10R FARM AND (URDEX.
TniSNiyo EAntr APrr,E",
Tho early lmrvdst apple is very like
ly to overborn-, but it is qnite good for
pies when not fully grown, provided
enough sweetening in Bi1ili.nl to tnkoolT
tho surplus ncidity. It Is best toslinko
off some from all tho trees nt this
time, even though they 1)0 no market
for them, for those loft to ripen will
ho ffrontly improved in sizo and flavor,
besides making sure that the tree will
perfect fruit buds forbearing the next
-mason. Usually tho early harvest
treo allowed to ripen all its fruit in
years of aliiiudniiee bonrs nothing tho
following year. Cultivator. "
TUB TIKST rows.
It is said tlmt in their native land
tho Ouernscy cows aro mneh more
highly thought of than tho Jerseys.
They arc somewhat larger, and aro
reddish and brindled in color. These
cows are milked three times daily, and
tho milk is churned without skimming;
ono pound of butter a day is no un
common thing for a good cow. - Tho
cow cabbage grows so large that its
leaves are used to wrap tho' butter in
for market. Theso cjws roeeivo the
very best care. The grain they feed
on is highly enriched by a species of
seaweed gathered from the reefs at
low tide. When feeding the cows are
always tethered, as they eat less in this
way and give more milk tlidii if glutted
with food. When they aro done ent
iug thoy are at once removed from tho
sun into the simile. The breed is pre
served from intermixture with otlur
breed 1 by laws which are strictly ct
lorctid. Now Orleans Picayune,
CAfMHLOWEBS.
An increased percentage of market
able heads was the result of handling
cauliflower plants in pots during tho
early stagos of growth at the Maino
station, as reported by W. 51. 5Iun
son. Trimming plants at timo of set
ting was of doubtful value. Karly va
rieties, as a rule, proved moro certain
than the later sorts to produco a satis
factory crop. Tho general treatment
of tho caulitloweris similar to that re
quired by the cabbage. Frequent and
thorough cultivation is essential. That
tho heads may bo well bleached, tho
outer leaves should be brought to
gether and tied a few days before cut
ting. Unless taken directly from tho
garden, a cnbhago or cauliflower is
much improved if so placed that it can
absorb water through its stalk for
twelve to twonty-four hours beforo
oooking. Any insect in a cauliflower
Load may be driven out by soaking it
in salt water, upside down, for au
hour. Tho earliest varieties grown at
tho station were: Burpoo's Best
Early, Dwarf Danish, Kronk's Perfec
tion, and Livingston's Burliest j closa
ly followed by Alabaster, Landrcth's
First, Long Island Beauty, and several
strains of Snowball. All of these va
rieties producod a high porceutage of
marketable cauliflowers. Amorican
Agriculturist. i ' ' l 1
RESTORATION OF A POOH FARM.
There is no better way of improving
a farm than to start a dairy on it and
inako butter. All that goes into tho
land in this case comes from the air,
that is, if the skimmed milk is fod to
pigs and the manure ia saved ; and if
clover or pens are grown to as large an
extent as possible, the little nitrogen
thus lost in the growth of the pigs is
much moro than returned to the land.
Ono acre of clover will bring to the
land 180 pounds of nitrogen evory
year, while there are only tivo pounds
of nitrogen in 1000 pounds of the
skimmed milk. And thus, if a cow
gives fifty pounds of milk a day on an
avorago through tho year, the soil
losos only twenty-five pounds of nit
rogen, which is only one-seventh part
of tho contribution from 'the atmos
phere on eaoh acre of clover. But, as
it will pay a good profit to buy rich
food for the cows to increase tho
milk, and four-fifths of this will be
regained in tho manure, it is easily
aeen how rapidly the soil of butter
dairy farm, even only half well man
,.a.jed, must improve in fertility. ; All
' this has been proved over and over
again by experience, and even if all
the milk is sold from the farm, the
improvement will be equivalent to a
gain of six-seveuths of all that is ac
quired by the clover from the atmos
phere, with the gain from the pur
chased food added to it New York
Times.
!..; CAUBS OF BOO CHOLERA. . i
The origin of bog cholera is sup
posed to be very nearly the same as
similar diseases among human boingii j
that is, 'it originates in filth andwhe're
animals are forced to use impure food
and water, and of course Logs that
are infested with lice and other exter
nal parasites must neccsarily sleep in
very filthy bods, elso they would soon
rid themselvos of these pests if afforded
nn opportunity. Hut nftor a disease
of this kind once becomes established
in ever so circumscribed a locality the
germs may pass from the unhealthy to
tho apparently healthy animal either
by infection or contagion, according
to its nature. Hog cholera, or, more
correctly speaking, "swino fever," in
believed to be uontagious, for it will
pass from farm to farm whero thole is
no communication, or contact of ani
mals, or other articles upon which tho
germs could possibly be transported
f romt ho disease-laden yard to those free
from such a malady. As for remedies,
there are nono which can be depended
upon where tho diseasa has assumed
anything liko a virulent form. Tho
best thing to do is to seek preventa
tives in tho way of cleanliness and va
riety of food. It is also well to turn
tho hogs out to pasture, or at least
change their feeding grounds ns soon
as tho diseaso appears among thoui.
New York Hun.
KOVF.r,TIM OS TUB FARM.
Nothing will amuse tho young peo
ple on tho farm hotter than tho grow
ing of a few of tho less common pro
ducts, and a fow innovations w ill prove
more instructive. Let tho children
devote a good sizod piece of land to
experimenting. Among vegetables
there are a number of interesting odd
ities which are also useful additions to
tho farm bill of fare. The kohl rabi
is a vegetable nondescript, which can
bo grown ns easily as cabbages, which
it resembles in flavor. Tho vegeta
ble oyster resembles a small parsnip,
fliul is much liked by somo. The egg
plant is crown liko tho tomato, and
when well prcpored, it constitutes a
very desirable dish, either fried or
baked. Jerusalem artichokes are
weleomo early in the spring, and aro
easily grown, tho chief difficulty be
ing to kill them out when onoo estab
lished. The tiolbe artichoko is also
easy to grow, ami is a real luxury.
Swiss chard is n variety of beet used
only for greens. Tho leafstalks when
cooked like asparagus aro second only
to that vegetable. Spinach greens are
now commonly to bo had on farms,
but they aro excellent and easy to
raise.
Cauliflowers aro scarco upon the
avorago tarm, but tho children can
raise them if thoy will tako pains.
Even among tho common kinds of
vegetables there aro special varieties
which are truo novelties. Tho young
farmers will oujoy trying somo of these
also.
Among fruits there are many desir
able novelties and oddities. Every
farm should havo a couple o.' Downing
mulberry troes. Tho fruit ripens
gradually and is really very good,
although slightly too sweetish. Every
farmer can raiso enough apricots for
homo nso without much trouble.
Dwarf cherries aro a hardy novelty
well worth trying. Black currants nre
very easy to raise and inako good jelly.
Near large cities tho surplus can bo
sold. . Juueberries, wincberrics and
dewberries are profitable in a few suc
tions. Any of these oddities on a
farm will attract attoution, anil can
hardly fail to amuse tho young people,
and tho old folks, too. Massachusetts
Ploughman. , ; ' . i , i ,
FADJf AND GARDEN NOTES.
Baggiug is a sure preventive of grape
Too much green food will cause diar
rhoea among chickens.
With all sheep the softest and finost
wool lios on the shoulders. 1
To keep butter from sticking to tho
churn, the latter should be thoroughly
scalded.
After burning up the trimmings
and other rubbish, give tho ashes to
tho troes,.' ( ; . ' 1 1 '
' Pumpkins aro , excellent food for
hogs and cattle, and sheep soou loarn
to eat thorn with relish.
Milk should be aerated as soon as
possible after it is drawn, and it should
bo cooled at tho same timo.
No part of a breeder's time is mora
profitably spout than, that employed
in looking after young foals. - ' '
Many fail to secure a good meadow
for no other reason thou that suflljieut
sojd is not sown at the start.
Wide tires, with axles of different
lengths, on heavy wagons, would be
great hulp to road-koopiug.
Hog raising should go baud in hand
with duiryiug. Sweet whey, butter
milk and skim milk aro profitable foods
for pigs.
It ia aa important to keep the farm
tools jo good order as to have a sharp
axe', as the better the condition of the
tool and implements, tho lass effort is
lequirod by the teams and the better
the work Is performod.
IUU THE HOUSEWIFE.
wnr rt.oTHEs fadp..
Colored clothing fades because it is
put into hot water. Even tho brown
hosiery will keop the bright russet tint
if washed in cold water. Nothing else
is good for lislo thread, silk or silk
and thread underwear. Printed lnwna,
cottons and linen aro in danger tho
moment hot water touches thorn.
Woolens, on the other hand, should
never bo put in cold water. Only
white goods should be boiled. St.
Louis Star-Sayings.
ar.Trtso nit of roritnoAcnM.'
A woman tells of getting rid of
cockroaches In a peculiar way. She
accidentally left her big tin cake box
opeu ono night, and in the morning
found about a pint of tho roaches in
it Theso she destroyed and found
they were not so bad for a day or two.
When they got thick again she con
cluded to try an experiment, bo she
steamed somo dry cake and dropped
it in the cake box. When she went
to it the next morning it had nearly a
pint of roaches, and she kept this up
for a week and about rid her bouse of
the pests. Tho box was so doep that
they could not climb tho unpniuted
inside to got out, and the smell of tho
cake attracted them in great numbers.
Washington Star.
nAfi cAnr-EM.
Bag carpets can bo made protty,
durable and cheap. Every family has
old clothes too good for paper rags,
and not fit for further wear, which
cau be used for making rag carpets.
If nllowed to accumulato in a house
they only gather dust aud moths.
One can use old stockings, cut "round
aud round;" old coats, ami evon felt
hats. Woolen rags are preferable to
cotton, as they will not hum so rap
idly as cotton if the carpet is acciden
tally set on lire. They retain their
colors better, also, but cotton rags
nmko a light weight carpet, aud this
somo prefer. Too bright colors in n
enrpet spoil its effects iu a room by
making it conspicuous, nud thus de
tracting from the other furnishings
of the room. An old lady famous
for making pretty carpets, when
nskod how she got tho peculiar
shade in her material, said : "1'hec
knows that when I get my rags ready
for weaving, I pnt them nil in a strong
brown dyo mado of walnut hulls."
Two differently arraugod nanow
stripes, alternating with a narrow "hit
or miss" stripe, blond better together
than the wide old-fashioned way of
having one wide fancy stripe and one
wide "hit or miss" stripe. A carpet
made entirely of "hit or miss" rags
costs loss for woaviug nud is used very
frequently. Colored warp, on sale iu
the stores, is dearer than tho white,
and is usually rottod iu coloring. A
fow cents' worth of copperas and log
wood will color several pounds of
warp a beautiful drab. Old cotton
socks ravelled out make good thread
for sowing rags. Tho rag carpet well
mado wears better thuu tho other
kiuds, and will 'sell' for about fifty
cents a yard, though in the making
they should cost hardly more , than
seventeen to twenty cents. Homo and
farm.
recipes.'
Fried Squash Cut a ciiy-..-ncck
squash in slices and soak thorn in cold
salt water one hour. Wipe them dry,
dip thorn in batter and fry brown iu a
littlo butter, or dip them in egg, roll
in fine bread-crumbs aud fry iu boiling-hot
fat
Soft Gingerbread. Ono cup eaoh
of molasses, sugar aud butter, throe
cup of flour, throe eggs, one table
spoonful each of ginger, allspice mid
cinnamon, one teaspoon ful of soiln,
Jit-solved in a cup of cream or milk
aud add tho last thing.
Charlotte russo cake. One and one
half pints of cold, rich oreum, swocten
aud flavor with vanilla to tasto. Beat
until quite stiff, then add one-quarter
of a box of Cox's gelatine dissolved in
a little water, and continue beating
until it is stiff enough to put botwoun
layers of sponge cake.
Tomato and mutton pie. Butter a
doep dish, put iu a layer of sliced
tomatoes, then a layer of mutton cut
in rather small pieces, spriuklo lightly
with fine bread crumbs aud season
with pepper, salt and bits of butter.
Continue until the dish is full, leaving
the crumbs for the top. Bake an hour
and a half. . 1 ' .
' Coooanut Drops. Orate a coeoanut
and weigh it, thon add hilfthe weight
I of pottuWred sugar aud the white of
one egg beaten to a stiff froth. , Stir
the ingrediout together, , then drop
the mixture with a dessort spoon upon
bottersd white paper or in sheets and
sift sugar over them. Bake iu a slow
oven' fifteen minutes." '
(JUAIJIT ASD CURIOUS.
Chin flints are still mado in Eng
land. Tho best Chinese razors are made of
old horse shoos.
Rattlesnakes sometimes excavate
regular catacombs in tho solid rock.
Tho largest European city park is
in Denmark ; it contains 4,201) Acres.
Tho first Moravians a fact dating
from tho ninth century, settled iu
America in 173.1.
A bell still hanging in tho belfry of
tho church at Nowingtlin, N. II., was
mado by Paul Revere iu 1804.
Laua, as early as 1075, accurately
described tho differential thermometer
and told how one should be mado.
In 1813 William Burton patented a
locomotive that was provided with
tegs ami feet behind to push 4ho ma
chine along tho track.
It was said of both Athens and Rome
that so numerous wore the temples
and statues of gods, it was easior to
find a god than a man.
A Cleveland, Ohio, contractor has
undertaken to move a stone house
weighing 5,000 tons, basement and
all, a distance of 00 feet.
A mole's home in the earth has al
ways four or five outlets; by means of
ono or tho other tho Inmato is gener
ally able to eludo any danger.
One of tho three dozen shirts pos
sessed by Napoleon at Ht. Helena, and
dividod at his death among his com
panions, has been sold by auction for
8)0.
A New England dictionary offers
tho following definitions: "Bicycle:
Pleasure's treadmill. Ink: A black
fluid often used to make black seem
white."
Turner, the naturalist, records that
he once saw a race of gigantic savages
iu Brazil whose average height was
ten foet, and somo of whom wero 12 1-2
feet tall.
A sturgeon weighing 1,400 pounds
was caught in tho Caspian Sea tho
other day. Its head weighed 2'2S
pounds, and it furnished 120 pounds
of roo for caviar.
Johu 5Iurphy of Salem, Mass., who
recently snatched a baby from in front
of a railroad engine and thereby saved
its life, fuinted immediately after per
forming tho heroic deed.
A muskalloiige, weighing forty-fivo
pounds aud four ounces was lauded by
Alfred Sickey of Oroveland, N. Y., iu
Conosus Lake, the other day, after
a struggle lasting over half an hour.
Free-Will Baptists appeared for the
first timo as organized and distiuctivo
in 17H0, under tho leadership of Ilev.
Benjamin Rundull. In 18 il tho Freo
Communion Baptists joined with them.
Tho denomination has colleges in
5Iichigan aud in Maine.
In England, in old times, when wet
ground covered with moss was being
drained aud worked bofore it was thor
oughly dry, the plough horses wero
shod with boards ten inches sijuaro
to prevent their sinking iuto thodraius,
which were covered with turf. .
Lions a Drug In tho Market.
"I find thero is a general impres
sion," said Fred F. Sampson, an atta
cho of the Cincinnatti Zoological Gar
dens, who was at tho Laclede yester
day, "that lions are tho most costly
wild animals sought after by keepers
of menageries and circuses. This is
quite wrong. Lions have for some
timo been almost a drug in tho mar
ket, and except when thoy are remark
ably large they do not fotch a largo !
price. Tho crazo of lute years has
bueu after raro animals which are very
difficult to capture.
"The white wildcat of Russia is
worth ulmost a fortune, and ono was
sold quite recently for the apparently
ridiculous sum of $12,000. Theso an
imals are only found on mountains of
perpetual suow, aud thoy aro so per
fectly white that it is difficult to dis
tinguish them when they are crouch
ing. For this reason also they are
very hard to keop in captivity, a t m
perature of moro than fifty degrees
killing thorn off in a day or two. It
costs a great deal more to koep ono of
theso animals supplied with half-fio-zon
air thau to feed it." St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Ever Verdant.
Cholly Ckuinploigh Aw most ex
twaordinsry thing, isn't it, 5Iiss Caus
tiquu? Ono talks of tho gwoenness of
youth and yet of a gweeu old age.
Miss Caustique Some people never
change all their lives, Mr. Chump
leigh. Life.
' The largest and costliest organ in
the United States, if not in the world,
tho gift of El ward Besrles, was
placed recently in Graoe Episcopal
Chuich, Suit Francisco, Cal, .
SELECTIONS FOR SOLDIERS.
SIDELIGHTS0F MILITARY LIFE.
Jtoriea, Anecdotes, and Article of Inter
est to Old and Toung.
rooa rcLLows.
In IsfU t wss a member of Co. O, I.mth
10., and on duty at Cairo, ill. Our regiment
from pentrsl part of northern Illinois, started
Juno 1 from Peoria, III., floated down to Col
umhus, Ky.. whirs we were sent Into esmp
oa bluffs. Mr Idea Is that Htsnton and the
President figured tlmt If we went to the front
the Confederacy would suddenly collapse,
snd the older men In service wo-ild tie Jealous
of our gloryi so they ordered us luck to
s"slro an. I hit the IWid III. go to tlm front. I
have learned since Hint some of them went
as far front ss Andersonvllln, ami the feet
quite overcame the disappointment that we
were not permitted In go.
One night In July t was on duty Inside the
prison, where we were guarding over a thous
and Confederates. I was talking with sn old
man, white haired and feeble, and his next
comrade was a boy slmtit 14, verifying Gen,
Omul's remark that "they rohlied the cradle
and the grave," and hoy like (I wss Imt 17),
I asked film. "Wouldn't you like to have us
leave the doors open, so you could get out?"
He repliedi "For goodness sake, keep us
here as long ns you can."
Astonist.ol, t asked why. He mads rnplyi
"We never fared as well as this la our ar
my." I guess he was correct, tor we gave them
good shelter, good food and drink, blankets,
reading matter, liberty of action.wltb but one
restrlutlon that I ever henrd, and I wss on
duty st prison several times, ami that was
Hot to lay their hands on top of the tonne.
1 have thought of the words thousands of
times, and am Impressed that I ought to send
them to you as evldenos In the question of
the treatment nf prisoners. I did not know
It then, hut learned In (sil.t thnt at that very
time my father's only brother lay starving al
Andersoiiville until death relieved htm. He
wss the second man to die out of three from
Kutlnnd, Mass. When my un. lo died the
third man asked permission to go out and
mark the graves of his two mates, as the
widows wore able and would desire to have
the remains brought home, but he was denied
this small request, and uuelo Is one of the
greet army of "unknown." National Tri
bune. ntxHALS ri.iASoxTos-.
When Onnernl Augustus .fame Pleasonten
died at V'sshington, D. C, the other dsy
msny people believed It was the desth of
Oen. Alfred I'lemonton, his brother that was
announced. The lattor, whom the C'omte de
Paris characterized as being s greater soldier
than tho Illai.'k Trlnea. now lives In absolute
retirement in Washington. The decease of
his brother, who was older than he, has
brought bis name snd memoirs connected
with ills war life suddenly Into the promi
nence which he seemed to avoid of late years,
l'our or live years sgo he was seldom seen on
tho street by day, hut In the hospitable rooms
of John hsmherlin be might often be seen
bite at night.
F.x-'-Johmiy itebs" tell Interesting stories
of the wonderful bravery and daring expo
sure of person which caused Oen. "All."
l'lcasonton to be marked among tho soldiers
of the reliel army as having a "charmed life,"
because, (or a long time. :holr sharpshooters
fQiind It impossible to pick him olt, no mat
ter how good tlinlr aim, and nt last they vir
tually giue up the Idea of striking him. be
cause they believed be had a "charmed life."
Alter the war flen. "Alf." l'lcasonton was
made collector of one of the great Internal
Iteveuuo liistrlcts of New York t it v, and sub
sequently be was calld to take charge
of the then Immense business of the office of
Commissioner of Interims! Itevenues, but be
remained In this Important office a very short
time, owing to a difficulty that arose between
him and President Oinut. After that (ten.
I'leasontun resided abroad several years. A fow
yenrs ago some of his friends hail
special act of Congress passed placing him on
the retired list of the army In the rank In
which he was when he left the regular ar
my anil upon that Income he has since sub
sisted National ItupubliuuD,
rexatoKKD ax Indian.
Through the efforts of one of the western
representatives a pension of U a month
will le paid to Kharp Nose, an Arapahoe
Indian chief on the Hhoshoae reservation.
Hharp Nose Is a brave warrior and has
always been a friend of the white race.
Ills pension Is based upon bis services as a
government scout, and especially for leading
an attack on a village of hostile Cheyeunes In
the Dig Horn niouutains In November, 176.
His bravery and valorous service to the
government have been the occasion of highly
commendatory autograph letters written by
President (larlleld, (lens. Howard, Crook and
Brooke, which were tiled with the committee
on Invalid pensions, and doubtless aided in
securing a favorable report.
Hharp Nose Is now old and broken In
bonlth. Western members say thnt pensions
to friendly Indium have already had a bene
ficial effect upon them la tbelr relation with
the government.
rocs subvivors or napoleon's abut.
One of the French papers has beea enter.
tnlning Its readers by having a census mads
of the survivors of Napoleon's Orand Army.
Four of these men only are now loft. The
eldest Is Jeon Jacques Hahatler, who was
bora on tho 15th of April, 171)2, at Vernoux
TArdeche, where he bos lived in retirement
for many years. Then comes Victor Uaillod,
Jean Bousset, and Joseph Itose, ngud resiee.
, lively 101 years and one mouth, 100 years
and one month, aud 100 years and a few days.
It Is said that all are as hearty and vigorous
as can be expected, In spite of their experi
ences as long as 81 years ago In that terri
ble retreat, when the beggarly remnant of
the greatest army tho world bad ever seen,
, woru out with cold and hunger, angrily call
ed totlie victor of Marengo anil Austerlltzto
I get off his horse and share In tha miseries of
I his men.
rUAPLAIXS.
The United Htates Army has 31 Chaplains,
stationed at fort ull over the oountry. Hav
en of them are Baptists, nine are Episcopal
ians, 11 are Methodists, two are Presbyter
ians, one Is a Congregattonallst, one Is a
Lutheran, one Is a Christian and two art
Catholic priests. Tha question of denomin
ation cuts no figure in this branch of the ser
vice. Appointments are always mails by
favor and without aay regard whatever for
the religious demand of soldiers and officer.
Four of the Chaplains referred to are regl.
mental Chaplains, attached to the four color
ed regiments, two nf Infantry and two of
cavalry. Turee of these men are negroes.
The pay of a newly-commissioned Army
Cliaplalu Is 1,850 a year, to which 10 per
eeut. Is added for eaoh Ave years of service.
He has always tha relative rank of a Cap
tain of Infantry.
Havagns anil Iron.
The Balubun tribe of Centrat Af
rica ate fatuous for their skill la
casting and forging iron. They con
struct tall cyllodro-conical furnacei
of clay with tuyeres of clay and an
Ingeniously devised wooden bellows.
They make arms for hunting and for
war, and collars and bracelets of iron.
The neighboring natives resort to
them In great numbers to exchange
their own products for the manufac
tures of tha Iialul an.
whk.vbver you spean evil ot an
other you aro sure to hurt yours It.
KEYSTONE STATE KILLINGS
A MURDERER FREE.
An Oil Operator Burned to Death-Has
Caatla Veterans Indignant.
AN KtiUCATol SHOT.
Frank n. Hhllilcy principal of th l)ukf
Street ilrnmmar Hcfiool nt Lancaster, was
shot and probably fatally wounded by (leorga
Hlmmons, aged 64 years. Hlmmons Is an en
gineer. While drunk he accused his wife of
being Improperly Intimate with Hhtbley, thn
charge II Is said, being entirely without
foundation. Hlmmons afterward fired two
shots at Hhllilcy over the fence dividing the;
yards of their adjoining houses. The first
shot missed, but tho second took effect In
Hhiblev's hend, Inflicting a dangerous wound.
Hlinmoui then attempted lo shout his wlfe.but
the woman ecaed.
SHOT A DKWTT.
Oustave llosenseal, German, a deputy at
tha Htandnrd Works, (Ireensburg, shot and
Intally Injured Andrew Rtno, a fellow deputy.
Ilosenseal was brought to (Ireensburg and
lodged In all to swalt the result. Ilosenseal
and a colored mnn, named Johu lant, quar
reled at the Standard Works, nice Interfer
ed In behalf of thn colored man, when
Ilosenseal raised bis Winchester and tired at
him. The bsll entered filca's right side and
In all probabilities will prove fatal.
tlLLKO ST POISON.
Lulu Reolt, a colored girl, of Now Castle,
years of age, ha been poisoned to death.
Karly in tho spring she went to Palnnsvllle,
().,to work In a steam laundry. It is report
ed a young colored man was paying atten
tions to her, snd thnt be bad formerly been
keeping company with Kate Bell, another
colored girl In the same laundry. The latter a
day or two ago administered a dose of poison
to Miss Hcott, which proved fatal.
Mfnnsnr.s ctsHiNORa rase.
John Elsmluger, the convicted murderer
of rlnmuel MoCoy, who has been confined In
the county Jail at Wayneshurg since his sen
tence to death, awaiting the fixing of the data
of execution, escaped Wednesday and has
left no trace of his going. Eismlngnr shot
and killed McCoy, robbing hltn of tMO, alter
bnvlng been befriended by him In many ways
and spent the day before the killing at Mo
Coy's house.
Ml-RIcaoN ATistN.
James Douglas, a negro, was shot and fat
illy Injured, on a moving trafa near Oaston
vlllo Monday night by another negro named
Wm. iledjaok, formerly of Itoanokc. Tho
murderer escaped. Douglas was among 56
negroes and Italians who were being taken
from the coke region to the mines of tho
Pittsburg nnd Chicago (las Coal Company.
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The Columbia county Democrats, In
convention at Illoomsburg Tuesday unani
mously Instructed forC. 11. Iluckalew to suo
eeed Hlmeoa I'. Wolverton, the present Con
gressional Incumbent. This insures Mr.
Iluckalew' nomination, as Montour county
has already instructed for him, and he has
no opposition In tho remaining counties la
the ulsirict,
(I. A. It. member at New Castle are Indig
nant nt the railroad companies for not giving
better rate on transportation to the Pittsburg
encampment. Post 100 held a meeting Mon
day night at which member were la favor of
marching to the encampment. For the
round trip 61.55 Is the best rate the post cau
secure. A tl rate is wanted.
It Is now assertod that the amount stolen
by Harry A. Oardner, the nbsoonded cashier
of the Heoond National Bank at Altoojia is
150,000. The Institution and its book aro
still In the hands of Bank Examiner Miller.
He I the only man who know the secrets
which these books reveal and be Is as close
mouthed a au oyster.
Lancaster I suffering from the seoond
water fainlue In two tnontns, both having
been caused' by the replacing of broken
Joints at the pumping stutiou. The electrlo
cars were compelled to stop running. Mana
lacturers have been warned not to use any
water for motive purposes. Duly tha low
lying seetlous ot the city can get water.
Tho Grand Lodge of the Amerlonn Prott
nnt Association, comprising representatives
from ull Lodges throughout the United
mates, assembled In auuunl convention at
Wilksuarre, August 8. and was In session
three days. The work was mostly of a secret
character.
The annual Leslie fooilly reuulon, one of
the greutvst nKairs of its Kind evor held in
Luwrcuee county, will take place August In,
at Moruviti, where for year the reunion bait
becu held. Hevoral generations of the family
from all portions of the country will be pre
out. The main line of the Philadelphia and
Heading Hallway, will be relaid with new
Bteul rails of SO pound to the yard. The work
bus alreudy begun, aud will oe oontinued as
far as PliTulxville. Tnoold rails will be put
down on tho railroad's tranches.
The Arm ot F. W. Mitchell A Co., which
has been engaged In the bunking business in
Oil City for oer S10 years, will go out of
business, and a not low is displayed in tho
bank that no deposits will be aucepted la tha
bank on aud after Meptember 1.
William Corhette, aged IS years, was killed
at Pittsburg. He and a companion uamed
John Culligan crawled under a (ruight car to
esea(io the raw, and while under tho train
was moved. Both were from Chicago.
Ex-ser.ator H. K. Hloan, of Indiana,! dead,
at the age of 50 years. Aa be was the Demo
cratic candidate fur Congressman-at-iargo
bis death will necessitate auother meeting of
the Democratic Mtate convention.
W. C. Haus, borough counsel for Hharon.
was thrown irom a carriage and sustained
serious Injuries to one lung, In addition to a
brukuu cailur bono. His condition la oritl
oul. Oliver P. Htoughton, a farmer and horsa.
dealer, of near New Castle, bas failed. An ex
ecution for ,tSOO in favor of Colonel Oscar
L. Jacksou, of New Castle, was issued against
him.
Four peddler were robbed at Lemont, Fay
ette county, by the negro miners. When con
stable Dun went to Lemont to arrest ttie rob
bers he was threatened with violence.
Himon Pattnrfleld, of Fayette, has been ar
rested for Illicit distilling.. A quantity of
roooasblne whisky was found oa bis premises)
but the still could not be found.
Charles Ewlng, aged 17, was accidentally
shot by a companion, John ttchnilduammer,
at Altoona. They were playing with a pistol.
Ewlng will likely die.
D. A. Gardner has been mado receiver of
tho tint glass works at New Urighton.vlca L.
D. fioggs, and hopes to start the plant Au.
la.
Burglars got (200 worth ot Jewelry and!
tobacco from the barber shop of Allen &
Carroody at Conneaut Lake.
A 7-year-old daughter of Adam Hteiner, ot
New HUlvllle, fell from a swing and was par
alyzed. jHhe will die.
Tha traction engine of Samuel Wagner, ot
Butler county, exploded near Freedom, and
lnjared Wagner so be may din,
Four masked and armed burglars entered
Henry Blake's house al Wellsburg and cover
lug the vcoupanta with piatois,ecured (150.
Thieves entered the bouse of Abrata Taylor
In Bewlokley township, B-'aver county, and
took 9tl. '