- V 4 SOLDIERS' COLUMN THE SABER BRIO ADE. An Eipcdltlon for the Relief of Fart tl Reynold'! Division. FROM the Hth of March to the 2nd of April, 11.1, tho Haber Brigade was on gaitcd In several slmrt FiKlition notably one on March 30 to re lieve the Second Brigade of Gen. Reynold's Divis ion, which was surrounded by (ten. Morgan't force nt Milton, sxbotit 10 miles southeast from Murfrces toro. It having been determined to drive John Morgan from his stronghold at Snow Hill, ejouih of Liberty, (len. Htanley organised an enpoilitlnn for that purpose. On the morning of April 2, (ieneral Stan ley ordered me to take the advance with the First and Second Brigades of Cavalry, and o march rapidly for I.iborty. The enemy's pickets were met at Auburn and were driven to Prosperity Church by the advance-guard. Hero we met a strong force holding a good position on high ground on the South-west bank of Smith's Creek. The enemy, assuming the off.-nsivo, mov ed a force up the left hank of tho creek, threatening to ntta'-k on mv left. I sent Vol. I'aramore with his brigade 1st, 2d and 3d Ohio against this force, which fell hack riofora him. As I'aramore advanced he in turn threatened the right of the rebel posi tion, causing them to waver preceptibly. 1 directed Lieut. Newell to open tire with 4iis iwo gum; a battalion of the 4ih Mich, dismounted and quickly dislodged the ene my's skirmishers and shnrpshootors lrom the woihIs bordering the creek. At this moment tien. Stanley arrived on the held wiih a division of infantry, and Morgan fell back towards Liberty. 1 occu pied I heir position, on which 1 bivouacked that night. Karlv on April 3 Gen. Stnnley ordered a forward movement. With my own brigade I advanced directly up the valley, and quick iv drove the rebels through Liberty. They shade a tand a hort distance son III of the village, on the foothills, with a creek in front of their position. I directed Col. I'ar amore with the Second Ilrignde to cross tho creek higher up. and to turn the left flank of the rebel position. Morgan at once fell back. I followed him Elose y, mill ordered Col. l'uramore to move tip a valley parallel to the one ( was in, and to keep in line with my brigade, About half a mile from the toot of Bnow Kill Morgan again attempted to miike a ataiid. He occupied a formidable position, and opened tire from two batteries in earth wot ks a short distance up the hill. The 4th Mich, dismounted, and pressed forward in to tue woods on the hillside, in front of the nemy' led. and mpported by the Ath Tenn. The 7th I'a. advanced directly up the road, slowly followed by the 10th Ohio and the section of arti lery. The (Ire of the Fourth Mich, was proving orv efl'i-ctive on the rebel lino. I ordered the 7th I'a. to charge, which that regiment led by Lieut. -Col. Hipes.did in its customary gallant ami dashing style. The rebels did not wait for the n -encounter, but fell back rapidly to their position on Snow Hill. 1 duployed the lOih Ohio, and moved it up the taco of the hill, placed the artillery in jKMition to shell the rebel batteries, and Willi the th Mi h , nth Tenn., ami 7th I'a., moved rapidly up l)ry Run, endeavoring to get in Morgan a rear, and to cut off his re treat. As I moved forward Morgan aban doned his Mitlon and retreated rapidly to McMinnvule. This was the same force which had sur rounded and attempted to capture Col. Hall's llrigade at Milton on the 20th of March, and numbered 2,250 men, and six lucres of artillery. The infantry and the Second Cavalry Bri gade returned directlv to Murfreesboro. while I made a circuit through Alexandria, Cherry Valley, CuinnvLle, Htatesville, Leb anon, and Umirds Mill, arriving at Mur freesboro at H p. ni AprilH. Wo buried 17 Conlederate dead, and brought in HI prisoners and 3A7 horses and mules. The total loss in the cavalry were two men wounded in the -tth Mich., and one killed and two wounded in the "th I'u. On April B General Htanley marched for Franklin to re-lntbrce lien. Gordon Granger who was threateue I by the rebel lieu. an Horn, with 10,OUu cavalry and mounted in fantry. For the only time in the history of the -, "Saber Brigade" it went on an expedition leaving me in camp. I was under the Sur geon's are, and unable to go with it. After Stanley's arrival at Franklin Oranger's force mustered about 5,000 infan try and 2,700 cavalry, (ten. Stanley crossed the Harpeth Rlvei, and struck the enrmy in flank. The 4th I'.S. Cav. made a gallant charge and captur es! Freeman's balterv; but before they could bring it off Armstrong s rebel brigade made a counter-charge and recaptured it. Vale, in "Minty and the Cavalry," pages 145 and 1411 gives tho following description of this affair, "lion. Stanley crossed the Harpeth northeast of the town engaged the nniy under Col. Hearties, whose force on that pnrt of the tie il con-dmed of his own ' brigade and Freeman's battery of four pieces The 4th Cav. dahed upon the center of Smrnis's line, broke it, driving it donioralls cd from the Held; then charged upon the tiattery. A short but desperate enooouter took place over the guns. Freeman, know ing that Forrests'a whole force was at hand, encouraged his mm to right to the last, and when completely overpowered endeavored - to retreat with two guns. Lieut, Kenrile brook, with twn companions dashed after and soon overtaking him demanded his own, and the surrender of bit guns. Freeman re fused and urged his hurres on, tiring iiis re volver almost In the luce of the Lieutenant. At his third shot Serg't Maj. Strickland, wtth.a single shot Irom his revolver, laid liimdead on the road. The guns were brought back to where the other nortlon of the battery was In mwsesaion of the tth. "Forrest promptly rallied ills command and attacked the 4th with Armstrongs Bri gade. The 4th, being entirely unsupported, retreated, when n arly surrounded, to the north side of the river, abandoning, after disabling Uieeapiured guns. The rebel loss In this ngauement was 67 killed and over 150 wouni el and captured. Most of the wounded prisoners were recaptured when the regiment retreated, but the tth brought out 48 unwonnded. The tth lost five men killed and 18 wounded." (ien. Stanley reported particulars of this affair to Uen. Hosrcrans by telegraph, and added: "If Minty is well enough, send biro to me. If he had been here to-day we would have brought out those guns." (ien. Kosecrana sent for me and handed me the telegram, which I read and handed back, saying: "General. I am ready." An hour later, with a couple of Orderlies, my servant and borate, I was on my way to Nashville by rail. At Nashville J waa trans ferred to the Nashville and Decatur Road, and earl next day, April 12, I reported to Uen. Htanley at Franklin; but Van Dorn had fallen back to Columbia, south of Duck River, during the night, and there was no eaeuiy near us. Van Herns. In his "History of th Arm? of the Cumberland." Vol. I, panes 2Xl-, says: "(ion. Stanley crossed the river and struck the enemy In flank, hut was subse quently forced to recrns. Having met stn b opposition before reaching Franklin, (ien, Van Porn retreated without making a gener al attatk. The command returned to Murfreesboro, arriving on the evening of April 17. The death of ( apt Freeman, who was a gallant Soldier, would have been a very serious mat ter for S"rg't-Ma. Strickland If the enemy could have captured and Identifled him. Vale, page 14(t-7-. after telling ol the kill ing of Freeman, savs: "As was the custom of the rebels after meeting a mishap, thev in this Instance, Invented a cock n nil -bull story to the effect that Cant. Freeman was murdered by an officer of the tth after he had surrendered, and while a prisoner In their hands, on their retreat; the object be ing to eive a color of excuse for atrocities committed by hemaclve. and to create bitter, b'ood-thirsty feeling on the part o( their soldiers against efficient cavalry regi ments in general and the 4th Regulars in particular. Serg't-Mai Strickland killed Cnpt. Free man in a fair fight, and Capt. Freeman's bravery required no false statement, tuch as made, to lerpetnalo his memory. The report was however, assiduously cir culated and generally believed In Forrest's command, and on Iwo notable occasions afterwards Forrest's men refused to take any of the 4th V. S. Cav. prisoners. They in some war learned that It was the Her-ireant-MaJor of the regiment who killed Freeman, and they threatened to hang him if they ever caught him. IVirinv th Atlana campaign. Strickland's term of service expired, and he was dis. charged. He was a perfect penman, and was at once enraged as a clerk in the Quart ermaster's IVpar'ment roon after which he was taken prisoner and sent to Anderson vil'e. ia. He claimed In be Sergeant Major of the Itn Mich. Cav , in order to prevent his being Indentiiled. He esciped from Andersonville seven times: three times he wis pulled down by blon lliO'inds and if living, carries the marks of the hound's teeth on his shoulder and arms to thi day. The seventh time, he arrived at At'anta, where he expected to find I'nion forces; but. Sherman having gone on his "inarch to the ace," the rebels were in posse slon. He procured a Confed rale uniform and supplied himself with a 'urlough and passes and in a few days start ed for Chat'nnooga. When within sight oi that place he was picked up by a rebel cav alry scout and taken before the Major com manding, to whom he presented his fur lough and passes. 'The major looked at them and laughed, saying: "1 know the sig natures of these officers, thesearewell done, but they are forgeries." Strickland broke down at this and sitting down on a stone, cried like a child. He then said: "Major, I am the Serjeant-Major of tho 4th Mich. Cav.. I have heen a prisoner at Anderswville. This is the seventh time I have escaped. I have been run down three times bv blood hounds and three time before this captured In other w.ivs and now within sight of a I'nion garrison, I am captured the seventh time. I tell von. it is enough to unman any ono." Tho Major looked at him a moment and said: "I have been lighting for the Cor federacy for nearly four years; have nut your regiment often; your men are giwxl soldiers and treat your prisoners well, and I won't send you buck to that place asian: besides, the war is nearly o er and you cannot do us much harm, anyway." And writing a pass handed it to him, and told him to go on his way. On the return of the car. dry to Murfree horothe4th 1'. S. Cav., which, up to tliii time had been acting under direct order from the Chief of Cavalry, was assigned t the "Saber Brigade." I think the liegulars. at lint, felt a lit t Is sore at being briga 'ed with volunteers, and having to serve under a volunteer, but thii did not last long. The regiment was com posed of as gallant a body of officers ami soldiers as ever mounted horse or drew saber, and were soon proud of their brigade, proud of the regiments composing it. and proud ol the soldier like work achieved hv 1 1 . It n cut H. U. Minty, in National Tribune. Pennsylvania Legislature. Twm.rm Day. In the Senate among the bills introduced were: Mr. Mark ley To 11 rense ml k producers and venders and ap point milk and diary inspectors in cities of first and second classes. Mr. Ross (living Ihe superintendent of the banking depart ment additional powers, authorizing him to move promptly against delinquent banks, and ask for the appointment of a receiver, and prohibiting any foreign corporation to receive any dtiKsit or transact any hanking business until It shall have tiled in the office of the superintendent of banking a certified copy of tne statement required to be filed in the office of the secretary of the common wealth. Mr. Woods To prevent deception or fraud by owners or agents having con trol of any itallion kept lor service by pro claiming or pnh'tshing or fraudulent pedl grees, etc. Fifty bills passed first reading. The house was not in session. Thirtkkkth Day. In the Senate a reso Intion offered by I'enroee for the appoint ment of three senators and si x members of the house to consider majority and minori ty reports of the quarantine commission s it pointed to select a sito for the establishment of a quarantine station on the Delaware river waa adopted. The Governor submit ted a communication in connection wiih three repurts in which he urged speedy ac tion to prevent t ha cholera from obtaining a foothold in this slate. Losch's concurrent iension resolution passed by the house Fri day last was adopted. Porter Introduced senatorial and representative bills similar to those of two years ago. Hills were passed finally : Neeb's bill re quiring the execution of murderers in the penitentiaries. To enable eloemosynsry corporations to secure their prorty from liability to be wasted or encumbered bv managers or beneficiaries of the estate. Tu validate partitions of real estate in cases ol testacy made in orphans' courts prior to act of May, lttMU. Further defining evidence of stock ownership. Among the bills favorably reported were the following: To provide for the forma tion of co-operative banking associations. Meredith, of Armstrong, to enable boroughs not divided into wards to establish high schools. Brown, of Wtstraoreland, to ex lend the time of killing squirrels, wood cocks, pheasants and grouse. Hills were introduced as follows: Ban non, McKean. to rueal the act of 101 changing the time and manner of making the registry ol voters and the duties of reg istry assessors. Becker, l'hilsdelpliis, denn ing the words"wantonly or cruelly Ill-treat" as applied to animals, to Include cutting, burning, maiming or otherwise inflicting pain fur the purpose of demonstrating faots already known and ascertained, as, by way of illustration, class demonstration or other wise. Woods, Mifllin to reimburse coun ties for niony exiended for the reconstruc tion of bridges destroyed by the Hood of lSdtf. Hackenburg. of Northumberland, to provide for the election of burgess every three years and taabollsh the office of as sistant burgess. In the House. I.ytle. Mates, Fuller. 8kin ner and Thornton were announced as the committee by Speaker Thompson to inves tigata the charges against Slate Frintei Meyers. Bills ware introduced: Sevfert. Lancaster. amending the marriage license act so as tu give nola ies public the same right at jus tices of the peace relative to the taking ol oatha. Hover. Philadelphia, increasing tbs compensation of electors to 5 a day and pro viding for ml'eage, Qulnnan, Lackawanna prohibiting corporations from employing peace ottloers or ta ass urns the duties oj State, county or municipal oBcera. FotttvrirrsjTH Pay In the Senate to-day I bills were reported as follows: Making Lawrence and Jrflerawi counties s-parate Jud cial di-tricls; appropriating SHI) for the re-equipment ol the National Guard and :t00,tHKJ esch tor the next two years for us maintenance; providing lor the erection of a State building for Western Pennsylvania for feeble-minded children; to reimburse coun ties for money exetided for the reconstruc tion of bridges destroyed In the flood of to provide for a State nsval militia. This bill was introducd. Mr. Penrose, Philadelphia Providing for appointment of game commissioners, and authorising these officers to appoint rm wardens. Hills providing for the abolition of the publication of mercantile appraisers' lists and the abolition of the office of me cantilt appraiser, reported affirmatively, were re committed. A communication was received from the Govertior.annoiinclng that be had signed the Ohio River-Lake Krie ship canal resolution. The House devoted most of the session to the discuss-on of an aiueudmei.t to the bill providing for I he licensing ol lying-in-hospitals. The amendment provided that not only the name of mother and child be reg istered In such hospitals, but also that of the father. The amendment was defeated. These bil t were Introduced: Mr. Kunkel, Dauphin (living the husband the same right In the wife s es'ato, aathe wile has in the husband's estate, in case of contested wills. Mr. Cotton. Allegheny To give women the right of suffrage. Mr. Talbot, Chester Prohibiting the furnishing of cigarets to minors. Mr. Fow, Philadelphia ri permit ihe sale of liquor in public parks: to prohibit the exposition Jof physi cal deformities in public. FirrrrKTti Pay. In the Senate to-day tht following bills were reported favorably: Providing for printing 2 5oO copies of the revised, corrected proceedings of the late extra session of the Senate to members of Legislature, to anthorire issuing of certifi cates of authority o Insurance associations, known as Lloyds'; appropriating tVt,M0 for the Improvement and repair of the banks and channel of Oil Creek, damaged by the flood ot Wl: providing for a State Board of Undertakers. The following bills were Introduced: Bak er. Delaware Preparing a large number of amendments to the Ballot Reform law, to better effect the purpose of the act; provid ing further regulations for safety of persona employed in mercantile and manufacturing establishments. Herring. Columbia Pro viding for the closing of all polls at all elec tions in Pennsylvania at 4 p. m. Hills were passed finally as follows: Kxempting county commissioners from the operation of the law reiulating payment of traveling ex penses of directors anil county commission, ers, conferring on purchasers of property of manufacturing corporations the rights and franchises of tne latter; providing that liquor llcen-e fees may be paid into the proper local treasuries: empowering bor oughs and cities to establish a police pension fund. Two of Senator Seeb's bills passed the Senate on second reading. The first prohibits members of the Hoard of Control In cities of the second clsss from holding any office of emolument or being employed by said boanis. The other pro vides for physical culture in the public schools of the cities of the first and second class. Mr. Neeb's bill establishing a police Kension fund passed finally. The bill author ing coroners to appoint deputy coroners passed finally. Tuesday evening was fixed for delivery of eulogies on Jumes U. Blaine. The Senate then adjourned until 9 p. m. Monday. A bill was introduced In the House to-day by Representative Marshall, of Allegheny, providing for the health, safety an I com fort of the miners in the bituminous regions of the State. The hill provides that the oper ator or superintendent of every bituminous coal mine shall make, or cause to be made, an accurate map or plan of such coal mine, or a scroll of not less than 100 fet to an inch. The bill is similar in other respects to the Gorman bill, except that it reduces the minimum amount of air to 100 feet, elim inates the liability clause and limits the number of men in a shaft ton hundred. The Gorman bill has been reported favor ably from committee. A resolution was adopted, on motion of Mr. Lawrence, that a special meeting of the House be held on Tuesday evening next, to receive the report of the committee appointed to prepare reso lutions with relation to the death of James (i. Blaine, and to take such other action as may seem proper. A hill was offered by Mr. Bliss excusing members, of the National Guard and ex-soldiers from Jury service. The bill to prevent the sale and manufac ture of cigarettes containing tobacco was called upon second reading. The House devoted considerable time to the discussion of tht measure, which finally passed. The House then adjourned. Sixtkknth l)Y. Senate not tn session. Among the bills favorably reported in the House to day were the following: Author ising licenses to be issued to unnaturalized foreigners on condition that they pay an annual tax of $3; providing for compulsory education in the sciiools of Ihe Sta'e, mak ing election day a logal holiday; to increase the salary of the superintendent of public institutions from -J,.toM to -i.iiOJ. These bills were introduced: Mr. Burke, of Ijickawanna, providing for the examina tion and registration of miners In Hie an thracite and bituminous coat regions and to prevent the employment of incompetent persons in tne mines, mr. i.sii'iensiiiger, of Dauphin, to abolish the office of mercan tile appraiser, require his duties to be per formed bv the District Ass ssor. and pro vidlng for the payments of tho mercantile revenues into the co iuiy treasuries. Mr. King, of Clearfield, olh-red a resolu lion, which was adorned, asking for tin appointment of a joint legislative committee to inmiire iuao the feasibility of having a large section of Pennsylvania forests secur ed for the purpose of establishing a natural Stale nark. A preamble to the resolution recites the destruction of the forats of the State to such an extent that grave fears exist that the animals will soon become extinct on account of it and suggests their protection by means of a forest park. Aftet tne reautng oi a nuniuer ui inns mo msv time the House adjourned until Monday at v p. m. She's a tlenms. Near the town of White Oaks, N. M., lives one of the most remarkable women even ot this most remarkable age. The house tn which she lives, a low, white-walled adobe building cov ered with green vines and fitted out with rich carpets, artistic hangings, books and pictures, exquisite china and silver, and all the dainty belong ings with which a retlned woman loves to surround herself, was built with nor own bands. The huge ranch on which it is located, with 8,000 cat tle, Is managed entirely by her. It Is she who buys or takes up the land, selects and controls the men, buys, sells, and transfers the cuttle, hhe Is also a skillful and Intelligent pros pector, and found the valuable silver mine on her territory, In which Bhe now owns a half interest. She sings charmingly, accompanying her self on the piano or guitar, and nan diet a cambric needle or water-color brush as dexterlously as she uses an adxe or a lackplane. bhe entertains delightfully at her home whist par ties, little dances, and even an occa sional german. Her name Is Mrs. Barber, and sbe has been twloe widow. A woman who can run ranch, build a house, manage a mine, and engineer a successful german de serves a prominent place In the rank of women of genius. KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS A MINK KX PLOSION. TWOMKS) rATAI.I.Y IMI'IIKP stinsKVRSl OTff KM SKVF.IIKt.Y ni KXKI). Wti.xrsBAitnr. An explosion occurred In Conygham shaft Friday. Nine men were severely burned and two of them will die. The fnliired are: Thomas Polan. married: F.dward Ward, simile: M. Ramsey, sinsle: Samuel Fausett married: I'. Mohan, mar ried; Thomas Kecuaii, driver boy; William Johnson, married. Two others. John Moriran mid James Hon- kins, are fatally burned and cannot recover. it is said mat tne accident was one to leav ing one of the main doors oin in a nana- way road. Tills caused an accumulation of f;as, which became ignited from the naked amps In the hats of the miners. AX AWFCL FATK. A LAMP (XPf.npKS AMD TWO I ITTI.lt nlKIJI ARB Bt'RMEOTO IIKVTII. Hot.unvsnraii. A horrible accident oc curred In Woodnurr township, this county. Saturday evenlns by which two little child reo were cremiiieii. Albert mass aim tils wife had gone to call on a neighbor s fam ily about a mile distant leaving their two children, aged Bbout 10 and "years, respec tively, alone In the house. A short time after the parents had i sparted a glass coat nil lamp which was sitting upon the kitchen table was nulled over by the llitle girls and It exploded, throwing the burning oil over their clothing and setting fire to the house. The children ner.-hnrne I to death before help could reach them from the next farm andthe house was reductd toa pile of ashes PF.XNSYLVASIA KDITOH3. . r. ACIIKSosi Kt.r.CTKD PRKstDKNT Of Tile SMTI! ASSOCIATION. HARRlsarRo. At the twenty-flith anini il meeting of the State K.ditorial Association here, K. F. Achesou, ol Wasnington, wa elected president: H.L.Taggart. of I'hiladel- pnia, i .ileitis liooiters, ot .McKean ami j. W. Malory, ot Carbon, vice-presidents; It. H. Thomas, of Cumberland, secretary ami treasurer and Mrs. J. W. Stafer, of Laucas ter. corresiHinifin secretarv. The Kxecu. tive Committee consists of Cyrus L, Fox or Berks; J. B. Seal, of Dauphin: J. Irvin Steele, of Schtivkiil; P. Gray Meek, of Cen tre; George M.Brehin. ot Clearfield: W. V Trout, of Mitllin and J. W. Grior. The summer meeting will probably be bold in (leaning. SMOTHERKO BY WRAPS. A CARPM-I. MOTHKR fHOTRlTS IIKR BARK TOO WKI.I. fKOM TUB WIMTHY WIJIW. Bkavkii Fai.ijs Mrs. Altmeier, a German oinan, and her 4 motitiis-o d baby, with a Mrs. Snyder, left here In a sleiiili to return to their home near Kllwood. Tlie baby wa wrapped warnilv to protect it from the cold. and as they were passing through Kastvale, Mrs. Atiniver remarked mat tne ciillil wa- unusually quiet. I'nwrapping It she found tne lniani dead smoinereu ny its wrai s. RKLICS or TIIK I'ul.D SXAP. Qini.i, In many parts of the State were so weakened by the cold and the lack of food that they were caught ny hand. roR the nrst time In more than years the swift water of the Shenangii at New Castle were completely frozen up. at some places in tne niisqueiianna tne ice is said to he packed and lror.cn to a depth of 40 feet. a pKKK, tiriven irotu tne mountains Dy the deep snow, was killed by a locomotive on the Pennsylvania Railroad near New Florence. S.sow has now covered the eround for 39 days and the tanners are predicting a big crop of wheat. iiRocRWArvrLi.K, in jeireraon county, re ports the thermometer dawn to tl" below tero. This is about the lowest in W este rn Pennsylvania. STI'PKNTS TAKR A TOWPI. Bki.ixkontk. Last Saturday nlulit about two doxen students from the State College went on a racket to Pine Grove Mills. Aftei terrorising lis f the town, they invaded the Methodist Church, broke up a religion meetlmt ami sent the people home panto stricken. A surlocaiing powder was thrown around, and some of the worshipers had to ue earned home oecatia oi tne loss or con sciousness. None or the students were rec ognized, The trustees will endeavor to hunt down and punish the periattrators. , hot o.vr-rirrn or his c laim, HoLiiMYsiifiin. In the caso of J. II. Will iam vs. the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- ........ .. 4.... ..I irt'SllkiA I'nuji njiiij asaiimi.iiuiiniu Tw.vnj usiu- aes. The Pennsylvania while straightening its main line below Tyrone in lM, removed limestone mounts u. riaintiii nan been selling the ore on this mountain to Carnegie at Co., or Pittsburg, in bis suit he asked lot IW.Ox) damages. A BIO flHB IN ALTOONA. Ai.tooma. Woodcock's Arcade, a four story brick building on hleveuth ave nue, was damaged StO.onO by fire of an in cendiary origin, insured for about one-third. Amonif the other losers are Frederick lies- ser, dry goods: J. Kramer, wall paper and urv goons; i.ewine ami ncuger, wnoiesaia dry goods; the World's Museum and six pri vate famines, ine gooos oi muse were worth about 175,000 and were badly dam aged by water. xtLi.ro ox His wanntNO pat. Johnstown. Samuel Kdwards, 23 years old, was instantly killed while walking on the track. He was to have been married same evening. ATHhamokin, a huge icicle fell 800 feet and struck ueorge lieu, wno was at tne bot tom of Nelson shaft, indicting fatal injuries, Petitions are circulating at Harrlsburg and elsewhere asking Ihe removal of German carp from thesir-aius or Pennsylvania. A bakmbhs' institute will be bold at Can- onsburg, February 4. N'bw Cahti.k has had H'J fires In two weeka. all believed to bo Incendiary. Thk eleven Western I'nion Telegraph line men tried hist week for breakinx the Sab bath by repairing the line on that day, were convicted ,-nonuay and sentenced to pay a tine of 4 and costs. The Justice's dec! ;ior. states that the work in regard to the wires was necessary, but that other work, such a digging trenches, was done, that might have been aone at anotner tune, Ky the discharge of his gun while he was climbing a fence, Simon Browse, a farmer aftwlin a Grove, lost his life. CHOPS PROMISE WELL. The Bnow Baa Protected Winter Oraln from Being Frost-Bltten. The winter crop report of the Agricultural Bureau ssys the grain ctops as a rule have not been Injured by tbe cold weather, tbe snow protecting them from being Iroet-bit-ten. Over the northern section of Pennsylva nia snow has covered lbs ground to a depth Sufficient to afford protection, and the se vers winter has not unfavorably affected wheat. In tbe eastern section favorable conditions are reported. In Ohio winter wheat and other growing crops as a wbnle, have stood the winter well and are in good condition. OaiiT Biitaih leads in tht number ot foreign vessels arriving at New York for tbs month of January, with a total of 180. America comes neat, with 71, and Germany third, with M. The Papaya Trre. The papaya tree Is bclloved to be In digenous to the West Indies, but Is plentifully found in Mexico. It lias also been introduced into Florida and Ber muda. Our cut is from a photograph of s tree growing in Florida, and is a good specimen ol this curious plant. The tree bear a striking resemblance to a palm, growing to about twenty feet la height, while the fruit, when ripe, looks some thing like an Immense orange. Its flavor Is usually insipid, although the product ot some individual tress Is very palatable. This indicates that, tike the orange, it might, by cultivation, be improved and become an important article or commerce and a source of oroflt to the horticulturist. THE FAPATA TRKK. This tree possesses a peculiar property In which it Is believed to be unique. The sap contains flbrme, which is a constitu ent of animal blood. So far as known, this is the only member of the vegetable world to contain this substance. This juice poured upon diessed fowls when old makes them tender, and tne same re sult is produced upou tcugh beef by s similar process, or by wrapp.ng them in the leaves of the tree. The extracted juice of ripe fruit furnishes a cosmetic. In Florida it is called pawpaw, and II does bear some resemblance to fruit of that name common in the Ohio valley. A Tiro Legged Cut. Miss Eleanor Lewis hat written a charming little book called "Famous Pets of Famous People," which was re cently published in Boiton. Sir Walter Bcott, it says, wss fond of poultry, cat tle, sheep, pigs and cats. Byron was fondest of dogs aud wrote poetry about them. Charlotte Cushman. the great actress, was another lover of dogs, as ! was Charles Lamb, the poet, andCarlyle, the philosopher. One of the earliest pet cats on record Is that of Prince Haua, an Egyptian notability who lived several thousand Dll. HILLS TWO LBOOK9 OAT. years ago, and between stone feet of his statue was placed the image of his oat, "Bouhaki." The statue may still be seen at the Louvre. More famous than Bouhaki la "Muesza," tbe cat ef Ma homet. Petrarch, too, was a lover of caU, and when his little white "mlcino" died its body was carefully embalmed. Tasso addressed a sonnet to his cat. Gregory tbe Great, Kicbelieu and Wol sey are among tho ecclesiastical digni taries who kave shown their preference for cats. Lord OUestsrfleld gave all his cats and they were many a life pen sion. Another eat deserving of mention has oniy two legs, and Is owned by Dr. Hill, of Princeton College. Driving on One Wheel. In order to reduce to tbs minimum i. weight to be drswn by trotting horses, with ths possibility of still further lower ing the mile record, two western In ventors have designed tbe novel vehicle shown In the accompanying illustration. In describing it the Philadelphia Record says it potsesses but a single wheel, the endless shaft being beat In front to form a raised top portion connected with ths saddle clrth of the horse. The real portion ot the shaft carries the conneo oita-waaBL vaaicLB. tlons with the wheel, and in addition supports the curved springs forming ths seat of tbs driver. Tn flhinao-o one fara will cam a naa- Sanger a block or an average of about lght nulas ia any directioa boo tht Mart 01 inaotty. FOR THE HOt HEWIFE. AI'I'I.K CMAItl.OTTR. SIX largo npplos, ono-half box goliillne, one pint of cream, sugar to taste.' l'uio mid steam tlio apples until tender, then press them through colandnr and add ilio sugar. Cover the gelatine with cold water and sohk a half hour, tlion add it to the hot ap ples; stir nntll dissolved. Now pour this Into a tin basin, stand tlio basin In a pan of Icewater nnd stir contin ually until the mixture begins to llilckoti; then add quickly nnd care fully the cream, whipped. Turn In a fi.ncy pudding mould and stand III a cold place lo hardau. This will sorvo eight iioroti. New York Journal.' I'ltKSSK.D CHICKEN. Doll a clilckon until vory tender la the moat wilt slip off from the bones easily ; salt while cooking. Homovo from the slovo and pick up Ilio chicken very flue, mixing tho light and dark incut in the dish In which you mould it Put the bones back In tho water and boil until there I only a cupful of the liquid; pour this over your meat, mixing well and odd a little suit If necessary. Place an invorted plate over It, and weight to keep it in place. Keep this In a cold place nntll ready to use, then slice with a sharp knife. New York World. iiRt.tciors poi LTitr stufuno. A icador commends to housewives tlio English fashion of stuffing poultry with a very little, foicc-mot nnd sup plementing it with nicoly browned balls of the furcc-nitmt baked separ ately. Iter recipe Is: A cupful of dry breadcrumbs, gritted; half a cup of suet, chopped fine; a little gratod lemon pool; half a teaspoouftil of parsloy, fresh or dried; pepper and salt lo taste, and nn egg bonton wilb a tablespoon ftil of milk to bind to gether, lise less tUiui half If for, chicken, and mako the roinalndor into small balls. Bake In a quick oven until a nice brown and arrange as a border around tlio fowl. For a tur key use doublo the quantity. New York Pott. AKOKt.s' KOOB. Stand the whites of oloven eggs on ice until very cold: add a pinch of alt and beat very stiff with fork. Stir In one and one-liulf goblets of granulated sugar well rolled and then sifted two or thrno timet; ono goblel of flour measured before sifiinar and then sifted flvo or six timet, and ont teaspoonful of cream tartar. If tbs juice of half a lomon It used only one half teaspoonful of cream tartar la needed. Bake In an oven just hoi enough to hold the arm in while counting sixty. Let the cake stand in fifteen minutes before looking at It, Be careful about jarring the stove In the least by walking around It- Dak forty mluutes In a new tin without greasing It American Farmer. H0U8KII0I.D HINTS. Use hartshorn to bring back colors faded by acids. Unslaked lime cleans small articles of steel, such as buckles, &o. See that the lamp wicks are turned down after trimming, else the lamps will be covered with oil. Rub your stove off dally with news papers; it will keep It in fine polish and It will not bo so hard on one's hands. By rubbing with a flannel dipped In whiting the brown discoloration may be tnkon off cups which have bees used in bilking. A board a foot square am covered with tlu or tine and used to tet hoi kettlet or pans upon is a great proteo tlon to the kitchen table. The safest way to clean bronze is te rub It with a soft cloth slightly mois tened with sweot oil, polishing after ward with an oil chamois. Lemon Juice will whiten frosting, cranberry or strawberry Juice will color it pink, and tho gratod rlud ol an orange straiuod through a clotb will color It yellow. Half a dozen onions planted in the eellar where they can get a little light will do much toward abtorblng and correcting tbe atmospheric impurities that are so apt to lurk In such places, A pinch of sulphate of ammonia dropped In the water in a hyaciutb glass Just wbeu the flower spiko is rls lug will make the flowers come larger and more deeply colored tbau without It . . Aged Rapidly. Yeung Uusbaud What? You art 19 years old today? Why, you told ma a year ago, Just before tht wod dlng, that gou were only SO. Young Wife (wearily) I have ag4 rapidly since I married. rUfo.
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