A properly arranged, personally loiiilucted totir around the world could he limilt' to Include glimpses of flvo or six wars. The Seninlliinvlun element In this country niiinln-m nenrly a l,Otx),ntHl Souls. 'I'lu-y are located principally In rmir slates lown, Illinois, Wisconsin nml Minnesota. !r. Ward, the Persian advance ngciil of progress, with his porcchiln bnlh. IiIh electric lights, IiIh telcphoiii? nml IiIh hansom cab, nil In Teheran, reminds ns Imw rapidly the whole World In being assimilated by trade mul i'imimi'!i'i. 'I'lu- I'!iil:ii1i'lililn Ledger says: "Tlii proposition to do nwny with the ob jectionable Secret features of the grand Jury I urn-fly worthy of roll- Millf nilioll, 1 tilt It Is questionable wlicthfi- tin- tlini- has jet iirrlvfil for abolishing tin- grand Jury entirely." Under favorable conditions of pence tin- inoi'iullty mining soldiers Is ir:ti'ti cnlly tin- If. -it Known, with 1 ihntli rate of only llvi- In every 1ii. Com pared with n soldier's life, tin- placid iIii.vh fvi n of n clergyman nro full of danger, for his ilcntli rate H 11 In 1mhi, or more than twice ns great as Hint of IiIh in 1 1 ! t -i m 1 lirotlici-. Ity tin- conditions of it irv; fellow ship In sociology c st.ilili.ihfil at Iinr viinl. tlio holder will have to make his rislilciicc In tho tenement district of Huston In n ivmliiiir-rooin ami general resort iniilntriliii 1 by one of tin- stu Idints' -1 1 : 1 1-i t : 1 1 1 1 organizations. Tin1 fellowship Is oiilleil (lie Sorlli F.nd House Fellowship, nftcr the name of liic Institution. The novel question whether conn Hfl, In nn argument to the Jury, has n right to shell tears has lieen decided liy the Hiiprenic court of Tennessee in tho enso of Ferguson vs. Moon, tho court holding that If the tears bo avail able It Ik not only the privilege hut tho duty of counsel to shod them on the appropriate occasion. The weeping whs done In a breach of promlso case liy tho counsel for the plaintiff. Tho Kansas City Star, discussing tho growth of newspaper Importance snys: "In spite of occasional statements to tho contrary, there litis lieen a Con stant linprovenifiit In the nccurncy as well ns In the celerity of news gathering. The day lias passed when n newspaper may hope to pain by making a practice of falsifying. In this, ns In other matters, nn enlight ened public opinion Is the chief cor rective." In Accordance, with his own wish the name of the rrince of Wales did not appear In the published list of those who gave wedding presents to Lady Randolph Churchill, lest ho should seem to nbot a marriage of Which his judgment disapproved, but the prince did not forget Ills long and kind ooquuliitniioeshlp with tho bride, and on tho day before the wed ding he personally gave to her a little gold pig, set with Jewels. Apropos of the fact that many Am ericans visit Kurope every year to nee sights which are discounted by those at home, a western paper says that tourists express great wonder at the cor railway up Rigl Kulm, which runs a distance of four and a half miles, while by going to Pike's Teak they might ride on one eight and three fourths miles long. The ascent of tho former Is 4072 feet and that of Jho latter Is 81(10 feet an average of WO feet per mile. The steepest grade on the Plke'a Teak railroad 1m an ascent of 1.T'0 feet to the mile. Washington recently bad n most suggestive exhibition of the Industrial Indian schools throughout tho country, which, besides the regular school work, Included drawings, paintings, fancy work, plain tewing, imtchliig and work In wood mid Iron. This was un doubtedly the best collection of In dian work ever brought together, and reflects credit upon those who originat ed tho Idea und carried It out Many of the names of the exhibitors were odd, but little Dog Hand, Windy John, Ben Bushy-hond and Viola Black Thunder do as clever work oh their white brothers and ulsters of the same uses. The drawings are said to possess merit, and the maps evidence skill. One of the notable features of the evhlblt was uu assortment of fine point lace, made by the Indians of Leach Lake, Minn., from which they derive a considerable income. The niort practical things shown were neatly made calico and gingham dresses, bonnet, aprons and girls' uni forms. There was also u great variety of forge work and a number of well and stoutly built shoes. WHEN WE'LLAIL BE C00D. I don't know wlirn the dry will come lint yen nml 1, we know Tlmt after awhile our Rood resolves ill into briiid Brow. Borne day, when wo both have the time, We'll cast our fault away. And ou'll be good, and I'll In good We'll nil ho kjiiuiI, soma il:iy, We'll rim our litisitipss affair With thought of fellow-men. For we will let our uooil intent !o into action then. We'll innkc our friend all happier, And life will really pay: For you'll be good, anil I'll bo good We'll oil be good, aome day. Pome dnv of course, it's 'way ahenil Hut I know, no do you. That some Hay we will take a turn, And tiy the (rood and true. We'll do oar best fur other folks, The world will he more fair. And you'll he good, and I'll be good, When we've the time to spare. Joh Y ink. in H.iltiii'oie American. U I I )l 1 CI By Cnarlei 8. Hathaway. UPON the door was a sign con veylngthe Information: "This ollieo rinses lit 3 p. 111. Oil Saturdays." This stipulation did not cover Mary Macklcn, however, for here It wns nf ter 5 o'clock Saturday nfternoon, and alone, locked In the olllce, she had just completed copying u score or more of letters dictated to her shortly before closing time, by her employer. As the result of discouraging Inter course with a lot of aches and pains in her shoulders and back Mary had taken a position nt an open window and being ten floors above the street level, she looked out upon n far reach ing area of the city's upper plateau. "What n grimy, angular, hard sur face II Is," she thought, as she studied the hills and valleys, the promonto ries nnd r.-ivlnes of the aerial geog raphy, decked hero and there with clouds of smoke nnd swift rushing flights of silver white stream. "Truly, tired ns I am, I feel it is a good thing I am privileged to eat and sleep next to the surface of tho earth. Down there is an abundance of ugliness, of course, but the people nro there, tho show windows, street cars nnd noises are there, there it is conipnnloiinble, while away up here the loneliness Is appalling; even tho flies nnd the dust decline to associate with us and" Then Miss Mncklen started sudden ly, nnd, giving a vigorous screnm, seized tho telephone receiver at her side and rnng up tho central ofllco. "(ilve me police headquarters, please," she asked, and after a brief wait: 'Tollce headquarters? It is? Well, send ollicers immediately to tho top floor, rear, of tho Security Trust build ing. Mnn there trying to commit sui cide! For (Jod's sake, hurry, or you'll bo too Into!" And then, so strangely potent Is the power of tho horrible. Miss Mncklen again turned nnd wns looking out of tho window. She saw.nenrly a square away, and standing In the top balcony of the Security Trust building's rear fi.ro escape, a young mnn who, bare headed and iu shirt sleeves, looked carefully up and down tho narrow alley so far below him; then lie moved to tho rnll of tho balcony, nnd, plne lng both hands upon tho rail, seemed about to leap over to nn awful death. Again Miss Mncklen voiced mi appeal ing shriek, but this tlmo it wns not Dnly deliberate nnd Intentional, but it carried a quality of humanity that wns heart-rending, so eager wns she to ntlrnct tho nttouUou of tho would-bo suicide. But he wns too far away, or, per haps, he purposely avoided heeding her. "If ho would but look!" she cried as, seizing a chair, she stepped upon It and raised tho window to Its full height, "perhaps a realization of tho fact that I am witness of his desper ation would cause him to pause." Her effort, or something, she know not what, caused him to step across tho balcony and disappear through an open window, and for an instant she felt relieved. The relaxation wns only for nn Instant, however, for almost Immediately ho reappeared and this tlmo ho carried a rope, Mary, certain that sho. would faint, stendled herself by placing her hnnd on top of tho let ter cabinet at one side of tho win dow. Sho saw tho young man as he tied one end of his rope securely to tho balcony post; she sny him place tho other end of tho rope around his neck, a look of desperation covering his faeo, and then sho realized that under her hnnd on the cabinet was a small mirror, her own property. Instantly she seized tho mirror, and. holding it so that sho concentrated thereon tho long, slanting rays of the declining sun, she threw a blinding re flection full iu tho fuce of the mnn she ivas trying to save. He started violently, rubied his eyes nnd. looking straight at Mury, gave a fiendish smile, and. shaking bis poor head negatively, again resurnAl his horribly deliberate preparations. Again ehe threw a shaft of over whelming light full In his eyes, and when the eclf-destroyer looked at her In reply, she was violently gectleulat Ing, begging him In pantomime to come to her. But again that fiendish smile and again a refusal. At this Juncture Mary suw a mnn Iu Who unforni atep out upon the plat form, and, ns sho had received Ave years of thorough business training, Mary fell .to the fioor In a swoon.' How long she remained unconscious Mary did not know; but when tilled with vague Impressions of repeated calls on the telephone nnd of liniia tlent knocklngs upon the office door she revived sultlciently to support her body on one elbow, she heard voices In the hallway, x Mary list mod "It's a fiun nil H'Mnnl That's whrt I think," wis uttered In x- rtp TMcJ of nn nngiv mnn. nnd It continued: "The boy wns to p t n doilnr 'or hang ing la a sling Just under IV end .( the bnleony long enough in tighten rip n single nut. lie probably finished tho Job by this time nnd never dreamed nf suicide." "Hut the hurry call was turned In from this olllce," argued n second voice. "(), you're nutty!" responded the original wise mnn. "Can't yon sec this sign snys, 'This olllce closes nt 3 p. in, on Snturdny?' Come on." And It was fully fifteen minutes nf ter Mary li.-til heard the Inst faint foot falls .of the guardians of the ponce, before she dared to sneak out of the olllce nnd nwny. lietrolt Free Press. THE HOMING FACULTY. Men Wlm Mm In Wild Coitnlrlen Al vrnym Know Wltr Cmnp Is "The mysterious faculty tlmt enables cats nnd pigeon to Und their way buck from remote points Is one of the greatest pur.M-s In nature," said n New Orleans educator who has made a specialty of Knology for many years. "We speak of it as 'sense of direction.' 'homing Instinct' nnd 'brain com pnss,' " ho continued; "but a far as explaining It Is coneerneil, nobody has ever been nble to offer n theory that wns even plausible. It used to be thought that the memory of land marks had something to do with the phonnmeiin, but Hint Is exploded by the fact Hint the miimuls always tnke the shortest cut home, regardless of the circuitous route by which they may have been carried nwny. That such powers should be highly devel oped in creatures ns different In other respects ns cats nnd pigeons Is In It self one of the most batlling nnd extra ordinary features of the whole prob lem; but I am convinced that the fuel ulty, whatever it may be, exist In n rudimentary stale In nearly nil nni mnls. Including man himself, nnd may be easily sharpened by circumstances and surroundings. For nine or ten year I used to spend part of every Rummer In Minne sota and Wisconsin, living In tho woods nnd studying nntmiil life. I be enme well acquainted with many nn tlve hunters and trappers, nml have known several who showed clear evi dence that they possessed the 'brain compnss.' No matter where they went, how they twisted nnd turned, or what happened to distract their at tention, they always kuew the direc tion of their cabins nnd could return unhesitatingly In n bee line. They were all Ignorant men nnd absolutely unable to explain their power. Tho only thing they could sny wns that they 'felt It.' Other trappers were re. marknbly expert In finding their way through the forest, but they were simply adepts at woodcraft and went by a thousand signs and tokens to which they had unconsciously turned their eyes. Tho two faculties were entirely distinct, mid, while the skilled trainer was Invnrlably niort nnd fever ishly observant, the brnlii-roiiipnss fellow wns unusually dull and sleepy and pnld no attention to his surround ings. The men themselves recognized the existence of the homing instinct, contented themselves by saying that It 'came natural to Pete or Pierre, or whatever his name might be. It la certainly a fascinating problem, nnd I have long believed that its solution would uncover some tremendously Im portant secret in regard to tho rela tions, of mnn nnd nnlnial life." New Orleans Times-Democrat. Hleplten (llmul'i Slnrf. Stephen (Irani, the great benefactor of Philadelphia, was born in Bor deaux, France, wus left nn orphan nt ten and put on u ship us cabin boy. That was his flj-st trip to America. Ho could not rend or write, but ho worked hard to iiiako up dcllclencles in early training, and soon set up a shop in Walker street. New York City. Ho-e ho marrlet. Polly Lum, daughter of a calker, against het father's wish. Tho niurrlngo proved unhappy, and Glrnrd went to sen again before, nt forty, ho found Ills real vocation as a merchant In Phila delphia. When In 1703 yellow fever broke out In the city Ulrard proved himself a truo hero, nnd organized tho public hospital. Ills magnificent be quest to the city' is famous tho world over. Iu one room are kept his boxes and his bookcase, some of his papers, his clothing a pair of homely old knitted braces bespeaking his plain and frugal habits. Wlter Sulfa Are I.oif. Once when a certain well-known English Judgo was trying u cose he was disturbed by a youug man who kept movlug about In the rear of tho courtroom, lifting chairs and looking under things. v 'Young man," said his lordship, "you are making a great deal of unneces sary noise. What nro you about?" "My lord," replied tho young mnn, "I have lost my overcoat, und uin try ing to find It." "Well," said tho venerable Judge, with a grim smile, "people often lose wholo suits iu here without mukiug all that disturbance." Ore, Appetite of a Cow, The enormous appetite of a cham piou cow Is shown by tho amount of food eaten dully during a test of the Ilolstelu cow, Itosa Bonheur Oth, which died recently. She held the world's record of milk production of 100.75 pounds In one day. and 720.33 pounds iu oue week. She ate dally 11-1 pounds slluge, twelve pounds corn meal, nine pounds out meal and twenty-seven pounds roots,' or n total of 174 poiiuds, of which 5-'. 43 pounds wai dry matter. She weighed 1750 pounds. D9C000OOO0030CO00COOOOC00O FARM TOPICS 1 UOOOCCOCOCOOCOvCCOCOCCCGcS Rowing Herd In a Mnlut Rnll. Sowing seed In dry weather may re sult Iu but few nf the seeds germlnnt Ing If the ground Is very dry It will take moisture from the seeds, but It the) soil is damp Hie seeds draw moist ure from the soil. The lack of moist ure Is the cause of seed being slow In germinating unless when covered too deep, which causes the seed to be longer In pushing through tho ground. Reunion ICe For Higher Price. To keep eggs for higher price placo them on rack Iu n cool placo and turn them twice a week. An Important point Is to hnve no male with tho liens, as they will lay without the presence of males. An egg which contain no germ will keep three times n long ns will one that Is fertile. For this reiison nil who desire to keep eggs must select those layed by their own fowls, ns It Is a risk to procure eggs promiscuously from various farms. Drinking I mintnln For Poultry. For n practical drinking fountain, n stone Jug with the bottom removed nml n small hole In the side, nbout two Inches from the bottom, set In n large dish, ns n plant-put saucer about ten or twelve Inches in diameter, sup plies the place of the morn costly drinking fountain. The Jug has n wooden plug driven Iu the top nml when the Jug Is dirty It can lie readily washed . In tilling, the jug is taken out. of the saucer and Is Inverted and then filled: the saucer Is then placed over It nnd the jog Is turned to the right position. Tills fountain prevents any roiitamlualloii of the water nnd keeps It cool. A little slick sulphur placed 111 the Jug will keep off many of Hie diseases prevalent III the poul try yard. Parking nml Tenting Rllngn. The silage will have become settled nnd have reached Its stationary staue within three weeks nfter filling. Tho silo may then be opened nml feeding mnybcgln. In inciting whole cornstalks into the silo tho butt should be laid at the corners. If the butts mold, but little valuable feeding material I lost. Keep the edges of the silo nbout two feet higher Hum tho middle when inciting. It hardly pays to silo any thing but the corn plant. Tho air contained In ihc hollow stalks of most fodder plants makes them hard t'i keep sweet In a silo. No need to hurry In lining utiles the machinery is hired by the day. After opening the silo It Is bi'Rt to begin feeding grndnnlly. The summer silo Is n great help on dairy farms when the pasturage be comes scanty. It should bo a scpnrate slruet".re or n part of tho winter silo separated with a partition. It should be filled with fodder corn nnd left un opened until the next summer. Or ange Juild Fnrmer. Ilnmlr Rrrnper Tor tha Rliible. A very bandy stable scraper Is mailt nf nn Inch board Ave Inches wide mid nbout eight Inches longer than the width of a fotir-tiiied fork. In one edgo of tho board wo boro n quarter Inch hole for each tine, running them In about three Inches, tho holes pass ing out upon tho sldo of the board. The opposite or lower edge of the board is beveled behind, thus forming v v V FOllK STADLE SCRAPE U, a good scraping edge. After tho coarse manure is pitched up tho fork tines arc Inserted in tho holes which nre In the board and tho scraper shown In the cut is nt oneo reudy for uso For a place In which to keep tho scraper when not In use, we null a cleat on tho floor two Inches from tho wall and secure the scraper behind this cleat, then place oue foot on tho scraper and withdraw the fork. Notches may bo cut In the edgo of the board opposite tho holes to assist in placing tho Hues. l:nflt from Inlrylng. Tho benefits from dairying nro so various that an experienced farmer does not recognize one-half their value. The grain or cotton farmer counts the cash In hnnd from the sale of his crops as so much profit, and never stops to figure whether his land Is better or worse, and his implements by uso depreciated In value, or his horses or mules ouo yenr nearer the final limit of usefulness. He lives only In the present, with no eye to tho future, and under such a system no business, uot even farming, will always pay a profit. Thus It has come to be "known and rend of all men" that at least some Intelligence and forethought must be shown even In farming, to reap success. Tho most successful farmer has always been that one who relied uot on a sluglo crop, but on a diversity of crops, so that If one falls another might make up the deficiency, and in that diversity dairying should occupy u prominent place, especially when there is a good market for the product. B. J. Hll lldge, In Southern Farm Magazine. An American ofllccr with Admiral Seymour's expedition snys there were more arms and munitions of war in the IIsl-IClu (China) arsennl, captured by Seymour, than In the wholo United States. 1 A NOVEL TOW BOAT. Bnck trer Tow a Party nf Flhermn on sn Inlnnil f.kn, F.very summer la productive of some, surprising stories concerning the wild game of the Maine woods, imrtletilur ly the deer, which nro so ruuieroii that they rail scarcely avoid man If they tried, most of the bodies of wa ter popular with fishermen being in game section. Tint perhaps a tinununl a method of Interviewing n deer come from tho Huinford Full Time ns Wn ever re ported from the western part of the State, whero they nre most fertile In llnditig new ways of creating a sensa tion liscntorlnlly. Charles K. Fernald and Chester Uls bce, of ltnmford Falls, started Juno 7 for n few days' outing nt tho lakes. They met their guide, W. C. Holt, of llnnover, nt l.'pptr I lain In the nfter noon mid proceeded nt once to Itlcbnrd son pond. That ( veiling they caught sixteen front, one wleghlng three pounds. The next day they had good success, and on the morning of tho third day took a five and onehnlf pound trout, which Is one of Hie larg est. They left with fifty-four fine trout to the credit of Ulchiirdson pond, mid Saturday noon reached West Arm, where they took four trout weighing respectively four, three and one-linlf, three mid two and one-half pounds. That night they returned to Upper Pain nnd next morning went over to the nnrroivs, where they bad good luck. From here they went to Middle Ham, thence to 11. pond, where the sport with the (led- took place. At H. pond they took eighteen trcut, weigh ing over one pound each. When about ready to start for home, Monday, rowing from Cull Hock down toward the cninp, nbout opposite Mas sachusetts dull house, they saw two deer swimming In the pond. As tho boat, iieared Hi" deer the latter would bead for the r.liore, then Holt would row out nroutid them nml hend them off. This was kept tip until the doe went off mid Holt decided to pay his attentions to the buck, which was n gooil-sl.ed one, with bolus ten to twelve Inches long In tho velvet. Iu half or three-quarters of mi hour Holt had tuckered the old fellow so he could iut his hand on him. Next lie rowed uriiiiiid'uml grabbed Hie buck liy the tnll mid held on. This fright ened the old fellow, and he struck out with renewed vigor, though he was panting heavily. Finally the anchor rope wns noosed nnd passed over the fellow's horns. This wns an Improvement on the former unseleiitliic arrangement of n tow line. After playing tho cap tive some time, nnd being towed quite a distance by the buck In his efforts to get nwny, tho boys let him go. Maine Sportsman. The, OI1et llrltl.li Regiment. The ilrst of the P.ritlnh lino regi mcnts, nnd. In fact, one of tho oldest regiments In the world. Is tho Itoyal Scots. It N descended from those celebrated Scottish regiments of Cav aliers who, under Cromwell Inn perse cution, nttnehed themselves to both tho Swedish army under (Justnvus Adolphus, and also to that of tho French, where they were known ns the "Scottish Archer Cunrd." At the Itestorntlon they returned nmld gen eral rejoicings to servo under Charles II., and have since ttuten part In count less campaigns. On their colars they wear tho thistle ns thdr distinguishing budge, and tho letters "It.S." appear on their shoulder straps. Next comes tho Koyal West Surrey, or (jueen's, who wear Catherine of Jtraganza's lamb upou their collars. The Itoyal Lancaster, or King's Own, have tho British lion on their collars specially granted to them by William III. Tho white illumes tipped with red of tho Northumberland Fusiliers nro sym bolical ot their share in the capture of St. Lucia In 17CS, where they plucked tho white plumes from the helmets of tho French killed, dipped them In blood, nnd went In to win. Hob White In Aunrrnllu. Hob White is making his wnyaround tho globe. From New Zealand comes a fnvorablo report of tho work of In troducing American quail into that country. The birds were sent from Kansas via Snn Francisco, and nfter a long nnd tempestuous voyngo, which proved fatal to a largo number, 4u0 of tho first consignment reached their destination, but tho death rate then proved to bo very hlglf. Subsequent shipments were more successful, nnd lots of from twenty to 2'X) have been distributed nt a dozen different points. In its fifteenth unuual report the Wel lington Accllmutlzatlou Society notes that the quail are doing well In their new home. Ono serious drawback to tho enterprise la found in tho poison ing operations which are carried on extensively for the suppression of tho rabbit pest. Large numbers of the birds are known to have perished from this cause. Forest nnd Stream. A UmIcm Drink. Frederick VlUlers, In his letter about Mngcrsfonteln, relates Hits incident: After the battle be came on some of the wounded enemy. "Tho Scandina vian iu command had a bayonet thrust through bis stomach nnd was dying. He signed to me that be was thirsty. I lifted him up and gave him a cup of condensed milk. A wounded com panion lying by his stile said, In very good English: 'It's no use to give It him, sir; It only runs ont the hole In his stomach.' This was true, but still the poor fellow bad tho sensation of the refreshing draught passing down bis throat. It was his last drink. I can sco his eager, hungry look even now, and, though an enemy, I wish I could have done more for him. A few hours afterward ho was burled by the side of the heroes of the Highland Brigade."-Louduu Leader. TENSIONS GRANTED. Many Rnlict n! Former Ar,o .Oiiconercd, Contract Let for Electric Una-Cm-noil Mine Fire Boss Arreoled. I'cminns have been granted the fn! lowing persons: John F. Shawinorl, llelli criuiii, $u; Christopher C. (Jer hurt, llrookvillc. $17; John (let, Reiv er Springs, $12; I.iwis I). P.arncs, New Hrighton, $17: William (). Simnnton, Wayiu-shurg, $10; K.mdall Middaugh, Kldrcd, $H; Isaac M. (jr.mdon, Wayne burg. $10: Groruc A. I'nuvn, Fayette City. $H; Klinbitli Kcslrr. Heaver Falls, $8: Herman liocik, MrKecs Kockft, $.-; William Ssrvcr, Hrnddnck, $12: Mar garet A. Gilchrist. Indiana, $K; John M. r:,.i,., !,.., ,,..11 !i,. n.,r... i..,i.i: cmd. dead. Indiana. ?.)o; Catherine I'eJ- diciird, Indiana, Israel Freeze, liellcdmtc, ?.io. The initial contract for a network of ' electrical railways to cover the western Part of Westmoreland county has been let to F.dgar A. Tennis, of Philadelphia. by the Crcighton, New Kensington and Springdale Street Knilivny Company. The line under contract ennnerts wi:lt ,i, I'..- 1 m .,..11.... i: and extend south, with a loop nrro;s .1... A11....1 . - t- : . uic in i;iM-iiy niii hi .sew rven Miiy ium, to Aspimvall, where connection will be made with the Consolidated Traction Comapny's lines to Pittsburg. James KadrlifTc who was fire boss at the lir.-irticll mine when the explosion of tas orcuiT'-d there December 2,t, ha been arrested and is in jail nt Union town d:i im'i irmati'in made by Charles Connors mine inspector for this district. K.nlclifTc is charged with violating the mining law iu not reporting to tin mine fim nian. ns the act of assembly requires that cai or firedamp existed in the mine on the morning of the explo sion. Thomas llarpc, former crator ol Carnegie inu-emu, has returned to Pitt-burg from an txploring tour o three months in the lower Kooky moun tains, lie lias brought with liini corn which he claims was stored by people who lived 5.000 years ago. ami many other interesting specimens, among tln-m weapons of stone, Hint and vol canic glass. The people who mado these weapons were the Pueblos, or cliff dwellers. An effort will probably be made soon to move the county seat from Mercer to cither Sharon or Greenville. The matter will probably be put to a vote Residents in some parts of the county complain oi tile difficulty in reaching Mercer on account of the poor railroad facilities and the roads leading into the town, which, arc nt times impassable. The increase of population in the val ley is regarded as sufficient to warrant the change of the county seat. A t.ooo barrel oil well lias been struck on the Aaron Stewart farm, in Econ omy township. Heaver county, about 3.000 feet from the Ncely pool and the famous well on the Robert Wallace farm. The bit had pone but i short distance into ihc sand when the oil be gan to surge ami sputter with such force rs to prevent further drilling. Duff Hros., of Beaver, are the principal own ers of the new well. Golden & Crick, contractors, have se cured the contract for the New Grand Armv home at Hawkins station, near .Pittsburg, at an estimated cost of abo.it S.li.oeo. Work on rebuilding the struc ture which was destroyed by fire some time ago, will he started at once. It is to be plain in design, replete with all modern improvements and ready for oc cupancy about March I, 1001. John Richer, 18 years old, a Slav em ployed at the Red Jacket furnaces, New Castle, was found dead about too yard from his boarding house. His shoes were gone and his legs were tied to gether. A bottle containing whisky and sherry wine was found beside him. It is believed that the man was miir dired, although no wounds that would have caused death were found. Mrs. Annie Kline, aged .15 year', wife of Rudolph Kline, a prominent farmer and citizen of Mifi'in county, was burn ed to death nenr Granville. She was assisting her husband to remove a large kettle from over a fire when her cloth ing became ignited. Mr. Kline, in try ing to save his wife's life, was, it is feared, fatally burned. The home of "Daddy" Lantz. an German living out in Connclbf township, l-ayette county, was l-ntlay. In the house he had $2,000 in a sack, and the lossl house was $1,500 additional, any insurance. ine old man it destitute and neighbors are him. He had no faith in banks. A stock company has been org.A lor the purpose of furnishing oil natural gas to Johnstown consumei the company has already secured acres of land in Westmoreland county and has several other large tracts 111 view. The necessary machinery for sinking oil wells will be purchased and operations will begin immediately. The survivors of the Seventy-eighth regiment. Pennsylvania volunteers, will hold a re-union at Kittanning on Oc tober 11. the 30th anniversary of the muster of the regiment. The Kittan ning people are making arrangements to give the veterans a royal entertain ment. The American Tin Plate Company has ordered the shipment of all raw material from the Pittsburg and Penn sylvania plants at New Kensington. This is interpreted as meaning that the plants there will not be started this year and may be abandoned. Cornelius McCue, confined in the Indiana jail awaiting trial for the theft of two hams from a neighbor, was found lying dead in his cell in a pool of his. own blood, with his throat cut. Sunday morning. At his head lay a razor. 1 Superintendent of Public Instruction SchaetTer fixed Friday, October 19, ? the date tor tne autumn arunr aay. ana in his proclamation calls for a general observance of the day by the planting of trees. Rev. Andrew G. Grinnan. pastor fourth Sunday in September. .1 I - .-.1. .1.... ...Ml I- . 1 1 . . lima. i iu uc ?'imcu uu iu.k;c I Falls, and also to provide the town College H:ll with water.
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