Mount Pleasant journal (August 17, 1900)

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VOL. ‘2H. MOUNT I’fjBASANT, WKsTMOliHLAM) COCNTV, l*A., I’lilDAV, AUGUST 17, 10(10. NO. 8!i.
Done Near Pleasant Unity Mon-day
Night Last
BY THREE HIGHWAYMEN WHO
HELD UP A PARTY OF ELEVEN
SLAVS.
JThe Unarmed Foreigners Showed Fight,
but one Was Stabbed to Death and
Another Badly Hurt for Their Rash-ness
by the Trio of Robbers Who Took
all Their Victims’ Pay Day Money and
Then Rode Away on Their Wheels.
A party of eleven Slavs, employed at
the Standard Connellsville Coke Com-pany's
plant, where they had been paid
off that day, was held tip about 10 o'clock
Monday night by three men on bicycles
while on their way home from Pleasant
Unity. One of the foreigners, Andy
Kaninchn, was instantly killed and
another, George Metin, badly injured.
The scene of the tragedy is about a
mile out of Pleasant Unity, at a lonely
spot. The wheelmen rode up and drew
their revolvers, demanding the Slavs
money. The order was not obeyed and
when repeated, the unarmed foreigners
showed fight. The highwaymen did not
use their firearms, but instead drew
knives and soon had the two victims
named above laid low.
But, even having committed murder,
the robbers had not yet accomplished
their object. They wanted money aDd
bad not secured it. Kaninchn way lying
on the ground dead. Metin was in the
same position, moaning from his
wounds, and blood was staining the
roadway. The remaining nine Slavs
were dazed. They saw their comrades'
condition and offered no further resist-ance
to their assailants. Quickly they
handed over what money they had to one
otthe highwaymen, while the other two
stood guard over them.
While the men had given up about
$30 each the two on the ground bad not
yet added to the sum. The robber who
was receiving the money hesitated
about going through the pockets of the
dead and injured. But he wanted the
money. Holding a revolver at one of
the nine men he commanded him to
search the pockets of Kantncba and
Metin and produce what money they
had. This was soon done and the rob-bers
then jumped on their wheels and
rode away.
The body of Kanincha was taken to
Pleasant Unity and placed in an un-dertaking
room, while a physician at-tended
to Mentin’s wounds. In the
meantime the coroner at Derry was noti-fied,
as was also County Detective Shef-fler.
The Slavs say that they know two
of the men who attacked them and it is
expected that their capture will soon be
effected.
Kanincha was single, 32 years old and
lived in one of the camps near the coke
works. Metin is married.
Another story is that the tragedy was
the result of a quarrel among the Slavs
themselves. The coroner's jury took
this view at least and accused Frank
Quartan of the crime, but he is still at
large.
Two Quiet Weddings.
Miss Bessie Welty, of this place, and
Mr. E. A. Kepple, of Wilmerding, were
married last Thursday at the College
avenue home of the bride’s sister, Mrs.
Harvey Barkley. The ceremony was
performed by the bride’s half-brother,
Rev. Harry Scott, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, of Carthage, Mo.
Young Mr. and Mrs. Kepple will go to
housekeeping at Wilmerding about
September 1st.
Mr. Harry Carson, of Scottdale, and
Miss Lena Van Harlingen, of Allegheny,
who resided here but a short time ago,
were married here Wednesday at the
First Baptist church parsonage by the
bride's uncle, the Rev. Mr. Reed.
“Old Fiatt’s” Bloody Record.
The eleventh murder in the past year's
history of Fayette county was done in
the new Masontown coke field Saturday
night when George Fox shot and killed
Will Kemble and then escaped. The
two men quarreled over a woman.
Fayette Farmer’s Suicide.
Thomas Newton Weltner, a promi-nent
Fayette county farmer living near
McClellandtown, committed suicide by
hanging himself w.ith a handkerchief in
his cell in the Uuiontown jail where
his wife had him placed to soberupand
to prevent him from abusing her. He
was 04 years of age and leaves six grown
children with their mother. ■
COMERS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About Prominent People
Gathered During the Week.
Frank Donds isnt Beaver this week
visiting his mother.
Mrs. H. C. Morrison and children are
at Mt. Clements, Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Shope returned
home last Thursday from Atlantic City.
Miss .Sarah Poole, of Beaver, is the
guest of Mrs. Rev. Davis, of Walnut
street.
Mrs. ,T. B. Cox and daughter, Miss
Hazel, are visiting Fayette county
friends.
James Hunter, of Greenslmrg, with
his family, spent Sunday here with his
brother, Dr. ,1. W. Hunter.
Misses Edythe and Milo McCain, of
Philadelphia, are here as the guests of
their cousin. Miss Belle Clark.
John Heffling, theobligiug chief clerk
at the Famous Clothing House, left Fri-day
on n tour of seacoast resorts.
Mrs. W. li. Miner, of Connellsville,
and Mrs. Bell, of Pittsburg, are here
visiting Mrs. P. S. Wolfersberger.
Clarence Gilson, wife and family, of
Pittsburg, were here this wbek visiting
Mr. Gilson's father, Hiram Gilson.
Mrs. Herbert Owen, of Pittsburg,
with her children, is here visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Graul.
General Superintendent James A.
Cowan, wife and family arrived home
last evening from their Maryland trip.
Miss Gertrude and Katie Hartigan
left Friday on a three weeks' trip to
Washington, D. C., Deer Park and other
eastern resorts.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nicholson, of
Cresson, Pa., were here Wednesday at-tending
the funeral of their uncle,
William Bonner.
James R. Freed, of Guthrie’s Centre,
Iowa, is here visiting his brother, H. R.
-Freed, making his second trip east since
'01 when he moved west.
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Shelar returned
Saturday from an extended stay at j
Cambridge Springs where the former's
health was much benefitted.
Miss Alice McCarrell, of Stewart’s
Station, is here this week visiting her
Washington Seminary chums, Misses
Nan Whitehill and Ada Hissem.
Walter Lohingier, the talented young
Pittsburg newspaper man, whoisstndy-ing
for admittance to the Allegheny
County Bar, is here visiting his parents.
Mrs. Anna Roadman and her grand-daughters,
Misses Anna and Blanche
Galley, left Monday for Bedford where
they will spend two weeks with relatives.
W. G. Reed, of Blairsville, came here
Sunday with Company E and joined his
wife who was visiting his mother, Mrs.
Edward Rowland, both returning home
the next day together.
Miss Minnie Shupe, of South Church
street, had for her guests this week her
niece, Miss Clelia Knox, of Uniontown;
Miss McLaughlin, of Connellsville, and
Miss Knox, of Westerville, Ohio.
Miss Blanche Moyer left Thursday
with her two cousins, Masters Will and
Elwin Speigel, whom she is taking to
their Detroit, Michigan, home, where
she will spend a month visiting friends.
The engagement of Miss Jean Olive
Stillwagon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. O. Stillwagon, of South Eagle street,
to Mr. J. C. Kenney, of Scottdale, has
been announced. The wedding will
take place in October.
John Husband, his sons, Ralph and
Elmer, and nephew, Frank Husband,
arrived home Saturday night from their
three weeks’ tour of Canada, New Eng-land,
eastern cities and seacoast resorts.
They saw about everything to he seen.
Mrs. Given and grandson, Master
Robert Given, of Greensbtirg, were here
from Saturday until Tuesday with Mrs.
Sarah Bums, of South Diamond street.
The hostess’ daughter, Miss Elta Burns,
of Allegheny, was home from Saturday
until Wednesday.
In yesterday’s local exodus to Atlantic
City were Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Tussing,
Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Andrew, Mrs. Eliz-abeth
Miller and her daughter, Mrs. J.
J. Hout. Before going Rev. Tussing
was the recipient from his First Re-formed
church people of a handsome
present in the form of a purse contain-ing
$150.
Mrs. George C. Demingand daughter,
Miss Vallie, of Los Angeles, California,
are guests of Captain and Mrs. Harry O.
Tinstman, with whom also spending his
vacation is their son, Benjamin Evans,
cashier of the Equitable Life Insurance
Company, Pittsbnrg. Ben’s engage-ment
to Miss Nellie Gertrude Lusk, one
of that city’s prettiest daughters, has
just been made public. It is understood
the marriage will take place some time
in October.
A POPULAR MINE OFFICIAL.
John W. Ralston Will Leave Monday
for the New Somerset Coal Field.
John W. Ralston, formerly chief clerk
for the South West Connellsville Coke
Company, resigned n tike position with
the II. C. Frick Coke Company at
Stauffer Wednesday and will leave
Monday next for Hooversville, Somerset
county, where lie will take charge of
the Stuart Coal Mining Company's of-fice.
For the present his wife and
family will remain here.
Mr. Ralston is one of the most popu-lar
mine officials in this section of the
coke region, and. and deservedly so, too,
for his nbility and gracious manner have
won for him the esteem of employer as
well as employe. Evidence of this fact
is to he found in the splendid farewell
banquet, given in his honor Wednesday
evening at the Hotel Dalton,'Stauffer,
by Superintendent Stevenson. The list
of guests embraced all the officials and
store men about the Frk’k company's
three plants there. The lay out of good
tilings was pi ffeetand the post prandial
speeches, while full of regret at his in-tended
departure, teemed with congrat-ulations
on Mr. Ralston's still bettered
condition.
AN INFORMAL AFFAIR
But it Was Enjoyed None the Less by
Twoscore Younit People.
Miss Leona Marsh, who belongs to the
younger set of Mount Pleasant's pretty
daughters, entertained at her West
Main street borne Wednesday evening
for her Turtle Creek friend, Miss Gail
Hunter. The affair was of the informal
order, but it proved none the less enjoy-able
on that account to the twoscore
guests present. Dancing was the lead-ing
feature of the pretty function.
Among the out of town guests were
Miss Jean McKee, of Butler; Misses
Edith and Milo McCain, of Philadel-phia,
and Miss Elizabeth Torrence, of
New Haven. It was also the first ap-pearance
in local society of Miss Nellie
Marron, daughter of General Manager
Peter Marron, of the Mount Pleasant
Supply Company, who returned but a
few weeks ago from school at the Sa-cred
Heart Convent, Montreal, Canada.
GORED BY A MAD COW.
Terrible Experience of a Madison Mother
and her Child,
Mrs. Catherine Wertz was attacked
by a cow, made mod by the intense
heat, at her home near Madison, last
Thursday afternoon, and terribly injur-ed.
She entered the pasture field carry-ing
her baby. The animal bad been
acting qneerly for some time, and made
a rush for the helpless woman and
knocked her down. The babe was
thrown from the mother s arms and was
badly hurt.
The crazy animal then pounced upon
Mrs Wertz, trampling herand plunging
her horns into the prostrate woman.
Her piercing cries brought to the scene
a couple of neighbors and the animal,
with great difficulty, was driven away.
The muscles of one of the woman’s arms
were completely torn away.
A STRANGE DISEASE.
With Which Fayette County People Are
Afflicted.
An unusual disease, which is causing
much alarm, is epidemic in German and
Menallen townships, Fayette connty.
The malady works on its victims like
cholera. First they are seized with
severe griping pains in the stomach and
bowels, with a splitting headache, and
pains in the limbs. Vomiting soon sets
in, which is hard to control. The pains
become so intense that nothing but
morphine will afford any relief.
The doctors say that they have seen
the patient’s temperature rise to 105 in
the course of two hours. Few people in
the townships have escaped the disease.
Many persons make a rapid recovery,
while others are afflicted two or three
weeks. The disease seems to be abat-ing
somewhat at this time.
NEW ARMY SOCIETY.
Philippine Soldiers Organize at Denver,
Colorado, Tuesday.
Tuesday’s celebration by the society
of the army of the Philippines at Den-ver,
Colorado, began with a parade. A
constitution was adopted. The name
of the society is to be the National As-socation
of the Army of the Philippines.
The annual meeting is to be held Aug.
13. Any honorably discharged officer or
man who served in the Philippine cam-paign
in the army or navy or the son
of any such man, is eligible to member-ship,
thus perpetuating the association.
General Francis V. Green, New York,
was elected president. Rev. Joseph
Hunter, of the Tenth Pennsylvania, is
chaplain. It was decided to hold the
next annual meeting at Salt Lake City.
THE EIGHTH ANNUAL
Convention of this County's
Sunday Schools
TO BE HELD AT JEANNETTE
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, AU-GUST
29th AND 30th.
Full Program of Exerciaen as Arranged
By the Rev. Mr. TuBsing, of this Place,
the Hustling President, Who has Al-ready
Accomplished a Great Work in
the Way of Organizing: Westmoreland
into Districts.
The eighth annual convention of the
Sunday schools of Westmoreland coun-ty
will he held Wednesday and Thurs-day.
August 29th and 80th, in the
Methodist Episcopal church, Jeannette.
Each Sunday School in the county
is urged to send at least two delegates
in addition to the pastor and snperin
tender) t, while an offering for the conn
ty work is also solicited. The full pro
gram of exercises, ns arranged by the
County President, the Rev. Mr. Tussing,
of this place, who has already aeeorn
plished a great work in the way of or-ganization,
is:
WKOXESDAV A FTEHNOON.
»:!{().—Conference of County, District, find
Township workers. In charge of
County President.
W F.DNKSOA Y EVENING.
7:15. Praise service.
H:W.—Convention Sermon. “The Holy Spirit
for Service. Rev. G. W. Richards,
Lancaster. Pa.
Prayer for the Convention.
THIJHSDAY MORNING.
9:00. Praise Service.
s#:10 Roll Call. Scripture responses by town-ships.
Reports.
District Presidents.
Department Workers.
S(atlstleal Secretary.
Treasurer. Pledges for the coming year.
Appointment of Committees.
President’s annual address.
10:45.—Address. “The Home Department.”
Hugh Cork, State Supt., house to house
visitation.
Conference on Home Department Work.
Conducted by Mr. Cork.
THIJHSDAY AFTERNOON.
2:00. Praise Service.
2:10.—Address. “Stop the Leaks!”
Rev. Charles A. Clarke. Belle Vernon.
General discussion on the topic. Time limit,
t wo minutes.
3:00,—Children's Hour. In charge of Miss J.
L. Baldwin, Associate State Primary
Superintendent.
Supplemental Work Exemplified.
Next Sunday’s Lesson Vaught.
(Miss Baldwin will conduct a conference
with the Primary and Intermediate Teachers
in the Sunday School rooms of the church
Immediately after the Children’s Hour.
Teachers of this grade will find t his confer-ence
of great value to them in their work.)
51:45.—Ten minute talks.
Teacher Training. E. F. Loucks. Jeannette.
A Definite Purpose.
O. E. Zimmerman. Mount Pleasant-
The Big Boy A. H. Bell. Greensburg.
4:20.—Reports of Committees,
Election of Officers.
Business.
THURSDAY EVENING.
7:45.—Praise Service.
H:00.—Addiesi.—"The Joy and Glory of Soul-
Winning.” Rev. Chas. Roads, Gen’l.
Sec. State S. S. Ass’n.
8:45.—Consecration Service.
Firemen’s New Officers.
The seventh annual convention of the
Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Asso-ciation
was held at New Kensington
Tuesday and Wednesday and was
well attended, Lieutenant A. J.
Smith heading the Mount Pleas-ant
delegation of eight men. Chief W.
J. Roseborough, of McKeesport, was
elected president. Edward Shannon, of
McKees Rocks: O. E. Smith, Verona,
and A. Fisher, Derry, were chosen vice
presidents. W. H. Sharrah, of Brad-dock,
was re-elected secretary, and
James H. Steele, of Wilkinsburg, treas
urer. Next year's meeting will be held
at Uniontown.
Fayette Oleo Dealers Arrested.
Pure Food Commissioner James Mc-
Gregor, of Pittsburg, made information
before Justice Dawson, of Uniontown,
Tuesday, against seven prominent mer-chants
of Fayette connty on a charge of
selling butterine or oleomargarine. The
defendants are O. H. and A. M. Shoe-maker,
of Connellsville; R. J. McGee
and William B. Skeem, of Dunbar; J.
P. Donaldson and William Saunders, of
Uniontown, and R. L. Weller, of Belle-vernon.
They werh arrested and gave
bail for court.
Fatal Fall of Slate.
Andrew Okula, a Pole, employed as a
miner at Morewood by the South West
Connellsville Coke Company, was
crushed to instant death Monday by a
fall of slate. He was 23 years of age and
hut recently married.
Card Player Falls Dead-
While playing cards at Claridge Tues-day
night, Martin Pottemik, a foreign
coal miner, fell from the table dead. It
is thought he was the victim of heart
disease, the excitement of the play
bringing on a fatal attack.
RARE FLORAL SPECIMENS
Found in this Section and Added to the
Carnegie Institute.
During the past, summer J. A. Shafer,
secretary of the Botanical Society
Western Pennsylvania and curator of
the botanical department of the Came
gie institute, Pittsburg, visited various
parts of Western Pennsylvania and suc-ceeded
in finding a number of rare and
valuable floral specimens. Among
these is a native specimen of the sorrel
tree, one of the rarest trees in Pennsyl-vania.
The tree is common in North
and Sonth Carolina, hut since 1832 there
was no report of a single specimen of it
found in Pennsylvania.
Recently, however, Mr. Shafer found
several sorrel trees on Chestnut Ridge,
Westmoreland county. The leaves of
the tree, when chewed, have a sour taste,
which is the reason it is called sor-rel
tree. It grows to a height of 40 feet.
Another discovery of Mr. Shafer’s is
the Buffalo nut tree, also common in
North and South Carolina. Specimens
of this tree were found in Pennsylva
nia in 1802 and in 1802, but since then
no specimen of the tree was found nn
til Mr. Shafer came upon it in Mount
Pleasant township, this county.
BUTTED BY A BULL.
William A. Myers’ Rough Experience
Had Thursday Last.
William A. Myers, the well-known
young Mount Pleasant township farmer
who lives about a mile northeast of
town, had a lively experience iast Thurs-day
with his bull. The animal, to
whose lack of horns the owner owes his
life, was in a field and in a mighty had
hmnor when Mr. Myers passed through
the pasture; for, he offered battle with-out,
losing a moment’s time pawing up
the dust.
The firSt shot landed William on his
back fully ten feet away and before be
could regain his pins the hull had his
mooley head on Bill s bip pushing for
all that was out. The prostrate man's
cries for help brought the hired man,
Frank Miller, from the barn with a
pitchfork whose steel prongs soon drove
the maddened animal away, although
William still walks with an aristocratic
limp.
RUN OFF BY REBELS.
Miss Martha Hunter Returns from South
American Mission Field.
Miss Martha Hunter, danghter of
Jesse Hunter, of Greensburg, a mission-ary
to South America, driven away from
the field by the revolt, arrived home
Saturday. She was located eight years
at Barrangnilla. Republic of Columbia,
and was under the supervision of the
board of foreign missions of the Presby-terian
church, being the first one sent
from the Greensburg Westminster
church.
She states that it is a difficult task to
introduce Christianity among the na-tives.
They are superstitions, and it
takes a great deal of persuasion to have
them denounce their pagan beliefs.
She says the.baokbone of the revolution
is by no means broken, and it will take
several months before the enemies of
the existing government will be sub-dued.
She will not return until the
revolution is put down.
Boy Killed at Ruffsdale.
A 15-year old Austrain boy named
Savisiti, who was employed as water car
rier by Jolly Brothers., the railroad con
tractors at Yonngwood, was instantly
killed Saturday afternoon at Ruffsdale.
He stepped off one track to avoid a
train only to be ground to pieces under
the wheels of a freight train that came
up behind him.
Church Struck by Lightning.
While services were in progress in the
Mt. Nebo church, in Saltlick township,
Fayette connty, Sunday night, the
building was struck by lightning and
badly shattered. Samuel Craig, who
was sitting near the pnlpit, was knocked
insensible, and several other persons
were slightly injured.
August Criminal Court.
Four murder cases will be tried at the
two weeks' term of criminal court in
this county beginning Monday, Angnst
27. The defendants are Thomas J. Rho-land,
W. E. Shivler. J. C. Kurtz and
John Frofrock. The trial of Rholand
will be the most important. The usual
number of assault and battery and
minor cases are scheduled for the term.
CHARGE OF fORGEBY
Made Against Fred Stairs, a
Lycippus Farm Hand,
BY WILLIAM L. JOHNSTON,
THE WELL KNOWN CONTRACTOR
WHO LIVES AT THAT PLACE.
The Defendant, Who Was Arrested and
is Now in Jail at Greensburg, Worked
for Mr. Johnston and is Alleged to
Have Signed His Late Employer’s
Name to a Check on the Citizens Natio-nal
Bank for $25.
Fred Stairs was arrested at Pleasant
Unity Saturday and placed in jail at
Greensburg on a ebargo of having
forged the name of W. L. Johnston, the
Lycippus contractor, to check for $25.
It seems that Stairs was employed by
Mr. Johnston as a farm hand up until
August 4th, when he was discharged,
being paid off with a check for some
$10 which he had cashed before leaving
Lycippus. The following Wednesday
Mr. Johnston was notified by telephone
that a bank in Latrobe had a forged
check of his on the Citizens National
Bank of Mount Pleasant for $35.
On being discharged it is said Stairs
went to Latrobe nrid bought a bicycle
from Mr. Shnster, a local dealer, to
whom he offered in payment a Citizens
National Bank check for $25, made out
in favor of J. F. Stoner, numbered 721
and signed by W. S. Johnston. Mr.
Shnster went to the hank there with
Stairs who said his name was Stoner
and that he had received the cheek for
work done for Mr. Johnston. The bank
people were suspicions of the signature,
hut Stairs told such astrnight story that
Mr. Shnster said he would guarantee
the payment and the cash was handed
him. Stairs took the wheel and de-parted.
In dne time the check arrived here
and was pronounced a forgery. It was
then returned to Latrobe where Mr.
Shnster had to make it good. He then
camped on Stairs' trail with a warrant
charging forgery, having learned from
Mr. Johnston who had likely imposed
upon hirn. The result was Stairs’ ar-rest,
as stated above, and the recovery
of the wheel near Donegal.
Considerable cleverness was shown in
the forgery, although Mr. Johnston's
signature was poorly executed and an S.
used for the initial L. The number of
the check Mr. Johnston gave Stairs
when paying hirn off was 720 and the
forged one followed in regular order.
Mr. Johnston is puzzled to know how
the blank check was secured from his
hook.
COKE AND COAL.
Items of Interest Gathered From Both
Mine and Yard.
The Berwind White Coal Company
has reduced the wages of its men at
Crabtree and Jamison about 20 per cent,
in preference to laying them off several
days each week.
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie Rail-road
Company has secured the right of
way for an extension of the Pittsbnrg,
McKeesport and Youghiogheny rail-road
from the present terminus at New
Haven to Dunbar and sonth into the
Klondike, Fayette's new coke field.
John Blythe, one of the best known
coal operators of the Pittsbnrg district,
was struck by a train at Morgan station,
on the Bridgeville and McDonald
branch of the Panhandle railroad, Satur-day.
His right arm was broken and
he was badly bruised about the body,
but at no time was he unconscious.
The W. J. Rainey CokeCompnny has
received orders, from a large steel mill
in Sacramento. Cal., for 100 cars of coke
to be shipped at once.
The Riverview Coal and Coke Com-pany,
of Fayette connty, capital stock
$00,000, was chartered at Harrisbnrg
Monday. The incorporators are: Fran-cis
and John E. Rocks, of Connellsville;
Bernard O. Connor, of New Haven, Pa.,
and Elwood D. Fnlton and James C.
Work, of Uniontown.
A. B. Hiinter and W. L. Scholl, of
Sonth Huntingdon township, on Mon-day
last closed the deal for the transfer
of 142 acres of coal in Sewickley town-ship.
belonging to D. F. Williams, to the
Westmoreland Coal Company, of Irwin,
for $100 an acre.
Jolly Campers.
John Freed, Carl and Walter Granl,
Lute McAdams, Carl Millward, James
Lackman and Clyde Wade compose a
party of Mount Pleasant boys in camp
at Victoria, along the B. & O. road and
Yough river, three miles above Ohio
Pyle. The youngsters are having a
royal good time fishing.
A Lucky Store Manager.
J. B. F. Smith, the popular manager
of the Mount Pleasant Supply Com-
| pany's new Leckrone store, who is off on
! a needed vacation, left yesterday with
his wife tor the lake trip. Before leav-
! ing Mr. and Mrs. Smith had for their
! guests the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. F. Miller, of New Stanton, and their
cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miller, of
Conde, North Dakota, and Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Beightly, of Gordonsville, Min-nesota.
4 Tllti MOUNT HV.AHANT.mm<v n Mf!i»A V. AI'(irsT i 7, WOO.
CUBED B1 PRAYERS
of a South Side, Pittsburg.
Catholic Priest.
A PASSING STBANGE TALE
TOLD OF A SORELY AFFLICTED LIT
TLE SCOTTDALE GIRL.
She is the 7-yenr-olcl Dauirliter of Mr. V
M. Yahner. an Employe ol’ the H. C.
Frick Coke Company, And had LOOK
Suilered from St. Vitus Dance and iB
Now on a Fait Road to Recovery.
That thoir seven-year old (lnnnlit.nr,
Margaret, tvns mirncnloiiRly cured of Si
Vitns (lnnce by the prnyerH of Father
Sylvester.a South Hide, Pittsburg, pries*
is the claim of Mr. nod Mrs. V. M.
Ynbner, of Seottdnle.
Mr. Ynhner was for years n clerk in
the general offices of the H. C. Frick
Coke Company, at Seottdnle. The lit-tle
girl was sorely nffiicted with SI
Vitos dance, and often while eating bei
meals would fall from cber hair. Tin
best efforts of the physicians of Seott-dalewere
unavailing to allay the malady.
Winfield S. Hamm, of 1715 Sidney
street, Pittsburg, who formerly lived in
Scottdale, visited Mr. Yaliner's family.
He told them of the wonderful euresnt
tritmted to Father Sylvester of themon
astery on the South Side. Th ■ girl was
taken to Pittsburg and taken to the real
pence of the priest, lie prayed for the
removal of the disorder, and gave the
family prayers to offer up at their boipe
for tlie recovery of their child.
Before leaving the monastery a mini
colons change was apparent, sny the
parents. Calmness came over the child,
and ever since she has been resting easy
and her general health improving. The
parents declare that the prayers id’ the
aged priest were the first thing that had
bettered the condition of their child,
and they belive her to he entirely cored.
BOW TO TALK INTERESTINGLY
Sincerity. Simplicity and Sympathy are
the Three Graces of Conversation.
“Entertaining conversation is not
alone dependent upon a well stored
mind, a ready wit or broad culture,”
writes Mrs. Burton Kingslnnd, in the
August Ladies Home Journal. “It lays
under contribution qualities of heart
as well ns bend and should reveal sin-cerity,
sympathy and simplicity. We
must fee) an interest in our subject
before we can inspire it, and enthusiasm
is contagions when it is sincere it
gives animation to the face, vivacity to
the manner, and has a thought com
pelling power that aids fluency of ex
pression. Sympathy and adaptability
are created in a measure by the desire
to please hut one must be sensitive to
the mood of one s audience and quick
to peiceivt w hen some one else wishes
to speak. There are talkers who nietu
phoricnlly take the bit between their
teeth and run away with the aulijecl.
When they would finally cease no one
has anything to say, despa ring oppor-tunity.
Without simplicity no con er
sation has charm. The moment we per
ceive that it is labored, or that the
speaker seems to calculate the effect ol
his words, if unnecessary mention is
made of desirable acquaintances or
there is a display of attainments or
mock-innocent vaunting of advantages
-—that moment do we feel only contempt
for the affectation and pretense. Truth
has a marvelous power of making itself
felt, in spite of what is said. Self-con-sciousness
is but egotism under a less
severe name, and self must be forgotten
before we can add to our speech the
grace and dignity of simplicity.”
Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Rail-road
for Mt. Gretna Farmers’ Exposi-tion.
On account of the Farmers' Exposi-tion
to he held at Mt. Gretna, Pa., Au-gust
20 to 24, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell round-trip tickets
to Mt. Gretna and return, at rate of
one fare for the round trip, from princi-pal
stations between East Liberty and
Bryn Mawr; on the Northern Central
Railway between Stanley and Luther-ville,
inclusive, and on the Philadel
phia and Erie Railroad Division east of
and including Waterford. Tickets will
be sold August 18 to 24, inclusive, good
to return until August 27, inclusive.
For information in regard to train
service and specific rates application
should he made to ticket agent. It
REDUCED RATES TO DETROIT
VIA PENNSYLVANIA R. R.
Account Knights of Pythias, Biennial
Conclave.
For the Biennial Conclave, Knights
of Pythias, at Detroit, August27 to Sep-tember
1, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets from
all stations on its line to Detroit at rate
of single fare for the round trip.
Tickets to he sold on August 25, 20,
and 27, good to return between August
28 and September 5, inclusive; but by de-positing
ticket with joint ticket agent
at Detroit not later than September 1,
and the payment of fifty cents, return
limit may he extended to September 14,
inclusive. 8-8-81
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CONSPICUOUS PERSONAGE liM THE CHINESE TROUBLE.
EXCURSIONS TO ATLANTIC CITY,
Cape May, Sea Isle City and Ocean City,
N. J., Ocean City, Md,, and Rehoboth
Beach, Del., at Very Low Rates, Thurs-days.
July 26, August 9 and 23,
The Baltimore & Ohio R. R. have ar-ranged
a scries of Popular Seashore Ex-cursions,
to be run on Thursdays, .Inly
20, Ansust 9 and 28, to Atlantic City,
Cape May, Sea Isle City and Ocean City,
N. J., Ocean City, Md., and Rehoboth
Beach, Del. Tickets will he good Six-teen
(Id) days, including date ot sale.
Stop-overs will he allowed on the re-turn
trip at Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington on tickets sold to New Jer
sey resorts, and at Baltimore and Wash-ington
on tickets sold to ()cenn City,
Md., and Reheboth Beach, Del.
For tickets, time of trains, sleeping
anil parlor car accommodations, call on
or address nearest Ticket Agent Balti-more
& Ohio R. R. for full information.
7-20-5t
REDUCED RATES TO CHICAGO
VIA PENNSYLVANIA R, R.
Account Or. A. R. Encampment-
On account of the Thirty-fourth An-nual
Encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic, to he held at Chicago,
August27-81, inclusive,!lie Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell excursion
tickets from pointsonilslinetoChicago,
at rate of single fare for the round trip.
Tickets to he sold on August 25, 2(1
and 27, good to return until August 81,
inclusive; but by depositing ticket with
joint ticket agent at Chicago prior to
noon of September 2, and the pnyment
of fifty cents return limit limy he exten-ed
to September 30. 8-3-Bt
Reduced Rates to Grangers’ Picnic Will-iams'
Grove via Pennsylvania Rail-road.
For the Twenty-seventh Annnal Inter
State Grange Picnic Exhibition, to he
held at Williams’Grove, Pa., August 27
to September 1, the Pennsylvania Rail-road
Company will sell excursion tick-ets
from August 25 to September 1, in-clusive,
good to return until Septem-b
er 3, inclusive, at rate of one fare for
the l’ound trip, from principal stations
between East Liberty and Bryn Mawr;
on the Northern Central Railway, be-tween
Stanley and Lutherville, inclu-sive,
and on the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad Division east of and includ-ing
Waterford.
For information in regard to train
service and specific rates application
should he made to ticket agents.
_ 8-17-2t
Coming U. B. Conference.
The Allegheny Conference of the
United Brethren in Christ Church, com-1
posed of seventy-five charges and two
presiding elder districts, will hold its j
82nd annual meeting in the United
Brethren in Christ Church, Greensbnrg,
September 19th and continue in session
over the following Sunday. Bishop E. B.
Kephart, D. D., LL. D., formerly pastor
of the U. B. church of Greensbnrg, will
preside at all of the sessions.
August Outlook.
An attractive single-page feature of
the 13th Annnal Educational Number
of The Outlook is that by Dr. Lyman
Abbott, its Editor-in-Chief, called'“The
Two Paths.” This will remind some
readers of Dr. van Dyke’s “The Foot-
Path to Peace,” originally published in
The Outlook, which in republished form
has gained an extremely large circula-tion.
($8 a year. The Outlook Com-
York.)
FRUIT POLLINATION.
A Summary of Conclusions llrachrd
at (lie Cornell Station.
Scarcely one fruit blossom In ten sets
fruit, even in the most favorable sea-sons
and with the most productive va-rieties.
Trees making n very vigorous growtn
may drop their blossoms.
Brown rot, apple or pour seal) and
pear blight may kill the blossoms.
Frost injury to blossoms Is of all do-grees.
Even flowers which appear to
lie uninjured may lie so weakened that
they cannot set fruit.
Rain during the blooming season pre-vents
the setting of the fruit chiefly by
destroying the vitality of the pollen,
injuring the stigma or by preventing
fertilisation because of the low temper-ature.
The washing of pollen from the
anthers seldom causes serious loss.
Much of tlm unsatisfactory fruiting
of orchards all over the country is due
to self sterility. A tree Is self sterile if
it cannot set fruit unless planted urn •
other varieties.
The main cause of self sterility is the
inability of the pollen of a variety to
fertilize the pistils of that variety.
Poor stamens and pistils or the pre-mature
ripening of either is but a mi-nor
cause of self sterility.
An Indication of self sterility is the
continued dropping of young fruit
from isolated trees or solid blocks of
one variety.
Self sterility is not a constant charac-ter
with any variety. The some variety
may he self sterile in one place and
nearly self sterile in another.
Poorly nourished trees are more like-ly
to he sterile with their own pollen
than well fed trees are.
The loss of fruit from self sterility
usually may he prevented by planting
other varieties among the self sterile
trees.
The European and oriental pears can
fertilize each other, and many varieties
of the ilomestiea, Japanese and native
plums are likewise interfertile provid-ed
they bloom together.
The pollen of some varieties will give
larger fruit than that of others when it
falls oil or is applied to the pistils of ei-ther
self sterile or self fertile varieties.
Among our common orchard fruits
cross pollination seldom has an imme-diate
influence on the fruit itself.
Cross pollination probably gives bet-ter
results than self pollination with
nearly all varieties.
It is advisable and practicable to
plant all varieties of orchard fruits, he
they self sterile or self fertile, with ref-erence
to cross pollination.
Insects are probhbly more important
than wind for carrying pollen from tree
to tree.
Final Suggestions.—When setting out
new orchards, do not plant a solid
block of each variety, hut mix them
intelligently. If established orchards
are unfruitful because of self sterility,
it may be profitable to put a few grafts
of another variety in each tree. Keep
fruit trees well nourished, hut do not
stimulate them to an overvigorous
growth.—S. W. Fletcher.
Tlie June Drop of Plumi.
Professor Waugh has referred the
June drop of plums to three principal
causes. These are (1) nonpollination,
(2) ourculio work, (3) the struggle for
existence. The effects of tlie curculio
work are apt to occur after other
causes have reduced tlie crop to what
the trees could comfortably carry. He
therefore concludes that the plum
grower may leave out of consideration
the struggle for existence. lie need
not worry about nonpollination except
in those cases of self sterility and im-proper
adjustment of varieties which
would come to his attention without
reference to the June drop. He should,
however, give serious attention to the
curculio, for it is this factor which may
oftonest reduce a fair crop to none at
nil
THIN
Tr
HAIR
Lots of
people
have thin
hair. Per-haps
their
parents
had thin
hair; per-haps
their
»j children have thin
hair. But this does
not make it necessary
for them to have thin
hair.
One
thing
you
may
rely
upon—
.1
makes the hair healthy
and vigorous; makes
it grow thick and
long, it ernes dan-druff
also.
It always restores
color to gray hair,—
all the dark, rich color
of early life. There is
no longer need of
your looking old be-fore
your time.
$1.00 a bottle. All druggists.
“As a remedy for restoring color
to the hair I believe Ayer's Hair
Vigor has no equal. Jt, has always
given rne perfect satisfaction in
every way.
Mrs. A. M. STHEJIL,
Aug. 18,1898. Hammondsport,N.Y.
Write the Doctor.
He will send you. a book on The
Hair and Scalp free, upon request.
If you do not obtain all the benefits
you expected from the use of tbo
Vigor write the Doctor about it.
Address,
DR. J.C. AYER.
Lowsll, Mass.
FURNITURE
REUPHOLSTERED and REPAIRED
f\t Reasonable Rates.
H. FK. GILSON,
6 16-tf West Main st., Mount Pleasant
DEIM3ST3
SIPE. SAFE AND SPEEDY CURB
stands today the Quickest and most positive
cure for KIDNEY Disuses, Stomach or
BUddtr trouble. When Doctor fells and must use
Synnge and Pump. THEN get one bottle of SURE,
SAFE AND SFEEDY CURE, two doses nut!! help the
sufferer so guich that you can hardly believe it, 7he
■as taken off a pair of crutches tn three
days, by taking one bottle.
> > A >
M’- Geo. Tanner, ef Foi
mile. O.. was cured cf1
nrj and Rheumatism dir
in two or three days. T>
ends am veil and ha
by ,is use.*******.
Stily people in our neighborhood,
North Columbus, Chio. are cured
and recommend it. Several Doe-
Htors prescribe and recommend /;
Hand take it themselves.
D Best cn earth for SlomacL,
■ Ditty Head or Headache.
Jp For sale at Dmg Stores. 25 and
75 cents. Samples Free.
Deon's Sure. Safe & Speedy Curs Co,
COLUMBUS, O.
For sale and Samples Free at
Harkins’ Drug Store.
BOYD’S OINTMENT
Cures by Absorption.
Ti LFTI Ti LPiPv dorisaenayseosf atshewierlrlitaatsinogldskoinr
scrofulous sores ciuiCKly, surely and perma-nently
cured by t lie greatest of all remedies,
Boyd’s Ointment. Boyd Ointment Co.. Klttan-nlng,
Pa. Price 50c. For sale by H. F. Bark-lev.
«-K-4t
Reasons
Radiantly
Related
WHY
vi”" ’ \
h'iil
Renowned
Raiments
are Recognized
“I!IE BFSI ON EARTH ”
(Tl-ic- "VITALS” Brand.)
1 BECAUSE Tim Cloth is REST, find has stood
tlie TET of weii, rers by the SCORE.
2 BECAUSE The Styles arc; NEW and patterns
TOO are known from shore to SHORE.
3 BECAUSE Tlie Faultless WORK that’s never
SHIRKED lias been pronounced PER-FECTION.
4 BECAUSE The Fit and GRACE in every CASE
will stand a close INSPECTION.
5 BECAUSE The Prices TOO are not for FEW
but intended for the MASSES; Poor or
RICH, no matter WHICH, they recog-nize
all CLASSES.
There are a SCORE of Reasons MORE for THE
HESTON EARTH’S RENOWN, to solve them ALL
be sure and CALL; we are always in your TOWN.
“We are not in the Clothing business to question,
hut to prove our might.”
I Riimbaugh & Billon, j
t The Up-to-l)ate Clothiers and furnishers,
i i i
y 619 Main street, Zimmerman Block, Mount Pleasant, Pa. ^
For
Blood
arid
Nerves
DcWilliams’
PinK Fills
for*
Pale People
An unfailing specific for all diseases arising from im-pure
or impoverished blood or from weakened nervous
system. Most remarkable cures have been made in
cases where physicians have failed and hope of recov-ery
was abandoned.
At all drusrgiits or direct from Dr. Wllllama
Medicine Co., Schenectady, N.Y., postpaid on
receipt of price, 50c. per box ; six boxes, 12.50.
Goods and Prices
Both Right!
You can’t go amiss by giving us a call if you are in
need of anything in the line of
FARM MACHINERY,
from a Reaper and Binder to a sickle, a Rubber Tired
Carriage, Surrey, Buggy, Buckboard, Road Wagon,
Harness, Robe or Whip; for, our stock is complete in
every respect.
It Costs Nothing to Call and See for Yourself.
That’s all we ask—the chance to supply your wants in
our line.
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fes
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL. Fill OAT, AMOUNT 17, l!iOO.
As Judged From the Past Week's
Trade Reports
WHEN CAREFULLY COMPILED
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF READ-ERS
OF THE JOURNAL.
Marked Progress Has Been Made To-ward
a More Stable Position of Busi-ness
with a Few More Heavy Contracts
to Hold the Ground Already Gained,
hut One Must Look Beyond Wall!
Street for the Improvement.
Progress has been made toward a
more stable position of business with a
few mare heavy contracts to hold the
ground already gained; but, for a proper
interpretation of the week's results one
must look beyond Wall street operations,
where, more than in any other quarter,
the vacation season is leaving its impress
of inactivity. Speculation is cautions,
but investment holdings are being in
creased rather than diminished and oper-ators
cannot see that their hesitation on
the ground of politics is echoed any
more in general business circles than
two months ago. Small change appears
in railroad stocks, 10 industrials are $1
higher, and traction issues a shade low-er.
Working forces are smaller and
will soon be further reduced, probably
for three weeks by the closing down of
cotton mills in New England, which
has been delayed longer than expected:
but, our strength has been evidenced to
the world by the over-subscriptions here
of the new British loan of £10,000,000
on about 0} per cent, basis, of which
over half is allotted to American appli-cants.
Cotton fell so sharply that some recov-ery
occurred in an oversold speculative
market and spot sold at 10 cents when
the official report appeared, notwith-standing
many indications of further
reduction in consumption. Wheat ad-vanced
about a cent, helped by poor
foreign crop reports. The domestic
outlook is fairly cheerful aud farmers
have marketed freely, receipts at inter-ior
cities aggregating 6,287,581 bushels,
against 3,018,210 last year and 2,446,417
in 1898. Exports from Atlantic ports
were only 1,720,068 bushels, wheat and
flour included, ngainst 2,508,844 last
year, although purchases on foreign ac-count
were large and promise an in-creased
movement hereafter.
Corn gained nearly 2 cents with the
aid of dry weather reports, and is8 cents
above the price at this time last year.
Both receipts and exports for the week
fell more than a million bushels below
the same week in 1809.
Improvement is slow in boots and
shoes with only a small percentage of
eastern sbopB at work. The textile
markets have been free from such feat-ures
as marked recent revisions of pri-ces,
but business is of fair volume.
Loss of the Chinese market has put the
coarse brown cottons in n bad position,
other grades being less seriously affected.
In woolen goods reorders are not up to
expectations, and some serges sell lower.
Manufacturers show more interest in
the wool market, taking fair quantities
and seeking fewer concessions. The
tone is firmer though prices are un-changed.
This compares with a production of
283,413 July 1, by 284 furnaces, and 267,-
672 a year ago, by 187 plants. Present
figures are the lowest since March, 1899,
when the capacity was 228,105 tons.
Furnace stocks are 504,841 tons, ngainst
421,038 July 1. Reduction of capacity
is larger in proportion than the recent
accumulation of stocks. A smaller out-put
of pig, with steadily increasing ex-ports
aud moderate activity in structural
and finished material promises to put
this industry on a more satisfactory
basis. Prices have steadied on the low-er
level in most directions, but in some
products the struggle is still on between
buyers and sellers. A serious feature is
the wage controversy, which extends
over a wide territory. Production of
coke decreases iu proportion to the
smaller out put of iron.
Failmes for the week were 177 in the
United States, against 136 last year,
and 23 in Canada, against 29 last year.
GllAJN. FLOUR AND FEED—WHOLESALE.
Wheat, old. per bu
Wheat, new. “ “ -
Oats, per bu
Corn, per bu •■•••••••_
Jorn Meal, per bbl., bolted
Flour, patent, per bbl .....
Chopped foed(eorn and oats)per ton
Bran, per ton
Middlings per ton
Mill Feed, per ton
Hay, baled, per ton-
Hay, loose, per ton
GROCERIES AND PRODUCE—RETAIL.
Breakfast Bacon, per lb
Brooms
Buckets -
Buckwheat Hour, per sack
Butter, per lb
Handles, per lb
Uarbon oil, per gal
Dheese, per lb
Chickens
Coffee, per lb
Dried Apples, per lb
Dried Beef, per can
Eggs, per do/. -
Ham, per lb
Lardperlb — :~
Maple Molasses, per gal •
New Orleans Molasses, per gal
Potatoes, per bu
Rice, per lb
Rolled Oats. 2 lb packages
9alt, per bbl.
70
05
35
52
2 50
1 50
18 00
18 00
20 00
20 00
18 00
15 00
13
12®30
12@30
lalt, per sack
t Fishh.. per lb
side bacon, per lb
ialt—
Imoked
lalt side, per lb
loap, per cake
Itarch, per tt>
lugar. lUtt)
iweet Potatoes, per lb
Cea. per lb
20
1254
10®15
10
20®30
12®20
7
28
17
18
10
00
40®50
75
10
10
1 25
3®5
5®13
8
0@7
. 1 00
38050
nttMf&RPEN
CLOVER HAY.
The Great Secret of Sinking It—Cure
In the Simile,
For lu st results we would commence
cutting when the clover is in full
bloom, with it very few heads turned
brown; would cut in the morning us
Ronn ns the clover Is fairly dry and fol-low
with the rake ns soon as It lias
wilted a little, say one-quarter dry, or
even less. Stop cutting iu time to have
all shocked up before night, making
shocks medium size, building them
with as little slope as possible on the
side. Then round off with a blunt top, J
just enough to keep the wind from
turning the liny off shock. This is to
get a uniform cure. If the shock is too j
sloping ami runs to a point, the top will i
he overdry while the bottom will not j
he cured. In four or five days after we
have done shocking the shocks will
turn a beautiful golden brown, which!
indicates that the liny is cured. This
brown color seems to be just on the up-1
per side of outside straw, nil green un-;
ler. An hour before liauling, if conven-ient.
have two men or boys (for two are
better than one) go along and turn the!
shocks on their sides and commence at
top (one man being on each side), catch
In with a fork six inches down from
the top, set that layer hack two or
three feet on its edge, then another
layer back against the first, and so con-tinue
until you have done with the
shock. The object is to shelter the hay
from the direct rays of the sun and to
allow the hot, dry air to circulate free-ly
through the hay and drive off all
surplus moisture. Now the purpose of
all this is to show that not only better
clover liny can he made in this way
than in the old way, but that it enu be
made cheaper aud without the custom-ary
worry that attends clover haying
time. The great secret of making clo-ver
hay is to cure it in the shade. Avoid
the sun as much as possible. i
It Is better bay because it Is not In-jured
by sun, rain or dew, and it is not
what, we understand by the name clo-ver
hay, a dry mass of brittle stalks,
with the leaves all gone, or a mass of
moldy stuff unfit even for bedding.
But we do have in this manner of cur-ing
a mass of cured clover relished by,
all of our animals, from a bullock to a
chicken, and the only difference 1 sec!
between clover before it Is cut and
clover treated in this way is one is iu
a green state, the other is In a cured!
or preserved state. It is cheeper hay.
Why? Because you concentrate nil j
your energy and force on one thing at
a time. You start your cutter and |
draft In all the men and hoys about the,
place to help pile up. If it looks like l
rain, go ahead. It' it rains some, go!
ahead between showers and get the I
clover all piled up. One or two good
rains will do the hay no harm while
green; rather It will do good, as it
seems to heat up aud cure out better.
So you can rush the cutting and be
ready to put the hay in when it quits
raining, so don’t worry about having
your hay spoiled. To have tills matter
of worry lifted off your mind is a great
relief. The energy it saps out of a man
cannot be estimated iu dollars and
centR. says a Rural New Yorker writer,
who advises as above.
I'oint.s In Hop Culture.
As regards the cultivation of hops the
first season milch depends upon the na-ture
of the soil for producing weeds,
which It is of vital Importance to have
kept under subjection. If the laud is
planted to corn or potatoes, 1 should
cultivate with special regard to these
crops and then as much afterward as
would he necessary to keep tin* weeds
down, says a Country Gentleman writ-er.
Perhaps three thorough cultiva-tions
during the mouths of May and
June would suffice, but on naturally
weedy land much more would evident-ly
he required. After a yard is once
well started I prefer to cultivate twice
in a row each way every week (unless
heavy rains prevent it) from the latter
part of May to the first of July and
after that not at all.
I never employed irrigation for hops.
The hop root is something that goes
into the soil very deep, and here in the
east I never knew the severest drought
to kill It, albeit we have experienced
some dry periods indeed during tin*
past few years. Still I am positive that
too much drought is not good for bops,
and in a country where little or no
rain falls during the growing senson ir-rigation
is unquestionably a necessary
adjunct to successful hop culture.
LOSS OF INSTINCT.
Highly llr,M1 Anlmnln l.msr Theli
■\a 1 ural CIiumeterIntlcs.
It Is admitted liy every one that out
principal domesticated animals have
gained very greatly in brain powei
owing to man's training and coinpau
louslilp, says a correspondent of tht
London Live Stock Journal. Of course
it is possible to exaggerate the degrees
of mental advance made by horses, cat-tle
aud dogs, for Instance. We nmj
make too much of acts performed iu
obedience to our orders or under out
guidance. In other words, we may
temporarily forget or fail to notice that
unthinking repetition of laboriously
acquired rudiments sometimes hears a
very close resemblance to spontaneous
acts of Intelligence. ‘‘A memory like
that of a horse” lias passed into an ng
rleultural proverb. The trainer may
forget some of the steps In the process
of breaking in, but ids dumb pupil does
not. That is startlingly seen when a
raw and willing animal emerges out ot
faulty or peculiar hands.
But if our principal domesticated an-imals
have made some ascent to meet
the higher Intelligence of man they
have unquestionably lost the fice edge
of certain faculties. Taking them as a
group we may say that sight, hearing
aud smell are not so keen, taste is de-veloped
in new directions and the ani-mals
have very largely lost the striving
for self preservation so characteristic
in the feral state. Bruin power simu-lating
that of man lias been gained,
the animals have been made specialists
in a sense, but the Instincts so acute iu
a state of nature have suffered a form
of atrophy owing to want of exercise.
It is no answer to say that tlie scent-ing
powers of the bloodhound, for ex-ample,
are keener than those of the
wolf or tox or that the pointer is quite
the match of reynnrd iu “winding”
game. The domesticated animals re-ferred
to are the result of lopsided de-velopment.
They are “all nose,” so to
speak.
It consequently follows that the ex-perienced
breeder receives with due
caution the advice sometimes freely
tendered In connection with feeding
and parturition troubles. "Leave the
creatures to nature.” He knows that
the more highly developed and domes-ticated
of the creatures have been led
a considerable distance away from na-ture
and Hint it might be risky to let
them struggle in the middle course
between the feral ami the artificial.
The degree of assistance to be given
must depend upon circumstances aud
the temperament of the animal. No
two cases are exactly alike. It must
also be borne in mind that an advanced
state of domestication has tended to
increase the size of fetus and to ren-der
the newly dropped young more
helpless than their smaller prototypes
in the wild or setniwild state. The di-gestive
organs and internal cavity gen-erally
of most of our domesticated
breeds of cattle are larger than those
of the bison or of the long horned cat-tle
ot Spanish origin once so numerous
on the American plains, the more com-pact
“internals” being needed for rapid
movement In the open. Putting the
general position in broad terms, it may
be said that the more farm animals
become the servants or the fancy of
man the more they lose those charac-teristic
adjustments and self preserv-ing
instincts which are the possession
of their relatives in the wilds.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
The tie of tlie Weeder.
I got one of the first horse weeders
invented and have used it ever since to
the greatest advantage. Since that
time very great improvements have
been made In form and manner ot con
struction, especially in giving the teeth
such shape and spring that they will
neither clog nor break. On my farm
the weeder works best on fall plowed
land because It is finer and more moist
iu time of drought. • The weeder works
best In connection with a regular cul-tivator
and on a mellow soil. It does
not like lumps and large stones. One
of its best offices is to break the crust
and make a line dust mulch to retain
moisture after rain and to permit ten-der
crops to come up and grow well.—
Ohio Farmer.
YonnK Currant BaaheM.
Currants and gooseberries come into
bearing at three years of age and will
bear quite a number of years with good
care, but I can get what there is In
them within from six to ten years by
driving them heavily with dressing
and good care, says a New England
Homestead correspondent.
I.nrge nnd Small Horne*.
The solid, chunky horse is desirable
for a heavy driver, but of course for a
carriage horse he must have plenty of
life nnd show some style, snys Rural
New Yorker. He makes an excellent
animal for a grocer’s delivery wagon,
being tough and not specially given to
running awny. For trucking the big
boned, broad backed, heavy horse is
best. He can’t travel fast, but it is
pull rather than speed that is required.
A horse of this type, weighing 1,000 or
more, should not often be made to go
faster than a walk on pavements. The
express companies use a horse that is
a sort of cross between the small
chunk and the big, bony animal. He
is tough and strong nnd capable of con-siderable
speech. The breweries use a
horse of something this type, but a lit-tle
larger. For newspaper delivery and
other hurry work the long geared,
nervous animals are best—those that
will start off almost on a run and keep
it up for ten blocks. Very few cases
of moon blindness are reported. Near-ly
all of the stables have a veterinarian
in connection, and all such matters are
submitted to him. In what is said
above the horses meant are those hav-ing
good care and plenty to eat. There
are dozens of miserable, half starved
old plugs that are made to do tn- more
work than they are able. Now and
then one has enough sense to balk for
ten minutes or so and thus get a little
rest.
To Repair
Broken Artb
cles use
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TST A. OORT.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office Corner of Main and Church street. In
t tie It raddock & Co. Block, Mount Pleasant.
I’a.
DRS. F. L. & W. A. MARSH.
PH YSICtANS AND SURGEONS,
Offices—No. Till West Main Street and 2nd
Floor Hrndduck Block.
Special attention to the Eye. Ear, Nose and
Throat. Glasses fitted.
Telephone No. 54.
Night calls at West Main Street Office.
DP. M. \V. HORNER.
PHYSICIAN ANT) SURGEON.
Office Hours:—Until 10 a. ra.; t to 4 and
o to s p. ra.
F. & M. Rank Bl'k. Main St.. Mount Pleasant.
TAR. .1. PE WITT HICKEY.
•L-' HOMEOPATH K
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office Cor. Main and Diamond Sis.
Office Hours:—Until Ida. in.; ItoSp. in.;
6:20 to S p. m
Treatment of Catarrh a Specialty.
EUGENE WARDEN,
ATTOItNEY-AT-LAW.
208 Main street, Grebnsburg.
Braddock Block, Monnt Pleasant.
JOHN M. CORE.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
29 East Main St.. CJnlontown
Fayette county. Pa.
GREGG & POTTS.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Barclay Building, Greensburg.
W. A. KALI*.
Agency.
Real Estate and Insurance
833 East Main street.
S. C. Stevenson,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
REM.ESTATE & INSURANCE,
4r»7 MAIN ST., MOUNT PLEASANT.
L. S. RHOADES,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE & NOTARY PUBLIC.
All kinds of legal papers prepared and exe
cuted. Collecting a specialty.
Office 1100 Main Street, Mount Pleasant
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Capital Stock $100,000
OFFICERS:
FI. W. Stoner. J. D. Hltchman.
President. Cashier.
G. VV. Stoner.Vice President
DIRECTORS.
J. S. Hltchman. J. D. Hltchman.
H. W. Stoner, Win. B. Neel,
J. G. Urownover. Jos. R. Stauffer.
8 N. Warden, Dr. J. H. Clark.
C. W. Stoner.
Particular attention given to collections, and
proceeds promptly settled.
MOUNT PLEASANT. PA.
Capital Stock,
Surplus Fund,
150,000.00.
$30,000.00.
OFFICERS.
J. S. Hltchman. President.
J. L. Ruth. Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
E. T. Hltchman. John Husband.
J. L. Ruth. O. P. Shupe.
J. A. Warden. J. S. Hltchman.
J. C. Crownover. J. L. Myers.
Jno. M. Stauffer.
Farmers & Merchants
<*1NATI0NAL BANK.I»
OF MOUNT PLEASANT. PA.
CAPITAL STOCK. *60,000.00.
OFFICERS:
R. K. Hissem. President.
James Neel, Vice President.
C. E. Mulltn, Cashier
DIRECTORS:
! R. K. Hissem. Abraham Ruff,
! Frank D. Barnhart, E. T. Fox, ! s. It. Ruff. L. S. Tlnstman,
' D H. Persb g. James Neel,
8. P. Zimmerman.
Marketing; Wool.
Thousands of dollars are annually
lost by woolgrowers by reason ot the
slovenly manner in which the clips are
sent to the market. Many a clip is dis-counted
a full cent or more per pound
on account of the bad condition In
which it comes to the market, while
nothing is gained by the seller either
in saving of time or labor. A clean,
well tied fleece always meets a warm
welcome among buyers, sorters and
mlllmen.—Sheep Breeder.
Remember
MAJOR’S
RUBBER
CEMENT,
MAJOR'S
LEATHER
CEMENT.
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.
Manufactured by
The Pittsburg
Brewing Co.,
At Its Mount Pleasant Brewery.
This new department is one of the finest
and largest bottling establishments in the
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 Easily-handled
Cases or Barrels
In ordering use either telephone line or address,
Pittsburg Brewing Co.,
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Excelsior l
Bakery.
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Bread «
Cakes,
H. S. ACKERMAN,
DEALER IN. HIGH GRADE
pianos = =
<^~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,
201 Main Street, GREENSBURG PENNA.
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
A plant of this kind, put in by J. A. Stevenson & Co. can
be seen in successful operation in THE JOURNAL Block.
.CALL AND SEE IT WORK.
HEALTH AND VITALITY 11unmm I II im. MOTTOS ■ ■ ™ ■ ■■ IVBRVERINB PILLS
The great remedy for nervous prostration and all diseases of the generative
organs of either sex, such as Nervous Prostration. Failing or Lost Manhood,
Impotency, Nightly Emissions, Youthful Errors, Mental Worry, excessive use
of Tobacco or Opium, which lead to Consumption and Insanity. With every
ACTCD ||C|Ufi $5 order we guarantee to cure or refund the money. Sold at $1.00 per box
nr I tn uoinu, 6 boxes for $5.00. Dll. MOTT’S CHETHI IL CO., Cleveland, Ohio*
For Sale by H- F- BARKLEY AND JAMES HARKINS, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
EDISON’S PHONOGRAPH Better than a Piano, Organ, or Music Box, for it sings and talks as well as plays, and
don’t cost as much. It reproduces the music of uny instrument—band or orchestra—tella
stones and sings—the old familiar hymns as well as the popular songs—it is always ready.
" .. - See that Mr. Edison’s signature is on every machine. Cata^
logues of all dealers, or NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO., 135 Filth Ave., New York.
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, FRIDAY, AUGUST IT, 1900.
^hcJRount peasantJournal
JOHN L. SHIELDS, PUBLISHER.
Mount Pleasant Is situated In the hourt of
t.ho Great. Connellsvllle Coke lteRlnn. lias a
population of over 5,000; wliilo, with offices
surrounding within a radius of three miles,
tho postofflee distribution Is 13,000. A new 24-
pot tableware plans factory, the lines! In this
country and employing over 400 hands, Is In
successful dally operation.
StJBSURIPTION $1.00 per year, payable In
advance.
ADVERTISING RATES will be furnished
on applluallon.
JOB PRINTING of every kind with the
best workmanship and best material.
FRIDAY. August 17. 1000
CHINESE CRISIS ON.
The crisis of affairs in China is on, if
we are to believe yesterday’s unofficial
reports to the effect that the foreign
allies have reached the walls of Pekin,
within which the foreign representa-tives,
their wives, children and friends
have been besieged nt the British lega-tion
for about two months. (>ne cabled
rumor is that they have already been
rescued by the relief column, but there
is room for doubt on this score, although
it is now reasonable to suppose that sucli
will soon prove to be the case.
That the Chinese government now
fully realizes its danger was evidenced
the early part of this week when that sly
old Mongolian, Li Rung Chang, was
appointed as a special envoy with full
power to negotiate for peace. But, the
Powers refused to stop the march of the
relief column, looking upon the day for
diplomacy as passed. The size of
China's indemnity hill will depend upon
the condition of the Pekin ministers,
when they are safe under the allies’
guns.
A FEW QUAY FIGURES.
Ex-State Chairman Elkin has just,
given out a detailed statement regard
ing the election of members of the next
Legislature, and the figures he gives are
interesting.
Of the Republican members of the
House so far nominated the Quay men
have 813. The insurgents have 27. The
seats for which nominations have
already been made and which will cer-tainly
he filled by Democrats number
eight. There are still 77 members to In-nominated,
and Mr. Elkin thinks that it
is modest to expect that S38 of them will
he Quay men.
If Mr. Elkin is right and he certainly
has the courage of his convictions—Mr.
Quay will have plain sailing into the
United States Senate and, even if he is
overconfident, it must he some satisfac
tion to him to see the way his figures
have rattled the poor insurgents.
present and he is using them in Ids fight
in the county, where he is credited with
encountering some lively opposition
from a combination of anti Quay Re
publicans and the Democrats,
Theambitiou to he Governor of a great
state like Pennsylvania is laudable and,
if “Jim” feels that way, we ll be glad to
know it ns we want to lie with him. it's
more than likely that the gubernational
story was manufactured with the hope
of weakening Mr. Beacom in hisfight for
Assembly, hut, we don’t believe it will.
DOLLAR WHEAT.
Dollar wheat is confidently predicted
by James Wilson, Secretary of Agricul
ture. He has been studying conditions,
the foreign and domestic demand, and
tha estimates < f crops, and he sees big
prices ahead. He says:
“The outlook for good prices was
never better. We have a shortage in
the American crop this year which will
probably amount to a hundred million
bushels in all. This alone would serve
to make the present yield more valua-ble.
There are additional reasons, how
ever, which iucline me to believe that
wheat will make a marked advance be
fore the end of the present year. The
primary cause for an advance is the
condition and outlook for the home
market.”
Secretary Wilson believes on the other
hand that the price of corn will be low,
as he looks for an unusually large crop,
and this, with the increased demand for
wheat and wheat products, will depress
the corn market.
It is to he hoped that Mr. Wilson's
prediction in regard to wheat will prove
true, as a dollar a bushel for that cereal
must rule before the farmer can feel
that it pays to raise the crop.
WE are glad to see that Greensburg
reports haven't been able to drive Cap-tain
Loar out of the Tenth regiment
race for Major. Fair treatment is all
that he needs to secure the deserved
promotion.
COLONEL BRYAN will have a busy
time of it making imperialism the par-amount
issue of the campaign, to the
seclusion of 1(1 to 1.
IT would doubtless he hard to con-vince
Mr. William Myers that the de-horning
of cattle is not a good thing,
lie s been up against a mad tuooley bull.
THE Boer has been reduced to guerilla
warfare and it looks as if lie were
mighty tired of that. He fought a good
fight against overwhelming odds and he
can surrender with honor.
THE coke business is dull, it is true,
and yet Mount Pleasant business men
have reason to feel thankful tlint the
old reliable South West people continue
to keep all their ovens going six days
ach week.
THE JOURNAL, while regretting his
departure from Mount Pleasant, con
gratulates the Stuart Coal Mining Com
pany upon having secured the clerical
services of a gentleman like Mr. Ral-ston.
A Nice Friendly Tip.
Pittsburg News.
Friendly tip to the Prohibs: Don't
talk about the “demon rum.” Nobody
drinks it any more. Be up to date and
roast the delusive “Mamie Taylor,” the
treacherous “ginrickey” and the seduct-ive
and poisonous “Scotch high ball.”
This will make the blear-eyed tipplers
thins you know what you are talking
about. And that's half the battle.
' BEACOM IS AMBITIOUS
The Pittsburg insurgent press says
that Hon. James S. Beacom, the Quay
Republican leader in this county, has
mapped out for himself a comprehensive
field in which his political ambitions
are to roam. The other Quay leaders
in the state must of necessity hereafter
keep their eyes turned in the direction
of Mr. Beacom lest he make off with all
the political baggage as his plans and
his ambitions contemplate a wide range
of usefulness and office bolding.
Mr Beacom recently retired from the
office of State Treasurer; he had been a
candidate for CongreBsman-at-Large
and bad attended the Republican na
tional convention four years ago as t
delegate-at-large. He is now a candi
date for the Legislature with a view to
being the speaker of that body, and in
the event of his success as speaker he
proposes, so the mugwump papers
claim, to be the Quay candidate for
Governor to succeed Gov. W. A. Stone.
These are Mr. Beacom’s plans up to the
As n forger young Stairs is far from
being a success. It would have been
better for him had he continued his
hand at farming instead of trying to
imitate his employer’s signature to a
heck.
FAYETTE'S criminal record for the
past year is a bloody one, and yet the
late Pleasant Unity tragedy shows that
we have little room to crow.
No Novice.
Pittsburg Press.
Anti Quay papers are giving out that
the “Old Man's” trip to Maine is for the
purpose of looking after the pulp busi-ness,
with a view of making an invest
ment in that line. Judging from the
rapid manner in which he is reducing
state “insurgent” timber into that con-dition
he may lay claim to having had
some experience, at all events.
A Double Knock-out.
Blairsvlllc Courier.
Li Hung Chang and Secretary Hay
are both on the sick list. This must he
a case where solar plexus blows were
exchanged simultaneously.
A Striking Title.
Pittsburg Leader.
If Web Davis wants a title for his ac-count
of how he effected his exit from
the state department and incidentally
from the Republican party, what’s the
matter with “Did I Fall or Was I Push-ed."
Mutual Life
Insurance Co...
NEW YORK
Funston in Demand.
Pittsburg Times.
If the Chinese carry out their threat
to flood the country between Tien Tsin
and Pekin, it may be necessary to send
for Gen. Funston.
Assets - $315,000,000
loans Money
On Policies.
ASK FOR ILLUSTRATION.
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Summer Clothing*, Summer Pants,
Summer Shirts and Summer Hats,
And All Other Summer Goods at Our Store At and Below Cost.
W. F. MORRISON,
DISTRICT AGENT,
Farmers and Merchants National Bank,
Men’s and Boys' Suits,
beautiful patterns in checks and stripes,
not too light in color, well made and
trimmed, were $7.50 and $0.00, 5 40
Men’s and Boys’ Blue Serge Suits.
strictly all wool, double and single
were $10 and 7 85
Mount Pleasant, Pa
If it’s
You’re looking for,
We've got It All.
Watches,
Chains,
Rings,
Collar Buttons,
Studs,
Brooches,
Gold Pens,
Clocks,
Charms,
Bracelets
Cuff Buttons,
Scarf Pins,
Ear Rings,
Inkstands,
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Why the Lion Roars.
Pittsburg Dispatch
The wrath of English financiers over
the placing of half the British war loan
in New York has an aroma around it of
impassioned mourning over lost com-missions.
and a complete and very hand-some
line of
Silver Novelties
which will he well worth your
while to come and see. W6 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 H.C. MORRISON,
At the New Stand,
” Farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank Block,
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
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$12.50, at
Children's Clothing, ages 3 to 16 yrs.,
two and three piece suits, beautiful pat-terns,
at One-half the former price.
Men's and Boys’ Pants.
A dark grey Reading Cashmere |” p
pants, were $1.75, to close. J<J\J
A blue-black worsted striped pants, light
weight, were $2.50, g
Black Cheviotpauts, well made,
were $2.00, to close
Fine di’ess pants in beautiful plaids and
stripes, were $3.50 and $4 00, C41
to close Cn Jll
All our $4.50 and $5.00 dress
pants, to close
Good, strong knee pants, 15c. All bet-ter
knee pants reduced from 15c to 25c
on each pair.
HATS! HATS!
All our 50c, 75c and $1.00 Straw
Hats
All our $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 in or soft, light, dark and brown,
to close
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SHIRTS.
A well made, light color eve’g shirt,
made with yoke aud extension band,
Only two to a customer given.
A lot of 50c and 75c shirts which are
soiled from being in the window
A fine Percale shirt, Mascot make, white
band, no collars, separate cuffs,were
65c
A beautiful line of Percale shirts with two
separate collars and cuffs, fast colors
were 65c and 75c, at
A lot of neglige shirts with collars at-tached,
silk striped, Bedford cords aud
fine sateens, were 75c, $1.00 aud $.25,
at
Slightly soiled.
Fine Madras shirts in beautiful patterns,
Mascot make, absolutely fast colors,
were $1.00 and $1.25, at
$1.25 and $1.50 silk front shirts
at
Boys’ silk front shirts at
All our $1.50 fine MONARCH Mad- \
ras shirts at
Beautifully embroidered night shirts,
Peerless make
Light weight but very close woven blue
denim overalls, really stronger than
heavy weights, at!
Seamless cotton 1-2 hose, thin,
6 pairs for
Fine dress hose in black, browns,
polka dots and fancy stripes, 2 prs for
All of the above and a great many other goods must be closed out. It is to your interest to
see thes£ goods. It will pay you if you need anything in that line.
M. GOLDSTONE, mgr.
Clothing* House,
Cor. Main and Church sts., Mount Pleasant. The Famous
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Our Great August
MARK-DOWN SAlf
Of Men’s and Boys’ Fine Clothing, Fur-nishings
and Hats.
The Triumph of All Sales.
A Proclamation of Practical Economy.
The time has arrived to unload our stocks aid 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 aud 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 can better appreciate the Magnitude of this
Great Value-giving Sale by personally 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.
A Blow at Bryan.
West Newton Times
Imperialism is imperative,
world cannot exist, half civilized
half savage.
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An Organ Sets U. P.s Fighting.
The introduction of an organ in the
Union United Presbyterian church near
Sardis, this county, has not only been
the cause of a partial secession of the
membership, but has placed the organi-zation
liable to a suit for the return of
a legacy left it many years ago. Notice
has been given to that effect to the Kis-kiminetas
presbytery, with which the
church is identified.
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PARKER’S SAEE NEWS.
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All Around Accommodation.
Hot weather shopping can be most comfortably done at
our store for several reasons; We have the coolest store in
town; fresh ice-water all the time; plenty of chairs and
stools in which to rest; all dry goods, notions, jacket suits
on first floor; courteous treatment from all help; if a lady
can not get exactly what she wants we take pleasure in get-ting
it.
The Walking Skirt
is the fall style of skirt evolved from the rainy day skirt.
Ankle length is the correct form aud the materials are the
dquble face goods made without lining. We can thank the
good taste and sense of the American women for this style.
Walking skirts are being worn by three-fourths of the ladies
in all our eastern cities for street and outing wear. All fash-ion
indications point to this as the popular skirt for fall. It
is a practical, graceful, symmetrical skirt, neatly silk-stitch-ed
around the bottom. The back is a single inserted plait,
the folds coming close together and forming practically a
habit back effect. Our special offering in these is a plaid
back in grey, blue and brown at $5.00. Better than any-thing
we have ever had at $6. Ot). Other qualities at $7.00,
$8.00 and $10.00.
Fall Dress Skirts.
These skirts are all new in style and from correct materials.
Quite a variety of styles but this one is particularly pretty.
Sheath-like effect, tight over the hips and with double in-verted
plaits and flaring from the knee down. Made from
cheviot, tweed and Venetian at $3.50, $4.75 and $5.00.
The new skirt of the bell shape is par excellence in grace
and adaptability. Touches the ground equally on front and
sides with slight dip in back. Made in black, blue, grey and
oxford from pretty materials for selling at $4, $5 and $6.
Infants’ Wear.
We want you to think of our cloak room as the home of
everything desirable for infants’ wear. You mothers will
probably w&nt to go away for a vacation but do not have
time to make baby some new dresses and skirts.
We solve the problem for you by having our fall line to
show you NOW, at inexpensive prices. Attractively trimmed
dresses of fine materials at 50c, 75c to $3.00. Especially
good values are the ones at 50c, 75c and $1.00.
Infants’ skirts of cambric or nainsook at 25c, 50c, 75c
and $1.00.
The new cashmeres, bedford cord and silk cloaks are here
from $1.00 up.
PARKER’S, SCOTTDALE, PA.
THE MOUNT PTJEASANT JOURNAL, FRIDAY. AUGUST 17. IrtOO.
UPPEHKS (TIME
)r the Past Week Briefly Men-tioned.
LITTLE TALK OF THE TOWN
THAT WILL BOTH INTEREST AND
ENTERTAIN.
A Department in Which the Local Editoi
Holds High Carnival and Works off his
Surplus Energ-y in Condensations
That Deal Solely with Matters Relating
to Mount Pleasant.
Yesterday's Methodist Sunday school
outing to Ohio Pyle was declared off
Saturday.
S. Gordon, of this place, has been
grnnted a patent for a coal leveling
machine.
Sunday afternoon's rain storm broke
one of the longest August hot spells in
the town’s history.
A fine 12-pound son and heir was born
last Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Hann, of East Washington street.
JL Company E arrived home from the
Mt. Gretna encampment in a special
j? Pennsylvania car at 5 o'clock Sunday
; morning.
The Standard ball club is still on easy
I street. It downed Scottdale last Thurs-i
day 21 to 5 and then swiped Alice Mon-
I day 27 to 4.
/ Mrs. H. J. Jordan, the National Hotel
/ proprietor's wife, had her foot badly
I cut Monday nigtit by dropping a large
' glass fish jar upon it.
The report that Captain Loar had‘re-tired
from the Tenth regiment contest
for Major is without foundation. The
«- captain is in the race to the finish.
F Local Heptasophs are busy getting
ready to take part in that order's annual
outing to Idlewild on August 28th.
There will be a special car from here.
First Tice President M. A. King, of
Gibbs & King, this place, presided at
Tuesday's Allegheny meeting of the
Pennsylvania Embaliners' Association
and was elected president yesterday.
N \ George Barkley, of this place, who
works for S. J. Zearley, of Scottdale.
has bought a property on Louck's ave-nue,
that place, to which it is said he
will move this fall
j Asby Hoover, whose arrest across the
Ridge for alleged complicity in recent
local robberies was noted in these col-umns,
waived a hearing and is now in
jail at Greenstmrg awaiting a court
trial.
Rev. Dr. Harry 0. Scott, an old Mount
Pleasant boy now stationed at Carthage,
Missouri, will preach in the Re-Union
Presbyterian church, this place, Sunday
morning next, July 19th, at 10:30
o’clock.
The removal of Prof. Miller to Alver-ton,
to assume the management of the
Mount Pleasant Supply Company’s
store at that place, leaves the Volunteer
Cornet Band on the market for a new
director.
Rev. J. E. Reed, pastor of the First
, Baptist church, will preach and admin-ister
the Lord's Supper at the Pennsville
Baptist church next Sunday morning.
The home pulpit will be occupied by
Mr. Bpord.
The Virst Reformed church congrega-tion
and Sunday school will hold their
annual picnic in Fisher’s grove Thurs-
* day next, August 23rd. All friends are
cordially invited to spend the day with
the picnicers.
Howard J. Wilson, of Toledo, Ohio,
who spent part of this week here with
the Rev. Mr. Davis, is working up the
missionary spirit among theM. E. young
people. Mr. Wilson won first prize at
the late Prohibition oratorial contest in
that state.
It should not be forgotten by those
who like good things to eat that supper
will be served from 5 o’clock on at this
evening’s United Presbyterian lawn
fete on the gronnds surrounding the
church street parsonage. The church
will be used in case of rain.
The pastor, the Rev. Mr. Davis, will
conduct quarterly meeting at the Meth-odist
Episcopal church Sunday next
with communion at the morning ser-vice.
In the evening the Rev. Mr.
Reed, of the First Baptist church, will
preach at the union meeting.
The roof on Kobacker's Main street
1 block again caught fire Tuesday morn-ing
from a spark, but the flames were
extinguished before any damage occur-red
except that done by water pour-ing
down on the hat of a lady who had
stopped to look in one of the show win-dows.
The Hawkin's Sabres lost money on
their wild west Bhow last week, but are
thinking seriously of suing the Bohe-mian
band for damages. It seems that
the troopers contracted with that musi-cal
organization to play during the show
and paid part on the agreement, but the
band failed to materialize.
By the horse pinning off Supervisor
Adam Snyder, or Mount Pleasant town-ship,
and William Whapple were
thrown from a buggy Friday evening
while driving down a hill near the
Middle churches. Both gentlemen were
badly shaken up and in addition Mr.
Snyder was cut and bruised about the
head and legs.
DEATHS OF THE WEEK.
The Grim Reaper’s Work in This Place
and Vicinity.
Dr. David W. McConaughy, one of the
oldest physicians in the county and a
'brother of the late Dr. Janies McCon-aughy,
whose recent death at Lincoln,
Nebraska, was noted in THE JOURNAL,
died at his Latrobe home Friday, aged
72 years.
William Bonner died Monday evening
at his West End home of diabetes, aged
38 years and leaving a wife and four
children. The Rev. Mr. Ynhii, of the
Church of God, conducted the funeral
services at the house Wednesday after-noon,
the interment following in the
cemetery. Mr. Bonner, who was a
brother of Mrs. William Ramsay, of
Morewood, moved here some five or six
years ago from Wheeling. W. Va., and
became a trackman for the South West
Connellsville Coke Company, a position
ill-health compelled him to resign about
a year ago. He was a faithful employe
and a kind and loving husband and
father.
William, son of Mr. Jacob Davis, of
the East End, died Sunday at McKees
Rocks of typhoid fever. He was mar-ried
but a short time ago to a Somerset
county girl.
Frank, son of Uriah Sell, of New
Stanton, died Saturday at his Young-wood
home of fever, aged 30 years. He
was married but a few .months ago to
Miss Fannie Harrold.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Stants died Tuesday
at her home near Ruft’sdale, aged 70
years.
A son of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Johnson,
of the East End, died Thursday of chol-era
infantum. aged one year. The inter-ment
took place at Scottdale yesterday.
34th ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT
G. A. R.
Chicago, August 27 to Sept. I. Balti-more
& Ohio Railroad, Battlefield
Route.
For the Annual Encampment G. A. R.,
at Chicago, August 27 to September 1,
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will sell
tickets from all points on its lines East
of the Ohio river at the very’ low rate of
One Fare for the Round Trip. Tickets
good going on all trains of August 25,
20 and 27, good to return until August
31, inclusive, except if tickets are depos-ited
with Joint Agent on or before noon
of September 2 and payment of fee of
50 cents, tickets may be extended for re
turn to September 30, inclusive.
Call on agent Baltimore & Ohio Rail-road
for Routes and Rates, and folder
containing full and elaborate informa-tion
concerning the importance of the
B. & O. during the civil war. Battlefield
Map, Programme at Chicago, etc.
AROUND AND ABOUT,
But Principally Within the
Bounds of This County.
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses have
been granted for this vicinity during
the past week:
William E. Kepple, of Wilmerding,
and Bessie J. Welty, of Mount Pleasant.
John Sicinne, of Mount Pleasant, and
Mary Alexander, of Smithton.
John Malego and Anna Malego, both
of Mount Pleasant.
FOR SALE—One-horse covered spring
wagon. For further particulars call on
G. N. Cramer, near Mellingertown. It
Save on Your School Taxes.
Is you wish to save 5 per cent, on
your school taxes you must pay the
same on or before Tuesday, August
28th. J. M. YOTHERS, Col. 8-17-2t
Clean Wheat
For Seed.
D. H. Pershing, of Stauffer, has ICO
bushels of Terry’s Famous Fultz Wheat
for sale for seeding purposes. This
wheat is clean and will be sold at one
dollar per bushel. 8-17 3t
LOST—A Young Red Cow, with part
of one horn; will soon be fresh. The
animal strayed from my Parfittown
stable on Monday, August 13th. Will
pay a suitable reward for her return.
8-17-2t JOHNSMELKO.
The Latest Designs
In Wall Paper
Have just been received at Coldsmith’s
and can be had at a bargain. 7 27 tf
FRESH JERSEY COW FOR SALE —In
quire of Lawrence Grabaik, who lives
on the old Squire Hunter farm in Mount
Pleasant township.
DEER PARK HOTEL.
Deer Park, Md.
On the crest of the highest alttitude;
purest water; delightful surroundings,
reached without change of cars via
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Open until
September 30. W. E. Bnrwell,
o9-15 Manager, Deer P ark, Md.
A FULL COLUMN OF GOOD NEWS
SECURED FROM THE PAGES OF RE-LIABLE
EXCHANGES.
Summer and Fall
Wall Paper
Just in at Coldsmith’s and bought so
that it can be sold at a bargain.
FORSALE:—Two good buggies, cheap.
Inquire of F. C. Stauffer, Mount Pleas-ant.
8-3-tf
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 the West
Work has been begnn on the exten-sion
of the Westmoreland electric line
from Manor west.
Samuel Cook, of Penn, died Friday
as the result of injuries received in a
coal mine a few days before.
Foot hall spirit has been revived at
Greensburg and Latrobe with the pros-pect
that both towns will have good
teams this fall.
Inez, daughter of C. C. Seybold, of
Jeannette, died while visiting Pittsburg
friends Friday following an operation
at a local hospital.
The work of firing up the Chambers-
McKee window glass factory at Jean-nette
was begnn Saturday. The plant
will be in operation by September 1st.
A passing river steamer at Fayette
City last Thursday upset a boat con-taining
Jesse Coleman and his three
little children. The father alone was
rescued.
Four runaway Altoona boys, Avra
Baker, Clyde Edmison and Scott and
Charles McMillan, were captured at
New Alexandria Friday and shipped
back home.
Mrs. Amy Porter celebrated her 91st
birthday at tyer Owensdale home Mon-day
with the five surviving members of
her family of sixteen and other relatives
and friends.
Frank Staley, a Pittsburg carpenter,
fell from the roof of the chapel at St.
Xavier's academy last Thursday, a dis-tance
of (iO feet. He was badly hurt,
but will recover.
James Adams, a boss carpenter aged
abont 50 years, ami Daisy, the 17-year-old
daughter of George Kline, of Greens-bnrg,
eloped to Cumberland Monday
and were married.
Governor Stone has granted respites
to the two Fayette county murderers,
Wui. Simms from August lf> to October
15, and Mark Thomas Hays from Au-gust
14 to October 23.
The work of double tracking the en-tire
Pittsburg division of the B. & O,
road from Pittsburg to Cumberland, a
distance of 150 miles, will, it is said, be
completed by April 1st next.
Sunday afternoon’s storm, which
broke the hot spell in this county, did
considerable damage at New Kensing-ton
where the Pittsburg Reduction
Company's plant was demolished with
a loss of $15,000.
Will DeHaven, an employe of the
United States Radiator Company, of
West Newton, has caused the arrest of
a fellow workman named John House-holder,
whom he charges with attempt-ing
to murder him.
Rev. Charles Williams, of Cross Creek,
Washington county, who was extended
a call by the Dnnbar Presbytei’ian con-gregation,
writes that he will accept
and take charge of the congregation
about September 1.
I
The Pittsburg dry goods store at Van-dergrift
was burglarized Friday night
and abont $309 worth of goods, princi-pally
black silk, taken. The men’s fur-nishing
store was also entered and
several dollars in small change taken.
Frank Irwin, of Pittsburg, master
mechanic for Bennett & Talbott, build-ing
the Baltmore and Ohio cut off near
Cumberland, who. it is charged, shot
and killed James Slattery, a fellow
workman, wa3 released on $2,500 bail.
One of the largest portable saw mills
on Chestnut Ridge, owned by Jacob
Sweeney, of Dunbar township, was de-stroyed
by fire last Saturday night. The
origin of the fire is supposed to be incen-diary.
The loss will amount to over
$1,000.
Joseph H. Loekemby, a well-known
Baltimore and Ohio railroad freight con.
ductor, died Saturday at the Connells-ville
hospital of injuries received in a
wreck the day before near Hyndman.
He leaves a wifi and family of several
children at Confluence.
Thomas R. Cunningham and Miss
Florence 5. Harland, of Mill Run, were
married at Connellsville Saturday.
Cunningham belonged to the Tenth,
and as he was on his way to the Philip-pines
he fell and broke his leg. Miss
Harland nursed him and he afterwards
served in Troop F, Fourth United States
cavalry.
The Standard Water Company, of
Uniontown, to supply water in Unity
township, Westmoreland county, was
chartered Monday, with capital stock
$10,000. The incorporators are: V. E.
Williams, Latrobe; A. M. Sloan, W. A.
Griffith and B. A. Wirtner, all of
Greensburg, and E. P. Doran, of Wil-kinsbnrg.
■ Our Entire Stock of Boys’ Double-Breasted and
Three-Piece Suits at Half
Their Actual Cost.
Ladies’ $4.00 John Kelly
Tan Dress Shoes for
$?.25.
Hundreds of people made happy during our July
Clearance Sale supplying themselves with money-saving
values in Clothing and Shoes. We have
gone over our stock carefully and we find that in
order to make sufficient room for our heavy pur-chased
fall stock we must dispose of all our odds
and ends, and for the special benefit of those who
could not attend our July clearance [sale, we ’con-tinue
this Sacrificing Sale until September 1st, with
greater reductions than ever.
CLOTHING.
Men’s $7.00 and $8.00 suits for
“ $10.00, $i2.oo and $13.50 suits for
“ $14.00, $16.00 and $18.00 suits for
Boys’ Long Pants Suits, single or double breasted vests, in all
the very latest shades, were $7.00, $8.00 and $10.00, now
Boys’ 50c and 75c knee pants for
Men’s $1.50 Shirts for
“ $1.00 “ “
“ 75C “ “
“ 65c “ “
One special lot 5oc neckwear at
Men’s $1.50 Derby Hats at >.
“ $2.25 “ “ “
The very latest shape Yacht Hats in all shades, $2.00, at
5.00
7.50
11.50
6.00
35c
1.00
75c
50c
35c
25c
1.00
1.50
1.50
SHOES.
Ip-to-Date CLOTHING and SHOE STORES,
Men's $3.50 Tan, Hand
Welt (Blucher Cut)
Mount Pleasant,
Ladies’ $1.25 dress shoes for 85c
“ 1.50 and 2.00 dress shoes, for $1.25
2.50 and 2.00 tan dress shoes for. . 1 50
“ 2.50 dress shoes for 1 75
“ 2.00 dress shoes for : 1 50
“ 3.00 John Kelly tan dress shoes for | 75
“ 5.00 John Kelly dress shoes for 3 50
“ 3.50 dress shoes for 2 00
3.50, 4.00 and 5.00 patent leather dress shoes for 2 50
“ 2.00 and 2.50 Oxfords for 125
Misses’ 1.25 tan or black dress shoes for 75c
“ 2.00 tan or black dress shoes for 1 25
“ 2.50 tan or black dress shoes for 1 50
Children’s 1.50 and 2.00 tan or black, sizes Sl/2 to 11, for 50c
Men’s 1.25 working shoes for 85c
“ 1.50 and 1.25 dress shoes For 1 00
“ 2.00, 2.25 and 2.50 dress shoes for 1 50
“ 2.00 and 2.25 tan shoes for 1 50
“ 2.50 and 2.75 dress shoes for 2 00
“ 5.00 tan, hand welt, (Blucher cut), for 3 25
“ 3.50 and 4.00 tan, black or patent leather shoes for 2 75
“ 6.00 patent leather Blucher shoes for 4 00
“ 2.00 tan Oxfords for _ 1 50
“ 2 50 tan Oxfords for . 1 75
‘‘ 4 00 patent leather Oxfords for 2 50
Boys’ 1 75 dress shoes for 1 25
Boys’ 2 00 dress shoes, tan or black, for 1 50
Boys’ 2 50 dress shoes, tan or black, for 1 75
V
\ Underwear, Hosiery, Suspenders, Neckwear and a great many other articles
too numerous to mention at accordingly reduced prices.
KOBACKERS’
Special for This Sale Only: 3
THE MOUNT PI7KAWANT JOURNAL., UltIDAV, AUGUST 17, 1900
And Wasn't Nearly so Green as
He Looked.
HE WAS A COUNTRY SULLIVAN
Bur HE KNEW HOW TO HANDLE
BUNKO MEN.
No Leas Than Eleven of These Smooth
Rascals Tackled Him on His Arrival in
the City and He Laid Every Last One
of Them Out Cold with His Fists and
Then Went Gunning for Three Card
Monte Chaps.
“Any reports of a tragedy around
here this evenin'"” asked a broad
backed young man of the sergeant at
the desk in tile Central police station.
“Haven’t heard of any,” was the
reply.
“Mebbe their bodies haven’t bln
found yit, hut It’ll probably be In the
papers in the moruiu. They lining it
all on themselves and mustn’t blame
me.”
“Has anything happened?” asked the
officer, though betraying hut little anx-iety.
“Has anything happened!” repeated
the broad backed young man with an
early crop of freckles on his face.
“Well, I should gurgle that there had!
I suppose 1 look sorter hayseedy, don’t
IV”
“Well, yes; you have a look that
way.”
“If you were a bunko man, you’d
grin with delight nt sight of me.
wouldn’t you?”
“1 guess I should!” laughed the offi-cer.
“Well, you’d make the mistake of
your life, old man. I’m from the tur-nip
patch, but 1 know all about the
little game of bunko. I had only left
the train when live bunko steerers
tackled me, and we hadn’t gone two
blocks when six more came up. I gave
’em fair warnin and then pitched in.
Say! That was a ripper of a row
while it lasted.”
“But you licked the eleven, I sup-pose?"
“1 did. I left ’em down here on a
corner piled up like so much cord wood.
My shoulder is a leetle lame with
strikln, but otherwise I don’t feel any
bad effects. 1 suppose the city will
bury them that were killed?”
“Oh, certainly.”
“And the injured will go to the hos-pital
for repairs. If you see a report-er,
give him the news. I have to go
now.”
“What’s your hurry?”
“Oh, I want to walk around and
have somebody take me for a soft
mark and try the three card monte
game on me. You’d take me for a
sucker, wouldn't you?”
“1 certainly should.”
“Well, you'd be climbin the wrong
gooseberry bush! I’m right on to the
games and rackets, from a double
headed cent to a prize package, and I
can’t be fooled. I want to lay out
about ten other rascals before bed-time,
and if I meet you again I’ll give
you the particulars. So long, old man!
Don't disturb the hayseed on my hat
or ask me to git rid of the smell of
onions, fur I’m an Innercent young
man who was never away from his
mil before!” M. QUAD. «
A Hitter Spell of Hatred.
“Gammidge is such a friend of the
Boers that be goes to almost any
length to show his hatred of the Brit-ish.”
“What’s ids latest effort?”
“He spells English with a small i.”—
Cleveland I’lain Dealer.
Hadn't Tliottuht of Thnt.
Saleslady—This glass dipper is so
strong you can drive nails with it.
Purcliaseagent—But why should 1
want to drive nails with a dipper?
Saleslady—Mebbe you wouldn't, but
1 expect your wife might.—Indianapo-lis
Press.
Vital StntlntiOH Ignored.
“Henry, that census taker doesn’t
know his business.”
“What makes you think so?”
“Why, lie shut me off when I tried to
tell him how many sweet little teetli
the baby had cut.”—Detroit Free Press.
Snperflnou*.
“What do you suppose can induce a
roan to commit suicide?” asked Mrs.
Nngg.
“Can you ask such a question as
that?” cried James Henry Nftgg in dis-gust.—
Philadelphia North American.
The calamity ulKneminaror.
“David won't come to breakfast un-til
he has read the morning paper.”
“Is he so eager for news?”
“No, but be likes to find something
dismal to talk about while we are eat-ing.”—
Indianapolis Journal.
She Broke Him.
“So she toyed with your feelings, did
she, Dick?”
"Rather. And then when she had
made me spend all my money on her
she cast me aside for a broken toy.”—
Philadelphia Bulletin.
A SaggeHtion.
The Boston citizen has the advantage
on the lee proposition. He has only to
materialize the glance of the bean city
girl to accomplish the chilling of every-thing
in his immediate vicinity.—SL
Louis Star.
Manic Hath Charm*.
"Why did Mrs. Green dismiss her
children’s music teacher? Wasn’t she
competent?”
“I always thought so, but It seems
that she made a discord in that family
by flirting with Mr. Green.”—Philadel-phia
Bulletin.
A MATTER OF POLICY.
While honesty i* policy
Ami truth a jewel, too,
I’d hate to be the person
Who told everything that's true,
Who, instead of lying glibly
“What a lovely child is that!"
Must in truth say to its mother,
“What an ugly little brat!”*
Just suppose at some reception
Entertainment should be slow
And we fret and fume and fidget,
As we often do. you know,
Who would rare to make his farewell
Truthfully to boat and say,
“I’ve been simply bored to death, sir,
And I'm glad to get away?”
Who would (are to meet a lady
Whom he hadn’t seen for years,
Greet Iter pleasantly and tell Iter
How much older she appears?
How much ni£er to lie glibly.
Lie sincerely and to say,
“Why, it seems to me thut you are
Growing younger every day!”
Be he saint or bo he sinner,
Would a mortal man, forsooth,
Ever dare go out to dinner
If he had to toll the truth—
Say the roast was tough and tasteless,
Say the soup was seasoned wrong,
Sa.\ ’twas strange how weak the coffee
When the butter was so strong?
When the amateur canary
In the parlor warbles gay,
Like a buzzsaw on a tantrum,
Who would care to rise ami say:
“Goodness me, but how you flatted!
My, how shrill your high notes are!
1 have heard young calves that blatted
Better music—better far?”
If to truth you have a leaning,
It’s not always wise to say
What you think on some occasions;
There's another, wiser way.
•Twixt your policy and conscience
Just effect a compromise
And let what you think be tVuthful
If what you must tell be lies.
—Bismarck Tribune.
Sorry lie Spoke.
Hon’ n Man Think* lie Look*.
The first time he wears a padded
overcoat.—Kansas City Times.
Ain*, Too Truel
“Y’ou must pay In advance,” said the
lady who kept the hoarding house at
the great bogus lithla spring.
“But,” replied the tottering invalid
who had just arrived, “can’t you let
my trunk bo security until tomorrow?
L expect a check then.”
“No. Pay now, or you can’t stn.v
here tonight. I want you to under-stand
that I’m not in this business for
my health.”—Chicago Times-Herald.
Part of the Joy.
He—Wlmt makes you wear shoes
that hurt your feet?
She—Dear me! If they didn’t hurt
me, I shouldn’t remember that they
were new.—Chicago Record.
Up lintl Dofnfg.
Blobbs—I understand Skinnum is
practicing medicine. I suppose lie's
doing well?
Slobhs—No. I believe he’s doing the
sick.—Philadelphia Record.
in: 1
“Have you ever hoard me sing, my
little man?”
“No. but I’ve heard Injuns blowin
off steam, an steam sirens, an dogs
barkln, an other horrid noises.”
HI* Idea of Wealth.
“You say that you have a wealthy
uncle,” said the judge to the colored
culprit before him. “Where does he
live?”
“In Georgia, sah, an he’s powerful
rich—he’s a nidonalre.” — Chicago
Times-Herald. ,
A Floral Makepeace.
“That was a funny thing for Srnith-ett
to give his wife on her birthday, a
parachute of llowers.”
“That was so she would let him
down easy when he comes home from
the club.”—Chicago Times-Herald.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
By local applications, as they cannot reach
t,lio diseased portion of the ear. There is only
one way to cure Deafness, and that is by con-stitutional
remedies. Deafness Is caused by
un inflamed condition of the mucuous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When Ibis tube gets
Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or im-perfect
hearing, and when It Is entirely clos-ed
Deafness is I lie result, and unless the In-tlanmt
ion can lie taken out and this tube re-stored
to its normal condition, hearing will
ho destroyed .forever; nine cases, out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is not hing but
an inflamed condition of the mucuous sur-faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Hail's Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars, fiee.
F. .1, UIENNEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
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v: THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY
§ BY RODRIGUES OTTOLENGUI,
9 Author of “An Artist In Crime,” “A Conflict of Evidence,” “A °
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“Agnlnst whom?”
“Against Mora, of course. Hedeelares
that he was aroused by the noise of
the struggle between Mora and Ids fa-ther
and that, hurriedly dressing him-self,
he reached his master’s room just
ns the latter returned to it. Mora
was much agitated and was attired
only In his shist and undergarments.
This accounts for the blood upon Ids
wristband and, you see, fits very well
the theory advanced by your crank
Preacher Jim.”
“Very well, indeed,” said Sir. Mlteh-el.
“Anything more?”
“The valet further declares that he
nsslsted SI ora to dress again and saw
him leave the house attired in the plaid
suit, exactly in accord with tlie story
told by the watchman. What In you
say now of your friend?”
“That I am glad he is out of reach of
your blunders.”
“How? Not yet convinced of this
man’s guilt?”
“It is impossible for me to think a
man guilty when 1 know hint to be in-nocent!
Von note my words—I know
him to be innocent!”
“You cannot know wlmt is untrue.”
"Certainly not, but I know this man
is innocent because 1 know who is
guilty.”
“You know who is guilty!” exclaim-r
ed Mr. Barnes, more astonished titan
ever.
“Yes. But here we are at the house.
Come in, and 1 Will make it all clear
to you.”
They left the cab and ran up the
stoop, but before Mr. Mitchel could lit
his latchkey into the lock the door was
opened by his valet, who had been
waiting up for him.
“There is some one to see you, sir,”
said the valet at once.
“Some one to see me!” exclaimed Mr.
Mitchel. “At this hour?”
“Yes, sir. He came at 11 and said
that he would wait. lie insisted that
you would be at home tonight.”
“But how could he know that when
it was by the merest chance that I did
return ?”
“I don’t know, sir, but he seemed
certain about it. I thought best to sit
1-4 loo. as he’s a rather queer custom-er.
lie says his name is Preacher
Jim.”
“Preacher Jim!” cried Mr. Mitchel.
“This will bo interesting, Mr. Barnes.
Come with me. Where is he?”
“In the library, sir.”
Mr. Mitchel and Mr. Barnes went to
the library and were met by Preacher
Jim, who advanced ns they entered.
“You have come at Inst. 1 am glad
that 1 waited, but relieve my suspense
at once. Tell me, and so they are real-ly
married?”
“Of whom are you speaking?” asked
Mr. Mitchel.
“Of Matthew Mora and Lilian—Lil-ian
Vale.”
“Yes: they are married. Ilow did
you suspect this?"
“I did not suspect it; I knew it. Did
I not tell yon that our society knows
all that passes which is of interest to
Its members?”
“Yes; but that does not explain your
knowledge of my movements.”
1 “Oh, you want details! They are
uninteresting, mere routine. I knew
when you left town, because I saw yon
go, taking Lilian with you. 1 also
knew that Mora had gone and that
your friend here, Mr. Barues. detect-ive,
had followed that young man. 1
did not care to play the spy myself, so
I merely telegraphed to competent
agents in Boston, and they kept you
all in sight from the moment when
you reached Boston. Two hours ago 1
received this telegram.”
He handed a blue paper to Mr.
Mitchel on which were the words:
“Girl married. Mitchel returns in
Mora’s clothes. Barnes following.”
“Ha, ha!” laughed Mr. Mitchel. “Your
ageut was shrewder than Mr. Barnes,
for he saw through my disguise.”
“You have not explained that yet,
and I am entirely in the dark about
this marriage of which you speak,”
said Mr. Barnes.
Mr. Mitchel invited the two men to
be seated, ordered some wine and ci-gars
and then related all that he bad
discovered about the abandoned baby,
about Lilian Mora and finally about
his visit to Boston.
“As I entered the hotel,” he contin-ued,
“I saw you, Mr. Barnes, seated
near the window, your face concealed
behind a newspaper. I hurried by, as
I did not wish you to see me. After
bringing Mora to the point of agreeing
to marry I took Lilian and the child to
his room. It was a happy reunion, 1
assure you, and I am certain that the
result will be equally so. Very shortly
after the clergyman arrived, and the
nuptial knot was tied. Then 1 took
Mora aside and explained the danger
which awaited him down stairs; that,
in fact, you would surely arrest him for
his father’s murder before he could
leave town. He completely lost his
nerve. Having just mude full repara-tion
for the only wrong of which he
had been guilty, he was entirely over-whelmed
by the new disaster which
threatened. It was I, therefore, who
advised him how to act. I made him
divest himself of his clothing, in which
I dressed myself, and I exchanged
satchels with him. Then I hurried
down stairs, making noise enough to
attract your attention, Mr. Barnes, but
keeping my face so turned that you
would not see It. As I had expected,
the satchel iu my hand satisfied you
that I was about to leave the city, and
therefore you followed me. 1 presume
you did not arrest me in Boston be-cause
you thought it would save time
to allow me to return to New York."
“Yes; you completely outwitted me.
Mr. Mitchel. but I am still under the
impression that yon have made a grave
error: that, in fact, you have assisted a
murderer to escape. 1 have told you
what convincing evidence 1 L,.. . e.”
“Convincing evidence whim, how-ever.
leaves me unconvinced.” said Mr.
Mitchel.
“You said in the cab that you know
who is guilty.”
“You know who is guilty!” exclaimed
Preacher Jim.
“You know?”
“Yes. Preacher Jim! Yes. Mr. Barnes!
I know!”
“You think that it was Slippery
Sam?” Inquired Mr. Barnes.
“No; I (lo not think that, although 1
could tell you that which might lead
you to believe so.”
“What do you mean?”
Mr. Mitchel related the facts in con-nection
with the discovery of Matthew
Mora’s will and reminded them of
their theory that it might have pre-vented
the staining of one side of tlie
pocket. He then produced the o’ill it-self
and. showing them the blood upon
one side of it, remarked:
"You see. we were correct. The mur-derer
wore that plaid suit over his own
clothing, and the blood soaked through,
lie thrust the will into ids trousers
pocket, however, and thus the blood
stains found there are accounted for.”
Mr. Barnes became greatly excited
throughout tills recital.
“Now we come to the point!” he
cried. “Your belief is that this will
was placed in the pocket of Slippery
Sam on the night when he was killed
and that he himself knew nothing of
It?”
“Bravo. Mr. Barnes! That is pre-cisely
my Idea.”
“Furthermore, you believe that the
tnnn who killed Mr. Mora was the
same who killed Slippery Sam?”
“Bight again,” said Mr. Mitchel.
“Then once more I have you!” cried
Mr. Barnes triumphantly. “It was
young Mora who murdered Slippery
Sam.”
Neither Mr. Mitchel nor Preacher
Jim seemed as much impressed by this
statement as the detective had evi-dently
expected they would be.
“That is a strange assertion,” said
Mr. Mitchel.
“All the circumstances point to it.”
said Mr. Barnes, determined to con-vince
his bearers. “It was youn,T Mora
who owned those plaid trousers;. The
Ski
I
■;!
He then produced the will itself.
watchman saw him wear them in and
out of the house. The valet cor-roborates
the statement of the watch-man.
Preacher Jim here advanced
the theory that the murderer might
have been half dressed and the plaid
suit might have been put on afterward.
This would account for all the stains
and fit the theory that the murderer
wore the suit over his own garments.
Mora would benefit by the loss of his
father’s will. Mora, therefore, having
killed his father, abstracted the docu-ment,
which he finally thrust into his
pocket as he left the house. Then he
he leaves this suit at the Essex street
house, knowing that Slippery Sam oc-cupied
a room there and half design-ing
to throw the burden of his own
guilt upon the shoulders of a known
crook. Later he finds you, Mr. Mitchel,
following up the case and that you are
on intimate terms with Slippery Sam.
It became necessary to his safety to
remove Sam. He did so.”
“This is all very well up to the last
statement. He did so, you say. But
how do you prove it?”
"You may recall that I came upon
the scene almost as soon as you did.
I had been following Mora. He had
been acting most suspiciously all the
evening—that is, I was sure that he
was endeavoring to discover whether
he was followed or not. Perhaps he
did so. At any rate, he gave me the
slip by entering a hotel which had
several exits. I waited long enough to
be sure that he was not coming out
again at the door which 1 was watch-ing
and then gave up the job. I start-ed
for your thouse, wishing to inform
you of the death of Preacher Jim’s
mother. I haifcouly a few blocks to
go ami was near lo your street when a
man hurriedly brushed by me. I only
saw his face for an Instant, but It was
Matthew Mora.”
“Matthew Mora?”
"Yes. I gazed after him, undecided
whether to follow him or not. i looked
around, on an impulse, reckoning how
near 1 might be to your place,and tlieu
I observed a man leaning over another
who lay ou tlie pavement. I went for-ward
and saw you bending over Slip-pery
Sam. whom Mora undoubtedly
had just killed.”
"No. no, Mr Barnes! 1 am sorry,
very sorry, that your line castles must
fall, but Mora is not guilty of murder-ing
any one. certainly not of killing
Slippery Sam!"
"How can you be so sure of that?”
“Have 1 not told you? 1 know who
killed old Mora, atul 1 know who killed
Slippery Sam. They are one and the
same, but the man is not Mora.”
“Did you witness the murder of Slip-pery
Sam?”
“No."
“Then you cannot be certain. There
must be a doubt.”
“Not a shadow of doubt.”
“Well, then, who is the guilty man?”
“Ah. that 1 prefer not to tell you!”
"Do you mean that you will conceal
your knowledge; that you will protect
the criminal?"
“My knowledge is not absolute in
the sense that I have been a witness or
;he recipient of a confession. It Is
knowledge gained by analytical deduc-tion.
Under those circumstances I do
not feel bound to make a charge of
murder against a man."
Mr. Barnes was silent, and Preacher
Jim. who bad been listening attentive-ly,
now spoke.
"1 would lie much Interested to hear
you tell the steps by which you have
reached this conclusion." said he.
"even though I would not ask you to
divulge the name against your will.”
Mr. Mitchel looked at him sharply
before replying, but he did not Hindi.
“Very well.” said Mr. Mitchel. “I
will grant vonr request. I will tell
you how 1 know who killed these men.
In the first place. 1 discussed this case
with the man who committed the
crime, though 1 old not suspect him at
that time. During our theorizing I re-lented
Mr. Barnes’ argument that the
murderer must have been acquainted
with the Internal arrangements of the
house, because the weapon a wnrelub,
1 ad been taken from a case In the hall
below. This man in replying argued
that the murderer did not need to
know of the collection of weapons, be-
• • use Matthew Mora had taken the
club to bed with him. That was a
I ict which could not have been known
to any one except the murderer. Con-sequently
I knew at once that the man
with whom I was speaking had him-self
committed the crime. What say
you, Preacher Jim?”
“I say that the man made a slip of
the tongue and that you were very
shrewd. Now, tell us how you con-nect
that man with the killing of Slip-pery
Sam.”
“Mr. Barnes, you will recall the cir-cumstance
of your finding my match-box
near the body of Slippery Sam?”
“Y’es. I returned it to you.”
“Very well. I had lent that to the
murderer of Matthew Mora, and he
had not returned it to me. What say
you to that. Preacher Jim?"
“I say that you are clever in this
also. But a question or twa more.
Why do you hesitate to name this
man? Why do you not give him up to
justice?”
“Because I have given a promise to
shield him if he should ever be in the
predicament in which lie now is.”
"Y'ou made a promise? To whom?”
exclaimed Preacher Jim excitedly.
“That matters not. A promise is
binding without regard to the identity
of the person who exacted it.”
“It was—a woman?”
Mr. Mitchel did uot reply.
“It was to my—my mother? Ha, ha!
Y’ou are a good man, Mr. Mitchel! You
keep faith. You would not betray.
But I will tell all.”
“Stop!” cried Mr. Mitchel, but
Preacher Jim, not heeding him, con-tinued:
“I am the guilty man. I killed Mat-thew
Mora. I killed Slippery Sam.”
At this Mr. Barnes started from his
chair, but a moment later he sat down
again, exclaiming:
“You the murderer of Matthew Mora!
Man, you are mad!”
Mr. Mitchel sat still and said nothing.
An expression akin to pity and regret
flitted across his countenance.
“Gentlemen,” pursued Preacher Jim,
“I will tell you the whole story, for
there is yet much that will surprise
you, much that even you, Mr. Mitchel,
do not suspect. But first let me ask
you—tell me about my mother. You
were with her while I went in search
of a doctor. What happened? How
came you to make her a promise to
shield me? She did not know. She
did not suspect. No, no! It was im-possible!”
“Your mother told me the story of
her life and of yours—that is, she told
me of your father, in whose history
much that relates to yourself finds ex-planation-
aye, palliation. Your herit-age
was bad.”
“Ah! She told about the old man,
did she? But what about the nromlso?”
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
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e Heela Coke Company’s local mine
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shaft in which the water still stands
some r>0 feet. The sulphur water nte
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take until the pit can be gotten in work
ing order. While the pumps were idle
water was taken out by means of big
boxes placed on the cages. More tron
ble followed this plan as the rope slip
ped out of the socket, allowing one of
the cages to fall to the bottom of the
shaft where it still is. A new cage has
been put on since.
Mr. and Mrs. ,T. W. Bailey and Janies
Bailey spent Sunday nt Carnegie attend-ing
the funeral of an old friend, Mrs.
Sarah Prosser.
Miss Anna Crumpton, who had been
here for a week visiting Miss Margaret
Bailey, returned home Saturday.
Miss Jennie Laird left last week to
spend the balance of the summer at
Lake George and other New York
points.
Al. Johnston, of Turtle Creek, drove
up here Saturday and on returning
Monday took with him his wife who
had been visiting her brother, Thomas
Tudor.
Miss Sadie Stone returned home
Wednesday from a five weeks' visit paid
Scott Haven relatives.
Fred Bailey's up in the air again
John W. Jr., has a tooth.
Joe McPhail doesn't care if the mine
is never cleared of water. He's the
daddy of a daughter and heiress. He
thinks he will call her Leona.
CARPENTERTOWN.
An overturned lamp set fire to the
farm residence of Saul Snyder, near
Kecksburg, Monday evening and the
building together with a great part of
the contents was consumed, entailing a
loss of $1,200. There was no insurance.
It has been very-warm and dry in this
section for the past two weeks.
Misses Ada Eicher and Verda, Annie
and Barbara Lemmon took in Ohio Pyle
yesterday.
Berg and Frank Lemmon have opened
out a new coal bank on their farm. They
are having some trouble with water
from the old workings, but expect to be
able to pump it out with their cider
press engine.
Mrs. George\JIilbeu has returned from
a visit paid her daughter at Lycippus
and is somewhat improved in health.
William Randolph, who lives in the
tenement