V
Th American athlete Is evidently
troll able to liolil IiIm own against all
the world.
Several communities In lower lt;ily
have recently petitioned tln king for
tho abolition of compulsory education
bd'lHW of Its cost.
Tln wire clothesline wns tlio rune
of nt least n dozen death ln-t yriir.
Thnt number of women wore struck
ly lightning mid killed while remov
ing clothes from the lino.
The Ami'i-lrnn nriny mnli Is to
change tlio unit of Ills activity to
China. Thorp nr thoKo who will dp
plure tlio fact that Inability to write
n hook of travels In one of tlio tinny
mule's few defects.
Tho Chicago Trnbuno, wlileli keeps
n statistical oyo on wickedness In the
Vnlted Slates, fools up the total of
Fourth of .Inly casualties for l'.KH) at
125 persons killed and l!W."i wounded.
This Is n horrible Mood siiorHloo to lay
at the foot of Liberty.
In the days of small things, rt yours
ngo, n inereliant gave Ji"i,(H) to n col
lege. Tho college pave the merchant
the degree I.L.1). The vulgar Inter
pretation was that the merchant
bought his degree. Probably It was a
inere coincidence that tho one followed
the other, otherwise we might eall at
tention to tho vast moral progress we
have made. ?'J50,i)iH) would n t buy
a degree from any respectable college
today, says the Christian Itegtstcr.
A statement inndo by the secretary
of tho Lawrence Solent Itle School ol
Harvard, Is worth the nttontlon of
young men who have not chosen n ca
reer: "I should say that mere arc
not one-half enough professional grad
uates In engineering today. I do not
think there Is the slightest fear ot
overcrowding. In mining, civil, me
chanical nnd electrical engineering 1
know of no dllllculty that our gradu
ates have had In getting strated." The
average student who U In earnest
makes a living nnd few leave tho pro
fession. The secretary of the Insti
tute of Technology also said there was
abundant room In It Less than 10
per cojit of the graduates gave It up.
He thought there were perhaps
too many naval architects at
present, "doubtless due to recent naval
exploits, the great Increase In ship
building, etc." There had been a rush
into this branch.
KfTectual methods of nrouslng tho
Interest of school children In matters
of practical value have been devised
In -Minneapolis. Thirteen Improve
ment leagues have been organized
among the children, who are thus
banded together to keep clean and or
derly their own premises and the
streets In the neighborhood. They
hum or bury refuse, and are n valu
able adjunct to the city's street-cleaning
force. Their activity lias also
boon directed towards the cultivation
of flowers and vegetables. Seeds
were distributed to ll.lMHI of tho chil
dren jflKt year, and those who showed
sports.1 Interest In gardening received
free transportation from the street
railroad company to the Agricultural
college, whore elementary lnstruct'on
wos given them concerning the pre
paration of the soil, proper planting,
succession of crops, and the best
methods of conquering weeds.
It Is suggested thnt a competent
government commission should In
vestigate the use of borax, boric acid,
salicylic acid and other preservatives
In food products, as tin re Is reason to
believe that the failure In the health
nnd digestive organs of many p ople
Is attributable to the insidious effect
of the continued use of food prodn- t-t
In which such drugs have been used.
Eleven samples of preserved fiu ts
N and vegetables recently analyzed at
the North Carolina arglcultural ex
periment station were all found to
contain preservatives. Nearly all
were charged with Kalicylle add.
Twenty sample of vegetable! were
examlucd, and of these 12 contained
salicylic ucld or sulphurous acid, or
a mixture of the two. The provision
dealers claim that their goods cannot
be kept In condition without pre
servatives. On the other hand, It Is
stated that much of the alleged lie
cerslty for preservatives arises n
tlrely from slovenly it ml careless meth
ods of preparation, and from avoid
able delay lu placing the art'e'e on
the market, and that if string nt law
were enacted ou the subject tho
various truds eoneeruvd would speed
ily find methods of nccmipllyhln
what they now dcclnrv ti lie Impos
sible, v.
IMMORTAL.
Once we lave loved ws never Ion
That Is not love whloh enn forget,
Through loos nnd lnnelinena and grief
This gem is a itn coronet.
That true love never can forget. '
BROWN BESS'.
T dearest wish Is
that t could sell
Brown Hess," said
Susy Hoss, rinsing
the dishes she had
Just washed.
Oh.Susy!" cried
her brother.
"What In the
worlddo you want
to sell r.rown
Itess for?" her
mother asked, looking up from the
dough she was kneading.
"I could go to tho academy, mother,
for two more terms," was tho answer,
"Then, perhaps I could got tho
school at the Corners."
"Nonsense, Susy, I need you to help
me,"her mother snld. "Keeping school
Is n thankless business."
"It's money," said Susie, "and I do
long to help myself, nnd you, too.
Money will do everything that needs
to be done."
'Yes, that's a fact," spoke up Tom,
"and there's lots wants to bo done.
I'd like to clonr that flve-acre lot for
potatoes aud corn, but I can't do It"
"And tho house wants shingling,"
her mother snld plaintively, her care
worn countenance taking on nuothcr
shadow.
"The front door's got n crack nil
the way across," Tom spoke up ngnln,
"and there ought to be a fireplace In
granny's room. Then there's the bnmj
it's all that we can do to keep the hay
dry."
"V know nil that," said Susy, "I
know the house is getting to be n
scarecrow, aud tho barn Is worse, nnd
that's why I want to be coming. As
for the shingles, I should think you
could put them on yourself, Tom; yes,
and mend the door."
"Where's the shingles?" Torn asked,
in bis mattor-of-fnet way. "Whore's
the nails? Where's the hammer? The
old one Is broccn past mending. And
Where's the money to get them tvlHi,
I should like to know?"
"Sure enough," said Susy, "unless
I could earn it. That's why I want
to sell Ilrown Hoss."
"Aiid If you do sell her you won't
get much." Tom said. " She's so full
bf her tricks tho craziest colt I ever
aw."
"I'm moro nnd more afraid to have
fou ride her," her mother said. "Hut
jt you should sell her, thero's the
fciortgngo to be nild In October."
"If I sell her," said Susy, quietly,
"It will bo to llulsh my education."
"That's always your cry," her moth
er went on, in plaintive tones; "no
matter what's needed; but I s'posewc
must give in. Had as- the roof is,
it shelters ns. What would wo do
without a house over our heads?"
"I'd sell tho cow, too," put In Tom.
"And! then- grandma would Just
about starve," the mother supplement
ed. Susy turned away from tho table,
angry nnd grieved, but she said noth
ing, only run upstairs to hot own
room.
"They don't see it!" she sorrowfully
mnrmnred. "They cau't understand
that it's for their good and comfort
I want to get that school. I'm willing
to wear old clothes and to walk throe
miles and back every day for the
sake, of finishing my cducutlon. Let
tho roof leak awhile if Tom don't
patch it. Let granny sleep downstairs,
where there's a fire. I'll Help them "all
In a year or two but they don't see it
they won't see it If I can only sell
old Brown Bees! I'd go nnd beg ttmo
for the mortgage, or I'd borrow money
-or, maybe I can get enough to repair
tho house and go to school, too. If
only Brown Bess wasn't such a little
vixen! It will go hard to part with
her though; it was my father's last
gift"
Tears rushed to tho dark eyes, but
she repressed them and went down
stairs. After helping her mother about tho
Louse she donned her sunbonuet nnd
ran In to tbo bam. Tom wus rubbing
down Brown Bess, whose brightgloKay
coat shone like sutin.
"Much os I can do to take care of
her," said Tom. "She wants a regulur
groom who would break her of her
nasty little trick. See how she throws
her head up, and look nt her eyes
flashing fire! Are you going to the
store? Mother wants sugar and mo
lasses, and vinegar and Pve got to go
In tho field."
Tee. I'm going." said Snsj, "though
I dreud it the bill's so large. If I
sell Brown Boss, that's tho first thing
I'll pay"
"That and the mortgage," said Tom.
"Well, Ml saddle old Dick."
Susy mouuted to the bnck of the
slow old cart horse with gloomy fore
bodings. It was warm September
day. Even In the m!dt of her anxi
ety Uie beuuty of t'.u ride to Hlllston
soothed and delighted her. Every
detail of the way wus familiar to her,
yet when the camo to Silver Ledge
Falls, and saw tho white spruy leap
lng over granite rocks and dunclng
nmoug the Islands, she stopped old
Dick nd sat enjoying the scene tm if
she hud never behold It hefora.
"flood uiorulus," u voice said behind
lier. '
"Ob. Charlie!" she exclaimed, with
sturt. "I didn't heor you coming."
"M Tha falls are so itud, 1 saw
That Is not fuith which drops Its hold.
Oin'0 we have trusted, in our clasp
Forever lira life'i cliangelca gold.
Nor withers in our loosened grnspt
True fnith through nil time keeps Its
elnsn.
Margaret K. Siingster, In Harper's Bnr.nr.
yon nt the bond and followed. Going
to town?"
"Yes, Chnrllo," she made reply, and
In spite of herself her voice held a
curious tremor.
"You're worried over something,"
he snld, the keen lover's eyes noting
the shadows.
."Yes, Charllp, n Utile the snnip old
trouble. I want to sot things to
rights and It's hard work," she snld,
lu n low voice.
"I knew It. AVhy won't you loove nil
these matters and come with mo? The
house Is waiting for you nnd so ntn
I. Susy, darling, make up your mind."
Ho held out his band a look of un
utterable love making his rugged face
beautiful.
"If father hod only lived." she said.
"But you know It Is Impossible now,
Chnrllo. I can't leave mother not
yet nnd I must finish the course nt
the B Academy, nnd keen school
nt least a year before I get things
straightened out."
IIo gave n long, low whistle, then
urged his horse, but stopped again
till Susy came up with lilni.
"ou know I'll wait for you, Susy,
ns long as you sny, but it's rather
hard ou me, ns I'm forehanded and
ready to marry. Susy, come, mnke
up your mind. My house Is a large
one. I'll take your mother and gran
ny. Tom can run the farm, and "
"Whitf! Lot you support mo nnd tho
family too? Never!" aud her eyes
flashed. "I would never permit It."
"Well, Susy, I've declared my will
ingness to help you. If ouly you would
let me," said Cha.'le. "but since you
won't don't look so sad and worried,
my darling. It's worth serving and
saving for seven years if I con ouly
win you nt last for my wife."
"Ob,. Charlie!" she sold, brokenly,
"your low is priceless. Only bo pa
tient" "I'll try nnd keep on hoping," ho
said, and they parted nt the store.
The grocer met her with a smile.
Everybody liked Busy. No' girl more
gonial "liau she under ordinary cir
cumstances, but to-doy her face was
clouded, her manner preoccupied.
"Mr. Leo, I've ninde up my mind to
sell Brown Bess," she sold, after get
ting tho things she needed. "Do you
know anybody that wants a horse?"
"Dear me! Going to sell Brown Bess!
Well, I wns thinking of buying a
horse for my Alice. Is she safe for n
girl of ten, do you think?" tho grocer
asked.
Susy grew pale. She had not nu
tlcipatod a question of thnt sort, but
she niiHWercd after a moment's Inde
cision. "Sho is fond of taking her own
head sometimes. No, Mr. Loo, if I
find, It hard to manage her sho would
never do for your little girl."
"Ah, I'm Borry for that Miss Susy,"
said tlio storekceier. "But I know a
man who wants a spirited horse.
What would you sell her for?"
"I leave that to tbo purchaser," Susy
nindo answer. "I'apa paid $75 for
her moro than a year ngo, aud I
wouldn't want- to tuko loss than that,
for I need the money very much,-"
sho wont on, "and If you will bo so
kliid ns to tako an Interest lu tho mat
ter " She stopped, her eyes wist
ful. "Why, of course I will," tho grocer
responded. "I'll send my boy to your
houso with tho groceries, and ho can
bring the horse back with him. If
anything Is done in tho way of a salo
I'll let you know nt ouce."
Susy thanked him and went on her
way home. As sho camo in sight of
the house, an old-fashioned, two-story
building, where dilapidation was ren
dered plcturcsquo by a profuse growth
of Ivy that covered the front porch
and much of tlio exterior walls, she
felt moro comfortablo as she thought
over her prosiieets. In' imagination
she had her mother quite reconciled
to all her plans, her school life as
sured, and all tilings going on swim
mingly. For who knew but Brown
Boss might bring her $100, she was so
spirited and hundsome?
Work and home seemed brighter.
The grocer's boy came for the horse,
and though It wus hard parting with
the pretty creature, Susy, in expecta
tion of rcsulu, bore tho separation
bravely.
"Can't wo take n llttlo of the money
you get to shlnglo tho roof?" her
mother asked as tho horse was led
away.
"I hope so," Susy replied, blithelv.
"And yon still think of going to
school Ann you too old?"
"I'm not eighteen yet" was Busy's
answer. ".Many girls go to school till
they are twenty."
"And there's clothes to think of,
dresses and bonnets and shoes."
"Oil, they'll be provided," Susy snld,
With a llttlo laugh,
"An' winter's comfir" an" it's two
or three miles to tho 'cademy," her
mother went on, each time throwing
a more plaintive cadence luto her
voice. Tom's clothes aro terrible
patched, an' mother needs flannels. I
ain't fo young as I was once, but I
ain't snyln' anything about myself,
ouly It's kind o' hard to spare you,"
nnd the lines lu her mother's weak
Tnce deepened.
- "Mother, I wish you could see It as
I diT, I must go to tho acuderay," .Susy
mudoreply, "It's the opportunity of
my life. But I tell you what I will
do. If I get a hundred dollars for
Brown Bess I'll divide oven. Fifty
dollars would go n long way, wouldn't
It?"
"Well, yes, fifty dollars would gel
everything wo need," wns the reply,
"But you're never goln to get n hun
dred dollars. You'll be more than
lucky If you get fifty."
"Well, mother," snld Hny.' desper
ately, "If I only get fifty I'll divide
oven. It will be thirty dollars coming
In every month If I only got tho
school."
"I don't see there's nny chaiiop of
thnt," snld her mother, with woe-be-gone
face.
liny after day Susy waited, but no
word enme about Brown Bess. Tom
declared thnt ho believed there was
no prospect of selling her, but one dny
Charlie Grant drove up to the house,
his face fairly hcniulng.
"I thought I'd bring you (ho news,"
he snld, as he came In the bright living-room.
"llnve they sold Brown Bess?" Susy
asked, her voice trembling In her ex
citement to hear.
"Well, yon Hint Is, If you'll take tho
prlco they offer," Chnrllo made an
swer. "Oh, I hope It's a hundred," snld
Susy.
"A hundred!" laughed Charlie. "Is
that what you valued her nt? Sticky
for you that I was In nt the bargain.
That horse will lie worth thousands
of dollars before long. The man who
bought her trains horses for the trot
ting course. Ho has discovered re
markable qualities In Brown Bess ns
a trottter, nnd Is willing to give you
a thousand dollars for her."
A thousand dollnrs! Susy stood for
n moment llko a statue; then she flew
Into the kitchen, where her mother
wns making the dally batch of bread,
exclaiming:
"A thousand dollnrs, mother! we're
rich! Brown Bess Is sold for a thou
sand dollars. You won't havo to work
hard this winter. Tom enn get two
stilts of clothes If lie wants them, and
buy the ilvo-ncro lot. Grandma can
have nil the 11 ro she needs; the roof
shall bo shingled, the mortgage paid
off nnd and "
"What nra I to have?" Chnrllo nsked,
ns she stopped oat of breath, he hav
ing followed ber Into the kitchen.
She tnrned round, and, blushlug
beautifully, lield out her hands, ne
clasped them both and drew her to
his bosom.
"What do you think of this, moth
er?" he nsked of tho glad-hearted
woman nt tho bread-pan. "Susy Is to
be my wife."
"Why, I think Ifs a good deal N't
tor thau keeping school," she said.
Wuverley.
A Hoodooed Car.
"This blame car Is hoodooed," said
the conductor of on V street car to his
tnotormnn tho other day, " I nm going
to try and got n change to another car.
Is there such a thing as a hoodoo car?"
tho conductor repeated, lu auswcrlng
tho inquiry of a reporter. "Of course
there Is. I hnvo seen many n car that
wos always going wrong nnd getting
Into trouble. Moro thnn thnt, queer
things happened on them nt dlfferout
times. There nro pleuty of motormeu
and conductors who evado such a car
when its reputation becomes known.
Yes, It Is true, this Is a new car and
bus not beou out often, but thero have
been some funny things happening
around It. Did you hear that boll ring
ing at intervals ull tho way dowu?
Well, ii good many times hero lately
that boll has rung without a soul touch
ing tho button. We bare tried to find
tho cause ot It, but uuve not suc
ceeded. The other day wo lind a hot
box and tlio cur has been In a number
of uceldcnts. Wo enme within an ace
of running over a child, nnd If tho
Ida mo thing keeps on I wouldn't run It
nt uny price." Washington Star.
A l'lcturesque Character.
In all German settlements In the
West a curious wedding custom pre
vails, which Is snkl to have been trans
planted from Hanover. When u young
couple is to be married the elder broth
er of the bride or, If sho has no broth
er, some other male member of the
family, takes his place, starts out a
few days before the wedding on horse
back aud distributes tho Invltutlons.
IIo Is culled tho "lirautbeter" liter
ally, the "brldo luvlter." lie la a pic
turcfiqua figure, ana In bis trip about
tho country lie Is the recipient of many
perquisites In money or gifts, which,
by light of custom, are kept as his
own, but however small, tbo present
Is Invariably expected nnd given. It
may be a ploco of money, a bill or a
colu, or It may be only a ribbon or a
tiiuket Upon his return trip bo decor
ates his person und his horse with his
gifts.
Atexlenn llcmedy For Oak Poisoning.
A correupondont in tho New York
Sun, say: Persons going Into the
country may be interested In remedies
for the effects of poison oak. I have
tried with Indifferent Biiccess many
salves, prescribed washes and lotions,
and finally got a hint from a Mexican
guide that proved useful.
After exposure to poison oak, even
to tho extent of being enveloped In the
siuoko of the burning Bhrubs In a for
est fire, bathing tho hands, fnce and
ueck in strong Itrluo m a do with table
salt which Is always In camp, pre
vented eruptlou or any appeuruueo of
poison,
'Oeins" From Flsli Kj-.
A process for tho production of art
ificial ornamental stones luis been pat
ented In Germany. Tho Inventor pro
duces these "gems" by boiling 1'su
eyes, removing their skins and polish
ing the limpid, hard body resulting.
For colored stones corresponding
additions are made to the boiling water.
A FORTUNE IN BEETLES.
JOOO or a Spaclpa worth IS Knoh Se
en i-imI by a Kansas I'ronsssnr.
Lawrence (Knu.) correspondent of
the Kansas city Slur writ, s: When
legislators tire stingy, and the cause
of higher education Is threatened by
reason of lliiuiieltil depression, all
Chancellor Snow of Kansas university
has lo do Is to swop beetles for dollars.
Hp Is the only living mini who ever
run n corner on a natural product and
made It hold pond for n decade. It
was In the spring of 1N7S that proles
sor Snow refused to be stampeded. He
were students nt the time In bis de
portment wont hi senrch of t'gor
beetles, known to entomologists ns
Au:b yclilln cyl'iidrifoi'inls. At this
particular time spicimciis of this spe
cies of beetles bod n ready sole In tile
open markets of the world nt IfJ'i
eoch. There wos a clamorous demand
from Berlin, Heidelberg. Kdlnlirg,
I'n lis, London mid Now York which
tm one could supply. There was n
suspicion In the sclent lllc mind that
tills species of beetle ought to lie found
In Western Kansas. 1'rofessor Snow
made n coiilldnnt of two favorite
students, promised them one-third of
all the beetles they could catch, nnd
tin expedition set foitli In the summer
of 1NT8. It wus in Wolluoe county
that the expedition lluall.,' landed.
Here It remained three months. So
ninny Is-otlcs of tho rare species wore
captured that tho young men a id
their third Interests lu the collection
to I'rofiiisor Snow for enough m iiiey
to pay their way through college for
two years. And nt tint t the wily pro
fessor drove tho best bargain of his
life. With moro than n HIOO beetles
of u rare species, which ontoinologl'-ts
nil over the world were clamoring for,
In his possession, I'r.ifessor Snow
sold a stillliicnt number to make good
Ms payment to the students, piy nil
the expenses of the expedition, mid
complete through an exchange a col
lection of NO'IO species of beetl s, the
largest collection In tho win Id. Tho
chancellor of the state university still
has beetles of this species left, nil 1
they are tho only available ones for
the collection In the world.
Never before nor since this famous
trip bus the Amblychllii cyUiidrirorinls
been found save III the rarest cases,
when one ot n time would be captured,
lie Is tho head of the tiger family
of beetles, nnd until 1N7S many of the
finest entomological collections could
not secure n specimen. The price had
gone higher and higher up to 17M.
If tit the harvest reaped by Iofes.-or
Snow had such u bearish effect on tin
market that amblyehllu were quote I
ns low oh silver bullion. But Profes
sor Snow refused to be stampeded. IIo
withheld his product temporarily rrom
the market, and beetles of the head
tiger species Jumped back to ?J each
and began to soar iig.ru. Otheis
sought beetles In West' rn Kansas, but
hud a loss of time mid money for their
pains. Wallace county b.id lost either
her beetle population or 1'iofesior
Snow had captured It tntlre.
Now Tllllla I rolls.
American Importers nro constantly
in search of new delicacies for the
American table, and with tho estab
lishment of several preserving and cun
ning factories lu Paraguay, and the In
sltutioii of direct steamship communi
cation wllli New York City it Is prob
able that some of the unknown table
fruits of Paraguay will be made lus
cious In the world. The guavn. known
mostly by encyclopedia nnd geography
fame, Is one of the most attractive.
It Is a yellow-skll I fruit, llb iiit lis
large round us a silver dollar, and con
tains many small seeds. The tree
looks like our plum tree, and yield
about one and n half bushels. Guivn
Jelly is delicious nnd very pulutuble to
American tastes. NaranJItus are small
bitter oranges used chletly for preserv
ing. When properly put up they lo o
their oharactorlslte bitter taste. The
whole fruit, skin mid plup together, is
used. This orunge preserves Its tluvor
much better than the sweet orange.
The uguiil, another favorite of tho
South American epicures, Is abundant.
It is a most delicious fruit, about the
size of a plum, containing three shiny
seeds. Abacaxus Is a kind of It av Il
ia n pineapple which grows abundant
ly In Paraguay. It Is very juicy and
sweet, and when preserved retains Its
flavor mid remains fresh for years.
Paraguayan oranges -are a featinv of
the London market, bringing fancy
prices.
Httrrrt Sooletles In Clilna.
L. J. Dnvles, a missionary who has
Just returned from Chl-Niin-Fu, the
capital of the Shiin-Tung Province,
about ;HHt miles from Pekln, says there
are more secret societies In China than
In all other countries combined. "Th.
'Boxers' Is u secret society," said Mr.
1 a vies, In talking of the present
trouble. "Over thero we know them
best as the Great Knives, or the Great
Swords, by reason of the cumbersome
woupon carried. Now, when they ap
proach uu enemy they go through a
series of movements that remind you
of a boxer side step, throw up their
arms, duck their bends to this side and
that, jump forward, Jump backward.
They have been called 'Boxers' fo."
this reason. But the odd calisthenics
that constitute their drill have a double
purpose In their eyes. First, It mnU.'s
them invulnerable, and second, their
odd motions thoroughly confound th.
enemy, cust n spell over them, hypno
tise them. And, In leg five from boln
hurt and fortified with the fact tha
the enemy Is luo.ipiuiMit d. the 'Boxer '
think their march Is to be a series o!
triumphal processions," 'uw Yo; k
Tribune.
KEYSTONE STATE Ml CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Large Huckleberry Crop In C'cmflo'd Coun'y.
Fakir Nano y Cicapot Lynching.
Vlo nl3d Mining Lawi.
Among pensions prnnteil last week
were: Alary L. Hartley. New Castle,
Sarah ltntcrbaugh. Indiana. $u; K 1
wurd S. Alexander, dead, Clnysville, $n;
William 11. lJurbin. Ilrownsvillc, $i;i;
l'.li Johnston Harold, $17: John Sinath
ers, Hrnokville, $17; Anna Maria Alcx
niulcr, Clnysville j Peter Christman,
llradilook, fu; Joshua Nnlnnd. Mount
Union, $17; Robert C. Holland. Ren
frew, $N; minors of Jesse G. Wood,
Homestead, $K;Mnthra Bankcrt, dead,
Wijkinsbiirg, Philip Stililer, lier-
inger, $S; James L. Smith, Evans Citv,
$N; I.orilla L). Lewis, Conneautville, $;
Henry M. Lane, Kittamiing, $u.
The large fire-clay works of the Dun
bar I'irc llriek Company, at Ambleside,
has been sold to Frank: Hamby. The
purchase includes the minerals under 30
aires of ground.
The huckleberry season on the "bar
fens." cast of Pciilicld. has closed nnd
probably the largest crop yet has been
feathered. For a month past teams and
ig wagons tilled with pickers of both
sexes and all ngc, have daily visited tile
"barrens." nnd niter picking a day rr
more have come away with wagon loads.
At least 1.500 bushels have been brought
out nnd found ready sale's! 10 cents per
quart. The banner load had 26 bushels,
worth over $rfo.
Weibley, Porl Royal, Jib: Addison Wil
son, New Brighton, $8; William Ben
nington, Monongahcla, $12; Joseph Mc
Gregor, Manorville, $10: Martin S.
Sherwood, Kdinboro, $13; Julia A. Hod
man, Beech Creek, Joseph Good
man, Huntingdon, $8; Hczckiah H.
Hlnir. Pliilipsbnrg, $10; Patrick Burk,
Hollidaysburg, $K; Margaret Walker
Apollo, $8; Sabilla C. Lucas, Lecchburg,
Stoneboro, Mercer county, was visit
ed by a storm of terrible violence Mon
day evening. The property damaged
amounted to about $jo,oco. An icehouse
of a.coo tons capacity, nt the side of the
lake, was blown down and the elevator
of the Chautauqua Ice Company are a.
total wreck. The coal shutes at the
mines were destroyed and will have to
be rebuilt.
The McKce Bros, glass works of
Jrannettc, operated by the National
Glass Company, of Pittsburg, is reach
ing out, the latest addition lo the plant
being an additional story which will be
added lo llic mould shop. The contract
was let to the Jcannette Finning; Mill
Company. The addition will be of brick
nnd iron, nnd will cost in the neigh
borhood of $2,500.
These charters have been granted:
The Wcllsboro nnd Gaines Telephone
Company of Tioga nnd Potter counti-'S,
capital $2,000; the Dcrarbonaled Lime
nnd Stone Company, Waynesboro, cap
ital $12,000: A. R. Cadia Coal Com
pany, Clearfield, capital $1,000. Ilain-.
Flint Bottle Company, Smcthport, cap
ital $.to,ooo.
John W. Burger, a well-known farm
er, near Eric, was found dying in hi
buggy Saturday night from the effect cf
a pistol shot in the head. He had been
shot while driving along the road nnd
his body fastened lo the buggy seat with
a strap. He died without gaining con
sciousness. There is no clue to the
identity of his assailants.
The Pittsburg Wall Paper Company,
now located nt New Brighton, is the
largest concern of its kind in the world,
and is a monument to the enterprise of
Pittsburg capital. The firm occupies two
buildings, each two stories high and 400
feet long. Over 400 men nrc employed.
The capacity of the works is 20,coo,o
rolls of wall paper annually.
Thirteen new coal mines arc now be
ing opened in Cambria county. Th?.
Berwind-Whitc Company is opening a
new shaft near Windber, the Webster
Company is opening one at Ehrcnfeld
and the Stineman Company is having
two new shafts opened at South Fork.
The remainder of the new mines arc in
the northern part of the country.
A street fakir narrowly escaped lynch
ing at DuBois at the hands of a furi
ous mob. He was working the "pres
ent" game and cleaned up a large sum
before the crowd "caught on." The mob
pulled him from his wagon, kicked hi
about the street and might have kill
the man but for the timely arrival of
police.
Thomas Dittcral, aged 18 years
employed at the Chewton Inn
ouarries at New Castle, stripping
a cavein occurred and several to
earth fell on him. He was dug 011
workmen. Death had been instanta
ous, for there was nut a whole bone
his body.
Several thousand temperance workers,
of Lawrence county held a mass meet
ing at Walton park. New Castle. Tues
day, to devise methods of solving the
liquor question. Addresses were made
and resolutions passed declaring the in
tention of the organization of waging
an active campaign.
At Rochester the banking house of
John Conway & Co. was entered, but
only about $15 in pennies was secured.
A hole had been drilled in the safe used
by the bank and the combination bro
ken. At this point the thieves seem to
have been frightened awjy. The money
secured had been left outside the safe.
About 700 people attended the Vogin
family reunion near Sandy Lake, a gath
ering of one of the oldest families in this
section. Conspicuous among the speak
ers were Frank Vogan, Prof. L. R.
Eckles, of Sandy Luke, and Prof. J. C.
Cannon, of New Castle. Four genera
tions were represented in the gathering.
Owing to a quarrel over the proposed
location of a schoolhouse, three school,
directors of Brownsville township, Fay
ette county, are on strike, leaving the
board without a quorum.
Alexander Patrick and Frank Booth,
who had charge of the Ellsworth mine
at the time of the explosion there sonic
time ago, in which one r.mn was killed
and several wounded, has been convict
ed of violating the mining laws and
sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and cost!
by Judge Frank Taylor, of Washington.
While Martin Rotterneck, of Claridge,
was seated at a table playing euchre he
became so excited over the game that
he fell from the bench on which he was
seated, his head sinking the floor with
ullicirnt lorcc to break hit neck, can
r
ing uiiuut death.
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