Business women not only make good
lves, but they often make good hus
bands oat of oroe mighty poor material.
Tbe solidity of the Russian empire
renders It defence from Invasion
very easy from own tlie moot power
ful nations.
The Duluth, Minn., board of educa
tlon have decided thnf after teachers
bavc been In tle service of the city
for five years, their employment In
comes permanent and they shall De
removed for cause only.
New Zealand Beta the pattern wltt
reference to the cure of puuperlsin.
That government furnishes to every
applicant work, and pays at the rot
of eight shillings a day. Tho?e wnc
will not work voluntarily must get oul
or work under diirnneei.
The London Times, dealing editori
ally with the South African situation,
says: "First there must be an Intervnl
of military government, next a season
of administration ns a crown colony,
and finally self-government, with equal
political rights for nil white men."
Mexico In the last nine years has
doubled Its revenues, doubled Its ex
ports, doubled the numlier of Its fac
tories, nnd multiplied by three Its
banking capital nnd the continuance
of this great prosperity Is now ns pro
nounced ns ever during the decade.
It Is suggested that n chair devoted
to the laundry be endowed In each ol
the female colleges of the United
States. A practical Idea. A tub and
washboard might nbro be assigned In
the basement to each daughter of an
American family without any dnnget
of corrupting the morals of the young
lady or Injuring ber health, thiuks
the St Louis Star.
The amount of property upon which
death duties have been pnld In Kng
land In the pnst six years has exceeded
$5,(WtO,(VKi,0(X, and the sum received
by the government In taxes upon es
tates exceeding In value Sfn.noO.OOO
each hns In the past yenr alone been
more than $11,000,000. This source of
revenue especially In war times, has
become nn Important resource of the
British government
Japanese ebenp labor threatens to
drive Chinese cheap labor from the
vineyards and wheat-Olds of Califor
nia, nnd would probatily bring nlmut
that result If the supply of Japanese
were large enough. Owing to the exo
dus of white men to Alaska nnd to
other sections where mining offers
more Inducements than day labor on
the farm, there Is a dearth of lubor to
bundle tho fruit crop and to harvest
the wheat. Hitherto, In like condi
tions, Chinese were employed, but now
the farmers are sending tltclr orders
to the Japnnese employnient-oftlees.
The reason is that the Japanese are
willing to work for almost any sum of
fered, while the Chinese have learned
some of the American ways ns to
wages. The present rate of wages
paid to Japanese frult-plckers ranges
from 00 cents to $1 a day, they finding
themselves. The Chinese demand $1.25
und 1.50 a day and find themselves.
The Kentucky court of appeals
states that dogs are "Irritable when
eating," nnd that under certuln clr
cuuistuuccs, when they ore teased or
annoyed when at breakfast or supper.
they bite the anuoyer without neces
sarily subjecting .their owners to lia
bility for damages. This appears lu
the case of Wolff and others vs. La
maun. Jenessa Lamunn, an 11-year-
old girl, sued Wolff and others for a
bite inflicted by their dog. The do
fendants asserted that the dog was
quiet and good-natured nnd was pro
voked Into biting by the girl attempt
ing to take from him a piece of meat
which bo was eating and otherwise
teasing and annoying him; the argu
ment being that the girl was a victim
of her own negligence. The trlul Jus
tice refused to leave It to the jury to
say whether the girl was negligent,
and she got a verdict for $1000. In re
versing this Judgment for the error
of the Judge the court of upiieubj said:
"It Is a matter of eonimon knowledge
that dogs are especially Irritable when
eating, and that any Interference with
them at this time Is attended with
more or less danger of retaliation on
their part, nnd to have attempted to
take from the dog the meat which be
was eating, or to other wise liuvo
teased or annoyed blm at that time, is
ucb evidence of contributory negli
gence as authorized tho submission of
this question to the jury." There
would appear to be no rtoulit as to tho
right, here asscted, of a (log to eat,
when he Is eating, provided, of course,
that he conies by the meat bomstly.
RAINY DAY SONG.
M OLA JfOOBE.
What fa fl ram that beats
in the fare of the sad, gmy world, ,
tut the hmvtit ol air green stmunslUiai
uoce
Among thefr- rejrttjrf enrkd!
Hweet mitts that rpiivrel once
In wnMi )il- thfoata,
Or over the rooy sunset sky
Drifted, in amethyst boots.
What wfri H aw day be
But the green of the gnrrmg Brass. m
Or the spring that bursts front tinrCnsn
ly kill
? fill tie traroer's gl ass.
he pansy's purple hood.
The heads of amber grain.
The violet shine ol the muscadine,
Its lavish tangle of leaf and
But tret of all the rain.
I In Mid Ocean, t
By'Sasai Brawn UnliMM, &
TTTTTTTT
It. HAN
mlnirs 1
his bed
trained
B, UAXDOLlMIClIJI
turned uneasily in
1 and groaned. The
nurse came and
Stood Isolde him.
"Is there anythlug I can do?" be
asked.
"What time hj It?"
"Half ifhst twelve."
"And we've got to be nt the wharf at
two'"
"What made you let me sleep so
long?" the sick man demanded, Irri
tably. "Prop me up In lied and bring
mo writing materials, Dkjn't you
know I'd got to write a letter before
wo start? And seo that there Is Ink
In the pen."
Slowly and carefully the nurse raised
tho Invalid to a sitting position and
brought him the thlugs he hud asked
for.
Now you m go out and leave me
for half an hour."
The man left the room quietly, nnd
Mr. Cnmmlngs took up his fountain
pen wttn troruMing nngers. Mowiy
and painfully he wrote:
"Mrs. Eliza Cummlnga.
"Dear Sister: I should have written
to you l)ofore this, but have been
too HI. Now I take this last oppor
tunity to send you a few words. I
do not wish to stnrtle you, but time
Is short and my strength Is falling.
I am nt death's door. You know of
my abhorrence of post mortem cere
monies nnd burial, and that I always
wanted to dlo nt sen. I start for Eii
rope this afternoon, nnd expect to
die about rn Id -ocean nnd be dropped
quietly overboard without any fuss.
have made my will and arranged
all my affairs. You, as my only broth
er's widow, I have made my chief
legatee. When you hoar of my death
your lawyer can communion u with
mine. My strength Is ebbing fast
Farewell.
"RANDOLPH CUMMINOS.
lie was breathing hard, but he ad
dressed bis letter, sealed and stamped
it, then sank back with closed eyes.
In a few minutes the nurso came In,
and after going out again to poet the
letter, be began tho final preparations
for departure.
At half-past one a closed carriage
drew np at the door, and In a few
minutes the ekk man was brought
down and bo oud the nurse were shot
Inside and driven to the wharf.
The next morning the letter reached
Its dostlaatlon. Rachel Cummtngs
came Into the ITvtng room to find her
mother and older sisters with strange
expressions on their faces,
"What Is ft?" she asked, pausing to
look at tlicra curiously. "I suontd say
from your faoes that you were per
fectly delighted over something, but
were trying very hard to conceal your
satisfaction. Do tell mo; I am con
sumod with curiosity."
"Oil. Rachel: What a dreadful way
you have of putting tilings," ex
claimed ber mother, and 8) to began
to cry weakly,
Rachel took tho letter wtrroti Dora
handed ber and read It through Quick
Iy. Her faae grew pule, and when, she
raised ber jus they were glittering
strangely.
"i oom voortcr that yon are
ashamed," she said, sternly. "You
can't belp showing that you arc glad.
I Uihik you a fust as horrid as you
can be."
She walked out at the worn, ber
bead very erect, ran hastily upstair,
threw herself on ber bud mid cried
bitterly,
After a On Mrs, Eliza flrkd ber
eyes and looked at ber two lder
daughters. Before Rachel came In
she bad been feeling a little depressed
because, site bad not cried. But now
that she bad really shod tears and
made In handkerchief quite damp,
she felt bettor and as If el ouuld
face tlte citnatlon cnlmly.
I did not Uiink she would take
that way," she eutd la ft subdued
voloe, Bot then, sho was always bis
favorffca among you. And she look
Mae blm. Yes with a little sniff.
"sue is aQ CummTng and boors
very trotig resembtunoe to your poor
Uncle Randolph."
"Welt mouier," said Soph, "wtoat
are yon going to do? Shall vse keep
on Just the same a we have teen
doing?"
"Why, I dout know. It does not
seem as If you need to continue work
ing so bard. You hnve both looked
rather pale this spring, and I have
worried about you, poor dears. On
tho whole I tli Hilt you might give up
your positions."
"Goodr cried both girl "Well
get through Saturday night And
can't we have a pluno aua take les
sons?"
Their mother smiled at their eager
ness.
"We'll see," she said, Indulgently,
So it battened that there were tw
vacancies in Tilluiau's dry goods stor
on Saturday night, one at the ribbon
counter and one at the glovs counter,
But the cashier and bookkeeper,, who
was a sister of tho absent ones, re
tained ber place.
IBichcl hod tried hard: to make ner
sisters stay.
"We've bad bard wrk to get tuong
with what money n could oU. earn,
Now we aholi Login tp get In debt
right straight off. 1 apvt pay all the
Mils, pven if I do hovn as much as
both ufiyoQ." Argufhent was useless.
We dont am for debt for & Utile
whlley they anbL "and yoo are a
goose to keep dmdgfng oxeay nt that
old store."
One night ftx-tal mw home- from
work and half way tu the walk she
pans J ami listened. She went di
rectly to Uio parlor aim stood in the
door confronting her mother and sis
ters. They looked at her guilty, Dora
nervously Angering the- keys of a sbln
tng new piano.
Have you bwnglit that thmg-7"
Roche asked.
Yes, mn'om, wc have," said So
phie, pertly, "and what's more ve
hnve made one tmyment on It."
Rachel made a gesture of despair.
"I cnut do anything with you," she
cried. "Here It Is less than throe
weeks stueo you left the store, nnd
you have had new dresses, have
bought a plnno on Installments, and
I have bail to piy out so much foi
mining expenses that the next time
I hnve to go to the city for Mr. Till
man I shall have barely money enough
to pay my car fare and get lunch."
Rachel was the oue who looked pnlo
these days. Her pay had Iwn in
creased nnd sho had been glveu extra
work. She had shown such good
Judgment and taste that Mr. Tllbnnn
had Intrusted her with some of his
buying, and It was on this errand that
she went to the city a few days after
the purchasing of the piano.
On this occasion, when Bhe returned.
Instead of going home she went to the
store nnd had an Interview wltb the
proprietor In his private olllce. When
sho enme away she walked briskly
and looked so cheerful thnt people
turned to look after her. All during
tea she was guy and talkative, and
the others thought thnt Rnchael was
growing more nnd more good-natured.
When they left the table she said:
"Girls, nnd mother, I want to say
something to you before any of you
go out this evening. They went Into
the parlor and Rnchel made herself
comfortable In a wicker rocker, lieslde
on open window. The others settled
down and looked toward her expect
antly.
"In the first place, Dora," Rachel
began, cheerfully, "I had a talk with
Mr. Tillman, and he says he can find
something for you to do In tlie store.
Miss burgiu Is to be married before
long and you can hnve her place when
she goes. In tho meantime there are
things yon can do, so you will go
to work on Monday."
Dora looked amazed.
"I won't go to work Monday," sho
exploded, finally. "The Idea of your
dictating to me!"
Rachel smiled.
"Oh, yea you Mill" site sold 1 in nor-
turbnbly. "So that Is settled. As for
you, Sophie, I tried to get your old
place back, but Mr. Tillman told me
quite frankly that the new glrl'dota
better than you did, so he can't afford
to make a clinngo. So you will stay
at borne and help mother with the
housework, SJic will need your help,
for we are going to have two glrte
to board. They are friends of mine
and ore anxious to make a change,
and I know I can get them, though
I have not spoken to them yet
And yon needn't bother to,"
snapped Sophie, "I don't propose to
do housework for boarders.
That docs not make any dlltereoeo,"
said Rachel, calmly. "1 hnve seen tho
man ntiout tho piano, no Is coming
for it to-morrow, and ho will make It
right alKrat that first payment You
see wo oannot possibly pay for it. and
iKtsldce, you won't have tlmo to prac
tice." Aro yoo crazy?" demanded Dora,
and the others looked at ber blankly.
aot a bit Not as near it as I Itarvc
Iveon the lot three weeks or so. I
will tell you something, that happened
to-day and Uien you can sec that Uuwe
Is nothing tOsu to do but wbot I bams
planned."
Hurry p, tlieo," sold Sondklo, 1
was going down town this evening."
Kadtol aluaiKMl bar hands behind Ikt
bead.
"I mot a friend of mine In the -city
to-day," she said, slowly. "I had not
seen blm for some time. He took toe
to lunch and wo had a good talk,- tie
had been on a sua voyage and M bod
entirely restored bis health. Not only
this, but tn nild-oconn be became oo
qusiutud wth tho lady who is to be
bis wife. Site Is very charming, of
course, and I am to go with him o
call on Imv the next time t am tn
the dry."
Sophie Interrupted Impatiently.
"I don't see what all, this bos to-do
wtth ns."
"You don't r said Rachel tn surprise.
"Then I will toll you. This man Who
took me to lunch and whose health Is
restored and who Is to be married
soon. Is Uncle Randolph dimming."
("ortleud Transcript
B-idewalk KMtaurant.
If the foreign custom of sidewalk
restaurants, now coming into vogue
here, con be properly conducted, It
will, Indeed, bo a most pleasing Inno
vation for the warm-weather montlis.
It is the gayest of scenes, as well as
the most charming matter of partici
pation, tho sauntering of tastefully
dressed people to aud fro on the broad
sidewalk near some park or garden,
or the waterside, while choice bund or
orchestra adds music In character with
the scene, and uniformed waiters are
kept busy dispensing dainty ices, re.
freshing drinks and delicious coufec
tions of sweets. New York Comaiur
vial Advertiser.
OOOOOOOOOOC OOOOOOOCOOOOOC
ji FARM TOPICS
abooooooooooooooooaooaooci
IVMtmylng; he VOwr1.
If woeds cannot bo etit down with
hor nfu tlioy have- made growth
let the mower or scythe lie used.
Never let a wivd bear seed. If seed
ing Is prevented all annual weeds wit!
!o cleared out In a year, and If oon
nMnrabte labor Is required this yenr
o get rid of weeds less work will lie
beoeesary nest season.
Kmrt Tor Hstchtne;.
First, put one-half inch oat huiWor
wheat Van In the liottoiii of tlie box,
then put in a sheet of thin paiicr, plne
tho eggs, wrapped In cotton or soft
pnpen, a little distance apart and
sprlukle brm Into tlie spn-ea. Ailing up
wltb bran. Shake down well, and
plnim a plooe of pasteboard next tlM
cover. Tito cover should stlile In a
groove, nud be fastened with ecTew-s,
not mills.
jt ttw Ifena Tnckle the Innert.
Chickens niv very fond of aspawwus
luetics, and some farmers, by reason
of tills, allow their bens to run nliout
In the nspnrntrus lieds for a short
time every day when, the beetles ore
out In full force. They claim to get
rid of n good ninny '.w-rtlcs by adopting
this scheme. A few hens, even If they
didn't lay an egg, would lie worth
the cost of their keep any year If
they were kept so thnt they could
put in use their ability to exterminate
Insects.
Pnttlna on Wag-on Tires.
A bandy nnd effective device for
putting on wagon tires Is by selecting
a horseshoe wtth long heel cnlkc and
a stick one or two Inches In diameter.
nliout three feet long. Place the tire
on tho wheel as far as It will go, then
place the heel calks against tlie eldgw
of the tiro so ns to get the cud of tho
stick between the felloe nnd the loop
In tlie horseshoe. With oue hand pry
with tlie lever nnd with the other drive
with a hammer. Care must lie taken
to keep the shoe well raised on the
stick in order to pull up on the tire
and ptish down on the felloe.
Feeding the Colts.
A handy device for feeding grain
to colts in pasture Is here Illustrated
nnd descrllied by Dr. J. C. Curryer, of
Minnesota. A small ynrd or pen Is
fenced In with one rail or plank on
TEEDIVa PEN FOR COLTS.
each side, high enough Air the colts
to run under and still high enough so
the mares wtll not get over. Put the
box or trough tn tlie centre of this yard
and place somo grain In It. Tlie colts
will soon go through and learn to eat
In this manner they are kept growing
and when weaning time comes are
accustomed to grain feeding and will
keep on growing without any falling
off. If the pen t covered, the grain
Is kept dry and tlm colts bave a shady
place during tho warm part of tho
darv New England Homestead,
Remedy For Grub In the Dead.
It Is very linixirtnut to farmers who
have any sheep whatever to learn In
a practical way what to do with those
that get what Is known as grub In
tlie head. This Is claimed to be a
first-rate way of denllug with tlie trou
ble: "Feed them corn spread on a
floor wuere powdered lime hns lieen
sprinkled, to which may lie added a
little powdered black pepper. The
sheep will begin to eat Uio corn with
avidity. But as they do so the Ihne
and pepper will Induce such violent
sneezing that the grubs win tw ex
pelled through the sheep's nose, and
may be found on tlie floor. Tho grulw
should be destroyed to prevent theni
from regntning entrance to the nos
trils, and also to make sure that tltoy
will lead to do farther damage"
Care an the Creamery,
Couetnnt care Is needed at tliewam
cry as much or even more than In the
private dairy to see that Om rules
of cleanllnass aro observed not only
within Its walls, bnt by Its patrons
who bring milk and cream there.
Many of them have a regular force of
Inspectors, who are liable to make un
expected visit to tho farms, and to
examine not only tho condition of the
animals and Uie stables where they
are kept, but the food given tbom and
the water supply. If In any particular
reform is needed hey Insist otion ft
at once. It Is needless to say that
these creameries have a hlgb reputa
tion for their products, and usually ob
tain the highest prices, while those
which are less particular are often
obliged to accept less, and thus ao
Injustice to those who really furnish
good mflk. The price Is really based
on the poorest product, and to sell
the butter made from the milk fur
nished by careless and slovenly fann
ers It Is necessary to accept less than
full value for the better goods,
A Muriral Pan,
A young mnu named Bweet engaged
to marry a young woman uamed Lowe.
A few Sundays previous to tho wed
ding the happy couple atteuded church
together; aud, as they walked along
the aisle, the choir began singing the
song "Bweet and Low," entirely un
conscious of tho musical pun that was
being perpetrated. "And oil this hap
pened lu a city la Michigan." The
Choir Journal.
POLYGLOT MILL EMPLOYES,
Change In WallonalMlea of th CoHoa
raatory VVothere In Mew IftifVaod,
A change U grndnally taking place
ln'tlio nationality of cotton mill em
ployes In New England. This lias be
come more noticeable wRh tlm "scent
Increased activity of the milks. In
some Connecticut aud Rhode Island
mills firoehs are belHg hired, -while
In many Fall River mills preference
Is being given to Pnrtuguanc aud In
landers, wlw have ten arriving thero
quite rapidly In the hist twilve months.
Russians were quite acceptable at ono
time, but It was fonnd tliat they
nought work outside of the mills as
soon as they saved a little money. The
Influx of French OntvidlaiM has kftig
ceased tn bo a subject of comment. Of
all the foreign elements, manufactur
ers say the Portuguese ore tlie most
docile and faithful. The Canadian ele
ment Is a much more liidifendcnt
one to handle, and Is more mercurial
In It moving from mill to mill. The
Poles find It difficult to get lieyond
the more simple operations until they
bave made some attempt at master
ing tlie English language. Bnt the
change In the nntiounllty of tlie help
In the mills Is not quite so striking
ns the sulwtitmlon for women nud
young girls of men varying In ago
from twenty-one to forty-tlvo yenrs.
This Is more noticeable In the "coun
try mills," but there are many exam
ples of It In Fall River. It ifas tho
custom until wilhtn a short period to
have no men working on speeders,
warpers, or some cloth machines. But
men ore lielng preferred now In these
employments, more particularly In
those mills thnt run long hours. Bet
ter wages are being offered to meu In
these departments than they con earn
In other departments where more la
bor Is required. Men who have been
driven out In a measure by the advent
of tlie foreign help hnve taken up the
work that was done by women. New
York Post.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Industry pays debts, while despair
Increnseth them. l-'rnnkllu.
Men of culture are the true apostles
of equality. Matthew Arnold.
Compassion will cure more sins than
condemnation. II. W. Beecher.
Lnughlng cheerfulness throws sun
light on all the paths of life. Itlchter.
There Is no killing the suspicion that
deceit has once ' begotten. Ueorgo
Eliot.
They nre never alone that are accom
panied with noble thoughts. Sir Philip
Sidney.
Tho necessity of cln-uniBtnuees
proves friends and detects enemies.
Eplctetus.
The testimony of a good conscience
i tlie glory of a good mnu. Thomas a
Kempls.
There Is a remedy for every wrong.
and a satisfaction for every soul.
Emcrsou.
Begin your day with a cienu con
science lu every way. Okulluoes is
honesty. Thackeray.
Tho rarest feeling that ever lights a
human face Is the contentmcirt of a
loving soul. H. W. lleeclier.
Every oue carries his destiny In his
own bosom. Fate Is but tlie deepest
current of one's nature lr. Belle
garde. The Flag la Deooratkm.
Writing of "Civic Festivals and Pro
cessions," In the Century, Charles It.
Lamb says on the subject ot the flag
In decoration:
'The Stars and Stripes, thocgh not
tho most successful piece of decora
tion, can still bo so treated as success
fully to combine with any scheme: but
to do tills It shonld be massed over
doorways or stands, or. If used sepa-
rately.should lie buug repetitively from
the windows along the entire Hue of
parade, preferably on one of tho upper
stories, so as to give a continuous Hue
of red. white, and blue from bouso
to bouse.
Tho Amerkmn flag Is not Impoeslule
of sucoc8sful trea4ment: wo have al
ready begun to Imitate the French man
ner of raying email flags la an nptigiit
position from o conunou hose, and re
peating these groups at Intervals; but
the tricolor bunting la one of tho most
fllfflcult to use satisfactorily, because
the equal proportkm of red to Muo Is
not a fortunate color-cotublnation. It
would therefore bo advisable that tho
committee In harge should select those
symbolic olors which would be ap
propriate, and use tuem m such quan
tity as would give a dofinlto eotor-
ScbeiiM to the cntine line."
Beiniiairts of llayaH FeoaMju
There are grout-gtvat-grandohlMrcn
of Lafayette now living, but tlie Im
mediate family connection uas dwin
dled to a bare fifty. The Marquis do
Lasteyrle, one of tlie best known of
the connection, bas told mo consider
able of bis -ancient bouse, which still
holds prestige In the nat4oa,-8Jthotigh
the average Frenchman hi remarfenbly
Ignorant ou the sabjeet of Lafayette's
history. La Orange, the oosntry borne
of Lofayette.a few leagues from Paris,
bas been a shrine for it century for
visiting Americans, aud when the Mar
quis was alive was noted for Its hos
pitalities. Tho present fnmfly keeps
a portion of its traditions in this re.
speci, and gave me au Invitation to
visit the grand old castle. Its flvo
pointed towers, from tbe Norman days
of the tenth century, loom picturesquo-
ly through the trees. The mark of a
cannon-ball upon oue of the towers Is
still visible, a grim reminder of the
troubled period when tbe castle was
attueked by the Mareclial Turcuiie.
Woman's Home Companion.
A man never realizes now mnny
hours be tpeuds lu bed until be bag
Insomnia,
KEYSTONE Ml Ml CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Firmer Kitlsyt $2,000 Think H Hat Dlt
covered a Copper Mine New Mill Ser
vice In Wsihlnglon Couolv.
Tensions cranted last week weret
Daniel McLane. Anollo. $6: Alenindcr
1'. Zimmerman. Bakrrrtown. t6: Samuel
1. Dougherty. Kcynoldsville. $6: Jacon
mez. noutz(!aic. H: Solomon smuni
. . I Z... n ' . . .
dead, West Brownsville, fii; Jacob L,
liraillier, Lewishurg, Jjo: Philip S. Bar-I
nelt, Fcnfield, SHj David rink, Beaver 1
Vailey, $io; John D. Bratton, Occola
Mills. $8; David W. Sutherland, l'leas
antville, $12; I.saac Frescott, Etna,
Wiiham C. I-owrv. Indiana. $10: Alex
ander Berwick, Dravosburg, $8; Robert,1
u. womcrsicy, rrecport. w, jonn urny
son, Carnegie, $8; Edward Shelters
burgh, Girard, $X; Joseph Otto, Beaver'
M. Shirk, Mcadville, $10; Frederick
VVcigel, Zelicnoplc, $10; Sarah E. peter.
l,CV!StOW!l, 54
The insurecnt faction of the lunior
Order of United American Mechanics
is gratilied' with the action of the Dau
phin county court in the matter of the
the matter ol the I
ipt ngainit the etS-a'
cil for violating an I
;garding the tn-l
capita tax. Thel
proceedings in contempt againit the offi
cers ol the state counc
order of the court rcg
lorcemcnt ol the per
court ruled that the State council offi
cers were guilty of contempt, and add
ed: Ihe court, however, taking into
consideration the circumstances under
which the same was done, does order
and adjudge that the respondents pay
the costs incurred in tins urocccdiiiii
within ten days, and that thereupon the
rule be discharged. I
Frank Simmons, a resident of Con-
nclUville, owns a small piece of land
about a mile southeast of that city, at
the foot of the Chestnut Kidge, at
which, when attempting to open a coal
vein, an ore was found which is thought
to be that of copper. The owner is
reticent regarding his iind. and is hav
ing assays made with a view of dc-1
terniining the value and quality of the
ore. 1 lie location is near wnat is sup
posed to have been a mine operated for
metals in the early days of Fayette
county by the Indians.
Harvey Henderson, a farmer of
Franklin township, Fayette county, drew.
12,000 from a Dawson hank and stuck
in his pocket. He forgot about the
money until some tunc alter ne got
home, and then it was missing. Tho
lost money was sought lor all over
Dawson, Vanderbilt and the roads tra
versed. Henderson went home and
found the money where he had laid it
for tafc keeping.
rn automobile in the service of UncM
Sam for the carrying ol mail on the ohU
National inke between Washington and
Brownsville promises to be the latest
liiuuvaiiuii 111 aMiiiiKiuii luumv, us
result of the rural free mail delivery 1
service. Congressman fc.. t. Acheson
has made application to the postoffice
department for an automobile for this
county and he is confident that he will
be able to secure it, having been assur-'
cd ol the lact.
The Wayncsburg (Pa.) school board
has sold $jo.ooo worth of bonds to the
Citizens' National bank of Wayncsburg
at a premium of $2,oo. The balance of
the borough bonds, $18,000, have been
sold to Parson, Leach & Co., of New
York, at a premium of $1,274. This1
makes a total of $8,ooo worth of 4 per
cent, borough ami school bonds, sold rt
a premium of $5,600.
Berry pickers found the badly decom
posed body of an apparently middle
aged man in the woods just north of
Scranton Sunday. A letter found in
the coat pocket bore the address: "Will
iam P, Lukens. Crumlynne, Delaware
county, Pa." The advanced state of
mortification indicated that the man had
been dead about two months.
At 11 o'clock Sunday night a parasol
was found on the edge of the Ontario
& Western trestle at Dickson City, and
30 feet below were discovered a mini
dead and a woman dying. Before
death came to the latter she mumbled
that her name was Jane Edwards, of
Olyphant.
W. P. Mitchell and a force of men
are now running the exterior lines of
the lands recently purchased for forestry
purposes and which said tracts are novv
known as the Hopkins reservation
lands are in Clinton, Centre and Cat.
01: counties. 1 he work is beins
under the directions of the State
cstry reservation commission,
require four or five months to co
the survey.
The farmers of Canal township,
ango county, are much alarmed
the presence of a panther in that nei
borhood. The animal, which has bee
seen by several persons, has been
carrying off sheep for a month part.
Residents will not allow their children
to venture' off their farms. The animal
lives in a jense wood.
After f erruling a motion to stay sen
tence aid for tnal because of insulH-1
ciencv of evidence, and because of mis
conduct of jurors in the case of William
Horner, of Stcubenville. who was found J
guilty of murder in the first degree for J
killing his wife. Judge J. A. Mansfield!
sentenced Horner to the penitentiary!
ivr me uu evening.
The Dauphin countv court has grant
ed an order that the Commonwealth re
build the bridge across the Clarion riv
er, in Clarion county, the viewers hav
ing recommended its erection, charter
of the structure, and the estimated cost
of the bridge, $40,000, which was con
firmed by the court.
Work has begun on a Westmoreland
county trolley system to connect tho
towns of Connellsville, Uniontown,
ScottHale. Mt. I'ieaant, West Newtoi
end McKecsport.
The Venango fraction Company, of
Franklin, has been chartered to buikl
an electric railway eight miles long in
Franklin. The capital stock is $jo,ono.
Directors. John B. Smiihman. Lewis M.
Davison, James H. Forbush, 1 Milton,
and J. S. Coach, of Oil City.
George Casteel, to venrs old, s son of
James F. Casteel, of Connellsville. a
Baltimore & Ohio conductor, was Tucs-,fl
day, resc.ied torm a gang of tramps,
who kidnapped him last Sunday.
An order has just been received from
Honolulu. Hawaii, by the Baldwin Au
tomobile Manufacturing Co., of Con-nells-vi'..e.
for un automobile for Queen
Liliol.-.l.i'.ani. The machine will bt
thipped within a month,