is a hero. Life’s a stage and all the people on it mighty poor actors. It’s no use to deny that a dimple tastes the sweetest of all. It’s queer what awful small hats fits people with swelled heads. A joke is not a joke when you have to listen to it instead of telling it. The very nicest girl wouldn’t be half as nice if she had a practical mind. The only way to get rich without disgracing yourself is to inherit it. The trouble with being brilliant js you can hardly ever make a living at it. It makes a man pretty cross to have his wife act as if he had a good tem- per. A man can make up his mind he has grown old when a girl isn't afraid of him in the dark. Mosquitoes show awful good judg- ment by not appearing till openwork shirt waists come in. One good thing about being in debt is you don’t have to lend money to your relatives so they can be. The louder a man hollers about not being willing to work for anybody but himself the smaller the salary he could earn. ; If people in the suburbs would quit trying to raise their own vegetables they could save enough money to live in the city. Maybe babies would learn to talk much earlier than they do if they had ‘a real language tallied to them by the women folk. A woman will get as excited over what the baby didn’t try to say when it is learning to talk as a man will over a forty-point rise in a stock he is gambling in.—From ‘Reflections of a Bachelor” in New York Press. MOTORING IN INDIA. An Experience With a Procession of Mohammedan Fanatics. During the Mohurrum festival, which usually lasts two or three days, culminating in the immersion in the sea (or a river if an inland tewn) of the image or idol representing some of their heroes, all Europeans keep chiefly indoors, or survey the scene from some safe window seat. Inthe ordinary way there is not much to see but a howling mob of fanatics beating on tomtoms and yel- ling either maledictions on their op- ponents or benedictions on their pa- trons. Therefore, we were warned that to take our car out during these days was dangerous, and, watching the crowd chiefly from behind closed lattices, we possessed our souls in patience. But evening had come, writes Er- nest Esdaile in The Car, and the sti- fling hat was succeeded by a pleasant breeze from the sea. “Let's have a run,” said we, and although our courteous host, with his thirty-five years of India behind him, warned us of danger, we felt that a short trip to the palm forest of Mahim was not only off the route of the Mahommedan pilgrims, but that with our trusty car we would be easily able to avoid trouble, and so off we went. At first our way ran alongside the sea, and then we came to the great palm forest of Mahim, and “caution” was the word, for the road is but a bullock track, and a too eager turn of the steering wheel would land us in a smash. “Subber kurro!” (Stop the carriage) cried a native suddenly to us, for we almost ran over him. We wished in a few moments that we had taken his advice. for we rounded a sharp bend of the road and, before we could pull up, saw straight ahead a procession bearing right down on us. To turn was impossible, to reverse almost equally so, and there in front was the effigy carried aloft by the bearers, while the fanatical mob was whooping, yelling and howling. We stopped the car (not the engines. though) and hoped the procession would pass; but, alas! no. Whether they were drunken with excess of zeal, we shall never know, but without pause they rushed right at us, and in a moment the figure god was landed on the car, while lamps were smashed and “topis” or hats were crushed, and we were in the vortex of the mob. There was but one remedy, and that a desperate one-full speed ahead. The dear old “exhaust” saved the situa- tion. We had cursed it enough for its backfiring, goodness knows, but how we blessed it now. Bang! Bang! Bang! To us only backfiring, but to the native mind an armored train at least. They fled yelling in all direc- tions, and we arrived home safely. Personally Ventiiated. There was nothing elsz in the world which Norah Leahy, competent scrub woman, feared as much as a thunder storm. Her accounts of experiences during the summer were always sure to contain a few thrilling incidents connected with heavy showers. “The wurrst time iver [ had was in the Herald buildin’ wan Satherday in the summer 0’ ninety-foor,” Mrs. Leahy is certain to tell a new listener. “Ia the ‘middle o’ the afthernoon; whin they’d all gone from the upper floor, an’ I was there wid me mop, there came up the fearfullest storm that iver 1 saw. “Whin it burrst, I ran to a coat-closet an’ shut mesilf in, an’ i says to me- silf, ‘Whin the thunder dies down. I'l] step out, and not befoor.’. An’ if you'll helave me, I wa shut in that closet i but me own br panion. blinded by our lights or! KEYSTONE STATE GULLINGS LOOKS LIKE MURDER. Beaver County Authorities Investigata Death of Man Whose Body Lay on Tracks. The murder theory in the case of Ollie Stcops, a young man who was killed on the Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad at New Brighton, three weeks ago Sunday, will likely prove true. Investigation has been going on and from the manner in which the body was cut up County Detective B. Lazarus believes it was laid crosswise on the tracks, after a deathblow had been delivered, the theory being that the murderer laid the body on the tracks to hide his crime. It is said that Stoovus had $100 the night before his body was found. A gold watch was found near the body. He wore a ring and scarfpin, which were not found. After devoting six weeks to a most thorough and painstaking search into the condition of the treasury of Pennsylvania State Treasurer Berry has at last satisfied himself the treas- ury, as turned over to him by, his Republican predecessor, William L. Mathues, is all right. Mr. Berry an- nounced his readiness to receipt for every dollar of the $13,500,000 of public funds transferred to him by Mathues On May 7 This money is on deposit in about 200 banks and, trust companies throughout the state. Before receipt- ing for it Berry desired to satisfy himself that all ef these deposits were not only genuine, but fully protected by adequate securities. The investi- gation was concluded and everything has been found in such good shape that Berry and his bondsmen are ready to assume responsibility for the entire amount. Fire at Uniontown almost destroyed the store building and hardware stock of D. N. Craft, whose loss is about $20,000, with $18,000 insurance. There was dynamite and power in the store. The dynamite was removed without difficulty, but the powder exploded, severely burning Wilbur Rhodes, who was taken to the hospital. The ex- plosion knocked a negro, “Doe’’ Carter across the street, but did not seriously hurt him. In the Burgettstown field, Washing- ton county, Pa., the Chartiers Oil Company, has drilled in its No. 6 on the Johnson Bros.” farm and has a show for a 50 or 75-barrel producer. R. G. Gillespie has completed his second test on the Delmire farm and has a show for a 10 or 15-barrel pumper. Kelly Bros. & Cooper have completed No. 3 on the N. R. Morg- an farm and have a show for a small pumper. William Horsey, a negro performer, member of the “Smart Set” company, was killed at Chester, while trying to escape arrest. Horsey, his wife, al- leges, was trying to murder her and her cries attracted two local police officers. - They gave chase to the ne- gre, who, refusing to stop, shot him, the bullet entering his heart, killing him instantly. One man was killed, several pers- ons were injured, considerable prop- erty was destroyed and damaged by an electrical and rain storm that pass- ed over Pittsburg and environs. The storm was fiercest at Avalon, where the United Presbyterian Church col- lapsed, killing Joseph Stewart and in- juring three others. The Pennsylvania Steel company will build five of the largest open- hearth steel furnaces in the world at Steelton. They will each be of 75 tons capacity, greater than any now in existence, even in the famous Car- negie Steel works. If expectations are realized they will be ready for opera- tion next January. Arthur Peterson, the 12-year-old son of Loronzo Peterson, of New Castle, was instantly killed while playing ball. He was catching and was struck over the heart by a foul tip. With a groan he sank to the grouna and died before his compan- ions reached his side. In order to save the life of the 2- year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Ben- niah Menchey. of York, Dr. G. Eman- uel Shotz was compelled to cut open the little one's larynx to remove a bean which had lodged there. It is believed the child will recover. The Rev. Dr. William H. Spence of Galesburg, Ill.,, has accepted the call recently extended him to become pas- tor of the First Presbyterian church of Uniontown at a salary of $3,600 a year and the use of the parsonage. Twelve collieries in the Mahanoy region, employing about 8,000 men and boys, are flooded as a result of the heavy rain. Workmen were call- ed to hoist mules from the mines. lt will be a week before the collieries can be operated. The total valuation of Washing- ton county for the coming year, as saown by the assessors’ returns, is $86,088,656, an increase of $524,624 over last year. This valuation will yield 3394.,569.34 revenue. the A 2-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Madjak, of Scalp Level, near Johnstown, swallowed a collar button, and died soon afterward. The button lodged in the windpipe. The Elk county Republican com- mittee instructed the conferees for W. C. Cress of Lock Haven for presi- dent judge. Worth Tubbs, 15 years old, son of D. J. Tubbs, and Benjamin Schultz, both of East Branch, near Titusville, were instantly killed by a falling tree During a severe electrical storm an oil tank. owned by Company near struck by lig the Willett Oil Washington, was ning and destroyed. Governor DPeanypacker reappoint- ed I. C. Boyle, Oil City, and Edward K. Roland, Philadelphia, members of the Sia Board of Charities. Thompson, a Pittsburg died in New York City.
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