RT 4 Bk i i Fee EE A WELSH MILKING SONG. “Yr Hufen Melyn” (“The Yellow Cream”). The winter through I loved her true, But tarried; Till, when the blossoms laughed upon the boughs, In shadow cool Her milking stool I carried, While Gwen went calling, calling home the cows. - © Then as they ran Around her can In riot 3 hooshed them, hooshed them all into the shed— With buck and bellow, black and yellow, dun and sallow, white and red— On litter good : To chew the cud In quiet, Then to the milking each in turn be led. Her touch of silk Had eased of milk Each udder; Yet beating, beating on in wild unrest, My heart of doubt— A boat without A rudder— Still rode the sighing billow of my breast; Till Gwen, her eyes With soft surprise Upturning Read all the trouble written in mine own, And lucky fellow, lucky fellow, lucky fel- low that I'd grown— Her pride forsook, . Gave back my look Of yearning, Then, Yoranet blushing, from my arms had own. —Alfred I’erceval Graves, in London Athenaeum. BE SY am : By Wit o Ney 5 - With his back to the fire stood Puggles, the office-boy, his hands deep in his trousers pockets, his legs wide apart, regarding the clerks with a patronizing air. “Have you heard the laiest, fel- lows?” he asked, with the air of one who is in possession ~f a secret, and longs to have the pleco oure oR sharing it with some one. The clerks, however, were busy and paid no attention to him. “Kitty is getting married,” he an- nounced. The effect was instantaneous. Nine heads were raised simultaneously, and seventeen eyes—Baxter had a glass one—Ilooked at Puggles in evi- dent astonishment, “Kitty,”” it should be explained, was Miss Gregory, the pretty type- writer who, for several months, had condescended to brighten the dull city warehouse with her charming presence. The period of her servi- tude, however, had come to an abrupt termination a month previously by virtue of the fact that a relative had died, leaving her a legacy of $50,000. As has been said, Puggles’ and nouncement created quite a stir; and perhaps the flush that mounted to the cheeks of Frank Reynolds, a blond, good-looking young giant, was a trifle more pronounced than any of the others; but in the general astonishment no one noticed that. “I thought that would make you sit up,” said the boy, with a grin. “Look at Baxter; he’s going to faint. The news has been too much for him. Baxter was well in with Kitty till 1 cut him out.” “Jones,” said Baxter, in quiet, ear- nest tones, ‘‘will you kindly hand me that ruler? I've got writer's cramp, and I understand exercise is good for at.’ By a strategic movement Puggles got between Baxter and’ the door, where he stood grinning. “I'll kill that boy some day,” said Baxter, resuming his seat. ‘“He needs a jolly good thrashing,” said Jones. ‘‘There’s been no holding him since he got into long trousers.” “Oh, hasn't there?” exclaimed Puggles. ‘‘Look here, Jones, you needn't put your oar in. Every one knows you tried to hang your hat up with Kitty, but she told me she de- clined to have anything to do with a fellow who parted his hair with a towel.” This allusion to Jones’s scanty locks raised a laugh, and had also the effect of putting that gentleman in a rage. He made a rush at Pug- “gles and caught him just as he reached the door. Lifting the boy, he flung him on the counter—face down, heels up. “Hold his feet, Gregson!” yelled Jones. Gregson, an alert, bright-eyed youth, complied. “Now, hand me that ruler, Baxter,” cried Jones. “I've got writer's cramp, too.” Baxter did as*requested and Jones applied the rod in orthodox fashion. “How do you feel now?’ inquired Jones when the operation was over, “It's a capital joke, isn’t it?” Puggles walked to his desk, in- sinuating that, given time and oppor- tunity, his vengeance was sure. Just then Wilson, who had gcn=s on with his work as if nothing uun- usual had taken place, looked up from his desk. “Now, that we’s got all the pre- liminaries,” he said, ‘perhaps Pug- gles will tell us how or where he got his information about Miss Greg- ory.” : “Who told you?” demanded Jones impatiently. “My brother,” responded the boy, now feeling himself again. ‘Hes a compositor on the Record, you know, and he set up the announcement yes- terday for to-morrow’s issue.” “Who’s the lucky man?’ Baxter, osity. Puggles looked across at him and grinned. asked “Tom couldn’t remember the chap’s name,” he said, ‘but he recognized it talking about her at home. Oh, it’s her, right was Kitty through my enough! fellows,” fously. “That’s very turned Wilson. the governor!” A moment later the occupants of the counting-house were industry personified. But it was with scarcely an undivided attention that they ap- plied themselves to the columns of figures. When Miss Gregory had conde- scended to brighten the dull city I'm awfully sorry for you said the boy, quite ser- kind of you,” re- “Look out! Here's BARRY SHIEL. unable to conceal his curi- f Woman } re 7 warehouse with her presence, all ob- served with joy that the lady’s left hand was unadorned with jewelry of any description, and the general jealousy that arose in the matter of paying her attentions must have been highly gratifying to the lady’s van- ity. She accepted them all, but ap- peared to favor no one in particular. For reasons of his own, however, Frank Reynolds had cherished a hope —infinitesimal, perhaps, but still a hope. He had gone on cherishing it until the news came that Miss Greg- ory had come into a small fortune; then it was nailed down. During the last few weeks he had contrived to avoid her; although some of his friends were hers, also, and there had been plenty of oppor- tunities of meeting. He could not bear the thought that his love should be open to any suspicion or mercen- ary motives. And now came the news that she was to be married! Well, he hoped the man, whoever he might be, was in some degree worthy, and that she might be happy. As for himself, he would never be happy again! * * * » * * $ ‘Great heavens!” Frank Reynolds started up from the breakfast table the following morning as if he had received an elec- tric shock. There in the Record, in unmistakable black and white, was his name, coupled with that of his divinity! ‘What villainous practical joker had played him this trick? “A marriage is arranged, and will shortly take place, between Mr, Fran- diculous that you cannot Eglp laBgh- ing at it.” op er “Oh, I don’t know that it is rdicu- lous! I suppose I shall be married some day.” : : be to me.” & “It wouldn't? Then I must return: your compliment, and say it’s awfully good of you to assure me of that. Men are not always so outspoken.” “Now, Miss Gregory, you are wil- fully misunderstanding me!” ex- claimed Reynolds, looking with min- gled vexation .and longing at the tan- talizing figure before him. ‘‘You know perfectly well that I—that to make that announcement true, I’'d——" . He turned to pick up his hat. “I’d better get out before I make a fool of myself!” he said savagely. Her eyes met his, smilingly. ‘‘One moment,” she said; ‘let me understand about this. ments strike me as being slightly ins volved, if I may be allowed to say so, At first you say the idea of marriage with me is ridiculous, and then you declare it commends itself to you?’ Reynolds colored. ¥ “You are making fun of me,” he protested. ‘‘You know my meaning well enough. If it hadn’t been for this money—-confound it!—I'd have tried my luck long ago. Ast is, I can only apologize to you for my name being coupled with yours. If I knew who did it I would horsewhip him!” Miss Gregory clasped her hands nervously, and looked at the young man in a somewhat quaint way. ‘Would you?” she said. dear!” “Would you be very sorry for him, “On, Miss Gregory?’”’ asked the young man sarcastically. “I—that is ” Miss Gregory broke off, blushed, and then hurriedly resumed. ‘“Well,” she said, “I sup- pose I deserve to be punished. But a horsewhipping—I don’t think I could stand- that. Don’t you think a lighter punishment would fill the case?” 1 But, really this is beyond me!’ said Reynolds in a bewildere tone. “You can’t mean 2 ! Miss Gregory pointed dramatically to the announcement in the Record. “Exactly!” she said, in a rather faint voice. ‘‘The culprit stands be- fore you. The writer of that para- graph was—myself!” “You?” gasped Reynolds. “Yes; I. And now, before you con- demn me, let me make a clean breast of it. You see, when I first took up my employment in the counting- house there were such a nice lot of fellows there that I didn’t know which I liked best. cis Reyrolds, of this town, and Miss A Fre, SUGGESTIONS FOR dinate can handle. Don’t walk a mile to s time more than pennies. Don’t shake hands with smile all the time. bargain, not you. Don’t allow your clerks needs rest. Don’t be satisfied with tempting to get more. Don’t be satisfied until 3 ley. The young man stood motionless tions to be undergone. wretched trick on us?’’ he exclaimed when he was able to speak. put a stop to it at once. Ah! if it were only true!” like spring itself. pointed to .a copy of which lay open on the table. “Have you—Ilooked with painful hesitation. 33 fragists, written by announcement. scanned the notice carefully. 1 the shape of an outburst of anger o annoyance, he was taken. there appeared ment. then her features relaxed, and sh laughed whole-heartedly. fully. Don’t talk about your competitor. Don’t waste valuable moments on details that a subor- Don’t wait for fortune to smile on you. ‘When she does she usually favors those who hustle, and not those who wait. Don’t show yourself too anxiofis to get an order. customer will see it in your manner and he will make the Don’t work all the time. Don’t show many different kinds of goods at once. The successful man uses follow-up letters and other means to accomplish this purpose. Don’t worry about things that may happen. be opportunities, not trials, by the time they reach you. plete finish.—Chicago Tribune. Katherine Gregory, only daughter of the late James Gregory, of Walms- as if turned to stone. An awful sense of shame came over him, and a vision of apologies and unpleasant explana- “What scoundrel has played this “I must And I must go and see Kitty and apologize to her. In a highly perturbed state of mind the young man choked down the remainder of his breakfast, «nd hur- ried off to the abode of hiy divinity. Arriving there, he was ushered into the sitting-room, and in a few mo- ments Miss Gregory came in, looking The usual civilities over, Reynolds the Record, through the Record this morning?’ he inquired ‘“Why—yes,” she answered. “There is a very amusing article on the Suf- “I mean—have you seen this?” he interrupted, handing her the pa- per and pointing tragically to the Miss Gregory took the paper and Reynolds had expected anything in entirely mis- There was no frown on Miss Greg- ory’s forehead, but her lips twitched and in the depths of her brown eyes a gleam of merri- “Good gracious!’ she said. ‘“Who- ever could have inserted that?” And “It is very good of you to take it in this way,” he said a trifle respect- “Qf course, the idea is so ri- “I tried several of them for a while THE BUSINESS MAN. ave a nickel if you value your a man as if it hurt you. Fortune doesn’t The to smoke while on duty. : Remember, even machinery customers you have without at- They may you bring everything to a com- dl but I soon found out that I liked one better than all the rest. I felt cer- tain he liked me, too, but he was so , | dense and bashful that things didn’t progress so fast as I should have liked. All the same, I felt pretty sure of him—that is, until the legacy ‘came along. Then »” She paused. : ‘“Yes, then,” prompted Reynolds. ‘Oh, "then it was dreadful! He avoided me in every possible way. The rest of the fellows in the office seemed anxious to keep my acquain- tance, but he wouldn't let me come near him. I saw how it was, and, though I honored him for it, it made me desperate. I began to see that I should probably get the proposals of most of the others, and—and I didn’t want them.” Her “voice faltered. “Please go away now!” she supplemented quite vehemently, as the young man made no sign. “I’m sure you must hate and despise me! I 3 She got no further, for at this juncture the manhood of Mr. Francis Reynolds came to his rescue. He placed one hand gently over her mouth, the other clasped her waist. ‘““There is only one thing that I am sure of,” he said, very earnestly; ‘‘and that is, that I lgve you as well as ever a woman was loved since the world began. As to this’’—he point- fled to the paragraph—*F should be a scrupulous fool indeed if I did not r {now offer to make it true. KXKitty— my dear, courageous little Kitty— will you be my wife?” - * * ® * ] * * When Puggles entered the office that morning the assembled clerks were discussing, amid some excite- ment, the paragraph in the Record. “It’s either a misprint, or there’s another. Francis Reynolds,” Baxter e| was saying in high tomes. ‘Why, he hardly got a look in with Kitty while she was here, and since she left they’ve never so mfich as met.” ‘““Well, anyhow,” observed Greg- som, “his lordship will + |dan’t turn up at all!” interpolated “I should think so! But it wouldn?t4’Puggles cocksurely, 2 the way they looked at each other!” fat, Kitty!” Your state-.- be here pres- ently, I suppose, and then we can ask shim.” : “Bet you anything you like he “Why?” asked Wilson. ‘‘What do you know, you young mystery mon- ger?” “Ive just seen Kitty and Reynolds walking arm in arm,” said the boy. The clerks stared incredulously. “Where did you see them?” asked Wilson. “On the lawn in front of Kitty’s house. Reynolds had his hat off, and they were walking like lovers. And said Puggles, with provoking em- phasis. : «How did they look?” said Jones. 3 Puggles sidled toward the door. “Just the way Baxter used to look "At the same instant that Puggles’ head disappeared an ink-pot smashed to fragments against the door. _ _“I will really kiil that boy one of these days!” Batxer announced.— From the New York Evening Jour- nal. * : Se8%c4000 00030600060600828 £ Hors Are Expensive 3 e 9000000500000020200000000 It is apparent to all who have given study to the congestion of traffit in New York City that some change in the methods of delivery must be introduced, for the cost of food and other supplies in this me- tropolis is due largely to the price paid for trucking within the city, says a writer in Appleton’s. Rail- way freight rates tend constantly to grow less. The cost of trucking in this municipality is traveling the other way. An expert report states that with auto cars in actual service it is pos- sible to do the work of from two to three horse wagons, the motor figur- ing fifty miles a day, while the horse wagon will not average more than fifteen to twenty miles. Another advantage of the automo- bile truck is quick delivery on long runs to suburban stations, where there is absolutely no comparison as to time saved. The horse will make about four miles per hour while the automobile truck will make from ten to fifteen, and is ready for another as soon as the load is off. The difference in the ‘stabling and garage room’is important. The auto- mobile requires no more room than the wagon, thus the additional space for the stabling of five or six horses, harness and equipment is saved— no light consideration where property and rent are high. In addition a table has been pre- pared showing the respective cost of operating commercial automobile cars and wagons drawn by horses. It is made apparent that the saving per month in operating a 2500- pound capacity auto delivery wagon, as compared with a similar vehicle drawn by horses, amounts to about $120, and the saving by the year to the firm operating the auto delivery wagon $1439. This comparison includes on the side of the auto vehicle, wages of the chauffeur, wages of a parcel boy, gaso- line to run a car fifty miles a day, lubricating oil, repairs, interest on the original at cost, or $2500, and depreciation at twenty per cent. The total cost is figured at $233.66. In the record of the horse drawn vehicle the items include the wages paid to drivers, expenses of harness and shoeing, the cost of fodder for the animals, and the loss by depreci- ation of horses, wagons and harness. The total monthly outlay is stated at $353.50. : If in one small firm the loss in- curred monthly by retaining horses in place of automobiles amounts to more than $100, the total loss suf- fered by industrial New York in clinging to the service of these ani- mals, when auto vehicles would per- form the same labor more etonomi- cally, amounts to a prodigious sum. 4 WORDS OF WISDOM. A pretty girl’s piety is like prom- ises and pie crust. Well bred millionaires don’t brag about their dough! : It’s obvious that milkmen should be as rich as cream! For a broken heart try the lini- ment of another love. The tie that keeps a man safely tethered is a love knot. I love my love because the rest of the family don’t like him. ‘What satisfaction is a secret sow- row that no one knows about? ‘When a girl sighs it is either be- cause he hasn’t come or he won’t go. The" foolishness of fools from the lips of philosophers would pass for philosophy. The way some people can keep a pose all through life should be the despair of professional models. To-morrow may never come; but the bill laden first of the month arrives with sickening regularity. Look at the hands of Luck care- fully and you will see they are cal- loused with hard work and drudg- ery. One doesn’t necessarily have to live on the ocean to be a lighthouse keeper in the most onerous sense of the term. Cupid usually shies off from the woman who wears the common sense shoes because he has a deep rooted suspicion that she’ll make him shins them.,—From ‘‘Eve’s Epigrams,” in THREE KILLED Premature Explosion of Blast Thows Men's Bodies Far from Scene of Accident. Hazleton.—Two Americans and an Italian, al] of this city, were instantly killed by the premature explosion of a blast at the stone crushing plant of Charles Kehoe, on the outskirts of Hazleton. Thomas Kenoe, a son of the contractor, was injured about the head. The Dead—William Burton, aged 50; John Singers, aged 26; Charles Gatsy, aged 45. Contractor Kehoe said that the death of the men was purely acciden- tal. Their bodies were blown some distance from the scéne of the explo- sion. CLAIMS LOCKJAW CURE Hospital in Pittsburg Points to Case of Boy as Proof of Contention. Pittsburg.—The Magee annex, also known as the Pasteur institute, at- tached to the Mercy hospital of Pitts- burg, comes to the fore with what it claims is the first real cure of te- tanus, or lockjaw. Magnesium sul- phate injected into the spinal column is said to have effected the cure. Harry Gilbert, fourteen, was dis- charged from “the annex as cured. His was one of the most severe cases to come under the notice of the local physicians, and the cure was watched with great interest. . The boy was hurt with a toy pistol Juiy 4, and July 14 was carried to the hespital in convulsions. ENGINE TURNS OVER A‘ter Plunging Down 20-Foot Bank Engineer Is Unhurt. Butler—Engineer E. K. Richey of the Standard Steel Car Company yard crew, held to the throttle of a derail- ed engine, whizh plunged down a 20- foot embankment, turning completely over, and emerged unhurt. Fireman Lawrence Geppner and General Man- ager John H. Allman, who were on the train running 20 miles an hour to test the new type of forged steel car and locomotive wheels, jumped and es- caped injury . : The rails spread and the engine plowed up the track for 200 feet before taking its plunge. One freight car was wrecked. MORE LUCK FOR DRILLERS Hoffman Strikes Another Paying Well in McBride Field. Butler.—Harry N. Hoffman, whose big gusher opened up the McBride oil field two months ago, causing excite- ment which led to the drilling of 15 wells, brought in his No. 32 near the old gusher and it showed up for a small producer. He drilled into sec- ond pay and struck a pool which is thought will make the well even bet- ter than the first strike. It started out at 15 barrels an hour, with no sign of the flow falling off. It is 125 feet from the original gusher, which has put 12,000 barrels into the tanks to date and shows great staying qual- ities. ELECTROCUTED ON STAGE Manager Is Killed by Live Wire and Actress Shocked. Erie.—William E. Wunn, stage man- ager of the vaudeville theater at Four Mile Creek, near here, was electrocut- ed during the fourth act of the per- formance by accidentally touching a switchboard. Miss Dora Pelletier, an actress, was seriously shocked when she attempt- ed to assist Wunn. It is believed she will recover. 3 Worry Causes Suicide. Pittsburg.—Isaac N. Taylor, forty- five, a son of a former well known dry goods merchant of Pittsburg, shot and killed himself in the yard of the old East End hotel. Taylor was wealthy and, with Mrs. Taylor, who has heen an invalid for fifteen years, spent a great deal of their time traveling. It is said worry over the condition of his wife prompted Taylor to shoot him- self. Six Wounded in Riot. Pittsburg.—During a riot at a Hun- garian ball at West Homestead, an adjoining borough, six persons were injured and eighty-seven guests were placed under arrest. Among the in- jured are Chief of Police McDermott and three officers. Probably a score of others received cuts and bruises of a less serious nature during the ex- citement. Woo! Crop Helps Some. Washington.—The enormous clip of wool in Greene county has contributed much toward easing financial affairs in the Waynesburg region. The Greene county wool clip is the largest ever turned out. Thirty cents was the market price, and conservative es- timates place the value of the total PENNSYLVANIA Interesting Items from All Sections of the Keystone State. OPEN LAMP AGAIN Fatal Explosion of Gas Takes Place in Bellevue Colliery. Scranton.—One miner was killed, two were fatally injured and four others slightly hurt by an explosion of gas in the Bellevue colliery of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company near this city. The man killed was Gottfried Ross. Those fa- tally injured are Benjamin Hughes and Arthur Jones. The explosion is suppoged to have been caused by a miner’s naked lamp igniting a ‘“feed- er” of gas. The mine was consider- ably damaged. IMPROVE MARKSMANSHIP $133,467 for Pennsylvania Obtains National Guard. Washington, D. C.—Under the oper- ations of the Dick Militia bill, the Na- tional Guard of Pennsylvania is to receive $133,467.47. This amount was allotted to the state by the war department. Of that amount at least’ $33,367.41 must be expended in .the promotion of rifle practice and $100,- 162.26 may be used in the purchase of arms and equipment. The entire amount may be spent in the promotion of rifle practice, at the discretion of the National Guard of- ficers. HOLD ANNUAL REUNION Two Hundred Members of Small Fam- ily Attend Meeting. Leechburg.—Over 200 members of the Small family of the Kiskiminetas valley attended the reunion at Kiski- minetas park near here. John BB. Small is president, George Graham, secretary and J. G. Small treasurer of the organization in charge of the an- nual reunions. Property Loss Estimated at $100,000 Philadelphia.—What is declared to be the greatest freight wreck involv- ing the wreck of steel cars, occurred on the New York division of the Phil- adelphia & Reading railway, near Meadowbrook a suburb, when out of a coal train of 28 cars, 19 were demol- ished, entailing a loss estimated at $100,000. The train, which was running 50 miles an hour, was thrown from the track by the breaking of the flange on the one wooden car in the entire train. . This car left the rails, drag- ging the others after it. The tracks were torn up for 400 feet. i Foreign Banker Arrested. Uniontown.—At Brownsville the foreign bank operated © by . Joseph Marchneck was closed and Marchneck wag arrested on three charges of em- bezzlement, brought by foreign depos- itors. Marchneck was taken before Justice J. P. Ross and furnished bail in each instance, the aggregate being $2,400. Marcheck says everything will be settled in a satisfactory manner and the institution will soon be open- ed again. Two Killed in Coal Mine. Pottsville—Two men were killed and three probably fataliy injured In an explosion at the Knickebocker col- liery of the Philadeiphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company, about one mile east of ‘Shenandoah. The acci- dent was caused by an inrush of gas in the gangway of the Buck mountain vein, which was ignited while the migers were blasting. A fall of top rock occurred, burying Peter Dum- binsky, Jacob Keolick, John Kuza, William Saso and Charles Cowley. Daughter Testifies Against Mother. Canonsburg.—-At an inquest held by Coroner W, H. Sipe into the death of Frank Talmer here new evidence was introduced causing the arrest of, Mrs. Talmer on the charge of murdering her husband. Mrs. Talmer's mother, Mrs. Margaret Roberts, was also ar- | rested as an accessory. At the in- quest Goldie, the 14-year-old daughter of the dead man, testified she saw her mother shoot Talmer. Death Comes at 110. New Casile.—Amos Martin, 110 years old, died here at the home of his stepdaughter, Mrs. Daniel Looney, where he lived for many years. He was a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars. He was born in Scot- land. Sunday Martin was able to walk about his home. Monday he suddenly failed. Until the last he retained a clear mind. Refuse Wage Cut. Sharon.—Two hundred employes of the Driggs-Seabury Ordnance Corpar- ation are locked vut because of a threatened strike. A notice has been posted that the plant will be closed indefinitely. On July 9 the compa- ny announced a reduction in wages to become effective July 16, the cut averaging 71% per cent. Work for 450 Resumed. Scottdale—Plant No. 1 of the Amer- ican Tin Plate Company here, consist- ing of nine milis and employing 450 men, will resume operations August amount disposed of at $250,000. Woman's Prediction Comes True. Greensburg.— While visiting her par” ants in Stockholm, Sweden, six months ago, Mrs. J. A. Neilson of Greensburg, predicted she would not survive a year. She died here last night. Be- sides her husband, she is survived by five sons and four daughters. Name New Candidate. Butler.—The Democratic committee on vacancies named Attorney Edwin W. Humphrey of Portersville for the Legislature in place of Marion Hen- thaw of Butler, who withdrew, the New York Telegram, 8. Eight Houses Destroyed. ; Carlisle. — Eight frame dwelling houses were destroyed by fire at New- ville, a borough which has a popula- tion of 1,600, entailing a loss of $4,000. The houses were owned by Mrs. Eli- zabeth Skinner All of the occupants escaped without injury. Deaf Mute Killed by Train. Connellsville.—William Duffey, aged 10 years, a deaf mute. son of Michael Duffy of Leisenring No. 1, was run down by a West Penn trolley car near his home and died at the Connells- ville hospital. >
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