Mount Pleasant journal (March 22, 1901)

              VOL. 29 MOUNT PLEASANT, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, l’A., FRIDAY, MARCH 22 1901. NO. 12.
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COPYRIGHT 1900 BY THF. PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION CO.
BiRij.s-EYE VIEW PAN~A^\ERICAN EXPOSITION, BUFFALO, N.Y.HAY I TO NOVEMBER 1,1901
For Your Uncle Samuel in the
Philippines.
RATHER LIKED THE SERVICE
BUT HE DIDN’T UARE ABOUT EN-LISTING
AGAIN.
Johnny Shevel, the Only Son of a Dice’s
Extension Widow, Who Has Just Re-turned
Home After Having Had Many
a Brush With the Filipinos While a
Member of the 11th U. S. Volunteer
Cavalry.
John Shevel, the yonng and only son
of a Dice’s Extension widow, returned
home last week after having served
since August, 1H99, in the 11th
United States Volunteer Cavalry, for
the most part of that time in the Phil
ippines.
He was formerly an ash carter at
Morewood, hut went to Central where
he drew a block of ovens until the sum-mer
of 1N99 when 1m took a notion to
go west. He had saved up several hun-dred
dollars and on this saw much of
the northwest. His father, Christian
Shevel, was a soldier in h’’js native land,
Germany. before he came to America
and when the Civil war broke out he
volnnteered on the side of the North.
He was wounded and captured by the
rebels, serving seven months in the
Andersonville prison pens. He was a
member of Robert Warden PostG.A.R.,
and died some four years ago.
When Johnny struck Seattle, Wash-ington,
he took a notion to go into the
army, too. He enlisted there on August
26, 1891), and was assigned to the cav-alry
arm in the Philippines where he
took part in no less than fifteen brushes
with the Filipinos, coming through
them all without a scratch. He liked
the service and thonght of re-enlisting
as a corporal; but, when he saw his
comrades preparing to return to the
States, he decided to come along. He
was mustered out at San Francisco
March 5th. His discharge reads: “Ser-vice,
honest and faithful: character,
excellent.”
He looked on arriving here as though
he might have been wounded as he car-ried
his arm in a sling. Hut that was
due to an accident on the transport
coming home. He accidentaly cut the
leader of the index finger on his left
hand and the whole arm became stiff.
Medical attention here, however, is
bringing the member around all right.
ROYAL ARCANUM BANQUET.
IN THE CIVIL COURT, 0
List of Cases Disposed Of the
Past Week.
Several Hundred Members and Friends
Enjoy It.
The annual Royal Arcanum banquet,
given in Odd Fellows’ Hall Monday
evening, was fully up to that order’s
high standard of excellence and was
enjoyed by over two hundred members
and their friends.
Among the leading features of the
pleasant evening were the solo singing
of Mrs. Will E. Shope and Rabe Marsh,
Esq., the music, furnished by the
Greensbnrg orchestra and the address
delivered by the Rev. Charles L. Smith,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
chnrch, with the presentation ol the
four Past Regents’ badges by Charles A.
Granl. Merritt A. King was the hand-some
master of ceremonies. The fine
refreshments for the inner man were
served by the Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
Society.
All Ended Well.
Nine foreign workers at Rainey's new
Acme coke plant jumped onto their
boarding boss Monday and gave him a
regular McGovern pounding. They
were all arrested the next day on war-rants
taken out by the victim before
Justice Rhoades. The defendants then
entered cross suits for assault and bat-tery
before Justice McWilliams. The
result was a compromise and the with-drawal
of all charges.
A Fine Company.
A real comedy, such as “The Lottery
of Love,” is always a treat for theater-goers,
and the McCloy Stock Company
will make the presentation of this great
Daly success an event in this place
Monday evening next, It is hard to
say whether the McCloy players are
better in drama or comedy since in either
they are as near perfect as it is possible
for any organization of players to be.
Wicked Grsensburger.
Mrs. Blanche Rosemand, of Greens-bnrg,
was fined $25 at Unioutown Tues-day
for attempting to shoot her hus-band.
John W. Rosemand. mail clerk
on the Pittsburg, Virginia & Charleston
railroad. The couple were married
about a year ago, but have not been
living together. The alleged attempt
to shoot occurred in a restaurant at
Uniontown.
COMERS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About Prominent People
Gathered During the Week.
Miss Mand Saylor, of Somerset, is here
visiting her sister, Mrs.George Murray.
Jack Craig, of Fort Collins, Iowa, is
here visiting his brother, James F.
Craig.
Charles F, Rumbaugh. a student at
Lafayette College, is home for the Easter
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Ramsay, of
Connellsville, were here over Sunday
with relatives.
Mrs. S. F, Dewalt, of Uniontown, is
the gnest of her sister in law, Mrs.
Orbin O’Neal, of this place.
Richard Guy, Jr., left yesterday for
Westerville, Ohio, where he will take a
course in Otterbein University.
H. F. Barkley, the Main street drug-gist,
will today finish his post graduate
course in pharmacy at Pittsbnrg.
Harry S. Griffith, of Pittsbnrg. spent a
few days here last week with hiB aunt,
Mrs. Mary G. Mechling. of West Main
street.
J. G. Sbope, cashier of the First Na-tional
Bank, Hol'iidayshnrg, Pa.. spent
Sunday here with relatives and old
friends.
Miss Jessie Campbell, who bad been
here for several weeks as the gnest of
Mrs. Clarence H. Hosier, returned Mon-day
to her Chicago home.
John D. Hitchman, cashier of the
First National Bank, represented Mount
Pleasant at the Princeton alumni ban-quet
in Pittsburg Friday evening.
The children of J. B. Myers, Sr., of
this place, held a pleasant family re-union
Saturday at the home of that
gentleman’s son, Abraham, just south
of town.
Mrs. Byers Elder, who is here visiting
her mother, Mrs. Anna Whitehill, will
likely leave Monday next for Chicago
where she will join her hnsband and go
to housekeeping.
Mrs. Frank W. Jackson, for whom
her sister, Mrs. J. Wade Shape, enter-tained
Friday evening, is now at West
Newton visiting her parents, Captain
and Mrs. C. C. Markle.
Miss Emma Sherrick, who had been
visiting friends in and about Pittsbnrg,
returned home Saturday, accompanied
by her cousin, Miss Jennie Overholt
Michael, of East McKeesport.
A score of Frederick Treber’s relatives
and friendsjgave him thejolliest kind of
a surprise party at his East End home
Wednesday evening, the occasion being
his 64th birthday. Among the presents
received by the esteemed old gentleman
was a fine rocking chair.
Lively Polish Function.
Central Poles held a party at the home
of Mark Kaly Sunday when Joe Latan-bo
got riled and cleaned out the shanty
with an axe, cutting his host’s head.
Joseph was arrested the next day, but
the case was compromised before Jus-tice
McWilliams,
DEATHS OF THE WEEK.
The Grim Reaper’s Work in ThiB Place
and Vicinity.
Mrs. Heather Fuuk, widow of the Into
David Funk, died Tuesday morning at
the Greensbnrg home of her son-in-law,
J. B. Irwin, aged almost 78 years. She
was an oldersisterof Mrs, Captain Loar,
of this place.
Mrs. Ellen Hunter Byers, widow of
the late Daniel Byers, died Friday last
at the Main street home of her sister.
Miss Eliza Hunter. The Rev. Mr.
Douglas, pastor of the Middle Presby-
| terian chnrch. of which Mrs. Byers was
an almost lifelong member, assisted by
the Rev. Mr. Wilson, of the United
Presbyterian church, conducted divine
services at theTionse Monday afternoon
and the body was buried at the Middle
I churchyard beside those of her husband
and their three children. For over half
| a century Mr. and Mrs. Byers, or as
they were best known, “Uncle Dan’’
and “Annt Ellen,” had jogged along as
one of the happiest couples in Mount
Pleasant township, and, following the
: former's death four years ago, the hitter
came to live with her sister, Miss Hun
ler. For the past sixteen years Mrs.
1 Byers had been unable to walk, the
result of a fall that fractured her hip,
yet she was always bright and cheerful,
I sustained by that Christian grace which
made a friend of everyone who knew
her. She was nearing the fourscore
and ten limit of life, having been born
on August 16, 1811. Last August her
sister, Miss Hunter, dislocated her hip
in a fall and has since been confined to
her bed. Mrs. Byers willed the residue
of her estate to Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Byers, the latter receiving $2,000in cash;
Mrs. Anna Whitehill, $1,000, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Andrews, Mrs. Byers Elder,
Margaret Byers and Eliza Hunter, $2,000
each, The sum of $7,000 will be invest-ed
for the Middle church, the interest to
be paid its different benevolent societies
COKE AND COAL.
Items of Interest Gathered From Both
Mine and Yard.
James F. Baughman has joined the
Standard blacksmith force.
The employes of the H. C. Frick Coke
Company will share in the $4,000,000
pension fund which Andrew Carnegie
has given for the Carnegie company's
operatives.
John Ramsay and Lloyd Bailey, book-keepers
for the Frick company, ex-changed
places this week, the former
coming to Standard and the latter
going to Youngstown.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is again having trouble with fire in the
big fill made in straightening its tracks
near Irwin. In making a cut the 5 foot
vein of coal was struck and the coal in
the embankment cangbt fire from a
portable boiler used by the contractors
and is still burning.
A singular accident happened the
other day at the Morewood plant of the
South West Connellsville Coke Com
pany when the retaining wall, apparent-ly
solid, in front of three ovens on the
“A” string, suddenly fell ont, catching
a Slavish coke drawer, who had his
right ankle badly crushed.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Some New Faces Among .Fire Depart-ment
Leaders.
The annual election of officers for the
Fire Department resulted as follows:
| President. B. B. Beltz; vice president,
, H E Mellinger; secretary, J. W. Faust,
Jr ; assistant secretary. William Giles;
treasurer. F. E. Painter; trustees, one
year, William Shields; two years, Wil
liam Giles; three years, Frank Dullinger.
The secretary takes this method of no
tifying the members elected and to keep
them in mind of regular meeting
nights, the first and third Fridays of
each month.
The department has also organized a
relief fund that will be in charge of the
regular officers, except that E. G.
Weaver will assist the secretary. H. S.
Witt, H. E. Mellinger and A. J. Smith
are the trustees to serve, respectively,
one, two and three years. This organi-zation
will meet the fourth Thursday
of each month.
^j. R. Springer was elected a member
of the First ward company. All mem-bers
not attending mnst pay fines or
stand suspended. The report for 1900
shows a balance of $37.04 in the! -ury.
Many Would-be Poor Directors.
Since the census of 1900 was made
public and this county was shown to
i hnve over 150,000 population, thus giv-j
ing poor directors a salary of $1,500 per
year, there have been daily accessions
to tbe list of candidates. Although the
primaries are more than two months off
over 50 persons in the Democratic and
Republican parties have announced
themselves as candidates. Only five,
three from the majority and two from
the minority, are to be chosen.
A Dutiful Husband.
The festival, given at Mt. Joy last
Friday evening for the benefit of that
school, was a marked success in every
respect. But, it could not have been
otherwise when a good citizen like W.
A. Hunter remained at home with the
children and allowed his better half to
attend and lend her welcome help. At
the next affair of the kind it is proposed
to take some vigorous action against
husbands in the district who do not
follow William’s excellent example.
Something Entirely New.
The Rev. Mr. Tussing urges all mem-bers
and friends of the First Reformed
church to attend the services at that
church next Sunday morning at 10:30
to enjoy with him the surprise that
shall then be made manifest. It will
be something nniqne—entirely new.
You are invited to enjoy it.
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE.
Program for Their Meeting at Morewood
Tomorrow.
The theacbers of East Huntingdon
township will hold their next institute
at Morewood tomorrow when the
teachers, Misses Grace Fansold and Jane
Roberts, will have their rooms in session
from 9:30 to 10:45 a. m. to be followed
by an address by Carrie Byerly, a wel-come
response by Lawrence Green and
music by the school.
The afternoon program will be: Wel-come
song, Daisy, Ada and May Carnes;
"Trifles in the schoolroom,” D. L. Scott;
address, Prof. W. G. Kintigh;vocal solo,
John K. Fox; recitation, Anna Edwards;
“Industrial education; where to begin,”
W. G. Wiley; vocal solo, M. A. Bow-man;
address, Rev. S. G. Yahn; “Fro-bel’s
gifts; their rationale,” D. S. Sut-man;
yocal solo, Nettie Fox; address,
Rev. C. L. Smith, organist, Miss Fox.
INTERESTING DAMAGE SUIT
A Retired Farmer Missing.
The people about Latrobe are much
exercised over the mysterious disap
pearance of Edward Kuhn, of Oakville,
a retired farmer. Over a week ago he
left home for Latrobe with considerable
money to pay a bill, and since that
nothing has been heard of him. His
family fear that he has met with foul
play-
Grand Opera House Notes.
The popular McCloy Stock Company
will give “The Lottery of Love” Mon-day
evening next.
Porter White’s “Faust” has been en-gaged
for April 3rd.
Assessments Due.
The secretary. J. W. Fanst, Jr., de-
! sires members of the Germania Bene-ficial
Union to know that assessments
Nos. 106 and 63, of classes A and B, are
due and suspension will follow if they
are not paid by April 1st. District No.
161 has decided to meet twice each
| month, the first and third Wednesday.
March Reporters can now be had of the
!secretary.
A Well Pleased Murderer.
After deliberating four hours and tak-ing
eight ballots, the Fayette jury at
Uniontown brought in a verdict of mur-der
in the second degree against Edward
Spinner for the billiug of Troy Tine
over a game of dice. Spinner was
pleased at the verdict. The verdict at a
former trial was for first-degree murder
Foul Play Suspected.
The frozen body of William Carlin, a
stone mason, who came to Connellsville
recently from Fort Hill, N. J., was
found Saturday evening high np on the
slopes of Chestnut Ridge, covered with
a heap of snow. Deep brnises about
the head and neck indicate foul play.
Carlin was missed by his fellow work-men
that morning and all day searching
parties scoured the mountain side for
some trace of him.
BROUGHT AGAINST THE MOUNT
PLEASANT WATER COMPANY.
The Plaintiff, Miss Anna Andrews, of
Near This Place, Aslied for $6,000 for
Damages Done Her Farm by the Upper
Bridgeport Dam, but the Jury Cut the
Bill Down to $612. Notes of Other
Suits.
The most interesting case tried during
the past week in the Westmoreland
court of common plena was that of Miss
Anna Andrews, of near this place,
against the Monnt Pleasant Water
Company. It was to have been tried a
month ago, but was postponed on ac-count
of the death of the plaintiff's
brother. D. G. Andrews. It came up
Monday at Greensburg before Judge
McConnell.
Miss Andrews owns the old Andrews
Mill farm situated on the defendant
company’s upper Bridgeport dam which
she claims has repeatedly overflowed
her property, destroying fences and
rendering the land unfit for cultivation.
She asked for $5,000 damages.
Both sides had many witnesses called,
although the court limited the number
put, on the stand as experts to six on
each side. The jury had visited the
premises when the case first came up
and photographs of the same, taken by
Goodman & Springer, of this place,
were also submitted as evidence. The
case went to the jury Wednesday even-ing
ar:d the verdict returned was in
favor of the plaintiff, the principal and
interest amounting to some $612.
Other Cases Disposed Of.
In tbe fall of 1898 some boys were
kicking football in front of the Jean-nette
postoffice when Chief of Police
Moore took the ball. J. H. Phillips,
who saw the performance, remarked to
the officer that he had spoiled the game.
The cop arrested the speaker for inter-ference
with an officer and Mayor
Baughman fined Mr. Phillips $1.59.
The defendantnppealed toconrt, claim-ing
the Mayor had been guilty of tak-ing
an illegal fee. The jury allowed
the plaintig $199, with the question of
law reserved.
The snit of A. A. Walbriek against
the borough of Monessen for $10,000-
damages was begun before Judge Doty
Tuesday. The plaintiff was hurt by a
fall due, he claims, to negligence on the
part of the town authorities. The jury
allowed him $1,877.
A compulsory nonsuit wasgranted by
the court in the case of Louis Suppress
vs. Tweed A. Gallagher. This was an
action of trespass brought to recover
damages for the alleged false arrest of
the plaintiff at the instance of the de-fendant
in this action.
A verdict in favor of the defendant
for $1,729.53 was retnrned by the jury
in the case of Lewis Eisaman vs. Albert
and Reuben Eisaman. The plaintiff,
who is the father of the two defendants
in this case, claimed about $1,309 as due
him from the sale of his personal prop-erty
and real estate situated in Unity
township.
In Mayor Kuhn's Court.
Strange as it may seem, three heavily-laden
sports from Kecksburg driving a
double mule team were with difficulty
pulled in by the police last Thursday
evening for fast driving. The were re-leased
the next morning upon the pay-ment
of $5 fine each.
Policeman Nugent picked up a stran-ger
in front of the National Hotel Fri-day
night and as tbe prisoner said he
wanted to go to h—1, “Red” did the
best he could for him and locked him
up. Mayor Kuhn's bill of $3 was paid.
“Old Ralph” Walker ran foul of
Officer Riffle Friday and did three days
in the lockup.
West End Surprise Party.
James Guy was given a most enjoy-able
surprise party at his West Main
street home Tuesday evening by some
thirty of his friends of both sexes. The
evening was spent in dancing, music
and games until 12 o’clock when an
elegant lunch was served. A flashlight
of the jolly company was taken by Mr.
Kough.
Second Brigade Outing.
General John A. Wiley, commanding
the Second Brigade, N. G. P.. and Col.
Hulings, commanding the Sixteenth
regiment, are arranging to camp the
brigade at Buffalo, N. Y., for ten days
early in August. This will give all the
boys an opportunity to see the grand
Pan-American Exposition. Company
E has room for a limited few good men.
Intemperate men need not apply.
Remains of Fayette Giants.
Workmen excavating for a railroad
near Masontown have uncovered the
skeletons of some giants a short distance
! under the surface. From the many
beautiful shells surrounding the skele-tons
it is supposed they were Indians,
j Tradition is that this place was a
j famouslndian burying ground ages ago,
TIT K MOUNT PI1BA8ANT JOURNAL, FRIDAY, MARCH 1313, 11)01.
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SUPREME IN ITS BEAUTY
PAN-AMERIOAN EXPOSITION TO BE
A MAGNIFICENT SURPRISE. 1
Birdseye View of ilie Great
! Group of Splendid Areliitee-t
tural Works—A Wonderful
Settinpr of Fountains, Pools,
Plants and Flowers.
It Is promised for the Pnn-Amerlenti
Exposition that It will surpass In beau-ty
any previous exposition In the
•world’s history. It Is also expected
that It will outrival its predecessors in
many other ways, for at no time have
such wondrous achievements in nil
arts, such perfection in the hundreds
of trades, been attained. Ilut the pur-pose
ot this article Is to treat, in a gon-eral
way. of the plan of the Exposi-tion,
the symmetry of arrangement
and the exterior beauty that repre-sents
the careful expenditure of several
millions of dollars. Accompanying this
article is a birdseye view of the Expo-sition
plot, showing the magnificent
work in its complete state. The view
is from the south and shows an area
one mile and a quarter long and half
a mile wide, there being 350 acres in
the inclosure. In the immediate fore-ground
is a portion of Delaware Park,
•ne of the famous beauty spots of Iluf-falo.
The view shows tlie Park Lake,
with the North Hay at the left, and in
the left foreground, south of the bay,
may be seen a portion of the Albright
Gallery of Art, a beautiful permanent
building of white marble, the gift of
John J. Albright of Buffalo, and cost-ing
over $400,000. North of the Bay is
the New York State Building, also a
permanent, structure of marble. These
two buildings are in the style of Greek
temples, one containing reminders of
Itie Parthenon and the other resem-bling
somewhat the Erechtheum upon
the Acropolis at Athens.
Between the North Hay and the Lake
the City of Buffalo has built at large
expense a new and beautiful bridge of
heavy masonry, known as the Bridge
<*f the Three Americas. This bridge
entries the broad thoroughfare which
leads from the main southern entrance
to the approaches of the Exposition, as
seen in the foreground just north of the
Lake. On the northern shore of the
Lake is situated the life saving station
erected by the Federal Government
where daily exhibitions will he given
l»y a crew of ten men showing the uses
•f modern life saving apparatus as em-ployed
upon our coasts. Hidden from
view, upon the southern bank of the
Lake, a beautiful casino and boathouse
has also been built by the City of Buf-falo
for Exposition uses.
The symmetrical grouping of build-ings
will be at once noted by the ob-server.
Beginning at the formal ap-proach,
just north of the Lake, the eye
follows northward between two rows
<*f ornamental columns to what is
known as the Forecourt. East of this
are the State and Foreign buildings,
forming In themselves a very interest-ing
feature of the Exposition. Near
these also aro the buildings for the spe-cial
ordnance displays representing tile
products of several hundred manufac-tories
in this line of work. West of the
Forecourt will bo the outdoor horticul-tural
displays and the Women’s build-ing.
We cross now the Triumphal
Bridge, which will be remarkable for
its tall piers, richly ornamented with
•statuary, the product of the genius of
Karl Bitter, the director of sculpture,
and other famous sculptors. On either
side are the Mirror Lakes which form
a part of the Grand Canal, more than a
mile in length, which surrounds the
main group of buildings.
Wo come next 10 1he Esplnnade,
which is nearly two-fifths of a mile
long and 450 feet wide. The western
end of the Esplanade is inclosed by the
Horticulture, Graphic Arts and Mines
buildings. The eastern end is shut in
by the Government group of three
large buildings. Sunken gardens with
elaborate fountains and many groups
of sculpture occupy the two arms of
the Esplanade, and the decorative fea-tures
throughout this broad space are
very numerous and beautiful. North
of the Esplanade is the Court of Foun-tains,
with tlie Ethnology building on
the right and the Music building on
the left. Two subordinate courts also
open into the Esplanade from the
north, the one on the right being
known us the Court of Cypresses and
the one on the left as the Court of
Lilies. Next, north of the Ethnology
building on the right and fronting upon
the Court of Fountains, is the Manu-factures
and Liberal Arts building and
on the opposite side the Machinery and
Transportation building. In the Court
of Fountains is a large pool, having an
area of about two acres aDd contain-ing
many beautiful fountains. Pro-ceeding
again northward we come to
the Mall, a broad avenue, half a mile
long, extending from the eastern
Boundary to the western gate of the Ex-position.
Fronting upon the Mall on
the right is the Agriculture building
and on the left the Electricity building.
"We now arrive at the most conspicuous
feature of the Exposition, the massive
Electric Tower, 301 feet in height.
This tower stands between the Court
of Fountains and the l’laxa, In a
broad pool, about two acres in extent.
This will be the most ornamental
feature of Hie great Exposition and
will be the centerpiece for special nnd
elaborate electrical illumination. Im-mediately
north of the Electric Tower
Is the Plaza, with its beautiful sunken
garden and bandstand in the center,
the Propylaea or monumental en-trances
at the north, the entrance to
the Stadium on the east and the en-trance
to the Midway on the west.
It should be understood by every in-
Itendhig visitor that the Exposition will
present the most beautiful spectacle
that twentieth century genius can pro-vide.
By day there will be a most
pleasing display of floral nnd fountain
effects. Tlie many buildings, with their
elaborate and delicate tracery of orna-mental
plastic work and their radiance
of color, the many groups of statuary
in every part of tlie grounds, will con-stitute
a picture never before parallel-ed.
At night all the buildings will glow
with the soli radiance of thousands of
electric lights, making a scene of un-rivaled
brilliance and splendor. Half
a million lamps will be used in the
electrical illumination.
It should also be added that the Mid-way
at tlie Exposition will be the most
extensive and novel that has ever been
prepared. It will bo 3 000 feet long,
having more than a mile of frontage.
Over 30 very interesting features, many
of them covering several acres, will
make up tills gigantic collection of
wonders.
The athletic features of the Exposi-tion
will be shown in the Stadium,
which covers about ten acres of ground
and contains a seating capacity for
more than 12,000 people. All of the
exhibit buildings will be filled to com-pletion
witli the very latest products
of Pan-Amerlenu genius and industry
and will offer an opportunity for every
inquiring mind to learn a most inter-esting
lesson of New World progress
and civilization.
The power for Exposition uses is fur-nished
principally from Niagara Falls,
which are situated only a few minutes
ride from tlie Exposition grounds. Buf-falo
is a city of nearly 400,000 popula-tion
and is preparing in every possible
way for the reception of millions of
visitors in TOOL MAKK BENNITT.
The biggest things in the way of
guns ever built will be exhibited at
the Pan-American Exposition.
for the,
20th Century
buy the new
soap
When a woman hangs
out the clothes after
a wash with
WALKER’S
SOAP
she knows they are unin-jured
by alkali. There’s
, no free alkali in
Walker’s Soap.
Lookfor
the rooster
on the
wrapper.
Boll Bearing
Sewing Machine
and the
Sterling
:j$ Pianos
j "ul Organs
FH0M .1. L. ARMBRUST,
of Armbrust, Pa.
SEND FOR PRICE LISTS.
Repairing of Machines and Organs at-tended
to with promptness.
TRAVEL AND STUDY CLUBS.
Formed In tlie United States nnd
Canada For u Visit to the Pan-
American Exposition.
No one of experience needs to be told
how much more pleasant traveling and
sightseeing is with agreeable compan-ions
than all by oneself. There is
truth iu the saying that “a pleasure
shared is a pleasure doubled.” The
fact that it is well to know beforehand
something of the nature of what is to
be seen and how to get about with the
smallest loss of valuable time and in-convenience
and get intelligent ideas
is equally appreciated by those who
have wandered from their own fire-sides
in search of pleasure. It has
been the experience of thousands of
visitors to Expositions that loneliness,
though in tile midst of great crowds,
robbed them of much of the enjoyment
in store and that by reason of not ac-quainting
themselves in advance with
what was to be seen they missed tlie
tilings which might have appealed to
them strongest.
In view of all this, the plan of form-ing
travel and study clubs by those
who intend visiting tlie Pan-American
Exposition at Buffalo next Summer
which has been adopted in many cities
and villages of the United States and
Canada may lie said to he an excellent
one. Tlie membership of those organi-zations
is composed of people of both
sexes and all ages practically. The
objects are pleasant companionship, ar-rangements
for transportation and ac-commodations
and an Intelligent and
comprehensive view and knowledge
of the Exposition. Tlie course of study
taken up comprehends everything in
connection with tlie trip and the Expo-sition
and side trips as well. Among
the subjects aro the following:
ltoutes and Rates.
City of Buffalo.
Countries of tlie Western Hemi-sphere
and tlie New Possessions of the
United States, (a) Geography, (h) His-tory,
(e) Resources.
Pan-American Exposition, (a) Object,
<h) Arrangement of Buildings and
Courts, (e) Meaning of the harmonious
architectural, sculptural, floral, Horti-cultural,
fountain and electrical effects,
with reference to illustrating the prog-ress
of the race, (d) exhibits, (e) amuse-ments.
Niagara Falls, (a) Natural Wonders,
(b) Power Development
Much of the information necessary
to this course of study is furnished by
tlie Bureau of Publicity of the Pan-
American Exposition, Buffalo, while
the remainder is procured by the clubs
from Railway and Steamship offices,
hotels, information bureaus, libraries
and elsewhere.
This study at any time would he
very interesting and valuable, hut with
the prospect of amplifying it with a
visit to the Exposition, where the peo-ples
of the different countries and the
varied resources of the Western Hemi-sphere
will he assembled, amid splen-dors
such as were never before pre-sented
to the sight, the measure is
largely increased.
ELBERT L. LEWIS.
Attention, Ladies!
2
Strictly Custom Tailor Made Gowns,
Jackets and Suits,
made to measure by skilled workmen. Exclusive styles.
Fit puaranteed. Fifty styles and 200 samples
of material to select from.
Call and sec them and give us your order.
TUI EBCRSOLE CO.,
624 Main street, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Spiced
Chocolate
Cake.
To the yolks of five eggs, well beaten, add
one cup 8*ugar, one-half cup butter, one-half
cup sweet milk, one teaspoonful ground cin-namon,
one grated nutmeg, then the whites
of two eggs well beaten, one and a half cups
Hour having in it one measure "Banner”
linking Powder; l»ake in jelly-cake wins;
w hen cold spread each'layer with the follow-ing
chocolate cream:
FOR THE CREAM.-To four ounces of
plain chocolate, grated, add one cup of white
sugar, two tablespoonfuls of corn starch, one
cup sweet milk, one tablespoonful extract of
vanilla: mix well together and boil until it
thickens, stirring constantly; when cold,
spread it on the layers ol the cake.
BANNER RECIPE BOOK Free by Mail. P. 0. Box 245, Pittsburg, Pa.
American Forestry.
indigenous trees are easily recogniz-ed
by the observing inhabitants of any
locality as belonging to certain general
classifications. Pine, oak, elm, maple,
chestnut and some others are so com-mon
in most temperate climates that
they are familiar to every one. That
these distinct divisions have been sub-divided
into hundreds of minor classi-fications
is not so well known.
It will he in the province of the ex-hibit
at the Pan-American Exposition
to demonstrate in this connection some
exceedingly interesting peculiarities or
seeming mistakes in nature.
WALL PAPER,
PAINTS, etc.
The close relation between high art and the
best Wall Paper is known to all who have
seen our stock. You might as well have the
most artistic when the superior design means
no additional cost. For these designs go to
BOYD’S OINTMENT
Cures by Absorption.
J. W. SWARTZ,
Dealer in
WALL PAPER.
Chiefly Ornamental.
De Jones—Is there a clock in your
church?
Sleepleigh—Yes, hut it Isn’t of much
use. It hasn’t any alarm.—Smart Set.
Window Shades of all sizes and made to or-der.
Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes, Lime,
Kalsomine, Artists’ Materials, Floor and
Table Oil Olotlis. Unoleum. Window nnd Pic-ture
Glass, Heeling and Building Paper, Pic-ture
and Wall Molding Picture Frames
made to order and Molding sold by the foot.
*0 This season we hang paper
bought of us.
J. W. SWARTZ,
Ijorul 'phone No. 35.
535 Main street, MOUNT PLEASANT.
Not Vemtinoii, Klther.
Flo—He told me I looked good enough
to eat.
May—Yes; I heard him call you a
dhar.—Philadelphia Bulletin.
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PARKER'S •
HAIR BALSAM
iuid bcaiitifici the hair,
a’rouiote* a luxuriant growtk.
Novor r.11. to Beatore Orayj
Hair to Its Youthful Color.
Cures scalp diseases & hair lulling. 1
yi?. and yi.nPfit prugglsts " |
TFTTFP(,rany °* tlie Irritating- skin 1 1 l i—* IV diseases as well us old or
scrofulous sores iiuickly, surely and perma-nently
cured by tlie greatest of all remedies,
Boyd's Ointment. Boyd Ointment (Jo., Klttun-ning.
Pa. Price 50c. For sale by H. F. Bark-ley,
J. G. THOMPSON,
/fount Pleasant, Pa.
AUCTIONEER.
Calls for all kinds of sales promptly attend-ed
to.
Lock Box 531. Bell Telephono 04.
Beautify
Your Home. \
We are in that business and flat-ter
ourselves that our goods
prove that we know something
about it.
Quality and I D , ..
Price.:
These are the main features
sought by every one wishing
to buy Furniture or Carpets,
and our guarantee goes with
every purchase.
V
GIBBS & KING,
Furniture, Carpets and Undertaking,
427 W. Main St.,
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W. A. Pyne,
Leading
...Shoe Store...
Walkover Shoes for men,
Stetson “ “ 44
Sorosis
Shoes
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ladies.
to The Wright Shoe for misses,
(4 44 “ “ boys.
A full line of all kinds of
Shoes here.
711 Main street. Mount Pleasant, Pa.
i ♦footel Cooper• J , R. JON ES,
FURNITURE
REUPHOLSTER 3D and REPAIRED
F\t Reasonable Rates.
HI. f\. GILSON,
6 lfi-tf West Main st., Mount. Pleasant
W. H. COLES, Proprietor. H
“'.Main St., - BOUNT PLEASANT. PA. j
Everything I *IT!8,sra111111 us Fl™’ J ‘ a Orders, left at either J. A. Right Ip-tO-Date, Stevenson & Co’s. West Main r ' St.rAPT, u.f m\r I'ooidonAA
Including Bath and Toilet Rooms,
Telephones and Electric Bells.
FINE BAR ATTACHED.
Street store or at my residence,
on Smithlield street, will re-ceive
prompt attention.
All Work Guaranteed.
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THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL. FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1001.
As Judged From the Past Week’s
•V Trade Reports
WHEN CAREFULLY COMPILED
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF READ-ERS
OF THE JOURNAL.
The Bright Side of the Picture is to Be
Found in the Improving Wheat Crops,
a Big Pig Iron Production With Strong
Cash Prices, Heavy Grain Exports and
a Good Money Market.
Improving wheat crop reports, a pig
iron production Heldom exceeded, strong
cash prices for all iron and steel pro-ducts
that can be delivered, heavy
grain exports at good prices, activity
in minor industries and a money mar-ket
that imposes no hardship upon busi-ness,
comprise the bright side of the
picture of the week. Threatening labor
troubles seem more remote. The tex
tile markets, long backward, have again
failed to respond to the general confi
dence in commercial circles. A slight
recovery in cotton was not held, and
the drygoods market shows a decline in
a month from 5J to fi| cents in standard
brown sheetingsS, 2 to 21 cents in wide
sheetings, 5} to 51 cents in brown drills
and 5Jc to 5Jc in staple ginghams.
Steel mills are still much behind their
orders and contracts for Bessemer pig
for July delivery indicate that the ac
tivity iB not considered temporary. Yet
the wide difference in quotation be
tween immediate and distant dates sug
gest some fear that present high prices
cannot be maintained. While the var
ious pools and associations are extremely
conservative about advancing nominal
list prices, actual business continues to
be transacted at premiums which vary
according to the urgency of purchasers.
Structural material is still a feature,
and the rapid development of newly dis
covered oil fields is creating an unusual
demand for plates, pipes and drilling
machinery. Steel rail contracts have
been increased and railways need rolling
stock. Pig iron production, according
to the Iron Age, has increased to 292,399
tons weekly, which is about 5,00u tons
below the high record of February 1,
1900. It is surprising to find, despite an
output at the rate of over 15,000,000
tons annually, that furnace stocks de
creased 21,321 tons during February,
making the total 535,443 tons on
March 1, against 070,531 tons five
months ago.
Boot and shoe shops are well occupied,
eastern factories having their fullcapac
ity engaged in some cases up to Hep
temberl, and even the less fortunate
makers have contracts for some months
Leather is active and will sustained, es
pecially in hemlock sole. Slight im-provements
in special lines of textiles
are occasionally noticed, but prices are
maintained with difficulty. Print cloths
were reduced another eighth without
accelerating operations, and Fall Kivet-mills
are preparing to curtail produe
tion. Aside from a little better recorder
business in light weights, reports are
not of an encouraging nature from the
woolen mills. Further declines are re
ported in wool, making a material fall
since the month opened. At the last
concession Boston holders exhibit an in
dination to refuse bids, and there is
more indication of steadiness than pre
vionsly this season.
After a long continued season of sagg
mg prices for cotton the market seemed
ready for a reaction, and Mr. Mill's cir
cnlar was issued at wbat seemed to be
a propitious moment. But it fell flat
in this country and the trifling response
at Liverpool was brief. Predictions of
a visible supply of only 250,000 bales at
the end of the crop year and require
ments exceeding ten million bales are
not indorsed by the course of domestic
spinners, who have materially reduced
their takings, or by the heavily decreas
ed foreign demand. Prospects for a
good winter wheat yield are considered
bright. Official reports of supplies on
the farms March 1 showed the expected
loss compared with last year, but a
good gain over recent years prior to
1899.
Failures for the week were 209 in the
United States againBt 190 last year, and
33 in Canada against 23 last year.
GRAIN. FLOUR AND FEED—WHOLESALE.
Wheat, per bu
Oats, per bu
Com, per bu --•
Corn Meal, per bbl., bolted
Flour, patent, per bbl..
Ohopped feed(corn and oatslper ton
Bran, per ton
Middlings per ton
Mill Feed, per ton
Hay, baled, per ton
Hay, loose, per ton
GROCERIES AND PRODUCE—RETAIL.
Breakfast Bacon, per lb
Brooms
Buckets
Buckwheat flour, per sack
Butter, per lb
Gaudies, por lb ~~
Carbon on, per gal
Cheese, per lb
Chickens
Coffee, per lb
Dried Apples, per lb
Dried Beef, percan
Eggs, perdoz
Ham. per lb
Lard per lb
Maple Molasses, per gal
New Orleans Molasses, per gal..
Potatoes, per bu
Rice, per #>
Rolled Oats, 2 fl> packages
Salt, per bbl
Salt, her sack -
Balt Fish, per lb
Smoked side bacon, per lb
Balt side, per lb
Boap, per cake
Btarcli. per 1b
Bugar.per lb —
Bweet Potatoes, per lb
Tea per lb
78 86
SO
2 SO 1 21
18 00
10 00
20 00
20 to
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10 00
18 12@S"
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THE SCORCHER.
I come from somewhere up the street;
I make a sudden sally
To knock a copper off his feet
And scuttle down an alley.
1 ring my bell to terrify
The walking population,
For when I’m in condition I
Can frighten all creation.
1 ring and ring to let them know
There’s trouble for them brewing,
For when 1 come or when 1 go
There’s something always doing.
I ride in front of trolley oars,
And they reverse their power;
1 never use my handle bars
At thirty miles an hour.
The children all with terror shriek
When I go past them humming;
Their mothers are too scared to spoak
Whene’er they see me coming. t
I ring and ring to let them know
There’s trouble for them brewing,
For when I come or when 1 go
There’s always something doing.
To splash the mud on passersby
1 scorch right through the guttor;
1 love to hear the women cry
And hear the fat men splutter.
I Jolt men’s hats off as 1 pass
And say I’ll see them later
An«l then bear down upon a lass
With a perambulator.
1 ride till 1 am out of breath,
But that will never feaze me;
I’ve got the public scared to death,
A fact which well repays me.
I ring and ring to let them know
There’s trouble for them brewing,
For when 1 come or when I go
There’s always something doing.
—Morning Oregonian.
Scruples.
Tlie hero of the melodrama was great-ly
east down.
“I was led to believe you would be
my good fairy,” he exclaimed, with
emotion, ‘‘and I find you Instead a
wicked adventuress!”
“Yes; 1 found at the last moment that
I had conscientious scruples against
Wearing tights!” said the woman, with
an eerie laugh, which served in no
sense to conceal her utter wretched-ness.—
Detroit Journal.
He Knew a Better Way.
“You remember that bank teller who
made himself so solid with the officials
by suggesting that bank employees
should wear clothes without pockets
during banking hours?"
“Yes; what about him?”
“He got away with $00,000 by throw-ing
It out of the window to a confeder-ate.”—
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Dramming Verso, Mimic.
Mrs. Pounds—I think I’ll brush up
my piano playing this afternoon. I’m
a trifle out of practice.
Mr. Pounds—I wouldn’t, dear.
Mrs. Pounds—Why? You told me
Mr. Hyart was going to call this even-ing,
and he’s musical.
Mr. Pounds—Yes; that’s why.—Phil-adelphia
Press.
Gratitude.
Young Lady—Give me one yard of—
why, haven’t 1 seen you before?
Dry Goods Clerk—Oh, Maud, can you
have forgotten me? I saved your life
at the seaside last summer.
Young Lady (warmly)—Why, of course
you did! Y'ou may give me two yards
of this ribbon, please.—Boston Journal.
If He'. Not Cnnglit.
“A MAN IN A MILLION.”
—NeW York World.
CHRONIC COUGHS
LOW RATES TO WASHINGTON
AND BALTIMORE.
Special Ten-day Excursion via Pennsyl-vania
Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has arranged for two low-rate ten day
excursions from Pittsburg and points
in Western Pennsylvania to Washing-ton
April 4 and May 9. Round trip
tickets will be sold at the rate quoted
below, good going on special train in-dicated,
or on train No. 4, leaving Pitts
burg at 8:30 P. M.. and carring through
sleeping cars to Washington. Special
train of through parlor cars and coaches
will be run from Pittsburg and with it
the regular 7:10 a. m. train from Mount
Pleasant will connect at Greensburg.
The round trip rate from here is $9 with
proportionately low rates from all other
points on the main line and its branches.
Tickets will be good retnrning on any
regular train except the Pennsylvania
Limited, until April 13 and May 18, in-clusive,
respectively, and to stop off at
Baltimore within limit.
Should the number of passengers not
be sufficient to warrant the running of
a special train, the company reserves
the right to carry participants on reg-ular
train.
Tickets on sale in Pittsburg at Union
Ticket Office, 360 Fifth Avenue, and
Union Station, as well as at all regular
stations. For full information apply
to agents or Thomas E. Watt, Passenger
Agent Western District, Fifth Avenue
and Suiithfield Street, Pittburg. 3 22 2t
OFTEN ARE THE BEGINNING
OF CONSUMPTION.
Stop Your Cough and Avoid
• Future Trouble.
We Will Guarantee That We
Can Do It For You.
Our Vinol is the Remedy for all
Pulmonary Affections.
Vinol is a preparation that is de-licious
to take.
It consists of a delicate table wine
in which lias been dissolved the active
curative principles that are found in
the liver of the live cod, and to which
cod-liver oil owes its reputation as a
remedy for coughs, colds and all wast-ing
diseases.
If there is any one who lins a cough,
a tendency to fane cold easily, or a
dread of consumption, we would like
to have them call and permit us to ex-plain
what we know about Vinol and
why we believe it will cure all such
troubles more surely and quickly than
any other remedy ever given to the
public.
Following is a letter which has just
come to hand and which shows how
beneficially Vinol acted in one instance:
“I had a severe cough of long stand-ing.
I was advised by friends to give
your Vinol a trial, which I did. Before
taking it I had tried many other reme-dies
for coughs without obtaining any
relief. With Vinol it was different. I
have now used four bottles of it, and
am pleased to say my cough has almost
entirely left me. I have been decidedly
benefited by its use in every way. Very
truly yours.”—H. E. SMALL, Boston,
Mass.
Vinol acts beneficially upon the di-gestive
organs, enabling them to ob-tain
for themselves the elements from
which are made firm healthy flesh
tissue, sound muscle, strong bone struct-ure
and pure blood.
We recommend Vinol unreservedly.
If you will call on us at our store, we
will tell you why we have such faith in
this new wine of cod-liver oil.
We guarantee that if you suffer from
any symptoms that indicate troubles for
which we know Vinol is intended, we
will refund to you your money if yon
don’t find Vinol helps you.
H. f. BARKLEY,
Mount Pleasant Pharmacy,
606 Main Street.
ARTISTIC PUBLICATIONS
Issued By the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-road.
Guide to Washington.
The Passenger Department of the
Baltimore & Ohio R. R. has issued a
Guide to Washington, which in many
respects excels all other guides publish
ed, both in artistic appearance and
careful description of points of interest
in the Capital City. The front cover of
the book is embellished with a hand-some
steel engraved portrait of the
“Stuart” Washington. The reverse
cover bears an American flag in the
grasp of an eagle. The inside pages
contain recent photographs of all of the
Government Buildings with correct in-formation
concerning them, together
with other interesting features of the
city, and the very latest map. Copies
will be sold at the principal Ticket
Offices of the Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
for ten (10) cents cash, or will be mailed
to any address on receipt of fifteen (15)
cents in stamps on application to the
undersigned.
“Reasons Why.”
“Reasons Why” is a forty-two page
pamphlet giving in condensed form the
important facts concerning the Balti-more
& Ohio R. R. It is an argument
setting forth the claims of the railroad
for public consideration. This artistic
booklet contains many half-tones and
drawings illustrating the history, scenic
charms, the development and progress
of the railroad, and superior service af-forded
to patrons. Single copies can be
obtained of Ticket agents, or will be
mailed to any address on receipt of two
(2) cents in postage stamps on applica-tion
to the undersigned.
D. B. MARTIN,
Manager Passenger Traffic, Baltimore
& Ohio R. R., Baltimore, Md.
MID-WINTER EXCURSIONS
To Washington and Baltimore. Very
Low Rates. Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
On February 7 and April 11, 1901, the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will run
Popular Mid-Winter Excursions from
Mount Pleasant to Washington and
Baltimore at very low rates for the
round trip, allowing ten day limit on
tickets, including date of sale.
Splendid trains, through coaches,
Pullman parlor and sleeping cars.
Do not miss these splendid opportuni
ties to visit the National Capital during
the session of Congress. For tickets,
time of trains and full information call
on or address D. K. Hershberger, the
local agent. 1-4 to 4 5
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
N. A. OORT.
Office adjoining Englo street residence,
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
ATTORNF.Y-AT-LAW.
RABE F. MARSH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
40 Rank & Trust Building* Greensburg
First National Blink Building. Mount Pleas-ant,
Pa.. Monday and Tuesday of each week.
DU. M. W. IIORNER.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office Hours:—Until 10 a. m.; 1 to 4 and
ft to 8 p. m.
F. & M. Bank Bl’k, Main St., Mount Pleasant.
EUGENE WARDEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
208 Main stroet, Greensburg.
Braddoek Block. Mount Pleasant.
GREGG & POTTS.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Barclay Building, Greensburg.
w.A
Agency
KALP,
Real Estate and Insurance
833 East Main street.
S. C. Stevenson,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE,
467 MAIN ST., MOUNT PLEASANT.
L. S. RHOADES,
JUSTICE OF THE FEICE&NITIIT rUHIC.
All kinds of legal papers prepared and exe
cutod. Collecting a specialty.
Office 11011 Main Stroet, Mount Pleasant
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
OP MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Capital Stock $ioo,ooo
OFFICERS:
H. W. Stoner, J. D. Hitchman,
President. Cashier.
G. W. Stoner,Vice President
DIRECTORS.
J. S. Hitchman, J. D. Hitchman,
H. W. Stoner, Wm. B. Neel,
J. O. Orownover, Jos. R. Stauffer.
S N. Warden, Ur. J. H. Clark.
C. W. Stoner.
Particular attention given to collections, and
proceeds promptly settled.
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Capital Stock,
Surplus l'und,
IM.OOO.OO.
$30,000.00.
OFFICERS.
J. S. Hitchman, President.
J. L. Ruth, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
E. T. Hitchman, John Husband.
J. L. Ruth. O. P. Shupe.
J. A. Warden, J. B. Hitchman.
J. (J. Crownover, J- L. Myers.
Jno. M. Stauffer.
Farmers & Herchants
^NATIONAL BANK.I*
OP MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
CAPITAL^ STOCK, $50,000.00.
OFFICEH8:
R. K. Hissem, President,
James Noel, Vice President,
0. E. Mullln, Cashier
DIRECTORS:
R. K. Hissem, Abraham Ruff,
Frank D. Barnhart, E. T. Fox,
g. R. Ruff. L. 8. Tlnstman,
I) H. Persh g, James Neel,
8. P. Zimmerman.
Exchanging Ideas.
WELL DRESSED PEOPLE
seldom discuss clothes in public,
but wherever a well dressed man
is seen his clothes are an argu-ment
for tailor made garments.
OUR PATRONS ARE
pleased with the perfect fit and
splendid appearance which ar-tistic
tailoring gives. Correct
ideas worked into clothes—that’s
what you get here.
VOGEL BROS.,
MuHin Block, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
NATIONAL
I 1 Cor. Main & Cl
HOTEL,”. Jordan
Prop’r.
Church Sts.,
MOUNT PLEASANT, PENNA.
Centrally Located. First-Class Accom
modations (or Man and Beast.
Toilet and Bath Rooms. Large Sample
Rooms. Good Bar Attached.
BELL and MUTUAL TELEPHONES.
Telegraph Office In same block.
FREE'BUS TO AND FROM ALL TRAINS.
Excelsior
Bakery.
516
Church Street,
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Mount Pleasant,
Penn'a.
v v
Bread *„
Cakes,
wuolesale aim Retail.
C. A. ORAHL, Prop’r.
McCORMICK HARVESTING HACHINERY.
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We handle not only all the McCormick Harvesting Ma-chinery
but also Wagons, Carriages, Surreys, Buggies,
Harness, Blankets, Robes, Whips, etc., all of the very
best and at lowest prices. Call and examine.
J. J. H ITCHftAN,
East Main street, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
H.S. ACKERMAN,
DEALER IN.. HIGH GRADE
pianos = -
1 AND^
<^~(Jrgansf
Sheet Music and Musical
Merchandise.
Densmore and Yost
Typewriting Machines.
Gramophone Talking Machines “n?he Standard Sewing Machine,
Address
NEEDLES, OID AND ATTACHMENTS.
H. S. ACKERMAN,
201 Main Street, GREENSBURG PENNA.
Pronounced Success.
OF THE
<§CINDEREL>LA
SELSTOYES a RANGES
18 DUE
To good materials, perfect workmanship, and
a thorough knowledge of tho wants of tho
housekeeper. Every feature to promote
durability, cleanliness and economy has been
well planned and developed.
If you buy a CINDEREIXA you run no
risk; they are good bakers and perfect roaster*,
and aro sold with that understanding.
Your money back if not satisfied.
Made in all styles and sizes.
Por Ml* W. M. PATTERSON CO., Mount Plea5anj:
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.
THIS MOUNT PLEAKANT JOUltNAL, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1901.
§lu'3floimt pennantJournal
JOHN L. SHIELDS. PUBLISHEU.
Mount Pleasant Is situated In the heart of
the Great Connellsviile Coke Region, has a
population of over 5,000; while, with offices
Surrounding within a radius of throe miles,
the postoffice distribution Is 13,000. A new 24
pot tableware glass factory, the finest In this
country and employing over 400 hands, Is In
successful dally operation.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.80 per year, payable itt
ad vance.
ADVERTISING RATES will he furnished
on application.
JOB PRINTING of every kind with the
best workmanship and host material.
FRIDAY. March 22. 1001.
MR CARNEGIE'S GENEROSITY.
It is estimated that when Mr. Car-negie
disposed of his vast business in
terests to the Morgan steel combination
the money and bonds he received will
make his annual income about ten mil-lions.
But, it wonld seem that he has
already broken in on the principal.
He began by giving four millions as a
pension fund for Carnegie company em
ployes and followed with a gift of five
millions to New York City for libraries.
Philadelphia expects a similar sum, to
say nothing of odd twenty five, fifty
and one hundred thousand dollar
libraries that will go to smaller cities
and towns scattered throughout the
length and breadth of thiB land.
The generous giver has taken his de-parture
for his Scotland castle with his
wife and little daughter. His vessel
reached Southampton yesterday morn
ing at 8 o’clock and the cableannonnces
that the dock was crowded with report
ers and the representatives of English
eleemosynary institutions in need of
checks signed by the great philanthro-pist.
If the Laird of Skibo keeps np his
present giving gait it’s not hard to see
his finish. But, then, it will be re
membered that he wants to be saved
from the crime of dying a rich man!
ENGLAND’S DILEMMA.
England is today, figuratively speak-ing,
between the devil and the deep sea.
The Transvaal Boer and the Russian
Bear representing, respectively, the two
extremes. Either is bad enough, but
when taken together they make a com
bination that if full of danger for John
Bull.
Of the allied forces in China those of
Russia and England have quarreled
over a railway siding at Tien Tsin
which both claim. The Czar's troops
have the law’s proverbial nine points in
their favor, possession, having driven
the British from the ground.
This news must be very galling to the
English ear, particularly as his country
is not in a position to retaliate and
muBt, therefore, as a London paper ad
mite, accept the slap in the face and, as
it were, turn the other cheek to the
Bear. For, the flower of the British
army is in Africa and in too busily en-gaged
hunting the Boers to be with-drawn
to strengthen the empire's
forces in China. And the Czar doubt-less
knows all about it.
POOR DIRECTOR PAYS NOW.
The late act of Assembly, regulating
the salaries of Westmoreland officials,
Inow that the county has passed the 150,-
JOOO population point, fixes the pay of a
I Director of the Poor at $1,500 a year,
| which isn’t half bad, considering the
Ifact that the board’s regular meetings
Iwill number but twenty four, two each
Imonth.
In fact, it is a nice, fat office, or at
[least a whole lot of both Republicans as
|well as Democrats seem to think so, as
^bere is said to be no less than fifty can
iidates of the two parties already in
Ithe field, and the campaign can hardly
said to be open. The people can
always find plenty of servants if they
ang out a respectable price.
THAT ■RIPPER" BILL.
The so-called Quay people in the
egmlature, who passed the "Ripper”
bill for the government of second class
lities in this state, stole a march on the
insurgents when they got the act into
I the Lackawanna county courts last
week to test its constitutionality.
Judge Archibald, before whom the
case was tried, on Saturday handed
down a comprehensive opinion, which
is concurred in by his two colleagues,
overruling every contention raised by
the opponents to the law. In brief the
court decides that municipalities are
simply creatures of the Legislature and
may be buffeted about by the lawmak-ing
power at will, and the contention
that the Legislature cannot authorize
tlie appointment of a recorder for a
term longer that the next election is
answered by pointing out that there is
fa previous Pennsylvania decision that
has long stood as good law affirming
that it can be done.
Attacks made on minor clanses in the
body of the act are dismissed in the
opinion with the statement that the
court is only concerned with the ques-tion
of whether or not the recorder is
entitled to act as mayor. Home minor
features of the act may be irregular,
but they do not destroy the system, the
court says, and can be cut out or sup-planted
without affecting the constitu-tionality
of the measure.
The decision, while it does not settle
the matter, as the opponents at once ap-pealed
to the Supreme Court, is a straw
which shows which way the legal wind
is blowing. In fact, the wise Pittsburg
ringsters will prepare for an early
flittin’.
THERE doesn’t seem to be anything
much the matter with stock of the First
National Bank of Mount Pleasant, judg
ing from the price, $225.50 per Bhare,
paid for that belonging to the Joseph
W. Stoner estate which was sold at
Greensbnrg Saturday. The par value
is only $100, too.
PRIVATE JOHN SHEVEL brought a
good clean record back from his Philip-pine
army service, besides seeing a
whole heap of country and water, and
that's something in the way of an educa-tion.
As THE water company has offered
to give the WHter free for that purpose,
it wonld seem that there is no good rea
son why the paved streets should not
be washed.
HON. JOHN H. BROWN is credited with
saying that he hasn’t made up his mind
about running for Controller. No one
will deny him the privilege of taking a
try-
One for the Burglar.
Pittsburg Leader.
In a newspaper account of the bur-glary
at the home of E. J. Lewis, at
Huntingdon, we read that "the hand
to-hand encounter was continued until
Mr. Lewis found himself underneath
the burglar at the foot of the stairway.”
With Mr. Lewis in this position at the
end of the fight, we should fancy that
the decision was immediately given to
the burglar.
Wise Second Thought
Unlontown Genius of Liberty
Those libel suits of Representative
Kendall of Somerset county against cer
tain Republican newspapers that had
hurt his feelings do not appear to have
materialized yet. If he has abandoned
his purpose he is wise. Political libel
suits are two edged swords—just as
likely to damage the plaintiff as the de
fendant.
The Way of the World.
Unlontown News Standard.
It would have been gratifying to the
late Senator Magee if he could have
heard, in his lifetime, a tithe of the de-servedly
nice things that have been said
about him since death. Why is it that
a man must die before bis fellow-mor-tals
think it worth while to speak hiB
praise?
A Needed Lesson.
Pittsburg Dispatch
Those fellows who killed Cashier
Ryan of the Halifax bank should swing
for it, and that promptly. Their speedy
capture is a warning to others of their
class, and their swift legal punishment
will add emphasis to the lesson.
No Royal Road There, Either.
Pittsburg Times.
The path of knowledge is a thorny
one in Russia, where a large portion of
the students' time appears to be taken
up in escaping from the police.
Very Likely So.
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
Had Mr. Carnegie realized his early
ambition to become a newspaper man
the country would doubtless be short
several libraries at this time.
Smallpox at Jacob’s Creek.
Dr. R. B. Hammer, of the State
Board of Health, has quarantined sev-eral
houses at Jacobs Creek, seven miles
south of West Newton. There is one
case os smallpox in the house of W. K
Warrick, and three sons of Christopher
Aspey have been afflicted with the
disease. The school attended by one of
the boys has also been ordered closed.
The building and its contents will be
quarantined.
Mr. Steel on Easy Street.
It is the general opinion at Greens-bnrg
that John B. Steele, Esq. will be
appointed to the bench of the new Or-phans'
Court for Westmoreland county,
recently created at Harrisburg. David
L. Newill, Esq., Representative James
S. Beacom’s law partner, had been a
candidate, bnt withdrew a few days
ago, and there seems to be no opposition
to Steele.
Masontown to Boom.
The National Manufacturing Com-pany,
of Cleveland, will remove its wire
plant ftfm that city to Masontown,
Fayette county, the land improvement
company of the latter place having
agreed to furnish a site and put up a
large building. The company will em-ploy
150 people.
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BBSS
SORE THROAT
Keeps Many Children
From School,
when, If there was a bottle of
TONSILINE
on the closet shelf, they need never
lose ■ day from this esust. It Is a
specific for any disease of the mouth
or throat. Prompt, Safe, Efficient.
25 end 50c. At your druggists.
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Of NEW V0RK.
Our room not being finished,
we are unable to announce our Spring
Opening. But we will have our for-mal
spring announcement in the next
issue. We promise you to have this
space filled with interesting as well as
profitable reading.
WAIT FOR IT 1 WATCH FOR IT!
LOOK FOR IT!
IX WILL F*/\Y YOU.
H. GOLDSTONE, of
W. F. MORRISON,
DISTRICT AGENT,
Fanners and Merchants National Bank,
Mount Pleasant, - - Pa.
Hit FAMOUS Clothing House,
Cor. Main and Church sts., Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Enthusiasm Unbounded
at our Easter Display.
There has probably never been as much effort put
forth to make an extraordinary Easter display. The
appreciation shown and the praises expressed by the
visitors to our store the p ist few days fully repay us
for our many weeks’ labor.
What more could we ask? Only that, if any have
not called, all such should accept our hearty invita-tion
to come and admire our New Easter Goods, even
though not in immediate need of anything.
SPRING SLITS FOR MEN, to suit everybody, in all
the latest styles, prices from $5 00 to $18 00.
SPRING SUITS E0R BOYS. made by one of tbe best
New York manufacturers, at all prices.
SPRING JUVENILE SUITS, all the latest makes,
from 3 years up to 8 years.
SPRING HATS. Our Schenley Derby in black and
French brown at $3 00.
Our Brighton and Gay Manhattan, in all the
newest colors and shapes, at $2 50.
Our Wales at $2 00.
Hats in all shapes as low as 50c.
SPRING NECKWEAR. King Edward’s Four-in-
Hand, the new Derby ties. They are worth
your inspection.
SPRING SHIRTS. International, American and
Emerald brands, from $| 00 up to $2 00, posi-tively
fast colors. Our assortment of 50c
and 75c shirts, with two separate collars and
cuffs attached and shirts with separate cuffs
in percale, madras and oxblood is very large.
SPRING UNDERWEAR, FANCY 1-2 HOSE, GLOVES, for dress.
We shall be pleased to show you our line of new Spring
Goods at any time.
Chas. Pross,
Men’s and Boys’ Outfitter,
603 Main street, - Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Easter Opening
MILLINERY
Friday, March 22,
—to—
Friday, March 29.
Onr millinery department is spacions, well lighted
and filled with hats by the best designers in the country.
For this week we make a special display of pattern hats
and novelties that yon will not see elsewhere. It is a great
collection of French and American beauties and their
copies at popular prices.
We rely on these for yonr admiration and custom.
We wonld be pleased to have yon call to inspect and
compare.
SCOTTDALE, P/\.
TIIHJ MOUNT PliTCAHANTJOUHNAIi, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1001.
For the Past Week Briefly Men-tioned.
LITTLE TALK OF THE TOWN
THAT WILL BOTH INTEREST AND
ENTERTAIN.
A Department in Which the Local Rditoi
Holds High Carnival and Works off his
Surplus Energy in Condensations
That Deal Solely with Matters Relating
to Mount Pleasant
The Standpipe Clnb in the newest
thing in the First ward social organiza-tion
line.
The spring term opened at the Insti-tute
opened Wednesday with an excel-lent
attendance.
Contractor John F. Fishell had ground
broken Monday for the S. M. Albright
block on Church street.
The Grand Opera House employes'
benefit entertainment Saturday evening
netted the faithful performers some $50.
John Jisko, a Slavish miner at Alice,
was taken to the Connellsville hospital
Saturday, lie was badly hurt in jump-ing
from a moving trnin.
Miss Mary Gemmell, a pretty North
Diamond street lass, was on Tuesday
the happy recipient of a line piano, the
gift of her father, John C. Gemmell.
Old Mount Pleasont friends of Mrs
John Elder, nee Miss Margaret llnrst,
of Hamilton, Illinois, will regret to
learn of her serious illness of consnmp
tion.
Mr. Welmer, the West Main street
music store man, bought John Green's
Sand Hill avenue residence, giving two
Cniontown lots and cash equivalent to
$2,100.
A big wreck of coke cars at Jeannette
delayed the morning mail from the west
•ver the Pennsylt ania railroad several
hours Wednesday morning. No one
was hurt.
The many Mount Pleasant friends of
Mr. and MTB. Ralph Overholt, of the
East End, Pittsburg, will be pleased t"
learn of the birth of a daughter in then-family
Monday.
The negotiations for the purchase of
a big Lancaster Brewery by the Coch-ran
Brothers, of this place, are still on
although the prospects of a deal are not
as bright as they were several weeks
ago.
The contract for the seven miles of
street railway track between here and
Scottdalo will, it is said, he let this
week. Work on the liue from Alverton
to Tarr has been under way for some
time.
Prof. F. W. Jackson, of this place,
received his commission as United
States Consnl to Patras, Greece, Mon-day.
He will leave in abont five weeks
for that country with his wife and little
daughter.
General Manager Peter Marron. of
the Mount Pleasant Supply Company,
was thrown from his bnggy on More-wood
street Saturday by the horse mak-ing
a quick turn. The only damage
done was to the ocenpant's clotheB by
the mud.
The Junior Epworth League will hold
a "Curiosity Social" at the Methodist
Episcopal church this evening. The
admission including refreshments will
be ten cents. Among the items on the
program is a talk by the pastor on "A
Basket of Curiosities.”
The Young Ladies' Mission Band of
the United Brethren church will hold a
social at the Walnut street parsonage
Thursday evening next, March 28th
There will be a short literary and uiusi
cal program with refreshments. A
small admission fee will be taken at the
door.
Dr. Cora Liehty, of Pittsburg, a
daughter of the deceased, bought the 28
shares of stock of the First Nntional
Bank of Mount Pleasant, belonging to
the Joseph W. Stoner estate and sold at
public sale at Greensburg Saturday.
The average price paid for the three
blocks was $225.50.
Will Murphy, an employe at the H.
C. Frick Coke Company’s Standard
plant, while adjusting the rope on the
slope tipple Friday, tore the index finger
•ff at the second joint in order to save
his left hand and arm when caught in the
pulley. He considers himself fortunate
to have escaped as he did.
The Lafayette College Glee Club, as
already noted, will give a concert in the
Grand Opera House Friday evening,
March 29th. Everything possible has
been done to give the bojs a royal good
time. All that is is needed to make it
a grand success is a large sale of tickets.
Those not already supplied can get
reserved seats at Overholt’s news stand.
A brick plant, to employ from 20 to
30 hands, will likely be built and opera-ted
by Pittsburg capitalists in the near
future on two acres of what was once
the Samuel Wakefield farm and now
owned by Mrs. Whitefogle. Justice
McWilliams and Edward Sherrick, who
have the matter in hand, will go to the
city next week when the deal will in all
probability be closed.
TARDY JUSTICE
Done Three Colored Oonvlote From Fay-ette
County.
Three colored men, Robert Jones and
Thomas and Musscy Carter, were taken
back to Uniontown last week from the
Western Penitentiary, where they had
served eight months for robbery, and
granted n new trial on after discovered
evidence. They were convicted last
June of robbing a store near Connells
ville and sentenced to !!() months in the
penitentiary.
It was subsequently discovered that
they had spent the whole of the night
of the robbery at Rainey's Revere works,
19 miles away. A new trial was granted
but the prosecutors had left the county
and no one appearing against them at
the second trial they were discharged
Monday.
A Popular Actor.
Frank G. Campbell, of the MoCloy
Stock Company, whose admirers include
every one who has evor seen him. wil’
have a particularly plensing part in the
forthcoming production of the great
Daly sncccese, "The Lottery of Love,"
which will be given here Monday even
ing next.
A Fine Music Magazine.
Among the monthly magazines, we
know of none that offers more for the
money tiinn the J. W. Pepper Piano
Music Magazine. The March numtor
contains 64 pages of muslcforthe Piano
21 pieces, lOvocalnnd II Instrumental
Prominent among which might be men
tioned: "Sail Home," a nautical waltz
song for baritone, by H. W. Petrie,
author of "Asleep in the Deep;” "A
Song of Joy,” an Easter song, by
Arthur Trevelyan, author of "The
Kingdom of Peace.” etc., and "Big
Casino March,” by Walter B. Rogers,
the celebrated cornet soloist, formerly
with Gilmore's, Sousa's, and other pro
tninent hands. The price, 10c., $1.00
per year, brings it within the reach of
all.
Easter Millinery Openinir.
Mrs. Clark, the East Main street mil-liner,
will have her Easter opening of
pattern hats and bonnets, from March
28th to April 6th. Lovers of the bean-tifnl
in that, line should remember the
dates.
FOR SALE—Fresh Holstein cow. A
line animal and n big milker. For
further particulars call on or inqnire of
Charley E. Miller, near Middle
churches, Mount Pleasant township. 2
FOR SALE; Timothy and clover hay.
Call on or address C. J. MlLLElt, South
west, Pa. 3 22 2t
GEORGE BF.NFOUD 1ms added the
Cosmopolitan Fashions to his First Nn
tinnal Band Block wall paper store.
These model paper patterns for a full
dress will cost yon but ten cents. 3 15 tf
WEAKENED systems need a mature
wholesome, mellow liquor. That’s pre
cisely what the I. W. Harper Whiskey
is. Perfect as a bevearge or medicine
Absolutely pure. Sold by Grand Cen-tral
Hotel, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Foil wall paper, paints, etc., go to J.
W. Swartz. 3 15 tf
FOR SALE:—A lot of shoats. Inqnire
of D. D. Miller, Mount Pleasant. 2t
DON'T forget that J. W. Swartz hangs
wall paper this season. 3 15 tf
Grocery Store For Sale.
John D. Leonard desires to dispose of
bis West End grocery store which is
doing a good business and is desirably
located. Good reason for selling.
It will pay yon to see Benford's ele-gant
stock of wall paper before you get
that room papered.
Have you seen Benford's stock of wall
paper in the First National bank block.
It is all new and up to date.
GOLDSMITH'S stock of wall papers is
the largest in town.
To Cure A Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s signature
on each box. 25c. 8-24-ly
Stops the Cough and WorkB oft the Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No Cure, no Pay.
Price 25 cents. 8-24-ly
E. C. PIERCE,
Upholsterer,
Makes your old furniture new.
Leather work a specialty. All work
first class. Over Wible’e store, Church
street. Local 'phone 185 12-7-tf
WHEN you buy your wall paper at
Coldsmith’s and leave him to do the
hanging, yon can rest assured that you
will have a neat job. For, he employs
only competent men.
IF you haven’t seen Coldsmith’s stock
of Spring Wall Papers you have certain-ly
missed a rare treat. The prices and
designs are sure to please you.
COLDSMITH'S stock of spring wall
paper is just; in. You want to see it.
ABOUND AND ABOUT,
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 in the Old Star of the West
James McCracken, aged (15, of Scott
Haven, was instantly killed by being
struck by a trnin Sunday.
The Central drug store at Dunbar W«H
robbed of several guns and a small sum
of money last Thursday night.
A mad dog gave South Latrobe people
a bad scare Friday before it was killed
by the owner, Peter McCormick.
Scottdalo feels good over the report
that the Old Meadow rolling mill will
resume operations at an early date.
Thieves broke into the post office at
Pennsville last Thursday night and
took all the stamps and money in sight.
Joseph Glorsa, an Italian, was killed
Sunday by a fail of slate in the Larimer
mines of the Westmoreland Coal Com-pany.
Connellsville German Lutherans will
tear down their church, the oldest in
town, and replace it witli n fine modern
edifice.
"Old Bill" Prltts, the moonshiner,
after serving an additional month for
costs, was released from jail nt Union-town
Tuesday.
In a row at the Forest Ilill coal mines
near West Newton Friday night a Hun-garian
was killed by being hit on the
head with a stone.
Edward Downs, colored, said to be
wanted at Cumberland for murder, was
arrested nt Derry Monday and placed in
jail at Greensbnrg.
James Epgrove a B. & O. fireman,
while going to his Connellsville home
last Thursday nigiit, had his nose bitten
off by a bull dog on Main street.
George Lindsey, aged 28 years, was
crushed to death in the Jamison coal
mines near Greensbnrg Friday morning
by a fall of slate. He leaves a wife.
James Stewart, of Claridge, has just
received word of the death of his son
James, a private in the regular army in
Manila. He fell n victim to smallpox.
William Henderson, ofNew Florence,
was killed by the cars in Johnstown
last Thursday night. He was 85 years
old and leaves a widow and several
children.
Howard, the 14-year-old son of Tay-lor
Goodman, of Manor, while walking
in his sleep. Saturday night, was killed
by falling down the stairs. His neck
was brokpn.
Quartermaster John F. Wentling, of
the Tenth regiment, N. G. P., has re-signed.
It is said his successor will be
Lieutenant Richard Coulter, Jr., of
Greensburg.
The main building of the Pittsburg
Eposition and surrounding property to
the amount of over a quarter of a mil-lion
dollars were destroyed by fire Sun-day
morning.
The Latrobe Brick Company has been
organized witli $50,000 capital and J. C.
Mead among the principal scockholders.
The intention is to build a big pjant at
East Latrobe.
F. R. Marchand, formerly a Greens-burg
brass worker, committed suicide
Friday by cutting an artery in his right
wrist. He was 45 years of age and
married, living in Pittsburg.
John Karns was robbed of a large
sum of money in Showalter’s drugstore
at Latrobe Friday. A Pittsburg travel-ing
man was suspected of being guilty
and was arrested, but later released.
George Shelken, a Baltimore & Ohio
employe, was knocked down and robbed
of $20 on a principal Btreet at Connells-ville
Friday evening by three well
dressed strangers. His skull was frac-tured.
Clarence Thompson, while riding a
rope In the coal mines at Star Junction
Thursday, was caught and instantly
killed. His neck was broken. He was
a son of Deputy Sheriff William Thomp-son
and was 20 years of age.
William McFadden was kicked by a
mule in Kyle mines, near Uniontown,
Wednesday. Alone he managed to get I
on the front car of his trip and started |
to go out, but fell off and was almost
instantly killed under the cars.
The suit, brought by the Hempfield
township directors against James
Moore, of Grapeville, for keeping his
children out of school, was dismissed
Tuesday by Justice Eicher, of Greens-burg,
at the cost of the prosecution.
Nelson Franks, of Brownsville,
charged Elmer Cnnningham with hav-ing
stolen a rocking chair valued at $5,
but the Fayette county jury trying the
case had to be discharged Saturday
morning, after having wrestled all I
night and failed to agree. > 1
Room! Room!
Is what we need.
Our immense arrivals of Spring and Summer
Clothing, Shoes and Furnishing Goods are crowd-ing
us. Our liberal buying enables us to give you
better money-saving inducements than competition
dare offer. Our well-established reputation for
good goods and honest values is what brings our
old patrons hack to our stores and draws many
new ones. Read a few of our new
Spring=Summer Money=Saving
Inducements:
Clothing.
Mon’s Spring Suits, manufactured
to sell from $7.50 to $10.00, ^|- «y|-
Our Spring Sale price 'Pw I ll
Men’s Spring Suits, manufactured
to sell from $0.50 to $9.00, M
Our Spring Sale price "■ ■ w
Men’s very tine grade of spring
and summer Flannel Suits, made
in the very latest style, cut and
pattern, wore manufactured to
sell from $12.50 to $15.00, ff| fill
Our Spring Sale price UU
Men’s fancy Serges and unfinished
Worsteds, the very latestshades,
were manufactured to sell at $12.50
and $15.00,
Our Spring Sale price 10 00
Our line of Young Men’s,
Boys’ and Children’s Clothing
is complete. It comprises all
of the latest novelties, at prices
lower than elsewhere.
We will be pleased to show
you our line of Children’s
Russian Blouses, which is the
very latest.
Our line of Men’s Spring
Shirts, Hats, Hosiery, Neck-wear
and Underwear is now
ready for your inspection. A
call at our stores will convince
you that our assortment is the
largest and prices the lowest.
Shoes.
Ladies’ fine shoes, madeof vieikid,
genuine dongola, leather or vest-ing
top, manufactured to sell
for $1.75, Cl Ar I
Our Spring Sale price \p|
Ladies’ fine shoes, manufactured
to sell for $2.On and $2.25, I (Tft I
Our Spring Sale price I vU
You will say it is the greatest, pret-tiest,
most stylish and cheapest line of
shoes for the price when you ^see the
ladies’ fine shoes we are showing at
$2 00 and $2 50 in the endless variety.
Choicest selection, unmatchable styles
and unequaled low prices We show
you at least twenty-five styles at the
low price of $2 00 and guarantee to
save you at least $i.oo on each and
every pair.
Still greater values shown in our line
of ladies’ S3 00 and $3 50 hand turn
and welt shoes, manufactured by John
Kelly and other popular makers of
ladies’ fine shoes.
We still sell our $5.00 E. Z. turn
shoes for $4 00- Try a pair and you
will recommend them to your friends.
We have irresistible values in men’s
$1 09 S| 25< SI 50 and $2 00 shoes.
We can and will save you at least 25c
to $1.00 on each and every pair of men’s
fine dress shoes.
You will see a grand selection and a
wonderful saving when you look at our
men’s $3 00 and $3 50 shoes.
We will show you the most beautiful
line of men’s $4 00 $4 50 and $5 00
shoes.
Our line of boys’, misses’, children’s
and infants’ shoes can’t be matched in
style, quality and low prices.
We have no space to mention all the
money-saving values we have for you in
our stores. Come and see them for your-self
and be convinced that our adver-tisement
contains the truth.
KOBACKERS’
Clothing and Shoe Stores,
Main street, - Mount Pleasant.
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EXTENSIVE EXHIBITS TO BE MADE AT
THE EXPOSITION.
Aclile ventonIn of Women Will He
Shown Side l»y Shlo With Tlion© of
Men nt tlie l*nn-Anierlenn—llniiil-
HO111 <* IK ii 11 cl I iiM I'or Ilea di| tin rteric.
With ii view to having the scope of
the I’an-Aiuerlcnn Exposition ns lirond
ns possible uml to Interest the tbou-
#amls of women In the Amerlens In the
enterprise n Hoard of Women Mana-gers
was appointed. consisting of 25
representative women of Buffalo.
In addition to this the governors of
the slHtes and territories were asked to
nominate two women each to act ns
tiouortiry members of the Women’s
Hoard, these nominations to be ratified
by the Hoard of Directors of I lie Expo-sition.
The same request was made of
the other Pan-American countries.
As a result of this request from the
Exposition more than 30 states have
honorary members of the Women’s
Boat’d, and several Pan-Amerlean coun-tries
are also represented. The work
«if the honorary members supplements
that of the local Board, which has been
divided Into committees and Is now do-ing
effective work for the Exposition.
A distinctive point in the plan of the
Exposition Is that tin* various Indus-trles
conducted by women are to lie
represenled by exhibits In (lie different
buildings where they may properly he
nlaeed, so that the achievements of
women will he shown side by side with
loose of men. This is the first Expos!
Tlon in this country where such a plait
has been followed and second, it is I
said, in the world. The same arrange-ment
was followed most successfully
at the Paris Exposition.
It is In eo-operation with the various
divisions of the Exposition and with
the committees of the Men's Hoard of
Directors that the Hoard of Women
Malingers of the Pan-American Exposi-tion
is, to a large extent, to work. The
following committees have been ap-pointed:
Executive, Entertainments
and Ceremonies, Kino Arts, Education,
Clubs and Organizations, Publicity and
Promotion and Applied Arts. The ma-jority
of the members of each commit-tee
belong to the Hoard of Women
Managers, hut In a few instances ap-pointments
have been made outside,
taking In those especially adapted to
■carrying out the work of the Women’s
Board. To the committee on Enter-tainments
and Ceremonies falls the
pleasant task of looking after the so-cial
affairs of the Women’s Hoard
previous to and during the Pan-Ameri-can
Exposition, arranging entertain-ments
of various kinds for the hon-orary
members of the Hoard who visit
Buffalo, and also entertaining many
prominent women who are to lie In
the city during the Exposition months.
A large number of conventions of wo-men
are to lie hold In Buffalo during
the Exposition, hut the Women's Board
will not In any way he connected with
the conventions, although Hie commit-tee
on Entertainments and Ceremonies
■will doubtless entertain many of the
.dicers and other distinguished mem-bers
of the various organizations meet-ing
in the city l’nn-American year.
The women of Buffalo have In several
Instances extended invitations to lead-ing
women's ’ organizations to hold
their conventions in Buffalo during the
Exposition, and. with the desire to
offer every courtesy possible, the com-mittee
on Entertainments and Cere-monies
will doubtless do a great deal
to make it pleasant for the visiting
women during their stay in Buffalo.
The committee on Fine Arts of the
"Women's Hoard, in co-operation with
a similar committee from the Men's
Board of Directors, will assist the Di-rector
of Fine Arts In arranging for a
representative exhibit at Hi halo of the
work of American artists.
The committee on Applied Arts of
the Women’s Board Is trying to secure
representative exhibits of women’s
work at the Pan-American Exposition
and with this object In view hopes to
arrange a series of collective exhibits
tn the Exposition buildings, principally
In the division of Manufactures. Many
lending industries conducted by women
will probably be represented in these
■collective exhibits. Applications for
space have been received In large num-bers.
A great deal of effective work has
horn done through tin* honorary mem-bers
of the Women's Board, with
whom local members have been In
constant correspondence, with the re
suit that the women of the Americas
are deeply interested In the Exposition
and In tunny Instances lire arranging
for bringing large parties to Buffalo.
Some clubs have formed Pan-Ameri-can
Bureaus with n view to securing
large numbers to go from their re-spective
towns to Buffalo.
Although the women are to have no
building for exhibits at. the Exposi-tion.
a women’s headquarters on the
grounds Is to lie one of the most at-tractive
structures there. It Is well
situated, facing one of the main en-trances
to the Exposition grounds on
one side and the beautiful music gar-dens
oil the other. It Is opposite the
New York State building. The house
was formerly the home of the Country
Clnh of Buffalo and Is a very artistic
structure. It tins been remodeled to
rieet the requirements of the Women's
Hoard during the Exposition. Broad
verandas surround the house. A large
room on the main floor will be fitted
lip for a mngazlne and reading room,
where clubwomen visiting the Exposl
tlon grounds will find a comfortable
and quiet resting plaee. The offices
of the Women's Hoard will also he on
the main floor, and there will lie a
number of small rooms where lunch-eons
may he served. For larger en-tertainments
tlie magazine and reading
room will he used and will therefore at
times necessarily he closed to the pub-lic.
Dressing rooms and other apart-ments
necessary to the comfort and
convenience of visitors at. the Women's
Building will lie arranged for on the
second floor of the clubhouse.
MARIAN FR FOREST.
MAMMOTH TURBINES.
Six New Oiion Cor the Nlniciirn Cnllr.
Cower ConipiltiE.
A new feature of much interest has
been added to the delights Pan-Ameri-can
crowds will have when they visit
Niagara Falls to view the scenic and
Industrial attractions there. In that
favored spot there Is already developed
more power thnn Is used In many of
the large cities, hut to this developed
force must be added 30,000 horsepower
that is to he developed by means of
six new turbines and six new gener-ators,
tlie contracts for which have
been awarded. These new turbines
are to ho Installed In the new wheel
pit now In course of construction. The
design of the new turbines .will differ
materially from the design of those
now In use In the present wheel pit.
This change Is significant of the fact
that the Niagara Falls Power com-pany
intends that the installation In
Its new plant shall he up to the highest
state of perfection known In this open-ing
year of the century. It is this
knowledge that at Niagara the most
modern, the most perfect working pow-er
development in the world, may be
seen that will Inspire visitors to the
Exposition to go there and look upon
the wonders that man has wrought.
Each of the six new turbines will
have a capacity of 5,000 horsepower,
and each will he connected to and
drive a 5.000 horsepower generator,
the turbines now In use were designed
by IMccard, Pictet & Co. of Geneva.
Switzerland, while the new turbines
are to lie built after designs prepared
by Escher, Wyss & Co. of Zurich.
Switzerland, the plans of which com-pany
were accepted In n competition.
The turbines In tlie old pit each have
two wheels, while the new turbines
are each to have hut a single wheel.
With these new turbines In place
In the wheel pit. the output capacity
of the Niagara Falls Power company
will be 80.000 horsepower. There will
be space In the new pit for five addi-tional
turbines, each of 5,000 horse-power
capacity, and with these in
place the total output of the two pits
will be 105,000 horsepower.
OHRIN E. DUNLAP.
Milk.
“We speak of tlie milk of human
kindness.”
“To be sure,”
“And still we say the quality of mer-cy
is not strained.”—Detroit Journal.
Too IHKII*
“D’Auher doesn't shout so much
about ‘high art’ as he used to.”
“No; the last thing lie exhibited was
skyed by the committee.”—Philadel-phia
Press.
An Explanation.
Weeks—Your wife flares up pretty
often, doesn’t she?
Meeks—Yes; you see, I mnrrled one
of my old flames.—Chicago News.
A Very Fine Tlilna.
“I had a very fine thing in the R. A.
this year.”
“Oh! What was it?”
“A full length portrait of myself.”—
King.
WATER SPECTACLE.
BEAUTIFUL FOUNTAIN EFFECTS FOR
THE PAN-AMERICAN.
Unexampled Sluhle tn lie Provided
For Visitors to the Exposition.
Will I He an,OOO Cnlluus of Water
Per Minute For Till. Feature.
When visitors to the Pan-American
Exposition view the fountain diplays,
they will he Inclined to wonder where
all Hie wilier comes from, so plentiful
will he the supply. It will ho with
I these fountain displays the same as It
will be with the electrical exhibit.
There will he a point, a place, at which
the display will Increase In beauty and
extent until the climax Is attained in
and about the Electric Tower and the
basin thereof. So extensive will this
| he that all will recognize the beauty of
the display and look In wondering ail
miration upon the spectacle, which Is
destined to he one of the most remark-able
features of the Exposition.
The pumping plant that will supply
the water effects will he located In the
Court of the Machinery and Transpor-tation
building. It will consist of 12
pumps having a total capacity of 35,-
000 gallons of water per minute.
The engines are all to lie belted to
their respective pump units, mid they
will bo required to he In service from
10 o'clock in the morning until 11:15
o'clock nt night, a period of 1 MVi hours.
Estimating I heir enpnelty nt 35,000 gal
Ions of water each minute, it is evident
Hint, each day during the time they are
to he lu service they could pump the
enormous amount of 27,825,000 gallons
of water. This water will he used to
serve the fountain displays at the Elec-tric
Tower and basin and also the
Court of Fountains, including the
Fountain of Abundance. The water
will he taken from an Intake located id
the north end of the Court of Fountains
basin through n 48 inch suction pipe.
It will he delivered by the pumps
through 1<> Inch and 20 inch pipes nt a
pressure of 111) pounds per square Inch
to the fountain orifices. From these
orifices tii(> wfeter will stream In all
shapes from the finest spray jet to the
solid stream inches thick Hint will rise
high In the air.
At the Fountain of Abundance the
sight will he nil the mime implies.
There will he an abundance of water,
and It will he in motion. Beyond the
Fountain of Abundance will be the
Court of Fountains, and this basin will
he filled with large jets of water
thrown vertlealfy. They will he known
ns pillar jets. In this basin will also
he located beautiful groups of water
figures, all formwd in the manner in
which tlie water Is projected. The wa-ter
figures will resemble sheaves of
wheat, lilies, etc., and they will average
12 feet high. On a line through the
center of the main Court of Fountains
there will he all of 20 of each of these
figures of surpassing beauty.
Beyond this still, nt the north end of
the Court of Fountains, will he the
Genius of Water. Here in a significant
group of statuary the sculptor will por-tray
his artistic conception of what the
figure Is designed to represent. Over
In front of the statuary the water will
ebulllate, carrying out In most perfect
way the sculptor's idea.
In front of the Electric Tower. In the
bnsin and In the niche of the Tower
the climax of spectacular water ef-fects
will come with a gorgeousness
that will exceed any display of the
kind the world has seen. On each
side of the center of the structure will
be located two groups of water Jets,
with 2(! large pillar jets, throwing
water columns to a height of 50 feet.
On the arc of a circle, whose center is
the niche, will be located some 42 large
Jets, throwing water in parabola curve
toward the cascades In front of the
niche. These jets will be so arranged
as to make a very ragged stream. This
stream will not be solid, neither will
It he so broken ns In the spray jets.
Then out from the niche Itself there
will come a flood of water of 13.000
gallons per minute, which, by means
of a deflector, will take the form of no
Immense water screen or veil, the beau-ty
of which will linger In the memory.
ORRIN E. DUNLAP.
CYCLING ROUTES.
Will All Lend tn ItnlTnlo Next Som-mer.
For the accommodation of the large
number of cyclists who contemplate
touring awheel to Buffalo and the l’an-
Amerlcan Exposition ami Niagara
Falls next summer n series of “trunk
line” cycling routes Is being compiled.
They will probably be as follows:
1. New York and Albany to Buffalo
(via the Hudson River, the valley of
the Mohawk and the cycle paths of
Central and Western New York).
2. New York to Buffalo (via the Del-aware
Water Gap, Scranton, Elmira,
Corning and the cycle paths of the
Southern tier of counties).
3. Boston and New England points to
Buffalo (connecting with Route No. 1
at Albany).
4. Boston and New England points to
Buffalo (via Providence, New London,
steamboat to Greenport, Long Island;
cycle paths of Suffolk County to Brook-lyn,
connecting with Route No. 1 or 2
at New York).
5. Washington, Baltimore and Phila-delphia
to Buffalo (connecting with
Route No. 2 at the Delaware Water
Gap or Scranton).
6. St. Louis and Chicago to Buffalo
(via Toledo, Cleveland and Erie). The
road from Erie to Buffalo along the
South shore of Lake Erie, through the
Grape belt, has been called the finest
X00 mile straightaway in America.
7. Chicago and Milwaukee to Buffalo
(via steamboat across Lake Michigan
to Grand Hnven, Detroit, through Can-ada,
Niagara Falls).
8. Cincinnati to Buffalo (connecting
With Route No. 6 at Cleveland).
W. SHEIDON BULL.
It’s a Short Road
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Don’t neglect a cough—take
Shiloh’s
Consumption
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when your cold appears. The
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Spent ytars in th« Dakotan and other parts of
west but pot no relief. Returned rant and
begun taking Sffii.oH. A few bottles com
plrtely cured me. 1 coasider it the greatest of
remedies.
HENRY T. DETCHER,
With F. L. damp A Co., Brokers, Ituffalo, N. Y.
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drilgi'lits nt Kfifl, fiOc, $1.00 » bottle. A
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If you are not natlHflmri gn to your druggist
iunl get your money back.
Write for Illustrated book on consumption. Sent
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yonr purchases.
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At the New Stand,
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Mount Pleasant, Pa.
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remember we employ onl\
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Respectfully
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styles that have not been sell-ing.
Don’t know why. We
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any we have sold this season.
We know one thing==a low
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and quickly.
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$i2, $14 and $15.
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" vV nat «o you propose V" I asked.
“It Is evident,” said lie, “tlint one of
two things must happen—either we
kill Rung or he kills us. I gather from
what your father says that the death
of Rung, coupled with that of Woo-ctiiug.
will probably end the fetid, as
they are the only two chiefs left of
the original council who take a per-sonal
Interest in the vengeance. Woo-cfalng
is probably here in this country.
If we could lay our hands on him, tlie*
law would relieve us of all moral re-sponsibility
concerning him. With
Rung it is different, tie is in China
and apparently beyond the reach of
any law. If we want him, we musi
look for him in Ids native land.”
4 “(Jo to China?" I gasped.
He smiled. “Why not?”
“But surely that would be to court
instant annihilation.”
“Not necessarily. It is just possible
that it may be safer than this. Rung
not improbably will credit us witli the
wish to avoid him. The matter is very
serious, Davie. I, as you know, am a
man of peace, hut if peace is denied
me, then I have no objection to war.
We each have a personal debt to pay—
an obligation which it is our bounden
duty to fulfill. I know your mother
was good enough io forgive the hand
tlint struck her down, Imt. you see. the
vengeance does not end there. As
stint ns we are living men our turn
will eome, unless we make ourselves
musters of the situation.”
I had no doubt that he was right,
though I shrank from such a foolhardy
enterprise ns seeking Rung in Ids na-tive
land. If we could not guard
against his emissary in our own coun-try,
surrounded by police and the ap-pliances
of civilization, how could we
hope to succeed In (lie very stronghold
of the yellow fiends? M.v uncle adniil-led
tile apparent soundness of my ar-gument,
but the idea of penetrating
into the enemy's country had taken
imssession of him, and nothing that t
could say made ldm waver iu ids de-sign.
“At all events," 1 said, “We cuuuot
he sure tlmt these men mean to con-tinue
the vengeance. It is Just possi-ble
thnt my father iu ids hatred and
fear of Rung may have overstated his
ease. Ought we not to wait for some
sign, watching always? What if they
are satisfied?”
“It matters nothing,” lie replied. “I
am not. Are you?” This rather bit-terly.
I thought.
I did not answer, Imt looked at him
in a way tlint was more effective Ilian
words.
“Sorry,” lie said apologetically. "You
know what I mean. But nothing can
satisfy me until I have brought Lucy’s
murderer to book. I believe I lie old
man to lie right. He knew what he
was talking about. We shall have to
settle with Wooching and Rung.”
Deep iu my heart I was of the same
liclief, but if the truth must lie told I
With a cry 1 sprang fomvard, but the
crowd Impeded uiy progress.
had some of my father’s horror of the
society, and I would uot have been
ill content to forget. But that was
not to be, as 1 was presently to know.
Thnt night my uncle and 1 (liued at
his club iu St. James street, and after-ward
we looked in at a so called palace
of pleasure on the north side of Leices-ter
square. Perhaps it was rather early
days for music halls, and I ventured
to suggest as much, Imt Jim (for 1 hud
already reached tlint stage of intimacy
which permitted the use of the Chris-tian
name) protested Unit we had sup-ped
enough of horrors and that it was
sometimes advisable to forget. He
was like that, not much given to senti-mentalisms,
and 1 have found that it
is uot your puliug, whining man who
feels the most, though he usually com-
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matins tnc most sympathy. Jim made
but a small bubble with ids excite-ment,
hut I, who read Ids face like a
book, could it'll by his mouth or the
look of his eyes how much lie felt.
As usual the Rmpire was very full
tlint night, ami as we moved about
among the crowd, the lights, the bus-tle,
tlie well dressed men, tile gaudy
women, all made such a complete
change tlint I congratulated myself
ui>on coining ami my uncle in insisting
upon his wish. Indeed, wedged in tlie-gay
throng, I forgot for a time the So-ciety
of the Hidden Meaning and the
shadow tlint hung over me. Rung
was a had dream which I had dis-pelled;
Woocldng a yellow phantom
thnt had passed from before my eyes.
But 1 was not permitted long to en-joy
this sweet hour of forgetfulness,
for as we left the theater I, looking
around as one will in a crowd, saw a
man standing on the curl), who arrest-ed
my thought even though my eyes
swept past him. Back they came in-stantly,
and i recognized in a moment
Woocldng, tlie man witli the strange
eyes.
With a cry I sprang forward, imt tlie
crowd impeded my progress, and after
nenrly knocking down two men a third
brought me up with an oath. I stam-mered
an apology which, unless my
memory fails me, was received witli
another unflattering adjective. But,
unheeding ibis, I sprang out on to tlie
road and was immediately almost run
down by a hansom, the driver of which
loaded the nlr with a further contribu-tion
of choice billingsgate. But nftei
rushing wildly for a dozen yards or so
I pulled up, nonplused. The man was
nowhere to lie seen.
Here my uncle joined me, and, lay-ing
ids lmnd on my arm, lie gasped
out, “What is it?”
“1 saw ldm. He was here a moment
ago.”
••He?”
“The man witli the strange eyes.”
Jim ground out an oath.
“Which way did he go?”
I pointed along Coventry street.
“I would have had him, too, if the
crowd had uot blocked me.”
“Yon are sure it was he?”
I was so sure that I did not take the
trouble to lie emphatic, even though
every nerve of me was a-thrlll witli ex-citement.
“Then let us follow.”
We moved westward among the peo-ple.
who were now very numerous,
owing chiefly to tlie emptying of the
theaters In the neighborhood. But,
though we Intently peered into each
face, we failed to encounter tlie object
of our search. Then we stood for a
time at tlie corner of tlie Pavilion, just
where Shaftesbury avenue empties it-self
into that ocean of light and life
which people call Piccadilly circus—
the brightest, gayest, saddest spot in
the whole world.
In such a place one might as well
search for tlie proverbial needle in the
bundle of hay, as expect to find an in-significant
little personage who had ev-ery
intention of not breaking cover.
But still we stood watching the people,
the bewildering rush of cabs and car-riages,
the honest citizen hurrying
home to boil, the young dandy with tlie
immaculate shirt front and hat lipped
saucily on one side, who is a litlle
weak at the knee perhaps, but who is
“seeing life,” don’t you know; the gray
haired roue, tlie dawdling vagrant.
These, with the rattling of vehicles, the
laughter and curses of men and wom-en.
the hoarse shouts of (lie newsboys,
make up a babel unapproachable In
any other capital.
After a time, to tlie infinite risk of
life and limb, we ventured io cross the
circus. Then, eyes open, ears alert, we
continued our J< ine.v homeward,
reaching our rooms without encounter-ing
anything Unit might he termed
suspicious. It was with a feeling of
relief, and yet with a relief which did
not dissipate my fears, that l heard the
front door close. For the moment no
doubt we were secure, but the muii
rose threateningly before the mental
vision, a sign and a symbol which
could not be blotted out.
However, nothing happened that
night, and oil the following morning I
for ouo had lost many of my fears.
My uncle was still very grave, ami I
could see that the shadow of Wooching
was making life for him absolutely in-tolerable.
But he said nothing, and we
descended the stairs together, and so
out into the street. Then, us I gently
pulled the door to, I saw something
just below the number which made me
start. I looked again and could uo
longer doubt.
It was tlie elliptical sign of the Hid-den
Meaning.
My uncle, who had passed some
paces down the street, finding I was
not by his side, here turned and beck-oned
me to him. I, however, called to
mm instead, n movement evidently ne-tokenlng
much mystery, for lie quickly
retraced Ills steps. Ills face eagerly ask-ing
the question, “What is it?”
For nfiswei I pointed to the door, and
as liis eyes encountered the sign I saw
a startled look leap io them, lie step-ped
up closer to it and peered at It In-tently.
Then lie surveyed me with a
wondering look, in which I detected
alarm and a profound anxiety.
“Let us go in,” lie said.
He opened the door and rang for the
porter, and him he subjected to a
searching examination concerning the
lodgers and tlie would be lodgers. But
the man could give us no satisfactory
information. The rooms were full—
they had been for some time previous
to our arrival, and, though many peo-ple
liad called to make inquiries, he
could not recollect any one in particu-lar
resembling our description of Woo-oliing.
My uncle Wien nodded to me without
speaking, and together we mounted
the stairs to our rooms. Throwing Ills
stick and gloves on tlie table with a
hang, lie turned mid faced me, ami I
saw that his eyes had grown hard and
desperale, and I knew thnt ids blood
ran wickedly. His fair skin wore n
dark, ominous flush which only visited
it in moments of intense anger.
“Well,” said I, “wlmt'a it to be-night
or fight?”
"Fight,” he answered grimly. “To
fly would be to live your father’s life
and eventually to meet his death. No;
we must stand our ground and meet
Mr. Wooching with his own weapons.
He lias very kindly warned us. If we
neglect the warning, we shall deserve
to suffer.”
"Why should he have warned us?” I
asked.
He was silent for n few moments,
during which he walked the length of
the room. Then he said, “I don’t know,
unless it's vanity.”
“Vanity!” Surely this was the stran-gest
form vanity had ever taken!
“Yes; of a kind Mint is, supposing he
did it, which is not probable.”
“Then you think he does not work
alone?”
“I am sure of it. That sign may be
merely a warning to Ids associates. Up-member
what your father said. The
society lias agents all over tlie English
speaking world. We shall be shadow-ed
day and night. Come here.”
He had been standing by tlie window
peering inlo the street, and as I ap-proached
ldm lie drew suddenly behind
the curtail) and waved for me to do
likewise. Unhesitatingly l obeyed,
though ignorant of the reason. I took
up a position on the other side of the
window and peered out into the street,
but seeing nothing unusual there I
turned inquiringly to him. “What’s
the matter?"
“You see that man iu the billycock
lint and the gray trousers?”
“Yes.”
“Watch him.”
The person thus described, who
seemed an everyday individual of the
better class artisan or shopman type,
would, in an ordinary way, have at-tracted
no attention iu the streets.
One would meet thousands of such
men in a walk from Charing Cross to
the bank. 1 myself, gazing upon ldm.
would have seen him with my eyes
only. The brain would have retained
no impression of his unimportant per-sonality.
But now I looked at him
witli other eyes, with eyes which were
full of suspicion, mid I saw that lie
loitered in a way which was uncom-mon
with people of his class in Dover
street. I saw, too, that his eyes were
fixed upon one object, and that object
was our house. Though ids tiat was
pulled well over his forehead, I could
see his eyes glaileing up in our direc-tion
from under tlie brim.
Slowly he passed along tlie street,
and at the second lamppost up he stop-ped.
Against the farther side of it he
leaned: but, though he occasionally
glanced about him, I could see that his
attention was really engrossed by our
end of the street. And yet further to
add to the mystery, if mystery there
were, he suddenly left his lounge
against the lamppost, and we saw him
disappear around the corner of the
next street.
More puzzled than ever, I looked at
my uncle for an explanation, and I saw
a grim smile play about liis mouth.
His eyes had come linck to the Picca-dilly
end of tlie street, and, following
the direction of ids gaze. I saw it cen-ter
upon a burly policeman who rolled
with lordly nonchalance along the
pavement.
Quickly putting two and two togeth-er,
I turned to my companion for con-firmation.
He nodded approvingly, as
though he read my thoughts.
“Quite right. I believe that man to
be there for no good purpose. His
sudden exit into Stafford street, just as
the constable appears, is. to say the
least of it, a trifle suspicious. Of
course it may be merely a coincidence,
but we shall see. If I am not mis-taken,
he will return by way of Albe-marle
street and Piccadilly.”
“But this Is an Englishman,” I be-gan.
“Surely he”—and then I stopped,
feeling very foolish. I was going to
suggest in the face of ray father’s con-fession
that Englishmen would not mix
themselves up with the Society of Hid-den
Meaning.
.Tim saw tlie hesitation and smiled.
“My dear Davie,” he said, “you must
not imagine thnt we have only Woo-chlng
to fight. The society is rich.
There are always plenty of men ready
to earn good wages. One lias only to
go into tlie streets and look at the faces
of the people to imagine how easily the
society would gain recruits.”
With a sigh I assented. With so
much murder and robbery rife for
problematical gains, how very easy it
would be to find workmen when the
wage was assured. It seemed to me
that the ground beneat' us was slip-ping
more rapidly than ever.
We accordingly set ourselves to
watch, Jim stationing himself at one
SICK* or tnc window, l at Tlie otner. l
saw the spy slowly enter our street
from tlie Piccadilly end. We watched
tlie man walk on until he reached the
end of the street, and there lie took up
Ills stand and began jlowiy to fill a
pipe. Then my Uncle picked up his
gloves and cane.
“Wo lmd better go now,” he said.
“That follow saw us enter. He must
see us go out again or lie may suspect
us of watching. I must go mid see
Waring. We shall certainly lose that
follow in the crowd. Quick, there’s an
empty hansom coming along the street
just now!”
I snatched up my lint ami gloves, and
together we bundled down the stairs,
opening the door in time to hail the
call. With a nonchalant step we cross
ed the pavement.
“Bank,” said my uncle as he bal-anced
himself on the step.
I. following, took a leisurely look up
the street. The man with the billy-cock
bat had left liis stand amt was
hurrying in our direction. I caught a
last glimpse of hint as we shot round
the corner into Piccadilly. He was
still a good hundred yards behind.
CHAPTER XIV.
A DESt’EUATE EFFORT.
To know tlint you are a marked man,
the object of a hatred which nothing
but your death can appease, is to be
saddled with the companionship of
horror ami fear. To sit witli locked
doors, to know no moment of respite
waking or sleeping, forever to feel the
contact of the revolver in my hip pock-et,
to distrust every man in the street
who brushed agninst me- this was my
life, and little wonder If 1 found it in-tolerable
and sought for change among
men who merely sought for pleasure.
And thus it came about that I invari-ably
dragged my uncle to one of the
pleasure houses within the vicinity of
Leicester square, for there, amid the
glitter and tlie hum of life, I always
felt safe and had some chance of part-ly
forgetting the doom that was laid
upon me.
On tills particular evening, after din-ing
in tlie vicinity, we strolled Into the
Empire and mixed with the well dress-ed
nondescripts who patronize that
temple of art. Here, as usual, we met
acquaintances to whom we merely
nodded or passed a brief good night, as
tlie case might lie. But one. a stock-broker
friend, came and buttonholed
my uncle, and. seeing thnt they wanted
to talk business. I strolled on. When
I returned, he was nowhere to be seen.
This in itself was not a very alarm-ing
matter, but a fruitless search from
one end of the promenade to the other
caused some slight misgivings. What
had become of him? When* had lie
gone?
1 walked up and down for some time,
peering to right and left, but the min-
Uc Immediately apologized with a cfiiite
unnecessary vehemence.
utes ran on. and still he put in no ap-pearance.
Then I really began to feel
nervous, for his going away like this
was in direct opposition to an arrange-ment
into which we had entered—that
of keeping together while out of doors.
No doubt he was somewhere within
the precincts of the house. Of that I
almost succeeded in convincing my-self.
But where?
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
Mo Wonder Unity Cried.
Pa—What’s baby crying for, Dolly?
Dolly—Just ’coz I showed her how to
eat her cake.—Tit-Bits.
A Young Girl’s Experience.
My daughter’s nerves were terribly out, of
order. She was thin ami weak; the least
noise startled her, and she was wakeful at
night. Before she had taken one package
of Celery King the change in her was so
great that she could hardly he taken for the
same girl. She Is rapidly growing well and
strong, her complexion is perfect, and she
sleeps well every night.—Mrs. Lucy McNutt,
Brush Valley, Pa.
Celery King cures Constipation and all dis-eases
of the Nerves, Htoinucii, Liverand Kid-neys.
Sold by druggists. 26c. and60c. 4
Sold by C. L.KUHN.
This signature is on every box of the genuine
Laxative Bromo=Quinine Tablet.
the remedy that cures a cold In on© day
AGENTS WANTED—Either male or fe-male.
for the sale of Life of Queen Victoria,
the Galveston Disaster and The Story and
History of China. A commission of 30 cents
will be allowed on each book sold. Outfit
free. Address Gao. M. KAMSAY,
| 2 1 tf No. 328 Arch 8t.. Ootmellsville, Pa.
Union Supply Company,
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Dealers in General Merchandise.
RETAIL.
SPRUNG GOODS.
The entire month of March will be one grand opening
day in our numerous stores. New goods are arriving daily,
and as fast as they come in* will be placed on our counters
and offered to the buying public, always the latest, newest
thing out, and at remarkably short margins. You must
visit our stores and see our Spring (foods to appreciate the
great opportunity you have for being promptly and pleas-antly
served and of securing the many new styles of goods
that are being produced. We have a wonderful line of Wash
Fabrics. We feel that the designer has reached the limit of
his skill and you will think likewise when you see the many
beautiful patterns we are displaying. Washable Fabrics
from 5c to $1.50 per yard and they are all pretty.
CLOTHING.
We want to sell you your Easter Suit either from stock
or have our Tailor make it and guarantee satisfaction in
either case. If you have a little boy to clothe, do not forget
that the finest designer of Children's Clothing in the land
had a hand in the production of our stock and his work
was well done.
SHOES.
We can fit your feet to your entire satisfaction, and en-tire
satisfaction means everything. Onr Shoes need no
recommendation, except that they are worn by 30,000 men,
women and children without a single complaint, and our
guarantee is behind every pair of them.
GARRETS.
We have a tine line of Carpet samples, several hundred
patt erns, to which we invite your attention.
Do uot forget that we are dealers in everything, and we
mu k ■ it pay our customers to trade with us.
Union Supply Company,
LIMITED,
RAILROAD TIME TABJYR8.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Mount Pleasant Branch.
Eastern Standard Time. In Effect Nov. 25th. 1900
SOUTH.
7 05
7 00
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8 52
6 4*
8 45
8 16
8 11
8 07
8 03
7 59
7 58
a. m.
10 50
10 45
10 41
10 37
10 33
10 29
p. m.
6 39
6 34
8 30
6 28
8 22
6 19
it. m. a. m. p in. p. m.
Mount. Pleasant.
Star Mines
Greenlick ... ...
Emma
Overton
Scotidale Branch Jc.
9 40
9 45
9 49
9 53
9 57
10 00
2 50
2 55
2 r»9
3 03
3 07
3 10
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8 45
8 50
8 54
8 58
7 02
7 05
Southwest Division.
THE MOUNT PHEASANT JOURNAL, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1901
1 NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS, £
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AHMBBU8T.
Llnyd Wright, of Pittsburg, spent
Sunday here with his parents.
Mr. Anderson and family, of Oreens
¥nrg, are spending a few days here visit-ing
Howard Tiec.
The revival in the U. B. church still
•ontinnes.
Mrs. Mary Armbrnst, of Jeannette,
spent a few days of this week here visit-ing
friends.
School was suspended here Inst week
on account of IC. G. Wagner, the
teacher, serving in Oreensbnrgas town
ahip clerk.
S. J. Wright, who is teaching school
in Madison, spent Sunday with his
parents at this place.
W. A. Armbrnst and Will Ballew
made a trip to Derry last Tuesday to
secure positions ns firemen on the rail-road.
The people of our quiet little village
experienced quite a surprise when it
was announced that two more of our
people had decided to quit the state of
“single blessedness" and enter the more
complicated one of matrimony. We
join their many friends in wishing them
many long and happy days in their
matrimonial state. Boys, guess a sere
nading should be the next thing on the
program. ^ ^
CHAMPION.
Saul Sturts, the young miller, has
left here to work elsewhere.
Freeman Kalp has moved to Donegal.
Misses Hannah and Lilly Hostettler,
of Mount Pleasant, are here visiting
friends and relatives.
Gay Newill talks of hiring John Solo-mon
next summer to help on the farm.
The party, which Mrs. Nancy Hostet-tler
had for her friends, was well at-tended.
All enjoyed a good time.
David Young talks of having sale in
the near future.
Mr. Stairs has moved into one of
David Young’s houses.
Charlie Sleesman is working for Dr.
Hunter, of this place.
Wm. Droutz, who is working over
near Mount Pleasant, was home on a
visit over Sunday.
Riley McLean has gone to Mount
Pleasant where he expects to spend a
few months.
ACME.
There was another harmless mad dog
w are here Tuesday.
John C. Brown is on the move this
week.
Mrs. Walter Brown is much better
and her recovery fills ft good husband’s
heart with joy.
Miss Snie Brown is visiting friends in
the city.
Sylvester Stout and MisH Minnie Slon-ecker,
of Alice Mines, were the guests
of John E. Cole Sunday.
Some miscreant the other night cut a
terrible gash in the hind leg of a fine
horse belonging to David D. Coffman,
of near this place. The cut was ten
inches long and barely escaped an
artery. It is not unlikely that a certain
suspected party will be arrested.
HAMMONl)VILLK.
Elias Hemminger is manufacturing a
high grade of roller flour at his Wood-dale
grist mill. The basis of good bread
is good flour.
A series of revival meetings is being
conducted by Rev. Richards at the Par-adise
Evangelical church.
Quite a number of the pupils of our
schools are afflicted with sore throat.
John Mumaw has been on the sick
list for several weeks and is not able to
be out.
The schools of Bnllskin township have
improved wonderfully, especially with-in
the last three years, because of hav-ing
been under the supervision of ex-cellent
instructors whose methods are
based on psychological principles. High-er
views of the subjects have been
taken, great general principles have
been substituted for innumerable use-less
details, and, in other ways, a new
and stronger interest is being felt. A
corps of efficient teachers will make
good schools.
Rnshia, the little daughter of Prof.
Warren Christner. is very ill of typhoid
fever. Her many friends hope for her
speedy recovery.
’Squire David Murray was at Ham-mondville
last week looking after busi-ness
interests.
The auditors of Bullskin township
met at Pennsville last Wednesday and
after the newly elected member, John
Gans, had been sworn in by ’Squire
Cyrus Stouifer, proceeded to settle with
the supervisors.
The teachers of Bullskin will hold
their last institute at Moyer, Saturday,
March 23. All friends of education are
invited to attend this intellectual treat.
A little son has lately arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yothers.
Miss Ella Shank returned to her home
last Thursday after having spent the
winter with relatives and friends in
Peoria, Illinois.
William Conghenotir sold all his
horses and wagons on Saturday. Wil-liam
thinks teaming is not what it is
cracked up to be.
Jacob Kuhns made a business trip to
Pennsville on Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Christopher Lee, of Seattle,
Wash., is here visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Christner.
John Gans transacted business at
Moyer on Wednesday.
P. A. Tarr visited Hammondville
friends over Sunday. All were glad to
see Paoli.
William Washabaugh, of Wooddale,
who has been niling for a long time,
shows no improvement.
STAUFFER.
The funeral of Charles L. Armel, the
drowned boy. was largely attended here
on last Saturday. Rev. DeVanx, pastor
of the United Evangelical church, con-ducted
the divine services from IThess.
4:13-17. The interment was at Green-lick.
Mrs. William Baldwin has removed
to her mountain home near Jones Mills.
The schools of this town will close
soon.
It is expected that Mrs. J. E. Boyles,
of Uniontown, will conduct a song set
vice at the local Evangelical church on
March 27th.
Mr. Dalton, the hotel man, has com-pleted
his new barn.
Elmer Bell has moved into the Chubb
house.
INDIAN HEAD.
Jacob Albright and wife, of this place,
have purchased the house and lot of B.
C. Berg, situated on Back creek, one-fourth
mile north ol’ Indian Head. The
consideration was $200.
Prof. L. G. Chorpening, principal of
the Vanderbilt public schools, was at
this place last week looking up students
for a normal school at Springfield.
S. D. Cramer met with a serious acci-dent
Tuesday when he was struck by a
piece of steel above the right eye. He is
getting all right again.
Morgan Horner, of Kingview. uear
Scottdale, was visiting his father-in-law,
L. M. Davis.
Quite a delegation of horseback riders
from Upper Millertown, better known
as Egypt, attended church at Mt. Nebo
last Sunday night. The crowd con-sisted
of all Millers.
Charles Witt paid Mount Pleasant a
flying visit last week.
Bert Witt and his mother intend
moving to the James Hunter place.
Miss Lillian Hochstettler, of Tarr,
was visiting friends at this place last
week.
Rev. Elliot commenced bis protracted
meeting at Mt. Nebo Sunday night.
H. M. Chorpening, of this place, in-tends
leaving about April !lth for Grove
City, Venango county, to take a course
in music.
Prof. Lee Cramer, of Everson, was
home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
D. Cramer, Saturday and Sunday.
William Albright has gone to work
for James Hunter, near Mount Pleasant.
HECLA.
Mrs. Thomas Laird, Mrs. Francis
Laird, Mrs. Frederick Bailey and Miss
Jennie Laird were doing some of their
spring shopping in Greensbnrg last
week.
Miss Nellie Naylor is over the grip
and spent a few days with her friend.
Miss Gertie Mears, at Herminie.
Miss Margaret Laird entertained the
Zobo band and a few of her many
friends on Thursday evening.
We had quite a funny experience
with a drunken man on Friday evening.
He was so drunk he could not walk and
some of the boys got him on a wheel-barrow
and took him home.
Mrs. M. Murray, of the East End,
Pittsburg, was visiting Miss Jennie
Laird for a few days.
James Goughenonr spent a few days
in Johnstown last week.
Pit Boss William Dean, Sr., was in
Pittsburg last week taking the mine in-spectors'
examination. He has the best
wishes of his many friends who trust
he will succeed.
Rev. Charles L. Smith, of the Metho-dist
Episcopal church, Mount Pleasant,
will lecture in the church at this place
on Tuesday evening next, March 26th,
on “A day and a night in Mammoth
Cave.” Everybody is cordially invited
to attend. Remember the date, March
2«th, 1901.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bailey spent Sun-day
at Trauger visiting their daughter,
Mrs. W. Jeffrey.
C. H. Fries and Sandy Jeffrey, two of
our crack shots, went out on Monday
afternoon to see which was the better
marksman. Sandy came out on top
with one to the good. The victor has a
new gun and is so stuck up over it that
he sleeps with it under his pillow.
When it comes to the real thing in a
lady 's man Billy Bailey is the only one
in the “Star of the West.” The fair
creatures call on him abont 2 or 8 times
a day, but he turns them all aside and
says that he has four girls in New York
state. ♦ -• »
ALVERTON.
Miss Margaret Stoner spent Wednes-day
with friends in Mount Pleasant
Mr. and Mrs. II. K. Moxwell spent
Sunday with friends at United.
Mr. and Mrs. D. PI Leamon, of
Greensbnrg, were here Sunday with
fiiends.
Miss Myrtle Loucks, of RnfTsdale,
was here Sunday calling on friends.
The Union coke works at this place
will be in operation in a few days.
Harry DePriest was a visitor in La
trob