The Chinese soldier does not amount
to a grent deal on a flutter. He In mere
ly the man behind the firccrnckor.
The senrelty of conl 111 Now Zealand
ling bad the effect of mining the price,
Bud Hie mines nt present working ore
Unable to rope with the demand. The
premier proposes to take steps to ter
tnlnato the lenses of coal-bonrlug
lands which are not worked.
H limy not lie generally known thnt
the United tttuti Marino Corps wns
-organized before tlie nnvy Itself. The
tuotto of the corps Is Hemiier Fidelia.
'And that description of Ever Faith
ful hns been well sustained In ninny
a trying situation lu American his
tory. America Is rapidly displacing tireat
Britain os the coul ex porting country
of the world. American miners ure
actually "carrying minis to Newcastle"
by selling cargoes of conl In the Vlil
ted Kingdom Itself. Other European
rouutrles, too. that have heretofore
drawn coul supplies from the 1'nlted
Kingdom nre now drawing largely uu
the United Mate.
The Russian government Is dis
tributing large iiuihImm-s of pnmphleU
In which the advantages of Siberia for
colonists are dcscriticd lu tempting
language. Since IS!).'! nearly a l.OoO.OOO
peasants have cmlgrntcd to the regions
opened by the new railway. They re
ceive reduced rates, get hind nt low
rates, and even advances of money,
while ".'1 schools und more tlian 100
churches have been built, for them.
The Hartford Coiirnnt tells of a
Strange sight witnessed by some of
the American soldiers In the Philip
pines during a church service recently
held In their honor. The Interior of
the church had been bedecked by the
atlves in red, white und blue, the
masterpiece of decoration being a
painted eagle ou a shield hung above
the Image of one of the saints. On the
banner which streamed from the
eagle's bill wns this legend: "The Old
Reliable Condensed Milk." It seems
thnt the artist who painted the eagle
had copied it. Inscription and all, from
the label on an old milk can, bcllov
tng that the banner bore the American
motto.
The rights of the wheelmen In In
dianapolis have been invaded by the.
mayor, who has Instructed the police
to prevent the standing of wheels
against the curbs in the business
streets. This action wns taken, It Is
said, nt the Instigation of business
men, who have made complaints that
bicycles left nt the curbs olwtruct the
streets and n.nnoy people alighting
from carriages. Court action to test
the matter Is contemplated, and it
would appear' that the wheelmen have
-
a good rase. As the Indianapolis
Tress argues, "the rider of a bicycle
Is entitled to the use of the street
equally With the owner "of
a carriage. nit bicycle ' Jj
the same class of vcTilcleg with
the carriage, taxed In the snmo wny,
and In a greater degree than the cms
rlage. in proportion to the use of the
street, nnd lie Is entitled to exactly
the snm privileges. There would bo
just as much reason In requiring car
riages to be left at livery stables in
stead of kept waiting In front of shops
for their owners as lu requiring bicy
clists to store their wheels while they
are busy In the shops."
r-2- . -m- . rw2'?J
Mr. f! T. BulM. thVJlutho-r of "The
Cruise of the Cacua5ot," says a good
word for the modern battleship, In the
London Spectator. Ug, jnf jjljftjjff
modern ships" arc rcstorifi j Uio old
lines of beauty. Monstrosities like the
French Hot-he nnd Churloinagne are
going out, but In the British Formid
able the battleship type Is reverting
more to that of the merchantman.
"Their spacious freeboard catches the
seaman's eye at once, for a good free
board means uot only a dry ship, but
plenty of fresh air below as well as
a sense of security in heavy weather."
Then when tented In Atlantic gnles
"one Is never wearied of wondering
at their splendid stability and free
dom from rolling which makes them
unique fighting platforms under the
worst weather, conditions." Then
they steer perfectly, "a range of over
three and a half degrees ou either Bids
of their course being sufficient to
bring down heavy censure upon the
quartermaster." Mr. Bullen Is both
ered by these boats" since "going
Into action one of the first
things necessary would be to
-. launch them all overbqurd nnd
let them go, secured together, so that
they might be picked up again." lie
grimly admits that there would be no
means of escape lu ciute of sinking,
for nothing would be left to float
woe.
1It children's cheeks -are rosy,;
Their limbs nre strnnir nnd etrsUjfct,
Her hnslmml loves her truly,
Anil servants on her watt!
Yet olt she sits nnd sighs
And oft she cries a ,
Out bitterly nt Fntc. .. :,' . "''
The Ancient rugs are costly
Thnt lie upon the lloor;
The lawn Is broad nnd shudy
Thnt stretches from the door; '
Hhe hnn enough, von sn? j
ller sister, o'er the way, ' s
Has Just a little more! '
4-S. 13. Klser.
j A LUCKY FIND.
UY EM. A. M. 1IF.HH.
stX ))
About eight years ago, on a warm
Hummer's nlht lu .lime, within a few
minutes of i, 1 was patrolling n quiet
part of Fast HroiiiHvn.v when n man
called out from a second story wlu
dow "Hold on. policeman?"
"Well." I usked, "what's the mat
ter ?"
"I have .Inst heard n heavy thump
In Mr. lteiitley's house, next door.
He may hare fallen and hurt himself.
He came lu n few mlnules ago. Hadn't
you better ring the bell?"
Mr. Kcntlcy wan a rich old bachelor
who liail lived entirely alone for years.
It Is nald thnt In his bonne, to which
no mushier was ever admitted, he
kept a large amount of money nnd
bonds. I rang the bell, but there was
no response.
"Are you Hire you saw him enter?"
I nsked. .
"Yes. He hadn't been In half a
minute before I heard n heavy Jar.
I have heard no sound since."
"There must be something wrong."
I said, lifter ringing the bell a second
time nod receiving no response.
I tiled tin- door, but It wns locked.
"Better force It," suggested the man
at the window.
"I don't like to do that Is there
any other entrance?"
"Yes; that alley Just beyond the
steps leads to a 'buck yard; but the
gate Is piobiibly locked, us well as the
rear door."
"I will go ami see," said I.
Walking up tlie narrow alley, I dis
covered, by tlie dim Unlit of a street
lump nearly opposite, that the gate
stood open. I looked in and per
ceived that tlie rear door was open,
and a faint light shone out. All was
quiet. I returned to tlie street.
"The gate und tlie back dtsir are
ohii. Come down, and we will go
In." I said to the man nt the window.
In half a minute he Joined me mi
the sidewalk, nnd I recognized blm
ns iui acquaintance named John
Hurke. '
"I didn't know you lived here," I
said.
"And I didn't recognize you when I
first spoke," he answered.
"Well, there may have been foul
work lu his house, nnd wc had but
ter enter together."
Wc went up the alley. Into the yard,
and entered tlie open door. The rear
room was evidently used as a kitchen,
and guided by the dim light, wo
passed through another open door In
to a narrow hall with a stairway.
Near the street door was a table ou
which stood a lighted candle. At the
foot of tlie Btnlrs lay Sir. Beutlcy,
quiie dead, ml fl jrjuhtful wound up
on hjj heaT tMiviucva JJJ that he
hnfj beep- murdered. . ...
At uiy request Mr. lturke hurried
away to the police station, a few
blocks off, to Inform the captain of
tlie murder, while I took the candle
and mnde a hasty examination of tho
premises. A number of drawers In
the second story back room bad
been broken open and ransacked,
and on the floor lay half of a fresh
looking newspaper. It struck me that
the robber might have had It In his
Pocket, and possibly used, the other
half to wrap up some oTLIb launder,
leaving behind hjm, in his hurry,
what -might prove 5 valuable clue. 1
therefore folded up the fragment and
put It In my pocket. A moment Inter
Mr. Burke rcuirped, accompanied by
several otncetT7uid a stT-gn.
To inalte this part of the story
brief, 1 will state that the usual for
malities Tollowed, tho body being
handed over to the coroner, and the
Vase was placed In the hands of tho
detectives. I at flnt Intended to RlVe
them the bit of newspaper 1 had
picked up, but as I bad a half-formed
theory aliout the murder I concluded
to keep It, at least for a day or two,
to see tf I could find a clue to tho
assassin on my own account. It was
lucky I did.
After dinner on the following day,
while off duty and In cltusen's clothes,
1 paused opposite a welPknown
hotel on the llowery, to watch
some painters who were at
work on a swinging ladder under the
eaves, when my eye chunced to alight
on a man who sat by a second story
window, apparently engaged In pack
ing a valise.
It was Hurke. What wits 'he doing
there? I bud been vaguely suspicious
of the man from the first; 'be was
too officious, I thought, too anxious
for an Investigation. I resolved "to
keep my eye on blm, and "see 'where
be was going.
With this end In 'Vie 'I'fo'sted my.
self In a doorway from which I could
see the window nt 'which he sat. It
was open, und tts !he lifted . 'some
article from the ledge ' to store It
away, th piece 'of "newspaper ou
which it Ua4 'been' lying wus carried
out by a ravrgfct"of air, and came
OutterUi 4on'ear"ft feet Ou the
nlert to notice every trifling clr.
stance, 1 saw that the pnper h-M'n
torn Irregularly, nnd 1 fanoV, J ,t cop
l-pondcd with the piece bnJ fom)(,
in tho murdered inn' U(mMPt ,
snntched.lt up and (nl tmJ
nearest dnonvr, w,mmpB ,
fragments. Vtii.t, a leap my heart
gave whiv illsrovcrnl that'they
ted,;sKiu1(.r eiactlyl There was
doubt of It
"I am on the right track," I mut
tered. "Well, Mr. Hurke, you don't
get off wlt'i imt valise so enslly."
I tMscd ilbe street, entered the
hotel, n i m nt the door of the
lismi from whose windows tlie paper
wns blown. 1 knocked softly,
"C-ome InV'siild a voice within.
1 entered, nnd found Ilurke stilt
sealed on a chair by the window.
"I thought It wns the porter," he
said In some confusion. "Who said
you might find me here?"
Without replying 1 locked the door
nnd put the key In my pocket
"I see that you nre getting ready to
go away?" 1 remarked.
"Yes: but but-"
"Suppose yon stny In New York a
little longer?"
'"What do you ineiin?" he exclaimed,
rlWIng from his chair.
"Oh, nothing of nnv grcnt conse
uence." 1 replied coolly. "Perhaps
yon wouldn't object to my taking a
look Into thnt valise."
"Perhaps you will do me the kind
ness to get out of my room," he re
torted. "Are you drunk or crazy?
Hand me thnt key and go, or I will
throw you out of the window!"
"Not so fast," said I. drawing my
revolver. "I am an ollWvr, you know,
nnd I mi here to arrest, you fur the
milliter yon committed hist night."
He stared n moment, then a change
cnine over his countenance.
"Croat Heavens, Mr. SloAuley,
what do you menu?"
"Have you ever seen this bit of
paper?" 1 asked.
As I extended it toward him I saw
that it wns a weekly paper, pub
lished In the city of Pcniiyslvnnln
from whence Hurke came; its date
was so recent that he must have re
ceived. It on the very day preceding
the murder.
Willi a look of despair on bis white
face that I shall never forget, he stng
gered to a chair. He wns thoroughly
cowed, nnd mnde no attempt to es
cape. You sit the poor wretch was
Hew nt the business.
In live minutes I tiiarchcd him Into
tlie station, where he iiiiule full con
fession, giving substantially the fol
lowing account of the crime.
The stories of lteiitley's wealth hnd
tempted him to roll him. He forced
his wny Into the house a little after
dark, one night, when he knew that
Kcntlcy hud gone out. but had barely
enteroil when the old mini enme In nt
the front door, locked It and lighted
tlie caudle on the table.
Heternilncd not to be foiled now,
Hurke rushed upon him and struck
blm down with the tools he had been
using to break tlie locks. This was
between ! nnd 10 o'clock. Then ho
ransacked the house, finding a number
of banknotes. In order to mnke a
compact parcel of them, he hastily
tore In two a pajH-r which he chanced
to have In his pocket, using one half
for his purpose and, In his nervous
haste, leaving the other lying upon
the floor, then he returned to his
room, from which he called my at
tention to Heiitley's house, foolishly
thinking thnt by so doing he would not
come within the range of suspicion.
Tn due time he was tried, found
gu"Hf5 and paid the penalty of his
crime. ' II, . '
it wlis Tills case, which I worked up
ot; my own account, u ii ! In whlclnny
success wns largely duo to mere
chance, that gave me n place on the
detective force. Many a man has
worked harder and displayed far
more sagacity than I did on that occa
sion, without accomplishing his end.
But I do Is-tter things now, nnd like
my work ns well as some persons like
tg jolvo a puzzle. Waverley Maga
slne." ", ' ..'''-
Where II Drew the Line.
''You nre sure you have that con
fidence In me that Is so essential In
choosing a life partner?" she said in
quiringly. "You trust mc full"?"
"Oh, Implicitly,' he replied. "I
would trust you with my life. Only
show me how I can prove It."
"1 will," she said with a hiTppy sigh,
"Promise me"
"Anything you asl;." ho Interrupted
"The promise Is given beforehand.
For you 1 would go through Niagara
whirlpool In a barrel, I would -cross
tho ccean In an open bout."
"Promise me," she repented "sldwly
nnd dclllicrately. "Unit. M hch SVb aro
married yoYi Will jiUl -'j'olir !biink ac
count to 'uvy liaihe. ,
HoW-evcr, of course, kllere "aro limi
tations 'to 'cveli .the liiost devoted loVt?,
and so :he 'left !llc'r 'Weeping over the
iiollowrtes iiri'd 'mockery of masculine
IprdtisUit!otts;:Chlcaso Post
"faa'aliah iiml Cliiee.
'In 'Ms slow nnd costly Journey across
;Europe,"ttn his wny to Paris, the Shah
of Persia' tasted Uruyere cheese. lie
'nibbled It at first, doubtful. Then he
' took' 1o' eating it largely, and found
gherkins went, excellently with It.
Fluully he substituted It for bread, and,
ut a princely salary, he engaged one ot
tho most expert makers to accompany
him back to Persia.
Another View.
Bho How lovely the stars look dat
Una!
"And yet bow sad! Innumerable
worlds full of men burdened with
doubt debt, dyspepsia ana aomestl-cltl"Life.
OOOOfJOOOOOOOOCOOCOOOOOCOO?
SFAUM TOPICS
Soocsaocoofeoocoooccocococcc
Keeping ths llenl Cow Vn.Yi.
A difference nf only one quart of
milk per tiny for ten mouths, between
two cows, nmoiittts to 300 qunrt,wulc!i
will bo worth from $10 to flit), accord
ing to the price obtained per quart
This fact should convince nil who sell
milk from the farm that It does not
pny to keep nuy but the bcBt cows to
bo obtained.
' Fnut tinmen Far Flnlil Vorh.
Plow horses ure sometimes preferred
for cultivating, but a fast walking
horse does much more work In a year
thnn the slower one. If a horso triv
ets twenty miles a day, and another
twenty-five miles In the Mine time,
for every working tiny in the year,
the faster horse will travel 1WH) miles
more thnn the other. When working
a Inrge field n horse may travel from
fifteen to twenty miles a tiny, nnd n
difference of a mile or two, when sev
erul horses nre In use, 'Is quite on Item
In a week. While attention hns been
given to tho breeding of fast trotters
and runners there Is room for Improve
ment In the walking gait of horses.
Turin Water Works.
On some farms wc put down a ten-
Inch well to a depth of StfO to 800 feet,
owing to the strntn of water and tho
amount of wnter wanted. Then put In
a four or six-horse power gasolene en
glue for power, which Is sufficient to
raise from thirty to fifty Inches of wn
ter nil the time the engine would be
running. Ten Inches Is enough to Irrl
gnte an acre lu twenty-four hours,
where one Irrigates In furrows, but
When the land Is to bo flooded one
must build n reservoir with u gate
and run the wnter lu a flume or open
tlitch onto tlie land, and It will take
almost twice tlie amount of water.
The cost of a well nnd engine here Is
about $1000, nnd the expense of run
ning the engine Is about $t for twenty-four
hours, using 'distilled nil. J.
W. Uubcock, lu New Fiiuhud Home
stead. Tow Milking Machine.
The Illustration shows nn apparatus
which can be used to milk a whole
herd of cows nt once, needing but two
men to oprrnto the machinery. One
Minn Is stationed at the reservoirs to
watch the indicators nnd operate the
pumps when necessary, and the other
passes along the stalls, attaching the
WHOLESALE COW MILKER,
tent cups and starting the How of millt.
At Intervals ure placed receiving cans,
which are connected with the suction
apparatus and also to the teat cups.
Olivet pipes. suspended overhead con
nect the cans with a vacuum boiler,
anil tho tent cups nre nlso provided
wiiii it vncuuiu arrangement, wnicu
prevents tlie suction cups from taking
too strong A hold on tho teat. This
Is nccoinplisucd by forming the tent
clips with doubly walls r.iul connect
Jpgjho secondary' .jjjcunm system
C45i-u(lr vhb- nltcfuls thi liHihiuery
preserving the proper" vncuum In each
sot of pipes to do tho work without
Injury to the cows. Valves nfo pro
vided to start the milk flowing as
s'ooti ns the cups nro fixed In place.
With, tiio iiow hinchi'nc a large herd
can be milked In tho time. It usually
lakes to milk a single cow, to which
may bo added the advantage, of clean
liness and the desirability of a method
which shall operate exactly allko at
each milking. The animals soou be.
com'o used to the machine, nnd stand
os readily as when milked by the old
way. -r-.-T- sr'"'"" '??
t Early Fail Plowing,
have learned that farmers too of
ten neglect Ai-iy fall plowing, not
teallKtug the benefit to be derived from
It Many weeds will bo kept from
going to seed, many weed seeds will
be Induced to germinate in autumn,
And later tho plants will be killed by
Yrost, some Injurious Insects will be
destroyed, but, best of all, the grouud
will be In excellent tilth for uext sea
son. I have known several instances
In which very early plowing was nonr
ly as beneficial to the land as summer
fallow, without the objectionable fea
turo of being infested by weeds os
summer fallow often is. I also bavo
neighbors who brought their fields
from a very poor and ruil-down con
dition bnek to a fair state of fertility
simply by plowing the land very early.
Turning under the stubblo and weeds
while yot green, will supply consider
able humus. The soli here Is a deep
black loam, which Is probably why
it was possible to bring It back to fer
tility without the application of ma
nure. I do not wish to be understood as
advocating this method as the most
dcslrablo way to bring a woruout soil
back to a fair state of fertility. I only
wish to emphasise the advantago of
plowing as early as possible lu the foil
for all small grnlus. The soil will bo
more compact and firm, and mnke a
liner seed bed, which will conserve
moisture bejtcr than if It is plowed
late in autumn. American Agriculturist
' 1 I 1 I
DIAMOND DIE9 USED NOW,
rata 1Vlra Marie ea Fins t-nwtMCaf
per an Thin aa to lie Transparent.
One of the latest and most wonder
fill developments lu brass making Is
the usn or the diamond die by mentis
of which Ingot brnss Is today .drawn
dowu to wire of the fineness of nine
tenths of a thousandth part of an
Inch, snys tlie Waterbury (Conn.) ror
resKindent or the New York Run.
Weel muy nlso be drawn nearly as
line, nnd the two products when com
pleted are as line and soft as tho
threads of a cobweb, and are as wavy
and glossy as bumnu hair.
The brass hair is of a beautiful au
burn color, while tho steel is of un
Iron gray. This wire Is uliout as
strong aa a human hair nnd Is of value
for mechanical purposes, being In
great demand by milkers of electrical
apparatus. Never Is-fore was so lino
wire drawn. Vntll recent years wire
wns drawn through steel dies. Tho
development of tho diamond die to
Its present stage of perfection bus
rendered possible the production of
much liner wire. In fact the size of
the wire now possible Is limltid only
by the ability to hold together as It
comes through the die.
The diamond die is made of a llnko
diamond looking not unlike a bit of
Isinglass. The hole through which
the wire Is drawn Is drilled through
the diamond, and the stone is then
stuck on a steel slab with glue, direct
ly over a hole In the slab which Is a
trifle larger than that In tlie diamond.
The wire to be drawn Is then led
through the diamond so thut the stone
bears steadily ngnlnst the stub. This
keeps the diamond In position.
The brass Ingots from which the
cobwebby wire Is made are four Inch
es squnre nnd long enough to weigh
nlsiiit ISO pounds. One of these will
miihe miles of tlie cobweb wire. It
Is first put through steel rolls until
It Is reduced to the size of one's linger,
and then It Is drawn by machinery
through n set of steel dies, gradually
decritslng In diameter, until it comes
out in the shape of the wire of tho
fineness seen In the ordinary trades.
Then It Is put through a set of eight
diamond dies, tlie diameter of the hist
being the liitlnitcsiuial part of an Inch
Indicated above.
Another curious thing in this brass
making country Is the development of
hydraulic rolls which are so scientific
ally adjusted thnt a copper cent may
be rolled' out under them to the size
of an enormous platter, and to thin
ners that amounts to transparency,
so thnt a newspaper niny be read
through the metal. The operation has
to lie conducted with great cure. One
nf the cents thus rolled out was sent
to Queen Victoria as a curiosity some
time ugo, and the Queen returned a
letter thanking the workmen.
The nUnppenmnra of a Town.
"Whoever suffers from n sense of the
youth nnd crudity of this country."
tId a returned tourist, "should take a
trip to the Isles of Hliqals. There he
will see a few scattered relics of tho
once flourishing town of (iosport, a
fishing village ot some (too persons,
which has been completely wiped out.
The InIcs now occupied by hideous ho
tels and summer cottages, were onca
the home of a particularly sturdy ami
Intelligent class of people, who hud an
academy that attracted students from
the mainland; sold llsh to Spain and
other foreign countries as well us to
our own, and were In every way a de
sirable clement of population. Their
downfall began with the Revolution,
when they were forced to leave tlie
Islands b-'t-uuse there was no way of
defending them against the Kngllsli
wnr.-iilps, and has been made com
plete within tlie past few years, when
the proprietors of the hotels have grad
ually become posscFScd of nil the lajid.
None of the fishing people are now
left; their houses have boon torn down,
and about tlie only reminders of them
left aro a tiny, little, stone church,
which, was erected n J800, aud a num
ber "of graves scattered about tho
Islands. After on existence of nearly
two centuries and a half Gosport has
disappeared, probably never to figure
Dgnln, as the Islands are doubtless a
source of greater revenue as a sum
mer resort than they would be as
homes of fishermen." Philadelphia
Record.
A Itemaikabla flraMliopper riagae.
Some years ago the lower part Off
Russia was devastated by swarms of
grasshopiiers. The people were de
prived of food, tlie lusects eating up
the entire crop! nnd a famine of ap
palling dimensions began. Tho em
peror ordered out an army of more
than 3000 men to fight them, who,
armed with shovels! formed In a line
and heaped up the insects, which
were then burled. Rut this singular
attack apparently mudo no Impres
sion, though mllllou8 of Uushuis of
grasshoppers were destroyed. They
devastated an nrea over 400 miles wide
aud 600 miles lu length, leaving it as
bare of vegetation as It would have
bem had a fire swept over the land.
The insects were tn such swarms thnt
they piled up in places UUo snow;
horses could not drag wagons through
them and became covered. They flew
and crawled Into houses and drove
people out by the terrible odor. It
waa estimated that 6000 people died
as the direct result of this plague.
ClaealBait.
"She Is a clergyman's daughter, you
said, didn't you?" Inquired a young
man of a frleud who hnd Introduced
him. ,
"Yes," was the reply; "he's the rec
tor, his wife's the director aud she's
the mladlrector." New York Tress,
KEYSTONE SillE NEWS CONDENSED
FENSIONS GRANTED.
A Monitor Monument 8S Feel High, Coiling
120,000 Butler Hcso Company Broke
(ht World's Record at New Castle. ,
Among tlioc granted pensions last
week were: John W. Kcn-uif, Ktna, $8;
Thaddenus l.ingcnft-ltcr, Clnysburg, $i
Henry Macdir, llcllivue, $; John G,
Thompson, Mt. Pleasant, $15; Martin
Culp, Knox, $8; minors o( Nathaniel
K. Fuller, Tari-ntum, $18; Mary E.
Farrnr, Watcrford, $8; John Fitz, Car
negie, $0; Sophia lit, Zclicnoplc, $8;
Imogcnc Harbour, lien Avon, $8;
Louisa Mason, Connraut Lake, $8;
Catharine Ihungardner, Calvin, $8.
The firemen's statue, presented to the
city ol York by a burlesque fire com
pany, the Darktown fire brigade, has
been dedicated. The statue, which is.
IS (ret high, is of a bronze fireman on a
pedestal. Tlie cost was over $1,000.
Divers who have examined the wreck
ol the Niagara, Commodore Terry's fa
mous flagship, arc of tlu; opinion that
the stout oaken hull can be raised with
little effort and preserved as a valuable
relic. The ribs were found to be intact
to a point above the water line. Should
Congressman Davenport's hill to nppro
priate $io,oon pass the next Congress
the hull will be raised and properly car
ed for. 1
In the burying ground nt the Taylor
Methodist l-.piscop.it Church, on the
old national pike, in West Pike Run
township, Washington county, ground
has been broken for the foundation of
a monument which will probably be the
highest private shaft in the State. It is
to be 'cct square at the base. 2V1 at
the top, nni 85 feet high, of the finest
Harre granite. It is being erected by
James Shannon McCtitclieon, who has
lived near this church for 76 years. It
will cost $20,000.
It fell to the First Ward Hose Com
pany of Itutlcr to lower the world's
record for the best rtsaning tcan. There
were four entries in this race, given at
New Castle, by the State Firemen's
Association. The world's record was
lormerly held by the Hunter Company,
of Union City. The following time
was made by the four companies com
peting: Mahamiy City, 42 t-5 seconds;
Rescue of Ilntlcr. 40 2-5: Union Citv,
35 -4: First Ward of Butler. 32 3-5.
The farmers in eight townships in
Washington county propose to make a
fight to save their coal from being sold
at the price at which the options were
taken, on the ground that the options
arc invalid. The coal land in dispute
is held by John Kerr, a real estate agent
of Grccnsburg, and is probably the larg
est ever held by one person in Wash
ington county. It embraces about 50,
000 acres.
F.zra Hibcrgcr, a farmer living near
Madison, Westmoreland county, had a
desperate battle with a mad dog on his
farm. The dog attacked his cattle in
the field and one was so h.nllv ininreil
that it had to he killed. Mr. Hibergcr
attacked the dog with a revolver, but
the battle was without success. The
cur bit several cattle belonging to
neighbor farmers, and the worst results
arc feared.
The grand jury has returned a true
bill against Train Dispatcher W. S.
Groves, Engineer John Davis, of Phila
delphia: Conductor Thomas Shrll.v .
Jersey City, and Operator C. B. Boid
ler, of Soudcrton. charged with criminal
negligence ill causing the wreck at Hat-
lieiu on September 2. The c istrirt at
torney decided to postpone the trial un
til the December term of court.
After a lonir and steadv run the fvu.-v
big blast furnaces of the Republic Iron
and Steel Company and the National
Steel Company, at Sharon, have been
banked down. Both plants will be ov
erhauled and improved. The latter
company expects to have its plants in
uiasi w 1 nun two monins.
Morgan Buffington, one of this year's
jlass at the old Kittanning academy, en
tered the class of 1904 at Trinity col
lege this year under unique conditions.
He is 16 years of age, and rode the en
tire distance from Western Pennsyl
vania to Hartford, Conn., over 700 -miles,
on his wheel.
The Marine Coal Co., a new river
concern, in which Henry Stoizenbaugh,
Philip Pl'cil and other are interested,
have closed a deal for the purchase of
100 additional acres of conl land back
of Fayette City, on the Monongahcla -river.
This gives the concern- in the ;
neighborhood of 400 acres of coal lands.
The epidemic of diphtheria in Altoona.
is slowly dying out. There are now 76
cases, a decrease of seven since Sundav.
Three new cases have been rcporte 1.
The health board is working hard to
stamp out the disease and in another
week will probably allow the Fifth wan!
and Millvilte schools to open.
The Presbyterians of Sharon, through
the efforts of their pastor, Rev. George-
r. Uonehoo, will erect three mission
chapels in South Sharon, DeweyvilW
and Hickory township, all in close prox
imity to Sharon. Work will he com
menced on them at once.
State Trcaiiircr Barnett Ins already
paid out $1,616,251.23 to the school dis-'
tricts of the State for the current school
vear, which begins the first Monday of '
June. The balance of the $5,000,000 is
drawing 2 per cent, interest and will be
paid out as soon as the districts make
application for their share.
The Indiana County Gas Company's
wildcat "as well smashes records in
Armstrong county. The well is. located
on the Bover farm, two and one-half
miles northeast of Eldcrton. The
pressure of the new well is over 200 feet
and the gas was found in the salt sand'
at 1,100 feet.
The state college and university coun--cil
met at Harrisburg and decided to ask
the next Legislature to enact a law im
posing a penalty upon anyone conferring -'j
fraudulent degree.
The board of trade of Mannington will
request the Baltimore and Ohio to
ouild a new passenger depot there.
tommittee has been appointed to visi
the railroad officials with this object i
view.
Tti U.nninrriAM fn.rin.l-.livi. YV ' I .
dow Glass Company, has been charter
unit, tt rsnitii nt imnm I n mr
porators are all practical rcerk
The terms have finally
upon wherebv New Mart
ured ot a glass plant, w
$40,000 when completed.
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