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VOL. 29. MOUNT PLEASANT, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA., Kill DAY, OCTOBER 25, 1901. NO. 43.
LIVELY LliilLI
WITH ROBBERS
Had by Dr. H. M. Duncan Early
Saturday Morning.
HE ASKED FOR INFORMATION
AND THEIR REPLY WAS MADE
WITH COLD LEAD.
The Physician Caught Them Coming out
Of I. R. Smith’s Twin Racket Store
Laden With Goods and the Liveliest
Kind of an Exchange of Bullets Fol-lowed
With Close Calls But Neither
Fatalities or Captures.
Dr. H. M. Duncan, of the Central
Pharmacy, had an exciting time early
Saturday morning with four burglars
who were going through 1 R. Smith s
Twin Racket Store, which stands just
across the alley from that physician s
Main street drug store.
The doctor and his wife, who were
sleeping in the front room over the drug
store, had their slumbers disturbed
'A about 5 o’clock by the sharp barks of
their pug dog that jumped on the sill
of the alley window and kept up such
a racket that the young physician was
led to believe some one was at the back
alley door after him, and got up. Tak
ing his Marlin rifle along as a precau-tionary
measure, he went out through
the kitchen on to the covered landing
at the head of the steps that lead from
the rear of the building down to the
alley. It was very dark and for a few
moments he could see noone. but finally
made out two forms moving across the
alley to the side door of the Twin Racket
Store, about thirty feet from where he
was standing. Bringing his rifle up to
his accustomed cross tire position, the
doctor demanded to know who the men
were and what their business was. As
there was no reply the interrogation
was repeated and this was quickly fol-lowed
by a revolver shot, the bullet
cutting about half its depth through
the doctor's left hand between the
thumb and index finger.
The man of medicine then cut loose
once and was throwing up the lever
with the wounded hand for a second
shot when another bullet plowed
through the third finger of the same
hand, striking a nerve that for a
moment paralyzed the arm to the elf ow.
Recovering from the shock, he threw in a
second shell and blazed away. At his
fourth shot a third member of the gang
appeared at the door with his arms full
of goods, the reflection from the lights
burning in the front of the Btore dimly
outlining the man’s figure. This chap
dropped his plunder and, shouting:
“Come on, Lem, we’re pinched!" jump
ed out into the alley and, with the two
men on the outside, started to run.
In taking two steps down to get in
better range of the fleeing robbers, Hose
landed on a board that turned and he
toppled to the ground. But he was on
his feet the next minute and pumped
some lead after the trio who disappeared
down the ei’oss alley. The doctor, hav-ing
secured a second rifle by calling to
his wife, than turned his attention to
the fourth man who was still in the
store. Amos Rumbangh, who lives just
across the street, ran over and was sent
for the police. But before Policeman
Nugent could get around to the doctor's
assistance, the robber jumped out of
the open side door and followed his pais
to safety, although the two bullets from
the doctor’s second rifle must have hunt-ed
him pretty close.
A stepped telephone pole close to the
rear of the robbed store had enabled the
thieves to reach the roof, on which they
broke through the skylight and used a
rope to let at least one of their number
down into the main room. While many
articles of clothing piled out ready to
take were left behind, Mr. Smith, the
proprietor, says he is short Borne thirty
men’s overcoats, about 50 coats for
children and a few ladies’ jackets, mak-ing
a total loss of some $400.
Colored Driver Almost Killed.
Frank Breeowand, the colored driver
of a Scottdale delivery wagon, had a
narrow escape from death at Scott-dale
Junction Monday. When on the
track his mules stopped, allowing the
Yough express to strike and smash the
wagon. The driver was badly hurt,
while the stubborn animals were in no
way injured.
New South Connellsville Plant.
The Rolling Mill Company of North
America has been incorporated by New
York capitalists under the laws of New
Jersey, and will locate a big Bheet steel
plant at South Connellsville. The com-pany
expects to commence work at
once on the erection of a plant to cost
$500,000 and employ 1,500 men.
COMERS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About Prominent People
Gathered DurinK the Week.
,1 M. Leasure, wife and family, of
Altoona, spent the past week here with
Col. and Mrs. A. B. Kantz
J. S. Braddock went east for goods
this morning, intending to visit enroute
his children at school.
,T. A. Murdoch, the well known Pitts-burg
farm machinery agent, wasealling
on old friends here Wednesday.
Puoli Tarrleft Monday for Buffalo to
do the Pan-American Exposition in
company with a Pittsburg friend.
Clyde Yothers, a student at Otter-bein
University, was brought home
yesterday. It is feared he lias typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Bull, of Indianapolis, Indiana,
with her two children, is here visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Mary Mechling, of West
Main street.
Principal Dixon, of the Institute, is
in Philadelphia this week attending a
meeting of the Pennsylvania Baptist
Educational Society.
Mrs. Harry O. Tintsman went to
Pittsburg on Tuesday to see her new
grandson born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben.
Tinsttnan that morning.
Miss Irene Husband returned home
Friday from Morgantown, W. Va.,
where she acted as bridesmaid for her
friend, Miss Daise Woods.
David H. Hershberger, the clever
East End B. & O. agent, in company
with his wife, left Monday for Phila-delphia
and other eastern points on a
ten days’ vacation.
Mrs. S. M. Kennedy returned Satur
day from a six weeks’ visit paid Cham
bersbnvg, Pa., friends with whom she
spent some time at Atlantic City, Phila-delphia
and New York.
Jesse L. Beal and wife, of Waterloo,
Iowa, were here last week visiting the
former’s brother, John L. Beal, and are
now with old Somerset county friends.
They will return in time for a family
reunion to morrow.
LOVE STIII IAUGHS.
In This Instance the Bride’s Father was
Real Mad.
The marriage of Mr. George Bon-bright
Tinstman, older surviving son
of Captain and Mrs. Harry O. Tinstman,
of this place, and Miss Ottie Schneider,
of New York City, which took place in
Gotham on October 0th and was noted
in these columns at the time, wasn’t, it
seems, at all pleasing to the bride's
father, Charles Schneider, who with his
wife resides at 1130 Washington Avenue.
The angry old gentleman is out in a
card in a local paper stating that our
George, the hold little rascal, defied his
parental authority and eloped with bis
daughter.
While Mr. Schneider was a little off
in the ages given, crediting the groom
with 45 when he is but 32 and cutting
down his daughter’s summers from 24
to 18, he got the main fact all right:
for, George, after he had been refused
his fatber-in-law’s consent, did take
Miss Ottie to the Church of the Disci
pies of Christ where the pastor, Rev. S.
T. Willis, made them man and wife,
and they are now as happy as any two
other lovers in a flat which the groom,
who is a New York electrician, had all
ready furnished.
GEORGE OUGHT TO KNOW.
What Rev. Crissman Says of a Coming
Elocutionist.
In speaking of Miss Augusta Acken,
who will recite in the Grand Opera
House November 8, for the benefit of
the Public School Library, Rev. George
D. Crissman, pastor of the West Newton
Methodist Episcopal church, formerly
principal of the schools here, says:
“It has been my privilege to hear
inoBt of the representative readers of
this country, and I have heard none
that pleased me better than Miss Acken.
Her appearance on the platform is all
that could be desired, her selections are
most carefully made, and from begin-ning
to finish her entertainments never
flag in interest.”
Faithful Workers.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the U. B. church observed its annual
Woman’s Day Sabbath evening with a
good program. The principal address
was made by Mrs. Dr. Leitzell, of Scott
dale, who never disappoints her audi-ence.
The music was good and the
decorations beautiful. The free will
offering for the work in the Philippines
was almost $25.
Collided with a Street Car
R. E. Mahaney, while coming up
East Main street Tuesday evening, in a
buggy, mixed up witli an electric car
The vehicle was wrecked, the horse
hurt and the driver badly shaken up.
riON. JOHN H. BROWN
AND HOW HE CARES
EOR PUBLIC MONEY.
He is the Very Soul of Generosity When it tomes to Rewarding a
Faithful Follower Out of The Taxpayers’ Pockets. Several
Touching Incidents Going to Show his Marked
liberality in This line
SHORTAGE Of
G. 0. P. CASH
MR. BROWN'S
NfWSTUNT
PARTIAL C0NECSSI0N ER0M JUDGE STEEL.
With the leading1 candidates on the Republican county
ticket it's now every fellow for himself. Chairman Rankin
doesn’t say so, of course, but it’s a fact just the same that
the machine is in a bad way. The supply
of “grease” for the wheels is running low
and Robert isn’t feeling pretty good. The
candidates themselves having been squeezed dry, the chair-manship
figurehead has appealed to the Republican office
holders in the county, but responses are said to be few, far
between and of the miserly order. Mr. Rankin had hopes
of the postmasters giving him of their opulence; but, lie is
clearly entitled 1o another think on this line, as these
gentlemen, as a rule, do not feel that they owe the county
bosses anything on account of their jobs and are not “duffin’
up” worth a cent. It’s all well enough to whistle for cour-age
through the columns of the Greensburg and Pittsburg
party organs, but the cold fact is that the ringsters are, in
street parlance, “up against it good and hard,” and are
about the worst scared lot of political rascals ever seen
begging for votes.
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The Hon. John H. Brown, having been ridiculed out of
his McKinley memory and regularity pleas, has developed
a really wonderful concern for the people’s money. Here
are several touching incidents that go to
show that he practices what he preaches,
too—after the similitude of that ancient
dame’s western hotel management.
Mr. Brown was appointed Controller by Governor Stone
on the 9th day of July last and, while he made no pretense
of doing anything until August 1st, lie drew his July salary
just as regular at the rate of $338.33i| per month.
During the three years that Dr. Owens was Coroner of
this county, his term expiring with 1899, he drew all told
$1,012.96. His successor, Dr. Wynn, was paid $689.71 last
year and $399.51 until August 1st, this year, when Controller
Brown opened up shop. After August 1st the records show
that Coroner Wynn’s business began to pick up rapidly.
For August he drew $347.81 and for September $274.25, a
total of $622.00 for the two months, or almost two-thirds as
much as his predecessor made out of the office in three
years. Anything crooked about Coroner Wynn’s bills?
Certainly not; the doctor is simply holding inquests on prac-tically
all the violent deaths in the county and, thanks to
the Controller’s influence, is getting paid for them. You
see things up about Derry aren't coming Mr. Brown’s way
and he is doing all lie can to turn the tide.
Squire Gorgas, a prominent Millwood Republican work-er,
dropped down to the county seat the other day to collect
bounty on a lot of hawk scalps and struck trouble, first by
losing the certificate and then by being informed at the
Commissioners’ office that there is no law allowing such
bounty, the bill for it having been knocked out by the last
Legislature. It is said to be a fact, however, that Mr.
Brown issued the warrant for the squire’s bill and had the
county pay it!
Mr. Brown’s liberality in the promise line is of the truly
wonderful order and it seems a shame that there are not
enough offices to make them good. He is said to have book-ed
“Billy” Wilson and Louis Stauffer for Jail Warden, a
nice little berth that carries with it for the incumbent $2,000
a year with house rent, light and fuel free, to say nothing
of bunches of new county bonds in amounts to suit his
friends. Of course, the fact that the Commissioners will
name the Jail Warden and issue the bonds was not allowed
to interfere in any way with the Controller’s arrangement.
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Judge Steel had an interesting conversation just the
other day with a gentleman from a distance relative to the
condition of Republican fences here. The latter admitted
that many of his fellow citizens were
still indignant over the high-handed
manner in which John D. Hitchman
THE JUDGE
OUGHT TO KNOW.
had been held up and robbed in the convention of return
judges. The Judge said in reply that, while he had no doubt
the intention of the contest started by Mr. Brown was to
steal the nomination, it was found later that theft was not
necessary. It is only fair to Judge Steel to add that the
illness of a near relative kept him from attending the con-vention.
THE JOURNALhas it from good authority, however,
that the returns from a number of districts were changed.
Judge Steel has said that if John D. Hitchman will come out and
break his back for the ticket, there’s a $4,000 Orphans’ Court clerkship
for the local gentleman with “chances for good money on the side.”
While he will keep his campaign agreement to the letter, all Dickey asks
is to be left alone.
DIDN'T T00I JAKE MUCH.
J. L. Myers’ Experience Trying to Bor-row
Hud Jordan’s Shotgun.
Dan Jordan, when he made this his
home, although he never owned a dead-ly
weapon in his life, was credited with
possessing one of the best double bar-reled
shotguns in all this country, and
the nice thing abont him was that he
kept, or rather owned, it for the sole
purpose of having it borrowed by any
of his friends who wanted to go hunt
ing and might be shy on gnns. A ring
of friends was formed and when Daniel
sent an applicant to one of them they
passed him on until his legs gave out.
When “Tucker” moved to Pleasant
Unity his brother “Hud" assumed cus-tody
of the famous gun and the joke
went right on.
The latest victim to go up against
this funny game was J. L. Myers, the
Feree farmer, who was troubled with
crows. He has a rifle, but his eyes are
not quite so sharp as they once were
and when in town he expressed the wish
to borrow a shotgun for a few days.
Henry overheard the remark and hast
ened to offer his, saying he would pre
fer to have it in good safe hands.
Would Mr. Myers kindly call and get
the weapon from that careless hunter,
"Pat” Shnpe. Jacob would and lost no
time driving down to the mill, where
lie must have been told something, for,
not long afterward he was seen hurry-ing
home where he kept himself for a
plnmb week.
ENJOYABLE RECITAL.
Given by Miss Lydia Edwards’ Musical
Scholars Saturday.
The pnpils of Miss Lydia Edwards
gave an enjoyable piano recital at her
East End home Saturday afternoon
last. The clever little performers tak-ing
part were: Charlotte Miller. Ray
Carter, Vera Lane. Myrtle Kuhn, Nita
Husband, Mamie Myers, Sarah Hood,
Viola Myers, Orrin Harman, Virginia
Spence, Lula Titterington, Ola Stoner,
Nellie Hnrbangh, Louise Werry, Eiritna
McOloy, Mary Simpson, Rosa Patterson,
Cork Kuhn, Elizabeth Hamel and Oma
Myers
Miss Edwards is a graduate of Mount
Pleasant Institute, and also a pupil
of Mr. C. I). Carter, one of Pittsburg's
celebrated teachers.
Local Foot Ball Notes.
The New Haven eleven again played
here Saturday afternoon, having the
local Indians for opponents The little
visitors put tip a mighty nice article of
ball, but were scalped by the Redskins
5 0.
Greensbnrg’s first team will come
down tomorrow afternoon and take the
Tigers’ measure at Frick Park. A good,
warm argument can be expected.
The Parfittown Bulldogs are anxious
for games with all teams in neighbor
ing towns in the hundred pound class
A Fine Entertainment.
The entertainment given at the First
Reformed church last Monday evening
was beyond question one of the best
ever given in a lecture course in this
city. From beginning to end it was
chaste, high-spirited and meritorious,
and the large audience was enthusiastic
over the unexpected excellence of every
member of the company. Never has
better solo work been heard than that
done by the soprano, Miss Grace Porter-field.
Her every appearance was
rapturously greeted. Every member of
the company is a thorough master of
his part and the concluding number of
the program, the Grand Ensemble, was
par excellent.
A Thoughtful Husband.
G. K. Fanil, the clever druggist at the
Barkley Pharmacy, gave his wife a sur-prise
party at their College avenue
home Tuesday evening, the occasion be-ing
her birthday. The dozen or more
friends present were entertained in the
most hospitable manner, their only re-gret
being that a whole year must
elapse before their host can repeat bis
delightful performance.
Nice Little Parfittown Party.
Master Harry George Queer, son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Queer, of Parfittown,
celebrated the fifth anniversary of his
birth with a score or more of his play-mates
Monday evening. The little
ones were treated to a nice supper
which was served by the celebrant's
mother, who was assisted by her sister,
Miss Martha Parfitt.
Fatal Boys’ Play.
While playing at the Uniontown fer
tilizing works last Thursday Willie
Walton picked up a shotgun and
pointed it at his playmates, supposing
it to be unloaded. Both barrels were
discharged into the side and bowels of
Charles Fresher, who died in 20 min-utes.
All the boys were small.
A NfW GAME
OF FOOTBALL
As Introduced by Pupils of the
Public Schools.
THE PLAYERS WERE ALL GIRLS
MORE FUN THAN ONE COULD POKE.
A STICK AT.
Description of the Contest Between
Teams from the High School and Room
No. 9, Whose Clever Mewroers De-lighted
Many Spectators who Gathered
in Company E’s Armory Yesterday
Afternoon to See the Sport That Bids
Fair to Become Very Popular.
Tiie first of the series of entertain-ments
arranged by Principal Miller for
the benefit of the Public School Library
was pulled off in Company E's College
avenue armory yesterday afternoon be-fore
a highly delighted audience that
had gathered at 4:80 to see the new
game of parlor football played between
teams from the High School and
Room No. 9 The contestants were all
girls and. while they had absolutely no
knowledge of the game until they were
lined up for the kick-off, or rather blow
off, they at once caught on to what was
expected of them and played with a vim
that excited the keenest excitement
on the part of the spectators, who ap-plauded
every effort to the echo The
line-up of the teams was:
HIGH SCHOOL. NO. 9GIRLS.
Corn Slonecker, . Anna Stoner,
Dollle Mitchell, Flora Rhoades.
Nellie Hurst, Mary Richer.
Margaret Fulton. Marie Kumlmugh.
Edna Rage. Ethel Oarbaugh.
Mary Ramsay. Rose Patterson.
Viola Stevenson. Mary Rainsay.
Mary Dulfer. I >♦* 11a I)eVaux.
Anna Galley. Margaret Kepner,
Alma Seaton, Oma Meyers.
The game was played on a table some
eighteen feet long, ranged about which
were the twenty pretty players, nine
alternating closely oir each side. The
tenth girl on each team guarded the
goals, that were at theendsof the table,
under which every player had to keep
her hands at all times.
The ball was an egg shell, from which
the meat had iieen previously taken ont
through small holes in the ends, and
was placed in the center of the table for
the beginning of the gamo. Each
player blew her best to roll the ball
toward her opponent's goal and the fun
was fast and furious throughout the
entire two twelve-minute halves. The
reader might suppose that a good
strong blast from a sound pair of even
female lungs would send the ball right
along in the desired direction: but,
nothing is further from the experience
had by the players. If the wind struck
the hall fairly, the light shell behaved
beautifully and traveled just too lovely
for anything the way the fair blower
wished. But, if the gust hit at either
end, the pesky thing would turn and
sail off the wrong way to the ,’ismay of
the pretty puffer.
It was truly a great game and was
won by the >IIigh School girls 12-10.
The receipts were $20.
Killed by Wreck Car.
Ross Matheny, of Uniontown, a wreck
hand on the Southwest road, was killed
Tuesday morning at Moyer. He was
called ont early that morning to gi to
Moyer, and while clearing up a wreck
his foot caught in a frog and he was
nnable to extricate himself before the
heavy derrick car ran over him and
crushed his life out. He was 30 years
old and leaves a wife and three children
Turtle Creek Road Extension.
It is now said that trains will be
running to the “Burnt Cabins,” below;
Delmont, within 90 days. The con
tract for the completion of the Tort
Creek Valley railroad from Export
Delmont, a distance of three and a hi
miles, was awarded to H. S. Kerbaug
the well-known railroad contract^
Monday.
Itch Closes Herminie School.
The schools of Herminie have bee
closed on account of an epidemic of itch:
There are five rooms and abont 200
pupils will get a three weeks' vacation.
The disease manifested itself recently
and complaint was made to the direc-tors,
who met Monday night and de-cided
to close the school to prevent a
further spread of the trouble.
A Question of Creditors.
W. F. Morrison, trustee in bankruptcy
for Samuel Schenck. has sned S. M.
Albright, the Church street restaurant
man, for $862.97, balance on a heating
plant furnished by Mr. Schenck. The
defendant awaits a judicial ruling on
the question of whether he owes the
Schenck estate or the West Newton peo-ple
who furnished the radiators.
Til K MOUNT PLEA.HA NT JOURNA1 , UlilDAY, OCTOItRIl 26.
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$ LATE AND IMPOR-TANT
PHASES
OF CirlILD
STUDY.
IV.—Primary nnd Secondary
Ego.
T%HEHE Is no part of a
BY mi,IY A. SCOTT. I’ll. I)„
Proftwnr of 1’sirhnhmn and I'hit I Study
ill the H'lucomin Normal School.
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reeling arising from tlio
which lm makes, ill first
feelings of these move-urn
not. When this simple
no
•hild’s early experience
more Interesting itml more
instructive, especially to
one who wishes to assist
in his Inter development, than are his
efforts In learning to speak. Here, an
earlier, his new aeipiisltiou arises out
of 11is total circumstances. At the
moment of birth the air rushing into
his lungs anil passing over the half stretched vocal cords gives rise to his
first wail, which is certainly not Intended on his part and to which, indeed, tie
Is not cairn hie of paying any attention. The sounds produced for the lli-st
month are of a similar character. The vocal apparatus is still In the condi-tion
of an untuned violin in which every key is loose. It is not until the pro-jection
liliers from the speech centers are stitHelenl l.v medulla ted or Insulated
from each other hi such a way as to make a direct pathway possible and thus
string up the vocal cords at various tensions that the linhy begins to coo.
Mrs. Mel.eish of tilencoe observed this event for tin1 first time in her own
child at the age of 2d days.
At first appearing as an almost Indescribable faint twittering, containing
sounds which can probably never be produced in later life, this gentle coo-ing
becomes gradually stronger, while with the cutting of the front teeth and
the movements occasioned by their irritation the lips and tongue soon add
their share to the modulation of the voice.
Until about the 11 ftIi month the sounds produced are not at all imitative in
character. The child hears no cooing and twittering besides his own. and
even to this he does not at lirst pay any attention. About the fifth month the
normal child enters upon the la-la period. Ilis associative processes are by
this time sullirienlly developed to make it possible for him to observe that other
people around him and he himself are constantly making sounds, which in
Ids own case he can control to-a large extent. This association by similarity
and difference is the basis of Imitation.
The child's mental condition Is something like that of a person Ignorant of
the meaning of telegraphy who comes inio an ollico where numbers of ma-chines
arc constantly clicking. The inclination is strong to make similar
sounds by rapping or clicking with whatever means lie can. The child
gives the intonation and modulation of tlm voice, runs his sounds together for
a little while and then pauses at irregi tar intervals, adds gestures and facial
expressions, observes a due proportion of consonantal and vowel sounds, evi-dently
under the illusion that he is doing the same thing the others are. but
yet far enough away from real speech. The older people say he is trying to
talk, but this Is not so. lie has as yet no ideal of this kind. The meaning of
talking has not yet dawned upon him.
In so far as it is conscious, his aim is simpler and more general. He no
doubt notices the resemblance between the sounds of others and those of Ids
own, although the very fuel of his recognition of his own and others Im-plies
at the same time a recognition of a difference. The mark of this differ-ence,
however, cannot be described as anything like an adult consciousness of
self. Indeed, it is not until the end of the second year that Hie child gives up
describing himself as baby and begins to use properly the personal pronouns.
The mark between wlmt is by adults called "own" and "others” must be
represented to tin* child by a milch more simple difference In the unity of
experience. This mark is without doubt the
movement of lips, tongue, throat and diaphragm
quite Involuntarily. With certain sounds the
incuts are constantly associated, with others they
difference nnd resemblance have been discovered and when hv chance he ut-ters
any sound (that is. when a sound occurs which is associated with Ids
feelings of movements), there must .arise, as described In lessen ,‘i, a short
succession of images of sounds which lie has formerly heard. In cases where
feelings of movements are directly associated with these auditory images, as
happens when the images are derived from sounds produced by • child him-self,
these partial experiences run out Immediately into more complete ac-tivity.
When the sound actually heard is without the accompaniment of felt
movements—that is, when It is made by others—Imitation comes in and will
be possible only when these auditory Images derived from the sounds of
others have become associated with the child's own movements. If other peo-ple
always made the sound of which Hie child has an auditory Image, iiis
experience In this respect would he immediately completed. lint since they
do not. as far as this auditory image is concerned, he is In a condition of par-tial
experience. The brain cells involved have been excited, hut not discharg-ed.
There will he a longing or desire to hear the sound of which he has an
image. This condition may, of course, be described as an ideal.
As a result of this interference of damming up of energy there will he at
first a radiation along different lines. Some of these, supposing the fibers to
be connected, will reach the easily moved motor centers of the vocal ap-paratus.
The child will make a sound, not indeed intentionally, but ns soon ns
he has "made it he will at this age notice that the unsatisfied auditory
Image, which was the cause of his movement, has received an outside
stimulus which turns it at once into a more complete experience. The image
of this sound has become realized. This sound is in reality not the exact
sound which the child has imaged or desired, but to the child's comparative-ly
weak powers of discrimination the resemblance is striking enough to give
him a sufficient sense of satisfaction.
Even before much precision in producing sounds has been acquired a few
words may have been learned, although the relationship of these to the How of
language may not yet have been noticed. We may picture the circum-stances
as follows: The baby lias awakened and lies crowing In his crib,
In this ease principally using gutterals. The mother conies in, as she would for
any noise the child would make. She takes him up and possibly nurses him.
After the frequent repetition of these events a re-enforced association is
formed, so that when he wakens up and finds himself crowing or gurgling
a portion of the next event—namely, the image of his mother—Is added to the
_ preseut. The mother enters; the image becomes a complete experience. The
mother Imitates the sounds—ga, ga, go, ga. ga.
The association is more deeply impressed. After a few trials on succeed-ing
days tlio gutterals are cut short, and the mother notices with delight
that the baby means to call her ga-ga. She answers more quickly to this call,
which has at first the effect of a .verb or Indeed of a sentence, if not of a
whole literature.
During the second six months the actual vocabulary of tlio child Is small,
often not exceeding half a dozen words. While energy is devoted to learning to
walk progress in language is arrested, and words which have already been
learned are sometimes lost. In spite of this deviation or energy, however, the
imitative side of language makes considerable advance. If some one is be-ing
called, the child calls also. The sounds of animals are often repeated.
Precoctousness in this respect, It is noticed, Is not always correlated with
further development.
It will appear from the foregoing that the child’s learning to speak is neither
simply a matter of imitation nor a desire to express himself. It is as much
in the nature of a discovery. It is nil activity dependent upon a liberation of
pent up energy, which gives him a more complete experience not at some
time in the future, but at the moment, by relieving a desire or realizing au im-ago.
In the opinion of the present writer, this is the clew for the proper teaching
of that important extension of language called reading nnd writing. At present
almost everybody reads. The child sees print and script at every turn. He
sees people writing letters and reading books nnd newspapers. The signs up-on
the shops, the newsboys on the street, the gaudy advertisements of the
billboards, constantly compel his attention. Very early he holds a pnper in
front of him and, as we say, pretends to read. Bather he is putting himself
In the same outer attitude as far as he observes it in others in the expectation
of obtaining the same inner experience. He acts similarly with writing and
covers sheets of paper with scrawls which have a general resemblance to
real script.
The teacher who takes as much time now to teach n child of a suitable age
to rend as did her predecessor of three generations past is simply a more in-competent
person. We are at the beginning of a period of liberation of en-ergy
in the schoolroom, and the new subjects whiclUlmve begun to be intro-duced
are a necessity if the child is to be kept employed.
Given the Interests and advantages naturally accruing thereto, learning to
read is not such a difficult operation. 1 knew an old gentleman of (35, suffering
from a certain degree of senile dementia, who learned to read very passably
indeed in the course of six months. Many children side track the whole
drill process of the ordinary school and learn to rend by themselves. A third
grade boy who could hardly read at the close of last school year heard some one
read a story from Kipling’s “Jungle Book” and in the summer holidays
learned to read almost as well as any one in the grade.
The source of the real motives which will result in children burning to read
will not chiefly be found in the reading Itself. It is only when the natural
things the children would really like to do are furthered and seem to the child
to be made richer and more concrete by means of reading nud writing that
these operations will appeal to them with any force. The introduction to
the school, .-u.d the organization of the thing/that children want to do, want
to hear, to see, to talk about nnd to enjoy, and the inferences that will arise
in the satisfaction of these individual desires, give the best opportunity for
the acquisition of reading and writing, not as au end in itself, but as a means
toward a better adjustment to the environment, and thus a more complete
experience. How these may be managed in detail must be reserved for the
lesson on practical school organization from a child study standpoint.
(Copyright, 1900.]
MISS LAURA HOWARD,
President South End Ladies’
tiolf Club, Chicago, Cured by
Lydia E. IMnkham’s Vegetable
Compound After ( lie Best Doc-tors
Had Failed To Help Her.
“ 1)i"A it Mas. PwmitAM : —I can thank
you for perfect health to-day. Life
looked so dark to me a year or two
ago. ! lmd constant pains, my limbs
swelled, I had dizzy spells, nud never
V
A
/
Buggy
Sale!
Commencing
October 28,
For 30 Days
we will sell
* '
$55.00 Top Buggies at $40.00
$35.00 Buck Wagons at $27.00.
MISS LAURA HOWARD, CHICAGO,
know o:iu <lay how I would feel the
next. I was nervous and had no ap-petite,
neither could I sleep soundly
nights. Lydia E. Pinkliam’s Veg-etable
Compound, used in con-junction
with your Sanative Wash, did
more for me than all the medicines
and the skill of the doctors. For eight
months I have enjoyed perfect health.
I verily believe that most of the doc-tors
are guessing nnd experimenting
when they try to cure a woman with
an assort incut of complications, such as
mine; hut you do not tfUCKS. How I
wish nil suffering women could only
know of your remedy ; there would he
less suffering I know.”—LAURA HOW-ARD,
Il.l Newberry Are.. Chicago, III.
—$1000 forfeit if above testimonial is not genuine,
Mrs. I’inklutm invites all wo-men
who are ill to write lier for
advice. Address Lynn, Mass.,
giving' full particulars.
Carriages, Surreys, Runabouts at same reduced
prices. Your chance to get a good vehicle cheap. COLVIN & MECHLINO.
FURNITURE
REUPHOLSTERED and REPAIRED
Tit Rensonnble Pntes.
H. f\. GILSON.
f» Hi tf West Main st... Mount Pleasan“
We are
Hie People
OP
/.J,
V
G. THOMPSON,
Hoimt Pleasant, PH.
AUCTIONEER.
Calls for all kinds of SHIC*-
eel to.
Lock Box 531.
prompt ly attend -
flei I Telephone 01
to make your photos.
A Correct Likeness
Guaranteed
We also furnish Crayon
and Pastel enlargements
and make all kinds of
frames from a stock of
moulding that is com-plete
and up-to-date.
GOODMAN & SPRINGER.
) /N
►
INCORPORATED 1884.
The largest fraternal beneficiary so-ciety
in the United States. Member-ship
March 1, 1901, 582,668.
In the history of the society never
more than 11 assessments have been
levied in any one year.
RATE < > f flSSESSIVIENT.
Age Nearest Birthday! ",00 *10110 SiOOO *3000
Stauffer Bio
Main st ret Mount Pleasant.
4L ^
over the
wash tub
Make Monday's work easy
by washing with Walker’s
Soap. It saves the clothes.
Follow the new woman’s
way for easy washing, print-ed
on the wrapper of
and you can crow over all
the troubles of wash day.
It contains no alkali.
for (he.
20ili Century
buy ih
From Is i <> IF yours
From Ub to 33years
From IH to 37 years
From to it'.* years
From 40 to II years
From Hi to IH years
From LI to -layears
,-O.KO *1.20
* ,K5 1.30
.DO 1.115
.05 1.15
.00 1.50
; .05
.10
A TALC Of WOE
A small boy has
Sore Throat.
Mother gets the oil can.
Soaks n cloth,
Wraps boy’s neck.
Awake ail night.
Next morning
Throat blistered;
Raw cs beefsteak.
Outside so sore.
Boy forgets inside.
Can’t turn head for
8 days—sorry
They ever struck ‘lie.1
He thinks—“Next
Time I’ll keep mum;
Kerosene worse than
Sore Throat.
Don’t fool me again.”
\ TALE Of JOY \
Same boy, a
Little older, wiser.
Sore Throat again-
No lamp oil for h'u».
Heard of
TONSILINE.
School chum used if.
Tells mother,
Who pities hoy.
Buys a bottle, 25c.
Gives two doses.
Sleeps all night.
Morning-
Boy wakes up.
Throat all right.
One more family
Never without
TONSILINE ‘
After that.
MOUNT PLEASANT CAMP No. 7082
Meets in I. 0. O. F. Hall the first and
third Tuesday evenings of each month
at 8 o'clock.
Consul, JAS. DILLON.
Treasurer, Secretary,
C. E. Mn,LIN. s. c. STEVENSON.
TONSILINE
CURES
SORE THROAT.!
Is safe and pleasant to take and quick and I
sure to cure. 25 and 50 cents. All Druggists. I
THf TONSILINE CO., Canton, Ohio |
II it’s
JEWELRY
You’re looking for,
ij We’ve got It All.
new
i M
Bali Bearing
Sewing Machine
and the
FROM
Sterling
Pianos
“,l Organs
J. L. ARMBRUST,
of Armbrust, Pa.
SEND FOR PRICE LISTS.
nDcppnaaiilriInllny OtefnMdeadchtoinwesitahndprOormgpatnnseasts-.
Soft
Harness
You enn make your har-ness
ns soft ns u glove
and ns tough as wire by
using EUREKA liar-no'is
Oil. You can
lengthen Its life—make it
last twice AS long us it
ordinarily would.
EUREKA
Harness Oil
mnken A poor looking har-ness
like new. Made of
pure, heavy bodied oil, es-pecially
prepared to with-stand
the weather.
Bold everywhere
In cans—all sizes.
Mads by STANDARD OIL CQ.
Photographed
from Lifo. REVIVO
RESTORES VITALITY
Made a
Well Man
A. of Me.
V'
THE ^
GW1
TFxmisrcjEX ELxmoaxnr
tstate I rUSL ^O. produces the above results In 30 days. It acta
nnwarfnllr nnA milnklv. Cnri»a when all others fail.
of Pittsburgh,
311 Fourth Avenue,
powerfully and quickly. Cures when all others fail.
Youngmou will regain their lost manhood, and old
men will recover their youthful vigor by using
REVIVO. It quickly and surely restores Nervous-ness,
Lost Vitality, Impotency, Nightly Emission?,
Lo6t Power,Failing Memory, Wasting Diseases, and
all effects of self-abUEO or excess and indiscretion,
n . _ P• whichunfltaonoforGtudy.buBinessormarriage.lt Pays 4 per cent on o2Vin(JS Accounts not only cures by starting at tho peat of disease, but
is a great norve tonio and blood builder, bring-
2 per cent on Check Accounts iZiXXt&to
and Consumption. Insist on having REVIVO* ro
Don't wait for a windfall. The
dollar in the bank is the dollar °'
PRESERVE
FENCES AND ,*1ETAL ROOFS
FROil DECAY WITH
Watches,
Chains,
Rings,
Collar Buttons,
Studs,
Brooches,
Gold Pens,
Clocks,
Charms,
Bracelets
CuffButtons,
Scarf Pins,
Ear Rings,
Inkstands,
and a complete
some line of
and very hand-
IRO.N
“GRAPHITE :
ELASTIC :
PAINT”:
Trade
♦ Marls
♦ MADE ONLY BY »
t THE NAT1MA, PUNT AND VARMSUCJ. t
♦ « LEVLI,AX II, O. ♦
t Made of Black Leal (Graphite», neu *
4 tralizul Crimote Oil and Nicaraugu.i *
4 Gum, in icing it a 1 Adhesive Gum *
♦ I’eineii- I’.ii it that is moisture ami air +
^ proof wni prevents rust. 4
$50J Lew trd for any far, Asphaltum, «
♦ Be izine, G iso,mo or other injurious in *
♦ gre lient to in stil foun l m i \ 4
♦ Beware of far or Asphaltuin imitations
♦ that ruin inst.jul of preserve metal.
J Beware of Bed or Gil Paints c 10/ con-
♦ tain oxides, become p »r*u* absorb
♦ moisture tint oxidizes cu J Metti md ♦
♦ Hastens Itas -‘Grap lite B astie l*.unt” *
f is ouirante l to weir perfectly for 5 *
4 yeirsaml preserve t:ie metal, it inv.iri- ♦
4 ably wears tor m years. ♦
♦ Insist on this hr m l r:»era are hu » 4
♦ 'ire 1* of substitutes
♦ Taore are none just, is goo J
♦ C3r*3end for Descriptive » Ircilar.
For sale by J. W. SWAKTZ. Mount Pleasant*
The following work was done this
year with Graphite Elastic Paint:
Jordan Hotel roof. Pleasant Unitv.
Geo. Hitchman. residence roof. city.
Samuel Zuek.
U. P. church, Iron fence.
Emma Stauffer residence, •'
James Warden, residence roof.
—V
that counts.
Write today for
instructions, “How
Mail.”
Address
10-20 Plymouth PL,
CHICAGO, ILL.
our book of I
to Bank by I
ROYAL MEDiCINE CO,
For sale by
CENTRAL DRUG STORE,
419 ly Mount Pleasant, Pa.
J. R. JONES,
1L r:
Hill, STEM 1111 SIS FITTER.
Orders, left at either J. A
Stevenson & Co's. West Main
Street store or at my residence,
on Smithfield street, will re-ceive
prompt attention.
All Work Guaranteed.
Silver Novelties
which will be well worth your
while to comeand see. We never
had a finer line of these goods
than we have this season, and the
prices are very reasonable. Come
and see the goods before making
your purchases.
H. C. MORRISON,
At the New Stand,
farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank Block,
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Prof. Mohr's
"HEALTH RESTORER"
—Cures—
Constipation, Sick Headache,
Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Insomnia,
and any Stomach, Liver or
Kidney trouble.
A cure guaranteed for any
of these ills or will forfeit $100
For sale by
H. F. BARKLEY,
CHAS. L. KUHN,
Druggists.
STOPPED ?REE
1 Permanently Cured by
OR. KLINE S GREAT
I NERVE RESTORER No Vilu afier Aral d»T * uie.
Contuitaiion. personal or be mail; treatine and
_ TRIAL BOTTLE FREE
to Kit patients who par expiessace onlr on delivery.
I /‘*rman«nt t'ure. not ••me temporare r«*l|ef. for all .Vrr
J ww Dttorder*. Rpll.p-r, S;>aam». <t Vitn* Dance
I Debility. Kxhaimi.rn I)K. H. II.Hi.E\E, Ld.
* 931 Arch Street. Philadelphia. tou„a.j um
TFIK MOl)VT I’LKANA'NT JODHVATJ, FIIIDAY, OrTOTlKIt 25, 11)01.
As Judged From the Past Week's
Trade Reports
" WHEN CAREFULLY COMPILED
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF READ
ERS OF THE JOURNAL.
Manufacturing Industries Continue to
Enjoy Exceptional Activity and Most
Jobbers and Retailers find Little Cause
For Complaint. In Fact, Unfavorable
Signs in Any Line are Rare.
Unfavorable signs are tare in the
business outlook. Manufacturing in
dnstries enjoy exceptional activity and
most jobbers and retailers find no occa-sion
for complaint. Mild weather is
the one influence that may lie charged
with retarding retail merchandise dis-tribution.
yet there is general confidence
that any sales thus postponed will be
made up later. The same influence is
invaluable in facilitating the handling
of crops, erecting buildings and other
outdoor work.
Although a fiflli of the year is still to
be heard from, including the usual in-terruption
of elections and possible
disturbance of legislation. I here is ample
evidence that the volume of legitimate
business will largely exceed all previous
records. Speculation is comparatively
quiet, both in securities and options on
leading products, which emphasises
the activity in trade channels as shown
tiy bank exchanges for the week at
New York ili! per cent larger than Iasi
year and 8 1 above 181)1), while at other
leading cities the gains were 10 3 and
!). 1 percent., respectively.
Strength withont inflation si.11 sum
marizes the iron and steel situation.
Despite two months of interruption by
the strike, evidence accumulates that
the year will surpass all records in pro-duction
of finished material and conse
quently in consumption of ore and pig
iron. Orders already booked for de
livery far into 1902 promise that next
year will bring still higher records, and
the steadiness of prices makes the out
look especially favorable. Mills as a rule
have practically closed contracts for all
the orders that can lie filled this year,
and future developments can only
. affect conditions in 1992 as to finished
steel. Heavy orders are recorded for
rails, with a free movement of struc
tural material, while wire and wire
nails go abroad in large quan-tities.
Pig iron is hardening under the
vigorous demand, forge and southern
« foundry securing definite advances,
and Bessemer in Pittsburg is firm at
$10. Tin plates are almost restored to
normal prices. Since domestic mills
have resumed and imports ceased the
London market had declined sharply.
Copper rose in face of the reports that
a large reduction in the list price was
contemplated by leading producers to
reduce stocks.
Footwear factories still have many
weeks’ full employment on heavy
weight goods for winter. Supplemen-tary
orders for seasonable lines still
arrive for eastern jobbers. Prices are
not qnotably higher, though the rapid
rise of leather and hides has taken so
V. much of the profit that shoes must soon
deteriorate in quality if better quota-tions
are not forthcoming. Leather has
begun to exhibit symptons of specula
tion, bnt buying by the leading manu-facturers
for actual consumption also
reaches a large total.
Cottons moved freely with prices well
sustained for all lines and definite ad
vanees in bleached goods. Woolen
goods are more quiet, yet shipments of
over 5,000,090 pounds of wool weekly
from Boston indicate no decrease in ac-tivity
at the mills.
Fluctuations in cereals were small,
with markets dull and featureless. Corn
receded a little further, influenced un-favorably
by the insignificant shipments
from Atlantic ports.
Wheat lost a little of the early gain,
although declining prices a year ago
makes the difference smaller than it has
been at any time this crop year.
Failures for the week were 229 in the
United States against 209 last year, and
31 in Canada against 20 last year.
UKA1N. FLOD1I AND FEED—WIIOI.ESAI.K.
Wheat, per bu
Oats, per bu
Corn, per bu
Corn Meal.per bbl., bolted ....
Flour, patent, per bbl
Chopped fecd(coru and oatslper ton
Bran, per ton
Middlings, per ton
Mill Feed, per ton
Hay, baled, per ton
Hay, loose, per ton
OKOCElllES AND PRODUCE—11ETAIL.
Breakfast Bacon, per lb
Brooms
Buckets
Buckwheat flour, per sack
Butter, per lb
Candles, per lb
Carbon oil, per gal
Cheese, per lb
Chickens -
Coffee, per 1b
Dried Apples, per lb
Dried Beef, percan
Eggs, per do/,
Hum, per lb
Lard per lb
Maple Molasses, per gal
New Orleans Molasses, per gal.
Potatoes, per bu
• lb
07
4S
73
3 25
3 75
27 00
21 00 23 00
21 50
15 00
16 00
Rice, per
Holloa Oats. 2 to packages..
Balt, per bbl
Salt, imr sack
Balt Fish, per to
Smoked side bacon, per to...
Balt side, pur to
Boap, per cake
Starch, per to
Sugar, per to
Rweot Potatoes, per to
Tea per to
13
12030
12030
35
27
12*
10Q15
16
20030
12&20
7
28
25
18
10
00
40050
75
10
10
1 25
305
5®13
8
7
2
85050
UNION SUITIY COMPANY, Limited, f
Dealers in General Merchandise. --
45 LARGE STORES. ^5
M
•ic.'S JP
■ (iiir ite
.....1 !#v
Wo only advertise what we have and can show
when you visil our Stores. We have thegoods and |>r
to into res I you. We have been very busy putting
I )ry (it it ids, I )ress (loods, Shoe, ('lot liing nnil 11 at depart
meats into shape for Fill I and Winter trade, mid are now
showing a great line of Doinets and Flannelettes at 5, H
and 10c p >r yard.
The very host, all Wool Fancy Flannels at 20, 22, 25,
20 and l()c per yard.
The best ail Wool Mhinkots made at $2.75 to $5.00 per
pair and the greatest line of < 'ofton Blankets ever put on
counters at 50c to $1.50 per pair.
The best, 50c Fleece lined Underwear that ever came
from a factory and the most perfect line of Dress (loods
from lOe to $2.00 per yard, wo or you have ever seen
Shoes.
$
i
We are offering the besl Men’s Working Shoes at
$1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 on earth and the greatest Ladies’
Dress Shoe at $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 oversold by us or any
other Shoe Merchant.
Our Mens' Dress Shot' at $1.50 is a stunner, at $1.75
is a wonder, at .12.00 takes your breath and when you see
our $2.00, $2.50 and $4.00 goods you will simply he
astounded. They are guaranteed by the Factory to us.
by us to you, taken hack and money refunded if not satis-factory
after a trial. Kvery pair of Shoes carries this
guarantee wil'li it: you take no risk; we take that, you
simply wear the shoes and after you have worn them, if
you are nol satisfied, eouie back to us and get your money.
Clothing.
We are selling ready-to-wear Clothing which fits,
looks correct, is right up to-date, and down in price, and
our made fo order departments are crowded with meas-ures
taken from people who want clothes correctly eat,
correctly built, correctly trimmed and correct in ipiality.
The best designerof Children's goods in the world makes
our clothes for the little follows and they are correctly
clad when we do it.
Hats. tf
We have the correct thing in Hats and Caps. You
cau spoil the best Suit by the Hat you wear. We will
give you the proper Hat. When you get it above one of
our Suits and a pair of our handsome dress Shoes be-neath
the same Suit, you will be dressed up sure.
We can furnish you with anything that is made or
grows, and last we would call your attention to the de-partment
which is far from least, however, our Grocery
and Provision departments. The Best Goods, the
Freshest Goods, the Cheapest Goods are sold over these
counters. Our brand of flour beats the world in quality
and quantity sold, and our fresh meats are dressed in our
own shops and delivered direct to our retail markets every
day. Try us. We would like to convince you that our ad-vertisements
are truthful. The 10,000 who are already
our customers know this, but wo want the balance of
Westmoreland and Fayette counties to know it.
UNION SUITIY COMPANY, Limited.
C- A. GRAUL, Prop’r.
BE COMFORTABLE
And you can be so in cold weather only when your house
or place of business is warmed by a good heater. There are
three agents for this purpose, hot air, hot water and steam,
but the greatest of these is steam and especially is this true
when it is used in
A plant of this kind, put in by J. A. Stevenson & Co. can
be seen in successful operation in THE JOURNAL Block.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
t\J A. COBT.
• ATTOItNKY-AT-I.A W.
(Mike adjoining Kiigln alTuol residence*,
Mount I’leitsiml. I’u.
RABE F. MARSH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
16 Hunk \ Trust Hullding. (Jreeiisbnrg
First Niillonnl Hunk Itnlldmg. Monnl IMeus
unt, Fit. .Monday and Tuesday of • arli week.
r\\i M. w. itoi;\i:i{.
^ HI YS 1(1 AN AND SERI! ICON.
(Mike Hours: —Fill II 10 a. in.; I to I and
6 to H |>. HI.
F. A’ M. Hank Hl’k. Main SI.. Mount 1'lensunl.
EUGENE WARDEN,
ATTOKN FY-AT-LA W.
208 Main street, (Jreensbtirg.
Kriiddoek Work, Mount I'lcnsant.
GREGG & POTTS.
ATTORN EVB-AT-I.A W.
Hardily Hullding. „ Orccnslmrg.
W. A. KALI*.
Agency,
Real Fstiito and Insurance
833 Fast. Main st rent.
S. C. Stevenson,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
11 ESTATE &IB
157 MA INST.. MOUNT I’L K A S A NT.
1
L. S. RHOADES,
JUSTICE Of THE PEACE & IBM PUBLIC.
Allklndsof legal papers prepared and exo
ruled. (.'olled lng a specialty.
Ollier lint! Main St reel. Mount Pleasant
if NATIONAL BANK.
OF MOUNT I’l.KASA NT, l*A.
Capital Stock $100,000
OFFIUKHS:
If. W. Stoner. J. D. 11 Itd'rnan.
President. Cashier.
(J. W. Stoner,Vice President
Ol KRCTOttfl.
J. S. Illtdiman. .f. D. Illtdiinan,
II. W. Stoner. Wm. H. Neel.
J. (!. ('rownover. Jos. It. Stauffer.
S N. Warden. Dr. J. II. Clark.
C. \V. Stoner.
Particular attent Ion given to col lections, and
proceeds prompt ly settled.
MOUNT I'IJKASANT, I’A.
Capita I Slock.
Surplus I1 und.
150.000.00.
$30,000.00.
OFFICHIIB.
J. H. Illtdiman. President.
J. L. Ruth, Cashier.
I)!RECTOU8.
E. T. Illtdiman, John Husband.
J. L. Ruth. O. P. Shape.
J. A. Warden. J. S. Hitchman.
J. C. Crownovcr. J. L. Myers.
Jno. M. Stauffer.
Farmers & Herchants
^NATIONAL BANK.I»
OF MOUNT I’UKASANT, I’A.
CAPITAL STOCK. $50,000.00.
OFFICERS:
R. K. IH.ssem, President,
James Neel, Vice President,
C. E. Mullin, Cashier
DI RECTORS:
R. K. Hlsscm, Abraham Ruff,
Frank D. Harnhart, E. T. Fox.
s. R. Ruff. L. S. Tlnst.man,
I) II. Persb g. James Neel,
S. P. Zimmerman.
PITTSBURG'S POPULAR
MUSIC HOUSE.
CO YEARS IN BUSINESS.
K.KLEBER& BRO.
221 and 223 FIFTH AVENUE.
.CALL AND SEE IT WORK
BE SHARP.
J Compare Piano values you find
elsewhere with those
shown by us.
We sell these celebrated musical
instruments :
KNABE PIANOS,
HENRY F. MILLER PIANOS,
STRAUBE 4 CROWN PIANOS,
OPERA AND GILMORE PIANOS,
NEW PIANOS $150 UPWARD,
BURDETT ORGANS,
APOLLO PIANO PLAYER,
AMERICAN MUSIC BOXES,
WASHBURN MANDOLINS,
WASHBURN GUITARS,
TALKING MACHINES,
5000 RECORDS IN STOCK,
DUQUESNE BEST STRINGS.
VIRGIL PRACTICE CLAVIER,
BAND INSTRUMENTS,
ORCHESTRA MUSIC,
LATEST SHEET MUSIC.
H. KLE3ER 4 BRO.,
221 and 223 Fifth Avc., CATALOGUES
PITTSBUBG, PA. FREE.
m GREAT SPECIAL SALE
OF MEN’S FINE SUITS
At Marvelously Low Prices.
Want to j>111 our stocks in better con-dition.
Many lines broken in sizes.
Collectively these lines comprise
every size in demand.
Men’s fine suits that we have easily sold at
$7-5°» $8-50 and $10. All placed
on one table and we give you
unrestricted choice at
Men’s finest suits that we sold quickly at
$12, $14, $i(> and $18. All pla-ced
on one table and we give
you unrestricted choice at
Rumbauyh & Dillon,
The Hp-to-Date Clothiers and furnishers,
619 Main street, Zimmerman Block, Mount Pleasant, Pa
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The fall term of the
MOUNT PLEASANT
INSTITUTE
opened
Wednesday, September 11.
Every year
adds new facilities.
Thoroughness o
of
training
kept constantly in mind
Preparation for college
or
technical school
a specialty.
Call on or address the Principal,
H. C. DIXON,
jH§! Mount Pleasant,
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, FRIDAY4 OCTOBER 25. 10O1
HHu' ,‘Jtloimt pleasant Journal
JOHN f., HIIIKI.DS, I'HIIUHIIKII.
Mount. I’loiwaiiL Is sit null'll In the liourt of
the (trout, t'oiiiiollsvlllo t'oloi Illation. Inis it
population of over ii.lHHi; while, with offlcoa
MurrouiitlliiK within a ratllnsof three miles,
tie iMistofllceillstrlhut lon is III,000. A new IM-pot
tahlewure ttluss fuelory. the Hurst In this
country uiitl eiiniloylnp over 40H liuiuls. Is In
successful dolly operation.
SIlHSCIlMTIttN *1.80 per year, payulilo lit
advance.
ADVERTISING HATES will he furiilshril
on application.
foil PRINTING of every kind with the
host workmanship and host, material.
FRIDAY. I lelolier Ha. mol.
A MATTER OP CONSCIENCE.
There are, iloubtless, ninny honest
Westmoreland Republicans who are
disgusted at the corrupt methods with
which some of their candidates have
been identified and who, while they
would like to see Controller Brown and
Judge Steel defeated for this reason, do
not like the idea of cutting their ticket
because of their party fealty. As if the
average taxpayer was concerned about
who the office holders might be so long
as the public purse is to bo consigned to
thoroughly honest hands!
Loyally to party is an excellent tiling
as a general principle, tint, like nil good
rules, it 1ms its exceptions, of which
the present campaign is certainly one
For, taking the admission of Judge
Steel himself made just the other day
to a Mount Pleasant gentleman, the
Hon. John H. Brown, whose side part-ner
that eminent jurist has always
been, evidently intended ti steal the
nomination for Controller when he took
the action he did in the convention of
Republican return judges. The Judge
said, however, that theft wasn't neces
nary, a statement with which many
differ. Even if it was true, Judge
Steel's admission is certainly sufficient
evidence to damn both these candidates
in the mind of every honest man.
THE JOURNAL, in making the tight
it has against Messrs. Steel and Brown,
lias no personal end to subserve, it
looks upon these two gentlemen as a
pair of crooked politicans, neither be-ing
fitted to till the office which came
to each by appointment. It Ims plainly
said so, giving the reader the facts that
would always bear investigation. It
deemed this a duty it owed to the peo-ple
of this county and in one more week
this duty shall have been performed.
Then the matter will become one of
conscience on the part of the majority
Republican voters.
STANDING REWARD FOR CRIMINALS.
The old Jacob Horner outrages, the
Twin Racket Store and other robberies
of recent occurrence in town show that
local criminals have begun their winter
campaign early and, unless something
is dono to stop them, it is only natural
to suppose that we shall ho treated to
an epidemic of crime like that which
marked the regime of the Wiltrout gang
two years ago.
The local police force and constables
are doubtless just as watchful as their
brother officers iu neighboring towns
and perform their duties just ns faith
fully; but. they are human and could
very likely be stimulated to still greater
activity if they were assured that their
success would bring them a substantial
reward that could be of the standing
order.
Let the business people of Mount
Pleasant and, in fact, all'good citizens
contribute in cash to a fund whatever
each might feel able to give. Put the
sum thus collected in safe hands and
pay a suitable reward for the arrest and
.conviction of all local criminals. The
.-amount could be adjusted to suit the
grade of crime committed.
We'll venture the prediction that
some such inducement would result in
increased zeal among our officers of the
law. THE JOURNAL has a few dollars
to start a fund of this kind. What will
you subscribe?
A FOOLISH PATH. R IN LAW.
Mr. Charles Schneider, the old New
York gentleman with whose daughter,
Miss Ottie, Mr. George Bonbright
Tinstman eloped some two weeks ago,
isent THE JOURNAL a notice of the fact
to publish, but it was not inserted as
the publisher failed to see how any
benefit could be derived from such
notice. Mr. Schneider did, however,
secure the publication of his card in a
local paper, and that's all the good it
did him. For, his daughter is now the
happy aud contented wife of this manly
Mount Pleasant boy who, when he was
refused his sweetheart's hand by her
father, took it, and we predict that the
bride’s trust thus imposed will never
be betrayed.
Mr. Schneider ought to be ashamed
of his foolish action in the mntter; in
fact, he should be proud of his new son-in
law who is not only well bred but a
clevtr mechanic with a salary ample
for two to go to housekeeping on. As
for ns, we extend another bunch of
congratulations and best wishes to
young Mr. and Mrs. Tinstman, assuring
them at the same time that the caper
Papa Schneider has cut will only add
to tho warmth of their reception when
they come to visit their Mount Pleasant
friends.
COMMENDABLE WORK.
The Anti Saloon League Ims opened
Us campaign in this county at Irwin
where many people were interested in
its work, for which the organization
has a fund of $1,500.
Much of the league’s labor will be
directed against the beer agents who go
into the mining districts, especially
foreigners, and take orders for beer.
From figures at hand it appears that
about three car loads of beer a week
come Into that part of the comity for
Sunday consumption and for the big
jubilee parties held semi-monthly after
paydays. It Is also shown that three
murders were the direct result of drink
ing where beer bad been sold in qnnn-titles.
THE JOURNAL has long protested
against the foreign liquor traffic in this
county and stands ready in any way it
is aide to aid in this commendable work
that can, we believe, be accomplished
better by the league encouraging local
officers rather than by the use of the
private detective system.
WLUSTER Republicans don't feel
pretty good because their register, John
Evans, failed to receive his list of qnali
tied voters from the Commissioners un-til
the night before (lie time limit ex-pired.
THE JOURNAL is not informed
where censure for the delay rightfully
belongs; it only knows that many G. O
P. people down that way are not de
lighted v i'h County Chairman Rankin's
management of affairs. And that is
Robert's home district, too.
IN his campaign card Controller
Brown regrets that “The duties of this
office requires" most of his time. But,
then, if grammar was his only weak
point, THE JOURNAL would never say
anything against the Grnpeville states
man.
THE leading Republican candidates
in this county care nothing for the
balance of the ticket. With them it is
every fellow for himself.
THE Republican County Chairman
lias notified Westmoreland postmasters
that he expects them to contribute to
his campaign fund. Some of the re-sponses,
or rather failures to respond at
all, may convince Mr. Rankin of the
fact that he lias made another had play.
The Rev. Dr. McIntosh, of Philadel
phia, in a speech delivered before the
late Pittsburg meeting of the Pennsyl
vania Presbyterian Synod, questioned
the virtue of the women of tho coke
region. Some one had basely imposed
on the good Doctor, for, nothing could
be further from the truth.
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
Charged Against Charles Weaver, a For-mer
B. & O. Brakeman.
Charles Weaver, a tiagninn in the
employ of the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road, was arrested here Saturday even-ing
by County Detective McBeth on
the charge of criminal negligence. The
arrest followed a recommendation ot
the coroner's jury which returned a
verdict the day before on the death of
William Alexander, a Baltimore &
Ohio engineer, who was killed in a rear
end collision on the Baltimore & Ohio
at Hickman Run Junction August 30.
The jury placed the blame for the
accident on Weaver, who, the jury
stated, should have flagged the second
section of No. 5 running west as a
fruit special. Weaver was taken to
jail at Uniontown.
The shifting engine run by Weaver's
crew was not sufficiently in on a siding
and the side of the express engine s cab
struck it aud was stripped off Alexan-der's
skull was fractured and he was
instantly killed.
CAUGHT BY AN ENGINE.
Two Southwest Railroad Workmen Kill-ed
at Uniontown.
An empty Southwest engine ran into
Uniontown last Friday morning just as
Section Foreman Daniel Collins and
three workmen were starting in an op-posite
direction on a hand car to go to
work. On a sharp curve at the freight
warehouse on the Southwest railroad,
where neither could see more than a
few car lengths, a collision occurred.
Peter Rich, an Italian, and his nephew,
Charles Rich, were killed outright,
while Foreman Collins and Charles
Santore, another Italian, were severely
hurt.
A Lively Runoff.
The horse attached to the local Adams
express wagon ran off on West Main
street Monday evening and upset the
heavy vehicle on the driver. Levi Combs,
who served in the Philippines with
Company C, of Uniontown, and who
was severely hurt.
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Owing to the continued warm weather business has not been as brisk as we expected. We must raise
a large amount of money to meet our obligations as they fall clue, and in order to do so we inaugurate
the Most Wondrous 10-Bay Clothing Sale Ever Known.
Competition will cease to compete. No sane or solvent house will pretend to even approach the
figures we quote during this io day sale.
All our $5.00, $5.50, $6.00 and $7.00 Men’s and
Boys’ Suits and Overcoats (large selec-tion)
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fabrics—Oxfords, Cheviots, Thibets—made and trimmed to perfection. All finer goods at propor-tionately
low prices. Bear in mind this sale is for io DAYS ONLY. First come, first served. Be
among the first comers and get the benefit of selection.
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Cor. Main and Church Sts = Mount Pleasant, Pa.
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Children could not help but appeal to the
most particular customer. We are proud
of our past success and our endeavor is to
win more friends by continuing the policy
that has made this store so popular.
The most important part of this policy
is to sell good, reliable, up-to-date mer-chandise,
the kind we can guarantee to be
first-class in every respect regardless of
price. Don’t forget that every dollar’s
worth of goods is guaranteed and that you
will see the greatest variety of styles at the
lowest prices. We are better prepared
than ever before to supply your wants.
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For the Past Week Briefly Men-tioned.
LITTLE TALK OF THE TOWN
THAT WILL BOTH INTEREST AND
ENTERTAIN.
A Department in Which the Local Editoi
Holds Hifetli Carnival and Works off his
Surplus Energy in Condensations
That Deal Solely with Matters Relating
to Mount Pleasant
A son was born Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Gaoue, of South Church street Wednes-day.
A strike of the pipe layers will delay
the introduction of natural gas here un-til
today.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wade rejoice
over the birth of a fine son and heirTnes-day
morning.
Helen, a little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John T. Fishei, of North Diamond
street, is ill of scarlet fever.
Local lovers of fun will have “Flani-gan's
Ball” to tickle them at the Grand
Opera House tomorrow evening.
Old friends here of Mr. and Mrs. Ed-ward
Greene, of Smock, will be pleased
to learn of the fine sou born them lust
week.
East Huntingdon township teachers
will hold their next institute tomorrow
at Morewood with a well arranged
program.
W. E. Sliope's Huntingdon comity
hunting party returned Saturday even-ing,
having secured five wild turkeys
besides a lot of squirrels and partridges.
Charles Bossart has sublet the con
tract for the foundations for J. B. An
drew’s new block on the hill to Millward
& Hoch, who are now nt work on the
job.
A Christian Endeavor social will be
given at the Presbyterian church this
evening. No admission will be charged,
but a silver offering will be taken. All
will be made welcome.
There will be a special program of
services at t lie lie Union Presbyterian
church Sabbnth morning next nt II
o'clock. It will be to the interest of
every member to be present.
A child of T. II. Hawley, of West
Washington street, set lire to the bed
clothes Monday forenoon, causing an
alarm to be given. The flames were
put out before any serious damage was
done.
Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Fisher, who had
just returned from their wedding trip,
were serenaded Saturday night liy their
Mount Joy neighbors to the number of
fifty or more, among whom there was a
thin sprinkling of the fair sex.
The last of the B. & O.’s popular one
dollar excursions to Pittsburg will lie
run from here to Pittsburg Sunday
next. The train will leave the East
End station at 7:05 a. m. and, returning,
will start from Pittsburg at fi 50 p. m.
The tickets for Miss Augusta Acken,
the elocutionist and reciter who will
entertain in the Grand Opera House,
Friday evening, November 0, for the
benefit of the Public School Library,
will he placed on sale at Overbolt's news
stand November 5.
W. Leroy Cummings, a local school
teacher, as agent for the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, on last Wednesday
eent in the $1,800 death claim for the
heirs of the late Charles Hoyman. of
Donegal township, and on Monday re-ceived
a draft for the money.
THE JOURNAL received another nice
basket of potatoes from a generous
“Thunder Knob" subscriber who is too
modest to permit the use of bis name.
The potatoes were just as fine as the
Bnllskin article and the publisher’s
grocery bill was correspondingly re-duced.
A little Hungarian girl from Tarr
who works at the East End glass fac
tory, walking to and from that plant,
was held up while on her way home
Monday evening by a burly negro who
attempted to Rssault her. She finally
escaped from his clutches and ran back
here to friends who cared for her.
Two cows, one red and white spotted,
with horns, and the other a black
moedey, belonging to Joe Piestash, of
Dice's Extension, were stolen from the
Znck pasture field Sunday night. For
information leading to recovery, sent
either to this office or that of Mc-
Williams & Belz, the owner will pay a
reward of $5.
The services attendant upon the in-stallation
of Rev. P. P. Samuels as pas-tor
of the Second Baptist church Sun-day
were both interesting and well
attended. The morning, afternoon and
evening sermons were preached, respec-tively,
by Revs. W. T. Kinney and O.
S. Simms, of Pittsburg, and J. C.
Taulton, of Homestead.
While Edward Zuck and his colored
driver were driving on the pike near the
Cunningham farm Wednesday, the
horse frightened by a steam thresher,
ran off, throwing out both occupants of
the broken cart, although neither was
much hurt. The mare ran on to
Rainey’s Acme works and was so cut
that it is feared that she will never be
of any use as a driver.
DfATHS Of THE WEEK.
The Grim Reaper’s Work in ThiB Place
and Vicinity.
Simeon Snyder died at his Wooddale
home Monday of paralysis, aged (15
years. Seven children survive with
their mother.
Calvin Benford, a blacksmith who
formerly resided here, died Saturday at
his Scottdaln home of typhoid fever,
aged 4-1 years. The interment took
place here Monday evening with Hep-tnaoph
honors, a number of his late fel
low members of the local order attend
ing the funeral.
Mrs. W H. Lukin died nt her home
west of town Wednesday of typhoid le-ver,
aged 44 years. Eight children snr
vive with their father.
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Greensburg Shooting.
George Craig, a Pennsylvania rail-road
detective, shot Harry Snively. a
Greensbnrg printer: Jack Campbell, a
Carbon miner, and Maurice Ryan, of
’ittstmrg, in the Fifth ward, Greens
bnrg, at an early hour Tuesday morn
ing. Just what led to the brawl is not
known. Cross suits for assault and
battery and felonious shooting have
followed.
The Banking* Commissioner
Of the State of Pennsylvania lias di-rect
supervision over our business and
regularly examines onr books and ap
proves of onr securities, consequently
yon can feel perfectly safe in depositing
your money with ns, and it will bring
yon 4 per cent, interest. Send for onr
booklet all about hanking by mail or
in person—free. Prudential Trust, Com
puny, (1124 Penn Avenue Pittsburg) Pa.
Have yon seen Benford's line of
qiieensware? If not, and you wish to
invest, it will pay yon to do so before
buying. ^ [ Hi 25 tf
Old Glory Whisky.
Experts and judges pronounce Old
Glory Whisky the finest. Try it nt the
Hotel Andrew, Mount, Pleasant; Com
mercinl Hotel, Tarrs: Hotel Dalton.
Bridgeport. |11 01 1 y
An indandeseent burner uses about
two and one half feet of Natural Gas
an hour, and will develop a burning
power of eighty candles.
Benford’s qneenswai’e is all right in
both quality and price.
When suffering from racking cough,
ike a dose of Foley’s Honey and Tar
’he soreness will he relieved and a warm,
rateful feeling and healing of the parts
fleeted will be experienced. James
lavkins.
Natural Gas for fuel, used with mod-ern
gas appliances, is cheaper than coal.
It’s a little early to talk of spring
wall paper; but, bv a lucky stroke. Ben
ford has secured all the new designs for
that coming season.
For a Fall Tonic
There’s nothing equal to good, pure
whiskey; and there’s no whiskey equal to
the Old Harper. Kentucky Article. En-dorsed
by leading physicians for family
use. For sale by Grand Central Hotel.
Mount, Pleasant, Pa.
Get onr prices on chandeliers, gas
lamps- gas heating stoves, gas ranges,
etc. Albro & Crothers. Opposite Gas
Office. 3 10 11 tf
Mrs. T. Briddleman, of Pnrshallville.
Mich., was troubled with salt rheum
for thirteen years and had tried a num-ber
of doctors without relief. After
two applications of Banner'Salve, her
hands became better and in a short
time she was entirely cured. Beware
of substitutes. James Harkins.
WANTED A steam saw mill to cut a
tract of timber, some 50,000 feet in all.
Call on or address H. P. Rnmbaugh,
Mount Pieasnnt, Pa. 25 t
If you want your house or store
equipped for light arid fuel in an up to
date manner, see Albro & Crothers, op-posite
Gas Office.
Chamberlain’s Couph Remedy Saved his
Boy's Life.
“I believe I saved my (nine year old;
boy’s life this winter with Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy,” says A. M. Hoppe, Rio
Creek, Wis. “He was so choked up
with croup that he could not speak. I
gave it to him freely until he vomited
and in a short time he was all right.”
For sale by C. L. Kuhn.
Have Albro & Crothers make an es-timate
on your Natural Gas work.
S. A. Ingalls, Crown Point, N. Y.,
writes: My wife suffered from kidney
trouble for years. She was induced to
try Foley’s Kidney Cure and in less than
a week after she began using it, she
was greatly improved and three bottles
cured her.” James Hnrkins.
A Word to Travelers.
The excitement incident to traveling
and change of food and water often
brings on diarrhoea, and for this reason
no one should leave home without a
bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera
and Dinrrhoen Remedy. For sale by C.
L. Kuhn.
AROUND 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 Interesting4 Events
Transpiring in the Old Star of the West
It is rumored that when the Wabash
gets into Pittsburg it, will push on east
ali ng the old South Penn route.
John Gramcoski was convicted at
Pittsburg Tuesday of robbing the post
office at Moyer, in the United States
Court.
D, M. Kirk & Sons, of Pittsburg, are
preparing to erect a mine powder fac
tory mar Evans station, two miles north
of Uniontown.
Thursday last was potato day in the
Greensbnrg si hools whose pup is c n
tributed over one hundred bushels < f
that article of food to the poor.
James Edgar Stevenson, an old Com
pany E boy, and Miss Mary McClelland
EH her, both of Greensbnrg, were mar
ried at that place Tuesday evening.
While the pupils of the Gibson school
near Connellsville were shooting with a
revolver last Thursday Robert Greer,
a 10 year old boy, was fatally wounded
The Greensbnrg and Southern elec-tric
road, which is beading to Mount
Pieasnnt from Greensbnrg, expeels to
hive cars running to Yonngwood in a
month.
The postoffice at Jacob's Creek was
broken open and robbed last Wednes-day
night. The thieves took postage
Stamps to the value of $174 and some
money
Charles Jackson, a Latrobe colored
man, is in jail at Greensbnrg, charged
with having seriously stabbed William
Kelly, of Ludwick, in the barroom of
the Cope House, Greensbnrg.
Nelson & Buchanan, of Chambers
bnrg, have been awarded the contract
to supply the iron work in the founda-tions
of the new court house at Greens-bnrg.
Their bid was $10,200.
While 111 of fever, J. G. Schnapp, a
well known citizen of West Jeannette,
fell into a rain barrel Sunday night and
was drowned. He was 43 years of age
and a widower with three children.
The builders' employes’ strike at
Connellsville against the employment,
of non-union men was settled Saturday
night. The terms were not made pub-lic,
but it is said the strikers carried
their point.
Miss Sara Wiley, a graduate of the
Mount Pleasant Institute and one of
Scottilales fairest daughters, and
Mr. Joe Simmers, a clever yonng local
bank teller, were married Wednesday
evening at the bride's home.
Mazie Wolf, 0 years old, daughter of
It. H. Wolf, of Smithton, got hold of a
bottle of.wbisky, Thursday, and drank
half a pint of liquor. The child was
unconscious for lb hours, but physicians
brought her around all right.
Julius Smith, a Greensbnrg colored
man, is in jail there charged with hav-ing
tripped and thrown Reuben Laugh-uer,
an old Carbon citizen, whose skull
was fractured. Friends of the injured
man threatened to lynch Smith.
James Fleming, of Penn Run, this
county, is a helpless invalid from ossiti
cation of the joints. He is about 40
years of age and has been a sufferer for
35 years. His mind is clear and active,
but he is helpless with the exception of
one band.
John Lynn, a well kuowij citizen of
vicinity of Suterville, while returning
from Scott Haven Friday night, was
met by negro highwaymen. He was
struck in the tace several times and
robbed of $47, his gold watch and a
penknife.
Harry Cessna, a former employe of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, died at
the Connellsville hospital Saturday
night. He was injured a month ago
by a stone falling from the side of a cut
while he was at work and striking him
on the side.
Representatives of a big steel concern
were at Connellsville last week looking
over Greenwood, a new suburb, with
the purpose of locating a steel plant
there. A pottery and a commercial
rubber manufacturing plant have se-cured
sites in the new addition.
Robert Graham, a Pennsylvania rail-road
engineer whose home was at
Derry, was caught while drilling cars
at Yonngwood Monday and so badly
hurt that be died the same afternoon on
being taken to the Greensburg hospital.
He was 34 years of age and leaves a
wife and one child.
Samuel Ross, a Rostraver township
farmer, lost four hundred bushels of
wheat by fire last Thursday. He was
threshing and three stacks caught fire
from a Bpnrk from the ei g ne. The
blaze was small at first, but the means
at hand were inadequate to tight it.
The loss will be several hundred dollars.
MOST MUTUAL
CLOSING OUT SALE
TO QUIT THE
CLOTHING BUSINESS
EVER INAUGURATED
BV ANT CLOTHIER.
The masses who have already visited this sale and
loaded themselves down with honest merchandise at
one-half of its actual value prove it when they return
with pleasing countenance and bring with them all their
friends to join and share with them in this most mutual,
wonderful money-saving sale now in progress at our
store. Our motto is ONWARD, regardless of re-sults.
We mean every word we say. This sale will
go on until the entire stock is closed out, regardless of
what loss of money it may be to us.
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$6.oo, selling out price S3 00
Men’s Fine Dress Suits, strictly all wool, regular
price $io.oo, selling out price 5 50
Men’s fancy striped or plaid all wool suits, regular
price $i2, $15 and $18, selling out price 7 50 and 3 00
Mens blue and black Melton Overcoats, regular
price $6.00, selling out price 3 00
Men’s Fancy Grey Overcoats, regular price $14.00,
selling out price '] 50
Men’s Oxford Grey Raglan Overcoats, made in the
very latest style, regular price $12.00,
selling out price 7 50
Men’s Chinchilla Overcoats, regular price $15.00,
selling out price 9 00
Men’s very fine Overcoats, made in the very latest
fashion, with yokes and cuffs, extremely long,
regular price $22.00, selling out price |4 QQ
Young men’s Dress Suits, regular price $5.00,
selling out price 2 75
Young men’s Suits, sizes from 14 years of age up to
I9, regular price $9.00, selling out price 5 50
Young men’s fine Dress Suits, all the late novelties,
regular price $12.00 and $14.00.
selling out price 7 75 an(l 9 00
Young men’s Overcoats at accordingly low sacrificing
prices.
Boys’ Knee Pants Suits, regular price $2 00,
selling out price j QQ
Boys’ Knee Pants Suits, regular price $2.50,
selling out price j 40
Boys’ Knee Pants Suits, regular price $3.00, $3.50,
$4.00 and $4.50, selling out price 2 QQ. 2 50 ancl 2 85
Boys’ and Children’s Overcoats at accordingly low
prices.
Men’s Heavy Jean Pants, regular price 75c,
selling out price 44c
Men’s Overalls, with or without aprons, regular
price 50c, selling out price 33c
Men’s ioc working Socks, selling out price 4c
Red Bandana Handkerchiefs, regular price 10c,
selling out price 3C
Men’s heavy Corduroy Pants, regular price $2.75,
selling out price | 49
Corduroy pants, the very best, every pair guaranteed,
regular price $3.25, selling out price 2 00
Men’s Woolen underwear, regular price $1.00,
selling out price 59c
Men’s Fleece Lined Underwear, regular price 65c,
selling out price 39c
Men’s Ribbed Underwear, regular price 35c,
selling out price J9c
Men’s Fine Dress Hats, regular price $1.50,
, selling out price 79c
The Raymond Stiff Hat, the only and best $3.00 hat
in the market, selling out price 2 00
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10-*-C-*-©-"-#*-©'*C5'*T'-,f!',0,0* 0-“©*'O—9 -0-C-® ■©■•(V' • AT Chicago Ootnlior was the
groat month in point of nt-ti'tulauce
at the World’s
fair. There is every rea-son
to believe the same re-sult
will come to the Pan-American Ex-position
at Buffalo, where October is
always a month of delightful weather.
The Exposition in point of beauty and
Interest is at Its climax, and the •pro-gramme
of special events Is such as to
attract and please. September started
with great crowds, and only the trage-dy
In the Temple of Music, which stun-ned
and shocked a world, halted an
overwhelming success in that month.
The Exposition management ns a trib-ute
of respect closed the gates for one
day, Thursday, when the state funeral
of the third martyred president took
place. The crowds since then have
poured to Buffalo. The Temple of
Music, now hallowed and historic
ground, has been the Mecca of thou-sands.
Buffalo lias demonstrated her ability
to care for great crowds satisfactorily,
not only in hauling them to the Exposi-tion
by street car and steam railway at
a fare of but 5 cents from any part of
the city, but to house and feed them at
prices in the reach of all. The stories
of exorbitant prices were long ago
shown to be fables, and every visitor
who makes the slightest effort to got
accommodation can do so wholly with-in
^lis means.
The Exposition itself, with its beauti-ful
buildiugs, its coloring by day, its
magic lighting at night, Its walks and
courts, its canals and lakes, its foun-tains
and statuary, Its exhibits and its
amusements, lias been a delight to the
5,000,000 visitors who have already
been to the Pan-American.
The Exposition Company opened up
the month of October, beginning Mon-day,
Sept. 30, with a Carnival week of
splendid events, including a baby
conch parade, with 3.000 school chil-dren
singing In the procession, a mon-ster
pageant with tlie floats used in the
New Orleans Mardi Gras and alle-gorical
parade and the feature of the
beautiful floral parade at Saratoga.
These will take place ou Thursday and
Saturday. Oct. 3 and 5, but every day
from Sept. 30 to Oct. 5 will bo replete
with Interest. Special fireworks on the
lake, with decorated and illuminated
launches in a procession of fiery grand-eur,
will afford new and wonderful
sensations to the visitors.
Thus October will be ushered in with
a programme so arranged ns to give
the American public a delightful week.
Tlie life saving drill, daily, has lie-come
one of the great attractions of
the Exposition. It tells the story of the
work of tlie heroic men who guard the
shores of ocean and great lakes, al-ways
on the alert to drag from dentil's
brink tlie shipwrecked sailor or pas-sengers.
The model camp of United
States marines, tlie seacoast guns, tlie
ordnance and nil tlie exhibits showing
war’s panoply and our defensive meas-ures
have been a great educator to
thousands of visitors. Some military
company Is always encamped In tlie
park, and that part of the grounds is
never without interest.
With the magnificent exhibit of tlie
United States Government and the
South and Central American States'
buildings every visitor can spend a
day. No exposition lias ever provided
In so compact a space, with sucli
beauty of architecture and with so
ff
beginning Sept. 23 and continuing to
Get. 25. lias proved tin attraction for
those Interested, from every section
from Maine to California and C'nnnda
Among the states represented are Mich-igan,
Indiana. Wisconsin, New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Vermont, Ohio,
New Jersey, Texas and Missouri. Ot
the total number of flocks on exhibi
tion twenty-seven Imre been sent here
from the Dominion of Canada, most of
the exhibitors being located in tlie
province of Ontario. Tlie province of
Quebec is also represented. During
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the course of the sheep show there will
lie held in tlie New York State building
a series of meetings of prominent North
and Smith American sheep breeders.
The Buffalo Heview of Sept. 24 said
tlmt "this ought to he a great time for
tlie farmers to visit the Pan-American.
Every farmer In New York State, not
to mention those in other parts of tlie
country, ought to see the attractions or
tlie Uninbow City during the next three
or four weeks.
“The cattle show last week was a
big feature of tlie Exposition, and tills
week there is a great sheep show in
progress.
“The New York State farmers and
tlie sheep raisers from other states will
find it most Interesting to compare tlie
South American breeds with those of
North America.
“It will surprise many to learn that
the pavilions for animals at tlie Pan-
American cover ten acres and are en-pahlo
of housing 35,000 animals.”
The programme for October so far ns
made up at tills time is as follows:
!. Mexican day, fireworks, free organ recital,
John V. Lawrence, Washington.
2, 3. Free organ recital, W. H. Donley, In-dianapolis,
Ind.
8. Nebraska day, Toronto day, fireworks.
4. Pennsylvania day.
4, 5. Free organ recital, Harry B. Jepson, New
Haven, Conn.
5. Peru day, Awards day, fireworks, U. of B.-
Lehigh football.
7. 8. Miss lone B. Riddell, Cincinnati, O., free
organ recital. Old Folks’ day, Illinois day.
7-20. Innes’ hand. New York, sixty men.
7-10. Horse show. Judging 9, 10.
8. Brooklyn day, Knights of the Golden Fogle,
fireworks.
9. New York State day, Federation of Women’s
Clubs, fireworks.
9. Free organ recital.
10. National Grange day, Delaware day, Dun-kirk
day, Nat. P. O. and V. A. association, fire-works.
10-12. Free organ recital, William C. Carl, New
York city.
11. Atlantic City day.
11. Internetionul Sunshine day.
12. 1). of B.-Brown football, fireworks.
13- 15. Free organ recital, Clarence Eddy, New
York.
14- 31. Victor Herbert’s orchestra, Pittsburg, six-ty
men.
15. Merchants’ Association of New York, Pain’s
fireworks.
17, 18. Free organ recital, Harry Rowe Shelley,
New York city.
17. University of BufTalo day, fireworks.
19. Buffalo day, Cornell-Carlisle football, fire-works.
20. Free organ recital.
20, 21. Free organ recital, N. J. Corey, De-troit.
Mich.
21-31. Exhibition of poultry and pet stock.
Judging 23, 24.
22. Pain's fireworks.
23. Wesleyan-U. of B. football.
24. Pain’s fireworks, American Buff Plymouth
Rock club, American Polish club.
24. American Dangshan club. Eastern White
Wyandotte club.
24-20. Pigeon club, American Magpie club.
25. National White Wyandotte club.
20. Pain’s fireworks.
27-29. Free organ recital, William B. Coulson,
Cleveland, O.
28. Alaska day.
20. Pain’s fireworks.
31. Pain’s fireworks.
Fraudulent Railroad Tickets.
"The state authorities recorded yes-terday
what, is said to be the first con-viction
for ticket forgery ever obtained in
Cook county. Frank L. Rice and Jacob
Wolf were the defendants found guilty,
the penalty being imprisonment in the
penitentiary, under the indeterminate
law, from one to fourteen years.
"Rice is said to be a member of the
ticket brokerage firm of Allardt & Co ,
I HI! Clark street, and suspicion was di-rected
toward him in a peculiar way
Wolf was employed as an engraver in
Detroit,* Mich. Rice hired Wolf to
make plates of certain Western roads
which would he copies of tickets in
use. Wolf's Detroit employer discover
ed what was being done and the West
era Passenger Association was informed
and investigated the matter, securing
the evidence which led to conviction.
"About this time forged tickets of
several Western roads were being
placed on the market. They were
traced to Rice, and on July 2(1 the
authorities searched the office of the
brokers at lHfi Clark street and arrested
Rice.
"Henry J. Allardt. alleged partner of
Rice and witness in his behalf, was in
strtteted by the court to bring in a
record book of the brokerage company.
He failed to do so, and yesterday Judge
! Kavanaugh informed attorneys for the
defence that they must have the man in
court tomorrow morning to show cause
w li\- lie should not be fined for con-tempt.”--
Chicago Tribune, September
2:1. 1001
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A Typioal South African Store.
() R. Larson, of Bay Villa. Sundays
River, Cape Colony, conducts a store
; typical of South Africa, at which can
| tie purchased anything from the pro-
■ verbial "needle to an anchor.” This
' store is situated in a valley nine miles
from the nearest railway station and
j about twenty five miles from the near-est
town. Mr. Larson says: "I am fa-
I vored with the custom of farmers within
a rallies of thirty miles, to many of
j whom I have supplied Chamberlain’s
remedies. All testify to their value in
a household where a doctor's advice is
almost out of the question. Within
one mile of my store the population is
perhaps sixty. Of these, within the
past twelve months, no less than four-teen
have been absolutely cured by
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This
must surely be a record.” For sale by
C. L Kuhn.
TEMPLE OF MUSIC, MAIN ENTRANCE—PAN-AMEHICAN
EXPOSITION.
much care for the comfort of the vis-itor,
so much. All exhibit buildings are
free, Including the Stadium, the great
amphitheater, tlie art gallery, stale
buildiugs, and never was so much
given for so little.
The gorgeous pyrotechnics—and no
exposition has ever been so lavish In
the display of fireworks—are free to
all Exposition visitors. The programme
provided by 1’aln in October includes
the magnificent water carnival with
gorgeous ballet, wonderful figures in
liquid Are, and aerial bombs and rock-ets
of startling beauty and mystifying
construction.
To the millions interested in agricul-ture,
stock and poultry rearing, the
Tan-Amerlcan Exposition especially
appeals. The cattle show was a tre-mendous
success and the sheep show,
Can Care FOP 250,000.
Director General Buchanan says the
Inly problem now confronting the Ex-position
Is bow to find days enough
within the closing weeks to adequately
take care of the many attractions and
features now being plnnned. He pre-dicts
n great attendance durlDg the
month of October and one far In ex-cess
of the highest estimates that have
been made by the most sanguine. In
answer to the inquiry as to whether or
not Buffalo could take care of the
crowds, he said there was no difficulty
whatever In this regard; that Buffalo
could easily care for 250,000 strangers
every day comfortably and at reason-able
prices.
In the Music Temple.
The organ recitals In the Temple of
Music are dally features of the Pan-
American Exposition. Many celebrated
organists are on the programme for
October. Victor Herbert’s famous or-chestra
will be at the Temple of Mu-sic
from Oct. 14 to the close of the Ex-position.
A Report From Supt. J. C. Gluck, Reform
School, Fruntytowu, W. Va.
Oct. 18th, 1000. "After trying all
other advertised cough medicines we
have decided to use Foley’s Honey and
Tar exclusively in the West Virginia
Reform School. I find it the most ef-fective,
and absolutely harmless.”
James Harkins,
Natural gas. used with the improved
Incandescent Burners, makes the cheap
est good light in the world.
Chas. R. Wessmar, Evanston, 111.,
writes: "My boy 2* years old had a
severe cold which refused to yield to
any treatment until we tried Foley's
Honey and Tar. He was completely
cored before using one bottle.” Take
none but, Foley's. James Harkins.
No coal to carry in, no ashes to carry
out, no kindling to split, no dirt or
litter when you use Natural (4as.
The Fayette County Gas Company’s
office is located in the Morrison Bank
Block, East End, where applications
for service, connections and meters will
be received. All information cheerful
ly furnished.
After exposure or when yon feel a
cold coming ou, take a dose of Foley’s
Honey and Tar. It never fails to stop
a cold if taken in time. James Harkins.
Natural Gas will be supplied to Mount
Pleasant at a net domestic rate of
twenty cents a thousand cubic feet.
Meter connections, meter and service to
curb free of charge. 9 27
,T. Odgers, of Frostburg, Md., writes:
"I had a very bad attack ot kidney com
plaint and tried Foley’s Kidney Cure
which gave me immediate relief, and I
was perfectly cured after taking two
bottles.” Be sure you take Foley's.
Janies Harkins.
Stricken WithParalysis.
Henderson Grimett, of this place, was
stricken with partial paralysis and com-pletely
lost the use of one arm and side.
After being treated by an eminent phy-sician
for quite a while without relief,
my wife recommended Chamberlain's
Pain Balm, and after using two bottles
of it is almost entirely cured.—Geo. R.
McDonald, Man, Logan county, W. Va.
Several other very remarkable cures of
partial paralysis have been effected by
the use of this liniment. It is most
widely known, however, as a cure for
rheumatism sprains and bruises. For
sale by C. L. Kuhn.
Backache should never be neglected.
It means kidney disorder which, if al-lowed
to run too long, may result in
. Bright’s disease, diabetes or other serious
1 and often fatal complaints. Foley’s
i Kidney Cure makes the kidneys well.
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Millinery Opening
Second or Regular Opening of Fall and
Winter Trimmed Hats and all t he latest
Novelties in Millinery will In*displayed on
Sept. 26, 27, 28 & 29.
Come and see me, as 1 know I can please
you in trimming. I have secured a first-class
trimmer from J. .1, Porter’s. Pitts-burg,
for t his season.
Thanking you for past favors. I remain,
Yours, etc.,
flary Swartz.
rpper rooms of .1. W. Swartz’s paper and
paint store.
Local 'Phone No. 35
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=1 Ranges last a lifetime,
jgl and give perfect satis-
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Mg tired of the everlast-
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HI or range,
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f§l get a stove
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friend. For
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for cook-
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Jewel
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both; for
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f|| the Jewel. Look for
the trademark.
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Sold by leading dealers.
W. M. PATTERSON <& CO., Main st. Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Beautify%/
Your SIome.
We are in that business and flat-ter
ourselves that our goods
prove that we know something
about it.
Quality 001!
Price - - Both Right.
All the latest designs and the
largest stock in town.
We ask simply that you cal
and examine goods and sam
pies before purchasing.
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If you wish to have the lranginj
done on paper bought of us
remember we employ on],
1 the most competent work
men and guarantee al 1 wort
Resjtectfully
J. B. Goldsmith
“On the Hill,”
MOUNT PLEASANT
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.
VOGLE BROS.,
Mullin Block, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
These are the main features
sought by every one wishing
1o buy Furniture or Carpets,
and our guarantee goes with
every purchase.
GIBBS & KING,
furniture, Carpets and Undertaking,
427 W. Main St., Mount Pleasant.
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. HITCHHAN,
East Main street, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
H.S. ACKERMAN,
DEALER IN. HIGH GRADE Pianos = =
ANDOrgans,
Sheet Music and Musical
Merchandise.
Densmore and Yost
Typewriting Machines.
Gramophone Talking Machines an?he Standard Sewing Machine,
Address
NEEDLES, OIL AND ATTACHMENTS.
H. S. ACKERMAN,
20i Main Street, GREENSBURG PENNA
TTTTC MOUNT PLEASANT JOUI5NAU, 1'IU DAT, OCTOBER 2B, OOl
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Captain P. A- A\ITCHEL,
Author of “Chattanooga*" “Chlckamauga,” Etc.
Copyright, 1S97, by Harper & Brothers.
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I bowed my lioml to escape her gaze.
When 1 looked again, she had turned
and was entering the ereviee.
Having failed to And an outlet in
our rear, we had no choice hut to face
our enemies. 1 cast my eyes over the
only route open to a night surprise.
On our right, not far below, was the
hare face of a rock 20 feet high, around
which was no path. To the left anoth-er
rock projected in such fashion that
wane an enemy climbed over it ills sil-houette
would appear against the sky.
Noticing an abundance of firewood
I hniri (/ my In in! to escape her arise.
scattered about, I resolved to build a
bonfire, with a view to lighting up our
enemies should thhy attempt to steal
upon us In the night. As soon as it was
dark enough 1 sent I’.uek and (linger
out to gather wood and. selecting a
fiat rock midway between those on the
flanks, scooped together some light, dry
stuff for kindling and ns fast as the
wood was brought me put it on. When
all was ready, v. e returned to our for-tress.
ltut how light n fire? There was not
a match in the party. Indeed the only
means of ignition we possessed was a
percussion cap. 1 sacrificed two car-tridges
and poured the powder they
contained into a bit of paper, intending
lo explode if with percussion powder.
Night attacks always occur just be-fore
dawn, and 1 felt confident that we
should hoar from the guerrillas, if at
all, between 2 and 11 o’clock in the
morning. At 1 I awoke the command
and issued our remaining ration. It
was eaten ravenously, and when the
last morsel had been consumed I told
all to be ready at (lie slightest sound.
1 was going down to the unllghted fire,
and in case they heard me hammering
the percussion powder they would
know I hail heard the enemy approach-ing.
Then, taking Jack's revolver, I
sallied forth.
I passed down to my firewood, in-spected
it to see that it was all right,
then went on farther, crawling on my
stomach and listening. Noticing what
in the darkness I supposed to be a log,
1 resolved to crawl up behind it for
concealment. On reaching it I raised
my head and looked down into the face
of a dead man. It was the body of one
of the guerrillas we had shot during
the day. This uncanny object, encoun-tered
at dead of night, startled me.
'There were the ghastly skin, the sunken
cheek, the open mouth, while the ey
were stating up at the heavens as
they saw wonders hidden from the liv-ing.
I drew hack. A consciousness of
the horrors that awaited us struck me
like a gust of cold wind. Perhaps be-fore
morning Helen Stanforth or.laque-line
or little Buck or all of us would
be lying stiff and stark like that dead
guerrilla.
Then a greater strength, a daring, a
cunning never before felt welled with-in
me. I crawled on till I came so near
the guerrilla camp that I could have
thrown n stone Into it. They had no
fire, and this in Itself was suspicious.
I thought I heard a voice, hut it was
doubtless some animal or a bird giving
a note of warning to its mate. I lis-tened,
but could bear nothing which I
knew to he human. At last 1 sat down
on a rock nnd began what to me seem-ed
an endless vigil.
It was perhaps an hour after that I
heard unmistakuble sounds of the guer-rillas.
I could see nothing, though I
f-ould hear voices, and voices at that
time of night meant mischief. Darting
back to my wood, I set the paper of
gunpowder on the rock under the dry
grass, keeping a little in reserve, and
got a stone ready to use for a hammer,
iheu listened for a sign of advance. I
liad not long to wait. A man must
have stumbled. At any rate, I heard
something which convinced me the ene-my
wus coming, and, laying on my
percussion powder, I raised the stone
and brought it down.
Horror ot horrors! The grass was
blown away without being kindled.
The last chance was gone! It was
dark as pitch; not even a ray of moon-light
to protect us against the coming
cutthroats.
Wait a bit. There are several spears
of grass smoldering, a spark on the
end of each. I gather them and put
the ember ends into the hollow of my
hand, where I bold the reserve gun-powder.
A flash—a mere bit of flame
no nigger tnan a pea! l nurse tt ana
| nut more grass with it. shove it all
I under the wood, and a beautiful bright
; flame shoots up that gladdens my
| heart. A joyful shout front the fort
j sends a pleasant thrill through every
fiber in my body.
I Ping! A bullet within an Inch of my
j nose. 1 dart away into the darkness
| and in another minute am in the for-
■ tress.
1 bud scarcely got behind the breast-works
when the glare of the burning
| wood showed me half a dozen men
flashing up to the fire, nnd I knew they
i would try to scatter it.
“When I count three, fire into the
crowd. One, two, three!”
I Four bullets fled at the little knot of
| men below. We could not see who was
lilt, hut all turned and started down
the declivity, though one man dropped
before he had gone a dozen yards. We
lost no time In reloading and had a
j new charge ready in every piece before
! seeing any signs of tjielr return. But
j Buck, who took more time nnd made
i more fuss about his work than all the
rest together, hail scarcely rammed Ills
|charge home and fixed the percussion
leap on the nipple when three men
made a dash at the fire. Two of them
reached it and began to kick vigorous-l
ly. i took deliberate aim at one of
them and shot him through the head.
My gun had scarcely cracked when
j Helen let drive at the remaining man.
He staggered, but kept on kicking at
the fire. I snatched Buck’s gun and
finished him. dropping him on the burn-j
lug brands. The third man. who had
J started forward several times and
each time turned hack, got out of sight
ns quickly ns possible.
"Look a' dnr!” cried Ginger, pointing
to the east.
1 turned my head, nnd there above
tin1 horizon was the faintest trace of
dawn.
pression or tneir faces. I saw at otlce
that they were till bitterly disappoint-ed.
“I feel bound to state further that
the captain has informed tne that he
cannot surely guarantee your safety,
though he would if he could. He tells
me that the men are divided, nnd lie
does not know himself which party is
the stronger. You are not sure of
safety, lmt you have a chance, whereas
if we are taken by force the chances
are all against you. Before giving my
BANK REPORTS.
CHAPTER XV.
A WOMAN’S CLUCK. FTER this second defeat we
could see the guerrillas gath-ered
in a knot, evidently dis-cussing
the situation. They
1 talked so loud that we could often
: catch a word, nnd their gesticulations
' were plain to us alt. At last the enp-
: lain took a white handkerchief from
1 his pocket, fixed it to a stick and. hold-ing
h over his head, advanced toward
us.
"A flag of truce!" we all exclaimed
together.
"He’s going to offer us something to
eat!” cried Jack. “I knew he wouldn’t
let us starve!"
1 stepped over the breastworks to go
nnd meet the bearer of the flag. Buck
t called out:
“Tell him I'll take some fried chick-en
fo’ mine!”
I met the captain at the spot where
we had built our fire. Ills arm was In
' a sling, and he was very pale. Some-thing
told me that he did not relish the
j work In which be was engaged.
“I've come to tell yo'," he said, “that
; If yo’ll surrender the rest of yo’ people
can go.”
j "What assurance have I that you will
I keep the terms?”
"The word of a”— lie stopped. 1
| saw that habit had led him to use an
i expression common among gentlemen
j in the south, hut the word had stuck
I in his throat.
| "Captain.” I said, “you are a better
, man than the company you keep. Sat-
| isfy me that tlie women, the boy and
the negro shall go free, and you arc
welcome to me.”
"The men are divided about the wo-men.”
he replied, lowering his voice.
“Which party holds the balance of
power?"
"It’s hard to tell.”
"Then we have no assurance that If
we surrender you can keep your prom-ise
to let them go unharmed?”
“There's no telling. Befo’ yo'r es-cape
and the killing yo’ all have been
doing I could have fixed it. but the men
are exasperated at the damage yo’ve
done.”
“Can't you be blind and let us out to-night?"
“No; I've lost more control of my
men within the last few days than all
the time I've commanded them. If they
saw the slightest move on my part to
let yo’ slip, they’d shoot me, nnd yo’
would never get out alive either. 1
can't stand here talking any longer.
They’ll suspect something. What’s yo’r
a nswet*?”
1 turned the matter quickly over in
uiy mind.
“Captain.” I said. “1 will transmit
your proposition. If your terms are ac-cepted.
I will go down to your camp,
and my friends will follow. If they
are not accepted, we will wave to you.
In this event you will know that these
uohle girls, this brave hoy. ibis faithful
negro, prefer to take their chances with
me.”
Both of us turned without another
word, nnd In a few minutes the captain
was with his men and I had joined my
little half starved army. I was re-ceived
with eager, questioning looks.
“He lias made a proposition,” I said.
“I will give it to you with the informa-tion
that goes with it. If we will sur-render,
he promises that all shall go
free except me.”
I paused a moment to watch the ex-
DEPORT OK TIIK CONDITION OK THE l- Iuser
NiniimiiI Hank of Mount Pleasant, at
Mount Pleasant, in the State of Pennsylva-nia.
at tl.e close of business. Sept. liOlli. 1901
RESOURCES.
I,nans ami discounts $207 7f>7 ;V>
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 467 07
I'.S.Itonds to secure circulation 50000 00
Stocks. securities. judgments,
claims, etc 8800000
Banking-House, furniture and fix-tures
to 000 00
lute from state banks and hunkers 21 001 01
I lue from approved reserve agents 102 IN.) ii-’l
('hecks non other cash Items I 020 50
Notes of ot her National hunks 9525l>0
Fractional paper currency, nicklcs
and cents s-o:;7
Lawful money reserve in hank, viz:
Specie $28 775 70
Legal tender notes 1:1990 00
Redemption fund wltti lT. S.Treas’r
(5 per cent of circulation!
Total
I.IAHJI.ITIES.
42 705 70
2 500 00
$003 855 02
She waved her bonnet to the guerrillas.
views I wish to got nti expression of
opinion from each of you separately.
Miss Stanforth, shall we accept the
proposition or not? Say yes or no.”
She curled her lip. "I don’t care to
consider such a proposition.”
"Miss Rutland?”
“No!” cried little Jack, with a snap
in her eye.
“Buck?”
“Reckon I’d rutlier stay whar I am
awhile longer, though, by golly. I'm
mighty hungry.” He spoke the last
words ruefully.
“Ginger?”
"I ain’t no traitor man. mars', ef I
air black. Ginger lialn’t gwlne t’ talk
’bout glbbin nobody up t' save lilsself.”
"My friends.” 1 said, nnd I could not
repress a tremor in my voice, though
God knows I tried, "1 cannot accept
your sacrifice. The guerrillas, having
secured me. will doubtless quarrel
about you. and the captain and those
who are with him may find an oppor-tunity
to let you get away under cover
of the night.”
“No. no!" cried all. “We’ll stand to-gether.”
“How were you to reply?” nsked
Helen.
“If the terms were accepted, we were
to go down; if rejected, we were to
wave.”
Helen took off her cheek bonnet and,
tying It to a carbine, stood up on the
rocks and waved it to the guerrillas,
who wore standing below watching for
our signal, while our little command
gave as lusty a cheer as their exhaust-ed
condition would admit.
But the real heroism was yet to come.
I had seen evidence that the woman
wing of my army was not to lie appall-ed
at any proposition, but It was Im-possible
that 1 could he prepared for
wlmt was to follow. I have sometimes
wondered If it was not rather an ema-nation
of genius than heroism, hut
have Invariably concluded that It was
tlie genius of heroism.
The first flush of excitement at the
rejection of the terms being over, Jack
began to show signs of irritation, a
condition I attributed to the gnawing
pangs of hunger. She shook her fist
at the guerrillas, vowing that If she
could ever get her pnpa again he should
scour the country till he had captured
every one of them, and when captured
she would herself take Inexpressible
pleasure hi making targets of them for
pistol practice. Then she would call
to thorn for something to eat. They
were too far to hear Iter, nnd of course
her request would not have been grant-ed
If they had. "Captain, good captain,
dear captain.” she cried, “do let us out
of this! That’s a dear boy!” Then she
turned to Miss Stanforth. "Helen,
wlmt in the world did we come on such
an errand as this fo’V Why didn’t we
send the soldiers?”
“Jack.” said Helen, "I’m sorry you
regret it. I don’t. 1 never regret.”
“Yo’re sliowin the white feather,”
said Buck.
Jack’s eyes glistened with anger.
"The white feather! What do yo’
mean, yo’ little pest? White feather!
I’m not afraid of all the guerrillas in
Christendom. They won’t hurt me.
I’m going down there to ask ’em fo’
lometbing to eat. I’ll get yo’ all off.
White feather! I’ll show yo’!”
She sprang upon the rampart, but I
caught her and dragged her back.
“Lot me go!” she screamed.
“Didn’ I tole yo’ Missy Jack hab de
biggest temper in de souf?” cried Gin-ger
proudly.
“Let her go,” said Helen, "and I’ll
go with her. If those guerrillas who
are disposed to protect us can do so.
they will succeed as well without you
as with you. Indeed, your presence
will only tend to irritate them. Come.
Jack, we’ll try it."
I stood aghast at such a plan. I for-bade
it. The girls were determined. I
begged, ordered, stormed at them, de-claring
that for every step they took
toward that den of hellhounds I
would take two. At last Helen laid
her hand on my sleeve and looked me
calmly in the eve.
ITO EE CONTINUED.J
lie Will Right,
"But 1—was—right!” lie protested
with his dying breath. “I’d rather be
right than be—king—so I”—
“My poor man,” said the parson
soothingly, “what was the conten-tion
?”
“I told—my—wife she couldn’t—hit—
the side—of—a barn with—a—brick.
She didn’t, reverend sir—she—used an
-ax!”—Denver Times.
Capital stork paid iii ...* . $1000001*0
Surplus fund 4000000
Undivided pndlts less expenses and
taxes paid 18 073 57
National bank notes outstanding. 50 000 00
hue to state banks and bankers
I Mvidonds unpaid 00
Individual deposits subieet toeh’k 3ss 122 87
I temand rert ideates of deposit 5 503 50
(’ertlflcd cheeks
Cashier's checks outstanding 179*0
Total |60& 875 69
State of Pennsylvania, t . .
County of Westmoreland. t s s'
I. .1. h. Ilitelmmn, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that t lie
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
.1. I>. Hitclmian. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before tne lids
Ot li day of i mtober. 1901.
Jno. I*. MeCaleb, Notary Public
Correct Attest:
S. N. WARDEN. I
•I. $. IIrim.MAX. Directors.
J. II.Cl.AKK, t
Have YourWork
Done at Home.
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We now have our new plant, situated near R. R. P
stations, in successful operation, and are prepared to K
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do everything in the line of
Foundry and
Machine Work,
Such as Coke Oven Fronts and Dampers and ..
Grate Bars and the like. In addition to these we also
make Brass Castings of every description. p
MOUNT PLMT FOUNDRY I
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O I’.POUT OP TIIK CONDITION OF TIIK < 'ITIZKNS
National Hank.at Mount Pleasant.in the
State of Pennsylvania, at the close of busi-ness.
Sept. 30t,!i.* !'.i()l.
ItBSOURCKS.
Loans and discounts
Ovcrdrnfts.secured and unsecured
C.S.bonds to secure rirculation
Premium on I'.S.Itonds
Stocks, securit ies. etc
Hanking-house. furniture and fix-tures
Due from national batiks (not re-serve
agent s)
Ollier real estate and mortgages
on tied
Due from state banks and hunkers
Due from approved reserve agents
('becks and ot her cash items
Notes of other national banks
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents
Lawful money reserve in bunk, viz:
Specie II 120 25
Legal tender notes s 500 00
Redemption fund with U. S. Treas-urer
(5 per cent, of circtilat ion)
?137 550 70
1 «|s :;s
50 000 oo
I 250 00
I* 500 00
30 000 00
10 277 70
10 115 pi
7S Hi I 05
f 412 70
10 740 00
178 32
Total
19 020 25
2 500 00
$863290;;
i iAOII.mi:-
$50 000 00
30 000 O'I
Capita) stock paid in
Surplus fund
l mliv'd (I profits, lessexpenscsand
and taxes paid 12 320 77
National bank mdosniitstunding 50 000 00
I *ue to ot her national hanks
Due t«» slat e hunks and bankers
Dividends unpaid . 1000 00
I ndlvidual deposits subject to ch'k 131 751 13
Demand eert locates of deposit s. .. 108 Is2 49
Time rert ideates of deposits
Cashier's checks outstanding 0 724 08
Total $393 200 Vt
State of Pennsylvania. *
County of WestmoM land. Is* s‘
I. .1 no. L. Put li. Cashier of t lie above named
bank, do* solemnly swear that the above,
statement is true tot lie best of my knowledge
and belief.
Jno. L. Rut h. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me lids 9th
day of (tetnber. 1901.
Jno. I*. MeCaleb, Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
J. li. MYKits. (
JOHN A. WAHDKN.Z Directors.
(J. P. SlIRl'K. f
O I POUT OF TIIK CONDITION OF TIIK FAH.MEHB
\ Merchants National hank, at Mount
Pleasant, in t lie State of Pennsylvania, at the
close of business. Sept. 30th, 1901.
HESOUHCKB.
Loans and discount s . $270 108 71
Overdrafts.seeured and unsecured 201021
r.S.Hondsto secure circulation 25 000 00
Premium on U.S. bonds
Stocks, securities, etc 25 000 00
banking-house, furniture and fix-tun-,
20 000 00
Ollier real estate owned 2 041 '**
Due from approved reserve agents 9 004 72
I nternal Revenue stamps
Checks nnd ot her cash items 93130
Notes of ot her nut tonal hunks 5 955 00
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents 112 52
Lawful money reserve in bunk, viz:
Specie 15 57500
Legal tender notes 3 020 00 18 595 00
Redemption fund with F. S. Treas-urer
(5 per cent, of circulution). 1 25000
Total.. $382 529 0»;
1.1 A III I. IT I ES.
Capital stock paid in $5fto00 00
Surplus fund 15 000 00
Undivided protits.lessexpenses and
taxes paid 2036 55
National bunk notes outstanding 25 000 00
Dividends unpaid 30 00
Individual deposits subject to ch'k 103 053 2*
I lenutnd cert itleates of deposit 125 099 23
Certified chocks
< 'ashler’s checks outstanding 210 00
Total $3*2 529 00
State of Pennsylvania, • s
County of Westmoreland. (s*
I. C. K. Mullin. Cashier of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is t rue to the best of my knowl-edge
and belief
C. E. Mull in. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me tills 9th
day of October. 1901.
W. A. KALI*. Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
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seen our stock. You might as well have the
most artistic when the superior design means
no additional cost. For these designs go to
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Window Shades of all sizes and made to or-der.
Paints. Oils. Varnishes, brushes, Lime.
Kalsomlne. Artists’ Materials, Floor anil
Table oil Cloths. Linoleum. Window and Pic-ture
Class. Rooting and building Paper. I ic-ture
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made to order and Molding sold by the foot,
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bought of us.
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Natural Gas will be supplied to the residences, store-rooms,
etc., tit a rale of twenty-five cents a thousand feet,
subject to a discount of twenty per cent, if paid on or before
the tenth of each month.
The meter system will be used throughout, the same
rate being charged for lighting as well as domestic use.
Applications for services, meter and meter connections
can be made at the office of The. Fayette. Gas Co., located in
Morrison Bank Building, East End. Both 'phones.
ALBRO & CROTHERS,
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All the Late Appliances for Fuel and Light.
Fast Main Street,
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THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOUltNAL* I'MDAY, OCTOBER iifimot.
Nfws EROM OUR NEIGHBORS.
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AIIMHUUHT.
I. J. Thomas has moved into the one
part of Eli Peterson’s new house. The
other side is occupied by Mrs. Anthony.
We are glad to say that Mr. Ander-son
is again aide to he about after hav-ing
been confined to his bed for some
time with an attack of typhoid fever.
The season has now arrived for
pheasants and partridges, but as they
are so scarce little hunting is being
done. The boys generally are saving
their powder until the rabbit season,
when they will “make things snow.”
The farmers have now got most of
their fall crops planted and ate busy
husking their corn and preparing for
winter.
C. E and S. J. Wright, who are
working for the Prudential Life Insnr
ance Company, at Irwin, spent Sabbath
here with their parents.
The teacher and pupils of our school
gave the school room a thorough scrub
bing Friday afternoon, making it look
like a different place.
DONEGAL.
“Biddy” Logan is no more. She
passed to rest shortly after Tuesday
evetiing’s shades fell across the uioun
tain, while a score of mourning men
stood about and wished her tired spirit
well. It might, possibly, be well for
the information of JOURNAL readers to
add that Bridget was Jim Logan's
faithful mule. A careless blacksmith
corked one of her shoes so that she in-terfered
in front. The result was a
sore on the other leg that grew worse
daily despite the best of veterinary at
tention and enough moonshine to float
a ship. Blood poison finally set in and
Biddy went the way of all mule flesh.
For 11 years, 11 months and 11 days
Biddy made a trip each week day to
Mount Pleasant. She was just as sure
as either death or taxes and it’s no
wonder that her owner is almost heart-broken
over her loss.
John D. Oearheart has husked five
bushels of corn from one shock and, as
he has one thousand shocks, he expects
5,000 bushels from his 30 acres planted.
He raised 511 bushels of oats to the acre
this year.
Game isn’t plenty, but M. H. Lenbart
went out Tuesday and bagged 11 gray
and 10 red squirrels.
RUFFSDALK.
An entertainment and box social will
be held in the Tarr I. O. O F. hall Sat
urday evening, November ‘J. Proceeds
are for the benefit of East Huntingdon
high school organ fund.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
M. C. Baker last week.
Rabbit law does not take effect until
the first of next month, but by the
sound of double shooting on the snr
rounding hills, where no quail can be
found, it is undoubted that many of
these small rodents find the knapsack
their resting place. Who would not
shoot “bunnie" if he should chance to
spy him hiding in a clump of bushes
just ahead?
While carelessly handling a 32-calibre
revolver, Frank Hodge, of this place,
shot himself through the hand Saturday
last, inflicting a painful wound.
John Sherrah, of Madison, is on the
clerical force of Null Bros.’ store.
Some of the Ruffsdale people are
regular opera goers and are in hopes
that the street railwTay line will soon be
connected to the one which at the pres-ent
has its terminus at Tarr, so that
they can pass direct from here to Mount
Pleasant, instead of walking to Tarr.
the program is: Roll call, responded to
by quotations from Spencer; “Busy
Work," Miss Porch; recitation. Miss
Weity; topic, Miss Peebles; violin solo,
Mr. Peterson; biography of McKinley,
Mr. Ford; general topic, “Recent
Changes in Our Text Books,” opened by
Mr. Miller; debate, “Resolved, That
anarchistic meetings and the publica-tion
of anarchistic literature should be
prohibited;” affirmative Miss Thomp
son and Mr. Shape; negative Miss
Smith and Mr Moore.
The teacher and pupils will hold a
Hallowe’en social at Hurst’s school
house on the evening of October 31st.
ALVERTON.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brooks, of Mill
Run, were the guests of their daughter
Mrs. Dr. Miller, of this place, the past
week.
Mrs. Dr. George MeNish, of West
Winfield, is here visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse W. Fox.
The many friends of Mrs. Charles
Brindle will be glad to hear she is re
covering, even slowly.
John Yothers, of Leisenrlng, was
here last week visiting his sister, Mrs.
W. F. Landis.
Miss Jennie Anltnmn, of Youngwood,
was the guest of Alverton friends over
Sunday.
J. D. Longsdorf has opened a restau-rant
in the Landis building.
Miss Cora Ryan was visiting Scott-dale
friends Thursday last.
IIECLA.
Miss Jennie Laird is in Chicago visit-ing
friends.
James Bailey and wife and William
Dean and wife were nt the Pittsburg
Exposition Saturday night and visited
Turtle Creek friends on Sunday and
Monday. Mr. Dean was much pleased
with the show.
Miss Nellie Naylor, who is teaching
school at Madison, spent Saturday and
Sunday at home. She was accompanied
by Miss Gert Meats, one of Hertninie’s
fair daughters. “Dock” Fries didn’t
spend Sunday nt Greensburg.
Mrs. G. E. Wright spent a few days
at Edenborn with Mrf. J. F. McCracken
who was sick.
Miss Blanche White, mof Scottdale,
spent last Sunday here with Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. McPhail.
Raymond Glenn has been feeling
kinder bunged up with the grip, but is
getting along all right now.
Billy Rutnbaugb sold his match team
Monday to a groceryman at Turtle
Creek for a delivery wagon.
Tom Henry Wright and George Mc-
Phail, of Trauger, were at home over
Sunday.
The local force of counter jumpers is
pretty busy this week getting ready to
take stock on the 29th.
The Bailey sisters. Misses Margaret
and Bessie, were at Trauger over Sun-day
with their sister, Mrs. William
Jeffrey.
Jim Gibbs, while out hunting Thurs-day.
was shot through the foot with a
22 calibre rifle.
INDIAN HEAD.
The people are busy preparing for
winter since the first snow Inst Thurs-day
night.
Henry Blank, wife and family passed
through here Sunday on a visibto JMrs.
Blank s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam
Snyder.
Mrs. I). R. Bprg still suffers from a
severe cough.
H. S. Sparks and wife, of Indian Head,
passed through here last week to attend
Janies Neel’s sale.
Samuel Brooks, the Indian Head
undertaker, drove through the village
Friday with the body of the late J. D.
VanHorn. taking it to Mount Pleasant
for burial.
The Kurtz boys have one coat of
paint on C. P. Keim's new house.
W S. Leeper is remodeling the old
Keim property.
David Fisher and his bride, nee Miss
Keim, were given a good old fashioned
serenade Saturday night.
Peter O’Donnell has just finished his
cement roof.
J. R. Bash and Robison Berg the
other day captured a copperhead snake
that measured 3.1 feet.
CARPENTEllTOWN.
Mrs. W. E. Eicher and Mrs. Lewis
Carey left Wednesday for Hyndman.
Pa., where they will spend several
weeks with relatives and old friends.
Tonight's social at the local school
house promises to be a most successful
affair.
As already announced in these col-umns,
Rev. Douglas will preach at the
Lemmon school house at 7 o’clock Sab-bath
evening next.
Mr. and Mrs. William Miller, of
Donegal, spent Sunday here with Mr.
and Mrs. M. J. Lemmon.
Mrs. Missouri Overly came out from
town and spent Wednesday with Mrs.
George Lemmon whose husband has
been under the weather for a few days.
The teacher and pupils of Oak Grove
will hold a festival with other amuse-ments
on Friday evening ne