A Pennsylvania innu linn Invented
powder tlmt Is not only smokeless
lint noiseless. Whnt a first rate pow
der for llro-crnekers!
The now debt peronplta In the ('tilted
Btntcs, which wits In 1S7.T, In
How f noeoidli'g to 0HI1I11I treasury
report, ami tin- Interest charge per
capita on the debt which wns f'J.35 In
1S7.1, Is now r;l cents.
It has been discovered tlmt Fen gulls
nro tin; salvation of Now York City.
There nro estimated to bp nt bust em
million of them Hint resort to tlmt bnr
lior fur feeding, nnd twice n day Jhcy
relieve Hip sen from tin garbage that
In ciixt upon It.
A peciilliirlty of tin nttcniliinrp In tin
public school of Manila In the great
excess of hoys over ictrln. till" being
true of tlio high schools ns well ns of
those of lower grade. It Is n iiiiinlfos
tut Ion of Hip loenl belief tlmt while
education mny bo desirable for bey
it Is of little lisp for tin girls.
Seem painting 1ms bcprtiu some
thing of a high nit In London. In a
recent drimialle production three
scenes painted by two London women
of line nrtlstlc talents were given
lengthy notices by the art critics.
This seems to open n in w He'd for
both amateur and professional brush
WlcldcIS.
If a man make n contract to move
n bouse, anil nflcr he has moved It a
portion of tin stipulated distance the
house burns down without any faint
on the mover's part, can he recover
the value of the work done by liliu,
nltbotmh the agreement stipulated tor
the payment of a tump sum upon the
completion of the Job? The supreme
Judicial court of Massachusetts lias
recently answered this tpiestiou In the
alllriuatlvp.
Tho Vnlted States leads the world
In tho amount of the savings of Its
pcoplp. Olllclnl 11k U res represent that
the savings banks contain ",tS7,8l8 ik
posltors whose total deposits ainoui t
to $2,2.10,:i.'lI.IKVI. Franco, Germany
and (itvat Britain have each more dp'
posltors, as their people liavo learned
more thoroughly through the pinch of
adversity the value of the lesson of
saving, but no other country approach
es this In the aggregate: of the money
saved.
The Columbia river cntiuerles have
been making experiments In the can
ning of shad, and have been so suc
cessful In their efforts that a new fish
Ing Industry may bo developed In the
northwest. Tho flavor of the shad Is
universally recognized as delicious,
nnd the. only objection to this flsh Is
the ninny small bones that exist In It.
This objection is entirely done away
with In the canned product, as tho ex
treme heat to which the can la sub
jected disintegrates the bones, and they
arc not noticed.
An Important decision affecting the
exemptions of homesteads In cities has
been rendered by the supreme court of
Florida lately. According to this de
cision the exemption of a homestead
In an Incorporated city or town does
not extend under the state constitu
tion to any other Improvements or
buildings than are comprehended under
tho terms "residence and business
house of the owner," and whero tho
buildings or Improvements In excess
nro not physically connected with the
residence or business house, such Im
provements or buildings and thp land
upon which they are situated may be
sold under execution for the owner's
debts. This Is trim even though such
Improvements are Inseparably at
tached to or form pnrts of an undlvlsl
ble building which likewise constitutes
the residence and business house of the
owner,
It has been a matter of note In liter
ary circles that the recent tendency
In the higher class of novels lias been
to add ago to the heroes and heroines
of the love episodes, Recently pub
lished statistics show that something
of that sort has been going on In rent
life. Men and women figuring In the
marrlnges of 1S!)8 uvcragi-d .05 of a
year older than those of 1SD7. And
going back further, the difference hi
seen to have been part of a steady
growth. In 1874 there were 84 bride
grooms out of NXK) and 227 brides out
of 10(0 below the age of 21. In INKS
these I' umbers had shrunk to SI and
170, respectively. It would lie an In
teresting object of sp?cu!atlve Inquiry
whether '' "-v's v fl nn In
Cucnce In this direction, or If tlu
ito:y-wrlt.rn wive i:.e.i-iy rellceted a
tendency which tliry discovered
through their ttudles of men and
women.
PRACTICE VER3U3 PREACHING.
nt ri.l.i WHSRLEB WILCOX,
"It Is wsy to sit In the sunshine
And tnlk to the mnn in tho simile."
It is ens? In llont in n well-trimmed boat,
And point oat the places to wade.
But once we pus Into the shmlnws
We murmur and fret anil frnvrn,
And oar lenplh from the bank, we shout
for n plunk.
Or throw up oar linnda and go down.
It is ensy to sit In our enrrina"
Anil rimnsel the limn on foot
Hut get down nnd walk, nml yuii'll chnngo
your tnlk.
As you feel tiie peg ill your boot.
It h easy to tell tho trtilcr
How liest he can carry bis pack:
Cut no one ran rate a burden's weight
I'ntil it Ims been on his back.
The up-curled mouth of pleasure
Can preach of sorrow's worth:
Dili give it a sip, ami n wryer lip
Vu never made on rnrt h.
( New York Journal.
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8 MISTAKEN.
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omk, pnpn, ten Is renily,"
llilt'll lin- Cliecry tiii'C in
Kilty Irving, as she heard
her father enter tho hall.
"All right, my dear," answered Partn
er Irving, making his appearance nt
the threshold of the cosy little dlnllig
rooni, bis eyes lighting with pleasure
as they fell upon Ills daughter making
herself busy about tho temptingly
spread table.
Now I'-ariner Irvimj was sometimes
nt a loss to know whether It was his
daughter, with her cheery voice and
smiling face, or tin bountifully spread
table, which lie was culled upon to pro
side over three times a day, afforded
him most pleasure.
Perhaps it was both, for Parmer Irv
ing was often beard to say that bis
youngest daughter could cook victuals
and serve Iheni up In a manner that
would please tin greatest epicure.
Ill fact, to use bis own expression,
"there wasn't a girl In all New ling
laud that could bold a caudle In the
line of housekeeping to my Kitty."
llatlicr n strong assertion to ninke
In the land of good housi keocri.
"Where Is Itentrlx?" nsked the farm
er, taking his place nt the table.
"I think I hear her coming," and as
Kftty finished her sentence her hand
some, stately sister enteied.
"Beatrix, my dear, I have something
for yon," and feeling In his coat pocket
Parmer Irving drew forth a letter nnd
handed It to his eldest daughter.
"19 ho coming, Bcntrlx?" asked
Kitty, her bright eyes growing bright
er as she watched her sister reading
the letter.
"Yes; ho wilt be hero some time this
week; so you may begin your grand
preparations as soon ns you like."
"So, Mr. Kiimuer Is going to pay us
another Visit, oh? Well, daughter
mine, I wonder whnt attraction Is
there for tlmt young gentlcmau down
hero, this bleak weather."
"Oh, how simple you are, pnpa!"
laughed Kitty.
"Why, ho Is coming according to
promise, papa. You know, when lie
was hero in the summer, ho snld ho
would come again In tho fall," an
swered Heat rlx.
"Ileatrlx, I see tho wagon coming
tip tho road and there is a strange gen
tleman with Mr. Sumner and papa."
said Kitty, a few days after, running
Into the bright llttlo parlor, whero her
sister sat rending a novel.
"A strnngo gentleman," said Ileatrlx,
rising and crossing over to the win-
flow. "Oh, ho Is an old gentleman."
"Oh, Isn't Tracy Sumner looking
handsome!" exclaimed Kitty, standing
on tiptoe and looking over her sister's
shoulder. ;i thluk you ought to Ho so
happy, Beatrix, for I'm suro hu loves
you."
A faint aolor swept over Beatrix's
beautiful faeo. In her secret heart
sIhj thought that Tracy Sumner loved
her, and to tell her so was the sole ob
ject of his visit this bleak November
day she hndu't tho least doubt, but
with a shrug of her shoulders she snld:
"Don't tnlk such nonsense, Kitty
Bun nwny and seo that everything Is
very nice for ten."
"As If I ever hnd anything that
wasn't very nice," said Kitty, with a
sin Lie and a toss of her bend, as alio
tripped away to tho kitchen, leaving
the lady or tho house, as she called
Beatrix, In the parlor to receive tho
gentlemen.
"Why, MIsn Kitty. I was about glv
Ing you up lu despair," exclaimed
handsome, frec-aud-ensy Tracy Sum
ner, rising to meet Kitty as sho entered
tho parlor, some tlino after, to say that
tea was ready.
"I aiu happy to sea you here once
more, sir. Sumner," said Kitty, cor
dlally extending her hand, tho crimson
In her cheeks spreading over her face,
"Now, It looks as If you were happy.
Ilere I have been waiting to boo you
lor rwo nours."
"Oh, Mr, Bnmncrl you know "
"Yes, I know you aro a busy llttlo
miry, nan. naveu t time to call your
out your own; so I suppose I must
forgive you," laughed Tracy, and tak
ing Kitty by the hand he led her over
to the window, whero her father nnd
the strange gentlemnu wore In deep
conversation,
"MIsb Irving, my uncle, Mr. Sands."
So the strange gentleman was Tracy
Gumncr s unciei - '
"What a fine, affable old gentleman
he Is!" thought Kitty, as Mr. Sands
complimented her more than once at
the supper-table.
"Now. Tracy," said Cncle Bands,
when the two retired to their own
room, "why didn't you fall In love with
Kitty Instead of Beatrix T. I tell you,
my boy, that girl la worth her weight
u go. 4."
HWIml n minatli.n fm A ttnlitillilr. mail
(o ask!" said Tracy, with a laugh.
"Now, seo here, Trnejr, you are my
heir, and I rnnio down here to see the
girl you wish to marry. Well, so far,
I do not like her. You sny you never
spoke of love to her when you were
here Inst summer?"
"No, sir; not a word."
"Very well, then: don't do 111 nt least
for tho present. Tb's Is a life's Job,
my boy, so It's best nut to bo lu a
hurry."
"Whnt do you suppose Mr. Sands's
Income Is, Kitty?"
Beatrix put this question to Kitty as
Uiey were preparing to retire.
"I have no Idea, answered Kitty.
"Seventy-llvo thousand n year;
father told me so."
"Keventy-flve thousand a yenr! Oh,
what an amount of money! I suppose
all that will Ik Tracy's some day?"
"Fiddlesticks!" exclaimed Beatrix,
Impatiently. "Live horse and you'll
get rrnsr. Mr. Sands Is likely to live
ss long (lit his nephew. Kitty," Ilea
trlx paused and averted her face;
"Kilty, what do you say to me setting
my cap for Mr. Sands?"
"Beatrix!"
Beatrix turned nnd faced her sister.
a delimit light in her dusky eyes.
"I mean It, Kilty. Seventy-five Hum
sand r yenr Is worth winning, and
women have won greater stakes than
that with far less attractions than I
have."
"And Tracy? Oh. Bentrlx! how can
you bo so hcnrtless?"
"Now, my dear sis, turn that run
(anient face of yours away from me,"
said Itentrlx, with a forced laugh, two
crimson spots burning In her cheeks,
railed there by the mention of Tracy's
name.
"I don't know whether Tracy Sum
ner cares for me or not. However. If
he does, he will most likely survive It.
Now, I think you would like to com
fort him. Kitty, and why not? With
his law olllee and a few thousands a
year, and such a Jewel of a housekeep
er ns you, you would make a model
couple."
"Ileatrlx. you are cruel, nnd with
great tears in her eyes Kitty turned
away.
In the few weeks that followed a
great chniige camp over tue Inmates of
Irving Farm.
Farmer Irving thought there was no
oik like Mr. Sands, nnd Indeed that
gallant old gnitjemnii, with his Jovlnl
manners, carried all sides with him,
both old nnd young.
But there was no one treated hhn
with such markpd attention ns Beatrix.
She. would read to him, walk with blin,
and was always on baud to make her
self generally useful.
"Well, did I ever sec Beatrix take so
to anyone?" snld Parmer Irving ono
day to Tracy Sumner, os his handsome
daughter was playing and singing for
Mr. Snnds.
Trncy Snmner elevated Ills brows,
smoked his cigar, but snld nothing.
Ho hnd been taking observations for
sAinc time past.
Kitty snt In the parlor, busily stitch
ing away. Mr. Snnds nnd Beatrix were
gone for their dally walk, so Kitty had
tho parlor to herself. To-day her
cheeks were n brighter scarlet thnn
usual, and, ns she bent her head over
sewing, she sang In a merry voice:
"I am in love, bat I won't tell with whom."
"Won't you tell mo, Miss Kitty?"
said a voice behind her.
Kitty started. How provoking Tracy
Sumner was getting.
"Won't you tell me, Kitty?" repent
ed Tracy Stunner, putting his hand un
der her chin, nnd making her look up
Into his face.
"No, I won't, sir. You nro very Im
pertinent. Do go away!"
"I won't go nwny; misery likes com
pany," said Tracy, with a smile.
"What do yon mean, sir?"
"I mean that I am lu love, too."
"Ob,' I've known tunt ever slnco last
summer," snld Kitty, quietly.
Mr. Sumuor drew back; he dkl not
expect this from Kitty.
"No, Kitty, I was not In love Inst
slimmer. I confess I was Infatuated;
but I never knew what real love was
until I walked with you from the vll
lago tho other night."
"Sir. Sumner!" nnd Kitty hid Ik
blushing fnco In her hands.
"Believe me, Kitty, I never know
whnt real love wns until I loved you.
my darling," snld Trncy, removing her
hands and looking down Into her
blushing face.
That night Tracy Sumner had Kit
ty's consent to ask her faUier.
"Well. It will como hnrd on mo to
pnrt with her, but I can't stand lu my
girl's light Tnko her. with my bless
lug," snld Farmer Irving, In a qolver
Ing voice.
Beatrix, with a heart fnll of agony,
listened to the happy news. Of course,
sho congratulated Kitty, who had ouly
followed her advice.
Mr. Sands did not propose, lait ho
snrcly wonld, and that would partly
mnko up for the loss of tho man she
loved.
Another week passed awoy. Ttio
wedding day wns Oxed, nnd Tracy
Stunner and his undo were ready to
return to New York, but M. Sands
hnd not yet nroiosed.
"IU-iilly, Miss Beatrix. I wBl mta
you very mnch. I hopo, tlwwsh, I will
often have the pleasure of seeing you
down at Tracy's; you know I .win nl
wnys live with Mr. and Mrs. Sumner."
That was all. Mr. Sands wns not
"on the marry," aud Beatrix Irving
writes herself Beatrix Irving to this
day. New York News.
Tue cxtcnJlvo arid regions of north
ern Mexico are to be Irrigated by
canals from aid extended by the Fed.
oral and State governments.
The aging of timber, which formerly
roqnlred long storage, Is now com
pleted by electricity la a few hours.
WHY THE HAIR FALLS.
dcnUde Riplnnntinn of the llnnunn Bam
Men Am Until.
'The Very popular explanation of
Hie reason why men nre bnld, why their
linlr falls out, more than women, Is be.
cause women do not wear closely fit
ting lints ns men, and consequently
tin nlr circulates more freely lu tho
hair, cools the scalp, thereby tending
to keep tho liulr In n lipalthy condi
tion," said a prominent Washington
skin specialist.
"This theory Is a deep-rooted one,
but Is only pnrtlnlly true. I will tell
you tho fiiiidaiiientnl reason. It Is not
generally known Hint Hip skin of a
woman fits differently over Hie cra
nium than Hint or a man. Beneath
the cuticle on n woman's crnnluni Is
a 4 li In layer of adipose IIshiip, or 'fat,'
about n sixteenth of an Inch In thick
ness. This layer of fat Is not present
on the crnnluni of n mini. Ills cutlclo
Ills nnd draws tightly over Hip skull.
The result Is that the cuticle on a
nan's crnnluni atrophies, or dries nml
withers quicker tliiin Hint on a wom
an's. Ills hlllr docs not receive the
nourishment that Is Imparted to tin
hair of n woman by reason of tie
layer of adipose tissue, nnd Hi" result
Is that bis hair becomes more readily
dry nnd diseased, falls out, nnd bald
ness ultimately ensues. A bnld volu
tin Is a rarity. If the cuticle of n wntu
nu's hend fitted ns tightly ns that of a
man a biild-bended woman would bo
n common sight. Wouldn't they' be
funny objects? Ougli!
"There Is not one woman In a mill
ion that knows that nature was kind
to her In the manner I have mentioned;
In fact. It Is not known outside of tin
medical profession, and In the profes
sion not sullleleiil Importance Is at
tached to It hi fronting diseases of the
scalp. It nlso furnishes an explana
tion ns to 'why women can go around
In the winter time with a p'lsla'te
stamp for a hat nml not take coM.'
It. Is not altogether becnuse their hair
Is thick nnd long, but beci-use the ex
tra layer of fnt imparts to the head
of a woman a warmth that In not fur
nished to the cranium of n mini. Tiilt
Is n selentlllc explanation which 1 il l
not recall reading In the public prints."
Washington Star.
A Chinese Mmte il Itcvnii-e.
Frequently n person In China
Lnvenges himself by defacing a pre
sumed tomb of his rival, or some treo
connected with tlu spot. This effect
ually breaks the luck of that person or
family. A man convicted of attempt
ing to break fung-sliwny Is severely
punished, ns It Is one of the gravest
crimes of which a person can be ac
cused. Fuug-shwuy keeps many n corpso
from being burled for years, and tho
whole family lu n perpetual whirlpool.
The place of honor Is on the left side
of tho tomb, nnd Is Intended for the
first son, the nearest place on the right.
Is for the second son, nnd so on. Now
tho position on the left may not be so
propitious ns the one on the right, nnd
so there Is perpetual quarrels between
the two sons us to which each shall
occupy. One Is ns desirous of secur
ing a certain place as nnotber Is op
posed to It. One person may Insist on
having the bnrlnl postponed for a cor
tnln period becnuse the yenr of the
Chinese sexagenary cycle conflicts
with his horoscope. Sometimes tho
burial docs not tnko p'.nco for the rea
son flint that particular year Is one In
which It would not be advisable to
build a tomb fronting in a certain di
rection. J here Is no trouble lu keep
ing tho corpse unhurled for an Indefi
nite period, ns It Is safely stowed away
In au hermetically scaled cofllu.
Slitn-l.lRlits on I,lto. '
Belter nn ouuee of to-day than n
pound of to-morrow.
Your secret Is your servant, but givo
It liberty nnd It becomes your muster.
The real proof of the pudding is In
the state of your health the morning
offer you have eaten It.
Mnu'a Inhumanity to man enables
tho policeman to draw his salary.
Tho oftcner a mau's Idols nre shat
tered the less he cares for divinities.
Probably the future looks dark be
cause coming events cast their shad
ows before tJiem.
A girl mny bo lioth pretty nnd Ignor
ant, but she Is never ignorant of the
fact that she Is pretty.
I'eoplo may sympathize with tho
mnn who acts the fool occasionally,
but not with tho ono who insists on
giving a continuous performance,
Chicago News.
VIhii rigs lliillil Homes.
In pnrts of Ternk rude little resi
dences mny bo observed, each having
but ouo householder tho boar that
constructed It.
To raise bis nulo dwelling the Pontic
pig bites off shrubs and grass c'ose to
the ground acl upon a cleann;: pre
viously made, within nn hour or two,
has built the abode, to which he retires
dally about 11a. m., sleeps for four or
five hours and then takes a scroll.
It Is true tlmt the pigs of Pernk aro
touiowhat Jerry builders, 'jut then they
Oliver occupy their houses more than
three or four days beore moving to
some other newly constructed tene
ments. rearson's Weekly.
A Sparrow's Oild Expat-lone.
An escape of a sparrow at the homo
of Mrs. Susan Fox Is remarkable
enough to be worth recording. The
bird In some manner full Into the chim
ney and from there made Its way
through two elbows mid several
joints of stovepipe Into tho back of tha
stove, through the damper and under
the oven In the ashpan, where Its flut
tering attracted the attention of Mrs.
Fox and she rescued It There wns
hot nre In the stove at tho time, but
the little bird seemed to be none tho
worse for Its peculiar Journey. OJ
City Derrick.
ATE II
mi i
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Eaqto Killed In Mercer County New Elec
tric Ral'way (or Tircntum and Sprlngdsle.
Minor Injured by Dynamite
Following prrnoni were granted pen
sions last wick:
Jeremiah Kainscy, Bedford, $-'t;
George t'ntnr, Ciitionsburg, $(; An
drew J. Hruer, Millhall, $o; James I'itz
Kcralii, I'lcaant View, Jio; Alexander
M. Hitncr, l.iginiicr, $lo; Daniel II.
Crawshaw, St. Clair, $io; Horace A.
Watson, West Middlesex. $lo: l.otlcn
H. Ilrvilcti, Shiiiistown, John Mc
Kcightiin, Catinellioii, $8; Jcmnhli
Iturgcss, Ciinntislnirg, $io; Orrin II.
Matthews. Heaver, $17: Joseph H. Shir
ley, Long Kun, $10: Louis N. Morgn,
West McKecsport. jfi; James L. I.niitf,
Kcynoltlsville, $6; August l lofo, Mycrs
dafe. $....
Martin Hession, a miner nt ritfstnn,
received injuries which may result fa
tally, lie was smoking bis pipe when
it suddenly exploded. The supposition
is that be had a itvnnmite rap in his
pocket mixed up with bis tohneci.
I'.niil NiKshcrgcr, of Wilmington
t'uvnship, Mercer comity, had a fight
willi an eagle in bis barn yard Friday.
The bird nttc mpU'd to carry off a chicken
end Mr. Uosslicrgcr knocked, it down
with a club. It then Hew at him. badly
clawing and lacerating bis face with in
tntuns. lie killed the eagle, which
measured six feet four incites from tip
to tip.
.V'ottn r cuke town is proposed f'ir
Wcimnrrl.nid county. The Ocean Coal
Coi' pany has began the construction 01
Loon coke ovens nn the Gardner farm
mar I lcitiii;ii The llempfield b-anrh
01 the I V 11:1 yl .-inn railroad is being
cxtM'dcd to the field, and one slinft has
been opt ned t ) the depth of ,1iO feet. An
exc-.'h nt vein of ton I has been stni'l;
and the creclii 11 of the ovens will be be
gun at nin e.
S:hs A. Kline, of Grccnslntrg, exec
utor of the ctate of an aged wniii in
n.iieeil Sabina ! r, who died at .M-'ili-si
n, Yi'cMinr.rcIati'l county, some time
fieri, M-:t his son Wade and Kirk Mc
Conncll down to Madison to look after
some of liic belongings of the deceased.
In e.oing through an old ch'-st tiny
found ifiC.ooo in cash, ovtr fs.ooo of
which was in gold.
The peach crop in Center rnd adjoin
ing counties is beginning to ripen and
the fruit will soon be ready to market.
The crop this year is probably the larg
est ever grown in this section. In Nit
tany valley alone it will aggregate over
10.000 bushels, while the total will pos
sibly reach close to 20,000 bushels,
(rowers expect to clean up from $.'5,000
upwards from the crop.
George Henderson, of Shenango
township, Lawrence county, heard a
noise in his cornfield and slipping
down with a club he jumped upon wh it
lie supposed to be a cow, but which
turned out to be a huge black bear. A
desperate encounter ensued. Hender
son finally breaking away and escaping
to the house. The bear is supposed to
have escaped from a show.
At Wilkcsharre twenty-one youn
women took the final vows and receiv
ed the black veil at Malinskrodt convent
Tuesday morning. Light of them arc
natives of the United States and the
others are from Germany. Rev. P.
Christ, of Scranton, officiated at the
high mass and Kcv. C. D. Mackerel, S.
J., of HulTalo, delivered the sermon.
Friends of Judge John u. Love, of
Ecllefontc, have sent to Governor Stone
a petition signed by almost all the mem
bers of the Center county bar praying
for his appointment to the place of the
Supreme Court bench made vacant by
the death of Chiei Justice Green an I
consequent promotion of Judge McC'.iI
loin to be chief justice.
John II. II. Lewis, justice of the peace
and ex-postmaster of Franklin Mills,
Fulton county, is in custody at Magcrs
town. charged with receiving exorbitant
fees in securing pensions. Lewis once
served six months in jail at Pittsburg
for extorting an illegal fee from George
Peter Barniiart, a pensioner of Fuitr.a
county, Ta.
William Cinglc, a farmer near Laugii
Ijntown, Westmoreland county, respond
ed to a knock at his front door in broad
daylight and was beaten into insensi
bility by men with sandbags. Neighbors
heard his cries and came to his assist
ance. The plunder secured by the rob
ber.', was trilling.
General orders have been issued from
the headquarters of the National Gua.d
of Pennsylvania announcing the honora
ble discharge of the Twentieth regi
ment; Company K. Sixteenth regiment,
and the Gray Invincibles, which were
recently mustered out of service.
A portion of the old Tcnnyroyal coal
mine which has been operated in the
Second ward of Connellsville for y
years, caved in under some of the Balti
more and Ohio tracks near the Sodom
shops, letting some cars into the cre
vice. As the result of a reouest by the
American Iron and Steel Manufacturing
Company, at Lebanon, to their striking
ironworkers to return to work, the men
held a meeting and decided not to return
unless the puddlers are paid at the rate
of $.1.50 a ton.
Work has been started on an electric
railway connecting Tarentuin, New
Kensington and Snringdale. At the Ta
rentum -end it will join with the line
already in operation between that town
and Natrona.
Attorney W. II. Mirtin, of New Ken
sington, has been arrested, charged with
violating the act of assembly and also
"with setting himself up as a lawyer
when not a member of the Westmore
land county bar." He gave bail.
The Beaver Falls Steel works, recent
ly aLsorbcd by the Crucible Steel Com
pany, has been ordered closed in
definitely. The remains of. Harry A. GrifTin, who
lied July 31, at a hospital in Vienna,
Austria, from pneumonia contracted on
one of Cooke's European tours, were
brought to the home of his mothc.
Mrs. Julia Griffin, in Beaver.
Arrangements have been completed by
which the Banner Silk company, of
Paterson. N. J., will establish a branch
mill at Meadville. It will start with
60 hands and will eventually employ 25-1.
The management of the Meadville
city hospital are about to build an addi
tion to the hospital to be used for the
treatment of patients suffering from
;onteicus diseases.
THE MAN AN0H3 COAT.
How etiftom tnnltps ns tremble!
We assmne tlmt we are hrnve,
tint we're each and sll afraid of fashion's
test.
It is useless fn dissemble
You nro Mrs. (liimily's sive
Completely, though the (act is nnt con
fessed. You tnlk nf rrformntion;
Ami you nny you'll nvrrltirn
l)r sncinl system every time you vole,
Hut n snd. pervpirihu pntinn
IlimthliK-ly Iiim pn'iisvl to Irnrn
Have you nerve enough to gi without a
n coat?
It. is nnt n tiling nf li"ntity:
It is wrinkled in the biielt,
And Ims bottmis which are not the slight
est use.
But you think it is y.wr diiy,
Tlimiuh Hip tliirity finveni'-iits emck,
To wear it nnd svniil the mob's nlmne.
V'ou mny proudly face the lirinor.
You mny scorn tin foetnnn's blnile
Which is murderously pointed at your
tliront; ,
But when wenry nml perspiring,
Are you wise nnd nnnfraid?
Have you nerve enough to ft without a
a coatT
Washington Slur,
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Ilonx "What's good for removing
superfluous htilr'f" Junx "Have you
tried a razor?"
"After nil." asserted the youthful
machine polltlelnn, ' I believe in 'ring'
methods." "Ob, fieorge!" sin pried,
"this Is so sudden." Chicago Post.
"Io you menu to Insinuate Hint I
enn't tell Hie truth?" "Ity no menus.
It Is Impossible to sny whnt a mnn can
do until he tries." Chicago Post.
Willie "Pny, pop, whnt Is con
science?" Willie's Pa "Conscience,
my boy. Is that within which tells cm
when somebody else Is doing wrong."
rVt n hoy to (liz::iiii garden,
And you nety pruunoiticnti,
Lre you've s:if.:v turned the eorrer
'lliat fcumu hiiy'll he liictfini; li;ut.
Cliiuitfo Jtceni-'I.
Nell "Are you sine he Is trustwor
thy?" Hollo "Well. I put 111 m to tho '
lest lust nlghl." Ni II "What d'.d you
do?" P.elle "I loan 'd bii.i my um
brella." Invalid (to symiinthlzin;; caller; "My
dear, I have lost nearly nil my hair."
Literal Chlld-"I know where It Is,
mamma; I saw It In your dressing
table drawer." Harper's 15a::ar.
"Sllekney Jones never seems to wnnt
ruiy but cold commercial relations with
me." ' "Is that so? Well, I owe him
money, nnd he keeps our commercial
relations hot." Indianapolis Journal.
A mnn'i Rood deeds live after hira
When he depart this lii'e;
Hut if they're deeds fur real estate
in court there mny b st.-iie.
.St. Loiii rost-Uispateli,
"That woman tried to beat mo down
on the price of quinine." "Whnt did
she sny?" "Hhe Mild I ought to uinke
It ten cents cheaper becnuse she hnd
to pay her little boy to take It." Chi
cago Itecord.
Old Lndy (pointing to elevated rail
road) "Where do them cars go to?"
City Mnn (bin rledlyi "Almost any
where you waut, nin'ain." rqj lady
"Land snkes! I thought they hnd to
stay on the rails." New York Weekly.
Teacher "The sentence In the lesson
Is. 'He went there out of Idle curiosity.'
How would you define 'idle curiosity?' .
Givo nn Instance, If one occurs to you."
Had Hoy "Well. I think a mummy Is
about as Idle a curiosity as any I know
of, ma'am."
Bride (weeping) "You complain
about the meals already, and I thought
you might nt least close one eye to tho
cooking tho first month we wero mar
ried." Tho Hungry IIiisbmid-"My
dear, I have closed both eyes, but
things don't taste any bolter." File
gende I'.laetter.
Mr. Ilatiskeep "My wife broke tt
fnlry lamp, two vases, nnd a cut-glass,
flower-stand In our parlor Inst evening,
but sho accomplished her purpose."
Mr. Asciim "For goodness' sake, what
was her purpose?" Mr. Hatiskecp
"To capture n clothes moth sho saw
I fiylug uround." Philadelphia Press.
The Cnstle ot Ufyssst.
in lthnca there are ruins which
generally known as the Castle of
ses. Although cyclopenn walls
gate openings) nre found, nnd th
which Is 4kj feet above tho sen
adapted for the residence of a
chief, many nrcliacloglsts have
doubtful whether the Identification
the place should continue to be a
cepted. iJr. Dorpfeld has been pro
vided with funds to undertake a more
thorough exploration of the ruins thnn
has hitherto been attempted. Several
years ago he exhumed the Island of
Ithncn and fixed on a site In another
part of It. He has since come to tbe
conclusion that tho residence of Ulys
ses Is not to be found there, but In tho
Island of Leucndla or Santa Morn aud
near the town of Leucns, which somo
have Identified as the Homeric Nerl
cus. Leucndla, It will bo remembered,
has poetic associations, for from on
of the cliffs Sappho committed suicide.
She was passionately In lovo with a
beautiful youth named Phaon, and as
she failed to obtain a return of affec
tion, she Is said to have thrown her
self from the promontory under the be
lief that those who took that leap
would be cured of their love, if not
destroyed. In some wnys Leucndla:
corresponds more closely with the d
scrlptlon la the Odyssey thau does
Ithaca but It will undoubtedly be aim-
cult to persuade scholars to abnndoi
such an ancient tradition Sclent!
Amcrlcau.
Maria Utr Proait.
The late Canon Lyttelton. of Glou
cester, England, when rector of Hag
ley, was foud ot scleullnc teaching,
and formed a class In bis school for
physiology. After a few lectures be
received a letter from the mother of
one of bis pupils, snying: "Reverend
8lr Please not to teach Susan any
thing more about her Inside; It makes,
ner proud."
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