Iloniltilght.
flnoihilglit! Kweet sleep I
I rome, wandering, way-worn sheep '
Uod I thy liiiine, lie longs In Imvn thee
emtio.
(loodtilght! Bweot sleep!
lloodntglit! Sweet sleep!
Oh, leave Ihe mountains rough ntiil steep 1
In Hod Is peace wlilc Ii nevermore shall
cease.
llnnihilglit I Sweet sleep!
tlooilnlght I Hweet sleep!
Thy ti'nMllh'il eyes mi morn newt weepi
tied in thy frli'ttil, nml will nil danger fond,
tlimdlllglll! Street sleepl
tloodiilglil! Rncot sleep!
ITo In hi li'inli r riiro will keep
Thee safe frum linrm Willi liU almighty
arm.
tJunillilghl Hweet nil-op!
(lonilnlghl I Hweet nlpi-p'
Ho o'er llijr frame will alinnlii-r i-n-i'p,
Ami llmu'lt Hnd rest upon tliy Suiloiir's
breast.
Koodlllghtt Hweet steep!
I lonilnlghl ! Kweet shop!
An1 dreaming, tlmtl wilt hear tlm sweep
Of angel witus nml strains fniin troMcii
strings,
(looilnlght! Hweet sloop I
May Christie, in New York I mti-x!iii1-iit.
HESTER'S ROMANCE.
Tlio pr i ti ff was vory sweet thai
yenr; tlm orchard blossoms won1
lienvy nml rli-li on Dm fresh, wnrm
air, unit tlm llniiinids' In-own farm
liousn with lit mossy roof, lltlml per
fectly Into ilia luudsfiipo of tlm
gonlly iindoliiiliijr prulrlo land, lint
Joshua Hat-mird iii-vor imili'Pil i
till rt v yours' companionship Willi his
Wife, Jane, hud thoroughly n'titlii'illi'il
tho njitlintli! iint of li! liitlni-c. Sim
wns a woninn whoso f m-o gave onn tlm
Impression Unit It liml been rudcly
car veil out with n sharp knlfo nml
lint polished down; sho accentuated
tills by drugging her liulr buck Into n
tight knot at Ilia wrong nnglo of Imr
bond. Mr. Hni-nurd wits noted in tlio
country ton ml iibmtt for Imr sharp
Voice, good bntlor nml obstinacy.
How alio wns evi-r inittn-oil by Imr
emliirinjr husband to let lilm somt thulr
ottly daughter, lloNior, nwny to school
bud boon tlio marvel of IliOKosslps for
month. Whatever topic wns Intro,
ilttcod It itlivnvs branched oil' on to tlm
Dnriiai-iU. l'l'y for tbo bond of tlio
family, backbiting for tbo wife, mid
covert, envious romnrks for Hosier
woro alluring snnrcs of wickedness
that could not bo resisted. Hcstor ln'id
contn buck Hint spring for good; her
.collego days woro HiiIhIioiI nudslio wns
trying to sottlo down ngniu in tlio old
life tlint scouted n droutii.
Four yours of city lifo, with tbo re
fining liifltioucci sbo bud mot , Intd
worked a Hint vollotis chnnyo In tbo
brown-eyed, quiet girl. Shu thought
At first bor inotbor and father bad
cbangad, ntid was puzzled, but wlioii
tbo ronl irutli broke upon bor, site full
Suddenly alienated, as though sbo wore
b strnngor. They woro wbcro sbo bnd
left them, wblio sho bud inovod a notch
bighor; it mado bor moro toudorly
kind towards her father, whom sbo
loved; moro clmriublo towards bor
motlior, who wns at onco proud of Imr
and dissatisfied, and on account of this
sometimes trying. It hurt Hunter to
kenr hor tnothor's boast to a neighbor
of hor duughtor's accoinplishtnonis; it
filled hor with cbngrlu to bo pushed
forward at tlio little gatherings, whes0
atmosphoro bnd beconio dlstustofu!,
and to sco tbo envious sneers on tlio
faces of hor former friends.
At first when slio cmno back slio bad
- trlod to meet thorn on the old footing,
but slio could not bocomo imoi-estod in
their gossip and boatix and tlioy could
not comprehend her. S little by
llttlo the full back upon hursolf for
companionship, much to tbo ungor of
Mrs. Barnard, who wns ambitious for
Iloster to Bhlno In the country side;
her ambition wontuo hlglmr.
"You arc ungratofnl, Hester!" sbo
aid sharply 0110 evening, as slio cleared
(be euppor tablo. '-Look at tbo money
spout on your schooling, ana now
you won't go auywhoro but stick at
Lome llko a nobody."
Hester did not reply sbo hnd
loarnod bettor and stood looking out
of the window In a bopolots sort of a
war. -Slio had earnestly triad to do
bur duty, but lifo seemed very bard
'of late, cut off from congenial pursuits
and friends. Yes, it was the friends,
the thought, with a flush. .
"And then rof using to go to tlio so-
clablo tomorrow night with Nut Tar.
kins," hor mother went oil in her
rasping voice, "when everyone will
be there, and lie is the richest fanner
In this region, and all the girls would
give their eyes" . -
'Mother!" Hester broke In deiper
telyatlast, 'Idoall in my power
to please you, but I will not go with
Mr. Parkins I detest him," and she
fled to ber room, where tbo threw
herself sobbing upon bor little white
bed. She fe'.t so hopeless, so home
tick for well, for wlwtf And In her
abandonment of grief she repealed a
iinmo to hoi self its If It cotnfnrtod
her. Sim hud not known when sbo
loi't Ilia city how sho loved Ilm-bcrl
Htroiig, who pnrlnd from her ftt tlio
Input wllli lliut i-opt'unchftlt look ill
bis ryes.
AVIuit rnprlcn bad moved her to tell
blin no? At Hint moment slio felt ns
though she would give thn world to
pour out hor sorrow and pnnitiumn to
Mm, but lm wns lost to Imr gutio to
ulna fur stern town.
So she lay and sobbed lirrsnlf sli-k.
It wns Ihn nnliirul renlt of her long
weeks of siOf-rontrolleil tumble; sho
liml not so (Mimplelnly owned lo Imr-
i-lfbrforo bow in mil hn regratted
the niHt, ,
Whi'ii sbn rose In Ihn iirirnlng sbo
sntv surli a whiln Utile face nml swollen
eyes In the lais Hint she dreaiti'd lo
go down-stairs. A sort of npittliy bad
seized upon her, however, ami s-lin
ipiielly slii ped Into her ptnen tit the
nlili) Willi hope that her mother
would not uutii'o ber especially. Hut
tlio sharp eyes of that busy woman
took ber ilaulitrr In qutrkly. She
Inlemb-il lo wnlrh ber moro closely
hereafter; her dislike for Nat I'm kins
unlit bo uvereomo.
"Ilester," lie rrlod In kitrprlse,
"what liuvo you boon lining to your
self?"
jN'oihing," Ileslcr inbl, wearily,
briiring Imriclf for Ihn at:uek. Mrs.
Ilarnard, nfler n nmmeiil's look, rot
down tlio collee-put nml opened her
lips, but suddenly, lo everyone's sur
prise, Mr. lluriiard, who usually kept
it discreet Klleuen iliirlng his wife's
tirades, laid bis toil-worn band on bis
daughter's shoulder.
"Now, .lano!" her husband spoko
with tlio nuilioi liutivn tone bo rurnly
used sivo when Ids daughter noeilo.l
ilefenert "I want you to drop this
noiiMtuso about, marrying Hester oil' to
Nut l'arkins. Ho U not her kind tit
all." In his blind way .Ionium Hat"
nurd felt tlio dill'orcuco between Ills
gentlo daughter mid tlio bluir, lough
young farmer.
"Afler she wont ttpstitirs lust nlghl,"
bo went on, "I puseil ttniler her win
dow ami tlio child was crying 111 to
break her heart, and look at her
pule frco ibis morning. Can you m
It?"
"Yes, 1 seo It," hU wife said cross-
lv. It always roused her temper to
bo opposed unexpectedly by her Imh
bnml, for slio usually hud to submit.
"I mm) It nit'l all iioiihciihoI Soiuo
good-for-notlilii' city fellow, I'll war
rant 1" with which shot sho left the
table and began rattling tlio dishes In
way to prevent further conversa
tion.
Jo-luia llariiiird slowly left tbo
house for tlio field. It was a new Idea
that bis wlfo had uggotod, yet Hes
ter had never said anything to hint
about it, and thoro wcro fow things
she did not conllilo to hint. Ho
thought of It nil tlio long, warm morn
ing till tlio terrlblo boat drovo all tbo
workers to tlio wolcomo sbudo of tbo
trees along tbo fenco by Ilia roud-
side.
Tbo dust lay thick and dry on tlio
ground, tlio insects shrilled monoto
nouslynothing stirred. A cloud of
dust enmo down the road and JohIiuu
lluriiard and his men walchod It curi
ously: who was foolish enough to
drivo horses so fust under such a blaz
lug sun?
It did not tako much to check tlio
exhnustod span of buys, wtio stood
panting and ditst-bogriinod, and they
turned to tlio light buukbonrd.
A uiau lay thoro, fulloti under tlio
soat, with bis face a dark rod and his
clothoi dust covurod.
Drunk!'' was thodlsgtihtod cry, but
Joshua Uuriiard, who lookod moro
closoly, said, "A sunstroke. Tako him
to tbo home cnrofully," and followed,
wiping his bcutod brow. Ho felt char-
itablo now towards all strangers. Was
it uot a stranger that llostor perbups
loved?
Thoro was confnslou in the brown
farmhouse Immediately, for June
Ilurnurd was in hor clutnont whon shu
had a sick porson on hor bauds, and
site unceremoniously loft Hostur wltli
tho housework below while sho took
possession of the sick room. Slio was
attracted by the unconscious man, with
his baudsomo face and retlttvd uppoar
an co.
"How is lto?" Hester a skod, when
her mother finally dosouudod,
"He'll bo all right after my nurs
ing," that worthy persounge rotiiat ked,
and forthwith lutiuohed Into a glow
ing description of her patient.
Hester curiosity was roused; eo
like from hor , tnothor's description,
yot -. A wild thought flashed
through bor head, and sho ttolo up
stairs with a beating hoart and psusud
on the threshold. She felt dlny and
closed her eye. "It could not be,"
tho kept laying "he Is miles away
war from here." Yet when tne
finally did look at tho unconscious
fiico of the malt beforo Imr n look of
ptmlonalo joy caino Into Imr eye.
"Thank Heaven, Herbert, darting!"
sho cried, nml nl If a spell woro
broken lin looked nt her. A smlln of
recognition rnmn lo his lips ami with
n murmured endearment ho trlod to
tlruw hor to him.
"1 hnvo found him, motlior 1" her
daiighler snld, with n smile through
ber tears, nml ns though this ex
plained It nil she tlirnod to her father's
iipnn num.
When Herbert Strong recovered and
went nwny with his young bride, oven
lami ll irnard hud beeomo reconciled
to her new son-in-law, nml never
iigulu In her lifo did shu mention Nat
Phi kino's inline. She accepted her
defeat.
Sloiix Indians,
"I hnvo had a good many scrim
tniiges with Indians of various tribes,
but tlm wildest mid wooH'ont of tbo
whole copppf-colorod breed nru tho
Sioux," said Major J in Allen, one of
tin) original "pnlhllmlurs" of tbo
Iriickless West, now the guest of tho
liiiclede. "Mo'l Indians nro born
siieuks nml nowuid, who do their
lighting from cover, but the Sioux
fears nothing, and would light Na
poleon's Old Uitiird in un open Held.
A bluir won't work on them worth a
cent, nml when they lacklo you, you
can Just niiiko up your mind to do
sonio killing or lone your sculp.
"I wns out In tho sonlhwcvlerii part
of what Is now South llukotu n fow
yours ago with a hunting party, when
wo oncoiiiitered n lot of bucks on tho
war-path. Them wero twenly of
them, while my party only numbered
half a dozen. Hut Ihn rcilikins had
tho old-faliloucd mii..le-loiiilers,
while wo were armed with Winchest
ers. '1 In-to wasn't a lock or tree for
miles, and we hail lo Just stand up lo
ihn rack nml tako our fodder. Ono
of tho parly wits n mining onglneor
who bud boon prospecting for pay
rock nml hud with him several pounds
of dynamite and nn electric buttery.
Ho wits a Yankco, one of those
ipiick-wllted peoplu that would liml n
way to get out of pcrdillon though all
Milton's terrors guarded tlm exit, lie
conconlcd tho exploiivo in tho grass,
attached Ids wire, and wo retreated
slowly nhoiit 400 yards and stopped
The redskins didn't waste any lima
matiieiivoiiug; they cmno and suw and
expected to compter In short order.
On they came, straight ns (ho crow
Hies, and wo lay down in tho grim
with riflos cocked. I lull you It was
an Interesting moment for us. If tho
battory failed to do its duty wo wero
gnno to u man. Hut it didn't. Tho
'blnc-hollio' had dropped his hat near
bis Vesuvius, so that bo etttld toll just
when to touch the button.
As tho foremost borso reached tho
hat ha turned on tho current. I'liero
win an explosion that miiilo tlio vory
ground reel, ami tho air for forty rod
was full of hot'so llo-li and fragments
of noble red men, saddles nnd rifles,
blnnkoU and buckskin. 'N'ow's our
time, boys,' I called, and wo ran for
ward and began pumping tlio lead into
(ho Icrrillod savages ns fast us wo could
pull n trigger. Tlio rest of tbo purty
took flight, nml I mil known among
the Sioux In this day as tho thunder
maker. The titlo does not belong to
me, but it is mighty good capital out
in their country." SL Louis Ulobo
Democrat.
dollies of Hark.
Tlio Alucs weuvo a very durnblo
conrao cloth from tho fibrous bark of
tlio mountain elm. For this purposo
the bark is softened by soaking In
water, aftor which it is catlly sepa
rated into thin, wido ribbons, nnd
thoso mo readily split into long, slen
der threads. Tho threads nro litd to
gether cud to oud and wound into
bails. From ibis mutorlal tho coat,
which is the principal garmont, 1
manufactured. A narrow belt is
worn around tho wuist. Tlio womoit
usually wear an undergarment of cot
ton, and occasionally an apron. Leg
glngs aro worn by botli sexes, and
sandals In tho summer time. Thoso
lutler aro in ado of walnut burk. The
wlntor clothing 1 coinpo-od of skins
of animals. For traveling in the
now, shoes of fUhtklu aro employed,
consisting of woodon frames with
thongs of boat-skin. The Aluos hnvo
no writings, no records of tholr past,
no aspirations. They aro incapablo
of advancement. Tholr language is
still a puzzle. After a century of
conlaot wltli tho Japanose tlicy have
loarnod no arts, adopted no Improve
ments. Tho hunter today shoots the
bear with poisoned arrow from a bow
as primitive as that used by paleolithic
man. Some of the males are so com
pletely covered with hair that their
bodies cau hardly be soen. rWah
lngtou Star.
LOST CHILDREN;
THOt'BAMH AUK VnVXn IN HKW
YOHK 81'lttikTS ICVKHY U,UU
How The? AroCarnil For Thni-Are
'la ken In Pollen llnmltiar
ters When Kounil A
glinrp Trick.
UNDIIF.DS of chil
dren are Inst In the
streots of New York
every yenr, accord
ing to the 1'rrss.
Ls-t yenr tho num
ber run up into the
tliouninls.
A loot child Is cer
tain to attract atten
tion imiiK'dintcly. It
stands in the streets,
digs lis lints Into its
cyi-s nnd sets up a
cry which linim-ili-ntely
brings a num
ber of kind-henrted
people to Us rescue.
Then nloug conn s a
policeman. He Is
told tlm story, so fnr ns tho littlo one's
ftps nnd niiml csn manage to tell It.
tlo takes tho child under bis protecting
sring nnd escorts it to the station In his
precinct. Tbenco it is sent lo Head
ipinrlcrs. A general alnnn Is sent out to
every precinct in the city, notifying tlm
lergennts that n child list bonii found,
snd giving ndeseription of thn child nnd
its nnme, if the child cun talk and re
member it.
At Hcnilipinrtcrs Borgennt Hurley,
whoso room is oa the Mulberry street
rnd of tho big white building, tskes
ehnrgn of tho child and enters its immn
on the great blotter, whole thoussti'ls
a f other lost children's names already
itn ml.
Hut the littlo hoy or girl nocds ciro
which only a woman can give, so up
itairs it goes to what is known ns the
"Sky Parlor." This is Matron Travis's
own domain. Mrs. Travis has boon
mother to more children In tho timo sho
has been nt lleailipinrlers thnn has any
iitber woman in the city. Delivered Into
her enro tlio children re washed nnd fed,
nut calmed by being told that tiioy
'will see mamma soon."
Tho "Sky Parlor" Is a room about
Iwcntv feet soiiare, with n baro hSor.
I'liero little cots nro ulncnd n-'uimt tho
all on one side.n big round tnlilo covered
ih Tn sxv TAM.on at
with a piece of oilcloth stands in tho
middle of the room, nnd on one side is
an old secretary, llauitcd nlong another
side of the room are half n dozen big
chairs such as aro scou about police
stations.
Tlio children nrs kept boro for two
Jays. If not called for In that timo
they nro turned over to tho Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children or
to come similar institution.
Last year no fewer than 3137 children
-cre found by tho pnlico, lost in this
city. Of tlieso 5 01) (J wcro restored to
their parent or guardians; tho romsin
der was sent to institutions. Of tho40
lost children 'M'Jl bclongod in New
York, and sixty-two wero the children
of people from nut of town who hnd
come into tho city for a day's b-uiucj
or pleasure.
Summer is the timo whon chlldien play
in tho streets moro than they do at any
other scafon of the year. Consequently
moro of them succeeded in getting them
selves lost in the months of July, August
and September than at any other period.
Chil Iron of tho poorer class of people
sake up the largest number of the lost
fOUMD.
onos, although once in a while a Little
Lord Fauntleroy, with shining balr and
elegant clothing, wanders away from his
uxm while she Is receiving the attentions
I
111 e.
rail Jt
of somo edmlror and Is picked up by the
police, Mi.it of the lost children are
found nn the east side of the city, where
people of ninny nationalities are crowded
together. Thn reason for this lios, per
haps, In (ha fnct that each gnthornoV
nationality lorms a community by Itself,
and the children, being kept within the
community of which their parents nr
members, do not become familiar with
the surrounding streets. Consequently
when they stray a fow blocks away they
aro ns hopelessly lost as though they wers
sot down In tlio middle of a strnngn city.
Then, too, In tlieso busy, crowded
neighborhoods ninny do not know their
next door neighbors by sight, to say
nothing of their nelt door neighbor's
children. For this reason many a child
hns been picked up by a policeman, lost
nnd crylnif, within a fow streots of whom
its parents' live. Oaes hnvo occurred,
linlood, where children, unnbln to tell
their names, have boon lost on tho aml
block on which their pnronts lived. Some
people move nliout so much that their
young children hnvo no timo to Imcomn
acquainted with a neighborhood, and
whon, evading thn mother's eyo, they slip
out into tlio street, they cannot find the
its noon nAxiis.
house out of which they come but a few
minutes before, cry because tlioy are lost
nnd nro taken in charge by a police offi
cer. Many a motlior, rushing frantically
to tho police station, finds there hor child
whom slio had missed but flftnon min
utes beforo, and who had not boon out
of tho homo more thnn half an hour.
The people over on tho Knst Hido aro
sharp, and arenlwnys ready to take ad
vantage of anr schoino which will prove
rot.icit nuAnrjnAnTRns.
of benefit to themselves. Lately some
of them wnrkod up an idea which does
credit to thoir shrewdness, howevor it
may reflect upon their honesty and their
regard for the comfort of thoir offsprings
They learned that if their children
wero found on the street lost, they could
bo quickly picked un by tho watchful
guardinus of the peace and taken to the
station. The good nature I otBcers
wound not allow the children to sulfur
from hunger In their care, but would
buy crackers and rako and often candy
to keep tho children quiet. Then, too,
the children are kept in tho ward room
where tho policemen rot'; and are kept
amused by the ollicers. Taey know,
also, that the children are not taken to
headquarters until 8 o'clock in the eve
ning.
Bo they hit upon the seems or bavinw
the children cared for In this way. Not
to riik the danger of turning the children
adrilt on the street whenever the parents
wished to make a day a excursion them
selves they would send the children
arouud to the station house in the charge
of some friend or relative. The children
were represented as lost and left in
cbargo of the bluecoats and entered oo
the blotter as lost.
The scheme worked for a long while,
and Captain Cross's station house, on
Eldridgu street, was crowded daily with
lost (t) children. On Decoiatioa Day,
whon tho scheme was at the height of its
success, eighty-seven children were en
tered on the blotter as lost. Sergeant
Judd noticed that a number of children
were brought by the samo people twice.
Thon bo adopted the rule that the person
who brought a child to the station house
must care lor it for the day. The plan
bad tho desired effect and somewhat
broke up tbo practice.
Tiio L:tra'et Saillnj Ship.
The largest sailing ship in the world,
the Roanoke, has reached New York
from Path, Me. She is 333 feet long,
49 feet in breadth and 29 foet deep.
With four masts she has a spread of
20,000 square yards of canvas. She
registers 3100 tons gross and 2530 tons
net. She is to ply between New York
City and Ban Francisco, under com
mand of i. V. Hamilton, ol Brooklyn.
PENNSYLVANIA PICKINGS.
BOMB IMPORTANT HAPrKiaifCM
Of Interest to Cwillors In the Ksyrtoss
tat.
IIOllSM A X f) TRAIN K llfl KIIXKH.
A COM.tlllD CAI'KKS TIIK HUTU (if FITS MR
anii roi ii noiisrs.
Thn llostoti express rrelttht collldoi! with
the llrnttlolioro freight nt Harrison's Land
iiiR, Conn., nn the New London Northern
rnilrond. The men killed wers Illnnry and
tllllen, of Cnllstou Hps, N. Y.; Kdward
of Norwich, ( oiiii.j Mi-Keniin. residence un
known. Of the filth tunn not:ltiK is known.
The raen lior-s killed WPni Teddy It.llrock
nwny, Woudorful Curs sod .lemilo Maynard.
The collision was caused through an crrot
of the opemtor.
tiik omi'i w, n uxor sMTi.itn.
there Is no longer nny doubt that the size
of thn olT1ol.il ballot for Pennsylvania will be
about bil lies, varying In Ipiiglh nl-
cording to the number of oilier ami candi
dates In the several counties, nnd thn bal
lot will bo oerlllle I from thn Htato depart
ment Ii: thn form ibseribed In thn circular
of lusli notions Issued yesterday by ( hair
lean lleeder; Hint is, eaeli of tho five politi
cal psrties will liavo Its electoral ticket In a
sppnrnto column. Thn various county cotn
inissionnrs are iirweedlng on this decision,
nml the ballots will all bo reiely In time for
nil voters to ca-t their ballot on election day.
IIOMKsrKlll'S MM. TO TIIS STATU.
Warrants to tho amount of f 'IVI.212 01
have beim drawn by Adjutant tlenoral
llreenlanil for thn expenses Ineurrnil by the
State by calling out the eutlro division of
Ihn National Ounrd iliirlnt thn early days of
the trouhls at Homestead. Of this amount,
$:IO'.!rt .'II was for Individual pay, '..'." OJ,
to qimrti-rmaileM for supplies; II 2,lf) IW,
borsn biro; SS'IH fi-t, trail iirtatlon, J.OIOV
W, siirneon general; l,4HI M. miscellan
eous espnnsni; til, 07181, eimmla.sary.
the total expense will reach SO-i'l.ori.
A rillMKII PRWIKIiTO UKATII.
Thomas I!oy, a farmer livinir six mlle
west of Wnnliimdon met with a t"rrlbls
death. Ifn was driving homo from Wash
ington when his to wn rati away, throwing
him out in aueli a way that ths wagon genr
ing caught nnd dragged him along where
the horses train pled upon him. About a
year ago l!ov met and mailo up with the
wife from whom lis b id boon parted for
twoity-lh'ii years.
Tf.llltllll.K WOltK f.f A F.HOINK.
A carriage containing A. I). Maxwell, lti
two Misses Taylors and Miss Kate Hoiiglia
went was returning f r m Trevorton and
whtlo eroding thn Heading ltailroal itintr
Khamokln an engine dashed Into the car
riage. Maxwell reoelvcd fatal Injuries ami
Miss Taylor and Miss lioiighnwent were
terribly bruised. Tho former's s;ster was
found under the wreck of the carriage, cov
ered wiHi blool. Hhernnnot recover.
TIIK s III Vl.KII.I. mivi.no i f.
TbopVhrylkill river Is so low rvre
miles below Pending that boats have at
times become grounded at Unit point, where
tlio rlvi r anil oanal nro one. The river has
not been so low as now for 60 years, anil
somo miles above Heading it contains hard
ly luoio water than a small creek. Wells are
drying up and wheat sown last month is
dying.
KII.I.FI) HV A III MTINO ACCIIlKilT.
Teli days ago Harry t'roman, of Hunts
(lalo, was accident y shot in the abdomen
while out hunting with no Italian named
Thomas Helm, and Krlday bo died from
his Injuries. This the second tragedy in
this locality within a year.
ItKcrsTi.v ArehllmM Smith nml a fr'en1
named Wyinan of Wilkeslmrre, obtaineil
nn option on itV) arres of laml In rfeliuyikili
county. In exa i.ining it Mondey they
stritek a vein of anthracite coal valued at
.'t,000,u'J0. The option cost them SlO.iSW.
Nkwtoji I'kiui f'K, of Oreene county, hss
been sentenced to pay a lino of.') ami
nerve nine months in the Allegheny worlt
house, mid Nathaniel Chamber to !?
flue of f Vina ml serve th res months in jail
lur illegal liquor suliing.
Jm k ItAMsRv, the outlaw who was with
Frank l.'uolov when be was shot, and is now
awaiting trial in the I'nioiitown Jail, Is net
ting a neat income by selling Ins photo
graphs to turious visitors.
A utti.k son of .f. I). Prewer, of Oreena
burg, was aeoiilently drowutd in a spring
Tuesday evening.
At Shenandoah. Mirbsel MoKes, aged 85.
was iiisumtlv kille. by being crushed he
....Aan ninn i;. f r,n lite Kfibinoor flirt bank.
and Jerernlnli Hums, sgeo i-'. ,"""!"
mangled at Kllangoa colliery by fulling into
revolving mauliinury.
GOV- PATTISON'S PROCLAMATION.
Th Bscommsndatioaa as to th Celtr
bratioa of Columbus Say.
The following Is the full text of the pro
clamation lusued by (iovernor fattison de
claring Friday, Oct. 21, to b a general holi
day :
Whereas, In accordance with th Joins
resolution of the Senate and Hotiof Repre
sentatives of the l ulled .Slates of Amenci,
the President ofth I'nitad ritaten, t.jr pro
clamation, has appointed Kriilav, ih ubtt
th 21st. l-'.fi the tour hundredth anniver
sary of the discovery of America by Colum
bus, as a general holiday for the people ol
the United States, end
Whereas, Tb President has recora
memieil that the people on that day. as lar
as possible, cease fiom toil, ami devote
themselves to such exercises as may best
express honor to the discoverer, and their
appreciation ofth great achievements of
the four completed centuries of American
life, and
Whereas. The Commonwealth of Penn--ylvunia
has a Seciul interest in this anni
versary by reason of the magnificent pro-
gross made by tiie people ol the Sluts during"
the centuries sine the diseoverv.
Now. therefore. I. Hubert K. Fattison,
governor of th Slat of Pennsylvania,
do recommend Friday, the twenty-tirs
day of October, in 'the year of our
Lord on thotu-aiid eight hundred and nirv
tv-two, as a general hulidav . On ibat ituy
in th schooihouse, in the church and other
places of assembly ol the people, let thrw
Be appropriate services, leaching loyalty to
our country au4 gratitude for tb divine
benedietioii which hsa so abundantly
blessed our people. " ,
Uivvu under my hand and great seal of the
lat, at th city of liarrisburg. this third
day of rivptemher. in th year of our Lord
one thousand tignt hundred- and niuiy
two. and of th Commonwealth th oue
hundred and stveuteenth. .
buar. K, Finwoa.