When a mnn gives advice and It U
acted upon, lie sooner or later flnda
himself In but water.
Automobiles lire now the rngo for
advertising purposes mid they mliy
continue to be popular nil "publicity
agents" until they lone their novelty.
Ten years hence they will bo so com
mon that their advertising effect will
be lost.
Nearly 8,000,000 persons In Germany
ore Insured against Illness. One-third
of these reported Illness In 1888, the
average duration being 17 days, which,
taking the average wages at only CO
cents a day, means a loss of over $22,.
600,000 a year.
London Is becoming Americanized.
Most of the shops In Oxford street, re
turning tourists tell us, display gloves
and other articles In the show windows
priced In dollars and cents, and notices
are banging out announcing that tables
can be found within showing the exact
equivalent of American money In
pounds, shillings and pence.
Paraguan fruits arc among the most
luscious In the world, says the Ameri
can consul at Asuncion. Ho suggests
that a fruit-preserving industry could
be profitably started there. Oranges
cost almost nothing, and since oran
ges are exported from Paraguay to
London, where they bring the best
price, be sees no reason why they
could not be brought to North Ameri
can markets.
The census returns of New York City
show that there are 23,000 more women
than men. These figures ore not only
startling, they are ludlcatlve of the
widening field of woman's sphere In
various walks of life. Independence
among women Is averting Itself; the
reglmeof SOyears ago haspassed away,
never to return. The past half century
Las opened many fields to the aspiring
woman, says Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
She has had the benefit of laws enact
ed for her good. In the professions we
find thousands of women engaged.
They have entered every department
of business life and arc making bead
way such as their abilities entitles
them to.
"It Is a mistaken Idea," declnres a
member of the New York Myeologlcal
society, "that the effect of the poison
varieties of the mushroom family is
almost Immediately felt. On the con
trary, those producing nausea only
take effect In an hour or so, while the
most deadly species take from eight to
twelve hours, and sometimes 20 hours
to produce a perceptible effect. The
best wnyto determine the character
of the mushroom Is to learn the dan
ger marks which distinguish the most
deadly specimens. The Amanitas has
Instead of the purple or pinkish gills,
peculiar to tho edible kind, pure whlto
"kills, while tho base of the stalk Is
swollen Into a bulbous state."
i"""
ic.
Corn Is evidently becoming more and
more king. Still another uso lias been
found for the corn plant. The latest
discovery Is thnt an almost perfect
substitute for rubber mny be obtained
from It. Indeed It Is claimed that this
product' of tho corn plnnt Is superior
for some uses to the best Tara rubber.
Ijl to this the toct fl'flt this corn rub
ber can be produced (or sit cents" a
pound, and It will readily Te seen that
the monopoly of tho tropical countries
In the rubber trade will soon be brokon.
There Is the chance that under more
extended tests this solidified Juice of
the corn stalk may not prove to be up
to tho mark of tho hope that thus has
been raised for It, though so far every
thing looks favorable In the extreme.
Arguments tending to show that the
Increased efficiency of the Implements
of war would render warfare In the
near future so disastrous to both com
batants as to muke a resort to arms
too costly to le practicable have not
received much support from recent
events. The proportion of losses sus
tained by Boers a nil British In South
Africa has not exceeded the percentage
of cusualtles In the urmies of France
and Germany in 1870-71 In spite of the
greater destructlveness of firearms.
Which In theory Is from five to ten
times greater than It was 30 years ago
In the case of rifles and about 15 times
greater In the case of artillery. While
the number of nilsslles' that can be
burled at an euemy In a given time and
the cone of fire have Increased enor
mously, the capacity of each shot to do
harm has been correspondingly dimin
ished by the Invention of new tactics
Whereby Injury can be avoided. The
only new fects that have bsen estab
lished by recent experience are that
attack hus been made more difficult
and defense more effective by the em
ployment of modern arms of precision.
r
Miss Canary's Legacy.
4 UT I". L.
The wind was blowing In high and
from the sea. It always sounded with
that peculiar wall when It came sweep
lng over tho foam-touched waves as
they lashed up against the bench. It
was very stroag tonight, and there was
a dash of sleet with It. Miss Canary
had drawn her striped shawl closer
about her shoulders and stirred the
fire Into a brighter glow.
Sho was a thin, angular woman, of
00 or more. Her face was hard with
many linos of can1. She had not taken
life easily; though, living alone In the
little cottage, her simple, uneventful
life had had seemingly few grievances.
Miss Canary tended her flowers, kept
her house In order, nnd owed no one.
What cause had she then to worry f
Tonight she held In her hand a let
ter, nnd more than once settled her
spectacles to re-read It Joel Canary,
her only brother, was at the point of
death. How sho had loved him! It
seemed, tonight, that she cfluld seo
him so plainly a little lad, when sho
was already a woman grown, running
to her for everything, his sunny curls
tossing brightly over his whlto fore
head; could see again his laughing
eyes.
Sho had loved him with all tho
strength of her heart. But she bad not
forgiven him for loving and marrying
ns he hud done. She hail opposed It from
the beginning. A pink nnd white doll
face, that was all! It had been n grim
satisfaction, when the news came that
the foolish little woman bad run away
from home to Join some opera com
pany, deserting child and husband.
That was what the story bad been.
She had not cared to investigate It fur
ther. It was nearly five years ago, and
she had not forgiven Joel. He bad
but met his deserts, she had said stern
ly. Now he was dying. He had not
prospered, the letter said, nnd there
was nothing to leave, "nothing save
the little hid Joel." And the writer
begged In her brother's name, that she,
his only sister and kinswoman, would
care for the child. She, Kllzn Canary,
who hod no dealings with flMdron,
who dreaded their approach as some
unknown species of untamed nnlmnl!
She had suddenly the care and re
sponsibility of one thrust upon her!
Her untnsted ten stood on tho little
round table. Mousey, the big Mnltese,
rubbed herself against her mistress'
dress, vainly desiring notice. Miss
Cnnnry had Indeed forgotten thnt sho
had no tea, ond thnt Mousey's saucer
of milk had not been poured. She
sighed heavily and folded up the let
ter. "It's got to be, I s'poso," she snid.
Much living alone bnd given Miss Cnn
nry the habit of talking to herself. "I
s'poso I know my duty; the Lord's
nlways mnde It plain enough for me,
whatever folkB may soy 'bout not
knowing what tho Almighty wants 'em
to do. That's Just shlftlu' the respon
sibility, I'm thinking. Joel's child! I
I nbnost wish I'd seem him nforo he
went; but I told him I'd never speak
to blm again if he mnrrled that girl,
nn' I never broke my word yet, an'
never Intend to but oh, I wish to
mercy the clijld hndji't pever cyme!
HOW ever Jm to keer for It, I don't
know. There'll be dirt over every
thing my carpets an' clean floors; an
noise like the Fourth of July all the
year round. An' he'll be certnin to
ton.se Mousey."
Thlslastwag evoked bythefactthat
Mousey had put up her paw anil was ,
gently patting Miss Cnnnry's lap. Tho
old woman rose mechanically, and,
with hnnds thnt trembled a little,
poured tho milk. The wind outsldo
blow tho curtains at the windows. It
sounded like a voice of distress afar
off. '
1 never knowed the wind to blow ,
that way nnd bring anybody luck,"
said Miss Canary; "an It sure has
brought my share of trouble," sho ad
ded with a groan.
For tho next few days Miss Cnnnry
held herself and homo In readiness for
her new charge. Sho hnd repaired a
llttlo white bed In a small but spot
lessly clean room. She carefully laid
pieces of drugget by Its sides for the
bare feet. Sho baked an overwhelm
ing number of pies, nnd even mndo
doughnuts. She hnd not made any for
so long thnt they were rather u failure.
"But boys' stomlcks can Stan' most
anything," she suld, "an" Joel used to
love 'em so."
When finally the boy arrived, having
come In charge of a comparative stron
ger traveling In tho same direction.
Miss Canary was not prepared for him.
She was In the bnck yard hanging out
her modest nrruy of washing, when
the vehicle stopped, nnd a tiny such a
tiny little figure was lifted out, uud
then the driver whipped up his horse
and was off, leaving what looked like
a bundle of rngs at the gate.
Miss Canary's hands were wet, sho
wiped them hastily upon her apron ns
she hurried forward. Two grave blue
eyes Joel's had been blue met hers.
But what a baby! Surely she need
not fear dirty carpet aud general de
structlveness from such a child as
this. She gathered tho little bundle
of clothes, us she called It, Into her
arms and curried It swiftly In from
the keen east wind.
The child was Indeed very smull for
for his age of uearly sis years. As he
at eating thick slices of bread and
butter and drinking rich, sweet milk,
the like of which bud never before
been bis share, Miss Carney looked ut
blm In a sort of stupefled amazement
To apeak to blm, to expect a reasoa-
BAtUlX,
nblo reply, did not occur to her. Ho
continued to cut brend nnd butter ns
his requirements seemed to coll tor It,
nnd with great satisfaction she
watched the mouthfuls disappear.
When Joel hnd finished bo got down
from the tall chair very gravely, nnd
came to her, folding bis little hnnds
together.
"I fink I'll say my prayers now,
Aunty Ltzo."
"Mercy, child!" gasped Miss Cnnnry,
completely overcome by this familiari
ty and the startling announcement.
"Who told you to cnll nie thnt?"
"Papa; he tol" me how you loved
little boys, an' how you were goln' to
buy me a rock'n' horse an' a sailboat,
an' a cnnnry bird an' white mice; nn'
now, Aunty 'Liza, I'll soy my prayers."
"Hut It Isn't time; It's not night yet"
"Oh, that's nollln," responded Joel,
ehecrrully. "Papa always let me say
'cm In the daytime (lod'U hear."
Miss Canary was mute while tho
little face burled itself In her apron,
and a smothered vole gabbled over,
"Now 1 lay me," nnd added, "P'eoRO
b'ess mninmn, papa. Aunty 'Liza, an
little Joe." Then the tightly closed
lips relaxed and Joel sprang to his
feet. "Now let's piny horse, Aunty
Liza!"
So the days went on, nnd Miss Ca
nary's charge thrived ond grew like
the pink nnd whlto hollyhocks planted
ngninst the kitchen wall. But things
did not go exactly ns she had expected.
For Instance, the very first night Joe!
hnd flatly refused to occupy the little
white bed arranged with so much
care.
"I alius slept with papa," he pleaded;
nnd Miss Eiizu found nothing to do
but let blm crawl Into bed with her,
where he slept soundly nnd his head
resting constantly ngninst her nrm.
She found herself counting over her
scanty hoard, to see what might be
spared for a rocking horse. She would
compromise upon that; the sailboat
would keep her In endless terror, and
how could she Insult Mousey by Instal
ling white mice and a bird In her do
main? Joel was very happy. As tho spring
advanced he spent hours down on the
bench collecting treasures hitherto un.
known to him. Miss Cnnnry was si
lent when he showered Jellyfish nnd
"fiddlers" on her parlor floor. Nay, she
even permitted the hulldlugof a "pond"
for his "fuiu'ly," as Joel called them.
In tho corner of her sitting room a
pond formed of a dish pnn surrounded
by bits of stick, rocks, nnd sand. She
used to pause every now nnd then In
her baking or cleaning, to go to the
front window nnd look for blm on the
bench.
"I havo to do my duty by the child,"
she sold, apologetically.
So time passed on, nnd Joel hnd been
nn Inmate of the little cottngo nearly
two yours. It wos a day bright with
the May sunshine, and Miss Cnnnry
bad set herself to work at cleaning the
cellar. "The blighter the day the bet
ter to see the cobweds," she said, as
sho tied up her heoi.l nnd drew on a
pair of cotton gloves.
Joel was playing. He bad put pro
pared glue on Mousey nnd his own
hnlr wos sticky with It. Miss Canary
did not know that.
Suddenly she heard his voice calling
her mime excitedly. What was tho
matter? She scrambled up the steps,
not waiting to remove her gloves. Sho
hastened to the front of the bouse
nnd flung oMn the door, drawing back
in horrified amazement
Just outside, bending over the child,
the long plumes of her hat mingling
with his curls, was the slender, almost
girlish figure of a young woman. Tho
rich silk of her gown glistened In the
sunlight; there were bright colors In
tier hat, nnd tho soft hnlr under It
shone llko gold. Joel's nrms were
round her neck, nnd he turned, saying
with nn nlr of pride,
'"Aunty 'Llzn. this Is my mnmmn; I'so
been 'spect'n' her so long, oh,. ever so
long, 'cause papa said she'd come."
Joel's mother unfastened his nrms,
but still clasping the child, turned her
pretty, lmlf-dcflnnt face to Miss Cn
nnry. "You arc surprised to see me," she
said, looking gravely at the other's be
wildered face. "I have known my
child was with you. I owe you a great
deal. 1 wos with my huslinnd when ho
died, but I could not take Joel then.
I came up from .Boston this morning
to get him. You will no doubt feel
glad to be relieved of him; you are un
used to children; Joel must be a trial
to you."
Miss Carney was still silent. Sho
felt as though a sudden paralysis had
seized her. She tried to speak, but tho
words choked her. She put out her
hands as though to ward off a blow.
"My position bns not Justified my
taking the child before," continued
Joel's wife. "Now I have nn assured
one which will enable mo to nmply
care for him. Oh, my baby, my baby!"
she cried, smothering him with kisses,
"how I have hungered for you!"
Miss Canary's grim fuce did not re
lax. "Then why did you desert him?"
trembled on her lips. Words of pas
slonute reprouch, of hate, of anger,
arose within her. Still she stood si
lent, the wind blowing the skirt of her
flimsy dress uud the straggling locks of
her gray hair. With If all came her
stern sense of Justice This was the
boy's mother, who hud the right to
blm; bow dare she question It? But
ha wade one last desperate effort
"Joel," she snid, and her rolce
trembled and shook, "wouM you rather
go with this lady, or stay with me an
nn' all your things?" She clung to
the last Inducement as to a straw of
hope.
The child looked at her with his
grave, questioning eyes, nnd, not loos
ening his hold on his mother, put out
a band to her.
"I loves you nn my fnm'ly very
much, Aunty 'Liza; but you sec, this
Is my mnmma my truly mninmn; I
couldn't help goln with her."
Mrs. Cnnnry showered kisses upon
him, nnd Miss Kllzn turned awny with
a sickening sense of defeat nnd misery
nt her henrt
"I'll go pnek up his things," she sold.
Tho wnves were rolling Inwnrd, nnd
tho wind was blowing high nnd from
tho sen. The air wos full of Its wull,
ns she stood nnd watched them as they
went
Sho went about like one upon whom
Home henvy blow had fallen. The
people missed her from the church.
They missed her nctlvo figure In the
village, and on tho sands. Sho per
formed her duties mechanically. It
seemed to her she hnd grown so old
How empty the bed seemed! How
doubly empty the room! Tho "pond"
wns undisturbed. A Jellyfish sprawled
on tho floor beside It Miss Cnnnry did
not remove It. To herself she dealt her
words sternly.
"It's retribution. I wouldn't forgive
Joel; I vowed I never would an' now
the Lord's punishing me."
At tho end of the third month, the
moon, looking down, one night might
have smiled to see Miss Canary step
ping cautiously out of her front door.
She wns not wont to venture out nt
night, nnd felt a certain sense of nwe
nnd looked nround half fenrfuy. She
locked the door ond put the key In the
little worn sntehel sho carried. Every
window blind wns drawn nt front nnd
back. Without doubt. Miss Canary
wns going awny, but there wns only
the sen nnd tho wind to know It.
It wns quite early the next morning
thnt she found herself In Boston nnd
nt the door of the house to which, nfter
much Inquiry, she had b.on directed.
A nent mold admitted her. nnd with
slinking limbs nnd trembling lips she
snt stlllly on the high enrved choir in
the hall. She was conscious that she
was squeezing a Jellyfish or two, which
she hnd put In her pocket, but she felt
incapable of moving.
There wns the soft rustle of a
womnn's skirts, aud then a graceful
figure In a pretty morning gown enmo
leisurely towards her.
"The servant told me," she began
then stopping short, "why why If It
Isn't Miss Canary Sister 'Liza, I mean
why how do you do?"
She held out both hnnds, but Miss
Canary roso up solemnly.
"Walt er minute." she sold. "I wnnt
to teil you something. I didn't forgive
Joel fur mnrry'n you; I sa'.d I wouldn't,
nil I dldn t an' so the Lord pun
ished me by lettln' me have Joel's child,
nn' then, when I iiiob' depended on It,
taking him nway. Joel's dead, on' I
enn't tell him, but mebby his sperlt '111
know of It, If you forgive hip, an' lim
ine live here Jus' as ns er liouseh.'ep.
er or somethln'. My enlt riz bread Is
good, nn Jus' lemme leinnio see tho
child." She broke down sobbing, her
withered hnnds covering her face.
"Joel, Joel," called bis mother softly.
There whs a patter of little feet, a
sound upon the stairs, a glad cry, ami
a curly head rested upon Miss Canary's
breast; her tears fell upon It
"It wasn't nlti)g.'th;Tfls you thought"
Mrs. Cannry said, us she poured hot,
frn grant coffee for Miss Kllzn, while Joel
smoothed nnd patted his flabby and
flattened fish. "I didn't desert Joel"
her eyes filled with tears "we couldn't
make ends meet nnd I I bnd talent
uud could sing; he was willing I Bhould
go, nnd when he died, we both wonted
you to have the child until I could take
him. I didn't mention thnt when I
wrote, becuuso well, because we were
not friends then, nnd felt you would
not understand. And now I havo a
place assured me In n large church here,
nnd I do not have to bo nway from
home. Joel, toll Aunty 'Llzn Bhe's
never to go nway any more except In
the summer, when we'll all go to -her
home nnd spend it there on the Iteach,
with nil the Jellies and the nettles and
what else?"
"An my fnm'ly," said Joel. Good
Housekeeping.
Tho IllriW Morning Toilet.
There Is no prettier spot In Greater
New York on n summer morning than
the center of Union Bqunro park, where
the fountain plays anil pond lilies float
In the cool waters. Tho llttlo clrculnr
lake Is bordered with a bed of brightly
blooming flowers and the wuter'a sur
face is nearly covered with pink and
whlto lilies nnd their smooth, round
leaves. But this Is not all. On almost
every ono of thosa green leaves Is
perched a sparrow.
The birds tty down from the treeB,
alight on their fairy bouts, tilt their
little heuds daintily and lean over and
take a drink. Theu they consider
whether they want a plunge or simply
a sprinkle. If the former. Into the
water they go, flopping vigorously In
their gigantic bathtub. If they feel
they do not need an all-over bnth, they
find a lily pod which sinks Just below
the wuter'f surface and perform their
ablutions there. Theu. shaking the
bright drops from their dainty little
shirtwaists, they fly to the grass which
Is warmed by the. morning sun, and
here flutter and lounge about until dry
nud ready for breakfast
It Is a pretty sight right In the lint,
cobbleitoiied, steel f mm i city, and well
worth going a few blinks out of one's
way to see. New York Mall aud Express.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
Mind unemployed Is mind linen
Joyed. Bovce.
Charm strikes the sight but merit
wins the soul. Pope.
Culture nnd fine manners are every
where a passport to regard. Paley.
Ho thnt mny hinder mlBchlef, yet
permits It, IS an accessory. 13. A. Free
man. The wny of the world Is to praise
oenil saints and persecute living ones.
Howe.
No man ever became great or good
except through tunny and great mis
takes. Gladstone.
Tho two great movers of tho human
mind are the desire of good nud the
tear of evil. Johnson.
Ho who Is lord of himself, nnd exists
upon his own resources, Is a noble but
a rare being. Brydgea.
Our brnvest nnd best lessons nrc not
learned through success, but through
misadventure. A. B. Alcott.
Steady, pntlent, persevering thinking
will genernlly surmount every ob
stoclo In tho search nfter truth. Em
nions.
Whoever Is mean In his youth runs
a great risk of becoming a scoundrel
In riper years; menuuess lends to vil
lainy with futal attraction. Cherbu-
llez.
REMARKABLE BLIND MEN. '
One Can Go la Hli I'ontafflc no, nnd An.
other Is Jullsr.
"Two very remarknblo blind men
have come under my observation late
ly," remarked a citizen who has a pen
chant for the oddities of life. "One Is
an old gentleman who walks n distance
of 10 blocks to the postofllce nearly
every day for his mail. He lost his
sight more than 20 years ngo, nnd, In
stead of using a cano ns most blind
men do, he carries a smnll, light riding
whip, which he holds slightly Inclined
to the front, with the tip Just touch
ing the pavement. His sense of touch
has become so delicate that tho whip
Is almost an artificial eye. When the
point encounters anything he makes
a few swift passes over the surface
and genernlly determines the exact
character of the obstacle. Few passers
have the leust suspicion of tho old
man's Infirmity.
"When ho reaches the postofllce he
turns unhesitatingly, mounts the mid
dle stairs, walks over to the lock boxes,
and, without any feeling around,
thrusts a key Into the right apernture.
That seems to me to Indicate a mar
velous sense of location. In order to
fully appreciate It, Just shut your eyes
and try to walk across the room and
put your finger upon a predetermined
spot on the wull. The odds are a hun
dred to one you will miss It by at
lenst six feet.
"The other notable case Is that of an
old negro Jailer nt Franklin, La. He
Is totally blind, yet he bus hud charge
of the lock-up there for years and gives
perfect satisfaction. One can hardly
Imagine n vocation less ndopted to n
blind man than thut of keeping a Jail
In order, but the old fellow knows the
estbllshment as n scholar knows his
alphabet, and bo guards It so closely
that escapes nre out of the question.
The best evidence of bis efficiency Is
the fnct that be has held his Job so
long." New Orleans Times-Democrat.
A Hneke'e Predicament.
A lady In Durban on getting up one
morning heard a most peculiar noise
In the pantry, says tho Asian of Cal
cutta. She was astonished to find that
a .make bud its head uud part of Its
body through the bundle of a china
Incr Rnth Bitten nf thn Hiuikn thnt Is.
the portion on each side of the handle
were bulging out Then she dis
cerned what had bonnened. Some
eggs had beon lying on tho shelf, and
tho snake, nfter having swallowed one,
liml nrnwled linrtlv thrnllirh the handle
of tho Jug that Is, as fur as the swnl-
lowed egg would allow In order to
get at another, which It had also bwoI
lowcd. Naturully enough, It could not
then go cither forward or backward,
through tho handle. The lndy wns
fust irnlnir to call her husband, when
tho reptile gave a desperute wriggle.
nnd in doing bo reli on mo noor wuu
n bnng, handle and all. But tho fall
broke both tho eggs in Its Inside, and
taking ndvantago of Its release from
tho handle, It was out In the garden
before you could say "Ware!"
Cnrloue Cradles.
In the palm region of the Amazon
river there Is a trlbo which crndles
their Infants In palm leaves. A single
leaf, turned up nround the edges by
some native process, makes an excel
cnt cradle, und now and then It U
mndo to do service ns a bath tub.
strong cords nre formed from tho fi
bres of another species of pnhn and
by these their natural cradle Is swung
alongside a tree, and the wind rocks
the little ono to sleep. Long ago the
Amazon mothers discovered that It
was not wise to leave baby and cradle
under a cocoa pulm, for the mischiev
ous monkey delighted to drop nut's
downward with unerring precision. An
older child Is satloned near by to
watch the baby during his siesta, and
the chatter of monkeys overhead Is
enough to cause a speedy migration.
Two Birds In One Meet.
The Zoooglst notes co-partnership In
the building of a nest, each with Its
own materials, by a hedge-sparrow and
a black bird: four eggs wore laid by
each, making eight some of which
were crushed In the vain effort of the
black bird to Incubate them. The ob
server the benevolently Intervened
and .Tt4 for talauwlf the nest
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS G01ENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Will Deve'op Rich Coil Lands In Blair and
Ctmbrla Counties New Elcclrlo
Line for Unlonlown.
ADD PA
Pensions have been granted the fol
lowing persons: Christopher Hutzen,
Duipicsnc, $13; Joseph P. North, Punx
sutawney, $io; Frederick Dyers, Turtle
Creek, $3; David Cralt, Philipsburg,
$to; Marscllus Noss, Coraopofis, $S;
George Keyes. Plcasnntvillc, $8; Har
vey Coburn, dead, Uniontown, $17;
William J. Jamison, Chicora. $12; Will
iam Harper. Rcllelonte, $12; Christian
Lowry, Bcllefonte, $H; Joel Pancoast,
Elizabeth, $S: William Bice, Mount
Union, $H: Susan Coburn, Uniontown.
$8; John Q. A. Wagclcy, Wilkinsburg,
$6; Thomas E. Barnes, . McKeesport,
$6; Nelson T. Hicks, Rlairsvillc, $10.'
rive missionaries left Mercer county
Tuesday for foreign fields. Miss Mary
Williams nnd Mrs. W. J. Brandon will
go to the famine-stricken districts of In
dia, Miss Lucy Powell will work among
the Japanese, while Mr. and Mrs. Cov
entry, who were married a few weeks
ago, will go to Egypt. All are gradu
ates of Grove City college.
A mortgage for $400,000 in favor of
the Land Title and Trust Company, of
Philadelphia, and against the Clearfield
Coal and Coke Company, of the same
city, has been recorded. The mortgage
covers 6.M2 acres of the richest coal
lands in Blair and Cambria counties,
nnd also the entire town of Frugality,
which is owned by the corporation.
The lands will be greatly developed and
many coke ovens will be constructed by
the Philadelphia capitalists who control
the company.
The machinery to be used in the con
struction of a stretch of sample road in
North Strabane township, Washington
county, has arrived. For nearly a
month ten jail prisoners have been quar
rying stone for road making purposes.
T. H. Mussnn, an expert road builder,
lias been on the ground for several days.
There is enough material now ready to
build about one-half mile of macadamiz-,
td road.
While workmen were engaged in
grading on Pleasant street, Rochester,
a chain about 12 feet long was dug up
fully to feet from the original surface
nt that place. A few days ago a petrified
head of some huge animal like an ele
phant was exhumed near where the
chain was found.
Mrs. Cynthia Hawkins, widow of the
commander of the Tenth Pennsylvania
regiment in the war with Spain, whose
husband died while the regiment was en
route home from the Philippines, has
been granted a pension of $.io a month,
the regular rate for the widows of
colonels. ,
The Tennis Construction Company of
Philadelphia, has been awarded the
contract for buildins the new electric
road of the Uniontown & Monongahela
Valley Kailroad Company. The tracks
will extend through the new Mason
town coke fields, making from 16 to .10
miles of track.
Mrs. George Spcer, of Franklin, aged
3H, a widow, committed suicide by
shooting herself twice above the heart
with a revolver. No cause is assigned
for her act, and after the fatal shots had
been fired her nerve evidently failed her,
for she begged people to save her life.
A deal has been concluded for one
of the largest tracts of timber land ever
sold in Westmoreland county. Judge
A. V. Parker, of Cambria county, pur
chased 1,951 acres in St. Clair township,
for $-5.ooo. The price is regarded as
very high, as the land had been assess
ed at $1 per acre.
The New Castle Electric Co. has se
cured a preliminary injunction against
the citv. restraining- it from contract
ing with the Citizens' Light. Heat &
Power Co. to light the streets. Col
lusion between the latter company and
councils is nncgcci.
PoStoffice officials nre invpctinrritin,.
the mysterious theft from the New
Castle office of $1,000 worth of revenue
stamps from the box of the Standard
lirewing Company. The stamps were
in a package, which was placed in :he
box late at night.
Attorney John A. Emery, one of the
best known members of the Allegheny
county bar, was instantly killed at the"
Ft. Wavne Hailwav station near hi
home at Sewicklcy at 8:07 Tuesday
morning, while on his way to his office
in Pittsburg.
Andrew Carnegie has presented tin
Parnassus United Presbyterian congre
gation a handsome nine nrcr;in fnr 11 so
in the new church. The instrument wiil
be installed within the next few weeks.
In North mountain, near Roxbury,
Lee Hull, a farmer, aged 25 years, was
mistaktv for a wild turkey by Wilson
Spoonhocr and shot dead. Snoonlmnr
gave himsvlf up to the authorities.
Edward Matthews, a New Castle tin
Clatc worker, was given knockout drops
y a stranger and narrowly escaped
ccnth.
Jeannette P. Dunmire. of Altoona.
committed suicide at Kittanning by tak
ing carbolic acid. The girl was about
21 years old, and had only been there
for a few days, being employed as a
waitress in the N'ulton house.
The Pittsburg and Buffalo Coal Com
pany, which bo can operations in Can-
onsburg, Washington county, has reach
ed coal in a slope just completed and
will erect a tipple at once.
Judge Mi'.lcr, of Mcrcersburg, has
ordered Sharon justices not to send
short term prisoners to the county jail.
He says they should be made to wo'lc
on Sharon streets.
Angus iibbs, known as "fcatabite,
who spends most ot his time in jail, es
caped Irom jail at Uniontown recently.
and is (till at large, lie u a negroJ
ioout 30 years 01a.
Germany is not free from
The malady is actually
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to the Russian bor
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