The I'esro of Home It Mmn to mo often in sllcti'n, When the firelight sptitb rs low, When tlio black, uncertain shadows Hoem wrniths nf tho limn "Kn it cornea with a throb of h'Airt-aelio That thrill eaeh pulsing rein, Tho old, unquiet longing For tho peace of home a jaln. I am slek of the roar nf cities, And of faces eold nnd strntigoj I know when' there' warmth of welcome, And my sweeping fancies migo Ilaek to the dear old homestead With n yearning smisb of pain i Dtit tears will wive place to singing, When tho ieftee of homo comes again. "When the peneo of hone comes" there'll mtislo That never mny die nwny, And It seems thnt the hands of an. On n myrtle hnrp nt piny, Have touched with n y 'arn'ng glnim On n iH'nutlful, broken strain. And my heart bents time to the menti"t When the iea"e of home enmes agutu. O'ltslde of my darkening window Is tho great world'" crash mid din, And r lowly the autumn's shadow (.' tnn drifting, drifting In. Sobblt'i.'. the night wind murmurs, To the splash of the nutumn rain, While t ilr.'n ii of glndomc ictitlngs, W.'ien the pea.?.! of hornccnmi1 again. -Olive V. I).-rt ey. THE ARTIST'S MODEL. " Xow," snid Richard Inioy, with n etgh which denoted intense joy, "my veuvco him conic lit hmt!" Ho threw down the letter nnd re lighted iin lie, smiliii'r quietly to lr'mself. An old friend of his, who hud made groat fume and Homo iiimu'V ns n novelist, Kdmiind Hheltoti to wit, had Hi'leetcd him to illustrate nn edition i A.i luxe of his famous novel, "Clnir! Ingelow," which you hnve no doubt j rend, inn! had offered very liberal ! terms. Here was the opportunity for j which Richard Lucy had Ihnui waiting ever Kince he came to London, a youth : of seventeen, moro lima ten years I " I Ho wns n strugi'linfj artist, who minted pictures (which never Hold) in j Die daytime, nnd earned his lirend and sdieesu at night liy designing for tho tutioimry trade, ami such, hlnek-iind white ns he could pel hold of. He manured to make about $7.j0. a year, one-third of which went for the rent of tho gaunt, haro studio in which ho worked, anil tho littlo Itud-room lit inched in which he slept. Tho pur chase of materials exhausted another third, nnd on the rt iiiuiiiiiiK S'-oO. he lived, but did not grow fat. Unless he could in some way arrest tho attention of tho public ho would probably remain nil his life an ill-paid designer. True, by iiomo freak of fortune, one of his pictures had once Leou exhibited at tho Royal Academy. But it was "skied," Uot n single critic noticed it, audit was produced in none of tho illustrated catalogues. 'Even now ho was in debt for its very gorgeous frame. Rut surely futo timilcd at last. An illustrator of a celebrntod novel ho could uot fail to be talked about. He initnt at once consider w hat models he would require, for tho work. If he Could only A timid rat-taint tho door interrupted his soliloquy. " Como in." A tall young girl stood beforo him. Kho was not exactly beautiful, but with au artist's instinct, ho at onue noticed the fine poiso of her head nnd her shapely hand. Shu waunioanly dressed and tiho hesitated. " Good morning," lie said, at length. "Model?" She nodded gravely and handed him Hoard. " Mary Blackwood " wns the name it bore. Evidently sho was a beginner at tho business. The old hands never called on him, for they know his means would not allow him to engage a model, except very occas ionally. Besides, her manner seemed to indicate that she had never boon in Hide a studio beforo. He was rather attracted by her erect bearing and simple air. Models arc usually iu iucd to be stagey. " Well, I may be wanting a model shortly," Lacy said ; " may I ask what your terms are!" She s'.uted them. They were ridicu lously low. " Perhaps you could call to-morrow, And I could then say whether you would be likely to suit me." " Very good, sir. I will call at two o'clock. Thank you." And with a quiet " Good morning " and another .grave little nod she was gone, Bonn afterwards he caught himself trying to imitate her delioiously low voice. She ought, ho said to himself, to make an admirable model for Clair Ingelow. When Richard Lacy had had three settings from Mary Blackwood, he be gan to wonder bow iu the world he would have got on without her. Not only had she read "Clair Ingelow," lint she seemed thoroughly to under stand the somewhat di moult oharanter of Clnir. She was ever ready with nse fnl suggestions. Ho admitted to him self thnt sho really inspired his pencil. He looked forward with eagerness to her visits. Not that they Were part icularly lively affairs. Miss Blackwood spoke only as occasion demanded, and Lacy was not one of those artists who can talk and work simultaneously. From ehnnco remarks hn gathered that she had no relations, and thnt hIio lived with A friend older than herself, who wns also a mode), nnd who had persuaded her to follow tho snmo call ing. He also learnt thnt his was tho first studio in which uhe had sst. Ono day when sho enmo hn was al most prost rated by a more thnu un usually severe headache, a Complaint from which he frequently suffered. In tho middle of tho morning's work sho suddenly jumped up. " Why, Mr. Lacy ;-on nrc ill !," sho cried. " Duly one of my headaches," ho said, faintly and wearily. " You know I often have them. But I think t will tit down a bit " Then ho fainted. When hn recovered consciousness he found himself lying on the only couch which the studio boneted, whilo Mury Blackwood stood over him with a bot tle of smelling suits. . " Where do you keep tho ton?" sho asked, with a smile. " I must malm yon a cup at once." He pointed to a cupboard. Years afterwards he remembered tho quiet joy w ith which he watched her quick, graceful movements as sho sot about preparing that ten. To a mini ncciintomcd to living alone and "doing for himself" nothing in more delicious than the sight of a charming nnd sympathetic woman performing those simple domestic offices which an unkind fate has compelled him to do (how clumsily) for himself. " I5y tho way," Lacy said ns he con tentedly sipped the ten, " how enmo I on this couch?" " I carried you there," said Mary, with a suspicion of red in her cheeks. "Oh et J seel" I nursed my mother for three years before ah.) died, and I know what to do; ami you aren't very heavy." "Far too heavy for your strength." he said. And then he thanked her quite prettily, ami sho said that really it was nothing. Really it was a very great deal. From that day they wero no longer artist and model, but closo friends. Richard suddenly discovered that it was necessary for Mary to sit four times a week instead of three. He explained that if shn did not ho Would have a difllculty iu finishing the drawings by the appointed time. Then he snid ho weuld like to paint her portrait bh ' Clair Ingelow " for tho Academy, which would open in a couple of months. "But how about finishing the draw ings for the book?" she questioned, with a laughing glance from beneath her long eye-lashes. " Well, I think that tainting a pov trait of yon would help me considerably with the black-and-white work. It's rather difficult to explain," ho added, after a pause, "but I'm sure it would help." "Quito ho. I think I understand," sho replied, sweetly. No donbt sho did. It was about this time thnt Richard found ho could talk and work as well. They discussed everything ; and tho man discovered to his surprise thnt in all domains of knowledge outside art, the woman was his equal. It was re markable that their discussions never ended with the sittings. Richard said that perhaps if ho took more exercise he might have less headaches, ami so ho fell into the habit of escorting her to her rooms, and even at her door he remembered many things that he want ed to say. During ono of these walks Mary remarked that the portrait was nearly completed. " Of course you w ill call it " Clair Ingelow?" she Baid. " Yes; I suppose I must," was the reply, " but I could suggest at least two better titles." " Indeed 1 And may I ask what they are?" "Well, one is 'The Dearest Girl in tho World,' and the other : Portrait of the Artist's Wife.'" She was silent. It was dark, and the road was deserted. His arm crept round her waist. She looked up, and her lips met his, descending to meet them. And so it was arranged. The picture, being at last finished, was dispatched with much trembling. Richard said it ought to be accepted, the subject was so fine. Msry said it ought to be accepted, the handling was so masterly. They were both right. The eagerly-expected and much- prised varnishing ticket duly arrived, but Laey was unable to make use of it, in spite, of Mary's nursing. His at tacks of hcadnchc had lately becorao ruoro frequent nnd moro severe, ond on the eventful day he was incapable of movement. It occurred to Mary thnt ho ought to see a doctor. The doctor cross-examined him closely, and then said, " I think your best courso is to consult tn oculist." " I can see perfectly well," Lacy snid, w ith some astonishment. " I know you can now," tho doctor answered j " but I feel convinced tlm your headaches proceed from weakness of tho eyes." Richard's brow becsmo clammy. He saiil nothing about it to Mary, and went privily to a great specialist in Hnrley Street. "Yon must have absolute rest for two or three years," said the great man. ' But I can't I must livo!" ' If you don't rest, you will be blind beforo yon are thirty-five." Every word knocked heavily at his heart, and he left the consulting-room in a maze. With great difficulty he gathered sufficient courage to tell Mary. Hlie remained silent a little. "Then, of course, you must give your poor eyes a rest, dear," sho snid. "But how?" "Well, you will hnve the money for the 'Clair Ingelow' drawings, perhaps the picture will sell. Someone is sum to buy it." " Tho money for tho drawings won't last six months, and pictures by un known artists never sell." " Then how do unknow n artists be come known artists?" " It's a mystery. How does a chry salis become a butterfly?" " Well, I can earn a little." She wns determined to keep cheerful for his sake. He closed her mouth with a kiss. " No!" hu snid, " I shall give my self six months' holiday ; thnt is all I can afford. And then I must begin ngnin and take my chances. Perhaps the doctors are mistaken. They often are." "Yes, very often," echoed Mary. With BMiiilo and a glance which ex pressed her sympathy better than any words could, she left him. When sho was alone she began to cry very quietly. Poor fellow 1 It was tho day of tho rrivato View, and Lacy snt in his studio wondering if any among tho brilliant crowd nt Burlington House had cast a passing gin nco at his picture. Tho day wore on. Towards dusk n telegram came, reply paid. " What is name and ad dress," it ran, "of lady who sat for Clair Ingelow Mark Ffollitt, Bed ford Row." Now, everyone knew Mark Ffollitt. Ho was the solicitor, and acted for half the aristocracy. His was a famil iar fignre in artistic and theatrical cir cles. Of courso he had uttented tho Trivato View. What could it mean? Lacy telegraphed back tho required information. Ho went to see Mary next morning. ' "Richard, dear," sho began almost immediately, " I know I'm a brazen minx, but I think wo ought to get married at once. Then I can keen an evo on yon to sec that von don't work." " Don't joke, dear girl," hn said, with a tremor in his voice. " I've been thinking, and I've made up my mind that I ought to release yon, as there's no prospect of my being able to keep even myself, to say nothing of a fain ily." "Then I shall sue you for damages for breach of promise." " Richard seemed to be in no mood for pleasantry, and looked out of the I window. i Mary went softly up to him, nnd ' showed him a letter which she had that j morning received from Mr. Mark I Ffollitt, of Bedford Row. It Bet forth, I with Mi a usual legal formality of phrase, how tho writer, catching sight of Mr. Lacy's picture at tho academy, had been astonished at the likeness which it bore to a Miss Norris, who, twenty years since, had several times visited his offlue in company with her uncle, Sir James Norris, who was an old client of his ; tint Sir James Nor ris had died about a year ago, intes tate ; that it had been discovered that the deceased left no relations except his niece, and that the latter had mar ried a gentleman named Blackwood, and subsequently died leaving a daugh ter; that Mr. Ffollitt had hitherto been unable to traoo tho issue of this marriage; and, finally, that he was convinced that the origiual of " Clair Ingelow " must be the daughter of Mrs. Blackwood, and heiress to $150, 000 and a country bouse. "I remember," said Mary, when Richard read the letter, " that mother nsed to mention her tincle. Sir Ja aes, sometimes, and tell me how rich he was. That was after father died," she added thoughtfully, "and we were very poor then." "Mary," Richard said, "accept my congratulations. But of course a girl with $150,0011 and nn ancestral hall won't throw herself away on a penni less artist." "Won't she?" wns tho reply. A kiss momentarily stopped tho progress of tho conversation. "Just try her." Richard had A holiday extending over three years, and so saved his eye sight. Ho puts A, R. A. after his name now, end taints portraits for 8-,000 apiece. Bnt Mary always telIR the children thnt the best portrait their father ever did wns that of " Clair In gelow." Yankee Blade. "Stickers" on Silver Coins. "Stickers" aro giving the govern ment a lot of bother. They are circu lar bits of paper with advertisements on the face and mucilage on the back. Made by the lick of the tongue to ad here to tho reverse of a silver dollar, one of these littlo planters is just big enough to fit inside of the milled rim. They havo been coming widely into use in the West and South. Every time a merchant receives a cartwheel dollar in the way of business ho slaps n sticker upon it, which reads, "Take me back to Buggs' cheap furniture house, where you get tho biggest value for cash," or, "Return mo to Snaggs, the drygoods man, and I will fetch 0 bargain." This ingenious idea is copyrighted by a Columbus man, who prints nnd supplies tho gummed stickers to mer chants nt so much a thousand. His circulars, distributed broadcast over tho country, suggest h shopkeepers had better make haste to avail them selves of this novel method of adver tising before a law is passed forbidding it. Meanwhile dollars with stickers on them are flowing into the treasury from all over tho United States. Bankers mid business houses are writing every day to tho department, begging it to nbuto the nuisance, which in the West han already spread alarmingly. Many people are unwilling to accept the sticker dollars, and so the circula tion of Uncle Sum's coins is interfered wi,th, Most banks will uot take them, because the treasury has issued a noti fication to the effect th'it jt.y!l not accept or redeem them. It hold tho ground that they aro defaced nnd are not legal tender on that account. It is true that they might be restored to their origiual perfection by removing the stickers, but Secretary Carlisle has no appropriation for scraping them off. The mucilage employed is of so excel l. nt a quality that twelve hours' soal; iu does not remove the paper from tlm silver. Furthermore, the covering up of ono side of tho coin renders it greatly more dilllcult to discover whether the latter is u counterfeit or not. Chief Drummoud of th" secret service showed to your correspondent u specimen of the finest imitation dollar ever struck with a die. It is dated with silver, and few experts could distinguish it from a real one. Tho deccptiou was considerably enhanced by a sticker on the reverse advertiiiing a shoo house in Ottuinwn, Iowa. Were this prac tice permitted manufacturers of false money would make n business of last ing on the backs of their bogus pieces advertisements bearing the names of reputable shopkeepers. Thus, inas much as a respectable merchant would not knowingly use bad coiusto publish his business, his credit would help the counterfeits to gain circulation j also, j how is anybody to know that the side 1 of tho dollar concealed by the sticker has not been scooped out and filled with lead. Boston Transcript. ('lunt Timbers from Washington, There are timbers iu tho foundation of tho Washington Statu building at tho World's Fair 127 feet long, and 3J feet in diameter that are quarters from trees which were originally nearly 401) feet high. They give evi dence of the size of the fine trees of the Puget sound region. A commer cial saw-log in the forestry exhibit from the same region is twenty-four f et long and seven feet in diameter. When this log was started from Wash ington it was forty feet long, but six teen feet of it was left at St. Paul to be exhibited there by request of the Washingtonians who wero celebrating a few days ago in the city named, the opeuiug to Puget sound of the Great Northern railroad. The saw-log is exhibited as a commercial specimen, and not particularly for size. Chie.igo Herald. An oyster may carry as many as two million eggs. SOLDIERS' COLUMN. OFF TO CAM P. Ifyon're wskln' in udder darlln', til til ii iiDiiii niH iliHir. ptfSM For termorri r I limit hie m to ! laks'l Krns rtud short. It's only nine a ritr, you know, that we linrf to no to cam i , Anil learn to a t Itka sujers while w tramp, tramp, tr.iiun. I've got Ihe tiiilsy uniform, with gilt and brusi lf'!'tlil And I mil t cr. iiiudiler dnrlln', that your nenv's out o iilii. 8o when tho tiiiirtitn' chips round, Just t it m wlili iiniihi .iint main. I''or 1 in ii -t meet I lie other boys suit mrn-jt to rie train. An' Milliliter, wnen die time Is up an' I conn I nek a wreo , Don't b miklmlto eonnjr an' bin" him in rie lin k. For snjen lis to work you know, that Is. throughout the tlsv. An' id the nUiii's the only time lie has for fun or piny. We hs to work hard all day, an' nighti w rks it i i lilps, Which make us nil o awfully dry, wo !iat to wet our lips. So mmlilt-r. if you ro wskln' tump hard Uiipii me door. For I must ti, i to tMinji to learn how can nons biMim an, I roir. An' nui'liler. when vour on comet bat k, please have Jiremrvt Ins bed. An' lome itmons lyin handy ami n Ice baa for hi.i beail. Srrttlr f.ritr.M-Tours. WOUNDED KNEE HEROES. The Handsome Monument Freo,i lholr Comrades. b Itccounitlon of deeds ol bravery hss rfit n found i-x-pre sst on in thiifts of gran , itu nd marble. but never until now have the KiUliers of tlm 1'iittf.ft Slut,' govetlimeilt or civilians, erect ed n iiiotiiiini'nt to t illen nun- rades That was what w is ilono by tho enlisted men ami omVers of the medical department and Seventh Cav nlry ol Fort UiK v. Knne i-. In the presence of suvi rid thonsin l visitors from all pr of the snull twer sli.te the iiieiunii il was unveiled nnd mind the solemn booming of tlio c innon dedicated to its duty ofhoniuing the memory of those who fell at Wounded Knee anilOrixel Mission, December IU and 30, 191)0. The story of thnso battles ts etnn el cruelty and disaster. The ghost darce hail mined the Sioux of the north west Into a frenzied anticipation of the coming uf the Indian Mn-lah, wl.o was lo sweep the whites limn tho f .ic oftlie cirlh. Under tlm leadership id llig Foot, they went upon the war path nrmetl with the best of guns nnd wearing the ennvas "ghost tditrts." which were to prove Impenetrable 1 1 the bullets of the white man. Custer's old. C'8,,nU'!i!i, li" Seventh Cavairy, under Col. J. v . r'orsyih, a.. 1 Indian tighter of two decades ?xpcr ienco was ordered to the icy plain ol South Dakota to put down tho trouble. Dig Foot was wily. At the first meet ing he surrendered, nnd tie soldiers found themselves with 1)30 women snd children ami half ss many bucks to care for. On the morning of December 89 tho order was given to disarm tho bucks. A half dozen guns were tak en and thin, at a signal, the Indians began firing. There, on the bonks of Wounded Knco Creek, near Pino Ridge Agency, two officers nnd twenty -four enlisted men were killed and thirty-two were wounded. The Indians lost 14(1 killed snd 110 wounded. At Drexcl Mission tho following morning ono officer and one enlisted man were killed in an attack on a wagon train. Theso disas ters aro tho last in the list of Indian battles, ond it is to be hoped that his tory will never show another to rival them. To tho memory of theso comrades tho surviving members cf the Seventh Cavalry at once set about erecting a monurooiit. The result of a subscrip tion paper showed over $3,000 raised for the purpose among tho troops. On an eminence overlooking the Smoky 11111, the Republican and Kansas riv ers which strnlch sway across the plains, visible for miles, the shaft whs built. It is of Vormont and Massa chusetts grnnito nnd rests on a native limestone foundation tl ft eon feet sq us re with a flight of ttcps on one side, The top of tbo shaft is twenty five feet from the ground, and the whole JefTect is imposing. On one face of the mon ument appears this inscription: To the Soldiers Who were killed in bsttls with 8ioux Indians at Wounded Knes siul Drexel Mission, Hnulh Dakota, December 21) and 30. 1890. Erected ss a tribute of alt'ection bv their comrades .of lbs Medical Depart ment and Seventh Cavalry, U. 8. A., A. D. 1SW. The remaining faces bosr the names of the soldiers who died in the two engagements. The monument is in the most prominent part of Vhe post, a short distance from tks principal buildings and officers' quarters. Tho Seventh Cavalry, which bad made its homo at Fort Riley for over thirty years, is one of the most noted in the service, It wss from this divi sion that General Custer took bis troops to the battle nf tbe Little Big Horn, Comanche, tbsborie ridden by Custer, and tbe only survivor of that fearful massacre, wss cared for at ths post until bis death year ago. Oen. Forsyth, ths commander, was with Bberidsn during tbe civil war and is one of tbe picturesque figures cf tbe Amerlcsa army. He was suspended from command after the bsttls of m 'I P. . 1 . U - Wounded Knee by Oen. Miles for or dering his soldiers tn shoot Indian women and children. An Investiga tion showed that such action was a ne cessity of the situation forced upon the soldiers by tho Indians, end For. yth nut reinstated and recommended for promotion. It Is considered proba ble that he will receive tho slnglo star of the mijiir general before long. Among the memorial to brave men ot the nation's history, nine I moro deferred than the Wounded Knee monument. Although a large portion of the n,cn engaged in the It title were new recruits, not one fullered or show ed signs ol wesknets. Their comrades, have worthily honored worthy soldiers by their generous sad imprraiiive act. The Wounded Knee monument will be one of the nunt noted features of tho pb. a. U. M. IlARQKn, iu Dotroit Free Press. KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS. rKNN9YLVAMA FATIM9. Ml Itt-MDKS IM ItACIt COKSTV ACCOIlDtSlI TO Till cusses or ls!W. HABBtssvBti. Secretary Edite of ths stste hoard of agriculture received from the cen sus bureau st Washington a tabulated statement showing the number of farms by counties according to the census of IS'). Lancaster county hea ls the list with 8.t!' while the smallest number is In Cameron, which hss but 33. The number In tbe other counties of the State are given as fol lows: Adams 3.3.1"; Alteghenv 1.311; Armstrong 4 l'J7; Hesver.f.7i; Bedford. 3.2-D; Herks H!it.'; Ulslr 1.4ii; Bradford H.llo; bucks H. 30I; Butler ft Ml: Cambria 2 211: Carleiit IHJ; ('enter 2.H); Chester tl.ll!:l'iarliu3 115: Cl-srlleld 212; Clinton 1.HI2: Cu'nituhia 2 15; Crawford 7.7SH; Cumberland 2.'.)U; Dauphin 2,177; Delaware IK CI; Klk"50; Krie !MSt; Kaveitn :I,.H20; l-'oreit nil; Franklin J,l,1; Fulton I,:to): (ireene 2 H-ll; lliititlmr don 2.31)4: Indiana 1.H11; .I. ITer"ii 2M1; Jnnhits I.HO'I; l.aoktiwsiins l.ftitl; Lawrence 8.(Ki; Lebanon 2. ml: l.ehiih 3.:t7H: Lexeme 2,fiv Lvcomlne 3.372; .McKcan l.l'i;Mercer 6,021;Millliti I.1H: Monroe 1.7I7; Mniittn -e y ft It'll; Miiiiour7ll:Niirtiihiilttpt'iii 3 .31; Northumberland 2.WI; I'errv 2.311: I'bila delphm SOI: Pike till; Potter 2 I2S; Hetihlkill Snyiier 1.IHI7; Siine rset 0.171; Sullivan Ut; fiuuuehaiina 1.7 Ml; 'I'loua 4.V..V. Ctmm I. 221; Ven anno 3.0.1 1, Wnrren 2.3-d; Wath IttRton l .'tl 1; Wavne 3.li!l; Westmoreland 6,33'J: Wyoming 1.7J.; Yor 7,7JtJ. PENNSYLVANIA CROIM. eaocTit RKtujer.i tiik viKt.n or cm, ror. Tors, appi.cs a sit pxaciiim. IlAitnisnrRfi Hecreiury KIr, of the State Bonn! of Agriculture, says of the cropt: "The crops of corn and late potatoes are suHkienlly advanced to show conclusively that tbe rcc-nt drouth will greatly reduce their yielding. The same cause has de creased the yield and slie of applet and peaches. The crop of blsc beriles wat practically cut down 7S per cent., and the few that were picked were Inferior iu quali ty ami size. "In many places the grape crop has been vry much decreised. In Noii'hnastern Pennsylvania dairymen have been com pelled to feed liny end grain to their cows to tnnke up for the great decrease In the amount of pasture," chops r'Tiir'-fD rr Df THE ItflOCTIt THAT II AS ritKV.UI.SB IS) I'KNrtlAt. rKXXSYLVASl.t. Joiixstoh s Iteports to crop canvassers for (loveriinient iiiliirinstion are that the countrv in mis t-eclioii of Pennsylvania Is In worse condition ss the result of prolong- d drouth, than it has been from lbs ssme cause In 11 yeats. Jhere are Iimbo sreas in this and adjacent counties where erupt ma turing In these bulimies early in Almost and until the m.ildle of September will yie d only in per cent of the average pro duction. These crops have been literally burned up and rsins now would not surve to restore them, although it would check the diuiiaiie to growths maturing later. The corn c-own in lite North can stand more drouth and hiidier temperatures than most other of the native crops, nnd tue yield will be next lo nothing. The oat cron wss not caught for so lotivt a siege, but it will he litibt ami inferior. Potatoes have stopped vrowing in Ileitis ajitregnting in.tity thousand ticree. and ibose that eseaie ths dry tot will carcely be lit f.ir seed uurnos-. Lute berries have dried on the stalks, and in neurly the whole area of tho State west ol the iiiountuius the blackberry crop is it failure. The pnspects are that the fruit growers will fare no better ilisn the grain growers. Apples and pears at this time are not grow in . Thee areslmp'y riiiing at much less than their normal size. The iron promised six weeks auo has been reduced already fully 40 percent. The negrexato of losses jun only be approximated by comparison of returns from witlo y se aruted districts, but it will run into the millions of dollars iu the ailliiinlng sections of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Many farmers, according In the reports nf agent In a po sition to know, will be so crippled financially that they will not recover for years. Amoso the pensions issued at Washing ton, last week were Ihe folllowing for i'enii sylvuniatts: Original, Andrew L. 8wa of Albion. Krie county. Original, widows, etc., Leah Krszel o' Lone Pine, Washing ton county, and Eva Z. Clark, of Bradford, McKean coiintv lncreae. John M. Koiigb, Ml. Plenssnt. Original widows, etc. Sarah Shearer of Leeehburg, Bschel Tavlor. of Leeraysville. Martha J. Ilorton of Altoona. Ha-ter A. Bradley, of Klbridge. Mary Moore of Krio. Christina '.Hoheiterloiu i t Pitbibiirg and minor children of CitM. L. llutteilield in Crawford county. Tiir 11 year old son of J. II. Simmons Rochester, while plavtng on a large log on a slope near the Tumbler works, started the log rolling. He fell ott and ths log caught hi iu ami crushed the life out of him, re ducing his body almost to a pulp. A otsoi.tsg stoveexp'oded at the residence of J. N Piirdy. Meadvills. Mrs Purdy and a young daughter were frightfully burned. It is believed the former will die. At Meadvills, the Farmers' Co oia"ttl' Bank has closed its doors. The stockhold ers, who are individually liable, are able to )wy ali liabilities. HwARMsof trssshoppers are destroying the crops and even eating up the fences nnd agricultural implements of La wronos county farmers. Bv ths discovery of tools tn W. J. Kilns' cell, the authorities of th Washingtot county 'ail discovered a big plot to escape. A chii.b of Frsnk Gill, of Trsuger, West moreland county, ws crushed to death un der the wheels of a neighbor's wagon. OwiNd loth drouth the water eomnanv at Wayneiburg has announced its iuab.li'.y to supply it patrons. Faou reliabls advlous In rwrito the eon. In apple crop, It loo, bow as If th Eutara St uns, NswYorlt, Northern Ohio, Illinom sail Mlehuao would h aaort orop this year. The ytxid ta iu South swaw to o up to thss averotfu.
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