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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refurbishing out of date attire.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.
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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.
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With the green coat is worn a green |
veil, indeed it is quite the
have your veil and ¢oat match in color.
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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-|
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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.