Punxsutawney Spirit, 1909-12-31

              Pip (TV? 4W\V : P.?* OC W 1811 TO DIRPQ8E OP? TRY U K I'EST-A-WORD OOL.VXM. IS t: HAVE TOO AM I THINS Ot WW fOME OK PI.ACE OF MM—I Hy I'nited Press. srom: m:\vs. Py United Press. MBS. RUE WH TEFIELD PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31,1909. HEINE TU GOES MT8 EFFECT JM. 1 VOL. IV- NO.89 REFUBUCAKS OF THIS HHItH Will W MS II THE Mllin HALL THIS EVBIIHG IF EIGHT O'CLOCK BANKED KILLED II HEMCOUM PRICE TWO GENTS HALF MILLION DOIUII FIDE NominaLion Papers Must Be Filed aL County Seat Before Tomorrow Night— Six School Directors, Six Councilmen and a Borough Treasurer to be Elected at February Election One Per Cent Levied on All Corporations Whose Income Exceeds $5,000 a Year. Freight Train Crashes Into Express-Spencer Trask the Only Victim. STEEL CORPORATION A BI6 CONTRIBUTOR film 10 I01ICE BLOCK SKILL <• <. * •> .;. .j, .;. ... ... ... ❖ * ❖ THE BIGGKST TAXPAYERS •> Pear that the explosion might be repeated and the rapid spread of the flames, led to th«. ordering of the people from their hams. As a r«sult of the Are there is a loss of over half a million dollars. A ter riffle explosion occurred while the plant was burning, resulting in the fatal injury of one and the serious injury of two. By United Press. NEW YORK. Dec. 31.—A fire destroying the plant of the American Express Company on Madison Avenue, this morning, caused many wealthy society folk to bo driven from their homes to take refuge in hotels. Airs. Hetty G.een, her son-in-law and her daughter are among those who were compelled to change their quarters, IWJ DIF IK m Mrs. Ann (Copeland) Whitfield, wife of Isaac Whitfield, of Anita, died of heart trouble Tuesday- at 10 o'clock a. in., and Was buried yesterday. The funeral, which was conducted by Rev. H. G. Teagarden, was private, and occurred from the late home of the deceased.j The Whitfield* came to Anita from I Amble, Northumberland County, Kutrland, six years ago. Th<» deceased, because of her many womanly virtues, 'wan highly esteemed by all wHo km w her. Sh«» was ei devout member of the Presbyterian Church f r o m childhood. Beautiful lloral emblems from the Aid Society, individuals and the family were laid upon the bier as tokens of the affection in which the deceased was held. Robert Whitfield. Mrs. Margaret Cowan, John, William, Thomas and Ernest WhiMUdd, all of Anita. Besides her husband Mrs. Whitfielc] is survived by children as follows: 10 AWffi Jl (SEAF MAN l.ocalitc Suggests Scvi'ial .Method* Tluil Should lit* KlYectlvo. They will also elect i treasurer to sued «d ii. H. McHenry, as well as Ihg of Republicans in Municipal Hall will be held tonight for the pur pose of securing candidates and getting their papers signed and forwarded | the County Commissioners. Punxsutawney will choose at the February election successors to officers as follows: Couneilmen—Uley, First Ward; lui lius. Second' Ward; Williams, Third Ward; Nor'h, Fourth Ward; Doran, Fifth Ward; Thomas, Sixth Ward. School Directors-—Robinson, First Ward: Dr, ('. \\ . lluglies, Second Ward; Davenport, Third Ward: \\*. A. Sutter, Fifth Ward, and Means and Davis, Sixth Ward. Ir, S. Steel Corpo- •$» ❖ ration $1,852,449 ♦> i •> P. U. It. Co 254,245 •> '❖ B. & O. R. R. Co. 174,450 ♦> •t* U. Pae. H. R. Co. . . 295.905 •> ❖ S. Pac. R. R. Co. . . 276,985 •> ❖ Am. Telep. & Tele#. 258,107 •> ❖ Am. Tobacco Co;... 191,020 •> ❖ Atch., Top. & San. Fe «24;t,ti82 •> I ❖ New York Central.. 1 10,838 ♦> j I Unless tie Republicans of I'unxsu- J tawney art willing that the Democrat* !should gobble up .'ill of the officers to be elected in February they will bo obliged to get a move on, for tomorj row is the last day that nomination I papers may be filed by members of the G. O. i\ who desire that theli names shall appear upon the ballots to be used at the winter primary on January 22, 1'JIO. An Investigation of the matter this fonnoon developed lie situation that few R< publieans in the town are aware of the fact that tomorrow is the last day for filing nomination papers. Hence it is that tli• • ('ounty Conimissioni is were notified to .send ov« r nomination papers today, and ;i meet- Republicans desiring to have th«■ ir names appear upon the ballots to be used at the% winter primary, on January jl\ 1910, as candidates for bor«'UKh or township oilierrs in Jefferson < ounty, must file their petitions with the County Commissioners not la'rr th:in January 1st, 1910, which is Saturday of this week. Each petition must be sitrned by at b ast ten qualified • leetors of the district in which the candidal resides. and in which he is a candidate, and must set foith the office lor which he desires to run." The ruling in regard to nominations by Republicans which was given out by County Chairman Hendricks, reads as follows: cleetion officers. SMIIH-STEINERKUPTiAlS OCCUR IN WILLIAMSPORT SANTA CLAUS WORKS TOMORROWONWALLST. TWENTY MAY BE DEAD IN WRECKAGE The oxprt-ss h id been stopped at Proton by a block signal and the crow f the freight. falling to notice the block, crushed into its rear end. The express wan made up of a baggage car, two day coaches and Ave loopors. Trask \va* in the Inst sleep- Trask was in the drawing- room of the express, which the freight engine struck. Thre< others wore seriously injured whose names are unknown. Officials of the road who are investigating the accident are inclined to Maine thfreight crew, ns their train struck the express while it was standing still. By l*nit<d Pre&g. NKW YORK. Dl'C. 31.—flpfncer 1 rusk, tli* Xew York V»anker, was killed In n rear end collision between fi southbound freight and the Montreal \ riss on the NVw York Central at io- ton. thirty-four miles from New Vork this morlnng. KANSAS CITY. Mo., IK. . 31—-The Maud, was tli• • telegram r» •<.< ived \V. I- .lust Married." signed Clyde and Kui k Island Golden Stat' Limited was ditched today ;it Trenton, Mo. The engine and all the cats in the train were turnfd over. Five bodies Tile news of Track's death was phoned to his offices. Trask. who was born In New York In 1S44. had long been prominent in financial affairs. II SUM OF 58,117.81 have already been recovered, and it is said that fifteen othrs art- burled un- der the wreckage of th»> train, Th ecars arc burning fiercely, and if there ar»- any bodies under the ill- the> will be leeognlzable when they Inted train it is questionable whether IVfj-li in the Pinnies. Puller Home Humeri and Children Fuller Station, below Reynoldsvilie, on the Low Grade R. R . Thursday night, Dec. L'3. was visited by a fire which destroyed a small chanty that was occupied by the family of Charles Cornell, two of whose children and over $1,000 in money were burned.The particulars concerning th. conflagration were given in yesterday'* Prookville Republican as follows: "The ReeMrar having been sent foi found the building entirely destroyed, but a burning mass ye? remained from which the remains of the two little victims had just been drawn out. Of thi- youngest, named Lena, aged two years, but a portion of the shoulder and chest remained, and of the older one, named Rosa, aged three and a half years, a porMon of the head and trunk remained. These were gathered un and given burial in the cemetery .it Reynoldsville. The father and two elder sons were badly burned about the face, hands and arms, which burns they incurred while trying to get a chest out <>f the shanty containing over a thousand dollars, the savings of year* of hard labor The money was lost. The fir'' originated about the stove and th• • building was in flames beloiv any of th. family were awaken- j ed out of sleep." atv v* «• •»v• ■ r«■.!. Si•••r«,>; oi 11<• rs<11is w« ro injured in [the \\ r k, which is .said to have been i caused b> spreading .rails. It is im}Tiouwihie t«» tell the number of dea/i. THREATENS TO BLOW UP 0. S. SENATE "A deaf man's heart becomes pure, and a pure heart, in the sight of Clod, is a pearl of great price " years*. Aaron Chambers, of this place, having read in the papers that hotel men are looking for someone who will suggest a plan to awaken deaf people, has .submitted the following for pub* licalion in The Spirit: "Stamp strenuously on the floor near the door leading to the room vhere the deaf party is asleep. "Or, tie a twine .string to the bed clothes, extend the .string through the i , . , . . . . , , ne-uay afternoon about three o'cIm. k kojhole and instruct the night ch rk '. ., , ,, t,. pull » U>, time iirrivt s ... m- y.„f" ir " SmU" ki n the .loaf partv. Ih" "h"n m,--ialv" "'lls"d »" . ,, . .. , excitement, however, in the Smith Or, use an automatic pullov and , .j t ,. , , tannly, lor that morning, upon going string device. I o the end of the .string, . , . • i, i . • * ill downstairs, Mr* Smith had found a over the sleepers head, tie a brickbat. . m, ♦» | 'i,i , note from her daugh < r, m which sh( onnect the other end with the wheel1* , , ,i . . , stated that she was leaving for Wilof an alarm clock, so that when tie- ,. ■ , .... ,. , . , , . ... . .. liamsport with the intention of healarm goes off the brickbat will fall . , * • i 11 , , , looming Mrs. Stelncr. | and strike the sleeper just above the i , |rigJit e ir bride has a b-• n lifelong resi, J dent of this plat and is a voung lady A better plan is t<> have the deaf , 7 , ... ,• .• • .whose geniality ami accomplishment •• party. before retiring, fix a time in 1 ji, .... , have gamed for h< r a friend with < vown mind when he wants to get up, ... . ,, . . . . , . . , ery acquaintance. Sh- i.- the sceend 1' he thinks intently about It before , ' .. . ,. , . , ... . , ; daugh'or of Mr and Mrs M. II. Smith, going to .sleep ho will awaken at the f j • , . yv j right time. I «m not deaf, but this! ' , , , , , ... Stelner. wh.e- home i.s in Haplun has not failed nj.e- iu Xo 4 . . i n. I by. ; ••<■ t -unto, Tias been f-»r I y the way. did you ever read of , , , ,n. . , some time an employe of the l.audcra deal person killing anybody or,, . , . , .... • ■ ., , , . . bach-Barber Company, of this place committing suicide I have not, al- , ,v. . . » , , . , . During the time that he lias beca here though I have been a gluttonous read-I, , , , ,. . tI „_ i ho " is impressed all with whom h« or of the papers tor more than 20 'came in contact as a young man o; ; sterling caraef. r and trustwor?bine- • ! Hr has gained countless friends j here, and the young couple start out j on the real life journey with the best 1 wishes of a multitude. They will Visit various eastern point.- | during tin next two weeks and, upon j Itheir return hero, will go to house- j keeping. \ s| 111*11 IS!'. When Rev. and Mrs Teagarden, «>f 11 West Mahoning Street, were at bn akfast (he Robinson furniture store way on halted in front of the lion •• find a ring at the door lx-ll announce;) a very agreeable surprise for the pastor, as th«' Adrian Presbyterian Church, through its good ladies, had ar-alhLred with Mr. Robinson to le ve a gents' parlor chair and i beautiful ruir. Mr. and Mrs. T- -agarden are very grateful to the good people of Adrian for 'heir kindly remembrance of them.—* GtN. WILEY BUPItn A yar atro the sinking fund held *:!.♦»42 ft31 11. nnd the receipts during the i » 't " il \ ar were flfift.- ♦'»T14 1> Hyspnients during the war were $1 ,r»6.1 6^.29. This is shi'W'i in the annual report sent to (iOv« rnor Stuart by the sinking fund ( ommi>sioners, State Treasurer John O. Sneat/.. Auditor General Robert K. Vourur and Secretary <>f the Coimnonwi alth Robert McAfee. The total debt today is 12.643.917.02. while the a««*cts of the .sinking fund are *?.«:" :!.043 !»»; The greater pari of the .?. !>t consists of bonds bearing '•iterest at 1 per cent, and 3 !> per cent All of the assets are in rash, de • ositeil in banks. To ilie Commonwealth's Credit if \|| Outstanding Obligations W ere Kerieemcri. HARRISRURg. Dec. 31.—Were it possible to redeem all outstanding ob! 'rations of the commonwealth right now, the sinking fund would take care of all the debts and a surplus of $S,- 117.94 would be left to turn Into tho general fund. BIG AUTO SHI BP-IS Special to The Spirit. Ni:\V YOLK. Dee. 31.—The Wall Street employe was it man to be envied today. In accordance with a custom which is so old that none can tell when it originated, the exchanges, banks and brokerage firm closed the vi ar with the distribution of rewards to faithful employes. Soni, of the bank and trust companies distribute the bonuses the day before Christmas, but the big majority of the firms adhere to the custom of handing out fat envelopes on the last ■lay of the year, enclosing at the same time a little card telling the recipient the amount of his salary for the com- ing >ear. The year 11)09 ha ; been a prosperous one in "the street" and as a consequence the amounts given to employes were unsually large. One firm, it is said, distributed $f»0,000 among its employes. Xone are overlooked by the Wall Street Santa Claus. The managers, of course, receive the largest amounts, but all come in for a proportionate share, « von the mesi ngers and scrubwomen. annual salary Amonj,' th«- most liberal men to his employes Ih J. Picrpont Morgan, who never fails t«• hau l a fat envelope to I'Ui'h of his elerie:il foree. Kvery man and w«»man on tin* payroll receives a sum ranging, according to length of serve ie, from 10 to 20 per cent, of hi*' DISTANCE RECORD WFMTll \M» POWIR \IIO\RD WASHIN'OTOX, D. C. Dec. 31.— (Special)—There was quite an aggregation of wealth and power on the train bearing Taft back to Washington this morning, after the wedding of his niece In New York. On the train were J. Pierpont Morgan, Postmaster General Hitchcock, and Vice President and Mrs. Sherman. PARIS, Per 31 - Maurice Farman, a brother of Henri, today broke the There arc a score of large corporations which will be obliged to pay a ta of anywhere from $100,000 to $350,000. Many others will be taxed from $30,000 to $100,000. The census of 1905 showed the cap- Continued on Page Two The United States Steel Corporation will be the largest contributor to l'ncle Sam's coffers under the 1 per cent. tax. In its report for I n07, which is regarded as a good indication of what its present business is, its earnings, upon which the tax could be levied, were $133,244,930. Tills figure represents the earnings after the fixed charges such as interest on bonds were deducted. On a basis of I per cent the steel corporation would pay a tax- of $1,332.4 Hi. The Standard Oil Company, with its many subsidiary corporations, will pay the next highest rate. Standard Oil does not make a habit of taking the public into its confidence, and to arrive at a definite conclusion is out of the question. Wall Street figures that the new tax will compel tile Standard to pay $500,000. WASHINGTON, I). Dor. ;u.  The Income tax Imposed by .net of Congress paised Aur. ">, 1H09, becomes effective tomorrow anil is retroactive, providing for the payment of the tux for the year ending today. The law ievle.s a tax of 1 per cent, on the net income of all corporations, joint stork companies, associations and insurance companies with a net income In excess of $j.000 annually. It is calculated; that the tax will yield to the United States Government an annual revenue of from $25,000,000 up. Tills is only rough figuring*, as it is impossible to get at the exact data of any corporations but the railroads, excepting as the corporations have consented to give information in theitperiodical reports. The railroads are obliged, by law, to Hie complete reports with the Interstate Comment Commission. Under the corporation tax law all corporations will be required to file with the internal Revenue Department by March 1 next a detailed statemeiit showing the amount of their -business for the pas I year. Farman Mew at an average height of three hundred feet. cro«s-country aeroplane record. by mak'm- i fliglv from Chartreaua to Or'enn- :i distance of fifty miles, in two hour-* and thirty minutes. Tin: \yi:\tiii:k WVSHINT.TON, O. C.. TVc. 31.— Following is the forecast for Wetsern Penn«vlvania: Generally fair tonight and Saturday. WILL BOYCOTT HIGH PRICE COMBINATION Pome in ami grot your choice of early January bargains. Sale begins tomorrow morn ins*. Cold weather suggests warm clothing for the children. We have a nice line of children's coats to be included United Press, in our January sale. One-third off FItAXKIJX, Pa., Oct 3J.~ After marked prices. simple and brief services at the home- One of our regular trimmers is on ; 1 m 1 later at th«a First Presbyterian duty in our millinery department to Church, the remains of the late dt-n. take care of any orders you may de- J°hn A Wiley were buried! today, Rev. sire made up. and at the same time !->• Heattie conduct' d both services, sell you anything from our ready- Although Mays Post --0, (J. A. II. made stock at half price. had a ritual at the church there \\a* Axa Flour makes more nice good . :;n- squad. and "taps" were not bread in cold weather than any other sounded at the grave by special request brand you can And. 1 ef the General's widow. . General Wiley was buried in the ■- - v uniform of a Major General of the THE NERVY BOY AND ~ I Telegrams of condolence were rc' I j l.'* ceived from Gov« rnor Siuart and othx ii Pv n, JL JF XlAjrUroor stnt° °mcin,s i represented by members of his staff acting as honorary pall bearers. t"niter] States District Attorney Sirnt atnl Chief Post Office Inspector Stuart conferred this morning and decided that the writer must b<> captured. Tin- letter is apparently the work oi ;in educated man, and tin* diction indicates that he is not a crank. The communication state# thwriter has been given only s«ix mon'hs to live and that he is going to "blow up a dishonorable body called the l.Tnited States Senate before he dies, jus its grafting member have plunderd tiio public long no ugh." H.v (*11 it- if Press. CHICAGO, Dir. 31. A letter written to a Chicago newspaper stating that the writer had only six months to live, and that h.- was going to blow up the United States Senate with nitroglycerine, has can - d the Federal Secret Service operatives and the local police to make a hurried search through the city, as the letter is thought to have come from a serious man who ha.v b en driven irrational by thoughts of death, and he might t arry out the plot. CHRISTMAS DANCE AT THE IROQUOIS CLUB MARRIED AT PANTAtL HOtfL Special to The Spirit XF.W YORK. Dec. 31.—All "automoblledom" will turn its eyes and steps toward Grand Central Palace during the next eight days, where, beginning this afternoon, the Tenth International Automobile Show takes place. It is the first of the big automobile show of tiie season. Months. !n fact almost a year, have been spent 'n perfecting plans and making ready. The show is notable for the unusual large number of new cars which have been constructed during the past year and which have never been shown at a motor car exhibition. There are <4 exhibitors of automobiles, which is tile greatest number ever shown at one time in New York City. Of these 72 are American cars and 12 foreign. The prices range from $500 to $18,000. how over. Uvea Alexander and Murphy, of Missouri; Martin, of South Dakota; Klnkald. of Nebraska. McKinlay, of California. and Morgan, of Oklahoma, letters of regret wore received from Representatives Hartholdt. of Missouri. and Poster, of Vermont. Ono matter was s.«ttl»«I last night. The women of the* United WASHINGTON'. I) lVc. 31.— Plans for a national boy- ott of those combinations tiiat inert siao the cost of living wore laid here last night when the National Anti-trust League was launched. Menib'tN of Congress are interested in the new movement and immediate .stops will be taken toward perfecting state organizations. grain. KI»K A.telegram from the mayor of Minneapolis asUini? tlic President to lend hiH official influence toward effecting a settlement /of the strike, has been referred to/the Prdsident. It if; hopc-o to adjust the dispute betwccii tiic switchmen and their employers, the Northwestern railroads. OF PINXSUTA \\ N1 ] Y . ab< Economy. agr rs- Block ley-John, do you know rjtbat Royal Worcester vase 1 bought G .yesterday for 15? Well, tbey reduced ae<^,eui *° *** morning. Mr. Blockroley-Then you lost t'J b.\ not waiting .,rjUHtll this morning. Mrs. Blockley-No; 1>rjv>nly £1 1 went down today and bought .another for £3. making two of them Underage £4 each —London Fun. I At noon yesterday Alexander M. { Hopkins and Miss Amanda M. Thompi son. both of Marion Center. were mar- ried by Rev. II. A. K« lsy, pastor of the First U. I' Church, of Altoonn, in tin- Pantall Hotel parlor. Following the ceremony the newly married couple left for their home in Marion < Vnter.- The bride was for some time cashier in the Cable store in Altoona, and was a member of Rev. Keisey's church during* that time. Both of the contracting parties are well k'nown and highly respected in the community in which they reside. COME RFVOLUIION The alxty-fivo who attended tiie Iroquois Club dance last night had a goodly stock of their Christmas spirit left and the dan Co proved to be the enjoyable affair that the committee in charge intended it should hi. Atmospheric conditions were just light, the crowd congenial, and Kettering's Orchestra rose to the occasion with music that k«pt the dancers going from nine until two o'clock, with a half hour's intermission to consume a delightful luncheon. The gowns worn b> the ladies were :i feast for the eyes. All of the latest creations, excluding tin directoire, were in evidence and Punxstitawny's fairest never looked fairer than they did last night. A largo number »of out-of-town people were present. morrow. It should be treasured as a keepsake by everybody possessing ties of Interest or sentiment with this town. Extra copies of the Spirit will be printed to supply ordinary demands.•s will be taken into membership qua! terms with the men arid will equal voice in the campaign, women, being the housekeepers he country, the pioneers of the recognized at gnce that their tanee was vital to .<*uccesi>. Vv furnish the purses." said ono ie speakers, "but our wives and rs and mothers make the dis- Icments from them. We've got to • the women with us." •cordingly when Congress meets agi I nj league will work through represhi Bobby's Questions. ■ -ujativ. s and in some cases through Xa Small Bobby-Papa, why can a man a,|ltors with a view of having them thjTUtt faster than a boy? J themselves in the orgranisaica "apa-Because be is bigger, toy boy. I fl| nf state branches. A nominal by Bobby (after pouderiug for a will be charged each member, er few moments) —W ell. if that's tlje rea- nimbly not exxcooding 25 cents a a(jSon, why don t the hind wheels of u tJr, to cover the cost of mailing 'jpagou ruu fuster thau tfeft front, ."olamation against certain articles permanent organization will be of- , of food that have been pushed too feef d. high in the market. Among the speaker* lust night were j An additional charter probably will Representative Champ Clark, the be sought and the head officea likely House Minority leader; Represonta- will be in Washington. NEW ORLEANS. U\.. Dec. 31.— A cablegram from Blueflclds today says that an open rupture in the peace negotiations has come. Estrada announces that he will continue the revolution 4nd that troops will be rushed toward Managua. By ITnited Press. Pun&utawney has been honored by an epic poem. celebrating: Us history and growth, by a distinguished professor of philosophy in one of America's £ reatest universities. Few towns of thetslxe and age of this have been so digVifb'd. The poem is by Professor ' Alexander T. Ormond, of [University, a native of this who visited the scenes of od during Old Home Week, jtvill occupy about one page jt and will bt- published to- And this is the way it was pulled olT: A few Aveeks ago The Spirit described how a young man took ? bas- ket of butter and eggs to the home of 4 a lady who lives near the. public square. which he offered for sal«* at current market rates; how the ladywent upstairs for money to pay him, and how the telephone rang savagely two or three times while she was gone, so alariiiingly that it frightened the young man away, leaving his produce behind him, unpaid for. and raising a cloud on his honest title to the same. This was chapter one, published without names. Chapter two, a month later, introduces a young man of fairly rustic aspect who comes to the office of the city editor of The Spirit and Inquires ■whose house it was in which the former incident occurred. The editor did not know, but referred him to the reporter who handed In the piece, to whom the young man stated that he had been suddenly called away to Listen, my children, and you shall hear, a tale of the winter cold and drear: How a youth who bore amid know And ice, a face that emblazoned the old device: "1 will not labor, or if I must, when I can no longer live on trust, I'll work some stranger fot all I can, and do a s.tunt as a confi- dence man." catch his train and had not time to | wait Tor his pay. and that he- could linnr Til in lllflT nTniyr !!rrjM",nM!h""Tyhfr' nurt ID AUJUoI oIHIRl portei informed him, not stopping  to considor the truthfulness of the, Hv irnjt,.,i Pre.ss. tale, though hi' knew the young man' WASHINGTON 1) <• Dee. 31. H. well a« u resident or Punxsutuwney ]f pl>rh.nn, the'head of the Hallway most of his lire, and had never heard Department of the American Fcderaof his working on a farm, or else- tIon of ,.:lbmv is in conference tort a v where. Hut the embryo Ton. Law- wlth chairman Knapp of the Inter son went to the home indicated, told Htn(4, Commerce Commission and Comhi* story of having boon called away ma|oni>r of Labor Neiil. to eateh the train to go to see his sick grandfather, and collected ninety cents, coin of the realm, in full of outstanding account, which, by reason of hi.s defective memory he was not able to figure out accurately until | he asked how many eggs there weiv. Chapter three J.s brief, and concerns j only the fact that the hired girl declares emphatically that that was not | the young man who left the ba.sk«'t of produce, and the lady of the house is equally certain of this fact; hut she [did not want to get the goods for nothi ins, and thought she had better pay him than run the risk of cheating somebody. "Evidently youth number two reads The Spirit, which is to his credit; but did you ever hear of such nerve? And where is the boy who sold the butter c< and eggs? And where did he steal hi them? What local Sherlock Holmes nj can solve these problems? | ol •«. l\ * • - St w. i m