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Tln nppcnrniiee of tin pen nphls.
which lust ycnr Attacked dm pens In
Maryland. Delaware, Now Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Nnrlli
Carolina nnd Connecticut, has called
Attention to the fnct that port culturo
In nn Inipnrtnnt Industry In the United
ritnte. Tlio nltnck which the pen
lonnf made. on the growing crop hi
KTiimm caused n loss of nbont $3,000,
The louse linn been known only
hbnnt one ycnr, lint It him established
ll inline n nn economic pent. It ap
pears iii1(liuty nnd In large number,
nnd noun kills t' plnntn. The winged
lancet In nlHiel one-eight of nn Ine'l
hum. with a win eipnnse of nearly
one-quarter of nn lneh. It In pnle green,
with darker legs nnd ' long honey
tlitien. Tlio femnlo prodileen living
yomiir. which reach maturity In from
ten to fifteen days, nnd In less time
when the weather In hot.
Au observer of the pen louse writes
thin an to Ita peeullnrltlea:
"A young 0110 born on March 4
renelied maturity tlio winged form-
on March 10. and was producing Hv
lug young on the 10th. From March
10 to April 17 alio beenmo the mother
of 111 young, nnd died on the latter
date. Her flrnt young wlnglenn form
. born on March 10 produced on March
31. or eleven dnya from date of birth,
From Starch 31 to April IS nho gnvo
birth to 120 young nnd died."
When they nro permitted to breed
unchecked the pent nweepn over it
large nrea In n short time, and many
Inrge flefds huvo been killed In a few
days.
The nnturnl cncmlen of tlio pea louy
are lndy beetlen and their Inrvnc, Un
lace winged fly nnd Itn larvae, the
yrplius fly nnd Itn young, nnd noldler
beetle. Thene have 1hcu abundant In
mnuy parts of the country thin year
where pen had been plnnted, mid In
onie parts of the country thene tinttir-
( al euemlcn bavo Bnred twenty-live per
cent, of the crop. Mnny were nlHo
destroyed by the fungoun disease, uml
In places where the lice hnve nppenreil
the growers wish for dninp. warm and
.sultry weather, under which conditions
the fungous disease usually develops
It will not do, however, n pea grow
er said, to depend too much on these
natural destroyers. He recommends
the use of the brush and cultivator
where the pens nre lu rows. A destroy
ing spray composed of tobneco, whale
oil soap and water was used wllh good
effect until It became known that the
spray destroyed also a nnturnl enemy
-of the pea louse. This enemy In the
yrphus worm. This Insect's power
ns nil exterminator of pen lice In de
monstrated In the report of au ob
server to the Maryland Agricultural
, College, He says:
"The syrphus worms feed on the lice
at a rapid rate. Yesterday we found
.a syrphus worm neurly full grown nnd
sufiy b. n rtSTTi wnen stored ia
large nunntit n. as the Inflated or cor
circular flouts, nnd It also affords soma
ineasurt ofprotectlon from the water.
Ttta Maw upt.poat iw rsa.
The -opening In the top of the bout
may be adjusted closely n round the
waist If the wnter Is rough, thus prn.
tlcnlly shultlng out the wnter from tho
Interior, anil nn tlm keel Is weighted.
the iHint will innlntnln nn upright posl
tlon. A sent Is provided for the pns
seliger nnd the bont tuny be propelled
by a paddle, which can Iks placed In
side tho canvas cover when the boat
Is folded. Now York Mall nnd Ex
press. f 1
A PHYSIC AN'3
AUTO.
Model of Coin
Motor Vehicle Which le I
pactneee,
Several motor vehicles for tho use
of physicians have been plnced on the
market by American makers, but none
of them nre moro compact than that
shown In the ncconipnnylng lllustrn
tlon ronroduced from tho Horseless
Age.
THE URAL COSSACKS AHB f
THEIR INTERESTS INDUSTRY
A Qraat Rlrer ttlven Off Entirety to the
Purpstie of Planing, All Commercial V
Narration Btlng Pro.ilblttd. JJ
4.
The t'rnl Cossacks, who live on the
boundnry between Kuropenn Itussln
nd Asia, have beeu known In Itussla
for a long time, not only ns brnvo sot-
llers In war time, but also as peaceful
fishermen, carrying on the fishing In-
Hustry on a very Inrgo plan nnd In
julle a peculiar mnnner.
Tho economical Importance or the
Ishcrles for this pnoplo Is so Immente
Jint It Influences their whole life, not
ixeeptlng the military service. Thi
Ural Cossacks hnve ready for the
lervlce every year about three thon
innd cavalry, nnd In enso of wnr every
Idult may be called on to serve ns a
"Imgrenle," which means .''hooking,"
because the fishing Is accomplished by
A peculiar kind of, book. When tho
Ice In the river becomes firm enough
to support the weight of the .Ashing
army, which generally takes place In
December, an order Is given for the
army to meet at Uralsk, from which
point the fishing Is begun. On a fixed
day, thousands of people, old ami
young, hasten to the shores. The
fishermen nre armed with a chisel,
and two baft-hooks the long one, wltli
a hnft of seven or moro fathoms, It
used for catching find in deep places
on tho bottom; the short one Is des
tined to bold the fish when It Is
brought to the surf nee of tho Ice,
At the signal two living waves of
people rush forward to the middle of
the rlrer, and tho arduous work be
gins, everyone trying to be the first to
make a hole In the Ice with a chisel.
In n few minutes nn entire forest of
long hnfts grows up over the Ice. The
fishermen move the haft tip and down
mm SIM NEWS HUD
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Contract 1st lor Asylum for Dot anil Dumb,
Agid Mia 1 1st from Fright DomH
tic Heir to a Fortune.
FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS
mm W I FaTBI eaaU BL V - at at W B I I .
FlHniNO TimOUOII THE ICE ON TflE Ur.AL I1ITER IN WINTEIl.
L4TGSX AMEIIICAN DRNION OF A OASO
COITPB FOn PntSlCIAN'B t'HB.
In tills auto-coupe, as It might be
called, the doctor Is Completely pro
tected from storms. It. Is a model of
coieinesB within, soft ' cushions, fln
upholstery nnd highly finished wood
work combining to give It a luxurious
nesn which even the majority of horse-
drawn physicians' carriages do not 1 'o'l Uralsk, where n carrier
possess. In front a box of neat design
affords A large storage space, while
under the sent Is additional room for
the same purpose.
Although tho vehicle here shown Is
fitted with a three and a bnlf horse
power gasoline motor, the makers of-
1Q1 SYRPHUS FLY vr-?M
w m .-vaM aw
The ?olc
soldier. Tlio enllre population Is about
110,(100 souls.
Tho 1,'rnl ltlver Is the ouly large riv
er tlint is entirely given over to the
Ashing Industry, nil sorts of commer
cial navigation being absolutely for
bidden from Uralsk to the Caspian Kva
3110 miles and more than that in
somo places, where sturgeon congre
gate for their winter sojourn, uo one
Is permitted In n bont, to in like nny
noise tir build a fire on the shore, etc.
liy tho Inws of the community sum
mer fishing Is almost entirely pro
hibited, for the purpose of protecting
the spawn. The fish nre allowed to
enter tho river from the sen nnd set
tle there quietly for the winter. All
posslbln menus nro used to secure for
tho fish nil unrestricted passnge to the
tipper parts of the river, but not be-
Is con
structed across the river to keep them
back.
Owing to this nrrnngement, tho low
er part of the river forms a largo nnt
urnl flsh pond, 330 miles In length.
where the fish are carefully watched
by a great many flsh wardens until
tho regular tlino for fishing, which Is
fixed by general consent of tho com
mutiity.
At a rule, one part of the river, the
lower, Is intended to be fished out in
tho fall, the other, upper, portion in
winter. The full fishing begins uhoi't
tbo 17th of September. On a certain
dny, tho "Ashing army," as It Is called
moves lp the fishing places, which nre
sometimes very far from home. The
Cos&nck enrts, gcnornlly drawn by
camels, contain not only nuts nnd pro
visions, but also the boat used In this
fishing. Tho boats are known by tho
nan of boudarn, are. so light that two
nnd listens Intently that he may know
when the fish toucli the hook. Once
this has happened, ho books the fish
by nn alert movement, then hauls It
immediately up to the surface of tha
lee, calling in the meantime for help
troni his fellow-flHheriuen. They flsll
fc.tbii
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CABRXIN0 TUB BOATS TO THE FIBBINcI
OnOCNO P.Y CAMEL.
here .usually In groups of from six to
twenty men, for It Is not easy work to
pull up a lingo sturgeon of several
hundred pounds weight. In a very
short time the surface becomes marked
with blood and covered with big fish
Tlio most Important fish caught In
winter nro different kinds of sturgeon,
desired principally for tho roe. Philu
delpliln Kecord.
Pensions have been granted the fol
lowing persons: Martha A. Barker,
Sharon. JH: Andrew I.. Stoddard, cora-
opolis, Keuben J. Richardson, Ro
chester Mills, $7i: William Vansrd,
Heaver Falls. $u: William Heistel, Kre-
gar, $.o; Uavid Lowlier, wsrerna Aims,
$H; Samuel I Jgin. Klderlon, $17; l-.UM-
beth Newman, llubrlsvillc, rtnna
(ioss. Hillsdale. $K: Isabella McMillen,
I'.elnap, $H; Matilda Diinlap, Hlark
Hawk. $K; :-'saiina Snoelirriier, l-iys-
burg, $H.
Charles Connor, ol Uniontown, who
for the pat eight years has been mine
inspector for the Filth bituminous dis
trict, Ins tendered his resignation, to
take effect February '4 Mr. Connor
has accepted the position of general su
perintendent of the Dominion Coal
Company, operating extensive mines at
Cape llreton, Nova Scotia, in the no
nunion of Canada.
The contract for the erection of the
new asylum ol the Western rcnnsyi
vania Institution for the Instruction ol
the Deaf and Dumb, at F.dgewood, to
take the place of the building destroyed
by fire December 14. 1K00. vviien tne
whole structure has been put. up and
emnppcd it will have cost in the neigh
borhood of $.100,000.
Archibald JJieirs. colored, ended his
life at Uniontown Monday evening. He
murdered bis wile Saturday night.
butchering her in bed, and the crime was
not discovered until Monday morning.
Hums made no effort to get away, but
had been loitering around Uniontown
trying to get up courage enough to kill
himself.
United Slates postal inspectors at Al-
Icntown arrested O. Harnett, alias F.v-
ans, charged with using the mails to de
fraud and of counterfeiting,-and who is
believed to be a member of a supposed
gang of counterfeiters and "green
goods men, whose headquarters are ;n
cw 1 ork city.
As the result of a brutal assault by
union moldcrs John Fa her. aged 54. and
Koinan Lock, both of whom took the
places of strikers in an line stove
foundry, were severely injured. The
former is in a hospital with a knite
wound which has destroyed the sight of
one of his eyes.
Tlie flag carried by the First regiment,
N'. G. 1'., through the SpanUh-American
war. has been forma'lv 'turned over to
the State by Col. Wendell I'. Bowman,
of Philadelphia. The standard will be
deposited in the flag room with the col
ors of other Pennsylvania regiments.
The State authorities arc worried over
an epidemic of rabies which is affecting
live stock in Greenfield township. Eric
county. Recently a mad dog bit a num
ber of domestic animals. Since that
several sheep, cattle and horses have
died of the disease.
Nathan flaswainh died in East
Waynesburg Friday from fright at see
ing one of his children fall upon the
floor. A few weeks ago he had an .it
tack of typhoid fever but was convales
cent. The mother died recently and five
children are orphaned.
At the annual meeting of the National
Delaine Sheep Breeder's Association
held at Canonsburg. James McClelland
was elected president; C. C. Johnson,
recording secretary; J. H. Hamilton,
corresponding secretary.
Anderson Lutz, an aged and highty-
respectcd citizen of Cooper township,
who has held numerous offices in Clear
field county, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head with
a ntle.
A party of ' Kittanning capitalist
while boring for gas on the Jacob Rupp
farm, east of that place, in Manor town
ship, have struck oil. Oil men say the
SENATE.
TWENTY-FIFTH DAY.
The committee on agriculture did no!
succeed in closing its hearing on th
oleomargarine bill and continued it.
Senator Spooner, from the committee
on judiciary, reported favorably the bill
to divide the Stale of West Virginia into ,
Iwo judicial districts.
TWENTY-SIXTH DAY.
No legislative business of Importance
was transacted by the Senate. The ses
sion was devoted to services held In
memory of the late Senator Cushman K.
Davis, of Minnesota.
TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY.
At the close of discussion in the Sen
ate of the army reorganization bill, Mr.
Teller delivered a denunciation of Gen.
. Eagan, former commissary general tf
the army. Absolutely no progress wis
made with the measure, not a single
amendment being disposed of finally.
TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY.
Some progress was made in the con
sideration of the army reorganization
bill. One amendment that has created
much debate was disposed of and a
tacit agreement has been reached lor a
"vote very soon."
The Senate committee on finance
considered the war revenue reduction
bill, but did not reach a conclusion on
the measvre as a whole.
TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY.
The House spent another day on ths
river and harbor bill without complet
ing it. The friends of the bill success
fully resisted all attempts to load down
the bill with new orojects, and only one
or two unimportant amendments were
adopted.
TWENTY-NINTH DAY,
The bill to divide the State of" West
Virginia into two federal judicial dis
tricts now needs but the signature of
the President to make it law. Ihe bill
passed as it came from the House with
out amendment, and goes into cttect
Jly I-
1 he army reorganization bill occupied
the balance of the session.
THIRTIETH DAY.
The Senate committee on finance ten
tatively decided to reduce one-half the
tax on proprietary medicines and per
fumes.
Senator Lodge introduced a bill pro
viding for the amendments of the immi
gration law so as to exclude insane, idi
otic and epileptic persons.
Senator Morgan gave notice ol an
amendment he will propose to a ship
subsidy bill, providing for an income
tax.
THIRTY-FIRST DAY.
The army reorganization bill was fin
ally disposed of, as amended, by a vote
of 4.1 to 23. Strong efforts to tack on a
prohibition, amendment was beaten l.y
a like vote. The bill has now reached
the conference stage between the two
houses.
Kleetrlo Time Alarm
When tho bell of nn ordinary alarm
clock begins to ring the sleeper Is apt
to wake up suflicieiitly to think It will
stop soon, and as he Is not compelled
to arise and stop It. the result la often
another nap wltli itn consequent do- indications are good for a 15-barrel weil
lays throughout tho day. This objec- This wi" Ptn UP an entirely new field
TBI BTUOEOH CATCH ON TBI CBAIi.
LACE-WING FLY,
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BEETLE
THE DESTBUCTIVE PEA LOUSI AND ITS ENEMIES,
FEZ-VALE
Tdaccd a louse within its reach, when
It was quickly devoured. We then
lilaced a mother and seven newly born
lice clustered about ber In a small
vial, enclosed the syrphus worm and
found that by actual time the worm
destroyed the seven lice In exactly
iteven mluutes and the mother a Uttl
later."
The writer warn pea growers not to
destroy the syrphus, and In order to
avoid all possibility of doing so to
use no spray against tho pea destroyer.
sWhen tha lice are brushed off and the
-ouud la hot the little creatures are
Med to death by the sun.
A Ufe-ierlna Boat.
isible lifeboat has just been
v a native of Switzerland.
has two frames, one of
ted In the other and
d on bolts to turn at
Vthe outer frame. The
In a canvas bag
N the operation of
Voss each other
1 forma a safe
Swrocked pas
of tola form
A It doas nut (Hi-
fer the option of a five horse-power en
gine, which will allow of Increased
passenger-carrying capacity.
A Roman Mlleatnne.
Tellaheeu workmen. In digging for n
new road near Bhaput, two uillos east
of Jerusalem, recently unearthed a
tfif
MILBBTONI POUND NBAS) JHBUBALIM.
Itoman milestone. A section of It '.
shown In tha cut Thla mllllarlum was
f . , I markets, there being uo railroad
lain. TUey were placed at Intervals tlll. .,, N(1 . " 1nni,M
of 1000 Kqman jpaoea. about equivalent
to our mile.
Wben a follow refers to a girl at
peach, tht marrylug cUrgyman mij
1 JuatlOad lu looking for a pair.
Bid
of them may be carried in one cart.
The boudaras nre taken from the carls,
and early In tho appointed morning
they are pined at the edgo of tho
water, : lght along the river. No less
than 3000 bonts, each containing two
mon, meet on the shores. To main
tain discipline, a chief, or "fishing ata
man," Is appointed, and several repre
sentatives of the fishermen are elected
to assist the chief. Tho ntnniau give,
a signal to commence fishing by a can
non shotand then tho crowd rush to
the boats, nnd In less tlmo than one
can realize what has happened all
tho fishermen nro lu their bouts and a
peculiar kind of boat racing com
mences. Various kinds of sturgeon,
from thirty to 001) pounds weight,
aauder, carp, bream and silurus ure
the principal flub caught. The seines
differ, of course. In the size of their
meshes, according to tho fish for which
they nre Intended.
The totul cuteh during tho fall sein
ing la from 64,000,000 to 72,000,000
pounds, which Includes two hundred
and sixteen thousand pounds sturgeon
and about twenty-one thousand six
hundred pounds cuvlare.
Another lnrgo army of equal magni
tude, consisting of carts, accomputilcs
largo number of catts, accompanies
the fishing army. These carts nre con
tracted to cany the catch to the city
In
this steppe. No less than 10,000 cares
lire used here.
The fishing lu the upper part of tho
Ural lllvor Is curried ou In winter,
under fbe Ice, nnd that Is the most
pecullur of all fisheries. It la called
tlon has led to the designing of the
continuous ringing alarm, of which
several are already In use. The elec
tric alarm, which we show In the ac
companying picture, has just been
patented by Simon Wolf, of Esseu,
Germany, and has at least one novelty
to recommend It, It Is directly con
nected to the bed, and It Is impossible
for the sleeper to atop It until be gets
up to stay. Underneath the bed Is a
scries of contact points, one of which
Is shown In the picture, the weight
of the person forcing them together. A
clock is used In connection with the
nppnratus, and as soon as the hour of
rising Is Indicated the remaining open
ing or break In the wire Is closed, the
current passing through the contact
points underneath the bed and causing
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KINGS UNTIL BLEEPEB LBAVB8 THB LED.
tho bell to ring continuously uutll the
sleeper by leaving the bed, breaks the
cli'cult. Should he Uo dowu nguln the
circuit Is agnlu completed and tho bell
rings until tho second rising.
A School For Houaekeepers.
Much has been done in the way of
training servants lu Knglnud, nud uow
the attempt Is tojie made to train the
mistress us well, A large house has
been taken at Urlghton, where tha art
of housewifery Is to be taught In all Ita
brunches, the- Idea being that it la tha
accomplished housekeeper who la moat
llkoly to secure the best servants.
Jacob Couti was arrested at New
Castle on a charge of abducting Casta
Lorengo,. aged 14. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Dominick Lorengo. Conti and
the girl went to Cleveland and were
married.
Francisco Diaz, aged 14, has become
a student in the preparatory department
of Washington and Jefferson College, at
Washington. He is a son of Gen. Diaz,
of the Cuban army, and is intensely pa
triotic.
Mrs. Amanda Ritchey, of Franklin,
who has been earning a living at a .lo
mestic, has fallen heir to $800,000, willed
her by James Henry, a wealthy mer
chant of Toledo, O., who adopted her
when she was a child.
L. S. Honk, fish and game warden,
has been arrested at New Castle. G.
W. Hawk charged the official with lar
ceny in forcing, the complainant to pay
over money to prevent the arrest of hi
son for illegal fishing.
The Shenango glass works, at Now
Cattle, operated by the American Win
dow Glass Company, will be closed
down Saturday night for an indefinite
period, because of the lack of blowers
and gatherers.
Cyrus Andrews, a roller at the Cam
bria rail mills, met a horrible death
when one of the hooks used in rolling
caught him and he was drawn between
the coupling boxes. He was terribly
crushed and lived less than an hour.
Samuel H. Warwick, aged 70 years,
inventor of a root beer and whone
wealth 1J years ago was estimated at
over $1,000,000, died penniless in the
hospital attached .0 the almshouse n
Philadelphia.
F. W. Jackson, professor of Greek at
the Mt. Pleasant institute, has been rec
ommended by Senator Penrose for 1
consulship at Petras, Greece.
A daring, but unsuccessful, attempt
was made by several men to rob the
postofrke at North Warren. They had
gained entrance, but were discovered
. and put to ilight.
The biick knitting mill of- Willliam
Davis, in Downingtown. Chester coun
ty, was entirely destroyed by a fire of
ince-idiary origin. The loss it about $?,
000.
George A. Hughes, collector of Sta't
and county taxes in Titusville, has been
arrested on charges of embezzlement
preferred by the county commissioners
and held for court.
HOUSE.
TWENTY-FIFTH DAY.
The river and harbor bill was side
tracked in the House, as, under the
rules, the day was to be devoted to the
private pension bills on the calendar;
but Chairman Burton will call it up
again and keep it to the front until a
vote is reached.
TWENTY-SIXTH DAY.
After an hour spent in miscellaneous
routine business, during the course of
which several bills of minor importance
were passed, the House devoted to a
continuation of the debate upon the riv
er and harbor appropriation bill.
TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY.
The House occupied the day with con
sideration of the rivers and harbors bill,
50 of the 07 pages of which were com
pleted. Many amendments were offer
ed, but all were rejected.
TWENTY-NINTH DAY.
The river and harbor appropriation
bill was passed by the House. The bill
passes practically as it came from the
committee. It carries slightly less than
5o,ooo,ooo, of which $.23,000,000 is in Ji
rcct appropriations.
THIRTIETH DAY.
The entire day in the House was spent
upon the bill to revise and codify the
postal laws, which is to be the continu
ing order, not, however, to interfere
with appropriation bills or conference
reports, until disposed of. 4
THIRTY-FIRST DAY. !
The house ipent the entire day en rhe
bill to refer to the court of claims the
claims of William Cramp & Son Ship
building Company of Philadelphia for
alleged damages due to the delay of
the government in furnishing armo
plate and material for the" battleships
Massachusetts and Indiana and the
cruisers New York and Columbia. The
claims aggregate $1,367,244.
Sims Natloas Havs War Cheilr.
A source of amazement to continental
Politicians is the facility with which
reat Britain obtains the money to carry
on the South African campaign. Even
our severest critics acknowledge that ia
no other country could the many mil
lions already voted have been obtained
10 readily.
This is all the more wonderful to them
when they remember that in the sense
they understand it England has no war
chest to fall back upon. The explana
tion is simple enough. England, being
the richest country in the world, her
credit stands high, and the is able to
raise vast sums at a moment's notice.
The case is different in France, wher?
they have something like seventy mil
lion pounds' worth of gold and fifty mil
lion pounds' worth of silver ready for
war time. The Austro-Hungnrian Bank
possesses about. 30.000,000 for a like
purpose, while Germany clings to the
old-fashioned system of 'maintaining an
actual war chest, containing 6,000,000,
at the fortress of Spandau. It is also
estimated that Russia has ready at least
100,000,000.
Financially, Europe is prepared for
the day that pessimistic prophets tay is
drawing nigh the day when wild war
shall run riot throughout the Eastern
Hemisphere. There is at least 155.
000,000 waiting for the time when the
war clouds gather, and in a great war it
is tolerably certain it would all be spent
-London Dailv Mail.
In American tha Salvation Army has
T6J corps and 1.533 offlcera.
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