CARRIERJPIGEOXS.
Their Knowledge of Direction Still
Unexplained.
How the Birds Are Trained For a
Contest.
Of Into yearn tho interest in carrier
pigeons has been very considerably
enhanced. Belgium take the lead, but
tho other countries aro not far behind.
The facility with which the carrier
pigeon deter mi no its course is as yot
unexplained. To attribute this know
ledgo of directum to instinct ismorcly
a confession of ignorance. It is much
rather sight, reflection, and sensation
which guide tho carrier pigeon on its
course, and rarely guide it wrong.
Tho same faculty is possessed by all
migratory birds. To form an intel
ligent conception of this faculty, wo
must assume either a special sense or
a delicate sensitiveness to atmosphoric
currents. Experiments by balloonists
bave shown that pigeons are incapable
of flying at any great height Birds
thrown out at 6,000 meters fell liko
dead, and even at tho moderate height
of 300 meters pigoona liborated by the
balloonist, Gaston Ttssandier ap
proached the earth in a spiral course. It
is evident honce, that they are notgtiid
wholly by sight To bring a point 800
miles distant within the range of vision,
it would be necessary to ascend nearly
20,000 motors. Tho carrior pigeon,
starting on such a journey, must con
sequently start with fuith in the un
seen. As regards the speed and flight of
carrior pigeons, there is considerable
divergence of opinion. The Belgian
birds are admittedly the best, and the
greatest achieved speod of a Belgian
bird is given as 150 kilometers (over
niuoty-five miles) within the hour. In
favorable weather a good bird will
cover thirty to thirty-five miles in an
hour. Tho greater the distance, the
smaller the probability of tho prompt
rotnrn of the bird. At a distanco of
say a hundred miles almost all birds
return safely if the weather is favor
able, but at distances of four or five
hundred miles it is impossible to
reckon confidently on the bird's re
turn. It appears curious, but it is a
well established fact that as the bird
neiirs its homo its speed is accelerated.
The question has frequently been
raised as to whether the male or fe-
, . i . .
niaio pigeon is me nener ior rasing
contests. Practically there is nothing
to chooso between them when both arc
in condition, but a luring fenmle
should never be taken for tho sport
The carrier pigeon is not, as many
suppose, a distinct variety- All do
mestic pigeons are presumably de
scended from the blue-rook pigeon,
and ol are more or less suited to the
purpose The common pigeon is not
used, for, although a rapid flier for
short distances, he has no great stn;
ing powers.
One of the best pigeons for the pur
pose is the tumbler whoso son so or
Bwnation of direction is very strongly
developed, and who rarely loses his
way. The tumbler flies highor than
most birds of the genus, and will con
tinue circling in the air for hours.
Ho has all the nooessary staying pow
er for long flight and a great love of
his home. Still many of 'these birds
leave much to be dosired. In the first
plaoo, they are likely to waste tin e
before setting out on their return;
again, they are liable to fall victims
to birds of prey, and lastly they are
speciully liable to diseases of tho eye
which frequently result even in total
loss of sight Anothor bird of equal
apeed and endurance is the Persian
"carrier. "
In tho first year the ' trainer rarely
lets the test exceed from 60 to 90
miles; the following year the distance
may be extended to 250 miles; and in
the third year, when the bird is at the
height of its powers, the limit may be
extended to 850 or 400 miles.
In the last year of training, the
first flight is from 120 to 180 miles,
terminating in a contest whioh usually
extonds to abont 800 miles. The long
est contests are from 400 to 700 miles.
Before entering a bird for a oontest it
.should be carefully examined as to its
fitness, and the feet cleaned, washed,
dried and oiled. Some trainers start
their birds with empty crops, with the
idea that it will make them more
eager to got home. This ia a great
mistake. The famished bird is liable
to be exhausted by long sustained ef
fort. Literary Digest
"Musle Hath .Power." V
"Were you moved by her musio?"
"Yes, it amounted to that
we should have kept the flat
year if it hadn't been for
Puck.
I thiuk
another
her.'
Wonders of tho JUrrosropp,
Tho smallest atom that can bo seen
by that most powerful microscope is a
cube whose side is tho four-thousandth
of an millimetre (tho millimetre rep
resenting tho one-thousandth part of
a yard. ) Such a cube, according to
Professor Clark Maxwell, contains
abont two million molcoulos of organ
ic matter. By tho aid of the micro
scope, four million shells have boon
discovered in an ounce of chalk, and
living specimens, only one millionth
of an inch in length, in a drop of
water. In 18fi5 Mr. H. C. Sorby ex
bited his spectrum microscope, by
which the millionth part of a grain of
blood was detected. Christian Gott
fried Ehronfocrg, tho German natural.
1st and microsopiHt, detected among
tho nnnmulctilre in a drop of stagnant
water tho onu named Monas crepnsca
Ins, which is only one twenty-four
thousnndth part of an inch in diameter.
Dr. Dallinger, president of the Royal
Microscopical Society in 1883, found in
putrefying meat 2,800 millions of mi
nute living creatures, which would lio
in a space e qunl to one-thousandth of
of a cubic inch. In 1875 with the
highest microscopio facilities thon
available, he discovered tho flagcllum,
or whip-like rudder of the minutest of
the microbes, which is named Bacteri
um tormo, the diameter of width of
which is l,20t,000th part of an inch.
Under a very powerful microscope, a
vinegar eel appoars like a serpent 100
feet long, whilo a pinch of flour can
bo magnified to look liko a heap of
stones. Now York Dispatch.
Head Paupers Made Useful.
Nothing is useless nowadays not
even a defunct pauper. Hood's plain
tive wail
Rattle his bones over tho stones ;
He's only a pauper, whom nobody
owns is now out of date. The guard
ians know better than to act so reck
lessly, for often the party concerned
is tho possessor of a sot of artificial
teeth which contains a good deal of
gold last relio of more prosperous
times and in the interest of the rate
payers tho precious metal must bo so
cured and turned into pounds sterling.
Often, too, thoy are the owners of
rings or tiny trinkets, not pawnuhle,
but still containing as much auriferous
vuluo as not a few modern gold mines.
Theso have to bo collected and also
coverted into cash by means of the
melting pot. In tho Holborn Union
tho melting process takes place once a
year, and has just been accomplished
for tho present season. Tho jewelry
dealt with is what is found
on paupers who dio friendlosB and un
claimed in its various establishments.
This week rings, chains, brooches
and trinklets have beeu melted down,
and produced a bar of gold, estimated
as eleven karats, and worth about
200. A good portion of it was got
from the plates of artificial teeth.
Mr. Walton said that on one set of
artificial teeth 'there was at least 820
worth of gold. Tho proceeds are paid
into the common exchequer of the
Union. London Telegraph.
Cure for Round Shoulders
A physician in Mother's Nnrsery
Guide has recommended the following
movements for tho cure of all exoept
vory "severe cases" of round shoul
ders, when braces are also so. .otimes
a necessity :
"1. Raise arms before you shoulder
high ; extend arms sidewise ; throw
head back ; straighten head ; move
arms forward ; lower arms repeat ten
times.
"2. Stand erect ; raise arms before
you ; rise on tiptoes, then throw arms
as far backward as. possible ; sink
again on heels, and drop arms to side ;
repeat ten times.
"3. Raise arms with elbow bent,
shoulder high, bringing palms to
gether in front of face ; then, with el
bows still bent, swing both arms vig
orously backward as far as possible
even with the shoulders, palms look
ing forward. This should be repeat
ed several times, but as the position is
somewhat fatiguing, rout or change
of exercise may be made botween the
movements."
Apropos.
"Get off the earth, will ye?" shout
ed the rude urchin whose path had
been obstructed by a kind-looking but
queerly clad gentleman. He did not
get angry. On the oontrary, be looked
pleased.
"Sech," he said, "is fame. Sonny,
I'm kinder surprised that ye knowed
me, but it's tor yer credit that ye keep
up with whut's going on. It'll proba
bly please ye ter know I'm expeotin
ter get off the earth in about three
more days jes' ez soon es I kin git
one little improvement in my flyin'
machine.
,Aud the kind looking old gentleman
strode on, happier than he had been
before in mouth. Washington Star.
UNLINED GOWNS.
6CGGE9TIOXS FOlt CHEAP EVES
1XQ FROCKS.
Tbe Secret of How One Dollar Can
Be 31nte to To Duty for
Tcn-The Waved Hair
Fashion.
T T ERE is a thrifty secret, says
Ivi a New York lottor to the De
I I troit Free Press, that is well
(T worth imparting to all wo
mankind which appreciates the value
of making one dollar do duty for ton.
The idea is to make np a number of
fluffy, filmy evening frocks that cost a
mere,, nothing and can be worn ovor
crisp, warm silk slips.
In many cases these are worn over
complete nndersnits of silk.
Any one of the three designs here
shown can be reproduced in the ma
terials described for loss than $20.
MOHT AND CHARM1XO IS EFFECT.
Thoy were taken from gowns thought
out and worn by a clever English girl,
who went to New Orleans and fell in
love with Creole styles.
The first dress, like the otlrnr fig
ures given, was made in the French
quarter of New Orleans, and cost all
told $19. The materials were canary
yellow organdie, pure white footing
a plain-edged lace of net and yellow
satin daisy ribbon, which gave a spark
hug finish to the lusterless organdie.
As can be seen in the design, the
gored skirt, which has a round bell
sweep at tho bottom, is finished with
a wide foot flounce of the organdie,
surmounted by a narrower one, headed
as well as edged with the footing.
The waist is the low cut baby model,
with a full waved neok frill put on
without heading; this is also edged
with the footing and at the top line of
the half-inch hem there is a single row
of the ribbon.
The neok is filled in with a round
yoke made in alternate rows of the
footing and heading, through whioh
passes the yellow ribbon to tie in front
tinder the low upstanding throat ruffle
in a loose bow.
.The sleeves are the usual nightgown
model generally liked for nnlined
dresses ; with a tightish elastio in the
wrist facing to enable the wearer to
shorten or lengthen them at will.
They are finished at the bottom with
a drooping tooting edged flounce, out-
DINNKB DRESS.
lined at tbe hem, as is the neok one,
with a single row of the ribbon.
Worn with this brilliant little cos
tume was a slightly pointed belt with
a back bow and long ends of canary
yellow grenadine ribbon, down the
centre of whioh ran a satin band with
a raised wheat ear figure.
The next toilet, though perhaps not
aa elegant as the bird-like yellow, was
without doubt the most wearable of
the three. It oan effectively be made
in any of the crisp, gauzy wash cottons,
muslin lawn or dimity. The original
of this model was composed of peach-
bloom pink figured dimity, with trim
mings of not-top fancy lace and narrow
pink satin ribbon. Tho threo tiny
foot rulHes at the bottom of the wide
gnred skirt are lieuiel ns well as
edged with narrow laoo.
The nock and sleeve flounces are of
the not-top lane, six inches wide, and
with this costume a straight girdlo of
tho peach-bloom satin bolting is worn.
Instead of silk, tho simple hommcd
petticoat and half low nnderwaist that
wont with it wore made of nntlgurod
dimity the color of the gown.
A very dross-up little frock indeed
one would call the third tlenro. Kilo
groon silk mull, iiur.iv b!i?k
ribbon and French blonde laeo n.it
the old-fashioned blonde lace, but a
new, nnt-like wob of silvery white
with thick raised figures composed
tho costume from which it was taken.
Unlike the canary-yellow and pe m
bloom batiste, it was worn over n .nw
cnt slip of Nile green satin, which
satin, by the way, had once composed
an evening dress and was now deftly
Jig
pieced in innumerable places. Here,
too, is another bit of information that
may be of use to some women, whether
in New York or New Orleans. This
costume costs exactly 82 for the mak
ing ; it was fashioned at home under
the English belle's supervision by a
colored dressmaker who charged one
dollar a day for her services I
It is sufficiently elegant to be worn
all winter as a dinner or home even
ing dress. For its exact reproduc
tion, eight yards of silk mull a yard
wide, fifteon yards of black ribbon
half an inch wide, and ten yards of
the blonde lace in a five-inch width
would be necessary.
. HOW TO WAVE TIIS HAIR.
Tho fashion of waved hair brings
about a new method in the use of the
old fashioned curling-iron. The hair
must no longer be crimped, but must
be laid over the head in largo,
natural-looking waves. The entire
seorot lies in the faot that the iron is
no longer applied to the tip of tho
tress of hair and the hair wound over
it, but the tress of hair itsolf is wound
around the iron, beginning as near
the scalp as it is comfortable to hold
the heated iron. The illustration
shows better than words exactly how
this is done.
The parting of the hair, whioh
proves so unpopular when it was first
introduoed, has been aocopted chiefly
by those persons of a Madonna type
of faoe, for they can bear this severe
style of hair dressing. The dolioate
fringe of ourls whioh so many maidens
still eontinue to wear is too beooming
to the majority of Amorloan girls to
be driven oat of fashion."
WINTER HATS.
Among the winter hats arriving are
a lot of red, white, blue, green and
butter colored felts, made with a
plain, rather stiff round brim and pa
goda shape crown. These will have
velvet birds, velvet wings and velvet
and plush flowers, most notably chry
santhemums and dahlias. Velvet
roses and plush flowers are also seen.
There are birds as natural as possible
made of pressed velvet and also of
plush. Home have wings of satin,
where the feathers are olosoly imitated
by cleverly arranged folds. This new
departure ought to satisfy those who
have made so muoh outcry about
using real birds.
. Wild hogs, it is said, are abundant
along toe Colorado ttiver.
4
SELECTIONS FOR SOLDIERS
S1DEL1GHTS0F MILITARY LIFE-
Stories, Anecdotes and Articles of Inter
est to O d and Young.
TBS ri.oniDA -nAKR LOST.
The silk hanncr of the Florida department
ot the Grand Army whs lost Inst week. It
was sunt to ons ot tho Pittsburg hotels but
which one is not known. The banner has
belonged to thn department so long tha com
rades have lenrnod to love It and are anxious
to gat It back.
AXKIVEnsART or AMTIKTA.
Thn thirty-second anniversary of ths battle
of Antlctam was oelebrated at Ilagcratown.
Md., 8"ptmlr 14. A largn number of old
soldiers were at the National cemetery at
Hharpsburg in honor of the evont. Among
thorn were twontyflve membnrs of the Ons
hundred and twenty-fourth Pennsylvania
regiment, which fought la the engagement.
ARMY ATD RAVI.
Theenllsted strength of the Army has reach
ed 24.H60. within 140 of the limit prescribed
by law. In view of this small number of va
cancies and the consequent restrictions upon
recruiting, It boa been decided that no person
under the age of 21 years will be enlisted un
til further orders, boys as musicians, or to
learn music excepted.
There Is a movement la progress extend
ing to the publio school system of the
country regular Instruction la the rudiments
of military tactics. The Idea no doubt has
been stimulated somewhnt by the popularity
and success of the system of detailing Army
officers for such services In colleges and
academics. The law now allows 100 such
details, and tha effect ot having 1 0 schools,
each with a regular military department
under the supervls Ion of a regular ofllcrr
must In time become apparent. But there
are scorns ot other schools thst bave their
own provision for military training not de
pending on the Government. There are
nigh-school battalions, corps of cadets, and
so on. In many Institutions, and these must
be taken Into the account In reckoning tha
amount of military drill which the youth ot
the country receive. The plan has already
been advocated In the (Irand Army of tho
Republic, aud It ia directly In accord with
tbe principles of that body.
A General Order will soon be issued by
tbe War Department, making several changes
In the stations of regiments, the abandon
ment of small posts, and tho assignment of
additional compnnfes ot cavalry, artillery,
and Infantry to strengthen these posts n ear
the great commercial cities, In accordance
With the policy of the Department to have
always available and close ct hand large
bodies of troops which can be dispatched to
scenes of strikes snd riots on abort notice.
LIRCOLRS MORTXRRT AT KrMMBUROri.
In a letter to the National Tribune, Robert
D. Heath, of Philadelphia, says:
On a recent visit to Scotland 1 was assign
ed the pleasing duty of plaolng two Grand
Army lings from Hen. U. H. Grant Tost t, of
Philadelphia, upon the statue of Abraham
Lincoln in the old Calton burying ground,
Edinburgh.
While you bave already noted the dedica
tion of this monument. It appeared te me
that the fact should be more wldoty known to
our comrades, that this magnlllcent monu
ment, bearing theflgure in bronao of the
martyred nrcaldeut.ha been erected In mem
ory of the Scottish-American soldiers aud
sailors who served their adopted country dur
ing the rebellion.
In the summer of 1890, Mrs. McEwnn, the
i .1 A, .,n.. -rtl,lUH u.,-..' r..i.n l
F.wan, Co, II, 65th III., called on thn Hon.
Wallace Bruce, then United Mates Consul at
at Kdinhiiruh. to aid her la nrocurimr n nen-
sion. Mrs. Bruce also became deeply Inter
ested In the case sad alter Hearing tne story
and assuring Immediate asslstnuce. desired to
visit the old soldier's grave, that she might
there Iny a tribute of flowers; but the grave
nan aireauy iteen leveieu, as tney uaa uern
too poor to obtain a burying plot of their
own.
Following this Mr. Bruce determined to se
cure a burial-place for any other Heottlsb
American soldiers dying In or near Edlnburg
that their graves might be thus specially
market .
A reuuest to the Lord-Provost. Magistrates
Town Council for a plot of ground for
this purpose was neartiiy granted, anu men
Mr. llruce determined to have the sltebeautl
lied by a worthy memorial, and on a visit to
America he stated the project. Comrade
Henry It. Heath, ot V H. Grunt Tost, 827.
Brooklyn, N. V., served as chairman of
the committee to raise the necessary
funds.
The design of Charles E. Illssel, the well-
known artist, also a Union veteran, was ac
cepted and the work assigned to lilm, and II
has been successfully completed, The monu
ment is IS feet lu height. The figure of Mr.
Lincoln 1) of bronze, tbs pedestal being of
polished red Alter dene granite.
The llgure of a freedman, also in bronze, Is
placed upon the base, with fucs looking up
ward to the great emancipator. The battlu
llngs, shields, and wreath are also of bronze.
One objection may be noted by the visitor
that It is necessarily somewhat crowded in
position, when viewed with the large circular
tower beside It, where lies burled the philos
opher and historian, David Hume, but Insucb
an old cemetery as this It was Impossible to
secure a plot with any more room.
1 trust that ail veterans visiting Edinburgh
will fool It a privilege aud duty to sen this
the first monument to the Union volunteers
erected In a foreign country.
The Hon. Wallace Uruoe and all who as
sisted hi in aro entitled to our heartiest praise
for their most excellent work.
While thus writing, I assume that other
comrades who have had the opportunity of
traveling lu England and Hcotland have
beun, like myself, surprised aud gratllled to
find In tho great cathedrals and churches
that the soldier has not been forgotten.
It is aa Inspiration to visit these edifices
and note gathered around the lolty columns
the battle-Hags of the regiments who fought
for Britain practically all over the world, ami
to read on the tablets of bronze, and brass,
and marble the patriotic Inscriptions to the
soldiers and sailors who on land and sea so
ably served their country.
In the old church ol John Knox, St. Giles,
Olasgow, there are a number of tablets. Let
me cite but two or threat
To tbe memory of two officers, SI Ser
geants, 27 Corporals, nine drummers, 429
privates, 47 women, and 124 ohildren of tbe
78tu Highland regiment, In all. numbering
6i)lt, who died on the banks of the river In
dus, In Houlde, between the 6th day ot Octo
ber, 1844, sop the 4th day of Marob, 1H45.
A tablet of the 9U Gordon Highlanders
names all the officers aud enlisted men who
died or were killed In the campaigns In Af
ghanistan and Mouth Africa, 1870-ltMl. The
names on the Color-Sergeants are separately
given In columns, with dates of their deaths.
Similar inscriptions by the score may be
found In other ohurohes as we found them lu
Qlastrow. Edlnburg, Chester, and Carlisle,
Negro Coke Workers Tricked.
Over 500 negro ookoworkers assembled at
Connellsvllle, Pa., Thursday night upon the
representation of one of their fellow-workmen
that he would transport them to Wash
ington city free of charge, where they should
reoolve work at 2.50 a day. It turned out
that he was bribed by the Hlavlsh strikers to
Induoe the colored men to throw up their
obs. The negroes threaten to hang him on
light.
Ts feeling In trad circles Is generally
heerful, there having been a continued de
mand from the eountry tor both staple and
manufactured goods.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLIES
A FORTUNE FOUND.
Harrlsburg Minister's Crime Robbery at
Boo'tdale.
err his tnsoAT wbii.i iksirb.
At Reading on Friday morning Frank Grant
chased his wife out ol their bed room and
cried after hcrt '! want to be burled In my
wedding clothes; send for an undertaker.
The woman summoned help, but bolore as
sistance arrived, her husband had cut his
throat and was dead. Grant was undoubted
ly Insane.
Dr. James O. Jewell a native of Pittsburg,
died on Hcptombor 17 In Oakland Cat. Ho
was Gl years old. He was engaged In early
fears at steamboattng, and later as a news
paper man at Vlcksuurg. He was private
ecrctary to Gov. Foote. ot Mississippi. He
then went to Washington and graduated there
In medicine In H!4. lie entered the Federal
army and was Major ot tho First District ol
Columbia Regiment.
While out bunting Friday morning Chaa.
Wysong, a saw mill owner of Blue Knob, was
fntally shot by William Korl. Wysong was
watching a squirrel and Korl seeing a bat
above the clump ot hushes mistook It for a
turkey and sout a full load of shot into the
other hunter s head. The accident occurred
near Hollldaysburg.
About I o'clock on Raturday morning, last,
two men entered the dwelling of George
Griffln In Irwin township, Venango county,
knocked him down, gagged blm, brutally
beat blm and robbed him ol (175 In gold and
bank notes. They were oaptured and fully
ldeutltlcd and gave the names of George Wil
son and Frauk Arkeals.
At Wa-hlngton on Monday John Cook,
colored, who pleaded guilty, to killing Mxs--Llmle
Mmith, also colored, at the Jumbo
mines, near McDonald, last May, was sentenc
ed to death by Judge McFJvalne. Flora Ed
munds, colored, was sentenced to 13 years la
the penitentiary for killing her child.
On Wednesday a workman busied In re
moving an old wardrobe lu a vacant house
In Allegheny, once occupied by David Mor
rison, found a secret drawer containing
75.000 In 500 certificates and government
bonds.
Prof. Albert 8. Bollet, chief of the Bureau
of Industrial (Statistics of Pennsylvania, has
been appoluted special Instructor In polltcal
economy aud commercial law In tbe Penn
sylvania Htate College,noar Bcllofoute.
Herman Tfanneschmidt, of Altoona.recent
ly oonvicted of sending threatening letters to
President Cleveland aud others, has been
sued for a dlvoree and a commission has been
appointed to look into his sanity.
Rev. Jacob R. Genrlnger, pastor of ons ot
the Hnrrlsburg churches, aged about 23 years
was arrested Monday for assaulting one of his
Hunday school scholars, tie was committed
to Jail.
Frederick Lowrle, who was a member of
tho famous Ringgold cavalry, was killed by a
freight train a short distance west of Wash
ington on tho B & O. road Monday after
noon. There Is a strike at the Thompson glass
works, Uulontown, over the starting of a new
mould, the company wanting to run two men
and two boys, while the scale calls for three
men.
Herman Eckert, a young Wayne county
fnrmer, who has been out of employment for
some time, hanged himself at Cherry Ridge.
Drapoudeney over his Idleness ia believed to
be the cauae of the suicide.
Prot S. B. Mereor, formerly principal of
the Haluliurg schools and subsequently editor
of tho Kaltzburg Press, died at bis heme In
Bull township, Westmoreland county, aged 70
years.
Texas fover has broken out in four herds of
cattle in Manhelin townshlp.a few miles from
Lancaster. Two cows have diod, while a
large number ore suffering.
The Ohio river at Pittsburg reached a coal
ing stage on last Thursday and on Fridav
morning 7.000,000 bushels of black diamonds
started down the stream.
William Freeman, tbe murderer of Gertie
Tlmberlake. at ML Pleasant.was found guilty
of murder lu tbe first degree. A now trial
will be sought
The Brewer pottery company at New
Brighton, has beeu reorganized as tha Beaver
Valley pottery company aud has begun oper
ations with a large force.
Constable Gray, of McDonald, who shot
and killed James Morgan, baa furnUbed
5,O0O ball for his appearance at me Novem
ber term of criminal court.
At the annual meeting In Philadelphia of
the United Typothetae ot Amertoa, Percy F.
Smith, of Pittsburg was elected one of the
vice-presidents.
James II. Lindsay, a wealthy "Jon manu
facturer and president ot tho se'eot council
in Allegheny city, died Hunday night ol
Brigbt's disease. . ,.
The Second National bank, ot Altoooa,
whose doors have been closed sines August
, resumed September 24 with new booking
and new ofllcurs.
Frederick Lowry, aged 76 years, a veteran
of the war, was killed by a Baltimore and
Ohio frelgut train at Tayiorstown, on Tues
day. Pearl Bush, aged 16 years, was assaulted
near Evansburg by an Italian. Uhe has be
come Insane aud may die.
The Women's Foreign Missionary society ol
the Altoona district of the M. E. uhuroh hut
been in session at Hollldaysburg.
John Mikshiver and Michael Johns, Ara
bian peddlers, were shot aud robbed near
WUkestiarre. Tbe former was killed.
Frank Allen's stock barn and other build
ings at Hermitage, were burued by an Incen
diary Loss 1 10,00 J.
Mrs. Flora Enmunds was oonvicted at
Washington ot murder In the sooond degree,
she having killed her child.
The 2-year-old son of William Wollln, of
Lancaster, foil Into a tub of rain water and
drowned.
A wealthy farmer named Greenlees, living
near Wayaeaburg.dled Tuesday as a result of
a bee sting on bis arm.
Kennel Brot.' store at Soottdale.waa robbed
ol tiWO worth of goods. Monday night by
burglars.
The New Castle tin plate mills declared a
out of from 20 to 25 per oent In wages.
Superintendent of publioinstruotlon Schaef
fer has fixed October 19 as Arbor Day,
At Frankllu on Tuesday, ground was brok
en for tbe state asylum for tbe feeble-minded
Tbs Stoneboro fair opened Tuesday.
Triplets Born tn Jail.
Annie Radesowlts, tbe widow of John B.
Badesowlta, who was murdered on July 24,
now detained In the Alleghany County
(Pennsylvania) Jail as a witness la tbe ease,
gave birth to triplets, all girls. One of tha
Infants died shortly after Its birth, and tha
other two died at noon. This Is said to bs
the first lost anas on record ol triplets bonk
to Jail.
' Tn public schools of Oh! sago bars opsast
With an unexpectedly larw aaossslua ol
fin pile. Some 175,000 children pre Mated
hsfnselvcs for tuition. Two hundred and
fifty new teaohars will have to be employed,
and larger aooommodttionj provldtid.