TIMBER CRUISERS."
The Woodsmen Who Explore the
Trackless Wilderness.
Guided Only by tha Mysterious
Secrets of Nature.
On tint frontier of advancing; civili
sation thcro in n npooli"! of livlihood
railed "eruisiiijr. for timber." The
simile i nn njit one, fur tiio woodsman
who seeks new timlior regions amid
tho trackless wilderness, in which the
sun in hidden by day nml tli stars by
tiiht, in as bold n navigator as his
brother, who toils on tho pathless
wnste of tho sen.
The timber-cruiser in oven more ft
oliihl of tho forest than the nntiv.i hi)
succeeds. He in tho irecunor of tho
the Imnhcrmnn ntnl tho sawmill, two
impoi-tnrt factor in our progressive
civilizntion. Ho in untaught. Oener
Ally he knows nothing of astronomy lint
thn sun's course nml the polar Htnr,
because tho henvenn aro no often
wholly out of night in the tangled for
est thut ho relien on other guide. Tho
mysterious secrets of terrestrial na
ture, hniided down to him by genera
tions of pnthflndern gone before, keep
him informed.
On the prniriu he known that tho
tipn of tho grass always incline townrd
tho south, nnd tlint they ara less green
on the northward aide. In the forest
the Blender twign on the lionghn liend
southward no nlightiy, it may he, that
only the trained eye can detect the
deflection ; yet it in there. Tho mom
on tho trcetrtinkn is always on tho
north Hide, tho bark is smoother and
more supple on the cant than townrd
the went, nnd southward the mildew
J never comes. Thun d ten thin unlet
tered navant hox the compass in the
wifderncss.
Tho timber-cruiser in a hero. Ho in
n forest king. Tho wealth of the
woods is hin. Ho always travel alone.
Hin acts of courage, endurance, nnd
skill are never witneased ly others nnd
tire never boasted of by himself. In
deed, hin successes or failures aro
never talked nbont. nave to tho direc
tor! of tho lumber companies who em
ploy him, nnd to whom ho makes a
minutely detailed report. He hns
probably the best memory known to
man, for ho will return from a two
months' "cruino" And be able to locnto
accurately every tract of valuable hem
lock timber in n hundred sqiinro miles
of worthless woods and tamarack.
He undertaken the most nrdttoua
Lr journeys without providing more than
a blanket nnd a few days' provisions ;
ho confronts nil kinds of dangers,
mindful of their inconvenience, but
fearing them not, because ho Htudies
nature on n commercial basin. In brief,
he in a true philosopher ; always pre
pared for the unexpe?ted ; happy, be
cause ignorant of the relative values
of comfort nnd discomfort, and brave,
because he is an egotist who believes
thoroughly in hin own abilities.
His is tho task of locating tho land
unrip that capitalists and large corpor
ations have purchased from tho gov
ernment. He precedes the woodsman,
the ax, and the saw, just lis' tjje post
trader precedes the teacher nnd tho
preacher. He is to the advancing
lumberman what the Don Cossack is
to the Russian hosts.
The location of a choice tract of
timber is a secret to be guarded with
hia life. Weeks, even months, may
intervene before the lands can be
"taken np" and entered upon tho rec
ords at Washington. The pathloss
forest is his home, solitude his com
panion, and, like his brother on the
"multitudinous sobs," he often dies
alone, and his unburied body becomes
part of the elements of nature ho mo
intimately courts. He is new to liter
ature, unknown to song and Btory.
The Century.
K fleet of Air la Caves.
In his account of the visit to the
Mammoth Cavo in Kantucky, Dr.
Hovey describes the peculiar physiolo
gical e fleets experienced on emerging
from that locality the souso of smell
being intensified to mich an extroardi
uary degree that moat common ob
jects, such as trees, plants, animals
and even people had strong individual
odors, mostly unpleasant, and some
visitors are known to suffer from nun
ea and hsadaohos by reason of a too
sudden change from the remarkably
pure air of the cave to that of the out
side world.
According to Dr. Hovey's theory,
this intensification of olfactory per
oeptioiis is due to the rarity of olfacto
ry stimuli in the cave, while on emer
gence, in keeping with a physiological
law, the perceptive powers for these
particular stimuli, having rested, are
intensified, so that odors too delioate
t make an impression under ordinary
circumstances are powerfully felt by
tho constant rcpltition of tho ordinary
olfactory stimuli, thin effect passing
off, so that soon only tlio stronger
odors are registered In consciousness !
that in, consciousness in mainly con
cerned with the registration of the
contrast between tho stimulus of the
moment nnd a background of con
fused and nndiffereutiatcd Impres
sions; and though ordinarily, senna
tionn are increased by more intense
stimulation, thoy tuny bo also in
creased nn in the illustration just
given by varying the background so
an to bring ordinary stimuli into
stronger relief. (Hobo Democrat.
Forced (o l.lvp on Itnniticlcs.
Not many people nro cvercompelled
to subsist solely on a diet of barnaclen,
nnd when thoy nro it in generally nfter
they have been shipwrecked on nomo
desert island, instead of in tho midst
of a wealthy Christian community.
And yet that is what a man has been
doing for several weokn. He has often
been seen climbing over the half-rotten
piles in tho vicinity of the Mail dock
nt low tide nnd scraping off the mol
luskn, but nobody paid any attention
to him until tho other day ho sat on a
"stringer and began to mnko a meal out
of his gift from tho sea.
("I)o you like thosj things?" nskod
a by-st.inder. "and don't you know
they nro poison?" "They haven't
poisoned me," answered tho man,
"and I don't eat them because I like
them, but because I have nothing else
and don't know when I will have."
Hin story was only another chapter of
tho terrible experience of the unem
ployed. Ho wan nn uumnrriod man,
and has wandered nroun.l the streets
of Han Francisco without food until
he nearly dropped from exhaustion
before ho thought of eating the bar
nacles. That was over three weckn ago, nnd
in the meantime ho hns eaten nothing
else. Ho wan perfectly willing to talk
about himself nnd ho greedily de
voured tho tiny, raw bivalves.
'Tretty tongli food, ain't they?"
asked the man who was watching him.
"Yon bet thoy nre,"he replied, throw
ing a handful of shells into tha bay,
"but I would rather cat them all the
rest of my life than beg." San
Francisco Call.
Decline of Mliall-i?.
The whale fishery was at one time
nn enormous industry in the United
States. It reached its height in lH.Yt,
when (102 ships nnd barks, 2S brigs
ami UN schooners, with a total tonnage
of 21S,iW!, were engaged in it. By
1H7(1 tho fleet had dwindled down to
Hi!) vessels, and it is doubtful if 50
nre now at sea. The introduction cd
kerosene, and tho increasing scarcity
of whales seem to be the cause of this
decliue.
Home remarkable voyages wore made
in the old daya. "The Fioneer" ol
Xew London sniled in June, 1HB4, for
Davis Htrait and Hudson's Bay, re
turning in September, 1805, with 1391
barrels of oil and 22,li."l) pounds oi
bone, valued at $150,001). In 1847 the
"Envoy," of Xew Bedford, was sold
to lie broken np ; but her purchaser
refitted her Hnd sho made a voyage
worth $132,450. On the other hand,
a vessol made a Ave years' voyage, and
on her return the captain's lay wat
only $85 dollars. But, as the Nan
tucket captain, whose vessel returned
from a three years' voyage as clean as
she went ont, remarked: "She ain't
got a bar'l o' llo but she had a
mighty flue sail?" St. Nicholas.
riotighs Drawn by CainM.
The experiment of camels draw ing
ploughs has been tried in Southern
Russia with remarkable success, it is
said. The bad harvest of the last two
years, together with the low prices of
grain, have forosd Russian agricultur
ists to look into tha question of redlin
ing oxpenaos, and one groat difficulty
being to obtain auimal power which
would oost less for feoding than horses
and yet be able to do the varying work
of a farm, camels have been, introduced
upon an estate not far from Kieff. At
present eighteen camels are at work,
and thoir keep is found to cost much
less than that of horses, owing to oats
being dispensed with iu their feeding.
The prioe runs between six and seven
pounds per hea l, inelusive of trans
port from the Government of Oren
burg to Kieff. New York World.
A Bejewelled Herring.
Mrs. Harriet Condit, a colored wo
man of State street, bought some her
rings the other day, and upon clean
ing one of them she found embedded
parallel with the backbone a gold bar
evidently belonging to a lady's pin.
It is set with a mooustone, about one
half inch long iu the centre and at
each end large pearl about the size
around of a lead pencil. It is valued
by a looul jeweller at about $10.
Hartford Tost.
LADIES' UF.rART.HEXr.
rANOT.ni OK AMMONIA.
Somebody is always saying to "pul
ft few drops of ammonia in Vn water
in which you bathe." If yon want to
get old and yellow and wrinkled, fol
low that plnn. Ammonia is flno for
household cleaning but never wns
meant to bo used on the flesh. Sal
soda, or washing soda, as it is some
times called, is much nicer than am
monia, and in cheaper. Borax is bet
ter than either, but, of course, cents
more. If yon want to see how am
mania treats things, put n few drops
on n cloth and rub a painted floor. It
will tako tho pnint off in an instant.
That ought to teach sensible women
that it will dry out and render the
skin liable to crack. Washington
Star.
A skasow op nitinoM.
There is to ba a season of ribbons
when warmer weather comes, and
moire ribbons will bo tho choice when
winter furs and other heavy trimmings
are laid aside. I'lain moire ribbons,
especially black, from four to eight
inches wide, nro good investments nt
the present moment, ns they nre to
serve not only on bonnets nnd hats
but for neck scarfs, with tho huge in
croyablo bow nt the throat, nnd nlso
ns holts, suliivs nn I collar on light
cotton dresses of zeyhyr or batiste in
pink, mauve and green shades, and on
tho pretty lutestring nnd taffeta silks.
Chino flowers of natural colors nnd
bright dashes on white lutestring
grounds nre in other new ribbons for
bonnets and gown trimmings, nnd
tho.se of satin and velvet will still give
character to tho very light colors that
promise to bo popular. Now Y'ork
Advertiser. .
A ItOYAL IirSIMV.
When tho German E.-nporor was
last in England nn order wns sent to a
well-known firm of modelers iu Lon
don for a model to bo made of tho
Empress' figure, with movable arms
complete, tho upper part to bo made
of papier maehe, the lower part below
the waist like atclcscopeof wireframe
work. This uniipie fao simile of her
Majesty is to bo used ns a substitute
on all occasions when tho Empress
cannot be personally present. For
instance, all dresses are to bo tried on
her second self. When they nre sent
from tho dressmaker finished her
Majesty will inspect and criticise them
from every point of view, nnd pro
nounce on their suitability to the fig
ure, nnd so on in fact, see her dresses
ns others see them. Thin double is
also to bo used for decorating evening
dresses with flowers, etc., and taking
creases out of trunk-crushed gowns.
Tho model is made like a telescope, one
pnrt to fold inside the other, so as to
take up littlo more space when travel
ing than a bonnet box. St. Louis
Republic.-,
BVOOXR FASHIONS IN JEWEXnY.
A recent peep into a jewel box of
twenty-five yenrs ago, brought to light
a most curious design in earrings
namely a horn of plenty made of fila
gree gold, long enough to almost
reach the shoulder, nnd thickly in
crusted at the opening of the horn
with precious stones of almost every
variety. Although at flrnt glnueo one
trembled for the wearer's comfort with
the somewhat overpowering looking
ornament dangling from her ear, upon
taking it in the hand it proved to be
very little heavier than the solid gold
ball carings that afterward became so
popular. Mosaics were also worn
about this time, and some were mar
vels of artistic workmanship.
The big gold-linked chain, from
which hung an enormous gold locket,
was the only necklace woru, while the
narrow "glove band" bracelet of gold
fitting tight to tho wrist was consid
ered indispensable to the toilet. La
dies in those days thought sapphire or
emerald rings set with diamonds and
warn on the first finger to be "quite
the thing." Pearls were the favorite
stones, become so perhaps, by tho
famous nocklace owned by the Count
ess Dudley. This nocklace wns com
posed of a ropo of pearls which went
six times around the neck, each pearl
boing so absolutely perfect that six or
eight would have realized a small for
tune. New York Commercial Adver
tiser. A PBAIR1B WOMAN.
When the Duval family entered the
Territory tho daughter was but a year
old; now she is twenty. By the
good graces of tho Indians herpareuts
cumiug from Missouri, were allowed
to settle on Hawlog Creek, and have
made their home in the land of the
redskin siuoe. Mr. Duval started in
1875 with twenty-five cattle. . They
have increased to over 531) aud make
a large herd to care for. Mianio is
the only child, and though S3 young.
is her father's chief assistant. She
does not simply tako the cattle to the
rnngo nn 1 lenvo them there, but re
mains with thorn nil day, looking
after the herd ns well ns could any
cowboy.
Her duties frequently tno her a
score or more miles from home, ns the
cnttlo must bo kept moving to food
well. Often some of tho cattlo becomo
mired in tho mud along creeks where
they graze, or whero they 'wade in to
drink. Then comes tho hardest pnrt
of the work. With true cowboy skill
she throws tho lariat over the slender
branching horns, while the other end
of tho long but phenomenally strong
Jaw hide ropo is fastened to tho nnddle'
Then a steady pnll on tho part of her
pony draws the imprisoned nnimat to
a placo of safety on dry ground. Sho
hnn a largo herd for one person to
handle, but with tho nnnistnnco of two
well-trained cattlo dogs sho does it
well.
While on the rnngo shn drennes in
trno cowboy fashion wide brimmed
whito felt hat, long gauntlet glovcn, a
lariat coiled nbont the saddle horn nnd
n revolver nt her belt nnd rides the
wildest bronco with thorough ease.
When off duty she is a modest, unas
suming young lady, the Inst one that
would be suspected of such masculine
accomplishments.
At tho annua! round-up she has, dor
ing the past two seasons, taken her
place with tho other cowboys and
made a good record. In lanso-throw-ing,
when tho wildest of steers aro
turned loose nnd goaded into fury by
matndo methods, she has held her ow n,
and was given a handsomo saddle last
fall by her masculine competitors ns a
testimonial to her exceptional dexterity
nnd skill. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
FASHION NOTES.
Tho Charlotte Corday fichu of soft
lace or chiffon is worn crossed in front
and tied nt tho buck.
A snowleaf having the snow tint
true to nature in enamel is one of the
favorite pins of the day.
Tho rago for black nn 1 white is as
great an ever, nnd the m st striking of
stripes and plaids nre seen on the
street.
Geranium red is one of tlio new
colors which no one but a brunette
with a pale olive complexion should
attempt.
Berthas made to fasten in the bnc t,
nnd finished all nrouu I with crisp lit
tlo frills, are quaint, aud nt the same
youthful looking.
Corn-colored flowered moire makes
up into an elegant tea gown with chif
fon plnitings in old rose hues nnd old
rose-tinted velvet.
Red serge, camel's hair or sacking
dresses aro combine I with bhvk w it
cred silk and trimmed with many rows
of wry narrow jet gimp.
There is a great tendency to make
bodices w ith vests of accordion-plated
silk, which are wide at the neck nnd
narrowed to a point at the waist, with
wide revere turned buck on each side.
Murderous looking daggers nnd
scimiters with hilts sparkling with
gems impale the lace at the throat,
are stuck through hats or run through
the Psyche knot at tho back of the
hend.
Home now brooches nre of ninglo
large stones, ruby, amethyst, topaz or
emerald, set in gold, cut in nuch fine
designs that it gives out almost as
many flashes of light ns small dia
monds. A woman whoso neck is thin shotild
never try anything but the square cor
sage. Tho generously proportioned
look best in the V style or the oval.
Only perfectly proportioned should rs
should bo bnred.
Moiro sashes aro suction debutantes'
gowns. The liberty silk sashes aro nlso
worn, being tied in empire fashion
high up under the arms and spread out
in a butterfly bow at the back, the
long ends falling to the hem of the
gown. '
The bow knot is the latest thing in
hair dressing ; it is sot np high on top
of the head aud stuck through with a
a tortoiso shell dagger ; the front hair
is parted in somewhat demure fashion
and brought rather low down on tho
forehead.
A new-fangled form of card tray has
been devised. Thanks to its existeujg
talented painters will have a chauoo to
make a spread of their powers. Ou
the surfuoe of tray scenes, cither
Scriptural or romantic, nre painted.
Thus doos luxury satisfy its whims.
Black and dark blue challie with
whito or guy colored flowers make ex
tremely serviceable dresses for moun
tain or seaside wear. These pretty
gjwnB replace the Iudia silks and are
more appropriutj for certain occa
sions, such as afternoons at home,
elo.
SOLDIERS' COLUMN
Bls Sweetheart's Fao.
WALTER i.eroy romi.
rhj found htm. when tht musket rattla
Had died sway,
Lying where the fiercest battle
liaged nil ilny:
I'nknown his nrnne-they only knew
tin Ml In s'nte
Hut where the breast hlnod trickled thro'
Thry rrail hlnllff:
For lhre hin enlii hand held a face
Kerens anil fair.
Feat urn in nn.M of vlrftln grace
Fiameil in g-nlil nnir.
And stern oven I hen grew soft with t-srs
To think that lhe
Had held the same hope Giro' those years
At he that lav
With life light put In sad trllpta
Ity btillel'e hies.
io near the meet and waiting lips
He IouroJ lo
"Blue and (Jrsy"for March
ONE NIOHT IN THE PITS.
A Period of Danger and Buffering at
Knoxvllle.
MMMtfOthe tieze
of Knoxville my
reulment, toe 4 th
la., was in line
just to the left of
t'ott Sander, to
wards the HoWon
river, taking In
Col. Ilotrva'a flue
residence, I ro
nii'mbcr bow
much at the time
1 disliked the
ides of belplnv to
make portholes
in bit house to
lire through, but
as the Colmifi
wot there himelt
ami tsid "do
ahead, buys," we
did.
Just outside ol
our line wero sev-
s eral Utile annllnts
rifle pits, which to occupy during the da
was almost certain deiili, an the rein in
tome ImiMlngs close to band could pic out
men off without much trouble. Hut nt
night these pits bad lo be occupied, an there
was danger in the reb dunking t ort Sand
ers In the darkness. Once in these pits you
bad to keep very low, as the robe, haying
the range on them, would lire aviv at
random at night, making it very danger
our for the occupants.
It finally got so bad that no one was
anxious to be detailed tor said duty. The
night in question I, with tome -J others,
were stood In line: each man'i name, with
number of Hie pit, was put into a cap, I
being on the right of the line was the first
man to draw. 1 drew the lirt grand prije.
and a comrade of the tame company drew
the corresponding number. We two were
to occupy the tuiiit pit. At the time I
was very glad of it, as neither of us wero
very stout and would nottake up very much
room.
At darkness came on we received orders
to prepare lo occ.n.y the pirs. Handing; In
line, Comrade l.anluan on t lie right, I on the
lelt, at t!i word odomtnand we bo'h made
a run and a dive tor our pit, Into which wt
both plunged headlong: with the bullets
mhiilling nil around us.
Once there all we bad 10 downs to keep
low and suffer, for it was In tht lat of No
semherand very cold and disagreeable
without u n orercojt.und with shoes In a
dreadful condition. Jlv comrnde I bad
known from childhood. He was one of those
witty, brave young nnllvo born Irishmen
who don't know how fun y there are, anil
kept up s steady stream of talk. Otherwise
I believe I shouid have died from the ex
posure. His Inn was rut thort very suddenly
about midnight. Some 'J"0 men belonging
to. 1 think, the 20ih .Mich, catno charui A
past us, driving ilia rebels from the houses
mentioned neur our lines occupied by their
sharpshooters nnd setting them on lire. In
a very tliort time Ihey "sere all ablaze, the
light being to great that one could have
read from it. Then every battery under
l.ongstreet and ours cut loose snd I can as
sure you things were livelv for a time.
Hut our cup ol misery was not half full.
It commenced to rain: It poured, and the
water commenced to drain into our Utile
nit. .Soon we were sitting Iu water to our
hi's, and cold water st that.
.Several times I wss in the set of getting
up. our sufferings being slmst past human
endurance, when my friend would exclaim:
"Ht down: do you want to get your bead
knocked off?' Hut everything bat an end.
The tire from the burning buildings com-menc-d
tod eout.the rebel batteries stopped
their shelling ami daylight appeared in the
fast. We two poor mortals, tmC cold and
hungry, made preparation! to lorsnke our
pit and tall back to our main line. I can
almost imagine 1 can tee our-elves yet ss
we beat a nasty retreat. -.National Tri
bune." Oen. Orsnt'a Last Fublio Addrett.
"Blue and tiray" for March.
Another wave of tipptautetwept over the
great audieuce.and when it bad spent Its
lores and quiet was restoied again, the be
loved general, asslttej by Mr.Huiirt, hobbled
loi ward and siood before I lie tea uf human
facet, many of which were wet with teata.
Then in a low voice which could be beard
only by those who Hood near hi in although
a death like hiiih prevailed the assembly,
the su tiirot a hundred bailies made bis
last public address. It was to brief that it
was finished a I mutt beiore 'itie audience
knew it was brgun. Leaning painfully up
on hit cru'ches. and speakmt with great
dilHculty. be tsid:
"Ladies snd gentlemen: Under all cir
cumstances it it difficult for me to speak.
An hour ago I might have nude a speech,
but now I am almost afraid lotry. 1 know
ss few can, Hit good these chaplains have
done writing letters to the friends at home
for the tick and wounded, to anxious, sor
rowing mothert and fatheis. I btvs not
words to express my tlianki for this wel
come, 1 appreciate"
Hut he said not another word, Ha stood
In the pretence of that vast multitude and
wept, and the ronltitude wept with him.
Iletore another year had patted, loving
bonds had laid the body of the incorupar
tble tuldier iu the loinu.
Brigand Cong-re-semen.
Something much akin to consterna
tion bus been created throughout
Greece by the i'sua of warrant for
the arrest of several members of the
national legislature on charges of
complicity In the acta of brigandage
which are now monopolizing the at
tention of the Hellenic government.
One of the mt st prominent support
erg of M. Iielyannis, namoly, M.
Takts, representing tho district of
Trikkala In parliament, baa already
been lodged In Jail, and It Is expect
ed that he will shortly be joined
there by several of bis colleagues who
are accused of being In league, with
the Tbessallan banditti.
Five Persons Killed In an Explosion.
A parattlne lamp exploded In a dwelling
In the Clerkenwell dittrlot, London, and
Mr. and Mm. Croger and three iitlls child
ren were burned to death.
Crusoe's ropuiau n.
The Island where ltooinson Cnisoe was
monarch or all he surveyed, it now inhabit
ed by almost sixty people, who attend the
Laid of tattle that urate there.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS.
ritOF. HAftTSHOnN 8KSTF.NC ED.
MB DORS ROT ATTIMIT TO Jt'srifY tilt CRIttg
ASH IIKTS TWO TRARS.
Nrw Ca.-ti.r I'rof. Hartshorn, who
pleaded guilty to malpractice, hit victim
being AMa Itobluton, was sentenced by
Judge Hiizcn to two years in the penitenti
ary and fined 1.50. before sentence wat
passed l'raf. llartthorn mode th following
statement:
"I have nothing lo tsv In (nstiflcatlon of
the crime to which I plead guilty. I am sorry
for myself, aorry for my friends, torry for
those who have been connected with the
crime, sorry for those ever whom I had
charge tor two years in this city snd tbe
disgrace my fall has brought on them. I
have not lost all hope of life und expect to
rise again, although I have now lalten.
'Inose who have not been In prison know
not how to compute time. Those who have
not been Incarcerated know not the length
of a month as I know It. The ahort time
that 1 have been Imprisoned seems to me
an age. I bavo nothing further to offer,
but place myself at your mercy."
ONE MILLION LKS9.
FINANCES OF SOME NATIONAL BANKS Or Till
STATR.
WAtiiiNoTos, U. C The nstlonal banks
ofl'ennsylvsiiis, outside of the cities
of Philadelphia and l'ltttburg,
according to their report! tothecomp'roller
of the currency on tbe L8th of February,
held over f l.a 0,000 lets In lawful money
than they did at the date of I lie last presl
ont report, December MM, At the same
time their loam and discounts had decreas
ed from ltU.732.2l! 15 on December 11 to
i:oi,4:,(IS S2 on February M On the)
former date their gold holdings were
f.i.tUU.TIl tit), on the Infer date they bad
decreased to ..VI Tils Ul. Stocks, securi
ties, etc., held on February UH.Iltl.uTI.MAiS;
on December lli.f lil.K.iil 8 7 At; surplus tunc)
on February 2s, Uri.uP.'.iMI till; on Decem
ber 10, l 7,784,027 !. Individual deposits
on the former dale !H,7H7,7M 08; on the
laiterdute, H7.27l,nu 2U. The banks now
hold an average reserve of HI. 01 against
28,30 at the date of the December report,
T.1R ITATK'S FINANCES.
HiRRisnt'Kii. While the state will save
about S7.00U this year, because the Legisla
ture does not meet, this financial advsntnge
will doubtless be neutralized by I the stag
nation of business and the consequent
decrease of revenues. Last year the receipts
aifgregattd in round numbers, i:l,2.)2.O0O,
which sum was fl'l.Wj less than the
'ixpendirurcs.
THR HUNT MAIL CARRIER'S DRVTII.
rtriniNo John Lied, who carried the
mail between this city and Denver, Lan
caster county, died on his farm near the
latter place, aged 11.1 ye.ire. Mr. Lied was a
gluut fn stature, his height having been 0
leet 4i inches and weight 3W pounds.
rot Nn two work nontcs.
flcRANTON. The rescuers in tbe Oaytor
slope came upon the sixth body Saturday
midnight. Hinduy morning the serentn
body was partially revealed. The rdtcusrs
believe the bodies of all the remaining sis
victims will be found within two days,
SWALLOWR0 A TOOTH AND Dim.
Hrri.tn Mrs. John McCarthy of this
place while iu a spamodlc tit of coughing;
Saturday evening swallowed a false tooth.
It ln.iiri In her windpipe and she strangled
to death,
WHITE ( Al-S Mt'ST PAY RINRS.
Warhkn Judge Noyes sentenced the
Kinsiia white caps as follows: Dr Htranaban,
was lined tlOO. Charles Morton. Iroy
Strong, Charles Newark, .lames Hurdjgau
and O. A. Jop wete fined f.X) ettch.
(300 conversions.
Inpiani During the revival meetings
which have been held by the churches
here during t he past fifteen days SOU per
sons have been converted and united with
the churc tits.
8tx mssked robbers forced an entrance to
the bedroom of V. S. Confer, storekeeper,
postmaster and express agent at Hens Creek,
and at the point ol tbe resolver compelled
liim to hand over tiri snd a gold watcb.
Of the money ) belonged to the Histotflne,
15 to tbe express company sad the
remainder to Mr. Confer.
Twenty rioiit converts to the Church of
(iod, at Hollldnysburg, were baptized Iu tbe
Juniata river Sunday. While the converts
were returning torown the omnibus upset,
and KUie McManany and Mrs. Westley
Klllotl sii tamed Istal Inluries and four
others wete badly bruised.
One day last week a large flock of white
swans were observed winging their way
north along tbe Casselmsn river. Ambrose
Wilt of Oarrett succeeded in shooting one
of the largest birds in the Hock. It measur
ed seven leet six inches from tip to tip and
weighed sixteen pounds.
Twenty rioht brick tenement bouses
owned by the W. L. Scott Coal Company,
were totally destroyed by rlre at Scott Hav
en. Loss l.to.uoo. 'l bs homes were occu
pied by employes cf the company,
James Doi.i.nnroN, a silootikeeper who
killed Arthur Mic finer during a lox chase
near Philadelphia, was found guilty of
murder In tbe second uegrrn there.
Lot' is MoiiRts.tlie O.I City, oil operator,
who was drowned recently in Chautauqua
Lake, carried I20U Oou Insurance of whioo
S45.000 was in accident companies.
Flu Kettle, a little 6 year old step
daughter of Frank Miller of Du Hois, wea
struck by a fragment of rocs; from a blast
on Saturday and killed.
T. M. Weateb. the clairvoyant doctor
who wasconvloled at Krie for ' fortune
telling, wot sentenced to six mouths in the
workhouse.
Another body was recovered from the
Geyiord slope neur riyinouth.lt was that of
James Kingdon. Tuirten miners were
killed by tbe roof caving iu In the mine
month ago.
At Altoona, Annie, the 10 year old
daughter of Andrew Flier, is lying at tbe
point of death from eating fritters made
with baking powder containing poison.
The Alice furnace at Shsrpsville went oat
of blast on Saturday in order to make re
pairs. This leavee but two furnaces la
blast there tbe Spearman and Mable
W1NOS SI AND sr.
"Walter," sold a gentleman on a ferry-boat
to a poor, helpless cripple, "how Is it, when
you cannot walk, that your shoes get worn?"
A blush came over tbe boy's pale face, but
after hesitating a moment, he sold i '-My
mother hot youugerchlldreu, sir, and whilu
she Is out washing I amuse them by oreoptng
about on the floor aad playing."
"Poor soy," said a lady staudiiut near not
loud enough, as sbu thought, to be over
beard. "What a life to lead! What has he
In all tbe future to look forward tor"
The tear started la hit eye, and tbe bright
smile that chased It away showed that be did
bear. At she paused by him to ttep on shore,
ha said In a low voice, but with a hoiIIhi -am
looking forward to having wings some
duv, lady."
Happy Walter! Poor, crippled, and de
peudnut on charity, yet irforinlng bis mla
luu. Doing In his measure the Maxtor's will,
patiently waiting tor the future, ha shall by
and by "mount up with wings at eagles i they
shall run and not be weary i and they aboil
walk aud.uot faiut" Christian Btatosmaa,