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.