England and ber colonies and le- j
pendoncios buy from ns now 60 per
cent, of all we fell abrond.
In a recent lecture Henry A. Clapp,
Boston critio, beld that the presonl
ntatun of tbo drama and the tliontre in
the English-speaking nations is low,
both intellectually and morally.
. The fad for la-ge shoowofti' which
has attacked the men will doubtless
be confinod strictly to their own side
of the sox ro1lcm. Femininity will
still paddle along with its beol under
its instop, ns usual.
The link botweon modern literature
and the modern di ami , is often
strotchol nowadays to tho broaking
point. A good play Rene-rally makes
a good book, but a mighty good book
ofton makos a mighty poor play.
America forced open tin doors of
tho ancient empire of Japan, and then
loft the Japanese to shapo their own
(ortnno. As a . result, we have an
Asiatic nation capable of maintaining
itself, whether in war or diplomacy,
agaiust all other nations.
A distinguished authority was
asked," the other day,., what was the
propor number, of a good working
committee.' The reply was: "Three
if one is sick and another cnunot
come." That mnst not be regarded
as an example of one man power, be
cause the author of the statement was
Clara Barton, who has exemplified it
more than once.
In the ono item of cotton and cotton
manufacturers alone the Honth will
rind a market as great as that which
if. now enjoys in Europe and America
should proper advantage be taken of
tue vast possibilities which open up
to view as the result of throwing open
the flowery kingdom to the commerce
and industries of the world, states the
St. rani's Olobe. Already the Honth
has shown that it will not bo many
generations before she shall Lave be
come not only the greatest cotton pro
ducing conutry of the world, but also
the greatest cotton manufacturing sec
tion of the United States.
It will be a good day for the country
when there grows up an assumption
that the politician is naturally high
minded, though conditions may at
times cause him to act questionably,
and that, freed from those conditions,
bis natural moral resiliency will cause
him to soar, -observes the New York
.. Commercial Advertiser, Under a
j bigh. moral public sentiment it is
. easier for men to be good than to be
bad. In private life many a man leavos
' certain things undone, while commit
ting other greater sius because some
are what a gentlennn would not do,
'aud the others the sin of the gentle
man. Thus any advance in pnblio or
political standard is hailed as a bene
. fit, no matter what its immediate mo-
tive.
The naming of postoffices after mil
itary heroes has been a fad since the
outbreak of the Spanish war, aud is
now beginning to die out; but after
Deweys, Roosevelts, Sc-hleys and
Shaftei-s had dotted the Union, a flip
pant Texas town with an admiration
for the Bough Bidets turnod up n
short time ago with a request that its
postofllce be named "Teddy," which,
after dne deliberation, was done. Ou
the same day a postoiTloe in Georgia
varied the usual procedure of securing
the names of the great and good by
naming itself Quilp, The flippancy
with which some towns brnud them
selves with opprobrious names is il
lustrated by Twobit, 8. D. Tho town
is probably worth n oie than that.
Home of the names, however, evince a
lively and pootio fancy, ns Blue Ash,
Ohio; Bonny Doou, Cul., and Gallaut
Green, Md.
Fortunately for the industrious,
that portion of humanity is relative
ly small that goes to jail duriug the
winter mouths on a charge of vagrancy
. . because assured of comfortable lodg-
ing aud plenty to oat Hmall as is
' this element, the burden to the com
munity at large of these laziest of
. drones amounts annually to thousands
of dollars. The maiu trouble appears
to be that jails bare become so com
fortitble as actually to invite the shift
less aud idle to become residents
therein whou the inclement season
' begins. A Western judge bus adopt
. J the plan of sending professional
tramps and vagrants to jail for fifteeu
days with a rigid bread aud water
diet. It is said that within a week
they beg to Ret out, promising never
to return to the city again, and that
the jail, instead of being tilled to
overflowing; has very few inmuie'. If
this practiue were followed with strict
impartiality in each city, an army of
able bodied and lazy men might foel
that they bad a call to do Hoinothiu'
ls than live off the industrious.
SUCCESS; ,,'
(An 01t Man Fnsaks.)
I stnnd, t Inst, upon the lonesome hlfjht
The purplo-tiuted punk ;t!it was my
goal;
Ths prlso t nsod to dream of In the night
Tlioiony ona on wiiktii i my auui-
Is mine to-day, anil alt tho toll
And nil tho setismm nro ilonnj
Tilt eliMIng vol"1'" eeho ronml
alio bight that X have won!
i
Ah, futile toll and nnrward1 snhnmn"!
'i'lifl hops that lurmt moon linn fled away;
I've galnwil the litsht, but lost, tho sweet
old il renins,
And no warm hands clasp my cold hand
to-rtsy,
for on tho toilsome stoop that I
Havo mnnn(?i'd to nscoml
E'H'li stop Is but tho form of qao
Who bulled me ns a frliMult
Clnvnlnnd Loader.
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IK cousins and I
two
bad
I bail come from
school tomynnclo's
estate, p a 1 o and
overworked. Now,
brown as berries,
we foit strong and mischievous.
'The day was hot ' and suffocating.
The air seemed to bo laden with some
thing more than the scent of now
mown hay and pine a flavor so com
mon on a July day in Northern Russia.
Tho grown people said: "Tho nt
mosphoro "is impregnated with eleo
trioity," and although we boys of
twelve and- thirteen years did hot
know what that roally mennt, we wore
sure that, sooner or later, a storm
wcnld corao, for the old shepherd had
said so, and bo always told the truth.
. In the aftornoon a blank olond rose
over the horizon in the northoast.
An hour later a dark bank oovered
bait tho sky, and wo heard the far
away rambling of thunder.
Bain began to fall in large drops
and wo, standing on tho grass-covered
porch, aransod ourselves in
watching the chickens run, the ducks
dive in the pond, the workmen harry
borne and tho cattle rush for the
tables.
An unexpected olap of thnndor made
us jump, aud wo quickly obeyed the call
of my aunt to ooine into the bouse, ns
we had no desire to stay outsido any
longer.
It grew darker and darkor. Tho
flory zigzags of the lightning throw
a yellow tint upon tho people and fur
niture in the room, and tho thunder
following qnickly on, the flashes made
the old mansion quiver to its founda
tions. ' ;
"A blinding flash, with deafening
crash almost at the same instant,'
seemed to make the , old castle sway.
''Surely that struck (somewhere
noar," said, say -undo, jumping to his
feet and stepping to the window.
"Yes, it is Miohael Kubarkin's bnt
just across the rivor," ho exclaimed.
"I mast go at onoe and 'see 'that the
fire is put out." He tamed to us,
"Boys, yon bad better come along. I
may need you.' " . - --?,
No need to ask us twioe. We felt
ovoiubnored to be allowed to . be of
us't at such an important moment, in
an lUBiaut we were iu oar mgu ooois
niiq ruooer coais, auu siaiioa tor me
lire. '.. '
About twenty peasants stood around
the' burning house, lamenting and
praying, but not one offering to lend
a helping band.
"Quiok," called my nnolo.1 "Take
Jomo backets; form a chain; try to
put oat tho fire."
lour Liordsmp," said one or tbo
men, "lightning strnolc this bouse,
Only milk will put oat the flame."
"Obey me," thundered my undo,
"and get to work, or 1 11 put you on
bread and water until you forgot how
milk tastes."
r Beluotantly the man started. Sly
youngor cousin, Alexey, was sta'
tionod to watch tho suporstitious
crowd, with orders to report at once
if any one rofused to work or triod to
steal away.
"Now, boys," cfLoutod my unolo,
"let us seo it t'uero are any people in
t lie bonne,
Bravely we followed him into the
smoke and heat of the slowly burning
hat. We soon discovered the dead
body of Miohael Kubarkin and car
tied it out. Again and again wo faoed
the danger. We rosouod two women
aud a baby. They had been merely
stunned by the shook. While bring
ing tho child out I had noticed
a form lying near tho door. In
the darkness and smoke I could not
distinguish whether it was a human
being or a dog.
I hurried back. My uncle called
me, 'but I rushed in, dropped on my
knees and Tcrawled toward the spot
whore I had soon the form lyiug. It
was a boy. lie had boon ou his way
homo iu tho nest villago and bail
sought suoltor iu the houso from tho
storm . '
I dragged Lira out, and was about
firteon yards from tho houso when
there was an explosion. Kubarkin
bad bought ten poundB of powder at
the last fair and had kept it iu the
large brick stove.
The but collapsed. Some of tho
bricks whizzed by my bead, unoom
fortably olose, but the boy was saved,
and with the aid of fresh air ho soon
came out of his stupor.
Tonyoarahad passod. I was lieu
tenant in tho body guard of tho Czar.
Before Plevna we were forced into
ootivo service,
Ono morning I wai ordered to take
a private dispatoh from tho Emperor
to Geueral Todlobou, A guard of
twolvo men esoortod me when I startod
from headquarters. It was a bright
morning after several days of drizzling
liu, Tho road through the forest
was vory soft, and we could make bnt
very little progress. At about ton
o'clock we reached au open valley, I
ordered a halt V deoiuo if I should
cross the ' opon space or turn to the
left and koep in the woods until I bail
got out of sight aud reach of tho
enemy. "It would have been Just
twentv miles more of muddy road.
Tho dispatch was important and
haste' necessary, so I dooidod to move
straight on.
Wo had hardly reached tho open
-alloy when a small cloud of smoke
from tho northern fort of Plovna Md
mo that wo bnd boon seen and wero
now n target for the Turkish nuns.
A short command from mo brought
my moil into a line, so that tho ouomy
had only one man to aim nt. Wo
wcro moving nt full speed toward tho
protecting timber on the other side.
The first shell fell short; tho second
burst fully a thonsnnd yards behind
ns; the third was "dead, aua passed
flfly foot iu front of ns.
Wo wcro nlmoRt in tue suadoof trio
tall pines when I heard a torritla crash
aud lost my senses. I nn-oko vory
soon, with a stinging pain in my head.
A man lay right over me. lie was
nnbnttouing my uniform. The
thought of " war hyena " flashed
through my mind. Cautiously x
opened ono eye just enough to seo
who my assailant was. xo. my aston
ishment I sow it was ono of my own
men.
Ho had noticed my movement, and
whispored: "Keen still; we are tho
only survivors."
"But, ran," saut l, "taue tue uis
patch and got into safety."
"No," he whispered, "I shall cover
yonr body with mine till help comes.
The Turks will lire again as soon as
they seo ono of ns move. You re
member the time you saved mo from
tho burning houso of Michael lvubar
kin? Now is my turn to show that I
have not forgotten that I owe ray life
to you."
A few minutes later camo a ntue
troop from the timber, with tho flag
of the Bod Cross. Eleven mon were
buried on the spot, and I was taken
back on n stretoher, having lost one
eyo and suffering from a brokon jaw.
While tho dead wcro being buried
and the first bandages being pnt on
mo my brave soldior had disappeared,
and ono of the horses of the Bed Cross
command was missing.
When I. was discharged from the
hospital I reooguized in tho sergeant
of my regiment, who was tho first to
congratulate me on my recovery, tho
soldier who had covered me with bis
body in the hour of danger. It was
the boy I had dragged from the burn
ing hut on my uncle's estate. New
York Independent.
WISE WORDS.
Learning unapplied is like seed put
away to decay slowly on the shelf of
indolonoe.
All a man has to do to obtaiu so-
called sooial success is to put a fair
value on himself kand live up to it.
Suspioion is the attribute of a weak
nature. Bespeet all yon meet till you
have cause to do otherwise, and then
avoid; do not condemn.
Humor is the electruj light in the
hajlj of literature. Wit is the flash
light, and sarcasm a torch darkened
by tho smoko of prejudice.
A touon of uumqr mattes one a
keener critio even of his own work.
llo tnat batu tue salt may flavor life s
stew as he pleases, and humor is the
salt of life.
Groat natures gain the sympathy of
the world because we know instinctive
ly that they will follow a simplo.Jbrove,
direot coarse. It is tho small uaturo
which is unreliable.
To a person of forae and talent self
repression cannot be too strongly re
commended. Do not expend yourself
on human brawls and passions; put
your force iu your work.
Koep your fire under the pot of lifo
or literature Smoke and projudiea
don't improve any diet exoopt to a
diseased taste, while yonr wisdom
and wit are proved in tho ohafing-disU
of puhlio opinion.
Talking of ghosts, and thoro are
really many, tho ghost of an evil lifo
is its own better self, haunting tho
human house from whiih he is driven
till the "black camol" kneols at its
door and men whisper "Ho has givon
np tho ghost."
A wiong unrcpentod is always a
weight on our setf-respee, but ono
atoned for is ahoight in whose shadow
we may view with broader, noblor
charity, and more sympathotio tender
noss, the faults of others, oxtonding
thorn a help untriod goodnoss oould
nover give.
When you make a human being the
recipient of so-called charity, you
destroy his solf-respoct by placing
him iu the position of a beggar;
whereas if you give him work, 'and
pay him well for doing it, you make
liitu honor hiuuiolf. as a wago earner
capable of helping others instead
of placing him under hu.nilutinj
obligations to yourself.
Hull onn Unoit l or lliyluv ,lothe.
A Paris laundry has startod a nov
elty in tho drying and purifying of
linon, and has succeeded iu eonviuo
ing most of its customers that the
notion is a good one. The air about
one hundred feet above the house
tops is particularly good for linen,
say the proprietors, aud they accord
ingly send your shirts and collars for
a balloon trip. Bamboo frames are
attached to a captive balloon, aud tbo
liuou, "rough dry," is fixed to the
frames aud rails away in tho air. The
balloon wakus six ascents daily, and
an extra cuargo is mndn for each ar
ticle that undergoes the treatment,
JiipuiieiM Humor,
Tho establishment of a Buddhist
mission in this city for tho purpose of
enlightening ihi benighted Christian
is something of a horse ou the enter
prisiug American missionary. Who
now will kny that the Jspaiiuao have
no sense of humor? 3au Francisco
Newt Letter.
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Gnt Hones For Dor".
Use of put bones for dogs makes
the cost of keeping dogs but very lit
tle, as it will not be necessary to pur
chase meat.. Of courso any variety of
food as an addition will be an advan
tage, bnt tho cut bono will so gveatly
reduce tho oxpenso as to render any
additional cost only a trifle, and ono
owning a bono cutter would probably
llnd it protltable to cut bones and soil
such reduced food to owners of dogs.
Ncit V-Ra f or tho II en.
Wo have found in our experience
that bons have a favorite nest and they
will return to it to lay, nest egg or no
nest egg, and when they becomo
broody they seem to want to sit on the
liny or anything the nest contains,
eggs or no eggs. And we do not lose
sight of the fact that a ncstful of eggs
is always iuviting to a hen. Hlio will
enjoy nilding another ta the store aud
will leave the nest with her congratu
lations expressed iu an audible manner.
Wo would suggest that if nest eggs
have to be employed that real eggs bo
not used for that pnrpose. All eggs
that are to be sold should be gathered
while fresh, and kept -so until they
are sold or used. If eggs wore gath
ered frequently and not permitted to
remain in tho nests long, there would
bo fewer instances of hens eating
eggs. Iowa Homestead.
The Limit In Dairying.
There are some who believe that
the limit of tho cow's productive
capacity has been reached, and that
the record-breaking animals can never
hope to oxceed what they have done
already. As n rule, thoso who talk
about the limit of the cow's capacity,
and think that dairying cannot be
further improved along this line, fail
to considor often what is moro im
portant to them individually. Grant
ed that tho highest record for milk
and cream has been scored, it would
still be a fancy of the brain to imagine
that tho productive capacities of auy
number of cows have been reached.
Whore w e find one cow that even be
gins to approach the limit of her
capacity we see fifty that have not be
gun to climb upward. Dairying is
thus far from its limit. It cannot
approach such a limit until more than
a majority of the cows on the dairy
farms have been ' graded up to their
highest standard, and the iniuority
show some effects of the improve
ment. American Cultivator.
Falling Up Fence Pants Entity.
Take the hind wheels and coupling
pole of a farm wagon and a chniu with
a ring, or better, a largo hook at one
end. Fasten the chain to the pole in
HEADY TO Pt't.I, THE POHT.
front of tho axlo in snoh a manner
that whon it is passed back over tho
nxlo and bolster tho ring or hook will
about touch tho ground a little longer
or shorter, according to tho size of
the posts to be pullod up.
Now back tho axle agaiust tho post,
raise tho coupling-pole toward the
post, against which it may lean, place
tho chain like a noose around tho post,
slipping it down nutil tight. Next
bring tho polo forward to tho ground.
This will ruiso tho post nearly a foot
aud generally fully loosen it. If the
post is very dcoply sot or hard to pull
sut it may bo nccossary to repeat tho
process, slipping the noose further
down. Back to the uoxt post and re
poat, Now England Homestead,
' Tho Future of. crlrnlttiro.
Tho futnre of agriculture will be
greatly iniluenood by tha soiontiiio
study of matters pertaining to produc
tion. Tho coming farmer will havo a
better knowledge of atmosphorio con
ditions as meteorology is bettor under
stood. He will uudurstand the soil
he cultivates, iU derivations, its com
ponent parts, its rolatioa to plants,
and mothods of cultivation, more ao
oarately than ever before. Ha will
oomprohond whoro tho zonos of plant
life lie aud kuow dstinitely where each
plant will do its best aud produce its
maximum, lie will nave moro com
plete knowledge of what farmers
throughout tho world are doing, and
this will enable him to determine tho
crops that promise best. He will
know how to got tho ohoapest growth
ou bis uoraeBtio animals by making
moro perfect pastures. Ho will have
better roads, baoause he will under
stand how to use the road material with
in bis reach. The growth of scientitio
research alougbaoteriological lines will
t'linblo him to eradicato tho diseases
that havo infested his hards through
out tho past history of tho world. Ex
tended aud cheapened transporta
tion will unablo him to put the prod
ucts of his skill in all foreigu markets
at the least oost and with the greatest
expedition. He will have leuriiad to
tibsorre more closely and experiment
more ox tonsivuly, each farm boiug a
centre of research, Finally ho will
bo educated as thoroughly as literary
aul professional men have boon in
thj pint, uud be will be especially
trained i'l the dirootiou of his life
work. iTsmes Wtlsou, Secretary of
Agrioulture.
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KEYSTOHE SIfJt NEWS COIW
RELIGION CRAZED HIM.
Coal Lands in Armstrong Ceunly Are Socn la
ba Develop! Pensions Grantet
Demented by a religious revival, Kbe
ncir Slu-lmanilinc, living in .South
Shrtiangn township, undertook to emu
late Abraham's example by oIlcriuK tip
his 12 year-old son on a rude altar. With
a butcher kniic the father inflicted two
Might wounds, but the boy's screams at
tracted some hunters who reached the
scene just in time to prevent a tragedy.
Mielinamliiic was seized and disarmed,
and the boy was released, his clothes put
on him, and he was carried to the house
and a physician summoned. Shclnian
dmc expressed no regret for his action,
and poured out his wrath on the hun
ters, saying they interfered with him in
the dischaigc of a religious duty.
During the past week the following
pensions have been granted: Philip
I.oudcilslaircr. Chnmbershiirir. S3' los-
ch Smith, Titusvillc, $; John Wolse,
1'ittshiiig, $6; Thomas Md.cnahan,
rVlatnsvi c. SK: Thnnm M Mi-minor
Shelocta, $io to $17: Samuel 11. Dcvcrc,
'MtOOlla. Stt to Sio: So omnn S inm-.l.-rr
l ntrhope, $10 to $12; Jackson D. Stone
road, Mcadvillc, $6 to $12; Robert B.
Hunt, Kldrcd, ?K to $10; Samuel Clear,
Shipping Port, $6 to $12; William K.
MUz. Jlrai dock. Srt to N.mrv Mil.
Icr. Top, $8; .Margaret 11. Graham, East
iirany, Oeorgc Petty, liraddock, $6;
Charles l' Anderson. Webster. SK to
Sio; Moses Trent. Somerset. $6 to $8:
Philip p. Golden. Kitt.mnintr. So to $10:
Charles II. Eldridgc, Heaver Center,
$13 to $17; John Kwing, Harmony, $10
to $17; C. P. Thomas. Pleasant Gap, $16
to $17; Edward B, Young, Monroeton.
M2 to $17; William P. Fritchman, West
Newton. $(5 to $8; Levi McFadden, S1111
ville. $16 to $17: Sarah A. Kelly, Par
kers Landing, $8; minors of Ralph J.
Young, Russell, $18; William 11. Wal
ters, Allegheny $8; Andrew II." Rttff
uer. Purchase Line, ?8 to $10; Henry
llcitel, Middlesex, ?6 to $8; John Wil
liams, Canton, S17 to $24; Benjamin
Stover. East Hickory. $0 to $ro; Wil
liam Stevens, Tipton, $8 to $10; Tames
K. Ward, California, $8 to $10: Nancy
Chambers, Allegheny, $8; Mary '.
llcnncssy, Dunbar, $12; Oscar T.
Chase, East Sniethport, $6; Henry
Church. Waynesburg. $6; George Runk,
dead, Ilarrisburg, $10; George Wine
land. Pittsburg, $10; Lewis E. Arni
brttst, Greensbnrg, $14; Justus Gage
Urockwayville, $17; Joseph Moore,
Point Marion, $12; Levi AValtcnbaugh,
Top, $121 Sarah C. Runk, Ilarrisburg,
$8; Elizabeth Switzer, Milllintown, $8;
Caroline C. Rowers, Bennett, $8; C. L.
Campbell, Nelson, $12; Armstrong
Pross, l.cwisburg, $6; Henry Burk,
Washington, $8; Azariah H. Myers,
Johnstown, $8; John Quigg, Pittsburg,
$0; Alonza Powers, Chatham Run, $6;
Alexander Imler, Middletown, $6;
George M. Groff. Harrisburg. $8;
Thompson Piper, Blairsvillc, $8; James
r. Hawthorn, Urookville, $8; Abram
Smith, dead, Sherman, $10; William H.
Ebcrts, Shade Valley, $17; Solomon
Pogue, Mantalto, $8; Charles Costill,
I.ewislown, $12; William Walker, Up
per St. Clair, $8; Levi R. Braillier,
Johnstown, $io; Duane W. Sewell,
Weslcyville, $8; Loretta B. Smith, Sher
man. J8; Mary M. Cook, Carlisle, $8;
William H. Payne, Ncscopeck, $8;
Ia-nuel Colson, Pittsburg, $0; Eman
uel Lhore, Advance, $10: Jacob C. Ar
ble, Ripple, $10; John C. Hottenstein
Overton, $8; Francis Bates, Titusvillc,
Mo; Harriet J. Stone, Edinboro. $8
Mary Miller, Ilornerstown, $8; Mar
garet Schuster, Eric. $8.
A crowd of the women students of
virovc City College made a mild demon
Uration the other morning against the
hour of commencing chnpcl. During
tins term the c banc bemus at 7:20 a. m.
which is before daylight, and the young
people do not relish turning out of their
beds before this time. This morning
itist before the last chapel bell rang a
large number of the women students
tiled into the room, each one carrying
a lighted lantern. They proceeded to
their seats, holding the lantcrs on their
knees. The evident amusement of the
other students embarrassed the mem
bers of the faculty, but President I. C.
Ketlcr relieved them and turned the
laugh upon the girls by aptly choosing
for the text of his morning discourse
Matthew 5:16: "Let your light so shine
before men that they may sec your
good works. The lanterns will not
likely appear again.
Options have been taken on about l.
000 acres of coal land on the (arm 01
Mrs. M. J. Parker and surrounding ter
ritory at Cowansvillc, and it is said that
within a fortnight work will begin on
the nunc onenmus. 1 he property is on
the line of the Buffalo, Rochester &
Pittsburg railroad. The deal is said to
be financed by Mr. Murray, of the Pine
Creek Company, now operating at Mos-
grove, on the Allegheny Valley railroad
Jacob Mcrwin and Oscar liouch, o
Adrian, have been the prime movers in
mo enterprise.
Jesse Spencrr, formerly of Duboi
Iclt rrnlay evening as the representa
tive ot a New Kensington company,
having a gold claim on the American
side 01 Prince of Wales island in the
North Pacific ocean. The claim was
located by James- McSherry, who re
cently came home from a venturesome
prospecting tour in northern Alaska,
being one of a party that founded Pea
vy, o7ie of the outposts of civilization in
that (ar country.
VV hue U. i. 1 oder and bis witc and
two children were driving to Johnstown
their horses frightened nt a cow and
backed over a .''-foot embankment, the
horses falling on one side of a sapling
and the wagon on the other. While thus
suspended help came and all were taken
out unhurt, although three ot the occu
pints were pinioned under the wagon
Their escape was considered miraculous.
Owing to the warm weather, farmers
all over Fayette county Have begun
plowing for the spring.
At a meeting of the Pennsylvania
State forestry commission, presided ove
bv Gov. Stone, announcement was mad
that the State has purchased for forestry
mirposes 50.CCO acres of laud, of whic
.-o.too acres arc on the headwaters of th
Delaware river and the remainder o
the Susmichaiina watershed. The lowest
price paid was 50 cents an acre, and the
highest $2 an acre. The State has un
option on 40,000 acres more.
The Hallowe'en escapade by which
the grand stand was burned and other
damage done at Washington and Jef
fcrton College, has been Bottled. It VM
each student engaged in the prank
$4.75, the total being nearly $500.
FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
8ona'e.
THIRTEENTH DAY.
A spirited debate on the Philippine
question occupied the attention of the
Senate for nearly three hours. A bill
creating three judicial districts for
Alaska and for a revision of the
laws of the United States applying ti
the territory. The financial bill was up
for consideration.
Senator Penrose introduced n bill
granting a pension per diem to all hon
orably discharged soldiers and sailors
of the Civil War. A similar bill was int
troduccd in the House by Reprcscnta
tive Graham.
Senator Elkin, of West Virginia, in
troduced a bill appropriating $25,000 for
the establishment of fish ponds and fish
hatcheries in West Virginia at such
points ns the United Slates fish commis
sioner may designate. .
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, pre
sented a petition from the West Virginia .
Women's Suffrage association asking
that women be placed on the same polit
ical, equality with the men in our new
possessions. rr-w-4
FOURTEENTH DAY.
Senator Cullom (Ills.) presented a
petition signed by 3.200 colored persons
skins: for such legislation as will pro-
cct colored men of this country from
the "barbarous practice of lynching and
burning colored men." After two hours
f debate the Samoan treaty was .rati
n .1 . .it... . it. - 1 1 : n.
nro wiinoiH tiivision. mr. juihhkci.
hairman of the committee on pensions.
reported a bill repealing section 41 16,
re
win
the
the House Committee
will report
a un in st sent in it Roberts.
the Senate screed to take the tinai
vote on the gold standard bill on Feb
ruary is. After a recess of four day
lc Senate committee on privileges and
elections resumed its investigation of the-
barges of bribery in the election of W.
. Clark, of Montana.
SIXTEENTH DAY.
The pension appropriation bill, carry-
tig $I45,24S,250, was passed by the
House. Representative Payne, of New
York, introduced a bill to extend the
customs and internal revenue laws Of
the United States over the island of
uerto Rico. The Nicaragua canal bilS
has been favorably reported in both
Senate and House, and it is believed
that it will be nasscd at this session.
There is a disposition among members
of Congress to change the law so that
express companies and other corpora
tions shall pay for the revenue stamps.
bill for the construction ot a romp-
pine cable was presented.
bF.VliINllit.Nllt Vft.lL.
The conditions upon which trade re-
ations between the United States and
'uerto Rico are to be permanently es
tablished is receiving the attention of
Congress and the administration.
Maionty and minority reports were
made to the House from the committee
on the case of B. H. Roberts, of Utah.
The majority, consisting of Chairman
W. Tavler and six other members.
recommends that Roberts be excluded
from taking his seat in the House. It
represents that he is guilty of the plural
marriages, that he defies the law and the
decisions of the Supreme court and that
he was elected as a Representative in of-
fensive violation of the understanding
by which Utah was admitted as a State.
t-, . . ...i-i- : . -.!
1 lie minority rcyuri, wintii in mgncifr
y Air. l.ittleheld, Kcpttbiican, manic,
and Mr. Dc Armond, Democrat,. Mis
souri, argues that as Roberts was legally
elected be must be sworn in, but that
afterward he should be expelled, which,
would require n two-thirds vote.
EIGliTliFN 111 UAY.
The Senate again resumed the Clark
bribery case to-day. Acting on a reso
lution of Mr. Kawlins tutanj, the sen
ate proposes to discover means to pre
vent polygamy. ,
Secretary Gage has sent to Congress
an estimate of $7,872,000 as the cost of
collecting the customs during the next
h9car year.
Congressional committees nave occu
pied much time hearing arguments re
garding forms of government, customs..
and revenue laws for Puerto Rico und
the Hawaiian Islands.
In the executive session ol the Sen
ate to-day Senator Jones (Ark.) gave
notice that at the next executive session-
lie would call up his motion to recon
sider the vote by which the Sainoan-
treaty was ratified.
House.
Gen. Albert D. Shaw, commandcr-hv
Clliel Ot tllC U. J. K.., auu me yvriiai-jit
on I
committee of that organization, hsa
hearing before the House committee 011
invalid pensions on the mil to amenu xne
:ict of June 27, lX). -en. anaw spunc
briefly, and the main arguments were
made by Chairman R. E. Brown, 01
'.ancsville, O., and Gen. Daniel E.
Sickles, the old commander of the
Third army corps. The principal feat
ure of the arguments was that the law.
be made so clear as to be beyond the
possibility of misconstruction, souu
minor changes were proposed in the
Gallingcr bill and in the main its pro
visions were approved. Gen. Sickles ad
ded a vigorous plea for adequate atten
tion by the government to the veterans.
Christ 11 Constant Coinpniilffti.
Ill eottlug out tor the journey of the
year, let us litithly re.-iolve to uiukn It
a butter yeur th iu iwiy ( its prmluuessors.
iiinl iHt uh mlnpt us our hrit motto. Curiae
ovury day! Our loving Maatnr umptnixlze
the nilvorb lu thnt Krintioux nssurunoe "l.o !
I uni with you nlwiiy." Wn thlulc ot Him
as n Uuilfuiuor ou onminiiiilna Huu-lavH; w
think of Him in tt Oomtortur whan
H'iiuii tnrrihlt) nlllUalon bcliiil iih, why not
think ot Him ii n ooiistaut (.'ouipuulou?
Tlil.-i U not ft duvout fanny, It is h ilullghtful
fai't. Aud out) bmixllt to iih from biivlug tbu
uuiitlnual O'inqiHilloiiahtp of Jus tliinyeur
will liu tint. MVtiry day will bu u safo uhv.
Ym iiuoiI iixvur uiIhs thn rllit ro:i-l. W
nxtiil um-i-r tulio u morally dau;;trou stop.
Wu nuvur will Imi 1ml nsirity. Our Dtvlui
Qiiiilii knows ihu wtiolo pathway frum thn
"tUty of DtiHtrmitlon" to tho titv of th
Urout Klujf. Theodore I.. Cuvlur. 1, 1),
Twenty years ago Edb'on gave the
first public exhibition of his incandes
cent light in his laboratory at Memo
Park, which led to the establishment 61
the first system of electric lighting ever
established.
The sniull, hard-shell known M the
rnwrie is still lued .11 lfts ol India
Afi-in iii iilace of coin. Whale
teeth are used by the Fiiians, red fentli-d
ers by some ol rne South sen i.iunucrs,
and salt in parts of Abys-oiuia.
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