Mount Pleasant journal (October 18, 1901)

              VOL. 20. MOUNT PL'KASANT, WKSTM( > I! KLANI > COUNTV, 1*A., Fill DAY, OCTOBER I S, 14)01. NO. 4 2.
A GOLD BRICK
FOR COL. HULL
With the Compliments of the
Hon. John H. Brown.
A LITTLE INSIDE HISTORY
OF AN OLD U. S. SENATORIAL DEAD-LOCK
AT HARRISBURG.
Some Plausible Explanations Going to
Show Why the Hon. John H. Brown's
Old Political Enemies Did Everything
in Their Powerto Secure his Controller-ship
Nomination, Coupled With the
Assurance That They Will be Thrown
Down Later.
It has been said that “politics makes
strange bed fellows" and never was the
truth of the statement better exempli-fied
than in the remarkable canvass
made by Hon. John H. Brown in his
campaign for the nomination 'for Con-troller.
The office is an important one and
suggests, to an unscrupulous politician,
issibilities which are afforded in no
other public position in the county.
Mr. Brown in this campaign managed
by some means to surround himself with
men who knew full well 1hat he had
been their most bitter and relentless
political foe in the past. He has
been recognized as a Quayite and
yet in the past campaign he has sur-rounded
himself with men who have
always been identified with the Anti-
Quayites. Take, for instance, Denna
C. Ogden, Esq., attorney for the
County Commissioners, and William C.
Peoples, Esq., for two terms District
Attorney. The antipathy of these two
men for Mr. Brown always has been
something almost past belief. They
despise him as one who is worthy of
the worst things that could be said of
him, and yet in the last campaign they
stokl shoulder to shoulder with him
and in season and out of season advo-cated
his nomination.
Why was this? How did they hap
pen-to discover all at once that Hon.
John H. Brown, whom they had al
ways reviled and denounced as the
chiefest of all political sinners, had
suddenly become the personification
of all virtue? It is up to them to ex
plain. In the case of Mr. Ogden some
will be unkind enough to surmise that
the building of the new court house
may have something to do with it,
There is more than a million dollars to
be expended and the astute Mr. Ogden
awakes to a situation of that kind very
suddenly. He undoubtedly realized
that in order to be prepared for the
occasion it wonld be necessary to have
a tool in the Controller's office and he
realized that Mr. John D. Hitchman
i was not the man from that point of
W view. He also realized that in order to
effect his purpose it would be necessary
to enlist the Anti-Quay faction, which
he immediately started out to do and
which he did with commendable
thoroughness. That Denna succeeded
in deceiving the leaders of this faction
there can be no doubt. Here was a
situation that was almost ludicrous:
The Anti Quayites lining up shoulder
to shoulder with Brown! with a man
whom they despised ns a political
desperado and for whom they held
nothing but the utmost contempt—ex
cept as a man who would be willing to
cater to them in return for what they
might do for him.
It might not be amiss in this connec-tion
to remind honorable men who,
for one reason or another, may have
supported Mr. Brown, that they have
very little to hope for in an alliance
with him. As far as the Anti Quayites
are concerned, they could probably
profit by the story of the viper that
sank its poisonous fangs into the bosom
that warmed it back to life. If the at-tention
of these people has for a mo-ment
been diverted from the hideous
' political record of this past master o:
political intrigue they mustmot be sur
prised if the knife which he has mo-mentarily
concealed is unsheathed and
their attention will be recalled after a
* fashion which will forever cause them
to regret their moment of forgetfulness.
xHon. Geo. F. Huff, for instance, may
be able to recall the time in which he
harbored an honorable and entirely
natural ambition to secure the vote of
- the Westmoreland delegation in the Leg-islature
for the United States Senate.
He will also recall that this same Hon.
John H. Brown, then the leader of the
delegation, promised to secure it for
him. Did be ever do so? Read your
answer in Brown's record of broken
promises.
We have a slight recollection of Mr.
Brown pledging his word and honor to
write a letter endorsing Hon. George
H. Stevens, of Jeannette, for the U. S.
Marshalship of the Western District of
Pennsylvania. He promised to use the j
telegraph to further facilitate matters |
and to spare no effort to secure the up
pointment for Mr. Stevens. Did he
keep his promise? Certainly notion
the contrary, on the same day he made
it. he wrote a letter and sent telegrams
endorsing his henchman. Mr. Robert A.
Rankin, for the place, and lie had Mr
Rankin consent to be a candidate only
fir the purpose of side tracking Mr.
Stevens. These are isolated cases of
political perfidy and might be multi-plied
at will, hut what is the use?
Everybody knows his political career
has been one of duplicity, and his
political life a living lie.
In this campaign Mr. Brown is specn
luting in political futures. He has told
some of his friends in confidence
everything is confidential with Brown
that he intends to own the next Con-gressman
from this district, and on the
strength of this rather rosy view of
future possibilities lie has promised
consulships andpostotficesinnumerable.
But the peculiar thing abont it all is
that he has in numberless instances
promised the same office to several
different persons, and the question now
troubling them is to know who will he
chosen and who will be left. Again,
he is said to be out and out in favor of
nine different Republicans for Assembly
and a revised list may add several
names to this number. But, after all,
why not? It isso easy to promise.
COMIRS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About Prominent People
Gathered During the Week.
Mrs. Lydia Pore, of Pittsburg, is
spending a few weeks here with rela-tives
and old friends.
W. W. Lohr. who is in the company
store at Whitney, spent Sunday here
with his wife and family.
Misses Laura McXaughton and Hazel
Cox spent Tuesday at Scottdale as the
guests of the Misses Hepler.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Bnrkholder, their
two sons and Miss Iva Freed were visit
ing old friends in Pittsburg last week.
Mrs. Frank Brothers and Mrs. M. C.
Myers left Wednesday as the local dele-gates
to the W. C. T. U. convention at
New Castle.
Mrs. Brown Colley, of Dunbar, and
Mrs. Harry Kurtz, of Confluence, are
guests of Mrs, W. F. Morrison, of
College avenue.
Mrs. Esther Neily, of Lebanon, Pa.,
and J. W. Crosby, of Greensburg. were
here the past week visiting the latter's
aunt, Mrs. J. A. Loar.
J. G. Black and sister. Miss Nora,
left Wednesday for Grove City to
attend the wedding of their cousin,
Miss Edith Painter, for whom Miss
Black is to act as bridesmaid.
George B. Hitchman, the well known
local painter, left Tuesday, with his
wife and family, for Weiland's station,
near Elko, Nevada, where he will join
his sister in the ranching business.
A. J. Smith, who disposed of his
Grand Opera House restaurant to
George Shemas and his College avenue
bakery to F. W. Miller, left Tuesday,
but had not the!) decided where he
would locate.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nicholson, who
stopped here on their return from an
extended western trip to visit the lat-ter's
parents Superintendent and Mrs.
W. S. Ramsay, left Saturday for their
Cresson home.
Teller W. E. Sbope, of the Citizens
National Bank, and A. C. Rumbangh
are hunting this week at the former's
old Orbisonia. Huntingdon county,
home. Superintendent B. F. Mechling
and Dr. B. M. Loar joined them yester-day.
Prof. W. G. Kintigh, formerly prin-cipal
of the local public schools, was
here Friday and Saturday last with his
wife packing up their household goods
that were shipped to tbeirnew Wilkins-burg
home. The Professor has a nice
berth with the Westinghouse Electric
Company at Wilmerding.
Mrs. Sarah Washabaugh, of Wood-dale,
spent several days here the past
week with her daughters, Mrs.
N. D. Cbristner and Mrs. R. E.
Mahaney, before starting for Los
Angeles, California, where she expects
to spend some time with her sisters,
Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Mertic. She was
accompanied by her son in law, J. B.
Freed, of Carnegie.
Local Lodgeman Honored.
At the meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Knights of Honor of Pennsylvania,
at Hotel Ryder, Cambridge Springs,
last week, James S. Braddock, of this
place, was unanimously elected Grand
Dictator, that being the highest office
in the state jurisdiction. The order has
paid in 28 years to the widows and or-phans
$74,565,384.91.
AS REPl
You Will lie Asked to Support Your Ticket This Tall Out of Respect
( for the Memory of The Martyred President And For
j> Regularity’s Sake. And It's Well to
> Took Into the Matter.
THOUGHTS FROM Mil lOlIRMAI THINK-TANK.
Regularity in politics is a principle THE JOURNAL not
only recognizes but respects; for, it is founded on the right
of the majority to rule. But we deny that it can he applied
today to the Republican ticket in this
county as a whole. What self-respecting
Westmoreland member of that party, who
THOUGHT
NUMBER I.
is acquainted with all the facts, can say that the Hon. John
II. Brown had a majority of the votes cast at the primary
election for the office of Controller? Would he have refused
to accept the proposition of his manly young opponent, Mr.
John D. Hitchman, of this place, made in an open conven-tion
of return judges and expressing the maker's willingness
to abide by tlie face of the returns, if lie had believed for
an instant that a count then and there, open and above
hoard, would have given him the nomination?
The fact is that Mr. Brown himself began the contest
by challenging the Arnold vote. That he was privileged to
do as lie pleased was shown when his putty man, Mr. Robert
Rankin, was re elected County Chairman. Mr. Brown’s
appeal upon this occasion for the purification of Arnold
politics was made in the name of his Maker! The returns
for this district so held up were turned over to a Brown
committee, in whose hands they remained for almost a week.
Mr. Brown toolc this time by the forelock (of course, he
didn't know what his committee would report) and an-nounced
that he was then willing to accept of Mr. Hitch-man's
proposition—a count of the returns as a whole. The
contest committee reported in due time and declared Mr.
Brown the nominee.
But it is, indeed, a pity that those Republicans who
left the convention hall in disgust, saying, “Hitchman is
being held up and robbed,” are unable to produce the evi-dence
to prove their assertion that today amounts to
amoral certainty in the minds of their well-informed party
brothers. Yet Republicans will be asked to give Mr. Brown
their united support at the polls on the 5th of November
next, either for regularity’s salve or out of respect for the
memory of the martyred President. Just as if Mr. Brown,
who is trying to knife the life out of his fellow candidate, Mr.
Trescher, the nominee for Sheriff, or for that matter, his
side partner, Judge John B. Steele, had the right to ever
mention regularity or was permitted so much as to speak
the honored name of McKinley! Can pleas of this kind
weigh for a minute with any self-respecting Republican?
Would you have more evidence before you are convinced
that party fealty should not lead you to indorse such cor-rupt
methods by your vote? Well, here it is.
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This same Hon John H. Brown committed his first grand
political larceny just seven years ago, with the aid of Hon.
John B. Steel, who was then County Chairman and who is
now your candidate to succeed himself as
Judge of the Orphan’s Court. How? By
throwing out the Export vote that would
ANOTHER
THINK.
SOME MORE
THOUGHTS.
have given his opponent, Hon. E. E. Robbins, the county
nomination for Congress in 1894. Do you still doubt Mr.
Brown’s guilt? If you do, ask Captain William M. Jordan,
of this place. He was a member of the Export contest com-mittee
and says he and Dr. R. B. Hammer, who were the
majority, simply obeyed Mr. Brown’s orders when they
threw out that precinct. There was nothing irregular about
the vote there.
*** *** »*»
The so-called Grapeville statesman’s second rank
offense against political decency in the “Star of the West”
was perpetrated in 1896, when he was opposed for re-nomination
to the State Senate by David A.
Miller, Esq., of Greensburg. This was
done by Mr Brown holding back the vote
of Jeannette when he found that he was shy on the total
number of ballots. It required some lively figuring, of
course, and some of “Davy's” friends were suspicious when
Mr. Brown helped himself to more votes than there were at
that time voters in both parties at Jeannette. But it was a
Brown convention of return judges; the steal went through
all right, and it was State Senator Brown for four more
years.
An agent of this same Hon. John II. Brown tried just
six years ago to sell out Harry Seauor for Sheriff for
$2,000 and, but for the would-be buyers’ distrust of Mr.
Brown, the deal would have gone through. As an honest
Republican, do you wish to approve of such treachery with
your ballot? THE JOURNAL sincerely trusts that you will
not. It believes that you will not when you shall have
k weighed well the evidence laid before you.
I»'/W/
A BRAVE FATHER
Perishes With His Two Little Sons in a
Mine Air Shaft.
John Gillelaud, a coal miner at J mil
ataville, Fayette county, aged 50 years,
and his two sons, James and Winuifield,
aged respectfully 11 and 15 years, per-ished
in an old mine air shaft near their
home Sunday.
About. 9 o’clock that morning little
Janies climbed to the top of tiie lionrded
shaft, which extends but a few feet
above the ground, and fell in on being
overcome by tbe escaping gas. His
older brother climbed down the rickety
ladder once used by tlm miners and was
followed by t lie horrified father who
had witnessed his sons’ disappearance.
The alarm was then given and exper-ienced
miners got a farmer’s windmill
whose month was turned into the shaft.
With only this small current, John
Nicholson and John Baker were let
down into the shaft with ropes. All
three victims were found dead. The
bodies were recovered, but the two
brave rescuers were almost overcome
by the fumes.
ROBBERS RETURN.
Supposed Thieves Again Visit Old
Jacob Horner's Home.
Friday night last, just one week after
the robbery and torture of old Jacob
Horner and his wife at that place,
Mellingertown was again greatly exer-cised
by what is believed was an attempt
to again submit these two old people to
a similar outrage.
It was abont 8 o'clock that three men
went to the house and tried to get in
But the door was locked and when they
attempted to force an entrance, Mrs.
Horner became alarmed and blew a
horn from an upstairs window. She
alarmed the neighbors who flocked to
the scene in time, it is said, to see the
f irms of the three men disappear in the
darkness. Liter they were tracked to
a nearby mine opening through which
they made good their escape.
BIG SCOT EBATE FIRE.
Kenney & Co’s. Foundry and Machine
Shops Destroyed.
Kenney & Co s. big foundry and ma-chine
shops at Scottdale were totally
destroyed by fire shortly before mid
night last. Friday, entailing a loss of
some $6),000, on which there was
j>2l 000 insurance. Over one hundred
men were thrown out of employment,
although many of them will be giveD
work in rebuilding, which will be done
at once.
MURDER DOW
AT A FESTIVAL.
Charles Lewis Kills George
Meggs Saturday Night.
FOUR SHOTS WERE FIRED
AND ONLY ONE HIT, BUT IT WAS
TRUE TO THE MARK.
The Two Young Men, Both Colored, Had
Been Chums at the Standard Mines
A nd While They Had Been Drinking* it
Is Not Known What Led to the Trag-edy.
The Murderer Was Promptly Ar-rested
and is Now in Jail.
Charles Lewis shot and almost in-stantly
killed George Meggs at the old
Third Ward school house Saturday
nigtit, and is now in jail at Greensburg
charged with murder.
The principals in the tragedy, both
young colored men, were sort of chmns,
having worked together as tipplers on
the crusher at the Standard coke works.
Lewis is 25 years of age, son of James
Lewis, a respectable citizen of Spring
Garden, while his victim was a son cf
John Meggs and some five years his
slayer's junior.
It seems that young Lewis, who was
particularly ugly in his enps, had been
drinking with a crowd of his race be-fore
going to the old school house wheie
the Second Baptist people were holding
a festival. He and Meggs had an ap-parently
friendly tussle in the yard and
separated. A few minutes later Lewis
walked up to Meggs and began talking
to him.
Before those who stood nbont the en-trance
realized what was goiDg on
Lewis pulled his 33 calibre revolver and
fired four shots at Meggs. (>nly one
bullet hit him; that struck between
the first and second ribs, close to the
breast bone, passing down through the
aorta and out at the bowels, it being
afterward found in his clothes. Meggs
walked toward the gate and, saying: “I
am a dead man!" dropped to the pave-ment
where he expired in a few
moments.
Policemen John Nugent and Edward
Keller and Constable Curry were called
and, with Amos Rmnbaugh, went to
the Lewis home where the murderer
was found in bed and arrested without
any trouble. He waived a hearing
before Justice Rhoades and was taken
The local fire department was prompt
to respond to the alarm but was power
less to stRy the flames owing to the
town’s water famine. It is not known
how the fire started, but their is some
talk of incendiary origin.
A New Pastor’s Royal Welcome.
Tbe First Baptist people gave their
new pastor. Rev. C. \V. Haines, and his
bride a royal welcome in their church
Friday evening last, the reception be-ing
attended by many members of other
churches. Warm addresses of welcome
were made by Revs. Wilson and Yahn,
the only other town clergymen in town
or not otherwise engaged that evening.
A nice lunch was served in the dining
room connected with the church. The
singing of Miss Marot, of the Institute,
was a striking feature of the pleasing
function, at which the new shepherd
and bis charming young wife mad
many new friends.
Coming Weddings.
Mr. John James Haley, of South
Negley avenue, Pittsburg, has issued
invitations for tbe marriage of his
daughter, Miss Mabel Peyton Negley,
to Dr. John DeWitt Dickey, of this
place, the ceremony to take place at the
bride's home on Tuesday evening. Octo
ber 29.
Mr. William H. Smith, the senior
member of W. H. Smith & Son, the
well known hardware firm, sent out
cards yesterday for the wedding of his
youngest daughter, Miss Pearl Elvira
Smith, with Dr Myers Worman Horner,
another young Mount Pleasant physi-cian.
The ceremony will take place
at the bride's Main street home at 8
o’clock on Thursday evening, October 31.
Presbyterian Communion.
The sacrament of the Lord's Sapper
will be administered in the Presbyterian
church on next Sabbath. Preparatory
services this evening at 7:30 and Satur-day
afternoon at 2 o'clock will be con-ducted
by Rev. J. B. Lyle, of Scottdale.
The pastor, Rev. D. M. Lyle, hopes that
all the members of the congregation
will be present at these meetings.
Will bo GoodNoxy.
Al. Bradford, a Morewoot colored
man, was fined $11.18 Monday by Jus-tice
McWilliams for disorderly conduct
and profanity at the Second Baptist
church festival Saturday night follow-ing
the Lswis-Meggs murder.
by his four captors in a carriage to jail
at Greensburg before daylight Sunday
morning. The entire party was thrown
from the vehicle a mile beyond Arm-brnst
by the hind wheel of the carriage
coming off. Amos Rumbaugh, who
was driving, was caught by the top of
the rig and dragged some distance,
being severely ent and bruised about
the bead and face, while Curry
had his shoulder hurt. Rumbangh was
left with a Mr. Silliman, a farmer living
near, from whom a wagon was borrow-ed
to go on to tho county sent with the
prisoner. Lewis tried to get away once,
but was brought down by Police nan
Keller.
Upon the receipt of an order from
Coroner Wynn, Dr. M. W. Horner made
an examination of the body Sunday and
the Coroner came down Monday the
jury’s verdict being in accordance with
the above statements, in addition to
finding that Joseph Lewis, a colored
Morewood worker but not related to
the murderer, was an accessory before
the crime was committed. This Lewis
was given a hearing before Justice Mc-
Williams and discharged as Rev. P. P.
Samuel, pastor of the Second Baptist
church, who made the information,
was unable to produce sufficient evi-dence
to hold the defendant.
NICE TITTLE BOUQUETS
Which Judge Steel Threw at Himself In
a Local Speech.
Judge Steel and Republican County
Chairman Rankin were here Saturday
evening meeting with local members of
the party in Justice Rhoades' office
whose capacity was ample to accommo-date
the attendance. Enthusiasm was
conspicuous by its absence.
The orators in order were Judge
Steel, County Chairman Rankin and
Nevin A. Cort, Esq., of this place. The
Judge, doubtless fearing the gentlemen
who followed him might forget it, re-viewed
his brief but brilliant judicial
record that was most satisfactory to
himself as well as those who have done
business in the new Orphan’s Court with
H >n. John B. Steel on the bench.
The last bouquet in the nice little
bunch he threw at himself was that he
bad opposed of almost three hundred
cases and not a single one of that umn
ber had been appealed! John's hand
some face was still real rosy with pride
when he had bowed himself to a seat.
TI1K MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1»01
M> : 4.* 14s> »♦ '..4 » A
LATE AND IMPOR-TANT
PHASES
OF CHILD
STUDY.
fiv rniiY A. sroTT, rn. n„
Prnfmnr of / ‘si/chnloini anil t'/iil l Study
in the Wisconsin IVonno! School.
4> • O • •O' •
III.—First Thoughts of
Children.
I.NTIJ tlic publication of Dnr-win's
“Blogniplileal Sketch
ill' 1111 Infmit” a great
many facts have Iiecii col-lected
imlicntlUK tlm way
clillilri'li react to tlieir en-vlroiiiiicnl
during tin* first inoiitlis of
(heir existence. These observations
all siio\v tlinl sensorimotor hrnln eei’-
ters, 1 he (irsi In structural develop-ment,
also come llrst Into function mid ill the slur! with 11 ven sumII amount
of definite association. In this hitler point the' luiliiaii child differs markedly
from the youm: ol the lower animals. In the case of a newly horn chicken, lor
example, we find a larye number of the reaction!) of which lie Is capable al-ready
formed and needing only the slightest touch on the part ol the en-vironment
to set them off. During the best day ol his lile the chicken, altei
picking Ills way through his shell, stands and walks and when he secs
food among grains of sand seizes II with about us much precision as lie
ever does In later life, lie Is to n large extent mature and capable of support-ing
himself.
With the human Infant there are Indeed some reflexes already In exist-ence,
but with the exception of that for slicking these are of a very general-ized
type. There has been observed on the first day of life, even with Infants
prematurely born, a turning of the head toward the light. Tills indicates
a performed associative path between the optic centers and the motor centers
which move the head. It Is. however, of a very Indelinltc character and goes
no further than the pleasurable differentiation between light and darkness.
The Infant Is still practically blind, and the distinguishing of objects is quite
impossible to him.
There Is 11 similar condition with respect to hearing, some observers report-ing
that even to loud noises the child makes no response whatever during the
first few days.
Touch has been regarded by many as the llrst sense to manifest Itself.
-Kussmaul, Perez and l'reycr all believe that Individual tactile sensations
show themselves during Intrauterine life. Even with prematurely born chil-dren
touch elicits some response at the very lirst. The tongue, lips, nostrils
and eyelashes are especially sensitive. The difference in sensibility Is, how-ever,
less in infants than in adults, and reaction time Is slower, indicating a
lack of definite association.
Taste Is developed as early as touch. Kusstmiul found that on the llrst
day of life solutions of sugar and quinine. Introduced by 11 hair pencil and
warmed so that the feeling of temperature would not affect the result, called
forth "the same mimetic movements which we designate among grown people
11s (lie facial expressions of sweet and hitter.” They respond to the sugar by
protruding the lips In a spoutlike form, pressing the tongue between tbelli,
sucking and swallowing. O11 the contrary, when the quinine was Introduced
tlie visage was distorted, the eyes closed, the tongue protruded, and choking
movements were made, accompanied by (be expulsion of the lluiil and active
secretion of saliva. In many eases, however, the introduction of nil atten-uated
solution of quinine was responded to by sucking movements, showing
that taste sensibility is weaker at this age than the adult (Tracey). These
movements cannot lie called voluntary in the adult sense, lint were as uncon-trollable
relieves. They indicate a differentiation of associative paths in ad-vance
of what is to he observed with the sense of sigh! and hearing.
Children make Indefinite reactions to strong odors while asleep during the
first hours after birth. They are behind many of the lower nnimals In motor
associations leading from this sense. A kitten I! days old, before ils eyes are
opened, will raise its back and “spit” at a liaml which 1ms been rubbed over
the back of 11 ilog.
Internal sensations will give rise to various Indefinite reactions. Pleasure
and pain are at first manifested in connection with feelings of hunger anil
thirst. Pleasure is not expressed by a “real smile” until about the forty-fifth
day (Darwin).
These reactions are evidently of a very simple character, so simple, in-deed.
that tin* most of them may he carried out, in a great part at least, by
nervous centers below the brain proper. The suckling reflex, for example, is
possible In microcephalous children, in whom the upper brain is almost wholly
wanting. With normal children, however, there is in a very few days after
birth enough difference 111 tlieir reactions, 11s compared with those born with-out
the upper brain, to show that the cortex, the organ of consciousness pur
excellence, is contributing at least some re-enforcement to the lower centers.
With regard to the higher and more concrete phases of experiences, known
to adults us volitions, desires, feeling, knowledge, and which we generally in-fer
to exist in connection with the activity of the higher centers, it is im-possible
to say just at wlmt point I11 the life of the child they llrst make
their appearance. Although there may very likely be some protoplasmic
mother liquid of tin Inner state in the automatic reactions and reflexes of chil-dren,
or even in the germ cell itself, what all are accustomed to regard as
really personal is at birth and for sometime after conspicuous by Its absence.
The distinguishing of objects by sight, generally called “noticing,” Is not re-ported
until the child Is over a month old. Even after tills, however, there is
very little Idea of distance derived from the eyes. Preyer’s boy at 4 months
old often grasped at objects which were twice the length of his arm from him
and “when nearly 2 years old tried to hand a piece of paper to a person look-ing
out of a second story window from the garden below.” This failure to ap-preciate
distances arises out of the fact that knowledge of this feature of ex-perience
arises from the senses of touch and pressure, and not until sight sen-sations
and touch sensations have been sufficiently associated together can we
dispense with tlie evidence of touch. By sight alone we would not be able to
tell that anything was distant or near, rough or smooth, transparent or
opaque. It is by a series of trials involving his skin and muscles that the
child learns that he can walk through air. but not through a wall, or that he
cannot pick up the spot of light from the floor. Similar associations are made
with hearing and the other senses, anil a great part of the child's early months
is spent in making physical experiments on himself and his environment.
When visual "noticing” begins, it is at first limited to about the distance of Ids
fingers. Beyond tills point be is practically blind, while the lirst real grasping
of nu object with an appreciation of its distance is not observed until about
the end of the fifth month.
About this time he discovers various portions of Ids body. lie notices bis
toes and may be observed to bunt for them when they have by some reflex
and accidental movement on Ids part disappeared from sight. He discovers
a difference in experience* when he touches or bandies his own body and
when he does the same tiling with another. He discovers that many tilings
have a reverse side to them anil turns them over anil over, Impressing on his
niiud the difference of appearance from different angles, while at the same
time the object remains the same to Ids feeling of touch and pressure. He ex-amines
carefully tlie edges and corners of things and studies their weight and
thickness. The rustle, and especially tlie thinness, of paper about this age is
a delightful discovery, and when he finds out that paper will tear the new
experience, revealing such an unusual effect of his volitions, is repeated time
and time again, bringing In every possible variety of association between
sight, sound, touch and muscular co-ordination. He takes the greatest pleas-ure
in finding himself a cause.
The elaborate experimentations which a child of 6 or 7 months goes
through are not possible without a considerable degree of memory and asso-ciative
power. The facility with which associated ideas are acquired is, ac-cording
to Mr. Darwin, the most strongly marked of all the characteristics
separating a child from even the most intelligent of the lower animals. Asso-ciation
by contiguity appears quite early. About the age of 5 or (i months
when a child Is dressed for the street and put in his carriage he becomes rest-less
and angry if be is not taken out immediately. Here is a firmly fixed asso-ciation
which has been acquired and remembered from past experience. From
a brain standpoint we may figure it as follows, and by this it is not meant
that we will have fully explained, but only given one of the necessary condi-tions
of these more concrete elements of experience. At first the dressing,
placing In carriage and taking out give rise to movements, touches, sights and
sounds which involve the reaction of different brain centers following one after
another. Each of these centers has associative fibers leading out In various di-rections
throughout the brain. The three different outward events mean three
different groups of brain activities. The first group Is discharged at the time
the first dressing occurred. At that time the centers involved In this group
would radiate out impulses in every direction. The neutral process accom-panying
the sight of the carriage might even be one of the elements, but would
be submerged by all the others. The sight of tlie carriage is, however, con-tinued,
while the other processes, involving, for instance, the sight of his crib,
have ceased. New processes are stirred up in his new situation, the
most of which are Immediately dropped. The carriage process, sight, etc.,
however, still remain and new experiences, such as movement of the car-riage,
added. There has thus been a more constant repetition of some proc-esses
than of others.
It will be seen from this that the problem of nutrition Is fundamental to
even these complex evidences of Intelligence. That the association should
be firmly fixed depends not merely on the number of repetitious, but upon the
nutritive overcompensation which follows the reaction. Vital conditions
may be such that there is no overcomper.sation. Too early a repetition may
produce this result, and we will then be dealing with associative paths
which are fatigued und still churgeil with the waste products of former ef-forts.
If the associative process is complex and intense, recuperation will bo pro-portionately
tardy. It Is only the shallower, more Insignificant anil artificial
kinds of associations which are effected by wlmt teachers know as a steady
drill.
[Copyright, 1900.]
Mrs. Ellen Ripley, Chaplain Ladies Aid,
Grand Army of the Republic, No. 7, 222
10th Ave., N. K., Minneapolis, Minn.,
Strongly Endorses Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetal >le Com1JOUnd.
“ DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:—Your Vegetable Compound cured me
of ulceration of the womb, and getting such a complete cure I felt that
the medicine had genuine merit and was well worth recommending
to other sick women.
“ For fifteen years I have been your friend. I have never written you
before, but I have advised hundreds of women to take your medicine, in
fact it is the only real reliable remedy I know of for a sick woman.
“ I have not yet found a case of ovarian or womb trouble which
has not been relieved or cured by the faithful use of Lydia E.
l’inkhum's Vegetable Compound.
“ You have brought health to hundreds of women in Minneapolis as
you have no doubt to others over the country."—Mas. Ft.Lr.M RIPLKV.
$5000 FORFEIT IF TIIE ABOVE LETTER IS NOT OENUINE.
When women are troubled with irregular or painful menstruation,
weakness, leucorrlnen, displacement, or nicerut ion of the womb, I lint hear-ing-
down feeling, inflammation of the ovaries, backache, flatulence,
general debility, indigestion, and nervous prostration, they should
remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lyilia E. Pinklnini’s
Vcgetalde Compound at once removes such troubles.
No other medieiue in the world has received such widespread and
unqualified endorsement. No other medicine lias such a record of cures
of female troubles. Refuse to buy any other medicine.
Mend
your ways
instead of
your clothes
Use
Walker’s
We are
The People
and the
clothes
will last
—because
it contains no alkali.
No boiling or rub-bing.
Read the
wrapper—washing
without working.
to make your photos.
A Correct Likeness
Guaranteed
We also furnish Crayon
and Pastel enlargements
and make all kinds of
frames from a stock of
moulding that is com-plete
and up-to-date.
GOODMAN & SPRINGER.
Stauffer Block,
Main street. Mount Pleasant.
No Other
Stove or Range
will do your Cooking
so cheaply and quickly
as a
Favorite Gas Range
They are just what you will he looking for.
They are made by one rf the largest and
best firms in the country. They are fully
warranted.
We also have u complete line of
Gas Heaters and Stoves,
Burners, Mantels, (ilobes, Shades, E£tc.
Come and see us. We have the goods you
want aud at the right prices.
COLVIN & MTCIIIING,
East Mam street, - Mount Pleasant, Pa.
INCORPORATED 1884.
The largest fraternal beneficiary so-ciety
in the United States. Member-ship
March 1, 1901, 582,668.
In the history of the society never
more than 11 assessments have been
levied in any one year.
RATE OF ASSESS/VIENT.
Age Nearest Birthday *'*00 *1000
From Is to 2* years
From 20 to 33 years
From :;4 t<> U7 years
From 38 to ill* years
From 40 to 41 years
From 42 to 43years
From 44 to *15years
£0.25
i '.Si
j .30
.30
.30
*0.40
.45
.45
.50
• .50
, .55
1 .55
$2000 *3000
*0.80 *1.20
30
.{*0
.05
.00
.05
.10
1.35
1.45
1.50
MOUNT PLEASANT CAMP No. 7083
Meets in I. O. O. F. Hail the first and
third Tuesday evenings of each month
at 8 o’clock.
Consnl, JAS. DILLON.
Treasurer, Secretary.
C. E. MCLLIN.
If it’s
JEWELRY
You’re looking for,
We’ve got It All.
Watches,
Chains,
Rings,
Collar Buttons,
Studs,
Brooches,
Gold Pens,
S. C. STEVENSON.
)r.
*K
\r
K£
V
H
H
H
K
Clocks,
Charms,
Bracelets
CuffButtons,
Scarf Pins,
Ear Rings,
Inkstands,
Preserve
rietal Roofs Against
Decay With
“Graphite
Trade t A •
Mark clSSlIC
Paint.” Registered
Ball Bearing
Sewing Machine
and the
Sterling
Pianos
^"Organs
FROM | # ARMBRUST,
of Armbrust, Pa.
SEND FOR PRICE LISTS.
f §;
* rj
Repairing of Machines and Organs at-tended
to with promptness.
Exchanging Ideas.
Well Dressed People
seldom discuss clothes in public,
but wherever a, well dressed man J
is seen his clothes are an argu-ment
for tailor made garments, t
OUR PATRONS ARE
pleased with the perfect lit and
splendid appearance which ar-tistic
tailoring gives. Correct
ideas worked into clothes—that’s
what you get here.
VOGLE BROS.,
Mullin Block, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Made only by
TheNaticnal Paint & Varnish Co.
CLEVELAND. O.
Beware of TAR or asphaltum Imita-tions
that ruin instead **f preserve
metal roofs. This paint withstands a
temperature or nOOaegrees fsihrenheit,
which is more than any other Gum
Metal Paint, in existence. 5100 reward
for any tnr. nsplmltum or worthless
evaporating oils found in it.
The Best Paint in the World
for all kinds of metal exposed to the
severest destructive agents such as
sulphur fumes and gases, etc, Guar-anteed
to preserve any surface fora
years perfectly. For sale by
J, W. SWARTZ. Mount Pleasant.
The following work was done this
year with Graphite Elastic Paint:
Jordan Hotel roof. Pleasant Unity.
Geo. Hltchman. residence roof. city.
Samuel Zuck.
F. P. church, iron fence.
Emma Stauffer residence,
Janies Warden, residence roof.
Call and ask for descriptive circular.
and a complete and very hand-some
line of
Silver Novelties
which will be well worth yonr
while to come and see. We never
had a finer line of these goods
than we have this season, and the
prices are very reasonable. Come
and see the goods before making
your purchases.
H. C. MORRISON,
At the New Stand,
farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank Block,
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Prof. Mohr’s
J. R. JONES,
L _ i
WATER, STEAM AND GAS FITTER.
Orders, left at either J. A.
Stevenson & Co's. West Main
Street store or at my residence,
on Smithfield street, will re-ceive
prompt attention.
All Work Guaranteed.
ii
—Cures—
Constipation, Sick Headache,
Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Insomnia,
and any Stomach, Liver or
Kidney trouble.
A cure guaranteed for any
of these ills or will forfeit $ ioo
For sale by
H. F. BARKLEY,
CHAS. L. KUHN,
Druggists.
FURNITURE
REUPHOLSTERED and REPAIRED
fKt Reasonable- Rates.
H. fK. GILSON.
8 lfi-tf West Main st.. Mount Pleasan"
J. G. THOMPSON,
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
AUCTIONEER.
Calls for all kinds of sales promptly attend-ed
to.
Lock Box 531. Bell Telephone 04
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOITKXATJ, EH I DAY, OCTOT1EU IS, HUM.
As Judged From the Past Week's
Trade Reports
WHEN CAREFULLY COMPILED
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF READ
ERS OF THE JOURNAL.
Some Overcapitalized Industrial Cor-porations
Have Failed to Pay Interest
on Their Stocks, and While This Has
Some Influence on the Stock Market, it
Is no Criterion by Which to Judge the
Manufacturing: Situation as a Whole.
Failure of a few overcapitalized in-dustrial
corporations to pay interest on
their stocks is no criterion of conditions
in manufacturing, although an influence
of some weight in tho stock market.
Reports from all parts of the country
agree that there has seldom, if ever,
been such vigorous prosecution of con
strnction work. Widely divergent lines
exhibit similar symptoms. Labor is
well employed at good wages, and the
buying power of the people is more than
sufficient to meet the advance in the
cost of living of 4 (1 per cent over prices
prevailing a year ago.
Wholesome activity is still the feature
at iron furnaces and steel mills. While
old orders are filled ns rapidly as possi
ble there is no immediate prospect of
catching up with contracts, especially
as each day brings new business, with
deliveries running far into next year.
Idle plants are resuming as rapidly ns
arrangements cau he made, and the tin
plate mills are adopting the latest and
best processes. Domestic needs are so
urgent in nearly all branches of this in
dnstry that export orders are receiving
scanty attention, hut there is reason to
expect much activity in foreign sales
whenever the home trade resumes a
normal position, i’ig iron production
on October 1, according to the Iron Age,
was at the rate of 807,982 tons weekly,
an increase of 8,121 tons over the out
put on September 1, and 84,818 tons
more than in October, 1900. Yet fur
nace stocks steadily decrease, amount
ing to only 801,598 tons October 1,
against 870,581 a year ago. and supplies
in consumers' bands are believed to lie
light.
A feature in woolen goods is the large
proportion of mill capacity at work on
high grades of wool, shoddy and other
adulterants being used much less than
last year. Raw wool is firm and going
into consumption steadily.
Slightly better relative prices lmve
beeu established by the leading cereals,
wheat making a fair gain while corn
lost a little of its exceptional strength.
There is no evidence of holding hack for
higher prices in Western receipts for
two weeks of 15,888.428 bushels, against
12,718,883 bushels last year, when more
attractive quotations prevailed. Ex
ports from t lit* United States are not
equal to recent record-breaking figures,
but still compare fairly well with earlier
years.
Failures for the week were 231 in the
United States against 223 last year, and
34 in Canada against 82 last year.
ORAIN, FLOUR AND FRED—WHOLESALE.
Whem. per bu 70
Outs, per bu 48
Corn, per bu 73
Corn Meal, per 18)1., bolted 4 2.7
Flour, patent, per bid 4 77
Chopped feed(corn and oul slyer ton 27 00
Bran, per ton 21 00
Middlings, per ton 24 00
Mill Food, per ton. 21 70
lluy, baled, per ton 10 no
lfuy. loose, per ton 10 00
GROCERIES AND PRODUCE—RETAIL.
Breakfast, Bacon, per It
Brooms
Buckets,..
Buckwheat flour, per sack
Butter, per lb
Candles, per ID -
Carbon oil, pergal
Cheese, per Ih
Chickens
Coffee, per tt> -
Dried Apples, per lb
Dried Beef, per can ...
Eggs, perdoz
llam.perlb
Lard per lb
Maple Molasses, per gal
New Orleans Molasses, per gal
Potatoes, per bu..
Rice, per tb
Rolled Oats. 2 lb packages
Salt, per bbl..
14
12®10
12@40
47
12W
10®17
111
20®in
12®20
28
Salt, per sack
Salt Fish. 1per lb
Smoked side bacon, per lb .
Salt side, per lb
Soap, per cake
Starch, per tb
Sugar, per lb
Sweet Potatoes, per lb
Tea per lb
Nellie Bly’s Predecessor.
It is related that during President
Tyler's administration Ann Royall,
editor of “Paul Pry,” a sensational
sheet, forced the then Chief Magistrate
into an interview by employing unusual
means. President Tyler occasionally
enjoyed a swim in the Potomac, whose
banks were then far from civilization.
Ann Royall, strolling by the river, spied
the Presidential apparel and seated her-self
thereupon. She would not budge
until the irate Executive, up to his neck
in water, had granted the interview.—
The Ladies' Home Journal for October.
Open Every Saturday Night *
From 7 to 8 o’clock for the accommo-dation
of those who wish to open a
savings account and who do not find it
convenient to come to our bank during
usual hours. We pay 4 per cent, inter-est
on deposits. Send for out booklet,
all about banking by mail or in person
—free. Prudential Trust Company,
C124 Penn Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.
iw
UNION SUPPLY COMPANY, Limited,
Dealers in General Merchandise.
45 LARGE STORES.
Wo only advertise what, we have anil can show you
when you visit our Stores. We have the floods atul prices
"jWf lo interest you. Wo have been very busy putting our
'wi Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Shoe, Clothing and llat depart -
ments into shape for Call and Winter trade, and are now
m showing a great line of Doiuets and Flannelettes at 5, 8
and 10c per yard.
0 The very best all Wool Fancy Flannels at 20, 22, 2f
Tup HO and 40c per yard.
™ The best all Wool Blankets made al $2.75 to $5.00 per
<S . pair and the greatest lino of Cotton Blankets ever put on
jff counters at 50c to $1.50 per pair.
The best 50c Fleece lined Underwear that overcame
from a factory and the most perfect line of Dress Goods
from 10c to $2.00 per yard, we or you have ever seen.
. i
Shoes.
We are offering the best Men’s Working Shoes at
$1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 on earth and the greatest Ladies’
Dress Shoe at $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 ever sold by us or any if
other Shoe Merchant.
Our Mens’ Dress Shoe at $1.50 is a stunner, at $1.75
is a wonder, at $2.00 takes your breath and when you see
our $H,00, $H.50 and $4.00 goods you will simply he
astounded. They are guaranteed by Hie Factory to us.
by us to you, taken back and money refunded if not satis-factory
after a trial. Every pair of Shoes carries this
guarantee with it; you take no risk; we take that, you
simply wear the shoes and after yon have worn them, if
you are not sntisiied, come back to us and get your money.
Clothing.
We are selling ready-to-wear Clothing which fits,
looks correct, is right up-to-date, and down in price, and
our made-to-order departments are crowded with meas-ures
taken from people who want clothes correctly cut,
correctly built, correctly trimmed and correct in quality.
The best designer of Children's goods in the world makes
our clothes for the little fellows and they are correctly
clad when we do it.
Mats.
We have the correct thing in Hats and Caps. You
can spoil the best Suit by the Hat you wear. We will
give you the proper Hat. When you get it above one of
our Suits and a pair of our handsome dress Shoes be-neath
the same Suit, you will be dressed up sure.
We can furnish you with anything that is made or
grows, and last we would call your attention to the de-fW
partment which is far from least, however, our Grocery und Provision departments. The Best Goods, the
Freshest Goods, the Cheapest Goods are sold over these
counters. Our brand of Hour beats the world in quality
m and quantity sold, and our fresh meats are dressed in our
own shops and delivered direct to our retail markets every
jjjf day. Try us.
vertisements
2
w
We would like to convince you that our ad-are
truthful. The 10,000 who are already
our customers know this, but we*want the balance of
Westmoreland and Fayette counties to know it. ww%
UNION SUPPLY COMPANY, limited.
Excelsior
Bakery.
S
516
Church Street,
Mount Pleasant,
Penn'a.
zxz.zzzz:,
Bread «
Cakes,
Wholesale and email.
C. A. GRAUL, prop’r.
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
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
NI A. OORT.
• ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office iiiljiilnliij! Eagle street residence,
Mniint IMcasaul. 1’n.
RABE F. MARSH,
ATTORN I*: V-AT- LA W.
Ml Hank & Trust Hutldlng. Gmmshutg
First Nutloiml Bunk Hwildlng. Mount I'lmis-
*int. I'II. Monday mid Tuesday of each week.
HI**. M. W. HORNER.
^ PHYSICIAN AND SI'ROFON.
Ofllro Hours:— I'nt II 10 a. in.; 1 to -I and
il to s |>. m.
F. & M. Hank Rl’k. Main St.. Mount Pleasant.
EUGENE WARDEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
20H Main street, Greensburg.
Rraddock Rloek, Mount Pleasant.
GREGG & POTTS.
A TTORNEVS-AT-LA W.
Barclay IIUIIIIINK. Urcenshurg.
W A. KAI.P,
Real Estate anil Insurance
Agency, 833 East Main street.
S. C. Steven-son,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
H E5M& INSOMNGI
4*7 MAIN ST.. MOUNT PLEASANT.
L. S. RHOADES,
raci irm PEuitiDTinnuLit.
All kinds rtf legal papers prepared and exe
outed. Collecting a specialty.
Office 1109 Main Street, Mount Pleasant
OF MOUNT PIJKARANT. PA.
Capital Stock $100,000
OFFICERS:
(I. W. Stoner. J. P. Hltchman,
President. Cashier.
G. W. Stoner, Vice President
DIRECTORS.
J. S. Hltchman, .1. D. Hitchinan,
If. W. Stoner, Wrn. R. Neel,
J. G. Crownover, Jos. R. Stauffer.
S N. Warden. Dr. J. II. Clark.
C. \V. Stoner.
Particular attention given to collections, and
proceeds prompt ly set I led.
CITIZENS' NATIONAL DANK.
MOUNT PI. HASANT, PA.
Capital Stock,
Surplus I und,
,$.50,000.00.
180.000.00.
OK KICKKB.
J. S. Hltchman. President.
J. P. Ruth, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
E. T. Hltchman, John Husband.
J. L. Ruth. (>. P. Shupe.
J. A. Warden, J. S. Hltchman.
J. C. Crownover. J. L. Myers,
Jno. M. Stauffer.
Farmers & Herchants
■^NATIONAL BANK>
OF MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
CAPITAL STOCK, - $50,000.00.
OFFICERS:
It. K. nissem, President.
James Neel. Vice President.
O. E. Muilln, Cashier
DIRECTORS:
It. K. IHssem, Abraham Ruff,
Frank D. Hamhart. E. T. Fox.
«. R. Ruff. L. S. Tinstman,
D H. Persh g. James Neel.
S. P. Zimmerman.
PITTSBURG'S POPULAR
MUSIC HOUSE.
C0 YEARS IN BUSINESS.
Si. KLEBER& BRO.
22i and 223 FIFTH AVENUE.
BE SHARP.
j Compare Piano values you find
elsewhere with those
shown by us.
We sell these celebrated musical
instruments:
KNABE PIANOS,
HENRY F. MILLER PIANOS,
STRAUBE A CROWN PIANOS,
OPERA AND GILMORE PIANOS,
NEW PIANOS $150 UPWARD.
BURDETT ORGANS,
APOLLO PIANO PLAYER,
AMERICAN MUSIC BOXES.
WASHBURN MANDOLINS,
WASHBURN GUITARS,
TALKING MACHINES,
6000 RECORDS IN STOCK,
DUQUESNE BEST STRINGS,
VIRGIL PRACTICE CLAVIER,
BAND INSTRUMENTS,
ORCHESTRA MUSIC,
LATEST SHEET MUSIC.
H. KLEBER 4. BRO.,
221 and 223 Fifth Ave., CATALOGUES
PITTSBURG, PA. FREE.
GREAT SPEC! SALE
'S FINE SUITS
At Marvelously Low Prices.
\\ ant to put our stocks in better con-dition.
Many lines broken in sizes.
Collectively these lines comprise
every size in demand.
Men’s fine suits that we have easily sold at
$7-5°> $8.50 and $10. All placed
on one table and we give you
unrestricted choice at
Men’s finest suits that we sold quickly at
$12, $14, $16 and $18. All pla-ced
on one table and we give
you unrestricted choice at
Rumbaugh 4 Dillon,
The Up-to-Date Clothiers and furnishers,
619 Mainstreet, Zimmerman Block, Mount Pleasant, Pa
ij
opened
Wednesday, September 1
Every year
adds new facilities.
Thoroughness o
of
training
kept constantly in mind
Preparation for college
or
technical school
a specialty.
H. C. DIXON,
Mount Pleasant,
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1901
Hite,Potint fllcasantJournal
JOHN L. SHIELDS, PUBLISHER.
Mount Pleasant Is situated In the heart of
the Great. Oonnollsville Coke Region. has a
population of over 5.000; while, with offices
surrounding within a radius of three miles.
tho postoffice distribution Is 111,000. A new !’l-pot
tableware glass factory. the finest In this
country and employing over 400 hands. Is in
successful dally operation.
SUBSCRIPTION §1.50 per year, payaide in
advance.
ADVERTISING RATES will he furnished
on application.
JOB PRINTING of every kind with the
best workmanship and best material.
FRIDAY. (ictoher K 1001.
COME AGAIN, ROBERT.
Mr. Robert A. Rankin, Republican
County Chairman, accepted THE JOUR-NAL’S
invitation and visited Mount
Pleasant Saturday evening in company
with .lodge John U. Steel and as we felt
sure, was accorded the courteous treat
ment that should characterize the meet
ing of gentlemen even of different
political views and during a campaign
Mr. Rankin honored this office with a
call HI pemmn, tint the Judge failed to
thus pay his respects, a neglect we re
gret as we have long been an admirer
of John's for his many whole sonled
qualities, although we would like very
much to see him defeated at the coming
election on account of his political acts,
of which, we believe, we have made
public mention upon several occasions
recently.
What did Mr. Rankin have to say to
usV Well, barring the tiling of an oh
jection to implicating him in the hold
np and robbery of Mr. Hitehman, the
conversation was of the social order and
correspondingly pleasant for this side
of the house, at least. THE JOURNAL
latcbstring will always hang out. Come
again, Robert.
A SPLENDID PRECEDENT.
Johann Most, the Anarchist, was sen-tenced
Monday to one year in the peni-tentiary
in the Court of Special Sessions.
New York City, for publishing in his
paper, the Freiheit, a seditious article.
The article in question was entitled,
“Murder Against Murder." Most
claimed that the paper was printed and
ready for distribution before President
McKinley was shot, and that it was a i
quotation from an article published 50
years ago, and republished by him 15
years ago.
Justice Hinsdnle, before pronouncing
sentence, said that it was not necessary
to trace any connection in this article
with the assassination of the late Presi
dent. The offense therein in the eyes
of the law was precisely the same as if
the bloody event had never occurred
The murder of the President only serv-ved
to illustrate and illuminate the
enormity of the crime of the defendant
in teaching his diabolical doctrine.
All that is needed to stamp out such
hellish teachings is for other judges to
accept this cowardly publisher's punish
inent as a precedent and apply it wher
ever a teacher or preacher of Anarchist
principles is found in this good broad
land of onrs.
abolishing the post canteen was ill ad
vised. If there is no authorized and
decently kept place of resort within a
garrison, where the soldier can find rec-reation
suited to his tnstes and station
in life, he will seek it outside, and the
innumerable brothels and whiskey dens
which are springing np on the edge of
the reservations will prove the most
baleful and destructive enemy to con
tentment and good order which a garri-son
can be cursed with."
No stronger argument in favor of the
repeal of the foolishly-passed anti-can
teen law could he found than this, he
ing the result of Major Sharpe's per
sonal experience while in the discharge
of his duty. Radical temperance peo-ple,
however, would much rather see
the present speak easy drink evils con
tin UP to exist at onr army posts, no
difference what the restraining effect of
the canteen might be.
THERE is little to be said about the
Lewis-Meggs murder, unless it is to
again point out the concealed weapon
evil that continues to grow at an
alarmingly fatal rate.
THE JOURNAL hasn't always been
able to hit it politically with Col
(ieorge F. Hull: but, he has always had
onr highest personal regard, and we
hope that ho is not to be gold bricked
in the present campaign.
SATURDAT evening's local Repnbli
can rally was a quiet affair, but not of
that degree of tranquility which par-takes
of any of the dangerous elements
of a political still hunt. The presence
of six out of the thirty-six or more com-mitteemen
in this district is not calcci
lated to raise much enthusiasm.
SOME mean people might say that
Hon. John B. Steel’s little toot on his
own horn wasn't much of ' a
recommendation, but we’re tickled to
know that the Judge has such a good
opinion of his own political ability.
MEMBERS of the new Greensburg
Bachelors Club will be likely to know
more at the close of their ten years'
membership than they do now.
Important Announcement.
Pittsbura Commercial Gazette.
We arise to announce that the series
of robberies committed in Pittsburg last
winter were entirely without political
significance.
AN ACCOMPLISHED PRINCIPAL.
Prof. Bill'd C. Hunnell, principal of
the New Kensington public schools,
seems to be, as his given name would
indicate, like the game order of the
feathered animals. At least, reports go
to show that, in addition to possessing
prime qualifications as an instructor, he
knows how to wield the birch (gum
hose in this case) and defend himself
from the attack of the chastised pupil's
displeased father.
Only last Thursday, Lemuel, the 1-1
year old son of Mr. L. 8. Strasser, a
prominent citizen, having broken the
rules, was brought before the principal
and by him very properly trounced. Iu
some famines the youngster, who went
home and told of his troubles, would
have been given a second lickin', but,
in this case, Lemmy's pa got real
angry at his hopeful's treatment and
made the mistake of trying to return
the compliment to the principal the
next day.
Mr. Strasser opened up hostilities, so
Uhe story goes, with a right swing for
t»ke man of learning’s nose which the
clever Professor got out of harm’s way
and then sailed into the callers jaw
with good, hard punches until Mr.
Strasser was glad to say that he had an
elegant sufficiency. The Professor
should have his salary raised.
STRONO CANTEEN ARGUMENT.
The Inspector General of the Depart-ment
of Colorado, Major A. C. Sharpe,
in his late report to the War Depart-ment,
thus pays his respects to the anti-canteen
law:
“Observation both in the tropics and
during the year past at various posts iu
this department, strongly confirms me
in the opinion expressed in former re-ports
that the legislature of last winter j the audience and Sabbath-school rooms.
Lost Opportunity.
Pittsburg Dispatch
When the thievish fraternity learn
that a trunk with $20,000 worth of jew-elry
in it stood unclaimed on the plat-form
at Manor station for three days
and nights they will be filled with more
than the usual indignation at the mys-terious
inequalities of chance.
A FITTING START
Slade at the Church of God For the New
Year’s Work.
The re-opening services at the Church
of God Sabbathdast marked a fitting be-ginning
for the year’s work. In the morn-ing
the pastor, Rev. S. G. Yahn, preach-ed
an appropriate sermon from Ps 116:
13—“What shall I render unto the Lord
for all his benefits toward me?” He
spoke of the Lord’s benefits that come
to us through the church, and what we
should render to him.
In the evening the Sabbath-school,
under the direction of Miss Margaret
K. Fox, gave an excellent musical and
literary entertainment that filled both
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We are prepared to fill your wants from head to foot with
MORE GOODS THAN EVER,
BETTER GOODS THAN EVER,
and LOWER IN PRICE THAN EVER.
Do you want your dollar to do double duty ? If so come to our store and be convinced that we are justi-fied
in our claim to the above broad assertion.
Nowhere else can you buy the Same Goods for the Same Money.
Efi., instead of 75u for extra heavy all lined Jean
pantg.
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Bv black Cheviot Men's Dress Pants.
no , instead of $1.50 for Men's Working Coat made
wWk. ()f black ducking and lined with army flannel.
instead of $2 75 for a grey covert pure gum
Teamster Coat, positively water proof.
instead of $5.50 for a Men's Worsted Suit (is
OU not wool) but is well made and trimmed and
looks good. Black otily.
6Pjf% instead of $10 for an till wool blue, black or
wU grey heavy weight cheviot suit, splendidly
made.
91E instead of $14 for a blue Kersey or Oxford
■ * Grey Overcoat, pure wool and up to date in
every respect. (See window display.)
Ifi© instead of $2.25 for a strongly made and neat
looking Child’s Suit—large variety.
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23c for natural wool color Men’s Underwear.
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Msione’s HHlliS MM. Fiiiiiisliq and Sloe Stores.
Cor. Main and Church Sts , Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Valuable Pointer.
Pit tsburg Lender.
With regard to the kind of flower
pots to be used by persons who are tak-ing
in plants for the winter, we should
say that the nature of the plant ought
to be a safe guide. For instance, for
Jack roses use jackpots.
Bobbstown All Bight
West Newton Times
The town is in good shape at present.
There are no vacant honses. Business
men comment on increased volume of
sales. Inquiry is made for property for
investment. All business enterprises
are flourishing, the manufacturing
plants running full. The present condi-tion
is a matter of congratulation.
Have Reached the Quick.
Ureensburg Argus.
The political articles which weekly
appear in the Mount Flensant JOURNAL,
some of which have been reproduced in
the “Argus,” are stirring up theRepnb
lican animals at a lively rate, and make
"mighty interestin' mulin' " these cam-paign
times.
Hunters Hard Up.
Pittsburg Times.
This is the time when the unsympa-thetic
farmer who does not want his
prize Hereford steer filled full of lead
posts notices on his farm cautioning
amateur hunters to beware. That leaves
tile hunters nothing to do when the sea-son
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The magnitude of the store and possibili-ties
offinding what you want in Cothing
and Gents’ furnishings for Men, Boys and
Children could not help but appeal to the
most particular customer. We are proud
of our past success and our endeavor is to
win more friends by continuing the policy
that has made this store so popular.
The most important part of this policy
is to sell good, reliable, up-to-date mer-chandise,
the kind we can guarantee to be
first-class in every respect regardless of
price. Don’t forget that every dollar’s
worth of goods is guaranteed and that you
will see the greatest variety of styles at the
lowest prices. We are better prepared
than ever before to supply your wants.
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TIIFi MOUNT I’LEAHANT .TOl’lINAL. FRIDAY, OCTOBER IS 100V
For the Past Week Briefly Men-tioned.
LITTLE TALK OF THE TOWN
THAT WILL BOTH INTEREST AND
ENTERTAIN.
A Department in Which the Local Editor
Holds Higrh Carnival and Works off his
Surplus Energy in Condensations
That Deal Solely with Matters Relating
to Mount Pleasant
Frank Bingatuan, an East End youth,
dislocated his ankle Tuesday while
wrestling with a companion.
There will be communion services at
the U. P. church Sabbath morning with
preparatory services this evening.
Miss Phillips, of Greensbnrg, will or-ganize
her local dancing class for child-ren
at 4 o'clock this afternoon in Me
Elwee Hall.
Rev. .T. T. Moore will preach his fare-well
sermon at the A. M. E. Zion
church Sabbath next, with services at
10:45 a. m. and 7:45 p. in.
“A Breezy Time" will be the attrac-tion
at the Grand Opera House this
evening. This company has always
been a popular one with local theatre-goers.
George Holyfield, a farmer and team
ater who lived a mile south of town,
has, it is said, quietly disposed of his
personal effects and left for parts un-known.
The First Baptist people will hold a
congregational social this evening. A
lunch will be served following the an-nual
election of church and Sunday-school
officers.
The sixty-two dollars, which Tax- col-lector
J. M. Yothers picked up in Over
holt’s news stand the other day, belong-ed
to Jesse Giffen to whom the money
was sent Tuesday.
The first new winter car was placed
in operation on the electric line to Tarr
Tuesday by Superintendent Leatch and
his men working continuously ill) hours
to change the trucks.
The Fayette county company expects
to have its gas here tomorrow. The
delay in completing the main from
Scottdale to this place was caused by-inability
to get the material fast
enough.
The rough weather interfered some
what with the attendance at the mili-tary
ball in Company E’s armory Satnr
day evening. But the boys had a good
time and will likely- entertain again in
the near future.
Captain Loar has most kindly offered
THE JOURNAL a sergeant and squad
from Company E for the publisher’s
protection in case Hon. John H. Brown
should attempt to carry out his threat
of lickin’ us on sight.
Johnny Jones, a little colored pupil,
tried a pin on a dynamite cartridge in
the Spring Garden school Tuesday.
The explosion cost him a badly mntilat
ed hand, while it is feared the sight of
one eye is also destroyed.
Sunday evening next will be Rally
Day at the First Reformed church with
Sunday School at!) a. m. to be followed
by a special sermon by the pastor, the
Rev. Mr. Tussing, at 10:50 and music
will be a main feature at the evening
exercises.
Ab. Cooper's expected basket of prize
Bullskiu township potatoes hasn’t
reached this office yet, but one tilled
with tine apples of the earth and big
rambos was left by his neighbor, E. N.
Kreinbrook. Keep the good work up,
gentlemen.
Justice Rhoades officiated at two
weddings the past week, Mr. Ralph
Kuhns, of Scottdale, and Miss Lizzie
Becker, of Laurelville, on Saturday and
on Wednesday Mr. Thomas Hails, of
United, and Miss Mary Atm Muir, of
this place.
Several of the Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school classes will give a dime
social iu that church this nevtning.
Sunday next will be Rally Day at this
church, with special services for the
school conducted by the pastor in the
main audience room.
Constable Thompson took Sheridan
Decker, an incorrigible East End boy
who refused to go to school, toMorganza
Wednesday. Jack is determined to
enforce the compulsory school law and
says there is plenty of room at that
reform school for local truants.
This week’s special services at the
Second Baptist church are being well
attended and will close Monday even-ing
next with memorial addresses on the
late President McKinley by Revs. Drs.
Senior and Laws, of Pittsburg. Rev.
p p Samuels will be installed as pas-tor
Sunday.
Saturday evening's storm cut down
the attendance at the Rev. Dr. Sprinkle s
excellent lecture on ’’The Unwritten
History of the Rebellion,” in the United
Brethren church, but large congrega-tions
greeted him the next day when he
conducted the re-opening services in the
same place that has been handsomely
overhauled. The choir rendered a num-ber
of very pleasing selections.
To the Public.
I take grent pleasure in presenting
the Interstate Grand Concert Company,
with which the Star Lecture Course
will be formally opened at the First Re-formed
church next Monday evening,
October ‘11. The company is composed
of artists of reputation, who have run
the gauntlet of public criticism and
won distinction iu their respective fields
of art. The concert will begin prompt-ly
at H p. m. No admission during
numbers. This rule is imperative.
Very respectfully,
W. H. Tussing.
In Mrs. C. E. Mullin's Memory.
The United Brethren Sunday School
has taken this action on the death of
the late Mrs. C. E. 'nllin
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ter. Mrs Mary Lulu
I n ii Ill'll I Sunday Selin
i the Lord to pro-our
beloved sis-li,
the wife of our
.superintendent, and
\ViiKill:AS. Iler beau ,iful Christian life calls
for some expression of the appreciation of her
worth. Therefore, be It
Rraalml, That we feel the loss of an earnest,
faithful, willing worker In the Master's vine-yard.
one who. by her exemplary life and
cheerful disposition, endeared herself tu her
family and to all who knew her.
AYxiifi,-d.iTliat us a Sabballi Seliool, we ex-tend
our deepest sympathy to the husband,
ehildren, and t he large eircle of sorrowing
relatives, and commend them to a loving
father's care.
S. I\. EUKIISOI.I-:.
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For a Fall Tonic
There's nothing equal to good, pure
whiskey; and there’s no whiskey equal to
i he Old Harper Kentucky Article. En.
dorsed by leading physicians for family
use. For sale by-Grand Central Hotel.
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
October Outlook.
The October Magazine Number of
The Outlook is particularly strong in
fine portraits. Among the full-page
portraits are those of President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, the Duke and Duchess
of York, Seth Low, the fusion candi
date for Mayor of New York, three
Episcopal dignitaries (Bishops Clark
and Nichols and Dr. Dix) printed in
connection with an article on the great
Triennial Convention of the Episcopal
Church, M. Waldeck-Rousseau. the
Prime Minister of France, and Bishop
Whipple, who died last month. ($5 a
year. The Outlook Company, 287
Fourth Avenue, New York )
Public Sales.
Mrs. Julia Ziliue, who lives two miles
east of Stahlstown, will offer at public
outcry on Wednesday, October 25, a
farm of 180 acres and personal property
consisting of horses, cows, young cattle
and farming machinery.
On Saturday. October 20, Andy Gar
stecki. whose place adjoins the borough
of Donegal, will make public sale of
personal property, horses, cows, wagons,
harness and farming implements.
Wanted An up-to-date man for man
nger and general agent of this county
by The Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Philadelphia. Salaiy and
commissions to right man. Address,
with references, F. M. Wheaton, 112
Broad st., Philadelphia, Pa.
10 18 5t e o w
Get our prices on chandeliers, gns
lamps, gas heating stoves, gas ranges,
etc. Albro& Crothers. Opposite Gas
Office. 3 10 11 tf
Mrs. T. Briddleman, of Parshallville,
Mich., was troubled with salt rhanm
for thirteen years and had tried a num-ber
of doctors without relief. After
two applications of Banner-Salve, her
hands became better and in a short
time she was entirely cured. Beware
of substitutes. James Harkins.
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If you want your house or store
equipped for light and fuel in an up to-date
manner, see Albro & Crothers, op-posite
Gas Office.
FOR SALE:—A good family driving
horse. Call at once at THE JOURNAL
office. _9 27 tf
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Saved his
Boy’s Life.
•‘I believe I saved my (nine year old)
boy’s life this winter with Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy,” says A. M. Hoppe, Rio
Creek, Wis. “He was so choked up
with croup that he could not speak. I
gave it to him freely until he vomited
and in a short time he was all right.”
For sale by C. L. Kuhn.
BARGAINS—Weimer & Sons, of this
place, are selling organs at from $40 to
$100. Better get one now.
Have Albro & Crothers make an es
timate on your Natural Gas work.
S. A. Ingalls, Crown Point, N. Y.,
writes: My wife suffered from kidney
trouble for years. She was induced to
try Foley’s Kidney Cure and in less than
a week after she began using it, she
was greatly improved and three bottles
cured her.” James Harkins.
New Natural Gas Fitter.
A full line of up to date natural gas
appliances will be opened in rooms op-posite
the East Main street gas office
early next week by James G. Carotbers,
late manager for the Triple State Gas
Company in West Virginia.
But Principally Within the
Bounds of This County.
A FULL COLUMN OF GOOD NEWS
SECURED FROM THE PAGES OF RE-LIABLE
EXCHANGES.
How these Articles Appear After They
Have been Boiled Down Into Short
Paragraphs That Speak to the Point
But Briefly of Interesting Events
Transpiring iu the Old Star of the West
West Newton lins started a speak easy
crusade.
Thieves went through Rev. Cart
Wright's Scottdale residence Sunday
night
There are 54 cases of typhoid fever at
Adamsburg, caused, it is said, by the
use of an old well.
Work has been commenced on the
trolley line extension between East
Pittsburg and Irwin.
James L. McCain, the Pennsylvania
railroad detective, is preparing to Imild
a tine hotel at Youngwood.
William Berkey, aged 25 years, a
miner at Mutual, was killed by a fall of
slate Wednesday. He leaves a wife
and three children.
Friday s strike of union workmen
because of the employment of non
union men bids fair to kill Connells-ville’s
building boom.
Rev. J. II. Pershing, of Connellsville,
while standing on the Greeusburg sta
tiou platform Saturday evening, bad his
pockets picked of $50.
John Arnold, of Derry, a Pennsylva-nia
freight conductor, was killed at
West Latrobe, Tuesday, while drilling
cars on the Unity branch.
Cattle poisoners are abroad iu Ligo
nier Valley. James E. Smith lost two
line steers, while poisoned bran was
found in Robert Murphy’s Held.
The shortage of water at Uniontown
has led to the organization of a new
company composed of local capitalists
who will put $100,000 into the concern.
Thirty young Greensbnrg men be
tween the ages of 18 and 20 years have
formed a bachelors’club. No member
can wed under ten years without the
consent of the club.
William Donnelly, of Dunbar town
ship, Fayette county, while imperson-ating
an officer Tuesday, shot and
severely wounded William Zebley, of
unsound mind. Donnelly then fled.
A trunk, shipped to a Pittsburg dealer
and containing $20,000 worth of jewelry,
was thrown off a train at Manor last
week where it remained for three days
and nights before detectives found it.
A man named Cook, by impersonating
a deputy sheriff, gave the licensed peo-ple
of Jeannette a scare Friday by try-ing
to blackmail them. He, however,
failed to get any hush money and now
Sheriff May is looking for him.
At ‘Pinkerton siding Sunday Balti-more
& Ohio train No. 47 ran into the
second section of No. 40, and iu the
head on collision loth eugiues and four
coaches were damaged. One passenger
had his chin cut, and a fireman his toes
crushed.
The dead body of William Taylor, an
old West Newton soldier, was found on
the bank of Big Sewickley creek, at
Gratztown, Saturday morning. It is
thought he felloff a bridge while under
the influence of liquor. He was 05
years of ago.
Miss Helen Oliver, a Connellsville
clerk, was on her way home Monday
night when a burly negro accosted her
on a lonely street and asked her for her
money. He threatened to throw her
over a steep cliff, and made his escape
after securing $12.
J. It. Conglin, W. II. Adams and A.
Drum, all employes, were arrested Fri
day night at Youngwood and jailed at
Greensburg, charged with having
broken into cars and stolen a lot of beer.
They were held for court with C. J.
Herron and David Harris.
The fifth and deciding game of base
ball between Jeannette and Manornines
for the county championship was played
at the latter place Saturday, Jeaunette
winning 12 to 2. Owing to the victors'
padded team, the Manor manager wise-ly
withdrew his share of the $250 purse.
R. D. Barry, a well known citizen of
Jeannette, and his brother, Frank
Barry, whose residence is unknown,
have fallen heirs to United States bonds
worth $70,000, and a gold mine at
Johannesburg, South Africa, through
the death of a brother whflTii the others
have not heard from for 14 years.
New Lecture Courae.
The Central Lyceum Bureau will open
a new lecture course in the Grand Opera
House November 1‘Jth, on the list of
nine attractions being the Fisk Jubilee
Singers, Boston Lady Symphony Orches-tra,
Barker's Monologue Play, Marion
Wilson Co., Hawthorne Musical Club
and other equally good concerns. Course
tickets will be sold at one dollar.
T MUTUAL
CLOSING OUT SALE
TO QUIT THE
CLOTHING BUSINESS
EVER INAUGURATED
BY ANY CLOTHIER.
. The masses who have already visited this sale and
loaded themselves down with honest merchandise at
one-half of its actual value prove it when they return
with pleasing countenance and bring with them all their
friends to join and share with them in this most mutual,
wonderful money-saving sale now in progress at our
store. Our motto is ONWARD, regardless of re-suits.
We mean every word we say. This sale will
go on until the entire stock is closed out, regardless of
what loss of money it may be to us.
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$6.oo, selling out price S3 00
Men’s Fine Dress Suits, strictly all wool, regular
price $10.00, selling out price 5 50
Men s fancy striped or plaid all wool suits, regular
price $12, $15 and $18, selling out price 1 50 and 9 00
Men’s blue and black Melton Overcoats, regular
price $6.00, selling out price 3 00
Men’s Fancy Grey Overcoats, regular price $14.00,
selling out price 7 50
Men’s Oxford Grey Raglan Overcoats, made in the
very latest style, regular price $12.00,
selling out price ^ 50
Men’s Chinchilla Overcoats, regular price $15.00,
selling out price 9 00
Men’s very fine Overcoats, made in the very latest
fashion, with yokes and cuffs, extremely long,
regular price $22.00, selling out price |4 00
Young men’s Dress Suits, regular price $5.00,
selling out price 2 75
Young men’s Suits, sizes from 14 years of age up to
19, regular price $9.00, selling out price 5 50
Young men’s fine Dress Suits, all the late novelties,
regular price $12.00 and $14.00,
selling out price 7 75 and 9 00
\ oung men s Overcoats at accordingly low sacrificing
prices.
Roys’ Knee Pants Suits, regular price $2 00,
selling out price \ 00
Boys’ Knee Pants Suits, regular price $2.50,
selling out price j 40
Boys’ Knee Pants Suits, regular price $3.00, $3.50,
$4.00 and $4.50, selling out price 2 QQ. 2 50 and 2 85
Boys and Children’s Overcoats at accordingly low
prices.
Men’s Heavy Jean Pants, regular price 75c,
selling out price 44c
Men’s Overalls, with or without aprons, regular
price 50c, selling out price 33°
Men’s 10c working Socks, selling out price 4c
Red Bandana Handkerchiefs, regular price 10c,
selling out price 3C
Men’s heavy Corduroy Pants, regular price $2.75,
selling out price j 49
Corduroy pants, the very best, every pair guaranteed,
regular price $3.25, selling out price 2 00
Men’s Woolen underwear, regular price $1.00,
selling out price 59°
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Thrice | English ... | Murderer
At thejM'rac',lou5| — I Escapes y
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A jrrcnt hush has fallen over the
densely paelied court. The spectators
crane their necks to gaze at the wretch-ed
prisoner as he stands pale to dcnth-llncss
In the dock.
The counsel adjust their robes ami
whisper to each other. The jurymen
turn their laces to the bench whereon
Mr. Justice Mnnlsty sits, the implaca-ble
administrator of justice, in whose
hands rests the fate of the trembling
prisoner.
The gloom of the court, the stuffiness
of the atmosphere, the low hushed
murmur, seem all in keeping with the
solemnity of the scene.
A man's life is at stake. The shadow
of the hangman hovers above the dock.
In slow, measured sentences, which
seem to echo mournfully through the
court, the learned judge sums up the
case. lie analyzes and dissects the evi-dence.
and bit by bit forges the chain
of damning circumstances implicating
the culprit.
There is no mercy in his tone. The
murder has been so peculiarly atro-cious,
and John Lee in tile eyes of tied
and man is a slayer of his kind.
The Innocent victim, Emma White-head
Keyse, has been most foully done
to death at llabbicombe, near Torquay,
a murder premeditated and for the ac-complishment
of which there is only
one expiation, death by the hangman.
Jury and counsel and spectators
know that there can be no hope even as
the tones of Justice Mnnlsty's voice
ring out clearly and distinctly In his
winding up sentence.
“John Lee, 1 cannot hold out any
hope that mercy will be extended or
can be extended toward you.”
There Is a great sigh, a sort of sob,
as the learned judge concludes. Many
through the mist of tears see, or half
see, the jurymen as they file out to con-sider
their verdict. Many can scarcely
hear the voice of the great judge as he
asks the foreman, “Do you consider
the prisoner guilty or not guilty?” And
necks are craned and ears are stretched
for the fateful word or words.
And it comes, half expectant, yet ns
a shock, “Guilty!”
To be hanged by the neck until he is
dead, and the I<ord have mercy on his
soul!
Hack to the cells, back to that one
particular cell where have lain others
condemned to the last act of law, back
to eat out his heart in vain regrets and
in contrition.
Days upon days pass, and he counts
the hours which race on with such ra-pidity,
nearer and nearer to that dread-ful
morning when he shall be led forth
to die the most horrible death of all.
' It is the night before that fatal morn-ing.
lie retires to his couch. The lynx
eyed warders who will watch through
his last living: hours are by his side,
lie is restless in ibis bis last sleep and
turns and shivers and murmurs bro-kenly,
for visions arise before him, and
a voice seems to say to him:
“John Lee, you will not die! You will
not die!"
The morning comes, and the gray
streaks of light creep through the bars
high up in the cell wall, and with a
start the prisoner awakes to gaze with
eyes askant and bloodshot at the imper-turbable
figures of those two men who
have watched over him through the
dark hours of the night.
He is feverish and unkempt. Hut a
few more hours. “Ob, God, is this the
end of it all?” They bring him food,
and lie turns to It. llis trembling fin-gers
can scarcely bold the implements,
his parched throat will scarcely allow
the food to pass.
As In a dream he bears (he voice of
the prison chaplain administering to
him the last offices to the condemned.
As in a dream he sees the face of the
man who is to be his executioner. Bor
ry, the hangman, is in the cell.
With deft, experienced hand the
hangman pinions his victim, and as in
a dream the wrenched culprit staggers
rather than walks through the door of
the condemned cell out into the cold,
dark passage leading to the gallows.
It is a cold, raw morning in Februa-
6ENTENCED TO DEATH,
ry. There Is a drizzle of rain, aud the
courtynrd of Exeter jail Is depressing
and gloomy.
How few there are to witness Ills
death. How uuromantic, how terrible
it all seems, that he is here, a man in
the first bloom of life, strong, health-ful
aud vigorous, aud yet to die.
The voice of the chaplain sounds like
a dirge in his ears. He can catch but a
few words, for his mind is confused
and reels at the av "ulnest of this mo-mi
ni. lie sees above him the beam of
the gallows, and lie l'eols about bis
neck the fingers of the hangman.
l'e shudders as the light of day is ob-literated
from his eyes, even as the cap
Is drawn over his bead and round bis
neck Is placed that terrible rope. Sus-pense
it is bift a moment, yet it is
hours to that man.
lie bears a click. lie thinks it Is the
bolt i f the trapdoor being shot, and he
waits, and waits, and waits. Oh, how
much longer? He hears voices raised
in argument and is roughly pulled
back.
What 1ms happened? The trapdoor
will not open!
The rope is removed from his neck,
the cap is taken from his head. Ho is
marched back to the cell.
Berry examines the trapdoor. The
wood has been swollen by recent rains,
but after a little exertion it is found to
work properly.
The signal is given again. Once more
the procession starts from the con-
THTi TRAP WILD NOT OPEN.
demited cell. Once more the chaplain
drones out his last ministrations to the
dying. Once more the cap and the
noose are adjusted. Otiee more the bolt
is slipped back, and, lo, the trapdoor
does not fall!
Hack to the cell again, while the
hangman tries (o get the trap to move,
and it moves.
What can be the matter?
For t ho third time that grim proces-sion
is made. For the third time the
chaplain repeats his prayers, and for
the third time the dreadful prelimina-ries
to this grewsome tragedy are gone
through. And for the third time the
trap will not fall!
Is it to be wondered at tliat tbe pris-oner,
in expectation of dentil at any
moment, is by this time in sttcb a con-dition
Halt be is nearly dead from
fright of it all?
He is carried limp and hysterical to
Ills cell. Is it the hand of fate that lias
prevented his discharge from this mor-tal
sphere? Hut after thrice attempting
bis destruction those who have charge
of that dreadful obligation fail and ac-knowledge
themselves defeated.
Half an hour has been spent in tills
way, and the assembled few decide to
postpone the execution.
Hut the minds of all, even the great
British public, have been worked upon
so much by wlint has occurred in that
courtyard of Exeter jail that there is a
universal cry throughout the land fora
commutation of the death sentence.
Thus does John Lee escape the gal-lows.
So abhorrent is the Idea that he
should again go through that dreadful
ordeal that It is thought that it would
he almost criminal to have attempted it.
The case Is once again considered,
and the home secretary, vested with
those powers of life and death, declares
that the man shall not be hung, but
shall remain in prison during his maj-esty’s
pleasure.
A Colony of Outlaws.
In Lower California there is a colony
of outlaws, and some of the most noted
escaped criminals who operated during
the latter half of the nineteenth cen-tury
are probably to be found In this
strange nest. Hamlin Garland thought
enough of the Mold Indians to take
them up nml write elaborately about
the weird snake dance which, lias be-come
a religious ceremonial with this
strange people; but, so far as known.
Garland and no other writer lias ever
dealt with the colony of outlaws In
Lower California. They live in a
strange, rugged stretch of country with
tbe gulf of California on one side nml
a range of foothills which spread down
toward the Mexican border on tbe
other. There are no ports at this point
on the coast of California and no rail-toads
stretching in from the other di-rection,
so the men are pretty well
isolated. Occasionally they send out
for a supply of provisions when the
larder begins to grow low, but they are
awfully cautious about this, for they
are afraid of tbe outside world and, for
good reasons, want to have nothing to
do with It. They have been congre-gated
In this section for years, and no
effort has been made to disturb them.
They do no harm there. They live to
themselves, pursue such callings as are
most genial and In no way come in
contact with the outside world except
when they send out for such provisions
as they may need. They are practi-cally
prisoners. Crooks of every kind
may be found, and many of them have
lived there for years. There are stories
to be gathered in this strange quarter
that would probably unfold many
mysteries.
A Typical South Afriqan Store.
O R. Larson, of Bay Villa, Sundays
River, Cape Colony, conducts a store
typical of South Africa, at which can
be purchased anything from the pro-verbial
“needle to an anchor.” This
store is situated in a valley nine miles
front the nearest railway station and
about twenty five miles from the near-est
town. Mr. Larson says: I am fa-vored
with the custom <>f farmers within
a ladies of thirty miles, to many of
whom 1 have supplied Chamberlain's
remedies. All testify to their value in
a household where a doctor’s advice is
almost out of the question. Within
one mile of my store the population is
perhaps sixty. Of these, within the
past twelve months, no less than four-teen
have been absolutely cured by
Chamberlain s Cough Remedy. This
must surely be a record." For sale by
C. L. Kuhn.
An indandeseent burner uses about
two and one half feet of Natural Gas
nu hour, aud will develop a burning
power of eighty candles.
A Report From Supt J. C. Gluck, Reform
School, Pruntytown, W. Va.
Oct. 18th, 11)00. “After trying all
other advertised cough medicines we
have decided to use Foley's Honey and
Tar exclusively in the West Virginia
Reform School. 1 find it the most ef-i
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Natural gas. used with the improved
I Incandescent Burners, makes tbe cheap
est good light in the world.
Chas. R. Wessmar, Evanston, 111.,
writes: “My boy ”5 years old bad a
! severe cold which refused to yield to
1 any treatment until we tried Foley's
1 Honey and Tar. He was completely
! cored before using one bottle.” Take
none but Foley's. James Harkins.
Natural Gas for fuel, used with mod-ern
gas appliances, is cheaper than coal
No coal to carry in, no ashes to carry
out, no kindling to split, no dirt or
litter when you use Natural Gas.
A Word to Travelers.
The excitement incident to traveling
and change of food and water often
brings on diarrhoea, and for this reason
no one should leave borne without a
bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by C.
L. Kuhn.
The Fayette County Gas Company's
office is located in the Morrison Bank
Block, East End, where applications
for service, connections and meters will
lie received. All information cheerful
ly furnished.
After exposure or when you feel a
cold coining on, lake p dose of Foley's
Honey and Tar. It never fails to stop
a eold if taken in time. James Harkins.
Natural Gas will be supplied to Mount
Pleasant at a net domestic rate of
twenty cents a thousand cubic feet.
Motor connections, meter and service to
curb free of charge. fi 27
When suffering from racking cough,
take a dose of Foley's Honey and Tar.
The soreness will be relieved and a warm,
grateful feeling and healing of the parts
affected will be experienced. James
Harkins.
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Pan American Exposition. Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad.
Excursion tickets from Mount Pleas-ant,
Pa., to Buffalo and return via Pitts-burg,
Pa., account Pan-American Ex-position
now on sale at ticket offices
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad:
Seven Day Tickets—On sale daily,
$9.65.
Fifteen Day Tickets—On sale daily
$11.40.
Season Tickets—On sale daily, good
returning until Nov. ill), 1901, $16.35.
For full details, time of trains, etc.,
call on Agent Baltimore & Ohio Rail-road.
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J. Odgers. of Frostburg, Md., writes:
“I had a very bad attack' ot kidney com
plaint and tried Foley's Kidney Cure
which gave me immediate relief, and I
was perfectly cured after taking two
bottles.” Be sure you take Foley’s.
James Harkins.
Stricken With Paralysis.
Henderson Grimett, of this place, was
stricken with partial paralysis and com-pletely
lost the use of one arm and side.
After being treated by an eminent phy-sician
for quite a while without relief,
my wife recommended Chamberlain's
Pain Balm, and after using two bottles
of it is almost entirely cured.—Geo. R.
McDonald, Man, Logan county, W. Ya.
Several other very remarkable cures of
partial paralysis have been effected by
the use of this liniment. It is most
widely known, however, as a enre for
rheumatism sprains and bruises. For
sale by C. L. Kuhn.
Backache should never be neglected.
It means kidney disorder which, if al-lowed
to run too long, may result in
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and often fatal complaints. Foley’s
Kidney Cure makes the kidneys well.
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The wounded man went hack to the
captain, who appeared greatly agitated
over the result. lie was evidently sur-prised
at the reception of ills searching
party. The men who had gone to the
Hanks, hearing the tiring, rejoined their
leader, and two men who had been in
the rear came forward.
Heaven preserve us! The captain has
Started up the slope at the head of a
storming party of eight men.
I was appalled. We had but four
guns and after tiring n volley must re-load
before firing another. We could
not expect to disable more than four
men at ihe first fire; then the remaining
four would be upon us before we could
reload. In quick tones I gave the or-der:
“All load. I’ll fire.”
With that I let drive and dropped a
man. Then, throwing down my gun,
I took Helen's and dropped another.
Buck handed me his, and 1 dropped a
third.
“By jimiuy!” cried Buck, exposing
his head to see better. "Ain't yo' a bul-ly
shot?” Ping! went a bullet within
an inch of his ear, and he ducked.
“Keep down!” I cried as the lead rat-tled
against the rocks in front of us,
Vaud fired the fourth gun, again hitting
my man. though I only “winged” him.
Indeed, I believe he dropped to evade
the fire. By this time the first gun had
been reloaded, and I took aim at the
captain. I was sure I hit him, hut he
came on. Taking the next gun now
ready, I fired at him again, but just ns
I did so one of tlie men stepped in
front of him and received the shot.
Tills finished the assault. The men
broke and tied and before I could get
another shot were far hack toward the
position from w hich they had started.
• les, but your accusers are robbers
anil murderers. If I thought that”—-
She broke off with a frown and turned
away.
“The guerrillas lmllt a fire and, after
cooking and eating breakfast, loitered
about, some chatting, some playing
cards, while others devoted themselves
to their wounded companions, making
them as comfortable as possible on
beds of boughs covered with blankets.
I took advantage of their Inaction to
learn how Buck had succeeded in de-livering
his message to the scout he
was to meet at Huntsville. As I could
not question him before the others
without giving up my secret, I drew
him into the cleft behind us.
“Buck, did you find tin' man I sent
you to meet at Huntsville?”
“Reckon I did.”
“Tell me about It.”
“All right. As soon ns I got Into
town I went right to the squnr an stop-ped
in front o’ the hotel. 1 hitched my
pony to a post an went inside. A man
in the office fa Id, ‘Sonny, what d’ yo’
want?' an 1 said, ‘I'm gain tip on the
gallery.’ an lie said. ‘Wliat fo’?’ an I
said. To’ to see the town.' Then 1
went up stairs an watted till I heard
CHAPTER XIII.
S UF.I.EAlirKItED. TRANGE that men will never
learn the terrible advantage of
a force posted on an impreg-nable
position, protected by
breastworks and able to pour shot
down a steep hill at an enemy. Two
men, two girls and a boy had defeated i
the guerrillas and sent them back to
their eatiip. I did not fear another at-tack.
Wliat 1 dreaded was starvation.
. Indeed, I could see plainly that our ene-
F tales were preparing to carry out the
starvation plan. Several of them went
in different directions, doubtless for
food. One of them passed quite within
range.
“I'm gnin to plunk that one,” said
Buck.
I caught his arm, and gave him a re-proof
which for a while at least caused
him to remember that I was in com-mand.
“1 wish they'd attack us again," said
the Irrepressible boy. “I could 'a' hit
that doggone ‘butternut’ if somep’n
hadn’t Joggled my arm.”
There had been nothing to joggle the
boy's arm, hut I thought it best to let
him keep up his pride—it would make
him more serviceable—so I said noth-ing.
JA "I aimed right sit the middle of his
breast,” continued Buck, “but just then
he jumped over a stone, an 1 missed
him.”
"I thought some one joggled your
arm?"
“Some one did. Ginger, yo’ consum-ed
old nigger, wliat <T yo’ go joggle me
fo’ just as I was goin to plunk him?”
“I didn’t Joggle yo’. Mars’ BUCK.”
“Was it you, I-Iel’n?”
“No.”
“Somebody did, or I’d ’a’ hit him,
sho!"
If ever a party needed breakfast, it
was ours. Helen unrolled the little
parcel of provisions. I directed her to
serve a half ration, or, rather, half of
wliat there was and save the rest. She
did so, handing me my portion, which
I declined, but she argued that it was
important for all that I should keep up
my strength and finally prevailed on
me to eat my share. Jaqueline and
Buck ate theirs ravenously. Each of us
went to where the water was drip-ping
from the cleft and caught the
drops In our mouths. Buck, when he
had finished his breakfast, like Oliver
Twist, asked for more. It made my
heart ache to refuse him, but there was
no alternative.
•, One danger was dwarfed by this,
greater perils that surrounded us, yet it
was no less important. My wound was
liable to put me liors de combat at any
moment. Fortunately until my dash
from the guerrilla camp I had not been
subject to any physical strain, and by
that time it bad healed sufficiently to
preveist its opening. At any rate, it
gave me no trouble. The first thing
Helen asked after a lull in the lighting
was about this wound. She insisted
on dressing it for me, and I permitted
her to do so. She wound around it si
fresh bandage torn from my shirt
sleeve uud was pinning it when, look-ing
up at me, she said:
“You’re not the first one of our men
I’ve assisted with bandages.”
Her remark cut me like a knife. It
was plain that she was making this
effort, incurring this danger, believing
me to be a Confederate.
“I can’t understand all these troubles
that surround you," she went on.
“Why not explain ?”
“You know I’m charged with being
in league with the Yankees.”
Ei
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“He stood a-looikin <it me kind o’ qunr."
ihe clock strikin an counted thl’teen.”
“Not 13, Buck. Clocks don’t strike
13.”
“Well, don’t yo’ see. that clock at
Huntsville is a different kind. It
struck either thi’teen or fifteen, I
couldn’t tell which.”
“Never mind the clock. Y'ou’re in-venting
all this. Go on.”
“Wi ll, just as the clock struck a man
he came out on to the gallery. He had
the doggonest eyes I ever saw—just
like (lie wolf’s in 'Red Hilling Hood.’
At first lie didn’t take any notice o’
me. lookin’s if lie was bothered 'cause
I was tliar an he expected somebody.
Tlien lie watched me with those sharp
eyes o’ liis’n. an at last lie said kind o’
gruff. ‘ ’Tis a fine day. boy,’ an I said,
said I—what was it I was to say?”
“ ‘Reckon you're weather wise, stran-ger.’
”
“CHi. yes, I know, but I couldn’t re-memher’zactly,
an 1 said, said I, ‘Reck-on
yu'ro weather beaten, stranger.’ Hr
stood n-lookin at me kind o' qunr, an I
heard him a-gruntin somep’n like,
‘Guess I am beat somehow or ’nutlier.’
Then he asked me somep'n 'bout wlieth
er it was a-rainin at the time of the-what
was that one?”
“ ‘The massacre.’ ”
“Oh, yes; I know. An I said—what
was it 1 said?”
“ ‘Black as night.’ ”
“That’s it; only I fo'got an said,
‘Black as a doggone nigger,’ an he
said, ‘What’s the' ”—
“ ‘Word.’ ”
“ ‘What’s the word?' an I took the
spitlinll out o' my moutli an handed it
to him. He took it an read it mighty
quick. Then lie looked at me nil said,
‘I’ll be goldarncd if that ain't the lit-tlest
messenger to carry such a big
message I ever saw in my life! Like
attack in a fortyfication with a liow't-zer.’
”
“What did ho do then?”
“I don’ want t' tell that.”
“Why not?”
“Well, he must ’a’ thought I was a
baby.”
“Come, out with it.”
“He took me up an give me a kiss,
rulililn my face with that hairy beard
o' his'n.”
“Then what?”
“He went down stairs in a hurry, an
I didn’t see him any mo’.”
“Good lor you! Have you kept it all
a secret?”
“Haven’t said a word to any one.”
“That’s right. You’ve done me a
great favor, and one good turn deserves
another. I’m going to tell you how to
cure yourself of that habit of using
useless adjectives. If you ever get out
of this, get a notebook and pencil, and
every time you use one of them note it
down. This will show you how often
you offend, anil at last you will break
yourself of a very bad liabit.”
“I’ll ilo that, by golly!”
At noon we were again tantalized at
seeing tlie guerrillas eating their din-ner.
“1 wonder what they got,” said
Buck. “I reckon it’s nothin but fat
pork, anyway. Who wants to eat fat
pork?”
I wish I could get my dutches on
tlie captain,” said .lin k. “I’d make him
give me some.”
“De Lord 'll feed ids chll’n,” remark-ed
Ginger. “Dldn' he send de ravens to
Elijah?”
“Not in these mountains,” put iu
Buck. “Ravens couldn’t find anything
up here to feed anybody with.”
“Reckon tint nuts' 'a' been in a laud
flowln whl milk an honey," supple-mented
Ginger.
“Yo' ole fool,” retorted Buck. "How
could a raven carry milk?”
' lton't lie so smart. Buck,” said Jack.
“A raven could take the handle of n
tin bucket in its mouth ami ily with it,
couldn’t ho?”
Then .lack and Buck fell to vying
with each other which could invent
the most remarkable fabrications about
llie wherewithal to satisfy their hun-ger.
“I see a darky coming,” said Jack,
“with a white apron and cap and a
tray on Ids head covered with good
tilings to oat.”
"That’s nothin,” said Buck. “I see a
roasted goose waddlin up the ltill with
the stuffin tumbliu out of a bole In ids
breast.”
"You little fibber, you don’t see any
Bin'll tiling. I’ll tell you wliat 1 see. I
see a big table down there among the
guerrillas covered with smoking beef
and chicken and lamb with mint sam e
running all over it and peas and as-paragus.
Conte, let's go and get some.”
Site was so earnest about it that 1
feared she would. Indeed site started,
but Helen caught mid drew Iter buck.
Throwing herself into Helen's arms,
she covered her face with her lmuils.
CHAPTER XIV.
A no.NEInr. DEFENSE.
ORNING, noon, afternoon,
passed with no change in
tlie situation. All my com-mand
slept during tlie day,
and even I got two or three hours of
tired nature’s sweet restorer, though I
would not close my eyes till Helen had
promised not to take hers off tlie guer-rillas
till 1 awoke. During tlie after-noon
all began to suffer from hunger,
but 1 would not allow the scanty lilt
of food remaining to be eaten. Buck
got over tlie noon meal bravely, but
wlien supper time came lie clamored
for something to eat.
“Now, see liyar, Mr. Brand.ystone,”
he argued, “you just give me my slinr’,
an I won’t want, any mo’ when the rest
of yo’ have yo's.”
“You must wait. Buck. We shall
have to fast long enough anyway. Tlie
longer between meals the longer we
can hold out."
“All right,” lie said bravely. “I can
hold out as long as any of yo'.”
As evening came on a horrible though!
loomed up suddenly. If tlie night
should be dark, there was nothing to
prevent the guerrillas stealing up ou us
unawares and capturing our strong-hold.
“1 must find a way out of this,” I
muttered and began an examination of
the face of tlie rock in our rear. The
cleft where water dripped slanted up-ward.
a narrow opening little wider
than a man's body. I crawled into tlie
crevice anil by using hands and feet
mounted to the summit. I stood en-chanted
by tiic splendid view. North-ward
and eastward the Cumberland
mountains reared their heads, a succes-sion
of wooded crests; westward tlie
fair plain of middle Tennessee; south-ward
Confederate territory cut off
from us by war and setting aflame the
imagination as to what was taking
place in the newborn nation. An un-dulating
btrizon divided the black
earth from tlie scarlet sky left by the
setting sun.
Scrambling over the uneven ground,
climbing rocks, lighting my way through
thickets, I explored every promise of
outlet. There was not a possible de-scent.
1 returned to the mouth of the
crevice, intending to rejoin my com-panions.
I heard some one clambering
up and. looking down, saw Helen Stan-forth.
Giving her my hand, I helped
her to level ground.
“Y'ou anil I,” I said, “should not be
absent from tlie front at tlie same
time.”
‘Tell me.” she said, fixing her eyes
ou me intently, “what I want to know.
1 have led Jaqueline, Buck and Ginger
into this trap in an attempt to save
you. The least I can expect is your
confidence. Who are you?”
Our lives depended on absolute devo-tion
to each other. If I should tell her
that I was a southern man holding a
commission in the Y’ankee army, that
I had sent information north to enable
a Union general to capture tlie region
about her home, I should sap our main
element of strength. On tlie other
hand, I was accepting all this devotion
under false pretenses. The thought
was maddening. Had she not been
looking at mo with her Dig honest eyes
I believe I should have shed tears of
anguish.
“Miss Stanford]—Helen,” I snlil,
“who and wliat I am can lie of no mo-ment
now with death staring us in tlie
face. Y'uu and I have a mutual pur-pose—
to save those who have been led
into this peril. There is no time for
explanations. I beg of you to banish
for the time tills secret anil think only
of the work before us.;’
Slic turned her eyes out to tlie far
distant horizon, but did not see it, in-tent
on her own thoughts. Then, look-ing
again at me, she said, with a hurst
of impulse:
“To know that you are unworthy
wmi id kill me.”
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
For Cliout luff IIIIIIIOM.
Little Daughter—Mamma, can folks
be put in prison for cheating a baby?
Mamma—Why do you nsk such a
question ?
Little Daughter—I saw Mrs. Next-door
filling her baby’s Dot tie, and she
put some water in the milk.—Cincin-
•• IA »innslHoti
BANK REPORTS.
IDKUORT OF TIIF CONDITION OI THE I’ MIST
National Hank of Mount Pleasant. at
Mount Pleasant. In 1 lu* State of Pennsylva-nia..
at the close of business, Sept. noth, 11101
RESOURCES.
Loan8 and discounts
Overdrafts, seen red and unseen red
U.8.Bonds to seeure clreululion
Stocks. ’ securities, Judgments,
claims, etc
Banking-House, furniture and flx-t
nres
I Hie from state banks and bankers
Due from unproved reserve agents
(’becks and ot heir cash items
Notes of ot her National banks,
t ract tonal paper currency, nlckles
and cents
Lawful money reserve in bank, viz:
Specie -:.,s ,. \ 70
Legal tender notes 1.3 5)1)0 00
Kedempt ion fund wit hr. S.Treas’r
(5 percent ot circulation)
$207 757 55
307 07
60 000 00
50 000 00
to 000 00
21 001 01
it»2 IS ) ;i:i
1 020 50 0 615 00
880 37
42 705 70
2 500 00
Total
I.I All! PITIES.
§603 :i75 02
Capital stock paid in $100 000 00
Surnlus fund 4000000
Undivided profits less expenses and
taxes paid 18 078 57
National bank notes outstanding. 50 000 00
Due to state banks and bankers
1Mvldends unpaid 500 00
Individual deposits subjecttoeh’k 38s 42287
Demand certificates of deposit 5 50350
Cert Hied checks
Cashier’s checks outstanding 170 50
Total * $608 875 02
State of Pennsylvania. I
County of Westmoreland, fs,s*
I. J. D. Ilitelmmn, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
fi. ,1. D. Ilitelmmn, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
0t b day of < tetober. POOL
Jim. D. McCaleh, Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
s. N. WARDEN. )
.1. S. HITCIIMAN. .-Directors.
J. II. CLARK, 1
O I PORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE ( ’ITIZENF
National Hank, at Mount Pleasant. In t In
State of Pennsylvania, at the close of busi-ness.
Sept. 30th. 1001.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts
Overdrafts.secured and unsecured
I’.S.Bonds to secure eireulatIon
Premium on C.S.Botids
Stocks, seeurlt les. etc
Hatiklug-house. furniture and flx-t
ores
Due from unilonal banks (not. re-serve
agent s)
Other real estate and mortgages
owned
Due from state banks and bankers
Due from approved reserve agents
Checks and other cash items
Notes of ot her national banks
Emotional paper currency, nickels
and cents
Lawful money reserve In bunk, viz:
Specie 11 12025
Legal tender noles ... 8500 00
Redemption fund with L. 8. Treas-urer
(5 per cent.of circulation)..
1137 550 7!1
1618 88
5n 000 ut
I 250 0(
is 500 00
30 000 (H
10 277 7(1
l!» 115 II
7s Hit n*
4 442 71
10 710 (M
178 32
10 020 2*
Total
I.I A ni PITIES.
Capital slock paid iu $50 000 01
Surplus fund 80 000(X
Emil v’rt'rt profits, less expenses and and taxes paid - 1282077
Nat lonal bank nolesoulslnnding 50 000 01
Due to ot her national banks
Due to slate bunks and bunkers
I >i \ blends unpaid . 1 000 0(
InnD’Idmil deposits subject toeli’k 134 754 l
Demand eertiileates of deposits 108 482 It
I’imecertificates of deposits
Cashier’s.cheeks outstanding. 0724 0?’
Total. $303 200:
State of Pennsylvania. »
County of Westmoreland. fs'
1. .1 no. L. Rut h. < ’ashler of t lie above named
batik, do solemnly swear that tin* above
statement is true to the host of my kuowledgt
and belief.
.1 no. L. Ruth. < ’ashler.
Subscribed and sworn to before me tills 0th
day of (h’tober. 1001.
.Inn. D. McCalob, Notary Public.
Correct. Attest:
,T. L. MYERS. t
JOHN A. WARDEN.' Directors.
(>. P. SHUCK. I
iS: Merchants National Hank, at Mount
Pleasant. in t lie St ate of Pennsylvania, at the
close of business. Sept. 30t li. IDOL
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $270 108 71
Overdrafts.secured and unsecured 2 010 21
I .S.Hondsto secure circulation 2500000
Premium on I’.S. bonds
Stocks, securities, etc 25 000 00
Hunking-ltouKC. furniture and fix
t u res 20 000(in
Other real estate owned 204100
Due from approved reserve agents 0 004 72
I nternul Revenue stamps
(’beeks^md ot her cash items 031 80
Not es of other nut lonal banks 5 055 00
Fractional paper* urreney. nickels
and cents li
Lawful money reserve in bank.viz:
Specie 1557500
Legal tender notes 302000 18 505 00
Redemption fund with IT. S. Treas-urer
(5 per cent. of eireulat ion). I 250 00
Total.. $382 520 00
MARI LITi K8.
Capital stock paid hi
Surplus fund
Unaividei
. $501100 00
15 000 00
bled proflts.lcssexpensOs and
taxes paid 2086 56
National bank notes outstanding 25 0(HMHI
Dividends unpaid 30on
1 ndlvirtual deposits subject to cli’k 103 053 2**
Demand certificates of deposit 125 009 23
Cert ified checks
Cashier’s checks outstanding 210 00
Total $382 520 00
State of Pennsylvania, »
County of Westmoreland. f ”*
T. (’. E. Mullln. Cashier of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is t rue to the best of my knowl-edge
and belief
C. E. Mullln, Cashier.
Subscribed and-sworn to before me t his 0th
day of October, 1901.
W. A. KALP, Notary Public. Correct Attest:
R. K. HISPF.M. |
.1 AS. NEED. VDirectors
FRANK I). BARNHART, 1
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KOVAL MIME CO.,
For sale by
CENTRAL DRUG STORf,
4 1» ly Mount Pleasant, Pa.
j It Always Pays
To Get the Best
1 hat is particularly true when
it .comes to buying a Piano.
Our word for it that for tone,
quality and finish,
Nothing Beats
The LESTER.
For Sale by
N. P. WEIMER,
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
j Have Your Work
j Done at Home.
a
y We now have our new plant, situated near R. R.
^ stations, in successful operation, and are prepared to
•1 do everything in the line of
jj Foundry and
;j Machine Work,
Such as Coke Oven Fronts and Dampers and
Grate Bars and the like. In addition to these we also
make Brass Castings of every description.
IT PLEASANT
Natural Gas
FOR MOUNT PLEASANT.
v'V-
5/i(? *?i«* NATURAL GAS. t
Natural Gas will be supplied to the residences, store-rooms,
etc., at a rate of twenty-five cents a thousand feet,
subject to a discount of twenty per cent, if paid on or before
the tenth of each month.
The meter system will be used throughout, the same
rate being charged for lighting as well as domestic use.
Applications for services, meter and meter connections
can be made at the office of The Fayette Gas Co., located in
Morrison Bank Building, East End. Both ’phones.
TI1K MOUNT PLHA8ANT JOURNAL, FllIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 11)01.
H NEWS I'HOM OUR NEIGHBORS.
A I;VUI:TON.
Morris Morris, of Greensbnrg, "'as
(•filling on old friends hero Inst wool:,
Miss Maud DePriest, of ttiis plnce, is
visiting Greenslmrg friends this week.
The box social and entertainment,
hold by the Alverton High School
pupils, was a groat success, clearing
over forty-five dollars.
Mrs. W. M. Cunningham, of Scott- 1
dale, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. ,
D. H. Weaver, of this place.
It was noticed at the box social last ,
Saturday night that one young man bid
higher than his pocket book could afford.
Charles Yotbers and Barrel Landis,
of Pitcairn, were guests of the former's
sister here the past week.
INDIAN HEAD.
A great number of the people in this
vicinity are on the sick list.
The spelling and organization of
literary society were very well attended
by the young people last Friday night.
The following are the officers elected
for the society: President, 8. E. Solo-mon;
viefe president. W. 11. Dnmbauld;
secretary. Miss Annie Fletcher: assis-tant
secretary. Miss (frace Kramer:
treasurer, Samuel Lohr: editor. A. E.
Dnmbauld; chorister, D. C. Kramer;
janitor. Jacob Albright. Everybody is
invited to attend, take part in and make
these meetings a success.
Miss Annie Fletcher was the guest of
Miss Grace Kramer Friday night.
Robert Reese and G. F. Xewill, of
Champion, passed through here Sunday.
Rev. Stevens will preach at Mt, Nebo
Sunday night next.
Morgan Horner and family and Bert
Davis, of Scottdale. were visiting rela-tives
here over Sunday.
CHAMPION.
Misses Daisy and Nora Mathews and
Nellie Husband, of Jones Mills, were
visiting Miss Minnie Newill, of this
place, Sunday.
The teachers' institute, which was
held at Fountain Saturday, was well at-tended
by folks from this place.
Ira Craig and Samuel Stout, both of
Indian Head, passed through here Sun-day
on their way to Mount Pleasant.
Mr. Wertz, wife and two little sons,
of Ohio, are visiting friends and rela-tives
at this place.
Mrs. Oina Kuhns, of Scottdale, was
calling on old friends here last week.
The young folks turned out well from
this place at the spelling which was
held at the Jones Mills schoolJTbnrsday
evening.
Mrs. Alverta Dnmbauld, of this place,
is very ill.
Saul Sturtz, of Scottdale. was calling
on old friends at this place Sunday.
Dr. Earnest and wife, of Donegal,
passed through here Sunday.
Miss Lyda Sparks, of Indian Head,
was the guest of Miss Anna Sipe Sunday.
HECLA.
William Dean, Sr., and wife spent a
few days this week at Irwin.
Superintendent Thomas Laird and
wife spent part of last and this week at
Beaver Falls, visiting their daughter,
Miss Margaret, who is going to college
there, also the M. E. Conference.
Clarence Hawkins Fries spent last
Sunday with his parents at Greensbnrg.
George Bailey and wife, formerly of
this place, but now of Sharon, Pa.,
spent a few days here visiting George's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bailey.
We were all glad to see them.
The Hecla Coal Company is building
two big boarding houses for the sinkers
for the Hecla No. 3 shaft. Frank B.
Miller, of Mount Pleasant, has the con-tract.
Miss Nannie Wright spent part of
last week in Greensburg with Mrs. Jack
Snedden.
Miss Beulah Bolden spent Sunday
with Miss Grace Harvey.
The Hecla Supply Company is going
to put two girls in the local store, one
as cashier and the other to issue the
checks,
JONES MI✓L LS.
The literary society met at the
Weiiner school Thursday and was well
attended.
Joseph Ferguson and wife are visit-ing
friends in Somerset county this
week.
The teachers of Donegal township
held theirfirst institute of this year at
Fountain school with a good attendance.
They intend holding their next meeting
at the Weiiner school on November i)th.
Robert Stahl and Silas Singo called on
a couple of fair damsels near Ligonier
Saturday evening, but the call was of
the pop order ns the female head of tl.e
house soon appeared on the scene in full
armor, mid the young gentlemen said
good night. Try again, boys.
Silas Singo lms le.'t bis place. lie
says lie bad to pick too many stones nhd
ilid not get wages enough.
Robert Stahl has hired with Andrew
Stoner, near Ligonier.
Miss Catherine Murray is now a stu-dent
at Ligonier.
Simon Snyder, of near Mount Pleas-ant,
was visiting friends here over Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Horner, of this
place, are visiting friends in Pittsburg.
Irwin l’letcher, one id’ our prominent
school teachers, is thinking of learning
the milling trade under D. D. Horner.
John Berg was visiting friends here
over Sunday.
Friday while Samuel Hoyman, of
Donegal, was bringing a load of lumber
from Ligonier, part of his timber started
to fall off. Samuel jumped from the
top of the load. His foot struck a roll-ing
stone, throwing him under the
wagon, whose wheel crushed that mem-ber
to a jelly.
Chestnuts are a scarce article on
Laurel Hill this fall
Mrs. William Hay is home again,
after an absence of several weeks. We
are all glad to see her.
Rumor says a millinery store is to be
opened shortly in our town.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Barclay are
now living in Laurelville.
E. J. Freidline, who is busy with two
or three dwellings in the course of erec-tion
at Bakersville, spent Sunday with
his wife at their home near this place.
Have you picked your winter apples?
The people here were thus engaged last
week.
M. E. APPOINTMENTS.
ACME.
Friday last Ray Sturtz, while going
to meet his elder brother, fell over a
gate and broke his fore arm. Dr. Ear-nest
reduced the fracture and Master
Ray never flinched, which was more
than any one could expect from a boy
of his age.
D. H. Brown has smiles to let since
the birth of his second daughter Sun-day
last, and William Werry is right
along in the same line. He is father of
a daughter born on the same day.
John E. Hamm broke down with a
hundred posts on his wagon while go-ing
down the Ridge Tuesday.
Eli Hoffer, of this place, attended a
surprise party given in honor of his
older brother, Jacob, Saturday. There
were upwards of half a hundred guests
and they had a very nice time. The
affair was arranged by his two sons,
William and Henry.
Henry Werry is able to saw again
after much trouble with a mashed
finger
—George Brothers is well on with Will-iam
Worry’s new barn.
The Johnson sale Saturday is said to
have fooled a lot of people.
CA RRENTEKTOWN.
Owing to the well attended divine
services at Lemmon’s school house
Sabbath evening, Rev. Douglass has
decided to preach there again in two
weeks, October 27.
The. pupils and teacher, Miss Mabel
Park, of this place, will hold a box
social and festival here next Friday
night, October 25. All are cordially in-vited
and the Indies are expected to
bring well filled boxes; for every fellow
who buys a box wants the worth of his
money.
Tho LiBt ns Announced for the McKees-port
District.
The Pittsburg Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church closed its
annual meeting at Beaver Falls MOM
day when the different appointments
were read. The list for the McKees
port district, with J. \. Bnllentyue ns
Presiding Elder, is this:
Addison. W. |{ Hurlon: Itcllovcraon. M. S.
Holmes: Itlsu'fchimi. supply: Braddoek, First
Street, N. H. Holmes; Hr.addock. Second
Si reel.Til ns Lowe: Browesville. First elinreh.
,J. Hu HI worlli: Second olmrcli, ,1. E. Kid
ne,v: ('Ireleville. W. I’. Holiiuson: Coke Miss-tion.
S. \Y. Davis: Confluence and Oliiopyle.
.1. S. Potts; Coiinellsvi 11 c*. M. .1. Sloppy: Daw-son.
S. F. Hodkey; Drnvo, C, II. Miller: Fust
McKeesport. Thomas (’harlcsworth; Eliza*
hetli. II. D. Whit Held: Fayette City. I’. Har-per:
.laeohs ('reek. M. F. ('adman: Flironier,
N. (T. .Miller: McKeesport. Beulah Park. .I V
Mlinden: Carson Street, .1. II. Taylor: Firs
church, T. N. Eaton: West Fnd. .latnes Fnw:
Moyersdulo. W. T. Braden; Monossen. .1. II.
Fruits; Mt. Lebanon. L. S. Wilkinson; Mount
IMeasaut. C. L. Smith; Ferryopolis. C. W.
Hoover: Pleasant.Fully, O. .I. Will sou; Bed-stone
(postolllee Dunbar). W. A. Prosser:
Host raver (postolllce Webster). .1. A. Hamil-ton:
Salisbury, to be supplied: Scottdale. C.
F. F. Cart wrlfilit; Smit litield. Ceor^e Cable:
Smithton. .1. W. Ottcrnmn; Somerset and
Berlin. II. B. Cutlibert; Stahlstown, M. II.
Hackman: Stoyestown, .1. N. Mason; Swlss-vale.
(’. F. Bollinger; IJiiloiitown, F. <L
Laughrey: Prslna. S. W. Bryan; Vanderbilt,
W. .1.1 iowstet ter: West Newton.H. D.'Jrlssman.
DEATHS OE THE WEEK.
The Grim Reaper’s Work in This Place
and Vicinity.
Jacob C. Rumbaugh, one of Mount
Pleasant township's most respected citi-zens,
died Thursday at his home near
Mammoth, of apoplexy, aged 87 years.
Frank Zylie, of Donegal township,
died Wednesday last of typhoid fever,
aged 22 years.
Emanuel Exline, one of the oldest
citizens of Acme, died Monday. He
was a veteran of the Civil war, a quiet,
upright Christian man whose loss will
be severely felt in that community.
Mrs. Asa Thompson, colored, whose
husband was hurt by a fall and taken
to the Connellsville hospital the week
before, died Sunday of consumption,
aged 32 years. Her maiden name was
Jennie Rhubottom, younger daughter
of Mrs. Anna Rhubottom, of East
Washington street.
J. D. YanHorn, of this place, died
yesterday of heart trouble at the Mill
Run home of his daughter. Mrs. C. R.
Brooks, aged 72 years. The body will
be brought here today for burial. With
the widow there survive oue daughter
and three sons.
COKE AND COAE.
Latrobe Robber Killed.
Early Tuesday morning Joseph Blair
saw two men leaving his Latrobe resi-dence
and fired four shots at them, kill
irg Lewis Weaver, an old soldier who
went there two years ago from Ohio,
whose dead body was found later in an
alley. The identity of the other burglar
is not known.
Was the Boy’s Father