A U)ONSJ)I'V()TIOX.
Efforts of tho Parent Bird to Save
its Young.
A WondetTul Exhibition or Cour
age and Sagacity.
til August lH!):l, while canoeing on
Lake Hi ban with Prof. W. A. Hobtn
sou of Itoxhttry, Mum, we witnessed
wonderful exhibition o( devotion,
courage nnd sagacity of a ni'ilo loon
which wo chant'cd to It nit with his
unto niul young in it deep bay iml.nt
ing tlm principal island. When about
fifty rods from the mouth of tho bty,
We Wore nlnrtloil by hi fniUrnt niul
loud nliirm cry, and drawing nearer,
we inv nt tho head of tin liny tho fam
ily, tho limit; bring on tho side toward
tho cniioo. Tho mothor, with her
young ono on her back, holding hard
ly his liill to Iht short tail feathers,
ntti Ti'il low, plaintive cries, nmt ooea
aionully would dive, remaining under
a considerable time.
Ib'turning to tho surface, wo no.
tieod tho little follow, generally four
or live foot behind h in mother, but lie
woulil iiiii'kly join her nmt grasping
her tiiil would give n littlo spring,
while tho mother wonltt aid his efforts
liy n flirt of her tail, and in leas thnn a
second ho was on her back again.
Fur ntioiit llvo uiinuteit wo watched
the birds heating tmek Ami forth nnil
showinggreatonxit ty, doubtless fearing
thut wo woulit Moek their passage into
tho hike, tho outlet being very nar
row, when father loon suddenly dove,
Aiul passing iiinler tho canoo, emerged
mime iifteen roils beyond, u ill the
hike, calling our nttentioii from hi
futility ly a toiiil scream. Approach
ing until he wit not more than forty
feet from iih, ho employed severs)
nrtinVes to iinlueo us to pursue him,
Ami thus relievo liis loveit one.
Failing iu this, ho rpmirto.t to intitu
iitiition, ami rising until ho seeineil to
stand on tho water, lie ruined liis
feathers until ho seemeil fully twice
his natural size, furiously Hupping his
wings hiiT sere lining violently. He
approached so near the canoe At one
time tlmt it seeineil as if ho whs About
tonltiek us. This effort proving fu
tile, he swam iiwiiy somo ten rod,
while wo reimiiiieil quiet uu l awaited
with interest his next move, which
whs very singular, nml perhaps in
teiiile.l to convey tho inipresiou of a
inortiilly-woiiiiileil bird.
First diving into tho water, ho An so
noino ttvo feet distant, theu leaping
into tho Air About four foot, ami again
living when ho reached tho water, ho
described a series of cyeloidal curves,
having a base of about rive feat, Ami
uttering a loud scream each time he
left the water.
Turning, ho repeated tho samo man
nuvros in an opposite direction, coin
ing very near tho boat. At last ho
turned on his side and uttered cries
which grew fainter and fainter until
all motion censed, and ho lay still as
if dead. My companion iiaid (I held
the paddles), "I am AfrAid the brAvc
old fellow has really killed himself by
his tremendousexertions; paddle over
and sec. " Wo approached noiselessly
until quite noor, when, thinking he had
really deceived us, ho began to slowly
move a way from us fluttering with one
wing as though tho other was broken,
and simulating tho faint and mouruful
cry of a dying bird, all the while keep
ing just out of reach, evidoutly hop
ing to induce us to follow him out iuto
the lake.
When w'o ceased to follow ho re
turned in the same manner until our
compassion got tho better of our curi
osity, and we withdrew ao as to leave
the mouth of tho bay unguarded, but
stopping near enough to see the out
come of tho matter.
As goon as he saw the coast clear,
our gallant bird so recently in mortal
extremity, holding his great green
head high in the air, quickly rejoined
Lis mate carrying her precious cliArge.
It w as most affecting to aee the mutual
carcase by rubbing their necks and
heads together, and the little oue did
not fail to receive a goodly share. As
for the "loon talk" in which they in
dulged, tho boatmen would have been
gratified to know that tbe birds spoke
as well of them as they thought of the
birds. Leverett M. Chase in Our
Dumb Animals.
Crazed by a Snake.
An aged lady named Mrs. Summer
field has been crazed by the awful ex
perience through which she went a
few night ago. Mr. Bummerfleld i
the mothor of a wheat farmer living in
Vermont, Tex., and ha beeu ill for
torna time with a throat trouble which
haa nearly destroyed her voice. She
was attended to bed on the occasion
mentioned by one of her granddaugh
ters, who, at the lady'a -request left
the lamp beside the bed burning.
The house bus been newly built and
Is not quite completed, with tho raft
cm of the roof still uncovered by any
ceiling. During the night tho old
lady' ryes were AttrActod by some
object moving Along one of these raft
ers, nml presently a large bull snake
thrust his head over And hung there,
looking down at hor.
Hho In all probability triod to sum
mon some one, but owing to her af
fliction was unable to make herself
heard. Ho perhaps for hours sho ly
with her terrified eyes rlxed on tho
hideous shape overhead until over
come with nervousness niul fear her
mind began to wander. When found
in the morning sho was unconscious,
it was with difllenlty that sho was re
vived. Her first motion was toward
the rafter just over head, but this
was thought only a part of her delirium
until all At once the snake ran down
the rafter nnd then dropped down on
tho bed. The old lady screamed loud
ly nnd again fainted, and when she
finally regained consciousness it was
seen that her terror fairly unhinged
her intellect. During tli day she
seemed quiet enough but at tho Ap
proach of night became so frantic thai
it was necessary to restrain her.
Tho bull snake is not venomous, but
is formidable and hideous enough to
inspiro repngnancj in the strongest
mind. On searching tho rafters and
roof of his house Mr. Hummcrficld,
After his mother's fright, found nnd
dislodged no less tlmu eighteen
snakes of several varieties. This is
the season of their hibernation,, and
they seek tho warmest spot nt hand
in which to lio until spring. Utiles
molested they are usually harmless
at this time, being too sluggish to
move, and can c.tsily bo killed ; but
near a firo they thaw out, and become
aggressive if shut in. St. Louis Re
public. A l'niiiin Monument.
It is not oft. n that ono sees a team
of twenty-four horses, particularly on
Sunday, yet such a sight was presented
in San Fraueiso the other day, to tho
surprised gaze of all who saw it, on it '
journey through the city from the cor
ner of Fourth and Townsend streets
to tho entrance of Laurel Hill cenu
tery on Central avenue, opposite Hush
street. Tho horses, hitched two
abreast, in ado a liir) more than half m
long as tho blocks west of Market
street. Behind them was A truck of
the largest siz. and strongest make,
and upon tho truck, supported by a
platform of solid timber and lashed
by ropes, a hugo sandstone bowlder
weighing over eighteen tons. It con
tour was much the a nno as tho big end
of an egg, the upper part being round.
At a distance it looked to a C.ill re
porter like a mammoth pumpkin in a
fairy tale. Thebowlderis about seven
feet high and has a circumference ol
twenty foet and six inches. It wa
brought by rail from Livcrmore and
will mark tho grave of tho Iat.3 C. II.
Simpkins, a California pioneer, in
Laurel Hill. Ho had often expressed
a wish for a monument modeled by
nature, not by marble cutters, and
his executor, Captain Knowles, after
much Boarch, found asuitublo bowlder,
convenient to a railroad. It will ro
main in its natural state, with the ex
ception of a small square which will
be chiseled off for a tablet
Tho weather being wet And the
streets muddy ascent of grades was
made with great care and no littlo
skill, aud tho contractors were relieved
when tho last hill in tho cemetery was
overcome aud the giant bowlder do
posited. The cost of cartage from the
depot to the cemetery was $150.
Eyesight Killed by Four Light.
Like every other sense that of aight
improves by use under healthy condi
tions and, therefore, the people who
have tho greatest exercise of their
vision in the open air under the light
of the huu have the best eyesight.
Generally speaking savage tribe pos
ses tho koeuest eyesight, acquired
through hunting. Natives of the Sol
omon Islands are very quick at per
ceiving distant objects, such as ship
at sea, aud will pick out bird con
cealed in dense foliage some 00 or 70
foet high. Shepherds and sailors are
blosaed with good sight. Eskimos
will detect a white fox in the snow a
great distance away, while the Arabs
of the desert of Arabia have such ex
treme power of vision that oc the
vast plains they will pick out object
invisible to the ordinary eye at range
of from oue to ten mile distant.
Among civilized peoples the Norwe
gian have better eyesight than most
if not all other, a they more gener
ally fulfill the necessary conditions.
The reason why defective eyes are so
much on the increase in this country
and in Europe lies in too much study
of books in early life and in badly
lighted rooms, Brooklyn Eagle.
LAUIKS OEPAItTMF.XT.
S!IR WAS A IMOMRKlt I If RAtMIOAntMO).
It is a curious fact that the mother
of Itinhop-Oeneral Leonidas Polk was
ono of the earliest promoters of rail
road enterprise. She had In fact pro
jected tho first lino of ralway in North
Carolina. It was a cheap tramway,
costing 92,211) per mile, running from
the cast portico of tho Capitol at lto
leigh to a stono quarry, but it was
tho precursor of greater things, nnd
was called the Experimental Railroad.
New York Telegram.
a qrrtK who iomohfh tiih srasons.
Every day of her life, no matter
where she may be, whether in Ital
luoral, Osborne, Florence or else
where, (.tieeti Victoria receive from
Windsor Castle a supply of flowers,
fruit and vegetable. Seasons may
come nnd go, but Queen Victoria's
green peas are always on hand, while
cucumbers, cabbages, French beans,
or any other vegetable her majesty ex
presses A wish to see on her dinner
table, are there the folloning day,
whether they bo in season or not.
Chicago Herald.
twei.vb pucasK ron aw r.MPnass.
Tho twelve dresses which the town
of Lyons lias presented to tho empress
of Russia are n dress of palegroeti vel
vet, in Henry II. style, trimmed with
black feathers ; a dress of palo dead
blue satin, embroidered with trails of
heliotrope flowers and green leaves; A
dress of heliotrope velvet ; another of
pale blue moire, trimmed in sneli a
nay with half-crushed roses that they
look in if they were lightly strewn
over it ; a gow n of cream colored cut
velvet; another of ivory silk, and a
satin dross of sunsot shades, that is
enough to make any woman w ho looks
nt it Hiek with envy ; also ono of red
dish piuk, velvety stitched, with gold
stars, and, I'm ally, a dres of silk that
looks exactly like silver. New York
Journal.
nor at, onooMs ark hcaiicr.
Their are very few Indies whom aii
heir-apparent can marry. At present
the heirs to tho thrones of Austria,
Russia and Italy, not to speak .of tho
heir to the throne of Itelgium, the
King of Serviii, and the, Crownl'riiice
of Montenegro, are all of a marriage
able ng., but have not yet m i le their
choice. Without a change of erect' on
tho part of a princess, tho choice of
the Rusiiiin Crown 1'rince, outside the
Com inolT f.imily, is limited to Prin
cess M irio of Oroooe aud ono of the
daughters of the Prince of Montene
gro. Similarly, tin) young Servian
King Alexander has only tho Russian
and Montenegrin princesses to choose
from. Only twenty-three Roman
Catholic priucesses, born not later
tlmu 1M77, are now open to engage
ments. Five of these belong to the
royal and ducal house of Bavaria,
three to Belgium, three to tho Spanish
Bourbons, two to tho Bourbons of the
Two Sicilies, four to tho House of
Parma, ono to tho House of Orleans
aud ono to the liuo of tho Chatres,
making altogether cloven belonging to
the Bourbons. Argonaut.
EVEN1SC1 BONN El S.
Tho latest evening hats and bonuots
strongly resemble those worn during
tho summer. Tho shapes are different,
as a matter of course, but they are
distinguished by a grace and airy light
lies that are truly summery. The
daintiness of construction and material
is ofteu carried to the verge of im
prudence by women who value be
comingncsg moro highly than either
health or comfort.
An exquisite example of this class of
bead-covering i a coronet formed of
green glaco velvet rose petals. Tho
shape looks very much like a crown
when onthehead, strings beiugomitted
to emphasize this effect. Tho black
trimming consists of two small jetted
wings that rest snugly against the
Psycho knot, one at each side, tho
kiot fitting exactly tho opeuing. la
front are loop of jetted and spangled
repe that suggest An Alsatian bow and
eoniploto tho decoration of tho charm
ing, crownles bonnet
Quite as small, but somewhat more
protective, is an eveuing bonnet cov
ored with yellow velvet, which is em
broidered with gold and pearls aud
draped over the crown to form points
toward the back. Fold of yellow
velvet cover the brim, over which a
short pearl-and-gold fringe falls from
the elaborately wrought orown. In
front is a dainty bow of white crepe
that supports a white-und-yollow aig
rette, and at each aide of the bow is
thrust a pear-shaped pearl pin set
with RhiueHtones. Tho ends reach
almost to the ears and on each is ad
justed a rosette of yellow velvet, from
which fall white velvet striutr. The
white and yellow combination in very
delicate and is decidedly fashionable
for both huts; and gowns. -Tim De
lineator, womrm An OPPlCtAr.S.
Tho experiment of employing wo
men instead of men In tho French
postal service has been tried with such
good result in France of Into that tho
government has recently appointed a
number of women to excellent posi
tions of trust. The principal depart
ments where women clerk arc cm
ployed Is, in France, as elsewhere, the
post, telegraphs, telephones, railways,
the government banks and tho central
administration.
There nro nt present fi,:tr,:i women
employed nt provincial post-olllces,
1,0110 female telegraph clerks; in ti'.l
towns tho telephone stations are under
tho management of women, affording
employment for 7l.ri. The national
savings banks employ 42" women.
Tho railways have, however, been
the best friends to the women. II
was the Dumbos company that iniulo
the experiment with employing female
clerks nt tho offices, or as sta
tion mistresses nf the small stations,
but gradually nearly nit tho French
railroad companies hnvo followed this
example. Women nro used ut tho
ticket olllee ns watchers, etc. The
East company employs il,iH2 women,
the North company '2,71)0, tlm Pnrls-Lyoti-Moiliterraneo
5,72, the Or
leans company 4,!(."Hf altogether some
24,000 women, in which number the
thousands nnd thousands of female
gatekeepers are Hot included.
In the whole of Europe it is calcu
lated that over liOO.ODO women hold
public appointments.
r ASH ION NOTES.
Short basques with ruffle backs seem
to be in tho ascendant.
Ainon the novelties nro th ) loos )
chain bracelets, which are m ide of
odd-shaped beads connect; I by a few
links of gold.
l'iquo and cheviot were so much
liked last summer for pi tin suits that
they tiro to figure very cxt insively in
the present season's best stocks.
One of the leading ideas in spring
cotton goods is the stripe. The lawns,
batistes nnd similar goods in this de
sign nro pronounced exceptionally
pretty by the best judges.
A long, black satin ribbon tied in a
deep, double loop and with floating
ends edged with white lace is among
tho new fails to tie about the throat.
The ribbon is about six inches w ide.
Tho earliest spring dresses in cotton
goods nro to bo mil I" with rather plain
round skirts, some of them with lace
or embroidery trimming, others with
Hut braid or cotton galooii iu many
rows.
It is nn interesting study t watch
tho improvement from year to year in
tho printing and wearing of fine cott.iii
fabrics. Somo of tho new pieces arc
color studies worthy the attention ol
nn artist.
Tho newest wrap is called tho
"Clerical" cloak. It hangs loosely
from tho neck, liko n cardinal gown,
mid is about tho length of a sacipie.
Tho sleeves nro largo and long, falliny
quite low like the "angel" sleeves, but
without tho points.
The silk striped cotton fabrics arc
much liked nnd make very attractive
semi-dress costuiuca for young girh
aud misses. Young ladies liko them
for their tiuttiest morniug dresses, nml
occasionally a stylu is thought dainty
enough for an informal evening wear.
Fine French organdie, printed in
floral pattern, is to bo a favorite sum
mer material. There nro pattern
wiA black ground with yellow violets,
which flower, by tho way, seems to bo
one of the particular favorites ; also
violet iu all shades of purple and he
liotrope Stylish waists for cotton dresses are
made in surplice shape or after any of
the popular blouse ideas. Fittod lin
ings are sometime used aud over
these tho material is drawn dowu to
the waist line. Many of these waists
have tho outside and linings joined
only at the auouMsr seams aud under
the arms.
Lace striped batistes are to bo
among the prettiest and most expen
sive of summer cotton drosses. Thoy
cost rather too much, however, for
ordinary purses, and women who have
limited means will scaroely find them
practical. There are, however, only a
few of them, and exclusive styles us
ually find ready purchasers.
Watered silks and the quaint China
patterns figured with pale, shadowy
flowers, are made iuto pretty tea and
theatre toilets, with long - princesse
bodice reaohing nearly to the knees,
with skirt out to flare from the waist
down, and full skirt, with. organ
plait 'on the back.
Ql'AIST KM (TRIOl'.
A Maine man makes leather out of
catfish skins.
Tho first Latin dictionary wns com
piled by Vnrro about A. D. 10.
Tories were originally band of Irish
outlaws. The Celtic word toreo means
robber.
A silver watch inndo in tho seven
teenth century is in tho possession of
New York collector.
A dlnmond picked tip iu Oregon,
Wis., by a boy proved to bo a puni
stone, but only weighs BJ carats.
A copper chisel has been taken from
Hie famous mound of Lnchish, in
Svrla, which dates back to about 1500
U. 0.
Tho smallest book in the world con
tain M81 pages, weighs 41 grains,
and requires a strong magnify glass to
ri-iul
An Indians athlete who was sup
posed to bo dying of dypepsia two
years ngo has lived since that time on
'co-cream.
During tho year 1HIM over 4,0IM)
corpses were cremated iu Franco.
Nearly ono-thlrd the number is credited
to Paris alone.
Baxter wrote several ponderous
volumes, but only his ".Habits' Ever
lasting Rest" survives to Interest the
religious world. ,
Tho trousers pocket of A Kansas boy
was found to contain a safety pin, nix
marbles, a top and string, a baseball
and glove nnd a plow clevis.
An English officer, being hypnotized
In South Africa, began to Hpenk iu
Welsh, which he had known ns n child,
but forgotten for twenty ycArs.
When only nine yeArs old Meyer
beer was considered the best pianist in
Berlin. His career as a miislcinu bo
gau when he wns an infant of two
years.
Edward Walker, tho expert bank
note engraver, who died iu New York
Iho other day, had permitted no stram
gor to cross his threshold in thirty
nine years.
Though Io Foe's "Robinson Cru
soe" has made tho fortune of a dozen
publishers, it was originally hawked
about London in a desperate eudeavol
to find soni) publisher enterprising
enough to accept it.
From Arizona for three years past
lias como tho earliest car load of Auier
ic.m raisins shipped east. The season
thero is iihend of that of southern
California and the atmosphere is pecu
liarly suited to tho curing of raisins.
Thero is a ripe sido to tho orange ns
well as to tho peach. Tho stem hall
of the orange is usually not so sweet
nnd juicy n tho other half, not be
cause it recji ves less sunshine, but
possible because tho juieo gravitates tc
tho lower half, as the orange hangs bo
low its stem.
Tubular Bells.
Christ Episcopal Church, nt Hons,
ton, Tex., is soon to ba fitted out witt
a rhitno of bells. The chime has been
ordered, and tho ladies aro hard at
work raising tho money to pay for
them. Tho bells which it is proposed
to buy aro of a new pattern, which ha
been lately invented. They consist ol
long tubes of metal, carefully tunod,
end nre operated by wooden hammer
which strikes the tubes nenr the uppei
cud. The chimo consists of fifteen
tubes, sounding a full octavo and the
semitones, with a third and fifth, and
they hang suspended from a simple
framo, occupying very littlo space. II
is said that they give a peculiarly
sweet tone, as well as a very strong
one, aud aro much more satisfactory,
being less clangorous that the old
fashioned bells, besides being cheaper.
It seems strange that some of the
wealthy congregations of this city
have not long ago provided themselves
with some such attractive addition to
tho ecclesiastical machinery. New
Orleans Picayune.
Like a F.oatlng City.
The modern American msn-of-wai
is a little world iu itself, or perhaps
more properly a floating city, with it
inhabitants of many trades and pro
fessions. Not only is there a doctoi
to dose you and a chaplain to care for
your spiritual welfare, but many cooks,
several carpenters, skilled nstehinists,
eloctrioians, tailors, musicians and
barber. There is at least one clever
sailormau told otf as ship' writer,
which ofliocr corresponds closely ' to
the old-fashioned scrivener. It thut
happens that one can have almost any
thing made aboard ship, from an en
grossed copy of a complimentary
resolution to a complicated piece ol
machinery or cabinet work. Chicago
Herald.
There is one deer to every fifty hun
ters in Missouri.
KEYSTONESTATE CULLINGS
rtAYED WITH MATCH K9.
ostcmi.D moBist.r mtallt hi rsio aho
AKOTNIS IIUI.I INJUSNIII.
Phii i.iMiius'i Tht 5 jrear old ton ol
David it. Taenia, mlns lnpn.lor and bis
cousin, th llttl datibtr of Matthew
Morris, wfnt Into an out building at tlx
boms of Ih Inspector to play, I skins wltb
them s number ol nutche, On cntsrlna
thur looked ih dor. In Hie building a
liumlle of sirs htil been storeil tml short!
slisr lbs children nilsfej (lit biilldlns
neighbors tsw smoke coming through the
roof. Tlit iluor wi broken open and tht
children found near Iht door. Doth wert
unconscious, the atirl lyliu over tilt bndr of
tht buy Due p uf tht latter ws burned
to crisp ami oilier portions nf hit body
were badly hums I. I he llttlt girl's In
juries seem to bt wholly Interns!, it Is
thought she will recover, but lb boy will
bktly dit.
BltOKRIta Mirr PAY A TAX.
TIIKT AMI SI'HJfi-r TO A 8 ! CSMT. l.kVT OS
Trillin MKT SUSNIMIS.
IlABntsni Rii lii the opinion of Andlloi
Oeneral 'Iregf, about l.flou persons subject
to a tax of 3 per cent on their net earnings
on their Income under th brokerage set of
.My 11. 1S0I, irt evading this law by a
felliire to rt port their annual business to
the Auditor lieneml department Under
the law "evtry prlvttt banker and broker"
Is subjei teii to the 'A per cent tax. Ileal es
tate agents irt smonir, those who claim to
be nuin nt from (he ptrment of Ibis tax,
while the Auditor (ienersl maintains that
they ate taxatilt on their business. In IS7D
the Attorney Uentral too'i the view held br
Mr. llregg ami Attorney (ieneral lleniel is
said to entertain s similar opinion.
THE 8 LOT MAIIHVKS.
omx 1-nosot'Ni rn uamiii,!!! tntvter.j and
iiTMKRs nor BY JI'UIIR SRI. I..
IIor.i.itiA vsnrRn Iti tht llltlr county
courts Jud(,'t Msrtln Hell li.strueted the
grand Jury that nlcktl In tht Hot mtchlntt
are not tumbling devices. The Judire, how
ever, held that slot mchlnej in wiiicb a
nickel is dropped and by thai means dice
are thrown, wui purely gambling apparatus
ami the jury was directed (o loturu tbe
owners uf such machines to court
now. ii. i.. imwirr iKn.
lloM.iii.Tiiii;iin lion. Ilenjamln Mght
ner Hewitt, ex-speaker of tht hiiuso of
reprsieuisttves ol Pennsylvania and one
nl ttie best knowu Itrpubllrsii politicians of
the state, died In the llinghsni house Phil
adelphia, from a paralytic attack which be
received some time ago. Mr. Hewitt was a
Scitch-litsh Presbyterian tnd was horn at
PcDrsli'irg, Huntingdon county, June 4,
I'll. His parents wert among the early
ettli-ri ol tht Juulats taller, lis was dis
trict attorney for seven years, He was tielrl
paymaster in tht army with tht ran of
nnj'.r In the lower house of the legislature
In. eerved eight years, In IHHI being Heeled
speaker H also served as lisli commis
sioner Irom laT.i until Hsi. Jiurliig the late
legislature he became prominent in tht op
piii(ioii to the seating of Andrews anil also
as iht fatnerof the pure fojj bill. He
leaves a wife and two sons.
A MANIAC'S III.'IOIIT IIRT.tl.
finrrxsnino Thomas Kiniieitan, who
was demented but not considered dangerous
grew viol oil at bit home near I. at robe, He
started to destroy the furniture and wben
his parents remonstrated bt crushed in
not her s skull and brutally beat his father.
I he former will probably die, Neighbors
made a prisoner of I innegan and took him
to tlm county home, but in making (lie
capture it was necessary to shoot biiu, tht
bull lo Iglng iu his jaw.
rENNSYI.VAKU'l HIOCOAI. COI NrHS.
1'niontows lieports of coal regions of
Hit United States snow that Westmoreland
county lead with an output of .;u,iM4
tons, Kayette second with 7 .MO.iH't tons.
Clearfield third with fl,7d,7HJ tons, and Al
legheny fourth with H,.i ) ,)).
IIOTtl. ( I.ERK PROP DBA D WlltLS IPARBIXO.
Wabash James A. Carter, iilnlit cleric
at tht Arlington Hotel, at Uocbe'.ter,
dropped dead of heart disease, what spar
ring with a friend.
The returns ofilue uStiiotu' books In tbe
commissioners' ollict in Indiana county
snow that thert art at least 3. t it dogs in
Indiana county. This amount ho been
asstsstd aud returned while the commis
sioners think (hnrt are fully 2V) more of
which no account bat been rendered.
Tiitkb Pole were killed In No. 4 mint of
tht Kingston Coal torn pari y at Kdwurds
ville, near Wilkeabarrt by s runaway car.
Two of the men were killed instantly and
tht third Oitd au hour after receiving his
Injuries.
At t'nlontown, Andrew Bun, aged 19.
was struck by s Baltimore & Ohio freight
engine and ground to pieces, Bun was
deaf and dumb and did not notiuj th
approach of the train.
Jambs O'N'cii. a book tgent. while at
tempting to board a freixhi train at Con
ueilsville, fell under tht wheels and was
ground to death.
Ai.rRiu T. Cookson, sued tht Pittsburg
Western railroad lor lio. OK) damages for
the death of bis wife and son who were
kii:d by s train at a crossing in Evans
C.ty recently.
Tub Cochranton Savings bank Is to be
converted into a national bank. Tht pres
ent capital or tO.UOU will bt increased to
XI,00U.
Tub Valley flouring mills at Titusville.
ow.ied by Kiinu Ic W tgner, were destroy
ed by tire. Lost, 14, nut); Insurance tt,ou0.
KtiWARn Barns, aged 72. fell beneath tbe
wheels of an ash cart ba was driving at
Or.ti.sbnrg tnd was crushed to death.
til o lass at Huntingdon, atola several
thousand dollar's worth of goods from
Mayor Siewart s clothing stort.
Thb Acheton cokt company's anchor
works, ntar Dunbar, closed down throwing
loo men out of employment.
L. GoLDtTONs't couotrv stort nesrGretns
bnrg was robbed of II, 000 worth of general
merchandise.
Marion Smith, of Spring Creek was killed
wbilt trying lo board a moving train al
Garland.
filling Long-frit Want,
Wolff Brothers of Kreuznacn, have
patented and put on the market a
mute violin for the use of beginners
on that Instrument which removes
the annoyance caused to listeners by
the constant exercises of musical
neighbor. The violin consists only
of a mahogany frame without bottom
ot top. Id every other way It Is built
like a loilQ. This unique lnstru
ment is not entiroly mute, however,
but produce an exceedingly sort
tone, audible only to the player. The)
tound is delicately pure withal, as
only In this way can it be of real
value to tbe student. St, Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Th only reason iome people are
considered relitrlous U because they
make a good deal of noise la church.