The tilorlnn Fourth."
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I'll s.ivp my cash that t may buy
Bonip crackers loud ami nickel high,
To Wake the echoes III tlipskr.
On Independence Diy?"
tiik t iin kkm's i in nni.
"I'm afraid t It- t-'miith of .Inly,'
Clinked n chicked wliii llvi'O In Delhi j
'So I'll puck up my grip,
Willi my sunshade ami kip,
Ami ntiay to the city Til ily.'
I.ru AM) Tin: Foiiitii.
Tint .Fit')- I. the in. mill nf the
Zo llaml writers have written,
llntllic l.lim Unit I have my eye uu
lie represents Britain
l.'al Iroulili' In aviuir his bacon
One ilny In .Inly
lilllll! by.
flu n stulet'ient like t It ! at
( inn li-mo sails
Aluat lip tnki'tl.
Till! Al rCIIM A I II.
.A In", wIipii the day lina g"iiu Iiy,
How lumvy ami heartfelt the hIIi.
As tin1 bills all ccine In
For the firework" ami lln.
Am! wp Hud llir fun costs mighty high.
Am! ti e hoy, ns Willi pain liu Is toned
O'er his pl!luw, fun reckons llio post
Which the day's sport Imposed,
In bis both optica cto.cd
A nil ih" linger or two he has lint.
MAY'S PRISONER.
"So Hurry la really mining nt lust,"
nld Mrt. Chnpln, ns her husband luiil
tjowu a letter ho had been reading ami
Itook up ( l.o newspaper. 'MOvery
liunitncr for livo jeurs he bus talked
jof It, lull 1 inn glad that his visit bus
Iboon iiostponcd until now, so Unit
yon," to her sl9ter-in-luw, "can hoi p
entertain hint. Trunk always n:iil
yon two wero meant fiir each other."
A M-arlot llush roo to May Chupln' s
fUsnnlly palo cheeks.
"What possessed the m in to emtio
licio now?" alio exclaimed. "Ho will
poil our visit together, ami if I Inivo
'been holt! up to him at half (he para
gon Frank has pictured 1 1 i m lo hip,
Nyo shall hale each other cordially. 1
Almost hate liini now I"
1 'wouldn't, May," begun Ms.
Chupln, who wan an invetcruto teaser;
H'it ha always been a put scheme of
Frank's that you two iihouM marry.
Indeed, 1 think ho only nkod hint
thcro now no that ho could make- you
Acquainted."
"I won't stay. I'll go to Cousin
Minion's until ho Is gone!" exclaimed
May. "AVlion will ho ho here, Frank I"
lo her brotlior.
I "Who?'' usked Frank Innopetilly.
j Your paraxon, Hurry llri-ton.
j "He? olu" referring to the letter
rwl.ioh ho placed carefully in Ills
jpockcl "ho will bo hero on Satur
day." "On Saturday," repealed May, with
sigh of relief, 'almo.st a week yet.
How does ho look, Frank?"
"Pretty well, I believe; ho hasn't
keen ill," replied her brother.
' "What is tho tine of being so li'dc
Jul, Frank? you know whutl mean,"
uid Mini Chiipin. "What is ho liko;"
'Opiiioiis diU'er," replied Mr.
Chnpin. "801110 think likohU mullior,
oiiii like hia father."
May turned lu mock dospulr to her
sistnr-in-lnw.
1 "Cook muttoii for dinnor today,
Cuilic," she said; "Frank hutos it."
1 wouldn't dure,' rupl ml Mrs.
Chapin, "because uf tor dinner I u.euu
to ask Fruuk for soma money to get
us soma new drcsto before Hurry
coinoH."
"Don't ask, C'ailic," ro lied Mr.
Chiipin, seriously ; "I luivo to make
up a larjje um of money this week,
And khnll have hard work to do it.
I nut o!ii to Trciiton tomorrow
to see ubout it. You and May may
go with mo if you wish."
"Of courao I'll jjo," replied Ills
Trifc; but Miss C'japiu excused bor
elf. "I have souio luttors to write
beforo I ko lo Cousin Maion's," sho
aid. "Vou go, Citrlia, unj I will
wrlto them tomorrow."
. Suroly you ure not golnj away bo-
, cattso Harry Is coining," exolulmod
Wr. Chapin,
I '"Indued I am,'' rcpllod MICliapIu.
i"I haven't heard anythluj; but 11 any I
Barry I Hurry for the last live yours.
' I know I sbal'i liuto him, and I liopo 1
bull!"
" "All right, sis," replied hor brother.
Go, of course, If you wish," oud an
ludesorlbublo expression flasliod into
liis eyes.' "lie will be hero Saturday."
A tew moinouts later ho looked up
from the paper.
"Here Is chanco to cam your
dresses," be said. "Seo here I" '
''Fifty dollars reward for the cap
ture or iiiforniuUon leading to the
capture of Harry Wulnlue, an Insane
gentleman who escaped from the
' .Trenton asylum -on Monday, and Is
supposed to have taken tbo road to
;Llntou. Said patient it Ave foot
elzht, young, wllliriaric linir end eyesj
Is clean shaven, with llio exception of
a heavy dark moustache. Not vlolens
or dangerous unlo conliftdlotcd lf
excited." 5
"Well," innrlpd May, nshrr brotlior
pniinp.l, "how Will that help its'"
"t.'iitcli him," replied Mr. Chuplu
lueonleally.
"OliI" replied May, with moro tlinii
a hint of sarcasm In her (311c, "I did
nut think of that; I wonder I did not
think of It!"
The eouvnratitlon soon turned upon
Iho expected journey, mid tho escaped
patient was not mentioned, ngaln until
Mr. mid Mrs. Chapin tvero leaving
homo tho next moriiing.
"You nro not afraid to slay alone,
are you, Muj?" nsked Mrs. Chupln.
"I n.n not nlono," replied Jluy.
Ill litct is In tho kitchen, and lliero
are neighbors almost wllhlu call. He
alth's, what could happen?"
"Tin! patient from tlio asylum might
call," teplled Mis. Cliupiii.
May Cliapln liuinliiid. "1 would
much rather sen him than Harry Hi is.
ton," slio fald.
"What did I sny that for?" olio said
half aloud as sho wnlclied them drive
awuy. "I am afraid of that man
and I do not want to seo Hurry I'.i'i'
ton, but I can't alny hero like a piece
of !iiods in a dhop window, and
Frank tmjilil lo know it."
Later Bridget cimio with n pitiful
story. Hot mother was sick, could
she cjrt to her for ono hour? And in
llio kindness of her heart Miss Chupln
hurried awuy and bade her slay until
iil-jlil. Then ns the gale bunged be
hind Itrid'rpl's Mihfttuutiul 11 ir lire, anil
Miss Chupln realir.ud that slio was
really alone, slio lucked every door in
tin) house.
Hut us tho hours dragged by and
nothing occurred, sho grew weary of
tlin stillness of tho house, and unlock
lug a sido door, stepped into tho gnr
den. Shu was bonding over n rose
bush when tho click of tho gato
urousudhor; sho looked up and grew
iiulo.
A young man of twenty-five, or
thereiiljouis; was approaching. F.ven
In her sudden uliirm Miss Chapin felt
a thrill of pity for the intritdur.
It was too sad that 0110 so young
and handsome should bo insane; for
she had no ilottht tho man before, her
wns tho escaped lunatic, (ho man that
had kept her in four all day. A gon
t email ovldontly.iiiul tho advertisement
hud described him well. Hut when
his dark eyes mot her own slio could
scarcely believe thai the light of reason
had find. Magnetic- oyos they wero,
that drew her thought Into words be.
fore, their owner had u'teiod a sen
tence.
"1 I have been expecting you all
day," slio faltered.
A look of surprisn cinno Into tho
g :iitlemun's fare.
.May noticed tho cliungo In his ex
pression.
Oh, dear," sho (bought, "perhaps
I ought not to liavo said that, I 11 1 11
afraid ho doesn't lil.o it. I must say
something clso." Sho hesitated and
coughed.
"Of course, I'm glad to seo you,"
sho begun. "Frank, my brother, was
telling 1110 all about ycu this morning,
How nauilsoum ana nice you wero,
and nil that, you know," sho added
hastily, fearing that ho might, with
tbo cunning of tho insane, guess tho
purport of hor brothor'e communica
tion.
Tho gentleman stood gravely re
garding hor; ho did not look danger
ous, and tho great wuvo of pity Unit
swopt over tho girl's heart sont Ilia
tears to her heart. If sho could but
seen 10 him in sonio way not for the
reward, 110 such unworlhv motlro
movod hor, but to aavo him from aim
legs, helpless wandering, perlinp
from douth, and to rcstoro him to his
friends. She looked about holplossly
her eyes fell upon ajar of pr.esorve'1
fruit placed in the opou window of
the pantry to cool. A bright though!
caino to her juU as tho goutlemuii
spoke s
"I am Hurry "
"Yes, yes, I know!" she inter
ruptecl, "I knew you wore coining.
I was going to carry those preserves
down collar." Sho draggod tho jar
from tho window ledge as she spoke,
"They aro so heuvyl won't you ploasi
carry them for me I That is, you
know, If you would just as lief," tho
added hastily.
The gentleman stoppod forward and
took the jar.
"Certuiuly," be rcpllod courteously
his grave eye regarding her, "which
way, please?"
"Down thoso steps if you will bo
10 kind, plcaso; my brotlior had an
out sido cellar door put in under this
ido porch. A fortunuto tiling, and
rory convenient.", , .
"I shouldn't tlilnk such steep stair
rery couvoiiloiit," said tho goutlomui.
Oh! dear, no, you are right, Thoy
are not convenient," replied Mlsi
Chapin quickly. "Would you please
put the Jar In a cupboard you will
11 ml dowd there? You don't mind
the dark, do you? you are not afraid
of It? I moan," she explained con
fusedly, "you can seo In the dark,
can't you?"
The gentleman, half way down the
narrow stairs, pausod and seemed
about to spunk, but his words were
lost in the clang of tho lock on the
dour as Miss Cliapln batigod It to and
tin;nod tho key. Then she sank down
011 tho porch step, weak aud
trembling.
I'suully (ho first thought that comes
after some great danger or excitemout
Is trivial.
"Now," Mild Miss Chapin to her
self, "he will have a paroxysm and
break (ho proservo Jar!"
There was a fuw moments' of sits.
penso whllo slio wailed for soma sound
to uniioiiticn llio arrival of llio expect
ed paroxysm, but all was silent. Sho
began to feel a sense of relief, almost
of exhilaration. Then tliu fuce of her
prisoner appeared bohlnd the seroen
in tliu small squaro ventilator in the
wall near tho door. Ho watched her
a moment or two beforo attracting her
attention.
'I have put tho jar whero you told
me to," ho said, "now ui iy 1 0111110
out?"
"Oh! do stay a littlo longer, plcaso.
I'd so like to huvo you slay until my
brother comes, if you please. Hell
bo so glad to seo yon! You will, won't
ou? And It is cooler down thcro than
anywhere else. Thcro N a bench down
lliero and you can lio down and go to
sleep. It will do your poor bond so
much good. There," slio added coax,
ingly, "go away from llio window
,ow. I don't want to talk any moro
now."
How glad slio wns thai sho had
fastened tho Inside doors, olsc ho
might find his way up into tho kitch
en. Tho faco disappeared, and sho
grow courageous, mid presently wont
into the homo ami opening Iho piano
began to play soft nlr that sho fan
cied might Hootlio her prisoner to
slumber. "I will not toll Frank and
Cut lio until they nro rostod," sho
thought."
They camo boforo sho cxpectod
thum. Carlio's face woro a conscious
look, and Frank glancod ubout the
parlor expectantly.
"Why, May," ho began, ''whoro Is
Harry? Ho camo this afternoon and
Curllo and I sluvod away so that you
two might get acquainted, iluvo you
captured binn1"
May's face was a picture of dis
may us a hint of tho truth flushed upon
her.
"1 I'm afraid I have, Frank," sho
stammcrod. "He ho is shut down
cellar with tho vegetables. 1 thought
it was tho insane mini."
And without another word, but with
nil ril-gct-ovon-with-you look at her
brother, sho run up Iho stairs, followed
by Frank's shouts of laughter, and
shut herself into hor room.
Half uu hour later Curllo tupped at
tho door.
'Come down, now, May," sho said.
"Frank has snioothod tliu way for
you and has left Mr. llriston In tho
parlor nlono. Come, you must apol
ogl.o beforo, " with a spiuo of nils,
chief In her tono "you go to Cousin
Mason's."
May wont down, and, as Frank
aftorwards said, mado her apologies
liko a man. That thoy woro uccepiod
may be inferred from tho fact thnt
when, six weeks lator, sho mudo her
Intended visit to Cousin Mason, sho
was Harry llilstou's promised wifo.
Dick, the Seagull.
It is well known that birds return
year after year to build their nests in
tho same plaeo, often lu tho same troo.
Tho Boston Transcript reports a moro
surprising cuso, in which a winter
visitor from tho north, a sougull, has
been known to manifest a mmilur
local attachment.
It it twenty years tinco Dick first
camo abourd tho lightship which lifts
aud dipt over Brouton's reef, the
roughest bit of water 1 11 Narragansott
Day, and one of the ni' nt dangorout
spots upon tho Atlunllo coast. For
twenty yoart lio hat ghurod what the
crow bad to cat; bus beon tholr gentle
and atloctionuto pet; bus tukou his
part of (he weather and enjoyed it all.
At Just suoh a limo ovory spring he
has disappeared, to spend the tuimnor
ou hit nutivo thoret, but every autumn
hut found hint back agulu for tho
fierce aud dreary wintor.
He never returned looking to worn
and out-of-fouther at he did last au
tumn. Age It tolling on bim, and for
three or four springs the tailors have
vulched hit dopurture with tad mis
' Ivings.
TOR FARM AND GABDE5.
1F.AS KOn FAMII.T ISF..
No farmer should bo without two
or three pea patches planted In suc
cession, so as to havo a supply of this
delicious vegotable as long as possible.
Have the rows far enough apnrl to
run a cultivator botwean, and tow
the sweet, wrinkled varieties that aro
the best and cannot often bo bought
by city residents. Tho farmer should
make it part of hit prlvllego as a far
mer to huvo earlier, bettor vegetables
than bo could have oft the farm, and
to have them a longor time. If ho re
gards this supply of healthful and de
licious food for bis family at be
should, no part of the farm will pay
bi tter than that hn has dovoted to
growing peas for homo use. Huston
Cultivator.
WIIITKWWSII KOU II.VIINS.
Tho use of llmowash 011 fonco and
'til buildings Is certainly tin
economy, ns tho limn tends to preserve
tho wood from decay, and is fatal to
many small insect vermin which
gather about them. A wash Unit will
stand tho weather Is mado by slacking
one peck of frush limo in n barrel
with hot wuler. AVlion it is fully
slacked anil is liko a soft paste, it is
thinned wi ll boiling wittor lo tho con
sistency of thin cream. Ono pound
of rice (lour boiled in water to a thin
paste is stirred in with the lime. Two
pounds of common soap or tallow
me then sliced and melted In tho hot
liquid, which Is strained and usad nt
otico. It is kept hot while It is
sprcaiid. For buildings, tho glaring
white, which Is deemed obcctlonuh!o
by somo persons, but which is proline
live of coolness Insido by its reflection
of the heal nf tho sun, is avoided by
adding siilliuicnt water lima to it to
muko a gray color, or a brown may
bo mudo by adding somo burned um
ber. Only mineral colors can bo
used, ns vegetable ones arc destroyed
by tho limo. Now York Times.
Cri'KUIIHt IIIIIISKS.
A correspondent of the Cultivator
and Country Ocntlomnn writos: "A
traveller Interested In horses cannot
fail to note that In tho British Isles the
common horses, us seen in cubs, etc.,
are of a higher typo than thoso ho has
scon uny where clso; that they show
belter form, moro spirit and grontor
capability for quick work, and that It
Is p'uinly because of tho much larger
infusion of thoroughbred blood. Hut
After watching tho eqiilno procession
of Iho Champs F.lysccs and at Hyde
Turk corner, hn will be surprised lo
find that tho French ploasiiro hornet
excel tho Kuglish in form and liuish,
though both are almost wholly of Kn
glUli thoroughbred blood. 'i ho K11.
gllsh being moro thoroughly horse
men, having given preferuueo to win.
uing strains; Iho French, of more
artistic tastes, huvo bred for beauty.
Tho French Government has all along
iolcctcd lu Kiigland for brooding pur
poses, thoroughbreds of good si.o and
high form."
WASTK LANK
On a largo mini hor of farms there
aro acres uud acres of good land which
ovory your not only lie Idlo but aro
iliowod to grow sufllclunt noxious
wcods to seed the wholo farm. Tho
owner never secmt to reali,9 that ho
has to pay taxes mid lutnrost oil the
mortgago (for thoro is always a mort
gugo on such a farm) which often
amounts to a fair cash rout. Land is
jetting too high for us longer to ullow
weeds to hold possession of what
ihnuid . bo our best pnslitro land.
When a deep draw runt through 11
farm tliuro It always points of
ploughod laud along clthor sido of it
which all will admit must always be
piovoklng to plough, to plant aud
cultivate, mid to husk when planted
lo corn. Then why not straighten
tho fields uud sow tho poind to grass
md fonco up tho draw? In the bottom,
j whero tho big weeds grow, sow some
bluo grass and a variety of tho clovoi,
principally white Dutch. Keep tliu
wcods down till tho grass gots u start,
and you will bo surprised lo tee how
much nicor tho fui m looks, and you
will find it so handy to (urn tho horses
into tho draw pasture. In fact, the
Iraws can be mado to pay just as well
as uny part of tho farm.
I have noticed many pastures along
itreanu whero nearly a fourth of tho
laud wut covored with wild bushes
ind worthless shrubs whoro otherwise
;ho most luxuriant grasses would
(row, and I have noticed the cattle in
poor condition for want of food. If
there is a limo for everything, and I
jolive there Is, (hers ought to be a
lime to clean up I bono brush patches,
f we could only wako up and over-
joino these looso ways of doing things
which we drifted Into whou land was
ihoiip and unimproved and few cuttle
were kept, we woud not find Itto hara
to raise the Interest on the loan every
year, and It would be possible to even
pay off the mortgage when It becomes
due. Nebraska Farmer.
STACKING HAT AN11 ultAI.
At botween the two common
methods of preserving hay and grain
from damage after they liavo been
harvested and properly cured, storing
under tho shelter of a good barn will
unquestionably result lit the loast loss.
It It, however, quite ofton necessary
to slack at least a portion of ono ot
both from tho want of enough barn
room. In such ensoa it Is highly Im
portant that the stacks should 4 be
properly constructed, lloro the safety
of tho grain or hay depends largely on
the expertness of the man who builds
tho stack. Any farm hand cau pitch
hay or sheaves of grain from a wagom
but unless tho stacker Is a"inuuof
somo experience In tho busineM.and
with a good eyo for proportions ntid
outlines, the stack is qulto ccrtnin to
bo faulty in shape, and probably to
lopsided that one-half of It will ofl'or
but littlo resistance to rain.
Whllo tho shapo of a slnclc Is very
Important, tho manner of laying on
the liny or sheaves whilo building it Is
equally so. In all cases tho centre of
tho slack should be kept tho highest,
so that tho Inclinoof tho sheaves or
forkfuls of hay at they nro' laid on
shall bo outward. Again, liny should
not bo trumped down on tho stuck In
wads mid rolls, but should fall flat
from Iho fork so ns to muko ns com
pact nud water resisting a body as
possible.
When a slack lins oeen properly
topped oil and presents no rough or
jagged outlines from top to bottom, it
allords quito a tafo method for pro
tecting cither hay or grain that cannot
bo cared for in a burn
Clover is more liable to uumngo and
harder lo bo protected from wet in
stacks than aro tho liner-stemmed liny
grasses, and whoro thcro Is only room
for one variety of hay in the barn it
is best to put Iho clover Into tho mow.
New York World.
KXKttflSK AND Sltl'.l.TKIt FOIl STOCK.
If frco to choose between barn and
held, stock will sock shelter only dur
ing storms. Kxpcrimonts by J. W.
Sanborn lu tho dry, cold, cllmato f
northern Utah (15.11) senm, to provo
that this natural incl i n:it ion jjl Isf also
tho most profitable to iho farmcVATlio
cutllo ato moro when In thojpcujnlr
than when stablod, and ( inuchjjof flbo
extra food was conrso ' inntcrialjro
fttsod in the stablo. ' TliOjfopon-nlr
cnttlo gainod the most weight iiTJtho
sumo time. Four years of experiment
bus shown (hut In a dry climato'stu
bled cutllo uso moro feed for fl'pound
of growth than thoso not J t tabled.
Cuttle kept in yards surrounded j by
high windbreaks did better than thoso
kept In tho open field nud bolter 'than
thoso stnblod. Steers turnoj out
evory day, and others kept looso in
box-stulU, did bolter than thoso .tied
in stables, proving that cattle ncod ex
ercise Work horses, blanketed in the' sta
blo at night, and wearing blankets
beneath llioir haineis during tho day,
did not hold their weight ns well as
those without blankets. No trials
wero niudu with stable horses blanket
ed only whilo being worked on stormy
days.'- Nono of tbo trial cutllo woro
allowed u choice of shelter. No com.
parison wns mado betweon horned
and hornless or dehorned cattlo.
Sheds were not triod. No experi
ments wore mudo with cattlegiveii tho
choieo of tho open field, the sholturod
yard, the open shod, nud tho closed
stablo. Novcrtheloss, tho experiments
prove that exercise In pure nlr and
sunlight Is necessary to supply tho
appetito which cats nud thoroughly
digests tbo most potslblo foud In the
shortest limo. AiiiorlcanAgriuultur.
1st.
K.VUM AND ti.UthKV NOTKS.
Seo that the cows have access to salt
every day. They know best when lo
help themselves.
When practicable, let llio cows 1)0
milked regularly us to tlmo, uud by
the same porson.
Glucoso will prevent tno granula
tion of Lonoy lu cold weather. It is
very toldoia that puro honey will uot
grunulato.
The tlireo single eyes of Uu, uect
terve to aid them lu thulr work at
night, emitting that mysterious phos
phoresence teeu lu other Insects.
Avoid too much driving, annoyance
and worry. Any harsh treatment that
excites a cow lessens tho quantity aud
Injures the quulity ot bor milk. .
Color It not an estontiul with ma.,
kot poultry excopt when It Injuroi
the looks of tho dressed poultry, A
yellow sklu help tho tide of dressed
chickens.
PENNSYLVANIA . PICKINGS.
IOMI IMPORTANT HAPPEIflNOa
Of Inter! to Dwllsrs la the Keyttoae
State.
A HAT, A COW AND A HO(l.
Tiirv attack TiinKn pkrsoxs, An am. or
TIII'.M HAD HARROW F-SCARIS. MOM DKATH.
, Pki.i,, an H year-old son of C. (!. lliers, of
lfyileraik, near Montrose, wns out with
Ills youiiKpr brother, tho latter In a small
wann which Hell pulled. The wheels of
thnvchlclo ran over the tail of a rut. The
Infuriated rodent jumped nt little Dell and
fastened Its teeth in his finger. The little
fellow cried for help, ond endeavored to
shako oft" the rut, but without success. He
nt lust run to a neur-hy barn, against which
lie sn-unx tho rut until tlin nnitnal was kill
oil. The rat did not let go tho boy's tinner
until iIpiiiI. Hmn after Hell's finger began
to swell, and In a short titno tho boy was In
A terrible condition. Tho doctor In nttond
niure says thcro Is a chance for tho boy's re
covery. Tho 2-year-old daughter of Mr. John I.nd
dliigton, who resides near Troy, Bradford
county, was terribly gored by an angry cow.
The eliilil was playing within a fowfeetof
her father, and the cow caught her upon
Its liorusand throw her into tho air. One
of the horns entered tho child's mouth, la
cerating the roof of the mouth, piercing the
cheek, and inuking a rugged wound near
the ear. Tho child will bo permanently
di-llgured.
leso I'arsons, of Columbia Crow Hoads
was so-inmly Injured by 11 s ivago hog. He
was attempting t idrivo the hog Into a yard
when the animal turned upon bim, ami
threw It i 111 to the ground, tearing open bis
groin with his tusks and biting him In sev
eral places. Fortunately bis dog was at
hand and attracted the animal's attention,
or Mr. I'ur.-ons would havo been killed.
A 1 ' S K IT iTiTk KT I . K.
A rniinrsinxniwr at Sharesvillo, Berks
county, reports the ilNcovery there of a
licet lo that kills potato bugs, which are un
usually plentiful this year. The beetle is as
lurtre us the common horse fly. and its color
is blue with a brown bead. It attacks the
potato bug 011 tbo back, and kills it while
holding it with its two forelegs.
A YOl'N'W HKItOIXK.
rilll.irslllHO, I'KN'TDII Col'NTV, A sad
drowning in cident is reported from 1'esile
about eight miles from here. An eight-year-old
son of Frank Kulle' and a liftecn-year-old
daughter of Henry Mansell were cross
ing tho Masliunnon creek at th t place on a
foot bridge. The little fellow was ahead,
and the stream being swollen, ho became
dizzy and fell in. Tlin girl made an attempt
to rescue tho boy, hut the turbulent waters
were loo much for her, nud she was also
swept down tho stream, and both perished.
Both bodies were recovered.
TIIK KNI) OK AVrKSrL'i:.SOMK Cu
Last week Farmer liutterbatigh.of Homer
City, missed a valuable cow and hunted for
her for sometime. Somo days afterwards
one of tho family went Into an old cellar
under the bouso. whero tho animal w;n
found dead. She had entered tho open door
ami knocking down the prop which hold it
oien, was shut in and starved to death.
Tiif railroad bridge at Harrison City, on
the Manor Valley railroad, was destroyed
by lire, caused by u spark from a passing
locomotive.
A ciiai k in the earth three-fourths of a
mile long threatens to engulf Tuylorsville.
Much excitement prevails. " 4
Aftkk milling for ."' years without an ae
ciilcnt. S lomoii ( liarlesworlh of Shaner
station, was so severely injured by u fall of
slate that be will die.
The barn, outbuildings, crops and farm
ing implements belonging to Alfred Hous
ton, near Curiile, was totally destroyed by
lire, boss M.oim; fully insured.
Tiif Democratic county committee met
; Meuilvillu to-day and indorseil the Prohi
nt
bition candidate lor cnnirrius. Hon. J. C.
Sililey. of Krunklin, Venango county, ami
in on mated the following assembly timet:
1'. M. CuHiull, William it. Mdiill and it.
C. McMastura.
Tiik Democratic county convention met
at Bedford this afternoon. 11. II. ilill. 1..
C. Marklo and C W. llrodo were elected
Congressional Conferees. The following
ticket was nominated: Legislature, .losiuh
Amos and David Holderbiiiim; four Direc
tor, Nathan Clapper; County Purveyor, C.
W. Blackburn.
Tiik Presbyterian congregation of Union
town has decided to build a tine stone
church. It will cost not less than
John Boiii.kt, a prominent citizen of Le
banon, aged 7.1. dropped ilead in the Ny pa
no depot at Meudville. Hn had been visit
ing a son here, and expired as be was about
purchasing a ticket to return homo.
Six members of the McKeesport family
of Joseph Morris were poisoned Monday by
cream sponge cake. All were saved,
A KUXKim. procession in East Mahoning,
Indiana county, was caught in u windstorm,
which overturned carriages and caused a
panic. Much damage was done to buildings
uml vegetulion.
F.NioNTowN will spend l."),00t) In paving
streets with vitrified brick this suiuaitr.
Tub sheriff of Blair county took posses
sion of the grocery establishment of liulston
it llir.v ut Altnonii. Liabilities are said to
boiVnsi; assets, l-'.ooo.
Tins spring Peter Steer, of North Mahon
ing township. Allegheny county, purchased
some phosphate for his onion beds. Several
poiinos remained ill a barrel and a nest for
1111 old lieu wus made on topot the phosphate.
She brought out her Li chickens in just HI
days. Another hen wus set at the same
lime. but it took her tho usual time, 21 days,
to bring out tier brood.
Thikvks stole two valuable horses with
saddles and bridles from tliu stables of Levi
H. Springer, a wealthy farmer near I'uion
town. Kx-.lcnoE Rohert Btfw.rt well known
in Bluir county, died at Altoonu, aged til
years.
Thomas Wii.dk, of Ketterman, had both
legs taken off by the wheels of a freight
train which he attempted to board at Wain
piim. A. B I.fsiifh, a well-known merchant
tailor of ShoemakuraviUe, while out tisblug
was drowned.
HcxKY Sit vw, of Pottsvlllo, was sentenced
to eight years solitary con linemen t in Ihu
Kusteru penitentiary for the murder of
Duvu K. ljuiiiu. ;
Kxolavd bus sent the editor of an
anarchist Journal to prison for &
year uud a bait. She will not allow ft
treo press to be used by social dem
jogucj to Incite to murder.