KEYSTONE S11IEJK COIMEl FIRST DEGREE MURDER. Terdict It tho leoonl TrUl of tht Bodily Brother!. "Otlllty ol murdor In the first degree" wns the verdlet returned by ths 8omers.it county 111 hn .it. i i . . . . I " ...... vtjvu ButiiiK m judgment in the cure of John nnd James lloddv, brothers, Red 25 nnd S7 respectively, who have been on trial for tho second time slneo Mity H for the murder ol David Heritor, a wealthy l'atnt (ownshtp farmer, whom they were charged with having robbed nnd tortured by burning until death resulted, Just one year ago. w"n TTn.or " """" lRned the eller labor bill prohibiting the discharge ol employes by corporations beoauso of their connection with Inbor organizations. Thlf measure hns been backed by all the trades unions ol ths Mate, ami opposed by tlx Heading railroad ami other large corpora tions. It Is "an net to protect employe ol corporations In their right to Join or belong to labor organizations, by prescribing pen alties lor nny Interference therewith." II provides any ofllcer, agent or employe ol any corporation doing business In this Mate hall Interfere with tho right of any employe to join a labor organization he shall, on con. vloiton he lined not mora than t'J.OOO not less than 1,000 and be Imprisoned not more than a year, either or both, In tho dlBrotion of the court. The Mate Eleetrlo Mtdlrnl Association In sessslon nt New Castle adjourned Friday evening, niter electing the following officers: President, Dr. Wood Fulton, of New Castle; rat Nice President. Dr. N. O. Kepper, ol learfleld; Hecond Vice President, Dr. J. H. Dodge of Pittsburg; Recording Hecrctnry, Dr. John Kaye, of Philadelphia; Correspond ing Secretary, Dr. C. K. Spicer, of Center '!'"! Treasurer, Dr. J. llaugert, of Hhlppene vine. A resolution was passed to the effect that the Governor of the State should recom mend no physician to nlncn on the Uonrd ol txsmlners unless he be a member In good standing ol the association. The next meet ing of the association will be held in Juno of 1HW8 at Harrlsburg. The entire plant and stock of the Novelty glass works at Washington was burned early iuesday, entailing a loss of about Jft.OUOon stock and machinery and 15,CXMJ on the buildings. Tho lire was with dllllculty con fined to tho glass plant. The blaze started lu the packing room, but how Is not known, about midnight. The larger part of the structure was nearly a century old, being built by the Presbyterian congregation of Washington lu 1808 and occupied by them at a place of worship till 151. Ordhrs have been issued to tnko effect at once for the Ponnsy Iviinln rnllrond machine shops at Altoona to commence lllty hours' work a week nnd tho Juniata shops forty, five hours a week and fully 6,000 men will be am-cted by the change. Ihe Increase in freight trafllo over the road and belief by President Frank Thomson that times are sure to rovlvo as soon as the tariff bill If passed is ths reason given for the increni-e In time to the army of employes of the com pany. David Fllklll, colored, was shot nnd killed at Mercersburg by Pollceuinn ll.Clay Wolfe, who was trying to arrest him. Fllklll was drunk and disorderly, and when the police, man attempted to arrest him a gang of rela tives nnd friends attacked Wolfe, who was compelled to draw bis revolver. In defend ing himself Fllklll was so badly wounded that be died shortly alturwnrd. The bor ough authorities of Mercersburg furnished bnil for Wolfe pending a habeas corpus bear lug. The Penn Plate Qlass Company nt Irwin closed down Its works for nn Indefinite pe riod, owing to the refusul of the men to ac cept the oiler of the company to allow them to work at piece work alter June. About 000 hands are employed. The trouble Is at tributed to the plate glass combluo'a action in reducing the price of plate glass. The company has been running niylit and day or about two years. The Pennsylvania supreme court handed down an Important opinion, deciding that the proposed loans of t7.O0U,000 and 13,000, 000 by the city of Philadelphia fur municip al purposes are not authorized by the eighth section of the constitution and that the In debtedness by the municipality beyond il per sent, of the assessed valuation, except by a Tote of the peoplo Is not legal. The Inrgest deal In property ever made In the northern oil Held is now under way. It is said the South Penn Oil Company Is con templating the purchase of all the proper ties of the Devonian and Mntson Oil Com panies. The deal Includes 17,000 acres of oil territory and 850 producing wells. The consideration la said to be (1,600,000. The one hundredth birthday of the mother of Nicholas Beck, living near Cherry Tree, was celebrated on the ad. Over 1,000 per loni were present, and the old lady, who look to be not over 75 years, was greatly pleased with the presents ana greetings of tho people. A 10 per cent, out In wages affecting all men not under the amalgamated scale was ordered at Jones A Laughlin's American Iron works. Pitttburg. As a result the open hearth workers and some other emrdoyee.iu all about 200, refuted to go to work. The itrlko will probably cause a shutdown of the entire plant. At Hoaring Springs fire destroyed the dwelling of Samuel Uarver. While lighting the Ore Joseph Spencer, chief of the tire de partment, waa so badly Injured by a chim ney falling upon him that he will probably die, Mr. Spencer Is superintendent of the Parr Paper Manufacturing Company and leading citizen. On the authority of Oen. Rupt. Lawall, ft la announced that, commencing July 1, all '.lie mines of tho Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company will work full time. It la ex pected: tnat lull time will continue until De cember I. The Lehigh aud Wilkesbarre Coal company employs nearly 8,000 men and boys. Ttev. Adnm Boley, formerly pastor of the Kt. Paul's Herman Unformed church, on Forty-fourth, near Butler street, Pitttburg. committed suicide by blowing out his brains nt the Swiss hotel, 6C3 North Third street, Philadelphia. He left Pittsburg last Novem ber, alter he had beou asked to reslgu from liis church. Over 100 men In different parts of 'the Reading Iron works stopped work because of reduction in wages, pu. tellers from X70 to (140 per ton aud others in proportion, nbout 10 per cent. A previous reduction took effect March 1. At a meeting of tho directors of the Wll lamsport and North Branch railroad, a feed r for the Philadelphia and Heading, Attor ney General McCormlck resigned as presi dent, a position be had bold since tho organ isation of the road. Sharon colored people are to celobrato Emancipation Day August il and have Invlt d McKlnley. Heed. (J nay, Hubert T. Lin oln and others, lion. J. II. Green, of Clove, land, will bo one of the orators. Leading colored politicians of Pittsburg are working upon a dralt of a constitution lor the Alro-Amerlcan League of Pennsvl vanla.to be adopted by the vote ol the vari ous county organizations. While plowing In n Held on bis farm In New Garden township, Chester csjiuty, re cently, William Butler found tho stone blade of au old uxe, on which was out "William Penn, 1663." An moenaiary nre, supposed 10 nave neon started by au euemy.destroyed tho residence of Michael Deguau, on lit. Washington, Boaver Falls, the family narrowly escaping death. Olnoy township, near Beading was found dead, riddled with shot He bad bean col acting rant and was probably murdered. CONGRESSIONAL. Abstract of tho Important Measnrsi la Both Homos. June 1. The House todny witnessed sharp attack on the Speaker by Itoprescnta tives Simpson and Klchardson because of non-appointment of the committees. On motion of 31 r. Mngley, by 89 to 5.1, the House upheld the Speaker's refusal to recognize the resolution of Mr. Lewis (Hem., Wash.) T'latlve to Cuba as privileged. Mr. Mason submitted a petition from the National It us loess League urging Immediate nnd effective action on the pending tariff bill nnd stating that this was tho gcnernl senti ment of business Interests. The tariff bill was taken up Immedi ately after the disposition of the regular business. June 2. The forinnl notice of a tariff speech was made by Mr. Mantle (Silver l!o publlcan, Mod. i, who said ho would ad dress the Senate on Friday on tho wool schedule. 'I he tariff bill was' then taken up. Mr. Aldrich was not present, nnd Mr. Alli son, of Iowa, and Mr. Matt, of Connecticut, directed tlie course of the bill. Mr.Stcwart l'op.,Nv., lettered an amend ment proposing tb maintenance of a treas ury reserve of (15,(100,000 nud the retire ment of bondsout of the surplus above (125, 000,000. Consideration of the molnl schedule was then begun. June 4. The Hennto met at 11 n. m. to-day with a view to expediting the tariff bill. Two speeches were annoiinciil for the day, ono for Mr. Mantle on the wool schedule of tho tariff bill, anil another by Mr. Ilntbr. Popu list, of North Carolina, on bis Joint resolu tion to amend the constitution so as to give Congress the power to Impose Income taxes. Senator Mantle i Sliver llepubllcan of Mon tana) addressed the Senatu for two hours upon the subject of wool. June 3. Senator Tillman moved that tho ommltteo on contingent expenses be ills barged from the consideration of the roso- utlon for Investigating charires in regard to sugar speculation and bring thu resolution before the Sennte. Senator tsllingern member of the com- mltteo,ssld that be objected to Mr. Tillman's motion, nnd ndded that the committee in Itn own good time would make a report after carefully connldeilng tho matter. Senator Vent quoted from a speech of Senator Tburman's regnrdlng a demand mnde at one time by a Louisiana senator for an Investigation. Tliurman said that tho Senator of tho I'nlted States had recourse to the courts the sanio as any other citizen, and no investigation was ordered. Mr. lilliuan said he was not concerned as to the charges against himself, anil he pro posed to have these charges Investigated be cause an attempt had been made to attract attention from the tiro he was building in Iront. He saw no reason why any Senator should not want charges Investigated. What be wanted was to llnd out whether the Sen ate or nny Senator belonged to tho sugar trust. June C The tnrlff debate wa continued. Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, nldeeteil to an ad ditional tax on liiinlier.cluimlng that It would be n burden upon the people. Senator Vest offered placing white pine on the dutiable list at (2 per 1,000 rent. Ho declared that tho pioposed ratio was In the interest of tho lumber barons, who have nln-ndy accumula ted millions upon millions nt the expense of the people. Mr. M' l.aurln of South Carolina, said that tho proposed rates on wood would be of no benefit to Southern Industry. air. nacon i I'em., tin.) iinieren witn Mr. Vest, nnd expressed himself In favr of thu duties on wood, claiming that the lumber In dustry of the south would bo struck down unless mere was a legitimate tnrltr revenue. Mr. Clay ( Hem., (ia. denounced the Sen ate sugar schedule Increasing the cost of sugar (1.20 per hundred to the consumer lor me nenrtit ol the trust. Ho nlso said thnt the Senate bill would Ineicnse taxation (12,000,000 on sugar, tea, wool nnd liocr, while the farming Interests were neglected. Mr. Vest moved au amendment excepting wuuu pine irom uuty, wnicu was lam over. PEN NSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE June 1. There were three reform bills on the senute calendar this morning which had originated lu the sennle aud were amended by the house and passed. 1 hey were return ed to the senate to have the amendments concurred In. They were the non-liiterfer-euce and non-political assessment bills mid one prohibiting free poll tax. receipts. Mr. Osbuurne, Philadelphia, was corked nnd primed for the bills. Upon his motion the bills were non concurred in. The batch was thrown Into the conference committee and this will give on opportunity lor mem to ue sun inrtner amennen. The House refused this morning by a vote of 07 yeas to 99 nays to adjourn over to-mor row to ntteuii the Internationa) business con gress at Philmlelpli la under the auspices of the Commercial Museum. Gov. Hustings and the members of his cabinet went to Philadelphia this morning to attend the con gress. The Mouse klllea a resolution offered by Mr. Miller, of Luzerne, for 2,000 copies of the new game law. A resolution was report ed from the rules committee and adopted, that the order ol business for Thursday be revenue till s ou second reading, local aud special bills ou second nnd and third rending uud llnnl passage, nud the general cnlender of House bills on second rending. Both 11 luses adjourned until Monduy. June 4. The order of business In the house was senate bills on first rending, but the time was taken up with other mutters, nnd lifter being lu session nearly two hours an adjournment was taken until Monday night without acting oh the calendar. By a vote of 03 to 4!) the house refused to recom mit the Decker bill, relating to the ap pointees ol the mayor of Phlliidelphlu. Holiness Is W holeness. Iteltgion is simply the laving of life oanh thing and thought of life as It eom-s down before tho Lord. Sorrow, nugulsh, four, uuxlety; repentance, rimtmcluiioii of evil, longing for clcuuNiug nud absolution; hope, motive, purpose, pleasure, suecensi llttli) common annoyances or satislUL'tloiiH- every thing brought to Him, laid upon buforo Him, to help or heal, to usu, to sanctify with the Divine symputhy and permission Ills gladness to lie acknowledged 111 our gladness, liis pity lu our pain, Ills com mandment in our wish In our lntont this Is all of It. This Is Mos- in the mountain; this it Is to "fall down before the Lord." "O oumn," the beautiful Psiiliu sings to us, "let us worship uud fall down; let us kneel Iwforii the Lord our .Maker. For Ho Is the Lord our Uod ; nnd we are the peo ple of ills pasture, and the sheep of His Iiaiid. O worship thu Lord (u tho bounty of holiness," wholeness I '"let the whole earth." our whole llfo In tho earthly, ''stiind In awo of Him. For Ho coiuoth, for Ho eometh, to judge tho earth." Mrs. A. D. T. Wbiiuev, la 'Open Mystery." Tlie Haul's I pint linnlillug. Prayers for goodness an I purity in n sonsn auswer themselves, for you cuu.iot pray for these things without lu some measure re ceiving them in the very ait. T lift up the soul to (iod onlms and ennobles It. It was this, 1 Imagine that wilt the beginning of Christ's transllguriition. Thu absorption and delight of communion with his Father overspread his very face wiih beauty and glory, lu some dogniu this happens to all who pray, and It may happen in a hlgn do greo to those who pray much. James btulkur.' T.Ike the star That shines ufur, ituuoui uusiu Aud without rest Lot enali man wheel with stnrly away Bound the tusk tnat rules thu day, Aud do r la best I Pope Loo nai Just written a poem of 80 stanzas m i.auu. mvintr rules ior iruuauiy j ami proper living. MUOUTIIFUJjFIGUliES A STYLISH WAIST THAT IS EXCEED. INCLY BECOMINC. It Is Made of ttntlste With Insertion of Crenin t.aeeanil l.aee tcriglng Math Orent Variety of New Ties and tilr.lles for tlie Stylish Slimmer tllrl. UntiHtti of f ho lilniti, sheer, silky qtmlity w Itli innprtion of cream lace tuct luce eiljritiR to tnutcli, tit rwlnrtteri for tliis stylish waist thnt Mny Mniiton snya will prove- exwodiuply lipcoinltiB youthful fiRiirt's. A glove-flttail lining; Hint renrlu-s to the wnixt line HUpporls) the tnnteriiil. Tho ln-k ia spitniless, the nihlitiotm! fulness nt the waist linn Wina drawn welt to the litre, v. 1 1 i I the fronts droop in slight House, fleet over n cifdlo of JjllM'Hv entin. Thu fronts sejmrnte, nliowitin n smooth vest or jilnHtron romjioseit of Imtiste (lecornteil oy omuls of inser tion, the whole nrranired over netnniu- olored glare sill;. The neck is shaped in low, ion tilling outline, presenting Ihe giiitiipo ell'ei't that is exhiliited iu ninny of tho newer powns. The collar is of the cnts.li unler with tho ttsttnl frill of Inco nliove. The sleeves nro of tho iiioiiNiiuettiiro variety nnd nro close-tlttini? with tlm exception of the Iil llo pull nl the top thnt is surmounted liy n full short epnttletto thnt aomo- w lint consoles one for tho loss of the ndditionn! material thnt one gloried in lust HfitMon. Tho outside senilis of sleeves show tuck ehirrings through which cords enn lie inserted to regulate the fulness, itml tho wrists have a soft 1ADIES' frill of lnce extending well over the hands. The mode is adaptable to all seasonable fabrics including batiste, eanvns -weaves, organuy, tiarege, grenadine, etc, that can be mnde over colored linings of silk or "near silk" which is nn excellent substitute of the genuine article, as its name implies, and can be had in all the new shades. lADIES' OITIMFE WAIBT. The waist here illustrated closes in visibly nt the left side. To make this waist for a lady in the medium size will require three and one-fourth ynrdn, of forty-fonr-iueh material, aud three-fourth yards of twcnty-two-iiich goods for the guimpe. New Ties and Cllnllcs, This season there is a greater variety of belts and girdles than has been offered the summer girl in many years. Bolts and girdles are of five principal sorts. A'ery popular is the narrow belt of lizard skin or other fancy leather fastened by a simple slide of 1lain gold. The belt of plain white ;id is of similar cut and is the only correct one to wear with units of white linen nnd duck. The. Scotch belt is the prettiest nor clty this yenr. It in of medium width rnti.n 8 nnRKH, riMion, of Scotch plnid ilesipn, nnd fastened by nn exquisite little buoklo of plnided enamel. The dark ribbon belt of n color to mntch the costume in fastened as nsttnl with the large orna mental buckle of gold or.silvnr. For those who are tired of the leather belts the girdle of silver, net with imi tation jewels, is the favorite. This is PLE2VEH. particularly pretty when worn with gowns of thin texture. Ties this year are of many varieties. The narrow string tie, the soft ribbon bow, the four-in-band and the ascot are all opnlar. The number of the new collars is legion and the summer girl who cannot find a style that is be coming to her in to lie reckoned unfor tunate. New York Journal. targe Waists Fashionable, Large waists are said to be coming in fashion again; but, curiously enough, it seems to be the aim of all dressmakers and tailors to give the long, slender lines and as small a waist as it is possible with any breathing power, and the lines of braid on some of the new jackets are most cleverly arranged to taper in at the waist and broaden out over the shoulders. To be tightly screwed into a waist a jacket does not make the figure any smaller, a fact it would be well for all women to know, and a good fit, which makes any one look smart, always gives plenty of room over the bust nnd is only tight at and below the true waist line. -White moves Again. Naught completes the diaphanous summer toilet so well as white gloves really white, of course. Nothing stHiils a summer costume so quickly nnd effectually as a dingy glove. But then it is so easy to clean white gloves, and they look so well when they are cleaned, that there is no ex cuse fur the woman who puts on a dirty glove. There is the dead white glove, the cream and the ivory glove. All tlieso are beautiful, and all are cleaned without diHloulty. Petitions are circulating in Austria to request the government to stop the wholesale slaughter of birds, useful and ornamental. In the market places yard-high piles of these poor creatures are sold daily, aud unless the govern ment interferes none will be left to kill in a few years. TIRS OF DKNHY DALE. ONE IMMENSE PRODUCTION WHICH WEICHED 3300 POUNDS. flreat ('iinenetlon of Meats and f'nstry Marie In Kltgland at Various Periods to Cninmenmriite Important F.vents-A Ills aster Wtili'h Happened on tine Oct-nslmt. The pin of Detiby Dale is of grent repute in Yorkshire, Kngluiiil, although even there there seems to be ignorniieo ns to wliiit innnnr'r of mnn invented this fearsome dish. The Inst Jleuby lnln pie was made, cooked, carved nud distributed only Inst summer, in eelebrntioti of the jubi lee of the repeal of the corn laws. The inents of which it wns composed weighed lienrly 1500 pounds. Half a ton of steel plates went to form the dish iu which it wns linked, nnd thn flour for the crust ndded nn equal weight. The oven thnt r ived this burden of lienrlv two tons mensureil 13 feet in length by 1 feet iu width nnd '2 feet in depth. When nicely browned the giant pie, gnyly decked with flowers nnd guarded by mounted police, was drawn iu procession by four teen horses to tho plnce of feasting. Here, nt a fixed hour, it wns solemnly carved with a knife close upon 8 feet feet long, and a fork of proportionate size, and served on comniemorntion plntes to all persons who paid fur tho privilege of thus tasting it. Tho eda cious crowd numbered thoitsnnds, nud few returned from the nceno of fes tivity without a souvenir. Home of the old folks came from over the Lan cashire border, and even further, in order to be in nt the picnic, nnd n few announced their intention to diapntch a morsel of the dainty to relatives abroad ns one sends round the wedding cake. Thnt w as the sixth big pio to delight tho epicures of llenby inle. The first, which dates bark more than a hun dred years, wns intended to innrk tho thankfulness of the inhabitants fur the recovery of Oeorge III from mental derangement. Xenrly thirty yenrs elnpseil before another event occurred worthy of such signal regard. This wns the battle of Wntcrloo. The old est inhabitant cannot recnll the Water loo pie; but it wns, no doubt, a fa mous ii flair, for, when another genera tion had come to maturity, it formed a pattern for the grent pie of '40, by which llenby Ilnle testified satisfaction nt tho repent of the corn laws. The pie of '411 attained renown in its day. Hongs were written nnd sung in its honor, nnd they even reached the me tropolis. The music halls of the pe riod sounded the pniiso of the "stun ning grent meat pie." Tlie pie of '40 wns scarcely a suc cess. No blniiie nttnehed to the cook ; it wns the serving arrangements that went wrong. A special platform hnd been built for the "diinty dish," tint it suddenly collapsed, and the con tents of the pie were scattered on tho ground. Fifteen thousand people in stantly pressed forward, and a deliri ous scramble ensued. "Amid n wild scene of turmoil nnd riot," says tho lo cal historian, "the stage was utterly demolished, nud tho pio flung to tho winds." A long time elapsed before there wns a revival of this form of jubilee. The jubilee year of Queen Victoria's reign, however, wns nn opportunity not to bo missed. The 1 Mile's folk had gone forty-ono years without a pie, mid a pie they determined to hnve at nil hazards. Hut, nlns ! the fiction of the old ballad singer might almost have been prophecy , disaster and not good digestion waited upon appetite. No one wns drowned in the liquor, it is true ; tint some were nearly poi soned. That is not a matter for won der, considering the medley with which the pie wns stuffed. In it were hundreds of pounds of beef, mutton, veal, lamb and pork, as well ns thirty two rabbits, forty pigeons, various fowls and 100 small birds. The official recorder is reticent nlniiit this melancholy business. He merely remarks thnt a fifth pie wns prepared a month or two later.becauso tho com mittee felt it their duty to provide tho inhabitants of the district who were prevented by the crush from partak ing of the previous pio ! The commit tee profited by their experience. I he last big pie was a mild mixture com pared with its predecessors. Never theless, it surpassed all former pro ductions in size and magnificence. It weighed about 8")(I0 pounds, nnd 1120 IHitinds of flour went into its crust. A BOVINE BENEFACTOR. Mew t attle Car Thnt Mltinatesthe Hurrer-ina-s of Animals. It is related in high praise of Mr. Gladstone that from lioyhood he has lieen a champion of the brute creation aud a sturdy opposerof human cruelty both to man and beast. But Mr.Olad stone.notwithstanding his great oppor tunity, has never been able to do so much for the alleviation of the suffer ing of dumb animals as has William Cline of Lancaster in the introduction of his newly patented car for the ship ment of oxen, horses, sheep and swine. A large number of these cars are to put into service on tho Beading railway. The Lancaster Intelligencer, describing tho car, without stalls, spe cially designated for shipping horses or cattle, says: "The car is provided with trongh running along either side, into which water is run for the stock from largo tanks in the top of the car and con nected by pipes. The troughs are so arranged that when not in use they can be turned so as to be entirely out of the way. Along either side are iron racks of hay which can be raised or lowered for horses or cuttle, or put entirely out of the way when not iu use. On top is a hayloft also, and the racks are fed by the motion of the car. On the sides are ventilators, which are moved by the wind, aud tho-e are a different kind iu the top to bo set. Tim doors are so arrunged that they cannot freeze or become fnst.ns they nre hung away from the body of the ear. Tho car is supplied with the latest im proved trucks recently adopted by tho Beading rompnny, .fenny couplings and airbrnkes. By this car stock can be shipped all the wny through from Chicago to tho enst without being necessary to inove them to feed, wnter or for nny other purpose." Tho Hociety for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ought to hold thn inventor of the improved cnttlo enr in high honor. It has nlwnys been n pa thetic night to see the huddled, hungry, thirsty crentnres packed in stock enrs in suirtiner nud in winter, with no freedom or movement, carried hun dreds of miles in a torment of fntiguo and exhaustion, often resulting iu fever.deliriiun nnd death. Something tins of Into been dona tor tho ameliora tion of this barbnric cruelty, but not very much. There is a promise of profit, as well ns of humane considera tion, in this invention of enrs that will bring their living burden from tho western plnins in good nnd healthy condition. rhilndclphin Becord. Ilnir a Million. A short time ngo nn eccentric mil lionaire died at Vienna, who, during his lifetime, wns n collector in the full sense of the word. He lived nlone in n largo dwelling, and when his heirs appeared they found nothing of value except tho collections. In ono trunk magnificently nrrnnged stamp collec tion, worth about $1 'J 0,000, was found; three cabinets were full of utilised railroad tickets from all parts of thn globe, representing a face vnluo of several hundred thousand dollars, nr ranged in geogrnphicnl order. This collection is most interesting, since it contains some specimens of the very first Ix'giniiing of railroading, nuiong other tickets a ride from Troy to Al bany, und from Albany to Newburg, issued during the first year's existence of the railroad between those points. Thn collect ion of coins found com prised moro thnn HO.000 specimens, nnd wns sold for &!20, 000. The stamp collection wns bought by an Knglish denier for $7.1,000, but nobody hns yet tieen found who wants to give any thing at all for the collection of rail road tickets, which is considered tuiiqnc, but which was rejected by tho Austrian and (lermnn governments, to which it was ottered, because of tho enormous price asked for it by tho heirs. Whilo ho spent during his life time more than 31-0,00ll ou this collec tion, the heirs will be satisfied to rcnl izo less than a third of that sum for tho salo of it. Loudon Mail. f-'onntiiln of Vmitli In Maine. A Maine man named Applctou I'nr sol claims to hnve discovered a spring of water which, if it is not the fountain of youth for which 'Ponce do Leon nenrched in vitin, at lenst produces much of tho effects which that fabu lous spring wns snid to cause. 1'ur sol was told of the existence of the spring by an old woodsman, nnd set out to find it. When lie returned to bis borne, his friends hardly recog nized him. From nn old-appearing mnn of fi2 years ho looks now to bo not moro thnn 40. His grizzled and wrinkled skin has become brown and fresh looking, while Ins gray bnir has turned black. Ho says thnt he found the spring nnd camped near it for a week, drinking largo quantities of the water during that time. He hns been afflicted with rheumatism for a number of yenrs, but it has left him now. In describing the wnter Pnrsol lays special stress on tho curious ting ling effect produced by it, and it is thought that this may be caused by the percolation of the wnter through magnetic ore, and its thus becomig strongly charged with electricity, which might account for its revivify ing qualities. Pursol's story has aroused so much interest in the vicin ity of his town that numerous expedi tions are preparing to go to the spot where the miraculous spring is claimed to exist. Detroit Free Press. Inn-enlm! f'onvlets. There are many ingenious and en terprising convicts in the Florida camps. Becently certain circum stances led the boss in charge of one of the convict camps near Albion to make an investigation. The result was that a complete outfit for distil ling whiskey wns discovered in one of the phosphate pits near tho stockade. One of the negro convicts had made a worm from iron pipe, und, with an iron pot fitted with a plunk cover, had con structed an apparatus with which ho could distill whiskey from the corn bread given him to eat. It is said that two of tho guards were in part nership with him. It is also reported that a copper coil belonging to a feed water purifier on the div lgehout in the camp was stolen a few nights ago, and it is supposed it is now doing duty as n producer of tho ardent spirits. About two years ago it was reported that one of the white convicts was making counterfeit money. At lanta Constitution, Corn Huirar, Becently I gave a description of corn stalk sugar. Now conies a Chicago man who has discovered and appar ently perfected a process for convert ing corn into powdered sugar. Tho Chicago Sugar Buttniug company is now turning out au nrticlu of powdered sugar, made wholly of corn, that is equal to nnything in tho market. This new corn sugar has ninety-seven per cent, of saccharine strength, against ninety-eight per cent, of the regular, powdered sugar, but this loss of sweet ness is more than made up in price. The grain of this new corn sugar is not quite so fine as the regular pow dered sugar, but this is claimed as au advantage, as it will not cuke or be. come lumpy. Atlantu Constitution.
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