2 NATURE SMILES IN SANTO DOMINGO. 1
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$ Has All tho Charms of koth Tropic f
5 and Tcmpcrato Zones. 3
GOLD AND OTHER MINERALS IN PROFUSION')
Whatever the Island of Santo
t)omingo mny lack, it ix nut from any
remissness on tho part of Motlur
Nntnro, for it was originally richly
endowed. Everything that grow
within the tropic may find a Iioiiih
aomowhsre between coast line ami
mountain tops, and In the elevated
regions may he produced almost every
variety of fruit and vegntaolo peculiar
to the temperate koiics. As for
minerals, tho most precious of nil,
gold, in flakes, particlos, sands and
nuggets, has been found in nhundanco.
It was tho gold of Hiananioln, as
CoHmlms called tho inland, that first
attracted him thither, ami from tho
native eaclitncs ou the north coast ho
obtained the precious motal first
taken to Spain, some of which may
yet be seen in Uin-gos and Oranada.
As his sailors wero tilling their
water casks at the month of the
U-iver Yaa.nl they were delighted with
Tie light of goldeu sands, and from
fhis circumstance Columbus called
it Rio del Oro, or the rivor of gold.
i The founding of the present capital,
kuto Domingo, was owing to tliodis-
rery of gold on a tributary of tho
fver on wutcu 11 is situated, irom
which resulted the rich mines of Hau
Cristobal, first brought to light in a
romantic manner in 14'J(T. Here was
dug np in 1302 that nugget said to be
the largest ever found in the new
world, of such dimensions that the
lucky miners, in the first excess of
their joy, had a pig roasted and served
npon it as a table. They lot it go to
the King of Hpain, some time after
ward, but sent a message to the ofl'ect
that they bad done what no royal
personage had ever done; dined oil' a
table of solid gold. This great nug
get was lost when the fleet that sailed
with Bobadilla went down, and still
BTRRET SCENE IX SANTO DOMINOO.
lies at the bottom of the sea off the
east end of the islnud.
It is not kuowu that much has boon
done in recent times to exploit the
mineral riches of the island; in fact,
the interior mountains have never
been satisfactorily examined. In
their shelter yet exist nooks and
oaves, secluded valleys and dells,
whioh have never been visitad except
by the Indians of early times and the
"Cimaroons" or rnuaway negroes of
slavery days, Humboldt declared
that what the Spaniards obtained was
merely the surface washings of tho
plaoers and the hilltops, aud what
they got from the beds of rivers. The
golden secret has not been revealed,
s yet, and will not be divulged un
til some more progressive Government
than that at present ruliug in Hanto
Domingo shall nndertako the explora
tion of the great central range of
mountains.
But it is not iu mineral wealth alone
that Santo Domiugo offers tempta
tions . to the explorer. This island,
wlAoh of late has been known to
political adventurers as "Lcelee's"
Island ("Leelee" being contraction
of Ulysses, former President IIou
reaux'a Christian 4.nme) is rioh in
every possibility. Within its aroa
of some eighteen thonsaud square
miles, Santo Domingo has every range
of climate and soil, capable of produc
ing everything necessary to the sup
port of man. Nature, as has been
observed, did everything needful for
this beautiful island, but during tho
four centuries of man's domination its
rioh gifts and generona provisions
have been perverted and even prosti
tuted to the basest ends.
When Sir Francis Drake went to
1 5 !L V 1 I . i.
,in in niiiiirmni flinniflnnni uni n
1
VlS 3CSH?ftESlTV7rt,il i own remains (notwitstauding Havana's
St kl i c,l,'m tue contrary) ami thoso of
feMi?!2rM Jt&- L'SJm?KS I ,,i9 brother and grandson, while relics
'M mmyy'AhM BS of such well-known adventurers aa
" BOilislrWS Fernando CortcLas Cnsas nnd Velas-
Ns-viftyit ' ouez, the subjugator of Cuba, are on
SSSSgSfci'' ifc2&Sil- ovary hand.
O0TEBKMENT BUILDINO AND CATHEDRAL IN THE CAI'ITAL OP BANTO
DOMI.NQO.
island and elty are poor even to the
verge of poverty. In the interior of
the island, where the banana and
ngar can grow wild, and the ground
is covered with rank growths of valua
ble plants and trees, I have been I ol
lowed for miles by begging oMldren
npplicating a mortal of food.
And yet, nny good sort of people
might make n second Eden of thin beau
tiful island. Notwithstanding its
tropical situation, exposed to torrid
lirati nnd torrential ruins, Hanto Do
mingo is a very healthy island. A
white man run livo thorp, if ho cxer
je tno caution, with almost perfect
immunity from diseases such nil en
demio mid yellow lovers. Many ao-
H.VNTU UUM1NUU AND ITS
UEOUIlM'ilICAL
MCO.
qnaintancos of mine resident there
have informed me that they wero nevor
sick a day unless they exposed them
selves nnnecossarily.
Far more preoions than gold are the
historical memories of this island.
Here, on its north coast, Columbus
fonudod tho first city iu America, Isa
bella, ereoted tho first church, built
the first forts and initiated the move
ment by which the indigenous inhabi
tants were exterminated. Iu the capi
tal city we may see the ruins of a
chapel erected in bin time, a fortress
built by Don Diego, his sou, and the
romains of tho first convoulual struc
ture, as well as of tho first American
university. In tho cathedral lie his
There is yet auother possession of
tho island which ncithor tho rapacity
of tho Kpauiards nor tho misdoings of
their degeuerato successors enn take
away or spoil. This is its great na
tural basiu aud glorious harbor, Ha
maua Hay. As a naval necessity Ha
mnna in no longer desirable, but as a
factor in our commercial development
it would be invaluable. However this
may bo, thore it lies, on of the most
magnificent bays aud natural harbors
in tho world, almost nffusod, and at
all events not sutlleiontly utilized. It
is not quite so solitary as when Colum
bus discovered it, in 1103, and thence
took his point of departure for Hpain,
on his return voyage; but it still ex
ists in isolation, the deop ohanuels
OLD CITT WALL, DOMINGO.
that would suffice for the largest
steamships only giving passage to few
craft beside small sailing vessels.
From the grand promontory of
Balandra Head, whioh guards the en
trance to Hamana Bay, there sweeps a
torraoed shore line, with a constant
succession of palm-bordored beaches,
forest-orowned blufla and orescent
shaped coves of white and glistening
sand, baok of which run fertile val
leys, cultivated to the tops of the hills.
The channel takes us close to the
beautiful benches and almost within
bail of the fishers' cabins on the shore,
giving glorious contrasts between the
deep blue water, the silver sands and
the varied vegetation of the hills.
A few natives cultivate the lands ad-
s i
jacent to the beach, and their huts of
palm leaves ooonpy a bluff above the
water. The beaou of pure white sand
ia overhung by eoooa palms in ranks
and groups, and an islet off shore
breaks the force of the inooming
waves.
The real harbor of the great bay of
Arrows lies five or sit miles within
the gnlf, and, together with the town
adjacent, is known as Hants Darbara.
A series of small cays lie opposite
town and harbor, between the (slots
and the main, bolng a perfect cnl-de-sao,
with ilnop water close to shore.
Hteep, cultivated hills rise directly
from the shore, with offshoots offering
choico sites for dwellings; the lateral
valleys are tortile and filled with every
tropical product, the benches are
smooth and fringed with pulms, the
bay within the roofs delightful for
bathing, boating and fishing.
The Humana peninsula is about
forty miles in length, and consists of
a range of hills thrust right out into
the ocean to the north of the bay.
These hills, swept by cool hreezos,
covered with tropical vegetation, and
with their feot on either side plunged
into the sea, offer dosirablo sites for
farms nnd winter settlements
ItKLATION TO C'l'DA AND I'OIITO
Attiitrlcn'ii Yonns-piit Cnl1is;i I'mslilmt.
John Henry MaeCrnekon, who has
just been electod President of West
minster College at Fulton, Mo., is tho
youngest college President in the
United Htatos, and probubly in tho
world.
Mr, MacCracken has not quite com
pleted his twenty-fourth year. He
first entered school in Now York City
iu 18HII, having been previously taught
at home.
JOHN HENRY M'C'nAfKRN.
("resldout of Westminster CoIIuko In Ills
twenty-fourth year.)
Tho years 1801 to 1890 ho spout in
graduate study, the first year in
Now York University and tho socond
in the University of Hallo, Uermnny.
Iu this latter nuiversity ho had excep
tional advantages in boing a membor
of the family of one of the professors ot
philosophy, with whom he spent part
of the summer in the mountains on
the border of Hilesia. After complet
ing two semesters in Oormany he be
came instructor in philosophy in New
York University Collogo, and was ad
vanced the present year to the posi
tion of assistant professor of philoj-
Wantad to IU l'ole.
Jo oae made ant remark upon. the
temerity dT tho lodiSa . who invited
Atnbose llioroe to deliver leoture
before the members ot thoir olub.
Bierce was so taken aback by the un
expootedness of the requost that, to
his own surprise, he found himself
weakly aocopting the bid, and then
humbly consulting his callers con
cerning the topio npon which they
might desire biin to speak.
The presidont, a dignified and very
conservative lady, in reply to a novel
suggestion of the lecturer-elect, re
marked somewhat loftily that they
wore not a olub of 'new women.
"I am eonviuoed of that," an
swered Mr, Bierce in a bland and
deferential tone which almost, if not
quite, concealed his cynioism. "Shall
I say you are a olub of old women"
News-Letter.
Suited 111 in Kxactly.
Bilkins looked np from his desk as
he heard some one enter his oflloe.
Two ladies, members of his churob,
stood before him. "We are out on
anothor begging expedition," they
chorused.
Bilkins frowned.
"What is it thialirae?"he inquired,
snappishly. "I just paid out 82 yes
terday on foreign missions aud a dol
lar the day before on repairs for the
churob. I suppose yon are collecting
ok a new carpet now."
"No, no; we are trying to raise
enough this time to send the minister
away on a vacation."
The frown on Bilkins's countenance
vanished, giving way to a broad smile
of satisfaction. "Oh, well," he ex
claimed in joyous tones, "pat me
down for $10." Ohio State Journal.
Tli "Oollv Uarbar" Tras Blown Down,
In the reoeut storm the "Dolly
Barber" tree, a famous landmark on
the "New Cut" road, Washington, was
carried away. It is said to have re
ceived its name from famous bello.
It appears at a boundary point in
title deed of 1780, When Jefferson
was President he rambled to the street
on whioh the "Dolly Barber" tree was
looated, and probably rested often be
neath its ahade. The owner at that
time, an Englishman named Foxhall,
was his friend.
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009090000000000000UOOOOOO
! FARM TOPICS
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Kinpty Itranit Cmnbs.
Empty brood combs should be ex
amined every few days, to see if the
wax worm is not at work. A cool,
drypnllar is a good place to keep them,
but if they become Infested, give them
to the bees at once. If you have no
swarms lo occupy them, place them
nil dor strong colonics so that tho bens
will be compelled to pans through
them.
Milk far Mailing (Irowth.
Tho milk of the Jersey and (lnorn
sey breeds of cows averages highor in
butter fats than that of the larger
broodH, Hut this richest milk is by
no means the best for bnbios, and
thoso who, in mistaken kindness, or
der pure Jersey milk, find Hint it
neods to bo largely diluted with water
or it wilt curdle in the stomach. The
milk is too rich is the reason why so
many babies sicken when fed on cow's
milk. The milk from a mother's
breast has loss casesino and fats than
that from a cow. JJvon for the calf
tho milk from its dam is generally too
rich. It will fatten the calf, but it
will bp nt the exponso of growth. Ouo
reason, perhaps, why the jersey breed
is undersized is because its calves are
for a time allowed to suck nndiluted
milk from thoir dams until their di
gestion is injured.
Tim Itnlry farm.
If it in regarded as ndvisahto to
purchase a farm for the future keep
ing of the herd, the land should bo
selected with an eye single to the pur
poso for which it is intended. A
dairy farm should naturally oonsist
of good land, but alt good lands are
not suitable for the establishment
and maintenance of a dairy, Tho
soil should be soleoted with a view to
its superiority and fitness for grain
and grasses. There should be purity
and plontifulnosa of a constant supply
of running water. If possiblo a full
of rnnning water should bo scoured
that would supply sufficient water on
the promises, and could be conduotod
to a rank by moans of a hydraulio
ram. This would bo more economi
cal and satisfactory than a windmill
or pump. An abundance of clean,
pure water is absolutely cssoutial in
evory department of a first-clans
dairying establishment. Quito a
number of dairy herds are ninnaod
without nny farm annex, and whether
or not this feature is to be ndded is
for tho owner to determine in figuring
out his best intorosts or wishes. At
lanta Journal.
I.nnk Out Pur I'm iii i f.arvn.
Notwithstanding tho scarcity of tho
potato booties early iu spriug there
will be a good many potato bills
stripped before farmers nro nwuro.
Knob femnlo beetle lays 10U0 oggn ho
foro she dios, ami as thoso aro on tho
under sido of tho leaf to keep them
dry, they are unnoticed despite thoir
bright yellow color until tho larva
hatch out and begin their work on tho
loaves. Tho larva kocp iu tho sun
light as much as possiblo, though at
night they cuddlo down in the crev
ices between Btnlk and branch aud in
wot weather hido uudor tho leaves.
In a bright sunshiny day tho progony
of one beotlo wilt strip a good niauy
hills, bo that their product will not be
worth much. There will be somo fuir
sized potatoes growu uudor these
stripped hills, but the tubors will bo
defioiont to starch, and will bo salvy
or watery whon cooked instead of
mealy as a oookod potato should be.
It is the leavos which supply, tho
itarch to the potato, and wherover
leaveB are destroyed by any cause the
potatoes will bo poor, as the furmor
did not gain anything by mowing down
his potato tops as soon as he found
potato larva workiug on thorn.
Feed I us; Young Chickens,
During the first twonty-four or
thirty-six hours after hatching young
chickens require no foeding. During
the instant in whioh the chick makes
its flnul effort to push out ot the shell
it swallows a portion of tho egg,
whioh nature, in one of its wise ways,
has placed there for the ohioken, and
the little fellow is fully supplied for
his first day aud a half's advent into
his now life.
For the first few days tltore can be
given no better food to the yonng
chicks than stale bread steoped in
milk. All fook given for the first few
wooks should bo cooked. Oranulatod
oats, with the hull removed, make one
of the best feeds known for young
chickens. Coarsely ground meal,
mixed with a little bran, and cooked
so as to crumble nioely, is also good
aud easily obtained. Young chickens
also require meat aud green food in
some shape. A good plan is to boil a
pieoe of fresh beef until well done and
cut up a small quantity each day and
mix with tho bread. Iu the absence
of beet fresh, soft bones con be ground
with a bone cutter, or beat up finely
with a hammer, and fed at intervals
ot evory two or three days. Some
dealers keep on hand supplies of
ground bone for feeding young chicks.
The green food can be prepared by
cutting wheat, barley or oats and
dipping it up fine. The chioks will
eat it greedily. There should at all
timet be a constant supply ot such
food at chiokent would likely obtain
through the assistance of the old
mother hen if allowed to run at large
on well kept premises, where a variety
of all these things could be had. Uu
dor such conditioni the meat supply
is furnished by the old hen constant
ly scratching for bugs and worma. It
it from such a tonroe that the musole
aud bone is formed, without which no
chicken can thrive and attain aize.
. The finely ground tand scattered
over the rnua will furnish all the grit
needed at griudert in the oraw for
rendering the food in digestible
ahape. Atlanta Journal.
A Wooden Church TOO Years Old,
Here it the oldest wooden church in
the world, erected at Borgnnd, Nor
way, more than 700 yenrt ago, when
Christianity was first Introduced In
that neighborhood. It it still as sound
I . .w. . aBW
IRST WOODKN
tiRMniora FMFirr.
as ever, but Is used by the congrega
tion only during the warm months of
tho yenr. As the ancient ediflee is
not supplied with heating apparatus or
glaas-protoctod windows, the peoplo
refuse to patronize it in winter.
Heen from the outside, the church
seems to be all roofs. Over the low
colonnades, partly open, partly closod,
that surround the church on all sides,
rise two rows of roofs covering the
sido naves. Above thnin aro the roofs
of the centre naves, crowned by tower
ing rafters and timber work. The
roofs are covered with moss-grown
shingles nnd dragon beads and other
emblems of Norsemen lore protrude
on nil sides,
Tho interior construction shows
even more plainly than tho outsido
that tho builders of this edifice were
advanced architects, for they discard
ed the primitive blockhouse principlo
for that of posts sot upright and joined
by woodwork. The church proper is
divided into a "high church" and a
choir, which is smaller than the first,
and terminates in an ovnl altar niche.
Both "high church" and choir liavo a
contro nuil two side naves, separated
by rows of pillars. The middle naves
are devoted after the manner of the
Itomnn Basilica. There nro throe en
trances under fine arches, master
pieces of wood carved with axos.
The church is always steeped iu
mystic gloom, for there aro no win
dows, only a serios of smnll, round
holes cut into tho upper sido walls
where they join tho roof. There aro
no window frames nor shutters, ami
the holes in tho wnlls aro never closed,
summer or winter. Tho altar and tho
pulpit aro of the simplest description,
iinadornod by paint or picture. There
is a bench nt tho sido of the nltnr for
tho burgomaster aud tho aldormnn ot
Borgnnd; the rest of the congregation
Las to stand or kneel on tin bare iloor.
A Moral Trllie.
In the whole wide world there is
not a class of people to be found who
inflict eevorer punishment upon them
selves that tho Curibs of Central
America. Their roligion, which is
one of the most peculiar kind, de
mands self-punishment for sins inten
tionally or unintentionally committed.
The punishment takes the form of
starvation and close confinement.
If the sin be in the form of a lie, no
matter whether it is calculated to in
jure another or not, the sinner goes
without either food or drink for three
days, at the end of which it is belioved
that the offender has paid the penalty
for hit or her tin.
Blaspheming and using bad lan
guage is punishable by absolute star
vation for two days. Assault, drunk
euoest and other serions sins call foi
four days' starvation for one week,
three days' starvation for the -second
weolt, two days' starvation for the
third week and one day's starvation
in the fourth weok,
AH sins are punished with starva
tion. For that reason crime is very
low among the Caribs, who are among
the best behaved and truthful people
in the world. Pearson's Weekly.
The New Clarowlli.
In case of the death of the present
Cfear of Bnssia be will be succeeded
GRAND OUKB 1IICHAXL.
(Brother to the Czar, and beir-prejumptlvt
to the Throne.)
by his brother, the Grand Dnke
Miohael. He was born in 1878 and
ia the youngest ton of the Dowager
Enipreet.
The BepuUio of Veneznela contain!
606,150 square milet. It it larger
than any country in Europe exoept
Bnttia.
ran mi mi tin
CIGAR OUTPUT,
Tht Tolal Number Manufactured In Penniyl
vtnlt List Month Wtl 123,709,193
Ltnostltr District In the Lead.
A nmipnrlwm of the output of cluars
In tile Kniii'iister itlslrlit of l'eiifisyl
vimla of July, iMilt, ami July, 1HIIH, Is
lMler'stliiR. luiKt iiionili i tu, nuiiilier
innnoliii'iiirnil In this illlrlct was D:i,
L',2i.l, IIS IlKHllKl 4l,srm,in In July (1r
IMix, a KiUn nf in. Ii;7.r.j. hist month's
(ml put In thf thlnl New York district,
wiiiiii Ih si-mini to this illHlrlcl, was
4.', HI I, !,'.), II H UKIlltlMt H.2i!:l,!;W July
if IM'N. The total number of I'Imirs
inniioliirtmi i in 1'i'iinnylvaiiln Inst
month whs i".i,7ftiMfi:i.
The followliiK pensions were lsU"il
Irift week: HeoiKo W. Kenny, Wasli
liiKlou, m; Mnn-.lli-M J,i-n, Kins, t'i
('iilcimiu 1.1'Wi Mill, Mount Mori Is, tO to
fll; John ('. Oiiriiuiii, iloail, II rliiicr,
tit to till; Imnlel ('. MediHKur, 1'ortoer,
J'l to till; John I'. Kei-Kiison, Trai y, I7
t tlil; Willi, in i H. Van T.ifl'el, Apollo,
til to I'JI; JoHoph Melt-Ill, l'ii r Hlrnfl
litirK, $U to $; Anna Harrison, Wist
Monii-iey, tS; Mare H. Holt, Alh-nheny,
til.'; John A. f'ulhert, Jr., HIilppeiisvlllH,
tM; ThomiiH II. Hoot, Crooked Cre'k,
$lto$ir,; Noiih II. lie, I'lltsliurg, $1 to
K; Jiiiius II. Hunk In. T'lllln villi', $S to
U; V llll'iin y. MiCiiIIoukIi, Hloomlrio;
Vnlley, $"!; (leoie ll.ihn, Hnlillers me I
KiiIIoih' home, Kile, t'l to $4; Thomas
Horrell, lliowimvllle. f 10 to $14; M iry K.
AIIiiimii. Hlnlrsvllle, IN; Hiifiin T. Teeter,
I'lil.shuiK, JH; Ninny J. Walklns,
Murlon, $K; John M. ZiiikI. II, Ktauror,
112; Hi njMinlti .Miller, I'orlnxe, t'l to 112;
Mary H. llunn, West KlnHli.y, $S; Mary
A. llomioH, Kiyiioiton, ts; W. II. Mi:
('mm, 1'lltnlniiK, $12; Kphrilm H. Mny
nuril, Cent.-rvlllf, $ii; Jniiies W. M.ilery,
AIIKh"iiy, t; H'iiry K. Mil her, K. rt
Hill, K; No-,), W. Illpkey, Aleppo, 18 to
h; John v. Nlr ki rsnn, I'limts, IX to tl";
Anilrew Htntteler. Hurhnrn, t to tlH;
IhiKh A. Toinine.., HlHirsvlll", tl7;
HiiKiin Cnrtwrluht, Slippery H'k, t;
Lewis Ko-ly, fiithr, KillsliurKh,
Nnney Miller, Indian Head. $X; Allen
Matthews, North Kast, S; Isabella
Jones, Hitstiin-K, tH.
Hruy LiiiiIiik, K'"1 23, son
of Au-
(rosins LiiiiIiik, a well-known
furrnir
if tn-nr Wllki Kluirri-, met
liorrlhln
ilouih Tuesiluy tvenliiH. H had lie-n
woiklliK In a ll"ld, nml took l,H horses
to the tiftrn. Ho Imil Jio-t Rot Insldn
J lid wns tiiihuriioKSliiK the horses when
IlKhlnli.K Hlnn k the I lull, 8-ltlng It on
fire and killing tlie hoi He. One of the
hoipes r 1 1 over upon Limine;, plnlonlnx
him to the Kiounil. His i rl.-M a'.trm teil
;he attention of the other fiirrn hands,
iut by the lime they r in lied the barn
It was completely enveloped In flames
anil they were powerless to render hb
ilKturire. The structure whs In ashes
In ii short time, nnd when l.anlng'a
body wus found It wits burned to a
lisp.
The blr wind storm Tuesday evening
,'iluyed a poi'iiller plunk t the sawmill
jf Henno A ln wnld, south i f Irwin. A
bl trw. wns blown down and It s'ruck
the i oof of the bulldiiiK, eiushliiK It.
I'lie fiMielilnery Hiid fi whkou lnInK
loided were destroyed. W. K. Kpley
mis stmidliiK on the end of a biir plunk
t the time the tree fell. The oilier end
t the timber wits struik by the trunk
jf the tree nnd the innn was thrown ii'l
teet Into the til -. Korlunntely he fell
Into u pile of piiwdust and wns not In
lured, l'eter Holmes, un employe of
I he mill, was struck on tho back by a
llyliiK piece of the tree iin l was s, rl
jiisly Injured.
The heirs of the Into John M. Carna
iiiii of Kewlikley towiiHblp, near
ireensburi,', a biu hetor who died re
?crtly leuvinK an estnt't valued at
l.'.'.ii.OUO, will mk a Hunt In tho courts
In it n effort to have the will svt aside
tnd to have the c.-tute divided between
the heirs Kiuiilly. Amonif the h Irs
who are miiklriK the lltfht is Mrs.
Janus M. lioyd, wlfo of Itev, J. -'.
Iloyd of the Mt. Hope United I'loby
terliin church. Allegheny county. Hhe
was a sister of (.'iiriiiihan, and It Is ul-
Ked that she was ni-t given any pr
tion of the estate.
At a hearing before Hojulre J. M.
Cargo of Kochcster, John Kmrlck and
vlfe (if Kochcster townstdp were found
liillty ItiKt week of cruelly to tho for
mer's H-year-old daughter and were
ntenced to pay the cwts of the proa
x ution, a fine of :.0 an dhave the child
removed from their custody. Kmrlck
nd his wife were arrested by Con
stable Hughes on an Information pre
lerred by Humane Agent Frank M.
Weldnar, who, with the special agent
It I'lttsburg, Investigated the cane.
Charles i. Newhart, candidate for
nomination for County Treasurer, died
at his home near Kaylorsburg on the
evening of the election. The canvass
has been exceedingly active, and It Is
lupposed the worrlment, together with
financial trouble, caused his death.
The Hherlff sold the deceased's prop
erty while Newhart was In a dying
tate. Five suits are pending In the
:ourts In which the dead man was de
fendant. Jack Heenan, the oil well driver of
Hutler, whose escape from fcfflcira
twice Thursday night resulted In a
lively chase and considerable reckless
nhootlng, as arrested at Callery Junc
tion by County Detective McMartln
nnd jailed for a hearing. The girl hit
by, one of tho bullets find by the offi
cers was Hell 1'urvls, but the wound
which Is in the ankle, Is rot dangerous.
riuit was entered at Butler a few
days ago by Mary C. Drownfleld to re
cover from Clearfield township $10. (kK)
damages. It is alleged that Mrs.
llrownfleld was permanently Injured
by driving over a lt-foot embankment
on the road not prop.-rly protected by
guard rulls, fracturing her skull and
laying unconscious In the snow until
her feet wero frozen.
The dry houre of Pimuel D bbl. 'a
powder mill, near Sheppcrton,. waa
completely wrecked by an explosion
last week, and William T. Hetzenber
ger. of Walnut Port, one of the pro
prietors, and Harry Jones, a powder
maker, were literally blown to atoms.
There were several tons of pjwder in
the building. The other buildings were
wrecked.
It has been a question for some tira?
before the Rochester town council
what to do with a number of library
books which belonged to the borough,
und which hnd been In charge of the
Young Men's Christian astocUil -n, re
cently dlsbandd. At a meeting of
council the Weoks were given to the
I'assavant Memorial Home for Epilep
tics. Woodcutters are reported to have
killed 300 to 400 large rattlesnakes at
the Emery lumber camp, near Belle
fonts. In the past six weks.
William O. Boyle, an electric line
man. while recarbonlng a lamp at
tcranton, waa shocked to death by
touching a pole spike against which a
live wire was In contact by reason of
entanglement due to a storm.
Ignals Zinsser, a Slavish miner, In
the employ of the Southwest ConneKs
vllle Coal Company, was killed by a
fall of slate In the Red Top mine at
Tarr station. He waa married and.
leaves a family.
Grant Kelster, a freight brakeman
en the Pennsylvania Ral'road, waa In
stantly killed by falling from his train
at Ueorge station hl!l. near Jeanett.
the other night. He aged 3! yetra
and leaves a wife and live children.