URGED WITH THEFT
A Queer Trie! In Which Was Used
a Queer Defense.
SHIPPING A CASE OF GOLD.
The Solution of the Difference In
Weight ot tr.t Co it Cipe Ncme and
t Ban Francisco The Clever Move
of an Astute Young Lawyer.
One ut .1 tie must fuli'ii'Mtnn inula
Ibnt ever iimk piiirv in miy i-nmitr.r
was that of Janieg Stevens Id the Cali
fornia courts fur I Left, The t-li'vum-Btant'f
were iih fnlluns:
There were four proline tors In the
Klondike region tvuen the mild leivr
there was at lis UoIkIi'. nmonir wlnmi
Stevens was one. I bey "struck li
rich." divided up and started out for
the United States. Just before lenv
Ing Stevens cot lulu a fnro tr:i rue inid
lost evprylhlhR he Iiik! Winter wa
coming on ii ml he Ijinle fair to stnrvi'
unless tiiimethlni? was done for hlni
Bo the other three decided to pay him
so much to guard their dust on Hie
Bblp and pay his way home to Kan
Francisco. They each had their share
of dust and cutsets accurately
weighed and then put them Into a
common pile, pending, of course, their
reapportionment on reaching port.
This they placed In a strong box
which tbey nailed up and sealed enre
fully. It was Stevens' duty to watch
this by duy and sleep by It by night
until the destination was reached.
There was exactly 'J00 pounds avoirdu
pois of the gold, sworn to by a regular
weigher It was worth a great deal
of money
Well, everything went along smoothly
until San Francisco Was reachpd. Ste
vens seeming to appreciate what his
former partners were doing for him
and guarding his trust Jealously. When
the ship came into port the box was
Immediately removed, under the super
vision of Stevens, to a place of re
welghing. so that each could take hl
share again and deduct so much for
Stevens' pay.
It was found that Instead of having
600 pounds of gold as before there was
now only a fraction over 608 pounds
The partners were loatb to distrust
Stevens and had It rewelghpd twice,
but with the samp result each time.
Reassured as they were of his guilt
and having contempt for such Ingrati
tude, thpy immediately swore out a
warrant for his arrest. lie all the
time protested his Innocence, but wit
not able to account for the loss.
The poor fellow was thrown into
prison and held for trial. Not having
any money or friends, he pave up all
hope of being acquitted, as the cir
cumstantial evidence seemed absolute
ly against him A young lawyer was
appointed by the court to defend him
This young man. Thaddetis Wayne by
name, set to work on the seemingly
hopeless Job witb great enthusiasm,
as he had few clients anyhow and
plenty of time.
The rase was soon called and all the
circumstantial evidence set forth.
'Wayne did not even question a wit
ness.
When all tbe testimony was In
Wayne requested tbe Judge to allow
him to qualify Samuel L. Johnson,
teacher of physics In a high school, as
an expert witness. The Judge, not see
ing Iny relation of physics to the
theft, was about to refuse the young
man when a peculiar glimmer In tbe
hitter's eye persuaded him to humor
the boy. Johnson was placed on the
stand, and the following colloquy en
siled: "With what does physics deal?"
"With natural phenomena, or tbe
changes in the state or condition or
matter."
"Does tbe weight of a person change
as be changes bis location on the
eartbr
"Yes."
"Just bow does that happen. n&
bow much does the weight change-:"
"The weight of any body is greatest
at tbe poles of tbe earth, as they are
the nearest points to tbe center, it
gets less and less tbe farther we trav
el toward tbe equator, for we go away
from the center. This effect is en
hanced by tbe rotation of the earth,
bodies tending to fly off more at tbe
equator than near tbe poles. Tbe com
bination of these two makes a body
weigh ' one two-bundred-aod-elgbty-nlDtb
less at tbe equator than at tbe
poles and a proportionate amount for
distances between."
"About what fraction -of Its weight
would a body lose In going from Cape
Home, Alaska, to San Francisco?"
I "1 should say about one In 300."
' Then gold ' weighing 600 pounds In
Nome could not possibly weigh over
698 pounds bere, could It?"
Tt could not"
It Is needless to say tbat Stevens was
acquitted on this evidence. Bis former
partners were so sorry of their recent
suspicion and so eager to make amends
that tbey not only paid blm tbe salary
they bad promised blm, but set blm
up In business from their ample funds.
Tbls fact Is peculiar, but perfectly In
accord with reason. It Is recognized
by the United States' government Ev
ery time bullion Is sent from Washing
ton to tbe New Orleans mint a certain
amount of weight Is lost in the mere
net of transit So -far order to get the
same amount of metal In each coin
compensating weights or those special
ty calibrated have to be used or else
special scales. If tbe weights are made
at Washington and sent to Mew Or
leans of course tbey will lose In weight
and will wetgb true on a pair of bal
ances. But spring balances cannot be
used. Lawrence Hodges In Denver
Times.
NOTED BY A TOURIST.
Same ot the Queer T"ingn .That Were
, Obtervec Aori.u.
A I m t half one's ilii.e in t;n( el!n -llllli.il
I Is -petit III lilll' tlHMis n
1 1 it 1 1 -t H"H iiiiiny I fit I'll . H-lli'i I
lli!d mi hlllh to lii'lliie Hull It wi'l'kl
l-'.'ll h A ineril'M. I ti.lllill Hint I i-i'll.ll
m-ihI it ii'tli i with huh -iiin.p mi it it I
I'Miit enuiiuh (or It. Mfn Hull I rollil
C-l II llclllltllilllltlttll n Willi II It Wnlli'l
t:il:' twenty. In l':iin I i i 1 1 n r t t
s liiii.yes mill pyramid" mi tne from 't
n phi ii r unit live on I lie h.n U. As tcir
"'"l;il i-iinN, Imagine nsklng ti'i "lie
In the Iti'lvlilti lilligtllige-Werelilpnsl-tei'"
li i 1 1 r; ;
Itm it Is In a MithainiiicitMii country
I Inn mi American mind . need" reiul
Jlltmeiil. We Willie huh iniii'ulim Mi
i:ini"tiiiiiiiiiiie ii ml toiiml nnr ciiii'iiil.ir
nine days ahead of theirs, mr jviin lies
seven hours behind mid Hi" mime i
tin- mouth Itnm.'idaii. The .Mntuiiiiine
diui" seem to dw up to itieli religion in
a mine definite way than wi do. mill
we "nun ieiiriii'd what to expert. The
porter would drop ones trunk when
the miirr.zin railed to prayer. The
sai-redness c aiiltnal life roinpellrii
li" to tvniU mound the hundreds . .
lazy dogs iist.'cp on the sidewalk te
were rcquiri-d to Hike off our shoes in
stead of our huts when entering n
mosque. Women were not allowed !
pray, bemuse they "have no soul" '
Friday was the day for Sunday, and :i
camera was an "evil eye" mid count
not be tarried Into any sin-red place
Uur artist was once charged 'JO cents
extra for keeping an evil eye in tils
room all night.
Hcfore the Journey ends the tourist
has lost his Identity completely. At
Orst he is from "Kalamazoo. 'Mich.."
then from "Michigan." later "the Unit
ed States." soon the "States." and the
writer was once Introduced to a gen
tleman from Tuscany as "the lady
from North America." - Delineator
Magazine.
THE KINGFISHER.
A Bird Whose Ways Are Most Difficult
to Observe,
Perhaps there is nothing In nature
more difficult to observe than the ways
ot tbe klngflsber. Any one m.y see
blm glancing down midstream or mak
ing his sudden arrow flight from bank
to bank under tbe bright June sun
Bhlne. but to track blm down to bis se-'
cret Ashing place and watcb him at
work Is a vastly more difficult thing.
ton come from the gold clad inend
ows Into tbe shady river path as lulu
a cathedral aisle. The willows crowd
down to the water's edge. In the green
reeds a sedge bird Is fretting. 1 here
Is a low twittering song of nestling
all round you. And now, in tbe sha
diest deep of tbe willow wood, a shrill,
piping note cuts the silence, a Hash of
emerald passes, a klngtisher has gone
by on his way to his favorite pool.
A common notion Is that be sits per
fectly still on some branch overhang
ing the water, a picture of crafty vigil
ance. But tills Is rarely if ever the
case. Tbe truth Is. says a writer In
tbe Loudon Chronicle, tbat the King
flsber. like the master he Is. sets about
bis work wltb an easy surety, almost
a nonchalance. Peering down upou
him warily through the screen of
branches you would Judge tbat tbe last
tbing in tbe world be was thinking
about was tbe gilding brown water be
low bim. lie twirls round on bis
perch, making bis vivid green and
turquoise and amber plumage scintil
late like a dewdrop In tbe one beam of
sunlight tbat has found blm out.
Be preens bis feathers, stretches a
lazy wing now and again, looks about
blm wltb a casual eye, and then, as
If it were the merest trifling detail In
life, be suddenly points bis two lncb
long fishing spear of a bill at the wa
ter beneath blm, plunges and Is gone.
The Withering Wind.
Tbe name of burmattmi ons been
given a periodical wind which -blows
from the interior of Africa toward the
Atlantic during tbe three months ot
December. January and February. It
sets in wltb a fog or dry haze, which
sometimes conceals tbe sun for wbole
weeks together. Every plant, every
bit of grass and leaf In Its course Is
withered as though tt bad been seared
by beat from a furnace. Often within
an hour after It begins to blow green
grass is dry enough to burn like paper.
Even tbe burdened natives lose all of
the skin on exposed parts during the
prevalence of tbls withering wind.
Painful Ailment.
Though gout Is generally reckoned a
disease of rich men and free livers,
one of tbe worst of sufferers from it
was a well known English minister
wbo died not long ago.
A friend once said to him, "Dr. So-and-so,
what Is gout like?"
Tbe clergyman smiled sadly. "If
you put your band In a vise," he said,
"and let a man press as hard as he
can, tbat is rheumatism, and If be can
be got to press a little harder, tbat is
gout"
Why He Came Back.
"Wasn't you bere a few weeks ago?"
asked the woman of the house at tbe
back door. '
"Tes'm," replied tbe wanderer, "but
I understood from a pal tbat you've
got a new pastry cook since then I"
Yonkers Statesman.
The Surer Way.
"How can we Interest her?"
"Tell her it's a worthy cause," sug
gested one.
'Tell ber.lt's getting to be a popular
fad," Interposed a wiser bead. Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
I
One of tbe lucklist thlujs that can
happen to a man Is not to count on bis
luck. New fork Press.
Wasted All Three Wloltes.
An Irish legend lins it that a good
fairy once Idled an nl couple mid
promised them thai mi.v three v. Islies
they would iimk'.1 wiin.d lie grunted.
After ruL-liliu their l,i- ins for some
time in an eildonvur r. diserver what
they deslud most the couple decided
to visit the enmity full- to see !f snMie
tlill'.g there would Hii.':;est what Viey
wanted. They did so. mid, afler rum
bling around all day and not seeing
anything that exactly suited them, to
ward evening they found themselves
before a display of klti lien utensils.
Among them wns , soup ladle, cheap,
but likely to appeal to a woman, so the
old woman In an aliseiit moment km id.
"Oh, 1 wish I bad one of those." and
initiiedlately she had It. Tim old man
was ho enraged beinuse his wile had
thoughtlessly thrown away one valua
ble wish that he retorted, "I wish ihut
was stuck down your lliroui." and Im
mediately this wns done. Thei-eupnu
he was at once sorry at what he
wished, and the only thing left to do
was to wish the ladle out again. So
all three wishes went fur nnught.
How Snakes Get Over Ground.
Although the snake appears to have
Ito legs or feet, It may be said to ue
practically supplied with upward of a
hundred pairs of tlieiii. In fact, each
Joint of the backbone bears a pair of
ribs, which are mobile und hnve their
points attached to the Inner surface of
one of the large transverse, platelike
scales which clothe the undersurfacn
of the body. Thus by the movements
of the ribs attached to it each plate
can be drawn forward and Its margin
applied to the ground. Hy the succes
sive application of these multitudinous
plates the body can be drawu forward
In a straight line without Its being
thrown Into undulations from side to
side. But rapid movements are also ef
fected by such undulations, and ser
pents can by pressure and appropriate
muscular action climb trees and some
times spring forward. They ulso swim
easily by lateral flexures, hut no ser
pents advance by vertical bendiugs of
the body: though they are so olteo
drawu In such an nttltude.
Bolivia's Electrical Storms.
Owing to the peculiar topographical
formation of Bolivia, electric and other
phenomena are of constant occurrence,
the principal zone where such dis
turbances take place being the Altl
planiclc, or grand plateau. As the at
mosphere Is heavily charged with elec
tricity both In summer and winter,
dry or electric storms are of frequent
occurrence both ou the plateau and In
the valleys. Before the rainy season
sets in electrical accumulation becomes
considerable on the plateau region. Its
most violent manifestations taking
place toward the eastern section of the
tablelands. Au electrical storm In these
regions is always a most Imposing
spectacle, as the tremendous force of
the wind, almost equal to a hurricane,
and the heavy electrical accumulation
In the clouds produce terrible atmos
pheric explosions and violent detona
tions, while tbe surface of the ground
sparkles and crackles.
Vacation by Think.
Make a compact wltb your soul to
take a vacation and the way Is simple.
There are portions of your time over
which you have control. Probably
your evenings and your Sundays are
your own. Set apart a month or so.
Eliminate the self assigned tasks for
those hours out of business and give
yourself up to the pursuit of pleasure.
Get others to Join you. Call a vacation
club. Adopt a real vacation spirit and
go In for a good time. Hesolve never
to speak of work out of business hours,
but to Oil to the full that time which
Is your own wltj recreations which
most appeal to you. Did you ever sing?
Sing now. Did you ever paint? Paint
now. Ucniciiiber nntwre's gifts to you
and And occasion to praise nature
within as well ns lthout Exchange.
"A woman Is ns old as she looks."
quoted the wise guy.
"Before or after she Is dressed to
go ont?" queried the simple mug.
Philadelphia Record.
tWbat y.u do for an ungrateful i;ia-
EXPOSITION 9?EiS
liJ SLAZtvGF UGiiTS
Great taiis t ! Iiaarj's Z
That the Kxposit'on still htu n Cm
grip on the a. lectio. ol the put pie or
Pittsburg atid surro. towns -.. i
most strongly ik,:,.io.:ht:,aied . i
Wednesday night, on which occasio i
the big industrial .show Iu.iugur.it
its twenty-liist annual season, v. hi;
the doors opontd at 7 o'clock V
quesne Way was blocked by a Joy
ous crowd anxious to gv-t In and id
evening streams of peup'.u poured i.u
of the various side streets. The dv- ti
nation of all was the Exposition an ,
the cry was: "Follow the crowd." A'
8 o'clock the buildings, fairly dnzzllnrt
with biilliaiit lights, were packed
with visitors parading bnck and forth
admiring the exhibits while the amuse
ment places were crowded with over
flowing audlenceB.
The Russian Symphony Orchestra,
which was the opening musical at
traction, never met with a more
sincere and demonstrative reception
than that given them by a crowd that
took up every available Inch of gpace.
The audience Included the city's best
known music lovers and critics, repre
sentatives of the fashionable world
and people conspicuous In business
life. The rich brushed elbows with
the breadwinner and oil had come to
enjoy the music." The musicians
under the able directorship of Modest
Altschuler, did not disappoint them.
The' varied program was well chosen,
as It included something to please all
musical tastes. Everv number was
applauded to the echo and Director
Altschuler, who is always ready to
oblige, responded to so many encores
that the program was considerably
lengthened. Two concerts were given
and on ench occasion the auditorium
was packed.
The famous reproduction of the his
toric battle between the Ironclads,
Monitor and Merrlmac, was given In
the Hippodrome and It created noth
ing short of a sensation. One crowded
house was dismissed only to receive
another for the next, i'iow and during
the entire evening the house rang
with applause. This production Is
said to have cost $25,000 and It Is put
on In a truly spectacular fashion. The
auditorium Is supposed to represent a
fort overlooking the scene of the
battle between the Ironclads. Behind
the place where the thrilling conflief
takes place is a panoramic view ol
Hampton Roads, where the boat.'
clashed in the Lpring of 1S62, result
ing in one of the most thrilling event
In the history of the war. The great
and lasting issue of the battle lies in
the fact that It revolutionized th
navies of the world. -
Everybody was plerEed with the ex
hlbits, many ot which were new, while
the mechanical and electrical demon
strations not only pleased but im
pressed one with the remarkable
progress In science. Roosevelt was
represented in a novel exhibit called:
"Teddy in the Jungle," showing
scenes supposed to have taken place
during the ex president's expedition
In Africa. The figures worked auto
matically and the "take-off" made
quite a hit. The archaeological ex
hlblt, the Irrigation and Norfolk and
Western R. R. displays were among
the many new features.
Tbe opening of the Exposition was
In every way a complete success and
the twenty-first annual season of the
big industrial show promises to be a
moBt brilliant one.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
ANNUAL FAIR AND RAGES
DuBois Driving Park Association
AT
DUBOIS, - P,A.
SEPTEMBER 7 TO JO, 1909
ExiMirslon Tlckn's to Dull ! will on snlii September fl. 7. S, 9 and 10, aood to
return until SMtemlmr II. inclusive, f. j u tie 1 Uj.uk, i).iftjo.l, (tideway, Kane,
and intermediate stations hi
REDUCED RATES
(Minimum Uaie ii Cenu;
,T. K. WOOf), OEO. W. BOYD,
I'assunger Truffle Manager. Uenernl Passenner Ageni
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
BULLETIN.
"Bill." said the liivalia's mend.
"I've come to choer yer up a bit like.
I've liroujrlit yor a J'ew flahrs. Bill. I
thought If I was too late they'd come
In 'andy for a wreaf. yer know. No.
don't get down'earted. Bill. Lummy,
don't yer look gashly! But. there,
keep up yer spirits, olo sport; I've
come to see yer an' cheer yer up' a bit.
Nice little room yer 'ave 'ere; but, as
I says to meself when I was a'comln'
up, wot a orknrd staircase to get s
coffin dahn!" London Globe.
PITTSBURG
Now Open and De
lighting Thousands
from Pennsylvania,
Ohio & W.Virginia
Don't Mb Ui GfMtMt Industrial
- Shaw ta Scot l Years
E
X
P
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Instantaneous hit of the
Thrilling Naval Spectacle,
showing the historic battle
between the Ironclads
MONITOR
AND
MERRIMAC
The show that was the talk
of the Alaska-Yukon
Exposition
In the Hippodrome
The Greatest
Ruulan Symphony Orchuira, Sept I to II Sous and hit Band, . Sept 27 to Oct 2
Pryor and hit Band, ' Sept 13 to 18 Theodora Thomai Orchestra, Oct 4 to 9
DainnwchandhUOrchcitra,Sept20to25 United Statu Marine Bend, . Oct H to 23
o
N
Archaeolog
ical Exhibit
with its wonderful relics,
taken from Blennerhasset
Island, attracting widespread
interest.
Irrigation
Another new 'and interesting
exhibit
Wonder Compelling Electri
cal and Mechanical Displays
MOVING PICTURES
FERRIS WHEEL
MERRY-GO-ROUND
TRIP ON STEAMER
SUNSHINE
Fun for Everybody
Music Hesters
HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION
NEW YORK CITY.
Three hundred years ago, Henry Hudson, an Englishman
in command of a Dutch expedition, with eighteen men, ex
plored the Hudson River from Sandy Hook to Troy in his
small craft, the "Half Moon."
Oue hundred and ninety -eight years later, Robert Ful
ton established, with his steamboat, the "Clermont," a
regular water service between Mew York and the towns
along the Hudson river to the North.
This year, New York City, with sister cities and towns
along the Hudson, will celebrate these two achievments by
a series of imposing observances, religious, historical,
military, naval, musical and literary, extending from Sep
tember 25 to October 9.
Replicas of the "Half Moon" and the "Clermont" have
been built and will play a large part in the celebration.
They will be the center of attraction in the great naval
pageant on Saturday, September 25. The United States
Government will have fifty-two war ships anchored in the
Hudson, and Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Italy.
Germany, Argentine, Guatemala, Mexico, and Cuba will
be represented by war vessels.
Two great parades of water craft will escort the
"Half Moon" and the "Clermont" in triumphal procession
past the war leviathans, first in the morning and again in
the evening, when all the vessels will be illuminated.
On September 28 there will be a grand historical
pageant,;andon?4Sentember 30 a big military parade in
New York City.
On October 1, the "Half Moon" and "Clermont" wfll
proceed up the Hudson to Troy escorted by hundreds of
river craft, including torpedo boats.
A magnificent carnival parade will be held in New
York City on Saturday evening, October 2, which promises
to eclipse all previous attempts.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, the direct line to New
York, with its unsurpassed service of fast express trains,
will sell excursion tickets to New York for this period at
reduced rates of fare.
Full details concerning specific fares, dates of sale, re
- turn limits, and train service may be obtained of Ticket
Agents.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
CLARION COUNTY
FAIR
AT
GIaARION, - PA.
SEPTEMBER 21, 22, 23, and 24, J909
feCllRSION TICKETS will be sold to Summervllle, on above'dato, good returning
Kjt. until September 23, from KED BANK, DuBOIS, and Intermediate stations, at
&i taJ.B. WOOD
Passenger Traffic Manager Consult Ticket Agents
GEO. W. BOYD
General Passenger Agent