A DIVINING ROD. Its U333 in Ancient ani Madera Times. ' A. Famous Sprlnj-Findar's Mode of Operation. Tlio divining roil, oflcn culled the "Wund of Mercury" and tho Rod of aron," is n forked hrnneh, usually of hazel mid sometimes of iron or cvon hrasn and copper, by mean of which, it is alleged, minerals and water mny bo discovered beneath tbo surfaco of the earth. Tbo nnciunt use of a rod it wand ns nn instrument of magic in known to readers of ronianc'o. Tbo uho of tbo rod for mystic purposes is not, however, coufinad to fairy tales, for in tbo sacred b ok of tho Hebrews frequent mention is mado of tho rod ar stnfT. In some passages tho rod is represented at tbo Mini tima as an in strument of miracles in tbo hands of cho Lord and of magic in the hands of tho evil one. Jacob agrees with La ban to keep his flocks, and procured a !reed of stripod younglings by tho mystic means of peeled twigs of pop lar, bazjl and. chestnut. Tho two most memorable events in tho escape of tho Children of Israel from the land of Eatyi't wero tho passaga through tho midst of tho sea and tho striking sf tbo solid rock in Horcb, whon wa ter sprung forth ; both those events wore accomplished by tho use of tho rod. In profano antiquity, besides tho Egyptians, tho Ch ildeaus wero skilled in divination by moans of a ro.l. Do mination was practised by tho Scyth ians, by tbo Brahmins of Persia, by tbo Brahmins of India. In Greek mythology, Minerva nnd Mercury pro duced their miracles by tho use of a wand. For instanoo, Minerva, by touching Ulysses with a rod, restores him to youth, or transfers him into an old man covered with rags. Tho art of devination was known to the Ro mans, whoso priests cariod tho augur al rod. But it was only in tho fif teenth century that wo find tho devin ing rod turned systematically to tho search of metals. It passed success ively from Germany to Flanders, thence to England. It 1ms frequently been nsod for tho discovery of hidden treasures, stolon property, and the authors of crime. It was not, however, until tho mid dle of tho seventeenth century that tho divining rod was employed in the discovery of watjr springs. Tho question of its eftioacy for such a pur pose was proposed by Robert Boyle, In 1(500, to tho Royal society in Lon don as a subject for inquiry, nnd from that day to this tho opinion of man kind has boon divided on tho question. The subject of the divining rod has been prominently brought beforo pub lic attention in the North of England by the presence of one William Stone belonging to Northamptonshire, who is well known in the South as a finder of springs. Mr. Stone is in posses lion of numerous testimonials ns to his mystorions gift. In bis own book on the subjoot, he says : "Hardly any thing has cnusod more disappointment and loss to ownora of property and others than boring for water supplies without success. It is therefore de sirable that it should bo known that by use of the divining rod or dowsing twig, in tho bauds of Mr. Stono, tho location of springs and the direction of their currents can be ascertained and the prooiso spot for boring in dicated. "The mode of operation is as fol lows : The divining rod is a V-shaped twig of hazel, or some such wood. This is held by the two ends, one in each hand, the point toward the ground. When noaring a spring, the twig will oommense to vibrate, and upon Mr. Stone standing exactly upon the site of a strong spring it will turn over and over nntil it breaks in his grasp. Mr. Stone oan give no ex planation of the power ha , possesses, and the oause of the phenomena must be left to scientists to dooide ; but this he declares most emphatically -that he is able in the manner stated to find any springs of water that may exist" Newcastle, (England), Chronicle. Buttons on Military Uniforms. The inter-rolation of the buttons on a uniform is just as much a matter of regulation as the out of a coat. The general wears two rows of buttons on the breast of his frock coat, twelve in each row, plucod by fours. The dis tance between the rows is 5 inches at the top and 8 inchos at the bottom. The lieutenant general is eutitled to only ton buttous in euoh row, arrang en in upper and lower groups of three and a middle group of four." The ma jor general has nine buttons in each row, placed by threes. The brigadier general eight in groups of twc. ., Tho colonel, lieutenant colonel nnd major have nino buttons in each row arranged at equal distances; the cap tain nnd lieutenants seven buttons in cneh row at equal distances. . There are ditVorent designs, of course, not rnly for tho buttons of the army, tho navy and tho marine corps, but for tho different branches of tho service. There aro tho infan try, artillery and cavalry buttons, the engineer's button, the ordnaneo corps button, tho button of tho marine corps and tho navy button. Tho navy button, by tho way, is mado in Eng land, becnuso no American manufac turer has been able to make a bronze which tho sen air will not tarnish. All of these buttons the army and navy tailor must keep on bond and sew oa according to regulation. It is not often that nn ofllccr is transferred from ono branch of tho service to another, so he does not often chango his buttons, but passing from ono grado to another he frequent ly has to have their arrangomont alter ed. This is ono of tho smaller expen ses incidental to a change in rank. In tho navy every chango in rank means a now shoulder strap, which costs So. Every additional stripo on a coat slccvo costs $.), and ns there arc throo uniform coats in every outfit, tho stripes add $15 to tho cost of being promoted. A chango in tho bar on an epaulette costs from 83 to $4. For every two grades, a new full dress belt must be bought at a cost of 813. The gold lace on a full dress suit will not last more than five years and it is renewed at a cost of SI 5. Tho glory of gold looa and gilt but tons is gratifying, but it is expensive. Washington Star. Early I'ss of Sugar. The sugar cano nnd its uses have boon known in India, its nativo homo, from time immemorial. It is perhaps the earliest sonrco from which sugar was produced, and all other modes of manufacture have been borrowed from or based on it. The early classical writers knew sugar vaguely as "honey of canes." To tho Greco-Roman world tho sugar cane was tho rocd which tho swarthy Indians delighted to chew, and from wbich they extracted a mys terious sweetmeat. It was tho Arabs those great carriers between the East and West who in troduced the cano in tho Middlo Ages into Egypt, Sicily, and tho South of Spain, where it flonrishod abundantly until West Indian slavery drove it out of tho field for a time, nnd sont tho trado in sugar to Jamaica nnd Culm. Nnturally, you can n.Tord to undersell your neighbors when yon dcolino to pay any wages to your laborers. Egyptian sugar was carried to London iu Pluntagenct times by tho Venetian fleet, where it was exchanged for woo!, tho staplo product of modiicval Edg lund. Early in tho sixteenth century tho cano was takon from Sicily to Maderia and the Canaries. Thenco it found its way to Brazil and Mexico, to Jam aica and Hayti. Cane sugar was well known in Italy about the second cen tury, and has boon common in Eng land sinco tho Tudor period. Tho spa cious days of great Elizabeth had sugar for their sack ; and ginger was hot f tho mouth, too, as wo all well reuiombor. Cornhill. Taking No Risks.' "Waitor," said the cantious guest,' "I see you have canvasback duck on the bill of fare. Can you warrant it to be canvasback duck?" "I can, sir," replied the waiter. "I don't believe it I see you also claim to serve tendorloin steaks. Are thev really tonderloin steaks?" "They are." "It is simply impossible. There is only one real, genuine tenderloin steak in a beef, and you can't kill a oow for every man who calls for a steak of that kind. Hum let ma see: Broiled red snapper. Sure its red snapper?" "Yec, sir." "I doubt it Tou can easily make Mississippi Rivar buffalo look like red snapper. Urn spring lamb, mint sauce. Old mutton, without a doubt Waiter?" "Yes, sir." "Bring me some fried liver."- Chicago Tribune. .A Drink for Hit Highness. If On baby seems fretful without reason, try giving it a drink of water. The water given to a baby ought to be boiled aud put fresh every morning in a oorkod bottle, then set iu the ioe box to keep cool ; the same might be said for what adults drink, but it is a waste of breath to toll thorn so. The baby bhould be giveu V spoonful of cold water a dozen times a day. It gets thirsty just as often as older pen pl. -Nw York Journal. LADIES' DEl'AHTMEXT. hoses is vorH iiosnct. Tho fashionable headgear has taken a sudden turn,, feather:! and plumes aro gone completely out, and roses have como in. i Bonnets arc now noth ing but a flower wreath on gauzo and lace. New 'rk Journal mark Yorn ows niMrt-F.. ' Making your own dimples is the latest fad. The woman who must have dimples or dio has only to invest in tho dimple producing machine, pat ented by a woman with nn cyo for beauty and with a speculative turn of mind. She, of nil others, ought to bo rewarded with ono or mora of these fetching marks of beauty, providing she can endure tho torture of her own device, which is a kind of mask ar ranged with screws and wooden poiuts thnt press upon- rbe cheek or chin whero the dimples ougiit to bo. This is worn at night, but just how long it must bo applied to produce tbo de sired iinpressiou is not said. New York World. A WOMAX CHEMIST. One of the largest wuolesalo drug houses in this country has in its cm ploy a womnn Ph G. as buyer, paying her nn annual salary representing three ciphers with a fair sized nume ral before them. Sho travels all over Europe in their interest, nnd is re reported to be ono of tho shrewdest buyers in tho foreign trad. Sho is the first nnd as yet the only woman to fill such a position. Several manufacturing chemists em ploy women pharmacists in different capacities. Much of tho analytical work, such as testiug for the purpose of ascertaining tho identity, purity and strength of tho drugs and prepa rations named in the pharmacopma, is now being done by women, who beside their regular course of study, have paid special attention to gravimetric and volumetric methods of analysis. New York Mail nud Express. HOW TO TREAT FEATHERS. Whito or light colored feathers can bo washed in benzine without losing their curl or color. They should bo swung in tho air uutil dry. Another plan for white feathers is to wash them in warm water nnd castilo soap, rinse threo times to removo fully all tho soap, pass through a warm solution of oxalic acid and then lightly starch. Dry in a warm room by lightly beat ing each feather against tho hand or near tho fire. To curl ostrich feathers have a dull knifa, with tho top hollowod out near the point, if you aro going to mnko a business of it. Hold your feather over a fire, but not sulllcicntly noar to scorch it, shaking it gontly un til warm ; then holding tho fcathor in left hand, place tho fiber of tho feather betwoon tho thumb nud knifocdge,and draw it along quickly, curling tha end only. If feathers are damp at any time the curl may bo retained by hold ing the hat over tho fire and waving it until dry ; then place iu a cool room for tho fibers to stiffen. Feathers may also bo cnrlod over a knife held near a hot flatiron, tho heat making tho curl more durable. A little blue in the water in which whito feathers aro washed improves tho color. New York Advertiser. WHEN a OIltL VISITS. When you are packing your trunk try to put everything that you will aeed so that you will not have to bor row from your hostess, writes Ruth Ashmore in a timely article on "Tho jirl who goes a-visiting," iu the La dies' Home Journal You might re quire the silk or cotton matching your owns, your noodles, scissors aud thimblo, and if you are adept at art istic needlework I would suggest your doing a pretty piece while yon are way one that may ba loft aa a sou venir of your visit with your hostess. Tou must have with you your own brushes, your letter paper and pens, nd when you open your truuk you must put your things in thoir proper places, giving them (he same care which you would if you were going to be in the house a year iaJ.ead of a week. Besides your clothes there must be some virtues packed in your truuk, virtues that you will take out and use all the time. One is consid eration. You will find that a visitor well equipped with this will be much liked. Another is punctuality, that king of virtues. Aud still another is neatness, a dainty little virtue spec ially adapted to, young women. THE SLEEVELESS JACKET. A sort of jacket which has. not yet ippeared, on the afreets isaleuvelessand ins buttons on t shoulders. Those ire shown in velvets or heavy cloths dark "oolors ir jutturul shades that are lighter. Sometimes a couple of frills aro set at the top of tho arm holes. These garments fit closely oyid arc left without ornamont They are calculated for wear with the exagger ated gigot sleeve which is now wan ing of its advance, nnd they; snggost tho only outsido wear possible with nny bom fort if those sleeves aro to bo. For making enpes and jackets somo of tho first houses aro using cloth, the outer side of which may bo black, brown, stono color or grey, and tho under somo bright tint, such as fuchsia ruby, deep ripo maize, terra cotta, apricot, sngo or moss green. This double-faced cloth is particularly well adapted to coats and jackets, a it avoids tho necessity of lining, which must to somo extent increaso tbo bulk. A full figure closely incased iu a double-faced cloth coat is seen ta special advantage. Thoedgo of tho cloth is left raw. It is closely woven and does not fray. New York World. FASniON NOTES. Yokes seem to be the featnro of tho common summer dresses nnd mantles. With the exception of the new table ware in silver gilt, there seems to be few changes in silver. Pretty ginghams nnd zephyrs in crinkle nnd lace effects arobeingshowu in bright, yet delicate, colors. Tho shortened open jacket nud Eton suits will be more than ever favored for travelling nnd outing costumes. A hnudsomo black grenadine recent ly seen had wide moiro stripe effects benutifully woven into tho material. Tiny jeweled combs, to bo worn nt the side of tha hair cioffured iu old style manner, are being widely intro duced. The newest belts nro made of can vass girthing with leather fastening, or with deep silk striped galon iu the same way. Whito and pnlo yellow evening gloves are being sold for woar w ith long - sleeved gowns. These havo stitching iu black, whito or yellow. Velvet or satin ribbons, with heavy guipure lace, are used as trimming on light challio gowns. Silk-figured chullies will bo much used for both street aud house gowns during tho summer. On odd, open-work Japanese fnns aro seeu "spider's web" decorations. Japaueso fans with spangle effects tiro being used ns lamp Bcreons, and tho rich shading of tho ornaments comes out beautifully agaiust tho light. It iH difficult to discover a real nov elty in fans, but a pretty and inexpen sive kind when closed resembles n scries of colored, rounded frills, edged with tinsel. These accord with tho gown and givo much effect at little cost. Treat jet by dipping a linen rag in npirits of wine, cleaning tho beads aud then polishing. Stains on textiles must bo treated according to their na ture, milk with soap nnd grease with benzine or turpoutino rubbed iu on flannel. A frayed skirt is wonau's grcatost evil. Nothing looks worso than un tidiness at tho foot. New hem linings gives a fresh look. Broad military braid makes a good hem frill with re sistance that keeps out tho hem from tho feet. Thorough brushings and cleanings of all dresses aud their ti in lings aro quite necessary. Tinsel . trimmings can bo cleaned by powdered alum used dry. Boadod gimps now show sa lit tle cording that they cau be cleaned with little trouble. A now kind of Chiffon, which looks like crepe, is made up in the most ex quisite of light shades to fit about the nock and hang loose in front, finished with lace ends. This adornment is very perishable, and is not appropriate excepting for very dressy occasions. An effective way of making toilet articles is to use dotted Swiss and em broider daisy petals around each alter nate dote, making these flower heads all over the cushion or mat, and fin ishing it with long and short stitch in the same embroidery silk for a bor der. Jet ornaments are at plentiful as ever and jet flowers are used. Large daisies in out jet are seen, utilized as a centre for wreath capotes. .Thus a big jet flower poses on a little frilling of laoe that partly veils a border formed of alternate bunchos of pink aud crimson Chinese primroses. Many of the pretty designs iu made up nockwear shown iu tho stores have odd, light capo arrangements. These are made of colored gauze, chitl'ou, crinkled crepon or laoe. Some of these npes extojid to the waist line. One of the handsomest designs soon showed a capo of butter-colored tam boured laoe, finished at the waist line in deep Van Dyke point. SOLDIERS' COLUMN LINCOLN TOJICKLES There was Olory Enouih at Gettysburg to Go nil Around. 1HEHE ar so many elalmsnts rm the honor of sav ing Oettyshu rg thnt I mnstcunfe-s I am getting a lit tin mixed. Strange but true, esi'b claim Is well for tilled with good reasons far being allowed. Tho frlnnils of Oen. John Duford rlnlm thnt he s ed Octtyshurg, be cause Willi his dis mounted rnViilry ho kept ihn enemy nt buy nearly nil tho forenoon of tho first duy of tho fight, thus giving our forces n change the field Just In time. .''' 'rends of Oen. O. O. Howard claim that ho saved (leu yshurg. been use whon he moved forward to the support of the First '"' " 1,0 '" l'rt of his force on Cemetery Hill, on ttliieh to fall haek In ease of defeat n front: that force prevented our men from ' mt driven pell-mell ovor It; and the loss on ihe ridge would have been the loss of tha battle. Tho friends of Oen. Hancock rlnlm thnt when ho arrived on the field the first dnv ol tho light tbo si-cno of confusion, wreck nnd niln was appalling. But his coninmndlnu pri-senee and energetic will were equal for the the time being to a mlnforeement of Ihousnnds of men. 'lhe stream of fugitives wn turned hnek to tholr regiments, whieli wero soon formed In llno-of-lnittle on tVme tory Hldge. Skirmishers wore thrown out, and sueh wns their bold and formidable nf onrnnee Hint when viewed by Oen. I.ee, slthongh with hnlf his army well Iu Imud, he dnre not nltnek, nnd thnt delay wived lettvs burg. The fnte of theno elnims dejienils very much upon whether tho judge luipponj to wonr Jeff Davis or Abraham Llueolu Jpeetai les. It wns not fho na of tho bnttory that Oon. Hnneoek feared when ho ordore'd that tor rihle ohnrgo of tho 1st. Mlnn.i the I oss of the unltery wns nothing eompnreil with the los of this noble regiment of men. Imt ho In ttnutly snw it was a lesH-nit crisis In th onttlo that could only be met by theehargeof .hut regiment, And It saved (lettvsburg. Tho friends of len. Uerdnn. of the Sharp, hooters, are doubly fortilled by testimony of ooth friend nnd foe that he Hnved Oettvslnirg, teenuse (leu. I,ongtreet snys ho deinyed hii Ittaek lust five minutes too longs If the do my hsil boon 85 Instead of 40 minutes, he would have taken possession of Llltlo Hound Top, tho key to our position, and our defeat would have leen inevltuble. The prineipnl rtlnos in this claim wns ono of our prineipnl foe Iu the war. nnd wo will not In surprised If this claim be promptly allowed, us the jndve nnd witness weur "specs" of the same pnttern. 'llie friends of Oon. Warren, of tho En gineers, vlnim thnt to him is due nil honor, Ixvuiise he was the first man on our side to rtlseover that the enemy wns about to take Little Round Top. Five niluutea Inter Law's and ltlelmnlson's llrlgieles, of Hood's Divi sion, would have Ihhmi holding it, nud ontheir ?hiiou's oiiiiliiilliig order our men would have hustled down to I'lpe 1'lny (.'reek. Tho friends of that tough old hero, Oen. Ooorgo 8. Oreen. sav that with a slnulo brl. midii ho held ('nip's Hill nnd saved tho right of tho Union army from being turned by the repented assaults of Stewart's Division. Last, but not least, the whole Statu of Ver mont Is ready nud willing, regunllen of party, to rise nnd iltllnn that to the best of llieir knowledge and belief Oon. Stnnnnrd tnved (lottyshurg, beenuse on Friday nfter ooon ho saved two bntterii-s from Instuut ,'npture nnd retook ono and captured a relsd buttery nnd a thousand prisoners. OnSattirilny afternoon, during tho tremend ous nrtillery lire, the position of his foreo on the loft center wns In mlvniiee of anyotlier du thnt part of tho field; nud In tlie Inst grand charge (leu. I'iekett's right supports melted nwny Ix'foro tho (loudly Ore of his Ver monter. delivered nt close riingo. They Inptiirod over 8.(H)0 prisoners. The bayonet ?hnrgo oftho lilih Vt., under tho gallant Col. W. (. Veazev, ,v which the supporting roUd brigade, under Oen. Wlleox, was captured, is worthy of purtlenhir notice. As to the merits jf Vermont's claim I very much doubt whether the united wisdom of Col. Abo tlupsky, Hon. Dink Dotts, Judge 1'od Dis muLe, Hon. Hope Kllas nnd Hon. Hoko Smith will bo ublu to llnd tho least lluw iu the :laiin. For the Inst 80 years I have boon a resident of ono of the noblest thunderbolts of our civil war, tho State of Illinois, but I shall ever re member with pride that I um a native of that glorious little Northeastern star and, by tho way, the only ono on Old Olory that hits never iliwended beiienlh the horizon un engle In the prldo nnd strength of her nioiin. tuln home. Never hits she beou brought down either by the howling of dogs or hawk ing of mousing political owls; but staid stead last nnd true, without variableness or shadow of turning. Au iiuecdotn of tho Lrnvo but rough old Oen. Stiinimrd I havo never "on In print. Wo were on guard on tho Orange A Alexan dria Kiiilroud betwoeu Dull Hull nud the lliippahanuoek, when wo wero ordered to move in pursuit ot tno enemy, un June r.3 wo were In tho northern part of Maryland, and hot. thirsty ami weary, under a blazing noonday sun, when wo ot u welcome order to halt, break ranks for hiirdtui'k. The Job was tin ished within the hour allowed, nud ns 1'ii'ie Sum was not very much in tho litiUit of providing buckwheat cakes and honey for dessert, of course the boys were on their own resources to supply tho dollclt. Thulr success on that day was eminently satisfactory, but proved to 1m the Waterloo of about a dozen mngulllcent cherry trem standing In the trout yard of one of "Maryland, My Mary laud's" most loyal citizens. However, then Is no doubt about the lovaltv. or cerhaD th lawlessuoes, of tho boys thnt soon filled Jiii trees inside aud out. Happiness without a break reigned supreme iu aud around tlioso cherry trees for about live minutes, when who should put In nn appearance but old (ienerivl Htauuurd himself. The boys know well euough that he could swear wueu ne was niau, aul soma wicku neoole sav that Geo. Washington oould too. Htauuurd instantly opened lira nt short rouge, aud the blast he delivered wus a sulohiirou terror that seemed to bubble right up from the very belly of sheol, but. greatly to the relief of the lsys aud disgust of the old Ounerul, wno Dud nanny time to un muzzle the bull of his brimstone blessing. wueu the order camo to full in. The boys and the bust part of those oberry trees obeyed the ordor promptly. For a moment the old Oeuerul so. ncd to be dumbfounded, aud theu put spurs to his horse aud wu off like s shot. Joint TarMI. in Xaiumal Jrtouii Canada's Coaf. Somo years ago an enormous de. posit of antbraclt9 coul was dis covered in Canada, and It was thought that if a duty wus not plucod upon It our minors in Pennsylvania would be driven from the Hold. Somebody so .cured a specimen of the Canadian an- ' thraclte and sent It toa savant at Vale, who Wat asked to give his opinion uon It. He mado an examination of It, and wrote buck: "My opinion, af ter a careful examination of this coal. la that the man who alts UD-m Hon the day of Judgment will" be the last I to ouin." KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS HtritiDE IS THE COriVTHOURE. k YOt SO IIKAVRB COVSTT FARMKR ShOOTS n IK- SKI. f. Frsven. Wm. Bonwrlirht. a fnrmor from Moon township, committed suicide by shoot ing himself In the forehead. Tho suicide oc curred In the basement of tho courthouse, snd created a great excitement. Heawright itns about 21 j-nrs of age nnd nnmnrrlod. Ho lived with his grandmother, Sirs. Slary I'ici oy, near itciiowsviil. lie nnil been llsiut the courthouse but nothing strange lind boon noticed In his conduct. Jnnitor fames Irigg heard tho shot and was tho first lo roach the side of thodylngmnn. Ho lived ibout IS minutes, Bv his side Inv a sheet of aotepnper on which he hnd written: "Notify ny granumoiuer, airs, sinry M'juoy, aud i.. S. Weyand." KEono tit-Roi.ARs i.onor.n is jail tTsiosTows. Horse thl-vi-s aro oiwriitlna In Dunbnr township. Chnrb-s Shreem lost ihree horses worth 875 nnd has found no trace of them. The thieves took tho harness With them. Fetor Parkins, colored, Is In (nil i hnrgisl with two burglaries. He was recog nized nt I erey as the man who hnd broken into nnd robbed Dr. Smith's residence nt Percy a year ngo nnd urn-sted. Later It was lenrned thnt two colored men had broken In-' to the house ol Lsnac Henderson, In Franklin township, close by, In tho afternoon before while all tho family were nbsent nnd rohlied of 30 worth of goods. Jack Work, a neigh bor, Identified Purklns as oue he had seen about Heuderson's house. CM" nt.tss wonns vat nrscME. The creditors of tho Pennsylvania Plata Oluss Company, at Irwin, which fulled, mat at tho Hotel Anderson, Pittsburg, recently nnd discussed the project of running the works In tho Interest of tho creditors, ns the only wny nt getting tholr money back. A committee of live, Including H. Hellers McKoo, one of tho henvlost creditors, was appointed to represent the creditors. Philip Homuiur was present lor tue glass company. BKSCLTED IS MCRDEB. JonssTowN. Thomas Cash, tho youncman who was shot by a tramp, died hen". Harry iiinrsn, nuus ttenrge artnurs, wno lormoriy worked nt the Hollo mills, Pittsburg, Is lu Jail charged with tho crime. Ho does not deny tho shooting. Cush was of a good family, nnd was n popular man. Uu leaves a wifu aud one child. A ROT CRfsltEO To HEATH.' DnowKsviLLt:. Edward Ledger, nged 13 years, was crushed to death nt the C'halfnnc mines In the cog wheels of nn engine. When his brother, who Is the englms-r went to stnrt the engine, tho boy climbed on the fly wtioei, ine machine started so euuuouiy Hint ha was thrown luto tho cog wheels. ABSCONDED WITH HIS WIFE'S MONET. Rharos. Samuel Hernggs. aged 70. ab sconded taking with hltn ;).0 of his wile's money. Ho obtained possession of the mon ey by instigating his wife to draw hnr earn ings from tho bank, as he expected an em bnrnssment of that Institution. Scruggs U tho proprlotor of a restaurant. MISEUS BEAT AOKSTS, Mokonoaiikla. Frank Pulaski and An drew Lncottn, Slavs, who came here from Marion oouuty, W. Va., and offered striking miiiera 8 a day to work there nud transpor tation, were Isviteu by tho strikers ut Mauowu tiud irll mines. WARREN S LIGHT PLANT Rt'ONED. WAttBEN. An explosion lu tho works ot tho Warren (las Light Company set lire to Lhe biilding, destroying it nnd the elect rlo light plant. Loss U,0JO; no insurance. Tbo town is lu darkness. Claims amounting to over $70O,0"0 wore filed against tlioF.cllpso Lubricating Oil cimi pauy nud tho Atlantic Hcllulng Company, at Frnnklln, Pn. They grow out of tho oil City flood of June S, lHltt. It is alleged the de fendant companies negligently pla"ed a tank loiituiiilng 17.000 barrels of benzine in an Im proer location, and that it caused the great fire and loss of life. H. A. Toriicnce's store nt Blrdstown, milium county, was robliod by burglars Wednesday flight. Among the articles taken were tho silver wntch Mr. Torrance carried in tho nrmy, and 'U potinlcs which Mr. Tor rance had carefully preserved for many yenrs they having been used by him nnd hi oom rudea during tho war iu playing checkers. Hauri ItoniNsox, 12 years old, was caught by twotrumps noar llollvar strlpml of all his clothes and then a pint of whisky was pour ed down his throat. He may not roeovor. The tramps. Harry Williams and Charles Howard, were arrested. Ella MrOov, a catholic, who lost hor posi tion as school teacher In Frankstown town ship, lllalr county, because of hor fulfil, sued the school board for seven months' salary. The court at llolllJuysburg awarded ber ouo mouths' salary. Test wells are leing bored near Boavnr Falls to sou if a sufficient supply of water cau be secured from underground currents to supply the place with water, and if success ful tho city will erect a water works. Farmers near Irwin are complaining ot the ravages of the cut worm. John Avers bad a field of 4,000 eabbnge plants destroyed, while several other farmers have bad to re plant thoir corn, Da. Bamcel Wakefield, of West Newton, who is D6 years old, felt cutting his head and Injuring bis arm and hip severely, llecauso of his age, It is believed he will not survivo his injuries. While a party ot strikers were returning from Oreeusbure on board a freight train, one of them, Harry Graham, fell from tha train at Irwin and was fatally Injured. Mas. Healt, living near Waterford, West moreland county, was thrown from a buggy Monday and baa her skull fractured Bua may die. Oborob P. A. Wilt, of Pittsburg, took out s patent at the department of Internal affairs tt Harrisburg for 196 acres of land lu Blair jounty. A hah named Gardner, ot Mutual, nsar araensburg, aooldently shot and fatally wounded a 3-year-old ootid while handling a revolver. Obeat devastation Is reported to , ba wrought lo tha oom orop In the Beaver and dheauugo valleys by cat worms. Joan Ddlbich, a Hungarian, was hot' la the leg, near Loyolbaunu, Monday night, by tome oue in ambush. Caterpillars by the million are destroying orchards in Lawreooe county. Costly Metals. The most costlr of all luotals, save only ifalllura, which Is worth 11,000 an ounce, U germanium, which la quoted at 11,1 ii an ounce. Khodlum Is worth 1 1 2.50 an ounce; ruthenium, tuo an ounce; iridium, ;i7.50 -at ounce; osmium, tin an ounce, aud palludiuni, tii an twice. The last is about equal In valri to gold. These tuetaU nre of no ' roal com tnerclal importance.' ' The man who knows that bah,aatti GooVt love, will always, believe than he hjullu help. - . A '
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