Mount Pleasant journal (September 7, 1900)

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VOL. 28. MOUNT PLEASANT, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA., Fill DAY, SEPTEMBER 7, I!K)<). NO. 3(f.
HE'S NOT SO
Now That He is Soldiering Up
in Frozen Alaska.
A VERY INTERESTING LETTER
FROM JOHN HENNESSEY, AN OLD
COMPANY E MAN.
He Served With Captain Loar’s Lads in
the Philippines, hut he is Now With
Company I, 7th U. S. Infantry, at Saint
Michaels, Whence he Writes Enter-tainingly
to the Journal.
PART I.
SAINT MICHAELS, ALASKA,
August 10th, 1900.
ED. JOURNAL. DEAR SIR: AS I was
a member of, an<l served with, your old
Company E, Tenth Pennsylvania Vol-unteer
Infantry, in the Philippines and
haven’t forgotten the warm welcome
Mount Pleasant gave ns on our return
home, I write you this letter and trust
it will he published as 1 would like my
old comrades to hear from me and learn
something about soldiering in the gold
fields of frozen Alaska. It is impossible
to write each one, so I take this means
of communicating with them.
After joining Company I. 7th United
^"States Infantry, we did garrison duty at
Oswego, N. Y., and were then sent to
Seattle, Washington, which we found
full of gold-struck people waiting trans-portation
to Alaska. We sailed from
there in May on the steamer “Lawton”
and made the 2,700 miles to tins point
on June 23rd. We had to put in at
Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, for five days
on account of the ice and found many
vessels held there on that account. As
it was, we encountered several immense
fields of ice that turned ns back. We
sighted Cape Nome on June 22nd, but
. didn’t touch there, although we could
see miles of tents and thousands of
miners working along the shore.
Saint Michaels is our military head
quarters under General Randal and is
120 miles south of Nome. < )ur steamer
brought one and a half millions of feet
of lumber to build barracks and govern-ment
houses, carpenters and mules he
sides the soldiers. As we had to help
unload in addition to guard duty, we
did no loafing. While we are supposed
to get ration and half, we have been
living on the old standby bacon, beans,
salmon and what your Uncle Samuel is
pleased to call coffee.
A soldier here needs a pack mule to
carry his outfit which consists of a reg-ulation
blue suit, another of oilskkins,
'■Sou'wester hat, hip rubber hoots, still
another suit of mackinaw, which is made
oft some thick yellow stuff bnt doesn’t
look half bad, big hairy buffalo over-coaXlined
with wool, snow shoes that
look 'pot a little like tennis rackets,
rawhide shoe packs, German socks, fur
hat, fur gloves, heavy woolen under-wear,
buffalo robe and four blankets.
The climate here now is like May in the
states only more rain falls. We live in
tents with board floors and overcoats
come in handy after sunset.
The snn sets at 11 o’clock and rises at
2, bnt the nights are light enough to see
to read. We find it hard to turn in at
taps, 11 o’clock. The summer runs
from the middle of May to October. We
have some real warm days and the mos-quitoes,—
well, they are a lively and
numerous lot. The winter is almost one
long night as there are bnt three hours
of light and the mercury drops to 50 and
60 degrees below zero.
As a rule the people here are shut out
from the rest of the world from October
until May, but the government has con-tracted
to get ns in two mails a month
over the ice by means of deer and dog
teams. We are allowed $80 a year extra
for clothing which, however, belongs to
the quartermaster and if we should lose
any article we must pay for it.
The country about here produces noth-ing
in the way of crops, nor is there even
a tree, bnt it is covered by a moss and
grass to the depth of some two feet. The
latter is called “fundra" which makes
marching very laborious. Beneath it
the earth is frozen solid for 30 feet. To
k a hole one must either use an axe
first thaw the ground out by fire,
ere is no sickness arnoDg the men and
e eats like a horse.
he natives, or Esquimos, are a far
rtier lot than the Filipinos. They live
mud huts and dress from head to foot
•;n skins. As these skins are not cured,
e American nose can smell the wear-
- -s a full quarter of a mile these, warm
ys. With the advent of hot weather
epidemic of what they call Russian
p has broken out among them al-ugh
it has not effected us. Many of
in have died and we have the bodies
o bury. A sick Esquimo is deserted by
people and if the grip doesn't lay
jfii out he starves to death. Even rela-ives
refuse to touch anything that ba-ngs
to one of the dead They depend
on a fish diet, but occasionally shoot a
bear or a deer. They use whale and
walrus oil and by stewing fish make
what they eat as we do butter.
The boat the Esquimo uses is a won-der.
The skeleton is made of sticks over
which a skin is drawn, leaving a hole in
the center at the top for the single
rower who gets over the waters at a
fairly good rate with a paddle. All the
natives keep dogs of the wolf order. A
pair of these animals will haul as much
as one of onr horses. And how these
dogs can howl! The post has a pack of
a dozen, the government allowing each
one a ration. If one sets up a howl the
other eleven join in the chorus the like
of which I never heard even at Gil-more’s
Philadelphia theatre. Then
maybe the soldiers don’t hunt for things
to throw at Hie ugly brutes.
Concluded Nexl Week.
MURDER DONE NEAR MADISON.
Henry Fltnk Shoots and Kills Wasll
Mamula, a Hungarian.
Henry Flitik. a German, shot and
killed Masil Mamula, a Hungarian,
near Madison Sunday. The two men,
fellow employes at a neighboring coke
works, with a half a dozen companions,
engaged in drinking and carousing
nearly all of Saturday night and a part
of Sunday morning. Finally a quarrel
ensued between Flink and Mamula.
Flink's story is that Mamula struck
him. and when he struck hack Mamula
pulled a knife and made a lunge at him.
He then admits that he pulled his revol-ver
and fired three shots in rapid suc-cession.
All three shots took effect.
Mamula lingered in terrible agony for
three hours, when he died.
After the shooting Flink ran to his
boarding house near by and was easily
captured by his pursuers, a half dozen
citizens. He was committed, to jail at
Greensburg. He is penitent, but insists
that the life was taken in self defense.
ALL FOUR CONVICTED.
The Mount Pleasant Thieves Up Against
the Greensburg Bar.
The Mount Pleasant robber}7 cases
came to trial before Judge Doty at
Greensburg Thursday, as noted in last
week's issue, and went to the jury Sat-urday
forenoon. That body returned a
verdict of guilty in an hour.
Thedefendants were Nelson Wiltront,
Ashy Hoover, John Grace and Henry
Neiderhiser who were charged with
having burglarized the stores of George
F. Cooper, W. H. Smith & Son and
Charles Strickler. Wiltront, in whose
possession many of the stolen goods
were found when he was arrested at the
Acme coke plant, pleaded guilty and
gave the other three away. He told a
clean, straight story hut, without the
court’s sympathy and the testimony of
Edward Douglass, colored, it is doubt-ful
if his confederates could have been
convicted. Douglass said he not only
knew the defendants well bnt had
knowledge of the robberies both before
and after they were committed, nl
though he took no part in them.
OPENING OF SCHOOLS.
A Successful Start for the Fall Term
Made Monday.
The Mount Pleasant Board of Educa-tion
held a special meeting Saturday
evening when the following assignment
of rooms was made:
WE ARE NUMEROUS.
The Population of this County Will Ex-ceed
158,000.
George W. Youngson, census super
visor of this county, lias announced that
the population of Westmoreland will
slightly exceed 158,000. The Work of
the enumerators has been awaited with
great interest by the politicians, because
they claim to see in the figures a com-plete
change in county affairs.
The addition of an Orphan’s Conrt
judge, the creation of the office of coun-ty
controller, and the abolishment of
the office of county auditor depended
on the population reaching the 150,000
mark. The changes in the county
offices are assured by Mr. Youngson’s
announcement. In addition the fee
system of paying county officers will be
abolished and salaries substituted.
The gain during the past 10 years has
been almost 46,000. In 1890 the popula-tion
was 112,918, an increase of 34,783
over the the years preceeding.
W. u. KENTK
First Ward Building.
Room li
No. 1, Miss Dillon, N
•• 8. Miss Black,
** 3. Miss Lamb.
•• 4. Miss Holliday.
•* 5, Miss Lowe.
“ (1. Miss Smith.
•■ 7. Miss Dulliuger.
•• S, Miss A. Berthel
High School,
Miss Yothers.
Miss Duncan.
Hi. Principal.
Third Ward Building,
loom
o. 1. A. Miss Blakcslcc
1. B, Miss Campbell,
8. A. Miss Wardley,
B. Miss Edwards.
3, Missltist,
4, Miss Hively,
5, Mlss.Tolmstoh,
li, MissG. Berthel
7. Miss Phillippi,
S, Miss Barron,
It. Miss Wilson.
The board held its regular September
meeting Monday evening when war
rants were drawn for August bills. It
was also decided to wait until October
1st before enforcing the law against
truancy.
The schools were successfully opened
Monday morning with a large number
of new pupils whose assignment and
change from one room to another have
so far prevented a complete enrollment.
It is safe, however, to put the number
of scholars at 900 and September will
add considerably to that total.
MORE LOCAL CAMPERS.
The Mount Pleasant Hunting and Fish-ing
Club Left Monday.
The Mount Pleasant Hunting and
Fishing Club left Monday for Romney,
W. Ya., on a two weeks’ outing. The
clnb has located some eight miles from
that place on the south fork of the Po
tomae river, where both hunting and
fishing are said to be good.
The club’s members who made up the
jolly party are: President, Robison
Cooper: vice president, W. P. Lozier,
secretary, H. E. Mellinger; treasurer,
F. K. Gilbert; Frank Eicher, Clark
Rnff and A. B. Cooper. Henry Jeffer-son,
the clever colored cook, will cater
to the club’s wants, with Peb Bell to
assist him.
A Policeman Lost-
While Policeman Nugent was at court
I last week as a witness on the local rob-bery
cases, he came home one evening
and served with the force until mid-night
without going home. His wife
had, during the day, been fortunate
enough to secure a team and moved
from South Diamond to West Main
street. They had talked about flittin’,
but the husband supposed Madame Nu-gent
would wait for him, hut she did
not. He went to the old stand and
knocked until his knuckles were sore.
Then he lost his temper nnd was about
to kick the door in when he struck a
match and saw the place was deserted.
“Red” took a sneak across lots to his
new First ward residence.
First Reformed Church Services.
Rev. Tussing will preach at the First
Reformed church next Sunday morning
and evening at the usual hours for ser-vice.
The Sunday evening services
conducted by the Christian Endeavor
society will again be held on Sunday
evening. During the summer months
these meetings were held on Wednes-day
evening. Mr. Tussing’s morning
subject will be “What shall I read?”
Printed extracts of the sermon will be
distributed to the congregation at the
close of the service. All are cordially
invited to join in this worship.
Why he Wasn't an Astronomer.
It may seem strange but it is never-theless
a fact that H. J. Jordan, the
National Hotel proprietor, never saw
the stars and moon until he was in his
teens and the same is equally true of
his older brother, Daniel. Their father,
“Uncle Johns,” practiced the early to
bed business with his boys. One night,
however, their parents were away and
“Hud'’ stayed up until it was dark.
The first sight of the heavenly bodies al-most
threw young Henry into fits.
Of Mrs. Lyman S. Stoner and
Her Son. of Near Alverton.
HUSBAND AND FATHER KILLED
WHILE THEY WERE VISITING RE-LATIVES
IN THE WEST.
Elders are Conservative.
The elders of the Greensburg First
Presbyterian church have decided not
to hold a congregational meeting on
Sept. 9 for the purpose of electing addi-tional
ruling elders. They state that
they are entirely willing that the oppor-tunity
of electing new elders should be
granted, bnt that on account of the dis-turbed
condition of the church it would
be wisest to refer the entire question to
Blairsville Presbytery. Rev. Wallace,
the pastor, preached Sunday for the first
time since his operation was performed.
COMERS AND GOERS.
Meeting of Council.
Council held its regular September
meeting Monday evening when orders
covering August bills were granted.
Brick was also ordered for sidewalks
whose owners failed to comply with
notices to lay the same. The borough
will now do the work and collect 20 per
cent, over the cost in each case. The
W. C T. U. petition praying for the
closing of all places of business on Sun-day
was referred to the ordinance com
mittee.
Latrobe Boy Killed.
Cornelius O'Hara, aged 15 years, was
instantly killed by the Pennsylvania
limited express at the Ligonier street
crossing in Latrobe Tuesday morning.
He was employed as a driver by L. A.
Hoke & Co. and was delivering goods
at the time of the accident. The train
was mnning through town at a high
speed. The customary signal for cross-ings,
it is alleged, was not blown and
the boy drove on the track to be hurled
to instant death. His body was picked
up 80 feet from the crossing. The horse
was also killed and the wagon demol-ished.
Mr. Stoner, While at Work at His Barn
Friday Afternoon, Was Hit by a Stone
Thrown by a Blast on the New South-west
Railroad Work and Died From the
Effects Shortly Before Midnight.
It was a sad home-coming Monday
morning when Mrs. Lyman S. Stoner
and her son Frank, of near Alverton.
returned from a six weeks’ visit paid
western friends; for, it was to find that
their kind and loving husband and
father was a corpse, killed three days
before by a blast on the new Southwest
railroad work being done in the heavy
cut at Leuffer’s station. The mother
and her son had finally been located by
telegraph at Birmingham, Iowa, Satur
day, hut they did not learn the whole
truth until near home. Kind friends
then met them and broke the terrible
news as gently ns possible to the weary
travelers.
The accident happened about two
o’clock Friday afternoon while Mr.
Stoner and his hired man, Frederick
Barnes, were at work at the barn, which
is some 500 feet distant from the over
head bridge where Jolly Brothers' men
were blasting. A load of hay had just
been run out of the barn to be taken to
the Red Top stables of the South West
Connellsvillo Coke Company and Mr.
Stoner was closing the big barn doors
when a heavy blast was fired. A ten-pound
stone crashed down through the
tin roof, sheathing and a rafter into a
mow and as he turned toward the rail-road
a second, about half the size of the
first, struck him low down on the left
side of the abdomen. The force of the
blow knocked him down. With the
aid of Mr. Barnes and the latter's son
he was, however, able to arise and walk
to the house where his mother was the
only member of the family at home.
Dr. Sherrick was soon called from A1
vcrton and did everything possible
to save the sufferers life. But,
medical skilled availed nothing and
Mr. 8toner fell into that sleep that
knows no earthly waking at 11 o’clock
that night. Dr. F. L. Marsh, of this
place, held a post mortem examination
the next day when it was discovered
that the force of the blow had ruptured
both the larger and smaller bowels.
There was also considerable hemor-rhage,
bnt death was due to the shock as
reaction never set in. Out of respect
for the dead the railroad work was sus-pended
until after the funeral.
Lyman S. Stoner was the second of
the six sons born to the late Jacob F.
Stoner nnd was 50 years of age. He was
married in 1881 to Miss Suilie Stauffer, a
daughter of Henry O. Stauffer who for
merly resided near this place, hut who
died last summer at his home in Kansas.
Mrs. Stauffer still lives there and was
visited by her daughter, Mrs. Stoner,
and grandson before they went to Iowa.
Mr. Stoner lived on the old homestead.
He represented the highest type of East
Huntingdon townships Christian citi-zenship.
for, he was a dutiful son and a
kind and loving husband and father.
The funeral services, that were attend-ed
by a large concourse of sorrowing
relatives and friends, were held Wednes-day
morning in the Alverton Church of
God, of which Mr. Stoner had long been
a devout member. The pastor, the Rev.
Mr. Umstead, was assisted by the Rev.
Mr. Yahn, of this place, who, on account
of his long and intimate acquaintance
with the family, made the principal ad-dress.
He paid a high tribute to Mr.
Stoner’s memory, while his words were
full of comfort from on high for the sad
hearts of the widow and her orphan
boy. Rev. L. R. Byrnes, of Avenue,
Allegheny county, another former pas-tor,
was also present as an assistant by
special request and spoke feelingly in a
like manner. At the close of the services
the body was laid to rest in the ceme-tery
at that place.
While Mrs. Stoner was never a very
strong woman, she has stood the trying
ordeal with remarkable fortitude, nnd
feels deeply grateful for the many kind-nesses
shown herself and son by her
relatives and neighboring friends.
Paragraphs About Prominent People
Gathered Durinir the Week.
Clyde Yothers returned Tuesday to
his studies at Otterbein University
Will Rnssell, of the South Side, Pitts-burg,
is the guest of Mrs. Isabel Duncan.
Miss Blanche Moyer returned Thurs-day
evening from her visit paid Detroit,
Michigan, friends.
Mrs. C. W. Glaus returned home last
week from a month’s visit with Somer-set
county friends.
Mistress Gertrude Jordan returned
home Sunday after having spent a
whole week with Latrobe friends.
Mrs. Captain Markle, of West New-ton.
is here this week visiting her
daughters, Mrs. J. Wade Shupe and
Mrs. F. W. Jackson.
Friends of Mrs. William Wood will be
pleased to learn of her safe arrival at
Pueblo, Colorado, where she is now
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Donaldson.
Prof. Frank Yothers, who spent the
summer here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Yothers, left Monday for
Toledo, Iowa, to resume the Greek
chair in the college at that place.
W. C. Guldin, the clever young millei,
left Monday evening for Hagerstown,
Md., where he had made him a hand-some
offer to take charge of a large
water power mill, but, “Billy”declined.
Miss Maud Weaver and her friend,
Miss Sousie Kloter, who had been
visiting relatives of the former in Mount
Pleasant township for the past two
weeks, returned Wednesday to their
home in Pitcairn.
i
Rev. D. J. Davis, pastor of the Metho-dist
Episcopal church, returned Friday
evening from his two weeks’ vacation
spent with friends fishing nnd bathing
in Lake Michigan. The trip did him a
great deal of good, completely curing
his insomnia, to say nothing of the
splendid tanning it gave him.
Done at a Late Hour Saturday
Night Last.
NORMAN H. KING THE VICTIM
WHO WAS KILLED BY HARRY L.
FREW, HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW.
ROHLAND MURDER TRIAL.
It is Now on in the Criminal Court at
Greensburg?.
The trial of Thomas Rohland for the
murder of his wife at West Newton
September 29, 1899, was begun Monday.
The defendant and his wife had been
separated for some time before the
tragedy occurred and met on the streets
of West Newton that day, Mrs. Rohland
being accompanied by her daughter, now
Mrs. Cyrus Markle, of Greensburg,
whose testimony was very strong
against her father.
She told of her mother and herself
leaving their home to go up town and of
| meeting her father. Rohland, who had
j been separated from his wife for nearly
a year, in a tone of desperation cried,
) “Come back, Jennie, come back.” The
! mother walked on without answering
j the appeal. Rohland followed them and
j catching up placed his hands on his
I wife. Both women cried “murder.”
“Yes, it is murder,” cried Rohland as
he fired. The daughter attempted to
take the revolver from her father; he
struck her and knocked her down.
The daughter testified that she once
heard her father say to her mother that
they would die together. Once on the
street, she said, he took hold of her and
tore her dress, and again her father as-saulted
her mother with a knife and re-volver.
Mrs. Annie Davis, a neighbor
of the Rohlands, told that she saw Roh-land
holding his wife and shooting her
in the neck, and that after the last shot
was fired Rohland said, with an oath,
“I think that will do you.”
The defense admits the killing, but is
attempting to prove that insanity drove
Rohland to commit the terrible crime.
A PLEASANT DAY
A Nebraska Pioneer Killed.
Albert Tooker, a Nebraska pioneer
who was born here in 1840, was thrown
from a colt he was breaking at his home
at Sutton, that state, August 21st, and
so severely injured that death soon fol-lowed.
He was a veteran of the Civil
War, serving in I Company, First Wis-consin
Cavalry. He was married in
1866 to Miss Ida Tower, of Townesville,
Wis., who survives with four children.
There are Conflicting Stories of the Trag-edy
and Each Charged the Other With
Having Attempted to Assault their
Little Sister-in-Law, Naomi Rowe, who
Made her Home With the Dead Man.
Nortnan King, an Everson druggist,
was shot twice late Saturday night by
his brother in-law, Harry Frew. While
there are conflicting stories it is said
that King caught Frew trying to assault
their sister-in-law, Naomi Rowe, a girl
of some 14 years whose screams drew
King to her room. When he attacked
Frew the latter shot him in the neck
and side and then escaped, tint was cap-tured
later by Fayette County Detective
McBeth at the near-by home of another
brother-in-law, David Ferguson, where
his wife and family were staying while
he worked for the D. & O. road and
hoarded in Connellsville, The wounded
man was taken to the Connellsville hos-pital,
where he died from the effects of
his wounds Monday.
Before dying King made a statement
which was substantially the story given
above. Frew, however, who was given
a hearing and is now in jail at Union-town
charged with murder, says that
he was in the room next to that ocenpi-ed
by the Rowe girl and one of the King
children when he heard screams and on
investigating found King wbo.he says,
was also armed. Both men pulled their
pistols, and Frew holds that he saved
his own life by being the quicker on the
trigger.
Dr. A. Harold Myers, who formerly
practiced here, was sleeping in the King
building and, when wakened by the
row, also ran to Miss Rowe's assistance.
He met Frew in the hall and threw a
lighted lamp at the fleeing man who had
him covered with a revolver. Neither
the gun nor lamp exploded, however.
Naomi Rowe's story, as told at Tues-day's
inquest held by Coroner Taylor
was: “I was asleep in bed when Nor-man
King cnme into my room and
leaned on the bed. putting his hands on
me. He was telling me to be quiet.
Harry Frew came into my room and
King said. I guess I’ll go to bed' and
left the room with a lighted lamp in his
hand. He was not in his night clothes.
After King left the room Frew asked
me what he had been doing and I said
‘nothing.’ He had a revolver in his
hand and said he would shoot me if I
didn't tell and ordered me to get up and
go with him to my sister's, Mrs Fergu-son's.
Mr. King then came into the
room in his night clothes, took me out,
saying his wife wanted me in her room.
Frew followed ns out and when in the
hall near the door of Mr. King’s room,
Frew shot King twice. There was no
quarrel and Frew did not say a word
when King took me out of the room.
King had no revolver. It was not the
first time King put his hands on me.”
The jury’s verdict simply found that
King was killed by Frew.
Spent by Mount Pleasant People at a
Masonic Resort.
The party of Mount Pleasant people,
who had a delightful time Wednesday
at the Masonic Country Club’s Bear Run
grounds, feel particularly grateful to
their host, John L. Ruth, cashier of the
Citizens’ National Bank, whose privi-lege
it wasas a club member to invite
them.
In the party, besides the generous
young banker, were: J. S. Braddock
and wife, D. M. Pigman, wife and four
sons, Harry W. Giles, wife and daught-er,
Harry Kobacker and wife, Mrs. An
drew Magarvey, Mrs. Randall. Mrs.
Dick Doncaster and two children, Mrs.
H. C. Morrison, Mrs. W. F. Morrison,
Mrs. J. ij. Finch, Miss Nannie Dnncan,
Miss Nedrow, Charles Wardley and Dr.
Jesse Mullin.
Harry Giles picked up an envelope on
leaving the car at Bear Run in the
morning and greatly tickled the con.
ductor to whom it was returned in the
evening. It contained some $15 and be-longed
to a Stewart station woman go-ing
to Philadelphia and who would
have been stranded at Cumberland but
for the conductor’s generosity.
COKE AND COAL.
Items of Interest Gathered From Both
Mine and Yard.
Andrew and John Newlanil have sold
27 acres of Hempfield township coal to
the Carbon Coal Company for $6,500.
Secretary-Treasurer C. H. Hosier, of
the South West Connellsville Coke Com-pany,
accompanied by hi’s brother Will
and the latter’s wife, left last Thurs-day
evening for an extensive lake trip.
Dr. F. L. Marsh, of this place, and
his jons, Drs. Edward and Will, per-formed
a successful operation for ap-pendicitis
Friday last upon Samuel
Sherrick, the well known Pennsville
coke operator.
The American Steel Hoop Company’s
coke workers at Cokeville have struck
against a reduction of some 15 per cent,
in wages. The company claims it can
buy the fuel for less money than it can
make it at the old rate of wages.
The Greenwich Coal & Coke Com-pany,
of Latrobe, was chartered Tues-day
with $200,000 capital stock. The
directors are John W. McFadyen, C. J.
Donnelly. Martin Maxton and F. B.
Hargrave, of Latrobe, and Murray
Forbes, of Greensburg.
The Frick company has blown in some
five per cent, of its ovens this week, al-though
one lay off day prevents much
increase in the output. The lay off is
taken in order to increase the supply of
foundry coke for which there is a good
demand. At Standard 80 idle ovens
were put in blast.
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SAME OLD DEAD LOCK
In the Republican Congressional
//Conference.
THE/INDIANA SESSION ENDS
s
TER FORTY-ONE FRUITLESS
BALLOTS HAD BEEN TAKEN.
S'
AFTER
An Adjournment Follows Until Tuesday
Next When a Second Hitch Will be
Taken at Klttannlmr. The State Cen-tral
Committee Likely to be Called
Upon Finally to Name a Candidate.
After I! fruitless ballots the Twenty
first congressional district Republican
conference, in session at Indiana, nd
jonrned last; Thursday evening to meet
at Kittanning ou Tuesday, September
11. The announcement of Congressman
Jack that morning that his conferees
would vote solidly for Jefferson county's
candidate, W. < >. Smith, created quite
a sensation in the conference.
Mr. Jack took as his position that, if
Indiana county could not secure the
nomination, which he claims is right
fully coining to him under the present
appointment, that he would give tne
conference a chance to nominate Mr
Smith, as Jetlerson county was equita-bly
entitled to the nomination after In
diana county, the other two counties
having had two terms each under this
apportionment. He accordingly instruct
ed his conferees to vote solidly for
Smith and notified tiie other candidates
of his intention.
Ex Sheriff Seanor s Westmoreland
county conferees undertook to call what
they termed Congressman .Tack's bluff,
and went into the conference and voted
solidly for Major Beale, Armstrong
county's candidate. Eight ballots were
taken during the session. Beale and
Smith each receiving six votes on each
ballot, hut neither of the two was able
to secure tiie one vote necessary for an
election. Neither Jack nor Seanor re-ceived
a vote during the session
Congressman's Jack's determination
to either secure or make a nomination
is said to have greatly exercised the
Westmoreland contingent, and at tiie
only ballot cast during tiie afternoon
session, they voted for their own candi-date.
Jack's conferees voted solidly for
Smith, giving him six votes to Seanor s
and Beale's three each. A deadlock is
expected by all who claim to be on the
inside and the nominee for tiie Twenty-first
district, unless something unex-pectedly
turns up, will be surely named
by the State Central Committee.
A GOOD REPORT
Erom the Local W. G T. U. During-the
Fast Year.
The close of the past year's work
shows the local W C. T. U. with thirty
members earnestly striving to teach
“Christ in the home, Christ in politics,
the equality of the purity of men and
women, the destruction of all legalized
wrong, the liberation of the oppressed
and the upbuilding of all that is great
and good in home government and, the
nation.”
Tiie new officers are: President, Mrs.
Mary Warden; vice presidents, Mas
dames Keister, Ynhn, Woods and Simp
son; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Dan-iel
Stoner; recording secretary, Mrs.
Frank Brothers; treasurer, Mrs. George
Stoner; evangelical superintendent,
Mre. Keister; mothers' work, Mrs. Ynhn:
scientific temperance instruction, Mrs.
Warden: fruit, flowers and press work,
Mrs. Daniel Stoner; narcotics, Mrs.
Wood; Sabbath observance, Mrs. Sion
ecker; railroads, Mrs. Brothers; parlor,
Mrs. Braddock; literature, Miss L. G.
Neel.
The different superintendents distri-buted
over 174,500 pages of temperance
literature, 22 Bibles, 71 Testaments and
a number of portions of Scripture.
There were visited 13 sick families on
six of whom $20.03 was expended in the
way of needed aid with a barrel of
clothing, 60bouquets, two livingplants.
jellies, fruits and other provisions given
to sick persons. The ladies also gave
an organ for.use in the coke mission,
spent $17.25 on fountain repairs, pre-sented
the public schools with four fine
pictures aud kept the wall pockets at
the railroad stations full of good read-ing
matter.
A marked feature of the past year
was the mothers’ meetings which proved
most interesting and instructive. In
fact, while looked upon as impractical
and visionary, the temperance cause is
advancing and the time is near at hand
when it shall rise triumphant, for, “all
just reforms are God's abode, and His
eyes neither slumber nor sleep."
K. E. S.
THE MINISTER’S WIFE’S WORK.
She Should Decide her Share, and Not he
Tyrannized Over.
Every minister's wife is deeply inter-ested
in the work of the church, but no
one should attempt to decide for her
how much of that work is her share.
The undue binding of burdens upon
shoulders wearied with much willing
service has caused some of us to raise
our voices in protest, if not for ourselves,
for the overtaxed bodies and brains of
our less fortunately situated sisters.
Let, a. clergyman’s <,ec!dp n't to be
c
tyrannized over by circumstances. Hlie,
more than many, needs to think out her
life with care, and come to definite con
elusions by which she is willing to
abide. No regulations can be laid down
for all alike, fora woman must be her-self
the judge of her abilities. Let her
see to it, however, that she remains tin
influenced by those who would seek to
direct her It may la- laid down as part
of the remedy that no minister's wife
I should lie at tiie head of more than one
I organization, and if her home cares nn
| many she should not attempt even that
If she desires to take a class in Sunday
school she need not tie given the Worst
class of boys, nor tiie most difficult
class of little children. September
Ladles' Home Journal.
A GOOD SHOWING
Made at the State County Sunday
School Convention.
The report of the statistical secretary,
Mrs. Flora Steel Ruff, of Tai l's, made at
last week’s Jeannette convention of the
Westmoreland Comity Sunday School
Convention, shows that there are 17 de
nominations represented in the county
with a total of 231 schools. These are
presided over by 2,500 officers and tench
ers. The number of scholars iri the dif-ferent
schools of the county is 26.HII7
making a total membership of officers,
teachers and scholars of 23,408. The
amount of money contributed by the
different schools during the year was
$14 400.
The hustling president,, Rev. W. II
Tussing, of this place, was re-elected,
with the following assistants: Vice
president. Rev. W. J. Coulson, Greens
lung; recording secretary, Itcv. J. II
Leitcli, Jeannette; statistical secretary,
Mrs. I) L. KuIT, Tarrs; treasurer, J. O.
Oilihs. Jeannette; members of executive
committee, Rev. T. S. Batata! Jean
nette, Rev. F. S. Rishell, Gn-ensbnrg
\V. V. Bipo, Donegal; couuty primary
superintendent, Mrs J. W. Keltz, Jean
nette; delegates to state convention, Al-toona,
Oct. 28. IlMIll. Rev. Tussing, J.
W. Bronson, Hecla: F. D. Barnhart,
Mount Pleasant; Amos Trout, Arm
brust; Mrs. Jessie Freeman. .lone;’
Mills; Harter Reitz, Jeannette; H. S.
McIntyre, Greenslmrg; E. S. Naly,
Greensbnrg; Rev. G. IJ. Orissnmn, West
Newton; J. II. Anderson, Mnrrnysvllle;
W. H. Smith, Rostraver.
The Royal Marine Band of Italy at At-lantic
City.
Atlantic City has gone mad over tin-new
band from Italy the "Royal Ma-rine."
Tiie talk on the famous board
walk is all of the great music from
across the water. "Have yon heard it?”
is the first question that rises to every
body’s lips, and the answer is, "Of
course; 1 hear it every day. I haven’t
missed a single concert since tiie season
opened. I simply can't keep away.”
This big musical organization of forty-five
skilled musicians, every one an art-ist
Will Be Heard Free at Kannywood Park,
Pittsburg:,
in two concerts daily, September 12 to
10th inclusive.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will sell
special excursion tickets from points on
the Pittsburg and Monongobela division
at half rates on Thursday, September 18.
No ticket to be sold for less than 70
cents. These tickets will be good going
only on regular trains, leaving stations
at or before noon on day of issue, and
will be valid for return passage until
the following day, inclusive.
These special tickets will be sold to
Pittsburg, but can be used to and from
Braddock or Oliver and Homestead
from these points or from Pittsburg.
Take Yellow Car Line for Kennywood
Park. 9 7-2t
HAIR
REDUCED RATES TO RICHMOND.
Via Pennsylvania Railroad. Account of
Meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
I. O. O. E.
For the meeting of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F., to be held at
Richmond, Va., September 17-22, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell exclusion tickets to Richmond,
from all stations on its line, at the rate
of one fare for the round trip. Tickets
will be sold and good going September
14, 15, and 1G, and will be good to re-turn
until September 25, inclusive.
For particulars in regard to stop-off
at Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Wash-ington,
consult nearest ticket agent.
9-7-2t
So many
persons
have hair
that is
stubborn
and dull.
It won’t
grow.
What’s
the reason? Hair
needs help just as
anything else docs at
times. The roots re-quire
feeding. When
hair stops growing it
loses
its lus-ter.
It
looks
dead.
mm vNi&soirr
<
acts almost instantly
on such hair. It
awakens new life in
the hair bulbs. The
effect is astonishing.
Your hair grows, be-comes
thicker, and all
dandruff is removed.
And the original
color of early life is
restored to faded or
gray hair. This is
always the case.
$1.00 a bottle. All druggists.
“ I lmvo used Ayer’s Hair VIgor,
and am really astonished at the
iTGod it lias done jn keening my
Tiair from doming out. it. is the
best tonic I havo tried, and I
shall continue to recommend it to
my friends."
MATTTK Tim r,
Sept. 24, 1898. Burlington, N. C.
If you do not obtain nil tlm benefits
you expected from the use of the iluir
VI
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igor, Write the Doctor about it
Du. .1. 0. AYER, Lowell, Mail.
:: If1 •£»
- Jacob J. flout. John 1). Hitchman. M a a
IT 4
Dealers in
Horses *
Mine Mules,
Mount Pleasant, Pa
•jf i Stock Farm one mile south
town.
J. R. JONES,
REDUCED RATES TO PHILADEL-PHIA
VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.
For the State League Republican
Clubs, to be held in Philadelphia Sep-tember
17 and 18, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell excursion
tickets to Philadelphia from all stations
on its line in the state of Pennsylvania
at the rate of one fare for the round
trip (minimum rate 25 cents). Tickets
to be sold and good going September
15, 16, and 17, and to return until Sep-tember
22, inclusive. 9-7-2t
September Outlook.
Dean Farrar, of Canterbury, England,
contributes an important and suggest-ive
article to the September Magazine
Number of The Outlook, called “Theo-logical
Changes of View in England.”
($3 a year. The Outlook Company,
Now York.)
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WATER, STEAM AAID GAS EITTER.
Orders, left at either J. A.
Stevenson & Co’s. West Main
Street store or at my residence,
on Smithfleld street, will re-ceive
prompt attention.
All Work Guaranteed.
fjotd Coopers
W. H. COLES, Proprietor.
w. Muin St., - flOUNT PLEASANT. PA.
In and about
the Houses Everything
Right Lp-to-Date,
Including Bath and Toilet Rooms,
Telephones and Electric Bells.
FINE BAR ATTACHED.
DEEMPva’S . . . «
j:j.vo SPEEDY CURE
,linJs ,flt Wcktsl and most positive
'iM/iX&i cure for KIDNEY Diseases, Stomach or
Eladder trouble. IWn Doctor foils and must use
vri~.ee and Fum, THEN eel on: bottle of SURE,
SAFE AND SPEEDY CURE, two doses will he!? the
sufferer so quick that you con hardly believe it. The
dtscencer nos taken eff a coir of crutches in three
by Iakinj one toille.
*******
&*>! IT- Slity r:'?le in our neighborhood.
North Columbus. Ohio, are cured
and recommend it. Several Doc-tors
prescribe and recommend t.
ar.d take it themselves.
Best on earth for Stomach,
Ditty Head or Headache.
For sole at Drug Stores, 25 and
cents. Samples Free.
Conn's Sure. Safe & Speedy Core Go.
COLUMBUS, O.
For sale and Samples Free at
Harkins’ Druj; Store.
vilte. O.. nvas cured cf Kid-ney
and Rheumatism tineas
in two or three days, Thou
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by its use.aSAjtjtJA.aji
GLASSPORT
HOMES.
Cozy, comfortable homes for prosperous workingmen.—
Everybody is prosjjerous in Glassport—Plenty of work for
skilled and unskilled Good wattes and no dull times.
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$100 to $800 a few dollars down and vour own time to pay the balance. Bring
the family to a place where property is doubling in value,—where seven great
mills and factories insure c ntinued prosperity where you can get a start on the
road to comfortable independence.
Take a vacation trip and see the town—
We pay railroad fare from points
within go miles, to all who buy lols.
BLACK & GLONiNGER, Agents,
Monongahela Avenue, Glassport.
311 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburg.
The CurefDat "mm
Cmsylts,
Grippe},
Whooping Cough, Asthma,
Bronchitis ant! Incipient
Consumption, is
olios
r Tue GERMAN REMEDY'^
’ Cures tVrozt \u~,^
25&50t\s/
Sold by C. L, KUHN.
1- fit Sf.ST. $•:ST ST: SET «•- 3T
Administrators’ Notice.
Letters of administration on the estate of
John Weaver, late of Mount Pleasant town-ship.
Westmoreland county. Pa., having been
granted the undersigned, notice Is hereby
given that all persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make early payment, and
all t hose having claims against the said es-tate
are expected to present t he same, prop-erty
authenticated, for settleir.ent. s-31-Ut Louis W. NVKAVEH, >
J. K. EICFIKR. f Aclms*
Mount Pleasant. Pa., Aug. 27, 1900.
NOTICE:—Having disposed *>f rny Church
street restaurant and grocery. I am desirous
of closing up all my hook accounts and will
he found at the old stand for a limited time
only for that p| urpose. S. M. ALBRIGHT.
Mount Pleasant Pa. Aug. 31. 1900. 3t
Eureka Harness Oil is the best
preservative of new leather
and the best renovator of old
leather. It oils, softens, black-ens
and protects. Use Eureka
Harness Oil on your best harness, your old har-ness,
and your carriage top, and they
will not only look better but wear
longer. Sold everywhere In cans—all
sizes from half pints to five gallons.
Made by STANDARD OIL LO.
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strictlyconfidentlaL Handbook ou Pateats
ent free. Oldest agency forsccu
Patents taken through Munn _
Bpecial charge, in sent for securing patents.
& Co. receive
■pedal notice, without charge. In the
Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir-culation
of any scientific Journal. Terms, |:j a
year; four months, |L Sold by all newsdealers.
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Our Great
MARK-DOWN SALE
Of Men’s and Boys’ Fine Clothing, Furnishings
and Hats will continue until September 20.
The Triumph of All Sales.
A Proclamation of Practical Economy.
The time has arrived to unload onr stocks and make
a clean sweep of every Summer Item in our Store. We
do not go at it in a half-hearted way and reduce a few
items here and there to tempt you. But, we look the
situation squarely in the face. We want to move all
our stock and quickly; and we know there is no greater
power to do this to our satisfaction better than
Extraordinary
Low Prices.
Another remarkable feature, and one that you want
to thoroughly appreciate, is the fact that these very
extraordinary values are offered at a time when you
can still get good service out of them.
Another great point you want to bear in mind is
that every article in this sale was made for this Sum-mer’s
wear and is the best the world affords.
You cau better appreciate the Magnitude of this
Great Value-giving Sale by pei’sonally attending it, as
prices printed in the papers now-a-days mean but little
unless they are backed by solid merit.
The prices, the real, solid merit of our merchan-dise,
and our great reputation for reliability should be
sufficient to convince you that we present an opportu-nity
long-to-be-remembered.
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The Up-to-Date Clothiers and furnishers.
619 Mainstreet, Zimmerman Block, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
■ ^ wrtsr. spi«■;srar ^^atajt^sr5? ss-:^St--'
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THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, U»O0
As Judged From the Past Week's
Trade Reports
WHEN CAREFULLY COMPILED
FOR THE-CONVENIENCE OF READ'
EP.S OF THE JOURNAL.
The Beat Monthly Statement for the
Present Year Was that of AURUSt.
Steady Improvements are Seen in the
Iron Trade, Not LarRe Advances, but
the ChanRes are In the RlRht Direction.
Commercial failures during August
were 785 in number, with liabilities of
$7,832,908. Manufacturing were 174
for $3,945,007, trailing 519 for $8,585,087
and other commercial 43 for $792,629.
There were only two hanks with liabili
ties of $140,000. This is the best month-ly
statement for 1900 thus far, but
shows an increase over the correspond
ing month in the two proceeding years.
Hteel mills in the Cumberland dis
trict and some in Indiana have shut
down, throwing many hands out, but
part of these will be transferred to other
departments of the new crucible steel
company. Otherwise the working force
is increasing, and hope is expressed of
an adjustment with the anthracite coal
miners. Reading company miners are
said to be opposed to a strike and some
others are in the same position. An’
other important influence of the week
has been favorable weather for develop-ment
of corn over the greater part of
the surplus corn stntes, though heavy
rains in the spring wheat region have
retarded harvesting. The cotton move-ment
is slow and late, but weather con-ditions
average better except in the
t Carolinas. Trice changes are small.
Steady improvement is seen in the
iron market. It is not marked by lnige
advances, but wherever change occurs
it is in the right direction. It is claim-ed
by some authorities that orders cur-rently
booked aggregate more than
present production and shipments. Spe
cial concessions to secure prospective
business are withdrawn and buyers seek
contracts for prompt delivery. In some
lines mills are actively employed, v ith
orders for months ahead, and contracts
running to June were placed this week.
Sales of iron bars were made at $1.40
and $10 is quoted for Bessemer pig at
Pittsburg. Western stove monufactnr-ers
have been buying freely and moie
bridge builders signed contracts for
structural material. Merchant steel
advanced on increasing orders, while
domestic purchases of cotton ties vv eie
large, although rather late. Copper ex-ports
average 1,000,000 pounds per day
and the market is in strong position.
Iron ore handlers have made trouble at
Cleveland, and the industry will be em
barrassed by delay in unloading vessels.
Further reduction is shown in the out-put
at Connellsville coke ovens.
It is not possible to report progress in
the boot and shoe industry unless it can
be considered encouraging that contin
ued inactivity at the shops must in time
reduce stocks to a point where orders
will mean resumption of operations.
There is general quiet at both cotton
and woolen mills. The only manufact-urers
showing any interest in wool at
Boston are those with government con-tracts
that must be filled promptly.
Prices of wool are unchanged and West-ern
holders have not lost any of their
confidence. Sales at the three chief
eastern markets were only 4,284,700
pounds, against 5,062,500 in the previous'.
week and (i.838,700 a year ago.
Export inquiry for all classes of ma-terial
is and has been good, bars, shapes
and plates note good domestic and ex-port
inquiry, and are firmer at the east
and $1 to $3 higher at Chicago. South-ern
iron stocks of higher grades are re-ported
oversold at Birmingham. To
disappointing foreign advices and the
backward state of the spring demand
for cotton goods are to be attributed the
shading in raw cotton this week. The
spring season in men's wear woolens
has been rather disappointing so far,
while the jobbing demand for dress
goods is quite favorable.
Failures for the week were 175 in the
United States against 141 last year and
19 in Canada against 25 last year.
-WHOLESALE.
11
GRAIN. FLOUR AND FEED-Wheat.
old. per bu :
Wheat, new. “
Oats, per bu
Corn, per bu ....................
Corn Meal, per bill., bolted
Flour, patent, per bill -
Chopped foed(corn and oatslper ton
Bran, per ton
Middlings per ton
Tail II Feed, per ton
Kay, baled, per ton
Tlay. loose, per ton
GROCERIES AND PRODUCE—RETAIL.
rente fast Bacon, per tb
rooms
uckets ,
uckwheat flour, per sack
utter, per Si
undies, per 16
arbon oil, per gal
bcese, per 16
bb-kens
offee. per 16
tried Apples, per 16
tried Beef, percan
tggs. perdoz
Ham, per lb
|ard peril)
Maple Molasses, per gal -
lew Orleans Molasses, per gal- .
Ktatoos. g>r bu
JoUeJ’oiits. S 16 pack ages
_B»lt. per bid »
[Balt, per sack..
Salt Fish, per 16
Smoked side bacon, per lb
lull side, per 16
loap. per cake -
I'll, per 16
9116
Lotatoes. per 16
lib
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1 25
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POTATO TROUBLES.
Beetles. Tip Burn end Tlielr Tleine-illcn—
llenellts of Il-riffntion.
Colorado potato beetles are especially
active before the plants eonte Into blos-som.
They are destroyed by arsenical
poisons fparls green, etc.). The In-sects
are so numerous atnl omnipresent
that some damage Is practically un-avoidable.
but since their attacks large-ly
precede the critical period in the
development of the potato, the plant
recovers rapidly and the damage to the
crop is small, providing timely use Is
V
POTATO I.EAF EATEN IIY FLEA BEETLES.
made of the arsenites. Ilalsted has
found that tlu> bordeaux mixture alone
may more effectively protect plants
against tills beetle than does the poi-soning
with paris green. This is of
course attributable to its action ns a
deterrent. The bordeaux paris green
mixture Is more effective than Is paris
green alone.
Flea beetles frequently cause more
loss to the potato than do the potato
beetles. Tills Is largely because tlielr
attacks are most severe at or soon aft-er
tiie critical period In the develop-ment
of the potato. When badly eaten
at this time, especially if the weather
is dry, the plant never recovers. Ar-senical
poisons alone do not afford ade-quate
protection. The combination of
arsenites witli bordeaux mixture does
serve to keep off these pests. Expe-rience
has also shown that bordeaux
mixture alone Is sufficient protection
in practice.
It Is necessary to make several appli-cations
of arsenical poisons to the po-tato
plant during June and July in or-der
to give protection against the pota-to
beetle. The commercial prepara-tions
used, paris green, lonilou purple,
etc., are largely Insoluble. A small
per cent of soluble a "fenions acid Is
always present, however. This poison
rarely penetrates the uninjured epi-dermis
to do harm, but serious damage
often results when It comes in contnct
with mutilated tissues, such as insect
Injuries, rents in the leal', etc. The
tissue die and blacken for some dis-tance
about such spots.
The full benefits from arsenical poi-sons
can be obtained with lighter ap-plications
of arsenites than usually are
made and such as will cause little or
no Injury (e. g., 1 pound In 100 to 200
gallons water). The slight remaining
danger Is eliminated when lime is add-ed
to the arsenite or when, as Is pref-erable,
the arseulte Is applied in bor-deaux
mixture. In such cases the solu-ble
nrsenious add Is made insoluble by
the lime and so rendered harmies.
“Tip burn” is characterized by the
death of the potato leaves at tlielr tips
and margins, which portions dry,
blacken and roll up or break off. This
trouble occurs during the dry hot
weather of midsummer. Tip burn is
not caused by parasitic fungi. It is at-tributed
to unfavorable weather condi-tions
surrounding the plnut, with in-sufficient
water supply. As preven-tion,
efforts should be made to sustain
the general vigor of the plants. The
only thing that can be done in addi-tion
is to Irrigate in times of extreme
drought. Irrigation of potatoes is rare-ly
practiced iu the eastern United
TIP BURN OF THE POTATO LEAF.
States outside of small gardens. We
have seen marked benefits from water-ing
such garden plots. In the. western
states, notably iu Colorado, immense
crops of potatoes are raised upon irri-gated
land.
In the eastern states proper attention
to the accumulation of a store of hu-mus
iu the soil by the more frequent
growth of clover, frequent tillage dur-ing
drought and proper spraying with
bordeaux will reduce this damage to
little practical importance.
The foregoing are amoug conclusions
drawn by Professor I,. It. Jones from
Investigation of potato troubles at the
Vermont station.
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Office Hours:—I’ntII I0a.ru : I to 4 and
is to s p. ni.
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Mount Pleasant, - - Pa
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Bracelets
CuffButtons,
Scarf Pins,
Ear Rings,
Inkstands,
and a complete and very hand-some
line of
Silver Novelties
which will be well worth your
while to come and see. We never
had a finer line of these goods
than we have this season, and the
prices are very reasonable. Come
and see the goods before making
your purchases.
H. C. MORRISON,
At the New Stand,
Farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank Block,
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
. J. Jordan.
IAT10NAL HOTEL/ Prop’r. J
I Cor. Main Sc Church Sts.,
MOUNT PLEASANT, PENNA.
Centrally Located. First-Class Accom
modations for Man and Beast.
Toilet and Bath Rooms. Large Sample
Rooms. Good Bar Attached.
BELL and MUTUAL TELEPHONES.
Telegraph Office in same block.
FREE ’BUS TO AND FROM ALL TRAINS.
BOYD’S OINTMENT
Cures by Absorption.
T1 FT1 T1 FP “’any <>f the irritating skin *-* "V dIson si's as well as old or
scrofulous sores nulc’Kly. surely and perma-nent
ly cured by the greatest of all remedies.
Boyd's Ointment. Boyd ointment. Co.. Kittan-niiitf.
Pa. Price 50c. For sale by II. F. Bark-ley.
TV- J- WITT DICKEY.
^ HOMEOPATH!!
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office Cor. Main and Diamond Sis.
Office Hours:—Fntll 10a. in.; lto8p. in.;
0:30 to 8 p. m
Treatment of Catarrh a Specialty.
EUGENE WARDEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
208 Main street, Grcensbiirg.
Braddock Block, Mount Pleasant.
JOHN M. CORE.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
29 East Main St., CJnlontown
Fayette county. Pa.
GREGG & POTTS.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Barclay Building. Greensburg.
w.
Agency,
A. IvALP.
Real Estate and Insurance
833 East Main street.
S. C. Stevenson,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
I ESTATE &MU
4“ MAIN ST., MOUNT PLEASANT.
I
L. S. RHOADES,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE & NOTARY PUBLIC.
All kinds of legal papers prepared and exe
cuted. Collecting a specialty.
Office 1109 Main Street, Mount Pleasant
iT NATIONAL
or MOUNT PLEASANT. PA.
Capital Stock $100,000
OFFICERS:
II. W. Stoner. J. I). Ilitchman,
President. Cashier,
ft. W. Stoner,Vice President
DIRECTORS.
J. S. Ilitchman. .T. T>. Hltchraan,
H. W. Stoner. Win. B. Neel,
J. O. Crownover, Jos. It. Stauffer.
S N. Warden. Dr. J. H. Clark.
C. >V. Stoner.
Particular attention given to collections, and
proceeds promptly settled.
MOUNT PLEASANT. PA.
Capital Stock,
Surplus I* und.
$50,000.00.
$30,000.00.
OFI ICERS.
J. S. Ilitchman. President.
J. L. Ruth. Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
E. T. Ilitchman, John Husband.
J. L. Ruth. O. P. Shape.
J. A. Warden. J. S. Hltchraan.
J. C. Crownover. J. L. Myers.
Jno. M. Stauffer.
G-K-4t
Farmers & Herchants
^NATIONAL BANK>
or MOUNT PLEASANT. PA.
CAPITAL STOCK. $50,000.00.
Deafness Cannot bc-Cured
By local applications, us they cannot reach
t he diseased port ion of t he ear. There is only
one way to cure Deafness, and that is by con-stitutional
remedies. Deafness Is caused by
an inflamed condition of t he mucuous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets
inflamed you have a rumbling sound or im-perfect
hearing, and when it is entirely clos-ed
Deafness is the result, and unless the in-llama,
1 ion ran betaken out and this tube re-stored
to its normal condition, hearing will
bo destroyed forever: nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but
an Inflamed condition of the mucuous sur-faces.
Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Hail’sCntarrh Cure. Send
for circulars fiee. .
F. J OHENNEY & C(X. Toledo. O.
S3Y~Sold by Druggist, 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best. 85 4
PILES! PILES! PILES!
Dr. Williams* Indian Pile Ointment will cure
Blind. Bleeding. Ulcerated and Itching Piles.
It absorbs the tumors, allays the itching at
once, acts as a poultice, gives instant relief.
Dr. Wiliams’Indian PileOintmeut is prepared
only for Piles and Itching of the private parts,
and nothing else. Every box is guaranteed.
Sold by druggists. Bent by mail for 50c and
$1.00 per box. 10-7-1y
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To Repair
Broken Arti-cles
use Major’s
fCemcnt
f Remember
1 MAJOR'S
RUBBER
CEMENT,
MAJOR'S
LEATHER
CEMENT.
PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
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Trromotes a luxuriant growth.
Novor Fails to ReBtoro Gru,
Hair to its Youthful Color.
Cures scalp dim-uses & hair fulling,
iOc.and tl.UOai Dru^gi-m
OFFICERS:
R. K. Ilisscm, President.
James Neel. Vice President.
C. E. Mullin. Cashier
DIRECTORS:
R. K. Hissem. Abraham Ruff.
Frank I). Barnhart. E. T. Fox.
g. R. Ruff. L. S. Tinstman,
T) H. Persb p. James Neel.
S. P. Zimmerman.
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pi
R Beer
Manufactured by
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Brewing to., »,
At Its Mount Pleasant Brewery. H
This new department is one of the finest M
and largest bottling establishments in the M
country, fitted up as it is with all the latest
devices for preserving beer so that it can
be kept pure and sweet for an indefinite
period even in the warmest weather.
Sold in lasily-handled
:i Cases or Barrels
In ordering use either telephone line or address,
Pittsburg Brewing Co.,
, „ * Mount Pleasant, Pa.
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Cakes,
H.S. ACKERMAN,
DEALER IN. HIGH GRADE Pianos = =
AND
Organs,
Sheet Music and Musical
Merchandise.
Densmore and Yost
Typewriting Machines.
Gramophone Talking Machines an?he Standard Sewing Machine,
NEEDLES, OIL AND ATTACHMENTS.
Address
H. S. ACKERMAN,
20i Main Street, GREENSBURG PENNA.
Extra Trousers
constitute the best invest-ment
a careful dresser can make
for his wardrobe.
We are showing a line of
trouserings in the best
and most popular goods,
from $5 up. Won’t you
look at them?
VOGEL BROS.,
Mullin Block, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
BE COMFORTABLE
And you can be so in cold weather only when your house
or place of business is warmed by a good heater. There are
three agents for this purpose, hot air, hot water and steam,
but the greatest of these is steam and especially is this true
when it is used in
AN IDEAL mm.
A plant of this kind, put in by J. A. Stevenson & Co. can
be seen in successful operation in THE JOURNAL Block.
.CALL ANDiSEE IT WORK.
MOTT’S PENNYROYAL PILLS They overcome Weak-ness,
irregularity and
omissions, increase vig-or
and bavEsh “pains
of menstruation.” They are “LIFE SAVEItS ” to girls at
womanhood, aiding development of organs and body. No
known remedy for women equals them. Cannot do harm—life
becomes a pleasure. $1.00 PER BOX BY 31AIL. Sold
by druggists. DR. MOTT’S CHEMICAL CO.. Cleveland, Ohio.
For Sale by H E.-BARK1EY AND JAMES HARKINS, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
1
Til 15 MOUNT PL/ICA8ANT JOURNAL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMIFETl 7, 1900.
©hcJPount peasantJournal
JOHN IJ. BHIEI.DS, Pum.isnF.it.
Mount Pleasant Issltuutedln t.tie heart of
the Great Connellsville Ooko Rritlnn. has a
population of over fl.OOOi while, wlthofllees
gurrotimllnu within a radius of three nilles.
the postofflee (listrllmtlon Is lit.non. A new 21-
pot tableware glass factory, the finest. In this
country and employing over ton hands. Is In
successful dally operation.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year, payable In
advance.
ADVERTISING RATES will be furnished
on application.
loll PRINTING of every kind with the
best workmanship and best material.
FRIDAY. September!. 1000
A HEALTHY VERDICT.
The conviction of the four defendants
charged with complicity in the recent
local robberies is a matter that should
prove pleasing to every law-abiding
Mount Pleasant citizen because of the
beneficial effect it must have on that
class in this place and vicinity
But no little credit for this greatly to
be desired result is due the victims of
the raids, Messrs. George F. Cooper, W.
F. Smith and Charles Btrickler. These
gentlemen, with the local authorities,
were untiring in their efforts to run
down the guilty parties, nor did they
spare any expense in the good work
which now speaks for itself much louder
than these were words.
The sympathy of the court, which in
this county can always be depended
upon when honest people seek the pun-ishment
of law-breakers, was theirs,
too, which is also asubjecton which the
right-thinking people of Westmoreland
have reason for self-congratulation.
Nelson Wiltrout was undoubtedly the
leader of this gang and yet, if sentence
is not pronounced before this issue
reaches the public, we would like to add
onr plea to those already made to the
court in his behalf by the prosecutors.
He pleaded guilty and it was his con-fession
that led to the arrest and convic-tion
of three of his pals who would
otherwise be at large today. We. there-fore,
trust that the court will deal as
leniently with him as the law will per-mit,
feeling sure that such a course will
meet with the approval of onr people.
PRIVATE JOHN HENNESSEY.
The writer of the Alnskn letter, of
which the first part appears on a news
page of this issue, is Private John Hen-nessey,
of I Company, Seventh United
States Infantry, who is serving with his
command at Saint Michaels. His ex-perience
in the army has been a most
varied one.
His home is in Philadelphia where he
was a member of the National Guard of
Pennsylvania when the Spanish-Ameri
war broke out. When convinced that
he would see no active service in his
company he took the famous Tenth
Pennsylvania Regiment's trail soon
after it was assigned to the Philippines
He was without means and, therefore,
had to bent his way across the continent
to San Francisco. Here he took steamer
on which he worked his way to Manila.
Once there he had no trouble in enlist-ing
with Hawkins's boys and was finally
assigned to our own E Company, with
which he served until it WIIS discharged
in San Francisco. He also took part in
the welcome home Mount Pleasant gave
Captain Loar's gallant lads and. as he
says, he has not forgotten the warmth
of that reception.
While doing outpost duty in the cam
paign against the Filipinos he accident
ally discharged his gun and as a result
is minus a toe. The loss of that mem-ber,
however, did not dampen his mili-tary
ardor, for, soon after his return
home, he joined the regular's and will
soon be up against an arctic winter.
onr neighbors north of the raging Kis-kiminitas
are better politicians. So that
we fear that if Mr. Jack is disappointed
the nomination will finally he given to
Brother Smith, of Jefferson.
CASES FOR HUMANE AGENT.
Mount Pleasant people have every
reason to feel proud of their Main street
pavement, at least, that portion laid by
Mr. Allshon.se. for, it is far superior to
similar work of this kind seen in neigh-boring
towns. But, during dry seasons
like the present, the heaviest grades on
it require horses passing either up or
down to be well shod.
That this care is not exercised by
many drivers of heavily laden teams is
evidenced many times daily by horses
falling when attempting to pull. In not
a few instances, they are overloaded.
Any one who has ever seen how a
smoothly-shod horse acts wlien he
strikes a sheet of ice on the road in the
winter can easily imagine the pitiful
sight presented by these poor beasts on
this slippery street, the driver's cruel
whip otten adding its further harrow-ing
effect upon the onlooker.
The unpaved streets parallel to Main
are in Excellent condition and should ho
used by tennis with heavy loads. In
fact, if the protests of indignant citizens
are not heeded, there are drivers here
who need not be surprised at early calls
from the humane agent.
IT'S no wonder Pittsburgers want to
widen their streets, considering the
winning streak their base hall team has
struck in the east.
IT'S awful to think of what Murderer
Frew’s fate would have been had our
athletic friend, Dr. A. Harold Myers,
succeeded in burning him up with
either oil or acid!
THE Chinese government will have
to show evidence of much more strength
than it does at present before the Flow-ery
Kingdom can expect to be rid of
tlie conquering foreign soldiers.
THE kindness shown by ^he borough
in laying sidewalks for people who have
neglected to do so themselves will be
more apparent when the beneficiaries
get their hills with 20 per cent, added
to the actual cost of the work.
IN the death of Lyman S. Stoner.
East Huntingdon township loses one of
its best citizens and THE JOURNAL one
of its best friends, to whose widow and
son it extends its deepest sympathy in
this dark hour of their sorrow.
WITH over 158,000 people now, there
is reason to believe that the next census
will permit of Westmoreland flocking
by herself as a congressional district.
Then our clever neighbors across the
Kiskiminetas can continue to run affairs
political as it best suits them.
Things are Different Now.
Pittsburg Leader.
A short time ago the Spanish minister
was roasted. Yesterday he was toasted.
By this time the S. M. must think he is
warm stuff.
Where George Was Long.
Pittsburg Times.
If Dewey really stole from the British
arsenal at Hong Kong the shot he used
in Manilla hay, the old man was longer-headed
in war than in his brief political
career.
How to Fix the Boxers.
Pittsburg News.
If the boxers could really he persuad-ed
to attack the Pekin garrison the lat-ter
would doubtless take great pleasure
in giving them the warmest kind of a
welcome.
SAME OLD DEADLOCK.
Reports from the Republican confer-ence
in this, the Twenty-first, congres-sional
district seem to indicate that the
same old deadlock is once more on, and
may have to be left for settlement to the
State Central Committee as was the
case when Colonel George F. Huff was
declared the nominee some eight years
ago.
Of course, THE JOURNAL'S county
pride, if not its high regard for Mr.
Seanor personally, makes it desirous of
seeing that clever gentleman land the
plums, yet it recognizes the uphill fight
he has on his hands. Of the six two-year
terms the district has had since
the reapportionment which placed
Westmoreland with Indiana, Jefferson
and Armstrong counties, Jefferson had
the first, Westmoreland and Armstrong
two each and Indiana one, the last with
Mr. Jack the incumbent and a candi-date
for a second term.
Under the rotation system this weak-ens
Mr. Seanor’s chances unless popula-tion
counts and then fairness would al-low
us about every other term. Unfor-tunately
for us, however, the number ot
people cuts no figure in the contest and
the cold facts compel us to admit that
So They Say.
Greensburg Argus.
The petrified portion of a human leg
is alleged to have been found embedded
between a layer of coal and slate in the
Larimer urines. The alleged prehistoric
petrification represents a man whose
stature was at least nine feet. ‘'And
there were giants in t.hosQ days.'’
FINE
TAILORING.
I have just returned from
New York City where I
took a post-graduate
course in garment cutting,
and am, therefore, prepar
ed to do better work for
my customers than
before.
ever
Fall Goods Are in.
All I ask is a chance to
sliow goods and quote
prices.
EARNEST WAKEFIELD,
2nd Floor Clark & McElwee Block,
Main st., Mount Pleasant, Pa.
UNEEDA
-vrii
Sewing Machine.
Write J. L. ARMBRIST,
Armbrust, Westm’d Co., Pa.
Machines from $10.00 Up.
A SPECIALTY.
NEW HOMES Write for Terms
Also agent for the celebrated
STERLING Pianos anti Organs,
which company was organized 1806.
(Brand ©pcra Ibousc,
J. B. GOLDSMITH, mgr.
Opening of the Season
Monday, September 10,1900.
PARKER’S. PARKER’S.
THE GREATEST OF ALL SUCCESSES,
frank E. Sowersby’s Great Scenic Production,
King- Humbert’s Slayer.
Pittsburg Dispatch
A careful reading of the programme
of punishment to which Anarchist
Bresci will he subjected tends to create
doubt about the statement that the
death penalty has been abolished in
Italy. Most persons will regard the
treatment outlined as death by inches
and by torture.
Two Strong Men.
Pit t sburg Press.
President McKinley's selection of Ex-
Prisident Harrison and Cleveland as the
American members of the international
board of arbitration suggested by the
peace conference at The Hague, is the
most fitting that could have been made.
The two ex-presidents are the best quali-fied
men in the country to represent the
United States npon the board, and their
standing at lipme and abroad will give
weight to thJr opinions and confidence
in their judgment.
i CHILD OF
Powerful Melodrama in -4 Acts,
Introducing
==Jas. F. Kelly and Dorothy Kent,==
and Star Cast.
The Greatest Play of its Kind Ever Written. A Romance of a Big City.
THE MELO-DRAMATIC TRIUMPH,
“The Bowery After Dark.”
A Stupendous Spectacular Scenic Production.
HIGH-CLASS SPECIALTIES.
Presented by a Company of Capable Players.
Thursday, September 13.
E2T Seats for both performances now on sale at Overholt’s News Stand,
©paring of 1How /Ihilliitery,
Gbursday, jfriday, Saturday,
Sept. 13, 14, 15.
Our millinery department makes its first bow to the public
on these days. Everything in the department is entirely new
and the best that could be procured in popular priced hats.
You will find that our millinery has a distinctive style. That
your dollars will buy you a prettier hat here than any you can
get elsewhere.
The styles of hats are the same as are being shown in large
eastern cities—copies of best French hats and American crea-tions.
We ask you to come in and look before buying.
The march of boys and girls to school has commenced—
| mothers will anew feel the necessity of buying only such stock-ings
as have good wearing qualities and good fast black.
BLACK C/\T STOGKINGS
WEAR BEST.
They have triple thread knee, sole aud heel. They come in
two weights (medium and heavy) for boys and girls. You will
find these the most satisfactory for school wear. 25c for all
sizes. We are sole agents in Seottdale.
Umbrellas.
Every school boy or girl needs an umbrella (it may save a doc-tor's
bill.) Cotton twilled umbrellas, natural wood sticks, at
50c. This is an exceptionally good one; gloria silk, steel rod,
swedged handle to make it good and strong, sizes and styles
for boys or girls at $1.00, worth $1.50.
•flfcaciHtosbes for the ©iris.
Double texture macintoshes iu sizes 36 to 50 inches long at
$2.50. All wool serge or cashmere double texture macintosh-es,
36 to 52 inches long, at $3.25. Please bear this in mind for
a rainy day, the best that can be found for the money.
Ibandfcercbiefs*
School children will lose kerchiefs, so we have procured some
good ones for little money. 5c for all linen kerchiefs. 5c (6
for 25c) for tine lawn kerchiefs. Other all linen kerchiefs at
10c, 12Ac and 15c. Pretty embroidered kerchiefs at 10c and 15c.
jfelt lhats and [pretty Caps
for school wear.
Our millinery department has some new and attractive fall hats
and caps for children at little prices. These are offered in ad-vance
of our millinery opening. Everything in this depart-ment
is new and .up-to-date.
THIS MOUNT PliBASANT JOURNAU FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, li>00.
For the Past Week Briefly Men-tioned.
LITTLE TALK OF THE TOWN
THAT WILL BOTH INTEREST AND
ENTERTAIN.
A Department m Which the Local Edttoi
Holds High Carnival and Works off his
Surplus Energy in Condensations
That Deal Solely with Matters Relating
to Mount Pleasant
George Crossland, of this place, charg-ed
with assault and battery by Frank
Meyer, was convicted.
The fall term at the Institute will
open Wednesday’ next, with every pros-pect
of a large attendance.
Constable Ralph Curry, of this place,
has been appointed an assistant local
agent by the Anti-Cruelty Society.
William Able and his wife, Scottdale
colored people, took both cake walk
prizes at the old opera house Friday and
Saturday evenings.
W. A. Myers and Lewis Springer,
well known young Mount Pleasant
township farmers, are in Kentucky this
week for a car load of blooded cattle.
The large number of cases of diphthe-ria
at Alice Mines is causing considera
ble uneasiness. Local physicians have
six Morewood cases of the same disease.
Ida Munn, who came here recently to
be married and was disappointed, was
fined $8 for drunkenness at Greensburg
Friday. She had been drowning her
sorrow.
Justice White, of Latrobe, is said to Ive fined Harry Mitchell and Henry
iderson. both of this place, $10 and
Its the other day for cruelty to ani-
■re local United Presbyterians had
Jeted to re-open their church Sun-uerxt.
but delay in receiving the new .’ill defer the date until Septem-h.
F-sault and battery case, brought
Pry McNaughton against Consta-
(!>h Curry, was compromised last rPlay. It is said that the settlement
le defendant some $40.
JOpworth League's moonlight so-
Ijn on the lawn at Mrs. Harriet
■ West End home Tuesday eve-
V a most enjoyable affair that
Bclever management.some $40.
Bestmoreland Afro-American
^■an League will meetatGreens- IMonday next to organize for
i>aign. The local delegate ap
|rr the purpose is James Smith.
Jc. Goldsmith has sold his Engle
Bidence to Edward Rowland,
k East End glass factory super-
Is. who expects to take possess-rtober.
The consideration was
Rger Lamb is busily engaged get-verything
in good shape for “The
pn Volunteer" which will be given
Grand Opera House September
Id 29th for the benefit of the Fire
firtment.
fas Zayden and his wife, fruit deal-ron
the Diamond, were arrested [[lay by Constable Thompson on
ges of Sunday selling. They ac-vledged
the corn and Justice
ades made them pay $8 and costs.
le B. & O. road will sell excursion
Its from here to the Pittsburg Expo-
In every Thurseay, from September
To October 18th, at the round trip
r►of $1.HO, which includes admission ie exposition. The tickets are good
[ hree days including date of sale. .’he Westmoreland County Women's
ristian Temperance Union will close
17th annual convention in the Chris-i
church, Greensburg, today, after a Iday session with an interesting pro-la.
Mrs. Frank Brothers, of this
e, conducted the opening devotional
jf'-'yesterday morning. -
I Ida Munn was gathered in by
jice for disorderly conduct Satur-ening
and, in the absence of
|Kuhn, President of Council E. B.
sat in judgment on the case
|y night. Edward ordered her
Jfrom the lockup yesterday upon
feeing to shake the Mount Pleas-
■it from off her feet.
rt Wargula, of Tarr, was arrested
stable Thompson, of this place,
y on a charge of having run his
id family out of the house Satur-
^ht. The case was settled before
> Rhoades as was also a somewhat
charge brought against John
[iski, of Morewood, by his wife
Dam Hanger, of near Acme, is
with having broken into the Ilf Stewart Johnston, a neighbor,
r to regain possession of bis cow
was tresspassing on the premises
irosecutor who locked her up and
i owner word. The case will be
here tomorrow before Justice
DEATHS OF THE WEEK.
The Grim Reaper’s Work in This Place
and Vicinity.
Jacob Wetzell, a well-known Mount
Pleasant township farmer, died last
Wednesday of typhoid fever, aged 45
years, leavinga widow and five children.
Russel Duguid died Saturday evening
at the East End home of his mother.
Mrs. Maria Duguid, of diphtheria fol-lowing
scarlet fever, aged 4 years and 8
months. Mrs. Duguid but recently lost
her husband and of her thirteen child-ren
only two are now living.
A 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Murray, of Bridgeport, died
Saturday of diphtheria.
Mrs. John Potter, of the Standard
mines, died Sunday of puerperal fever,
aged 8(1 years.
Emma, daughter of Mr and Mrs.
James Smith, colored, died at her
Spring Garden home Saturday night of
spinal meningitis, aged 17 years. The
Golden Leaf Burial Society turned out
in a body at the funeral on Monday
afternoon.
An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. N. P.
Weimer, of West Main street, died
Saturday of whooping cough.
Theatrical Season Opening.
Manager J. B. Coldsmith has the
overhauling given the Grand Opera
House about completed in readiness for
the opening of the season on Monday
night next when Frank E. Sowersby
will present his “Child of Fortune’
with a strong company that will come
here from Johnstown and then jump to
Chicago. This popular melodrama has
attracted widespread attention in the
East. It is new and presents making
striking features. A car load of special
scenery is carried.
The great New York melodrama,
The Bowery After Dark," will follow
Thursday evening with its highly sen-sational
features, specialties and life-like
pictures.
POPULAR MUSIC FREE.
But Principally Within
Bounds of This County.
IT,
the
A Popular Pastor,
[unanimous vote, taken Wednes-
Ining, the Church of God people
the Eldership to re-appoint Rev,
lahn as their pastor for the com-
Another Novelty Offered by the Great
Philadelphia “Sunday Press.”
Every reader of the great Philadel-phia
“Sunday Press" next Sunday (Sep-tember
9) will receive free a piece of
sheet music which cannot be purchased
at any music store forless than 50 cents.
It is entitled “At an Ole Virginia Wed-ding,”
and is certain to become one of
the most popular selections of the year.
The only way to get it is with next Sun-day's
Philadelphia “Press," and yon
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on South Church street, Mount
Pleasant. Possession can he given Oc-tober
1st. Inquire of C. J. Rose,
Greensburg, Pa. 9 7 3t
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Just in at Coldsmith's and bought s
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corner Main and Morewood streets,
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FOR SALE—A good Jersey cow, six
years old; will be fresh about January
1, 1901. Inquire of Mrs. Mary Lader,
on Spring street, near Third ward
school building, Mount Pleasant. It
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How these Articles Appear After They
Have been Boiled Down Into Short
Paragraphs That Speak to the Point
But Briefly of Interesting Events
Transpiring in the Old Star of theWest
Sager's steam sawmill was destroyed
by an incendiary fire near Derry Sun-day.
The $1,200 loss is total.
Rev. F. F. Fuller has resigned the
pastorate of the Greensburg Christian
church on account of ill health.
James McDowell, whose home was at
Dunbar, was killed by a B. & O. train
near Hazelwood last Thursday.
The Mount Pleasant township prop-erty
of W. E. Miller was sold by the
sheriff Saturday to George Freeman for
$225.
Edward Shaw, a boy employed in the
No. 2 coal mines at Scott Haven, was
caught by a trip Friday and cut to
pieces.
51. Tobin, a huckster, of Springhill
township, Fayette county, was bound,
gagged and robbed of $75 Saturday
night.
Mrs. Jenny Curry, of East Greensburg,
was badly burned Friday by the explo-sion
of a dyeing fluid she had placed on
the stove.
As the Old Meadow rolling mill at
Scottdale shows no signs of resuming
operations, the men are seeking work
at other points.
Thomos Bradley, a Harrisburg book-keeper,
aged 25, fell from a freight train
in the Derry yards last Thursday night
and was killed.
It is said that the Leechburg, Vander-grift
and Apollo electric line will be ex-tended
to Jeannette via North Washing-ton
and Delmont.
Samuel, the 14-year-old son of George
Brown, of Loyalhanna township, was
drowned Sunday afternoon while bath-ing
in Loyalhanna Creek.
The grand jury refused to reeoinmeiid
East Greensburg s petition to be annex-ed
to Greensburg. It remains now for
court to decide the matter.
Lulu Pletcher, a demented woman
who ran away from her Ruffsdale home,
was found Friday near that place and
taken to the County Home.
At West Newton Friday, while pick-ing
coal along the Pemiekey tracks,
the (i year-old son of Joseph Reese was
struck by the cars and killed.
A 5-year-old child of Mike Rabic, of
Bradenville, toddled on the Pennsylva-nia
railroad track at that place Friday
and was killed by an express train.
The Twenty-fourth congressional dis-trict
conference, meeting at Waynes-burg
last Thursday, nominated W. N.
Carr, Esq., of Uniontown, by acclama-tion.
Clay Weaver, while cleaning his
revolver at his Dexter mines home last
Thursday, accidentally shot himself
through the thigh, inflicting an ugly
wound,
5Iiss Belle Porter died at her Rostra-ver
township home the other day from
nervous prostration caused by worry
over the loss of a favorite cow which
went mad.
Harry Shirey, a Pennsylvania brake-man,
whose home was at Youngstown,
died at the Greensburg hospital last
Thursday from injuries recieved at
Donohoe that morning.
The Sulphur Springs school reunion,
held near Shaner station Saturday and
Sunday, was attended by about 1,900
people. There were addresses and ser-vices
of a religions character.
John Kalan, a Leechburg steel worker,
while walking to Hyde Paikoneday last
week, fell from a railroad bridge and
was drowned. He was 80 yers of age
and leaves a widow and one child.
Elias Hemminger, aged 60 years, of
Dry Ridge, near Greensburg, tried to
poison himself Sunday, after being ar-rested
on a charge of wife beating, but
prompt medical attention saved his life.
William Hayden, who mysteriously
left his wife and family eight years ago,
turned up at his Greensburg home one
day last week. He is now a well-to-do
Maryland lumberman, but gives no
reason for his departure.
Major Hazlett, the ex-Washington,
Pa., banker, was again convicted of
embezzlement Friday and sentenced to
pay costs, $770 fine and undergo eigh-teen
months' imprisonment in the peni-tentiary.
An appeal will be taken to
the Superior Court.
Thursday last at Scottdale while Mrs.
John Huffman, whose husband left her
some time ago, was returning a borrow-ed
shot gun to a neighbor at the
front door, the weapon was discharged,
the contents so lacerating the leg of her
little daughter Annie that the limb had
to be amputated at the Connellsville
hospital.
Kobackers’
UP=TO=DATE
Clothing and
Shoe Stores
Our Fall Stocks
are arriving daily.
We will have
many
Big Bargains
to offer.
Wait for Next Week’s Prices.
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Main street, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
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THIS MOUNT PLEASANT JOi'UNAl , FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1900
31R. BOWSER’S FARM.
ANOTHER CHAPTER CONCERNING
HIS SAD EXPERIENCES THERE.
But, Thongli tlie Worthy Ueiitleinnn
In Sorely Vexed 111 Mind mid limit-ed
In Body, He Stoutly Decline* to
Go Home.
[Copyright, 1900, by C. n. Lewis.]
When Mr. Bowser had seen H:o coat-tails
of Dusty Bill disappear around a
homl^i the highwny and had watched
rlslug/sim until assured it could
sirtre car/of Itself, ho went In to Break-fast.
jlie found Mrs. Bowser looking
verye'homi'sii'U. and cook had her
cjyih in the air and a frown on her face.
“Are-are we going home today?"
hesitatingly queried Mrs. Bowser after
a bit.
“Yes, that's what I want to know,"
added the cook.
“Going limn;'?" repeated Mr. Bowser
In tones of astonishment. “Of course
we are not going home today. We
have leased a summer farm for three
months. We only arrived here yester-day
evening. You women must be los-ing
your senses!”
"But this awful, awful place!" pro-tested
Mrs. Bowser us the tear, came
to her eyes.
“There's nothing awful about It. It's
a farm. There are a few weeds and
thistles around, hut every farm lias
’em. We came out for the pure air,
the peace and quietness. We were
disturbed last night by a tramp, a dog
and an owl, but it won’t happen again.
We’ll have provisions here today, and
apex and escape the horn, hut foi
two long hours the ox stood gunrd be-low
and kept him up there. The two
hours might have been four had not
a tramp, who was looking for a turnip
patch, entered the field and driven the
creature away.
“What you doin out here in de coun-try?”
lie asked as Mr. Bowser came
down.
“Taking a vacation,” was the reply.
“Rented de fa m?”
“Yes.”
“Got de fam’ly out?”
“Yes.”
“Well, cully, I’ve long wanted to
meet de biggest fool In de world, and
1 guess I’m lookln at him now. A man
who’ll come out to n ranch like dls fur
a wacalion has either got sawdust In
Ills head or Is hidln from do cops. Dat
ox must bev took you fur a cabbage
head.” ,
“You will keep your opinions to your-self,
sir!” stiffly replied Mr. Bowser,
“but here's a quarter for driving tlmt
brute off and releasing me.”
“Thanks, cully. Don’t you want to
hire a hand by de mouth?”
“What for?”
“To help you enjoy de landscape and
keep de butterflies from stealiu your
hat!”
When the tramp had gone. Ml Bow-ser
busied himself for half a.i hour
in throwing stones at the one horned
ox, which had retired to a distance
and seemed to he plunged in medita-tion.
lie could lilt him every time, but
tlie stones gave forth a hollow sound
and were totally disregarded, and the
sport was abandoned after a time for
a closer investigation of that humble-
%
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BOWSER ON THE RUN.
I'll cut down the weeds around the
house, and before another 24 hours
you’ll bo thankful that I brought yon
out. Ah, but do you get the scent ot
that new mown liny coming through
the windows?”
“It's the water in the cellar you
smell,” said Mrs. Rowser.
“And there’s rats down there ns big
as a barrel,” added the cook.
Mr. Bowser had finished his break-fast
of sandwiches and pickles. He
shoved hack, and, standing before Mrs.
Bowser, he said:
“Woman, I want no more howling!
If you want to go back to the city and
burn and roast and shrivel and become j
a mummy, I have no objections, and |
you can take tlie cook with you; but, ■
as for me, I stay. I have already gain- \
ed five pounds. For the first time in
ten years I can breathe through my
nose. In a week longer, with these
gorgeous sunrises and sunsets and
sweet scented zephyrs, I shall be hog
fat and on my way to live a hundred
years. I am now going forth to in-spect
our domain.”
There was no more to he said. Mr.
Bowser had put ills foot in it and
would have giveu a good deni to have
been able to back out of tlie affair and
save his pride and dignity, but as there
was no show to do so he must go
ahead. He clapped his hat on and
started out for a walk. It was a farm
which was under mortgage instead of
under cultivation. The fences were
down, the outbuildings in ruin, and the
fields were overgrown.
“I ought to be kicked for coming out
here,” lie admitted to himself as he
stood and gazed over the landscape,
“but I'll try and hang’on for three or
four days more at tlie least. By
George, but that's a singular insect!
That must he what they c-all a bumble-bee.
It’s either a bumblebee or a hum-ming
bird.”
It was a bumblebee. He was large
and solid of frame, and the pure air
of the country had given him a feeling
of independence. He went sailing
about as if he had all the week to got
there and back, and Mr. Bowser fol-lowed
and tried to knock him out witli
his hat. The chase led to an old
meadow, and with a drone of defiance
the bee disappeared in a big bunch of
grass.
“Where there's bees there’s honey,”
mused Mr. Bowser as he stood and
gazed at the spot. “I don’t remember
whether Brown said there was any
honey on the farm or not, but if I
come across a pailful I’ll be so much
ahead of the game.”
He had started to Investigate when
his attention was attracted to the bo-vine
they had seen in a field the
previous night. He had told Mrs. Bow-ser
it was probably a new milk cow,
but now he discovered that it was an
ancient looking one horned ox. The
animal was hardly more than a living
skeleton and had evidently been turn-ed
out to shift for itself, but it had
more curiosity than flesh. Seeing Mr.
Bowser in the field, it came shambling
nlong to make a closer acquaintance.
He picked up a stick to drive it away,
but the ox seemed to be without fear.
Lowering its head and uttering a loud
bellow it dashed for Farmer Bowser,
and he turned and fled for an old
strawstack not far away. He reached
it far enough ahead to climb to the
bee’s nest. The only way to find a
nest in the grass is to look for it. Mr.
Bowser advanced ns bold as a lion and
began to paw at the grass. He presently
heard a sound like a child's rattle box,
but gave it no attention until about 200
overgrown and aggressive bumblebees
suddenly flew up out of tlie grass and
sailed into him. He did not believe
they were in earnest until he felt a
redliot darning needle enter tlie calf of
ills loft leg. Before lie could open his
mouth to yell, the right leg was served
the smile way.
“Murder! Thieves! Police!” shout-ed
Mr. Bowser as he danced around
and tlie bees continued to “lift” him,
and it was not until he got a sting on
tlie chin that he started for the house.
The bees followed him. A bumble-bee
never lets go of a good thing.
They had a good thing in Mr. Bowser.
Ills yells were heat'd at the house, and
long before he got there he saw Mrs.
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BOWSER VEXED.
Bowser in the door and the cook look-ing
over her shoulder. As ho came lip
on the gallop, his cars working and his
eyes bulging, Mrs. Bowser cried out
for an explanation. He didn't pause
to give it. however. lie made a half
circuit of the house and plunged into
an acre of burdocks and thistles and
pigweeds, and there the bees left him.
Hu was lying on his back and panting
for breath when Mrs. Bowser appeared
and exclaimed:
“For heaven’s sake, but what is the
matter with you? What was all this
running about?”
Then she caught a siglit^of Mr. Bow-ser’s
face. There was a lump on his
chin, a second under his left eye, two
on his neck and one on his forehead
and about 40 more which she couldn’t
see, but which felt us big as washtubs
to him.
“Now you’ll start for home, won’t
you?” she asked as he tried to sit up
and groaned like a dying horse.
“Never, woman—never on the face
of this earth!” he shouted us he fell
back among the weeds.
(To be continued.)
M. QUAD.
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and gladness. Tlie ordeal of bringing the little
one into tlie world, however, is a critical one
for the mother-to-be, and lie-r anticipations of
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That is, we have many of the small items
which are indispensable to good house-keeping
S and arc hard to find,
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Here are a few items for your
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Stair Buttons,
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Extension Brackets,
Carpet Sweepers,
Matting Tacks,
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Mount Pleasant Branch.
Eastern Standard Time. In Effect May 27t.h, 1900
I
a. ru. a. in. p. m.
10 no
in 45
10 it io
10 33,
to 29
0 :io
o :J4
« :io
(i
0 22
H 19
Mount Pleasant..
Star Minus
Greenllck
Emma.
Overton
k’oitdiik* Branch Jc.
a. m. a. m.
7 10 0 40
7 15 ; 0 45
7 19 9 49
7 23 9 53
7 28 9 57
7 32 10 00
p m. jp. m.
2 50 0 45
Southwest Division.
113
8 40
p. m.
2 20
2 30
2 39
2 47
2 49
9 00
9 03
9 tt
9 13
9 14
9 17
9 20
9 24
9 30
9 33
9 37
9 40
9 50
9 55
9 58
10 01
10 03
10 09
10 15
10 IS
10 20
10 31
10 37
10 45
5 35 1 12 10
8 M
8 44
9 45
Fairchance
Uniontown
. Redstone Junction
Parent
Stamlmugh
Frost
Gist
Furgnson
Dunbar
Wheeler
New Haven
Connellsville
Moyer
Pennsvllle
Valley Works
Everson
Scottdale
Scottdale Junction
Alverton
Tarr
Ruffsdale
New Stanton
Youngwood
County Nome Junction.
Greensburg
Pittsburg
101 101 10*
5 20
i. m.
11 50
11 32
11 29
11 21
11 19
11 15
11 12
11 08
11 02
10 59
10 55
10 40
10 41
10 37
10 34
10 31
10 29
1ft 22
10 15.
10 12
10 04
9 57
9 51
9 42
8 35
p. m. p.m.
7 40
7 22
7 19
7 11
7 09
7 05
7 02
6 58
0 52
0 49
0 45
0 35
0 31
0 27
0 24
6 21
0 19
0 12
0 05
0 01
5 53
5 46
5 39
5 28
12 45 4 25
MAIN LINE TRAINS.—LEAVE GREENSBURG.
EAST.
0:40, 9:07 and 11:55 a. m, and 2:08, 5:05,5:52.
9:30 and 10:21 p. ni.
WEST.
4:28, 0:12. 7:17, 8:48 and 10*57 a. m. and 2:23,
4:32, 5:51. 7:18, 8:55 and 10:23 p. m.
For rates, maps. etc., call on ticket agent or address Thos. E. Watt, 360 Fifth avenue.
Passenger Agent. Western District. Pittsburg. Pa.
J. H. HUTCHINSON. General Manager. J. R. WOOD. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Eastern Standard Time.
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
Mount Pleasant Branch.
In Effect May 30. 19]
a. m.
10 20
10 15
10 10
10 05
10 02
10 00
9 48
9 45
S 00
p. m.
3 20
3 15
3 10
3 05
3 02
3 00
2 48
2 45
12 00
Mount PloaSant.
Pershing
Iron Bridge
West Overton. ..
Scottdale
Everson
Morgan
Broad ford
Pittsburg.... .
p. m.
1 25
1 30
1 30
1 40
1 43
1 40
1 50
2 00
4 45
a m.^
8 41
8 51
8 56
9 OOu
0 03
9 00
9 10
9 20
12 40
Pittsburg Division.
TRAINS LEAVE CONNELLSVILLE.
EAST.
At 8:55 and 9:40 a. m. and2:35. 7:55 and 11:25
p. m.
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At 4:30. 7:20.9:40. 7:30. 7:49 and 10:|
and 1:00. 2:40, 2:30. 5:50. and 6:15 p. nj
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[CONTINUED.]
" ion ini'uu —
"Nothing. If you were my dnugliter,
yon should have remained at home.”
Priscilla laughed a little girlish rip-ple
of intense amusement. “Dad be-lieves
in me,” said she.
“Pshaw!” cried Stornmouth. “Who
ever heard of a father understanding
his daughter? It takes a mere man to
understand a girl. ”
"But dad’s a ‘mere man. ’ ”
“No, he isn’t,” asserted Stornmouth
dryly. “He’s judge of the supreme
court.”
CHAPTER II.
“Mademoiselle has the voice of a ros-signol,
” announced Purrini.
“At homo we always say she sings
like a lark, ” remarked Aunt Mildred.
“What is a rossignolr”
“I know, ” said Mary, who was ea-gerly
thumbing an eloquently misused
pocket dictionary; “r-o-s-s-i-g-n-o-1—
nightingale. ”
“I never heard a nightingale, ” said
Aunt Mildred unenthusiastically. “The
question is, professor, will she bo able
to sing in grand opera?”
Purrini rubbed his hands together
and lifted his eyebrows quizzically.
“There are 2,000 American girls in
Europe today, ” he aflirmed, with ap-parent
irrelevance, "who are studying
for grand opera. If mademoiselle suc-
Jp ceeds, it will be all the more a triumph,
will it not?”
“I always thought I'd like to sing
like a Patti or a Melba,” announced
Priscilla. “It seems so easy for them to
fire off those little roulades and then
dip down like swallows before the foot-lights
and then run off the stage like
schoolgirls who lmvo douo nothing
whatsoever but amuse themselves.”
“H’m-m!” murmured Purrini.
“A friend of mine told me that one
of the De Reszkes told her, ” cried Aunt
Mildred shrilly, “that the American
voices aro the finest in the world. Do
yon think it is true, professor?”
‘I have never been in America,” re-
’ marked Purrini evasively, “but it is
one the less quite possible.”
“How nice theso foreigners are,”
bought Aunt Mildred, “so suavo if a
little noncommittal. Their manner is
far more elegant than ours. To hit
straight between the eyes the way we
do at homo is so unpleasant.”
“Let me see,” mused Priscilla out
loud. “There will be the four lessons a
eck at 25 francs a lesson, and the dic-ion
lesson at 10 francs, and the French
essons at 5 francs, and ultimately the
.■ting lessons. Is that all, professor?”
“Cost tout, ” Purrini assured her af-fably,
with unconscious irony.
“How many months do you think it
'ill take for me to perfect myself?”
“That depends upon the intelligence
f mademoiselle. ”
‘About a year?” suggested Aunt Mil-d
encouragingly.
'urrini frowned suddenly and firyce-
Then he remembered who and Wnat
was and concealed the frown with a
asmodic grin.
“Possibly, ” he said.
‘What is a diction lesson?” question-ad
Mary.
‘“The art of learning to sing in French,
is totally different from speaking,
-you know. ”
“I don’t see why, ” remarked Aunt
Mildred obstinately.
“Mon Dieu, qu’elle est bavarde, cotte
vieille!” muttered Purrini as ho turned
and showed them to the door. “A Luu-di,
alors, mademoiselle?”
“Yes, I will come for my first lesson
on Monday,” said Priscilla.
“I think, ” she said later, aloud, as
the three walked slowly up the Rue de
’a Paix, glistening with magnificent
-quipages, odoriferous of irisy from
luerlain’s famous jierfumery, brilliant
with exquisitely drpssod women and the
frou frouof fashion and folly—“I think
it will probably take me about two
ars to get there.” She pointed to the
ad Opera facade, from which stream-ae
French flags. There had been a
1 the day before, and all Paris had
Jie holidaying. Priscilla was already
nagining, girlishly, the delighted as-set
of her rapt audiences, the strange
new feeling of power which would bo
ers with the fulfillment of her hopes,
e cablegrams which would speed
across the ocean, the celebrity she would
become. She saw a familiar pretty face,
well known on both continents, flit
from a carriage into Doucot’s doorway.
Somebody in the passing crowd turned
and whispered a name. It was an Amer-ican
name which had set both conti-nents
agog because of its owner’s beauty
and vocal aspirations.
‘ ‘Two years, ’ ’ repeated Aunt Mildred.
“Sornuch the better. That will give me
time to look around a bit at the gal-leries,
order some stunning gowns to
take licms with me and dip lightly
into the French language. Would you
mind walking home alone with Mary,
my dear? I feel like an English frump
in these traveling togs. Ah, there is
Mr. Stornmouth, thank fortune! Ho
will escort you and Mary home, I am
sure. ’ ’
“Delighted,” said Stornmouth. He
was lifting his hat. He was superbly
well groomed. He wore a small bunch
of Parma violets in his buttonhole. His
fine head was surmounted by a tile in-stead
of a traveling cap.
As Priscilla looked up at his greeting
and flushed vividly with pleasure she
wondered why he appeared so ufffcront
now from what he had seemed on the
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“A Lundl, alars, mndrmolscUeV'
steamer. He looked older—to be de-pended
upon. She liked him. Ever
since last night, when he had placed
them in that queer little yellow omni-bus
at the St. Lazare station, she had
wondered wistfully when she should
see him again.
Aunt Mildred nodded, smiled, waved
a gloved hand and disappeared through
two beveled glass doors presided over
by a miniature page in buttons.
“Let’s walk up the boulevard,” sug-gested
Stornmouth, “and thou around
to the Rue de Rivoli, to Colombia's,
the tea place. Everybody goes there.
You will see your worst enemy and
your best friend and fill up your inner
woman. Tell me, how ore you?” His
eyes bad met Priscilla’s. A glad light
had welled up in his in spite of his 25
years’ self government.
“I have been to Purrini’s, ” announced
Priscilla. "He says I have the voice of
a rdssignol. ”
"They all say that,” returned Storn-mouth.
"1 wonder if the singing teacher
exists in Paris who does not liken any
newr voice to the voice of a nightingale.
Nightingales are rare enough, in all
conscience. ”
"Ho said,” cried Mary, sticking her
inquisitive little head across Priscilla,
so that Stornmouth could hear her voice
better, “that sho would sing in grand
opera. ”
"Oh, no, ho did not,” Priscilla con-tradicted
peremptorily. “I particularly
remember he did not say that. He only
did not discourage me when I said I
wished to sing in grand opera. He recog-nized
just possibly”—this with a palpa-bly
malevolent intention, the candid
eyes clouded, the sensitive lips pressed
tight together—“he realized happily
that when a girl sets nut to do anything
in this world the most powerful obsta-cle
sho has to overcome, to ignore, i
the superfluous discouragement of her
friends.”
“Look at the woman in that car-riage,
” said Stornmouth, with a quiz-zical
gleam in his eyes. “She isaprima
donna, if you will. Sho sings at the
El Dorada, down on the boulevard ex-terieur.
She has diamonds as big as
birds’ eggs. There is not a man in Paris,
from a cocher to a crown prince, who
does not know every glance of her eyes,
every note of her voice, as well as'he
knows his last year’s record at the
Grand Prix. ”
“But sho is a horrid, bedizened old
thing!” cried Priscilla, who had stared
ardently, looked away shamefacedly
imd was now biting her lips furiously.
“That’s fame,” he remarked uncom-promisingly.
“It nearly always stamps
a woman or a man that way. ” Storn-mnutli
was unusually reserved. He pos-
• d an Anglo-Saxon contempt for in-
: lercuce. Today, in spite of himself,
it must be confessed, he appeared singu-larly
devoid of his ordinary tact.
‘‘I should hate to see a man, any
man,” he continued, a trifle hoarsely,
“gazing at your little face through an
opera glass, child. I heard some mei
lest night at the vaudeville discussing
an actress’ ‘points’ after the fashion of
a couple of horse jockeys on a race
course. I couldn’t blame them. The
woman had set herself up to bo gazed
at. They gazed. ”
Priscilla lifted her head very high
indeed and answered not a word. She
wore a perfectly fitting suit and a saucy
little hat with a red wing in it. She
looked like a fearless child—she was.
It was 4 o’clock. The fountains were
plashing brightly in the autumn sun-shine
as the three strolled down the
Rue Royalo toward the Place de la Con-corde.
Glittering equipages with high
stepping steeds and superbly appareled
occupants were rolling up the Champs
Elysees.
They walked around to Colombiu’s,
took a cup of tea, absorbed some luke-warm,
soggy and buttery muffins in a
tiny room gorged with women dressed
in the Might of fashion, who chattered
like magpies over last night’s balls,
Delnu’s new role at the Opera Comique,
the appearance of prominent personages
at the Palais de Glace, which is “aw-fully
bad form after 5 o’clock, my dear—
I should not think Blanche would have
| done anything so incouvenaute”—heard
! a mixture of Anglicisms, Amerioauese
and Gallicisms and then started for
home. Mary regretfully followed. She
had longed for hot toast after she had
delightedly consumed her muffins, but
uer companions ootn seemed aosent-minded
and in a hurry to got. rat of
doors again. They crossed the Tr ileriea
gardens, the Place de la Concorde, and
were walking up the Champs Elysees
before Priscilla was at all like herself.
She had been stiff and unnatural.
‘ ‘ There is a friend of mine here, a
singer,” she explained defiantly as they
passed the Palais de l'ludnstrie. “Her
name is Constance Bramlford. Her
stage name is Brilln. I will trouble you,
Mr. Stornmouth, to walk with us as far
as the Rue Lincoln. I am going to call
on her. We can go home in a cab.”
“I know Constance Brilln,” said
Stornmouth unexpectedly. “Sho was a
friend of my sister. ”
“Oh, indeed!” from Priscilla unen-couragiugly.
“Sho has been over here seven years, ”
said Stornmouth. “Is it possible the
poor thing is pegging away yet?” he
added oommiseratiugly.
Priscilla turned and confronted him.
Her cheeks were stained with a vivid
crimson borrowed from her oppressed
enthusiasm’s revolt. She began with
lino sarcasm. “You have perhaps an ob-jection
also to Brilln ‘treading the
hoards,’ as you call it?”
"Not the least in the world, ” replied
Stornmouth instantly.
“It is more than probable,” contin-ued
Priscilla, as if she had not hoard
him, “that you have taken it upon
yourself to make undesirable remarks to
her about her future every time you
have laid your eyes upon her. ”
“Nothing of the kind,” responded
Stornmouth in a tone of surprise. “Why
so?”
“It appears to me, ” cried Priscilla,
“that you aro ono of those persons who
interfere with almost everybody. ”
“Oh, that is your impression, is it?”
said Stornmouth. “Well, you aro not
complimentary. ”
“I did not intend to pay you compli-ments,'’
said Priscilla. “I abhor com-pliments.
I merely stated a truth. For
a man who is tolerably successful and
who has a number of friends—you have
told me that you were bh ssed in friends,
have you not?—it seems to me that you
take more time and experience a greater
delight in interfering with other peo-ple's
business than any well bred per-son
I ever knew. ’ ’
Priscilla was laboring under the im-pression
that she wan very neatly hit-ting
Stornmouth over Constance Brilla’s
shoulders and that in so doing sho was
successfully concealing her own chagrin
at Storumonth's disapproval of the
course she wished to pursue. Sho had
reckoned without her host. Stornmouth
read men with an intuition which was
proverbial. He understood most women
with keen sympathy. Ho had the man-liness
to acknowledge in the present in-stance
that his discretion had deserted
him.
‘ If I have presumed for one instant,
Miss Delno, ” he began iu a dry tone of
voico Priscilla had never before heard
from him. “I beg your pardon. You aro
too pretty to go on the stage—that is
all; too pretty and too sweet. Oh. for-give
me”—Priscilla had drawn up her
slight figure a little and had begun to
answer him—“1 am speaking to you ex-actly
as your own brother would speak
if he knew what I know and understood
the continent us I do. I will retire from
my position of mentor. We will be com-rades.
I will suggest nothing. I will
only look on.”
“Not even that,” said Priscilla in a
high, strained voice.
Stornmouth started and glanced side-ways
at her. She was very pale, and
she had gripped Mary’s hand fast. “Not
even that, if you please, Mr. Storn-mouth.
I suppose you think I am very
foolish. I know I am a great deal
younger than yon are,” this with a lit-tle
wicked gleam of her eyes, which
suddenly roused Stornmouth totho con-sciousness
that she was made of fire and
flame, as well as of unusually desirable
beauty and sweetness, “but even so I
dislike being patronized. You have pat-ronized
me ever since I met you. I don’t
care an iota what you know of the con-tinent.
It seems to me your contact
with it has made you very—remarka-ble.
It may be clever to bo cynical, but
to a girl like me it is vastly unpleasant.
I think therefore that the less we see of
rue another the better. ”
“As you like,” returned Stornmouth
shortly.
Priscilla could not believe the evi-dence
of her ears.
Constance Brilla lived on the fifth
floor of a pension in the Rue Lincoln.
Priscilla, Stornmouth and Mary walked
the remaining few blocks iu frigid si-lence.
“Come,” said Stornmouth—he was
holding out his hand; they had reached
the doorway which led into the court—
“come, Miss Priscilla, I am going back
to America in a few days. We may
never see one another again. We must
not part like this, must we?”
“Yes,” said Priscilla. She was feebly
striving to remember where she had read
that the reason women never accomplish
anything is on account of the male sex:
that they always stand iu the way of
achievement, just out of the possibility
of their superior strength, if not desira-bility.
She weakly felt as though sho
were putting a big prop away from her,
but she had concluded to “live for her
art, ” like Michael Angelo and Raphael.
This was a hard tug, to be sure, but
Stornmouth might as well recognize
first as last the absolute, unfaltering in-tegrity
of her high minded intention.
Stornmouth straightened himself up
suddenly, lie was very tall and broad
and fine, Priscilla thought.
“It seems to mo,” said he slowly, “I
never can quite forget that crossing of
ours. It was storm bound, tempest tossed.
The sun did not shine once, but some-how
I never had a pleasanter trip.”
Priscilla was silent.
“I am very happy to have met you,
Miss Priscilla, ” continued tho manly,
ringing voice. “Do you wish me to car-ry
any message to your father?”
“I can write,” said Priscilla.
“And sing?” suggested Stornmouth
irrepressibly, with a mischievous twin-kle.
This was the last straw*
•-•r::— dare you?" cried PiTsenis.
“You are laughing at me!”
Stornmouth followed her into the lit-tle
court for one instant. Mary had run
a little way ahead.
“No,” ho said, “not laughing at you,
child; looking nt you.” A strong, firm
■jaud fell on her shoulder and gripped
Priscilla was silent.
it fast ns it swung her round to the
light. Another gontlo hand lifted her
chin softly and raised her lovely speak-ing
face. "Goodby,” said thornmouth’s
voice. "Gondbv. ”
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
Grent Sport.
Jimmie—Gee! DIs Is an excitln
game, seeln how dost I kin hold my
candy to de kid widout his gittin it!—
New York Journal.
It All fame Back.
“Haven’t i met you somewhere be-foreV
queried the man with the Ro-man
hose ns lie was introduced to the
man with the cock eye.
“Your face seems familiar to me,”
mused the latter, “hut I can’t place
you.”
“Why, you must have met before,”
said the man who had introduced them.
"This is tlie cannon hall man of the
circus, and you are the cannibal who
ate raw meat in a cage. Can’t you re-call
each other now?”
“Oli, of course!” they replied in cho-rus
as they reached out to shake hands.
All the latest designs and the
largest,stock in town.
We ask simply that yon call
and examine goods and sam-ples
before purchasing.
COMPETES! WORKMEN.
If you wish to have the hanging
done on paper bought of us,
remember we employ only
the most competent work-men
and guarantee all work.
Respectfully
J. B. Coldsmith,
Jnst to Please tlie Girl.
“Yes,” he said; “1 nearly made my-self
sick last night smoking a cigar.”
“But if you don’t like the weed, why
did you smoke it?" he was asked.
“Just to please .Miss Doily.”
“She likes tlie odor of a good cigar,
I suppose?”
“No; she detests It. But she does
love dearly to reform young men by
making them swear off. ami I had to
do something to get her to take an in-
| terest in me.”—Chicago Post.
“On the Hill,”
MOUNT PLEASANT.
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/At Reasonable Rates.
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THE NATIVE QUARTER OF TIENTSIN, PORT OF PEKING it
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A $?4.oo Watch for $8.75.
In order to reduce our large stock of Watches we will sell, for the next 10 days
only, a fine gold tilled watch, with Elgin or Waltham movement, guaranteed
for five years, worth $14.00,
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You are invited to come and examine. We have a large assortment to pick from.
Fine Watch Repairing a Specialty.
Latest Sheet Music Always on Hand.
POSNERS’ JEWELRY and MUSIC STORE,
Main St., Mount Pleasant, Pa., Opposite Town Clock.
THE FAMOUS McCORMICK BINDER, Winner of the World’s Championship
Prize at the Paris Exposition.
For Sale by J. J. HITCHMAN, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
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*M• M/SM -M/M 'M-'l'M/vf st/M -a M.- -A'M■ St - M.•M- \»/ Xl,'^^ t NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS. |
HAMMONDVI LLE.
Tyfiaa Mary Moke, who had been ill. is
qfcw ableto be out again.
Preparation for sowing wheat is the
most active business here at present.
,T. T. Tarr returned Saturday from a
two weeks' tour of Ohio and Indiana.
Daniel Gallagher has sold off his
household goods and moved to Allen-town
where he has a brother living.
The body of a four month-old child of
Mr. and Mrs. .lames Greenwood was
buried in Fairview cemetery Wednes-day.
Will Pike, a Hammondville boy. took
a dive too close to the bank while swim-ming
in the Buckeye reservoir and
broke his left arm.
A festival will be held at Bridgeport
tomorrow evening. The pi-oceeds will
be devoted to the pastor's salary. All
are cordially invited.
Walter Stiunnel, on whom was per-formed
an operation for appendicitis, is
lying at the home of Abraham Hoke,
having suffered a relapse.
The picnic of the Fairview Sunday-school
will be held tomorrow instead of
September 10 as stated last week by the
Hommondville correspondent.
Some one has thus defined the differ-ence
between a Democrat and a Repub-lican:
The nnterrified talks of theprice
of whiskey before the war, while the
G. O. P. delights in quoting ante-bellum
prices on beef, clothes and calico.
Rev. Seimon, of South Connellsville,
who was one of the speakers at Satur-day’s
Franklin Sunday school picnic,
preached a fine Gospel temperance ser-mon
at the Paradise church Sunday eve-ning.
The audience was a large and
appreciative one.
David Queer, the celebrated Bullskin
hunter, and Elmer Miller, of this place,
shot a fine grey fox last week up in the
Ridge. Another fox would have fallen
a vict’m to these hunters’ guns had not
Elmer been attacked with the “buck”
fever and forgotten to shoot at the sly
animal as it stood facing him several
rods away.
Bullskin can boast of the campaign's
first pole which was raised Saturday
morning by Robert Hoke and his son
Tommy who were assisted by their
neighbors of the Democratic party. It
seems too bad that the silver-tongued
orator was not present. Rev. Simpson,
the energetic Prohipition organizer for
Fayette county, however, referred to
the enterprise in his address at the
Franklin Sunday school picnic. This
infusion of cold water into their veins,
it is to be hoped, will do the unterrified !
no harm.
wife, of Danville, 111., after the burial
of their only boy at Greensburg, have
been here two weeks, meanwhile at-
1 tending the funeral of Mrs. Stauffer, of
Freeds, Pa., a sister of G. W. Myers.
Mrs. John Reese spent a week with
her daughter, Mrs. Weyant, at Bakers-ville.
Mrs. Neiderheiserand daughter, Miss
Annie, entertained friends at an ice
1 cream supper last Tuesday evening.
The Sunday schools of Donegal town-ship
will picnic in Hays’ grove, at this
: place, on Saturday, September 15th,
The M. E. church was dedicated on
i the 2(ith of August. By a special effort
i on the part of the members, the entire
: indebtedness was cleared.
Mrs. J. C. Myers, of Danville, Illinois,
and Mrs. F. H. Sipe have just returned
from Somerset where they had been
spending a few days visiting relatives.
They report a good time in general.
TRAUGRR.
Trauger was well represented at Idle-wild
on last Tuesday.
W. A. Bailey, the hustling clerk from
Hecla, spent Saturday here helping in
the store.
Miss Clara Naylor, of Hecla, returned
home Wednesday after a short visit with
relatives here.
Things are booming here. All the
local ovens are burning and will make
six days this week.
Miss Margaret Laird, of Hecla, spent
a few days here last week with her
brother, F. B. Laird.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wright and fam-ily,
of Hecla, spent Sunday here with
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Laird.
Homer Hayes is now employed in the
office of the Greensburg ice plant. We
wish him much success.
Mrs. Harry Hagan returned home
Monday from a few days spent with
friends at Fairchance.
Geo. W. Trauger left Tuesday morn-ing
for Indiana where he will attend the
fall term at the State Normal.
Mrs. J. R. Trauger left Tuesday morn-ing
for the west where she will spend a
few weeks visiting relatives.
S. S. Hayes returned home Saturday
from South Fork where he had charge
of a drug store during the absence of
the proprietor.
Miss EmmaMusick, of Greensburg,
returned home Wednesday after a sev-eral
days’ visit spent here wTith her
cousin, Miss Olive Hayes.
Adam Siemon, our clever liveryman,
is building a fine residence on the hill.
Mr. Siemon is sparing neither time nor
money and the house will be a fine one.
U. B. Snivley, of Greensburg, has the
contract.
RL’FFSDALE.
Joseph Moore is seriously ill of typhoid
fever.
William Allen has begun the erection
of a small building on Maple avenue
for the purpose of starting anew butch-er-
shop.
The township High School has been
transferred to this place until the new
building at Alverton is completed,
which will be a space of six weeks.
William Silliman was unable to com-mence
teaching school Monday, owing
to an attack of typhoid fever. The va-cancy
was filled by Township Principal
Orton Long.
Emory Dayton, late superintendent
of the Empire coke plant, has been
transferred to the Bessemer works
where he now occupies a similiar posi-tion.
His successor is John Bits, for-merly
superintendent of the latter
plant.
The body of a three-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Elictor Bashiom was bur-ied
in the Tarr cemetery Monday. The
little one drank poison which wTas kept
about the house for killing bed bugs,
and by so doing death followed in a
short time.
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Carey, on Thnrsday evening. About 50
guests were present.
Miss Alina Seaton, of Mount Pleasant,
spent Sunday with Miss Mabel Lemmon.
Miss Lottie Snyder has returned to
Slippery Rock where she will attend
school.
L. L. Eicher, of East Pittsburg, was
here visiting relatives and friends the
past week.
V. A. and G. W. Lemmon, of Pitts-burg,
were visiting relatives in this sec-tion
the past week.
Misses Maud Weaver and Sousie
Sloter, of Pitcairn, spent Wednesday
evening with Miss Ada Eicher.
LAURULVI LEE.
Sweltering weathercontinnes to abide
with us.
James Underwood is cutting off Mrs.
Zimmerman’s corn crop.
Sarnnel Brothers is busy as a nailer
rolling tobies and selling groceries.
George and Milton Brothers are put
ting a new roof on Isaac Horner's barn.
Charley Osterwise captured a big
copperhead snake which he discovered
in the path to the spring.
Adam Berg and J. R. Bash have just
returned from a pleasant driye over to
McClellandtown and Masontown.
John McManus had John Server ar-rested
for assault and battery the other
day, but the prosecutor had the costs to
pay.
Robert Hoke hauled out four loads of
corn from the station for Smith Leeper
and had to use four different wagons
before he finished the job.
The Franklin Sunday school held a
largely attended and most enjoyable
picnic in the Robert Hoke grove Satur-day,
despite the heat. Fine addresses
were made by Revs. Woodhull and
Simpson.
BEAR ROCKS.
A fine cow has strayed away for Mrs.
Teeny Eutsey.
Miss Nettie Zufall severely burned
her foot last week
Heath Knopsnyder is suffering from
a badly cut hand.
Harrison Echard is building an addi-tion
to his store house.
Israel Sheets was the guest of his sis-ter,
Mrs. Zufall, Sunday last.
Miss Maud A. Sanner, of near Davis-town,
died last week of consumption.
A large crowd attended the bush-meeting
Saturday and Sunday evenings
last.
John Weimer is ill of lung trouble.
□ Mr. and Mrs. Ullery were the guests
of the latter’s parents Sunday.
JONES MILLS.
Mrs. Junkers, of Greensburg, visited
friends at this place last week.
Wanted—to know what causes that
broad smile on our happy miller’s face.
Dame rumor has it that a wedding
will take place in our midst in the near
future.
G. W. Myers, Esq., is slowly regain-ing
strength. His Bon, J. C. Myers, and /
CAltPENTERTOWN.
Nelson Douglas, of East Pittsburg,
was home on a vacation.
Miss Effie Honse has been visiting
friends in Pittsburg for a week.
Rev DeVaux preached his farewell
sermon here Sunday evening.
Miss Neta Colbert, of Braddoek, is
the guest of Miss Ada Eicher this week.
Miss Mabel Newill is visiting her
uncle, John Springer, near Greensburg.
A party was given in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Leeper at the home of the
ARMBRU8T.
C. E. Wright made a business trip to
Pittsburg Tuesday.
An enjoyable social was held at the
home of Rev. Kelley last Friday eve-ning.
S. J. Wright left on last Monday for
Madison where he will teach school dur-ing
the coming winter.
A lecture on “The Missionaries of
Africa” was given in the U. B. church
last Wednesday evening by Mr. Ed-wards.
Mark and Lloyd Wright have return-ed
from a four days’ trip to Niagara
Falls. They report having had a very
pleasant time.
Ellis Hodgskin, who has been confined
to the honse during the past month with
typhoid fever, is improving and will
soon be able to go about again.
The stonequarry. which had until re
cently been run by Mr. Stark hut isnow
operated by Mr. Scott, has closed down
on account of a scarcity of orders.
Mrs. Sadie McDonald, of Washington.
D. C. who has been making her home
with her sister, Mrs. J. L. Armbrust, is
spending a few days in Atlantic City.
ALVERTON.
School opened here Monday with an
enrollment of 192 pupils.
Miss Lnrah Hardman, of Jane Lew.
W. Va., is visiting friends here.
Ralph Chamberlin, of Greensburg,
is visiting friends here this week.
Rev. R. L. Brynes. of Avenue, was
here Wednesday calling on friends.
Mrs. Prof. E. F. Loncks. of Jeannette,
visited her sister, Mrs. J. L. Loncks,
Wednesday.
The body of an infant child of Mr.
and Mrs. Dnrstine, of Seottdale, was
buried here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gehring visited their
nephew, D. H. Leainon. and family, of
this place, a few days this week.
The Interstate Art Co. arrived here
Monday, and doing business in the
store room foruietly occupied by the
Mount Pleasant Supply Company.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Stoner, of Lig-onier,
were here a few days this week
visiting friends and attending the fun-eral
of Mr. Stoner's brother, Lyman S.
Stoner.
Miss Viola Sherrick returned home
last Friday after a three months’ visit
with friends in Toledo. Ohio. She was
accompanied by her friend, Miss Maud
Raymond, of Toledo.
TARR.
George Weitzel is not yet able to get
about.
Postmaster King has moved the office
into his new building.
Two of the patent coke ovens at the
local plant are in operation.
The local public schools opened Mon-day
with a large attendance.
The South West Connellsville Coke
Company lost a valuable mule here
Saturday.
An attack of typhoid fever has pre-vented
William Silliman from taking
charge of his school.
Arthur Love gave a well attended
musical entertainment in the hall at
this place Monday evening.
Lewis H. Sanders, of Central, charged
on oath of his wife with desertion and
non-support, was arrested Tuesday and
was committed to jail at Greensburg
by Justice Holler.
Special Speed Offer.
The directors of the Westmoreland
County Fair Association are not satisfied
with the Youngwood track record of
2:13 and have offered a purse of $200 for
a mile in better time at the coming ex-hibition.
This news has been sent to
all of the prominent horsemen of Wes-tern
Pennsylvania and will be the
means of giving the patrons of this
year’s fair the best races in the history
of Youngwood.
Old Tax Collector Bobbed.
Matthew Hair, aged 70 years, tax col-lector
of St. Clair township, was held
up Friday evening while on his way
home from New Florence, and relieved
of all the money he had about him,
amounting to something more than $20.
The robber was a stout fellow who had
no trouble handling his aged victim.
SEWERS VIEWERS’ REPORT.
In the Court of Common Pleas of West-moreland
County. Pa.
The Borough of I No. 70S M