We Hill Id tho Ladder.
Heaven It not reached (it single bound, ,
But we build the ladder by which we Viae
' From the lowly e srth to tlio vaulted skies,
And wo mount to the summit round by
ronnd.
1 counted thing to be grandly true.
That noble deed is a step toward flodf
Lifting theaoul from the common tod
To purer air and a broader view.
"We rise by the things that are under feet,
By what we liovo mastered of greed and
gain.
By the pride deposed and the passion
(lain,
And the vanquished Ills that wehourlv meet.
We hope, we aspire, we resolve, we trust.
When the morning coils us to life and
light;
But our hearts grow weary, and ere thu
night
Our Uvea arc trailing the sordid dust.
We hope, we aspire, we resolve we pray.
And we think that Wo mount the air on
wings,
Uryoml the recall of scnsunl things
While our feet still cling to the heavy clay.
Wings for the angers, but feet for the men,
We may borrow tho wlnga to And tho way ;
We may hope and anplro and rcaolvo unci
pray,
But our feet mint rlie or we f ill again.
Only In dreams Is a ladder thrown
From the weary earth to the sapphire
walls;
Tint the dreamt depart and the vision fnllt
And the sleeper wakes on his pillow of
stone.
Heaven It not reached at a single bound,
lint we build the ladder by which wo rise
From the lowly earth to tho vaulted skies.
And we mount to the summit round by
round.
fJ. G. Holland.
A LABOR OF LOVE
John Rnmsay was working on lilt
farm, lilt careless, loose dress display
ing to advantage Ilia tall, muscular
figure, nml a broad Blrnw hat shaded
a liandsomo face, with large, dark
eyes set beneath a forohcad whoso
breadth and height indicated a power
ful brain. Tho lmnd that guided tlio
plough were strong hand, but whiter
and more delicate tlian such pursuits
usually allow.
Daisy Halo sat watching Mm. Her
dress was print, bat m ido with
flouncos on tho skirt nnd rufU.it oa the
wuUU Hor short goldou linlr was
u:lod into a fringe iiifufiuly over
hot' forehead and gathered in longer
curls into a comb behind, abovo which
was a Jiunty hat ooverod with puffs
of white muslin and bows of blue,
ribbon to match the spots upon her
dress.
Tho fnce under Daisy's hat was
gloomy, not to any cross. A very
protty face, but not ploasant, having
petted, spoilod-child frown and a
brooding dlicoutont Id tlio large blue
eyes.
Presently the farmer drew near hor,
and, Inking off hit hat, fanned him
self with it, stopping his hoi-sos while
he loaned ' indolently against tho
plough.
"You look dcliciously cool under
this grort trco," hu said. "And
Jicm 1 very much d rosso J for 6 o'clock
ill the morning."
"In a five-penny caliool" alio said
contemptuously. "Whou are you coin
ing In?'1
"At noon, to dinner."
' "It is too absurd," she broke out,
angry tears in hor eyos, "for you to
bo ploughing nnd hoeing and milking
oows and doing the work of a labor
ing man! I thought when you came
homo from eolloge yon would do
something betides work on a farm."
"And lot the farm go to ruin? That
would be a poor way to pay my
debts."
"Your dobUl" she said, looking as
touhhed. "Do yon. owe debts?"
Certainly 1 You and I are both
very heavily in debt, Daisy. I think
wheu Aunt Mary took us In, poor lit
tle orphans I her nephew, you hor
second cousin -"
Third cousin," she interrupted,
"slnoe you are so-paitioulur. I know
what you mean, but I am very uro
that Aunt Mary never intended us to
drudge ou the horrid old farm."
"Do you know that the money
he saved iu a life of hard work was
pout upon our education? Do you
know that sho lias nothing now but
tho farm, and that to take hor awuy
from it would probably shorleu her
llfo." '
"She always has takon care of it
herself."
"Are you blind that you cannot see
how tho four yoars she hat boon alono
here have aged her, how feiiCle she la.
While wo were living at eastj at col-
logo and school, she hat tolled for us
uutll she is wearlod out."
'But you could send her money if
you were in the city iu some gentle-
manly oocupatlou."
. "remaps so, ton or twelve years
from now.' Today I propose to work
. itbls farm, and see how mauy umbels
of corn I can raise ou it"
He took bold of the plow handlea as
he spoke, started the horses and left
hor, her eyes full of angry toart.
'lie might as well have said what
ho meant," she thought, springing
down nnd darling for the house, "He
thinks I ought to cook, wash, make
butter, and work like a servant, when
I have studied so hard and tried to
mnke myself a lady, that ho might not
bo n.hamod of mo."
Yet, In hor honrt, sho knew that ho
was nthamod of hor, nnd that she do
served It. Ashnmod that she could
ait In her room, selfishly engrossed in
making pretty articles of dicss or
leading, whllo her cousin, or, as "ho
was railed, Aunt Mary, worked In tho
kitchen, tho dairy, tho poultry yard,
from day's dawn till night.
Shu win not a' I aodlshnoss nnd
hcartlcssiipss, though Ihcro had grown
a thick emit of both over her bi"t
nature, Hor ideas of ladies and
gentlemen depended largely upon
clothing and pursuit, and sho had not
quite realized how much moro nearly
John's stniidard reached the desired
point than tier own.
At sho drow nnnr tho homo the
sting of John's words penotrated mure
and moro through tho crust she hud
drawn over hor heart, until a fresh
stab met her at tho door. Looking in
nt the open door, sho saw a whllo head
bowed in weeping, a slight ilguro
shaken by sobs.
Quickly, through nil tho selfishness,
solf-ropronch struck at tho girl's heart
nnd in a moment aho was on her knees
besido tho low chair, her arms around
tho wcoplng woman.
"Oh, Aunt Mary, what is It? ' Oil,
plcas don't cry so. What lias hap
pened?" "Why, Daisy dear," through sobs
that would not bo checked at a mo
ment' t notice, "don't mind mo. I'm
only tired, doar only tired."
Could tho have struck deeper?
Tired t At seventy housework does
become a weariness! At seventy it
may seem if ono ought to rest while
young hands and active foot tnko up
tho burdens. Sho was very tired, this
pntlont old woman, who had given
her llfo work for others; first, for her
parents, thon for an invalid brother;
lastly, for tho orphan children; with
such lnnumornblo aots of neighborly
kindness nt only the recording angel
of good docda knows. Well might
sho bo tired I H was now to her to bo
carcsiod, to have tender hands lend
hor to hor room and loosen her diem,
a tender volco coax her to lio down.
"Now, 1 will darkon the window,"
Daisy laid, "and you are to rost.
Slcop if you can, until dinner time."
lint, Daisy, you cannot muko the
din nor."
"I will try," was tho quick reply,
nnd Aunt Mary tubiiillted.
Wuhing potatoes, shelling peas,
frying ham, making coffee, all allowed
thought to be busy, nnd Daisy sigh
ingly, put away toino of hor day
drouint over her homoly tasks.
"I cannot bo a lady," she thought,
"and John won't bo a gentloman, but
I will try to pay my share of the
debts."
She had taken off her flounces and
hat and put on a plain dresi and largo
check apron boforo sho began to
work, aud aho was rather as
tonished, as hor kltoheu duties
progressed, to lind herself happier
than she had been since the returned.
When John cumo to dinner ho was
astonlthod to find Aunt Mary "quito
drcstod up," as she blusbingly said,
in a clean print dross and whlto apron,
hor doar old fuco showing no sign of
heat or wearlnoas, whllo Daisy, with
addod bloom aud baro whlto arms, was
carrying in the dinner.
"The no v girl at your aorvlce," she
laid, saucily, as sho pulled down hor
sleeves. Dinner is ready, sir."
But her lips qulverod as ho bent
over her and whispered:
"God bless you, dear. Forgive mo
If I was too hasty this moruing."
It was a merry meal They niado a
play that was more than half earnest
of Aunt Mary's being a great lady
who was to bo waited upon, and not
allowed to rise from tho table upon
any consideration. Dinner over, John
returned to bis ploughing, and Aunt
Mary, firmly refusing to sit In idle
ness, was allowed to wash eupt and
saucers, while Daisy made short work
of pots and pans.
John said but little at the days wore
on and still found Daisy at her post.
It waa not in the nature of things for
Aunt Mary to alt with folded hands,
but it became Daisy's task to inaugu
rate dally naps, to see that only tho
light work came to the older hands,
to make daily work less of a toll and
more of a pleasure.
The young girl herself was sur
prised to find how much ah enjoyed
the life that bad seemed to ber a mere
drudgery.
With kronazer band to carry ou tba
domestic affair t, they ceased to on
gross every hour of the day, and John
encouraged Daisy in making uio of
the stiff, shut-up parlor as a dally
sitting-room. A pair of muslin cur
tains nt osch window wore skillfully
drapod to keop out tlio flies, the contra
table resigned its gay vate of stiff arti
ficial flowers and stand of was fruit,
to make room for two dainty work
baskets for nfternoon work and tho
periodicals John took in.
Over tho shiny horio-halr sofa aud
chairs pretty bits of embroidery were
draped and fresh flowers were sup
plied each day. Aunt Mary's cups,
collars and aprons were adjusted to
suit tho new order of things, and tho
easiest of chairs ttood cror ready for
her resting time.
John, bringing to his task the soma
will and brains that had carried him
through college, was lnitngurntjng a
new order of uliairs on tho farm, aud
niado tho work pny woll.
Onco mora enmo a Juno day, when
Daisy sat in the Holds, and John stood
leaning against tho fence boslde her.
Four years of earnest, loving work
lind left Irncos upon both young faces,
ennobling them, and yet leaving to
ilu-m all the glud content that rewards
wall doing.
Many hours of tolf-denlnl both had
mot liravely; many deprivations both
had homo well. Daisy woro a black
dress, ami upon tho hat In John's hand
wat a deep band of crepe, but through
a sadness in their voices thero yot
rung a tono of happiness.
"You lovo mo, Daisy ?" John had
said lo hor.
"When have I not loved you?" sho
sofily answered. -
"Aud yon will bo my wife? Dar
ling, 1 havo long loved you, but nt'tor
Aunt Mary was struck down with
paralysis I would not ask you to take
up now duties. Now she need you
no longer, nnd you shall leave the
farm whenever you wish."
"Leave the far nil Oil, John, must
we leave i? 1 thought it was yours
now."
"8o It Is."
"And you havo made it so beauti
ful, as well as profitable! Oil, John,
why must we leavo it? "
"Only becauso I thought it was
your wish, my darling."
"It would break my heart to go
away. I lovo my homo."
And John, taking this lltllo flguro
into a eloso embrace, wondorod if any
city could produce a sweeter, daintier
little lady than ho ono he hold in his
arms. Homo Queen.
Largest Well in the I'nlon.
Tho town of Vao,iu Texas, claims
tho distinction of having tho largest
woll in the Uuitod Siaios, and with
fow rivals in the world. It is bored
with a diameter of ton inches to tho
depth of 1800 feet, all the artesian
wells of this town finding Iholr supply
at about that depth. Tho Sainton
well, which has beeomo to no tod,
throws up nbout one and half million
gallons dally of hot but perfectly pure
aud crystallluo water, at a temperature
of 103 degrees which is the hlghost
temperature of any artesian water yet
discovered with a pressure of sixty
pounds to tho Inch, and it will rlso in
tho staudplpo lo the holght of 120
feot from the ground. The supply,
too, nppears to bo inexhaustible, no
diminution of pressure having so far
bceu folt at tho other wells. Bosides
tlio Samson two othor stniidplpos are
reported respectively eighty by t won
ty feet aud eighty-eight by twenty
which not only supply this town with
pure artesian water for domostio and
manufacturing purposes, but also for
hot, swimming and other baths. But
tcarcoly of lots Importunes for tho f u
tnre of tho place it tho fact that theso
wells supply it, in addition, with a
motlvo power which can ba applied
to all kinds of manufacturing noodt.
New York Sun.
Work for the Insane.
In Great Britain and Ireland the.
theory is oulortninod that lu ordor tc
treat the county insane properly, thoy
should be glveu some suitable and con
genial employment which will tend lo
keep thoir miudt from lusano subjects.
The work Is to be prescribed by a
physician as carefully as any medicine,
suiting it to each person and then
watching the effjet closely. Amuse
ment and recreation are to havo
pi iioo lu tho employment, and they are
to be allotted lu inch a way as to eali
forth the Interest and enthusiasm of
the lutane. Yankee Blade.
Native Cork.
It li not genorally known that the
oork tree will grow and do well In
this latltute. Buch it the fact, how
ever, and at the oork factory on Maga
sine street may be seen tome fine
sample t of oork grown at Day St.
LouU. fNew Orleans Flcayuno.
HOLDERS' COLUMN
TBI SABER BRIGADE.
Stirring Incidents In the History of
that Qallant Command.
On Dec. 8, 1803,
at Nashville,
Tenn., I was as
signed to the tem
porary command I
of tho First Bri
gade, First Dlv.
islon of Cavalry,
Army of the Cumi
brrland, (luring
tho absence of tho
rYb r 1 ga il e com
St'mandcr, Col. Ed.
i McConk, 2d Ind.
f-Cav. Two of the
a- Colonels Wo 1-
yfrd, of tho 1st
IT, nnl Wvm
'.TSUivkoop, of tho 7th
Pa. outranked mo by nearly a your;
both of these (tllcers having gono into
tho field as Colonels of their regiments,
while I had served as Major In tho 2d
and Lieutenant-Colonel In the 3d
Mich. Cav. print to my promotion to
the Colonelcy of the 4th Mich. Cav.
On tho 18th Col. MeCook returned
lo his command, but on tho 21st ho
was thrown from his horse and so se
verely hurt that ho had to relinquish
tho command; ami on the 22d t was
assigned to tho permanent command
of tho brigade, which within tiirco
months waa announced in General
Orders as "the 8abcr Brigade of tho
Army of the Cumberland."
During the 10 days that I was la
temporary command, an incident
which illustrates the lax ideas of din
cipline which existed iu some leui
ments occurred;
Tho 1st Ky. was paid off, receiving
pay, I believe for some six or eight
months. On the day following, when
I received the morning report of tho
regiment, I found IS? men absent
without leave, together with their
horses, arms and equipments. I at
mice sent for the Colonel nnd asked
for an explanation.
I said: "Col. Wolford, what has be
eomo of your men?"
"Well, I guess they've gone home to
tco their folks."
"Do yon mean that they havo de
serted?" Drawing himself up with dignity,
Wolford replied: "Deserted! No sir,
my men are patriots, sir; they havo
como into the field to fight tho enemies
of their country, sir."
"Will they return to their regi
ment ?"
"If we pass that way I guess they
will jinc us."
"Col. Wolford, I will have to recom
mend that your regiment be ordered
back to Kentucky to collect your ab
sentees." I reported tho case to Oen Stanley,
who indorsed my recommendation, and
the 1st Ky, Cav. was sent back to
Kentucky. I never again met the regi
ment, but have often wondered it the
absentees ever "jined" their command.
On the !)0th, a forco of Confederate
cavalry captured or destroyed the wa
gon train of tho Third Bngado of
Itoiissoau's Division, on tho Jcfi'erson
pike, in rear of our loft, and was
threatening our lino of supplies on the
Nashvillo road.
Leaving tho company of the 2d Ind,
on courier duty, and the 8d Ky. and
two battalions of tho 7th Pa. forming
a chain of vidcts in rear of tho lino of
battle to prevent straggling, I marched
for Lavtrgne, to operate against tho
enemy's cavalry and protect the supply
trains. I bivouackod at Lavergne at
about 11 o'clock that night, close to
Col. Walker's Urigado, of Oen. Fry's
Division.
On tho morning of the 81st heavy
cannonading was heaid a little west of.
south, in tho direction of the position
occupied by Oen McCook's Corps. The
continuity of the cannonading indica
ted very heavy fighting. Knowing
that we would be of moro service
there than where we then wcro, I start
ed across the country guided by tho
roar of battlo.
As we Advanced the noise of battlo
was continually moving eastward,
clearly showing that the right of our
army was being driven. Shortly after
crossing Stewart's Creek we struck
Wheeler's cavalry, but did not allow it
to delay us an instant.
When crossing Overall's Crock, I
found that wo were In front of Mc
Cook's lino of battlo, and several shells
wero thrown at us before I could show
them who we wero.
The Army of the Cumberland was at
this time holding a position forming
almost a complete semi-circle. Tho
left rested on and cast of Stone Blver.
Tho line, extending wctterly, crossed
the river, the Nashville & Chattanoo
ga Itailroad, and the Nushvllle and
Murfrcesboro turnpike at right-angles.
From this point the right was gradu
ally retired, until the extreme right,
resting in a cedar thicket, almost
touched the Nashville pike. The ex
treme left wa facing south; the extreme
rigl t was facing north.
I now took position parallel to the
Najhvillo road, in front of and at right
angles to the position occupied by Mc
Cook's right.
Six companies of the 4th Mich., dis
mounted, occupied a line of fence on
the elio oft piece of wood nu the west
tide of alaigecottonfleld. Tho 7th Pa.
(one battalion), mounted, somewhat
retired, woro in t.osition to the right
of the 4th Mich., north of the line of
fence; the 6tu Tenn., dismounted, oc
cupied a Hue offence on the east side
of the large cottonfleld, in rear of the
4th Mich.; the 12ih Pa., mounted, was
in the rear of the 7th Pa. and slightly
retired from the line of the 6th Tenn.
Capt. Mix, commanding the 4th
Mich and Capt. Jennings, command
m
in . I h '
ing the 7th Pa., wero Instructed, if at
tacked in force, to fall back on the
second line. At this tlmo my cntln,
forco iiuinhorod 010 men.
My command was scarce! In they
position describod when tho G'onfcd'
erato cavalry, dismounted, and not
less than 2,500 strong, attacked tho
lino occupied by the 4th Mich. The
assault was handsomely repulsed, and
the regiment then retired to tho second
line, which tho enemy msdo repeated
attempts to assault, but could not
cross tho cottonlleld In tho face of tho
withering flro that met them: they wcro
agsln and again driven back to tho
shelter of tho woods.
A heavy mounted force now attack
ed ond drovo back tho battalion of tho
7th nnd tho detachment of tho 15th
Pa., thus uncovering tho flank of my
dismounted line, which I ordered to
fall back to their horses and mount.
Tho Confederate cavalry followed
us on to the upon ground, showing
three strong lilies of mounted men, any
one of which outnumbered my com
mand. Oen. Wheeler's and Oen. Bed
ford's Brigades formed two lines direct
ly in my front, nnd Oen. Whnrto..'s a
line at an anglo of 43 degrees across
my left-front.
Oen. Stanley, returning from Gen.
Rosecrans's headquarters, at this mo
ment came on the field. A ler hearing
what had been done, and our then
exact situation, he said: "You look
after those fellows in front and I will
talco care of this force," pointing to
Wharton's line.
Stanley took two companies from
the left or the 4th Mich., and was
about to chargo Wharton, when, sud,
denly halting, ho said to tho olllcer in
command: "Wait hero and I will
bring you assistance," and galloping
across tho field to tho 15th Pa.,
ordered that regiment to follow him.
I must hero explain. Thn 11th Pa.
was n now regiment; its Colonel and
Lieutenant-Colonel were not with that
portion then on the field. Two days
before, in nn ill judged dash, it had
lost several olllcers killed, including
two gallant young Majors Ward and
Hosengartcn and the men wore lonio
what bewildered.
There was hesitation in obeying Gen.
Stanley's ordor, and I then witnessed
one of tho most heroic scenes of the
war. Stanley, standing iu his stirrups,
his soldierly figure erect, his saber
raised straight abovo his head, in a
voice distinctly heard above tho noiso
of battU. exclaimed, "The man who
does not follow me is a coward !''
ond wheeling his horse dashed back to
the two companies of tho 4th Mich.
Tho 15th followed tho 4th, and with a
ringing cheer this littlo band of heroes,
led by the gallant Stanley, charged
home into the center of Wharton's
llrigado ond drovo it from the field, a
Sergeant of tho 15th Pa. bringing out a
stand of colors.
I sent the battalion of tho 7th Pa. to
support Stanley, but ho did the work
without them. I charged tho first
line in front of mo witli the remaining
four companies of tho 4th Mich., sup
ported by the 5th Tenn., but the Con
federates, not waiting to recelvo us,
broke and left tho field on a gallop.
Hastily correcting my formation I
charged the second lino (Hnford's),
but, following the example of Wheel1
cr's men, they hIso dcclinod the ren
contre and retired at the gallop.
At this time the 4th Mich. Cav. wai
armed with Colt's revolving rifles, unil
did not carry sabers, for which, 1 have
no doubt, the enemy in the dusk mis
took tho bright bands of our rifles.
I pickete I well to tho front and
right, and held tho field that night.
On Jan. 1. 180.1, Col. C'ook.with tho
8d Tenn. Cav., roported to mo, and on
tho 2d Col. Pitkist reported to me
with tho 4th Tenn. With two regi
mcnts on the picket-line I held the
ground on Jan. 1, 2 and 8.
Jan. 4 advancod to Wilkinson's
turnpiko.and drove the enemy's caval
ry beyond the position occupied by
Mct'ook on the morning of Dec. 81.
Jan. A passed through Murfrcesboro
and pushed firagg's rear-guard, con
sisting of cavalry, Infantry and artil
lery, six milts beyond, nn the Man
chester pike; and thus ended tho bat
tle of Stone Hirer.
The causalties in the brigado were
six officers and 123 men killed and
wounded. Wo also lost 128 horses
killed. We captured and turned over
103 prisoners.
Vale, in "Minty and Cavalry," page
110, after describing our fighting iu
front of the right wing on Dec. 81,sijs:
"In these engagements the rebels lost
out of their cavalry 80 killed nnd 105
woundod. It. II. O. Minty, in Nation
al Tribune, Washington, D. C.
Geography In South Afrlrat.
Boston is a noble and famous city,
but thero are millions of peoplo la
tho world who havo never heard of it.
Mr. N. 11. Bishop, a boy of seventeen
or eighteen years, waa travelling
across the pampas of South America
in company with somo natives of tho
Argentine Republic.
Having said, perhaps a little proud
ly, that he was from Boston, ho af
terward overheard this conversation
between two of his follow-travelers:
"Where Is BostronV" asked ono.
'Iiostron Is in Franco, to be sure,"
replied the othor.
"That cannot bo. France is a groat
way off, and has not got any moon;
and tho gringo told mo tho other
night that there is a moon In Iios
tron, and North America Is la tho
sumo place."
"Fool!" exclaimed Number One.
"North America is in England, tho
country whore the grlngoes live that
tried to take Buenoa Ay res."
Two Killed, 80 Injured.
Two persons wero killed aud 20 Injured
by an accident on the Annapolis fc Balti
more short line railroad near Baltimore,
Md. The passenger car rolled over an em
bankment 30 feet high. The persons killed
were a colored man and woman, who wen
standing on an embankment.
PENNSYLVANIA PICKINGS.
OKI IMPORTANT HiWIHMM
Of Interest to Dwellers la the Keystone
State.
FIRE IX THE REFORMATORY.
4 BIO BLAEt IK THK iitrxTtttonow INnrsTRtAt,
school, cavses A Loss or $50,000.
A most serious fire occurred 8undny night
within the walls of the I'ennsylvania Indus
trial Reformatory, at Huntingdon. The
total loss will probably reach IW.OOO. The
fire originated In the brush factory. The
building was valued at (15,000 and tho eon
tents at considerably more. A large brick
carpenter shop, planing mill and band
room, adjoining, is also in ruins. This
building was erected at a cost of ll0.0D.an
It contained machinery nnd material to the
amount of Hu.OOO or moro. For a time It
was toared there would ba a stampede
among the prisoners In ward A. Their
frnntii: yells of "Let her go," and "Good,
giMl," wns an evldi nee ol how much they
wero concerned In the institution's misfor
tune. Hut a few were quieted ot the sight
of olllei!rs and loaded rifles. The brush
factory containeil considerable inflamuble
material aud manv explosions took place.
Huntingdon's vobmttcr fire department
worked with great ditlleiilty in getting the
fire under cniund, as the water supply in
the relormnturv riservoir has been exhaust
ed for several days. The amount of insiir
nnee Is only 17,iiiJ.
I he Hoard of the Huntingdon Reforma
tory will at once liegiu the rctxtilding of the
brush factory, using the serviceable materi
al remaining, the cost of construction to b
defrayed from the Insurance money.
ttrw riPK line compakt.
The statement of the Menpvllle Producers
and Refiners' 1'lpo Line Company, limited,
capital I2'0;000, hns been filed In the oWif
of the County Recorder. The managers of
the company are J. W. Lee, Chairman; 8.
V. Ramagp, Secretary and Treasurer; O. H.
Torry, John Swortz and A. 1). Wood.
Mesrs ltamage and Swart represent the
refiners and thoothers the producers. The
general office of the company will be locat
ed at Titusville, but there will be branch
offices opened wherever necessary or con
venient, the principal of which will be in
Pittsburg.
mSNMVUANUNS ISJl'llED I AS ACCIDFWT.
A sleeping enr on a train returning from
tho Denver conclave rolled down a 20-fool
embankment near Clinton, Iowa. No on
was killed, but Reuben Ilelscl, of Hnzelton.
I'a., was scrl.usly hurt, internally and
otherwise. Mrs. Charles Rhoaiies, of South
Ilethlehem, l'u., was also Injured to that sht
coutd not proceed. Among the othen
slightly injured are: C. E. llrinkman and
W. It. Obert, of Lclilghton, Pa.; Mrs. Mary
Haines, Miss L. C. Dehart and W. J. Ever
hart, of Kaston, I'a.
FIVE UORSK STOLEX.
Five horses were stolen In the vicinity of
I'niontown, Saturday night.and thoCooley'a
are charged with the thefts. One horse was
taken from theatibleof I. L. Mesmiore, in
this borough, two from Fuller Hogsett.near
Mt. llraddock and two from A. J. paru,
near Uniontown.
kim.ku ny a TRAirr.
Lewis S. Hcinei, superintendent of the
Chester Heights Campmeetiiig association,
was struck by a Philadelphia and ltaltimore
Central railroad train at Chester Heights
and killed. He lived at Philadelphia and
was on his way to tho station to take a train
home when killed.
1'ISH KlI.r.KD 11V WHOLESALE.
Several thounud fish in a pond on the
outskirts of Potstnwn, including carp IS
inches long and catfish 10 Inches long, wero
found Moating on the top of the water. It is
believed that water from cinders dumped
liearbv killed them.
KII.I.KD II Y A F.U.I. ritOM A KOOr.
John Scraf, a young tinner, was descend
ing from the roof of tho German Catholic
school house, Alloona, whan he slipped and
fell to the ground, a distance of 33 feet. He
was badly crushed and died in a few min
utes. FARMER MOHOAX DEAD.
Jo'inW. Morgan, the wealthy farmer,
who waa shot by his son, Thursday, died at
Carmlchaels.
SiiKi-iFf Keller, of Dauphin county,
while en route from Lancaster to Harrii
burg, tell from the train at Middletown and
was instantly killed.
While Frank Workley waa riding a horse
near Liberty Tuesdav night the animal fell
on him causing fatal injuries. The horse
broke its leg aud had to be killed.
Cost or the Troops. State Treasurer Mor
rison has paid outI.VJ,HUi)on account of the
service of troops at Homestead. The First
brigade was paid from the regular fund.
At Erie Mrs. Vincent Rrandish, In at
tempting to leave a motor car before it stop
ped, was thrown to the pavement and re
ceived injuries from which she died.
At rleottdule. Homer, the 10-year-old son
of Dr. J. A. Newman, was probably fatally
injured while riding a fractious horse.
Mns. Civkon, of noar Pleasant Unity,
Westmoreland county, was almost instant
ly killed by the accidental discharge ot a
gun in the hands of Kudolpli Boyd, a re
lative. Mrs. James Tiohe, of Scranton, gave birth
to quadruplets, four boys. They were all
born alive, but died in a short time.
At Philadelphia 200 wholes do and retail
coal dealers formed the Wholesale and
Retail Coal Dealers' association, with the
object of immediately raising the price of
coal per ton SO cents, with an additional 2i
cents for putting it in the cellars of pur
chasers. DiriiTHERiA. in Its worst form. Is raging
in Sewickley township, near Greenhorn, anil
a number of deaths have occurred within the
past few davs.
William SViiittaker, the agent in charge
of the Svduey and PUpia offices of the Union
PaciliuTea Company, is missing and with
him some of the company's funds.
A robiier entered the residence of Frank
I awson, of Yonngstuwn, during Mr. Law
sou's absence, and, Uxin being discovered
by Mrs. Lawaon, struck her on the bead
with a club, knocking her unconscious. He
(hen escaped.
An express train and a local freight on the
R'g Four Hoail collided near Kidney killing
Fireman Hurry t'arr and badly injuring En
gineer Dean.
JosEi'ii F. Elliott, of Shire Oaks, Wash
ington county, has sued Dr, Frank McUrew,
ofFiuley, for 110,001) damages, the doctor
having given Mrs. Elliott a teaspoonful of
carbolic acid by mistake laat A rii, killing
her.
Johh T. Cals, a wealthy farmer of Shen
ango township, Lawrence county, waa
liiniid dead In Ma front yard.